Roy Schestowitz

• "The tactic here is to retreat up a level, dragging a problematic monster up a level, and then to jump down a chasm to separate yourself from the problematic monster who if "far enough" from the stairs will not follow you." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/06/04/brogue-monster-drags.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:09:35

• it roars gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/it_roars    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:10:06

• Alex Schroeder’s Diary — On slop gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-06-03-On-slop    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:11:00

• "Every Wednesday at 11 AM, I have therapy. I started back in February and its been better good so far. I've been mostly venting, stream of consciousness style. Jumping from topic to topic before my therapist wrangles me in for the last 10 to 15 minutes." gemini://sorrel-sour.smol.pub/20260603    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:12:06

• "I was going to post something about the history and (d)evolution of Linux, but the drive home from Wellsville has led to finally writing a rant on the subject of tailgaters and tailgating." gemini://gemini.turnquist.name/gemlog/2026060316_Tailgaters.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:12:59

• The main issue with slop is NOT whether it has a business model or not, but.... DOES IT WORK? (No. Hype.)    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:21:57

• What to Know About South Korea’s Elections ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/world/asia/south-korea-election.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:22:22

• South Koreans vote in local elections seen as gauge of President Lee’s first year ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreans-vote-in-local-elections-seen-as-gauge-of-president-lees-first-year    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:22:38

• North Korea slams US remarks comparing South to ‘dagger’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-slams-us-remarks-comparing-south-to-dagger    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:23:13

• Taiwan says Japan, Philippines must respect its rights in maritime border talks ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-says-japan-philippines-must-respect-its-rights-in-maritime-border-talks    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:31:01

• Celebrity dog with over 1.5 million followers stolen, slaughtered in China as thief mistook it for a stray ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/celebrity-dog-with-over-1-5-million-followers-stolen-slaughtered-in-china-as-thief-mistook-it-for-a    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:31:38

• Vim Classic is a Vim Fork for People Who Want Their Editor AI-Free ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/vim-classic-first-release/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:32:03

• Ewwww. Drew DeVault.    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:32:39

• The annual cost of a comfortable retirement has risen by £2,000 ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/the-annual-cost-of-a-comfortable-retirement-has-risen-by-2000-avvi30g6OP4M    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:33:14

• Painting parts beige for retro towers (eventually) ☞ https://www.rubenerd.au/painting-parts-beige-for-retro-towers-eventually/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:33:53

• Shotcut 26.6 Beta added Initial OpenFX & VST2 Filters Support ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/06/shotcut-26-6-beta-added-initial-openfx-vst2-audio-filters/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:35:03

• Play Catan in your terminal with El Poblador, a TUI clone ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/settlers-of-catan-terminal-game    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 05:35:30

• Exclusive: How One Line of Code Put Billions of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Android App Downloads at Risk ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/exclusive-how-one-line-of-code-put-billions-of-microsoft-android-app-downloads-at-risk/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:37:33

• Reolink OMVI triple-lens Hey Hi (AI) security cameras combine 4K PTZ camera with dual-lens system with fixed 180° panoramic view ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/06/03/reolink-omvi-triple-lens-ai-security-cameras-combine-4k-ptz-camera-with-dual-lens-system-with-fixed-180-panoramic-view/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:38:36

• Evaluation-driven development with EvalHub ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/06/02/evaluation-driven-development-evalhub    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:39:04

• 'Palestinians are unbelievable people: Vast majority of in Gaza just want to live a normal life' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260603-palestinians-are-unbelievable-people-vast-majority-of-in-gaza-just-want-to-live-a-normal-life    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:40:05

• Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire amid new talks in Washington ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/israel-and-hezbollah-exchange-fire-amid-new-talks-in-washington    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:40:35

• Canada teacher group urges government to engage in good-faith labor negotiations ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/canada-teacher-group-urges-government-to-engage-in-good-faith-labor-negotiations/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:41:28

• Lebanon Endures Threats, Diplomacy and Whiplash as Others Decide Its Fate ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/world/middleeast/lebanon-israel-us-threats-diplomacy.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:42:05

• For Dubai’s Migrants, War Is One More Worry in Super Stressed Lives ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/world/middleeast/dubai-uae-migrant-workers-war-stress.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:42:21

• One Killed In Iranian Air Strikes On Kuwait ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:42:33

• Mandelson and Streeting wooed News UK bosses days before general election ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/mandelson-and-streeting-wooed-news-uk-bosses-days-before-general-election/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:43:26

• Publishing in a warzone at Lebanon’s L’Orient-Le Jour ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/publishing-in-a-warzone-at-lebanons-lorient-le-jour/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 06:43:51

• SLAPP Censorship - Part 97 Out of 200: Garrett in Hiding (From the Simple Observable Fact He's Closely Connected to the Microsofter Who Strangles Women, Tells Women to Kill Themselves, and Worse) https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/04/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_97_Out_of_200_Garrett_in_Hiding_From_the_.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 07:02:27

• "Your post highlights the cause of despondency that hangs in the air. Creativity and innovation seldom thrive in such an atmosphere." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kt41fd79    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 07:58:03

• "accurate. Similar experience. Internal systems are being manipulated and misused in nefarious ways to justify certain actions. It’s an abuse of the systems. It is also misleading" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ks6s0jy9    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 07:59:37

• "The continent-wide collaboration, led by Bulgaria and the European Union’s police agency" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/europol-piracy-streaming-crackdown-operation-kratos2/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:25:39

• Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://deadeclipse666.blogspot.com/ |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:26:24

• "I talk to farmers every day and I hear from farmers every day about how they went out and bought machinery from 1987 so that it wouldn’t have a computer on it" ☛ https://www.404media.co/demand-is-booming-for-ursa-ag-new-no-tech-repairable-tractor/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:26:37

• "We arrive at the tracks a little before noon, and the aftermath of the crime comes into focus." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5838875 | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:26:56

