𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Thursday, June 01, 2023
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⦿ IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | Techrights
⦿ Tux Machines Closing the Door on Twitter Because Twitter is Dead (for a Lot of People) | Techrights
䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
http://techrights.org/2023/06/01/irc-log-310523/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/06/01/twitter-is-dead/#comments
䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
http://techrights.org/2023/06/01/kstars-3-6-5/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/06/01/scam-call/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/06/01/team-upc-celebrates-its-own-corruption/#comments
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✐ IRC_Proceedings:_Wednesday,_May_31,_2023⠀✐
Posted in IRC_Logs at 2:52 am by Needs Sunlight
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* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-310523.gmi
* gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-310523.gmi
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✐ Tux_Machines_Closing_the_Door_on_Twitter_Because_Twitter_is_Dead_(for_a_Lot
of_People)⠀✐
Posted in Free/Libre_Software, GNU/Linux at 1:45 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Summary: Tux Machines recently joined millions of others who had already quit
Twitter, including passive posting (fully or partly automated)
As noted_here_some_days_ago, Tux Machines had officially left Twitter. Now
we’re decommissioning what’s left and invite others to quit similarly. Tux
Machines actually exited all forms of social control media as they’re volatile
and generally a waste of time, never mind many_inherent_issues, especially for
people who actively “engage” there. In fact, “momentum” is never a good excuse
for anything, let alone staying in such nefarious sites…
Tux Machines was there for 12 years and now it’s the end.
A last reminder to leave:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Tux
Machines_exit⦈_
Before deletion/deprecation, a local copy:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇An_archive_of_Tux_Machines⦈_
With updates stopping around the middle of May, the impact on visibility can be
seen.
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⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⡎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⣤⣶⣾⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣠⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⢀⣤⣶⣦⣼⣛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⡇⢈⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⢩⢽⢝⢙⢭⡍⠙⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⣠⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡍⡍⢩⠉⡏⠙⠹⠉⡏⠙⠈⡇⢩⠛⠙⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡿⢿⢿⠿⢿⢿⢿⢿⡿⡿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣦⣦⣵⣤⣿⣴⣽⣿⣿⣦⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⢿⡿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠿⣿⠿⣿⠿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣴⣶⣴⣵⣵⣴⣿⣾⣾⣼⣵⣿⣼⣿⣿⣭⣮⣎⣴⣿⣷⣬⣤⣴⣷⣿⣾⣶⣦⣴⣯⣵⣼⣦⣤⣤⣮⣾⣿⣿⣴⣴⣧⣤⣶⣤⣷⣤⣤⣽⣶⣷⣯⣶⣾⣯⣴⣤⣿⣦⣧⣤⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⣍⣁⣇⣬⣉⣉⣻⣂⢉⣯⣽⣏⣜⣉⣋⣉⣉⣹⣀⣩⣷⣉⣭⣉⣍⣹⣉⣉⣩⣉⡙⣯⣉⣩⣈⣝⣩⣽⣏⣹⣿⣅⣯⣯⣙⣩⣉⣉⣹⣉⣍⣇⣨⣩⣇⣩⣽⣽⣭⣉⣁⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣄⣻⣇⣩⣍⣉⢏⣭⣁⣍⣉⣏⣿⣿⣫⣧⣇⣟⣯⣿⣿⣻⣻⣿⣿⣏⣏⣿⣻⣟⣹⣿⣸⣇⣟⣟⣍⣍⣉⣁⣇⣽⣫⣹⣩⣿⣁⣉⣉⣗⣨⣪⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣷⣷⣧⣵⣴⣼⣮⣸⣿⣿⣦⣡⣬⣼⣽⣿⣤⣤⣮⣭⣥⣴⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣌⣉⣩⣹⣋⣹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣠⣟⣟⣁⣈⣉⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣜⣈⣉⣹⣋⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣯⣟⣝⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⢿⠿⠿⢿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣾⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠉⠉⢉⣹⣿⣿⣆⣙⣋⣇⣠⣋⣉⣩⣁⣉⣉⣉⣏⣐⣟⣛⣝⣿⣟⣉⣃⣉⣉⣉⣙⣯⣧⣃⣋⣹⣅⣿⣂⣗⣕⣐⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣀⣠⣴⠚⠛⣿⣿⢩⠛⠉⠛⠛⢻⠛⡟⣿⡿⡿⣻⣻⣻⣻⣟⣟⣟⣿⣿⢫⢛⠛⡟⣛⣟⣿⣝⡹⢫⣟⣙⣟⣟⢹⣟⢟⣛⢛⠛⠋⡟⠋⡟⣻⣟⣛⢟⢻⠛⢛⢛⢛⣏⡛⡛⠛⡝⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⠿⢿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠟⠿⠿⠿⡿⠿⣿⣟⠿⠾⠿⣿⣿⡻⠿⠿⢿⠿⢿⠻⢿⠿⣿⣿⠿⢿⢻⢿⢿⠿⡻⡿⡿⢿⡿⠿⠿⠟⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣶⣿⣶⣷⣾⣷⣿⣶⣽⣿⣷⣶⣾⣿⣽⣷⣷⣷⣾⣶⣾⣴⣶⣾⣿⣶⣶⣾⣾⣷⣿⣷⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣾⣶⣶⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣯⣿⣽⣧⣥⣽⣯⣶⣘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢟⢿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣽⣿⣿⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
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§ Contents⠀➾
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# K_Desktop_Environment/KDE_SC/Qt
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o Arch_Family
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* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
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# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ System76’s_Galago_Pro_Linux_Laptop_Gets_13th
Gen_Intel_H-Class_CPUs,_Faster_144Hz_Screen⠀⇛
It’s been ten months since System76 last updated
its affordable Galago Pro Linux notebook and since
the company is on a sprint to update most of its
laptops to the latest generation Intel Core CPUs,
the Galago Pro has now received the 13th Gen Intel
Core “Raptor Lake” i5-13500H and i7-13700H
processors.
While the 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13500H processor
has 12 cores, 16 threads, 18MB cache, and up to 4.7
GHz clock speed, the 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13500H
processor has 14 cores, 20 threads, 24MB cache, and
up to 5.0 GHz clock speed. Both processors come
with integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics, WiFi 6E,
and Bluetooth 5.3.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_PipeWire_on_Debian_11/12⠀⇛
Having some issues with PulseAudio, then install
and replace it with PipeWire on your Debian
machine.
# ⚓ kubectl_get_secret:_Working_with_Secrets_in_Kubernetes⠀⇛
Kubernetes secrets are objects in the Kubernetes
ecosystem designed to store and manage sensitive
information, such as passwords, API tokens, SSH
keys or other credentials.
# ⚓ IT Pro Today ☛ How_To_Learn_Linux:_A_Comprehensive_Guide
for_Beginners⠀⇛
IT professionals can advance their careers by
learning Linux, a widely used and versatile
operating system.
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Alternatives_to_popular_CLI_tools:_sudo⠀⇛
This article spotlights alternative tools to sudo,
a command which lets you execute a command as
another user.
o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾
# § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾
# ⚓ KStar Development ☛ KStars_v3.6.5_is_Released⠀⇛
KStars v3.6.5 is released on 2023.06.01 for
MacOS, Linux, and Windows. It’s a bi-monthly
bugfix release with a couple of exciting
features.
An instance of the sub-exposure calculator
can be started from a new ‘clock’ icon on the
ekos capture screen. Multiple instances of
the sub-exposure calculator can be started
concurrently so that side-by-side comparisons
can be made for variations in inputs.
Data for camera read-noise will be provided
through individual xml files which will be
user maintained and published in a
repository. These camera data files persisted
within a folder “exposure_calculator” under
user/local/share/kstars. The calculator
includes the capability to download camera
files from a repository. Upon the initial
start of the calculator at least one camera
data file download will be mandatory before
the calculator can be instantiated.
The intent is that camera data file names
will be used to allow the calculator to
select an appropriate camera data file based
upon the device id of the active camera. (But
some of the initial camera files were named
using educated guesses, and will likely need
to be re-named).
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § Arch Family⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ First_Arch_Linux_ISO_Powered_by_Linux_Kernel
6.3_Is_Now_Available_for_Download⠀⇛
Arch Linux 2023.06.01 is out today as the ISO
snapshot for June 2023 and it’s the first Arch
Linux ISO release to be powered by the latest and
greatest Linux 6.3 kernel series, which made its
debut at the end of April 2023.
Of course, Linux kernel 6.3 landed in Arch Linux’s
stable repositories a couple of weeks after its
initial launch, but it didn’t make it into last
month’s ISO snapshot. The Arch Linux 2023.06.01
image ships with Linux kernel 6.3.5 by default,
which arrived in the repos on May 30th.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntubuzz ☛ List_of_PPAs_for_Ubuntu_22.04_Jammy
JellyfishList_of_PPAs_for_Ubuntu_22.04_Jammy_Jellyfish⠀⇛
This list is a collection of third-party software
repositories better known as Personal Package
Archives (PPAs) for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy
Jellyfish. With these, user can add versions of app
and game to their Ubuntu computer system which are
not available via official repositories. This
article continues our tradition since version
Xenial, Zesty, and Focal.
We recommend below free software, that is, software
with libre (unlimited) licenses for the users. Read
Free Software Definition to learn more.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ 13_new_Android_games_released_May_2023_—
from_World_of_Goo_to_Torchlight_Infinite⠀⇛
# ⚓ SlashGear ☛ 5_Tricks_To_Make_An_Old_Android_Phone_Feel_Like
New⠀⇛
# ⚓ Lifewire ☛ 12_Ways_to_Fix_Spotify_Not_Working_on_Android
Auto⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Central ☛ How_to_disable_biometrics_on_your_Android
phone_from_the_lock_screen_|_Android_Central⠀⇛
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ MangoPi_mCore-R818_module_powers_CyberPad
3.1-inch_handheld_android_“tablet”_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Central ☛ Nothing_will_deliver_3_years_of_Android
OS_updates_for_the_Phone_(2)_|_Android_Central⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Lenovo_Tab_Extreme:_New_Android_tablet
arrives_with_lower_than_expected_launch_pricing_–
NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
# ⚓ SamMobile ☛ The_Galaxy_F54_5G_will_be_the_first_in_the_F
series_to_get_four_Android_OS_upgrades_–_SamMobile⠀⇛
# ⚓ 9to5Google ☛ Samsung_Android_14_beta_seems_to_be_coming
along⠀⇛
# ⚓ XDA ☛ Android’s_security_has_improved_by_leaps_and_bounds
over_the_last_10_years:_Here’s_how⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Authority ☛ Wallpaper_Wednesday:_Android_wallpapers
2023-05-31_–_Android_Authority⠀⇛
# ⚓ Android Police ☛ Six_annoyances_Google_needs_to_fix_with
Wear_OS_4⠀⇛
# ⚓ Notebook Check ☛ Popular_Nintendo_Switch_emulator_Yuzu_now
operable_on_select_Android_devices_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Chromium⠀➾
# ⚓ Chrome_115_beta⠀⇛
o § Content Management Systems (CMS)⠀➾
# ⚓ WordPress ☛ People_of_WordPress:_Stefano_Cassone⠀⇛
The People of WordPress feature series goes to
Italy to interview web designer, photographer and
translator Stefano Cassone.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Arturo Borrero ☛ Arturo_Borrero_González:_Wikimedia
Hackathon_2023_Athens_summary⠀⇛
During the weekend of 19-23 May 2023 I attended the
Wikimedia_hackathon_2023 in Athens,
Greece. The event physically reunited folks
interested in the more technological aspects of the
Wikimedia movement in person for the
first time since_2019. The scope of the hacking
projects include (but was not limited to)
tools, wikipedia bots, gadgets, server and network
infrastructure, data and other technical systems.
# ⚓ Paul_Wise:_FLOSS_Activities_May_2023⠀⇛
§ Focus
This month I didn’t have any particular focus. I
just worked on issues in my info bubble.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ ARIES_v3.0_development_board_features_India-
made_VEGA_RISC-V_processor⠀⇛
ARIES v3.0 is an Arduino-inspired development board
with the made-in-India 100 MHz THEAJS32 ASIC with
the VEGA ET1031 RISC-V microprocessor, 256KB of
internal SRAM, and various I/Os.
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ Downloading_snapshots_and_creating_stable_R
packages_repositories_using_r-universe⠀⇛
The new snapshot API lets you download a full copy
of any CRAN-like repository on r-universe.
# ⚓ The_Servo_Blog:_Adding_support_for_‘outline’_properties⠀⇛
As mentioned in our_last_blog_post, we’re currently
working on selecting a layout engine for Servo
between the original Layout 2013 and the newer
Layout 2020.
Our plan has been to start by implementing some
small features in Layout 2020, to help us decide
whether to switch to the new layout engine, and in
turn tackle more complex features like floats. One
of these features was ‘outline’, which is now
supported in the new engine.
A few days ago, we landed support for ‘outline’ and
‘outline-offset’. These properties are now fully
supported in Servo, with two minor caveats:
[...]
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Anchorage_Gave_Her_a_$1.6_Million_Grant_Despite
History_of_Fraud⠀⇛
Two years ago, in May 2021, the Anchorage Assembly gave
$1.6 million to a little-known charity that said it would
help people find homes and addiction treatment during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
At the time, local governments across the country were
awash in money from a federal program known as the
American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA. Anchorage city leaders
had $50 million to hand out to local applicants, and the
money moved fast. The nonprofit House of Transformations
received one of the largest awards.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Moon_Phase_Lamp_Uses_Rotating_Shade⠀⇛
The Moon has fascinated humanity for centuries.
These days, though, it’s a trial and a bore to go
outside and stare upwards to check on the natural
satellite. Instead, why not bring the Moon to your
bedside with this rotating phase lamp?
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ How_Scientific_Publishers’_Extreme_Fees_Put
Profit_Over_Progress⠀⇛
On April 17, the premier journal NeuroImage’s
entire editorial team, comprising more than 40
scientists, resigned over the “unethical fees”
charged by the journal’s academic publisher,
Elsevier. With more than $2 billion in annual
revenue, the publisher’s profit margin approaches
40 percent—rivaling that of Apple and Google.
“Elsevier has become kind of like the poster child
for evil publishing companies,” said neuroscientist
Kristen Kennedy, one of the recently resigned
senior editors.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Radars_scanning_crowded_skies_yet_no
rule_on_space_junk⠀⇛
A regulatory black hole on space waste has been
revealed as federal politicians quiz top officials
about the recent budget.
Australia is a signatory to all international space
treaties, from exploration in outer space to the
return of astronauts and objects, but there are no
national regulations.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We_May_Have_Misunderstood_Precisely_What
Makes_Our_Brains_Tick⠀⇛
Time for a rethink.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Most_of_Us_Carry_a_Virus_Few_Have_Heard_of.
Here’s_Why_It’s_Important.⠀⇛
“If I had only known…”
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ World’s_First_X-Ray_of_a_Single_Atom
Reveals_Chemistry_on_The_Smallest_Level⠀⇛
Oh no! Tiny skeletons!
# ⚓ France24 ☛ NASA_holds_first_public_meeting_on_UFOs,_says
better_data_needed⠀⇛
The first public meeting of a NASA panel studying
what the government calls “unidentified aerial
phenomena,” commonly known as UFOs, kicked off on
Wednesday to discuss findings since its formation
last year.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Project Censored ☛ The_End_of_Community_College?⠀⇛
On Friday, March 13, 2020 the community college
system as we knew it ended – and I’m not sure it
will ever return.
# ⚓ NYPost ☛ Taxpayers_shouldn’t_foot_the_bill_for_CUNY_Law’s
official_antisemitism⠀⇛
The situation does not pass the shoe-on-the-other-
foot test: No reasonable person would support a
taxpayer institution that officially espoused hated
against African-American or Arab-American students.
# ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ How_a_student_research_project_brought
a_unique_pearl_to_market⠀⇛
Perlas de Cortéz has cultivated an unconventional
pearl that’s not only a hit globally but is also
repopulating a native species in Sonora.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_Simple_Guide_To_Cams⠀⇛
With the availability of precision controllable
actuators, it’s easy to overlook the simple but
versatile mechanisms that got us here. In the video
after the break, [Teaching Tech] explores the
basics of cams and how to use them in your
projects.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Prize_2023:_This_Challenge_Makes_It_So
Easy_Being_Green⠀⇛
This year’s Hackaday Prize is our first nice round
number – number ten! We thought it would be great
to look back on the history of the Prize and
cherry-pick our favorite themes from the past. Last
year’s entire theme was sustainable hacking, and we
challenged you to come up with ways to generate or
save power, keep existing gear out of the landfill,
find clever ways to encourage recycling or build
devices to monitor the environment and keep
communities safer during weather disasters, and you
all came through. Now we’re asking you to do it
again.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hackaday_Prize_2023:_Low_Cost_Braille_Embosser
From_3D_Printer_Parts⠀⇛
The limited availability of texts transcribed to
Braille and the required embossing equipment is a
challenge world wide, but especially in poorer
countries. To alleviate this problem, a team makers
from in Cameroon have been developing BrailleRAP,
an open source Braille embosser.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Can_Hobbyists_Bring_SGI’s_IRIX_OS_Back_To
Life?⠀⇛
Irix was the operating system developed by Silicon
Graphics from 1988 to 1998. The OS supported the
company’s high-end workstations and served in many
serious roles. The company cut off support for the
UNIX-based OS in 2006, but now a diehard community
is looking to bring the ancient codebase back to
life.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Australian_PC_shipments_fell_19.1%_in_1Q2023:
IDC⠀⇛
“The macroeconomic environment is currently
experiencing high levels of inflation, and
increasing interest rates, which is impacting PC
demand from both commercial and consumer segments,”
said Sharmishtha Bhatt, lead analyst PC Devices
Research at IDC Australia.
{loadposition sam08}HP remained the top-selling
brand, taking 23.1% of the market with shipments
down 4.1%, while Dell was second, down 9.3%.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ More_Ideas_For_Setting_Up_An_Electronics
Workbench⠀⇛
Setting up an electronics work area is a highly
personal and situational affair, with many
interesting problems to be solved, and for many of
us, significant budget constraints. The
requirements for electronics development vary
wildly depending upon the sort of work to be
undertaken, but there is core equipment that many
of us would consider a bare minimum for usability.
