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⦿ What the Hard Data Says About Gender Inequality in Europe’s Second-Largest Institution, the EPO | Techrights
⦿ [Meme] Unified Patent Court Versus Judges (That Aren’t Fully Controlled by the EPO’s Junta, the Controversial Granting Authority) | Techrights
⦿ IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | Techrights
⦿ CEO of Sirius UK Continues to Purge Any Remnants of His Past With the Company (Trying Hard Not to Associate With It) | Techrights
⦿ Still Waiting: Pension Providers in the UK Stalling for Months After Several Independent Reports of Pension Fraud | Techrights
⦿ The Impact of Microsoft Bribing the Media and Suppressing Facts That Are Rarely Mentioned (Despite Their High Importance) | Techrights
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http://techrights.org/2023/04/12/csc-on-epo-gender-inequality/#comments
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http://techrights.org/2023/04/12/irc-log-110423/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/12/sirius-no-more/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/12/still-waiting-pension-providers-in-the-uk-stalling-for-months-after-several-independent-reports-of-pension-fraud/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/04/12/suppressing-facts/#comments
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✐ What_the_Hard_Data_Says_About_Gender_Inequality_in_Europe’s_Second-Largest
Institution,_the_EPO⠀✐
Posted in Europe, Patents at 7:40 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇EU,_EPO_staff,_and_EPO_management⦈_
The EU’s unwillingness to do something about the EPO will imperil the EU itself
(the EU and EPO are very much connected through the illegal_Unified_Patent
Court)
Summary: Gender inequality, or the considerably lower probability of women
progressing at Europe’s largest patent office, as explained by the EPO’s
elected staff representation only days ago
The Central Staff Committee at the EPO started talking about the empty words
from António_Campinos regarding inclusion, equality etc. Campinos is basically
a low-grade liar. He last brought_that_up_just_weeks_ago_in_a_pre-recorded
speech.
“Under the current career system,” the Central Staff Committee says, “the
gender pay gap has widened after every reward exercise. Progress has been made
to fix the huge under rewarding of colleagues on maternity leave, but there is
still much work to do in other areas. In particular, three issues are
highlighted, including the under-rewarding of double-steps and promotions to
women, and the under-rewarding of colleagues working part-time.”
The paper below is dated 5 days ago. Originally a PDF circulated among stuff,
here it is as HTML:
Zentraler Personalausschuss
Central Staff Committee
Le Comité Central du Personnel
Munich, 07/04/2023
sc23040cp
§ Gender Pay Gap: at last a fair reward exercise in 2023?⠀➾
Dear colleagues,
Under the current career system, the gender pay gap has widened after
every reward exercise. Progress has been made to fix the huge under
rewarding of colleagues on maternity leave, but there is still much
work to do regarding other minority groups, such as part-time workers
and women, as detailed below.
The President’s Instructions on Rewards confirm the reality of this
trend with his recommendation to managers that states “as a proactive
measure in order to ensure a fair distribution of rewards to all
categories of staff, (…) to pay specific attention to part-timers and
colleagues on maternity leave.”
In recent years the administration has relentlessly affirmed its will
to tackle the issue of gender inequality, but progress has been slow.
The gender pay gap remains a stubborn problem and last year’s reward
exercise was not an exception. While women and men were rewarded a
single step at a reasonably equal rate, the gender differences in the
reward of double steps and promotions, as seen below, remains an
issue practically unaddressed with the gaps showing no signs of
closing. As an example, for these gaps to close in the last reward
exercise, an additional 41 women would have been awarded a double
step, and 34 more women would have been promoted.
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Men_and_women_at_EPO⦈_
Another issue that impacts women more strongly than men is the under-
rewarding of colleagues who work part-time. The difference between
rewards for part-time colleagues and full-time colleagues is quite
large (as can be seen below), and because a significantly larger
percentage of our female colleagues work part-time when compared to
the men as the pie charts show, the under-rewarding of part-time
staff disproportionately impacts the women. This is another area
where there is still work to be done.
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇EPO_pensionable_award⦈_
These three areas for improvement were presented in a recent
diversity and inclusion working group meeting with VP1, who made a
commitment to look into these specific issues during the reward
harmonisation process. We also reiterated our request for an updated
gender awareness report including an analysis of the career
opportunities for women.
This year, Staff representation expects not to see another reward
exercise that disadvantages our female colleagues. In 2023, we hope
that our management takes bigger strides towards equality to
demonstrate the true political determination this issue demands and
deserves. Close the gender pay gap and empower women in our
workplace.
Your Central Staff Committee
The management at the helm quit caring about facts; instead it is “doping” on
stakeholders’ money (application fees, renewal fees, searches etc.) and bribing
the European media to relay a false narrative/image of the EPO. Sometimes that
money even bribes international media and scholars outside Europe. █
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Rules,_Immunity,_EPO_management,_Rules,_impunity⦈_
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⠀⠳⠶⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣾⣶⣾⣷⣶⣶⣿⠆⣸⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣇⣛⣿⣿⢟⡷⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⡄⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣯⡞⡖⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣦⣶⣿⣿⣿
⡿⠛⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣵⣭⣼⣻⣟⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⠁⢋
⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣴⢤⠃⠀⢏⠀⢤⠌⢸⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⡀⢐
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣞⣿⣿⣾⣺⠖⢆⠀⠒⠀⣥⡔⠀⢠⡐⠇⠀⠀⡀⢹⡤⣤
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣟⢿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣎⣻⠷⠿⠻⣿⢽⣶⣱⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⣿⣿⣿⣾⣶⣷⢿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⣷⣾⣷⣦⣶⣿⣟⣿⣿⣯⣽⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠈⢹⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣻⣿⣯⣷⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⡄⡆⠀⠀⢀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⡟⣟⣛⣟⡟⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣯⣧⠁⠀⢀⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⠟⣉⣛⠛⠿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣠⣿⣿⣛⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣽⡻⠏⣷⡻⢿⡿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⡻⡟⠿⣛⣿⣽⠿⣬⡟⡌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢷⡿⢸⡏⠉⠉⣛⡈⣶⠶⠮⣭⢻⡿⢟⣛⡻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⡿⢿⣶⣿⣛⣭⠁⣥⢞⣾
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠐⠓⠁⠀⠉⠁⠷⠅⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠛⢉⣀⣼⠇⣼⠛⠒⠲⠎⢠⣏⣘⣃⣼⢃⡾⣫⣭⡍⢷⡙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣹⣻⣬⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⠿⠉⠀⠀⣠⣶⣿⣿⣿⡀⠿⢤⣬⣄⠀⢸⠃⣤⣭⣴⢸⡇⣿⣿⡟⢸⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣶⣶⣶⣿⣇⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⡄⠀⠉⣼⣯⣿⣿⣆⠳⢬⣥⡴⠏⢸⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣦⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⢿⣿⠿⣿⣿⠟⢛⡛⠻⠇⣤⠀⠙⣿⣿⣝⠿⠟⠶⠶⠄⠀⠀⠀⡀⢁⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡻⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠡⡥⠶⢛⣉⡹⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⢾⣿⣶⣼⡇⢸⣏⡉⠇⢘⡗⠂⡤⠬⣭⠉⣀⣏⠁⡶⠂⣄⣀⡴⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠋⠉⠉⣝⣟⣻⣿⣿
⠛⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⡿⢿⠁⢶⣈⣹⡆⢸⠃⢠⠤⠤⣾⠀⢸⠋⢨⡏⢁⣿⣿⡯⠖⠶⢤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠴⡶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢹⣿
⣷⣤⣤⡤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠃⠀⠀⠀⣉⣡⣄⠘⠂⠙⠦⠔⢿⠀⣿⠀⣸⢀⣿⣿⣿⠣⠄⠀⠀⠀⠈⠓⠀⠀⠁⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⣼⠘⠛
⣿⣷⣶⣦⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⡄⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠁⠀⠠⠤⢶⣶⣶⣴⣶⣭⣾⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠏⠛⠉⠁⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠈⠉⠙⠋⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠀⠀⠈⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠻⣇⡂⣀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⠿⠿⡿⠿⠿⠿⢇⡀⠀⠀⡀⠠⠤⢔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠴⣄⠀⡀⠁⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⡿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠓⠀⠐⠀
⣀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠟⢻⣿⣿⣾⣿⣷⣿⡇⠄⠀⠀⠄⠀⠤⡀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠠⡄⢁⠀⠀⠰⠂⠂⠧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠁⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⠟⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⠉⠐⠓⠀⠀⠄⠈⢡⠐⠢⠀⠀⡀⢂⢉⠂⠀⠐⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠻⠛⢿⠻⢻⠛⠛⠻⡻⠛⠛⠛⢻⠟⢻⠟⠟⠻⠛⠻⠻⠻⠛⠟⠟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠟⠛⠻⠟⢛⠟⠛⠟⠟⠻⠛⠻⠻⡟⠟⡟⠟⠻⠛⠻⠛⠛⠟⠟⢟⢛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⣶⣶⣾⡖⠺⠶⡶⠶⠶⠶⠶⠶⢾⠶⠾⠖⡶⠶⠖⠶⢾⣶⣶⣦⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠚⠖⠶⠶⠶⠞⠲⠖⠲⠲⠶⠲⠶⡶⠷⠶⠧⠲⠶⠶⠶⠶⠖⡶⠲⠾⠶⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣷⣶⣶⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣴⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣷⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣷⣤⣤⣿⣿⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣈⣀⣈⣯⣉⣉⣉⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⡟⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡿⠿⠿⣿⣷⣤⠥⣦⣼⡿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣉⣉⡙⠟⣋⣤⣴⣤⣬⣭⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠻⠛⢻⣿⠷⠒⠿⣾⠟⠻⠛⠛⣿
⣷⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣬⣑⡒⢲⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣠⡀⠿⢛⣉⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣢⣀⣹⣿⡉⠉⠉⠉⣭⠩⠉⠉⢩⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⡤⠄⣀⣤⣤⣭⣭⣥⣤⣤⣀⢠⣤⣽
⣿⠛⠛⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠧⠙⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠤⠶⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠩⠥⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣙⣛⣛⣚⡒⠲⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣉⣙⣡⠙⣋⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡁⢤⡤⢈⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢛⠩⡵⠶⣿⣿⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⢹⣿⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣓⣈⡙⢉⣙⣉⠙⢛⣋⣁⣚⣛⡛⠛⣛⣋⡉⠐⡒⠂⢉⣉⣛⢛⣛⣻
⣿⣉⢉⣿⣛⣛⣉⣛⠛⠛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣂⣐⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⠛⢋⠀⢚⣛⣓⣒⣒⣚⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣬⣴⣾⣿⣿⠿⢛⣭⠀⠙⠉⢹⣷⣶⣶⣷⣾⣉⣉⣉⣉⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣈⣶⣀⣿⡷⠦⠬⢙⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⣩⣴⣧⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⢻⡿⠟⠛⠒⠂⠭⠍⠉⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠁⠚⠛⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿
⣿⣥⣠⣿⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣥⣬⣤⣬⣭⡥⡤⢤⣤⣤⡩⠉⠉⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣿⣨⣋⣁⣠⣍⡛⠿⢋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣤⣦⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⡀⠋⠉⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣤⣤⣿⣶⠒⠒⠒⣶⣖⠒⠒⢲⣶⡖⠒⠒⢲⣶⠒⠒⡒⣶⡖⠒⠒⢲⣶⡖⠒⢒⣶⣶⠒⠒⠒⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣾⣿⡖⠒⡒⢲⣶⡖⠒⠒⣶⣶⠒⠒⠒⣶⣖⠒⡒⢲⣶⡖⠒⠒⢲⣶⠒⠒⡒⣶⡖⠒⠒⢲⣾
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣾⣷⣿⣷⣶⣷⣾⣿⣷⣶⣶⣿⣿⣶⣾⣷⣿⣷⣶⣶⣾⣿⣷⣶⣾⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢻⡿⠿⡿⠟⡿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⡿⢿⠿⢻⠿⠿⣿⢿⠿⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠻⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠷⠶⠶⠗⣖⡷⣾⠶⢶⠖⡾⠶⠿⠶⡾⠶⢶⢸⠰⠖⠲⠒⠷⠾⢶⢶⡶⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⣶⣾⣶⣿⣶⣿⣾⣾⣷⣷⣶⣾⣷⣷⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣾⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⡟⡟⡙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⢿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣯⣭⣍⣿⣿⠛⣛⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣍⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠁⠀⠀⢸⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣛⡻⠏⢉⣋⣭⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⠿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠻⢟⣵⣿⣿⣷⣜⢿⢛⡿⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠴⠆⠔⠆⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠒⡈⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣝⡻⣿⠛⡟⠛⢿⣶⡾⠾⠶⠿⠿⠟⣡⣾⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣷⣝⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠚⠐⠀⠒⠂⠒⠘⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿
⣧⣴⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣝⣛⣫⣭⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢫⣶⣝⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡉⠁⠈⠉⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣵⣸⣿⣽⣳⣝⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠂⠀⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸
⡿⢿⠿⣿⣿⡻⠟⢓⢯⣟⡻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢯⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿
⣷⣶⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠻⡶⡉⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣟⣻⣭⣭⠿⢶⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣥⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣝⢛⣯⣷⣽⣝⣩⣽⣿⣿⣾⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⣤⣀⣀⣀⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⣄⣀⣀⣠⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣟⡫⡙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣏⣫⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣹⣉⣿⣿⣋⣩⣯⣿⣿⣉⣍⣹⣿⣟⣉⣍⣹⣿⣏⣉⣙⣿⣿⣋⣙⣏⣿⣿⣉⣋⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣩⣵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⠋⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⣠⣿⣿⣶⡀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⣶⣶⣶⢰⣶⢶⣌⢡⣶⢶⣆⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠏⠀⠀⣿⣧⡄⢸⣿⣼⡿⢸⣿⢸⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⢿⢿⠛⢛⢻⣯⣰⠆⠈⠃⠀⣿⣇⣀⢸⣿⠉⡄⢸⣿⣸⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠶⠆⡄⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣦⣙⣛⣛⣘⢛⣰⣿⣌⣙⣛⣡⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⠿⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠃⠾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⣤⣤⢀⣤⣤⠀⣤⣤⡄⢠⣤⠠⣤⠀⣤⣤⡌⢉⣴⢶⣦⠁⣤⣤⡄⣤⣤⡄⣤⣤⢠⣤⣤⡄⣤⡄⣤⡄⣤⣤⣤⡌⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⣿⣿⢿⣦⢸⣿⢸⣿⡇⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⠿⢰⣿⢻⣷⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢰⣿⢻⡇⢸⣿⣧⣿⠀⣿⢻⣧⢸⣿⢘⣛⡃⣿⣧⡄⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⢸⣿⣧⡄⣿⣷⣿⡇⠀⣿⡇⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⣿⣿⣾⡛⢸⣿⢸⣿⡇⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣤⠘⢿⣷⣄⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⡟⣿⢹⣿⢸⣿⣼⣿⢸⣿⢿⣿⢸⣿⣼⣿⢸⣿⢈⣿⡇⣿⣇⡀⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣇⡀⣿⡿⣿⡇⠀⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⣿⣿⢸⣿⢸⣿⣸⣿⡇⣿⣇⣀⣿⣿⣀⢰⣶⣸⣿⡇⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠛⠃⠛⠘⠛⠚⠛⠘⠛⠘⠛⠘⠛⠘⠛⠈⠛⣃⣙⣛⣙⣃⣛⣛⣃⣛⣃⣛⣘⣛⣘⣛⣛⣃⣛⣃⣛⣃⣀⣛⣃⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣇⠉⠉⣈⠉⠀⠉⣛⠉⢀⡉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠉⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⠿⠻⣿⢟⣿⡿⢁⠂⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⠀⠈⠉⠂⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⣿⠿⣿⡿⠛⢉⣠⣆⡀⠀⠀⠀⢷⠹⢴⣾⣿⡛⠁⣄⣼⠅⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣭⣤⣀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠓⠛⠛⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠁⢡⡤⠤⠄⠈⡉⢩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⣍⡉⠉⠉⢉⣉⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⢿⣿⣧⣄⣀⡀⠀⠠⣠⡬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠉⠀⣉⣥⡖⣂⡛⣉⡛⣋⡛⣋⡛⣋⣙⢛⡛⣛⢛⡛⢛⡛⣛⢋⣉⣉⢙⡛⣉⠉⠉⠁⠙⠻⣿⣿
⡟⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⡉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⣿⡇⣿⣧⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⡇⣿⢸⣿⣼⡇⣿⠈⣿⠉⠸⣿⡇⣀⣒⣒⣲⣾⣿⣿
⡉⠀⠀⠈⢙⡂⣨⣷⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⣿⢿⢹⡇⣿⢸⡇⣿⢸⣇⣿⢸⡏⣿⡇⣿⠀⣿⠀⠀⣿⠀⠙⠯⠿⠛⠉⠀⠀
⣯⣤⣤⣤⣤⣥⣤⣭⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣬⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⣃⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣥⣶⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠏⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⠿⢁⣴⡶⠻⠛⡛⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠛⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢟⣛⣻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡏⣤⣤⣬⡍⢠⣤⢠⣤⡌⣥⡌⠀⣤⣤⣤⢀⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣩⣴⣶⣶⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⡜⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⣿⣿⣸⡿⢸⣿⢸⣿⡇⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣀⠸⣿⣜⡛⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡗⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠇⣿⣿⢻⣷⢸⣿⢸⣿⡇⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⠛⢠⣬⢻⣿⡄⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡿⠿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠈⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠻⠿⢿⣟⡀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡄⠿⠿⠸⠿⠘⠿⠾⠿⠁⠿⠿⠷⠿⠿⠿⠘⠿⠾⠿⠁⠀⠚⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣩⣶⣴⣾⣥⣬⣤⣤⣉⠛⠛⠁⠀⢀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣶⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣶⣾⣷⣶⣶⣶⣄⣀⠲⣶⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⣀⣶⢛⣙⢛⣉⣙⢛⣉⡛⢛⣉⣙⡛⢋⣀⢉⣙⢛⣙⠛⣋⡛⣋⡛⣋⣉⣉⡉⣉⡁⣉⡉⣻⣿
⡿⠉⠛⠿⢿⡟⠛⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠒⠛⠃⢸⣿⢸⣿⣿⣸⣿⡇⢸⣿⢹⣿⢸⣿⢸⣿⢸⣿⣇⣿⡇⣿⡇⠉⣿⡏⠁⢻⣧⣿⢁⣿⣿
⣧⠀⠀⠀⠠⠬⠵⠿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⢸⣿⢸⣿⢹⣿⢹⡇⢸⣿⠛⡋⢸⣿⢸⣿⢸⣿⢿⣿⡇⣿⡇⠀⣿⡇⠀⠘⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⠸⠿⠸⠿⠸⠟⠸⠇⠸⠿⠘⠧⠸⠿⡾⠟⠸⠿⠘⠿⠇⠿⠇⠀⠿⠇⠀⠀⠿⠇⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣶⣾⣿⣿⠷⠖⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✐ [Meme]Unified_Patent_Court_Versus_Judges(That_Aren’t_Fully_Controlled_by
the_EPO’s_Junta,_the_Controversial_Granting_Authority)⠀✐
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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇EBA_and_UPC⦈_
Summary: The EPO is preparing to start its own (controlled) kangaroo ‘court’ to
help hide the effect of patent_bubbles_(mountains_of_legally-invalid
monopolies)
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Posted in IRC_Logs at 2:23 am by Needs Sunlight
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* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-110423.gmi
* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-110423.gmi
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✐ CEO_of_Sirius_UK_Continues_to_Purge_Any_Remnants_of_His_Past_With_the_Company
(Trying_Hard_Not_to_Associate_With_It)⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 1:57 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
Also see: Sirius_UK_CEO_Resigns_(or_Gets_Sacked)_and_Completely_Deletes_His
Whole_Past_With_Sirius_‘Open_Source’ | Amid_Fraud_at_Sirius_‘Open_Source’_CEO
Deletes_His_Recent_(This_Month)_Past_With_the_Company
Latest:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Andrew_Bucknor:_Datalead_for_Sirius⦈_
Oh, look what has just happened:
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Summary: Knowing the crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ as a high-level insider,
the CEO who bullied Sirius staff is running away, one can imagine after
internal confrontation and risk of arrest/extradition/prosecution; we are still
waiting for NOW: Pensions to send us letters and for Standard Life to progress
several complaints from several of the company’s victims
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤
⣿⣿⡿⢛⡁⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣀⣛⣛⣟
⣿⡏⡅⠘⣡⢩⢨⠏⡍⢹⠙⠭⡛⣭⠙⣭⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣷⣤⣴⣤⣼⣤⣶⣤⣼⣶⣭⣷⣭⣴⣮⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣮⣧⣿⣿⣷⣦⣬⣤⣼⣿⣿⣧⣤⣵⣾⣷⣷⣵⣿⣮⣤⣤⣿⣿⣧⣧⣧⣴⣦⣧⣴⣥⣧⣴⣿⣿⣧⣽⣦⣤⣾
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣷⣭⣽⣍⣭⣿⣮⣭⣯⣽⣬⣤⣭⣯⣭⣟⣷⣬⣾⣷⣯⣥⣯⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡿⢋⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⡙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⡏⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⡛⠛⠛⡟⣛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⣷⡖⡖⡶⠖⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⣿⡿⣿⡿⡿⠿⢿⠿⠿⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠉⠉⠉⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⣿⡷⣷⣷⣶⣶⣾⣷⣶⣷⣶⣶⣶⡆⠀⠀⢰⣶⣶⡆⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⣶⠀⠀⣶⡆⠀⠀⢰⣶⣶⣶⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⣿⣧⣷⣦⣤⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⣿⣧⣿⣭⣭⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣥⣭⣍⣩⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⣿⣟⣿⣛⣻⡛⣋⣻⣻⣿⣿⣏⣉⣉⣋⣙⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣏⣉⣉⣋⣯⣻⣉⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣷⣬⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣥⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢟⣉⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⠟⠃⢸⠿⠂⢻⠋⢻⡿⠛⠛⡇⣿⢟⡻⣿⢟⡛⡿⢟⡃⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⠐⠇⢸⠀⠇⢸⡇⠿⡀⠿⠀⡇⣇⢩⡥⡇⢿⠇⣇⢿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⢛⠛⢻⢻⣿⣿⣿⡟⡛⠛⡛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣷⣾⣾⣷⣶⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣷⣾⣿⣷⣷⣿⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
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Posted in Deception, Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 4:22 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Corrupt_NOW:_Pensions⦈_
Summary: The crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ help highlight abuse by pension
providers; after more than 3 months they’re still not holding accountable
pension fraudsters (at least 3 people were involved in the fraud and two of
them are based in the UK, so extradition proceedings aren’t even required)
Latest (today):
>> I hope this helps to settle your concerns regarding your
>> NOW Pension fund, as you can see from the above, they
>> have outlined how and who is responsible for protecting
>> your pension savings and applies to all NOW Pensions members.
