Roy Schestowitz

• "One evening, fueled by red wine, I made the decision to buy nicer speakers. I don't remember, really, what the decisionmaking process was here - was I unsatisfied, or was I just wondering ... could things be better?" gemini://ieve.me/squall/21.gmi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 04:46:02

• "In Religion, the Board Game, you play as one of five Religions competing to amass the most Worshippers before the doomsday clock runs out." gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/religion-the-board-game-second-edition    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 04:47:09

• "At this time last year, I was scrambling so hard to get everything done that I straight up closed the library for the last week and a half of school. This year, I'm better at my job. Better enough that instead of closing the library, I'm mostly sitting here being bored in it." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-05-28    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 04:48:41

• search history gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/search_history    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 04:49:26

• "People grow up in specific historical moments that colour the way their caregivers approach raising a child—that affect the kinds of experiences they're given. I grew up in the historic moment of participation trophies. I may have also grown up in a historic moment of "leadership."" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/leadership.gmi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 04:50:24

• "I am not a very handy guy. I like technology, but I've never really been good at doing and fixing things physically. I've built desktop computers since I was in primary school, but I was always more of a software person. A user. I've never held a soldering iron and I'm near useless with a hammer." gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-05-28.gmi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 04:52:22

• Tanana River Updates gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260528-0.gmi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 04:53:18

• "I recently finished reading _*It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over*_ by Anne De Marcken. The narrator is a Zombie who, early in the story, picks up a dead crow and carries it in her chest. She asks it questions sometimes. It answers in bursts of 3 or 4 words" gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2026-05-28-crow.gmi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 04:54:31

• "But Facebook and other social media get to play lock-in on the easiest setting. Because we lock ourselves into social media." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/the-internet-has-become-too-american-to-trust/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:19:22

• "The Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) undertakes a vitally important role in today’s Internet" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/28/centrality-in-the-internets-names/ | Source: APNIC    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:21:38

• "After years as a usability consultant helping my clients make their products easier to use, I knew that what I did was valuable." ☛ https://sensible.com/dont-make-me-think/ |    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:39:26

• "In 2025, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) celebrated its 25th anniversary as the central hub for reporting cyber-enabled crime." ☛ https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf | Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:51:15

• "The FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report shows cyber-enabled crimes defrauded Americans of nearly $21 billion, with cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence-related complaints among the costliest." ☛ https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/cryptocurrency-and-ai-scams-bilk-americans-of-billions |    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:51:31

• "It’s rare that you encounter a serious inside account of the fate of an online news business" ☛ https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/seven-valuable-lessons-as-an-online | Source: Richard J Tofel    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:52:16

• "Moscow’s Lefortovsky Court partially ruled in Mizulina’s favor in May 2025 — in a suit she had filed over an interview Lebedev gave to journalist Yury Dud." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/27/russian-blogger-hit-with-300-000-ruble-fine-for-slamming-pro-censorship-group-as-shit-on-a-stick | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:52:52

• "She also suggested she may have lost her job because she pushed back on directives from CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss and her team." ☛ https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/cecilia-vega-ousted-60-minutes-fears-future-cbs-news-1236761708/ | Source: Variety    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:56:30

• "As such, ABC says, the order violates the First Amendment." ☛ https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/abc-broadcast-renewal-application-fcc-under-protest-unlawful-arbitrary-unconstitutional-1236761525/ | Source: Variety    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:57:50

• "You can understand the First Amendment in legal terms, justifying each nibble at the delicious constitutional cookie of justice. Lawmakers might try to justify their votes under such a framework." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/28/kansas-opinion-writers-penned-a-free-speech-legacy-lawmakers-have-trashed-their-priceless-example/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:58:09

• "Rashidi is the director of the Miaan Group, a US-based organization that advocates for human rights, digital freedom" ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/iran-turns-internet-back-on-but-old-restrictions-remain/a-77331981 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 07:59:10

• "long-standing pattern of behavior," ☛ https://news.err.ee/1610038009/fm-russia-makes-false-claims-about-baltics-to-distract-from-war-crimes | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhääling    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:03:24

• "Ksenia Fedorova, the former editor-in-chief of RT France, has joined the French right-wing conservative channel CNews" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/27/former-rt-france-editor-in-chief-joins-french-right-wing-channel-cnews-there-she-repeats-russian-propaganda-talking-points | Source: Meduza    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:03:38

• "The interview has been edited for length and clarity." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/cory-doctorow-on-why-the-internet-feels-so-broken/ | Source: The Walrus    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:05:38

• "In this article, we’ll look at these trends and decompose them into cohort and period effects." ☛ https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2026/05/28/sexual-morality/ | Source: Allen Downey    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:05:55

• "You need to sell Point C: the concrete, vivid destination you will take yourself, your team, and your company to over the next twelve to twenty-four months." ☛ https://werd.io/to-reach-your-big-goal-you-need-to-sell-where-youre-heading-next/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:06:11

• "I got interested after finding an 1847 plat map that included my parents' farm, the one I grew up on." ☛ https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-05-28 | Source: Dr Molly Tov    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:06:35

• "Power should not pool at the top, not mainly because the people up there might abuse it (although the Pope certainly warns about that as well)" ☛ https://connectedplaces.online/reports/fr164-the-pope-on-defederation/ |    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:06:53

• "The Vatican has addressed technological questions before." ☛ https://theconversation.com/the-story-of-pope-leos-landmark-text-on-ai-technology-by-a-member-of-its-launch-panel-283993 | Source: The Conversation    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:07:21

• "Armed with a Canon camera and 2x macro probe lens, Terreros-Martin was able to partially submerge the lens into the water to capure the embyro with extreme close-up detail." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/4-years-after-building-a-pool-in-his-garden-photographer-captures-award-winning-image-of-frog-embryo-inside-an-egg-using-special-probe-lens | Source: Digital Camera World    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:08:05

• "But part of the problem lies with Europe's existing electricity grid." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/europes-energy-problem-isnt-green-power-its-storage/a-77302218 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:08:36

• "Ok, so you have something with a battery, and you want it to run for a long time." ☛ https://maurycyz.com/misc/battery/ | Source: Maury    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:08:52

• "Not long ago I shared this image of a bypassed section of US 41 near Schneider, Indiana. I pointed out the concrete “wings” on both edges of the former highway." ☛ https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/05/28/concrete-wings-on-old-indiana-highways/ | Source: Jim Grey    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:09:09

• "Normally a jet ski wouldn’t be the ideal platform for a multi-day on-boat adventure because of their size" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/camping-on-unconventional-watercraft/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:09:27

• "Under MiCA, [cryptocurrency] companies have to apply for licences from regulators in individual EU countries, which they can use ‌as a "passport" to operate throughout the 27-nation bloc." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/crypto-companies-without-eu-licences-face-prosecution-french-regulator-warns/articleshow/131372244.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:09:44

• "The technology behind these vessels impressed even the Vikings’ enemies. Longships were light, flexible, and fast, able to cross open seas while also navigating shallow rivers." ☛ https://www.medievalists.net/2026/05/the-viking-sea/ | Source: Medievalists.net    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:10:21

• "Parking remains one of the biggest challenges, according to Traficom, with cities increasingly introducing designated parking zones and stricter permit conditions." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20228536 | Source: Yle    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:12:13

• "Engineers warn Earth’s orbit is becoming dangerously crowded with debris moving at 28,000 km/h." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/space/growing-space-debris-crisis-earth-orbit | Source: Interesting Engineering    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:12:58

• "Nowhere is the threat of global jihadism more severe today than in Africa, the organisation said in a new report." ☛ https://defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/jihadist-groups-pose-a-growing-and-expanding-threat-in-africa/ | Source: Defence Web    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:16:46

