Roy Schestowitz

• "Wordpress vulnerabilities and about a quarter trying to run payload injections by requesting ../../../../../bin/sh. Of course, I have robots.txt set up to tell well behaved crawlers not to access it (it’s one page with no content), but, yeah." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/bouteloua/43891    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:51:53

• "It boggles the mind all the shenanigans that people are up to on the Internet. I've come to understand the number of bot request has long surpassed that of actual human beings. That is a sorry state of affairs." gemini://nthcdr.eu/blog/2026-05-25-oh-behave.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:53:03

• "I won't hide my feelings here. I don't like these. I get hit by these a lot. I don't know who they are. I don't think Geminispage needs these. My feelings come from several directions." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Crawlers/43884    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:53:53

• "Gemini, for me, is about discovering places slowly -- following links and aggregators. It's building bookmarks and checking them because you want to see new content." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0261.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:55:02

• in your garden gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/in_your_garden    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:55:45

• Random MIDI gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/05/26/random-midi.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:56:16

• "Bunny was dozing lightly in the hospital bed; I was sitting nearby slowly falling asleep when the screaming started. A woman in a nearby room was screaming out in pain, pleading for relief that wasn't coming. The groans, sobs, and yelps made it hard to for both of us to sleep." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/05/25.1    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:57:15

• "Bermudagrass is one of the most pernicious, difficult to eradicate weeds out there. It seeds prolifically, it spreads from stolons and rhizomes, it can regenerate from the tiniest little piece of tissue, and it's virtually impossible to kill." gemini://bouteloua.fyi/misc/cynodon.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:58:20

• "When I read it, I had a terrible though: What if my replies are improving its ability to work? And then I came back to my senses—what was I thinking? LLM's can't learn anything!" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/05/25.2    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 04:59:25

• Vger Voyager / Gemini (OpenBSD) gemini://doc.huc.fr.eu.org/fr/sys/openbsd/vger-voyager-gemini.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:00:35

• Bazzite has a feature that makes switching from Windows feel much easier https://www.makeuseof.com/using-bazaar-on-bazzite/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:07:25

• "The Linux tweak that made memory pressure feel dramatically less painful." https://www.makeuseof.com/turned-on-zram-my-8gb-linux-laptop-stopped-choking-on-browser-tabs/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:07:53

• "A few of these distros were basically celebrities in the Linux world." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-distros-that-were-huge-once-    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:08:36

• "A few of these distros were basically celebrities in the Linux world." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-distros-that-were-huge-once-but-barely-matter-now/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:09:13

• No one recommends this TV operating system, but everyone should know about it ⚓ https://www.makeuseof.com/plasma-linux-smart-tv-os-nobody-recommends-but-everyone-should-know-about/ ䷉ Source: Make Use Of | "Plasma Big Screen is the exception to the smart TV rule, and you've never heard of it."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:10:08

• "The fastest way to search is the one best suited for that specific search need." https://www.makeuseof.com/theres-faster-way-to-find-files-on-linux-wish-i-knew-sooner/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:11:00

• "Linux and RDP have had performance and security issues for as long as I can remember and Apache Guacamole solves most of them" https://www.makeuseof.com/ditched-laggy-linux-remote-desktop-for-browser-based-setup/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:11:34

• "Better customization and saner defaults." https://www.makeuseof.com/kde-plasma-is-linux-desktop-recommend-to-windows-users-after-tweaks/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:12:03

• "Finally a terminal that treats modern Linux tools as the baseline, not an afterthought." https://www.makeuseof.com/this-linux-shell-gives-you-the-terminal-features-bash-forgot-to-add/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:12:30

• Giving one's files to Russia https://www.makeuseof.com/i-replaced-google-drive-with-something-most-people-never-try   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:13:53

• "A practical upgrade." https://www.makeuseof.com/egpu-docks-laptop-upgrade-more-people-should-know-about/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:14:53

• "The one app I missed most from Windows is bigger and better here" https://www.makeuseof.com/using-easy-effects-on-   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:15:27

• "Windows “helped” and my Linux files paid for it." https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-feature-wreck-linux-files-dual-boot-users-miss/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:15:52

• "Universal compatibility rules." https://www.makeuseof.com/flatpak-is-the-best-thing-about-linux-for-one-reason/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:16:19

• The best home server OS in 2026 isn't trying to be a NAS at all https://www.xda-developers.com/the-best-home-server-os-in-2026-isnt-trying-to-be-a-nas-at-all/   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:18:37

• "I still found myself keeping my Windows installation alive for times when Bazzite underperformed, didn't support the title I wanted to play, or threw a tantrum that I was too tired to address" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gaming-missing-pieces-keep-me-from-switching/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:20:09

• "The X Window System has been a cornerstone of Linux desktop environments for decades, powering every type of system from lightweight machines to enterprise workstations." https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-dropping-x11-support/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:21:20

• CachyOS skipped the Open Gaming Collective, and gamers rewarded it by making it the top Linux distro on Steam https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-skipped-open-gaming-initiative-gamers-rewarded-making-top-linux-distro-steam/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:22:10

• I turned my Raspberry Pi into a pocket Linux server that runs from a power bank, and it's weirdly useful https://www.xda-developers.com/i-turned-my-raspberry-pi-into-a-pocket-linux-server/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:23:09

• "That's an investment I can get behind." https://www.xda-developers.com/the-eu-is-betting-1-million-that-kde-can-challenge-microsofts-desktop-dominance/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:24:15

• passwords-coding-cloud-credentials/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:30:02

• "Change your passwords if you were affected." https://www.xda-developers.com/20000-linux-users-grabbed-malicious-cemu-build-steals-passwords-coding-cloud-credentials/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:30:14

• "It should be releasing in preview very soon." https://www.xda-developers.com/wines-wayland-driver-just-fixed-the-mouse-control-issue-plaguing-fps-games-on-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:30:40

• The best cheap Linux-based desktop you can buy was never designed to run Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/best-cheap-linux-based-desktop-never-designed-run/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:31:21

• Winpodx is like a Linux Subsystem for Windows, and it's just as exciting (and useful) as it sounds https://www.xda-developers.com/winpodx-is-like-a-linux-subsystem-for-windows/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:32:32

• "It's a no-brainer in more ways than one." https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-atomic-is-the-desktop-os-i-keep-recommending-to-people-who-dont-want-to-think-about-linux/   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:32:59

• "My ideal version of Windows has these Linux features." https://www.xda-developers.com/6-linux-features-windows-still-doe   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:33:28

• "I didn’t build my Proxmox cluster the way most sane documentation would quietly prefer." https://www.xda-developers.com/high-availability-doesnt-require-matching-servers-different-mini-pcs-proved-works/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:34:38

• I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore https://www.xda-developers.com/tested-every-linux-desktop-realized-fragmentation-problem-anymore/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:35:43

• "Both operating systems are still distinct, but they're beginning to meet in the middle." https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-is-learning-linuxs-best-tricks-while-linux-is-learning-windows-best-tricks/   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:37:09

• "Reproducible packages are here to stay." https://www.xda-developers.com/debian-tampered-binaries/   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:38:00

• "Why change something that doesn't need a fix?" https://www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-tux-the-penguin-mascot-turns-30-today/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:38:25

• I ditched Ubuntu after ten years on it, and only regret not doing it sooner https://www.xda-developers.com/i-ditched-ubuntu-after-ten-years-and-regret-not-doing-it-sooner/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:39:16

• The year of the Linux desktop already happened, just not on desktops https://www.xda-developers.com/year-linux-desktop-already-happened-just-not-desktops/   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:40:40

• Linux gaming is getting faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gaming-is-getting-faster-because-windows-apis-are-becoming-linux-kernel-features/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:41:45

• 9 essential command pipelines that simplify everyday Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/essential-command-pipelines-that-simplify-everyday-linux/sp;  

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:44:18

• "I've started purchasing physical media and digitizing it to build my own media library. I could put this all on a Plex or Jellyfin server, but I decided to purchase an Open Source Media Center box instead—and this has been the single best TV upgrade I've ever made." https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-paying-netflix-heres-how-i-built-my-own-media-library-without-self-hosting/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:45:22

• "There's no end to learning Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-became-better-linux-user-watching-these-youtube-channels/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:45:56

• "Stay productive on Windows and Linux with these cross-platform apps." https://www.howtogeek.com/essential-apps-that-work-perfectly-on-both-windows-and-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:46:25

