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"Today I had an odd encounter with a guy who goes by the name “Metal”. He made a lot of claims I found to be rather dubious. He also told me I should leave Martinsburg." gemini://tilde.club/~moendopi/gemlog/a-strange-encounter.gmi &nbs p;  

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:33:13


  • "This to me sounds like the smol web I had been looking for. The idea of the chat in Road to Gehenna. I was going to make my ramble vault. That turned out to be a lot more work than I wanted and I ended up not doing that. I did find Joplin, which is a good medium. Vaults exist for KDE. That's nice." gemini://tilde.club/~moendopi/gemlog/a-new-awakening.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:34:05


  • loop gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/loop    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:34:54


  • Former Xbox Employees Warn Layoffs Could Be Used for Retaliation https://insider-gaming.com/former-xbox-employees-warn-layoffs-could-be-retaliation/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:41:55


  • "But even if it does, there is already another disproportionately heavy-handed attempt to enforce copyright up and running in the shape of Italy’s Piracy Shield." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/23/spains-internet-blocks-have-a-flimsy-legal-basis-while-lacking-both-oversight-accountability/ | Source: Techdirt Some buffer-heads cleanup work https://lwn.net/Articles/1077767/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:48:01


  • Development statistics for the 7.1 kernel https://lwn.net/Articles/1077425/    

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posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:51:02


  • "Faced with the rise of generative AI, Getty Images has long favored litigation." ☛ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/the-curious-partnership-between-openai | Source: Jérôme Marin    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:51:31


  • "whether or not the developer uses Google Play’s billing system with its 5 percent additional fee, instead of an alternative system or linking to their own website." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/956296/google-play-app-store-alternative-billing-fee-antitrust | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:52:41


  • "Not all IPv6 deployment models belong in the same flock." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/jordipaletm/ipv6-only-vs-ipv6-mostly-appropriate-use-cases/ | Source: RIPE    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:53:10


  • "Iran sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi to 74 lashes for singing a song while not wearing a hijab" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-singer-lashes-reaction/33787034.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:54:05


  • "Members of the Taliban's notorious morality police have arrested and even publicly beaten women in the western city of Herat accused of violating a new directive issued in early June." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/hijab-herat-afghanistan-taliban-morality-police/33787173.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:54:22


  • "the administration vowed to go after so-called “antifa” (otherwise known as antifascist) terrorists." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/policy/956404/prairieland-sentencing-zines-trump-antifa | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:54:41


  • "What kind of people are not against fascism?" ☛ https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-06-23/prairieland-shooter-gets-100-years-others-30-70-in-ice-detention-center-antifa-protest | Source: NPR    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:55:05


  • "The Trump-appointed federal judge handling the case warned Song not to make a political statement. The convicted protesters lawyers say they will appeal the convictions" ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/06/texas-man-handed-100-years-in-2025-violent-ice-protest-mentions-renee-good-alex-pretti-deaths-in-court/ | Source: MinnPost    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:55:39


  • "An oral history project led by the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is wrapping up in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday." ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2026/06/as-native-american-boarding-schools-project-ends-survivors-describe-feeling-honored-and-restored.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:56:00


  • "US Attorney Daniel Rosen is literally editing out the role that outside agitators played in his own state, in an attempt to paint broad swaths of activism on the part of Minnesotans with an Antifa brand." ☛ https://emptywheel.net/2026/06/24/daniel-rosen-hid-the-far-right-agitators-at-the-core-of-his-anti-ice-indictment/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:56:21


  • "It follows that an anti-ICE policy makes sense. But that position invites a natural follow up, severely underdiscussed in intra-Democratic debates: With ICE gone, what comes next?" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/abolish-ice-then-what | Source: The Next Move    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:56:39


  • "Bulgarian authorities must treat the alleged plans to violently attack Dimitar Stoyanov as an urgent threat and take immediate measures to protect him" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/06/bulgarian-investigative-journalist-dimitar-stoyanov-faces-threat-of-violence/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:57:51


  • "Haidar Qandil’s disappearance, seemingly in retaliation for his journalistic work, is another alarming indication of Egypt’s disregard for press freedom and the rule of law" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/06/egypt-must-account-for-missing-journalist-haidar-qandil/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:58:07


  • "Earlier this year America’s idiot king offered a no-bid contract to one of his ex-con Mara Lago donors to “fix” the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/trump-threatens-abc-for-doing-journalism-about-his-reflection-pool-screw-up/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:58:26


  • "None of those things address the underlying question of why we need journalism, why it’s important, and what it should be." ☛ https://werd.io/journalism-is-rearranging-the-deckchairs-it-needs-to-reinvent-itself/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:58:46


  • "The closure of Tamadon TV and the degrading treatment of its staff mark an alarming escalation in the Taliban’s assault on Afghanistan’s independent media" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/06/taliban-shuts-down-tamadon-tv-amid-crackdown-on-afghanistans-shia-broadcasters/ | Source: CPJ    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 04:59:41


  • "Last year, 12 days after the Charlie Kirk assassin engraved bullet casings with “Hey fascist, catch!”, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-designated-antifa-domestic-terrorists-new-prosecutions-follow-his-lead/ | Source: TruthOut    

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


  • "decentralized movement" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/trump-doj-succeeds-in-criminalizing-sharing-of-political-zines/ | Source: The Dissenter    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:00:19


  • "In Trump’s America, the First Amendment is a dead letter. If you’re seen as anti-Trump, you apparently no longer have any rights at all." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/he-moved-a-box-of-leftist-zines-magas-favorite-judge-just-gave-him-30-years/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:00:44


  • "We’ve been pointing out for years that the supposedly “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk is one of the most aggressive abusers of state power to create chilling effects against his critics." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/elon-musk-threatens-to-sue-rep-khanna-for-citing-the-lancet-about-how-doge-cuts-will-likely-lead-to-millions-of-deaths/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:01:32


  • "Trump has tried to impose his self-gratification on an event even he can’t possibly hope to destroy: the 250th anniversary of this country’s independence." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/23/trump-starts-arresting-people-because-his-reflecting-pool-makeover-is-just-algae-and-peeling-paint/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:02:16


  • "According to experts interviewed by Yle, the flag-raising incident has features that are typical of Russian attempts at information influencing." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20233194 | Source: Yle    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:02:59


  • "With AI tools like chatbots, tech firms are taking a more active role, she said, because the products can generate political speech directly, instead of just curating speech by humans as social media platforms do." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2026/06/24/are-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt-politically-biased-we-tested-them/ | Source: The Washington Post    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:03:16


  • "Neither the Interior Department nor the White House has provided evidence that the pool lining had been cut." ☛ https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-doubles-reflecting-pool-vandalism-claims-providing-evidence/story?id=134113300 | Source: ABC    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:03:37


  • "But the conference, organized by the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, reinforced the idea that both the US and China stand to lose if AI is developed too quickly and recklessly." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-arms-race-china-us-cooperation/ | Source: Wired    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:04:24


  • "This order subverts processes developed over decades to foster transparency and public trust and creates a scenario in which there will either be less privacy for our personal information, or less usable data, or both" ☛ https://www.404media.co/census-data-privacy-trump-policy-change-noise-infusion/ | Source: 404 Media    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:04:42