>
> Hi,
>
> Please send the full letter, as promised, to
> 1) my wife
> 2) myself
>
> as promised by ████████ (staff)
> as promised by ████████ (staff)
> as promised by ████████ (manager)
>
> several times since February. We need this obligation in
> writing.
I need an update on this. There are multiple complainants about the
pension fraud. We need action, not stalling tactics. You behave like
lawyers, not like a pension provider.
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Facts About Microsoft
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/media-chaff-machine.webm
Summary: Grifting Microsoft, propped_up_by_bailout_money and "defence"
contracts_from_Trump_and_Biden, isn’t doing as well as Microsoft-funded media
wants us to think; there are many_layoffs, rapid erosion in market share, and
deep_losses_in_the_buzzwords'_departments
THE media has made it exceptionally easy to be cynical and sceptical of it.
Yes, the media (or “mass” media, corporate media, mainstream media) is
gaslighting people, lying to people, blaming the victims, and glorifying the
criminals. It’s absurd, but that’s what happens when money buys “the news” and
lobbying can become “reporting”.
As noted above, the GNU/Linux world isn’t immune to that. For instance,
Clickfraud Spamnil [1, 2] (TFIR) is producing Microsoft spam this week,
sponsored by ‘Linux’_Foundation. Yesterday we spoke about all the fake coverage
that hyped up chaffbots, which months later seem like a forgotten fad.
“In order for the media to regain people’s trust it’ll need to act like media
again.”We now have marketing/PR_firms_disguised_as_"news"_sites, “journalists”
(by their own description) that are funded by Microsoft, and even Florian
Müller is back lobbying for Microsoft (people online call him out on it, noting
the severe conflict of interest that goES back to the 1990s).
In order for the media to regain people’s trust it’ll need to act like media
again. █
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# ⚓ Voice_Controller_now_has_talking_[algorithm/program]⠀⇛
We have given the voice Controller a nice Overhaul,
some great new features… Enjoy the teaser.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ GStreamer:_GStreamer_1.22.2_stable_bug_fix_release⠀⇛
The GStreamer team is pleased to announce the
second bug fix release
in the stable 1.22 release series of your favourite
cross-platform
multimedia framework!
# ⚓ Nginx_1.24_Released⠀⇛
nginx-1.24.0 stable version has been released,
incorporating new features and bug fixes from the
1.23.x mainline branch — including improved
handling of multiple header lines with identical
names, memory usage optimization in configurations
with SSL proxying, better sanity checking of the
listen directive protocol parameters, TLSv1.3
protocol enabled by default, automatic rotation of
TLS session tickets encryption keys when using
shared memory in the ssl_session_cache directive,
and more.
# ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Blog:_Kubernetes_v1.27:_Chill_Vibes⠀⇛
Authors: Kubernetes_v1.27_Release_Team
Announcing the release of Kubernetes v1.27, the
first release of 2023!
This release consist of 60 enhancements. 18 of
those enhancements are entering Alpha, 29 are
graduating to Beta, and 13 are graduating to
Stable.
# ⚓ PowerDNS ☛ First_Alpha_Release_of_PowerDNS_Recursor_4.9.0⠀⇛
We are proud to announce the first alpha release of
PowerDNS Recursor 4.9.0. Compared to the previous
major (4.8) release of PowerDNS Recursor, this
release contains the following major changes: The
performance impact of metrics collection has been
reduced by using lock-free non-atomic thread-local
counters. The packet cache is sharded and shared by
all threads.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Top_10_productivity_apps_for_Pop!_OS
enthusiasts⠀⇛
In this article, we will introduce you to the top
productivity apps specifically tailored for Pop!_OS
users. These tools will help you stay organized,
focused, and efficient in your work, ensuring that
you get the most out of your Pop!_OS experience.
Let’s dive into these must-have apps and transform
your productivity game!
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ 6_best_open-source_kanban_boards_for
managing_projects_in_2023⠀⇛
If you’re looking for an open-source kanban board
solution, use our guide to compare the features of
the best options.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ nixCraft ☛ Linux_cp_command_copy_symbolic_(soft)_link
tutorial⠀⇛
# ⚓ nixCraft ☛ How_to_upgrade_FreeBSD_13.1_to_13.2_release⠀⇛
The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is announcing
the availability of FreeBSD version 13.2-RELEASE on
11/April/2023. It is the third release of the
stable/13 branches. I updated my FreeBSD version
13.1 to 13.2 using the CLI over an ssh-based
session. Here are my quick notes.
# ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_Install_Vim_Editor_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛
If you’re coming from macOS to Ubuntu, you might be
familiar with the Vim text editor. Ubuntu 20.04
doesn’t come with Vim installed out of the box.
# ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_Install_UVdesk_Helpdesk_on_Debian⠀⇛
UVDesk is an open-source helpdesk system written in
PHP and uses a MySQL database.
# ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_Install_YARN_NPM-Package_Manager_on_Rocky
Linux⠀⇛
What is YARN? YARN stands for Yet Another Resource
Negotiator. It was designed to manage dependencies,
like npm in node.js.
# ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_Install_Yarn_on_AlmaLinux⠀⇛
Yarn is a JavaScript package manager. It is a
popular tool used by web developers to manage the
dependencies of their projects. Package managers
are used to manage the dependencies of a project.
# ⚓ Vitux ☛ How_to_Install_XWiki_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛
XWiki is a wiki software that enables anyone to
create, organize and share information from any
device with internet access using their web
browser, desktop, or mobile phone.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Install_KernelCare_in_Debian_11⠀⇛
Hello, friends. In this post, you will learn how to
install KernelCare on Debian 11. In addition, we
will tell you more about this security utility.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ Getting_Maven_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛
Hello, friends. In this post, you’ll learn how to
install Apache Maven on Rocky Linux 9 / Alma Linux
9 Apache Maven is a project management software,
and we can say that it is also a Java dependency
manager.
# ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_OpenSearch_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛
OpenSearch is a community-driven project by Amazon
and a fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana. This
article shows you how to install OpenSearch – an
open-source search, analytics, and visualization
suite – on the Rocky Linux 9 server.
# ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Check_Docker_Container_RAM_and_CPU
Usage⠀⇛
Docker is one of the most popular and widely used
containerization platforms for building, sharing,
and running applications. This tutorial will show
you how to check Docker container CPU and RAM
usage.
# ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_LOMP_Stack_(OpenLiteSpeed,
MySQL,_and_PHP)_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛
OpenLiteSpeed is a lightweight and open-source
version of the LiteSpeed Server developed by
LiteSpeed Technologies. It supports Apache Rewrite
rules, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3, TLS v1.3, and QUIC
protocol.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ Task_Automation_Using_Cron_Jobs_and_Scripts_in
Pop!_OS⠀⇛
Learn how to automate tasks in Pop!_OS using cron
jobs and custom scripts, saving time and
streamlining your workflow. Dive into this
comprehensive guide to unlock the true potential of
your Linux setup!
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_fix_the_Docker_Desktop_Linux
installation_with_addition_of_two_files⠀⇛
Jack Wallen shows you what to do if you run into a
situation where you’ve installed Docker on Linux
but it fails to connect to the Docker Engine.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Pinta_on_Rocky_Linux_9 [Ed:
Microsoft Mono vector. Try Krita or GIMP instead.]⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Pinta on Rocky Linux 9. Are you looking for a
simple yet powerful image editing software that
runs on Linux? Look no further than Pinta!
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_MySQL_Workbench_on_Fedora_37⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
MySQL Workbench on Fedora 37. For those of you who
didn’t know, MySQL Workbench is a powerful tool for
managing and administering MySQL databases.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Showfoto_on_Debian_11⠀⇛
Are you an avid photographer looking for a powerful
image editor for your Debian 11 system?
# ⚓ Neowin ☛ PSA:_It’s_now_possible_to_set_up_a_ChromeOS_Flex
USB_on_Linux_systems⠀⇛
Linux users can now write ChromeOS Flex to a USB
device using the command line.
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ How_to_fix_the_Docker_Desktop_Linux
installation_with_the_addition_of_two_files⠀⇛
# ⚓ Remy Van Elst ☛ OpenVMS_9.2_for_x86,_Getting_Started_part
1,_install_guide_with_VirtualBox⠀⇛
OpenVMS on x86 is now available for hobbyists!
Almost a year after [the official release](/s/blog/
OpenVMS_9.2_for_x86_will_be_released_tomorrow.html).
This is a part 1 of my getting started guide,
showing you how to install OpenVMS on VirtualBox on
Windows 10/11. More parts will follow, documenting
license installation, network setup, ssh,
application installation etc.
# ⚓ dwaves.de ☛ GNU_Linux_howto_–_kvm_how_to_consolidate
snapshots_–_reclaim_disk_space_after_snapshot_deletion
qcow2⠀⇛
snapshots are stored inside the qcow2 harddisk file
of the vm, which is good in terms of “simple”, just
one file, where in virtualbox there is the disk.vdi
and snapshots are stored in a separate folder as
separate files.
# ⚓ Linux Journal ☛ Demystifying_Kubernetes_Operators:
Creation,_Benefits,_and_Use_Cases⠀⇛
Kubernetes is a powerful container orchestration
platform that automates the deployment, scaling,
and management of containerized applications. As
Kubernetes continues to evolve, one of the concepts
that has gained significant traction is the
Kubernetes Operator. Operators extend the
functionality of Kubernetes and provide a way to
automate complex tasks, allowing users to manage
applications and resources more efficiently. In
this article, we will delve into the world of
Kubernetes Operators, explore how they can be
created, and examine their benefits and use cases.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ Unzip_a_Directory_in_Linux:_10_Example
Commands⠀⇛
Linux is a powerful and versatile operating system
that is widely used by developers, system
administrators, and tech enthusiasts. Unzipping
directories is one of the many tasks you may find
yourself performing in Linux.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Remove_or_Delete_PPA_on_Ubuntu_22.04
|_20.04⠀⇛
Personal Package Archives (PPA) are essential to
the Ubuntu ecosystem. They allow users to access
and install the latest software that may not be
available in the official repositories. However,
there are times when you may want to remove a PPA
from your system.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_NPM_on_Fedora_Linux⠀⇛
NPM, or Node Package Manager, is essential for any
developer working with Node.js applications. It
simplifies managing, sharing, and reusing packages
(or modules) to build complex applications quickly
and efficiently. This introduction will provide an
overview of NPM on Fedora Linux, highlighting its
main features and capabilities.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_PHP_on_Linux_Mint_21/20⠀⇛
PHP, or Hypertext Preprocessor, is a widely-used,
versatile, and powerful server-side scripting
language designed for web development. It enables
developers to create dynamic web pages by embedding
PHP code within HTML documents.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_KDE_Plasma_on_Linux_Mint_21/
20⠀⇛
The KDE Desktop Environment, also known as KDE
Plasma, is a highly customizable, feature-rich, and
visually appealing desktop environment for Linux
distributions. It is known for its modern design,
seamless integration of applications, and a wide
range of features that cater to both new and
experienced Linux users.
o § WINE or Emulation⠀➾
# ⚓ ScummVM ☛ Vampires,_Romance,_and_Sleuthing⠀⇛
HeR Interactive’s The Vampire Diaries and Nancy
Drew: Secrets Can Kill are now ready for testing in
ScummVM!
The Vampire Diaries follows Elena Gilbert, a high
school student who discovers vampires are living in
her hometown after one of them attacks her younger
sister. The game is loosely based on the book
series of the same name by author L. J. Smith,
which later got adapted into a hit TV series.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Solus_Linux_Loses_Active_Status_on_DistroWatch⠀⇛
Solus is a fully-fledged, independent rolling release
Linux distribution targeted at desktop users. The project
was created by Ikey Doherty, with the initial Solus 1.0
release in 2015, giving users a modern, easy-to-use Linux
distribution suitable for beginners and experienced users
alike.
He left the project in 2018, having spent the last year
focusing on a new one, Serpent OS, which has yet to see a
stable release. The next big blow for the project came in
early 2022, when Joshua Strobl, lead for the Solus,
officially quit.
As we previously informed you, the project’s website, Dev
Tracker, and Forum disappeared from the Internet in the
middle of January this year. It was unavailable for more
than a month. This was owing to technical issues, which a
single person supposedly handled – Beatrice Meyers,
Technical Lead for the project.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Why_you_should_use_io_uring_for_network_I/O⠀⇛
io_uring is an async interface to the Linux kernel
that can potentially benefit networking. It has
been a big win for file I/O (input/output), but
might offer only modest gains for network I/O,
which already has non-blocking APIs.
# ⚓ Red Hat ☛ Deploy_React_applications_to_OpenShift⠀⇛
React is an open-source JavaScript library for
building user interfaces. It allows developers to
create reusable UI components and efficiently
update the view in response to changes in data. Red
Hat_OpenShift enables developers to build, deploy,
run, and manage a wide variety of applications,
including frontend and the ones made with React.
React applications use the Node.js runtime to run
the application.
# ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ IT_resilience:_3_myths_debunked⠀⇛
The word “resilience” is used often these days–it’s
applicable to physical and mental health, financial
performance, security, and much more. The capacity
to withstand and recover from difficulties and
disruption, for both individuals and organizations,
has never been more important or more top of mind.
# ⚓ Enterprisers Project ☛ Generative_AI:_How_does_it_affect
the_enterprise?⠀⇛
We are in the early days of generative_AI, and
there’s a gold rush to gain position and prominence
in the sector as it takes off. But with this rush
to implementation across a bewildering range of use
cases come associated risks. Get artificial
intelligence (AI) right, and it can be an
incredibly creative, labor-saving, and efficiency-
improving solution. Employ it badly, and you risk
social, financial, and even legal consequences.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ 5_of_the_Best_Raspberry_Pi_Emulators_for_Simulating_Your_Pi
Experience⠀⇛
When it comes to DIY IoT projects, the Raspberry Pi
is just so special. With it, you can build a motion
detector, DC motor fan, or even a hacking station
with Kali Linux! But before you go around messing
with its GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) pins,
you might want to try some Raspberry Pi emulators
first — just to be sure! What Is a Raspberry Pi
Emulator? A Raspberry Pi emulator replicates the
Raspberry Pi and its GPIO pins — but mostly the
pins! You can use it across a wide range of
operating systems.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Sony_invests_in_Raspberry_Pi_to_promote
sensory_AI_development_at_the_edge⠀⇛
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. said today it’s
expanding its relationship with Raspberry Pi Ltd.,
creator of the pocket-sized computing platform of
the same name, as part of an initiative that aims
to provide developers with greater access to edge-
hosted artificial intelligence tools.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ESPi_Ethernet_&_info_display_board_comes
with_ESP32-S3_module_or_Raspberry_Pi_Pico_W_board_
(Crowdfunding)⠀⇛
SB Components’ ESPi is a WiFi-enabled Ethernet
board with a 1.14-inch information color display
either coming with an ESP32-S3 WiFi and Bluetooth
module or designed as a carrier board for the
Raspberry Pi Pico W board.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_W_Powers_Electronics
Coding_Kit_Crowdfunder⠀⇛
The latest crowdfunder from SB Components sees the
Raspberry Pi Pico W as the star of the show.
Picoder is a kit to enable anyone to code and
includes a series of live training sessions.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ The_weird_and_wonderful_history_of_chess-playing
robots⠀⇛
Who said robots had to be all work and no play? For
many years, people have been designing and building
robots not just to help with chores, but to help us
win games. Possibly the most famous examples of
this are the robots that play chess.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ A_very_nimble_DIY_hexapod_robot⠀⇛
While robots can get around on two legs (or even
none), it is difficult to get a smooth and
efficient gait. Moving up to four legs improves the
situation a bit, but each of those legs will still
need multiple joints and careful balance for the
robot to move in a stable manner.
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ Jon Udell ☛ Migrating_Mastodon_lists⠀⇛
My original Mastodon account was on mastodon.social. I
chose it because it’s the largest instance, it’s operated
by the developers of the service, and it runs the
reference implementation of the software.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ MJ Fransen ☛ Compiling_Emacs⠀⇛
⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Compiling
Emacs⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧
Quite some time ago I started with a git clone of
the Emacs sources
and compiled that.
