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⦿ [Revealed] The Financial Secrets of Sirius ’Open Source’ (Do the Former Wives of the CEO Know?) | Techrights
⦿ Holding Criminals Accountable — Part IV — British Prime Minister “Launches Crackdown on Fraud”, So Now Prove It | Techrights
⦿ [Meme] Mr. Kink, Where Did You All Hide the Stolen Money? | Techrights
⦿ IRC Proceedings: Thursday, May 04, 2023 | Techrights
⦿ Microsoft’s Total Debt (Current and Longterm) is About 80 Billion Dollars | Techrights
⦿ Duly Noted: Microsoft Front Group OSI (Nowadays Funded to Lobby for Microsoft’s Proprietary Agenda) Wants Us to Stop Talking About Freedom | Techrights
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䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/financial-secrets-of-sirius/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/fraud-action-promises/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/hiding-the-money/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/irc-log-040523/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/microsoft-total-debt/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/osi-versus-free/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/royal-priorities-second-saturday-meme-action-fraud/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/rss-feed-stallmansupport/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/statcounter-windows/#comments
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http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/dieselgate-justice-slow/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/osi-and-linux-foundation-fronting-for-microsoft/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/plasma-mobile-updates/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/standing-to-code/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/05/05/when-not-to-use-the-newest-frameworks/#comments
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✐ [Revealed]The_Financial_Secrets_of_Sirius‘Open_Source’_(Do_the_Former_Wives
of_the_CEO_Know?)⠀✐
Posted in Finance, Fraud at 6:43 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Internal documents show evidence
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Sirius_caricature/Sirius_chart:_The_Sugar_Daddy;_Witch-
hunter;_the_accomplice;_several_wives;_mr._kink;_fraudster_in_chief⦈_
Summary: The finances of Sirius are dodgy; with at least three different shells
(in at least two countries) and an unknown number of non-disclosure agreements
(NDAs), it’s hard to know where money comes from and where it is going to (even
the company’s registered address isn’t authentic anymore)
AS noted this_morning, the police is far too slow (if not reluctant) to
investigate crimes of Sirius_‘Open_Source’, so let’s examine the facts, based
on the_Sirius_Business_Case as it was presented 12 months ago.
Quite a few people were involved in the blunders and the crimes. We chose not
to name them. Anyway, of note are the following parts:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Sirius_income⦈_
Where did the surplus go? Another country? Seems plausible. There we go:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Sirius_US⦈_
They don’t even mention the Gates_Foundation because of the non-disclosure
agreement, but it’s what likely drew the CEO to the US because, according to
him, it was the “first Sirius US client” (strange, right?) and it was never
mentioned anywhere in writing.
“With two grown up girls in the UK and two more young girls in the UK the CEO
(two failed marriages) is probably chased for many other expenses.”Several
things are noteworthy and might be relevant to the police investigation. First,
in March the CEO was publicly_advertising_that_he_had_money (about 100,000
pounds per year to offer in salaries). So where does he hide the money? Where
did that money come from? In the report he kept secret from us the finances in
the US. Well, maybe he stashed it aside over the years and now he hides money
in the US (from his ex-wives), who knows…
The only other possibility is that he fakes everything or that he advertises
openings for which he cannot even pay a salary, which itself is illegal (that’s
worse when viewed from clients’ perspective due to unmet SLAs).
In May last year the company said nothing about its “US” subsidiary having
money or losing money. If it claims to still have money, then victims of the
company’s theft may want to sue. Sadly for them, this past October the company
changed the address of both UK ‘shells’ to a phony address and there's_no
comment_on_the_matter_from_the_accountancy. This shell game won’t end well.
With two grown up girls in the UK and two more young girls in the UK the CEO
(two failed marriages) is probably chased for many other expenses. He is a
financial fugitive in the US now. It’s not a pretty picture. Based on office
gossip, there were also infidelity issues (hearsay but very likely). █
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✐ Holding_Criminals_Accountable_—Part_IV—British_Prime_Minister“Launches
Crackdown_on_Fraud”,_So_Now_Prove_It⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 12:36 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
He already has his own share of financial scandals (his wife also)
Series parts:
British_Authorities,_Formally_Registered_With_References_(Many_Victims),
Here’s_What_It_Means_and_What_Happens_Next
Fraud
Option_Now
Now Prove It
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Government_launches_crackdown_on_fraud:_what_you_need_to
know⦈_
“The Prime Minister promises to take the fight to the fraudsters by blocking
scams ‘at the source’,” says_Which?_this_week
Summary: The crimes of the rich (or white-collar crimes) are tolerated by our
administration; not enough resources are devoted to tackling the most costly
crimes, as the case of Sirius fraud shows (I’m a victim of this crime, as are
my former colleagues)
ALMOST 14 days ago (2 weeks) I reported fraud to the police and got a reference
number for the investigation. In less than 24 hours it’ll be officially a
fortnight and they didn’t bother to contact me, follow up etc.
A saner system would do a preliminary check, freeze the assets of the company
to recover stolen money, then pursue prosecution based on the evidence. In
light of the impending “coronation” ceremony, this matters even more. They
apparently have plenty of money/budget (the_media_says_£250m) to protect a
person in his 70s throwing a party for himself, but not enough to tackle actual
crime (rather than hypothetical… or a mere risk).
“A saner system would do a preliminary check, freeze the assets of the company
to recover stolen money, then pursue prosecution based on the evidence.”“If
they don’t respond,” said a colleague about Sirius_‘Open_Source’ last month (he
too was plundered/defrauded), “I should be able to make a small claims court
claim online. I have proof from standard life saying I was not on the scheme
and proof they took deductions from my pay, and a copy of the letter outlining
the scheme I should have been on so should be reasonably straight forward.”
I can do the same. But the problem is that the company is ‘in hiding’.
Downsides of such a course of action:
* they will dodge the legal process.
* we need to hold them criminally accountable (this is jailable offense).
* the company will claim to be broke, unable to recover the money.
The other victim asked: “What else do you have from Standard Life?”
We probably_have_what_we_need; that helps show they profited from the fraud
too, but they are not directly accountable in this case.
“I have a letter from the IFA and some Standard Life booklets but nothing
else,” the colleague said. I have the same. “If Standard Life simply never got
contacted to enroll us, I can’t see there is anything else they can help us
with.”
“It has been nearly a month now and the company refuses to even speak.”Yes,
they cannot be held accountable, but they ought to be shamed for facilitating
the scam. “If they did not follow protocols,” I said, “designed to prevent such
pension fraud, then they breached rules and can be reported. But whether
protocols were not followed I cannot tell you as I’m Not a Lawyer (IANAL). I
suggest you go ahead and contact the company.”
It has been nearly a month now and the company refuses to even speak.
“I just looked at the fees for an online money claim through the small claims
court,” the other victim said. “It’s basically 5% of the claim which could get
quite expensive especially if there is no real company left to enforce against.
Also I left just over [redacted] years ago so maybe out of time to make a
claim.”
“If police fails to take action despite all the evidence of the crime being
sent to cops and put on their laps, then it’s fair to say that the police is
enabling the crime. It is in some sense complicit by deliberate inaction.
White-collar criminals would be delighted to know this; it means de facto
immunity/impunity or a carte blanche to carry out more such crimes.”Just
because a crime took place a long time ago doesn’t mean the police should not
prosecute. Litigation is another matter.
Anyway, it’s now at the hands of the police. Let’s see what they do, if
anything…
If police fails to take action despite all the evidence of the crime being sent
to cops and put on their laps, then it’s fair to say that the police is
enabling the crime. It is in some sense complicit by deliberate inaction.
White-collar criminals would be delighted to know this; it means de facto
immunity/impunity or a carte blanche to carry out more such crimes. █
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✐ [Meme]_Mr._Kink,_Where_Did_You_All_Hide_the_Stolen_Money?⠀✐
Posted in Finance, Fraud at 6:52 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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Summary: The self-described “owner” of Sirius_‘Open_Source’ probably did_not
understand_what_he_was_getting_into; for instance, did he know staff_had_been
defrauded (his colleagues at the time)?
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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Based_on_Microsoft's_balance_sheet_as_of_January_24,_2023,
long-term_debt_is_at_$44.12_billion_and_current_debt_is_at_$4.00_billion,
amounting_to_$48.12_billion_in_total_debt.Adjusted_for$15.65_billion_in_cash-
equivalents,_the_company's_net_debt_is_at_$32.47_billion.⦈_
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Microsoft's_total_debt_last_quarter_was_79.312_billion⦈_
Summary: Don’t be too baffled by very_large-scale_Microsoft_layoffs (a lot more
were laid off than the media admits*) and endless vapourware, even attempts to
take over other companies (maybe just to offload debt before insolvency**)
“Microsoft, the world’s most valuable company, declared a profit of $4.5
billion in 1998; when the cost of options awarded that year, plus the change in
the value of outstanding options, is deducted, the firm made a loss of $18
billion, according to Smithers.”
–The Economist, 1999
rather clear, based on scattered reports, that it is multiple rounds and not
just a ‘one-off’ in January.
that Microsoft has hidden an $18 billion loss in 1999 and probably also a
running loss ever since with the help of the occasional_bailout and offloading
debt onto newly-acquired victims.”
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⢸⣿⣿⣇⣽⣟⣭⣫⣩⣹⣞⣗⣪⣉⣟⣝⣽⣙⣃⣩⣉⣏⣈⣉⣍⣍⣫⣫⣙⣇⣨⣉⣩⣉⣍⣍⣻⣉⣉⣁⣏⣉⣉⣉⣩⣉⣟⣹⣏⣍⣰⣋⣩⣙⣏⣻⣏⣍⣹⣁⣉⣩⣙⣿⣫⣩⣁⣩⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⡟⢟⡛⢹⢛⢛⠿⡿⠙⢛⠛⣿⠛⡛⣻⠟⡟⢛⡟⡟⢿⡍⣝⡛⣟⠛⠛⢛⠛⠛⢛⣛⡟⠛⠛⢛⠛⢹⠛⢻⠙⢻⠹⣿⡟⠛⣿⢛⠛⠛⢛⡛⢛⡿⠛⣿⣙⡿⡻⡿⡛⡿⡛⣻⠟⣿⠻⣟⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⢿⡻⠻⠛⢻⠛⢻⡻⡻⠛⠛⠟⠟⣿⡟⢛⡛⣿⡿⠛⠛⠛⣿⡛⣿⣿⠿⡟⢿⡟⡿⢿⡟⠻⣻⠻⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣷⣿⣶⣿⣿⣾⣾⣾⣿⣿⣾⣾⣾⣷⣷⣷⣾⣿⣿⣷⣿⣷⣾⣿⣿⣿⣾⣾⣿⣷⣿⣾⣷⣷⣾⣷⣾⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢩⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣭⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣇⣺⣟⣜⣀⣀⡐⣁⣸⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣤⣤⣬⣬⣿⣤⣬⣤⣦⣿⣿⣷⣴⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣯⣍⣋⣻⣉⣉⣉⣙⣩⣯⡋⣟⣉⣉⣉⣙⣉⣽⣉⣉⣉⣍⣭⣉⣩⣍⣉⣙⣏⣝⣙⠋⣩⣉⣹⣋⣯⣿⣋⣍⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣿⣍⣙⡍⣉⣉⣉⣩⣫⣫⣍⣹⣭⣍⣍⣛⣏⣉⣉⣩⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡛⡻⣻⡟⡿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣾⣷⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢙⢽⡏⣟⡃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣨⣺⣇⣯⡅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⢿⡿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠘⠛
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣽⣧⣷⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⣻⡟⡿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣾⣷⣿⣥⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡄⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⢠⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣬⣤⣧⣤⣤⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣥⣤⣼⣴⣶⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣥⣤⣬⣧⣶⣮⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣼⣷⣷⣤⣤⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣯⣴⣧⣦⣤⣦⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⡏⡙⢙⡍⡬⠋⢩⡉⠉⢩⡫⡋⢹⠉⡹⠉⢩⣏⢉⠉⢯⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣏⢏⣏⣉⣈⣩⣉⣉⣩⣌⣌⣿⣉⣉⣉⣸⣉⣉⣈⣍⣟⣉⣩⣹⡉⣉⣉⣩⣉⣩⣟⣉⣉⣹⣍⣉⣋⣩⣉⣇⣁⣀⣈⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿
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✐ Duly_Noted:Microsoft_Front_Group_OSI(Nowadays_Funded_to_Lobby_for
Microsoft’s_Proprietary_Agenda)_Wants_Us_to_Stop_Talking_About_Freedom⠀✐
Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software, Microsoft, OSI at 1:58 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
Yes, let’s_focus_on_“code_available”_alone, hosted by Microsoft’s proprietary
prison (notice how OSI is paid by GitHub to promote GitHub, rather than ask
people to leave it)
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇Stefano_Maffulli_yesterday:_I've_been_saying_this_for_many
years_now:saying“free_and_open_source_software”_makes_no_sense._Today_the
proof_that_it_generates_confusion_at_the_time_where_we_need_extra_clarity;_This
was_sponsored_by_Microsoft;Half_of_the_OSI's_money(his_salary)_now_comes_from
Microsoft⦈_
OSI chief Stefano Maffulli yesterday
Citing this from Simon Phipps:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Simon_Phipps_on_The_Return_Of_“Freeware”⦈_
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇2_years_ago_'Simon_Phipps_(Former_OSI_President)'_signed_a
defamatory_letter_calling_for_the_removal_of_the_father_of_Free_Software_⦈_
2 years ago “Simon Phipps (Former OSI President)” signed a defamatory letter
calling for the removal of the father of Free Software
Summary: The OSI is deeply compromised; If they bothered talking to people (and
also politicians) about Freedom instead of ‘Open Source’, we’d actually get
somewhere (other than Microsoft’s GitHub, which is proprietary)
The OSI won’t speak for us, so make sure you_do (Gemini_address).
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⣿⠀⢰⣶⠶⡳⣾⠘⣷⣶⣿⣶⡴⣶⡆⣾⣶⡆⣶⣶⣶⡆⠳⠷⡶⡶⢶⣶⢶⢰⣶⣶⣶⡆⡶⡲⣶⢲⢶⠴⣶⣶⢖⣶⣶⡶⡞⠰⣶⣶⣶⠐⣶⢶⢶⣶⣶⢶⣶⣶⢶⢶⢶⢸⣶⠖⣶⣶⡆⠀⠀⠀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Posted in Finance, Fraud, Free/Libre_Software at 12:53 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
Chuck is chucking_money_away while some people struggle to buy food
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇King_Charles_III's_coronation_is_expected_to_cost_taxpayers
around_£250m⦈_
The police will be very busy protecting an old millionaire.
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Prince_Charles_and_Camilla:_Has_Endless_Budget_for
Coronation_Ceremony;_No_Budget_to_Handle_Fraud_Reports_(Many_Victims)⦈_
Summary: 14 days ago (yes, 2 weeks) I reported the crimes of Sirius_‘Open
Source’ to the police (I’m not the only victim of these crimes); still waiting
for the police to respond in any concrete way…
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Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software, FSF, FUD at 2:58 am by Dr. Roy
Schestowitz
After almost a year stallmansupport.org is back to being regularly updated!
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇After_a_10-month_hiatus_the_site_stallmansupport.org_is_back
and_active⦈_
Summary: A new syndication_(XML/RSS)_feed has been added to this_page at
stallmansupport.org — a site that RMS himself keeps endorsing in his_public
talks; we need to highlight some things that, whenever quoted, “trigger” the
cancel mob once more (because they strike a nerve)
THE old “open letter” (2+ years old! Time flies!) against RMS may seem
unimportant, but the “cancel mob” is still at it, as we shall show in the
coming few days, maybe as early as this weekend. We’ll write about Amendment
130 and note that “opponents have now dusted off the term “freeware” after a
very long hiatus to try to increase confusion about freedom and specifically
about software freedom,” as an associate notes. We’ve just mentioned_that_in
passing, showing yesterday’s words from a Microsoft front group (OSI today is
not what it used to be).
We’ve meanwhile noticed that software_freedom-hostile sick-minded online
bullies very strongly dislike the site. They get enraged when the site is
mentioned or quoted. Hence, we’ll reproduce the new bits here.
The latest one is a_blog_post_by_Sylvia_Paull. She wrote:
It’s been more than two years since MacArthur Fellow and founder of
the Free Software Foundation Richard Stallman was forced to resign
from his positions at MIT and the FSF.
In March of 2021, he was reinstated to the board of the FSF in
recognition of the role he has played in founding and campaigning
globally — with great success — for the concept of copyleft, or the
freedom to use, study, distribute, and modify what would otherwise be
proprietary software.
Stallman has opened our minds about the role of software, which
permeates every aspect of our lives. He is not only a software
developer, but he is also a philosopher of technology.
In hundreds if not thousands of talks he has presented in
universities, national legislatures, computer companies, and high-
tech conferences since he first announced the plan for the GNU
operating system in 1983, he has warned about the dangers and
limitations of proprietary software, while encouraging the adoption
of free software.
I have heard Richard speak several times. In fact, I invited him to
speak at one of my Berkeley Cybersalons, which featured conversations
about the impact of technology on our lives. It’s been more than 50
years since I graduated from Reed College, and listening to Richard
reminded me of the lectures at Reed that influenced my life. Those
lectures to a 16-year-old freshman made me realize that ideas — like
free software — have the power to shape the future.
And that’s why Stallman needs to be heard by young computer
scientists and future startup founders in an endowed university chair
for the philosophy of technology. It’s time for some tech
millionaires to step up and acknowledge Stallman’s positive influence
in the world and help him continue to free our minds.
As associate reminded us that “RMS was falsely accused regarding MIT's
involvement_with_Bill_Gates_and_Epstein.” Maybe the accusations of pedophilia
were intentionally_misdirected?
The following_letter_by_Javier_González was added to stallmansupport.org
earlier this week as well (apparently yesterday). To quote:
When I read about the MIT incident I immediately thought, “witch
hunt.” There are billions of people who stand to win from the work of
the FSF and Richard Stallman’s principled adherence to free software.
At the same time, there are thousands of powerful people, including
billionaires, who stand to lose from the advancement of free
software.
It is clear that there is an effort by the software billionaires to
weaken the free software movement. (By the way, something similar
happened to the newspaper The Guardian after it revealed the Snowden
information. There was a change in management that was “milder” and
put less emphasis on the environment.)
In any case, I support free software wholeheartedly, and Stallman has
been very principled about doing software 100% free. The witch hunt
is a reason for me to double the support to the FSF under rms.
Onward!
The following seems to really enrage Gulagboy, who isn’t even trans and was_in
fact_transphobic_himself. It’s reproduced in_this_page (more from the_Internet
Archive):
The war on free software continues, this time with an attempt to
“cancel” the founder of the free software movement and to coup the
board of FSF.
And as a transgender person, it disgusts me much that some people try
to use us as a weapon against free software, by falsely accusing one
of our biggest allies of transphobia, when in fact there is none.
No, Stallman hasn’t “spent years on a campaign against using people’s
correct pronouns,” there literally wasn’t such campaign. In fact, the
cited GNU Kind Communication Guidelines literally advocate respecting
people’s gender identity, and trying to twist them into something
opposite is disingenuous and done with bad faith.
It’s worth noting that the Linux_Foundation‘s Corbet detested_this_comment and
said: “This is exactly the kind of comment I asked you not to post. We have
been over this ground. Stop here, now.”
Yes, how dare trans people defend the falsely-accused RMS? How dare they? They
do. Quit using trans people as “political props”. Gulagboy keeps doing that;
he’s not trans and by his own admission he was in fact transphobic when he was
an adult doing his Ph.D. █
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Summary: StatCounter, which Microsoft fancies citing in particular contexts,
shows_“Unknown”_replacing_Windows_this_month_and_last_month; aside from being a
sign of unreliability, it serves to show misclassification (“Unknown” can mean
just about anything; it’s not Windows)
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⣿⣿⣿⣯⣵⣴⣵⣵⣼⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣉⡉⠙⠛⠻⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⣤⣦⣤⣀⣀⣉⠉⠛⠿⣿⠉⠙⠙⠉⠛⠛⠻⠿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣦⣤⣤⣄⣀⡈⠙⠋⠉⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣴⣧⣀⣀⡈⠻⠏⠉⠉⠉⠛⠿⢿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⡙⡝⡙⢿⠸⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠄⠀⠿⠿⠿⠶⠶⠤⠤⠄⠘⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠇⢠⣀⣀⢉⠉⠋⠉⠛⠛⢿⡿⠿⡿⠿⠟⠿⠿⢿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠏⠉⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⣠⡀⠁⢀⠀⣤⣤⣤⣤⠈⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⢠⣶⣦⠀⠀⠀⢺⡟⠛⡋⢙⡛⠛⠉⡛⢛⡛⢛⠻⢻⠛⠛⠛⡋⢙⠛⠛⠛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠘⠛⠋⠀⠀⣤⣼⣧⣥⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣬⣴⣬⣴⣬⣤⣤⣤⣧⣤⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣇⣀⣊⣀⣹⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣤⣥⣤⣼⢰⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡆⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣟⠛⡛⠛⢿⠸⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣾⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⡀⠉⠙⠛⠿⡿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⢿⠟⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠻⠿⠛⠟⠁⠉⠉⠙⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⠁⣀⣠⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠋⠙⠿⠛⠿⠛⠛⠉⣁⣀⣀⣠⣦⣤⣤⣴⠀⠠⢾⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠉⠉⡉⠁⣀⣀⣈⣀⠉⢁⣠⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣤⣠⣦⣴⣶⠖⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⡀⠸⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⢿⠟⠀⠹⠛⣿⡿⠿⢿⠇⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Kernel_Space
o Instructionals/Technical
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# GNOME_Desktop/GTK
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Education
o Programming/Development
# Python
* Leftovers
o Science
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
# Overpopulation
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Monopolies
# Patents
# Copyrights
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Jupiter Broadcasting ☛ Linux_Action_News_291⠀⇛
The results from the recent HDR Hackfest, Mozilla’s
new acquisition, and the concerning crack down on
free software encryption.
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Disabling_SELinux’s_runtime_disable⠀⇛
Distributors have been enabling the SELinux
security module for nearly 20 years now, and many
administrators have been disabling it on their
systems for almost as long. There are a few ways in
which SELinux can be disabled on any given system,
including command-line options, a run-time switch,
or simply not loading a policy after boot. One of
those ways, however, is about to be disabled
itself.
SELinux undoubtedly improves the security of a
system; it can confine processes to the resources
that they are intended to use. But SELinux can also
get in the way, especially in situations where some
program does not behave in the way that the policy
authors expected. The tools for figuring out where
a problem lies and amending SELinux policies have
improved over the years but, for many, convincing
SELinux to let some task proceed is simply not
worth the trouble. These are the people who end up
just turning it off altogether.
The kernel provides a set of options for doing
that, beyond building a kernel that does not
include SELinux at all. The selinux=0 command-line
parameter will disable SELinux at boot. Another
option is editing /etc/selinux/config, which can
have the effect of preventing an SELinux policy
from being loaded into the kernel. Without a
policy, SELinux deems itself to be in an
uninitialized state and will not enforce any
restrictions. Finally, writing a zero to /sys/fs/
selinux/disable will disable SELinux until the next
boot, but only if no policy has yet been loaded.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Designated_movable_(memory)_blocks⠀⇛
The concept of movable memory was initially
designed for hot-pluggable memory on server-class
systems, but it would now appear that this
mechanism is finding a new use in consumer-
electronics devices as well. The designated movable
block patch set was first submitted by Doug Berger
in September 2022. By adding more flexibility
around the configuration and use of movable memory,
this work will, it is hoped, improve how Linux
performs on resource-constrained systems.
The motivation for these patches stems from the
need to support large, contiguous allocations (2MB
or more) for audio and video device drivers on
hardware that lacks an IOMMU and may have a small
amount (1-2GB) of memory. These devices are
commonly found as set-top boxes running a variety
of Linux-based software environments from RDK and
Android TV to entirely custom software stacks.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Development_statistics_for_6.3⠀⇛
The 6.3 kernel was released on April 24 after a
nine-week development cycle. As is the case with
all mainline releases, this is a major kernel
release with a lot of changes and a big pile of new
features. The time has come, yet again, for a look
at where that work came from and who supported it.
The 6.3 development cycle saw the merging of 14,424
non-merge changesets from 1,971 developers, which
is a bit of a slowdown from 6.2. Of those
developers, 250 made their first kernel
contribution for this release. The work merged for
6.2 deleted over 513,000 lines of code — far more
than the usual — but the kernel still grew by over
131,000 lines.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Gratitude_For_a_Web_That_Tries_Not_to_Break⠀⇛
Chris wrote a response to my wondering-out-loud
remarks about whether logical properties make CSS
easier to learn.
His response is great. And his tabular comparison
of properties is short and concise and punchy in
the way only Chris Coyier can reason about CSS.
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Forcefully_breaking_NFS_locks_on
Linux_NFS_servers_as_of_Ubuntu_22.04⠀⇛
We’ve tested doing this on our Ubuntu 22.04
fileservers (both in production and in a testing
environment) and it appears to work and not have
any unexpected side effects. It turns out that
contrary to what I thought in my /proc/locks update
for 22.04, the Ubuntu 22.04 lslocks can still mis-
parse /proc/locks under some circumstances; this is
util-linux issue #1633, which will only be fixed in
v2.39 when it gets released. Until then, build from
source or bug your distribution to pull in a fix.
# ⚓ OMG Ubuntu ☛ New_ChatGPT_App_for_Linux_Makes_AI_More
Accessible [Ed:
OMG!Let'sUseMicrosoftMalwareThatSpreadsFalsehoods]⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_Visual_Studio_Code_on_Arch
Linux [Ed: Proprietary Microsoft malware. Why push this to
GNU/Linux users?]⠀⇛
# ⚓ Ubuntu Handbook ☛ Adjust_Touchpad_Scrolling_Speed_in_Ubuntu
22.04_|_23.04_GNOME_Wayland_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛
This simple tutorial shows how to increase or
decrease the touchpad 2-finger scrolling speed in
Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 23.04 with
default GNOME on Wayland session. GNOME, the
default desktop for Ubuntu, Fedora, and optional in
many other Linux, so far lacks option to configure
the mouse/touchpad scroll speed.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Create_Data_Visualizations_in_the
Linux_Terminal_With_YouPlot⠀⇛
Data is the new oil—or so we’re told. But the
effectiveness of your data often depends on how you
present it.
Charts, graphs, and plots can give you and your
audience an instant overview in a way that tables
of figures simply can’t manage. Here’s how to
create awe-inspiring data visuals in your Linux
terminal.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ GNOME_releases_version_44⠀⇛
GNOME is, of course, a widely-used desktop
environment for Linux systems; on March 22,
the project released GNOME 44, codenamed
“Kuala Lumpur”. This version features
enhancements to the settings panels, quick
settings, the files application, and an
updated file chooser with a grid view, among
others. The full list of changes can be seen
in the release notes available on the GNOME
website.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Fedora Magazine ☛ Fedora_Magazine:_Contribute_at_the_Fedora
Linux_Test_Week_for_Kernel_6.3⠀⇛
The kernel team is working on final integration for
Linux kernel 6.3. This version was just recently
released, and will arrive soon in Fedora Linux. As
a result, the Fedora Linux kernel and QA teams have
organized a test week from Sunday, May 07, 2023 to
Sunday, May 14, 2023. Refer to the wiki page in
this article for links to the test images you’ll
need to participate. Please continue reading for
details.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Ubuntu_18.04_is_Reaching_End_of_Life:_Here’s
What_You_Can_Do⠀⇛
Ubuntu 18.04 is reaching end of life soon. Here’s
what you need to know.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Electronics Weekly ☛ Pico_Technology_VNA_software_for_PC,
MAC,_Linux_and_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛
Dubbed ‘PicoVNA 5’, and replacing the Windows-only
PC-only ‘PicoVNA 3’ software, it “will run at speed
on Linux, Windows and macOS, and PCs, Macs, and
embedded systems, including Raspberry Pi 3”,
according to Pico Tech. “Whatever your VNA
application, PicoVNA 5 brings a snappy live
presentation of your measurements, your instrument
status and your controls, with minimal clutter.”
# ⚓ Everything_You_Need_to_Know_About_the_Thread_Protocol_for
Smart_Home_Devices [Ed: "Smart" just means spy]⠀⇛
Imagine a perfect world where all your smart home
devices could talk to each other and even conserve
battery. The Thread protocol for smart home devices
is helping create this perfect world right in your
own home. It’s also a major component of the Matter
standard that’s unifying smart home brands. What is
Thread? Image source: Unsplash Thread is a
connection protocol. Previously, the most common
options were Z-Wave, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi. These
require everything to talk to a central hub or your
home’s router. Devices don’t talk to each other.
