𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Saturday, May 20, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sun 21 May 02:43:27 BST 2023 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/20/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmUUcGwMx4Q4HgbQ85BsuddNvVw4ydnTVvsGdan6TnSNbf QmWh2te8JXntfFGaCH4vh9JvppYb6y58Eqjjp6bUqzuEXs QmQ6wsM94WLvAWQdunnNNfe588me4D44gA4xrHf3aTRBx1 QmUz7bi24zquFwAWfikt3EXBf3WZiScC6iyaZZ9q5PabBk QmbjVRkLQ4yrK3QTTACJcNbs4Z3VinU4mzjrwhHmMUKUzY 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Unconstitutionally Starting ’Unified Patent Court’ in Violation of Numerous Conventions | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/irc-log-190523/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/system-failing-victims/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/unified-patent-court-milan/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/ascension-day/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/codeweavers-without-jeremy-white/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/gstreamer-1-22-3/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/ipfire-2-27-core-update-175/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/the-other-wiki/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 57 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/irc-log-190523/#comments Gemini version at 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for  QmfA6qSggEzsLMzozkohc4GcrmpjJjvkDPnnRpxuwHK7e2 #techrights 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇HTML5 logs⦈ (full IRC log as HTML) IRC log for #techrights  QmbYm7ZujrgLj6XNuXG3wNap8hFf71sNHvjJV6agdUpirf (full IRC log 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇text logs⦈ as plain/ASCII text) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇IPFS logo⦈ § Bulletin for Yesterday⠀➾ Local_copy | CID (IPFS): QmRej75aRh5cQjV4EkpTtNhGCL4Ea8gLTYE6afRU4AT8SA ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 184 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/05/20/system-failing-victims/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/20/system-failing-victims/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.20.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ London_Police_Chief_Publicly_Admits_the_System_is_Failing_Victims⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 8:29 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz In the news (2 days ago): UK_Metropolitan_Police_Chief_accuses_Crown Prosecution_Service_of_failing_victims_and_‘cherry-picking’_cases In Techrights: Good_Morning_Britain_Host_Martin_Lewis:_“Action_Fraud_is Pointless” 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇UK_Metropolitan_Police_Chief_accuses_Crown_Prosecution Service_of_failing_victims_and_‘cherry-picking’_cases⦈_ Summary: It has now been over 28 days since crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ were reported to the police (Action Fraud in London) and no action has yet been taken, just as we expected all along (they_cannot_even_be_contacted) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⣿⢹⣿⡏⢹⡏⢉⣉⠛⣿⠉⣿⠟⣉⡛⣿⣉⠉⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢿⢿⢻⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⣿⢻⡿⣻⠿⡿⠿⠿⢿⢿⠿⢿⢿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⢸⣿⠸⣿⡇⢸⡇⢈⡉⢠⣿⠀⣿⣦⣍⡙⢿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣧⣽⣷⣾⣾⡶⣿⣶⣷⣷⣷⣷⣿⣾⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣾⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣷⣤⣥⣾⣿⣦⣬⣤⣿⣧⣼⣷⣬⣿⣤⣿⣦⣭⣤⣿⣿⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣷⣿⣿⣶⣿⣷⣾⣶⣾⣾⣷⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣾⣿⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/05/20/unified-patent-court-milan/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.20.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ [Meme]_Illegally_and_Unconstitutionally_Starting_‘Unified_Patent_Court’_in Violation_of_Numerous_Conventions⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Europe, Law, Patents at 8:41 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Milan_is_in_London?⦈_ Summary: Team UPC has privately decided that Milan is in London and it’s time to start a_kangaroo_court for the EPO’s aristocrats, who granted lots_of_fake patents, which need fake judges to approve them ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠉⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣦⣤⣄⣀⡈⠉⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⢀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⣄⡈⠙⠻⢿⣿⣧⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⢠⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠰⠋⠙⣻⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⣀⠈⠻⢦⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠉⠐⠛⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⢠⠀⢀⠀⢠⠇⠀⡜⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⡀⠙⠯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.20.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_20/05/2023:_Ascension_Day_and_Closed_Registration_for flounder.online_(Small_Web)⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:15 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Technical # Science # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ Introducing_the_Broad_Framework⠀⇛ * Pointers on how to get a starter that is more yeast-y (use a “stiff” starter, maybe 50% hydration) or with more lactic acid bacteria (drown the starter in 500% hydration). Also that the drowning can help with mold problems. # ⚓ Summer_Springing_Up⠀⇛ For the past two summers in Sacramento, by the time May rolled around it was hot, IE 90+ degrees most days. I moved here May 24Th 2021 and slept on top of the covers every single night until mid September since it would stay hot late into the night. In 2022 it was regularly into the 90s by April and stayed hot late into October, a long, hot Summer. This year we had a pretty brutal Winter, the most rain I’ve seen in California in all my life. The rain wasn’t actually all that hard, it was the strong winds that came with it that brought down so many trees. However the rain did last for a long time. Normally we would get 2 or 3 days of rain like walls of water when you step outside, and then a couple sprinkles here or there, which almost always wasn’t enough water for the year. Now we’ve gotten more than we possibly can imagine, lakes are filling back up, rivers are higher than ever, everything is so green. The multi-week long light to moderate rain showers was not the California I was used to. # ⚓ Driving_in_England⠀⇛ I live in the United States, but this weekend the family have traveled to the UK to attend a wedding. I have visited other countries in Europe before, but not England. We decided to rent a car for the duration of our stay. I’ve never driven a right-hand drive vehicle before, much less driven in left-hand traffic. Of course that meant that we, jet-lagged and very tired, had to drive to the inn with everything on the opposite side from that to which I’m accustomed. # ⚓ Ascension_day_ponderings⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ascension_day_ponderings⠀⇛ Yesterday was a public holiday here, Ascension day. It’s one in a long list of Christian holidays which I had never heard of in my life before moving to Europe. Also in this list are All Saint’s Day, Epiphany, Reformation Day, and Whit Monday. It made me realise how incredibly watered-down religion is in Australia (maybe in the Anglosphere in general?). I’m sure there are people in Australia who observe these days, but they certainly do not feature prominently in the public consciousness. Easter and Christmas are the whole shebang when it comes to religious holidays. I even attended an overtly religious high school and have no memory of these days being recognised. Maybe some of them are specific to certain denominations? I mean, obviously Reformation Day is. I don’t even know what denomination was my school was supposed to be, if anything. Amongst all the hymns and services, that never came up. It was just generic, unspecified Christianity. At the time I didn’t even question this. # ⚓ Saturn,_Hacking_2023-05-19⠀⇛ It basically amounts to a glaring admission by NASA (back in 2019) of the many ways that the things that we know about Saturn’s moons don’t line up with what we would expect based on the popular solar system formation myth. Of course, NASA wasn’t meaning to present it that way. Rather, these are “mysteries” that will one day be solved by brilliant scientists. But I challenge the reader to consider an alternative — that the naturalistic model doesn’t fit, because the solar system was formed supernaturally about 6000 years ago. # ⚓ Hello,_it’s_me⠀⇛ Pleasant day. Did some grandchild sitting, started wading through our performance hints/lyrics for a June 3rd performance at a zoo, rain on and off keeping me out of the yard work zone. Sipping a bit of Cuervo over ice at the moment. I can’t due wordy justice the joy of getting out of the car, and the face of a really young human is lighting up to see you coming their way. # ⚓ Long_Weekend⠀⇛ Today it’s a long weekend across the country. Monday is Victoria Day, something of a complicated day honouring Queen Victoria, who ruled for decades, directly or indirectly, over a very sizable swath of the world. In that way of empires, whether people asked for it or not. Canadians call this weekend a lot of things. Victoria Day, May Two-Four, Picnic Day, May Long. For some people, it’s the first weekend at the cottage. But I don’t have that kind of lifestyle. For me, it’s the weekend to get the first bit of heavy yardwork done. Mow the lawn, get the vegetables in, start planting. o § Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Writing_Hello_world_from_scratch_Part_III⠀⇛ In the last post[1], I connected a CPU to a UART to print “Hello, world over this serial link. Even if the endeavor is quite fun, it’s not as impressive as writing it on a screen. To do so, we would need some sort of GPU. # ⚓ Asus_L210MA_lid_screen_issue_with_XFCE4_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ I tested several combinations and followed various ancient and modern workaround, none of those worked out; eventually I found my recipe, perhaps many steps are even unnecessary, however this combination seems to have the highest rate or reliability. # ⚓ Asus_L210MA_lid_screen_issue_with_XFCE4_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ # ⚓ Unit_Testing_&_TDD,_A_Love/Hate_Relationship⠀⇛ For most of my latest developments on smolver, my Gemini server, I have been practicing Test Driven Development (TDD), with which I have a love/hate relationship. In a previous post about a month back I mentioned this and wanted to expand on it. # § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Guarded_Commands⠀⇛ Guarded commands have a pretty math- y definition, courtesy Dijkstra. [...] Anyways, the code is terrible; the mkdir and chdir calls are not checked for failure. Guarded commands may not care whether a command fails. Rather, there is a test associated with each command; if the test passes then the command is not run, and if the test fails after the command is run, the script halts or otherwise signals an error. A benefit of all this testing is that a script that fails somewhere can be restarted without issue (besides the CPU cost of doing various tests). If the above script fails and then is re-run, “foo” or “bar” might be appended multiple times, which might be really bad. Someone might have to manually clean things up, which will take time and effort, or may have to wipe the system and retry from a clean slate, which also takes time and effort. Instead, one could use what I’m calling guarded commands. This may differ from what Dijkstra cooked up. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ On_Bubble,_centralization_and_federation⠀⇛ I’m going to break my own rule about posting on Gemini about Gemini because I think we’re at an important moment right now. I don’t want to rehash the entire discussion right now because you would have had to be offline for the past week or living in a cave to have missed it. There have been a lot of great points brought up, and the civility and thoughtfulness of the discussion is a credit to everyone involved. Thank you everyone, for proving my faith in Gemini as a community to be well founded. At any rate, Bubble is off to such a roaring start that it’s blaringly obvious this is something that people want. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not giving up my own capsule any time soon, and I’ll still be pushing my feed to Antenna for each and every post. But Bubble is off to a roaring start. Having tried it I have to say it really is pretty slick. From a technical standpoint, bravo to Skyjake for pulling this off so quickly. # ⚓ Closed_Registration_for_a_Small_Web⠀⇛ I have been running a web service, flounder.online, with a relatively small active user base, since 2020. I remain happy with it, and administering it takes up a relatively small amount of my time. One reason I am able to sustainably run it, despite having a lot of other obligations and a relatively demanding full-time job, is that I keep its scale intentionally limited. This is through a relatively simple mechanism: closed signups. [...] Signing up for an account on the web is generally pretty low-friction, but I question whether it ought to be. If we think about web infrastructure at its foundational level, signing up for an account puts you into a pretty strong relationship of trust between me (a systems administrator) and you (someone using my system). Your data lives on my computer, and I allow you to put your data on my computer. Is this really something that should be open to anyone? =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 642 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.20.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_20/05/2023:_CodeWeavers_Without_Jeremy_White⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 4:21 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva_Family o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Pseudo-Open_Source # Openwashing o Linux_Foundation o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights/Music * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ System76_refresh_the_ultra-portable_Lemur Pro_14″_laptop⠀⇛ System76 just gave their ultra-portable laptop the Lemur Pro a nice upgrade, here’s what’s now included with it. # ⚓ Liliputing ☛ System76_Lemur_Pro_is_a_2.5_pound_Linux_Laptop with_a_14_inch_display_and_up_to_Core_i7-1355U⠀⇛ The System76 Lemur Pro is a thin and light Linux laptop that ships with either Ubuntu or Pop!_OS software, weighs just 2.54 pounds, and measures just 0.65 inches thick. But despite its compact size, it has a reasonably high capacity 73 Wh battery. System76 has been selling Lemur Pro models for a few years, but now the company has launched a new model powered by 13th-gen Intel Core chips. It’s available now for $1149 and up. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Nikita Prokopov ☛ Humble_Chronicles:_Managing_State_with Signals⠀⇛ After the previous post, I figured that the best way to decide on the direction for Humble UI is to make an experiment. And I did. I implemented a reactive/incremental computation engine (signals) and wrote a simple TodoMVC in it. Following are my thoughts on it. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Improve_Gaming_Performance_on_Linux⠀⇛ Linux is increasingly becoming a strong choice for PC gaming as a realistic alternative to Windows. With Wine, improved GPU driver support, SteamOS, and many other enhancements, Linux gaming is now a reality. But as with Windows, things may not be perfect from the off. Here’s how to improve gaming on Linux with these top tips to tweak performance. # ⚓ PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ GIMP_Tutorial:_Colorizing_A_Black_& White_Photo⠀⇛ On YouTube, I have found several tutorials for colorizing a photo. Michael Davies Design has one, as well as Logos By Nick and others. I also found one by JBColourisation. I also did an article on colorizing a photo back in 2013, but there are several methods, so we’ll do a different method this time. We’ll be using layer masks for this, and I just heard an easier description of a layer mask. It’s like “a window that’s been blacked out” so you can’t see what’s inside, and when you paint the layer mask, you’re “making a hole” that shows what you want seen. # ⚓ PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ GIMP_Tip:_Join_Text⠀⇛ When I first registered for PCLinuxOS and started getting more involved in the community, I noticed how in the artwork of the distro logo, two letters in the middle are cleverly ‘joined’ to look like only one letter or character. The U and the N look like they are merged or magically melted together. Being a fan of graphics, in time when I needed to use the logo, I wasn’t sure how to go about joining the two letters. I asked in the forum, but the answers I got didn’t yield a good enough result. There was always something sticking out of place, or something didn’t look quite right. In time, I eventually figured out how to join the two letters seamlessly. Here, in this Gimp tip, we’ll see how I made it work for me. I am sure there are many other different ways to accomplish the same task, but this is how I do it. (See samples A1, A2, A3) # ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ How_to_Add_and_Remove_Users_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ The system administrator role includes creating users, deleting users, and reviewing existing users. They also control who can, and cannot, use root’s elevated powers. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Fix_“invalid_or_corrupted_package_(PGP signature)”_Error_In_Arch_Linux⠀⇛ When you install or upgrade packages on an Arch Linux system, pacman checks the digital signatures of the packages against the keys in the archlinux- keyring package. This verification process ensures that the packages you download and install are unmodified and come from trusted sources. If you have not updated your Arch Linux system for a longer period, then the digital signatures of various packages may mismatch. The changed keys may not match what you have in your system. Here’s how to fix this error. o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ CodeWeavers_partners_of_Valve_on_Proton move_to_an_Employee_Ownership_Trust⠀⇛ After 27 years, Jeremy White is leaving CodeWeavers, the company who oversee and fund Wine development and also work on Proton with Valve for the Steam Deck and Linux desktop. # ⚓ CodeWeavers_Now_Controlled_By_An_Employee_Ownership_Trust_– Slashdot⠀⇛ After leading CodeWeavers for 27 years, Jeremy White has decided to leave the company, prompting the transition to an employee ownership trust. CodeWeavers is known for its CrossOver software and contributions to the Wine project. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_Outlast_Trials_out_now_–_amazing_on Steam_Deck_(and_desktop_Linux)⠀⇛ Ready to scare yourself silly? The Outlast Trials has hit Steam Early Access and it’s Steam Deck Verified right out of the gate. This is a single- player and online co-op survival horror mixing together gory action with plenty of psychological stuff thrown in to really make you sweat. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Last_Christmas,_a_short_and_‘not_so_sweet’ adventure_gets_a_Linux_version⠀⇛ For fans of point and click adventures with a twist, you may want to take a look over at Last Christmas that recently added a Native Linux version. The game released on Steam in April, with the Linux version arriving May 17th. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Do_some_mining_with_machine_guns_in_BORE BLASTERS⠀⇛ 8BitSkull developer of the awesome Void Scrappers and Fates of Ort has announced BORE BLASTERS, a game all about drilling with machine guns. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Sci-fi_colony_building_sim_Stardeus_gets_a big_planetary_expansion⠀⇛ If dwarves aren’t your thing and you want to do some building in space, Stardeus is worth a look and it just recently had a pretty huge upgrade. As a reminder: Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Dwarven_colony_builder_Mountaincore_is_out now⠀⇛ Enjoy games like RimWorld, Dwarf Fortress and The Settlers? You’ll likely quite enjoy dwarven colony builder Mountaincore as well. It’s just hit Early Access and works well on Linux desktop and Steam Deck with full support. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_II_recreation fheroes2_adds_widescreen_support⠀⇛ Want to play the classic Heroes of Might and Magic II on modern platforms, with plenty of enhancements? Well the fheroes2 just keeps getting better – now with widescreen support. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva Family⠀➾ # ⚓ PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ [PCLinuxOS]_Screenshot_Showcase⠀⇛ # ⚓ PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ [PCLinuxOS]_From_The_Chief_Editor’s Desk…⠀⇛ I’ve discussed my son, Ryan, before in this magazine. In my article in November 2020, I laid out the challenges he faces. He continues to improve in all aspects of his “challenges.” Just get him talking about Transformers, Minecraft, or Sonic the Hedgehog, and he’ll talk your ears off. You’ll probably learn WAY more than you ever thought possible and more than you probably wanted to know about any of those topics. His reading is coming along fantastically, although we are now focused on improving reading comprehension. Math remains his favorite school subject. His new favorite reading material involves the graphic novel adventures of Dog Man and Cat Kid. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Latest_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_Release_Brings_New_Features to_Streamline_IT_Management_Tasks⠀⇛ Red Hat has recently announced the general availability of Enterprise Linux 9.2 and the upcoming release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8. The latest release brings new features to streamline complex Linux platform tasks across hybrid cloud environments. “The latest versions of the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform bring greater automation to help IT teams extend their reach across the hybrid cloud while at the same time making it easier to embrace innovation, whether containers or new hardware architectures,” said Gunnar Hellekson, VP and GM of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat has introduced a new realmd RHEL system role that should make it easier for IT admins to manage security and compliance within their organizations. It allows administrators to automate the integration of RHEL systems with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). Moreover, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.2 adds support for Ansible DevOps content to improve system checks following the guidelines established by the Center for Internet Security (CIS). # ⚓ SJVN ☛ Red_Hat_cuts_Fedora_Program_Manager⠀⇛ I was surprised when Red Hat laid off 4% of its staff. It was a bad move. But, I never saw Red Hat laying off community Linux distro Fedora Program Manager Ben Cotton, until I saw his blog post about leaving Red Hat. Cotton has played a major role in making Fedora an outstanding Linux community both for users and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) developers. He was also the CentOS Stream program manager. And, he authored Program Management for Open Source Projects. In short, he was a major mover and shaker in open- source circles and in RHEL development. Or, in other words, he was not the kind of person I saw Red Hat, or any other tech company, getting rid of. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Blog:_Unravelling_complexity_in_software- defined_vehicles⠀⇛ § Software-defined: an industry U-turn With the advent of software-defined vehicles (SDVs), cars are rapidly evolving to become more connected, autonomous, shared, and electric. These four features have eventually become so prominent that everyone in the industry can recognise them as the popular acronym CASE.  Constantly growing customer expectations also drive the SDV concept and impose challenges both on automotive hardware and software. To accommodate CASE trends and consumer needs, traditional vehicle architectures need revisiting and redesigning. Along with many other requirements, the new architecture must ensure upgradability, performance, and security. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Sipeed_launches_Tang_Nano_20K_FPGA_dev_kit⠀⇛ Sipeed launched yesterday the Tang Nano 20K development board powered by a GowinSemi FPGA from the GW2A series. This compact embedded platform offers the same amount of logic units as the Tang Primer 20K launched last year. # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Computer-on-Module_with_Tiger_Lake_CPUs_runs on_Linux⠀⇛ The EmETX-i92U0 is an industrial Computer-on-Module designed with the 11th Generation Intel Core processors. This customizable board delivers Ultra HD display, codec support, up to 12x USB ports and wide expansion ports. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_Streams_Zelda:_Tears_of the_Kingdom_to_Nintendo_64⠀⇛ Konrad Beckmann is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to interface with a Nintendo 64 through the cartridge port. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Sumolink_Erhu_RP2040_is_a_$3.60_Raspberry_Pi Pico_Clone_with_a_USB-C_port⠀⇛ The Sumolink Erhu RP2040 is a Raspberry Pi Pico clone with the exact same features except the micro USB port has been replaced by a USB-C port that may be preferred by some people, and the Wisdpi claims it is one of the world’s cheapest RP2040 MCU boards at $3.60, although that price does not include shipping. # ⚓ Collabora ☛ Radxa_Rock-5B_PCIe_and_RTL8125B_networking_in U-boot⠀⇛ Work continues on the Radxa ROCK5B RK388, as PCIe and RTL8125B networking support in U-boot have now been added. Publishing code as Open Source can benefit many different other projects, and allows anyone to benefit. # ⚓ Arduino ☛ DIY_spectrum_analyzer_is_an_easy_project_for beginners⠀⇛ For a spectrum analyzer to work, it needs to be able to break an electrical signal down into a series of frequency ranges. In an audio signal, frequency is pitch. That means that higher frequency ranges correspond to higher notes in the audio. This spectrum analyzer utilizes an MSGEQ7 IC, which is an equalizer filter, to pull seven frequency ranges from an audio signal. It outputs the peak of each band, giving a real-time reading of each band’s amplitude. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ What_can_you_buy_at_our_May_and_June Raspberry_Pi_pop-up_stores?⠀⇛ We will have stock of all Raspberry Pi boards at both the Birmingham and Leeds pop-up stores. This includes incredibly limited numbers of Compute Module 4, which will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis and limited to one per customer. So if you really want a CM4, we advise getting into the queue early on the first day of the pop-up you’re visiting. # ⚓ Olimex ☛ ESP32-POE_and_ESP32-POE_now_can_be_ordered_with WROVER_module_with_8MB_PSRAM⠀⇛ ESP32-POE and ESP32-POE-ISO are the most popular ESP32 boards with Power over Ethernet features. They are supported by ESPhome, Arduino, MicroPython, PlatformIO and of course Espressif SDK. # ⚓ Old VCR ☛ The_KIM-1_that_sounds_like_Stephen_Hawking_(or: “jitbanging”_DECtalk)⠀⇛ The KIM-1′s serial lines are connected to the last and smallest member of Digital Equipment Corporation’s true DECtalk hardware speech synthesizers, the 1994 DECtalk Express. The DECtalk’s classic default voice heard in this video is Perfect Paul, which (with adjustments) was the voice of Dr Stephen Hawking as produced with the 1988 Speech Plus CallText 5010. The 15 keys we can read off the KIM’s hexadecimal keypad are polled by a “talker” program that sends the DECtalk Express words and phrases to speak. However, although the KIM-1 has 20mA current loop output you can turn into RS-232 serial, its built- in ROM routines can’t reliably communicate at the 9600 baud rate the DECtalk Express demands. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ How_to_remove_SIM_card_on_Android devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ Forbes ☛ Android_Circuit:_Samsung’s_Folding_Success,_Pixel 8_Pro’s_Hot_Sensor_Leaks,_Google’s_Android_Dashcam_Revealed⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_warns_billions_of_Android_users_over feature_they_should_never_turn_off_–_it_helps_stop_bank- draining_apps_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_is_making_some_practical upgrades_to_screen_recording⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_14_drag_and_drop_works_across_apps⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ The_long_life_of_Apache_httpd_2.4⠀⇛ This isn’t entirely new in the Apache (httpd) project, since the initial releases of 2.2 and 2.4 were almost seven years apart, but it still feels like we’ve been using Apache 2.4 forever and are going to keep on using it for the foreseeable future. This isn’t particularly a bad thing; for example, I’ve certainly got a lot of use over the years out of Apache 2.4 expertise. But it does feel a little bit peculiar that such a core part of the web has stayed so stable for so long (I know that Apache is no longer the trendy web server, but we love it and I think it’s still reasonably commonly used). o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ As_‘code_pollution’_grows,_licensing becomes_crucial,_Grafana_expert_says⠀⇛ Every time there is an infection point in technological innovations, the licensing dynamic comes up. With things becoming more open with data, licensing code should be simplified using a specific method, such as a reference file, according to Richard Hartmann (pictured), director of community at Raintank Inc. (dba Grafana Labs). o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Bryce Vandegrift ☛ Stop_Saying_C/C++⠀⇛ For as long as I can remember, I have heard people say C/C++ when referring to a project written in C and or C++. A lot of programming/developer jobs also refer to C/C++ when they need a programmer who knows either C or C++. To most people who have never touched C or C++ this might not seem like a big deal. However, the problem is that when people say this term (C/C++) they make it seem like C and C++ are similar or closely related programming languages. That is not true. Although C++ was based off of C when it was first created, these two languages have slowly drifted apart over the years to the point where they share less and less in common. # ⚓ Pulumi ☛ Read_Every_Single_Error⠀⇛ At Pulumi we read every single error message that our API produces. This is the primary mechanism that led to a 17x YoY reduction in our error rate. You’re probably wondering how reading error messages make them go away. Doesn’t common wisdom tell us that we need a fancy observability toolchain, or to follow the Google SRE model? I can confidently say that you don’t. I’ll go a step further and state that throughout my career, every system I’ve worked on that relied on aggregate views of errors was a complete dumpster fire. In every team where we instead chose to read all the errors, reliability naturally improved over time. I offer a concrete process that will drive your error rates down over time with math to back it up. # ⚓ Daniel Lemire ☛ The_absurd_cost_of_finalizers_in_Go⠀⇛ The Go programming language makes it easy to call C code. Suppose you have the following C functions: [...] o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Matter_1.1_is_here,_but_it’s_not_a_big deal⠀⇛ The first update to the Matter smart home interoperability standard is here. When the Matter standard launched in October of last year, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) promised that it would release updates every six months or so. Surprisingly, they delivered (it took much longer to get the initial standard out). * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Latvia ☛ Museum_admission_prices_up_5%_in_2022⠀⇛ In 2022, the prices of visiting visiting museums, libraries and zoological gardens in Latvia rose by 5.3%, according to data published May 18 by Eurostat. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ The_Oldest_Recorded_Kiss_Happened_4,500 Years_Ago,_Scientists_Say⠀⇛ “In the earliest texts in the Sumerian language, kissing was described in relation to erotic acts,” according to researchers. # ⚓ Scientific American ☛ Physicists_Create_Biggest-Ever Schrödinger’s_Cat_–_Scientific_American⠀⇛ Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives. # ⚓ Raw Story ☛ Formidable_asteroid_to_hurl_past_Earth_Sunday, 4_others_approaching_this_weekend⠀⇛ An asteroid by the name of 2023 JK is expected to zip past Earth on Sunday, missing our planet by just a little more than a million miles. According to NASA, 2023 JK is roughly the size of a commercial jet. Or, as The Jerusalem Post measures it, the length of 18 adult male Pacific walruses. # ⚓ VOA News ☛ First_Full-Size_3D_Scan_of_Titanic_Reveals_Wreck Like_Never_Before⠀⇛ Unveiled on Wednesday, the 3D scan was the result of a six-week expedition to the North Atlantic wreck site in summer 2022, during which researchers used two remotely operated submersibles — named Romeo and Juliet — to map the entire shipwreck and the surrounding 3-mile debris field. The researchers took more than 700,000 images from every angle to create a virtual, exact 3D reconstruction. # ⚓ NBC ☛ First_full-size_scan_reveals_Titanic_wreck_as_never seen_before⠀⇛ The first full-size digital scan of the Titanic has revealed the world’s most famous shipwreck as never seen before, and experts hope that it will provide more insight into how the liner came to sink in 1912. Created using deep-sea mapping, the unique 3D view of the entire vessel could break through “a century’s worth of human interpretation” about what happened to the liner as it made its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York, Parks Stephenson, a Titanic analyst and historian, told NBC News on Wednesday. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Fight_for_the_Soul_of_a_School_Board⠀⇛ In a small Missouri town, a campaign to remove literature from the high-school library forced members of the community to reckon with the meaning of “parents’ rights.” # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Nearly_a_third_of_Latvian_teachers_plan_to_leave job,_survey_shows⠀⇛ A survey “Teachers’ voice” on how teachers feel and see themselves in the profession has been carried out in Latvia for the second time. The survey data, published on May 18, show that in 2022, the number of teachers who do not feel good in their job and are planning to leave has risen significantly. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ New_College_of_Florida_students attend_‘alternative_commencement’⠀⇛ Hundreds of New College of Florida students, family members and friends gathered at an off-campus art gallery for an “alternative commencement” in defiance of state officials working to change the character of the traditionally progressive school. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Thursday evening’s ceremony preceded Friday’s official graduation on the school’s Sarasota campus. The college had less than 700 students enrolled this year. It has become the focal point of Gov. Ron DeSantis to rid higher education in the state of what the Republican governor calls left-leaning “woke” indoctrination on campuses ahead of his expected presidential candidacy. # ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Get_You_Some_Practical_Accessibility⠀⇛ I watched Chapter 1 last night and, if it’s foreshadowing the rest of the course, my expectations have already been exceeded. Here are a few of the things I took notes on through Chapter 1: [...] o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ TV_Industry’s_Idea_Of_Innovation:_A_Free_TV_With A_Second_Small_TV_That_Constantly_Shows_You_Ads⠀⇛ For years all I’ve ever wanted from TV manufacturers is a “dumb” TV that has a whole bunch of HDMI inputs, but no “smart” internals. Since I know the real money is increasingly made from spying on users and monetizing their every fart (while failing to properly secure the collected data), I’ve even been willing to pay extra for simplicity, quality, and privacy. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Cincoze_DX-1200_fanless_Alder_Lake- S_embedded_computer_targets_machine_vision,_industrial automation⠀⇛ Cincoze DX-1200 is a fanless embedded computer powered by a choice of 12th gen Intel Core (Alder Lake-S) Celeron up to Core i9 CPUs whose mainboard is housed in a rugged and compact chassis designed for industrial edge AI and machine vision applications. The DX-1200 supports up to 64GB of 4800MHz DDR5 memory with ECC, and the Intel Xe architecture of the UHD 770 graphics chip is said to deliver image classification inference performance that is 2.8 times the speed of the Comet Lake-S platform. The embedded computer also offers a wide range of I/Os and as well expansion capabilities for up to four 10GbE, DIO, and COM ports, and M.2 and mPCIe sockets for WiFi, GNSS, 4G, and Bluetooth connectivity. # ⚓ The Guardian UK ☛ ‘We_are_losing_money’:_companies_in Apple’s_repair_program_say_they_can’t_compete_with_tech_giant |_Apple_|_The_Guardian⠀⇛ Slow response times and high cost of parts make program unviable, third-party repairers say # ⚓ TechSpot ☛ Samsung_will_cut_DDR4_memory_production_to endure_harsh_market_conditions_|_TechSpot⠀⇛ Being one of the largest DRAM chip manufacturers in the world, Samsung is experiencing a rather critical moment in its recent history. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Online_trolls_that_encourage self-harm_will_face_up_to_5_years_in_prison⠀⇛ The updated Online Safety Bill will include prosecuting online abusers who try to manipulate people on the web into causing themselves injury or grievous bodily harm (GBH), regardless of whether or not the victims do inflict this pain onto themselves. # ⚓ India Times ☛ EU’s_Thierry_Breton:_TikTok_still_a_long_way from_EU_rules_compliance⠀⇛ The EU last month singled out 19 large online platforms, including TikTok, which will be subject to the Digital Services Act (DSA), a set of new online content rules from August. The rules require the companies to do risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share data with authorities and researchers and adopt a code of conduct. # ⚓ El País ☛ France_finalizes_law_to_regulate_influencers: From_labels_on_filtered_images_to_bans_on_promoting_cosmetic surgery⠀⇛ France is finalizing a law that seeks to regulate the commercial activities of influencers and protect consumers from possible fraud or scams. The regulation, which has already been approved by the National Assembly and the Senate, prohibits promoting cosmetic surgery and subscriptions to sports betting applications. It also forces influencers to state whether they have been paid to promote a product, if images have been retouched or if a person’s figure or face have been created with the help of artificial intelligence. If a person breaks the rules, they may face up to two years in prison, a €300,000 ($320,000) fine and be banned from carrying out commercial activities on social media. # ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ When_Denying_an_Abortion_Clashes_With_Federal Law⠀⇛ Mylissa Farmer knew her fetus was dying inside of her. Her water broke less than 18 weeks into her pregnancy last August, and she was desperate for an abortion. But according to federal documents, during three emergency room visits over two days in Missouri and Kansas, doctors repeatedly gave Farmer the same chilling message: Though there was virtually no chance her fetus would survive and the pregnancy was putting her at high risk for life-threatening complications, there was nothing they could do for her. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Gonorrhea_infections_double⠀⇛ Finland recorded an exceptionally high number of gonorrhea cases last year. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Jia_Tolentino_and_Stephania_Taladrid_on_a_Year Without_Roe_v._Wade⠀⇛ The staff writers return to The Political Scene to discuss the state of abortion rights and what has changed since the Dobbs decision. # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Can_you_recycle_toothpaste_tubes?⠀⇛ Increasingly, yes. But not necessarily in your home recycling. Here’s what to do with empty toothpaste tubes # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Family_and_medical_leave_bill wins_final_approval_in_Minnesota_Legislature⠀⇛ Advocates say one-third of Minnesota workers — about 900,000 people — don’t have any paid time off. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Walz_signs_agriculture_bill_that funds_rural_internet,_safety_net_for_farmers_on_grain_sales⠀⇛ The bill includes $10 million to establish the state’s first grain indemnity fund, providing protections for farmers who might be owed money when grain buyers or elevators become financially insolvent # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Zimbabwe:_Suspected_Cholera_Cases_Surpass_1,000⠀⇛ “As of May 16, 2023, a cumulative total of 1,017 suspected cholera cases, six laboratory confirmed deaths…” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Tajik_Woman_Arrested_On_Suspicion_Of_Deliberately Infecting_Men_With_HIV⠀⇛ Tajik authorities say a 52-year-old woman has been arrested in the northern district of Bobojon Ghafurov on allegations that she deliberately infected nine men with HIV by having sex with them. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Walgreens_will_pay_another_record_settlement_for its_hand_in_the_opioid_crisis⠀⇛ Walgreens reached a $230 million settlement deal with San Francisco for its role in the opioid epidemic, after a landmark trial last year that found the pharmacy giant liable for fueling the crisis. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Farmers_announce_crisis_in_dairy_sector_in Latvia⠀⇛ The Dairy Industry Working Group of the Agricultural Organizations Council (LOSP) decided on May 18 to ask the government to immediately announce a state of emergency in the dairy sector in Latvia due to a prolonged fall in milk buying prices, and to implement intervention in the dairy market. # ⚓ Researchers_treat_depression_by_reversing_brain_signals traveling_the_wrong_way⠀⇛ o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Debt_Collectors_Want_To_Use_AI_Chatbots To_Hustle_People_For_Money⠀⇛ The collections industry is pushing GPT-4 as a dystopian new way to make borrowers pay up, replicating the debt system’s long history of racial bias. # ⚓ Brad Taunt ☛ My_Robotic_Mower_Woes⠀⇛ I’m no stranger to robotic lawnmowers. When my wife and I moved into our rural home just over five years ago, we picked up the Husqvarna 450X Automower since I was far too lazy to manually mow my property and the cost was equal to that of a standard riding mower. It was a no-brainer. Fast-forward five years. Everything is still going great with the Automower. Some minor repairs were needed but that was mostly my fault since I was allowing the mower into places it shouldn’t have been (ie. root systems and dirt “craters”). Then lightning struck our backyard at the beginning of April this year. The mower was fine, since we stow it away inside for the winter but the charging station, charging brick and perimeter wire we not so lucky… The lightning traveled along the main perimeter wire and went straight to the charging station. Boom. The charging dock was quite literally blown up into a million tiny pieces and scattered across my backyard. Giant trenches were carved up where the perimeter wire had been embedded in the lawn. This surge also followed the path towards the main power adapter and exploded that as well. All of this happened even with the charging station / adapter turned off and unplugged from any outlet. At least my mower was safe… # ⚓ ABC ☛ Twitter_accuses_Microsoft_of_misusing_its_data, foreshadowing_a_possible_fight_over_AI⠀⇛ In other respects, the letter primarily laid out a series of vaguely worded allegations. For instance, it noted that while Microsoft was required to inform Twitter about its intended use of the data, it failed to do so for six of the eight Microsoft apps that drew on information from the Twitter database. Similarly, the letter asserted that at least one Microsoft app had supplied Twitter data to a number of virtual locations that “reference a government entity or agency.” That apparently violated Microsoft’s agreement with Twitter, the letter stated, which prohibited the company from retrieving Twitter data “on behalf of ‘any government-related entity’” without first notifying Twitter. # ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ On_Regulating_AI⠀⇛ ChatGPT just turned 6 (months old). So why does Sam Altman want OpenAI to be regulated? A few hypotheses. # § Windows TCO⠀➾ # ⚓ CNN ☛ Apparent_cyberattack_forces_Philadelphia Inquirer_office_to_close_ahead_of_mayoral_primary⠀⇛ An apparent cyberattack forced the Philadelphia Inquirer to close its office through Tuesday, the newspaper’s spokesperson Evan Benn told CNN in an email on Monday. That means the Inquirer’s journalists won’t be in the office on Tuesday as they cover a key election: Philadelphia’s Democratic primary for the mayoral race. # ⚓ The Philadelphia Inquirer ☛ The_Philadelphia Inquirer’s_operations_continue_to_be_disrupted_by_a cyber_incident⠀⇛ The Inquirer had been unable to print its regular Sunday newspaper, and it was not clear until late Sunday afternoon that it would be possible to print Monday’s editions of The Inquirer and Daily News newspapers. Online posting and updating of stories to Inquirer.com continued, though sometimes slower than normal. It was unclear when systems would be fully restored, and Inquirer publisher Lisa Hughes said in response to emailed questions that “we are currently unable to provide an exact time line.” The incident was the greatest publication disruption to Pennsylvania’s largest news organization since the blizzard of Jan. 7-8, 1996, and it came just days before Tuesday’s mayoral primary election. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Possible_Cyberattack_Disrupts_The Philadelphia_Inquirer⠀⇛ Ms. Mastrull, who was working as an editor over the weekend, said that staff members had noticed on Saturday that they could not log on to the content management system. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Philadelphia_Inquirer_hit_by_cyberattack causing_newspaper’s_largest_disruption_in_decades⠀⇛ The cyberattack has caused the largest disruption to publication of Pennsylvania’s largest news organization since a massive blizzard in January 1996, the Inquirer reported. The cyberattack precedes a mayoral primary election scheduled for Tuesday. Hughes said the operational disruption would not affect news coverage of the election, although journalists would be unable to use the newsroom on election night. Hughes said other Inquirer employees will not be allowed to use offices through at least Tuesday, and the company was looking into coworking arrangements for Tuesday, the Inquirer reported. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Attempted_cyber_attack_responsible for_3-week_Newport_News_library_computer_outage⠀⇛ A failed cybersecurity attack is responsible for Newport News Public Library branch computers being out of operation the past three weeks. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ FIN7_returns_with_new_ransomware attacks⠀⇛ FIN7 has a long history in the cybercrime world. According to the FBI, the group’s operations date to at least 2015, and FIN7 has targeted some 100 U.S. companies with attacks designed to steal payment credentials and other data that can be used or sold for profit. The group is believed to have developed the ransomware strain that was used to attack Colonial Pipeline in 2021, an incident that resulted in fuel deliveries being disrupted along the Eastern Seaboard and drew attention to the widespread problem of ransomware attacks. o § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Openwashing⠀➾ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Facebook_Has_Crowbarred_Open_the_Pandora’s Box_of_AI,_Experts_Warn⠀⇛ Meta is cracking the AI arms race wide open. Literally. According to a report from The New York Times, Meta-formerly-Facebook is doubling down on its decision to make its large language model called LLaMA (Large Language Model Meta AI) — which competes with the likes of OpenAI’s GPT-4 — open source. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Battle_Over_A.I.,_Meta_Decides_to Give_Away_Its_Crown_Jewels⠀⇛ Its actions contrast with those of Google and OpenAI, the two companies leading the new A.I. arms race. Worried that A.I. tools like chatbots will be used to spread disinformation, hate speech and other toxic content, those companies are becoming increasingly secretive about the methods and software that underpin their A.I. products. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Linux_Foundation_&_Meta_Launch_new_“LF Connectivity”_Project_Umbrella_to_Improve_Enhanced_Access_to Networks⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux_Foundation_&_Meta_Launch_new_“LF_Connectivity” Project_Umbrella_to_Improve_Enhanced_Access_to_Networks [Ed: 'Linux' Foundation as an openwashing front group of malicious corporations that pay for it (millions for seats); this only disgraces the Linux brand]⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ CyberRisk Alliance LLC ☛ New_Linux_flaws_included_in_CISA vulnerability_catalog [Ed: These are very, very old; is the Microsoft-connected_CISA misusing its perceived authority for FUD?]⠀⇛ Seven actively abused Linux-related security flaws, most of which are years old, have been added by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, according to SiliconAngle. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Friday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Fedora (cups- filters, kitty, mingw-LibRaw, nispor, rust-ybaas, and rust-yubibomb), Mageia (kernel-linus), Red Hat (jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins), SUSE (openvswitch and ucode-intel), and Ubuntu (linux-azure, linux- azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.15, linux-gkeop, linux-oracle-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-oracle, and linux-oem-6.0). # ⚓ Dark Reading ☛ Microsoft_Azure_VMs_Hijacked_in_Cloud Cyberattack⠀⇛ A threat actor known for targeting Microsoft cloud environments now is employing the serial console feature on Azure virtual machines (VMs) to hijack the VM to install third-party remote management software within clients’ cloud environments. Tracked as UNC3844 by researchers at Mandiant Intelligence, the threat group is leveraging this attack method to skirt traditional security detections employed within Azure with a living-off- the-land (LotL) attack ultimately aimed at stealing data that it can use for financial gain, Mandiant researchers revealed in a blog post this week. # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ KeePass_exploit_helps_retrieve cleartext_master_password,_fix_coming_soon⠀⇛ The popular KeePass password manager is vulnerable to extracting the master password from the application’s memory, allowing attackers who compromise a device to retrieve the password even with the database is locked. The issue was discovered by a security researcher known as ‘vdohney,’ who published a proof-of- concept tool allowing attackers to extract the KeePass master password from memory as a proof-of- concept (PoC). # ⚓ Attempted_cyber_attack_responsible_for_3-week_Newport_News library_computer_outage⠀⇛ A failed cybersecurity attack is responsible for Newport News Public Library branch computers being out of operation the past three weeks. Public computers and printing, faxing and scan-to- email services have all been unavailable since April 25. Library patrons who tried to use public computers at library branches were greeted with signs taped over the screens that say “out of order.” # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Phishing_attack_affects_Texas_patients;_at least_130,000_impacted⠀⇛ DataBreaches.net has noted some reports this week involving an unnamed business associate that discovered a phishing attack in January of this year. The most recent disclosure was spotted on the website of South Texas Health System for its South Texas Health System – Edinburg facility. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Health_Breach_Notification_Rule:_FTC_wants your_insights_into_proposed_changes⠀⇛ The Health Breach Notification Rule has been in place since 2009. Given the pace of innovation, that seems like a century in tech years. Since then, we’ve seen an explosion in the popularity of health apps, fitness trackers, and other health- related monitors. To keep up with technological developments and evolving business practices, the FTC is proposing changes to the Rule and welcomes your comments. The Health Breach Notification Rule applies to certain businesses that aren’t covered by HIPAA – specifically, vendors of personal health records (PHR), PHR related entities, and third party service providers. When there’s been an unauthorized acquisition of a person’s unsecured, personally identifiable health information, PHR vendors and PHR related entities must (among other things) notify the FTC, consumers and, in some cases, the media. If your company is a third party service provider to a PHR vendor or a PHR related entity, you have notice requirements under the Rule, too. (Read Complying with FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule for details.) # ⚓ Hearst Communications ☛ Rackspace_gets_San_Antonio_federal judge_to_toss_proposed_class-action_suit_over_ransomware attack⠀⇛ Rackspace Technology Inc. won’t have to face proposed class-action litigation in San Antonio over a December ransomware attack that hobbled the cloud computing company. U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Thursday sided with Rackspace in dismissing litigation that had been brought by 37 plaintiffs from across the U.S. who lost access to email and related data as a result of the attack. More than 30,000 customers were allegedly affected, the judge noted in his ruling. # ⚓ SANS ☛ A_Quick_Survey_of_.zip_Domains:_Your_highest_risk_is running_into_Rick_Astley.,_(Thu,_May_18th)⠀⇛ A week ago, I wrote about Google starting to offer “.zip” domains and the possible risks associated with this. Earlier today, I quickly surveyed registered .zip domains to see what people are doing with them. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ ‘Infostealer’_malware_evolves_to_become even_more_lethal⠀⇛ The class of malware called infostealers continues to evolve into a more lethal threat. These threats are software that can steal sensitive data from a victim’s computer, typically login details, browser cookies, saved credit cards and other financial information. ⚓ TechSpot ☛ Google’s_new_registered_domains_include_.zip_and_.mov_for_a_more “exciting”_and_insecure_internet_|_TechSpot⠀⇛ Google Registry has recently introduced 8 new top-level domains for “dads, grads, and techies,” adding .dad, .phd, .prof, .esq, .foo, .nexus, .zip, and .mov… ⚓ TechTarget ☛ CrowdStrike_warns_of_rise_in_VMware_ESXi_hypervisor_attacks⠀⇛ As enterprise adoption of virtualization technology increases, CrowdStrike has observed a rise in ransomware attacks on servers running VMware’s ESXi bare-metal hypervisors. ⚓ Computer Weekly ☛ Scality_pushes_anti-ransomware_features_in_Artesca_object storage ⠀⇛ Object storage specialist announces v2.0 of Artesca, with a heavy focus on functionality that can protect against ransomware such as object locking, sharding, backup to object etc ⚓ TechTarget ☛ SBOMs_and_security:_What_IT_and_DevOps_need_to_know⠀⇛ By integrating software bill of materials creation into the software development lifecycle, IT and DevOps teams can build more secure and maintainable applications. * § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ o ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ Responsible_Disclosure:_arXiv_–_redirect_on login⠀⇛ The fix is pretty simple. Any redirection logic should ensure that users can only be redirected to an internal page not an external site. * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ Don’t_use_Beyonce_to_normalise_live_facial recognition⠀⇛ Its deployment is nothing more than our demise from democracy. It may be all anyone can talk about this morning, but Beyonce’s nothing short of incredible performance (I’m sure) in Cardiff was marred by the disappointing news that Cardiff police were deploying live facial recognition to “support” the concert. What is live facial recognition? o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_press_group_chief_Ronson_Chan feared_privacy_breach_when_asked_for_ID_by_police,_court_hears⠀⇛ The head of Hong Kong’s largest journalists’ group said he feared a privacy breach when he was asked to show his identity card by a plainclothes officer, a court has heard. o ⚓ The North Lines IN ☛ CCTV_Cameras_in_mini_&_school_buses_being made_mandatory_in_Doda⠀⇛ Taking in account certain complaints and apprehension raised in the DRSC meeting, Chairman (DC) ordered the installation of CCTV cameras in all the School buses, and Matadors registered with ARTO Doda. The executing agencies were directed to install glow signage, speed limit boards and boards with Emergency Response Team contact numbers on all the roads. The DRSC also instructed the concerned authorities to raise memorials at accident sites to alert the commuters. The agencies were also asked to remove the encroachments from all the roads. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finnish_police_unveil_new_traffic_sign⠀⇛ Finnish police announced on Friday that they will increase technical surveillance and use the newly unveiled road sign I16 to designate when it is in use. The police said that the new sign — which is blue and white with a device that appears like a camera — will notify drivers when the police and other authorities are using technical surveillance in a given area. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Malcolm_X_at_98:_Angela_Davis_on_His_Enduring_Legacy_& the_“Long_Struggle_for_Liberation”⠀⇛ We dedicate the show to remembering Malcolm X on what would have been his 98th birthday Friday. We begin with an address by world-renowned abolitionist, author and activist Angela Davis on Malcolm’s legacy, attacks on the teaching of Black history by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and more. “This is a time to reflect deeply on the long struggle for liberation,” Davis said. “And Malcolm asked us to keep our eyes on the future, future worlds, radical democratic futures for all beings who inhabit this planet.” * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ NY_Times_Is_Wrong_on_Dedollarization:_Economist_Michael Hudson_Debunks_Paul_Krugman’s_Dollar_Defense⠀⇛ Economist Michael Hudson responds to the misleading arguments against de-dollarization that New York Times columnist Paul Krugman made in his attempt to defend US hegemony and the dollar system. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_targets_Kyiv,_Kryvyi_Rih,_and_Lviv_in_new_wave_of attacks_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian troops launched out a new series of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities on Thursday night. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ FSB_officers_search_homes_of_Perm_human_rights_advocates, including_two_Presidential_Human_Rights_Council_members_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers searched the homes of multiple human rights advocates who work for Perm’s Historical Memory Center (the legal successor to the Perm branch of the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial) on Friday morning. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_outlaws_Greenpeace_International._NGO_condemns_decision as_‘absurd,_irresponsible,_and_destructive.’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s Prosecutor General has designated Greenpeace International an “undesirable organization,” banning its activities across the country. * ⚓ ANF News ☛ ‘We_will_make_Erdoğan_and_fascism_lose_in_the_second_round of_election’⠀⇛ Despite all the attacks by fascism, the Green Left Party succeeded in becoming the third largest party in the parliament of Turkey following the 14 May elections. The European Election Coordination of the Green Left Party said that the targeted outcome was, however, not achieved. The European Election Coordination vowed to make fascism and Erdogan lose in the second round of the presidential election. The Coordination issued the following message: [...] * ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Are_Muslim_religious_conservatism_and_political_ [sic]_Islam_making_a_comeback?⠀⇛ In response, Indonesian Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas and his home affairs and education counterparts threatened to sanction state schools seeking to impose religious garb in violation of government rules and regulations. * ⚓ [Repeat] IT Wire ☛ Microsoft_looks_to_extend_its_tentacles_further_into Pentagon_networks⠀⇛ Thus, for Newsweek to detail doubts over the Pentagon’s decision to abandon a long-running cyber-security program protecting its global IT network and replace it with off-the- shelf tools from Microsoft certainly merits comment. Newsweek’s Shaun Waterman wrote that the criticism of the shift had come both from outsiders and insiders, with experts saying it would make the US “more vulnerable to foreign hackers, enemy cyber-warriors and online spies”. His effort is well worth a read; he quotes both anonymous and named sources in mounting the argument that sourcing everything from a single software vendor isn’t the wisest thing to do. One source says: “I was completely against it. A lot of us were, for the same reason: It felt like we were further embedding ourselves into this monopolistic (Microsoft) monoculture.” * ⚓ Newsweek ☛ Pentagon_Hacking_Fears_Fueled_by_Microsoft’s_Monopoly_on Military_IT⠀⇛ DOD’s decision to push ahead with the move to Microsoft security tools, based on an assessment from the National Security Agency, has cast a new light on long-standing questions about the security of the software produced by the Redmond, Wash.-based technology giant, and the impact of its dominance in government technology markets. It could also run counter to the White House’s new cybersecurity strategy, which calls on software companies to offer secure products in the first place rather than selling additional security measures on top. * ⚓ VOA News ☛ Al-Qaida_Frees_Australian_Doctor_Held_for_Seven_Years⠀⇛ Kenneth Elliott, 88, is safe and well and has been reunited with his wife, Jocelyn, and their children, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ iStories:_Russia_circumvents_sanctions_by_buying_drones_and microchips_via_Kazakhstan_—_Meduza⠀⇛ According to a joint investigation by iStories, Der Spiegel and the OCCRP, Russia has been making monthly purchases of drones and microchips via Kazakhstan worth millions of dollars, in order to bypass sanctions. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ A_subservient_nation?_Russia_seems_prone_to_authoritarian rulers._Meduza_unpacks_one_theory_about_why._—_Meduza⠀⇛ Given the mental anguish and, in some cases, brutal repression endured by the many thousands of Russians who oppose Putin and Russia’s war on Ukraine, everyone wants to know why the Russian opposition hasn’t managed to stop him. One theory holds that it has something to do with an innate Russian national character — whatever that might mean — of subservience, that the Russian people bring dictatorship on themselves by not desiring liberty and democracy enough. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, sociological studies from both within Russia and outside the country have shown that Russian citizens value democratic ideals as much as citizens of much freer states. But the idea that Russians are a “subservient nation” is, it turns out, both old and durable, lasting from the early imperial era, into the Soviet Union, and down to the present day. Meduza explains the history of the idea and why it’s, at best, overly simplistic and, at worst, dangerous. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ At_Least_18_Killed_in_Bandit_Attack_in_Chad⠀⇛ “These provisional figures could change quickly. Some sources even mention 28 deaths,” outlet Tchadinfos reported. * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Bolstering_defence_innovation_in_Australia’s_north⠀⇛ The story of Darwin really begins with the necessity to establish a support route for the Overland Telegraph to the southern states of Australia. * ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ A_conversation_on_the_transformational_potential_of decentralized_and_distributed_technologies_for_Pakistan⠀⇛ Uzair Younus talks to Amir Husain, founder and chief executive officer of SparkCognition, about current and emerging trends, what countries like Pakistan can do to take advantage of seismic advances in technology, and how individuals can better prepare themselves for the future. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel_deploys_heavy_police_presence_for_annual_flag_march through_Jerusalem⠀⇛ Israel deployed over 2,000 police on Thursday for a march by flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City, a contentious event that comes as tensions are already running high. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Death_Toll_Rises_to_7_After_US_Convoy_Attack_in_Nigeria⠀⇛ The bodies of the victims were set ablaze, together with their vehicles, by the gunmen. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_President_Warns_Afghanistan_To_Abide_By_Treaty_On_Water Flows⠀⇛ Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has warned the de facto Taliban regime in Afghanistan that its noncompliance with joint agreements on water rights in regions along their shared border is escalating tensions between Tehran and Kabul. * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Former_minister_confident_Defence_chiefs_were_unaware of_Afghanistan_atrocities⠀⇛ Australia’s detailed investigation into allegations that members of its special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan demonstrated the nation’s commitment to the rule of law, says former defence minister Stephen Smith. In a video interview … * ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_National_Security_Experts_Call_for_Peace_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies amplify upon a full-page ad in The New York Times on Tuesday calling the war an “unmitigated disaster” and urging Biden and U.S. Congress to help bring it speedily to an end. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar_enacts_Weapons_Law_aimed_at_keeping_guns_away_from resistance⠀⇛ Junta threatens prison and death penalty for those who bear, sell and distribute weapons. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_military_tests_NASAMS_system_for_first_time⠀⇛ The NASAMS air defence system has been used for the first time during a field tactical exercise, the Lithuanian military said on Thursday. * ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_parliament_declares_local_Communist_Party_responsible for_Stalinist_repressions⠀⇛ The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, has passed a resolution, saying that Lithuanian Communist Party was responsible for mass deportations in the wake of the country’s Soviet occupation. * ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Disarmament,_demobilisation_and_re-integration_training for_SANDF_at_Peace_Mission_Training_Centre⠀⇛ Seventy-seven SA National Defence Force (SANDF) staffers made good use of the facilities and expertise of the Peace Mission Training Centre (PMTC) to boost peacekeeping skills in disarmament, demobilisation and re-integration (DDR). * ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Diplomats_in_Sudan_Shredded_Passports,_Stranding Sudanese⠀⇛ Officials destroyed Sudanese passports on security grounds as they evacuated the Khartoum embassy. Now the passport owners are trapped in a war zone. * ⚓ Insight Hungary ☛ Hungary_blocks_€500_million_military_aid_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ Hungary will block EU military aid for Ukraine as well as new sanctions against Russia, unless Hungarian OTP Bank is removed from list of war sponsors, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Vienna on Wednesday. The blocked tranche is worth €500 million and was due by next Monday. “The [Hungarian] government will not approve the next tranche of the European Peace Facility until Ukraine removes OTP from the list of international sponsors of the war,” Szijjarto said. He added that partially this is the reason Hungary does not support new sanctions. According to the Hungarian Foreign Minister the eleventh sanctions package “goes against common sese as the previous ten also failed.” § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ * ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Read_the_Facebook_Papers_for_Yourself⠀⇛ In November 2021, Gizmodo partnered with a group of independent experts to review, redact, and publish the Facebook Papers. This committee serves to advise and monitor our work and facilitate the responsible disclosure of the greatest number of documents in the public interest possible. We believe in the value of open access to these materials. Our collective goal is to minimize any potential harms that could result from the disclosure of certain methods by which Meta tackles sensitive issues like sex trafficking, disinformation, and voter manipulation. The documents, which have not previously been published, additionally contain both personal and private details about low-level Facebook employees and many of the users included in the company’s studies and internal discussions. The risks associated with publishing this information outweighs the value of disclosure. § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ BW Businessworld Media Pvt Ltd ☛ India_Achieves_47%_Growth_In_Coal Production_In_Last_9_Years⠀⇛ The Ministry of Coal in a statement said that the major leap in coal production of 893.08 MT in FY 2023 is the highest in the history of the country. * ⚓ CBC ☛ Canadian_forest_fires_are_the_latest_costly_climate_disaster_that public_accounts_fail_to_capture⠀⇛ While federal budgets include all the costs of fighting climate change, the other side of the ledger, the notional income from the benefits of you not breathing smoke, or at least breathing less, remain blank. Since there is no benefit, it is harder to justify spending the money. * ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Coral_reefs_are_dying._Desperate_scientists_are_turning_to high-risk_strategies⠀⇛ Corals grow like plants, but their branches are made of rock. They contain algae, but are animals. Their cells seethe with innumerable bacteria and viruses carrying out mysterious tasks. It is perhaps easier to describe their role in the world’s oceans: absolutely vital. They support about one-quarter of the ocean’s fish stocks. Their future is easier still to predict: unless we do something, they will all soon die. Nearly all tropical reefs will become extinct even if global warming is kept to 1.5 degrees. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ New_Caledonia_lifts_tsunami_warning_after_7.7- magnitude_quake⠀⇛ Tsunami waves of one-to-three metres above tide are possible along some coastal areas of Vanuatu. * ⚓ France24 ☛ New_Caledonia_lifts_tsunami_warning_triggered_by_Pacific Ocean_earthquake⠀⇛ New Caledonia has lifted a tsunami warning triggered after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean southwest of the island. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Death_toll_rises_from_Italy_floods_as_thousands_wait_to_come home⠀⇛ The death toll from floods that devastated an area of northeastern Italy rose to 11 Thursday after the bodies of two more people were found, authorities told AFP. * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ YLE ☛ Finnish_nuclear_plant_throttles_production_as_electricity price_plunges⠀⇛ Electricity production must also be profitable for nuclear power plants, according to the facility’s operator Teollisuuden Voima (TVO). o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Chevron_tallies_new_investment_for_Gorgon carbon_trap⠀⇛ Australia’s biggest carbon capture project is working but not at the rates Chevron promised, leaving the gas giant open to criticism. The vast Gorgon project on Barrow Island about 60 kilometres off the northwest coast of Western Australia is the largest single-resource project in Australia’s history. o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ UK_Treasury_report_asks_government_to_regulate crypto_as_gambling⠀⇛ Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and Ethereum should be regulated as gambling, according to a committee of lawmakers in the United Kingdom who claimed that the assets “pose significant risks to consumers.” ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Congress_Introduces_Bill_to_Keep_AM_Radio_In_Every Vehicle⠀⇛ Congress is considering mandating automakers to include AM receivers in vehicles as a safety issue. The news comes as many automakers have plans to phase out AM receivers on vehicles sold in the U.S. ⚓ H2 View ☛ California_submits_Hydrogen_Hub_funding_proposal⠀⇛ California has its hydrogen hub wheels in motion with fuel cell- powered buses spearheading its funding proposal. ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Why_is_AOC_Parroting_Nuclear_Industry_Propaganda?⠀⇛ During a visit to Japan, including to the destroyed Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant site, US Representative, Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez, an outspoken Democrat from Queens, New York, made a series of Instagram posts. ⚓ H2 View ☛ Italy,_Austria,_Germany_tie_up_on_hydrogen_pipeline_project_that could_deliver_40%_of_Europe’s_imported_hydrogen_demand⠀⇛ Companies in Italy, Austria and Germany have revealed plans to combine hydrogen pipeline projects to establish a 3,300km hydrogen- ready corridor which they say could deliver 40% of Europe’s imported hydrogen demand in 2030. ⚓ The Nation ☛ BP_Is_Posting_Its_Highest_Profits⠀⇛ ⚓ Eesti Rahvusringhääling ☛ Ministry:_Rail_Baltic_route_will_not_be_changed⠀⇛ “It (using existing Tartu or Pärnu railways – ed.) would require changing all domestic and international decisions and launching a completely new planning process,” Sander Salmu, the ministry’s undersecretary for transport, said in a reply to NGO Eesti Metsa Abiks. He explained that it was found in the planning process in 2018 that having Rail Baltic follow the existing 1,520-mm track gauge railway between Tallinn and Pärnu would not be justified, while earlier analyses (AECOME 2011) had not supported having it run through Tapa and Tartu. ⚓ Russell Graves ☛ Idaho_Power_Proposed_Solar_Net_Metering_Changes_2023_–_IPC- E-23-14⠀⇛ If you’re in the process of having solar installed in Idaho Power’s territory, or already have it installed, you recently got a letter in the mail informing you about their proposed changes to net metering for “non-legacy” systems under Schedule 84. This is the Idaho Public Utilities Commission case IPC-E-23-14. It relates to changing from kWh for kWh net metering to a new, generation-credit based system. And while the documents are fairly easy to read, they’re also quite long – so I thought I’d be helpful and summarize the changes and my thoughts on them here! § Overpopulation⠀➾ * ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ The_World’s_Lakes_Are_Shrinking⠀⇛ Lake and reservoir levels can change quickly and significantly, something the U.S. has experienced recently—drought last year emptied many critical lakes, but extreme winter storms refilled them this year. The water loss noted in the study was attributed to climate change and increased human activity, including greater water demands. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Next_Debt_Ceiling_Showdown⠀⇛ The negotiations around the pending approach of the debt ceiling limit are shrouded in media-driven intrigue, but they boast as much creative and original thinking as the latest installment in the Fast and Furious franchise. And like each new entry in that steal-chase-crash-and-repeat Hollywood empire, the debt ceiling drama is long on senseless mayhem and short on coherent plotting. * ⚓ India Times ☛ Japan_‘seriously_thinking’_of_joining_India’s_UPI system⠀⇛ Japan is “now seriously thinking about joining Indian UPI”, the payments system and also, it is contemplating how it can mutually recognise e-ID, for increasing interoperability,” the country’s digital minister Kono Taro has said in a media interview. The Centre thanked Japan for its interest in UPI (unified payments interface) and said it is working to recognise a common e-ID for better interoperability. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘I_have_nothing_now’:_Indonesians_fall_prey_to_fake shaman_‘magic_money’_scams⠀⇛ These scammers claim to be spiritual figures, promising to turn small investments into immense wealth. * ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Three_grocery_shops_close_in_central_Helsinki,_re- kindling_debate_about_downtown_vitality⠀⇛ THREE Alepa grocery shops have recently closed or are about to close their doors in downtown Helsinki, Helsingin Sanomat reported on Wednesday. The grocery shops that closed their doors earlier this month were located in Forum and on Iso Roobertinkatu. Alepa Eliel at Helsinki Central Station, meanwhile, is set to cease operations next month. * ⚓ WhichUK ☛ State_pension_underpayments_hit_£670m_–_are_you_owed_money?⠀⇛ Six in 100 claims were underpaid in 2022-23 * ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Financial_Times_sells_Pensions_Expert_brand_to_DG Publishing⠀⇛ The FT Group had planned to close the Pensions Expert brand. * ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Here’s_what_you_need_to_know_about_the_United_States debt_default⠀⇛ President Joe Biden met with congressional leaders May 9 in hopes of coming to an agreement to raise the country’s debt limit, or the cap on how much the federal government can borrow to pay for its functions and programs. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Influencers_warned_as_ATO_cracks_down_on_side business⠀⇛ media influencers and people with side hustles will come under scrutiny this tax season as the Australian Taxation Office cracks down on businesses amid the cost-of-living crisis. From July 1, tax officials will use sophisticated data-matching and analytical tools to catch taxpayers who under-report their income. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Business_to_pay_higher_WorkCover_premiums_in_shake up⠀⇛ Businesses will be slugged with higher premiums under changes to Victoria’s WorkCover, with the state government overhauling a system it says is broken. Premier Daniel Andrews announced businesses would pay an average of 1.8 per cent of remuneration from July 1, increasing from 1.27 per cent. * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Audacy_Stock_Is_Being_Delisted_from_the_NYSE_Due to_‘An_Abnormally_Low_Selling_Price’⠀⇛ Philadelphia-headquartered Audacy is being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) due to “an abnormally low selling price” – though the digital radio and podcasting company intends to appeal the decision. Audacy confirmed its NYSE exit, which follows several disappointing earnings reports and a Q3 2022 layoff round, via a general release. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_rules_IRS_does_not_need_to_notify_delinquent taxpayers_of_summons_to_collect_outstanding_taxes⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not need to provide notice to delinquent taxpayers of summons made against them to collect outstanding federal taxes. This does not apply to summons to determine whether a taxpayer owes an outstanding amount, only summons to collect. * ⚓ Geeks For Geeks ☛ Amazon_Lays_off_500_Employees_in_India,_Tech_Layoffs Continue_in_Q2⠀⇛ The tech layoff continues as the e-commerce giant Amazon is reportedly firing almost 500 employees in India across departments… * ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Rail_Workers_Decry_Biden’s_Push_to_Impose_Strike- Breaking_Labor_Deal⠀⇛ President Biden is warning that a looming rail strike could have devastating economic consequences, and has called on House lawmakers to vote today to block the strike and force through a contract deal that raises wages by nearly 25% but includes no paid sick days and is opposed… * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ ‘I_Got_to_Break_Free’:_Laid-Off_Tech_Workers_Search For_New_Purpose_Outside_Silicon_Valley⠀⇛ Free of the tech industry’s “golden handcuffs,” laid-off workers are finding more meaningful work at fashion startups, wineries, and neighborhood retail shops. “I’m not above anything or below anything,” one laid-off tech manager said. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Xinjiang’s_involuntary_autoworkers⠀⇛ * ⚓ Reuters ☛ Italy_allocates_funds_to_shield_workers_from_AI_replacement threat_|_Reuters⠀⇛ Italy on Monday earmarked 30 million euros ($33 million) to improve the skills of unemployed people as well as those workers whose jobs could be most at risk from the advance of automation and artificial intelligence. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ TikTok_influencers_file_lawsuit_to_block_Montana ban⠀⇛ Under the state’s ban, TikTok will be fined if it operates within the state, while app store providers such as Google and Apple also face fines if they allow Montana-based users to download it. * ⚓ ABC ☛ What_to_know_about_the_Montana_TikTok_ban⠀⇛ The Montana ban, which takes effect in January 2024, does not prevent current users from accessing the app or penalize them for doing so. Instead, the ban targets the availability of the app by threatening entities such as TikTok, Google and Apple with a $10,000 fine for each day that the platform remains accessible in app stores for users in Montana. “This is not doing anything with respect to existing users,” Sarah Kreps, director of Cornell University’s Tech Policy Institute, told ABC News, noting however that the law will hinder current users eventually as they fail to download new updates to the app. * ⚓ The Hill ☛ Montana_is_banning_TikTok._But_can_the_state_enforce_the_law and_fend_off_a_lawsuit?⠀⇛ Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed it into law Wednesday expecting a legal fight would follow. The law, which isn’t scheduled to take effect until Jan. 1, 2024, also faces a litany of questions over whether the state can even enforce the law. The new rules in Montana will have more far-reaching effects than TikTok bans already in place on government-issued devices in nearly half the states and the U.S. federal government. There are 200,000 TikTok users in Montana as well as 6,000 businesses that use the video-sharing platform, according to company spokesperson Jamal Brown. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_Mayor_Sergey_Sobyanin_to_run_for_re-election_on_United Russia_ticket_for_first_time_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin will run on the ticket of the ruling United Russia party in the city’s upcoming election in September, Russian state media reported on Friday. The party will reportedly nominate him at a conference whose date has not yet been finalized. * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ UK_government_prays_that_size_doesn’t_matter_as_it chips_in_£1B_for_semiconductor_sector⠀⇛ The official strategy coincided with the G7 Summit in Japan, where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Japan premier Fumio Kishida unveiled a global strategic partnership on semiconductors between the two nations. * ⚓ India Times ☛ EU_regulators’_group_sides_with_Big_Tech_against_telcos’ network_fee_push⠀⇛ The comments from The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) to the European Commission which is now looking into the issue underscores the high-stakes battle between Big Tech and Europe’s major telecoms operators. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_Verge_Rightly_Calls_Out_Online_Age_Verification_Laws_As A_Threat_To_Your_Privacy_&_The_Open_Internet⠀⇛ It’s frustrating how few news organizations these days are willing to call out nonsense for being nonsense. Too many feel they need to do one of those “view from nowhere” things where they pro/con everything. That’s why I appreciate The Verge, a news site that has spent years actually taking a stand. Its latest is a piece by Emma Roth, calling out the spate of age verification laws, and what a disaster they are for privacy online. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Former_Yekaterinburg_Mayor_Evgeny_Roizman_fined_260,000_rubles for_‘discrediting’_military_—_Meduza⠀⇛ A Yekaterinburg court imposed a fine of 260,000 rubles ($3,260) against the city’s former mayor Evgeny Roizman on Friday for allegedly “discrediting” the Russian military, granting the request made by prosecutors on Thursday. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Liberals_Balk_at_G.O.P._Push_for_Stricter_Work Requirements_in_Debt_Limit_Talks⠀⇛ A G.O.P. demand to impose stricter work requirements on recipients of food stamps and other public benefits has drawn a Democratic backlash, underscoring the tricky politics at play in the negotiations. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ The_kindredness_of_kindness⠀⇛ The persistence and breadth of generosity, a new study shows, matter far more than identity in shaping human interaction. * ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ John_Durham,_High_Priest_of_the_Cult_of_the_Coffee Boy⠀⇛ In an attempt to sustain his argument that the FBI was overly hasty in opening an investigation into Trump’s Coffee Boy, John Durham whitewashed many of the details about George Papadopoulos, including that he himself found the Coffee Boy’s communications with Sergei Millian to be “creepy.” * ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Why_Erdoğan_Prevailed_in_a_Battle_of_Competing_Turkish Nationalisms⠀⇛ As the country heads to a Presidential runoff, will the aftermath of a devastating earthquake hold more sway than old narratives of grievance? * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Despite_Challenges,_Negotiators_Optimistic_About_Next_Steps_Of Western_Balkan_Countries_Toward_EU⠀⇛ Top U.S. negotiators who have been working to de-escalate tensions and implement reforms in the Western Balkans told a U.S. Senate committee on May 18 that they remain optimistic about progress in the region toward EU membership despite “considerable” obstacles. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar’s_junta_shuts_down_3_Mandalay_hospitals⠀⇛ It claims the institutions used members of the civil disobedience movement. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_civil_and_disability_rights_groups_ask_federal_court_to block_provisions_of_Georgia_voting_law⠀⇛ A coalition of civil and disability rights organizations filed an emergency injunction with the Northern District of Georgia on Wednesday asking the court to block two provisions of a Georgia voting law, SB 202, due to their impact on people with disabilities’ access to voting. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Namibia_Supreme_Court_rules_in_favor_of_recognizing_foreign same-sex_marriages⠀⇛ The Supreme Court of Namibia ruled the country’s authorities must recognize foreign same-sex marriages for immigration purposes, potentially signaling a major policy shift in a country where homosexuality is criminalized. The decision came out of a consolidated appeal involving two foreign nationals in same-sex marriages with Namibian citizens. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ Salon ☛ Beware_Joe_Biden,_Donald_Trump_has_got_his_hands_on_AI⠀⇛ The obviously faked video of President Biden is part of a much larger operation by the Republican Party and larger neofascist movement to use AI and other disruptive technologies to undermine the very idea of objective reality and empirical truth as part of their broader war on democracy and civil society. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Stockholm Center For Freedom ☛ Turkish_court_bans_access_to_2021_report on_[Internet]_censorship_in_Turkey⠀⇛ A Turkish court has banned access to the 2021 annual report of the Freedom of Expression Association’s (İFÖD) EngelliWeb initiative, which focuses on the growing [Internet] censorship in Turkey in 2021, Turkish Minute reported, citing EngelliWeb. The report, which was drafted by Professor Yaman Akdeniz from İstanbul Bilgi University’s law faculty and researcher Ozan Güven, was published in October 2022. It said Turkish courts blocked access to 107,706 websites and domains, including 5,436 URLs containing news items, in Turkey in 2021. * ⚓ NPR ☛ Penguin_Random_House_and_5_authors_are_suing_a_Florida_school board_over_book_bans⠀⇛ A new federal lawsuit alleges that recent decisions by officials in a Florida county to ban and restrict access to books in school libraries violates constitutional rights to free speech and equal protection under the law. Over the past year, officials in western Florida’s Escambia County have banned more than a dozen books in the county school district’s libraries and classrooms in response to a wave of challenges by conservative teachers and parents. * ⚓ VOA News ☛ Iran_Executes_3_Linked_to_Amini_Protests⠀⇛ Iranian authorities on Friday executed three men convicted of violence against the Islamic republic’s security forces during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody last year, the judiciary said. * ⚓ VOA News ☛ Hong_Kong_Libraries_Ax_Books_Amid_National_Security_Fears⠀⇛ Hundreds of political books have been pulled from Hong Kong libraries in a move that analysts say is part of an ideological drive to purge “harmful” influences from the city that was once the bastion of freedom in Asia. This week, Hong Kong media reported that a number of books related to the 1989 military crackdown on the Tiananmen pro- democracy movement in Beijing, along with books by authors seen as pro-independence or pro-democracy, can no longer be found in libraries. * ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ ‘I’ve_left_cycling_–_losing_to_a_trans_rider_hurts on_a_million_different_levels’⠀⇛ And so today, she is finally speaking out, too scalded by the sense of injustice to choose the path of least resistance. It is a move of considerable courage, given the febrile climate in which sport’s trans debate is conducted. The fear of being denounced as transphobic is so acute that at the elite level, no active female athletes dare put their names to their disquiet over fairness. Only last week, Inga Thompson, a retired three-time US Olympian, found herself accused by cycling team Cynisca of “affecting its brand and reputation” for opposing the presence of post-puberty males in female sport. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Police_Detain_Singer_Who_Refused_Lukashenka Scholarship_In_2020⠀⇛ Police in Belarus have detained singer Patrytsia Svitsina, who in 2020 refused to accept scholarship from authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka, citing her moral principles. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_has_a_duty_to_identify_books_with_‘bad ideologies’,_leader_John_Lee_says_as_political_titles_purged_from libraries⠀⇛ The Hong Kong government has a duty to identify books with “bad ideologies,” Chief Executive John Lee has said at a Q&A session at the legislature on Thursday, after hundreds of political titles were purged from the city’s libraries. * ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Supreme_Court_declines_to_address_Section_230_in_new rulings⠀⇛ The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t discuss the question of whether Section 230 should be reinterpreted in two closely anticipated rulings it issued this morning.  Section 230 is part of the Communications Decency Act, a law that Congress enacted in 1996. ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Supreme_Court_Decision_in_Gonzalez_Confirms_Section_230’s Value_in_Promoting_Free_Expression⠀⇛ Court rules that there is no reason to consider the case further. Congress should take note and focus their attention on addressing the power of digital platforms. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Salman_Rushdie_attends_PEN_America_gala,_his first_in-person_appearance_since_stabbing_last_summer⠀⇛ Last August, Rushdie was appearing at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center in western New York, when he was assaulted by a young man dressed in black and carrying a knife. Rushdie sustained multiple wounds, leaving him blind in his right eye and struggling to write. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Int’l_media_leaders_voice_support_for_detained media_tycoon_Jimmy_Lai,_as_Hong_Kong_gov’t_condemns_petition⠀⇛ Over 100 international media leaders around the world have expressed support for detained Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in a joint statement on Tuesday organised by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ The Nation ☛ “Socialism_Is_the_Future”:_Inside_the_2023_YDSA Conference⠀⇛ Last year, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade., ignoring decades of precedent with the Dobbs v. Jackson Health Organization decision. Republicans have used majorities in statehouses to curtail civil rights and liberties for queer and transgender communities. Tennessee Republicans were expelled Democratic lawmakers for calling for gun control in the wake of a school shooting in Nashville. Billionaire funded think tanks have drafted legislation that could erase decades of child labor law and protections. * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Sean_Penn_Derides_the_“Human_Obscenity”_of_AI_Amid WGA_Strike⠀⇛ Film and TV screenwriters went on strike at the beginning of this month. The WGA is seeking better pay, new contracts for the streaming era, and safeguards against the use of AI- generated scripted shows. Sean Penn’s comments about AI echo those of Sting, who believes AI is a battle every creative will have to fight “in the next couple of years.” “The building blocks of music belong to us, to human beings,” Sting told the BBC in an interview. “The tools are useful, but we have to be driving them,” the singer says of AI. “I don’t think we can allow the machines to just take over. We have to be wary.” * ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Case_Against_Casey_DeSantis._Really?