  • "Sjoerdsma was also in Washington to sign a declaration formalizing the Netherlands' membership in the ​Pax Silica group of ​U.S.-allied countries" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/netherlands-join-us-led-pax-silica-ai-initiative-despite-asml-dispute-2026-06-23/ | Source: Reuters    

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


  • "he also raised concerns over American legislation that would make it difficult for companies like ASML to even service machines and tools already delivered to countries like China" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-secures-netherlands-for-pax-silica-alliance-in-key-win-for-strategic-chip-alliance-tension-remains-over-match-act-restrictions | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:05:27


  • "The full CRA will come into force on 11 December 2027, which is the date by which products must meet the requirements outlined in the Annex. These requirements include: [...]" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-and-the-eu-cyber-resilience-act/ | Source: Raspberry Pi    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:05:44


  • "Today’s billionaires appear more cynical than they used to be, and the rest of us seem to be, too." ☛ https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/489796/generosity-internet-cringe-optimism | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:06:07


  • "It wasn’t because Oppenheimer had changed his mind about the morality of city-vaporizing thermonuclear bombs." ☛ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/492902/artificial-intelligence-ai-anthropic-jack-clark-oppenheimer-trump | Source: Vox    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:06:30


  • "Everybody here agrees that ADSB-In could have avoided the accident here in D.C. for sure" ☛ https://fedscoop.com/faa-atc-modernization-tech-upgrade-uas/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:06:53


  • "A piece published over the weekend by the Wall Street Journal (whose publisher actually has a deal with Polymarket) is incredibly damning" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/polymarket-says-its-markets-reveal-the-truth-its-ad-strategy-was-to-have-influencers-fake-wins/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:07:11


  • "drone crews can execute a mapping mission, capture data and upload it directly to Nova for processing without needing any new hardware" ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/06/24/brinc-nova-public-safety-mapping-guardian-drone/ | Source: The Drone Girl    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:07:31


  • "Carrying or stacking chairs is the opposite of that. It’s the type of contribution that is serving the community first and foremost." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/if-you-dont-know-what-to-do-pick-up-a-chair/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:07:53


  • "At its nadir, it hit $7.61 — its previous all-time bottom was $7.76 — and it’s still trending down." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-truth-social-stock-lowest-point | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:08:14


  • "But once the hype died down in the days following its IPO, SpaceX’s stock started falling last week." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/spacex-stock-fallen-elon-musk-trillionaire | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:08:32


  • "It’s like entering a different world, another time of age. Almost like being in a fairytale." ☛ https://robertbirming.com/swedish-archipelago-pictures/ | Source: Robert Birming    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:09:03


  • "The first practical rubber-tired train system came about in the wake of World War II." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/the-trains-with-rubber-tires/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:09:42


  • "Philipp Nagl, chief executive of Deutsche Bahn's infrastructure subsidiary, said the disruption occurred during a scheduled replacement of a technical component." ☛ https://therecord.media/deutsche-bahn-railroad-gsmr-outage | Source: The Record    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:09:59


  • "Increased demand, largely driven by cooling, is the main factor stressing Europe’s power grid, says Jean-Paul Harreman, director of Montel" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1139676/europe-heat-power-plants/ | Source: MIT Technology Review    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:10:22


  • "The new station has a waiting room with fixed seats for passengers and additional standing room, and a new Americans with Disabilities Act accessible single-occupant restroom." ☛ https://www.reformer.com/local-news/new-amtrak-station-lauded-for-accessibility-welcoming-vibe/article_513807fc-e248-424b-880a-0f33502d9594.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:10:44


  • "The cost of revenue is about $8 billion (rounded for simplicity)." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2026/06/24/ai-electricity-use-a-lot-or-a-little/ | Source: Crooked Timber    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:11:02


  • "Bitcoin fell below the key $60,000 level on Wednesday and dropped to around $59,000, its lowest price since October 2024." ☛ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/bitcoin-drops-below-60-000-as-concerns-over-strategy-spark-fresh-crypto-market-fears-101782326751754.html | Source: Hindustan Times    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:11:18


  • "Without climate change, parts of Europe would still likely be experiencing a heat wave due to a "typical" weather pattern over the continent." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/european-heat-wave-is-not-normal-summer-weather/a-77693716 | Source: Deutsche Welle    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:11:54


  • "Where dense forests once covered the slopes surrounding the village of Cafran (Dallıtepe), wide clearings now stretch across the landscape" ☛ https://english.anf-news.com/ecology/three-years-of-deforestation-in-cafran-water-sources-dry-up-landslide-risk-increases-85998 | Source: ANF News    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:12:10


  • "But as researchers who study agricultural nutrient cycles and nutrient pollution of our waterways, we suspect that the picture is more complicated, and in some ways more hopeful, than the headlines suggest" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/fertilizer-shortage-iran-war-us-soil-water-pollution-b3002506.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:12:28


  • "Longer summers, warmer winters and more extreme changes between the seasons are what many might associate with the consequences of burning fossil fuels." ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/a-historic-el-nino-set-to-pummel-an-unprepared-us/ | Source: Truthdig    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:13:06


  • "reanalyzed Microsoft’s data on their device and argued that the company’s researchers did not conclusively demonstrate a working topological qubit in the first place." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/956450/nature-microsoft-quantum-computing-majorana-1-claims | Source: The Verge    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:13:50


  • "Leaked emails expose how British military-intel officials deliberately provoked riots among occupied Ireland’s Catholic and Protestant communities, which they then exploited to justify repression." ☛ https://thegrayzone.com/2026/06/24/british-intel-occupied-ireland-leaks/ | Source: The Gray Zone    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:15:01


  • "At the end of every presidential term, the End of Term Web Archive preserves that administration's web presence as a vast trove of documents and webpages." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-06-web-archive-easily-millions-documents.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:15:16


  • "Now, the state is poised to take a big step backwards in terms of transparency, thanks to the efforts of a legislator whose bill doesn’t even have the support of her own party." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/24/public-records-bill-would-make-california-the-most-secretive-state-in-the-us/ | Source: Techdirt    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:15:35


  • Famous criminal ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/house-committee-epstein-gates-transcript-9.7246870 | Source: CBC http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/09/Who_Is_That_The_Russian_Mistress_of_Bill_Gates_According_to_the.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 05:16:13


  • "Ukraine is steadily becoming one of the key security providers on the European continent" ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-is-becoming-a-foundational-pillar-for-europes-new-security-architecture/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:52:53


  • "This is the same Taliban that banned girls from secondary schools and forced them into marriage" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-taliban-meeting-outcry-activists-deportations/33787206.html | Source: RFERL    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:53:19


  • "The call to prayer should not be heard over Danish rooftops" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/denmark-ban-islamic-call-prayer-1804886 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:53:43


  • "officials are failing to follow" ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/06/23/huge-grab-of-power-trump-is-defying-congress-on-foreign-aid/ | Source: Salon    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:55:09


  • "Gasoline production this month is 25% lower than a year ago" ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/06/24/2026/russias-fuel-crisis-worsens | Source: Semafor Inc    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:55:36


  • "The hearing comes on the heels of a Government Accountability Office report" ☛ https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-military/2026/06/24/f-35-program-chief-warns-fleet-has-outgrown-its-support-system-amid-record-low-readiness/ | Source: Air Force Times    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:56:05