# ⚓ The DIY Life ☛ I_Made_A_Pico_ITX_Case_For_My_Rock_5_Model
B⠀⇛
Following on from my initial review of the Rock 5
Model B, I eventually managed to get it to boot
from an NVME drive. Embarrassingly this was as
simple as missing a checkbox on the bootloader
reflashing tool — but it now works and boots from
the NVME drive really well.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ peppe8o ☛ Arduino_with_IR_Remote_Control:_Interfacing_and
Code⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will use Arduino with IR
remote control. The IR remote is used for
controlling the appliances from a short distance.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Stewart_platforms_actuate_Doc_Ock_tentacle⠀⇛
Octopus tentacles are, essentially, long continuous
muscles — a bit like your tongue. That anatomy
gives octopuses incredible dexterity, but it is
very difficult to replicate in robots. Artificial
“muscle” fiber isn’t very practical yet, which is
why roboticists turn to more conventional means of
actuation. Cable-driven tentacles are popular, but
they require many powerful cable motors. For his
newest project, James Bruton took a different
approach and utilized Stewart platforms.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Cologone_GateMate_A1_FPGA_chip_with_20,480
LE_is_programmable_with_an_open-source_toolchain⠀⇛
Cologone Chip GateMate A1 is an FPGA with 20,480
logic elements best suited for lower-power
applications and programmable with an open-source
toolchain based on nMigen, Yosys, and other open-
source tools. The A1 FPGA also comes with 1,280
Kbit block SRAM, four PLLs, a quad SPI interface up
to 100 MHz, a 5Gbps SerDes interface, and the
company offers an evaluation board to get started
with development.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ Transform_the_look_of_your_Android_phone_with_a
new_launcher_–_The_Verge⠀⇛
# ⚓ The Sun ☛ I’m_an_Android_pro_–_hidden_‘tap_hack’_makes_your
battery_last_much_longer_and_it’s_totally_free_|_The_US_Sun⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android_Auto_9.5_Beta_Update_is_Now_Available_for
Download⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Android_13_QPR3_Beta_3.1_is_here_with
plenty_of_bug_fixes_for_Pixel_phones⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Android_13_QPR3_Beta_3.1_rolling_out_with
several_Pixel_bug_fixes⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Ulefone_Note_16_Pro_is_on_the_way_with
Android_13_and_“16GB”_of_RAM_for_under_US$200_–
NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ How_to_watch_Google_I/O_2023:_Pixel_Fold,
Pixel_7a,_Android_14_and_more_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛
# ⚓ HowTo Geek ☛ 10_Useful_Flags_to_Enable_in_Chrome_for
Android⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ What’s_new_in_Google_Chrome_114_Beta:
Auto-verify_captchas⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ The New Stack ☛ Open_Source_Movement_Emerging_in_AI_To_Counter
Greed⠀⇛
The early days of artificial intelligence research had a
community feel — to openly share ideas, and work together
to
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Qt ☛ Learning_reloaded_–_Qt_Academy [Ed: Indoctrination or
training for proprietary software diguised as education]⠀⇛
As many of you have noticed, we just launched our
new Qt_Academy! Thus, we have recently received
many questions regarding our learning initiatives.
So, it’s about time we wrote a blog post to keep
things transparent and all of you well-informed.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ SANS ☛ Increased_Number_of_Configuration_File_Scans,_(Wed,
May_3rd)⠀⇛
Today, automation is a crucial point for many
organizations. In cloud environments, in
containers, many apps are deployed automatically,
for example, to face a sudden peak of activity or
to reduce costs.
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ A_user’s_guide_for_the_people_API⠀⇛
Longtime Pythonista Ned Batchelder gave the
first of four keynotes at PyCon’s 20th-
anniversary edition, PyCon 2023, which was
held April 19-27 in Salt Lake City, Utah. In
fact, it is still being held at the time of
this writing; the sprints continue for four
days after the three days of main-conference
talks. Batchelder presented his thoughts on
communication, how it can often go awry for
technical people, and how to make it work
better.
PyCon chair Mariatta Wijaya introduced
Batchelder by suggesting that she would not
be in that role today if he had not
encouraged her on the day before she was to
give her first Python talk. He simply told
her that the talk she had put together was
good, which was enough to allow her to put
aside thoughts of canceling the talk. She
chose him as a keynote speaker because she
wanted everyone else in the community to know
more about a person who was so influential
for her when she was getting started on her
Python journey.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Nikola:_static-site_generation_in_Python⠀⇛
Static-site generators are tools that
generate HTML pages from source files, often
written in Markdown or another markup
language. They have built-in templates and
themes, which allows developers to create
lightweight and secure web sites that can be
easily maintained using version control. One
of these tools is Nikola, written in Python.
There are several reasons to choose a static-
site generator. A static site does not need
infrastructure like databases or scripting
languages on the server, so it is simpler to
set up and maintain and avoids the risk of
whole classes of security vulnerabilities
like SQL injections. The output from
statically generated sites tends to be
simpler and, as a result, loads more quickly.
A static site is simple to set up, since it
only needs a web server hosting the HTML,
CSS, and JavaScript files. Moreover, without
dynamic parts, the site can be completely
managed by checking its source files into Git
or another version-control tool.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ NYPost ☛ Customs_officials_discover_22_snakes_in_airline
passenger’s_baggage⠀⇛
The woman was arriving from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
attempting to smuggle 22 snakes of various species and
sizes, officials said. A chameleon was also seized.
o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ I’m_smart,_I’ll_remember!⠀⇛
How often do you find yourself thinking: ah, I got this!
I’m a smart, modern human being who can remember things!
It’s only XYZ!
Each time I have that thought, I’ve decided to write it
down. Nothing more reliably signals I’ll forget something
than thinking I won’t.
o ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ The_Better_Story⠀⇛
Our history as a nation is inspiring, just not in the way
we were taught.
o ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Martinez_|_Being_a_HoHo_and_RoHo_is_a_great
addition_to_the_Stanford_experience⠀⇛
Martinez describes her experience hosting ProFros during
this year’s Admit weekend, and encourages other members
of the Stanford community to do the same. She writes,
“Not only is it a pretty great time, but it is also a way
to warmly welcome new students to a place they will
potentially spend the next four years of their lives.”
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Gravity_Anomalies_Lead_to_Discovery_of
Vast_Unknown_Mountain_Ranges_Under_the_Ocean⠀⇛
Scientists used satellites to detect surface
disturbances from the gravitational pull of
seamounts, discovering more than 20,000 underwater
mountains.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Effective_Altruists_Want_to_Engineer
People_to_Sleep_Less_So_They_Can_Work_More⠀⇛
“Consider the value of 1 extra waking hour per day,
times 365 days per year. Imagine that 100 million
people ended up taking the drug; if we say each
hour is worth at least $1 (a lowball), then that’s
$36 billion per year.”
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Letter_to_the_Editor_|_IFC_and_ISC_response
to_the_Editorial_Board_piece_on_Greek_Life⠀⇛
The presidents of IFC and ISC respond to the recent
Editorial Board piece on Greek life at Stanford,
which raised issues of diversity and sexual
violence in FSL.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Qualcomm’s_stock_sinks_on_revenue_decline
and_warning_of_worse_to_come⠀⇛
Shares of smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm
Inc. trended down in after-hours today as the
company revealed how macroeconomic forces had eaten
away at its sales in the second quarter. Its
revenue declined 17% compared to the same period
one year earlier, and the situation is not going to
get better anytime soon, the company said.
⚓ [Repeat] CNX Software ☛ GL.iNet_Spitz_AX_(GL-X3000NR)_5G_NR_WiFi_6_router
review_–_Part_1:_Specs,_unboxing,_and_first_boot⠀⇛
GL.iNet Spitz AX, also known as GL-X3000NR, is a compact 5G NR WiFi 6
router running OpenWrt 21.02 on a MediaTek Filogic 820 (TM7981A)
dual-core Cortex-A53 processor coupled with 512MB DDR4 and 8GB eMMC
flash, as well 2.5GbE and GbE interfaces, and a USB 2.0 port.
⚓ CNX Software ☛ EPIC-ADS7-PUC_Alder_Lake-S_embedded_system_is_made_for
robotics,_automation,_healthcare_imaging⠀⇛
AAEON EPIC-ADS7-PUC is an embedded system based on an up to 12th Gen
Intel Core i7-12700E Alder Lake-S processor and designed for
robotics, automation, and healthcare imaging applications. The
embedded computer supports up to 32GB DDR5 and two SATA III storage
devices, offers three 4K video outputs via HDMI and DisplayPort
connectors, one 2.5GbE and three Gigabit Ethernet ports, along with
Intel TCC support, up to six USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two RS232/422/4485
COM ports, and some SKUs support Intel Time Coordinated Computing
(TCC) for real-time control.
§ Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Brazil_police_search_Bolsonaro’s_home_in_probe_of_falsified
Covid-19_data⠀⇛
Police in Brazil searched ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s home
Wednesday as part of an investigation into allegations of
falsifying Covid-19 vaccination certificates, media reports
said.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Brazil’s_Police_Raid_Bolsonaro_Home_in_Fake_Vaccine
Cards_Case⠀⇛
The authorities arrested a close aide of former President Jair
Bolsonaro on charges that he forged vaccine records, possibly
to help Mr. Bolsonaro enter the United States.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Covid-19_rise_tests_Malaysia_hospitals_as
Philippines_reopens_wards⠀⇛
Governments have to adjust to the disease’s ebb and flow in a
world now living with the virus.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Vermont_first_state_to_cover_nonresidents_under_assisted
suicide_law⠀⇛
Vermont has become the first state to allow nonresidents to
take advantage of its law allowing medically assisted suicide.
Nine other states allow the practice for their residents.
Critics say these laws need better safeguards to protect the
vulnerable.
§ Proprietary⠀➾
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Ex-Audi_CEO_to_plead_guilty_in_exchange_for_suspended
sentence_over_‘dieselgate’_scandal [Ed: Proprietary software enabled this
crime]⠀⇛
Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will plead guilty in the
“dieselgate” scandal – in which parent company VW admitted it
had rigged emissions tests – in exchange for a suspended
sentence, a German court said Wednesday.
§ Security⠀➾
* ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Thursday⠀⇛
“Security updates have been issued by Fedora (python-sentry-
sdk) and Ubuntu (python-django and ruby2.3, ruby2.5, ruby2.7).
* ⚓ Medusa_ransomware_group_starts_leaking_data_from_Crown_Princess_Mary
Cancer_Centre;_threatens_to_leak_more⠀⇛
A ransomware gang is claiming to have breached a Sydney cancer
hospital, and is threatening to release data unless payment is
made.
NSW Health confirmed it was aware of the threats made against
the Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre at Westmead Hospital, and
was investigating.
The global ransomware gang Medusa posted on the dark web that
it had breached the cancer centre, and set a seven-day
countdown clock, appearing to indicate it had set a deadline
for a ransom demand to be met.
* ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Unwelcome_guest:_Trigona_ransomware_group_claims
they’ve_taken_up_residence_in_Unique_Imaging’s_network⠀⇛
Unique Imaging, Inc. has three locations in Florida: Aventura,
Biscayne, Miami, and Dadeland. If you were to visit their
website today, you wouldn’t see any sign of anything amiss, but
appearances can be deceiving. A ransomware group claims that
they have been living in Unique Imaging’s network for months
and helping themselves to patient data at will.
DataBreaches first became aware of the situation when the
Trigona ransomware group opened a dark web leak site and listed
Unique Imaging on it. At the time, there were 76 days left on a
countdown clock for the listing with prices listed for an
auction of the data.
* ⚓ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay ☛ Hillsborough_County_elections_official
says_network_was_‘illegally_breached’⠀⇛
Less than a week after the 2023 Tampa Municipal Runoff Election
results were officially certified, local officials are now
saying a server at the Hillsborough County Supervisor of
Elections Office was “illegally breached.”
In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Hillsborough
County Elections Supervisor Craig Latimer stated that the
breach did not interfere with the recent elections, and that
the office is currently working with local and state
authorities on the matter.
* ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Lake_Dallas_Independent_School_District_notifies_21,982
Texans_of_breach⠀⇛
If there ever was a notice about the breach on the district’s
website, it was not visible today from the home page. Today,
however, the district provided notification to the Texas
Attorney General’s Office that 21,982 Texas residents had been
affected by a breach and that individuals were being notified
by U.S. mail.
* ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ University_Urology_notifies_56,816_patients_of
unauthorized_access_to_their_PHI⠀⇛
Their notice, dated May 1, explains that on or about February
1, 2023, UU detected suspicious activity in its environment.
The investigation revealed that an unauthorized actor had
gained access to protected health information stored in UU’s
system.
* § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
o ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ FTC_wants_to_stop_Meta_from_monetizing_young
people’s_data⠀⇛
The Federal Trade Commission today shared some stern
words with Meta Platforms Inc., accusing the company of
breaching a child privacy protection order, adding that
it’s time there was a “blanket prohibition” on Meta
collecting the data of kids..
⚓ Internet Society ☛ Encryption_Keeps_Kids_Safe_Online⠀⇛
U.S. proposals like the EARN IT Act, the STOP CSAM Act, and the Kids
Online Safety Act erode encryption, the best tool we have for keeping
our kids’ information private and secure.
⚓ RFA ☛ Rights_group_says_Xinjiang_phone_search_program_targets_Uyghurs⠀⇛
Chinese police database flags Quran readings as potentially harmful.
⚓ APNIC ☛ Privacy_and_networking:Part_1—_Why_privacy?⠀⇛
Guest Post: Privacy isn’t just for infosec, risk management, or
compliance, it’s a human right.
§ Defence/Aggression⠀➾
* ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Allan_Gyngell,_diplomat,_analyst,_writer,
commentator—and_ferociously_deep_thinker⠀⇛
Perhaps now, more than ever, is the time when Australia needs
outstanding foreign policy thinkers.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_says_F-16_deliveries_delayed,_working_to
minimise_damage⠀⇛
The delay is said to be due to pandemic-related supply chain
disruptions.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Suspected_Thai_cyanide_serial_killer_charged_with
14_counts_of_murder⠀⇛
She is alleged to have swindled thousands of dollars out of her
victims before poisoning them.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_U.S._Efforts_to_Guide_Sudan_to_Democracy_Ended_in
War⠀⇛
Critics say the Biden administration and its partners were
naïve about the intentions of two rival generals and failed to
empower civilian leaders.
* ⚓ Defence Web ☛ What_happens_in_Sudan_won’t_stay_in_Sudan⠀⇛
In 2011, a street vendor set himself on fire in Tunisia, an act
that triggered unprecedent waves of protests in the Arab World
toppling dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. Theses
waves initially seemed ushering change toward a democratic
order in a region that has endured robust authoritarianism.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ At_least_nine_killed_in_Belgrade_school_shooting⠀⇛
A teenage boy opened fire at a school in Serbia’s capital
Wednesday, killing eight children and a school guard, police
said. Six more children and a teacher were injured and
hospitalized.
* ⚓ European Commission ☛ ‘Lessons_from_Ukraine:_strengthening_European
resilience’,_keynote_speech_by_Commissioner_Lenarčič_at_Forum_Ukraine⠀⇛
* ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ How_Kent_State_students,_faculty_are_helping_to
support_Ukraine⠀⇛
Lydia Lisowsky’s grandparents migrated from Ukraine to the U.S.
during World War II. She grew up speaking fluent Ukrainian,
practicing the culture and attending Ukrainian schools in the
area. Now, she is preparing to graduate this May with her
master’s of education in higher education, administration and
student affairs.
* ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Kremlin_“Drone_Attack”:_The_silly,_the_stupid,_the
annoying_&_the_infuriating⠀⇛
Yesterday evening, the Russian Government claims, two drones
attacked the Kremlin with the intention of assassinating
President Vladimir Putin. The Russians assert these drones were
sent by the Ukrainian government. The drones were allegedly
picked up by the Kremlin’s air defenses and blown to pieces
before they could do any harm.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Ukraine_seeks_more_German_support_on_Russia’s
invasion_and_EU_accession⠀⇛
Many Ukrainians have been disappointed by Germany’s cautious
approach to countering Russian aggression against Ukraine and
Berlin’s preoccupation with avoiding anything that might
provoke Putin, writes Alyona Getmanchuk.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Putin’s_‘Eurasian’_fixation_reveals_ambitions_beyond
Ukraine⠀⇛
To explain the reasons for the fall of the Soviet Union and
chart a course for his country’s redemption, the Russian
president espouses an ideology offering a fundamental break
with the past.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia_‘lying’_about_US_role_in_alleged_Kremlin_drone
attack,_White_House_says⠀⇛
The White House on Thursday said Russia was ‘lying’ over claims
the US aided Ukraine in an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin
and denied any US involvement in the incident. Earlier on
Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a
visit to The Hague, where the International Criminal Court
(ICC) is based, that Russian President Vladimir Putin must be
brought to justice for his war in Ukraine.
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Satellites_to_silent_motorbikes:_Lithuanian_firms_eye_foothold_in
global_arms_industry⠀⇛
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, the arms industry is eyeing
new-found potential. Lithuanian firms want in on the deal,
saying they have much to offer.
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Three_of_Lithuania’s_crowdfunded_radars_delivered_to_Ukraine⠀⇛
Three of the 16 radars, purchased with the money raised during
the Radarom! crowdfunding campaign in Lithuania, have reached
Ukraine this week, Blue/Yellow, a Vilnius-based NGO organising
the purchase and delivery of the systems, said on Thursday.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Envoy_Says_Brazil_Should_Not_‘Reward’_Russia_In_Efforts_To
Seek_Peace_In_Ukraine⠀⇛
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations welcomed an upcoming
trip by a senior Brazilian official to Ukraine but said that
any negotiations should not “reward” Russia.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Germany’s_Henkel_Latest_Company_To_Complete_Exit_From_Russia
Over_Ukraine_Invasion⠀⇛
German chemical and consumer goods group Henkel says it has
completed the sale of its Russian assets to a “consortium of
local investors” as it exits the market in response to the
Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine’s_Anti-Corruption_Prosecutor’s_Office_Detains_Mayor_Of
Odesa⠀⇛
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office said on May 4
that its officers had detained Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov
in a corruption case.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Warns_Moscow_Not_To_Use_Drone_‘Attack’_To_Escalate_War⠀⇛
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Moscow on May 4
not to use an alleged drone attack that it said targeted the
Kremlin to escalate its war in Ukraine.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Tycoon_Timchenko_Tells_Court_Close_Putin_Ties_Don’t
Mean_He_Supports_Ukraine_War⠀⇛
Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko, in a legal move to
challenge EU sanctions imposed on him over Russia’s aggression
against Ukraine, says his close ties with President Vladimir
Putin do not mean that he is allied with the Kremlin in its
policy on Ukraine.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Russia_Says_High_Waters_Threaten_Dam_Near
Ukrainian_Nuclear_Plant_–_Tass⠀⇛
(Reuters) – Record high water levels could overwhelm a major
dam in southern Ukraine and damage parts of the Russian-
controlled Zaporizhzhia…
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Ukraine_rebuilds:_Schools,_roofs,_water,_lights_–_and
citizens⠀⇛
By restoring vital services in liberated areas of Ukraine,
where many had pro-Russian sympathies, local officials aim to
rebuild residents’ trust in Kyiv’s government and hope for a
shared Ukrainian future.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ White_House_Rejects_Kremlin_Claim_of_a_Role_in
Explosions⠀⇛
The Kremlin alleged, without evidence, that the U.S. ‘dictated’
Ukrainian strikes inside Russia, prompting a vehement denial
from Washington.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ South_Africa_Allowed_Russian_Plane_Under_U.S.
Sanctions_to_Land_at_Base⠀⇛
The move could increase tensions between South Africa and the
United States as it moves to isolate Moscow over the war in
Ukraine.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_We_Know_About_the_Explosions_Over_the_Kremlin⠀⇛
Moscow has accused Ukraine of a drone attack aimed at
assassinating President Vladimir V. Putin, without providing
evidence. Kyiv has strenuously denied involvement.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_The_Hague,_Zelensky_Renews_Call_to_Prosecute
Russian_War_Crimes⠀⇛
As international support for an independent tribunal appears to
be growing, the Ukrainian leader called for “true justice” for
crimes in the war.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Russia_and_Ukraine_fight_to_control_narrative,_territory_as_war
enters_uncertain_phase⠀⇛
Moscow and Kyiv are on high alert as a series of explosions on
both sides of the border, including over the Kremlin, herald a
new phase of the war.
The big picture: Tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops —
equipped with new Western tanks, artillery and training — are
preparing for a critical offensive.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russian_Missile_and_Drone_Strikes_Shake_Kyiv_and_Odesa
After_Kremlin_Incident⠀⇛
The Ukrainian military provided images of downed drones that
suggested some bore handwritten messages that read “For Moscow”
and “For the Kremlin.”
* ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Not_Your_Grandfather’s_Military-Industrial_Complex⠀⇛
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Honestly, it should take your
breath away. We are on a planet prepping for further war in a
staggering fashion. A watchdog group, the Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), just released
its yearly report on global military spending.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Police_across_Europe_make_150_coordinated_raids_against
‘Ndrangheta_mafia⠀⇛
Police in eight European countries raided 150 addresses
Wednesday in a vast, coordinated swoop targeting the notorious
Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia, Belgian prosecutors said Wednesday.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Subway_Rider_Choked_Homeless_Man_to_Death,_Medical
Examiner_Rules⠀⇛
Jordan Neely died after a man held him in a chokehold. On
Wednesday, the medical examiner’s office said the cause of
death was compression of the neck, and ruled it a homicide.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Man_killed_on_NYC_subway_after_being_placed_in_chokehold_by
passengers⠀⇛
A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City
subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put
him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp,
according to police officials and video of the encounter.
* ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Australia_needs_to_be_economically_as_well_as
strategically_likeminded_on_critical_minerals⠀⇛
Chinese-owned Tianqi Lithium last month argued that it was a
‘likeminded’ foreign investor in Australia. This invited close
consideration of the somewhat contradictory aims Australia is
currently pursuing in the critical minerals sector.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Biden’s_‘end_of_regime’_warning_spurs_fiery_response_from_North
Korea⠀⇛
But some young people are heartened by Biden’s words.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iran_Seizes_Second_Oil_Tanker_In_A_Week_In_Gulf,_Says_U.S.
Navy⠀⇛
Iran on May 3 seized a second oil tanker in a week in Gulf
waters, and the U.S. State Department called for its release,
in the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on
commercial vessels in Gulf waters.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Iran_seized_two_Gulf_oil_tankers_in_a_week,_says_US_Navy⠀⇛
A second oil tanker in a week was seized by Iran on Wednesday
in Gulf waters, the U.S. Navy said, the latest escalation in a
series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf
waters since 2019.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Uzbek_Group_Involved_In_Smuggling_Goods_From_Kyrgyzstan_Through
Tunnel_Jailed⠀⇛
An Uzbek court has sentenced several individuals for smuggling
goods to and from Kyrgyzstan through a tunnel illegally dug on
private property near the Kyrgyz border.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Heavy_Rains_Kill_at_Least_109_People_in_Rwanda⠀⇛
Rwanda Meteorology Agency indicated that the expected rainfall
in many parts of the country will be slightly above the range
of rainfall usually recorded in May.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Israeli_Soldiers_Demolish_Two_Palestinian_Homes_in_West
Bank⠀⇛
Multilateral organizations and human rights defenders have
denounced the demolition of houses as a collective punishment
and a war crime.
* ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Small_drop_in_number_of_illegal_immigrants_nabbed_by
soldiers_in_April⠀⇛
April saw a drop of 273 illegal immigrants stopped by soldiers
on South Africa’s land borders compared to March when 1 443
were handed to police and immigration authorities.
§ Environment⠀➾
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia_makes_school_uniforms_optional_due_to
current_hot_spell⠀⇛
Schools are also allowed to close if temperatures exceed 37 deg
C for three consecutive days.
* § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ AMLO:_Mexico_Pacific_Limited_to_invest_US
$14B_in_Sonora_LNG_plant⠀⇛
The president announced Tuesday that the U.S. firm Mexico
Pacific Limited will invest the sum in a new gas
liquefaction plant in Sonora.
o ⚓ Reason ☛ Gas_Stove_Bans_Promoted_From_Baseless_Conspiracy_Theory
To_New_York_State_Policy [Ed: This site fails to disclosure that it
is taking money from Koch to promote pollution under the guise of
"freedom"]⠀⇛
New York’s budget deal includes a ban on gas stoves in
new residential construction.
o ⚓ H2 View ☛ UK_hydrogen_stands_at_‘critical_juncture’_warns
RenewableUK_report⠀⇛
The UK stands at a ‘critical juncture’ of its hydrogen
development and at risk of being overtaken in the global
investment race, according to a new RenewableUK report.
o ⚓ RFA ☛ Data_lacking_on_Asia’s_electricity_needs,_report_says⠀⇛
China rated only ‘acceptable’ due to lack of detail and
inconsistent reporting.
o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Congress_Clashes_With_Biden_Over_Tariffs_on
Illegal_Chinese_Solar_Panels⠀⇛
In a rebuke to the Biden administration, the Senate
approved a measure to reinstate tariffs on solar panels
found to violate U.S. trade rules.
* § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
o ⚓ IDA ☛ Call_for_2023_Award_Nominations⠀⇛
Do you know a dark sky advocate who deserves recognition
for protecting the night from light pollution?
* § Overpopulation⠀➾
o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ India’s_growing_population_a_burden_for
struggling_mothers⠀⇛
Poverty and a deep-rooted bias for male heirs have kept
Bihar an engine room of national population growth.
§ Finance⠀➾
* ⚓ Reason ☛ The_Government_Wants_To_Cap_Credit_Card_Late_Fees._It_Will
Hurt_the_Poor.⠀⇛
Delayed payments will increase, and companies will respond by
raising interest rates—or denying low-income applicants
outright.
* ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Government_launches_crackdown_on_fraud:_what_you_need_to
know⠀⇛
The Prime Minister promises to take the fight to the fraudsters
by blocking scams ‘at the source’
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ China_says_it’s_open_for_business._Recent_raids_tell_a
different_story.⠀⇛
As Chinese leaders declare the country open for business, raids
against U.S. firms and sweeping data laws are eroding trust
among the foreign business community.
* ⚓ WhichUK ☛ What’s_happening_to_the_cost_of_renting_in_London?⠀⇛
Average London asking rent surpasses £2,500 for the first time
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ UK’s_WANdisco_Starts_Reorganisation_Review,
Could_Cut_30%_Jobs⠀⇛
(Reuters) – British software company WANdisco said on Thursday
it will begin a reorganisation and review process…
* ⚓ YLE ☛ Nokia_starts_redundancy_talks_affecting_more_than_200_workers_in
Finland [Ed: Nokia_was_killed_by_Microsoft]⠀⇛
Nokia currently employs around 7,000 people in Espoo, Oulu and
Tampere.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ House_Democrats_plan_to_force_debt_ceiling_vote_as
‘catastrophic’_default_nears⠀⇛
House and Senate Democrats are taking procedural steps to force
votes on a clean debt_ceiling increase without the spending
cuts Republicans have demanded.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Meet_the_House_Republicans_Who_Democrats_Hope_Will
Defect_on_the_Debt_Limit⠀⇛
A long-shot Democratic effort to force a debt-limit increase to
the floor hinges on at least five G.O.P. defections. These
House Republicans are considered the likeliest.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ PacWest_Explores_Strategic_Options_Amid
Stock_Price_Plunge_-Source⠀⇛
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Even_China_Isn’t_Convinced_It_Can_Replace_the_U.S.⠀⇛
Treating China as an existential threat to America may lead to
a self-fulfilling prophecy.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ $59_Million,_Gone:_How_Bikini_Atoll_Leaders_Blew
Through_U.S._Trust_Fund⠀⇛
The Trump administration lifted spending limits on the fund,
which aids descendants of people forced to leave the coral reef
because of U.S. nuclear testing.
* ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Finnish_house_prices_fell_5.8%_in_March,_driven_by
6.6%_drop_in_large_cities⠀⇛
THE PRICES of old dwellings in housing companies continued to
decline in Finland in March.
