𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, June 08, 2023 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Fri 9 Jun 02:42:03 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/2023/06/08/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmaeGXiDDeQqLVHkcfuYJsMR5gkG2KfL8obZ3e39wo9X89 QmRej75aRh5cQjV4EkpTtNhGCL4Ea8gLTYE6afRU4AT8SA QmXJbVjMgJLV5E7dFhoZEBSRNCRpMoAYeiQ2x94WwVCAE3 QmZNHM6zwJz4HumZeNxKEckXrmY5Mn2R47Zf2ejRtHj763 QmdikaRip3RgsHbg5S4LuJvPizfJB7fh2rKp7uQ8dhxicC QmQu3g2B85BK7JwmQzcr2cd7XoDdiF92Gy9xcxqS6sf27G QmUA66kgebedAfGsk5HFXX1YCuCWp2J51StBuNVvAvFwwS QmYBPCcUR7ecniepZDK6iEaWqzEdVWvK9GovhnZadXHtW8 QmX2VFCGCawxbCCUo2h1FKvHmTmxLRFAdDLmVDjFaZoLpw QmZvsFGYejJBRSfHJCJnfiQSAYT7vSYedcFM42LEMExSWJ Qmb9Xu74tUcPjn3QGo5Fa3AwL3ztbkpEBnKFQZLo52iezG QmfRee4g2eUJ1bSuzF43wq39KNtfrFY8yoMStiZawbg6Yy QmSuhsieojQeGih3gkSZPmVjZEEXjEMkAfqPeayF5neUu4 Qmd7SnTCKdRk6z5fGiMR5m9PSXaMAqxaggGeXGRG7qpq2Z QmXgYbZi532xVNhDLj3CwBGXcgr7iwcqm9khzt2M5sKvZ9 QmUk6CTCzRFbbBrbBmQf52Utx7xRQyCr1Gw3bZdCzrwd3c QmeZtWf5QtxG29S1aPZtAVad8jYYKbyZyf1n5x1H3fatT2 QmVTV8EttepakgPQZr5g2pDVKEkHunL5aXJXVq1gvqueRD QmV8xUuDoNYH8QVuX741oRW2EBCXavnMq6CM952N8PvDxU Qmeen883ygmQMHbp93hmHemdGxVyMFxA4S53EVjPiTWthi QmVNZn5iUAX3aPAv7HkWkFu62pfUrdMpir2azRzEovePS6 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ EPO Management is Still Bullying the Staff (While Breaking the Law and Violating the European Patent Convention) | Techrights ⦿ The Need to Evolve on the Internet | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, June 07, 2023 | Techrights ⦿ His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Not Responding After 20 Days (Well-Founded Report of Tax Fraud) and British Police Pretending Not to Exist | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/epo-management-breaking-the-law/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/evolve-on-the-internet/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/irc-log-070623/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/left-hand-washes-the-other-hand/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/bbs-comments-on-cosmos/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/emacs-and-thoughts-on-bubble/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/freeipmi-1-6-11/#comments http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/leap-15-5-release-mature/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 59 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/epo-management-breaking-the-law/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/08/epo-management-breaking-the-law/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.08.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ EPO_Management_is_Still_Bullying_the_Staff_(While_Breaking_the_Law_and Violating_the_European_Patent_Convention)⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 1:32 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Overloaded_EPO_worker⦈_ Summary: Overloaded or overworked EPO workers are complaining about further deterioration at the workplace and their representatives say “this management style may well contribute to feelings of disengagement, depression, or even burn-out” THE EPO is a lawless institution that routinely breaks the law. The European Commission helps facilitate this law-breaking, as we habitually note in Daily Links (in relation to the UPC). Put another way, the corruption of the EPO has officially spread to the European Union, so any time EU officials berate countries (e.g. Poland) for unconstitutional behaviour we can and perhaps should bring up what happened with the UPC. This post is not about the UPC however. We’ll have plenty to say about it in future posts, as challenges mount (the whole system will potentially get tossed out). What Benoît_Battistelli and António_Campinos did to the office is, to put it bluntly, deliberate sabotage. They got rid of some of the best workers, quality of patents fell (many patents aren’t even compliant with the law), salaries and pensions fell (relative to purchasing power), and people are being recruited who have no prior experience in patents, let alone specialised knowledge. Maybe the EPO thinks that it can maintain_the_bubble by granting loads of European_software_patents using buzzwords. Well, guess what? Applicants are upset, existing workers are fed up, and recruitment prospects of the Office are grimmer than ever. Last year we mentioned calls of distress about managers_bullying_the_staff and this month LSCTH, elected staff representatives in the EPO’s second-largest branch, wrote this: Colleagues put under scrutiny – Call to stop unhealthy management style Dear colleagues, We have been receiving feedback from some of you being summoned for a meeting by their Principal Director and / or Director to allegedly re-assess the yearly objectives and evaluate progress. The reports of such a meeting which reached us are far from being positive and raise major concerns about this practice. In particular, colleagues reported being targeted and shamed for their performance, and being put under undue pressure. We fear that this management style may well contribute to feelings of disengagement, depression, or even burn-out, and we do not believe that this is a healthy direction for the Office to take in terms of the organisational culture. We therefore call on the administration for an immediate stop to this practice, and invite everybody to respect the dignity of our staff. We are confident that the President and VP1 will promptly put an end to this unhealthy managerial style. Kind regards, Your Local Staff Committee The Hague (LSCTH) PS: We thank our colleagues for sending feedback, and invite everybody to contact their staff representation immediately if summoned to such a meeting. EPO applicants need to know this. German, Dutch and EU politicians need to know about it. But will they do anything? The government of the country is embroiled in a corruption (bribery) scandal connected to the EPO. This is white-collar crime right next door to the ICC. █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣟⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣽⣾⣾⣷⣯⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣽⣿⡇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣫⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣮⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣾⣿⣿⣟⣿⣻⣿⣹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠎⠮⠽⠛⠛⠻⣵⣻⣿⣿⣳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢨⢾⠘⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡿⠼⡇⠉⣉⣉⣩⠉⠉⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠒⠒⠒⠃⢰⢶⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢷⡇⠀⠀⠤⠤⠤⠄⠐⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢘⡏⠀⠂⣿⣆⢠⣿⠀⠀⠀⡇⠰⠶⠶⠶⠆⠀⠸⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢠⣤⣤⣤⡄⠀⢨⠃⠀⠀⠀⣿⣾⠃⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠘⠉⠉⠉⠃⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⡏⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⢸⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠰⠶⠶⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⡄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢲⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢺⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 172 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/evolve-on-the-internet/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/08/evolve-on-the-internet/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.08.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ The_Need_to_Evolve_on_the_Internet⠀✐ Posted in Protocol at 2:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Handycat:_Let_me_tell_you_about_tuxmachines.org⦈_ Summary: Tux Machines is one year away from its twentieth birthday and its increased focus on protocols aside from HTTP/S is paying off; Tux Machines also weaned itself off all social control media, including Mastodon and Diaspora (they’re not the future, they’re the past) On June 10th 2004 the Web site Tux Machines, or tuxmachines.org, was born (domain registered) in Tennessee. On Saturday it’ll be 19 years since then. In 2013 Rianne and I started running it. That was 10 years ago. And here we are after all this time. The site is alive and well. There’s even a Gemini capsule for it and it is thriving. We’ll almost certainly make it to 20, but making it to 30 is speculatively assuming the Web will still be a “a thing” so far down the line… “There’s even a Gemini capsule for it and it is thriving.”This is relevant to us because most of the stuff we post in Daily Links under GNU/Linux and Free/ libre software is also posted in tuxmachines.org (Tux Machines) and it is almost always posted faster there than in here. Owing to the way we developed the CMS, the Gemini_Edition_of_the_Tux_Machines_domain/site is updated at the same time as the Web and there is content parity. Those who use the Gemini interface don’t miss anything that exists in the Web version. If the World Wide Web drowns in its own garbage (it_is_happening_already), we’ll devote more effort to Gemini and other such protocols. The Internet is changing, but not for the better. We must evolve constantly. Tux Machines quit social_control_media and today we checked the offline archive, which is final. █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣯⡉⠙⠛⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⡇⠰⣿⣿⠉⣥⡄⠀⣤⡄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢠⣴⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠃⢠⣤⠀⢣⡀⠀⣀⠀⣉⡉⢋⣉⡉⠛⢋⣩⣤⣉⠛⣿⡏⠠⣿⡧⠀⢁⣴⠶⣤⡙⠀⣿⡇⠀⣿⣧⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⠀⡇⢠⣾⠋⢻⣆⠀⢹⣿⠁⣸⣿⠀⣿⡄⢹⣿⠀⢿⣇⠀⣾⣇⣀⣿⡆⠐⢶⠀⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⣤⠿⠇⠀⣿⣇⠀⣿⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⠀⣇⢸⣿⠒⠚⠛⠀⢸⣿⠀⣿⣿⠀⣿⡇⢸⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢻⣿⠁⣤⡄⠐⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⠀⢰⡆⠀⣿⣿⠀⢹⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⢠⣿⣿⣿⣯⡛⣻⣿⣿⣿⠯⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣀⡉⠘⣿⡆⣸⡿⠀⢸⣿⣀⢹⣿⠀⣿⡇⢸⣿⠀⢸⠿⠀⠘⠿⠤⠿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⠂⠈⠛⠒⠛⠁⡀⣙⡛⠀⠘⠉⠀⠻⠛⠃⢹⣿⡟⠉⠝⠿⣿⡟⠿⠛⢶⣿⠇ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣈⣉⣉⣁⣠⣬⣉⣉⡀⠀⠀⣤⣤⣼⣿⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣾⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⢤⠀⣶⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⠰⡞⢛⣋⠉⣉⡀⠀⣶⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⠓⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⢠⣤⠀⢠⡄⠈⣠⡴⢶⣄⠁⢰⣶⠀⢶⣶⢸⣿⡏⢰⣾⠛⣷⡄⠀⣿⡇⠹⣿⡆⢠⣿⡏⢹⣷⠀⢸⣿⠀⣿⡇⠀⢹⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣧⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣿⡄⢸⡇⠀⣿⡇⢸⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢸⣿⢸⣿⣧⢈⣩⠔⣿⡇⠀⣿⡇⠀⣿⡇⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⠀⢸⣿⠀⢿⣧⠀⢸⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢿⣿⣷⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⢸⣇⣸⡇⠀⣿⡇⢸⣿⠇⢸⣿⡇⢸⣿⠸⣿⣇⢸⣿⠀⣿⡇⠀⣿⣷⢀⣿⡇⠀⢿⣇⣸⡿⠀⠸⣿⡄⢸⡿⠀⠸⠿⠄⢀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣭⣿⡿⣿⡷⠊⠋⠉⠡⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠛⠿⢷⢁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣯⡛⢋⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠴⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠃⠄⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⡿⢟⣓⣒⣶⣖⣿⡶⣄⠀⠐⣞⠃⠰⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 276 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/irc-log-070623/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/08/irc-log-070623/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.08.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Wednesday,_June_07,_2023⠀✐ Posted in IRC_Logs at 2:37 am by Needs Sunlight Also available via the Gemini protocol at: * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-070623.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-070623.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-070623.gmi * gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-070623.gmi Over HTTP: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇H 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HTML5_logs⦈_ #techrights_log_as_HTML5 #boycottnovell_log_as_HTML5 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇H 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇HTML5_logs⦈_ #boycottnovell-social_log_as_HTML5 #techbytes_log_as_HTML5 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇t 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇text_logs⦈_ #techrights_log_as_text #boycottnovell_log_as_text 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇t 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇text_logs⦈_ #boycottnovell-social_log_as_text #techbytes_log_as_text Enter_the_IRC_channels_now =============================================================================== § IPFS Mirrors⠀➾ CID Description Object type 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇IPFS logo⦈ § Bulletin for Yesterday⠀➾ Local_copy | CID (IPFS): QmVNZn5iUAX3aPAv7HkWkFu62pfUrdMpir2azRzEovePS6 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 349 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2023/06/08/left-hand-washes-the-other-hand/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/06/08/left-hand-washes-the-other-hand/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.08.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ His_Majesty’s_Revenue_and_Customs_(HMRC)_Not_Responding_After_20_Days_(Well- Founded_Report_of_Tax_Fraud)_and_British_Police_Pretending_Not_to_Exist⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 12:19 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Still no action concerning tax fraud and pension fraud… with connection to the British government. We’ll publish a lot more details at a later date. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Millions_spent_on_protecting_them_at_taxpayers'_expense_ (they_don't_live_here);_His_Majesty's_Revenue_and_Customs_ignoring_tax_fraud_of UK_government_contractor⦈_ Summary: The crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ have helped unearth a profound problem in the British law enforcement authorities; What good is a monopolistic taxman (called after the British Monarchy even in 2023) that cannot assess its own tax abuses? Or abuses connected to it via a contractor? Meanwhile, as per what I was told, the police is not responding to my MP and that’s ANOTHER scandal (police not only refusing to act against crimes, committed against many people, but moreover not responding to elected politicians) ⠀⠀⠀⢠⣄⣤⣤⡄⣤⢠⡄⢠⣤⡶⡄⣤⢠⢠⣶⡄⢠⣶⡄⣤⣤⣤⠄⣤⣤⢤⡤⠄⣴⢶⣠⣄⡄⠀⣤⣤⣤⢤⢠⣶⡄⢤⡤⣤⠄⣴⣦⢤⡤⢠⣤⣄⡄⣴⣦⠀⢤⡤⢠⣤⡄⣤⢤⣤⣠⡄⠀⣤⡤⣤⠄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣸⣇⣸⣿⣇⡇⣿⣿⢨⣿⡆⢨⣿⡆⣿⠋⣿⡃⣿⣿⢸⡇⣆⣿⣸⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⠋⣿⢻⢸⣿⡇⢸⡇⣿⡃⣿⣭⢸⡇⢸⣿⣿⡇⣿⣲⠀⢸⡇⢸⣿⡇⣿⣻⣿⣿⡇⢸⡿⡇⣿⢀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣀⣀⢈⡉⢈⢉⣁⣉⡉⣉⣉⣁⡉⣁⣉⣈⡀⣉⣀⣀⠉⣀⣉⡒⡉⣁⣙⣉⣈⣑⢛⢊⣉⡚⣑⡡⢀⣉⣀⡉⣈⣀⢉⣀⣈⣁⠉⣁⣉⢁⣈⡁⣈⢉⢁⣁⣈⠉⣀⠈⡁⣈⣉⣁⣉⠉⣁⢉⢁⣈⢁⣉⠉⣘⣁⡀⠀ ⠀⢸⡇⣿⣿⢸⣿⢸⡯⢧⣿⡏⣿⠃⣿⢼⡧⡇⠻⣭⢨⡄⣿⠄⣿⡇⣿⠿⣿⠤⣿⣾⠸⢯⡅⡯⠄⢸⠀⣿⠀⣿⣿⢸⡧⢹⡟⠀⣿⢸⣾⣿⡇⣿⣾⠈⢸⡇⠀⣿⠀⡇⣿⣿⢸⡧⠀⣿⢾⢸⡧⢸⣿⡃⡯⠄⡇⠀ ⣶⡘⠃⠛⠛⠚⠙⠛⠃⠘⠋⠓⠛⠀⠛⠚⠃⠃⠛⢛⣼⣇⣛⡒⣋⡓⠛⡀⡛⣒⣛⣛⣘⡛⠃⢓⠂⠘⠂⡛⠀⠛⠛⠘⠓⠘⠃⠀⠛⠚⠙⠛⠃⠛⠛⠀⠘⠃⠀⠛⠒⠃⠘⠛⠘⠓⠀⠛⠘⠘⠓⠘⠛⠃⠓⠒⠃⠀ ⠘⠿⢆⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢧⣴⣴⣿⡟⠟⡿⢹⡿⠇⣾⡷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡐⡇⠀⣀⡀⠀ ⠶⣶⣿⣿⣿⡦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⣿⣧⠮⠁⠼⠂⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣤⣤⣦⣦⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡇⣴⣓⣦⡀⠀⢈⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⢀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⣿⣿⣽⣷⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠛⢻⣿⡿⠿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠻⠟⠛⠉⠀⠉⠛⠛⠋⠛⣿⠉⣿⡿⠁⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⣽⣿⣅⠀⠈⢡⡤⠸⢿ ⢶⣾⣿⠿⠗⠀⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣶⣾⣿⣴⣶⣾⠀⠀⠀⢰⣆⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⡄⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠷⠀⠀⠈⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠟⠃⣢⡀⣸⣇⡀⢈ ⢘⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠘⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣴⣶⣾⣿⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣼⣧⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣼⡿⢿⡷⠶⠒⠀⣠⣤⣤⡤⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⣿⣿⡏⠛⠿⣿⡝⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣾⣿⣷⣼⣿⣿⣿ ⠛⠛⠛⠿⠛⠉⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠙⢿⣿⣶⣶⡟⠁⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡻⣿⣿⣶⣶⣭⣭⣴⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠟⠛⢿ ⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⠟⠀⠀⢀⣀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢡⠛⠁⣙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠗⠀⠈⠹⣿⡿⠋⠉⢩⡻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⡤⠄⢠⡶⠶⠂⠓⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⡟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠈⠀⠀⠈⠻⡿⢿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣶⣄⣀⣠⣾⣿⣷⡔⢄⣀⣹⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠙⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⣶⣾⡻⡿⠋⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠈⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⢀⠀⢰⡆⠀⢄⠤⠀ ⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⢿⢂⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣟⣽⣿⣿⣭⣛⣻⣿⣝⢿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣤⣼⣿⠷⠶⢶⣴⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠻⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⢿⣿⣷⣔⣾⠿⠶⢿⣭⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠸⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⢀⠔⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣏⠀⠀⢡⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⣠⡞⡛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢘⡄⠀⠀⢰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⢿⣿⣿⡿⢏⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⠃⢠⣴⠀ ⠀⢰⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⡆⠀⠘⣇⠀⠀⠈⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⢴⣾⣿⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣮⠀⠀ ⢠⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣰⡆⣶⣶⡳⠆⢰⣶⣴⡆⣶⣶⠁⣶⣶⠒⣶⡳⠔⣶⠂⣶⣶⠶⣶⡳⠄⢰⣖⡆⣶⠒⣶⢰⣶⡖⢲⣦⣶⣶⢰⡆⣶⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠀⠀⠙ ⢈⣙⠻⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⢹⡇⣿⢬⣻⡆⢸⡿⡟⡇⣿⣿⣀⣿⣿⣉⣬⣻⡆⣿⠀⢸⡇⡀⣬⣻⡆⢸⡏⡇⣿⣁⢻⣿⢸⣏⣹⡿⣿⢿⣸⡇⣿⡁⣒⣐⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⢠⡀⠀⠀ ⠸⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⠀⣀⣀⢀⣀⡀⠀⢀⣁⢀⡀⣀⢀⣀⢀⣐⣲⣀⣀⢀⣰⢗⡀⣀⣀⢴⢖⡻⣀⡁⢀⡀⡀⢀⣀⢐⣂⡰⣒⣶⡶⣶⢖⣒⢷⣶⣒⣲⣟⡿⣿⢿⣿⣷⣦⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⡿⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡆⣿⣿⢸⡏⣿⠀⣿⠹⢺⡇⣿⠻⣼⡋⣿⠉⣿⣿⢸⣿⣾⡇⢿⣝⠸⢸⣷⣯⣛⢸⣷⡇⣿⢹⣿⡯⣟⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⢙⡃⣯⣿⢉⡿⣇⢹⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⣇⠀⠀ ⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠿⠇⠏⠿⠸⠷⠟⠀⠿⠾⠙⠧⠟⠻⠼⠃⠿⠀⠻⠿⠸⠟⠏⠇⠻⠿⢀⡸⢏⠷⠿⠸⠿⠇⠻⢾⣻⢇⢿⡿⣿⢏⢿⡻⠾⣇⣿⡿⡸⢏⠿⠾⡹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠗⠐⢻⠀⠀ ⠀⢰⡶⢴⡶⡄⣰⣶⢰⡆⣦⣶⢶⡄⢠⡶⣦⢰⡶⠀⣶⢰⣶⣆⣶⠀⣴⢶⣄⣶⣦⢶⣤⡆⣶⠏⣷⣦⢰⡆⡏⣿⣏⣶⢰⡶⢰⡆⣿⢿⡿⣹⣹⢿⡍⣽⣯⢹⡏⡏⢿⡿⢹⣿⡍⣿⣏⢫⣿⡍⢿⡿⣱⣶⡄⣶⣦⠀ ⠃⢸⡟⢸⡟⡇⣿⣿⣸⡇⣿⣿⢸⡇⢸⡇⣿⢸⡟⠀⣿⢸⣿⡿⣧⠀⣿⢲⣾⣿⣿⢸⣿⡇⣿⡃⣿⣿⢸⣿⡇⣿⣿⢻⢸⣟⢸⣿⣿⢸⡇⣿⣿⢨⡅⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⢸⡇⢸⣿⡇⣿⣿⢸⣯⡅⢸⡇⢿⣿⡇⣿⣿⠀ ⠀⠈⠁⠈⠁⠉⠉⠈⠉⠉⠁⠉⠉⠁⠀⠉⠁⠈⠁⠀⠉⠉⠈⠁⠉⠀⠈⠉⠁⠉⠉⠈⠉⠁⣩⣥⡍⠉⠈⢩⣥⡭⠈⢈⣬⣭⣭⣥⣭⣮⣵⣿⣮⣭⣷⣭⣭⣮⣭⣭⣮⣵⣮⣭⣭⣭⣭⣬⣭⣵⣮⣵⣮⣭⠁⠉⡉⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 418 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.08.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_08/06/2023:_Sourcehut,_Gemini_Identity,_and_BBS_Comments_on Cosmos⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:43 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_BCEKOPT_Wordo:_OUTIE⠀⇛ # ⚓ Stop_and_smell_the_roses⠀⇛ Work has been positively draining recently, sapping all my energy. I am exhausted at the end of each day. There is so much work to do, and so much work that is waiting to be done, and we don’t have nearly enough people to do it all. Weekends, being only two days, are not enough to allow me to unwind. As the saying goes though, I need the eggs. I need to stop and smell the roses when I can. Yesterday’s equivalent of such was while I was making tea, during a moment of quiet, hearing the sound of a small piston engine aircraft somewhere off in the distance. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ When_/ChatGPT/_would_actually_be_so_smart_and_help_the small_net⠀⇛ Since today’s large network is based largely on average-quality content, you can imagine how it fills up automatically based on responses from / ChatGPT/. Reportedly, legislative work is underway to [require marking of the automatic content generated]. # ⚓ When_/ChatGPT/_would_actually_be_so_smart_and_help_the small_net⠀⇛ AI would remove decorations, interactive scripts, adverts, cookie pop-ups, affiliate texts, and so on. AI would merge all scattered information into a single content. AI could detect the real sources of copy-pasted text, and show the original and nondistracted content. AI finally will lay out that data into a gemtext form. It would be a kind of magic. # ⚓ Sourcehut_looks_really_good⠀⇛ I’ve talked about software forges previously on this gemlog. I host pretty much everything I write on Codeberg and I’ve been overall happy with it, but I find myself more and more thinking sourcehut might have been a better choice. I’m definitely oldschool when it comes to computers. My first box was a Tandy TRaSh80, which is to say my earliest computer experience was with a DOS interpretor on an 8-bit POS. I still prefer command line interfaces a lot of the time, even when a gui is really full featured. Codeberg runs Forgejo, a light fork of Gitea. Gitea has obviously been designed from the ground up to be as much like GitHub and GitLab as possible, which makes it immediately comfy for younger devs. In contrast, Sourcehut gives you a really minimal web interface that can fairly be described as “spartan” or even “ugly”. But what it does give you, and I like this a lot, is a more traditional way of working that is centered around the command line and email rather than the web browser. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Gemini_Identity⠀⇛ Bubble moved to bbs.geminispace.org; I learned about identity certificates! Initially I just created a new certificate for `bbs.geminispace.org`, then realized that this was the wrong thing to do: it meant I was effectively creating a new “account” and could not make use of my post history or keep using the “Morgan” display name. Of course I then discovered that Lagrange makes it easy to reuse certificates across sites. Not really understanding how to use certificates effectively I’ve been creating them all over the place, and with random expiry years. # ⚓ BBS_Comments_on_Cosmos⠀⇛ There is a new update to Cosmos: posts on bbs.geminispace.org that link to aggregated Cosmos feed entries now appear as comment entries in Cosmos. This behaves pretty much exactly like logs on Station. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 575 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.08.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Gemini_Links_08/06/2023:_Emacs_and_Thoughts_on_Bubble⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:00 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Personal/Opinions o Science o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Garden⠀⇛ I awake from my daily prayer sitting in my garden, the sun hitting my skin and covering me with its radiant warmth before it is pushed away by a passing breeze. The finches chirp overhead before the greedy jay bird chases them off, wanting all the riches of my feeder to herself. I tend to my plants, filling their cups until they can drink no more, plucking any sickly leaves, and ensuring their health. # ⚓ 5k_in_29:30_(wohoo!)⠀⇛ today marks the first time i completed a 5k run without stopping. not just that, but even in suboptimal conditions, i managed to get a time below my target of 30 minutes. the sun had been blasting the soil for a couple weeks. we were only a couple degrees away from what i’d call proper summer weather. two days ago, it started raining and it hasn’t quite stopped. there’s a couple of hours of rain, broken by a couple hours of sunlight, rinse and repeat. so what we’re left with at the moment is a very humid heat which is, arguably, the worst kind of heat. i was sweating during my warmup at home and i was already thinking that i’d be happy hitting my 3k target at the very least. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ “Schöner_Thrombus”⠀⇛ Blood clots… some patients know about them, and have a sense that blood clots can mean trouble. On the other hand healthcare workers, especially those dealing with acute illness, are on average positively horrified by this entity. There are arterial and venous clots. The former is something like what happens with many types of heart attacks and strokes, but can also travel to and block arterial blood flow in the kidneys, spleen, other organs, or the arms and legs. I will leave those for other discussions and the pertinent specialists (cardiologists, neurologists, vascular surgeons…). o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Imitation⠀⇛ Imitation is a common way to learn. An urge could be good, or bad. The experience could be educational, or might land you a job. Or it could go down the barren rabbit hole, again. One way to defuse fad following is to toss the task onto a TODO list and let the subconscious chew on it. If it’s still interesting after a while, or has been reinforced by something else, then give it a spin. You may also need to free up a block of time for dedicated study: no internet, no distractions. Or it could end up being deleted off the TODO list after a while. # ⚓ Emacs:_Bookmarks_in_Registers⠀⇛ This sounds like just what you need. However, the problem with these is that if the buffer in- question changes, then running register-to-point will not take you where you want to go. E.g., if you run point-to-register inside an *info* buffer, and then move the buffer to some other info page, then this will not take you back to the original info page. Of course, you can just use a regular bookmark instead, but then you must name the bookmark, and then the bookmark clutters up your list of bookmarks. What I want is to be able to store an anonymous bookmark in a register, which is handy if you only need a bookmark for a little while. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Thoughts_on_Bubble⠀⇛ So I’ve been away from geminispace for a while, only really using it to check the weather on my phone. I was busy with Game Boy Showdown (I placed roughly middle of the pack, but I’m just glad I finished a thing), and there’s always work (ugh), and the last couple of weeks I somehow talked myself into doing savage raiding in FFXIV (not sure if this was a mistake). But I have seen some chatter about Bubble, which looks like a neat project. The only complaint I have about it is that geminispace.org is way too similar a URL to geminispace.info. I get the concerns about centralization, but it would be really cool if multiple people ran their own Bubble instances for different interests. The Reddit-esque format is good for writing prompts, for example. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It’s like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 745 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.08.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_08/06/2023:_Istio_1.18_and_FreeIPMI_1.6.11⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:55 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Desktop/Laptop o Audiocasts/Shows o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o WINE_or_Emulation o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Open_Hardware/Modding o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra o GNU_Projects o Licensing_/_Legal o Programming/Development # PHP # Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh # Java_and_JavaScript # Rust * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Linux_Foundation o Security # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ The_best_Linux_laptops_of_2023⠀⇛ ZDNET has researched the best Linux laptops available based on performance, design, cost, and more to help programmers find the right fit for their needs. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ KDE Videos ☛ Akademy_2023_Interview:_In_conversation_with Eleftherios_Kosmas_–_Libre_Space_Foundation⠀⇛ Eleftherios will be delivering a_keynote at #Akademy2023 where he will be talking about Libre Space_Foundation and the value of free software in space. In this interview he tells us about how he got started in the space industry, and how his love for open source shaped his choice of career. # ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ Linux_Out_Loud_65:_Immutable_File_Systems⠀⇛ This week, Linux Out Loud chats about yay or nay for immutable file systems. Welcome to episode 65 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon. We kept the banter friendly, the conversation somewhat on topic, and had fun doing it. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Announcing_Istio_1.18.0⠀⇛ We are pleased to announce the release of Istio 1.18. This is the second Istio release of 2023, and the first to ship with Ambient mode! We would like to thank the entire Istio community for helping get the 1.18.0 release published. We would like to thank the Release Managers for this release, Paul Merrison from Tetrate, Kalya Subramanian from Microsoft and Xiaopeng Han from DaoCloud. The release managers would specially like to thank the Test & Release WG lead Eric Van Norman (IBM) for his help and guidance throughout the release cycle. We would also like to thank the maintainers of the Istio work groups and the broader Istio community for helping us throughout the release process with timely feedback, reviews, community testing and for all your support to help ensure a timely release. # ⚓ Istio_1.18.0_Change_Notes⠀⇛ § Deprecation Notices These notices describe functionality that will be removed in a future release according to Istio’s deprecation_policy. Please consider upgrading your environment to remove the deprecated functionality. # ⚓ Istio_1.18_Upgrade_Notes⠀⇛ When you upgrade from Istio 1.17.x to Istio 1.18.0, you need to consider the changes on this page. These notes detail the changes which purposefully break backwards compatibility with Istio 1.17.x. The notes also mention changes which preserve backwards compatibility while introducing new behavior. Changes are only included if the new behavior would be unexpected to a user of Istio 1.17.x. # ⚓ Top_17_Penetration_Testing_Tools_You_Need_to_Know_in_2023⠀⇛ The idea behind penetration testing is to identify security-related vulnerabilities in a software application. Also known as pen testing, the experts who perform this testing are called ethical hackers who detect the activities conducted by criminal or black hat hackers. Penetration testing aims in preventing security attacks by conducting a security attack to know what damage can a hacker cause if a security breach is attempted, the outcomes of such practices help in making the applications and software more secure and potent. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 15_Useful_Performance_and_Network_Monitoring Tools_for_Linux⠀⇛ If you’re working as a Linux/Unix system administrator, sure you know that you must have useful monitoring tools to monitor your system performance. As monitoring tools are very important in the job of a system administrator or a server webmaster, it’s the best way to keep an eye on what’s going on inside your Linux system/server. # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Track_Upcoming_Events_with_‘Countdown’_App_for Linux⠀⇛ I try to stay on top of upcoming events but when things are due to happen a little way down the line, it’s a struggle. # ⚓ Net2 ☛ Five_best_screen_recorders_for_Linux⠀⇛ Screen recording comes in handy when creating a video tutorial, recording gameplay, live streaming or even something cool you just did and want to showcase it to others. Uses of a screen recorder are diverse and there are a ton of reasons to have one installed on your PC. # ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ Intel’s_New_Open_Source_Mono_Font_is_Pretty Decent⠀⇛ Between IBM Plex Mono, Hack, Fira Code, and JetBrains Mono I think we Linux users are spoilt for choice when it comes to open-source monospace fonts that look good and work great. Still, there’s always room for more, right? Intel thinks so, hence the release of Intel One Mono. # ⚓ Sam_Thursfield:_State_of_screen_reading_reading_on_desktop Linux⠀⇛ Reading a computer screen wears out your delicate eye-balls. I would like the computer to read some web-pages aloud for me so I can use my ears instead. Here’s what I found out recently about the available text-to-speech technology we have on desktop Linux today. (This is not a comprehensive survey, just the result of some basic web searches on the topic). § The Read Aloud browser extension Read_Aloud is a browser extension that can read web pages out for you. That seems a nice way to take a break from screen-staring. I tried this in Firefox and, it worked, but sounded like a robot made from garbage. It wasn’t pleasant to listen to articles like that. Read Aloud supports some for-pay cloud services that probably sound better, but I want TTS running on my laptop, not on Amazon or Google’s servers. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Users_Can_Now_Take_Advantage_of_Flathub’s_New Documentation⠀⇛ Flathub’s users’ documentation has been revamped and is now available. So dive into it to enhance your Flathub experience. # ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ Guide_to_Install_Rust_and_Use_Cargo_Package Manager_on_AlmaLinux_9⠀⇛ In this guide, we’ll take you through the installation process of Rust programming language on an AlmaLinux 9. You will install Rust with two different methods and learn the basic usage of the Cargo package manager for creating and managing the Rust project. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Dealing_with_‘Failed_to_Retrieve_Share_List’ Error_in_Linux_SMB_Share⠀⇛ The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol is commonly used for file sharing between Linux and Windows machines. It’s not uncommon, however, to run into errors such as ‘Failed to retrieve share list from server: Invalid argument.’ This error typically indicates a problem with accessing shared resources, which can be caused by various issues such as network misconfigurations, firewall restrictions, or outdated SMB versions. # ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Install_Able2Extract_Professional_on_Ubuntu_/ Debian⠀⇛ Hello, friends. In this post, you will learn how to install Able2Extract on Debian / Ubuntu. This tool is a marvel if you work with many PDF files. What is Able2Extract Professional? Able2Extract Professional is a proprietary tool for working with and manipulating PDF files. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Disable_GUI_on_modern_Debian⠀⇛ This is how you disable the GUI after logging in and launching a shell: sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target sudo systemctl reboot I inadvertently installed a graphical environment installing a new Debian Xen test server. This will let you reboot to a tty. For fellow BSD people, remember that the systemctl (8) command has also kudzu’d shutdown(8) on most Linux distros now. I wonder how long it’ll take for sudoedit(8) to be replaced with systemctl text- editor-edit. # ⚓ ZDNet ☛ What_are_AppImages_and_how_do_you_use_them_on Linux?⠀⇛ This unique format for distributing Linux applications keeps it simple — mostly. # ⚓ Data Swamp ☛ Qubes_OS_dom0_files_workflow_using_fossil⠀⇛ Since I’m using Qubes OS, I always faced an issue; I need a proper tracking of the configuration files for my systemthis can be done using Salt as I explained in a previous blog post. But what I really want is a version control system allowing me to synchronize changes to a remote repository (it’s absurd to backup dom0 for every change I make to a salt file). So far, git is too complicated to achieve that. # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_VMware_Tools_on_Debian_11⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install VMware Tools on Debian 11. Are you using VMware virtualization technology for your virtualized environment? If so, then you should definitely consider installing VMware Tools. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_UFW_on_Linux_Mint_21/20⠀⇛ The Uncomplicated Firewall, or simply UFW, is a widely embraced network security tool that provides an intuitive interface for managing Linux IPTables firewall rules. It offers a user-friendly platform to manipulate the usually complex IPTables commands, making the process of administering a firewall seamless for both beginners and experienced users alike. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_check_command_version_on_Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_say_YES_to_ALL_with_cp_command⠀⇛ # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ How_to_display_currently_mounted_file_systems in_Linux⠀⇛ Understanding the currently mounted file systems in your Linux machine is crucial for system management and troubleshooting. Mounted file systems include disk partitions, device drivers, and remote servers that your Linux system recognizes and uses. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Oracle_Java_17_on_Linux_Mint 21/20⠀⇛ Java, the robust and versatile programming language has always been a preferred choice of developers worldwide. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Xfce_on_Debian_12/11/10⠀⇛ XFCE stands as a remarkable desktop environment in the Linux ecosystem. Its core philosophy orbits around balance to provide a modern and user- friendly environment that does not compromise on performance or consume excessive resources. # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ I_should_read_the_Vim_help_more often⠀⇛ A while back I wrote about handling numbers in Vim when they have a dash in front of them, and in a comment, Seth pointed me to a special option in visual mode, ‘g Ctrl-A’, which will increment a column of numbers the way I wanted here. Since this is visual mode, I can select the numbers without the leading dashes. # ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ LibreOffice_Calc_Basics_IX:_MIN_and_MAX⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ How_To_Add_XLOOKUP_Function_to_LibreOffice Calc⠀⇛ This tutorial will explain in short how to make LibreOffice Calc able to do XLOOKUP by adding an extension called Lox365. It will give you abilities of xlookup and more features like Excel. We would love to say thank you very much to the developer, Goose Pirate, for creating it.  # ⚓ TecMint ☛ 10_Commands_to_Collect_System_and_Hardware_Info in_Linux⠀⇛ It is always a good practice to know the hardware components of your Linux system running, this helps you to deal with compatibility issues when it comes to installing packages, and drivers on your system using yum, dnf, or apt. In this article, we shall look at some useful Linux commands that can help you to extract information about your Linux system and hardware components. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Enable_Nginx_HTTP/3_and_QUIC⠀⇛ HTTP/3 is the third version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which is used for data communication on the World Wide Web. Compared to its predecessor, HTTP/2, HTTP/3 operates over QUIC, a transport layer protocol, instead of TCP. This change reduces latency and improves the browsing experience. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Falkon_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Falkon, previously known as QupZilla, is an open- source, cross-platform web browser that combines the prowess of KDE technology and the robustness of the QtWebEngine rendering engine. Designed with an intuitive interface, Falkon caters to power users seeking a reliable, efficient browsing experience while providing a customizable platform for the more technical folks. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_GoLand_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ JetBrains GoLand is a robust integrated development environment (IDE) for Go programming, offering a comprehensive suite of features and tools tailored specifically for Go developers. It was meticulously developed by JetBrains, a renowned software company famous for creating leading IDEs for various programming languages. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Rider_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04 [Ed: .NET is a poor choice for technical and legal reasons; explore the alternatives]⠀⇛ If you’re on a quest for a powerful, flexible, and intelligent development environment for .NET, look no further than JetBrains Rider. # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_extract_text_from_PDF_document⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_locate_and_set_JAVA_home_directory_on Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Bash_base64_decode_and_encode_on_Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Git_With_VisualSVN_Server?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_“git_status”_for_Inspecting_Git Repository⠀⇛ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_“git-archive”_Command_in_Git⠀⇛ The “git archive” command permits the developers to package the entire history of a particular Git repository into a single archive file. o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Lutris_0.5.13_has_been_released⠀⇛ With this release, we’re adding back the ability to run games with Proton. While this can be an useful thing for testing compatibility, it is still recommended to stick with the builds provided by Lutris. We are now using @GloriousEggroll’s Proton based builds by default, which makes using Steam’s proton an even narrower edge case. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_Linux_Clients with_Tears_Fall_Low,_Noxious_Weeds_and_Eigenbrau_–_2023-06-07 Edition⠀⇛ Between 2023-05-31 and 2023-06-07 there were 26 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ KDE_Gear_23.04.2_Is_Out_to_Improve Dolphin,_Kdenlive,_and_Other_KDE_Apps⠀⇛ KDE Gear 23.04.2 is here less than a month after KDE Gear 23.04.1 and improves the Dolphin file manager to remember opened tabs on launch if it is configured this way by the user. It would appear that this functionality broke recently during the process of fixing a bug. The Spectacle screenshot tool has been updated so that its sidebar can accommodate long button text in some languages and the Gwenview image viewer now opens the specified app when using the “Open With” menu instead of a different one. # ⚓ KDE ☛ KDE_Gear_23.04.2⠀⇛ Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear. Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations, including… * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ openSUSE_Leap_15.5_is_Now_Available_to Download⠀⇛ It’s a big day for Linux fans as an all-new version of the iconic Linux distro openSUSE is available to download. # ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ openSUSE_Leap_15.5_Is_Out,_Setting_the_Bar High⠀⇛ Plasma 5.27.4, Xfce 4.18, Linux kernel 5.14, and tons of improvements are among the new features in openSUSE Leap 15.5. Here’s what’s new! # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS_Weekly_#23.23:_openSUSE_15.5,_GNOME_45_New Features,_Tail_Command_and_More⠀⇛ Get familiar with tail and cowsay commands. Learn new tips and tricks on GNOME desktop along with all the major Linux news this week. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ openSUSE_releases_new_version_with_several_new technologies⠀⇛ In a statement, the group behind open SUSE said version 15.5 had several new inclusions like container technologies, immutable systems, virtualisation, embedded development, and other high-tech advances. The new release will receive maintenance and security updates until the end of 2024. The old version, 15.4, have its end-of-life six months from the date of the latest release. Douglas DeMaio, a leader of the openSUSE project, said in a statement: “This release brings newer packages like Mesa and others, but Leap 15.5 is a non-feature release. Some of these newer packages to highlight include KDE Plasma 5.27, which is a Plasma Long Term Support version until the next one rolls out in 2024. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Armbian_23.05_is_Now_Available⠀⇛ Based on Debian 12, the latest version of the ARM/ RISC-V distribution is now available to download and install. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Charmed_MLFlow_Beta_is_here._Try_it_out_now!⠀⇛ Canonical’s MLOps portfolio is growing with a new machine learning tool. Charmed MLFlow 2.1 is now available in Beta. MLFlow is a crucial component of the open-source MLOps ecosystem. The project announced it had passed 10 million monthly downloads at the end of 2022. With Charmed MLFlow users benefit from a platform where they can easily manage machine learning models and workflows.We are looking for data scientists, machine learning engineers and AI enthusiasts to take Charmed MLFlow Beta for a drive and share their feedback with us. o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Radek Koziel ☛ How_I_Hacked_my_Car_Part_5:_How_I_Hacked_my Car_Again⠀⇛ But why does this post exist if I already hacked it? Because Hyundai Sometime in late July 2022, Hyundai removed the links to all of their DAudio2 firmware downloads. Leaving only a message that said the updates would return on Sepember 1st. If I had to guess, someone at Hyundai/Mobis read my blog and they wanted to fix their issues. In anticipation of that I started to gear up to hack the latest firmware. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ reTerminal_DM_–_A_Raspberry_Pi_CM4-powered 10.1-inch_HMI_controller⠀⇛ Seeed Studio’s reTerminal DM is an upgrade to the Raspberry Pi CM4-powered reTerminal with a larger 10.1-inch touchscreen display and a greater range of features and interfaces for various industrial applications. # ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Raspberry_Pi_detects_factory_defects_with machine_learning⠀⇛ A Raspberry Pi Camera Module acts as the eyes of the production line monitor, feeding real-time images from the production line. A computer vision model analyses the images to detect broken teeth, scratches, and dents in 3D-printed spur gears as they roll through on the homemade “conveyer belt”. When the model detects a defect, Modzy’s system updates and timestamps a log, recording what was wrong with the spur gear and exactly when it rolled past the detection point on the production line. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Android:_How_malicious_Android_apps_are generating_revenue_for_hackers_–_Times_of_India⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ 5_Of_The_Best_Open_World_Games_On_Android_To Check_Out_In_2023⠀⇛ # ⚓ Connect_on_the_go_and_learn_new_skills_with_new_Android features⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Google_scraps_Android_TV_13,_releases Android_TV_14_beta⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_makes_it_extra_clear_that_your phone_is_charging⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Android_TV_14_phone_calls:_Support incoming?_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Digital Trends ☛ This_cheap_Android_phone_is_one_of_the best_I’ve_used_in_2023_|_Digital_Trends⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o ⚓ Open Source Security (Audio Show) ☛ Rocket_ships_and radishes⠀⇛ There’s been something in the back of my brain that’s been bothering me about talks at the big conferences lately but I just couldn’t figure out how to talk about it. Until I listed to this episode of The Hacker Mind Podcast on Self Healing Operating Systems (it’s a great podcast, like and subscribe). The episode was all about this incredibly bizarre way to store operating system state in a SQL database (yeah, you read that right). The guest made no excuses that this is a pretty wild idea and it’s not going to happen anytime soon. But we need weird research like this, it’s part of the forward march of progress. [...] In the academic days (like our operating system example from the opening), it would be well understood that this was rocket ship research. It almost certainly wouldn’t go anywhere anytime soon, but was a step as part of the larger story of progress. As the arrow of time drags us all into the future, so does the path of progress, as long as you don’t live in Florida. o ⚓ Linux Journal ☛ Minarca:_A_Backup_Solution_You’ll_Love⠀⇛ Data backup is a crucial aspect of information management. Both businesses and individuals face risks such as hard drive failure, human error or cyberattacks, which can cause the loss of important data. There are many backup solutions on the market, but many are expensive or difficult to use. That’s where Minarca comes in. Developed by Patrik Dufresne of IKUS Software, Minarca is an open source backup solution designed to offer a simplified user experience while providing management and monitoring tools for system administrators. So let’s take a closer look at how Minarca came about and how it compares to other solutions. o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ Turso ☛ Database_migrations_made_easy_with_Atlas⠀⇛ Database migrations is one of the thorniest subjects there is. In short, they happen when a database schema must change to accommodate new or updated data. One simple example of a database migration is adding or removing columns from a table. There are many tools available to help the process of database migration, following a variety of approaches. In this article we will look at Atlas, a declarative tool for managing database schemas, that draws inspiration from infrastructure-as-code tools to manage migrations in a novel way. o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ LibreOffice_7.5.4_Office_Suite_Released_with More_Than_80_Bug_Fixes⠀⇛ Coming a little over a month after the LibreOffice 7.5.3 point release, LibreOffice 7.5.4 is here to address a total of 83 bugs that have been reported by users or discovered by the LibreOffice developers in the LibreOffice 7.5 series. The Document Foundation recommends all LibreOffice 7.5 users to update their installations to the new point release as soon as possible for better stability, reliability, and security. o § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ GNU ☛ freeipmi_@_Savannah:_FreeIPMI_1.6.11_Released⠀⇛ o Fix double free corner case in ipmiseld. o Support ISO 8601 date inputs to date range options in ipmi-sel. o Support Xilinx OEM FRU records. o Fix corner case in libipmimonitoring, support sensor if units    is "RPM per minute", but just return "RPM" as the units. o Fix portability compilation on cygwin. o Fix typo in fiid template field that could lead to packet   interpretation errors. https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freeipmi/freeipmi- 1.6.11.tar.gz o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾ # ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ How_Attorneys_Are_Harming_Cybersecurity Incident_Response⠀⇛ So, we’re not able to learn from these breaches because the attorneys are limiting what information becomes public. This is where we think about shielding companies from liability in exchange for making breach data public. It’s the sort of thing we do for airplane disasters. # ⚓ USENIX ☛ Lessons_Lost:_Incident_Response_in_the_Age_of Cyber_Insurance_and_Breach_Attorneys⠀⇛ Incident Response (IR) allows victim firms to detect, contain, and recover from security incidents. It should also help the wider community avoid similar attacks in the future. In pursuit of these goals, technical practitioners are increasingly influenced by stakeholders like cyber insurers and lawyers. This paper explores these impacts via a multi-stage, mixed methods research design that involved 69 expert interviews, data on commercial relationships, and an online validation workshop. The first stage of our study established 11 stylized facts that describe how cyber insurance sends work to a small numbers of IR firms, drives down the fee paid, and appoints lawyers to direct technical investigators. The second stage showed that lawyers when directing incident response often: introduce legalistic contractual and communication steps that slow-down incident response; advise IR practitioners not to write down remediation steps or to produce formal reports; and restrict access to any documents produced. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ A_retrospective_on_my_thesis_about language_niches,_fifteen_years_later⠀⇛ The obvious niche that I missed was ‘languages that run in web browsers’, which started out being JavaScript and has spiralled outward from there (first with other languages that transpile to JavaScript and more recently with WebAssembly (WASM)). This niche became a massive thing over the past fifteen or so years and even spilled out from web browsers proper, with applications being written in ‘web shells’ such as Electron (which I consider basically browsers because, as I understand it, the API is primarily the browser’s DOM API). # ⚓ Alexandru Nedelcu ☛ Scala_3_Significant_Indentation_Woes: Sample⠀⇛ Here’s a fairly straightforward Scala 3 sample, using significant indentation. Can you spot the compilation error? # ⚓ DataGeeek ☛ JAGS_Simulation_with_Multivariate_State-Space Model:_The_G7_on_Food_Security⠀⇛ The 49th G7 summit was held recently in Japan. Ukraine was one of the most critical issues at the meeting; most of the session topic was related to problems stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One of the problems, aforementioned is food security. Because of the war, energy prices have been up. And that has stimulated food inflation. Of course, that is not the only reason but one of the important ones, like the disruption of the food supply chain. In this article, we will model the food and energy inflation of the G7 countries since the 1990s and make their 5-year projection. We will use the multivariate state-space model with JAGS simulation for that purpose. First, we will build our data set for the model. We will use food and energy annual CPI rates with the 2015 base-year, from OECD. # ⚓ Xe’s Blog ☛ How_to_enable_API_requests_in_Fresh⠀⇛ We can’t trust browsers because they are designed to execute arbitrary code from website publishers. One of the biggest protections we have is Cross- Origin_Request Sharing (CORS), which prevents JavaScript from making HTTP requests to different domains than the one the page is running under. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ uniform_spacings⠀⇛ A riddle on uniform spacings!, namely when considering eight iid Uniform (0,1) variates as visiting times and three further iid Uniform (0,1) variates as server availability times, with unit service time, the question being the probability a server is available for a ninth visiting time, T⁹. # ⚓ Gentoo ☛ Weekly_report_1,_LLVM_libc⠀⇛ Hey! I had to start GSoC on sunday last week due to school, and I didn’t think that I’d write a weekly report for the first week but I decided to do it anyways. My plan for week 1 was: >This week I will set up a LLVM toolchain and sysroot for compiling >programs targeting LLVM libc. I will also start setting up a >“llvm-libc/Linux from Scratch” chroot. Because I played with LLVM libc before last week I had already completed this goal. Going forward I will only work in the sysroot until setting up crossdev because it’s simple and gives me everything I need to fix dependencies like Python. This far the project has been going pretty smooth, but I’ve also ran into some issues which I will comment on. catcream # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Introduction_to_Propensity_Score_Analysis_with_R workshop⠀⇛ Learn how to use propensity score analysis in R! Join our workshop on Introduction to Propensity Score Analysis with R which is a part of our workshops for Ukraine series.  # § PHP⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_filter_var()_Function_in PHP⠀⇛ The filter_var() function is used in PHP to filter a variable with a specified filter. For more details, follow this guide. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Die()_Function_in_PHP⠀⇛ The die() function in PHP is used to handle fatal errors by displaying the message before terminating the script. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Dechex()_Function_in_PHP⠀⇛ The dechex() function in PHP is used to convert the decimal value into hexadecimal value. For more details, follow this guide. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Calendar_Functions_in_PHP?⠀⇛ PHP offers a wide range of calendar functions that are useful for managing and displaying date and time data. Follow this guide to learn about them. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_ucfirst()_Function_in_PHP⠀⇛ The ucfirst() function is a built-in PHP function that allows users to change the first letter of a string to uppercase, without modifying the rest of the string. # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ A_User’s_Guide_to_Understanding Redirection_Operators_in_Bash⠀⇛ The command line is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal as a Linux user. While it may initially appear daunting, with the right knowledge, it can become an incredibly powerful asset. One key aspect of mastering the command line involves understanding redirection operators in Bash. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Setting_Up_a_Port_Forwarding_Using Iptables_in_Linux⠀⇛ In computer networking, port forwarding is a technique that allows an outside user to reach a service on a private network that’s otherwise inaccessible from the outside. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Getting_Started_with_Linux_Mint:_Your Download_Guide⠀⇛ In the realm of open-source operating systems, Linux Mint has become a beloved choice for many. Renowned for its versatility, Linux Mint boasts an intuitive and user-friendly environment that makes it a perfect gateway for those transitioning from other systems like Windows or MacOS. # § Java and JavaScript⠀➾ # ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Deploy_Quarkus_applications_directly_to OpenShift_using_S2I⠀⇛ Quarkus is a Kubernetes-native Java framework that offers a great developer experience, providing extensions for most modern development and management needs while enabling you to write imperative and reactive code. Red_Hat_OpenShift is a unified platform to run your applications at scale while offering a great developer experience for managing applications and their infrastructure. Quarkus and OpenShift are a great combination. Simply put, the combination of OpenShift and Quarkus helps application engineering teams to become highly productive and have a reliable runtime for their applications at scale. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Bulk_ConcurrentHashMap Operations_in_Java?⠀⇛ Three Bulk operations, the forEach(), search (), and reduce() methods used to retrieve all or specific elements, or to apply the same operation on elements. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Autoboxing_and_Unboxing_in Java?⠀⇛ Autoboxing converts selected primitive class data into wrapper class automatically and for Unboxing the wrapper class gets converted into the primitive class. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Collectors_groupingBy() Method_in_Java?⠀⇛ The “groupingBy()” method accepts a classifier function as a parameter, and this function determines the grouping key for each element in a stream. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Dollar_Sign_and_Curly_Braces in_a_String_Using_JavaScript⠀⇛ The placeholder “${}” is used as template literals to specify JavaScript expressions i.e., arithmetic operations, variables, call functions, etc. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Install_Tailwind_CSS_with_Laravel⠀⇛ Create a Laravel project, install Tailwind CSS in it using the “npm”, configure the main CSS, write the code with Tailwind CSS, and build it. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_Container_Queries_Plugin_in Tailwind?⠀⇛ To use container queries plugin in Tailwind, install the container queries plugin and add them to the “tailwind.config.js” file. Then, us # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_an_Opacity_Modifier_in Tailwind?⠀⇛ The opacity modifier is a utility class that allows users to adjust the transparency level of an element, such as text, button, background, etc. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_a_Plugin_for_Typography_in Tailwind?⠀⇛ To use a plugin for typography in Tailwind, install the typography plugin and add them to the “tailwind.config.js” file. Then, use them in the HTML program. # ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Use_a_Plugin_for_Forms_in Tailwind?⠀⇛ To use the forms plugin in Tailwind, install the forms plugin and add them to the “tailwind.config.js” file. Then, use them in HTML code. # ⚓ Geeks For Geeks ☛ NodeJS_Interview_Questions_and Answers_–_Set_2⠀⇛ NodeJS is an open-source and cross-platform runtime environment built on Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine for executing JavaScript code outside of a browser. # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This_Week_In_Rust:_This_Week_in Rust_498⠀⇛ Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust! This Week in Rust is openly developed on GitHub and archives can be viewed at this- week-in-rust.org. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Books_You_Should_Read:_Prototype_Nation⠀⇛ Over the years, I’ve been curious to dig deeper into the world of the manufacturing in China. But what I’ve found is that Western anecdotes often felt surface-level, distanced, literally and figuratively from the people living there. Like many hackers in the west, the allure of low-volume custom PCBs and mechanical prototypes has me enchanted. But the appeal of these places for their low costs and quick turnarounds makes me wonder: how is this possible? So I’m left wondering: who are the people and the forces at play that, combined, make the gears turn? o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Plastic_Welding_Revisited⠀⇛ Last time we talked about a video that purported to do plastic welding, we mentioned that the process wasn’t really plastic welding as we understood it. Judging by the comments, many people agreed, but it was still an interesting technique. Now [Inventor 101] has a video about plastic repair that also talks about welding, although — again, we aren’t sure all of the techniques qualify. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Stunning_Merger_Angers_Athletes [Ed: Sportwashing by Saudi Arabia will ruin more sports]⠀⇛ A professional golf merger is a victory for Saudi Arabia and another sign that money can overwhelm almost any other force in sports. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Saudi_Arabia’s_LIV_Golf_Deal_Is_a_Triumph_That Transcends_Sports [Ed: Triumph? Associating sports with crimes against women, gays, and more is no "Triumph"]⠀⇛ The deal to merge LIV Golf with the PGA Tour is a big win for the oil-rich kingdom, headlining a banner week that also includes a visit from the American secretary of state. o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_PGA_Tour’s_Stunning_Hypocrisy⠀⇛ The preeminent golf league suddenly decided that Saudi Arabia’s many sins are not a problem. o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_US_should_pay_close_attention_to_Saudi Arabia’s_domestic_policy⠀⇛ Riyadh’s foreign priorities today are little more than a shadow of its plans at home. US officials should factor this reality into their plans to stabilize relations with the kingdom. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Norway_Rescues_Russian_By_Helicopter_Near_North_Pole⠀⇛ Norway rescued a Russian in need of emergency medical assistance on board a scientific vessel stuck in ice near the North Pole in a spectacular helicopter operation, its rescue services said on June 7. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Artificial_Photosynthesis_Could_Be_The Secret_to_Colonising_Space⠀⇛ Life beyond Earth may depend on this. # ⚓ Computers Are Bad ☛ 2023-06-07_something_up_there_–_nasa and_uaps⠀⇛ ✐ A brief note on Grusch⠀✐ First, a disclaimer of sorts: I am posting another article on UAPs, yet I am not addressing the recent claims by David Grusch. This is for a couple of reasons. First, I am skeptical of Grusch. He is not the first seemingly well-positioned former intelligence official to make such claims, and I think there’s a real possibility that we are looking at the next Bob Lazar. Even without impugning his character by comparison to Lazar, Grusch claims only secondhand knowledge and some details make me think that there is a real possibility that he is mistaken or excessively extrapolating. As we have seen previously with the case of Luis Elizondo, job titles and responsibilities in the intelligence community are often both secretive and bureaucratically complex. It is very difficult to evaluate how credible a former member of the IC is, and the media complicates this by overemphasizing weak signals. Second, I am hesitant to state even my skepticism as Grusch’s claims are very much breaking news. It will take at least a month or two, I think, for there to be enough information to really evaluate them. The state of media reporting on UAP is extremely poor, and I already see Grusch’s story “growing legs” and getting more extreme in the retelling. The state of internet discourse on UAP is also extremely poor, the conversation almost always being dominated by the most extreme of both positions. It will be difficult to really form an opinion on Grusch until I have been able to do a lot more reading and, more importantly, an opportunity has been given for both the media and the government to present additional information. It is frustrating to say that we need to be patient, but our first impressions of individuals like Grusch are often dominated by our biases. The history of UFOlogy provides many cautionary tales: argumentation based on first impressions has both lead to clear hoaxes gaining enormous hold in the UFO community (profoundly injuring the credibility of UFO research) and to UAP encounters being ridiculed, creating the stigma that we are now struggling to reverse. In politics, as in science, as in life, it takes time to understand a situation. We have to keep an open mind as we work through that process. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Craft_Has_Flown_Close_Enough_to_The_Sun to_Detect_The_Source_of_Elusive_Solar_Winds⠀⇛ Hello, Icarus. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Julia Evans ☛ Some_blogging_myths⠀⇛ A few years ago I gave a short talk (slides) about myths that discourage people from blogging. I was chatting with a friend about blogging the other day and it made me want to write up that talk as a blog post. # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ She_Was_Falsely_Accused_of_Cheating_With_AI —_And_She_Won’t_Be_the_Last⠀⇛ However, Stivers points out that the allegation of cheating is something she’ll have to self-report to law schools during the application process. State Bar associations, she says, are known to ask similar questions about academic history, meaning this misunderstanding could shadow her for years. Indeed, U.S. News & World Report advises law school and State Bar applicants to “err on the side of disclosure” and proactively report any “disciplinary procedures at their college” on the assumption that these can turn up in background checks. And, she says, the decision in her favor came down without an apology or acknowledgement of the mistake from her professor or the college itself. (The UC Davis Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs did not respond to a request for comment.) # ⚓ Alex Ewerlöf ☛ Meeting-free_days⠀⇛ An unwanted side effect of hybrid work is more frequent and longer meetings. This leaves less time for focused work. Meeting-free days acknowledge that issue and aims to provide undisturbed time for focused work. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Op-Amp_Challenge:_Virtual_Ball-in-a-Box_Responds To_Your_Motions⠀⇛ With the incredible variety of projects submitted to our Op-Amp Contest, you’d almost forget that operational amplifiers were originally invented to perform mathematical operations, specifically inside analog computers. One popular “Hello World” kind of program for these computers is the “ball- in-a-box”, in which the computer simulates what happens when you drop a bouncy ball into a rigid box. [wlf647] has recreated this program using a handful of op amps and a classic display, and added a twist by making the system sensitive to gravity. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Moving_The_Snail_Mail_To_WiFi⠀⇛ [Zak] loves getting a notification on his phone when he gets physical mail. Enough to wire his mailbox slot with an ESP8285 to send him alerts. Previously, [Zak] used a cellular-based solution as the mailbox slot was not within WiFi range. However, the network provider for the A9G GPRS module decided to move to different towers, and suddenly the module didn’t work. Unable to find a provider that had sensible pricing, he got to work redesigning the module. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Well_Documented_Code_Helps_Revive_Decades-Old Commodore_Project⠀⇛ In the 1980s, [Stephen] was working on his own RPG for the Commodore 64, inspired by dungeon crawlers of the era like Ultima IV and Telengard, both some of his favorites. The mechanics and gameplay were fairly revolutionary for the time and [Stephen] wanted to develop some of these ideas, especially the idea of line-of-sight, even further with his own game. But an illness, a stint in the military, and the rest of life since the 80s got in the way of finishing this project. This always nagged at him, so he finally dug out his decades-old project, dusted out his old Commodore and other antique equipment, and is hoping to finish it by 2024. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Royal_Navy_Tests_Quantum_Navigation⠀⇛ GPS has changed the way we get around the globe. But if you command a warship, you must think about what you would do if an adversary destroyed or compromised your GPS system. The Royal Navy and Imperial College London think a quantum navigation system might be the answer. Of course, Heisenberg says you can’t know your speed and position simultaneously. But at the real-world level, you can apparently get close enough. The quantum sensors in question are essentially accelerometers. Unlike conventional accelerometers, though, these devices use ultracold atoms to make very precise measurements using a laser optical ruler, which means they do not drift as rapidly as, say, the accelerometer in your phone. Navigating with accelerometers is well understood, but the issue is how often you have to correct your computed position with an actual reference due to drift and other error accumulation. You can see a Sky News report on the trial below.The tests were done in a rapid prototyping pod carried onboard XV Patrick Blackett, a fitting name for an experimental ship since Lord Blackett was a Nobel laureate and head of the physics department at Imperial College for a decade ending in 1963.The underlying tech came out of the university back in 2018, but making it work in a real-world environment onboard a ship is another matter. You probably won’t have the cryonics and lasers needed for such a quantum compass anytime soon in your smartphone, but the tech could have civilian applications for larger vehicles. # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ U.S._Semiconductor_Fab_Boom_Kicks_Off⠀⇛ Spending on fab equipment continues to grow, despite macroeconomic challenges. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ El País ☛ Psychologist_and_Harvard_professor_Rebecca Rolland:_‘We_are_turning_children_into_people_who_act robotically’⠀⇛ A. There are many things that steal children’s time. That’s partly because we fill their schedules with so many things to do. Instead of talking to them, we load them up with experiences and don’t give them time to reflect. We are turning them into people who act robotically, and they are not creative people and do not follow their interests. Another very clear component [of this] is that there are children who are very focused on social media and using the internet. Of course, technology can be put to good use with children, but when they are too focused on searching [the internet] or looking at one perfect picture after another they don’t realize how much time they spend doing that. For example, I know of a case where a child was interacting only through social media. And I think we can’t have them lose those experiences as children and let their lives be focused only on the likes they get. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Air_Quality_This_Week_Gives_U.S._a_Glimpse of_the_World’s_Air_Pollution⠀⇛ Air-quality readings like the ones expected across parts of New York State on Wednesday would not be seen as particular cause for alarm in some parts of the world. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Opening_remarks_by_Vice-President Schinas_and_Commissioner_Kyriakides_on_a_comprehensive approach_to_mental_health⠀⇛ European Commission Speech Brussels, 07 Jun 2023 Remarks by Vice-President Schinas: Today, we are here to present a comprehensive, anthropocentric approach to mental health. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ When_Politics_Saves_Lives:_a_Good-News Story⠀⇛ The decision to fund medications to treat H.I.V.- AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean flew in the face of expert advice. But the U.S. did it anyway. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Tight_construction_schedules stopping_Hong_Kong_workers_from_following_heatstroke guidelines,_union_says⠀⇛ Construction workers at both government and private sites have been unable to properly follow new guidelines for working under extreme heat, a union has said, saying tight schedules prevented proper rest periods. Last Saturday, a construction worker died after being found unconscious while an amber warning was in place. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ [Repeat] Light Blue Touchpaper ☛ Will_GPT_models_choke_on their_own_exhaust?⠀⇛ In our latest paper, we show that using model- generated content in training causes irreversible defects. The tails of the original content distribution disappear. Within a few generations, text becomes garbage, as Gaussian distributions converge and may even become delta functions. We call this effect model collapse. Just as we’ve strewn the oceans with plastic trash and filled the atmosphere with carbon dioxide, so we’re about to fill the Internet with blah. This will make it harder to train newer models by scraping the web, giving an advantage to firms which already did that, or which control access to human interfaces at scale. Indeed, we already see AI startups hammering the Internet Archive for training data. After we published this paper, we noticed that Ted Chiang had already commented on the effect in February, noting that ChatGPT is like a blurry jpeg of all the text on the Internet, and that copies of copies get worse. In our paper we work through the math, explain the effect in detail, and show that it is universal. # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Humans_Still_Needed:_‘Firmament’_Players Complain_About_Game’s_Lore_Content_Written_By_AI⠀⇛ You can’t walk out of your front door these days without tripping over someone ready to tell you about the next great thing in artificial intelligence. And, hey, it’s for good reason. The last few months have seen an explosion of new tools that have come online and are capable of some seriously amazing things. But for all of the hand- wringing over where humanity will even fit into the world any longer now that ChatGPT can write me a three stanza poem about how great encased meat is (yes, I did this for real), the current generation of AI tools are not such that they globally apply to replacing human work anywhere and everywhere. # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Security_professional’s_tweet_forces_big change_to_Google_email_authentication⠀⇛ “This issue stems from a third-party security vulnerability allowing bad actors to appear more trustworthy than they are,” a Google spokesperson told CyberScoop in an email Monday. “To keep users safe, we are requiring senders to use the more robust DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) authentication standard to qualify for Brand Indicators for Message Identification (blue checkmark) status.” Advertisement The DKIM requirement should be fully in place by the end of the week, the Google spokesperson said, marking a change from the previous policy that required either DKIM or a separate standard — the Sender Policy Framework — both of which are used by email providers, in part, to determine whether incoming email is likely to be spam and to theoretically authenticate that a sender is who they claim to be. The spokesperson added that Google appreciated Plummer’s work to bring the problem to their attention. # ⚓ Reason ☛ Lawyer_Explains_How_He_Used_ChatGPT_to_Produce Filing_“Replete_with_Citations_to_Non-Existent_Cases”⠀⇛ “Can you show me the courts opinion in Varghese v China Southern Airlines”? “Certainly! … I hope that helps!” # ⚓ The Verge ☛ Microsoft_has_no_shame:_Bing_spit_on_my ‘Chrome’_search_with_a_fake_AI_answer⠀⇛ Microsoft just gave itself a full-screen ad in search results by faking an AI interaction. This “search result” is juicing Microsoft’s own product instead of respecting its users’ intent. # ⚓ DroidGazzette ☛ Maryland_becomes_first_state_to_offer driver’s_license_in_both_Apple_and_Google_mobile_wallets⠀⇛ Anyone with a valid Maryland driver’s license can upload their ID into the digital wallet. These can be used at airport checkpoints at BWI Marshall Airport and the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. # ⚓ Kev Quirk ☛ Apple_WWDC_2023_–_My_Thoughts⠀⇛ Yesterday was the Apple 2023 WWDC conference. There were some big announcements, here’s my thoughts… I caught up on the Apple event last night, and for the most part, I thought it was all a bit meh. # § Windows TCO⠀➾ # ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ US_cyber_officials_offer_technical details_associated_with_CL0P_ransomware_attacks⠀⇛ The CL0P ransomware variant evolved from CryptoMix ransomware, according to the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Wednesday advisory. It started as a typical ransomware as a service platform — where a core group of developers lease access to the malware and other infrastructure to “affiliates” and split any profits — and was known for its double extortion method of stealing and encrypting data and then publishing that data on its leak website. The group is also known to sell access to compromised networks to others — known as an initial access broker — as well as operating a large botnet spcecializing in financial fraud and phishing attacks, the advisory said. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Clop_gang_uses_MOVEit_vulnerability to_target_BBC,_British_Airways_and_Boots⠀⇛ The BBC, itself a victim of the attack, reported today that the Clop group posted a notice on its dark web site warning firms affected by the MOVEit hack to email them before June 14 or stolen data will be published. The report says more than 100,000 staff at the BBC, British Airways Plc and the pharmacy chain Boots UK Ltd. may have had payroll data stolen. The commonality between them is that they use a company called Zellis UK Ltd. for payroll and it was Zellis that was compromised, as opposed to the companies directly. “This is announcement to educate companies who use Progress MOVEit product that chance is that we download a lot of your data as part of exceptional exploit,” a post purportedly by Clop stated. SiliconANGLE could not confirm the message because Clop’s dark website was down at the time of writing. The reported message went on to urge victims to email the group to begin negotiations for payment for the nondisclosure of stolen data. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ BBC,_British_Airways,_Novia_Scotia Among_First_Big-Name_Victims_in_Global_Supply-Chain Hack⠀⇛ The Cl0p cyber-extortion gang’s hack of the MOVEit file-transfer program popular with enterprises could have widespread global impact. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ A_Russian_cyber_gang_is_threatening_to publish_the_payroll_data_of_100,000_people [Ed: But it's Microsoft Windows that gave away the data in the first place; quit blaming everything on "Russia"]⠀⇛ A cybergang believed to be based in Russia has demanded ransom from some 100,000 victims of a hack it orchestrated recently. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Hackers_Issue_‘Ultimatum’_Over Payroll_Data_Breach⠀⇛ The Clop ransomware gang issued “an ultimatum” companies targeted in a recent large-scale hack of payroll data # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Verizon_report_finds_business_email compromise_attacks_have_almost_doubled [Ed: Conflating attacks with breaches, i.e. one can safely assume it's about Microsoft/Exchange/Outlook]⠀⇛ A new report from Verizon Communications Inc. detail the growth in data breaches over the last year, finding that business email compromise attacks have almost doubled and now represent more than half of all social engineering incidents. § Linux Foundation⠀➾ * ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Join_the_PyTorch_Foundation:_Membership Now_Open [Ed: This is what LF exists to serve… billionaires]⠀⇛ The annual fee is $150,000 + an LF Silver Membership. * ⚓ Open_Mainframe_Summit_Call_for_Papers_Now_Open [Ed: LF as openwashing front group for patented IBM trap. The Linux.com_new(s)_entries_get barely_30_views_after_a_day_of/since_publication. Linux Foundation lost all the following of that domain. The RSS feed was broken for years, which does not help.]⠀⇛ § Security⠀➾ * ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hacking_A_Hyundai_Ioniq’s_Infotainment_System_Again_After Security_Fixes⠀⇛ These days modern cars are nothing if not a grouping of networked software held together by bits of hardware. This is reflected not only in the rapidly increasing number of ECUs, but also infotainment systems and all-glass cockpits. For better or worse, this offers many exciting hacking possibilities, which [greenluigi1] was more than happy to explore with their new 2021 Hyundai Ioniq SEL last year. Naturally, Hyundai then proceeded to ‘fix’ these vulnerabilities, offering the exciting chance to test the Hyundai engineers’ homework, and proceed to bypass it again. * ⚓ The_State_of_Cloud-Native_Security⠀⇛ Cloud native is becoming the defacto development method for new applications and workloads. Yet, the cloud-native trend also brings accelerated deployment timelines, which could leave security gaps in CI/CD. Studies also find a rise in time to remediate security incidents and uncertainty concerning cloud- native security tooling adoption. The cloud-native also * ⚓ Security Week ☛ VMware_Plugs_Critical_Flaws_in_Network_Monitoring Product⠀⇛ VMware ships urgent patches to cover security defects that expose businesses to remote code execution attacks. * ⚓ Security Week ☛ Android’s_June_2023_Security_Update_Patches_Exploited Arm_GPU_Vulnerability⠀⇛ Google’s June 2023 security update for Android patches more than 50 vulnerabilities, including an Arm Mali GPU flaw exploited by spyware vendors. * § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ o ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ WHO_launches_new_“digital_health_initiative”⠀⇛ Kit Knightly On Monday, the World Health Organization and European Union announced the launch of their new “partnership”, building on the EU’s “highly successful” digital certification network, which was introduced during the “pandemic”. From the WHO’s website [emphasis added]: WHO will take up the European Union (EU) system of digital COVID-19 certification… o ⚓ Privacy International ☛ PI’s_comments_on_Bureau’s_text_of_the WHO’s_Pandemic_Treaty_(WHO_CA+)⠀⇛ o ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ AI_Act:_For_a_Europe_free_of_dystopian_mass surveillance!⠀⇛ Contrary to a conservative myth, there is not a single example of biometric real-time surveillance ever having prevented a terrorist attack or other events of this kind. With false alarm rates as high as 99%, these technologies are not nearly reliable enough to be of any use. Requiring a court order as proposed by conservative hardliners is a mere formality, a smokescreen for mass surveillance. Their proposed ‘exceptions’ to the ban would in fact justify the pervasive deployment of facial surveillance technology to search for thousands of “victims”, “threats” and suspects of “serious crimes” who are wanted at any given moment. We must not normalise a culture of mistrust and side with authoritarian regimes that use AI to suppress civil society! o ⚓ Reason ☛ Why_Are_So_Many_Younger_Americans_Okay_with_Big_Brother Monitoring_Their_Homes?⠀⇛ The good news is that “only” a minority of younger American adults favor Big Brother-style surveillance of our home life. The bad news is that we’re discussing this because it’s a disturbingly large share supporting such a totalitarian intrusion. Worse, the idea seems to be gaining acceptance. We either need to get a handle on what’s going on here, or else potentially suffer lives monitored by unblinking eyes of the state, imposed by popular demand. “Americans under the age of 30 stand out when it comes to 1984‐​style in‐​home government surveillance cameras. 3 in 10 (29 percent) Americans under 30 favor ‘the government installing surveillance cameras in every household’ in order to ‘reduce domestic violence, abuse, and other illegal activity,’” the Cato Institute’s Emily Ekins and Jordan Gygi wrote last week. “Support declines with age, dropping to 20 percent among 30–44 year olds and dropping considerably to 6 percent among those over the age of 45.” o ⚓ [Repeat] Quartz ☛ Microsoft_has_been_fined_$20_million_for retaining_children’s_data_without_parents’_consent⠀⇛ US regulator Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found the tech behemoth to have breached sections 312.5 and 312.10 of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. This law “prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with the collection, use, and/or disclosure of personal information from and about children on the Internet.” The company illegally collected data on children who used its gaming platform Xbox—it asked parents for consent only after collecting their full names, dates of birth, and email addresses to set up accounts. o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Snowden_Revelations_Reconsidered⠀⇛ I did not know the identity of the person we were to meet. He or she had sent a “welcome pack,” a sample of classified documents that appeared genuine—but I was still uncertain, wondering whether the potential story might be an elaborate fraud or the work of a disgruntled crank. The source turned out to be no hoaxer but a contractor with the National Security Agency: Edward Snowden. Then age 29, Snowden had become disillusioned by what he had seen inside the NSA of the scale of intrusion into privacy in the post-9/11 U.S.—some of it illegal—and around the world. He had decided to become a whistleblower. We spent almost a week interviewing him during the day in his cluttered room, in the Mira Hotel in Kowloon, and then writing stories late into the night. At the end of one of the interviews, I asked Snowden for evidence showing the involvement of the NSA’s British surveillance partner, the Government Communications Headquarters. The next morning, he gave me a memory stick. I expected it to contain one or two examples; instead, it stored tens of thousands of documents, covering both the NSA and GCHQ. These were to form the basis for subsequent reporting by The Guardian, The New York Times, and ProPublica, which became partners in investigating and publishing the story. Snowden had given even more material to Poitras and Greenwald. In sheer quantity, this was the biggest leak in intelligence history. o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ 10_years_after_Snowden’s_first_leak,_what_have we_learned?⠀⇛ These same folks tell us that while public awareness of the harms posed by mass surveillance has increased over the past decade, there’s still much room for improvement. And all of them point to the upcoming battle to reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) as the next big test, but more on that later. “I warned in 2011 that ‘When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry.’ I was right, as Edward Snowden’s revelations proved,” US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) told The Register. Wyden was one of two US senators who had sounded the alarm about the Obama administration’s surveillance programs even before the Snowden leaks came to light. o ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ 10_years_after_the_revelations_of_Edward Snowden:_Let‘s_defend_anonymity_and_secure_communication_online!⠀⇛ Today marks the tenth anniversary of the day Edward Snowden revealed the mass surveillance programmes of intelligence agencies worldwide. EU lawmaker and privacy activist Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) acknowledges this milestone as a key moment for the right to privacy and the defence of fundamental rights. At the same time, he calls for protecting the anonymity and encryption that whistleblowers need to expose such abuses of power. Breyer comments, “For the Pirate Party, Edward Snowden is a hero: By revealing the mass surveillance practices of the U.S. intelligence agency NSA and its partners, he selflessly defended the privacy of all and sacrificed his freedom. Even today he relentlessly fights for our fundamental right to privacy. o ⚓ NBC ☛ Microsoft_to_pay_$20_million_FTC_fine_over_storage_of_Xbox information⠀⇛ Xbox encourages players, including children, to sign up for a Microsoft “gamertag” account to play online. The company gathers information including players’ email addresses, first and last names and birthdays when they sign up. According to the FTC, Microsoft stored information from 2015 until 2020 on around 10 million people, including children, who started to create accounts and gave some information but never completed the process. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Senators_Say_TikTok_May_Have_Misled_Congress_on Handling_of_U.S._User_Data⠀⇛ The lawmakers said recent reports from The New York Times and Forbes raised questions about statements made during congressional testimony in March by Shou Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, and in an October 2021 hearing involving Michael Beckerman, TikTok’s head of public policy for the Americas. TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. “We are deeply troubled by TikTok’s recurring pattern of providing misleading, inaccurate or false information to Congress and its users in the United States, including in response to us during oversight hearings and letters,” the senators wrote. o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Safety_Last:_AI_Weapons_Scanners_Sold_To_US_Schools Routinely_Fail_To_Detect_Knives⠀⇛ We’ve done all we can we’re willing to do to make schools safer. We’ve added more cops, something that sounds like safety but just means we’ve offloaded school discipline to people trained in the art of violence. We’ve locked more doors, added more machinery, and opened up our students to all sorts of pervasive surveillance. o ⚓ Tor ☛ Empowering_human_rights_defenders_in_Brazil,_Ecuador_& Mexico⠀⇛ Back in 2017 we established the Global South Strategy to further our mission of promoting human rights and internet freedom across the Global South. As part of this initiative, the Tor Project’s user feedback program was created – which aims to improve the user experience of our products by conducting usability research with at- risk communities alongside digital security training. In 2021, as part of a new grant, we expanded this program to Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico. We also partnered with two other organisations who, like the Tor Project, are committed to defending human rights and internet freedom with privacy preserving technology: the Guardian Project and Tails. During the past two years we have collaborately closely to combat internet censorship and surveillance, and are pleased to share some of our findings in this report. o ⚓ EFF ☛ Victory!_New_Jersey_Court_Rules_Police_Must_Give_Defendant the_Facial_Recognition_Algorithms_Used_to_Identify_Him⠀⇛ Facial recognition is being used around the country to identify suspects, and we hope other courts recognize that the constitutionally protected right of due process demands that defendants be allowed to examine and question the reliability of this often faulty technology. § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ * ⚓ France24 ☛ UN_court_finds_top_Rwandan_genocide_suspect_Kabuga_‘unfit’ for_trial⠀⇛ A UN court has ruled that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial, calling instead for an ‘alternative’ legal procedure that would not end in a conviction. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.N._Tribunal_Finds_Defendant_in_Rwanda_Genocide_Unfit to_Stand_Trial⠀⇛ Judges at a special U.N. tribunal said they would create a procedure to allow them to hear evidence in the case against Félicien Kabuga, who has dementia, without the possibility of a conviction. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Darfur,_Blighted_by_Genocide,_Faces_a_New_Catastrophe: War⠀⇛ Hundreds have been killed in the western Darfur region since the nationwide conflict in Sudan began, raising fears of protracted warfare in an area already torn by decades of genocidal violence. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Jury_Finds_Moscow_Anti-War_Activist_Not_Guilty_Of_Attempted Murder⠀⇛ A jury at the Moscow City Court has found 45-year-old Moscow activist, Vitaly Koltsov, not guilty of attempting to murder 12 Russian National Guard officers. * ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Were_Vladimir_Putin’s_Years_in_Germany_Less_Thrilling_than the_Stories?⠀⇛ Wild stories have circulated for years about Vladimir Putin’s time with the KGB in Dresden. There are even rumors he helped orchestrate a murder carried out by German terrorists. But reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the Russian leader was more of a pen-pusher than a top agent. * ⚓ RFERL ☛ Wife,_Teenage_Son_Of_North_Korean_Diplomat_Go_Missing_In Russia’s_Far_East⠀⇛ Russia’s Investigative Committee said on June 7 that it has started investigating the disappearance of the wife and teenage son of the North Korean Council Choi En Nam in the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. * ⚓ Defence Web ☛ War_in_Sudan_puts_South_Sudan_in_danger_too:_the_world’s youngest_nation_needs_a_stable_neighbour⠀⇛ Twelve years after independence, South Sudan remains extremely poor and underdeveloped. A peace deal brokered in 2018 has failed to end conflict. And the government has failed to engage the people in state reconstruction, leaving the country without genuine and effective institutions of self-government. * ⚓ France24 ☛ Democracy_at_stake,_say_Senegalese_youths_protesting controversial_arrest⠀⇛ Senegal on Tuesday shut down several of its overseas consulates including in Paris and New York after they were targeted by a fresh wave of protests that has rocked the West African country domestically and abroad. Young protesters clashed with security forces last week, resulting in at least 16 deaths and hundreds of arrests, after opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in jail. * ⚓ France24 ☛ At_least_21_people_killed_in_suspected_terrorist_attacks_in Burkina_Faso⠀⇛ Twenty-one people, most of them members of the security forces, have been killed in Burkina Faso in attacks by suspected jihadists, security sources said on Wednesday. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ UK_orders_China_to_shut_unofficial_police stations_on_British_soil,_as_Beijing_denies_their_existence⠀⇛ The UK government has ordered China to shut unofficial police stations operating on British soil, Security Minister Tom Tugendhat told parliament on Tuesday. * ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Pressman:_Hungary_stubbornly_continues_to_maintain and_even_deepen_its_connectivity_with_Russia⠀⇛ “Hungary stubbornly continues to maintain and even deepen its “connectivity” with Russia. (…) To continue to double-down on reliance on Russia while it attempts to decapitate your democratic neighbor is wrong” – this was one of the topics discussed by US Ambassador David Pressman at a reception held on Wednesday evening in honour of US-Hungarian scientific cooperation. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ A_truth_verdict_against_state-backed_Rambos⠀⇛ A U.N. court links former Serbian officials to militias that killed civilians in the 1990s Balkan wars. That’s a lesson for the war in Ukraine. * ⚓ RFA ☛ China-U.S._military_near-misses_may_point_to_new_Chinese ‘brinkmanship’_strategy⠀⇛ “They want the U.S. to make concessions, but no matter how much the U.S. concedes, they will not be completely satisfied,” said Chang. RFA was unable to confirm that China has intentionally altered its strategy to amplify the risk of escalation in order to deter freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. * ⚓ RFA ☛ China_pays_Tibetans_to_receive_blessings_from_Beijing-backed Panchen_Lama⠀⇛ Tibetan Buddhists believe that the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama are reincarnated as children when they die. After the 1950-51 Chinese invasion and annexation of Tibet, Beijing has made an effort to influence Tibetan affairs including the selection of a spiritual successor to the 10th Panchen Lama who died in 1989. In 1995, the exiled Dalai Lama chose 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima to be the 11th Panchen Lama, recognizing him as the reincarnation of his predecessor. The Panchen Lama’s responsibilities include leading a council of high lamas to find the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama after the current one dies. The 1995 recognition of the 11th Panchen Lama by the 14th Dalai Lama angered Chinese authorities, who three days later took the boy and his family into custody. They have since disappeared. Beijing then installed another boy, Gyaltsen (in Chinese, Gyaincain) Norbu, as their own candidate in his place. * ⚓ CBC ☛ Ex-TikTok_executive_says_Chinese_government_used_app_to_locate, identify_Hong_Kong_protesters⠀⇛ Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the United States, says those same people had access to U.S. user data, an accusation that the company denies. Yu, who worked for the company in 2018, made the allegations in a recent filing for a wrongful dismissal case filed in May in the San Francisco Superior Court. In the documents submitted to the court, he said ByteDance had a “superuser credential” — also known as a “god credential” — that enabled a special committee of Chinese Communist Party members stationed at the company to view all data collected by ByteDance, including those of U.S. users. * ⚓ ANF News ☛ ‘One_of_the_plans_to_annihilate_the_Yazidi_people_is_to prevent_their_return_to_Shengal’⠀⇛ Emphasizing that one of the plans to annihilate the people is to prevent their return, Sado stated, “As the people return to their land, the Turkish state targets the region with aircraft and seeks to portray Shengal as unstable. However, these attacks will not be able to prevent the return of the Shengal people because they know that if they do not return home, they will be destroyed. They are aware of the Turkish state’s goal of leaving Shengal without Yazidis.” * ⚓ Site36 ☛ How_Frontex_oils_the_EU_deportation_machine⠀⇛ Voluntary return is the „preferred type“, Frontex writes on its website, but this is only the case for 40 % of those concerned. Overall, „returns“ under Frontex mandate are steadily increasing. In the Corona year 2020, there were around 12,000 people, in 2021 already 18,000 and last year around 25,000. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ New_SA_trade_office_in_US_to_grow_defence opportunities⠀⇛ South Australia will open a trade office in Washington to pursue opportunities flowing from the AUKUS submarine pact and other defence programs. Funding for the office will be included in next week’s state budget, taking the number of SA trade offices in the United States to four. Others already operate in New York, San Francisco and Houston. * ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US,_Taiwan,_Japan_drone_fleets_to_share_real-time data:_Report⠀⇛ This would enable the US and its partners to observe all information gathered by the aircraft. * ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_post-American_Middle_Eastern_order⠀⇛ May was a busy month for diplomats in the Middle East. Twelve years after the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was officially welcomed back into the fold. * § War in Ukraine⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Flood_Deepens_Misery_in_War_Zone⠀⇛ “We were getting used to the shelling, but I’ve never seen a situation like this,” said one woman rescued in Kherson after a dam upstream was destroyed. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Forced_To_Cope_With_Disastrous_Flooding_After Rupture_Of_Kakhovka_Dam⠀⇛ Thousands of people sought shelter after escaping rising flood water amid an unfolding humanitarian and ecological disaster caused by the rupture of a major dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine. o ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_Klaipėda_overtakes_St_Petersburg_in_container traffic,_says_port_CEO⠀⇛ Klaipėda has become one of the largest container ports in the eastern Baltic Sea region following a collapse in shipments in Russia’s St Petersburg, according to the port’s CEO Algis Latakas. o ⚓ RFA ☛ North_Korean_diplomat’s_wife_and_son_go_missing_in_Russian far_east⠀⇛ Case is viewed as possible defection attempt ahead of border reopening that would force them to return home. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Leader_Pardons_Russian_Jailed_After_Forced Landing_Of_Commercial_Flight⠀⇛ Authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka has pardoned Sofia Sapega, a Russian citizen who was serving a six- year prison term in Belarus on charges related to civil disturbances that followed a disputed 2020 presidential election. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Lukashenko_pardons_Russian_citizen_Sofia_Sapega,_who_was arrested_after_forced_Ryanair_landing_in_2021_—_Meduza⠀⇛ President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko pardoned Russian citizen Sofia Sapega, who was previously sentenced by a Belarusian court to six years in prison, reports the Belarusian state-run news agency Belta. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Local_Official_Throws_Molotov_Cocktails_At_Military Recruitment_Center_In_Russia⠀⇛ A local official in the Russian city of Vladimir, 200 kilometers east of Moscow, was detained on June 7 after she threw Molotov cocktails at a military recruitment center. o ⚓ LRT ☛ In_response_to_sanction-busting,_Lithuania_changes_flight rules⠀⇛ Under a new procedure approved in May, non-scheduled flights to Lithuania will now need to be arranged in advance after several private jets flying to Russia were intercepted at Lithuanian airports earlier this year. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ NATO_Allies_Prepare_Unprecedented_Air_Deployment_Exercise Over_Europe_In_Show_Of_Force_To_Russia⠀⇛ Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, a show of force intended to impress allies and potential adversaries such as Russia. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Launches_Case_Against_Poland_Over_‘Russian_Influence’ Panel⠀⇛ The European Commission said on June 7 that it is launching legal action against Poland over its creation of a controversial body probing “Russian influence,” which is seen as targeting the opposition o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Poland_Deports_Former_FSB_Officer_To_Russia_After Rejecting_His_Asylum_Request⠀⇛ Poland has deported to Russia a former officer of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Emran Navruzbekov, who fled the country in 2017 and claimed the FSB fabricated terrorist cases against residents of the North Caucasus. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russian_President_Talks_With_Saudi_Crown_Prince⠀⇛ The last phone call between the Russian President and the Saudi Crown Prince took place on April 21. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_and_Saudi_Arabia’s_Oil_Partnership_Shows Strain⠀⇛ Analysts said the countries’ mutual need to keep energy prices high would help them maintain close ties, despite signs that Moscow has undercut previous deals. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Europeans_Now_See_Russia_as_an_Adversary,_but Not_China,_Poll_Says⠀⇛ An extensive poll of 11 European countries finds citizens less eager for competition and rivalry with China than Washington — or European elites — have become. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia_to_Invest_24_Billion_to_Develop_Northern_Sea Route⠀⇛ Construction of 50 icebreakers, ports, terminals, and emergency rescue centers is planned. o ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Haavisto:_Finland_prepared_for_Russia’s_response to_diplomat_expulsions⠀⇛ MINISTER for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto (Greens) has refrained from shedding more light on the roles of the nine_Russian_diplomats_who_are_to_be_expelled_from Finland. “Unfortunately I can’t comment on what the people have done or how they’ve acted, but there’s justification for the expulsions. We’ve received an overall report on them and [the cases] have been discussed at a meeting of TP- Utva,” he stated to YLE on Wednesday. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Haavisto_on_diplomats’_expulsion:_Finland_is_braced_for Russian_countermeasures⠀⇛ The Finnish foreign minister declined to provide details about the nine Russian embassy staff members who are being expelled, such as what posts they held or how long they have been in Finland. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ After_Dam_Destruction_in_Ukraine,_Thousands_Flee for_Water_and_Shelter⠀⇛ As rescue efforts plucked people from rooftops, and offered fresh water and shelter, Turkey’s president called for an international investigation into what caused a dam to fail. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Rishi_Sunak_to_Talk_Tech_With_Biden,_but_Ukraine Is_Likely_to_Surface⠀⇛ While economic corporation the challenges posed by artificial intelligence are on the agenda, Russia’s invasion presents immediate threats. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Your_Thursday_Briefing⠀⇛ Residents along the Dnipro River face devastation after the destruction of a key dam. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Your_Thursday_Briefing:_A_Dangerous_Haze_Across North_America⠀⇛ Also, evacuations from flooding in Ukraine. o ⚓ France24 ☛ Japan_voices_‘serious_concerns’_over_joint_China- Russia_air_patrols⠀⇛ China completed a second phase of joint air patrols with Russia over the Western Pacific on Wednesday, following flights on the previous day over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea, sparking concerns in Japan over national security. o ⚓ LRT ☛ A_new_migration_crisis_is_brewing_on_border_with_Belarus. This_time,_the_trail_starts_in_Russia⠀⇛ A new migration crisis is brewing on the border between Belarus and the European Union. According to a report by the Belarusian Investigative Center, the scheme first launched by the Minsk regime in 2021 will now involve Russia. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Dam_Collapse_Brings_Floodwater_to Kherson⠀⇛ Low-lying areas of Kherson were a panorama of water and floating debris. One man stood on a cabinet in his living room waiting for hours for help. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Deliberate_Explosion_Inside_Ukraine_Dam_Most Likely_Caused_Collapse,_Experts_Say⠀⇛ With Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the collapse of the Kakhovka dam, experts say that an external attack or even structural failure might explain the disaster, but that it is not likely. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ China_Voices_Concern_Over_Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka Dam⠀⇛ “What has just happened shows once again that anything can happen in a conflict situation,” diplomat Zhang pointed out. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ukrainian_army_on_the_offensive,_shifting_frontline_by Bakhmut._Russia_claims_to_have_‘deflected’_all_assaults._—_Meduza⠀⇛ Ukraine’s armed forces have seized the initiative in the vicinity of Bakhmut and are now on the offensive, said Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar on Telegram. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kursk_governor_blames_Ukraine_for_drone_attack_on_power substation_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Roman Starovoyt, governor of Russia’s Kursk region, has reported a drone attack on a power substation in the village of Popovo-Lezhachi. After two bombs were dropped onto the facility the night before June 7, power was cut off from both Popovo-Lezhachi and Tetkino, another nearby village. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_calls_destruction_of_Kakhovka_dam_‘barbaric_act’ by_Kyiv_—_Meduza⠀⇛ In a phone call with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the destruction of the Kakhovka dam a “barbaric act,” according to the Kremlin’s press service. o ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Canada’s_Only_Answer_in_Ukraine:_More_Weapons,_More War⠀⇛ “Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” ~ George Orwell The Canadian government recently expanded Operation Unifier. The military training mission has been an important element in an escalatory dynamic that needs to be reversed to end the horrors in Ukraine. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukrainian_Military_Says_Forces_Making_Advances_In_Bakhmut Area⠀⇛ Ukrainian forces have gone on the offensive in Bakhmut, the Donetsk city that has been the epicenter of the war in eastern Ukraine, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on Telegram on June 7. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Putin_directs_Russian_emergency_services_to_organize_aid efforts_in_flooded_Kherson_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Vladimir Putin has directed Alexander Kurenkov, head of Russia’s emergency services, to organize aid efforts for residents of the Russian-annexed part of Ukraine’s Kherson region that’s in the flood zone following the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the order. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ The_Kakhovka_dam_disaster_unfolds_Submerged_minefields and_hazardous_pathogens_are_just_some_of_the_dangers_posed_by flooding_in_Ukraine’s_Kherson_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛ Around 5,000 residential buildings in the Kherson region are standing in water, following the destruction of the Kakhovka hydropower dam. 1,852 houses and residential buildings are flooded on the western bank of Dnipro, where 1,457 residents had to evacuate, as reported by the regional governor, Oleksandr Prokudin. In the Russian- annexed part of the region, 2,700 residential buildings are flooded, and close to 1,300 people have already evacuated, as reported by TASS. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Both_sides_of_the_river:_The_aftermath_of_the_Kakhovka dam_disaster_from_Ukrainian_and_Russian-held_territory._In_photos. —_Meduza⠀⇛ The dam at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, a key piece of infrastructure in the Russian-occupied part of Ukraine’s Kherson region, has been destroyed. Video shared online early Tuesday morning showed water streaming through the broken barrier. Ukraine’s Operational Command South, Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin, and the Ukrainian President’s Office said that Russian forces were responsible for blowing up the critical facility. o ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Four_Big_Reasons_Not_To_Green_Light_Strikes_on_Crimea⠀⇛ In just an eight day period in May, the West authorized sending both long range Storm Shadow cruise missiles and F-16 fighter bombers to Ukraine, reversing a war long policy of not providing Ukraine with weapons that can strike inside Russia. o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Ukraine’s_summer_counteroffensive_will_aim_to keep_the_Russians_guessing⠀⇛ Speculation is mounting that Ukraine’s hotly anticipated summer counteroffensive may be underway but initial stages are likely to feature probes and diversionary attacks rather than a big push, writes Peter Dickinson. o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Has_Ukraine’s_counteroffensive_really_begun?⠀⇛ Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the intensifying war in Ukraine. o ⚓ Defence Web ☛ African_Heads_of_State_to_embark_on_peace_mission to_Ukraine_and_Russia⠀⇛ >President Cyril Ramaphosa along with five African Heads of State will in the coming weeks travel to Ukraine and Russia on an African Peace Initiative concerning the war in Ukraine. o ⚓ France24 ☛ France_to_send_aid_to_Ukraine_for_dam_disaster,_says Macron⠀⇛ France will send aid to Ukraine “within the next few hours”, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday following a phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. A day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, rescue teams rushed to evacuate people as floodwaters peaked. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). o ⚓ France24 ☛ As_casualties_mount,_mobilisation_tests_Ukraine’s social_fabric⠀⇛ Ukraine declared a full mobilisation at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, banning military-age men from leaving the country so that they could be called up to fight at any time. Days after Russia attacked, so many people were lining up to head to the front line that military commissariats were turning some away. But not everyone wants to fight. As the war drags on and the casualties mount, many are looking for ways to avoid it. o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_expresses_‘serious_concern’_over ‘humanitarian,_economic_and_ecological_impacts’_of_Ukraine_dam destruction⠀⇛ China expressed “serious concern” Wednesday over the destruction of a major Russian-held dam in Ukraine, with Beijing saying it feared the “humanitarian, economic and ecological impacts” of the incident. o ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_to_send_humanitarian_aid_to_Ukraine_following_dam destruction⠀⇛ Lithuania will send humanitarian aid to Ukraine in response to the destruction of the Kakhovka dam earlier this week, Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė has said. o ⚓ RFA ☛ Media_Watch:_China’s_mixed_signals_on_Russo-Ukrainian_war⠀⇛ China has portrayed itself as neutral player, sympathetic to Moscow and peacemaker o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine’s_Prosecutor_To_Provide_ICC_With_Data_On_Kakhovka Dam_Destruction⠀⇛ Ukrainian Prosecutor-General Andriy Kostin on June 7 signed a decree on providing the prosecutor’s office at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague with data related to the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russia_Claims_Ukrainian_‘Saboteur’_Group_Blew_Up_Ammonia Pipeline,_Kyiv_Yet_To_Comment⠀⇛ Russia’s Defense Ministry claims a Ukrainian “saboteur group” blew up a segment of the Tolyatti-Odesa pipeline, the world’s largest ammonia conduit, in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Banks_In_Kazakhstan,_Armenia,_Hong_Kong_Block_Payments For_Electronics_Deliveries_To_Russia⠀⇛ Banks in Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Hong Kong have started blocking payments for deliveries of electronics to Russia to avoid U.S. sanctions for helping Moscow evade Western penalties imposed over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Another_Resident_Of_Russia’s_Far_East_Detained_On_Treason Charge⠀⇛ Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on June 7 that a resident of the country’s Far East had been detained on a charge of high treason amid a growing number of such cases in recent months. § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ * ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ After_Delay,_Texas_Public_Records_Bill_Heads_to Governor’s_Desk⠀⇛ After a week’s delay, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has forwarded to the governor legislation that aims to increase the transparency of the state’s public records law. Patrick had been holding up the bill amid increasingly frayed political relations between him and his Republican counterparts in state leadership, House Speaker Dade Phelan and Gov. Greg Abbott. * ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Why_We’re_Supporting_Climate_Whistleblowers⠀⇛ The climate crisis is worsening by the day. Despite growing pledges to act, greenhouse gas emissions are breaking records. Climate change, pollution and extinctions are intensifying, causing instability, displacement and conflict. To quote U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, we’re on the “highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator.” * ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Texas_Appellate_Court_Refuses_to_Lift_‘Gag_Order’ Covering_Astroworld_Litigation⠀⇛ A Texas appellate court has officially refused to lift a gag order covering hundreds of lawsuits filed against Live Nation over the Astroworld tragedy. A three-justice panel just recently rejected a challenge to the seemingly far-reaching gag order, which Judge Kristen Hawkins implemented back in February of 2022. § Environment⠀➾ * ⚓ CNN ☛ Russia’s_war_in_Ukraine_is_undermining_global_efforts_to_tackle the_climate_crisis,_new_report_finds⠀⇛ The war in Ukraine has brought an enormous human toll: Thousands of civilians have been killed, millions have been forced to flee overseas, it has destroyed homes, schools and hospitals. But beyond the immediate, visceral impacts, the conflict is also causing a climate disaster at a time when the world is already struggling to meet climate goals, according to a new report. A team of carbon accounting experts has evaluated the climate impact of the first year of the conflict, which started in February 2022. They found that a total of 120 million metric tons of planet- heating pollution can be attributed to the first 12 months of the war, according to the report published Wednesday. That’s equivalent to the annual emissions of Belgium, or those produced by nearly 27 million gas-powered cars on the road for a year. * ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Arctic_Sea_Ice_Is_Melting_Way_Faster_Than_Previously_Thought, Study_Finds⠀⇛ In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers outlined how the Arctic could experience rapid sea ice loss as early as the 2030s. It’s a decade earlier than a 2021 UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which predicted that the region would lose its sea ice by the middle of this century, researchers wrote. And even if world leaders create policies that successfully lower earth- warming global emissions, the Arctic would still lose September sea ice by the 2050s, the study explained. * ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘About_That_Climate_Emergency?’:_Northeastern_US_Chokes on_Wildfire_Smoke⠀⇛ Environmental groups are demanding that world leaders take urgent action as smoke from Canadian wildfires fueled by the climate crisis continued to smother eastern regions of the United States on Wednesday, pushing the Air Quality Index (AQI) in both nation’s capitals to “unhealthy,” with at least 16 states issuing air quality alerts affecting millions of people. * ⚓ European Commission ☛ Readout_of_meetings_of_President_von_der_Leyen, Executive_Vice-President_Timmermans_and_High-Representative/Vice- President_Borrell_with_the_COP28_President⠀⇛ European Commission Statement Brussels, 07 Jun 2023 Today in Brussels, Commission President von der Leyen, Executive Vice- President Timmermans and High-Representative/Vice-President Borrell met with COP28 President Designate Dr Sultan Al-Jaber to discuss preparations for COP28, the 2023 UNFCCC climate conference * § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Moldova_needs_an_energy_overhaul⠀⇛ If energy security is national security, then Moldova is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world and is in need of a comprehensive energy sector overall, writes Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti. o ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Replace_fossil_fuels_—_with_more_fossil_fuels?_That’s one_major_utility’s_plan.⠀⇛ By Katie Myers, Grist. This story was originally published in Grist, and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. Austin Wall was attending an environmental law conference at the University of Tennessee not long ago when, during a discussion of natural gas pipeline projects, a map appeared on the screen and gave him a surprise. o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Replacement_plane_for_diverted_Air_India flight_leaves_Russia_for_San_Francisco_with_all_aboard⠀⇛ A replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia has left for San Francisco, carrying all passengers and crew. The original plane had been forced to landed in Siberia on Tuesday because of an engine problem. It had departed New Delhi carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members. The airline said Thursday that the replacement plane is expected to arrive in San Francisco just after midnight. The U.S. State Department has said fewer than 50 American citizens were on the plane. One of the passengers said they were barred from leaving the hostel where they were staying and were unable to use their credit cards because of sanctions over Russia’s war on Ukraine. o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Air_India_flight_passengers_diverted_to_Magadan_stay_in local_school_building_after_emergency_landing._San_Francisco_flight to_resume_Thursday._—_Meduza⠀⇛ Passengers from an Air India flight traveling from Delhi to San Francisco and diverted to Magadan are staying in a public school building guarded by the Russian military. The emergency landing took place on June 6, due to aircraft malfunction. o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ NRL_great_joins_race_for_carbon-free commercial_flight⠀⇛ A new alliance plans to launch Australia into carbon- neutral commercial flight, and an airline owned by rugby league great Johnathan Thurston is a key playmaker. The goal is the first focus of the Hydrogen Flight Alliance, a group of aviation and green energy players that wants to fly the country’s first commercial emission-free hydrogen-powered aircraft between Brisbane and Gladstone in 2026. o ⚓ Latvia ☛ New_pedestrian_bridge_faces_criticism_for_design⠀⇛ On June 5, Latvian Railways solemnly unveiled a new railway crossing – a pedestrian bridge on Ezera Street. However, on the first day, it has already been sharply criticized, and complaints have been made on social networks, because some people could not cross the bridge when they came to it, Latvian Television reported on June 6. o ⚓ Vox ☛ Can_[cryptocurrency]_survive_in_Biden’s_America?⠀⇛ In the Coinbase lawsuit, the SEC claims that certain tokens exchanged on the platform qualify as securities and are therefore subject to the SEC’s regulations, including a requirement for Coinbase to register as a securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. Coinbase also, the SEC says, sells securities through its “Earn” staking program. At the heart of all of this is Gensler’s unwavering belief that most [cryptocurrency] assets are securities, so they fall under his agency’s purview and are subject to its rules. Coinbase says the tokens aren’t securities, but it sure would love some legislation that makes all of this clear (preferably that Coinbase helps write) rather than being in the middle of a years-long turf war between the securities and commodities agencies over who is in charge of what. The SEC maintains that it has oversight here and that Coinbase knows it. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Crypto_Firms_Start_Looking_Abroad_as_U.S._Cracks Down⠀⇛ As the country becomes one of the world’s strictest crypto regulators, companies are exploring plans to expand internationally and possibly leave entirely. o ⚓ H2 View ☛ Meld_Energy_to_build_green_hydrogen_facility_in_UK⠀⇛ The hydrogen-friendly east coast of England has received another fillip today with news that px Group’s Saltend Chemicals Park in Hull will house a green hydrogen facility. o ⚓ European Commission ☛ Opening_remarks_by_Commissioner_Simson_at the_International_Energy_Agency’s_8th_Annual_Global_Conference_on Energy_Efficiency⠀⇛ European Commission Speech Paris, 07 Jun 2023 Your Excellencies, Dear Ministers, Dear Fatih, Let me first thank the IEA for hosting us here today at the 8th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency. o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Natural_gas_reduced_China’s_urban_air pollution._Can_it_be_a_global_climate_solution?⠀⇛ Greater uptake of natural gas has helped substantially reduce urban air pollution in Beijing. Ahead of COP28 discussions this year, the United States, China, and other countries should encourage responsible natural gas production as a solution for reducing global emissions and urban air pollution. o ⚓ Spiegel ☛ The_Global_Competition_for_Raw_Materials:_Europe_at Risk_of_Losing_the_Lithium_Race⠀⇛ Without lithium, copper and rare earths, our mobile phones, electric cars and wind turbines wouldn’t function. Currently we are almost exclusively dependent on China for these critical raw materials. But there might be a way out. * § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ o ⚓ The Revelator ☛ What_City_Birds_Around_the_World_Have_in_Common⠀⇛ o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ CS Monitor ☛ Bird_migration’s_robust_history_–_and fragile_future⠀⇛ In “Flight Paths,” author Rebecca Heisman lays out the secrets of avian migration, as revealed over centuries of study by enterprising scientists. ⚓ New York Times ☛ New York Times ☛ Orange_Skies_and_Burning_Eyes as_Smoke_Shrouds_New_York_City⠀⇛ New Yorkers are accustomed to dealing with weather. This was something very different. o ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Smoke_From_Wildfires_In_Canada_Reaches_US_East_Coast⠀⇛ More than 400 wildfires have been raging across Canada for days, and smoke from the provinces of Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario has reached the northeastern U.S. o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Northeast_Gets_a_Taste_of_Fire_Season⠀⇛ A guide to what comes next—and what this moment explains about our warming planet o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Canadian_wildfire_smoke_has_given_New_York_the_worst_air quality_of_any_major_city⠀⇛ New York City is shrouded in a smoky, apocalyptic haze, which will persist all day today (June 7). o ⚓ Axios ☛ Smoke_from_Canadian_wildfires_leads_to_record_poor_air quality_in_eastern_U.S.⠀⇛ Wildfires_burning_across_Canada are pouring_smoke_into the_Great_Lakes,_Northeast_and_Mid-Atlantic_states again Wednesday, with alerts up from New York State to Washington, D.C. o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Wildfire_Masking_Is_Just_Different⠀⇛ The not-COVID reason to mask is here. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Day_That_Wildfire_Smoke_Shrouded_New_York_City⠀⇛ As the world warms and Canada burns, what once seemed unprecedented is becoming familiar. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ As_Canadian_Smoke_Darkens_the_New_York_Sky,_The Future_is_Clear⠀⇛ There’s nowhere to escape the harm from wildfires. o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Quebec_Wildfires_Contribute_to_Extreme_Fire Season_in_Canada⠀⇛ Massive plumes of smoke from hundreds of Canadian fires, enveloped millions in smoke, triggering dangerous air quality warnings in both countries and turning skies an ashen orange. o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Photos:_Smoke_From_Canada’s_Wildfires_Drifts South⠀⇛ Images of the fires in Canada and the surreal skies caused by the drifting smoke o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Colorado_River_Carved_Grand_Canyon;_Humans Dented_It⠀⇛ A rafting trip yields insights about a national treasure that seems permanent but is always being changed, lately by humans. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Supreme_Court_throws_out_climate_case⠀⇛ The case was brought after the last government’s final climate report. * § Overpopulation⠀➾ o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Droughts_in_East_Africa_stoke_tension_between herders_and_lions⠀⇛ A prolonged drought in East Africa has increased lions targeting livestock and causing significant financial losses for herders. In retaliation to recent attacks near Kenya’s Amboseli Park, the Maasai people have killed six wild lions. o ⚓ NYPost ☛ 6_lions_in_Kenya_speared_to_death_in_retaliation_after killing_goat_herd⠀⇛ The Big Life Foundation, which has run the compensation program for 20 years, said it cannot afford to pay the market price but asserted that the amount cannot be disregarded because it at least expresses solidarity with herders for their loss. § Finance⠀➾ * ⚓ Turkish_Lira_continues_to_weaken_after_elections⠀⇛ The lira plummeted to yet another all-time low against the US dollar and the Euro. Despite overall stability in global gold prices, gold prices also reached record highs. * ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ Flash_Loans⠀⇛ I have been generally skeptical of claims that blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies are major innovations. Back in 2017 Arvind Narayanan and Jeremy Clark published Bitcoin’s Academic Pedigree, showing that Satoshi Nakamoto assembled a set of previously published components in a novel way to create Bitcoin. Essentially the only innovation among the components was the Longest Chain Rule. But, for good or ill, there is at least one genuinely innovative feature of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and in Flash loans, flash attacks, and the future of DeFi Aidan Saggers, Lukas Alemu and Irina Mnohoghitnei of the Bank of England provide an excellent overview of it. They: analysed the Ethereum blockchain (using Alchemy’s archive node) and gathered every transaction which has utilised the ‘FlashLoan’ smart contract provided by DeFi protocol Aave V1 and V2. The Aave protocol, one of the largest DeFi liquidity providers, popularised flash loans and is often credited with their design. Using this data we were able to gather 60,000 unique transactions from Aave’s flash loan inception through to 2023 Below the fold I discuss their overview and some of the many innovative ways in which flash loans have been used. * ⚓ Robert Reich ☛ Busting_the_“Paid_What_You’re_Worth”_Myth⠀⇛ * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Retail_recession_hits_and_services_could_be_next⠀⇛ Australia has ushered in a “retail recession” and recorded its second quarter in a row of declining spending in inflation- controlled terms. Real retail turnover has recorded a 0.6 per cent fall in the March 2023 quarter, hot on the heels of a 0.3 per cent fall in the December quarter. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Young_students_brave_grueling_college_exams_amid_job_crisis_in China⠀⇛ A record 13 million students are taking the national college admissions exam. * ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ May_inflation_in_Hungary_at_21.5_percent⠀⇛ Consumer prices in Hungary were on average 21.5 percent higher in May than a year earlier. Over the past year, household energy and food prices have risen the most, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Small_businesses_granted_amnesty_on_overdue_tax returns⠀⇛ Small businesses with overdue tax and fringe benefits returns dating back almost four years are being granted amnesty. The Australian Taxation Office is encouraging small businesses with an aggregated turnover of less than $10 million at the time lodgements were due to file the overdue returns. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Households_fretting_over_power_bills_as_costs rise⠀⇛ Australian households are fretting about keeping the lights on and many have little confidence new technologies will ease the cost burden in the years ahead. Some 52 per cent are concerned about how they are going to pay their power bills, up from a year ago, a sentiment survey published by Energy Consumers Australia shows. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ A_quarter_of_homes_are_bought_mortgage-free⠀⇛ More than a quarter of homes were bought without a mortgage last year, suggesting there’s a sizeable cohort insulated from aggressive interest rate rises.  Roughly 25 per cent of all sales in the eastern states – both dwellings and land – were made without a mortgage, according to property data firm PEXA. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Macquarie_Bank_not_so_green_with_billions_dipped in_oil⠀⇛ Macquarie Group has been accused of touting green credentials while taking stakes in high-growth oil and gas companies. Billions of dollars in oil and gas undermine the investment bank’s net zero commitments, according to a report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_$1_Trillion_Borrowing_Binge_Looms_After_Debt_Limit Standoff⠀⇛ The government has avoided default, but the effects of the debt-ceiling brinkmanship may still ripple across the economy. * ⚓ Breach Media ☛ Organized_tenants_are_racking_up_wins_against_landlords and_politicians⠀⇛ Instead of “succumbing” to their landlords’ whims, Canadian tenants are coming together to fight rent increases and evictions * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Turkey’s_Lira_Falls_to_New_Low_as_a_New_Economic Policy_Forms⠀⇛ The lira plunged 7 percent against the U.S. dollar, as a new finance minister promising “rational” economic policy takes charge * ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ US_sanctions_CJNG_leaders_and_money_laundering network⠀⇛ The U.S. government has sanctioned alleged senior leaders in the Mexican cartel, as well a woman accused of laundering money for it in Mexico. § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ * ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Cornel_West_on_Running_for_President,_Ending_Ukraine War_&_Taking_on_“Corporate_Duopoly”_of_Dems_&_GOP⠀⇛ Cornel West, the iconic academic and social critic, has declared his candidacy for president of the United States in the 2024 election. He is running with the People’s Party, a progressive alternative to the two major parties that grew out of Bernie Sanders’s 2016 campaign. With 2024 shaping up to be a rematch between “neofascist” Donald Trump and “milquetoast neoliberal” Joe Biden, West says voters need a real alternative focused on tackling inequality, racism, war and corporate greed. “There’s an indifference to the plight of the vulnerable,” West tells Democracy Now! He also discusses the war in Ukraine, censorhip, right-wing extremism, and allegations of sexual harassment and assault against People’s Party founder Nick Brana, among other topics. * ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ British_media_protected_pro-war_serial_sex_pest_Nick Cohen_for_decades⠀⇛ * ⚓ Bert Hubert ☛ The_Dutch_government_wants_to_automatically_and administratively_gain_permission_to_target_victims_of_hackers⠀⇛ The Dutch government is proposing adding a lex specialis to its existing intelligence and security services act. This addition significantly changes the scope of many powers and also extends who they can be applied to. [...] On this page I’d like to go over just one specific element of this new law: automatic extension of warrants to hacking victims (’non-targets’). Under the new law, the criteria for targeting non-targets actually become more lenient than for targeting actual targets. I would also hope to hear from experts on what the ECtHR might imply for this automatic extension and the newly proposed oversight. At the very end of this article you will find the original text of the articles, and my best stab at a translation. * ⚓ Mandiant ☛ A_Peek_Behind_the_Curtain:_Examining_the_Dimensions_of_a National-level_Cyber_Program⠀⇛ In the past year, Mandiant Intelligence has been thinking of new ways to help organizations scale their defenses to outpace and outmaneuver state-sponsored cyber programs—all in a format that is widely accessible. This led us to developing “Inside the Mind of an APT,” an on-demand course that shares our more than ten years worth of insights on state-sponsored cyber programs to tip the scale in favor of the blue team. This course focuses heavily on exploring what we call the Big Four: Russia, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and Iran. * ⚓ Alex Ewerlöf ☛ Less_meetings,_more_focused_work⠀⇛ At most companies, meetings are the cost of doing business, not a product that’s directly sellable to the customer. Customers don’t pay us to go to meetings. They don’t even pay us for making the right decision. They only pay for the right execution. And that just happens to happen outside those meeting rooms! * ⚓ Variety ☛ Reddit_Laying_Off_5%_of_Workforce,_Cuts_Back_Hiring_Plans⠀⇛ The job cuts, which will span companywide, were announced by Reddit CEO Steve Huffman in an email to staffers Tuesday. “We’ve had a solid first half of the year, and this restructuring will position us to carry that momentum into the second half and beyond,” Huffman wrote. Along with the layoffs, Reddit is reducing its hiring plans for the rest of 2023 to about 100 additional employees (previously it expected to hire 300). Reddit currently has around 2,000 employees worldwide. A Reddit rep confirmed the job cuts, which were first reported by the Wall Street Journal. According to the company, as of May 2023, more than 57 million daily active unique visitors engage with more than 100,000 active communities on Reddit. Users on the site have contributed more than 13 billion posts and comments worldwide to date. * ⚓ India Times ☛ Regulation?_AI,_says_OpenAI_CEO_Sam_Altman⠀⇛ Altman, who was previously president of Silicon Valley’s famed Y Combinator accelerator, said he’s cognizant of the advantages and dangers of OpenAI, including potential misuse by dictators leading to serious geopolitical implications. He pointed out that generative AI will need more regulations, with parallels to nuclear power and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). * ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_Sam_Altman_Stormed_Washington_to_Set_the_A.I. Agenda⠀⇛ But Mr. Altman, 38, has run toward the spotlight, seeking the attention of lawmakers in a way that has thawed icy attitudes toward Silicon Valley companies. He has initiated meetings and jumped at the opportunity to testify in last month’s Senate hearing. And instead of protesting regulations, he has invited lawmakers to impose sweeping rules to hold the technology to account. * ⚓ India Times ☛ Google,_Meta_using_‘bullying_tactics’_against_Canada’s news_bill,_says_PM_Trudeau⠀⇛ Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms are using “bullying tactics” against a Canadian push aimed at ensuring financial support for news publishers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. The proposed legislation is designed to compel internet giants like Google and Meta’s Facebook to negotiate commercial deals and pay publishers for their content. The U.S. firms say proposals in the bill, dubbed the “Online News Act,” are unsustainable for their businesses. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ David_Zaslav_Picked_Chris_Licht_to_Revamp_CNN._Now What?⠀⇛ Mr. Zaslav, the head of Warner Bros. Discovery, must find a new leader who shares his vision for the network and can figure out its financial future. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ CNN_head_Licht_quits_US_news_network_after_one year⠀⇛ Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings. David Zaslav, the CEO of CNN parent company Warner Bros Discovery, announced the leadership change on CNN’s morning editorial call on Wednesday. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Chris_Licht_Is_Out_at_CNN,_Leaving_Network_at_a Crossroads⠀⇛ Mr. Licht’s turbulent time running the 24-hour news organization lasted slightly more than a year. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ ‘Nothing_to_hide’_on_Higgins_compensation,_Labor says⠀⇛ The attorney-general has rejected claims the Albanese government has questions to answer about a compensation payment to Brittany Higgins.  The former Liberal staffer reached a confidential settlement with the Commonwealth in December 2022 after she launched legal action against her employers in the previous coalition government. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Former_JPMorgan_exec_rejects_bank’s_Epstein accusations⠀⇛ The former JPMorgan Chase & Co executive accused of shepherding the bank’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein has formally denied involvement in the disgraced financier’s sex trafficking and blamed JPMorgan for keeping him as a client. In Wednesday night filings in a New York federal court, Jes Staley said his dealings with Epstein were not the “proximate cause” of any damages JPMorgan might incur in two lawsuits it faces over its work with Epstein, a client from 1998 to 2013. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Hey_Philip_Lowe,_it_ain’t_the_wages._Best_regards from_Mathias_Cormann_and_the_OECD⠀⇛ The latest OECD report is out, confirming higher profits are the leading component of recent inflation in Australia and elsewhere. Yet Philip Lowe and the RBA keep raising interest rates to curb inflation with wages growth as the culprit. What’s the scam? The scam is that they don’t know any better ways, and their policy options are limited, so they have to blame something. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Australia_willing_to_walk_away_from_EU_deal: minister⠀⇛ Australia was willing to walk away from a possible free trade deal with the European Union despite there being a “lot at stake”, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has admitted. The EU has been pushing for geographic indicators, which would stop Australian producers from using names like parmesan, prosecco or feta to label products. * ⚓ ‘Hakan_Fidan_stands_at_a_crucial_point_for_the_Kurdish_question’⠀⇛ bianet has talked to academician Adnan Çelik about the new cabinet and the “Kurdish Ministers” in the cabinet. * ⚓ Axios ☛ House_grinds_to_halt_as_GOP_rebels_push_McCarthy_for_new_deal⠀⇛ The House continued to postpone votes on Wednesday as a group of right-wing lawmakers pushed to renegotiate a deal they struck in January with Republican leadership. Why it matters:House Speaker KevinMcCarthy’s (R-Calif.) detractors have the numbers to kill any efforts by leadership to pass party-line legislation, meaning they effectively control the House floor. * ⚓ Axios ☛ House_GOP_tensions_erupt_as_standoff_hamstrings_agenda⠀⇛ Frustrations from establishment House Republicans spilled out into the open on Wednesday after right-wing lawmakers succeeded in blocking nearly a week’s worth of House votes. Why it matters:The latest bout of infighting has reignited concerns about GOP leadership, all but helpless to stop right- wing agitators from hijacking the legislative process. =============================================================== o “The Dysfunction Caucus does what it does best,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) told Axios. “This hurts the GOP conference, Congress and the Country.” * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Eleanor_Catton_talks_about_‘Birnam_Wood’_and_‘the seduction_of_certainty’⠀⇛ New Zealand writer Eleanor Catton brings her reading of “Macbeth” to bear on contemporary politics in her novel “Birnam Wood.” * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Pacific_Northwest_states_search_for_gun_control solutions⠀⇛ Gun control advocates in Washington state are hailing victory after a federal judge rejected a request to block a new state law. The new law bans the sale and manufacture of more than 50 types of guns, including AR- and AK-style rifles. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ No_more_‘faceless_bureaucracy’?_How_cities_are_deepening trust.⠀⇛ Most Americans think favorably of local government. Still, citizens academies try to deepen trust by getting past “faceless bureaucracy.” * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘After_the_Miracle’_spotlights_Helen_Keller’s_political crusades⠀⇛ The story of Helen Keller’s childhood is inspirational. As an adult, her uncompromising political views – she was an avowed socialist – made some people uncomfortable. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Prosecutors_Tell_Trump’s_Legal_Team_He_Is_a_Target_of Investigation⠀⇛ The notice from the office of the special counsel Jack Smith suggested that an indictment was on the horizon in the investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ House_Is_Paralyzed_as_Far-Right_Rebels_Continue_Mutiny Against_McCarthy⠀⇛ Members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus refused to surrender control of the floor, forcing G.O.P. leaders to scrap votes for the week and leaving the speaker facing what he conceded was “chaos.” * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ From_a_galaxy_far,_far_away_to_Cape_Town:_Star_Wars_re- imagined⠀⇛ “Aau’s Song” is an African reimagining of the famous fantasy universe. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Reports:_Blinken_to_visit_Beijing_within_weeks⠀⇛ The reports come as the chief of U.S. naval operations said he is ‘encouraged’ by a change in tone in ties. * § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ o ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Charlie_Pappalardo:_‘Shemy’_Schembechler_and accountability_in_the_Twitter_age⠀⇛ On Tuesday, Glenn “Shemy” Schembechler published an op-ed in The Michigan Daily in which he apologized for his social media activity. Such interactions — primarily in the form of liking racist and insensitive tweets on Twitter — led to his resignation after public backlash, just two days after his hiring.  o ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Tucker_on_Twitter’_Is_Equal_Parts_Fox_News_and Fox_Mulder⠀⇛ The low-fi “Tucker on Twitter” finds the former prime- time host at the intersection of Fox News and Fox Mulder. o ⚓ Axios ☛ Scoop:_Fox_News_says_Tucker_Carlson_breached_his contract⠀⇛ Fox News Wednesday notified Tucker_Carlson‘s lawyers that the former prime-time anchor violated his contract with the network when he launched his own Twitter show on Tuesday, according to a copy of a letter obtained by Axios. Why it matters: A breach of contract claim sets Fox News up to explore potential legal action against Carlson, a move that would intensify the already_thorny_public battle between the two parties. ========================================================= Carlson’s lawyers told Axios that any legal action by Fox would violate his First Amendment rights. § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ * ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_Indian_internet_has_taken_a_massive_and_malicious_turn_in recent_months⠀⇛ Tanu Kapoor, a 30-year-old media employee from Noida, has blocked 15 international numbers from which she has been receiving calls and WhatsApp messages offering “jobs” since May. * ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ Leaks_reveal_FBI_helps_Ukraine_censor_Twitter_users_and obtain_their_info⠀⇛ * ⚓ Index On Censorship ☛ Tiananmen_Square?_Don’t_mention_it⠀⇛ Words or symbols that reference the massacre are notoriously scrubbed from the internet by the Chinese authorities. Last week, this censorship extended to the Sitong Bridge in Beijing, when Chinese language online searches of the bridge yielded no results. It comes after a banner was unfurled on the bridge in 2022 calling for the removal of Chinese president Xi Jinping. A Weibo post by the British Embassy in Beijing showing how the Chinese state media originally reported the massacre (namely in more detail than the silence now, with state media making reference to mass casualties in hospital at the time) was removed by the authorities. The anniversary is sometimes known as “internet maintenance day” because of the number of websites taken offline. * ⚓ The Print ☛ Pakistani_Generals_have_a_history_of_censoring_media._Imran Khan_is_just_the_latest_victim⠀⇛ The trial ended in a few minutes: Four lashes would fall on the body of Khawar Naeem Hashmi, accused of defacing the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah on Pakistan’s independence day in 1977. He was, arguably, lucky — the other journalists who had joined him in a public protest against military dictatorship were sentenced to five lashes each. Lines were drawn on their backs to ensure the whip would fall with precision; army officers, Hashmi later recalled, would amuse their families by bringing them along to watch. * ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Beijing_proposes_rules_to_stop_Wi-Fi_and_Bluetooth networks_going_rogue⠀⇛ The Cyberspace Administration (CAC) floated the guidelines on Tuesday, framing them as applicable to operators of “short- distance ad hoc networks” – providers of technologies that might enable local networks to promote non-socialist values or not abide by existing laws. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Remembering_a_Massacre_That_China_Keeps_Trying_to Erase⠀⇛ In all my decades of reporting, one of my most searing experiences came in 1989 in Beijing when I watched the Chinese People’s Liberation Army unleash weapons of war on throngs of unarmed pro-democracy protesters. So I was appalled on the 34th anniversary of that citywide massacre a few days ago when apologists for the Chinese government insisted that it had never happened. Even worse, I discovered that one of the eyewitnesses they cited to buttress their denial was me. All this reflects the Chinese government’s effort to rewrite history, so it seems useful to push back and say what I actually saw that terrible night of June 3-4, 1989. * ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_journalists_are_calling_on_Big_Tech_companies_to_help stop_the_Kremlin_from_blocking_YouTube_and_Telegram_Read_their_message_to Mark_Zuckerberg,_Tim_Cook,_and_Elon_Musk._—_Meduza⠀⇛ Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and independent Russian journalists are calling on Big Tech to help put an end to Russia’s informational shutdown. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ No_place_in_Australia_for_Nazi_symbols:_Dreyfus⠀⇛ Nazi symbols will be publicly banned nationwide and people who display the “evil” insignia could face up to a year in jail. The ban will include flags, armbands, T-shirts, and will extend to posting the symbols online. * ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Jewish_groups_welcome_federal_ban_on_Nazi symbols⠀⇛ Jewish organisations have applauded a planned nationwide ban on Nazi symbols, following a rise in their use amongst far-right groups. New federal laws will see people displaying Nazi insignia face up to a year in jail. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ A_Natural_History_Of_Trust_&_Safety⠀⇛ In the beginning, there were harms. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Research_Shows_Twitter_Was_Missing_Known_Child_Sex_Abuse Material⠀⇛ Soon after Elon Musk took over Twitter, he insisted that stopping child sexual abuse material (CSAM) was his top priority, and while some of his fans insisted that he had magically done so, the fact is that he fired nearly the entire team that was handling that issue, meaning that CSAM was running rampant on the site, and the company seemed to be doing little about it. * ⚓ Turkey’s_media_authority_fines_TV_outlets_over_election_coverage⠀⇛ RTÜK penalized FOX TV, Halk TV, TELE1 and Flash Haber. * ⚓ teleSUR ☛ The_Insubmissive_Left_to_Try_to_Censor_the_French Government⠀⇛ This decision arose as a result of pro-government legislators refusing to vote on any amendment aimed at repealing the pension reform. * ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Free_speech_or_homophobia?_French_soccer_dips_into_the scrum.⠀⇛ How do you balance the demands of a sports league that’s promoting a social agenda with the rights of players wanting to express their personal beliefs? * ⚓ Reason ☛ Kat_Timpf:_Make_America_Funny_Again!⠀⇛ The You Can’t Joke About That author says that free speech and dark humor can bring a fragmented country together. * ⚓ Reason ☛ Journal_of_Free_Speech_Law:_“Beyond_the_Watchdog:_Using_Law_to Build_Trust_in_the_Press,”_by_Prof._Erin_Carroll⠀⇛ Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin “Gus” Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt. * ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Conspirators_for_the_Constitution:_When_Anti-Government Speech_Becomes_“Sedition”⠀⇛ “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” attributed to George Orwell Let’s be clear about one thing:  seditious conspiracy isn’t a real crime to anyone but the U.S. government. * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hong_Kong_Asks_Court_to_Stop_Protest_Anthem_From Circulating_Online⠀⇛ Efforts to ban “Glory to Hong Kong,” a song popularized during pro-democracy protests in 2019, could set up a legal battle between tech giants and Hong Kong. * ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Protest_song_‘Glory_to_Hong_Kong’_dominates local_iTunes_top_10,_hours_after_gov’t_sought_ban⠀⇛ Protest song Glory to Hong Kong dominated all positions in Apple’s Hong Kong iTunes Top 10 on Wednesday, a day after the government sought to ban “unlawful acts” relating to the song, its melody, lyrics and all derivations. * ⚓ RFA ☛ Downloads_of_protest_song_‘Glory_to_Hong_Kong’_spike_after government_seeks_court_ban⠀⇛ Injunction would outlaw the dissemination of the song on any platform. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Hong_Kong_government_applies_for_injunction_against_protest song_‘Glory_to_Hong_Kong’⠀⇛ The Hong Kong Department of Justice applied to the High Court on Monday for an injunction to prohibit any activity in relation to the song “Glory to Hong Kong” with unlawful intent. § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ * ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Attorneys,_Journalists_Who_Visited_Assange_Respond_To CIA_Push_To_Dismiss_Their_Lawsuit_Against_Alleged_Spying⠀⇛ * ⚓ [Repeat] CS Monitor ☛ Journalists_walk_out:_Hundreds_strike_against major_paper_chain⠀⇛ Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the United States walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain. The strike involves hundreds of journalists at newspapers in eight states, including the Arizona Republic, the Austin American-Statesman, the Bergen Record, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, and the Palm Beach Post, according to the NewsGuild, which represents workers at more than 50 Gannett newsrooms. Gannett has said there would be no disruption to its news coverage during the strike, which will last for two days at two of the newspapers and one day for the rest. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_Daily_Caller_Says_It_Will_Use_Buffy_Wicks’_Journalism Bill_To_Make_Sure_Google_Pays_It_To_Produce_More_Nonsense⠀⇛ It seems the propaganda peddlers are no longer even trying to pretend any more how they plan to abuse the bills being pushed by Democrats to “regulate” social media. It would be nice if some of the Democratic politicians actually listened to them. First, we had the story of how the Heritage Foundation, the main think tank of the GOP, flat out said they intended to use the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) to censor LGBTQ content as “harmful” to children. * ⚓ Journalist_Fırat_Can_Arslan_detained⠀⇛ The Mezopotamya Agency reporter was apprehended during a raid at his residence in Ankara. § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ * ⚓ Reason ☛ Police_Almost_Beat_Him_To_Death._After_His_Conviction_Was Dismissed,_Prosecutors_Are_Recharging_Him.⠀⇛ Joesph Zamora spent nearly two years in prison after being convicted of assaulting police officers. The Washington Supreme Court overturned his conviction, but local prosecutors want to charge him again to show him the “improperness of his behavior.” * ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Protest_Song_Of_The_Week:_‘Indignation’_By_Divide_and Dissolve⠀⇛ Reed is descended from “indigenous people of the so-called United States.” The duo also collectively stated: “Our music is helping carve out space where it isn’t supposed to be. Heavy music is apparently supposed to look, sound, and feel a certain way. Divide and Dissolve is and will continue to be a point of difference.” * ⚓ The Nation ☛ Pride,_in_Freedom_and_Equality⠀⇛ * ⚓ Eleven_killed_and_thirty-two_injured_in_‘celebrations’⠀⇛ The Umut Foundation announced a record-high number of casualties and injuries with firearms in celebrations for the election results, for the championship of Galatasaray, and in wedding ceremonies in only eight days. * ⚓ ECtHR_convicts_Turkey_in_case_of_imprisoned_HDP_politicians⠀⇛ The most recent European court ruling adds to the previous judgments against Turkey concerning Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ. * ⚓ Workers’_Party_launches_nationwide_protests,_demands_release_of imprisoned_MP⠀⇛ Can Atalay, a lawyer and a human rights advocate, was imprisoned after the Gezi Park trial. He has not been released despite being elected as an MP. * ⚓ JURIST ☛ Canada_dispatch:_Indigenous_women_and_girls_still_suffering disproportionate_violence_four_years_after_government_report⠀⇛ Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a rising 3L at the University of Ottawa.  * ⚓ Reason ☛ Important_Federal_District_Court_Decision_on_Racial Classifications_and_Affirmative_Action⠀⇛ On Tuesday, in Nuziard v. Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) federal district court judge Mark T. Pittman issued an injunction against the MBDA’s Business Center Program. These Centers may give assistance only to businesses owned by socially or economically disadvantaged individuals. A Business owned by a “Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native,… * ⚓ Latvia ☛ ‘Baltic_anti-fascists’_named_a_criminal_organization_by Security_Service⠀⇛ The State Security Service (VDD) in the so-called “Baltic anti- fascists” criminal case has changed the crime’s qualification to a more severe one – the conduct of a criminal organization and participation in crimes committed by such an organization, the VDD said in a statement on June 7. § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ * ⚓ APNIC ☛ RIPE_86_bites_—_QUIC_and_active_network_management⠀⇛ What is challenging active network management? * ⚓ APNIC ☛ [Podcast]_Failed_Expectations:_40_years_of_network_history⠀⇛ How the failures and successes of technology deployment offer valuable lessons. * ⚓ [Repeat] Quartz ☛ An_Indian_state_is_offering_free_hi-speed_internet_to 2_million_of_its_poor⠀⇛ Fourteen thousand poor households and 30,000 government offices of the southern Indian state of Kerala today (June 5) were provided with high-speed [Internet]. But the aim is higher. The state’s new service, called Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON), is the first such in India and aims to uplink its 35 million citizens, especially 2 million of those considered poor. Launching the project in 2019, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s government declared access to the [Internet] a basic right. When completed, it will function on 35,000 kilometres of optical fibre network across Kerala’s 14 districts. * ⚓ Techdirt ☛ $400_Million_Later_And_The_FCC_Is_JUST_Starting_To_Map Broadband_Accurately._Sort_Of.