• "War is never only a military question. The military question goes far beyond the logistics of warfare, or even geopolitics." ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/05/28/war-and-civil-society-what-can-europe-learn-from-ukraine/ | Source: New Eastern Europe    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:17:13

• "The transfer of older model C/D jets enables a stopgap solution for Ukraine's air ​defence in the meantime." ☛ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ukraines-zelenskiy-visits-sweden-aviation-news-2026-05-28/ | Source: Reuters    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:17:39

• "Designed for operations against the Soviet and later Russian Federation by Sweden’s air forces, the Saab JAS 39 Gripen is designed to operate from short runways" ☛ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77044 |    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:18:09

• "the Letter of Intent" ☛ https://www.government.se/press-releases/2026/05/sweden-to-sell-gripen-ef-fighter-aircraft-to-ukraine/ | Source: Sweden    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:18:48

• "The couple is not alone. Housing costs are skyrocketing in Guam due to military buildup and a surge in military personnel in the U.S. territory." ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/pacific/2026/05/28/guam-housing-military-navy-buildup/ | Source: RFA    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:19:14

• "An Austrian court on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old who admitted planning a foiled Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 to 15 years in prison" ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/austrian-man-jailed-15-years-for-plotting-attack-on-taylor-swift-concert-11561639#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:20:27

• "A 21-year-old man was convicted on Thursday by an Austrian jury of planning an attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna two years ago." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/europe/taylor-swift-concert-vienna-guilty.html | Source: New York Times    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:20:57

• "The executive order directs the postmaster general, who leads the Postal Service" ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2026/05/28/repub/trump-order-limiting-voting-by-mail-will-stand-for-now-federal-judge-rules/ | Source: Kansas Reflector    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:22:07

• "During an experiment at Fort Rucker, Alabama, defense industry partners successfully attached a three-shot weapon system on a Tactical Resupply Vehicle, or TRV 150 drone" ☛ https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/05/28/army-turns-resupply-drone-into-rocket-launcher-in-new-test/ | Source: Sightline Media Group    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:22:20

• "A police statement Wednesday said one of the suspects was caught Tuesday behind the wheel of a car stuffed with 12 migrants" ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1305030/migrant-smugglers-caught-driving-horrendously-overloaded-cars/ | Source: Greece    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:22:34

• "The Insider, a Russia-focused, independent media outlet based in Latvia" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-taliban-afghanistan-military-agreement-shoigu-yaqub/33767652.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:22:48

• "Once you stipulate to the problem of wrench attacks and rubber-hose cryptanalysis" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/28/we-live-in-a-society/#rubber-hose-cryptanalysis | Source: CoryDoctorow    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:26:34

• "Two posts on Bill C-22 in a single day are not my typical approach, but the volume of misinformation coming from the government about the lawful access bill has made it hard to keep up." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/more-misinformation-on-bill-c-22-as-the-government-struggles-to-defend-its-lawful-access-plan/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:28:10

• "The stolen data varies by individual but includes names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, driver's license numbers and passport numbers, according to the company." ☛ https://therecord.media/cruise-giant-carnival-confirms-data-breach-affecting-6-million | Source: The Record    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:28:29

• "received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel in theater." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/enemies-are-exploiting-unregulated-data-broker-location-data-to-target-and-kill-u-s-troops/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:29:37

• "We all want young people to be safe online, but we don’t need to trade everyone's digital rights to achieve it." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/age-verification-privacy-nightmare | Source: EFF    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:30:05

• "German researchers have developed a special hacking method called 'BFID' for this" ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/wifi-router-tracking-without-smartphone-bhaskar-knowledge-germany-138050400.html | Source: Bhaskar English    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:30:27

• Windows TCO ☛ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2942359/hostile-states-behind-massive-data-breach-lithuanian-president-says | Source: LRT    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:31:08

• "A smart, accessible, nuanced piece from Saskia Welch about marketing the open social web, which translates easily to being a piece about marketing any transformative technology." ☛ https://werd.io/the-fediverse-is-not-a-product-its-time-to-get-real-about-marketing/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:31:40

• "The Agence France-Presse reporting on the U.S. president’s social-media-and-cryptocurrency-and-maybe-nuclear-fusion operation: [...]" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/pro-hate-speech-social-networks/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:34:29

• "What makes this especially interesting locally is that many of us grew up thinking social media should cost almost nothing." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/05/meta-one-paid-whatsapp-facebook-instagram/ | Source: Zimbabwe    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:34:55

• "AI took the last of the wind out of my Open Source sails. I wish you all the best!" ☛ https://openpath.quest/2026/i-am-retiring-from-tech-to-live-offline/ | Source: Chad Whitacre    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:35:44

• "What if AI is more expensive than junior developers? Everything stays the same, but AI companies go bankrupt and the AI bubble bursts much earlier than expected." ☛ https://wiki.alcidesfonseca.com/blog/llm-april-inflection-point/ | Source: Alcides Fonseca    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:38:51

• "The customers who will eventually pay for all of it are the ones who should be asking whether any of this is true." ☛ https://www.cringely.com/2026/05/28/the-permission-slip/ | Source: I Cringely    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:39:31

• [Old] "But if those environments go away, those programming skills become a lot less useful." ☛ https://doctorow.medium.com/what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai-d02040b5573a | Source: Cory Doctorow    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:40:50

• "Additionally, I would also recommend limiting LLM usage during Zig Days." ☛ https://kristoff.it/blog/llms-at-zig-days/ | Source: Loris Cro    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:41:30

• "It’s not surprising." ☛ https://vickiboykis.com/2026/05/28/we-should-be-more-tired-than-the-model/ | Source: Vicki Boykis    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:41:45

• "Second, Linux is a second-class citizen for WPS Office, which focuses on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS." ☛ https://ludditus.com/2026/05/28/an-attempt-at-a-quick-look-at-wps-office/ | Source: Homo Ludditus    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:42:34

• "passkeys are not the same thing as complete account security." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/passkeys-are-better-than-passwords-but-they-are-not-a-silver-bullet/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:58:54

• "The ACA, which went into full effect in 2014" ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/unlocked-repost-curing-us-health-0b3 | Source: Paul Krugman    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 08:59:19

• "Last week a LinkedIn Influencer wrote about how math has nothing to do with programming" ☛ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/knowing-about-things-is-cheaper-than-knowing/ | Source: Buttondown LLC    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:03:04

• "The main theme of the conference is, FAIR DO’s: Centering People in the Stewardship and Curation of Digital Objects." ☛ https://www.cni.org/news/2027-international-digital-curation-conference | Source: Coalition for Networked Information    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:03:20

• "Homicides across 35 major American cities fell 21% in 2025, amounting to 922 fewer people killed. Robberies dropped 23%. Gun assaults declined 22%. Carjackings plummeted 43%." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/violent-crime-in-the-us-is-at-record-lows-but-the-doj-is-eliminating-the-funding-that-helped-reduce-crime/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:04:12

• "Superintendent Levi Bachmeier" ☛ https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/05/28/public-asked-to-weigh-in-on-technology-use-in-north-dakota-schools/ | Source: North Dakota Monitor    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:17:26

• IBM lies in the media. Someone racist remark: "The Indian clown at the top of ibm uses the number $5 billion for so many initiatives. It is a smoke screen scam by the slimy Indian blood su-king parasite." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ksr3548x    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:29:34

• [Someone's/Somewhat]    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:29:55

• "Tianwen-2 transmits X-band telemetry at 8428.19 MHz." ☛ https://destevez.net/2026/05/decoding-tianwen-2/ | Source: Daniel Estévez    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:39:11

• "Yesterday I posted about my decoding of some recordings of the X-band telemetry of Tianwen-2 done by the Dwingeloo radio telescope. Today I have some small updates." ☛ https://destevez.net/2026/05/an-update-about-tianwen-2-telemetry/ | Source: Daniel Estévez    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:39:24