Statistics Finland on Wednesday published data indicating that
the prices declined by 6.6 year-on-year in the large cities and
by 4.2 per cent in other parts of the country, translating to a
nationwide decline of 5.8 per cent.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ France’s_top_constitutional_body_rejects_bid_to_hold
referendum_on_pension_reform⠀⇛
France’s top constitutional body rejected on Wednesday a last-
ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to undo President Emmanuel
Macron’s law to raise the retirement age to 64, deeming that a
proposed bill doesn’t meet the needed criteria.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Independent_report_slams_indiscriminate_arrests_at_French
pension_protests⠀⇛
French police have made widespread use of “preventive” arrests
to quell protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply
unpopular pension reform, France’s chief inspector for prisons
wrote in a report published on Wednesday, adding her voice to
the chorus of condemnation of police tactics.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ France’s_Constitutional_Court_to_rule_on_last-ditch_pension
referendum_call⠀⇛
France’s top constitutional body is to rule Wednesday on a
last-ditch effort by opposition lawmakers to thwart President
Emmanuel Macron’s move to raise the retirement age to 64,
through a possible referendum or new bill restoring the age to
62.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Jenny_Craig_to_continue_in_Australia_despite_US
closure⠀⇛
Weight loss giant Jenny Craig will continue its operations in
Australia and New Zealand, despite announcing plans to shut
down its corporate offices in the US.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ US_Debt_Ceiling_Crisis_Threatens_Global_Financial_Stability⠀⇛
Yellen warned that the U.S. government could become unable to
pay its bills on time as soon as June 1 if Congress doesn’t
raise the debt limit [...]
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Women’s_economic_disadvantage_a_top_budget
priority⠀⇛
Overcoming women’s economic disadvantage will be a priority in
the Albanese government’s second budget, with spending targeted
at women likely to suffer the most as the economy slows.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ States_and_territories_guaranteed_1200_affordable
homes⠀⇛
Every state and territory is set to receive a guaranteed 1200
affordable homes across the next five years as pressure builds
on the Greens to pass the $10 billion housing fund.
* ⚓ Mint Press News ☛ The_Truth_About_Crazy_High_Rents_in_the_US⠀⇛
64% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, with one of
the main reasons being the high cost of rent and housing,
thanks in part to large investors, like Blackstone, buying up
homes and leaving them vacant while raising rents.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranians_React_With_Skepticism_To_Proposal_To_Sell_Strategic
Islands_For_Pension_Funding⠀⇛
A statement by a senior Iranian Labor Ministry official
suggesting that Tehran might have to sell some of Iran’s
strategic Persian Gulf islands to pay pensions has ignited a
wave of skepticism and opposition from the Iranian public.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Fed_Raises_Interest_Rates_But_Hints_at_Future_Pause⠀⇛
The Fed raised rates by a quarter point, bringing them above 5
percent for the first time in more than 15 years.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Fed_Rate_Increases_Mean_for_Mortgages,_Credit
Cards_and_More⠀⇛
Savers will benefit and borrowers can expect to pay more on
credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt.
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_gov’t_slams_self-exiled_democrat_Ted
Hui_for_calling_reformed_District_Council_polls_‘pseudo-election’⠀⇛
A Hong Kong government department has lashed out at self-exiled
democrat Ted Hui over statement he posted calling the reformed
District Council polls a “pseudo-election” and a “desecration
of universal values.” “Fugitive Ted Hui was a destructive anti-
China saboteur who stirred up trouble in Hong Kong,” the
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (CMAB)…
* ⚓ Tedium ☛ Social_Gloss⠀⇛
In continuing with our long series of glossary entries, let’s
take a look at some online-community-related terms hiding in
the archives.
Social media has been a big subject of fascination in recent
weeks. New social networks have emerged. (Wait, what’s the
Bluesky thing again?) Other social networks have faded away
with barely a whisper. (RIP Parler.) And over the years, we
have covered a lot of stuff about online communities and social
networks. Currently, we’re in the midst of doing a giant
glossary of terms, with our most recent item in the yearlong
series being food-related. So, I bet you’re wondering, why not
focus on social media? This is an internet history newsletter,
why not embrace the social of it all? I like the way I made you
think. Today’s Tedium is a glossary of digital community-
related terms, some of which you may actually remember.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Myanmar_court_denies_appeal_filed_by_religious_leader⠀⇛
Protestant activist was sentenced in April to 6 years on
charges deemed ‘manufactured’ by U.S. State Department.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Pakistan’s_FM_In_First_India_Visit_In_More_Than_A_Decade⠀⇛
Pakistan’s foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, departed
for India on May 4, where he will attend a meeting of foreign
ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Israel_at_75:_Can_a_divided_nation_reconcile_its
differences?⠀⇛
For months, Israelis have protested proposed judicial reforms.
But as events around Israel’s 75th anniversary made clear, the
divisions roiling its society are even more fundamental.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ New_cornerstones_of_Balkan_peace⠀⇛
Serbia and Kosovo make empathy for the families of those
missing from conflict the basis for renewed ties.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Serbia_School_Attack_Is_a_Rare_Mass_Shooting_Outside
the_U.S.⠀⇛
The attack in Belgrade, which killed eight people, was the
first mass shooting in the country in recent years.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Trump_Will_Offer_No_Defense_in_E._Jean_Carroll’s_Rape
Case⠀⇛
The lawyer said he would call no witnesses to rebut E. Jean
Carroll’s account of being assaulted at Bergdorf Goodman. The
case could go to a jury early next week.
* ⚓ Reason ☛ TikTok_Goes_From_Silly_to_Serious⠀⇛
The Chinese app has become a magnet for every possible cultural
concern.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Finding_joy_among_strangers:_The_Afro-Uruguayan_rhythm
that_embraces_all⠀⇛
An Afro-Uruguayan rhythm may be traced back to slavery, but
it’s transcending present-day divisions and differences to
spark joy across Uruguay.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Repulsed_by_Joe_Biden_vs._Donald_Trump?_Tough.⠀⇛
Third parties aren’t going to save us.
§ Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ Human_rights_organizations_urge_Cairo_to_release_‘arbitrarily
detained’_Islamic_Law_scholar⠀⇛
In a joint statement issued Wednesday, 51 human rights
organizations called for the immediate release of Salah Soltan,
an Egyptian-American legal scholar and the father of a
prominent US human rights defender.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ China_is_blocking_Tibetan_monks_and_writers_from_spreading
religious_content_online⠀⇛
The move is part of China’s effort to destroy influence of
prominent thinkers and religious figures.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong’s_John_Lee_chides_reporter_for
referring_to_2019_‘protests’_instead_of_‘the_black_violence’⠀⇛
Chief Executive John Lee has told a reporter that the pro-
democracy demonstrations and unrest of 2019 should be referred
to as the “black violence,” not “protests.” Lee was responding
to a question about how post-protest Hong Kong is set to see
local elections with a proportion of democratically-elected
seats lower than in colonial times.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong’s_top_court_hears_appeal_from
journalist_Bao_Choy_over_conviction_linked_to_documentary⠀⇛
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy has appealed to the city’s top
court against her conviction linked to checking vehicle
registration records for a documentary about the Yuen Long
attacks in 2019. The former RTHK freelance producer appeared
before a panel of five judges at the Court of Final Appeal on
Wednesday morning.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_gov’t_to_close_Tiananmen_vigil_site
for_park_‘maintenance,’_as_pro-Beijing_group_seeks_remaining_space_for
event⠀⇛
A pro-Beijing organisation has applied to host a shopping event
in part of Causeway Bay’s Victoria Park in early June,
according to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
(LCSD). For three decades, the space was the traditional venue
of the city’s annual Tiananmen crackdown vigil.
§ Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
* ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ US_Double_Standards_On_World_Press_Freedom_Day⠀⇛
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Cameroon_journalists_living_in_fear_since_murder_of_radio
host_Martinez_Zogo⠀⇛
In January 2023, Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo was
kidnapped and murdured in circumstances that remain unclear.
The brutal assassination of the popular radio host, who
regularly condemned corruption and the embezzlement of state
funds in Cameroon, sent shockwaves throughout the country. His
family and colleagues are still in the dark about why he was
killed. The head of the anti-espionage agency, a top official
of the secret service and a popular businessman have all been
arrested and detained over Zogo’s murder, but have only been
charged with “torture”. Several months on, journalists in
Cameroon are still living in fear. Our correspondents report.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ New_Reporters_Without_Borders_Press_Freedom_Index_highlights
challenges_posed_by_propaganda_and_digital_technology⠀⇛
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released their 2023 Press
Freedom Index and accompanying report Wednesday, noting that
the rise of artificial intelligence, “fake content” and
authoritarianism endanger journalistic integrity and expression
around the world. As in past years, the organization says that
most countries have “problematic,” “difficult” or “very
serious” press freedom situations.
* ⚓ Reason ☛ Ben_Smith:_Why_It_Matters_that_Gawker,_BuzzFeed_News,_and
Breitbart_News_Failed⠀⇛
A decade ago, online startups seemed poised to vanquish legacy
media. That didn’t happen.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Owners_of_India’s_Times_Group_seek_financing_as
media_firm’s_partition_looms:_Sources⠀⇛
The group controls Bennett Coleman & Co, which runs the
nation’s top newspaper The Times of India.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ The_U.S._Is_‘Intensely_Engaged’_in_Efforts_to_Free
Evan_Gershkovich,_Blinken_Says⠀⇛
The Wall Street Journal reporter has been held for more than a
month on espionage charges that the United States considers
bogus.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Judge_dismisses_Trump’s_lawsuit_against_New_York_Times⠀⇛
Former_President_Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times was
dismissed by a New York Supreme Court judge on Wednesday.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Iranian_journalists_remain_imprisoned_for_reporting_on_Mahsa
Amini’s_death⠀⇛
Iran is one of the most repressive countries in terms of press
freedom, according to an annual report released Wednesday by
Reporters Without Borders, which ranked it 177th of 180
nations. Since the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in
police custody in Tehran, 72 journalists have been arrested and
25 remain imprisoned, most of them women. FRANCE 24 takes a
look at the cases of two journalists who remain behind bars
over their reporting on the young Kurdish woman’s death.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_calls_for_protection_of_freedom_of_the_press_as_essential
to_democracy_and_justice⠀⇛
UN Secretary General António Guterres Tuesday called for the
protection of the freedom of the press by ceasing threats,
detentions and attacks of journalists while performing their
duties at the Commemoration of World Press Freedom Day.
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_FM_slams_Minsk_court’s_sentence_for_Pratasevich⠀⇛
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has
condemned a Minsk court decision to sentence Belarusian blogger
and activist Raman Pratasevich to eight years in prison.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Belarus_Opposition_Activist_Whose_Flight_Was_Forced
Down_Is_Sentenced_to_8_Years⠀⇛
Roman Protasevich, who organized protests against the
authoritarian leader of Belarus, was arrested after the
authorities forced a commercial flight to land in the capital.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ China_falls_down_press_freedom_index_as_Asian_Communist_states
dominate_bottom_ranks⠀⇛
Xi Jinping’s China sits one place above North Korea, while Hong
Kong’s independent media is consigned to history.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Reporting_carries_high_costs_for_RFA,_VOA_journalists_in
authoritarian_Asian_states⠀⇛
World Press Freedom Day is a reminder that the region contains
some of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ ‘Enough_is_enough’:_PM_calls_for_Assange_release⠀⇛
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared “enough is enough”
for detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, adding there is
no benefit to his ongoing imprisonment.
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ University_pays_$95,000_settlement_to_former_field
hockey_coach_in_Equal_Pay_lawsuit⠀⇛
Kent State settled an equal pay lawsuit in January with
Kathleen Wiler, a former women’s field hockey coach, who
alleged the university violated the Equal Pay Act and Title VII
by paying her less than her male counterparts. This comes
nearly three years after Wiler resigned from her position at
the university…
* ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Fugitive_Princess_Forced_to_Return_to_Dubai⠀⇛
Heidi Blake discusses her bombshell reporting on the Prime
Minister of the United Arab Emirates’ abuse of his daughters,
and the world leaders who looked the other way.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Seoul’s_LGBT_festival_blocked_by_Christian_concert
outside_city_hall,_organisers_say⠀⇛
The festival’s organisers jockeyed with religious groups to
hold events in downtown Seoul, on July 1.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Tucker_Carlson’s_Text_Message_Says_About_His_Code
of_Whiteness⠀⇛
The racial ideology revealed in the former Fox News host’s text
message.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Tucker_Carlson,_‘White_Men’_and_the_Lynch_Mob
Mentality⠀⇛
What the cable host could ‘taste’ in the heat of the moment was
the power to assign death.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Britain’s_New_Voter_ID_Rules_Are_Raising_Hackles⠀⇛
Critics say the Conservative government’s new requirements are
meant to discourage voting by young people and members of
minority groups, who are likely to be Labour voters.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ With_Local_Elections_in_Much_of_the_U.K.,_Here’s
What’s_at_Stake⠀⇛
Municipalities across England will face voters, including in
areas that could sway the next national election. Here’s a
guide to the ballots and how to interpret them.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hochul’s_Ex-Adviser_Has_History_of Sexual_Harassment
Complaints⠀⇛
Nearly six years before Adam Sullivan lost his job with Gov.
Kathy Hochul, a Democratic group fired him amid sexual
harassment complaints from colleagues.
* ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ US_to_send_1,500_additional_troops_to_border_with
Mexico⠀⇛
Large numbers of migrants are expected to attempt to cross into
the United States when the pandemic-era Title 42 provision is
lifted May 11.
* ⚓ Unraveling_the_Epstein-Chomsky_Relationship⠀⇛
Recent revelations that the renowned linguist and political
activist met with Jeffrey Epstein several times have surprised
and confused many. Why was Epstein interested in meeting with
Noam Chomsky? And why did Chomsky agree to meet him despite his
past? The answer may surprise you.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_Pakistani_women_use_technology_solutions_to
overcome_barriers_to_entrepreneurship⠀⇛
A field study of women entrepreneurs in urban Pakistan,
commissioned by the South Asia Center in conjunction with Johns
Hopkins University and the American Pakistan Foundation,
revealed how technology solutions can support women to
jumpstart their entrepreneurial ventures.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_South_Korean_Horror_Story,_Long_Suppressed⠀⇛
The story of a brutal sex trade built for American soldiers
shows how women have been exploited in service of political and
economic goals.
* ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ A_conversation_with_Fawad_Chaudhry,_senior_member_of
Pakistan_Tehreek-i-Insaf⠀⇛
South Asia Center non-resident senior fellow Wajahat Khan
interviewed Pakistan’s former Federal Information Minister for
Broadcasting and senior member of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
Fawad Chaudhry.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ Vermont_governor_signs_bill_allowing_non-residents_to_qualify
for_its_death_with_dignity_law⠀⇛
Vermont Governor Phil Scott Tuesday signed H. 190, which
removes the residency requirement from Vermont’s patient choice
at end-of-life laws. The bill amends Vermont Statute Title 18
Chapter 113 § 5283 to remove the Vermont residency requirement.
Now, under the law, a physician can prescribe a patient life-
ending medicine that is self-administered by the patient.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Hungary_Adopts_Justice_Reform_To_Unlock_EU_Funds⠀⇛
Hungary’s parliament has adopted a reform to improve judicial
independence with the aim of unlocking EU funds frozen by
Brussels over corruption and rule of law concerns.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Are_Uyghur_children_in_pods_being_imprisoned_and_brutalized?⠀⇛
Videos actually show children being treated for cerebral palsy.
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* ⚓ Exclusive-Microsoft_offers_to_charge_for_Teams_to_address_EU_antitrust
concerns⠀⇛
Microsoft has offered to charge different prices for its Office
product with and without its Teams app to stave off a possible
EU antitrust investigation and fine, two people familiar with
the matter said.
Microsoft has been seeking to address the EU competition
enforcer’s concerns since last year after Salesforce-owned
workspace messaging app Slack complained to the European
Commission, other people familiar with the matter told Reuters
in December.
Slack in 2020 alleged that Microsoft has unfairly integrated
its workplace chat and video app Teams into its Office product.
The U.S. tech giant introduced Teams in 2017 targeting the
fast-growing and lucrative workplace collaboration market.
The European Commission on Thursday said there were other
complainants besides Slack.
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ Girls´_Day_at_the_EPO [Ed: EPO committing crimes, then pretending
that it is protecting girls; classic PR spin]⠀⇛
EPO events in Munich and The Hague aim to inspire girls
to follow careers in STEM and sustainable innovation.
o ⚓ EPO_President_visits_Türkiye [Ed: One dictator visits a
dictatorship; why does EU tolerate the corruption at the EPO?]⠀⇛
Last week, President Campinos was in Türkiye to sign a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as well as participate
in the Istanbul International Inventions Fair 2023
* § Copyrights⠀➾
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ NoiseTrade_Goes_Offline_After_15_Years_—
Potentially_Forever⠀⇛
One of the early pioneers of direct-to-fan distribution
appears to have gone dark after 15 years. The NoiseTrade
platform is no more. Founded in April 2008 in Nashville,
Tennessee, the platform allowed users to upload original
music and books for download without any DRM.
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ TikTok_Ditches_Its_Creator_Fund_for_a_New
‘Creativity_Program’_—_Here_Are_the_Full_Details_and_Eligibility
Requirements⠀⇛
TikTok’s revamped Creator Fund, called the ‘Creativity
Program Beta,’ is now open to all creators in the United
States. Here’s a peek at the eligibility requirements.
TikTok started its Creator Fund revamp back in February,
testing the new program with a handful of creators
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# ⚓ Linux in the Ham Shack ☛ LHS_Episode_#504:_OTA_and_Portable
Ops_Deep_Dive⠀⇛
Hello and welcome to the 504th installment of Linux
in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts
discuss the ins and outs of portable operations
including *OTA stations. All …
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ pgAdmin_4_v7.1_Released⠀⇛
The pgAdmin Development Team is pleased to announce
pgAdmin 4 version 7.1. This release of pgAdmin 4
includes 23 bug fixes and new features. For more
details please see the release_notes.
pgAdmin is the leading Open Source graphical
management tool for PostgreSQL. For more
information, please see the_website.
Notable changes in this release include: [...]
# ⚓ PostgreSQL ☛ SPA_1.0:_Data_privacy_and_security_solution
for_Postgres,_Released!⠀⇛
We heard you and we did it! Cosmic Kayka LLC is
releasing a data privacy and security solution for
Postgres customers:
SPA 1.0, a Simple Privacy and Anonymization
extension for Postgres
As enterprises grow, they soon start to outgrow
their data privacy and security requirements. Also,
as the CIO’s strategize to streamline processes and
drive business decisions on operational data
insights in their effort to digitally transform the
enterprise, a more comprehensive data strategy is
needed.
Good news is that Postgres is quickly accelerating
its footprint, however, lack of native support for
Data Privacy and Security is becoming a critical
barrier for widespread enterprise adoption.
Enterprise Postgres customers have long been
looking for a native solution. We have identified
the gap and have developed SPA, a Simple Privacy
and Anonymization framework, offered as an
extension to the Postgres DB.
# ⚓ Jonathan Riddell ☛ Jonathan_Riddell:_Kommit_1.0.2
Released⠀⇛
https://apps.kde.org/kommit/
https://download.kde.org/stable/stable/kommit/
kommit-1.0.2.tar.xz
Signed by me Jonathan Esk-Riddell <jr@jriddell.org>
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download.kde.org/stable/stable/kommit/kommit-
1.0.2.tar.xz.sig
# ⚓ KDE Official ☛ Season_of_KDE_2023:_Conclusion⠀⇛
For this year’s edition of Season of KDE, 8
participants successfully completed their projects.
Several of the projects push forward the work to
achieve KDE’s_three_goals, namely: [...]
# ⚓ KDE ☛ SoK_2023_Selenium-ST-API_KDE_Eco_Power_Measurement
Proof_Of_Concept:_Achieving_Three_KDE_Goals_With_One_Stone!⠀⇛
⚓ Why Use Selenium-AT-SPI⠀⇛
Last year, Okular, KDE’s advanced document reader,
became the first_software_product_ever to receive
the Blue Angel eco-label. This certification
recognises Okular as having a sustainable software
design.
The certification process involves measuring the
power consumption of the software executing
repetitive actions that simulate human use.
For Okular’s certification, this was done using
scripts written in Actiona.
At KDE Eco, we also tried to use the GUI tool
Actiona to make these tests, but it was not
flexible enough because it required adding a simple
action to open a window, entering a click location,
validating your input, and so on. This process was
very tedious.
We then developed a Python tool based on xdotool
and called it KdeEcoTest, which was able to record
any user action and translate it into text script.
The advantage of using text-based scripts over
creating GUI actions is that it is much quicker and
you can easily copy/paste/modify any interesting
part of the test. This is much more efficient time-
wise, but it was not enough.
# ⚓ Kubernetes Blog ☛ Kubernetes_1.27:_Quality-of-Service_for
Memory_Resources_(alpha)⠀⇛
Kubernetes v1.27, released in April 2023,
introduced changes to Memory QoS (alpha) to improve
memory management capabilites in Linux nodes.
Support for Memory QoS was initially added in
Kubernetes v1.22, and later some limitations around
the formula for calculating memory.high were
identified. These limitations are addressed in
Kubernetes v1.27.
# ⚓ PowerDNS ☛ Authoritative_Server_4.8.0-beta1,_with_Lightning
Stream_support⠀⇛
Hello! This is the first Beta release for
Authoritative Server 4.8.0. In Authoritative Server
4.8, the LMDB backend gains a new Lightning Stream-
compatible schema, which requires a data migration
(this is automatic, and there is no migration back
to the old schema).
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Nginx_vs._Apache:_Comparing_the_Two_Leading_Web
Servers⠀⇛
Choosing the right web server is an essential
decision when setting up a website or web
application. Apache and Nginx are the two leading
web servers in the market, each with its unique set
of features, strengths, and weaknesses.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ A_complete_guide_to_troubleshooting_common
Pop!_OS_problems⠀⇛
Pop!_OS is a popular Linux distribution developed
by System76, known for its user-friendly interface
and excellent hardware compatibility. However, like
any operating system, you may occasionally
encounter issues that require troubleshooting.
# ⚓ Pragmatic Linux ☛ Create_and_store_your_GitHub_personal
access_token [Ed: GitHub is controlled by a company that's
attacking Linux and Free software. It's moreover proprietary
itself. It's a censorship machine that's attacking software
freedom. No person who wants to code should tolerate this.]⠀⇛
Do you prefer a basic username and password combo
for accessing your GitHub repositories?
# ⚓ Adam_Young:_ipmitool_lan_print⠀⇛
when run from inside a console/ssh session will
tell you the ipmi address of the machine you are
on.
# ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Check_the_Linux_OS_Version_(6_Ways)_|
Beebom⠀⇛
Linux OSes are some of the best replacements for
Windows and macOS because they have gotten
impressively capable over the years. Not just the
Linux kernel but a lot of components like desktop
environments and display servers are now more
capable than they were before. With too many distro
releases, keeping track of Linux versions could be
challenging, especially on rolling releases. So,
here are six ways to check the Linux OS version
easily on your PC.
# ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Create_a_Non-login_User_in_Linux_(2023
Guide)_|_Beebom⠀⇛
If you are a system administrator and are looking
for ways to make your Linux system more secure or
want to automate certain processes, creating a non-
login user is the solution. Non-login users can
prove to be very useful for a variety of cases
right from limiting access to your Linux system to
running specific processes with restricted
privileges. Here, we will guide you through the
steps to create a non-login user in Linux and set
the appropriate permissions for them.
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Install_BlackArch_Tools_on_Arch
Linux⠀⇛
BlackArch is a security-focused Arch Linux-based
distribution that, much like its Debian-based
counterparts Kali Linux and Parrot OS, provides a
plethora of security tools and pentesting
utilities.
If you’re using vanilla Arch Linux and want to
perform security testing, you’ll be disappointed to
find that the vanilla Arch repositories do not host
any pentesting tools. Fret not though, for it’s
quite easy to add the BlackArch repository to your
Arch system and gain access to the massive arsenal
of pentesting tools it hosts.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_QSpeakers_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
QSpeakers is an open-source audio player for Linux-
based operating systems that provides a high-
quality audio playback experience. If you are an
Ubuntu user and want to enjoy your music with
QSpeakers, you can install it on your system with
ease. In this article, we will discuss how to
install QSpeakers on Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Comparing_Printf_vs_Echo_Commands_In_Linux⠀⇛
In the world of Bash scripting, displaying output
is essential when it comes to providing feedback to
users, debugging code, or logging information.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_to_Install_Qlipper_on_Ubuntu_22.04_|_20.04⠀⇛
Qlipper is a clipboard manager for Linux-based
operating systems that allows you to manage and
store multiple items in your clipboard history. If
you are an Ubuntu user and want to use Qlipper on
your system, you can install it easily.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Zenmap_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
Zenmap is a popular network scanning and
exploration tool that is built on top of Nmap. It
provides a graphical interface for users to
interact with Nmap’s features and perform various
network analysis tasks. In this article, we will go
through the steps to install Zenmap on Ubuntu 22.04
and 20.04.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_FileZilla_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
FileZilla on Fedora 38. Looking to transfer files
to and from a remote server with ease? Look no
further than FileZilla! This free, open-source FTP
(File Transfer Protocol) client is a go-to choice
for web developers and system administrators alike.
# ⚓ Hectic Geek ☛ How_to_Improve_the_Performance_of_My
WordPress_Site⠀⇛
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_Thinkorswim_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|
22.04_LTS⠀⇛
Thinkorswim is a popular trading platform used by
many traders to manage their investments. Although
it was initially designed to work on Windows and
Mac, it is possible to install it on Ubuntu 20.04
and 22.04 LTS using Java.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ Open 3D Engine ☛ Release_Notes_for_Open_3D_Engine_23.05.0⠀⇛
Open 3D Engine (O3DE) 23.05 release levels up the
authoring experience for game creators and robotics
simulation developers. This release includes
significant improvements to the core engine and the
ROS2 Gem which integrates the Robot Operating
System (ROS2) into O3DE. The ROS2 Gem provides
drivers, state-of-the-art algorithms, and developer
tools for developing robotics simulations. Game
developers in O3DE now have the Multiplayer Sample
game available to them – a ready-to-use game that’s
not only fun to play, but provides developers with
example implementations of common game elements to
help start their own projects.
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Steam_Deck_Sales_in_Edion_Osaka_Store_in
Japan:_Final_Update_Before_the_End_of_Special_Event⠀⇛
Quick update on the Steam Deck sales situation at
the Edion Store in Osaka (Namba) as I went there
again one more time today for a final look.
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Top_13_New_Games_You_Can_Play_on_Linux_with
Proton_with_Crab_Champions_and_Evil_Dead_–_May_2023_Edition⠀⇛
We are back with our usual monthly update!
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ Jonathan Riddell ☛ Getting_KDE_Apps_to_our_Users⠀⇛
Some time ago, before the world locked down,
I pondered that KDE wasn’t very good at
getting our apps to our users. We didn’t even
have a website that listed our apps with
download links. If you were an open source
app developer using our tech (Qt and KDE
Frameworks) would you come into KDE to build
your app or just start a project on Github
and do it yourself? KDE has community which
means some people to help look over your work
and maybe contribute and translate and some
promo and branding mindshare and there’s
teams of people in the distros who specialise
in packaging our stuff. But successful
projects like Krita and Digikam and indeed my
own Plasma release scripts still have to do a
lot on top of what KDE communally gives them.
So I launched apps.kde.org and made the All
About the Apps goal which was selected in the
hope of getting KDE to support taking our
apps to the users more slickly. I didn’t
manage to make much progress with the goal
which I will readily take the blame for.
After some fighting I managed to get our
announcements linking to the app stores
directly but I didn’t manage to get much else
slicker.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § New Releases⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Command-Line_Only_Peropesis_2.1_is
Available_Now⠀⇛
The latest iteration of Peropesis has been released
with plenty of updates and introduces new software
development tools.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS_kirkstone-series_version_5.2.4
released⠀⇛
Version 5.2.4 is released, but please do read the
release announcement:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/easyos/amd64/releases/
kirkstone/2023/5.2.4/release-notes.htm
Yes, only one script is different. So you don’t
really need to update, just grab the ‘easy-update’
script, remove the false “.gz”, set it as
executable and replace the old script at /usr/
local/easy_version.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Making_fonts_bigger_in_flatpaks⠀⇛
The problem is that menu fonts in GTK and Qt based
flatpaks are
too small, as well as other text in the app. The
theme also is different
from the system theme.