  • "What distinguishes the May and June 2026 incidents is their scale of consequence." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/romania-dispatch-drones-over-romania-raise-international-law-questions/ | Source: JURIST    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:57:09


  • "millions of dollars" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-06-21/ai-giants-are-funding-ad-wars-in-races-across-country | Source: Los Angeles Times    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:57:56


  • "pro-business" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-companies-elections-midterms | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:58:36


  • "While the findings are framed as scientific and environmental news" ☛ https://www.rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/06/24/china-philippines-scarborough-shoal-turtles/ | Source: RFA    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:58:57


  • "Select from Screen is available today in Chrome version 149." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/chrome-gets-circle-to-search-convenience-with-new-gemini-feature/ | Source: Android Police    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 06:59:43


  • "HB2957 would have required the Arizona Department of Transportation to continue to offer this option of driver’s license and IDs that don’t comply with the REAL-ID Act" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/06/24/arizona-governor-vetoes-bill-to-end-real-id-compliance/ | Source: Papers Please    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:00:00


  • "Bray-Waters was one of 23 people whose phones were seized during a mass arrest that night. She wouldn’t see her device again until mid-August." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/public-records-show-fbi-secretly-extracted-data-from-ice-protesters-phones/ | Source: TruthOut    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:00:25


  • "The authority for this program expired Friday, June 12th, 2026 at midnight" ☛ https://www.eff.org/effector/38/12 | Source: EFF    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:00:44


  • "The government’s recently tabled privacy reform bill would modernize many aspects of Canadian privacy law" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/new-rights-new-powers-long-delays-bill-c-36s-seven-step-process-for-privacy-reform-to-take-effect/ | Source: Michael Geist    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:01:15


  • "This collected every keystroke, mouse click, and screen image. Meta told the BBC it had: [...]" ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/06/24/meta-keylogs-staff-typing-for-ai-training-then-leaks-it/ | Source: Pivot to AI    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:01:44


  • "AI systems like Mythos make vulnerability discovery faster and more scalable" ☛ https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5792/collateral-damage-claude-mythos-and-privacy-risks-ai | Source: Privacy International    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:02:09


  • "For years, users and many companies have been complaining about cookie banners." ☛ https://noyb.eu/en/eu-member-states-and-google-suddenly-want-keep-cookie-banners | Source: NYOB    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:02:29


  • "Scientific evidence has already shown that early exposure to screens has consequences for children’s neurological development." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-06-24/mom-do-you-love-your-phone-more-than-me-children-of-screenabsorbed-parents-are-more-insecure.html | Source: El País    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:03:38


  • "Others urged caution, saying the viral clip lacked context and that viewers did not know what happened before filming began." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/viral-altercation-south-korea-influencer-johnny-somali-1804904 | Source: International Business Times    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:03:56


  • "I’m angry. There’s so much hate in this world that there are actually people defending the cop who murdered a baby." ☛ https://www.memphisflyer.com/a-cop-killed-a-baby/ | Source: Memphis Flyer    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:04:26


  • "So I guess I'll keep writing blog posts. I've turned comments on for anyone who wants them, and I'll no doubt end up posting somewhere else too." ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/going-quiet/ | Source: Greg Morris    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:04:49


  • "The terms of the settlement of ​the state court lawsuit were confidential, the lawyers said on Tuesday." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/googles-youtube-settles-case-over-social-media-harm-to-children/articleshow/131954049.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:05:08


  • "Where I think the word ‘hallucination’ is useful" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/24/cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-ai-bubble-bosses-cruel-fantasies | Source: The Guardian UK    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:06:38


  • "coordinate high prices" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/california-gavin-newsom-department-of-justice-iran-democratic-b3002496.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:06:59


  • "According to a survey of 406 IT decision makers, 93 percent of organizations have experienced AI-caused infrastructure incidents, but a mere 19 percent had the necessary governance to respond." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/06/24/companies-are-not-looking-before-theyre-leaping-into-the-ai-playpen/5261819 | Source: The Register UK    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:08:00


  • "A government watchdog group, the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, filed its own lawsuit this week" ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/06/24/new-mexico-judge-dismisses-jupiter-data-center-suit/ | Source: Western Water    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:08:43


  • "As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Google’s DeepMind AI initiative will work with the cinephile’s favored studio to develop AI tools intended to streamline the filmmaking process." ☛ https://www.salon.com/2026/06/23/a24-google-deepmind-ai-investement-sparks-fan-backlash/ | Source: Salon    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:09:02


  • "The service said the process consumes valuable time and slows decision-making." ☛ https://www.c4isrnet.com/news/your-marine-corps/2026/06/23/marines-expand-use-of-maven-with-new-ai-operational-reporting-tool/ | Source: C4ISRNET    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:09:22


  • "By now, I think most people understand that a one-line prompt solves nothing. The fantasy of typing “build me an Uber clone” and coming back to a finished product died quickly." ☛ https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/06/24/why-llms-will-fail-at-your-company/ | Source: Fabio Akita    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:09:41


  • "Let’s take a walk through the history of these programs, and why we don’t want the machines coding for us." ☛ https://amberweinberg.com/refusing-to-let-machines-code/ | Source: Amber Weinberg    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:10:01


  • "Indeed, across multiple regions, librarians described themselves as more cautious about AI than both administrators and academic staff." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/06/23/guest-post-legitimate-but-not-loved-what-academic-librarians-think-about-ai/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:10:23


  • "The police ordered Dot to turn around — which, of course, didn’t work because it’s a robot." ☛ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/delivery-robot-swat-scene | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:10:51


  • "Not even the notoriously tech-obsessed NYPD renewed its contract with Knightscope, probably because the K5 required constant monitoring by human cops to protect it from the wear and tear of New York City" ☛ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/knightscope-robot-cop-company-fan-fiction | Source: Futurism    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:11:14


  • "Doubao has grown to more than 300 million monthly active users since launching in 2023." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/bytedance-rolls-out-paid-subscriptions-for-chinas-largest-ai-chatbot/articleshow/131964930.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:11:51


  • "Nicotine is almost as addictive as heroin" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20232896 | Source: Yle    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:19:15


  • "Many of the claims spreading online say the team brought in 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of food from Norway for the World Cup." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/norway-food-menu-world-cup-b3002499.html | Source: The Independent UK    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:19:33


  • "That’s the fundamental problem with seeds. They carry no outward signs of the particular variety within." ☛ https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/why-we-need-seed-legislation | Source: Jeremy Cherfas    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:20:00


  • "Laser marking is a fast and effective way to put things like product names, serial numbers, and other information on plastics." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/all-the-different-lasers-and-how-well-they-mark-3d-prints/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:21:01


  • "The chip is designed specifically for large language model inference, the process behind generating ChatGPT responses." ☛ https://sqmagazine.co.uk/openai-jalapeno-ai-chip-broadcom/ | Source: SQ Magazine    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:22:27


  • "current state-of-the-art hardware" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/broadcom-and-openai-unveil-custom-built-jalapeno-inference-processor-openais-first-chip-is-a-massive-reticle-sized-asic-built-in-an-ultra-fast-nine-month-development-cycle | Source: Tom's Hardware    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:22:52