• "The trigonometric Fourier series is a beautiful mathematical theory that shows how to decompose a periodic function into an infinite sum of sinusoids." ☛ https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/notes-on-fourier-series/ | Source: Eli Bendersky    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:39:36

• "I’m calling this system colic as a negative term for an undesirable state of affairs." ☛ https://chrisdone.com/posts/system-colic/ | Source: Chris Done    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 09:40:46

• "I painted this huge 3899×5476px format in Krita on Wayland and kept the brushstrokes visible." ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1148/dryad-a-poster-illustration-for-the-geek-faeries-festival | Source: David Revoy    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:13:36

• "Whether MyPillow was actually breached is, at the time of writing, unconfirmed. The company denies it has been hit, and the Play ransomware gang claims otherwise." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/mypillow-ransomware-leak-site-denies-breach | Source: Bitdefender    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:14:00

• "the number of nines after the decimal point" ☛ https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/05/28/nines/ | Source: Rachel    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 10:14:17

• "The OpenPGP Email Summit is an annual meeting for those who work on encrypted email and related topics." ☛ https://lwn.net/Articles/1072870/ | Source: LWN    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:45:05

• "So what happened is that I converted a big pile of (highly untyped) Python 2 to Python 3 recently, and then I wanted to experiment with typing-heavy Python LSP servers in GNU Emacs" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/TypeHintsDifferentCode | Source: University of Toronto    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:46:56

• "The problem : testing multithreaded code is hard because the OS scheduler decides which thread runs when, making race conditions nearly impossible to reproduce in a test suite." ☛ https://bernat.tech/posts/blanket-deterministic-threading/ | Source: Bernát Gábor    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:47:20

• "Server-Sent Events (SSE) offer a straightforward way to push real-time updates from a server to a client." ☛ https://nflatrea.bearblog.dev/real-time-notifications-with-flask-and-sse/ | Source: Noë Flatreaud    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:47:42

• "On common 64-bit targets, if struct Big is large enough to be returned indirectly, the caller allocates storage for the result and passes a pointer to that storage into the callee." ☛ https://lospino.so/blog/abi-series/the-function-signature-is-a-lie/ | Source: Josh Lospinoso    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12:09:32

• "The described technique uses the CPS transformation and Haskell layout parsing rules." ☛ https://chshersh.com/blog/2022-06-30-cps.html | Source: Dmitrii Kovanikov    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12:09:44

• "The Developer Summit ran for two days, 10 AM to 5 PM each day. Most sessions were short presentations covering topics like FreeBSD on WSL 2 and Ansible on FreeBSD." ☛ https://minsoo.io/p/asiabsdcon-2026-recap | Source: Minsoo Choo    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12:18:14

• "Getting curl developers and related enthusiasts into a single room to hang out in the real world for a whole weekend once a year is awesome." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/05/28/curl-up-2026-summary/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12:18:28

• "If you like to play with the coherent beams, head on over to Hackaday.io and detail your project — and don’t forget to enter it into the contest via the pulldown menu on the left side." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/the-frikkin-lasers-contest-starts-now/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12:18:44

• "Sorry for the dad joke, Clyde cool down is not about keeping you fresh but rather about not installing hot new rogue package releases." ☛ https://agateau.com/2026/clyde-0-10-0/ | Source: Aurélien Gâteau    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12:24:52

• "The dense rows are the system package managers, and packaging arbitrary binaries is what they’re for. The AUR carries 40 of the 42, with nixpkgs, Homebrew, the DNF repos and Debian not far behind." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/05/28/package-managers-that-package-package-managers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12:25:10

• "“Change mode” isn’t a very descriptive way to explain what chmod does. In short, it determines who is allowed to access files, and what those people can do with them." ☛ https://www.readwriterachel.com/things-i-learned/2026/05/27/coreutils-chmod.html | Source: Rachel Kaufman    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 12:27:53

• "The US military has long known that cheap fixes could stop location data from exposing its troops." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-pentagon-knew-enemies-could-track-troops-phones-for-years-now-they-are/ | Source: Wired    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:23:27

• "o it’s a dated Chinese phone, slathered with Trump’s name, gold paint, and an incorrect depiction of the U.S. flag — that’s a year late, not particularly secure, and pre-loaded with propaganda (Truth Social)." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/trump-mobile-has-struggled-to-ship-any-phones-but-has-already-leaked-subscriber-data/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:23:46

• "Really, anything (or anyone) can be an antenna, given enough power." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/tuning-in-fm-radio-on-a-3d-printer-heatbed/ | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:24:25

• "This provides a USB 3.0 interface and can connect to up to four SD or eMMC memories, with here just two channels used." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/recycling-two-xbox-one-consoles-into-a-10-gb-usb-flash-drive/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:24:47

• "It’s become a familiar theme over the last couple of decades — hardware is rendered useless when its manufacturer pulls the cloud service on which it depends." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/bring-back-your-bose-with-an-esp32/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:25:52

• "We are big fans of the Unix philosophy here at Raspberry Pi Towers: devices should do one thing and one thing well." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-official-magazine-presents-flapulator-the-3d-printed-calculator/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:26:16

• "Well, not the part about maintaining backwards compatibility, at least for the foreseeable future. What is changing is the release naming strategy." ☛ https://blog.mjbots.com/2026/05/28/moteus-firmware-version-1.0.0/ | Source: Robotic Systems LLC    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:26:54

• "Andreas Mueller has announced the release of Gnoppix Linux 26_6, the latest version of the project's privacy-focused and AI-optimised Linux distribution." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12855 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:27:31

• "The Rocky Linux project has announced the release of Rocky Linux 9.8 which retains 1:1 compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12854 | Source: Distro Watch    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 13:28:10

• "For my first co-op term (one of six), I joined the FreeBSD Foundation as a Junior Software Developer Intern." ☛ https://minsoo.io/p/first-co-op-term-recap | Source: Minsoo Choo sp; 

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 14:54:49

• "In this article, I will discuss how I got non-guix installed to my x230 ThinkPad, and the process to get there." ☛ https://joshblais.com/blog/installing-non-guix/#writing-to-a-usb-drive | Source: Joshua Blais    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 14:55:09

• "One of the quirks that Unreal beginners are often irritated by is the fact that the Unreal editor has not only one, but two log windows." ☛ https://larstofus.com/2026/05/28/how-to-make-unreals-message-log-100-times-faster/ | Source: Lars Thießen    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 14:56:13

• "That’s not all." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/navigating-the-age-old-problem-of-checkmarks-in-ui-with-progressive-enhancement/ | Source: Andy Bell    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 14:56:59

• "Most people just trust Google and leave everything there." ☛ https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/05/28/backing-up-gmail-to-maildir-on-linux/ | Source: Fabio Akita    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 14:57:17

• "Dealing with text streams is a fundamental skill for the Linux power user. You can sort, merge, and search text files easily from the command line." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/linux-fu-fake-webcams-have-many-uses/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 14:57:35

• "I have already mentioned one of my improvements to scrub in an earlier post, Teaching ZFS about time." ☛ https://oshogbo.com/blog/89/ | Source: Mariusz Zaborski    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 14:58:09

• "OpenBSD 7.9, Critical Infrastructure in FreeBSD, GhostBSD Finance report, Solaris 11.4 updates, and more..." ☛ https://www.bsdnow.tv/665 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 14:58:40

• Hundreds of prolific Wikipedia editors are threatening to go on strike https://www.theverge.com/report/939442/wikipedia-editors-protest-wikimedia-layoffs-strike    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 15:02:37

• Over time Wikipedia became somewhat of a marketing company, with prominent PR customers such as Microsoft and Bill Epsteingate    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 15:04:13

• Microsoft media operative: "What’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PCs?" Nothing, they're being killed off.    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 15:05:25

