Roy Schestowitz

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posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 03:15:06

• "Basically, My game idea continues from NSR and expands on them. I researched all of the characters to be accurate to the story. And I had to tweak the story at times to make it work. I hope you will like it." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2822    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 03:15:21

• "So I was thinking earlier today about the long lost library card catalog, and how I never really had to think about it being there and just working. In those days, you would never find yourself approaching the card catalog only to find a big "Out of Order" sign on it." gemini://gemini.turnquist.name/gemlog/2026051812_Reliable_Old_Tech_and.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 03:16:13

• the loop restarts gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/the_loop_restarts    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 03:17:05

• Crystal Quest (Mac, 1987) & Carmageddon (PC, 1997) gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/05/18/crystal/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 03:18:10

• New Capsule Directory: Essays gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260518-0.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 03:19:45

• Starbucks lays off hundreds at Seattle HQ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-lays-off-hundreds-at-seattle-hq/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 03:54:30

• Slop not working https://www.latestly.com/technology/layoffs-israeli-ai-startup-ai21-labs-to-cut-over-60-of-workforce-and-shift-focus-to-agent-optimisation-7435221.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 03:56:14

• "Yup, I was a top performer, just delivered a "cutting edge" product supporting AI, loved by my managers... and then... wham, bam, thank you maam. Gone at the end of the year." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:01:13

• "Sadly you are incorrect. I was part of the last RA in December with all the skills you mention. I had over 10 years experience in ibm cloud and was part of an AI initiative within the company. I believe it was my age, band and salary that was the cause." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:01:21

• "I saw quite a few colleagues let go that day all with varying levels of experience. IBM RA’s are truly just a numbers game. If you can find something outside IBM go. Run." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krpqv7q6    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:01:29

• Windows all-time low in Botswana https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/botswana/#monthly-200902-202605    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:08:45

• Mail (MX) Server Survey has been killed. They killed it off. It used to show Microsoft's share at about 0.2%. http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/26/This_Month_s_Mail_MX_Server_Survey_Shows_Microsoft_at_0_20_Mark.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:22:07

• Anon: I guess they have removed their content, for whatever reasons. It's not like it cost them anything to keep it up, practically speaking    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:26:06

• Windows: from 100% to 50%. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/palestinian-territory/#monthly-200902-202605    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:28:32

• New lows in Slovakia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/slovakia-(slovak-republic)/#monthly-200902-202605    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:29:38

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:48:33

• iophk: extrapolating the numbers that might translate to a 90% drop in pollination which means a corresponding drop in nuts, fruits, and vegetables https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/as-bee-population-collapses-us-apiarists-fear-research-cuts-835737066    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 05:48:48

• "The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday called on the European Commission to scrap reported plans to invite the Taliban to Brussels." ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/05/cpj-urges-european-commission-to-not-invite-the-taliban-to-brussels/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:19:41

• "Drive from Birmingham to Selma on Alabama’s Highway 22 and you’ll certainly pass Selma Roots, a family-owned “purchase with a purpose” mission thrift store on Citizens Parkway." ☛ https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/alabama-selma-montgomery-marches-voting-rights-solomon-crenshaw-jr | Source: Marisa Kabas    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:20:04

• "Corporate business and political journalism is increasingly being devoured by artifice, helping to normalize corrupt and terrible men." ☛ https://karlbode.com/brunchlord-patty-cake/ | Source: Karl Bode    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:20:41

• "If you target everybody, you will reach nobody" ☛ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/05/17/hoover-journalism-event-may-14/ | Source: Stanford University    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:20:55

• "California is beginning to address the crisis facing local journalism by distributing nearly $20 million this year to local news organizations." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-05-18/california-civic-media-program-large-publishers | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:21:10

• "Opposition parties and media freedom groups say unequal access to public media remains one of the biggest concerns ahead of the elections." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/zambias-media-freedom-under-scrutiny-ahead-of-2026-elections/a-77195263 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:21:29

• "These verdicts should have widespread implications for the tech industry." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tech-companies-section-230-cda/ | Source: The Nation    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:49:35

• "So by abandoning Biden’s efforts and pursuing what he considers the art of the deal" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-thucydides | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:50:16

• "The nine-member panel took only two hours to return a verdict in favor of OpenAI on Monday, which the judge quickly adopted as her own final decision." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/musk-v-altman-jury-verdict/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:50:33

• "They fought a bitter power battle over who would get to control the entity. Musk also proposed merging OpenAI with his electric-car company, Tesla" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137488/elon-musk-suit-openai-verdict/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:50:57

• "OpenAI swept the legal argument. But in another sense, basically everybody involved in Musk v. Altman came away looking petty, short-sighted, deceptive, or ignorant." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/musk-altman-trial-waste-of-time/687213/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:51:30

• "A federal jury in Oakland, California, on Monday unanimously rejected every claim in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, CEO Scam Altman, co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/jury-throws-out-elon-musks-lawsuit-against-openai-after-less-than-two-hours-of-deliberation | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:55:50

• "The tech billionaire missed statute of limitations deadlines on claims that OpenAI — which Musk co-founded as a nonprofit — breached its charitable duties and unjustly enriched its founders" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-loses-lawsuit-open-ai-samm-altman-1235564748/ | Source: Rolling Stone    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:56:10

• "In a unanimous verdict, the jury in a federal courthouse in Oakland, California said Musk had brought his case too late." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/openai-elon-musk-lawsuit-verdict-9.7203353 | Source: CBC    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:56:28

• "In a unanimous verdict, the jury in Oakland, California federal court said Musk had brought his case too late." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/elon-musks-war-on-openai-ends-in-crushing-defeat/281468/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:56:43

• "The Facebook owner is planning to lay off 10% of its employees on Wednesday" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-lays-out-plans-may-20-layoffs-restructuring-internal-document-says-2026-05-18/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:56:57

• "Several polls in recent months have asked about people’s confidence in the election, the likelihood of voter fraud, and how — if at all — election laws should be changed." ☛ https://www.votebeat.org/national/2026/05/18/2026-midterm-election-administration-polls-voter-fraud-access-concerns/ | Source: Votebeat    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 06:57:12

• "You Can't Opt Out: The Surveillance Accountability Act (Naomi Brockwell Interview)" https://odysee.com/@techlore:3/you-can't-opt-out-the-surveillance:4    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:14:11

• "From Content Creator to Policymaker: Naomi Brockwell Interview" https://odysee.com/@PrivacyGuides:c/From-Content-Creator-to-Policymaker_-Naomi-Brockwell-Is-Defending-Our-Privacy:3    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:14:18

• "The email newsletter will always be available for free." ☛ https://chrisenns.com/2026/05/moving-life-as-a-lemon-to-patreon/ | Source: Chris Enns    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:19:03

• [Old] "I spend a decent chunk of my time working with 9front" ☛ https://posixcafe.org/blogs/2025/03/11/0/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:19:29

• "The elephants reportedly wandered onto the roadway in search of food, leaving motorists stranded and triggering panic among commuters on the busy ghat stretch." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/elephant-herd-halts-traffic-on-bhakarapeta-ghat-road-1957638 | Source: Deccan Chronicle    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:20:05

• "We’ve recently explored the societal level trade-offs involved in building data centres to run Artificial Intelligence (AI) workloads." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/18/are-data-centres-moving-to-dc-power/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:20:36

• "The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is just about here. With EV charging points found nearly everywhere" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/ovcs-raspberry-pi-powered-electric-car/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:20:48

• "The digital currency industry has high hopes for legislation that does two things" ☛ https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/05/18/while-people-struggle-to-get-by-congress-works-to-coddle-crypto/ | Source: Nevada Current    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:21:14

• "On March 23 of this year, the government initiated a special national planning process to identify the most suitable corridor for a hydrogen pipeline crossing mainland Estonia." ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610026513/estonia-s-overland-hydrogen-pipeline-plan-gets-baltic-sea-competitor | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:21:35

• "A new study from Arizona State University is the first to directly measure air temperatures both upwind and downwind of data centers in real time" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/science/data-center-phoenix-temperature | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:22:11

• "The 24 MW facility houses nearly 2,000 servers (including GPU clusters from China Telecom and LinkWise)" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-says-worlds-first-offshore-wind-powered-underwater-data-center-has-entered-full-operation-houses-2-000-servers-24-megawatt-subsea-ai-facility-uses-ocean-water-for-passive-cooling-and-offshore-wind-for-power | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:59:13