[Badar Jahangir Kayani] is at the start of his
career as an electrical engineer, and has
documented the kitting out of his personal work
areas for others to learn from.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ eEver_EJ523D_chip_enables_4Kp60_video
capture_or_streaming_over_USB_3.2⠀⇛
eEver Technology, a subsidiary of eTron Technology,
has launched the EJ523D 4Kp60 audio and video
capture and streaming processor with a USB 3.2
interface, along with a reference platform
currently showcased at COMPUTEX 2023. Over the last
few years, we’ve covered some low-cost HDMI to USB
2.0 dongles that capture video up to 1080p30,
followed by HDMI to USB 3.0 dongles handling up to
4Kp30, but the latest eEver EJ523D chip will be
found in USB 3.2 adapters to capture at up to 4Kp60
resolution with H.265 encoding or 4Kp30 in the NV12
format.
# ⚓ Bunnie Huang ☛ Winner,_Name_that_Ware_April_2023⠀⇛
The ware for April 2023 is an X-rite DTP22
spectrophotometer. This one almost made it through
the month without being guessed, but congrats to
cpresser for figuring it out in the last week!
email me for your prize.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Toxins_and_and_monkey_DNA_and_SV40,_oh_my!_COVID-19
vaccines_vs._a_zombie_meme⠀⇛
I keep saying that, when it comes to specific
claims made in the service of antivaccine
misinformation, pseudoscience, and conspiracy
theories, everything old is new again. Whether it’s
claims that vaccines cause horrible outcomes that
include death (as in “dying suddenly,” too),
infertility, neurologic damage, cancer, and chronic
disease, are loaded with “toxins” and foreign DNA
and/or “fetal cells,” will “permanently alter your
DNA,” and generally don’t work, old antivax tropes
have been furiously repurposed against COVID-19
vaccines beginning even before the vaccines were
granted emergency use approval (EUA) and released
to the public in December 2020. (It’s been a
coordinated campaign, right from the beginning,
too.) One might argue that it’s easy to see the
parallels in a more general manner, such as how the
claim that COVID-19 vaccines cause young people to
“die suddenly” of clots compared to old claims that
HPV vaccines caused young women to “die suddenly”
of…something, but sometimes the resurrected tropes
can be bizarrely specific. Such is the case with
the latest antivax claim that’s been circulating
around the antivax crankosphere, most recently at
quack tycoon Joe Mercola‘s website in an article
entitled Green Monkey DNA Found in COVID-19 Shots.
The strange specificity comes from how the
narrative repeats an old narrative about the SV40
supposedly being found in COVID-19 vaccines.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Individual_Canadian_Cigarettes_to_Be
Labeled_With_Health_Warnings⠀⇛
Tobacco companies must soon label individual
cigarettes sold in the country with a health
warning, in what Canada is calling a global first.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ In_Canada,_each_cigarette_will_get_a
warning_label:_‘poison_in_every_puff’⠀⇛
Canada will soon become the first country in the
world where warning labels must appear on
individual cigarettes. The move was first announced
last year by Health Canada. Mental Health and
Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett says the bold
step aims to help people kick the habit by making
health warning messages virtually unavoidable. The
wording will appear in English and French, warning
smokers about harming children, damaging organs and
causing impotence and leukemia. One of the messages
says smoking is “poison in every puff.” Health
Canada says tobacco use still kills about 48,000
Canadians each year. The labels are aimed at
reducing smoking to less than 5% of the population.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Can_Americans_Really_Make_a_Free_Choice_About
Dying?⠀⇛
On April 25, four disability rights organizations
sued California state agencies and officials in an
attempt to overturn the End of Life Option Act, a
seven-year-old law that allows doctors to prescribe
lethal medication to people who have six months or
less to live.1This story is a collaboration with
The 19th, an independent newsroom covering gender,
politics, and policy.
# ⚓ Defence Web ☛ SAMHS_assists_in_Tshwane_cholera_outbreak⠀⇛
As local and national authorities attempt to
establish where and how cholera broke out, killing
more than 20 people north of Pretoria, the SA
Military Health Service (SAMHS) via an area
formation headquarters rolled up sleeves to ensure
on-the-ground assistance.
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Monkeypox_vaccine_offered_at_all_health
centers [Ed: Offloading useless garbage that nobody wants or
needs (anymore)?]⠀⇛
Starting from June 1st, 2023, the monkeypox vaccine
will be available at health centers in Helsinki for
men aged 18 and above who are at the highest risk
of contracting monkeypox. The vaccine will be
provided by appointment only.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Case_That_Being_Poor_and_Black_Is_Bad_for
Your_Health⠀⇛
The public-health professor Arline T. Geronimus has
spent a forty-year career researching how
inequality takes a “weathering” toll on the body.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_to_Lower_Deaths_Among_Women?_Give_Away
Cash.⠀⇛
Mortality rates fell by 20 percent among women in
countries that began cash transfer programs to the
poor. Children also benefited.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Woman_Feels_No_Pain._Decoding_Her_DNA
Could_Bring_Relief_to_Millions.⠀⇛
Far out.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Will_Require_All_New_Cars_to_Have
Automatic_Braking_Systems⠀⇛
The Transportation Department wants new cars to
automatically stop when they detect an accident is
likely.
o § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ EU_tech_chief_says_AI_code_of_conduct
imperative⠀⇛
The United States and European Union should push
the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to adopt
a voluntary code of conduct within months to
provide safeguards while new laws are developed, EU
tech chief Margrethe Vestager says.
The European Union’s AI Act, with rules on facial
recognition and biometric surveillance, could be
the world’s first comprehensive legislation
governing the technology, but is still going
through the legislative process.
o § Security⠀➾
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Amazon_to_Pay_$25_Million_to_Settle
Children’s_Privacy_Charges [Ed: A drop in the bucket.
Amazon continues to spy for the state and for
police.]⠀⇛
Regulators said the tech giant kept
children’s Alexa voice recordings “forever,”
violating a children’s privacy law.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Amazon_will_pay_more_than_$30M_for
Alexa_and_Ring_privacy_violation_allegations [Ed: Slap
on the wrist and Amazon continues to receive billions
of dollars (subsidies) to spy for the police, the
military, the state, and even advertisers]⠀⇛
Amazon.com Inc. will pay more than $30
million to settle two separate lawsuits
brought by the Federal Trade Commission, it
was reported today.
⚓ EDRI ☛ €1.2_billion_GDPR_fine_for_Meta_over_US_mass_surveillance⠀⇛
Today, a decade-long (2013 – 2023) case on Meta’s involvement in US
mass surveillance has led to a first direct decision. Meta must stop
any further transfers of European personal data to the United States,
given that Meta is subject to US surveillance laws (like FISA 702).
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) had largely overturned the
Irish Data Protection Commission’s (DPC) decision, insisting on a
record fine and that previously transferred data must be brought back
to the EU.
⚓ EDRI ☛ 5_years_of_the_GDPR:_National_authorities_let_down_European
legislator⠀⇛
On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came
into force, promising to be the strongest set of data protection
rules to enhance our privacy. While the contents of EU data
protection rules stayed largely the same, the alleged big change was
the GDPR’s strict enforcement. 5 years later, national authorities
and courts largely leave the European legislator in the lurch –
despite a budget of more than €330 million in 2022.
§ Defence/Aggression⠀➾
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israel_Called_Them_‘Precision’_Strikes._But_Civilian
Homes_Were_Hit,_Too.⠀⇛
Palestinians in Gaza say that Israel’s strikes against Islamic
Jihad amount to a collective punishment aimed at making them
fearful about who their neighbors might be.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Fascists’_Convictions_Not_a_Cause_for_Celebration⠀⇛
Dan Siegel explains the precedent being set following arrests
of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Sudan_army_suspends_truce_talks_with_paramilitary_rivals,
says_official⠀⇛
The Sudanese army has suspended its participation in US- and
Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks with its paramilitary foes, a
government official told AFP on Wednesday.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Patrick_Lawrence:_Deaf,_but_Not_Blind_to_US_Decline⠀⇛
In Fiona Hill’s recent speech it’s possible to detect the very
faint signals of Washington’s policy elite responding to the
immense global power shift that is underway.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ When_Will_US_Join_Global_Call_to_End_Ukraine_War?⠀⇛
Must our leaders take us to the brink of World War III, with
all our lives on the line in an all-out nuclear war, before
they will permit a ceasefire and a negotiated peace?
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ The_Trauma_and_Resilience_of_Tulsa’s_Greenwood_District⠀⇛
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, thousands of armed white Oklahomans
terrorized, looted, and burned to the ground the Greenwood
District, a thriving Black neighborhood in Tulsa, that spanned
more than 35 city blocks and was home to nearly 11,000
residents. The violence stemmed from an accusation that a young
Black man named Dick Rowland had assaulted a young white woman
in a downtown elevator on May 30. The mob killed an estimated
300 Black people and reportedly buried many of them in unmarked
mass graves. Despite white city leaders’ subsequent refusal to
provide restitution to the victims, the survivors in Greenwood
rebuilt their community. More than 100 years after what we now
call the Tulsa Race Massacre, there are still lingering
historical silences and unresolved questions. In his new book,
Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood
District, America’s Black Wall Street, freelance journalist
Victor Luckerson brings into focus the key decisions and
actions that led to the massacre. I met Victor Luckerson, a
former staff writer at The Ringer and business reporter for
Time, in 2021 when I was completing my own book on the
massacre, which combined survivors’ oral testimony with photos
of the destruction. More so than previous books on the
massacre, Luckerson dispels mythologies about the creation of
Greenwood, its destruction, and its aftermath. I recently
talked with Luckerson about his reasons for writing the book
and why it was important for him to publish it now.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Palau_says_Chinese_vessel_slowed_over_undersea_cable_during
incursion_into_waters⠀⇛
Palau has reported 4 unwanted forays into its waters by Chinese
research vessels since 2018.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ North_Korea_vows_to_try_again_after_failed_satellite_launch⠀⇛
The rocket failed when the second stage did not ignite, state
media said.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Evacuation_alerts_cause_panic_in_Seoul_after_North_Korea’s
failed_satellite_launch⠀⇛
A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure,
sending the booster and payload plunging into the
sea, North Korean state media said, and the South’s military
said it had recovered parts of the launch vehicle.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ North_Korean_leader’s_sister_Kim_Yo_Jong_promises
more_spy_satellite_launches,_says_KCNA⠀⇛
Her remarks come after Pyongyang’s satellite launch on
Wednesday ended in failure.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Mediterranean_crossings:_Tunisia_and_France_‘share_lots_of
views’⠀⇛
The Mediterranean migrants crisis was one of the main topics
discussed by Tunisa’s foreign minister Nabil Ammar and his
French counterpart Catherine Colonna during their first meeting
in Paris. In an interview with FRANCE 24, Nabil Ammar said that
the two nations “share lots of views”. He told Marc Perelman
that stopping the migrants from crossing “cannot be the middle-
term or long-term solution at all”. “It is rather about fixing
the people in their countries, creating wealth”, he said.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Venezuela’s_Maduro_proves_divisive_at_Lula’s_South_American
unity_summit⠀⇛
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for South
American unity Tuesday as he hosted fellow leaders for a
regional “retreat,” but drew barbs for his warm welcome of
Venezuelan socialist Nicolas Maduro.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Triggered_by_North_Korea,_South_Korea’s_False
Evacuation_Alert_Causes_Chaos⠀⇛
South Koreans said the alert, which was triggered by a North
Korean rocket launch, showed that their country was unprepared
to respond to a real emergency.
* ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Body_of_Missouri_ER_doctor_found_in_Arkansas
lake_had_apparent_gunshot_wound⠀⇛
Authorities say a missing emergency room doctor from Missouri
whose body was found in an Arkansas lake had died of an
apparent gunshot wound. But they’re still investigating what
happened in the week since Dr. John Forsyth was last seen. The
Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that a kayaker
discovered the 49-year-old’s body a day earlier. The department
didn’t specify if the gunshot might have been caused by someone
else or was self-inflicted. The body was found roughly 20 miles
south of Cassville, Missouri, the town where he worked. The
doctor’s unlocked vehicle had been found near an aquatic park
in Cassville. Police told the family Wednesday an investigation
was ongoing.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Australia_warned_war_crime_report_could_spark_US
action⠀⇛
The United States raised concerns with Australia that alleged
war crimes by special forces troops in Afghanistan could derail
joint military operations. Defence Force Chief Angus Campbell
revealed on Wednesday he was contacted about the allegations by
an American senior official in March 2021.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ UN_special_envoy_for_Myanmar_to_step_down:_UN_chief
spokesman⠀⇛
June 01, 2023 3:37 AM
Noeleen Heyzer, a Singaporean sociologist, was named as envoy
by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in 2021.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ German_Court_Convicts_4_Leftists_in_Attacks_Targeting
Neo-Nazis⠀⇛
A 28-year-old woman and three accomplices were sentenced to
prison for their roles in a series of attacks on people they
considered neo-Nazis.
* ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Adidas_Kicks_Off_Massive_Yeezys_Sale_—_Fans_Line
Up_to_Buy_An_Estimated_$1.3_Billion_Worth_of_Sneakers⠀⇛
Adidas has officially kicked off the sale of an estimated $1.3
billion in remaining Yeezy inventory – with a portion of the
resulting revenue reaching Kanye West as well as “organizations
working to combat discrimination and hate.” The German
athletic-apparel and footwear company set the Yeezy selloff in
motion today…
* ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_clamps_down_on_displaying_photos_of_Aung_San_Suu_Kyi⠀⇛
“Of course they have malice toward her.”
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ NATO_Troops_and_Ethnic_Serbs_Clash_in_Kosovo:_What_to
Know⠀⇛
Clashes in northern Kosovo that injured dozens of ethnic Serbs
and NATO soldiers are the latest flare up in a long-running
standoff between Kosovo and Serbia.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ NATO_troops_on_guard_in_northern_Kosovo_for_third_day_amid
protests⠀⇛
NATO peacekeepers guarded town halls in ethnically divided
northern Kosovo for a third day on Wednesday, as unrest
prompted the alliance to send additional troops to the area and
NATO and the West slammed Kosovo for not having done enough to
stave off violence.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Sudan’s_Army_Withdraws_From_Cease-Fire_Talks⠀⇛
The move deals a blow to efforts to end the war and deliver
humanitarian aid to millions of people nationwide.
* § War in Ukraine⠀➾
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_missile_attack_on_Kyiv_leaves_three_dead,
including_nine-year-old_girl_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russian troops carried out a missile attack on Kyiv on
Thursday morning. The city authorities posted photos of
damage in the Desnianskyi and Dniprovskyi districts.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_Volunteer_Corps_announces_new_raid_in_Belgorod
region_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Russian Volunteer Corps, an armed formation that has
claimed responsibility for multiple incursions into
Russia from across the Ukrainian border, said in a video
released Thursday morning that the group’s members were
once again on Russia’s border and were approaching the
“outskirts of Shebekino,” a village in the Belgorod
region.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Patriotism_must_come_before_all_else’:_Residents_of_one
of_Russia’s_poorest_regions_fundraise_hundreds_of_thousands_of
rubles_for_the_Russian_military_—_even_though_some_struggle_to_pay
for_food._—_Meduza⠀⇛
Zabaykalsky Krai, located in Russia’s Far East, is one of
the regions with the lowest quality of life in the
country. Despite widespread poverty, its residents
regularly donate money to pay for drones used by the
Russian military in Ukraine. In the past, they’ve raised
700,000 rubles (around $8,740) to help the Russian army.
The independent Russian outlet Novaya Vkladka sent a
reporter, Yakov Bykov, to the villages of Priargunsk and
Novotsurukhaytuy, located near the Chinese border, to
learn more about local life and why the residents give
money to the army, even though some of them barely have
enough to cover their own basic needs. Meduza is
publishing an abridged version of Novaya Vkladka’s
reportage.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Germany_to_shutter_4_out_of_5_Russian_consulates_general
in_country,_in_series_of_tit-for-tat_moves_with_Russia’s_Foreign
Ministry_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The German authorities have decided to close four out of
five Russian diplomatic missions in the country, TASS
reports, citing a source in the German Foreign Ministry.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Belgorod_region_starts_evacuating_children_from
Shebekinsky_and_Grayvoron_districts_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced that
children will be evacuated from the region’s Shebekinsky
and Grayvoron districts beginning on Wednesday.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Two_oil_refineries_attacked_by_drones_in_Russia’s
Krasnodar_region_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region was
attacked by drones on Tuesday night, according to
Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
o ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_latest_from_Arte_Weekly:_Bakhmut_was_„the
city_of_roses”,_but_now_it’s_completely_destroyed⠀⇛
After almost 10 months of fighting, Russia says its taken
full control of Bakhmut, an Eastern salt-mining city in
Ukraine. But with schools, apartments, and shops all
destroyed or severely damaged: what was the cost? ARTE
Europe Weekly looks at the impact on a political,
psychological, and human level. In the EU, a handful of
countries have lowered the age of voting but as a wave of
Gen Z voters prepare to head to the polls: how will this
change the results? Finally, we meet French hip-hop
artist Eesah Yasuke who takes on race and inequality in
her music.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Video_shows_explosion_near_Three_Sisters_monument_at
intersection_of_Russian,_Ukrainian,_and_Belarusian_borders_—
Meduza⠀⇛
Video footage circulating on Telegram Wednesday morning
showed an explosion near the Three Sisters monument on
the border of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_lawmakers_submit_bill_to_allow_people_with
criminal_records_to_join_military_under_contract_—_Meduza⠀⇛
A bill has been introduced to the Russian State Duma that
would allow people with criminal records and people
declared “partially fit for military service” to join the
military under contract.
§ Environment⠀➾
* ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Supreme_Court_Guts_Clean_Water_Act_as_Conservative
Justices_Side_with_Polluters_and_Developers⠀⇛
We look at how a new Supreme Court ruling awards a major
victory to polluters and land developers. In a 5-4 decision
last week, the justices sharply limited the authority of the
Environmental Protection Agency to protect and preserve
wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The ruling ends protections
for about half of all the wetlands in the contiguous United
States, jeopardizing access to safe drinking water for
millions. “That just defies science, physics, commonsense,”
says Earthjustice’s Sam Sankar, who urges Congress to take
action to once again protect the country’s critical water
resources.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Supremes_Declare_War_on_Wetlands⠀⇛
Seldom, if ever, will repercussions of a Supreme Court decision
be so far-reaching and detrimental to life on the planet. It’s
a dagger strike deep into the heart of the world’s most
significant life source.
* ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Tory_MP_Andrea_Jenkyns_Joins_Board_of_Climate_Science_Denial
Group⠀⇛
Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns has become a director of Net
Zero Watch (NZW), a pressure group which denies climate science
and campaigns for more fossil fuel extraction.