• Bezos has premature ejaculation https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/science/blue-origin-explosion-rocket.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:02:36

• Ex-HKUST professor sentenced to 20 weeks in jail for bribery in student admission case ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/29/ex-hkust-professor-sentenced-to-20-weeks-in-jail-for-bribery-in-student-admission-case/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:03:20

• This Summer Is Going to Kill a Lot of People ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/summer-kill-people-heatwave    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:03:47

• The Permission Slip ☞ https://www.cringely.com/2026/05/28/the-permission-slip/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:07:18

• We adopted the correct approach today. We must protect victims of violence by men and also our whistleblowers who make enormous sacrifices and take risk to inform others, potentially preventing further abuse. https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/29/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_91_Out_of_200_Legal_Aid_in_Support_of_Fre.shtml    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:20:26

• KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta Release ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.91/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:38:22

• 4 reasons to start using image mode for Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux right now ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/4-reasons-start-using-image-mode-red-hat-enterprise-linux-right-now    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:43:07

• 7 features of Red Bait Identity Management you need to know for the modern enterprise ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/7-features-red-hat-identity-management-you-need-know-modern-enterprise    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:43:26

• IBM Red Hat just craves opportunity to say "quantum" something ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/advancing-post-quantum-capabilities-ssh-red-hat-enterprise-linux | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:45:12

• Promoting slop plagiarism, not authentic things ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/kiali-and-mcp-bring-ai-native-observability-red-hat-openshift-service-mesh | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:45:40

• "MCP" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/manage-mcp-servers-red-hat-openshift-mcp-lifecycle-operator | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:46:05

• "You may still find older guides online that suggest using tools like Leapp or ELevate to force an in-place upgrade." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/upgrade-rocky-linux-9-to-rocky-linux-10/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:47:15

• Red Hat slopping away at slop, forgetting what it really ought to sell https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/opinion/Preparing-for-the-vital-but-complex-era-of-AI    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:50:03

• Microsoft 'double agent' selling SLOP now. "Noah and Steve are at Red Hat Summit 2026! We talk to Stefanie Chiras to talk about her new role as Senior Vice President of the AI Innovation Hub. She leads Red Hat's strategy for engaging with and catalyzing regional AI ecosystems." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/491    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:50:58

• Red Hat promoting mindless pyramid scheme or "gold rush" https://sdtimes.com/ai/rethinking-the-ai-gold-rush-industry-leaders-warn-of-the-agentic-paradox/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:51:50

• Slop everywhere https://tv.redhat.com/static/summit    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:53:11

• Vapourware and false numbers to help a Ponzi scheme. This is utterly embarrassing decline with fake news. https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/project-lightwell-secure-open-source    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:54:30

• There is no "AI Era" and it's worse than the "dotcom" era (bubble). nbsp;  

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:55:11

• Despite the significant price increase, the Steam Deck is already sold out in certain regions | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/despite-the-significant-price-increase-the-steam-deck-is-already-sold-out-in-certain-regions/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:56:00

• Intel Arc G-Series processors announced for next-gen handheld gaming PCs | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/intel-arc-g-series-processors-announced-for-handheld-gaming-pcs/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:56:26

• Anon: Some LibrePlanet posts from over two days ago finally got let through by the bottleneck^Wmoderator there. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-05/index.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:57:11

• Anon: It's quite annoying how the replies can take days (or weeks) to get through. Worse, Thunderbird pushes them into the queue based on the date they were sent, not the date of actual arrival.    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:58:48

• Stylish 2.5D action brawler Skroyder Rumble brings a weird Brazilian-inspired cartoon world | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/stylish-2-5d-action-brawler-skroyder-rumble-brings-a-weird-brazilian-inspired-cartoon-world/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 16:59:33

• By trying to remain scandal-resistant the FSF or GNU risks creating moderation related scandals (free as in free speech)    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:00:39

• It's a little too easy to get obsessed with the auto-battler Oaken Tower | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/its-a-little-too-easy-to-get-obsessed-with-the-auto-battler-oaken-tower/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:01:09

• Where are regulators when accounting fraud is taking place?    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:05:09

• No, NVIDIA does circular financing (accounting fraud): "I think all this is about data centers and hardware, the AI race in the reality is about Who will create the great data center to run the hypothetical super futurist AI - That's the reason Nvidia is the great winner for the moment" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-05/msg00017.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:05:17

• No, Jean Louis, slop is not "AI". "Information is highly questionable. And majority of those companies have proprietary models. Only Qwen and DeepSeek is relevant to this mailing list. Is it profitable for me? Definitely. AI is tool, and when used well in given circumstances, where it is useful, it can make money. On my side, in manufacturing, it gives money. Calculations, materials, research, preparations, etc."    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:06:03

• Because it buys its OWN products! "Funny to see how the only one that seems to be winning is Nvidia xD" https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-05/msg00020.html see    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:07:22

• "Welcome to the jungle by the way my friend." https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-05/msg00021.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:07:58

• Rain Games (Teslagrad) put up a demo for Knuckle Jet, an off-the-wall jetpunk ricochet action platformer | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/rain-games-teslagrad-put-up-a-demo-for-knuckle-jet-an-off-the-wall-jetpunk-ricochet-action-platformer/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:27:04

• Fruit Ninja designer reveals Normal Golf Game with a demo - there's nothing normal about it | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/fruit-ninja-designer-reveals-normal-golf-game-with-a-demo-theres-nothing-normal-about-it/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:27:39

• MangoHud v0.8.4 released - should fix the Steam Overlay not working | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/mangohud-v0-8-4-released-should-fix-the-steam-overlay-not-working/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:35:18

• "Data governance er en forudsætning for SLOP – bare spørg journalisterne og advokaterne | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/data-governance-er-en-forudsaetning-ai-bare-spoerg-journalisterne-og-advokaterne    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:36:10

• "Hvis eleverne skal bruge AI ansvarligt, skal lærerne først lære det | Version2" https://www.version2.dk/holdning/hvis-eleverne-skal-bruge-ai-ansvarligt-skal-laererne-foerst-laere-det    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:36:57

• New proposal on data storage this fall? | "Nytt förslag om datalagring i höst?" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/28/nytt-forslag-om-datalagring-i-host/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:37:56

• The Riksdag gives the green light for automatic facial recognition | "Riksdagen ger grönt ljus för automatisk ansiktsigenkänning" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/27/riksdagen-ger-gront-ljus-for-automatisk-ansiktsigenkanning/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:38:37

• "California Moves To Exempt Linux From Its Upcoming Age-Verification Law After Backlash - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/05/26/1726257   

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:38:52

• iophk: was that written by an LLM? it uses a lot of words to say nothing https://www.wired.com/story/illinois-pass-major-ai-safety-law-pritzker/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:39:28

• Wired (Conde Nast) already has a history of publishing LLM slop of news, admitting it did this; anything to "hit" the key words for ad revenue (inc. GAFAM the slop pushers)    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:40:27

• darkreading helps the "you're holding it wrong" propaganda; the slop industry is full of such liars https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/agentic-ai-risky    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:41:32

• Big Steam update is out now, plus the Steam Workshop upgrade rolls out for everyone | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/big-steam-update-is-out-now-plus-the-steam-workshop-upgrade-rolls-out-for-everyone/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:42:32

• "IPSO: Times OK to say BBC ignored Bill Gates climate U-turn despite Today coverage - Press Gazette" https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/ipso-times-ok-to-say-bbc-ignored-bill-gates-climate-u-turn-despite-today-coverage/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/10/BBC_Lied_for_Its_Longtime_Sponsor_Bribes_for_15_Years_Bill_Epst.shtml    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:42:49

• "Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. Got a Deal After White House Intervened — ProPublica" https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-deal-white-house    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:43:08

• spam or fluff for the Ponzi scheme of slop    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:43:33

