𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Saturday, April 29, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sun 30 Apr 02:41:27 BST 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/29/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmUSqzedHUcKwLvcEf9D3XCctMhAPyN4mNay8FKYAZkx4t QmVRuwEr1EKmtByWys7jARxX4mYTQ7LTTqA9ZdrqMttGYR QmVrcQmfEQYVJRLokWriUwoUTrBKxPtp8uxEaYrY5dFHJG QmaZKc4FiFz4h7QFc3KF64jMmtXbsHerkpNJoAY12ZC4XY QmfUadam9GijU4hb41M31LBESW7HZrreepetvGAKawDBT4 QmSW9FJDEiN7oEzt1iqhTLpC8jPbVaRWyV1ieH1zndNGcM QmUXGmSWZBU6qRWVXf26y2DBiCLvVfxKRAzafZDjN8EZxb Qmcu34r9DJuJH5mkMZYeG5soaWgi8BaqexYQwMx7Vv2APb QmNrkX2sAawgyubjCVjVRLjiSwJYToGQXdMnEoRTcy8GjR QmYxcFMe5vgLYfVxHFwQiR5wL8rMKxUVmbEZg9nD1YRjmr QmareZcZYJ7X5LnopoYKkNAZiPh21BtWv6APRwEPG8eUfV QmVTAqmSFnL2S5PCjgDDPmB4DnwNJYNAxqia6VrXKa5s22 QmbRrB3WabmpkzoFcTd7CEFvdz8fQtTuUncUD8LG1MGZQH Qmb7BTL7qTWyErEm8Lq2L2crCyBN6Woe2SXwQ1XC6nRfp4 QmXcfyTgb74hf2Qk22gDrho14TF3papse9Ts6cvKC4cj4G QmRARrRqZDNfBPqo7Hs3obwrESwkPCcQz3Ei7R4JRugvjz QmS32fMTkeYomdxPWCP42PHMfFdKs9rfkSgXboUoVNA3jB QmTGej9jj8spt5sAeA5fmFhTxbyEBhfyXn8vk91wJhQXcs QmUD3qvzBExdYcAqkwKAKng84v5we1kor95LS8wVEPQJY2 QmagVDKAew4AMq9Fs6yk4r4iAkxKc4L1W353hB8S99nTn1 QmcxQsZ2GCghqBFvbbovJYyNuZJr66gJWUEWRoU6QW9DNU ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Friday, April 28, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ The Site ’UNIXMen’ (Janus Atienza) Has Begun Posting Sponsored Spam Disguised as ‘Linux’ Articles | Techrights ⦿ Holding Criminals Accountable — Part II — Still No Action From Action Fraud | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/04/29/irc-log-280423/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/29/janus-atienza-webspam/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/29/one-week-still-no-action/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/04/29/gnupg-2-4-1-released/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/29/many-companies-collapsing/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/29/valgrind-3-21-0/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/04/29/wine-8-7-released/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 56 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/04/29/irc-log-280423/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/04/29/irc-log-280423/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.29.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Friday,_April_28,_2023⠀✐ Posted in IRC_Logs at 5:54 am by Needs Sunlight Also available via the Gemini protocol at: * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-280423.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-280423.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-280423.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-280423.gmi Over HTTP: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇H 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HTML5_logs⦈_ #techrights_log_as_HTML5 #boycottnovell_log_as_HTML5 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇H 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HTML5_logs⦈_ #boycottnovell-social_log_as_HTML5 #techbytes_log_as_HTML5 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇t 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇text_logs⦈_ #techrights_log_as_text #boycottnovell_log_as_text 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇t 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇text_logs⦈_ #boycottnovell-social_log_as_text #techbytes_log_as_text Enter_the_IRC_channels_now 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Unfurl some of the latest fake ‘articles’: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇SEO_spam_and_Microsoft_trash_title⦈_ Not a real article. Scroll down a bit: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇SEO_spam_and_Microsoft_trash⦈_ Another new example of SEO spam: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇SEO_spam_title⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇SEO_spam⦈_ Not even related to “Linux”. See also: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇SEO_spam_title⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇SEO_spam⦈_ Summary: Spamfarming and SEO spam have been chosen rather than decent, real articles; several examples of this (from the past week) are highlighted above Don’t go there, Janus Atienza, your audience isn’t that gullible. 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Holding_Criminals_Accountable_—_Part_I_—_Sirius_Crimes_Reported_to British_Authorities,_Formally_Registered_With_References_(Many_Victims), Here’s_What_It_Means_and_What_Happens_Next 2. YOU ARE HERE ☞ Still No Action From Action Fraud 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇I_am_sorry_to_hear_you_have_been_a_victim_of_crime._Thank you_for_taking_the_time_to_report_to_Action_Fraud._Your_report_has_been_sent_to the_National_Fraud_Intelligence_Bureau_(NFIB)_for_review.⦈_ We know it’s a case of fraud. Fraud took place and action is now needed. Many people affected. Will police get its resources assigned to tackle fraud? Summary: The crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ were reported to the authorities; as expected, the authorities are in no rush to investigate and prosecute, which is why so many people out there (in most countries) have become cynical_about police_and_cops PUBLIC officials in the US are once again bailing out (instead of punishing) rogue banks, so now is a good time to catch up with this series. Victims of serious and expensive crime are involved in the above (not just yours truly). It’s a crime that went on for years. We wait for law enforcement to flex some muscles, but with slow_response_times_like_these much patience is needed. Here’s the full text from the screenshot above: Dear Mr schestowitz, I am sorry to hear you have been a victim of crime. Thank you for taking the time to report to Action Fraud. Your report has been sent to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) for review. Experts at the NFIB will examine the information you provide. Where possible, the information is also matched against other available data in order to enrich and corroborate the details of the fraud. An assessment will be made as to whether there are viable lines of enquiry that would enable a law enforcement body, such as the police service, to investigate. The NFIB aim to provide you with an update on your report within 28 days. Please be assured that by contacting us you are giving the police vital information they need to protect you and others. The information you have provided may be used to disrupt criminal activity and inform prevention advice and campaigns. You should keep safe any evidence which you feel may be important. We continuously assess the content of individual and linked crime reports, if you set up an online account, you can use this to add additional information. If you have any queries regarding this letter please visit www.actionfraud.police.uk/FAQ. If you would like more information on how to protect yourself from fraud and cyber crime, please see the guidance at www.actionfraud.police.uk/support_for_you. We value your feedback, please visit this link and complete the survey: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CSATREP Yours sincerely, Head of Action Fraud For real-time alerts and prevention advice follow Action Fraud https: //www.facebook.com/actionfraud/”actionfraud” or https://twitter.com/ actionfrauduk “actionfrauduk” Notice their use of HTML (with images embedded) and how they’ve managed to outsource themselves Surveymonkey, Twitter, and Facebook. Maybe they should look into Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, not give them more business. “I think it might not be too expensive to take them to court,” a colleague told me, as “the problem maybe enforcement of any judgement.” We need action. Sirius is broke, its UK CEO left weeks ago (actively hiding past association with the company right now), and enforcement against someone who is “in hiding” would be hard. We spoke about this with a lawyer last year. He agreed that it would be rather futile suing a company that can barely even present anything in a British court. Either way, unless the authorities show they’re willing to tackle fraud, public perception may grow that authorities are apathetic, complicit, or passively sympathetic towards crime. If the company that claims (or claimed) to be a “leader” in Open Source in the UK is behaving like this, readers of Techrights deserve to know. █ ⢸⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⣿⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠧⠭⢭⠭⠭⠬⠤⡼⠭⠭⡭⠭⠥⠥⠭⠭⠥⠭⠭⠤⠭⠭⠭⡭⠭⠭⠭⢭⠴⠭⢭⠉⢭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣮⣭⣥⣬⣭⣭⣴⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣤⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣿⣿⡀ ⢸⣿⣿⣷⣾⣶⣷⣿⣿⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣵⣶⣴⣴⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠂ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⡙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⠋⠙⢉⠉⠉⠉⢹⠉⠙⠋⠀ ⢸⣿⠿⡿⠿⣿⡿⣶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢸⣿⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣽⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣬⣬⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡂ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠂ ⢸⣿⣿⠉⢹⣧⣥⣇⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣡⣤⣤⣇⣴⣤⣤⣄⣼⣿⣦⣤⣤⣤⣴⣤⣤⣼⣤⣤⣼⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣧⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢋⣴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡏⠻⠅ ⢸⣿⣿⣶⣾⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢏⣵⣿⣿⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⠁ ⢸⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡖⠲⡶⠶⢶⠶⠲⠶⡶⠶⠖⡶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⢀⢠⢤⠤⠤⠤⡤⠤⡤⠤⡤⠤⠤⠤⢤⠄⠤⠤⠤⢤⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠓⠓⠚⠚⠒⠒⠒⠓⠒⠒⠒⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣼⢶⣷⠾⠶⠿⣶⠖⠶⠷⡶⠾⢖⠴⠖⠾⢷⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢖⠷⠵⠶⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⢗⣴⣶⣶⣶⣷⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣷⣿⣿⣿⢟⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡖⠶⡶⠶⡶⢲⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣙⡡⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣵⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣦⣤⣾⣤⣼⣤⣤⣤⣥⣤⣤⣥⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠟⢛⡟⠟⠛⢛⠛⠟⠛⠟⢻⠟⢿⡟⠟⠛⢻⡻⠛⠛⡟⡿⢋⠚⡛⡟⢻⠛⠛⠻⢻⣛⠻⠛⠟⡿⠻⣿⠛⢟⠛⠻⢛⠟⣟⡻⢛⡛⠻⢻⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠛⠛⢟⡛⠛⡞⠟⠛⢟⡟⠛⠚⢟⣿⠛⢿⢻⠛⠟⠛⡋⡞⠻⢻⡛⠟⠛⡟⠛⢛⡻⢻⣛⠟⡟⠗⠛⡛⠛⢻⡛⠻⡿⢳⠛⠛⠟⠛⠟⡻⡛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠳⠛⠟⠛⠟⠟⡛⡛⡟⡛⡟⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⡿⣫⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣫⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣉⣉⣩⣉⣏⣹⣩⣉⣯⣩⣉⣩⣉⡸⣉⣈⣉⣁⣍⣉⣉⣩⣈⣁⣉⣉⣉⣁⣉⣹⣉⣙⡏⣩⣉⣍⣈⣻⣉⣈⣉⣉⣏⣉⣉⣀⣉⣹⣁⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣁⣉⣭⣉⣉⣉⣙⣈⣏⣈⣉⡯⣉⣈⣩⣉⣹⣉⢉⣉⣍⣹⣉⣩⣉⣝⣉⣉⣈⣉⣈⣏⣈⣉⣁⣉⣉⣉⣈⣹⣉⣏⣩⣁⣁⣹⣉⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣉⣭⣉⣉⣩⣉⣉⣁⣉⡏⣈⣈⣁⣹⣩⣌⣈⣹⣨⣉⣉⣸⣝⣽⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣁⣸⣈⣹⣭⣋⣉⣹⣉⣏⣉⣉⣈⣉⣉⣉⣍⣈⣉⣍⣏⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣈⣈⣈⣏⣉⣉⣋⡁⣉⣌⣉⣉⣍⣏⣍⣉⣉⣍⣉⣁⣏⣉⣁⣁⣹⣹⣈⣉⣏⣉⣈⣩⣉⣉⣉⣉⣹⣉⣉⢍⣏⣉⣁⣹⣉⣏⣈⣹⣉⣁⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣉⣍⣈⣙⣏⡹⣨⣬⣉⣃⣉⣉⣉⣧⣮⣉⣈⣡⣀⠏⠉⢉⣉⣹⣉⣉⣁⣉⣹⣉⣙⣏⣁⣩⣏⣉⣟⣉⣁⣉⣉⣉⣹⣩⣉⣩⣯⣉⣉⣉⣏⣁⣩⣈⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣁⣍⣉⣉⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣟⣛⣛⢀⣨⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡶⠶⡶⢶⣶⢶⣶⡶⢶⠾⢿⢷⠶⡿⢿⢿⣿⡿⢿⠿⠿⠿⡿⣿⡿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⡿⢿⠿⡿⡿⢿⣿⢿⡿⣿⢿⡿⡿⢿⢿⠿⣿⢿⠿⠿⡿⡿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⡶⢶⢶⠾⡷⡶⠶⢶⠶⣶⢾⣿⠶⠾⢦⠷⢶⠶⢷⡶⠶⢮⠷⠶⡵⠷⡾⢶⠶⡦⠶⣾⡦⡿⣷⡾⠷⠶⡶⢾⡶⡷⢶⢶⡾⡶⣶⡶⢶⢶⠷⣷⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⠶⠶⡾⡿⡧⢾⠷⠶⢷⡧⡷⠾⠶⠶⡶⢶⢶⠶⠾⡷⠶⡾⡾⢶⡶⠶⠶⡶⡶⡮⠾⡶⢿⠶⠶⡦⡶⠶⠶⢶⠾⢷⢶⣦⣷⣶⣿⣶⣶⣾⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣦⣾⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣷⣾⣷⣶⣵⣶⣶⣾⣾⣶⣾⣾⣧⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣷⣾⣶⣶⣾⣶⣾⣷⣶⣿⣴⣶⣤⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⢿⠋⠛⠻⠙⠋⠛⠛⢻⠛⢋⢻⠛⠻⡟⢛⠋⠛⡛⠛⡟⢛⠙⠙⡛⠛⢻⠙⠛⡟⠻⠛⡋⠛⡏⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⡛⠛⠛⠋⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠛⢛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⡟⢹⠛⠃⣛⠋⠛⠋⠟⠛⢻⠛⠋⠛⢺⠛⠛⠛⢻⠛⠛⠓⡛⠻⠉⡛⠚⢻⠛⠛⠛⢻⠛⣻⠛⡋⢙⠛⠟⠛⠛⠚⡛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⢿⠻⢛⡟⠛⢻⠋⠛⢛⠛⡟⠋⢻⠛⠛⠙⠛⢛⠟⠉⠛⡙⠛⠛⠛⠙⠛⢿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣮⣝⣍⣿⣉⣉⣍⣹⣭⣍⣉⣉⣈⣩⣩⣙⣉⣉⣌⣉⣡⣈⣍⣏⣙⣉⣹⣫⣩⣉⣍⣏⣈⣝⣉⣉⣉⣋⣙⣋⣉⣑⣋⣉⣛⣉⣃⣘⣙⣉⣉⣀⣀⣘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣮⣝⣍⣯⣝⣍⣄⣧⣘⣹⣿⣍⣍⣇⣯⣌⣍⣭⣁⣜⣉⣏⣉⣯⣩⣭⣬⣹⣋⣍⣈⣝⣋⣝⣍⣏⣍⣼⣨⣩⣭⣷⣏⣉⣻⣩⣯⣨⣋⣨⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣥⣿⣍⣏⣭⣉⣭⣹⣩⣍⣇⣯⣹⣫⣭⣋⣽⣽⣹⣡⣏⣉⣉⣙⣉⣉⣉⣋⣉⣙⣁⣛⣉⣈⣋⣋⣉⣈⣉⣋⣉⣙⣛⣘⣙⣋⣉⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⢿⠿⡿⠿⡿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⡿⢿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⡿⠿⢿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⠶⠾⢶⢶⠶⠷⠶⠶⠷⠶⠶⠶⠶⢶⡽⠶⠶⠶⡶⠷⠶⡾⢶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣾⣧⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣷⣶⣷⣶⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣬⣤⣥⣭⣤⣥⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⢛⠋⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣾⣬⣮⣴⣤⣮⣼⣤⣬⣯⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⠏⣭⡽⢿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣯⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⣤⣦⣤⡤⣧⣤⡤⡧⣤⣤⣼⣤⣤⣧⣴⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣦⣤⣤⣾⣤⣤⣤⣤⣥⣵⣤⣤⣤⣄⣴⣤⣤⣾⣤⣯⣥⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣤⣤⣦⣤⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 650 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.29.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_29/04/2023:_KDE_Development_Report_and_GnuPG_2.4.1_Released⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:41 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents # Software_Patents # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Install_PostgreSQL_from_Source_in_Linux⠀⇛ PostgreSQL also called Postgres is a powerful and open-source object-relational database system. It is an enterprise-level database having features such as write-ahead logging for fault tolerance, asynchronous replication, Multi-Version Concurrency Control (MVCC), online/hot backups, point-in-time recovery, query planner/optimizer, tablespaces, nested transactions (savepoints), etc. Postgres’s latest version 15.2 was released on 9 February 2023 by the PostgreSQL global development group. # ⚓ Linux Buzz ☛ How_to_Add_Sudo_User_on_RHEL_/_Rocky_Linux_/ Alma_Linux⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will cover how to add a sudo user on RHEL, Rocky Linux and Alma Linux. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ Add,_Delete_And_Grant_Sudo_Privileges_To_Users In_Fedora_38⠀⇛ Using sudo program, we can elevate the ability of a normal user to run administrative tasks, without giving away the root user’s password in Linux operating systems. This guide explains how to add, delete and grant sudo privileges to users in Fedora 38, 37 and 36 desktop and server editions. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ STAR_WARS_Jedi:_Survivor_had_a_very_rough launch⠀⇛ Here we go again! Just like The Last of Us Part I (and so many other games recently), another major game released too early. STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor is a hot mess. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ GOG_are_doing_a_Good_Old_Games_Week_sale⠀⇛ Sounds like a good time to pick up some classics, as GOG are doing a Good Old Games Week sale that lasts until May 8th, 10 PM UTC. Plus there’s another free game. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dust_off_your_game_dev_environment_with_the Linux_Game_Jam_2023⠀⇛ The Linux Game Jam 2023 is happening and a good chance for you to blow the dust and clean away the cobwebs from your development environment and perhaps come up with the next big hit? # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Huge_Steam_Beta_upgrade_with_new_overlay, screenshot_manager_&_more⠀⇛ Wow. Valve sure love to just drop awesome stuff out of nowhere don’t they? A brand new Beta update is now live for Steam with some massive improvements. There’s also a fresh Steam Deck Beta too! o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Nate Graham ☛ This_week_in_KDE:_The_bug_slaughterfest continues⠀⇛ Last week’s focus on bugs continues into this week, with the VHI-priority Plasma bugs slashed down to just three! In addition, Plasma 6 UI improvements are starting to land now that it’s stabilized a bit. In fact I’m typing this post from within a Plasma 6 session right now! In Elisa, double-clicking on a song or clicking its “Play now” button now puts its entire album in the playlist and begins playing from that song * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ SequoiaPGP ☛ RPM_Sequoia:_A_Sequoia-based_backend_for_the RPM_Package_Manager⠀⇛ Fedora 38 is out, and unsurprisingly it comes with a lot of shiny, new things. One especially interesting novelty for readers of this blog is that this is the first release of Fedora in which the RPM Package Manager uses Sequoia to verify packages. This blog post is the story of how that came to be. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Debian_12_‘Bookworm’_New_Features_and_Release Date⠀⇛ Debian’s upcoming release code-named ‘Bookworm’ is almost here, with many improvements and new features over Debian 11 Bullseye. Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ contains over 11200 packages tha, bring it to a total of over 59000 packages! Most software included with Debian has been updated, with 9500+ packages being removed for being old or obsolete. Are you excited? Let’s see what’s new in Debian 12. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Audio_development_board_powered_by_ESP32 module⠀⇛ The WVR audio development is a small embedded device featuring a ESP32 module and a 32-bit stereo DAC from Texas Instruments. This open-source device supports MIDI and it can be configured from a Web GUI for convenience. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Andrew Hutchings ☛ Schneider_Euro_PC:_Restoration_Part_2⠀⇛ In my previous post the machine was disassembled and the battery removed. Since then I’ve been coming back to this machine on and off over the last week. In this post we dig a bit further to see if we can get the machine running. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Keeping_an_eye_on_nocturnal_visitors_| HackSpace_#66⠀⇛ Something keeps waking my dog up in the middle of the night. That would be fine, except the dog keeps waking me up in the middle of the night. This is not fine. To find out what this is, I resolved to set up a wildlife camera to monitor the back garden. # ⚓ Ben Jojo ☛ Driver_adventures_for_a_1999_webcam⠀⇛ A good friend of mine this week was clearing out stuff and handed me an old logitech QuickCam Express webcam, this was actually a pretty serious nostalgic moment as it happened to also be the same model as my first webcam, so thinking it could be funny at some work meetings to have an “early 2000s” vibe I took it home. However the QuickCam Express has not had drivers since Windows XP it seems. I attached it to my Linux machine, and no module was loaded, and when I then attached it to my Windows 10 VM I was presented with an unknown device. Meaning I was out of luck for official support for this thing. # ⚓ Matt Keeter ☛ Machined_Aluminum_Pen⠀⇛ Still, not bad for a first try! * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ How_I_used_guilt_as_a_motivator_for_good⠀⇛ Recently, I was asked by a friend and colleague if I were interested in speaking together at a conference. I was pleasantly surprised because I hadn’t contributed much to the project they were presenting, but I expressed interest. We met to discuss the presentation, and that’s when I learned the real reason I was asked to participate: The conference’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives required there to be at least one speaker that does not identify as a man. I was offended; it felt like I was approached only because of my gender, not based on merit. My friend assured me that wasn’t the only reason I’d been asked. They needed new contributors to the project because there was a lot of work to be done, and they were hoping I could help fill that gap. I gave it some thought and tried to understand why the DEI initiatives were in place.  I also thought about the other side of the coin, where the people who wanted to present couldn’t, unless they found someone from a minority group to present alongside them. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ curl_8_is_faster⠀⇛ Over the last six months or so, curl has undergone a number of refactors and architectural cleanups. The primary motivations for this have been to improve the HTTP/3 support and to offer HTTP/2 over proxy, but also to generally improve the code, its maintainability and its readability. A main change is the connection filters I already blogged about, but while working on this a lot of other optimizations and “quirk removals” have been performed. Most of this work done by Stefan Eissing. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ Paolo Melchiorre ☛ Upgrade_PostgreSQL_from_14_to_15_on Ubuntu_23.04⠀⇛ This article is aimed at those like me who use Ubuntu and PostgreSQL to develop locally on their computer and after the last update to Ubuntu 23.04 they have two versions of PostgreSQL installed. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Felix Krause ☛ Context_SDK_–_Introducing_the_most intelligent_way_to_know_how_and_when_to_monetize_your_user⠀⇛ Today, whether your app is opened when your user is taking the bus to work, in bed about to go to sleep, or when out for drinks with friends, your product experience is the same. However, apps of the future will perfectly fit into the context of their users’ environment. As app usage has exploded over the past decade, personalization and user context are becoming increasingly important to grow and retain your userbase. Context SDK enables you to create intelligent products that adapt to users’ preferences and needs, all while preserving the user’s privacy and battery life using only on- device processing. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ YLE ☛ Police_release_one,_detain_two_in_state_secrets_case⠀⇛ The trio are all Finnish citizens, and were candidates during this spring’s parliamentary elections — two for the Crystal party and one for the Power Belongs to the People (VKK) party. None were elected to office. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Lee Yingtong Li ☛ A_high-performance_Rust_implementation_of interval-censored_Cox_regression⠀⇛ hpstat intcox is a Rust implementation of interval- censored Cox regression using an iterative convex minorant-based approach described by Huang & Wellner [1], incorporating a damped iterative convex minorant algorithm for the baseline cumulative hazard as described by Aragón & Eberly [2] and Pan [3]. This contrasts with the expectation–maximisation algorithm used by IntCens and Stata. Standard errors are estimated in a computationally efficient manner using a profile likelihood-based method advanced by Zeng, Gao & Lin [4]. This contrasts with the bootstrap-based approach used by icenReg. # ⚓ [Repeat] Zimbabwe ☛ Local_startup_shakes_up_banking_sector with_banking_software_as_a_service_platform⠀⇛ It’s like trying to ask Microsoft to customise Windows for you, removing what you don’t need and adding some stuff that’s important to you. If that’s an option you will pay top dollar for it. So Zimbabwean banks have had to try and create their own modules and integrate them with these bloated softwares. It’s not an easy task. It is both challenging and expensive. You may have noticed that local banks that have tried to innovate the most have struggled with stability issues. That’s how hard it’s been to integrate. The problem in short – Zim banks are paying a lot, in precious forex no less, for bloated software which packs fancy but useless modules and lacks important Zim-specific ones. Developing their own modules is an option but integration is expensive, difficult and time-consuming. This is a major factor hindering innovation in the sector. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ Apple’s_inexorable_plan_to_replace_retail banking⠀⇛ At this point, Apple offers its users services to make purchases, transact sales, buy items on credit using a card, save money, a virtual currency, and to make small transactions over time at zero interest rates. It takes a tiny cut of cash from all these transactions. But even now the Apple Pay story is still just beginning. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Herman Õunapuu ☛ Dell_Latitude_5411:_the_Linux compatibility_sweet_spot⠀⇛ Well, today I’m writing about the Dell Latitude 5411. It’s not the newest laptop in the world, but I decided to give it a go because of a few reasons: [...] # ⚓ [Repeat] Google ☛ Release_of_a_Technical_Report_into_Intel Trust_Domain_Extensions⠀⇛ Today, members of Google Project Zero and Google Cloud are releasing a report on a security review of Intel’s Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). TDX is a feature introduced to support Confidential Computing by providing hardware isolation of virtual machine guests at runtime. This isolation is achieved by securing sensitive resources, such as guest physical memory. This restricts what information is exposed to the hosting environment. # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Solar_charging_an_EV_takes_some_pre- planning_or_costly_add-ons⠀⇛ On a recent Internet of Things podcast, we took a voicemail from Jared on our podcast hotline. Jared’s home is equipped with solar panels and he recently purchased a Tesla EV. He’s looking for some smart device that will let him charge his EV directly when his home is producing more energy than it’s using. # ⚓ Chris Hannah ☛ Personalised_radio_station⠀⇛ She is fond of music from old classics (from the 60′s and earlier), so I hooked up a Raspberry PI with an FM transmitter and created her own private radio station. She tells me what songs she likes and I create different playlists that get broadcast on her station. It preserves the surprise element of radio, and there is nothing in there she doesn’t like. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Social_media_report_‘reinforces_need’_for_more protections_for_consumers_and_small_business:_ACCC⠀⇛ The report reveals that harms to consumer and businesses include excessive data collection practices, lack of effective dispute resolution options, prevalence of scams, lack of transparency for advertisers and “inadequate disclosure of sponsored content by influencers and brands”. # ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ The_five_signs_you’re_using_your_mobile too_much_and_how_to_break_the_habit⠀⇛ More than 90 per cent of British adults now own a smartphone. A survey published earlier this month by the comparison website Uswitch found the average person scrolls through the equivalent of 43ft 3in of content daily: this translates to almost the height of the Elizabeth Tower that houses Big Ben every week – the equivalent of three miles, annually. But our national phone obsession is taking a toll on our health. “The negative impacts can range from eye strain and neck and back pain to sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression and decreased concentration,” says counselling psychologist Dr Rina Bajaj. Here are the risks to be aware of and some simple solutions to lessen the impact. # ⚓ [Repeat] CS Monitor ☛ Wrong_door,_wrong_driveway:_How_US got_to_shoot_first,_ask_later⠀⇛ “What we are seeing is an abdication of responsibility to the public – we are not concerned about our fellow man,” says Kenneth Nunn, an expert on U.S. self-defense law and a law professor emeritus at the University of Florida. “I think there’s a belief that if you’re a homeowner and have a gun, you’re basically insulated from any criminal charges if you use it … that there’s no limiting principle for vigilante violence. And some people are OK with that.” # ⚓ NPR ☛ Kids_under_13_would_be_barred_from_social_media_under bipartisan_Senate_bill⠀⇛ There are four lawmakers sponsoring the bill, Republican Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Alabama’s Katie Britt alongside Democratic Sens. Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Connecticut’s Chris Murphy, who say America’s mental health crisis weighs most heavily on adolescents, especially young girls. “The business model of these apps is simple, the duration of time the user spends on the app and the extent to which they engage with content is directly correlated with ad revenue,” Schatz said, arguing that companies want users to spend long amounts of time on their platforms but the results can be “catastrophic.” “Social media [companies] have stumbled onto a stubborn, devastating fact: The way to get kids to linger on the platforms and to maximize platforms is to upset them,” Schatz told reporters at a press conference announcing the bill on Capitol Hill Wednesday. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Axios ☛ Ransomware_is_a_forever_problem_now [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ What’s happening: Rob Joyce, the NSA’s director of cybersecurity, told reporters during a briefing at RSA that Russian hackers are now weaponizing ransomware in attempted attacks against Ukrainian logistics supply chain companies, as well as organizations in Western-allied countries. # ⚓ MWL ☛ ChatGPT_versus_Facts⠀⇛ A friend asked ChatGPT about me. It provided something that looks like an answer, but is not an answer. This illustrates how these large language models produce things that LOOK like answers, but are not actual answers. I’m a public figure with a fair amount of information in public, but it can’t get the details correct. I thought of going through this and highlighting everything incorrect, but I have no interest in helping train ChatGPT or in making more details of my life available. Every paragraph has multiple glaring inaccuracies. # ⚓ Joonas Loppi ☛ An_approach_to_protocol_reverse- engineering⠀⇛ This basic principle has worked for me many times, so I figured it might be worth to share the process. In this instance I wanted to write a label printer driver in Go. A barebones implementation exists in Python that works to print a test image.3 # ⚓ Michał Woźniak ☛ BlueSky_is_cosplaying_decentralization⠀⇛ BlueSky differentiates itself from Hive, Post, and other centralized social media newcommers by being ostensibly decentralized. It differentiates itself from the Fediverse by not being the Fediverse, and by being funded by *checks notes* Twitter. Oh, and by being built by Silicon Valley techbros, instead of weirdos who understand consent and how important moderation is. I say “ostensibly decentralized”, because BlueSky’s (henceforth referred to as “BS” here) decentralization is a similar kind of decentralization as with cryptocurrencies: sure, you can run your own node (in BS case: “personal data servers”), but that does not give you basically any meaningful agency in the system. Quoting the protocol docs: [...] # ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ Bluesky_Facts_and_Opinions⠀⇛ The Fediverse has exploded in discussion of Bluesky, now that it’s launched a beta and harvested a few celebrities. Quite a lot of Fediverse voices have been angry and hostile, pointing out that several years of intense effort have produced a working ActivityPub-based federated monopoly-resistant conversational social network, and asking who are these dweebs ignoring that work and re-inventing the wheel, probably in an attempt to enrich Jack Dorsey?! I have a lot of sympathy with those opinions. Having said that, the assertions are not all fact- based. So, here are facts (and a few opinions) about Bluesky, as of late April 2023. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Upgrade_your_existing_Ubuntu_LTS_instances_to Ubuntu_Pro_in_AWS⠀⇛ In April 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS) released a new functionality that allows users running Ubuntu LTS to upgrade their instances to Ubuntu Pro with just a few clicks. This upgrade provides additional security features, including patching for universe packages, extended security management for an additional five years, live kernel patching, and access to FedRamp and FIPS modules. In this blog, we will cover all the steps needed to upgrade Ubuntu LTS instances to Ubuntu Pro on AWS using AWS License Manager. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ At_Congressional_Hearing,_PCLOB_Members_Suggest Bare_Minimum_of_702_Reforms⠀⇛ The witnesses managed to use the hearing to sketch out a vision for what a minimally sufficient bill to reform Section 702 would look like. However, they were not nearly as skeptical as we are of the necessity of domestic law enforcement’s use of these powers–especially when the information collected under 702 could be obtained by law enforcement with a warrant through more traditional avenues.  Section 702 allows the government to conduct surveillance inside the United States by vacuuming up digital communications so long as the surveillance is directed at foreigners currently located outside the United States. It also prohibits intentionally targeting Americans. Nevertheless, the NSA routinely (“incidentally”) acquires innocent Americans’ communications without a probable cause warrant. Once collected, the FBI can search through this massive database of information by “querying” the communications of specific individuals. Previously the FBI alone reported conducting up to 3.4 million warrantless searches of Section 702 data in 2021 using Americans’ identifiers. Congress and the FISA Court have imposed modest limitations on these backdoor searches, but according to several recent FISA Court opinions, the FBI has engaged in “widespread violations” of even these minimal privacy protections. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Appeals_Court_Should_Reconsider_Letting_The_FBI Block_Twitter’s_Surveillance_Transparency_Report⠀⇛ In this long-running and important case, Twitter tried to publish a report bringing much-needed transparency to the government’s use of FISA orders and national security letters, including specifying whether it had received any of these types of requests. However, without going to a court, the FBI told Twitter it could not publish the report as written. Twitter sued, and last month the federal Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit upheld the FBI’s gag order. The court’s opinion undermined at least a hundred years of First Amendment case law on “prior restraints,” the term for when government officials forbid private speech in advance. It is a bedrock of constitutional history that prior restraints are subject to unique—and uniquely demanding—protections designed to ensure that the government cannot act as an unreviewable censor and stifle individuals’ right to free speech. But as we write in the brief, the court’s opinion in this case “carves out, for the first time, a whole category of prior restraints that receive no more scrutiny than subsequent punishments for speech—expanding officials’ power to gag virtually anyone who interacts with a government agency and wishes to speak publicly about that interaction.” This exception supposedly applies to “government restrictions on the disclosure of information transmitted confidentially as part of a legitimate government process,” including nondisclosure rules regarding national security requests like the ones Twitter wanted to discuss. Needless to say, this carveout goes against mountains of precedent from the Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit itself. # ⚓ [Repeat] Netblocks ☛ Telegram_restricted_in_Brazil after_refusal_to_supply_user_data_to_authorities⠀⇛ Real-time NetBlocks metrics show that Telegram frontends and backends have been restricted on leading providers Claro and Vivo (Telefonica) networks AS28573 and AS18881. The service remains accessible on some smaller networks and work is ongoing to assess the extent of compliance. This class of disruption can be worked around using VPN services (we recommend Surfshark), which can circumvent government internet censorship measures. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ US_Intelligence_Surveillance_of_Americans Drops_Sharply⠀⇛ The just-released report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence found that even as U.S. intelligence agencies are making greater use of collection authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the number of U.S. persons — citizens or legal residents — being targeted has declined steadily. Friday’s transparency report said there were only 49 court-approved surveillance or search orders for U.S. persons in 2022, down from 67 in 2021 and from 102 in 2020. # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ GnuPG ☛ GnuPG_2.4.1_released⠀⇛ GnuPG allows to encrypt and sign data and communication, features a versatile key management system as well as access modules for public key directories. GnuPG itself is a command line tool with features for easy integration with other applications. The separate library GPGME provides a uniform API to use the GnuPG engine by software written in common programming languages. A wealth of frontend applications and libraries making use of GnuPG are available. As an universal crypto engine GnuPG provides support for S/ MIME and Secure Shell in addition to OpenPGP. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Provocative_&_Dangerous”:_Biden_to_Send Nuclear-Armed_Subs_to_South_Korea_as_Activists_Demand_Peace⠀⇛ On Wednesday, President Joe Biden pledged to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in 40 years. Alongside South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol, Biden also pledged to involve officials from Seoul in nuclear planning operations targeting North Korea. The visit between the two leaders comes as the U.S. and South Korea mark 70 years of military alliance under 1953’s Mutual Defense Treaty, signed at the close of active conflict in the Korean War. No peace treaty was ever signed by the North and South Korean governments, meaning the two countries are still technically at war. We discuss continued tensions on the Korean Peninsula with Christine Ahn, founder and executive director of Women Cross DMZ, a global movement of women mobilizing to end the Korean War, and the coordinator of the campaign Korea Peace Now! Ahn says the Korean War marked the dawn of the military-industrial complex and that ever-more militarization of the peninsula is not the answer. “There is momentum now to transform this state of war into a permanent peace,” she says. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Arson_by_proxy_How_phone_scammers_are_tricking older_and_vulnerable_Russians_into_setting_fire_to conscription_offices_—_Meduza⠀⇛ For more than six months, senior citizens throughout Russia have been setting fire to military conscription offices and banks, not bothering to hide from police officers or security cameras. After being arrested, they’ve proceeded to give implausible explanations that often involve debts or loans. At least 16 such cases have been reported publicly. Almost all of these arson attempts have been unsuccessful, though the authorities are investigating at least two incidents as terrorist attacks. The independent news outlet Mediazona recently published an overview of these cases, finding that unusual phone scams are a root cause. In English, Meduza summarizes the report. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_Kremlin’s_next_headache_Russia’s_electronic conscription_law_has_disrupted_the_public’s_trust_in_the state’s_digital_bureaucracy._This_will_likely_backfire_when it’s_time_to_re-elect_Putin._—_Meduza⠀⇛ Having hastily passed a new conscription law under pressure from the Defense Ministry, Russia’s political establishment is faced with an unexpected conundrum: re-electing Putin (especially in triumphant unanimity, as the Kremlin has envisioned since last fall) will now be more difficult, as Russians grow warier of getting anywhere near the state’s online bureaucracy. Andrey Pertsev explains why electronic voting is essential to Putin’s re- election strategy, and what stands in the way of “successful” election fraud in 2024. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_president_signs_migrant_pushback_bill_into law⠀⇛ The Interior Ministry, the initiator of the bill, says that the amendments make a clear distinction between natural migration and the instrumentalised migration facilitated by the Belarusian regime. The ministry also says that the law puts in place safeguards for vulnerable persons. # ⚓ The Hindu ☛ U.S._concerned_over_illicit_technology procurement_by_Russia_for_war:_official⠀⇛ Speaking ahead of the first India-U.S. Strategic Trade Dialogue due to be held next month in Delhi, the official also said that compared to its concerns over China’s military appropriation of dual-use technology, the U.S. shares a “common security outlook” with India and has an ease of cooperation comparable to NATO partners. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Burkina_Faso:_33_soldiers_killed_by militants,_says_army⠀⇛ The West African nation has been in the grip of a jihadist insurgency with government forces battling groups linked to al-Qaida and the so-called “Islamic State” group for seven years. Thousands of people have been killed in the fighting which has also displaced two million people and divided the country. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Extremists_kill_33_soldiers_in_latest_Burkina_Faso attack⠀⇛ “During particularly intense combat, the soldiers of the detachment showed remarkable determination when faced with an enemy that came in very large numbers,” the statement said, adding that 40 jihadis also were killed. Fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have waged a violent insurgency in Burkina Faso for seven years. The violence has killed thousands of people and displaced around 2 million. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Q&A:_Ukraine’s_Prosecutor_General_Discusses Accountability_for_Putin’s_War_Crimes⠀⇛ Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Ukrainian prosecutors have documented more than 80,000 war crimes committed by Russia forces, as well some 17,000 crimes against the foundations of the national security of Ukraine. # ⚓ The Economist ☛ Yuval_Noah_Harari_argues_that_AI_has_hacked the_operating_system_of_human_civilisation⠀⇛ Fears of artificial intelligence (AI) have haunted humanity since the very beginning of the computer age. Hitherto these fears focused on machines using physical means to kill, enslave or replace people. But over the past couple of years new AI tools have emerged that threaten the survival of human civilisation from an unexpected direction. AI has gained some remarkable abilities to manipulate and generate language, whether with words, sounds or images. AI has thereby hacked the operating system of our civilisation. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ UK_to_spend_$124_million_on_task_force_for secure_AI⠀⇛ In a statement announcing the funding, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said that AI technology is predicted to raise global GDP by 7% over a decade, making its adoption a “vital opportunity” to grow the UK economy. The news follows the announcements Chancellor Jeremey Hunt made in his budget last month, which included a new AI research award which will offer £1 million per year to the company that has achieved the “most groundbreaking British AI research.” o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Clarence_Thomas_Is_Winning_His_War_on Transparency⠀⇛ The financial relationship between Crow and Thomas raises obvious questions about the influence the Texas-based donor has over the justice; Crow-funded organizations have done remarkably well before the Roberts Court. Conservative outlets have asserted that the reporting by ProPublica, Slate, and CNN is a “smear,” but none of those outlets forced Thomas to not disclose his financial entanglements with a man spending fortunes to advance his political interests. If Thomas had made the disclosures, he still would have come under criticism, but public suspicion is much greater because he did not. And although that lack of disclosure is damaging in and of itself, it does not confirm that Thomas has ever used his power on Crow’s behalf. # ⚓ Truthdig ☛ Daniel_Ellsberg_Week:_The_legendary whistleblower_is_now_“living_under_a_deadline.”⠀⇛ Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who in 1971 released the Pentagon Papers and pulled back the curtain on the U.S. government’s systemic lies about the Vietnam War, is being celebrated this week. On March 2, Ellsberg wrote a public letter disclosing his diagnosis of inoperable pancreatic cancer, with a prognosis that he has only three to six months to live. “As I just told my son Robert: he’s long known (as my editor) that I work better under a deadline. It turns out that I live better under a deadline!” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Salon ☛ Massive,_exploded_SpaceX_rocket_devastated_a_town and_a_wildlife_reserve_—_and_locals_are_furious⠀⇛ But the community living near the launch site has been dealing with fallout from the launch, in both senses of the word. The explosion essentially obliterated the launch pad, carving a massive crater and sending chunks of concrete, sheets of stainless steel and other debris flying into the ocean on Boca Chica Beach. A Dodge Caravan was smashed with wreckage, which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported was scattered over 385 acres, causing a fire that burned 3.5 acres on Boca Chica State Park land. Clouds of ash and particulates rained down on residents of Port Isabel, about six miles away, settling onto homes, cars, and streets, breaking several windows. It’s not clear if the particulate matter is dangerous to breathe or touch, or if it will pollute the soil. An FAA environmental assessment of the spacecraft notes that some stages of the rocket used kerosene as fuel, which is toxic to breathe; the assessment also notes over 100 gallons of hydraulic fluid in the rocket, which is often hazardous. Salon reached out to SpaceX to inquire why the launchpad did not have a flame diverter, among other questions; SpaceX did not respond to Salon’s request for comment. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Revolutionary_Potential_of_the_Inflation Reduction_Act⠀⇛ Cities, states, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations want to build green-energy infrastructure. But in the past, the federal government has incentivized green energy mostly through tax credits—a system that doesn’t help the public and nonprofit sectors. To get a tax credit, you need to have tax liabilities, which these entities rarely have. But starting this year, something will be different: As a result of the Inflation Reduction Act’s “direct pay” feature, the federal government will provide subsidies straight to these groups, without needing to go through private investors. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Connecticut_Will_Require_Public_Schools_to Teach_Climate_Change._Can_More_States_Follow?⠀⇛ Starting in July, every K-12 public school in Connecticut will be required to teach their students about climate change. After years of organizing from environmental groups, advocates, and students, the new standards garnered bipartisan support during an education committee vote and passed during the 2022 legislative session. These requirements make Connecticut the second state in the nation—after New Jersey—to mandate some form of climate education in all public schools. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_stops_reporting_official_oil_and_gas extraction_data_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian government has temporarily paused reporting the statistics of oil and natural gas extraction by its petroleum industry. # ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ How_a_12-year-old_award_winner conceived_a_revolutionary_idea_watching_the_tumble- drier⠀⇛ Young Pavan embarked on a mission to find a more efficient and climate-friendly alternative to the tumble dryer. He discovered that clothes can be dried efficiently with a fan that uses only 5 percent of the energy. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Hynion_secures_land_lease_for_Jönköping hydrogen_refuelling_station_in_Sweden⠀⇛ Having signed a lease agreement with the Jönköping Municipality, Hynion will look to construct a new station in the logistics area of Torsvik, south of Jönköping. Additionally, the agreement allows for the establishment of a hydrogen production facility. Set to boast a refuelling capacity of 1,500kg of hydrogen per day, the station is expected to serve both heavy-duty and passenger vehicles. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Species_Spotlight:_Wollemi_Pine,_A ‘Living_Fossil’_We’re_Saving_From_Extinction⠀⇛ # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ So_you_don’t_want_kids._Here’s_how_to_respond to_unwanted_comments⠀⇛ A growing share of childless adults in the U.S. don’t expect to ever have children, according to a 2021 Pew Research Center survey. Some people gave specific reasons, like medical conditions or finances, but a lot of people said they just don’t want to. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Miessler ☛ Pre_and_Post-LLM_Software⠀⇛ The recent RSA conference has left me concerned for the many companies in attendance. It seems we are at a turning point in software history, divided into two epochs: Pre-LLM and Post-LLM. # ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ U.S._Digital_Giants_to_Finance_Local Content_After_Canada’s_Online_Streaming_Bill_Becomes_Law⠀⇛ As the CRTC decides on how it will regulate U.S. digital giants — and crucially defines what does and doesn’t count as Canadian, especially as it applies to user-generated content on YouTube, TikTok and Facebook or as part of a streamer’s local spending obligations — the American players will continue to argue they already invest in indie Canadian production and shouldn’t be bound up in red tape when doing so. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ ‘Watershed_Moment’_Has_Experts Calling_for_Increased_Federal_Regulation_of_AI⠀⇛ While some AI displacement is comparable to previous technological advances that popularized self-checkout machines and ATMs, Townsend argued that the current moment “feels a little bit different… because of the urgency attached to it.” Recent AI developments have the potential to impact job categories that have traditionally been considered safe from technological displacement, agreed Cameron Kerry, a distinguished visiting fellow at Brookings. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ EU_closes_in_on_AI_Act_with_last-minute ChatGPT-related_adjustments⠀⇛ The European Parliament is set to formalize its position on what could be the world’s first set of regulations for AI by a major legislative body, as EU lawmakers reached a provisional political agreement on Thursday. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have been debating the content of the EU’s AI Act and have agreed on compromise amendments, with a few last- minute adjustments pertaining to generative AI. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Imposes_Sanctions_On_Iran’s_IRGC_Intelligence Unit,_Russia’s_FSB_For_Detentions_Of_U.S._Citizens⠀⇛ The FSB also has been previously designated for sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department. OFAC said its action on April 27 against the FSB implemented the State Department’s designation of the Russian organization. # ⚓ Daniel Pocock ☛ Giving_away_Debian_domains⠀⇛ People are wondering why on earth would CHF 50,000 of Debian money be wasted on a Swiss lawsuit spreading rumors about a mentor/intern relationship? Especially after I convincingly proved those rumors to be false. A lot of it seems to revolve around Debian domain names. A whole lot of them are mentioned in the documents. Jonathan Carter is desparate to own the domain debianist.community and many others: # ⚓ Variety ☛ Disney_Entertainment_Television_Reshuffles_Comms and_PR_Roles_Following_Layoffs⠀⇛ In addition to this week’s changes, Variety has confirmed that since February, Shari Rosenblum has led publicity, talent relations and events across 20th Television, 20th Animation and ABC Signature as SVP of publicity for Disney Television Studios. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Democrats_Respond_to_the_Festering_Supreme Court_Rot_by…_Calling_a_Hearing⠀⇛ If Congress really wanted to hold justices accountable, the obvious solution would be to bring impeachment charges against them. Congress would investigate whether Justices Thomas and Gorsuch violated legal disclosure requirements (spoiler: Thomas did, and Gorsuch may have) and if so, remove them from the bench. That will never happen, though, because impeachment starts in the House (currently run by the kinds of people who think bribery is speech) and ends up in the Senate, where McConnell and company will circle wagons to defend the antidemocratic rule of their handpicked justices. # ⚓ Computer World ☛ Dropbox_lays_off_16%_of_staff_to_refocus on_AI,_as_sales_growth_slows⠀⇛ Facing a slowdown in revenue growth, cloud storage company Dropbox announced today that it is laying off 500 employees, or 16% of its workforce, mainly in order to be able to hire staff with AI expertise. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Norway’s_sovereign_wealth_fund_chief_seeks state_regulation_of_AI⠀⇛ The Government Pension Fund Global operates under ethical guidelines set by parliament and excludes investments in companies that it says does not respect the guidelines. Norges Bank, the country’s central bank, holds stakes in more than 9,200 companies globally through the wealth fund. The fund, which owns about 1.5% of all globally listed shares, is a big investor in tech companies including Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc, Nvidia Corp and Microsoft Corp, which are all gearing up to deploy AI to transform their businesses. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Rising_Tide_of_Fascism”:_Tennessee_Rep. Justin_Jones_Warns_of_GOP’s_Growing_Embrace_of Authoritarianism⠀⇛ Earlier this month, the largely white Tennessee House of Representatives, with its heavily gerrymandered Republican supermajority, expelled two members, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, the two youngest Black representatives in the House. They stood accused of breaching House “decorum” for nonviolently protesting the chamber’s inaction on gun violence in the wake of a mass school shooting in Nashville. Days after their expulsion, both Jones and Pearson were temporarily reinstated to their seats by local authorities. Justin Jones joins us again on Democracy Now! and says there is a “rising tide of fascism and authoritarianism that’s taken hold of our nation,” linking the expulsions of state lawmakers to the January 6 attack on Congress. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ TN_Governor_Wants_to_Expand_Faulty_Gun_Reform System⠀⇛ The first time Tennessee’s Republican governor stood at the podium in the wake of the mass shooting at the Covenant elementary school last month, he was flanked by GOP lawmakers. They touted school “hardening” measures, including hiring more armed guards and strengthening entry points. A week later, Gov. Bill Lee stood alone. He called for something rare in a Second Amendment-friendly state like Tennessee: gun-control measures. The violence had struck close to home, taking the life of six victims, including a close family friend of the governor’s. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Photos_of_Nude_Children_in_Billionaire’s Email_Prompted_Investigation⠀⇛ Investigators discovered photos of nude children, estimated to be as young as 8, in an email account they said was associated with South Dakota billionaire T. Denny Sanford, according to previously sealed records released Thursday. The records — which ProPublica had been fighting to make public for almost three years — shed light on the origins of the child pornography investigation into Sanford, a credit card magnate and philanthropist who has donated vast sums to children’s causes. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Meta’s_Reality_Labs_Burned_Through_$4 Billion_Last_Quarter_—_Or_Roughly_$44_Million_a_Day⠀⇛ Meanwhile, Meta is still shilling a cartoon world that aims to hoover up every possible piece of data it can about you. So will these massive billion- dollar losses Reality Labs keeps posting ever pay off? Is the hype generated by the metaverse possibility dead in the water? It could be—but don’t call this one a corpse yet. There are still a few shambles left in this zombie. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Here’s_what_OpenAI_did_to_get_the_ban_lifted on_ChatGPT_in_Italy⠀⇛ Sometime in March, Italy became one of the first countries to ban the popular chatbot ChatGPT. A few weeks later Italian authorities laid down some guidelines for OpenAI if it wanted the chatbot to run in Italy. OpenAI has followed the guidelines and Italy has lifted the ban on ChatGPT. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted that the chatbot is now available in Italy again. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Quoth_antivaxxers:_“Big_pharma_got_Tucker_Carlson!”⠀⇛ I haven’t written about Tucker Carlson much on this blog, mainly because this blog is not about politics, at least not primarily. That isn’t to say that Carlson hasn’t, however, managed to come to my attention in a blog- relevant manner a number of times. After all, how could Orac resist a target as big and fat as Carlson lamenting the supposedly falling testosterone levels in men and feature, among a number of quack “solutions,” a testicular tanning device along with “bromeopathy”? (It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since that particular piece aired!) Of course, when Tucker Carlson was mainly about dishing out white supremacist and fascist talking points for his Fox News audience, I had less to say, but as he became more and more antivaccine after the pandemic hit, I did mention him more, such as when he repeated the lie that COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent transmission at all and mischaracterized the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) as “mandating” COVID-19 vaccines for children before they could attend school (hint: ACIP doesn’t have that power), I did feel obliged to comment. # ⚓ [Old] The Washington Post ☛ The_Chinese_government fakes_nearly_450_million_social_media_comments_a_year. This_is_why.⠀⇛ Internet researchers have long known that the Chinese government manipulates content on the Internet. Not only does it censor heavily, but it also employs hundreds of thousands of people, the so-called 50 cent army, to write comments on the Internet. New research by Gary King, Jennifer Pan and Margaret Roberts (whom I’ll refer to as KPR for convenience) uses sophisticated techniques of gathering and analyzing massive amounts of data to tell us what is going on. # ⚓ [Old] uni Harvard ☛ How_the_Chinese_Government Fabricates_Social_Media_Posts_for_Strategic Distraction,_not_Engaged_Argument⠀⇛ The Chinese government has long been suspected of hiring as many as 2,000,000 people to surreptitiously insert huge numbers of pseudonymous and other deceptive writings into the stream of real social media posts, as if they were the genuine opinions of ordinary people. Many academics, and most journalists and activists, claim that these so-called “50c party” posts vociferously argue for the government’s side in political and policy debates. As we show, this is also true of the vast majority of posts openly accused on social media of being 50c. Yet, almost no systematic empirical evidence exists for this claim, or, more importantly, for the Chinese regime’s strategic objective in pursuing this activity. In the first large scale empirical analysis of this operation, we show how to identify the secretive authors of these posts, the posts written by them, and their content. We estimate that the government fabricates and posts about 448 million social media comments a year. In contrast to prior claims, we show that the Chinese regime’s strategy is to avoid arguing with skeptics of the party and the government, and to not even discuss controversial issues. We show that the goal of this massive secretive operation is instead to distract the public and change the subject, as most of the these posts involve cheerleading for China, the revolutionary history of the Communist Party, or other symbols of the regime. We discuss how these results fit with what is known about the Chinese censorship program, and suggest how they may change our broader theoretical understanding of “common knowledge” and information control in authoritarian regimes. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ NDTV ☛ Tear_Gas_Fired_In_Fresh_Tension_In_Manipur_District, Internet_Snapped⠀⇛ The order also cited the “total shutdown called by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum and the likelihood of mobilization of the public through social media and networking sites” for the suspension of mobile internet services. Apart from Churachandpur, mobile [Internet] services have also been suspended in Pherzawl district for five days. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Three_Iranian_Female_Journalists_Summoned_Over Articles_Amid_Crackdown_On_Press⠀⇛ The summonses come amid increased scrutiny of media professionals in the country, as the authorities attempt to tighten control over the dissemination of information amid widespread protests on issues ranging from living conditions, wages, and a lack of rights and freedoms. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Fines_Wikimedia_Over_Refusal_To_Remove Information_On_Military_Unit⠀⇛ A Moscow court on April 27 fined the Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, 2 million rubles ($24,440) for failing to remove information about a military unit involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is the 10th fine handed to Wikimedia in Russia over information related to Moscow’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, launched in February 2022. [...] # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_woman_who_bakes_cakes_with_anti-war messages_charged_with_‘discrediting’_Russia_army⠀⇛ The official reason for the write-up is unclear, but OVD-Info noted that police might have been responding to a recent Instagram post in which Chernysheva shared a photo of a cake that contained anti-war writing. # ⚓ PBS ☛ Judy_Blume_describes_latest_wave_of_book_bans_and censorship_as_‘disgusting’_and_‘fascist’⠀⇛ o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ Journalist_Gök_jailed_in_Amed:_Fascism_will_be defeated⠀⇛ Besides journalists, lawyers, rights defenders, political activists and artists were also taken into custody in the police operation which was carried out within the scope of an investigation launched by Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. The detained journalists include Mesopotamia News Agency (MA) editor Abdurrahman Gök and reporters Ahmet Kanbal and Mehmet Şah Oruç; editor-in-chief of Yeni Yaşam daily newspaper Osman Akın; the publisher of the only Kurdish print newspaper in Turkey, ​​Xwebûn Weekly, Kadri Esen; JinNews reporter Beritan Canözer; and journalists Mehmet Yalçın, Mikail Barut, Salih Keleş and Remzi Akkaya. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Turkey_Arrests_Four_Kurdish_Journalists_Ahead_of Crucial_Elections⠀⇛ JinNews reporter Beritan Canozer, journalist Remzi Akkaya, Mesopotamia News Agency (MA) editor Abdurrahman Gok, and MA reporter Mehmet Sah Oruc were taken into custody in coordinated dawn raids Tuesday, in which Turkish police detained at least 128 people in 21 cities. Among those detained are 10 journalists, a lawyer representing arrested Kurdish journalists in other court cases, and members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the third-biggest party in the Turkish parliament. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Screams_from_abducted_Vietnamese_blogger_heard_on Thai_security_camera_video⠀⇛ One witness who was interviewed, who hadn’t seen the video, did an almost exact imitation of the screams – testimony that helped the activists confirm it was Thai’s cries in the video, Bui said. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_signs_life-sentence_penalty_for_treason_into law._Other_amendments_include_penalties_for_aiding organizations_like_ICC._—_Meduza⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin has signed into law new amendments to Russia’s Criminal Code, increasing the penalties for treason, terrorism, and aiding the work of international organizations in which Russia is not a member. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ How_South_Carolina_Ended_Up_With_an_All-Male Supreme_Court⠀⇛ When attorneys arrived for oral arguments in South Carolina’s high-profile abortion case last fall, state Supreme Court Justice Kaye Hearn took her seat up front, a ruffly white shirt beneath her black robe, the only woman on the dais. With piercing green eyes, she scanned the courtroom. A sea of white men jammed one side of the room. Before them, at a wooden table, sat three male attorneys there to argue in favor of the state’s law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ How_Russians_became_the_‘barbarians’_Moscow’s neighbors_erecting_border_walls_are_inadvertently_helping Putin_corral_his_people_into_the_army_and_a_wartime_economy_— Meduza⠀⇛ Having recently passed a new military conscription law that many criticized as the advent of a “digital gulag” for draft-eligible men, Russia found itself in a surprising new situation. While the Kremlin is at pains to strengthen the system of electronic controls that would let it conscript citizens into the army without having to worry about them leaving, Russia’s neighboring countries are building walls to keep out the Russians who might pour across the borders in flight from the regime. Meduza’s Ideas editor Maxim Trudolyubov suggests that these security efforts might lead to results those countries would rather avoid, helping the Kremlin coerce a captive population into a militarized economy and directly into Russia’s Armed Forces. In this way, countries now bent on keeping at bay the “barbarian hordes” of Russian migrants may be inadvertently collaborating in realizing their nightmare. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Tibetan_Buddhists_traveling_to_Lhasa_on_pilgrimages face_new_hurdles⠀⇛ Many Tibetan Buddhists travel to Lhasa, which has a population of about 560,000, to visit the major religious sites such as the Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka Palace. # ⚓ CBC ☛ Saving_kidnapped_girls_in_Nigeria_is_the_first_step. Mental_health_support_after_is_key⠀⇛ The struggle for abducted Nigerian women and girls doesn’t end when they escape, says Dr. Fatima Akilu. The trauma scars them, and she says it’s important they receive the mental health supports they desperately need. “They come back to a system where we’re only beginning to really understand the effects of trauma. And it’s also in a country where we don’t really have very many practitioners that work in mental health,” Akilu, executive director of the Neem Foundation in Nigeria, told Matt Galloway on The Current. # ⚓ La Prensa Latina ☛ Digital_divide_hits_women_harder_in_poor nations_–_UNICEF⠀⇛ This translates to about 65 million adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 who don’t have access to the internet, versus some 57 million of their male peers. On average across 32 countries and territories, girls are 35% less likely than their male peers to have digital skills, including simple activities like copying or pasting files or folders, sending emails, or transferring files. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Woman_Dies_After_Confrontation_Escalates Over_Hijab⠀⇛ The altercation grew, with women and men hurling sexual insults at the family, before one woman attacked Kolsoom Oftadepour, her daughter, and granddaughter with a slipper. Police officers arrived at the scene and sided with the hijab enforcers, sources say. The family is expected to appear in court on May 9. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Plainclothes_Agents_Reported_To_Be_Enforcing_Iran’s Hijab_Law_In_Tehran⠀⇛ Recent videos from music concerts also have shown disputes over the hijab, where the majority of women are often not wearing the mandatory hijab. In response to this defiance, an unspecified number of commercial establishments, including music clubs and restaurants, in Tehran and other cities have been sealed shut due to noncompliance with the hijab law. # ⚓ Reason ☛ This_Georgia_Man_Has_Been_Jailed_for_10_Years Without_a_Trial⠀⇛ Regardless of the source of the issues, it’s clear that something is very wrong. When sloppy bureaucracies go unchecked, defendants like Jimmerson—who cannot afford their own lawyers and must rely on public defenders—are in danger of being effectively denied their Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ Taliban_Reject_UN_Resolution_Against_Curbs_on Afghan_Women⠀⇛ The statement came a day after the 15-member U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution condemning the ban and demanding Taliban leaders swiftly end their restrictions on Afghan women’s access to education and work. The resolution, co-sponsored by more than 90 countries, expressed “deep concern at the increasing erosion of respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms” of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban. # ⚓ RTL ☛ Taliban_leader_says_UN_Security_Council_‘pressure’ won’t_work⠀⇛ Since ousting the foreign-backed government and returning to power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have imposed an austere version of sharia that the United Nations has labelled “gender-based apartheid”. Women have been barred from most secondary education and universities, prevented from working in most government jobs as well as NGOs and blocked from public spaces such as gyms and parks. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ A_Eulogy_for_Netflix’s_DVD-by-Mail Era⠀⇛ Netflix’s disc-toss feels like a decisive pivot point because the trajectory of the company neatly parallels the second stage in the evolution of hands-on, at-home movie watching. The first stage, of course, was television, which busted up Hollywood’s racket in the immediate postwar period. The second stage began with VHS, crested with DVD, and seems now to have come to rest with digital streaming, which is where we all come in. # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ How_to_Install_Spotify_on_Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Outages_Plague_Spotify_This_Week_— 15,000+_Complaints_Stack_Up⠀⇛ Spotify has experienced at least two outages this month, with another at the beginning of April 2023 that impacted around 20,000 people in the United States and 8,000 people in the UK. Spotify’s growth may be contributing to the periodic outages as the company reported 515 million monthly active users for the first time ever earlier this month. Spotify says it expects to grow to 530 million monthly active users by the end of the next quarter and has plans to grow to one billion active users by 2030—reaching $100 billion in annual revenue. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ El País ☛ UK_blocks_Microsoft-Activision_gaming_merger, thwarting_the_biggest_tech_deal_in_history⠀⇛ The Competition and Markets Authority said in its final report that “the only effective remedy” to the substantial loss of competition “is to prohibit the Merger.” The companies have vowed to appeal. # ⚓ Variety ☛ Avatars_as_Actors:_Will_AI_Unleash_Celebrity ‘Simulation_Rights’? [iophk: Right-to-Publicity]⠀⇛ Realistic avatars and voice clones can be effectively deployed into new environments or productions without the talent’s physical presence or contribution being required, even in instances beyond an individual’s physical ability — for example, if an actor is already engaged in a different project, is sick or even dead. That ability to replicate a specific actor for future or additional performances he or she might not otherwise have been able to execute is new. Theoretically, it offers actor talent more commercial opportunities, without doing much or any physical work to appear or perform in new productions. Optimistically, generative AI could have a multiplier effect on talent opportunity if it allows them to accept simultaneous projects, albeit where some use their digital likeness. # ⚓ India Times ☛ US_judge_denies_Google’s_motion_to_dismiss advertising_antitrust_case⠀⇛ “I’m going to deny the defendant’s motion to dismiss,” Judge Leonie Brinkema said in a federal court in Virginia. Google is a unit of Alphabet Inc. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Intellectual_[sic]_property_ [sic]_–_new_framework_for_standard-essential_patents: commission_adoption⠀⇛ A patent that protects technology essential to a standard is called a standard-essential patent (SEP). Patent-holders commit to licence their SEPs to users of the standard on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms and conditions. However, some users have found that the system for licensing SEPs is not transparent, predictable or efficient. This initiative seeks to create a fair and balanced licensing framework and may combine legislative and non-legislative action. # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Stupid_Patent_of_the_Month:_Trying_to_Get_U.S. Patents_On_An_AI_Program⠀⇛ Stephen Thaler hasn’t gotten this memo, because he’s spent years trying to get copyrights and patents for his AI programs. And people do seem intrigued by the idea of AI getting intellectual property rights. Thaler is able to get significant press attention by promoting his misguided legal battles to get patents, and he has plenty of lawyers around the world interested in helping him.  Thaler created an AI program he calls DABUS, and filed two patent applications claiming DABUS was the sole inventor. These applications were appropriately rejected by the U.S. Patent Office, rejected again by a district court judge when Thaler sued to get the patents, and rejected yet again by a panel of appeals judges. Still not satisfied, in March, Thaler petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take his case. He got support from some surprising quarters, including Lawrence Lessig, as noted in a Techdirt post about the Thaler case.  Fortunately, on April 24, 2023, the Supreme Court declined to take Thaler’s case. That should put an end to his arguments for his AI patent applications once and for all.  # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ UK_Performing_Right_Society_insists that_every_copyright_is_sacred_–_no_exceptions⠀⇛ And there we have it. Even when a charity concert is collecting money for the very people that the PRS supposedly supports, there can be no exceptions. The sanctity of copyright must be preserved above all else. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2656 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.29.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_29/04/2023:_Many_Companies_Collapsing_(or_Resort_to_Enron-Style Accounting)_and_Yet_Another_Big_Bank_Bailout⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:14 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Reviews o New_Releases o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Fear,_Uncertainty,_Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing * Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality * Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) * Monopolies o Patents o Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Politics o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ The_Kubuntu_Focus_Ir14_Is_a_Premium_Linux Laptop_With_KDE⠀⇛ The options for Linux laptops are growing more and more every day. While System76 mostly leads the charge, Kubuntu Focus also has some options. And this new laptop is geared towards getting work done. The Kubuntu Focus Ir14 is the latest laptop by the Kubuntu Focus team in partnership with Carbon Systems. According to the press release it’s designed to “exude quality everywhere the customer looks and touches.” While we can’t evaluate that statement before we get our hands on one of these—and we do plan on reviewing this laptop—the Focus Ir14 sure has a premium look, with a metal finish and narrow screen bezels. # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ Kubuntu_Focus_Ir14_is_a_3_pound_Linux_laptop with_Core_i5-12450H_and_Thunderbolt_4_for_$895_and_up⠀⇛ The Kubuntu Focus Ir14 is a compact notebook with a 14 inch FHD+ display, a 45-watt Intel Core i5- 12450H processor, a Thunderbolt 4 port with support for 40 Gbps data transfer speeds and support for up to 64GB of RAM and 4TB of storage. The 3 pound notebook is also the latest in a line of Kubuntu Focus notebooks that ship with the Ubuntu-based Kubuntu GNU/Linux distribution and the KDE Plasma user interface. It’s available now for $895 and up. For that price you get a notebook with 8GB of DDR4- 3200 memory and 250GB of solid state storage, but both are user upgradeable. Or you can configure the system with up to 64GB of RAM and up to two 2TB SSDs before ordering. Kubuntu Focus also offers an option to have full disk encryption enabled or disabled before the laptop ships. # ⚓ Beta News ☛ TUXEDO_unveils_next-gen_InfinityBook_Pro_14:_A powerful,_ultra-mobile_Linux_laptop⠀⇛ TUXEDO has announced the latest generation of its popular InfinityBook Pro 14, an ultra-mobile yet powerful business laptop featuring a 16:10 3K display, massive 99 Wh battery, and full Linux support. The new 8th generation InfinityBook Pro 14 boasts a combination of an ultra-light and slim magnesium body, a high-end processor, and the maximum battery capacity allowed for airplane carry-on. This combination ensures maximum mobility and strong performance for business, multimedia, and even image and video editing on a premium 14-inch high- resolution display. # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Pro_14_Gen8_Linux Ultrabook_:_Pre-Order_Now⠀⇛ TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen8 Linux Ultrabook is now available for Pre-order. Powered by an Intel Core i7-13700H CPU processor, you will see the massive high-end specs that are more than enough to be the powerful Linux ultrabook. You will find the beautiful InfinityBook Pro 14 with a 14-inch 90Hz 2880×1800 pixels resolution display (16:10 aspect ratio), 400 nits brightness, and full sRGB color space coverage. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Play_God_in_the_Linux_Terminal_With_Conway’s Game_of_Life⠀⇛ If you spend a lot of time working with the Linux terminal, you may already have delusions of divine power—especially if you’re logged in as root. Take some time out from raining frogs on your users with this classic cellular automata simulation, and sit back as evolution takes its course. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Responsive_Yearly_Calendar_with_Flexbox⠀⇛ The wrapper which holds all the calendars uses flex-wrap. This means there’s no need to set explicit breakpoints – if there’s no horizontal space, the calendar will move to the next row. # ⚓ Old VCR ☛ Of_Sun_Ray_laptops,_MIPS_and_getting_root_on them⠀⇛ I like Sun Ray laptops. They make surprisingly useful thin clients. Here, going from right to left, I’m playing Quake on my Solaris UltraBook IIi while it serves a Sun Ray session via Sun Ray Server Software (SRSS) to my silver Sun Ray 2N in the middle, and on my Accutech Gobi on the left I’m root. # ⚓ DJ Adams ☛ Improving_my_interactive_jq_workflow_with_ijq, bash_and_tmux⠀⇛ I’m a big fan of ijq and how it allows me to explore JSON data interactively with jq expressions. With a small script I have improved my workflow by being able to capture the jq expression from ijq and use it easily on the command line. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ More_notes_on_Linux’s_/proc/locks and_NFS_as_of_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ About a year ago, when we were still running our NFS fileservers, I investigated /proc/locks a bit (it’s documented in the proc(5) manual page). Since then we’ve upgraded our fileservers to Ubuntu 22.04 (which uses Ubuntu’s ’5.15.0′ kernel), and there’s some things that are a bit different now, especially on NFS servers. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Nginx_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Nginx on Fedora 38. Are you looking for a powerful and efficient web server to serve your website or application on Fedora 37? Look no further than Nginx! Nginx (pronounced “engine x”) is a high- performance web server that is known for its speed and reliability. # ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ Securing_an_Ubuntu_Linux_server_with SELinux⠀⇛ Ubuntu uses AppArmor by default. It’s a great system that does roughly what SELinux claims to do. However, if you wish to use SELinux instead, you’ll need to disable AppArmor. To disable AppArmor on Ubuntu Server, do the following. First, SSH into your Ubuntu server system (or physically sit at it and use the terminal). Once you’ve logged into the terminal, use the systemctl disable command to disable AppArmor from your Ubuntu system. # ⚓ AddictiveTips ☛ How_to_upgrade_to_Ubuntu_23.04⠀⇛ Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster has just been released, and it brings some exciting new features to the table. The fresh Linux kernel, Gnome Shell 44, completely revamped installer, new file-picker features, and more make this upgrade well worth considering. This guide will help you make the switch to 23.04 and explore all the new features it has to offer. # ⚓ TechTarget ☛ How_to_install_Cockpit_for_Linux_| TechTarget⠀⇛ Linux admins will need to use some of these commands to install Cockpit and configure firewalls. Admins can also connect to one or more servers through Cockpit via these steps. # ⚓ Microsoft_Edge_&_Brave_browsers_not_loading_pages_or crashing_(‘Error_code:_SIGILL’)_on_Fedora_&_other_Linux distros_(workaround_inside) [Ed: Edge is malware; Microsoft steals all the passwords without users' consent]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ No,_You_Don’t_Need_Microsoft_Windows Subsystem_for_Linux_(WSL),_and_Here’s_Why [Ed: Well, it's made to prevent people from installing real GNU/Linux]⠀⇛ The short answer is no, you don’t. But if you wanted to know why, read on as we explore why you don’t need WSL. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Collider ☛ Joe_Russo_&_‘Fortnite’s_Donald_Mustard_Weigh_In on_the_Future_of_Storytelling,_Gaming_&_Entertainment_ [Exclusive]⠀⇛ MUSTARD: OK, so this is something I can – I won’t tell you what, but I can talk about. Do you know what motion capture is? You see the suits and the balls… I was in one of our studios maybe two weeks ago, and I was shooting a scene. So I had a bunch of actors in mocap suits in an actual space, and the scene I was shooting happened to be in a space about the exact size of the mocap area, but I was shooting it through– I mean, I had an iPad, but I had it on like a camera rig. So I had actual actors acting out this scene, but I am looking at it through an iPad that I’m holding as a camera. It was one of the most surreal experiences, the most Holodeck experiences I’ve ever had because what I’m seeing is literally… I’m in this space that’s all rendering real-time. It’s all near photoreal, right? And I’m just walking around this space, and it was like this augmented reality, but I could, through my lens, I don’t see them in their mocap suits, I see the characters that they’re playing, and I’m in the space, and I’m like, “Oh, I’m gonna move around behind this wall,” and, “Oh, that’s cool, that dish is in the way and I’m gonna shoot through it,” and I can then give them direction as they’re moving around. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ GNOME ☛ Martín_Abente_Lahaye:_Flatseal_2.0⠀⇛ To celebrate Flatseal reaching 800,000 downloads on Flathub, a new release is out! Flatseal 2.0 comes with improved visuals powered by GTK_4 and Libadwaita and, with that, a few quality of life improvements and bug fixes. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Giz China ☛ BlendOS_2_is_Here_to_Solve_all_Your_Linux_Problems_– Gizchina.com⠀⇛ Rudra Saraswat, the developer behind BlendOS has released the second version. He calls this version BlendOS 2 Avial. This release happens to be the second largest release of this unique unchangeable GNU / Linux distribution. The BlendOS works by blending multiple Linux distributions to work as one. It blends Arch Linux, Fedora Linux and Ubuntu to work as one big operating system. The BlendOS 2 is released now, and it promises support for Android apps out of the box. The BlendOS 2 comes with the WayDroid project which allows for support of Android apps. The WayDroid project is an open-source container-based solution which allows users to run the full Android operating system inside Linux. This makes it a lot easier to install Android apps from popular stores like Aurora or F-Droid. The best part is that users can use these apps together with native Linux apps. With BlendOS 2, Android app developers can also be able test the apps in Android Studio using WayDroid. So, developers will no longer need the help of an extra heavy Android emulator. o § Reviews⠀➾ # ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ Fedora_37_Workstation_quick_review⠀⇛ What did we learn here today? Not much. Did I review Fedora 37? Not per se. Then again, yes. I mean, you interact with the operating system in some way, and if that initial interaction is mostly frustrating and difficult, then there’s no point going on. I found myself wasting mouse clicks, and my eyes tingling from sub-optimal UI settings, be it colors, font choice, or else. I realized I was doing a pointless ritual of undoing Gnome defaults to get a classic desktop scheme. That’s just unnecessary. Fedora also comes in other guises, including Plasma. Perhaps there, I could discover the wonders of its tech stack. And usually, Fedora has a lot of decent, new stuff. But there’s no LTS, it’s all short-lived bleeding-edge tech, and you also need to hunt for proprietary stuff if you wanna do conventional fun. All in all, it makes no sense for everyday usage, especially if you want peace and quiet. And yes, Fedora has become quite stable in the last few years, and there’s no real feeling of “beta” about it anymore, but even so, I don’t want to be upgrading my operating system, pretty much ever, let alone every few months. Then, for a given distro, overall usability, efficiency and performance will be closely tied to the choice of the desktop environment, so the conclusion there is quite obvious. Anyway, I vowed a couple of years back to stop doing distro reviews for the sake of it, and focus on my fun factor. There was little of it to be had today, so I cut the review short. I think I’ll have a look at Fedora 38 Plasma soon, but I don’t think I will try the stock Gnome release any time soon. That venue will have a consistent outcome for me, alas. Take care, fellow Tuxers, see you around. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Nitrux_2.8.0_Brings_a_Host_of_System Improvements_and_Android_Support⠀⇛ Nitrux is a desktop-focused Linux distribution based on the Debian unstable branch, featuring a heavily modified KDE Plasma desktop environment called NX Desktop, the MauiKit application framework, and a unique approach to package management. That means there will be no conventional package manager here. Instead, all the apps you need can be installed as Flatpak packages, AppImages, or inside Distrobox containers. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ How_a_little_tech_startup_in_the_Triangle_took on_Microsoft_…_and_won⠀⇛ “How is that possible, that one of the world’s biggest technology companies … loses the product of the year to a company with 50 employees in the tobacco fields of North Carolina?” Heading into 1998, the software provider Red Hat was little known outside a core of coders and computer geeks. The 5-year-old company worked out of nondescript offices in Durham where it employed fewer than 40 people. Local press was rare, let alone national attention. Its unique approach to software, called open source, was niche, arcane and not obviously profitable. How do you build a business off a free code? # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Red_Hat_layoffs_prompt_calls_to_unionize, CEO_responds_•_The_Register⠀⇛ o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Debian_“bookworm”_release_on_June_10_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ For those who are waiting for the upcoming Debian “bookworm” release, the date has now been set: it’s coming out on June 10. The full-freeze date for the distribution will be May 24. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_23.10_Codename_Revealed_as_“Mantic Minotaur”⠀⇛ As per Launchpad, home of Ubuntu development, Ubuntu 23.10 is codenamed “Mantic Minotaur”. This Machiavellian mandate may manifest as a milestone worthy of …Nope, I’m running out of words beginning with M — but what does it mean? Well, ‘Mantic‘ is an adjective relating to divination or prophecy. # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_23.10_“Mantic_Minotaur”_Release Schedule⠀⇛ Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur” Release Schedule Ubuntu 23.10, “Mantic Minotaur”, will be the next version of Ubuntu that is slated for release later on October 12th of this year (2023). It is the last interim release before the next Long Term Support release, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. # ⚓ Ubuntu Studio ☛ Ubuntu_Studio_20.04_LTS_has_reached_End-Of- Life⠀⇛ This means that the Xfce, audio, video, graphics, photography, and publishing components of your system will no longer receive updates, plus we at Ubuntu Studio will no longer support it after today, 28-April-2023, though your base packages from Ubuntu will continue to receive security updates from Ubuntu until 2025 since Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Cloud and Ubuntu Core continue to receive updates. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ [Corrected] Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_GameBoy Cable_Sniffer_Emulates_Pokémon_Trading⠀⇛ Breadcodes is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to emulate Game Boy functions for Pokémon and can even print images to an original Game Boy Printer. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Forbes ☛ Android_Circuit:_Galaxy_S24_Leak,_OnePlus_Pad Pricing,_Google_Teases_Pixel_7a_Power⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ 7_Best_Procreate_Alternatives_For_Android Phones⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ Dimensity_9200+_GeekBench_6_score_breaks Android_record_–_gets_a_launch_date_–_Gizchina.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Why_you_should_use_MagSafe_on_Android before_your_phone_is_even_compatible⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Nothing_Phone_(1)_to_get_early_access_to Android_14_Beta_1_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Material_You_in_Android_14_getting_bolder ‘Fidelity’_colors⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Remove_Bloatware_From_Your_Android Phone_With_Universal_Android_Debloater⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Reset_Google_TV_or_Android_TV_(Soft_–_Hard_Reset)⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Data@Mozilla:_Never_Look_at_the_Data:_Why did_we_start_getting_so_many_pings_from_Korea? [Ed: Mozilla Firefox is spyware]⠀⇛ Something happened on January 5, 2023. All of a sudden we abruptly started receiving a number of pings from Firefox Desktop clients in Korea equal to two times the size of the entire Korean Firefox Desktop population. What happened? How did we notice it? What did we do about it? # ⚓ Chris_H-C:_Never_Look_at_the_Data:_Why_did_we_start getting_so_many_pings_from_Korea?⠀⇛ As little as it needed solving for the sake of business needs, it still needs solving for the sake of my curiosity.  :chutten o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ CloudNativePG_1.20.0,_1.19.2_and_1.18.4 Released!⠀⇛ The CloudNativePG Community has announced version 1.20.0, a new minor release of the CloudNativePG Operator, which introduces support for declarative role management, allowing you to manage PostgreSQL users and groups via configuration, and declarative hibernation, which enables you to shut down all running pods in a PostgreSQL cluster and keep only the persistent volumes. # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ PGConf_NYC_2023_–_Call_for_Speakers_and Sponsors⠀⇛ PGConf_NYC_2023 (October 3 – 5, 2023, New York City) is packed with user stories and best practices for how to use PostgreSQL. Join_us_in_New_York_City and connect with other developers, DBAs, administrators, decisions makers, and contributors to the open source PostgreSQL community! The call_for_papers open until June 12, 2023! We want to hear your_PostgreSQL_stories. # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ credcheck_v1.1_released⠀⇛ § PostgreSQL credcheck extension The credcheck PostgreSQL extension provides few general credential checks, which will be evaluated during the user creation, during the password change and user renaming. By using this extension, we can define a set of rules: [...] # allow a specific set of credentials # reject a certain type of credentials o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ Fixing_our_Self_Defeating_Licence_Compatibility_Problems_in Open_Source⠀⇛ The first thing to note is that Open Source incompatible licence combination isn’t as easy as simply combining the code under a single licence: You have to preserve the essential elements of both licences in the code which is combined (although not necessarily the whole project), so for an Apache-2/GPLv2 combination, you’ll need a note on the files saying they follow the stronger Apache patent termination and indemnity even if they’re otherwise GPLv2. However, as long as you’re careful the combination works for either of two reasons: because the Apache-2 restrictions aren’t material additional restrictions under the GPLv2 preamble or because no-one was actually harmed in the making of the combination (or both). One can see from the above that similar arguments can be applied to various other supposedly incompatible licence combinations (exercise for the reader: try it with BSD-4-Clause and GPLv2). One final point that should be made is that licences and contracts are also all about what was in the minds of the parties, so for open source licences on community code, the norms and practices of the community matter in addition to what the licence actually says and what courts have made of it. In the final analysis, if the community norm of, say, a GPLv2 project is to accept Apache-2 code allowing for the stronger patent and indemnity clauses, then that will become the understood basis for interpreting the GPLv2 licence in that community. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Carl Schwan ☛ Health_of_the_KDE_community_(2023_Update)⠀⇛ These stats include all the extragear, plasma, frameworks and release service repository as well as most of the KDE websites and a few KDE playground projects I had on my hard drive. For example, it doesn’t includes most of the unmaintained projects (e.g. kdepimlibs, koffice, plasma-mediacenter, …). Also important to note, is that this doesn’t include translations at all, since they are stored in SVN and added in the tarballs during the releasing process. I also removed manually all the scripted commits and I merged the contributions from “Laurent Montel” with “Montel Laurent” as well as the one from various contributors whose name changed. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Give_Your_App_a_Cross-Functional_Future_with_Qt⠀⇛ Hey, you! Looking to build a high-performing and future-proof application that you can extend to desktop, mobile, and web? Want to cut down on development time, and make use of a tech ecosystem that offers a lot more beyond the initial development and design tools? # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Kids’_coding_languages⠀⇛ Explore kids’ coding languages like ScratchJr, Scratch and Python. Start kids on graphical languages to help them grasp the basics of programming. # ⚓ Dante Catalfamo ☛ Lesser_Known_IRB_Features⠀⇛ While poking around in IRB and looking at the autocompletion results, I found some functions that I didn’t recognize and decided to take a look at what they do. I found some pretty interesting stuff. It looks like some of these commands have been added recently to come up to par with pry, and others have been kicking around for a while and just flying under the radar. # ⚓ Dante Catalfamo ☛ Testing_Rails_Components_That_Require Cache⠀⇛ If you’re in the default testing environment your rails cache is ActiveSupport::Cache::NullStore which will always succeed but it doesn’t actually store or return anything. There’s an almost completely undocumented method called with_local_cache on NullStore that lets you run a block with a MemoryStore instead of a NullStore for the duration of the block. This happens because it prepends the ActiveSupport:: Cache::Strategy::LocalCache class. This lets you test one or two things that require caching without enabling it on all tests and slowing everything down. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ When_we_‘do_good,’_is_it_for_ourselves_or_others?⠀⇛ When we “do good,” is it for ourselves or for others? Etymologically, it can be both, our language columnist writes. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Jerry_Springer,_politician-turned-TV_ringmaster,_dies at_79⠀⇛ Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional families willing to bare all on weekday afternoons including brawls, obscenities and blurred images of nudity, died Thursday at 79. o ⚓ France24 ☛ France_razes_Mayotte_slum_after_attempted_migrant expulsion⠀⇛ French authorities on Thursday razed a makeshift settlement on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte after overnight unrest sparked by government plans to clear slums and send illegal migrants back to the neighbouring Comoros. o ⚓ France24 ☛ US_takes_new_steps_to_reduce_migrant_arrivals_ahead_of possible_spike_in_illegal_crossings⠀⇛ The United States will ramp up deportations while also expanding legal pathways for would-be migrants as it braces for a possible spike in illegal border crossings when COVID-19 restrictions are set to end next month, US officials said on Thursday. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ The_Beginning_Of_The_Bottom_For_Intel’s Datacenter_Business [Ed: Missing disclosure; the author gets sponsorship money from Intel]⠀⇛ Intel can talk all it wants about how it beat its own expectations or those of Wall Street, but the fact remains that the first quarter of 2023 was downright ugly for the chip designer and maker. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Intel_Posts_Largest_Loss_in_Its_History_as Sales_Plunge_36%⠀⇛ Intel’s Q1 sales beat expectations, but the company loses $2.8 billion. # ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ Microsoft-branded_mice_and_keyboards_are going_away_after_40_years⠀⇛ Microsoft-made mice and keyboards aren’t going away, but the Microsoft brand name is. The company told The Verge that it will stop selling Microsoft- branded keyboards, mice, and other accessories following a series of layoffs that affected its hardware division. The company will refocus its efforts on higher-end Surface-branded keyboards and mice, which represent just a tiny fraction of all the accessories Microsoft currently sells. # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Microsoft’s_mice,_keyboards,_and_webcams_are being_discontinued_in_favor_of_Surface_accessories⠀⇛ Microsoft will no longer manufacture mice, keyboards, and webcams that are Microsoft-branded. Instead, Microsoft is now focusing on its Surface- branded PC accessories, which include mice, keyboards, pens, and more. It brings an end to the legacy of Microsoft-branded PC hardware after the company first launched its first mouse in 1983 and bundled it with Microsoft Word and Notepad. [...] While Microsoft will still manufacture Surface- branded keyboards and mice, these are typically sold at premium price points, and it’s not clear whether any low-cost Microsoft-branded accessories will now make their way over to the Surface line or not. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ AMD_Shares_Fix_for_Ryzen_Burnout_Failures, New_BIOSes_Coming_(Updated)⠀⇛ AMD has issued a second statement on the Ryzen 7000 burnout issues, citing that it will cap certain voltages to prevent the issue. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ APN_Podcast:_Why_is_Finland_so_relaxed_about_kids using_smartphones? [Ed: Skinnerboxes, very harmful to adults too]⠀⇛ A citizen’s initiative is trying to get stricter rules banning smartphone usage during the school day. The APN podcast explores the issue. # ⚓ France24 ☛ The_long_and_winding_history_of_the_war_on abortion_drugs⠀⇛ Along with the stethoscope and camembert cheese, mifepristone may be one of France’s greatest inventions. It’s one of two drugs taken for medical abortions, along with misoprostol, and has been making headlines in the US, where a Texas judge issued a ruling to ban it nationwide. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the history of these two drugs. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Lyft_plans_to_lay_off_26%_of_its_staff_in_the latest_big_tech_downsizing⠀⇛ Lyft, one of the largest ride-sharing companies in the US, plans to lay off 26% of its staff, or 1,072 employees. # ⚓ GeekWire ☛ Nordstrom_lays_off_tech_workers_in_bid_to ‘remain_agile_and_operate_more_efficiently’⠀⇛ Digital sales decreased in the fourth quarter by 13.1% compared to the same period in 2021 due to the elimination of store fulfillment for Nordstrom Rack digital orders and the sunsetting of Trunk Club, the company said in an earnings release. # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Clubhouse_‘says_goodbye’_to_half_of_its_staff in_mass_layoffs⠀⇛ Social audio app Clubhouse has laid off more than half of its staff in the latest wave of new layoffs in the tech industry. The audio-only app came to prominence in early 2021, seeing a surge in users amid the Covid pandemic as people across the world got accustomed to remote online work. # ⚓ Clubhouse_to_Lay_Off_More_Than_50_Percent_of_Staff⠀⇛ Clubhouse, the once-buzzy live audio app that has seen usage decline compared to its pandemic heyday, is laying off more than half of its staffers as the company’s co-founders seek to pare the organization back to a “smaller, product-focused team.” # ⚓ Amazon_begins_another_round_of_layoffs,_with_employees_in Singapore_not_spared⠀⇛ Amazon.com Inc. has initiated a process of laying off employees in its cloud services division. This action is expected to impact 9,000 employees globally, including those in the Singapore office. According to Bloomberg’s report, Amazon Web Services (AWS) personnel in the US, Canada and Costa Rica whose jobs were informed about their job termination on Wednesday (26 Apr). Although AWS is the most profitable unit in Amazon, it is currently experiencing a slowdown in growth as corporate customers seek to reduce expenses. During the pandemic, the unit significantly increased its headcount due to the high demand for digital services at the time. # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ Tech_giants_aren’t_just_cutting thousands_of_jobs_—_they’re_making_them_extinct⠀⇛ Companies from Meta to Microsoft to Salesforce have cut jobs in recent months, often in the pursuit of efficiency and increased profit margins. By some estimates, more than 250,000 tech workers have been laid off since the start of 2022. # ⚓ Computing UK ☛ UK_banks_suffer_service_outage⠀⇛ Customers of Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and TSB Bank locked out of their accounts Thousands of customers of four UK banks are having problems logging on via the companies’ websites and mobile apps. The banks, Lloyds Banking Group subsidiaries Lloyds Bank, Halifax Bank and Bank of Scotland and also TSB Bank, which was previously a subsidiary of Lloyds, started having issues early on Friday morning. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Amazon’s_stock_dips_on_uncertainty_over_AWS cloud_growth⠀⇛ Shares of Amazon.com Inc. initially popped in extended trading as the company reported a solid first-quarter earnings beat, but investor sentiment rapidly cooled as company executives raised concerns over the growth of Amazon Web Services Inc., its cloud computing subsidiary, and the stock ended the day down more than 2%. # ⚓ ‘Cautious’_Orgs’_Cloud_Cost_Optimization_Efforts_Dent_AWS Revenue⠀⇛ On Thursday, the world’s largest public cloud computing provider reported revenue growth of 16%, which, while slightly more than analysts expected, still lagged previous quarters. In the fourth quarter of 2022, as a comparison, AWS revenue saw sales gains of 20%. The first-quarter 2023 figure – $21.35 billion – dipped, and also fell below the same period’s cloud sales numbers over at Microsoft, AWS’ biggest rival. Earlier this week, Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud group – which houses Azure – showed 27% revenue growth for a total of nearly $22.1 billion. However, because Microsoft does not share Azure data, specifically, it’s hard to say how much of those gains came from the division. Meantime, Google Cloud remains in third place. It reported $7.4 billion in revenue this week but the percentage increase – 27.5% – soared past both Azure and AWS. Meantime, Amazon executives on April 27 said the seeming slowdown at AWS ties to cloud cost optimization rather than to any direct spending cuts. And the company insisted that, instead of focusing on short-term results, leaders remain intent on long-term outcomes. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Fedora (git, libpcap, php-laminas-diactoros2, php-nyholm-psr7, tcpdump, and xen), Oracle (cloud-init), Scientific Linux (kernel), SUSE (conmon, docker, glib2, glibc, libmicrohttpd, libX11, liferea, python3, qemu, rubygem-actionview-5_1, s390-tools, stellarium, vim, and xen), and Ubuntu (linux, linux-aws, linux- aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux- azure-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-gcp- 5.4, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe, linux-hwe- 5.4, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux- oracle-5.4 and openssl-ibmca). # ⚓ Computing UK ☛ UK_school_hit_by_ransomware_attack⠀⇛ Hardenhuish School in Wiltshire says it hopes at least some systems will be back online next week A school in Wiltshire was hit by a ransomware attack last weekend. Hardenhuish School, a mixed secondary academy in Chippenham, sent texts to parents and guardians of its 1,623 pupils notifying them of the attack. “As far as we can tell at this point, no personal data has been compromised, although our forensic specialists are at the early stages of their investigation and will update us as the situation unfolds,” the text said, according to the Wiltshire Times. # ⚓ USDOJ ☛ Man_Sentenced_for_Stealing_Over_712_Bitcoin_Subject to_Forfeiture⠀⇛ According to court documents, Gary James Harmon, 31, of Cleveland, perpetrated a scheme to steal cryptocurrency that was the subject of pending criminal forfeiture proceedings in the case of Larry Dean Harmon, Gary Harmon’s brother. In February 2020, Larry Harmon was arrested for his operation of Helix, a darknet-based cryptocurrency money laundering service, known as a “mixer” or “tumbler.” Helix laundered over 350,000 bitcoin – valued at over $300 million at the time of the transactions – on behalf of customers, with the largest volume coming from darknet markets. Law enforcement seized various assets, including a cryptocurrency storage device containing Larry Harmon’s illegal proceeds generated through the operation of Helix, which were subject to forfeiture in the criminal case. However, law enforcement was initially unable to recover bitcoin stored on the device due to the device’s additional security features. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ The_cyber_police_exposed_an_attacker_in_the sale_of_databases_with_personal_data_of_citizens_of_Ukraine and_the_EU⠀⇛ In total, the databases contained personal information of more than 300 million people, citizens of Ukraine and EU countries. Depending on the amount of data, the person involved asked for them from 500 to 2000 dollars. It was previously established that the buyers were also citizens of the aggressor country. The person involved received payment for the sale of databases to citizens of the Russian Federation using currencies prohibited on the territory of Ukraine. # ⚓ TUSD’s_Cyber_Shutdown:_District_will_need_help,_and millions_of_dollars,_to_rebound_from_ransomware_attack⠀⇛ - The Tucson Unified School District was hobbled by a ransomware attack in late January. 13 News’ Valerie Cavazos has been reporting on the attack from the beginning to find out how it happened, why it happened and what’s being done to prevent it from happening again. # ⚓ Data_breach_could_affect_up_to_100,000_patients_at Queensway_Carleton_Hospital⠀⇛ Health and personal information, home addresses and OHIP numbers of up to 100,000 patients at Queensway Carleton Hospital have been affected by a major data breach involving an Ottawa-based third-party software provider. The hospital sent out public notices of the breach Friday and is contacting patients individually. It has also notified the province’s privacy commissioner. Queensway Carleton Hospital said it stopped using the platform by the Canadian software company Aetonix Systems Inc. after learning in March that an authorized third party may have gained access to an “internal test environment” where personal health information of Canadians patients had been temporarily stored. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft:_Cl0p_Ransomware_Exploited PaperCut_Vulnerabilities_Since_April_13 [Ed: Microsoft is the problem, not the expert, and it must be condemned, not quoted]⠀⇛ Microsoft says Cl0p ransomware operator has been exploiting a recently patched PaperCut vulnerability since April 13. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ New_‘Atomic_macOS_Stealer’_Malware_Offered for_$1,000_Per_Month⠀⇛ A new piece of malware named Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS), offered for $1,000 per month, offers a wide range of data theft capabilities. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_Obtains_Court_Order_to_Disrupt CryptBot_Distribution⠀⇛ Court grants Google a temporary restraining order to disrupt CryptBot information stealer’s distribution. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Chinese_Cyberspies_Delivered_Malware_via Legitimate_Software_Updates⠀⇛ Chinese APT Evasive Panda has been observed targeting local members of an international NGO with the MgBot backdoor, delivered via legitimate software updates. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Report_finds_even_cybersecurity_VC_funding fell_off_a_cliff_in_the_first_quarter⠀⇛ A new report from DataTribe finds that venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2023 fell off a cliff, delivering results that haven’t been seen for nearly a decade. * § Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation⠀➾ o ⚓ CSO ☛ Chinese_hackers_launch_Linux_variant_of_PingPull_malware [Ed: Windows issue now spun as "Linux" in Linux-hostile, Microsoft- sponsored media]⠀⇛ o ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Linux_version_of_RTM_Locker_ransomware targets_VMware_ESXi_servers [Ed: The issue here is VMware and proprietary software]⠀⇛ o ⚓ 9to5Mac ☛ Malware_threat_report_reveals_risk_on_Mac_compared_to Windows_and_Linux [Ed: Apple itself makes malware]⠀⇛ So far this year we’ve seen a few reports about malware that’s affecting Macs. Now Elastic Security Labs has released its spring 2023 Global Threat Report. It offers a big-picture look at the state of malware including how often it’s impacting Mac vs Windows and Linux, the most common malware overall, the most common malware on Mac, and more. * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Chinese_ambassador_says_Astellas_Pharma incident_involved_spying⠀⇛ The case has increased friction between the two biggest economies in Asia. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Afghan_Women_Who_Fought_With_U.S._Military_Seek_Legal Immigration_Status⠀⇛ Members of an all-female tactical combat unit in Afghanistan, who were evacuated during the United States withdrawal, are asking Congress to grant them permanent legal status. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ What_binds_Colombian_gangs_to_peace⠀⇛ A renewed truce between rival gangs rests on a compassion for – and from – those seeking a way out of violence. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Philippines_reports_‘confrontation’_with_Chinese vessels_in_South_China_Sea⠀⇛ The incident occurred as the Coast Guard undertook a week-long patrol in the strategic waterway. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Baltic,_Nordic_foreign_ministers_express_support_for_Moldova⠀⇛ Foreign ministers from the Baltic and Nordic countries arrived in Chişinău on Thursday, April 28, to express their support for Moldova’s security, resilience, and integration in the European Union. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Iran_court_issues_$312.9M_judgment_against_US_over_2017_Tehran terrorist_attack⠀⇛ The 55th Branch of the Tehran Court of Justice Wednesday issued a $312.9 million judgment against the US over a 2017 terrorist attack in Tehran, according to state-affiliated outlet Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Wrong_door,_wrong_driveway:_How_US_got_to_shoot_first,_ask later⠀⇛ A series of high-profile shootings for seemingly mundane things – ringing the wrong doorbell, turning into the wrong driveway – reveals an on-edge society. This does not take place in a vacuum. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar’s_western_Chin_state_pummeled_by_junta’s_air_force_in April⠀⇛ The junta has dropped more than 80 bombs on the region this month, killing 19 people. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Russian_court_demands_Finland_reopen_Allegro_train_line⠀⇛ Finnish rail operator VR suspended passenger and freight traffic across the eastern border in March last year due to sanctions against Russia. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Interior_Ministry:_No_law_breach_in_Russian_oligarch’s_Finnish citizenship_process⠀⇛ Billionaire Gennady Timchenko, who has been close friends with Russian President Vladimir Putin for decades, obtained Finnish citizenship in 1999. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Imposes_Sanctions_on_Russia’s_Intelligence_Agency for_Detaining_Americans⠀⇛ The United States also announced sanctions on Iran’s intelligence services, seeking to punish foreign governments for detention of Americans by cutting off access to the international financial system. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ The_Conspiracy_Beliefs_Leading_People_to_Leak⠀⇛ In a conversation explaining to an undercover FBI Agent why he wanted to share information with Russia, a doctor alleged to have leaked medical records from Fort Bragg claimed that the Biden Administration hates Russia because Obama is was intimidated by Putin. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Women’s_Basketball_Star_Griner_Urges_U.S._Detainees_In Russia_To_‘Stay_Strong’⠀⇛ U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner urged U.S. detainees in Russia to stay strong in her first press conference since being released in a prisoner swap in December. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Brittney_Griner_on_Gershkovich_Arrest:_‘No_One_Should Be_in_Those_Conditions’⠀⇛ Griner, speaking to reporters as she prepares for her next basketball season in the W.N.B.A., said she would continue to fight for those considered wrongfully detained by Russia, like the journalist Evan Gershkovich. § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Meet_the_Climate_Hackers_of_Malawi⠀⇛ On tiny farms they’re testing creative ideas to stay ahead of the cascading threats — heat and drought, cyclones and floods — transforming their world. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Greenpeace_slams_Hong_Kong_gov’t_for ‘misleading’_public_consultation_result_on_artificial_islands_proposal⠀⇛ Greenpeace has slammed the Hong Kong government for “attempting to mislead” people by claiming that the majority of residents who took part in a public consultation supported the administration’s artificial islands proposal. * ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘Unbearable’:_Spain_swelters_in_‘exceptionally_high’ temperatures_for_April⠀⇛ Spain’s national weather service said temperatures would “reach values typical of summer” across most of the country, with a high of 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) forecast Thursday for the southern Guadalquivir Valley. * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Iran_navy_seizes_tanker_near_Oman_that_was on_way_to_Houston⠀⇛ Iran’s navy has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program. Thursday’s seizure represents the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies. The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet identified the vessel as the Advantage Sweet. Satellite tracking data for the vessel from MarineTraffic.com showed it in the Gulf of Oman just north of Oman’s capital, Muscat, on Thursday afternoon. It had just come from Kuwait and listed its destination as Houston. Iran claimed the ship had run into another, causing Iranian sailors to go missing and get hurt. However, previous seizures dealt more with geopolitics. o ⚓ RFA ☛ China_is_leading_the_electric_vehicle_charge_with_60%_of worldwide_sales⠀⇛ By 2030, one in three new vehicles sold globally will be electric – cutting demand for oil o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Forces_Seize_Marshall_Islands-Flagged_Oil_Tanker In_Gulf_Of_Oman⠀⇛ Iranian forces have seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, the U.S. Navy and Iranian state media reported on April 27. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australia_closes_oldest_coal_plant,_pivots_to renewables⠀⇛ The government has pledged 82 per cent of the country’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2030. o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Electricity_prices_steadily_dropping_in_Latvia⠀⇛ In March, the average electricity price in Latvia decreased by 23% compared with February, to 87.77 euros per megawatt hour, reaching its lowest level since June 2021. At the same time, for the third consecutive month, more electricity is produced in Latvia than consumed – in March Latvia’s consumption was covered at 137% and some electricity was exported to neighboring countries, Latvian Radio reported April 28. o ⚓ H2 View ☛ UK’s_‘first-ever’_national_occupational_standard_for hydrogen_developed⠀⇛ UK industry stakeholders have collaborated to develop the country’s “first-ever” national occupational standard for the production, storage and transportation for hydrogen. * § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Bear_population_predicted_to_keep_growing_in_Latvia⠀⇛ The Nature Conservation Agency (DAP) will carry out extensive brown bear monitoring in Latvia. The main aim of the monitoring will be to explore the unique process of returning to the territory after being eliminated completely, Jānis Ozoliņš, lead researcher of the Latvian National Forest Science Institute ‘Silava’ told Latvian Radio on April 28. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India_has_saved_the_tiger_from_extinction, but_rising_human-wildlife_conflict_is_a_challenge⠀⇛ A key factor of India’s success in saving the big cat was to leave them and their habitat alone. o ⚓ RFA ☛ Two-thirds_of_suitable_elephant_habitat_in_Asia_lost_in_3 centuries⠀⇛ China and India lead the way in territory decline, a new study said. * § Overpopulation⠀➾ o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ India_tops_population_table._Will_the_economy follow?⠀⇛ India’s population overtakes China’s, adding geopolitical weight. But job shortage presages economic challenges. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ New_York_State_Budget_Deal_Would_Raise_Minimum_Wage and_Change_Bail_Laws⠀⇛ Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she and state lawmakers had reached an agreement on a $229 billion spending plan after weeks of contentious negotiations. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_appeals_court_rules_Uber_drivers_subject_to_employment contract_arbitration_clauses⠀⇛ The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday that Uber drivers are not exempt from laws requiring private arbitration of disputes. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) allows federal courts to enforce private arbitration agreements commonly found in employment contracts. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India_pushes_trade_in_rupees_to_push_exports_amid global_trade_slowdown⠀⇛ India, among the world’s fastest growing economies, has made using the rupee in international transactions a key part of its 2023 policy on foreign trade. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Akavan_Erityisalat:_Interns_are_being_exploited_as cheap_labor⠀⇛ Akavan Erityisalat, a Finnish trade union representing professionals in various fields, has raised concerns about the mistreatment of interns in the country. According to the union, interns are still being shamelessly used as cheap labor, with employers taking advantage of their vulnerable position to make them work for little or no pay. The union has called on both employers and higher education institutions to address the issue. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Alteryx_delivers_mixed_earnings_results_as_it_plans_to cut_11%_of_its_staff⠀⇛ Big-data company Alteryx Inc.’s shares fell sharply in extended trading today after it delivered mixed results in its first- quarter earnings report and offered weak guidance for the months ahead. The report came as Alteryx announced a “workforce reduction plan” in which it will lay off 11% of its staff. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Intel_posts_its_biggest-ever_loss,_but_stock_rises_on_signs of_a_turnaround⠀⇛ Chipmaker Intel Corp. posted the biggest quarterly loss in its history today and said it expects to remain in the red in the coming quarter, amid a sharp decline in personal computer sales that has seriously dented its business. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Mobileye_tops_earnings_expectations,_but_stock_plunges_on lowered_guidance⠀⇛ Shares of chipmaker Mobileye Global Inc. dropped more than 21% today after it lowered its full-year guidance for 2023. The company released the revised projection alongside the financial results for its fiscal first quarter, which ended April 1. Mobileye topped both revenue and adjusted earnings per share expectations during the quarter. ⚓ Reason ☛ Don’t_Believe_the_Media_Fearmongering_About_Spending_Cuts⠀⇛ In 2019, discretionary spending was $1.338 trillion—or some $320 billion less than what Republicans want that side of the budget to be. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Snap_shares_fall_sharply_on_revenue_and_outlook_miss⠀⇛ Shares in Snap Inc. fell sharply in late trading after the company reported a revenue miss in its first-quarter results and gave an informal outlook below expectations. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Cloudflare_shares_plunge_on_lower-than-expected_outlook_amid economic_uncertainty⠀⇛ Shares in Cloudflare Inc. plunged nearly 25% in late trading after the content delivery network company issued a lower-than-expected outlook amid broader macroeconomic uncertainty in the economy. ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Real_Debt_Limit_Fight_Is_Yet_to_Come⠀⇛ Speaker Kevin McCarthy squeezed a debt ceiling increase out of reluctant House Republicans, but he will be hard-pressed to do it again when it counts. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Paraguay’s_presidential_election_is_a_referendum_on_China’s_dollar diplomacy_in_Latin_America⠀⇛ Paraguay, the landlocked South American country bordering Brazil and Argentina, is bracing for an upset in this Sunday’s presidential contest, with the country’s diplomatic relationship with Taiwan at stake. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Chinese_police_visiting_Bain_&_Co’s_Shanghai_office_is_business_as usual⠀⇛ One of Bain & Co’s offices in China had some surprise visitors recently. ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Majority_of_Finns_Support_Work-Based_Immigration⠀⇛ The percentage of people in Finland supporting the facilitation of immigration has gone up from 27 percent in 2019 to 55 percent this year. ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Faces_His_First_Big_Choice_on_Debt_Limit⠀⇛ After Republicans passed a bill that pairs spending cuts and fossil fuel support with raising the nation’s borrowing cap, the president must decide when and how to negotiate ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Global_food_markets_see_lower_costs._So_why_are_prices_still high?⠀⇛ While global food markets have seen falling prices for a few months, consumers continue to struggle to buy basic needs. To cope, restaurants around the world have changed their menus, and some individuals turn to more affordable, vegetarian diets. ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ McCarthy_defies_expectations_as_debt_bill_passes._Now,_the_hard part.⠀⇛ House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping $1.5 trillion debt ceiling package as they try to push President Joe Biden into negotiations on federal spending. Mr. Biden has threatened to veto the bill over the attached budget limits. ⚓ CNBC ☛ First_Republic_likely_headed_for_FDIC_receivership,_sources_say; shares_drop_40%⠀⇛ ⚓ WSWS ☛ Corporations_lay_off_thousands_as_US_economy_heads_toward_recession⠀⇛ Corporations are continuing to announce thousands of layoffs as signs of a major downturn in the US economy are growing. On Thursday, the Commerce Department reported that the US gross domestic product rose by an anemic 1.1 percent annual rate in the first three months of 2023. This was a sharp decline from the 2.6 percent annual growth rate in the final quarter of 2022, and 3.2 in the previous quarter. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ “Lock_Him_Up!”_Trump_Calls_on_Congress_to_Halt_the Criminal_Investigation_into_Joe_Biden⠀⇛ After winning the 2016 election by calling, non-stop, to Lock her up!, Donald J Trump has asked Congress to intervene to end the criminal investigation into his opponent for mishandling classified information. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Armenian_PM_Meets_French_Foreign_Minister_Amid_Rising_Tensions Around_Nagorno-Karabakh⠀⇛ Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian met with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on April 27 in Yerevan after calling international attention to rising tensions with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Azerbaijan_accuses_France_of_inaction_on_Nagorno-Karabakh_as foreign_minister_visits⠀⇛ Azerbaijan on Thursday rebuked Paris for failing to use its influence to help calm tensions in the South Caucasus as France’s top diplomat visited the region. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Vice_News_to_‘streamline’_with_‘painful_but_necessary’ job_cuts⠀⇛ There will be job cuts across the global news team at Vice News. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Disney_sues_Florida_governor_DeSantis_over_‘relentless campaign_to_weaponize_government_power’⠀⇛ Disney filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and state officials, accusing them of spearheading a “relentless campaign to weaponize government power” against the entertainment giant. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Kyiv_Independent_editor_on_how_reader_support_trumped oligarch_cash⠀⇛ Kyiv Independent editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko gave the Cudlipp Lecture 2023. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Hugh_Grant_accuses_Sun_publisher_of_unlawful_acts including_‘burglaries_to_order’⠀⇛ Grant claimed The Sun is “making things as difficult as possible” for victims. > * ⚓ NYMag ☛ The_media_bet_its_future_on_Facebook._Did_it_learn_from_that mistake?⠀⇛ BuzzFeed, the archetypal new media company of the 2010s, announced last week that it was shutting down its news division. In 2012, the small “web buzz” start-up started hiring reporters. The newsroom quickly multiplied in size, broke countless stories, and shaped other publishers’ coverage and business plans; later, its parent company diminished, BuzzFeed News would unionize, win a Pulitzer, then get dragged, with the rest of the company, through a disastrous last-ditch SPAC offering, followed by brutal layoffs. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ YLE ☛ A_torment_for_too_long_–_Consumer_watchdog_takes_‘natural remedy’_telemarketer_to_court⠀⇛ Finland’s Consumer Ombudsman wants a court ruling to interpret guidelines against aggressive and misleading marketing practices. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ A_Natural-History_Museum_for_a_Post-Truth_Age⠀⇛ The new Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History, in Manhattan, arrives at a fraught political, ecological, and cultural moment. o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Tesla_defense_lawyers_say_Elon_Musk’s_past statements_about_autopilot_safety_could_be_deepfakes⠀⇛ A California judge today said that Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk should be questioned under oath over his claims about the company’s autopilot safety, after Musk’s lawyers argued that those comments could be deepfakes. o ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Jewish_Chronicle_rapped_over_claim_Iran_vowed_to ‘wipe_Jews_off_face_of_Earth’⠀⇛ The regulator said Iranian political leaders had instead called for Israel’s destruction. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Freedom_to_Write_Index:_China_worst_jailer_of writers_in_2022,_NGO_says⠀⇛ China is the world’s largest jailer of writers, according to PEN America’s Freedom to Write Index 2022, released on Thursday. The free expression NGO counted 90 cases of writers behind bars, with six new cases added last year. It is the fourth consecutive year that China has topped the index. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ RFA ☛ Calls_grow_for_British_government_to_speak_out_against_Hong Kong’s_media_crackdown⠀⇛ The son of jailed pro-democracy media magnate Jimmy Lai says officials should do more to support him. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Three_Iranian_Female_Journalists_Summoned_Over_Articles_Amid Crackdown_On_Press⠀⇛ Three prominent Tehran-based journalists — Saeedeh Shafiei, Mehrnoush Zarei, and Nasim Soltanbeigi — have been summoned separately to Evin’s Moghaddasi Courthouse on charges that their reporting produced “propaganda against the system.” * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Bishkek_Court_Approves_Ministry_Request_To_Shut_Down_RFE/RL’s Operations_In_Kyrgyzstan⠀⇛ A court has accepted a request from the Culture Ministry to shut down the operations of RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service, known locally as Radio Azattyk — a decision the company called “outrageous” — over its refusal to remove a video on clashes along a disputed segment of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ States_Rights⠀⇛ SCOTUS enforces the ideas of the Founders, and ignores the Reconstruction Amendments. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_House_of_Commons_passes_Illegal_Migration_Bill_amid controversy⠀⇛ The Parliament of the United Kingdom Wednesday passed the controversial Illegal Migration Bill through the House of Commons, clearing all reading stages in the lower House of Parliament. Passing by 289 votes to 230, the bill will now move through several readings in the House of Lords. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kazakh_Artist_Gets_Seven_Years_In_Prison_On_Terrorism_Charges That_He_Rejects⠀⇛ Kazakh artist Dauren Makin has been sentenced to seven years in prison on a charge of propagating terrorism that he and his supporters say is politically motivated. * ⚓ France24 ☛ British_High_Court_ruling_shortens_planned_nurses’_strike⠀⇛ Britain’s High Court ruled Thursday that part of a strike by thousands of nurses planned for next week is illegal, handing a small victory to the government in its bitter dispute with public sector unions. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ International_Envoy_Imposes_Amendments_To_Bosnian_Constitution To_Spur_Formation_Of_Government,_Strengthen_Elections⠀⇛ The high representative of the international community in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, has imposed changes to the country’s constitution and the criminal laws of Bosnia’s entities to facilitate the formation of the new regional government and prevent election fraud. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Bereaved_family_of_Hong_Kong_student_says_school failed_to_address_years-long_bullying,_urges_gov’t_action⠀⇛ A Hong Kong secondary school stands accused of downplaying a bullying case that allegedly led to a student suicide in February. The bereaved family of the 16-year-old urged the education authorities to look into school bullying and prevent a similar tragedy from happening again. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Activist_known_as_‘Onion_Leaf_Bae’_kept_from_meeting_lawyer⠀⇛ Online video showed the noodle vendor mocking a top government official. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_marks_175th_anniversary_of_abolition_of_slavery_in France⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron marked the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in France on Thursday with a tribute to ex-slave Toussaint Louverture, father of Haiti’s independence and a “tireless fighter” for freedom, the Elysée presidential palace announced. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Lawmakers_In_Serb_Entity_Vote_To_Quit_Bosnia’s_Constitutional Court⠀⇛ The parliament of Republika Srpska has voted to quit the ethnic Serb entity’s participation in the Constitutional Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina amid an ongoing dispute with the central government and the representatives of the international community over property rights. Meeting_unique_needs:_From_sign_language_TV_to_teen_pregnancy_prevention Progress roundup: Meeting the needs of different sectors of society requires unique solutions, in Liberia, the UK, and a new U.S. national monument. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ The_EU’s_“Fair_Share”_Proposal_Is_a_Threat_to_Net Neutrality_Everywhere⠀⇛ The European Commission has recently launched a public consultation on the future of broadband access, including whether large online platforms should pay broadband providers to upgrade their network capacity. * ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Changing_sites_for_new_stakeholders_(aka:_not_us)⠀⇛ Manton Reece microblogged about a phenomena to which every tired engineer and corporate officer worker can attest: This is not exactly a commentary on any specific platform, but you can just tell when the creators of a tool use their own stuff and engage with the community. The farther you get away from that, the less confidence users will have. § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Spotify_investigates_issues_after_reports_of outage⠀⇛ Spotify Technology says it is investigating some issues with its web page following reports the audio streaming platform was down for thousands of users. There were more than 15,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Spotify, according to Downdetector… § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ DataCenter Dynamics ☛ Microsoft’s_veiled_threats_to_the_UK_over Activision_reveal_a_lot [Ed: Microsoft, a bunch of thugs and criminals, issues threats to government in a publisher partly "owned" by Bill Gates (BBC). That says a lot about the media, too.]⠀⇛ Microsoft President Brad Smith is pissed with Britain. He thought his company’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision was a done deal, but Britain’s merger watchdog just blocked it. In a BBC radio interview, Smith pretty much threatened that Microsoft could pull back from investing in Britain, if Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not step in to overrule this week’s judgement by the Competition and Markets Authority. * ⚓ UK_Watchdog_Blocks_Microsoft’s_Acquisition_Of_Activision_Blizzard⠀⇛ Due to concerns over stifled competition in the cloud-computing gaming market, British regulators have blocked Microsoft’s purchase of leading video-game maker Activision Blizzard. The deal, which would have cost $69 billion, was set to be the biggest tech deal in history. The deal had already been scrutinized by regulators in the U.S. and Europe, as well as Sony. All were concerned that Microsoft would hold an unfair advantage in the developing cloud gaming market with control over popular franchises such as “Call of Duty,” “World of Warcraft” and “Candy Crush.” * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Modernised_legal_texts_are_now_the_official_versions [Ed: EPO is purging the past while break the rules, violating the EPC etc.]⠀⇛ The newly formatted versions of the EPO’s legal texts on new.epo.org are now the official versions of the texts. Following a one-month transition period, the older versions have now been removed from the website. o ⚓ EPO_and_OAPI_heads_of_office_bilateral_meeting [Ed: EPO is run by criminals, so it needs photo ops and stuff to legitimise itself]⠀⇛ EPO President and OAPI Director General meet to discuss validation agreement * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Tyler,_The_Creator_Puts_Clause_in_His_Will Prohibiting_Posthumous_Album_Releases⠀⇛ At his latest show, Tyler, The Creator reveals that he put a clause in his will prohibiting posthumous album releases after his death. Tyler, The Creator revealed during his show at LA’s El Rey Theatre on Wednesday night that he has a clause in his will prohibiting the release of any unheard music after his death. o ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Punctuation_Personified_(1824)⠀⇛ Taking a child on a tour through punctuation, Mr. Stops introduces him to a cast of literal “characters”: admiring exclamation marks and militaristic semicolons. o ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Jean_Baptiste_Vérany’s_Chromolithographs of_Cephalopods_(1851)⠀⇛ In these images, Vérany’s realizes his ambition — to accurately render “the suppleness of the flesh, the grace of the contours, the transparency and the coloring” of cephalopods. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Safe_Harbor_&_Authorization_Liability: Australia’s_Options_to_Reduce_Piracy⠀⇛ When tackling direct infringers becomes impractical, rightsholders can take legal action against entities that are indirectly involved. Intermediaries and service providers are obvious targets but tend to enjoy protection under so-called ‘safe harbor’ provisions. In Australia, digital platforms want these protections too, claiming they will boost anti-piracy cooperation. Rightsholders believe that cooperation is directly linked to a credible threat of liability. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Bungie_Wins_$12_Million_in_Damages_From Veterancheats⠀⇛ Game developer Bungie has won a default judgment against the Romanian operator of cheat seller Veterancheats, who failed to appear in court after being sued two years ago. A federal court in Washington awarded nearly $12 million in DMCA and copyright infringement damages for the various Destiny 2 hacks that were sold through the site. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Twilight_and_Sunrise_2023-04-28_(Fairbanks,_AK,_USA)⠀⇛ I went out early enough this morning, around 4:45am AKDT, to do some twlight and sunrise photography. It was an adventure, because I still didn’t have a clear idea of what would be the best vantage points. I had an idea, though, that the UAF skyline might look great in the purple twilight. So I found a few good spots in parking lots or along the side of the road. # ⚓ fresh_out_the_hospital⠀⇛ My oh my, thank you to the messages via mutt and on M.p, all! 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ Yes, I am out of a five day stay at a psyche hospital, was an easy time in there, made progress, started a new med, feeling MUCH better! 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ # ⚓ Guy_Debord_and_the_Spectacle⠀⇛ Already at the outset, Debord modestly surmises the Comments will be welcomed by some fifty or sixty readers, half of which “will consist of people who devote themselves to main­taining the spectacular system of domination, and the other half of people who persist in doing quite the opposite.” Debord, taking notice of attentive and influential readers of a different persuasion than his, feels that he “cannot speek with complete freedom” or give away too much information. # ⚓ What_oppression?⠀⇛ I read Mattes’ retort to Thi Nguyen and Strohl. He’s arguing it’s not intimacy, but oppression, that drives normativity around cultural appropriation. Undoubtedly, he’s right. But what is oppression? Honestly, it feels a bit vacuous, especially for such a topic. Cultural appropriation has a way of robbing you of your own essence. That it is tied to oppression is completely obvious and beside the point—it *is* oppression, and that is the reason why we even talk about it. o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Kids_Learned_Macroeconomics⠀⇛ Overhearing them playing: one of the trolls with a big nose and glasses was named Alan Greenspan. Alan Greenspan had a printing press and flooded Troll Town with money and soon that money became worthless. Alan retired and spent all of his time farting in the bathtub and writing his book “Turbulent Times”. Angry trolls got together and kicked him out of TrollTown with pitchforks. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Manjar-NO!⠀⇛ Had another crazy week, guess that’s my life now. But more on that later, maybe. Let’s get into it… The release of Debian 12 is around the corner, the tentative date for the release is somewhere in June, I am guessing that it will probably happen at the end of June, Start July? [...] It’s because Debian 12 means a new MXLinux, namely MX-23, which is, to me, one of the most functional distros out there. # ⚓ New_server⠀⇛ Well, almost. This is a VPS I had around for quite some time acting mostly as a VPN gateway so I can reach things at home when I’m elsewhere. Now I just made it host my gemini stuff. This machine now somewhat supersedes what I had on tilde.pink. I hope I won’t run into any issues and that I’ll be able to keep this thing up. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Again-member-ing⠀⇛ I was doing some nosing around gemini spaces, and a few http spaces linked to from there, and wound up finding replies of mine to others that I honestly don’t remember writing. Yesterday my wife told me of our having visited with my brother back in November, and for the life of me I don’t remember doing that. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4984 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.29.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_29/04/2023:_DDD_3.4.0_RC2_and_Valgrind_3.21.0⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:03 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Server o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o FSF o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Blog:_Kubernetes_1.27:_StatefulSet_Start Ordinal_Simplifies_Migration⠀⇛ Kubernetes v1.26 introduced a new, alpha-level feature for StatefulSets that controls the ordinal numbering of Pod replicas. As of Kubernetes v1.27, this feature is now beta. Ordinals can start from arbitrary non-negative numbers. This blog post will discuss how this feature can be used. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Everyone_Had_a_Podcast_|_Office Hours_28⠀⇛ Have you noticed there is a podcast for everything? That’s all about to change. Our thoughts on why the podcast market is going bust this year. Special Guest: Michael Tunnell. # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ ChatGPT,_GitHub_Copilot,_&_the_Coming_Code Apocalypse⠀⇛ Listen now (24 min) | The Lunduke Journal of Technology Podcast – April 27, 2023 o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Top_10_Linux_performance_commands_for_system administrators⠀⇛ As a system administrator, it’s essential to have a solid understanding of various Linux performance commands to monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot your systems. These commands provide valuable insights into resource usage, system processes, and overall performance, helping you maintain a stable and efficient environment. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ 10_Tmux_&_SSH_Tips_to_Boost_Your_Remote Development_Skills⠀⇛ In this guide, we’ll share valuable Tmux and SSH tips to help you improve your remote development experience. From session management and customization to advanced features and security, we’ve got you covered. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_MySQL_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install MySQL on Fedora 38. Before we get started, let’s briefly go over what MySQL is. MySQL is a free, open-source database management system. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_PHP_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PHP on Fedora 38. With the release of PHP 8, developers can now enjoy the latest features and improvements that come with it. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ Add,_Delete_And_Grant_Sudo_Privileges_To_Users In_Fedora_38⠀⇛ This guide explains how to add, delete and grant sudo privileges to users in Fedora 38 desktop and server editions. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ The_ultimate_guide_to_AppImage_management_on Linux⠀⇛ Linux offers a variety of ways to install and manage applications, and one increasingly popular method is the use of AppImages. AppImages provide a simple, portable, and self-contained approach to application distribution, making it easy for users to run applications on their Linux systems without complex installation processes. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ A_beginner’s_guide_to_running_JAR_files_in Ubuntu⠀⇛ Ubuntu is a versatile Linux distribution that supports a wide range of applications, including Java-based software. JAR files, or Java Archive files, contain compiled Java code and are a common way to distribute Java applications. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Fixing_the_“File_Not_Supported”_error_on Ubuntu⠀⇛ Ubuntu is a widely used and user-friendly Linux distribution, but sometimes you may encounter issues when trying to install new software. One such issue is the “file not supported” error, which can be frustrating and prevent you from installing the software you need. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Release_candidate:_Godot_4.0.3_RC_1⠀⇛ More improvements come to the stable version of Godot 4 with the 4.0.3 patch release. Here’s the first release candidate to test the changes before they go live. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ KDE_neon_Docker_Images_now_in_KDE_Invent_Container Registry⠀⇛ KDE neon has long had Docker images so you can run the latest KDE software without the faff of an operating system install. We’ve just moved the host for these into the KDE Invent server. https://invent.kde.org/neon/docker-images/ container_registry You can get the neondocker script to run them # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ This Week in GNOME ☛ Felix_Häcker:_#93_Snapshot⠀⇛ Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from April 21 to April 28. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSECON_23_Registration_is_LIVE!⠀⇛ SUSECON 23 Registration is LIVE!! SUSECON 23 is being held at the beautiful Westin Grand Munich, 20-22 June. I visited this venue just a few weeks ago. It is a beautiful location and situated a short distance from the heart of Munich. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_GIGA_R1_WiFi-powered_wearable_detects_falls using_a_Transformer_model⠀⇛ For those aged 65 and over, falls can be one of the most serious health concerns they face either due to lower mobility or decreasing overall coordination. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Olimex_Previews_New_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_With Even_More_GPIO⠀⇛ Tweaking the Raspberry Pi Pico’s pinout to squeeze in more GPIO pins, Olimex’s RP2040-PICO30 is designed to meet the needs for a retro computing project. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Retro_TV_Box_Is_3D_Printed With_Wood⠀⇛ This Raspberry Pi retro-style TV box is 3D printed with wood filament and looks as cool as it is functional. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Tedium ☛ Switching_Pad⠀⇛ OnePlus’ first attempt at a tablet makes a strong case for iPad users to make the move to Android. Does it stick the landing? * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ LibreOffice_Conference_2022_–_TDF_Annual_Report⠀⇛ The LibreOffice Conference is the annual gathering of the community, our end-users, developers, and everyone interested in free office software. o § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ GNU ☛ ddd_@_Savannah:_ANNOUNCE:_DDD_3.4.0-rc2⠀⇛ Release candidate 3.4.0-rc2 is available. The build process of DDD is streamlined and updated to current versions of the toolchain. The interfaces to inferior debuggers (GDB and remake) and to Gnuplot are updated. # ⚓ Mark_J._Wielaard:_Valgrind_3.21.0⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce a new release of Valgrind, version 3.21.0, available from https:// valgrind.org/downloads/current.html. valgrind now provides gdb python commands. These GDB front end commands provide a better integration in the GDB command line interface, so as to use for example GDB auto-completion, command specific help, searching for a command or command help matching a regexp, … For relevant monitor commands, GDB will evaluate arguments to make the use of monitor commands easier. o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ arXiv ☛ How_Secure_is_Code_Generated_by_ChatGPT? [Ed: It is barely even usable. Better to search for existing code that actually works, chatbots are not the way.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ GitHub_Copilot_Emits_GPL._Codeium_Does_Not.⠀⇛ To start, what is GPL (General Public License)? By definition, open source software (OSS) is, well, open. But just because some code is public does not automatically mean it can be used for commercial purposes without permission. OSS licenses define acceptable use of the particular library – permissive licenses (ex. MIT, BSD, Apache) means you actually can legally use that code for whatever, including commercial reasons, but non- permissive licenses such as GPL mean that you cannot without consent. # ⚓ Heather J Meeker ☛ PLI_Chronicle:_Policy_for_Generative_AI Best_Practices⠀⇛ Check out my latest article. Hot off the presses (and 100% human-written). o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Some_mistakes_I_made_as_a_new_manager⠀⇛ The first thing I noticed about being a manager was that I wasn’t sure whether anything I was doing was useful. # ⚓ 37signals LLC ☛ Rescuing_a_project_in_progress⠀⇛ There are subdivisions in the steps too. You can consider if what’s open needs closing, what’s doing needs to be done. But those are nuanced decisions that can easily trap you in indecision. The best process in this case is one that’s easy to grasp and do: Stop, status, selection, focus, finish, next. # ⚓ Key_practice:_Aligned,_autonomous_cross-disciplinary teams.⠀⇛ Effective product development teams have clear missions that are aligned with a broader overall product strategy. They are expected to act autonomously and empowered with the capability and support to do so. This typically requires the teams to be cross-disciplinary. # ⚓ Medium ☛ Navigating_the_Transition_from_Individual Contributor_to_Tech_Lead⠀⇛ As a seasoned tech professional, you may have spent years honing your technical skills and making valuable contributions as an individual contributor. However, as you progress in your career, you may begin to consider taking on a leadership role as a tech lead. But how do you navigate this transition from technical expert to team manager? # ⚓ 50_Shades_of_Rust⠀⇛ GUI in Rust progresses with unprecedented speed – 3 months in Rust GUI-land is like 3 years in the mortal world. To put things in perspective, GUI moves so fast for the web that it’s even ahead of browsers. There are many possible reasons for this, from the cross-platform nature of Rust to the WebAssembly support, which provides easier distribution of software. In this post, I’ll review the current toolkit for GUI in Rust, and share some tips for building WebAssembly bundles. Due to the speed at which GUI in Rust moves, some tools I’ve outlined below may deprecate in the near future. So, at the risk of this post becoming obsolete before you’ve finished reading it, let’s dive into the most current GUI architecture for Rust that I’ve discovered thus far. The current t # ⚓ Results_summary:_2023_Annual_C++_Developer_Survey_“Lite”⠀⇛ Over the past week, we ran our 2023 annual global C++ developer survey. Thank you to everyone who responded. As promised, here is a summary of the results… # ⚓ Mark Seeman ☛ Are_pull_requests_bad_because_they_originate from_open-source_development?⠀⇛ I agree that the argument sounds compelling, but I find it flawed. Before I proceed to put forward my arguments I want to make my own biases clear. Arguing against someone like Dave Farley is not something I take lightly. As far as I can tell, he’s worked on systems more impressive than any I can showcase. I also think he has more industry experience than I have. That doesn’t necessarily make him right, but on the other hand, why should you side with me, with my less impressive résumé? My objective is not to attack Dave Farley, or any other person for that matter. My agenda is the argument itself. I do, however, find it intellectually honest to cite sources, with the associated risk that my argument may look like a personal attack. To steelman my opponent, then, I’ll try to put my own biases on display. To the degree I’m aware of them. I prefer pull requests over pair and ensemble programming. I’ve tried all three, and I do admit that real-time collaboration has obvious advantages, but I find pairing or ensemble programming exhausting. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Seeking_a_New_Maintainer_for_the_Popular_R_Package installr⠀⇛ TL;DR I’m seeking someone to take over maintenance of the the popular R package installr (github), due to a shift away from Windows OS. The package has been downloaded over 3.3 million times and has a current download rate of around 61k times a month. # ⚓ Announcing_Babylon.js_6.0⠀⇛ Our mission is to build one of the most powerful, beautiful, simple, and open web rendering engines in the world, and we are excited to announce the next step forward in that journey: the release of Babylon.js 6.0. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ From_unnie_to_omma_to_ajumma:_Korean_women_in real_life⠀⇛ Reel v real: A look at five stereotypes of women in K- dramas, and how most are like in real life. o ⚓ IDA ☛ Remembering_Robert_Edward_(Bob)_Mizon_MBE_FRAS,_1946–2023⠀⇛ o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Productivity_Hacks_I_Tried_That_Did_Not_Work⠀⇛ Fifty per cent of these hacks involved my cat, which may or may not be why they failed. o ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Hacking_the_Layoff_Process⠀⇛ My latest book, A_Hacker’s_Mind, is filled with stories about the rich and powerful hacking systems, but it was hard to find stories of the hacking by the less powerful. Here’s one I just found. An article on how layoffs at big companies work inadvertently suggests an employee hack to avoid being fired: [...] o ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Shining_Promise_and_Dashed_Dreams_of_China’s Live_Shopping_Craze⠀⇛ Star sellers can amass huge followings and eye-popping fortunes, through a format that mixes consumerism and entertainment. But competition is fierce, and the government is watching. o ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Jerry_Springer,_former_Cincinnati_mayor_and talk_show_host,_dead_at_79⠀⇛ Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and longtime TV host whose tabloid talk show was known for outrageous arguments, thrown chairs and physical confrontations between sparring couples and homewreckers, has died, Bradley Singer, his manager, said Thursday. Springer was 79. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Capture_First_Image_of_Jet Erupting_From_The_Brink_of_a_Black_Hole⠀⇛ Something we’ve never seen before. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Propose_Radical_New_Way_to_Probe The_Interior_of_The_Sun⠀⇛ Incredible! # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ NASA_Hacks_Voyager_2_to_Keep_The_45-Year- Old_Probe_Studying_Interstellar_Space⠀⇛ Always more to learn. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Experimental_MS_Treatment_Reverses Paralysis_in_Mice,_Scientists_Report⠀⇛ New hope for millions. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ How_Solitude_Can_Be_Good_–_Even_Important_– For_Your_Mental_Health⠀⇛ It’s different from loneliness. # ⚓ Red_Alert:_ICANN_and_Verisign_Proposal_Would_Allow_Any Government_In_The_World_To_Seize_Domain_Names⠀⇛ ICANN, the organization that regulates global domain name policy, and Verisign, the abusive monopolist that operates the .COM and .NET top- level domains, have quietly proposed enormous changes to global domain name policy in their recently published “Proposed Renewal of the Registry Agreement for .NET”, which is now open for public comment. Either by design, or unintentionally, they’ve proposed allowing any government in the world to cancel, redirect, or transfer to their control applicable domain names! This is an outrageous and dangerous proposal that must be stopped. While this proposal is currently only for .NET domain names, presumably they would want to also apply it to other extensions like .COM as those contracts come up for renewal. # ⚓ Quanta Magazine ☛ Why_the_Brain’s_Connections_to_the_Body Are_Crisscrossed⠀⇛ Dazzling intricacies of brain structure are revealed every day, but one of the most obvious aspects of brain wiring eludes neuroscientists. The nervous system is cross-wired, so that the left side of the brain controls the right half of the body and vice versa. Every doctor relies upon this fact in performing neurological exams, but when I asked my doctor last week why this should be, all I got was a shrug. So I asked Catherine Carr, a neuroscientist at the University of Maryland, College Park. “No good answer,” she replied. I was surprised — such a fundamental aspect of how our brain and body are wired together, and no one knew why? Nothing that we know of stops the right side of the brain from connecting with the right side of the body. That wiring scheme would seem much simpler and less prone to errors. In the embryonic brain, the crossing of the wires across the midline — an imaginary line dividing the right and left halves of the body — requires a kind of molecular “traffic cop” to somehow direct the growing nerve fibers to the right spot on the opposite side of the body. Far simpler just to keep things on the same side. # ⚓ Parrots_learn_to_make_video_calls_to_chat_with_other parrots,_then_develop_friendships,_Northeastern_University researchers_say⠀⇛ Video chats like Zoom and FaceTime are great ways to stay in touch with loved ones—so great, in fact, that parrots are catching on. A new study from researchers at Northeastern University, in collaboration with scientists from MIT and the University of Glasgow, investigated what happened when a group of domesticated birds were taught to call one another on tablets and smartphones. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ AGESA_1.0.7.0_Fixes_Temp_Control_Issues Causing_Ryzen_7000_Burnouts [Ed: AMD quality down, defective chips frying themselves]⠀⇛ Patch notes for AMD’s new AGESA 1.0.7.0 firmware update, suggest the Ryzen 7000 burnout was not only affected by unsafe SoC voltages but bugs in the chip’s temperature control mechanism. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ China_Opposes_US_Deterring_Rok_Chip_Exports_to China⠀⇛ The U.S. is seeking decoupling of international supply chains by abusing export control and forcing some countries to practice trade protectionism against China. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ One_year_after_lockdown:_Shanghai embraces_reopening_but_locals_are_scarred_and_foreigners_are harder_to_attract⠀⇛ It is not known how many have packed up their bags and left Shanghai, but demand for international flights had surged. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan_lifts_all_Covid-19_border controls_for_Golden_Week_holidays⠀⇛ Japan also ended random-testing of passengers from China for Covid-19. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ OPINION:_OCD_is_not_an_adjective⠀⇛ “I’m so OCD.” “If you’re a little OCD like me.” How many times have I heard this? More times than I can count. Saying these phrases is discrediting everything a person with OCD goes through on a daily basis. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_‘Hidden_Curriculum’_in_Med_School_Trains Doctors_to_Have_Less_Empathy⠀⇛ The doctor will see you now. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Egyptian_Child_Mummies_Reveal_High Prevalence_of_an_Ancient_Sickness⠀⇛ One in three showed the signs. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Weird_Thing_Happens_to_Wolves_Infected_by Infamous_Mind-Altering_Parasite⠀⇛ This is creepy. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_HIV_Drug_Seems_to_Wipe_Out_Toxic Dementia_Chemicals_in_Mouse_Brains⠀⇛ “It shows a possible way forward.” # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ CRISPR_Protects_Bacteria_From_Invading Viruses_in_a_Completely_Unexpected_Way⠀⇛ It doesn’t just slice and dice. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Suicide_Rate_Rises_Among_US_Teens⠀⇛ Data from the study point to a temporal correlation between social media use, school stress, and firearms. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ EU_to_implement_controversial_drug_manufacturing legislation⠀⇛ The EU Wednesday released a draft of its proposed overhaul of drug manufacturing laws. The changes have caused controversy among manufacturers, with some stating they will leave the region if the laws take effect.  # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ WATCH:_Covid_“vaccines”_and_all-cause mortality⠀⇛ Professor Denis Rancourt follows up his previous appearance on the Jerm Warfare podcast where he discussed how the data showed there was no new viral outbreak in 2020. In this episode Prof Rancourt discusses his research on the potential link between the roll-out of Covid “vaccines” and increases in all-cause mortality. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Long_Shadow_of_Covid_School_Closures⠀⇛ Long school closures have put public education — and Randi Weingarten, the leader of a major teachers’ union — on the defensive. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Man_Who_Has_Fathered_Hundreds_Is_Barred From_Donating_Sperm⠀⇛ A court in the Netherlands ruled that a man who fathered at least 550 children in the past 16 years had lied to prospective mothers and fertility clinics. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Scientists_Dramatically_Extend_Cell Lifespan_in_Anti-Aging_Breakthrough⠀⇛ “I don’t see why it cannot be applied to more complex organisms,” said the study’s senior author. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Most_Commonly_Repeated_Vaping_Statistic Is_Fake⠀⇛ You have to see through this. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Just_1_Mountain_Gorilla_With_Ebola_Would_Be a_Disaster._Here’s_Why.⠀⇛ An unthinkable calamity. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ China’s_wave_of_temple_visitors⠀⇛ A surge of interest in traditional faiths offers an alternate vision to an imposed set of “civilizational” values by the ruling party. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Researchers_Identify_Possible_New_Risk_for Breast_Cancer⠀⇛ Women’s breasts become less dense with age. Cancer may be more likely in breast tissue that is persistently denser over time, a new study suggests. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ AMLO_makes_video_appearance;_admits_to fainting_episode⠀⇛ The president said his health is fine, barring COVID, but acknowledged he’d had a drop in blood pressure Sunday and a “temporary blackout.” o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Security_Risks_of_AI⠀⇛ Stanford and Georgetown have a new_report on the security risks of AI—particularly adversarial machine learning—based on a workshop they held on the topic. # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ Of_Course_AWS_Revenues_Are_Slowing_And Profits_Are_Pinched⠀⇛ While not perfectly elastic in the economic sense, where there is a linear relationship between price and volume, we have always contended that the relationship between the price of IT infrastructure and its cost are reasonably elastic. # ⚓ The_weird_world_of_Windows_file_paths⠀⇛ File system paths on Windows are stranger than you might think. On any Unix-derived system, a path is an admirably simple thing: if it starts with a /, it’s a path. Not so on Windows, which serves up a bewildering variety of schemes for composing a path. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ SANS ☛ Quick_IOC_Scan_With_Docker,_(Fri,_Apr_28th)⠀⇛ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ FBI_queries_for_Americans’_digital data_drops,_yet_advocates_for_surveillance_reform remain_undeterred⠀⇛ An Office of the Director of National Intelligence report shows that U.S. person queries of Section 702 data declined 96% in 2022. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ In_Philippines,_joint_military_drills_leave locals_torn_on_US_presence⠀⇛ To protect its interests in the South China Sea, the Philippines must delicately balance its relationship with China and the United States. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Philippines_reports_near-collision_with_Chinese vessels_in_South_China_Sea⠀⇛ The Chinese vessels carried out ‘dangerous maneuvers’ near the disputed Ayungin Shoal, says Philippine Coast Guard. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Nausėda_says_Scholz_agreed_on_gradual_deployment_of German_brigade_in_Lithuania⠀⇛ Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have agreed on the gradual deployment of the German brigade in Lithuania. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Kenya_dispatch:_Sudan_fighting_prompts_evacuations of_foreign_nationals_to_Kenya_and_other_countries_as situation_deteriorates⠀⇛ Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya.   It has been nearly two weeks since war erupted in Sudan, one of Kenya’s neighboring countries. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Colorado_governor_signs_gun_bills_into_law, overhauling_state_gun_regulations⠀⇛ Colorado Governor Jared Polis Friday signed four gun control bills into law, resulting in a rigid tightening of gun legislation in the state. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Chinese_‘scorpion’_combat_drone circles_Taiwan⠀⇛ A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said Friday. Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of an attack by Beijing, which views the island as part of its territory. # ⚓ France24 ☛ China_flies_38_aircraft,_including_a_combat drone,_near_Taiwan⠀⇛ A long-range Chinese combat drone capable of carrying a large weapons payload has circled Taiwan, the island’s defence ministry said Friday. # ⚓ Turkey’s_interior_minister_says_May_elections_‘a_political coup_attempt_by_West’⠀⇛ Opposition politicians criticized Minister Soylu, saying his remarks show that the ruling party is aware that it will lose the elections. # ⚓ Turkish_military_plane_comes_under_fire_before_landing_in Sudan_for_evacuation_mission⠀⇛ A C-130 evacuation plane, which was headed to Wadi Seidna Air Base in Sudan for evacuation of citizens of Turkey, came under small arms fire. The plane landed safely. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ N._Korea_insults_Biden,_slams defense_agreement_with_Seoul⠀⇛ The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.- South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang. Kim Yo Jong also lobbed personal insults toward U.S. President Joe Biden. After a summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, Biden had warned that any North Korean nuclear attack on the United States or its allies would “result in the end of whatever regime” took such action. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Moldova:_EU_strengthens_cooperation for_better_European_crisis_response⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Brussels, 28 Apr 2023 Today Moldova starts its path towards joining the EU Civil Protection Mechanism – a European solidarity initiative designed to support countries in times of crisis and disaster. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ US_and_South_Korea_Agree_to_Co-Design_Nuclear Weapons_Policy_5_Years_After_Panmunjom_Declaration⠀⇛ The US will work alongside South Korea to develop a strategic nuclear policy and frequently station nuclear weapon-armed submarines on the peninsula, according to an agreement announced by the White House marking the first visit of the new South Korean president to the US. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ What_Paraguay_election_means_for_Taiwan,_and US-China_competition⠀⇛ Paraguay’s presidential election Sunday could create regional ripples as top candidates diverge on whether to keep recognizing Taiwan or look to China. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Integrating_US_and_allied_capabilities to_ensure_security_in_space⠀⇛ Nicholas Eftimiades analyzes the potential benefits to US national security offered by allied integration as part of Forward Defense’s series on “Harnessing Allied Space Capabilities.” # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ US_cybersecurity_officials_step_up_push for_companies_to_adopt_secure_by_design_practices⠀⇛ Efforts at CISA and the Department of Energy are both meant to encourage the practice of building in better security protections. # ⚓ RFA ☛ South_Korean_president_calls_for_stronger_security ties_with_U.S._and_Japan⠀⇛ Yoon condemns North Korea before joint session of Congress # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Military_leak_case_highlights_security_risks within_US_armed_forces⠀⇛ Prosecutors claim that Jack Teixeira, the guardsman accused of leaking classified documents, kept an arsenal of weapons and made violent remarks on social media. The Air Force has suspended the commander and the administrative commander of his squadron. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Turning_the_defence_review_into_action will_require_a_major_mobilisation⠀⇛ Geography has long been a strong driver of Australia’s national security and economic planning, the oft-noted tyranny of distance a blessing and curse. And while technology and globalisation have made the world much ‘smaller’, geography … # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Lord_Commander’_of_the_DMZ_Has_Seen_It All_on_the_Korean_Frontier⠀⇛ He faced off with North Korean troops, helped prepare for the Trump-Kim summit and witnessed some of the most ​hair-raising — and ​bizarre — moments ​on the world’s most heavily armed border. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Dominica_to_explore_the_Caribbean’s_‘first’ industrial-scale_geothermal_green_hydrogen_production⠀⇛ The Caribbean’s “first” industrial-scale green hydrogen geothermal project is set to get underway following a new agreement. # ⚓ France24 ☛ The_American_dream_of_African_immigrants⠀⇛ Africans make up just 5 percent of immigrants in the United States but represent the fastest-growing immigrant group. For many of them, America is the land of opportunity. But the reality is sometimes more difficult, as Africans are confronted with various challenges. These include a form of racism against them – somewhat ironically, from the African American community. FRANCE 24′s correspondent Fanny Allard went to Washington, as well as the states of Maryland and Virginia, to meet some of these men and women who have made a new life for themselves in the United States. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Fleeing_Sudan:_Evacuation_challenge_tests nations’_values⠀⇛ How a country takes care of its citizens living abroad in a crisis can reveal much about its priorities and values. The chaos in Sudan is shining such a spotlight on nations from China to Germany to the United States. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Begins_Overland_Evacuation_of American_Civilians_From_Sudan⠀⇛ A bus convoy carrying about 300 people was the first U.S.-organized evacuation effort of Americans other than diplomats since fighting broke out nearly two weeks ago in the northeast African nation. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Fighting_pursues_in_Sudan_despite_truce_between rival_forces⠀⇛ Fighting raged in Sudan on Friday, despite rival forces agreeing to extend a truce aimed to stem nearly two weeks of warfare that has killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Police_release_one,_detain_two_in_state_secrets case⠀⇛ The three defendants were remanded into custody earlier this month on suspicion of publishing confidential information on social media. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Spain_Bakes_in_Summer-Like_Heat,_and Worries_About_What_Comes_Next⠀⇛ The April temperatures, over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in some places, come on top of a long-running drought that has depleted reservoirs and dried up fields. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Only_12%_of_the_UN_Sustainable_Development_Goal targets_are_on_track⠀⇛ According to a new UN report, progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not going well. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Vermont_Governor_Vows_to_Veto Climate_Bill_as_Too_Expensive⠀⇛ Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott says he will veto a bill passed that aims to help the state reduce greenhouse gas emissions # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Looking_for_a_Climate_Career?_They_Might Have_the_Answer.⠀⇛ For this month’s Someone to Know profile, we spoke to M.B.A. students who help their peers track down climate-focused jobs. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_More_Climate-Resistant_Coffee_Rises_in Africa⠀⇛ As global warming threatens the two main varieties, coffee growers in Uganda are betting on a type that can stand up to heat, drought and pests. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Is_there_a_clear_track_to_zero emissions?_California_tackles_trains.⠀⇛ The California Air Resources Board passed a rule to cut down on greenhouse gas and smog emissions from diesel trains. Some champion the rule, but others say the requirements are too steep for an industry that already helps the state and nation emit less. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Australia_Eyes_a_Fraught_Pivot_from Coal_Power_to_Renewables⠀⇛ As the country’s oldest power station closed, experts warn that the country needs a clearer strategy to manage its exit from coal power. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Iran_Seizes_Oil_Tanker_in_Gulf,_U.S._Navy Says⠀⇛ “…Two members of the boat’s crew are missing and several were injured due to the collision of the ship with the boat…” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Residents_Of_Kazakhstan’s_Restive_West Protest_Against_Fuel_Price_Hikes⠀⇛ Dozens of trucks have parked in protest near Aqtau, the capital of Kazakhstan’s western region of Manghystau, as drivers rally against a recent 28 percent hike in the price of gasoline. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Biden_and_Congressional_Democrats_Support Policies_That_Will_Undermine_Their_Own_Clean_Energy Goals [Ed: Koch-funded site continues to attack better energy schemes that lower pollution]⠀⇛ The House passed a resolution that will reimpose tariffs on solar panels from China, while the EPA sits on applications for carbon capture technology that may soon be mandatory. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Nuclear_Waste_Is_Misunderstood⠀⇛ We must stop seeing nuclear waste as a dangerous problem and instead recognize it as a safe byproduct of carbon-free power. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Iberdrola’s_big_bet_on_renewable_energy_is working⠀⇛ One of the world’s largest energy producers continues to beat profit expectations with renewable energy, even as oil and gas prices make historic gains. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Lithium_drives_the_energy transition._Will_Chile’s_plan_to_nationalize_production be_a_speed_bump?⠀⇛ While state control of resources in Latin America regularly raises the alarms of investors, Chile’s strong institutions and previous success create a positive outlook for its ability to deliver. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Kazakhstan_could_lead_Central_Asia in_mitigating_the_world’s_energy_and_food_shortages⠀⇛ The five Central Asian states can make a meaningful contribution to mitigating the world’s energy and food deficits, but this will require determination by local governments and the commitment of Western government and business partners. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ The_perfect_garden?_I’ve_learned_to leave_it_to_nature.⠀⇛ In spring, a gardener’s fancy turns to thoughts of creating a perfect garden. But one person’s perfection is another’s jungle. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ At_Mexico’s_‘Galapagos,’_get_a close-up_look_at_stunning_biodiversity⠀⇛ Nayarit’s Isla Isabel National Park is an Eden-like paradise where the local fauna roams freely and you’ll make memories to last a lifetime. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Scientists_Sequenced_DNA_of_Nearly Every_Mammal_on_Earth_in_Unprecedented_Project⠀⇛ The most ambitious genetics project to date dives into the genes of nearly every living mammal, including humans, for insight into life itself. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ New_York_Senate_passes_bill_to_prevent tropical_deforestation⠀⇛ The New York State Senate Tuesday passed the Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act, a bill aimed at protecting tropical rainforests and human rights in other countries through state government relations with contractors. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Brazil’s_Lula_renews_recognition_of indigenous_land_reserves⠀⇛ Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday decreed six new Indigenous reserves, the first after a dearth of such expansion under his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Why_not_the_zebra_long-winged butterfly?⠀⇛ Some things keep us up at night such as the horrifying thought that if they eliminate all this carbon stuff, 20,000 years from now they won’t be able to carbon date our sorry bones. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexican_biologist_wins prestigious_“Green_Oscar”_award⠀⇛ Yuliana Bedolla, director of the Island Ecology and Conservation Group, won for work protecting seabird colonies on Mexico’s Pacific islands. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Tokyo_plan_likened_to_putting ‘skyscrapers’_in_Central_Park⠀⇛ The Jingu Gaien is a rare green space in central Tokyo. Real estate interests and the city want to redevelop the area and build a pair of highrise towers in the park-like space. Opponents liken this to building skyscrapers in New York’s Central Park. The flashpoint has been trees, green space, and who controls a public area that has been encroached on over the years. Also at issue is the fate of more than 100 ginko trees that line an avenue and provide a colorful cascade of falling leaves each autumn. The area is also home to a historic baseball stadium that hosted Babe Ruth in 1934. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_bear_population_predicted_to_keep growing⠀⇛ The Nature Conservation Agency (DAP) will carry out extensive brown bear monitoring in Latvia. The main aim of the monitoring will be to explore the unique process of returning to the territory after being eliminated completely, Jānis Ozoliņš, lead researcher of the Latvian National Forest Science Institute ‘Silava’ told Latvian Radio on April 28. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Giant_pandas_to_remain_in_Finland,_for_now⠀⇛ The cash strapped Ähtäri Zoo has decided to keep the animals while it looks for partners for its panda protection programme. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_weighs_giving_single_women IVF_access_to_stem_population_decline [Ed: The problem here is not health; it is a lack of desire to have the "burden" of kids.]⠀⇛ Political advisers proposed that single, unmarried women should have access to egg freezing, IVF treatment. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Broke_Chinese_Gen_Zs_turn_factory_town Zibo_into_top_May_Day_tourist_spot⠀⇛ Tourists are flocking to Zibo for its promise of a low-cost, value-for-money experience. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Risky_Gamble_of_Kevin_McCarthy’s_Debt- Ceiling_Strategy⠀⇛ In the face of a catastrophic default, the House Speaker has pitted his most extreme members against the President. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ EU_dispatch:_Council_adopts_new_rules_to_combat pay_discrimination⠀⇛ Law students from the European Union are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting the European Union and its member states. Tara O’Sullivan is a law student at Maastricht University. She files this dispatch from Maastricht, Netherlands.  The EU has taken steps forward in the battle to irradicate the gender pay gap. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_High_Court_finds_nursing_strike_illegal,_cuts strike_action_short⠀⇛ UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay Thursday welcomed a High Court decision which found that the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) strike scheduled for May 2 is illegal. The decision comes only a few days after Barclay announced he would take legal action to prevent the strike.  # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_slams_UN_experts’_‘unfounded’ concerns_over_Tibet_forced_labour⠀⇛ China accused a panel of UN experts of making unfounded claims Friday after they accused Beijing of forcing hundreds of thousands of Tibetans into programmes that threaten their cultural identity and could lead to forced labour. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Anna_Gromada_on_Poland_and_Eastern_Europe⠀⇛ Anna’s_opinion_article_in_The_Guardian When the iron curtain was swept away on that miraculous night of 9 November 1989, it exposed some of the deepest differences between geographical neighbours the world has ever recorded. The 13:1 GDP per capita gap between Poland and soon-to-be united Germany was twice that between the US and Mexico. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Amazon’s_quarterly_results_hold_some_hints_of_an economic_slowdown⠀⇛ Amazon is still growing—but not as fast as it did last year. And that has everything to do with the decelerating US economy. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_Fed’s_report_on_Silicon_Valley_Bank_is_out, and_it_blames_everyone⠀⇛ The Federal Reserve’s internal review of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank points the blame at nearly everyone involved in the second largest bank failure in US history. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Eight_detained_for_attempted_EU_funds_fraud⠀⇛ The State Police have detained eight persons suspected of attempting to defraud European Union funds for rural development worth €2.5 million, the police said on April 28. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Construction_costs_up_by_10.9%_in_March_in Latvia⠀⇛ Data published on April 28 by the Central Statistical Bureau show that in March 2023, compared to March 2022, the level of construction costs in Latvia increased by 10.9 %. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Business_environment_down_in_all_sectors_in_Latvia in_April⠀⇛ Data of business tendency surveys published on April 28 by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in April 2023 business environment has worsened in all business sectors. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_retail_trade_down_9%_on_year_in_March⠀⇛ Calendar-adjusted data (at constant prices) published on April 28 by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that, compared to March 2022, in March 2023 total retail trade turnover decreased by 9.0 %. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Matthew_Desmond_has_a_message:_US_poverty_is immoral⠀⇛ Why does the richest country in the world have so much poverty? Matthew Desmond argues that ending poverty in the United States is a moral choice. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Gov._Hochul_Gets_a_Budget_Deal,_but_No Signature_Win⠀⇛ The budget deal contained a series of hard-fought wins for the governor, but left her without a grand policy achievement to trumpet. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Federal_budget_records_small_surplus over_year_to_March⠀⇛ The federal budget was in surplus in the past year due to higher revenues and lower expenses, new figures show. The underlying cash balance for the 12 months to March was $1.034 billion. Economist Chris Richardson, from Rich Insights, told AAP while it was “wafer thin”, it represented a $204 billion turnaround in 25 months. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Budget_should_recognise_potential_of rural_Australia⠀⇛ Set out for a two minute walk in any small country town around Australia and you’re likely to return two hours later. The people of Kimba, in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, are hoping the charm of a close-knit community where everyone is up for a chat will help attract their first GP in three years. # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Fed_autopsy_on_SVB_details_grave mismanagement⠀⇛ The Federal Reserve detailed serious management oversights by the executives of Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed six weeks and sent financial markets reeling. In a hotly anticipated report on Friday, the Fed, SVB’s primary regulator, revealed its findings after a review of what caused the bank to fail on March 10. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Fed_Slams_Its_Own_Oversight_of_Silicon Valley_Bank_in_Post-Mortem⠀⇛ The Federal Reserve released hundreds of pages documenting how bank supervision and regulation failed to prevent the lender’s collapse. The F.D.I.C. released a separate report on Signature Bank. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Lyft_Employees_Told_to_Return_to_Office_as New_C.E.O._Lays_Out_Vision⠀⇛ A day after nearly 1,100 people were laid off, the struggling company told its remaining workers to prepare for a series of changes. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_McCarthy_Kept_the_Right_Happy_on_a Debt_Ceiling_Bill⠀⇛ The speaker’s all-carrots, no-sticks approach of empowering hard-right Republicans carries risks, and any negotiation with President Biden on the debt ceiling is likely to test them. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_Craig_Coyner_Became_Homeless_in_the City_Where_He_Was_Once_Mayor⠀⇛ Craig Coyner’s descent onto the streets of Bend, Ore., came after decades spent fighting as a lawyer and politician for those on the edge of society. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Private_Equity_Is_Gutting_America_—_and Getting_Away_With_It⠀⇛ Private equity firms make loads of money when their schemes succeed and lose very little when they fail. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ For_Founders_of_Small_Businesses,_the Personal_Story_Matters⠀⇛ A business owner’s personal story can bolster trust in a brand, experts say. But what happens when they share hardships like homelessness, addiction or incarceration in company marketing? o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ How_Did_Intended_Victim_Mike_Pence Testify?⠀⇛ As a million outlets have reported, 21 months after Merrick Garland set up a framework that could obtain a for waiver executive privilege for January 6 without violating DOJ contact guidelines, 15 months after all January 6 investigations had converged on Mike Pence, over a year after investigators won precedents that made it possible… # ⚓ New York Times ☛ BBC_Chairman_Resigns,_Deepening_Turmoil_at UK’s_Broadcaster⠀⇛ Richard Sharp stepped down after an investigation concluded that he failed to disclose his involvement in arranging a loan for the former prime minister, Boris Johnson. # ⚓ France24 ☛ BBC_chief_Sharp_resigns_amid_furore_over_role_in Boris_Johnson_loan⠀⇛ BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he breached rules for public appointments in relation to a loan for then Prime Minister Boris Johnson. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_the_EU_and_UK_can_start_to collaborate_in_a_post-Brexit_world⠀⇛ As EU ambassadors to London gather to discuss the future of the relationship, here are six ambitious but realistic ideas for cooperation. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Pope_warns_of_rising_nationalism,_calls_for accepting_migrants_on_Hungary_visit⠀⇛ Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, on Friday pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. # ⚓ American Oversight ☛ News_Roundup:_Voting_Machine_Breaches, Jan._6_Investigations,_and_Trump_Administration_Middle_East Trips⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ US,_Canada_Agree_to_Share_Data on_Guns,_Drug_Smuggling⠀⇛ Canada and the United States have agreed to share more information on the smuggling of guns and drugs across their shared border # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ In_New_York,_Canada’s_Trudeau Takes_Veiled_Swipe_at_Trump⠀⇛ By Doina ChiacuWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was worried about the future of American democracy… # ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_visits_to_Myanmar_sow_influence,_but_may hinder_interests⠀⇛ Observers warn Beijing that there will be no stability as long as the junta is in power. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ What’s_going_on_in_Colombia?_A_guide_to Petro’s_cabinet_shake-up,_Venezuela_summit,_and_future_US collaboration⠀⇛ Despite some friction, Colombia’s conference on Venezuela highlighted the potential for Washington and Bogotá to work together. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Ending_the_United_States’_Afghan_agony: Put_up_or_shut_up⠀⇛ The release of the White House’s review of the chaotic 2021 troop withdrawal showed once again that the realities of Afghanistan and US partisan politics take precedence over President Biden’s desire to permanently disentangle Washington from Afghanistan. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pope_Returns_to_Hungary,_to_Delight_of Viktor_Orban⠀⇛ Francis wants to “re-embrace” Hungarian Christians, but some worry that the visit gives political cover to the country’s leader, who is on the opposite side of nearly every issue important to the pontiff. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Campaign,_Interrupted:_Pence_May_Run,_but He_Can’t_Hide_From_Trump’s_Legal_Woes⠀⇛ The former vice president faces many challenges in his potential presidential run, perhaps none bigger than his complicated relationship with his old boss. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pranksters_posed_as_Zelensky_in_a_call with_the_Federal_Reserve_chairman.⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Prosecutors_in_Jan._6_Case_Step_up_Inquiry Into_Trump_Fund-Raising⠀⇛ The Justice Department has been gathering evidence about whether the former president and his allies solicited donations with claims of election fraud they knew to be false. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Olive_Oil_Feud:_The_Social_Media_Spat Between_Graza_and_Brightland⠀⇛ An entrepreneur said a rival olive oil start-up ripped off his big idea. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Hong_Kong’s_new_normal_clouded_by_doubts_of freedom_under_China⠀⇛ Hong Kong’s recovery after years of protests, crackdowns, and pandemic restrictions is underway, but residents are conflicted about the true state of the city. Many feel the city’s openness and liberties are permanently gone under Chinese rule. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Polite_Disdain_of_John_Roberts_Finds_a Target⠀⇛ The chief justice knows which branch of government reigns supreme. # ⚓ France24 ☛ France_calls_on_Azerbaijan_to_reopen humanitarian_corridor_with_Armenia⠀⇛ France’s foreign minister on Friday urged Azerbaijan to restore “unhindered movement” through the Lachin corridor, the only land link between Armenia and the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ The_Tax_Aspects_Of_The_Massive_Fox Settlement_With_Dominion⠀⇛ Yes, Fox will get a write off for their massive settlement with Dominion. That is okay, but maybe the structure of our tax code should be rethought. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Fox_News_Gambled,_but_Tucker_Carlson Can_Still_Take_Down_the_House⠀⇛ The cable host has left Fox News. But his dark and outsize influence on the conservative movement — and on American politics — is hardly over. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Social_Media_Influencer_Convicted_of Lying_About_Children’s_Kidnapping⠀⇛ In 2020, Katie Sorensen posted a widely shared Instagram video in which she claimed that a couple tried to kidnap her two children at a Michaels craft store in Petaluma, Calif. # ⚓ RFA ☛ North_Korea_orders_citizens_to_read_10,000 pages_of_propaganda_this_year⠀⇛ The campaign aims at countering ‘reactionary thoughts’ promoted by South Korean media. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ How_George_Soros_became_a_punching_bag_for rightwing_Twitter_in_India⠀⇛ Billionaire George Soros’s investments in the Indian technology and startup world are no protection against the Hindu right wing’s ire over his trenchant views against prime minister Narendra Modi and democracy in the country. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Japan_voices_concern_after_Hong_Kong student_arrested_over_speech_whilst_abroad;_Beijing_blasts ‘intervention’⠀⇛ A top Japanese official has said the arrest of a Hong Kong student under the city’s national security law “undermined people’s trust in One Country, Two Systems,” after she allegedly posted pro-independence messages online whilst in Japan. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Internet_Monitor_Says_Kazakhstan_‘Throttling’_RFE/ RL_Sites_To_Limit_Access_To_Information⠀⇛ The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) says evidence shows Kazakhstan has been limiting access to RFE/RL’s websites in the Central Asian country over the past seven months, a period that began just ahead of snap general elections. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Rights_lawyer,_activist_wife_forced_from_Beijing_home following_utilities_shutoff⠀⇛ Other dissidents are also facing trouble renting in what appear to be coordinated tactics. # ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ Manipur_has_ordered_an internet_shutdown_for_five_days._IFF_wrote_to_its_Chief Secretary_urging_scrutiny_of_orders_#KeepItOn⠀⇛ We have written to the Chairperson of the Review Committee, i.e. the Chief Secretary of Manipur to review the order and consider on a day-to-day basis, whether the internet suspension needs to continue. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Magda_Szabó_and_the_Cost_of_Censorship⠀⇛ The Hungarian writer’s fiction examines how silence—politically enforced or self-imposed—can warp and disfigure a life. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Latvia_releases_Sputnik_Lithuania_editor_on_bail⠀⇛ Marats Kasems, the editor of Sputnik Lithuania, was released on bail from a Latvian prison on Thursday. He is under suspicion of breaching EU sanctions placed against the Kremlin-controlled agency. # ⚓ Journalist_MP_candidates_react_to_colleagues_being_arrested in_Diyarbakır⠀⇛ Hasan Cemal, Cengiz Çandar, Umur Talu and İrfan Değirmenci, the journalist parliamentary candidates running in the May 14 elections believe that arresting of four journalists in Diyarbakır show that Erdoğan’s fear grows as the elections near. # ⚓ Arrests_rise_to_28_in_crackdown_on_Kurdish-linked_groups⠀⇛ Politicians, journalists and lawyers were detained in a massive crackdown. Several suspects have been released. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ UN_Security_Council_unanimously_condemns Taliban’s_crackdown_on_women’s_rights⠀⇛ The UN Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” a crackdown on the rights of women and girls. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_student_jailed_under security_law_furthers_chance_of_taking_appeal_to_top_court⠀⇛ A Hong Kong university student who was convicted under the national security law, and denied a jail term reduction despite pleading guilty, has moved one step closer to appealing his sentence at the city’s top court. # ⚓ France24 ☛ These_Iranian_women_share_how_they_push_back against_Islamic_rules_at_home⠀⇛ Iranian women are turning to social media to share their “before and after” photos online with the caption, “I was born in a religious family, but then I tore the family’s virtue apart.” Many of them are young girls who were brought up religiously under the influence of their families. But they say they’ve now found their own way, although sometimes in spite of psychological or even physical violence. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ HRW:_Iran’s_security_forces_committing_serious violations_against_children⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch Tuesday reported that Iran’s security forces repressing widespread protests have been using a series of unlawful measures against children within the country, which include killings, torture, sexual assaults and disappearances. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.N._Security_Council_Unanimously_Condemns Taliban’s_Treatment_of_Women⠀⇛ The resolution, an uncommon display of consensus on the Council, called for the Taliban to end their prohibitions on women working and attending school after sixth grade. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_court_slams_‘vigilantism’ after_increasing_jail_term_for_protester_who_beat_taxi driver⠀⇛ Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal has said that people who wielded “vigilante justice” against a taxi driver whose vehicle hit a crowd during the 2019 protests acted in a “lawless” manner. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_government_to_introduce_new_policing_powers_to stop_slow-walking_protests⠀⇛ The UK government announced Thursday the introduction of new police powers to stop slow- walking protests, set to take effect on May 3, 2023. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ North_Carolina_Gerrymander_Ruling_Reflects Politicization_of_Judiciary_Nationally⠀⇛ When it had a Democratic majority last year, the North Carolina Supreme Court voided the state’s legislative and congressional maps as illegal gerrymanders. Now the court has a Republican majority, and says the opposite. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ New_York_Will_Toughen_Contentious_Bail_Law to_Give_Judges_More_Discretion⠀⇛ State leaders agree to eliminate a provision that requires judges to prescribe the “least restrictive” means to ensure defendants return to court. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Biden’s_latest_immigration_plan:_US_foreign processing_centers⠀⇛ The Biden administration’s new immigration plan expects a post-pandemic surge of immigration from Central and South America. The plan will increase foreign migration centers, lift the number of refugees admitted, and more swiftly process asylum- seekers. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Baha’i,_Families_Of_Executed_Prisoners_Say_Iranian Government_Pressuring_On_Mass_Gravesite⠀⇛ A group of families of Iranian political prisoners killed in the 1980s and Baha’is have launched a campaign condemning the Intelligence Ministry for pressuring Baha’i families to bury their dead in the mass graves occupied by prisoners executed in the 1988 massacre. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Woman_Dies_After_Confrontation_Escalates Over_Hijab⠀⇛ A woman in the central Iranian province of Kerman has been killed during a confrontation between her family and a group of individuals enforcing the mandatory hijab policy as tensions over the policy remain high. # ⚓ RFA ☛ China_broadens_scope_of_its_counter-espionage_law amid_raids_on_foreign_companies⠀⇛ Beijing wants to control the flow of information and contact with foreign companies or individuals # ⚓ RFA ☛ Detained_Uyghur_student_awaits_outcome_of_probe_into her_case_in_Xinjiang⠀⇛ Kamile Wayit was apprehended after posting a video about the ‘white paper’ protests across China. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Sister_of_imprisoned_Tibetan_businessman_again detained_after_public_protest⠀⇛ Gonpo Kyi has held protests in Lhasa since last year despite threats of imprisonment. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Court_gives_Cambodian_opposition_leader_additional charges_as_election_nears.⠀⇛ The charges will keep Thach Setha in jail longer, preventing him from campaigning in July election. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Conservative_Turkish_women_are_turning_their backs_on_Erdogan_ahead_of_vote⠀⇛ Turkey’s May 14 elections are looking uncertain for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid a sluggish economy, young Turks less enamoured with the ruling AKP and an opposition that is finally united. Support from conservative women, usually a pillar of his voting base, is also looking less robust ahead of the vote. FRANCE 24 reports. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kazakh_Police_General_Kudebaev_Gets_10_Years_In Prison_Over_January_2022_Unrest⠀⇛ The former chief of police of Kazakhstan’s southern Almaty region, General Serik Kudebaev, who was recently extradited from Turkey, has been handed a 10-year prison term in a case related to the deadly mass unrest that rocked the country in January 2022. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ DNS_response_manipulation_in_the_wild⠀⇛ Guest Post: Measuring route leak propagation with RIPE Atlas. # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ How_an_undercover_content_moderator polices_the_metaverse⠀⇛ When Ravi Yekkanti puts on his headset to go to work, he never knows what the day spent in virtual reality will bring. Who might he meet? Will a child’s voice accost him with a racist remark? Will a cartoon try to grab his genitals? He adjusts the extraterrestrial-looking goggles haloing his head as he… # ⚓ Internet Society ☛ Final_Results_of_the_2023_Internet Society_Board_of_Trustees_Elections,_IETF_Selection,_and Board_Appointee⠀⇛ The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2023 elections, the IETF selection for the Board of Trustees, and the Board of Trustees appointee.  Voting concluded on 14 April. The results were announced, and the challenge period was opened on 17 April. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Antitrust:_Commission_opens investigation_into_possible_anticompetitive_practices_by Renfe_in_online_rail_ticketing⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Brussels, 28 Apr 2023 The European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Renfe may have abused its dominant position in the Spanish passenger rail transport market by refusing to supply all its content and real-time data to rival ticketing platforms. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Importance_of_Due Diligence_for_Patent_Practitioners_and_the_US/China Economic_War⠀⇛ 37 C.F.R. § 11.18(b) imposes crucial responsibilities on patent applicants, attorneys, and agents. Documents submitted to the USPTO implicitly certify that: # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ IP_Valuation_entity_Lupercal_reexam successfully_challenged⠀⇛ On April 26, 2023, the PTAB issued a reexam certificate against U.S._Patent_9,386,094 cancelling all challenged claims. Owned and asserted by Lupercal, LLC, an NPE and IP Valuation_Partners entity, the ’094 patent is generally directed to an image submission tool that can pre-process images prior to image upload based on pre-processing parameters received from a separate device. # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Simmons_&_Simmons_welcomes_back_regulatory partner_from_Pinsent_Masons [Ed: Simmons & Simmons are thugs, liars, and crooks who promoted lies to push an illegal system into the UK; it's quite revealing that JUVE takes money from such villainous firms and then spits out spammy puff pieces for them, under the guise of "journalism"]⠀⇛ Machteld Hiemstra, who will rejoin the Amsterdam office of Simmons & Simmons on 1 May, has expertise in regulatory law and life sciences. She also focuses on supplementary protection certificates, and the intersection between patent law and medical product authorisation. # ⚓ JUVE ☛ “To_proceed_as_before_would_be_a_mistake” [Ed: JUVE is lobbying again, under the "legal commentary" guise; follow the money! This is not a news site!!]⠀⇛ At the end of March, a draft of the EU Commission’s proposals for regulating standard essential patents (SEPs) in Europe was leaked. The main cornerstones are the registration of SEPs, a third-party essentiality check and a FRAND determination before stakeholders can file patent lawsuits. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ SiriusXM_Reports_Q1_2023_Revenue Dip_as_Self-Pay_Subscribers_and_ARPU_Fall⠀⇛ SiriusXM (NASDAQ: SIRI) suffered advertising and subscriber revenue declines during Q1 2023 but achieved $233 million in net income for the quarter, according to a new earnings report. * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Short_2d6_games⠀⇛ Does anybody have a link to a list of 2d6 based role-playing games shorter than 30 pages? I often see them and nod and think that’s cool, and then I forget them and that’s not cool. I feel like collecting them on a wiki page or something like that. The page limit is there so I don’t have to list all the straight Traveller and Cepheus systems, to be honest. I like my games short, these days. The Traveller Book is 160 pages. Cepheus Engine V1 is 172 pages. So: I’m looking for shorter games! o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Periodic_Check-in:_Off_the_Bird_Site⠀⇛ Back around November, Twitter lost a lot of its lustre. Almost all of that is attributable to the wealth-hemorrhaging man-child in charge, whether it was firing almost all the employees, or welcoming back white supremacists, or just generally being a gigantic asshole. Not that the previous guy was any better: Jack Dorsey was and is a terrible person, an absent CEO and disinterested Silicon Valley technik who’d rather go meditate overseas than stop the use of his site for genocide. (Imagine writing that in the late 90s; almost impossible then to see what the web would become.) [...] I started looking for alternatives. I think a lot of people did. While I knew people who upped and left once Musk took over (and power to them), I wasn’t until recently able to abandon the site that has meant so much to me from a poetry perspective. All the lit mags are there. A sizable minority of my peers have accounts. And so I started to spread out my online activities, trying a bunch of different things, but still coming back to Twitter, liking and RTing a few things a day instead of dozens, scaling back my activity while I looked at what else was possible. # ⚓ Whoops,_I_broke_my_weather_vane⠀⇛ I am working on my weatherstation project now, and I’m going to finish it for real! Yesterday I was opening up the weather-vane to reverse-engineer the board it has and make sure what I already know is correct. I was able to get my picture and put it all back together; there was only one problem. The sensor no longer worked! It turns out that when I took the board out of the housing, I also pulled the cable a bit too hard and broke the connection to the board, whoops. # ⚓ Write_your_own_table-driven_generator⠀⇛ I’m still trying to enable people to write their own generators. Myrkheim is another one of these small, special purpose generators written in a single file containing all the HTML, CSS, Javascript and random table data that it needs. You can edit it with a text editor and open the file with a browser. You don’t have to host it anywhere. You can send it to your friends by email and it’ll work. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 7459 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 04.29.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_29/04/2023:_Debian_11.7_and_Wine_8.7_Released⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 11:23 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Pseudo-Open_Source # Openwashing o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Software_Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Linux_Action_News_290⠀⇛ What we know about the Red Hat layoffs, highlights of Linux 6.3, and Canonical’s bold claim in Ubuntu 23.04. # ⚓ Going Linux ☛ Going_Linux_#439_·_Listener_Feedback⠀⇛ Listener suggestions for Synology, ad blockers, and Bill’s boot issues. Troy needs a recommendation for a dual-boot gaming laptop. Episode_Time_Stamps 00:00 Going Linux #439 · Listener Feedback 02:13 Troy: Needs a new computer 13:05 George: For Liam’s Synology issues 16:40 Avait: Pihole ad blocker 19:23 David: ChatGPT 29:45 George: Bill’s boot problem 35:23 Rick: Ubuntu MATE install fail 43:24 goinglinux.com, goinglinux@gmail.com, +1-904- 468-7889, @goinglinux, feedback, listen, subscribe 44:28 End # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Podcast_216:_FETs,_Fax,_And Electrochemical_Fab⠀⇛ In this week’s podcast, non-brothers Elliot Williams and Al Williams talk about our favorite hacks of the week. Elliot’s got analog on the brain, courtesy of the ongoing Op Amp Contest, and Al is all about the retrocomputers, from a thrift- store treasure to an old, but still incredibly serviceable, voice synthesizer. Both agree that they love clever uses of mechanical parts and that nobody should fear the FET. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ [Corrected URL] Tom’s Hardware ☛ Linux_to_Support_Firewire Until_2029⠀⇛ Linux is now the final operating system to continue supporting Firewire. Maintainer Takashi Sakamoto has stepped in to support the ancient connectivity standard for the next 6 years. # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ OverlayFS_is_still_pathetic⠀⇛ EasyOS, Quirky and before that, Puppy Linux, all use aufs union-filesystem. Though, some recent experimental releases of Puppy are using overlayfs. Back in 2003, Puppy used unionfs, and circa 2006 migrated to aufs — rough date estimates, I’m not really sure. The developer of aufs tried to get it mainlined in the kernel; however, met with opposition, and some kernel developers created overlayfs that was in the kernel right from the start. Over the years I have tested overlayfs, like about every few years, but always found show-stopper problems. # ⚓ Collabora ☛ Adding_bootloader_support_for_USB_2.0_Host_for Radxa_ROCK_5B_RK3588⠀⇛ The beauty of Open Source is that we can reuse code written by many other people, keep their authorship, and credit them for their work, without needing to reinvent anything! o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools: traceroute⠀⇛ The software featured here is free and open source. All tools provide a CLI unless otherwise stated. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_kill⠀⇛ The software featured here is free and open source. All tools provide a command-line interface (CLI) unless otherwise stated. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Graphical_Data Hashing_Tools⠀⇛ Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula to produce a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Alternatives_to Microsoft_Windows_Terminal⠀⇛ Windows Terminal is billed as “a modern, fast, efficient, powerful, and productive terminal application”. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_MySQL_Server_and_Client Properly_on_Linux⠀⇛ To install MySQL server on your Linux machine, follow this article step-by-step, which provides you with clear instructions on how to download and install MySQL as well as how to configure and secure it.> # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Fix_“-bash:_sudo:_command_not_found”_in Linux⠀⇛ Have you ever tried to run a Linux command using sudo only to see the warning “sudo command not found” splashed on your terminal? # ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ How_to_Install_Python_on_Ubuntu_22.04?⠀⇛ Learn how to install Python on Ubuntu 22.04, the latest version of the Ubuntu operating system. Follow our step-by-step guide to get started with Python programming on Ubuntu. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_enable_data_collecting_for_‘sar_-u’_on Linux⠀⇛ The sysstat utility is a powerful tool for monitoring system performance on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. However, you may encounter an error when running ‘sar -u’, indicating that data collecting is not enabled. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_GitHub_Desktop_on_openSUSE Leap_|_Tumbleweed [Ed: Microsoft's proprietary lock-in; the community must do anything possible to eradicate GitHub, not coexist with Microsoft's monopoly]⠀⇛ GitHub Desktop is a powerful and user-friendly graphical interface that enables developers and teams to manage Git repositories with ease. Designed by GitHub, this application streamlines the process of working with Git repositories, simplifying common tasks like branching, committing, and merging. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Apache_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Apache on Fedora 38. Are you ready to learn how to install Apache on Fedora 38? Apache is a powerful open-source web server that has been widely used for web hosting for many years. # ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ Multiple_Ways_To_Rename_Multiple_Files_At Once_In_Linux⠀⇛ There are multiple ways to rename multiple files at once in Linux based operating system. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Kubernetes_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ In this post, you will learn how to install Kubernetes on Rocky Linux 9. Kubernetes is a portable and extensible open-source platform for managing workloads and services. Kubernetes makes it easy to automate and declarative configuration. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_VirtualBox_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install VirtualBox on Rocky Linux 9. Are you ready to unleash the power of multiple operating systems on your Linux machine? With VirtualBox, you can easily run different operating systems on your machine without the need for additional hardware. # ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ Kubernetes_Architecture:_A_High-level_Overview of_Kubernetes_Cluster_Components⠀⇛ In this blog post, we will describe Kubernetes Architecture: a high-level overview of Kubernetes cluster components. Organizations are continually adopting cloud-native technologies with containerization becoming the de facto way of packaging and deploying applications. However, managing large scale number of containers can be challenging and thus, this is where Kubernetes comes in. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ A_beginner’s_guide_to_creating_Linux_services with_systemd⠀⇛ Systemd has become the default init system for most Linux distributions, providing an efficient way to manage services and their dependencies. Creating a custom Linux service using systemd allows you to control the behavior and execution of your applications or scripts. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ A_step-by-step_guide_to_installing_GIMP_on Ubuntu⠀⇛ GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a popular, open-source image editing software that offers a wide range of tools and features similar to those found in premium applications like Adobe Photoshop. Installing GIMP on Ubuntu is a straightforward process, and in this guide, we’ll show you exactly how to do it. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Building_the_perfect_development_workspace_in Pop!_OS⠀⇛ Pop!_OS, a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, has been gaining popularity among developers due to its sleek design and user-friendly features. Setting up a development environment in Pop!_OS is a breeze, thanks to its robust package management system and compatibility with a wide range of development tools. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Fix:_‘Unable_to_Locate_Package’_Error_in_Ubuntu and_Debian⠀⇛ While using Ubuntu or Debian, you may encounter the ‘Unable to Locate Package’ error during package installation. This error is often caused by missing or outdated package information, which prevents the system from finding the desired package. o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ WINE Project (Official) ☛ WineHQ_–_Wine_Announcement_–_The Wine_development_release_8.7_is_now_available.⠀⇛ The Wine development release 8.7 is now available. What's new in this release: - DXBC shader parsing delegated to vkd3d. - More spool file improvements in the PostScript driver. - Various bug fixes. The source is available at: https://dl.winehq.org/wine/source/8.x/wine- 8.7.tar.xz Binary packages for various distributions will be available from: https://www.winehq.org/download You will find documentation on https:// www.winehq.org/documentation You can also get the current source directly from the git repository. Check https://www.winehq.org/git for details. Wine is available thanks to the work of many people. See the file AUTHORS in the distribution for the complete list. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Lil_Alligator:_Back_to_Childhood,_Review_on Linux_and_Steam_Deck⠀⇛ Here’s one unusual title for once. No killing enemies, no solving complex problems, just a simple story and setting to relax and enjoy. # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ ViewFinder:_A_Demo_for_a_New_Mind_Bending Game,_Previewed_on_Linux⠀⇛ I have just stumbled today on the news of this demo (for Windows), and a few minutes later I was trying it out on Linux with Proton 7.06 without any issue, and with great performance. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Scarlett_Gately_Moore:_KDE_Snaps,_Gear_23.04.0 available_in_snap_store⠀⇛ It has been another crazy busy couple of weeks. There are too many snaps released to list here, but you can track my progress here: https://invent.kde.org/packaging/snapcraft- kde-applications/-/issues/30 Some notable releases are: # Digikam 8.0.0 # KPhotoalbum ( New! ) # KDevelop # Kate ( Now classic ) # Arianna ( New! ) # Kdenlive # Kommit ( New! ) # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Shotwell_0.32.0_Released_with_HEIF/ HEVC,_WebP_Support_[Ubuntu_PPA]⠀⇛ Shotwell image organizer released version 0.32.0 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04 via PPA. After a few years of 0.31.x development releases, Shotwell 0.32 was finally released as new stable series. Compare to v0.30.x, it features: Webp, AVIF, HEIF/HEVC, CR3, JPEG-XL images support. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Dominique Leuenberger ☛ openSUSE_Tumbleweed_–_Review_of_the week_2023/17⠀⇛ Dear Tumbleweed users and hackers, This week, Tumbleweed ‘only’ delivered 5 snapshots. Snapshot 0423 was tested in openQA when 0424 finished the building way faster than expected. As usual: nothing was lost and the delay added to get the goodies from 0423 was just a few hours. The five snapshots (0421, 0422, 0424, 0425, and 0426) brought you these updates: # ffmpeg 4.4.4 and ffmpeg 5.1.3 # grep 3.10 # libxml 2.10.4 # pam 1.5.2.90 # Mozilla Firefox 112.0.1 # Linux kernel 6.2.12 # GNOME 44.1 (mutter and gnome-shell will follow over the weekend) # KDE Gear 23.04.0 # Qt 5.15.9 # llvm 16.0.2 # Rust 1.69 # GCC 13RC3 o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_ImageMagick_and_imagick extension⠀⇛ RPM of the latest versions of ImageMagick library are available in remi repository for Fedora and Enterprise Linux (RHEL, Alma, CentOS, Rocky, and other clones). I’ve built these packages to get all the new features of imagick extension, installed by php- pecl-imagick-im7 (or php-pecl-imagick-im6) package and run local CI. # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Friday’s_Fedora Facts:_2023-17⠀⇛ Here’s your weekly Fedora report. Read what happened this week and what’s coming up. Your contributions are welcome (see the end of the post)! I have weekly office hours most Wednesdays in the morning and afternoon (US/Eastern time). Drop by if you have any questions or comments about the schedule, Changes, elections, or anything else. See the upcoming_meetings for more information. # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_PHP_version_8.1.19RC1_and 8.2.6RC1⠀⇛ Release Candidate versions are available in testing repository for Fedora and Enterprise Linux (RHEL / CentOS / Alma / Rocky and other clones) to allow more people to test them. They are available as Software Collections, for a parallel installation, perfect solution for such tests, and also as base packages. # ⚓ Jon_Chiappetta:_Socks-like_Proxy_+_VPN-like_Tunnel_[2-in- 1_Experiment]⠀⇛ For my current home network setup, I have a Mac Mini that is connecting to a Linux server with OpenVPN (backup) & WireGuard (primary). Due to some MTU issues with WG, I have also setup nginx as a socks-like transparent proxy which handles the connections on behalf of the client (so the server side can keep the internal MTU matching with the client as well as forcing a defragmentation of the packets before they enter the VPN tunnel). o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ The_Upcoming_Debian_12_(Bookworm)_Got_a_Release Date⠀⇛ Debian is among the world’s most popular and widely used Linux distributions. Known for its stability, security, and open-source nature, Debian has been a go-to choice for developers, system administrators, and enthusiasts alike. From this point of view, the release of the upcoming Debian 12 (Bookworm) is highly anticipated by the Linux community, as it brings many new features, bug fixes, and security enhancements. # ⚓ Debian ☛ Updated_Debian_11:_11.7_released⠀⇛ The Debian project is pleased to announce the seventh update of its stable distribution Debian 11 (codename “bullseye”). This point release mainly adds corrections for security issues, along with a few adjustments for serious problems. Security advisories have already been published separately and are referenced where available. Please note that the point release does not constitute a new version of Debian 11 but only updates some of the packages included. There is no need to throw away old “bullseye” media. After installation, packages can be upgraded to the current versions using an up-to-date Debian mirror. Those who frequently install updates from security.debian.org won’t have to update many packages, and most such updates are included in the point release. New installation images will be available soon at the regular locations. Upgrading an existing installation to this revision can be achieved by pointing the package management system at one of Debian’s many HTTP mirrors. A comprehensive list of mirrors is available at… # ⚓ Back_in_Cambridge_–_Debian_point_release_for_Debian Bullseye_due_this_weekend_–_11.7⠀⇛ # ⚓ Debian_Bullseye_11.7_release_weekend_202304291215UTC⠀⇛ # ⚓ Debian_Disguised_Work:_Paul_Tagliamonte_&_Debian_Outreachy OPW_dating⠀⇛ Outreachy was formerly known as Outreach Program for Women (OPW). Here we have a discussion from the debian-private (leaked) gossip network about one of the candidates. We frequently discuss keysigning on public mailing lists. Why did Tagliamonte have this discussion on debian- private? Coincidentally, why are there so few women on debian-private to monitor these discussions? Subject: Re: OPW Student in Kingston, Jamaica Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:39:12 -0500 From: Paul Tagliamonte To: Joachim Breitner CC: debian-private@lists.debian.org On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 06:37:36PM +0000, Joachim Breitner wrote: > Hi, > > Am Montag, den 25.11.2013, 13:18 -0500 schrieb Paul Tagliamonte: > > She's got a PhD, so I think this could also be a good beersigning, if > > she drinks. > not having a PhD yet I wonder what expects me: Will I be a better > drinker after I get the degree? Or a better keysigner? /me is confused. It simply means she's likely of age in her jurisdiction. All I was saying is that she's not a high school student. Cheers, Paul -- .''`. Paul Tagliamonte : :' : Proud Debian Developer `. `'` 4096R / 8F04 9AD8 2C92 066C 7352 D28A 7B58 5B30 807C 2A87 `- http://people.debian.org/~paultag # ⚓ Junichi_Uekawa:_Draw_graph_of_number_of_commits.⠀⇛ Draw graph of number of commits. I thought I had lots of commits this month for Chrome OS. To count those, all merged commits have committer Chromeos LUCI. To get the timestamp of the commits, git log --committer="Chromeos LUCI" --pretty=%ct . gives me the list of timestamps. UNIX timestamp can be parsed with datetime.fromtimestamp, and then that array can be processed with density graph plot or histogram plotting tool, such as plt.hist. # ⚓ Enrico_Zini:_Handling_keyboard-like_devices⠀⇛ I acquired some unusual input devices to experiment with, like a CNC control panel and a bluetooth pedal page turner. These identify and behave like a keyboard, sending nice and simple keystrokes, and can be accessed with no drivers or other special software. However, their keystrokes appear together with keystrokes from normal keyboards, which is the expected default when plugging in a keyboard, but not what I want in this case. I’d also like them to be useable via libinput and accessible by my own user. # ⚓ Sven_Hoexter:_What’s_wrong_in_IT:_commit_messages⠀⇛ In my day job someone today took the time in the team daily to explain his research why some of our configuration is wrong. He spent quite some time on his own to look at the history in git and how everything was setup initially, and ended up in the current – wrong – way. That triggered me to validate that quickly, another 5min of work. So we agreed to change it. A one line change, nothing spectacular, but lifetime was invested to figure out why it should’ve a different value. When the pull request got opened a few minutes later there was nothing of that story in the commit message. Zero, nada, nothing. # ⚓ Sparky GNU/Linux ☛ AppImageLauncher_in_SparkyLinux⠀⇛ There is a new application available for Sparkers: AppImageLauncher What is AppImageLauncher? AppImageLauncher is a novel and unique solution of integrating with the system. It intercepts all attempts to open an AppImage to provide its integration features. Being the launcher for AppImages, AppImageLauncher can control how the system treats AppImages. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Meet_the_$1,000_ESP32_board_with_512_GPIOs_ (12V/24V)⠀⇛ The company also made sure it can run ESPHome open- source firmware and integrates well with Home Assistant open-source home automation framework. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Top_7_Fixes_for_Google_Maps_Timeline_Not_Working_on_Android and_iPhone_–_Guiding_Tech⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pocket Lint ☛ How_to_free_up_storage_on_your_Android_phone and_improve_performance⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ How_to_install_any_add-on_extension_in Firefox_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Wired ☛ OnePlus_Pad_Review:_Finally,_a_Great_Android_Tablet |_WIRED⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Mike_Blumenkrantz:_Thinko⠀⇛ § Shader Objects Yep, it’s all merged. That means if your driver supports VK_EXT_shader_object, you can finally enjoy Tomb Raider (2013) without any issues. NVIDIA has just released a new beta driver that I need to test, but I’m hopeful it will no longer crash when trying to use this extension. § I Didn’t Want To Join Your Club Anyway Remember that_time I mentioned how zink wasn’t allowed to use VK_EXT_vertex_input_dynamic_state on AMDVLK? # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Net2 ☛ How_to_run_Python_on_Android⠀⇛ Python has made a name for itself as a versatile language, known for being beginner- friendly while also packing a powerful punch in the hands of experts. But why limit Python’s potential to specific scenarios? Why not unlock its full capabilities in any situation where computer instructions are needed? * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Timestamps_are_all_over_the_place⠀⇛ I’ve done goofed something with my blogging setup since coming back from Japan. Blog post timestamps are all out of order, and all over the shop. I feel like I’m scrolling through Instagram again, before I stopped using it. I’ll let the site catch up, maybe. If you see posts published after this one on Friday the 28th of April, know that it was supposed to be the latest one. Maybe. I can’t even keep track. Where am I? Which one am I? o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Rising_To_The_Occasion:_A_Brief_History_Of Crewed_High_Altitude_Balloons⠀⇛ We think of human flight as a relatively modern affair, with a few claims to the first airplane all around the turn of the last century. But people flew much earlier than that by using hot air balloons as well as gas-filled ones. While the Montgolfier brothers get most of the credit for hot air ballooning in 1783, there are some reports that a Brazilian priest may have lifted himself with a balloon as early as 1709. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Space_Business:_Hard_Landing⠀⇛ What does a failed Moon landing cost a company? For Japan’s ispace, more than $200 million. That’s about how much investors at the Tokyo Stock Exchange knocked off the company’s market capitalization the morning after its Hakuto- R spacecraft failed to land on the Moon. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Building_A_Receiver_With_The_ProgRock2 Programmable_Crystal⠀⇛ Crystals are key to a lot of radio designs. They act as a stable frequency source and ensure you’re listening to (or transmitting on) exactly the right bit of the radio spectrum. [Q26] decided to use the ProgRock2 “programmable crystal” to build a receiver that could tune multiple frequencies without the usual traditional tuning circuitry.  # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Auto_Tape_Wrapping_Machine_Is_Amazing_For_Cable Management⠀⇛ If you’ve dived under the hood of any car built in the last 40 years, you’ve likely noticed the bundles of neatly-wrapped cables making up the car’s wiring loom. [The Q] has built a tool for handling jobs like this yourself. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Soldering_Station_Designed_Around_Batteries⠀⇛ Companies now are looking to secure revenue streams by sneakily locking customers into as many recurring services as possible. Subscription software, OS ecosystems, music streaming, and even food delivery companies all want to lock consumers in to these types of services. Battery-operated power tools are no different as there’s often a cycle of buying tools that fit one’s existing batteries, then buying replacement batteries, ad infinitum. As consumers we might prefer a more open standard but since this is not likely to happen any time soon, at least we can build our own tools that work with our power tool brand of choice like this battery-powered soldering station. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Transistors_That_Grow_On_Trees⠀⇛ Modern technology is riddled with innovations that were initially inspired by the natural world. Velcro, bullet trains, airplanes, solar panels, and many other technologies took inspiration from nature to become what they are today. While some of these examples might seem like obvious places to look, scientists are peering into more unconventional locations for this transistor design which is both inspired by and made out of wood. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ LED_Matrix_Displays_Get_New_Look_Thanks_To_SMD Stencils⠀⇛ Even if surface-mount skills aren’t in your repertoire, chances are pretty good that most of us are at least familiar with SMD stencils. These paper-thin laser-cut steel sheets are a handy way to apply a schmear of solder paste to the pads of a PCB before component placement and reflowing. But are stencils good for anything else? o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Rejecting_Tory_Government_Pay_Offer_as Inadequate,_NHS_Workers_to_Resume_Strike⠀⇛ A leading union that represents thousands of National Health Service workers in the U.K. announced Friday that its members voted to reject the right-wing Tory government’s latest pay offer, setting the stage for large-scale strikes to resume next week. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘I_Will_Never_Forget_His_Face,’_Says Tortured_Gitmo_Detainee_After_DeSantis_Denies_Encounter⠀⇛ Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday scolded a journalist for asking him about his time working as a naval judge advocate general at the U.S. penal colony in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Police_Search_Offices_Of_Team_Against_Torture_Group In_Russia’s_Nizhny_Novgorod⠀⇛ Police in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod on April 28 searched the offices of human rights group Team Against Torture and the homes of three of its lawyers. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ European_Court_Orders_Russia_To_Pay_Compensation After_Georgia_War⠀⇛ Russia has been ordered to pay around 130 million euros ($143 million) in compensation to Georgia almost 15 years after the war in the South Caucasus, the European Court of Human Rights announced. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ US_Asked_Brazil_to_Extradite_Russian_Suspected_of Espionage⠀⇛ “…apprehended after his unauthorized attempt to enter the Netherlands by means of counterfeit Brazilian documentation…” # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ North_Carolina_Group_Asks_UN_to_Probe Chemical_Company’s_PFAS_Pollution⠀⇛ A citizen-led organization in North Carolina on Thursday asked the United Nations to investigate several alleged human rights violations related to the release of “forever chemicals” from Fayetteville Works, a manufacturing plant previously owned by DuPont and now owned by a spin- off company called Chemours. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ As_American_Life_Expectancy_Plunges,_Political Bigwigs_Stay_Busy_Not_Noticing⠀⇛ Life expectancy in the U.S. plummets down, down, down, driven chiefly by the multitudinous gun deaths of children. Amurica outstrips the world with its hordes of kids shot to death, whose blood hydrates the idiocy of a second amendment deformed into pimping for gun manufacturers and their great friend, the […] # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Cheap_Field_Drug_Tests_Are_Finally_Getting Called_Out_By_Courts_As_The_Bullshit_They_Are⠀⇛ Law enforcement loves cheap drug tests. First, they’re cheap, around $2/per. Second, they can turn a whole host of legal substances into probable cause for searches and arrests. Field drugs tests have converted everything from a deceased child’s ashes to bird poop (on a car hood, no less) into illicit substances justifying the removal of innocent peoples’ rights. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Microsoft_Confirms_Windows_10_Feature Updates_Ending_After_22H2 [Ed: Microsoft will, over time, lack the financial incentive to maintain Windows. GNU/Linux will become a lot more attractive.]⠀⇛ Microsoft closes the door on further Windows 10 feature updates, so its bug fixes and security patches only from now until EOS on October 14, 2025. o § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Openwashing⠀➾ # ⚓ Venture Beat ☛ Open-source_Ray_2.4_upgrade_speeds_up generative_AI_model_deployment⠀⇛ Ray, an ML technology for deploying and scaling AI workloads, released Ray 2.4 today, which specifically accelerates generative AI workloads. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Enterprise_DB_entices_Oracle_users_to move_to_Postgres⠀⇛ EnterpriseDB Corp., which sells a commercial version of the popular open-source Postgres database management system, today is announcing a program that helps qualifying organizations easily migrate from Oracle Corp. databases to Postgres. § Security⠀➾ * ⚓ Brendan Gregg ☛ Brendan_Gregg:_eBPF_Observability_Tools_Are_Not Security_Tools⠀⇛ eBPF has many uses in improving computer security, but just taking eBPF observability tools as-is and using them for security monitoring would be like driving your car into the ocean and expecting it to float. Observability tools are designed have the lowest overhead possible so that they are safe to run in production while analyzing an active performance issue. Keeping overhead low can require tradeoffs in other areas: tcpdump(8), for example, will drop packets if the system is overloaded, resulting in incomplete visibility. This creates an obvious security risk for tcpdump(8)-based security monitoring: An attacker could overwhelm the system with mostly innocent packets, hoping that a few malicious packets get dropped and are left undetected. Long ago I encountered systems which met strict security auditing requirements with the following behavior: If the kernel could not log an event, it would immediately **halt**! While this was vulnerable to DoS attacks, it met the system’s security auditing non-repudiation requirements, and logs were 100% complete. * ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Devuan_Users_Are_at_Risk,_Take_Action_to_Protect_Your System⠀⇛ A newly discovered security issue in Devuan’s default installation allows for obtaining root privileges without a password. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Google_Blocked_1.4_Million_Bad_Apps_From_Google_Play_in 2022⠀⇛ Google says it prevented 1.4 million bad applications from being published on Google Play in 2022 and banned 173k developer accounts. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Cisco_Working_on_Patch_for_Vulnerability_Reported_by NATO_Pentester⠀⇛ Cisco is working on a patch for an XSS vulnerability found in Prime Collaboration Deployment by a pentester from NATO’s Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). > * ⚓ Overcoming_the_Cyber_Security_FUD_Problem:_Addressing_Fear, Uncertainty,_and_Doubt⠀⇛ Cybersecurity is a critical issue in today’s digital landscape. From personal information theft to cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, the risks associated with online activities are numerous and ever-present. To address these risks, cybersecurity professionals often use fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) to promote their services and products. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Critical_Vulnerability_in_Zyxel_Firewalls_Leads_to Command_Execution⠀⇛ A critical-severity vulnerability in Zyxel’s ATP, USG FLEX, VPN, and ZyWALL/USG firewalls can be exploited remotely for OS command execution. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ RTM_Locker_Ransomware_Variant_Targeting_ESXi_Servers⠀⇛ A newly identified variant of the RTM Locker ransomware is targeting Linux, NAS, and ESXi hosts. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ FDA,_CISA:_Illumina_Medical_Devices_Vulnerable_to Remote_Hacking⠀⇛ FDA and CISA notify healthcare providers about a component used by several Illumina medical devices being affected by serious vulnerabilities that can allow remote hacking. * ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ Top_Secret:_One_year_on,_CERT-In_refuses to_reveal_information_about_compliance_notices_issued_under_its_2022 Directions_on_cybersecurity⠀⇛ To mark the first anniversary of the notification of the 2022 CERT-In Directions, we filed two Right to Information (“RTI”) applications with the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, seeking details on the issuance of compliance notices under this new regulatory mandate. * ⚓ Defence Web ☛ South_Africa_in_top_five_countries_affected_by_cybercrime in_2022⠀⇛ South Africa ranked number five globally in a list of countries worst affected by cybercrime in 2022, according to a new report, with 56 000 out of every million internet users being a victim. * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Tunisia’s_digitization_programs_threaten_the_privacy of_millions⠀⇛ Tunisia’s recent digitization programs could pave way for mass surveillance, identity theft, data exploitation, and more. Here’s why. o ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Podcast:_First_impressions_of_the_new_Aqara mmWave_sensor⠀⇛ This week we start the show with my first impressions of the Aqara FP2 mmWave sensor. This $83 sensor can detect multiple people in a room, light settings, and falls. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Harnessing_allied_space_capabilities⠀⇛ Forward Defense experts examine how US space strategy can recognize the comparative advantage of allies and partners in space and best harness allied capabilities. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Beyond_launch:_Harnessing_allied_space_capabilities for_exploration_purposes⠀⇛ Tiffany Vora assesses current US space exploration goals and highlights areas where US allies are positioned for integration as part of Forward Defense’s series on “Harnessing Allied Space Capabilities.” * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Australia_must_prioritise_building_its_own_satellite launch_facilities⠀⇛ Australia’s burgeoning satellite industry faces a looming crisis: a shortage of launch facilities to put its technology into orbit. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_root_causes_of_geopolitical_fragmentation⠀⇛ Geoeconomic fragmentation is on the rise. Policymakers need to address the root causes: inequality left in the wake of globalization, and the crisis of trust between major countries. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Not_every_North_Korean_missile_needs_a_response. South_Korea_and_the_US_should_focus_more_on_readiness_and_deterrence.⠀⇛ The nuclear collaboration announced by the US and South Korean presidents this week is the type of strategic measure the allies need to focus on, rather than a reactive approach. * ⚓ Defence Web ☛ South_African_Army_sappers_restore_water_services_in_the Eastern_Cape⠀⇛ South African Army Engineers in the Eastern Cape have helped a local municipality fix burst pipes that had left many without water for days. The engineers are detached with 14 South African Infantry Battalion in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, in preparation for their deployment to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under Operation Mistral. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Top_Tajik_Security_Officer_Killed_In_Shoot-Out_Along_Afghan Border,_Sources_Say⠀⇛ The chief of the State Committee of National Security’s (KDAM) branch in Tajikistan’s southern city of Khorugh, Komron Rajabzoda, has been killed in a shoot-out with alleged drug and weapons traffickers along the Tajik-Afghan border. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Russian_APT_Hacked_Tajikistani_Carrier_to_Spy_on Government,_Public_Services⠀⇛ Russian espionage group Nomadic Octopus infiltrated a Tajikistani telecoms provider to spy on 18 entities, including government officials and public service infrastructures. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russian_War_Report:_Updated_Google_Earth_imagery details_destruction_in_Mariupol⠀⇛ New satellite imagery reveals the extent of the Russian bombing of Mariupol that occurred in late March 2022. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ International_Celebrities_Demand_Russia_Free_Navalny Immediately⠀⇛ More than 130 internationally recognized writers, artists, and scholars, including six Nobel laureates, have urged the Russian authorities to immediately release opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, emphasizing that he needs “urgent and immediate independent medical help.” * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Minsk_Court_Hands_Prison_Term_To_Cousin_Of_Belarusian_Platoon’s Deputy_Commander_Fighting_With_Ukraine⠀⇛ A court in Minsk on April 27 sentenced to three years in prison a cousin of the deputy commander of the Kastus Kalinouski platoon, which is fighting alongside Ukrainian armed forces against invading Russian troops. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Death_Toll_Mounts_After_Night_Of_‘Russian_Terror,’_Zelenskiy Says⠀⇛ At least 25 people, including several children, were killed in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, early on April 28, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned as “a night of Russian terror.” * ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russia’s_Wagner_Group_Could_Soon_Cease_to Exist,_Founder_Tells_Blogger⠀⇛ Russia’s private Wagner militia, which is leading the assault on Bakhmut in Ukraine and has been active in Africa… * ⚓ YLE ☛ Zelensky_to_Yle:_War_in_Ukraine_cannot_end_like_WWII_did_for Finland⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to Yle and other Nordic news outlets in Kyiv. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Deadliest_Russian_Attack_in_Months_on_Ukraine’s_Cities Kills_at_Least_25⠀⇛ The first widespread barrage on civilian targets in more than a month underscored the vital role of Ukrainian air defenses. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ E.U._Extends_Tariff_Waiver_for_Ukrainian_Grain, Despite_Some_Protests⠀⇛ The bloc will provide more than $100 million to farmers in eastern countries where tariff-free Ukrainian grain produced a supply glut and plunging prices. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russian_Missile_Strikes_on_Civilian_Buildings_Kill_at Least_25_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russian bombers launched two dozen cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities in the largest aerial strike in a month. One hit a nine- story apartment building in the city of Uman. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Germans_Protect_Memorials_to_Soviet_Troops_Who Defeated_Nazis⠀⇛ Such monuments have been toppled across Eastern Europe, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine. But in Germany, they are seen as a way to honor Nazi victims and grapple with history. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_says_US-South_Korea_agreement_will worsen_insecurity⠀⇛ North Korea is convinced it must perfect a “nuclear war deterrent”, said the sister of leader Kim Jong Un. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_Foreign_Minister_reiterates_support_for_Ukraine_in Odesa⠀⇛ On April 28, during a visit to Odesa, Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, together with his counterparts from the Baltic and Nordic countries (NB8) met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba and reiterated their support at the opening event of the Odesa Reconstruction Forum. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘No_idea’:_Former_soccer_hooligans_from_Española_battalion give_guest_talk_at_St._Petersburg_college_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In St. Petersburg, two members of the Española battalion, a Russian military formation comprised of former soccer hooligans, visited a business college for an invited guest talk. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ How_a_Climate_of_Fear_Makes_Us_Less_Safe⠀⇛ A teenage boy rings the wrong doorbell and is shot in the face. A 20-year-old woman is fatally shot when she and her friends pull into the wrong driveway. Two cheerleaders are shot when one accidentally gets into the wrong car. And a six-year-old is shot when kids chase a basketball into a neighbor’s yard. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ GOP_Cynically_Recast_Progressive_State_House_Protests as_‘Insurrection’⠀⇛ Progressives are pushing back this week against Republicans’ conflation of peaceful protests by Democratic state lawmakers defending their constituents’ rights with the deadly insurrection effort on January 6, 2021 by supporters of then- President Donald Trump in service of subverting a presidential election. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We_demand_the_torture_cease’_Margaret_Atwood,_Jude_Law, Salman_Rushdie,_and_more_than_100_other_public_figures_call_for_Alexey Navalny’s_release_—_Meduza⠀⇛ * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Investigators_raid_homes_of_lawyers_from_Team_Against_Torture in_Nizhny_Novgorod_as_part_of_ongoing_criminal_case_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Criminal investigators raided the homes of multiple lawyers from the Team Against Torture (previously the Committee Against Torture) in Nizhny Novgorod on Friday morning, the organization reported. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_signs_decree_allowing_deportation_of_residents_of annexed_territories_who_refuse_Russian_citizenship_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order that will allow the Russian authorities to deport people who refuse Russian citizenship from Ukraine’s annexed territories. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Placing_Russian_nukes_in_Belarus_could_destabilize Putin’s_last_ally⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin’s decision to place nuclear weapons in Belarus will strengthen Russia’s grip on the country but could also spark a new wave of opposition to Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka, writes Olivia Yanchik. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Mother_in_Uman_Holds_Out_Hope_Her_Children_Will_Be Found_After_Russian_Attack⠀⇛ A Russian rocket slammed into a nine-story apartment building before dawn in the central Ukrainian city of Uman. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ EU_Extends_Tariff-Free_Ukraine_Grain_Policy,_Despite Protests⠀⇛ Five countries whose farmers have been hurt by the policy, including Poland, will get carve-outs and compensation, under an agreement reached Friday. * ⚓ Axios ☛ Russian_airstrikes_kill_at_least_25_across_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russian forces launched a barrage of missile strikes on cities across Ukraine Friday, killing at least 25 people, Ukrainian officials said. * ⚓ France24 ☛ A_small_step_across_the_Dnipro_River,_a_giant_leap_for Ukraine’s_counteroffensive?⠀⇛ The Ukrainian army not only succeeded in advancing across the Dnipro River in the Kherson region this week, it but also carried out strikes on Tokmak, a southern Ukrainian town occupied by Russia and at a strategic crossroads for a possible counteroffensive in the southeast. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Over_two_dozen_killed_as_Russia_strikes_cities_across Ukraine⠀⇛ Russia attacked cities across Ukraine early on Friday, killing at least 26 people, according to local officials. Ukraine said it downed 21 Russian missiles and two attack drones overnight. Meanwhile a deal on Ukrainian food exports transiting across EU countries has been reached. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). * ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_crowdfunded_radars_to_be_delivered_to_Ukraine_next week⠀⇛ The first shipment of radars purchased during the Radarom crowdfunding campaign in Lithuania is expected to be delivered to Ukraine next week. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ UN_Body_Deplores_‘Grave’_Rights_Abuses_By_Russia_In_Ukraine⠀⇛ A United Nations committee said on April 28 it was deeply concerned about human rights violations by Russian forces and private military companies in Ukraine, including enforced disappearances, torture, rape, and extrajudicial executions. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Bulgarian_Director_Refuses_Moscow_Film_Festival_Award_In_City Where_‘Murder_Orders_Are_Issued’⠀⇛ Internationally recognized Bulgarian-Canadian animator and film director Theodore Ushev has declined an award from the Moscow Film Festival to protest Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in an address that was banned by the Kremlin’s censors. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_Deputy_Prime_Minister_Marat_Khusnullin_says_he_visited Bakhmut_and_that_‘it_can_be_restored’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, who oversees government construction projects, said Friday that he visited Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city that Russian forces have been trying for months to capture fully. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian-appointed_‘mayor’_of_Donetsk_reports_shelling_attack killed_7,_including_child_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The occupation authorities in the Russian-annexed Donetsk region of Ukraine allege that the Ukrainian military has shelled central Donetsk, where civilian casualties occurred this morning. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Death_toll_rising_after_Russian_missile_strikes_in_Kyiv, Dnipro,_and_Uman_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian troops carried out missile strikes on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, and Kyiv regions on the night of April 27–28, including in the city of Kyiv. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Landmine_kills_four_border_village_residents_in_Russia’s Belgorod_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A car exploded after detonating a landmine in Zhuravlevka, a village in Russia’s Belgorod region, according to multiple Russian Telegram channels. The blast reportedly killed four people. § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ John_Roberts’_Wife_Made_Millions_From_Elite_Law_Firms, Major_Companies:_Whistleblower_Docs⠀⇛ A whistleblower from the legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa says Jane Sullivan Roberts, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, earned $10.3 million in commissions over seven years from her job as a headhunter at the company, where she placed attorneys with law firms—including at least one that argued a case before the Supreme Court after the placement was made. § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Our_Climate-Changing_Diets⠀⇛ * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ BlackRock_Security,_NYPD_‘Brutalize’_Climate Protesters⠀⇛ BlackRock security guards and NYPD officers “brutalized” climate campaigners this morning, according to organizers, after activists succeeded in shuttering the entrance to the headquarters of the world’s largest fossil fuel investor for three hours. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ A_Security_Camera_for_the_Planet⠀⇛ A new satellite, funded by a nonprofit, aims to pinpoint emissions of methane—a gas that plays a major role in global warming. * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ California_passes_1st-in-nation_emission rules_for_trains⠀⇛ The California Air Resources Board approved Thursday a first-in-the nation rule to cut emissions from diesel- powered trains. The goal of the rule is to ban the use of locomotive engines more than 23 years old by 2030 and increase zero-emissions technology to transport goods through ports and railyards. Supporters of the rule say they hope it benefits communities living near railyards and ports who are burdened by pollution. It will eventually have to be approved by the Biden administration before it can be implemented. Other states can sign on to try to adopt the California rule if it gets the OK from the Biden administration. o ⚓ Quartz ☛ BP_fended_off_a_shareholder_revolt_backed_by_the_UK’s largest_pension_funds⠀⇛ BP’s annual general meeting (pdf) today (April 27), an angry, off-mic voice from the crowd began lobbing accusations at Helge Lund, BP’s chairman, as his face hardened into discomfort. o ⚓ Reason ☛ Global_Warming_Trend_Is_‘Only_One-Half_of_the_Climate Model_Simulations,’_Says_New_Paper [Ed: This trash forgot to mention that it's funded by the Koch Brothers, serial climate deniers (they know climate change is real and the remaining brother profits from lying about it on the Web)]⠀⇛ A new satellite global temperature data series bolsters the case that climate models are running way too hot. o ⚓ NYPost ☛ Climate_protesters_smear_paint_on_Edgar_Degas’_‘Little Dancer’_sculpture_in_Washington_D.C. [Ed: Rupert Murdoch's press apparatus distracts from crimes of polluters and instead paints resistors as the real vandals]⠀⇛ o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ World_Bank_Approves_$150_Million_Loan to_Panama_for_Green_Development [Ed: World Bank is greenwashing, having subsidised the world's destruction]⠀⇛ o ⚓ France24 ☛ US_Supreme_Court_ruling_could_turbocharge_lawsuits against_oil_companies⠀⇛ A US Supreme Court ruling this week is set to open the floodgates for climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies that have been blocked for years by jurisdictional disputes. The decision comes on the heels of a bumper year for global climate litigation in 2022 and ahead of major climate rulings expected from international courts in coming months. As environmental disruption intensifies globally, is legal action an effective way to counter the climate crisis? o ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ NY_Fossil_Fuel_Ban_for_New_Construction_Must Avoid_Gas_Industry_‘Poison_Pill’,_Coalition_Says⠀⇛ A representative for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul indicated Friday that a deal to pass a state-wide ban on fossil fuel in new buildings will not include any provisions allowing local officials to veto the law, but a climate coalition urged advocates to maintain pressure to ensure the measure contains no “poison pills” to weaken it before applauding the deal. o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Exxon,_Chevron_Split_Over_How_to Manage_Rising_Cash_Piles⠀⇛ § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ Crowning_the_King_of_Wall_Street⠀⇛ In addition to intimate associates of Leslie Wexner, JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon’s ascent to the highest tier of Wall Street power also depended heavily on the Crown family – whose deep ties to organized crime and the military-industrial complex made them one of the richest, most powerful and most corrupt families in America. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_FDIC_says_it_didn’t_have_the_staff_to_regulate_Signature Bank⠀⇛ In a new report reviewing its supervision of the failed Signature Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said it didn’t have enough staff to properly regulate Signature, and that the bank failed because of bad management and the FDIC’s slowness to act. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ US_federal_and_state_governments_are_spending_so_much_they’ve been_propping_up_GDP⠀⇛ Most economics students understand that government spending boosts gross domestic product, but the latest GDP numbers in the US suggest that government spending also has resulted in increased private investment, compounding its influence on economic growth. * ⚓ Axios ☛ Federal_Reserve_will_consider_tougher_rules_for_banks_after Silicon_Valley_Bank_failure⠀⇛ The Federal Reserve is considering stricter regulations for banks after an internal review found that looser rules were one key culprit behind Silicon_Valley_Bank’s_collapse — the second- largest bank failure in U.S. history. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Key_Takeaways_From_Regulatory_Review_of_Bank Failures⠀⇛ The Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reviewed what went wrong with oversight of two regional banks. A watchdog agency released its own take. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Kevin_McCarthy_Doubles_Down_on_the_Debt_Ceiling⠀⇛ Let the brinkmanship begin. On Wednesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy narrowly engineered a House vote to approve a $1.5 trillion spending package that would avert a breach of the debt ceiling—an outmoded, century-old spending threshold that saddles no other major economy but still possesses the power to trigger a potential default to US creditors, which in turn could produce a full-scale economic meltdown. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Does_the_Rise_of_China_Mean_the_Fall_of_the_United States?⠀⇛ From the ashes of a world war that killed 80 million people and reduced great cities to smoking rubble, America rose like a Titan of Greek legend, unharmed and armed with extraordinary military and economic power, to govern the globe. During four years of combat against the Axis leaders in Berlin and Tokyo that raged across the planet, America’s wartime commanders—George Marshall in Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower in Europe, and Chester Nimitz in the Pacific—knew that their main strategic objective was to gain control over the vast Eurasian landmass. Whether you’re talking about desert warfare in North Africa, the D-Day landing at Normandy, bloody battles on the Burma-India border, or the island-hopping campaign across the Pacific, the Allied strategy in World War II involved constricting the reach of the Axis powers globally and then wresting that very continent from their grasp. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ California’s_Hypocritical_Failure_to_Confront_Poverty⠀⇛ * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Meta’s_Reality_Labs_Burned_Through_$4_Billion_Last Quarter_—_Or_Roughly_$44_Million_a_Day⠀⇛ Will Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse vision ever materialize? Meta’s Reality Labs burned through $3.99 billion last quarter—around $44 million a day. In total, the division has lost a staggering $30 billion. Meta’s Q1 2023 saw sales up 3% with its $28.65 billion revenue beating Wall Street analysts’ expectations. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Do_Charitable_Write-Offs_Pay_Off?⠀⇛ We’ve just passed through tax time again. (Unless, like me, you live in one of several states ravaged by recent extreme weather events brought on by climate change. In that case, you can wait until October.) It’s also that moment when the War Resisters League—slogan: “If you work for peace, stop paying for war”—publishes its invaluable annual “Where Your Income Tax Money Really Goes” pie chart and publicizes a series of Tax Day events nationwide. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Omar_Says_Debt_Limit_Bill_Shows_GOP_Only_Cares_About Rewarding_‘Billionaire_Friends’⠀⇛ Rep. Ilhan Omar argued Thursday that the House GOP’s newly passed debt ceiling legislation further demonstrates Republican lawmakers’ unwavering “commitment to transferring wealth from the working class to their billionaire friends.” * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ As_Fed_Probe_Shows_Deregulation_Fueled_SVB_Crisis, Warren_Says_Powell_‘Must_Be_Held_Accountable’⠀⇛ Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Friday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and other officials “must be held accountable” after an internal Fed investigation found that deregulation and major supervisory lapses were partly to blame for the market- rattling failure of Silicon Valley Bank last month. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Debt_Ceiling_Reminder_for_Democrats:_‘You_Can’t Negotiate_With_Terrorists’⠀⇛ U.S. progressives escalated their warnings this week as they accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of holding the debt limit “hostage” in service of the GOP’s pro-billionaire agenda, while urging President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats to firmly oppose GOP legislation linking any debt ceiling increase to painful spending cuts targeting poor and working people. * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Ellen_Brown:_How_the_War_on_Crypto_Triggered_a_Banking Crisis⠀⇛ According to an article in American Banker titled “SEC’s Gensler Directly Links Crypto and Bank Failures,” SEC Chair Gary Gensler has asked for more financial resources to police the crypto market. Gensler testified at an April 18 House Financial Services Committee hearing:  [Crypto companies] have chosen to be […] § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ The_King’s_Cup_is_dead._Long_live_the_King’s_Cup!_ (Er,_but_where_is_it_chaps?)⠀⇛ The Governor General presided over a charity whose sole purpose appears to have been producing a trophy and medals for the King’s Cup rowing regatta, made from the melted down artefacts gifted by eight different nations. But where is the King’s Cup now? Jommy Tee and Ronni Salt with the investigation. Earlier this month, MWM highlighted the bizarre tale of man- about-town, Chris Hartley, a close associate Governor General David Hurley. Mr Hartley had managed to parlay his seemingly never-ending military and rowing connections to source significant artefacts from eight separate nations, including the Australian War Memorial (AWM). The artefacts were melted down to create a new trophy and medals for the eight nations competing in the 2019 King’s Cup regatta in the UK. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Mind_Completely_Blown⠀⇛ * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_Mouse_Strikes_Back:_Disney_Sues_DeSantis_For_1st Amendment_Violations⠀⇛ Almost exactly a year ago, we pointed out that Ron DeSantis deliberately trying to punish Disney for making some mild criticism of an (obviously unconstitutional) bill that he was endorsing was, itself, a 1st Amendment problem. And that was true even if the underlying idea to get rid of Disney’s control over the land in Orlando where Disney World existed might make some sense. The fact that it was done in retaliation for speech was a problem. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Ro_Khanna_Isn’t_Running_for_President,_Yet⠀⇛ Joe Biden’s announcement that he will seek a second term in the White House has framed Democratic presidential politics in ways that will keep ambitious young Democrats on the sidelines for another four years. But it’s not impossible to campaign along the sidelines, as Ro Khanna is proving with considerable success. * ⚓ The Nation ☛ No,_You_Absolutely_Do_Not_Have_to_Hand_It_to_Tucker Carlson⠀⇛ Though Tucker Carlson’s abrupt departure from Fox News remains unexplained, it has all the earmarks of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s long-standing habit of dumping anyone, be it employee or wife, who no longer serves the interest of his personal fancy or vast business empire. Since Carlson was a leading voice of Trumpist populism, his humiliating ouster was predictably bewailed by his hard-right fans (including former Trump speechwriter Darren Beatie, known for spreading conspiracy theories about the January 6, 2021, coup attempt and for consorting with white nationalists). Conversely, many progressives, like my colleagues Joan Walsh and Elie Mystal, were understandably gratified by the sight of a racist, misogynist demagogue getting his comeuppance (for whatever reason). * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Poetic_Justice:_On_the_Departure_of_Fox_Hatemonger Tucker_Carlson⠀⇛ Things seemed hopeless for those wondering if Tucker Carlson ofFox News—who used his show to promote white supremacist hoaxes (Independent, 7/20/22) and degrading statements about immigrants (The Hill, 9/23/21)—would ever be held accountable for spewing hate on air. An advertiser exodus (New York Times, 6/18/20) and calls for his deplatforming from mainstream organizations (Anti-Defamation League, 5/25/22) seemed only to solidify the frozen-dinner heir’s position as cable news’ top- rated host. Last year, Carlson’s show “averaged 3.32 million viewers, nabbing the biggest audience in cable news among viewers ages 25 to 54,” according to the New York Post (4/24/ 23). * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Rise_of_China_(and_the_Fall_of_the_US?)⠀⇛ Tectonic Eruptions in Eurasia Erode America’s Global Power. * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ John_Kiriakou:_Havana_Syndrome_—_Paranoia_or_Reality?⠀⇛ Gang-stalking. Extremely low frequency radiation. Voice to Skull (V2K) technology. None of these were terms the author had ever heard of during his 15 years at the C.I.A. * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Seymour_Hersh:_Confessions_of_a_Political_Flack⠀⇛ What I learned in my few months as Eugene McCarthy’s press secretary. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Six_Months_In:_Thoughts_On_The_Current_Post-Twitter_Diaspora Options⠀⇛ Today is six months since Elon took over Twitter and began this bizarre speedrun of the content moderation learning curve in which he seems to repeatedly… not learn a damn thing. Over and over again he makes ridiculous choices that have made the entire platform less welcoming for speech, more willing to obey government demands, and even when he finally comes around to realizing that what Twitter was doing before was a sensible approach, he reimplements it in the dumbest possible manner. It’s uncanny that one guy could be so bad at this. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Is_Bluesky_and_Could_It_Replace_Twitter?⠀⇛ Some Twitter users are rushing to join Bluesky, a social platform funded by Jack Dorsey, a founder of Twitter. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ New_York’s_Transit_Agency_Quits_Sharing_Updates_on Twitter⠀⇛ The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it would no longer provide service information on Twitter because the “reliability of the platform can no longer be guaranteed.” * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Tucker_Carlson_Repackaged_the_Internet_for_His Terrified,_Elderly_Audience⠀⇛ Racism, meditations on cattle mutilation, interviews with fringe figures: Carlson created a one-man YouTube channel for the Fox crowd. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia’s_Oldest_Rights_Group_Loses_Appeal_Against_Liquidation⠀⇛ A court of appeals in the Russian capital has rejected the Moscow Helsinki Group’s appeal against its liquidation, amid a relentless Kremlin campaign to muzzle criticism of its war against Ukraine. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Moscow_Confectioner_Charged_With_‘Discrediting’_Armed_Forces Over_Anti-War_Cakes⠀⇛ Police in Moscow have charged confectioner Anastasia Chernysheva with “discrediting” Russia’s armed forces involved in the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Russian-language_track_to_disappear_from_TV_in_Latvia⠀⇛ As of May 1, amendments to the Electronic Media Law will enter into force, which essentially provide that Russian language audio tracks will disappear from television, Latvian Radio reported on April 28. * ⚓ Twitter_Submissions_To_Lumen⠀⇛ A note to the Lumen community. As of April 15th, 2023, Twitter has not submitted copies of any of the takedown notices it receives to Lumen. According to Lumen’s persons of contact there, Twitter’s 3rd party data sharing policies are under review, and they will update Lumen once there is more information. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_courts_should_step_in_when_national security_committee_oversteps_power,_argues_lawyer_for_media_tycoon_Jimmy Lai⠀⇛ Hong Kong courts have the power and duty to ensure that the Beijing-imposed national security law is properly applied, and to step in when the city’s national security committee has overstepped its power, a senior barrister for media tycoon Jimmy Lai argued on Friday. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ China_lawmakers_broaden_scope_of_anti-espionage_laws⠀⇛ China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (SNPC) Wednesday introduced revised amendments to the nation’s anti-espionage laws. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Bearded_Bloggers_Beware:_Facial_Hair_May_Be_Interpreted_As National_Security_Threat,_Tajik_Official_Warns⠀⇛ The head of Tajikistan’s Committee for Youth and Sports, Abdullo Rahmonzoda, has urged bloggers not to wear beards and stay away from promoting beards online, saying they might be interpreted as “an expression of solidarity with terrorist groups” such as the Taliban. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ A_change_at_Telex⠀⇛ § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Tehran’s_gold_market_is_a_reminder_that_Iranians have_lost_confidence_in_a_future_with_the_Islamic_Republic⠀⇛ Iranians do not believe in the ability of the Islamic Republic to bring either economic stability or prosperity as a governing body, which is why they are looking for ways to reduce financial risk. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ NY_judges_will_get_more_power_in_setting_bail, governor_says⠀⇛ Judges in New York will be getting more discretion to jail people awaiting trial. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday night announced that a legislative deal is in place to tweak the state’s bail laws, a policy change fiercely resisted by some of fellow Democrats. The governor held a state Capitol news conference to announce a “conceptual agreement” on a $229 billion state budget with legislative leaders. Besides setting targets for state spending, the budget includes a range of policy proposals including the bail changes, a minimum wage hike and allowing more charter schools in New York City. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia’s_FSB_Detains_Member_Of_Liberal_Think_Tank_On_Bribery Allegations⠀⇛ Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a leading member of the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, a liberal think tank, on bribery allegations. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Another_Jehovah’s_Witness_Gets_Eight_Years_In_Prison_In Russia’s_Far_East_Amid_Crackdown⠀⇛ A court in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok has sentenced a Jehovah’s Witness to eight years in prison amid a crackdown on the religious group. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ In_Hungary,_Pope_Warns_Of_Rising_Nationalism_In_Europe,_Appeals For_Migrants⠀⇛ Pope Francis arrived in Hungary on April 28 at the start of a three-day trip where the war in Ukraine, migration, and Europe’s Christian roots are expected to top the agenda in his public addresses and talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Putin_Targets_Political_Opponents,_Ukrainians_In_Occupied Territories_With_New_Laws⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed bills into law that dramatically increase punishments for citizens opposed to his war in Ukraine and authoritarian rule, his latest move to crush any trace of dissent in the country. * ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ New_decree_makes_public_hearing_without_the_public present_possible_in_Hungary⠀⇛ * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Fourth_Circuit:_TSA_Agents_Are_Law_Enforcement_Officers_And Of_Course_They_Can_Be_Sued_For_Molesting_People⠀⇛ Grope. Grope. Grope grope grope. Grope. Andddddddd… some humiliating of people with rare medical conditions just because. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ As_GOP_Fears_Political_Backlash,_Stricter_Abortion_Bans Falter_in_Nebraska,_South_Carolina⠀⇛ Reproductive justice advocates applauded late Thursday as state legislatures in Nebraska and South Carolina voted against advancing and passing two abortion bans—unexpectedly protecting the right to abortion care in the two red states for the time being. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ E._Jean_Carroll_and_Other_Survivors_Don’t_Need_an Excuse_for_Not_Screaming⠀⇛ The E. Jean Carroll vs. Donald Trump rape trial is, no doubt, eliciting a lot of understandable reactions in sexual assault survivors.* I’m a psychotherapist who, for years, has been privileged to work with many survivors. I used to consult to a rape crisis center. I don’t need to hear one word of a trauma story to do trauma work, but I’ve heard countless stories. Stories of hope, of shame, of fear, of anger, of grief and betrayal. Stories of atrocious violence. Stories of glorious resilience. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Blatant_Attack_on_Democracy’:_NC_Supreme_Court Greenlights_Partisan_Gerrymandering⠀⇛ In what voting rights advocates called a “blatant attack on democracy,” the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling that allows partisan gerrymandering, reversing earlier decisions that outlawed rigged maps. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ See_We_One_Another_Clearly,_Turn_the_World_Around⠀⇛ We mourn the loss of legendary musician, dauntless activist and “lionhearted civil rights icon” Harry Belafonte, who for seven decades used his celestial voice and righteous rage to “lift people up,” wielding his fame, fortune and connections to fund bedrock civil rights efforts from SNCC and the Freedom Riders to babysitters for MLK’s kids. Giving us “a piece of his fire,” he kept doggedly at it so he could tell his children, “In my lifetime, I did all that I could.” * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Florida_GOP_Send_‘Egregious’_Voter_Suppression_Law_to DeSantis⠀⇛ Voting rights defenders on Friday condemned the Republican- controlled Florida Legislature’s passage of a bill that critics said will make it harder to register Black and Latino voters while easing the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis to seek the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ I_Raised_My_Kids_From_Prison._Soon,_I’m_Coming_Home_to_a Grandson.⠀⇛ Chanell Burnette’s two sons were very young when she was incarcerated 18 years ago. “It’s funny how things come full circle,” writes the first-time grandmother. “This is two generations of me.” § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Washington_State_Requires_That_Broadband_Infrastructure Subsidies_Be_Used_For_Competitive,_Open_Access_Fiber_Networks⠀⇛ Between COVID relief and the recently passed infrastructure bill, there’s an historic influx of more than $60 billion being thrown at this country’s substandard broadband networks. And, as you might expect, there’s a lot of heavy lobbying and maneuvering by various parties to obtain that money, and/or ensure that it’s actually utilized for the greater good. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Eshoo,_Booker_Bill_Would_Kill_Dumb,_Monopoly-Backed_State Bans_On_Community_Broadband⠀⇛ We’ve noted for decades how telecom monopolies convinced corrupt state legislatures to pass counterproductive bans on creative community broadband networks. The bills are protectionist crap that are ghost written by telecom giants like AT&T and Comcast, and designed to protect their regional broadband monopolies from grass roots competitive disruption on a town by town level. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Google_lost_its_bid_to_dismiss_a_wide-ranging_antitrust_case in_US_federal_court⠀⇛ A district court in Virginia denied Google’s motion to dismiss a Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit on Friday (April 28), renewing a federal investigation into the company’s dominant advertising business. * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Functional_Claims:_Morse,_Halliburton &_Amgen⠀⇛ In the patent context, functional limitations describe inventions in terms of their function or intended use, rather than their specific structure or components. Such claims have been subject to much debate and litigation throughout the history of the US patent system. Notable Supreme Court cases like O’Reilly v. Morse, 56 U.S. (15 How.) 62 (1854) and Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Walker, 329 U.S. 1 (1946) significantly impacted patent practice and the balance between functional and structural claim drafting. o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ The_Proposal_for_a_Regulation_on_the “unitary_SPC”_published_earlier_today:_the_Long_and_Winding_Road_to Luxembourg⠀⇛ When the European Commission earlier today published the legislative proposals aimed at introducing a unitary SPC to be examined by a central examination procedure, one of the Beatle’s most beautiful songs immediately sprang to mind: The Long and Winding Road. o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ FRAND_Determination_is_Center_Stage_in_EC Proposed_Standard_Essential_Patents_Regulation [Ed: European Commission needs to abolish its illegal UPC plans while at this...]⠀⇛ The Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) Regulation Proposal also known as the IP Action Plan formally issued by the European Commission today suggests groundbreaking changes to the standard essential patent landscape as we know it. The SEPs Regulation Proposal indicates the European Commission’s desire to establish four major requirements for SEPs holders and implementers. o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ BREAKING_NEWS:_Draft_EU_legislation_on unitary_SPCs_and_new_centralized_SPC_examination_procedure unveiled⠀⇛ After years of preparation, the European Union’s draft legislation for a sweeping reform of the existing legal regime on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), which includes the establishment of a centralized SPC filing and examination procedure as well as the introduction of a unitary SPC, has finally been published today on April 27, 2023. * § Software Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Supreme_Court_Refuses_To_Hear_Case_Over_AI’s_Right_To A_Patent;_AI_Inventions_Remain_Unpatentable⠀⇛ Phew. * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ Recommended_Reading:_The_Trademark_Reporter’s_Annual Review_of_European_Trademark_Law⠀⇛ The Trademark Reporter has issued its Annual Review of European Trademark Law, presented by Tom Scourfield of the UK, with contributions by an impressive roster of authors from across Europe. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Plaintiff_in_Ed_Sheeran_Copyright Infringement_Trial_Collapses_in_the_Courtroom⠀⇛ As Ed Sheeran’s high-stakes copyright infringement trial continues, the plaintiff collapses suddenly in the courtroom. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ A_Photographer_Tried_to_Get_His_Photos_Removed from_an_AI_Dataset._He_Got_an_Invoice_Instead.⠀⇛ A German stock photographer tried to get his photos removed from the AI-training LAION dataset. Lawyers replied that he owes $979 for making an unjustified copyright claim. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ On_finding_my_equilibrium⠀⇛ It is not easy to be neurodivergent. Even more, it is not easy to understand a neurodivergent human if you’re neurotypical. Casual observers who don’t know me well and only come in contact with me infrequently may find me an enigma; or worse, a dishonest and deceptive individual who appears to change my beliefs and opinions so frequently that I give them a whiplash; or, perhaps they think I lack principles and thus I lack character. Like a chameleon, I slither into all sorts of places and infiltrate them. There’s something about me that most people seem to find repulsive and repugnant. o ⚓ You_can’t_do_that_(sit)_in_public⠀⇛ This summer I visited two different European countries: Germany and Denmark. In Berlin, I was shocked to see how many public parks were in the city. I used a city bike program while I was there and biked all over the city. Parks were plentiful, large, well-maintained, well-used, covered in trees – like mini forests. There were public pools and adventure playgrounds, concert areas, picnic grounds, public workshops. Of course in addition are many public plazas. Most plazas have shopping all around, but the parks were usually a respite. [...] Here in New York City and frankly most cities and suburbs in the US it’s impossible to find public seating in most places. If anything, there might be a bench in front of a business, for use temporarily by customers, but even that is rare to find. I live near a major, beautiful public park, and moved to this neighborhood largely because of the park. The park does have benches, but not that many, and even those often feature anti-homeless features to prevent homeless people from sleeping. This is (written cynically) ostensibly cheaper than providing mental health and housing support services. So where can you sit? You can sit on your own porch if you’re lucky or wealthy enough to have one. You can sit on a restaurant’s chair or bench while you’re a paying customer. You can sit on the ground in a park, which is difficult for the elderly and disabled. Or you can purchase a portable camp chair for $$ and carry to a public place, but usually a parking lot outside a concert or stadium, a beach, or campsite. o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_YHKMNOB_Wordo:_FURZE⠀⇛ o ⚓ Things;_Date:_April_29,_2023⠀⇛ Tonight, I’m sitting back on my futon with my feet propped up, typing on my MacBook while listening to some music. I’m still having problems with relaxing at all, but I’m making progress at least. And one piece of progress was getting my partner to finally deal with something I’d been bugging them about for about a month: upgrading the router. o ⚓ Hello,_world⠀⇛ Surely any religion/philosophy worth more than the morass of its verbiage acknowledges something more fundamental and worth pursuing/knowing/experiencing than the so- called “world”. And yet how often do we encounter self-proclaimed adherents far more obsessed with matters pertaining to the world than anything allegedly spiritual? o ⚓ Fast_Food_Staff_Screwed_Up_My_Order⠀⇛ I ordered for myself and my three kids. Had to go back because we only got three chicken nuggets despite ordering nine. Then had to go back because they’d only given us three servings of fries instead of the four we ordered. Had to go back one last time because they’d forgotten to add cucumber to one of our burgers. * § Technical⠀➾ o ⚓ Musings_on_Linux_distros_and_homelab_setup⠀⇛ The following are just thoughts and musings that I’m share “out loud”, to try to get a better handle on the situation. o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ First_Week_Retrospective⠀⇛ So I’ve been posting to gemspace for a little over a week. I have opinions! But nothing too drastic. The thing you can’t know, because I haven’t said, is that as well as posting daily I’ve traded my Guardian-and-Slashdot-focused daily browsing habits for reading gemlogs. [...] Like Gemtext, the protocol seems to make a lot of sense. The lack of a referer header is a big deal; it plays a critical part in the “promote your content” loop on the web. I don’t think I’ll miss it. o § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Git_Foo⠀⇛ Anyways, an advantage of git (or really any not-so- terrible version control software) is that little test repositories can be created, various commands tried out, and then hopefully suitable commands can be applied to the real repository with lower odds of totally breaking everything. Let’s say you create a new repository with the default branch of “green”, but at some point changed the branch to the more correct “purple”, but then accidentally pushed the latest changes to “green”. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 10060 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 44 seconds to (re)generate ⟲