• "Linux is for everyone, and most people don't need to use the terminal. These two distros have got your back." https://www.howtogeek.com/beginner-linux-distros-that-dont-force-you-to-use-the-terminal/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:46:51

• I built a 100TB homelab, then realized the cloud was better for these 3 things https://www.howtogeek.com/i-built-a-100tb-homelab-then-realized-the-cloud-was-better-for-these-3-things/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:48:05

• "I'm switching back to Linux after two years on Android desktops" https://www.howtogeek.com/two-years-without-a-laptop-taught-me-what-android-cant-do-and-linux-can/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:48:59

• "In the time I was initially testing Kdenlive—maybe two hours total—it didn't experience any major hiccups or hang during normal editing, which is impressive considering I was running it on what is now an older laptop." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-install-this-open-source-video-editor-on-every-pc-heres-why/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:50:17

• "It takes more than stability and reliability to woo me!" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-just-cant-love-linux-mint/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:50:47

• "I prefer choice over integration when it comes to coding." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-is-my-ide-heres-why/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:51:12

• Obsidian isn't actually open source—here's the markdown editor that is https://www.howtogeek.com/obsidian-isnt-actually-open-sourceheres-the-markdown-editor-that-is/ Tolaria    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:52:32

• "Your VPN is probably leaking information without you knowing. From the domain names you visit to your real identity, if you use a VPN for privacy, you're going to want to read this one." https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-trusting-your-vpn-how-its-exposing-you-and-how-you-can-fix-it/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:53:21

• "A good set of scripts lets you avoid the terminal for common tasks" https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-use-the-linux-terminal-without-touching-it-my-secret-to-extreme-automation/   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:53:59

• "The best Linux discoveries aren't the ones you went looking for—they're the ones you find on a slow Saturday afternoon." https://www.howtogeek.com/3-life-improving-linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-may-8th11th/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:54:24

• "It's packed with features that put other file managers to shame." https://www.howtogeek.com/kde-dolphin-does-file-management-better-than-gnome-heres-why/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:54:49

• "Make your most-used commands work the way you want them to." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-secret-to-a-saner-linux-terminal-is-changing-these-command-defaults/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 05:55:14

• "The Pope used his first encyclical to warn about tech centralization" https://werd.io/the-pope-used-his-first-encyclical-to-warn-about-tech-centralization/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 07:06:58

• IBM layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krm0ntxd    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 07:25:35

• "I am also working in Albany site, yes. From what I have see here for many years, same kind of situation always happening. Only small few people, they are the ones who actually benefit when these things come. For me, I don’t really see myself staying until past after mid-summer, this is my own plan and timeline, I am thinking to move on at that time. It is my personal goal."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 07:25:47

• "An ATL should be a seasoned architect, ideally has a minimum of 5 years solutions architecture or enterprise architecture experience as a customer or in consulting service. Hard to have any credibility with customers if you have limited experience. While tech sales experience is useful, ideally real world project experience where you did more than sales support is important" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1krwn1ng7    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 07:26:24

• So XBox as a console is dead https://mashable.com/article/former-xbox-president-sarah-bond-breaks-silence-after-exit    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 07:57:32

• "I love that he talks about Richard Stallman in this. I honestly think Vitalik should step up as the next leader of the FSF" https://x.com/eliheuer/status/2058959100055290062    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 09:04:07

• Slop as plagiarism https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/25/google-is-cannibalizing-the-web-to-feed-ai/5244641 https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/25/google-has-seriously-leaned-into-ai-enshittification-lately/5245365    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 09:48:24

• Profitable ACTION, but the price-fixing is the real issue https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/25/samsung-memory-workers-call-off-strike-and-may-score-six-figure-bonuses/5245573    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 09:49:22

• "The investigation, which was officially launched in ​March 2025" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-plans-fine-google-high-triple-digit-million-euro-sum-handelsblatt-reports-2026-05-25/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:36:47

• "The EU also took issue with some of the Alphabet Inc. unit’s design choices." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/25/eu-reportedly-plans-fine-google-search-practices/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:37:26

• "Concerns that our inquiry has raised include the following: [...]" ☛ https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5902/cmselect/cmbeis/128/report.html | Source: UK    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:37:51

• "What particularly alarmed the committee was not just the scale of Live Nation’s market position across promotion, venues, and ticketing, but the climate of fear we encountered during this inquiry" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/25/ticketmaster-climate-of-fear-uk-investigation/ | Source: Digital Music News    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:38:18

• "I spoke with Abughazaleh by phone Friday morning about right wing fuckery, ridiculous rumors, and how she plans to reclaim her life" ☛ https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/kat-abughazaleh-broadview-six-grand-jury-charges-dropped | Source: Marisa Kabas    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:39:13

• "Beware the treachery of vibes." ☛ https://osteophage.dreamwidth.org/14390.html | Source: Coyote    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:41:48

• [Old] "Physical forms of media are increasingly being phased out and replaced by digital media." ☛ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/papa.12284 | Source: Wiley    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10:42:10

• "The tech internet is reacting exactly how you would expect to the news that Bun has merged a near-total rewrite from Zig into Rust." ☛ https://dayvster.com/blog/why-bun-leaving-zig-is-great-for-zig/ | Source: Dayvi Schuster    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:03:17

• "If my domain name is still hosted by GoDaddy, is that a violation of my morals?" ☛ https://medium.com/westenberg/on-ideological-and-technological-purity-423a4010510f | Source: Medium    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:03:35

• "Gioia’s prediction was spot on." ☛ https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/pope-leo-ai-must-be-disarmed | Source: Robert Bryce    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:04:57

• "Here's what that looks like in the context of our overall spending: [...]" ☛ https://www.jefftk.com/p/donating-80-while-it-still-counts | Source: Jeff Kaufman    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:05:34

• "On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-blue-octopus-unlike-any-we-know-of-discovered-near-the-galapagos | Source: Science Alert    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:06:04

• "the head of flight operations at the Civil Aviation Authority" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/easyjet-flight-london-egypt-power-bank-b2982707.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:06:35

• "The International Civil Aviation Organisation, a UN agency, introduced new restrictions for power banks in March." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7p3pdl8m7o | Source: BBC    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:06:52

• "In the end, I spontaneously booked a hotel in Göttingen, since there were no available hotels or vacation rentals nearby." ☛ https://janlukas.blog/posts/quit-bikepacking-trip | Source: Jan-Lukas Else    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:07:13

• "State railways VR is to re-start the service into Sweden, which it discontinued in 1992." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20227811 | Source: Yle    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:09:03

• "Millions of gallons of tainted groundwater have been extracted, treated, and re-injected into the ground." ☛ https://aadl.org/features/pall_gelman_cleanup | Source: Ann Arbor District Library    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:18:56

• "Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rep-thomas-massie-epstein-network-names-1798834 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:20:38

• "Between 1992 and 2025, the average age of first-time mothers increased by seven years" ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610037796/average-age-of-first-time-mothers-in-estonia-rises-above-30 | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:21:28

• "Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, never witnessed the surprise attack." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2026/05/oldest-pearl-harbor-survivor-is-keeping-memory-of-the-surprise-bombing-alive-at-106/ | Source: Federal News Network    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:26:13

• "Even as the U.S. claims to be nearing an agreement to end the conflict" ☛ https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-any-plausible-iran-deal-is-a-humiliation-for-trump | Source: New Yorker    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:26:30

• "Many questions, few details in latest Iran peace proposal" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-trumps-ego-driven-excursion | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:26:46

• "Trump Mobile confirms it exposed customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and home addresses" ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/trump-mobile-confirms-it-exposed-customers-personal-data-including-phone-numbers-and-home-addresses/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:27:38

• Whey he bribes the media https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Bill-Gates-hated-in-the-90s-What-did-he-do see https://www.cjr.org/criticism/gates-foundation-journalism-funding.php    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:28:40

• "I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks" https://youtu.be/H27rfr59RiE    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:29:10

• "It shouldn't come as a surprise to learn that a company that uses dishonest tactics to spy on you for profit will also use dishonest tactics to sell the resulting surveillance data." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/25/lying-spies/#spying-liars | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:29:49

• "We already see advertisers try to optimize for user preference via social media algorithms that flawlessly predict which videos to show next to get you hooked." ☛ https://greenpants.net/blog/the-future-of-advertising-is-in-personalized-website-layouts/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:30:14