• "But the last several months have seen one crash after another at CBS News under Bari’s leadership, with her swiftly laying off journalists of color" ☛ https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/bari-weiss-cbs-scott-pelley-marisa-kabas | Source: Marisa Kabas    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:27:32

• "To obtain answers and a fuller understanding of this crucial event, my research pursued an in-depth look at internet restrictions established by the CCP in four key areas: law, architecture, market forces, and social norms." ☛ https://dash.harvard.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/73e3409d-3dcc-4946-879a-b41cb4c1a2da/content |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:28:07

• "He urged Beijing to end censorship, allow commemorations, compensate victims' families, and release those imprisoned for seeking accountability." ☛ https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/02/china-suppressing-tiananmen-square-massacre-remembrance-efforts-ahead-of-37th-anniversary-hrw | Source: New Indian Express    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:28:21

• "By burying the past, the Chinese government is also burying respect for fundamental rights in the future" ☛ https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/01/china-no-justice-for-tiananmen-massacre-37-years-on | Source: HRW    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:28:37

• "It has been over 37 years since hundreds if not thousands of unarmed peaceful pro-democracy protesters were killed in Beijing and the arrest of tens of thousands of demonstrators in cities across China." ☛ https://www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/china-1989-tiananmen-square-protests-demonstration-massacre/ | Source: Amnesty International    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:28:53

• [Old] "The word Tiananmen in any context now brings to mind the 1989 protests and their goals rather than evoking thought of a center for Chinese Communist Party Power." ☛ https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/history-in-the-making/vol9/iss1/7 |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:30:15

• [Old] ""Turmoil" was the Chinese government's wordfor the six weeks between mid-April and early June, the label with which officials chose to brand the student protest movement." ☛ https://calhoun.faculty.asu.edu/sites/g/files/litvpz3321/files/publications/articles/revolution_and_repression_in_tiananmen_square.pdf |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:31:08

• "Non-governmental estimates place the death toll between several thousand and over 10,000." ☛ https://www.ntd.com/epoch-times-obtains-over-2000-unseen-tiananmen-square-photos-on-37th-anniversary-of-the-june-4th-massacre_1149354.html |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:31:25

• "Details remain unknown, but it appears there was a disagreement between the researcher and Microsoft during a vulnerability disclosure process." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-tries-to-calm-legal-threat-fears-after-zero-day-disclosure-backlash/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:31:41

• "The flaws affected products such as the Windows built-in antivirus engine Defender and the disk-encryption tool BitLocker." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/29/microsoft-under-fire-for-threatening-security-researcher-with-criminal-investigation/ | Source: TechCrunch    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:32:06

• "An anonymous security researcher called “Nightmare Eclipse” has been publishing a series of significant security exploits against Microsoft Windows—including one that breaks BitLocker." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/06/microsoft-threatening-security-researcher.html | Source: Bruce Schneier    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:32:32

• BitLocker is intentionally back doored https://techrights.org/o/2015/11/14/microsoft-bitlocker-has-bugback-doors-windows-laptopdesktop-encryption-just-a-farce/ https://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/ so of course Garrett promoted it!    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:33:25

• "Sure, it would be nice." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/politics/2026-06-03-absence-greeks-hollywood-odyssey-movie/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:34:21

• "About 7 years ago we had a fibre optic connection installed in our home. The router, provided by our ISP, is a Fritz!Box 5490, for which I pay about 4€ a month." ☛ https://www.robin.is/posts/2026/fibre-optics/ |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:39:53

• ani-l – terminal-based anime library and streamer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ani-l-terminal-based-anime-library-streamer/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:40:45

• "The government has been careful to insist that the Online Streaming Act itself was and remains a necessary step." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/from-making-web-giants-pay-to-making-taxpayers-pay-government-announces-plan-to-kill-the-crtcs-online-streaming-ruling/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:41:09

• "TanStack is funded transparently." ☛ https://joost.blog/sponsor-tanstack/ | Source: Joost de Valk    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:45:26

• "Crenshaw never connected to the coast. An extension was planned, and initial construction reactivated an ancient landslide in 1956" ☛ https://journal.kvibber.com/2026/06/road-broke-peninsula/ | Source: Kelson Vibber    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 08:46:17

• [Old] "In June 1999, the Archive will publish on microfiche with a detailed, item-level printed index, these extraordinary documents" ☛ https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB16/index.html |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:09:13

• "TU Dresden’s rectorate approved a €30,000 research contract with Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems — overriding its own ethics commission" ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2026/06/03/research-for-elbit-german-university-overrides-own-ethics-ruling-with-second-project-concerning-israeli-military-drones/ | Source: Site36    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:10:33

• "Trump’s using this boogeyman to sabotage our elections. Here are three things I’m worried about — then I’ll tell you how we fight back." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/he-wont-get-away-with-it | Source: Robert Reich    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:10:46

• "This can mean a huge amount of work – often involving trial and error – to decode even a small amount of text." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260527-plots-love-letters-and-diplomacy-the-medieval-secrets-being-revealed-by-ai | Source: BBC    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:11:52

• "This post is about these plans and why we believe MTCs are worth pursuing as a key to a post-quantum future." ☛ https://letsencrypt.org/2026/06/03/pq-certs.html | Source: Let's Encrypt    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:12:06

• Windows TCO: "conduct attacks using Qilin’s ransomware" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/qilin-inc-ransom-drive-2026-ransomware-surge/ | Source: Cyble Inc    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:18:41

• "Technological developments have repeatedly transformed the practice of mathematics." ☛ https://leidendeclaration.ai/#declaration |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:21:17

• "The difference between “good enough” and “great” is still pretty noticeable." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2026/06/02/ai-and-fiber-optics.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:21:35

• "The weights make the words. Are you understanding me? We opened it up." ☛ https://maxleiter.com/blog/weights | Source: Max Leiter    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:22:14

• "The Canadian government’s long-awaited and much-needed AI strategy is finally set to be unveiled this week" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/digital-self-sabotage-why-canadas-ai-strategy-is-set-to-fail-before-it-even-launches/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:22:38