She is the latest high profile figure to ally with NZW’s parent
organisation, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF),
which is the UK’s principal climate science denial group and
part of the Tufton Street network of free market think tanks.
Jenkyns, the MP for Morley and Outwood, will join NZW’s board,
according to a press release.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Climate_changing_for_financing_fossil_fuel
expansion⠀⇛
Australia’s gas giants Santos and Woodside Energy may find it
harder to finance expansion plans as more lenders and investors
opt for cleaner industries.
The Asia-Pacific is a top consumer of oil and gas, which should
make the region ripe for the adoption of new energy sources to
cut greenhouse gas emissions.
* ⚓ DeSmog ☛ ‘Fire_Weather’_Author_Recounts_Alberta_Wildfire_Disaster_in
Terrifying_Detail⠀⇛
The costliest disaster in Canadian history took place in May
2016, when a vicious wildfire swept through Fort McMurray,
forcing roughly 90,000 people to evacuate a city at the heart
of Alberta’s oil sands industry. Seven years later, out-of-
control wildfires once again threaten the province, forcing
tens of thousands out of their homes and causing air quality
warnings across the Western U.S. and Canada — the smoke was
even visible all the way in New York City.
Vancouver-based author John Vaillant knows better than most the
ultimate causes of these disasters and the lifelong impacts
they have on communities. His new book Fire Weather: A True
Story from a Hotter World, which comes out June 6, tells the
story of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire in horrific, page-
turning detail. He sees that inferno, and the current western
Canadian blazes, as the inevitable result of an economic system
reliant on petroleum energy — as well as political leaders,
such as newly-elected Alberta premier Danielle Smith, who seem
willfully blind to the dangers of a changing climate.
* ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia_to_set_up_‘war_room’_to_check_water_levels
ahead_of_expected_El_Nino⠀⇛
Fourteen districts around the country have so far been given a
Level One heatwave warning.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_DOJ_is_suing_the_son_of_West_Virginia’s_governor_for
millions_in_unpaid_environmental_fines⠀⇛
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against
the son of West Virginia governor Jim Justice, accusing him of
failing to pay more than $5 million in civil penalties and
other fees related to the 13 coal companies he operates.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ Delta_is_being_sued_for_claiming_to_be_a_carbon-neutral
airline⠀⇛
Delta Air Lines’ green credentials are facing a legal test.
* § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
o ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Effort_to_Give_Oil_Companies_$97_Million_Tax_Break_in
Louisiana_Halted⠀⇛
For the fifth time, a Louisiana lawmaker has introduced
legislation to try to reduce the tax that fossil fuel
firms pay on oil they produce in the state. The original
version of the bill introduced by Rep. Phillip DeVillier
this spring would have cost the state $97 million over
the next five years, according to a Louisiana Legislative
Fiscal Office report.
“It’s just so much money,” said Rep. Mandie Landry, who
voted against the bill in the House Committee on Ways and
Means and again when it was before the full House. After
it passed the House, the Senate Revenue and Fiscal
Affairs Committee was scheduled to vote on the bill on
May 22, but Rep. DeVillier voluntarily postponed the
vote. DeVillier, who received more than $5,700 in
donations from oil and gas interests last year, brought
similar legislation four times between 2020 and 2022.
o ⚓ DeSmog ☛ Princeton_Maps_Reveal_US_Plans_for_Massive_CO2_Pipeline
Buildout⠀⇛
I have been calling the carbon capture CO2 pipeline
buildout plan a “publicly-funded sewer system for the
fossil fuel industry” for some time. In fact it’s their
only lifeline, and in the meantime it’s also really good
for greenwashing and TV ads.A reality check is in order.
New analysis here of a major report published by
Princeton in 2020-21 reveals a “blueprint” for cutting
carbon emissions that includes a Trans-Alaska Pipeline
sized transmission pipeline running from New Jersey to
Georgia and two or three 48 inch diameter pipelines
running in tandem, for hundreds of miles, down the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys and across the south.
The Princeton mapping exercises have no apparent
consideration of people who happen to be in the way. They
are aimed at the cheapest solution, the least-cost,
shortest distance between two points the pollution source
and the dump. The CO2 pipeline buildout is shaping up to
be the biggest environmental justice insult ever. Because
where will these pipelines be built? Through communities
and over people’s land who don’t have the clout to stop
them.An unspoken global dilemma with the pipe dream of
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is this: the carbon
pollution coming out of smokestacks at power plants,
refineries, chemical plants, cement kilns, steel mills,
and ethanol plants is often nowhere near the proposed CO2
dumps – deep saline aquifers geologists have scoped out
and where people theorize we can put the multi-gigaton
CO2 genie back in the bottle.
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Neural_Network_Helps_With_Radar_Pipeline_Diagnostics⠀⇛
Diagnosing pipeline problems is important in industry to
avoid costly or dangerous failures from cracked, broken,
or damaged pipes. [Kutluhan Aktar] has built an system
that uses AI to assist in this difficult task.
o ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Renewable_energy_pipeline_puts_targets_in
jeopardy⠀⇛
The renewable energy pipeline is drying up after a robust
start to 2023 as “headwinds” increase, the industry
warns.
Data released by the Clean Energy Council for the first
three months of the year shows eight projects commenced
construction in the quarter.
o ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_government_creates_state_corporation_called
’Novorossiya_Railroads’_to_manage_trains_in_annexed_Ukrainian
territories_—_Meduza⠀⇛
The Russian government has created a federal enterprise
under the name “Novorossiya Railroads.” The relevant
decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and
published on the government’s website on Wednesday.
o ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Crypto_here_to_stay,_must_be_regulated,
Hong_Kong_treasury_chief_says⠀⇛
By Holmes Chan Hong Kong has decided to let retail
investors trade cryptocurrency under its new regulatory
regime because “virtual assets are going to stay”, the
city’s minister overseeing financial services said
Tuesday.
o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_One_Thing_Holding_Back_Electric_Vehicles_in
America⠀⇛
The biggest hurdle to mass adoption of electric cars is
not the cars themselves.
* § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Rise_in_Sightings_of_Honeybee_Swarms_Has_U.K.
Beekeepers_Scrambling⠀⇛
It’s swarming season in Britain, with honeybee colonies
splitting in half in search of new homes. This year,
beekeepers say they are getting an unusually high number
of swarm sightings.
o ⚓ The Nation ☛ Everyday_Divides⠀⇛
Animals abound in the films of Kelly Reichardt. Some are
loyal companions, such as the titular canine of Wendy and
Lucy. Others are kept in servitude by their human owners,
like the oxen that pull a wagon train in Meek’s Cutoff.
Usually they occupy a more ambiguous place, like the
horses cared for by a ranch hand in Certain Women: They
are both a commodity she manages and her only source of
companionship in the barren isolation of rural Montana.
o ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Indonesia,_Malaysia_freeze_trade_talks_with
EU_over_palm_oil,_reports_FT⠀⇛
An EU law bans the import of products that come from land
cleared of forests.
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Temptation_to_Open_Pandora’s_Box_Could_Set_Us
Apart_From_Other_Apes⠀⇛
Can you resist?
o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Some_Animals_Have_No_Choice_but_to_Live_at
Airports_Now⠀⇛
Vulnerable birds, snakes, and frogs are clinging to
survival in the lawns next to taxiways and runways.
o ⚓ France24 ☛ Brazilian_lawmakers_vote_to_limit_recognition_of
Indigenous_reserves⠀⇛
Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved legislation
Tuesday that would limit expanded demarcations of
Indigenous lands, which are considered key to protecting
the Amazon and its native peoples.
o ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ These_Animals_Shouldn’t_Be_Alive,_Much_Less
Sprinting⠀⇛
Snow flies have adapted to keep running in subzero
temperatures, but their time is running out.
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_World’s_Deadliest_Spider_Can_Tweak_Its_Venom
Depending_on_Its_Mood⠀⇛
How do you say ‘calm down’ in funnel-web?
o ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Adding_a_Touch_of_Gold_to_Our_Wine_Could_Make_For
a_More_Pleasant_Drop⠀⇛
Ooh la la.
§ Finance⠀➾
* ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ A_Dirty_Debt_Deal:_Biden_Blasted_for_Backing_Fast-Track
Approval_of_Mountain_Valley_Pipeline⠀⇛
As lawmakers push through the bipartisan deal to raise the debt
limit, it is being called a “dirty debt ceiling deal” by
opponents because it includes language meant to speed
completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The controversial
$6.6 billion pipeline would go through Virginia and West
Virginia and carry 2 billion cubic feet of fracked gas across
more than a thousand streams and wetlands in Appalachia. Over
750 frontline communities and environmental justice
organizations oppose its construction, but the project has long
had the backing of powerful West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin,
the biggest recipient of fossil fuel money in Congress. “They
can’t build this pipeline and follow the law,” says Maury
Johnson, a West Virginian who lives in the path of the massive
pipeline and says approval of the deal would show corporations
they can simply “throw a bunch of money to politicians” in
order to overcome environmental concerns and local opposition
from residents.
* ⚓ Axios ☛ House_Democrats_fracture_on_debt_ceiling_vote⠀⇛
House Democrats were divided Wednesday on how they plan to vote
on a bill_to_raise_the_debt_ceiling as the U.S. stares down a
potentially historic default.
Why it matters:Their votes will be necessary for the passage of
the bipartisan_agreement between President Biden and House
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), given dozens of Republicans
have vowed to vote against it.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Big_Day_for_the_Debt_Ceiling⠀⇛
The bipartisan debt limit deal still isn’t assured of passing.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ireland_Worries_That_Brexit_Will_Ruin_Fishing
Industry⠀⇛
Along Ireland’s coast, fishing has been a way of life for
generations. But changes to the industry — including a cut in
quotas after Brexit and a government plan to scrap boats — may
see a way of life disappear.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Big_cities_lead_as_property_market_rebound_gathers
pace⠀⇛
The major cities are leading a fiery recovery in housing
prices, while regional markets are also starting to pick up.
After the residential property market tracked lower for much of
last year, it’s now staging a comeback with the CoreLogic home
value index recording a third consecutive monthly improvement.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ There’s_Never_a_Debt_Ceiling_for_the_Military-Industrial
Complex⠀⇛
Regardless of what Americans on the left or the right may think
about the debt ceiling agreement reached over the Memorial Day
weekend by President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-
Calif.) there can be no serious debate about the fact that the
deal provides a good sense of what is on and off the table when
it comes to budget priorities.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Labor_coy_on_role_of_anti-corruption_body_in_PwC
saga⠀⇛
The federal government has skirted around calls to refer the
fast-evolving PwC tax scandal to the new National Anti-
Corruption Commission.
The screws have been tightening on the consultancy giant since
it came to light that a partner at the firm shared confidential
tax information from Treasury to help clients swerve a
crackdown on multinationals’ tax avoidance.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Businesses_still_planning_to_spend_in_coming
months⠀⇛
New private capital spending lifted a convincing 2.4 per cent
in the March quarter.
A 3.7 per cent increase in machinery and equipment spending fed
into the solid quarterly result.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ BHP_finds_$430m_public_holiday_backpay_error⠀⇛
BHP has conceded it owes up to $430 million in back pay after
miscalculating public holiday leave for more than a decade.
A preliminary review indicated about 28,500 current and former
rostered employees across the mining giant’s Australian
operations had leave incorrectly deducted on public holidays
since 2010.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ ‘Crappy’_rate_of_return_for_taxpayers_on_$5b
fund⠀⇛
Taxpayers will get a “crappy” rate of return from a federal
fund that is months away from investing in any Australian
ideas, according to the coalition.
The May budget allocated an initial $5 billion to be invested
by the new National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, which
comes into existence mid-year.
* ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_ranks_low_in_EU_for_car_ownership⠀⇛
In 2021, the average number of passenger cars per inhabitant in
the EU increased from 0.53 to 0.57, with Latvia’s equivalent
figure (0.40) considerably below the EU average but
nevertheless at its highest ever level. Among EU member states,
only Romania had fewer cars per person.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ US_House_passes_bipartisan_bill_to_raise_debt_ceiling,_avoid
default⠀⇛
Lawmakers agreed on a bill that looks to avoid a catastrophic
default of the United States. The text will now go to the
Senate for approval.
* ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Inequality_rising:_a_reflection_on_expats’_economic
impact⠀⇛
Writer and San Miguel resident Ann Marie Jackson offers
perspective on how gentrification affects the colonial town she
now calls home.
* ⚓ Latvia ☛ Business_environment_in_Latvia_declines_in_most_sectors⠀⇛
Data of business tendency surveys published on May 31 by the
Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that the business
environment in May 2023 continues to worsen in the
manufacturing, construction and services sector, but retail
trade is the only sector where the business environment is
positive.
* ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_records_GDP_growth_of_0.8%_in_Q1 [Ed: BS. Take
inflation into account and it is a massive decrease in a single year.
Inflation isn't growth, it's a deflation of monetary value. It's poverty
for the working class.]⠀⇛
Data published on May 31 by the Central Statistical Bureau
(CSB) shows that in the 1st quarter of 2023, compared to the
1st quarter of 2022, gross domestic product of Latvia (GDP)
rose by 0.8 % (according to seasonally and calendar non-
adjusted data at constant prices).
* ⚓ Axios ☛ Business_behemoths_ramp_up_China_diplomacy⠀⇛
America’s biggest corporate titans are resuming trips to China
and going out of their way to defuse — or at least downplay —
tensions_between the world’s two largest economies.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ India_Will_Scrap_2,000_Rupee_Notes,_Echoing_2016
Demonetization⠀⇛
The move to retire 2,000-rupee notes, worth $24, has triggered
bad memories of a similar campaign in 2016. It has also left
some businesses short of change.
* ⚓ Zendesk_to_lay_off_another_8%_of_its_staff,_cites_macroeconomic
issues⠀⇛
CRM software provider Zendesk is reducing another 8% of its
workforce citing macroeconomic uncertainty, just six months
after the company laid off 300 staffers for the same reason.
“All this is difficult news to share, but I’ve made the
decision to reduce our workforce by 8% at Zendesk,” CEO Tom
Eggemeier wrote in an email to all employees, which was later
posted as a blog.
The new tranche of layoffs, according to Eggemeier, can be
attributed to continued macroeconomic uncertainty and increased
competition from rivals.
* ⚓ Marvel’s_Midnight_Suns_Developer_Suffers_Layoffs⠀⇛
Following the poor commercial reception to Marvel’s Midnight
Suns, developer Firaxis has reportedly faced layoffs. A source
“familiar with the studio” told Axios that about 30 developers
had departed yesterday.
* ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Global_tech_sector_getting_pummeled_–_layoffs_up_eightfold
in_2023⠀⇛
The mass layoffs plague this year has affected even tech giants
like Amazon, eBay, IBM, Microsoft, and Alphabet, the parent
company of Google.
* ⚓ Workers World ☛ Walkout_at_Amazon_set_for_May_31⠀⇛
Amazon’s recent layoffs, return to office mandates and a lack
of action in dealing with its massive carbon emissions are
what’s leading workers at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters to plan
a walkout from their job on May 31. At least 1,000 workers have
agreed to walk out at noon and rally at the Amazon Spheres,
near the offices.
The one-day walkout is being organized by Amazon Employees for
Climate Justice and another group opposed to Amazon’s recent
return-to-office mandate. The workers, many of them software
engineers, know that Amazon has abandoned its main climate
commitments. Amazon’s “Shipment Zero” pledge, to make one-half
of all carbon shipments net zero by 2030, disappeared recently
from the company’s U.S. website. It was replaced by the link:
“We’ve decided to eliminate it.”
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_so-called_“Great_Resignation”_has_come_to_an_end [Ed: The
so-called "Great Resignation" never existed; a propaganda term (Bloomberg
News et al, i.e. plutocracy) of failing companies, looking to blame low-
level workers]⠀⇛
A bit more than a year into the covid-19 pandemic, management
professor Anthony Klotz spoke to Bloomberg News and warned of a
coming “Great Resignation.” For a time, it looked like an
excellent call.
§ AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
* ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Erdoğan_Reelected_to_5_More_Years_in_Turkey_as_His
Government_Grows_More_Authoritarian_&_Nationalist⠀⇛
We look at the impact of the reelection of Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Sunday in a tight runoff vote, extending
his 20-year rule for a further five years. Erdoğan received
just over 52% of the vote, beating challenger Kemal
Kılıçdaroğlu, an economist and former civil servant who unified
a broad coalition but failed to unseat Erdoğan despite growing
dissatisfaction with his governance and deep economic pain
within the country. We speak with Cihan Tuğal, UC Berkeley
sociologist and author of The Fall of the Turkish Model: How
the Arab Uprisings Brought Down Islamic Liberalism.
* ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ A_Thing_Called_Fascism:_Wake_Up_and_Fight⠀⇛
Unconscionably belated but still deeply germane, this week
Biden urged Americans to “ensure our democracy (and) our
decency endures” – this, in a nation now pivotally “muddling
through fascism” while battling lies, fear, bigotry,
Christofascist courts and savage attacks on the rights of many.
Mournfully little has changed: Almost 80 years ago, the U.S.
was warning World War ll soldiers to know and fight a
startlingly similar enemy, born of “getting men to hate rather
than to think,” of government “by the few and for the few.”
* ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Rastislav_Káčer:_Hungary_is_becoming_a_sick_political
entity_in_the_European_Union⠀⇛
Rastislav Káčer, who served as Slovakia’s ambassador in
Budapest for five years and headed the Foreign Ministry in
Slovakia from September 2022 to May 2023, has expressed sharp
criticism of the Orbán government. In an interview with Új Szó,
Káčer said that although he was labelled a Hungarophobe after
an interview in February in which he said that if Russia
invaded Ukraine, Hungary would make territorial claims against
Slovakia, he has no problem with Hungarians, especially given
his Hungarian ancestry.
* ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ Orbán_called_to_account_in_the_EP:_what_is_left_of
the_old_freedom_fighter?⠀⇛
Hungary was the topic of discussion in the European Parliament
again on Wednesday afternoon, as MEPs debated a motion for a
resolution. During the debate, they assessed, among other
things, the state of the rule of law, the freezing of EU funds
– and the Hungarian government’s suitability to hold the EU
presidency in 2024.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ Democrats_Settled_for_a_Raw_Deal⠀⇛
It’s still only May, but the deal-making enthusiasts in the DC
commentariat are in high cotton: A tentative bipartisan accord
has been reached on the encroaching federal debt ceiling, and
the household gods of elite politics are restored to their
traditional primacy. “Biden’s underrated deal-making prowess
strikes again,” coos Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin.