  • "In today's video, I tested the new WisdPi 10G Ethernet Expansion Card for Framework computers. It fits in any available Framework Expansion slot—even on the Framework Desktop" ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/framework-10g-ethernet-module-usb-c-complexity/ | Source: Jeff Geerling    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:23:11


  • "Finland's non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for people aged 15-74 also rose to its highest level this century — now standing at 12.7 percent, compared to 10.5 percent a year ago." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20233070 | Source: Yle    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:26:11


  • "In February 2025, the White House issued two Executive Orders with the goals of transforming the Federal workforce and Federal spending on contracts, grants, and loans" ☛ https://oig.ed.gov/reports/other/review-us-department-education-changes-staffing-and-operations | Source: US Dept of Education, Office of Inspector General    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:28:29


  • "finding it gutted 40% or 1,579 of the agency’s workers in total." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/education-cio-office-lost-more-than-half-of-its-employees-to-trumps-reduction-in-force-watchdog-says/ | Source: Scoop News Group    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:29:08


  • "I do not mean that every requirement is unfair. Some jobs really do need someone who has touched the system before." ☛ https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/the-gatekeeping-problem-in-it-and-cybersecurity-hiring/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:31:33


  • "Fargion points out that there's ample evidence for a population of dwarf planet-sized objects in the outer solar system, of which Pluto may be the most well-known member" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-06-gravitational-tides-earth-extinctions.html | Source: Omicron Limited    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:32:25


  • "Unfortunately they're mired in problems nobody wants to discuss: [...]" ☛ https://blog.feld.me/posts/2026/06/quantum-computers-are-a-scam/ | Source: Feld    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:32:44


  • "A new scientific critique in Nature casts doubt on Microsoft's quantum computing claims, potentially impacting its 2029 target." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsofts-quantum-computing-technology-called-into-question-again/articleshow/131971788.cms | Source: India Times    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:33:04


  • "With Bayram Balcı’s passing, the Kurdish press loses one of its long-standing companions." ☛ https://english.anf-news.com/freedom-of-the-press/journalist-and-poet-bayram-balci-passes-away-85986 | Source: ANF News    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:33:34


  • "This is such a simple way to put it, and it's true." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/fairly-priced-and-too-expensive/ | Source: Matt Birchler    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:33:52


  • "These two pages of shadow studies he made in 1490-92 go into subtle detail." ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2026/06/24/in-the-shadow-the-dutch-golden-age/ | Source: Howard Oakley    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:34:18


  • "It’s weird when this happens but some months are just full of things that feel like tasks rather than something I wanted to do." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/uninspired-writing-ramble/ | Source: Joel Chrono    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:34:46


  • "It’s funny how often blogging feels like being the little child in the story of The Emperor’s New Clothes. You’re just stating what seems obvious to you." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/blogging-stating-the-obvious/ | Source: Jim Nielsen    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:35:10


  • "If you have already read my feature on Club Mac Stories, there is nothing new" ☛ https://www.josemunozmatos.com/blog/maker-station-home-office-feature | Source: Jose Munoz    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 07:35:31


  • The man-child who lives in a dirty shoebox admits there are issues that he didn't fix the years in the shoebox    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:29:03


  • Does he lack money, time, or both? The spouse says he cannot do technical tasks, only pretend to.    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:29:35


  • He also assumes there's a point winning against someone in a SLAPP when he himself admits that he has run out of money (so recovering trial-related costs - somewhere near $300,000 - is an impossibility). Set aside a collaboration with a serial strangler to attack the legal budget of the other side.    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:30:06


  • UK reform is on the way. Better late than never.    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:30:28


  • "Eweka offers over 6,500 days of complete binary and text article retention" ☛ https://greycoder.com/eweka-review-european-usenet-provider/ | Source: GreyCoder    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:31:36


  • "I’m aware that “simple” means different things for different people." ☛ https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/don-t-overheat/ | Source: Juan J Martínez    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:32:12


  • "A few years years ago the curl project signed up and became a CNA." ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/06/24/a-cve-dispute/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:32:47


  • "As France enters its second heatwave of 2026, can we produce more detailed plots than the excellent visualizations provided by ShowYourStripes?" ☛ https://r.iresmi.net/posts/2026/sim2/ | Source: Michaël    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:57:13


  • "MétéoFrance offers its monthly SIM2 dataset albeit over a shorter time span (currently 1970–2025). The dataset includes temperature, precipitation and other variables on an 8 km resolution grid." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/06/sim2-climate-data/ | Source: Rlang    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:57:32


  • "The difficulty of taxing companies like Amazon and Uber is also well understood." ☛ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/dear-andy-we-need-a-complete-reset-on-digital-policy/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:58:30


  • "One of the main reasons is that the indexing bot used by the site has been blocked" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/raspberry-pi-locator-website-to-shut-down-in-july/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:59:25


  • "As always, we have document each vulnerability in detail and I encourage" ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/06/24/curl-8-21-0/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 08:59:44


  • "ProtoDocs is a web-based documentation browser for Protocol Buffer definitions." ☛ https://kmcd.dev/posts/introducing-protodocs/ | Source: Kevin McDonald    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 09:00:31


  • "In a previous diary, I talked about stack strings[1] with a practical example of them." ☛ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33102 | Source: SANS &nb sp;  

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 09:03:41


  • "This week Jonathan chats with Tristan Sherliker about the Craig Wright case, Open Source and the law" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/floss-weekly-episode-872-im-not-satoshi/ | Source: Hackaday    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 09:04:15


  • "Plus! Don’t miss our featured interview with Black Kite’s Jeffrey Wheatman explores ransomware and extortion attacks across Europe." ☛ https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-473/ | Source: Graham Cluley    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 09:04:29


  • "In Episode 7, I chat with Ana, the author of ohhelloana.blog." ☛ https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/7 | Source: Wonders of Web Weaving    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 09:04:46


  • DDoS Attacks: Tux Machines and Techrights Impacted ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/06/24/ddos-attacks-again/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 09:06:36


  • Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy ☞ https://nypost.com/2026/06/24/science/astronomers-find-biggest-super-puff-planets-yet-that-are-lighter-than-cotton-candy/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:40:20


  • Scientists Say New Method Turns Coffee Grounds Into High-Potency Renewable Fuel ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/scientists-new-method-coffee-grounds-renewable-energy    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:40:43


  • Mass Deaths Attributed to Brutal Heat Wave ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/mass-death-event-attributed-to-brutal-heat-wave    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:41:15


  • France Identifies Its First Case of Ebola ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/europe/ebola-france.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:42:30


  • H5 bird flu detected in second Australian state ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/h5-bird-flu-detected-in-second-australia-state    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:42:49


  • Fans or thieves? Webtoon piracy makes South Korean artists question global readers ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/fans-or-thieves-webtoon-piracy-makes-south-korean-artists-question-global-readers    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:43:26


  • South Korea launches app to give stalking victims real-time access to suspects’ location ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-launches-app-to-give-stalking-victims-real-time-access-to-suspects-location    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:43:59


  • China says it has a right to target people overseas with new ethnic unity law ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-says-it-has-a-right-to-target-people-overseas-with-new-ethnic-unity-law    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:45:39