From that time on, on a regular basis I do a git
pull and recompile
Emacs.
Like all self compiled software, I manage the
installation with GNU
Stow.
Being Emacs, there is probably more than one way to
compile it, and I
don’t know if the way I compile Emacs is the best
way, but it works
and has never failed.
Before you start, make sure you have the right
dependencies installed.
The (not very big) list of packages to install is,
of course, for
every operating system different.
# ⚓ MJ Fransen ☛ Org-capture_template_for_weeknotes⠀⇛
⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Org-capture
template for
weeknotes⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧
Today I created a small template for org capture,
to create weeknotes.
This is the template:
* Week %(format-time-string "%Y-%W")
** %?
*** Reading
*** Things I have learned
*** Events
Entered on %U
;; Weeknote ends here
This will create a note starting with the header
* Week 2023-15
for week 15 in the year 2023.
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Length_of_Dictionary_Python⠀⇛
The len() method can be used to find the
length of a Python Dictionary. This len()
method works for nested Dictionaries as well.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Remove_an_Element_From_a_Set_in
Python⠀⇛
To remove an element(s) from a set in Python,
use the remove() method, the discard()
method, the difference() method, or the
subtraction operator.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Instantiate_a_Class_in_Python⠀⇛
To instantiate a class in Python, simply
create a variable and set it equal to a call
to the class name with parenthesis, similar
to calling a function.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Remove_None_from_the_List_Python⠀⇛
To remove all None values, use the remove()
with __contains__(), list comprehension with
if condition, or the filter() method with
Lambda statement.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_Object_to_String⠀⇛
To convert Python Objects into Python string,
the user can make use of the str()
constructor method and the repr() method.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Anders Borch ☛ From_“It_Works_For_Me”_To_“It_Works”⠀⇛
There is some significant work to get software from “it
works for me” to “it actually works”.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Finding_hope_in_early_efforts_to_educate_the
formerly_enslaved⠀⇛
After the Civil War, efforts to educate the
formerly enslaved were wide ranging. Remnants of
that move toward equality are still evident today.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Arm-Based_CPUs_Could_Double_Notebook_PC
Market_Share_by_2027:_Report [Ed: And yeah, they won't be
running Microsoft/Windows]⠀⇛
Arm SoCs’s PC market share increased to 12.7% last
year, set to grow further.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Life_with_mental_illness:_Things_I’ve
learned_from_places_I’ve_been⠀⇛
“Remember your name,” writes Mira Ravi on how she
learned to stay strong in the face of mental
illness.
# ⚓ COVID-19_Death_Toll_in_the_UK_Passes_222,222,_Not_Counting
Indirect_Deaths⠀⇛
Excess mortality has been off the charts since last
summer. The media chooses to not talk about this
(or barely even mention that). A lot more publicly-
funded research is needed here, with no (corporate)
strings attached.
# ⚓ In_Ireland,_More_Deaths_at_End_of_2022_Than_in_2021_(COVID-
19)_and_Far_More_Deaths_Now_Than_During_COVID-19′s_Peak⠀⇛
tl;dr 8467 deaths in 2022Q3, compared to 8165 in
2021Q3
# ⚓ COVID-19_Won,_We_Lost._Why_Doesn’t_the_Media_Admit_This?⠀⇛
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ A_once_high-flying_health-tech_startup’s_co-
founders_were_convicted_of_fraud_of_more_than_$1_billion⠀⇛
Three former Outcome Health executives have been
found guilty of running a billion-dollar scam.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ First_known_human_death_from_H3N8_bird
flu_recorded_in_China⠀⇛
Woman, 56, from Guangdong province is first known
human fatality from the avian influenza strain.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Disastrous_Potential_of_the_Texas
Abortion-Pill_Ruling⠀⇛
A nationwide ban on mifepristone would further
erode doctors’ ability to provide—or learn how to
provide—lifesaving care.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Study_Finds_High-Speed_Rail_Increases
Happiness⠀⇛
The study found Chinese people were two percent
happier on average living near high-speed rail, but
I’d be one million percent happier if we just had
one in the United States.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UK_Junior_Doctors_Start_Four-Day_Strike_Over_35%
Pay_Rise⠀⇛
“Qualified medics earn just US$17 an hour, and the
U.K. minimum wage is just over US$12 an hour,” the
British Medical Association trade union explained.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ UK_doctors_are_striking_over_being_paid_$17.40_an
hour⠀⇛
Junior doctors at the UK’s troubled_National_Health
Service_(NHS) started a 96-hour strike today (April
11), which the UK government says could be the
“most_disruptive” healthcare strike yet.
o § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Windows_11_Will_Make_Print_Screen_Key_Open
Snipping_Tool [Ed: Microsoft is copying GNU/Linux again]⠀⇛
Microsoft is shifting Print Screen to the new
Snipping Tool.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ Notes_from_IETF_116⠀⇛
NTP security, transition mechanisms, TCP delayed
ACKs, alternate name systems, and more from IETF
116.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Adobe_Plugs_Gaping_Security_Holes_in
Reader,_Acrobat⠀⇛
Adobe documents 56 security defects in multiple
products, some serious enough to expose Windows and
macOS users to code execution attacks.
# ⚓ Pen Test Partners ☛ London_Councils_&_pirate_books._Google
dorking_for_subdomain_takeovers⠀⇛
TL;DR Google dorks found me an exploited
DigitalOcean subdomain takeover on London Councils’
.gov.uk domain It used a meta refresh to redirect
to a site hosting unprovenanced PDFs…
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Ransomware_gangs_increasingly_deploy
zero-days_to_maximize_attacks [Ed: Microsoft 'security' = bug
doors]⠀⇛
Microsoft issued a patch for a zero-day that
researchers at Kaspersky said was used to deliver
Nokoyawa ransomware.
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ On_the_heels_of_the_US_cyber_strategy,
CISA_set_to_release_secure_by_design_principles [Ed: But CISA
is also a proponent of back doors, so... be careful what you
wish for]⠀⇛
CISA Director Jen Easterly said the agency plans to
release the principles this week to encourage more
safe coding practices.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Microsoft_releases_97_fixes_on_Patch_Tuesday;_one
for_a_zero-day⠀⇛
Narang said while this was the only flaw exploited
in the wild, Microsoft has rated nearly 90% of the
vulnerabilities as Exploitation Less Likely, while
just 9.3% of flaws were rated as Exploitation More
Likely.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_Patches_Another_Already-Exploited
Windows_Zero-Day⠀⇛
For the second month in a row, Microsoft patches an
already-exploited vulnerability in its flagship
Windows operating system.
# ⚓ SANS ☛ Microsoft_April_2023_Patch_Tuesday,_(Tue,_Apr
11th)⠀⇛
This month we got patches for 114 vulnerabilities.
Of these, 7 are critical, and 1 is already being
exploited, according to Microsoft.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Google_debuts_new_API_for_detecting_open-
source_security_vulnerabilities⠀⇛
Google LLC is releasing an application programming
interface that will enable developers to scan the
open-source code they use for vulnerabilities and
other issues. The deps.dev API, as it’s called,
debuted today. It extends an open-source
cybersecurity project called deps.dev that Google
launched in 2021.
⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Little-known_Israeli_vendor_found_selling_dangerous_iPhone
spyware [Ed: Microsoft Corp. is criminals. Citizen Lab working with criminals
is not good and they try to distract from Microsoft's own crimes. As if big
criminal, fine. Small one, bad.]⠀⇛
New reports released today from Microsoft Corp. and Citizen Lab…
⚓ Security Week ☛ Microsoft_Azure_Users_Warned_of_Potential_Shared_Key
Authorization_Abuse [Ed: Microsoft_Azure_essentially_cracked_again]⠀⇛
Microsoft Azure shared key authorization can be exploited to access
business data and achieve remote code execution.
⚓ Security Week ☛ ICS_Patch_Tuesday:_Siemens,_Schneider_Electric_Address_Dozens
of_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛
Siemens and Schneider Electric’s Patch Tuesday advisories for April
2023 address a total of 38 vulnerabilities found in their products.
⚓ Citizen Lab ☛ Sweet_QuaDreams:_A_First_Look_at_Spyware_Vendor_QuaDream’s
Exploits,_Victims,_and_Customers⠀⇛
At least five civil society victims of QuaDream’s spyware and
exploits were identified in North America, Central Asia, Southeast
Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Victims include journalists,
political opposition figures, and an NGO worker. Traces of a
suspected iOS 14 zero-click exploit used to deploy QuaDream’s
spyware.
⚓ WhichUK ☛ Scamwatch:_‘Fraudsters_targeted_me_after_my_insurer_suffered_a_data
breach’⠀⇛
Our expert helps a reader whose bank details were compromised
⚓ WhichUK ☛ NatWest_phishing_scam:_how_to_spot_a_dodgy_bank_email⠀⇛
Look out for a scam email that claims the phone number on your
account has been changed
⚓ WhichUK ☛ Amazon_issues_warning_to_customers_amid_growing_threat_of
impersonation_scams⠀⇛
Follow these tips to spot and avoid phishing calls and messages
⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Car_Thieves_Hacking_the_CAN_Bus⠀⇛
Car thieves are injecting_malicious_software into a car’s network
through wires in the headlights (or taillights) that fool the car
into believing that the electronic key is nearby.
News articles.
⚓ Security Week ☛ Yum_Brands_Discloses_Data_Breach_Following_Ransomware
Attack⠀⇛
KFC and Taco Bell parent company Yum Brands says personal information
was compromised in a January 2023 ransomware attack.
⚓ Security Week ☛ Apple_Rolls_Out_Zero-Day_Patches_to_Older_iOS,_macOS
Devices⠀⇛
Three days after announcing patches for new zero-days affecting iOS
and macOS, Apple released fixes for devices running older operating
system versions.
* § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
o ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ Policy_Briefing_–_Data_Protection_and_Digital
Information_(No.2)_Bill_Second_Reading⠀⇛
Briefing for MPs on Data Protection and Digital
Information (No. 2) Bill. Published by Open Rights, a
non-profit company limited by Guarantee, registered in
Englandand Wales no. 05581537. The Society of Authors, 24
Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4EH. (CC BY-SA 3.0).
o ⚓ Internet Freedom Foundation ☛ We_wrote_to_the_Ministry_of_Civil
Aviation_urging_them_to_stop_the_DigiYatra_Scheme⠀⇛
We wrote to the Ministry of Civil Aviation urging them to
immediately cease the DigiYatra Scheme and to ensure that
passengers are not inconvenienced due to exclusion cause
by the Scheme.
§ Defence/Aggression⠀➾
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Defining_success_for_NATO’s_Vilnius_summit:_A
primer⠀⇛
A successful NATO summit in July requires significant progress
on a host of NATO’s political and military priorities,
especially those enumerated at Madrid.
* ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Russia_and_China_are_edging_out_the_US_in_the_Middle
East⠀⇛
The strategic landscape of the Middle East is changing rapidly,
but not in favour of the United States as the traditional
powerful actor in the region.
* ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Securing_the_critical_minerals_that_America_and_its
allies_lack⠀⇛
Critical minerals are the bedrock of the global economy, and
they are crucial to the advanced capabilities relied on by the
world’s top militaries.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Taiwan_detects_Chinese_warships,_planes_around
island_after_drills_end⠀⇛
Chinese warships and aircraft were still operating around
Taiwan on Tuesday, the island’s defence ministry said, a day
after Beijing declared an end to its massive war games. China
launched three days of military exercises around self-ruled
Taiwan on Saturday that saw it simulate targeted strikes and
practise a blockade of the island.
* ⚓ NYPost ☛ Taiwan_Air_Force_mocks_Chinese_President_Xi_Jinping_with_patch
of_Winnie_the_Pooh_being_punched⠀⇛
The patch shows a Formosan black bear, which is native to
Taiwan, holding Taiwan’s flag while punching Winnie the Pooh,
which Chinese dissidents have increasingly used to mock Xi due
to his supposed resemblance to the fictional teddy bear.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Pentagon_leak_threatens_Biden’s_foreign_policy_doctrine_ahead
of_overseas_trip⠀⇛
The baffling leakof classified_U.S._intelligence_documents on
social media is swiftly unfurling into a debacle for the Biden
administration, which is struggling to provide answers to
Congress, the public and U.S. allies.
Why it matters:As President Biden kicks off his latest overseas
trip — this time in Ireland, his ancestral_homeland — the leak
is threatening to undermine two defining planks of his foreign
policy: strengthening U.S. alliances and supporting Ukraine.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ U.S._tries_to_reassure_Israel_about_security_relationship_after
Pentagon_leak:_Officials⠀⇛
The Biden administration tried to reassure Israeli officials in
recent days that Washington is committed to its security
relationship with Israel after details contained in a trove of
purported secret_Pentagon_documents_leaked on social media
appeared to suggest that the U.S. had spied on some of its
closest allies, including Israel, two Israeli officials said.
* ⚓ ADF ☛ After_Repeated_Defeats_in_Ukraine,_Wagner_Shifts_Focus_to
Africa⠀⇛
After losing tens of thousands of its mercenaries fighting in
Ukraine, the Wagner Group has begun to scale back its
operations there so it can expand its footprint in Africa,
according to Bloomberg. The shift is happening as Wagner’s
leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said Russia is limiting Wagner
by failing to supply ammunition…
* ⚓ ADF ☛ Surge_of_Surrendering_Fighters_Offers_Opportunity_to_Break_Boko
Haram⠀⇛
In March, a steady stream of beleaguered Boko Haram fighters
and their family members surrendered to Multinational Joint
Task Force (MNJTF) troops in Niger and Nigerian Army troops
serving in Operation Hadin Kai in northern Nigeria. A total of
443 Boko Haram members and affiliated people surrendered over a
four-day stretch.
* ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Why_some_terror_campaigns_escalate_to_civil_war_and
others_don’t⠀⇛
Most terrorist campaigns – where a group targets civilians to
achieve political objectives – are short-lived. But some
aren’t. In some cases, terror campaigns (low-intensity
violence) turn into civil wars (high-intensity violence) where
militants fight the government for control of the state.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_US_reaffirms_support_for_Ukraine_after_intelligence
leaks⠀⇛
Senior US officials have reaffirmed their support for Ukraine
as they seek to reassure jittery allies after a leaked trove of
highly sensitive documents appeared online. In Moscow, Russian
officials said they conducted a successful test launch of an
“advanced” intercontinental ballistic missile, weeks after the
country suspended its participation in the last remaining
nuclear arms control pact with the United States.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Pentagon_intelligence_leak:_What_we_know_so_far⠀⇛
It’s been less than a week since news of highly classified
military documents on the Ukraine war surfaced, sending the
Pentagon into full-speed damage control to assure allies and
assess the scope of the leak.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ How_strong_is_US-Ukraine_wartime_alliance?_What_the_leaks
reveal.⠀⇛
Leaked documents indicate close U.S.-Ukrainian coordination in
the war with Russia, but there are limits. Experts point to
Ukraine’s innate distrust of even friendly powers. The leaks
won’t help.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Washington_desperate_to_reassure_allies_after_secret
document_leak⠀⇛
Some of the leaked documents include highly sensitive
information about Ukraine military capacities. Dozens of copies
of the documents were spread on websites such as Twitter,
Telegram, and Discord.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_‘kissing_Xi’s_ass’,_Trump_says_after_Taiwan
comments⠀⇛
French President Emmanuel Macron has been in China meeting with
Xi Jinping and “kissing his ass,” Donald Trump said Tuesday.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ French_leader_Macron’s_comments_leave_senior
Taiwanese_official_‘puzzled’⠀⇛
Mr Macron had cautioned against being drawn into a crisis
driven by ‘American rhythm and Chinese overreaction’.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ French_President_Macron_praised_in_China_for
‘brilliant’_Taiwan_comments⠀⇛
State news outlets and social media users are lauding Mr
Macron’s independence.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea_to_lend_500,000_rounds_of_artillery
shells_to_US:_Report⠀⇛
The loaned shells would be used primarily by the US to fill its
stockpile.
* ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Leaked_Pentagon_Docs_Share_Wild_Rumor:_Kremlin_Plans
to_‘Throw’_Putin’s_War_While_He’s_Getting_Chemo⠀⇛
The leaked documents suggested that a top Kremlin general would
sabotage the war while Putin is distracted with cancer
treatments.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Document_leak:_Pentagon_investigates_as_Ukraine_war_info
circulates⠀⇛
Classified U.S. documents on the war in Ukraine have been
leaked online, posing significant risks to national security.
Government officials say they still don’t know who or what is
behind the leak.
* ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ The_Long_List_of_Reasons_Why_Potential_Intimidation_of
Proud_Boy_Jurors_Must_Be_Taken_Seriously⠀⇛
The Proud Boys and their close associates have an establishes
history of using intimidation to avoid legal consequences. That
makes the concerns about being followed of jurors in the Proud
Boy trial particularly troubling.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korea_parade_‘probably_oversells’_ICBM
threat:_Leaked_US_document⠀⇛
The ICBM-class launchers paraded on Feb 8 were ‘most likely
carrying non-operational systems’, according to the documents.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ US,_Philippines_agree_to_complete_security
assistance_road_map_in_5-10_years⠀⇛
Allies discuss delivery of radars, drones, military transport
aircraft and coastal and air defence systems.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ US_and_Philippines_Kick_Off_Largest-Scale_Joint_Military
Drills⠀⇛
The 18-day yearly exercise dubbed Balikatan involves 5,400
Philippine and 12,200 U.S. troops, making it the largest
iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in
decades.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Civilian_Death_Toll_In_Ukraine_At_Least_8,500,_But_UN_Says_It’s
Likely_‘Considerably_Higher’⠀⇛
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
says it has confirmed the deaths of almost 8,500 civilians
since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last
year, and believes the toll could be thousands higher.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Lawmakers_Approve_Bill_On_Electronic_Military
Enlistment_Aimed_At_Draft_Dodgers⠀⇛
The Russian parliament’s lower chamber, the State Duma, has
approved in its final reading a bill on electronic military
enlistment aimed at making it more difficult for potential
draftees to evade duty.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Romania_Aims_To_Buy_F-35_Fighter_Planes_To_Boost_Air_Defenses⠀⇛
Romania aims to buy the latest generation U.S. F-35 fighter
planes to boost its air defenses, the country’s supreme defense
council said on April 11.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ Whole_Foods_has_shut_down_a_store_in_downtown_San_Francisco_on
safety_concerns⠀⇛
Whole Foods has temporarily shut down one of its biggest
locations in downtown San Francisco yesterday. The 65,000-
square-foot high-end grocery store opened in March 2022.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ US_mass_shootings_are_occurring_at_an_unprecedented_rate_in
2023⠀⇛
Another mass_shooting, this time in Louisville,_Kentucky,_on
April_10, marked the year’s 146th such event in the US. On
average, mass shootings were higher in the past three years
than during the past decade. They have doubled annually since
2014, when there were 272.