• "Many recent studies have connected higher vapor pressure deficit (VPD)—a measure of atmospheric dryness—to more area burned in previous fires." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-05-worse-western-wildfires.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:59:28

• "As technology firms race to scale up computing power across the globe, they face local opposition from communities worried about issues such as rising power bills, water stress, noise and pollution" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/activists-challenge-160mw-cape-town-data-centre-project/281431/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 07:59:43

• Overpopulation ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-the-whole-world-stopped-having | Source: Derek Thompson    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:14:22

• "So who is right? Is this about phones and technology, or is it a reflection of modern anxiety about the world? Or, perhaps, both?" https://www.derekthompson.org/p/why-the-whole-world-stopped-having    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:14:52

• "TikToks Banned in US" ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/brazilian-tiktoks-banned-us-ice-criticism/ | Source: Project Censored    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:15:38

• "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a post on X" (MElon running the US government's comms platform?) ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-renews-russian-oil-waiver-iran-conflict-energy-markets/33759619.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:16:15

• "This marks the third time Washington has granted Moscow a sanctions waiver amid volatility on global oil markets triggered by the U.S. war against Iran." ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/us-source-denies-reports-of-new-russian-oil-sanctions-waiver/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:16:35

• "However, when faced with the upgrade, you may appreciate a few tips and some advice." ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/05/filevault-keys-cant-be-escrowed-in-icloud-anymore/ | Source: Six Colors    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:19:13

• "But the idea of ChatGPT getting access to your bank accounts raises an immediate concern: Could it drain your accounts with one bad prompt or hallucination?" ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3142629/chatgpt-can-access-your-bank-accounts-now-heres-why-im-not-ready.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:19:47

• "For years now, Google has provided users with 15 GB of online storage free of charge. But that era seems to be ending." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3140911/google-quietly-cuts-free-storage-to-5gb-without-a-phone-number.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:20:07

• "A law advancing in the California Assembly makes it illegal to set prices with algorithms." ☛ https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/05/why-surveillance-pricing-bans-are-suddenly-gaining-traction-this-year-and-not-just-in-california/ | Source: California    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:20:39

• "Defeating these algorithms may require a different countersurveillance approach altogether." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-wearable-surveillance-countermeasures/687203/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:21:23

• "A planned University of Washington study would’ve had preschool teachers wear cameras to record first-person footage of everything in the classroom" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/parents-fury-film-children-ai | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:22:10

• "Two months after handing off their personal financial data, the bonus still hadn’t arrived, the chats show." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/elon-musks-xai-promised-staff-420-for-their-tax-returns-hasnt-paid/articleshow/131178583.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:22:24

• "The poisoned package, chalk-tempalte, masquerades as an extension for the popular JavaScript terminal string styling library Chalk." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/18/shai-hulud-copycat-hits-another-npm-package/5242180 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:24:42

• NPM = Microsoft http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_NPM_Causes_Security_Catastrophes_Microsoft_Transmits_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:25:35

• Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub): "On May 15, KrebsOnSecurity heard from Guillaume Valadon, a researcher with the security firm GitGuardian." ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/cisa-admin-leaked-aws-govcloud-keys-on-github/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:25:44

• "The message is clear to every current or aspiring Republican politician: Be a toady to Trump, or you’re out." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/is-trumps-republican-party-now-a | Source: Rob   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:26:12

• "To cut costs, the plan is to terminate the leases for the Mediterranean Museum and the East Asian Museum next year." ☛ https://swedenherald.com/article/rent-shock-awaits-swedish-museums-threatened-with-closure |    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:26:36

• Windows TCO: "7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience store chain" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/7-eleven-data-breach-confirmed-after-shinyhunters-ransom-demand/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:31:00

• Windows TCO: "The researcher says the original proof-of-concept (PoC) code released by Project Zero researchers works without changes" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/researcher-drops-miniplasma-windows-exploit-for-unpatched-2020-cve/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:31:16

• Windows TCO: "Operators often feel the impact of DDoS but may not recognize the role their own networks play when vulnerable services are left exposed." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/19/ddos-in-indonesia-what-has-changed/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:31:32

• Windows TCO: "Microsoft supposedly patched CVE-2020-17103 in 2020, but a new proof-of-concept exploit shows the vulnerability is still [crackable]." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3142563/unpatched-windows-zero-day-from-2020-gives-hackers-full-system-access.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:31:47

• "Dubai Police has issued a public warning about the growing spread of viral energy drink videos on social media platforms that encourage excessive consumption" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/energy-drink-videos-dubai-police-warns/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:32:40

• "Energy Drink" is a misnomer. It's not about calories (energy) and not like isotonic drinks, it's just compressed caffeine-a drug.    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:34:19

• "LinkedIn isn't sharing a lot of detail about how it's defining or detecting AI slop, but says that its engineers collaborated with its in-house editorial team" ☛ https://www.engadget.com/2174163/linkedin-doesnt-want-your-ai-slop-anymore/ | Source: Engadget    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:35:07

• "Whereas AI CEOs tend to operate in between the extremes of AI-fueled utopia and total AI apocalypse, the public is living in the reality of current consumer-facing AI tools’ ability and impact." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceos-baffled-hatred | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:35:47

• "Last week, the sports news site Sportico published an article featuring an original analysis of parlay bets made via the prediction market Kalshi." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sports-illustrated-deletes-author-accusation-ai-plagiarism | Source: Futurism    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:36:41

• "The crocodile effect (where appearance in AI search results rise while actual clicks drop) is very real" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/05/18/filter-not-funnel-what-zero-click-means-for-brand-and-engagement/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:37:00

• "The path here was not the inevitable result of some technological, scientific, or economic law." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-inflection-point-trump-china/687202/ | Source: The Atlantic    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:37:23

• "AI researchers sometimes feel as if they are losing out on computing power to paying customers, the people said." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-05-18/inside-ai-compute-crunch-driving-google-researchers-to-quit | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:37:44

• "Pratt’s fan-generated AI election campaign videos have been praised and mocked, but heavily shared." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-18/ai-has-invaded-la-mayors-race-some-fear-its-just-beginning | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:38:14

• "Schmidt’s get-on-board messaging clearly didn’t resonate with the audience at the University of Arizona." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/college-students-drown-out-ai-praising-commencement-speeches-with-boos-deal-with-it-one-speaker-fires-back-as-students-heckle-positive-pitches-for-ais-role | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:38:28

• "This week's episode of the Kettle focuses on two such stories that The Register published this week, one concerning Google and another involving AWS." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/18/surprise-ai-bills-leave-aws-and-google-cloud-users-aghast/5241348 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:38:54

• "Researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Trinity College Dublin, Delft University of Technology, and Carnegie Mellon University" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/18/big-ai-is-subverting-regulations-just-like-tobacco-and-oil-firms/5241910 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:39:21

• "Big SLOP's Regulatory Capture: Mapping Industry Interference and Government Complicity" ☛ https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06806 | Source: arXiv    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:39:46

• "Torvalds Slams "Pointless" AI Bug Reports" ☛ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-1-rc4-released/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:40:05

• "OpenBSD and slopcode: raindrop to a torrent?" ☛ https://www.osnews.com/story/144935/openbsd-and-slopcode-raindrop-to-a-torrent/ | Source: OS News    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:41:16

• "This experiment is both fascinating and darkly funny." ☛ https://blast-o-rama.com/2026/05/18/can-ai-run-a-radio-station-no-but-the-results-are-fascinating/ | Source: Marty Day    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:41:30

• "When you delegate to a person, they fill in the gaps. They read the context, ask questions, assume what you probably meant." ☛ https://jeroensangers.com/2026/05/18/you-never-learned-to-delegate.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:43:05

• Microsoft's Vista 11 Turns Five Soon, the Upgrade is GNU/Linux, Not Windows Vista 12 or 15 or 20 or Whatever Number They Invent Next http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/19/Microsoft_s_Vista_11_Turns_Five_Soon_the_Upgrade_is_GNU_Linux_N.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:54:51

• "The general template is: if only I could wire up the right prompts and the right tools in the right harness" ☛ https://borretti.me/article/human-bottlenecks | Source: Fernando Borretti    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:55:29