  • Britain, France, Germany raise alarm about Chinese activities off eastern Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/uk-france-germany-raise-alarm-about-chinese-activities-off-eastern-taiwan    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:46:00


  • Can India and China finally resolve their Himalayan border dispute? ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/can-india-and-china-finally-resolve-their-himalayan-border-dispute    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:46:56


  • US says China trying to discourage states, businesses from engaging with Taiwan ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-says-china-trying-to-discourage-states-businesses-from-engaging-with-taiwan    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:47:24


  • China tops the list of fastest supercomputers with a CPU-only behemoth, ending US champion El Capitan's reign — 2.198 exaflops of performance without a single GPU ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/china-tops-the-top500-with-a-cpu-only-supercomputer-ending-el-capitans-reign    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:48:11


  • Turtle power: how China uses scientific research to try to bolster territorial claims ☞ https://rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2026/06/24/china-philippines-scarborough-shoal-turtles/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:48:38


  • China says it has ‘legitimate’ right to apply new ethnic unity law against people beyond its own borders ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/06/25/china-says-it-has-legitimate-to-apply-new-ethnic-unity-law-against-people-beyond-its-own-borders/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:49:17


  • "No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens ☞ https://xeiaso.net/shitposts/no-way-to-prevent-this/memory-safety/CVE-2026-55200/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:50:29


  • UK news industry backs law to stop deceptive Hey Hi (AI) scraping ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/uk-news-industry-backs-law-to-stop-deceptive-ai-scraping/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:55:29


  • Climate scientists say news coverage ignores cause of UK heatwave ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/climate-scientists-say-news-coverage-ignores-cause-of-uk-heatwave/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:56:07


  • AMD FSR 4 lands on RDNA3 dGPUs for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Machine via Proton Experimental | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/amd-fsr-4-lands-on-rdna3-dgpus-for-linux-steamos-and-steam-machine-via-proton-experimental/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:57:14


  • GE-Proton 11-1 arrives with d7vk, discord bridge, optiscaler and more added | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/ge-proton-11-1-arrives-with-d7vk-discord-bridge-optiscaler-and-more-added/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 13:57:51


  • Valve upgraded the SteamOS installation image to the big SteamOS 3.8 release | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-upgraded-the-steamos-installation-image-to-the-big-steamos-3-8-release/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-upgraded-the-steamos-installation-image-to-the-big-steamos-3-8-release/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:01:20


  • Steam stable update brings Pipewire improvements for Linux, Remote Play upgrades and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-stable-update-brings-pipewire-improvements-for-linux-remote-play-upgrades-and-more/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:01:39


  • "The June 2026 release of DietPi v10.5 updates the dietpi-config display options, with several Raspberry Pi-specific changes related to graphics drivers, camera support, and display configuration." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/dietpi-v10-5-updates-raspberry-pi-display-and-camera-options/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:03:36


  • Freexian Collaborators: Monthly report about Debian Long Term Support, May 2026 (by Santiago Ruano Rincón) ☞ https://www.freexian.com/blog/debian-lts-report-2026-05/   "That said, online office suites have come a long way over the years, and Google is no longer the only company offering powerful tools for creating and collaborating on documents." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/google-docs-alternatives/ | Source: TecMint &nb "LILYGO has listed the T-Impulse Plus, a low-power wristband-style development board based on the Nordic nRF52840 microcontroller." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/lilygo-t-impulse-plus-wearable-dev-board-comes-with-lora-gnss-oled-and-imu/ | Source: Linux Gizmos    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:03:56


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posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:10:18


  • "Anbox Cloud’s support for fully virtualized Android provides an execution environment that closely matches the assumptions of AOSP and reference platforms such as Cuttlefish" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/anbox-cloud-on-c4a-metal-android-at-scale-without-friction | Source: Ubuntu    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:10:58


  • Dear Andy, we need a complete reset on digital policy ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/dear-andy-we-need-a-complete-reset-on-digital-policy/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:12:28


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posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:16:19


  • Red Hat is trying to sell slop ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/moon-and-beyond-ramalama-being-tested-nasa-potentially-support-medical-ai-assistant-future-deep-space-missions | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:18:46


  • "General development best practices" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-code-paradox-moving-fast-without-breaking-security | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:23:34


  • Red Hat under IBM advancing slop as 'code' while banning such contributions in Flatfak is height of hypocrisy    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:24:25


  • Flathub rejects that same thing Red Hat is advocating    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:24:59


  • "Chief Evangelist and AI Lead" sounds like fake job/role, designed only to prop up a pyramid scheme based around fake claims ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/sit-stay-deploy-lessons-real-world-robotic-blueprint-scaling-edge-computer-vision | Source: Red Hat Official    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:25:52


  • Hunting stuck routes with the BGP Clock and the BGP Stuck Route Observatory ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/06/24/hunting-stuck-routes-with-the-bgp-clock-and-the-bgp-stuck-route-observatory/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:27:02


  • A Puppy-Abuse Case in China, Caught on Video, Prompts Rare Public Protest ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/world/asia/dog-animal-abuse-china-protest.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:27:56


  • a CVE dispute ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/06/24/a-cve-dispute/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:28:17


  • curl 8.21.0 ☞ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/06/24/curl-8-21-0/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:28:45


  • Framework's 10G Ethernet module exposes USB-C's complexity ☞ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/framework-10g-ethernet-module-usb-c-complexity/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 14:50:56


  • Supreme Court rules Rastafarian prisoner can’t sue Louisiana officers who shaved his head ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/06/supreme-court-rules-rastafarian-prisoner-cant-sue-louisiana-officers-who-shaved-his-head/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:00:23


  • The Ukraine War Amputees Embracing Wake Boarding and Jujitsu ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/europe/ukraine-war-amputees-sports.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:00:51


  • Russia assures Malaysia of long-term oil, gas, diesel supplies, says PM Anwar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/russia-assures-malaysia-of-long-term-oil-gas-diesel-supplies-says-pm-anwar    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:01:18


  • Europe leaders reaffirm unity on defence ahead of Ankara NATO summit ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260624-europe-leaders-reaffirm-unity-after-tensions-ahead-of-nato-summit-ankara    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:02:19


  • Exit Chromium unmounts all NTFS mounted partitions ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202606/exit-chromium-unmounts-all-ntfs-mounted-partitions.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:06:50


  • Fight for Abortion Rights Has Turned to States in Years Since Landmark Reproductive Rights Ruling ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/fight-for-abortion-rights-has-turned-to-states-in-years-since-landmark-reproductive-rights-ruling    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:07:30


  • Spotlight on WG Device Management ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/06/24/wg-device-management-spotlight-2026/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:08:04


  • More slop promotion from Red Hat ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/06/24/optimizing-distributed-ai-inference-advanced-deployment-patterns    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:09:17


  • Taylor Swift ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Trademark Lawsuit Resumes With Amended Complaint — Plaintiff Says the Alleged Infringement ‘Has Threatened to Overwhelm’ Her Brand ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/06/24/taylor-swift-showgirl-lawsuit/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:10:14


  • Wikipedia Bans Wikipedia Co-Founder For Saying Wikipedia Should be Neutral ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/wikipedia-bans-wikipedia-co-founder    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:10:48