“Joe Biden is the master dealmaker America needs right now,”
gargles The Daily Beast’s David Rothkopf. And so on.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ If_Ken_Paxton’s_Staff_Can_Do_It,_Why_Can’t_Dianne
Feinstein’s?⠀⇛
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been in office since
2015, and since 2015 he has been one of the most destructive
forces in American law. He’s used his office as a Republican
wish-fulfillment machine, trying to win through conservative
courts the policies that Republicans cannot win at the ballot
box. It was Paxton who organized a red-state challenge to the
Affordable Care Act in 2018, trying to get Obamacare declared
unconstitutional (he lost). Paxton also led the 2018 challenge
to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and
brought it all the way to the Supreme Court (he lost). And he
challenged Obama’s Clean Power Plan in 2017 (he won). During
the Trump administration, he turned his attention toward
reproductive rights, and he’s been at the forefront of trying
to implement Texas’s bounty-hunter law, which punishes anyone
who tries to help pregnant people in Texas receive an abortion.
So far, during the Biden administration, he’s sued the
administration more than 50 times, mainly over Biden’s
immigration policies and student debt-relief programs. For
Paxton, there is simply no difference between the law and his
conservative political agenda.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ Audre_Lorde⠀⇛
* ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ The_EP_would_deny_the_Hungarian_government_a_unique
opportunity,_but_the_real_threat_lies_elsewhere⠀⇛
Judit Varga’s statement shows what the Hungarian government
expects from taking over the rotating presidency of the Council
of the European Union from the middle of next year. And the
excitement is not without reason, as she will be in a unique
position to take on the background tasks that usually involve
organisation, legal paperwork and the continuation of much of
the inherited tasks. In a fortuitous coincidence, she will take
over the post, which was first filled in 2011, at a time when
there will be changes in other important EU bodies, and this
will also provide a rare opportunity for the presidency.
* ⚓ Telex (Hungary) ☛ State_Secretary_from_Orbán’s_cabinet_office_discusses
Ukraine’s_future_membership_of_NATO_in_Warsaw⠀⇛
The Chief Advisor for National Security and State Secretary for
National Information at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office,
Lieutenant General József Kovács, was present at the recent
meeting of the Bucharest Nine in Warsaw, where the parties
unanimously declared that they are ready to support Ukraine as
long as necessary, hvg.hu reports.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Rishi_Sunak_Is_Still_Haunted_by_Boris_Johnson_and_Liz
Truss⠀⇛
Boris Johnson’s misadventures still make headlines, but Prime
Minister Rishi Sunak’s bigger problem is high inflation and
soaring bond yields reminiscent of those that toppled Liz
Truss.
* ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_sports_teams_told_to_boycott
ceremonies_if_organiser_refuses_national_anthem_check_under_new
guidelines⠀⇛
Hong Kong sports teams are now required to boycott medal
ceremonies at international competitions if the organiser
refuses to let the team leader verify the Chinese national
anthem or regional flags on site, according to amended
guidelines issued by the top sports federation representing
Hong Kong at the Olympics.
* ⚓ France24 ☛ Tsitsipas,_Alcaraz_soar_at_French_Open_as_Djokovic_row
simmers⠀⇛
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the third
round of the French Open on Wednesday, but all eyes were on
Novak Djokovic as a political row sparked by the two-times
Roland Garros champion intensified.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ At_the_French_Open,_Djokovic_Storms_the_Court_and_Into
Controversy,_Again⠀⇛
In recent days, the Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has
inserted himself into the mounting international crisis in
Kosovo.
* ⚓ RFERL ☛ Iranian_Judiciary_Chief_Defends_Executions_Of_Protesters⠀⇛
The head of Iran’s judiciary has defended issuing death
sentences for several demonstrators involved in nationwide
protests that erupted in September 2022 following the death of
22-year-old Mahsa Amini soon after she was detained by morality
police for allegedly violating the mandatory hijab law.
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Turkmenistan_&_Iran_Sign_5_Cooperation_Agreements_And_3
MoUs⠀⇛
“…Raisi stated that the signing of these documents is
indicative of the two nations’ determination…”
* ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Iran_&_Türkiye_Presidents_Looking_to_Expand_Bilateral
Relations⠀⇛
“…the relations between Türkiye and Iran, in various fields,
will “definitely” progress with enhanced vigor…”
* ⚓ European Commission ☛ European_Citizens’_Initiative:_Commission_decides
to_register_initiative_on_mutual_recognition_of_final_judgments_within
the_EU⠀⇛
European Commission Press release Brussels, 31 May 2023 Today,
the Commission decided to register a European Citizens’
Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Effective implementation of the
concept of judicial precedent in EU countries’.
* ⚓ EDRI ☛ EDRi-gram,_31_May_2023⠀⇛
Here is what happened since we last touched base. The EDRi
network met in Belgrade for our General Assembly. We
strategised, got updates from national members about the state
of #DigitalRights, and enjoyed personal connection time.
A BIG welcome to EDRi’s newly elected Board members: Andrej
Petrovski, Director of Tech at EDRi member SHARE Foundation,
and Isabela Fernandes, Executive Director of TOR Project.
In the last fortnight, we also celebrated 5 years of the
General Data Protection Regulation. The anniversary was marked
by the €1.2 billion fine for Meta issued thanks to EDRi member
noyb’s work. The decision required 10 years and 3 court
procedures against the Irish Data Protection Commission, which
shows the need for better GDPR enforcement.
* ⚓ Turkey’s_election_body_unveils_official_results_of_parliamentary
polls⠀⇛
The Supreme Election Council has released the final data
regarding the parliamentary election on May 14.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Fear_Sets_In_Among_Turkey’s_L.G.B.T._Community_After
Erdogan’s_Attacks⠀⇛
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vilified gay people during his
re-election campaign, calling them a threat to society and
rallying conservatives against them. It has left people feeling
threatened, and alone.
* ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ In_Turkey,_secular_women_alarmed_about_future_under_new
Erdoğan_term⠀⇛
Liberal Turkish women fear President Erdoğan’s election victory
will spell further setbacks for women’s rights. Their devout
Muslim sisters disagree.
* ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ AMLO_says_he_supports_activist’s_peace_deal_offered
to_cartels⠀⇛
The president says he would like to see Delia Quiroa’s recent
call to Mexico’s 10 biggest cartels to end forced
disappearances succeed.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Hunter_Biden’s_Lawyers_Cite_Landmark_Gun_Ruling_in_Bid
to_Stave_Off_Charges⠀⇛
Hunter Biden’s legal team is invoking a Supreme Court decision
his father has denounced as an affront to “common sense and the
Constitution.”
* § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Twitter_has_lost_66%_of_its_value_since_Elon_Musk_bought
it⠀⇛
In just six months since Elon Musk paid $44 billion to
purchase Twitter in October last year, the company’s
value has plunged by nearly two thirds.
o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Apparently_Google_isn’t_responsible_for_the_digital_news
echo_chamber⠀⇛
A new study found that Google’s search algorithm does not
disproportionately lead people to click on partisan and
unreliable news. Rather, people largely click on the news
they seek out—no matter where on the internet they find
it.
o ⚓ Quartz ☛ Twitter_users_could_be_criminally_punished_for_death
threats_in_the_Netherlands⠀⇛
The president of the Netherlands House of Representatives
published an open letter on Wednesday (May 31) that
called on Twitter to address toxic and illegal content on
its platform.
o ⚓ New York Times ☛ Using_Alternative_Apps_and_Shared_Albums_Instead
of_Mainstream_Social_Media⠀⇛
Alternative apps and shared photo albums let you set up
your own exclusive club for online conversations and
digital pictures.
§ Censorship/Libel⠀➾
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Moment_of_truth_and_lies_arrives_for_Ben_Roberts-
Smith⠀⇛
A judge will decide whether Ben Roberts-Smith is a courageous
war hero harmed by an untruthful media campaign or a murderous,
violent war criminal.
Mr Roberts-Smith, 43, sued The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald
and The Canberra Times for defamation over reports in 2018
claiming he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, and acts of
bullying and domestic violence.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Media_herald_Roberts-Smith_finding_critical_for
justice⠀⇛
Publishers have heralded a historic win in the Ben Roberts-
Smith defamation trial as vindication and a “critical step for
justice”.
After an 11-month deliberation, Justice Anthony Besanko found
The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times had
successfully proved their allegations the Victoria Cross
recipient committed war crimes.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Roberts-Smith_broke_moral_and_legal_rules,_judge
finds⠀⇛
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith committed a slew of
war crimes in Afghanistan, murdering unarmed prisoners, a
Federal Court judge has found.
Mr Roberts-Smith suffered a massive court loss, ending an
almost five-year defamation battle between the former-SAS
corporal and three media outlets.
* ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Higgins’_support_person_fronts_Lehrmann_inquiry⠀⇛
Tensions between the right to the presumption of innocence and
support for someone who purports to be a victim of crime are
under the microscope at an inquiry into the criminal justice
system’s response to Brittany Higgins’ rape allegation.
Ms Higgins alleges she was raped inside a ministerial office at
Parliament House by her former colleague Bruce Lehrmann after a
night out.
* ⚓ RFA ☛ After_grueling_jungle_trek,_Chinese_social_media_satirist_to
apply_for_U.S._asylum⠀⇛
Posting video updates, ‘Brother Tian’ is closer to his dream of
living in a free country
* ⚓ uni Stanford ☛ From_the_Community_|_A_parable_of_academic_freedom⠀⇛
Writing in response to an article by Jonathan Berk, Branislav
Jakovljević argues that “one of the key differences between
academic freedom and freedom of speech is that the former is
inseparable from responsibility: responsibility to students, to
the field, and to the public in general.”
§ Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
* ⚓ AKP_council_member_assails_journalist_at_İstanbul_Municipal_Council
meeting⠀⇛
Journalist Macit Korkmaz was physically assaulted by the
council member while he was filming an argument.
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ British_Police_Detain_Journalist_Kit_Klarenberg,
Interrogate_Him_About_The_Grayzone⠀⇛
British counter-terror police detained journalist Kit
Klarenberg upon his arrival at London’s Luton airport and
subjected him to an extended interrogation about his political
views and reporting for The Grayzone.
* ⚓ Craig Murray ☛ The_Twilight_of_Freedom⠀⇛
Three British journalists I know personally – Johanna Ross,
Vanessa Beeley and Kit Klarenberg – have each in the last two
years been detained at immigration for hours on re-entering
their own country, and questioned by police under anti-
terrorist legislation.
* ⚓ The Dissenter ☛ British_Counter-Terrorism_Police_Detain_And_Interrogate
British_Journalist_At_Airport⠀⇛
* ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Matt_Taibbi:_A_Brief_Note_on_Writing⠀⇛
Setting down a lifetime of this trade’s tricks, one at a time.
§ Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
* ⚓ Green_Left_MP_candidate_remanded_in_custody⠀⇛
Yıldırım is charged with “membership in an illegal
organization.”
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pakistan_Courts_Challenge_Military_With_High-Profile
Rulings⠀⇛
Long seen as kowtowing to the military, the judiciary has
defied it in recent rulings, signaling an important shift in
Pakistan’s political landscape.
* ⚓ The Nation ☛ Let’s_Hear_It_for_the_Strippers’_Union⠀⇛
By 10:30 am., the atmosphere inside the National Labor
Relations Board conference hall on May 18 was raucous—and for
good reason. After a 15-month strike, the locked-out strippers
of Star Garden Topless Dive Bar had voted to form the first
strip-club dancer’s union since the ’90s. As the ballots came
in 17-0 in favor of the union, the dancers filled the room with
squeals, hugs, and tears. “It feels like a dream come true,”
Velveeta, a lead organizer, said.
* ⚓ Quartz ☛ India’s_response_to_wrestlers_protesting_sexual_misconduct_was
forceful_removal_and_detention⠀⇛
>Indian wrestling’s #MeToo movement is about to enter its sixth
month of protest and shows no signs of wavering in its resolve
to seek justice.
* ⚓ New York Times ☛ Female_Wrestlers_in_India_Threaten_to_Toss_Olympic
Medals_in_Protest⠀⇛
Their protest dispersed, female wrestlers who have accused a
powerful official of sexual harassment went to the Ganges
intending to throw away their Olympic medals.
* ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ ‘This_Is_What_Happens’:_Landlord_Lobbyist_Apologizes
for_‘Insensitive’_Comment_About_Tenant_Murder⠀⇛
A young couple was shot and killed by their landlord in Canada.
One lobbyist said it reflected the plight of landlords.
* ⚓ European Commission ☛ Commission_proposes_to_better_guarantee_the
rights_of_adults_in_need_of_protection_or_support_in_cross-border
situations⠀⇛
European Commission Press release Brussels, 31 May 2023 Today,
the Commission is proposing new rules aimed to ensure that the
protection of adults is maintained in cross-border cases, and
that their right to individual autonomy.
* ⚓ European Commission ☛ Questions_and_Answers:_Commission_proposes_to
better_guarantee_the_rights_of_adults_in_need_of_protection_or_support_in
cross-border_situations⠀⇛
European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 31 May 2023
Who is covered by these proposals?
§ Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Section_230_Protects_Public_Records_Portal,_Says_Judge_While
Tossing_Bogus_ID_Theft_Lawsuit⠀⇛
Section 230: not just for those irascible tech giants
politicians keep grandstanding about. We all may have a love/
hate/really hate relationship with various social media
services, but Section 230 also protects the little guys. So,
while it might be momentarily satisfying to cheer on the latest
comeuppance attempt by political opportunists, remember it’s
going to be the little guys who get hurt the most.
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ How_236,471_Words_Of_Amici_Briefing_Gave_Us_The_565_Word
Gonzalez_Decision⠀⇛
There has been a lot said about Gonzalez v. Google, the first
Supreme Court Section 230 case in 22 years. Of course, in those
2+ decades Section 230’s “twenty-six words that created the
internet” have generated their fair share of courtroom and
political controversy. But even given 230’s lightning-rod
status for free speech and the internet, interest in
the Gonzalez case was extreme. Experts and interest groups
filed a total of 78 different amici in Gonzalez alone1,
totaling 236,471 (!!!) words. In light of the volume, the Court
extended oral arguments to 70 minutes and then still blew
through that time limit by an hour and 34 minutes.
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ OnlyFans_Throws_The_Open_Internet_Under_The_Bus⠀⇛
It’s always disappointing when an internet company that should
know better decides to throw the open internet it relies on
under the bus.
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Community-Owned_Broadband_Network_Again_Tops_List_Of_Most
Popular_ISPs⠀⇛
For two decades, frustrated towns and cities all over the
country have responded to telecom monopolies by building their
own fiber broadband networks. Data routinely shows that not
only do these networks provide faster, better, and cheaper
service, the networks are generally more accountable to the
public — because they’re directly owned and staffed by locals
with a vested interest in the community.
* ⚓ European Commission ☛ Telecom_operators_in_EU_and_Republic_of_Moldova
agree_on_lowering_roaming_tariffs_from_1_January_2024⠀⇛
European Commission Press release Brussels, 31 May 2023 The
Commission welcomes the Joint Declaration from EU and Moldovan
telecom operators for lower roaming charges.
* ⚓ Reason ☛ Childproofing_the_Internet⠀⇛
How online “child protection” measures could make child and
adult internet users more vulnerable to hackers, identity
thieves, and snoops.
§ Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾
* ⚓ EFF ☛ The_Right_to_Repair_Is_Law_in_Minnesota._California_Should_Be
Next⠀⇛
The right to repair movement has a lot of momentum. In 2022,
Colorado passed a law that gave wheelchair users access to the
resources they need to repair their own chairs, and the state
followed that up with another targeted bill giving farmers and
ranchers the right to repair agricultural equipment.
Massachusetts has passed several measures around car repairs.
Last year we also got the first broad consumer right to repair
legislation in New York, though that bill took a big step
backward at the last moment.
§ Monopolies⠀➾
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Biden’s_NTIA_Says_EU_Telecoms’_‘Big_Tech_Tax’_A_Blisteringly
Dumb_Idea⠀⇛
We’ve noted several times how European ISPs have somehow
convinced European Commission that technology giants should
repeatedly give them billions of dollars… for no coherent
reason.
* ⚓ Techdirt ☛ California_Legislature_Bribes_Big_Media_Journalists_With_Big
Tech_Money_To_Support_Link_Tax_Bill⠀⇛
A few months back, we wrote about California Rep. Buffy Wicks’
blatantly corrupt plan to use the California legislature to
simply make Google and Facebook hand cash over to news orgs
(the same news orgs she needs endorsements from to keep getting
elected).
* § Patents⠀➾
o ⚓ France’s_local_UPC_division_offers_English_as_a_language_option
[Ed: This is not a legal court, it's the product of organised
crime, corruption, and lobbying. It should and probably will be
dismantled ASAP, but the EU will suffer from this EPO blunder of
kangaroo courts and regulatory (even court) capture.]⠀⇛
* § Trademarks⠀➾
o ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Jack_Daniel’s_Loses_Opposition_To_‘Jack_And_Victor’
Whisky_In_UKIPO_Smackdown⠀⇛
Jack Daniel’s, the famous whiskey maker out of Tennessee,
is not a complete stranger to silly trademark battles.
But it appears that the company may be getting into the
trademark bullying game, or at least the trademark lack
of comprehending the law game, more and more these days.
This post will serve as another example of that, but some
throat-clearing is in order, so stick with me here.
* § Copyrights⠀➾
o ⚓ Public Domain Review ☛ The_Black_Dandy_of_Buenos_Aires:_Racial
Fictions_and_the_Search_for_Raúl_Grigera⠀⇛
A mysterious staple of Buenos Aires nightlife in the
1910s and 20s, Raúl Grigera was an audacious Afro-
Argentine dandy, an eccentric bohemian icon, a man who
called himself el murciélago (the bat). Paulina L.
Alberto examines the racial stories told by photographs,
comic strips, and newspaper articles about a person many
knew only as “el negro Raúl”, searching for the life
behind the legend.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
# Internet/Gemini
# Announcements
# Programming
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_ACIPTUY_Wordo:_DOPER⠀⇛
# ⚓ June_1st,_2023⠀⇛
We are now halfway through the year 2023. [No,
that's next month...]