• "identify buyers based ​on casual conversations in real time" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/cox-media-fined-claiming-it-used-ai-track-consumer-conversations-2026-05-21/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:30:31

• "Congratulations to Joseph Cox of 404 Media who broke this story in December 2023 and a related story about MindSift and 1010 Digital" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ftc-cox-media-group-settlement/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:31:04

• "Be aware that any proxy site like this could potentially read all of your search queries; however there is currently no indication that udm14.com is doing this." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3143866/sick-of-ai-overviews-the-old-google-is-still-hiding-in-plain-sight.html | Source: PC World    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:31:31

• "In the absence of public transparency" ☛ https://citizenlab.ca/trump-wants-to-tap-your-phone-ottawa-might-let-him/ | Source: Citizen Lab    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:31:56

• iophk: He became the most hated man in politics by the end of the 1990s https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/05/business/in-brussels-gates-takes-a-pie-in-the-face.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:32:48

• And no there and no, there is "is no separation between him and Microsoft", like his bribed media tells us https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/04/BillBC_BBC_Covered_Up_Pedophilia_Now_It_s_Covering_Up_for_Its_S.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:33:47

• BBC Lied for Its Longtime Sponsor (Bribes for 15+ Years) Bill Epsteingate, in Effect Covering Up Sex Trafficking of Underage Girls https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/10/BBC_Lied_for_Its_Longtime_Sponsor_Bribes_for_15_Years_Bill_Epst.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:34:38

• "Swiss privacy and security company Proton and Constella Intelligence found more than 116,000 instances where employees at The New York Times" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/05/25/2026/thousands-of-journalists-data-exposed-to-dark-web | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:35:06

• "Its scope could mean requiring companies to install spy tools into mobile devices" ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/trump-wants-to-tap-your-phone-ottawa-might-let-him/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:35:26

• Windows TCO ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/ddos-attacks-expose-south-africas-cyber-response-gap/281740/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:38:04

• Windows TCO ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/netherlands-seizes-800-servers-arrests-2-for-aiding-cyberattacks/ | Source: Krebs On Security    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:38:20

• "Encyclicals are official teaching documents of the Catholic Church: letters issued by popes to bishops after consultation with theologians, historians" ☛ https://www.vox.com/technology/489534/pope-ai-magnificas-humanitas-artificial-intelligence-catholic-social-teaching-church-encyclical | Source: Vox    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:39:25

• "The Pope has repeatedly described A.I. as one of the biggest threats facing humanity and this latest warning makes it clear he wants governments and tech companies to slow things down before they spiral too far." ☛ https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/25/artificial-intelligence-feared-by-pope-leo/ | Source: TMZ    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:39:44

• "The survey did not ask whether students, faculty and staff agreed with the system's decision to spend millions on a contract with OpenAI." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5772820 | Source: NPR    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:40:03

• "Artificial intelligence now demands to be disarmed, freed from logics that turn it into an instrument of domination, exclusion and death" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-05-25/pope-calls-for-ai-regulation-using-technology-for-common-good-rather-than-profit | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:40:24

• "From this listening matured a disturbing conviction expressed in Magnifica Humanitas: artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed." ☛ https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2026/may/documents/20260525-presentazione-enciclica.html | Source: The Vatican    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:41:29

• "It now falls to us to face the challenges of our time with clarity of thought and responsibility." ☛ https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html | Source: The Vatican    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:42:00

• "Pope Leo XIV presents "Magnifica Humanitas" as the Church’s response to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence" ☛ https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-xiv-magnifica-humanitas-presentation-ai-disarmament.html | Source: Vatican News    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:47:35

• "The encyclical develops the Churchʼs social teaching in light of artificial intelligence, situating new questions of human dignity" ☛ https://www.ncregister.com/cna/full-text-magnifica-humanitas | Source: National Catholic Register    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:48:08

• "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence." ☛ https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-xiv-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-ai.html | Source: Vatican News    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:48:30

• "If the agent were a human colleague, you’d have good reason to feel a bit miffed. But it’s an algorithm; losing your patience is absurd." ☛ https://pscanf.com/s/354/ | Source: Paolo Scanferla    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:48:51

• "I haven't seen media pick this up in any meaningful way, but this should be highlighted and discussed." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/le-exempt-draft-aiact/ | Source: Ava    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:49:17

• "solidarity in this broad, moral, philosophical, and theological sense" ☛ https://daniel.industries/2026/05/25/the-output-of-belonging/ | Source: Daniel Miller    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:49:37

• "So where exactly are all these replaced jobs going to come from, when the tool that's supposed to be doing the replacing can't reliably finish what you asked it to do without a person sat next to it checking the output?" ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/agents-everywhere-apparently/ | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:49:53

• "I nodded to myself. A while ago, craft and taste were bandied about as untouchable and unreplicable." ☛ https://nazhamid.com/journal/craft-is-not-culture/ | Source: Naz Hamid    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:50:08

• "These episodes triggered debate over so-called ‘AI slop’—low-cost videos made with generative AI designed to maximise clicks and watch time." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/hit-or-flop-ai-slop-is-here-to-stay/articleshow/131314860.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 11:50:36

• "In the text, Leo denounced the "culture of power" driving the AI race, especially in developing ever more sophisticated methods of remote warfare." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/pope-calls-for-robust-regulation-of-ai-in-manifesto-that-ponders-the-future-of-humanity/articleshow/131320668.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:06:00

• "Magnificent Humanity." ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/25/pope-leo-xiv-highlights-ai-risks-first-encyclical/ | Source: Silicon Angle    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:06:28

• "inadequate protections for individuals that threaten human dignity" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/936945/pope-leo-letter-encyclical-ai-anthropic-labor-warfare | Source: The Verge    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:06:57

• "When such power is concentrated in the hands of a few, it tends to become opaque and evade public oversight, [giving] rise to new dependencies, exclusions, manipulations and inequalities." ☛ https://werd.io/the-pope-used-his-first-encyclical-to-warn-about-tech-centralization/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

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

• "Instead of encouraging tinkering, I found these devices to be more of a vehicle to drive slop into your eyeballs." ☛ https://buduroiu.com/blog/exiting-apple-walled-garden/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:07:45

• "Over the years this has targeted many things… iCloud, TextKit, UniversalTypeIdentifiers. Most recently, though, the jokes have mostly been about fixing SwiftUI." ☛ https://macguru.dev/swiftui-should-become-open-source/ | Source: Max Seelemann    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:07:59

• "Affected organisations in Australia included the Queensland Department of Education and top-tier universities such as the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Technology Sydney." ☛ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/after-the-canvas-breach-security-takes-centre-stage-for-saas-providers/ | Source: The Strategist    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:08:16

• "It starts with an auction held for the 40 year anniversary of the Free Software Foundation where, by just one second, the highest bidder was too late." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/lost-version-of-amiga-unix-suddenly-reappears/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:09:04

• "Glass-based substrates are slowly beginning to push out organic substrates commonly used in PCBs due to often superior material properties." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/through-glass-vias-and-the-long-road-to-glass-substrates/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:09:18

• "The ability to access and process data at will instead of sequentially represented a tremendous opportunity to change how organizations handled data." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/peek-into-ibms-system-360-with-vintage-training-film/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:09:38

• "It is easier to reflect on friends made, communities joined and accomplishments earned while looking in the rearview mirror." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/special/orientation-edition/you-dont-get-much-time-here-spend-it-with-intent/ | Source: University of Michigan    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:11:03

• "As early as 2020, the Holy See launched the "Rome Appeal for an AI Ethic", which called for new technologies to respect human dignity" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/pope-to-release-major-artificial-intelligence-manifesto-714406542 | Source: RTL    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:11:36

• "Leo, the 14th pope to choose that name, cited centuries of prior papal teachings on social justice issues before addressing the ethics of AI systems." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/pope-urges-world-to-hit-brakes-on-ai/281794/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:11:53

• "As with every major technological shift, AI tends to amplify the power of those who already possess economic resources, expertise, and access to data" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/pope-leo-issues-encyclical-warning-of-ais-potential-dangers-if-left-unregulated/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:12:22

• "However, in 1989 Tani reinterpreted the experimental data on rough-surfaced pipes obtained by fluid engineer Johann Nikulase in the 1930s" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/a-fundamental-principle-of-aeronautical-engineering-has-been-overturned/ | Source: Wired    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:12:50