• "These five stages of grief come with a lot of caveats. Grief isn’t a linear process." ☛ https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/grief-in-the-ai-age/ | Source: Brad Frost    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:55:48

• "The https://slangify.org site was made as a way to illustrate the benefits of Raku as a DSL tool." ☛ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/05/18/2026-20-slangification/ | Source: Rakulang    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:56:10

• "It’s fast becoming the case that if you put any Mac app’s icons in reverse, it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really, really good at icon design." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/rotten-macos-icon-design/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:57:07

• "I’m starting again, making the switch to non US tech is an end goal of mine but I’ve struggled in the past." ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2026/05/18/trying-to-switch-away-from-us-tech-again/ | Source: Lee Peterson    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 08:57:24

• "This isn’t about Liquid Glass or grand design failures–those are well documented elsewhere." ☛ https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/18/1320 | Source: Rui Carmo    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:00:57

• "This capability should have been delivered by now through the Block 4 software update from F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin, but this has met with a series of delays." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/f-35-software-delays-leave-uk-buying-time-with-us-glide-bombs/5241737 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:01:21

• "Funkhouser, a veteran commercial beekeeper, should have around 1,200 hives under his care. This year, he's sitting on less than 200." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/as-bee-population-collapses-us-apiarists-fear-research-cuts-835737066 | Source: RTL    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:07:24

• "In Portugal, I do not see a push towards open-source. There are a few exceptions but, in general, Portugal is lacking in developing in the open." ☛ https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/uks-nhs-just-got-called-to-the-principals-office/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:07:46

• "advanced ceramics division" ☛ https://davidoks.blog/p/why-japanese-companies-do-so-many | Source: David Oks    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:10:12

• "Canon made the 50mm f/1.8 FD lens in several versions across its manual-focus era, beginning in 1971 with the “chrome nose” breech-lock version" ☛ https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/05/18/50mm-f-1-8-canon-fd/ | Source: Jim Grey    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:10:30

• "Momentous is Hong Kong Disneyland’s nighttime spectacular." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/05/18/hong-kong-disneyland-momentous/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:10:44

• "In a newly released technical blog, the robotics company showed Atlas rotating its torso 180 degrees" ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/boston-dynamics-atlas-humanoid-heavy-lifting-simulation | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:12:13

• "Your life’s goal should be to become the most improbable person you can be." ☛ https://kk.org/thetechnium/your-most-improbable-life/ | Source: Kevin Kelly    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:12:46

• "In response to this recent post by gary online: I am absolutely not someone who derives their worth or identity by what they do to earn a crust." ☛ https://nathanupchurch.com/blog/what-would-you-do-if-you-didnt-have-to-work/ | Source: Nathan Upchurch    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:13:05

• "For seven decades, Neumann chronicled how computer systems fail and patiently advocated for the principles that make them fail less often." ☛ https://cacm.acm.org/news/in-memoriam-peter-g-neumann-1932-2026/ | Source: ACM    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:13:27

• "The Trevisan Award is in memory of Luca Trevisan and recognizes expository work in Theoretical Computer Science." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/05/scott-aaronson-wins-trevisan-award.html | Source: Computational Complexity    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:14:40

• "A handful of years ago I found excitement in Apple, iOS apps, and the surrounding ecosystem." ☛ https://initialcharge.net/2026/05/tech-is-not-boring/ | Source: Mike Rockwell    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:15:18

• "After over a year of weekly notes, I’ve decided to place the series on indefinite hiatus." ☛ https://justinvollmer.com/posts/2026/05/ending-my-weekly-notes/ | Source: Justin Vollmer    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:15:30

• "Over the last year I've gotten back into the swing of learning Mandarin and I think I've been making a lot more progress than I have in my many, many past attempts" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/how-to-become-a-philosophical-zombie.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:27:58

• "It's a very, very simple Django app. When I first had the idea to build it I entertained some thoughts about trying some front-end based technology" ☛ https://softwaremaniacs.org/blog/2026/05/18/shoppy/en/ | Source: Ivan Sagalaev    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:31:51

• "rOpenSci’s R-universe system is an open source platform allowing users to create their own CRAN-like universe of R packages." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/05/five-tips-for-managing-your-r-universe-%f0%9f%9a%80/ | Source: Rlang sp;  

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:32:24

• "I don’t miss floppy disks. I miss the mindset they demanded—that every byte matters, that constraints breed creativity, and that software should be light on its footprint." ☛ https://fitsonafloppy.com/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:33:25

• "Erlang/OTP 29 is finally here. This blog post introduces the new features that we are most excited about." ☛ https://www.erlang.org/blog/highlights-otp-29/ | Source: Erlang    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:33:39

• "Converting a 64-bit integer to its decimal string representation is a mundane task that shows up everywhere: logging, JSON serialization, CSV output, debug prints, etc." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/05/18/simd-accelerated-integer-to-string-conversion/ | Source: Daniel Lemire    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:34:01

• "The D.O.G.E. [sic] Team should not be allowed near a keyboard even to check email or apply for a job." ☛ https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/d-o-g-e-team/ | Source: Logikal Solutions    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:34:16

• "We can think of this as the just-say-no engineer1, as opposed to the just-say-yes engineer." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-just-say-no-engineer-was-a-zirp-phenomenon/ | Source: Sean Goedecke    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:34:32

• "Every PHP app has a handful of directories the web server has to write to. Cache, sessions, log files, image uploads, compiled views." ☛ https://deployer.org/blog/writable-modes | Source: The Deployer Times    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:34:57

• "Again, I am not saying that all is well with Europe." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/europe-versus-america-a-wonkish-data | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:38:11

• "This tool visualizes global, regional, and coordinate temperature anomalies from 1880 to 2025." ☛ https://perthirtysix.com/tool/climate-change-globe | Source: PerThirtySix    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:38:26

• "When deploying WordPress in a production environment, every enabled feature should be evaluated for its security and performance implications." ☛ https://www.jamescherti.com/wordpress-disable-xml-rpc/ | Source: James Cherti    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:40:16

• "Yes, I’m writing again about my ongoing experiment with blocking JavaScript on a per-site basis" ☛ https://thejollyteapot.com/2026/05/17/another-rant-about-web-browsing/ | Source: Nicolas Magand    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:40:45

• "tail and head are incredibly useful tools for monitoring processes, ones that I honestly don’t use enough." ☛ https://www.readwriterachel.com/things-i-learned/2026/05/18/coreutils-tail.html | Source: Rachel Kaufman    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:41:29

• "The bargain-basement chip that serves as the central component of this project is the AVR64DD32, which currently retails from DigiKey for $1.30." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/18/yes-you-can-serve-a-website-from-a-1-microcontroller/5242096 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 09:42:05

• [Old] "The traditional UNIX security model is simple but inexpressive. Adding fine-grained access control improves the expressiveness" ☛ https://papers.freebsd.org/2000/phk-jails.files/sane2000-jail.pdf |    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:03:35

• "The setup consists of [...]" ☛ https://rkta.de/selfhost.html | Source: Rene Kita    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:03:47

• "The Sylve website goes into further details, outlining the key features: [...]" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly-mobile.php?issue=20260518#sylve | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:04:04

• "Having discounted projects including Dreamcast Linux and PSPLinux, for the Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation Portable respectively" ☛ https://www.hackster.io/news/alex-haydock-saves-a-nintendo-wii-from-the-scrapheap-and-turns-it-into-a-netbsd-web-server-aebbf2c6492e | Source: Hackster    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:04:48

• Anon: Microsofters on RPi staff shit on their community with impunity    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:05:23

• "I love playing Go. I normally play online, and have played here in Chicago in the past, but this was my first time playing outside of the… place where I live, ha." ☛ https://cassidoo.co/post/la-pedra-bcn/ | Source: Cassidy Williams    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:06:08

• "What FOSS analytics vendor Metabase memorably dubbed the strip-mining era of open source security continues." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linux-kernel-flaw-opens-root-only-files-to-unprivileged-users/5241950 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:06:50

• "On May 15, 2026, Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the release of Linux kernel 7.0.8. This is an important update for anyone using the 7.0 kernel series." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-0-8-ssh-keysign-pwn-root-exploit-fix/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:07:01

• "I mentioned Kepler in passing in my article in praise of HTTP." ☛ https://kevinboone.me/keplerd.html | Source: Kevin Boone    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:07:50