• "amount of money A.I. companies have on hand is truly staggering. Of course all of them are spending tens of millions of dollars to influence the results of a midterm election" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ai-super-pacs-duel/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:23:01

• "And it is not as though this is some obscure or difficult-to-use way to hijack an account." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-ai-support-reset-followup/ | Source: Nick Heer    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:23:20

• "I'm about to tell you a story about the major disaster which affected much of my decisionmaking on my week-long vacation to Santa Fe." ☛ https://blog.lauramichet.com/what-its-like-to-have-the-machine-that-keeps-you-alive-die-while-youre-on-vacation/ |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:24:32

• "both keeping me alive and also my mortal enemies." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/06/02/what-happens-when-the-machine-keeping-you-alive-dies-on-vacation.html | Source: BoingBoing    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:24:48

• "Microsoft has posted a support document that warns of a potential problem with Microsoft Office or 365 and iOS and macOS." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3154660/microsoft-warns-that-some-office-files-might-not-open-on-your-mac-next-month.html | Source: Macworld    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:50:19

• "A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds." ☛ https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/zero-day-exploit-completely-defeats-default-windows-11-bitlocker-protections/ | Source: Ars Technica    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:50:44

• "Perhaps Apple’s success has crippled their creativity, putting too much pressure on the company to only release hits." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2026/06/03/apple-design-and-balance.html | Source: Manton Reece    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:54:06

• "A more productive line of thinking this conversation has prompted in me, which I’ve been ruminating on for weeks, is what exactly is Apple-like. What makes Apple…Apple?" ☛ https://david-smith.org/blog/2026/06/03/apple-like/ |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:54:19

• "Finder had trouble emptying the trash with so many files, and the customer had to do this separately on each Mac connected to the Dropbox account." ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/06/03/when-dropbox-spawns-a-million-folders/ | Source: Michael Tsai    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:56:14

• "It's not just slow; it's confusing. When the UI doesn't react instantly, you lose confidence in the app. You end up double-checking your own actions." ☛ https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2026-06-03-apple-music-optimistic-updates | Source: Eliseo Martelli    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 09:56:29

• "First introduced in 1979 by Signetics" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/03/texas-instruments-changes-the-ne5532-and-others-into-incompatible-versions/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:12:10

• "Maybe you decide a tolerance of 10−12 is good enough, and so you sum the terms until the next term to add is below the tolerance." ☛ https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/06/03/naive-sum/ | Source: John D Cook    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:16:37

• "As part of his job of maintaining things like pressure washers, he got access to many grades of stale gasoline to experiment with." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/03/distilling-stale-gasoline-to-make-it-usable-again/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:16:52

• "As I write this, we’re about 7 sixteenths through 2026, and it’s about 14 sixteenths through the day." ☛ https://evanhahn.com/sixteenth-of-a-year/ | Source: Evan Hahn    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:17:21

• "I timed my re-entry into the tech industry perfectly if my goal was to experience maximum chaos. I have a lot of feelings. I figured I'd write about them a bit." gemini://b-ark.ca/2026/05/31/six-months-with-ai/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:33:02

• "This blog is now available via gopher. Now I can tick that off my bucket list. Meanwhile, still no progress on the socks I've had on needles for months. My priorities are inexplicable." gemini://b-ark.ca/2026/05/28/this-blog-is-now-available/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:34:03

• "It's so frustrating that AI is both destroying the open web by drowning it in slop and burying it in scrapers while it's also a powerful tool for folks who want to launch their own blog or website." gemini://b-ark.ca/2026/05/27/it-s-so-frustrating-that-ai/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:34:53

• spread out into a cloud of static buzzing particles, i am the female incel, the forever cringe white knight, i am never cruel gemini://voidrane.smol.pub/1780555105    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:35:58

• "I call the "self-calling executable" an inception technique, by which a currently running executable starts another version of itself (directly or indirectly)." ☛ https://log.pfad.fr/2026/self-calling-executable/ |    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:45:19

• "When I make software, this is my sorted list of priorities: [...]" ☛ https://kristoff.it/blog/north-star/ | Source: Loris Cro    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 10:45:34

• "I’ve been on both sides of that scenario, like most of us. More times than I’d like to admit…" ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/06/03/making-reviews-actually-fast | Source: Sandor Dargo    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:03:13

• "Scriba is a structured logging library for GNU Guile that prioritizes flexibility and observability." ☛ https://jointhefreeworld.org/blog/articles/lisps/scriba-structured-logging-library-in-lisp/index.html | Source: Josep Bigorra    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:03:37

• "Structure returns, C++ member functions, JNI native methods, runtime context, and the invisible fields behind source-level calls." ☛ https://lospino.so/blog/abi-series/hidden-arguments-are-everywhere/ | Source: Josh Lospinoso    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:04:00

• "A guided tour of malformed call packets: wrong register schemas, missing stack obligations, hidden result storage, hidden receivers, and variadic-call traps." ☛ https://lospino.so/blog/abi-series/abi-bug-zoo/ | Source: Josh Lospinoso    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:04:13

• "It is a natural code unit size, especially for a dynamic language JIT: at a given point in time, what more information can you gather about other parts of a running, changing system?" ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/inlining-heuristics/ | Source: Max Bernstein    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:04:30

• GNU/Linux rises above 4% in Estonia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/estonia/#monthly-200902-202606    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:06:59

• Open Data: "The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maintains a system called the National Airspace System Resource (NASR)." ☛ https://tech.marksblogg.com/aviation-maps.html | Source: Mark Litwintschik    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:14:41

• Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty: "Is datacentre sovereignty really that important?" ☛ https://martinalderson.com/posts/is-datacentre-sovereignty-really-that-important/ | Source: Martin Alderson    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:15:46

• "Imagine a wiki that is just a single HTML file. One that you can deploy anywhere: view locally, share in local network, put in any web server. No databases, no user management, no moving pieces that cause headaches." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/an-entire-wiki-in-a-single-file-a-look-at-feather-wiki/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:17:22