  • XLibre, the "Vanity, Protest Fork" of Xorg, Has Yet Another Major New Release ☞ https://lunduke.substack.com/p/xlibre-the-vanity-protest-fork-of    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:11:06


  • I taught a bucket to speak git ☞ https://www.tigrisdata.com/blog/objgit/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:13:56


  • EasySR screen record without audio ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202606/easysr-screen-record-without-audio.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:16:50


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

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:18:52


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

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:20:18


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

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:20:48


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

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:21:18


  • "NHS Palantir Claims Face Scrutiny After Data Suggests Uneven Results - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/06/20/0534212    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:21:51


  • "Stack Overflow Is Having An Existential Crisis" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/stack-overflow-is-having-an-existential:9    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:22:11


  • The logic of "rails won't stop people jumping to their death" https://thewalrus.ca/banning-kids-from-social-media-wont-keep-them-safe/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:23:08


  • "Chat Control: Europaparlamentets talman sviker parlamentet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/06/24/chat-control-europaparlamentets-talman-sviker-parlamentet/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:23:53


  • Misses the point https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/social-media/2026/06/we-need-better-social-media-not-no-social-media see https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/16/Social_Control_Media_is_Just_a_Digital_Weapon.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:24:37


  • Still spreading old FUD https://cyberscoop.com/open-source-software-security-crisis/ still milking log4j    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:25:18


  • "'Is It TACO Wednesday?' Democrat Lists Possible Reasons Why Trump Cancelled the Housing Bill — Including a Terminal Illness | IBTimes UK" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/speculation-trump-health-halts-housing-bill-signing-1804897    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:25:39


  • BS about slop, hyping up the Ponzi scheme https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ai-data-center-boom-hits-a-human-bottleneck-critical-skilled-labor-shortages-could-slow-deployment-despite-billions-in-funding    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:26:16


  • Read as: I don't mind eating garbage https://kevinboone.me/ai.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:26:44


  • "Did Trump Surrender to Iran? - The Atlantic" https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/06/david-frum-show-vivian-salama-trump-surrender-iran/687677/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:27:14


  • "India, US Talks End Without A Deal" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/india-us-talks-end-without-a-deal-1966040    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:28:17


  • The EU's Democracy Cold – protection or opinion control? https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/06/23/eus-demokratiskold-skydd-eller-asiktskontroll/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:28:54


  • Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1079365/ &n Build a Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux EUS image with image-builder CLI ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/06/24/build-red-hat-enterprise-linux-eus-image-image-builder-cli    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:30:09


  • bsp;  

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:31:22


  • Set Working Directory in R: setwd() & RStudio GUI Guide ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/06/set-working-directory-in-r-setwd-rstudio-gui-guide/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:32:21


  • Missing devx icon when switch icon set ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202606/missing-devx-icon-when-switch-icon-set.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:33:06


  • Embedded Linux Security training: materials available, new sessions open ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/embedded-linux-security-training-materials-available-new-sessions-open/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:35:40


  • Twenty glorious years of Dedoimedo! ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/dedoimedo-20-years.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:38:39


  • [Podcast] What ‘name-based routing’ really means ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/06/25/podcast-what-name-based-routing-really-means/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:39:05


  • This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 657 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/06/24/this-week-in-rust-657/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:40:12


  • After Social Media? https://cybershow.uk/content/episodes/aftersocial/aftersocial.html "Sir Keir Starmer stands up to Big tech and pays the price. We salute him."    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:44:36


  • "Internet age-control is a brain-dead, awful fix that makes many of the problems worse. We celebrate the tech conversation going mainstream after decades of helplessly watching US-style social media destroy our society."    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:45:02


  • "But what now for our kids who have nowhere to play, whose communities and social spaces have been paved over for carparks and housing? "    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:45:14


  • Why you should use Fromager to build your Python dependency trees from source ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/06/25/build-your-python-dependency-trees-source-with-fromager    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:46:47


  • 22 Best Free and Open Source Vim-Like Text Editors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-vim-like-text-editors/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:52:35


  • AUSTRUMI 5.2.4 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/austrumi    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:53:41


  • SteamOS 3.8.10 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/steamos    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:53:57


  • BlueOnyx 5212R-20260624 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/blueonyx    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:54:14


  • Pine64 launch $50 smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/pine64-pinevoice-riscv-smart-speaker-launch    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:55:11


  • Display Next Hackfest 2026 ☞ https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland,/graphics/drivers/2026/06/24/display-next-hackfest.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:55:48


  • 26 Best Free and Open Source Stacking Window Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-stacking-window-managers/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 15:59:38


  • FSF Blogs: The Licensing and Compliance Lab: Informing and defending ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/the-licensing-and-compliance-lab-informing-and-defending    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:01:10


  • Ubuntu brings Livepatch to arm64 for rebootless kernel updates ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/ubuntu-livepatch-arm64    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:02:06


  • Enable HEIF/HEIC Photo Image Support in Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/06/enable-heif-heic-photo-image-support-in-ubuntu-26-04/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:02:55


  • Embedding Forbidden Text in Spyware to Discourage Hey Hi (AI) Analysis ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/06/embedding-forbidden-text-in-spyware-to-discourage-ai-analysis-2.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:08:49


  • This flying solar-powered platform could deliver better internet from the air ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1138771/solar-powered-platform-delivers-better-internet/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:13:29


  • Qt Canvas Painter: Accelerated performance using paths ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-canvas-painter-accelerated-performance-using-paths    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:14:25


  • Younger Adults May Be Aging Faster Than Previous Generations ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/younger-adults-may-be-aging-faster-than-previous-generations    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:15:35


  • Popular Bone Supplements May Not Prevent Fractures, Major Review Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/popular-bone-supplements-may-not-prevent-fractures-major-review-finds    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:16:18


  • Earth's Worst Extinctions May Have Had a Hidden Cosmic Trigger, Scientist Says ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/earths-worst-extinctions-may-have-had-a-hidden-cosmic-trigger-scientist-says    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:16:41


  • Humans in The Andes Seem to Have Evolved a Strange Genetic Ability ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-in-the-andes-seem-to-have-evolved-a-strange-genetic-ability    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:17:06


  • Announcing Istio 1.30.2 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.30.x/announcing-1.30.2/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:17:49


  • ISTIO-SECURITY-2026-005 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/security/istio-security-2026-005/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:18:35


  • OpenC6 BIOS project brings PC-like firmware to ESP32-C6 MCU with network boot and OTA update support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/06/25/openc6-bios-project-brings-pc-like-firmware-to-esp32-c6-mcu-with-network-boot-and-ota-support/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:19:27


  • RP2350B bells&whistles development board features on-board RP2040 debugger, HDMI, and microSD card slot ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/06/24/rp2350b-bellswhistles-development-board-features-on-board-rp2040-debugger-hdmi-and-microsd-card-slot/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:21:10


  • Red Hat loves slop ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/06/24/harvesting-security-logic-llm    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:22:13


  • More and more slop ☞ https://blog.tomecek.net/post/opencode-openshell-fedora-llama-cpp/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:23:08


  • Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS 16.1 ☞ https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2026/06/24/kiwi-tcms-161/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:24:38


  • "Politicisation is a tragedy for science." https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/dumbdata/dumbdata.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:27:25