• "almost entirely unmanageable" | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linux-head-says-ai-tools-are-great-but-theyre-making-the-security-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linux-head-says-ai-tools-are-great-but-theyre-making-the-security-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:10:23

• Proton is getting some "horrible" workarounds for Forza Horizon 6 on Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-is-getting-some-horrible-workarounds-for-forza-horizon-6-on-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-is-getting-some-horrible-workarounds-for-forza-horizon-6-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:11:09

• New "low_latency_layer" brings Reflex and Anti-Lag 2 to AMD and Intel GPUs on Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/new-low-latency-layer-brings-reflex-and-anti-lag-2-to-amd-and-intel-gpus-on-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:11:36

• Computer security is compromised | "Computersikkerheden er forringet | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/computersikkerheden-er-forringet https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/11/An_American_War_on_GNU_Linux_Software_Freedom_and_British_Inves.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:13:13

• "A Security Researcher Says Microsoft Secretly Built a Backdoor into BitLocker - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/17/0146201 https://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/ https://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:13:45

• "Todd Blanche Attempts to Absolve Himself of Complicity in Bribes to Child Sex Abuse Victims - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/05/18/todd-blanche-attempts-to-absolve-himself-of-complicity-in-bribes-to-child-sex-abuse-victims/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:14:06

• "Cheeto Brutally Mocked Over 'Pathetic' Slop Photo of Secret Service Guarding Handcuffed Alien | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-ai-alien-image-mocked-1797509    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:14:33

• "Trump’s $1.8B “anti-weaponization” slush fund, briefly explained | Vox" https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/488998/trump-settlement-anti-weaponization-fund-justice-department    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:14:49

• "Trump Drops His Suit Against Treasury in Exchange for a $1.776 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ - NOTUS — News of the United States" https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/trump-drops-treasury-lawsuit-anti-weaponization-fund    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:15:06

• "Trump drops IRS suit in trade for $1.7B 'anti-weaponization' fund decried by Dems • Kansas Reflector" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/18/repub/trump-drops-irs-suit-in-trade-for-1-7b-anti-weaponization-fund-decried-by-dems/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:15:56

• Google hovers on cloud security target | "Google svävar på målet om säkerhet i molnet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/18/google-svavar-pa-malet-om-sakerhet-i-molnet/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:16:34

• "Trump Gloats About “Making a Fortune” While Americans Suffer | The Nation" https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-economy-iran/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:17:20

• What the EU sees and doesn't see https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/17/det-eu-ser-och-inte-ser/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:18:25

• "Trump Wants Johnny Carson Back. He Might Want to Think Again" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-johnny-carson-late-night-comedian-feuds-1235563682/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:18:47

• "The Trump-Xi Honeymoon - by Evan Gottesman - The Next Move" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/the-trump-xi-honeymoon    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:19:14

• "Iran War vs. Epstein Files - Ken Klippenstein" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/iran-war-vs-epstein-files    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:19:31

• "Challenging the Narrative of European Decline, Continued" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/challenging-the-narrative-of-european    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:19:48

• "Dennis Locorriere Cause Of Death Update: Fans Mourn As The Legendary Dr Hook Singer Dies At 76 | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/remembering-dennis-locorriere-iconic-voice-dr-hook-1797284    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:20:33

• the world's computer chips hang in the balance, what a dumbfuck ... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/taiwan-declares-itself-sovreign-and-independent-after-trump-questions-us-defense-commitment    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:21:57

• "America is rising against Trump - New Statesman" https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/us/2026/05/america-is-rising-against-trump    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:22:23

• Proton-CachyOS 11 adds initial OptiScaler integration and lots of other fixes | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-cachyos-11-adds-initial-optiscaler-integration-and-lots-of-other-fixes ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:23:38

• Heroic Games Launcher v2.22 brings library editing, big screen console mode improvements | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/heroic-games-launcher-v2-22-brings-library-editing-big-screen-console-mode-improvements/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:34:11

• Re-Logic celebrate 15 years of Terraria - 70 million sales, cross-play soon and more updates to come | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/re-logic-celebrate-15-years-of-terraria-70-million-sales-cross-play-soon-and-more-updates-to-come/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:44:16

• The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-playstation-5-linux-project-has-been-upgraded-to-support-more-firmware/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:45:10

• Sunshine game streaming tool adds Vulkan encoding plus XDG, Pipewire, and KWin direct screencast capture | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/sunshine-game-streaming-tool-adds-vulkan-encoding-plus-xdg-pipewire-and-kwin-direct-screencast-capture/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:46:51

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Project goals update — April 2026 (end of 2025H2) ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/18/project-goals-2026-04/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:50:40

• Deploy with confidence: Continuous integration and continuous delivery for agentic Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/18/ci-cd-delivery-agentic-ai    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:51:24

• Putin’s rule is nearing its end, Kara-Murza says in Vilnius ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2932257/putin-s-rule-is-nearing-its-end-kara-murza-says-in-vilnius    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:51:54

• Putin says Russia, China ready to back each other on issues such as protecting sovereignty ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/putin-says-russia-china-ready-to-back-each-other-on-issues-such-as-protecting-sovereignty    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:52:08

• Russia’s New Human Rights Commissioner Accused of Helping Kidnap Ukrainian Children ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/europe/russia-ukraine-children-kidnapping.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:52:27

• Cuba warns of ‘bloodbath’ as US imposes new sanctions amid rising tensions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260519-cuba-warns-of-bloodbath-as-us-imposes-new-sanctions-amid-rising-tensions    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:52:46

• Cuba warns of 'bloodbath' if US attacks; Washington adds sanctions ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/cuba-warns-of-bloodbath-if-us-attacks-washington-adds-sanctions    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:53:07

• Russia and Belarus stage joint nuclear weapons drills ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260518-russia-and-belarus-stage-joint-nuclear-weapons-drills    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:53:22

• Lithuania decides against withdrawing from Venice Biennale despite Russia controversy ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2932362/lithuania-decides-against-withdrawing-from-venice-biennale-despite-russia-controversy    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:53:44

• He Shut Liquor Stores and Banned Abortion, All for the Glory of Russia ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/europe/russia-governor-vologda.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:54:02

• US Extends Russian Oil Waiver As Bessent Urges Tougher Iran Sanctions ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/us-renews-russian-oil-waiver-iran-conflict-energy-markets/33759619.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 10:54:25

• Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations ☞ https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 11:00:28

• Late Night Linux – Episode 386 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-386/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 11:01:29

• Despite (or because of?) shots fired at “Sea-Watch 5”: EU launches new funding for armed groups in Libya ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/05/18/despite-or-because-of-shots-fired-at-sea-watch-5-eu-launches-new-funding-for-armed-groups-in-libya/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:27:10

• How To Install Node.Js on Fedora 44 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-node-js-fedora-44/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:47:47

• Colorado "Age Attestation" Bill Sent to Governor for Signing ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/colorado-age-attestation-bill-sent    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:48:02

• How to Configure Nginx PHP-FPM ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-nginx-php-fpm/   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:48:42

• source Command in Linux: Usage and Examples ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/source-command-in-linux-usage-and-examples/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:48:54

• iophk: RPi promoting Conde Nast's pro-Microsoft, anti-FOSS censorship engine: https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=398393 ... and allowing them to filter the incoming questions too    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:49:54

• How to Configure Nginx Proxy Cache ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-nginx-proxy-cache/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:54:39

• How to Install curl on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-curl-on-ubuntu-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 12:54:55

• How to Install Liquorix Kernel on Linux Mint 22 and 21 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-liquorix-kernel-on-linux;  

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:04:19

• How to Install Codex CLI on Fedora 44 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-codex-cli-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:04:51

• How to Fix Broken RPM Database on Fedora 44 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-fix-broken-rpm-database-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:05:04

• How to Install Cinnamon on Fedora 44 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-cinnamon-on-fedora-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:05:21

• Geofence Warrants, Location Data, and the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/geofence-warrants-location-data-and-the-fourth-amendment-in-the-digital-age/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:06:09

• Peter G. Neumann, Who Warned of Computer Security Risks, Dies at 93 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/technology/peter-g-neumann-dead.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:10:18

• Strike missiles and cheap drones: how Southeast Asia can deter China ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/strike-missiles-and-cheap-drones-how-southeast-asia-can-deter-china/   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:10:58

• U.S. Airstrikes Kill ISIS Fighters in Nigeria, Officials Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/africa/us-airstrikes-isis-nigeria.html   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:11:20