• "The whole design is powered by intuition coming from a semantic model manipulating R^n -> R functions in a systematic way." ☛ https://www.philipzucker.com/lifting_egraph/ | Source: Philip Zucker    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:13:06

• "This advance points toward a future where scientists can move beyond the traditionally slow trial-and-error approach to rapidly designing" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-05-megalibraries-reshape-ai-driven-materials.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:20:12

• "This works both ways. I like using LibreOffice, I haven’t actively used Microsoft Office in nearly 20 years." ☛ https://bobbyhiltz.com/posts/2026/05/scratch-dig-blow/ | Source: Bobby Hiltz    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:20:53

• "90 engaged people are far more interesting to me than 100 who just never bothered to click 'unsubscribe'." ☛ https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0209-a-hundred-unsubscriptions/ | Source: Johnny Decimal    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:21:47

• "Some of the stickers James sent me are related to the IndieWeb." ☛ https://kedara.eu/now/2026-05/ | Source: Ruben Verweij    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:22:15

• "He was dubbed the "Saxophone Colossus" after the title of his seminal 1956 album" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20260526-sonny-rollins-towering-jazz-innovator-known-as-saxophone-colossus-dies-at-95 | Source: France24    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:22:48

• "Among his peers were musicians such as Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and J.J. Johnson." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2026-05-25/sonny-rollins-jazz-saxophone-dead | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:23:10

• "The Harlem-born Rollins -- recognizable in his later years for a shock of white hair -- was one of a handful of saxophone players who defined the instrument, a pantheon that includes Charlie Parker" ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/sonny-rollins-last-jazz-colossus-dead-at-95-101779770500095.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:23:31

• "A few months ago, when I decided to go freelance, I knew I needed to switch to a foolproof method. I’d known about the pomodoro technique for a while." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/25/the-one-change-that-worked-putting-things-off-pomodoro-timer | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:23:55

• "His comments also reflect growing Congressional recognition of the value Amateur Radio Operators" ☛ https://www.arrl.org/news/view/senator-ted-cruz-praises-amateur-radio-volunteers-for-emergency-preparedness | Source: ARRL    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:36:31

• "I found that Konsole can be set to allow scripting over dbus commands: Scripting Konsole." ☛ https://akselmo.dev/posts/splitting-konsole-views-from-helix-to-run-tools/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:38:20

• [Old] "Imagine you work on a piece. The first stage is very experimental." ☛ https://ciesie.com/post/blender_flexible_python/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:38:50

• [Old] "When Microsoft bought GitHub in 2018 my kneejerk reaction — like so many others — was to start looking for alternatives." ☛ https://chameth.com/migrating-from-github-to-forgejo/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:43:39

• "There are orchestras… and then there are mere string, horn, or woodwind sections." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/gitlab-19-secrets-manager/ | Source: The New Stack    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:44:09

• "I’ve been experimenting with a human-friendly way to cluster list values using reversals of sub-lists." ☛ https://cassidoo.co/post/clustering-tiles/ | Source: Cassidy Williams    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:44:47

• "One of my favourite demos is Masagin from Farbrausch & Neuro, an 8 minute real-time animation done with code with a strong 2D vibe." ☛ https://hugodaniel.com/posts/s-rausch/ | Source: Hugo Daniel    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:46:42

• Based on some interpolation and guesswork, Matt GAFAM took the money from his spouse, against the consent of the spouse, to misuse that money against the spouse of a journalist in the UK. To accomplish this he reported her for alcoholism, which seems to be projection as he was the heavy drinker. Pure evil, if true.    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:49:14

• Open Data ☛ https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/what-the-treasury-needs | Source: Michael Green    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:49:28

• "In the document – comprising around 42,300 words in its English translation" ☛ https://theconversation.com/ai-needs-to-be-disarmed-pope-leo-sees-threat-to-humanity-in-technological-arms-race-283432 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:50:10

• "The last RIPE meeting I attended was RIPE 89 in Prague, in October 2024." ☛ https://www.ncartron.org/ripe-92-in-edinburgh.html | Source: Nico Cartron    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:50:46

• "“INIT HELLO” is the Apple DOS 3.3 command for formatting a floppy disk and the concept gelled with what the organizers had in mind with this new event." ☛ https://bytecellar.com/2026/05/10/init-hello-a-new-apple-ii-conference-scope-creep-done-right/ | Source: Byte Cellar    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:51:28

• "This new Apple II conference is returning to the System Source Computer Museum north of Baltimore, Maryland, June 19–21, 2026" ☛ https://init-hello.org/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:51:48

• "Once a website is split across multiple content management systems" ☛ https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/one-website-one-cms/ | Source: Jono Alderson    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:52:34

• [Old] "Of course, some sites really do need more, but that’s the exception rather than the rule." ☛ https://chriswiegman.com/2026/02/you-probably-dont-need-a-content-management-system/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:52:50

• "Most modern software interfaces are bad. They are designed to look cool, not to be ergonomic or functional." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-151-address-bar-color.html | Source: Dedoimedo    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:55:33

• "I've recently come up with what I expect would be a quite good anti-robot, anti-crawler tactic, which I will give the snappy label and summary of "robots don't POST"." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/RobotsVsLowAttentionWebsites | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:59:37

• "Most servers do some form of output buffering. They wait for the buffer to fill (or be explicitly terminated) before they send any content." ☛ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/php-simple-way-to-send-http-headers-before-a-script-ends/ | Source: Terence Eden    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 12:59:50

• "How are you switching around so fast?" ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/05/24/Tab-Lore | Source: Tim Bray    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:07:02

• "Mailsmith is, if anything, quirkier than mu4e." ☛ https://coyotetracks.org/blog/best-worst-email/ | Source: Watts Martin    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:07:45

• "The nicer it is, the less CPU priority it gets. A process can be anywhere from -20 (the least nice, the most rude, would cut your grandma off on her way to church) to 19 (the nicest doormat you’ve ever seen)." ☛ https://www.readwriterachel.com/things-i-learned/2026/05/25/coreutils-nice.html | Source: Rachel Kaufman    

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

• "I am overwhelmed by my smartphone." ☛ https://www.ragman.net/musings/physicality/ | Source: Richard Green    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:08:39

• "I open it to check my calendar, and minutes later I emerge, having just read three emails, a text from my mother-in-law, and a Bluesky thread about the latest horror from the presidency. I never even opened the calendar app, and now, with a fresh dose of stress chemicals flooding my body, I have in fact forgotten why I even took out my phone in the first place."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:09:43

• Social control media is not a news source but a nuisance source    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:10:15

• "This project is similar to the previously developed z8086 project, which as one may guess does something similar" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/z386-an-open-source-80386-built-around-original-microcode/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:11:07

• "Note that _very_ early on, the initial software load would have been on a reel of punched paper tape, not read in from the disk." ☛ https://www.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/2026-March/033341.html | Source: The Unix Heritage Society    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:14:10

• "Here are the highlights." ☛ https://hey.paris/posts/ncp-submission/ | Source: Paris Butt   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:45:21

• [Old] "When EscapeChar has not been disabled, and EnableEscapeCommandline is enabled it's possible to use the SSH command line to enabled Port Forwarding in an already active SSH session." ☛ https://captainslog.me/memos/2024-08-23-ssh-portforwarding-after-opening-session/ |    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:45:52

• "Now you can login to your FreeBSD host or jail via SSH and download the latest .bz2 archive. Replace the example URL with the one you copied." ☛ https://www.subnetspider.com/2026/05/25/manually-upgrade-plex-on-freebsd.html | Source: Subnetspider    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:46:59

• "LibreNMS has been a faithful companion for years now." ☛ https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/05/07/monitor-your-services-with-librenms-on-freebsd/ | Source: Stefano Marinelli    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:47:26

• "Linus Torvalds released the fifth release candidate (RC5) for Linux Kernel 7.1 on 24 May 2026." ☛ https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-1-rc5-released/ | Source: OSTechNix    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:48:30

• "Torvalds ended his post with instructions." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/25/linus-torvalds-to-start-being-more-hardnosed-about-pointless-pull-requests-some-of-which-come-from-ais/5245549 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:49:37