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Backport_OpenBSD_7.3_pkg_add_enhancement⠀⇛
Recently, OpenBSD package manager received a huge
speed boost when updating packages, but it’s
currently only working in -current due to an issue.
[...]
On -current, there is a single directory to look
for packages, but on release for architectures
amd64, aarch64, sparc64 and i386, there are two
directories: the packages generated for the
release, and the packages-stable directory
receiving updates during the release lifetime.
# ⚓ Scam_Call⠀⇛
I had an unusual experience yesterday: a call from
a scammer claiming to be from my bank.
Because the caller ID showed the correct name, I
was initially taken in.
They claimed that there had been a suspicious
transfer from my bank account via online banking,
and that they had blocked it. They then asked about
how I use online banking—from what devices—and
suggested that one of these must have been hacked.
[...]
I asked for the account number of the account with
the issue, and they made up a number—it didn’t
match anything I recognized. I asked for the
address associated with the account—and they had a
wrong, out of date, address for me.
# ⚓ Lagging_Mouse_Mystery⠀⇛
For years I’ve been trying to figure out why,
sometimes, my mouse starts pausing for 1/2 a second
or so at random intervals.
I went down many rabbit holes, but it looks like I
have an old mouse that must be defective.
`journalctl -b -e` (very useful for things like
this) reports entries like ‘kernel: usb 3-3.1:
reset low-speed USB device number 14 using
xhci_hcd’ – several per minute when things get bad.
That explains it.
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ Flying_High_With_Gemini⠀⇛
So here I am on an airplane flying from
Istanbul to Los Angeles. I thought it would
be fun to take the opportunity to post on
Gemini while I’m thousands of feet in the
air. Bubble is the most convenient way to do
so on my phone, although I could get out my
laptop I can’t be bothered.
The flight came with some form of free WiFi,
which is a shock to me because last year they
wanted to charge an arm and a leg for it. The
terms of service seem to have gotten a lot
better, with lower cost packages back down to
what I remember them being 10 years ago, and
a longer duration of use, I think. (The
flight is 12 hours and I have 24 hours of
service.)
# ⚓ away_with_ye,_for_we_have_won_the_WWW⠀⇛
Two camps. Two schools of thought.
The despondent “partakers” in consumer tech
The devoted…devotees of the WWW
We are on the cusp (or IN) the New AI era of
tech. I’ve said a million times, it (AI) IS
the biggest innovation (through numerous
iterations) in the tech space since the
creation of the Web by Tim Berners-Lee in
1990.
# ⚓ What’s_in_a_Name⠀⇛
The domain name of this capsule has been a
topic of discussion.
I’ve already added an introductory text to
the Help page that sheds some light on what’s
the deal here, but to further alleviate
potential confusion, I’ve decided to switch
this Bubble instance over to a subdomain.
# ⚓ Oof⠀⇛
Not posting this on main, too easy to connect
the dots.
Don’t scroll Facebook, you’ll only find bad
things.
Checking up on an old friend, it turns out he
(regularly? semi-regularly?) plays board
games with a known antagonist/pot-stirrer of
Canadian letters, someone who devotes most of
his space to being unkind, cruel, belittling;
a person who, if it were me playing games
with him, would have fellow writers taking me
aside to tell me, “winter, dude, what the
fuck.”
# ⚓ Let’s_not_be_pitying_the_web,_now⠀⇛
There’s never been anything wrong with the
web.
For how could a reflection be wrong?
The web quite simply has far more moron-ia to
reflect.
Poor thing…. right?
# ⚓ Domains_And_Cathedrals⠀⇛
The most recent excitement in Geminispace is
about the domain `geminispace.org`.
Is it appropriate that it be used for Bubble?
Might it confuse newcomers into thinking it
is somehow an “official” representative of
Geminispace?
# § Announcements⠀➾
# ⚓ Rosy_Crow_1.1.2_Released⠀⇛
The new menu button serves to visually
indicate the function of the application menu
to new users. The button also serves to
provide an alternative method of expanding
the menu for users who may not be able to (or
may not wish to) use the swipe-down gesture.
# § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ Building_native_UI_applications_on_Linux_in_the
declarative/reactive_way?⠀⇛
I like GTK+ visually. It’s minimalistic and
all applications look organically on one
Gnome-based desktop.
But when I decided to write an application
myself for my favorite OS (Elementary), I
went into a stupor.
You can only write in Vala+GTK in HORRIBLE
imperative style.
=> =============================================================================
World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Kernel_Space
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o BSD
o SUSE/OpenSUSE
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Productivity_Software/LibreOffice/Calligra
o Education
o Licensing_/_Legal
o Programming/Development
* Leftovers
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary
o Security
# Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Transparency/Investigative_Reporting
o Environment
# Wildlife/Nature
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Monopolies
# Patents
# Trademarks
# Copyrights
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal
o Technical
# Science
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Krita ☛ Surprise_New_Video_by_Ramon:_Gradient_Brushes⠀⇛
Because you asked for it, here a surprise video by
Ramon Miranda introducing gradient brushes: [...]
# ⚓ mintCast Podcast ☛ mintCast_413_–_Flying_Wigs⠀⇛
First up in the news, Arch migrates Git, Ubuntu
changes PPAs, Fedora Onyx is approved, Google to
remove old accounts, Debian re-imposes a
moratorium, Proton goes Family, Red Hat unveils a
new Desktop, Fedora plans to drop X11, Thunderbird
gets a new logo
In security and privacy, Google’s 2FA isn’t private
enough
Then in our Wanderings, Majid is off to University,
Joe is manacled to his office, Moss kicks the tires
on the new Bodhi, and Bill migrates
Download
# ⚓ Bryan Lunduke ☛ Ubuntu_going_100%_Snappy_in_2024?⠀⇛
According to one Canonical developer: Ubuntu is
going all Snap & fully immutable in 24.04.
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ XFS_bug_in_Linux_kernel_6.3.3_coincides
with_SGI_code_comeback⠀⇛
This issue is fixed in today’s kernel 6.3.5 –
meaning that the kernel developers have reinstated
the deleted line. XFS users should settle for
nothing earlier, in the 6.3 series at least.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Major Hayden ☛ Major_Hayden:_Launch_a_watchtower_container
via_podman_quadlets⠀⇛
Podman’s new quadlet feature lets you specify
container launch configuration via
simple systemd-like unit files. 📦
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ System_administration’s_long_slow
march_to_configuration_automation⠀⇛
So my more nuanced view is that we’ve wound up in a
situation where the appeal of automating system
setup and operation is obvious and widely accepted,
but the implementation of it still isn’t. And where
the implementation is widely accepted it’s partly
because people are using larger scale systems that
don’t give them a choice, like more or less
immutable containers that must be built by
automation and deployed through systems.
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ DNSSEC_failures_are_how_you_get
people_to_disable_DNSSEC⠀⇛
Some people are required to operating DNSSEC
validating resolvers, and others are strongly
committed to it (and are so far willing to pay the
costs of doing so in staff time, people’s
complaints, and so on). But other people are not so
committed and so the more big DNSSEC failures there
are, the more of them are going to solve the
problem once and for all by dropping out. And then
DNSSEC becomes that much harder to adopt widely
even if you think it’s a good idea.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Fix_SSH_Client_loop:_send_disconnect:
Broken_pipe_Error⠀⇛
SSH, an acronym for Secure Shell, is a remote
network protocol that is used to securely connect
to remote devices such as servers and network
devices over a TCP/IP network.
It is a cryptographic network protocol that
provides strong encryption technologies and hashing
to secure communication between two devices on a
network.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ How_to_Lock_and_Unlock_User_After_Failed_SSH
Logins⠀⇛
SSH security is a top priority when setting up your
server. The default SSH settings are usually not
robust enough to safeguard your server from
external attacks.
Therefore, additional tweaks are needed to provide
a decent amount of security from brute-force
attacks. One of these is implementing fail2ban to
keep off unauthorized users after a certain number
of incorrect log attempts. Similarly, you can
leverage the pam_faillock module to implement an
account lockout policy.
# ⚓ Linux Handbook ☛ Delete_All_Files_of_a_Directory_in_Linux⠀⇛
At times you’ll need to delete all the files of a
directory. Not the directory itself but the
contents of the directory. You could do it to clean
up a project, free up space or for any other
purpose.
# ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Safely_Remove_Linux_From_Dual_Boot
Windows⠀⇛
Are you looking to uninstall Linux from your dual-
boot Windows system? If you no longer require Linux
on your computer and want to remove it from your
dual-boot setup, you’ve come to the right place. In
this article, we will guide you through the step-
by-step process to remove Linux from a dual boot
configuration on your Windows computer. Whether
you’re a beginner or an experienced user, we’ll
provide you with easy-to-follow instructions to
ensure a smooth uninstallation process.
# ⚓ HowTo Forge ☛ How_to_Install_TYPO3_CMS_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛
TYPO3 is a free and open-source Enterprise-grade
content management system. In this guide, you will
install TYPO3 CMS – Enterprise-grade Content
Management System – on Rocky Linux 9 server.
# ⚓ Cloudbooklet ☛ How_to_Setup_SSH_Keys_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛
SSH keys provide a secure way for logging to a
server with private and public key-based
authentications.
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ How_to_Prepare_for_a_Hot_Summer⠀⇛
Experts are predicting a warmer-than-usual summer
for many Americans.
# ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_kill_process_by_port⠀⇛
# ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_ZIP_file_with_password_on_Linux⠀⇛
# ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_show_software/package_installation
date⠀⇛
# ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ How_to_say_YES_to_ALL_with_rm_command⠀⇛
# ⚓ Use_Samsung_Odin_on_Linux_via_Windows_VM_[Tutorial]⠀⇛
Odin is the official tool by Samsung to flash its
Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets.
Unfortunately, the tool is available for Windows
only. However, you can still flash your Samsung
phone on Linux using Odin on Windows VM via a
virtual machine named VirtualBox.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Fail2ban_on_Fedora_38⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Fail2ban on Fedora 38. For those of you who didn’t
know, Fail2ban is a log-parsing application that
scans log files for specific patterns and bans IP
addresses that exhibit suspicious behavior.
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Install_and_Start_an_SSH_Server_in
Fedora_38_and_Later⠀⇛
There is no need to install an SSH server on Fedora
38, and later you just need to enable and start the
service by following the steps below.
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ Completely_Uninstall_Mysql_Server_in_3
Simple_Steps⠀⇛
Having problems while installing mysql-server?
Check this guide to completely uninstall mysql-
server and reinstall MySQL on Ubuntu. It’s quite
common for developers to get some problems while
installing MySQL, and it’s a wise thought to
reinstall MySQL, but the problem is that MySQL
doesn’t get removed very easily from the system.
# ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ Convert_text_to_ASCII_art_on_Linux_Terminal⠀⇛
In this tutorial, you will learn how to convert
normal tex to ASCII art on your terminal on Linux.
There are many apps on Linux that use ASCII art to
display the app name on the terminal, or some other
type of information, I think displaying the name of
the
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Is_there_a_TRY_CATCH_command_in_Bash?⠀⇛
Bash does not have the try-catch command. A few
alternatives like checking exit code, the trap
command, and tracing output, can be applied to
locate the errors instead.
# ⚓ LinuxConfig ☛ Linux_shutdown_commands_explained⠀⇛
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_Wallabag_on_Rocky_Linux_9⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
Wallabag on Rocky Linux 9. Are you tired of losing
track of all the articles, news, and blog posts you
want to read? Do you find yourself bookmarking
endless pages and then forgetting about them?
# ⚓ Own HowTo ☛ How_to_install_xfce_on_Manjaro_Linux⠀⇛
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install
xfce desktop environment on Manjaro Linux. If you
have downloaded manjaro with another desktop
environment installed, there’s no need to worry, as
xfce can be easy downloaded and installed.
# ⚓ Trend Oceans ☛ How_to_Fix_Missing_Linux_Header_Error_for
VMware_Workstation_Pro⠀⇛
If you are also getting the kernel header X.X.X-X-
amd64 was not found, then read this guide to
resolve the error with simple steps. I tried to
run VMware Workstation to install a secondary
operating system to test functionality, but it
flagged me an error: “VMware Kernel Module Updater:
Kernel header X.X.X-X-amd64 were not found.”
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Physics_be_damned,_go_build_some_crazy
stuff_in_Poly_Bridge_3⠀⇛
Dry Cactus have now released Poly Bridge 3, the
latest in their multi-million selling physics-based
bridge-building puzzle game series and it looks to
be the wildest yet. As before, it comes with full
Native Linux support.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ New_Stars_is_a_slimmed_down_quicker
Stellaris-like_strategy_sim⠀⇛
Need your 4x space fix but find the likes of
Stellaris just a bit too long? Perhaps keep an eye
on the upcoming release of New Stars. It will have
full Native Linux support at release.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_OmniCase_2_from_JSAUX_is_a_quality_USB-
C_hub_worth_grabbing⠀⇛
A while ago hardware accessory maker JSAUX sent
over the OmniCase 2 Pro, and it’s a great USB-C hub
worth grabbing if you need some extra ports for a
Steam Deck, a desktop, laptop or anything in
between.
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ New_Steam_Games_with_Native_Linux_Clients
with_Poly_Bridge_3,_Generally_2_and_Summer_Trip_Cruise_–
2023-05-31_Edition⠀⇛
Between 2023-05-24 and 2023-05-31 there were 33 New
Steam games released with Native Linux clients.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Heroic_Games_Launcher_2.8.0_adds_a_DLC
manager_for_Epic_Games,_side-loading_browser_apps⠀⇛
Heroic Games Launcher, my favourite way to get Epic
Games and GOG on Steam Deck and desktop Linux
released v2.8.0 with some great new features –
here’s a run over what’s new and improved.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Get_Battle.net,_EA,_Epic_Games_and_more_on
Steam_Deck_the_easy_way⠀⇛
There’s many different ways to get third-party
launchers onto Steam Deck like Battle.net, EA, Epic
Games and many others. Here’s one way that does
most of the work for you.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ NixOS_23.05_Released_with_GNOME_44,_KDE_Plasma_5.27
LTS,_and_Linux_6.1_LTS⠀⇛
Dubbed “Stoat”, NixOS 23.05 is here exactly six months
after NixOS 22.11 and it’s powered by the long-term
supported Linux 6.1 LTS kernel series. The previous
release was using the Linux 5.15 LTS kernel series, so
you should see improved hardware support the next time
you install NixOS or even for existing installations.
Also new in NixOS 23.05 is support for the latest GNOME
44 and KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS desktop environment series,
which are used by default for the flagship editions of
NixOS in live environments so you can try them before you
install them. In addition, the Cinnamon 5.6 desktop
environment is now available for installation.
o § BSD⠀➾
# ⚓ Frederic Cambus ☛ Spleen_2.0.0_released_with_full_CP437
support⠀⇛
On top on that, Spleen is now also available in
libansilove since version 1.4.0 and in Ansilove
since version 4.2.0, making it possible to render
ANSI art using a modern font.
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ OpenSUSE ☛ MicroOS_Desktop_has_new_names!⠀⇛
As seen in Richard Brown’s presentation at openSUSE
Conference 2023 Why you should be running the
MicroOS Desktop, we are pleased to announce a name
change for both MicroOS Desktop GNOME and MicroOS
Desktop Plasma.
MicroOS Desktop GNOME is now: openSUSE Aeon
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ CentOS ☛ CentOS_Newsletter,_May_2023⠀⇛
May 2023 Newsletter The next CentOS Connect will be
colocated at Flock on August 2. Watch the website
or social media for CFP and registration details.
The CentOS project has started a podcast called
Connections, where we talk to interesting people
doing interesting things across the CentOS
ecosystem.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ AI,_automation,_and_the_future_of_cloud:
Insights_from_DXC_Technology_and_Red_Hat [Ed: The "rhsummit"
in the URL means it's Red Hat-sponsored SPAM about Red Hat
with some buzzwords chaff ("AI") to spice up the SPAM]⠀⇛
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Canonical_Unveils_Plans_for_Immutable_Ubuntu
Desktop_Empowered_by_Snap⠀⇛
Canonical, the company behind the popular Ubuntu
operating system, is charting a new course for its
upcoming release, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
In a bid to provide users with enhanced
reliability, security, and manageability, Canonical
is planning to introduce an alternative to the
traditional Ubuntu Desktop image- an “Ubuntu Core”-
based immutable desktop OS flavour. This move
signifies a shift in focus for Ubuntu Core, which
has traditionally catered to the IoT market and
specialized areas.
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Ubuntu_Blog:_Ubuntu_Core_as_an_immutable_Linux
Desktop_base⠀⇛
Canonical began the development of Ubuntu Core in
2014, to create a fully-containerised platform for
IoT. In Ubuntu Core, we use the same kernel
container technology that Docker and LXC are built
on, to put every component of the system into a
secure sandbox, with well-defined upgrade and
rollback. We did this to enable autonomous
connected Internet of Things devices to receive
updates which they could apply without human
intervention, to address security and business
needs at the edge. Ubuntu Core’s minimal footprint
lends itself to enabling a secure, resilient,
evergreen operating system that can be relied upon
in the most challenging environments.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Compulab_presents_low-cost_NXP_i.MX93
embedded_platform⠀⇛
Compulab introduced today a low-cost embedded
device built around a dual-core ARM Cortex-A55 and
the Arm Ethos U-65 microNPU. The company has also
launched a compatible carrier board with mainline
Linux support and RTOS.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Purism ☛ Librem_5_Battery_Life_Improved_by_100%!⠀⇛
Just like a great wine, the Librem 5 is getting
better with age and it may well be the only
smartphone to do so. That is because we don’t
invest in obsolescence. In the opposite, our
wonderful dev team is never giving up on their
effort to optimize the software. After each major
update, the Librem 5 gets faster and lighter on
it’s hardware resources.
With the latest PureOS update, the “Suspend”
feature has become reliable and when enabled, it
can greatly improve the battery life of the Librem
5. As a reference, the phone’s battery could last
around 10h in Idle mode and it can now last around
20h in Suspend mode. With Suspend enabled, I am now
able to detach my phone from the charger in the
morning, have a normal usage (with a few phone
calls, using a few apps) all day long and it still
has battery when I charge it at night.