• "I have heard of bloggers accidentally publishing draft posts and I would feel stressed just hearing about it." ☛ https://burgeonlab.com/blog/pre-hugo-build-draft-status-checker/ | Source: Naty S    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:17:47

• "Tor Browser 15.0.15 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-15015/ | Source: Tor    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:27:14

• "The techniques chained by the exploit are not new." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/http-2-bomb-exploit-knocks-web-servers-offline-in-seconds/ | Source: Security Week    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:28:46

• "There was a time when a CB radio was a simple affair: a small box with a channel selector, volume, and squelch controls." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/03/web-based-control-for-a-cb-radio/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:29:37

• "After that, a second firing is done in a reducing atmosphere to melt/sinter the copper together–it’s not totally clear which is happening here–without burning up." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/03/diy-ceramic-circuit-boards-surely-count-as-solarpunk/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:29:55

• "Having used a rough service mower with a hydraulic drive in the past, we appreciate always being exactly at the right ratio for the engine." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/03/hydraulic-drive-for-your-lawn-tractor/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:30:11

• "UNIX was first created on Digital PDP-7 hardware, but as it grew and ran on more and more hardware platforms, some of them became quite iconic" ☛ http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/topcat.html | Source: Miod Vallat    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:31:02

• "This page serves as a documentation of the visual elements used on BurgeonLab. As explained on the IndieWeb wiki, it’s a page that describes either the writing or visual styles used on a site." ☛ https://burgeonlab.com/style-guide/ | Source: Naty S    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:58:20

• "While OBS is excellent, it is also a bit like using a laser to chop a carrot. If you already use OBS, fine." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/03/linux-fu-fake-webcams-gui-edition/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 11:58:34

• uber layoffs, but... at least honest enough to admit this has NOTHING to do with slop. They're just deep in debt.    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:02:15

• Uber lays off 23% of HR and recruiting team after executive reshuffle https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/uber-hr-recruiting-layoffs-22290190.php    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:03:31

• "We Can’t Reason Our Way to Morality - emptywheel" https://emptywheel.net/2026/06/03/we-cant-reason-our-way-to-morality/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:06:39

• apropos restricted boot https://deadeclipse666.blogspot.com/ https://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:07:33

• "You're Not Alone, and You're Not Crazy - Robert Reich" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/youre-not-alone-and-youre-not-crazy    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:08:09

• "Congress Must Reject Trump's IRS Audit Deal With Himself" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/congress-must-reject-trumps-irs-audit    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:08:25

• "Distrowatch Celebrates its 25th Anniversary - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/06/02/077231    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:08:46

• "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Speech" https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/speech    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:14:15

• revisionism: kerry did not lose, instead he himself conceded after the court appointed bush; that was not a proper election and the electronic voting machines were at the epicenter https://www.salon.com/2026/05/31/do-americans-really-know-how-much-the-world-hates-us/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:14:55

• "The Rsync Situation Has Gone Too Far" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/the-rsync-situation-has-gone-too-far:0    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:15:12

• "rsync and outrage. I gave up blogging a long time ago… | by Andrew Tridgell | Jun, 2026 | Medium" https://medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and-outrage-d9849599e5a0 knuckles under to slop purveyors    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:15:36

• Slop promotion instead of Linux: "If you glance at the tech headlines today, you’d think the answer is simple." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/future-ai-demands-hybrid-foundation | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:20:08

• Slop promotion instead of Linux ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/amd-rocm-on-ubuntu | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:20:29

• "RISC-V profiles – why is RVA23 significant?" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/risc-v-profiles-why-is-rva23-significant | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:21:57

• How to Install Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS Step-by-Step Guide ☞ https://www.linuxtechi.com/install-ubuntu-server-26-04-lts/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:22:44

• Backrooms ☞ https://blog.jimmac.eu/posts/backrooms/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:23:59

• This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 654 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/06/03/this-week-in-rust-654/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:24:51

• "Funds are allocated by the foundation specifically for travel assistance for speakers attending the event." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/06/03/tsp-open-for-asia-summit/ | Source: OpenSUSE    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:26:17

• "You simply enable the service, open the firewall port (usually 9090), and then log in from your browser using the same username and password you already use for SSH." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/enable-cockpit-rocky-linux-10/ | Source: TecMint    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:26:48

• "Radxa has introduced the Dragon Q8B, a compact single-board computer built around the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/dragon-q8b-sbc-combines-snapdragon-8cx-gen-3-with-dual-2-5gbe/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:27:12

• "Orange Pi closes the year by unveiling new details about the Orange Pi AI Station" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-orange-pi-unveils-ai-station-with-ascend-310-and-176-tops-compute/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:27:21

• Master the art of sword and sorcery in the Early Access release of Fatekeeper | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/master-the-art-of-sword-and-sorcery-in-the-early-access-release-of-fatekeeper/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:29:11

• Your arm is a constantly changing weapon in the chaotic Everything is Gun! | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/your-arm-is-a-constantly-changing-weapon-in-the-chaotic-everything-is-gun/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:29:38

• GNU/Linux at 4% today https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:30:35

• There's new games to claim and keep with Amazon Prime for June via Amazon Luna | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/theres-new-games-to-claim-and-keep-with-amazon-prime-for-june-via-amazon-luna/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:31:34

• CONTROL Resonant from Remedy Entertainment arrives in September | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/control-resonant-from-remedy-entertainment-arrives-in-september/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:31:58

• Bancho the Chef announced as a Dave the Diver prequel focused on cooking | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/bancho-the-chef-announced-as-a-dave-the-diver-prequel-focused-on-cooking/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:44:27

• Star Fox like on-rails shooter Wild Blue Skies arrives in August | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/star-fox-like-on-rails-shooter-wild-blue-skies-arrives-in-august/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/star-fox-like-on-rails-shooter-wild-blue-skies-arrives-in-august/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:44:48

• Feeling Tired After Vivid Dreams? Science Says Something Else Is to Blame ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/feeling-tired-after-vivid-dreams-science-says-something-else-is-to-blame    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 12:46:27

• Growing 'Cancer Crisis' Requires Millions More Healthcare Workers, Report Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/growing-cancer-crisis-requires-millions-more-healthcare-workers-report-warns    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 13:24:33

• Growing 'Cancer Crisis' Requires Millions More Healthcare Workers, Report Warns

  "This is a wake-up call, no matter where you are in the world."

