𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, May 18, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Fri 19 May 02:41:07 BST 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/18/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmagVDKAew4AMq9Fs6yk4r4iAkxKc4L1W353hB8S99nTn1 QmcxQsZ2GCghqBFvbbovJYyNuZJr66gJWUEWRoU6QW9DNU QmUUcGwMx4Q4HgbQ85BsuddNvVw4ydnTVvsGdan6TnSNbf QmWh2te8JXntfFGaCH4vh9JvppYb6y58Eqjjp6bUqzuEXs QmQ6wsM94WLvAWQdunnNNfe588me4D44gA4xrHf3aTRBx1 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Days Later and Still Inaction/No Action by the Police That Had Endless Resources for Coronation Ceremony | Techrights ⦿ “Britain’s Most Respected and Best Established Open Source Business,” According to Sirius (With Many Government Clients in Its Past), Protected From Prosecution? | Techrights ⦿ World Wide Web Crushed and We Know Whose Fault That Might be | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/irc-log-170523/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/nepotism-triangle/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/sirius-article-on-coronation-two-face/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/sirius-open-source-and-cops/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/world-wide-web-crushing/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/distributed-sites-over-git/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/irpf-livre-2023/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/lutris-0-5-13/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/mozilla-invests/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 62 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/irc-log-170523/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/18/irc-log-170523/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Wednesday,_May_17,_2023⠀✐ Posted in IRC_Logs at 1:39 am by Needs Sunlight Also available via the Gemini protocol at: * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-170523.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-170523.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-170523.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-170523.gmi Over HTTP: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇H 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HTML5_logs⦈_ #techrights_log_as_HTML5 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█▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_Charlie’s_Angels_Have_Probably_Left_Sirius⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 7:49 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Charlie's_Angels_Meme:_Support_engineer/Support_manager⦈_ Summary: Almost_nobody_is_left at Sirius_‘Open_Source’ and it’s unclear how many of those who left even realise that Sirius_defrauded_them (the police barely_progresses_the_case) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠉⢹⣿⣟⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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Holding_Criminals_Accountable_—_Part_I_—_Sirius_Crimes_Reported_to British_Authorities,_Formally_Registered_With_References_(Many_Victims), Here’s_What_It_Means_and_What_Happens_Next 2. Holding_Criminals_Accountable_—_Part_II_—_Still_No_Action_From_Action Fraud 3. Holding_Criminals_Accountable_—_Part_III_—_Why_Police_Action_is_the_Only Option_Now 4. Holding_Criminals_Accountable_—_Part_IV_—_British_Prime_Minister “Launches_Crackdown_on_Fraud”,_So_Now_Prove_It 5. Holding_Criminals_Accountable_—_Part_V_—_20_Days_Later,_UK_‘Action_Fraud’ Shows_No_Signs_of_Action 6. YOU ARE HERE ☞ 26 Days Later and Still Inaction/No Action by the Police That Had Endless Resources for Coronation Ceremony 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇King_Charles_Crown:_Police?_Whose_police?⦈_ Summary: The crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ — crimes that had many victims — don’t seem to interest the police enough to act fast (we expected this all along); as its 28-day time window approaches we revisit the matter and discuss some more ABOUT four weeks ago I contacted the police and filed a report about Sirius fraud. It was perfectly factual, with no gaps in knowledge left to fill (as I had received formal documentation from the original sources after months of ordeals, mostly trying hard to get them to admit the issue and write official letters). All the witnesses were ready to testify and answer additional questions. “All the witnesses were ready to testify and answer additional questions.”Police is in no rush to act. Cops would be involved if someone’s life was at immediate risk, but that’s about it. They drag their heels, just like pension providers do. Months ago I learn from a friend, a professor who worked here, that his female partner got punched in the face and despite the cops having CCTV footage of the incident and plate number (of the car in question) — in other words everything needed to summon the perpetrator of assault and convict her — the cops chose to do nothing, not even prosecute. See, here in Manchester it has become normal; if something gets damaged or stolen they typically just ask, “do you have insurance?” They don’t want to get involved. They might open a case, give you a number, and then add it to the tally, eventually generating some detailed statistics for taxpayers while asking for implicit consent to close the case (without resolution). “The same is true in most countries outside the UK, but we cannot put those to the test (for obvious reasons).”They said they aimed to make progress within 28 days. Well, early this coming Saturday it’ll be 28 days, so I plan to call them tomorrow afternoon and ask about progress. And no, don’t bother to put me down, I’m not expecting much to happen. With my low expectations, not due to the crime not being severe “enough” but the police not being effective enough (from personal_experience), I all along expected many delays, little action etc. I had already prepared actions to come after police inaction. There are 5 steps to come after that, but we’re keeping them close to our chest for now. By the end of this series we hope to make it crystal clear that the system for accountability in the UK is not functioning, to put it mildly and politely. The same is true in most countries outside the UK, but we cannot put those to the test (for obvious reasons). Let me explain the situation very simply, as this subject has been preying on my mind a lot lately, also in light of the EU and the EPO pushing an obviously illegal “Unitary Patent”/”Unified Patent Court”, Donald Trump getting away with everything, and various other examples of rich and/or powerful people being above the law. Allow me to put it like this: Imagine you pay your tax money to the police (a portion of the salary) and you then spend a lot of time — even prepare and make expensive phonecalls — to gather evidence for the police. Months later you report and politely demand action, as the evidence supports the assertion that a serious crime took place and many people are victims of this crime, not just you. You’ve basically done the work cops were supposed to do, but you’re not an enforcer. You wait a month for action, but nothing happens. The cops not taking action basically signals to employers that embezzlement is OK (stealing workers’ money from their salary under a false pretenses of “pension”). “So what’s the point of the police?”So you’re basically ripped off twice, first for cops who don’t enforce the law and don’t solve crimes and second by the employer. One might say that there’s money stolen by cops who enable these crimes while giving false assurances of “law and order”. So what’s the point of the police? They might as well publicly state that embezzlement has been informally legalised by inaction, in which case people need vigilantes to enforce rules or resort to force in case theft was detected. Would that make us safer? No, the vigilantes would soon be getting in trouble for “violence” or “sabotage” of rich people’s “property”. As a reminder, the cops in the UK have emblems like the crown (worn on the helmet); they work for the Monarchy — yes, the same family that issued taxpayers’ money to victims of ‘Prince’ Andrew so that he doesn’t get arrested. “The perpetrators revel in this impunity while they buy and control the major media (to totally distort the narrative).”If white-collar crimes get treated so lightly, it’s hardly shocking that protesters get arrested routinely whereas the criminals they protest against receive police protection. In climate and antiwar activism this has become a universal truism. There’s this “tyranny of the white collar”, e.g. bailouts for abusive bankers (states habitually bail out the worst abusers instead of punishing them, encouraging further bad behaviour) The perpetrators revel in this impunity while they buy and control the major media (to totally distort the narrative). Remember that Sirius had many clients in the British government, so will cops lift the rock above this rattlesnake? 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Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/sirius-and-the-police-report.webm Summary: The response from the police (or lack thereof) is a testament or a sign of a defunct system, wherein committing_crimes_against_the_vulnerable might be OK; cops don’t prioritise such cases TODAY, Thursday, is two days before the self-imposed soft deadline of British police. Less than 30 hours from now they’re supposed to have already looked into the report of crimes by Sirius_‘Open_Source’. The evidence is extensive, the language used is polite, and all the correct procedures were followed when the report got filed. So what’s taking so long? So far I’ve received no letter, no phonecall, and no E-mail. Imagine being in a situation where enforcement is so urgent that it’s a life-or-death situation. In this case, the matter is urgent as soon there will be no company left to enforce against. “Who are they protecting? The rich tax evaders, who aren’t even contributing much to the budget of the police?”The video above goes through this_latest_part in_a_series. If there’s a point to be made here, it’s that the police is unfit for purpose when it comes to white-collar crimes. When it comes to fraud, Action Fraud exists to protect the rich and powerful people from the “hackers” and scammers, but it won’t protect ordinary citizens from rich and powerful corporations. On Friday I intend to phone them asking for updates. But I won’t get my hopes too high, based on past experiences. The likely outcome is, they will say they still sit on it and need more time. Remember that these people are receiving their salaries from taxpayers. Who are they protecting? The rich tax evaders, who aren’t even contributing much to the budget of the police? █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 507 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/05/18/world-wide-web-crushing/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/18/world-wide-web-crushing/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ World_Wide_Web_Crushed_and_We_Know_Whose_Fault_That_Might_be⠀✐ Posted in IBM, Red_Hat at 6:05 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link | md5sum fbe64d6ddc2a72ccf4301192fbe00152 Web Demise and Effect on People Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 http://techrights.org/videos/dying-web-linux-sites.webm Summary: With sites shutting down, media companies going bankrupt, and more sites dabbling in webspam/chatbots we cannot be optimistic about the future of the Web THE World Wide Web (WWW) is rotting; in 3 posts yesterday [1, 2, 3] we provided examples of the Web turning into trash. In two of these we focused on “Linux” sites. It’s not easy to find legitimate articles anymore. The problem of re- posted (under a current date) old posts aside, we see lots of fake ‘articles’ and sometimes barely articles at all. Some sites became webspam and others went offline, creating another issue (link rot and Web rot). The Web is actually shrinking over time and the golden era of the Web is well past us. Recently we focused a bit on IBM, the subject which is discussed in the video above. After kicking_out_Fedora_volunteers_(slaves) IBM now fires Fedora staff from Red Hat. This is sabotage. We saw several names of people who lost their job at Red Hat, but one name that got more exposure was Ben Cotton, who incidentally decided that signing a defamatory attack letter (calling on the FSF to oust its founder, RMS) would be a good idea. Seems like joining the anti-RMS brigade did not safeguard his job at IBM, but that’s another story. “Some sites became webspam and others went offline, creating another issue (link rot and Web rot).”A few days ago we got confirmation that IBM had laid off people whose job_was_to_run_some_Red_Hat_sites. “So IBM is doing to Fedora etc what Oracle tried to do to MySQL and OpenOffice.org,” an associate of ours remarked. “The latter split off a fork and continued as LibreOffice The site / domains under control of IBM are a problem though, they are very valuable and used at this point only to degrade the community.” (This alludes to domains such as OpenSource.com) “Oracle could have taken on and damaged if not beaten Microsoft in the server space with what it bought from Sun,” the associate continued. “Instead, it allowed Microsoft to hang on by its fingernails in the server space by killing Sparc and MySQL etc. Now IBM seems to be mopping up part of the FOSS space on behalf of Microsoft.” “Recently we focused a bit on IBM, the subject which is discussed in the video above.”So news sites are being shut down, including sites we routinely linked to. It has meanwhile been noted that CNET staff fights_back because CNET is making computer-generated pages. To quote the now-bankrupt VICE: “Around 100 workers have organized in response to the company’s restructuring plans, massive layoffs, and plans for AI content.” That’s discussed towards the end of the video above. “Another topic,” the associate said, is why “Wikipedia should either allow LLMs to produce articles or to train on articles, or forbid both, but allowing both creates a nasty feedback loop which realizes all kinds of problems.” “The future of the Web isn’t bright at all.”“Glyn Moody just wrote about that but missed the above concern,” the associate added, citing Techdirt. Wikipedia is fast becoming GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) because of Microsoft, which got caught bribing people to lie in Wikipedia. Well, it’s no secret that Wikipedia was already having severe issues with AstroTurfers; expect that to get worse in years to come as human moderators lose patience and throw in the towel. The future of the Web isn’t bright at all. It has been getting worse every year for the past decade or so. █ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 606 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_18/05/2023:_Distributed_Sites_Over_Git⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 7:08 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ TV_Showcase:_Blake’s_7⠀⇛ In 1977 came Star Wars, the movie. In the UK, the BBC created a television show in response: Blake’s 7. Imagine what would happen if you took the basic theme of Star Wars—an extremely successful evil galactic empire, and the rebels fighing it—and rewrote it as a serial with one rule: be realistic. If there is an extremely succesful evil galactic empire, then it holds all the cards; and the ones fighting it are eternally desperate and probably not too happy most of the time. Losses are frequent; victories are rare and probably insignificant. # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ACGINPU_Wordo:_SODAS⠀⇛ o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Revisiting_Vapad⠀⇛ Vapad is a little text editor that I started a year ago (or thereabouts) just in order to try out programming in Vala. It’s intentionally a pretty simple little editor, but exposes a lot of the underlying functionality that you get for free just by including GtkSourceView such as syntax highlighting, smart indentation, and even vi mode. Being a Gtk+ app it’s most useful on Linux or BSD. # ⚓ Threat_Axis⠀⇛ Sometimes one might see worries about the “Intel Management Engine” (or the AMD equivalent) which if exploited would give an attacker a flawless victory, sub-zero wins! Given various CVE and TLA some of these fears may have merit. However, these same ME-fearing folks may fire up a “heavyweight champion” web browser without thought, even though that browser has much higher odds of having multiple exploits, and is much more likely to access such exploits from the cornucopia of content in a modern web request. Get over here, geese, it’s horn o’ plenty time! # ⚓ smolver_development_log,_part_10_–_CGI⠀⇛ This is the tenth in a planned series of posts (well, eleventh if you count the announcement) where I’ll share my experience writing smolver, my Gemini server software, written in Swift. You can find the previous iterations below. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ ssl_gone⠀⇛ Hey bartender! Looks like the green padlock on the door is damaged. Could you check please? It says “S S L” on the lock. Sounds like a trustworthy brand. Hope you fix it soon! # ⚓ Reflexion_about_bubble,_part_2⠀⇛ It seems my previous post wasn’t as poorly received as I thought it would be (at least yet ^^), which is great and show the open mind of most geminauts. I’ve read a lot of different reactions to it, on the fediverse, via email, on other gemlog or on bubble itself, as there is a [dedicated page about it] in the discuss subspace! # ⚓ Meet_gwit:_Human-scale,_Distributed_Sites_over_Git⠀⇛ Hi everyone! I’m Degauss, pleased to meet you! This is my first log entry in The Oldest gwit Site, where I’ll write about gwit to document it, spur conversations on its evolution, and help others adopt it. But what’s gwit? In summary, gwit is an effort to create a distributed and future- proof digital publishing system as simple, lightweight and human-friendly as possible. It can host your current static Gemini or Web site, too. And it needs your help. # ⚓ The_online_hoax⠀⇛ Another day, another reminder of thieving others. (Thought about another way, though, that’s irrelevant except in an ego-centric view/ context wherein some mind-made “I” is troubled/inconvenienced by such.) # ⚓ Finding_my_Niche⠀⇛ But that’s not always true. There are some standouts that break away from that mold. The main being “Welcome to the N.H.K”. This contains elements of slice of life, comedy, and romance. But its first and foremost a drama about anxiety, depression, and self loathing. It is honestly my favorite anime series. I watched it shortly after release and it just stuck with me – as a depressed high-schooler. Rereading the light novel in 2023 casts a slightly new light on it, as one character gives off major incel vibes… it makes the story even more tragic… knowing that this epidemic has only gotten worse since the mid 2000s. # ⚓ Here_we_go_again⠀⇛ My hoping to automate uploading a new gemini post file and index.gmi file, and then re- point Antenna to that updated index.gmi file led me back to the horrific nightmare also known as security. The system I host my gemini capsule on seemingly doesn’t like scp, giving me the impression I’m apparently stuck with sftp, which to automate seems to require the ‘-b’ flag pointing to a batchfile. But - b overrides there being any means to specify a password, apparently leading to needing to investigate ssh-keygen and get key files in the right places. I think I’ve been there before, and all that’s coming to mind are vague memories of a bad taste in my mouth, giving me the feeling I’ll have to pour gobs of time down the drain to make such work again – no doubt getting locked out of my account while not getting it right too many times along the way. # ⚓ But_maybe_it’s_just_me?⠀⇛ Then again, maybe I’m just a big, whiny hypocrite for supporting higher barriers to entry with respect to cross-posting links, yet pissing and moaning over having to dick with ssh keys to automate file uploads? # ⚓ Re:_Are_we_rebuilding_the_centralized_web,_minus tracking?⠀⇛ One of my favorite “Capsuler” in the Geminispace has raised personal worries about a current polarization trend of the Geminispace into few centralized spaces such as, for instance, “Antenna” and the brand-new Skyjake — for the record Lagrange’s creator — project: Bubble; which really pushes the Geminispace a in total different level (although I haven’t check that out personally). If I was totally unaware about the history or the development of Gemini I would totally agreed that centralization is bad, always! To reiterate the concept centralization is what makes the WWW ugly, for instance the ActivityPub protocol is under attack due the centralization push that is leveraging the (biggest) instance of Mastodon.social. # ⚓ Re:_Are_we_rebuilding_the_centralized_web,_minus tracking?⠀⇛ =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 859 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/05/2023:_Weston_12.0.0_and_IRPF-Livre_2023⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 7:12 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Audiocasts/Shows 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 Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o GNU_Projects o Programming/Development # Rust * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary # Windows_TCO o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet/Tech o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ Kubuntu_Focus_M2_Gen_5_Is_a_Linux_Laptop_With RTX_4000_GPUs⠀⇛ There are more options than ever for Linux laptops, from the System76 Gazelle to the Kubuntu Focus XE. Kubuntu Focus has now added another option to the list: a mobile workstation with NVIDIA’s latest hardware. The Kubuntu Focus team has announced the 5th- generation M2 laptop (not to be confused with Apple’s M2 laptops), and it’s probably one of the most powerful Linux laptops your money can buy. Its specs are right there with what you’re able to find on a powerful gaming Windows laptop. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Kubuntu_Focus_launch_the_5th-gen_M2 Laptop⠀⇛ Need a high-powered laptop and love KDE Plasma? Well the team at Kubuntu Focus just announced the fifth-generation M2 Laptop. Buying from Kubuntu Focus also helps to support KDE development, as Kubuntu Focus became a KDE Patron as of April 2023. Starting at $1,895 it comes power-packed for that with an Intel i9-13900HX (24 cores), 16GB 4800MHz RAM, NVIDIA RTX 4060, 500GB NVMe and a 15.6″ 2560×1440 240 Hz IPS display. Overall, that certainly sounds good and it ships with KDE Plasma 5.24 LTS on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Rhino_Linux_Unveils_Its_Adorable_New_Desktop⠀⇛ Rhino Linux is a distribution that, despite not yet having a stable version, is capturing the attention of Linux users by taking an exciting approach – namely, a distribution based on Ubuntu but relying on the rolling release model. On top of that, the in-house developed rhino-pkg tool allows you to search, install, remove, and update packages from multiple sources, such as native DEB repos, Pacstall, Flathub, and Snap Store, with simple terminal outputs to enhance and ease your user experience. Yesterday, the devs released the fifth beta of the upcoming Rhino’s first stable version, with one key new feature presented for the first time to the broader public, the Unicorn desktop. # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ System76_Updates_Lemur_Pro_Linux_Laptop_with 13th-Gen_Intel_CPUs_and_DDR5_RAM⠀⇛ The refreshed Lemur Pro Linux laptop is packed with powerful 13th-Gen Intel “Raptor Lake” processors, namely the Intel Core i5-1335U and Intel Core i7- 1355U featuring 10 cores, 12 threads, 12MB cache, and Intel Iris Xe Graphics, up to 40 GB DDR5 4800 MHz memory, as well as a 73Wh Li-Ion battery that promises up to 14 hours battery life. Being an ultraportable laptop, the Lemur Pro features a 14.1-inch Full HD (1920×1080) display with a matte finish and 180 degrees hinge, a multitouch clickpad, a backlit US QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi 6E wireless, Bluetooth 5.3, Thunderbolt 4, up to 8TB PCIe 4.0 storage, and a 1080p Full HD webcam, which makes it perfect for people who are always on the go. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ The BSD Now Podcast ☛ BSD_Now_507:_Michael_W._Lucas Interview⠀⇛ Author Michael W. Lucas joins us in this interview to talk about his latest book projects. Find out what he’s up to regarding mail servers, conferences, his views on ChatGPT, and more. Interview – Michael W. Lucas – mwl@mwl.io (mailto: mwl@mwl.io) # ⚓ Nate Graham ☛ KDE_developer_interviews_from_Augsburg, Germany⠀⇛ The folks at Tuxedo_Computers have published a video of short interviews with some of the participants of the Plasma sprint from earlier this month, so you can see that we were actually there. o § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Free Desktop ☛ weston_12.0.0⠀⇛ Hi all, This is the official release for weston 12.0.0. Highlights for this release: - backend-drm: multiple GPU support, by using -- additional-devices to specify secondary DRM devices, in the form of a comma- separated list of devices. Inteded as separated output devices (KMS), not as render devices - backend-drm: add support for HDMI content type: graphics, photo, cinema and game. - backend-drm: Added support for tearing-control protocol - backend-drm: Added plane rotation property and make use of when possible - backend-drm: Added supported formats for writeback connectors, and with it a writeback screen shooter - backend-drm: Added plane alpha DRM-property - backend-drm: use libdisplay-info as a better alternative for parsing EDID - backed-vnc: a new backend similar to backend-rpd, based on aml and neatvnc, with TLS support and user authentication. Both aml and neatvnc are set-up as subprojects - backend-pipewire: added PipeWire backend - backend-wayland: allow resizing with xdg-shell - backend-rdp: preliminary rdp multi-head support (and many other bug-fixes in-between) - backend-headless: added output decorations for testing out the color-lcms plugin. - launcher-logind has been deprecated and disabled by default. As launcher-libseat supports logind, this shouldn't cause any regressions - libweston/desktop (formally libweston-desktop) would take into account client pending state, when there's no buffer attached. Useful in situations where the clients would like to start from the beginning in a maximized/fullscreen state - protocol: new screenshooter protocol: weston- output-capture. This new protocol is as a Weston public extension. The older weston-screenshooter protocol has been removed. - xwayland: multiple fixes related to seat handling, selection and window state modifications - xwayland: Add support for xwayland_shell_v1 protocol - libweston: Add user authentication support via PAM - libweston: update wl_output to version 4, to also include name and description events. - compositor: added a short-form for loading backends -- this allows the use of "--backend=headless" instead of "-- backend=headless-backend.so". Short-form for shells was also added: pass "-- shell=foo", rather than "--shell=foo-shell.so". Renderers can be specified the same, by using "--renderer=gl|pixman" Backwards compatible with the older form still supported. - clients/simple-egl: Dropped Y_INVERT linux-dmabuf flag. In order to keep the same orientation we had with that flag the client is now rendered up-side down (explicitly) - clients/simple-egl: Implement fractional-scale protocol support - clients/simple-egl: adds a vertical bar drawing mode, if started with -v, for testing out tearing - simple-dmabuf-v4l: Add support to NV12 devices that combine planes - ivi-shell: activate keyboard focus for xdg-shell surface, similar to how we handle keyboard input activation in desktop-shell and kiosk-shell. A few more updates have landed, as well as bug-fixes. Includes additional signal event handling (output creation and destruction) but also specific signals for controller destruction. Added input panel support - many more bug-fixes across the board: desktop- shell, kiosk-shell, DRM virtual API (remoting/pipewire plugins) and screen-share module Internal changes: - backend-drm: avoid doing a modeset if max_bpc connector property is set, while the output is set to current - Pixman/GL renderer and x11, rdp, wayland backends: the Pixman and GL renderer now supports resizing its shadow buffer, and with it the rdp, x11 and wayland backends now make use of it - color-lcms: improvements in color transformation precision and performance API changes: - weston_log_paced() has been added which can help out to throttle messages - added weston_shell_utils namespace: common shell- utils API which can be reused by other shell clients. desktop-shell/ kiosk-shell has been using these for some time, but it wasn't part of libweston until now - make weston_head_set_device_changed() public - introduction of weston_coord_surface_to_global(), weston_coord_global_to_surface(), weston_coord_surface_to_buffer(), weston_coord_global_from_output_point() and weston_matrix_transform_coord(). These are a family of coordinate vector structures for coordinate pairs. These have been extensively used in all compositor code and in libweston, together with the introduction of weston_coord - added weston_surface_is_unmapping() for cases where the client is attaching an empty buffer (after having a previously valid one). This would also cause libweston/desktop to emit a weston_desktop_api_committed() call that can be handled by a shell client implementing weston_desktop_api - added weston_output_power_on() and its counter- part weston_output_power_off() in order to handle multiple weston_output independently using their power state (DPMS on/off) Breaking changes for users: - libweston-desktop DSO has been incorporated into libweston. Linking now with libweston would provide access to the former libweston-desktop library. Users of libweston-desktop would need to adjust their headers to rather than using . Otherwise, the API itself remains the same - ivi-layout: simplify API - all struct ivi_layout_interface function pointers have their return values removed Marius Vlad (1): build: bump to version 12.0.0 for the official release git tag: 12.0.0 o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Daniel Stenberg ☛ curl_8.1.0_–_http2_over_proxy⠀⇛ We are back with the first release since that crazy March day when we did two releases on the same day. First 8.0.0 shipped that bumped the major version for the first time in decades. Then curl 8.0.1 followed just hours after, due to a serious mess-up in the factory lines. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Fabio_Alessandro_Locati:_Manage_Podman_containers_with Systemd_and_Quadlet⠀⇛ Until a few months ago, the only option to start containers from Systemd was to create a Systemd unit which called podman (or docker) with the run sub-command. Podman was also providing podman generate systemd to easily create such Systemd file. This has now changed. From version 4.4 of Podman, in addition to the mentioned method, it is possible to use Quadlet to simplify the execution of containers from Systemd. # ⚓ Steven_Pritchard:_libvirt_surprise⠀⇛ I just noticed that some of my libvirt VMs had on_crash set to destroy instead of restart. It looks like there is an easy fix: for vm in $( virsh list --name ) ; do virt-xml "$vm" --edit --events on_crash=restart ; done I don’t know if something changed in virt-manager/ virt-install over the years, or if I ran into this a long time ago and forgot about it. Now I just need to remember to add that --events option to virt-install in the future… # ⚓ Richard_W.M._Jones:_NBD-backed_qemu_guest_RAM⠀⇛ This seems too crazy to work, but it does: $ nbdkit memory 1G $ nbdfuse mem nbd://localhost & [1] 1053075 $ ll mem -rw-rw-rw-. 1 rjones rjones 1073741824 May 17 18:31 mem Now boot qemu with that memory as the backing RAM: $ qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1024 \ -object memory-backend- file,id=pc.ram,size=1024M,mem-path=/var/tmp/ mem,share=on \ -machine memory-backend=pc.ram \ -drive file=fedora-36.img,if=virtio,format=raw /blockquote> # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ An_In-Depth_Guide_to_Here_Strings_(⠀⇛ Bash, the Bourne Again SHell, is an incredibly powerful tool for managing and manipulating data. It offers a rich array of features, one of which is the ‘Here String’ ( # ⚓ Fedora_Infrastructure_Status:_kojidb_down⠀⇛ The virthost running the koji database has stopped responding. We are working on restoring service to koji. The koji database is back up and working o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Peter_Czanik:_Creaks:_The_first_game_I bought_for_its_music⠀⇛ Recently, I was looking for some new hybrid / crossover music, and someone recommended me to check out Hidden_Orchestra. Listening to their album, “Creaks” was an instant love. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Xfce’s_Screenshot_Tool_Now_Lets_You_Save Screenshots_in_AVIF_and_JXL_Image_Formats⠀⇛ If you’re an avid user of the lightweight Xfce desktop environment and you’ve been waiting for its default screenshot utility to let you save screenshots in the AV1 Image Format (AVIF) or JPEG XL, the wait is over as these image formats are now supported as of version 1.10.4. Until now, Xfce’s screenshot tool only allowed you to save screenshots in PNG, JPG, BMP, and WebP image formats. Starting with version 1.10.4, which is already available in the stable software repositories of various GNU/Linux distributions, you’ll now get AVIF and JXL options. # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Haruna_0.11.0⠀⇛ Haruna version 0.11.0 is out. You can get it now on flathub: Availability of other package formats dependes on your distro and the people who package Haruna. 💰 If you use the app and want it to improve make a donation: GitHub_Sponsors | Liberapay | PayPal Issues should be reported on bugs.kde.org, but make sure to fill in the template and provide as much info as possible. § Changelog: [...] # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ The_8_Best_GNOME_Extensions_to_Enhance Productivity_on_Linux⠀⇛ Is GNOME customizable? Out of the box, not really. But like a web browser, you can change substantial parts of the interface through the use of extensions. With these add-ons, you can make GNOME work for you. And in the process, GNOME can help you get more work done, faster than you did before. You can find extensions over at extensions.gnome.org. There you can browse the full selection, and if you have the requisite Mozilla Firefox extension, you can install GNOME extensions directly from the site. But this isn’t actually the best way to go about doing things. Instead, make sure to check out the third-party Extension Manager tool. This handy app lets you browse, install, manage, and remove GNOME extensions all in one place. Now, with that out of the way, here are the best GNOME extensions that can help you be more productive. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Micro-ATX_motherboard_takes_socketed_Raptor Lake_CPUs,_offers_PCIe_Gen_5_slots,_2.5GbE,_up_to_8x_SATA ports…⠀⇛ AAEON MAX-Q670A is an industrial micro-ATX motherboard that accepts socketed 13th Gen Intel Core Raptor Lake processors, supports up to 128GB DDR5, offers eight SATA ports with RAID 0/1/5/10, up to four Ethernet ports (GbE and 2.5GbE), and two 16-lane PCIe Gen 5 slots. Other features include five display interfaces with HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, LVDS, and eDP, four bootable USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, an RS232/RS422/RS485 COM port, and plenty of internals headers for more serial and USB ports, as well as M.2 expansion sockets and a digital I/O port AAEON MAX-Q670A… o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Ars Technica ☛ It’s_a_Raspberry_Pi,_a_BlackBerry_keyboard, and_a_battery:_It’s_the_Beepberry_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ “Don’t expect something perfect,” Pebble founder tells potential buyers. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Bolt_Bots_are_perfect_for_aspiring_roboticists⠀⇛ While it is easier now than ever before, getting into robotics is still daunting. In the past, aspiring roboticists were limited by budget and inaccessible technology. But today the challenge is an overwhelming abundance of different options. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ Mini_Cyclone_game_doesn’t_require_a_trip_to_the arcade⠀⇛ One of the most popular machines in any arcade is the Cyclone game, where a ring of LEDs illuminates in sequence and the player must push a button at the exact moment that a specific LED lights up. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Beepberry_Has_Onboard_RP2040 and_Fits_in_Your_Pocket⠀⇛ The Beepberry is a portable e-Ink handheld featuring an onboard RP2040 that works with a Raspberry Pi Zero. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Donkey_Car_Python_Library_Powers_Self Driving_Raspberry_Pi_Cars⠀⇛ Donkey Car is an open source Python library for self-driving cars that works with the Raspberry Pi and other SBCs. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ One_of_Google_TV’s_best_features_is_rolling out_to_Android_TV_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ iOS_vs._Android:_Which_mobile_platform_has the_best_accessibility_features⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Popular_Android_TV_boxes_sold_on_Amazon_are laced_with_malware_|_TechCrunch⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Edit_a_PDF_on_Android_for_Free_–_Guiding_Tech⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ Google_Pixel_Tablet_vs_OnePlus_Pad:_Which_Android slate_is_better_for_you?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_finally_lets_you_switch_between apps_while_dragging_and_dropping⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_14_lets_you_save_App_Pairs_for multitasking⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_14_beta_2_battery_issue_with_charging_accessory surfaces⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Protect_Your_Files_Using_Files_by Google_on_Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Android_TVs_are_getting_800_free_channels_in_a great_free_update_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Pixel_battery_charging_glitch_on_Android_14_beta_2_reported by_some⠀⇛ # ⚓ SamMobile ☛ Android_14_gets_App_Pair_feature_that_Samsung launched_in_2017_–_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Google_might_finally_improve_the_split-screen feature_with_Android_14_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_could_make_split-view multitasking_easier_with_App_Pairs⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#23.20:_risiOS_Distro,_Plasma_6, Distrohopping,_FOSSverse_and_More⠀⇛ Introducing FOSSverse, concluding Rust Basics series and looking at the upcoming KDE Plasma 6 features. o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_Addons_Blog:_declarativeNetRequest available_in_Firefox⠀⇛ The declarativeNetRequest (DNR) extension API is now available to all extensions starting from Firefox 113, released last week. Extensions with functionality that can be expressed in terms of declarative rules are highly encouraged to transition to the DNR API. Documentation is available at declarativeNetRequest_(MDN). DNR allows extensions to declare rules that describe how the browser should handle network requests. These rules enable Firefox to process network requests without involving the extension further. In comparison with the blocking webRequest API, this offers the following benefits: [...] o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ FSF_Latin_America:_IRPF-Livre_2023_released⠀⇛ Governments come and go, but the oppression of imposed taxing software for taxation remains. For a lot of people, using software they cannot control is like water for a fish: a part of the environment they’re in. When the water is low on oxygen, they may even feel the discomfort, but they seldom trace it back to the root cause. For us who love, live and breathe software freedom, any program that takes it away, that attempts to control our computing and ultimately ourselves, is painful like a sore toe in a tight shoe. Uncomfortable and painful as the oxygen-deprived water and the tight shoe might be, being forced to breathe or wear them, prevented from seeking better waters or from taking the shoes out, is unbearable. We struggle to correct an analogous injustice. We had a chance to relieve one case of imposed taxing software for taxation, so we took it, and held on to it: [...] o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Driving_Mr._Dominick_|_Coder_Radio 518⠀⇛ We laugh at Google’s scramble, check in on the Twitter collapse, and how one developer’s little mistake screwed millions. # ⚓ Qt ☛ Qt_Design_Studio_4.1_Released⠀⇛ We are happy to announce the release of Qt Design Studio 4. # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in Rust_495⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! Rust is a programming language empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. This is a weekly summary of its progress and community. Want something mentioned? Tag us at @ThisWeekInRust on Twitter or @ThisWeekinRust on mastodon.social, or send_us_a_pull request. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Of_mice,_and_men:_New_‘An_American_Tail’_brings Fievel_to_the_stage⠀⇛ The Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis is revisiting the 1986 film classic, in a world premiere from Tony-winning playwright Itamar Moses. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Rescue_efforts_under_way_with_more_than_35_missing after_Chinese_fishing_vessel_capsizes⠀⇛ A Chinese fishing vessel has capsized in the central Indian Ocean, with its crew of 17 Chinese, 17 Indonesian and five Filipino sailors missing, state media reported Wednesday. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Can_a_Novel_Capture_the_Power_of_Money?⠀⇛ In “Trust,” Hernan Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, fiction and finance are bedfellows, constantly toying with a reader’s investment. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Talking_to_Your_Baby_Could_Change_Their Brain_on_a_Cellular_Level⠀⇛ The message is clear. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ New_Study_Reveals_Just_How_Lucky_We_Are_to Witness_Saturn’s_Incredible_Rings⠀⇛ Their existence is fleeting. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ 8,000-Year-Old_Engravings_Could_Be_The Oldest_Examples_of_Construction_Plans⠀⇛ There’s no signs of council approval, though. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Astronomers_Have_Mapped_The_Paths_of Hazardous_Asteroids_For_The_Next_1,000_Years⠀⇛ One stands out to watch. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Study_Offers_New_Twist_in_How_the_First Humans_Evolved⠀⇛ A new genetic analysis of 290 people suggests that humans emerged at various times and places in Africa. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Close_Look_at_Another_Star’s_Asteroid Belt_Reveals_It’s_Not_Quite_What_It_Seems⠀⇛ What’s lurking within? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Radio_Signals_From_a_Dying_Star_Raise Questions_About_Supernova_Explosions⠀⇛ Why haven’t we seen this before? # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ The_Oldest_Known_Blueprints_Depict_Stone Age_‘Megastructures’⠀⇛ Archaeologists discovered engraved depictions of massive animal traps that date back 9,000 years. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ The_Pandemic_Widened_Gaps_in Reading._Can_One_Teacher_‘Do_Something_About_That’?⠀⇛ The COVID-19 pandemic upended learning across the United States # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_students_rank_2nd_in global_reading_literacy_study,_but_parents_urged_to_read more⠀⇛ \Hong Kong primary students have ranked second among 43 countries and regions in a global reading literacy study, though parents in the city were found to have the lowest interest in reading in the world. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Teachers’_union_still_dissatisfied_with_government offers⠀⇛ The Latvian Education and Science Workers’ Trade Union (LIZDA) is still not satisfied with the calculations of the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) in relation to the fulfillment of the requirements of the teachers’ strike, Latvian Television reported on May 18. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Study:_Literacy_skills_declining_among_Finnish_kids⠀⇛ The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) examines the reading comprehension of fourth grade students around the world every 5 years. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The Next Platform ☛ India_Declares_CPU_Independence_With Aum_HPC_Processor⠀⇛ At the moment, the most powerful Arm processor on the planet is the_48-core_A64FX_processor from Fujitsu, which was created as the heavily vectored compute engine for the_“Fugaku”_supercomputer at RIKEN Lab in Japan. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Conference_on_Propaganda_and_COVID-19⠀⇛ This weekend PANDA in association with the Portuguese Society of Integrative Medicine, are sponsoring a conference on Propaganda and mental health, with a focus on the recent Covid19 psy-op. Speakers will include regular OffG contributor Dr Piers Robinson, Mark Crispin Miller, Mattias Desmet and many more. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_dairy_farmers_insecure_about_future⠀⇛ Since the dairy crisis in winter, the industry has been uncertain about the future. Part of the industry representatives believes that only the biggest players should remain in the market. In the meantime, the Ministry of Agriculture is continuing to develop legislation, Zemgale Television reported on May 16. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ New_Zealand_Budget_Plan_Offers Modest_Financial_Relief_Ahead_of_Election⠀⇛ Months before an election, New Zealand’s government is offering some modest financial relief to many people by making most prescription medicines free and increasing subsidies for childcare and public transportation # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Why_is_the_US_in_a_drug_shortage_emergency? [Ed: That's just a fake industry of monopolies (patents). It does not value lives, only money. Faking shortages (by producing too little) helps sell the price hikes, so the cartel needs to be smashed.]⠀⇛ The US is in a drug shortage emergency. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Occasional_‘Cheat’_Meals_Could_Affect_The Way_Your_Brain_Functions⠀⇛ ‘Sometimes’ foods have a cost. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Federal_appeals_court_seems_skeptical_of_FDA’s abortion_pill_approval⠀⇛ A federal appellate court on Wednesday seemed skeptical of nearly every argument from the Biden administration as it defended the Food and Drug Administration’s power to approve a widely_used abortion_pill. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ South_Carolina_House_Passes_Six-Week Abortion_Ban⠀⇛ The approval brings both chambers of the legislature closer to agreement on a ban after months of debate. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Rupert_Murdoch_is_the_biggest_beneficiary_of_the $452_million_bill_slapped_on_Elizabeth_Holmes⠀⇛ The Theranos scam co-conspirators have to foot a huge bill for their crimes. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ The_deadly_smoke_alarm_still_being_sold_on_eBay⠀⇛ The unbranded and dangerous ‘SS-168′ alarm was found for sale at eBay, AliExpress and Wish despite having repeatedly failed our tests # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Can_world_manage_hunger_crisis?_Add_food_costs to_the_challenges.⠀⇛ The refugees fleeing fighting in Sudan, seeking food and shelter, constitute a new hunger crisis. More hungry people in more countries need food aid. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Theranos_founder_Elizabeth_Holmes_must_report_to prison_on_May_30_and_pay_victims_$452M⠀⇛ Theranos founder Elizabeth_Holmes must begin serving her prison sentence by May 30 while she appeals her conviction on charges of defrauding investors in her failed blood-testing startup, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Türkiye_Announces_Grain_Deal_Extension⠀⇛ “The Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended for two more months.” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Zimbabwe_Import_Duty_Suspension_on_Basic_Goods_to Last_6_Months⠀⇛ “Import duty on the 14 basic commodities will remain suspended for six months in order to ensure their availability at competitive prices” o § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Windows TCO⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ US_Offering_$10M_Reward_for_Russian Man_Charged_With_Ransomware_Attacks⠀⇛ The US is offering a $10 million reward for information on a Russian man accused of launching ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure. # ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Microsoft_makes_embarrassing_Windows_11 U-turn_after_user_revolt_over_ads [Ed: Microsoft, 80 billion dollars in debt, is unable to find ways to "monetise" its stuff, including all that "Hey Hi" (AI) hype]⠀⇛ It looks like complaining can work, as it appears that Microsoft has pulled a U-turn when it comes to cramming one of Windows 11’s most popular apps with ads. # ⚓ SANS ☛ Increase_in_Malicious_RAR_SFX_files,_(Wed,_May 17th)⠀⇛ This isn’t a new attack vector, but I’ve found many malicious RAR SFX files in the wild for a few weeks. An SFX file is a self- extracting archive that contains compressed files and is wrapped up with some executable code to decompress them on the fly. The final user receives an executable file (PE file) that can be launched with the need to install a specific tool to decompress the content. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Enable_Ubuntu_Pro_to_get_5_Years_More Security_Updates_in_Ubuntu_22.04,20.04,18.04⠀⇛ Ubuntu now provides expanded security maintenance (esm) updates for the packages in main/universe repositories through “Ubuntu Pro” service. With it, you can get 5 years more (total of 10 years) security updates support for Ubuntu LTS. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Overseas_Skype_callers_lose_access_to_China⠀⇛ Microsoft, which owns the internet communication service, says it is working to resolve the issue. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Zoom_executives_knew_about_key elements_of_plan_to_censor_Chinese_activists⠀⇛ Pressured by the Chinese government to comply with censorship guidelines, Zoom drafted guidelines to suppress content critical of Beijing. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Homeland_Security_Uses_AI_Tool_to Analyze_Social_[CONTROL]_Media_of_U.S._Citizens_and Refugees⠀⇛ Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is using a tool called Babel X that can link a person’s Social Security number to their social media posts and location data, according to an internal CBP document obtained by Motherboard. # ⚓ EDRI ☛ The_EU_must_respect_human_rights_of_migrants in_the_AI_Act⠀⇛ Amnesty International Secretary General Agnès Callamard has sent an open letter calling on the Rapporteurs and members of leading committees on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) to prohibit the use of certain artificial intelligence (AI) systems which are incompatible with human rights of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in the AI Act. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Attorney_General_charges_4_former officials_in_Pegasus_spyware_probe⠀⇛ The government accused the 4 ex-officials of fraud and embezzlement in relation to the purchase of Pegasus spyware and its use from 2012-18. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Ukrainian_Vyshyvanka_Day_to_be_marked_in_Latvia⠀⇛ For the seventh year in Latvia, the Ukrainian community will mark Vyshyvanka Day on May 18, Latvian Radio reported. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Nuclear_Bombs_and_Drones_Over_the_Kremlin⠀⇛ History may one day show that two important events did not receive the attention they deserved. One may have led to the horrible way the war in Ukraine started; one may lead to the horrible way it ends. # ⚓ AntiWar ☛ The_US_Should_Be_a_Force_for_Peace_in_the_World⠀⇛ The following is the text of a full-page ad by the Eisenhower Media Network in the New York Times on May 16, 2023. The Russia-Ukraine War has been an unmitigated disaster. Hundreds of thousands have been killed or wounded. Millions have been displaced. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ 4_Countries_Join_NATO_Cyber_Defense Center⠀⇛ Japan, Ukraine, Ireland and Iceland have joined the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE). # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_NATO_can_take_a_360-degree_approach to_the_Vilnius_summit⠀⇛ According to officials and experts at a recent Atlantic Council event, Russia will remain at the top of NATO’s Vilnius agenda—but that doesn’t mean the Alliance shouldn’t have its eye on challenges posed by China and emerging technologies. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Russian_embassy_defends_Lady_R_visit_to_South Africa⠀⇛ The Russian Embassy in South Africa has said the United States totally fabricated allegations that South Africa loaded weaponry aboard the Russian vessel Lady R in December last year. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_high_stakes_of_NATO’s_Vilnius_summit⠀⇛ With NATO’s mid-July summit in Vilnius fast approaching, the question on everyone’s minds is how to avoid another debacle concerning Ukraine’s prospective membership in the alliance. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Did_South_Africa_sell_arms_to_Russia?_Only_a series_of_unlikely_scenarios_could_have_made_it_possible⠀⇛ On 11 May 2023 the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, claimed that South Africa had secretly exported arms to Russia in December 2022. The announcement rapidly fed into a popular narrative that South Africa was increasingly siding with Russia in relation to Moscow’s aggressive war in Ukraine. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_ Russia_launches_‘unprecedented’_air attacks_on_Ukraine’s_capital_Kyiv⠀⇛ Ukraine said “unprecedented” air attacks had rocked the capital and other cities early on Thursday while a missile strike killed at least one person in Odesa. Read our live blog for the latest developments. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ukraine_tells_China_it_won’t_accept_ceding_land to_Russia⠀⇛ Ukraine’s foreign minister told a top Chinese envoy at talks in Kyiv on Wednesday that Kyiv would not accept any proposals to end the war with Russia that involved it losing territory or freezing the conflict, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Equipment_for_Russian_warships_may_have_passed through_Lithuania_–_media⠀⇛ Equipment for Russian warships may have been transported through Lithuania during Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to the Siena investigative journalism centre. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_Palanga_to_host_children_from_Bucha_– mayor⠀⇛ Children from the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv will come to spend some of the summer in Palanga, a coastal town in Lithuania, according to Mayor Šarūnas Vaitkus. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_president_urges_CoE_members_to_start_work on_Ukraine_reconstruction⠀⇛ Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, who is taking part in the Council of Europe’s summit in Reykjavik, has called for addressing the issue of Ukraine’s reconstruction and for creating a legal framework to punish Russia for war crimes. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Visiting_Ukraine,_China’s_Envoy_Urged_All_Sides_To Create_Space_For_Peace_Talks⠀⇛ China’s special envoy noted there was no panacea to the war in Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv, but urged all parties to create conditions for peace talks, China’s Foreign Ministry said on May 18. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Monitoring_group:_Finland_should_be_‘cautious’_about Nato’s_nuclear_exercises⠀⇛ An independent monitoring group urges Finland to exercise caution in regard to Nato nuclear weapons exercises, reports the Finnish news agency (STT). # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kyiv_Repels_Fresh_Wave_Of_Missile,_Drone_Strikes Overnight,_Says_Ukrainian_Officials⠀⇛ Russia carried out a fresh attack on Kyiv overnight using drones and missiles, but all incoming projectiles were shot down, Ukrainian officials said May 18. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ More_Than_100_Serbian_Schools_Receive_Bomb_Threats, In_Wake_Of_Belgrade_Mass_Shootings⠀⇛ Bomb threats were received by 78 Serbian elementary schools and 37 high schools on May 17. # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Yevgeny’s_Prigozhin’s_Meat_Grinder:_A_Moment_of Truth_for_Russia’s_Wagner_Group_in_Bakhmut⠀⇛ The Russian mercenary force Wagner Group has propped up autocrats from Mali to Syria in recent years. In Bakhmut, however, it now finds itself in the bloody spotlight of the war in Ukraine. Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has long enjoyed Putin’s support – but for how much longer? # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Moscow_Court_Sentences_Colombian_For_Spreading ‘Fake’_News_About_Russia’s_Armed_Forces⠀⇛ A Moscow court has sentenced a Colombian citizen to five years and two months in prison on charge of distributing “fake” news about Russia’s armed forces. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Anti-War_Activist_In_Moscow_Gets_Seven_Years_In Prison_On_Terrorism_Charge⠀⇛ A court in Moscow has sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of justifying terrorism and inciting hatred. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ India_and_China’s_rivalry_is_reshaping South_Asia⠀⇛ Home to almost two billion people, some of the world’s most dynamic economies, and important shipping routes, South Asia is a crucial geopolitical arena and the site of increasing rivalry between two of Asia’s biggest powers… # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Visiting_Ukraine,_China’s_Envoy Urged_All_Sides_to_Create_Space_for_Peace_Talks⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Japan_Military_Hospital_to_Treat Injured_Ukrainian_Soldiers_–_Lawmaker⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Traitor_Next_Door?_Fear_Stalks Kherson_After_Russian_Occupation_Ends⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Show_Must_Go_on_for_a_Ukrainian Director_Drafted_for_War_Ahead_of_Opening_Night⠀⇛ The show must go on # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kyrgyz_Citizen_Gets_10_Years_In_Prison_For_Joining Russia-Backed_Separatists_In_Ukraine⠀⇛ A court in Bishkek on May 16 sentenced a Kyrgyz citizen to 10 years in prison for joining Russia- backed separatists in Ukraine’s eastern region of Luhansk. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Czechs_Scrap_Communist-Era_Deals_To_Make_Russia_Pay For_Land⠀⇛ The Czech government on May 17 canceled Soviet-era decrees that granted the Russian Embassy free use of land in Prague and other cities, a further step in a more than two-year diplomatic spat with Moscow worsened by the war in Ukraine. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russia_Targets_Kyiv,_Odesa_With Missiles,_Ukraine_Says_Most_Were_Shot_Down⠀⇛ Officials say Russia launched cruise missiles at Ukraine’s capital and the Odesa region early Thursday, and most were shot down # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ One_Killed_in_Ukraine’s_Odesa, Missiles_Downed_Over_Kyiv⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Air_Raid_Alerts_Across_Ukraine, Military_Warns_of_Strikes_in_Kyiv,_Other_Regions⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine’s_Allies_Wrangle_Over_Sending_F-16 Fighter_Jets⠀⇛ The United States is resisting a European push for the powerful fighters. But will it relent, as it did before with tanks, rocket launchers and air defense missiles? # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Gains_Near_Bakhmut_Raise_Ukraine’s_Hopes of_a_Turning_Tide⠀⇛ The advances have been small, and Russians still hold most of the city, but Ukrainians say they see a meaningful shift in momentum. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_and_Russia_Renew_a_Deal_to_Allow Ukraine_to_Ship_Grain⠀⇛ Russia last year blocked exports of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea, a vital part of the global food supply, but they resumed last summer under a fragile pact. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russian-Controlled_Dam_Risks_Flooding_in Southern_Ukraine⠀⇛ The development is a dramatic turnabout after the reservoir had reached a historic low. The dam, which lies along the front line, has been a point of tension throughout the war. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ European_Diplomats_Look_Ahead_To_Further Reconstruction_Efforts_In_Ukraine⠀⇛ The ambassadors of Poland, Germany, and Britain and the former foreign ministers of Spain and Georgia on May 17 said that reconstruction efforts in Ukraine are already under way, even with the war far from over and with formal plans for reconstruction still in the formative stage. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Keeps_On_Pressure_On_Bakhmut_With_Infantry Attacks,_Air_Strikes,_Says_Ukrainian_Military⠀⇛ Fighting for the control of the eastern city of Bakhmut has continued unabated, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on May 18. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Europe_Approves_Plan_To_Tally_Cost_Of_Moscow’s_War In_Ukraine_With_Eye_Toward_Future_Reparations⠀⇛ More than 40 nations have agreed to set up a system to tally the damage Russia has inflicted on Ukraine in the hope of getting reparations, adding to the international legal challenges the Kremlin is facing. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ China_Looks_To_Strengthen_Ties_In_Russia’s_Central Asian_Backyard⠀⇛ China will for the first time host an in-person summit of Central Asian leaders this week, seeking to cement ties in a region seen as Russia’s backyard as its relations with the West sour. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_looks_to_strengthen_ties_in Russia’s_Central_Asian_backyard⠀⇛ Chinese state media highlighted the importance of the region as a gateway for China’s BRI. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Russia_freezes_Finnish_embassy,_consulate_bank accounts⠀⇛ Finland’s foreign affairs ministry characterised the situation as serious and says it is looking into the matter. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Ex-Wagner_Commander_Who_Sought Asylum_in_Norway_Wants_to_Return_to_Russia⠀⇛ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Iran_and_Russia_Sign_10_Oil_Cooperation Agreements⠀⇛ “…a substantial commitment to improving the economic cooperation between the two countries…” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Cuba_And_Russia_Seek_To_Boost_Joint_Business⠀⇛ The bilateral business forum is attended by fifty Russian companies and more than 100 Cuban ones. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia’s_Parliament_Denounces_European_Armed Forces_Treaty⠀⇛ “Washington and Brussels, obsessed with the idea of building a unipolar world and expanding NATO to the east, have destroyed the global security system,” the Duma chairman said. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Biden_admin_pushing_for_Saudi-Israeli_peace_deal_by end_of_year,_officials_say⠀⇛ The White House wants to make a diplomatic push for a Saudi-Israeli_peace_deal in the next six to seven months before the presidential election campaign consumes President Biden’s agenda, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the issue told Axios. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Military_Caught_Airman_Mishandling_Secrets Before_Arrest_but_Left_Him_in_Job⠀⇛ A Justice Department filing urging that Airman Jack Teixeira be held without bail said his superiors had admonished him for taking notes and conducting deep-dive searches last fall. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Jack_Teixeira,_Edward_Snowden,_and_plugging intelligence_leaks⠀⇛ Much attention has been paid to Airman Jack Teixeira’s motives in allegedly leaking classified information on the gaming site Discord. But are there solutions that might have blocked his actions in the first place? # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Jack_Teixeira’s_Polish_Missile⠀⇛ A filing in the detention dispute of accused leaker Jack Teixeira reveals he was responding to solicitors from people presenting as foreigners as early as November 2022. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Syria’s_Assad_to_attend_Arab_League_summit_in Saudi_Arabia⠀⇛ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will attend an Arab League summit Friday in Saudi Arabia, his top diplomat said, a first in more than a decade of war and regional isolation. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Syria’s_Assad_Expected_to_Attend_Arab League_Summit⠀⇛ President Bashar al-Assad is expected to participate in the meeting for the first time since brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Twitter,_Saudi_Arabia_sued_for_racketeering_in California_court⠀⇛ Activist Areej Al-Sadhan filed a lawsuit against Twitter, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and several Saudi officials for racketeering on Tuesday. Al- Sadhan is suing on behalf of her brother Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, who is imprisoned in Saudi Arabia and was allegedly tortured by Saudi authorities, and herself, claiming that she is a target of Saudi harassment. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico:_April_registered_lowest national_homicide_rate_in_6_years⠀⇛ Last month was Mexico’s least violent April in terms of homicides in six years, but murders increased slightly in 2023′s first four months. # ⚓ American Oversight ☛ American_Oversight_Sues_DHS_for_Emails with_Anti-Immigrant_Groups_Regarding_‘Remain_in_Mexico’ Policy⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ UN_expert_says_Myanmar_imported_$1_billion_in arms_since_2021_coup⠀⇛ Myanmar’s military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in February 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new report that calls out Russia and China for aiding the junta’s deadly campaign to crush its opposition. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ At_least_80_calls_to_National Archives_since_2010_about_mishandling_classified information⠀⇛ The National Archives has been called more than 80 times in the past decade-plus about classified materials found in the papers of former members of Congress and other U.S. officials. That tally cited in newly released congressional testimony underscores the weaknesses in how the government tracks and safeguards its most important secrets. Archives officials said most of the calls came from libraries where former members of Congress donated their papers for future research. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ At_least_nine_dead_after_flooding_devastates northern_Italy,_Grand_Prix_cancelled⠀⇛ At least nine people died in Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna region as heavy rains flooded rivers and submerged entire neighbourhoods and farmland Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of this weekend’s Imola Grand Prix. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Cyclone_Mocha_destroys_camp_housing_700_in_Myanmar’s Magway_region⠀⇛ Torrential rains caused a creek to overflow, destroying all the tents on its banks. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Odds_Are_Earth_Will_Cross_a_Crucial Temperature_Threshold_Within_Five_Years⠀⇛ Consider this a warning. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Heat_Will_Likely_Soar_to_Record_Levels_in Next_5_Years,_WMO_Says⠀⇛ The World Meteorological Organization forecast “far-reaching repercussions for health, food security, water management and the environment.” # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Plan_to_Build_a_New_Capital⠀⇛ Jakarta is sinking, and Indonesia’s president has chosen to move the capital. The Times accompanied him on a tour. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Catastrophic’_Floods_in_Italy_Leave_8 Dead_and_Thousands_Homeless⠀⇛ Intense downpours caused rivers to overflow in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna, swamping numerous cities in a catastrophe that experts described as “unprecedented.” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Next_five_years_will_be_hottest_ever,_likely_to exceed_1.5C_target,_UN_warns⠀⇛ It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned Wednesday as greenhouse gases and El Nino combine to send temperatures soaring. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Bosnia_Declares_State_Of_Disaster_In_North_And Northwest_Due_To_Floods⠀⇛ Heavy rainfall in recent days has battered parts of Bosnia-Herzegovina, causing widespread flooding in residential and commercial areas and triggering landslides. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ DIY_solar_e-bike_guides_and_kit⠀⇛ Fascinating what can be discovered online, when one persists with searching. I have posted about a solar-powered electric recumbent trike available for purchase: https://bkhome.org/news/202305/outback- adventure-solar-powered-recumbent-trike.html # ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ What_kind_of_people_ride_recumbent trikes?⠀⇛ Interesting question. We see these slim athletic lycra-attired riders zipping along on their racing bikes.  Do recumbent trikes attract a different sort of person? I wanted to find out if there are any cycling groups in Australia specifically for recumbent riders, and discovered yes, in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Elon_Musk_rejected_talk_of_succession_at Tesla⠀⇛ Elon Musk has no plans of stepping down as Tesla CEO any time soon. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Tesla_seems_ready_to_open_a_factory_in_India [Ed: PR stunt, just like Apple opening one store in a country with 1,500,000,000 people and then the media publishing 15,000 puff pieces about it]⠀⇛ Tesla has developed feelings for India yet again./p> # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Lebanon_Signs_Deal_for_More_Fuel_Oil_From Iraq⠀⇛ “without incurring any financial interests and at a price that takes competitive international prices into account” # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Elon_Musk_Suddenly_Into Advertising_Teslas_After_Buying_A_Huge_Advertising Platform⠀⇛ Ads, they’re good now. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Ambient_Fuels_boosted_by_$250m_investment from_Generate_Capital⠀⇛ Generate Capital is investing up to $250m in Ambient Fuel’s hydrogen project pipeline. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Hydrogen_Technology_Expo_Europe_moves_to Hamburg_from_2024⠀⇛ The Hydrogen Technology Expo Europe has announced a new long-term partnership with Hamburg Messe und Congress (HMC), revealing the event will take place in Hamburg, Germany, from 2024. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Five_key_obstacles_to_Scotland’s_hydrogen development⠀⇛ Scotland must overcome five key obstacles if it is to realise its hydrogen development potential, according to a new Addleshaw Goddard report. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Output_of_Finland’s_newest_nuclear_plant throttled_because_electricity_is_too_cheap⠀⇛ Electricity production must also be profitable for nuclear power plants, according to the facility’s operator Teollisuuden Voima (TVO). # ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ Ooops_we_faked_it_again_–_the_youtube live_stream_scammers_are_back_–_–_Youtube_Fake_Elon Give_Away_Crypto_Bitcoin_LiveStream_Rocket_Scam_– including_AI_generated_(?)_voice_🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇:D⦈ ⠀⇛ the youtube live stream scammers are back. as the user might have noted, this scheme originated from TWITTER. it worked like that: a lot of (foreign sponsored) scammers have created fake-Elon-Musk accounts (that look realistic, have a lot of fake-followers)… # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We_Might_Finally_Know_What_The_Very First_Animals_Looked_Like⠀⇛ Evolution isn’t straightforward. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Oldest_Examples_of_Human_Footprints Hint_at_Our_Ancestors’_Lives_300,000_Years_Ago⠀⇛ Tracing the path of our ancient history. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Northern,_central Minnesota_under_another_air_quality_alert_as_Canadian wildfire_smoke_returns⠀⇛ The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued another air quality alert for parts of northern and central Minnesota beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday and continuing through noon Thursday due to drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires. Much of the same area was under an alert Tuesday. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Sudden_birth_of_musk_ox_calf_surprises Helsinki’s_Korkeasaari_Zoo⠀⇛ The mother arrived from Germany about six months ago to boost the zoo’s musk ox population, but staff did not know she was already pregnant. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ Can_Governments_Increase_Birthrates?_Should They?⠀⇛ Join Reason on YouTube Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion about the limits of population control with Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Scott Winship. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Young_people_in_China_are_struggling_to_find work⠀⇛ Another troubling sign has emerged in China as the country seeks to regain its economic footing following three years of strict covid curbs. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Time_Has_Come_for_Hollywood_C.E.O.s_to Strike⠀⇛ Day One: All chief executives have changed their e- mail auto-responses from “I am vacationing in Moldova and will be slow to respond” to “I am vacationing in Moldova and also I’m on strike.” # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Cisco_beats_expectations_but_its_stock falls_on_sluggish_demand⠀⇛ Cisco Systems Inc. delivered solid quarterly earnings and revenue beats today, but executives revealed that orders were down on an annual basis, sending its stock lower in extended trading. The company reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $3.2 billion, up 6% from a year earlier. ⚓ Axios ☛ U.S._companies_face_bankruptcy_reckoning_as_cheap_money_era_ends⠀⇛ When Vice Media filed_for_bankruptcy_this_week, it was one of seven large Chapter 11 bankruptcies in a two-day span that started on Sunday. Why it matters: That’s a lot —and more are likely on the way. Vice’s bankruptcy documents tell the story in painstaking detail of what happens when the easy-money era comes to an end. ===================================================================== The big picture: That era ended just over a year ago when the Federal Reserve embarked on one of the steepest and fastest rate-hiking campaigns in history — and it takes about that long for the consequences to really start trickling through the market. ⚓ Quartz ☛ US_senators_grilled_the_bosses_of_failed_Signature_Bank_and_SVB_over accountability_and_pay_packages⠀⇛ Members of the US Senate banking committee quizzed the bosses of the recently failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank on May 16. ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Mississippi_Rep._Banks_Pleads_Guilty_to_False Statement_on_Tax_Return⠀⇛ A longtime Mississippi lawmaker faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to willfully making a false statement on a tax return Authorities say Democratic Rep. Earle Banks failed to report more than $500,000 of income from the 2018 sale of real estate ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ A_daring_escape:_How_an_American_banker_rescued_113_Vietnamese civilians⠀⇛ Ralph White was given a daunting mission: To save scores of Vietnamese civilians during the war. He reflects on his trials and triumph in a new book, “Getting out of Saigon.” ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Japan_Racks_up_Trade_Deficit_Although_Exports Gradually_Rebound⠀⇛ Japan has racked up a trade deficit in April, marking the 21st month in a row of deficits, although it declined dramatically compared to a year ago, as exports recovered ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Car_insurance_costs_on_the_rise_–_9_ways_to_save_on_your_premium⠀⇛ A new policy now costs £545 on average ⚓ LRT ☛ What_is_happening_to_Lithuania’s_middle_class?⠀⇛ Inflation and rising interest rates have impoverished Lithuania’s middle class, economists say, even though defining that group is less than straightforward. Amid the government’s tax reform plans, both proponents and opponents invoke the welfare of “the middle class” to argue their case. ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Austria:_New_Relief_Package_to_Combat_High_Inflation⠀⇛ “…inflation disproportionately affects families with children, particularly single mothers…” ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Japan’s_Leader_Welcomes_Investment,_Exchanges_to Strengthen_Computer_Chip_Supply_Chain⠀⇛ Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a meeting with computer chip makers has stressed that investment and international exchanges to strengthen the supply chain were welcome ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Ahead_of_G7,_Japan_PM_Welcomes_More_Investment From_Global_Chipmakers⠀⇛ TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he welcomed and expected more investment from global chipmakers in Japan, which is striving to… ⚓ New York Times ☛ For_Biden,_Debt_Limit_Crisis_Complicates_Trip_to_Asia⠀⇛ Volatility has become the new norm in Washington as the president heads to Japan, where he will reassure world leaders that the debt ceiling showdown will not upend the global economy. ⚓ France24 ☛ President_Biden_scales_back_Asia_tour_as_hopes_rise_of_debt_deal⠀⇛ Joe Biden and opposition Republican leaders on Tuesday offered hope of a deal that could avoid a catastrophic US debt default, although the president was forced to shorten an upcoming Asia tour for further crisis talks. ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Glimmer_of_hope_in_debt_talks:_Biden_and_McCarthy_tag_in negotiators⠀⇛ Debt-limit talks progress as President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appoint negotiators to avoid a national default. The talks focus on potential agreements, such as reallocating funds and implementing work requirements. ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Pluralistic:_The_IRS_will_do_your_taxes_for_you_(if_that’s what_you_prefer)_(17_May_2023)⠀⇛ Today’s links The IRS will do your taxes for you (if that’s what you prefer): After years of expensively purchased delay, Turbotax and its fellow tax-profiteers are losing the fight to make you pay them to tell the government what it already knows. ⚓ Quartz ☛ Guess_how_much_big_pharma_paid_in_US_taxes_on_$110_billion_of_profit in_2022 [Ed: And those profits were graft (tax money and lousy products that were barely even tested)]⠀⇛ Contrary to the myth, Americans pay quite a lot of taxes. ⚓ Latvia ☛ Popular_Kuldīga_bread_bakery_to_close⠀⇛ The company “Kuldīgas maizes ceptuve/Kuldīga bakery” has decided to close the production plant, with more than 60 people losing their jobs, reported Latvian Radio on May 18. ⚓ New York Times ☛ An_Automaker_Has_a_Stark_Warning_for_the_U.K._Car_Industry⠀⇛ Stellantis said post-Brexit export rules and the lack of a domestic battery manufacturer could force it to close its plants in Britain. ⚓ YLE ☛ Wednesday’s_papers:_Tax_breaks_for_the_well-off,_the_business_of_Nato and_Finland’s_no-cocoa_chocolate⠀⇛ A trade union for those with business degrees wants the next government to abolish the country’s ‘solidarity tax.’ ⚓ YLE ☛ Survey:_Period_poverty_a_reality_in_Finland⠀⇛ Some say feelings of shame around menstruation are preventing serious discussions around menstrual poverty. ⚓ YLE ☛ THL_Study:_Quality_of_life_declines_among_working-age_people⠀⇛ Working-age people are less likely to report a satisfactory quality of life than they were in 2018. ⚓ YLE ☛ Metsä_Board_opens_talks_to_furlough_1,100_workers⠀⇛ Orders have reduced, says the company, meaning production will have to be cut back as well. ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Finnish_economy_seems_to_have_come_out_of_recession immediately⠀⇛ THE FINNISH ECONOMY seems to have bounced back immediately from its recession, reports Helsingin Sanomat. Statistics Finland on Tuesday published a_flash_estimate indicating that the gross domestic product grew by 1.1 per cent from the previous quarter between January and March. The economy had slipped into a technical recession at the end of last year as the gross domestic product contracted for two consecutive quarters – by 0.1 per cent in July to September and 0.6 per cent in October to December. ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Financial_struggles_concern_every_other_Finn:_Nooa_Savings Bank_study_reveals_worsening_economic_conditions⠀⇛ Nooa Savings Bank has conducted a recent study that sheds light on the financial difficulties faced by every other Finnish citizen. The research highlights the impact of rising prices, with 24% of respondents experiencing significant or moderate economic challenges. Particularly concerning is the worsening financial situation among women and young people compared to two years ago. ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ 150,000_Laid-Off_Tech_Workers_Fuel_Massive_Wave_Of_New_Startups –_And_They’re_Actually_Making_More⠀⇛ ⚓ Layoffs_aren’t_over_yet_for_tech_giants_as_managers_prepare_to_tighten_on_the ‘laptop_generation,’_says_tech_investor_Gene_Munster⠀⇛ ⚓ Have_Tech_Jobs_Lost_Their_Luster?⠀⇛ Years later, Lee founded the crowdsourced layoffs database Layoffs.fyi, which began documenting tech layoffs during COVID-19. Since then, Lee has been entrenched in layoffs data and employee outlook data with his co-founded companies Comprehensive and Human Interest, which offer employee benefits. ⚓ Forbes ☛ Could_300,000_Job_Openings_Be_Fake?_Here’s_Why_Goldman_Thinks_They Might_Be⠀⇛ ⚓ New York Times ☛ Corporate_America_Faces_a_Bankruptcy_Boom⠀⇛ New data shows that 2023 is shaping up to be the biggest year for Chapter 11 filings in more than a decade. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ NYPost ☛ GOP_lawmaker_introduces_resolution_to_expel_Adam_Schiff_from Congress⠀⇛ Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Wednesday unveiled a bill that seeks to remove Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) from Congress over his claims of collusion between former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Politically_divisive_Durham_report_condemns_FBI_conduct_in Trump-Russia_investigation⠀⇛ The Department of Justice this week released a report by US Special Counsel John Durham asserting that the FBI’s 2016 investigation into former US President Donald Trump’s alleged Russia connections, code-named Crossfire Hurricane, was initiated improperly and on the basis of inadequate intelligence. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Allies_‘Don’t_Go_To_Russia,’_EU’s_Enlargement_Commissioner_Says After_Forum_In_Sarajevo⠀⇛ The European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi on May 17 warned aspiring member Bosnia- Herzegovina that EU allies do not visit Russia, another show of disappointment in the country after Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik’s trip to Moscow last year. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Trounced,_Conservatives_Feel_Voters’_Wrath_in_English Heartlands⠀⇛ Defections in the once solidly Conservative southern “blue wall” drove large losses in recent municipal elections. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ “Ridiculous:”_Durham’s_Failed_Clinton_Conspiracy Theory⠀⇛ A list of interviews cited in the John Durham report suggests he never really investigated the things he claimed to be investigating — like the problematic Carter Page FISA applications or the two false statements cases he did charge — because starting no later than February 2020, he was too busy pursuing a baseless attempt to claim Hillary tried to frame Donald Trump. * ⚓ YLE ☛ PM_Sanna_Marin_gets_honorary_doctorate_from_NYU⠀⇛ Marin has served as Prime Minister in a caretaker capacity since elections in April, but will relinquish the post when a new government is formed. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Thailand’s_winning_Move_Forward_Party_announces_8- party_coalition_with_eye_on_forming_government⠀⇛ MFP leader’s path to premiership could still be blocked, despite his coalition commanding a Lower House majority. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Pakistani_Ex-PM_Khan’s_Bail_Extended;_Supporters_Face_Trial_In Military_Courts⠀⇛ Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, has secured an extension to his protective bail until May 31, his lawyer said on May 17, as an official announced people involved in violent protests over his arrest would be tried in military courts. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Biden_cancels_Papua_New_Guinea_stopover_in_setback_for_Pacific influence⠀⇛ Analyst says canceled visit is fruitful material for detractors of U.S. overtures to the Pacific. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Johannesburg,_Where_Mayors_Last_Just_Months,_or_Even Only_Weeks⠀⇛ South Africa’s largest city is now on its sixth different mayor in 22 months. While politicians argue over power, residents struggle with dry taps, heaps of garbage and dilapidated buildings. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Collective_inaction⠀⇛ * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Chief_Of_Russia’s_Prominent_Virology_Center_In_Siberia_Fired Over_‘Conflicts_Of_Interest’⠀⇛ The chief of Vektor, one of Russia’s leading virology centers, has been fired over “conflicts of interest” and “losing trust.” * ⚓ New York Times ☛ For_Gen_Z,_Playing_an_Influencer_on_TikTok_Comes Naturally⠀⇛ There’s stuff to promote now. The followers can come later. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Governments_Are_Banning_TikTok._Here’s_What_You_Need to_Know.⠀⇛ Governments have expressed concerns that TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, may endanger sensitive user data. * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Objective_news_helped_Ac2ality_become_third_biggest European_newsbrand_on_Tiktok [Ed: Tiktok is a foe of journalism; it should be discarded 100%.]⠀⇛ How Spanish social native startup Ac2ality became one of the most-followed news brands on Tiktok. * ⚓ EDRI ☛ Government_bans_TikTok_(sort_of),_Facebook_has_a_bad_day_in court,_and_civil_society_organisations_mobilise_against_Big_Tech⠀⇛ Read through the most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands. This is the third update in this series. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Montana’s_TikTok_ban_is_unconstitutional_and_makes_no_sense [Ed: Quartz (India) shilling for Beijing?]⠀⇛ Montana has become the first US state to ban TikTok, forbidding the popular social media app from operating within the state’s borders. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Montana_becomes_first_US_state_to_ban_TikTok⠀⇛ Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app. * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Officially_Announces_the_‘Artist_Impact Program’_—_Expanding_the_TikTok_Commercial_Music_Library [Ed: Another way for Beijing to control Western culture]⠀⇛ TikTok has officially announced the ‘Artist Impact Program,’ effectively expanding the TikTok Commercial Music Library with more than a million songs and sounds from emerging and established artists. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Montana_Governor_Bans_TikTok_in_the_State⠀⇛ The legislation is the most extreme prohibition of the app in the nation and will almost certainly face legal challenges. * ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Montana_Governor_Bans_TikTok._but_Can_the State_Enforce_the_Law?⠀⇛ Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed into law a first-of-its kind bill that makes it illegal for TikTok to operate in the state * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ A_Club_for_the_Cancelled⠀⇛ Inside a monthly New York City hangout, where fired university professors and controversial TikTokers get together to have discussions they feel they can’t have anywhere else. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ecuador’s_President_Dissolves_Congress_Amid Impeachment_Trial⠀⇛ President Guillermo Lasso disbanded the National Assembly as the opposition-led body was trying to oust him on embezzlement charges. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Ecuador’s_president_dissolved_the_legislature,_starting_the course_for_new_elections⠀⇛ The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, dissolved the country’s National Assembly on Wednesday (May 17), after impeachment proceedings accused him of facilitating the embezzlement of state funds. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Ecuador’s_president_just_invoked_‘mutual_death’_to avoid_impeachment._Here’s_why_it_matters.⠀⇛ President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador has used a rare constitutional mechanism to dissolve the National Assembly. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what it means and what comes next. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Ecuador’s_president_dissolves_congress_amid_impeachment trial⠀⇛ Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso, who is weathering impeachment proceedings in congress over alleged corruption, issued a decree Wednesday dissolving the legislature. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Ecuador_president_dissolves_national_assembly,_calls_elections during_own_impeachment_trial⠀⇛ President of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso dissolved Ecuador’s National Assembly and called for new elections Wednesday just one day after his impeachment trial began. Lasso will also rule by decree for economic matters, subject to oversight by the Ecuadorian Constitutional Court, until the upcoming legislative and presidential elections. * ⚓ European Commission ☛ Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_–_European_Union_High Level_Political_Forum:_Co-Chairs’_Conclusions [Ed: Bosnia and Herzegovina - where criminals were hired from by the corrupt EPO (as VP4), later to outsource this endless corruption to the EU via UPC. Does EU care about its reputation anymore?]⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Brussels, 17 May 2023 The European Union, represented by European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina… * ⚓ European Commission ☛ Conversation_with_Olivér_Várhelyi,_European Commissioner_for_Neighbourhood_and_Enlargement_at_the_‘EU_Meets_the Balkans_Forum_Conference_–_Addressing_Common_Challenges’ [Ed: "Meets the Balkans Forum Conference"... when EPO met Balkans it imported corruption and now the EPO is collapsing in many ways. EPO lacks quality control not only for patents.]⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Brussels, 17 May 2023 Conversation by Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement with Ali Aslan, International TV Presenter, Moderator, Talk Show Host… * ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_in_the_Council_of_Europe⠀⇛ On May 17 Latvia takes up a significant role at the Council of Europe, as previously reported by LSM. To mark the occasion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has produced a short video looking at the history of Latvia’s relationship with the organization, which can be watched above. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Federal_Watchdogs_Outline_Allegations_of_Misconduct_by Rachael_Rollins⠀⇛ Rachael S. Rollins, who plans to resign from her office in Boston, tried to aid a political ally, lied under oath and violated the Hatch Act, a pair of government watchdog reports found. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_to_Use_the_Debt_Ceiling_to_Inflict_Cruelty_on_the Poor⠀⇛ Republicans have singled out low-income Americans, yet again, as a prime target in this year’s scheme over the debt limit. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Bard_President_Received_$150,000_From_Foundation Created_by_Jeffrey_Epstein⠀⇛ Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, said that he donated the money to his school as part of a $1 million gift he gave in 2016. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Deutsche_Bank_Will_Pay_$75_Million_to_Victims_of Jeffrey_Epstein⠀⇛ A proposed court settlement closes another chapter in the German bank’s relationship with the disgraced financier, which began in 2013 and continued up until late 2018. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Indonesian_communications_minister_arrested_for graft⠀⇛ Johnny G. Plate is the fifth minister in the Widodo administration to be charged with corruption. * ⚓ Axios ☛ House_votes_down_measure_to_expel_George_Santos⠀⇛ The House on Wednesday voted to refer a resolution to expel Rep._George_Santos_(R-N.Y.) from Congress to the Ethics Committee, effectively killing the measure. Why it matters:It was a tough vote for vulnerable_Republicans, many of whom have called for the politically toxic Long Islander to step down. =============================================================== o One Republican Santos critic said he expects the committee to act in the next two months. The details:The bill passed 221-204 largely along party lines, with all Republicans voting for the GOP motion. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Siberian_Journalist_Jailed_For_Anti-War_Stance_Transferred_Far From_Her_Children⠀⇛ Maria Ponomarenko, who was sentenced to six years in prison in February on a charge of discrediting the Russian military, has been transferred to a prison in the city of Krasnoyarsk, 1,000 kilometers away from her native city of Barnaul, where her children are staying with their grandparents. * ⚓ EDRI ☛ Member_in_the_Spotlight:_ARTICLE_19⠀⇛ ARTICLE 19 is an international ‘think-do’ organisation that propels the freedom of expression movement, locally and globally, so people everywhere can realise the power of their voices. It works for a world where everyone can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination. * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Free_Speech_Warrior_Elon_Musk_Weaker_on_Government Censorship_Than_the_Twitter_Execs_He_Fired⠀⇛ Twitter’s long history of fighting Turkish censorship has ended with Musk. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Seriously_ill_31-year_old_prisoner_dies_in_prison⠀⇛ The convict, diagnosed with stomach cancer, was being held in the Bitlis Ahlat T Type Prison. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Religious_Right’s_Hidden_Sway_as_Japan_Trails Allies_on_Gay_Rights⠀⇛ As a G7 summit nears in Hiroshima, Japan is under pressure to show greater support for equality. A national Shinto group has spread a more hostile message. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ US_union_membership_is_at_its_lowest_level_since_the_Great Depression⠀⇛ When it comes to their employees, employers are getting more for less these days. US wages have stagnated in recent years, and salary increases have not caught up with inflation. Meanwhile, US productivity grew 3.7 times as fast as pay—64.6% compared to 17.3%—between 1979 and 2021. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Advocates_battle_to_publish_West_Africa’s_first_LGBT magazine⠀⇛ The publication of the first magazine dedicated to West Africa’s LGBT community, originally set to hit shelves on May 12, has been delayed due to difficulties finding gay-friendly printers in the Ivory Coast. “Meleagbo” would be French- speaking West Africa’s first LGBT publication. Launched by the NGO Gromo, which advocates LGBT rights in Abidjan, the magazine promotes gay icons and highlights the community’s culture, history and victories. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Africa’s_‘Cannes_moment’_opens_with_tribute_to_Malian_great Souleymane_Cissé⠀⇛ The record number of African films at the 76th Cannes Film Festival has fuelled talk of a moviemaking revival on the continent, powered by a new generation of female directors. Fittingly, this year’s Carrosse d’Or award, part of the Directors Fortnight strand, went to Mali’s Souleymane Cissé, the veteran director credited with reinventing film as an African art form. * ⚓ Opposition_parties_filing_objections_against_alleged_vote_counting irregularities⠀⇛ The main opposition party says they found discrepancies in over 4,000 of 200,000 ballot boxes. * ⚓ Lawyer_Şeker_quits_attorneyship_in_the_case_on_Dina’s_death⠀⇛ Şeker, the lawyer of Dina’s family who said he would be quitting attorneyship in the case, informed that the Embassy of Gabon declined to pay the 6 thousand dollars requested for a second autopsy in the case of the suspicious death of the young university student from Gabon. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ The_Islamic_case_for_freeing_Afghan_women⠀⇛ Other Muslim countries make a theological pitch to the Taliban to lift harsh bans on education and work for females. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ For_the_bullied,_bullies,_and_bystanders:_This_mom_has_a plan⠀⇛ The Ability Awareness Project anti-bullying program teaches schoolchildren that kindness starts with recognition of the humanity of each individual. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Dancers_at_an_LA_strip_club_won_a_15-month_battle_to unionize⠀⇛ Dancers at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in Los Angeles have declared victory in a hard-fought battle to unionize– a landmark moment for the industry. * ⚓ EDRI ☛ Missing:_people’s_rights_in_the_EU_Digital_Decade⠀⇛ In June 2023, the European Union (EU) will adopt its first report on the state of the ‘Digital Decade’ – a plan launched in 2022 with digitalisation targets for business, public services and people’s digital skills. * ⚓ EDRI ☛ EDRi-gram,_17_May_2023⠀⇛ Last week, European Parliament committees voted to protect people’s rights in the AI Act. In a landmark moment, Members of Parliament (MEPs) supported all key civil society demands. We’re still concerned about some gaps and loopholes but it’s a big win for our network and partners’ work! The PEGA committee also adopted its final report and recommendations. It included many valuable proposals but failed to go all the way in calling for an EU-wide ban on spyware. * ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Witness_to_George_Floyd’s_murder_sues Minneapolis_for_emotional_distress,_assault⠀⇛ Donald Williams of Minneapolis filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court. * ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ University_requests_state_fact_finder_in_GEO_contract dispute⠀⇛ U-M has petitioned the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to initiate the fact-finding process in an effort to resolve its ongoing contractual dispute with the Graduate Employees’ Organization. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ French_Resistance_Fighter_Goes_Public_About_Execution of_German_P.O.W.s⠀⇛ Forty-seven soldiers were shot dead and secretly buried shortly after D-Day, a veteran says. The story was hidden for decades. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Lies_Mothers_Tell_Themselves_and_Their_Children⠀⇛ You can love your kids deeply and hate being a mom. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ California’s_Black_reparations_team_wraps_up._Are solutions_coming?⠀⇛ California is nearing the conclusion of its first-in-the-nation Black reparations task force. Black state residents say they hope the effort results in meaningful actions. * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Black_Families_Seeking_Reparations_in_California’s Gold_Country⠀⇛ Descendants of enslaved people want land seized by the state returned and recognition of the gold rush’s rich, and largely ignored, Black history. § Internet/Tech⠀➾ * ⚓ CCIA ☛ In_Service_of_Universal_Broadband:_Maximizing_the_Benefits_of America’s_Mid-Band_Spectrum⠀⇛ After more than a decade of financial expenditures, over $100 billion in government investments, and three years after the COVID-19… * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ People_selling_stuff_online_share_their_horror_stories,_what has_been_your_experience?⠀⇛ One of the great things about the internet is how it gives ordinary, not-connected and not-rich individuals like us access to customers for our home businesses and side hustles. Now, many people in Zimbabwe use platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp to push their products. * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Tencent_is_back_on_course,_and_now_it’s_looking_to_level_up⠀⇛ Chinese video game and social media giant Tencent has long been thought to be developing a competitor to ChatGPT, the popular artificial-intelligence chatbot, for its WeChat app. While the company’s latest update to investors didn’t address these rumors directly, it’s clear more AI is in Tencent’s future. * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ 8_days_later,_Econet_data_connectivity_challenges_persist_– a_timeline_of_their_comms_on_the_issue⠀⇛ We have watched as Econet has gone from mostly reliable to what they are today. I think we can all agree that Econet’s service quality has been tanking for some years now. * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Econet_–_multiple_power_failures_at_network_operations centre_to_blame_for_outage⠀⇛ Econet is facing unprecedented challenges on its network, to say the least. They resolved the voice services issue but data connectivity issues persist as we discussed here: 8 days later, Econet data connectivity challenges persist – a timeline of their comms on the issue. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ JUVE ☛ “Germany_is_hesitant,_but_English_should_be_additional language_in_UPC_proceedings” [Ed: UPC is illegal. JUVE, bribed by Team UPC for years already, is distracting from that using "side issues". What has the media become? Paid-for enabler of crime?]⠀⇛ The Unified Patent Court is supposed to harmonise the patent landscape. * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Taco_Bell_is_suddenly_hungry_to_fight_the_“Taco_Tuesday” trademarks⠀⇛ Taco Bell wants “Taco Tuesday” for everyone—especially for itself. o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ In_a_Split_Decision,_TTAB_Finds_SIREN’S_BLEND_for Coffee_Confusable_With_the_Starbucks_Logo,_But_Not_Confusable_for Clothing⠀⇛ In an exhaustive and exhausting 69-page decision, the Board sustained-in-part and dismissed-in-part Starbucks’ opposition to registration of the mark SIREN’S BREW (“BREW” disclaimed), finding confusion likely with the Starbucks design logo with regard to applicant’s “coffee beans,” but not as to applicant’s “shirts; sweat shirts.” Starbucks’ dilution claim failed because Starbucks did not prove its logo to be famous for dilution purposes. This blog post will attempt to hit the highlights. Starbucks_Corporation_v._Mountains_and_Mermaids,_LLC, Oppositions Nos. 91250027 and 91250160 (May 8, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cynthia C. Lynch). * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Artists_Tell_House_IP_Subcommittee_in_AI_Hearing:_It’s_Not_‘Data’ and_‘Content’_to_Us;_It’s_Our_Livelihood⠀⇛ The House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet today held the first of several planned hearings about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on intellectual property, focusing in this initial hearing on copyright law. The witnesses included three artists, a professor, and an attorney with varying perspectives on the matter, although the artists all expressed similar concerns about the potentially dire effects of generative AI (GAI) applications on their respective industries and careers. o ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ Marvellous_Moderns:_The_Brothers Perrault⠀⇛ Charles Perrault is celebrated as the collector of some of the world’s best-known fairy tales. But his brothers were just as remarkable: Claude, an architect of the Louvre, and Pierre, who discovered the hydrological cycle. As Hugh Aldersey-Williams explores, all three were able to use positions within the orbit of the Sun King to advance their modern ideas about the world. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3833 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/05/2023:_Util-linux_2.39_and_Lutris_0.5.13⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 3:03 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Kernel_Space o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding * Leftovers o Science o Education o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Pseudo-Open_Source # Openwashing 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 Monopolies # Copyrights * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Internet/Gemini * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ (Graphical)_Unix_has_always_had desktop_environments⠀⇛ One of the stories that you could tell about the X Window System and by extension graphical Unix is that first came (simple) window managers and xterm. Only later did Unix developed desktop environments like GNOME and KDE. This is certainly more or less the development that happened on open source PC Unixes and to a certain degree it’s the experience many people had earlier on workstation Unix machines running X, but it’s actually not historically accurate. In reality, Unix has had full scale desktop environments of various degrees of complexity more or less from the beginning of serious graphical Unix. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Util-linux_2.39_released⠀⇛ Version 2.39 of the util-linux tool collection has been released. The most significant change, perhaps, is support for the new filesystem-mounting API, which enables a number of new features, including ID-mapped mounts. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Doug Brown ☛ What_happened_with_ASUS_routers_this morning?⠀⇛ When I woke up today around 6:45 AM PDT, I didn’t seem to have internet service available. My phone told me that I was connected to my Wi-Fi network, but it didn’t have connectivity. “Hmm, that’s weird,” I thought. Maybe a fiber cut in the area or something? I looked at my IRC client on my desktop Windows PC, which is nice because it records timestamps of when I lose my connection: [...] # ⚓ Paul Heinlein ☛ Static_Ad⠀⇛ When you launch a virtual machine on an OpenStack- managed network, the VM generally receives a random address in the active subnet. A researcher at work, however, needed a system for launching instances that have static addresses so he could preconfigure the local /etc/hosts file with all his machines. The trick is to use set up some networking ports in OpenStack with pre-assigned IPv4 addresses and then launch the instances with the –port option rather than the –network option. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Having_metrics_for_something attracts_your_attention_to_it⠀⇛ For reasons beyond the scope of this entry, we didn’t collect any metrics from our Ubuntu 18.04 ZFS fileservers (trying to do so early on led to kernel panics). When we upgraded all of them to Ubuntu 22.04, we changed this, putting various host agents on them and collecting a horde of metrics that go into our Prometheus metrics system, some of which automatically appear on our dashboards. One of the results of this is that we’ve started noticing things about what’s happening on our fileservers. For example, at various times, we’ve noticed significant NFS read volume, significant NFS RPC counts, visible load averages, and specific moments when the ZFS ARC has shrunk. Noticing these things has led us to investigate some of them and pushed me to put together tools to make this easier. # ⚓ RIPE ☛ Country_Codes_in_the_RIPE_Database⠀⇛ The RIPE Database is a public collection of information about who holds particular Internet Number Resources (also called whois records). These records allow network operators to contact each other to troubleshoot routing problems or for other operational needs. Most of the information in the Database is maintained by the resource holders themselves, including the inet(6)num object. However, resources managed by the RIPE NCC also have an associated organisation object, in which the country code attribute is maintained by the RIPE NCC based on the legal registration of the resource holder. # ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ how_to_install_GNU_Linux_Debian_11_amd64_on iMac_2016,2⠀⇛ why? because it would be a shame to put all those intel Macs to the trash not particularly big fan of the aluminum bodies (uses loads of energy to make also not healthy to be touched daily)… # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Create_Multiple_Files_and_Directories at_Once_in_a_Linux_Terminal⠀⇛ Create multiple files and directories in Linux with just a single command, which will save you from typing for a long time. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Get_Minimize_and_Maximize_Button_in GNOME⠀⇛ You, too are not finding the minimize and maximize buttons in GNOME. Then let’s show how you can find those buttons in any GNOME environment. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ How_to_Set_Up_a_LAMP_Stack_with_Docker_Compose⠀⇛ Learn how to quickly deploy a LAMP (Apache, MariaDB, PHP) stack using Docker Compose with our easy-to-follow guide. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_use_Fdisk_to_inspect_your_hard_disk_in Linux⠀⇛ The fdisk command in Linux is a powerful tool for disk management, including checking hard disk information. This command-line utility allows you to interact with the partition table, providing a comprehensive view of your hard disk’s structure and status. # ⚓ How_to_install_Beautifulsoup_Python_module_in_Ubuntu Linux⠀⇛ Learn how to install BeautifulSoup a Python library on Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04, or any other version of this Linux that is used for web scraping and parsing HTML and XML documents. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Magento_eCommerce_on_Ubuntu 22.04_with_Nginx_and_Elasticsearch⠀⇛ Magento is an open-source e-commerce platform written in PHP. In this tutorial, we will install the Magento open-source community edition. We will also install Elasticsearch for searching through the product catalog, Redis for the session and file cache, and serve it using the Nginx server. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Okular_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ In the vast ocean of open-source software, one multi-platform tool stands out for its versatility and convenience when it comes to document viewing. This is Okular—a universal document viewer developed by KDE, an international free software community. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Shotwell_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Shotwell is a quintessential tool for any Ubuntu user, especially those who enjoy photography or frequently work with images. It’s a robust digital photo manager that deftly organizes your cherished memories and stunning captures into a streamlined, easily navigable interface. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_PhotoFlare_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ PhotoFlare is an easy-to-use, open-source image editor designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind. Tailored for everyday users, it fills the gap between complex software like Adobe Photoshop and basic utilities like MS Paint, providing an optimal balance of features, power, and accessibility. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_RawTherapee_on_Ubuntu_22.04 |_20.04⠀⇛ RawTherapee is an advanced open-source raw image processor available to all photography enthusiasts who are eager to harness the full potential of their photos. Born out of a passion for superior quality photo post-processing, RawTherapee is laden with features that have been meticulously designed to push your image editing workflow to new frontiers. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_KDE_Plasma_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ The KDE Desktop Environment, a notable open-source project, is a robust, modular, and highly customizable ecosystem tailored to cater to the diverse needs of its users. This environment is primarily known for its Plasma desktop. # ⚓ Linux Journal ☛ How_to_Use_the_Linux_Zip_Command_to Compress_and_Uncompress_Files_Quickly⠀⇛ In the world of Unix-based operating systems like Linux, file packaging and compression utilities play a pivotal role. One such utility is the zip command, an effective tool for compressing files to save disk space and facilitate faster file transfers​. This article provides an in-depth guide to using the Linux zip command, featuring common use cases and practical examples. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Starship_Troopers:_Extermination_is_a little_janky_but_so_much_fun⠀⇛ A little janky in places as expected from an Early Access game but Starship Troopers: Extermination is a lot of fun to play with friends and even complete strangers. Note: copy provided by Evolve. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ This_new_bundle_has_multiplayer_treats_like Borderlands_3_and_Generation_Zero⠀⇛ Up for some multiplayer gaming? Humble Bundle has a May Multiplayer Madness bundle up, so here’s what to expect from it on desktop Linux and Steam Deck. Giving you ratings for Deck Verified, ProtonDB and any that have Native Linux builds available. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Realm_Architect_looks_like_an_awesome modern_VTT⠀⇛ Realm Architect is an attempt to make a next-gen virtual tabletop experience, while also keeping it simpler to get into and keep running. It also looks great and it’s confirmed to get Linux support now too. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Lutris_v0.5.13_adds_Proton_support,_itch and_battle.net_integration⠀⇛ The latest release of the all-in-one game manager Lutris is here, with v0.5.13 bringing with it some important features like new store integrations. It also adds in support for using Proton directly, although they advise against it, as it’s there for compatibility testing. They said you should stick to the Wine builds Lutris offers directly. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Have_you_picked_up_anything_during_Steam Sports_Fest_2023?⠀⇛ Steam Sports Fest has officially begun (I’m a little late on that) and it runs until May 22nd, so you’ve got plenty of time to check it out. During this time there are demos, discounts, free Steam stickers each day and more. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Immersion_Corporation_sues_Valve_over_Steam Deck_and_Valve_Index_haptics_tech⠀⇛ Immersion Corporation have a history of taking on companies and winning, with Valve being the latest in the firing line over Immersion’s patents. The patents involved are 7,336,260, 8,749,507, 9,430,042, 9,116,546, 10,627,907, 10,665,067, and 11,175,738. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Deepin_23:_Best_New_Features_and_Highlights⠀⇛ Deepin, the popular Linux distribution known for its eye- candy and user-friendly interface, has announced the development release of the Deepin 23 beta, bringing many exciting new features and improvements. Among the highlights are experimental support for the Wayland display server protocol, an upgraded terminal with enhanced functionalities, and a convenient system upgrade tool. Deepin 23 is planned for release within a few weeks, and with the beta release out of the door, it’s a good time to check out the new features. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Pocket-sized_2.8-inch_mini_PC_features_an Intel_N100_processor,_12GB_RAM,_up_to_2TB_storage⠀⇛ A pocket-sized 2.8-inch (72 x 72 x 45mm) mini PC based on an Intel Processor N100 SoC with 12GB LPDDR5, and up to 2TB storage has started to show up on Aliexpress for $154 and up under the names ZX01 Plus and Topton M6S. This is the most compact Alder Lake-N mini PC we’ve seen so far, yet it still comes with two HDMI 2.0 ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 5 connectivity, and three USB 3.2 ports, plus a non-standard 12V USB- C port that’s now common for this type of mini PC. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ 5_of_the_Best_Arduino_Starter_Kits_You_Can_Get⠀⇛ Arduino starter kits save developers time and money with cut and paste components. Most kits are designed for absolute beginners but support advanced projects with circuit flash cards. If you’re considering buying one, * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Child_dead,_23_people_missing_after hippopotamus_capsizes_canoe_on_river_in_Malawi⠀⇛ Authorities in southern Malawi say a 1-year-old child died and 23 people are missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe. The long wooden canoe was carrying 37 people across the Shire River on their way to neighboring Mozambique when it was hit by the hippo on Monday. The district’s police commissioner says officers saved 13 people with help from World Food Program personnel who were working in the area and provided boats for the rescue operation. Malawi’s minister of water and sanitation says locals told her hippos often caused problems in the area and they want authorities to relocate some of the animals. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ New_York_City_Could_Be_Sinking_Under_The Weight_of_Its_Skyscrapers⠀⇛ It’s not the only city, either. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Supermassive_Black_Holes_Can_Blow_Winds_Up to_a_Third_of_The_Speed_of_Light⠀⇛ Galactic engines at work. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Dog_Brains_Have_Unexpectedly_Grown_Larger, Scientists_Discover⠀⇛ Something has changed. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Reflections_on_my_first_year⠀⇛ It is a crisp 50 degrees in Ann Arbor today and life feels like a time warp. Campus is in a haze as the last few days of the semester stretch out, with only moments separating us from the budding four months of summer ahead. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_pupils’_reading_skills_on_the_wane,_study suggests⠀⇛ According to the results of the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), Latvian fourth-grade students’ reading achievements have deteriorated since the previous study carried out in 2016. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Restrictions_on_Gay_Men_Donating_Blood_in The_US_Lifted_by_The_FDA⠀⇛ This could save more than a million lives. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Man_Identified_With_Rare_Mutation_That Protects_From_Alzheimer’s_Disease⠀⇛ It’s only the second time we’ve seen this. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Too_Much_Excitement_Can_Stop_Men_From Climaxing,_But_Scientists_Have_a_Fix⠀⇛ Let it go. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ 1st_Human_Trial_of_Oral_Drug_Against_Radioactive Contamination⠀⇛ “…The research team intends to enroll 42 healthy individuals…” # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ North_Carolina_GOP_overrides_veto_of 12-week_abortion_limit,_allowing_it_to_become_law⠀⇛ Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto. The House completed the second and final part of the override Tuesday night after a similar three-fifths majority voted for the override earlier Tuesday in the Senate. The outcome represents a major victory for Republican legislative leaders who needed every GOP member on board to enact the law over Gov. Roy Cooper’s opposition. The vote comes as abortion rights in the U.S. faced another tectonic shift with lawmakers also debating laws to sharply limit abortion in South Carolina and Nebraska. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Forgotten_Antibiotic_From_Decades_Ago_Could Be_a_Superbug_Killer⠀⇛ “It is time to revisit.” o § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Openwashing⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ HPE_Ezmeral_refresh_broadens_open- source_support_and_now_works_with_objects_and_streams [Ed: "open-source tools" with a dash means proprietary software with marketing slant]⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (netatalk), Mageia (connman, firefox/nss/rootcerts, freeimage, golang, indent, kernel, python-django, python-pillow, and thunderbird), Red Hat (apr-util, firefox, java-1.8.0-ibm, libreswan, and thunderbird), SUSE (conmon, curl, java-11-openjdk, and libheif), and Ubuntu (libwebp, linux, linux- aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fde-5.15, linux-hwe- 5.15, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-oracle, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-kvm, linux, linux- aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.19, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-raspi, node-eventsource, and openjdk-8, openjdk-lts, openjdk-17, openjdk- 20). # ⚓ Notice_relating_to_privacy_breach⠀⇛ On Thursday 11 May 2023 Ambulance Victoria (AV) was made aware that documents containing personal information of some current and prospective employees was accessible to other AV employees on the AV intranet. The documents contained the alcohol and other drug testing results of approximately 600 job applicants undertaken between May 2017 and October 2018. The documents included first name, last name, date of test, results (negative or non-negative, which meant further testing was required) and, where applicable, the class of drug detected and whether AV standards were met or further lab results required. # ⚓ North_Korea_and_Russia,_notorious_for_hacking,_team_up_on cybersecurity_proposal⠀⇛ North Korea has thrown its weight behind a Russian effort to shore up global cyber “stability and security,” Moscow announced Tuesday, forming an unlikely coalition of states better known for instigating cyberattacks than stopping them. # ⚓ The_Downs_School,_hit_by_possible_cyber_attack,_seeking help_from_West_Berkshire_Council,_the_Department_for Education_and_cyber_security_experts⠀⇛ “As I am sure you can appreciate, last week was extremely challenging for the school staff, who had to adapt very quickly to the absence of IT across the school,” wrote headteacher Chris Prosser. “I would like to take this opportunity to commend my staff for their flexibility, courage and determination to ensure the continuation of the education of our students.” # ⚓ AG_Platkin_Co-Leads_$2.5-Million_Multistate_Settlement_with EyeMed_Over_Data_Breach_that_Compromised_the_Personal Information_of_Millions_of_Patients⠀⇛ Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that New Jersey is co-leading, with Oregon and Florida, an overall $2.5-million settlement with EyeMed Vision Care (“EyeMed”) that resolves an investigation into a data breach that compromised the personal and medical information of approximately 2.1 million people, including more than 52,000 from New Jersey. Pennsylvania also joined in the multistate settlement. # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ Trail Of Bits ☛ Real_World_Crypto_2023_Recap⠀⇛ Last month, hundreds of cryptographers descended upon Tokyo for the first Real World Crypto Conference in Asia. # ⚓ SANS ☛ Signals_Defense_With_Faraday_Bags_& Flipper_Zero,_(Tue,_May_16th)⠀⇛ There are situations where it is desired to block signals between devices. Commonly scenarios are when traveling, in a location of uncertain safety, or otherwise concerned with data privacy and geolocation. I was curious how well a faraday bags and similar products protected wireless communications. A more common purchase these days are wallets that can help to protect against RFID skimming of credit card data [1]. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Pro-Houthi_hacking_group_linked_to spyware_operation_on_Arabian_Peninsula⠀⇛ A group that appears to support the Houthis in Yemen is targeting organizations working in the region with malicious Android-based apps. # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ How_to_add_smarts_to_older_ceiling fans_with_remotes⠀⇛ On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from Keith on our podcast hotline. Keith has several ceiling fans that have ‘dumb’ remotes, meaning they’re manual remotes for power and speed. He wants to know if he can add some smarts to those old fans for automations and routines. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ INTERVIEW:_Arakan_Army_to_assist_aid_efforts_for cyclone_victims_in_Myanmar’s_Rakhine⠀⇛ The rebel group is even willing to work with the junta on recovery in the region. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Convicted_murderer_makes_High_Court bid_for_freedom⠀⇛ A man who has spent nearly four decades in jail for a crime he says he didn’t commit will have an appeal heard by the High Court. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Family_of_convicted_murderer ‘realistic’_about_appeal⠀⇛ A man who has spent nearly four decades in jail for a crime he says he didn’t commit is feeling calm, confident but realistic about his appeal being heard in the High Court. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Belarus_tightens_border_controls_with_Lithuania_– media⠀⇛ Belarus has stepped up controls at its border with Lithuania, subjecting travellers to a very thorough screening process, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) reported on Tuesday. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Charges_Chinese_National_With_Providing Weapons_Materials_To_Iran⠀⇛ The United States has charged a Chinese national with violating U.S. sanctions by providing Iran with materials used to produce ballistic missiles, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on May 16. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Biden’s_planned_visit_to_Papua_New_Guinea_fuels_hope and_criticism⠀⇛ The U.S. president and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet leaders of Pacific island countries # ⚓ RFA ☛ Thai_opposition_pulls_off_a_rout,_but_the_loser_may take_all⠀⇛ Move Forward and Pheu Thai came out on top in the May 14 vote but face a steep climb to the summit. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ HRW_calls_on_international_community_to_‘publicly’ single_out_violators_of_Chemical_Weapons_Convention⠀⇛ Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement on Monday ahead of the UN’s fifth scheduled review conference of the 1993 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (“Chemical Weapons Convention”). # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Sudanese_Continue_to_Clash_in_Khartoum_City⠀⇛ Human rights defenders urged the conflicting parties not to deal with health facilities for military purposes or as military targets. # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Sudan_is_awash_with_weapons:_how_the_two forces_compare_and_what_that_means_for_the_war⠀⇛ Armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has escalated following an outbreak of violence in April 2023. There is intensive fighting in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, neighbouring Omdurman and elsewhere, including Darfur. While mediation efforts continue to stumble, both forces are sufficiently armed to sustain a protracted conflict. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Taiwan_Speaker_Hails_Japan, South_Korea_and_Philippines_for_‘Crescent_of_Defense’⠀⇛ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Almost_500_volunteers_apply_for_state_defense service⠀⇛ On Monday, May 15, the application for the first draft into the State Defense Service (VAD) finished, with 488 Latvian citizens volunteering, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ North_Korea’s_Kim_Jong_Un Inspects_Military_Satellite_Station_-KCNA⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ North_Korea_Shows_Kim_Jong_Un Examining_a_Military_Spy_Satellite_That_May_Be_Launched Soon⠀⇛ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has examined a finished military spy satellite that his country is expected to launch soon # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Kim_inspects_North_Korea’s_first_spy satellite:_State_media⠀⇛ Mr Kim has given the go-ahead for the spy satellite’s “future action plan”, state media said. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Escapee_group_in_South_Korea_floats_bottles_of_rice and_cash_to_the_North⠀⇛ The practice was made illegal in the South under Moon, but Yoon admin is more lenient. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Building_trust:_Japan_and_South_Korea_to_mend ties_at_G-7⠀⇛ The leaders of Japan and South Korea are mending ties after years of animosity and bickering. The recent shift in tone is a shared focus on China’s growing aggressiveness and the threat of North Korea’s fast-improving arsenal of missiles. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ In_Taiwan,_Former_UK_PM_Truss Warns_Against_Appeasing_China⠀⇛ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Does_Europe_have_a_plan_for_Belarus_after Lukashenko?⠀⇛ Reports about the health of Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko have sparked speculations: what will happen to the country if its strongman leader leaves the picture and does the Belarusian opposition have a plan? o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Get_ready_to_hear_a_lot_more_about_the_proposed_UN ban_on_plastic_pollution⠀⇛ As the environmental consequences of human dependence on single-use plastics become increasingly clear, the United Nations is considering an all-out ban on plastic pollution. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Single-use_plastics:_The_message_in_a_bottle⠀⇛ Everywhere you go, there’s plastic: plastic water bottles, plastic coffee cups, plastic grocery bags… And recycling plastic is notoriously tricky—what do any of those little numbers even mean on the bottom of a container? # ⚓ France24 ☛ Rohingya_community_particularly_affected_as Cyclone_Mocha’s_death_toll_rises_in_Myanmar⠀⇛ Rohingya families in cyclone-hit Myanmar buried loved ones outside shattered villages and searched the seashore for the missing, expecting little help from a government that denies their identity. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Homophobic_attacks_in_France_rose_almost_30 percent_last_year,_LGBTQ_group_says⠀⇛ Last year saw an increase in gay and trans people reporting physical attacks in France, an activist group said on Tuesday, warning that anti-LGBTQ sentiment remains “anchored” in society. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ New_east_coast_gas_on_backburner as_costly_winter_looms⠀⇛ New gas from the Bass Strait to supply eastern states is on the backburner after a round of price controls to protect households and manufacturers. Price caps and the prospect of a new industry code for fairer supply have spooked leading gas companies and investors, an industry conference has been told. # ⚓ LRT ☛ New_unit_of_Belarus_NPP_has_no_impact_on Lithuanian_grid,_says_operator⠀⇛ The second unit of the Astravyets nuclear power plant in Belarus, which was connected to the power grid last week, has no impact on the Lithuanian electricity transmission system, according to Litgrid. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Vietnam_pledges_no_new_coal plants_after_2030⠀⇛ Vietnam has the world’s third-largest pipeline of new coal power projects after India and China. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Crypto_should_be_regulated_like_gambling, say_UK_lawmakers⠀⇛ Cryptocurrency investments in Britain should be regulated like the gambling industry, UK lawmakers said Wednesday. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_World’s_Deadliest_Mushroom Appears_to_Have_an_Antidote⠀⇛ It’s actually existed for decades. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Minister:_‘We_cannot_leave_eastern_Latvia_to bears’⠀⇛ It is important to maintain the national network of services in eastern Latvia, otherwise, the territory would be left ‘to the bears’,  the Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Māris Sprindžuks, said in an interview with Latvian Television’s broadcast “Morning Panorama” on May 16. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ South_Korea_Wants_More_Babies,_Just Not_in_These_Places⠀⇛ Hundreds of restaurants, museums, cafes and other public establishments in the country ban children from entering. One lawmaker is pushing to get rid of the policy. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Tight_jobs_market_expected_to_drive strong_wages_growth⠀⇛ The competitive jobs market has been delivering solid pay rises but a larger-than-expected wage lift could throw the Reserve Bank off its interest rate course. The March quarter wage price index, scheduled for release on Wednesday, will likely reveal a further acceleration in pay packets driven by the tight labour market. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Work_less,_produce_more?_UK_companies_embrace four-day_week⠀⇛ The world’s largest trial of a four-day working week has been taking place in the UK since last June with mostly positive results: Of the 61 firms that took part, 56 have stuck with the policy, with most noting a rise in productivity. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Not_so_fast:_The_case_for_a_new_SWIFT⠀⇛ Imagine a network that combines both messaging and settlement to become a one-stop shop for international payments. It’s time for the US and its allies and partners to make that idea a reality. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Co-purchasing_homes_flagged_as_fix_for housing_woes⠀⇛ Would-be homebuyers teaming up with private investors to stump up a deposit has been floated as a possible model to ease Australia’s housing crisis. Under the model, a private third party would co-invest in properties in exchange for a slice of the property’s capital growth. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Tight_jobs_market_underpins_3.7_per cent_wages_growth⠀⇛ Wages have responded to the tight labour market, rising 3.7 per cent annually in the March quarter. On a quarterly basis, the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ wage price index lifted 0.8 per cent. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ UBS_flags_$A26b_hit_from_Credit_Suisse takeover⠀⇛ UBS expects a financial hit of about $US17 billion ($A26 billion) from the takeover of Credit Suisse, the bank said in a presentation as it prepares to complete the rescue of its struggling Swiss rival. UBS estimates a negative impact of $US13 billion from fair value adjustments of the combined group’s assets and liabilities. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Americans_are_still_using_credit_cards_to_buy necessities_as_household_debt_hit_a_new_record⠀⇛ US household debt has reached a record $17 trillion, according to new Federal Reserve data—and Americans are continuing to add to it by spending heavily on their credit cards. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Your_taxes_are_standing_between_the_US_and economic_doom⠀⇛ Your tax payments are preventing the US from teetering over a fiscal cliff into a severe recession—and the difficulty of predicting them gave policymakers less warning than usual for potential debt default that is now ominously close. # ⚓ France24 ☛ President_Biden_cuts_back_Asia_tour_as_hopes rise_of_debt_deal⠀⇛ Joe Biden and opposition Republican leaders on Tuesday offered hope of a deal that could avoid a catastrophic US debt default, although the president was forced to shorten an upcoming Asia tour for further crisis talks. # ⚓ France24 ☛ France_issues_international_arrest_warrant_for Lebanese_central_bank_chief⠀⇛ A French investigating magistrate on Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon’s central bank chief Riad Salameh, a source close to the case said. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Cambodia_election_committee_disqualifies_main opposition_party_from_upcoming_election⠀⇛ Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC)  announced on Monday that they have disqualified the main opposition party known as the Candlelight Party. The disqualification will effect the national elections, scheduled for July. The NEC claims the Candlelight Party has not provided relevant paperwork needed to register. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Thailand_voters_elect_opposition_parties_over military-backed_government_in_national_elections⠀⇛ Thailand’s two major pro-democracy opposition parties—Move Forward Party and Pheu Thai—won a landslide in national elections on Sunday. The result reflected Thai voters’ rejection of the military-backed government, which has dominated the political scene for nearly a decade. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_number_of_stay-at-home_mothers_rose dramatically_in_the_US_last_year⠀⇛ Nearly a quarter of American mothers now identify as stay-at-home parents—a sharp rise from the 15% in 2022, according to a large survey of US women conducted by Motherly, an advocacy group. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Ecuador’s_president_is_threatening_to_dissolve_the legislature_over_a_pending_impeachment_vote⠀⇛ The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, will appear before the country’s National Assembly on May 16 as part of an impeachment trial accusing him of facilitating the embezzlement of state funds. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_US_Virgin_Islands_hired_a_private_investigator to_subpoena_Elon_Musk_in_the_Jeffrey_Epstein_case⠀⇛ The US Virgin Islands has not been able to find Elon Musk for weeks. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Rising_number_of_Americans_are_switching_religions, survey_says⠀⇛ Data: PRRI, Health of Congregations Survey; Chart: Axios Visuals Nearly a quarter of Americans say they used_to_follow_a_different_religious tradition or denomination than the one they practice now — a percentage that keeps growing, a_new_survey says. Why it matters:The jump in religion-switching comes as many Americans say they no longer believe in their initial religion’s teachings — or, in many cases, disagree with a religion’s stance against LGBTQ+ people. ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia’s_ManaBalss_wins_democracy_technology_award⠀⇛ Latvian civic democracy portal ManaBalss (My vote) has been awarded the Democracy Technologies of the Year award at a ceremony in Warsaw, the organization announced May 15. ⚓ France24 ☛ Relative_of_Brigitte_Macron_assaulted_by_anti-govt_protesters_at family_shop⠀⇛ A relative of French first lady Brigitte Macron has been beaten up outside her family’s chocolate shop in an apparent politically motivated assault that sparked widespread condemnation on Tuesday. ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Chile’s_right_is_in_the_driver’s_seat_for_creating_a_new constitution._Can_it_succeed?⠀⇛ Chileans just elected members to the council meeting soon to deliberate about a new constitution. Two-thirds of the seats went to center-right and far-right candidates, who now need to agree on a constitution Chileans will vote on in December. ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Will_the_Thai_election_result_change_ASEAN’s_approach_to Myanmar?⠀⇛ Last week, the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met on the island of Flores, Indonesia, for the annual ASEAN summit and related meetings. ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Recruiting_Pacific_islanders⠀⇛ The concept of recruiting Pacific islanders into the Australian military is neither a new nor a good idea. ⚓ American Oversight ☛ American_Oversight_Statement_on_Special_Counsel_Durham’s Report⠀⇛ ⚓ Latvia ☛ Anti-graft_body_penalizes_Foreign_Ministry_officials⠀⇛ The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has penalized five high-ranking Foreign Ministry officials for handing out monetary awards to themselves, according to information on the Bureau’s home page, LETA reported. ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ New_Washington_law_keeps_drugs_illegal,_boosts resources_for_housing_and_treatment⠀⇛ Washington lawmakers approved and Gov. Jay Inslee quickly signed a major new drug policy, saying it strikes a balance between public order and compassion for those struggling with substance abuse. Democratic and Republican leaders reached a compromise between liberals who believe drugs should be decriminalized and conservatives who insist the threat of jail is necessary to force people into treatment. The bill retains criminal penalties for drug possession, but police and prosecutors would be encouraged to divert cases for treatment. The measure provides millions to create new diversion programs and addiction treatment centers. Inslee called lawmakers into the special session that began Tuesday. ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_PM_Sunak_calls_for_changes_to_EU_law_ahead_of_UK_immigration bill’s_passage⠀⇛ UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday called for changes to international law regarding migration that experts think government will break by allowing UK ministers to ignore rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_ready_to_take_over_Council_of_Europe_role_from_Iceland⠀⇛ On May 17, Latvia is taking over the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, as previously reported by LSM. ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_Home_Secretary_accused_of_breaching_barrister_rules_with_‘racist’ and_‘discriminatory’_comments⠀⇛ Nine organizations reported UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) on last Thursday regarding her use of language when speaking about the British Pakistani community and asylum seekers during an April televised interview. ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_declines_request_to_halt_alternative_execution method⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal from the state of Alabama regarding a death row inmate’s request for an alternative execution method. With the court’s decision, a lower court ruling in favor of the death row inmate stands and the alternative method, as opposed to lethal injection, should be allowed. ⚓ RFA ☛ Republicans_pummel_top_officials_over_China_policy_at_Senate_hearing⠀⇛ Conservative lawmakers use budget review to grill Blinken and Austin on the U.S. approach to China. ⚓ RFA ☛ With_help_from_China,_Cambodia’s_Hun_Sen_closes_‘win-win’_SEA_Games⠀⇛ But spending millions while offering free housing and food to athletes prompts some complaints. ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ State_of_the_Order:_Assessing_April_2023⠀⇛ The State of the Order breaks down the month’s most important events impacting the democratic world order. ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Alden_in_Formiche_discussing_Speaker_McCarthy’s_visit_to Rome⠀⇛ On May 3, in Formiche, Scowcroft Strategy Initiative nonresident senior fellow Alexander Alden’s commented on Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s visit to Rome, emphasizing the expectation that Italy will rescind its participation in the PRC’s Belt and Road Initiative. ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Money_talks:_Here’s_what_the_president’s_budget_says_about the_US_military_edge⠀⇛ Biden’s $886-billion request for defense-related activities may be insufficient to meet the moment. ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Why_calls_for_more_US_economic_engagement_in_Asia_will likely_go_unheeded⠀⇛ Over the past year, the Australian government has pulled few punches in urging the US to show economic leadership in the Indo-Pacific. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China’s_Baidu_confident_its_AI_chatbot_won’t_make mistakes_on_‘sensitive_topics’⠀⇛ The company is waiting for government approval before launching its ChatGPT-like Ernie bot. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_removes_hundreds_of_politically_sensitive_books_from public_libraries⠀⇛ Titles penned by political satirist Zunzi, pro-democracy politicians, protest leaders disappear * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Books_removed_from_Hong_Kong_public_libraries still_accessible_in_shops,_says_Chief_Executive_John_Lee⠀⇛ >Titles removed from the shelves of Hong Kong public libraries can still be bought from bookstores, Chief Executive John Lee has said, adding that libraries must ensure that books on their shelves do not breach any of the city’s laws. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Reliability_of_police_testimony_questioned_in trial_against_head_of_Hong_Kong_press_group_Ronson_Chan⠀⇛ The defence questioned whether an exchange between the head of Hong Kong’s largest journalists’ group Ronson Chan and a plainclothes police officer could have happened as described, as the trial against Chan began on Tuesday.\ § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Hey_hey,_ho_ho,_humans_of_GEO⠀⇛ It wasn’t until March 15 that the news of the then-impending strike truly hit me — just five days before the successful vote to start the strike authorization process. My favorite Graduate Student Instructor suspiciously ended our discussion 10 minutes early to make an “announcement.” * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Criminalise_employers_who_make_domestic_workers clean_unsafe_windows,_NGO_urges_Hong_Kong_gov’t⠀⇛ An migrant worker advocacy group has urged the Hong Kong government to make it illegal for employers to instruct domestic workers to clean the outside of high-rise windows without grilles. It comes after a domestic worker fell to their death on Monday whilst cleaning windows at a residential apartment. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 10_Hong_Kong_protesters_jailed_for_up_to_4_years and_10_months_over_riot_linked_to_2019_PolyU_siege⠀⇛ Ten Hong Kong protesters have been jailed for up to four years and 10 months for their roles in a riot linked to the police siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) during the 2019 pro-democracy protests and unrest. § Monopolies⠀➾ * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Bollywood’s_dimming_popularity_is_hurting_India’s largest_movie_theater_chain⠀⇛ Is Bollywood losing its charm? That’s the question raised by the latest financial results for India’s biggest movie theater chain, PVR-INOX. The company, formed by the merger of the country’s top two multiplex operators earlier this year, reported a loss of $40.7 million for the quarter ended March 31. § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ * § Personal⠀➾ o ⚓ “#TurnToCold”⠀⇛ I’ve realized yesterday that those Tide “turn to cold” commercials with has-been celebs is a visual pun: * § Technical⠀➾ o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ NNTP_–_a_great_protocol_for_bridging?⠀⇛ This gemlog is hosted on ctrl-c.club, a “place for the curious to poke around and play.” It’s a multi- user unix box as a social network. We have public hosting for the web and gemini, email accounts, IRC rooms, command-line games, and a custom bulletin- board software built by a member called iris. The original iris client is a pretty bare-bones TUI, pretty much just ruby with readline and some terminal colors. As I started enjoying using it, I was also getting back into usenet newsgroups – which are still around if not exactly thriving. I realized that these systems were functionally really similar, but built on extremely different building blocks. But I wanted access to the relatively mature TUI clients available for newsgroups for browsing iris threads. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 5339 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_18/05/2023:_Mozilla_‘Invests’_in_‘Apps’_and_‘Gig’_‘Workers’⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 6:46 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Benchmarks o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o Programming/Development * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Privatisation/Privateering o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ “Serenity_OS_Review,_France_hates_Apple, Microsoft_forces_upgrades”⠀⇛ Lunduke’s Big Tech Show – May 17th, 2023 – Ep 003 # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ “Freespire,_TinyCoreLinux,_&_EU_says_MS_can buy_Zork”⠀⇛ Lunduke’s Big Tech Show – May 16th, 2023 – Ep 002 o § Benchmarks⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ NVIDIA_Vulkan_Beta_525.47.24_brings_new extensions,_4GB+_pipeline_caches_support⠀⇛ NVIDIA have a brand new release of their special developer-focused Vulkan Beta Driver with v525.47.24 available now. This driver series is mainly aimed at game developers, open source developers, and anyone who needs the latest Vulkan extension support. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ !_Avi_Alkalay_¡:_Web_scraping_and_site_mirroring⠀⇛ Need to mirror an entire website? Use the httrack command, available in all Linux distributions. If site requires authentication, provide to httrack a cookies.txt file exported from your browser. A typical httrack use: httrack https://some.site.com -W -O ~/websites/ somesite --robots=0 --stay-on-same-address On ~/websites/somesite will be created a folder structure with HTML and other files similar to the URLs on https://some.site.com. You can even open the index.html file locally in your browser and browse the mirrored content. # ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Enable_Automatic_Login_In_Ubuntu_Desktop And_Server⠀⇛ In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to enable automatic login in Ubuntu desktop and server editions. This convenient feature allows you to bypass the login screen on Ubuntu Desktop, allowing direct access to your desktop environment. In Ubuntu Server, it eliminates the need to manually enter your credentials every time. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_Seafile_Self-Hosted_Cloud Storage_with_Nginx_on_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛ Seafile is an open-source, self-hosted file synchronization and sharing platform. It allows users to store and encrypt data on their servers without relying on third-party cloud providers. In this tutorial, you will learn to install Seafile on a Ubuntu 22.04 server, MySQL, and Nginx as a reverse-proxy server. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ Tor_Browser_–_How_to_Browse_Web_Anonymously_in Linux⠀⇛ The primary application we require to perform our internet activity is a browser, a web browser to be more perfect in terms of privacy and security of online activities. Over the Internet, most of our activity is logged to the Server/Client machine which includes IP address, Geographical Location, search/activity trends, and a whole lot of information that can potentially be very harmful if used intentionally the other way. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_ModSecurity_3,_Nginx,_OWASP CRS_with_Ubuntu_22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛ In the digital era, web application security is a paramount concern. Your organization’s data integrity, availability, and confidentiality are at stake. Thus, the need for robust security measures cannot be overstated. One such comprehensive, open- source solution is ModSecurity. # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ How_to_use_RHEL_application_compatibility guidelines⠀⇛ In this three-part series, we explore the Red_Hat Enterprise_Linux published application compatibility guidelines (ACG), and how developers can use them to ensure their application remains compatible with future releases of RHEL. Building applications can be difficult, and building applications that continue to operate after an in- place distribution upgrade is even harder. How does Red Hat Enterprise Linux make it easier? It provides guidelines and guarantees that you can follow to improve application compatibility. In this article, we will expand on the concept of application compatibility. In the second part, we will review the topic of compatibility with more examples. In the third article, we will discuss container userspace compatibility with the host kernel services. § What is application compatibility? What we call application compatibility is traditionally referred to as backwards compatibility. It is the ability to run an unmodified application binary on the current or newer version of the distribution and have it operate correctly (i.e., compatible with the release of the distribution). # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_the_NVIDIA_GPU_in_the_Docker Containers_on_Linux_Mint_21⠀⇛ How to install the Docker CE and NVIDIA docker on Linux Mint 21 to access the NVIDIA GPU of your computer from the Docker containers and run the CUDA programs. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Pass_a_Named_Argument_in_a_Bash_Script⠀⇛ Tutorial on the different ways of using the named arguments in Bash script to know how to pass them and understand which argument contains which type of data. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Calculate_the_Sum_of_a_Column_Using_the_“Awk” Script_in_Bash⠀⇛ Comprehensive tutorial on the multiple ways of calculating the sum of a column from a file using the “awk” script in Bash through different examples # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ What_Is_/Dev/Null⠀⇛ Tutorial on the ways of using the /dev/null virtual devices on Linux to store all the physical and virtual devices and discard any data that is written to it. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_install_Terraform_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ In this post, you will learn how to install Terraform on Debian 11. Introduction Terraform is a software configuration tool designed to enhance the automation of multiple processes. It achieves this through concepts such as infrastructure as code. But what does it mean? # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Nvtop_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Nvtop on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Are you curious about how to monitor GPU performance on Ubuntu 22.04? Look no further than Nvtop! o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ HDR_and_color_management_in_KWin⠀⇛ In this post I’ll talk a bit about HDR and color management, and where we are with implementing them in KWin. Before jumping into the topic though, I need to add a disclaimer: I will be simplifying a lot of things significantly, leaving others out entirely and as I am by far not a color expert, almost certainly write a few things that are wrong. If you want more credible sources and dive into the details of how all the color stuff works, I recommend you have a look at the color-and-hdr repository instead of this post. To explain what these things mean, it’s important to take a step back and talk about how colors and brightness have traditionally been handled: With traditional display pipelines, applications provide color data in the form of three channels, usually1 in the form of a red, a green and a blue value. These three values are in most cases sent to the display without modifications, which then applies the so-called “electro-optical transfer function” (EOTF) to the “electrical” values that are being sent through the cable, to get the desired brightness values and powers its red, green and blue LEDs (or equivalent2) accordingly. These red, green and blue light sources then emit some amount of light, the mixture of which your eyes and brain interpret as some color and brightness. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ TecMint ☛ 14_Best_Linux_Distributions_for_Privacy_and_Security_in 2023⠀⇛ Being anonymous on the Internet is not particularly the same as surging the web safely, however, they both involve keeping oneself and one’s data private and away from the prying eyes of entities that may otherwise take advantage of system vulnerabilities in order to harm targeted parties. There is also the risk of surveillance from the NSA and several other top-level organizations and this is why it is good that developers have taken it upon themselves to build privacy-dedicated distros that host an aggregate of tools that enable users to achieve both online autonomy and privacy. o ⚓ TecMint ☛ 10_Top_Most_Popular_Linux_Distributions_of_2023⠀⇛ We are almost half of the year, we thought it right to share with Linux enthusiasts out there the most popular distributions of the year so far. DistroWatch has been the most reliable source of information about open-source operating systems, with a particular focus on Linux distributions and flavors of BSD. It collects and presents a wealth of information about Linux distributions consistently to make them easier to access. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Changes_Are_Coming_to_How_Ubuntu_PPAs_Are Used⠀⇛ With the upcoming Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur), there will be a considerable change to how PPAs are handled. As you may know, in the current iteration of the software-properties software, when you add PPA from the command line, a .list file is created in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/, and the associated GPG key is added to /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/. When 23.10 is released, those PPAs will use the deb822 format for .source files and their corresponding GPG keys will be added directly to the file in a Signed-By field. This means users won’t have to manage a collection of .list files. # ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ What_To_Do_After_Installing_Ubuntu_23.04_Lunar Lobster⠀⇛ This is a collection of useful suggestions, tips and tricks for you to do for the first time after installing your computer with Ubuntu 23.04. We have been traditionally published similar collections like this with Jammy Jellyfish, Kinetic Kudu and now Lunar Lobster and we worked hard to make them easy for beginners to follow. We hope this will help you a lot. # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Blog:_Docker_vs_Snaps:_a_side_by_side comparison⠀⇛ The Docker project was initiated by dotCloud, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) company that created Docker to run their internal infrastructure. Slowly, Docker became more successful than any of their other products, so dotCloud rebranded as Docker Inc. Docker provides easy-to-use tooling and grew into an entire ecosystem for container management. Many developers have learned to use it as part of their toolkit for packaging and distributing applications to the cloud, or for development and testing stages more broadly.  Snaps were introduced by Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, as a way to package and distribute Linux applications. There was a growing need to ease the deployment of applications that run across different Linux flavours, versions and even types of compute. Snaps improved the overall system security and the software update lifecycle, including infrastructure for over-the-air updates and automatic rollbacks. The idea behind snaps is to decouple the Linux application from the operating system it runs on, while still providing secure access to host resources through dedicated interfaces and reusing as much as it’s practical from a minimal stable release of Ubuntu.   o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Inkplate_Dashboard_Displays Weather,_Local_Maps⠀⇛ The map is generated using Google’s Static Maps API. Data is updated regularly on a schedule using MQTT and a server running on the Raspberry Pi. It also handles daylight savings time automatically, so you don’t have to make any adjustments throughout the year. Overall the project should operate on its own without interference. # ⚓ [Repeat] Stacey on IoT ☛ How_to_add_smarts_to_older_ceiling fans_with_remotes⠀⇛ On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from Keith on our podcast hotline. Keith has several ceiling fans that have “dumb” remotes, meaning they’re manual remotes for power and speed. He wants to know if he can add some smarts to those old fans for automations and routines. The general answer is yes, but it does depend on the existing fan remote technology. And it will require the purchase of some new hardware. # ⚓ Purism ☛ Purism_Announcing_Director_of_Product_François Téchené⠀⇛ It brings me great joy to announce the elevation of a longstanding Purism employee to the critically important role of Director of Product—François Téchené—the second employee hired to Purism. Filling this role accomplishes a lot of things for us; but filling this role with someone of François’s caliber accomplishes all the things we need and want. An internal shift from R&D heavy investments—measured by tens-of-millions—into finished product and delivery—measured by features and benefits—made the choice of elevating François to the Director of Product role an obvious choice. Purism’s continued commitment to convenient product for the masses—where the software improves with age—while also delivering according to our social purpose, means that under François’s product leadership our past, current, and future customers will be elated as to what François will bring to their fingertips. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ How_are_your_Raspberry_Jam_community_events going?⠀⇛ It has been truly excellent for us to see Raspberry Jam events popping back up all over the world in recent months. Our Community Engagement guy Matt has pulled together every single Raspberry Pi- focused event you’ve told us about in one handy place so more people can find a local nerd squad to hang out with and show off their projects. Matt has received some brilliant photos from David Whiteley of Hackberry Men’s Shed which hosted a Raspberry Jam in Ontario, Canada. Let’s take a look at some of the builds on show: [...] o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Central ☛ Samsung’s_next_top-tier_Android_tablet could_look_a_lot_like_its_predecessor_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ Lifewire ☛ Android_Auto_vs._Android_Automotive:_What’s_the Difference?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Check_out_renders_and_a_360-degree_video showing_Samsung’s_next_top-of-the-line_Android_tablet_– PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ People_are_just_realizing_hidden_Android_button can_stop_your_house_from_burning_down_–_it’s_got_even_more perks_too_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Wallpaper_Wednesday:_Android_wallpapers 2023-05-17_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ 6_Useful_Samsung_Apps_for_All_Android Users_–_Make_Tech_Easier⠀⇛ # ⚓ Giz China ☛ The_5_best_news_that_will_come_to_Android_soon –_Gizchina.