Each flatpak has its own internal theme, and there
does not seem to
be any way for them to use the system GTK or Qt
theme. That I can live
with, but the small fonts need to be fixed…
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ More_flatpaks_added_to_the_installer⠀⇛
On April 27, posted about adding more flatpaks to
the Flapi installer:
https://bkhome.org/news/202304/more-flatpaks-added-
to-installer.html
Then posted that problems with flatpaks fixed with
fscrypt v2:
https://bkhome.org/news/202305/flatpak-installer-
works-with-fscrypt-v2.html
For the upcoming Easy 5.3, going ahead and adding
more. I still have
to test them. Added about another 25, and one
failed — Zoom was that
one failure. Zoom just showed a blank window, no
error message at the
terminal.
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ FreeBSD ☛ AsiaBSDCon_2023_Trip_Report:⠀⇛
I am happy to report my recent attendance at the
DevSummit and AsiaBSDCon 2023. The FreeBSD
Foundation generously sponsored the trip, and I am
grateful for the opportunity to attend.
o § Gentoo Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Gentoo ☛ Gentoo_Google_Summer_of_Code_(GSoC)_for_2023⠀⇛
Gentoo is excited to announce that the Gentoo
Google Summer of Code has accepted a group of
talented contributors to participate in this year’s
program. We extend our congratulations and welcome
them aboard!
Google Summer of Code is a global program that
provides a unique opportunity for students and
young professionals to work on open-source projects
under the guidance of experienced mentors.
We received a high volume of impressive
applications from individuals around the world,
each demonstrating their passion and skills for
open-source projects. The selection process was
challenging, but we are pleased to have accepted
the following four contributors: [...]
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Working_from_home_could_kill_career
advancement,_says_IBM_CEO [Ed: Well, failing to protect
oneself from a virus can end your career by ending your life,
mmmkay? Sounds like a threat from military-family CEO of
IBM.]⠀⇛
IBM CEO, Arvind Krishna, isn’t telling his
employees that they have to return to the office,
but he did warn that continuing to work remotely
could mean being passed over for promotion or
career advancement.
Trotting out the same old Microsoft productivity
paranoia arguments that we’ve become accustomed to
since the COVID-19 pandemic redefined work, Krishna
said in an interview this week that “we work better
when we are together in person,” and that managers
need to be able to see the folks whose work they’re
directing every once in a while.
# ⚓ CIQ_Mountain_Launch_Enables_Rocky_Linux_Users_to_Reduce
Complexity,_Enhance_Agility,_Security,_and_Optimize_ROI⠀⇛
CIQ, the leading company behind Rocky Linux, added
a new service to its portfolio, aimed at enhancing
how organizations manage complex software
infrastructure and solutions. CIQ Mountain is a
“mountain of solutions” that provides software and
artifact delivery and lifecycle management for
turnkey solution management at any scale. From
small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises with
large fleets of diverse infrastructure, CIQ
Mountain provides capabilities for efficient
management of your software infrastructure whether
on premise or in the cloud, allowing more mission
focus.
# ⚓ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Call_for_Fedora
Linux_39_Test_Days⠀⇛
It’s time to start thinking about Test Days for
Fedora Linux 39. A Test_Day is an event aimed
getting interested users and developers together to
test a specific feature or area of the
distribution. You can run a Test Day on just about
anything for which it would be useful to do some
fairly focused testing in ‘real time’ with a group
of testers; it doesn’t have to be code. For
instance, we often run Test Days for localization
and internationalization topics.
o § Debian Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Holger_Levsen:_20230504-Debian-Reunion-Hamburg-2023⠀⇛
⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Small reminder
for the Debian Reunion Hamburg 2023 from May 23 to
30⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧
As in previous years there will be a rather small
Debian_Reunion_Hamburg_2023 event taking place from
May 23rd until the 30th (with the 29th being a
public holiday in Germany and elsewhere).
We’ll have days of hacking (inside and outside), a
day trip and a small cheese & wine party, as well
as daily standup meetings to learn what others are
doing, and there shall also be talks and workshops.
At the moment there are even still some beds on
site available!
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ TechRepublic ☛ Ubuntu_Pro_now_available_on_Amazon_Web
Services⠀⇛
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackster ☛ OURphone_Is_a_Fully_Open_Source_Smartphone_Based
on_Linux_–_Hackster.io⠀⇛
As smartphone technology has progressed in the last
decade, it has become increasingly difficult for
the average hobbyist to meaningfully change the
hardware in any way due to how small and complex
the internal components have gotten. This is why
Evan Robinson wanted to design the Open source,
Upgradeable, Repairable smartphone, or the
OURphone. The aim was to make a device with enough
features to function as a smartphone from around
2010, except all of the code and electronics would
be available for anyone to see.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ BeagleStamp_Makes_Soldering_Linux_Into_Your
Projects_Easier_|_Hackaday⠀⇛
There are a lot of things you can do with today’s
powerful microcontrollers, but sometimes you really
need a full embedded Linux setup. [Dylan Brophy]
wanted to make it easier to add Linux to his own
projects and designed the BeagleStamp.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Celebrate_Star_Wars_Day_with_this_list_of_force-
inspired_projects⠀⇛
“May the Fourth be with you” is one of those
sayings that has been ingrained into our culture
thanks to the popularity of Star Wars, and few
things represent its impact more than the custom
props, costumes, and projects that fans from around
the world have constructed.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Guide ☛ Google_Bard_could_invade_your_Android
homescreen_—_here’s_what_we_know_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ Unihertz_Luna_Review:_Does_This_Android_Phone
Look_Like_Nothing_To_You?⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Onyx_Boox_Tab_X_review:_I_wish_I_had_this
in_college⠀⇛
# ⚓ How_to_Use_Google_Meet_Live_Sharing_in_YouTube_on_Android_–
Guiding_Tech⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Remotely_Install_Apps_on_Other_Android
Devices_Using_the_Play_Store_App⠀⇛
# ⚓ Make Use Of ☛ How_to_Use_VPN_by_Google_One_on_Your_Android
Device⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ OSI Blog ☛ The_importance_of_Open_Source_AI_and_the_challenges_of
liberating_data [Ed: Sponsored by Microsoft. Stefano Maffulli
became a Microsoft marketing operative, openeashing and promoting
proprietary stuff of Microsoft, helping Microsoft in a lawsuit over
GPL violations.]⠀⇛
A post is taken from a speech given remotely at LLW 2023
by OSI Executive director Stefano Maffulli.
o ⚓ PR Newswire ☛ Linux_Foundation_Europe_Launches_Advisory_Board_to
Accelerate_Impact_of_Pan-European_Open_Collaboration [Ed: Linux
Foundation reaffirms its position; it's a front group for patent
trolls, lobbyists for software patents in Europe, and loads of
proprietary software firms, i.e. the opposite of Linux]⠀⇛
o ⚓ Business Wire ☛ PLVision_Joins_the_Linux_Foundation,_SONiC_and
DentOS_Projects [Ed: Linux brand hijacked. Here, 'Linux' Foundation
is acting as a Microsoft front group. This is about promoting
Microsoft.]⠀⇛
o § Events⠀➾
# ⚓ GNOME ☛ Jonas_Ådahl:_Vivid_colors_in_Brno⠀⇛
Co-authored by Sebastian Wick & Jonas Ådahl.
During April 24 to 26 Red Hat invited people
working on compositors and display drivers to come
together to collaborate on bringing the Linux
graphics stack to the next level. There were three
high level topics that were discussed at length:
Color Management, High Dynamic Range (HDR) and
Variable Refresh Rate (VRR). This post will go
through the discussions that took place, and
occasional rough consensus reached among the people
who attended.
The event itself aimed to be both as inclusive and
engaging as possible, meaning participants could
attend both in person, in the Red Hat office in
Brno, Czech Republic, or remotely via a video link.
The format of the event was structured in a way
aiming to give remote attendees and physical
attendees an equal opportunity to participate in
discussions. While the hallway track can be a great
way to collaborate, discussions accessible remotely
were prioritized by having two available rooms with
their own video link.
This meant that if the main room wanted to continue
on the same topic, while some wanted to do a
breakout session, they could go to the other room,
and anyone attending remotely could tag along by
connecting to the other video link. In the end, the
break out room became the room where people
collaborated on various things in a less structured
manner, leaving the main room to cover the main
topics. A reason for this is that the microphones
in both rooms were a bit too good, effectively
catching any conversation anyone had anywhere in
the room. Making one of the rooms a bit more
chaotic, while the other focused, also allowed for
both ways of collaborating.
For the kernel side, people working on AMD, Intel
and NVIDIA drivers were among the attendees, and
for user space there was representation from
gamescope, GNOME, KDE, smithay, Wayland, weston and
wlroots. Some of those people are community
contributors and some of them were attending on
behalf of Red Hat, Canonical, System76, sourcehut,
Collabora, Blue Systems, Igalia, AMD, Intel,
Google, and NVIDIA. We had a lot of productive
discussion, ending up in total with a 20 (!) page
document of notes.
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_Localization_(L10N):_L10n_Report:
May_2023_Edition⠀⇛
Please note some of the information provided
in this report may be subject to change as we
are sometimes sharing information about
projects that are still in early stages and
are not final yet.
o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾
# ⚓ WordPress ☛ 2022_Annual_Survey_Results_&_Next_Steps⠀⇛
Each year, members of the WordPress community
(users, site builders, extenders, and contributors)
provide valuable feedback through an annual survey.
For 2022, the survey received a comprehensive
update, the first in six years.
# ⚓ WordPress ☛ The_Month_in_WordPress_–_April_2023⠀⇛
With preparations for the next major releases
already underway, the community is gearing up to
celebrate WordPress’ 20th anniversary, which is
just around the corner. This month has also seen
some major highlights, such as WordPress 6.2’s
performance wins and the launch of WP Translation
Playground. Read on to find out what’s new.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Mix_of_politics_and_COVID_crush_students’_history
scores⠀⇛
New_data_out_this_week revealed dismal scores by
eighth graders on a national U.S. history test.
Experts are pointing to a devastating combination
of polarization over school curriculums and
pandemic disruptions.
Why it matters:The test results — showing an all-
time low score in history and a first-ever decline
in civics — paint a troubling picture of how much
America’s youth know about their own country.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ Amplification_of_Lightning_in_the_European_Alps
1980-2019⠀⇛
Detailed measurements of lightning as well as
reanalyses of atmospheric conditions enable the
reconstruction of lightning probabilities over
large spatial and temporal domains.
⚓ Rlang ☛ Teaching_and_Translating_R_Resources_in_Nepal⠀⇛
Binod Jung Bogati, the organizer of the R User Group Nepal, discussed
his experience of fostering the budding R community in Nepal.
⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Funny_Programming_Pictures_Part_XXXI⠀⇛
(That’s 31 in normal numbers.)
* § Python⠀➾
o ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ CoquiTTS:_A_Python_Library_for_Text-to-Speech⠀⇛
CoquiTTS is a Python library that allows you to
synthesize speech from text using state-of-the-art neural
models.
o ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ Exploring_the_Power_of_PandasAI⠀⇛
PandasAI is a powerful Python-based open-source data
manipulation and analysis package. In this post, we will
look at PandasAI’s capabilities and its impact on data
science and machine learning.
* § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾
o ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Floating_Point_Math_Calculations_in_Bash:_A
Comprehensive_Guide⠀⇛
Bash, a widely-used Unix shell, is not natively equipped
to handle floating-point math. However, with the help of
various tools and utilities, Bash can perform floating-
point calculations effectively.
§ Leftovers⠀➾
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Earthquake-Proof,_Not_Corruption-Proof:_Turkey’s
Needless_Deaths⠀⇛
Turkish families got wealthy off a construction system rife
with patronage. A Times investigation reveals just how fatally
shaky that system was.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Chess’s_Governing_Body_Delays_Report_on_Cheating
Scandal⠀⇛
Did Hans Niemann secretly use a supercomputer to beat the world
champion Magnus Carlsen? The International Chess Federation
won’t say until October, at the earliest.
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Fire_consumes_popular_street_market_near_Haiti’s
capital⠀⇛
A large fire has torn through a street market in Haiti and
consumed thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed
over their losses. Vendors began arriving before sunrise
Thursday to try and quell the flames. They threw bucketsful of
sand on blazing zinc roofs before firefighters arrived. The
market is known as Shada and is located in Petionville, next to
the capital of Port-au-Prince. It wasn’t immediately clear what
caused the fire. It occurred as poverty and hunger across Haiti
deepens amid growing political instability and gang violence.
* ⚓ James G ☛ Fun_with_Words_(Second_Edition_Today)⠀⇛
I used to be good at tending to open tabs, closing tabs when
they are not needed or moving them into a folder when not in
use for later reference. I am now out of practice with this
habit. In looking through my open tabs, I found three new words
that I want to feature in this series. You keep notes of words
to include in this series in browser tabs? Sometimes!
* ⚓ MWL ☛ April’s_Ablated_Sausage⠀⇛
Each month, I write a blog post for my Patronizers. I want to
say it provides unique insight into my process and business,
but “See the Sausage Being Made” has turned into more of a
monthly summary combined with my usual on-brand ranting.
* § Science⠀➾
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Nightmares_Can_Be_Silenced_by_a_Single_Piano
Chord,_Scientists_Find⠀⇛
Sweet dreams.
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_Finally_Confirm_What’s_Inside_The
Moon⠀⇛
The verdict is in.
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Almost_200_Fragments_of_Mars_Made_It_All_The_Way
to_Earth._But_How?⠀⇛
It’s surprisingly easy.
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Incredible_Close-Up_of_The_Sun_Conceals_a
Hidden_Detail._Can_You_Spot_It?⠀⇛
Look close!
* § Education⠀➾
o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Oakland_teachers_union_on_strike;_schools
open_without_them⠀⇛
More than 3,000 teachers and other workers in the Oakland
Unified School District are on strike after claiming the
district failed to bargain in good faith on a new
contract. So far, Oakland schools are staying open
anyway. The San Francisco Bay Area district has about
34,000 students. The Oakland Education Association called
the strike late Wednesday and urged district families to
join teachers on the picket lines. Earlier, the district
had expressed optimism in a Facebook post, saying a deal
was within reach. Teachers previously held a one-day
strike against the district on April 29, 2022.
* § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
o ⚓ Axios ☛ North_Carolina_lawmakers_pass_12-week_abortion_ban⠀⇛
The North Carolina state Senate on Thursday passed a 12-
week_abortion_ban that is almost certain to become law in
the state.
Why it matters:Gov. Roy Cooper (D) plans_to_veto the
bill, but Republicans, who hold a veto-proof
supermajority in the legislature, have said they plan to
override him.
* ⚓ YLE ☛ Unions_issue_strike_warning_for_private_social_care_sector⠀⇛
The industrial action would affect several private assisted
living and daycare providers.
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ NC_lawmakers_pass_12-week_abortion_ban;_governor
vows_veto⠀⇛
The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has
approved and sent to the governor a ban on nearly all abortions
after 12 weeks of pregnancy in response to last year’s
overturning of Roe v. Wade at the U.S. Supreme Court. The
measure passed by the Senate on Thursday lowers the time
restriction from the current 20 weeks. The House passed the
bill Wednesday in a similar party-line vote. Abortion-rights
supporter Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has said he’ll veto the
bill, but the GOP has enough voting power to override it if
members are united. The measure has far-reaching consequences.
Before its passage, women from nearby states with restrictive
laws had traveled to North Carolina for abortions in later
stages of pregnancy.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Audit_Finds_Issues_With_Minnesota_COVID-19
Pandemic_Spending⠀⇛
Auditors examining nearly $400 million in pandemic spending
found several instances in which Minnesota agencies exceeded
their emergency authority or failed to properly document
purchases or track supplies
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Official:_WVa_pesticide_facility_wouldn’t_pass
zoning_muster⠀⇛
A county planning official in West Virginia says the proposed
site of a toxic-spewing logging facility would violate a zoning
ordinance. Allegheny Wood Products wants to build a fumigation
facility in the town of Baker to treat logs prior to overseas
shipment. Regulators plan to issue an air permit allowing the
plant to emit nearly 10 tons of methyl bromide annually. But
during a public hearing Thursday, Hardy County Planner Melissa
Scott said the proposed location is zoned for agricultural
purposes, not industrial. The pesticide’s use has been sharply
limited in recent decades because it harms the ozone layer. It
also can cause a variety of health problems.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Research_Monkey_Shortage_Undermines_US
Readiness,_Panel_Says⠀⇛
A new report says a shortage of monkeys available for medical
research undermines U.S. readiness to respond to public health
emergencies
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ America’s_New_Drug_Policy⠀⇛
Bipartisan support now exists for a once-radical approach to
drugs.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Our_Toxic_Culture_Does_to_the_Young⠀⇛
Baby boomers postponed common milestones of adulthood. Gen Z-
ers are doing that with a vengeance.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Before_Jordan_Neely’s_Death,_Doctors_Long_Warned_About
Chokeholds⠀⇛
Many police departments prohibit their officers from employing
the kind of neck restraints a man used in fatally subduing
Jordan Neely in the New York City subway.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Subway_Killing_of_Jordan_Neely_Stuns,_and_Divides,_New
Yorkers⠀⇛
After a homeless man was killed on the subway, New Yorkers and
elected officials are mourning his death and debating how the
city should address mental health and public safety.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ W.H.O._Dismisses_Covid_Origins_Investigator_for_Sexual
Misconduct⠀⇛
Peter K. Ben Embarek led a contentious international
investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.
* ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Changes_in_Gut_Bacteria_Are_Present_Long_Before_Signs
of_Parkinson’s_Appear⠀⇛
This could aid diagnosis.
* ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Simple_Tests_Predict_Dementia_Risk_in_Older_Women_Years
in_Advance⠀⇛
A pattern emerges.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Covid-19:_HK$1.67_billion_spent_on_Hong_Kong’s
isolation_facilities⠀⇛
The Hong Kong government spent around HK$1.67 billion on its
Covid-19 isolation facilities, including costs for staff salary
and cleaning. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau revealed the
numbers in response to a question from lawmaker Kenneth Lau
during a Legislative Council meeting on Wednesday.
§ Proprietary⠀➾
* ⚓ SUSE’s Corporate Blog ☛ Solving_the_patching_paradox_challenge:_How
important_is_it_to_enforce_a_security_policy_in_a_SAP_environment [Ed:
SUSE under a non-SAP manager still promotes SAP proprietary stuff]⠀⇛
A secure SAP platform can’t be understood without a patched and
updated SAP environment. Vulnerabilities pose a significant
risk to an organization’s operations, and patching is crucial
to maintain system security and stability, so patching and
updating software is always a top priority.
§ Security⠀➾
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Former_Uber_CSO_Joe_Sullivan_Avoids_Prison_Time_Over
Data_Breach_Cover-Up⠀⇛
Former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan was sentenced to
probation and community service for covering up the data breach
suffered by the ride-sharing giant in 2016.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Ex-Uber_Security_Chief_Sentenced_for_Data-
Breach_Cover-Up⠀⇛
The former chief security officer for Uber has been sentenced
to probation for trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which
hackers accessed tens of millions of customer records from the
ride-hailing service
* ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Senator_Asks_Big_Banks_How_They’re_Going_to_Stop_AI
Cloned_Voices_From_Breaking_Into_Accounts⠀⇛
The move comes after Motherboard used AI voice cloning
technology to fool a bank’s security systems.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Cisco_Warns_of_Critical_Vulnerability_in_EoL_Phone
Adapters⠀⇛
Cisco warns of a critical-severity RCE vulnerability impacting
EoL SPA112 2-Port Phone Adapters.
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* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Satori_Releases_Open_Source_Data_Permissions_Scanner
for_Enterprises⠀⇛
Data security firm Satori has released a free and open source
tool designed to help organizations find out who has access to
what data and how.
* ⚓ Matthew Garrett ☛ Matthew_Garrett:_Twitter’s_e2ee_DMs_are_better_than
nothing⠀⇛
Elon Musk appeared on an interview with Tucker Carlson last
month, with one of the topics being the fact that Twitter could
be legally compelled to hand over users’ direct messages to
government agencies since they’re held on Twitter’s servers and
aren’t encrypted.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Apple_Releases_First-Ever_Security_Updates_for_Beats,
AirPods_Headphones⠀⇛
Apple has released firmware updates for Beats and AirPods to
patch a vulnerability that can be exploited to gain access to
headphones via a Bluetooth attack.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ Meta_Swiftly_Neutralizes_New_‘NodeStealer’_Malware⠀⇛
Meta says it disrupted the new NodeStealer malware, which
likely has Vietnamese origins, within weeks after it emerged.
* ⚓ Ben_Hutchings:_Debian_LTS_work,_March/April_2023⠀⇛
In March and April I worked a total of 28 hours for Freexian’s
Debian LTS initiative, out of a maximum of 48 hours. I updated
the linux (4.19) package to the latest stable and stable-rt
updates, and uploaded it at the end of April. I merged the
latest bullseye security update into the linux-5.10 package and
uploaded that at the same time.
* § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾
o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Were_You_Misled_By_Fake_Reviews_Online?⠀⇛
If you chose a purchase based on reviews and the end
result didn’t live up to your expectations, The Times
wants to hear your story.
* § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
o ⚓ EDRI ☛ LIBE_lead_MEP_fails_to_find_silver_bullet_for_CSA
Regulation⠀⇛
On 19 April 2023, the lead MEP on the proposed CSA
Regulation, Javier Zarzalejos (EPP), published his draft
report. Whilst we agree with MEP Zarzalejos about putting
privacy, safety and security by design at the heart, many
of his changes may pose a greater risk to human rights
online than the European Commission’s original text.
o ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ India’s_personal_data_protection_act_and_the
politics_of_digital_governance⠀⇛
The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill of 2022 aims to
balance the interests of Indian consumers seeking
enhanced privacy and data security against the business
need for unconstrained data flows.
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ FTC_Proposes_Blanket_Ban_on_Meta_Monetizing
Underage_User_Data_Following_Repeated_Violations⠀⇛
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a blanket
ban on Meta’s ability to monetize underage data. The move
comes after repeated violations of a 2020 privacy order.
These changes proposed by the FTC would be made to the
2020 privacy order made with Facebook.
o ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_FTC_wants_Meta_to_stop_profiting_off_young_users’
data⠀⇛
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to restrict
Meta’s use of data collected from users under the age of
18.
o ⚓ NYOB ☛ The_Court_of_Justice_confirmed_that_there_is_no
“threshold”_for_GDPR_damages⠀⇛
The Court of Justice confirmed that there is no
“threshold” for GDPR damages
Today the CJEU has issued the first decision on emotional
damages under the GDPR.
o ⚓ Privacy International ☛ Joint_submission_to_European_Commission
guidelines_on_abuses_of_dominance⠀⇛
o ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ Podcast:_Amazon_adds_Thread_and_beefs_up_Alexa
[Ed: What sane people still pay for these listening devices?]⠀⇛
Amazon has turned on the Thread-capabilities inside its
Echo devices so they can support the Matter smart home
interoperability standard in its totality, so Kevin and I
talk about what that will and won’t do for smart home
users.
§ Defence/Aggression⠀➾
* ⚓ Axios ☛ The_New_Not_Normal:_Get_used_to_unexpected_things_that_don’t
make_sense⠀⇛
If you’re confused by the current banking_crisis, that’s
entirely understandable: We live in very confusing times.
The big picture:The 70 years from 1946 to 2015 individuals and
companies could make long-term plans. Then in quick succession
came 2016 (Brexit and Trump), 2020 (COVID-19) and 2022 (Russia
invading Ukraine).
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Brazil’s_Lula_has_a_plan_to_rein_in_gun_ownership._Will_it
work?⠀⇛
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is working to
undo the pro-gun policies of his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
Citizens are now required to register firearms with the Federal
Police, sparking fears of governmental weapon confiscation.
* ⚓ YLE ☛ US_reconnaissance_aircraft_flies_over_Finland⠀⇛
The same aircraft flew through Finnish airspace last month, as
part of a domestic airspace surveillance cooperation between
Finland and partner countries.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ ‘We_did_this’:_Proud_Boys_found_guilty_in_Jan._6
insurrection_trial⠀⇛
Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the far-right extremist group
Proud Boys, has been charged with seditious conspiracy for his
involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
Four other members of the group have also been convicted.
* ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Stand_Back_and_Stand_By:_Proud_Boys_Enrique_Tarrio,_Joe
Biggs,_Ethan_Nordean,_and_Zach_Rehl_Guilty_of_Sedition⠀⇛
The guys who stood back and stood by for Donald Trump were just
convicted of seditious conspiracy.
* ⚓ Security Week ☛ US_Announces_Takedown_of_Card-Checking_Service,_Charges
Against_Russian_Operator⠀⇛
The US announces charges against Denis Gennadievich Kulkov, the
creator and operator of card-checking platform Try2Check since
2005 until it was taken down this week.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Ambassador_To_Russia_Visits_American_Paul_Whelan_In
Prison⠀⇛
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy has visited American
citizen Paul Whelan in a prison in eastern Russia.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Kazakh_National_Gets_13_Years_In_Prison_In_Siberia_For_Throwing
Molotov_Cocktails_At_Consciption_Center⠀⇛
A military court in Siberia said on May 4 that it had two days
earlier sentenced Ansaghan Moldakhmetov, a Kazakh citizen, to
13 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktails at a
conscription center in the city of Omsk in May last year.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Police_Search_Offices_Of_Crew_Against_Torture_Group_In
Krasnodar⠀⇛
Police in the Russian city of Krasnodar have searched the
offices of the Crew Against Torture, the human rights group’s
members said on May 4.
* ⚓ Defence Web ☛ East_Africa_has_deployed_troops_to_combat_M23_rebels_–
who’s_who_in_the_regional_force⠀⇛
The East Africa Community (EAC) has completed the deployment of
its regional force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) to oversee the withdrawal of the rebel group, M23, from
the eastern part of the country. The last contingent was of
South Sudanese soldiers who joined troops from Kenya, Burundi
and Uganda.
* ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Deserting_Putin:_A_Visit_to_the_Soldiers_Who_Have_Fled
Russia’s_War⠀⇛
Soldiers who escaped Putin’s war and fled to Kazakhstan claim
they witnessed crimes and are willing to testify in courts of
law. But they are also facing an uncertain future as they look
for a country willing to take them in.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Fire_Extinguished_At_Russian_Oil_Refinery_After_Drone_Attack⠀⇛
An alleged drone attack set ablaze product-storage facilities
at one of the largest oil refineries in southern Russia, but
emergency services extinguished the fire just over two hours
later, and the plant was working normally, TASS news agency
reported.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_assures_Russia,_India_of_deepening
‘cooperation’⠀⇛
The comments were a show of solidarity with two of China’s
biggest neighbours.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ China_Assures_Russia,_India_of_Deepening
‘Cooperation’⠀⇛
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Burkina_Faso_Interim_Leader_Hails_Russia_as
a_Strategic_Ally⠀⇛
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Truth_is_Elusive_in_Kremlin_Explosions⠀⇛
Kyiv and Moscow angrily blamed each other after two explosions
in an apparent drone attack on the heart of Russian power, but
whose outrage is real?
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Zelensky_addresses_The_Hague_as_he_pushes_for_a
special_tribunal_for_Russia.⠀⇛
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Bluster_over_explosions_raises_fears_of_retaliation_by
Russia.⠀⇛
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Washington_Is_Behind_Drone_Attack_on_Kremlin:_Russia⠀⇛
It is important for the United States to “understand how
dangerous such direct participation in the conflict really
is,” Dmitry Peskov warned.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_Did_Russia_Choose_to_Publicize_the_Kremlin_Drone
Attack?⠀⇛
Russia’s messaging on a drone incident at the Kremlin diverged
significantly from its response to past explosions in Russia or
Russian-occupied territory.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ After_a_School_Shooting_in_Serbia,_Belgrade_Is
Consumed_With_Grief⠀⇛
Eight children and a security guard were killed by a 13-year-
old boy who entered a school in the Serbian capital armed with
pistols owned by his father.
* ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Officials:_Man_killed_3,_then_self_in_rural
Georgia_town⠀⇛
A man recorded by a security camera fatally shooting his
manager at a fast food restaurant in south Georgia is also
suspected of killing his mother and grandmother at their nearby
homes before taking his own life. The Georgia Bureau of
Investigation said Thursday evening that 26-year-old Kentavious
White fatally shot himself at the McDonald’s restaurant where
he worked after killing the manager. The GBI said two of
White’s relatives were also slain at their homes. Coroner C.
Verlyn Brock in Colquitt County said those two victims were
White’s mother and grandmother. The GBI identified the
McDonald’s manager as Amia Smith. The names of the two other
victims were not immediately released. About 15,000 people live
in Moultrie near the Georgia-Florida line.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Syria_to_Be_Readmitted_Soon_to_Arab_League,
Jordan_Minister_Says⠀⇛
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Lebanon_Resumes_Registration_for_Syrian_Refugees_to_Go_Home⠀⇛
“…Approximately 50 Syrian families expressed their desire to
return to their respective villages…”
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Israeli_forces_kill_3_suspects_in_West_Bank_shooting_of
British-Israeli_women⠀⇛
Israeli forces on Thursday killed two Palestinian gunmen who
shot dead a British-Israeli mother and her two daughters in
April in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s domestic security
service said.
* ⚓ AntiWar ☛ David_Hume’s_Warning_on_Forever_Wars⠀⇛
This originally appeared on Law and Liberty. Propaganda is
checked by open challenge and spirited disputation. But it is
hard to discuss one’s own government at war, because you might
be treated as an apologist of the enemy, or even an outright
enemy yourself. Propaganda is perhaps never worse than at times
of war.
§ Environment⠀➾
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Developed_Nations_Should_Deliver_Climate_Justice:_Guterres⠀⇛
The climate-induced drought crisis engulfing the Horn of Africa
region is a wake-up call for governments, donors, and the
private sector to back community-based resilient programs.
* ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ The_Role_of_Sports_in_Climate_Change⠀⇛
Climate Change, and subsequent biodiversity collapse, is the
greatest challenge humanity currently faces. It is all-
encompassing; impacting every facet of our everyday lives, from
the food we can grow and eat, to the shelters we live in, to
the business we can do.
* ⚓ Rlang ☛ Systematic_Literature_Review_and_R_Shiny:_App_for_Marine
Conservation_and_Climate_Change_Mitigation⠀⇛
Scientific literature plays a crucial role in advancing our
understanding of marine conservation and the importance of
protecting our oceans. Over the years, many studies have been
conducted around hundreds of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and
its role as an ocean-based climate solution.
⚓ Quartz ☛ French_oil_giant_Total_is_suing_Greenpeace_for_$1.10_in_damages⠀⇛
TotalEnergies, the French oil giant, filed a lawsuit against
Greenpeace France and climate consulting company Factor-X over a
report that claimed that Total had significantly underestimated its
emissions from burning fossil fuels.
* § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ National_body_to_ease_shock_of_clean_energy
transition⠀⇛
Communities fearing widespread job losses from
decarbonising homes, business and industry will get help
in the federal budget. Funding for a National Net Zero
Authority announced on Friday is expected to benefit
coal-dependent communities across Australia and usher in
new industries.
o ⚓ European Commission ☛ Keynote_speech_by_Commissioner_Simson_at
the_launch_of_the_Energy_Storage_Coalition⠀⇛
European Commission Speech Brussels, 04 May 2023 Good
afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I’m delighted to be here today for the launch of the
Energy Storage Coalition.
This launch sends an important signal.
* § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
o ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Tulum_conservationists_get_ready_for_turtle
breeding_season⠀⇛
The state government held events throughout the week,
including beach clean-ups and conservation workshops in
coastal towns across the state.
§ Finance⠀➾
* ⚓ Web Pro News ☛ Googlers_Liken_CEO_to_Shrek_Villain_Over_Pay_Raise_Amid
Layoffs⠀⇛
Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai appears to be losing the
confidence of employees, with many likening him to Lord
Farquaad from Shrek.
Pichai has been under fire for some time as Alphabet/Google
face threats on all sides. The company is facing antitrust
challenges, was upstaged by Microsoft in the AI market, is
facing a resurgent Bing, is dealing with a soft advertising
market, and the company’s stock price has plummeted since its
high in late 2021.
Amid these challenges, Alphabet did something that would have
been unthinkable in years past, laying off some 12,000
employees. Even the layoffs were bungled, with some employees
not being notified they were impacted and others saying the
company is not honoring previous agreements.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Doing_Whatever_It_Takes_on_Debt⠀⇛
But don’t give in to Republican extortion.
* ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ RapidAPI_headcount_down_82%_from_fresh_layoffs_less_than
two_weeks_after_cutting_50%_of_staff⠀⇛
Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI), a startup that built out
an API marketplace valued at $1 billion last year, has laid off
another 70 employees less than two weeks after letting go of
50% of its staff, TechCrunch has learned.
An affected employee who wished to remain anonymous told
TechCrunch that just 42 people remain at the company — down
from 230 in April — reflecting an 82% drop in headcount.
All of the company’s remaining workers in Europe, and some
based in the U.S., were impacted by the latest round, according
to the source.
* ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Atlassian_shares_fall_sharply_on_revenue_miss_and
increasing_costs⠀⇛
Shares in Atlassian Corp. fell sharply in after-hours trading
today after the Australian software company reported a miss on
revenue and increasing costs in its latest earnings report.
⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Shopify_cuts_staff_by_20%_and_sells_logistics_arm_to
Flexiport⠀⇛
Shopify Inc., an e-commerce giant that builds platforms for the
enterprise and small businesses, announced today that it’s laying off
20% of its workforce, affecting more than 2,000 employees, and will
sell most of its logistics business to Flexiport Inc.
⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Coinbase_and_Block_surprise_with_earnings_and_revenue_beats⠀⇛
Shares in both Coinbase Inc. and Block Inc. rose in late trading
after both crypto-focused companies surprised with earnings and
revenue beats for their quarters that ended March 31. Coinbase
reported a loss per share of 34 cents on revenue of $736 million.
⚓ New York Times ☛ Even_as_China_Reopens,_Security_Visits_Spook_Foreign
Businesses⠀⇛
Fears are growing that the Communist Party’s increasing focus on
control over information about markets and companies is behind the
questioning of firms.
⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Are_problems_with_your_Mexican_bank_account_inevitable?⠀⇛
When money went missing overnight from her bank account, Mexico
resident Leigh Thelmadatter got a front-row seat to a bureaucratic
nightmare.
⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Reserve_Bank_expects_sharper_hit_to_economic_growth⠀⇛
Fresh economic forecasts from the central bank show a faster pullback
in growth and more sluggish wage growth but the Reserve Bank still
expects inflation to return to target by mid-2025.
⚓ New York Times ☛ Smaller_Banks_Are_Scrambling_as_Share_Prices_Plunge⠀⇛
Investors are not convinced that regional banks including PacWest and
Western Alliance can remain viable. Some are actively betting on
their demise.
⚓ Quartz ☛ PacWest_is_considering_a_possible_sale_following_a_stock_rout⠀⇛
Another US regional bank is on unstable financial footing.
⚓ Quartz ☛ HSBC_shareholders_will_vote_on_an_activist_investor’s_proposal_to
split_off_the_bank’s_Asian_business⠀⇛
HSBC shareholders are set to vote on the first step toward a proposed
restructuring of the bank—including a potential spin-off of the
lender’s Asia business—at an annual general_meeting_on_Friday_(May_5)
in the United Kingdom.
⚓ Quartz ☛ AB_InBev_avoided_talking_about_Bud_Light_in_its_better-than-expected
earnings⠀⇛
The world’s largest brewer finally has another reason for making
headlines besides its Bud Light marketing blunder: Stellar earnings.
⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Epstein_Accuser_Suing_JPMorgan_Seeks_to_Disqualify
Bank’s_Law_Firm⠀⇛
A Jeffrey Epstein accuser suing JPMorgan Chase & Co for allegedly
aiding the late financier’s sex trafficking…
⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Apple_Posts_Quarterly_Revenue_Decline;_IPhone
Sales_Solid⠀⇛
Apple has once again posted an, until now, rare revenue decline in
its latest fiscal quarter
⚓ Quartz ☛ Apple_is_not_pulling_back_on_stock_buybacks [Ed: Apple is engaged in
embezzlement, basically buying its own shares "in the face of declining
revenue."]⠀⇛
In a quarterly earnings release, Apple announced (pdf) it will
purchase $90 billion in share buybacks this year, in line with last
year’s figure, as the company continues to flex its financial muscle
in the face of declining revenue.
⚓ New York Times ☛ Apple’s_Slowdown_Eases,_but_Sluggish_Demand_Hurts_Results
[Ed: More Apple spin. Why not just say sales down, revenue down, layoffs
happening? Does Apple pay a lot of money to NY Times for "advertising"
(bias)?]⠀⇛
Overall iPhone sales were up, and revenue for the company’s services
business set a record.
⚓ Michael West Media ☛ European_Central_Bank raises_interest_rate_to_3.75_pct⠀⇛
The European Central Bank has raised the key interest rate in the
eurozone by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75 per cent, the Frankfurt-
based bank says. The announcement comes after the ECB raised the rate
by 0.5 percentage points three consecutive times.
⚓ Axios ☛ The_regional_banking_crisis_is_expanding⠀⇛
Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell yesterday said that the U.S. banking
system is “sound and resilient.”
The big picture:It was akin to a sports team owner giving the coach a
vote of confidence. If you’re compelled to say it, things_really
aren’t_going_well.
⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Shares_rise,_dollar_weakens_on_bank_sector_fears⠀⇛
Asian stocks have risen, the dollar has eased and gold is hovering
about record highs as jittery investors remain nervous about the US
banking sector following another rout in shares of regional lenders.
⚓ Tech_layoffs:_Shopify_announces_it_will_cut_20_per_cent_of_its_workforce,
impacting_Irish_jobs⠀⇛
At the end of last year, Shopify employed 11,600 people, including
contractors.
The company let got of 10 per cent of its staff last summer.
In 2021, Shopify had 650 employees in Ireland.
The ecommerce company also announced that it is offloading its
logistics arm to another company called Flexport.
Yesterday, the company posted a surprise first-quarter profit.
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ Axios ☛ “Good_riddance”:_GOP_lawmakers’_private_glee_at_Tucker_Carlson
firing⠀⇛
A sizable number of GOP lawmakers are quietly cheering Fox
News’ decision to remove Tucker_Carlson from its airwaves as
making it easier to provide aid_to_Ukraine, Axios has learned.
* ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Coming_in_From_the_Cold:_Escaping_Isolation⠀⇛
Joe Biden promised, while campaigning for the presidency, to
make Saudi Arabia a “pariah.” He didn’t. He promised to isolate
Russia. He hasn’t. The US has experienced a recent deficit in
its ability to enact its promises to isolate enemies. Its
confidence is proving greater than its capacity.
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Biden_dispatching_top_aide_to_meet_with_Saudi
crown_prince⠀⇛
President Joe Biden is dispatching one his top advisers to
Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the
de facto leader of the oil-rich kingdom. White House national
security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday he will travel to
Saudi Arabia on Saturday for talks with Saudi officials and
will also meet with his counterparts from the United Arab
Emirates and India during his visit. Sullivan’s planned visit
is the latest sign of warming relations between the kingdom and
the Biden administration that had been strained by Biden’s
criticism of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record and oil
policies. Sullivan is expected to meet with the crown prince
during the visit.
* ⚓ YLE ☛ President’s_office_explains_Sanna_Marin’s_absence_from_Zelensky
summit_following_social_media_storm⠀⇛
An official meeting between six heads of state cannot involve a
so-called “two-plate policy”, where one nation would be
represented by two leaders, the statement said.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ US,_China_face_test_of_whether_‘managed_rivalry’_is
possible⠀⇛
The ability of the United States and China to navigate a
critical juncture, where they talk little and distrust each
other’s motives, matters to the world.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ President_Joe_Biden’s_national_security_advisor_to_visit
Saudi_Arabia⠀⇛
President Joe Biden’s national security advisor said on
Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia at the weekend for
talks with Saudi leaders as well as Indian and Emirati
officials.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Canada_summons_China_ambassador,_mulls_expelling
diplomats_following_accusations_of_intimidation⠀⇛
Canada on Thursday summoned China’s ambassador as it considered
expelling a Chinese diplomat accused of having sought to
intimidate a Canadian lawmaker and his family over the MP’s
criticisms of Beijing.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Canada’s_Public_Servants_End_Their_Strike_Without
Remote_Work_Guarantee⠀⇛
The strike by abou
* ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuanian_citizens_to_travel_to_South_Africa_with_e-visas⠀⇛
Lithuanian citizens will be able to travel more easily to the
Republic of South Africa after the country decided to include
Lithuania in its e-visa scheme, Foreign Minister Gabrielius
Landsbergis has said.
* ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Twitter_Alerts_Back_on_Track_for_NYC_Subway
After_Week_Off⠀⇛
Service alerts for New York City’s subway, commuter trains and
buses are back on Twitter
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Daughter_of_ousted_Thai_prime_minister_could_win
his_old_job⠀⇛
Opinion polls show Paetongtarn Shinawatra to be the heavy
favorite to take the prime minister’s post after Thailand’s May
14 general election. But there are fears that victory for
Paetongtarn, the youngest daughter of ousted former Prime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, could plunge Thailand back into a
familiar cycle of protest and military intervention. Thaksin,
deposed by a military coup in 2014, is a polarizing political
figure with powerful enemies in the Thai establishment who
regarded his popularity as a threat. But having the 36-year-old
Paetongtarn as a candidate is expected to pay off handsomely
for the popular opposition Pheu Thai party. It’s polling so
well that it’s hoping for a landslide victory, with enough
seats to name the prime minister.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ Canada_dispatch:_BC_inquest_finding_that_2015_Myles_Gray_death
was_homicide_shows_Canada_not_exempt_from_policing_problems⠀⇛
Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and
international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie
Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a rising
3L at the University of Ottawa.
* § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
o ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Verified_Twitter_Accounts_Spread_Misinfo_About
Imminent_Nuclear_Strike⠀⇛
YouTube and Twitter accounts spread rumors about nuclear
war after two drones struck the Kremlin.
o ⚓ Bruce Schneier ☛ Large_Language_Models_and_Elections⠀⇛
Earlier this week, the Republican National Committee
released_a_video that it claims was “built entirely with
AI imagery.” The content of the ad isn’t especially
novel—a dystopian vision of America under a second term
with President Joe Biden—but the deliberate emphasis on
the technology used to create it stands out: It’s a
“Daisy” moment for the 2020s.
We should expect more of this kind of thing. The
applications of AI to political advertising have not
escaped campaigners, who are already “pressure_testing”
possible uses for the technology. In the 2024
presidential election campaign, you can bank on the
appearance of AI-generated personalized fundraising
emails, text messages from chatbots urging you to vote,
and maybe even some deepfaked campaign …
o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China-based_networks_sowing_disinformation
in_West,_Meta_says⠀⇛
A China-based online network tried to recruit protesters
in Europe and set up a media firm in Britain as part of a
disinformation campaign, Facebook owner Meta said.
o ⚓ France24 ☛ What_do_we_know_about_these_images_of_Taiwanese_people
carrying_Nazi_flags?⠀⇛
Since April 21, a pro-China account online has been
sharing images purporting to show proof that young
Taiwanese people are “passionate about the Nazi logo”.
However, these images of the Nazi party flag were
actually taken during fringe events in a country that
experts say has no significant neo-Nazi ideological
presence.
§ Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Noted_Russian_LGBT_Activist_Fined_For_‘Gay_Propaganda’⠀⇛
A Moscow court on May 4 ordered Yan Dvorkin, the leader of the
Center T group which defends LGBT rights in Russia, to pay
100,000 rubles ($1,260) for violating Russia’s controversial
law that bans promoting homosexuality.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Hong_Kong’s_security_law_leads_to_‘boring’_news_coverage_amid
climate_of_fear⠀⇛
Former journalists at pro-democracy news outlets struggle to
bring non-government voices to Hong Kong audience
* ⚓ NYPost ☛ Intel_officials_that_signed_Hunter_Biden_laptop_‘disinfo’
letter_will_talk_to_House_panel⠀⇛
A source familiar with the plans told The Post on Thursday that
former CIA Director John Brennan will sit for a transcribed
interview on May 11 and former Director of National
Intelligence James Clapper will do the same on May 17.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Theater_Director_Detained_On_Suspicion_Of_Justification
Of_Terrorism⠀⇛
Moscow theater director Yevgenia Berkovich was detained on May
4 over her production of the play Finist — The Brave Falcon,
which is about Russian women who married Muslim men and moved
to Syria.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Disney_versus_DeSantis:_Does_free_speech_cover_corporate
privileges?⠀⇛
The ability to criticize the government without retaliation
lies at the heart of the First Amendment. What happens when
it’s a corporation doing the criticizing?
§ Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Australia_PM_Albanese_says_‘frustrated’_over
continued_detention_of_Julian_Assange⠀⇛
Mr Albanese added he remained concerned about the mental health
of the WikiLeaks’ founder.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ Indian_media_companies_are_feeling_the_global_decline_in_ad
revenues⠀⇛
Indian news brands haven’t escaped a global downturn in
advertising revenues.
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ Pain_and_anger_for_young_street_singer_killed_in_Kadıköy⠀⇛
Cihan Aymaz’s father asked at his son’s funeral, “Who was my
enemy so that my son was killed in the middle of Kadıköy, and
with a knife?”
* ⚓ Halise_Aksoy_sends_a_message_after_her_arrest:_We_shall_not_surrender
to_them!⠀⇛
The mother who was given the bones of her son killed in armed
conflict three years later and in a box was detained in the
recent massive crackdown and arrested on April 28.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Pitching_peace_in_Northern_Ireland⠀⇛
The region’s bid to host the Euro soccer tournaments shows how
sports, as much as formal peace pacts, can help bring social
reconciliation.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ambulance_Called_For_Hunger-Striking_Oil_Worker_In_Restive
Kazakh_Town⠀⇛
An ambulance has been called to a protest of hunger-striking
oil workers in the restive western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen.
Activist Zhadyra Doskeeva told RFE/RL on May 4 that emergency
services were called overnight after one hunger striker’s
health worsened drastically.
* ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ May_4:_A_legacy_of_student_activism_on_campus⠀⇛
Kent State’s history of student activism goes back further than
May 4, 1970, and will stretch even further into the future,
said professor and May 4 survivor, Roseann “Chic” Canfora. She
said Kent State has a unique legacy of activism on campus – and
when Kent State students take action, the world notices.
* ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Protesters_gather_after_May_4_Commemoration_to
condemn_Senate_Bill_83⠀⇛
After the May 4 Commemoration Thursday, students against Ohio
Senate Bill 83 held a protest in front of Oscar Ritchie Hall to
advocate against measures they say will change higher education
for the worse.
* ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ ‘Where_Were_the_Administrators?_A_Student_Affairs
Perspective_on_May_4’_lecture⠀⇛
Assistant professor of higher education Erica Eckert discussed
how the university’s administration handled the events
surrounding the May 4 shootings in her Thursday lecture titled
“Where Were the Administrators? A Student Affairs Perspective
on May 4, 1970.” Eckert’s research relied on oral history and
interviews from former residence hall directors, student
affairs administrators and other…
* ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ 53rd_May_4_commemoration_highlights_modern-day
student_activism⠀⇛
Survivors, students and faculty gathered Thursday to
commemorate the 53rd anniversary of May 4, 1970, the day the
Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of students protesting
the Vietnam War, killing four and injuring nine others. The
commemoration honors slain students Allison Krause, Jeffrey
Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder.
* ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ Mapping_May_4_project_connects_history_to_its
location⠀⇛
The Mapping of May 4 website expanded to local places in Kent
to display an archive map of May 4. The project aims to make
May 4 history immersive. Sara Koopman is an Assistant
Professor and geographer in the Peace Studies Department.
* ⚓ The Kent Stater ☛ 53rd_annual_candlelight_vigil_commemorates_lives_lost
on_May_4⠀⇛
Stars were not the only thing that lit up the sky of the
Prentice parking lot last night: dozens of small white candles
did as well. Illuminated by these flames, a memorial read four
names: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and
William Schroeder.
* ⚓ JURIST ☛ Libya_Christians_face_death_sentence_over_conversion_from
Islam_and_proselytization⠀⇛
Libyan activists told The Guardian Wednesday that six Libyan
Christians are at risk of being executed for converting from
Islam and spreading their religious beliefs. After being
arrested in March by the Libyan Internal Security Agency (ISA),
the six were accused of “making people leave Islam” in
violation of the Libyan Penal Code.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ US_senate_body_condemns_‘destruction’_of_Hong
Kong’s_democracy;_Beijing_fires_back_at_‘political_fabricators’⠀⇛
A Beijing office has criticised a US Senate committee, calling
them “political fabricators” after it passed a resolution on
Wednesday to condemn “Beijing’s destruction of Hong Kong’s
democracy and rule of law.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_47:_Ex-District_Council_chief_begins
testimony_against_fellow_democrats_in_national_security_trial⠀⇛
A former Hong Kong District Council chairperson has begun his
testimony for the prosecution in a high-profile trial
concerning 47 pro-democracy figures under the Beijing-imposed
national security law.
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* ⚓ AccessNow ☛ VLOPs_or_flops:_Is_Big_Tech_dodging_accountability_in_the
EU?⠀⇛
The EU asked tech companies to share their user numbers in
order to see who qualifies as a Very Large Online Platform
(VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA) rules. But the
numbers don’t add up.
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Bringing_Home_the_Bacon_with_Joint
Inventorship [Ed: Conflating monopoly (patents) with
"Inventorship"]⠀⇛
Joint inventorship requires a substantial contribution to
the invention. In the decision HIP, Inc. vs. Hormel,
Judge Lourie writes for a unanimous panel to reverse a
district court’s determination of joint inventorship
involving a new process for precooking bacon. US Patent
9,980,498 has four inventors that are employees of and
assigned their interest to Hormel. HIP sued Hormel,
alleging that David Howard was either the sole inventor
or a joint inventor of the ’498 patent. The district
court determined that Howard was a joint inventor based
solely on his alleged contribution to the infrared
preheating concept in independent claim 5.
o ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ The_Proposed_EU_Regulation_on_SEPs_(II):
Comments_on_critique⠀⇛
In an earlier post I explained the issues that the
proposed EU Regulation on SEPs intends to address, and
why neither the market nor the courts solve them.
o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ PacSec3_’497_firewall_patent_claims_cancelled
in_ex_parte_reexamination⠀⇛
On May 1, 2023, the Central Reexamination Unit issued a
notice of intent to issue a reexamination certificate,
canceling claims 1, 4, 13, and 16 of U.S._Patent
7,523,497, owned by PacSec3, an NPE. PacSec3 was formed
in 2020 with NACAR IP LLC as its managing member.
o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Administrative_Committee_approves_final_UPC_Code_of
Conduct⠀⇛
[Ed: JUVE takes bribes from Team UPC and now it is promoting
something patently illegal under the cynical facade of "Code of
Conduct"; this isn't a matter of hilarity but political and media
takeover.]
The Unified Patent Court has not yet published the Code
of Conduct on its website. However, this will take place
shortly. According to JUVE Patent sources, the final
version remains largely unchanged from the first version.
o ⚓ JUVE ☛ Nestlé_and_Clextral_revoke_Ojah_plant-based_protein_patent
at_EPO [Ed: EPO once again granted phony, bonus, fake patents. This
keeps happening.]⠀⇛
Following an appeal by Nestlé, the Boards of Appeal at
the European Patent Office have revoked EP 2 706 867
(case ID: T0875/21 – 3.3.09), which belongs to meat-
substitute protein manufacturer, Ojah. The proceedings,
which took place in April, have led to the patent being
revoked in its entirety
o ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ $2,000_awarded_for_Tiare_Technology_patron
counter_patent_prior_art⠀⇛
Unified is pleased to announce PATROLL crowdsourcing
contest winners, Ekta Aswal and Dinesh Swamy, who split a
cash award of $2,000 for their prior art submissions on
U.S._Patent_10,157,414, owned by Tiare_Technology,_Inc.,
an NPE. The ‘414 patent generally relates to using a
wireless patron unit for providing services to patrons at
resorts, stadiums, arenas, and other venues. The patent
had_been_asserted over 20 times against companies like
Applebees, Albertsons, Kroger, Sonic, and Best_Buy.
We would also like to thank the dozens of other high-
quality submissions that were made on this patent. The
ongoing contests are open to anyone, and include tens of
thousands of dollars in rewards available for helping the
industry to challenge NPE patents of questionable
validity by finding and submitting prior art in the
contests. Visit PATROLL today to learn more about how to
participate.
* § Trademarks⠀➾
o ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_How_Did_These_Three_Appeals_from
Section_2(e)(1)_Mere_Descriptiveness_Refusals_Turn_Out?⠀⇛
So far this year, by my count, the TTAB has affirmed 19
of 21 Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness (or
disclaimer) refusals. How do you think these latest three
appeals came out? Results will be found in the first
comment.
* § Copyrights⠀➾
o ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Generative_AI_and_Copyright⠀⇛
A few days ago I wrote an essay about the ongoing
economic war between the leaders of the US and those of
China, with a focus on the impact US attorneys
representing Chinese clients. For the article, I used an
AI tool to create some art for my publication. The image
above shows the resulting four images. I chose the bottom
right and had the AI enhance the image for publication by
pushing a single button. I then did a cut and paste
before publishing.
Although I didn’t contribute any of the expression seen
in the work, after these actions and then publishing it,
I actually feel some gut level of ownership. And, that I
might be upset if someone else used _my_ image without
permission.
o ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ About_Those_Bill_C-11_Claims_About_the_Risk_to
Cancon_Without_Urgent_Action…⠀⇛
The debate over Bill C-11 was frequently marked by
politician and lobby group claims that failure to act
would place the future of Canadian film and television
production at risk. While internal_government_documents
admitted that claims regarding the contributions from
Internet streaming services understated the actual
contributions by failing to account for “unofficial
Cancon”, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez was
happy to feed the narrative that the bill was a critical
support for an industry in jeopardy.
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Spinrilla_Ordered_to_Shut_Down_and_Pay_the
Major_Labels_$50_Million_Following_Years-Long_Copyright_Battle⠀⇛
Hip-hop streaming and discovery platform Spinrilla is
officially set to cease operating and pay the major
labels $50 million following a years-long copyright
infringement legal battle.
o ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ 50_Cent,_Fat_Joe,_Scott_Storch_&_More_Face
Copyright_Infringement_Lawsuit_Over_‘Candy_Shop’_and_‘Lean_Back’⠀⇛
50 Cent, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Scott Storch, and a list of
record labels face a copyright infringement lawsuit over
their hits, ‘Candy Shop’ and ‘Lean Back.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ robert_pippin,_philosophy_by_other_means⠀⇛
Interpretation is simply identical to fully
experiencing a work as a work of art; everybody
does it, must do it.4 It has nothing to do with
merely “translating” the work into another version
of content or finding something hidden. If there is
something to understand, something that raises a
question, demands something of us beyond what a
first experience reveals, it is “right there.” It
simply needs to be understood. A second or third or
fourth reading or viewing is not boring deeper
until something hidden is found; it is appreciating
better and better what is simply “present.”5 The
fact that we feel the need for rereading or re-
viewing is interesting in itself. It means that we
sense that the novel, say, “knows something,” and
that by having read the novel, we now know
something we did not, but we cannot yet say what it
is and we know that another look or viewing or
reading is necessary. That deeply felt and often
deeply gratifying moment of insight when it becomes
clear what it is we know but could not say is not
something we can offer to another simply by
formulating and saying it. We have to help another
see it, feel that moment as well in the experience
of the work.
# ⚓ May_the_Froth_Be_With_You⠀⇛
My love for coffee runs deep, it has been in my
life since childhood and I fondly remember my mom
standing over the stove making old school filter
coffee in a steel pot with a mesh filter inside it.
Obviously as a child I was not allowed to drink
coffee, but as an adult I am very fond of it.
Caffeine is an amazing drug, it allows one’s brain
to go into a supercharge mode, and coffee beans
contain other molecules that are known to have
health benefits. I am sure there are downsides to
consuming caffeine, but lets not get bogged down
with negatives.
# ⚓ If_It_Doesn’t_Work_Out⠀⇛
I get anxious about things not going the way I want
them to.