• MElon Loses His Blockbuster Case Against Proprietary Chaffbot Company ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/briefing/elon-musk-openai-trial.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:11:47

• Samsung strike? Four scenarios for the chipmaker’s labour dispute ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/samsung-strike-four-scenarios-for-the-chipmakers-labour-dispute    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:12:12

• Samsung granted court injunction against imminent strike action in last-minute reprieve ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-granted-court-injunction-against-imminent-strike-action-in-last-minute-reprieve-talks-resume-as-unions-barred-from-occupying-or-locking-facilities-obstructing-workers    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:12:35

• Inside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/18/1137412/inside-anduril-and-metas-quest-to-make-smart-glasses-for-warfare/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:13:35

• Israel built two secret military bases in Iraq to aid Iran war, New York Times reports ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/israel-built-two-secret-military-bases-in-iraq-to-aid-iran-war-new-york-times-reports    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:14:07

• Eric Schmidt booed during commencement speech over Hey Hi (AI) remarks ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/18/eric-schmidt-booed-commencement-speech-ai-remarks/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:17:25

• Indonesia heightens Ebola surveillance at border checkpoints after WHO’s global emergency alert ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-heightens-ebola-surveillance-at-border-checkpoints-after-whos-global-emergency-alert    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:17:54

• Ebola Was Identified in Congo Weeks Before W.H.O. Declared an Emergency ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/africa/congo-ebola-testing.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:18:14

• Marcos says Philippines would be involved in any Taiwan conflict ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/marcos-says-philippines-would-be-involved-in-any-taiwan-conflict    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:18:35

• Discover the Red Bait OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) model catalog ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/discover-red-hat-openshift-ai-model-catalog    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:30:34

• IBM selling Microsoft ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/decade-open-innovation-red-hat-continues-scale-open-hybrid-cloud-m   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:31:36

• Get a custom-made learning plan with Red Bait Guided Learning ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/get-custom-made-learning-plan-red-hat-guided-learning    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:32:03

• Are data centres moving to DC power? ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/18/are-data-centres-moving-to-dc-power/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:32:36

• Mexico’s CNTE teachers’ union threatens national strike ahead of the World Cup ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/teachers-union-national-strike-world-cup/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:33:51

• Rēzekne oil depot to close after drone strike ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/18.05.2026-rezekne-oil-depot-to-close-after-drone-strike.a647620/;  

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:34:44

• Joint letter to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft regarding Israeli military use of Microsoft trap Azure cloud and Hey Hi (AI) services ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/joint-letter-to-microsoft-regarding-israeli-military-use-of-azure-cloud-and-ai-services/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:35:39

• Microsoft: it’s time to come clean about your ties to the Israeli military ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/microsoft-come-clean-about-your-ties-to-the-israeli-military/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:35:58

• Istio 1.30.0 Change Notes ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.30.x/announcing-1.30/change-notes/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:50:32

• Bash String Manipulation: Substring, Replace, Length, and More ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/bash-string-manipulation/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:52:00

• Someone Vibe-Coded Lightroom CC Into Running on Linux, and I am Not Touching It ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/vibe-coded-adobe-lightroom-cc-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:52:19

• Linus Torvalds Says AI-Generated Bug Reports Have Made GNU/Linux Security Mailing List Unmanageable ☞ https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-generated-bug-reports-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-unmanageable/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:53:16

• stocksTUI – check stock prices, crypto, news, and historical charts ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/stockstui-check-stock-prices-crypto-news-historical-charts/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:55:29

• Lie, BS, hoswash from NY Times: "Meta Reassigns 7,000 Employees to Focus on A.I." They MEAN TO SAY, 7k roles got REDEFINED as "hey hi". Maybe call FB "hey hi", then they Facebook "invests" in a "revolution"...    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 13:58:11

• 9 Best Free and Open Source Image Upscaling Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-image-upscaling-tools/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:04:54

• 15 Best Free and Open Source QR Code Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-qr-code-tools/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:06:17

• git-trim – keep Git working directories clear of stale local branches ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/git-trim-clear-stale-local-branches/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:06:30

• This ultra-lightweight GNU/Linux OS just saved my backdoored Windows 10 laptop from the scrapheap ☞ https://www.neowin.net/editorials/this-ultra-lightweight-linux-os-just-saved-my-windows-10-laptop-from-the-scrapheap/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:07:04

• Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made GNU/Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-reports-have-made-the-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:07:44

• 16 Best Free and Open Source Pixel Art Editors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-pixel-art-editors/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:08:56

• Taxi – FTP client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/taxi-ftp-client/   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:09:08

• MINISFORUM M2 defective chip maker Intel Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/minisforum-m2-intel-panther-lake-mini-pc-running-linux-introduction/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:11:44

• 36 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI GNU/Linux Time Trackers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/timetrackers/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:11:58

• MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC Running Linux: Testing the NPU in CachyOS ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/minisforum-m2-intel-panther-lake-mini-pc-running-linux-npu-cachyos/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:12:11

• Hackers Earn $1.3 Million at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-earn-1-3-million-at-pwn2own-berlin-2026/ & nbsp;  

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:13:15

• Compiling the Trap ☞ https://jxself.org/compiling-the-trap.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:14:20

• Xfburn now working in EasyOS ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202605/xfburn-now-working-in-easyos.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:17:42

• Microsoft's Nick Vidal and the openwashing campaigns misusing the OSI's name ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/open-technology-research-symposium-2026-opens-call-for-proposals    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:33:26

• Promoting scams and buzzwords while misusing the brand "Linux" ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/cloud-native-is-becoming-ai-native/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:34:38

• IBM Red Hat as Microsoft reseller again ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/18/sql-server-ha-rhel-meet-pacemaker-ha-agent-v2-tech-preview    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:49:52

• Vendefoul 20260518 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/vendefoul    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:51:06

• Zenclora 3.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/zenclora    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:51:19

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1073356/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:52:17

• NetHydra 2026.2 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/nethydra    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:52:51

• Q4OS 6.7 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/q4os    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:53:14

• Firefox 151.0 Released with Auto-Backup for GNU/Linux & New Home Page ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/firefox-151-0-auto-back-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:53:57

• Gaze – Simple New Facial Login & Authentication Method for GNU/Linux ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/gaze-facial-login-authentication-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:54:40

• FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 22, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-05-22-irc    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:56:43

• Firefox 151: New Tab design changes, PDF merging + more ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/firefox-151-released    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:57:42

• Announcing Istio 1.30.0 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.30.x/announcing-1.30/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:59:14

• Announcing Istio 1.29.3 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.29.x/announcing-1.29.3/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 14:59:27

• Martin Pitt: Leaving Red Bait ☞ https://piware.de/post/2026-05-18-leaving-redhat/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:00:21

• The ICO isn’t doing its job – why the data watchdog needs to be reset ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-ico-isnt-doing-its-job-why-the-data-watchdog-needs-to-be-reset/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:02:57

• About the importance of FUN ☞ https://nuno-icons.com/2026/05/18/about-the-importance-of-fun/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:03:37

• First Shai-Hulud Worm Clones Emerge ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/first-shai-hulud-worm-clones-emerge/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:04:30

• Interpol leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/interpol-operation-ramz-middle-east-north-africa/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:05:25

• pg_sorted_heap 0.14.0 released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_sorted_heap-0140-released-3300/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:07:58

• Federal court rejects MElon's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/federal-court-rejects-elon-musk-s-claims-against-openai-saying-he-filed-his-lawsuit-too-late    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:09:22

• Semtech FX86E – A Compact 5G RedCap and 4G LTE modem for industrial IoT applications ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/18/semtech-fx86e-a-compact-5g-redcap-and-4g-lte-modem-for-industrial-iot-applications/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:10:00

• South Korea and Japan’s Leaders Are Set to Meet: What to Know ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/asia/lee-takaichi-meeting-korea-japan.htmlsp;  

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:10:26

• Zero-Day Exploit Against backdoored Windows BitLocker ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/zero-day-exploit-against-windows-bitlocker.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:11:28

• Arduino Core on Zephyr 0.55: Getting ready for the final mile ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/05/15/arduino-core-on-zephyr-0-55-getting-ready-for-the-final-mile/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:12:44

• Alibaba Selling High-Powered Laser Guns ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/alibaba-laser-weapons    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:15:39