§ Environment⠀➾
* ⚓ Breach Media ☛ Indigenous_communities_fight_Canada’s_‘holy_shit’_fix
for_tar_sands_wastewater⠀⇛
Water protectors and scientists are campaigning to stop
Canada’s plan to release treated tar sands tailings waste into
the Athabasca River
* § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
o ⚓ New York Times ☛ E.P.A._Lays_Out_Rules_to_Turbocharge_Sales_of
Electric_Cars_and_Trucks⠀⇛
The Biden administration is proposing rules to ensure
that two-thirds of new cars and a quarter of new heavy
trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032 are all-electric.
o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Ukraine_resumes_electricity_exports_in_latest
show_of_wartime_resilience⠀⇛
Ukraine resumed energy exports to Europe in early April.
The move confirmed the failure of Russia’s six-month
energy infrastructure bombing campaign and underlined
Ukraine’s remarkable wartime resilience, writes Aura
Sabadus.
o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Ukraine’s_energy_sector_survives_winter⠀⇛
Vladimir Putin’s winter bombing campaign targeting
Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure failed to achieve its
goal of breaking Ukrainian resistance and freezing the
country into submission, writes Suriya Evans-Pritchard
Jayanti.
o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Please_Stop_Crashing_Trains_So_Much,_Agency
Responsible_for_Safety_Regulation_Asks_Railroads⠀⇛
The Federal Railroad Administration has “significant
safety concerns” related to the stuff everyone is talking
about.
* § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
o ⚓ IDA ☛ Celebrate_International_Dark_Sky_Week_2023!⠀⇛
What do you see when you look up at the night sky on a
clear and cloudless night? Whether you are accustomed to
seeing the luminous edges of the Milky Way or can just
barely…
o ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Will_California_bees_show_up_to_work?_Almond_growers
hope_for_blooms.⠀⇛
America’s beekeepers have faced challenges during the
unusually cold and wet winter in California’s farm
country, and bees have been slow to emerge from their
hives. But signs of ample wildflowers could mean a good
year for honey.
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ These_Innocent-Looking_Birds_Conceal_a_Potent
Nerve_Agent_in_Their_Feathers⠀⇛
Or not so innocent.
* § Overpopulation⠀➾
o ⚓ Axios ☛ States_face_unprecedented_water_cuts_under_Biden_admin
Colorado_River_crisis_plan⠀⇛
U.S. officials released a set of proposals Tuesday for
distributing cuts from the Colorado_River — including one
that would break from precedent by evenly assigning
reductions among lower basin states, forcing users in
California to shoulder more of the load.
Driving the news:The proposals would amend 2007
guidelines that govern cuts in the event of a shortage as
climate_change and other_factors_threaten the river that
provides drinking water to 40 million people in seven
states and 30 tribal nations.
o ⚓ Overpopulation ☛ Fewer_people_make_for_a_great_day_of_skiing⠀⇛
As we transition to spring skiing conditions in Colorado,
the crowds thin out and the skiing experience improves
despite the stickier snow.
§ Finance⠀➾
* ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Questions_around_new_veterans’_pension_regulations_lead
to_WhatsApp_groups [Ed: Zuckerberg running banks now?]⠀⇛
The signing into law of draft pension regulations for military
veterans in December – with the first payment yet to be made –
drew criticism for not including former SA Defence Force (SADF)
conscripts and volunteers, in particular those who stood up and
were counted for the military skills development (MSD)
programme.
* ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Is_There_Money_in_Hi-Fi?_MQA_Files_for_Bankruptcy
After_Investor_Bails⠀⇛
The British company behind Tidal’s Hi-Fi format has entered
receivership—the U.S. equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Here’s what we know. MQA Ltd. is facing significant financial
challenges, which has prompted its principal investor to exit.
* ⚓ WhichUK ☛ What_is_the_Living_Pension_standard,_and_how_could_it_boost
your_retirement_pot?⠀⇛
Four in five workers are not saving enough into their defined
contribution
pension
* ⚓ Axios ☛ IMF_says_world_economy_entering_“tricky”_phase⠀⇛
Many of the economic developmentsthat shaped global
policymakers’ discussions when they last gathered in the U.S.
capitol have started to fade, though they have not disappeared
entirely.
Zoom out: Supply chain disruptions have further eased, and
commodity prices that surged in the wake of Russia’s invasion
of Ukraine have since fallen back.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Advanced_Economies_Growth_to_Decline_by_Half_in_2023:_IMF⠀⇛
Although inflation could remain at 7.0 percent globally through
2023, it is unlikely that price control targets can be achieved
before 2025 in most national cases.
* ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Putin’s_Willing_Helper:_Austrian_Entrepreneur_Seeks_to_Save
Russia’s_Stalled_Car_Industry⠀⇛
Porsche SE board member Siegfried Wolf wants to rebuild war-
sanctioned Russia’s automobile sector using German know-how
from companies including Volkswagen. He even pitched his plan
in a letter directly to Putin – and asked for an 800-million-
euro credit line.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ What_to_watch_in_March_inflation_report⠀⇛
March U.S. inflation dataout Wednesday may help answer a key
question: Did the strong disinflation forces seen late last
year reemerge in a notable way last month?
Why it matters: The answer may lie in the extent to which
moderating prices reflected in private sector data start to
appear in the government’s figures.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Office_space_available,_lots_of_it⠀⇛
Data: CoStar; Chart: Axios Visuals
Office space available for lease in the U.S. is at a record high, according to
data from CoStar.
Why it matters:Remote work is already crushing the office market, and the data
is a sign that the distress is going to get worse — vacancies, already_at
historic_highs, will likely go higher.
⚓ Axios ☛ First_look:_Yellen’s_cautious_optimism_on_the_economy⠀⇛
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is convinced the global economy is in
better shape than some economists suggest, and is confident the
world’s finance ministers have the tools to fend off a steep
slowdown.
* That’s the case she plans to make Tuesday at a news conference
kicking off the annual spring meetings of the World Bank and
the International Monetary Fund in Washington, Axios has
learned.
⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Choices_in_forgiving_debts⠀⇛
Modernizing financial institutions like the World Bank starts with
setting individual dignity and shared prosperity above national
interests.
⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australia_tells_exporters_to_diversify_from_top_trade
partner_China⠀⇛
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said diversifying the country’s export
markets is an important part of its national resilience.
⚓ LRT ☛ Kaunas_reluctant_to_scrap_brand_new_cameras_after_Lithuania_bans
Chinese_tech⠀⇛
After Lithuania banned the use of Chinese technology in public
infrastructure, the country’s second city Kaunas is asking for an
exemption. The municipality has just installed CCTV cameras worth
nearly a million euros and assures they are completely safe.
⚓ WhichUK ☛ Over_200,000_families_missing_out_on_free_food_vouchers_–_are_you
eligible?⠀⇛
Which? calls on the government and supermarkets to promote the scheme
more widely
⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Massive_Tenant_Union_Demands_Its_Corporate_Landlord
Bargain_With_Them⠀⇛
Members of the Veritas Tenant Association say their landlord is
ignoring a landmark San Francisco law requiring it to bargain with
them in good faith.
⚓ Quartz ☛ Wage_growth_for_the_lowest-paid_US_workers_has_fallen_sharply⠀⇛
Wage_growth for US leisure and hospitality workers is slowing. In
March, average hourly pay for those in production and nonsupervisory
roles grew 5.1% year-over-year, well below a record high of 17% in
December 2022, according_to_data_from the US Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Top_50_news_websites_in_the_world_in_March_2023:_New
York_Times_sees_further_large_fall_in_visits⠀⇛
Press Gazette’s monthly ranking of the top 50 news websites in
the world, using Similarweb data.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_election_shapes_up_with_Tsai’s_party_set_to
tap_candidate_William_Lai⠀⇛
Vice-President expected to be named DPP’s candidate in next
year’s presidential election.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan’s_ruling_party_DPP_names_William_Lai_as_its
presidential_candidate⠀⇛
He pledged to continue incumbent Tsai Ing-wen’s foreign policy,
calling it the way for Taiwan’s future; the election will take
place in January 2024.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_says_Taiwan_heading_for_‘stormy_seas’_under
President_Tsai⠀⇛
Ms Tsai said her overseas trip showed the world Taiwan’s
determination to defend freedom and democracy.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ #BalkansDebrief_–_What’s_next_after_Bulgarian
elections?_|_A_Debrief_with_Dimitar_Bechev⠀⇛
Nonresident Senior Fellow Ilva Tare speaks with Dimitar Bechev,
Lecturer at Oxford School of Global and Area Studies on
implications of another caretaker government for Bulgaria’s
economic and European outlooks.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ Elon_Musk_is_rebranding_Twitter_as_X_Corp⠀⇛
Twitter “no longer exists” and has merged with the newly
created shell firm X Corp, according to an April 4 legal
document filed by Twitter in a California court. CEO Elon Musk
apparently confirmed the news by tweeting an X.
* ⚓ ‘Time_to_go_to_jail_again_if_I_want_to_vote!’⠀⇛
“I am out, but officially I am in jail. I want to be able to
cast a vote in these elections where even one vote is seen as
so important. Do I have to go to jail in order to be able to
vote?”
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ High_court,_low_accountability:_How_Thomas_scandal
threatens_Supreme_Court⠀⇛
Why does the highest court in the United States have the lowest
ethical standards? The latest scandal, involving Justice
Clarence Thomas, is threatening to erode Americans’ trust even
further.
* ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Substack_releases_a_platform_that_looks_a_whole_lot
like_Twitter⠀⇛
Substack Inc. today launched Notes, a platform where Substack
creators can interact with subscribers and where the entire
experience looks very much like Twitter. The differences are
only in the language. Users don’t post tweets; they post notes.
There’s no such thing as a retweet, but there is a restack.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ Elon_Musk_shut_down_Twitter’s_newsletters_months_before_his
fight_with_Substack⠀⇛
Elon Musk’s latest internet flame war is with Substack. The
newsletter_company has announced a new feature for its_website
and_app that Musk felt was too_similar_to_Twitter for his
liking.
* ⚓ NYPost ☛ Musk_says_Twitter_is_roughly_breaking_even,_has_1,500
employees [Ed: Probably just lying as usual, but Murdoch tabloids just
repeat the lies without checking facts (Twitter services a lot of debt
and pays interest on this debt)]⠀⇛
Musk, in an interview with BBC broadcast live on Twitter
Spaces, said Twitter has about 1,500 employees now, a sharp
decline from “just under 8,000 staff members” it had before he
took it over in October.
* ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Why_China’s_Winning_and_the_US_Is_Panicking,_With
Gregory_Mahoney⠀⇛
China expert Dr. Joseph Gregory Mahoney joins Lee Camp to
discuss the rise of China on the world stage on the heels of
the US empire’s decline.
* ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ Why_the_Media_Don’t_Want_to_Know_the_Truth_About_the
Nord_Stream_Blasts⠀⇛
First, journalists lapped up Russian culpability. Then,
interest wilted. Now they peddle a preposterous James Bond-
style story. Anything to ignore the US’s role.
* § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
o ⚓ ADF ☛ Concern_Grows_as_‘Deepfakes’_Spread_Misinformation⠀⇛
Odd videos began circulating on social media in Burkina
Faso in January, showing a diverse group of people urging
Burkinabe to support the military junta. “Hello to the
African people and particularly to the Burkinabe people.
My name is Alisha and I’m a Pan-Africanist,” a female
figure said in the video.
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Vietnam_Threatens_Complete_TikTok_Ban_Over
Content_That_Violates_Local_Laws⠀⇛
Vietnam is considering a complete ban on the TikTok app
for violating local laws. “Vietnamese law has enough
provisions to ensure cyber security, and is not limited
to banning or removing violating apps,” says Deputy
Minister of Information and Communications, Nguyen Thanh
Lam.
§ Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
* ⚓ Graphic_artist_faces_up_to_four_years_in_jail_for_depicting_Erdoğan’s
‘sluts’_rant⠀⇛
Visual artist Berkay Kahvecioğlu faces a prison sentence for
creating a painting of Erdoğan accompanied by the caption
“slut”. The artwork referenced the president’s derogatory
comments against the Gezi Park protesters.
* ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Texas_Officials_Would_Rather_Close_Library_Than
Stock_Books_They_Don’t_Like⠀⇛
A federal judge ruled against a book ban in Llano, TX. Now,
local officials are discussing shutting down the public library
system entirely.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Another_Russian_Journalist_Detained_Over_Unspecified_Online
Posts⠀⇛
Police in the town of Korolyov near Moscow detained journalist
Roman Ivanov of the RusNews Telegram channel on April 11 after
searching his apartment.
§ Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Australia_&_UK_Lawmakers_Call_For_Not_Extraditing_Assange_To
US⠀⇛
They stressed that the extradition request against the
WikiLeaks founder sets a dangerous precedent for journalists.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Serbian_Journalists_Mark_Anniversary_Of_Unsolved_Killing_Of
Journalist_In_1999⠀⇛
Independent Serbian journalists have marked the 24th
anniversary of the killing of a prominent editor and newspaper
publisher who was fiercely critical of the government in
Belgrade.
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ ACLU ☛ Five_Things_to_Know_About_NSA_Mass_Surveillance_and_the_Coming
Fight_in_Congress⠀⇛
One of the most sweeping surveillance statutes ever enacted by
Congress is set to expire at the end of this year — creating an
important opportunity to rein in America’s sprawling
surveillance state.
Section_702_of_the_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
permits the U.S. government to engage in mass, warrantless
surveillance of Americans’ international communications,
including phone calls, texts, emails, social media messages,
and web browsing. The government claims to be pursuing vaguely
defined foreign intelligence “targets,” but its targets need
not be spies, terrorists, or criminals. They can be virtually
any foreigner abroad: journalists, academic researchers,
scientists, or businesspeople. And in the course of this
surveillance, the government casts a wide net that ensnares the
communications of ordinary Americans on a massive scale — in
violation of our constitutional rights.
* ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ From_the_Community_|_Why_I_support_the_Stanford_Graduate
Workers_Union_unionization_campaign_—_and_why_other_faculty_should,_too⠀⇛
“Collective bargaining doesn’t disrupt advising relationships
between graduate students and faculty,” writes anthropology
professor Barbara L. Voss. “Instead, it enhances our academic
community by ensuring that graduate workers have the dignity of
union representation when they negotiate with the University.”
* ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ GSC_debates_changes_to_Honor_Code,_calls_for
transportation_support_for_campus_workers⠀⇛
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) debated the Committee of
12’s (C12) Honor Code proposals, including the restructuring of
the judicial process, and offered support for expanding
transportation options for campus workers.
§ Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
* ⚓ APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_NZNOG_2023⠀⇛
APNIC conducted training and presented on IPv6 and the
historical resources transition at NZNOG 2023, held in Rotorua,
New Zealand from 20 to 24 March 2023.
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Mexico_created_a_tortilla_task_force_to_investigate_the
health_effects_of_US-grown_GMO_corn [Ed: Patented (monopolised),
falsely marketed, and doused with carcinogen]⠀⇛
Mexico’s government has announced plans to investigate
the impact of genetically modified (GM) corn imports on
tortillas, an essential ingredient in many of the
country’s staple dishes.
o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Longhorn_HD’s_cybersecurity_patent_affirmed
invalid_by_Federal_Circuit⠀⇛
On April 10, 2023, the Federal Circuit affirmed the
Patent Office’s final decision, in a summary Rule 36
affirmance, confirmeding that the challenged claims of
U.S._Patent_7,260,846, owned by Longhorn HD LLC, was
unpatentable.
* § Trademarks⠀➾
o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_Is_Puma’s_“PROCAT”_Confusable_with
Caterpiller’s_“CAT”_for_Footwear?⠀⇛
“This case is a cat fight. In one corner is Puma SE,
which claims that it ‘has been a cat since birth’ … and
which owns Registration No. 4220096 for the stylized mark
shown below. *** In the other corner is Caterpillar,
Inc., which calls the CAT mark the ‘cornerstone of the
company’s brand portfolio.’ *** The parties have swatted
at one another for about five years, but neither has been
able to land a knockout blow, and their bout has gone the
distance.” The involved products are identical: footwear.
How do you think this came out? Caterpillar_Inc._v._Puma
SE, Cancellation No. 92067079 (April 6, 2023) [not
precedential] (Opinion by Judge Christopher Larkin).
* § Copyrights⠀➾
o ⚓ David Revoy ☛ Trolls_&_Légendes_2023⠀⇛
A photo of me during while signing at Trolls & Legendes
2023 Festival, in Mons Belgium – Photo CC-By 4.0 Steph
Vesch.
I’m back after a weekend of signing sessions at the
“Trolls et Légendes” Festival in Belgium. I drew on more
than 50 books, met amazing people, and it gave me a lot
of energy, motivation, and joy! Thank you for this
unforgettable moment.
§ Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
* § Personal⠀➾
o ⚓ [Old] ROOPHLOCH⠀⇛
Here we are again, writing from the bus. I’m slowly
tapping away as I take the 20 minute journey into
Reykjavik to meet a friend for coffee. I’ve not spent
time with her in months, so we have much to catch up on.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o BSD
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Programming/Development
# Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh
o Standards/Consortia
* Leftovers
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary/Finance
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
# Confidentiality
o Defence/Aggression
o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
# Overpopulation
o Oligarchy
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Monopolies
# Copyrights
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
# Internet/Gemini
# Programming
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ RIPE ☛ SAV:_Why_Is_Source_Address_Validation_Still_a
Problem?⠀⇛
Network operators can implement filtering anywhere
within their network. However, best current
practices (BCPs) recommend they perform it close to
the edge of the network. To this end, most
equipment vendors support ingress filtering in some
form and MANRS provides an extensive guide for
network operators to implement SAV in their
network. This includes:
Outbound SAV (oSAV) — filtering applied at the
network edge to traffic coming from inside the
customer network to the outside.
Inbound SAV (iSAV) — filtering applied at the
network edge to traffic coming from the outside to
the customer network.
Network operators must implement both of these best
practices to mitigate IP spoofing attacks.
# ⚓ Adriaan Roselli ☛ Don’t_Override_Screen_Reader
Pronunciation⠀⇛
If you have documented cases where there is a
problem for users, you are almost certainly better
off changing wording to avoid or clarify
pronunciations (sometimes replacing extended
characters). If re-writing will not satisfy your
audience (or boss), then be certain to test your
approach with those same users to see if it
genuinely improves their experience.
# ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ Learn_To_Use_Man_Pages_Efficiently_In_Linux⠀⇛
Today, we are going to learn some simple tips and
tricks to read man pages effectively in Linux. As
you might already know, a man page is divided into
several parts, each with a distinct heading. You
might have to scroll down for quite a long time
when you’re looking for a particular information on
the specific flag/option. It is really inefficient
and time consuming task. This is why it is
important to learn to use Linux man pages
efficiently to find out what exactly you want to
know.
# ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Force_Linux_User_to_Change_Password_at
Next_Login⠀⇛
Due to security concerns, you may want to force the
user to change the password on the next login.
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_the_Boost_Library_in_C++_on
Ubuntu_or_any_other_Linux_Distribution⠀⇛
Boost is a portable set of C++ programming language
libraries. It contains libraries for pseudo-random
number generation, linear algebra, multi-threading,
image processing, regular expressions, and unit
testing.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Minetest_5.7.0_out_now_with_graphics
improvements,_performance_upgrades⠀⇛
Free and open source voxel sandbox game engine
Minetest, largely known for comparisons to
Minecraft, has a big update out in version 5.7.0.