• spam or fluff for the Ponzi scheme of slop https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0528/ai-commencement-college-majors    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:43:49

• "Trump Points Middle Finger At The American Dream, Tells Green Card Applicants To GTFO | Techdirt" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/28/trump-points-middle-finger-at-the-american-dream-tells-green-card-applicants-to-gtfo/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:44:12

• "Demand for Trade Work Has Never Been Higher. Why Is It Impossible to Find a Job? | The Walrus" https://thewalrus.ca/demand-for-trade-work-has-never-been-higher-why-is-it-impossible-to-find-a-job/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:44:30

• "The purpose of this guide is to highlight the key differences between Apache Spark 3 and Spark 4, and provide advice on how to plan a migration. Let’s get started." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/migrating-from-apache-spark-3-to-spark-4 | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:47:27

• "However, ESXi (the VMware hypervisor) provisioning is often handled separately." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/vmware-hypervisor-deployment-using-maas | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:48:03

• "Ubuntu images for Google’s Cloud TPU Virtual Machines" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-announces-optimized-ubuntu-images-for-tpu-virtual-machines-by-google-cloud | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:50:36

• Red Hat promotes plagiarism of code! ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/05/29/claude-your-performance-analysis-partner    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:53:21

• Pep Taxi: 10 years on! https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/pep-taxi-10-years-on-63915553    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 17:59:41

• Russian drone hits apartment building in Romania near Ukraine border ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260529-russian-drone-hits-apartment-building-in-romania-near-ukraine-border    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:11:52

• Qubes 4.3.1-rc1 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/qubes    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:12:49

• Russia unlawfully seizes civilian property in occupied areas, rights group warns ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/russia-unlawfully-seizes-civilian-property-in-occupied-areas-rights-group-warns/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:15:03

• Kyiv’s Envoy Says Patriot Missiles Are Critical As Zelenskyy Appeals To Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-us-patriot-missiles-zelenskyy-appeal-trump-congress/33767500.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:15:20

• Japan dismisses ‘ridiculous’ Russian criticism of military buildup ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-dismisses-ridiculous-russian-criticism-of-military-buildup    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:15:38

• Our Military Is Built for the Wrong Century ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/opinion/military-iran-ukraine-russia-war-drones.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:15:57

• How Ukraine’s Street Style Is Shaped by the War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/europe/ukraine-war-street-style-fashion-military.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:16:13

• Romania condemns 'irresponsible escalation' after Russian drone hits apartment building near Ukraine border ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260529-russian-drone-hits-apartment-building-in-romania-near-ukraine-border    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:17:16

• HRW warns Putin does not follow the law :) what will you do, arrest him? :) ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/russia-unlawfully-seizes-civilian-property-in-occupied-areas-rights-group-warns/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:18:05

• Putin is afraid. HRW put some words in some bytes on a Web page.    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:19:00

• Russia-Linked ‘GreyVibe’ Attackers Use Hey Hi (AI) to Supercharge Cyberattacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russia-linked-greyvibe-attackers-use-ai-to-supercharge-cyberattacks/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:19:32

• Lithuania urges EU to focus on Russia sanctions rather than role in talks ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2943090/lithuania-urges-eu-to-focus-on-russia-sanctions-rather-than-role-in-talks    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:20:04

• Trusting Putin ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/americas/cuba-oil-russia-tanker.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:20:26

• EU sanctions against journalist: German bank now also freezes accounts of Hüseyin Doğru’s “pensioner mother” ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/05/28/eu-sanctions-against-journalist-german-bank-now-also-freezes-accounts-of-huseyin-dogrus-pensioner-mother/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:20:57

• How NATO can regain initiative on its eastern flank ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-nato-can-regain-initiative-on-its-eastern-flank/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:21:10

• CNN sues Perplexity alleging ‘massive’ copyright monopoly infringement ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/28/cnn-sues-perplexity-alleging-massive-copyright-infringement/ Perplexity hires men who strangle women http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/23/Microsoft_s_Graveley_a_Serial_Strangler_of_Women_Pays_People_on.shtml    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:22:32

• The ‘Cox Effect’ Continues: Anthropic Brushes Off Vicarious Infringement Claims In Music Publishers’ High-Stakes Copyright Suit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/28/anthropic-music-publishers-lawsuit-vicarious-claim/ https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/ipharms/ipharms.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:23:16

• Appeals Court Revives Bernie Worrell v. George Clinton Lawsuit: ‘The Rare Case in Which a Copyright-Ownership Claim May Be Brought a Half-Century After-the-Fact’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/28/bernie-worrell-george-clinton-lawsuit-revived/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:23:44

• Three Years Later, Zayn Malik and Sony Music Move to Settle ‘Better’ Copyright Suit ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/27/zayn-malik-sony-music-discuss-settlement-better/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:24:16

• Judge Considers Injunction Against Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Branding as Trademark Battle Intensifies ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/28/life-of-a-showgirl-trademark-battle/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:25:01

• KOL490 | Libertarian Christian Institute: Rothbard at 100: Why His Ideas Still Matter, with Stephan Kinsella ☞ https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol490-libertarian-christian-institute-rothbard-at-100/   

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:25:43

• This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 653 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/05/27/this-week-in-rust-653/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:27:54

• Temu faces €200m EU fine over toxic, unsafe products ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260528-temu-faces-%E2%82%AC200m-eu-fine-over-toxic-unsafe-products    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:31:49

• Godot XR Community Game Jam V ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/godot-xr-update-game-jam-v/   

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:32:16

• ODF vs OOXML, an issue that should never have existed ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/28/odf-vs-ooxml-an-issue-that-should-never-have-existed/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:33:36

• Life Changed a Lot After the Pandemic of 2019 ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/05/28/life-changed/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:34:12

• When the system fails people and instead or trying to keep people positive/healthy it helps them kill themselves ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-lawmakers-revive-push-to-legalize-physician-assisted-suicide/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:35:33

• If you kill all the sad people, polls will show people are getting happier. If you kill all the sick people, polls will show people are getting healthier.    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:36:46

• Breast cancer would almost go away if we cut off the chests/bust of all women and obese men    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:37:56

• Privacy-focused, open-source Raspberry Pi Zero 2W DIY security camera offers end-to-end encryption, on-device Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/28/privacy-focused-open-source-raspberry-pi-zero-2w-diy-security-camera-offers-end-to-end-encryption-on-device-ai/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:38:11

• Inside Italy’s low-cost spyware economy ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/inside-italys-low-cost-spyware-economy/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:38:36

• MS Lunduke boasting that Omarchy became slopware made by someone who likes him? Suddenly slop is OK? https://lunduke.substack.com/p/omarchy-linux-4-mostly-written-by   

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:39:48

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

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:43:36

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

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:44:04

• How to Install Kodi GNU/Linux Mint 22 and 21 ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-kodi-on-linux-mint/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:44:38

• Why Gentoo? - Michał Górny ⚓ https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2026/05/28/why-gentoo/ ䷉ Source: Gentoo | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2026/05/28/why-gentoo/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:45:56

• Qubes OS 4.3.1-rc1 is available for testing ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/05/28/qubes-os-4-3-1-rc1-available-for-testing/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:46:47

• Anon Listening to the recent RMS talk video. The FSF could do a lot more to point people towards BigBlueButton or Jisti-Meet or similar tools. It's not enough to say to avoid the proprietary products.    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:50:29

• Invent hype (HEY HI), then invent solutions to this hype, spread hype about the hype for the hype! https://www.securityweek.com/google-unveils-ai-threat-defense-platform-to-fight-ai-powered-cyberattacks/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:54:23