• What to Know About the Ebola Outbreak, as U.S. Restricts Travelers ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/world/africa/what-to-know-ebola-africa.html   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:16:25

• Ebola outbreak: Hong Kong ramps up precautions ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/ebola-outbreak-hong-kong-ramps-up-precautions/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:16:51

• Damage control over prevention: International health system 'closing gaps instead pushing forward' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260518-damage-control-over-prevention-international-health-system-closing-gaps-instead-pushing-forward    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:17:33

• Nationwide protests erupt in Kenya over soaring fuel prices ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260518-nationwide-protests-erupt-in-kenya-over-soaring-fuel-prices    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:18:24

• DRC Ebola outbreak 'way bigger that what we see now', virologist says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260518-drc-ebola-outbreak-way-bigger-that-what-we-see-now-virologist-says    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:18:49

• US tightens Ebola precautions as outbreak declared international emergency ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260518-us-tightens-ebola-precautions-as-outbreak-declared-international-emergency    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:19:29

• Study of PFAS levels in Michigan firefighters raises cautious optimism ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/study-of-pfas-levels-in-michigan-firefighters-raises-cautious-optimism/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:19:56

• South Korean president orders full probe into botched recovery at Jeju Air crash site ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-president-orders-full-probe-into-botched-recovery-at-jeju-air-crash-site    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:21:09

• Ex-mayor of Seoul’s ‘Brooklyn’ sets sights on running South Korean capital ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/ex-mayor-of-seouls-brooklyn-sets-sights-on-running-capital    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:22:05

• Starbucks Korea head fired after promotion sparks public uproar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/starbucks-korea-head-fired-after-promotion-sparks-public-uproar    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:22:36

• Sebastian Stan unrecognisable in Cannes drama "Fjord" ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/sebastian-stan-unrecognisable-in-cannes-drama-fjord    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:23:37

• ‘Michael’ Takes Korea as Global Box Office Surges ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/18/michael-is-big-in-korea/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:24:21

• Not so rosy: Flower growers battle stormy weather in Malaysia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/not-so-rosy-flower-growers-battle-stormy-weather-in-malaysia    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:26:05

• Taiwan says China’s military actions are greatest source of regional instability ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-chinas-military-actions-are-greatest-source-of-regional-instability    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:26:40

• China’s influence in Solomons will probably survive leadership change ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-influence-in-solomons-will-probably-survive-leadership-change/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:27:24

• Dihydroxyacetone Man’s Taiwan Gambit is Already a Gift to China ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/asia/trump-taiwan-china-weapons.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:27:57

• North Korea’s Kim calls for making border with South Korea an ‘impregnable fortress’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-koreas-kim-calls-for-stronger-frontline-units-to-deter-war-kcna-says    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:28:38

• WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-a-spacecraft-is-launching-to-study-how-earth-survives-solar-storms    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:30:44

• How a Hantavirus Outbreak Turned a Nature Cruise Into a Nightmare ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/16/world/europe/hantavirus-hondius-cruise.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:31:29

• EEOC orders compensation for feds denied religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/05/eeoc-orders-compensation-for-feds-denied-religious-exemptions-to-covid-19-vaccine/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:31:50

• China denounces Taiwan foreign minister’s Geneva visit amid WHO assembly ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-denounces-taiwan-foreign-ministers-geneva-visit-amid-who-assembly    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:33:41

• China burns more fossil fuels for power as coal production slips ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-burns-more-fossil-fuels-for-power-as-coal-production-slips   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:36:40

• Australia secures more jet fuel from China, urea from Brunei ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-secures-more-jet-fuel-from-china-urea-from-brunei    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:37:22

• Australia orders China-linked investors to sell stakes in rare earths firm ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/australia-orders-china-linked-investors-to-sell-stakes-in-rare-earths-firm/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:38:06

• LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released With Better Collaboration Tools and 15 New Languages ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/libreplan-1-6-0/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:40:21

• Ellis Boyle’s Threat Prosecution Hobby ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/05/18/ellis-boyles-threat-prosecution-hobby/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:41:18

• Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Associated Press lays off 20 people after 40 took voluntary buyouts ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:41:51

• Telegraph recorded most Editors’ Code breaches in 2025 ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/telegraph-recorded-most-editors-code-breaches-in-2025/   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:42:25

• Where You Live May Affect How Rapidly You Age, Sweeping Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/where-you-live-may-affect-how-rapidly-you-age-sweeping-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:42:58

• Scientists Keep Finding Major Discoveries Lurking in Museum Backrooms ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-keep-finding-major-discoveries-lurking-in-museum-backrooms    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:43:16

• Scientists Found a Remarkable Way to Help Kids Like Vegetables ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-remarkable-way-to-help-kids-like-vegetables    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:44:57

• Fog Is Teeming With Life, And It May Be Doing Us a Surprising Favor ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/fog-is-teeming-with-life-and-it-may-be-doing-us-a-surprising-favor    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:45:15

• Lithuania’s drone early warning system not functioning properly – official ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2932247/lithuania-s-drone-early-warning-system-not-functioning-properly-official    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:45:45

• The IRS’ service picture may be improving, but taxpayers are still running into real friction ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/05/the-irss-service-picture-may-be-improving-but-taxpayers-are-still-running-into-real-friction/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:46:26

• Brain 'Zaps' From Contact Lenses May Help Ease Depression, Mouse Study Shows ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-zaps-from-contact-lenses-may-help-ease-depression-mouse-study-shows    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:47:40

• Ebola Emergency: Here's What We Know About This Deadly Outbreak ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ebola-emergency-heres-what-we-know-about-this-deadly-outbreak    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:48:15

• Latvia's internet space appears to be comparatively civilized ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/18.05.2026-latvias-internet-space-appears-to-be-comparatively-civilized.a647549/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:49:32

• What to Know About MElon’s Trial Against Proprietary Chaffbot Company ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/openai-trial-elon-musk-sam-altman.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:50:39

• After MElon’s Court Loss Comes the Long Hot Hey Hi (AI) Summer ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/elon-musk-openai-trial.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:51:24

• An Entire “Local Newspaper” Just Shut Down When All Its Reporters Were Busted as Hey Hi (AI) Fakes ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/local-newspaper-shut-down-reporters-ai-fakes    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:52:57

• Grade Inflation Is Going Nuts as Every Student Is Basically Submitting the Same Essay ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grade-inflation-ai    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:53:39

• People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/plastic-surgery-ai    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:54:15

• Foundation set up to manage Raimonds Pauls' intellectual rights and legacy ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/music/18.05.2026-foundation-set-up-to-manage-raimonds-pauls-intellectual-rights-and-legacy.a647585/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:55:01

• MElon Loses $150 Billion Suit Against Proprietary Chaffbot Company and Scam Altman ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/technology/elon-musk-lawsuit-openai-sam-altman.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:55:44

• New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Subnautica 2 and Black Jacket - 2026-05-16 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-05-16-edition/index.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:57:57

• TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Activity Through 2026-05-17, (Mon, May 18th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32994    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:58:23

• 2-month suspended jail term for elderly man who reposted social control media call to boycott legislative elections ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/19/2-month-suspended-jail-term-for-elderly-man-who-reposted-social-media-call-to-boycott-legislative-elections/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:59:15

• Case of 2 men accused of conspiring to incite others to riot in 2019 moved to higher court ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/case-of-2-men-accused-of-conspiring-to-incite-others-to-riot-in-2019-moved-to-higher-court/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:01:19

• Hong Kong court must not ‘pay lip service’ to human rights, lawyer tells trial of Tiananmen vigil activists ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/18/hong-kong-court-must-not-pay-lip-service-to-human-rights-lawyer-tells-trial-of-tiananmen-vigil-activists/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:01:45

• $13 Qualcomm QCC74xM EVK offers Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and 802.15.4 connectivity (Bouffalo Lab BL618 inside) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/18/13-qualcomm-qcc74xm-evk-offers-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-5-4-and-802-15-4-connectivity-bouffalo-lab-bl618-inside/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:02:35

• Millions Impacted Across Several US Healthcare Data Breaches ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/millions-impacted-across-several-us-healthcare-data-breaches/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:03:47

• ‘Claw Chain’ OpenClaw Flaws Allow Sandbox Escape, Backdoor Delivery ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/claw-chain-openclaw-flaws-allow-sandbox-escape-backdoor-delivery/p;  