Sounds like a really great release too with plenty
of new features and upgrades to the engine.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Open_Hexagon_gets_new_content_plus_Linux
and_Steam_Deck_improvements⠀⇛
Open Hexagon is very much Super Hexagon hyped up to
max, open source and just absolutely nuts to play.
A fresh upgrade is out now and it sounds great,
especially for Linux desktop and Steam Deck
players.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Linux_and_Steam_Deck_compatibility_tool
helper_ProtonUp-Qt_v2.8.0_out_now⠀⇛
ProtonUp-Qt gives you a hassle-free way to install
various compatibility tools like GE-Proton, Wine-
GE, Luxtorpeda and others for Steam, Lutris and the
Heroic Games Launcher.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Popular_survival_roguelike_Cataclysm:_Dark
Days_Ahead_gets_a_Steam_release⠀⇛
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a rather popular
roguelike, quite possibly one of the best, and now
it’s available on Steam.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Humble_Store_has_a_sale_on_Steam_Deck
Verified_and_Playable_games⠀⇛
Here’s one for Steam Deck fans, and everyone else
also looking for some good deals, as Humble Store
just recently put up a Games on the Go Sale. With
their listed games targeting the Steam Deck with
either a Verified or Playable rating.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Half-Life:_Alyx_fully_playable_without_VR
even_on_Steam_Deck_thanks_to_a_mod⠀⇛
There’s been a few efforts to get Half-Life: Alyx
playable without VR and the latest is HLA-NoVR, out
now and it’s now possible to play it through, even
on Steam Deck too.
# ⚓ Dedoimedo ☛ Steam,_Proton,_GTA:_Vice_City_works_superbly⠀⇛
Thanks to Steam, Linux gaming is becoming better by
the day. And to-day, we have a tutorial showing how
to set up and run GTA: Vice City in Linux using
Steam Proton compatibility layer, plus some extras
like in-game display resolution tweaks, old save
game conversion and import, and more. Have total
fun!
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ OpenBSD_7.3_Released_with_New_Features_and
Updates⠀⇛
OpenBSD 7.3 has been officially released, marking
the system’s 54th release. This latest version
builds on OpenBSD’s impressive track record of
maintaining a secure and reliable operating system,
with only two remote holes detected in the default
installation during more than twenty years of use.
This is what’s new.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Shoreline_IoT_has_built_a_programmable
industrial_sensor⠀⇛
They do, however, have to maintain a connection to
the cloud in order to work. Indeed, despite
presenting at the TinyML summit and showing off
models running on Tensor Flow Lite, the big value
is in sending the data up to the cloud for
analysis, and alerting clients in a cloud-based
dashboard. That’s not to say that some alerts might
happen locally, but in the case of monitoring harsh
or remote environments, even an alert delivered on
the spot through a local model would be like a tree
that falls in the forest when no one is there to
hear it.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Cool_Pi_CM5_evaluation_board_features
Rockchip_RK3588/RK3588J_system-on-module⠀⇛
The Cool Pi CM5 EVB (RCP-CM5-EVB-2GNORK3588) is
only offered with the commercial-grade CM5 module
with 8GB RAM and 64GB flash, but the system-on-
module itself is customizable and can be produced
to be industrial grade with the Rockchip RK3588J
processor.
Just like the Cool Pi 4 Model B, the Cool Pi CM5
SoM and EVB can run Android 12, Ubuntu, and Debian
operating systems with images and more technical
details provided in the Wiki, and support offered
in a bilingual (Chinese/English) forum. The board
has a fanless design with cooling achieved via a
heat spreader placed underneath the board in direct
contact with the Rockchip RK3588 processor.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Portable_MSX2_Brings_The_Fun_On_The_Go⠀⇛
Something of a rarity in the US, the MSX computer
standard was rather popular in other parts of the
world but mostly existed in the computer-in-a-
keyboard format popular in the 80s. [Aron Hoekstra
aka “nullvalue”] wanted to build an MSX2 of their
own, but decided to build it in a period-
appropriate luggable form factor.
# ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ BracioGraph:_a_Raspberry_Pi-powered_pen
plotter⠀⇛
Playing around with servos and Raspberry Pi was the
entry point for Daniele’s plotting device project.
Moving them around was easy enough, but he was keen
to see a practical result: “What can we actually
do?” With nostalgia for pantographs and XY aerial
plotters in common, Daniele explains he found
“their ability to reproduce something we do with
our hands intrinsically fascinating. When you see a
pen moving around, it looks like it has a purpose”.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Android_13_QPR3_Beta_2.1_bug_makes_the_screen
unresponsive⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ 19_best_weather_widgets_available_on
Android_in_2023⠀⇛
# ⚓ Computer World ☛ Android,_ChromeOS,_and_Google’s_cloudy
vision_for_a_connected_future_|_Computerworld⠀⇛
# ⚓ Future Publishing Limited ☛ An_insanely_good_Android_phone
is_coming_this_week_|_T3⠀⇛
# ⚓ Geeky Gadgets ☛ How_to_back_up_your_Android_Phone_–_Geeky
Gadgets⠀⇛
# ⚓ Gadgets Now ☛ How_to_manage_storage_on_Android_smartphones
using_this_auto-archive⠀⇛
# ⚓ TechRadar ☛ Your_Android_phone_will_soon_get_the_iPhone’s
best_storage-saving_feature_|_TechRadar⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ Android_devices_can_now_automatically_archive
little-used_apps_–_The_Verge⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ 7_open_source_modules_to_make_your_website
accessible⠀⇛
As website accessibility continues to be a growing
concern, website owners and developers need to ensure
that their websites comply with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). Drupal, a popular open source
content management system (CMS), offers various tools and
modules to ensure your website is accessible to all
users, regardless of their abilities. This article
discusses the importance of website accessibility, the
basic requirements of ADA compliance, and how Drupal can
help you achieve compliance.
Website accessibility is important for several reasons.
First, it ensures that people with disabilities can
access and use your website. This includes people with
visual, auditory, physical, and cognitive disabilities.
By making your website accessible, you are not only
complying with the law but also providing a better
experience for all users.
In addition, website accessibility can improve your
website’s search engine optimization (SEO) and increase
your website’s usability. Search engines prioritize
websites that are accessible, and users are more likely
to stay on your website longer and engage with your
content if it is easy to use.
o ⚓ James G ☛ Videoconferencing_on_a_personal_website⠀⇛
Over the weekend, I worked on adding a new feature to my
personal website: videoconfencing. I was motivated to
explore this space by Angelo ^1, who used Twilio to run a
video conference on his personal website. Twilio is
reliable but is not free, so we explored alternatives.
Angelo told me about a piece of software called MediaSoup
^2, an open-source project that enables you to run video
calls through self-hosted infrastructure.
o ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Firefox_rolls_out_Total_Cookie_Protection_by_default_to
more_users_worldwide⠀⇛
Firefox is rolling out Total Cookie Protection by default
to more Firefox users worldwide, making Firefox the most
private and secure major browser available across
Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Total Cookie Protection
is Firefox’s strongest privacy protection to date,
confining cookies to the site where they were created,
thus preventing tracking companies from using these
cookies to track your browsing from site to site.
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ It_Isn’t_WebAssembly,_But_It_Is_Assembly_In_Your
Browser⠀⇛
You might think assembly language on a PC is passe. After
all, we have a host of efficient high-level languages and
plenty of resources. But there are times you want to use
assembly for some reason. Even if you don’t, the art of
writing assembly language is very satisfying for some
people — like an intricate logic puzzle. Getting your
assembly language fix on a microcontroller is usually
pretty simple, but on a PC there are a lot of hoops to
jump. So why not use your browser? That’s the point of
this snazzy 8086 assembler and emulator that runs in your
browser. Actually, it is not native to the browser, but
thanks to WebAssembly, it works fine there, too.
o ⚓ Python Software Foundation ☛ The_EU’s_Proposed_CRA_Law_May_Have
Unintended_Consequences_for_the_Python_Ecosystem⠀⇛
After reviewing the proposed Cyber Resilience Act and
Product Liability Act, the PSF has found issues that put
the mission of our organization and the health of the
open-source software community at risk. While we support
the stated goals of these policies of increasing security
and accountability for European software consumers, we
are concerned that overly broad policies will
unintentionally harm the users they are intended to
protect. We feel that it is important to consider the
role vendor-neutral nonprofit organizations—especially
public software repositories—play in the modern
development of software.
Many modern software companies rely on open-source
software from public repositories without notifying the
author, and certainly without entering into any kind of
commercial or contractual relationship with them. If the
proposed law is enforced as currently written, the
authors of open-source components might bear legal and
financial responsibility for the way their components are
applied in someone else’s commercial product. The
existing language makes no differentiation between
independent authors who have never been paid for the
supply of software and corporate tech behemoths selling
products in exchange for payments from end-users. We
believe that increased liability should be carefully
assigned to the entity that has entered into an agreement
with the consumer. We join our European open source
colleagues at the Eclipse Foundation and NLnet Labs in
voicing our concerns over how these policies could affect
global open source projects.
o ⚓ Drew DeVault ☛ The_Free_Software_Foundation_is_dying⠀⇛
Their achievements are unmistakable: we must offer them
our gratitude and admiration for decades of
accomplishments in establishing and advancing our cause.
The principles of software freedom are more important
than ever, and the products of these institutions remain
necessary and useful – the GPL license family, GCC, GNU
coreutils, and so on. Nevertheless, the organizations
behind this work are floundering.
The Free Software Foundation must concern itself with the
following ahead of all else:
1. Disseminating free software philosophy
2. Developing, publishing, and promoting copyleft
licenses
3. Overseeing the health of the free software movement
It is failing in each of these regards, and as its core
mission fails, the foundation is investing its resources
into distractions.
o ⚓ OpenSource.com ☛ 7_tips_to_make_the_most_of_your_next_tech
conference⠀⇛
I recently had the opportunity to visit two technical
conferences in February 2023, both geared towards open
source software. I was a presenter at Config Management
Camp, in Ghent, Belgium, and an attendee at FOSDEM in
Brussels, Belgium. This article aims to highlight my
experiences at the conferences and to provide you with
some tips on how to make the most of such an opportunity
whenever it arises.
o ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ ‘Youtube-dl_Hosting_Ban_Paves_the_Way_to
Privatized_Censorship’ [Ed: Youtube-dl shows how states and
corporations attack Free software wherever it is]⠀⇛
Last week, a German court ruled that Uberspace is liable
for hosting the website of youtube-dl, an open-source
tool that allows people to download content from YouTube.
The owner of the hosting company warns that this
“ridiculous” and “devastating” verdict opens the door to
privatized censorship.
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Truckla_Gets_An_Open_Source_Charging_Buddy⠀⇛
More than three years have passed since Tesla announced
its Cybertruck, and while not a one has been delivered,
the first Tesla truck, Truckla, has kept on truckin’.
[Simone Giertz] just posted an update of what Truckla has
been up to since it was built.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ DJ Adams ☛ Recognising_patterns_and_embracing_the_stream⠀⇛
I was happy to be able to recognise a pattern in a
tiny submission I made this evening to a repo of
different language based implementations of a
simple LED number display from Blag, an old friend
of mine from the SAP world.
# ⚓ [Repeat] Bruce Schneier ☛ LLMs_and_Phishing⠀⇛
So why were scammers still sending such obviously
dubious emails? In 2012, researcher Cormac Herley
offered an answer: It weeded out all but the most
gullible. A smart scammer doesn’t want to waste
their time with people who reply and then realize
it’s a scam when asked to wire money. By using an
obvious scam email, the scammer can focus on the
most potentially profitable people. It takes time
and effort to engage in the back-and-forth
communications that nudge marks, step by step, from
interlocutor to trusted acquaintance to pauper.
Long-running financial scams are now known as pig
butchering, growing the potential mark up until
their ultimate and sudden demise. Such scams, which
require gaining trust and infiltrating a target’s
personal finances, take weeks or even months of
personal time and repeated interactions. It’s a
high stakes and low probability game that the
scammer is playing.
# ⚓ Lawrence Tratt ☛ Displaying_My_Washing_Machine’s_Remaining
Time_With_curl,_jq,_and_pizauth⠀⇛
To get started, I first had to register my washing
machine to my email address with Miele’s app. It’s
not the smoothest experience: I had to give it a
couple of tries before it worked, but at least it’s
a one-off task.
With my washing machine registered to my email
address, I then needed to set up OAuth2 so that I
can use the API from my computer. First, I needed
an OAuth2 client ID and client secret [1]. Miele
allows anyone to generate their own client ID and
client secret by registering ourselves as a
developer with Miele which means giving them a
random “app name” and the same email address used
to register the device in the app. I then had to
register that app as one I’m allowing to use on my
Miele account.
# § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾
# ⚓ [Old] Owen Gage ☛ Terminals_and_Shells_1:
Fundamentals⠀⇛
This is part of a series covering ‘glue’
knowledge. This is stuff that may be
difficult to find in any normal training
material. If you’re a new developer or
programmer you will hopefully find it useful.
I try to explain more of the implementation
side if it helps understanding.\
# ⚓ [Old] Owen Gage ☛ Terminals_and_Shells_2:_Processes
and_their_environments⠀⇛
We’ve learned a bit more about the shell with
how it handles environment variables, and
learned a bit about processes more generally
in Linux. This knowledge should be useful
throughout the rest of your career, whether
it’s building AWS Lambda Functions, writing
React, or hacking at the kernel.
# ⚓ [Old] Owen Gage ☛ Terminals_and_Shells_3:_Bits_and
pieces⠀⇛
This can be useful in scripts. Zero being
‘success’ might seem a bit weird. Generally a
programming language treats 0 as false and
any other number as true. It makes a bit of
sense here since generally a command only has
one way to succeed, but many ways to fail.
It’s worth noting that a command in a
pipeline failing does not stop the pipeline,
and the pipeline will even mask the failure
of a command part way through it. This can be
changed with pipefail for bash.
o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Techdirt_Podcast_Episode_350:_The_Data_Transfer
Initiative⠀⇛
Data portability is an important front in the war
for an open internet. A few years ago, it seemed
like some major movement was coming, with the joint
announcement of the Data Transfer Project from
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter — but
recently, news of any progress was running thin.
That is, until now: the project has morphed into
the nonprofit Data Transfer Initiative, with a real
team led by new Executive Director (and returning
podcast guest) Chris Riley, who joins us on this
week’s episode to discuss the push to liberate data
and make it portable.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Mag_Loop_Antenna_Has_A_Brain⠀⇛
Magnetic loop antennas are great if you are limited on
space since they are just a potentially small loop of
wire. The problem is, they are sharply tuned. You
normally have an adjustment capacitor to tune the antenna
to different frequencies. [TekMakerUK] built one with a
motor and an Arduino that he can tune from an Android
phone. You can see more about the project in the video
below.
o ⚓ Aurélien Jarno ☛ New_website,_or_kind_of…⠀⇛
Finally if you’re in need of Debian QEMU images for
various architectures, I recommend the Debian Quick Image
Baker pre-baked images page instead.
o ⚓ Bozhidar Batsov ☛ Blog_Comments_are_Back⠀⇛
Blog comments are back. Use them… or not.
o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ It’s_Good_That_AI_Tech_Bros_Are_Thinking_About_What
Could_Go_Wrong_In_The_Distant_Future,_But_Why_Don’t_They_Talk_About
What’s_Already_Gone_Wrong_Today?⠀⇛
Just recently we had Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane
Anders on the Techdirt podcast to discuss their very own
podcast mini-series “Silicon Valley v. Science Fiction.”
Some of that discussion was about this spreading view in
Silicon Valley, often oddly coming from AI’s biggest
boosters, that AI is an existential threat to the world,
and we need to stop it.
o ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Biting_Workplace_Comedy_of_Party_Down⠀⇛
In the summer of 2001, Ricky Gervais and Stephen
Merchant’s sitcom The Office began airing on BBC Two and
observably altered the television landscape. Chronicling
the mundane lives of white-collar employees at a paper
company managed by a boorish boss, the series helped
mainstream the single-camera mockumentary mode and a
style of humor derived from social awkwardness and
secondhand embarrassment—i.e., “cringe comedy.” It
spawned an international franchise, including the Emmy-
winning American remake, which has sustained significant
popularity through its second life on streaming
platforms. The pop-cultural omnipresence of The Office’s
American version is the product of executive producer
Greg Daniels’s adaptation, which morphed the series into
a more traditional romantic workplace sitcom and softened
the harsher edges of the original.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Thousands_of_Rutgers_Faculty_on_Strike_to
Demand_‘Transformative’_Contract_for_Underpaid_Teachers⠀⇛
Three unions representing faculty members and
graduate student workers at Rutgers University in
New Jersey on Tuesday rejected the school
president’s accusation that their strike, now in
its second day following nearly a year of contract
negotiations, is disrespectful of Rutgers students.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Google_is_No_Longer_Supporting_These_Five-Year-
Old_Devices⠀⇛
This sucks! These displays may technically be
third-party, but Google itself introduced these
smart displays when it first debuted the Assistant
on screen, and pitched them as the way to interact
with it. Initially, the company led its smart home
foray with smart speakers like the Google Home in
2016. Then in 2018, it partnered with Lenovo to
launch its first batch of smart displays: the Smart
Display 8 and Smart Display 10. They arrived at a
time when Amazon’s Alexa was the only digital
assistant with a screen—useful in answering
questions, helping you through complicated recipes,
and displaying casted content.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Analog_Anoraks:_The_Op_Amp_Contest_Starts_Now!⠀⇛
We thought it was time to give the analog side of
Hackaday their chance to shine, and what’s the
quintessential analog IC? The op amp! Whether
you’re doing tricky signal conditioning, analog
computations like it’s 1960, or just making music
sound good, op amps are at the heart of many
designs. This contest, starting right now, is your
chance to show off what you can do with a good op
amp, or a few.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_Do_the_Richest_Americans_Live_a_Decade
Longer_Than_the_Poorest?⠀⇛
The United States claims to be the leader of the
free world. We pride ourselves on democracy,
education, and wealth, but these hold very little
value if we can’t live long enough to enjoy them.
And our falling life expectancy is no accident: It
is a direct result, and failure, of policy.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Long_Covid_Revolution⠀⇛
On a muggy late-summer day in September 2022,
dozens of disabled protesters lay on the sidewalk
outside the White House. The ground was hot, and
sweat clung to their faces under their masks. Many
would pay the price with their health in the weeks
to come. But the protesters felt they had no
choice. The night before, President Biden had
announced that “the pandemic is over.” The
protesters knew that this wasn’t true. Long Covid,
they argued, is a national emergency.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Green_Groups_Sue_Biden_EPA_Over_Industrial
Water_Pollution_Failures⠀⇛
A coalition of 13 green groups on Tuesday sued the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to
set limits on harmful chemicals that petroleum-
based industries dump into the nation’s waterways
on a daily basis.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ Hospital_waiting_lists_lengthen⠀⇛
Finnish hospitals are still struggling to clear the
backlog of patients needing treatment that built up
during the Covid pandemic.