Whether it be a job application, a date, getting
into a school, there’s always a lot of nerves for
me. I’ve built a few tools to manage this anxiety,
some of which are physical, like working out or
going for a long walk, some are creative like
working on a project or writing, but my most used
one is a mantra I repeat to myself: “I’m doing well
now, if it doesn’t work out I’ll be right where I
started from, I will be ok”. This phrase that I
repeat to myself has talked me down from a nervous
frenzy too many times to count.
# ⚓ Tillitis_TKey_now_available⠀⇛
P and I recently celebrated that we have been
married 20 years… We got to talking at a nice
restaurant about what our lives would be like in 20
years, in 2043. It was hard but manageable.
I’ve always been bad at seeing myself in the
future. It’s like at those job interviews where you
get the question “Where do you see yourself in five
years?” and you just lose it and almost start to
cry. You know what I mean.
[...]
The Tillitis web shop opened in the beginning of
April while I was travelling! The end-user version
of the TKey is now available for sale.
Note that the only one available in the web shop
right now is a locked down end-user version. You
won’t be able to update the FPGA bitstream nor read
it, nor the Unique Device Secret. Unlocked TKeys
and a programmer board will be available soon.
# ⚓ A_new_place⠀⇛
I am the opposite of a social butterfly, yet in a
parallel universe, I probably would be owning my
parents’ pub now and visit other pubs, as well.
Unfortunately, I’m not living in this universe, my
parents were forced to close their pub in the same
year I was born, and the vast majority of the pubs
in my hometown disappeared.
o § Technical⠀➾
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Moving_right_along⠀⇛
Browsed a bunch of gemlogs. So many wonderful
writers.
I fancied writing once upon a time,
especially after a couple years of digesting
John Updike and Joyce Carol Oates.
But it turns out I become too manic in the
mechanics.
It didn’t help that the one time I landed a
writing job, it was to “write” gambling
articles steeped in so-called SEO. Incredibly
boring and demoralizing. But par for this
world’s course.
# § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ Testing_New_And_Strange_Functions⠀⇛
What does the above do, especially as one
bumps up against the dstsize limit? 31 is too
long for my feeble brain so we’ll go with a
shorter test string, say three characters.
Also we want some means to see if the
function writes past the end of the string,
as that would be super bad. This suggests the
use of a union, though in hindsight you could
probably just work on a char[6] or whatever
and see if any subsequent got clobbered–I had
a union elsewhere in the actual code, so went
with one.
=> =============================================================================
World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Kernel_Space
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
o Desktop_Environments/WMs
# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
# GNOME_Desktop/GTK
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o SUSE/OpenSUSE
o Devices/Embedded
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers
# Mozilla
o Education
o Programming/Development
# Python
* Leftovers
o Science
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM)
o Monopolies
# Software_Patents
# Copyrights
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Framework_gives_more_detail_on_their_AMD_Ryzen
laptop⠀⇛
Recently Framework excited everyone over their big DIY
laptop upgrades, and now they’re giving more detail on
the Framework 13 Laptop with AMD Ryzen. They weren’t able
to originally reveal what AMD chips they would be using,
but now they are.
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ Unicorn Media ☛ A_Fedora_Test_Week_Starts_Sunday._Want_to
Help?_Here’s_How⠀⇛
The developers at Fedora are in the final stages of
integrating Linux kernel 6.3 (just released last
week) into Fedora, and they need interested Fedora
users to help with some testing if they can. For
those that are interested, the project has
organized what it calls a “test week,” which will
run from Sunday May 7 through Sunday May 14. If
you’re a casual user who never works in a command
line, this isn’t for you, but if you know your way
around Linux — and you’re a Fedora user — this
might be a way for you to do some good old-
fashioned payback to the devs behind your Linux
distribution of choice.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ 10_Beautiful_Fonts_for_Your_Linux_Terminal⠀⇛
Sounds good. But how can you choose the perfect
font? There are hundreds and thousands of options
out there.
For starters, you can select a font optimized for
technical documents or coding because those have
good readability. Next, you can filter foss
projects (if that matters to you) and check if
those fonts scale well with high-resolution
monitors (per your requirements).
Fret not; to give you a head start, we have picked
some of the best fonts fit…
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Linux_Candy:_cbonsai_–_generate_bonsai
trees⠀⇛
Linux Candy is a series of articles covering
interesting eye candy software. We only feature
open source software in this series.
Some of the programs in this series are purely
cosmetic, frivolous pieces of fun. Candy at their
finest. But we also include some programs that
aren’t purely decorative.
There’s a diverse range of programs included in
this series. Programs such as eDEX-UI and Variety
are actually highly practical programs.
ASCIIQuarium has soothing and relaxing qualities
for your desktop. Other programs included in this
series (such as lolcat, cacafire) are included
purely for their decorative qualities. And then
there’s some really fun software that just raises a
smile or two.
cbonsai is a bonsai tree generator, written in C
using ncurses. It intelligently creates, colors,
and positions a bonsai tree in your terminal.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Enable_Minimize_And_Maximize_Buttons_In
Fedora_38_Workstation_And_Fedora_Silverblue⠀⇛
Today, we will see one of the post installation
steps in Fedora desktop. This brief guide explains
how to enable minimize and maximize buttons in
application windows in Fedora GNOME Workstation and
Silverblue editions.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Install_Varnish_and_Perform_Web_Server
Benchmark⠀⇛
Think for a moment about what happened when you
browsed to the current page. You either clicked on
a link that you received via a newsletter, or on
the link on the homepage of Tecmint.com and then
were taken to this article.
In a few words, you (or actually your browser) sent
an HTTP request to the web server that hosts this
site, and the server sent back an HTTP response.
# ⚓ Maxim_Burgerhout:_Sharing_a_set_of_Headphones_between_MacOS
and_Fedora⠀⇛
Well, the answer to the ‘why?’ question is quite
simple: because I dual boot between MacOS and
Fedora on my Mac Mini. This means in order to use
the same pair of headphones on MacOS and Fedora, I
need them to use the same key, so the headphones
think they are always connected to the same
machine.
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Upscale_Image_Size_with_Upscayl⠀⇛
Viewing low resolution images on the big screen
looks blurry, right? Then it’s time to introduce
with Upscayl, which helps you to increase the
resolution of the image which is powered by
advanced AI models.
# ⚓ UNIX Cop ☛ How_To_Install_RubyMine_on_Ubuntu_20.04_|_22.04
LTS⠀⇛
RubyMine is a popular Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) for Ruby and Rails development.
If you are using Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04 LTS, you can
easily install RubyMine using the Snap package
manager. In this article, we will discuss how to
install RubyMine on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 LTS
using the Snap method.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Qmmp_on_Ubuntu_22.04_|
20.04⠀⇛
When it comes to audio players on Ubuntu, there is
no shortage of options. However, one particular
software stands out for its rich set of features,
lightweight footprint, and compatibility with a
wide range of audio formats: the QMMP player.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_DeaDBeeF_on_Ubuntu_22.04_|
20.04⠀⇛
DeaDBeeF is a powerful, lightweight, and highly
customizable music player designed for the
discerning Ubuntu user who values a no-nonsense
approach to their music collection. With its
extensive range of features and compatibility with
numerous audio formats, DeaDBeeF is the perfect
solution for users who want to optimize their music
listening experience on Ubuntu.
# ⚓ ZDNet ☛ How_to_make_SSH_even_easier_to_use_with_config
files⠀⇛
If you use Secure Shell to log into remote Linux
servers throughout the day, you should consider
using a config file to make your life easier.
Here’s how.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ Mark Dominus ☛ Notes_on_rarely-seen_game_mechanics⠀⇛
A while back I posted some miscellaneous notes on
card games played by aliens. Dave Turner has
written a response in the same mode, titled “Rarely
seen game mechanics”. If you like my blog, you will
probably enjoy this article of Dave’s.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Open_source_physics-based_tabletop_sim
‘Tabletop_Club’_gets_an_official_release⠀⇛
After a bunch of early testing builds, the
developer of the free and open source tabletop sim
Tabletop Club has announced the first stable
release. While this is the first “official”
release, it’s only the beginning for the project.
It’s already quite playable, and easy for you and
friends to jump into thanks to it not requiring an
account, just a hosted room code you can send to
friends.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Soul_Survivors_is_a_refreshing_skill-based
time-survival_Vampire_Survivor-like⠀⇛
Continuing my quest to have no free time ever, I
have been checking out Soul Survivors that’s now
available in Early Access. It may be yet another
(there’s lots now) Vampire Survivor-like but that’s
not a bad thing at all. In fact, I’m actually
rather enjoying Soul Survivors. Stride PR sent over
an key and my early impression here is that it’s
really fun.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ AMD_Render_Pipeline_Shaders_SDK_adds_Linux
support⠀⇛
One for game developers here and anyone tinkering
around with graphics APIs, as AMD has announced the
next upgrade to their Render Pipeline Shaders SDK
and now it has Linux support.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Steam_Deck_hits_over_9,000_games_rated
Verified_and_Playable⠀⇛
Another juicy milestone for Valve with the Steam
Deck, as it now has over 9,000 games rated as
either Verified or Playable.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Spooky_creature_photography_game_Penko_Park
gets_Linux_support⠀⇛
A bit like a slightly creepier Pokemon Snap, the
indie hit Penko Park from developer Ghostbutter has
just released Native Linux support. Penko Park is a
game about exploring an abandoned wildlife park.
Armed with nothing but a camera, there’s over 140
strange creatures to snap at your own pace.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ This_Month_in_Plasma_Mobile:_April_2023⠀⇛
We have been busy this past month! We
released KDE Gear 23.04, which now contains
most of the Plasma Mobile applications. The
development of Plasma Shell based on Qt6 is
progressing.
Want to help with the development of Plasma
Mobile? We are desperately looking for new
contributors, beginners are always welcome!
Take Plasma Mobile for a spin! Check out the
device support for each distribution and find
the version which will work on your phone.
Even if you do not have a compatible phone or
tablet, you can also help us out with
application development, as you can easily do
that from a desktop!
View our documentation, and consider joining
our Matrix channel, and let us know what you
would like to work on!
Our issue tracker documentation also gives
information on how and where to report
issues.
# § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾
# ⚓ Neil_McGovern,_Molly_de_Blanc:_were_they_sacked_from
GNOME?⠀⇛
The long delay before GNOME announced their
search for a replacement suggests they may
have had somebody else in mind. This would
imply McGovern was pushed out and then the
replacement candidate subsequently
disappeared leaving GNOME empty handed.
The two month gap between McGovern leaving
GNOME and starting at Ruby Central and his
attempts to set up a consultancy web site,
Tenterfell.com also suggest he didn’t know
exactly where he was going next.
The GNOME vacancy is still open. They are
openly offering a salary of $150k and one
interpretation of this figure is that
salaries are rising and this simply isn’t
enough money to get a developer who is
willing to suffer the politics of an open
source organization while still keeping
abreast of the technical work.
Both Neil McGovern and Molly de Blanc had
been very active in discrediting Dr Richard
Stallman. Github activity suggests they were
doing that during GNOME working hours.
Moreover, McGovern presided over the decision
to hire de Blanc. It looks like de Blanc had
been romantically involved with McGovern’s
Debian/DebConf world. Independent members of
the GNOME community were always uncomfortable
with the perception that McGovern hired
somebody’s girlfriend. McGovern gave de Blanc
a big title, Strategic Initiatives Manager
but there is no sign of what she actually
did.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ Kernel_Updates_in_Tumbleweed,_Development_Seeks
Volunteers⠀⇛
Snapshot updates of openSUSE Tumbleweed were
frequent and consistent this week while another
development project seeks to get things moving.
A post to developers on the Factory mailing list
titled openSUSE ALP: Call for Volunteers aims to
gain contributors for rebuilding an openSUSE Leap
15 successor based on a forthcoming commercially
available ALP distribution being pioneered by SUSE.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Banana_Pi_BPI-W3_SBC_features_Rockchip
RK3588_SoM,_M.2_NVMe_socket,_2.5GbE,_HDMI_output_and_input⠀⇛
Banana Pi provides an Android 12 image for the BPI-
W3 SBC as well as Debian 12 and Ubuntu 22.04 images
built with Armbian (no official support yet).
You’ll find those along with the PDF schematics,
datasheets, and a link to the Linux 5.10.110 BSP in
the wiki.
The company sells the Banana Pi BPI-W3 SBC on
Aliexpress for $162.10 plus shipping. It’s priced
quite higher than the more popular Orange Pi 5 and
Radxa ROCK 5B SBCs, but it does offer extra
features especially compared to the low-cost Orange
Pi 5 LTS board. Whether that matters depends on
your application. Banana Pi is probably seeing the
board as a way to promote its BPI-RK3588 core
module to B2B customers.
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ FireBeetle_2_includes_camera_and_LCD
support⠀⇛
DFRobot launched today an ESP32-based development
board that can be used in computer vision and
signal processing applications. The compact module
also includes Li-on battery charging features.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ BeagleStamp_Makes_Soldering_Linux_Into_Your
Projects_Easier⠀⇛
There are a lot of things you can do with today’s
powerful microcontrollers, but sometimes you really
need a full embedded Linux setup. [Dylan Brophy]
wanted to make it easier to add Linux to his own
projects and designed the BeagleStamp.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Hacker News ☛ Fleckpe_Android_Malware_Sneaks_onto_Google
Play_Store_with_Over_620,000_Downloads⠀⇛
# ⚓ Sportskeeda ☛ How_to_play_GTA_5_game_on_Android_mobile
devices_in_2023⠀⇛
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ How_To_Clear_The_Telegram_Cache_On_Your_Android
Phone_(And_Why_You_Might_Need_To)⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Car_manufacturers_might_suck_the_fun_out
out_of_Material_You_on_Android_Automotive⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# ⚓ Adolfo Ochagavía ☛ Hangman_over_QUIC⠀⇛
For the last two months I have been on a contract
to enhance Quinn, the popular Rust implementation
of the QUIC protocol. I hope to write one or two
articles about my work at a later moment1, but
today I want to offer you a partial (and runnable!)
introduction to QUIC by implementing the hangman
game over the network.
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Mozilla ☛ The_internet_deserves_a_better_answer_to
social⠀⇛
The internet isn’t just about browsers.
Browsers are a critical part of the human
experience on the internet and will always be
core to our work at Mozilla. But the internet
is bigger than browsers — it’s every piece of
content, app and experience on your device.
Our mission will always be to make the
internet better for everyone, and because of
that, just like with browsers over the last
quarter century, we need to show a better way
forward in problematic areas over the next 25
years. And today, I’m thrilled to share a new
area of experimentation for us — social.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Coming_to_DEF_CON_31:_Hacking_AI
models⠀⇛
A group of leading artificial intelligence
companies in the U.S. committed on Thursday to open
their models to red-teaming at this year’s DEF CON
hacking conference as part of a White House
initiative to address the security risks posed by
the rapidly advancing technology.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Cybercriminals_significant_increase_in_misuse_of
malicious_HTML_attachments_within_a_year:_report [iophk:
Javascript]⠀⇛
Barracuda advises that protection against malicious
HTML- based attacks should take into account the
entire email carrying HTML attachments, looking at
all redirects and analyzing the content of the
email for malicious intent.
On the “proportion of unique attacks” Barracuda
says that if you compare the total number of
malicious HTML detections to how many different
(unique) files were detected, “it becomes clear
that the growing volume of malicious files detected
is not simply the result of a limited number of
mass attacks, but the result of many different
attacks each using specially crafted files.”
# ⚓ Frederick J Ross ☛ The_seven_programming_ur-languages⠀⇛
I am aware of seven ur-languages in software today.
I’ll name them for a type specimen, the way a
species in paleontology is named for a particular
fossil that defines it and then other fossils are
compared to the type specimen to determine their
identity. The ur-languages are: [...]
# ⚓ [Repeat] Daniel Lemire ☛ Graviton_3,_Apple_M2_and_Qualcomm
8cx_3rd_gen:_a_URL_parsing_benchmark⠀⇛
Whenever you enter a URL into a system, it must be
parsed and validated. It is a surprisingly
challenging task: it may require hundreds of
nanoseconds and possibly over a thousand cycles to
parse a typical URL.
# ⚓ Marcin Juszkiewicz ☛ Arm_cpu_info_EFI_application⠀⇛
Turned out that writing application was quite easy.
First version was just a bunch of “if” all over the
place. Then I rewritten it to be more user friendly
— now it uses “switch/case/default” schema so for
each unknown nibble’s value simple “unknown” is
printed. This allows to catch moments when either
application needs updates due to architecture
changes or when SoC does not follow the rules
written in armarm.
# ⚓ Tim Bradshaw ☛ A_horrible_solution⠀⇛
Yesterday I wrote an article describing one of the
ways traditional Lisp macros can be unhygienic even
when they appear to be hygienic. Here’s a horrible
solution to that.
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ Matt Rickard ☛ The_Python_Family_of_Languages⠀⇛
Python is everywhere. A list of supersets,
subsets, major implementations, and
transpiled languages that borrow from Python.
# ⚓ Frank Delporte ☛ Interview_with_Paul_Kocian_aka
OrangoMango⠀⇛
My nickname is OrangoMango, but my real name
is Paul Kocian, and I live in Italy. I
started programming at the age of 13 and
learned the basics of Python by building
simple programs and, later on, my first GUI
applications. I started with a simple game
where the computer asks a few operations, and
the user must calculate the result in the
shortest time possible without getting any of
these wrong. Once I learned more advanced
things like OOP programming, SQLite, and the
Tkinter module, I started building
applications like a login interface and then
my first game using the tkinter canvas: Pong.
At this time, I loved very much building
games and learning how games are built on a
low level, so I started coding FlappyBird and
LavaPlatformer. As I was very new at game
development, the code was written really
badly when I read it now. At the age of 14, I
started coding in Java, and a year later, I
also started using the JavaFX framework. I
started building very simple GUI apps and
then games. I also joined the GMTK game jam
in 2022. Now I’m 16 and try to further extend
my experience with apps like a MySQL user
interface and games like TrisGame, a basic
multiplayer game, Projectile, and FoodDice.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Python_still_has_the_strongest_grip
on_developers⠀⇛
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Conviction_of_Lucinda_Williams⠀⇛
I think Lucinda Williams came into my life through an act
of fate: My dad had picked up a CD of her 2003 album,
World Without Tears, at a garage sale, and it soon became
one of the few that lived in the glove compartment of the
family minivan. For years, that CD played on repeat, and
Williams’s doleful, sultry wail would carry us through
high mountains and low deserts, through tired silences
and back-seat brawls.1
It took recovering from my preteen antagonism to fully
admit the sheer prowess and sonic versatility of those
songs, as well as those that appear on Williams’s 13
other albums, for that matter. Because her music blends
the ambience of blues with the candid narratives of
country and the cool fervor of rock, it can accommodate
any mood, any landscape.2
o ⚓ Kelly Shortridge ☛ Sun_Tzu_wouldn’t_like_the_cybersecurity
industry⠀⇛
The military fetish soaks into the traditional
cybersecurity discourse and doesn’t help our reputation
as bellicose obstructionists. In my new book, I shun
metaphors of warfare in violence in favor of nature,
nurturing, and nourishing to vanquish these aggressive
tendencies.
But I also recognize that cybersecurity humans are often
stubborn and so if they love Sun Tzu quotes, then I’ll
show them how much their beloved would scorn traditional
cybersecurity programs.
Whether they intend it or not, many security leaders are
the “weak” generals Sun Tzu disdained, the wimpish
princes he spoonfed “Baby’s First Warfare Advice.” When
we obstruct our organization, we are “the bad guys,” the
weak-willed generals who strip their own city of
liveliness and liberty as defense against an approaching
foe.
o ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Google’s_Larry_Page_Could_Be_Served_in_Jeffrey_Epstein
Case⠀⇛
Google co-founder Larry Page can be served with court
papers related to a case over Jeffrey Epstein’s sex
trafficking, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. The U.S.
Virgin Islands filed a civil lawsuit against JPMorgan
Chase, where Epstein was a longtime customer, claiming
the bank knew of his sex trafficking of numerous women.
o ⚓ CNBC ☛ Virgin_Islands_issued_subpoena_to_Google_co-founder_Larry
Page_in_lawsuit_against_JPMorgan_Chase_over_Jeffrey_Epstein⠀⇛
The Virgin Islands previously issued subpoenas to Page’s
fellow Google co-founder Sergey Brin, as well as former
Disney executive Michael Ovitz, Hyatt Hotels executive
chairman Thomas Pritzker and Mort Zuckerman, the
billionaire real estate investor.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is due to be deposed in the case
in late May.
o ⚓ ABC ☛ Death_of_homeless_man_on_New_York_City_subway_ruled_a
homicide⠀⇛
The medical examiner determined that Neely was killed by
the chokehold, and his death has been ruled a homicide.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Chris ☛ Abduction_is_Not_Induction⠀⇛
When social scientists talk about theory-building,
they are using the word theory somewhat loosely.
You may want to read it as knowledge-creation or
abstraction-design instead. This should be of
interest to software engineers!
Theory-building is often described as an inductive
process11 Social Science Research: Principles,
Methods, and Practices; Bhattacherjee; 2012.
Available online.. It’s not – it’s abductive.
What’s the difference? Let’s spend five minutes
learning about applying science to software
engineering – by first venturing into inference,
and then coming back to software engineering.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ As_White_House_Unveils_Plan,_A_Fresh_Call
to_Halt_‘Runaway_Corporate_AI’⠀⇛
As the White House on Thursday unveiled a plan
meant to promote “responsible American innovation
in artificial intelligence,” a leading U.S.
consumer advocate added his voice to the growing
number of experts calling for a moratorium on the
development and deployment of advanced AI
technology.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ You_Are_Reading_This_Thanks_to
Semiconductors⠀⇛
On 7 October 2022, the United States
government implemented export controls in an effort
to hinder the development of China’s semiconductor
industry. An expert on the
subject told the Financial Times, ‘The whole point
of the policy is to kneecap China’s AI [Artificial
Intelligence] and HPC [High Performance Computing]
efforts’.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Op-Amp_Challenge:_Get_More_From_A_Single_Wire
With_An_Analogue_Adder⠀⇛
It’s been a running battle in some quarters for
years, whether analog sensor processing is better
than digital. Proponents of digital are sometimes
driven by lack of familiarity with analog
circuitry, while analog die-hards point to delays
and software crashes in microcontrollers. We’d
probably toe the line that a mixture of the two
skills is best, but [paul] has gone full-on for the
analog side with his position and limit sensor for
a remote telescope. The ‘scope had only one control
wire carrying a digital signal, so how was he to
get extra information down it? The solution was to
overlay a DC voltage, and use a summing network
composed of a series of op-amps to encode position
and limit data as voltage.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hacking_Hue_Lightbulbs⠀⇛
What do you do with a Hue smart lightbulb? Well, if
you are [Chris Greening], you take it apart and get
hacking. If you ever wondered what’s inside, the
teardown is pretty good, and you can also watch the
video below. The potting compound, however, makes a
mess.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Easter’s_Over,_But_You_Can_Still_Dye_Keycaps⠀⇛
While it’s true that keycap colorways abound these
days, one can’t always find exactly what one is
looking for. And once found, the set is often
either prohibitively expensive, or it doesn’t come
in the desired layout, or both. So, why not color
your own keycaps?
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Future_Is_Telehealth_Abortion—if_We_Can
Protect_It⠀⇛
Marie, a 24-year-old in the Bay Area, had her
abortion while lying on her couch and scrolling on
her iPhone. In between work shifts as a barista and
college classes, Marie had googled “abortion” and
ended up on the page of an online clinic that
provides telehealth medication abortions—in this
case Choix Health. Like many telehealth patients,
she looked through social media and online reviews,
and decided she could trust them. Rather than
schedule an appointment at one of the overwhelmed
abortion clinics across the country, and have to
request time off work, take a long drive, and pass
through a barricade of angry protesters, Marie
texted with a nurse from the privacy of her home.
After the nurse took her information to determine
if Marie was a good candidate for a medication
abortion, the clinic mailed the pills to her house.
She describes her experience as easy, private, and
quick, and she would recommend it to others.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ What_the_Country_Refused_to_Learn_From_the
Pandemic⠀⇛
“I order to fully recover, we must first recover
the society that has made us sick.”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Future_of_Global_Health_Has_Rarely_Looked
Grimmer⠀⇛
It seems safe to assume that most people, even
those working in public health, don’t remember the
1978 Alma Ata Declaration. That’s where World
Health Organization member states endorsed a goal
of “health care for all by the year 2000,” and tied
that aim to a set of objectives that, at least back
then, seemed feasible to accomplish.
o § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ NotPetya_was_NOT_an_‘act_of_war’ [iophk: Windows
TCO]⠀⇛
The NotPetya cyberattack didn’t involve military
action and can’t be excluded from coverage under a
warlike-act exclusion, New Jersey appellate
division judges said in a decision released on
Monday (Tuesday, Australian time).
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Dallas_emergency_services_systems_knocked
offline_in_Royal_ransomware_attack [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛
The ransomware attack, attributed to the Royal
ransomware group, struck the city on Wednesday
morning, with local reports suggesting that the
city was still struggling to respond to the attack
today. The attack knocked offline city websites and
services, but notable among them was the city’s 911
dispatch service, causing both local police and
firefighters to revert to manual dispatching.
Other systems affected include those dealing with
jail intakes and offense reports. The city’s court
system was also knocked offline, causing jury
trials to be canceled until further notice.
# ⚓ Dallas News ☛ A_group_called_Royal_is_behind_the_ransomware
attack_on_Dallas,_city_says [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛
The department’s computer-assisted dispatch system
is in the process of being brought back online, and
calls are still being dispatched, the chief said.
The system used by police for offense reports and
jail intake is also affected, prompting personnel
to conduct those tasks manually, García said.
The Dallas Police Department’s website, internal
share drives and applications for personnel matters
are also affected, according to the chief.
# ⚓ The Hill ☛ Dallas_officials_‘optimistic’_risk_from
cyberattack_is_contained [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛
The ransomware attack, which was detected Wednesday
morning, disrupted a number of servers of city
services, including the Dallas Police Department
website and the public library where online
materials are currently unavailable.
# ⚓ 37signals LLC ☛ Sovereign_clouds⠀⇛
There are some differences, of course. Like FinOps,
where you no longer have to be a forensic
accountant to understand your bill or a bulldog to
guard against it running wild, if you own your
hardware! But then that does also entail
occasionally dealing with an alert that a disk has
gone bad, and asking your white-glove service at
the data center to change it.
But in the grand scheme of things, these are minor
differences. It really shouldn’t take long to teach
someone who’s proficient in the rental clouds how
to run the same stack on owned hardware. (It surely
must be an easier learning curve than getting up to
speed with Kubernetes!)
# ⚓ 37signals LLC ☛ Even_Amazon_can’t_make_sense_of_serverless
or_microservices⠀⇛
The Prime Video team at Amazon has published a
rather remarkable case study on their decision to
dump their serverless, microservices architecture
and replace it with a monolith instead. This move
saved them a staggering 90%(!!) on operating costs,
and simplified the system too. What a win!
# ⚓ The Drone Girl ☛ Zephyr:_the_ultimate_drone_flight
simulator_designed_for_professional_training⠀⇛
There are drone simulators out there designed for
drone racing. Then there are simulators designed
for consumer drones. But what about drone
simulators designed to improve pilot skills for
professional applications?
Enter Zephyr Drone Simulator, a drone pilot
training simulator developed by the team at Little
Arms Studios, a Virginia-based software company
specializing specifically in drone simulation
software. And while the software is used in high
schools, its user base extends to serious,
professional applications in higher education,
public safety, business and workforce development,
and even the United States Air Force.
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Grimes_Wipes_Her_Twitter_Account
Immediately_After_Her_AI_Platform_Debut⠀⇛
The singer announced a 50/50 royalty split with
anyone who released an AI-generated music track
featuring her voice. Then she took that a step
further by releasing the tools to help make it
happen with her new Elf.Tech project. It allows
users to upload or record a cappella recordings
that will be transformed into a GrimesAI version of
your vocal utilizing the artists sound.
“This is all a beta test so it may be imperfect at
first,” Grimes wrote on Twitter when announcing the
new tech. “But! Let’s try this out!”
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Krebs On Security ☛ $10M_Is_Yours_If_You_Can_Get_This_Guy
to_Leave_Russia⠀⇛
The U.S. government this week put a $10 million
bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the
past 18 years operated Try2Check, one of the
cybercrime underground’s most trusted services for
checking the validity of stolen credit card data.