  • Conflating patents (monopolies) with "IP" to shape up propaganda☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/pe-house-consolid-investing-heavily-in-ip-firms/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:29:37


  • Munich Regional Court extends Infineon’s winning streak against Innoscience ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/munich-regional-court-extends-infineons-winning-streak-against-innoscience/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:29:57


  • UPC is illegal and Nokia staff serves as "judges", so this is corrupt on many levels ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/asus-nokia-end-litigation-with-patent-licence/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:30:49


  • UBQS-IP patent monopoly validity challenge coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/6/24/ubqs-ip-patent-validity-challenge-coming-soon    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:31:30


  • European Patent Office (EPO) Series: London Calling... (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Series_London_Calling.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:31:48


  • The “Aktion T4” at the European Patent Office (EPO) Saves Money for the President's Own Purse (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/The_Aktion_T4_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Saves_Money_for.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:32:05


  • Demonstration Next Week at the European Patent Office (EPO), Administrative Council Seen as Complicit ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/06/24/Demonstration_Next_Week_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Admin.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:32:22


  • Provisional Typo Spoils Priority Date ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/06/provisional-typo-spoils-priority-date.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:33:55


  • Announcing Istio 1.29.5 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.29.x/announcing-1.29.5/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:34:38


  • Announcing Istio 1.29.5 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.29.x/announcing-1.29.5/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:35:07


  • Announcing Istio 1.28.9 ☞ https://istio.io/latest/news/releases/1.28.x/announcing-1.28.9/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:35:38


  • Amazon Investigating Its Own Employees for Daring to Oppose Hey Hi (AI) Data Center ☞ https://futurism.com/future-society/amazon-investigates-retaliation-employees-ai-data-center    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:37:39


  • A Controversial Ancient Human Burial Site Just Got More Mysterious ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/a-controversial-ancient-human-burial-site-just-got-more-mysterious    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:42:33


  • Perseverance Finds Complex Organic Compounds in Strange Mars Rocks ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/perseverance-finds-complex-organic-compounds-in-strange-mars-rocks & Scientists May Have Detected The First Signature of a Black Hole's Event Horizon ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-may-have-detected-the-first-signature-of-a-black-holes-event-horizon    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:42:55


  • nbsp;  

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:43:31


  • Ancient DNA Reveals a Genetic Surprise in The Last Neanderthals ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-dna-reveals-a-genetic-surprise-in-the-last-neanderthals    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:43:50


  • ICC Judges Sue Convicted Felon Administration Over Sanctions ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/europe/trump-sanctions-judges-lawsuit.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:44:25


  • California’s Plastic Law Goes to Court: Is It Too Strict or Too Lax? ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/california-single-use-plastics-lawsuits.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:44:51


  • Vietnam urges consumers to save power as heatwave drives record demand ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/vietnam-urges-consumers-to-save-power-as-heatwave-drives-record-demand    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:46:31


  • Five Eyes, Hey Hi (AI) warnings are not separate. Nor should our response be ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/five-eyes-asio-warnings-are-not-separate-nor-should-our-response-be/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:47:05


  • US: Deaths in ICE Custody Surge Under Convicted Felon ☞ https://phr.org/news/us-deaths-in-ice-custody-surge-under-trump/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:48:06


  • Gadi Eisenkot, the straight-talking Israeli former general taking on Netanyahu ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0624/israel-elections-general-eisenkot-bibi-netanyahu-rival    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:48:29


  • Australia’s spy chief warns of rising terror, cyberthreats ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australias-spy-chief-warns-of-rising-terror-cyberthreats    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:49:56


  • Australia's security environment degrading, spy chief warns ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australias-security-environment-degrading-spy-chief-warns    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:50:16


  • Rubio Announces New Iran Technical Talks, Seeks To Reassure Gulf Allies On Security ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/ubio-gulf-allies-iran-talks-switzerland/33788076.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:51:11


  • Police raid independent bookstore, ex-pro-democracy district councillor arrested for alleged sedition – report ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/06/25/police-raid-independent-bookstore-ex-pro-democracy-district-councillor-arrested-for-alleged-sedition-report/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:53:10


  • US in 'panic' at prospect of Gulf States going it alone, analyst says ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/a-propos/20260624-us-in-panic-at-prospect-of-gulf-states-going-it-alone-analyst-says    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:54:02


  • OpenSSF Newsletter – June 2026 ☞ https://openssf.org/newsletter/2026/06/24/openssf-newsletter-june-2026/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:54:39


  • BeyondTrust, LastPass Impacted by Klue-Salesfarce Incident ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/beyondtrust-lastpass-impacted-by-klue-salesforce-incident/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:55:14


  • Exploitable CI/CD Vulnerabilities Expose Millions of Repositories to Hijacking ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/exploitable-ci-cd-vulnerabilities-expose-millions-of-repositories-to-hijacking/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:55:45


  • New ‘Mistic’ RAT Opens Door to Several Ransomware Families ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-mistic-rat-opens-door-to-several-ransomware-families/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 16:56:23


  • Agentic Hey Hi (AI) Security: Wrong Context, Wrong Decisions at Machine Speed ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/agentic-ai-security-wrong-context-wrong-decisions-at-machine-speed/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:03:09


  • Critical Ubiquiti Vulnerabilities in Attackers’ Crosshairs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-ubiquiti-vulnerabilities-in-attackers-crosshairs/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:03:37


  • Third DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/third-draftkings-hacker-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:04:16


  • macOS Weaknesses Chained to Silently Disable Endpoint Security Agents ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/macos-weaknesses-chained-to-silently-disable-endpoint-security-agents/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:05:37


  • Exclusive: Meet AIVEX, a New Triage Model Built to Reduce Supply Chain Threat and Risk ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/exclusive-meet-aivex-a-new-triage-model-built-to-reduce-supply-chain-threat-and-risk/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:06:36


  • Just fixing a bug! ☞ https://nuno-icons.com/2026/06/24/just-fixing-a-bug/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:07:41


  • TSMC is reportedly hiking prices ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-is-reportedly-hiking-prices-for-all-advanced-nodes-accounting-for-74-percent-of-the-companys-wafer-business-nvidia-amd-apple-qualcomm-and-others-will-face-higher-wafer-costs    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:12:38


  • Graperain GR1126MB development board features solder-on 3 TOPS Rockchip RV1126B Hey Hi (AI) Vision module ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/06/24/graperain-gr1126mb-development-board-features-solder-on-3-tops-rockchip-rv1126b-ai-vision-module/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:13:37


  • In a first, a court takedown goes after two cybercrime tools at once ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-amadey-stealc-takedown/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:14:33


  • Narrowed Estraier ☞ https://jxself.org/narrowed-estraier.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:15:23


  • Lawfare Against Us Has Clearly Backfired ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/06/24/lawfare-backfired/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:15:46


  • Adventure Calls (Clearly) ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1155/adventure-calls-clearly    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:16:12


  • See Record-Breaking Extreme Heat Wave Across Europe in Photos ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-photos.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:16:56


  • Worthless gimmicks https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/face-recognition-on-phones-easily-fooled-aqMVo7l5KwvN    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:17:47