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ New_Mexico_Marks_1st_Child_Death
of_the_State’s_Flu_Season⠀⇛
New Mexico health officials are reporting the first
pediatric death during the state’s current flu
season
o § Proprietary/Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ High_Philippine_Inflation_Dents
Marcos’_Approval_Ratings⠀⇛
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand
Marcos Jr’s approval ratings edged lower due to
public dissatisfaction…
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Hundreds_of_Progressive_Groups_Back
Starbucks_Union_Push_as_New_CEO_Arrives⠀⇛
A progressive coalition representing 62 million
people and nearly 500 member organizations on
Tuesday urged new Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan
to end the coffee giant’s hostility toward unioned
workers and organizers across the United States.
# ⚓ Robert Reich ☛ Why_Are_There_Fees_on_Everything?⠀⇛
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Thousands_of_Katrina_Survivors_Were_Freed
From_Debt_to_the_State._Those_Who_Already_Paid_Are_Out_of
Luck.⠀⇛
Lisa Ruiz was at her home in Eden Isle, Louisiana,
a community of about 8,000 nestled on the eastern
shore of Lake Pontchartrain, when her mother
called.
“You need to turn on the news!” her mother said
that afternoon in early February. “The governor
just announced the state is forgiving all the Road
Home lawsuits.”
# ⚓ Cisco_Opens_93K_SF_Atlanta_Hub_Amid_Layoffs,_Industry
Turmoil⠀⇛
As upheaval rocks the technology sector, including
its own large round of layoffs, tech giant Cisco
Systems on Tuesday officially opened a $41M
collaboration center in Midtown Atlanta.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Mass_Layoffs_and_Absentee_Bosses_Create_a
Morale_Crisis_at_Meta⠀⇛
Workers at Facebook’s parent have been increasingly
alarmed by job cuts and the company’s direction.
# ⚓ Tech_sector_layoffs_in_2023_soar_past_whole_of_last_year⠀⇛
Among the digital giants there has also been an
admission of over-hiring during the pandemic, cited
as the key reason behind Amazon’s record cull of
27,000 jobs around the world.
# ⚓ Business Insider ☛ Tech_Firms_Like_Google,_Amazon_Should
Cut_More_Jobs,_Analysts_Say⠀⇛
The major technology firms still have room for
cuts, they say. Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft,
and Twitter have collectively chopped around 70,000
staff — but ongoing concerns about profitability
and over-hiring means they could slim down more.
# ⚓ The_Great_Layoff:_Are_layoffs_performance_based?⠀⇛
# ⚓ Macworld ☛ The_Apple_Store_has_gone_from_a_blessing_to_a
black_eye⠀⇛
Apple was once the darling of the retail world, but
its stance on labor unions is a tough sell.
# ⚓ Virgin_Orbit_exec_slams_bankrupt_firm’s_leaders_in_farewell
to_staff⠀⇛
One of Virgin Orbit’s outgoing executives has hit
out at the firm’s leadership, saying employees
“deserved better” after the company declared
bankruptcy…
In a farewell email to employees, Chief Operating
Officer Tony Gingiss apologised to workers while
criticising the firm’s senior figures for
apparently not addressing the workforce at the
critical moment.
The satellite launch company, founded by
billionaire Richard Branson, went bust after
struggling to secure long-term funding following a
failed launch in January.
It also announced the lay off of roughly 85% of its
750 employees. Among those departing the business
was COO Tony Gingiss who, in his goodbye message –
acquired by CNBC – told employees they “deserved
better than this!”
# ⚓ Business Standard ☛ Google_gearing_up_for_another_round_of
layoffs?_Here’s_what_CEO_Pichai_says⠀⇛
The year 2023 began on a heartbreaking note for
many techies as a significant number of them lost
their jobs due to layoffs by multiple tech giants
globally including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft
among others.
However, it now looks like Google is preparing for
another round of layoffs. In one of his latest
interviews with the Wall Street Journal, Google CEO
Sundar Pichai hinted that more layoffs could follow
very soon at the company.
In his discussion with the Wall Street Journal,
Pichai said that the company is ‘very, very
focused’ on their current opportunities and that
there is a ‘lot of work left’. He also added that
the company is now prioritising the most crucial
areas and is thereby moving people accordingly.
A few months ago, Sundar Pichai said that Google is
looking to become more efficient and in his recent
interaction, he explained that Google is “literally
looking at every aspect”. He further added that
they are working on re-engineering the cost base in
a durable way.
# ⚓ You_can_check_for_upcoming_mass_layoffs_near_you_–_here’s
how⠀⇛
With a growing number of companies including
Facebook, Twitter and McDonald’s announcing recent
layoffs – many employees may be curious if their
company is next.
And, a decades-old labor law, called the WARN Act,
could give workers a heads-up about impending
layoffs.
“I have companies calling me up asking about WARN,
because they’re thinking about laying some people
off,” Gary Lafayette, an employment and labor
attorney with Lafayette & Kumagai, told FOX
Television Stations Tuesday. “It’s important for
them to know what the rules are.”
# ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ Microsoft_(&_Apple)_Patch_Tuesday,
April_2023_Edition⠀⇛
Microsoft today released software updates to plug
100 security holes in its Windows operating systems
and other software, including a zero-day
vulnerability that is already being used in active
attacks. Not to be outdone, Apple has released a
set of important updates addressing two zero-day
vulnerabilities that are being used to attack
iPhones, iPads and Macs.
# ⚓ Site36 ☛ ATM_bombers_in_Germany:_More_and_more_„bank
robberies_of_the_modern_age“⠀⇛
# ⚓ YLE ☛ More_working_people_qualifying_for_housing
assistance⠀⇛
The share of people with jobs receiving Kela’s
housing allowance has risen from 24 to 39 percent
since 2015.
# ⚓ CBC ☛ Teachers_are_split_on_bringing_ChatGPT_into
elementary,_high_schools⠀⇛
Last term, Mitchell input calculus problems his
students were solving into the AI bot, then asked
the teens to review the answers that emerged.
“The tool made some great first steps in solving
its equations, but after it got a few steps in, it
started to do really wild, crazy, wrong things that
the students picked up on,” he said.
Though the tool may be good enough to fool people
who don’t understand calculus, Mitchell said
because his students know the subject matter quite
well, “it was almost impossible to fool them.”
# ⚓ Terence Eden ☛ MSc_Dissertation:_Exploring_the
visualisation_of_hierarchical_cybersecurity_data_within_the
Metaverse⠀⇛
Do people enjoy the experience? Do they find it
useful? Does it cause them physical distress? What
are their attitudes to the Metaverse in general? Is
this the future?
The answers were: yes, maybe, not really, mixed to
poor, possibly.
# ⚓ [Old] Terence Eden ☛ Exploring_the_visualisation_of
hierarchical_cybersecurity_data_within_the_Metaverse⠀⇛
The primary aim was to extract cybersecurity data
relating to domain names, create a 3D visualisation
of the data, and build a prototype Metaverse
environment in which to test an interactive model
with real users. A further aim was to solicit
participants’ feedback and use this to assess what
problems may be faced by organisations moving their
workforce into the Metaverse. These aims were
successfully met.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ High_risk_‘vulnerabilities’_affect_Microsoft,
Adobe,_Fortinet_and_Samsung:_security_report_Featured⠀⇛
Recorded Future says that Microsoft vulnerabilities
were once again the most prominent, accounting for
two of the “very critical vulnerabilities” – and 4
of the 5 vulnerabilities identified had risk scores
of 99 in the Intelligence Cloud, meaning they had a
score of “very critical”.
# ⚓ The Economist ☛ A_leak_of_files_could_be_America’s_worst
intelligence_breach_in_a_decade⠀⇛
American allies may also hesitate before sharing
secrets. A vast number of Americans have access to
classified information. Around 1.3m of them,
including many contractors, like Mr Snowden, have
clearance for top secret files. And after the
September 11th attacks, which occurred in part
because intelligence was not shared quickly and
widely enough between agencies, sensitive
information was distributed far more widely. The
result was a leakier system. Ukrainian generals
were already wary of revealing their secrets for
this reason. Now they might clam up at a vital
moment. “If this kind of thing happened in the UK,
or in Israel, or Germany, or Australia,” says Mr
Rid, “the US would have stopped sharing
[intelligence] completely.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Time_for_a_Fresh_Start’:_Bike_Protest
Urges_World_Bank_to_Stop_Funding_Fossil_Fuels⠀⇛
Roughly 100 activists marked the opening day of the
World Bank Group spring meetings by riding bicycles
through the streets of Washington, D.C. on Monday
night, calling on incoming bank president Ajay
Banga to halt fossil fuel financing and ramp up
clean energy and climate justice investments.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Whoops:_Congress_Failed_To_Actually_Fund_Efforts
To_“Rip_And_Replace”_Chinese_Telecom_Gear_From_U.S.
Networks⠀⇛
You might recall that the FCC under both Trump and
Biden has made a big deal about forcing U.S.
telecoms to rip out Huawei gear from their
networks, under the allegation that the gear is
used to spy on Americans (you’re to ignore, of
course, that the United States spies on everyone,
constantly, and has broadly supported backdooring
all manner of sensitive telecom products globally).
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ EFF ☛ The_U.S._Deserves_Stronger_Spyware_Protections
Than_Biden’s_Executive_Order⠀⇛
Additionally, spyware allows governments to
manipulate data on devices, including
corrupting, planting, or deleting data, or
recovering data that has been deleted, all
while erasing any trace of the intrusion.
There is a growing concern about law
enforcement taking control of suspects’
digital devices and tampering with their
content.
The executive order arrived only days before
revelations that the United States, which was
previously thought to have steered clear of
some of the most infamous foreign spyware
products, actually had a contract to test and
deploy the notorious Pegasus created by
Israeli company NSO Group. The contract was
signed under a fake name on November 8, 2021
between an organization that acts as a front
for the U.S. government and an American
affiliate of NSO group. Only five days
before, on November 3, 2021, the U.S.
Commerce Department added NSO Group and other
foreign spyware companies to a blacklist —the
“Entity List for engaging in activities that
are contrary to the national security or
foreign policy interests of the United
States.” So the signing of this straw
contract was in apparent breach of this ban.
NSO Group is just one of the companies that
should be covered by the new executive order.
Foreign spyware like Karma has been used to
abuse human rights as well, purchased by the
UAE-based cyber-espionage company DarkMatter.
DarkMatter went a step further than even the
NSO Group, deploying the spyware to targets
themselves and closely coordinating with its
government customers in operations using
spyware. One such operation involved the
arrest and torture of prominent women’s
rights advocate Loujain AlHathloul.
Representing AlHathloul, EFF took DarkMatter
to court for their violation of U.S. anti-
hacking and international human rights laws.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Arkansas_Legislature_Passes_Age
Verification_Bill_That_Conveniently_Carves_Out
Basically_Everyone_EXCEPT_Meta_&_Twitter⠀⇛
This is so bizarre. Last month, we
highlighted the ridiculousness of Arkansas’
age verification for social media bill. These
bills are showing up everywhere, from
California to Utah and lots of other places
as well. It’s bipartisan nonsense.
# § Confidentiality⠀➾
# ⚓ [Old] Tor ☛ The_lifecycle_of_a_new_relay⠀⇛
Many people set up new fast relays and then
wonder why their bandwidth is not fully
loaded instantly. In this post I’ll walk you
through the lifecycle of a new fast non-exit
relay, since Tor’s bandwidth estimation and
load balancing has gotten much more
complicated in recent years. I should
emphasize that the descriptions here are in
part anecdotal — at the end of the post I ask
some research questions that will help us
make better sense of what’s going on.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ VOA News ☛ US_Warns_Russia_Getting_Creative_in_Cyberspace⠀⇛
Instead, these officials caution Russia’s cyber
warriors remain actively engaged in a cat-and-mouse
game with Ukraine, while learning from each attack
and preparing, possibly, to expand their operations
beyond Ukraine’s borders.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Clarence_Thomas_Doesn’t_Have_to_Be_Bribed_to
Shred_Basic_Rights_and_Democracy⠀⇛
Thomas has spent decades accepting lavish trips
from the billionaire Crow. He’s made repeat trips
on Crow’s private jet, taken cruises on Crow’s
private yacht, and spent time at Crow’s private
resort, all for free. Thomas did not disclose any
of these freebies on his judicial disclosure form,
as he would be legally required to for at least
some of them. But because Supreme Court justices
are not held to any statutory code of conduct,
there’s no way to hold Thomas accountable other
than through the constitutional means of
impeachment. As long as Republicans control the
House and half of the Senate, that will never
happen.
The fact that Thomas won’t be punished shouldn’t
detract from the turpitude of his behavior. It
would be bad enough if these trips were merely high
points in a bromance between two old friends, but
Crow regularly invites other powerful and wealthy
Republicans on these jaunts, and those people get
to bend Thomas’s ear about whatever matter is on
their minds. This access was, incredibly,
memorialized in a painting Crow commissioned that
showed Thomas surrounded by conservative legal
power brokers like Leonard Leo and Mark Paoletta
(who just happens to be the former chief counsel to
Vice President Mike Pence). Imagine being so bold
as to literally commission artwork of your secret
cabal with a Supreme Court justice.
# ⚓ BBC ☛ Europe_migrant_crisis:_400_people_still_stranded_on
boat⠀⇛
The country’s coastguard has already rescued around
2,000 people in other operations since Friday,
after a number of boats arrived at the Italian
island of Lampedusa, one of the main arrival ports
for people wanting to reach Europe, over the
weekend.
# ⚓ NBC ☛ Hounded_by_baseless_voter_fraud_allegations,_an
entire_county’s_election_staff_quits_in_Virginia⠀⇛
The four departures left residents without a
functioning registrar’s office; there was no way to
register to vote or certify candidate paperwork, at
least temporarily.
A state elections worker arrived in town a week
later to try to pick up the pieces, looking through
drawers and opening the mail, as the two remaining
members of the electoral board — both Republicans,
because the one Democrat had also recently quit —
began the difficult process of restaffing a
completely barren department.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia’s_state_penitentiary_regulator_withdraws
proposed_advance_notice_requirement_for_public_monitoring
commissions_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russia’s penal system regulator (“FSIN”) has
withdrawn the proposal to require public monitoring
commissions to provide 48-hour notice before
visiting a detention center.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Alexey_Navalny_needed_ambulance_due_to_unexplained
symptoms._His_lawyer_suspects_slow_poisoning._—_Meduza⠀⇛
Alexey Navalny’s attorney Vadim Kobzev reports that
paramedics had been summoned to Navalny’s cell late
on the night of April 7–8, due to acute symptoms
that the prison personnel refuses to explain.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Drafting_the_defenseless:_A_military_lawyer
discusses_Russia’s_newly_amended_conscription_law_and_gives
his_best_advice_to_draft-eligible_men_who_don’t_want_to_join
the_army_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russia’s State Duma has passed a set of amendments
that will make it much harder for Russia’s
pacifists and those who don’t want to join the
military to evade the draft. Once the amendments
are signed into law by the president, summonses
will be published and delivered electronically;
people who are subject to army service will not be
able to leave Russia; and draft evaders will be
barred from driving a vehicle, buying and selling
real estate, and applying for credit. A unified
digital register will give the draft officials
access to personal data on potential conscripts.
Meduza spoke about these changes with a military
attorney and member of the Russian Human Rights
Advocates’ Coalition for Conscientious Objection to
Military Service. Our source chose to remain
anonymous for the sake of personal safety, but
Meduza is confident of his qualifications. Here’s a
summary of the legal situation as it now confronts
the draft-eligible Russians.
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Exclusive-Leaked_U.S._Intel
Document_Claims_Serbia_Agreed_to_Arm_Ukraine⠀⇛
By Jonathan Landay and Aleksandar
VasovicWASHINGTON/BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia, the
only country in Europe that has refused to sanction
Russia for…
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ China_Warns_as_US,_Philippines
Stage_Combat_Drills⠀⇛
China has warned that a deepening security alliance
between the United States and the Philippines
should not harm its security and territorial
interests and interfere in long-simmering
territorial disputes in the South China Sea
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Antiwar_Initiatives_Congress_calls_on_European
authorities_to_prevent_Alexey_Moskalev’s_extradition_from
Belarus_to_Russia_—_Meduza⠀⇛
More than 30 human rights and antiwar organizations
have signed an open letter from the Antiwar
Initiatives Congress to the European authorities,
asking them to prevent the extradition of Alexey
Moskalev from Belarus to Russia.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_legalizes_electronic_military_summonses_in
effort_to_curb_draft_evasion_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Russian State Duma has approved the third and
final reading of a bill that legalizes electronic
military summonses and makes it illegal to ignore
them.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Leaked_Document_Appears_To_Show_NATO_Special
Operations_Forces_Are_in_Ukraine⠀⇛
The document says just under 100 troops from the
US, Britain, France, and Latvia are in Ukraine.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Army_Increasingly_Allows_Soldiers_Charged
With_Violent_Crimes_to_Leave_the_Military_Rather_Than_Face
Trial⠀⇛
A federal watchdog called for ending the practice
nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back.
Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative
discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and
with little record of the allegations against them.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_State_Duma_introduces_legislation_to_ban
citizens_from_leaving_country_from_moment_they_receive
summons_(including_electronically)_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A set of amendments that the Russian State Duma
will consider on Tuesday would ban “citizens liable
for military service” from leaving the country from
the time they receive a military summons until they
report to a military conscription office.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘He_wants_his_own_deputies’:_Meduza’s_sources_say
Evgeny_Prigozhin_hopes_to_take_control_of_the_party_A_Just
Russia_in_a_quid-pro-quo_with_its_leader_—_Meduza⠀⇛
In November 2022, two Kremlin insiders told Meduza
they believed Kremlin-backed tycoon Evgeny
Prigozhin had plans to launch a conservative
movement that could eventually transform into a
full-fledged political party. Prigozhin’s political
aspirations are nothing new; back in 2020, after
years of wielding influence as an entrepreneur,
election meddler, and mercenary boss, he reportedly
considered running for office himself. Now,
according to Meduza’s sources, the Wagner Group
founder has a new strategy: rather than create a
new party from scratch, he hopes to seize control
of a major branch of an existing party. But some
sources are skeptical that the Kremlin will stand
idly by and let someone so unpredictable assume so
much power.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Drone_reportedly_crashes_outside_Belgorod_airport
—_Meduza⠀⇛
Multiple Telegram channels reported that a drone
carrying an explosive device crashed into a fence
outside of the airport in Russia’s Belgorod region
on Monday.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_lawmaker_says_legalization_of_electronic
military_summonses_will_apply_to_all_draft-eligible_citizens,
not_just_annual_conscripts_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russian State Duma Defense Committee chairman
Andrey Kartapolov said Tuesday that upcoming
legislative amendments making it illegal to ignore
electronic military summonses will apply to all
draft-eligible citizens and not only to annual
conscripts.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Finland’s_NATO_Move_Leaves_Others_to_Carry
On_the_“Helsinki_Spirit”⠀⇛
On April 4, 2023, Finland officially became the
31st member of the NATO military alliance. The 830-
mile border between Finland and Russia is now by
far the longest border between any NATO country and
Russia, which otherwise borders only Norway,
Latvia, Estonia, and short stretches of the Polish
and Lithuanian borders where they encircle
Kaliningrad.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘A_War_Crime’:_Myanmar_Airstrikes_on_Junta
Opponents_Kill_at_Least_30_Children⠀⇛
More than 100 people including at least 30 children
were reportedly killed Tuesday in airstrikes by
Myanmar’s military dictatorship targeting opponents
of the coup regime.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Will_It_Never_Stop?_From_Forever_War_to
Eternal_War⠀⇛
“It is time,” President Biden announced in April
2021, “to end the forever war” that started with
the invasion of Afghanistan soon after the tragic
terror attacks on this country on September 11,
2001. Indeed, that August, amid chaos and disaster,
the president did finally pull the last remaining
U.S. forces out of that country.
o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Anti-Protest_Laws_Are_Not_About_Safety,_They
Are_About_Silencing_Dissent⠀⇛
We must not allow our movements for justice to be
silenced by laws that criminalize dissent.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Celebrating_Daniel_Ellsberg_and_a_Courage
Unconfined_to_the_Past⠀⇛
In just a few words—”those who control the present,
control the past and those who control the past
control the future”—George Orwell summed up why
narratives about history can be crucial. And so,
ever since the final helicopter liftoff from the
U.S. Embassy’s roof in Saigon on April 30, 1975,
the retrospective meaning of the Vietnam War has
been a matter of intense dispute.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Spyfail”:_Author_James_Bamford:_What
Leaked_Pentagon_Docs_Show_About_Ukraine_War,_U.S._Spying_on
Allies⠀⇛
The Justice Department has launched a criminal
investigation into a recent leak of highly
classified Pentagon intelligence documents
revealing secrets about the war in Ukraine, as well
as details about the U.S. spying on a number of its
adversaries, as well as its allies, including
Israel and South Korea. We discuss the documents,
the agencies they come from, how and where they
were released, and more with investigative
journalist James Bamford, whose latest book is
Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the
Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Light_pollution_may_extend_mosquitoes’
biting_season⠀⇛
This study builds upon two previous findings from
Meuti’s lab: For her dissertation, Meuti found that
circadian clock genes differ between diapausing and
non-diapausing mosquitoes, strongly suggesting that
day length dictates when diapause should start. And
more recent work led by Fyie found that female
mosquitoes exposed to dim light at night averted
diapause and became reproductively active—even when
short days indicated they should be dormant.