• lemire peddling BS again https://lemire.me/blog/2026/05/28/embodied-cognition-and-agentic-ai/ see http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/07/Servers_Became_Cloud_VR_Became_Metaverse_Now_Bots_Become_Agents.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/19/Vibe_Coding_Chatbots_and_Other_Bots_e_g_Agents_Disguised_as_Sup.shtmlnbsp;  

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:57:43

• On Lemire: From Scholar to Booster of Slop (and Even Slop in His Own Blog) https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/18/From_Scholar_to_Booster_of_Slop_and_Even_Slop_in_His_Own_Blog.shtml    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 18:58:18

• Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1075060/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:05:32

• YouTube Announces Plans to Crack Down on Hey Hi (AI) Slop ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/youtube-scanning-labeling-ai-slop    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:06:07

• HSI Agent Timothy Gerber Is a Dumbass, Withdrawn Search Warrants Edition ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/05/28/hsi-agent-timothy-gerber-is-a-dumbass-withdrawn-search-warrants-edition/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:07:00

• YouTuber Defamed Movie Star Using A.I., South Korean Police Say ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/asia/kim-soo-hyun-youtube-arrest.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:07:21

• Ghost in the Shell Script ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/05/ghost-in-the-shell-script/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:08:04

• SMPlayer has replaced Celluloid ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202605/smplayer-has-replaced-celluloid.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:09:06

• Saying you "adopted" slop does not make you seem edgy, advanced and smart. You just look like an a-hole, cheater, and gullible "whore" for buzzwords...    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:10:39

• Because clever people know it's hype and don't need slop tools    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:11:05

• Slop DOES save you time if your task/hobby/job is to produce lots of useless garbage and waste people's time with junk    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:11:44

• Network Bandwidth Monitoring Tools: iftop, nload, bmon, and vnstat ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/network-bandwidth-monitori   

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:21:04

• Fedora 42 is officially dead and you need to upgrade your PC right now ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/fedora-42-is-officially-dead-and-you-need-to-upgrade-your-pc-right-now/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:22:19

• Slop is causing a massive headache for GNU/Linux and laying the groundwork for legal issues ☞ https://www.neowin.net/editorials/ai-is-causing-a-massive-headache-for-linux-and-laying-the-groundwork-for-legal-issues/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:24:03

• RuscaLinux 1.99 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ruscalinux    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:24:45

• Rocky 9.8 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/rocky    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:24:58

• PCLinuxOS 2026.05.27 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/pclinuxos    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:25:53

• Gnoppix 26_6 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/gnoppix    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:26:20

• Rocky Linux 9.8 Available Now - Rocky Linux ⚓ https://rockylinux.org/news/rocky-linux-9-8-ga-release ䷉ Source: Rocky Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//rockylinux.org/news/rocky-linux-9-8-ga-release    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:30:28

• GSoC 2026: Week 1 (Coding Period) ☞ https://roshani-gsoc.bearblog.dev/gsoc-2026-week-1-coding-period/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:36:16

• Laureen Caliman: My Current MR and GSoC Project Start ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/laureen/2026/05/29/my-current-mr-and-gsoc-project-start/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:36:29

• Decrease size of libllvm ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202605/decrease-size-of-libllvm.html 

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:36:51

• Evil, Faceless Corporation: Surveillance Giant Google Steals Money From You If You Don't Purchase an Android Device for MFA ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/28/Evil_Faceless_Corporation_Google_Steals_Money_From_You_If_Ynbsp;  

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:38:37

• NSA: YUM!! ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-btmob-android-malware-enables-full-device-takeover/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:39:10

• [CE] Discover the latest headlines: April and May 2026 press articles ☞ https://suepo.org/discover_the_latest_headlines_april_and_may_2026_press_articles/d-49971    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:39:24

• ou_D.shtml &   Iran, US Trade Strikes Amid Diplomatic Push ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/gulf-strikes-highlight-fragile-iran-us-cease-fire/33767403.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:40:41

• Iran: US base targeted in missile strike ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260528-iran-us-base-targeted-in-missile-strike    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:40:53

• Israel carries out strike on Beirut suburbs, first near capital in weeks ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260528-israel-carries-out-strike-on-beirut-suburbs-first-near-capital-in-weeks    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:41:18

• Protesters Arrested at Immigration Detention Center as Tensions Rise ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/nyregion/delaney-hall-newark-ice-protesters-arrest.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:41:29

• Netanyahu Says Israel Will Control 70 Percent of Gaza, Squeezing Hamas ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hamas-70-percent.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:41:47

• Israel Strikes Beirut, Expanding Offensive in Lebanon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/middleeast/israel-strikes-beirut-lebanon.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:42:06

• Guatemala Agrees to Joint Drug Gang Strikes With U.S., Expanding Convicted Felon’s Campaign ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/americas/guatemala-us-joint-strikes.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:42:25

• Very Large Strike at the European Patent Office Today, "Production" Sank a Huge Deal ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/29/Very_Large_Strike_at_the_European_Patent_Office_Today_Productio.shtml    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:42:43

• Clinton H. Groves’ aviation photos ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/clinton-h-groves-aviation-photos/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:43:18

• gnutrition @ Savannah: GNUtrition 0.33.0rc3 ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10895    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:43:48

• Google security engineer accused of turning confidential search trends into $1.2M win on Polymarket ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/google-security-engineer-insider-trading-polymarket/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:44:28

• The Phony Phone Book Analogy: How Liberal Cabinet Ministers and MPs are Misleading Canadians About the Privacy Risks of Bill C-22 ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/05/the-phony-phone-book-analogy-how-liberal-cabinet-ministers-and-mps-are-misleading-canadians-about-the-privacy-risks-of-bill-c-22/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:46:02

• How New EU Access to Documents Rules Can Reduce Transparency and Shield Big Tech ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5781/how-new-eu-access-documents-rules-can-reduce-transparency-and-shield-big-tech    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:47:24

• Rights group raises concerns about unlawful data collection systems to train generative Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/rights-group-raises-concerns-about-unlawful-data-collection-systems-to-train-generative-ai/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:47:53

• Canada lawful access bill faces backlashes from privacy watchdog and tech giants ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/05/canada-lawful-access-bill-faces-backlashes-from-privacy-watchdog-and-tech-giants/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:48:39

• The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.96.0 ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/05/28/Rust-1.96.0/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:49:32

• Rust 1.96.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1075180/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:50:01

• CoC booster: A personal note ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24835 "After 34 years together, Liz and I are getting divorced. This is an amicable split, everyone behaved completely honorably, and we remain friends. We are working together to make sure we both have a solid start in the next phase of our lives."    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:51:03

• Persistent device identity in the era of MAC address randomization ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/05/29/persistent-device-identity-in-the-era-of-mac-address-randomization/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:51:34

• Jon Chiappetta: I Created A New Web Service For Command Lines – icanhazdns.com ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/i-created-a-new-web-service-for-command-lines-icanhazdns-com/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:52:10

• Jon Chiappetta: A Year Of Three Websites ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/a-year-of-three-websites/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:52:22

• The Hey Hi (AI) Hype Index: Hey Hi (AI) gets booed in graduation season ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/28/1138053/the-ai-hype-index-ai-gets-booed-in-graduation-season/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:52:43

• Leaks reveal US authorities concerned about the rise of ‘anti-tech extremists’ ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/leaks-reveal-us-authorities-concerned-about-the-rise-of-anti-tech-extremists-as-ai-data-center-issues-become-increasingly-contentious-critics-say-this-could-lead-to-surveillance-criminalization-of-peaceful-opposition    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:53:35

• EDRi-gram, 28 May 2026 ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/edri-gram-28-may-2026/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:54:36

• A push back to Czech football club‘s plan to install facial recognition CCTV system ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/a-push-back-to-czech-football-clubs-plan-to-install-facial-recognition-cctv-system/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:54:52

• What’s behind the EU’s digitalisation push? Surveillance, control and exclusion ☞ https://edri.org/our-work/whats-behind-the-eus-digitalisation-push-surveillance-control-and-exclusion/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:56:44