   

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 13:24:52

• "It certainly looks like IBM is exiting “enterprise cloud solutions”" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kt94r66h    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 13:30:08

• Scientists Find Signs of Active Life in Ötzi The Iceman ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-find-signs-of-active-life-in-tzi-the-iceman    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 13:30:57

• El Niño Could Soon Fuel Extreme Weather, UN Warns ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/el-nio-could-soon-fuel-extreme-weather-un-warns    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 13:32:05

• 'Hacker' News' troll pretends to be a shrink today: "With all respect for Mr. Stallman, he has faced consequences of his choice of being childless, and it has been quite distressing for him." Huh? Makes no sense at all!    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 13:34:10

• Armchair shrinks who never met a person claim to be able to do mental diagnosis of him, remotely ("tele-")    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 13:35:00

• "May sees most layoffs since 2020"    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 14:27:39

• A Common Gut Microbe May Help Prevent Weight Regain, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-gut-microbe-may-help-prevent-weight-regain-study-finds    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 14:57:44

• Experimental Brain 'Pacemakers' May Rewire Circuits Linked to Depression ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/experimental-brain-pacemakers-may-rewire-circuits-linked-to-depression    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 14:57:56

• Promising Anti-Aging Drug May Cause Brain Damage, Scientists Warn ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/promising-anti-aging-drug-may-cause-brain-damage-scientists-warn    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 14:58:15

• It Turns Out Birds Masturbate Too, And Evolution May Explain Why ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/it-turns-out-birds-masturbate-too-and-evolution-may-explain-why    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 14:58:30

• Bangladesh raises electricity prices in latest Middle East war-related hike ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-raises-electricity-prices-in-latest-middle-east-war-related-hike    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:08:58

• UK: Outrage grows after police handcuff dying student ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260603-uk-outrage-grows-after-police-handcuff-dying-student    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:09:39

• New Intelligence Role Puts Bill Pulte’s Housing Agenda in Doubt ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/business/bill-pulte-housing-intelligence-director.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:11:53

• Democrats Should Give Convicted Felon a Choice: Bill Pulte at DNI or Section 702 Reauthorization ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/06/02/as-congress-struggles-to-reauthorize-fisa-702-trump-names-bill-pulte-acting-dni/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:12:31

• Now You Gotta Buy a Second Computer Just for Your Hey Hi (AI) Agent, Nvidia Declares ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/second-computer-ai-agent-nvidia-declares    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:28:51

• Film Community Aghast as Martin Scorsese Extolls Hey Hi (AI) Startup, Says He Now Uses Hey Hi (AI) for Storyboards ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/film-community-aghast-as-martin-scorsese-extolls-ai-startup    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:29:21

• State of Florida Sues OpenAI, Saying Scam Altman Showed “Utter Disregard for the Risk to Human Life” ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/florida-openai-sam-altman-lawsuit    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:34:08

• Japan rejects Taiwan’s demand for talks over delimitation with Philippines ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-rejects-taiwans-demand-for-talks-over-delimitation-with-philippines    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:34:36

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:35:06

• OpenAI not planning to share advertising revenue with publishers ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/openai-not-planning-to-share-advertising-revenue-with-publishers/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:35:30

• Egypt dispatch: historic overhaul of personal status laws sparks fierce debate over family stability ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/egypt-dispatch-historic-overhaul-of-personal-status-laws-sparks-fierce-debate-over-family-stability/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:36:17

• How Many Tracks Were Used to Train Suno? Hey Hi (AI) Music Platform Fights to Keep Training Data Sealed Amid Broader Major Label Legal Battle ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/06/01/suno-lawsuit-training-dispute/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:36:58

• Updates from Europe: Single Reporting Platform, Public Consultations, New Publications ☞ https://openssf.org/policy/2026/06/03/updates-from-europe-single-reporting-platform-public-consultations-new-publications/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 15:38:34

• "Why - Google doesn't trust its own AI solutions ? Or is this partnership a disguise for more layoffs to come in IBM and Google - That sure would make them partners in crime." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kt94r66h    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:01:27

• Microsoft Threatening Security Researcher ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/06/microsoft-threatening-security-researcher.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:05:09

• Microsoft Tries to Calm Legal Threat Fears After Zero-Day Disclosure Backlash ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-tries-to-calm-legal-threat-fears-after-zero-day-disclosure-backlash/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:06:20

• FSF Blogs: Free Software Awards: Nominate a person or project by July 12 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-free-software-awards-2025-nominations-open will they nominate and let dominate another person who attacks the FSF's founder?    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:07:53

• Firefox Nightly: More Kit, More Control – These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 203 ☞ https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/06/03/more-kit-more-control-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-203/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:09:22

• Mir 2.27 Released    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:13:20

• T2 GNU/Linux 26.6 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/t2    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:13:31

• Dev snapshot: Godot 4.7 beta 5 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-7-beta-5/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:14:20

• US House Advances Ukraine Aid Bill As Rubio Says Russia Failing To Meet War Goals ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/33772022.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:15:29

• House Advances New Sanctions on Russia and Aid to Ukraine ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/house-russia-ukraine-sanctions-aid.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:16:13

• Russia: A case study for sanctions not working as planned ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0603/russia-sanctions-india-ukraine-war-eu-us    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:16:46

• Ukraine pushed Russia back in May for second month running, ISW finds ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-pushed-russia-back-in-may-for-second-month-running-isw-finds    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:19:38

• Ukrainian strike kills three in Crimea after Kyiv targets St. Petersburg energy, military sites ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260604-ukrainian-strike-kills-three-in-crimea-after-kyiv-targets-st-petersburg-energy-military-sites    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:19:58