In the current study authored by Wolkoff, the
researchers pursued both lines of inquiry,
comparing daily activity and nutrient accumulation
by mosquitoes reared in two lab conditions—long
days mimicking the insects’ active season and short
days that induced dormancy—with and without
exposure to artificial light at night.
# ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Copenhagen_rated_among_best_cities_in_the
world_for_public_transport⠀⇛
Among those stuck in queues driving to work this
morning, perhaps there were some contemplating
whether public transport might be a better option.
And with good reason – at least according to city
guide publisher Time Out, which has ranked
Copenhagen as among the best cities in the world
for public transport.
Time Out ranked the Danish capital fourth overall,
behind top guns Berlin, Tokyo and Prague.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ Bitcoin_mining_has_raised_Texas_electricity_prices
5%⠀⇛
Industrial-scale bitcoin mining facilities in the
US create as much carbon pollution as 3.5 million
gas-powered cars, and Texas, which boasts the
largest number of mining facilities in the country,
will see the cost of electricity rise nearly 5% by
mid-2023 due to cryptocurrency mining.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ ASIC_and_ACCC_put_companies_on_notice
for_greenwashing⠀⇛
Regulators ASIC and ACCC have put Australian
businesses on notice that those caught deceiving
consumers or investors through greenwashing are
facing potential prosecution. It’s the new
battleground of business ethics, David Gilchrist
reports.
Among the industries of most concern to regulators
are the cosmetic, fashion, footwear, and food and
drink sectors that the ACCC Internet sweep of 247
businesses identified in late 2022 as having the
highest proportion of doubtful environmental claims
or greenwashing.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ The_UK’s_ST40_Spherical_Tokamak_Achieves
Crucial_Plasma_Temperatures⠀⇛
As the race towards the first commercially
viable nuclear fusion reactor heats up, the
UK-based Tokamak Energy has published a paper
on its recent achievements with its ST40
spherical tokamak. Most notable is the
achieving of plasma temperatures of over 100
million Kelvin, which would put this fusion
reactor firmly within the range for
deuterium-tritium fusion at a rate that would
lead credence to the projection made by
Tokamak Energy about building its first
commercial fusion plants in the 2030s.
# ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Petroleum_Association_and_Controversial
Waste_Management_Firm_Sponsoring_Events_at_Flagship
Environmental_Journalism_Conference⠀⇛
A trade association representing petroleum
companies and a controversy-ridden waste
management firm are sponsoring dinners at
this year’s Society of Environmental
Journalists (SEJ) conference, DeSmog can
reveal.
The agenda for the conference, which is being
hosted in Boise, Idaho, shows that the
Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA)
and the waste management company Veolia North
America are sponsoring two of the “beat
dinners” hosted on Friday, April 21 — the
third day of the event.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ The_EPA_Faces_Questions_About_Its
Approval_of_a_Plastic-Based_Fuel_With_an_Astronomical
Cancer_Risk⠀⇛
The Environmental Protection Agency is facing
a lawsuit filed by a community group and
questions from a U.S. senator over the
agency’s approval of fuels made from
discarded plastic under a program it touted
as “climate-friendly.”
The new scrutiny is in response to an earlier
investigation by ProPublica and the Guardian
that revealed the EPA approved the new
chemicals even though its own scientists
calculated that pollution from production of
one of the plastic-based fuels was so toxic
that 1 in 4 people exposed to it over their
lifetime would be expected to develop cancer.
That risk is 250,000 times greater than the
level usually considered acceptable by the
EPA division that approves new chemicals, and
it’s higher than the lifetime risk of cancer
for current smokers.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Using_Old_Coal_Mines_As_Cheap_Sources_Of
Geothermal_Heat⠀⇛
For as much old coal mines are a blight upon
the face of the Earth, they may have at least
one potential positive side-effect. Where the
coal mine consists out of tunnels that were
drilled deep into the soil, these tend to get
flooded by groundwater after the pumps that
keep them dry are turned off. Depending on
the surrounding rock, this water tends to get
not only contaminated, but also warmed up. As
the BBC explains in a recent video as a
follow-up to a 2021 article, when the water
is pumped up for decontamination, it can be
run through a heat exchanger in order to
provide heat for homes and businesses.
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ Gannett ☛ Pigeons_to_the_slaughter:_How_Petoskey
helped_hunt_the_passenger_pigeon_to_extinction⠀⇛
“An interested spectator was Professor Henry
B. Roney, a charter member of the Michigan
Sportsmen’s Association, of East Saginaw. As
barrel after barrel of pigeons left the
nesting area, he could not but deplore the
slaughter. Although the professor sadly
estimated that this was the greatest butchery
of the passenger pigeon in history, not even
he could foresee that in less than 40 years
the species would be exterminated from the
face of the earth.”
Of course, as history has shown, the pigeons
did not possess the ability to rebound from
such a large drop in numbers.
# § Overpopulation⠀➾
# ⚓ Lusaka ZM ☛ Zambia’s_high_population_growth_rate
requires_strategic_investments_in_education_and
reproductive_health,_says_Parliamentary_SRHR_Caucus⠀⇛
Zambia’s population has grown rapidly in
recent years, with a 3.4% annual growth rate
between 2010 and 2022. According to the
preliminary 2022 Census of Population and
Housing report, the country’s population now
stands at 19.6 million, up from 13.1 million
in 2010. With a 3.4% annual growth rate,
Zambia’s population is estimated to double in
20 year’s time. The high population growth
rate is due to the persistent high fertility
and declining mortality which has resulted in
a very youthful population, with about 79%
under 35 years, coupled with high youth
unemployment (19%) and poverty levels (54%).
Inequality levels in Zambia are also very
high, with a Gini Coefficient of 0.69.
o § Oligarchy⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Oxfam_Slams_Rich_Nations_for_Using
‘Financial_Wizardry’_to_Skimp_on_Global_Climate_Funding⠀⇛
With global finance leaders set to gather in
Washington, D.C. this week for the spring meetings
of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund,
Oxfam is warning rich countries against using
accounting gimmicks to artificially inflate their
global climate funding commitments.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Unsustainable_Consumption’_by_the_Rich_Is
Driving_Urban_Water_Crises:_Study⠀⇛
Unequal access to clean water in cities around the
globe—an injustice poised to grow worse this
century as the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis
intensifies droughts—can be attributed in large
part to “unsustainable consumption” by high-income
residents, according to peer-reviewed research
published Monday in Nature Sustainability.
# ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Russia_is_still_complicit_in_the_Great
Reset⠀⇛
Riley Waggaman Twelve months ago (plus a few days)
we participated in a roundtable
discussion moderated by Whitney Webb and Kit
Knightly, “Russia & the Great Reset – Resistance or
Complicity?” A short summary of our position (“Yes,
Russia is complicit in the Great Reset”; April 3,
2022) quickly became the second most-read article
on this blog.
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ NDTV ☛ Tim_Cook_To_Open_India’s_First_Apple_Stores,_Seeks
Meeting_With_PM:_Report⠀⇛
Mr Cook is likely to preside over the opening of
the twin outlets in India’s financial and political
capital, people familiar with the matter said,
asking to remain anonymous discussing private
plans. Apple said Tuesday it’ll open a store in
Mumbai on April 18 and another in New Delhi on
April 20.
# ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Political_scientist_discusses_key
takeaways_of_state-by-state_polling_during_the_pandemic⠀⇛
“We knew there would be national surveys that
policymakers and the media would be looking to, and
we felt those surveys would be incomplete because
there would be important differences across states,
both in how people were reacting to what an
individual state was doing and then just individual
state cultures,” Druckman said.
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Emergence_of_new_cybersecurity_roles_in_the
C-suite⠀⇛
In a panel discussion at ETCISO’s recently-
concluded annual conclave, Secufest 2023, CISOs
deliberated on how cybersecurity becoming a core
business driver, compounded by the constantly-
evolving threat landscape has led to the emergence
of new cybersecurity roles in the C-Suite and its
consequent impact on key responsibilities,
collaboration, and reporting structure.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Rejecting_‘Brazen’_Interference_in_Trump
Criminal_Case,_New_York_DA_Sues_Jim_Jordan⠀⇛
Lawyers for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against U.S.
Rep. Jim Jordan, who as chair of the House
Judiciary Committee has launched numerous attempts
to interfere with the prosecution of former
Republican President Donald Trump.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ No_Justin,_No_Peace:_Expelled_TN_Rep.
Justin_Jones_Reinstated_After_Unanimous_Nashville_Council
Vote⠀⇛
Democratic Representative Justin Jones has returned
to the Tennessee state House, just days after
Republicans voted to expel him. The Metropolitan
Council of Nashville voted 36 to 0 on Monday to
reinstate him. Following the vote, Jones’s
supporters marched to the Tennessee Legislature,
where he was sworn in on the steps of the Capitol.
Justin Pearson of Memphis, who was also expelled
last week, could be reappointed to the Tennessee
House Wednesday if a majority of the Shelby County
Commission’s 13 members agree to it. We air
highlights from Monday’s proceedings, as well as
Pearson’s speech Sunday in Memphis to his
supporters.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Devastating”:_GOP_Texas_Gov._Moves_to
Pardon_Man_Convicted_of_Murdering_Black_Lives_Matter
Protester⠀⇛
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott says he is
“working as swiftly” as possible to pardon a U.S.
Army sergeant who was just convicted Friday of
murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020
just blocks from the Texas state Capitol. Daniel
Perry was also convicted of aggravated assault with
a deadly weapon for fatally shooting 28-year-old
Air Force veteran Garrett Foster. The Texas Board
of Pardons and Paroles said Monday it is now
launching an investigation into Governor Abbott’s
request for an expedited pardon. We’re joined by
Hiram Gilberto Garcia, an independent journalist
who live-streamed that night and was the first
witness on the stand to testify at Daniel Perry’s
murder trial, and Rick Cofer, a former Travis
County assistant district attorney.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_United_States_Now_Has_a_Fascist
Political_Party⠀⇛
I hate to say this, but America no longer has two
parties devoted to a democratic system of self-
government. We have a Democratic Party, which —
notwithstanding a few glaring counter-examples such
as what the Democratic National Committee did to
Bernie in 2016 — is still largely committed to
democracy. And we have a Republican Party, which is
careening at high-velocity toward authoritarianism.
Okay, fascism.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Ralph_Nader:_Some_of_Trump’s_Brazen_Violations
of_the_Laws_Moving_to_the_Courts⠀⇛
If there was a giant composite lawsuit against
Donald J. Trump, for his over forty years of
recurring criminal and civil violations, (while a
corporate boss and politician) the only recourse
for his lawyers would be to plead the insanity
defense.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ DeSantis’_Anti-Immigrant_Bills_Denounced_as
‘Vile_and_Disgusting’⠀⇛
Rights advocates in Florida are warning that
several anti-immigration measures will tear at “the
fabric” of the state and risk turning family
members against one another as the state GOP seeks
to secure votes for Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024
presidential election by attacking immigrants
across the state.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Is_a_New_Civil_Rights_Movement_Taking_Hold_in
Nashville?⠀⇛
C’mon, you know you’ve watched it. That video of
expelled but now reseated Tennessee state
Representative Justin Jones singing “We Shall
Overcome” with none other than Joan Baez, who sang
that song at the 1963 March on Washington alongside
the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Serendipitously, they met on a flight from
Nashville to Newark Sunday night. You’d have to be
a cabbage not to feel hope stirring.
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ US_may_impose_sanctions_on_influential
Hungarian_individuals⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Far-Right_Israeli_Ministers_Lead_Settler
March_to_Illegal_West_Bank_Outpost⠀⇛
In what Palestine defenders and even one mainstream
U.S. Jewish group called a perilous provocation,
leaders of Israel’s far-right government
accompanied thousands of settlers shielded by a
heavy military presence on a Monday march to an
illegal colony in the occupied West Bank.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Representative_Jim_Jordan’s_Terrible,
Horrible,_No_Good,_Very_Bad_Hearings⠀⇛
Republicans started planning scandal hearings last
summer—before voting even began in the midterm
elections. They needed the extra time because there
was so much to do. Representative Elise Stefanik,
the enterprising young New Yorker who serves in the
House leadership, said in July that President Joe
Biden not only had corrupt relationships with
criminals and foreign adversaries but that “Joe
Biden profited from that.” Not surprisingly,
Stefanik said, “We intend to investigate.”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Trump_Scream⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Wisconsin_Is_Finally_Coming_Out_of_Its_Scott
Walker_Nightmare⠀⇛
Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, the anti-
union zealot whose scorched-earth “divide-and-
conquer” politics helped pave the way for Donald
Trump and the Republican Party’s lurch toward
antidemocratic extremism, was in a frenzy as the
high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court election
approached. Walker campaigned across the state at
the side of billionaire-funded conservative
candidate Dan Kelly, appeared on Fox News and
right-wing talk radio, wrote fervent articles for
The Washington Times, and flooded social media with
posts that declared, “Radicals want to undo our
common sense conservative reforms via the courts.
We cannot let that happen. The grassroots will make
the difference on Tuesday!”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Crisis_of_Imagination_in_International
Relations⠀⇛
The western third of Hispaniola is the most
mountainous region of the Caribbean. It rises to
nearly 8,800 feet and undulates between altitudes
before descending into blindingly white beaches
that roll into the sparkling blue sea. The
territory is lush but cultivated, its tree cover
compromised by a growing population that relies on
subsistence farming for most of its food. In
summer, tornadoes break on the hills, and
torrential rains soak the valleys below. For those
who visit, the views are stunning, the people warm,
and the history fascinating, but it can be
difficult to wade through the morass of
contemporary politics.
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Musk_Says_Twitter_Is_Roughly
Breaking_Even,_Has_1,500_Employees⠀⇛
By Akriti Sharma(Reuters) – Twitter Inc CEO Elon
Musk said on Wednesday the social media company is
“roughly breaking even,” as most of its…
# § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
# ⚓ RTL ☛ News_presenter_generated_with_AI_appears_in
Kuwait⠀⇛
The rapid rise of AI globally has raised the
promise of benefits, such as in health care
and the elimination of mundane tasks, but
also fears, for example over its potential
spread of disinformation, threat to certain
jobs, and to artistic integrity.
Kuwait ranked 158 out of 180 countries and
territories in the Reporters Without Borders
(RSF) 2022 Press Freedom Index.
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ BIA Net ☛ Graphic_artist_faces_up_to_four_years_in_jail_for
depicting_Erdoğan’s_‘sluts’_rant⠀⇛
They informed Kahvecioğlu that he was being
investigated for “insulting the president” as per
article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code because he
had painted Erdogan’s portrait with the word “slut”
underneath it and had shared it on social media
with the caption “Look at the slut, it’s everywhere
with the Turkish flag! You can access the album on
YouTube.”
The artist was released after giving a statement
but later received a notification that the
investigation had turned into a trial.
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Pornography_Paradox⠀⇛
Is nonstop free pornography liberating, or is it
shackling, leaving us less humanlike than ever?
This is one of the contemporary conundrums that the
sociologist Kelsy Burke explores in The Pornography
Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s
Obscene Obsession. The answer depends on how you
define “us,” because those producing the stuff, as
is true of other content providers laboring in the
digital sweatshops of our time, are barely scraping
a living together. Though Pornhub alone gets more
visits a month than either Netflix or TikTok,
according to one online guide for budding porn
entrepreneurs, a video garnering 1 million views
will net its producer roughly $500.
Unlike back in the 1970s and ’80s—the heyday of
XXX-rated features with multiday shoots and
catering budgets, of ample profits and thriving
stars—the new porn economy generates its revenues
primarily from ads, accruing to site owners, not
performers. The subscription site OnlyFans produces
big paydays for a few stars, but elsewhere the
story for workers is depressingly familiar, and
porn performers are doubly screwed, so to speak.
They’re kept busy, as Burke details, creating new
content—one-on-one interactions with customers in
“camming” sessions, for example—to supplement the
content they’re barely being paid for. But even
that material often finds its way to free sites.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Russia_Launches_Anti-VPN_Scare_Campaign_to
Support_Its_VPN_Blocking⠀⇛
Russia’s ongoing campaign to block VPN providers,
hound them out of the country, or have them
delisted from search results, is massive and
ongoing. Realizing that not everything can be
achieved by brute force, a video campaign financed
by the government is now trying to persuade
citizens that using a VPN is much worse than not
using a VPN at all.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ ‘Free_Speech’_Twitter_Is_Now_Globally_Blocking
Posts_Critical_Of_The_Modi_Government⠀⇛
A few weeks ago we wrote about how Elon Musk’s
Twitter was now blocking tweets in India at the
request of the government. As we noted, there’s a
lot of important history here. India had demanded
such blocking in early 2021 and the old regime at
Twitter had pushed back strongly on it. After
fighting about it, Twitter agreed to geoblock some
tweets, but said it would not agree to do that for
tweets from journalists, activists, or politicians.