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:03:59

• Grafana Confirms Breach After Hackers Claim They Stole Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/grafana-confirms-breach-after-hackers-claim-they-stole-data/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:04:52

• Exploitation of Critical NGINX Vulnerability Begins ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-critical-nginx-vulnerability-begins/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:05:06

• AI might cut false positives, but it won’t stop the slop ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/ai-vulnerability-reporting-bug-bounty-noise/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:06:15

• ESP32-S3 PowerFeather V2 board gains support for LiFePO4/LFP batteries ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/19/esp32-s3-powerfeather-v2-board-gains-support-for-lifepo4-lfp-batteries/   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:06:59

• Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Convicted Felon Allies ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/trump-irs-lawsuit.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:09:32

• Abortion Pill Lawsuit Leaves Convicted Felon in a Political Bind Ahead of the Midterms ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/abortion-pill-trump-politics.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:10:08

• The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXVII - European Patent Office (EPO) Became a "Toxic Work Environment" When Cocaine Addicts Put in Charge ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/19/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XXVII_European_Patent_.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:11:38

• Justice Up Close: The Federal Circuit Opens Its Doors for America 250 ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/justice-up-close-the-federal-circuit-opens-its-doors-for-america-250.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:12:09

• Setback for Align and Carpmaels & Ransford in orthodontic aligners dispute ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/setback-for-align-and-carpmaels-ransford-in-orthodontic-aligners-dispute/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:12:29

• Announcing Istio 1.28.7 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.28.x/announcing-1.28.7/    

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

• Geniatech APC888 NXP i.MX 95-powered Edge Hey Hi (AI) Box PC takes M.2 Hey Hi (AI) accelerator from Hailo, MemryX, NXP, or DeepX ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/18/geniatech-apc888-nxp-i-mx-95-powered-edge-ai-box-pc-takes-m-2-ai-accelerator-from-hailo-memryx-nxp-or-deepx/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:14:23

• Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/recording-law-enforcement-is-a-first-amendment-right    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:15:32

• MSU’s new ethics policy: Gag order or common-sense loyalty guide for trustees? ☞ https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/msus-new-ethics-policy-gag-order-or-common-sense-loyalty-guide-for-trustees/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:16:22

• The Generation That Grew Up With Hey Hi (AI) Hates It ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/opinion/ai-boo-commencement-speeches.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:17:30

• The Canvas breach proved that prevention is no longer enough ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/canvas-breach-saas-security-identity-governance-op-ed/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:19:29

• Three killed in attack at San Diego Islamic centre in suspected hate crime ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260518-three-killed-in-attack-at-san-diego-islamic-centre-in-suspected-hate-crime    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:20:01

• Five dead, including two suspects, after shooting at San Diego mosque ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/five-dead-including-two-suspects-after-shooting-at-san-diego-mosque    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:20:26

• Iran officially announces new body to manage Strait of Hormuz ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/iran-officially-announces-new-body-to-manage-strait-of-hormuz    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:21:01

• Tested by Iran war, Qatar is still faithful to its core mission: Mediation ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0518/qatar-diplomacy-mediation-iran-war-lng    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:21:16

• Sky News to bundle perks from three podcasts in first online subscription ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/sky-news-to-bundle-perks-from-three-podcasts-in-first-online-subscription/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:23:24

• CEO Zach Lloyd on the Benefits of Open Sourcing Warp ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/05/ceo-zach-lloyd-on-the-benefits-of-open-sourcing-warp/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:25:03

• Taking Stock of the State of European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Compliance: An Urgent Wake-up Call for the Open Source Ecosystem ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/05/18/taking-stock-of-the-state-of-european-cyber-resilience-act-cra-compliance-an-urgent-wake-up-call-for-the-open-source-ecosystem/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:26:06

• Enthusiast crams reversed-engineered PS2 into a handheld, designs custom motherboard — bespoke "PlayStation 2 Portable" pairs modern features with original silicon ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/enthusiast-crams-reversed-engineered-ps2-into-a-handheld-designs-custom-motherboard-bespoke-playstation-2-portable-pairs-modern-features-with-original-silicon    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:26:46

• Federal appeals court keeps union contract for 300K VA employees in place amid lawsuit ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2026/05/federal-appeals-court-keeps-union-contract-for-300k-va-employees-in-place-amid-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:30:04

• Red Hat sponsored spam about itself ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/18/red-hat-openshift-service-aws-cuts-procurement-rhsummit/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:35:28

• George Clinton Sues UMG for Allegedly ‘Withholding Royalties in Excess of $1.1 Million’ Under 1980 Agreement ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/18/george-clinton-umg-lawsuit/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:36:08

• Dihydroxyacetone Man dismisses $10B IRS lawsuit as DOJ reportedly finalizes $1.776B fund for his allies ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/trump-dismisses-10b-irs-lawsuit-as-doj-reportedly-finalizes-1-776b-fund-for-his-allies/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:38:00

• Dihydroxyacetone Man drops $10 billion IRS lawsuit in exchange for $1.7 billion fund for allies ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260518-trump-drops-10-billion-irs-lawsuit-exchange-for-1-7-billion-for-allies-anti-weaponization-fund    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:38:16

• Musk loses landmark lawsuit against Proprietary Chaffbot Company after jury finds he filed his claim too late ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260518-musk-loses-his-lawsuit-against-openai-after-jury-finds-he-filed-his-claim-too-late    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:38:54

• MElon loses lawsuit against Proprietary Chaffbot Company and Scam Altman ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260518-elon-musk-loses-lawsuit-against-openai-and-sam-altman    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 16:39:10

• "Rescuezilla v2.6.2 upgrades its Ubuntu base to 26.04 LTS, improving hardware support through April 2026." https://www.xda-developers.com/my-favorite-linux-recovery-os-just-got-a-modern-ubuntu-foundation/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:01:52

• "When I switch from Windows Remote Desktop to Linux, it always comes as a bit of a shock. That’s because the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is native to Microsoft, but with Linux, it feels more improvised." https://www.makeuseof.com/ditched-laggy-linux-remote-desktop-for-browser-based-setup/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:02:46

• Why does this HIRED GUNS firm write about Linux? https://www.mishcon.com/news/copy-fail-a-linux-kernel-flaw-enabling-root-access http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/17/The_Society_of_Media_Lawyers_UK_is_a_Truly_Malicious_Anti_Media.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:05:36

• Sloppy slop-slop. Crap that probably does not function reliably. https://itsfoss.com/news/vibe-coded-adobe-lightroom-cc-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:07:58

• Slop vs Linux https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/141401/torvalds-criticizes-surge-in-ai-generated-bug-reports-for-the-linux-kernel/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:08:41

• Linux developers overwhelmed by AI-generated bug reports https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-developers-overwhelmed-by-AI-generated-bug-reports.1299305.0.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:09:32

• "Linux creator Linus Torvalds said that the flood of AI-generated bug reports has actually overwhelmed the Linux kernel's security mailing list." https://mezha.ua/en/news/linux-ai-bug-hunters-311364/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:10:06

• Linus Torvalds comments on “unmanageable” AI bug reports for Linux maintainers https://www.pcguide.com/news/linus-torvalds-comments-on-unmanageable-ai-bug-report-problem-for-linux-maintainers/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:10:33

• Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/linus-torvalds-says-linux-security-list-is-becoming-unmanageable-due-to-ai-bug-reports    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:11:35

• "Linux kernel maintainers are confronting a new operational problem tied to the rapid adoption of AI-assisted coding tools, as too many people are reporting the same vulnerabilities at the same time." https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/torvalds-offers-guidance-as-ai-bug-reports-clog-up-linux-security-workflow/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:12:26

• Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linux-kernel-flaw-opens-root-only-files-to-unprivileged-users/5241950    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:12:54

• Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-available-for-new-dirtydecrypt-linux-root-escalation-flaw/    

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

• Public Exploit Released for “DirtyDecrypt” - A New Critical Root-Level Linux Vulnerability https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/public-exploit-released-dirtydecrypt-new-critical-acmje/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:19:43

• "With the advanced access many Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck gamers have been jumping in, but the experience has been seemingly quite a mixed bag." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-is-getting-some-horrible-workarounds-for-forza-horizon-6-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:22:07