• "For this episode of the Law Bytes podcast, I go into the hearing room for my appearance on Bill C-22." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-269-inside-the-bill-c-22-committee-hearing-for-the-case-against-governments-lawful-access-plans/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 13:50:41

• Retro fantasy slashers Witchaven and Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance get delisted in June | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/retro-fantasy-slashers-witchaven-and-witchaven-ii-blood-vengeance-get-delisted-in-june/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:05:34

• Steam Machine release closing in with an appearance on the Vulkan conformant product list | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/steam-machine-release-closing-in-with-an-appearance-on-the-vulkan-conformant-product-list/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:06:10

• HID Remapper added support for the new Steam Controller | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/hid-remapper-added-support-for-the-new-steam-controller/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/hid-remapper-added-support-for-the-new-steam-controller/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:06:34

• German disagreement over online age limits | "Tysk oenighet om åldersgränser online" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/25/tysk-oenighet-om-aldersgranser-online/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:07:21

• "Putin gives himself authority to deploy the army to protect Russian citizens abroad — Meduza" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/25/putin-gives-himself-authority-to-deploy-the-army-to-protect-russian-citizens-abroad    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:07:47

• "Curtis Sliwa announces next mayoral run, warns against trusting politicians" https://stanforddaily.com/2026/05/24/curtis-sliwa-next-mayoral-run/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:08:04

• "Massie files to fundraise for 2028 House run but he hasn’t yet decided to run for office again • Kentucky Lantern" https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/massie-files-to-fundraise-for-2028-house-run-but-he-hasnt-yet-decided-to-run-for-office-again/   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:08:26

• "Can Anything Stop Donald Trump’s Corruption? | The New Yorker" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/can-anything-stop-trumps-corruption   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:09:51

• iophk: blocked by gratuitous javascript https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/25/libreoffice-and-the-art-of-overreacting/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:10:14

• ""Close to Nothing." - Tim Chambers" https://www.timothychambers.net/2026/05/25/close-to-nothing.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:10:37

• Unreal Engine 6 revealed with a major Rocket League upgrade - the teaser concerns me | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/unreal-engine-6-revealed-with-a-major-rocket-league-upgrade-the-teaser-concerns-me/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:11:10

• Linux Mint gets file manager improvements, a new screenshot tool and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linux-mint-gets-file-manager-improvements-a-new-screenshot-tool-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:11:38

• OptiScaler Client recently added Linux support to make managing upscalers easier | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/optiscaler-client-recently-added-linux-support-to-make-managing-upscalers-easier/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:13:52

• "Iran Appears to Troll Trump by Waiving Strait of Hormuz Toll, But Warns of Other Fees | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/iran-reframes-strait-hormuz-charges-1798819    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:14:07

• "Journalist who investigated Epstein's New Mexico compound says she's been hit with directed-energy weapons - Boing Boing" https://boingboing.net/2026/05/25/journalist-who-investigated-epsteins-new-mexico-compound-says-shes-been-hit-with-directed-energy-weapons.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:14:30

• "OpenAI needs a 26x revenue increase to justify its buildout - Boing Boing" https://boingboing.net/2026/05/25/openai-needs-a-26x-revenue-increase-to-justify-its-buildout.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:14:47

• Shape the planet and evolve strange creatures in Planetary Life with Steam Deck support | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/shape-the-planet-and-evolve-strange-creatures-in-planetary-life-with-steam-deck-support/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:15:21

• Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colorado-and-california-age-verification-bills-exempt-open-source-operating-systems/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colorado-and-california-age-verification-bills-exempt-open-source-operating-systems/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:15:59

• "Teachers & professors wanted for non profit project" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/teachers-professors-wanted-for-non:4    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:16:54

• Colorado and California age verification bills exempt open source operating systems | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colorado-and-california-age-verification-bills-exempt-open-source-operating-systems/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:18:40

• "Torvalds Says AI Bug Hunters Have Made Linux Security Mailing List ‘Almost Entirely Unmanageable' - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/24/1319237   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:19:47

• "Texas Police Chief arrests woman over facebook post warning neighbors about dirty tap water"" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/texas-police-chief-arrests-woman-over:a    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:20:04

• "in Albany we had a second line manager telling the managers who to put on them" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ks6s0jy9 "let's put it another way - if you manger does not put you on a PIP when they are given the chance, he/she will be on a PIP next time. It is the India Business Machines cycle of life mantra. just ask Alvind. LOL."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:24:11

• "First I wondered, what is a "back baby?" Then I realize AI like our middle Pacific cheap hires, can't punctuate. Should have been: IBM IS BACK, BABY - But who cares. But the bot on PIP!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ks6d6xt7    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:24:53

• "Yup — a relatively cheap and effective way to move a large number of employees off IBM’s books without triggering WARN obligations or generating the kind of negative media attention that typically accompanies formal layoffs. From a strategic standpoint, it’s actually a fairly sophisticated maneuver with considerable upside for IBM."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:26:31

• "But make no mistake: regardless of how it is packaged or framed publicly, it is still fundamentally a layoff."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:26:40

• "The reason I say this, is IBM wants to reduce their pure play research costs, and their ante to the new partners is their experienced personnel, design tools, IP, and on site HW/toolsets. The only folks who may escape are the chip designers who work on the legacy enterprise team (eg Telum and Spyre AI teams). Remember it’s all about costs and IBM’s job 1 is cost reduction."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:27:27

• "Since the US stock market is open to trade today, I will do some stock trading in between and during meetings and make some more money. Now, that's upskilling for you. Can you or Arvind stop me ? Nah, I don't think so. All you can do is howl at the moon and stars after you read this, and then run to complain to your devout, church going first line." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ksaa99ek    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:28:10

• "Any tea on more RAs?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ksj449z1    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:29:24

• "Congress challenging legality of this Quantum investment https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/uss-big-bet-on-quantum-computing-may-not-be-entirely-legal/ It clearly falls outside the confines of the CHIP Act intent. Article also points out how utterly ridiculous the idea of a "quantum chip foundry" is in 2026."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 14:30:03

• iophk: He became the most hated man in politics by the end of the 1990s https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Bill-Gates-hated-in-the-90s-What-did-he-do http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/249066.stm https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/05/business/in-brussels-gates-takes-a-pie-in-the-face.html https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/602/523    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:00:48

• iophk: However, since then he has been spending hundreds of millions per year on reputation management; and, no, there is not any separation between him and Microsoft    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:01:46

• Old: "He Who Controls the Bootloader" https://birdhouse.org/beos/byte/30-bootloader/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:01:56

• ...Microsoft goes ad hominem because such distractions work, even if it is an admission that they have lost the argument: gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/26/Why_It_s_Ludicrous_to_Call_Us_Microsoft_Haters.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:02:35

• Silicon Valley Wants to Put a Chip in Your Brain - SoylentNews ⚓ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/23/1216212#1443441 ䷉ Source: Soylent News | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/23/1216212#1443441    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:03:12

• "In this list, you’ll find several lightweight editors, full-featured IDEs" ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/best-ide-editor-linux/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:28:17

• "The Varnish project has renamed itself to Vinyl Cache. We followed this rename with a new vinyl-cache package." ☛ https://archlinux.org/news/breaking-changes-for-all-users-of-varnish-which-is-renamed-to-vinyl-cache/ | Source: ArchLinux    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:29:33

• "The platform features four 2.5GbE interfaces with optional Wi-Fi 6 and 5G connectivity for networking and edge applications." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/jetway-bfnzasl2-supports-pfsense-and-openwrt-in-a-fanless-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:33:30

• "8devices indicates that the module is designed for power-efficient edge workloads across consumer, enterprise, and industrial applications" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/8devices-previews-citron-som-with-qualcomm-qcs6490-and-five-camera-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:34:05

• Michael Catanzaro: Single-Click Code Execution Exploit for Evince, Atril, and Xreader ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/05/21/single-click-code-execution-exploit-for-evince-atril-and-xreader/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:35:37

• Christian Hergert: ((lib)Re)bonjour ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2026/05/23/librebonjour/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:36:11

• Linux Mint 23 to Have New Built-in Screenshot Tool ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/linux-mint-23-to-have-new-built-in-screenshot-tool/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:36:51

• PlotJuggler – visualizing and analyzing time series data ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/plotjuggler-visualizing-analyzing-time-series-data/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:38:18

• "Red Hat has been laying the groundwork for the post-quantum transition for years" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/building-levee-why-red-hats-post-quantum-strategy-already-production | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:38:55