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ Arab News ☛ Journalists_are_being_‘used_as_tokens’_in_grand
political_struggle,_WSJ_tells_Arab_News⠀⇛
There is a worrying trend in which journalists are
being used as tokens to broker deals, the Wall
Street Journal’s Stephen Kalin told Arab News.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Politicians_from_five_nations_seek_Assange’s
release_from_UK_prison⠀⇛
The US letter said: “The prosecution of Mr Assange
marks the first time in US history that a publisher
of truthful information has been indicted under the
Espionage Act,” and went on to warn how a
conviction on these charges would change the media
and political landscape of the country:
“The prosecution of Mr. Assange, if successful, not
only sets a legal precedent whereby journalists or
publishers can be prosecuted, but a political one
as well,” it added.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ US_Lawmakers_Implore_DOJ_to_Drop
‘Unprecedented’_Charges_Against_Julian_Assange⠀⇛
On the fourth anniversary of Julian Assange’s
arrest, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaibled six other
progressive lawmakers in calling on U.S. Attorney
General Merrick Garland to “uphold the First
Amendment’s protections for the freedom of the
press by dropping the criminal charges” against the
Australian WikiLeaks founder and withdrawing the
extradition request of the U.K. government.
# ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ Politicians_In_UK,_Australia,_Brazil,_and
Mexico_Demand_US_Drop_Charges_Against_Assange_On_Fourth
Anniversary_Of_His_Arrest⠀⇛
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ After_4_Years_of_Imprisonment,_Australian
Lawmakers_Urge_US_to_Drop_Assange_Extradition⠀⇛
Marking the four-year anniversary of Julian
Assange’s arrest and imprisonment in a high-
security London jail, dozens of Australian
lawmakers signed an open letter on Monday urging
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop his
efforts to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to the
United States.
# ⚓ Don’t Extradite Assange ☛ 4_years_since_Julian_Assange_has
been_incarcerated_in_the_UK_prison_–_Reactions_and_comments⠀⇛
# ⚓ Don’t Extradite Assange ☛ Australian_Lawmakers_send_a
Letter_to_US_Attorney_General_Merrick_Garland_–_Free
Assange⠀⇛
Australian parliamentarians from across political
sides, MPs and senators, have signed a letter to US
Attorney-General Merrick Garland urging him to end
the pursuit of the WikiLeaks co-founder, coinciding
with the fourth anniversary of Assange’s
imprisonment in the UK prison.
# ⚓ Don’t Extradite Assange ☛ Democrats_call_for_AG_Merrick
Garland_to_cease_proceedings_against_WikiLeaks_Julian
Assange⠀⇛
U.S. policymakers cosigned a letter to AG Merrick
Garland calling on the Department of Justice to
uphold the First Amendment’s protections for the
freedom of the press by dropping the Trump-era
charges against Australian publisher Julian Assange
and withdrawing the American extradition request
currently pending with the British government.
# ⚓ Don’t Extradite Assange ☛ UK_Politicians_Letter_to_US
Attorney_General_Merrick_Garland_–_Drop_the_charges_against
Assange⠀⇛
The British MPs are joined by lawmakers in the
United States, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil who
are also writing to the US government asking for
proceedings against Assange to be dropped.
# ⚓ ANF News ☛ Prison_sentence_sought_for_Kurdish_journalist
İsmail_Çoban⠀⇛
According to the Dicle Fırat Journalists
Association (DFG) Report on Rights Violations
Against Journalists in the month of March, the
crackdown on the press is increasing gradually as
the elections are approaching. The association
reported that 8 journalists were attacked, 16
others were detained, one journalist was jailed,
and 330 news were blocked in March.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Another_Russian_Journalist_Detained_Over
Unspecified_Online_Posts⠀⇛
[...] Ivanov’s wife said police informed the couple
that three probes have been launched against the
journalist over unspecified online posts he made.
[...]
# ⚓ Associated Press ☛ Serbian_journalists_mark_unsolved_1999
killing_of_journalist⠀⇛
His killing became a symbol of the struggle for a
free press in the Balkan nation.
Independent media organizations, both local and
international, warn that critical journalists still
face threats because of their work. The government
of populist President Aleksandar Vucic – who was
information minister at the time of Curuvija’s
death – maintains tight control over mainstream
media outlets.
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Serbian_Journalists_Mark
Unsolved_1999_Killing_of_Journalist⠀⇛
Four state security officials were charged with
planning and carrying out the killing, but no final
verdict has been reached despite several retrials
and appeals.
# ⚓ ABC ☛ Biden_speaks_to_family_of_WSJ_reporter,_says
detention_by_Russia_is_‘totally_illegal’⠀⇛
Blinken predicted Russia’s refusal to grant
consular access would “do even more damage to
Russia’s standing around the world– standing that
has been in freefall particularly since its
reinvasion of Ukraine last year.”
John Kirby, the White House’s National Security
Council spokesperson, said this was just the
beginning of what could be a lengthy battle to
bring Gershkovich home.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Afghanistan,_Taliban_and_Women:_A_Tale
of_Gender_Apartheid⠀⇛
In the novel 1984, George Orwell remarked, “If you
want a picture of the future, imagine a boot
stamping on a human face—forever”. The prophecy
made by him in 1949 is now being witnessed in
today’s world, the testament to which are the gross
injustices and human rights violations being
suffered by women in Afghanistan. In that sense,
the boot belongs to the Taliban leadership in
power, and the face is of the dreams that Afghan
women once saw for their prosperous future. From
banning girls to access education and public jobs,
restrictions on their dress code and the recent ban
on Afghan Women from working with the United
Nations, the heterodox conservatism and misogyny of
the Taliban know no bounds.
# ⚓ Associated Press ☛ Confidential_document_reveals_key_human
role_in_gunshot_tech⠀⇛
But a confidential ShotSpotter document obtained by
The Associated Press outlines something the company
doesn’t always tout about its “precision policing
system” — that human employees can quickly overrule
and reverse the algorithm’s determinations, and are
given broad discretion to decide if a sound is a
gunshot, fireworks, thunder or something else.
Such reversals happen 10% of the time by a 2021
company account, which experts say could bring
subjectivity into increasingly consequential
decisions and conflict with one of the reasons AI
is used in law-enforcement tools in the first place
— to lessen the role of all-too-fallible humans.
# ⚓ Albuquerque Journal ☛ Study_on_ShotSpotter_in_Kansas_City
finds_‘no_meaningful_change’_in_violence⠀⇛
But other research has found fewer benefits of
Shotspotter, including a recently completed 15-year
study of the program in Kansas City.
Professor Eric Piza, director of Crime Analysis
Initiatives at Northeastern University, began to
study the ShotSpotter program there in 2019, where
it had been in operation since 2012. The study
considered crime data dating back to 2005, prior to
ShotSpotter being implemented.
“We find very little crime prevention benefit of
this technology,” he said of the study’s findings.
# ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ Judge_declines_to_order_University_of
Michigan_grad_students_back_to_work⠀⇛
GEO President Jared Eno told reporters after the
hearing that he hopes Kuhnke’s decision will change
the University’s tone for bargaining.
“I hope that this finally shows the University that
they should work with us to collaboratively solve
the serious problems that we’ve brought to the
table that grad workers are facing, that are not
only making a lot of hardship for grad workers but
also meaning that we can’t do the best we can for
our students,” Eno said.
# ⚓ NPR ☛ Gen_Z_is_the_most_pro_union_generation_alive._Will
they_organize_to_reflect_that?⠀⇛
President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers have
backed the sentiments in the PRO Act, which would
impose heftier penalties on employers who try to
squash unionization drives.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ This_New_Magazine_Aims_to_Be_a_Home_for_the
Black_Left⠀⇛
Last summer, editor Jen Parker reached out to the
tenant activist group KC Tenants with an
invitation. Would the group write for the inaugural
issue of a new publication on Black politics and
culture that she and the historian and writer
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor were launching? KC Tenants’
remarkable successes preventing evictions and
winning protections for tenants in Kansas City had
come up when Parker and her team brainstormed
organizing victories they wanted to highlight, and
she wanted to give the group the floor to report on
their wins and analyze their challenges. Parker
offered the group plenty of space to tell their
story and told them to write for an audience of
activists passionate about racial justice.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Learning_From_MLK,_the_Inconvenient_Hero⠀⇛
The vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years
later, and the relevance of his economic ideas
today.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Los_Angeles_Does_Police_Union’s_Dirty_Work_For
It,_Sues_Person_Over_Public_Records_He_Legally_Obtained⠀⇛
For years, California residents were allowed to
know almost nothing about some of their public
servants. While most of the government was a
(relative) open book, law enforcement officers and
their misconduct records were shielded from public
view by a law that exempted plenty of police
wrongdoing from public records requests.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘No’:_Biden_White_House_Rejects_Demands_to
Ignore_Trump_Judge’s_Abortion_Pill_Ruling⠀⇛
The Biden White House on Monday said it would not
simply ignore a Trump-appointed judge’s ruling that
could imperil access to a safe abortion medication,
dismissing a demand from progressive lawmakers who
characterized the decision as a flagrant abuse of
judicial power with far-reaching implications.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Will_the_US_Supreme_Court_Follow_the_Law_in
Mifepristone?⠀⇛
The conflicting federal district court rulings on
the continued distribution of mifepristone, a drug
that is used to induce abortions, provides the
Supreme Court the opportunity to show that it
follows the law and not just conservative ideology.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ A_Conservative_Christian_Judge_Rules_Against
Medication_Abortion._How_Hard_Will_Democrats_Fight_Back?⠀⇛
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling against the FDA’s
23-year-old approval of one of the two drugs used
in the most common form of abortion in the country
will reverberate through history as a shining
example of what happens when ideology fuses with
power. The Friday ruling, which was stayed for
seven days while the Biden administration appeals,
perfectly ratifies the logic and language of the
anti-abortion strategists who brought the case.
Kacsmaryk promotes the false claim that medication
abortion is dangerous, even though he himself can
point to only two deaths last year out of hundreds
of thousands of abortions. He says the 1873
Comstock Act bans the mailing of abortion pills. He
calls embryos “unborn humans” and abortion
providers “abortionists.” As Elie Mystal pointed
out, he invented a rationale for giving legal
standing to anti-abortion doctors in part by
speculating that abortions are so “deeply
traumatizing” that people who have them can’t bring
lawsuits like this themselves.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Massachusetts_State_Police_Fail_(Twice)_To
Redact_Troopers’_Birthdates_In_Public_Records_Response⠀⇛
To err is human. To forgive is beyond me. Sorry.
That’s just the way it is. If we’re paying outsized
portions of local budgets to law enforcement
agencies more interested in selective enforcement,
rights violations, complete abdication of personal/
professional responsibility, and seeing what hot
war kit they can acquire via 1033.gov, it behooves
us to punch up, even if that occasionally means
kicking them when they’re down.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Snitch_instigates_criminal_case_against_state-
honored_film_and_theater_star_Liya_Akhedzhakova_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Vitaly Borodin, head of the Federal Security and
Anti-Corruption Project and lately an author of
frequent denunciations, is asking Russia’s
Prosecutor General to launch a criminal case
against Liya Akhedzhakova, the 84-year-old state-
honored actress known as an icon of Soviet and
Russian cinema.
# ⚓ How_the_great_home_working_experiment_fell_apart [Ed: The
office spaces are about oppressing them, not about
productivity]⠀⇛
Tens of thousands of Facebook employees had been
working from home for just two months when Mark
Zuckerberg made a bold prediction: in a few years,
half of the company’s employees would not regularly
come into the office.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ [Repeat] LWN ☛ Rebecca_Giblin_on_chokepoint_capitalism⠀⇛
We need more than just the right to bypass DRM,
however, she said. We need positive rights as well;
rights of access and the freedom to exit a sinking
platform while continuing to stay connected to the
community you are leaving behind. That means you
can still enjoy the media and data you bought and
have access to the content you created.
The open ethos has a strong focus on equity, Giblin
said; there’s little room for predatory middlemen
that sit between creators and audiences—or buyers
and sellers. Open access promotes equity without
regard to socioeconomic standing, which is
something that is lacking in the creative
industries. There are only a few superstars who
have the standing to negotiate equitable contracts
(e.g. Taylor Swift in the music industry). The EU
directive provides some hope in the form of a kind
of “minimum wages for creative workers” in the form
of rights to reasonable remuneration. In the new
Australian cultural policy there is talk of giving
creative workers employment rights in order to
“treat arts workers as real workers”, which is also
a good step.
Many creative workers, as well as programmers, are
required to sign away their copyrights to their
employer, but the copyrights last for three
generations or more, which is nearly always well
beyond the life of the commercial interest in the
work. The EU has a “use it or lose it” policy that
allows creators to claw back their copyright if the
work is not in use. That can help maintain access
to works that have gone out of print, for example,
as is being done by another project she worked on
during lockdown: Untapped.
# ⚓ Linux Australia ☛ Raw_transcript_–_Everything_Open_2023_–
Keynote_by_Rebecca_Giblin⠀⇛
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our new book choke point capitalism
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pulls aside the veil on the tricks big
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Tech and big content used to lock in
45
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users and suppliers eliminate
46
00:01:53,520 –> 00:01:59,000
competition and ultimately Shakedown
47
00:01:55,799 –> 00:01:59,000
creators and producers
48
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we also share tons of ideas for how we
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can recapture creative labor markets to
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make them fairer and more sustainable
# ⚓ Linux Australia ☛ Everything_Open_2023_–_Keynote_by_Rebecca
Giblin⠀⇛
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ Barry_Diller_Thinks_Publishers
Should_Sue_Over_Generative_AI⠀⇛
“You can do it two ways: The industry can get
together and say, ‘We’ve got enough people on
our side to stop it.’ The other side is more
difficult to do, but companies can absolutely
sue under copyright law, copyright
infringement will give you $150,000 per slug
if you can do it,” he added. “The point is
that publishers get immediately active and
absolutely institute litigation, but also
have a mass position of saying, ‘We are not
going to let what happened out of free
internet happen to post-AI internet if we can
help it.’”
# ⚓ Creative Commons ☛ State_of_the_Commons_2022⠀⇛
In 2022 we were incredibly proud to mark
twenty years of CC licensing and all the
groundbreaking collaboration it has enabled
as we closed our successful 20th anniversary
campaign, which raised over $16 million
dollars to support CC programs and our
ongoing sustainability. As we look back on
this remarkable journey, time seems to pass
more quickly than ever — yet our gratitude
for each milestone remains unwavering, as do
words of thanks towards everyone who helped
make it possible. I invite you to revisit
important moments in CC’s history in our
interactive timeline. If something is
missing, you’ll see a way to suggest other
events to include in the history.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ Album_#232:_Led_Zeppelin_–_III⠀⇛
Albums like this could really do with some period
where they’re laid fallow for a while, and then re-
evaluated again. There’s no reasonable way to argue
against the accretion of reverence that Led
Zeppelin albums get, and it’s not unwarranted
either. It’s good. It was influential. Is it an
essential listen, or is it just 50 years worth of
praise that gets it on the list? Maybe it earns it,
but it’s hard to tell. Is a squeaky drum pedal. Is
a squeaky drum pedal evidence of incredible detail
on the recording, or just a distraction?
# ⚓ Focus_Group⠀⇛
A friend of mine is a really big movie buff and she
decided that we needed a movie club. Thus was born
“Focus Group”.
Each month she names a theme and one film that
really demonstrates it well. Then the rest of us in
the club chat and settle on a second film. Two
films a month. Not so difficult.
But also, because it’s funny, we have an optional
3rd bonus film. That film is ALWAYS a Nicholas Cage
film that fits the theme as best as we can.
# ⚓ Microdosing_Tumblr:_Le_Epic_Fail⠀⇛
I’ve been off Twitter, which was the last social
media website I was using, for about 2 years now.
About 10 years ago, though, the website du jour for
me was Tumblr. I hadn’t touched Tumblr since
probably around 2017.
Cut to a little over a year ago. I started posting
on my Tumblr art blog again to archive things for
myself (and because I have absolutely no desire to
deal with hosting an art blog on my own server).
For a while, I managed to commit to only opening it
with the express purpose of uploading an image
before leaving. It was fine! Until it wasn’t.
# ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_FIKLSYU_Wordo:_PUMAS⠀⇛
# ⚓ Babette’s_Feast_(1987)⠀⇛
Babette’s Feast is a cinematic masterpiece that
deserves no less than a 5-star rating. The movie is
an adaptation of a short story by Isak Dinesen and
has been directed by Gabriel Axel. It is a
heartwarming tale of self-sacrifice and the power
of food to bring people together.
# ⚓ Five_Star_Reviews⠀⇛
I may have mentioned in the past that I used to
have a website where I tried to watch 365 movies
every year. It was called “A Film a Day”, and my
special hook was that every film received 5-stars.
It was the goal of my review to properly set the
tone for a viewer so that they could experience
those 5-stars. Sometimes this meant diving into
theme and cinematography, and other times it meant
recommending large quantities of alcohol, or
watching during a loud party.
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Bitcoin_Still_3x_Better_For_Environment_Than_Cars⠀⇛
I try to keep from only talking about crypto, but
some recent journalism has me annoyed.
# ⚓ Bitcoin_IS_Worse_for_Global_Warming_Than_Cars⠀⇛
And by that I mean it’s definitely true. No doubt
about it. So why do I say that Bitcoin is worse
than cars?
Because Bitcoin uses up energy without providing
any value for society whatsoever. Energy that could
and indeed should be used for replacing fossil fuel
use in other areas.
# ⚓ On_Digital_Minimalism⠀⇛
Sometime in February this year I picked up Cal
Newport’s “Digital Minimalism” and decided I’d
give a “digital detox” a try. The phlog posts
definitely suffered, but it was a worthwhile
experience.
For most of March I tried to limit my outside of
work screen time. I put my phone on my dresser
instead of my bedstand. I put my laptop in my
office instead of the bedroom. I tried hard to
avoid the urge to surf the web or check the
news at the first sign of a minute lull.
And I felt better for it. Or at least I think
I did.
# ⚓ Progress_and_computers⠀⇛
Many of the common microcontrollers available in
the maker scene today are clocked at over 100MHz
and will have more available RAM and flash memory
than the Commodore C64 I had as a boy.
It makes me wonder if it would be possible to build
an operating system with a shell and programs you
can interact with, input via keyboard, output to a
relatively low-resolution, … on a microcontroller.
Not a gaming emulator platform, but a computer with
applications to do some actual work.
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Why_share?⠀⇛
Around last August, I wrote about the fact
that I was experimenting with writing
physically, instead of on a computer.
Although that practice didn’t hold for me, I
picked up writing again with pen and paper
around late March this year. What can I say,
it’s been delightful. For one, I can write
anywhere, aside perhaps public transportation
where bumps in the road trip me up. Writing
speed here is a big factor, but I see in a
way it allows me to think. Writing on paper
with a good pen, can’t say I have a good pen,
but a decent one, helps a lot with the whole
experience to be honest. It’s great to feel
and hear the paper, perhaps even smell it. My
handwriting is closer to hieroglyphs than the
Latin alphabet, so it prevents shoulder
surfing. My consistency of writing here
hasn’t been all that great, although on paper
I could journal daily for almost a month now.
The fact that I can write when I wake up and
go to sleep or whenever I feel the need to,
without straining my eyes or picking up some
distracting tech, really helps with me
staying consistent.
# § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ [Old]_Shell_while_Loop_Considered_Harmful⠀⇛
Whoops, silent data loss. POSIX requires that
text files end in an ultimate newline to be
considered text files, but in practice that
ultimate newline may be absent and then…yeah.
How many shell scripts are out there and how
many ultimate lines have been lost this way?
# ⚓ Unchecked_chdir_Considered_Harmful⠀⇛
At best this is a code smell, you’ll maybe
get some errors and go “whoops, my bad” while
at worst it can be a total disaster.
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