  • Valve Steam Machine price hike similar to Steam Deck's 45% increase☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/valve-steam-machine-price-hike-similar-to-steam-decks-45-percent-increase-company-confirms-was-probably-priced-competitively-against-the-ps5-pro-before-the-rampocalypse    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:18:59


  • Gaming-Focused Licensing Platform Reactional Music Scores $2.8 Million EU Grant, Plots ‘Transition to Large-Scale Commercial Deployment’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/06/24/reactional-music-funding-eu/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:20:48


  • Surveillance is Driving a Corporatization of Police Departments ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/police-corporatization    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:21:18


  • How to Install Brave Origin on FunOS ☞ https://funos.org/install-brave-origin-funos/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:21:55


  • Photos: Earthquakes Strike Venezuela ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/world/americas/earthquakes-venezuela-photos.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:22:31


  • South Korea’s Hyundai car workers vote to back strike action ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-hyundai-auto-workers-vote-to-back-strike-action    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:23:24


  • Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Japan's northeast, no tsunami warning ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/magnitude-6-9-quake-strikes-japans-northeast-no-tsunami-warning    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:24:43


  • venezuela https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/venezuela/#monthly-200902-202606    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 17:55:17


  • Apparently confirmed already https://gamingbolt.com/south-of-midnight-studio-has-been-hit-by-mass-layoffs-rumor    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 19:26:11


  • ""If we're all going to hell, is it even really hell"? But also, why punish everyone, forever? For the sake of it? What's the point? Would it even work?" gemini://tilde.club/~moendopi/gemlog/hell.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:36:53


  • Bots gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-06-25-ai-trainer    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:38:00


  • "The NeoGeo has plenty of sprites and they are in fact also used for any background graphics. This explains in part the visual quality of the system's games." gemini://geopeedees.org/~enthusi/neogeo/neogeo_2026-06-25.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:38:53


  • Heavy DDoS attack today. If we had to guess who's to blame, we'd assume the same place the death threats come from http://techrights.org/n/2026/04/26/Getting_Aggressive_Suggestive_of_Loss_Part_IV_Shutting_Down_My_.shtml    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:39:37


  • "People of Unix-like environments can be summarized into two (three) categories: users, writers, developers. If you want to make part of this software society you need to have a bit of merit on software." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-06-25__Unix-like_People.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:40:20


  • Mutt e Mail gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/mail    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:40:56


  • "Hello, world! Sorry for the mostly empty post. I don't quite know what I'm going to do with this capsule, but I'm here now. Follow my feed for more random posts." gemini://liberty.gemcities.com/gemlog/hi.gmi    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:41:38


  • How to update Ubuntu on a VPS https://www.hostinger.com/my/tutorials/how-to-update-ubuntu    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:47:08


  • 22.04 only? https://www.newswire.com/news/vadzo-validates-falcon-821crs-as-a-linux-usb-camera-for-ubuntu-22-04-and    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:48:02


  • Red Hat Infrastructure Manages Competitor Ubuntu Images At Summit https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/06/red-hat-infrastructure-manages-ubuntu/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:48:24


  • Canonical Extends Live Kernel Patching To ARM64 In Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://www.opensourceforu.com/2026/06/canonical-extends-live-kernel-patching/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:48:57


  • Linux   

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:51:23


  • 3 ways the new Steam Machine could be a huge win for GNU/Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/3-ways-the-new-steam-machine-could-be-a-huge-win-for-linux/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:51:37


  • Lutris Setup 2026: Run Windows Games on Linux in 12 Steps https://tech-insider.org/lutris-setup-2026/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:52:22


  • It seems like tech-insider.org is a slopfarm though    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:53:17


  • Slop promotions https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-intent-to-launch-agent-name-service-to-establish-trusted-identity-infrastructure-for-ai-agents    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:54:00


  • "10ZiG has expanded its partnership with ThinPrint, deepening ThinPrint integration in 10ZiG Linux OS for Terminal Server environments." https://channellife.co.uk/story/10zig-deepens-thinprint-integration-for-linux-thin-clients    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:54:34


  • "Well, I've got just the thing - it's called USB4STREAM, and it just got freshly merged into Linux 7.2. Intel is behind this "super simple" protocol (their words) for blasting raw packets from one machine to another, directly over a USB4 or Thunderbolt cable with no middleman... Just two boxes and a wire." https://korben.info/en/usb4stream-direct-machine-to-machine-transfer-linux.html    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:55:19


  • Wind River Continues Long-Standing #1 Ranking in Edge Operating System Platforms https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260624953272/en/Wind-River-Continues-Long-Standing-1-Ranking-in-Edge-Operating-System-Platforms    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:55:54


  • 5 Things You Need To Know Before Buying A Steam Machine https://www.bgr.com/2200735/before-you-buy-steam-machine/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:56:25


  • "Valve just released the latest stable Steam update for all platforms - bringing the usual assortment of new features and bug fixes across the store. This was released June 23rd, pulling in updates from recent Beta versions." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-stable-update-brings-pipewire-improvements-for-linux-remote-play-upgrades-and-more/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:57:12


  • "Great news ahead of the Steam Machine launch, thanks to AMD updating FSR 4 it's now supported on discrete RDNA3 GPUs for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Machine." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/amd-fsr-4-lands-on-rdna3-dgpus-for-linux-steamos-and-steam-machine-via-proton-experimental/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:57:40


  • "If you're looking for an operating system that doesn't play by the rules, Vendefoul Wolf is everything you need and nothing you don't." https://www.zdnet.com/article/vendefoul-wolf-is-a-linux-distro-that-goes-against-the-grain-with-terrific-results/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:58:18


  • Kubuntu Focus Ar (GEN 1) is a Linux Laptop with Intel Panther Lake and Arc B390 graphics https://liliputing.com/kubuntu-focus-ar-gen-1-is-a-linux-laptop-with-intel-panther-lake-and-arc-b390-graphics/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:58:43


  • "Plus interesting news from the Xfce-on-Wayland project" https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/24/alpine-linux-324-scales-new-desktop-heights-with-cosmic/5259985    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 20:59:42


  • "If you want to experiment with new software, host a home service, or try a new operating system without risking your main PC, running Linux in a virtual machine is the safest way to do it." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-that-are-perfect-for-running-in-a-vm/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 21:00:14


  • Unprincipled cowards have killed the press. They don't to report anything new when it is risky.    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 21:00:49


  • Chinese supercomputer using local processors heads TOP500 list https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/06/24/chinese-supercomputer-using-local-processors-heads-top500-list/5260532    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 21:01:17


  • A gift from the man whose own spouse says is a "rapist" https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-pc-secure-boot-problem-what-to-do-first-workaround-to-avoid/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 21:02:20


  • "When persistent capture permissions are granted to the Steam Client, there will only be an active PipeWire session when streaming or recording." https://9to5linux.com/latest-steam-client-update-improves-pipewire-session-logic-on-linux    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 21:03:07


  • social media IS noise https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/24/uk-government-wants-trusted-news-sources-promoted-above-the-social-media-noise/5261359    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 21:22:27


  • Windows all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202606    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 21:23:45


  • Microsoft Raising Xbox Price For A Third—Third!—Time As Mass Layoffs Loom https://aftermath.site/xbox-price-increase-again-and-again/    

posted Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 21:26:00



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