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by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Nick_Vidal is at it again 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇OSI_promoting_Microsoft⦈_ Summary: OSI‘s Web site is now composed by Microsoft staff; under the guise of “Drafting a charter for an Open Source project” there is promotion of GitHub, which is proprietary and attacks Free/Open Source software. Microsoft has truly hijacked OSI. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⡟⠋⠉⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⠀⠀⣴⡄⠀⢘⢛⠟⠛⠛⠛⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠟⠛⠟⠻⡛⡛⠛⠛⡛⠛⣛⠛⣿⠛⠛⡛⣻⠛⡏⠋⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠫⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣄⠀⣸⡄⢀⢼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣶⣤⣦⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣟⣉⣍⣇⣻⣐⣅⣊⣿⣅⣩⣹⣁⣁⣉⣿⣍⣩⣭⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣯⠻⡹⣹⢘⢻⠛⡟⣻⣿⣟⢻⣿⢩⣿⣟⣛⠟⣻⣟⡛⣿⢫⡯⠿⣛⠟⡟⢟⣻⢛⣛⡛⡛⢻⢛⢻⢛⡟⣛⣍⣿⣿⣯⢛⣛⠛⣟⣐⢙⢺⢛⢻⠛⣻⡟⢻⣿⣛⡇⡛⡟⢻⢛⡋⡟⣛⣛⣻⡃⡚⡛⡟⣻⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣾⣷⣿⣾⡾⠶⣶⣿⣿⣷⣷⣿⣶⡷⢟⣷⣷⣶⣷⣿⣿⣷⣷⣷⣶⣿⣾⣶⣾⡾⣷⣷⣾⣾⣾⣾⣾⣷⣷⣾⣿⣷⣷⣿⣿⣶⣾⣾⣾⣾⣾⣾⣒⣽⣷⣶⣿⣾⣷⣷⣷⣾⣾⣷⣶⣷⣿⣿⣷⣷⣷⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⡏⠻⠭⠽⣿⡸⠿⣨⠽⢉⠭⡏⡏⣿⠫⠙⠹⢻⡹⠹⢩⡩⢽⠻⢿⡏⠏⠏⣍⠭⣩⡏⠭⠹⢥⢽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣧⣼⣤⣾⣷⣀⣷⣼⣦⣤⣴⣶⣮⣷⣄⣤⣵⣧⣴⣼⣼⣧⣼⣮⣮⣶⣴⣦⣥⣤⣮⣿⣼⣦⣽⣴⣴⣷⣦⣮⣦⣧⣴⣤⣦⣠⣤⣼⣤⣬⣮⣦⣤⣆⣺⣤⣦⣵⣴⣤⣵⣧⣵⣼⣤⣤⣼⣴⣥⣴⣤⣼⣤⣴⣷⣮⣼⡇ ⣟⣽⣫⣉⣉⣻⣘⣏⣩⣝⣩⣍⣍⣟⣽⣉⣃⣨⣙⣯⣻⣉⣻⣿⣻⣘⣉⣃⣯⣻⣉⣉⣙⣍⣻⣯⣫⣋⣁⣸⣙⣏⣹⣩⣫⣫⣹⣫⣾⣋⣉⣙⣝⣝⣘⣟⣿⣉⣏⣍⣈⣁⣁⣉⣏⣯⣉⣟⣹⣯⣋⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⡏⣉⣝⣉⣭⣉⣯⣉⣉⣏⣉⣉⣉⣙⣩⣹⣁⣉⣉⣏⣁⣉⣉⣹⣍⣸⣩⣍⣉⣉⣈⣉⣍⣏⣉⣏⣙⣧⣏⣁⢫⢉⣉⣉⣈⡉⣉⣉⣉⣏⣽⣉⣍⣹⣉⣉⣍⣩⣉⣙⣉⣹⣉⣏⣩⣉⣏⣩⡉⣉⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣧⣴⣤⣧⣴⣤⣤⣤⣧⣴⣴⣤⣤⣤⣼⣼⣴⣤⣤⣤⣼⣤⣾⣄⣬⣬⣧⣧⣤⣼⣦⣤⣴⣤⣼⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣮⣷⣼⣤⣤⣤⣾⣀⣴⣥⣤⣦⣤⣮⣤⣼⣤⣤⣥⣤⣽⣦⣧⣤⣾⣤⣾⣤⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣇⣕⣄⣈⣇⣏⣂⣕⣀⣕⣞⣎⣾⣞⣙⣞⣷⣉⣽⣻⣋⣩⣉⣅⣈⣇⣏⣷⣩⣹⣫⣟⣝⣍⣩⣹⣫⣏⣋⣍⣫⣫⣁⣏⣻⣿⣍⣟⣹⣯⣩⣯⣊⣉⣩⣯⣳⣝⣇⣎⣹⣍⣑⣩⣋⣏⣹⣳⣯⣋⣮⣉⣟⣵⣖⣯⣹⡇ ⣟⣋⣉⣉⡍⣝⣍⣡⣉⣩⣹⢉⣹⣁⣉⣉⣻⣹⣍⣹⣁⣉⣹⣹⣍⣉⣈⣯⣹⣄⣯⡈⢁⣁⡉⣍⣹⣉⣈⣉⣹⣉⣉⣉⣹⣉⣍⣝⣯⣱⣍⢹⣉⣁⣉⣩⣏⣉⣯⣍⣹⣉⣯⣨⣈⡏⣩⣉⣉⣉⣉⣏⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣟⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣻⣛⣛⣛⣛⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣯⣬⣤⣦⣵⣇⣠⣥⣼⣤⣴⣮⣼⣴⣥⣤⣌⣢⣵⣤⣼⣦⣧⣤⣬⣦⣦⣴⣤⣵⣴⣤⣷⣮⣷⣥⣷⣵⣕⣤⣤⣤⣤⣷⣥⣤⣬⣥⣠⣬⣦⣴⣤⣇⣀⣀⣐⣀⣀⣐⣵⣴⣤⣧⣧⣤⣾⣼⣦⣮⣮⣦⣥⣤⣷⣾⣿⡇ ⣏⣍⣹⣑⣝⣉⣉⣇⣉⣋⣍⣝⣇⣍⣅⣉⣁⣋⣹⣹⣩⣩⣋⣏⣹⣉⣉⣩⣹⣉⢉⣉⣏⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣀⣏⣁⣿⢉⣈⣉⣉⣏⣇⣋⣭⣯⣩⣍⣏⣿⣀⣉⣽⣉⣍⢈⣉⣝⣏⣝⣹⣈⣏⣉⣍⣘⣩⡉⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 244 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/05/10/warn-act-disclosures-microsoft/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/10/warn-act-disclosures-microsoft/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.10.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Microsoft’s_Latest_Redmond_Layoffs_Exposed_in_WARN_Act_Disclosures_(About 3,000_Already_Laid_Off_in_Seattle_Alone)⠀✐ Posted in Microsoft at 12:00 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 2 weeks ago: Microsoft,_Based_in_Redmond,_is_‘Exiting’_Redmond_Amid_Layoffs_and Other_Troubles_(Updatedx2) 6 weeks ago: In_One_City_Alone_Microsoft_Fired_Almost_3,000_Workers_This_Year_ (We’re_Still_in_March) (Seattle) 2 hours ago: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇More_layoff_notifications_for_Redmond:_158_layoffs_announced on_the_Washington_state_WARN_site_as_of_yesterday_for_Redmond,_don't_know_about any_others_yet.⦈_ Actually, over 700 affected, effective_late_May (about a fortnight from now): 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Find_layoff_and_closure_information_on_Washington_State employers._Generally,_the_WARN_Act_requires_companies_with_100_or_more employees_to_notify_affected_workers_60_days_prior_to_closures_and_layoffs. Read_the_WARN_requirements.⦈_ Summary: Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) requirements, as per the_Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraining_Notification_Act_of_1988, mean that Microsoft’s attempts to hide layoffs_in_the_US are curtailed a bit (for workers who are not “temps” or contractors — many of them are not “permanent” status and they’re made redundant silently); there have been many Microsoft layoffs so far this week, but the mainstream media focuses only on “LinkedIn” while Microsoft slips out (or hands out) the pink slips; Portugal too is impacted [1, 2], but nobody in English-speaking media bothers covering that; Microsoft’s “advertising” budget (bribes) keeps reporters on a short leash ⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡿⣻⡻⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡂⠐⡎⣿ 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Linux ☛ Resonance_is_a_Stunning_New_Music_Player_for Linux⠀⇛ As an observant quip, it’s rather amusing. But honestly? I’ve never found choice, be it in music players or Linux distros, a problem. Some see duplication, I see diversity. # ⚓ Thunderbird ☛ Thunderbird_Is_Thriving:_Our_2022_Financial Report⠀⇛ A few years ago, Thunderbird was in survival mode. Our dedicated core team, passionate community of users, and generous donors kept Thunderbird alive during some difficult times. Then, just last May, we happily reported that Thunderbird’s financial outlook was steadily improving: our 2021 income had increased by 21% over 2020, and by more than 100% over 2018. But we are not content merely surviving. Our mission is to build the best email client and personal information manager available. To build professional software that puts your privacy first. To craft an experience that boosts your productivity, compliments your daily workflow, and meets your customization needs. And to expand the Thunderbird experience to Android and iOS. And to do all of this transparently, guided by the values of free and open source software. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Machine_Learning_in_Linux:_Bavarder_–_chat with_an_AI⠀⇛ Our Machine Learning in Linux series focuses on apps that make it easy to experiment with machine learning. Bavarder is a GTK4/libadwaita based app that offers an easy way to experiment with ChatGPT. Given that a flatpak is available for Bavarder, it’s an obvious candidate for us to investigate. Bavarder is free and open source software. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ Ubuntu_22.04_Runs_Very_Slow_and_The Solutions⠀⇛ Do you experience performance issue with Ubuntu 22.04? We do, too, by using Kubuntu instead. We can confirm that many people are affected with this, both Ubuntu (GNOME) and Kubuntu (KDE) users including us and our students. We collected some solutions from several sources here to make it easier for you to do. We did it ourselves and it makes our system performance considerably better. Now let’s take care of it. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 16_Best_Tools_to_Access_Remote_Linux_Desktop⠀⇛ Accessing a remote Linux desktop computer is made possible by the remote desktop protocol (RDP), a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft. It gives a user a graphical interface to connect to another/remote computer over a network connection. FreeRDP is a free implementation of the RDP. RDP works in a client/server model, where the remote computer must have RDP server software installed and running, and a user employs RDP client software to connect to it, to manage the remote desktop computer. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ Yum_Extender_NG_–_A_Graphical_Front-end_Tool For_YUM/DNF⠀⇛ Yum or DNF is a command-line package management utility for RPM-based Linux systems, such as Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux. However, for those who prefer a graphical user interface, there are a few GUI front-ends available for Yum/dnf. These front- ends provide a user-friendly interface for package management tasks, including installation, removal, and updates of software packages. Yum Extender NG or Yumex-ng is one such front-end for Yum/dnf, which provides an intuitive interface for managing packages in a user-friendly way. In this guide, I will explain what is Yum Extender NG and walk you through the steps to install and use Yumex-ng in Linux. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Yandex_Browser_on_Ubuntu 22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛ Yandex Browser is a freeware, cross-platform web browser developed by the Russian web search corporation, Yandex. It is built on top of the Chromium open-source project and was first launched in 2012. # ⚓ How_To_Install_and_Play_League_of_Legends_Linux_(2023)⠀⇛ LoL is a 3D multiplayer online battle arena that runs in 3 different modes: Twisted Treeline. Summoner’s Rift. Howling Abyss. In each game, the teas bypass defensive line structures in order to destroy core building in the enemy team base and achieve victory. The match lasts an average of 26- 60 minutes. # ⚓ FOSS Post ☛ How_to_View_and_Remove_File_Metadata_on_Linux⠀⇛ Whenever you create a new file, whether using your office application, digital camera or video editor, a set of metadata fields are — most of the time — created as well on your new file. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_KubeSphere_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install KubeSphere on Rocky Linux 9. KubeSphere is a powerful open-source platform for managing containerized applications in a Kubernetes environment. With its intuitive web console and advanced features, KubeSphere is quickly becoming the go-to choice for developers and IT teams looking to simplify their Kubernetes operations. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_Can_I_Protect_My_Data_Using_Server-Side Encryption?⠀⇛ Visit the S3 dashboard to upload the object/data to the S3 bucket and during the process configure the server-side encryption to protect the uploading data. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ [Repeat]_How_To_Fix_‘Failed_To_Update_Metadata For_Lvfs’_Error_In_Linux⠀⇛ I am using Debian 11 at work…. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Add_or_Remove_CHECK_Constraint_in MySQL?⠀⇛ The CHECK constraint in MySQL is utilized to specify the condition on a particular column that must be fulfilled while inserting or updating any data. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Configure_API_Keys_Using_the_Amazon_API Gateway_Console?⠀⇛ To configure API keys using Amazon API Gateway, simply create an API key from the dashboard and attach a usage plan to it to complete the configuration. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Install_Zabbix_Agent_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Zabbix is a powerful open-source monitoring solution that allows you to monitor the performance of your servers, networks, and applications. In this article, we will guide you through the process of installing the Zabbix client (also known as Zabbix Agent) on Ubuntu 22.04. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Timeshift_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ TimeShift is an incredibly powerful tool that ensures the safety and stability of your computer system by taking incremental snapshots of your file system at regular intervals. These snapshots can be restored at a later date to undo all changes to the system. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_AngularJS_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ AngularJS is a robust, open-source JavaScript framework developed by Google. It is widely used for creating dynamic, single-page applications (SPAs) – a type of web application or website that interacts with the user by dynamically rewriting the current web page, rather than loading entire new pages from a server. # ⚓ LinuxTechi ☛ How_to_Install_Docker_on_Fedora_38/37_Step-by- Step⠀⇛ Docker is a popular open-source containerization platform that allows developers to package their applications into containers. Fedora Linux is a popular distribution of Linux that is known for its cutting-edge technologies and open-source software. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Johan Halse ☛ A_face_arguing_with_a_thick_skull_forever⠀⇛ There will always be assholes. The algorithms currently reward them, and make them seem powerful and plentiful. See them for what they are instead: pitiful, wrong, and far, far fewer than the rest of us. Let their existence strengthen your own resolve, and strive to make a difference. Your determination and your voice is needed now more than ever. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_news_round-up_for_early_May 2023⠀⇛ Since there’s so much happening and it can be hard to keep track, here’s a little round-up of some happenings with the Steam Deck (and Steam as a whole) plus a little gaming news. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ GE-Proton_8-2_is_out_now_fixing Shatterline,_various_Daedalic_games_and_more⠀⇛ GE-Proton 8-2 is the latest release of the community-made version of Proton, the translation layer from Valve for Steam Deck and Linux desktop. As a reminder: this is the version of Proton made and supported by the community, for the times where it may work better than the official Valve Proton, but it comes with less testing and may have its own issues. See more in my Steam Play and Proton guide. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_2D_massive_space_epic_Starsector_gets_a big_upgrade⠀⇛ Starsector is something quite special, originally called Starfarer it’s been in development for quite a few years now and a big new release is now available. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ itch.io_is_hosting_another_Türkiye_&_Syria Earthquake_Relief_Mega_Bundle⠀⇛ Support charity and get access a whole bunch of cool stuff in the Türkiye & Syria Earthquake Relief Mega Bundle hosted by itch.io. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Need_a_new_controller?_The_8BitDo_Ultimate C_2.4G_looks_great⠀⇛ If you’re in need of a new controller, the 8BitDo Ultimate C might just be what you need as 8BitDo revealed their slimmed-down version of their pricier Ultimate. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Alpine_3.18.0_released⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.18.0, the first in the v3.18 stable series. Kernel modules are now signed. Verified modules are not enforced by default, so 3rd party modules with akms still works. All packages for ppc64le, x86, and x86_64 was linked with DT_RELR. This should have reduced size of compiled binares. Python pre-compiled files (pyc) are now shipped in separate packages. It is now possible to avoid install those and save space by doing apk add !pyc. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_Now_Works_on_StarFive’s_VisionFive 2_RISC-V_Single-Board_Computer⠀⇛ This is the second time Canonical has partnered with StarFive Technology, a high-tech company developing world-leading RISC-V-based products, to bring its Ubuntu Linux operating system to the latest models of the company’s single-board RISC- V computers. Last year in August, Canonical announced that Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS has been optimized for the VisionFive RISC-V SBC, and now, the latest release, Ubuntu 23.04, will be available for the VisionFive 2 SBC, a high-performance and low-cost development platform designed for a wide range of edge computing use cases. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Elkhart_Lake_SoC_powers_Pico-ITX_board_with 2.5_GbE_LAN_port⠀⇛ ICP Germany just launched a high-performance Single Board Computer based on Intel Celeron processors. The HYPER-EHL board offers numerous serial ports and it can support up to two simultaneous displays via HDMI and iDPM. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ UK_Bebras_participants_in_the_Oxford University_Computing_Challenge⠀⇛ UK Bebras Challenge participants solve computational thinking puzzles to have a chance to take on the Oxford University Computing Challenge. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Compute_Blade_for_the_Raspberry_Pi_Compute Module⠀⇛ Compute Blade (£54/$65) is a fascinating product developed by Ivan Kuleshov at Uptime Lab that puts a Compute Module in a rack-mountable carrier board to create a high-density server for industrial or home use. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Convert_an_old_hour_meter_to_track_your_job time⠀⇛ On the hardware side, an Arduino Nano board will accept commands from the connected PC via the Serial connection and will control the hour meter. If you buy the same hour meter as Gautchh, you can follow their instructions and use their code. If you buy another model, you may need to perform some reverse-engineering to figure out the control signals and tweak the code. A simple 3D-printed enclosure houses the meter and the Arduino, putting them in a compact package that can sit unobtrusively on a desk. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Build_your_own_high-quality_ARCTOS_robot_arm⠀⇛ If you want a robot arm, either for some practical job or just fun, you have a lot of options. There are many consumer and industrial robot arms on the market, but the models that aren’t glorified toys tend to be pricey. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Presenting_our_first_3_Project_Hub_competition selections!⠀⇛ Our recently launched “Arduino Project of the Month” initiative adds a pinch of competition to our community’s passion for sharing. Out of the dozens of new entries added in February, we are now happy to announce our first top three selections, highlighting interesting projects for everyone to learn, test, and improve upon! # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_Reaction_Game_Tests_Your Speed⠀⇛ Stewart Watkiss is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to power his reaction game project which also doubles as a quiz button system. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ The_5_Best_Linux_Smartphones_of_2023_–_Linux_on_the_Go⠀⇛ Today our data is becoming vulnerable each day. This is attributed to how some operating systems are not giving enough attention to privacy or malware, phishing, and viruses which with time are becoming powerful. # ⚓ Purism ☛ Librem_5_USA_Smartphone_Provides_Many_Exclusive Security_Features⠀⇛ In today’s connected world it is nearly impossible to purchase a secure smartphone that is made in America. As a matter of fact the most popular smartphones on the market are made overseas such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphones. However, Purism is manufacturing a secure smartphone, Librem 5 USA, that is manufactured in the United States for supply chain security purposes. There are numerous security benefits provided by the Librem 5 USA that include… * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ OSI Blog ☛ What_Is_Open_Governance?_Drafting_a_charter_for_an Open_Source_project [Ed: OSI’s_Web_site_is_now_composed_by Microsoft_staff;_under_the_guise_of_“Drafting_a_charter_for_an_Open Source_project”_there_is_promotion_of_GitHub,_which_is_proprietary and_attacks_Free/Open_Source_software._Microsoft_has_truly_hijacked OSI.]⠀⇛ Building a healthy Open Source community is much more than just choosing an Open Source license for the project. It involves creating a contributing guide, adopting a code of conduct, and establishing an open governance structure that allows all members to actively participate in and contribute to the project. This article provides a hands on guide on how to establish an open governance structure for an Open Source project. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Firefox_113_significantly_boosts accessibility_performance⠀⇛ About five years ago Mozilla shipped Firefox Quantum, an upgrade that included significant performance improvements for most Firefox users. Unfortunately, Firefox Quantum didn’t improve performance for people who use screen readers and other assistive technology. In some ways, our screen reader performance actually regressed with the architecture changes that Quantum delivered. [...] Browsers are more complicated today than when Firefox’s accessibility engine was first designed, and the most significant overall change has been the move to security- isolated, multi-process architectures. With multiple isolated processes, screen readers had to do a lot of expensive work to retrieve and relay content to users. We were inspired by Chrome’s approach and extended it to improve Firefox’s accessibility performance; Firefox now provides a cache of all tab and browser UI content to screen readers in the browser’s parent process, where it can be used quickly and very easily. This blog post by accessibility tech lead Jamie_Teh_provides_more_context_and_technical details on the project, but the largest impact you’ll notice immediately is speed. For some of the worst use cases — like pages with very large tables — Firefox now performs up to 20 times faster, and we’re clocking other very large pages at 10 times faster! However, even for the most everyday actions, like opening and closing a Gmail message or switching channels in a Slack window, the performance is 2 to 3 times better. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Mozilla_Wonders_What_Social_Media_Could Look_Like_If_It_Started_With_A_Clear_‘No_Assholes’ Policy⠀⇛ Content moderation at scale is impossible to do well. And, contrary to what most people believe, a huge part of content moderation is not “we have to suppress this content that scares us,” but just an attempt to “stop people from being jerks to others.” Unfortunately, too many people get confused, and think that “free speech” means they get to commandeer private property to be assholes to others, which results in confusing fights over people claiming their “free speech” is under attack when the reality is that a private property owner has decided you need to stop being an asshole. # ⚓ CISA ☛ Mozilla_Releases_Security_Advisories_for Multiple_Products_|_CISA⠀⇛ Mozilla has released security advisories to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ CCC ☛ Camp_2023_–_Call_for_Participation⠀⇛ There will be five channel stages in different areas of Ziegeleipark Mildenberg. The talks will take place on five days. The stages are managed by multiple groups, each setting their own agenda. Together we are looking forward to your submission around our preferred topics: Technology, Hacking, InfoSec, Decentralized Networks, Free Software, Sustainability, Digital & Human Rights. # ⚓ Software Freedom Conservancy ☛ Call_for_Proposals⠀⇛ We had over 15 tracks proposed by our incredible community, so now we want to hear from you about how you fit into the mix! While our tracks set the stage for the tone and overall character of the conference, there are plenty of talks we’ve seen in the community that don’t fit neatly into any specific one of them. In that case, we’d love to see the ways you and your community collaborate, use, build free software, and even ideas outside free software that you think a broader audience could benefit from! o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Peter Eisentraut ☛ How_to_submit_a_patch_by_email,_2023 edition⠀⇛ The short answer is: Use git format-patch. That takes care of almost all of the conventions and details. Looking at the upcoming commit fests, it appears that the vast majority of patch submissions already use that. But I suspect that in some cases people produce the patches in some other way and then rename them to look like what other people are doing, without knowing about git format-patch? # ⚓ MaskRay ☛ Assemblers⠀⇛ GCC generates assembly code and invokes GNU Assembler (also known as “gas”), which is part of GNU Binutils, to convert the assembly code into machine code. The GCC driver is also capable of accepting assembly input files. Due to GCC’s widespread use, GNU Assembler is arguably the most popular assembler. Within the LLVM project, the LLVM integrated assembler is a library that is linked by Clang, llvm-mc, and lld (for LTO purposes) to generate machine code. It supports a wide range of GNU Assembler syntax and can be used as a drop-in replacement for GNU Assembler. # ⚓ Buttondown ☛ The_seven_specification_ur-languages⠀⇛ I’ve been dreading this one. You see, TLA+ and Alloy don’t fit into any of the programming ur- languages, because they aren’t programming languages. They are specification languages (SLs) and are designed for modeling systems, not implementing them. While there’s a lot of intermixing, SLs come from a different lineage than PLs and we need to treat them separately. # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ Why_Declarative_Build_Systems_Aren’t Popular⠀⇛ Not helpful or detrimental for small projects. It’s the equivalent of Kubernetes — valuable ideas for large deployments but significant maintenance for even the most experienced development teams. While you get many speed benefits from adding a build system like this, it comes at the cost of developer velocity and maintenance. Developers must learn and maintain the system and port third-party software to it. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Ivan Sagalaev ☛ Trie_in_Python⠀⇛ A post about Haskell vs. Python readability came onto my radar the other day. It compares two implementations of a trie structure, and after looking upon the Python version I wanted to make my own attempt. I didn’t make it to necessarily compare or “battle” against the other solutions, it’s more of an exercise in the vein of “how would I do it”. # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Blog ☛ The_Rust_Programming_Language_Blog: Updating_Rust’s_Linux_musl_targets⠀⇛ Beginning with Rust 1.71 (slated for stable release on 2023-07-13), the various *-linux- musl targets will ship with musl 1.2.3. These targets currently use musl 1.1.24. While musl 1.2.3 introduces some new features, most notably 64-bit_time on all platforms, it is ABI compatible with earlier musl versions. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Moisture_Duck_Gives_You_A_Green_Thumb⠀⇛ Around the Hackaday bunker, any plant other than a cactus has a real chance of expiring due to thirst. Perhaps we should build some of [MakersFunDuck]’s Moisture Duck boards. As you can see in the video below, the simple PCB with an ATtiny13A tells you when it is time to water the plants. The video also covers several exotic methods of determining the watering status, some of which are pretty complex. o ⚓ Latvia ☛ 1,700_Russian_citizens_apply_for_Latvian_language_exam in_Daugavpils⠀⇛ In Daugavpils, more than 1,700 Russian citizens have applied to take the national language exam, reported Latvian Radio May 9. o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Newton_Minow_Sought_to_Lead_Us_Out_of_the_Vast Wasteland⠀⇛ More than six decades ago, Newton Minow, a 35-year-old lawyer who had been tapped by newly elected President John Fitzgerald Kennedy to chair the Federal Communications Commission, electrified the debate about television’s influence on society and convinced a generation of Americans that they had a right to demand better media.1 o ⚓ 37signals LLC ☛ The_misallocation_of_tech_talent⠀⇛ Like undoing the absurd hiring spree committed by the largest tech companies during the pandemic. This spree swallowed up a preposterous amount of talent, then put much of it to work on bullshit projects with little to no value for the company or the economy as a whole. Such hoarding of tech talent represented a tragic misallocation of productive capacity. The likes of Amazon, Meta, Google, and many others added tens of thousands of positions to already bloated bureaucracies, which often just made them slower and less capable. o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Google_Cloud’s_watery_Parisian_outage_enters third_week,_with_no_end_in_sight⠀⇛ Google Cloud’s europe-west9 region took a shower on April 25. As datacenters and water don’t mix, outages resulted. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ [Computers]_could_run_a_million_microbial experiments_per_year⠀⇛ An artificial intelligence system that enables robots to conduct autonomous scientific experiments could a drastic leap forward in areas from medicine to agriculture to environmental science. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_New_Way_to_Activate_Dormant_Cells_in_The Retina_Could_Restore_Vision⠀⇛ A promising new direction. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Radical_Idea_Could_Make_Future_Space Mission_100_Times_More_Powerful⠀⇛ We need a giant spacecraft constellation. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ A_message_to_the_aspiring_quitter⠀⇛ “I never should have dropped. I can’t believe you let me do that,” I said. This was minute 10 of me walking around the patio in distress, whisper- yelling to my parents on the phone. In hindsight, me dropping out of my computer science class was not their doing. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ New_Butterfly_Genus_Name_Inspired_by_Lord of_The_Rings_Villain’s_Blazing_Eye⠀⇛ Introducing Saurona. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ New_Ice_Discovery_Means_Glaciers_Could_Melt Way_Faster_Than_Predicted⠀⇛ We might have missed something. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ ‘Dark_Earth’_Buried_in_The_Amazon’s_Past Could_Help_Save_Its_Future⠀⇛ A time capsule left by ancient hands. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Your_Big_Nose_Might_Be_The_Result_of_an Ancient_Affair_With_a_Neanderthal⠀⇛ We all have skeletons in our family closet. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Nearby_Civilizations_Could_Intercept_Our Transmissions_to_Space_Probes_This_Century⠀⇛ We’re standing by for your call. # ⚓ DroidGazzette ☛ Northern_lights_could_be_visible_in_parts of_the_U.S._Wednesday_due_to_geomagnetic_storm⠀⇛ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center raised geomagnetic storm watches for Wednesday and Thursday. The solar flare was associated with a partial coronal mass ejection, which is a large expulsion of plasma and magnetic field lines from the Sun’s corona — the outermost part of its atmosphere. If the CME arrives as anticipated, G2, or moderate, storm conditions are expected Wednesday with G1, or minor, conditions Thursday. Solar flares can cause radio blackouts, according to the NOAA. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ How_the_Parisian_protests_are_affecting study_abroad_students⠀⇛ When preparing to study abroad, some find it easy to look at what is happening in the world to discourage themselves from going abroad for weeks to months on end. With Russia’s war on Ukraine and now the Parisian protests, there are many reasons why students and parents could be worried. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Scorched_Moon:_Secret_Project_A119⠀⇛ In today’s world, it is hard to realize how frightened Americans were at the news of Sputnik orbiting the Earth. Part of it was a fear of what a rival nation could do if they could fly over your country with impunity. Part of it was simply fear generated by propaganda. While America won the race to the moon, that wasn’t clear in the 1950s. The Soviet Union was ahead in the ability to deliver bombs using planes and missiles. They launched Sputnik on a modified ICBM, while American attempts to do the same failed spectacularly. The Air Force wanted ideas about how to respond to Sputnik, and one of the most disturbing ones was project A119, a project we were reminded of recently by a BBC post. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Making_Music_By_Probing_Magnetite_Crystals⠀⇛ Well, noises anyway. [Dmitry Morozov] and [Alexandra Gavrilova] present an interesting electronics-based art installation, which probes a large chunk of crystalline magnetite, using a pair of servo-mounted probes, ‘measuring’ the surface conductivity and generating some sound and visuals. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Retro_Gadgets:_I_Swear_Officer,_I_Was_Listening To_45⠀⇛ Audio in cars has a long history. Car radios in the 1920s were bulky and expensive. In the 1930s, there was the Motorola radio. They were still expensive — a $540 car with a $130 radio — but much more compact and usable.  There were also 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, and lately digital audio on storage media or streamed over the phone network. There were also record players. For a brief period between 1955 and 1961, you could get a car with a record player. As you might expect, though, they weren’t just any record players. After all, the first thing to break on a car from that era was the mechanical clock. Record players would need to be rugged to work and continue to work in a moving vehicle. As you might also expect, it didn’t work out very well. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Prize_2023:_Bolt_Bot_Micro_Servo Droids⠀⇛ This Hackaday prize entry from [saul] is the beginning of a reconfigurable kit of 3D printed parts and servo motors for robotics learning. With just access to a printer, a few cheap-as-chips servo motors, an Arduino, and some nuts and bolts, you could be hacking together robot walkers within a few hours of starting! # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Tiny_Orrery_Keeps_The_Planets_In_Their_Places⠀⇛ [Frans] claims to have made the world’s smallest orrery. We won’t take a position on that — such things are best left up to the good folks at Guinness. But given that the whole thing is seriously in danger of being dwarfed by a USB- C connector, we’d say he’s got a pretty good shot at that record. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Taiwan_Will_Defend_TSMC_From_US_Bombing_in the_Event_of_a_China_War⠀⇛ A Taiwanese minister says that the armed forces will defend all of Taiwan’s people, materials, and resources from any threat. This includes protecting TSMC should a war with China occur. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ NBC ☛ More_Americans_are_so_worried_about_money,_it’s hurting_their_mental_health⠀⇛ The survey found 52% of respondents listed money as the thing that takes the biggest toll on their mental health, compared with 42% who blamed worries about their own health and 41% who listed current events as their top concern. The latest finding compares with 42% of U.S. adults who said money was their top concern last year. # ⚓ Bankrate LLC ☛ Americans_report_increased_levels_of financial_anxiety⠀⇛ “They’re at this double whammy disadvantage of not just caring for themselves, but also often caring for children and their aging parents, and getting toward the later half of their earning years,” she said. “So of course, they’re experiencing higher rates of financial anxiety.” Additionally, low earners experience more emotional distress than high earners. Nearly 60 percent of people earning $50,000 or less say money negatively impacts their mental health, compared to 45 percent of those with household incomes of more than $80,000 annually. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ No_more_mandatory_face_masks_in_Latvian_medical establishments⠀⇛ Due to the decreasing risk of contracting Covid-19, it has been decided to remove the requirement for mandatory use of facial masks in medical establishments and in long-term social care facilities, the Ministry of Health said on May 9. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico_declares_end_of_COVID-19 pandemic_health_emergency⠀⇛ Deputy Health Minister Hugo López-Gatell says COVID-19 can now be managed as an endemic disease as numbers continue to decline. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Migrants_Amass_Along_US-Mexico Border_as_COVID-Era_Restrictions_Near_End⠀⇛ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_New_Urine_Test_Could_Be_a_Simple_Way_to Check_For_Cancer⠀⇛ As easy as a pregnancy test. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Mothers_Deserve_Childbirth_Price Transparency⠀⇛ Giving birth can be an overwhelming task. Figuring out what you’ll pay financially for it shouldn’t be. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ “Clean”_eating_is_classist_at_its_core⠀⇛ Grocery stores nowadays are inundated with products touting profound health benefits. The shelves are increasingly lined with the latest “superfood,” sugar-free, organic breads and berries of a health nut’s dreams. When you leave the supermarket and jump onto social media, it just gets worse. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Fine_for_influencer’s_miracle_cure_claims⠀⇛ The Consumer Rights Protection Center (PTAC) said May 8 it was issuing a fine of 15,000 euros against social media ‘influencer’ Vineta Meduņecka, the product distributor of the internet marketing company ‘Coral Club’. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ SFGate ☛ SF-based_software_startup_Rapid_lays_off_over three-fourths_of_staff⠀⇛ Rapid, a San-Francisco-based software startup valued last year at $1 billion, laid off over 150 employees in a two-week stretch, former workers say. # ⚓ Information Security Buzz ☛ LinkedIn_Displaces_716 Positions,_Pulls_Out_Its_China_App⠀⇛ LinkedIn is eliminating 716 jobs and will begin winding down its local jobs app in China as part of the company’s restructuring. In a letter that was sent out today, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslanky explained the decision to discontinue the separate China app known as InCareer by citing “fierce competition and a challenging macroeconomic climate.” # ⚓ Quartz ☛ LinkedIn_announced_layoffs_and_the_closure_of_its Chinese_jobs_app_InCareer⠀⇛ LinkedIn became the latest tech company to lay off employees to rein back costs. # ⚓ Microsoft’s_Share_Prices_Drop_Ahead_of_Inflation_Report_and LinkedIn_Layoffs⠀⇛ On May 9, 2023, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) experienced a decrease in share prices prior to the release of the April Consumer Price Index inflation report on Wednesday. Investors are concerned about the possibility of unexpectedly strong inflation data, as it can lead to higher expenses, lower pricing power, and lower consumer spending, particularly for tech-related equities. Earlier that day, LinkedIn, Microsoft’s business and employment-focused social media platform, had to let go of 716 employees as part of changes to its Global Business Organization (GBO) and China strategy. LinkedIn aims to sunset its Business Productivity team and reduce management roles while utilizing more vendors to “serve emerging and growth markets more effectively.” # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ WordStar_Reborn⠀⇛ Wordstar was the word processor that helped sell the personal computer. At one time, it was ubiquitous, and many authors had a hard time giving it up. Some, like George R. R. Martin, apparently are still refusing to give it up. But most of us have moved on. Thanks to an open-source clone, WordTsar, you may not have to. This is a modern interpretation of our old friend. # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ RIP_Metaverse⠀⇛ The Metaverse, the once-buzzy technology that promised to allow users to hang out awkwardly in a disorientating video-game-like world, has died after being abandoned by the business world. It was three years old. # ⚓ Kian Ryan ☛ Online_Psion_Document_Conversion_With_PsiConv⠀⇛ In 2021, I wrote about my workflow for getting draft documents out of my Psion and in to my blog. It worked, but it required multiple steps and was a bit of a kludge. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Show_us_the_sauce_code…_Wendy’s_and Google_to_test_drive-thru_order-taking_bot⠀⇛ The completed model was trained to recognize specific phrases or acronyms customers typically use when ordering, such as “JBC” describing Wendy’s junior bacon cheeseburger, “Frosties” milkshakes, or its combination meal “biggie bags.” Unsurprisingly, the chatbot, like human workers, will gladly offer to upsize meals or add more items to an order since it has been programmed to try and persuade hungry patrons to spend more cash. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Discord_Forces_Members_to_Change Usernames,_Discord_Erupts⠀⇛ Discord is a social app favored by gamers # § Windows TCO⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] Data Breaches ☛ City_of_Dallas_update_on ransomware_attack_recovery_efforts⠀⇛ Please see below for frequently asked questions regarding the incident: [...] o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ CISA ☛ CISA_Urges_Organizations_to_Incorporate_the_FCC Covered_List_Into_Risk_Management_Plans_|_CISA⠀⇛ The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) maintains a Covered List of communications equipment and services that have been determined by the U.S. government to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons to national security pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. # ⚓ CISA ☛ CISA_and_Partners_Disclose_Snake_Malware_Threat_From Russian_Cyber_Actors_|_CISA⠀⇛ Today, CISA and partners released a joint advisory for a sophisticated cyber espionage tool used by Russian cyber actors. Hunting Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware provides technical descriptions of the malware’s host architecture and network communications, and mitigations to help detect and defend against this threat. CISA urges organizations to review the advisory for more information and apply the recommended mitigations and detection guidance. For more information on FSB and Russian state-sponsored cyber activity, please see the joint advisory Russian State-Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure and CISA’s Russia Cyber Threat Overview and Advisories webpage. # ⚓ CISA ☛ Microsoft_Releases_May_2023_Security_Updates⠀⇛ Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker can exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Microsoft_Patch_Tuesday,_May_2023 Edition⠀⇛ Microsoft today released software updates to fix at least four dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in active attacks. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_Patch_Tuesday:_40 Vulnerabilities,_2_Zero-Days⠀⇛ Microsoft’s May 2023 security updates address a total of 40 newly documented vulnerabilities, including two flaws already exploited in attacks. # ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Feds_Take_Down_13_More_DDoS-for-Hire Services⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ PIPEDREAM_Malware_against_Industrial Control_Systems⠀⇛ Another nation-state_malware, Russian in origin: In the early stages of the war in Ukraine in 2022, PIPEDREAM, a known malware was quietly on the brink of wiping out a handful of critical U.S. electric and liquid natural gas sites. PIPEDREAM is an attack toolkit with unmatched and unprecedented capabilities developed for use against industrial control systems (ICSs). [...] # ⚓ Security Week ☛ US_Disrupts_Russia’s_Sophisticated_‘Snake’ Cyberespionage_Malware⠀⇛ The US government has announced the disruption of Snake, a sophisticated cyberespionage malware officially attributed to a unit of Russia’s FSB agency. # ⚓ Privilege_Escalation_in_Cloud-Native_App_Production Environments⠀⇛ With today’s modern digital applications, managing access permissions during operational events is crucial to ensuring the safety and security of an organization’s production applications and infrastructure. A common and essential security principle, the principle of least privilege, states that developers and support engineers should have as little access as possible # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Teen Vogue ☛ TikTok_Tracked_Users_Who_Watched_LGBTQ+ Videos,_New_Report_Finds⠀⇛ Former TikTok employees told the newspaper that the app’s videos were categorized under topics, including one labeled “LGBT,” and that TikTok kept an internally accessible dashboard of the usernames and ID numbers of people who had watched such videos. TikTok employees in the U.S., U.K., and Australia flagged the database to higher-level executives, expressing concerns that the data could be shared with outside parties or used as blackmail, according to the ex-workers. Executives restricted access to the dashboard in 2021, but by that point, some employees had been able to see the IDs of users who had watched queer content for over a year, per the WSJ. # ⚓ The Wall Street Journal ☛ TikTok_Tracked_Users_Who Watched_Ga⠀⇛ TikTok doesn’t ask users to disclose their sexual orientation, but it cataloged videos users watched under topics such as LGBT, short for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, the former employees said. The collection of information, which could be viewed by some employees through a dashboard, included a set of affiliated users who watched those videos, and their ID numbers, they said. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ PWC_Royal_Commission_please⠀⇛ Michael West discusses why we need a Royal Commission into PWC and their shady practices of leaking information to big multi nationals o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Islamist_module_linked_to_global_outfit busted,_11_arrested_in_Madhya_Pradesh⠀⇛ The MP Police has registered a case against the accused under sections 13, 17 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and other relevant sections. A special court has remanded them to ATS custody till May 19. # ⚓ ANF News ☛ Two_ISIS_terrorists_arrested_in_Deir_ez-Zor⠀⇛ The SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) Anti-Terrorism Units (YAT), along with the Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the International Coalition forces, conducted a security operation targeting an active ISIS terrorist cell in the town of al-Suar, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor. # ⚓ RTL ☛ 168_German_shells_discovered_during_excavation_work in_Longwy,_France⠀⇛ Le Républicain Lorrain reports that it took two days for the deminers to safely extract the shells. The discovery appears to be a depot used by German troops during the First World War. Each warhead was calibrated for cannons and consisted of an explosive and a detonator. A controlled underground explosion was conducted in a complex kept secret by the French state to safely destroy the shells. According to our colleagues in Lorraine, the explosives may have been abandoned during the evacuation of German troops from Longwy on November 10 and 11, 1918. # ⚓ El País ☛ Migrants_flow_north_to_US_border_ahead_of_policy changes⠀⇛ Some had vague information — from relatives, social media, smugglers — about coming border policy changes by the United States government and were hustling to make it to that distant border. On May 11, the United States government will end pandemic-related restrictions on people requesting asylum at the border — also known as Title 42, under which migrants have been expelled from the U.S. more than 2.8 million times since March 2020. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Sudan:_Residents_Trapped_Between_Warring Rival_Factions_as_Humanitarian_Crisis_Escalates⠀⇛ Conflict in Sudan between two rival military factions is entering its fourth week. Despite international calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, both combatant groups have repeatedly breached truce agreements. More than 700 people have died. As thousands of Sudanese civilians flee both the capital Khartoum and the country entirely, the fighting is expected to continue, with no end in sight. As Sudan braces for the renewed possibility of full-scale civil war, we speak to McGill University professor Khalid Mustafa Medani and Sudanese activist Marine Alneel about the country’s brewing humanitarian crisis. “The only path toward stability is the establishment of a civilian democracy,” says Medani. # ⚓ Site36 ☛ Annual_statistics:_German_police_count_more political_crime⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ China_‘the_peacemaker’,_or_just_a_charm offensive?⠀⇛ With a renewed five-year mandate as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping has re-emerged on the international stage. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ NATO’s_Great_New_Idea:_‘Let’s_Start_a_War_With China!’⠀⇛ NATO’s post-Cold War history is that of an organization far past its “sell-by” date. Desperate for a mission after the end of the Warsaw Pact, NATO in the late 1990s decided that it would become the muscle behind the militarization of “human rights” under the Clinton Administration. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Nord_Stream_Explosions:_New_Revelations About_Motive,_Means_and_Opportunity⠀⇛ As new details emerge about the pipeline blasts, they also prompt questions: What did US intelligence know about the biggest whodunit of the century, when did they know it, and how did they know it? # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Talk_World_Radio:_James_Bamford_on_Israelgate and_Nordstream⠀⇛ This week on Talk World Radio we’re discussing Israelgate and Nordstream. Our guest, journalist James Bamford, has a new book called Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence… # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Heinous_Crime’:_Israeli_Strikes_on_Gaza Kill_at_Least_13_Palestinians,_Including_Children⠀⇛ Human rights defenders on Tuesday condemned an intense Israeli aerial bombardment of densely populated areas of Gaza that killed at least 13 Palestinians—including at least 10 civilians and three leaders of a militant resistance group—while wounding more than 20 others. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Broken_Country’:_2-Year-Old_FBI_Training Video_of_How_to_Survive_US_Mass_Shooting_Goes_Viral⠀⇛ As the U.S. remains on track for a record number of mass killings in 2023, an FBI training video instructing people on how to survive a shooting has gone viral this week. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Serbia_Against_Violence’:_Tens_of Thousands_Demonstrate_After_Pair_of_Mass_Shootings⠀⇛ Tens of thousands of people in Serbia hit the streets on Monday to demand the resignation of top government officials and a prohibition on violence promotion in the media following a pair of mass shootings in the country that left 17 dead and 21 injured, many of them children. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Mercenaries_Who_Fight_for_American Empire⠀⇛ The way mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his private army have been waging a significant part of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has been well covered in the American media, not least of all because his firm, the Wagner Group, draws most of its men from Russia’s prison system. Wagner offers “freedom” from Putin’s labor camps only to send those released convicts to the front lines of the conflict, often on brutal suicide missions. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Security_concerns_and_moral_issues’_What_happened to_the_usually_lavish_Victory_Day_parade_in_Red_Square_this year?_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Less than a week before the anticipated May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square, two drones attacked the Kremlin. Even before the incident, the authorities spoke of canceling some May 9 festivities, including the Immortal Regiment procession in central Moscow, in which people carry pictures of relatives who served the Soviet Union during the Second World War. Victory Day parades, normally lavish spectacles, having been shrinking in size for several years. This year, “security considerations” were just one more reason the authorities gave when explaining the cancellations. Independent journalist cooperative Bereg analyzed the Kremlin’s and the Defense Ministry’s shifting plans and catalogued the differences in this year’s diminished celebration. With Bereg’s permission, Meduza shares an abridged version of their report in English. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Yandex_goes_Dutch_In_an_effort_to_divest_itself_of its_Russian_segment,_the_multinational_IT_giant_is_looking_to create_a_‘consortium’_of_oligarch_shareholders,_while distancing_from_the_Kremlin_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The IT giant Yandex describes itself as a “technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning.” Now undergoing a reorganization, the multinational company is looking to divest itself of the troublesome Russian assets that have become a liability for the family trust established by Yandex founder Arkady Volozh. But restructuring Yandex is proving to be a complex task with many stakeholders to make happy, including some of Russia’s richest men who remain closely connected to Vladimir Putin. In this collaborative reportage, Svetlana Reiter, Irina Malkova, and Valeria Pozychanyuk report from behind the scenes of an incipient deal where Russia’s “old” oligarch money prepares to back new technologies like AI and big- data processing. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ 14_people_arrested_at_anti-war_art_exhibition_in Russia’s_Leningrad_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In Russia’s Leningrad region, police officers arrested 14 people at an anti-war art exhibition, reports the Telegram channel SOTAvision and the outlet RusNews. According to the Telegram channel, they were arrested for suspicion of theft. All those arrested were taken to the Gatchinsky District Internal Affairs Ministry. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘There’s_nothing_stronger_than_love_for_our Motherland’_Meduza’s_brief_retelling_of_Vladimir_Putin’s Victory_Day_speech_—_Meduza⠀⇛ I’d like to wish you all a happy Victory Day. Our fathers and grandfathers saved humanity from Nazism. Today, civilization is again at a crossroads; a true war is being waged against our Motherland once more. But we’ve fought back against international terrorism. We’ll defend the residents of the Donbas and ensure our own security. We want a future that is peaceful, free, and stable. Any ideology of superiority is criminal and deadly. The Western elites are pitting people against each other and dividing society while sowing Russophobia and aggressive nationalism and destroying the traditional values that make people human. They forgot what the Nazis’ ambitions of world domination led to and forgot who liberated the people of Europe. The goal of Russia’s enemies is the breakdown of our country. The Ukrainian people have become hostages of a coup d’etat and a bargaining chip for their Western masters. These battles, decisive for the fate of our Motherland, have become sacred. We’re proud of the participants of the special military operation, of those who are fighting on the front line. There’s no work more important right now than your combat work. There’s nothing stronger in the world than love for our Motherland. For Russia! For our valiant armed forces! For victory! # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Putin’s_embarrassing_one-tank_parade hints_at_catastrophic_losses_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ Putin has transformed Victory Day into a celebration of Russia’s resurgence as a military superpower, but this year’s embarrassing one-tank parade underlined the catastrophic scale of Russian losses in Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russia’s_invasion_fails_to_prevent progress_in_Ukraine’s_energy_sector⠀⇛ Russia’s seven-month airstrike campaign against Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure has failed to derail Ukrainian progress toward greater energy sector integration with the EU, writes Aura Sabadus. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ James_Cleverly_on_the_UK’s_support_for Ukraine_and_foreign_policy_‘refresh’⠀⇛ The UK foreign secretary joined the Atlantic Council to talk about the UK’s national-security strategy, support for Ukraine, and China policy. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Alexander_Lukashenko_conspicuously_absent_at Victory_Day_breakfast_in_Moscow,_rushed_back_to_Belarus_with ambulance_in_tow_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, flew back to Minsk shortly after attending the Victory Day parade in Moscow, skipping the formal breakfast for visiting foreign leaders. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘The_future_is_gloomy,_but’:_Russian_business leaders_and_government_officials_discuss_recently_leaked telephone_calls_where_elites_criticized_Putin_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Over the past several months, Ukrainian and Russian independent media outlets have published multiple audio recordings that are purportedly private phone conversations in which elite members of Russian politics, business, and society harshly criticize President Vladimir Putin, his policies, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. In March, the Ukrainian media released a recorded conversation that allegedly took place between Russian music producer Iosif Prigozhin (no relation to the Wagner Group founder and catering tycoon Evgeny Prigozhin) and billionaire and former politician Farkhad Akhmedov, in which the men call Putin and his cronies “criminals” and say, “They fucked us and our children and their future.” Iosif Prigozhin dismissed the recording as a fake soon after it appeared. In April, another recorded telephone conversation appeared on YouTube, this time allegedly between Russian billionaire Roman Trotsenko and the businessman Nikolai Matushevsky. The investigative news outlet iStories published a synopsis of the alleged Trotskenko–Matushevsky call and collected the reactions of several Russian business and thought leaders (who remained anonymous in the original piece). Meduza is sharing an abridged English-language version of the report. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We_shouldn’t_celebrate_until_we’ve_repented’ Meduza’s_readers_on_how_their_views_of_Victory_Day_have changed_since_the_war_began_—_Meduza⠀⇛ May 9 is Victory Day, the day Russia celebrates the anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II. This is the second time the country has marked the holiday since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. Last year, many of Meduza’s readers said that as far as they’re concerned, the holiday no longer exists. We decided to find out how Russians’ perceptions of the holiday have changed in the year since and how they plan to spend it. We’re publishing some of the most notable responses below. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukraine_says_air_defenses_shot_down_23_missiles launched_by_Russia_overnight_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian troops launched 25 cruise missiles overnight on May 9. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, 23 of the missiles were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Nizhny_Novgorod_governor_visits_Zakhar_Prilepin_in hospital_following_assassination_attempt_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Gleb Nikitin, the governor of Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, posted on Telegram about visiting the nationalist writer-turned-politician Zakhar Prilepin in hospital. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Warsaw_protesters_keep_Russian_ambassador_from laying_wreath_at_Soviet_Military_Cemetery_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Sergey Andreyev, Russia’s ambassador to Poland, could not lay a wreath at the Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw to commemorate Victory Day and the end of World War II in Europe. RIA Novosti has published video footage of the crowd surrounding the Russian diplomats and forcing them to leave the memorial site. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Evgeny_Prigozhin_says_Russian_army_unit_abandoned positions_in_Bakhmut_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin said in a new video posted to Telegram that a Russian Armed Forces unit abandoned its positions in the Bakhmut area on Tuesday. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Israel_Kills_13,_Including_Women_& Children,_in_Airstrikes_Targeting_Militant_Leaders_in_Gaza⠀⇛ Israel launched surprise airstrikes in Gaza overnight, targeting three commanders of the Islamic Jihad militant group, who were assassinated in their homes. The attacks killed a total of 13 people, including the wives and children of the men. The Israeli attack broke a ceasefire that had been reached last week after a spike in violence following the death of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan in Israeli custody. “As the occupying power, Israel has the obligation to protect the civilian population,” says Phyllis Bennis, author and fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. “Instead, we’re seeing the expansion of an apartheid regime, and one which is prepared to use violence at extraordinary levels without a moment’s hesitation.” # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Phyllis_Bennis_on_Ukraine_War_&_Why_a Ceasefire_Is_the_First_Step_Toward_Lasting_Peace⠀⇛ As Russia marks the Soviet Union’s defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in Ukraine, we’re joined by Phyllis Bennis, author and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Press_statement_by_President_von_der Leyen_with_Ukrainian_President_Zelenskyy⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Kyiv, 09 May 2023 Dear President Zelenskyy, dear Volodymyr, It is an honour and it is a privilege to be here on the 9 May. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy,_Von_Der_Leyen_Discuss_Ukraine’s_EU Integration,_More_Russia_Sanctions,_Faster_Ammo_Deliveries⠀⇛ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 9 highlighted the need for faster deliveries of artillery shells from the European Union during a meeting with visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Flower_flag_in_support_of_Ukraine_at_Freedom Monument,_Rīga⠀⇛ Expressing support for Ukraine on its way to accession to the European Union (EU) and commemorating the victims of the war, a flower composition in the colors of the Ukrainian flag was created in Rīga on Monday at the Freedom Monument, Latvian Television reported. # ⚓ Ukraine’s_Future_Lies_in_the_Great_Reset⠀⇛ Elite plans for digital ID, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and a “Green” post-war economy proliferate in Ukraine as conflict rages, manifesting in Ukraine’s Diia app, the e-hryvnia, a corporate takeover of Ukraine’s war efforts and prospective reconstruction, and other efforts that signal a Fourth Industrial Revolution roll-out. Outlining these efforts and who’s behind them, Stavroula Pabst argues that Ukraine’s cannon-fodder status before and during NATO’s proxy war makes it an ideal testing ground for the Great Reset. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Global_Command_and_Control_Technologies_sees upsurge_in_demand_amid_global_tension⠀⇛ Global Command and Control Technologies (GC2T) has seen an uptick in business prospects following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over a year ago as countries, particularly in Africa, are looking for products that neither Ukraine nor Russia can supply at present. # ⚓ France24 ☛ French_AFP_journalist_killed_in_rocket_attack near_Bakhmut⠀⇛ A French journalist based in Ukraine for AFP was killed on Tuesday near the embattled city of Bakhmut, the news agency reported. Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech at the annual May 9 Victory Day parade accusing the West of unleashing a “real war” on Russia. Officials in Kyiv said Russian forces fired a dozen cruise missiles at the Ukrainian capital overnight. Follow our blog to see how the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). # ⚓ LRT ☛ Several_dozen_commemorate_Victory_Day_in_Vilnius_amid Ukraine_war_tensions⠀⇛ As Russia celebrates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany on Tuesday, a small group of people gathered to commemorate the occasion at Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius, amid controversy flamed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Outbound_Inspections_Resume_Under_Black_Sea_Grain Deal,_Says_UN⠀⇛ Inspections of outbound vessels have resumed under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain, which Moscow has threatened to quit over obstacles to its own grain and fertilizer exports. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Wagner_Chief_Again_Slams_Russian_Defense_Ministry; Accuses_Soldiers_Of_Fleeing⠀⇛ Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin again accused the Russian Defense Ministry of failing to supply his mercenary fighters with enough ammunition and accused Russian troops of fleeing fighting around the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ UN_Says_Almost_9,000_Civilians_Confirmed_Killed_In Ukraine,_Though_Figure_Is_Likely_Much_Higher⠀⇛ The United Nations says that, as of May 7, 8,791 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Holds_Victory_Day_Celebrations_Amid_Fresh Strikes_On_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russian President Vladimir Putin has presided over a parade to commemorate the end of World War II in Europe even as he pushes ahead with the continent’s largest land war since since the conflict ended in 1945. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Finnish_public’s_pro-EU_sentiment_remains at_record_highs_–_EU_Skepticism_linked_to_distrust_of politics⠀⇛ A recent survey conducted by the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA) reveals that 64% of Finns hold a positive attitude towards their country’s membership in the European Union, while 17% remain critical of the Union. This record-high approval rating for EU membership was observed after Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine in February 2022. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ On_Muted_War_Holiday,_Putin_Tries_to Justify_Invasion_of_Ukraine⠀⇛ With Russia struggling on the battlefield, Vladimir V. Putin presided over a scaled-down celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II, while using it to repeat false claims about Ukraine. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ China_Does_an_Awkward_Dance_with_Europe Over_Russia-Ukraine_War⠀⇛ A three-stop tour by China’s foreign minister this week has everyone trying to balance economic and security interests when it comes to Russia and Ukraine. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ AFP_Journalist_Killed_by_Rocket_Fire_in Intense_Battle_Near_Bakhmut⠀⇛ Arman Soldin, 32, was the 17th journalist to be killed in Ukraine since 2022, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Vladimir_Putin_Is_the_World’s_Most Dangerous_Fool⠀⇛ He will do anything to justify the terrible losses he has piled up in the name of a country where defeated leaders don’t retire peacefully. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Will_Provide_Ukraine_With_$1.2 Billion_for_Military_Use,_Including_Air_Defense⠀⇛ A Pentagon spokesman also confirmed that Ukrainian troops using a U.S.-made Patriot air-defense system shot down a hypersonic Russian missile. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Is_Russia’s_May_9_Victory_Day?⠀⇛ The holiday commemorating the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 is toned down this year as the war in Ukraine drags on. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ William_Burns,_a_C.I.A._Spymaster_With Unusual_Powers⠀⇛ Mr. Burns, a key figure in bolstering the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine, has amassed influence beyond most previous spy chiefs. # ⚓ Axios ☛ AFP_journalist_killed_in_rocket_attack_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ A journalist working for French news agency Agence France-Presse was killed in Ukraine during a rocket strike near the eastern city of Bakhmut on Tuesday, AFP said. # ⚓ Axios ☛ American_extremists_linked_to_Russian_sites⠀⇛ American_extremists are consistently turning up on loosely-governed Russian social media platforms. Why it matters: While there’s no evidence to suggest that the Russian government is explicitly trying to lure American extremists to its social sites, experts note that Moscow doesn’t seem interested in doing anything to discourage them, either. =================================================== # ⚓ Axios ☛ Putin_slams_“Russophobia”_at_scaled-back_Victory Day_parade⠀⇛ Russian_President_Vladimir_Putin declared on Tuesday that a “real war has again been unleashed against our homeland” as he marked Russia’s Victory Day, which commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany. The big picture: More than a year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and with his forces_bracing for_a_Ukrainian_counter-attack, Putin again tried to paint the West as the true aggressors and equate Russia’s current fight with its war against the Nazis. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan_working_towards_opening_of_Nato liaison_office_in_Tokyo⠀⇛ Nikkei Asia reported that Nato was planning to open its first office in Asia to facilitate consultations in the region. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ US_Spending_on_Weapons_and_War_Remains Higher_Than_144_Other_Nations_Combined⠀⇛ World military spending has reached a new record high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, according to new data published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). That’s up 3.7% since the previous year, including the steepest increase among European nations since the end of the Cold War over 30 years ago. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Military_Industrial_Complex_Is_More Powerful_Than_Ever⠀⇛ The military-industrial complex (MIC) that President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about more than 60 years ago is still alive and well. In fact, it’s consuming many more tax dollars and feeding far larger weapons producers than when Ike raised the alarm about the “unwarranted influence” it wielded in his 1961 farewell address to the nation.1 # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ War_for_Profit:_A_Very_Short_History⠀⇛ As they did over a century ago ahead of World War I, the Merchants of Death thrive behind a veil of duplicity and slick media campaigns. # ⚓ LRT ☛ ‘Western_Europe_wouldn’t_have_missed_the_Baltics’_– how_Latvia_and_Estonia_joined_the_EU⠀⇛ Lithuania, together with Latvia and Estonia, joined the European Union on May 1, 2004. Although the membership negotiations were incredibly fast, officials involved in the process recall Western Europe perceiving the Baltics as potentially problematic because of Russia’s neighbourhood. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_mulls_national_ban_to_prevent_sanctioned goods_from_reaching_Russia⠀⇛ In a bid to prevent sanctioned goods from reaching Russia, Vilnius is seeking approval from Brussels for a national ban on shipping some goods out of Lithuania, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Tuesday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ New_EU_sanctions_on_Russia_won’t_be_big_–_Lithuanian FM⠀⇛ The European Union’s planned 11th package of sanctions against Russia will not include any of the major restrictions on businesses proposed by Lithuania, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Tuesday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Police_takes_down_flag_praising_Russia_in_Vilnius⠀⇛ On Tuesday morning, police took down a red flag with a message praising Russia from a bridge in Vilnius. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Busts_Russian_Cyberoperation_In_Dozens_Of Countries⠀⇛ The U.S. Justice Department says it has disrupted a long-running Russian cyberespionage campaign that stole sensitive information from computer networks in dozens of countries. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Putin_Promises_Victory_in_the_War_Unleashed Against_Russia [Ed: Huh? Against Russia? TeleRUS at it again, inverting narratives (like calling invasion "liberation")?]⠀⇛ The Russian president accused Western powers of “imposing their will, their rights, their rules” to forge “a system of looting, violence, and oppression.” # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Art_Is_Now_a_Crime_in_Russia⠀⇛ The arrests of a director and a playwright in Moscow signal a new chapter in the Putin regime’s eradication of dissent. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russia_Stages_Victory_Day Concert_for_Estonian_Russians_Across_the_River⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Says_It_Dismantled_Russia’s_‘Most Sophisticated’_Malware_Network⠀⇛ The Justice Department said the F.B.I. had turned the structure of the Russian intelligence service’s “Snake” network for spying on computers against itself. # ⚓ ADF ☛ With_France_Out,_Analysts_Expect_Wagner_Mercenaries to_Move_into_Burkina_Faso⠀⇛ Now that Burkina Faso’s junta has forced French troops to leave the country, analysts say Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries could fill the void. Mamadou Drabo, executive secretary for junta- aligned civic group Save Burkina, told The Associated Press (AP) that the country’s leaders have invited Russian instructors to train its soldiers. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Texas_shooter_wore_a_supremacist_patch._What does_that_mean?⠀⇛ Authorities have not identified the motive of the Dallas, Texas, shooter Mauricio Garcia, who was wearing an extremist patch. Posts by Mr. Garcia on a Russian social networking site expressed a fascination with white supremacy and mass shootings. # ⚓ ADF ☛ Wagner_Group_Amplifies_Sudan_Conflict_With_Weapons Drop⠀⇛ ADF STAFF On April 17, two days after fighting broke out between two rival Sudanese generals, a Russian Ilyushin 76 cargo plane based at Libya’s al-Jufra air base was bound for Sudan. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Texas_Public_Records_Loophole_Used_to_Deny Release_of_Suicide_Reports⠀⇛ When Patty Troyan’s son Logan Castello died by suicide in November 2019 in his Central Texas home, she immediately tried to understand what prompted him to take his own life not long after getting married and days before a planned family Thanksgiving gathering. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ Right-Wing_Grifters_Love_to_Say_They’re “Canceled”_—_but_Get_All_the_Elite_Support_They_Want⠀⇛ Right-wing personalities claim that a new elite class is sidelining critics of progressive dogma. Yet such messages are broadcast by all major media: again showing how easy it is to make a grift out of pushing reactionary talking points. # ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ Bud_light_exec_says_‘one_social_media post’_crashed_sales_amid_trans_row⠀⇛ An ensuing boycott by conservatives was blamed for wiping around $4 billion off Anheuser-Busch’s value within days and sales volumes of the beer dropping by a quarter. Two Bud Light executives were placed on leave in the wake of the marketing calamity. However, Mr Doukeris told the Financial Times that online “misinformation and confusion” had led to customers interpreting Mulvaney’s personalised can as one that was in production for general sale, rather than a one-off. [...] He added: “You have one fact and every person puts an opinion behind the fact. And then the opinions start to be replicated fast on each and every comment. By the time that 10 or 20 people put a comment out there, the reality is no longer what the fact is, but is more [about] what the comments were.” o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Italy’s_Eni_Faces_Lawsuit_Alleging_Early_Knowledge Of_Climate_Change⠀⇛ Italian oil major Eni is facing the country’s first climate lawsuit, with environmental groups alleging the company used “greenwashing” to push for more fossil fuels despite knowing of the risks posed by burning its products since 1970.    Greenpeace Italy and Italian advocacy group ReCommon aim to build on a similar case targeting Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force Eni to slash its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ RTL ☛ Greens_frustrated_with_unsafe_cycling_lanes_in capital⠀⇛ As an example, LSAP councillor Tom Krieps highlights the flaws in the cycling lane on Rue des Aubépines: “The problem is that at the moment it’s a hybrid solution. If there are no cyclists, motorised traffic is allowed to drive on the cycling lane.” Drivers don’t keep their distance to cyclists, especially when a big bus or truck is pushing closely behind them, says Krieps. He suggests removing the parking spots on the right side of the road and creating a proper, separated cycling lane. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ The North Lines IN ☛ Snow_leopard_documented_for_the first_time_through_‘camera_trap’_in_Kishtwar⠀⇛ Regional Wildlife Warden Jammu, Dr M K Kumar told the Kashmir News Observer that despite being aware of the presence of snow leopards in the area, they have captured the sight of the animal for the first time on three occasions through a “camera trap”. “On three occasions, we have spotted the animal through a camera trap, and on the first occasion, two were spotted in a single frame, and on the second and third occasions, one was present,” he said, adding that this happened for the first time. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Dawn Media ☛ The_‘water_cops’_of_Las_Vegas_make_city a_model_in_drought-hit_US⠀⇛ Some 2.3 million people live in the arid Las Vegas Valley, and 40 million tourists are drawn each year to its giant casinos and hotels. Yet because Nevada is allowed to use less than two per cent of the drought-hit Colorado River’s total water, it has taken drastic action, from banning lawns to capping the size of swimming pools. Even as the region’s population has exploded by more than half in the past two decades, use of the mighty but dwindling river — by far Las Vegas’s main water source — has declined by almost a third. # ⚓ Overpopulation ☛ More_population_neglect_from_the United_Nations⠀⇛ The UN’s latest State of the World Population 2023 report deepens its denouncement of population concerns. While it commendably emphasizes women’s reproductive rights, it neglects the role an excessive and growing population plays in driving global ecological degradation and overlooks the many ways overpopulation can undermine poor people’s rights to safety and security. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Expert_Warns_Drought_Could_Keep_Food_Prices High_in_Spain⠀⇛ “If there’s a lack of homegrown products due to drought, then they will have to be brought in from abroad…” The ongoing and intense drought conditions may lead to a persistent increase in food prices in Spain, said Jaume Bernis, a member of the Coordinator of Farmers and Ranchers Organizations (COAG). o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ MWL ☛ Print_Price_Increases⠀⇛ Unfortunately, back in 2011 I decided that I wanted my tech books to look like Real Books. You know, from Real Publishers, whatever that means. He put prices on covers. Younger Me had lived through several periods of inflation, and while he had learned the lessons of inflation on the demand side he failed to extrapolate for when he became a supplier. If he thought about prices on covers becoming invalid in five or ten years, he would have sneered Like I’ll still be making a living doing this in 2023. I assumed my writing career was unsustainable. I have to file updated, priceless covers with the printers. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Biden_‘Considering’_14th_Amendment_But Downplays_Using_It_to_End_Debt_Limit_Fight⠀⇛ After meeting with congressional leaders at the White House Tuesday afternoon, U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters he has been “considering” invoking the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to avert a catastrophic default, but he also suggested that doing so won’t solve the current battle with House Republicans. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ A_not_so_super_budget_for superannuants_and_retirees⠀⇛ Tuesday’s budget announcement was rather short on excitement. Much of it has already been announced or leaked over the last couple of months. Superannuants and retirees in general had low expectations of any major changes, and their expectations were met. Harry Chemay reports. The second Budget of the Albanese Government holds the line on fiscal discipline, while acknowledging the pain that many Australian households now face with mounting cost of living pressures. The Budget seeks to address the latter issue directly with a relief package of almost $15 billion, spearheaded by its Energy Price Relief Plan. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ GOP_Hostage-Taking_on_Debt_Ceiling_Must_Be Stopped_to_Avoid_Economic_Calamity⠀⇛ Recent reports indicate that the debt limit “X- date” could come as early as June 1. On this X- date, the U.S. Treasury will no longer have enough cash in its accounts at the Federal Reserve to meet all the legal spending obligations legislated by Congress. These obligations include paying holders of U.S. Treasury debt, Social Security checks, and reimbursements to doctors treating patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid. The normal way of dealing with such a cash shortfall—selling new debt issues and depositing the proceeds into the Treasury’s account—is exactly what the debt limit will make impossible on that date. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘End_the_Absurdity’​:_Experts_Say_Biden Must_Not_Let_GOP_Force_‘Catastrophic’_Default⠀⇛ Ahead of congressional leaders’ Tuesday meeting at the White House, economists and other experts have renewed warnings about what the GOP’s threatened first-ever U.S. default—or even coming precariously close to it—could mean for the country. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Finally_a_surplus,_but_Budget_fine print_reveals_tough_times_to_continue_for_households⠀⇛ Treasurer Jim Chalmers has scraped together a budget surplus for one year thanks to raging commodity prices, but the prospect of an economic downturn makes the prognosis for households bleak. Callum Foote emerges from the budget lockup. Jim Chalmers, rising above the Coalition’s puffery of ‘Back in Black’, proudly announced a budget surplus of $4.2bn, or 0.2% of GDP, the first surplus in fifteen years. Chalmers, like all notable Australian treasurers, was helped by sky- high commodity prices. Who knows when they will drop. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Biden_provokes_key_Republicans_with_New_York_debt ceiling_trip⠀⇛ Vulnerable House Republicans from New York are warning that President Biden’s planned trip to their home turf on Wednesday could only serve to further strain tensions between them and the White House. Why it matters:These GOP lawmakers — who would be critical to a Democratic_effort to pass a clean debt ceiling increase – see Biden’s speech as a provocative ploy to pressure them into supporting that push. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_Economist_has_named_the_countries_plagued_the most_by_crony_capitalism⠀⇛ The wealth of crony capitalists around the world has grown exponentially by 850% in the past 25 years to $3 trillion, a survey has shown. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Food_prices_fall_slowly_in_Latvia⠀⇛ One year after the Russian war, prices are falling for most food products. The decline in Latvia delayed compared to the world, but experts forecast a further fall in prices. Pre-war levels will probably not be reached, according to experts surveyed by Latvian Radio on May 10. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ How_to_End_Global_Financial_Apartheid⠀⇛ The key to economic development and ending poverty is investment. Nations achieve prosperity by investing in four priorities. Most important is investing in people, through quality education and health care. The next is infrastructure, such as electricity, safe water, digital networks, and public transport. The third is natural capital, protecting nature. The fourth is business investment. The key is finance: mobilizing the funds to invest at the scale and speed required. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hong_Kong_Wants_More_Tourists,_but_Mostly ‘Good_Quality’_Ones,_Please⠀⇛ The return of budget tour groups from mainland China is sparking frustrations — and a dose of snobbery — in a city starved for business. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ After_cracking_down_on_tech,_China_is_targeting foreign_consulting_firms⠀⇛ Chinese authorities have raided the offices of consulting firm Capvision as Beijing ramps up its anti-espionage campaign in the consulting sector. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Italy’s_exports_to_China_almost_doubled_in_two months⠀⇛ Italy’s exports to China reached a monthly record of €3 billion ($3.3 billion) in February, a 62% surge from the same period in 2022. That’s almost double their value of €1.7 billion last December, according to data that Banca d’Italia, the nation’s central bank, shared with Quartz. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_global_price_of_olive_oil_hit_a_26-year_high⠀⇛ Heat and drought in the Mediterranean are harming production of olive oil, causing its price to spike. The global price of the oil is now almost $6,000 per metric ton, according to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_unnecessary_debt_ceiling_showdown_is_already costing_US_taxpayers_money⠀⇛ The US government is closing in on an arbitrary limit on issuing new debt, and financial markets are finally starting to notice. Forecasters expect that the debt limit will be reached sometime between mid-June and mid-August, but speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy says Republicans will refuse to raise it unless… # ⚓ Quartz ☛ These_are_the_TV_shows_and_films_affected_by_the Hollywood_writers’_strike_so_far⠀⇛ The impact of Hollywood’s ongoing writers’ strike, which started on May 1, is becoming increasingly clear. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Americans_Likely_Saw_Little Relief_From_Inflation_in_April⠀⇛ After steadily declining for nearly a year, consumer price data to be released Wednesday will likely show that U.S. inflation remained stubbornly high in April, a sign that it might be entering a newer, stickier phase # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Chinese_data,_US_debt_ceiling_worries push_stocks_down⠀⇛ Share markets have dipped as traders are kept on edge by weak Chinese trade data and the impasse over the US debt ceiling, which has also caused a sharp sell-off in short-dated US Treasury bills. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Federal_budget_sparks_fresh_concerns of_more_rate_hikes⠀⇛ Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rejected concerns his cost of living budget will fuel inflation and trigger more interest rate rises. His second budget juggled several priorities, namely keeping a lid on inflation while offering some cost of living support to those most in need. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ PM_defends_budget_spending,_denies inflation_fears⠀⇛ Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the billions in budget spending on vulnerable and low- income Australians as the coalition warns it will feed higher interest rates. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_monthly_inflation_close_to_zero_in April⠀⇛ Monthly inflation in Lithuania was close to zero in April, the State Data Agency said on Tuesday. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Budget_a_‘missed_opportunity’:_falls short_for_farmers⠀⇛ There are warnings from farmers that Tuesday’s budget won’t stop the price of food going up.  National Farmers’ Federation president Fiona Simson said the budget was a missed opportunity to address food price inflation. “The budget does nothing to get to the heart of rampant food price inflation,” she said. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Asia_stocks_stumble_ahead_of_US inflation_data⠀⇛ Stocks were struggling to advance in Asia and the dollar was firm on Wednesday ahead of US consumer price data that could damage hopes for interest rate cuts later this year if inflation fails to show much of a decline. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ ADF ☛ Russian_‘Firehose_of_Falsehoods’_Boosts Authoritarians_and_Sows_Distrust⠀⇛ In mid-2020, the Central African Republic’s Constitutional Court denied President Faustin- Archange Touadéra’s request to delay the 2020 elections because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost immediately afterward, claims began circulating online that the court had been bribed to act against the president. # ⚓ India Times ☛ EU_draft_rules_propose_tougher_cybersecurity labelling_rules_for_Amazon,_Google,_Microsoft⠀⇛ Amazon, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft and other non- European Union cloud service providers looking to secure an EU cybersecurity label to handle sensitive data can only do so via a joint venture with an EU-based company, according to an EU draft document seen by Reuters. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_MP’s_post_about_Israel_draws_condemnation as_anti-Semitic⠀⇛ Lithuanian MP Remigijus Žemaitaitis has attracted controversy with a Facebook post criticising Israel. Several ambassadors have slammed his statements, while prosecutors have opened a probe into suspected anti-Semitism. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ FBI_disrupts_sophisticated_Russian cyberespionage_operation⠀⇛ The FBI operation dubbed “Medusa” targeted nearly 2o-year-old malware operated by Turla, a unit within the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, which has been known for years as one of Russia’s premier cybersespionage outfits. The group was using and continuously updating a piece of malware known as “Snake” — which dates back to 2004 — to steal sensitive documents from hundreds of computer systems in at least 50 countries, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. The stolen material was then exfiltrated through a covert network of Snake-compromised computers in the U.S. and other countries. # ⚓ CISA ☛ Hunting_Russian_Intelligence_“Snake”_Malware⠀⇛ We consider Snake to be the most sophisticated cyber espionage tool in the FSB’s arsenal. The sophistication of Snake stems from three principal areas. First, Snake employs means to achieve a rare level of stealth in its host components and network communications. Second, Snake’s internal technical architecture allows for easy incorporation of new or replacement components. This design also facilitates the development and interoperability of Snake instances running on different host operating systems. We have observed interoperable Snake implants for Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems. Lastly, Snake demonstrates careful software engineering design and implementation, with the implant containing surprisingly few bugs given its complexity. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ FBI-led_Op_Medusa_slays_NATO-bothering Russian_military_malware_network⠀⇛ Turla, the FSB-backed cyberspy group, has used versions of the Snake malware to steal data from hundreds of computer systems belonging to governments, journalists, and other targets of interest in at least 50 countries, according to the US Justice Department. After identifying and stealing sensitive files on victims’ devices, Turla exfiltrated them through a covert network of unwitting Snake-compromised computers in the US. # ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Government’s_Epic_Bill_C-18 Miscalculation_on_Mandating_Payments_for_Links⠀⇛ Meta executives faced another round of criticism at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage yesterday, yet beyond the usual outrage emanating from MPs that have labelled critics as racist or dismissed online news outlets at not news, was the growing realization that the company’s plan to block news sharing in Canada if Bill C-18 passes in its current form may not be a bluff. Meta has adopted a consistent position for months that the bill creates the prospect of unlimited liability for linking to news articles, the vast majority of which are posted by the media companies themselves. Paying for those links is viewed as uneconomic and untenable by the company, which would rather exit news sharing altogether in Canada rather than cough up millions of dollars for links. Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has been asked about the prospect of blocked news sharing for months, but has been unable to provide a cogent response, relying instead on canned talking points about his disappointment with Meta turning to the “Australian playbook”. But that response won’t work if Bill C-18 becomes law and news sharing disappears on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. # ⚓ NBC ☛ Leaked_Google_engineer_memo_warns_that_Big_Tech_could lose_AI_race_to_the_little_guys⠀⇛ A Google spokesperson confirmed the memo was authentic but said it was the opinion of one senior employee, not necessarily the company as a whole. “We’ve done a lot of looking over our shoulders at OpenAI,” the memo said. “But the uncomfortable truth is, we aren’t positioned to win this arms race and neither is OpenAI.” “I’m talking, of course, about open source. Plainly put, they are lapping us,” it continued. “While our models still hold a slight edge in terms of quality, the gap is closing astonishingly quickly.” # ⚓ The Hill ☛ MTV_News_to_shut_down_amid_Paramount_layoffs⠀⇛ The MTV — formerly “Music Television” — news division is expected to shut down amid a new round of layoffs made by Paramount Global, the company announced in a memo to staffers. # ⚓ Variety ☛ Paramount_Media_Networks,_Showtime_and_MTV Entertainment_Studios_to_Lay_Off_25%_of_U.S._Staff_as_MTV News_Shuts_Down⠀⇛ Layoffs will be hitting 25% of employees across the Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks groups in the U.S. Tuesday, following months of internal deliberations about integration amid Showtime’s rebranding into Paramount+ With Showtime. # ⚓ NPR ☛ MTV_News_shut_down_as_Paramount_Global_cuts_25%_of its_staff⠀⇛ The shutdown of MTV News comes as Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Showtime announced today that it is laying off some 25% of its staff. In addition to reports of a soft ad market, Paramount Global is doing considerable restructuring. Earlier this year, Showtime merged with MTV Entertainment Studios. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Tucker_Carlson_says_he’ll_take_his_show_to_Twitter⠀⇛ Carlson and the network have yet to work out the terms under which he departs, which could complicate or thwart his plans. On Tuesday afternoon, Axios reported that Carlson’s lawyer warned Fox that it cannot enforce the non-compete provision in his contract that prohibits him from hosting a show outside of Fox until early 2025. Axios reports the attorney, Bryan Freedman, says Fox has already breached the contract. # ⚓ The Economist ☛ China’s_new_“Top_Gun”_normalises_war_with America⠀⇛ Readers planning to watch the film should return to this spoiler-filled column later. Others should know that the movie breaks new ground in the “main melody” genre, as works promoting major party policies are known. Such films are shown to students, party members and government workers nationwide, alongside commercial screenings. “Born to Fly” is the highest-profile flick of this type to normalise the notion that the present-day PLA’s mission is to fight and kill Americans. The movie makes much of its realism. The film- makers have wheeled out PLA veterans to praise its authenticity and even the acting of its young male lead, Wang Yibo, an elfin former singer in a boy band. But its geopolitical premise is bogus. In the real world, China is locked in territorial disputes with many neighbours. Notably, China claims to control almost all of the South China Sea, building PLA bases atop disputed reefs and rocks. To challenge China’s unilateral claims and uphold the principle of freedom of navigation, America and other powers fly and sail through areas of the South China Sea deemed open to all by international law. “Born to Fly” twists such missions into acts of war. The film opens with foreign jets shattering windows and hurling Chinese fishermen and oilfield workers into the sea with low, supersonic passes. The aggressors chortle “well done” to one another. Told by radio that they are in an area under China’s jurisdiction, the foreigners retort: “We can come and go whenever we want.” They then proceed to outfly the PLA’s ageing planes. At the film’s end, the intruders return, firing without warning on Chinese fighters. This time, the PLA has advanced jets and drives them away. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ GOP_Congressman_and_Serial_Liar_George Santos_Reportedly_Facing_‘Long_Overdue’_Federal_Charges⠀⇛ Prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice have filed criminal charges against Republican Congressman George Santos of New York, sources familiar with the matter told multiple media outlets on Tuesday. # ⚓ Axios ☛ GOP_patience_with_George_Santos_wears_thin⠀⇛ House Republicans are expressing increasing weariness with Rep. George Santos’ (R-N.Y.) continued presence in their conference over news he is facing criminal_charges from the Department of Justice. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Amid_Growing_Calls_to_Resign,_Feinstein Heads_Back_to_Capitol_Hill⠀⇛ Faced with mounting calls to resign due to the impact of her extended absence, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein headed to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday after being away since late February while recovering from shingles. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Pay_the_Fine⠀⇛ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Jury_in_Civil_Case_Finds_Trump_Sexually Abused,_Defamed_E._Jean_Carroll⠀⇛ A civil jury in New York City on Tuesday found former U.S. President Donald Trump civilly liable for sexual abusing and defaming—but not raping—journalist E. Jean Carroll and awarded her $5 million in damages. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Sexual_abuse_verdict_tests_Trump’s_Teflon_armor⠀⇛ In any other context, it would be a career-ender: A federal jury ordered the Republican presidential front-runner to pay $5 million after finding_him liable for sexually abusing and defaming a famous writer. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Donald_Trump_was_found_liable_for_sexually_abusing and_defaming_E._Jean_Carroll⠀⇛ Former US president Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll and then defamed her by accusing her of making up the charge, according to jurors in a civil_trial_at_the Manhattan_federal_courthouse. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Billionaire_Harlan_Crow_Also_Bankrolled_GOP Lawmakers_Blocking_SCOTUS_Ethics_Reform⠀⇛ The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday sent a letter asking Harlan Crow—the billionaire GOP megadonor who has secretly showered U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts since the mid- 1990s—to provide a full accounting of his financial ties to Thomas and any other judges on the high court. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ What_Gives_You_Hope_Keeps_You_Fighting⠀⇛ On a guitar, the difference between an A minor chord and an A minor seventh chord is raising one finger off the fretboard. It seems like a tiny change, but if you listen to a song with the minor seventh chord played in place of the minor chord, you can immediately hear the difference. A minor chord is melancholy, evoking sadness, while a minor seventh chord lifts the mood and creates anticipation for what comes next. Minor seventh chords often come before a resolution, because they compel the listener to breathe in before the following chord allows them to let it all out. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Chuck_Klosterman’s_Decade_of_Ambivalence⠀⇛ The 1990s were a decade whose cultural flash points can now be readily summarized by the Twitter historian, the nostalgic TikToker, and anyone else who has processed years of received clichés into conventional wisdom. Nirvana remade rock music in the image of angst and flannel; the O.J. Simpson trial ushered in the reign of the 24-hour news cycle; the World Wide Web was slowly becoming a big deal beyond the world of nerds and losers; the travails of the Clintons polarized American politics. But surely the 1990s weren’t so easily reducible. We are a little more than 20 years removed from the final decade of the 20th century: a decade ripe for extended reappraisal as a distinct epoch of its own, yet one that is at risk of being engulfed by the hoary truisms and generalizations that reduce all historical eras into a collection of data points, rather than something that real people—many of them alive today—actually experienced. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ You_Don’t_Need_a_Script_to_Speak_to_Your Child⠀⇛ If you have a young child and a social media account, you may have encountered “gentle parenting” gurus and their favorite pedagogical tool: scripts for talking to your children. A prime example appears in Mike Mills’s 2021 film C’mon C’mon, which dramatizes the difficulties of this ascendant and demanding parenting approach. After he’s yelled at the child—his nephew—in his care, Joaquin Phoenix reads haltingly from a script identical to those that have hijacked my Instagram feed: “Then I say,” he grumbles, as though forced by a teacher to read aloud in class, “‘I feel badly about how I behaved. Are you feeling mad at me? It’s okay if you are. I would like to hear whatever you’re feeling and thinking.’” “Your mom does all this?” he asks his nephew, to which the boy replies, “Yeah, but she doesn’t have to read it from a stupid phone.” # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Intelligence_Online_writes_about personnel_changes_in_Hungarian_government,_which_comments: fake_news⠀⇛ According to Intelligence Online, a website specialising in intelligence news, Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade may soon be split into two. Péter Szijjártó, who heads the ministry, would be in charge of trade and foreign trade, while Viktor Orbán’s current political director, Balázs Orbán, would be in charge of diplomacy. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Protests_Erupt_Across_Pakistan_After_Former PM_Imran_Khan_Arrested⠀⇛ Supporters of Imran Khan took to the streets of Pakistan nationwide in angry protest Tuesday after the former Prime Minister was arrested on corruption and embezzlement charges—allegations the champion cricketer turned progressive politician has denied and says are politically motivated. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Protests_erupted_in_Pakistan_after_former_PM_Imran Khan_was_arrested⠀⇛ Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was arrested by the military at the High Court in Islamabad on May 9, escalating a domestic political and economic crisis that has simmered since he was removed from power last year. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Arrest_of_former_Pakistan_PM_sparks_protests⠀⇛ Pakistan authorities Tuesday arrested former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan outside of the Islamabad courts. Fawad Chaudhry, a senior member of Khan’s party, known as Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI), confirmed the arrest on his Twitter. He wrote that Khan was abducted by “unknown people to an unknown location. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ GOP_Target_Voting_Rights_Because_They Recognize_the_Future_Is_Progressive⠀⇛ A new progressive era is dawning in America, and almost nothing Republicans can do will hold back the tide — unless Republicans destroy democracy altogether (more on this in a moment). # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘No_Time_to_Waste’: Don’t_Look_Up Team_Launches_Studio_to_Push_Back_on_Climate Disinformation⠀⇛ The filmmaker-producer team behind Don’t Look Up launched a new climate-focused, “anti- bullshit” media venture Tuesday with a spoof advertisement for “Big Money.” o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Open_Letter_to_Twitter’s_Head_of_Trust_& Safety_(and_Censorship)⠀⇛ The following is an open letter to Ella G. Irwin, Head of Twitter Trust and Safety, and Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, and anyone else at Twitter, Inc. who is responsible for censoring political speech and defaming people with fake “advisory” labels, among other such “visibility-filtering” tactics. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ All_members_of_student_union_cabinet resign_after_Hong_Kong_Baptist_University_probe⠀⇛ All members of the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Students’ Union executive committee have resigned, according to a post on their Facebook page published on Monday. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Arlington_National_Cemetery_Will_Finally Remove_Its_Racist_Monument⠀⇛ Confederate President Jefferson Davis has been yelling at me lately. Well, the person running a Twitter account in his name has been doing so. “Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne” has chimed in to call me a fraud, liar, and “an antisemitic activist on a mission to destroy history.” Other Confederates try to take a higher road: Since “anyone putting pronouns in their bio is broadcasting their cult indoctrination,” I should simply be ignored in favor of reading print-on-demand books with titles like Old Times There Should Not Be Forgotten: Cultural Genocide in Dixie. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Techdirt_Podcast_Episode_352:_Utah’s_War_On Porn⠀⇛ We’ve been swamped with some big projects lately, and that put a bit of a dent in our podcast schedule. We’ve got a whole bunch of fresh new episodes lined up to record, so you can expect lots of original content soon — but to tide you over until then, this week we’ve got a cross-post of Mike’s recent segment on The New Abnormal podcast, where he and host Andy Levy discuss Pornhub cutting off Utah in response to its age verification law, and some of the other “protect the children” efforts in Congress. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Wikipedia_Tells_UK_Government_It_Won’t_Comply With_Proposed_Age_Verification_Mandates⠀⇛ The UK government still hopes to bend the internet to its will, but it’s constantly finding out it won’t be as easy as just declaring a bunch of stuff illegal. Tech companies from all over the world would be affected by its “Online Safety Bill” (originally more proactively titled the “Online Harms Bill“). Negatively affected. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Adult_Content_Industry_Sues_Utah_Over_Porn_Law⠀⇛ Last week, Utah’s “porn license” age verification law went into effect, and the largest (by far) adult content company on the internet, Mindgeek (which runs Pornhub and a bunch of other sites), had all of its sites go dark for any Utah-based IP address. If someone visited from those sites, they got a video explaining how Utah’s new law was unworkable, and suggested that those Utah residents call their elected officials to complain about the unworkable law. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Authorities_shut_down_artwork_referring_to_China’s “last_generation”⠀⇛ Authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen shut down an art exhibit that described young people in China as the “last generation,” a reference to a viral video from the 2022 Shanghai lockdown, in which a young man tells police officers threatening him that he won’t be having kids. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Imran_Khan,_Pakistan’s_former_prime_minister,_is arrested_in_Islamabad⠀⇛ According to videos shared by Khan’s media team, the former prime minister’s supporters — mostly men, but also some women — appeared to overrun a gate leading into the compound of Pakistan’s military headquarters in the city of Rawalpindi. Shouting “Allah Akbar,” or God is great, they are seen in the videos using sticks to smash through the first gate that separates the compound from the road beyond. It was the first time many Pakistanis could recall such a brazen move against the military. The military did not respond to NPR requests for comment or verify the videos. # ⚓ Dawn Media ☛ Mobile_broadband_suspended_across_country_on interior_ministry’s_instructions:_PTA⠀⇛ The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Tuesday confirmed that it had suspended mobile broadband across the country on the interior ministry’s instructions. Meanwhile, Netblocks, an organisation that tracks internet outages, said access to Twitter, Facebook and Youtube was restricted across Pakistan amid PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s arrest earlier today from the Islamabad High Court’s premises in the Al-Qadir Trust case. The organisation further said that “total internet shutdowns have been observed in some regions” in a report. # ⚓ Netblocks ☛ Internet_disrupted_in_Pakistan_amid_arrest_of former_PM_Imran_Khan⠀⇛ Real-time network data show the disruption in effect on some but not all mobile and fixed-line internet providers in Pakistan at the time of writing. The study is taken from a sample size of 120 measurements from 60 vantage points across Pakistan. This class of disruption can be worked around using VPN services, which are able to circumvent government [Internet] censorship measures. However, the mobile broadband disruptions cannot be circumvented and will be experienced as a total internet shutdown by those affected. # ⚓ Dawn Media ☛ Controversial_film_The_Kerala_Story_banned_in India’s_West_Bengal⠀⇛ The film, The Kerala Story, claims that 32,000 Hindu and Christian women from the mixed-faith state of Kerala have converted to Islam, and that some were recruited by the militant Islamic State (IS) group. Critics have called the film out for peddling lies aimed at fomenting communal polarisation and unrest. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_police_reportedly_beat_man_holding Ukrainian_flag_at_Moscow_metro_station,_charge_him_with ‘discrediting’_Russian_army⠀⇛ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Russian_&_Soviet_Flags_Banned_at_Berlin Victory_Day⠀⇛ A court in Berlin has outlawed the display of the Russian and Soviet flags on May 8 and 9 celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany because they can “convey a readiness for violence.” # ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Did_Intel-Linked_Dataminr_Play_Sinister Role_in_Hunter_Biden_Laptop_Suppression?⠀⇛ How a CIA-linked social media spying tool may have been used to monitor, censor, suppress, and even ban anyone who liked, linked, or commented on the Biden Hunter laptop story. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Tucker_Carlson_Says_He_Will_Start_New_Show on_Twitter⠀⇛ His claim, made on Twitter, suggested that his negotiations to reach an amicable separation with the network had broken down. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Tucker_Carlson_Says_He’s_Coming Back_With_Show_on_Twitter⠀⇛ Fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson says he’ll be resuming a version of his old show on Twitter # ⚓ Axios ☛ Scoop:_Tucker_Carlson_accuses_Fox_of_fraud, contract_breach⠀⇛ Tucker_Carlson, two weeks after being ousted_by_Fox News, accused the network Tuesday of fraud and breach of contract — and made a host of document demands that could precede legal action. Why it matters:The aggressive letter from his lawyers to Fox positions Carlson to argue that the noncompete provision in his contract is no longer valid — freeing him to launch his own competing show or media enterprise. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_police_seize_Tiananmen_massacre_sculpture as_evidence_in_‘subversion’_case⠀⇛ Act is symbolic of the clampdown on freedom of expression in city, Danish sculptor says. # ⚓ RFA ☛ ​​Newly_published_documents_reveal_how_China_skirts forced_labor_scrutiny_in_Xinjiang⠀⇛ Historic models were not designed to evaluate the political nature of state-sponsored forced labor, expert says o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ DeSantis’_Anti-Press_Bills_Seem_Dead,_but Don’t_Celebrate_Yet⠀⇛ The right’s broad agenda still includes a decimation of media outlets that spotlight corporate and governmental misdeeds. # ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ TikTok’s_Response_to_Congress, Widening_‘Data_Divide,’_New_NTIA_Reports_and_Dashboard⠀⇛ The letter also addressed the revelation that TikTok employees tracked the physical location of at least one U.S. journalist on behalf of parent company ByteDance — referring to the incident as “the Misguided Effort.”x # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Media_Monopolies_and_Prosecution_of_Assange Drive_Drop_in_US_Press_Freedom_Rank⠀⇛ “Major structural barriers to press freedom persist in this country,” according to Reporters Without Borders. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ AFP_video_journalist_Arman_Soldin_killed_in Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Agence France-Presse, an international French news agency, reports that video journalist Armin Soldin was killed today by rocket fire near Chasiv Yar, close to Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ NYPD_Arrest_Photojournalist_Who_Was Covering_Their_Response_To_‘Justice_For_Jordan_Neely’_Vigil⠀⇛ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Justice_for_Jordan_Neely:_Friend_Remembers Dancer_as_“Gentleman”_as_Calls_Grow_for_Killer’s_Arrest⠀⇛ Eleven people were arrested at a protest in New York on Monday demanding justice for Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old unhoused Black man who was choked to death on a subway car last week by another passenger. Neely was well known as a dancer and Michael Jackson impersonator. He was crying out that he was hungry, when he was fatally attacked on the train by a 24-year-old former marine named Daniel Penny, who was questioned by police but released without charges. The city medical examiner has ruled Neely’s death a homicide. The subway killing comes as New York is facing a growing population of unhoused people who lack the support they need, with many facing a mental health crisis. “What we need to see is not a mobilization of violence, but a mobilization of care,” says Jawanza Williams, director of organizing at the community group VOCAL-New York. We also speak with musician Lorenzo Laroc, who knew Neely for decades as a fellow busker in the New York subway system. “He gave freely to the city of New York and brought nothing but joy to this town for decades,” says Laroc, calling Neely a “gentleman” and a “consummate professional.” o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Variety ☛ Scarlett_Johansson_Opens_Up_About_the_Pain_and Triumph_of_Disney_Legal_Battle_Over_‘Black_Widow’_and_Wes Anderson’s_‘Liberating’_Cannes_Film⠀⇛ As she’s become a bigger and bigger star, Johansson has grown more comfortable raising that voice when she feels she’s been screwed over. Case in point: She shocked the industry in July 2021 by stepping into the ring with Disney, the most powerful entity in Hollywood. The actress was quarantining in her Upper East Side apartment, days away from giving birth to Cosmo, her second child, when she filed an explosive lawsuit against the studio shortly after the release of its Marvel prequel “Black Widow.” # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ America_Has_Decided_That_Homeless_People Aren’t_People⠀⇛ Neely’s killing is, among other things, a consequence of the political rhetoric around homelessness: NYC, like many cities across the country, has turned itself inside out to make homelessness prolonged and painful in an effort not to protect the lives of people who are unhoused but to placate those who feel unsafe looking at people who are unhoused. The U.S.’s legal system, its housing system, its benches and public places, its retail stores, sidewalks, public transit systems, even its shelter systems are organized around the idea that homelessness should be painful, invisible, and easily ignorable. People without homes are regularly called “blight.” Or they’re solely blamed for the opioid crisis and called “zombies.” Frequently, they’re used as punching bags by political candidates. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Cop_City_Protesters_Face_Felonies_for_Flyering as_Police_Repress_Student_Sit-Ins⠀⇛ Truthout obtained Cop City’s certificate of insurance as activists and students target the project’s investors. # ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ A_police_chief_got_rid_of_a_neo-Nazi. Then_came_the_hard_part.⠀⇛ It is difficult to measure the creep of far-right beliefs among the more than 650,000 police and sheriff’s patrol officers the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counts nationwide, but the issue is of growing concern, with dozens of prominent examples in recent years, including current and former law enforcement officers charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Others have been linked to far-right militia groups and white-supremacist factions, or have been identified as contributing racist posts on police message boards. An Oklahoma sheriff made national headlines in recent weeks after he was recorded reportedly talking about killing journalists and lynching Black people. # ⚓ NBC ☛ South_Carolina_police_shooting_survivor_says_deputies opened_fire_on_him_and_his_mother_‘immediately’⠀⇛ Bodycam video obtained by NBC News shows the deputies with their guns out converging on the pickup and yelling “Let me see your hands” before opening fire while Mullinax’s mother, Tammy Beason, is still standing beside the truck and talking to her son through the driver’s side window. # ⚓ New Indian Express ☛ After_drive_against_child_marriage, Assam_mulls_banning_polygamy⠀⇛ The Assam government has decided to form an expert committee to examine whether the government has the authority to ban polygamy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday. The committee, to be constituted with legal luminaries, will scrutinise the provisions of Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Act, 1937, along with Article 25 of the Constitution of India, in relation to the directive principle of state policy for a uniform civil code. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ What_Is_Title_42_and_How_Has_US Used_It_to_Curb_Migration?⠀⇛ This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years # ⚓ France24 ☛ US_sends_reinforcements_to_border_as_migrants gather_ahead_of_rule_change⠀⇛ The Biden administration and Texas state government are sending reinforcements to the US-Mexico border to prepare for a possible increase in illegal immigration when COVID-19 restrictions known as Title 42 are set to end on Thursday. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ GB_News_breaches_Ofcom_rules_for_second time_with_‘unopposed’_Covid-19_vaccine_claims⠀⇛ Ofcom said Dr Naomi Wolf promoted “a serious conspiracy theory without challenge or context”. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ White_House_Eases_COVID Protocols_as_Emergency_Lifts⠀⇛ Pandemic-era rules on COVID-19 testing for White House journalists are being loosened as the public health emergency declaration expires Thursday # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Biden_Revokes_COVID_Travel, Federal_Employee_Vaccine_Requirements⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ White_Supremacists_Don’t_Have_to_Be_White⠀⇛ I didn’t like the book How the Irish Became White, by the late Noel Ignatiev. I still don’t understand how he took arguably the second-most-despised and discriminated group (behind Black people) in mid- 19th century America, Irish Catholic immigrants, and decided they uniquely and resoundingly attacked Black people in order to punch their ticket to whiteness. You could also write books on how Italians, Greeks, Jewish immigrants, and everyone who is not white Anglo-Saxon Protestant learned how to climb into the American melting pot on the backs of Black neighbors or coworkers, people who would work for less money because that was the only money they could earn. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Phony_Solidarity_of_the_American_Pundit Class⠀⇛ The horrific murder of Jordan Neely on a New York subway spoke volumes about the tolerance of racial violence in the American social order. Think of the very medium that publicized the killing: The first response of a bystander to a lethal assault in a public setting was to record it, rather than to intervene on behalf of the victim. Equally chilling was the dialogue edited out of the recording that first circulated, which captured the words of a passenger who was restraining Neely as the attacker, Daniel Penny, choked him. The accomplice is heard dismissing a warning that Neely had defecated on himself—a common sign that someone being strangled is about to die—while denying that Neely’s killer was even “squeezing” his neck. # ⚓ LGBTI+_groups_in_Turkey_voice_concern_over_increasing_hate speech_ahead_of_elections⠀⇛ While Erdoğan has accused the opposition of being pro-LGBTI+ at almost every election rally, some opposition leaders reproduced hate speech in their responses, rights defenders say. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Plea_for_help_from_telephone_scam_victims_falls_on deaf_ears_among_Chinese_officials⠀⇛ They are just a few of the thousands tricked and trapped to work in Myanmar border town # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Goldman_Sachs_is_paying_$215_million_to_settle_a gender_discrimination_case_and_avoid_an_embarrassing_trial⠀⇛ Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $215 million to settle a case concerning about 2,800 current and former female employees who accused the Wall Street bank of systematically underpaying and under- promoting women. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ RIPE ☛ The_Global_Digital_Compact:_Unpacking_the_RIPE_NCC’s Contribution⠀⇛ The Global Digital Compact (GDC) is a document that, according to the UN Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda report, aims to “outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all”. It represents the latest step in a long policy journey to toward a shared understanding of key digital principles globally and common rules that will guide the development of our digital future. The idea of a Global Digital Compact has its roots in the 2019 report The Age of Digital Interdependence and the 2020 Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, both issued by the UN Secretary- General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. The latter laid out a roadmap in which “all stakeholders play a role in advancing a safer, more equitable digital world, one which will lead to a brighter and more prosperous future for all”. The GDC should be finalised and agreed on by the Member States at the Summit of the Future in September 2024. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Starlink_Ditches_Caps,_But_Congestion,_Price Hikes,_And_Slower_Speeds_Remain_A_Problem⠀⇛ Analysts had been quietly noting for a while that Starlink satellite broadband service would consistently lack the capacity to be disruptive at any real scale. As it usually pertains to Musk products, that analysis was generally buried under product hype. A few years later, and Starlink users are facing obvious slowdowns and a steady parade of price hikes that show no signs of slowing down. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Regulators_Are_Rewarding_Sinclair_Broadcasting For_Lobotomizing_Local_Broadcast_News⠀⇛ Despite oodles of regulatory favors and millions of dollars in spectrum sales, Sinclair Broadcasting is shuttering what passes for local “news” in another five markets, continuing a wave of layoffs making an already bad problem worse. # ⚓ EFF ☛ As_Platforms_Decay,_Let’s_Put_Users_First⠀⇛ As regulators and lawmakers think about making the internet a better place for human beings,their top priority should be restoring power to users. The internet’s promise was that it would remove the barriers that stood in all our way; distance, sure, but also the barriers thrown up by large corporations and oppressive states. But the companies gained a toehold in that environment of lowered barriers, turned right around, and put up fresh barriers of their own. That trapped billions of us on platforms that many of us do not like but feel we can’t leave.  Platforms follow a predictable lifecycle: first, they offer their end-users a good deal. Early Facebook users got a feed consisting solely of updates from the people they cared about, and promises of privacy. Early Google searchers got result screens filled with Google’s best guess at what they were searching for, not ads. Amazon once made it easy to find the product you were looking for, without making you wade through five screens’ worth of “sponsored” results.  The good deal for users is only temporary. Platforms today use a combination of tools, including taking advantage of collective action problems, “Most Favored Nation” clauses, collusive back-room deals to block competitors, computer crime laws, and Digital Rights Management to lock their users in. Once those users are firmly in hand, the platforms degrade what made users choose the platform in the first place, making the deal worse for them in order to attract business customers. So instead of showing you the things you asked for, your time and attention is sold to businesses by platforms. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Rip_and_Replace’:_The_Tech_Cold_War_Is Upending_Wireless_Carriers⠀⇛ As China and the United States jockey for tech primacy, wireless carriers in dozens of states are tearing out Chinese equipment. That has turned into a costly, difficult process. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Microsoft_issues_patches_for_38_flaws,_including zero-day_in_Secure_Boot⠀⇛ Narang said another zero-day attacked Secure Boot. “CVE-2023-24932 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Secure Boot. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild as a zero-day and was publicly disclosed prior to patches being made available,” he explained. “It appears to be related to a report from ESET from March regarding BlackLotus, a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface bootkit that has been available to cyber criminals since October 2022 and can be purchased for US$5000 on hacking forums. “The report said at the time that the bootkit was capable of bypassing the UEFI Secure Boot security feature on fully patched systems. An attacker could exploit this flaw if they had physical access or administrative rights to a vulnerable system.” o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Google_AMP:_how_Google_tried_to_fix_the_web_by taking_it_over⠀⇛ But AMP came with huge tradeoffs, most notably around how all those webpages were monetized. AMP made it harder to use ad tech that didn’t come from Google, fraying the relationship between Google and the media so badly that AMP became a key component in an antitrust lawsuit filed just five years after its launch in 2020 by 17 state attorneys general, accusing Google of maintaining an illegal monopoly on the advertising industry. The states argue that Google designed AMP in part to thwart publishers from using alternative ad tools — tools that would have generated more money for publishers and less for Google. Another lawsuit, filed in January 2023 by the US Justice Department, went even further, alleging that Google envisioned AMP as “an effort to push parts of the open web into a Google- controlled walled garden, one where Google could dictate more directly how digital advertising space could be sold.” # ⚓ Salon ☛ If_Kroger_and_Albertsons_merge,_communities_will lose_their_grocery_stores._Could_Amazon_save_them?⠀⇛ But the grocery landscape has also changed a lot in the now-nearly 20 years since Amazon first launched Fresh. Most notably, our country is on the precipice of having Kroger and Albertsons, two of its largest supermarket companies, merge in a deal that is hotly contested by both food security advocates and grocery union representatives. As part of this merger, the combined companies are expected to divest at least 500 stores across the country. (The deal is currently under review by the Federal Trade Commission.) # ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ I’m_quoted_in_this_Verge_article_about_AMP⠀⇛ Regular readers know I have been a vocal critic of AMP even when I was serving on its advisory committee. Nowadays, well, I can’t remember when I last saw an AMP page (yay Firefox!) and I’ve never had a client ask me to develop an AMP site. # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Reader_Beware:_Not_Every_“Former_Antitrust Official”_Is_a_Neutral_Expert⠀⇛ The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and DOJ Antitrust Division have long served as an essential stop for antitrust experts looking to maximize opportunities, influence, and compensation at BigLaw firms and monopolistic corporations. By spending some time learning the ins and outs of government investigations and enforcement efforts, revolvers are seen by potential corporate employers to be better equipped to assist corporations in antitrust lawsuits against their former government employers. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Harpo_Settles_With_‘Oprahdemics’_Podcast, Gets_Name_Change_That’s_Silly⠀⇛ Last summer, we discussed a fairly silly trademark suit brought by Harpo Inc., Oprah Winfrey’s production company, against Roulette Productions, responsible for the “Oprahdemics” podcast. While the name of the podcast is obviously a nod to its main subject matter, Oprah, it’s also the case that the podcast is a journalistic endeavor covering the history of Oprah and her show. That puts this squarely in the nominative fair use arena. How is anyone supposed to make a podcast about the history of Oprah without a title that nods towards the subject matter? # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ Precedential_No._15:_Finding_Essential Oil_Dispensers_to_be_Illegal_Drug_Paraphernalia,_TTAB Affirms_Refusal_of_Two_Proposed_Marks⠀⇛ The Board upheld the refusals to register the marks BAKKED (in standard characters) and a stylized drop design, for “essential oil dispenser, sold empty, for domestic use,” finding that the goods are illegal drug paraphernalia under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and therefore the marks are ineligible for registration. The Board rejected applicant’s arguments that because the goods are legal under Colorado state law, or are traditionally used with tobacco products, they fall within either of two exemptions set forth in the CSA. In_re National_Concessions_Group,_Inc., 2023 USPQ2d 527 (TTAB  2023) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cindy B. Greenbaum). # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ Laksmi_Sugiri_—_Open_Culture_VOICES, Season_2_Episode_14⠀⇛ Open Culture VOICES is a series of short videos that highlight the benefits and barriers of open culture as well as inspiration and advice on the subject of opening up cultural heritage. Laksmi is a project manager at Museum Pasifika where she has worked with Wikipedia to develop an open access and open data project for the collections. ⚓ Librarians_of_the_world_unite:_call_for_action_on_ebooks⠀⇛ The terrible lawsuit against the Open Library for daring to increase access to books during the Covid pandemic is not just an attack on the Internet Archive’s selfless work. It is a broader attack on the very idea of the library, and on the vital services that libraries provide to society. These include offering ready access to information, education, research and culture in a way that is available to all, regardless of their income or social status. As library associations across Europe write in a new joint letter, libraries also “support a healthy civic and community life, underpin science and innovation, and ensure the safeguarding of the memory of the world.” The publishing industry’s attack on the Internet Archive is thus a threat to all those vital functions provided by libraries. o ⚓ Soylent News ☛ Sony_Bono_and_the_Supremes⠀⇛ The article was about a pop songwriter being sued by the late Marvin Gaye’s estate for copyright infringement. The greedsters lost the case, thankfully. BUT, Those Marvin Gaye songs wouldn’t be under copyright any more and this case could never have come to trial had it not been for Sony Bono and a corrupt judicial system. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Quietly_Introduces_‘Work_With Artists’_Feature_—_Here’s_What_We_Know⠀⇛ TikTok appears to be working on a new feature that allows users to create monetization campaigns with their favorite creators. Here’s a peek at TikTok’s ‘Work with Artists’ feature and how it works. The new feature is called ‘Work with Artists’ and it was spotted by musician Jonah Manzano yesterday. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ DAZN_Joins_ACE:_IPTV_Piracy_&_Billions_in_Losses Challenge_‘Netflix_of_Sport’⠀⇛ After a limited launch in 2016, DAZN’s promise to provide affordable access to live and on-demand sports content was hotly anticipated. When DAZN announced the death of PPV, fans were ecstatic, and piracy was rendered less relevant. After introducing PPVs and doubling its prices, DAZN was unveiled this week as the latest member of ACE, the world’s leading anti-piracy coalition. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Bungie_Wins_$6.7_Million_in_Damages_From LaviCheats⠀⇛ Game developer Bungie has won a default judgment against the Indian operator of cheat reseller LaviCheats, who failed to appear in court after being sued two years ago. A federal court in Washington awarded over $6 million in copyright infringement and trademark damages related to various Destiny 2 hacks sold by LaviCheats. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4507 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.10.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_10/05/2023:_WordPress_Turns_20_and_GCC_12.3_Released⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 1:48 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Server o Benchmarks o Instructionals/Technical * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Content_Management_Systems_(CMS) o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature 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 Technical # Internet/Gemini # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Curing_my_home_desktop_from_locking up_in_the_cold_(so_far)⠀⇛ I’ve had a long running mystery where my home desktop would lock up if it got cold, where as time developed it seemed that getting too cold was down not much below 68 F (which is hardly cold, at least for Canadians). Back in December of last year I had the idea of ‘replacing’ the case front panel with just a stand-alone ATX chassis power switch. I hesitated for a bit, but the situation was getting more irritating this past winter and stand-alone ATX chassis power switches are not expensive items. Finally at one point I carried through with this plan (possibly when I had to open up the case after forgetting a critical step in software disk shuffling). Somewhat to my surprise, this relatively simple change seems to have fixed all of the problems. # ⚓ Jake Bauer ☛ Computers_as_Workspaces⠀⇛ As Gauer mentions, this idea might seem a bit extravagant and wasteful, considering that there are many who can hardly afford one computer, let alone several. He mentions that relatively powerful computers are quite inexpensive these days, especially on the second-hand market, but I’d also like to add that a separate physical computer might not even be necessary. If you are strapped for cash or simply don’t want another thing in your life, a separate user account with a different set of programs installed and a different look and feel on the same physical computer might also work. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Top_5_Best_Linux_Distributions_for_Laptops_ [2023_Edition]⠀⇛ Over the past few years, the mainstream Linux distributions significantly improved all its components, making it a compelling choice for new or old laptops. Thanks to their customizability, low resource requirements, and vast community support, they have become a go-to choice for many laptop users. However, with so many Linux distributions available, choosing the right one can be daunting. In this article, we will explore the top Linux distributions optimized for laptops. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ Why_Cloud_Linux_Is_Beneficial_for_E- Commerce_Stores⠀⇛ Cloud-based Linux solutions offer the inherent security and stability of Linux, along with the well-known flexibility of cloud computing. This article will explore why using Linux in the cloud is beneficial for e-commerce stores, along with some potential challenges you may encounter, to equip you with the knowledge you need to make an informed decision. # ⚓ Netcraft ☛ Netcraft_among_the_UK’s_100_fastest_growing technology_companies⠀⇛ According to a list compiled by E2E and published in partnership with the Independent newspaper, Netcraft is amongst the 100 fastest growing technology companies in the UK. The E2E Tech 100 showcases companies that are excelling, experiencing consistent growth, and creating an impact not just in their own sector, but also on a nationwide or global scale. Netcraft appear in the Tech 100 table, based on independent research and data analysis by Experian. o § Benchmarks⠀➾ # ⚓ Maira_Canal:_Rotating_Planes_on_VKMS⠀⇛ In my last blog post, I described a bit of my previous work on the rustgem project, and after that, as I had finished the VGEM features, I sent a RFC to the mailing list. Although I still need to work on some rustgem feedback, I started to explore more of the KMS (Kernel Mode Setting) and its properties. I talked to my mentor Melissa_Wen, one of the VKMS maintainers, and she proposed implementing plane rotation capabilities to VKMS. The VKMS (Virtual Kernel Mode Setting) is a software-only KMS driver that is quite useful for testing and running X (or similar compositors) on headless machines. It sounded like a great idea, as I would like to explore a bit more of the KMS side of things. § What is Plane Rotation? In order to have an image on a display, we need to go through the whole Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) Display Pipeline. The pipeline has a couple of different objects, such as framebuffers, planes, and CRTCs, and the relationship between them can be quite complicated. If you are interested in the KMS Display Pipeline, I recommend reading the great KMS_documentation. But here we are focused in only one of those abstractions, the plane. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_PostgreSQL_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PostgreSQL on Fedora 38. Are you looking for a powerful open-source relational database management system that can handle large amounts of data with ease? Look no further than PostgreSQL! # ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ Bash_script_to_read_user’s_input⠀⇛ In this tutorial, you will learn how to read the users input on bash script and then do something with the input. To read users input in bash we need to use the read command as shown in the example below In this script we are using echo command to # ⚓ [Old] Fiatjaf ☛ How_IPFS_is_broken⠀⇛ If you have run an IPFS client you’ll notice how much it clogs your computer. Or maybe you don’t, if you are very rich and have a really powerful computer, but still, it’s not something suitable to be run on the entire world, and on web pages, and servers, and mobile devices. I imagine there may be a lot of unoptimized code and technical debt responsible for these and other problems, but the DHT is certainly the biggest part of it. IPFS can open up to 1000 connections by default and suck up all your bandwidth – and that’s just for exchanging keys with other DHT peers. Even if you’re in the “client” mode and limit your connections you’ll still get overwhelmed by connections that do stuff I don’t understand – and it makes no sense to run an IPFS node as a client, that defeats the entire purpose of making every person host files they have and content- addressability in general, centralizes the network and brings back the dichotomy client/server that IPFS was created to replace. # ⚓ TuMFatig ☛ Self-Hosted_Bookmarks_using_DAV_and_httpd_on OpenBSD⠀⇛ I’ve long time used NextCloud and the floccus iOS App and Firefox plugin to store, manage and use my bookmarks. In reality, I don’t use the NC interface. I only use floccus ; and it works really well. In my journey to quit NextCloud, the only acceptable option to keep using floccus was getting a DAV self-hosted share. But, AFAIK, httpd(8) does not provide a DAV feature (yet?). I already use Baikal to self-host my calendars and addressbooks and it’s working great. So here’s a quick’n’dirty way to provide DAV using OpenBSD’s httpd(8) and sabre/dav. # ⚓ WikiMedia ☛ Around_the_world:_How_Wikipedia_became_a_multi- datacenter_deployment⠀⇛ Our in-house Content Delivery Network (CDN) is deployed in multiple geographic locations. This lowers response time by reducing the distance that data must travel, through (inter)national cables and other networking infrastructure from your ISP and Internet backbones. Each caching data center that makes up our CDN, contains cache servers that remember previous responses to speed up delivery. Requests that have no matching cache entry yet, must be forwarded to a backend server in the application data center. If these backend servers are also deployed in multiple geographies, we lower the latency for requests that are missing from the cache, or that are uncachable. Operating multiple application data centers also reduces organizational risk from catastrophic damage or connectivity loss to a single data center. To achieve this redundancy, each application data center must contain all hardware, databases, and services required to handle the full worldwide volume of our backend traffic. # ⚓ Cap5 B V ☛ SSH_quick_and_easy_login_setup⠀⇛ If you have the need for more complex SSH configuration settings it would be better to put those in your .ssh/config . This keeps your alias list clean and readable. You can simply move (part of) those parameters to said file. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Alpine_3.18.0_released⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of Alpine Linux 3.18.0, the first in the v3.18 stable series. Kernel modules are now signed. Verified modules are not enforced by default, so 3rd party modules with akms still works. All packages for ppc64le, x86, and x86_64 was linked with DT_RELR. This should have reduced size of compiled binares. Python pre-compiled files (pyc) are now shipped in separate packages. It is now possible to avoid install those and save space by doing apk add !pyc. # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ New_Release_of_Br_OS⠀⇛ If you’re a web content creator, Br OS might be a great option for you. Only in its 3rd year, this Brazilian-born Linux distribution, created by Anderson Marques, focuses on having an operating system ready to use from the moment of installation. With Br OS, users will enjoy image and video editing tools, security tools, trace hiding, and tools for publishing content even in countries with authoritarian governments. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Hardware_Accelerated_Chromium_Snap_Available to_Test⠀⇛ Canonical has partnered with Intel to make a Chromium snap that boasts hardware accelerated video decoding and encoding. This bespoke build offers better performance and battery life than a “vanilla” build on Kaby Lake (7th Gen) and newer platforms when using VP8, VP9, and H.264 codecs. And since those codecs are pretty ubiquitous on the web, and none of us would sniff at extended battery life, sounds like a no-brainer, doesn’t it? o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Rongpin_DR4-S905/DR4-A311D_SoM_features Amlogic_S905D3_or_A311D_processor⠀⇛ Besides evaluation, the board looks to be especially suitable for digital signage as it’s rather thin and can be easily integrated into a display. On the software side, Rongpin claims support for Android 9. and Linux+Qt, but none of that appears to be available publicly. An Ubuntu 20.04 image should also be available, as I first found out about the DR4-S905/DR4-A311D SoM through a carrier board developed in Thailand called the “DragonEdge AI A311D” that’s supposed to run Ubuntu 20.04, but I was unable to obtain the image or documentation for that board either. It’s a pre-order, so that may explain it. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Haiku_makes_huge_progress_on_RISC- V_support⠀⇛ Booting to desktop. Full USB support and everything. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ 432-Core_Chiplet-Based_RISC-V_Chip_Nearly Ready_to_Blast_Into_Space⠀⇛ Researchers from ETH Zürich and the University of Bologna developed a multi-chiplet Occamy processor to use for AI and high-performance computing workloads. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Orange_Pi_5_Plus_SBC_switches_to_Rockchip RK3588_SoC,_brings_dual_HDMI_2.1,_dual_2.5GbE,_M.2_PCIe sockets_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_a_hidden_Android feature_changes_how_you_access_WiFi_–_find_it_in_seconds_| The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 2_Easy_Ways_to_Capture_Bluetooth_Traffic_on Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ 5_Best_Browsers_With_Built-in_VPN_for_Android_–_Guiding Tech⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ Your_Android_Phone_May_Have_a_Secret_Button: Here’s_How_to_Use_It⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ How_soon_can_you_expect_Android_14_for_your Galaxy_device?_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾ # ⚓ WordPress ☛ WP_Briefing:_Episode_55:_Happy_Anniversary, WordPress!⠀⇛ Join WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy in the 55th episode of the WordPress Briefing as she looks back at the 20 years of WordPress and how the open source community made WordPress what it is today. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ GCC ☛ GCC_12.3_Released⠀⇛ The GNU Compiler Collection version 12.3 has been released. GCC 12.3 is the first bug-fix release from the GCC 12 branch containing important fixes for regressions and serious bugs in GCC 12.2 with more than 127 bugs fixed since the previous release. This release is available from the WWW servers listed here: https://sourceware.org/pub/gcc/releases/gcc-12.3.0/ https://gcc.gnu.org/mirrors.html Please do not contact me directly regarding questions or comments about this release. Instead, use the resources available from http://gcc.gnu.org. As always, a vast number of people contributed to this GCC release -- far too many to thank them individually! o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Pledging_My_Time_VI:_scraping_and_analysis_of_race results_in_R⠀⇛ I’ve posted in the past about analysing race results in R (most recently here). I ran the 2023 MK Marathon and wanted to have a look at the finishing times. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ swephR_v0.3.1⠀⇛ This morning swephR version 0.3.1 made it unto CRAN and is now propagating to the mirrors. The goal of swephR is to provide an R interface to the Swiss Ephemeris (SE), a high precision ephemeris based upon the DE431 ephemeris from NASA’s JPL. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Color_vision_deficiency_emulation_fixed_in colorspace_2.1-0⠀⇛ The color vision deficiency emulation provided by R package colorspace was inaccurate for some highly- saturated colors due to a bug that was fixed in version 2.1-0. The (typically small) differences are illustrated for a range of palettes. # ⚓ Qt ☛ New_graphics_integration_in_Qt_WebEngine_6.6_and_even 6.5⠀⇛ With the 6.5.1 release, there will be one new change our users might notice. Qt WebEngine has previously forced the Qt Quick SceneGraph to use the OpenGL backend on Windows and macOS, even though the Qt defaults were using D3D11 and Metal respectively. With Qt 6.5.1 Qt WebEngine will now run with the Metal and D3D11 default QSG backends. This has been a long time coming. Chrome has always preferred using ANGLE on Windows. Where Qt did offer ANGLE in Qt5 but defaulted to WGL (Windows OpenGL), since Qt6 the ANGLE backend has been removed from Qt Gui, and WebEngine required Chromium to run in WGL mode. This has caused many issues, due to buggy Windows OpenGL drivers, and due to not using the same backend as Chrome itself. # ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ Mojo:_New_programming_language_for_AI⠀⇛ If you’re already working with Python and looking to boost your AI projects, Mojo is definitely worth exploring read this article and try Mojo immediately. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Mastering_Environment_Variables_in_Java:_A Comprehensive_Guide⠀⇛ Environment variables are a fundamental aspect of software development, offering a flexible and powerful way to configure applications. By understanding how to work with environment variables in Java, you can create efficient, scalable, and robust programs. # ⚓ LibreBoot ☛ Experimental_Nvidia_GPU_support_on_Dell Latitude_E6400_variants,_plus_E6400_XFR_support_now confirmed⠀⇛ Dell Latitude E6400 with Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics was added, and included in the recent Libreboot 20230423 release. Today, experimental support is now available for variants with GPU: Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M. The Dell Latitude 6400 XFR (rugged variant) was also tested today (Intel graphics) and confirmed working in Libreboot 20230423. The Nvidia variants are not supported in Libreboot 20230423. Support is available in an experimental branch of Libreboot. 6400 XFR testing+photo provided, courtesy Mark Cornick (mcornick on Libreboot IRC). * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ RTE ☛ RTÉ_Concert_Orchestra_Explores_the_History_of_Soul⠀⇛ Enjoy soul classics made famous by Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Ray Charles, All Green, Jackie Wilson, Curtis Mayfield, Bessie Smith and more. o ⚓ James G ☛ The_Peace_Lily⠀⇛ I mentioned casually in passing that I have houseplants. My peace lily has been troublesome; my other plants have grown and thrived. A friend mentioned in passing that peace lilies can be difficult plants to grow and thrive. The wisdom shared by my friend — the sort of serendipitious remark that stands out in your mind — provided me with a semblance of relief. It was not I who was the problem (Taylor Swift’s Anti-Hero is now singing softly in my mind), with my forgetfulness interfering with watering schedules. o ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Rethinking_Globalization_through_the_Eyes_of Artists:_Exploring_Economic_Relocalization⠀⇛ Deep Transformation Network – Artists and Creatives Group, hosted by Christina Conklin and Michele Guieu Tuesday, May 16, 2023. 12:00 pm  to 1:15 pm PST – Online THE LINK TO THE EVENT IS HERE. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Digital_Skills_Week_encouraging_Finns_to transition_to_digital_services⠀⇛ Each and every Finn should know at least how to use e- mail, manage their own affairs in digital services, use passwords and identify themselves in services. This is reflected in the digital skills recommendations published by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. The recommendations have been published as part of the programme of the Digital Skills Week that begins today. The topic of the week is Digital Courage. Digital courage is needed in order to transition to primarily providing digital services. o ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ What’s_Next_for_Earth:_Economic_Relocalization Exhibition⠀⇛ Online Exhibition opened March 13, 2023 Featured Artists Jodie Atherton (US), Christina Conklin (US), Alison Lee Cousland (Australia), Yvonne C Espinoza (US), Ries Faison (US), Diane Farris (US), Deborah Kennedy (US), Michele Guieu (US), Rosalind Lowry (Ireland), Peggy Rose (US), Susan Smith (US), Kim Tanzer (US), Marcela Villasenor (US), Karen Viola (US). o ⚓ Savannah_Chrisley:_I_don’t_know_if_‘I_actually_want_kids’_after parents_went_to_jail⠀⇛ The 25-year-old “Chrisley Knows Best” star was granted guardianship of her niece and younger brother after her parents reported to prison for tax evasion and bank fraud. o ⚓ YLE ☛ English-language_dominance_at_Aalto_University_breaches Finnish_law,_justice_office_says⠀⇛ The Deputy Chancellor of Justice noted that only about five percent masters-level economics courses at Aalto University are taught in Finnish. o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ A_scholar_who_finds_the_good_in_‘bad’_English⠀⇛ In her book, “Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English,” Valerie Fridland argues that many maligned verbal tics play useful roles. o ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ ‘Nonanswers’:_What_are_you_doing_this_summer?⠀⇛ Erin Ye reflects on productivity culture and the importance of taking it easy in this fourth installment of her column “Nonanswers.” o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Archaeologists_Spot_‘Strange_Structures’ Underwater,_Find_7,000-Year-Old_Road⠀⇛ Researchers say the 7,000-year-old road, now sunken beneath the sea, was used by Neolithic people. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ A_solution_to_teacher_shortage?_Veteran teachers_say_double_the_pay.⠀⇛ As schools struggle to find teachers, more governors are pushing for teacher pay increases. It’s not clear how far pay raises will go toward relieving the shortages. Some teachers say it’s too little, too late to fix problems that are years in the making. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Phison_Chief_Warns_of_Bankruptcies_in_the NAND_Industry⠀⇛ Phison executive expects further 3D NAND production cuts, as producers lose billions in the first quarter. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Lolin_S3_Mini_–_Tiny_$5_ESP32-S3_board follows_Wemos_D1_Mini_form_factor⠀⇛ LOLIN S3 Mini is a tiny ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth IoT development board that follows the Wemos D1 Mini form factor and supports its equally tiny stackable shields to add relays, displays, sensors, and so on. Wemos/LOLIN introduced their first ESP32-S3 board last year with the LOLIN S3 board with plenty of I/Os and an affordable $7 price tag.  But I prefer the company’s Mini form factor because of its size and the ability to select add- on boards to easily add a range of features to your projects.> o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ How_one_Indian_couple_has_helped_thousands_of sugarcane_cutters⠀⇛ Fighting modern slavery takes courage. One couple is using every tool available – including education – to combat bonded labor in India’s mammoth sugar industry. # ⚓ WSWS ☛ [Old]_UK:_Mother_collapses_from_hunger_at_South Tyneside_Food_Bank⠀⇛ A mother collapsed from hunger and exhaustion after walking two miles with her two young children to a food bank in South Shields, in the north east of England. On January 13, staff at the Hospitality and Hope centre in South Tyneside had to arrange for the family to be taken home and for emergency food support to be provided. The mother and partner are both working but had been going hungry so their children could eat. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ LinkedIn_cuts_716_jobs_as_it_phases_out_its China_app [Ed: Microsoft tries to spin this as "political" fallout (China) rather than commercial failure]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Market Watch ☛ More_than_191,000_tech-sector_employees_have lost_their_jobs_in_2023_so_far_–_MarketWatch⠀⇛ LinkedIn is the latest tech company to announce layoffs. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ WebKitGTK_Arbitrary_Code_Execution,_Info_Disclosure_Bugs Fixed_–_Update_Now⠀⇛ Several high-severity vulnerabilities have been found in the WebKitGTK web engine, including a use after free issue that may have been actively exploited (CVE-2023-28205). These bugs could result in the exposure of sensitive information and the execution of arbitrary code. # ⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ PHP_Vuln_Threatens_Confidentiality_of Impacted_Systems⠀⇛ It was recently discovered that PHP could be made to bypass password checking if a specially crafted input was provided (CVE-2023-0567). This flaw could possibly allow applications to accept any password as valid, contrary to expectations, potentially leading to the compromise of critical systems and sensitive information. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Magecart_malware_strikes_again,_and_again, at_e-commerce_websites⠀⇛ The shopping cart malware known as Magecart is still one of the most popular tools in the attacker’s toolkit – and despite efforts to mitigate and eradicate its presence, it’s the unwanted gift that just keeps on giving. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Identity_document_queues_still_take_weeks_in Latvia⠀⇛ Although the requirement for mandatory electronic identification (eID) cards has been dropped for a few months now, the receipt of identity documents in the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) departments still take weeks. The service is still short-staffed, which has been a problem for years now, Latvian Radio reported on May 7. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Nationwide_push_to_require_social media_age_verification_raises_questions_about_privacy, industry_standards⠀⇛ Arkansas and Utah have already passed restrictions and at least seven other states and Congress are considering similar age requirements. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Bangladesh_draft_data_protection act_2023:_Potential_and_pitfalls⠀⇛ The Bangladesh government’s updated draft data protection bill is a welcome revision of its 2022 attempt to address the country’s lack of a comprehensive data protection law, but there is still room for constructive change to heighten regulatory certainty. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ HDP_member_shot_dead_in_Şırnak⠀⇛ Temer Temel was attacked on Wednesday evening as he got out of his vehicle # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Timothy_McVeigh’s_Dreams_Are_Coming_True⠀⇛ Republican gun fetishism has forced us to normalize mass shootings. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Texas_Mall_Shooting_Victims:_A_6-Year-Old Lost_His_Parents_and_Brother⠀⇛ Some of the dead and injured belonged to the same families. The Mendoza sisters, in elementary school, both died. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Authorities_Search_for_Texas_Mall Shooter’s_Motive_as_Allen_Grieves_for_Victims⠀⇛ As the city of Allen mourns victims, authorities examine racist social media posts that they say belonged to the gunman. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Shift,_Texas_House_Advances_Bill_to Raise_Age_to_Buy_Assault_Weapons⠀⇛ The mass shooting at a shopping center in Allen, Texas, has exerted an unexpectedly raw and emotional force on the State Legislature. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Disasters_Displace_More_Than_9,000_People_in Rwanda⠀⇛ “About 5,598 families were displaced and are hosted at different sites…” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Tension_Continues_in_Sudan_Despite_Truce Efforts⠀⇛ The United Nations projects the number of refugees could rise to 860,000 in the next six months. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Monument_to_anti-Soviet_resistance_leader_defaced_in Lithuania⠀⇛ On Monday night, a monument to Lithuanian anti- Soviet partisan leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas was defaced in the town of Merkinė. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Rights_organizations_urge_independent_and impartial_inquiry_into_Burkina_Faso_village_massacre⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Friday urged Burkina Faso’s authorities to ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into a massacre in the northern village of Karma that occurred on April 20. This reiterated an earlier call for an investigation by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Sudan:_Background_of_the_War_and_Its International_Dimensions⠀⇛ The two sides seek to control areas in the capital before any possible negotiations, and they have no desire or motives to sit at any negotiating table. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Civilian_deaths_mount_in_Myanmar_amid_surge_in_junta airstrikes⠀⇛ At least 452 civilian deaths in Myanmar’s Shan and Kayah states since coup. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel_carries_out_more_deadly_air_strikes_on the_Gaza_strip⠀⇛ Israeli aircraft conducted strikes early Tuesday on Islamic Jihad targets in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said, and the group said three senior commanders were killed in the attacks. # ⚓ AKP,_MHP_deputies_praise_stone-throwing_attack_on opposition_rally⠀⇛ A crowd of a few hundred people targeted İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu’s rally in Erzurum. The interior minister implied that the attack was “staged” by the opposition. # ⚓ Sinan_Ateş’s_sister_believes_instigators_of_murder_of_her brother_have_not_been_caught⠀⇛ Selma Ateş, sister of the assassinated ex-president of Grey Wolves, draws attention to the “network” around the murder, including politicians, parliamentarians, and bagmen, and asks, “What is the power that brings all of them together?” # ⚓ Minister:_Thirteen_detained_over_mob_attack_on_opposition rally⠀⇛ The justice minister criticized İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu for his tone when speaking with the Erzurum governor. # ⚓ İmamoğlu_in_Konya:_‘The_stone_was_not_thrown_at_me,_but_at our_nation_and_democracy’⠀⇛ Ekrem İmamoğlu, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor and the future Vice-President if the Nation Alliance wins the presidential elections, came to Konya despite threats made and addressed the meeting in the Anıt square. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Victory_Day,_the_battle_for_Bakhmut,_and NATO:_What_to_watch_for_this_week.⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ At_Least_22_Dead_After_Tourist_Boat Capsizes_in_Southern_India⠀⇛ Many victims of the tragedy in the state of Kerala were children who were sightseeing on a boat that officials said was overcrowded. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israeli_Airstrikes_Kill_at_Least_3_Leaders of_Palestinian_Militant_Group_in_Gaza⠀⇛ The military wing of Islamic Jihad — which Israel, the United States and many other Western countries classify as a terrorist organization — confirmed the deaths of its leaders. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Serbia_Increases_Police_Presence_In_Schools Following_Mass_Shootings⠀⇛ Serbia has increased police presence in schools across the country after two mass shootings last week left 17 dead and more than 20 wounded. The shootings happened within 48 hours. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Three_international_breweries_pay_Myanmar_junta_US155 million_in_taxes_per_year⠀⇛ Democracy activists call for a boycott of Heiniken, Carlsberg and ThaiBev products. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Time_to_hit_the_books:_education_and training_in_the_defence_strategic_review⠀⇛ The recent unclassified version of the defence strategic review (DSR) highlights Australia’s focus on acquiring cutting-edge technology for its military. o § Environment⠀➾ # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Solar_park_being_built_near_border_town Zilupe_in_Latvia⠀⇛ With investments of nearly EUR 2 million, the construction of a solar power plant has been launched in Ludza municipality on the border with the city of Zilupe. The “green” power plant is expected to provide at least 1300 households with electricity, Latvian Radio reported on May 8. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Sam_Bankman-Fried,_in_First_Detailed Defense,_Seeks_to_Dismiss_Charges⠀⇛ The FTX founder, who has been charged with fraud, said the crypto exchange and its law firm had been acting against him and offering only the most incriminating evidence to prosecutors. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Construction_of_largest_wind_power_project_in Southeast_Asia_now_under_way_in_Laos⠀⇛ The plant will export electricity to Vietnam and is the country’s latest power venture. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Bitcoin_withdrawals_paused citing_large_volumes⠀⇛ Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has halted bitcoin withdrawals for the second time in a day, citing large volumes. “Our team is currently working on a fix and will reopen (bitcoin) withdrawals as soon as possible,” the company said in a tweet on Monday. # ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ Households_to_suffer_another_year of_£2,000_bills_in_face_of_Putin’s_energy_war⠀⇛ Household energy bills are unlikely to fall below £2,000 for at least almost a year, new analysis shows. Cornwall Insight has forecast that the price cap on bills will remain above £2,000 until at least the first quarter of 2024. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Your_Slow_and_Sad_Descent_Into_Bird- Watching⠀⇛ You suddenly find that you’re able to distinguish the pa-chip-chip-chip of an American goldfinch. Before you know it, you’re mimicking bird calls. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Lula_Calls_for_Funding_Environmental Preservation⠀⇛ “Rich nations need to understand that they have a debt to pay for emitting carbon dioxide, that’s why they should pay this debt…” # ⚓ IDA ☛ Dark_skies_over_Shanghai:_Celebrating International_Dark_Sky_Week_with_the_Shanghai_Astronomy Museum_and_Rémy_Martin.⠀⇛ You can set your watch by it. At 10 pm every night—11 pm in the Summer—the light display in the Shanghai central business district goes dark. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Axios ☛ Private_equity’s_looming_bankruptcy_boom⠀⇛ Private equity is facing a wave of portfolio company bankruptcies, due to rising interest rates and slowing economic growth. What to know: The situation looks worse than it really is, at least in the short term. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Are_Republicans_Willing_to_Raise_the_Debt Ceiling?⠀⇛ President Biden is offering a reasonable path to resolve the latest debt ceiling standoff. Are Republicans willing to take it? # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Robodebt_Cancer_–_has_our_public service_become_the_secret_service?⠀⇛ The Robodebt saga was not the Public Service’s finest moment. The recent release of the National Cabinet minutes confirms that the problems of secrecy, obfuscation and ignoring legal advice are widespread. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Tight_focus_on_cost_of_living_in balanced_Labor_budget⠀⇛ Electricity bill subsidies, wage increases for aged-care workers and a slim surplus are all on the table for the federal budget.  Treasurer Jim Chalmers will announce a near $4 billion surplus forecast in his second budget on Tuesday night, along with smaller than initially forecast deficits each year over the next four years. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Cowardice_of_the_Deficit_Scolds⠀⇛ Why “responsible” organizations are enabling G.O.P. extortion. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ 4_held_after_failed_heist_in_Tokyo’s Ginza_district⠀⇛ The robbery was an unusual attempted heist in a country with famously low levels of crime. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Debt_limit:_A_political_chasm_over_fiscal responsibility⠀⇛ Congressional leaders will meet with President Joe Biden to try to avert a default on the national debt and ensuing harm for the U.S. economy. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Phoenix_to_Start_Clearing_Sprawling Downtown_Homeless_Encampment⠀⇛ A Phoenix judge ordered the city to begin clearing tents in the Zone, an area that has as many as 1,100 people sleeping unsheltered on a given night. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Debt_Gala_Takes_On_the_Met_Gala⠀⇛ In Gowanus, a group of comedians raised money for medical-debt relief by walking a sodden red carpet, bedecked in upcycled garbage. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Bankruptcy_rates_on_the_rise_in_Finland, but_signs_of_stabilization_emerge⠀⇛ According to data collected by Dun & Bradstreet, bankruptcy rates have been on the rise in Finland. However, there are signs of stabilization in some regions, such as Pohjanmaa, Lappi, and Etelä-Savo, where the number of bankruptcies decreased compared to the previous year. The cumulative number of bankruptcies in Finland began to deviate from previous years in June 2022, with a 26% increase from the previous year. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Majority_of_Finnish_businesses_call_for tax_reductions_to_boost_competitiveness_and_employment, according_to_survey⠀⇛ 54% of companies hope for tax reductions by the government to improve Finland’s competitiveness and employment rates, according to a survey by the Chambers of Commerce. In addition to increasing local agreement, tax reduction was seen as the most popular option to improve Finland’s competitiveness and employment rates. When asked which tax reduction would help companies the most, 71% of companies responded that reducing labor taxes would. The survey received responses from 1560 Chamber of Commerce member companies. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ 700,000_households_miss_rent_or_mortgage_payments in_April⠀⇛ Higher mortgage rates and increased rental costs pinch finances # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Bittrex_files_for_bankruptcy_after_being charged_for_operating_an_unlicensed_securities_exchange⠀⇛ Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Inc. today filed for bankruptcy less than a month after being charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with operating an unlicensed securities exchange. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Western_Digital_beats_expectations_but_its_losses_mount⠀⇛ Western Digital Corp. posted financial results that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations today, only to follow up with weak guidance for the current quarter in a sign that demand for memory chips will likely take longer than expected to recover. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Intel_to_make_more_layoffs_as_it_targets_$10B_in_annual savings⠀⇛ Intel Corp. is reportedly planning to lay off up to 20% of the employees at its client computing and data center divisions. Dylan Patel, the chief analyst at market research firm SemiAnalysis, tweeted over the weekend that the two business units will have their budgets cut by about 10%. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Erdoğan_losing_Kurdish_vote_as_Kurdish_politicians_endorse Kılıçdaroğlu⠀⇛ While Kurdish politicians up their rhetoric in favor of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, polls show strong support in three Kurdish- dominated provinces for the prime oppositional contender. * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Politicians’_stance_toward_Istanbul_Convention_probed_by_LTV’s De_Facto⠀⇛ Seven years ago Latvia signed the Istanbul Convention, but has still not ratified it. The case of the woman murdered in Jēkabpils in mid-April has led several non-governmental organizations to talk about it repeatedly, also claiming the responsibility of politicians for the tragedy. However, some parties represented in the Saeima do not intend to change their negative attitude toward it, Latvian Television’s De Facto reported on May 7. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Kevin_McCarthy:_An_outside-the-Beltway_view⠀⇛ Washington’s centripetal forces affect journalists as much as politicians, creating narratives that are hard to break out of. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Said_He’d_Veer_From_Trump_on_Immigration._The Reality_Is_More_Complicated.⠀⇛ Surges of migrants have shaped President Biden’s policies at the border in ways that few of his allies imagined when he was running for president. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Trump_Rape_Trial,_Jury_Must_Decide_if_It_Believes Him_or_Carroll⠀⇛ Donald J. Trump never showed up for the trial, nor did his lawyer call witnesses. Their case was simple: The writer E. Jean Carroll had made up her story. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Casts_Himself_as_the_Trump_Beater._Polls_Suggest That’s_No_Sure_Thing.⠀⇛ While the president argues that he is the one best positioned to stop his predecessor from returning to the White House, surveys indicate that he starts the 2024 race facing enormous challenges. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Under_the_Radar,_Right-Wing_Push_to_Tighten_Voting Laws_Persists⠀⇛ The clashes in state capitals have faded, but the Republican push for stricter state election laws is organized and planning for the long term. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Uzbekistan_Announces_Early_Presidential_Election⠀⇛ Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has announced an early presidential election will be held in a move that follows recent constitutional amendments that extended the presidential term from five to seven years. * ⚓ France24 ☛ French_police_under_fire_for_allowing_neo-Nazi_rally_in Paris_on_VE_Day⠀⇛ The Paris police force and France’s interior minister faced questions and criticism Monday over why a march of around 600 neo-Nazis through the streets of the capital was authorised at the weekend. * ⚓ France24 ☛ France’s_Macron_commemorates_the_end_of_WWII_in_Europe⠀⇛ French President Emmanuel Macron led the traditional ceremony on Paris’ Champs-Elysees Monday, commemorating the day that marked the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Chile’s_far-right_party_wins_most_seats_on_constitutional rewrite_committee⠀⇛ Chile’s far-right Republican Party finished in first place Sunday in a nationwide vote to choose the 50 members of a committee that will draft a replacement to the country’s dictatorship-era constitution, according to an official count. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Jury_hears_closing_arguments_in_Trump_civil_rape_case_in_New York⠀⇛ A US court heard closing arguments Monday in a closely watched civil trial that accuses ex-president Donald Trump of raping and defaming an American former magazine columnist. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Bulgarian_Prosecutor_Rebuked_For_Allowing_Spread_Of Disinformation_About_Explosion⠀⇛ Bulgarian Prosecutor Ivan Geshev was rebuked by a deputy for not quickly addressing media misinformation about a roadside explosion last week involving the nation’s top lawman. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ George_Berkeley’s_Name_Removed_from_Trinity_College Dublin_Library⠀⇛ No one disputes that George Berkeley was among Ireland’s greatest thinkers, but he was also an unapologetic slaver. Now, Trinity College Dublin is taking his name off one of its buildings. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Controversial_painting_vandalised_with_spray_paint_at_Paris museum⠀⇛ A controversial painting by Swiss artist Miriam Cahn on display at a Paris exhibition was vandalised with spray paint Sunday, the Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum said. * ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Student_Conduct_Charter_of_2023_goes_into_effect_with final_approval_from_president⠀⇛ The charter will apply to all student discipline cases filed with the Office of Community Standards on or after May 2, while any case filed before then will continue to be processed under the Student Judicial Charter of 1997. According to the Committee of 12, which researched student discipline at Stanford in recent years and proposed the charter, the new charter has multiple tiers and includes fewer instances of criminalistic language. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ YLE ☛ Researcher:_Yle_funding_debate_part_of_wider_movement_against mainstream_media⠀⇛ Yle’s funding has become a topic of discussion during talks aimed at forming Finland’s next government. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Father-Son_Duo_in_Alabama_Wins_Pulitzer,_Bucking Headwinds_in_Local_News⠀⇛ John Archibald, who has been a journalist in Birmingham, Ala., for years, was anxious about his son Ramsey’s decision to go into journalism. He needn’t have worried. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hollywood_Writers_Strike_Is_‘Going_to_Be_a_While’⠀⇛ The writers and entertainment companies remain far apart on several key issues, including money, and the standoff could last for months. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Biden_calls_for_‘fair_deal’_for_striking Hollywood_writers⠀⇛ President Joe Biden is calling for a “fair deal” for Hollywood’s striking writers. He hosted a White House screening Monday of the the upcoming streaming series “American Born Chinese” to mark Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The president spoke ahead of the pilot’s screening before an overflow crowd of hundreds of community leaders, elected officials and cast members and producers from the show. In his first public comments on the strike, which hits the one-week mark Tuesday, Biden says, “I sincerely hope the writers strike in Hollywood gets resolved and the writers are given a fair deal they deserve as soon as possible.” * ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Die_Jim_Crow_Records_Releases_New_Music_From_Hip-Hop Artist_Wrongfully_Convicted_And_Imprisoned_For_25_Years⠀⇛ Die Jim Crow Records, the first record company to work exclusively with musicians impacted by the United States prison system, has collaborated with another formerly incarcerated artist named EL BENTLY 448. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Seeking_asylum_in_the_US?_Make_sure_your_cellphone_is charged.⠀⇛ Seeking asylum is one of the most fraught moments in an individual’s life. Now the U.S. requires asylum seekers to begin the process with a phone application that could exacerbate inequalities. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Racetracks,_Parks,_Offices:_A_Frantic_Search_for Migrant_Housing⠀⇛ New York City officials are casting a wide net as they scramble to house the influx of migrants. The Flatiron Building said no. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Title_42_Is_Ending._Here’s_What_It_Means_for Immigration.⠀⇛ Title 42, the rule used to immediately expel migrants, will end this week. U.S. officials expect illegal crossings to increase, placing additional strain on an already overtaxed system. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ AOC_Announces_Support_for_Indigenous_Voice_Referendum⠀⇛ “…This body is specifically designed to provide guidance and counsel to the Parliament…” * ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_Afghanistan_assistance_mission_condemns_Taliban_use_of corporal_punishment_in_new_report⠀⇛ The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Monday condemned the Taliban’s use of corporal punishment and the death penalty in Afghanistan. The UN says the Taliban imposed “lashings and other beatings, amputations and executions by shooting, beheading and hanging” between 2010 and 2021 before taking over Afghanistan’s government. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Protest_Continues_Over_NYC_Deadly_Subway_Chokehold⠀⇛ Protesters angry about Jordan Neely’s death took over a busy Manhattan subway stop, with some of them jumping to the tracks near the electrified third rail. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Anti-abortion_group_aligns_with_Trump,_weeks after_criticism⠀⇛ The leader of a major anti-abortion group has aligned herself with former President Donald Trump, just weeks after raising questions about his commitment to restricting access to the procedure. Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B. Anthony Pro- Life America group says she had a “terrific” meeting with Trump Monday at his Florida home. Last month, Dannenfelser called Trump’s contention that abortion restrictions should be left up to individual states, not the federal government, a “morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate.” Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination have been navigating how to deal with calls for a national ban on abortion in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. * ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ OPINION:_Stolen_innocence:_the_faces_of_sexual assault⠀⇛ Editor’s Note: The following article contains discussions of sexual violence and assault. Chloe Wilson-Henline, one of the survivors featured in this article, serves as an opinion writer for The Kent Stater and KentWired. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Proposals_for_Improving_Dialogue_and_Reducing_Ideological Polarization_in_the_Legal_World⠀⇛ Legal scholar and blogger Eric Segall puts forward several excellent suggestions. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Texas_House_Overwhelmingly_Approves_Restrictions_on_No-Knock Warrants⠀⇛ Conservatives who support the bill recognize the conflict between unannounced home invasions and the Second Amendment. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Problem_with_Planned_Parenthood⠀⇛ Many abortion providers feel that the organization is too cautious and too corporate—forcing independent clinics to take the biggest risks. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ What_Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.,’s_New_Biographer_Reveals⠀⇛ We revere the man and revile the strategy, but King knew what he was doing. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Workplace_accidents_decrease_but_accident_rate increases_in_the_construction_industry_in_2022⠀⇛ The number of workplace accidents in the construction industry decreased slightly in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a recent press release. However, the accident frequency rate increased due to a greater decline in the number of working hours than in the number of accidents. While the overall number of workplace accidents decreased by around one percent, the accident frequency rate increased in the construction industry because of the decline in the number of working hours. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Nominations_|_IP3_Awards_2023⠀⇛ The IP3 Awards, hosted annually by Public Knowledge, recognize individuals who have made significant contributions in the three areas of “IP”: Intellectual Property, Information Policy, and Internet Protocol. * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ What_is_going_on_with_mobile_data_in_Zim?_It’s_a_disaster for_sure_and_we_need_your_help_to_see_how_bad_it_is.⠀⇛ Let’s just say since 2019, mobile internet has just gone to the pits. Internet speeds plummeted and as if that was not enough, the stability of the internet connection itself took a big hit. And it’s not just that. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ EPO_President_António_Campinos_visits_OMPIC [Ed: António Campinos is a white-collar criminal desperate for photo ops that help help him legitimise himself]⠀⇛ Promoting sustainability throughout the IP world o ⚓ European_Inventor_Award_2023_finalists_announced [Ed: European Inventor Award is pure graft. EPO corruption, passing EPO money to friends of the managers. Why does EU tolerate this?]⠀⇛ Finalists representing 12 countries to be honoured at ceremony on 4 July * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ RIAA_Fires_Back_Against_Yout_Appeal_in Years-Long_Legal_Battle:_‘The_Service’s_Entire_Purpose_Is Circumvention’⠀⇛ As Hartford-based stream-ripper Yout appeals the dismissal of its long-running lawsuit against the RIAA, the industry representative is firing back against the action’s “implausible claims” and urging the appellate court to affirm the prior rulings. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) just recently took aim at Yout’s appeal in a detail-oriented 60-page answering brief. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Taylor_Swift_Announces_Next_‘Taylor’s Version’_Re-Recorded_Album⠀⇛ Taylor Swift announced the release date for the next version of her re-recorded album, Speak Now. Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) will release on July 7. Swift made the announcement on stage during her Eras Tour stop in Nashville. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Technical⠀➾ o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Intro_to_AI⠀⇛ Classes started up again recently and I’m taking the last university course I’ll ever have to take. There’s not a ton of offerings during spring/ summer, but I saw an intro to AI course was being offered and I figured it would be a fun one to end things on. It’s pretty chill, even despite the condensed schedule that spring and summer classes at my school take on. I think that’s owing to it being a senior-level course (which I find tend to treat students more like adults) and the smallish class size which lets the lectures be very discussion focused. And the fact that it’s the only class I have to focus on doesn’t hurt at all. # ⚓ Gemini’s_Killer_App⠀⇛ To perhaps get bogged down in the technical details, I think Gemini owes a lot of this to its thoughtful design. Specifically here by not having allegories for CSS or Javascript. All that’s left at that point is the text. There are no design or interactivity knobs to tune to make up for poor writing. But I believe it’s bigger than that. Gemini’s design eschews extensibility, and a lack of styling options or a client-side programming language are just 2 examples of this larger choice. o § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Newcommer_–_Or,_trying_to_rethink_my_new_life⠀⇛ I learnt about smolweb circa 2020 and lost all contact with it. Now after a chat with some friends at a Ruby irc, I discovered Gemini and fell in love. After a while I found here. So nice to meet you all 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ # ⚓ A_new-post_script⠀⇛ Now I’m feeling a little motivated to evict python from this script, because there’s some friction in doing this task partly in bash and partly in python. Python isn’t the greatest scripting language for one-liners, and using the -c switch isn’t really useful any more beyond that. So for now this script (1) creates a tempfile, (2) dumps mostly hard-coded python into it (from a bash HEREDOC), (3) executes it, (4) captures the return code, (5) unconditionally removes the tempfile, and (6) exits the script if the return code was unsatisfactory. That’s…not great. # ⚓ Programming_language_learning⠀⇛ But I haven’t written any zig in around 4 months, and never did it daily for any sustained period. So going through ziglings is supposed to refresh my memory and get my skills back up. With recent advancements in the tooling and standard library (in particular package management and TLS) I’m interested in starting to use it for small web applications. What I really noticed about going through ziglings is that I’m *flying* through this. I got through 50 in a day, and spent maybe 20 minutes today getting through another 20. That’s probably partly because I have some experience here already, but I know that the structure of this project (over 100 tasks) would push me towards prioritizing speed regardless. I barely read the comments (some of them are quite long), and I’m mostly kind of banging on it until the build is green. This is what concerns me. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 6409 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.10.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_10/05/2023:_More_on_Gemini_Killer_App⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 1:44 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Gemini*_and_Gopher # Technical # Internet/Gemini # Programming * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ # § Technical⠀➾ # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Intro_to_AI⠀⇛ Classes started up again recently and I’m taking the last university course I’ll ever have to take. There’s not a ton of offerings during spring/summer, but I saw an intro to AI course was being offered and I figured it would be a fun one to end things on. It’s pretty chill, even despite the condensed schedule that spring and summer classes at my school take on. I think that’s owing to it being a senior-level course (which I find tend to treat students more like adults) and the smallish class size which lets the lectures be very discussion focused. And the fact that it’s the only class I have to focus on doesn’t hurt at all. # ⚓ Gemini’s_Killer_App⠀⇛ To perhaps get bogged down in the technical details, I think Gemini owes a lot of this to its thoughtful design. Specifically here by not having allegories for CSS or Javascript. All that’s left at that point is the text. There are no design or interactivity knobs to tune to make up for poor writing. But I believe it’s bigger than that. Gemini’s design eschews extensibility, and a lack of styling options or a client-side programming language are just 2 examples of this larger choice. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Newcommer_–_Or,_trying_to_rethink_my_new_life⠀⇛ I learnt about smolweb circa 2020 and lost all contact with it. Now after a chat with some friends at a Ruby irc, I discovered Gemini and fell in love. After a while I found here. So nice to meet you all 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ # ⚓ A_new-post_script⠀⇛ Now I’m feeling a little motivated to evict python from this script, because there’s some friction in doing this task partly in bash and partly in python. Python isn’t the greatest scripting language for one-liners, and using the -c switch isn’t really useful any more beyond that. So for now this script (1) creates a tempfile, (2) dumps mostly hard-coded python into it (from a bash HEREDOC), (3) executes it, (4) captures the return code, (5) unconditionally removes the tempfile, and (6) exits the script if the return code was unsatisfactory. That’s…not great. # ⚓ Programming_language_learning⠀⇛ But I haven’t written any zig in around 4 months, and never did it daily for any sustained period. So going through ziglings is supposed to refresh my memory and get my skills back up. With recent advancements in the tooling and standard library (in particular package management and TLS) I’m interested in starting to use it for small web applications. What I really noticed about going through ziglings is that I’m *flying* through this. I got through 50 in a day, and spent maybe 20 minutes today getting through another 20. That’s probably partly because I have some experience here already, but I know that the structure of this project (over 100 tasks) would push me towards prioritizing speed regardless. I barely read the comments (some of them are quite long), and I’m mostly kind of banging on it until the build is green. This is what concerns me. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 6567 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.10.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_10/05/2023:_Gopher_Sites_and_Proportional_Fonts⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:34 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Politics o Technical # Internet/Gemini # Programming * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Tea_and_Biscuits_–_Thank_You,_Sergio_Busquets⠀⇛ Today I got the news that a Football Club Barcelona Legend is retiring after this season. One always want your legends to play forever, because it is such a joy see them work. Sergio played in a very thankless position, but a crucial one, CDM – Central Defensive Midfielder. This position is the engine of the midfield for Barcelona, he protects the Center Backs from counter attacks and are always on the lookout to get a toe in somewhere to disrupt the flow of the opposition’s passing. But what Sergio did best was his positioning and his passing. He passes the ball to where he wants his players to be. So he dictates the shape of the formation and where attacks essentially comes from. He makes the pass before the assist pass is made to the goal scorer. It’s not flashy at all, but is crucial to the success of the team. # ⚓ More_Rhubarb_Sprout_Photos_2023-05-10_(Fairbanks,_AK, USA)⠀⇛ The rhubarb has continued to grow since my photos a few days ago, so here are some new ones. The complex folding is fascinating to look at. o § Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Two_Energy_Crises⠀⇛ The Western world seems to have two energy crises occurring simultaneously. One is the obvious crisis we all know: our over- reliance on fossil fuels and the issues it causes. Fossils fuels, while efficient, are finite and create pollution. While renewable sources of energy are important to offset the issues of traditional energy, they still rely on rare-earth minerals and energy-intensive production methods to build out at scale. We also use energy wastefully and recklessly, further exacerbating environmental problems. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Dabbling_with_Misfin⠀⇛ The implementations (surprise!) did not interoperate, which was fun. Also divergent readings of the specification have already turned up. Whose fingerprint are we sending back to the client, again? Probably a test suite would help here. Probably I need to unrustify my SSL session debugging skills. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Email_and_a_Few_Gopher_Sites⠀⇛ I received a nice email from Matto [0] last week, which I greatly appreciated. He came across my phlog visiting the gopher.viste.fr random gopher site list generator [1], which is a great distraction when you have some time to kill. Matto’s own gopher site is full of interesting tutorials and commentary on life at the text console. Hear, hear for Old Debian! I came across Wirefull’s gopher hole [2] where one can see “Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 ‘etch’ sparc64″. Nothing beats the simplicity and stability of old Debian, and it’s perfect for running a gopher server. # § Programming⠀➾ # ⚓ Proportional_fonts_for_coding?_No_thank_you⠀⇛ There’s some back and forth in the Gemini [1] community about coding with a proportional font [2]. You can pry my monospace font from my cold dead hands. I’ve been coding for nearly 40 years now, and it’s always been some form of a monospace font, some pretty, like the character set for VGA (Video Graphics Array) on IBM (International Business Machine) PC (Personal Computer)s, and some not to pretty, like the character set on the TRS (Tandy-Radio Shack)- 80 Color Computer. Code in a proportional font just looks weird to me. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 6728 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.10.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_10/05/2023:_SparkyLinux_6.7_and_Julia_1.9⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:38 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Graphics_Stack 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 New_Releases o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded 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 Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o Programming/Development # Java # Rust * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # 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 o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ LinuxInsider ☛ Independent_Distros_Blend_Ideas_and_Innovate_User Experiences⠀⇛ During my two dozen years of writing about open source and reviewing hundreds of Linux distributions, I have developed a keen interest in Linux offerings that break out of the traditional Linux operating system molds. More often than not, the most interesting and innovative Linux versions are in a growing category of independent distros. Two examples are relatively new Linux distributions that come with much potential. Both Carbon and Blend Linux are unique in what their developers represent. Over the years, I have used and extensively reviewed many Linux distros developed by large companies, vast volunteer communities, and single developers. Often, the most interesting come from independent or unaffiliated Linux builders. These include distros such as PCLinuxOS, Tiny Core Linux, Slackware Linux, 4MLinux, KaOS, Linux From Scratch, Solus, MakuluLinux, and NixOS. One of my all-time favorites is Puppy Linux and a group of close cousin distros that embellish its look and feel. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Mesa_23.1_Linux_Graphics_Stack_Arrives_with Many_RADV_Improvements,_More⠀⇛ Mesa 23.1 comes with support for several new Vulkan extensions for the Radeon Vulkan driver (RADV) for AMD Radeon GPUs. These include VK_EXT_pipeline_library_group_handles, VK_EXT_image_sliced_view_of_3d (GFX10+), VK_KHR_map_memory2, VK_EXT_discard_rectangles version 2, VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library, VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate (GFX11), and VK_EXT_mesh_shader. In addition, the Radeon Vulkan driver now supports the fullyCoveredFragmentShaderInputVariable and primitiveUnderestimation implementations on GFX9+, the extendedDynamicState3ColorBlendEquation implementation, as well as RGP support on GFX11. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Mixxx_2.3.5_Free_DJ_Software_Improves_Support for_Pioneer_DDJ-400,_Hercules_P32⠀⇛ Mixxx 2.3.5 is here a little over two months after Mixxx 2.3.4 to make the Beat FX section for the Pioneer DDJ-400 controller more intuitive, make the use of pregain optional on the Hercules P32 DJ controller instead of the dry/wet knob, and fix sound output via WDM-KS on Windows systems for the Numark Mixtrack Pro FX DJ controller. Linux users will be happy to learn that this release improves the full-screen experience on desktops that don’t use global menubars, shows a warning when the audio thread is not scheduled with real-time policy, and fixes the wrong waveform background color on various GNU/Linux distributions, such as Fedora Linux 37. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_sysctl⠀⇛ This article spotlights an alternative tool to sysctl. It’s part of our Alternatives to popular CLI tools series. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Best_Free_and_Open_Source_CLI_Data_Hashing Tools⠀⇛ Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula that produces a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value. /blockquote> o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Build_and_manage_Red_Hat_Device_Edge_images_with Ansible⠀⇛ Red_Hat_Device_Edge is a new solution that delivers a lightweight enterprise-ready Kubernetes distribution called MicroShift combined with an edge-optimized operating system built from Red_Hat Enterprise_Linux (RHEL). This article will guide you through the process of building your own customized Red Hat Device Edge images, from setting up the necessary building infrastructure to deploying the image on a device or virtual machine. This tutorial will also show you a way to manage edge devices using supported tooling such as Red Hat_Ansible_Automation_Platform in a pull-based model. This approach simplifies management and more accurately emulates real-life edge device connectivity. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Install_KLatexFormula_to_generate_images_from LaTeX_formula⠀⇛ In the daily use of a modern system like Linux, it is normal to want to have applications of all kinds to show the strength of the operating system. Many people use LaTeX, and therefore applications like KLatexFormula become necessary. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ 5_simple_ways_to_parse_an_XML_file_on_Linux⠀⇛ XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a widely used format for data exchange and storage, offering a flexible and human-readable structure. Parsing XML files on Linux can be achieved through a variety of tools and programming languages, each with its unique features and benefits. # ⚓ Pygame_installation_on_Ubuntu_22.04_or_20.04_Linux⠀⇛ Learn two ways to install PyGame Python Module on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy or 20.04 Focal using the command line through APT or PIP package manager. Pygame is a Python module created for developers to create games and multimedia applications. # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ How_to_Auto_Mount_External_Disk Partitions_in_Ubuntu_22.04_|_Fedora_37/38⠀⇛ This tutorial shows how to automatically mount external disk partitions on startup of Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and most other Linux. I bought a new SSD recently. Now, I have 2 solid-state drives (SSDs) connected on my computer. Ubuntu 22.04 is installed on one SSD drive, while another one contains VirtualBox Virtual Machine files. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ ScummVM ☛ Google_Summer_of_Code_2023_–_please_welcome_our participants!⠀⇛ On Thursday Google announced the list of participants accepted for this year’s Google_Summer of_Code and we are happy to report that 5 contributors have been accepted to work on various parts of the ScummVM project this summer. Ankush Dutt will work on an automated system for packaging freeware games with ScummVM for various platforms. The project includes two main objectives: help create standalone game packages bundled with ScummVM, and implement a new mechanism to let users download and install freeware games directly from the ScummVM launcher. You can follow the progress for this task on Ankush’s_GSoC_blog. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ KDE ☛ KDE_Plasma_5.27.5,_Bugfix_Release_for_May⠀⇛ Tuesday, 9 May 2023. Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma 5, versioned 5.27.5. Plasma_5.27 was released in February 2023 with many feature refinements and new modules to complete the desktop experience. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Registration_is_Now_Open_for_GNOME’s GUADEC_2023_Event_in_Riga,_Latvia⠀⇛ GUADEC 2023 is one of the most anticipated Linux events this year for GNOME users and developers from all over the world. It’s a gathering where people share knowledge and discuss the new features and changes of the next major release of the GNOME desktop environment, as well as related projects. Similar to last year’s GUADEC event, GUADEC 2023 will offer a hybrid model where attendees can join in person or online. No matter if you will attend the event in person or remotely, you will have to register your presence. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 7_GNOME_44_Features_You_Should_Check Out⠀⇛ GNOME is among the most respected and widely used desktop environments within the Linux fraternity. Every new release is like a breath of fresh air, bringing plenty of updates to look forward to. GNOME 44 was released in March 2023, and it makes your desktop more appealing with its slew of new features. If you are ready to upgrade your GNOME version to 44, here are a few top features of GNOME 44 you should know about. # ⚓ Pedro_Sader_Azevedo:_Hello_Planet_GNOME!⠀⇛ Hi, everyone! I’m Pedro Sader Azevedo, a Computer Engineering student at Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil. In the next few months I’ll be working as a Google Summer of Code (GSoC) intern to integrate the functionality of GNOME Network Displays into GNOME Settings, with the guidance of Felipe Borges, Claudio Wunder, Jonas Ådahl, and Anupam Kumar. § More about me During the pandemic, when every aspect of life was moved to the digital realm, I learned about Free Software and was won over by its principled stance on technology. I decided to take back my computing and became a user (and vocal advocate) of GNU/Linux! # ⚓ Pedro_Sader_Azevedo:_Making_4_GNOME_Shell_extensions compatible_with_GNOME_44⠀⇛ I absolutely love extensions, in general. I remember being blown away every time I found a notably extensible software, from Firefox add-ons in my early days of surfing the web to Neovim plugins in my latest coding endeavors. This is why, once I started using GNU/Linux, I was amazed by GNOME Shell extensions. Being able to customize the appearance and behavior of my desktop environment as easily as used to with VS Code extensions was unimaginable coming from Windows and I loved every bit of it. Since then, I’ve been a GNOME Shell extension fanatic and only upgraded my workstation when all extensions were made compatible with the latest version of GNOME. The addition of an upgrade assistant to Extension Manager made the wait easier, though not shorter. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Alpine_3.18_Tightens_Kernel_Security,_Package Base_Has_Been_Updated⠀⇛ Alpine Linux is known for its minimalistic approach, making it ideal for deployment in containerized environments, virtual machines, and embedded systems. At the same time, while it is not a typical desktop-centric Linux distribution, thanks to its lightweight system’s design, it offers excellent choices for users seeking a sleek and fast desktop experience. o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Safeguard_Your_SAP_Landscape_on Google_Cloud_Platform [Ed: SUSE continues to act like a SAP reseller, even after the SAP-connected CEO left. This is proprietary on top of proprietary platform (Google Clown)]⠀⇛ Undertaking the cloud migration of SAP S/4HANA can be difficult and face various challenges: both planned and unplanned downtime can stall business continuity and result in significant loss, and very often, a major outage is the result of accumulated minor issues that could have been identified and remediated in early stage. # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Announcing_SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_15 SP5_–_One_Linux,_Limitless_Innovation⠀⇛ With SUSE Linux Enterprise you’re not just using one of the most secure platforms available, you’re joining a community of innovators who are transforming the world. The next release of SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE), currently available in beta, is optimized to host workloads across the widest range of environments.  # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ March_2023:_International_Women’s Month⠀⇛ Every March, we commemorate the achievements and progress in the struggle for gender equality. And on March 8th, the world joined hands to celebrate International Women’s Day. This year, we honor the past, present, and future of women and their vital roles within society. # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Get_ready_for_SUSE_Manager_4.3.6!⠀⇛ In just a few weeks, SUSE Manager 4.3.6 will be available for you to download!  While this is not a major release, plenty of new features come with it. There are many reasons to upgrade to this new release as soon as possible.  o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_9.2_Adds_64K_Page Sizes_Support_for_ARM,_New_System_Roles⠀⇛ Coming six months after Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.1, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 is here to introduce support for 64k page sizes for Arm architecture to make it possible to deploy the operating system on more hardware and maximize the performance of large data set workloads, expanded capabilities of system roles to let you automate even more management tasks, as well as enhancements to Podman, Red Hat’s tool for developing, managing and running containers on Linux platforms. The new Red Hat Enterprise Linux system role for Podman included with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 release enables administrators to automate configurations for their specific needs and environments without requiring knowledge of the command line. In addition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 updates several other system roles enabling automation of SQL Server/Active Directory authentication, support for SQL Server 2022, and Always-On availability group support. # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Flathub_Website_Adds_a_Non-Free_Software Filter⠀⇛ The Flathub website now has an option to filter out non-free software. Building on (excellent) redesign earlier this year, the refreshed Flathub website continues to improve. # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ An_Immutable_Version_of_Fedora_is_Under Consideration⠀⇛ According to the Fedora Wiki, Fedora Onyx is being considered for acceptance. This spin makes use of the same foundation technology found in other immutable versions – such as Fedora Silverblue, Fedora Kinoite, and Fedora Sericea – and is built for those who are looking for the immutability and atomic features that rpm-ostree provides. Fedora Onyx will use the Budgie desktop environment and, according to the Wiki, has a target release of Fedora Linux 39. For those who don’t know, an immutable operating system is one that ensures the core of the OS cannot be changed and are typically used for testing and container-based software development. Immutable operating systems focus on security and tend to be future-proof. # ⚓ Steven_Pritchard:_Harvester_HCI⠀⇛ I have been using libvirt on CentOS + ZFS for my home lab for somewhere around a decade now.  For the last several years, I have been trying off and on to switch to some kind of hyperconverged infrastructure, usually oVirt + a clustered storage solution (Ceph, Gluster).  For various reasons, I’ve never quite managed to get all the pieces to work together correctly. So, imagine how happy I was to hear about Harvester a while back. # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Community_Blog monthly_summary:_April_2023⠀⇛ This is the latest in our monthly_series summarizing the past month on the Community Blog. Please leave a comment below to let us know what you think. # ⚓ Justin_W._Flory:_“I_am_the_wilderness”:_On_trust_& community⠀⇛ Trust is a word and a concept that is on my mind lately. Trust is an idea that permeates all levels of our waking consciousness, and impacts how we build connections and relationships with other human beings. It is something impossible to ignore, yet it is ironically hard to define and pin down. Beyond what is written in a dictionary, what is trust? What does trust look like? What does trust feel like? Anyone who works in “community work” knows that trust is often the fundamental tie between community_leadership and community members. A leader wants to be trusted by the people whom they represent, and a person wants to trust their leaders to represent them fairly and accurately. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Sparky GNU/Linux ☛ Sparky_6.7⠀⇛ The 7th update of Sparky 6 – 6.7 is out. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Canonical ☛ Canonical_enables_Ubuntu_on_StarFive’s VisionFive_2_RISC-V_single_board_computer⠀⇛ Open standards and collaboration are strategic to both hardware and software across industries and geographies. In the last decade, open source and open standards have reshaped our world. RISC-V is the most prolific and open Instruction Set Architecture in history, which has led the hardware community to embrace open standards and collaboration at this level. This open Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) is enabling a new era of processor innovation through open-standard collaboration with rapid industry- wide adoption. To become the industry standard ISA across computing, the RISC-V ISA enables software and hardware design freedom on architecture. The architecture can be applied to a broad range of processors, from low-end microcontrollers to high- end server-grade processors. # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_23.04_Now_Supports_This_‘Powerful’ RISC-V_Computer⠀⇛ Canonical worked with StarFive’s engineering team to create an optimised version of the latest Ubuntu release for use on the VisionFive 2. This single-board computer (SBC) boasts greater performance than the company’s first-generation model (which Ubuntu announced support for last year) thanks, in part, to the inclusion of an integrated GPU – which makes it the first RISC- V board in the world to offer one. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ NanoPC-T6_Arm_Linux_SBC_offers_dual_2.5GbE, HDMI_2.1_outputs,_HDMI_2.0_input,_2x_M.2_sockets,_and_more⠀⇛ FriendlyELEC NanoPC-T6 is a feature-rich Rockchip RK3588 SBC with up to 16GB LPDDR4X RAM, 256GB eMMC flash, two HDMI 2.1 output ports, one HDMI 2.0 input port, dual 2.5GbE, two M.2 PCIe socket for storage or wireless, a mini PCIe socket and microSIM slot for 4G LTE connectivity, and more. The new NanoPC-T6 single board computer offered many more interfaces than the recent NanoPi R6S or R6C board based on the Rockchip RK3588S with fewer I/Os. # ⚓ C.J._Collier:_Instructions_for_installing_Proxmox_onto_the Qotom_device [Ed: After all those years C.J. Collier is still pushing Microsoft agenda into GNU/Linux spheres]⠀⇛ These instructions are for qotom devices Q515P and Q1075GE. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Fall_detection_system_with_Nicla_Sense_ME⠀⇛ The challenge Personal safety is a growing concern in a variety of settings: from high-risk jobs where HSE managers must guarantee workers’ security to the increasingly common work and study choices that drive family and friends far apart, sometimes leading to more isolated lives. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Waze_will_show_EV_stations_on_Android_Auto_and CarPlay⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Android_Studio_gets_a_built-in_coding_bot_| TechCrunch⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Chrome_is_making_it_easier_for_your favorite_Android_apps_to_migrate_to_the_web⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ The_OnePlus_11_just_got_its_first_Android_14 beta⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_Beta_2_drops_with_bug_fixes galore⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Everything_new_in_Android_14_Beta_2_ [Gallery]⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_14_Beta_2_for_Pixel_phones_rolling out⠀⇛ # ⚓ CNET ☛ Android_14:_The_Biggest_Features_Announced_at_Google I/O_2023_–_CNET⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Google’s_Health_Connect_platform_is_coming_to Android_14_with_new_features_|_TechCrunch⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Google_TV_and_Android_TV_apps_get_a_new_look_ [Gallery]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Beautiful_Android_TV_apps_are_easier_to make_than_ever_with_Google’s_latest_tools⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Google_launches_an_AI_coding_bot_for_Android developers_–_The_Verge⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Google’s_Find_My_Device_will_soon_use_billions of_Android_devices_to_locate_your_stuff_–_The_Verge⠀⇛ # ⚓ PC Mag ☛ Google_Touts_Android_Progress_Beyond_Phones, Teases_XR_Platform_|_PCMag⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Android_is_getting_generative_AI_wallpapers you_create_with_suggested_prompts⠀⇛ # ⚓ CNET ☛ Google_Will_Use_AI_to_Rewrite_Your_Texts_and Generate_Android_Wallpapers_–_CNET⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ A_new_Google_Pay_button_is_ready_to_bring its_fresh_design_to_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ AAWireless_review:_Android_Auto untethered⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Wallpaper_Wednesday:_Android_wallpapers 2023-05-10_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 7_Ways_to_Boost_the_Sound_Quality_From_Your Android_Device⠀⇛ # ⚓ Gadget Bridge ☛ Best_4_Methods_to_Find_Recently_Deleted Apps_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_warns_billions_of_Android_users_to_switch on_important_setting_that_could_spare_you_from_bank-raiding disaster_|_The_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Discord_users_unable_to_reply_to_messages_with_images_on Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ The_MediaTek_Dimensity_9200+_is_great_news for_Android_phones_|_Digital_Trends⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_Accessibility:_Firefox_113 Significantly_Boosts_Accessibility_Performance [Ed: This has been reposted in another section of the site]⠀⇛ About 5 years ago Mozilla shipped Firefox Quantum, an upgrade that included significant performance improvements for most Firefox users. Unfortunately, Firefox Quantum didn’t improve performance for people who use screen readers and other assistive technology. In some ways, our screen reader performance actually regressed with the architecture changes that Quantum delivered. The Firefox accessibility engineers remedied much of that performance regression in the late Twenty-Teens, but by 2020 they’d done all they could to keep up. Continued investment in the old architecture simply wasn’t going to be enough to maintain a competitive browser so we began planning a re-write, which became a project called Cache the_World. This upgrade changes the way things work in Firefox’s accessibility code so that screen readers and other assistive technologies have fast access to the content they need. Today, with the release of Firefox_113, those improvements are available to all Firefox users on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. > # ⚓ LWN ☛ Thunderbird_2022_financial_report_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ The Thunderbird email-client project has put out a report describing its financial situation in 2022. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Firefox_113.0_released_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Version 113.0 of the Firefox browser is out. Changes include improved picture-in-picture support, blocking of third-party cookies in private windows, some accessibility improvements, and more. “”A 13-year-old feature request was fulfilled and Firefox now supports files being drag-and-dropped directly from Microsoft Outlook””. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ MariaDB_brings_its_Xpand_distributed_DBMS to_PostgreSQL_users⠀⇛ MariaDB plc today said it will make its Xpand distributed database management system available to PostgreSQL users in addition to its own customer base. “Our vision is to take databases to new heights of scale and resilience, in any cloud at a fraction of the cost of competitors,” said Chief Executive Michael Howard, in a statement. § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ * ⚓ Over_3_million_views_on_the_LibreOffice_YouTube_channel!⠀⇛ Yes, our YouTube channel has just gone over the 3 million views mark. Great stuff! We’d like to say a special thanks to community members who’ve contributed great work, such as the Indonesian community for the “New Features” videos (major LibreOffice releases), and Harald B. in the German community for his tutorials. § Programming/Development⠀➾ * ⚓ Julia_1.9_Highlights⠀⇛ After 3 betas and 3 release candidates, Julia version 1.9 has finally(!) been released. We would like to thank all the contributors to this release and all the testers that helped with finding regressions and issues in the pre-releases. Without you, this release would not have been possible. * ⚓ LWN ☛ Julia_1.9_released_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Version 1.9 of the Julia language has been released. Notable changes include improved caching of native code, faster load times via a “package extensions” mechanism, better memory-usage introspection, and more. * ⚓ Karl_Dubost:_Web_Inspector_Search_Regex⠀⇛ Finding the right keyword in a search among thousand of lines of CSS, JavaScript, HTML code can be dreadful. There are solutions. I was searching for navigator.userAgent on the NYTimes website. All developer tools have search features. In Safari Web Inspector, Command + Shift + F will start the search tab. The matched results for userAgent are userAgent but also: [...] * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Linux_kernel_5.15.110_compiled⠀⇛ This will be in the next release of EasyOS. Source with patches and build scripts: https://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/source/kernel/5.15.x/ 5.15.110-20230509/ * ⚓ Segmented_Buttons_for_Qt_6.6⠀⇛ While at the 2023 Plasma Sprint at the Tuxedo Computers office in Augsburg, Germany, I created a patch to add ButtonSegment, SegmentedControl and SegmentSeparator to Qt Quick Controls 6.6: https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtdeclarative/+/476564 * § Java⠀➾ o ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Object-Oriented_Programming_with_Java:_Concepts_and Principles⠀⇛ Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is a paradigm that allows developers to design software using the concept of objects, which can contain data and methods. Java is one of the most popular programming languages that fully supports O * § Rust⠀➾ o ⚓ Niko_Matsakis:_Giving,_lending,_and_async_closures⠀⇛ In a_previous_post_on_async_closures, I concluded that the best way to support async closures was with an async trait combinator. I’ve had a few conversations since the post and I want to share some additional thoughts. In particular, this post dives into what it would take to make async functions matchable with a type like impl FnMut() -> impl Future. This takes us down some interesting roads, in particular the distinction between giving and lending traits; it turns out that the closure traits specifically are a bit of a special case in turns of what we can do backwards compatibly, due to their special syntax. on! § Goal Let me cut to the chase. This article lays out a way that we could support a notation like this: [..,] § Leftovers⠀➾ * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ For_this_Minnesota_choir,_‘music_makes_community’⠀⇛ What does it take to create unity? An amateur choir in Minneapolis fosters opportunities to connect – and spread joy. * ⚓ Chris ☛ Painting_Shapes,_Not_Details⠀⇛ * § Science⠀➾ o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Almost_Half_The_Planet_Predicted_to_Enter_New Climate_Zones_by_2100⠀⇛ Fundamental changes are coming. o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Business_as_usual_budget_‘falls_short’_on science,_tech⠀⇛ Australia can be a clever and wealthy country if it sets a national research and development target and steps up science funding. The Tech Council of Australia said the 2023/24 federal budget takes important steps to address the big challenges facing the country, including skills shortages, growing new industries and jobs, and strengthening cyber security. o ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Harnessing_technological_transformation in_the_era_of_climate_change⠀⇛ With greater awareness and urgency around the climate crisis and the impact of energy consumption, 140 countries have announced or are considering net zero targets, covering close to 90% of global emissions. These efforts will collectively support the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Additionally, the number of large cities with net zero targets has… * § Education⠀➾ o ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Here_is_how_you_control_how_your_child_uses_their smartphone,_these_parental_controls_are_great⠀⇛ Schools opened yesterday and I know that you parents out there are a little light in your wallets. Thank you for your service, you are financing the future of this nation, keep paying that school fees. o ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Some_grades_still_missing,_but_‘overwhelming majority’_turned_in⠀⇛ Amid concerns about end-of-semester grade reporting due to striking graduate student instructors, an “overwhelming majority” of grades for U-M’s winter term have been submitted. o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘Merit_is_a_bad_word’:_Can_inclusion_and_quality coexist_in_Argentine_higher_ed?⠀⇛ Argentine public universities are free, but the low graduation rates have experts asking if higher education can be both inclusive and high quality. * § Hardware⠀➾ o ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ 10,000_Chinese_Chip_Developers_Closed_Shop_in 2021–2022⠀⇛ Over 10,000 Chinese chip developers closed up shop during the past two years, as the investment bubble crash and global semiconductor downturn hit hard. * § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Free_GP_consults_at_the_centre_of_cost-of- living_budget⠀⇛ Millions of Australians are set to benefit from cost-of- living relief, free GP visits and lower than expected power prices. Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised the relief measures would not worsen already high inflation, treading a delicate balance while handing down his second budget. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ How_much_is_sleep_worth?_Air_New_Zealand prices_in_economy_bunk_beds⠀⇛ The beds will be installed on its ultra-long Auckland-New York and Auckland-Chicago routes in 2024. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UNICEF_Provides_Libya_With_55,000_Doses_of_Measles Vaccines⠀⇛ “…the vaccines for MR were imported into Libya during the last week…” o ⚓ NYPost ☛ Scientists_are_vaccinating_koalas_against_chlamydia_as the_STD_threatens_population⠀⇛ In 2008, just 10% of koalas tested in northern South Wales were positive for chlamydia. Now 80% have been infected, according to Mathew Crowther, a conservation biologist who monitors the population. o ⚓ PHR ☛ PHR_Welcomes_American_College_of_Emergency_Physicians_ (ACEP)_Policy_Reversal_on_“Excited_Delirium,”_Calls_for_Further Action⠀⇛ Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) welcomes the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) new public statement that “ACEP does not recognize the use of the term ‘excited delirium’ and its use in clinical settings.” o ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Will_Masks_Become_Permanent_for_Today’s Students?⠀⇛ I watched my 30-year-old garden slowly choke from the exhaust of cars and two-wheelers as people went to and from the economic behemoth that the Hitech City located in Hyderabad had become. o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Berry_and_fruit_growers_lose_harvest_due_to_cold_spring in_Latvia⠀⇛ Last weekend, in some places in Latvia, the temperature at night dropped to -7 C. Many berry and fruit farms confirmed even 80%-90% yield losses. The industry association plans to turn to the Ministry of Agriculture for assistance, Zemgale Television reported on May 8. * § Proprietary⠀➾ o ⚓ LinkedIn_Layoffs:_Woman_Hired_by_Microsoft-Owned_Job_Platform Laid_Off_Before_Joining,_Shares_Ordeal_Online⠀⇛ LinkedIn has announced layoffs in its sales, operations, and support department. The move by the Microsoft-owned company comes amid a weakening global economic outlook and a drop in demand. Some employees have already started receiving termination letter. o ⚓ Windows Central ☛ Microsoft_culls_700_jobs_from_LinkedIn, shutters_China_services⠀⇛ LinkedIn is everybody’s favorite work-oriented social network, where we go to brag about our achievements in this weird, pacified, and ingenuine way we think employers might find to be professional and potentially desirable. Sadly, it seems some of LinkedIn’s own employees may also be heading to the service to job hunt in the near term. As part of Microsoft’s cost-cutting measures for the year, its social network LinkedIn is shedding approximately 700 staff from its 20,000-strong team. In a note shared (opens in new tab) on LinkedIn itself, CEO Ryan Roslansky outlined the firm’s “need” to cut costs and streamline, echoing phrasing used by many other tech companies in recent months, describing a challenging “macroeconomic environment.” A big part of the restructuring effort is to wind down operations in China, owing to “fierce” competition from local rivals. LinkedIn will instead focus on helping firms hiring in China from outside of China, according to the note, while closing its local teams for marketing, operations, and development. o ⚓ Global News CA ☛ LinkedIn_cutting_716_jobs_in_latest_round_of tech_layoffs⠀⇛ LinkedIn, the social media network owned by Microsoft Corp that focuses on business professionals, said on Monday it would cut 716 jobs as demand wavers, while also shutting down its China-focused job application. o ⚓ Redmond Magazine ☛ LinkedIn_Cutting_716_Employees [Ed: How Microsoft's longtime propagandist Kurt Mackie covered it]⠀⇛ LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky described the layoffs as a hard decision to address a rapidly changing business landscape. As part of the job cuts, the company is ending its Global Business Organization. The existing Product and Engineering teams at LinkedIn will be the company’s replacement for that organization. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ LinkedIn_Will_Cut_Over_700_Jobs_Worldwide_and Shut_Its_China_App⠀⇛ Microsoft, LinkedIn’s owner, had already pulled the flagship networking site from China in 2021, leaving only a stripped-down app that catered to job seekers. o ⚓ Ubisoft_layoffs_could_see_as_many_as_60_employees_affected⠀⇛ Ubisoft could see layoffs of up to 60 employees at two different offices, as part of an organizational shift. Both the North Carolina and Newcastle locations are impacted. * § Security⠀➾ o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft:_Iranian_APTs_Exploiting_Recent PaperCut_Vulnerability [Ed: Microsoft itself is the issue; it has back doors and these political stunts deflect or misdirect blame]⠀⇛ Microsoft warns that two Iranian state-sponsored groups have adopted exploits targeting a recently patched PaperCut vulnerability. o ⚓ IT Wire ☛ TechnologyOne_says_systems_breached_through_Office_365 system⠀⇛ The company said in a_note to the ASX that the breach had not affected its customer-facing SaaS platform as it was not connected to the Microsoft 365 system. In the statement, TechnologyOne said it had “acted with urgency to investigate the issue, including initiation of its cyber response strategy, appointing third party experts, and isolating affected systems”. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ ICS_Patch_Tuesday:_Siemens,_Schneider_Electric Address_Few_Dozen_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ Siemens and Schneider Electric’s Patch Tuesday advisories for May 2023 address a few dozen vulnerabilities found in their products. o ⚓ Security Week ☛ Adobe_Patches_14_Vulnerabilities_in_Substance_3D Painter⠀⇛ Adobe has patched more than a dozen vulnerabilities, including critical code execution flaws, in its Substance 3D Painter product. o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Rapid7_shares_drop_despite_earnings_and_revenue beat_in_previous_quarter⠀⇛ Shares in Rapid7 Inc. fell slightly in late trading today despite the cybersecurity solutions provider reporting an earnings and revenue beat in its most recent quarter. ⚓ GNOME ☛ Richard_Hughes:_MSI_and_Insecure_KMs⠀⇛ As some as you may know, MSI_suffered_a_data_breach which leaked a huge amount of source code, documentation and low-level firmware PRIVATE KEYS. This is super bad as it now allows anyone to sign a random firmware image and install it as an official MSI firmware. It’s even more super bad than that, as the certificates leaked seem to be the KeyManifest keys, which actually control the layer below SecureBoot, this little-documented and even less well understood thing called BootGuard. I’ll not overplay the impact here, but there is basically no firmware security on most modern MSI hardware now. We already detect the leaked test keys from Lenovo and notify the user via_the_HSI_test_failure and I think we should do the same thing for MSI devices too. I’ve not downloaded the leak for obvious reasons, and I don’t think the KM hashes would be easy to find either. ⚓ Security Week ☛ Building_Automation_System_Exploit_Brings_KNX_Security_Back in_Spotlight⠀⇛ A public exploit targeting building automation systems brings KNX security back into the spotlight, with Schneider Electric releasing a security bulletin. ⚓ LinuxSecurity ☛ Best_Practices_for_PHP_Security⠀⇛ Now more than ever, people, developers, and businesses alike consider PHP a dying language and that it might have no place in the IT/Dev World. However, PHP is one of the most popular programming languages still in use today. It is used by millions of websites, roughly around 80% of all websites, including some of the biggest names on the internet. PHP still dominates server-side web development whilst still being flexible and adaptable to a developers needs. ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Tuesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Fedora (java-11-openjdk-portable and rubygem-redcarpet), Red Hat (autotrace, bind, buildah, butane, conmon, containernetworking-plugins, curl, device-mapper-multipath, dhcp, edk2, emacs, fence-agents, freeradius, freerdp, frr, fwupd, gdk-pixbuf2, git, git-lfs, golang-github-cpuguy83-md2man, grafana, grafana-pcp, gstreamer1-plugins-good, Image Builder, jackson, kernel, kernel-rt, krb5, libarchive, libguestfs-winsupport, libreswan, libtiff, libtpms, lua, mysql, net-snmp, openssh, openssl, pcs, php: 8.1, pki-core, podman, poppler, postgresql-jdbc, python-mako, qemu- kvm, samba, skopeo, sysstat, tigervnc, toolbox, unbound, webkit2gtk3, wireshark, xorg-x11-server, and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland), SUSE (cfengine, cfengine-masterfiles, go1.19, go1.20, libfastjson, python- cryptography, and python-ujson), and Ubuntu (mysql-5.7). ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (emacs), Fedora (chromium, community-mysql, and LibRaw), Red Hat (nodejs nodejs- nodemon, nodejs:18, and webkit2gtk3), Slackware (mozilla), SUSE (amazon-ssm-agent, conmon, distribution, docker-distribution, google- cloud-sap-agent, ignition, kernel, ntp, prometheus- ha_cluster_exporter, protobuf-c, python-cryptography, runc, and shim), and Ubuntu (ceph, freetype, and node-css-what). ⚓ USDOJ ☛ U.K._Citizen_Extradited_and_Pleads_Guilty_to_Cyber_Crime_Offenses⠀⇛ A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty today in New York to his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter. Joseph James O’Connor, aka PlugwalkJoe, 23, was extradited from Spain on April 26. “O’Connor’s criminal activities were flagrant and malicious, and his conduct impacted multiple people’s lives. He harassed, threatened, and extorted his victims, causing substantial emotional harm,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Like many criminal actors, O’Connor tried to stay anonymous by using a computer to hide behind stealth accounts and aliases from outside the United States. But this plea shows that our investigators and prosecutors will identify, locate, and bring to justice such criminals to ensure they face the consequences for their crimes.” “O’Connor has left an impressive trail of destruction in the wake of his wave of criminality,” said U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey for the Northern District of California. “This case serves as a warning that the reach of the law is long, and criminals anywhere who use computers to commit crimes may end up facing the consequences of their actions in places they did not anticipate.” ⚓ USDOJ ☛ Justice_Department_Announces_Court-Authorized_Disruption_of_Snake Malware_Network_Controlled_by_Russia’s_Federal_Security_Service⠀⇛ The Justice Department today announced the completion of a court- authorized operation, code-named MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to- peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called “Snake”, that the U.S. Government attributes to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). For nearly 20 years, this unit, referred to in court documents as “Turla,” has used versions of the Snake malware to steal sensitive documents from hundreds of computer systems in at least 50 countries, which have belonged to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member governments, journalists, and other targets of interest to the Russian Federation. After stealing these documents, Turla exfiltrated them through a covert network of unwitting Snake-compromised computers in the United States and around the world. ⚓ SANS ☛ Microsoft_May_2023_Patch_Tuesday,_(Tue,_May_9th)⠀⇛ This month we got patches for 49 vulnerabilities. Of these, 6 are critical, and 2 are already being exploited, according to Microsoft. ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Western_Digital_Online_Store_Still_Closed_After_March_Cyber Attack⠀⇛ The Western Digital online store is still closed and planned to reopen about 6 weeks after the March cyber attack. * § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Apple’s_Weather_App_Experienced_an_Outage._Here Are_Some_Alternatives⠀⇛ Yet another app failure was a reminder of how dependent we’ve become on our phones to tell us when the sun is shining. Here are some options if it happens again. o ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Econet_facing_widespread_service_outage⠀⇛ You probably have spent most of the day toggling your phone’s airplane mode or restarting it to get it to work. Well, you are not alone. Econet is facing some system challenges that are affecting its services. Seems like data is one of those services that is still up and running. * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ EDRI ☛ PEGA_Committee_does_not_go_all_the_way_on_spyware regulation⠀⇛ On 8 May 2023, the Committee of Inquiry of the European Parliament investigating the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA) adopted its final report and recommendation, after 14 months of hearings, studies and fact-finding missions. o ⚓ EDRI ☛ Will_MEPs_ban_Biometric_Mass_Surveillance_in_key_EU_AI_Act vote?⠀⇛ The EDRi network and partners have advocated for the EU to ban biometric mass surveillance for over three years through the Reclaim Your Face campaign. On May 11, their call may turn into reality as Members of the European Parliament’s internal markets (IMCO) and civil liberties (LIBE) Committees vote on the AI Act. o ⚓ NYPost ☛ I_train_my_kids_with_Apple_AirTags_—_haters_say_I_treat them_like_dogs⠀⇛ “You beeped for us,” one of Vada Stevens’ daughters declared. “What do you need?” o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_launches_controversial_dog_registration_system⠀⇛ The Finnish Food Authority says it hopes every one of Finland’s estimated 800,000 canine residents will be registered in the system by the end of this year. o ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Level_locks_and_Matter:_Wait_for_the_upgrade_or buy_a_new_lock? [Ed: This is not an "upgrade"; use a lock, not a computer pretending to be a lock.]⠀⇛ o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finland_did_not_violate_Jehovah’s_Witnesses_freedom_of religion,_European_court_rules⠀⇛ The case relates to a 2018 ruling by Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court that the Jehovah’s Witnesses door- to-door practice of gathering people’s personal information was illegal without their prior consent. o ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Does_the_Federal_Government_Believe_in_the Constitution?⠀⇛ Last week, FBI officials boasted that in 2022 their agents had spied on only 120,000 Americans without search warrants! Under the Constitution, that number should be ZERO. This revelation is supposed to give members of Congress comfort that the folks we have hired to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution are in fact doing so. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ ADF ☛ Ghana_Sends_Special_Forces_to_Border_as_Sahel_Violence_Spreads⠀⇛ Alima never again expects to live in her Burkina Faso home. Standing near a refugee settlement in Ghana, she can see her native hamlet over a dry riverbed. Alima said she left with her children last year after gunmen raided their settlement and killed two watchmen. * ⚓ ADF ☛ Sudan_Fighting_Risks_Reigniting_War_in_Darfur,_Experts_Say⠀⇛ Battles between Sudan’s rival military leaders spread from Khartoum, the nation’s capital, to Darfur in late April, sparking concerns that a decades-old conflict in the western desert region may be reignited. Darfur attracted worldwide attention around 2003, when a rebel group took on the Sudanese government, alleging that it discriminated against non-Arabs. * ⚓ ADF ☛ In_Sudan_Violence,_Many_See_the_Poisonous_Legacy_of_al-Bashir’s Rule⠀⇛ When longtime Sudanese ruler Omar Al-Bashir stepped down in the face of a popular uprising, there was hope that a new era was beginning. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Türkish_President_Offers_To_Host_Sudan_Peace_Talks⠀⇛ Erdogan held a phone call with Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ The_Zombie_Domino_Theory_Returns⠀⇛ An especially damaging development in the history of U.S. foreign policy was President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s promulgation of the domino theory. Adoption of its assumptions led directly to America’s disastrous military intervention in Vietnam. Although the simplistic doctrine was widely ridiculed after the Vietnam debacle, it has continued to have its adherents. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Ceasefire_Talks_Yield_No_Progress_as_Fighting_Rages_in Sudan⠀⇛ Early in the morning, fighter jets flew above Khartoum and the RSF fired anti-aircraft guns in response. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ When_it_comes_to_great_power_competition_in_Africa, one_equation_is_missing:_Iran⠀⇛ One area the United States completely ignores is Iran’s growing influence on the African continent and the need to formulate a policy that will work to limit Tehran’s freedom of action there. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ China_Retaliates_After_Canada_Expels_Diplomat_Amid Influence_Concerns⠀⇛ China ordered a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai to leave after Ottawa expelled a Chinese official who had been accused of gathering information on a Canadian lawmaker. * ⚓ RFA ☛ China,_Canada_in_tit-for-tat_expulsions_of_diplomats_over interference_report⠀⇛ Beijing vows to ‘fight back resolutely and forcefully’ but denies that its diplomat intimidated a politician. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_orders_Canada’s_top_diplomat_in_Shanghai to_leave_in_retaliatory_move⠀⇛ China said Tuesday it was expelling Canada’s consul in Shanghai in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa said it was sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian lawmaker critical of Beijing. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Whispers_to_soldiers_can_win_Myanmar’s_war⠀⇛ More young men side with pro-democracy values, reducing the number of troops for the ruling military. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Poll:_Support_among_Finns_for_EU_membership_remains_at_record high⠀⇛ A survey by business lobby Eva found that support for the European Union has even increased among voters of the Eurosceptic Finns Party. * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Elon_Musk_Thinks_the_Texas_Neo-Nazi_Mass_Shooting_Is ‘Odd,’_‘Very_Strange,’_‘Gets_Weirder_By_the_Moment’⠀⇛ Musk has a history of engaging with right-wing conspiracies, and his reaction to the mass shooting in Allen, Texas continues the trend. * ⚓ France24 ☛ China_expels_Canada’s_top_diplomat_in_Shanghai_in_tit-for- tat_move⠀⇛ China on Tuesday expelled a Canadian diplomat in Shanghai in a tit-for-tat after Ottawa told a Toronto-based Chinese diplomat to leave the country, escalating already tense bilateral relations amid concerns about Chinese influence in Canada. * ⚓ Axios ☛ “Persona_non_grata”:_Canada_expels_Chinese_diplomat_over lawmaker_intimidation_report⠀⇛ Canada’s government on Monday expelled a Chinese diplomat who was accused of trying to intimidate a lawmaker who had sponsored a motion that declared_Beijing’s_treatment of Muslim Uyghurs as a genocide. Driving the news:Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in a statement announced the government had declared the Toronto-based diplomat Zhao Wei “persona non grata.” Hours later, Beijing took retaliatory measures. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Several_killed,_injured_in_shooting_near_Ghriba_synagogue_in Tunisia⠀⇛ Two worshippers participating in an annual Jewish pilgrimage to a renowned Tunisian synagogue and two members of the security services were shot dead Tuesday in an attack carried out by a police officer, the interior ministry said. * ⚓ YLE ☛ Survey:_Three_in_four_say_Nato_membership_strengthens_Finland’s security⠀⇛ The latest Citizen’s Pulse survey is the first to measure people’s trust in Nato and the European Union. * ⚓ AntiWar ☛ The_Army_We_Don’t_See⠀⇛ Originally posted at TomDispatch. In late March, I was taken aback by a news story about a drone attack on American troops at a joint base with Kurdish forces in Syria. Though five U.S. soldiers were wounded, there was only one death and, as Eric Schmitt reported in the New York Times, * ⚓ France24 ☛ Saudi_Arabia_resumes_diplomatic_work_in_Syria_after_its return_to_the_Arab_League⠀⇛ Saudi Arabia will reopen its diplomatic mission in Syria, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Tuesday, nearly a decade after diplomatic ties were cut and two days after Syria was readmitted into the Arab League. * ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ US,_UK_Oppose_Syria’s_Re-Admission_to_Arab League⠀⇛ The United States and Britain are voicing dissatisfaction with the weekend decision by the Arab League to re-instate Syria as a member * ⚓ ADF ☛ Somalia_Prepares_to_Step_Up_as_ATMIS_Draws_Down⠀⇛ After 18 years and three multinational peace missions, Somalia is getting ready to take full control of its own security. * ⚓ Axios ☛ U.S._Ambassador_to_Israel_Tom_Nides_to_leave_post_this_summer⠀⇛ U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides will leave his post this summer after nearly two years in Jerusalem, two U.S. officials told Axios. Why it matters: Nides announced his departure at a time when the Netanyahu government’s controversial_judicial_overhaul continues to complicate the U.S.