⠀⇛ We’ve noted for decades how, despite all the political lip service paid toward “bridging the digital divide” (and the billions in subsidies thrown at telecom giants to solve the problem), the U.S. never had any real idea where broadband is or isn’t available. You can probably imagine that’s a problem given the decades of policy proposals and billions of dollars thrown at the problem. § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ * ⚓ New York Times ☛ Universal_Says_On-Demand_Film_Strategy_Has_Increased Audience⠀⇛ The studio let viewers rent or buy movies earlier for a higher price. This made more than $1 billion in less than three years, with nearly no decrease in box-office sales. § Monopolies⠀➾ * ⚓ Quartz ☛ Meta_will_let_you_keep_your_Instagram_and_Facebook_accounts separate_after_German_antitrust_concerns⠀⇛ The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced that Meta will introduce a new overview of data sharing regulations for users of Facebook and Instagram, addressing concerns by EU antitrust regulators over the company’s data collection services. * ⚓ European Commission ☛ Antitrust:_Commission_carries_out_unannounced inspections_in_the_synthetic_turf_sector⠀⇛ European Commission Press release Brussels, 07 Jun 2023 The European Commission is carrying out unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the synthetic turf industry in several Member States. * § Patents⠀➾ o ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Viktor_Orbán:_We_have_begun_preparations_for the_EU_Presidency [Ed: Orbán running EU with his mates will just about right given how much corruption EU has been involved in lately, inc. the illegal Unified Patent Court (which Hungary ruled unconstitutional)]⠀⇛ Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Wednesday that Hungary has begun preparations for the EU Presidency, the Hungarian State News Agency, MTI reports. Referring to Hungary’s turn to hold the rotating presidency in the second half of 2024, he said that there was no shortage of experience and preparation, as his government was preparing for its second presidency, which was almost unprecedented in Europe. o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Court_Finds_that_it_would_be Inconvenient_for_Major_Multinational_Corporation_(Microsoft)_to Litigate_in_Texas⠀⇛ In the recent case of In re Microsoft, 23-128 (Fed. Cir. 2023), the Federal Circuit once again granted a writ of mandamus, ordering a patent infringement case to be transferred out of Judge Albright’s courtroom in the Western District of Texas (WDTX). This decision was made under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), which allows for the transfer of cases for the convenience of the parties and in the interest of justice. Microsoft, a multinational corporation with a significant presence in many U.S. states, including Texas, is no stranger to litigation in the Lone Star state. The company’s substantial business activities in Texas, which include marketing, selling, and servicing the accused products, did not significantly impact the 1404(a) jurisprudence in this case. * § Trademarks⠀➾ o ⚓ Variety ☛ Why_Prince_Changed_His_Name_to_an_Unpronounceable Symbol_30_Years_Ago,_and_What_Happened_Next⠀⇛ GOLD: At one point he was in my office, and he’s kind of complaining that Warner Bros. won’t let him release all the albums he wants to release, basically saying, “Let me get off the label and finish the contract by just delivering a bunch of music” [which is essentially what he ultimately did]. He knows exactly what he’s doing and he knows we know exactly what he’s doing, so I say to him, “You know, we paid you a huge amount of money for each one of these records as an advance, and we need to be able to market them and release two and three singles and give the marketplace some space between them. We can’t just release a record every three months.” And it was really one of the few times he broke character with me, he says something like, “You know that everybody thinks these albums are carefully crafted, conceptualized things? I’m in the studio constantly, and when I get enough songs that I think, hey, together, there’s a record, it’s a record. So I have a lot of inventory and I want to release a lot of albums.” That was the one time we had a real conversation, rather than him kind of fronting one of those almost pantomime things he was famous for. It never got contentious with any of us — it might have gotten contentious with his lawyers talking to the business affairs people and things like that. But he was kin of doing his talking by press release, and he was showing up still at Warner Bros.’ offices and even at a marketing meeting — with the “slave” thing on his face! But there was never a time that he wasn’t talking to us or I couldn’t get him on the phone. * § Copyrights⠀➾ o ⚓ Vox ☛ How_streaming_caused_the_TV_writers_strike⠀⇛ At the core of this dispute is streaming and how it has revolutionized the industry. Companies like Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, and more have given consumers an unprecedented array of films and TV shows and opened the door to new voices that don’t have to adhere to mainstream network formats. On the other hand, it has also changed how television gets produced, the role writers play, and how they get paid. We interviewed four television writers and showrunners about how streaming has changed how they work, how their incomes have taken a hit, and why it has become harder than ever to build a career. o ⚓ Axios ☛ Hollywood’s_hot_strike_summer⠀⇛ This fall might be a great time to catch up on your streaming list — Hollywood has one_union_on_strike, and studios are facing more labor strife that could result in further shutdowns this summer. Why it matters:The streaming era has fundamentally broken the industry, and that has Hollywood’s_biggest_unions united to a degree we haven’t seen in decades. ========================================================= State of play:The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studio side in union negotiations, is trying to use the same playbook it did to end the last writers strike in 2007-08: [...] o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ What_Remains_of_Content_ID_Lawsuit_Seems_Unlikely to_Change_YouTube⠀⇛ Maria Schneider’s lawsuit against YouTube began with great ambitions to vastly improve the copyright enforcement landscape on YouTube to the benefit of artists everywhere. With a jury trial just days away, but with class-action status already denied, what’s left of the lawsuit could still deliver a win for the plaintiffs. Fulfilling ambitions will probably have to wait until another time. o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Goodbye_Astrud_Gilberto_♡⠀⇛ She was my introduction to bossa nova and latin jazz, which have since become my favourite genres of music. I had a poster of her in my bedroom as a teenager. I bonded with my parents over her music, and it got me through some rough years. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 5246 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.08.23⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ Gemini_version_available_♊︎ ✐ Links_08/06/2023:_Cinnamon_5.8_and_Leap_15.5_Release_Mature⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:05 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Kernel_Space o Applications o Instructionals/Technical o Games o Desktop_Environments/WMs # K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt # GNOME_Desktop/GTK * Distributions_and_Operating_Systems o Reviews o SUSE/OpenSUSE o Fedora_Family_/_IBM o Debian_Family o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family o Devices/Embedded o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications * Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software o SaaS/Back_End/Databases o Content_Management_Systems_(CMS) o Programming/Development o Standards/Consortia * Leftovers o Science o Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies # Patents/EU # Software_Patents # Trademarks * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ LWN ☛ Zoned_storage_and_filesystems⠀⇛ a discussion of a few issues around using zoned storage for filesystems. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Cloud-storage_optimizations⠀⇛ discussion on I/O hints for cloud-based emulated block devices—and how to see them get implemented relatively quickly. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Atomic_block-write_operations⠀⇛ discussion on support for atomically writing data in sizes that are multiples of a device’s block size. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Flexible-order_anonymous_folios⠀⇛ the page cache can handle folios of multiple sizes; work is underway to bring the same flexibility to anonymous memory. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Optimizing_single-owner_memory⠀⇛ a proposal to optimize the management of memory that will never be shared. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Mitigating_vmap_lock_contention⠀⇛ allocations in the kernel’s vmap area can be subject to significant lock contention; this session looked at the problem and a proposed way to improve the situation. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Improving_page-fault_scalability⠀⇛ the 2023 version of this regular LSFMM+BPF discussion. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Code_tagging_and_memory-allocation_profiling⠀⇛ for the second year in a row, the memory-management developers consider the code-tagging patches. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Peter_Czanik:_Introducing_sngbench:_a_shell_script_to performance_test_your_syslog-ng⠀⇛ One of the returning questions I receive is how many log messages can a given hardware handle. My typical answer is that it depends on the configuration. I have now an answer, or rather a tool to answer your question sngbench.sh. It is a shell script that runs from localhost and uses loggen, the bundled benchmarking and testing tool of syslog-ng. It comes with two configurations: a performance-optimized and a realistic one. You are also free to extend sngbench with your own configurations. # ⚓ Peter ‘CzP’ Czanik ☛ Introducing_sngbench:_a_shell_script to_performance_test_your_syslog-ng⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ HPLIP_3.23.5_Released_with_Driver_for Many_More_HP_Printers_&_Scanners⠀⇛ HPLIP, the HP developed Linux driver for HP printers and Scanners, released version 3.23.5 this Monday! The new release features many new HP devices support. # ⚓ TechTarget ☛ Compare_two_Linux_security_modules:_SELinux vs._AppArmor⠀⇛ Use SELinux or AppArmor to protect Linux servers, but examine the differences between them. AppArmor is easier to use but does not give admins as much control as SELinux. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Share_folder_between_Windows_11_guest_and_Fedora_38_host_ (KVM_Hypervisor)_using_virtiofs⠀⇛ Web Cockpit Console on Fedora 38 was used to manage Win11 KVM Guest # ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Elasticsearch_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Elasticsearch on Fedora 38. For those of you who didn’t know, Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine built on top of the Apache Lucene library. # ⚓ Michael_Ablassmeier:_updating_to_bookworm⠀⇛ Just updated to bookworm. Only thing that gave me headaches was OpenVPN refusing to accept the password/username combination specified via “auth- user-pass” option.. Mystery was solved by adding “providers legacy default” to the configuration file used. # ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ SQL_Queries_to_Change_Domain_Name_for_WordPress Site⠀⇛ There are times when you might need to change the WordPress URL in your website’s database. This could be due to moving your site to a new domain, changing your domain’s structure, or fixing a broken site after an update. # ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ Getting_Started_with_Linux:_Tips_for_Complete Beginners⠀⇛ Linux is an open-source operating system that has gained significant popularity in recent years. # ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Secure_Linux_Systems_Effectively_Using YubiKey⠀⇛ You’re not alone if you worry about the ever- increasing threat of hacking. While authentication prompts and 2FA are sufficient to ward off most would-be hackers, thousands of breaches still succeed every day. One of the most commonly touted solutions to the authentication issue is YubiKey. But what is YubiKey, and how does hardware authentication work? Can you secure your Linux PC with YubiKey? # ⚓ Network World ☛ Waiting_for_things_to_happen_on_Linux⠀⇛ There are always things to wait for on a Linux system—upgrades to complete, processes to finish, coworkers to log in and help resolve problems, status reports to be ready. Fortunately, you don’t have to sit twiddling your thumbs. Instead, you can get Linux to do the waiting and let you know when the work is done. You can do this with a script or you can use the wait command, a bash built-in that watches for processes running in the background to complete. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Dokku_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Dokku is a pioneering platform as a service (PaaS) solution, designed to streamline the software deployment process. Enabling developers to push their code directly to the server, it automates the process of building the application environment, removing the painstaking configuration typically associated with deployment. . # ⚓ IT Pro Today ☛ How_To_Check_Linux_Disk_Space_Usage:_Classic SysAdmin_Tips_and_Commands⠀⇛ This guide explains Linux commands and utilities for checking disk space and usage. # ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Using_tail_Command_in_Linux⠀⇛ The tail command is one of the several ways to display file contents or part of it. You can also live monitor changes made to files with it. Here are some common examples. # ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Backup_and_Restore_a_PostgreSQL_Database in_Linux⠀⇛ In a production environment, no matter how large or small your PostgreSQL database may be, regular backup is an essential aspect of database management. # ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_lsof⠀⇛ We explore free and open source alternatives to lsof, a utility that lists file information about files opened by processes. # ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ What_Is_Parabola_Linux_and_How_to Install_It⠀⇛ Parabola is a Linux distribution that focuses on producing a secure and Libre version of Arch Linux. Unlike a regular distribution, Parabola distinguishes itself by only including software and libraries that you can inspect yourself. # ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ Deleting_Files_and_Directories_in_Linux: Step-by-Step_Instructions⠀⇛ Learn about the best practices and methods for deleting files on Linux. Explore various techniques, including the rm command, graphical file managers, and secure deletion methods. Regular file cleanup helps maintain system efficiency and data organization. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Grub_Customizer_on_Ubuntu 22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛ Grub Customizer is an indispensible tool for Linux users, particularly those on Ubuntu-based systems. Acting as a comprehensive interface for managing the GRUB bootloader, this utility streamlines various processes, enabling users to tweak and adjust system startup options with precision and efficiency. # ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Solving_the_‘Cannot_Find_LVM_Volume_Group’ error_in_Linux⠀⇛ Logical Volume Management (LVM) offers a flexible and efficient way of managing disk space in Linux, but it can sometimes throw perplexing errors. One such error is ‘Cannot find LVM volume group,’ which typically arises when the system can’t detect or access the LVM volume group during the boot process. Causes can range from an incorrectly defined boot configuration to problems with the physical volume. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_WebStorm_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ In the realm of web development, WebStorm stands out as a powerhouse Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Developed by JetBrains, a company recognized globally for crafting quality software tools, WebStorm offers a highly specialized platform tailored to the needs of web developers. # ⚓ How_to_Install_a_Debian_File_in_Linux?⠀⇛ If you are new to Linux Operating System and having issues installing new applications using their Debian package on your PC, this guide has got you all covered. Installing Applications and Packages in Linux can be done using the Software Center, which can be called the store for Linux. However, not every application is present in the software center. That is why, oftentimes, you need to download the “deb” package file of the application from their download center. But once the Debian file is downloaded, installing the application may seem daunting to new Linux Users. # ⚓ Kifarunix ☛ Install_NixOS_with_Gnome_Desktop_on VirtualBox⠀⇛ In this tutorial, you will learn how to install NixOS with Gnome Desktop on VirtualBox. # ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Extract_initrd/initramfs_to_View Content_in_Linux⠀⇛ It takes a few simple steps to extract the initramfs files on your Linux system to view their contents. There may be a couple of reasons why you need to extract initramfs or initrd images, such as to find the reason for boot issues or to explore what content is in them. # ⚓ Seamless_Sharing:_Exchanging_Data_between_Hosts_and_Docker Containers⠀⇛ Docker containers are a form of virtualization that allows users to run applications on any environment, regardless of the underlying operating system. Containers are lightweight, portable, and can be easily moved across different hosts without requiring much configuration or setup. # ⚓ Exploring_Docker:_A_Comprehensive_Introduction_to_Use Cases⠀⇛ Brief overview of Docker and its popularity in the tech industry Docker is a platform that allows developers to easily create, deploy, and run applications in containers. Containers are lightweight virtualization units that package software and all its dependencies into a single unit, ensuring consistency across various environments. # ⚓ Docker_in_Action:_Streamlining_Testing_for_Your_Projects⠀⇛ With the growth of software development, testing and delivering high-quality software has become increasingly important. Docker is one of the most popular tools in the field of software development that has made a significant impact on how developers build and deploy applications. # ⚓ CI/CD_Excellence:_Leveraging_Shippable_and_Heroku_with Docker⠀⇛ The software development process is a complex and ever-changing endeavor that requires continuous innovation and optimization to keep up with the demands of modern businesses. In recent years, CI/ CD has emerged as a key strategy for achieving faster, more reliable, and cost-effective software deployments. # ⚓ TravisCI_Meets_Docker:_Enhancing_CI/CD_Workflows⠀⇛ TravisCI is a popular continuous integration (CI) tool used by developers to automate the testing and building of software projects. # ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_CLion_on_Ubuntu_22.04_| 20.04⠀⇛ Specifically engineered for C and C++ developers, CLion has cemented its status as an industry favorite due to a potent combination of ingenious features and an intelligent design approach. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Neowin ☛ Steam_Client_Beta_update_fixes_crashes_on_Linux when_using_Nvidia_GPUs⠀⇛ The latest Steam Client Beta update fixes a crash on Linux that was being caused by Nvidia GPUs when hardware acceleration was switched on. There were also a bunch of other non-related fixes. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Humble_Bundle_have_a_Pixel_Pride_Bundle up⠀⇛ Here’s a collection of wonderful inclusive games to celebrate Pride Month, with Humble Bundle putting up the Pixel Pride Bundle. Here’s what to expect for compatibility on Steam Deck and desktop Linux. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Hearts_of_Iron_IV:_Arms_Against_Tyranny_to focus_on_Scandinavia_and_Finland⠀⇛ Scandinavia and Finland are a big focus in the newly announced Hearts of Iron IV: Arms Against Tyranny expansion releasing later this year. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ GOG_made_it_simpler_to_publish_on_their store,_plus_their_Pride_Month_celebration⠀⇛ GOG announced today they’ve taken a step towards making it easier to get games onto their store, and more clear on what they won’t accept. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Roguelite_vehicle_combat_game_REDLINE CROOKS_is_pure_chaos⠀⇛ REDLINE CROOKS from developer Alexander Golke is a top-down 2D roguelite about smashing vehicles into more vehicles. It’s pure unfiltered chaos and I love the idea. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ GE-Proton_8-4_is_out_now_with_game_fixes and_other_upgrades⠀⇛ GE-Proton 8-4 is the latest release of the community-made compatibility layer for Steam Deck and desktop Linux gaming. Here’s what’s new and changed. # ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Bullet_hell_game_Survivors_of_the_Dawn features_mini_campaign,_text_events⠀⇛ “Embark on a glorious odyssey where survival depends on tactically combining diverse weapon classes to annihilate the hordes. Beware of your choices traveling through the stars, the next combat can determine your destiny.” o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Using_Kirigami_built_with_Qt6_without_kdesrc-build⠀⇛ I have a few blog posts planned, but the one I wanted to post involving KDE color schemes isn’t finished yet (it’s enormous and tedious). So instead, today I’m showing you how simple it is to compile Kirigami with Qt6 so you can start playing with it ahead of time. Kirigami, KDE’s library that extends QtQuick, is a Tier 1 KDE Framework. The cool thing about it is that it has effectively no dependency on any KDE libraries. # ⚓ KDAB ☛ Object_Lifetime⠀⇛ Last_time we discussed Value Semantics. However, I missed one topic that is super important for a better understanding of basic building blocks of C++. Today, we are going to talk about an object. Without further ado, let’s dive deeper! ✐ Object⠀✐ What is an object? According to the C++ standard, part 3.9.8 under the name of [basic.types] An object type is a (possibly cv-qualified) type that is not a function type, not a reference type, and not a void type. Now is int i an object? Yes. # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ postmarketOS_//_v23.06:_From_the_GNOME_Mobile_2023 Hackfest⠀⇛ Aiming for a 10 year life-cycle for smartphones # ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Cinnamon_5.8_Desktop_Released_with Gestures,_Dark_Mode,_Styles,_and_More⠀⇛ The Cinnamon 5.8 desktop environment has been released and it’s already available in the stable software repositories of Arch Linux, so I wanted to give you guys a first look at the new features and improvements. There are several cool new features in Cinnamon 5.8 and one of them is XDG Desktop Portal support to provide better compatibility for Flatpak apps, as well as GNOME/libadwaita apps. This makes it possible for these apps to take screenshots. * § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾ o § Reviews⠀➾ # ⚓ Russell Coker ☛ Russell_Coker:_PinePhonePro_First Impression⠀⇛ § Hardware I received my PinePhone_Pro_[1] on Thursday, it seems in many ways better than the Purism_Librem_5_ [2] that I have previously written about. The PinePhone is thinner, lighter, and yet has a much longer battery life. A friend described the Librem5 as “the CyberTruck phone” and not in a good way. In a test I had my PinePhone and my Librem5 fully charged, left them for 4.5 hours without doing anything much with them, and then the PinePhone was at 85% and the Librem5 was at 57%. So the Librem5 will run out of battery after about 10 hours of not being used while a PinePhonePro can be expected to last about 30 hours. The PinePhonePro isn’t as good as some of the recent Android phones in this regard but it shows the potential to be quite usable. For this test both phones were connected to a 2.4GHz Wifi network (which uses less power than 5GHz) and doing nothing much with an out of the box configuration. A phone that is checking email, social networking, and a couple of IM services will use the battery faster. But even if the PinePhone has it’s battery used twice as fast in a more realistic test that will still be usable. Here_are_the_passmark_results_from_the_PinePhone Pro_[3] which got a CPU score of 888 compared to 507 for the Librem 5 and 678 for one of the slower laptops I’ve used. The results are excluded from the Passmark averages because they identified the CPU as only having 4 cores (expecting just 4*A72) while the PinePhonePro has 6 cores (2*A72+4*A53). This phone definitely has the CPU power for convergence_[4]! o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Leap_15.5_Release_Matures,_Sets_Up_Technological Transition⠀⇛ The release of openSUSE’s latest 15-series version marks years of maintenance and security that began more than five years ago.. The maturity of Leap 15.5 comes into play as new technological changes of the last five years have been introduced, such as container technologies, immutable systems, virtualization, embedded development, and other high-tech advances. Entrepreneurs, hobbyists, professionals and developers use Leap as a go-to Linux distribution as seen by the increase in usage from each minor release. Traversing from legacy software to more modern systems is imminent. # ⚓ LWN ☛ openSUSE_Leap_15.5_released⠀⇛ Version 15.5 of the openSUSE Leap distribution has been released. This is not intended as a feature release, but brings updated versions of many packages. The project has also announced that there will be one more 15.x release before that series ends and users have to migrate to whatever its successor will be. # ⚓ OpenAPI_3.0.0_Specification_for_the_Open_Build_Service_HTTP API⠀⇛ Starting today, the OpenAPI Specification presented through Swagger UI becomes the official API documentation for Open Build Service 🎉 Find it at https://api.opensuse.org/apidocs/ With OpenAPI we now provide an industry standard way to maintain the specification and with Swagger UI a tool that makes consuming the documentation easier for people who want to make use of the OBS API in their code. Now our journey to remake the API documentation has come to an end,… # ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Digital_Provenance_Product Chronicle_Arrives_in_SUSE_Rancher_Marketplace⠀⇛ SUSE guest blog authored by: Csilla Zsigri, Chief Strategy Officer at BTP & Digital provenance is a force for good as it can bring trust and transparency to a wide range of markets. o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Spend_to_save? [Ed: So The Register is not funded by a company it's supposed to be covering. Out goes unbiased coverage.]⠀⇛ Sponsored by Red Hat. # ⚓ Weekly_status_of_Packit_Team:_June_2023⠀⇛ Week 22 (May 30th – June 5th) # Packit will now filter the pull requests based on the target branch if the branch is specified in the particular job configuration. (packit-service#2074) Packit now supports manual_trigger in the configuration that allows you to make jobs run only when explicitly triggered by a comment. (packit-service#2069) # ⚓ Filipe_Rosset:_Fedora_rawhide_–_fixed_bugs_2023/05⠀⇛ # ⚓ Remi Collet ☛ Remi_Collet:_PHP_8.3_as_Software_Collection⠀⇛ Version alpha1 is planned to be released this week. It’s still in development and will enter soon in the stabilization phase for the developers, and the test phase for the users. RPM of this upcoming version of PHP 8.3, are available in remi repository for Fedora 37, 38 and Enterprise Linux 7, 8, 9 (RHEL, CentOS, Alma, Rocky…) in a fresh new Software_Collection (php83) allowing its installation beside the system version. As I (still) strongly believe in SCL potential to provide a simple way to allow installation of various versions simultaneously, and as I think it is useful to offer this feature to allow developers to test their applications, to allow sysadmin to prepare a migration or simply to use this version for some specific application, I decide to create this new SCL. I also plan to propose this new version as a Fedora40 change (as F39 should be released a few weeks before PHP 8.3.0). # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Flock_2023_CfP_open now_until_20_June⠀⇛ Flock to Fedora returns in-person again after four years. This year is in Cork, Ireland from 2- 4 August 2023. The CfP is open now. Will we see you there? This article introduces the new Flock CfP system and how to submit your proposal as a presenter this year. Apply now for the Flock 2023 Call for Proposals (CfP) at cfp.fedoraproject.org. This year, Flock is using a new CfP system. If you have ever submitted a proposal for a DevConf event, it will feel familiar. The deadline to submit is by Tuesday, June 20th, 2023. # ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Community_Blog monthly_summary:_May_2023⠀⇛ This is the latest in our monthly_series summarizing the past month on the Community Blog. Please leave a comment below to let us know what you think. o § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Armbian_23.05_Released,_Based_on_Debian_12⠀⇛ A new version of Armbian, a Debian-based Linux distro built for ARM and RISC-V hardware, is available to download. o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Linux_Mint_Finally_Receiving_Support_for Gestures⠀⇛ If you use the Linux Mint Cinnamon desktop, you’ll be thrilled to know that 21.2 is getting support for gestures on touchscreen devices and touchpads. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Oh_Snap…_Desktop_Ubuntu_Core_to_arrive_in 2024⠀⇛ Initially leaked in a forum comment, it has been confirmed in a blog post: Canonical will soon snappily jump aboard the immutable distro bandwagon. Lead Snap developer Oliver Grawert casually dropped the announcement in a comment in a story on the popular OMG Ubuntu site, but the news was confirmed the very next day in a lengthy and very detailed blog post by Ubuntu desktop product manager Oliver Smith. As of the next LTS release, which will appear next April, numbered as version 24.04, the standard Ubuntu desktop distro will be joined by a new immutable desktop version, based on the existing Ubuntu Core immutable distribution. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ GEEKOM_launches_AS_6_and_AS_5_AMD-based mini-PCs⠀⇛ The company GEEKOM launched today two mini-PCs built around the Ryzen 9 and Ryzen 7 AMD processors. The AS 6 supports DDR5 memory, 8K video output, up to 2TB of storage and multiple I/ O ports. The product page states that these new products were co-developed with ASUS. o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Google_releases_Android_TV_14_Beta,_ditches Android_13⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_14_Beta_3_is_here_with_finalized APIs_and_the_latest_tweaks⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_14_Beta_3_for_Pixel_phones_rolling out,_7a_included⠀⇛ # ⚓ SlashGear ☛ Unihertz_Jelly_Star_Review:_A_Small_Android Phone_Made_To_Be_Basic⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Sun ☛ Google_issues_official_warning_to_all_Android users_over_‘battery_problems’_that_won’t_go_away_–_4_steps_to boost_charge_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛ * § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ o § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Imply_Data_gives_Apache_Druid_schema_auto- discover_capability⠀⇛ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ On_theCUBE_Pod:_The_MongoDB_stock_explosion and_the_continued_AI_debate⠀⇛ # ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ pgAdmin_4_v7.3_Released⠀⇛ The pgAdmin Development Team is pleased to announce pgAdmin 4 version 7.3. This release of pgAdmin 4 includes 5 bug fixes and new features. For more details please see the release_notes. # Ensure that SSH Tunnel should work properly after upgrading to 7.2 from 7.1. # Ensure that the master password dialog should not be visible if the parameter MASTER_PASSWORD_REQUIRED is set to False. # Fixed an issue where Foreign Key with 3 or more columns are shown in the wrong order in SQL and Properties. # Fix an issue where editing a database object de-selects it on the browser tree. # Fixed an issue where pgadmin is unable to take the defined role. o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾ # ⚓ Kiwi_TCMS:_Kiwi_TCMS_12.4⠀⇛ We’re happy to announce Kiwi TCMS version 12.4! # ⚓ WordPress ☛ The_Month_in_WordPress_–_May_2023⠀⇛ May has been a month of celebrating WordPress and the open source community that makes it possible. o § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Rlang ☛ How_to_improve_your_storytelling_with_R⠀⇛ Your success as a Data Scientist isn’t because of your coding skills. Your success is determined by how well you can persuade decision-makers to take action. And that’s a powerful skill that I’m going to help you with today: It’s called Storytelling. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Simplifying_Data_Transformation_with_pivot_longer() in_R’s_tidyr_Library⠀⇛ In the world of data analysis and manipulation, tidying and reshaping data is often an essential step. R’s tidyr library provides powerful tools to efficiently transform and reshape data. One such function is pivot_longer(). # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Meeting_the_Stars_of_the_R-Universe:_PEcAn,_an_Open Source_Project_to_Take_Care_of_the_Planet⠀⇛ A new post of our interview series “Meeting the stars of the R-universe”. We aim to introduce the teams and people behind the development of software and packages many of us use and which are available through the R-Universe. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Three_useful_(to_me)_R_patterns⠀⇛ I’m happy to report that I thought “oh but I know a better way to write that code!” a few times lately when reading old scripts of mine, or scripts by others. # ⚓ Peter_Hutterer:_snegg_–_Python_bindings_for_libei⠀⇛ After what was basically a flurry of typing, the snegg_Python_bindings_for_libei are now available. This is a Python package that provides bindings to the libei/libeis/liboeffis C libraries with a little bit of API improvement to make it not completely terrible. The main goal of these bindings (at least for now) is to provide some quick and easy way to experiment with what could possibly be done using libei – both server-side and client-side. [1] The examples_directory has a minimal EI client (with portal support via liboeffis) and a minimal EIS implementation. The bindings are still quite rough and the API is nowhere near stable. # ⚓ Medevel ☛ 18_Open-source_and_Free_Next.js_Full-stack Starters_For_Enterprise_and_Startups⠀⇛ What is Next.js? Next.js is an open-source React-based framework used for building server-side rendering (SSR) web applications. It provides an efficient and easy-to- use environment for developing web applications with minimal setup and configuration. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Julia_1.9_brings_more_speed_and_convenience⠀⇛ Version 1.9 of Julia, which is an open-source programming language popular in scientific computing, was released in early May. There are a number of interesting new features this time around, including more work addressing the startup- time complaints and a number of improvements to the package system. Beyond that, there are a few interesting features from the Julia 1.8 release to catch up on. Julia is a general-purpose programming language which is just-in-time (JIT) compiled by the LLVM compiler. Since its public release in 2012, it has rapidly been adopted for scientific research, due to execution speed similar to Fortran combined with the convenience of REPL-based development. Julia has an expressive syntax as well as a high degree of composability of library code. o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ American_Car_Companies_Push_Back_on Proposed_AM_Radio_Requirements⠀⇛ Lobbyists in the U.S. auto industry are pushing back on lawmakers over proposed AM radio requirements in new vehicles. After bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill requiring automakers to retain AM radio functionality in their 2024 model year vehicles, the lobbyist group Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AIA) is pushing back, arguing that the functionality is unnecessary. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Miriam_Silverman_on_Her_Tony-Nominated_Role_in ‘The_Sign_in_Sidney_Brustein’s_Window’⠀⇛ In “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” the Tony Award nominee inhabits her character, a racist Upper Manhattan snob, in all her flaws. o ⚓ YLE ☛ Otkes:_Many_deficiencies_in_collapsed_Espoo_footbridge⠀⇛ Many parts of the footbridge were weak, according to investigators. o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ ‘Your_Balls_Are_Back_Online:’_The_$55_Semen Release_‘Ritual’_Where_Bros_Platonically_Cum_Together⠀⇛ A look inside Will Blunderfield’s Manhood Academy session for “harnessing sexual energy” revealed a lot of dick- swinging, grunting, and vibrating of the balls. o ⚓ Dhole Moments ☛ On_Furries_and_the_Media⠀⇛ Recently, there has been a lot of misinformation and propaganda flying around the American news media about the furry fandom. Unfortunately, this seems to be increasing with time. Consequently, there are a lot of blanket statements and hot takes floating around social media right now about whether or not furries should talk with journalists. o ⚓ RFERL ☛ Turkmen_Students_Forced_To_Buy_Theater_Tickets⠀⇛ Students at the Turkmen Cultural Institute in Ashgabat have been forced by their teachers to go to theaters at least once a week. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Steinar H Gunderson ☛ Steinar_H._Gunderson:_Faster_accurate range_reduction⠀⇛ Pretty much everybody who learns geometry and trigonometry starts off by representing angles in degrees. One circle is 360 degrees; it’s a bit of a strange number, but it’s highly composite (so a lot of fractions can be represented as whole numbers) and has traditions supposedly going back to the Babylonians. However, there’s nothing “natural” about 360; you could just as well use e.g. 3600 and nothing would really get easier or harder. When going into trigonometry, thus eventually most people will end up into radians, where one circle is 2π radians. This does have a natural justification; angles are represented by their arc lengths on the unit circle, and using radians for the argument means the Taylor series of sin(x) becomes x – x³/3! + x⁵/ 5! – …, which is pretty much as nice as it gets. (Both facts independently mean that sin(x) ≈ x for small angles, whereas for degrees, it would mean we’d get sin(x) ≈ πx/180; hardly as elegant!) # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ OK,_WTF_Is_Going_on_With_the_‘Intact Craft_of_Non-Human_Origin’_Allegedly_Recovered_by_the_U.S. Government?⠀⇛ There are currently no public details on what evidence or documentation, if any, the whistleblower may have. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Archaeologists_Discover_Remnant_of_Lost Village_Buried_Under_the_Ocean_for_600_Years⠀⇛ The main church of Rungholt, a Medieval settlement that has been called the “Atlantis of the North Sea” because it was wiped out in a flood, has been found. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Millions_of_Chinese_students_sit gruelling_college_entrance_exams⠀⇛ A record nearly 13 million students are registered to take the exams in 2023. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Oklahoma_school_board_approves_nation’s_first religious_charter_school⠀⇛ The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted on Monday to accept the application for the establishment of the Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. The school will operate as a public charter school, paid for by taxpayer dollars. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ ReelyActive_is_making_Bluetooth_sensors enterprise-friendly⠀⇛ Middleware is so extremely boring that if I’m bothering to cover a company’s middleware product, it must be doing something pretty important. And in the case of ReelyActive, it really is. ReelyActive was formed in 2012 as a Bluetooth expert that built Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) location apps and services. # ⚓ Russell Coker ☛ Russell_Coker:_Dell_32″_4K_Monitor_and DisplayPort_Switch⠀⇛ After determining_that_the_Philips_43″_monitor_was too_large_for_my_taste_as_well_as_not_having_a clear_enough_display_[1] I bought a Dell 32″ 4K monitor for $499 on the 1st of July 2022. That monitor has been working nicely for almost a year now, for DisplayPort it’s operation is perfect and 32″ seems like an ideal size for my use. There is one problem that both HDMI ports will sometimes turn off for about half a second, I’ve tested on both ports and on multiple computers as well as a dock and it gives the same result so it’s definitely the monitor. The problem for me is that the most casual inspection won’t reveal the problem and the monitor is large and difficult to transport as I’ve thrown out the box. If I had this sort of problem with a monitor at work I’d add it to the list of things for Dell to fix next time they visit the office or use one of the many monitor boxes available to ship it back to them. But for home use it’s more of a problem for me. The easiest solution is to avoid HDMI. A_year_ago_I_blogged_about_using_DDC_to_switch monitor_inputs_[2], I had that running with a cheap USB switch since then to allow a workstation and a laptop to share the same monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Recently I got a USB-C dock that allows a USB-C laptop to talk to a display via DisplayPort as opposed to the HDMI connector that’s built in. But my Dell monitor only has one DisplayPort input. /blockquote> # ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ ‘TSMC_Village’_Arizona_Repeatedly_Targeted by_Hoodlums⠀⇛ Reports of crime and poor security at these residential communities won’t be good for TSMC, which has reportedly had difficulty hiring engineers in Arizona. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘Folded_boy’_in_China_starts_surgery_in hopes_of_standing_straight_for_the_first_time_in_10_years⠀⇛ Mr Jiang Yanchen has a disease that left him bending forward horizontally. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Subway_plans_to_open_4,000_new_locations_in China⠀⇛ Subway, one of the world’s largest fast-food chains, has announced a sprawling deal with a Shanghai development company to open nearly 4,000 new restaurants in mainland China over the next 20 years. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Missing_Piece_of_the_Foraging Renaissance⠀⇛ My attempt to harvest hyperlocal produce led me to something perhaps even better. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_is_the_Air_Quality_Index?_Here’s_How to_Stay_Safe⠀⇛ Here’s what we know about pollution and a few tips to protect yourself. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Avoiding_coffee_namespace_collisions⠀⇛ Speaking of coffee shops, I noticed something else fun recently. I was ordering takeaway for myself and a few others, like a gentleman. Two of them wanted a skim flat white, and another wanted soy. As the barista was writing the orders on the cups, she wrote B for me, S on two more, and Y on the other. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ Weight-loss_medications_need_to_be affordable⠀⇛ Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic have been garnering a lot of attention lately. With recent events such as Saturday Night Live opening with a sketch poking fun at Ozempic (no pun intended) or 2023 Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel making jokes about the medication in his opening monologue, weight- loss drugs certainly have become a hot topic… # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ AISR_Says_Influenza_Cases_Increase_in_Australia as_Winter_Comes⠀⇛ “…children represent a significant part of the total number of infections…” # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Get_Phones_Out_of_Schools_Now⠀⇛ They impede learning, stunt relationships, and lessen belonging. They should be banned. # ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ YLE:_Arrival_of_Thai_berry_pickers_to Finland_in_doubt_this_summer⠀⇛ YLE on Thursday revealed that on 1 June not a single Thai worker had been confirmed to come to the country for the upcoming picking season. Finnish berry companies recruited nearly 4,000 pickers from Thailand in 2022. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Light Blue Touchpaper ☛ Will_GPT_models_choke_on_their_own exhaust?⠀⇛ Until about now, most of the text online was written by humans. But this text has been used to train GPT3(.5) and GPT4, and these have popped up as writing assistants in our editing tools. So more and more of the text will be written by large language models (LLMs). Where does it all lead? # ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ The_Apple_Vision_Pro:_designed_to_make_you less_happy⠀⇛ Creepy. Dystopian. And more than a little like a drug dealer. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Apple’s_Vision_Pro_Is_a_$3,500_Ticket_to Nowhere⠀⇛ A decade after Facebook bought Oculus, VR still has no appeal except as an expensive novelty toy. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ Microsoft_has_been_fined_$20_million_for_retaining children’s_data_without_parents’_consent [Ed: Small fine and not a single person sentenced to prison, so they can do it again (more secretly)]⠀⇛ Microsoft, which wants to lead the AI revolution, is struggling with a children’s online privacy protection problem. # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Microsoft_to_pay_$20_mln_to_settle_US_charges_for violating_children’s_privacy⠀⇛ Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the tech company illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent, the FTC said… # ⚓ Reuters ☛ Microsoft_365_services_back_up_after_hours_of outage [Ed: The real news is that it was down for a very long time, not that it is "back up"]⠀⇛ Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it had restored its online services after an outage affected thousands of users of its 365 software suite, including Teams and Outlook… # ⚓ Techstrong Group ☛ Microsoft’s_9th_Outage_in_2023_¦_RISE_of RISC-V_¦_Meta_Ends_WFH⠀⇛ First up this week: The yo-yo nature of Microsoft 365 is causing great dissatisfaction. How can you avoid emulating the same mistakes? # ⚓ MoneyControl ☛ Over_1,000_applications_but_not_1_job_offer: Tech_engineer_on_life_after_Microsoft_layoff [Ed: Nobody wants to hire Microsofters?]⠀⇛ A former Microsoft employee, who was laid off last week, has shared how difficult it has been to secure a new job in the last two months. Nicholas Knowlton has been on the job hunt ever since the tech giant announced the first round of layoffs, but even after sending out more than 1,000 applications. On his last day at work, the cloud solution engineer from North Carolina, US, wrote, “Today is my official last day after being impacted by the Microsoft layoffs in March. I’ve been on a journey for the past two months, giving my all to secure a new job. # ⚓ OSI Blog ☛ The_AI renaissance_and_why_Open_Source_matters [Ed: Microsoft staff still writing_Microsoft_propaganda pieces_in_the_OSI’s_Web_site, falsely characterising chatbots as “AI”]⠀⇛ # ⚓ MoneyControl ☛ ‘Felt_sad_to_see_Meta,_Google_lay_off friends._Then,_Microsoft_laid_me_off’⠀⇛ Samantha Dorai was feeling bad about her friends at Google and Meta when the tech giants began their mass layoffs. Little did she know that soon, she too would be laid off by Microsoft. The executive assistant to the general manager at Microsoft Singapore then took to social media to share how “real” the job loss felt. “After hearing my colleagues turned friends at Meta affected by the Meta layoffs, and then hearing friends from Google being affected by the Google layoffs to my current colleagues at Microsoft affected by the Microsoft layoff, I felt so sad to see them go and the layoffs were affecting them all,” Dorai wrote on LinkedIn. # ⚓ India ☛ Layoffs_Continue:_Now_This_Company_Is_Reducing_3% Jobs_From_Its_Global_Workforce⠀⇛ ZoomInfo, a US-based marketing technology company, has announced plans to reduce its global workforce by around 3%. In a clear sign of the layoff trend that is being witnessed across the globe, the company in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated its employees about its intentions to streamline the organisational structure, expedite decision-making, and allocate resources to strategic growth opportunities while maintaining profitability. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Reddit_lays_off_5%_of_its_workforce,_to reduce_hiring⠀⇛ Internet community discussion platform Reddit has laid off 90 employees, or about 5% of its workforce. The Wall Street Journal first reported the development, citing an email from chief executive Steve Huffman to his employees. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Reddit_to_layoff_5%_of_its_workforce,_slow hiring_process:_Report⠀⇛ Citing a report by Wall Street Journal, news agency Reuters said that company CEO Steve Huffman sent an email to employees saying that the layoffs will affect teams in multiple departments across the company. o § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Wind_River_Security_Scanning_Service_for_Linux CVEs_Offers_Path_to_Remediation_and_Long-Term_Maintenance Through_the_Full_Lifecycle⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_Machine_Keyring [Ed: Oracle attacking_the_freedom_of Linux]⠀⇛ UEFI Secure Boot provides a security feature that ensures only trusted digitially signed binaries are executed in the boot chain. Secure Boot validates each digital signature before allowing anything to load during boot. Linux kernel modules are one of the final components of the boot chain. To maintain the signing validation requirement, all kernel modules must be signed and validated. Linux distributions enforce integrity lockdown mode when booting with Secure Boot enabled. Within lockdown mode, kernel module signature validation is enforced. With the mainline kernel, users who wanted the extra flexibility to load their own kernel modules had to go through a complex process to enroll their own keys. This is a thing of the past, as there is now a much simpler process which this blog will explain. # ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Wednesday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (c- ares), Fedora (curl and firefox), Oracle (cups- filters, kernel, and webkit2gtk3), Red Hat (emacs and kpatch-patch), Slackware (mozilla), SUSE (kernel and openssl-1_0_0), and Ubuntu (firefox and libreoffice). # ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Barracuda_says_hacked_ESG_appliances must_be_replaced_immediately⠀⇛ Email and network security company Barracuda warns customers they must replace Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances hacked in attacks targeting a now- patched zero-day vulnerability. “Impacted ESG appliances must be immediately replaced regardless of patch version level,” the company warned in an update to the initial advisory issued on Tuesday. “Barracuda’s remediation recommendation at this time is full replacement of the impacted ESG.” # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Perhaps_victims_shouldn’t_be_so_quick_to claim_“no_evidence_so_far…”⠀⇛ In November 2022, Pearland ISD in Texas informed parents and employees about a breach and told them that ongoing investigation so far had shown no evidence that any sensitive information had been accessed by anyone outside of the district. In June 2023, Pearland sent letters to 55,486 people whose personal information had been accessed or acquired by the unidentified threat actor(s). The information affected may have included name, date of birth, address, and Social Security number. # ⚓ Senate_committee_approves_Phillips-Hill’s_measure_to protect_student_data,_privacy⠀⇛ The Senate Education Committee approved the Student Data Privacy and Protection Act, according to the measure’s sponsor Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R- York). Senate Bill 565 modernizes Pennsylvania law to accommodate student information being stored online, as well as students learning and attending school online. As is currently stands, student- related data is being generated, collected, and stored within our school systems, with no current protocols. # ⚓ Data_on_as_many_as_100,000_Nova_Scotia_healthcare_staff stolen_in_MOVEit_breach⠀⇛ Data on at least 100,000 employees in Nova Scotia’s healthcare sector were stolen as the result of the vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer application, the province said Tuesday. Data stolen includes Social Insurance numbers, addresses and banking information of employees of Nova Scotia Health, the public service and the IWK Health Centre, which is a major pediatric hospital and trauma centre. The provinces uses MOVEit for transferring payroll information. It has begun notifying victims. # ⚓ NPR ☛ Ascension_Seton_reports_data_breach_of_websites⠀⇛ The Austin hospital system Ascension Seton experienced a data breach of two websites earlier this year, potentially exposing the personal information of certain users. Ascension Seton issued a statement Tuesday saying its legacy websites — Seton.net and DellChildrens.net — were breached on March 1 and 2. The hospital system said it has been working alongside Vertex, the third-party vendor that managed the sites, to understand the scope of the security violation. Vertex also alerted law enforcement and hired a forensic investigator to study the event. # ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ The_2023_Verizon_DBIR_is_out_—_get_your copy_now⠀⇛ 74% of all breaches include the human element through Error, Privilege Misuse, Use of stolen credentials or Social Engineering # ⚓ Mayberry_clients_urged_to_increase_vigilance_after cyberattack⠀⇛ With no indication of the extent of a data breach and cyberattack at investment firm Mayberry, the company yesterday urged clients to take immediate steps to protect themselves “against any possible adverse consequences”. In its second notice to its clients since Friday night, Mayberry yesterday asked them to actively monitor all accounts and contact their financial institution if they notice any suspicious and/or unusual activity. They were also asked to change passwords to all accounts that they operate. […] Mayberry says the data breach resulted in unauthorised access and the stealing of data to include personal data. The company also confirmed that some clients data has been put on the dark web, an area of the Internet where fraudsters lurk as they trade in stolen data to the highest bidder. # ⚓ ABC ☛ Houston_ISD_investigating_how_students’_personal documents_ended_up_on_the_street⠀⇛ Several students’ records were found scattered on the road and sidewalks outside an elementary school in southwest Houston on Tuesday. Houston ISD is now working to learn how paperwork with personal information like student addresses ended up there. Documents like report cards, folders of completed field trip forms, parent phone numbers, and students’ personal information ended up outside Red Elementary School in the Willow Meadows area. # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ WhichUK ☛ HMRC_issues_scam_warning:_how_to_spot_a dodgy_email_or_phone_call⠀⇛ Tax agency reports rise in scams ahead of tax credits renewal deadline # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Zoom_Expands_Privacy_Options_for European_Customers [Ed: Zoom is the opposite of privacy; this is marketing junk at best]⠀⇛ New options allow paid Zoom customers to specify certain data for meetings, webinars, and team chat to be stored within the EEA. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ByteDance_‘god_credential’_used_to_help China_track_Hong_Kong_activists:_Former_executive⠀⇛ Bytedance also worked with the CPC to promote propaganda, said a former company executive in a court filing. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ DR_Congo:_Satisfaction_of_President’s_Visit_to China⠀⇛ “Many things were done on the sidelines of this visit…” # ⚓ RFA ☛ Philippine,_US,_Japanese_coast_guards_carry_out_anti- terror_drill_in_disputed_waters⠀⇛ The trilateral training focuses on collaborative mission planning – not China – Philippine Coast Guard says. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ How_does_northern_Australia’s_population affect_the_nation’s_defence?⠀⇛ In 2022, demographers demonstrated that parts of the north of Australia are among the most remote and sparsely populated areas in the world. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Setting_the_scene_for_closer_defence cooperation_in_the_Indo-Pacific⠀⇛ Being Australia’s foreign minister and then defence minister over six years gave Stephen Smith an opportunity to see changes coming in the region, and to assess the risks and opportunities they’d bring. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_monarchies_end⠀⇛ Stephen R. Grand flips the analytical script on the spate of notable books covering “How Democracies Die.” Democracies can corrode and crumble, but so can autocracies. Why are there no books being published about how kings and queens, emperors and caliphs, cease to rule—either because their throne is transformed into a more ceremonial post or because they lose power entirely? For Arab monarchs, there are several apparent lessons to be learned. # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Protesters_call_for_arrest_of white_woman_who_fatally_shot_Black_neighbor⠀⇛ A Florida sheriff says detectives must investigate self-defense claims before any criminal charges can be brought against a white woman who fatally shot her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as a 2½-year feud. Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said Monday that he’s not legally able to arrest the shooter unless he can prove that she did not act in self-defense when she shot Ajike Owens, a 35-year-old mother of four last Friday night. The women lived in a neighborhood in the rolling hills south of Ocala in north Florida. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ China_military_watch⠀⇛ During China’s high-level ‘two sessions’ (两会) meetings this year, defence ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei (谭克非) disclosed that ¥1.58 trillion ($338 billion) had been allocated in the 2023 national budget for defence [...] # ⚓ Reason ☛ Stop_Piling_Charges_on_Mom_of_6-Year-Old_Shooter⠀⇛ Plus: Michigan Supreme Court takes up case on warrantless drone spying, Obamacare legal battles continue, and more… # ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Levies_Sanctions_On_Iranian,_Chinese_Companies Over_Ballistic_Missile_Programs⠀⇛ The United States has sanctioned seven individuals and six entities from Iran, China, and Hong Kong who the U.S. Treasury Department says have helped Tehran get key technology for ballistic missile development. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ 7_Shot_Outside_High_School_Graduation_in Richmond,_Virginia⠀⇛ Another five people were shot, the authorities said, and others were hurt in the ensuing chaos. A 19-year-old male suspect was in police custody. # ⚓ ADF ☛ Ancient_Sahel_Trade_Routes_Used_to_Traffic_Illegal Weapons,_Drugs⠀⇛ Crime organizations and terrorist groups have woven a complex trafficking network moving illicit goods such as assault-style rifles, ammunition, explosives and fake medicine throughout the Sahel region. Once used for legitimate trade, the routes cross porous borders in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal. # ⚓ ADF ☛ Both_Sides_in_Sudan_Fight_Seek_Additional_Weapons⠀⇛ Sudanese military officials reported on May 26 that they had intercepted a cache of weapons as they were being smuggled from an unspecified foreign country through the Red Sea region to rebels in the eastern part of the country. # ⚓ ADF ☛ Guinea_Junta_Turns_to_Military_to_Face_Protesters⠀⇛ ADF STAFF Less than two years after Guinea’s military seized power from then-President Alpha Condé, the junta is facing a wave of protests. Violence erupted in the capital of Conakry in May with anti-junta demonstrators throwing stones and burning makeshift barricades and tires. Police opened fire with tear gas and bullets. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_orders_closure_of_all_China-run_‘police stations’_and_calls_their_operations_‘unacceptable’⠀⇛ UK Minister for Security Tom Tugendhat updated Parliament on Tuesday about Chinese “overseas police service stations” on commitments made in parliamentary statements last November and reiterated by Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire Chris Philp in April. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Rudd_foresees_‘seamless’_AUKUS_defense_industry⠀⇛ Australia’s new ambassador in Washington says the security pact is about more than submarines. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kyrgyz_Group_Suspected_Of_Planning_To_Seize_Power Apprehended,_Officials_Say⠀⇛ Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee of National Security (UKMK) said on June 6 that a group of men and women suspected of plotting to seize power had been apprehended. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Shaking_Australia’s_‘state_vs_state’ attitude_to_innovation⠀⇛ We need to address the elephants in the room. Yes, elephants. There are eight of them—each state and territory, and they are competing at the expense of improving Australia’s innovation economy and strategic objectives. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_Shangri-La_dialogues—20_years_of agenda_setting⠀⇛ The Asia-Pacific’s premier defence dialogue uses the name of the mythical place ‘Shangri-La’, a utopia of peace high in the mountains in the 90- year-old novel Lost Horizon. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Dwindling_junta_defections_pose_challenge_for_Myanmar opposition⠀⇛ Defections are a key part of opposition strategy, while the junta works to stop troops from switching sides. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_helicopter_attacks_school_in_Myanmar’s_Sagaing region⠀⇛ The military also shelled a nearby village, injuring locals. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Kazakhstan_is_Interested_in_Joining_BRICS:_FM Umarov⠀⇛ At the meeting of foreign ministers in the BRICS+ format, they discussed prospects for cooperation and joining the alliance. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_to_review_car_plate searches_after_journalist_wins_final_appeal_against conviction_over_accessing_info_for_doc.⠀⇛ Hong Kong authorities will review the top court’s judgement that saw journalist Bao Choy’s conviction quashed to “improve” procedures related to accessing vehicle records, Chief Executive John Lee has said. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Summer_Without_Arctic_Sea_Ice_Could_Come a_Decade_Sooner_Than_Expected⠀⇛ In a new study, scientists found that the climate milestone could come about a decade sooner than anticipated, even if planet-warming emissions are gradually reduced. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ D-Day’s_Historic_Beaches_Face_a_New Onslaught:_Rising_Seas⠀⇛ As climate change speeds coastal erosion in France, can memory be preserved if the famous landing sites of the Allied invasion disappear? # ⚓ Axios ☛ Uninsurable_America:_Climate_change_hits_the insurance_industry⠀⇛ Decisions by two major insurers to stop_offering new_homeowner’s_policies in California highlight the growing portion of America that’s becoming close to uninsurable. Why it matters:The threat of climate_change-related disasters is a large factor driving up consumer costs and putting insurers out of business in parts of California, Florida, Louisiana and elsewhere. =================================================== # It is also bedeviling regulators. “I never thought I would see in my lifetime houses that are flat-out uninsurable,” says Robb Lanham, chief sales officer for insurance brokerage HUB Private Client, which works withabout 500 insurers. Driving the news:The recent moves by State Farm and Allstate to stop offering new homeowner insurance policies in California have kicked off a national conversation on insuring risk in an_increasingly perilous_climate. # ⚓ Rlang ☛ Bridging_Ecology,_Statistics,_and_Data_Science_with R_for_Biodiversity_and_Climate_Change_Research⠀⇛ Francisco Rodríguez Sánchez shared with the R Consortium how the R language has changed and improved his work as a computational ecologist, leading him to become a passionate advocate, professional,… # ⚓ H2 View ☛ Shipping_bodies_team_up_to_bridge_digitalisation and_decarbonisation_gap [Ed: An exercise in greenwashing]⠀⇛ The Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has signed a Knowledge Partnership Agreement with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) to help bridge the transparency gap between digitalisation and decarbonisation. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Global_Action_Needed_to_Reduce_Plastic_Pollution: Guterres⠀⇛ “…the annual global production of plastic exceeds 400 million tons…” # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Mongolia:_Dried_Lake_Restored_After_Several Decades⠀⇛ “The Khodon River changing its course due to a heavy flood in 1971 negatively impacted the ecosystem of a group of lakes in Darkhad Valley…” # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ SEC_Sues_Coinbase,_Accuses_Crypto Platform_of_Breaking_Market_Rules⠀⇛ The S.E.C. said the cryptocurrency platform allowed users to trade unregistered securities, a day after it accused the crypto platform Binance of mishandling funds. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Couchbase_stock_falls_on_wider_loss and_soft_guidance⠀⇛ Database company Couchbase Inc. beat expectations today thanks to solid revenue growth, but it offered light guidance for the coming quarter that sent its stock down after-hours. The company reported a wider loss for the first quarter of $21.8 million, compared with a loss of $19.8 million one year earlier. # ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ SEC_Sues_Coinbase_for_Violating Securities_Law,_Exposing_Customers_to_‘Significant Risk’⠀⇛ The crackdown on crypto continues just one day after the SEC sued competitor Binance. # ⚓ RFA ☛ Thai_authority_cuts_electricity_to_2_regions_in southeastern_Myanmar⠀⇛ An armed ethnic Karen group threatened to close border crossings with Mae Sot in retaliation. # ⚓ Erdoğan’s_free_gas_pledge_impacts_inflation_numbers, undermines_wage_negotiations⠀⇛ TurkStat’s reported annual inflation rate of 39.6% in May will have implications for upcoming wage deal talks, a trade union asserts. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Natural_gas_reduced_China’s_urban pollution._Can_it_be_a_global_climate_solution?