• "By bridging the logic between these services, you can now proactively detect when a performance recommendation contradicts a specific security policy." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/context-aware-advisor-recommendations-red-hat-lightspeed | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:39:21

• "By compromising the service accounts and version tags of popular third-party security "actions" and scanners, threat actors have successfully turned security tools into delivery vehicles for malware." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/new-reality-supply-chain-trust-why-platform-native-security-non-negotiable | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:39:43

• The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 269: Inside the Bill C-22 Committee Hearing for the Case Against Government’s Lawful Access Plans ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-269-inside-the-bill-c-22-committee-hearing-for-the-case-against-governments-lawful-access-plans/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:42:18

• How to change address bar color in Firefox 151 ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/firefox-151-address-bar-color.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:43:27

• Splitting Konsole views from Helix to run tools ☞ https://akselmo.dev/posts/splitting-konsole-views-from-helix-to-run-tools/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:44:25

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Security Advisory for Cargo (CVE-2026-5223) ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/25/cve-2026-5223/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:45:20

• Rust security anything but perfect, more things that can go wrong in Rust itself    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:46:02

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Security Advisory for Cargo (CVE-2026-5222) ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/25/cve-2026-5222/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:46:42

• After the Canvas breach, security takes centre stage for SaaS providers ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/after-the-canvas-breach-security-takes-centre-stage-for-saas-providers/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:47:53

• Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets: Netherlands Seizes 800 Servers, Arrests 2 for Aiding Cyberattacks ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/05/netherlands-seizes-800-servers-arrests-2-for-aiding-cyberattacks/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:48:59

• Dihydroxyacetone Man Wants to Tap Your Phone. Ottawa Might Let Him. ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/trump-wants-to-tap-your-phone-ottawa-might-let-him/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:50:11

• Pluralistic: No honor among (ad-tech) thieves (25 May 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/25/lying-spies/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:50:48

• Tiny Blue Octopus Unlike Any We Know of Discovered Near The Galapagos ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-blue-octopus-unlike-any-we-know-of-discovered-near-the-galapagos    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:51:32

• EU reportedly plans to fine Surveillance Giant Google over search practices ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/25/eu-reportedly-plans-fine-google-search-practices/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:52:21

• Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations (Software Freedom Conservancy) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1074286/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:53:21

• Bambu Lab Has Been Violating AGPLv3 for Years, SFC Says ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/bambu-lab-caught-violating-agplv3/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 15:53:33

• TitalcruiseOS – Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/titalcruiseos-debian-based-linux-distribution/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:04:06

• California moves to exempt GNU/Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/california-moves-to-exempt-linux-from-its-upcoming-age-verification-law-after-backlash-over-forcing-operating-systems-to-collect-users-ages-amendment-proposed-by-the-same-lawmaker-who-wrote-the-original-law    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:04:53

• Linus Torvalds loses patience with AI-generated code fixes bloating the Linux kernel ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-loses-patience-with-ai-generated-code-fixes-bloating-the-linux-kernel/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:06:41

• Qt peddling slop some more ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-qt-gui-design-skill-design-for-developers-in-agentic-workflows    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:07:15

• Legacy 2026 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/legacy    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:09:12

• Ubuntu Sway 26.04 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ubuntusway    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:09:23

• HardenedBSD 15-build-16 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/hardenedbsd    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:09:40

• AMD Pulls a Bait-and-Switch on Linux Users with Vivado Licensing Changes ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/amd-vivado-bait-and-switch-on-linux-users/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:16:17

• MobileLinux Hackday #1 in České Budějovice Outperforms Prague! ☞ https://www.suse.com/c/first-mobilelinux-hackday-in-ceske-budejovice-outperforms-prague/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:16:54

• PELADN WO4 5600H Mini PC: Benchmarking ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/peladn-wo4-5600h-mini-pc-benchmarking/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:18:04

• Khadas Mind Graphics 2 review – A powerful NVIDIA Geforce RTX 5060 Ti eGPU dock for the Mind 2 mini PC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/25/khadas-mind-graphics-2-review-a-powerful-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-egpu-dock-for-the-mind-2-mini-pc/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:18:32

• Voyager 13.5 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/voyager    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:18:49

• Vivaldi Browser 8.0 Released with New Design & Layout Presets ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/vivaldi-browser-8-0-released-layout-preset/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:19:48

• Implementation Plan for Tournaments in Mankala Engine ☞ https://sayandeep.bearblog.dev/implementation-plan-for-tournaments-in-mankala-engine/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:20:27

• This Week in GNOME: #250 Sideloading ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/05/twig-250/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:21:41

• CardputerZero – A Raspberry Pi CM0 pocket computer for makers (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/25/cardputerzero-a-raspberry-pi-cm0-pocket-computer-for-makers/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:22:33

• Using Hey Hi (AI) to write better code more slowly ☞ https://nolanlawson.com/2026/05/25/using-ai-to-write-better-code-mor   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:23:20

• Week 1 : Coding Begins ☞ https://yashbavadiya.bearblog.dev/week-1-coding-begins/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:23:55

• Rakudo Weekly 2026.21 Release #193 ☞ https://rakudoweekly.blog/2026/05/25/2026-21-release-193/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:24:37

• Penang chipmakers cheer soaring demand even as gamers feel the pain ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/your-next-laptop-may-cost-50-more-from-the-ai-fuelled-rampocalypse-and-why-penang-thrives    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:27:12

• Gunnar Wolf: How deep is your deceipt ☞ https://gwolf.org/2026/05/how-deep-is-your-deceipt.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:30:05

• Late Night Linux – Episode 387 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-387/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:31:09

• Build "Debian GNU/Linux snapshots" grub submenu on forky with timeshift on btrfs root ☞ https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2026/05/build-debian-gnulinux-snapshots-grub.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:32:04

• Pakistan train bombing kills more than 30 people, officials say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/pakistan-train-bombing-kills-more-than-30-people-official-says    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:33:13

• The Medical System Abandons Women When They Are Most Vulnerable ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/opinion/women-childbirth-postpartum-care.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:37:23

• One-and-Done Heart Disease Prevention? Scientists Show It May Be Possible. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/health/cholesterol-ldl-gene-therapy.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:37:46

• Ashwagandha: stress buster or health risk? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/ashwagandha-stress-buster-or-health-risk-aw2Ik4l90Kpv    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:38:03

• WHO puts suspected Ebola deaths at 220, warns outbreak is outpacing response efforts ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260525-who-puts-suspected-ebola-deaths-at-220-warns-outbreak-is-outpacing-rescue-efforts    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:38:29

• DR Congo: Authorities struggle to contain fast-moving Ebola outbreak ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/dr-congo-authorities-struggle-to-contain-fast-moving-ebola-outbreak    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:38:47

• Addiction counselor shortage hits Michigan hard: ‘We’re all struggling’ ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/addiction-counselor-shortage-hits-michigan-hard-were-all-struggling/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:39:02

• Human body parts found in bear’s stomach in Japan’s Yamagata confirmed as 78-year-old man ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/human-body-parts-found-in-bears-stomach-in-japans-yamagata-prefecture-confirmed-as-78-year-old-man    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:51:56

• North Korea fires unidentified projectile, South Korea military says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-south-korea-military-says    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:52:23

• Tourists’ ‘travel hack’ to get free hot water in South Korean airport nursing rooms sparks backlash ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tourists-travel-hack-to-get-free-hot-water-in-south-korean-airport-nursing-rooms-sparks-backlash    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:53:21

• Starbucks Korea executives apologise as ‘Tank Day’ campaign boycott hits revenue ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/starbucks-korea-executives-apologise-as-boycott-hits-revenue    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:53:57

• Faking 'productivity' with plagiarism tools https://me.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/ai-and-emerging-tech/microsoft-cancels-claude-code-licences-after-engineers-use-it-too-much-49918    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 16:56:21

• Malaysia govt to keep medical supply prices stable amid global uncertainties, says PM Anwar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-govt-to-keep-medical-supply-prices-stable-amid-global-uncertainties-says-pm-anwar    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:32:26

• Fisherman hospitalised after crocodile attack near Malaysia’s Port Dickson ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/fisherman-hospitalised-after-crocodile-attack-near-malaysias-port-dickson    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:32:48

• Drenched, injured monkey’s highway rescue in Malaysia goes viral ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/drenched-injured-monkeys-highway-rescue-in-malaysia-goes-viral    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:33:18