-Israel relationship. President Biden still hasn’t invited Prime Minister Benjamin_Netanyahu_to the_White_House — more than four months after the Israeli leader was sworn in. * ⚓ Axios ☛ Israeli_strikes_on_Gaza_kill_13,_including_several_civilians and_3_senior_militants⠀⇛ Israeli strikes on Gaza Tuesday killed at least 13 Palestinians, including eight civilians and three senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commanders, according to Palestinian officials. Why it matters: It’s the biggest Israeli military operation in Gaza since last August when Israeli forces conducted a wave_of air_strikes against the PIJ group. Tuesday’s strikes will likely lead to a wider escalation. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israeli_Airstrikes_Kill_at_Least_13_in_Gaza, Palestinians_Say⠀⇛ At least three of the dead were leaders in Islamic Jihad, the group said. Officials reported that at least 10 civilians, including children, were killed in the strikes, which Israel said had hit the planners of attacks. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Is_Islamic_Jihad_and_Why_Is_Israel_Targeting It?⠀⇛ A brief guide to the armed group that saw three leaders killed in Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel_carries_out_deadly_air_strikes_against_Islamic_Jihad targets_in_Gaza⠀⇛ A series of Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed three Islamic Jihad militant group leaders and 12 other people, with both sides bracing for an escalation. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Experts_react:_Israel_strikes_Gaza._How_far_will this_conflict_go,_and_how_will_it_impact_the_region?⠀⇛ Our experts share their insights on the prospects for escalation and what it all means for Iran, Saudi Arabia, and other regional players. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Tajikistan_Calls_For_‘Security_Belt’_Around_Afghanistan_Over Drug_Smuggling⠀⇛ Tajikistan has asked member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to establish an independent agency to combat drug trafficking from Afghanistan. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ She_Wrote_of_Grief_After_Her_Husband_Died._Now_She’s Charged_in_His_Murder.⠀⇛ Kouri Richins wrote a children’s book to help her three sons process their father’s sudden death, she said. Prosecutors said this week that she poisoned him with a lethal dose of fentanyl. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ California_to_Pay_$24_Million_for_Man’s_Death_in Police_Custody⠀⇛ Edward Bronstein, 38, repeatedly yelled, “I can’t breathe,” as officers restrained him during the March 31, 2020, encounter. § Environment⠀➾ * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Biden_wants_airlines_to_go_the_extra_mile_in compensating_travelers_for_delays_and_cancellations⠀⇛ The Biden administration seeks better compensation for travelers affected by airline delays and cancellations in a further strengthening of air passengers’ protections. o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Reimagining_a_way_forward:_Iraq’s_economy_and energy_sector_in_the_post-invasion_era⠀⇛ On April 24, 2023, the Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative convened a hybrid panel discussion to examine Iraq’s current economic and energy landscape, and their future trajectory. o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ $3.4M_Fine_Proposed_Over_2021 California_Oil_Pipeline_Leak⠀⇛ A federal agency is proposing a nearly $3.4 million fine for an energy company over a 2021 oil pipeline spill that fouled Southern California beaches o ⚓ H2 View ☛ Australia_unveils_$2bn_Hydrogen_Headstart_programme_in budget_measures⠀⇛ Australia is to invest $2bn in a Hydrogen Headstart programme as it aims to become a renewable energy ‘superpower’. o ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ US_Regulators_OK_Spent_Nuclear_Fuel Facility_in_New_Mexico⠀⇛ U.S. nuclear regulators have issued a license for a multibillion-dollar complex in New Mexico to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation o ⚓ H2 View ☛ More_than_two-thirds_of_Germans_rate_green_hydrogen_as future_energy_source⠀⇛ More than two-thirds (69%) of Germans rate green hydrogen as Europe’s energy source of the future, according to a recent thyssenkrupp nucera survey. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ IEA_urges_Finland_to_accelerate_wind_and_solar energy_projects⠀⇛ THE STRENGTHS of Finland in nuclear and renewable energy provide the country a solid foundation for reaching its ambitious climate goals, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA on Friday urged Finland in its quinquennial country report to accelerate the adoption of wind and solar energy, and diversify both industry and transport away from their reliance on oil and natural gas. o ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ This_abundant_material_could_unlock cheaper_batteries_for_EVs⠀⇛ Move over, lithium—there’s a new battery chemistry in town. Lithium is currently the ruler of the battery world, a key ingredient in the batteries that power phones, electric vehicles, and even store energy on the electrical grid. But as concerns about the battery supply chain swell, scientists are looking for ways to cut down on… o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Saudi_Aramco_recorded_its_first_annual_profit_drop_since 2020⠀⇛ Saudi Aramco announced_a_19%_drop_in_quarterly_profits compared to the same period in 2022, largely thanks to lower global oil prices. It’s the first year-over-year dip for the company since 2020. * § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Alberta_Wildfires_Force_Tens_of_Thousands_in Canada_to_Evacuate⠀⇛ Evacuees in rural Alberta have no sense of when they will be able to return home or if their houses still stand. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Meet_the_Roving_Veterinarians_Caring_for Mexico’s_Rural_Horses⠀⇛ Horses, donkeys and mules can be a lifeline for families living in the countryside, but there haven’t always been vets around to treat them. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Migration_of_barnacle_geese_accelerates_in Finland:_thousands_observed_in_local_gatherings⠀⇛ The migration of the white-fronted geese is currently underway in Finland, as reported by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The past week has seen an influx of these geese, with the largest group of 20,000 birds spotted in Parikkala Island. The numbers of migrating birds have been relatively small so far, with the highest count being less than 5,000 at any given location. The birds are expected to continue their migration in the coming days. o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Three_baby_seals_rescued_on_Latvia’s_beaches_this_year⠀⇛ During “seal season”, or the time of the presence of baby seals on beaches coming to an end, three seal pups have been rescued in the territory of Latvia, according to information on May 9 by the Nature Conservation Agency (DAP). * § Overpopulation⠀➾ o ⚓ Overpopulation ☛ More_population_neglect_from_the_United Nations⠀⇛ The UN’s latest State of the World Population 2023 report deepens its denouncement of population concerns. While it commendably emphasizes women’s reproductive rights, it neglects the role an excessive and growing population plays in driving global ecological degradation and overlooks the many ways overpopulation can undermine poor people’s rights to safety and security. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Microsoft_will_not_give_employees_salary_raise_this_year_– Insider [Ed: Inflation rising, but Microsoft with_80_billion_dollars_in debt,_isn’t_keeping_up]⠀⇛ Microsoft Corp will not raise salaries for full-time employees this year and is reducing budget for bonuses and stock awards, Insider reported on Wednesday, citing an internal email by CEO Satya Nadella. * ⚓ The Wall Street Journal ☛ Microsoft_Won’t_Raise_Salaries_for_Full-Time Employees_This_Year [Ed: Mass layoffs this week are the real story]⠀⇛ Microsoft said it won’t raise salaries for full-time employees this year, the latest sign of tech companies’ belt-tightening amid concerns about a slowing economy. * ⚓ Microsoft_Won’t_Give_Salary_Hikes_This_Year,_CEO_Satya_Nadella_Says_In Email [Ed: Distracting from the fact there still are mass layoffs at Microsoft and moreover using "Hey Hi" (AI) hype to make that seem OK]⠀⇛ * ⚓ HT Digital Streams Ltd ☛ Microsoft_will_not_give_employees_salary_raise this_year:_Report⠀⇛ Microsoft Corp will not raise salaries for full-time employees this year and is reducing budget for bonuses and stock awards, Insider reported on Wednesday, citing an internal email by CEO Satya Nadella. The tech giant did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. * ⚓ GeekWire ☛ Microsoft_cutting_more_jobs_in_Seattle_region,_beyond_global layoffs_announced_in_January⠀⇛ Microsoft is making more cuts to its workforce. The company is slashing 158 jobs in Washington state, where it is headquartered, according to a new filing with the state Employment Security Department (ESD). The layoffs are not part of the 10,000 global layoffs announced by Microsoft on Jan. 18. “Organizational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and regular part of managing our business,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. “We will continue to prioritize and invest in strategic growth areas for our future and in support of our customers and partners.” * ⚓ Politico ☛ Microsoft_returns_to_its_brawling_global_lobbying_tactics⠀⇛ For years, Microsoft has been seen as the adult in the room when it comes to Big Tech excess. But its veneer of responsibility is starting to wear thin. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Debt_Limit:_4_Scenarios_for_What_Could_Come_Next⠀⇛ Lawmakers are starting discussions on the debt limit, weeks before a critical deadline. * ⚓ YLE ☛ PM-designate_Orpo:_Finland’s_economic_situation_‘even_worse_than I_thought’⠀⇛ “If it continues like this, then we can say goodbye to the welfare state,” said PM-elect Petteri Orpo (NCP). * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Maryland_Supreme_Court_reverses_ruling_on digital_ad_tax⠀⇛ Maryland’s highest court has reversed a ruling by a lower court that the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising was unconstitutional. In a ruling released Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Maryland said the lower court lacked jurisdiction over the case because the plaintiffs failed to exhaust administrative remedies. In an order, Justice Matthew Fader, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, remanded the case back to Anne Arundel County Circuit Court with directions to dismiss its action for reasons that will be stated in a later opinion. The four-page order does not make any ruling on the constitutionality of the law. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ GlobalFoundries_tops_earnings_expectations,_but_stock falls_on_weak_guidance⠀⇛ Shares of GlobalFoundries Inc. dropped more than 9% today after it posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings but missed projections with its guidance. The chipmaker also announced a leadership team reshuffle. GlobalFoundries has appointed former Amazon Web Services Inc. executive Tim Stone as chief financial officer and Niels Anderskouv as chief business officer. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Amplitude_stock_drops_on_lower-than-expected_revenue outlook⠀⇛ Amplitude Inc. fell in after-hours trading today after the behavior- tracking firm said its second-quarter revenue would be lower than what analysts expected. ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_US_Inflation_Reduction_Act_is_already_brightening_the_outlook for_energy_and_industrial_firms⠀⇛ Critics of industrial policy worry that state intervention in business would involve a government in “picking winners and losers,” leading to poorly allocated resources and gross market inefficiencies. ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Twilio_shares_plunge_on_weaker-than-expected_revenue outlook⠀⇛ Twilio Inc. shares plunged in late trading today after the communications tools provider said it expects revenue to be somewhat lower than expected by analysts in its second quarter. ⚓ Axios ☛ McCarthy_blasts_Biden_after_White_House_debt_ceiling_meeting⠀⇛ House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) emerged from a Tuesday meeting with President Biden and other congressional leaders at the White House railing against Biden’s continued insistence on a clean debt_ceiling increase. Yes, but:Despite saying there was no “new movement” in the meeting with congressional leaders, McCarthy said they plan to sit down again later this week. ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Biden:_Debt_meeting_‘productive,’_default_‘not_an option’⠀⇛ President Joe Biden says he and congressional leaders had a “productive” meeting Tuesday on trying to raise the nation’s debt limit. No agreement was reached, but they will meet again Friday to try to avert the risk in weeks of an unprecedented government default. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said after meeting with Biden and other Democrats that he “didn’t see any new movement” toward ending the months-long impasse over raising the nation’s borrowing limit. McCarthy stopped short of guaranteeing there would be no default, simply saying he was doing everything he could. ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_and_McCarthy_Reach_No_Consensus_on_Debt_Ceiling_as Possible_Default_Looms⠀⇛ In their first meeting in three months, the president and House speaker remained at loggerheads over the debt ceiling and spending cuts. But they agreed to meet again. ⚓ Quartz ☛ 🌎_Banks_tighten_lending_purses⠀⇛ ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘We’re_at_a_turning_point’:_Economist_Daniel_Chandler_on_tackling inequality⠀⇛ The severe poverty and climate crisis the world is suffering should be a moment for us to completely reassess the way our political and social structure is formed. That’s the view of Daniel Chandler, an economist and philosopher based at the London School of Economics. His new book “Free and Equal:  What Would a Fair Society Look Like?” makes the case for a new progressive liberalism with suggestions such as free childcare for all, no fee-paying elitist schools and higher taxes to spread wealth more evenly. The author spoke to us in Perspective. ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_parliament_passes_windfall_profits_tax_on_banks⠀⇛ The Lithuanian parliament has voted in favour of the government’s proposal to introduce a “temporary solidarity contribution” payable by all banks and credit institutions, a levy that is expected to raise over 400 million euros amid soaring banking profits. ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Sri_Lanka_requests_debt_treatment_in_first_bilateral committee_meeting⠀⇛ The committee consists of 17 members and includes Paris Club creditors. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ SCJN_invalidates_first_part_of_‘Plan_B’_electoral reform_package⠀⇛ The Supreme Court struck down recent elements of the controversial reform package, saying it passed due to a “perversion of democratic rules.” * ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico’s_inflation_slows_for_3rd_straight_month_to 18-month_low⠀⇛ Mexico’s inflation rate decreased to 6.25% in April, just shy of analysts’ predictions but enough that Banxico may keep interest rates steady. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Democracy_Is_Our_Hope_For_A_Better_Future⠀⇛ Democracy can make our future better if it allowed to thrive. * ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Disarm_the_IRS,_De-Militarize_the_Bureaucracy,_& Dismantle_the_Standing_Army⠀⇛ “There are instruments so dangerous to the rights of the nation and which place them so totally at the mercy of their governors that those governors, whether legislative or executive, should be restrained from keeping such instruments on foot but in well-defined cases. Such an instrument is a standing army.” * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_leader_John_Lee_says_overseas officials_‘welcome’_as_city_sees_first_visit_by_UK_minister_in_5_years⠀⇛ >Hong Kong welcomes overseas government leaders, Chief Executive John Lee has said, as the city saw its first visit from a UK minister in five years. * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Turkey’s_democratic_future_hangs_in_the_balance⠀⇛ This year’s presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 May mark one of the most critical moments for Turkey in the past 100 years. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Turkish_opposition_contender_Ince_threatens_to_split_anti- Erdogan_vote⠀⇛ Muharrem Ince is best remembered outside Turkey for his spirited campaign against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2018′s presidential polls. Ahead of May 14 elections, Turkey’s six main opposition parties have united behind Kemal Kilicdaroglu – and Ince’s candidacy threatens to split the anti-Erdogan vote. * ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Turkey_at_a_Crossroads:_Erdoğan_Faces_a_Real_Risk_of_Losing Election⠀⇛ Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ruled Turkey for over 20 years. Now, there is a real chance he could be defeated in Sunday’s election. A journey to disappointed supporters, companies suffering under the beleaguered economy – and to the man who could oust the eternal president. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Turkish_President_Hikes_Public_Worker_Salaries_by_45_Pct [Ed: But inflation was higher than this. Election stunt.]⠀⇛ Erdogan, who was elected Turkish president in 2014, will seek another term at the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Türkiye:_Shipping_Containers_to_Be_Used_as_Voting_Booths⠀⇛ The presidential election will be a tight race between two of four candidates: incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. * ⚓ Over_300_detained_in_major_drug_operation_in_İzmir⠀⇛ About 128,000 people are behind bars for drug-related crimes in Turkey, accounting for about one-third of the country’s prison population. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Turkey,_Erdogan_Loyalists_Can’t_Imagine_Anyone_Else in_Charge⠀⇛ Staunch supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still like his tough-guy rhetoric and critiques of the West and see no viable alternative, though he has been accused of mismanaging the economy. * ⚓ ECtHR_rules_in_favor_of_Amnesty_International_against_Turkey⠀⇛ An administrative fine had been imposed on Amnesty Turkey for allegedly failing to inform the government before using funds from other countries. * ⚓ OECD_denounces_Turkey’s_rejection_of_election_observers⠀⇛ Ankara has reportedly rejected some of the observers sent by the OECD Parliamentary Network. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ How_Troubling_Are_the_Payments_and_Gifts_to_Ginni_and Clarence_Thomas?⠀⇛ They’ve gone on for years and they raise serious questions about accountability at the Supreme Court. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Let’s_Give_‘Em_Something_To_Talk_About:_Cooked,_Hooked, Mooked⠀⇛ Trump liable and on the hook for $5 million; Santos’ goose may be cooked by the feds; McCarthy’s mooked us by threatening the economy. What else should we talk about? * ⚓ New York Times ☛ George_Santos_Is_Said_to_Face_Federal_Criminal Charges⠀⇛ The first-term Republican congressman’s extensive lies on the campaign trail and questionable financial dealings were the focus of criminal and ethical inquiries. * ⚓ Axios ☛ George_Santos_on_reports_he_faces_federal_charges:_“News_to me”⠀⇛ Rep._George_Santos (R-N.Y.) has responded to multiple reports Tuesday that he faces federal charges for criminal offenses. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Who_Is_Imran_Khan_and_Why_Was_He_Arrested?⠀⇛ The former prime minister, who was ousted last year, was arrested on corruptions charges. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Arrest_of_Pakistan’s_ex-PM_Imran_Khan_sparks_deadly_clashes with_supporters⠀⇛ Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his angry supporters in several major cities. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Escalating_crisis:_Pakistan’s_former_prime_minister_Khan arrested⠀⇛ Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested and appeared in a court in Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases, said officials from his party. Mr. Khan claims the calls for his arrest are politically motivated by opponents. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Who_is_Imran_Khan,_and_what_is_the_corruption_case against_him?⠀⇛ Government officials alleged Khan and his wife received land as a bribe through a charitable trust. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Arrest_Of_Former_Pakistani_PM_Imran_Khan_Touches_Off_Nationwide Protests⠀⇛ Mobile broadband has been suspended in Pakistan amid protests in major cities following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Imran_Khan,_Pakistan’s_Ex-Leader,_Is_Arrested⠀⇛ Mr. Khan, a former cricket star, has staged a comeback since being ousted, openly challenging the powerful military. His detention raises fears of mass protests. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Vindication_of_E._Jean_Carroll⠀⇛ In response to a writer’s accusation of sexual assault, nine jurors in Manhattan finally held Donald Trump accountable. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Donald_Trump_Guilty_of_Sexual_Abuse⠀⇛ Trump was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of sexually abusing magazine writer E. Jean Carroll. * ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Jury_finds_Donald_Trump_sexually_abused_E._Jean Carroll_in_civil_case,_awards_her_$5_million⠀⇛ * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Jury_finds_Trump_liable_for_sexual_assault_in_Carroll lawsuit⠀⇛ Jurors have reached a verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. They found him liable for sexual abuse and awarded Ms. Carroll $5 million, but they rejected her claim of rape. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Donald_Trump_Sexually_Abused_and_Defamed_E._Jean Carroll,_Jury_Finds⠀⇛ The ex-president must pay Ms. Carroll $5 million. More than a dozen women have accused Mr. Trump of sexual misconduct, but this civil case was the only one tested before a jury. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ E._Jean_Carroll_described_an_assault_in_minute detail.⠀⇛ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Here’s_a_closer_look_at_the_$5_million_in_damages_that the_jury_awarded_Carroll.⠀⇛ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Jurors_in_Trump-Carroll_Case_Had_3_Types_of_Battery_to Consider⠀⇛ A federal judge presiding over the lawsuit against the former president walked jurors through each variety of wrongdoing, explaining their precise definitions. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Your_Wednesday_Briefing:_Trump_Liable_for_Sexual Abuse⠀⇛ Also, protests in Pakistan after the arrest of Imran Khan. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Your_Wednesday_Briefing⠀⇛ Donald Trump has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ France24 ☛ No,_this_robot_didn’t_collapse_from_exhaustion_after ‘a_long_day’s_work’⠀⇛ A video with nearly 5 million views on Twitter shows a robot collapsing to the ground after putting away some boxes. According to those who shared the post, the robot collapsed after a “long day’s work” which caused it to deactivate itself from exhaustion. However, the scene actually took place during a four-day demonstration during which the manufacturer hoped to show the product’s “99% success rate”. The robot fell down several times during the demonstration. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Wall_Street_Journal_opinion_piece_on ‘subversive’_art_is_misleading:_Hong_Kong_security_chief⠀⇛ Mr Chris Tang said the piece contained “groundless remarks” about a statue commemorating Tiananmen Square protesters o ⚓ France24 ☛ US_tech_giant_Telegram_calls_Brazil_disinformation_law ‘attack_on_democracy’⠀⇛ Messaging app Telegram warned Tuesday that “democracy is under attack in Brazil,” the latest salvo by tech companies opposed to a bill seeking to stem disinformation online. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Netblocks ☛ Internet_disrupted_in_Pakistan_amid_arrest_of_former_PM Imran_Khan⠀⇛ NetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Tuesday 9 May 2023. * ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Politically_incorrect_comedy_from_the_70s_80s_and_90s⠀⇛ This blog post is a bit of light relief from the usual. A relative was talking about investment agents disappearing with all your money, which reminded me of a comedy skit from the late- 80s to early-90s. The Australian TV show was “Fast Forward” and two comedians Steve Vizard and Peter Moon did skits in which they were doing TV ads. In one series of skits, they were Indian carpet salesmen, in another they were investment advisors. I remembered a line from the latter, Peter Moon saying “We will look after your money like it is our own”. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Florida_Rejects_Dozens_of_Social_Studies_Textbooks, and_Forces_Changes_in_Others⠀⇛ The state objected to content on topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, socialism and why some citizens ‘take a knee’ during the national anthem. * ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ The_duration_of_internet_shutdowns_in Manipur_crosses_10_days._IFF_wrote_to_Manipur_Chief_Secretary_urging scrutiny_of_orders_#KeepItOn⠀⇛ Successive internet shutdowns were imposed in the entire State of Manipur for five days. We have written to the Chairperson of the Review Committee, to review the order and consider on a day-to-day basis whether the internet suspension needs to continue. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Under_fire_for_allowing_neo-Nazi_rally,_French_Interior Minister_Darmanin_looks_to_ban_them⠀⇛ France’s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday he had asked local prefects to ban ultra-right-wing demonstrations after coming under criticism for allowing hundreds of far-right activists dressed in black to march through Paris at the weekend. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Transport_news_site_Transit_Jam_becomes_latest Hong_Kong_outlet_to_close⠀⇛ Hong Kong transport news site Transit Jam has ceased operations, its owner announced on Tuesday, making it the latest outlet to disappear in the wake of the security law. The closure came days after its founder was targeted in the state- run press. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_47:_Anonymous_witness_grilled_at national_security_trial_over_‘secretly_recorded’_footage⠀⇛ >Recording a meeting of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures without their permission was not an intrusion of privacy, an anonymous witness for the prosecution has said during a high-profile trial relating to 47 democrats under the Beijing-imposed national security law. * ⚓ Detainees_for_Sunday’s_attack_on_election_rally_in_Erzurum_released⠀⇛ Fifteen people taken into custody over violence against Ekrem İmamoğlu’s public meeting in Erzurum were released. * ⚓ Axios ☛ NBCU_finalizing_settlement_with_CNBC_reporter_Hadley_Gamble⠀⇛ NBCUniversal is finalizing a settlement with CNBC senior international correspondent Hadley_Gamble, sources tell Axios. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ UN_Report:_Female_Afghan_UN_Employees_Harassed,_Detained⠀⇛ Some Afghan women employed by the United Nations have been detained, harassed, and had restrictions placed on their movements since being banned by the Taliban from working for the world body, the UN said on May 9. * ⚓ Imprisoned_politician_Ayşe_Gökkan_files_complaint_for_torture⠀⇛ The Kurdish politician convicted of “terror” crimes says she was tortured while being transferred from one prison to another. * ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Biden,_Mexican_President_Talk_Ahead_of Expected_Migrant_Wave⠀⇛ * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Title_42_shifted_attitudes_about_migration_–_south_of_US border⠀⇛ Mexico was never a “migration nation” like the U.S. But American policy written during the pandemic has forced Mexicans to rethink their obligations to migrants. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Thailand-based_rights_activist_arrested_in_Laos_after_returning to_home_village⠀⇛ Lao dissidents living abroad have been harshly punished after returning to the country. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar_crisis_expected_to_dominate_ASEAN_summit_amid_escalating violence⠀⇛ Indonesia touts regional bloc as key to peace amid criticism over inaction on post-coup crisis in member-state. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Top_opposition_leader_kept_off_ballot_in_Cambodia⠀⇛ Candlelight Party’s Rong Chhun would have gone head-to-head with Prime Minister Hun Sen. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Pro-junta_‘Blood_Comrades’_resurface_in_Myanmar_with_April killings⠀⇛ The group claims responsibility for three deaths after a months-long lull. * ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Chasing_Horse_asks_Nevada_high_court_to_toss_sex abuse_case⠀⇛ “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss his sweeping sexual abuse indictment in state court. The 46-year-old is charged with 18 felonies accusing him of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls for more than a decade. Chasing Horse and lawyers argue that his accusers wanted to have sex with him. His appeal filed Tuesday marks his latest attempt to end the case after a Nevada judge upheld Chasing Horse’s indictment last month. The judge ruled that prosecutors presented enough evidence for a reasonable grand jury to return an indictment on charges of sexual assault, kidnapping and child abuse. Chasing Horse’s trial was set to start May 1 but has been put on hold indefinitely while he appeals. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_PCTA_Convention_2023⠀⇛ APNIC hosted a booth and conducted IPv6 training at the PCTA Convention 2023, held in Boracay, Philippines from 10 to 14 April 2023. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Discreet_Thrill_of_Lurking_Online⠀⇛ There’s a world of wholesome drama out there in strangers’ social media content, if you know where to look. You don’t even need to post yourself. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Court_of_Appeal_confirms_invalidity_of_Bristol-Myers Squibb_apixaban_patent⠀⇛ In the case against Sandoz and Teva, the UK Court of Appeal has confirmed the invalidation of a Bristol-Myers Squibb patent for apixaban. This follows an appeal against High Court proceedings, which took place last year. Proceedings are also ongoing in the Netherlands and Ireland. In April 2022, the court invalidated EP 14 27 415… o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Torchlight_Technologies_automotive_patent likely_invalid⠀⇛ On May 4, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) instituted trial on all challenged claims in an IPR filed by Unified against U.S._Patent_11,208,029, owned and asserted by Torchlight Technologies LLC, an NPE. The ’029 patent is directed to a headlight system that increases light in a direction of road curvature. o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Bandspeed_IoT_patent_reexam_granted⠀⇛ On May 8, 2023, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S._Patent_7,903,608, owned and asserted by Bandspeed, LLC, an NPE. The ‘608 patent is generally directed to communication devices for adaptive frequency-hopping based on channel performance. o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Can_States_Legislate_in_the_AI_Rights Space?⠀⇛ In Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc., the Supreme Court addressed the issue of state laws that provide additional patent-like rights. The Court held that a Florida law prohibiting the use of a direct molding process to duplicate unpatented boat hulls was preempted by federal patent law. The Court reasoned that the Florida law conflicted with the “carefully crafted” goals of the federal patent system. o ⚓ Proposal_for_unitary_SPCs [Ed: Bristows spent about a decade lying about Unitary Patent; should it be trusted on "unitary" anything?]⠀⇛ * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Ticketmaster_Faces_a_Major_Class_Action Lawsuit_in_Mexico_Spearheaded_by_Federal_Agency_PROFECO⠀⇛ Ticketmaster and concert promoter OCESA face a significant class action lawsuit spearheaded by Mexico’s Office of the Federal Prosecutor for the Consumer, PROFECO. Mexico’s federal agency PROFECO has announced that a Mexico City judge admitted a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster and concert promoter OCESA. o ⚓ MTV_News_to_shut_down_amid_Paramount_layoffs_|_NewsNation⠀⇛ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 9524 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.10.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_10/05/2023:_tmux_in_Chromebook’s_“Terminal”_and_More⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 10:42 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Loud_and_less_clear⠀⇛ Chilly, sunny day, here. We’ve more yard work ahead of us, but of a less strenuous, more decorative nature. Or so I was told yesterday. For all I know the plan has changed to storming the landscaping Bastille, if ya know what I mean. # ⚓ Re:_CircaDian:_No_Buses_All_Morning⠀⇛ I *wanted* to reply, but couldn’t find much to say, suspecting there’d likely be too much work involved attempting such in an editor I could enjoy on my goofy little Chromebook, where I spend most of my time in tmux in Chromebook’s “Terminal” environment. # ⚓ Magic_swords⠀⇛ In B/X related games up to halfling level caps (if you have them): what’s the drawback of being a halfling? I have this discussion every now and then with players. Here’s a whole blogpost that discusses fighters vs. halflings, too. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_CDEURTK_Wordo:_SNUGS⠀⇛ # ⚓ poof!⠀⇛ if you became a child again for one day in a completely safe and loving environment, what would be the first thing you would do…? o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ No_Buses_All_Morning⠀⇛ Not literally. I’m referring to the fact that I’ve been posting for nearly three weeks without a response, then yesterday I got two! What pearl of wisdom elicted such a frenzy of responses? Climate change, keyboards, 3D printing? # ⚓ I’m_becoming_a_worse_writer_at_the_same_pace_I_become_a better_Sysadmin⠀⇛ “I’m becoming a worse writer at the same pace I become a better developer” …where I swap out “developer” for “Sysadmin”. And I am not even *that* up to snuff with Sysadmin things, just know my writing chops are sxxx (no swearing here! ;)) compared to where they likely were a few years back. But I likely gave myself too much credit for it, anyways, so… =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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