U.S. authorities say 43-year-old Denis Kulkov‘s
card-checking service made him at least $18
million, which he used to buy a Ferrari, Land
Rover, and other luxury items.
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ North_Carolina_Legislature_Pushing_Bill
That_Would_Allow_Cops_To_Warrantlessly_Track_Cell
Phones_In_Real_Time⠀⇛
Never mind the Supreme Court. Never mind the
case law finding warrantless phone tracking
not quite constitutional. Never mind the
self-imposed restrictions enacted by federal
law enforcement agencies that place warrant
requirements on real-time location tracking
or the federal court decisions codifying
these voluntary efforts.
# ⚓ VOA News ☛ Hate_Passwords?_You’re_in_Luck_—_Google_Is
Sidelining_Them⠀⇛
Passkeys offer a safer [sic] alternative to
passwords and texted confirmation codes.
Users won’t ever see them directly; instead,
an online service like Gmail will use them to
communicate directly with a trusted device
such as your phone or computer to log you in.
# ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Pluralistic:_The_Swivel-Eyed_Loons
Have_A_Point_(03_May_2023)⠀⇛
On the one hand, something has to be done.
Oxford can’t support the vehicle traffic it
experiences today, and the amount of traffic
is climbing. On the other hand, the
protesters worried that the automatic license
plate recognition (ALPR) system would just be
the start, and that the British state would
eventually use its ubiquitous network of
traffic cameras as a system of totalitarian
control.
And – as the title of the article has it –
the swivel-eyed loons have a point. The UK is
a snooper’s paradise. What guns are to
America, CCTVs are to Britain. The country
pioneered the use of ubiquitous “security”
cameras, even as successive governments
passed laws to suspend habeas corpus,
criminalize literary works that “glorify”
terrorism, created a nationwide system of
curfews, and impose bizarre ASBO orders for
“anti-social behavior.”
There’s nothing wrong with asking questions
about how a grid of ubiquitous surveillance
cameras can be abused, especially not in
England – indeed, these are questions that
should have been asked many years ago.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_Europe’s_Fate⠀⇛
As a new world order takes shape before our eyes,
the author, in a recent lecture, considers how
Europe can best make use of its position on the
eastern edge of the Atlantic world and the western
edge of Eurasia.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ To_Close_All_US_Military_Bases,_We_First_Have
to_Identify_Them⠀⇛
The global infrastructure of the American military
empire must be mapped before it can be properly
dismantled. Meet the person who is doing just that.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Quick_Quiz:_Mapping_Militarism_2023⠀⇛
By David Swanson / World BEYOND War Can you test
yourself with this quick quiz? A picture can be
worth a trillion words — or a couple of trillion
dollars when it’s a picture of military spending.
We’ve just published a new collection of maps
for Mapping Militarism 2023.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Violence_in_Sudan_and_the_Decline_of_U.S.
Hegemony⠀⇛
The world is changing. In fact, it has been
undergoing seismic change that long preceded the
Russian-Ukraine war, and the recent U.S.-Chinese
tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Final_Settlements_in_the_J20_Case_Seek_to
Sanction_State_Repression⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ More_than_20_Russian_cities_have_canceled_Victory
Day_parades_—_Meduza⠀⇛
At least 21 Russian cities have canceled their May
9 Victory Day parades, according to the independent
outlet Verstka.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russia_carries_out_kamikaze_drone_attack_on_Kyiv
and_Odesa_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russian troops attacked multiple Ukrainian regions
with kamikaze drones on Wednesday night, Ukraine’s
Air Force Command reported on Thursday.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Drones_reportedly_attack_oil_refineries_in
Russia’s_Krasnodar_Krai_and_Rostov_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A drone fired on the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia’s
Krasnodar region on Wednesday night, causing a fire
to break out, state media reported on Thursday.
# ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ Proud_Boys_Found_Guilty_of_Seditious
Conspiracy_Over_Role_in_Jan._6_Insurrection⠀⇛
The jury delivered guilty verdicts for Enrique
Tarrio, the former chairman of Proud Boys; Ethan
Nordean, who was the leader on the ground in
Washington; Zachary Rehl, a top Proud Boy from
Philadelphia; and Joseph Biggs, one of the best
known militants, with a big social media following.
After several hours of additional deliberation, the
jury found a fifth Proud Boy, Dominic Pezzola, who
smashed out a window at the Capitol, not guilty of
the sedition charge. However, all five defendants
were found guilty of secondary charges, including
obstructing Congress.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Storing_the_Quran_on_your_phone_makes_you
a_terror_suspect_in_China⠀⇛
Analysis of a related file revealed that in
addition to 57 percent of 1,000 pieces of flagged
content being from Islamic texts, approximately
nine percent were violent material including crimes
committed by members of the Islamic State (ISIS)
and four percent called for violence or urged
jihad. Twenty-eight percent of the flagged content
could not be identified.
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Lithuania_legalizes_pushbacks⠀⇛
The EU also described the situation as a “hybrid
attack,” and suspected an attempt to destabilize
the bloc. Many more migrants were also crossing
from Belarus to Poland and Latvia. The accusation
was that people from third countries were being
lured to Belarus in order to get across the
external border into the EU — and that the
Belarusian state was helping them do it.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ U.N._Warns_Afghan_Humanitarian_Crisis_Still
Urgent_as_Taliban_Expands_Crackdown_on_Women’s_Rights⠀⇛
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
warned this week that Afghanistan continues to face
the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today,
with a two-day summit in Doha ending without formal
recognition of the Taliban government that has
ruled the country since August 2021. Since their
return to power, the Taliban have cracked down on
women’s rights, including restricting access to
education and banning women from working with
international aid groups. Poverty has skyrocketed
in Afghanistan as years of conflict, corruption and
international sanctions have battered the economy.
We speak with Farzana Elham Kochai, a women’s
rights activist who was elected to the Afghan
Parliament in 2019 before fleeing the country for
safety, and Jumana Abo Oxa, who works with the
Greek refugee project Elpida Home helping Afghan
women lawmakers find refuge in other countries.
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ The_key_to_making_the_US_cyber_strategy
work:_boots_on_the_ground⠀⇛
Most recently, the Office of the National Cyber
Director, a two-year-old office leading the Biden
Administration’s cyber agenda, released the much-
anticipated National Cybersecurity Strategy, an
astonishing document with a vision of securing “the
full benefits of a safe and secure digital
ecosystem for all Americans.” This strategy, built
on the recent cyber executive orders out of the
Biden administration, is an ambitious move by the
White House to stay ahead of the curve on
cyberdefense, seeking to both prevent cybercrime
and actively disrupt criminal operations.
# ⚓ Site36 ☛ Turkey_became_a_global_armed_drone_power,_with
sales_of_the_„TB2“_in_almost_30_countries⠀⇛
The Turkish military uses its drones at home and
abroad in violation of international law, and
foreign buyers also follow this practice. The
country’s drone industry is aiming higher.
# ⚓ VOA News ☛ Iran_Nuke_Enrichment_Could_Ignite_Region,_Israel
Minister_Says⠀⇛
His remarks echoed international concerns, which
have mounted over the past months, about Tehran’s
enriching uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade
levels. Experts have said that the Islamic Republic
has enough fuel to build several atomic bombs if it
chooses.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Enormous_Victory’:_Four_Proud_Boys
Convicted_of_Seditious_Conspiracy_for_Jan._6_Attack⠀⇛
The former chairman of the Proud Boys was among
four members of the white nationalist and
misogynist group convicted on Thursday of seditious
conspiracy for planning and carrying out the
January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The members now face a maximum prison sentence of
20 years and numerous potential fines.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ One_Man_Killed_Jordan_Neely—but_We_All_Failed
Him⠀⇛
A man was choked to death on the F train in New
York City this week. The victim, who appeared to be
homeless, was allegedly being “hostile and erratic”
on the subway, but he wasn’t being violent. He said
that he was hungry and thirsty, and that he was
prepared to die. Another man, whom reports have
identified as a former Marine, put him in a choke
hold and killed him. The murder happened in broad
view of the other passengers and was captured on
video. The alleged assailant was briefly questioned
by police, then released. Manhattan District
Attorney Alvin Bragg says the investigation is
“ongoing.” On Wednesday, the Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide, but no
charges have been filed as of this writing.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Ocasio-Cortez_Slams_Adams_for_Attack_on
‘Very_Services’_That_Could_Have_Helped_Jordan_Neely⠀⇛
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among
numerous progressives on Wednesday who expressed
anger and disgust at the killing of Jordan Neely,
an unhoused 30-year-old Black man who was choked to
death by a fellow passenger on the New York City
subway earlier this week.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Gun_Industry’s_Constitution⠀⇛
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Twenty-First_Century_of_(Profitable)_War⠀⇛
Not your grandfather’s military-industrial complex.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Current_War_Machine_Isn’t_Your
Grandparents’_Military_Industrial_Complex⠀⇛
The military-industrial complex (MIC) that
President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans
about more than 60 years ago is still alive and
well. In fact, it’s consuming many more tax dollars
and feeding far larger weapons producers than when
Ike raised the alarm about the “unwarranted
influence” it wielded in his 1961 farewell address
to the nation.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ The_Insecurity_of_War_and_Violence⠀⇛
Hey China, quit threatening us! We’ll kick your
ass.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Can_the_U.S._Adjust_Sensibly_to_a
Multipolar_World?⠀⇛
In his 1987 book The Rise and Fall of the Great
Powers, historian Paul Kennedy reassured Americans
that the decline the United States was facing after
a century of international dominance was “relative
and not absolute, and is therefore perfectly
natural; and that the only serious threat to the
real interests of the United States can come from a
failure to adjust sensibly to the newer world
order.”
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘They’re_dying_so_you_can_get_fat_in_your
offices.’_In_graphic_video,_shouting_obscenities,_mercenary
group_leader_condemns_Russia’s_military_command_for_ammo
shortages._—_Meduza⠀⇛
Shouting obscenities and standing in front of rows
of dead and bloodied bodies, Wagner Group
paramilitary cartel head Evgeny Prigozhin delivered
his boldest challenge yet to Russia’s military
leaders, directly addressing Defense Minister
Sergey Shoigu and the country’s most senior
general, Chief of the General Staff Valery
Gerasimov, blaming them and Russia’s elites
generally for setbacks in Bakhmut (where Wagner
Group has been fighting at heavy costs for months).
In a graphic video uploaded to Telegram, Prigozhin
says repeatedly that 70 percent of his mercenary
group’s ammo needs have not been supplied: [...]
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Kadyrov:_It’s_‘still_too_early’_for_Russia_to
retaliate_for_the_Kremlin_drone_strike_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Chechnya head Ramzan Kadyrov wrote on his personal
Telegram channel that Russia “needs to respond” to
the organizers of yesterday’s drone attack on the
Kremlin, but “not today, not tomorrow.”
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Scuffle_breaks_out_after_Russian_delegate_grabs
Ukrainian_flag_from_Verkhovna_Rada_deputy_at_summit_in_Ankara
—_Meduza⠀⇛
In Ankara, a scuffle broke out between members of
the Russian and Ukrainian delegations during the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation (PABSEC).
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ GPS_services_malfunctioning_in_Moscow_—_Meduza⠀⇛
On May 4, Moscow residents discovered that GPS
services are malfunctioning in the city, according
to Telegram channels Baza and Ateo Breaking. State
broadcaster RBC reported that Russian Internet
giant Yandex confirmed problems with GPS.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘I_don’t_know_how_else_things_can_escalate’
Political_scientist_Kirill_Shamiev_on_the_likeliest
explanation_for_the_Kremlin_drone_attack_—_Meduza⠀⇛
On the night of May 3, two drones attacked Vladimir
Putin’s residence at the Kremlin. The Russian
president himself wasn’t in the palace at the time,
according to his spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Who
organized the attack is unclear; the Russian
authorities were quick to blame Ukraine, while Kyiv
denied its involvement, suggesting the episode
could be a false flag operation by Russia itself.
Meduza spoke with political scientist Kirill
Shamiev, a civil-military relations researcher and
a visiting fellow at the European Council on
Foreign Relations, about who stands to benefit from
the attack and what consequences it’s likely to
have.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ An_open_secret_Moscow’s_subterranean_bunker_system
revealed_—_Meduza⠀⇛
At the opening of his talk on “Secret Government
Bunkers,” historian Dmitry Yurkov warned his
audience that its provocative title wasn’t exactly
true. “These bunkers are obviously no longer
secret,” he said, “otherwise, I wouldn’t be sitting
in front of you — but instead lying face down, in
handcuffs, with my hands behind my head.” “We only
deal with declassified documents,” he explained.
Yurkov, founder of the Moscow-based Museum of
Modern Fortification, gave his talk at the museum’s
underground screening room “Bunker 703” on April
18, 2021. The talk was later uploaded to the
museum’s YouTube Channel, “Underground Moscow.” Ten
months later, Roskomnadzor, Russia’s censorship
authority, attempted to block the video. In
correspondence with YouTube’s legal support
service, the agency claimed that Yurkov’s talk
disclosed state secrets, citing a court decision.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Greenpeace_USA_Wins_Free_Speech_Battle
Against_Canadian_Logging_Giant’s_$100M_SLAPP_Lawsuit⠀⇛
A judge in California has dismissed a seven-year
$100 million lawsuit against Greenpeace USA that
threatened the group’s existence. Canadian logging
giant Resolute Forest Products sued Greenpeace in
the United States and Canada for defamation after
the group exposed the company’s irresponsible
practices, part of a pattern of corporations
attempting to use the burdens of the legal process
to intimidate, exhaust and censor activists. Known
as SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public
Participation) lawsuits, they are increasingly
being used by the rich and powerful to silence
critics. We are joined by Deepa Padmanabha, deputy
general counsel for Greenpeace USA, to discuss the
organization’s legal victory, as well as the
continued work of advocates to pass anti-SLAPP
legislation and promote free speech. “We took on
this fight not just for Greenpeace, but for
everyone who dares speak truth to power, and we
knew we had to win this both in the courtroom and
for the movement,” says Padmanabha.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ David Rosenthal ☛ The_Cryptocurrency_Use_Case⠀⇛
The identity of “Satoshi Nakamoto” has
inspired endless speculation, not to mention
lawsuits. One person who was undoubtedly
close to Nakamoto was the late Hal Finney;
the recipient of the first Bitcoin
transaction. He died of ALS on 28th 2014. On
13th December 2022 someone sent Martin
Shkreli a message signed with the private key
for the wallet Hal Finney used in that first
transaction. The signature is valid, and the
message contents are “This Transaction was
made by Paul Leroux to Hal Finney on January
12, 2009″. This raises a number of questions,
apart from “why Martin Shrekli?”
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ We_Already_Live_In_A_Hydrogen_Economy:
Steel_Production,_Generator_Cooling,_And_Welding_Gas⠀⇛
Although generally hydrogen is only mentioned
within the context of transportation and
energy storage, by far the most useful
applications are found in industrial
applications, including for the chemical
industry, the manufacturing of steel, as well
as that of methanol and fertilizer. This is
illustrated by how today most of all hydrogen
produced today is used for these industrial
applications, as well as for applications
such as cooling turbo generators, with demand
for hydrogen in these applications rapidly
increasing.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ 151_Groups_Blast_Biden_Admin_for
Backing_‘Destructive’_Mountain_Valley_Pipeline⠀⇛
A coalition of climate groups this week
called out the Biden administration’s support
for the partially completed Mountain Valley
Pipeline, highlighting how its ongoing
construction and potential operation threaten
“the well-being of people, endangered
species, streams, rivers, farms, national
forests, and the planet.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘One_of_the_Corporate_Scandals_of_Our
Times’:_Shell_Posts_Record_$10_Billion_in_Profits⠀⇛
The British oil behemoth Shell reported a
record $9.6 billion in first-quarter profits
on Thursday and announced $4 billion in stock
buybacks, prompting fury from
environmentalists and progressive lawmakers
who say the fossil fuel industry’s
profiteering is grotesque amid a worsening
climate emergency and cost-of-living crises
across Europe.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ To_End_‘Disgrace’_of_Poverty_Wages,_Sanders
Bill_Would_Hike_Federal_Minimum_to_$17⠀⇛
Decrying the “national disgrace” of poverty wages
in the world’s richest country, Sen. Bernie Sanders
on Thursday introduced legislation that would raise
the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour over a
period of five years.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ‘Not_a_Radical_Idea’:_Sanders_Calls_for_32-
Hour_Workweek_With_No_Pay_Cuts⠀⇛
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday called for a 32-
hour workweek with no pay cuts for U.S. employees,
pointing to the overwhelmingly positive results in
nations that have recently experimented with or
enacted shorter workweeks.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Study_Shows_Large_Minimum_Wage_Hikes_Can
Boost_Both_Earnings_and_Employment⠀⇛
A working paper unveiled this week by researchers
at the University of California, Berkeley shows
that large minimum wage increases can have positive
effects on both earnings and employment, countering
the notion pushed by corporate lobbying groups that
significant wage hikes are job killers.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Gennadiy_Trukhanov,_mayor_of_Odesa,_arrested_for
embezzlement_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Mayor of Odesa Gennadiy Trukhanov has been arrested
on charges of embezzling more than 92 million
hryvnias (around $2.5 million), reports Ukraine’s
Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecution (SAP)
office.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Virgin_Galactic_Cautiously_Returns_To_Flight⠀⇛
After Richard Branson delivered some inspiring
words from his seat aboard SpaceShipTwo Unity, he
unbuckled himself and started to float around the
vehicle’s cabin along with three other Virgin
Galactic employees. Reaching an apogee of 86
kilometers (53 miles), the passengers enjoyed four
minutes of weightlessness during the July 2021
flight that was live-streamed over the Internet to
an audience of millions. After years of delays,
SpaceShipTwo had finally demonstrated it was
capable of taking paying customers to the edge of
space. As far as victories go — it was pretty
impressive.
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ “Automated_Apartheid”:_How_Israel_Uses
Facial_Recognition_to_Track_Palestinians_&_Control_Movement⠀⇛
A new report by Amnesty International documents how
the Israeli government is using an experimental
facial recognition system to track Palestinians and
control their movements. The findings are part of
“Automated Apartheid,” which reveals an ever-
growing surveillance network of cameras in the
occupied West Bank city of Hebron and in East
Jerusalem — two places in the Occupied Territories
where Israeli settlements are expanding within
Palestinian areas. “Surveillance has been ramping
up as illegal settler activity has also been
ramping up,” says Amnesty researcher Matt Mahmoudi,
who adds that the surveillance technology is part
of an overall coercive structure used against
Palestinians by Israel. “Effectively, facial
recognition is augmenting, reinforcing, entrenching
aspects of apartheid.”
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Orbán_at_CPAC_Hungary:_Hungary_has
developed_the_antidote_against_the_deadly_progressive_virus⠀⇛
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Viktor_Orbán’s_personal_consent_required
for_state_administration_employees_to_work_in_home_office,
resolution_stipulates⠀⇛
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Hungary_could_meet_criteria_for_adopting
euro_by_end_of_2024⠀⇛
# ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_most_violent_afternoon_of_Orbán’s
system_yet⠀⇛
# ⚓ Patrick Breyer ☛ Unauthorised_livestreams:_Access_blocking
harms_fans_and_users⠀⇛
Today, the European Commission recommended measures
to fight “livestream piracy”. The text also
advocates “blocking injunctions” targeted at
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), including
“dynamic” blocking injunctions that would allow
industry to add new blocking targets without
judicial review. The recommendation follows up on
the European Parliaments draft resolution in 2021,
which called for stricter measures against
unauthorised livestreams of sports events. However,
such radical measures would result in over-blocking
and fails to address the real cause of using
unauthorised live streams, argues MEP Patrick
Breyer, who was a shadow rapporteur for the 2021
JURI report and voted against the text.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ UAW_Holds_Off_on_Endorsing_Biden_in_Bid_to
Secure_Just_EV_Transition⠀⇛
The United Auto Workers is withholding its
endorsement of U.S. President Joe Biden in the
early stages of the 2024 race in an attempt to
extract concessions that would ensure the nascent
transition to all-electric vehicles benefits labor
as well as the environment.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ China_labels_USA_‘Empire_of_hacking’
based_on_old_Wikileaks_dumps⠀⇛
The National Computer Virus Emergency Response
Center of China and local infosec outfit 360 Total
Security have conducted an investigation called
“The Matrix” that found the CIA conducts offensive
cyber ops, and labelled the United States an
“Empire of Hacking”.
The two orgs have been good enough to publish the
first part of their work, titled Empire of Hacking:
The US Central Intelligence Agency – Part I.
# ⚓ [Repeat] Daniel Pocock ☛ List_of_Debian_Domains_to_give
away⠀⇛
On Friday, I announced my intention to give away
some Debian domains to help increase diversity of
voices in the Debian Community.
# ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ Academics’_Letter_to_Congressional_Leaders
Highlights_the_EARN_IT_Act’s_Fourth_Amendment_Problem⠀⇛
For the last three years, I’ve written at length
about the EARN IT Act. Now it’s back yet again. It
has all the same problems as before. So I’m making
sure Congress can’t ignore them.
Previously introduced in 2020 and 2022, EARN IT was
recently reintroduced for the third time in the
Senate and the House. The 2023 bill language is
virtually unchanged from the 2022 version. (The two
small changes to the bill are interesting ones,
though, and I discussed them on a recent episode of
the Moderated Content podcast hosted by two of my
Stanford colleagues.)
I’ve repeatedly highlighted the threats EARN IT
poses to encryption, privacy, and online speech,
all without guaranteeing it would actually make
children safer online. In particular, I’ve written
about the Fourth Amendment problems with both the
2020 and 2022 versions of the bill. Because the
2023 version is just like last year’s, that problem
hasn’t gone away.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Consumers_to_Receive_Their_Checks_From
TurboTax_Settlement⠀⇛
One year ago, all 50 states and the District of
Columbia announced a $141 million settlement with
Intuit, the maker of TurboTax. The investigation,
led by New York Attorney General Letitia James,
centered on how the company had steered customers
into paying for tax preparation even though they
qualified for a free government program. The
attorney general said the probe was sparked by
ProPublica’s reporting in 2019.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Clarence_Thomas_Raised_Him._Harlan_Crow_Paid
His_Tuition.⠀⇛
In 2008, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
decided to send his teenage grandnephew to Hidden
Lake Academy, a private boarding school in the
foothills of northern Georgia. The boy, Mark
Martin, was far from home. For the previous decade,
he had lived with the justice and his wife in the
suburbs of Washington, D.C. Thomas had taken legal
custody of Martin when he was 6 years old and had
recently told an interviewer he was “raising him as
a son.”
Tuition at the boarding school ran more than $6,000
a month. But Thomas did not cover the bill. A bank
statement for the school from July 2009, buried in
unrelated court filings, shows the source of
Martin’s tuition payment for that month: the
company of billionaire real estate magnate Harlan
Crow.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Senate_Finance_Chief_Vows_to_Use_All_Tools
at_His_Disposal_to_Get_Answers_on_Thomas_‘Corruption’⠀⇛
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden on Thursday said he will use
his authority as chair of the Senate Finance
Committee to get answers from Republican megadonor
Harlan Crow about his financial ties to Supreme
Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Billionaire_Also_Paid_for_Clarence_Thomas’
Grandnephew_to_Attend_$74k/Year_Private_School⠀⇛
Documents obtained by ProPublica and published
Thursday reveal that billionaire real estate tycoon
Harlan Crow paid tens of thousands of dollars for
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’
grandnephew to attend a pair of elite private
schools.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Clarence_Thomas_Friend_Acknowledges_Harlan
Crow_Paid_Child’s_Tuition⠀⇛
Dallas real estate billionaire Harlan Crow paid
tuition for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’
grandnephew for two years at two private boarding
schools, according to a statement released Thursday
by a longtime friend of Thomas’.
The statement came in response to a ProPublica
story that disclosed Crow had paid the fees at two
schools for Mark Martin, a relative who Thomas had
legal guardianship of and said he was raising “as a
son.” Thomas did not include the payments in the
financial disclosures he is required to file each
year.
# § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
# ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ Pro-China_Internet_Trolls_Just_Got
Busted_for_Doing_Something_Wild⠀⇛
The New Europe Observation network pushes its
propaganda differently from other China-based
troll networks, which often use bulk-spam
techniques. Instead, it follows the kinds of
tactics used by Russia’s Internet Research
Agency troll farm. The actors behind New
Europe Observation tried to hire astroturf
protesters for offline demonstrations,
registered a company in London, partnered
with a Ugandan NGO, and reached out to native
speakers of English, Russian, and other
languages to write content for their phony
outlets.
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Press_Freedom_Index_warns
disinformation_poses_major_threat⠀⇛
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released its
Press Freedom Index 2023 annual report on
Wednesday to mark World Press Freedom Day.
The index ranks countries on the press
freedom environment for journalists. Of the
180 countries included in the ranking, 70%
were branded as “bad.”
Germany, although still considered
“satisfactory,” fell five spots in the
ranking, down to 21st place, due to an
increase in attacks on journalists.
The report focused its most dire warnings on
the propagation of misinformation, made
easier by the development of advanced
technologies.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Verified_Twitter_Accounts_Spread
Misinfo_About_Imminent_Nuclear_Strike⠀⇛
Several bluecheck Twitter accounts and a
YouTube channel spread misinformation about
heightened nuclear threats online last night,
saying that Russian military jets were being
armed with nuclear payloads aimed at
Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
Unfounded speculation and blatant lies about
global politics and war zones are common on
social media, but are even more reckless
given the volatile conflict between Russia
and Ukraine and Twitter’s eroded moderations
policies and new Twitter Blue scheme, where
any bad actor can pay for the same
verification that used to be reserved for
legitimate news organizations.
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ On_Social_Media_Nazi_Bars,_Tradeoffs,_And_The
Impossibility_Of_Content_Moderation_At_Scale⠀⇛
A few weeks ago I wrote about an interview that
Substack CEO Chris Best did about his company’s new
offering, Substack Notes, and his unwillingness to
answer questions about specific content moderation
hypotheticals. As I said at the time, the worst
part was Best’s unwillingness to just own up to
what he was saying were the site’s content
moderation plans, which was that they would be
quite open to hosting the speech of almost anyone,
no matter how terrible. That’s a decision that you
can make (in the US at least), but if you’re going
to do that, you have to be willing to own the
decision that you’re making and be clear about it,
which Best was unwilling to do.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ ACLU,_Allies_Warn_Internet_Bills_‘Would
Undermine_Free_Speech,_Privacy,_and_Security’⠀⇛
As the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee considered a
series of bills on Thursday, the ACLU and other
digital rights advocates warned against federal
legislation that would promote censorship,
disincentivize protecting users with strong
encryption, and expand law enforcement access to
personal data.
# ⚓ CBC ☛ Finnish_newspaper_uses_video_game_Counter-Strike_to
dodge_Russian_censorship_laws⠀⇛
In response to the Russian media crackdown,
Helsingin Sanomat began publishing many of its own
stories about Ukraine in the Russian language. It
didn’t take long for Russia to catch on and
restrict access to their website, Mukka said.
“Without any tricks, you can’t access our website
there in Russia. It’s closed by the authorities,”
he said. “But we found that online games … are
still available and no one has banned them. So why
don’t we try that channel? And it seems to work. At
least we hope so.”
# ⚓ The Telegraph IN ☛ Salman_Rushdie’s_triumphant_return_with
Victory_City_renews_the_censorship_debate⠀⇛
Back in 2001, Edward Said had noted that the
acrimonious debate surrounding Salman Rushdie’s The
Satanic Verses was never really about its literary
attributes but about the literary treatment of a
topic that exacerbated religious passions. Said’s
observations remained valid as Rushdie suffered a
near fatal attack at the hands of a young bigot in
August 2022. Given Rushdie’s narrow escape, his
triumphant return with Victory City has rightly
renewed the debate over censorship and literary
freedom.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ ‘They_Can_Kill_Me_At_Any_Time’:_Pakistani
Journalist_Recalls_Kidnapping_And_Alleged_Torture_By
Militants⠀⇛
The 40-year-old said the torture only stopped when
he agreed to record a video pledging to stop
criticizing the powerful Pakistani military and the
pro-government militants that are allegedly on its
payroll.