# ⚓ Old VCR ☛ Refurb_weekend:_Commodore_128DCR⠀⇛
No question: the Commodore 128D is the finest
Commodore 8-bit ever made. On this I tolerate no
dissent, and that’s not just because I sometimes
hang out with Bil Herd. It’s a 128, so it’s got VDC
graphics, 128K and 2MHz operation, but because it’s
a 128 it’s also a 64. It’s also an upgraded 128
with the fixed ROMs, (in this North American
128DCR) 8568 VDC and 64K of VDC memory, it’s got a
built-in 1571 (Commodore’s finest 5.25″ disk
drive), and it doesn’t have an external power
brick. Plus, even though it has the desktop
footprint of a 128, the detachable keyboard means
you can just put a monitor on top of it (and the
steel-cased North American 128DCR handles that very
well) just like you can’t with a flat 128, and you
either get an actual cooling fan with the plastic
128D or the solder points to put one in a steel
128DCR. My only complaint is that the consolidated
DCR motherboard is nearly devoid of socketed ICs,
making it a little tough to do component level
repair on. I like spares, so I have four DCRs, all
of which completely or mostly work (and two spare
keyboards, one rather yellow but fully functional
and one even more yellow and useful just for
parts).
# ⚓ Jack Franklin ☛ Things_I’ve_learned_about_building
computers⠀⇛
Recently a computer upgrade went from one graphics
card to a new case, new fans and a new graphics
card. Along the way I learned a bunch and I’m
writing this blog post for future reference when I
next perform a PC upgrade.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ This_beautiful_lamp_shows_the_moon’s_phases_from
your_nightstand⠀⇛
At first glance, this looks like the kind of moon
lamp that has been very popular in recent years.
Such lamps are common 3D printing projects, because
it is possible to use real topographic data to
create a 3D lithophane that makes the terrain
visible. A lithophane is a piece of artwork made
using a thin, translucent sheet of varying
thickness. When backlit, the thicker areas look
darker and the thinner areas look lighter. Like the
popular moon lamps, this project starts with a 3D-
printed lithophane of the moon. With a light source
inside, it looks like an accurate lunar model.
# ⚓ Olimex ☛ ZX-ESPectrum_emulator_tested_with_ESP32-SBC-FabGL,
The_Mensch_computer_with_W65C256_got_VGA_display_and
Keyboard⠀⇛
At first it didn’t build but after Twitter
consultation the problem appear with PlatformIO
which was searching for obsolete version of ESP32
tools, after adding one line in platformio.ini
# ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Dragonfly_Spectral_Line_Mapper⠀⇛
The design is based on the Dragonfly Telephoto
Array, which was developed to find clues to the
distribution and nature of dark matter in the
universe by imaging faint and spread-out objects in
the sky. The original Dragonfly is a telescope made
up of a mosaic of Canon telephoto lenses on two
mounts. The lenses all point to the same target in
the sky: adding together all the images from the
mosaic of lenses makes Dragonfly the equivalent of
a one-metre telescope. One of those would usually
have a starting price of around $500,000.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ Reliving_elementary_school_with_a_robotic
recorder⠀⇛
The recorder is a type of flute that is very
popular in elementary schools because the
instrument is so simple and inexpensive.
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾
# ⚓ REMINDERS:_LibreOffice_Conference⠀⇛
# ⚓ Development_and_Quality_Assurance:_TDF’s_Annual_Report
2022⠀⇛
In 2022, 11,769 commits were made to the
LibreOffice source code, from 218 authors, in 10
repositories.
# ⚓ Math_Guide_is_Updated_to_Release_7.5⠀⇛
The LibreOffice Documentation team is happy to
announce the new Math Guide 7.5, the equation
editor of the LibreOffice productivity suite.
Anyone who wants to learn how to insert formulas
and equations using Math will find this 73 pages
guide valuable. Formulas can be inserted as objects
into Writer, Impress, Draw, and Calc documents.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Amos Wenger ☛ The_RustConf_Keynote_Fiasco,_explained⠀⇛
Recently, RustConf offered ThePhD (aka JeanHeyd
Meneide) the keynote speech, then on May 26,
suggesting it be downgraded to a “regular talk”,
despite the author’s extreme clarity about the
exploratory nature of the work being presented.
This is relevant because, some think the keynote
should be representative of the official direction
of the Rust project (even though there’s precedent
for the exact opposite happening).
o § Licensing / Legal⠀➾
# ⚓ Luis_Villa:_The_brief_guide_to_MSCD_5⠀⇛
My primary goal when trying to improve a contract’s
drafting is not “plain english”. The goal is
simplicity, clarity, and consistency, because
complexity is a source of errors. As a pleasant
side-effect, contracts drafted with rigorous
attention to consistency and clarity are generally
shorter, and almost always much easier to read.
Ken Adam’s Manual_of_Style_for_Contract_Drafting
has helped me immeasurably in reaching that primary
goal, both by teaching me habits of mind and by
being a reference for better linguistic structures.
[...]
If you are confused about why I recommend the book,
read “About this manual”, “Traditional Contract
Language is Dysfunctional”, and “Excuses for
Sticking With Traditional Contract Language”. Skip
or skim the rest.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ Static_and_Dynamic_Web_Scraping_with_R⠀⇛
We’re going to start things off easy with a simple
case of scraping content from one static website.
Then, we’ll raise the bar a bit and deal with a
more advanced case. This involves gathering content
from several similar pages, and to make matters
more interesting, the links to those pages are
displayed with dynamic loading.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Alex Ewerlöf ☛ Why_bother_with_SLI_and_SLO?⠀⇛
Since April I’m helping a large org (150+ teams) to set
their SLI (service level indicators) and SLO (service
level objectives).
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ Buttondown ☛ Collecting_and_curating_material_is_good_and
we_should_do_it_more⠀⇛
Chronicling, plugin systems, and six other
disjointed ideas combine in an argument of how to
“engineerize” software more
# ⚓ 37signals LLC ☛ Meetings_Are_Toxic⠀⇛
I had an intense 12-hour meeting over two
consecutive days. We were writing, correcting and
estimating stories for a three-month project. Devs
were in the room with managers, scrum master and
biz owners.
So at the end of the second day, we finished the
last story and we were supposed to groom and task
it out next day (a third meeting day, yay). But our
manager talked with us the next day and told us
that some biz owners were mad about some unclear
criteria in the stories, so he said that the
(managers and biz) will regroup and this time
“correctly rewrite all stories” and that we will
have another 12-hour meeting next week.
That’s the story of how I had 24 hours of meetings
in two weeks and NO WORK DONE (we couldn’t start
working in the project until we had the second 12-
hour meeting).
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Bunnie Huang ☛ Name_that_Ware,_May_2023⠀⇛
This is yet another fine ware contributed by
jackw01. I suspect this one may be guessed quite
quickly, but I’ll leave one hint anyways: there is
more than one board in this assembly.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Senators_Want_To_Declare_Fentanyl_a_National
Security_Threat⠀⇛
Plus: SCOTUS won’t hear Reddit sex trafficking
case, debt deal would increase spending on SNAP
benefits, and more…
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Eating_Disorder_Helpline_Takes_Down_Chatbot_After
Its_Advice_Goes_Horribly_Wrong⠀⇛
AI chatbots aren’t much good at offering emotional
support being—you know—not a human, and—it can’t be
stated enough—not actually intelligent. That didn’t
stop The National Eating Disorder Association from
trying to foist a chatbot onto folks requesting aid
in times of crisis. Things went about as well as
you can expect, as an activist claims that instead
of helping through emotional distress, the chatbot
instead tried to needle her to lose weight and
measure herself constantly.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Eating_disorder_non-profit_pulls_chatbot
for_emitting_‘harmful_advice’⠀⇛
In reality, safe recovery is a multi-stage process
that includes contemplation, compassion, and
acceptance; psychotherapy; a treatment plan
produced by doctors; removal of triggers; little or
no focus on weight and appearance; and ongoing
efforts to avoid a relapse. Counting calories and
measuring body fat would appear antithetical to all
or most of that.
“Every single thing Tessa suggested were things
that led to the development of my eating disorder,”
Maxwell, who describes herself as a fat activist
and weight inclusive consultant, said on Instagram.
“This robot causes harm.”
# ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ Longevity_enthusiasts_want_to
create_their_own_independent_state._They’re_eyeing_Rhode
Island.⠀⇛
Humans have been searching for the fountain of
youth for thousands of years. But progress has been
slow, to say the least. Though plenty of companies
are working on ways to slow or reverse the process,
it’s incredibly difficult and expensive to run a
study to find out whether a treatment has helped
people live longer. And health agencies like the
World Health Organization don’t even consider aging
to be a disease in the first place.
Now a community of people is working on an
alternative setup, including perhaps even
establishing an independent state. Aging is
“morally bad,” they argue, and it’s a problem that
needs to be solved. They see existing regulations
as roadblocks to progress and call for a different
approach. Less red tape allows for more innovation,
they say. People should be encouraged to self-
experiment with unproven treatments if they wish.
And companies shouldn’t be held back by national
laws that limit how they develop and test drugs.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania’s_top_court_rules_lockdown_restrictions_on
movement_were_constitutional⠀⇛
The Lithuanian government’s ban on indoor
gatherings of more than two families or households
and more than five persons during the Covid-19
lockdown did not go against the constitution, the
Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday.
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_lowers_’emergency’
response_level_for_Covid-19⠀⇛
Hong Kong has lowered its “emergency” response
level for Covid-19 to “alert,” more than three
years after the pandemic began. The government said
it had considered the advice of World Health
Organization (WHO), which said that Covid-19 no
longer constituted a public health emergency of
international concern, according to the statement
issued on Tuesday.
o § Proprietary⠀➾
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Critics_Thoroughly_Unimpressed_With_AI-Reimagined
Mona_Lisa⠀⇛
Critics are speaking out against an AI-generated
expansion of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
painting, among others, which fills the gaps
previously left to the imagination. An image of the
recreated painting shows an expansive background to
the original painting that shows a canvas filled
with imagery of Mona Lisa’s backdrop.
# ⚓ Tedium ☛ Social_Network_Drift⠀⇛
One thing I’ve noticed with the recent social media
diasporas that have emerged in the wake of
Twitter’s decline is that the people who make up
those diasporas don’t really seem to be pulling in
new groups of people so much as giving the types of
people that are already addicted to Twitter a new
place to go. We are not bringing in new members of
the club, for the most part—we are instead doing
the social media equivalent of a ’90s revival night
at the local hipster dance club. New generations
are likely hanging out in other communities, or at
least trying to carve out a corner of the internet
that hasn’t been taken over by lame people. In a
world where social networks abound, what leads
people to try to find new places to hide out,
instead of sticking with the current one? In
today’s Tedium, I talk to the founders of Picnic,
an emerging social network, about budding
communities and the need for generational “white
space.” — Ernie @ Tedium
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Twitter_now_worth_just_a_third_of_what
Musk_paid_for_it⠀⇛
Twitter’s value continues to decline. Investment
firm Fidelity reports that its stake in the bird
site has lost value for the third time since Elon
Musk took over last October. By Fidelity’s account,
the company is now worth just a third of the $44
billion Musk paid for it.
# § Windows TCO⠀➾
# ⚓ Data Breaches ☛ Another_hospital_hit_by_ransomware:
Mission_Community_Hospital⠀⇛
From the proof files, it appears that
RansomHouse accessed the imaging system and
image files as well as employee-related files
and some financial reports and files. The
only patient references in the proof files
were older files in backups. Whether they
obtained any current patient information or
the EMR system remains to be seen.
DataBreaches has reached out to RansomHouse
on their Telegram channel but they have not
been responsive in the past, so they may not
answer this time, either.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Chrome_114_Released_With_18_Security
Fixes⠀⇛
Chrome 114 stable brings 18 security fixes,
including 13 for vulnerabilities reported by
external researchers.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Organizations_Warned_of_Backdoor_Feature_in
Hundreds_of_Gigabyte_Motherboards⠀⇛
A backdoor feature found in hundreds of Gigabyte
motherboard models can pose a significant supply
chain risk to organizations.
[...]
Researchers at firmware and hardware security
company Eclypsium discovered that hundreds of
motherboard models made by Taiwanese computer
components giant Gigabyte include backdoor
functionality that could pose a significant risk to
organizations.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Firmware_Backdoor_Discovered_in_Gigabyte
Motherboards,_250+_Models_Affected⠀⇛
Cybersecurity firm Eclypsium has discovered a
backdoor in Gigabyte’s firmware that puts 271
different motherboards at risk. These include
models with Intel and AMD chipsets from the last
several years, all the way up to today’s Z790 and
X670 SKUs. The vulnerability resides in a small
updater program that Gigabyte employs to ensure
that the motherboard’s firmware is always current.
Apparently, it’s doing so via an unsecured
implementation.
Have you ever noticed that after a clean Windows
installation, a program pops up offering to
download the latest driver or firmware for you?
Unfortunately, that little piece of code could
provide a backdoor for criminals.
Upon every system restart, a piece of code inside
the firmware launches an updater program that
connects to the Internet to check and download the
latest firmware for the motherboard. Eclypsium
assessed that Gigabyte’s implementation is unsafe
and cybercriminals can use the exploit to install
malware on the victim’s system. The big problem is
that the updater program resides inside the
motherboard’s firmware, so consumers can’t easily
remove it.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Breaking_Enterprise_Silos_and_Improving
Protection⠀⇛
When teams have a way to break down enterprise
silos and see and understand what is happening,
they can improve protection across their
increasingly dispersed and diverse environment.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Millions_of_WordPress_Sites_Patched_Against
Critical_Jetpack_Vulnerability⠀⇛
A decade-old critical vulnerability in Jetpack was
force-patched on five million WordPress sites over
the past few days.
# ⚓ Bleeping Computer ☛ Kali_Linux_2023.2_Released_with_13_New
Tools,_Pre-Built_HyperV_Image [Ed: Microsofters pushing
Microsoft; Hyper-V is proprietary and back doored; there's no
reason to choose Hyper-V for anything]⠀⇛
Kali Linux 2023.2, the second version of 2023, is
now available with a pre-built Hyper-V image and
thirteen new tools, including the Evilginx
framework for stealing credentials and session
cookies.
# ⚓ KSOC_Shares_List_of_Top_Eight_Kubernetes_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛
Kubernetes Security Operations Center (KSOC) has
published a list of the eight Kubernetes
vulnerabilities that are most likely to be
exploited. The list is based on an Exploit
Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) created by FIRST,
a community of cybersecurity professionals that
provides members with access to a range of
collaboration
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ FTC_settles_with_Amazon_Ring_over
hacking,_security_incidents⠀⇛
Thousands of Ring customers have been victims of
cyberattacks that the commission alleged were in
part due to poor data security practices.
[...]
According to a complaint filed on behalf of the FTC
in a federal court, approximately 55,000 U.S.
customers suffered serious account compromises over
a period during which Ring failed to take necessary
measures to prevent credential stuffing and brute
force attacks. The attacks allowed hackers to try
and access consumers’ accounts through a previously
breached password or automated, repeated attempts
at guessing credentials.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Amazon_to_pay_over_$30_million_in_FTC_settlements
over_Ring,_Alexa_privacy_violations⠀⇛
Amazon will pay over $30 million to settle Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that its Ring
and Alexa divisions violated the privacy of users.
# ⚓ Wladimir Palant ☛ More_malicious_extensions_in_Chrome_Web
Store⠀⇛
Two weeks ago I wrote about the PDF_Toolbox
extension_containing_obfuscated_malicious_code.
Despite reporting the issue to Google via two
different channels, the extension remains online.
It even gained a considerable number of users after
I published my article.
A reader tipped me off however that the Zoom Plus
extension also makes a request to serasearchtop
[.]com. I checked it out and found two other
versions of the same malicious code. And I found
more extensions in Chrome Web Store which are using
it.
So now we are at 18 malicious extensions with a
combined user count of 55 million. The most popular
of these extensions are Autoskip for Youtube,
Crystal Ad block and Brisk VPN: nine, six and five
million users respectively.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Spyware_Found_in_Google_Play_Apps_With_Over
420_Million_Downloads [Ed: They only count the "unofficial"
spyware, not GAFAM spyware and malware (which include Android
OEM version too)]⠀⇛
Security researchers have discovered spyware code
in 101 Android applications that had over 421
million downloads in Google Play.
# ⚓ Linux_Container_Security_Primer⠀⇛
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape,
where agility and scalability are paramount,
traditional software deployment methods often fall
short. Container technology is a game-changing
innovation that has revolutionized how software is
deployed, managed, and scaled. It offers many
benefits, ensuring that applications run
consistently regardless of the hosting environment.
Safeguarding your digital assets is crucial for
protecting sensitive data and preventing
unauthorized access. It’s reported that security
concerns remain a top concern related to container
adoption. The most common container security
incidents include vulnerabilities in container
images, misconfigurations, unauthorized access, and
attacks exploiting container runtime
vulnerabilities.
In this article, we’ll explore the underlying
concepts, basic container security considerations,
popular containerization platforms, security
considerations for businesses, and more useful
information on container security. So read on and
explore how containerization shatters software
deployment barriers.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Barracuda_Zero-Day_Exploited_to_Deliver
Malware_for_Months_Before_Discovery⠀⇛
The recently discovered Barracuda zero-day
vulnerability CVE-2023-2868 has been exploited to
deliver malware and steal data since at least
October 2022.
# § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ URL_on_Hundreds_of_Thousands_of_Maryland
License_Plates_Redirects_to_an_Online_Filipino_Casino⠀⇛
Vice reports that in 2012, Maryland released
a new license plate to commemorate the 200th
anniversary of the War of 1812. That license
plate was apparently the default license
plate for Maryland cars between 2012 and
2016, and featured a URL at the bottom to
www.starspangled200.org. Sometime last year,
however, that URL began to redirect to
globeinternational.info—the homepage of a
Filipino online casino. There, a scantily-
clad woman advertises “Phillippines Best
Betting Site.”
# ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Microsoft_scam:_Outlook_and_Hotmail_users
are_being_targeted_by_fake_‘fraud_protection’_emails⠀⇛
Scammers are trying to steal details via a
spoofed Microsoft website
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Forbes ☛ TikTok_Creators’_Financial_Info,_Social
Security_Numbers_Have_Been_Stored_In_China⠀⇛
TikTok uses various internal tools and
databases from its Beijing-based parent
ByteDance to manage payments to creators who
earn money through the app, including many of
its biggest stars in the United States and
Europe. The same tools are used to pay
outside vendors and small businesses working
with TikTok. But a trove of records obtained
by Forbes from multiple sources across
different parts of the company reveals that
highly sensitive financial and personal
information about those prized users and
third parties has been stored in China. The
discovery also raises questions about whether
employees who are not authorized to access
that data have been able to. It draws on
internal communications, audio recordings,
videos, screenshots, documents marked
“Privileged and Confidential,” and several
people familiar with the matter.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Feds,_you’ll_need_a_warrant_for
that_cellphone_border_search⠀⇛
It is the first US court to do so, to the
delight of the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, which along with other advocacy
groups has been fighting for years to narrow
the scope of border searches. Under current
law, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
can search anyone within 100 miles of an
American national line, which covers a lot of
people.