• Introducing the LPAE Split ☞ https://jxself.org/nonlpae.shtml    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:34:01

• Red Hat boosting slop, as that's all it seem to do these days ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/25/mcp-servers-vs-skills-choosing-right-context-your-ai    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:35:20

• Mozilla Data YouTube Channel: Data Club: Jeff Silverman - Data Science & Astronomy: AAS 243 & ATDS 6 ☞ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlRaTHhctrA    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:35:56

• Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1074280/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:38:56

• Top court annuls rules allowing police to seize digital devices and copy data ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/top-court-annuls-rules-allowing-police-to-seize-digital-devices-and-copy-data-319925    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:50:03

• whois Command in Linux: Query Domain Registration Info ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/whois-command-in-linux/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 17:52:15

• "IBM seems much more focused on talent disposition than talent acquisition, so it makes sense they're being eliminated." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ksg7q9ke    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:25:10

• "What happens to all to IBMers moving to Alderon?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ksj4adk3#replies "All those that move to Alderon will eventually be lost when the Empire uses the Death Star to destroy it... I read it somewhere...in a galaxy far far away..."    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:28:13

• Laravel-Lang Packages Poisoned for Malware Delivery ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/laravel-lang-packages-poisoned-for-malware-delivery/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:31:04

• Israel pounds Lebanon with fresh air strikes, vows to 'crush' Hezbollah ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260525-israel-steps-up-lebanon-strikes-as-netanyahu-escalates-offensive    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:31:58

• U.S. Carries Out Renewed Strikes in Southern Iran ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/middleeast/us-iran-strikes.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:32:22

• US Says It Carried Out ‘Self-Defense’ Strikes in Southern Iran Amid Fragile Cease-Fire ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:32:35

• Middle East live: US carries out 'self-defence' strikes on Iran ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260526-middle-east-live-us-carries-out-self-defense-strikes-on-iran    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:32:59

• As Delegations Gather in Qatar For Talks, U.S. Strikes Iran’s Gulf Coast ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/25/world/iran-war-trump    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:33:17

• Middle East live: US targets Iranian missile sites and boats in new strikes ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260526-middle-east-live-us-carries-out-self-defense-strikes-on-iran    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:33:41

• US Says It Carried Out 'Self-Defense' Strikes in Southern Iran Amid Fragile Cease-Fire ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:33:54

• Gov. Sherrill Demands Access to ICE Facility as Hunger Strike Widens ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/nyregion/sherrill-ice-delaney-hunger-strike.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:34:08

• Slop promotion at Red Hat ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/25/route-external-and-local-llms-models-as-a-service    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:35:10

• Understanding traceroute by re-implementing it in Rust ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/25/understanding-traceroute-by-re-implementing-it-in-rust/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:36:24

• RADIUS isn’t going away, so let’s fix it properly ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/26/radius-isnt-going-away-so-lets-fix-   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:36:48

• 'Posing for cameras': Israel mocks flotilla activists online as torture, rape allegations mount ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/posing-for-cameras-israel-mocks-flotilla-activists-online-as-torture-rape-allegations-mount    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:37:13

• A scorching Asian summer will add to risk of surging gas prices ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/a-scorching-asian-summer-will-add-to-risk-of-surging-gas-prices    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:38:45

• China prepares for future Moon mission with new crew launch ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/china-prepares-for-future-moon-mission-with-new-crew-launch    

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

• Nightly Sleep Apnea Pill Fast-Tracked For Approval After Latest Trial Success ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/nightly-sleep-apnea-pill-fast-tracked-for-approval-after-latest-trial-success    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:40:32

• Surprising Number of People Linked to Early US Colonists, DNA Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/surprising-number-of-people-linked-to-early-us-colonists-dna-study-finds    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 18:40:50

• One Dietary Supplement Was Found to Lower Aggression by Up to 28% ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/one-dietary-supplement-was-found-to-lower-aggression-by-up-to-28    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:10:08

• A Common Arthritis Drug Appears to Work When Antidepressants Don't ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-arthritis-drug-appears-to-work-when-antidepressants-dont    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:10:21

• Starbucks furore in South Korea hijacks election finale with fight over hate speech ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/starbucks-furor-in-south-korea-hijacks-election-finale-with-fight-over-hate-speech    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:11:14

• Pope Leo Warns of Risks From Hey Hi (AI) in 42,300-Word Encyclical ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/europe/pope-leo-encyclical.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:11:42

• [Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub] TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Activity Through 2026-05-24, (Mon, May 25th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33014    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:12:40

• How To Install 7-Zip on Fedora 44 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-7-zip-fedora-44/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:13:38

• How To Install Postfix on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-postfix-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:14:07

• How To Install OpenClaw on Fedora 44 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-openclaw-fedora-44/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:29:03

• How To Install PostfixAdmin on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-postfixadmin-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:29:18

• Sony Music Moves to Dramatically Expand Its Udio Lawsuit, Says 30,000+ Allegedly Infringed Recordings Represent ‘Only a Fraction’ of the Hey Hi (AI) Platform’s ‘Illegal Activity’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/25/sony-music-udio-lawsuit-expansion/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:30:43

• Windows TCO☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33012    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:31:28

• Possible ACR Stealer From Page Impersonating Claude, (Tue, May 26th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33018    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:32:10

• Signing session at Torino Comics, Italy (May 30th to 31th) ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1146/signing-session-at-torino-comics-italy-may-30th-to-31th    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:37:39

• Leaders eye on Belarus for signs it might offer Russia help in Ukraine ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0525/ukraine-kyiv-oreshnik-missile-attack-russia-belarus-macron    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:39:27

• Taiwan drone exports soar amid Ukraine war ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-drone-exports-soar-on-ukr   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:39:42

• The Ukrainian Stunt Pilot Hunting Russian Drones ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/01/the-stunt-pilot-hunting-russian-drones    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:40:09

• Amid Mounting Tensions Between Kyiv And Minsk, Belarus Opposition Leader Tsikhanouskaya Visits Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-belarus-russia-war-tsikhanouskaya-opposition-leader/33764278.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:40:28

• Russia redirecting Ukrainian drones toward Baltic states – media ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2939309/russia-redirecting-ukrainian-drones-toward-baltic-states-media    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:41:01

• US asks Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine to allow Belarusian fertiliser exports ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2939366/us-asks-lithuania-poland-ukraine-to-allow-belarusian-fertiliser-exports    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:41:17

• Russia deploys hypersonic missile in latest major strikes on Ukraine ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/russia-deploys-hypersonic-missile-in-latest-major-strikes-on-ukraine    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:41:34

• Russia threatens fresh Kyiv strikes, warns foreigners to leave ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260525-russia-threatens-fresh-kyiv-strikes-warns-foreigners-to-leave    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:41:51

• Monitor live traffic from V2X signals with V2X2MAP open-source Android app and an ESP32-C5 development board ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/25/monitor-live-traffic-from-v2x-signals-with-v2x2map-open-source-android-app-and-an-esp32-c5-development-board/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:42:28

• Over 5,500 Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Repositories Infected in ‘Megalodon’ Supply Chain Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/over-5500-github-repositories-infected-in-megalodon-supply-chain-attack/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:43:38

• Hong Kong slams wanted activist’s ‘unfounded’ allegations about top gov’t prosecutor ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/26/hong-kong-slams-wanted-activists-unfounded-allegations-about-top-govt-prosecutor/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:44:19

• Ghost CMS Vulnerability Exploited to Hack Over 700 Websites ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ghost-cms-vulnerability-exploited-to-hack-over-700-websites/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:45:04

• UN Chief denounces returns of Afghan asylum seekers and refugees as violation of international law ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/un-chief-denounces-returns-of-afghan-asylum-seekers-and-refugees-as-violation-of-international-law/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:50:58

• EXPLAINED: Why Taiwan wants U.S. weapons and why Washington supplies them ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/05/26/usa-taiwan-weapons-sales-china/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:51:16

• DocketWise Data Breach Impacts 143,000 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/docketwise-data-breach-impacts-143000/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:51:58

• 266,000 Affected by Data Breach at Radiology Associates of Richmond ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/266000-affected-by-data-breach-at-radiology-associates-of-richmond/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:52:23

• Oncology Institute Discloses Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/oncology-institute-discloses-third-party-data-breach/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:52:47