Wazir blamed the state-backed militants, locally
known as the “good Taliban,” for his April 19
abduction. These militants are mostly former
members of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
extremist group, which have been dubbed the “bad
Taliban” by the authorities. The TTP has waged a
deadly insurgency against Islamabad for years.
# ⚓ NPR ☛ Library_funding_becomes_the_‘nuclear_option’_as_the
battle_over_books_escalates⠀⇛
As president of the Missouri Library Association,
she’s currently in a bit of a panic over strict new
rules that go into effect May 30 and could deny
state funding to libraries over books deemed
inappropriate for young readers. Missouri is one of
a growing number of places where government funding
is being deployed as the newest weapon in the fight
over books.
# ⚓ Copenhagen Post ☛ Beloved_children’s_TV_figure_takes_break
following_vicious_social_media_barage⠀⇛
Anyone raising kids in Denmark will likely be
familiar with Onkel Reje, the bearded, heavy rock-
loving pirate who dazzles children and adults
alike.
But, barring reruns, the cheeky red-cheeked
favourite won’t feature on the national
broadcaster’s kids channel DR Ramasjang anytime in
the near future.
The actor behind the character, Mads Geertsen, has
gone on sick leave after enduring a spate of
venomous abuse and threats on social media.
# ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ Turkish_singer_sentenced_over_joke_on
religious_schools⠀⇛
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday handed pop
singer Gulsen a 10-month suspended sentence after
convicting her of “inciting hatred and enmity” over
a joke about Turkey’s religious schools.
Gulsen, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, was
jailed in August last year and later placed under
house arrest when she quipped that the “perversion”
of one of her musicians came from attending a
religious school.
Gulsen made the comment on stage months earlier,
but action was only taken when a video of it was
republished by a pro-government daily in August,
causing an uproar within in President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan’s conservative Justice and Development
Party (AKP).
# ⚓ [Repeat] RFA ☛ China_is_blocking_Tibetan_monks_and_writers
from_spreading_religious_content_online⠀⇛
China has been rigorously barring Tibetan writers,
Buddhist monks and other influential people from
spreading religious content online without prior
approval, sources told Radio Free Asia.
The clampdown, based on a March 2022 regulation,
gives authorities additional power to restrict
online content that the ruling Communist Party
considers damaging and is yet another example of
how China has ramped up restrictions on expression,
religion and culture in the western Tibet
Autonomous Region.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_Court_fines_agency_overseen_by_Russia’s
censorship_authority_for_employee_data_leak_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Moscow’s Simonovsky District Court fined the Main
Radio Frequency Center (MRFC), an agency overseen
by Russia’s federal censorship authority
Roskomnadzor, for an employee data leak, Interfax
reports. The agency was fined 30,000 rubles (about
$383).
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘I_killed_her_to_prove_my_own_greatness’:_A_16-
year-old_St._Petersburg_blogger_and_his_accomplice_are_in
custody_after_murdering_a_seventh-grader_in_the_woods_—
Meduza⠀⇛
The St. Petersburg authorities have arrested two
teenagers suspected of murdering a 13-year-old
girl. On May 3, the Investigative Committee
reported having taken them into custody. According
to the news media, the suspects are a 16-year-old
named Ilya T. and his 15-year-old friend Anfisa R.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Prize-winning_playwright_and_theater_director
arrested_as_part_of_‘justification_of_terrorism’
investigation_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a
criminal case in connection with a theatrical
production of Svetlana Petriychuk’s prize-winning
play “Finist the Bright Falcon.” The production was
directed by Zhenya Berkovich, a member of the
Seventh Studio, a theater project founded by Kirill
Serebrennikov.
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ NPR ☛ Elon_Musk_threatens_to_reassign_@NPR_on_Twitter_to
‘another_company’⠀⇛
“If this is a sign of things to come on Twitter, we
might soon see even more of a rapid retreat by
media organizations and other brands that don’t
think it’s worth the risk,” said Emily Bell, a
professor at Columbia Journalism School who studies
social media. “It’s really an extraordinary threat
to make.”
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ Rights_Groups_Alarmed_as_‘Unconstitutional’
Attack_on_Academic_Freedom_Heads_to_DeSantis’_Desk⠀⇛
Civil liberties defenders on Wednesday decried yet
another bill passed by Florida’s GOP-controlled
Legislature attacking academic freedom, while
calling on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to take the
unlikely step of vetoing the measure.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Instead_Of_Protecting_Investigative_Journalists,
The_Bulgarian_Authorities_Are_Going_After_Them⠀⇛
The prosecutor-general, Ivan Geshev, however, went
on the offensive on March 16, accusing journalists
of conspiring with criminals, business owners, and
politicians to plot against him and high-ranking
officials at the Interior Ministry. On May 1,
Geshev escaped what media described as a car
bombing, although many in Bulgaria, including
Tchobanov, questioned details of the incident and
its timing.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ US_Double_Standards_on_World_Press_Freedom
Day⠀⇛
For the United States government, World Press
Freedom Day is an opportunity to further project an
image of the U.S. as a supposed champion of
journalism and human rights. But that projection is
muddied greatly by the prosecution against
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
# ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ After_Years_Of_Refusing_To_Comment,_State
Department_Backs_Assange_Prosecution⠀⇛
# ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ After_Years_Of_Refusing_To_Comment,_State
Department_Backs_Assange_Prosecution⠀⇛
The following article was made possible by paid
subscribers of Shadowproof’s Dissenter Newsletter.
Support independent journalism on whistleblowers
and press freedom and become a subscriber with
this limited offer for World Press Freedom Week.On
World Press Freedom Day, the United States State
Department abandoned its policy of not commenting
on the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange and essentially backed the prosecution
against him.Matthew Lee of the Associated
Press asked State Department spokesperson Vedant
Patel “whether or not the State Department regards
Julian Assange as a journalist who would be covered
by the ideas embodied in World Press Freedom
Day.”“I’m not asking for the [U.S. Justice
Department point of view. I’m asking for what the
State Department thinks,” Lee said.It was not the
first time Lee had posed this question. In 2021, on
World Press Freedom Day, Lee asked if President Joe
Biden’s administration was looking into the Assange
case, “his detention, his extradition, the request
for extradition here, the charges against him?”“I
realize you can’t speak for DOJ, but from the State
Department’s perspective, is the current position
still – does that still hold? Do you believe that
Mr. Assange is a journalist?” Lee added. “And given
the importance you place on accurate and factual
information being disseminated, do you believe that
the information that was published based on the
U.S. government documents that he obtained and put
out was either unfactual or inaccurate?”Jalina
Porter, who was a spokesperson for the State
Department, avoided the question. “So to your
specific on Julian Assange, we’ll have to get back
to you on that.”
But now, with Biden going around repeatedly
declaring that “journalism is not a crime,” Patel
read a prepared response.“The State Department
thinks that Mr. Assange has been charged with
serious criminal conduct in the United States, in
connection with his alleged role in one of the
largest compromises of classified information in
our nation’s history,” Patel declared. “His actions
risked serious harm to U.S. national security to
the benefit of our adversaries.”Patel continued,
“It put named human sources to grave and imminent
risk and risk of serious physical harm and
arbitrary detention. So it does not matter how we
categorize any person, but we view this as
something, he’s been charged with serious criminal
conduct.”
# ⚓ The Economist ☛ Artificial_intelligence_is_remixing
journalism_into_a_“soup”_of_language⠀⇛
Some sense a profound change in what this means for
the news industry. AI “is going to change
journalism more in the next three years than
journalism has changed in the last 30 years”,
predicts David Caswell of BBC News. By remixing
information from across the [Internet], generative
models are “messing with the fundamental unit of
journalism”: the article. Instead of a single first
draft of history, Mr Caswell says, the news may
become “a sort of ‘soup’ of language that is
experienced differently by different people”.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ NYC_Schools_Call_911_on_Students_in_Distress
Thousands_of_Times_a_Year⠀⇛
It was almost time for school pickup when Paul’s
mom saw the text on the classroom messaging app:
Paul — her 7-year-old — “ended up running out of
class today and it escalated rather quickly.”
Someone at the school had called 911. Paul’s
parents could contact the main office for more
information, the message read.
Paul’s mom remembers the physical feeling of dread,
like ice under her skin. Paul — that’s his middle
name — has a neurological disorder. He loves to
cuddle with his mom and help take care of his baby
sister, and he’s wild about Greek mythology. Like a
lot of kids with developmental disabilities, he
also has very big tantrums, hitting, spitting and
throwing things when he gets upset. Since the end
of first grade, he’s been in a special public
school classroom in Brooklyn that integrates
disabled and nondisabled kids.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ What_I_Learned_About_Justice_From_My_First
Boss_Out_of_College,_Harry_Belafonte⠀⇛
Some know the late Harry Belafonte for his genre-
jumping music and silky baritone voice, epitomized
in his classic 1956 album Calypso. Others swoon
over his performances in films like the 1954
musical Carmen Jones.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘They_teach_them_to_hate_their_parents’:_How_the
Russian_authorities_forcibly_deport_and_‘re-educate’
Ukrainian_children_—_Meduza⠀⇛
According to Ukraine’s National Information Bureau,
as of the start of May 2023, more than 19,000
Ukrainian children have been deported from occupied
territories since the start of the full-scale war.
So far, only 364 of these minors have been returned
to their parents. In March, the International
Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest
warrant for Vladimir Putin and Russian Children’s
Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for their
alleged complicity in the illegal deportations of
children, which the court has recognized as a war
crime. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe (PACE) also says the documented evidence of
the deportations “matches with the international
definition of genocide.” The Russian authorities,
meanwhile, have claimed that they’re not deporting
Ukrainian children but “evacuating” them from the
conflict zone for their own safety. In a new
article, the Ukrainian outlet Ukrainska Pravda laid
out in detail how these deportations work and how
the Russian government attempts to indoctrinate
deported children into hating Ukraine. In English,
Meduza summarizes the report’s main points.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Fifth_Circuit_Tells_Bad_Cop_That_Being_Placed_On
The_‘Do_Not_Call’_List_For_Witnesses_Does_Not_Violate_His
Rights⠀⇛
If cops screw up enough, they may get blacklisted
by prosecutors. These lists — known as “Brady” or
“Giglio” lists (depending on jurisdiction) — inform
prosecutors that they may not want to ask these
officers to testify due to their long histories of
misconduct.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Media_Crime_Hype_Helps_Roll_Back_Reforms⠀⇛
Actual data about life and death in jails is not
enough to move New York’s governor, but the
sensationalism about crime is enough.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Writers_Like_Me_Have_Shut_Down_Hollywood.
Here’s_Why.⠀⇛
The conditions that caused this strike (the first
by the WGA since the 2007–08 walkout) have been
percolating for years. While overall production
budgets have risen sharply, writer pay has declined
by 4 percent over the past decade—23 percent when
adjusted for inflation. The shift of film and
television to streaming has meant lower residuals
(the money writers get paid when their shows are
re-aired) and shorter seasons. The proliferation of
so-called “mini-rooms”—where small writing staffs
often work on a show before it is green-lighted—has
many writers taking short-term jobs for less than
their established rate. Nearly 50 percent of
writers are working for the minimum salary,
compared to 33 percent 10 years ago. To paraphrase
Chris Rock, the studios would love to pay us even
less, but they’re not legally allowed to. And
people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQIA
community are impacted the most.
What makes this so frustrating is that the money
for what we’re asking is readily available.
Implementing the WGA proposals would net total
yearly gains of $429 million for 20,000 writers.
Netflix, Paramount, Comcast, Disney, Fox, and
Warner Bros reported a total of $28–30 billion in
operating profit each year from 2017–21. In 2022
alone, eight Hollywood CEOs pocketed $773 million
between them.
# ⚓ Variety ☛ Data:_Which_TV_and_Streaming_Companies_Are_Most
Vulnerable_in_a_Writers_Strike?⠀⇛
VIP+ has conducted an analysis of the leading U.S.
TV and streaming entertainment companies to assess
how reliant they are on scripted content, which is
most vulnerable to being disrupted by a strike. We
examined the volume of scripted comedy and drama
the companies program versus more secure unscripted
genres, including documentaries, true crime,
reality, pop culture and lifestyle.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Biden_Administration_Urged_to_Accept_Afghan
Families_Who_Have_Languished_in_Greece_for_Over_18_Months⠀⇛
We speak with Jumana Abo Oxa, project manager at
the Greek refugee project, Elpida Home, who is in
Washington, D.C., where she is meeting with Biden
administration officials and lawmakers in an effort
to seek help for 82 families, including many women
parliamentarians, who evacuated from Afghanistan
but have been stuck in Greece for over a year and a
half.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_New_York_Law_Everyone_Is_Watching⠀⇛
One year after New York’s HALT Solitary Confinement
Act took effect, incarcerated people and advocates
have filed suit against the Department of
Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) for
failing to comply with the law. This story was
published with Solitary Watch, a nonprofit watchdog
group that investigates, documents, and
disseminates information on the use of solitary
confinement in US prisons and jails.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Another_Day,_Another_Nonsense_Bill_From_Congress
‘To_Protect_The_Children’⠀⇛
It seems like every day this week a new bill has
been introduced in Congress with the grandstanding
politicians behind the bill insisting that it’s
necessary to protect the children online. It seems
like no elected official wants to be left behind on
this particular moral panic train. The latest, from
Senators Ed Markey and Bill Cassidy is being called
COPPA 2.0 in that it updates the original
Children’s Online Privacy Protect Act, which was
passed in 1998.
# ⚓ Quillette ☛ The_World_of_the_Iroquois⠀⇛
In the first instalment of this series, I mentioned
that there were three dramatic moments of change in
Canadian history before the cataclysmic event of
prolonged European contact. The first was the
development of culturally sophisticated
hierarchical societies on the west coast. Next came
a series of migrations in the Canadian arctic,
which (by the 13th century) resolved itself with
the Inuit holding sway in the far north.
The final development that we’ll focus on this time
is perhaps the most important—both because it
sparked truly revolutionary economic and social
change, and because it established a geopolitical
balance of power that would guide the next two
centuries of Canadian history. The arrival of the
Europeans in the 16th and 17th centuries will, of
course, feature prominently in our story. But until
the English and French came in greater numbers, the
course of events was determined by the powers we’ll
encounter today.
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Colorado_Finally_Kills_Dumb_2005_Comcast-Backed
State_Law_Banning_Community_Broadband_Networks⠀⇛
U.S. telecom monopolies like AT&T and Comcast spent
millions of dollars and several decades quite
literally buying shitty, protectionist laws in
around twenty states that either banned or heavily
hamstrung towns and cities from building their own
broadband networks. Even in instances and areas
where AT&T and Comcast have repeatedly failed to
upgrade or expand their broadband networks.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Cord_Cutting_Trend_Cable_Execs_Once_Called_A_Fad
Keeps_Breaking_Records⠀⇛
The cable and broadband industry spent the better
part of a decade pretending that “cord cutting”
(ditching traditional television in favor for
streaming or antenna-based alternatives) either
didn’t actually exist or was a fad that would end
when Millennials started procreating.
o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux IT ☛ UEFI_Secure_Boot_on_the_Raspberry_Pi⠀⇛
A port of the free software TianoCore UEFI firmware
can be used instead of the proprietary boot blob to
boot the Raspberry Pi. This allows to install
Debian on the RPi with the standard Debian
Installer, and it also makes it possible to use
UEFI Secure Boot. Note that Secure Boot had been
broken on arm64 for a while, but it’s now working
in Bookworm!.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ [Rpeeat] The Verge ☛ Microsoft_is_forcing_Outlook_and_Teams
to_open_links_in_Edge,_and_IT_admins_are_angry⠀⇛
Microsoft Edge is a good browser but for some
reason Microsoft keeps trying to shove it down
everyone’s throat and make it more difficult to use
rivals like Chrome or Firefox. Microsoft has now
started notifying IT admins that it will force
Outlook and Teams to ignore the default web browser
on Windows and open links in Microsoft Edge
instead.
# § Software Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Google_wins_US_patent_trial_over_data-
retrieval_technology⠀⇛
Alphabet’s Google LLC won a jury trial on
Tuesday in a long-running patent lawsuit in
Delaware federal court over features in
Google’s smartphones and apps.
The jury decided that Luxembourg-based patent
owner Arendi SARL’s patent was invalid and
that Google did not infringe it, according to
the verdict made public on Wednesday.
# ⚓ Red Pixels Ventures Ltd ☛ Google_Wins_US_Patent_Trial
Over_Data-Retrieval_Technology_on_Pixel_Phones,_Google
Apps⠀⇛
Norwegian inventor Atle Hedloy’s Arendi sued
Google in 2013 over the patent, which relates
to retrieving information like names and
addresses from a database and entering it
into word processors and spreadsheets.
Arendi alleged that Google’s mobile devices
and apps including Gmail, Chrome, Docs, and
Messages infringed. It asked the court for
$45.5 million (roughly Rs. 37 crore) in
damages, according to a spokesperson for
Google’s law firm Paul Hastings.
The jury determined that Google did not
infringe Arendi’s patent and agreed with
Google’s argument that the patent was invalid
based on earlier publications that disclosed
the same invention.
# ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ Google_Wins_US_Patent
Trial_Over_Data-Retrieval_Technology⠀⇛
The jury decided that Luxembourg-based patent
owner Arendi SARL’s patent was invalid and
that Google did not infringe it, according to
the verdict made public on Wednesday.
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ The_Battle_Plan_For_Combating_IPTV
Piracy_in_Europe_Has_Arrived⠀⇛
The European Commission has officially
unveiled its recommendation for combating
live sports piracy in the European Union.
Rightsowners and broadcasters were left
disappointed last year when the EC ruled out
new legislation and regulation. So is there
anything in today’s publication with the
potential to tip the balance of power away
from cheap all-you-can-eat pirate IPTV
subscriptions?
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Reddit_Defeats_Film_Studios’_Attempt_To
Reveal_Identities_Of_Anonymous_Users_Over_RCN_Trial⠀⇛
Back in March, we discussed a fairly silly
request, made by several film producers who
are suing RCN for not being their copyright
police, that the court subpoena Reddit to
unmask 9 users of that site. There were
several aspects of the request that made it
all very dumb: half the Reddit users never
mentioned RCN, most referenced Comcast being
their ISP, most of the remaining users never
mentioned anything about piracy, and the one
user who did mention RCN and piracy in
context together had done so nearly a decade
prior to the lawsuit. Given the First
Amendment implications and hurdles involved
in a request like this, the desire for the
subpoena seemed doomed to fail.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Spinrilla_Will_Shut_Down_and_Pay_$50m
Piracy_Damages_to_Music_Labels⠀⇛
Popular mixtape platform Spinrilla has signed
a confidential settlement agreement with
several RIAA-backed music companies.
Spinrilla submitted a judgment that requires
it to pay $50 million in piracy damages and
other fees. The mixtape platform will also
shut down its site and apps, which have a
massive audience.
# ⚓ Variety ☛ Generative_AI_&_Intellectual_[sic]_Property
[sic]_Law:_A_Special_Report⠀⇛
In recent months, controversies around
generative AI have erupted in nearly all
areas of intellectual property law, from
copyright and patents to trademarks and
publicity rights.
# ⚓ Court House News ☛ Microsoft_and_GitHub_ask_court_to
scrap_lawsuit_over_AI-powered_CoPilot⠀⇛
In November 2022, a handful of unnamed coders
sued claiming GitHub’s CoPilot, which charges
users $100 per year, violates the open-source
licensing by not crediting the authors of the
source code the AI has learned from. The
complaint puts forward a number of causes of
action, including breach of contract for the
open-source license violations, fraud, unjust
enrichment and unfair competition.
“CoPilot ignores, violates, and removes the
licenses offered by thousands — possibly
millions — of software developers, thereby
accomplishing software piracy on an
unprecedented scale,” the plaintiffs say in
the complaint. “CoPilot’s goal is to replace
a huge swath of open source by taking it and
keeping it inside a GitHub-controlled
paywall. It violates the licenses that open-
source programmers chose and monetizes their
code despite GitHub’s pledge never to do so.”
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Ed_Sheeran_Found_‘Not_Guilty’_of
Copyright_Infringement_In_“Thinking_Out_Loud”_Court
Battle_—_As_Sighs_of_Relief_Emanate_From_Music_Industry
Corners⠀⇛
Ed Sheeran is ‘not guilty’ in a high-stakes
copyright infringement battle involving his
Grammy-winning track “Thinking Out Loud,”
according to decision details shared with
Digital Music News this morning. The
courtroom battle focused on whether Sheeran
and his collaborators pilfered the Marvin
Gaye classic, “Let’s Get It On.”
After roughly three hours of closed-door
deliberations, a jury in the Manhattan
federal court trial ruled that Sheeran was
not liable for willful copyright
infringement. Those jury instructions will
now be passed to the presiding judge, who is
expected to certify the results and close the
case.
While not defining a firm legal precedent,
the case could shift the contours of future
copyright infringement cases involving
similar musical works.
# ⚓ BBC ☛ Ed_Sheeran_wins_Thinking_Out_Loud_copyright
case⠀⇛
A musicologist for Sheeran’s defence told the
court that the four-chord sequence in
question was used in several songs before
Gaye’s hit came out in 1973.
# ⚓ NBC ☛ Ed_Sheeran_not_liable_in_‘Let’s_Get_It_On’
copyright_trial,_jury_finds⠀⇛
The jury reached a unanimous verdict, a
requirement in the case, after just under
three hours of deliberations.
# ⚓ CNN ☛ Jury_finds_Ed_Sheeran_did_not_infringe_on_the
copyright_of_‘Let’s_Get_It_On’⠀⇛
The plaintiffs had alleged similarities
between the chord progression, harmonic
rhythm, and certain melodies in the two
songs. Sheeran’s legal team had argued that
the melodies are different and the elements
used in both songs are common in pop music.
# ⚓ ABC ☛ Ed_Sheeran_wins_copyright_infringement_lawsuit
involving_‘Thinking_Out_Loud’⠀⇛
During her closing argument, Farkas said the
case never should have been brought and that
Sheeran was “unjustly accused” of copying
from “Let’s Get It On.”
“We all benefit from artists being free to
create and to build on what came before
them,” Farkas said, warning the jury that a
verdict against Sheeran would mean
“creativity will be stifled for fear of being
sued.”
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ed_Sheeran_Wins_Copyright_Case_Over
Marvin_Gaye’s_‘Let’s_Get_It_On’⠀⇛
“We have spent the last eight years talking
about two songs with dramatically different
lyrics, melodies and four chords which are
also different and used by songwriters every
day, all over the world,” Mr. Sheeran
continued. “These chords are common building
blocks which were used to create music long
before ‘Let’s Get It On’ was written and will
be used to make music long after we are all
gone.”
“I am just a guy with a guitar who loves
writing music for people to enjoy,” he added.
“I am not and will never allow myself to be a
piggy bank for anyone to shake.”
# ⚓ Jim Nielsen ☛ Cite_Your_Sources,_AI⠀⇛
It’s intriguing to me that middle school
students are seemingly held to a higher
standard of “cite your sources” than today’s
interfaces to large language models. What
happened to the idea of authorship?
The individual website is deemphasized in
order to emphasize the faceless, nameless
crowd. We get “word smoothies” powered by
LLMs that obscure attribution resulting in,
as Lanier puts it in his book You are not a
Gadget, “a digital flatting of expression
into a global mush”.
# ⚓ Hollywood Reporter ☛ AI_Decision-Making_in_Hollywood
Is_Already_Here,_Now_What?⠀⇛
On social media, TikTokers are rewarded with
massive views for tailoring content to an
algorithm that is meticulously designed to
trigger dopamine release. In Hollywood,
producers are rewarded with lucrative film
deals for developing projects that feed the
black box AI at studios and streaming
platforms, which keep valuable viewership
data insights to themselves. That viewership
data is built via feedback loops created by
recommendation engines reinforced by the very
viewer behaviors they shape in the first
place. It is value creation increasingly
usurped by machines, and between TikTok and
streaming platforms, the precious space that
allows for human-first innovation is closing.
TikTokification is metastasizing.
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# ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_SHILOPD_Wordo:_DEFER⠀⇛
# ⚓ Woke_up,_fell_out_of_bed⠀⇛
I’m tired, though, having awakened to pee about 3:
50am, and never really falling back asleep again.
So it’s been a bit of internet, leftovers for
breakfast, and capturing three fun photos:
- the moon in a portion of the horizon I suspect
it’s not seeing in much, along with an interesting
double due to the pane of glass the photo was
captured through
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Standing_To_Code⠀⇛
Over a decade ago I read suggestions that standing
to work might be healthier than sitting, and tried
it.
Shortly afterwards it seems like a lot of the world
did the same: desks at my office were gradually
swapped for motorized sit/stand desks, and such
desks became the default.
It also quickly became apparent that despite having
the choice right in front of them most people were
going to mostly sit.
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* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
# Internet/Gemini
# Programming
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ I_me_mine⠀⇛
But as with far too many social critiques I read, I
don’t see any of those todos addressing what I
believe to be root cause.
I suspect what I believe to be root cause is beyond
what most (read: all) egos could agree with.
And that’s because root cause is ego, i.e. the “I
thought” – from which all other conceptuality (aka
modeling) emanates from slash revolves around.
# ⚓ Be_kind⠀⇛
I watched the movie “everything everywhere all the
time” yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it! It was
fun and quirky with amazingly choreographed martial
art fights and at the same time deeply moving.
Without giving any spoilers, for me, the point that
it was trying to make is that nothing matters and
accepting that reality is freeing and allows one to
actually live better and be kind.
It definitely worked in the movie but I find it
lacking in the “real world”. I’m in a moment in my
life at which I need to do things because paying
bills and keeping a roof over my family’s head kind
of matters… and being told “nothing matters, just
be kind” is sort of… Idk, annoying?
# ⚓ The_convergence_of_contemporary_fiction…⠀⇛
hi emilye–here is my long promised, long deferred
post. first, i’m going to post the section in mark
mcgurl’s book everything and less: the novel in the
age of amazon that talks about megan boyle’s
liveblog:
The convergence of contemporary fiction and social
media is also visible in some works of the small-
press avant-garde. As what David Wells aptly calls
“a fiction of the Internet—a representation of an
infinitely extending and seemingly available
world,” Megan Boyle’s Liveblog: A Novel (2018)
presents a less pulpy but no less symptomatic
instance.24 In the tradition of Andy Warhol’s a: a
Novel (1968) and Goldsmith’s Soliloquy (2001),
Boyle’s project began as an experiment in
exhaustive self-surveillance, this time conceived
as auto-therapy. Keeping more or less continuous
track of her actions by blogging about them in real
time on her own Tumblr site, Boyle would correct a
chronic “failure to follow through with tasks I
said I’d do,” taking ownership of her life and
prospects for happiness. Warding off
misunderstanding in assertive all caps, she warns
her readers at the outset that
o § Technical⠀➾
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Hello_Gemini⠀⇛
Alright, I finally got around to setting up
my own capsule! Been putting it of for about
two years now. I got most things I wanted/
needed together last summer, but the
following months were rather turbulent and
stressful, to put it mildly, so I could never
quite find the time to sit down and finish
this.
February and March were particularly intense,
as my Bachelor thesis’s due date & a move
across the country were right after another.
But now things have calmed down considerably,
I am in my flat and getting some routine back
into my life. I like that.
# § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ When_to_use_the_newest_frameworks_(and_when_not_to)⠀⇛
People berate new frameworks for their
bloatedness and that older frameworks do
similar jobs. I’d make the argument that new
frameworks are only worth it if you’ve
personally experienced their “pain cases”.
New frameworks are developed because old ones
“don’t work”, and are documented and built
with the assumption that people would be
moving into the framework with the same
problems. If the problem doesn’t sound
familiar to you, it means you haven’t
encountered it.
This means you don’t get what the framework
is meant to solve, you’d end up fumbling
thinking “why is this abstraction important?”
“why is it vital that I make this deliberate
choice in the configurations?”.
# ⚓ Check_if_a_string_match_a_(bcrypt)_hash⠀⇛
# ⚓ Stop_Comparing_Rust_to_C_and_C-with-classes!⠀⇛
I saw too much comparsion on the internet
about why C is unsafe and Rust is safe. True.
But they are NOT even the same class of
language. C is minimal. The compiler is easiy
to write. And nicknamed “portible assembler”
for how low level it is. Rust on the other
hand is a big, compilicated language with
many features. And a massive standard
library. It’s not even close. Here’s a short
list of features Rust have but C does not.
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