⠀⇛ Greater uptake of natural gas has helped substantially reduce urban air pollution in Beijing. Ahead of COP28 discussions this year, the United States, China, and other countries should encourage responsible natural gas production as a solution for reducing global emissions and urban air pollution. # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ SEC_sues_Coinbase_alleging_that_it’s operating_an_unregistered_exchange⠀⇛ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Coinbase Global Inc. today in the Southern District of New York, alleging that the cryptocurrency exchange has been operating as an unregistered securities exchange and broker. The SEC also charged Coinbase over its crypto asset staking rewards program, which it said the company failed to register with the regulator. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ No_Immediate_Risk_to_Zaporizhzhia_Plant After_Dam_Damage:_IAEA⠀⇛ Earlier in the day, energy operator Energoatom said that the destruction of the dam may have negative consequences for the nuclear plant. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Gas_prices_for_consumers_in_Lithuania_to decrease⠀⇛ On Tuesday, Lithuania’s National Energy Regulatory Council approved plans to cut natural gas prices for households by 4- 5 cents per cubic metre for the second half of the year. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Drop_in_cogeneration_energy_production_in Latvia_in_2022⠀⇛ The latest data compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau show that 2 015.8 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity were produced by combined heat and power (CHP) plants in 2022, which is 974.4 GWh or 33 % fewer than in 2021. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Government_mulls_state_aid_in_case_of_energy crisis⠀⇛ If energy prices were to rise rapidly during the heating season, the government is planning support for households whose total expenditure on housing, including energy, exceeds 30% of household income per person declared, the government agreed on June 6. # ⚓ H2 View ☛ US_unveils_National_Clean_Hydrogen_Strategy and_Roadmap⠀⇛ The US on Monday (June 5) unveiled its long awaited National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap, offering a framework in the hope to accelerate the production, processing, delivery, storage and use of the energy carrier. # ⚓ Shirish_Agarwal:_Odisha_Train_Crash_and_Coverup, Demonetization_2.0_&_NHFS-6_Survey⠀⇛ Just a few days back we came to know about the horrific Train Crash that happened in Odisha (Orissa). There are some things that are known and somethings that can be inferred by observance. Sadly, it seems the incident is going to be covered up 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇😦⦈ . Some of the facts that have not been contested in the public domain are that there were three lines. One loop line on which the Goods Train was standing and there was an up and a down line. So three lines were there. Apparently, the signalling system and the inter-locking system had issues as highlighted by an official about a month back. That letter, thankfully is in the public domain and I have downloaded it as well. It’s a letter that goes to 4 pages. The RW is incensed that the letter got leaked and is in public domain. They are blaming everyone and espousing conspiracy theories rather than taking the minister to task. Incidentally, the Minister has three ministries that he currently holds. Ministry of Communication, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEIT), and Railways Ministry. Each Ministry in itself is important and has revenues of more than 6 lakh crore rupees. How he is able to do justice to all the three ministries is beyond me… # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Why_is_it_so_smoky_outside? Canada_wildfires_lead_to_air-quality_alerts_in northeastern_US⠀⇛ Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. Wind has carried smoke from the fires southward, triggering air quality alerts throughout the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday issued a poor air quality alert for New England, a day after parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota received a similar advisory. Last week, U.S. officials as far south as Maryland, Baltimore, Virginia and Pennsylvania reported being impacted by the wildfires. Fine-particle pollution — known as “PM 2.5” — is what’s being measured. The tiny particles are small enough to get past airway defenses and cause breathing problems. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Mayor_urges_vulnerable_New_Yorkers_to_wear masks_as_smoke_from_Canada’s_fires_chokes_city⠀⇛ Air_quality across the northeastern U.S. and Canada has plummeted to unhealthy levels due to smoke from wildfires burning from Yukon to Nova Scotia, which caused a thick haze in New York and many other cities. Why it matters: Because of the smoke that drifted over Tuesday and other forms of air pollution, New York City, Detroit and Toronto had among the worst air quality of all cities around the world overnight. # People hundreds of miles away from wildfires can still be negatively affected by hazardous_microscopic particles they produce, which can trigger inflammation in the lungs when inhaled and can worsen medical conditions like asthma and heart disease. Threat level:Air quality advisories were affecting up to 100 million across the U.S. Tuesday, from the U.S. Northeast to the Midwest and Texas. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ In_stronghold_of_Guinea-Bissau, endangered_vultures_soar_again⠀⇛ In rare good conservation news from the African continent, Guinea-Bissau’s hooded vulture population is slowly recovering. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_moves_to_ban_fur_farming⠀⇛ On Tuesday, the parliament voted approved a proposal to ban the breeding, rearing and killing of animals for their fur, with a transitional period and compensation for businesses. Seventy-nine MPs voted in favour, 11 against and 30 abstained. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ What_if_We’re_Thinking_About_Inflation_All Wrong?⠀⇛ Isabella Weber’s heterodox ideas about government price controls are transforming policy in the United States and across Europe. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ French_pension_protests_enter_day_14:_Fatigue high,_thousands_remain⠀⇛ French unions hope to reignite resistance to President Emmanuel Macron’s higher retirement age with what may be a final surge of nationwide protests and scattered strikes. Despite minor disruptions, turnout was much lower than in previous protests. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Get_a_job:_After_100_years,_states_loosen child_labor_laws⠀⇛ For the first time in history, both red and blue states are engaged in a nationwide discussion over relaxing rules around children’s work. # ⚓ YLE ☛ Students_in_Finland_worry_about_escalating_debt: “I’ve_fallen_off_the_property_ladder”⠀⇛ Young adults face financial distress over their student loans in the face of rising interest rates and living costs. # ⚓ ADF ☛ As_Chinese_Loans_Come_Due,_African_Borrowers_Face Economic_‘Midnight’⠀⇛ After more than a decade of heavy borrowing from China, the bill is coming due for some African countries that find themselves teetering on the brink of economic collapse. China ranks as the largest single lender to African countries, holding more than $73 billion in debt across the continent. # ⚓ Turkey’s_currency_woes_exacerbate_following_recent elections⠀⇛ For the first time, the Euro/TRY exchange rate surpassed 23. # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Peso_hits_new_7-year_high_against_the US_dollar⠀⇛ The Mexican peso hit its strongest level against the U.S. dollar in more than seven years on Tuesday, reaching 17.37 pesos to the greenback. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Expenses_scandal_broke_Britain,_will_it_also_break Lithuania?⠀⇛ British MPs were caught spending thousands on second homes, bath plugs, light bulbs, and even a “duck island”. At the time of the post-financial crash austerity, it resulted in a wave of anger, landing nine politicians in prison. Now, a scandal of a similar scale has reached Lithuania. # ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Gold_tokens_have_already_surpassed_gold_coin sales,_the_interbank_rate_empowered_to_succeed_and_more monetary_policy_tweaks⠀⇛ Day by day, the Zimbabwe government is admitting that the forex auction was a mistake. It is the main reason for the Zimdollar tanking. They won’t come out right and say that but their changing tune when it comes to monetary policy is revealing. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UK_Strikes_Continue_as_Pay_Disputes_Escalate⠀⇛ Households have felt the squeeze amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis. Widespread strikes broke out in summer 2022 and still continue. # ⚓ After_the_Goldman_Rush⠀⇛ At Goldman Sachs, high-level departures are a normal course of business, and part of the reality of ascending Wall Street’s greasiest pole. But the firm is on its third round of layoffs since last September, and a number of recent exits have turned more heads than usual. Somehow, this feels different. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hard_Right_Grinds_House_to_a_Halt, Rebuking_McCarthy_for_the_Debt_Deal⠀⇛ Members of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus effectively shut down the House floor for several hours, calling the speaker’s fiscal compromise with President Biden a betrayal. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Mark_Meadows_Testified_to_Grand_Jury_in Trump_Special_Counsel_Investigation⠀⇛ Mr. Meadows, the final White House chief of staff under Donald Trump, is seen as a potentially key witness in the documents and Jan. 6 inquiries. # ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ The_Dog_Drained_My_Pool_to_Try_to_Destroy Surveillance_Video⠀⇛ Jack Smith reportedly wants to know whether Trump’s long-time maintenance guy drained the swimming pool in an attempt to destroy surveillance footage. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Does_R.F.K.,_Jr.,_Need_a_Time-Out?⠀⇛ He’s been a very naughty and disruptive scion. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ From_Tel_Aviv_to_Riyadh⠀⇛ My recent journey through the Middle East was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced in a region that has long been my second home. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Through_Ties_to_Saudis,_Golf_Deal_Promises Benefits_to_Trump⠀⇛ The new alliance between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is the latest example of how the former president’s relationship with Saudi Arabia has yielded gains, and criticism, for both. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ PGA_Tour_and_LIV_Golf_Agree_to_Deal_to_End Fight_Over_Sport⠀⇛ In a stunning announcement, the tour, along with the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, said the rivals had agreed to create a “new, collectively owned, for-profit entity.” # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Senate_Democrats_rip_PGA_Tour-LIV_Golf_deal,_call on_regulators_to_examine_merger⠀⇛ Senate Democrats on Tuesday blasted the PGA Tour’s shocking decision to merge with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league, calling on US regulators to probe the deal. # ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_PGA_Tour-LIV_Golf_merger_is_anything_but_a_win for_competition⠀⇛ In a stunning about-face, the PGA Tour is merging with_LIV_Golf, ending both the flamewar between the two tours and an ongoing antitrust_battle over the PGA’s market dominance. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Grand_Jury_in_Florida_Hints_at_Unknown Complexities_in_Trump_Documents_Inquiry⠀⇛ Prosecutors have started calling witnesses to a federal grand jury in Miami after months in which activity in the investigation was centered on a separate grand jury in Washington. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Stopping_culture_wars_in_their_tracks:_How_one city_did_it⠀⇛ In Middletown, Ohio, the day-to-day work of building trust in the community set the stage for defusing the culture wars confronting the city’s public schools. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Mike_Johnston_Declares_Victory_in_Denver’s Mayoral_Election⠀⇛ Mr. Johnston, a former Colorado state senator, benefited from far more outside spending than his opponent, who conceded on Tuesday night. # ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Iran_Reopens_Its_Embassy_In_Saudi_Arabia⠀⇛ The two nations announced last March 10 an agreement to resume diplomatic relations. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Embassy_Reopens_In_Saudi_Capital⠀⇛ Iran reopened its embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, Saudi media reported, months after the two regional rivals agreed to end a diplomatic rift under a China-mediated deal. # ⚓ France24 ☛ US_Secretary_of_State_Blinken_visits_Saudi Arabia,_meets_Crown_Prince_Bin_Salman⠀⇛ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Saudi Arabia and later met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid strained relations between Riyadh and Washington. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ The_US_has_learned_to_work_with governments_that_the_president_isn’t_close_to._Saudi_Arabia is_no_different.⠀⇛ Given their different historical experiences, relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States will always be a work in progress. # ⚓ ADF ☛ Eritrea’s_Iron-Fisted_Leader_Marks_Three_Decades_in Power⠀⇛ Few countries are controlled as tightly by one man as is Eritrea. Having recently marked 30 years of independence, Eritrea has never held a national election and has only ever known one head of state # ⚓ ADF ☛ Chinese_Training_for_Foreign_Police_Raises_Human Rights_Concerns⠀⇛ In 2021, Kenya launched a program to send 400 police officers each year to China for training, despite concerns that China’s authoritarian approach to policing conflicts with Kenyan laws protecting free speech and human rights. In recent years, China has signed policing agreements with 40 African countries to train thousands of law enforcement… # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UK_MP_charged_with_racially-aggravated_speech regarding_statements_to_Bahrain_national⠀⇛ The UK Metropolitan Police Service confirmed Monday that they charged a conservative member of the UK’s Parliament (MP), Bob Stewart, with two public order offenses. Stewart is charged with racially- aggravated speech in relation to statements he made at an incident outside of a Bahraini embassy event in 2022. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ What_the_new_US_visa_policy_for Bangladesh_means⠀⇛ The US visa restrictions alone will not guarantee a free and fair election or restore democracy in Bangladesh. However, the new policy sends a loud and clear message. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Bulgarian_Parliament_Approves_Coalition_Government After_Five_Elections_In_Two_Years⠀⇛ Bulgaria’s parliament on June 6 approved a coalition government led by Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, giving the Balkan member of the EU and NATO a new government after five elections within two years. # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ FBI_issues_warnings_about_explicit deepfake_images⠀⇛ Deepfake still photos and videos have plagued the online world for several years, but now the stakes are getting higher. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Why_Macron_is_reading_sci-fi_thrillers_to prepare_for_the_wars_of_the_future⠀⇛ As parliament gears up for a vote Wednesday on plans to boost military spending, the French Armed Forces look set to continue hiring science fiction authors to imagine future threats to national security. So far, sci-fi novelists from the Red Team Defense project have written more than a dozen stories and published two books dealing with warfare based on mass disinformation, bioterrorism and a pirate nation – and even President Emmanuel Macron is reading them. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Big_Tech_rolls_back_misinformation_measures ahead_of_2024⠀⇛ Ahead of the 2024_election_cycle, the_world’s largest_tech_companies are walking back policies meant to curb misinformation around COVID-19 and the 2020 election. Why it matters: Social media platforms are arguing that the risk of harm no longer outweighs the benefits of political dialogue, drawing concerns from lawmakers and consumer advocacy_leaders. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ The_epidemic_of_self-diagnosing⠀⇛ Recently, I have been subject to a lot of conversations in which people announce that they have Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This declaration, however, is almost always prefaced or followed by, “I haven’t been diagnosed, but I definitely have it.” In the past few years, millions of people have sought comfort in social media posts… # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Loosening_Its_Paywall_and Access_to_20-Minute_Videos⠀⇛ TikTok is loosening its paywall and access to 20-minute videos with its Series functionality, initially open only to select creators. Users can charge money for access to exclusive content. TikTok is expanding access to its Series feature, initially unveiled in March and available only to select creators. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Reason ☛ Journal_of_Free_Speech_Law:_“The_New_Gatekeepers?: Social_Media_and_the_‘Search_for_Truth,’”_by_Prof._Ashutosh Bhagwat⠀⇛ Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin “Gus” Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 2_arrested_by_Hong_Kong_national security_police_over_alleged_‘seditious’_posts,_forged signatures⠀⇛ Six people have been arrested by Hong Kong national security police for allegedly conspiring to forge signatures, two of whom were also suspected of breaching the colonial-era sedition law over allegedly “seditious” online posts. # ⚓ Neritam ☛ Example_of_Google_censoring_free_speech⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Accounts_of_Hong_Kong_opposition party_members_terminated_by_HSBC_and_other_banks,_League_of Social_Democrats_says⠀⇛ Four members of the pro-democracy League of Social Democrats (LSD) party have seen their personal bank accounts terminated by Hong Kong’s HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and the Bank of China, the party has said. It came after the party said that HSBC closed three bank accounts they had used for receiving donations without specifying reasons. # ⚓ AccessNow ☛ #KeepItOn:_Community_feedback_on_data collection_and_verification⠀⇛ As the #KeepItOn campaign enters into its eighth year, Access Now is committed to revamping the Shutdown Tracker Optimization Project (STOP). In order to improve our collective advocacy and rapid # ⚓ RFA ☛ Vietnam_court_sentences_music_teacher_to_8_years_in prison⠀⇛ He was convicted of spreading propaganda after anti-corruption posts on social media. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarusian_Prosecutors_Seek_25_Years_In_Prison_For Self-Exiled_Activist⠀⇛ Prosecutors have asked the Minsk City Court to sentence self-exiled opposition activist Vadzim Prakopyeu to 25 years in prison on multiple charges,/ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Jailed_Kazakh_Journalist’s_Father_Joins_Son’s Hunger_Strike⠀⇛ Jailed Kazakh journalist Duman Mukhammedkarim’s father, Almaz Tilepov, has joined his son’s hunger strike to demand his immediate release. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong_court_quashes_conviction_of_journalist_who probed_Yuen_Long_attacks⠀⇛ Bao Choy had used license plate records to investigate perpetrators # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Journalists_walk_out:_Hundreds_strike_against major_paper_chain⠀⇛ Hundreds of journalists across two dozen local papers owned by Gannett, the biggest newspaper chain in the U.S., went on strike on Monday. They demanded an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at their parent company. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Reporter_Investigated_Sexual_Misconduct. Then_the_Attacks_Began.⠀⇛ After publishing an exposé, journalists in New Hampshire faced broken windows, vulgar graffiti and a legal brawl, with important First Amendment implications. # ⚓ ADF ☛ China_Exporting_State-Controlled_Media_Model_to Africa⠀⇛ As a journalist in Kenya, a doctoral student at the Communication University of China and a professor in South Africa, Dr. Bob Wekesa has decades of intimate experience with China’s media and information landscape. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Hong_Kong_court_quashes_conviction_of_award- winning_journalist⠀⇛ The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal quashed the conviction of journalist Choi Yuk-ling on Monday regarding her investigation into the 2019 Yuen Long attack. The court unanimously quashed Choi’s conviction by adopting a more liberal approach, which took into account Choi’s journalistic background. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Uzbek_Supreme_Court_Denies_Appeals_Of_Karakalpak Journalists⠀⇛ The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan has rejected appeals by Karakalpak journalists Dauletmurat Tajimuratov and Lolagul Kallykhanova against the lengthy prison terms they were handed over mass anti-government protests in the country’s Karakalpak Autonomous Republic last year. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Restaurant_poster_deemed_misogynistic reignites_debate_about_sexism_in_China⠀⇛ Advertising laws in China ban gender discriminatory content, but enforcement remains challenging. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Students_Say_Authorities_Ratcheting_Up Pressure_On_Campus_Over_Dress_Code⠀⇛ Iranian student organizations have reported a significant wave of summonses at the University of Science and Technology in Tehran in a continued tightening of supervision of the dress code after months of unrest sparked by the death of a young woman for allegedly wearing a head scarf improperly. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ There_Is_One_Group_the_Roberts_Court Really_Doesn’t_Like⠀⇛ It is difficult to overstate the court’s hostility to organized labor and the rights of American workers. # ⚓ ACLU ☛ How_Housing_Segregation_Shaped_America’s ‘Gayborhoods’⠀⇛ For much of the last century, the “American dream” has centered on homeownership by married, white families. Alongside explicitly_racist_policies like racial segregation enforced by redlining, banks and realtors routinely rejected applications for mortgage loans and housing from single or divorced adults of any race, prizing the married heterosexual white man as the most “deserving” debtor and homeowner. The further away from this ideal someone happened to live — by virtue of their race, gender, marital status, or sexuality — the less likely they were to find housing outside of the country’s growing and strictly segregated urban centers. # ⚓ Axios ☛ Atlanta’s_“Cop_City”_approved_after_marathon_city council_meeting⠀⇛ Atlanta’s_controversial_police_and_fire_training center got the green light just before sunrise Tuesday as city council voted to approve $31 million in public funding for the project. # ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Moving_Toward_a_Global_Empire:_Humanity Sentenced_to_a_Unipolar_Prison_and_a_Digital_Gulag⠀⇛ David Skripac “COVID is critical because this is what convinces people to accept, to legitimize, total biometric surveillance.” # ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ The_Truth_About_Britain’s_“Grooming Gangs,”_with_Ella_Cockbain⠀⇛ Dr. Ella Cockbain, associate professor at University College London, exposes the dangerous rhetoric behind British Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s false claims about Britain’s so-called “grooming gangs.” # ⚓ JURIST ☛ North_Macedonia_police_arrest_10_suspected_members of_international_people_smuggling_ring⠀⇛ The Police of North Macedonia announced Monday they arrested ten men who are suspected members of an international people smuggling ring. The arrests were the culmination of an investigation that lasted from July 2021 to May 2023.  # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Protesters_in_Poland_decry_government’s_recent actions_as_anti-democratic⠀⇛ Large crowds gathered in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday to protest against the nation’s government. The protest, led by former Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his party the Civic Coalition (KO), gathered to protest a recently proposed law, the cost of living, inflation and women’s rights—among other issues. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Chinese_officials_met_Elon_Musk_to discuss_AI_risks,_Tesla_chief_says⠀⇛ Top Chinese officials told Elon Musk about plans to launch new regulations on artificial intelligence on his recent trip to the Asian giant, the tech billionaire said Monday, in his first comments on the two-day visit. # ⚓ Supreme_Court_upholds_decision_stopping_UberXL’s activities⠀⇛ Uber will continue its activities with its taxi hailing application in Turkey. # ⚓ Axios ☛ California’s_Newsom_threatens_Florida’s_DeSantis with_kidnapping_charges_over_migrant_flights⠀⇛ California Attorney General Rob_Bonta (D) accused Florida officials on Monday of misleading migrants over their transportation from the Texas border to Sacramento. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Adidas_Quickly_Selling_Remaining_Yeezy Stock,_Analyst_Reports⠀⇛ Adidas is now selling through its remaining Yeezy stock at a rapid pace. It seems the rapper’s controversial statements and acrimonious split with several institutions haven’t put a damper on public demand. Adidas recently launched a website selling through its remaining Yeezy stock it produced in 2022 for 2023. # ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ ULAM_employee_fired,_alleges_hostile_work environment⠀⇛ Erika Ventura, former animal husbandry technician at Michigan Medicine’s Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, was terminated from her position on May 8. Ventura alleges the termination was a result of her discussing LGBTQ+ issues in the break room while at work. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico_must_expand_radio_spectrum_to bridge_digital_divide,_say_experts⠀⇛ High franchising costs are deterring investment in Mexico’s 5G network, and deepening the urban/rural technology gap, say experts. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Spam_about_emotional_intelligence⠀⇛ I got an email this morning describing a new management course. It was a bit eye opening: Emotional Intelligence (EI) is now widely recognised as the fundamental quality of effective leadership and management. Delegates explore topics that fall under the two main areas: social awareness and social facility. Within these two areas a range of EI competencies are explored such as empathy, attention, rapport building, understanding others, influencing, acting and more. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Spotify_Podcast_Layoffs_Will_Affect_Gimlet and_Parcast_Workers⠀⇛ Spotify said it was cutting 2 percent of its work force and absorbing two popular podcast studios, Gimlet Media and Parcast, into Spotify Studios. # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Podcasting_Unions_Slam_Spotify_for Parcast,_Gimlet_Mismanagement_—_‘Whether_Spotify_Studios_Has a_Vision_Remains_to_Be_Seen’ [Ed: Spotify loses a billion dollars a year. Is this the beginning of the end?]⠀⇛ Podcasting unions for Gimlet and Parcast slam Spotify mismanagement as the company lays off 200 employees: “Whether Spotify Studios has a vision remains to be seen.” Streaming giant Spotify announced Monday its plans to lay off around 200 employees, including workers at much- loved podcast studios Gimlet Media and Parcast. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents/EU⠀➾ # ⚓ UPC’s_PPI_to_come_into_force_for_Slovenia [Ed: UPC is illegal. This law firms spent years lobbying for a crime and spread lies to mislead politicians into becoming participants in the crime.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ All_local_UPC_divisions_offer_English_as_a_language option [Ed: This is still unconstitutional. They're still trying to sell an illegal system that will explode and harm the EU's reputation on law.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ President_of_the_Austrian_Patent_Office_moves to_the_EPO [Ed: Europe's most corrupt institution, EPO, receives puff piece from a Team UPC-bribed publisher in Germany that spent years promoting a crime (UPC)]⠀⇛ The Austrian Patent Office is looking for a successor for long-time president Mariana Karepova (53), who is moving to the European Patent Office as of July 1. She has held the position in Vienna since 2015, during which time she sustainably reformed the authority. # ⚓ European Commission ☛ Opening_statement_at_the_4th debate_on_rule_of_law_issues_“Pravo_na_pravdu”, Sarajevo [Ed: They have the audacity speak speak of "rule of law issues" after what they did with Unified Patent Court, in effect violating laws, constitutions and conventions in order to appease lobbyists. EU/EC has severe corruption issues of its own.]⠀⇛ European Commission Speech Brussels, 06 Jun 2023 Distinguished guests [...] # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Nike’s_Patent_Saga Highlights_Controversial_PTAB_Practices⠀⇛ However, the case intrigue has recently heightened due to a somewhat chaotic saga involving the PTAB. Key figures involved include former PTAB Chief Judge Ruschke, current Chief Judge Boalick, and Judge Michael Fitzpatrick, who was recently justified as a wronged-whistleblower. The Supreme Court petition was submitted amidst revelations of secretive maneuvers within the Board. These questionable practices include an abrupt panel expansions and judge replacement without notifying involved parties. Specifically, in the Nike v. Adidas IPR, the Board panel was first expanded to include Chief Judge Ruschke and then Deputy Chief Judge Boalick after all parties had finished their arguments and opinion writing had begun. # ⚓ Further_Extension_of_Non-DOCX_Filing_Fee_Date Highlights_USPTO’s_Lack_of_Compliance_with_Paperwork Reduction_Act [Ed: Watchtroll is pushing USPTO to fine and financially penalise people who aren't Microsoft customers, using mindless greenwashing tactics; the Director of the USPTO used to work for Microsoft]⠀⇛ Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark (USPTO) published a pair of documents in the Federal Register regarding due dates on new document formatting requirements for patent applications filed with the Office. The USPTO’s decision to delay the implementation of new filing fees for non-DOCX patent applications highlights issues that the agency has had in complying with the terms of the Paperwork Reduction Act by failing to properly represent to the Office of Management and Budget the burden that the USPTO’s proposed rule changes will have on agency stakeholders. # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ VDPP_video_codec_patent_challenged in_reexam⠀⇛ On June 5, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent_9,699,444, owned and asserted by VDPP LLC, an NPE. The ’444 patent generally relates to processing image frames from a video stream and generating bridge frames for motion smoothing. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_Is_EL_BURRO_BORRACHO Confusable_WIth_EL_BURRO_for_Restaurant_Services?⠀⇛ El Burro, Inc. petitioned to cancel a registration for the mark EL BURRO BORRACHO, claiming priority and likelihood of confusion with its registered mark EL BURRO, both for restaurant services. Well, the marks are awfully close and the services identical, so this looks like a no-brainer, right? What do you think? El_Burro,_Inc._v._Knuckle_Sandwich LLC, Cancellation No. 92075933 (May 26, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Frances S. Wolfson). # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_takes_trademark_case_on using_names_and_likenesses_of_public_figures⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the trademark case Vidal v. Elster, to determine whether the application of Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act to political figures violates the First Amendment.  ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 8492 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 43 seconds to (re)generate ⟲