“EFF is thrilled about this decision, given
that we have been advocating for a warrant
for border searches of electronic devices in
the courts and Congress for nearly a decade,”
said Sophia Cope, senior staff attorney, in a
statement Tuesday.
Cope expressed hope that the US Second
Circuit will adopt the lower New York court’s
interpretation if the case – United States
vs. Smith (1:22-cr-00352-JSR) – is appealed.
# ⚓ [Repeat] OpenRightsGroup ☛ Resist_Pre-Crime⠀⇛
Online content is being mined and used as
digital evidence to create gang narratives.
In conjunction with extended criminal
liability, the weaponisation of content and
data is increasingly being used to imprison
young Black people and people of colour for
offences they have not commited.
# ⚓ EDRI ☛ Sex,_religion_and_race_are_advertising_taboos,
except_for_power-hungry_politicians⠀⇛
It is unacceptable if politicians use our
sensitive information, like religion,
ethnicity, sexual orientation or health
status, to target different parts of the
population with different messages. If they
say different things to different voters, it
allows them to spread misinformation to fire
up their supporters and deter people from
going to the polls.
Currently, there are no EU-wide rules
governing political advertising, meaning each
EU country has its own set of national laws.
However, many of these laws are too outdated
to keep up with the digital age, which has
created a black hole in which high-level
transparency requirements and limitations on
targeting techniques of political
advertisements are largely missing.
# ⚓ EDRI ☛ Will_the_European_Union_allow_politicians_to
use_your_personal_data_for_political_advertising?⠀⇛
Negotiations of the Regulation on
transparency and targeting of political
advertising are ending and there is no good
news. A leak by POLITICO revealed that the
European Commission presented three scenarios
on how this regulation will impact the
processing of special categories of personal
data such as sexual orientation, religion or
mental health. The Commission’s document
creates a misleading dilemma between the use
of sensitive data in online political
advertisements versus ensuring an open online
debate. Based on the Commission both are not
possible. This stand aims that political
parties may use our sensitive personal data
to make political propaganda. Of course, this
stands loses the point of the new law:
protecting digital rights and the integrity
of the political debate.
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ FTC_settles_with_Amazon_Ring_over
hacking,_security_incidents⠀⇛
# ⚓ EDRI ☛ USA_border_plan_requires_“continuous_and
systematic”_transfers_of_biometric_data⠀⇛
Last year, it was revealed that the USA
planned to launch Enhanced Border Security
Partnerships (EBSPs) with other states around
the world, seemingly targeting the EU, UK and
Israel first. These would involve “continuous
and systematic” transfers of biometric data
to the USA for the purposes of immigration
and asylum vetting, says a recent Council of
the EU document obtained by Statewatch.
# ⚓ EDRI ☛ Romania:_CSA_Regulation_will_make_journalistic
investigations_of_child_abuse_impossible⠀⇛
The back door to people’s private
communications that only the authorities can
access is a mythical creature that lives in
the imagination of those dismissing the
consequences of malware, spyware attacks and
software exploits. Experts and affected
people have spoken up about the dangers of
creating a back door to secure communication
even if it is to be accessed only by police
and security services. The Child Sexual Abuse
(CSA) Regulation has revived the age-old
debate.
# ⚓ CoryDoctorow ☛ Pluralistic:_To_save_the_news,_ban
surveillance_ads_(31_May_2023)⠀⇛
Big Tech steals from the news, but what it
steals isn’t content – it steals money. That
matters, because if we create pseudo-
copyrights over the facts of the news, or
headlines, or snippets to help news companies
bargain with tech companies, we make the news
partners with the tech companies, rather than
watchdogs. How does tech steal money from the
news? Lots of ways!
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Drones_used_in_strikes_on_Moscow_reportedly_failed
to_detonate_because_they_didn’t_hit_intended_targets⠀⇛
On May 30, multiple residential buildings in Moscow
were hit by drones. The Russian news outlet
Kommersant reports that the drones failed to
detonate because they didn’t hit the correct
targets, according to experts who examined the
drone wreckage.
Only one of the three drones exploded. According to
preliminary reports, the drone’s explosives either
didn’t detonate or didn’t fully detonate. Experts
say that a bright flash, which was visible by
eyewitnesses and surveillance cameras, was caused
by the ignition of gasoline vapor in a broken drone
engine. The two other drones didn’t explode at all.
According to Kommersant, the drones were loaded
with KZ-6, a high-explosive.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Ukraine_war_blurs_lines_between_cyber-
crims_and_state-sponsored_attackers⠀⇛
But in a report published this week, the
researchers wrote that Void Rabisu used RomCom
against the Ukraine government and military as well
as water, energy, and financial entities in the
country.
Outside of Ukraine, targets included a local
government group helping Ukrainian refugees, a
defense company in Europe, IT service providers in
the US and the EU, and a bank in South America.
There also were campaigns against people attending
various events including the Masters of Digital and
Munich Security conferences.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ House_passes_bill_to_raise_debt_ceiling_into_2025⠀⇛
The House voted Wednesday to pass a bill raising
the_debt_ceiling until 2025 in exchange for
measures to cut the budget deficit.
Why it matters:The bill’s passage puts the U.S. on
track to avert a debt default — which Treasury
Secretary Janet_Yellen_projected could happen in a
matter of days.
===================================================
Driving the news:The bipartisan agreement between
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
(R-Calif.) passed 314-117, with 149 Republicans and
165 Democrats voting for it.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Four_Crimean_Tatars_Sentenced_To_Long_Prison_Terms
For_Ties_To_Islamic_Group_Banned_In_Russia⠀⇛
A court in Russia’s southwestern city of Rostov-on-
Don has sentenced four Crimean Tatar activists to
lengthy prison sentences for organizing and
participating in the activities of the Islamic
political organization Hizb ut-Tahrir.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Not_partners,_but_on_same_page:_Russia,_West
push_Armenian-Azeri_peace⠀⇛
Even while starkly divided over the war in Ukraine,
Russia and the West show hints of being able to
find common ground on other issues of importance,
as evidenced by an imminent Armenian-Azeri peace
treaty.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ Wednesday’s_papers:_Russia-Finland_diplomatic_mission
closures,_new_government_ambitions_and_the_healthiest_Finns⠀⇛
Russia announced the end of operations at three
Finnish diplomatic missions, mostly in response to
Finland joining Nato.
# ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Why_China_is_a_national_security_threat_to
Australia⠀⇛
As Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister
Richard Marles noted in his statement introducing
the 2023 defence strategic review, a stable
relationship between Australia and China is in the
interests of both countries and the …
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Germany_Closes_Four_of_Its_Five_Russian
Consulates_After_Moscow_Dispute⠀⇛
Berlin responds to the Kremlin limiting the number
of German diplomatic staff allowed in Russia.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ As_Iran_Seizes_Tankers,_UAE_Pulls_Back
From_US-Led_Maritime_Force⠀⇛
The United Arab Emirates announced it had stopped
participating in the security group after Iran
seized two tankers in the Persian Gulf recently.
# § War in Ukraine⠀➾
# ⚓ European Commission ☛ At_GLOBSEC_Bratislava_Forum,
President_von_der_Leyen_calls_for_forging_a_more_United
Europe⠀⇛
European Commission News Bratislava, 31 May
2023 President focused on Ukraine’s
resistance to Russia’s aggression and the
continued EU support. She also outlined a new
4-pillar plan for the Western Balkans,
stressing the EU’s responsibility to bring
the countries who aspire to EU membership
‘much closer’ to the Union.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Denounces_West_Over_Drone
Strike_on_Moscow⠀⇛
Kremlin officials said Ukraine’s allies
should have condemned the strike, and argued
again that its real war was with the West.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Russia_Strikes_Kyiv,_Killing_3_in
Another_Early_Morning_Attack⠀⇛
Among the dead were two children, the city’s
mayor said. Russia has recently increased the
pace and intensity of its strikes on the
capital.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Washington_Approves_Another_$300
Million_in_Military_Aid_to_Ukraine⠀⇛
The package includes more ammunition for air
defense systems, long-range artillery and
drones. It comes as Moscow has come under
drone attacks in recent days, and Ukraine is
gearing up for a counteroffensive.
# ⚓ European Commission ☛ Keynote_speech_by_President_von
der_Leyen_at_the_GLOBSEC_2023_Bratislava_Forum⠀⇛
European Commission Speech Bratislava, 31 May
2023 Fellow leaders,
The war against Ukraine is a pivotal moment
for Europe. And we must meet this moment.
# ⚓ AntiWar ☛ When_Will_US_Join_Global_Call_To_End
Ukraine_War?⠀⇛
When Japan invited the leaders of Brazil,
India and Indonesia to attend the G7 summit
in Hiroshima, there were glimmers of hope
that it might be a forum for these rising
economic powers from the Global South to
discuss their advocacy for peace in Ukraine…
# ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Is_the_US_Losing_Control_of_Ukraine?⠀⇛
In the very early days of the war in Ukraine,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was
open to negotiating a peace. The proposed
peace could have ended the war, before tens
of thousands of Ukrainians had died and
Ukraine’s infrastructure was devastated, on
terms that satisfied Ukraine’s goals.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Drone_attack_draws_Moscow_closer_to
Ukraine’s_front_line⠀⇛
The brazen drone attack targeting Moscow
early on Tuesday, which Russia has blamed
on Kyiv, provides the clearest evidence yet
that the seat of Russian power is no longer
sheltered from the war in Ukraine.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ White_House_Announces_New_Military_Aid
Package_For_Ukraine⠀⇛
The White House on May 31 announced another
aid package for Ukraine that includes up to
$300 million worth of air-defense systems,
ammunition, and other defense equipment.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_says_Putin_has_jolted_NATO_awake_at
security_summit⠀⇛
French President Emmanuel Macron said at a
security conference in the Slovakian capital
on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart
President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO
awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron
also called on the West to offer Ukraine
“tangible and credible” security guarantees
as it battles the Russian invasion.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Nuclear_energy_agency_director_provides
framework_to_prevent_nuclear_catastrophe_to_UN_Security
Council⠀⇛
The Director of the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) urged Ukraine and Russia
to adhere to five principles to prevent
nuclear catastrophe during a briefing Tuesday
to the UN Security Council regarding the
Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ IAEA_Chief_Outlines_Principles_To_Prevent
Nuclear_Catastrophe_At_Zaporizhzhya⠀⇛
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi has
urged Ukraine and Russia to adhere to five
principles to prevent nuclear catastrophe at
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Ukrainians_will_no_longer_need_to_pass_driving
test_to_change_licence_in_Lithuania⠀⇛
Ukrainians will no longer be required to pass
a driving test when changing their A and B
category driver’s licences in Lithuania, the
Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ War_At_‘Important_Moment’_Ahead_Of_Ukraine’s
Expected_Military_Push,_Potential_Peace_Talks,_Macron
Says⠀⇛
Ahead of a looming counteroffensive by
Ukrainian forces on the battlefield, French
President Emmanuel Macron has called for
advancing peace negotiations on the war in
Ukraine on Kyiv’s terms.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Commissioner_Urges_Extension_Of_Ukraine
Grain_Import_Ban⠀⇛
The EU agriculture commissioner says it is
necessary to extend Ukraine grain-import
restrictions until at least the end of
October, despite fierce opposition from Kyiv.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy_Says_371_Children_Deported_By
Russia_Have_Been_Returned_To_Ukraine⠀⇛
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says
371 Ukrainian children have been returned to
Ukraine after being deported by Russia during
the war. Zelenskiy made the announcement as
he launched the Center for the Protection of
Children’s Rights in Ukraine.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Announces_More_Military_Aid_For_Ukraine
Amid_Uptick_In_Attacks_Inside_Russia⠀⇛
The United States on May 31 announced an aid
package for Ukraine that includes Patriot air
defense batteries, ammunition, and other
defense equipment as Ukrainian authorities
said attacks by Russian troops killed one
person in Ukraine’s Donetsk region and one
person in the Kherson region.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Former_Senior_Russian_Police_Officer_Fined
For_Criticizing_War_Against_Ukraine⠀⇛
A court in the Russian city of Tomsk has
fined a retired police lieutenant colonel 1
million rubles ($12,350) in a case of alleged
military “fakes” for anti-war posts he made
on social media.
# ⚓ Spiegel ☛ The_Pain_of_War:_The_Families_of_Dead
Wagner_Fighters_Speak_Out⠀⇛
Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin sent
tens of thousands of prisoners to the front
lines in Ukraine. Many of them never came
back. The aunt and mother of two dead
soldiers refuse to remain silent.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Russia_Destroys_Last_Ukrainian_Warship⠀⇛
Although Ukraine has not yet confirmed what
happened, it admitted that heavy Russian
airstrikes damaged the Odessa port
infrastructure on Monday.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Russia_Bombs_Road_to_Monument_of
Friendship_with_Ukraine_as_It_Prepares_for_Attack⠀⇛
“The Russians are blowing up the border roads
they were using to ‘capture Kyiv in three
days.’”
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Adds_Aid_to_Ukraine_to_Deliver
Ammunition_for_Drones_and_Artillery⠀⇛
The move to send $300 million in additional
support comes as Moscow has come under drone
attacks in recent days.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ The_war_in_Ukraine_comes_to_Russia⠀⇛
Residential areas of Moscow came_under_attack
on_Tuesday for the first time since
explosions first sounded in Kyiv 460 days
earlier — the latest instance of the war in
Ukraine coming home to Russia.
The big picture: Tuesday’s_drone_attack was
the second in Moscow this month after two
drones_exploded near the roof of the Kremlin
on May 3. The Russian capital had previously
been largely shielded from the conflict apart
from the effects of sanctions.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Germany_To_Shut_Down_Russian_Consulates_In
Tit-For-Tat_Move⠀⇛
Germany said on May 31 it would shut down
four out of five Russian consulates by
revoking their licenses, a tit-for-tat move
after Moscow’s decision to limit the number
of German officials in Russia to 350.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Woman_Who_Accused_Biden_Of_Sexual_Harassment
Says_She’s_Moving_To_Russia⠀⇛
An American woman who accused U.S. President
Joe Biden of sexual harassment when she
worked in his Senate office says she is
moving to Russia.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Gazprom_Sets_New_All-time_Record_For_Daily
Gas_Supplies_To_China⠀⇛
By the end of 2022, Russia exported 15.5
billion cubic meters of gas to China through
the Siberian Power pipeline.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ 🔴_Live:_At_least_five_killed_in_strike_on
Ukraine’s_Luhansk,_says_Russian_administration⠀⇛
At least five people were killed and 19
wounded in a night bombardment in Ukraine’s
Luhansk region, its Russian administrators
said, blaming the Ukrainian army for the
attack. Follow our live blog for all the
latest developments on the war in Ukraine.
All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾
# ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Lordy,_There_Are_Tapes_[of_Trump
Acknowledging_He_Had_Stolen_Classified_Documents]!⠀⇛
All trials are about prosecutors telling stories.
This incident is a story so good that Trump tried
to tell it himself, and in the process got recorded
admitting he had stolen classified documents.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Reports:_Prosecutors_have_tape_of
Trump_discussing_holding_onto_classified_doc_after_leaving
office⠀⇛
There are media reports that Justice Department
prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of
former President Donald Trump from after he left
office in which he talks about holding onto a
classified document related to a potential attack
on Iran. CNN first reported that Trump suggested on
the recording that he wanted to share with others
information from the document but that he knew
there were limitations about his ability to
declassify records after he left office. The
comments on the recording, made in July 2021 at his
golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, would appear
to undercut his repeated claims that he
declassified the documents he took with him from
the White House to Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate,
after leaving office.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Climate_Change_and_Russia_Spell_Trouble
for_NATO_Up_North⠀⇛
Russia may be having major difficulties in Ukraine,
but it remains a vast power in the north and the
Arctic, where climate change is opening new sea
routes for trade and trouble.
# ⚓ IDA ☛ We_have_a_new_name_and_logo⠀⇛
For over a year, our board of directors and staff
have been working with a brand consultant to refine
our brand identity. In 2022 the board elected to
change our name from the International Dark-Sky
Association to simply DarkSky.
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Canada_wildfire_smoke_triggers_air_quality
alerts_across_Northeastern_U.S.⠀⇛
Plumes of smoke from wildfires scorching
southeastern_Canada’s Nova Scotia province
are drifting across the Northeastern U.S. and
prompting air quality alerts in several
cities through Wednesday.
# ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Greenpeace_urges_protection_of
newly_discovered_reefs_in_Gulf_of_Mexico⠀⇛
The reefs lie near the proposed site of the
715-km Puerta al Sureste gas pipeline which
plans to supply energy to the southeast.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ European Commission ☛ EU-US_Trade_and_Technology_Council
enhances_cooperation_in_emerging_technologies,_sustainable
trade_and_economic_security⠀⇛
European Commission Press release Luleå, 31 May
2023 Today, the European Union and the United
States have held the fourth ministerial meeting of
the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in
Luleå, Sweden.
# ⚓ Market Watch ☛ Global_tech_layoffs_have_surpassed_200,000
since_the_start_of_2023 [Ed: Those numbers are bogus because
they omit the lion's share of companies (smaller ones) and
some large companies like Microsoft keep lying about the
numbers. Maybe Microsoft laid off 30,000 staff so far this
year. We just know they're lying and spamming the media for
cover.]⠀⇛
More than 200,000 global technology-sector
employees have been laid off since the start of
2023, according to data compiled by the website
Layoffs.fyi.
# ⚓ Amazon_workers_walkout_Wednesday_over_return-to-office,
climate_frustrations⠀⇛
Hundreds of Amazon employees rallied outside the
company’s headquarters Wednesday afternoon to
protest the recent return-to-office mandate and
demand Amazon do more to cut its carbon footprint.
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ UK_tech_industry_pushing_up_salaries_–
but_UI_devs_out_of_luck [Ed: Real salaries have in fact
decreased by a lot due to high inflation, but the media don't
like pointing that out]⠀⇛
Despite job losses among vendors and high profile
companies, those with IT roles in UK companies saw
their salaries increase by as much as 30 percent in
the past year, a survey has found.