• Ubuntu 26.10 Targets Linux 7.2 as Default Kernel ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/ubuntu-26-10-linux-72-default-kernel/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:57:48

• Net Worth Tracker – personal finance web application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/net-worth-tracker-personal-finance-web-application/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 19:58:51

• FOSS Weekly #26.22: Win for Linux, Firefox New Hey Hi (AI) Feature, AMD Betrayal, Rust GNU/Linux Commands and More ☞ https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17350165/foss-weekly-26-22    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:00:04

• Chrunalism and PR ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ibm-and-red-hat-commit-5-billion-to-secure-open-source-supply-chains-under-project-lightwell/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:02:58

• Marketing spam to pretend to be rich when the company is deep in debt ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1075065/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:03:11

• Timely distraction from the layoffs ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/28/ibm-red-hat-launch-5b-project-lightwell-boost-open-source-security/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:04:00

• Hong Kong smoking rate falls to record low 8.5% but misses WHO target ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/28/hong-kong-smoking-rate-falls-to-record-low-8-5-but-misses-who-target/    

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

• WHO chief says deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo can be stopped ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260528-who-chief-says-deadly-ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-can-be-stopped    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:05:45

• North Korea not keen on external engagement, says Vivian after Pyongyang visit ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-not-keen-on-external-engagement-says-fm-vivian-balakrishnan    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:10:49

• Chinese dissident to be moved to South Korean immigration detention, police say ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/28/chinese-dissident-to-be-moved-to-south-korean-immigration-detention-police-say/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:11:42

• Man gored to death by buffalo during Aidiladha sacrificial ritual in Malaysia, say Johor police ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/man-gored-to-death-by-buffalo-during-aidiladha-sacrificial-ritual-in-malaysia-say-johor-police    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:12:20

• China expects El Nino weather effects to peak in autumn and winter ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-expects-el-nino-weather-effects-to-peak-in-autumn-and-winter    

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

• Pentagon’s Asia commander seeks funds to deter China on Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pentagons-asia-commander-seeks-funds-to-deter-china-on-taiwan    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:14:01

• Europe is Edging Closer to a Trade War With China. Here’s Why. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/world/europe/europe-china-trade-war-electric-cars.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:14:33

• China vows to support Cuba against ‘power politics and bullying’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-vows-to-support-cuba-against-power-politics-and-bullying    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:14:55

• China says Taiwan should not ‘interfere’ in its air force missions around island ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/china-says-taiwan-should-not-interfere-in-its-air-force-missions-around-island   

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:15:48

• Space race heats up between US, China as NASA lays out Moon base plans ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260528-space-race-heats-up-between-us-china-as-nasa-lays-out-moon-base-plans    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:16:05

• Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: NPR and Associated Press carry out mix of layoffs and buyouts ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:17:07

• IPSO: Times OK to say BillBC ignored Famous Criminal Bill Gates climate U-turn despite Today coverage ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/ipso-times-ok-to-say-bbc-ignored-bill-gates-climate-u-turn-despite-today-coverage/ They should investigate the bribes to BBC    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:17:50

• 'Lost World' of Gravitational Waves Reveals The Origins of Black Holes ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/lost-world-of-gravitational-waves-reveals-the-origins-of-black-holes    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:18:33

• Caffeine in Your Blood Might Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/caffeine-in-your-blood-might-affect-body-fat-and-diabetes-risk-study-says    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:18:52

• Rare Blue Micromoon Won't Return Until 2053 – Don't Miss It This Week! ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-blue-micromoon-wont-return-until-2053-dont-miss-it-this-week    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:19:14

• Weight Loss on GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Lower Risk of Disease, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/weight-loss-on-glp-1-drugs-linked-to-lower-risk-of-disease-study-finds    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:19:43

• Weight Loss on GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Lower Risk of Disease, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/weight-loss-on-glp-1-drugs-linked-to-lower-risk-of-disease-study-finds    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:20:40

• Scientists Found a Black Hole That Breaks The Rules of Astrophysics ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-black-hole-that-breaks-the-rules-of-astrophysics    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:21:21

• Ancient Killer Is Rapidly Gaining Resistance to Antibiotics, Study Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-killer-is-rapidly-gaining-resistance-to-antibiotics-study-warns    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:21:39

• New Drug Offers 'Functional Cure' For Dangerous Liver Virus ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/new-drug-offers-functional-cure-for-dangerous-liver-virus    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:21:54

• Your Insect Repellent Might Attract Mosquitoes That Learn to Associate It With Food ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/your-insect-repellent-might-attract-mosquitoes-that-learn-to-associate-it-with-food    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:22:45

• When The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit, This Life-Form Feasted On The Death ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/when-the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-hit-this-life-form-feasted-on-the-death    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:23:05

• Introducing Agentic Test Generation Skills for Qt Quick ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-agentic-test-generation-skills-for-qt-quick    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:23:48

• Last.fm is Still Scrobbling—And Now It’s Independent ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/28/last-fm-independent-again/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:24:34

• Gig workers get an über-lift ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/0528/Gig-workers-get-an-ueber-lift    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:24:57

• From Email to Case Study: What We Learned About Connecting Refugee Communities in Just One Year ☞ https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/05/from-email-to-case-study-what-we-learned-about-connecting-refugee-communities-in-just-one-year/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:25:23

• Reconnected? Iranians say only 'drip-feed' internet has returned after three-month shutdown ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260528-reconnected-iranians-say-only-drip-feed-internet-has-returned-after-three-month-shutdown    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:25:39

• Tokyo and Manila launch intelligence-sharing, maritime border talks amid unease over China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/tokyo-manila-launch-intelligence-sharing-maritime-border-talks-amid-chinas-shadow    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:26:06

• iophk: Anthropic's products are not secret, they cost too much to operate, especially since the company _*loses*_ a lot of money on _*each*_ query. Paying customers are not only few and far between, they also can't fill the gap. gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/29/Akira_Urushibata_on_Misleading_Numbers_From_Anthropic_s_Project.gmi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:27:46

• AI Firm Trots Out Digitally Resurrected Corpse of Stan Lee You Can Use to Create Mind-Numbing Slop ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-clone-stan-lee    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:28:58

• Influential Tech Founder Says His Peers Are Suffering From Mass Hey Hi (AI) Psychosis ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/influential-tech-founder-box-ai-psychosis    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:29:28

• Anthropic Customers Creeped Out by Its Newest Models ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-customers-creeped-out-models    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:29:48

• NBA Commissioner Announces Plans to Let Hey Hi (AI) Take Over for Lazy Referees ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nba-commissioner-ai-lazy-referees    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:30:34

• CEO Receives Violent Threats After Kicking Off Hey Hi (AI) Layoffs ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ceo-receives-threats-ai-layoffs   

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:31:01

• Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/us/rsv-vaccine-testing-lawsuit.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:32:04

• Where Do E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits Against Hell Toupée Stand? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/us/politics/e-jean-carroll-trump-lawsuits.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:32:25

• In Carroll Lawsuits Inquiry, Scrutiny Turns Toward Private Citizens Who Antagonized Convicted Felon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/us/politics/justice-department-carroll-hoffman-lawsuit-trump.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:32:51

• Chinese steel plant workers in the Philippines released from detention ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/chinese-steel-plant-workers-in-philippines-released-from-detention    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:33:18

• Taking Children from Their Parents Without a Court Order ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/taking-children-from-their-parents-without-a-court-order    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:33:40

• On Eve of Bondi Testimony, American Oversight Sues Convicted Felon Admin for Records on DOJ and FBI Review of Epstein Files ☞ https://americanoversight.org/epstein-files-lawsuit-foia-bondi-testimony/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:34:03