⠀⇛ Apparently, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis uses they/them pronouns. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘It’s_Still_an_Emergency’:_The_Vulnerability_of_Queer Orthodox_Jews⠀⇛ Seeking help, L.G.B.T.Q. members of religious communities may end up in conversion therapy without even realizing it. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ 8-year-old_migrant_dies_in_US_custody_following_expiration_of Title_42⠀⇛ US border authorities confirmed Wednesday that an eight-year- old girl died while in their custody along the US southern border. Her death is the second reported incident of a child dying in US custody since the lifting of Title 42, a Trump-era immigration policy that has been widely criticized by human rights groups. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Migrant_Housing_Plans_in_NYC_Are_Repeatedly_Met_With Outrage⠀⇛ First the city tried hotels, then tents, then a cruise ship terminal, then school gyms. As migrants have continued to cross the border, the mayor pleaded on Wednesday for understanding — and ideas. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Former_Bosnian_Prison_Camp_Supervisor_Arrested_In_U.S.⠀⇛ Kemal Mrndzic, the former supervisor of the notorious Celebici Bosnian prison camp where Serbs were held and tortured during the bloody breakup of the former Yugoslavia, has been arrested in Boston. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Uzbek_Man_Who_Killed_Eight_In_NYC_Terrorist_Attack_Gets_10_Life Sentences_Plus_260_Years⠀⇛ An unrepentant and defiant Islamic extremist received 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on May 17 for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Three_Jailed_Iranian_Protesters_Send_Plea_For_Help_Fearing Their_Executions_Are_Imminent⠀⇛ Three jailed Iranian protesters who fear their execution is imminent have appealed to the public for support in a handwritten note saying, “Don’t let them kill us.” * ⚓ RFA ☛ No_word_on_six_miners_missing_after_lift-cage_accident_at_Tibet mine⠀⇛ Mining has increased dramatically on the Tibetan Plateau – and with it pollution and degradation. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Rohingya_struggle_in_Myanmar_camps_devastated_by_cyclone⠀⇛ * ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Stanford_resident_physicians_unionized_a_year_ago._They say_their_demands_still_aren’t_heard⠀⇛ One year after successful unionization efforts, Stanford resident physicians held a unity break on Wednesday to demand that the University offer a “fair” contract for better pay and working conditions. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Supreme_Court_Has_Decided_Not_to_Break_the Internet—Yet⠀⇛ The two cases were called Google v. Gonzales and Twitter v. Taamneh. Both cases were brought by the families of victims of ISIS terrorist attacks who claimed that social media companies (namely Twitter and the Google-owned YouTube) helped the group carry out the attacks. Normally, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 protects Internet companies from liability for defamatory or illegal content posted on their platforms. In the Google case, families argued that YouTube’s algorithm actively promotes terrorist content to users it thinks might be interested in such activity, and thus the company should not be protected by Section 230. In the Twitter case, families argued that a different law, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), allowed them to sue Twitter for “aiding and abetting” terrorism and “providing substantial assistance” to ISIS. * ⚓ Variety ☛ Supreme_Court_Hands_Tech_Industry_Win_by_Leaving_Section_230 Internet_Shield_Law_in_Place⠀⇛ The decisions left untouched Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. As currently interpreted, Section 230 grants [Internet] companies broad legal protections for user-posted content on their services. The two related cases, which had been appealed to the Supreme Court, threatened to erode the protections of Section 230. In the first case, Twitter v. Taamneh, plaintiffs claimed that Twitter was liable for allegedly “aiding and abetting” an attack in Istanbul by ISIS because Twitter failed to adequately block or remove content promoting terrorism (even though Twitter had no specific knowledge that any particular post furthered a terrorist act). In its ruling, the Supreme Court held that hosting, displaying and recommending videos, without more, is not aiding and abetting terrorism. The court noted that all content is sorted by algorithms and that using content-agnostic recommendation algorithms is insufficient to create liability. * ⚓ Broadband Breakfast ☛ Supreme_Court_Sides_With_Google_and_Twitter, Leaving_Section_230_Untouched⠀⇛ In Twitter v. Taamneh, the court ruled that Twitter could not be held liable for abetting terrorism by hosting terrorist content. The unanimous decision was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who had previously signaled interest in curtailing liability protections for online platforms. “Notably, the two justices who have been most critical of Section 230 and internet platforms said nothing of the sort here,” said Ari Cohn, free speech counsel at TechFreedom. * ⚓ NPR ☛ Supreme_Court_unanimously_sides_with_Twitter_in_ISIS_attack case⠀⇛ The U.S. Supreme Court handed social media companies a major victory Thursday in the first test case involving the immunity from lawsuits granted to [Internet] platforms for the content they publish online. In two separate cases, one against Twitter, the other against Google, the families of people killed in terrorist bombing attacks in Istanbul and Paris sued Twitter, Facebook, Google and YouTube, claiming that the companies had violated the federal Anti-Terrorism Act, which specifically allows civil damage claims for aiding and abetting terrorism. The families alleged that the companies did more than passively provide platforms for communication. Rather, they contended that by recommending ISIS videos to those who might be interested, the internet platforms were seeking to get more viewers and increase their ad revenue, even though they knew that ISIS was using their services as a recruitment tool. * ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Google’s_Plan_to_Delete_Inactive_Accounts_Shows_the Internet_Isn’t_Forever⠀⇛ The company’s strategy of killing inactive accounts after two years shows the real risk of having one account for everything if the goal is to keep your content online forever. * ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Econet_–_full_statement_on_power_failures_that_caused network_challenges⠀⇛ We discussed that Econet’s recent outage was caused by multiple power failures at their network operations centre. Here is their full statement on what happened. We sincerely regret the challenges that our customers experienced over the past week, which were precipitated by power outages at our National Operations Centre (NOC) in Harare. * ⚓ Public Knowledge ☛ Public_Knowledge_Applauds_FCC_Vote_To_Find_More Spectrum_for_Digital_Inclusion⠀⇛ The FCC moves to potentially open 1000 MHz of spectrum to new commercial uses. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Venture_predation⠀⇛ For monopolists and other predators, the Manne Seminar was an excellent return on investment. After attending a Manne Seminar, the average judge’s legal decisions tipped decidedly in favor of monopoly, operating on the Chicago bedrock assumption that monopolies are “efficient,” and, where we see them in nature, we should celebrate them as the visible manifestation of the entrepreneurial genius of some Ayn Rand hero in a corporate boardroom: [...] A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Even as post-Chicago economists showed that predatory pricing was both possible and rampant, a “rational” and effective strategy for cornering markets, suppressing competition, crushing innovation and gouging on price, judges continued to craft tortuous, unpassable tests that any predatory pricing case would have to satisfy to proceed. Economics moved on, but predatory pricing cases continued to fail the trial-by-ordeal constructed by Chicago-pilled judges. * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Microsoft_to_let_Internet_Explorer_11_haunt_Windows some_more⠀⇛ Microsoft hinted as much in February when it began pushing a patch to disable IE 11 via a Microsoft Edge update. It exempted the IE platform – IE11′s Trident/MSHTML browser engine, Web Object Control (WebOC), and Component Object Model (COM) automation – in order to permit the continuance of IE mode, a way to render websites that depend on the legacy browser using the IE platform. And that exemption is scheduled to last until at least 2029. * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ European Commission ☛ Intellectual_[sic]_property_[sic]_–_revised framework_for_compulsory_licensing_of_patents⠀⇛ EU countries currently regulate and implement the framework for compulsory licensing of patents in the EU using different, fragmented procedures. This means it is not efficient enough to tackle EU-wide crises. Also, the efficiency of the current EU procedure on compulsory licensing of patents for export to countries with public health problems (Regulation 816/2006) should be examined. This initiative aims to revise the framework so it is adequately prepared & coordinated to tackle future crises. o ⚓ Information_on_UPC_CMS_capacity_and_availability [Ed: UPC is illegal, but promoters of illegal agenda try to distract from it with bogus little niggles such as "CMS capacity and availability"]⠀⇛ * § Copyrights/Music⠀➾ o ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Memories_and_media:_Remembering_loved_ones_through art⠀⇛ My sister does this thing where she creates playlists for every season of her life. o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Battle_Over_Lisa_Marie_Presley’s_Estate Resolved_—_“There_Was_Never_Any_Lawsuit”⠀⇛ Following the death of Elvis’ only daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, a dispute ensued over control of the family trust. Now that “dispute” has been resolved.  Priscilla Presley and her granddaughter Riley Keough reached a settlement over the control of the family trust. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Piracy_Bots_Channels_Are_Rampant_on_Telegram,_But For_How_Long?⠀⇛ Telegram is an essential communication tool for millions of people. For some, it’s a source of the latest piracy releases too, with channels reaching hundreds of thousands of pirates each. Chasing Telegram pirates remains a cat-and-mouse game but behind the scenes, progress is being made. o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Anti-Piracy_Program_Accused_of_Violating Citizens’_Fundamental_Rights⠀⇛ Since 2010, France has monitored and stored data on millions of internet users as part of anti-piracy scheme featuring warning letters, fines, and ISP disconnections. Europe’s highest court will soon decide whether the program is permissible under EU law. Digital rights groups insist that as a general surveillance and data retention scheme, it violates fundamental rights. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ 3D_Printing_Blueprints_And_Other_Wall_Art⠀⇛ Today if you want to reproduce a big schematic or a mechanical drawing, you just ask it to print or plot from the CAD model. But back in the day, you drew on big sheets at a drafting table. How do you make copies? Sure, there were a few large-format copiers, but they were expensive. A more common method was to use a heliographic copier which, often but not always, resulted in a blueprint — that is a blue page with white lines or vice versa. These days, you are more likely to see a blueprint as an artistic wall hanging, and since [Basement Creations] wanted some, he figured out how to make them with a 3D printer. o ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ Andy_Warhol_Ruling_Limits_Fair_Use_for Copyrighted_Images,_With_Far-Reaching_Hollywood_Implications⠀⇛ After Prince died in 2016, Vanity Fair’s parent company Condé Nast ran an image from the series on the cover. It paid the Andy Warhol Foundation, which assumed ownership of the series, $10,250. Goldsmith got nothing. When she claimed that the work infringed on her copyright and asked for compensation, the foundation sued her seeking a court declaration that the work is protected by fair use. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Early_Computer_Art_From_The_1950s_And_1960s⠀⇛ Modern day computer artist, [Amy Goodchild] surveys a history of Early Computer Art from the 1950s and 1960s. With so much attention presently focused on AI-generated artwork, we should remember that computers have been used to created art for many decades. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Building_A_Breath-Controlled_MIDI_Device⠀⇛ When we think of MIDI devices, we typically jump straight to drum machines, rack synths, and keyboard controllers. However, there’s nothing saying you can’t build your own MIDI controllers that use the magic of breath to do their musical duty. That’s precisely what [Xavier Dumont] did with this unique 3D printed build. o ⚓ PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ Altered_Reality:_AI_Generated_Images⠀⇛ We’ve all most likely heard at least one of the above common sayings in describing images or pictures, if not all of them. And, until just very recently, there was a high level of “truth” in those sayings. But now, that line between what’s real and what’s not real has been blurred beyond distinction, blurring our perception of what is real and what is “Memorex.” o ⚓ PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ How_We_Think_About_Copyright_&_AI_Art⠀⇛ Artists are understandably concerned about the possibility that automatic image generators like Stable Diffusion will undercut the market for their work. We live in a society that does not support people who are automated out of a job, and being a visual artist is an already precarious career. o ⚓ PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ AI_Art_Generators_&_The_Online_Image Market⠀⇛ Now that computer-generated imaging is accessible to anyone with a weird idea and an internet connection, the creation of “AI art” is raising questions—and lawsuits. The key questions seem to be 1) how does it actually work, 2) what work can it replace, and 3) how can the labor of artists be respected through this change? o ⚓ PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ ICYMI:_Musk,_Tech_Leaders_Call_For_AI “Pause”⠀⇛ A portion of the Twitter site’s source code was posted on GitHub shortly after widespread layoffs at Twitter, according to an article on TechRepublic. Twitter has taken down a GitHub listing in which a significant amount of the social media site’s source code was leaked, according to a legal finding on March 24, 2023 acquired by The New York Times. The leaked code appeared to have been available on GitHub for several months before Twitter sent a copyright infringement takedown. It included “proprietary source code for Twitter’s platform and internal tools,” according to the filing. The code is no longer available on GitHub since that time. Meanwhile, one week earlier, on March 17, 2023, Musk tweeted that all code used to recommend tweets would be open sourced on March 31. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3678 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.20.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_20/05/2023:_GStreamer_1.22.3,_LibreOffice_Looks_to_Attract_New Contributors⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:14 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Server o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Devices/Embedded o Open_Hardware/Modding * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers # Mozilla o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o Programming/Development # Python * Leftovers o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Linux_Foundation o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Google_ChromeOS⠀⇛ ChromeOS is Google’s cloud-connected desktop operating system (OS). This web-app-focused OS powers mostly inexpensive Chromebooks—low-cost laptops for people with basic computing needs. Because it runs on affordably priced laptops and is easy to use with tie-ins to Google’s online productivity apps, ChromeOS is excellent for students and casual computer users. ChromeOS’s Android app compatibility has given the OS new life and access to millions of new software choices, and the support for those apps is improving. It doesn’t have the power of Windows or macOS, but not everyone needs that power. For the right user, ChromeOS is a strong choice. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Allianz_ditches_mainframe_for_scale_and_innovation_|_CIO⠀⇛ Germany’s largest insurer has jettisoned its mainframes in favor of Linux for its core applications and petabyte database. Allianz Technology CTO Axel Schell and team lead Sebastian Pongratz explain how ‘one of the riskiest and most difficult projects‘ of their careers came together. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ GStreamer:_GStreamer_1.22.3_stable_bug_fix_release⠀⇛ The GStreamer team is pleased to announce the second bug fix release in the stable 1.22 release series of your favourite cross-platform multimedia framework! This release only contains bugfixes and it should be safe to update from 1.22.x. Highlighted bugfixes: # avdec: fix occasional video decoder deadlock on seeking with FFmpeg 6.0 # decodebin3: fix regression handling input streams without CAPS or TIME segment such as e.g. udpsrc or pushfilesrc # bluez: a2dpsink: fix Bluetooth SIG Certification test failures # osxvideosink: fix deadlock upon closing output window # qtdemux: fix edit list handling regression and AV1 codec box parsing # qtmux: fix extraction of CEA608 closed caption data from S334-1A packets # rtspsrc: Fix handling of * control path # splitmux: timestamp handling improvements # v4l2videodec: Rework dynamic resolution change handling (needed for IMX6 mainline codec) # videoflip: fix regression with automatically rotating video based on tags # d3d11: many d3d11videosink and d3d11compositor fixes # webrtc, rtp: numerous data race fixes and stability fixes # cerbero: Add support for RHEL9 and Rocky Linux; build timecodestamper plugin with libltc support # various bug fixes, memory leak fixes, and other stability and reliability improvements o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Want_to_Hide_the_Top_Bar_in_Ubuntu?_Here’s How⠀⇛ Want to hide the top bar in Ubuntu when a window is placed near it? With a nifty GNOME extension you can! It works like this: Simple, huh? Ubuntu makes it easy to auto-hide the Ubuntu dock (the icon bar that sits on the left-hand side of the screen by default) out-of-the-box. You just open the Settings app, go to the Ubuntu Desktop section, and flick a switch. # ⚓ Boot_Ubuntu_Server_22.04_LTS_from_USB_SSD_on_Raspberry_Pi 4⠀⇛ This is a guide for configuring Raspberry Pi4 to boot Ubuntu from external USB SSD drive instead of SD card. SSD drives are much faster than SD cards, more reliable and now lower cost than SD cards for larger memory sizes.Instructions for Ubuntu server 22.04 LTS are provided. # ⚓ Migrate_Plex_Server_–_Ubuntu⠀⇛ To migrate your Plex server to a new Ubuntu server, you can follow these steps: 1. Set up the new Ubuntu server: Install Ubuntu on the new server and ensure that it is up to date with the latest updates and packages. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Change_the_Default_Screen_Resolution_in Ubuntu:_A_Step-by-Step_Guide⠀⇛ Ubuntu, a popular open-source operating system based on Debian, offers a variety of customization options to suit your needs. One of these is the ability to change your screen’s resolution. The screen resolution determines how much information can be displayed on your screen. # ⚓ EasyGUI_Python_library_Installation_on_Ubuntu_with example⠀⇛ EasyGUI is another library of Python that helps the developer to create simple GUI (Graphical User Interface) windows and dialogs with ease. It offers an intuitive and straightforward way to create interactive applications without complex code. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_tree⠀⇛ This article spotlights alternative tools to tree, a utility that lists the contents of directories in a tree-like format. # ⚓ Can’t_Open_Terminal_in_Ubuntu:_How_to_Fix⠀⇛ The Terminal app in Ubuntu is a text-based method of controlling your Linux machine. Terminal gets its name from the days before personal computers, when a ‘dumb terminal’ would be connected to a mainframe computer to allow you to enter commands. The Terminal app on your Linux computer is actually a terminal emulator, allowing you the same ability to pass commands to your computer. # ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Install_zsh_and_Oh_My_Zsh_on_Linux_| Beebom⠀⇛ While working with Linux, you must have heard of some strange names like bash, zsh, csh, etc., but never got to know about them. So you head over to the internet to read about the various shells in Linux. On Unix and Linux-based systems, the default shell that ships with the systems is bash, but zsh catches your attention right away. zsh is a customizable Linux shell that supports plugins and helps increase your productivity vastly. In this article, we will explain what is zsh and how to customize it using Oh My Zsh in Linux. # ⚓ Network World ☛ How_to_quickly_make_minor_changes_to complex_Linux_commands_|_Network_World⠀⇛ Linux provides a number of easy ways to move back and forth on the command line, make minor changes, and execute the altered command. # ⚓ TechSpot ☛ “BugCheck2Linux”_lets_you_run_Linux_after Windows_goes_BSOD⠀⇛ WTF?! Someone designed an experimental tool that can run a program or even a tiny operating system after a Windows crash. It has many limitations, but the ability to keep working on a PC even after a BSOD might come in handy in many situations. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Street_Fighter_6_Proton_update_brings_fixes_for_Steam_Deck –_Linux_–_Dexerto⠀⇛ A new update to Proton has brought a few fixes for particular games, with Street Fighter 6 getting a key update before the game’s launch next month. With just mere weeks away from launching across every platform, developers are ensuring just about every aspect is perfect before Street Fighter 6 launches on June 2. This includes the developers over at Valve, who have worked to ensure that a massive bug was squashed in a new Proton Experimental update. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ SUSE_Attains_Dell_Technologies’ Telecom_Certification⠀⇛ SUSE, a global leader in innovative open-source software solutions, has achieved a significant milestone by receiving Telcom Certification from Dell Technologies. This certification reinforces the strength of the longstanding partnership between SUSE and Dell Technologies, showcasing their joint commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions for the telecommunications industry. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_on_VisionFive_2_RISC-V_single_board_computer⠀⇛ VisionFive 2 is the world’s first high-performance RISC-V single board computer (SBC) with an integrated GPU. Compared with its last generation, VisionFive 2 has been fully upgraded with significant improvements in the processor work frequency, multimedia processing capabilities and scalability. Its superior performance and reasonable price make VisionFive 2 the leading affordable RISC-V development board to date. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Arduino ☛ The_Emotion_Aid_is_a_wearable_device_that communicates_its_user’s_emotions⠀⇛ Many people (especially those with autism spectrum disorder) have difficulty communicating with others around them. That is always a challenge, but becomes particularly noticeable when one cannot convey their emotions through body language. * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Firefox_Nightly:_A_Bountiful_Blend_of_Browser Betterments_–_These_Weeks_in_Firefox:_Issue_138⠀⇛ § Highlights o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ Attracting_New_Contributors:_TDF’s_Annual_Report_2022⠀⇛ Bringing new community members on board and helping them get started is an essential part of our work. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ [Older] Software_Development_Ethics⠀⇛ Computers can do great things for people, but like any other tool, they can also be used for evil. So we, as software developers, need an ethical code. Basically, it is a commitment that we will not build evil things for evil people. That is, when we sit down to build some software, we always do so with ethical standards. If someone asks us to violate those standards, we refuse or we walk away. For this to work, the ethics have to be simple and clear. First, no matter how many instructions are executed for any type of automation, the code must always be triggered by humans. Not someone, or anyone, but the actual people involved. # ⚓ [Older] Pulumi ☛ Read_Every_Single_Error⠀⇛ At Pulumi we read every single error message that our API produces. This is the primary mechanism that led to a 17x YoY reduction in our error rate. You’re probably wondering how reading error messages make them go away. # ⚓ [Older] Mark Seeman ☛ On_trust_in_software_development⠀⇛ On the surface, the trust framing seems to be about belonging, or its opposite, exclusion. It implies that if you don’t trust your co-workers, you suspect them of malign intent. Organisational dysfunction, it follows, is a Hobbesian state of nature where everyone is out for themselves: Expect your colleague to be a back-stabbing liar out to get you. # ⚓ [Older] Pablo Meier ☛ “Boring”_is_just_one_strategy⠀⇛ With all that said, I think we should challenge these from time to time. I sincerely like “boring”: these are prudent approaches to risks many tech companies, especially in the late aughts, run into. My main challenge to this is that these are about risk management and avoiding the floor, rather than reaching for (or breaking) a ceiling. “Boring” is a good strategy if you think the bigger existential risk for your company is that Product & Engineering will flop around, enamored with their cleverness, and fail to ship a reliable product on a reliable schedule. But if you’re more afraid of the business risks of shipping average product, at an average cadence, over the course of years, you should consider deviating, at least sometimes, from the playbook whose entire definition is “optimized for safety.” # ⚓ Andy Dote ☛ Expand_Contract_for_Databases_and_Services_| Andy_Dote⠀⇛ I haven’t seen Expand-Contract written about in some years, and I think it is a great way of performing database schema migrations without the need for application downtime. I also realised that it also applies to microservices and service-to- service communication in general. # ⚓ Stack Overflow ☛ You_should_be_reading_academic_computer science_papers_–_Stack_Overflow_Blog⠀⇛ As working programmers, you need to keep learning all the time. You check out tutorials, documentation, Stack Overflow questions, anything you can find that will help you write code and keep your skills current. But how often do you find yourself digging into academic computer science papers to improve your programming chops? While the tutorials can help you write code right now, it’s the academic papers that can help you understand where programming came from and where it’s going. Every programming feature, from the null pointer (aka the billion dollar mistake) to objects (via Smalltalk) has been built on a foundation of research that stretches back to the 1960s (and earlier). Future innovations will be built on the research of today. # ⚓ Introducing_DevPod_–_Codespaces_but_Open_Source⠀⇛ If you have used Codespaces before, you know how powerful an automated development environment can be. The downside of CodeSpaces is that you can’t control everything and run your development environment anywhere you want. Have you ever thought – what if I had complete control and could do this on my cloud provider or locally, and what if the tool was Open Source? # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ PyPI_new_user_and_new_project_registrations temporarily_suspended.⠀⇛ Identified – New user and new project name registration on PyPI is temporarily suspended. The volume of malicious users and malicious projects being created on the index in the past week has outpaced our ability to respond to it in a timely fashion, especially with multiple PyPI administrators on leave. # ⚓ LWN ☛ PyPI_suspends_new_user/project_registrations_ [LWN.net]⠀⇛ The PyPI Python module repository has temporarily suspended acceptance of new users and project names. # ⚓ Real_Multithreading_is_Coming_to_Python_–_Learn_How You_Can_Use_It_Now_|_Martin_Heinz_|_Personal_Website_& Blog⠀⇛ Python is 32 years old language, yet it still doesn’t have proper, true parallelism/ concurrency. # ⚓ Properties_|_Pydon’t_🐍_|_Mathspp⠀⇛ Learn how to use properties to add dynamic behaviour to your attributes. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ An_Intimate,_Lived-In_Début_Feature_from_Cambodia⠀⇛ Kavich Neang’s “White Building” dramatizes private lives and public conflicts in contemporary Phnom Penh. o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Earthquake_of_magnitude_7.1_strikes_near_New Caledonia⠀⇛ The earthquake hit at a depth of about 36km. o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Confessions_of_a_rapid-fire_texter⠀⇛ Group texts may help families and friends stay in touch, but sometimes the ability to respond instantly poses its own problems, our essayist writes. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Largest_‘Marsquake’_Ever_Recorded_Might Shake_Up_The_Mystery_of_Mars’s_Crust⠀⇛ It’s thick. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Ancient_Humans_in_Europe_Started Controlling_Fire_Far,_Far_Earlier_Than_We_Thought⠀⇛ So lit. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Major_Hypothesis_on_How_The_Continents Rose_Up_Was_Just_Struck_Down⠀⇛ Snakes and ladders. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Laird_RM126x_LoRaWAN_modules_and_development kits_feature_Silicon_Labs_EFR32_MCU,_support_P2P communication⠀⇛ Laird Connectivity has launched the RM126x series of ultra-low power LoRaWAN modules with the RM1261 based on SX1261 RF transceiver compliant with regulations in Europe, UK, Taiwan, Japan, India, and other countries, and the RM1262 based on Semtech SX1262 for USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc. The RM126x modules partially achieve their low power consumption through the use of a Silicon Labs EFR32 series microcontroller, and should be integrated into products for industrial, agriculture and forestry, smart cities, utilities monitoring, transportation, logistics, supply chain, healthcare monitoring, and retail. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Intel_NUC_13_Rugged_“Bravo_Canyon”_fanless Alder_Lake-N_mini_PC_is_designed_for_24/7_operation⠀⇛ The Intel NUC 13 Rugged, codenamed Bravo Canyon, is an upcoming fanless and dust-resistant mini PC powered by an Alder Lake-N processor and designed for 24/7 operation suitable for business and industrial applications, albeit just in a 0°C to 40°C or 50°C temperature range. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ NXP_S32K344_evaluation_board_for_mobile robots_offers_one_100BaseT1,_six_CAN-FD_interfaces⠀⇛ MR-CANHUBK344 is an evaluation board based on NXP S32K344 Arm Cortex-M7 automotive general-purpose microcontroller designed for mobile robotics applications such as autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and automated guided vehicles (AGV) with a 100baseT1 Ethernet interface and six CAN-FD ports. The six CAN bus connectors come in three pairs of CAN-FD, CAN-SIC (signal improvement), and CAN-SCP (secure) interfaces using NXP chips. # ⚓ Databases ☛ The_Great_CPU_Stagnation⠀⇛ For at least five decades, Moore’s law consistently delivered increasing numbers of transistors. Equally significant, Dennard scaling led to each transistor using less energy, enabling higher clock frequencies. This was great, as higher clock frequencies enhanced existing software performance automatically, without necessitating any code rewrite. However, around 2005, Dennard scaling began to falter, and clock frequencies have largely plateaued since then. # ⚓ WCCF Tech ☛ Intel_NUC_13_Rugged_Mini_PCs_With_Alder_Lake- N_CPUs_Spotted:_Passive_Designs_In_6-12W_TDPs,_Competitive Pricing⠀⇛ The PC will come with Windows 10 IOT Enterprise LTSC, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 operating systems support. # ⚓ DeckHD:_Waitlist_open_for_upgraded_Steam_Deck_screen_at_$99 –_Dexerto⠀⇛ FX Technology has opened a waitlist for its 1200p resolution screen for the Steam Deck, DeckHD. As well as better resolution, it also offers a few other upgrades. The Steam Deck has been a massive boon for tinkerers and those wanting to push the hardware in new, weird directions. Even the Ukrainian army has taken to it for controlling a turret. However, screen replacements are far and few between. iFixit has kits for such a purpose, but the DeckHD will be the first screen to offer a DIY upgrade to the Steam Deck’s panel. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ More_than_100_killed_as_herders,_farmers_clash in_central_Nigeria⠀⇛ More than 100 people in central Nigeria have died in several days of intercommunal violence that have destroyed hundreds of homes and caused thousands to flee, local officials said on Friday. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ US_CDC_issues_alert_over_fungal meningitis_outbreak_in_Tamaulipas⠀⇛ The CDC advised anyone who underwent a procedure involving a spinal block in Matamoros since Jan. 1 to monitor for meningitis symptoms. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Lawmakers_split_nursing requirements_from_larger_health_bill,_exempt_Mayo_Clinic⠀⇛ A source said there are indications that another bill opposed by Mayo — a proposed Health Care Affordability Board — is dead for this session. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Judge_Orders_Washington_AG’s Office,_DSHS_to_Pay_More_for_Evidence_Withholding⠀⇛ Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office and the Department of Social and Health Services have been ordered to pay more than $122,000 in attorney’s fees for withholding evidence in a continuing lawsuit # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Obesity_Drug_Brings_Heart_Health Benefit_Alongside_Weight_Loss_–_Study⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 4th_Death,_More_Vision_Loss Cases_Linked_to_Tainted_Eyedrops⠀⇛ U.S. health officials are reporting another death and several more cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria # ⚓ YLE ☛ Experts:_Finnish_healthcare_two-tiered⠀⇛ A division in the quality and accessibility of social and medical services is creating a two- tiered system, according to several major institutes. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Fast Company ☛ Researcher_Meredith_Whittaker_says_AI’s biggest_risk_isn’t_‘consciousness’—it’s_the_corporations_that control_them⠀⇛ AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, a 75-year-old computer scientist known as “the Godfather of AI,” has made waves this week after resigning from Google to warn that AI could soon surpass humans in intelligence and learn how to destroy humanity on its own. o § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Terragraph,_Evenstar_software_moves_over_to_the_Linux Foundation⠀⇛ The Linux Foundation launched a new open-source project that brings together Meta’s Terragraph and some software from Meta’s Evenstar under a new project umbrella called “LF Connectivity.” Meta’s Terragraph is a fixed wireless access (FWA) service that delivers multi-gigabit-speed data using 60 GHz unlicensed millimeter wave spectrum. Terragraph works by using its transmitters, which are typically deployed on street-lights or rooftops, to create a distributed network. It can extend a fiber network wirelessly through these nodes to provide last mile connectivity. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Revealed:_the_traps_antivirus_companies_use_to get_you_to_overpay [Ed: Just don't use Windows. With Windows, you overpay.]⠀⇛ Make sure you don’t get caught out with antivirus software – Which? explains the hidden traps that could cost you hundreds of pounds # ⚓ InfoQ ☛ Learning_eBPF_for_Better_Observability⠀⇛ This article shares insights into learning eBPF as a new cloud-native technology which aims to improve Observability and Security workflows. The entry barriers can feel huge, and the steps to using eBPF tools to help debug in production can be many. Learn how to practice using the tools, and dive into your own development. Iterate on your knowledge step-by-step, and follow-up with more advanced use cases later. Lastly, we will discuss ways to automated development in CI/CD and its challenges. # ⚓ San Diego ☛ San_Diego_Unified_students’_medical_data compromised_in_October_cybersecurity_breach,_school_district says⠀⇛ An October data breach of San Diego Unified School District’s network involved students’ medical information, the district told families in a letter sent this month. Dennis Monahan, executive director of risk services for the district, said an investigation into the breach has revealed that the names and medical information of students were compromised. Staff and students were issued new passwords. # ⚓ National Law Review US ☛ Client_Update:_Pennsylvania_Breach of_Personal_Information_Notification_Act_(BPINA)⠀⇛ In December 2005, Pennsylvania enacted the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (the “2005 BPINA”). Known as the 2005 BPINA Act, its purpose is to provide “for security of computerized data and for the notification of residents whose personal information data was or may have been disclosed due to a breach of the security of the system.” # ⚓ Wired ☛ The_Underground_History_of_Russia’s_Most_Ingenious Hacker_Group [Ed: Microsoft Windows TCO]⠀⇛ Ask western cybersecurity intelligence analysts who their “favorite” group of foreign state-sponsored hackers is—the adversary they can’t help but grudgingly admire and obsessively study—and most won’t name any of the multitudes of hacking groups working on behalf of China or North Korea. Not China’s APT41, with its brazen sprees of supply chain attacks, nor the North Korean Lazarus hackers who pull off massive cryptocurrency heists. Most won’t even point to Russia’s notorious Sandworm hacker group, despite the military unit’s unprecedented blackout cyberattacks against power grids or destructive self-replicating code. Instead, connoisseurs of computer intrusion tend to name a far more subtle team of cyberspies that, in various forms, has silently penetrated networks across the West for far longer than any other: a group known as Turla. # ⚓ Cybersecurity_attack_against_Amazon-owned_online_pharmacy PillPack_exposed_user_health_data⠀⇛ Amazon-owned PillPack reported a cybersecurity attack affecting the accounts of nearly 20,000 customers. An unauthorized person used customer emails and passwords to log into PillPack customer accounts, over 3,000 of which contained prescription information. Social Security numbers and payment information were not involved in the attack, according to the online pharmacy. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Norton_Healthcare_update_on_cyberattack⠀⇛ Norton Healthcare has six hospitals in Kentucky and one in Indiana. Since May 9, they have been working on recovering from a cyberattack. They don’t call it a ransomware attack but if they received faxed threats and demands as they state in their update, it was likely either a ransomware attack or someone skipped the malware and just exfiltrated data and then made extortion demands. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Peachtree_Orthopedics_alerts_patients_to cyberattack;_third_patient_data_breach_in_seven_years⠀⇛ Karakurt threat actors recently added Peachtree Orthopedics in Atlanta (Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A.) to their leak site. As often seems to be the case with Karakurt listings, the date on Karakurt’s post is somewhat confusing, and they make inconsistent claims about how much data they stole. In the screencap below, the date May 17 appears with “181 GB DATA” in red. In the post itself, which first appeared on or about May 12, they claim to have 194 GB of data, none of which has been leaked. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Amsterdam_court_hears_case_against_alleged hacker,_“DataBox”⠀⇛ DataBreaches previously reported that Dutch police arrested a 25-year-old man from Almere in November of 2022. Erkan S., known as “DataBox” on RaidForums, has been in custody since then. He was charged with dumping the GIS (Gebühren Info Service GmbH) data of nine million Austrians and listing it for sale on RaidForums in May 2020. But that wasn’t his only listing. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ YLE ☛ Prosecutor_and_Vastaamo_CEO_both_appeal_court’s verdict⠀⇛ The Helsinki District Court sentenced the psychotherapy firm’s CEO to a 3-month suspended prison sentence for a data protection offence. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_police_call_for_surveillance_cameras in_classrooms⠀⇛ Teachers say the proposed measures are disproportionate and spark fears over future political monitoring # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ FBI_Misused_Intelligence Database_in_278,000_Searches,_Court_Says⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ F.B.I._Violated_Surveillance_Program Rules,_Court_Ruling_Says⠀⇛ The bureau made changes after the newly revealed violations of rules for querying messages intercepted under an expiring warrantless surveillance law. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ What_does_self-defense_mean_in_US?_Subway killing_shows_divide.⠀⇛ The killing of Jordan Neely in a New York subway has revealed a chasm between stand-your-ground states and states like New York with a legal duty to retreat. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China’s_growing_nuclear_arsenal_a ‘concern_for_global_stability,’_G7_leaders_say⠀⇛ China’s rapidly growing nuclear arsenal is a “concern to global and regional stability”, Group of Seven leaders said Friday after talks on nuclear disarmament in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Philippines_test-fires_new_missile_decoys_in_South China_Sea⠀⇛ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was on hand to watch the firing of the “Bullfighter.” # ⚓ RFA ☛ British_government_under_fire_for_backing_away_from tough_China_stance⠀⇛ A U.S. congressional delegation warns of ‘global aggression’ from Beijing amid concerns over Confucius Institutes # ⚓ RFA ☛ At_Central_Asia_Summit,_Beijing_seals_trade_and investment_deals_with_5_nations⠀⇛ But China’s repression of Uyghurs is ignored, rights groups say. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Experts_react:_Assad_gets_warm_reception at_Arab_summit._Where_does_that_leave_the_US_and_its allies?⠀⇛ Atlantic Council experts react to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s attendance at the Arab League summit in Jeddah and explain its significance below.  # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Can_Arab_League_states_‘get_something’ for_readmitting_Assad?⠀⇛ Pre-summit conversations centered around three issues: the return of refugees, countering narcotics, and the reestablishing the state authority and institutions in Syria. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Rockets_Sent_Israelis_Running_From_the Beach._A_Rare_Seal_Brought_Them_Back.⠀⇛ The incongruous arrival of a large and endangered monk seal has distracted Israelis from a period of violence and political unrest. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Video_Shows_Greece_Abandoning_Migrants_at Sea⠀⇛ Video evidence shows asylum seekers, among them young children, being rounded up, taken to sea and abandoned on a raft by the Greek Coast Guard. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Assad_gets_warm_welcome_at_Arab_League_summit after_years_of_isolation⠀⇛ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince at a meeting of leaders who had shunned him for years, in a policy shift opposed by the U.S. and other Western powers. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Syrian_President_Present_at_the_Arab_League Summit_Opening⠀⇛ After receiving the presidency of the Arab League, the Saudi crown prince welcomed Syria’s return to the League. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Syria’s_Assad_Rejoins_Arab_League_for First_Time_in_13_Years⠀⇛ President Bashar al-Assad was shunned over atrocities committed in Syria’s civil war, but on Friday he is expected to join an annual summit of Arab leaders for the first time in 13 years. # ⚓ Tele_1_TV’s_editor-in-chief_gives_statement_for_sharing claim_of_plan_to_assassinate_Kılıçdaroğlu⠀⇛ Merdan Yanardağ had shared in a post the claim that a group entered from Georgia to Turkey to assassinate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on May 12. # ⚓ RFA ☛ North_Korea_prepares_to_launch_new_spy_satellite, state_media_reports⠀⇛ Experts say the launch site will be ready in June or July. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ 1923:_Germany_Seizes_French_Plane⠀⇛ Paris claimed a violation of the Treaty of Versailles after the German authorities impounded an aircraft that been forced to land outside Nuremberg because of engine trouble. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_People_Executed_In_Iran_in_Monthslong Protest_Crackdown⠀⇛ The three executions added to the number of Iranians who have been hanged in a crackdown over protests last fall. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Pays_Silent_Tribute_to_Victims_of Hiroshima_Bomb⠀⇛ The president joined other leaders in laying wreaths at a memorial to the first wartime use of a nuclear weapon, amid growing fears that one could be used again. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Search_for_4_kids_missing_after deadly_Amazon_plane_crash_leaves_Colombia_on_edge⠀⇛ Colombians are on edge as authorities search for four Indigenous children who were on a small plane that crashed in the the Amazon jungle this month but have not been found. The three adults aboard died. The crash happened May 1 and soldiers on Tuesday found the wreckage and the bodies of the pilot, an adult guide and the children’s mother. But there were no signs of the youngsters, who are ages 13, 9, 4 and 11 months. Colombian President Gustavo Petro took to Twitter to announce that the four children had been found alive but he deleted the tweet and acknowledged that the children had in fact not been found. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘War_is_not_an_option,’_says_Taiwan President_Tsai_amid_China_tensions⠀⇛ She said Taiwan is in discussions with Washington on sending US$500 million worth of weapons aid to the island. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ ‘War_Is_Not_an_Option’,_Taiwan President_Says_Amid_China_Tensions⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ White_House_Says_G7_Will_Align on_Shared_‘De-Risk,_Not_Decouple’_Approach_to_China⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ G7_Aims_to_Rein_in_Risks_From China,_Awaits_Zelenskiy⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ White_House_says_G-7_will_align_on shared_‘de-risk,_not_decouple’_approach_to_China⠀⇛ Mr Sullivan said nothing in the G-7 joint statement should come as a surprise to China. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Liz_Truss,_Britain’s_Briefest_Prime Minister,_Meets_Taiwan’s_Leader⠀⇛ Liz Truss, the former British prime minister, met Taiwan’s leader, who has sought to push back against China’s efforts to isolate the island democracy. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_opposes_G-20_meeting_in_Indian- ruled_Kashmir_and_will_skip_it⠀⇛ Ties between New Delhi and Beijing have been strained since a clash in Ladakh in 2020 in which 24 soldiers were killed. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Over_1,000_now_face_charges_in_connection_to_Jan._6 riots⠀⇛ In the 28 months since a mob of Trump supporters breached_the_Capitol, more than 1,030 people have been charged in connection to the insurrection and around 570 have pleaded guilty, the Department of Justice said this week. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Oil_billionaire_Mukesh_Ambani_and_famed_activist Sunita_Narain_are_both_on_the_COP28_board⠀⇛ The UAE has appointed 31 people to the advisory board for the upcoming COP28 climate summit. The group represents a mix of former executives of oil companies, climate campaigners, energy experts, and corporate leaders such as BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink and Siemens’s supervisory board chairman Joe Kaeser. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Floods_in_Northern_Italy_Kill_at_Least 14⠀⇛ At least 14 people died and thousands were left homeless after some areas received half their annual rainfall in 36 hours in a region that had only recently finished rebuilding after a 2012 earthquake. # ⚓ Daily Maverick ☛ Why_mining_is_an_insult_to_the_young people_of_Limpopo_–_Venda_environmentalist⠀⇛ I am Adivhaho Nengwekhulu, and I am from Thengwe Muledzhi. The place I stay in is full of life. In our village, we have beautiful indigenous plants and animals and natural resources. Limpopo, at large, has lots of natural resources and the whole Vhembe Biosphere is so full of life. We have got so many trees, such as the baobab and marula. Here in Limpopo, the marula trees make so many seedlings that spread all over. Just like the baobab. I don’t think other places have so many trees and natural resources like in Limpopo. Limpopo is my favourite place in the world. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ CYBER:_Crime_and_Crypto_with_Cory Doctorow⠀⇛ Talking with author Cory Doctorow about his new book: ‘Red Team Blues’ # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Could_‘unreliable’_be_the_new normal_for_energy_users?⠀⇛ Another couple of lucky winters should see Australia through the exit of coal-fired power without blackouts. But we may be fooling ourselves that the electricity grid can cope, Joshua Stabler, managing director of system specialists Energy Edge, warns. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Gas_code_of_conduct_in_June_to enforce_fair_prices⠀⇛ A gas code of conduct by June will enforce fair prices and support a reliable power supply, energy ministers say. Price relief and energy reliability were front of mind at the meeting of Australia’s energy ministers in Alice Springs on Friday. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ 9_EU_States_to_Work_on_Mediterranean_Green Energy_Hub⠀⇛ “…The alliance will prioritize the advancement of offshore renewable energy sources…” # ⚓ YLE ☛ Finnish_watchdog_looks_into_possible electricity_price_manipulation_by_Vattenfall⠀⇛ The Finnish Energy Authority is investigating whether the Swedish energy giant tried to artificially raise the market price of electricity last year. The company says its actions occurred by mistake. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Oil_to_Renewables:_Hawaii Utility_Aims_to_Transform_85-Year-Old_Power_Plant⠀⇛ Hawaii’s largest electric utility aims to transform an 85-year-old oil-fired power plant into one that will run on renewable energy # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ California_Governor_Seeks to_Speed_up_Water,_Clean_Energy_Projects_Delayed_by Lawsuits,_Permits⠀⇛ California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to fast-track hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of construction projects throughout the state # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Pedal_power:_Global_cities_expand_bike lanes_as_cycling_grows⠀⇛ Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 19, in the United States, but countries around the world have also experienced growth in cycling over the past few years. Cities have responded to the demand by reducing spaces for cars to create even more bike lanes. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Canada_Wildfires_Rage_in_Alberta_and British_Columbia⠀⇛ Wildfires raging in Alberta and British Columbia have created a sense of panic and fear, and forced thousands of residents to evacuate from their homes. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Cheetah_Deaths_Mar_India’s_Efforts to_Reintroduce_the_Big_Cats⠀⇛ The animals had been extinct for more than 70 years in the country, which has just begun a program that brought 20 cheetahs from Africa to a wildlife sanctuary. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ AI_conservation_project identifies_jaguars_in_Yucatán_reserve⠀⇛ The project, in partnership with Huawei, has helped to identify undiscovered jaguars living in the Dzilam Bravo nature reserve in Yucatán. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Debt_limit_talks_start,_stop_as Republicans,_White_House_face_‘serious_differences’⠀⇛ Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans have stopped and started and stopped again at the Capitol. The dizzying series of events Friday came amid high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic default. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Biden_Meeting_With_Indo-Pacific Leaders_at_G7_Summit_While_Confronting_Stalemate_Over_US_Debt Limit⠀⇛ President Joe Biden is seeking to rally regional cooperation against China on the margins of the Group of Seven summit in Japan, while confronting a stalemate back in Washington over how to ensure the U.S. avoids default # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Averting_a_Debt_Limit_Crisis⠀⇛ Both parties seem more willing to compromise on the debt limit. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India_to_withdraw_2,000-rupee_notes from_circulation⠀⇛ The notes will remain legal tender but people will be asked to deposit and exchange them for smaller denominations. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ How_truth_about_debt_sets_a_nation_free⠀⇛ To help relieve the massive debts of poor nations, a G-7 summit seeks honesty in financial statistics. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Whiplash_Day_of_Debt_Limit_Talks_Ends Without_a_Breakthrough⠀⇛ Republicans returned to the negotiating table on Friday evening after briefly walking out, though the evening talks lasted only an hour. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ If_Debt_Ceiling_Standoff_Can’t_Be Resolved,_Both_Parties_Will_Share_the_Blame⠀⇛ While each party tries to blame the other for the crisis, some acknowledge that they would both share responsibility for a default. # ⚓ Axios ☛ White_House:_“real_differences”_in_debt_talks⠀⇛ The White House has acknowledged “real differences” with Republicans in the budget_and_debt_ceiling talks and warned that negotiations will be “difficult,” according to a White House official. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Slow_build_for_timber_trade_take-off with_China⠀⇛ Expectations of a quick resumption of the $600 million timber trade deal with China have been tempered as Australia works towards getting bans lifted on other lucrative sectors. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt says it may take a few months before the timber industry starts getting the benefit of restrictions being lifted. # ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ The_Inevitable_De-Dollarization_of_the Global_Economy,_with_​Ben_Norton⠀⇛ Ben Norton returns to the Watchdog to shed light on the rapid decline of the U.S. dollar and its implications for American empire as countries worldwide shift away from the dollar in favor of regional currencies and China’s rise challenges Washington’s global dominance. # ⚓ Central_Bank_lifts_new_restrictions_on_cash_advance withdrawals_from_credit_cards⠀⇛ According to the new instructions that the Central Bank has sent to the banks, there will not be any new requirements for cash advance withdrawals from credit cards. On Thursday, many banks in Turkey suspended cash advances from credit cards after new requirements were imposed. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Alibaba,_Baidu_and_Tencent_Signal_First Steps_in_Bumpy_Recovery⠀⇛ The economy is open again, helping Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent claw back in the first quarter from a miserable 2022, though they are likely to face continuing skepticism from investors. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Philippine_VP_Sara_Duterte_Resigns_From_Lakas- CMD⠀⇛ “I am here today because of the trust of the Filipino people…” # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ DOJ_Arrests_Enrique_Tarrio’s_Cop_Buddy, Shane_Lamond⠀⇛ For years, I’ve said that certain steps in the January 6 investigation had to wait on the Proud Boys verdict. One of those things was the arrest of Enrique Tarrio’s DC Cop buddy, Shane Lamond. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Turkish_opposition_clings_to_election_hopes against_the_odds⠀⇛ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is well placed to win the second round of presidential elections, but his opponents are not giving up hope. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Greek_economy_finally_finds_its_strength._But how_will_elections_go?⠀⇛ As Greeks prepare for elections on Sunday, their economy is the best it has been in over a decade. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second term as spending limits end and Greece has lower unemployment. # ⚓ ACLU ☛ Here’s_How_Georgia’s_New_Voting_Law_Harms_Voters With_Disabilities⠀⇛ Empish Thomas is a 51-year-old voter from DeKalb County, Georgia who is blind and needs help filling out and mailing in an absentee ballot. In 2020, she was able to get that help from a sighted friend she trusted. But after the state of Georgia passed a law that made it a felony for anyone other than a “caregiver” or certain family members to help her return her ballot, she doesn’t know if she will be able to find anyone to help her vote absentee. She feels she has no choice but to try to vote in person, even though she can’t drive and has to rely on rides from others or public transportation to get to the polls. # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ John_Durham_Committed_the_“Crime”_of “Inferring”_of_Which_He_Accused_Rodney_Joffe⠀⇛ In his attempt to implicate Rodney Joffe in his conspiracy theories, John Durham criminalizes private citizens making inferences. And then he makes two inferences of his own. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Kidnapped_Australian_Doctor_Freed_After_7_Years⠀⇛ “We extend our thanks to the Australian officials who have worked over many years to secure Dr Elliott’s release…” # ⚓ YLE ☛ Purra:_No_government_deal_without_“clear_changes”_to immigration⠀⇛ After three weeks of negotiations, the nationalist Finns Party leader said that significant immigration reform is a prerequisite for her party to join the next cabinet. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Jamaal_Bowman_Speaks_Out_on_Marjorie Taylor_Greene_Spat⠀⇛ The Democratic congressman has made a habit of brashly confronting Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene, often in public displays meant to attract attention. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_Dianne_Feinstein,_Like_Many_Before Her,_Refuses_to_Resign⠀⇛ A life in Congress comes with power, prestige and perks that can be hard to leave behind. For some lawmakers who view their job as their identity, the prospect is unthinkable. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ G7_Countries_Borrow_China’s_Economic Strategy⠀⇛ Wealthy democracies rev up an effort to spend trillions on a new climate-friendly energy economy, while stealing away some of China’s manufacturing power. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Watch:_Sanna_Marin_delivers_commencement_speech_at NYU⠀⇛ The Finnish Prime Minister was among the honorary doctorate recipients from the university. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ AMLO_issues_new_decree_in_response_to Supreme_Court_ruling⠀⇛ The Supreme Court ruled against the 2021 decree fast-tracking AMLO’s major infrastructure projects like the Maya Train and the Tulum airport. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Foreign_students_in_Northern_Cyprus:_False promises_and_disillusion⠀⇛ In Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus, education has become the leading economic sector. No less than 23 universities are concentrated in the small self-declared state recognised only by Turkey, which has occupied it since 1974. They attract students from developing countries by offering affordable courses with a “European” stamp of approval. But some of these students are soon disappointed. After falling victim to false promises made by their recruiters, they can end up in desperate situations. FRANCE 24′s Corentin Bainier, Erika Olavarria and Derek Thomson report. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_the_Leaders_of_Turkey_and_Thailand Have_an_Interest_in_Elections⠀⇛ Turkey and Thailand held two huge elections this week, both with uncertain outcomes. Each shows some of the benefits that elections can hold for leaders who have amassed power with the tools of the state. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ He_Promised_Change_in_Thailand._But_Will He_Be_Allowed_to_Lead?⠀⇛ Pita Limjaroenrat led his party to victory in the Thai election and seems poised to become the next prime minister, unless the military blocks him. # ⚓ AKP_official_implies_İstanbul_mayor_may_be_dismissed_after presidential_runoff⠀⇛ İmamoğlu, who was nominated as a vide presidential candidate by Kılıçdaroğlu, was given a prison sentence in December. He will be banned from politics for five years if the verdict is upheld. # ⚓ Main_electoral_body_rejects_objection_to_Gergerlioğlu’s parliament_membership⠀⇛ The objection was raised by the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) due to the Koceali MP’s previous prison sentence. # ⚓ INTERIOR_MINISTER_POINTED_AT_POLLSTER_AS_A_TARGET_ON_TV_: Common_Life_Network_stands_by_pollster_Bekir_Ağırdır⠀⇛ The serving Interior Minister had said on a TV program, “There is a poll mafia in Turkey, and Bekir Ağırdır is carrying out an operation in Turkey. This man is the influence spy of the international system in Turkey. “ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Canadian_PM_Trudeau’s_‘manner_legs’ pose_steals_limelight_during_visit_in_South_Korea⠀⇛ Mr Trudeau spread his legs apart and appeared to be at the same height as Mr Kim. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ What_is_the_‘manner_legs’_pose_that Canadian_PM_Trudeau_did_in_South_Korea?⠀⇛ In South Korea, a person who is taller, will spread their legs to match the height of those who are shorter. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ With_Feinstein_Ailing,_Newsom’s_Vow_Looms Over_California_Senate_Race⠀⇛ Gov. Gavin Newsom of California promised in 2021 that he would appoint a Black woman to replace Senator Dianne Feinstein if she were to resign early. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ George_Santos_Must_Be_Held_Accountable_by Republican_Leaders⠀⇛ Deceiving voters undermines public faith in Congress. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_Four_Freedoms,_According_to Republicans⠀⇛ This is not what Franklin Roosevelt had in mind. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Guangdong_court_jails_veteran_dissident_for_3_years over_foreign_media_reports⠀⇛ Court finds Wang Aizhong guilty of ‘picking quarrels and stirring up trouble’ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Today_is_Malcolm_X_Day._Why_don’t_we_celebrate him_like_King?⠀⇛ A recent debunking of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous criticism of Malcolm X offers an opportunity to consider the mission they shared. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Elon_Musk_told_Twitter_employees_to_sleep_in_the office,_and_now_San_Francisco_is_investigating_if_he_broke the_law⠀⇛ The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI) announced on Friday (May 19) it had opened an investigation into allegations by former Twitter employees that CEO Elon Musk broke the law by turning company office space into bedrooms, according to the Associated Press. # ⚓ ACLU ☛ This_Week,_Anti-Abortion_Extremists_Showed_Us_Who They_Really_Are⠀⇛ This week was a heartbreaking one for those of us who believe in the freedom to fully control our bodies, lives, and futures. Anti-abortion legislators pushed their extremist agenda in three states simultaneously, and as they did they showed the world exactly who they are: legislators bent on cutting off access to health care who won’t let public opinion or democratic principles get in their way. Just a few weeks ago, we saw the will of the 59 percent of Nebraskans who support access to abortion prevail as legislators rejected_a_proposed abortion_ban. But not content with regular process, anti-abortion extremists turned around and proposed an_amendment_to_an_existing_bill, attaching an abortion ban to legislation that would ban gender- affirming care for youth. With this move, they confirmed what we have long_known. Anti-abortion and anti-trans movements have the same goal: to deny us the ability to make our own decisions and define our own path. This is about control, plain and simple. # ⚓ ACLU ☛ Justice_and_Safety,_Not_Fear,_Continue_to_Win_at_the Ballot_Box⠀⇛ On Tuesday, voters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania sent a resounding message: They want solutions to prevent crime in the first place, not just politicians stoking fear after it happens. By an 11-point margin in the primary election, voters chose the reform candidate for district attorney, Matt Dugan, who offered an affirmative vision for safety and justice that starkly contrasted with the tough-on-crime approach of the defeated 24-year incumbent, Stephen Zappala. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Mexico_Moving_Migrants_Away_From Borders_to_Relieve_Pressure⠀⇛ Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to keep migrants from massing in its border cities # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ 30_years’_jail_for_couple_in_South Korea_who_starved_toddler_to_death⠀⇛ The girl died in March 2022 due to severe malnutrition and brain haemorrhage. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Cultural_pride:_Native_American_high_school grads_ask_to_wear_regalia⠀⇛ Native American students often wear tribal regalia at graduations to signify community identity. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill earlier this month that would have allowed any public high school student to wear regalia. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_Amazon’s_Delivery_Network_Is Vulnerable_to_Labor_Strife⠀⇛ For years, the e-commerce giant could shield its vast archipelago of warehouses against disruptions from workers. Then it got even bigger. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ 95-Year-Old_Australian_Woman_Is_Tasered_by Police⠀⇛ She was holding a knife, but weighs 95 pounds and uses a walker. The episode, which took place in a care facility, prompted outrage, questions and a police investigation. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Your_digital_life_isn’t_as permanent_as_you_think_it_is⠀⇛ Robyn Caplan understands the fragility of digital memories intimately. After tragically losing both of her parents in recent years, Caplan treasures the digital possessions she inherited. She cherishes her mom’s iPad, access to their email inboxes, and message threads with both of them. It allows her to see the world through the eyes of her… o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ JetBlue-American_Partnership_Struck_Down by_Federal_Judge⠀⇛ An alliance begun in 2021 at four airports in the New York area and Boston allowed the airlines to sell tickets on each other’s flights and share revenue. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Third_Unified_Patent_Court_central_division_branch_to go_to_Milan [Ed: The lobbyists are trying to set up illegal and unconstitutional courts. This won't end well. It'll lead to chaos and the patent system will discredit itself.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Italian_government_confirms_Milan_will_host third_UPC_central_division [Ed: This is illegl. Governments are doing illegal things. Lobbying such as this will destabilise the EU, reinforcing the idea that the courts lack merit because they're constructed by and for litigation giants.]⠀⇛ Following months of discussion, Milan has been confirmed as the third and final seat for the UPC central division. According to a statement released late yesterday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice negotiated the agreement with representatives from France and Germany. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ The_Adoption_and_Benefits_of Royalty-Free_Licensing⠀⇛ As part of the efforts ofUnified_Edge,John Jaroszand his team of economists at theAnalysis_Grouphave published a paper on the benefits of royalty-free licensing. Read the abstract below and follow the link to download the paper. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Better_Browsing_web_browser_patent challenged_in_reexam⠀⇛ On May 16, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent_8,838,736, owned and asserted by Better Browsing LLC. The ’736 patent relates generally to a zoom feature for an internet browser and has been asserted against Opera Norway_AS. # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Entangled_Media_file_sharing_patent reexam_granted⠀⇛ On May 16, 2023, the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) granted Unified’s request, finding substantial new questions of patentability on the challenged claims of U.S._Patent 8,484,260, owned by Entangled Media LLC. The ‘260 patent relates to operating on files located on multiple devices using a singular file system and is being asserted against Dropbox. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Connect_&_Collaborate: Unpacking_the_NAPP_2023_Annual_Meeting_&_Conference⠀⇛ As a member and supporter of the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP), I am looking forward to the NAPP Annual Meeting and Conference scheduled for July 19-21 in Alexandria, Virginia at the USPTO Headquarters. I invite all those invested in protecting intellectual property rights to attend, especially folks who are deep in the day-to-day business of protecting patent rights. We have a remarkable line-up of speakers this year, including the USPTO Director, Kathi Vidal. Delving deeper into the conference agenda, we kick off on July 19th with an optional tour of Old Town Alexandria, followed by expert- led discussions on a broad range of topics from the current USPTO Pilot Programs to how to protect your practice from cyber-attacks. Thursday, July 20th, will offer another full day of sessions covering everything from responding to prior art rejections, to cultivating diversity in patent law, and best practices for PTAB appeals.  My patent law update is Thursday morning.  # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Twitter’s_new_2-hour_video_feature_is already_making_it_a_hub_for_pirated_movies⠀⇛ On Thursday, May 18, Elon Musk announced that subscribers to Twitter Blue—Twitter’s $8 a month premium service—are now able to upload two-hour videos, up to eight gigabytes in size…. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Twitter_Blue_Enables_Two-Hour Video_Uploads_—_And_the_Piracy_Ensues⠀⇛ The nebulous benefits of Twitter Blue have acquired a new perk—the ability to upload two-hour videos. Perhaps unsurprisingly, piracy ensued.  The newest feature for Twitter Blue subscribers is the ability to upload two-hour length videos. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A.I.-Generated_News,_Reviews_and Other_Content_Found_on_Websites⠀⇛ The findings in two new reports raise fresh concerns over how artificial intelligence may transform the misinformation landscape online. # ⚓ [Repeat] Lcamtuf ☛ LLMs_and_plagiarism:_a_case study⠀⇛ A random opinion like that is worth what you paid for it — but this weekend, I came across some concrete evidence of just how heavily LLMs rely on reciting scraped website content nearly verbatim. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 5727 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.20.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_20/05/2023:_IPFire_2.27_–_Core_Update_175⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 11:45 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Audiocasts/Shows o Instructionals/Technical o Desktop_Environments/WMs # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o New_Releases o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o Programming/Development # Rust * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Bad_Voltage_3×58:_Large_Langridge_Model⠀⇛ Jeremy Garcia, Jono Bacon, and Stuart Langridge present Bad Voltage, in which there is unsceptical intensity, we are all eaten by a T-1000, and we have collected a list of concerns about Large Language Model-based AI, which we’re going to dive into! # ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Tempted_by_the_Fruit_of_Another_| Self-Hosted_97⠀⇛ Alex tempts Chris with his Obsidian ways, our thoughts on Drobo going bankrupt, and Photoprism adding paid tiers. Plus, the slick suite of tools you’ll want to run on your LAN. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Logwatch_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Logwatch is an open-source log analyzer that scans through system logs and sends out a summary report of important system activity via email or other channels. This makes it easy to monitor and manage system logs, and quickly identify potential security threats or other issues. # ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ How_to_customize_Terminal_on_Linux_Mint⠀⇛ You can launch terminal by pressing CTRL + ALT + T, or by using the GUI and the search box on the dashboard menu. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Enable_X11_and_Disable_Wayland_Window System⠀⇛ While accessing a remote machine, if you’re getting “remote display server is not supported”, then you need to enable X11 and disable Wayland to resolve the issue. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Open_PDF_Programmatically_Using Intent_in_Android⠀⇛ Not only show you how to open pdf programmatically but also show you how to fix android.os.FileUriExposedException: exposed beyond app through Intent.getData() error. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Tixati_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Tixati is a lightweight and feature-rich BitTorrent client that enables fast and efficient downloading of files on Linux systems. If you are using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and prefer installing software using Debian packages (deb), this article will guide you through the installation process of Tixati. # ⚓ Joe Brockmeier ☛ Joe_Brockmeier:_Everything_you_need_to know_about_Vim_and_text_on_Linux_(Slides)⠀⇛ Last week I had the opportunity to present at Open Source Summit North America (2023) in the Open Source On-Ramp track. I promised to upload my slides by Monday of this week (oops) but didn’t factor in getting COVID. Apologies to anybody who came looking for the slides previously, I was pretty much under the weather all week. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Spigot_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS [Ed: But Minecraft is proprietary and, being controlled by Microsoft, it ought to be avoided completely; use Minetest instead]⠀⇛ Spigot is a popular and customizable server platform for Minecraft. If you’re running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and want to set up a Spigot server to host your own Minecraft world, this article will guide you through the installation process. # ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ Bash_script_to_show_the_public_IP,_city,_region and_timezone⠀⇛ In this tutorial, you will learn how to show the public IP, location and the timezone of your server/computer in a bash script, and then save the output into a text file. There are a lot of sites where you can just visit them and they will show your # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Spack_on_Ubuntu_22.04_LTS⠀⇛ Spack is a powerful package manager designed to simplify the installation and management of software packages in scientific computing and high- performance computing environments. In this article, we will walk you through the process of installing Spack on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, enabling you to leverage its capabilities for managing your software dependencies efficiently. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_and_Configure_OrientDB_on_Ubuntu 22.04_LTS⠀⇛ OrientDB is a NoSQL, multi-model database management system that combines the flexibility of documents with the power of graph databases. In this article, we will walk you through the process of installing OrientDB on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, enabling you to leverage its capabilities for building robust and scalable applications. # ⚓ How_to_install_Basemap_Python_Library_in_Ubuntu_Linux⠀⇛ Basemap is a Python library for developers who want to create maps and perform various geographical plotting tasks. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Element_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Element is an open-source, privacy-focused, and highly customizable messaging platform that puts the user in control. As a project from the prolific team at Element.io, it provides a secure alternative to mainstream messaging apps by enabling users to host their own servers while retaining a high degree of usability and feature richness. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Neofetch_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Delving into the vast, exciting realm of Linux can be both thrilling and somewhat daunting. However, software utilities like Neofetch can make the journey much more enjoyable and insightful. Neofetch is a remarkable command-line system information tool designed for Linux systems. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Remove_Firefox_Snap_from_Ubuntu Linux⠀⇛ Ubuntu Linux, a robust, user-friendly, and popular Linux distribution, has long embraced the potential of Snapcraft, a universal packaging system developed by Canonical, the very creators of Ubuntu itself. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ A_Practical_Guide_to_Extracting_Compressed_Files in_Linux⠀⇛ As an open-source operating system, Linux provides an array of tools to manage, compress, and decompress files. Compressed files, used to reduce storage space and maximize data transfer, are commonplace in the Linux world. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Fix_Docker:_Unable_to_Prepare Context:_Unable_to_Evaluate_Symlinks_in_the_Dockerfile_Path⠀⇛ Let’s learn how to fix the “docker unable to prepare context: unable to evaluate symlinks in Dockerfile path errors” on your Windows or Linux machine. Are you trying to use the Docker file to automate the configuration on docker-compose? If so, you might be plagued by this issue, which you can fix in no time. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ How_to_Change_Your_Default_Crontab_Editor⠀⇛ In the realm of Linux, “crontab” is a term you may come across fairly often. This utility, available on Unix-like operating systems, is used to schedule tasks that are automatically executed at predefined times and intervals. This is highly beneficial for administrators and power users, allowing them to automate various system tasks. # ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Fix_“invalid_or_corrupted_package_(PGP signature)”_Error_In_Arch_Linux⠀⇛ A simple guide to fix the “invalid or corrupted package” error in Arch Linux. I have a few Arch Linux systems in both physical and VM setup, which I access when needed. After almost two months, when I tried to upgrade the Arch Linux in one of them using sudo pacman -Syu, # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ What_are_the_difference_between_ZSH_and_BASH?⠀⇛ As we navigate through the world of Unix-like operating systems, we come across different shell environments, each with its unique features and capabilities. Two commonly used shell environments are Bash (Bourne Again Shell) and Zsh (Z Shell). # ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ WordPress_Deployment_Made_Easy:_Docker Compose,_Nginx,_Apache,_SSL_Setup_Guide⠀⇛ Simplify the deployment of your WordPress website with our easy-to-follow guide. Use Docker Compose, Nginx, Apache, and SSL for a seamless installation process. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Composer_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Composer on Fedora 38. Composer is a powerful dependency management tool for PHP that simplifies the process of including external libraries and packages in your PHP projects. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ This Week in GNOME ☛ Felix_Häcker:_#96_Polished Settings⠀⇛ Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from May 12 to May 19. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o ⚓ Hectic Geek ☛ Top_Linux_Distros_for_Web_Development_in_2023⠀⇛ Linux is the ideal choice for developers and programmers looking for a more practical operating system. o § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ IPFire Official Blog ☛ IPFire_2.27_–_Core_Update_175_is available_for_testing⠀⇛ The forthcoming update, IPFire 2.27 – Core Update 175, is available for testing! Most noteworthy, it updates OpenSSL to the 3.1.0 branch, features a kernel update as well as other package updates and a variety of bug fixes are also included in this update. IPFire makes heavy use of this cryptography library, which is why keeping it up to date (without causing any interference to existing installations) is an important task for the development team. Core Update 175 updates OpenSSL to version 3.1.0, for which some work under the hood was necessary, such as ensuring all dependent packages were ready for using OpenSSL’s API, which has changed from the 1.1.x series. To avoid breaking any custom software IPFire users may run on their installations, OpenSSL 1.1.1′s files remain untouched on existing installations until the release of Core Update 176. However, please note that OpenSSL 1.1.1 is scheduled for end of life on September 11, 2023, and ensure any custom changes are made compatible to OpenSSL 3.1.0 as soon as possible. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_CPE_Weekly_update_– Week_20_2023⠀⇛ This is a weekly report from the CPE (Community Platform Engineering) Team. If you have any questions or feedback, please respond to this report or contact us on #redhat-cpe channel on libera.chat. We provide you both infographics and text versions of the weekly report. If you just want to quickly look at what we did, just look at the infographic. If you are interested in more in depth details look below the infographic. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Craft_your_journey_at_Red_Hat_Summit⠀⇛ Build your own experience at the premier open source technology event, which features an accessible and inclusive format geared to IT leaders and professionals. With new sessions and tracks covering a variety of topics such as automation, hybrid cloud, and edge, this year’s event is designed to give you the tools you need to help define the future of open technology—as well as the flexibility needed to choose the topics most relevant to your business challenges. # ⚓ DXC’s_Luxoft_partners_with_Red_Hat_to_enable_car manufacturers_to_accelerate_the_development_of_software- defined_vehicles⠀⇛ Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company (NYSE: DXC), has announced a collaboration with Red Hat to accelerate the transformation of software-defined vehicles (SDVs) with open source technologies. # ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat_empowers_customers_to_take charge_of_their_learning_journey_through_personalized_skills assessments⠀⇛ According to IDC, IT staff trained on Red Hat technology get up to speed faster on projects and can more easily apply their knowledge. The end results are higher performance and cost-saving efficiencies. Assessing your own skill set and identifying areas for growth is essential to stay ahead in the fast-paced technology industry. With numerous courses available, determining the most suitable one for you or your team can be challenging – this is where Red Hat’s Skills Assessment tool comes in. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Petter Reinholdtsen ☛ Petter_Reinholdtsen:_wmbusmeters, parse_data_from_your_utility_meter_–_nice_free_software⠀⇛ There is a European standard for reading utility meters like water, gas, electricity or heat distribution meters. The Meter-Bus_standard_(EN 13757-2,_EN_13757-3_and_EN_13757–4) provide a cross vendor way to talk to and collect meter data. I ran into this standard when I wanted to monitor some heat distribution meters, and managed to find free software that could do the job. The meters in question broadcast encrypted messages with meter information via radio, and the hardest part was to track down the encryption keys from the vendor. With this in place I could set up a MQTT gateway to submit the meter data for graphing. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ 6_Android_Apps_to_Help_You_Create_Device Mockups_for_Your_Screenshots⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Xgimi_MoGo_2_Pro_Android_TV_projector_review: automatic_entertainment_–_The_Verge⠀⇛ # ⚓ GSM Arena ☛ Android_14_will_make_the_screen_recording feature_more_privacy-friendly_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nokia Power User ☛ Nokia_T10_officially_confirmed_as Android_13_compatible_now_–_Nokiapoweruser⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Funny_Programming_Pictures_Part_XXXIII⠀⇛ I feel like mocking CSS and Agile today… # ⚓ Godot Engine ☛ Maintenance_release:_Godot_4.0.3⠀⇛ A fresh portion of stability improvements and bugfixes for Godot 4.0 projects, 4.0.3 covers almost every area of the engine. It also comes with a massive bump in documentation coverage thanks to the newly updated rendering docs! # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Mastering_File_Manipulation_with_R’s_list.files() Function⠀⇛ Introduction When it comes to working with files in R, having a powerful tool at your disposal can make a world of difference. # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Philip_Chimento:_December_of_Rust_Project,_Part_2: The_Assembler_Macro⠀⇛ Welcome back! This is the second post of a series which turned out to be more occasional than I thought it would be. You might remember that I originally called it December of Rust 2021. Look how that worked out! Not only is it not December 2021 anymore, but also it is not December 2022 anymore. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Out_of_Sight,_Out_of_Mind⠀⇛ o ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ E-creator_–_this_criminal_enterprise_is_running_a scam,_stay_away⠀⇛ There’s a Shona proverb that roughly translates to ‘Things should be tested, an old lady from Chivi cooked rocks and drank soup.’ In challenging times, we all try to cook rocks at some point. Just a shot in the dark, a prayer into the ether, hoping against hope that we will catch a lucky break. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Jeff_Bezos_and_Elon_Musk_are_now_competing_on_the Moon⠀⇛ NASA chose a team led by Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin to build a vehicle that will safely transport astronauts to the surface of the Moon and back again. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ NASA_Picks_Jeff_Bezos’_Blue_Origin_for Artemis_Moon_Mission⠀⇛ After losing out to SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company will get a chance to carry astronauts to the moon’s surface on a mission scheduled for 2029. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Giant_Study_Identifies_Dominant_Force Driving_Evolution_on_Earth_Today⠀⇛ “There has never been a field study of evolution of this scale.” # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Radiation_Belt_Identified_Outside_The_Solar System_For_First_Time_Ever⠀⇛ This has never been done before. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_California_Teachers’_Strikes_Have_a_Vital Lesson_for_the_Labor_Movement⠀⇛ As a teacher of more than 20 years, and now as the president of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), one of the largest educator unions in the country, I know full well that school districts tend to undervalue the safety and health of staff and students. How many stories of educators juggling multiple jobs merely to survive, or students experiencing homelessness, need to be told to elicit the support we are asking our employers to provide? # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Hungarian_Students_Push_For_Higher_Teacher_Wages_In Protest_March⠀⇛ Thousands of students, teachers, and supporters demonstrated in Hungary’s capital on May 19 for improved pay and working conditions for educators, the latest expression of frustration with the right-wing government’s education policy by a growing student movement. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Faster_Glacier_Melting_Mechanism_Could_Cause Huge_Sea_Level_Rises⠀⇛ When it comes to the issue of climate change, naysayers often contend that we have an incomplete understanding of the Earth’s systems. While humanity is yet to uncover all the secrets of the world, that doesn’t mean we can’t act on what we know. In many cases, as climate scientists delve deeper, they find yet more supporting evidence of the potential turmoil to come. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Spy_Transceiver_Makes_Two_Tubes_Do_The_Work_Of Five⠀⇛ Here at Hackaday, we love following along with projects as they progress. That’s especially true when a project makes a considerable leap in terms of functionality from one version to another, or when the original design gets more elegant. And when you get both improved function and decreased complexity at the same time? That’s the good stuff. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ $99_Steam_Deck_Screen_Jumps_to_1200p⠀⇛ FX Technology has created a 7-inch replacement screen for the Valve Steam Deck with 1920 x 1200 resolution, 400 nits peak brightness and better colors. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Podcast_219:_Lots_Of_Lasers,_Heaps_Of Ham_Radio,_And_Breaching_The_Blood_Brain_Barrier⠀⇛ Elliot and Dan teamed up for the podcast this week, bringing you the week’s sweetest hacks. And news too, as the ESA performed a little percussive maintenance on a Jupiter-bound space probe, and we learned about how to get an Orwellian free TV that exacts quite a price. We talked about Bitcoin mining two ways, including a way to put all that waste heat to good use — just don’t expect it to make good financial sense. Why would you stuff zip ties into a hot glue gun? It might just help with plastic repair. Lugging a tube transmitter up a mountain doesn’t sound like a good idea, but with the right design, it’s a lot of fun — and maybe you’ll be better able to tap into Schumann resonances while you’re up there. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_effectiveness_of_favipiravir_is_in question_–_yet_those_in_Hungary_who_have_expressed_concerns have_been_prosecuted⠀⇛ The National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition announced on January 31 2022 that it is filing charges for scaremongering in connection with several newspaper articles questioning the efficacy of favipiravir against Covid-19. According to the NIPN, these articles can undermine the fight against the pandemic by eroding trust in medicines. The move has provoked a backlash, as it is unprecedented for a public body to respond to statements by respected scientists with criminal charges. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Hawaii’s_Governor,_Who_Is_Also_a Doctor,_Stops_to_Help_at_Site_of_Crashed_Vehicle⠀⇛ Hawaii Gov. Josh Green was one of the people who stopped to help when his security detail spotted a vehicle upside down in a lava field # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Meet_the_gov’t_veterinarian_keeping Hong_Kong_–_and_a_‘bubble’_in_mainland_China_–_free_of_horse diseases⠀⇛ Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, even when humans hoping to cross Hong Kong’s border with mainland China were subject to at least 21 days of quarantine, one group was able to travel into and out of the city with relative ease: racehorses. # ⚓ YLE ☛ THL:_Finland_in_midst_of_spring_coronavirus_wave⠀⇛ The Covid situation is, however, relatively calm compared to last year, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Indian_numerals:_Crystal_meth,_fake_numbers,_and travel_bugs⠀⇛ On May 13, the Indian navy, along with the Narcotics Control Bureau, seized roughly 2,500 kg of contraband crystal meth from a ship sailing in Indian waters near the southern city of Kochi. A Pakistani national was arrested during the haul, worth_$1.8_billion. The case recalled another large recent drug bust. # ⚓ France24 ☛ One_billion_people_at_risk_of_cholera,_UN warns⠀⇛ One billion people in 43 countries are at risk of cholera — a “pandemic killing the poor” — despite prevention and treatment being relatively straightforward, the United Nations warned on Friday. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ From_#LLM_regulation_to_Pizzas:_the_#reflexiveGPT_agent experiment⠀⇛ I did a quick experiment having #GPT chat with itself as Alice and Bob… At each step, agent Alice answers agent Bob (and vice versa) along with the reinjection of recent context. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Prompt_Injection:_An_AI-Targeted_Attack⠀⇛ For a brief window of time in the mid-2010s, a fairly common joke was to send voice commands to Alexa or other assistant devices over video. Late- night hosts and others would purposefully attempt to activate voice assistants like these en masse and get them to do ridiculous things. This isn’t quite as common of a gag anymore and was relatively harmless unless the voice assistant was set up to do something like automatically place Amazon orders, but now that much more powerful AI tools are coming online we’re seeing that joke taken to its logical conclusion: prompt-injection attacks. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Apple_Patches_3_Exploited_WebKit_Zero-Day Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ Apple has patched 3 zero-days, two of which are the vulnerabilities patched with the tech giant’s first Rapid Security Response updates. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Kia/Hyundia_Settle_Class-Action Lawsuit_Over_Security_Flaw_in_Vehicles⠀⇛ Hyundai Motor America and Kia America will resolve class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in vehicle thefts with a settlement agreement that could be valued at $200 million # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Kia_and_Hyundai_settled_a_class-action_lawsuit accusing_their_cars_of_being_too_easy_to_steal⠀⇛ Kia and Hyundai have agreed to settle a class- action lawsuit accusing the automakers of failing to install basic anti-theft measures. # ⚓ SANS ☛ When_the_Phisher_Messes_Up_With_Encoding,_(Fri,_May 19th)⠀⇛ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Online_voting:_Yes_or_no [Ed: Terrible idea as a lot of modern computing is back-doored by design]⠀⇛ In the US, voting is seen as a civic duty. It’s voluntary, but it’s an act of patriotism and a democratic responsibility. But there are many barriers to voting—one might have to take off from work, find childcare, or travel long distances to cast a ballot. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Could_online_voting_become_mainstream_in_the_US? [Ed: Just pushing really bad ideas for companies that do not solve any real issue and create many new issues]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ US_Teenager_Indicted_for_Credential Stuffing_Attack_on_Fantasy_Sports_Website⠀⇛ Wisconsin teen Joseph Garrison is charged with launching a credential stuffing attack that affected roughly 60,000 user accounts. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Pimcore_Platform_Flaws_Exposed_Users_to Code_Execution⠀⇛ Security researchers are warning that newly patched vulnerabilities in the Pimcore platform bring code execution risks. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Botched_Asus_Update_Kicks_Routers_Offline Worldwide,_Company_Apologizes⠀⇛ Asus’ routers mysteriously went offline earlier this week, and Asus initially went radio-silent. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Researchers_Identify_Second_Developer_of ‘Golden_Chickens’_Malware⠀⇛ Security researchers have identified the second developer of Golden Chickens, a malware suite used by financially-motivated hacking groups Cobalt Group and FIN6. > # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Japan’s_Toyota_discloses_improper crash_tests_at_Daihatsu_subsidiary⠀⇛ Toyota has found improper crash tests for a model and suspended shipments, in the latest in a series of embarrassing woes plaguing Japan’s top automaker. The latest problem, affects 56,111 Toyota Raize hybrid vehicles, produced by Daihatsu, a manufacturer specializing in small models, wholly owned by Toyota. It also affects 22,329 vehicles sold as the Daihatsu Rocky. The vehicles were all sold in Japan. Just a week ago, Toyota acknowledged there had been data breach at its online Connected service, spanning a decade, putting information on more than 2 million vehicles at risk for leaks. No breaches were reported. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Japan’s_Toyota_Discloses Improper_Crash_Tests_at_Daihatsu_Subsidiary⠀⇛ Toyota has found improper crash tests for a model and suspended shipments, in the latest in a series of embarrassing woes plaguing Japan’s top automaker # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Security_Risks_of_New_.zip_and_.mov Domains⠀⇛ Researchers are worried about Google’s .zip and .mov domains, because they are confusing. Mistaking a URL for a filename could be a security vulnerability. # ⚓ Pen Test Partners ☛ All_your_building_are_belong_to_us⠀⇛ TL;DR Building Management Systems (BMS) bring new risks to businesses that haven’t had previous experience of  securing Operational Technology (OT) While there might not be direct financial gain from hacking [...] # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ 10_Years_After_Snowden:_Some_Things_Are_Better, Some_We’re_Still_Fighting_For⠀⇛ Groups like EFF had been fighting since long before 2013 to reveal and stop the dangerous mass surveillance conducted within the heart of the secretive national security apparatus. But after that summer, Snowden’s revelations acted like a flood light, allowing everyone to better see and understand what happens inside the black box of government surveillance of millions of innocent people in the US. and around the world.  The tremendous amount of evidence slowed, if not stopped, the disingenuous denials that the government had made both publicly and privately in response to our allegations. The actual documentary evidence also helped us to better pinpoint our demands, our questions, and our legal tools. There’s still much work to be done to rein in our overzealous national security state, break political gridlock, and end the extreme secrecy that insulates some of the government’s most invasive tactics. Now, ten years after those pivotal revelations, what has changed? Some things are undoubtedly better–under the intense scrutiny of public attention, some of the National Security Agency’s most egregiously illegal programs and authorities have shuttered or been forced to end. The Intelligence Community has started affirmatively releasing at least some important information, although EFF and others have still had to fight some long Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) battles. Outside of government, companies and organizations have worked to close many of the security holes that the NSA abused, most prominently by encrypting the web. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ New_York_State_Legislature_Pushing_Bill That_Would_Criminalize_Recording_Children_Without_Their Consent⠀⇛ This is definitely more “for the children” thinking. That is, the kind of thinking that figures anything is ok, so long as it can be portrayed as making children safer. This bill making its way through the New York state legislature probably won’t make many (or any!) kids safer, but it’s already gathered the sort of attention politicians truly crave: the endorsement of a celebrity. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Ben_Crump,_Attorney_for_Malcolm_X’s_Family: “We_Refuse_to_Let_Anybody_Exterminate_Black_History”⠀⇛ We hear from civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit this year on behalf of the family of Malcolm X against the FBI, the CIA, New York City and state, the NYPD and the District Attorney’s Office for concealing evidence of their involvement in Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination. # ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “By_Any_Means_Necessary”:_Watch_Malcolm_X’s Speech_on_Racism_&_Self-Defense_at_Audubon_Ballroom⠀⇛ Malcolm X was born 98 years ago today, on May 19, 1925, and assassinated at age 39 on February 21, 1965, as he spoke before a packed audience in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. We end today’s show remembering his life and legacy with an excerpt of a speech Malcolm X gave at the Audubon Ballroom about half a year earlier called “By Any Means Necessary.” # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ ‘Absolutely_Intolerable’:_China’s_Military Responds_to_US_Military_Aid_for_Taiwan,_Troop_Deployments⠀⇛ The PLA says it will ‘firmly crush Taiwan independence attempts and external interference’ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ICC_Prosecutor_Karim_Ahmad_Khan_placed_on_Russia’s federal_Wanted_list_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Russia’s Interior Ministry has placed the British jurist Karim Ahmad Khan, who serves as a prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on the federal Wanted list. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Belarus_reportedly_constructing_anti-tank fortifications_near_border_with_Ukraine_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The monitoring group Belaruski Gayun has discovered defensive structures being constructed in the Gomel region of Belarus. Construction equipment was visible near the exit from the village of Kalinino. Next to the equipment, a line of “dragon’s teeth” anti-tank barriers had already been installed. The fortifications are located approximately 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) from the border with Ukraine. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Cop_Actually_Admits_He_Was_Wrong_To_Brutalize_A Man_Who_Thought_He_Was_Being_Assaulted_By_Criminals⠀⇛ I don’t often highlight the things that cops do right. That’s for several reasons. First, I don’t think it’s worth applauding officers for managing to do their jobs without violating anyone’s rights. Second, I don’t think it’s cute when cops pull over people to give them Thanksgiving turkeys or aid and abet marriage proposals. That’s just hideous. And third, cops generally don’t go above and beyond too often, so there’s a limited amount of content to work with. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_the_Right_Embraces_Military-Veteran Vigilantes⠀⇛ “The war comes home” is a misleading phrase that we should probably abandon. America’s endless foreign wars usually reflect violent economic, social, and political currents already within our borders and that stretch as far back as settler colonialism, chattel slavery, and the birth of racial capitalism. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Iran_executes_three_men_linked_to_Mahsa_Amini protests⠀⇛ Iranian authorities on Friday executed three men convicted of violence against the Islamic republic’s security forces during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody last year, the judiciary said. # ⚓ France24 ☛ At_least_20_killed_in_raids_on_villages_in Burkina_Faso’s_troubled_north⠀⇛ At least 20 people were killed in a series of raids on villages in Burkina Faso’s troubled north, security sources and local residents told AFP Friday. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ G7_Summit_Opens_in_Japan’s_Hiroshima_Amid_Waves of_Protests⠀⇛ Protesters rallied around the summit venue, chanting slogans such as “U.S. Imperialists, Number One Terrorist!” and “Stop NATO Alliance!” # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_Metropolitan_Police_Chief_accuses_Crown Prosecution_Service_of_failing_victims_and_‘cherry-picking’ cases⠀⇛ Metropolitan Police Service Chief Sir Mark Rowley on Thursday accused the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of failing victims by ‘cherry-picking easy cases’ to fast-track through courts. The CPS reacted by saying the comments “risk damaging public confidence.” # ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar’s_junta_threatens_media_that_don’t_report official_cyclone_death_numbers⠀⇛ Junta says 100 Rohingya died from Cyclone Mocha, but others have counted more than 400. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Signs_of_desperation_as_the_Myanmar_junta_rotates commanders⠀⇛ The rotation will bring in new commanders showing even less restraint in targeting civilians to please the junta. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Anti-junta_militia_members_escape_from_prison_in Myanmar’s_Bago_region⠀⇛ Guards killed 1, while 9 fled into the jungle. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Tens_Of_Thousands_In_Serbia_Again_Protest Government_Response_To_Violence,_Vucic_Holds_Own_Rally⠀⇛ Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on May 19 to join the third opposition-led protest against the government’s response to two mass shootings earlier in the month # ⚓ Quartz ☛ It_took_just_two_mass_shootings_for_Serbia_to impose_gun_controls⠀⇛ After two mass shootings in Serbia this month, tens of thousands gathered in Belgrade to demand gun control. Within days, Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, announced a “general disarmament” of the country, with high penalties for anyone who possesses a gun without a permit. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S.,_British,_French_Naval_Commanders_In_Mideast Transit_Strait_Of_Hormuz_In_Show_Of_Force_Against_Iran⠀⇛ The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British, and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on May 19 aboard an American warship, a sign of their unified approach to keep the crucial waterway open after Iran seized two oil tankers. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ethnic_Serb_Leaders_Slam_Swearing-In_Of_Mayor Elected_During_Boycotted_Vote⠀⇛ Ethnic Serb leaders in Kosovo have protested the swearing-in of a mayor from the ruling party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, calling it the beginning of an “invasion of the north.” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranians_Commemorate_Death_Of_Protester_Mokhtari, Shout_Anti-Government_Slogans⠀⇛ Iranian protesters have gathered to show their anger at the government as they commemorate the anniversary of the death of Jamshid Mokhtari, one of the protesters killed in unrest last spring sparked by deteriorating living standards and rising food prices. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Kenya_Starvation_Cult_Death_Toll_Tops_200⠀⇛ “Fourteen bodies were exhumed and one was found in the forest.” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Sudan:_RSF_Leader_is_Removed_From_Sovereign Council⠀⇛ Following the 2021 coup against Prime Minister Abdala Hamdok, Al Burhan and Hemedti established a military government whose highest body is the Sovereign Council. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Illegal_migrant_group_crosses_Latvia’s_border⠀⇛ On Friday, May 18, an immigrant group succeeded in illegally crossing the Latvian border, as reported to LRT+ by an eyewitness who wanted to remain anonymous. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ President_von_der_Leyen_at_G7_Session II_–_“Ukraine”⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Japan, 19 May 2023 Quotes from President von der Leyen at the second session of the G7 Summit,on Ukraine. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ NATO_Stratcom_center_offers_podcast_about Ukraine⠀⇛ The Rīga-based NATO Strategic Communications Center of Excellence (STRATCOMCOE) is back with another podcast. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_Radio_probes_local_company_linked_to Ukraine_sanctions_list⠀⇛ Latvian Radio’s investigative strand ‘Open Files’ on May 18 included a report on a company registered in Latvia, asking if it had been directly or indirectly involved in providing support to the Russian military. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ World_leaders_warn_China_and_North Korea_on_nukes_as_Ukraine’s_Zelenskyy_travels_to_G7_summit⠀⇛ Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The focus on Asia at the Group of Seven summit comes as leaders tighten sanctions meant to punish Moscow and change the course of its invasion of Ukraine. Japan said Zelenskyy’s decision to attend the G7 in person stemmed from his “strong wish” to participate in talks that will influence his nation’s defense against Russia. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden and Zelenskyy would have direct engagement at the summit, a day after Biden announced his support for training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Survey:_Latvians_still_donate_to_Ukraine⠀⇛ The donating activity of Latvian residents to Ukraine and refugee support has not decreased over the last year, according to data published on May 19 from the survey conducted by the market and public opinion study center SKDS and newswire LETA. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Japan_says_Zelenskyy_will_visit Hiroshima_to_join_G7_summit_session_on_Ukraine⠀⇛ Japan says that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine. Zelenskyy is expected to arrive in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic attack in western Japan, later Saturday. The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement Zelenskyy will join leaders of the G7 wealthy nations at a session on Ukraine on Sunday. He was originally scheduled to join a session online on Friday, but that plan changed after Zelenskyy expressed a “strong wish” to participate in person. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Did_the_Pentagon_Just_Make_a_$3_Billion_Accounting Error—or_Did_It_Do_Something_Even_Worse?⠀⇛ The Pentagon’s “accounting error” will allow President Joe Biden to send an extra $3 billion in military aid to Ukraine without congressional approval. Was this deliberate? # ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘Birds_in_a_cage’?_Logistical_challenges_on cards_when_Ukraine_gets_F-16s⠀⇛ In a major U-turn, President Joe Biden said on Friday the US will back giving Ukraine advanced fighter jets including F-16s – days after Britain and the Netherlands promised an “international coalition” to send Kyiv the US-made jets it has long demanded. But analysts warn this will be an immense logistical challenge – from ensuring Ukraine has weapons to carry on the planes to ensuring their delivery does not escalate the conflict beyond Ukraine’s borders. # ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Chris_Hedges_on_Weapons_to_Ukraine, Military_buildup_to_China_and_Pentagon_Spending⠀⇛ Join MintCast hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod to discuss Washington’s permanent drive to war with author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Chris Hedges. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Russia_adds_ICC_prosecutor_to_wanted_list⠀⇛ Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs added International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan to their wanted list, according to a Friday report from Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet. Khan’s addition to the wanted list follows Khan’s visit to Ukraine and the ICC’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. # ⚓ France24 ☛ G7_leaders_discuss_China_‘economic_coercion’ threat⠀⇛ Leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expected to join the group in person on Sunday. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Biden_backs_F-16_fighter_jets,_pilot_training for_Ukraine⠀⇛ US President Joe Biden told G7 leaders that Washington will support providing advanced warplanes including F-16s to Ukraine and will back efforts to train Kyiv’s pilots, senior White House officials said on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is set to attend the G7 summit in Japan, hailed the move as a “historic decision”. Follow our blog to see how the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Poland_Urges_China_To_Pressure_Russia_To_End_War_In Ukraine⠀⇛ Poland called on China to exert pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine during a meeting between two top officials in Warsaw, the Polish Foreign Ministry said on May 19. # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Interview_with_NATO_Secretary_General Stoltenberg:_“Two_Percent_Is_the_Minimum_of_What_We_Need”⠀⇛ In an interview, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calls on Germany to quickly increase its defense spending and says he expects there will be a debate soon on whether to supply Ukraine with fighter jets. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ UK_announces_new_sanctions_on_Russia targeting_86_individuals_and_entities⠀⇛ UK on Friday announced new sanctions against Russia targeting 86 individuals and entities, including theft of Ukrainian grain, advanced military technology, and remaining revenue sources. “The UK has today (Friday 19 May) announced a new wave of sanctions against Russia, targeting businesses and individuals connected to Russia’s capacity to fund and wage the war,” read UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office press release. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Anti-War_Activist_Flees_Russia_After_Leaving Flowers,_Note_At_Ukrainian_Monument⠀⇛ An anti-war activist from Russia’s southwestern Krasnodar region has fled the country fearing for her safety. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kremlin_Critic_Roizman_Fined_For_‘Discrediting’ Russian_Armed_Forces⠀⇛ A court in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg has ordered the city’s former mayor and outspoken Kremlin critic, Yevgeny Roizman, to pay a fine of 260,000 rubles ($3,230) for “repetitively discrediting the armed forces” involved in the invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Issues_Arrest_Warrant_For_International Criminal_Court_Prosecutor_Who_Charged_Putin⠀⇛ Russia has issued an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Court prosecutor who prepared a warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing the Kremlin leader of being responsible for the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine, which constitutes a war crime. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Bars_500_U.S._Citizens,_Including_Former President_Obama⠀⇛ The Russian Foreign Ministry has banned some 500 U.S. citizens from entering the country, including former President Barack Obama, in retaliation for the latest series of sanctions announced by the United States against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Adds_71_Companies_To_Trade_Blacklist_As_G7 Widens_Russia_Sanctions⠀⇛ The U.S. administration added 71 companies to a trade blacklist for supporting Russia on May 19, as the Group of Seven wealthy nations announced new sanctions on Moscow over its war in Ukraine. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ G-7_summit:_Can_Ukraine_President Zelensky’s_appearance_stiffen_resolve_to_punish_Russia?⠀⇛ Summit host Japan seeks to wean global fence- sitters economically off Moscow. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Sanctions_Against_Russia_and What_the_G7_May_Do_to_Fortify_Them⠀⇛ The Group of Seven advanced economies are expected to announce more sanctions against Russia to further hinder its war effort in Ukraine during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_PM_To_Visit_Beijing_As_China_Renews Criticism_Of_Western_Arms_To_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Beijing next week for talks, China’s Foreign Ministry said on May 19, marking the latest exchange in a relationship in which Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on China for economic and diplomatic support. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_says_its_defense_minister_visited the_Zaporizhzhia_area_of_southern_Ukraine.⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Zelensky_Attends_Arab_League_Summit_in Saudi_Arabia⠀⇛ Addressing an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged Arab nations to stand with him against Russia and called out their reluctance to take sides in the war. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Targets_Kyiv_for_10th_Time_This Month⠀⇛ The attacks come as a widely anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive looms. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Biden_backs_plan_to_provide_Ukraine_with_advanced fighter_jets⠀⇛ President Biden on Friday told his fellow_leaders at_the_G7_summit that the U.S. will support a joint plan to train Ukrainian pilots on advanced fighter jets, including U.S.-made F-16s, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Axios. Driving the news:After the training commences, the U.S. and its allies “will decide when to actually provide jets, how many we will provide, and who will provide them,” the U.S. official said. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ With_Prospect_of_F-16s_Closer,_Zelensky Heads_to_the_G7_Summit_Strengthened⠀⇛ The Ukrainian president, heartened by a U.S. shift that creates a path to supplying Kyiv with the American-made warplanes, will be in Japan for the G7 meeting. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_a_Sharp_Reversal,_Biden_Opens_a_Path for_Ukraine_to_Get_Fighter_Jets⠀⇛ The president told allied leaders that he would allow Ukrainian pilots to be trained on American- made F-16s, and is prepared to approve other countries’ transferring the jets to Ukraine. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Here_Come_More_Sanctions:_How Effective_Are_They_Are_Stopping_Russia’s_Invasion_of Ukraine?⠀⇛ The U.S. and other Group of Seven nations are rolling out a new wave of global sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ UN_Envoy_Reportedly_Meeting Russian_Official_Accused_of_War_Crimes_for_Deporting Ukrainian_Children⠀⇛ The U.N. envoy charged with trying to protect children caught in conflicts is in Moscow, where she is reported to be meeting Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, who is charged with war crimes for deporting children from Ukraine # ⚓ European Commission ☛ President_von_der_Leyen_at_the Session_IV_of_the_G7,_‘Strengthening_engagement_with partners’⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Hiroshima, 20 May 2023 Quotes by President von der Leyen on strengthening engagement with partners: The global pandemic and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war concerning energy… # ⚓ H2 View ☛ G7_Hiroshima_Summit:_Where_France,_Germany,_Italy and_UK_stand_on_hydrogen⠀⇛ With the G7 Summit being held in Hiroshima, Japan, this weekend (May 19-21), H2 View has been diving deeper into the hydrogen-related activities of each country. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ World_Leaders_Warn_China_and North_Korea_on_Nukes_as_Ukraine’s_Zelenskyy_Travels_to_G7 Summit⠀⇛ Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ White_House:_Biden_to_Discuss Ukraine_With_Brazil’s_Lula,_India’s_Modi⠀⇛ # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ “Pro-Russia”_does_NOT_mean_anti-globalist⠀⇛ Catte Black For the first six years of our eight- year existence OffG was routinely described as “pro-Russian” by detractors and supporters alike. We were cited on RT and one editor was invited to work for them (they declined). # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Remains_of_Marine_Veteran_Killed in_Ukraine_Flown_Home_to_US⠀⇛ The remains of a U.S. Marine veteran who was missing in Ukraine for more than a year have returned to the United States and are headed to his hometown in eastern North Carolina # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Zimbabwe_gets_new_VIP_jet,_Russian helicopters⠀⇛ Zimbabwe’s government is taking delivery of dozens of new aircraft, including a new VIP jet and up to 50 Russian helicopters. Eighteen Ansat helicopters handed over at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport on 18 May during a ceremony presided over by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which was also attended by Rostec Director General Sergey Chemezov. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russian_War_Report:_Russia_fires_barrage at_Kyiv_while_UK_promises_‘kamikaze’_drones⠀⇛ A series of Russian missile strikes directed at Kyiv were largely intercepted while the UK promises hundreds of drones. In Poland, a missile “cover up” controversy. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Britain_Slaps_Fresh_Sanctions_On_Russia_That Include_Diamond_Ban⠀⇛ Britain has announced new sanctions against Russia aimed at advanced military technologies and imports of diamonds to cut Moscow’s “sources of income.” # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Greenpeace_Environmental_Group_To_Shut_Russia Operation_After_Kremlin_Declares_It_‘Undesirable Organization’⠀⇛ The Greenpeace environmental group said it is shutting down its Russia operation after the Kremlin declared it an “undesirable” organization amid the government’s ongoing crackdown on civil society and independent organizations. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ G7_agrees_to_impose_new_sanctions_on_Russia⠀⇛ G7 leaders agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia Friday at their annual summit. G7 leaders stated that their countries are prepared to “starve Russia of G7 technology, industrial equipment and services that support its war machine” and will continue their sanctions on petroleum, metals, and diamonds, which Russia has exported to fund its war. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Russian_prime_minister_to_visit China_next_week_following_Xi’s_March_trip⠀⇛ Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit China from May 23 to 24, Beijing’s foreign ministry and the Kremlin said on Friday. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Biden:_U.S._Supports_Training Ukraine_on_F-16s,_Lifts_Objection_to_Transfer_of_Fighter Jets⠀⇛ The move comes as the U.S. separately agreed not to block the transfer of U.S. fighter jets from other countries into Ukraine. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ How_the_US_Helping_Ukraine Acquire_F-16s_Shows_That_for_Military_Aid,_‘No’_Can_Become ‘Yes’⠀⇛ The U.S. has once again buckled under pressure from European allies and Ukraine’s leaders and agreed to provide more sophisticated weapons to the war effort # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Japan_Says_Zelenskyy_Will_Visit Hiroshima_to_Join_G7_Summit_Session_on_Ukraine⠀⇛ Japan says that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Japan to join Group of Seven leaders in a session on Ukraine # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Biden_to_Announce_$375_Million Military_Aid_Package_for_Ukraine_Including_Ammunition_-US Official⠀⇛ # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ ISS:_SADC_prepares_to_go_back_to_the_future in_eastern_DRC⠀⇛ Deep misgivings and differences about the mandate and intentions of East Africa’s force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) lie behind the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) decision to deploy its troops into the turbulent region. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ How_Biden’s_curtailed_trip_affects_his_goals for_Asia_and_democracy⠀⇛ In Japan, President Joe Biden is pursuing two pillars of his foreign policy: revitalizing U.S. alliances and demonstrating democracy’s virtues. Hanging over both is the debt ceiling crisis he left behind. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Sudan:_Desperate_civilians_take_up_arms_to defend_themselves_against_militias_in_Darfur⠀⇛ As clashes between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to rock Sudan, Janjaweed fighters – affiliated with the RSF – have been spreading terror in West Darfur, particularly in the city of Geneina. Several waves of attacks have been reported, resulting in hundreds of civilian casualties, especially among non-Arab tribes. In the absence of military protection, some of them have taken up arms to defend themselves. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Unauthorized_Disclosure:_Antony Loewenstein⠀⇛ # ⚓ American Oversight ☛ News_Roundup:_Threats_to_Election Administration,_Attacks_on_Civil_Rights,_and_New_Lawsuit Against_DHS⠀⇛ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_prosecutors_argue_airman_suspected_of_leaking classified_documents_should_remain_in_government_custody⠀⇛ US government prosecutors argued in court filings Wednesday that Jack Teixeira, the US airman suspected of leaking classified US intelligence documents, should remain detained ahead of his criminal trial. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Myanmar_reports_145_deaths_caused_by_Cyclone Mocha,_most_among_Rohingya⠀⇛ The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar, its junta said Friday, with most of the dead from the persecuted Rohingya minority. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ 145_Deaths_From_Cyclone_Mocha_In_Myanmar⠀⇛ Mocha made landfall Sunday near Sittwe in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state with winds of up to 209 km/h. # ⚓ France24 ☛ New_Caledonia_lifts_tsunami_warning_triggered_by Pacific_Ocean_earthquake⠀⇛ A tsunami warning in the Pacific has been lifted after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday, sending many islanders fleeing the coast. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Tsunami_Warning_Triggered_by_7.7_Quake_in_New Caledonia⠀⇛ “…Tsunami waves ranging from 0.3 meter to 1 meter above the tide level are possible for some coasts of Vanuatu…” # ⚓ France24 ☛ Italy_flood_death_toll_rises_amid_calls_for action_to_mitigate_natural_disasters⠀⇛ The toll from floods that have devastated the Emilia Romagna region in Italy rose to 14 Friday, amid calls for the government to revive an abandoned project to mitigate the impact of natural disasters. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Brazil_is_foregoing_oil_wealth_in_favor_of environmental_goals⠀⇛ Brazil’s top environmental regulator rejected_a planned_offshore_oil_drilling_project by the state- owned oil company Petrobras near the origin of the Amazon River in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday (May 18), showcasing the government’s commitment to environmental conservation. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Cleaning_Up_After_the_North_Sea_Oil_Industry Will_Cost_Billions_–_But_Nobody_Wants_to_Pay⠀⇛ This story is the start of The North Sea Investigations, a multi-year international reporting project on the battle for the future of the North Sea, led by Dutch investigative journalism platform Follow the Money in cooperation with Norwegian broadcaster NRK, Belgian newspaper De Tijd and DeSmog. Skimming across the waves in inflatable dinghies, activists closed in on their target: An abandoned steel hulk looming 40 storeys above the surface of the North Sea. Encircling the platform, tugboats fired plumes of seawater in a spectacular but futile attempt to stop the protesters scaling its sheer sides.  # ⚓ H2 View ☛ KONGSTEIN_develops_compressed_gaseous hydrogen_carrier_vessel_for_OffsH2ore_project⠀⇛ KONGSTEIN has developed a compressed gaseous hydrogen carrier vessel for the direct transport of hydrogen from an offshore wind farm. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ All_Hong_Kong_residential accounts_to_receive_HK$1,000_electricity_subsidy_in coming_year,_as_prices_rise⠀⇛ The government will introduce an electricity subsidy totalling HK$1,000 for the coming year starting from June 1, following price hikes earlier this year, according to a Friday press release. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Uruguay_funds_green_hydrogen_project_with $10m⠀⇛ With $10m of funding from the Uruguayan Government, Italian automotive firm and local Saceem will develop a green hydrogen production plant in the country. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Angola_Needs_Infrastructure_to_Facilitate Growing_Population⠀⇛ Luanda Province has the highest population concentration in the country, with over 9 million people residing in an area of 18,826 square kilometers. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Cannes’s_‘essential_workers’_stage_Carlton protest_as_French_pension_battle_hits_festival⠀⇛ A relentless downpour threw a wet blanket on the world’s premier film festival on Friday, but it did not stop Cannes’s “essential workers” from staging a protest outside the Riviera town’s most emblematic palace hotel – a prelude to a larger rally scheduled on Sunday. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Debt_limit_talks_halt_as_Republicans,_White House_face_‘serious_differences’⠀⇛ Debt limit talks between the White House and House Republicans stopped, started and stopped again Friday at the US Capitol, a dizzying series of events in high-stakes negotiations to avoid a potentially catastrophic federal default. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Debt_ceiling_deadlock_centers_on_2024_spending levels⠀⇛ White House and House Republican negotiators are at a stalemate over capping spending levels in the 2024 budget. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Scoop:_Janet_Yellen’s_private_debt_ceiling_warning to_Wall_Street⠀⇛ Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned the country’s biggest bankers that a potential debt ceiling default will have repercussions beyond the financial system and insisted that the early June X-Date_is_real, Axios has learned. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Debt-Ceiling_Fight’s_Collateral_Damage⠀⇛ Last week, dozens of members of ADAPT, the disability-rights group, forced their way into Kevin McCarthy’s office to protest his proposed cuts to the social safety net. # ⚓ France24 ☛ US_Republicans_pause_debt_crisis_talks,_weeks before_potential_default⠀⇛ Republicans have paused crunch US debt talks less than two weeks before a possible catastrophic default, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday, citing lack of movement from Democrats. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Debt_limit_talks_halted_again_at Capitol_as_Republicans,_White_House_face_‘real_differences’⠀⇛ Debt limit talks have stopped again at the Capitol after having suddenly resumed Friday night. Two top Republican negotiators to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy say talks are done for the night. Next steps are uncertain. The quick succession of events came after McCarthy earlier in the day had said it was time to “pause” negotiations. A White House official acknowledged there are “real differences.” Then talks started anew in the evening, only to quickly halt again. President Joe Biden is racing to strike a deal with Republicans as the nation careens toward a potentially catastrophic debt default if the nation fails to pay its bills. A top Biden adviser said the White House remains hopeful. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_US_Treasury’s_pile_of_cash_is_dwindling⠀⇛ While President Joe Biden, House SpeakerKevin McCarthy, and other politicians in Washington strive_to_reach_a_deal to raise the US federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, the US Treasury’s cash balance fell_to_$87_billion on Monday (May 15), the lowest it’s been since April 12. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia’s_2nd_Largest_Bank_Plans_to_Open_Office_in Iran⠀⇛ Iran and Russia have recently expanded bilateral political and economic relations, particularly in the banking sector, to counter the U.S. arbitrary sanctions. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia_Responds_to_US_Sanctions_Announced_at_the G7_Summit⠀⇛ Washington set over 300 sanctions against companies and individuals located in more than 20 countries or jurisdictions. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia_To_Resume_Regular_Flights_To_Cuba⠀⇛ Currently, only tourist charter flights are conducted between the two countries # ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Interview_with_Jordanian_Foreign_Minister_Safadi: “Russia_in_Syria_Is_a_Stabilizing_Factor_Compared_To_the Alternative”⠀⇛ The Arab League is coming to terms with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad despite all the atrocities committed in his country’s civil war. In an interview, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, 61, discusses the delicate balancing act in an explosive region. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Business_SA_backs_tax_cut_for_regional companies⠀⇛ Payroll tax discounts for regional businesses should be included in the upcoming South Australian budget, the state’s peak business group says. In a submission ahead of SA’s latest financial blueprint, the organisation said regional companies should get a 50 per cent discount to ease costs and help them compete. # ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Worker_shortages_still_the_reality_for many_businesses⠀⇛ Finding staff hasn’t gotten any easier for small businesses despite signs of a slightly less competitive labour market.  Attracting and keeping workers remained a top concern across all sectors, said the chairman of the peak industry group for small businesses. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Young_Laotians_eye_Thai_election’s_potential_for stability,_higher_migrant_wages⠀⇛ Lao merchants hope for a stronger kip vs Thai baht and more tourism from across the border. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Can_FedNow_bring_the_US_closer_to_real- time_payments?⠀⇛ This year, the US will launch its FedNow instant payment network. But even after FedNow launches, the US will still have a ways to go before consumers can access instantaneous digital payments. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ AI_To_Replace_10,000_BT_Group_Telecom_Workers_by 2030⠀⇛ “We will be a huge beneficiary of AI,” BT Chief Executive Jansen said, adding that “AI is a huge leap forward.” o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_‘dual-purpose’_goods_market_too_hot_for Leica_to_resist_Even_after_the_invaders’_atrocities_in_Bucha shocked_the_world,_Leica_Camera_continued_exporting_military- grade_rifle_scopes_to_Russia_—_Meduza⠀⇛ The German camera manufacturer Leica Camera AG announced its withdrawal from Russia shortly after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Afterwards, it turns out, Leica never made good on this commitment. The Insider, an independent Russian investigative project, has established that not only did Leica never leave the Russian market, but it also increased its range of imports to Russia. This was part of Leica’s apparent effort to capitalize on the potentially lucrative “dual-purpose goods” market for optical equipment suited for general consumers and the military alike. Leica now supplies Russia with binoculars equipped with laser rangefinders and with night-vision rifle scopes. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Papua_New_Guinea_PM_potentially_linked_to Australia_businessman_facing_corruption_investigation⠀⇛ Papua New Guinea police launched an investigation into the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape after an international investigation on Wednesday exposed his potential links to Don Matheson, an Australian Businessman being investigated for corruption. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Tensions_Flare_in_Georgia_as_Direct Flights_Resume_With_Russia⠀⇛ Moscow also eased visa requirements for Georgians. But its actions have stirred fears in Georgia, which was invaded by Russia in 2008. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Dubai’s_lunar_dream:_A_$5_billion_leap_to_the skies⠀⇛ Dubai’s $5 billion real estate project plans to build a 900-foot replica of the moon to elevate the city’s grandeur even further. Fueled by pandemic refugees and Russians escaping conflict, Dubai’s hot real estate market supports ambitious architecture. # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russia_and_Cuba_Ink_Deals_to Revitalize_Communist-Run_Island’s_Ailing_Economy⠀⇛ By Nelson Acosta and Dave SherwoodHAVANA (Reuters) – Russian officials and business leaders have signed multiple deals with Cuban counterparts at a… # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Azerbaijan,_Armenia_Close_to Deal_on_Ending_Transport_Blockade_–_Russia⠀⇛ (Reuters) – Armenia and Azerbaijan are close to agreeing an end to a blockade of transport links but more work is needed to seal a peace deal… # ⚓ European Commission ☛ President_von_der_Leyen_at_the_G7 Session_V,_Economic_resilience_and_economic_security⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Brussels, 20 May 2023 Quotes by President von der Leyen on economic resilience and economic security… # ⚓ European Commission ☛ President_von_der_Leyen_on_our policies_towards_China_at_Session_III_of_the_G7,_Foreign_and Security_Policy⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Japan, 19 May 2023 Quotes by President von der Leyen on our policies towards China at Session III of the G7, Foreign and Security Policy… # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Direct_flight_from_Russia_lands_in_Georgia_for first_time_since_2019,_met_with_protests_at_Tbilisi_airport_— Meduza⠀⇛ On May 19, a plane from Russia-based airline Azimuth departing from Moscow landed in Tbilisi, marking the first direct flight between the two countries in four years. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Court_To_Donald_Trump:_Journalists_Encouraging Someone_To_Break_A_Confidentiality_Agreement_Is_Protected Speech⠀⇛ Lame duck president and serial bad faith litigant Donald Trump has yet again been told his arguments are bad and he should feel bad. The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Suing sued multiple times over the publication of a book by his niece, Mary Trump, which detailed plenty of stuff the on-his-way-out- the-door president didn’t want published. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Is_This_the_End_of_Russiagate?_John_Durham’s Dud_Report.⠀⇛ With the release of special counsel John Durham’s report on the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, one of the strangest scandals in American history has ended not with a bang but with the most simpering possible whimper. Although Donald Trump and his supporters on the right claim that the report vindicates their long-held theories of a “deep state” conspiracy against the former president, on examination it offers little more than a rehashing of old arguments that were long ago made irrelevant by the passage of time.1 # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Pieces_of_Hate⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Noted_Belarusian_Educator,_Family_Members, Associates_On_Trial_Over_2020_Anti-Lukashenka_Rallies⠀⇛ A court in Minsk has started the trial of noted Belarusian educator Yauhen Livyant, along with members of his family and associates who are all accused of charges related to mass rallies over a disputed August 2020 presidential election that kept authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka in power. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kazakh_Opposition_Politician_Zhasaral_Quanyshalin Dies_Of_Heart_Attack⠀⇛ Prominent Kazakh opposition politician Zhasaral Quanyshalin has died of a heart attack at the age 74 in a hospital in Almaty, his colleagues said late on May 18. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ EU-Kazakhstan_strategic_partnership becomes_operational⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 May 2023 Today, Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovkis and Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, announced a set of concrete actions that will implement the Memorandum of Understanding between the EU and Kazakhstan on a strategic partnership # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Georgians_Dismayed_At_Renewed_Direct_Flights_From Russia⠀⇛ Hundreds gathered at the main airport in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 19 to protest the return of direct flights from Russia. A ban had been unilaterally imposed by Moscow in 2019 after a wave of anti- Kremlin protests in Georgia. It was lifted on May 10 by President Vladimir Putin, who also signed a decree allowing Georgian nationals to enter Russia without visas. Georgian opposition activists protested against any warming of relations with the Kremlin because of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the 2008 war against Georgia. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ TikTok_Users_Waste_No_Time:_Sue_Montana Same_Day_TikTok_Ban_Was_Signed⠀⇛ We noted yesterday that Montana’s embarrassment of a governor, Greg Gianforte, was about to cost the state a ridiculous amount of taxpayer money having to defend his obviously unconstitutional ban on TikTok. What I hadn’t realized was that by the time I’d published that article, the first such lawsuit had already been filed. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Russian_news_show_mixes_up_Sanna_Marin_and_Kaja Kallas⠀⇛ In a diatribe against Finland on a Russian talk show, a guest referred to Estonia’s PM Kaja Kallas as Finland’s leader. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Montana_TikTok_users_file_lawsuit_to_stop state_ban_from_going_into_effect⠀⇛ Five TikTok users filed a lawsuit in a federal Montana court on Wednesday to stop the state’s newly enacted TikTok ban from going into effect. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Montana’s_TikTok_ban_is_already_facing_its first_legal_challenge⠀⇛ At least five TikTok users have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Montana’s new ban on the Chinese-owned platform. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Thailand_releases_15-year-old_royal_defamation detainee⠀⇛ Thailand’s Central Juvenile and Family Court ordered Thursday the release of Thanalop “Yok” Phalanchai, a 15-year-old girl who was detained in the Ban Pranee Juvenile Vocational Training Centre for Girls. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Iran_executes_3_men_on_charges_of_‘enmity_against god’⠀⇛ Iran executed three men accused of carrying out a terrorist attack during last year’s nationwide protests surrounding the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. According to Mizan, a state-run news agency for Iran’s judiciary, Iranian officials executed Saleh Mirhashemi, Majid Kazemi and Saeed Yaghoubi based upon their conviction on charges of moharebeh, or enmity against god. # ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘The_struggle_continues’:_Rushdie_makes_first public_appearance_since_stabbing⠀⇛ British writer Salman Rushdie attended a New York gala on Thursday night in his first public appearance since a knife attack that nearly took his life last year. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Section_230_Is_Safe_(for_Now)_After_Supreme_Court Rules_on_Google_and_Twitter_Terrorism_Cases⠀⇛ Plus: A new lawsuit in Montana over the state’s TikTok ban, the economic realities of online content creation, the rights of private companies, and more… o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Private_investigators_tell_court_of_‘dark arts’_but_ex-Mirror_news_editor_says_Chelsy_Davy_article ‘obtained_legitimately’⠀⇛ Steve Whittamore told the High Court journalists must have known his information was obtained illegally. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Afghan-American_Journalist_Reportedly_Detained_By Taliban_In_Kabul⠀⇛ Ali Latifi, an Afghan-American journalist, has been detained by the Taliban in Kabul for what a police spokesman said was “suspicious behavior.” o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Seymour_Hersh:_The_Ukraine_Refugee_Question⠀⇛ Ukraine’s neighbors push for Zelensky to pursue peace as millions of displaced people flow into Europe. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Midwest_Academy_Is_Still_Training_the Organizers_Who_Make_Another_World_Possible⠀⇛ In 1973, at one of the most turbulent moments in American history, veterans of the civil rights and anti-war movements were facing the reality that changing the status quo would not come as easily as they had hoped. Luckily, some of them had a great idea for how to keep fighting, and to start winning. They started the Midwest Academy. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Pakistani_Ex-PM_Imran_Khan_Refuses_Home_Search_By Police,_Sets_Own_Terms⠀⇛ Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on May 19 refused police permission to search his Lahore home for suspects involved in this month’s attacks on state and army buildings and laid out his own terms for any such operation. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_arrests_a_top_judge_as_the country’s_corruption_scandal_grows.⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Police_Search_Homes_Of_Rights_Activists_In Perm⠀⇛ Police have searched the homes of at least seven members of the Memorial human right group’s successor — the Center of Historic Memory — in the Russian city of Perm. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Gorsuch_Condemns_‘Breathtaking’_COVID_Emergency Powers_That_Crushed_Civil_Liberties⠀⇛ “Since March 2020, we may have experienced the greatest intrusions on civil liberties in the peacetime history of this country,” Gorsuch wrote. That might be an exaggeration, but it isn’t far off. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ EFF ☛ States_Should_Not_Skirt_Federal_Rules_on_Fiber Infrastructure⠀⇛ Both the Treasury Department’s Capital Projects Fund and the National Telecommunications Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity Affordability and Deployment grant programs provide clear guidance to prioritize fiber-based infrastructure. Under the Treasury rules that govern rescue dollars, the “presumptively eligible projects” for broadband infrastructure must reliably deliver 100/100 mbps connectivity. While there is an exception for lower speeds, there is a general expectation that these projects can scale higher for future needs. Specifically, “recipients are encouraged to prioritize investments in fiber- optic infrastructure where feasible” to emphasize that projects should consider fiber first. The NTIA program also directs states to follow the statutory text of the IIJA. Under that law, projects must be scalable, able to facilitate 5G and beyond, able to evolve with community needs, and build fiber-based infrastructure with limited exceptions for “extremely high-cost areas.” Arguably, options such as fixed wireless and satellite broadband could be considered for extremely high-cost areas—which unfortunately are not future-proofed like fiber. But states relying on federal dollars alone will be forced to deliver less than states that are matching the federal investment with their own local dollars. # ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ MeitY’s_response_to_our_RTI requests_on_GAC:_delayed,_denied,_deficient.⠀⇛ MeitY responded to our 1st appeal on the RTI application pertaining to the functional and operational processes of the Grievance Appellate Committees (GAC). This post summarises the Ministry’s response (or the lack thereof) to our 1st appeal, and elaborates on our concerns denied information. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Quartz ☛ JetBlue_and_American_Airlines_were_ordered_by_a judge_to_end_their_alliance_in_the_Northeast_US⠀⇛ A federal judge in Massachusetts struck_down_a partnership_between_JetBlue_and_American_Airlines to coordinate routes and schedules in the Northeast US, which had effectively combined the Boston and New York operations of the two carriers. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ DynaIP_entity_WirelessWerx_IP location_tracking_patent_challenged_in_reexam⠀⇛ On May 19, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent_7,317,927 owned by WirelessWerx IP LLC, an NPE and Dynamic_IP_Deals_LLC entity. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_Is_CLAIM_WATCHER_Confusable With_CLAIM_WATCH_&_Design_for_Certain_Insurance_Claim Services?⠀⇛ So far this year, the Board has affirmed a mere 83% of the Section 2(d) refusal it has reviewed – a drop from its 89% average over the past decade. Here’s the latest decision. The USPTO refused to register CLAIM WATCHER for “Health benefit plan services, namely, insurance administration services, namely, assisting others with adjusting insurance claims in the nature of repricing health insurance claims” (Class 36) and for “Legal services, namely, legal consulting and defense relating to health insurance claims” (Class 45) (CLAIM disclaimed), finding confusion likely with the registered mark shown below, for “Tracking and monitoring the status of insurance claims for business purposes.” How do you think this appeal came out? In_re_Homestead_Strategic_Holdings, Inc., Serial No. 90263580 (May 17, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher Larkin). # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Supreme_Court_Warhol_Ruling Shouldn’t_Hurt_Artists._But_It_Might.⠀⇛ The Supreme Court decision over Andy Warhol’s use of Lynn Goldsmith’s Prince photograph was decided on the narrow grounds of a licensing issue. But it could still have a chilling effect. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Swedish_daily_prototypes_‘cringey’_AI rap_to_tell_news_stories⠀⇛ Aftonbladet’s deputy editor said the paper hoped to “provoke a debate” with the AI rap music. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ ASCAP_and_BMI_Form_Joint_Task Force_Targeting_‘Suspicious_Registrations’_Amid_An ‘Explosion_of_Music_Being_Uploaded_to_Digital Platforms’⠀⇛ With AI tracks debuting in droves, performance rights organizations (PROs) ASCAP and BMI have established “a joint task force” designed “to address suspicious registrations associated with musical works across the collective management ecosystem.” =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 8389 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.20.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_20/05/2023:_The_Other_Wiki_and_More⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 8:11 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal o Retro_Tech # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_AYGISTC_Wordo:_EIDER⠀⇛ # ⚓ “hey_hey_mama,_have_you_read_the_news…”⠀⇛ I heard Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison for her fraudulent Silicon Valley co (and yea, I will forever mistakenly call her “Katie Holmes”), so, I figure “hey, let’s amuse ourselves with some visual irony, and look up the photo where she is with the “30 under 30″ crowd with Zuckerberg and other Silicon Valley tech captains of industry”. I search, I scroll, I re-search, scroll more – that photo is fxxxing buried. What I DID see (all over the front page of DDG) was the news news news that she is, in fact, being imprisoned and not remaining free until an appeal, or whatever. Not even a Wikipedia entry on her. Not even an “insider hot take” about what the malicious/malignant culture Silicon Valley portrays and upholds means for “tech” at-large. She isn’t the only bad character in the Bay Area, she just got caught. # ⚓ I_NEED_HELP_OUT_OF_A_VERY_BAD_SITUATION⠀⇛ A little more than a decade ago, after CAPITALISM handed my ass to me (the 2008 crash, and subsequent fallout), and I was left with pretty much nothing, I agreed to be sent to TX to be with my mother and sister. # ⚓ Blueberries⠀⇛ I love blueberries. I bet you like them too. If you don’t, you probably haven’t been eating very good ones. Lowbush blueberries are the best – they’re small, sweet, and packed with flavor! # ⚓ something_something_yardwork_makes_beer_sweeter⠀⇛ Today’s been busy. Got tomato plants, carrot and cucumber seeds, bags of compost. Took the dogs to the vet for their shots and heartworm/tick medication, then got down to business. Weeded the vegetable garden, turned the soil with a garden fork, poured out the compost, worked it in. Found a few potatoes from last year I must’ve missed, and which had started sprouting. Planted those, came inside, had a shower and poured a beer. o § Retro Tech⠀➾ # ⚓ Spring_time,_nature_observations_and_lo-fi_log⠀⇛ Spring is here, beyond all doubt. It can’t have been much more at all than one month ago that I remarked to my wife how very happy I was that, without having planned it at all, I had placed my comfy next-to-the-CD-player-and-bookshelf chair in just the right place that in the evenings I could watch the sunset out one of our windows (three stories up). Not the whole glorious thing, just a little slice through a break in the buildings and trees down the end of the street that window faces down. Still enough to be really nice. I was shocked just the other day to notice that this is no longer possible. The reason is that the trees lining that street have now all grown so much green foliage that they collectively block my view of the sky. I am still not, and possibly never will be, used to such rapid and visible seasonal change. Growing up closer to the equator, in a land without many deciduous trees, and then moving to the Nordics is like a mole rat emerging into full midday sun for the first time after years of subterranean living. You never quite get used to it. I am slumming it down at 50-something degrees North these days, alas, but still find the seasonal change striking. [...] With spring in full force and all this greenery at our doorstep, we’ve been taking lots of walks lately, and I’ve taken to bringing my little Ricoh GR digital compact camera with me. Pushing 20 years, this little fellow is still an absolute delight. At some point I’ll write a long-overdue post about my photography taking a bit of a digital turn, but that isn’t this post. I have been collecting photographs of the tremendous variety of wild flowers that have been springing up recently, in the park, in the forest, along the river banks. My wife has the PlantNet app on her phone which seems to do a pretty good, but not infallible, job of identifying them. Even as a digital retrogrouch, it’s hard for me to deny how cool this is. I have learned the names of dozens of flowers over the past couple of weeks. Some of them are beautiful. Some of the plants are edible! I have read astonishing things on Wikipedia. Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is “proto-carnivorous”: its seeds attract and kill (I’m not sure how) nematodes, microscopic worms, so that their decomposed bodies enrich the soil. The Garden Star- of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) is “thermoperiodic”: its seeds will not germinate unless their temperature falls below a certain cold temperature threshold and then subsequently rises above reach a certain warm temperature threshold. You won’t find them in a spring following a mild winter because the cycle hasn’t completed. [...] I have started keeping a “Lo-fi nature log” on my Gemini capsule. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Other_Wiki⠀⇛ There is a vast Wiki that is not Wikipedia; and it describes the greatest achievements of humanity. The greatest achievements being, of course, contained in works of fiction; where they are not bound by the constraints normally placed upon us. It’s called TV Tropes, it bills itself as “the all devouring pop-culture wiki”, and I recommend a read if you have too much spare time… [...] Or starting from “Anathem” we find that it holds an example of “Recursive Canon”, in which a story mentions its own existence; and that Sherlock Holmes is an example of the same trope, with Watson well known as the writer and publisher of Sherlock stories. # ⚓ Hello_others⠀⇛ Thought I was at a capsule front page, but saw no “activate a client certificate” option/path. (That’s what I get for generally being in favor of barriers to entry, right? 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇;-)⦈ ) I still like the process of writing a post, uploading it and a new index.gmi, and pointing Antenna to that. Way more than activating a client certificate, for example. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:-)⦈ =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. 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