• Federal charges brought in Minnesota for alleged involvement in defrauding social service programs ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/federal-charges-brought-against-defendants-in-minnesota-for-alleged-involvement-in-defrauding-social-service-programs/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:53:48

• Artificial Intelligence Floods Court Dockets with Home-Brewed Lawsuits ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/politics/artificial-intelliegence-courts.html 

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:58:01

• Two Men Arrested for Creating Hey Hi (AI) Deepfake Porn ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/two-men-arrested-ai-deepfake-porn    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:58:38

• Paul Schrader Says His Hey Hi (AI) Girlfriend Dumped Him ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/paul-schrader-says-his-ai-girlfriend-dumped-him    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:58:59

• People Are Loading Their Writing With Typos to Prove They’re Not Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/typos-ai-humans-authentic    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:59:20

• Record Label Claims That Bizarre AI-Generated “Viking Rappers” Garnering Millions of Views are Real People ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-generated-viking-rap    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 19:59:46

• Graduating Students Cheer as Steve Wozniak Tell Them Human Intelligence Still Matters ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/students-cheer-steve-wozniak-intelligence    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:00:17

• Pope Leo warns Hey Hi (AI) must be “disarmed” in landmark encyclical ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/pope-leo-warns-ai-must-be-disarmed-in-landmark-encyclical   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:01:01

• Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles artificial intelligence ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/pope-leo-s-first-encyclical-tackles-artificial-intelligence   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:01:37

• Lithuania investigates massive data breach, suspects foreign intelligence operation ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2939056/lithuania-investigates-massive-data-breach-suspects-foreign-intelligence-operation   

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:02:05

• Pope Leo Has Released an Encyclical About Hey Hi (AI) Why Is That Important? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world/europe/pope-leo-encyclical-ai.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:02:55

• As Hey Hi (AI) Fever Rises in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo Has a Few Words ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/technology/pope-ai-silicon-valley.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:03:11

• Second 'Drone Summit' taking place in Latvia this week ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/25.05.2026-second-drone-summit-taking-place-in-latvia-this-week.a648560/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:03:50

• Local Infrastructure, Lower Costs: How Peering Is Moving the Needle on Internet Affordability ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/05/local-infrastructure-lower-costs-how-peering-is-moving-the-needle-on-internet-affordability/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:04:10

• A Common Vitamin Helps Cancer Defend Itself – But Could Also Let Us Fight It ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-vitamin-helps-cancer-defend-itself-but-could-also-let-us-fight-it    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:04:33

• These Kinds of Activities Could Help You Age Better – And They're Not Exercise ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/these-kinds-of-activities-could-help-you-age-better-and-theyre-not-exercise    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:04:53

• Watch: Immune Cells Caught on Video Eating Live Skin Cancer Cells ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-immune-cells-caught-on-video-eating-live-skin-cancer-cells    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:05:13

• A Common Diabetes Drug Is Linked With 'Exceptional Longevity' in Women ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-diabetes-drug-is-linked-with-exceptional-longevity-in-women    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:05:29

• Ming Dynasty Surgeons Used Poison as an Anesthetic, Ancient Tools Reveal ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ming-dynasty-surgeons-used-poison-as-an-anesthetic-ancient-tools-reveal    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:06:13

• SJVN retitles old FUD https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/23/ai-eyes-scanning-for-bugs-create-a-worrisome-linux-security-trend/5244742    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:11:34

• "This week, we got new distro releases, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2, Tails 7.8, Nitrux 6.1, DietPi 10.4, and Ubuntu Core 26, as well as several new software releases" https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-may-24th-2026    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:12:08

• "6 red flags that tell you to avoid a Linux distro before you install it" https://www.makeuseof.com/red-flags-tell-you-avoid-linux-distro-before-you-install-it/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:12:50

• Slop as a Time-Wasting Nuisance to Linux Development https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/25/linus-torvalds-to-start-being-more-hardnosed-about-pointless-pull-requests-some-of-which-come-from-ais/5245549    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:13:29

• Torvalds awakens too late    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:13:47

• "This release improves the command-line input widget in the MKVToolNix GUI to once again receive focus after using the pop-up menu for adding a variable." https://9to5linux.com/mkvtoolnix-99-0-mkv-manipulation-tool-improves-the-mkvtoolnix-gui-mkvmerge    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:14:45

• "Linux Mint developers are building a new screenshot utility for the Cinnamon desktop, ahead of its next major release." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/linux-mint-new-cinnamon-screenshot-tool    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:15:05

• RPCS3 PS3 emulator test on Linux-hacked PS5 shows why Sony ports so few games https://www.notebookcheck.net/RPCS3-PS3-emulator-test-on-Linux-hacked-PS5-shows-why-Sony-ports-so-few-games.1305017.0.html    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:15:46

• PlayStation 5 tested as a PS3 emulation console with RPCS3 https://videocardz.com/newz/digital-foundry-turns-ps5-into-ps3-emulation-console-through-linux-and-rpcs3    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:16:06

• Eew... "Built with C# and Avalonia UI." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/optiscaler-client-recently-added-linux-support-to-make-managing-upscalers-easier/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:17:27

• "Big tech companies have a habit of offering something for free, watching the user base grow, and then quietly walking it back once people are too invested to leave easily. A bait-and-switch, so to speak." https://itsfoss.com/news/amd-vivado-bait-and-switch-on-linux-users/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:19:46

• "This release features a much-improved installer that now includes a brand-new text mode, allowing you to install MX Linux in a terminal emulator." https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-25-2-infinity-released-with-linux-kernel-7-0-based-on-debian-13-5    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:20:07

• "In the latest update blog post Mint's founder Clément Lefèbvre detail some of the major changes coming, and they really do sound like some nice improvements." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/linux-mint-gets-file-manager-improvements-a-new-screenshot-tool-and-more/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:20:27

• Linux 7.2 is cutting support for a 35-year-old card's driver because people aren't using it anymore https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-is-cutting-support-for-a-35-year-old-tech-because-people-probably-arent-using-it-anymore/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:21:02

• PS3 Emulation Tested on PS5 under Linux with RPCS3 – Does it work? https://overclock3d.net/news/software/ps3-emulation-tested-on-ps5-under-linux-with-rpcs3-does-it-work/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:21:53

• "If I get back on the GTD wagon there’s a lesson I want to take with me and really hammer home." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/gtd-overwhelm    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:46:16

• "While I looked with interest at the release of Magnifica Humanitas, I found it an awfully mild document for my taste. However, Anthropic's response - written by co-founder Chris Olah - is worth a closer look." gemini://arcanesciences.com/gemlog/26-05-26/    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:47:33

• "We live in a deeply cynical and misanthropic age. Social media has created a culture of "terminally online" individuals who've lost touch with their fellow human beings. From "Happy Slapping" and online bullying, to trolling and rage baiting, we've raised a damaged generation." gemini://dazlab.uk/log/2026/2026-01.gmip;  

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:48:19

• "Last year I started a compost pile in our backyard. The reason was twofold: I wanted to create nutrient-rich soil for our garden, and I no longer wanted to buy yard bags to haul away the grass clippings from our lawn." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202605/20260526-a-year-of-composting.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:49:09

• "I'll try not to spoil too much of it but I will be spoiling one ending, which if you've played the game before, you may or may not recognize as the ending with the light show and fire escape." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/the-light-show.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:49:58

• "The issue was that X11 (fucking solid, why fix things that aren't broken?!?) was deprecated and removed from the Fedora Budgie Spin in version 44." gemini://enemy.org/mrfusion/rants/2026-05-26.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:51:01

• "ok... i counted all the inks. quite a few of them are my partner's, mostly the blues (but they're not using them, either). still, we have them and if i can i'll try to use them up." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/inkstash    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:52:46

• "The song also says "Now you can lift an elephant" which sounds foolish, but maybe in the same circumstances where you could jump into space, you could also lift an elephant?" gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-05-26_Jumping_into_space_again.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:53:55

• "Stack wrote about how annoying and potentially problematic crawlers can be. There's a discussion going on BBS, but I don't have an account there, so I'm just jotting down my thoughts here instead." gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-05-26.gmi    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 20:54:34

• SRA is a colossal failure https://www.law360.com/articles/2481590/sra-starts-search-for-new-chair-as-bradley-steps-down    

posted Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 21:03:57

• aine-war field-Addison &nb