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hacker News ☛ OilAlpha:_Emerging_Houthi-linked_Cyber_Threat Targets_Arabian_Android_Users⠀⇛ # ⚓ Phone Arena ☛ Google_is_working_on_making_your_Android phone_into_a_dashcam_–_PhoneArena⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ What_is_the_latest_version_of_Android and_how_to_check_yours⠀⇛ # ⚓ Behind_the_Scenes:_How_Android_Updates_Reach_Your_Phone?_| NextPit⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ How_to_capture_and_edit_RAW_photos_on_an Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_Pixel_on_Android_14_beta_2_stuck_on_‘Copy_Apps_– Data’_tab⠀⇛ # ⚓ XDA ☛ CAMON_20_series_offers_a_first-look_at_the_Android_14 Beta_release⠀⇛ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ BeepBerry_handheld_Linux_computer_drives 2.7-inch_display_with_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_W⠀⇛ Good news! The PocketCHIP handheld Linux computer is back! OK, not quite but that’s what the Raspberry Pi Zero-powered BeepBerry reminds me of with a Blackberry-like keyboard, a small 2.7-inch display, and a 2,000mAh LiPo battery for power. The BeepBerry is another open-source hardware design from SQFMI, who previously did the Watchy ESP32 E-Ink smartwatch, that runs Raspberry Pi OS Lite on the Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W, and also includes a Raspberry Pi RP2040 to handle the keyboard and peripherals. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_Ventures_Announces_Investment_in Rodeo,_an_App_Empowering_Gig_Workers⠀⇛ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Becoming_an_R_developer:_the_workshop⠀⇛ Projects inevitably involve more people, learning the required steps and control for collaborating and delivering a robust product is a must for any team. When working on programming projects with multiple inter-dependencies Version Control (VC) is essential. Even on smaller projects or on your own one, tracking the progress of your development has enough advantages to make the use of VC beneficial. For these reasons knowing how to interact with VC and how to collaborate within a team it is a must for any R developer. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Wide_Embrace⠀⇛ Biography was once the elegant matriarch of nonfiction. Smelling faintly of lavender, she clutched her pearls when the story got too personal, or the author intruded on the narrative to address the reader, or the political machinery showed through the corseted layers of her heaving bodice. No more. Her skirts are shorter now, her research notes briefer. Her authors prance through their pages telling us what to think and feel within a hodgepodge of genres—memoir, philosophy, even a bit of self-help.1 o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Cheaper_Sodastream_With_A_Big_CO2_Tank_Is_A Semi-Dangerous_Way_To_Save⠀⇛ Sodastream machines are a fun way to turn tap water into carbonated water. However, the canisters are expensive and generally require a trip to the store to get a replacement. Lifehacker has a workaround that may make life easier for the bubble-addicted set. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Inside_A_Current_Probe⠀⇛ [The Signal Path] had two Tektronix AC/DC current probes that didn’t work. Of course, that’s a great excuse to tear them open and try to get at least one working. You can see how it went in the video below. The symptoms differed between the two units, and along the way, the theory behind these probes needs some exploration. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Not_Just_ATP:_Two-Component_Molecular_Motor Using_GTPase_Cycle_Demonstrates_Mechanotransduction⠀⇛ For most of us who haven’t entirely slept through biology classes, it’s probably no secret that ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the compound which provides the energy needed for us to move our muscles and for our body to maintain and repair itself, yet less know is guanosine triphosphate (GTP). Up till now GTP was thought to be not used for mechanical action like molecular motors, but recent research by Anupam Singh and colleagues in Nature Physics (press release) has shown that two GTPase hydrolase enzymes (Rab5 and EEA1) function effectively as a reversible molecular motor. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Change_Of_Plans_For_New_Horizons_Sparks_Debate⠀⇛ In 2015 NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft provided humanity with the first up-close views of Pluto, passing just 12,472 km (7,750 mi) from the surface. What had always been little more than a fuzzy blip at the edge of the solar system could finally be seen in stunning high resolution. Unfortunately, the deep space probe could only provide us with a relatively fleeting glimpse at the mysterious dwarf planet — the physics of such a distant interplanetary flight meant the energy required to slow down and enter orbit around Pluto was beyond the tiny spacecraft’s abilities. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Learn_How_Impossibly_Close-fitting_Parts_Are Actually_Made⠀⇛ Most of us have seen those demonstrations of metal parts that mate together so finely that, once together, they have no visible seam at all. But how, exactly, is this done? [Steve Mould] has a video that shows and explains all, and we’ve never seen the process explained quite like he does. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Active_Racing_Simulator_Pedal⠀⇛ Racing virtual cars from behind a PC monitor might be cheaper than doing it in the real world, but high-end sim racing peripherals still come with high-end prices. With the increasing popularity of force-feedback pedals [Tristan Fenwick] built built an active pedal that can provide significant resistance. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ $25_Renesas_“HMI_Board”_features_RA6M3 microcontroller_for_RT-Thread_&_LVGL_development⠀⇛ The Renesas HMI board is a Renesas RA6M3 Cortex-M4F development board with a 4.3-inch LCD developed in coloration with the teams behind the RT-Thread RTOS project and LVGL open-source graphics library. Besides a color display for HMI (Human Machine Interface), the board also features a microSD card for data storage, Ethernet and WiFi connectivity, Arduino headers and PMOD connectors for expansion, a microphone and a speaker, a CAN bus terminal block, and two USB-C ports for debugging and power. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Machining_A_Golf_Ball_To_Make_A_Lovely_Tactile Volume_Knob⠀⇛ Golf balls are wonderfully tactile things. They have a semi-grippy covering, and they’re a beautiful size and weight that sits nicely in the hand. Sadly, most of them just get smacked away with big metal clubs. [Jeremy Cook] recognized their value as a human interface device, though, and set about turning one into a useful volume knob. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ NPR ☛ Teens_say_social_media_is_stressing_them_out._Here’s how_to_help_them⠀⇛ Some respondents explicitly said social media made them feel depressed. Many asked their parents to help them stop using it. Nearly two-thirds of respondents gave some version of this advice to future teens: Don’t use social media. It’s OK to abstain. Or delete your accounts. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ For_Gen_Z,_Playing_an_Influencer_on_TikTok Comes_Naturally⠀⇛ As people like Ms. Aaron spend time on TikTok and other social media sites, it’s no big deal for them to act like advertisers, without the secondhand embarrassment that can accompany selling items door to door or delivering multilevel marketing pitches. The driving idea is that anyone can be a creator [sic] and bring in money and free products from companies, which are eager to work with the young and the savvy on TikTok, where it can be hard for brands to break in. More than 70 percent of 18- to 29-year-old women on social media follow influencers or content creators, and half of them have purchased something after seeing an influencer’s posts, according to a Pew Research survey from last year. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ How_Medicare_Advantage_Could_Kill_Medicare⠀⇛ Today, Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Pramila Jayapal, and Representative Debbie Dingell introduced the Medicare for All Act in the Senate and House. They are part of a long tradition. # ⚓ “New_school”_anti-(COVID-19)-vaxxers_are_all-in_on_“old school”_vaccines-cause-autism_antivax⠀⇛ I’ve been saying for a long time now that when it comes to antivaccine misinformation among COVID-19 antivaxxers, everything old is new again in antivax. Whether it’s claiming that COVID-19 vaccines sterilize our womenfolk, contain “fetal cells,” cause cancer, are resulting in global “depopulation,” are loaded with “toxins,” cause Alzheimer’s disease, permanently alter your DNA, or worse, old antivax claims have been, predictably, applied to COVID-19 vaccines. (Indeed, I used to joke that the only reason antivaxxers hadn’t claimed that COVID-19 vaccines cause autism was because the vaccines hadn’t been authorized for children under 5 years of age.) Then, as I had been predicting, increasingly the “new school” antivaxxers started circling back around to “old school” antivax claims about not just COVID-19 vaccines but all vaccines, such as the oldest of old school claim that the MMR vaccine causes autism. All of this is why, increasingly, I’ve been saying on Twitter that, sooner or later, COVID-19 antivaxxers generalize their antivax beliefs about one vaccine to all vaccines and become just antivaxxers. While it’s true that some “new school” COVID-19 antivaxxers (e.g., Geert Vanden Bossche) have shown acute discomfort at the “old school” antivax rhetoric that they’ve found themselves associated with, most seem to be jumping right in, head first. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Health_tech_start-up_aims_to_help_sort_out_issues with_NDIS⠀⇛ Health technology start-up Kismet has launched with $4 million raised in a pre-seed round and says it will focus on tools to support plan and fund management, aiming to connect patients with legitimate providers and address the biggest challenges in the disability and healthcare sectors. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ EU_Approves_Microsoft,_Activision_Acquisition With_Some_Minor_Stipulations⠀⇛ One hurdle defeated, two more to go. For months now, we have been discussing Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision for $69 billion. What would be the largest video game studio acquisition in history has faced several hurdles along the way, primarily from the EU, the UK, and the United States. While the UK’s CMA has already formally nixxed the purchase (appeal by Microsoft pending) and the FTC decision is looming, leaks had already suggested months ago that the EU was set to approve the deal. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ IRS_to_Test_Offering_Free_Online_Tax_Filing⠀⇛ The IRS on Tuesday announced that it would develop an experimental online tool to allow Americans to file taxes directly with the agency for free. It’s a major development — one in which ProPublica’s reporting played a significant role — given that most U.S. taxpayers pay to file and the tax preparation industry has long held sway in Washington. Only four years ago, the industry nearly succeeded in getting a law passed that would have barred the IRS from providing direct filing. # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Microsoft_Secure_Boot_Bug⠀⇛ The problem with the patch is that it breaks backwards compatibility: “…once the fixes have been enabled, your PC will no longer be able to boot from older bootable media that doesn’t include the fixes.” # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ A_List_of_Leaked_System_Prompts⠀⇛ No system prompt is safe. The system prompt is the initial set of instructions that sets the boundaries for an AI conversation. What rules the assistant should follow, what topics to avoid, how the assistant should format responses, and more. But users have found various workarounds to get the models to divulge their instructions. # ⚓ Tedium ☛ Make_Digital_Preservation_Easier⠀⇛ Whether the source of content is Yahoo! Answers, Geocities, 12-year-old images from Imgur, or a random YouTube channel full of forgotten videos, the easiest-to-remove parts of the internet are often those that aren’t getting noticed. On the one hand, if you go into any library, most books are just sitting on shelves, actively being unused. But on the other, the internet is simply designed to be screwed with. Websites do not stay stationary, encased in amber, and there is significant financial motivation for large companies to only play the hits. After all, it’s why Top 40 radio isn’t all Dishwalla, all the time. With the news that Google is about to implement a rule letting the company remove content from accounts that haven’t been accessed in two years, I’m left to wonder if the problem is that the motivations for maintaining sites built around user-generated content simply do not favor preservation, and never will without outside influence. How can we change that motivation? Today’s Tedium, in the spirit of a 2019 piece we wrote about digital preservation, attempts to see the corporate point of view on mass content removal. — Ernie @ Tedium # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Google_will_delete_accounts,_including_Gmail_& Photos,_that_haven’t_logged_on_in_2_years⠀⇛ Google will start deleting inactive accounts in December 2023 (at the earliest) and take a “phased approach,” starting with “accounts that were created and never used again.” The company says it is “going to roll this out slowly and carefully.” # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Haven’t_Checked_Your_Gmail_in_a_While? Google_May_Delete_Your_Account.⠀⇛ An internal analysis at Google found that abandoned accounts were much less likely than active accounts to have two-factor verification, an authentication method that helps to confirm a user’s identity, the company said. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Search_the_web_at_least_once_every_two years_or_risk_losing_your_Google_account⠀⇛ The policy change won’t just impact that Gmail account you set up to get a free trial subscription to something years ago and then forgot about. It applies across Google products, including Workspaces. While accounts for businesses or educational institutions won’t be deleted, individual users of Google’s cloudy productivity suite and photo storage lockers need to pay attention. The latter may demand special attention: billions of Android devices back up photos into Google’s cloud, meaning the pix in that dead ‘droid in your bottom drawer might face deletion from the G-cloud. # ⚓ Google ☛ Updating_our_inactive_account_policies⠀⇛ To reduce this risk, we are updating our inactivity policy for Google Accounts to 2 years across our products. Starting later this year, if a Google Account has not been used or signed into for at least 2 years, we may delete the account and its contents – including content within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar), YouTube and Google Photos. # ⚓ NPR ☛ If_you_haven’t_logged_into_your_Google_account_in over_2_years,_it_will_be_deleted⠀⇛ Google said it will send several notices to inactive accounts and to recovery emails associated with those accounts. The deletions will start in December at the earliest, and accounts that were created and never used again will be removed first, Kricheli said. o § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Opinion_|_How_Privatization_Cuts_Us_in_Two, While_Public_Institutions_Make_Us_a_Better_People_|_Common Dreams⠀⇛ A nation of profit-makers and their crusade to deregulate and monopolize public systems. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ APNIC ☛ Privacy_and_networking:_Part_3_—_Is_an_IP address_protected_information_for_privacy?⠀⇛ So long as the IP address can be connected to a device at some time and a user can be connected to a device simultaneously, the IP address can be at least part of the information used to identify an individual user’s activity. All of which means the IP address is, in fact, protected information. # ⚓ NYOB ☛ Data_Breach_in_Malta:_Company_must_disclose source_within_20_days_or_face_penalties⠀⇛ The Maltese Data Protection Authority (IDPC) has taken decisive action against C-PLANET, the IT company responsible for a voter data breach in Malta. Following a second complaint filed by noyb, the IDPC has ordered C-PLANET to reveal the specific details regarding the collection of data belonging to Maltese citizens within a strict 20-day deadline. If the company does not comply with this order they will face a “dissuasive” fine. # ⚓ EFF ☛ How_to_Enable_Advanced_Data_Protection_on_iOS, and_Why_You_Should⠀⇛ Apple introduced Advanced Data Protection in the United States in December 2022, and released it globally in January 2023. (No list of countries is currently available, but Apple confirmed to EFF that it’s available globally). The idea is simple: you can now enable end-to-end encryption of data that was previously only encrypted in transit and on Apple’s servers, meaning that Apple itself could access the data. In other words, you can now control the encryption keys and Apple will not be able to access any of this data. It also means Apple will not be able to help you regain access to most information on your account. The full list of data categories is available on Apple’s site, but the most notable include the iCloud backup (which includes the backup of Messages), iCloud Drive, photos, notes, reminders, and more. EFF first called for Apple to enable encrypted backups back in 2019 because, while some of the data in iCloud is end-to-end encrypted, backups were not, and that meant a lot of different categories of data were vulnerable to government requests, third- party hacking, and disclosure by Apple employees. This was often a cause for confusion with Messages, where the messages were end-to-end encrypted, but the backups were not. The potential for privacy issues were complicated further in 2021 when Apple proposed a backdoor with client-side scanning for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), but delayed after EFF supporters and allies delivered a petition containing more than 60,000 signatures to Apple executives. With Advanced Data Protection enabled, your backups and most important files get that end-to-end encryption benefit, better securing your files against mass surveillance, rogue Apple employees, or potential data leaks. If all your devices support the newest operating systems, you can turn Advanced Data Protection on without losing any features, so, most people should turn it on, if you can. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Digital_Privacy_Legislation_is_Civil_Rights Legislation⠀⇛ One unifying thread to this pervasive system is the collection of personal information from marginalized communities, and the subsequent discriminatory use by corporations and government agencies—exacerbating existing structural inequalities across society. Data surveillance is a civil rights problem, and legislation to protect data privacy can help protect civil rights.  Our phones and other devices process a vast amount of highly sensitive personal information that corporations collect and sell for astonishing profits. This incentivizes online actors to collect as much of our behavioral information as possible. In some circumstances, every mouse click and screen swipe is tracked and then sold to ad tech companies and the data brokers that service them.  Where mobile apps are used disparately by specific groups, the collection and sharing of personal data can aggravate civil rights problems. For example, a Muslim prayer app (Muslim Pro) sold geolocation data about its users to a company called X-Mode, which in turn provided access to this data to the U.S. military through defense contractors. Although Muslim Pro stopped selling data to X-Mode, the awful truth remains: the widespread collection and sale of this data by many companies makes users vulnerable to discrimination. Yet far too many companies that collect geolocation data can make a quick buck by selling it. And law enforcement and other government agencies are regular buyers.  # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ For_The_First_Time_In_Probably_Ever,_The FBI_Section_702_Abuses_Are_Trending_Downward⠀⇛ The FBI has never not been abusing its access to Section 702 collections. This collection includes communications, scooped up by the NSA during its so-called “foreign facing” surveillance. The thing about this collection is it also obtains communications from US persons to foreign individuals. The NSA can collect the latter, but not without grabbing the former. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Important_Things_At_Twitter_Keep_Breaking, And_Making_The_Site_More_Dangerous⠀⇛ It turns out that if you fire basically all of the competent trust & safety people at your website, you end up with a site that is neither trustworthy, nor safe. We’ve spent months covering ways in which you cannot trust anything from Twitter or Elon Musk, and there have been some indications of real safety problems on the site, but it’s been getting worse lately, with two somewhat terrifying stories that show just how unsafe the site has become, and how risky it is to rely on Twitter for anything. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ EU_Commissioner_Heading_Push_For_Client- Side_Scanning_Continues_To_Say_Dumb_Stuff_In_Defense_Of Her_Terrible_Proposal⠀⇛ There may be an entire commission behind the push to mandate client-side scanning in the European Union, but there’s one truly propulsive force behind it: Commissioner Ylva Johansson, the person in charge of the Home Affairs office. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Border_Industry_Peddles_Robot_Dogs_and AI_Surveillance_Amid_End_of_Title_42⠀⇛ Blocks from a migrant camp in El Paso, execs at the Border Security Expo hawked dystopian tech designed to repress them. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Amazon_Introduces_a_$40_‘Echo Pop’_Smart_Speaker [Ed: Speaker? It's not a speaker but a microphone. It's a spying device which targets foolish people.]⠀⇛ o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “The_U.S._Should_Be_a_Force_for_Peace”: Nat’l_Security_Experts_Demand_U.S._Push_to_End_Ukraine_War⠀⇛ More than a dozen former U.S. national security officials have released an open letter calling for a diplomatic end to the Russia-Ukraine war. The call for peace was published as a full-page ad Tuesday in The New York Times and organized by the Eisenhower Media Network. They called the war an “unmitigated disaster” that the U.S. should work to end before it escalates into a nuclear confrontation. We speak with Dennis Fritz, director of the Eisenhower Media Network and a retired command chief master sergeant of the U.S. Air Force. “The majority of my life has been in and out of the Pentagon, and this is probably the most fearful I’ve ever been with a nuclear escalation,” says Fritz. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Reclaim_Osage:_Mike_Africa_Jr._on_Push_to Buy_Back_MOVE_House_38_Years_After_Philly_Police_Bombed_It⠀⇛ On May 13, 1985, police surrounded the home of MOVE, a radical Black liberation organization that was defying orders to vacate from 6221 Osage Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Police flooded the home with water, filled it with tear gas, blasted it with automatic weapons, and finally dropped a bomb on the house from a helicopter, setting it ablaze and killing 11 residents — six adults and five children. The fire ultimately burned the entire city block to the ground, destroying over 60 homes. We speak with second-generation MOVE member Mike Africa Jr., who has launched a “Reclaim Osage” campaign to repurchase the bombed MOVE house after the city previously used eminent domain to seize it and turn it into a police substation before selling it to developers. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Intelligence_links_found_behind_four Russian_companies_operating_in_Hungary_–_Szabad_Európa reports⠀⇛ After the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the business activities of Russians have increased in Hungary. Most of the companies are looking to secure their own assets, but Szabad Európa has found several companies with links to intelligence services and political circles. According to the newspaper’s tally, in March this year there were 674 companies in Hungary that were wholly or partly Russian-owned, with 97 of them founded after the war in Ukraine started. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ European_Commission:_It’s_fake_news_that Von_der_Leyen_proposed_that_Ukraine_shut_down_Friendship pipeline_towards_Hungary⠀⇛ - the European Commission’s Representation in Hungary wrote to Telex in response to the question on whether Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen had indeed advised the Ukrainians to shut down the Friendship pipeline towards Hungary. President Von der Leyen’s own press office sent an almost verbatim reply: ‘President von der Leyen has never made such a recommendation regarding the Friendship pipeline and has never been in contact with anyone on this issue’. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_Defense_Ministry_claims_having ‘completely_destroyed’_5_Patriot_missile_launchers_in_Kyiv_— Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s Defense Ministry has announced that, during its May 16 nighttime strike on Kyiv, a Russian Kinzhal missile destroyed a radar station and five Patriot missile launchers supplied to Ukraine by the United States. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Erdogan:_Russia–Ukraine_grain_deal_will_be extended_for_two_months_—_Meduza⠀⇛ President of Turkey Recep Erdogan says an agreement allowing Ukraine to export grain from occupied Black Sea ports will be extended for another two months. Turkey helped to broker the initial 2022 deal between Ukraine and Russia. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘J’Accuse…!’:_Expert_witness_who_accused_Berkovich and_Petriychuk_of_justifying_Islamic_terrorism_is_himself accused_of_antisemitism_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian Jewish Congress has asked Alexander Bastrykin, head of the country’s Investigative Committee, to investigate Roman Silantyev, an expert witness whose testimony supplied the basis of terrorist propaganda charges against theater director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_government_services_site_requests_‘ideas for_country’s_development’_then_rejects_user’s_proposal_to ‘end_the_war_in_Ukraine’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s official public services portal, Gosuslugi, notified users of an upcoming forum titled “Strong ideas for a new era” and invited them to submit “an idea, a public initiative, or a project” that would contribute to “the country’s development” on an online platform created for the event. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_activist_who_called_for_Putin’s_hanging sentenced_to_seven_years_in_prison_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Russian military court has sentenced activist Mikhail Kriger, a member of the Solidarnost movement, to seven years in prison on charges of “justifying terrorism” and “issuing threats of violence,” according to a Telegram channel created in Kriger’s support. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kyrgyzstani_citizen_sentenced_to_10_years_in prison_for_fighting_in_Ukraine_alongside_Russia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Bishkek district court sentenced a Kyrgyzstani citizen to 10 years imprisonment for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, reported the court’s verdict. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_General_Staff_reports_that_more_than 200,000_Russian_soldiers_have_died_in_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Ukraine’s General Staff reported Wednesday morning that 610 Russian soldiers had been killed over the previous 24-hour period, bringing the total number of Russian troops who have died in Ukraine since Moscow’s full-scale invasion to 200,590. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Future_of_War_Is_AI⠀⇛ After almost 79 years on this beleaguered planet, let me say one thing: This can’t end well. Really, it can’t. And no, I’m not talking about the most obvious issues ranging from the war in Ukraine to the climate disaster. What I have in mind is that latest, greatest human invention: artificial intelligence. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Transportation_watchdog_says_more_than_2,000 flights_were_conducted_by_planes_with_expired_parts_in_Russia last_year_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In 2022, more than 2,000 flights in Russia were conducted using planes equipped with expired parts as a result of Western sanctions, the head of the country’s transportation watchdog, Viktor Basargin, said at a State Duma committee meeting on Tuesday. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Get_ready_to_meet_the_next_president_of Taiwan⠀⇛ In Taiwan, the main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), has announced that Hou You-yi is its candidate for the 2024 presidential election. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ BBC_unveils_Verify_team_of_60_journalists it_says_will_be_‘transparency_in_action’⠀⇛ BBC News has unveiled BBC Verify, a brand aiming to build audience trust by showing how its journalists know what they are reporting is true. The BBC says Verify will be “a team of investigative journalists, a brand and also a physical area in the BBC newsroom in London”. BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness first revealed plans for the new team at the Sir Harry Summit in London last week when she said BBC Verify would be a “new brand within our brand” that would “pull back the curtain” on BBC journalists’ work to produce “radical transparency”. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Cleaner_World_Lies_in_Nationalized_Banking⠀⇛ On Sunday, March 12, to prevent any chance of a systemic financial crisis, federal banking regulators announced that they would bail out the wealthy techie depositors of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, overriding the normal rules of banking. The next day, the Biden administration violated a campaign promise by approving the Willow Project, one of the largest oil and gas developments on federal land in US history. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Can_America_Go_Car-Free?_Gen_Z_Hopes So.⠀⇛ While driving to my family’s house for Christmas, I got into an accident that totaled my car. I’d made this exact trip before, but this time I hit a small patch of frozen slush on the salted road. The accident left me with a severe concussion, along with months of headaches, brain fog, whiplash, and vertigo. # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Kenyan_Campaigner_‘Locked_Out’_Of_African Oil_And_Gas_Event_In_London⠀⇛ A Kenyan human rights campaigner has voiced her anger at being removed from the list of delegates to an African oil and gas conference in London on the grounds that the event was “sold out” – even as organizers continued to advertise tickets.  Salome Nduta, Africa coordinator for campaign group OilWatch Africa, said she believed she had been deliberately excluded from this week’s Africa Energies Summit, whose sponsors include Royal Dutch Shell, TotalEnergies, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Eni.  o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “The_Budget_Farce”:_Robert_Kuttner_on_Why Biden_Admin_Can’t_Give_In_to_GOP_Demands_to_Gut_Safety_Net⠀⇛ With the United States just two weeks away from a possible default on its debt for the first time ever, President Joe Biden has cut short a trip to Asia to continue negotiations with congressional leaders in Washington over lifting the federal government’s debt ceiling. Republicans are seeking major budget cuts, as well as new work requirements for recipients of Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, but prominent Democrats are pushing the White House to stand firm. For more, we speak with The American Prospect’s Robert Kuttner, who says the debt ceiling deadline and budget negotiations later this year are part of a larger effort by Republicans to shred the social safety net. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Only_Republicans_Want_to_Push_Us_Into Default⠀⇛ Who wants to enforce the debt ceiling and push the United States into default? Only the Republicans in Congress. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Want_to_Sell_Your_Home_for_Cash?_Read_This First⠀⇛ You’ve seen the ads in your neighborhood. They’ve flashed across your television and buzzed your phone to life at odd hours. The slogans and phone numbers might change, but the pitch is the same: “We buy houses for cash.” Thousands of real estate investors across the country use a variety of techniques to find potential sellers and plan their next deal. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_Farewell_to_the_Welfare State?_Not_Just_Yet.⠀⇛ Maybe you recall all the post–Cold War talk of a “peace dividend” and maybe you don’t: It depends on when you took up residence on this mortal coil. The term arose as the Soviet Union disintegrated and was commonly mentioned during George H.W. Bush’s presidency, 1989–1993. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Ellen_Brown:_Squeezed_by_the_Shorts:_Time_to Ban_Short_Selling?⠀⇛ Short sellers have made a killing in the recent banking crisis, scalping $14.3 billion from bank stock owners just in March of this year. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Montana_Becomes_First_U.S._State_to Ban_TikTok_For_Its_Citizens⠀⇛ Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R) has signed legislation to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state. It’s the first state to enact a ban encompassing private citizens—and is expected to trigger first amendment legal fights. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Eight_Takeaways_From_the_Durham_Report⠀⇛ Susan Schmidt examines the highlights and lowlights of the new Special Counsel report on Trump-Russia. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_The_USA’s_Soviet-Style President⠀⇛ We are in for 19 months of relentless, insultingly transparent spin by way of which a patently incompetent man will be purveyed as commander in chief for another four years. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Unanswered_questions_remain_for_EP Budgetary_Control_Committee_after_visit_to_Hungary⠀⇛ We had some very positive impressions, but we also saw some shortcomings, Monika Hohlmeier, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control said, assessing the outcome of their three- day visit to Budapest. She said that their goal was to make sure that EU funds reach the Hungarian people, but this requires a fair and unbiased distribution system. # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Minister_“moderately_optimistic”_after_EP Budgetary_Committee_visit_to_Hungary⠀⇛ The meeting between Tibor Navracsics and the delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control was a pragmatic one, seeking for mutual understanding, according to Hungarian Minister of Regional Development. During the three- day visit, the delegation was informed on issues related to the protection of the EU budget and the rule of law conditionality mechanism. They also familiarized themselves with the processes and monitoring arrangements for the operation of the recovery fund in Hungary, over and above the “regular” budget, and met with government officials, members of parliament and representatives of NGOs, among others. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ A_thaw_between_Tbilisi_and_Moscow?_How_Moscow’s easing_of_visa_and_flight_restrictions_affects_relations_with Tbilisi_—_and_Russians_living_in_Georgia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ On May 10, Vladimir Putin signed a decree canceling Russia’s visa requirements for Georgian citizens and lifting a ban on direct flights from Russia to Georgia. The executive order came into force on May 15. Georgia’s ruling party welcomed the decision. Georgia’s President, Salome Zurabishvili, who represents the opposition and those in Georgia who are against improving ties with Russia, responded with outrage and concern. It’s unclear exactly why Putin lifted the ban on direct flights to Georgia, but many believe the move is part of a coordinated attempt by the Kremlin to prevent Georgia from joining the European Union. Meduza explains whether there has indeed been a thaw in relations between Moscow and Tbilisi and how the new rules affect Russian citizens who moved to Georgia after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ After_50_Years,_What’s_Left_for_Hip_Hop_to Teach?⠀⇛ This year is the 50th anniversary of a back-to- school party in the Bronx, where Clive Campbell, a Jamaican American better known as DJ Kool Herc, used two turntables to create a “break beat.” It’s the moment that’s said to have birthed hip hop. Today, some say hip hop is dead, or at least lost some of its collective fighting spirit. Others look at the uprisings against police killings, and the multibillion-dollar global music market as indications of its continuing success. Chuck D is the leader and cofounder of the legendary group Public Enemy, and the author and executive producer of a BBC series airing on PBS, Fight The Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World. Rosa Clemente is an award-winning organizer, journalist, and historian specializing in Afro-Latinx identity and Black and Latinx liberation movements. In 2008, Clemente became the first Afro-Latina to run for vice president of these United States, alongside Cynthia McKinney on the Green Party ticket. After 50 years fighting the power, how is it going, and what does hip hop have to teach? # ⚓ The Nation ☛ “America’s_Mayor”_Is_a_Certified_Creep⠀⇛ In his 2002 political memoir, Leadership, Rudy Giuliani—then basking in the acclaim of the media consensus-sphere as “America’s mayor”—claimed that his entire ethos in public life was summed up in a two-word slogan mounted on a plaque in his office: “I’m responsible.” # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Jim_Clyburn’s_Role_in_South_Carolina Redistricting_May_Be_Examined_by_Supreme_Court⠀⇛ The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear oral arguments in a South Carolina redistricting case where the NAACP is challenging the state’s Republican plan as racially motivated. The role of the state’s most powerful Democrat, U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, is likely to play an important part in the discussions, legal experts said. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Texas_Legislature_Closes_Gun_Background_Check Loophole⠀⇛ Texas lawmakers have closed a loophole in state law that allowed people who had serious mental health issues as juveniles to legally purchase firearms. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Don’t_Mess_With_Texas’_Anti-SLAPP_Law⠀⇛ Some states’ legislatures, including California and Texas, have taken action to protect everyday peoples’ First Amendment rights by passing anti- SLAPP laws. These laws limit invasive discovery while a judge first determines if a case qualifies as a SLAPP. If it is a SLAPP, it can be thrown out quickly and, depending on the law, the person or company who filed the SLAPP can be made to pay legal fees of the party they sued. Anti-SLAPP laws have proven to be crucial tools in vindicating the rights of everyday people to speak out on issues of public concern.  Right now, key Texas lawmakers are pushing forward with an unnecessary bill that would make a mess of Texas’ anti-SLAPP law, the Texas Citizens’ Participation Act, or TCPA. The TCPA was already slightly weakened in 2019; EFF opposed those changes too. This time, it’s worse.  Texas’ anti-SLAPP law helps everyday people who speak out about matters of public concern. The law protects you if you complain about a local restaurant, contractor, or real estate development project, for instance, and then are sued for “defamation” or something even more vague, like having your activism deemed a “RICO conspiracy.” Currently, you can file an anti-SLAPP motion, the case is automatically stayed until a judge decides whether it’s a SLAPP suit or not. If it is, the case gets thrown out, and the SLAPP victim gets their legal fees paid by the other side.  # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Free_Speech_Warrior_Elon_Musk_Weaker_on Government_Censorship_Than_the_Twitter_Execs_He_Fired⠀⇛ Twitter bowed to the demands of autocratic Turkish president Recep Erdoğan over the weekend ahead of a contentious and close election in the country. When faced with criticism over the move, outgoing CEO Elon Musk, a self described “free speech absolutist,” claimed the capitulation was meant to keep Ankara from having Twitter “throttled in its entirety.” # ⚓ Netblocks ☛ Social_media_restricted_in_Guinea_amid political_unrest⠀⇛ NetBlocks metrics confirm the restriction of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms in Guinea-Conakry on Wednesday 17 May 2023. The measure comes as authorities call in the army to assist police in dealing with protests amid political unrest. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Baidu_boss_says_good_luck_talking_AI_to Beijing_if_you_don’t_understand_censorship⠀⇛ But good luck to any of you hoping to use non- Chinese AI in apps to serve users behind the Great Firewall. Google and Bing – neither of which is accessible in China – can also shelve any plans for an AI-inspired comeback. OpenAI can probably forget China entirely for the forseeable future. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_authorities_investigating_European University_at_St._Petersburg_for_‘extremism’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and the country’s federal education watchdog, Rosobrnadzor, have launched an unscheduled investigation into the European University at St. Petersburg as part of the government’s ongoing “measures to prevent extremism and terrorism,” BBC News Russia reported Wednesday, citing sources from the university and others with links to the school. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukraine’s_Security_Service_investigates_6_Kyiv residents_who_ran_webcams_showing_air_defense_systems_in action_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has blocked a number of webcams that recorded the work of air defense systems around Kyiv. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Site36 ☛ Slap_in_the_face_for_public_prosecutor:_Linking_to „Indymedia_Linksunten“_legal⠀⇛ Linking is part of journalistic duties and therefore cannot constitute support for a banned criminal association, according to a court ruling on a raid and indictment. It dismisses charges against a radio editor and orders compensation. # ⚓ CPJ ☛ Russian_authorities_search_journalist_Nailya Mullayeva’s_apartment,_seize_equipment⠀⇛ Law enforcement seized two mobile phones, a laptop, and two SIM cards, and said the journalist was a witness in an investigation into an anti-war comment posted in a public group on the Russian social media platform Vkontakte, left by a man identified as Pavel Chumakov, which allegedly discredited the Russian army. Mullayeva told CPJ that the confiscated equipment had not been returned as of May 17. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ ICE,_Homeland_Security_Accused_Of_Targeting Outspoken_Migrant_Worker_For_Deportation⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ When_Racial_Justice_Meant_Universal_Social Benefits⠀⇛ “It is obvious, however, that job discrimination based on racial or religious prejudice is subsidiary to the more pressing issue of full employment. When jobs are plentiful, all kinds of economic discrimination are minimized. When jobs are scarce, and the competition among workers for available openings is sharpened, it is relatively easy to divide employees into convenient groupings provided by the incident of race, color, or religion, and to aggravate the prejudice which leads to an exclusion of minority groups from job opportunities. The basic problem to be solved, therefore, is the problem of full employment.” # ⚓ France24 ☛ French_court_upholds_three-year_sentence_for_ex- president_Sarkozy_in_wiretapping_case⠀⇛ In March 2021, a court found he and his former lawyer, Thierry Herzog, had formed a “corruption pact” with judge Gilbert Azibert to obtain and share information about a legal investigation. The trial came after investigators wiretapped Sarkozy’s two official phone lines, and discovered that he also had a third unofficial one taken out in 2014 under the name “Paul Bismuth”, through which he communicated with Herzog. The contents of these phone calls led to the 2021 corruption verdict. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Minnesota_Enacts_Landmark_Protections_for Amazon_Warehouse_Workers⠀⇛ Yesterday, the Minnesota Senate passed the strongest Amazon warehouse worker protection bill in the nation. The Warehouse Worker Protection Act, Minnesota House Bill HF36 / SF58, makes sure that a company like Amazon cannot come into our communities and disregard the safety of its workers or rob Minnesotans of their health and livelihood. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Violence_and_Injustice⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ As_Trial_Over_Illegal_Traffic_Stops_Begins, Highway_Patrol_Admits_It_Doesn’t_Track_Rights_Violations_By Troopers⠀⇛ The ACLU has been helping victims of the Kansas Highway Patrol hold the agency (and its troopers) accountable for their actions. Multiple lawsuits have been filed targeting the “Kansas two-step” performed by troopers. After delivering citations or otherwise making it clear drivers are free to go, the troopers take a step back to the car to start asking exploratory questions or otherwise drag things out until a drug dog arrives. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Taiwan_grants_full_adoption_rights_to_same-sex couples⠀⇛ Taiwan’s parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday allowing gay couples to jointly adopt children, a move hailed by activists as “another big step forward” for marriage equality. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ten_years_of_gay_marriage_in_France:_Same-sex couples_reflect_on_a_decade_of_change⠀⇛ May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. This Wednesday also marks exactly 10 years since gay marriage became legal in France. Since then, around 7,000 such marriages have taken place each year in the country. Back in 2013, FRANCE 24′s reporters Pauline Godart and Claire Paccalin met several same-sex couples who were bringing up children together in France. Ten years later, they caught up with two of these couples to find out how having the right to get married has changed their lives. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Deutsche_Bank_to_pay_$75_million_settlement_to Epstein_victims⠀⇛ Deutsche Bank will pay $75 million to settle litigation alleging the German lender financially benefited from supporting Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking scheme, according to a report Wednesday. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ In_Georgia,_1,400_Electric_Bus Manufacturing_Workers_Have_Just_Won_a_Union⠀⇛ Electric vehicle manufacturing in the US is overwhelming nonunion, but 1,400 workers for an electric bus manufacturer in Georgia have just unionized. It’s one of the labor movement’s biggest victories in the South this century. # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Geoffrey_Hinton,_AI,_and_Google’s_Ethics Problem⠀⇛ Talk about the dangers of artificial intelligence, actual or imagined, has become feverish, much of it induced by the growing world of generative chat bots.  When scrutinising the critics, attention should be paid to their motivations.  What do they stand to gain from adopting a particular stance?] # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ How_About_Using_AI_To_Determine_Whether_Or_Not Something_Is_Creative_Enough_To_Get_Copyright_Protection⠀⇛ There’s been a lot of talk lately about the role of AI and copyright, with much of it focused on fretting by various copyright maximalists about how things created by AI need more copyright or how AI systems are violating the copyright of artists, both of which seem to be fairly questionable claims at best. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ Knowledge_&_Cultural_Institutions_Defend Net_Neutrality_in_EU⠀⇛ This sort of approach has long been advanced by incumbent telecom companies, opposed by virtually every other relevant constituency, and rejected repeatedly around the world. It would undermine open Internet access — sometimes called “net neutrality” — and replace today’s well-functioning system of payments with a regulated morass, where consumers will ultimately pay the price. Content and application providers (in particular smaller players) will either be impeded from delivering their traffic at all due to costs, or will pass the costs on to consumers themselves. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Don’t_panic._Google_offering_scary_.zip and_.mov_domains_is_not_the_end_of_the_world⠀⇛ The reason, of course is, that .zip and .mov are both file extensions. So there’s concern that a miscreant could employ these TLDs to confuse people by visiting a malicious website rather than opening a file, among other threat scenarios. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Worried_About_Backlash,_Netflix_Delays_Password Sharing_Crackdown_In_U.S.⠀⇛ We’ve noted more than a few times that Netflix’s password sharing crackdown is a dumb cash grab, and illustrative of the company’s inevitable transition from innovative disruptor to the type of nickel- and-diming cable company Netflix originally disrupted. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ Saving_the_News_From_Big_Tech⠀⇛ Where did the media’s money go? It’s complicated. Let’s start with the news outlets themselves. Right around the time that personal computers were finding their way into home offices and kids’ bedrooms, news media underwent an orgy of consolidation, starting with the Reagan administration’s deregulation of the financial markets and, later the Clinton administration’s Telecommunications Act, which stripped away the already weak restrictions on media consolidation. As media outlets across the country merged, national chains took over from family proprietors. They raised prices and fired reporters, turning to wire services and chain-wide correspondents for subjects of national interest. They also fired locally focused salespeople, consolidating classified and display ad-sales to national call- centers. They sold off their buildings and presses and logistics networks, leasing them back. These cuts yielded dividends to the chains’ investors, dividends that were augmented by liquidating the papers’ cash reserves and “rainy day” funds. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ Why_shareholders_don’t_trust_Big_Tech_—_and_how to_fix_that⠀⇛ As we enter the 2023 AGM season, we look at what shareholder proposals for Big Tech companies Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta reveal about the companies’ capacity to mitigate risk and ensure accountability for emerging tech like AI. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ A_“blatant_no”_from_a_copyright holder_stops_vital_linguistic_research_work_in_Africa⠀⇛ Copyright discussions typically concern texts in just a few languages, and often only in English. In part, that’s because copyright law has evolved most quickly in anglophone countries. But it means that the copyright problems faced by those speaking less well- known languages – particularly languages with limited quantities of textual material available – are completely glossed over. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Ed_Sheeran_Beats_Another_‘Let’s Get_It_On’_Copyright_Suit_Involving_‘Thinking_Out Loud’⠀⇛ In explaining the dismissal decision, Judge Stanton emphasized the belief that the “commonplace” components of “Let’s Get It On” at issue are “unprotectable” under stateside copyright law. “At some level,” the judge wrote, “every work is the selection and arrangement of unprotectable elements. … That means a songwriter only has finite options for playing a commonplace chord progression. The options are so few that many combinations have themselves become commonplace, especially in popular music.” # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Judge_Sides_With_YouTube_in_Mexican Movie_Tycoon’s_Piracy_Lawsuit⠀⇛ YouTube has no legal obligation to use its piracy filtering tools to remove pirated videos, Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres concludes in a detailed recommendation. The Judge sides with the video platform on its request for partial summary judgment, noting that copyright infringement claims filed by movie tycoon Carlos Vasallo should be dismissed. # ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Japan’s_Pirate_Manga_Site_‘Leak’ Isn’t_a_Failure,_It’s_Potential_Education⠀⇛ The popularity of Japanese manga comics fuels rampant online piracy on a massive scale, with some sites generating more traffic than the largest movie piracy platforms. A list of pirate manga sites, accidentally ‘leaked’ on a government website, was quickly taken down recently after causing excitement on social media. On one hand that’s understandable; on the other it might be a missed opportunity. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ UMG,_WMG,_Sony_Music_Pondering an_AI_‘Takedown_Notice’_System,_Says_New_Report [Ed: Just another buzzword incarnation for abusing DMCA with automation]⠀⇛ A new report finds the Big Three pondering an AI ‘takedown notice’ system under discussion with Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 7516 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 53 seconds to (re)generate ⟲