• "Linux gets expanded support for Reflex and Anti-Lag tech thanks to a new open source Vulkan layer called "low_latency_layer"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/new-low-latency-layer-brings-reflex-and-anti-lag-2-to-amd-and-intel-gpus-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:23:03

• SJVN has long lost his tongue. In Bill's arse. https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-releases-its-first-server-linux-distribution-azure-linux-4-0/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:24:05

• Definitely LLM slop https://betanews.com/article/torvalds-ai-bug-reports-break-linux-security/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:25:59

• Slop image, too https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-generated-bug-reports-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-unmanageable/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:26:40

• "Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating ‘unnecessary pain and pointless work’" https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-powered-bug-hunters-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/5241633    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:27:05

• "Over the last day the developers have hooked up support for firmware versions 5.00, 5.02, 5.10, 5.50, 6.00 and 6.02. Massively expanding who can actually use it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-playstation-5-linux-project-has-been-upgraded-to-support-more-firmware/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:28:29

• Open‑Source Layer Brings NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti‑Lag 2 to Any GPU on Linux | HotHardware ⚓ https://hothardware.com/news/linux-low-latency-layer-brings-reflex-to-amd ䷉ Source: Hot Hardware    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:30:07

• Linux Gamers Finally Get NVIDIA Reflex 2 On AMD And Intel GPUs As Open-Source Vulkan Layer Closes The Latency Gap With Windows ⚓ https://wccftech.com/linux-gamers-finally-get-nvidia-reflex-2-on-amd-and-intel-gpus/ ䷉ Source: WCCF Tech    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:31:19

• NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 Can Now Run on Any GPU Under Linux | TechPowerUp ⚓ https://www.techpowerup.com/349136/nvidia-reflex-and-amd-anti-lag-2-can-now-run-on-any-gpu-under-linux    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:32:05

• "Smartphones and tablets are basically little computers with touchscreen displays. But since most ship with mobile operating systems like Android or iPadOS, they’re often tightly tied to Google or Apple for support, services, and app stores, among other things." https://liliputing.com/turning-an-80-android-tablet-into-a-debian-linux-pc/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:38:36

• "As I write this, there are basically two types of CPU that matter: x86 and ARM. The former belongs to Intel and AMD, which each hold critical patents necessary to make modern PC chips." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-open-source-chip-design-could-do-for-hardware-what-linux-did-for-software/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:39:21

• "Take Google, for instance, it has just started bundling an offline LLM with Chrome which takes up a hefty 4GB of space just to power unnecessary features such as “Help me write”." https://www.neowin.net/editorials/this-ultra-lightweight-linux-os-just-saved-my-windows-10-laptop-from-the-scrapheap/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:40:20

• "I’ll start this with that happens quite a bit on Windows as well, but I’ve had an amazing streak the past two months with Docker instances being unusable right after a new image with every update requiring more digging to find out why it broke." https://pocketables.com/2026/05/i-started-using-docker-linux-and-every-app-seems-to-break-at-every-upgrade.html   

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:41:45

• Our Guide to Installing Linux for Gaming w/ CachyOS https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/operating-systems/carlosribeiro/our-guide-to-installing-linux-for-gaming-w-cachyos/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:42:22

• Openwashing of slop, sponsored by the slop pushers https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-report-finds-greatest-obstacle-for-ai-adoption-and-innovation-is-a-security-readiness-crisis-302773288.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:44:55

• 'Almost entirely unmanageable': Linus Torvalds says AI bug hunters have ruined Linux security mailing list https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/almost-entirely-unmanageable-linus-torvalds-says-ai-bug-hunters-have-ruined-linux-security-mailing-list    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:45:49

• Linux developers are getting bombarded with AI-generated bug reports, and Linus isn't happy https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-developers-are-getting-bombarded-with-ai-generated-bug-reports-and-linus-isnt-happy/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:46:28

• Discord's latest 'year of the Linux desktop' update is a game-changer for Steam Deck, but fans are concerned about its age verification plans https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/discords-latest-year-of-the-linux-desktop-update-is-a-game-changer-for-steam-deck-but-fans-are-concerned-about-its-age-verification-plans    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:48:28

• Discord is finally adding comprehensive Linux support thanks to the Steam Deck https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111655/discord-is-finally-adding-comprehensive-linux-support-thanks-to-the-steam-deck/index.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:49:00

• "KDE Plasma is already pretty much the perfect desktop environment for those switching from Windows 10 or 11, but a few tweaks make everything run much more smoothly." https://www.makeuseof.com/kde-plasma-is-linux-desktop-recommend-to-windows-users-after-tweaks/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:53:35

• Open-source project enables Nvidia Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 on any GPU under Linux https://overclock3d.net/news/software/open-source-project-enables-nvidia-reflex-and-amd-anti-lag-2-on-any-gpu-under-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:54:12

• 'Linux' Foundation is shoehorning Microsoft and slop into things it can only ever contaminate with nonsense https://sdtimes.com/open-source/microsoft-ushers-in-ai-native-era-with-open-agentic-stack-linux-updates/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:55:34

• Red Hat layoffs (again), Linux slop bug reports, LF, and washing machines to be covered next in Techrights    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:56:06

• Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols as a paid mouthpiece of LF, publishing that is paid by LF to issue those puff pieces advocating slop https://thenewstack.io/ai-security-readiness-crisis/ he has also just advertised Microsoft Azure at ZDNet    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:58:18

• This definitely seems like slop in a slopfarm https://letsdatascience.com/news/linus-torvalds-flags-ai-generated-bug-spam-on-linux-security-2a599671    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 17:59:18

• This dual-screen Android handheld costs less than $100, but just got Linux https://www.androidauthority.com/anbernic-rg-ds-linux-official-3667912/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 18:04:26

• "Linux 7.1 RC4 debuts alongside a stern warning from Linus Torvalds about a chaotic flood of duplicate AI reports clogging security channels." https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-slams-ai-generated-bug-reports-for-breaking-linux-kernel-development/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 18:06:05

• ZDNet promoting slop https://www.zdnet.com/article/codex-to-customize-my-hyprland-desktop/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 18:07:06

• Open-source project aims to make Nvidia Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 run on Intel Arc GPUs in Linux https://www.club386.com/open-source-project-aims-to-make-nvidia-reflex-and-amd-anti-lag-2-run-on-intel-arc-gpus-in-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 18:07:34

• iophk: FINALLY, the BBC has published their interview with Eben Upton: https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/p0nl8m2p    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 18:16:20

• Maybe the BillBC awaited clearance from STD Bill    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 18:16:54

• iophk: Epstein Class control over the BBC content increases https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/10/BBC_Lied_for_Its_Longtime_Sponsor_Bribes_for_15_Years_Bill_Epst.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 18:30:49

• Who is to blame? The Register MS and other publishers who take bribes from slop peddlers, pushing this false idea that slop can replace workers! https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/19/1-in-5-brits-think-ai-layoffs-could-trigger-civil-unrest/5242444    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 20:41:36

• Phony narrative, sold for a fee!    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 20:41:51

• 600 in California https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/linkedin-california-layoffs-22267042.php only one state, see http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/16/Microsoft_LinkedIn_Layoffs_Very_Likely_Higher_Than_1_000_People.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 20:43:30

• The Morale of Tech Workers Is Plunging as Layoffs Mount https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/tech-layoffs-blind.html    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 20:44:44

• Nope, NOT the solution: "It took me 2 days using Codex to write dashboard which pulls all emails, slack, MS teams notifications and messages, analyzes them using chatGPT and neatly organizes by categories where my attention is actually needed, and what to reply. stop whining and automate processing, it's super easy now with code assist"    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 20:46:09

• Signal overload is not solved by slop, as slop lacks an understanding and gives merely an illusion of summaries https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqxbrq7g    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 20:46:46

• Ireland's economy too reliant on big TAX EVADERS from America https://www.tipperarylive.ie/opinion/opinion-is-irelands-economy-too-reliant-on-big-tech-firms-8553146    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 20:50:29

• "Losing repeatedly against the same opponent is surely a different thing. So is losing every war/police action/incursion/"operation" since 1945. I'm not a military strategist or a historian, so I can assert with complete professional confidence that these things surely have nothing in common." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-05-19    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 21:31:04

• originally created ASCII art dump + imbuing some serious energy thru the wires gemini://voidrane.smol.pub/1779213959    

posted Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 21:32:06

• &nb   icrosoft &nb ert Reich