• Forlinx launches Rockchip RK3572 system-on-module (SoM) and development board with GNU/Linux 6.12 BSP ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/06/04/forlinx-launches-rockchip-rk3572-system-on-module-som-and-development-board-with-linux-6-12-bsp/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:21:22

• Qubes Canary 047 ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2026/06/03/canary-047/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:22:26

• EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.3.8 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202606/easyos-excalibur-series-version-738.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 18:24:14

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

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:07:41

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

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:07:55

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

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:08:11

• How to Configure TLS Settings in Nginx ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-tls-settings-in-nginx/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:08:39

• How to Configure Browser Caching for Static Assets in NGINX ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-browser-caching-for-static-assets-in-nginx/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:08:56

• How to Configure CORS in Nginx ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-configure-cors-in-nginx/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:09:15

• Money down the drain ☞ https://blog.patentology.com.au/2026/06/funding-quantum-hardware-forsaking.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:11:33

• SteamVR 2.16 arrives with a number of Linux fixes for VR fans | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steamvr-2-16-arrives-with-a-number-of-linux-fixes-for-vr-fans/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steamvr-2-16-arrives-with-a-number-of-linux-fixes-for-vr-fans/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:13:17

• Power of Pride Bundle launches on itch.io | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/power-of-pride-bundle-launches-on-itch-io/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/power-of-pride-bundle-launches-on-itch-io/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:13:27

• Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1076117/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:15:10

• Ukraine’s Daily Moment of Silence ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000010925753/ukraines-daily-moment-of-silence.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:21:26

• Bombs Raining Down on Ukraine Can’t Hide Signs of Russia’s Faltering War ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-strikes.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:21:42

• Russia Launches Deadly Strikes on Kyiv After Threatening Ukraine for a Week ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/world/europe/ukraine-war-russia-kyiv-attack.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:22:23

• Death Toll Mounts From Russia's Massive Air Offensive On Ukraine ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-drone-and-missile-attack-kyiv-ukraine/33770716.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:22:42

• Ukrainians Face The Devastation After Massive Russian Attacks ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-invasion-photos-fatalities-invasion/33770764.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:22:58

• Ukraine Attacks Energy, Military Sites In St. Petersburg Ahead Of Russia's Economic Forum ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-st-petersburg-drone-attacks-economic-forum/33771602.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:23:13

• Lithuania and Ukraine join forces on defence innovation ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2948080/lithuania-and-ukraine-join-forces-on-defence-innovation    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:23:28

• Lithuania to provide €4m for solar power projects in Ukrainian schools and Hospitals ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2948120/lithuania-to-provide-eur4m-for-solar-power-projects-in-ukrainian-schools-and-hospitals    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:23:53

• German troops in Lithuania fit tanks with anti-drone cages ☞ https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2949270/german-troops-in-lithuania-fit-tanks-with-anti-drone-cages    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:24:09

• Russia: Ukraine drones hit Saint Petersburg ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260603-russia-ukraine-drones-hit-saint-petersburg    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:24:25

• Ukraine's attack on Saint Petersburg 'brings war back to Russia' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-s-attack-on-saint-petersburg-brings-war-back-to-russia    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:25:05

• Russia’s Shadowy ‘Air Wagner’ Uses African Air Bases to Skirt Sanctions ☞ https://adf-magazine.com/2026/06/russias-shadowy-air-wagner-uses-african-air-bases-to-skirt-sanctions/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:25:44

• GNU Octave 11.2.0 Released with Improved Performance & Fixes ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/06/gnu-octave-11-2-0-released-with-improved-performance-fixes/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:26:35

• Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg on First Day of a Marquee Putin Event ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/world/europe/ukraine-russia-attack-st-petersburg-putin.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:27:31

• European Union Outlines Plan to Reduce Dependence on American Tech ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/technology/european-union-tech-sovereignty.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:27:55

• "It means: IBM hybrid cloud solution, combined with PowerVS, PowerVC is a bust. IBM will be offering Google products and be happy to get some crumbs. The vision of the slimy Indian at the top and his Indian tribe results. Rejoice, IBM employees"https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kt94r66h#replies    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:31:21

• "it should not be a surprise where the thin skinned management of IBM are involved. When things are not going their way, they will cut and run and collude with the Indian management of other IT companies like Google and Microsoft to form questionable partnerships and more. When comments posted on this site hit a nerve, those comments disappear in silence. It is sad that the truth always hurts."    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:31:59

• "Ge-z, the stock dropped yesterday and it's still dropping today.What's going on ? Did the market analysts finally realize that pumping up the IBM stock by using all the wonderful buzzwords and insisting on fake Quantum chip deadlines is pointless if there is nothing to back these things up? Maybe someone in the Trump administration will come to their senses too. After all, a billion dollars is a lot of $$$$."    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:33:27

• Fluff 2026.06.01 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/fluff    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:34:36

• Exton 260602 "exGENT" ☞ https://distrowatch.com/exton    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:34:51

• Putin squeezes Armenia as Russia seeks to retain global clout ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/putin-squeezes-armenia-as-russia-seeks-to-retain-global-clout    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:35:24

• Transmission 4.1.2 Released with A Few Dozens of Fixes [PPA Updated] ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/06/transmission-4-1-2-released-with-a-few-dozens-of-fixes-ppa-updated/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:36:29

• Slop promotion by Red Hat, plagiarism with better marketing ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/06/04/intelligent-inference-scheduling-llm-d-red-hat-ai    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:42:39

• Red Hat's never-ending slop promotion ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/06/02/improve-vllm-semantic-router-accuracy-fine-tuning    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:44:26

• Wireless-Tag ESP32P4C61-TINY board combines ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C61 SoCs (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/06/02/wireless-tag-esp32p4c61-tiny-board-combines-esp32-p4-esp32-c61/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:55:32

• The Most Expensive Mistake in the History of Computing ☞ https://www.cringely.com/2026/06/03/the-most-expensive-mistake-in-the-history-of-computing/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:57:03

• Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg with drones ahead of 'Russian Davos' ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260603-ukrainian-strikes-st-petersburg-ahead-of-russian-davos-show-widening-war    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:57:44

• Ukrainian drones hit Saint Petersburg as 'Russian Davos' opens in the city ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/ukrainian-drones-hit-saint-petersburg-as-russian-davos-opens-in-the-city    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:58:02

• Security updates for Tuesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1075966/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:58:53

• GopherTube – terminal YouTube client for searching and watching videos ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gophertube-terminal-youtube-client/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 19:59:25

• What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #62 – S3E14 The Ghost in the Dependency Tree: Navigating Open Source End-of-Life with HeroDevs ☞ https://openssf.org/podcast/2026/06/02/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-62-s3e14-the-ghost-in-the-dependency-tree-navigating-open-source-end-of-life-with-herodevs/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:00:26

• This week in Linux 346: $5B for Open Source Security, Age Checks Might Exempt Linux, Linus Torvalds on Hey Hi (AI) & more GNU/Linux news ☞ https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-346/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:01:06

• Sparky news 2026/05 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-news-2026-05/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:02:05

• Yomitan – browser extension for language learners ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/yomitan-browser-extension-language-learners/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:05:24

• Proxmox 04 - GNU/Linux Virtual Machine ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/proxmox-04-linux-virtual-machine.61667/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:05:54

• Ubuntu brings stable Arm64 Steam Snap to GNU/Linux users for improved hardware gaming ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-brings-stable-arm64-steam-snap-to-linux-users-for-improved-hardware-gaming/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:06:40

• California May Exempt GNU/Linux from Its Age-Verification Law ☞ http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/California-May-Exempt-Linux-from-Its-Age-Verification-Law    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:07:48

• Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe elected to UN Security Council ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/austria-portugal-trinidad-and-tobago-and-zimbabwe-elected-to-un-security-council    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:10:22

• A General Assembly that backed international rules would put Philippines on Security Council ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/a-general-assembly-that-backed-international-rules-would-put-philippines-on-security-council/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:10:43

• India embraces Myanmar junta to deepen trade and security ties, and counter China ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-embraces-myanmar-junta-to-deepen-trade-and-secrity-ties-with-the-country-and-counter-china    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:11:31

• New Solomon Islands leader reviews security pact with China, seeks treaty with Australia ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australia-solomon-islands-agree-to-negotiate-comprehensive-treaty    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:12:00

• US, South Korea discuss nuclear cooperation in security talks ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-south-korea-discuss-nuclear-cooperation-in-security-talks    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:13:18

• Spamnil doing an OpenHands job, promoting slop for sleazy companies using clickfraud https://tfir.io/ai-agent-control-plane-openhands-robert-brennan/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:14:40

• Autobase 2.8.0 released ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/autobase-280-released-3310/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:16:51

• Kangaroo Courts, JUVE is aware that UPC is based on corruption, lies and other stuff peddled by cocaine addicts at EPO ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/kodak-and-freshfields-turn-long-arm-jurisdiction-case-against-fujifilm-around/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:18:14

• And JUVE still knows Unified Patent Court is a major scandal; it gets paid to participate in normalising it ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/while-losing-at-the-epo-toolgen-escalates-battle-against-vertex-in-europe/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:19:11

• Arrests over patents; meanwhile, very criminal management at the EPO is above the law ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/munich-court-orders-arrest-for-polytech-general-manager/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:20:05

• Dominion Harbor entity, Bunker Hill, EV battery patent monopoly challenge granted ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/6/2/dominion-harbor-entity-bunker-hill-ev-battery-patent-challenge-granted https://techrights.org/wiki/Dominion_Harbor/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:20:49

• OpenBSD Security Mitigations at NYCBUG, now ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/06/03/openbsd-security-mitigations-at-nycbug-now/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:21:49

• Wine Railway and the Patent Marking Statute: Is a Covenant Not to Sue a Patent License? ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/06/wine-railway-and-the-patent-marking-statute-is-a-covenant-not-to-sue-a-patent-license.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:22:21

• Nick Richards: Sunset Appearance ☞ https://www.nedrichards.com/2026/06/sunset-appearance/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:22:54

• Vale Alan Barrett — Internet pioneer, community leader, trusted voice ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/06/04/vale-alan-barrett-internet-pioneer-community-leader-trusted-voice/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:23:49

• Ben Hutchings: FOSS activity in May 2026 ☞ https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2026/06/02/foss-activity-in-may-2026.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:24:39

• Rubio says China cannot erase memories of Tiananmen Square [bloodbath] ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/rubio-says-china-cannot-erase-memories-of-tiananmen-square-crackdown    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:25:19

• Cat Ownership Linked to Increased Risk of Schizophrenia, Study Suggests ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/cat-ownership-linked-to-increased-risk-of-schizophrenia-study-suggests    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:26:11

• North Korea unveils new nuclear fuel facility, vows 'exponential' expansion of nuclear arsenal ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260604-north-korea-unveils-new-nuclear-fuel-facility-vows-exponential-expansion-nuclear-arsenal    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:26:32

• Explainer: What to know about Hong Kong’s past Tiananmen commemorations and nat. security trial of vigil leaders ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/06/04/explainer-what-to-know-about-hong-kongs-past-tiananmen-commemorations-and-nat-security-trial-of-vigil-leaders/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:26:59

• PGConf.PL 2026 Call for Papers Open ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgconfpl-2026-call-for-papers-open-3312/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:27:27

• South Korea, China agree on first expansion in flight rights in seven years ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-china-agree-first-expansion-in-flight-rights-in-seven-years    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:28:44

• Dave Airlie (blogspot): Appearing on the Software Engineering Radio Podcast ☞ https://airlied.blogspot.com/2026/06/appearing-on-software-engineering-radio.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:29:22

• Podman vs Docker: Differences and Migration Guide ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/podman-vs-docker/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:30:23

• Podman Cheatsheet ☞ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/podman/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:30:35