While other sectors of the country’s economy
struggle to achieve above-inflation pay rises, IT
roles have remained relatively resilient, according
to data from 1,400 candidates in the UK.
# ⚓ EuroGamer ☛ XCOM_and_Civilization_developer_Firaxis_lays
off_around_30_employees⠀⇛
Firaxis Games – the developer behind the likes of
XCOM, Civilization 6, and last year’s Marvel’s
Midnight Suns – has laid off around 30 developers.
The layoffs occurred yesterday according to a
report by Axios, with a representative for Firaxis
publisher 2K Games telling the website the cuts
were made due to a “sharpening of focus,
enhancements of efficiencies, and an alignment of
our talent against our highest priorities”.
# ⚓ Med City News ☛ Healthcare_Moves:_A_Monthly_Summary_of
Hires_and_Layoffs⠀⇛
Nuance, which Microsoft acquired last year for
nearly $20 billion, recently imposed a round of
layoffs. The company did not disclose the number of
affected employees.
# ⚓ RTE ☛ Zendesk_announces_8%_cut_to_global_workforce⠀⇛
Tech company Zendesk is to cut 8% of its global
workforce.
It is not yet known how the move will impact Irish-
based staff at the customer support software
company.
More than 500 people are employed at Zendesk’s
European headquarters in Dublin.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Rīga_Airport_reports_profits_for_2022⠀⇛
Although the aviation sector was significantly
affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine last year
following the global pandemic, the Rīga
International Airport ended 2022 with a turnover of
€58 million, 5.4 million passengers, 55 thousand
service flights, and 286 thousand euros in profits,
the airport spokeswoman Ilze Salna said May 31.
# ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Will_the_debt_ceiling_deal_mean_less_for
homeland_security?⠀⇛
Congress needs to ensure that the Department of
Homeland Security has the resources it needs to
defend the nation against nonmilitary threats.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ China_Remains_a_Formidable_Economic_Foe⠀⇛
The country’s economic prospects are being
underestimated.
# ⚓ Yahoo News ☛ Binance_Says_‘Reevaluating’_Roles_After_Report
of_Layoffs⠀⇛
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by
trading volume, said it needs to “focus on talent
density across its organization,” as it responded
Wednesday morning to a report of job cuts.
“This is not a case of rightsizing, but rather,
reevaluating whether we have the right talent and
expertise in critical roles, and therefore we will
still be seeking to fill hundreds of open roles,” a
spokesperson told CoinDesk on Wednesday.
# ⚓ Nasdaq ☛ Goldman_Sachs_(GS)_to_Slash_Jobs_in_IB_Division
Amid_Slump⠀⇛
As the sluggish market for deal-making continues,
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. GS is considering
another round of job cuts in the upcoming weeks,per
people familiar with the matter.
In its latest round of layoff, the investment
banking (IB) giant GS is likely to cut fewer than
250 jobs across seniority levels, and include
partners and managing directors. This comes after
Goldman trimmed its headcount by about 3,200 in the
first quarter in its biggest round of layoffs since
the 2008 financial crisis. Last year, the company
cut about 500 jobs.
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ DHS_likely_needs_more_funding_for_IT
modernization,_says_watchdog_official⠀⇛
The Department of Homeland Security is likely to
need additional funding for technology and IT
modernization efforts despite the current pushback
against federal government spending by Republicans
in Congress, according to a top IT and
cybersecurity watchdog official.
As Congress on Wednesday gets close to suspending
the United States’ debt ceiling and limit spending,
including rescinding some funds appropriated for
federal government IT spending, the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) says more money will
likely be needed for the IT modernization in the
near future despite the ongoing battles to restrict
spending.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Erdogan’s_Win_Thwarts_US_Attempt_at_Geopolitical
Shift⠀⇛
Türkiye’s balance strategy between Russia and
the U.S. upsets Washington. The Ankara-Moscow
cooperation seems to be increasing in different
dimensions.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Germany_To_Close_Russian_Consulates_In_The
Country⠀⇛
The German embassy in Moscow and the consulate in
St. Petersburg will continue to operate.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Prosecutors_in_Trump_Documents_Case
Scrutinize_Handling_of_Security_Footage⠀⇛
Investigators are trying to determine if there was
any attempt to obstruct them from getting access to
footage from a security camera near the room where
classified material was stored.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ AI_in_China:_Xi_aims_for_balance_between
progress_and_protection⠀⇛
China calls for heightened national security
measures for artificial intelligence. A meeting
chaired by President Xi Jinping emphasized the need
to safeguard political security and improve
security governance of internet data and artificial
intelligence.
# ⚓ Sentence_to_politician_for_misrepresenting_Kurdish_lawyer
as_attacker_in_İstiklal_bombing⠀⇛
The court gave the verdict in the first hearing of
the case for insulting and disseminating private
information unlawfully. No accusations were made
for “publicly disseminating information misleading
the people,” the so-called disinformation offense.
# ⚓ Police_erect_barricades_around_İstanbul’s_Gezi_Park_on_10th
anniversary_of_massive_protests⠀⇛
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the protests
against a construction project in Gezi Park, which
transformed into countrywide demonstrations against
the Erdoğan government.
# ⚓ MHP_invites_prosecutors_to_start_criminal_cases_against
Kılıçdaroğlu⠀⇛
İstanbul MP of the Nationalist Movement Party
invited the prosecutors to prepare indictments for
the investigation reports kept waiting at the
parliament for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, reminding that
his immunity will be lifted now as he is not
elected an MP.
# ⚓ Pro-government_columnist_claims_appeals_court_upheld
İstanbul_mayor’s_political_ban⠀⇛
Mayor İmamoğlu’s lawyer has denied the claim,
saying that the appeals court has yet to give a
judgment regarding the mayor’s appeal.
# § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
# ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ BBC_Verify?⠀⇛
Apparently, it “really matters” that the BBC
acts as the UK government’s official arbiter
of truth because, according to Spring,
“mistruths” can “cause really serious harm to
society.” Marianna has yet to define “harm,”
but that doesn’t really matter. The
government hasn’t either, despite the fact
that it has placed its vague concept of
“harm” at the centre of its equally ambiguous
Online Safety Bill. Which is proposed state
censorship legislation that Marianna is very
keen to promote.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_propaganda_attempts_a_YouTube
reboot⠀⇛
A new Russian propaganda show debuted a few
days ago on YouTube, which has blocked
numerous channels connected to the Russian
state, including Russia Today, the “LDNR”
People’s Republics, Vladimir Solovyov, and
others. Parent company Google started purging
this content well before the February 2022
invasion of Ukraine on the grounds that it
violates YouTube’s community rules. Now one
project is trying to claw back that audience
with a program called “Z-Girlfriends,” whose
creators say their main goal is to support
Russian troops as they fight in Ukraine.
# ⚓ Breach Media ☛ The_Breach_barred_from_weapons_show
for_‘critical_anti-war_journalism’⠀⇛
A major weapons trade convention in Ottawa,
the largest annual gathering of arms and
surveillance manufacturers in North America,
barred The Breach from attending because of
it’s “critical anti-war journalism.”
The CANSEC conference, put on by the Canadian
Association of Defence and Security
Industries (CADSI), has long been protested
by community groups in Ottawa for welcoming
authoritarian governments and weapons
companies implicated in
# ⚓ India Times ☛ Twitter_Could_Face_Europe_Ban_After
Failure_To_Comply_With_EU’s_Disinformation_Rules⠀⇛
Twitter could face a ban in Europe if it
doesn’t comply with the European Union’s
code. Recently, Twitter withdrew from a
voluntary rulebook that’s called the “EU
voluntary Code of Practice against
disinformation.” During an interview with
France Info, France’s Digital Minister Jean-
Noël Barrot threatened that Twitter could
face a ban in Europe if the social media
company doesn’t comply with the
disinformation rule.
“Disinformation is one of the gravest threats
weighing on our democracies,” Barrot said.
“Twitter, if it repeatedly doesn’t follow our
rules, will be banned from the EU.”
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ NYPost ☛ ‘Boycott_Target’_song_over_retailer’s_LGBTQ
‘agenda’_tops_iTunes_—_but_rapper_still_claims_he’s_‘shadow-
banned’⠀⇛
The track has hit No. 1 on iTunes’ most popular
chart across all genres, and sits above songs by
Taylor Swift and Luke Combs that are in the No. 2
and No. 3 spots, respectively.
Blow, however, told Fox he’s still facing
censorship.
“It’s shadow-banned all over the world right now,”
Blow said.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Navalny_to_stand_trial_in_prison,_not_in_Moscow
court⠀⇛
Alexey Navalny’s trial for “extremism” will take
place not in a court in Moscow, but in the penal
colony in the Vladimir region where the politician
is currently serving his sentence. Navalny
spokesperson Kira Yarmysh posted the news on
Twitter.
# ⚓ HRW ☛ No_Joking_Allowed_in_Vietnam⠀⇛
The minister’s men were quick to retaliate. Police
harassed and threatened Bui Tuan Lam, 39, placed
him under intrusive surveillance, summoned, and
interrogated him, and pressured him to close his
sidewalk noodle soup shop. In September 2022, the
long-time rights activist was arrested on bogus
charges of “propaganda against the state.”
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ Imprisoned_Kurdish_journalist_forced_to_speak_Turkish_at
hospital⠀⇛
Zeynel Bulut, one of the 15 Kurdish journalists
arrested on “terror” charges last year, was
hospitalized due to his illness.
# ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ Globe_Publisher_Calls_Bill_C-18_a_“Threat
to_the_Independence_of_Media”_As_Government_Senate
Representative_Smears_Bill_Critics⠀⇛
The Senate hearings on Bill C-18, the Online News
Act, resumed yesterday with two blockbuster panels
that included the Globe and Mail, News Media
Canada, La Presse, Le Devoir, Canadaland, The Line,
and Village Media. The unmistakable takeaway was
the enormous risks the bill creates to the
independence of the press, to the future of digital
media, and to the bottom lines of Canadian news
outlets across the country. Further, it is
increasingly apparent that the government has no
real answers to these risks other than sabre
rattling with tech companies and questioning the
motives of critics of the legislation.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ HRW ☛ https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/06/01/china-
acknowledge-tiananmen-massacre⠀⇛
Chinese authorities are increasing efforts to erase
memories of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square
Massacre in Beijing while people across the globe
commemorate the event, Human Rights Watch said
today.
The Chinese government should acknowledge
responsibility for the mass killing of pro-
democracy demonstrators and provide redress for
victims and family members.
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Iranian_dissidents’_claim_of
presidential_[breach]_likely_legitimate,_experts_say⠀⇛
A trove of documents, images and videos from the
offices of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi posted
online Monday appear to be authentic, cybersecurity
experts familiar with the matter told CyberScoop on
Wednesday.
The materials posted to a Telegram channel Monday
by a group called “GhyamSarnegouni” (“Rise to
Overthrow”) include alleged diplomatic
correspondence, floor plans for the offices and
sleeping quarters of the Iranian president and
other top government offices, detailed network
topologies for sensitive Iranian government
networks and more.
# ⚓ ACLU ☛ Broken_Promises:_Trump-era_Travel_Bans_Keep
Thousands_Trapped_in_Limbo⠀⇛
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program provides a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for immigrants
seeking to build a future in the United States.
Established in 1990, the program aims to
“diversify” immigration to the U.S. by providing
opportunities for people from countries with low
immigration rates who meet certain criteria, such
as education and work experience. Each year, about
11 million people apply, and only 55 thousand
people are lucky enough to be randomly selected.
Applicants have a 1_percent chance of winning.
While in office, Trump implemented a number of
policies that upended the lives of tens of
thousands of people who had beaten the odds and won
the Diversity Visa lottery. The widely-criticized
Muslim_Ban is one of those policies, and its
effects have been well documented. But Trump also
implemented and extended lesser-known_policies,
known as Presidential Proclamations10014 and 10052,
under the guise of protecting the U.S. labor market
after Covid-19 broke out, that dealt a devastating
blow to winners of the 2020 and 2021 lottery.
Although President Biden has since revoked Trump’s
bans, he has not restarted visa processing for
those who were shut out because of it. As a result,
tens of thousands of people still remain in limbo.
These are the stories of four people who are still
waiting for justice.
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ Community_consultation_on_increasing_availability
of_critical_APNIC_services⠀⇛
Share your feedback by 21 June on the availability
of critical APNIC services.
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ On_synchronicity_(and_the_desirability_of_not
having_it,_sometimes)⠀⇛
There is synchronicity in the Internet. Is that a
good thing?
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# § Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Fanaticism_and_legalism_at_the
dawn_of_the_UPC:_how_UPC_fanaticism_has_left_the_UPC
devoid_of_privileges_and_immunities [Ed: UPC is illegal
and it'll have no privileges when a high court rules
that it must be revoked]⠀⇛
# ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Guest_Post:_Jillian
Grennan,_Charting_New_Paths_in_Innovation:_Reflections
from_Harvard’s_Innovation_Economics_Conference [Ed:
Conflating patents with innovation, now with a gendered
slant to distract from how harmful monopolies]⠀⇛
Recently, I had the privilege of being part
of the Junior Innovation Economics Conference
at Harvard Business School. This diverse
gathering of scholars from fields as varied
as management, technology, economics,
finance, and public policy delved headlong
into the intricate dynamics of invention and
innovation policy. Several researchers spoke
about issues relevant for better
understanding diversity and inclusion in the
inventive process and how to improve it.
These included: documenting gender
disparities in attribution for innovative
output, understanding how “opt-in”
organizational processes can unlock the
innovative potential of engineers from
underrepresented groups, and measuring how
broader representation can help bring more
valuable innovations to market.
# ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ 1_June_2023:_Birth_of_the
Unitary_Patent_and_the_Unified_Patent_Court [Ed:
Unified Patent Court is illegal and it will explode on
the EU]⠀⇛
# ⚓ 17th_Annual_Meeting_with_Member_States [Ed: Criminals
meet their facilitators (institutional corruption)]⠀⇛
The 17th Annual Meeting for the European
Patent Network took place in Lisbon from 26
to 27 May, marking the first face-to-face
gathering since the shift to digital meetings
in 2020.
# ⚓ JUVE ☛ Powell_Gilbert_opens_new_Ireland_office_on_eve
of_UPC [Ed: Paid-for spam by propaganda site of Team
UPC, not news]⠀⇛
# ⚓ JUVE ☛ Leading_UPC_figures:_Who_helped_shape_Europe’s
new_patent_court? [Ed: And yet more paid-for spam by
propaganda site of Team UPC, not news; JUVE has been
lobbying for criminals because those criminals paid
JUVE. JUVE's editor found out there's more money in
crime than in truth or reporting. Later on JUVE will
help them shame courts and pressurising judges to allow
a crime to go unpunished because doing justice would
"embarrass the EU" or "admonish the kangaroo court"
(see what Microsoft did in the UK after the CMA
decision on Activision). When press becomes an active
facilitator of crime one might wonder if they too are
subjected to stricter regulation, especially in light
of the bribes.]⠀⇛
# ⚓ How_to_correct_SPC_data_for_a_patent_opted_out_of_the
UPC [Ed: UPC is illegal and firms that promoted this
illegal system by lying through bribed media and
gullible politicians are now selling illegal
services]⠀⇛
# § Trademarks⠀➾
# ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB_Posts_June_2023_Hearing_Schedule⠀⇛
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-
Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled nine (9) oral
hearings for the month of June 2023. All of
the hearings will be held via video
conference. Briefs and other papers for each
case may be found at TTABVUE via the links
provided.
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Walled Culture ☛ Warhol_understood_what
transformative_art_looked_like,_the_US_Supreme_Court
doesn’t⠀⇛
This goes to the heart of these arguments
about fair use. They require judges to
exercise what is essentially an artistic
rather than legalistic judgement. Even tiny
changes to the original can be transformative
and create a new creative work. Warhol is one
of the best examples of this, since many of
his works take existing images – sometimes
completely mundane ones like soup can labels
– and turn them into something that is
genuinely new and creative.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Court_Orders_ISPs_to_Block_“Spider-
Man”_Piracy…_Before_it_Happens⠀⇛
The Delhi High Court has handed down a broad
blocking order that aims to stop piracy
before it happens. Following an application
by Sony Pictures, more than 100 pirate sites
will be preemptively blocked by Indian ISPs
to prevent ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-
Verse’ piracy. The blocking order also
applies to domain names that have yet to be
registered.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Iconic_Torrent_Site_RARBG_Shuts_Down,
All_Content_Releases_Stop⠀⇛
RARBG, one of the world’s largest torrent
sites, has said “farewell” to millions of
users. The site, which was a prominent and
stable source of new movie and TV show
releases, cited a variety of reasons behind
its decision to cease operations. The
surprise shutdown marks the end of an era.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ RARBG:_Over_267,000_Movie_&_TV_Show
Magnet_Links_Appear_Online⠀⇛
A few hours ago the team behind veteran
torrent site RARBG announced that after 15
years online, the curtain had come down for
the final time. The effect on the public
torrent site scene will become apparent in
the coming days but for those more interested
in historical record keeping, all is not
lost. A few hours ago an archive of RARBG
magnet links, spanning over 267,000 movie and
TV show releases, suddenly appeared online.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Legendary_Torrent_Site_RARBG_Shuts
Down_Due_to_War,_COVID,_Inflation⠀⇛
“We are sorry :(” the administrators wrote as
a final message on the long-running piracy
website.
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal⠀➾
# ⚓ Hospitalist_Inspirations⠀⇛
I’ve decided to document some reflections on my
work as a hospitalist. Plenty of things to talk
about! I work regular medicine floors, as well as
our step-down unit. We have a nice collection of
problems with different organ systems here…
o § Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Computing_and_the_Environment⠀⇛
Computing has often been seen in the past as more
environmentally friendly than using lots of paper,
but that is not necessarily the case.
# ⚓ brain_dump_of_hackvr_related_things⠀⇛
texture support might be fun to get PS1/N64/etc-
like graphics instead of forcing the more 80s-like
style my version of hackvr has.
# § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ A_Tangential_Remark_on_Procrustean_Epistemologies⠀⇛
It is a discussion about the problem with
computer system whose data model does not fit
the mental model of domain experts, and which
forces those experts’ to distort their data
to fit the form demanded by the computer
system and – by doing so – introducing
inaccuracies to the data itself. It is well
worth a read on its own, but it reminded me
of something that recently happened to me,
which was admittedly not that but shared the
same cause of entry of some information into
an ill-fitting data model.
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