• Federal judge requests more information in Daily’s lawsuit after constitutional arguments ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/05/28/daily-us-lawsuit-delay-ruling/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:34:47

• OpenSSF Newsletter – May 2026 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2026/05/28/openssf-newsletter-may-2026/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:35:18

• Global fuel crisis adds urgency to Cambodian push to tap $383 billion worth of energy resources ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/global-fuel-crisis-adds-urgency-to-cambodian-push-to-tap-383-billion-energy-resources    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:35:59

• Wide-ranging 7-zip vulnerability with 8.8 CVE rating allows for code execution — hundreds of millions of machines potentially at risk ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/wide-ranging-7-zip-vulnerability-with-8-8-cve-rating-allows-for-code-execution-hundreds-of-millions-of-machines-potentially-at-risk    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:36:35

• Researchers say they can spy on your browsing by measuring SSD activity through a browser API — claim FROST attack requires no permissions or user interaction to identify which apps and websites you're using ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/researchers-say-they-can-spy-on-your-browsing-by-measuring-ssd-activity-through-a-browser-api    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:37:08

• IBM-sponsored SPAM https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/28/ibm-expands-digital-sovereignty-push-new-cloud-compliance-visibility-platform/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:38:57

• "I can't get on with hip hip. My main reaction is "Stop talking shit and try singing". But I'm not consistent. Kae Tempest is excellent, and Little Simz is pretty good too." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-05-29_That_s_a_rap.gmi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:42:32

• "In 1917, a minority group of factory workers took control of Russia, with the help of the army (they learned that trick from the previous, failed attempt)." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0262.gmi    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:43:33

• Notes on an overheard conversation without context because I think it's funnier that way gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/05/27.1    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:44:43

• "I arrive at the hospital [1] parking garage. For the past few days I've been able to park on the second, maybe third level of the garage. But today is different." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/05/28.1    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:45:26

• "I think I found the reason why the hospital parking garage was full [1]. I arrive to the lobby to the sound of bag pipes. Down the hall was a Scottish pipe band making the rounds of the hospital. Had I known there would be a concert ongoing, I might have tried to come earlier for a better parking spot." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/05/28.2    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:46:17

• "One of those days where your dad sends you YouTube video of a commercial from the seventies and you have to spiral through a conversation with a chatbot about the American democracy being held hostage by late stage capitalism before you can get back to doing your work for the day" gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2828    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:47:33

• "Absolutely, but I try not to be overly vocal about it. Religions and belief systems are fascinating, but I struggle to understand them—or rather, to understand how people choose to behave within their structures." gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/l-n-hunter    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:48:28

• "I have a bad habit of telling every stupid idea or plan I come up to an LLM. On the other hand, most of the time I'm just spitting out plans I KNOW I am not going to do in order for them to stop circling my head." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1780075211    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:49:19

• "Apparently, the US had so much of this stuff left over from World War I that, for a time, DuPont was literally giving it away. Anyone could write to them and receive as much pyrotol as they wanted." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-05-29    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:50:27

• "i like a traditional marseille deck for its strong visuals - there's the clear outline, the foreground, the background, the symbol." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/maydecks    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 20:52:16

• From The Chief Editor's Desk... https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202606/editorial.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 21:45:43

• "The driver suffered an asthma attack during which she lost consciousness three or four times. The students noticed what was happening and stopped the bus. She woke up and gestured to her pocket, where her medication was."    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 21:47:34

• "Some helped her with her meds and another of them called 911. She was taken to the hospital, where she made a full recovery." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202606/page08.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 21:47:44

• PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202606/page15.html   

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 21:48:30

• Microsoft booster inside EFF https://www.eff.org/about/staff/betelhembetty-zewge-gedlu    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 21:49:39

• outsourced email too, bettyzewge@yahoo.com    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 21:50:31

• Inkscape Tutorial: Turn Your Initials Into A Logo https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202606/page04.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 21:51:50

• Wiki Pick: How To Change Your DNS In PCLinuxOS https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202606/page10.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 21:53:14

• My first and middle initials are PJ, so I used those. Open your Inkscape and create the letters. The tutorial used a font called Winner, but I didn’t get it. There’s a link in his tutorial, and if you want to set up an account, it’s free. I used Impact, which is a default font, I think.    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:05:50

• Tip Top Tips: Enabling Nvidia Dynamic Boost https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202606/page11.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:06:04

• Canonical releases Workshop for one-command sandboxed dev environments on Ubuntu https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/28/canonical-workshop-ubuntu/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:09:27

• Back doors guaranteed https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/05/28/google-canonical-team-up-to-certify-ubuntu-images-for-tpu-vms/5248028    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:11:13

• "I think it looks really unique!" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/stylish-2-5d-action-brawler-skroyder-rumble-brings-a-weird-brazilian-inspired-cartoon-world/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:13:30

• Linux Foundation Launches DNS-AID Protocol to Revolutionize AI Agent Connectivity https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/linux-foundation-launches-dns-aid-protocol-to-revolutionize-ai-agent-connectivity    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:13:59

• Scam legitimised using "Linux" brand https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-dns-aid-project-to-advance-decentralized-ai-agent-discovery    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:18:31

• Portraying Zemlin as a tech expert, which he clearly never was.    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:19:38

• Zemlin is not just a marketer for slop; he's paid by slop pushers to do this.    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:20:18

• "Linux gets some relief in the absurd OS-level age verification law fiasco." https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-22/ & nbsp;  

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:22:38

• ThinkPad T14 Gen 7: These features work with Linux - and these do not https://www.notebookcheck.net/ThinkPad-T14-Gen-7-These-features-work-with-Linux-and-these-do-not.1308644.0.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:23:20

• "Linus Torvalds shifts stance on automated tools as the flood of unverified AI patches creates a development bottleneck for Linux 7.1." https://www.neowin.net/editorials/ai-is-causing-a-massive-headache-for-linux-and-laying-the-groundwork-for-legal-issues/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:24:33

• Best mid-range tablet runs simultaneously with Android and Linux in review https://www.notebookcheck.net/Best-mid-range-tablet-runs-simultaneously-with-Android-and-Linux-in-review.1304871.0.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:25:05

• OviOS Linux 6 makes the switch from SysV to systemd https://www.notebookcheck.net/OviOS-Linux-6-makes-the-switch-from-SysV-to-systemd.1308522.0.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:25:34

• Boosting Lolli Robertson https://hackaday.com/2026/05/27/linux-distributions-and-who-is-responsible-for-the-software/bsp;  

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:26:20

• "This release also promises better support the FlyDigi Vader 5 Pro controller in enhanced mode on Linux and macOS." https://9to5linux.com/latest-steam-client-update-improves-steam-controller-support-on-linux 

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:27:12

• AMD FPGA Software Faces Criticism After Vivado Linux Support Removal in New Licensing Changes https://www.techtimes.com/articles/317305/20260528/amd-fpga-software-faces-criticism-after-vivado-linux-support-removal-new-licensing-changes.htm    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:27:54

• Microsoft: we own Linux. We pay the media to tell this lie. https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/05/azure-linux-4-server/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:30:41

• More slop promotion in the name of "Linux" https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-releases-openmdw-1-1-nvidia-adopts-openmdw-for-cosmos-isaac-gr00t-ising-and-nemotron-ai-model-families-302784725.html    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:31:49

• Linux Fu: Fake Webcams Have Many Uses https://hackaday.com/2026/05/28/linux-fu-fake-webcams-have-many-uses/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:32:40

• After Microsoft (MSFT) Earnings, Peter Schiff Warns $1 Trillion AI Spending Spree Represents Capital Misallocation https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2026/05/29/after-microsoft-msft-earnings-peter-schiff-warns-1-trillion-ai-spending-spree-represents-capital-misallocation/    

posted Friday, May 29, 2026 at 22:33:56

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