• TrueNAS 25.10.4 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/truenas    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:30:57

• "Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, has promoted the Arm64 Steam Snap to the Stable channel, giving gaming on the platform a bit of a boost" https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-brings-stable-arm64-steam-snap-to-linux-users-for-improved-hardware-gaming/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:34:41

• Slop peddling https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/06/ubuntu-26-04-introduces-open-source-infrastructure-for-ai-agents/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:35:29

• Pure EEE attack on GNU/Linux, hardly even hiding it https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2026/06/02/build-2026-furthering-windows-as-the-trusted-platform-for-development/ criminal company, run by criminals    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:38:27

• No, those are Rust, this is Microsoft attacking Linux with Rust https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-coreutils-project-brings-linux-commands-to-windows/ see http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/04/Rust_Outsources_its_Financing_of_Financial_Control_to_Microsoft.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:39:12

• Those are NOT "Linux tools", they're tools to attack Linux https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/microsoft-plans-linux-tools-and-an-rtx-spark-desktop-for-windows-developers/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:39:46

• "This release adds the ability to copy the entire scene to another, force-change a scene, and clear all actions in the current scene or in all scenes." https://9to5linux.com/giada-1-4-2-open-source-loop-machine-makes-working-with-scenes-smoother    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:40:14

• "From new devices to Steam improvements, here's what to expect from the latest stable Rocknix update." https://www.androidauthority.com/rocknix-linux-update-steam-android-handhelds-3673831/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:40:46

• CIFSwitch: Old Linux kernel vulnerability can grant local users root privileges https://www.igorslab.de/en/cifswitch-linux-kernel-vulnerability-root-privileges/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:41:18

• "The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and Android operating system." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-active-attacks-exploiting-android-linux-bugs/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:42:05

• "This release promises a significant expansion of support for ARM64, RISC-V, IA-64, SPARC64, HPPA64, and other architectures." https://9to5linux.com/t2-linux-26-6-brings-linux-7-0-refined-kde-plasma-desktop-with-flatpak-support    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:42:34

• Promoting slop and spam... not getting facts right https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-announces-the-intent-to-launch-the-tokenomics-foundation-to-establish-open-standards-for-ai-cost-management-302790239.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:43:19

• This is how I'd learn Linux if I had to start all over again https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-how-id-learn-linux-if-i-had-to-start-all-over-again/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:43:45

• "Rhino Linux has always been a beautiful Linux distribution, and there are some major changes on the horizon that will converge mobile and desktop." https://www.zdnet.com/article/rhino-linux-unveils-early-release-snapshot-with-new-lomiri-desktop/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:44:16

• Nope! Those are NOT "Linux commands"! https://itsfoss.com/news/windows-coreutils/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:45:13

• It's not "Linux", it is an attacking on GNU and Linux by imitations without copyleft https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-terminals-best-features-are-hiding-in-these-linux-inspired-customizations/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:45:56

• Beginner-friendly Linux Lite 8.0 sports a new installer and kernels, much more https://www.notebookcheck.net/Beginner-friendly-Linux-Lite-8-0-sports-a-new-installer-and-kernels-much-more.1314368.0.html    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:46:31

• 8 ways I optimize Zorin OS for peak performance - from a decades-long Linux user https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-favorite-zorin-os-settings/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:47:03

• Hackers Target Global Stock Exchange in Espionage Operation ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-target-global-stock-exchange-in-espionage-operation/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:49:04

• Kirki, Burst Statistics WordPress Plugin Flaws in Attackers’ Crosshairs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/kirki-burst-statistics-wordpress-plugin-flaws-in-attackers-crosshairs/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:50:23

• Covers from Cerîde-i Adliye, a Turkish Law Journal (1924–26) ☞ https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/ceride-i-adliye-justice-gazette    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:50:57

• This stunning smart planter tracks plant health and handles daily care ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/06/03/this-stunning-smart-planter-tracks-plant-health-and-handles-daily-care/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:52:13

• Clonezilla 3.3.2-31 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/clonezilla    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:52:30

• Those are NOT "Linux commands" https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/03/grep-this-microsoft-grafts-most-linux-commands-onto-windows/5250796    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:57:58

• Amazon’s AI-Generated Animated Series Canceled After Relentless Derision ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-ai-generated-series-canceled    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:58:41

• EcoCash’s X (Twitter) Account Appears To Have Been Hacked ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/06/ecocash-x-account-hacked/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 20:59:03

• "For context, I use Wake-on-LAN so I don't have to manually power on my cluster of Lenovo machines (worker nodes) every morning. The script checks the MAC addresses of each machine and sends a "magic packet" to wake them up." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/wake-on-lan-script-update/    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 21:02:11

• "I'm leaving the country for a while, renting out my home out, with a room locked to visitors, where I'm hoping to keep a couple of servers running. One is a supermicro server running TrueNAS, another a RaspPi running Debian." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/self-hosted/44372    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 21:02:56

• "I'm trying to stop using infinite-scrolling apps as a ready-made stream of distraction. goodbye bluesky, goodbye reddit, goodbye facebook and instagram. (I mean it's been a while for the latter two, but still)" gemini://danielledevs.smol.pub/on-not-scrolling    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 21:03:38

• "Most of my life has been about planning of some sort. Jobs. Businesses. Investments. SHTF scenarios... But the only think I've learned is that no matter how well I try to prepare for the future, something completely different happens, completely blindsiding me. And in the end, I somehow manage." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0264.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 21:04:16

• "Being chronically understaffed is a nightmare I can't seem to wake from. Not only did I have to close last night, but here I am, back before dawn, opening. I must have forgotten to lock the back door after closing, because when I walk into the bar, a bear is making its way through the garnishes, one jar at a time." gemini://foofaraw.smol.pub/a-bear-walks-into-a-bar    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 21:04:53

• "Many oppose this, claiming that it is against the Gemtext spec, and even the core ideals of Gemini." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1960/~stack/0263.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 04, 2026 at 21:05:33

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