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䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login):
http://techrights.org/2023/06/27/epo-senior-staff-getting-crushed/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/06/27/irc-log-260623/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/06/27/the-global-empire-strikes-back/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/06/27/vladimir-putin-and-upc/#comments
䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised):
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http://techrights.org/2023/06/27/gentoo-improvements/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/06/27/graphics-work/#comments
http://techrights.org/2023/06/27/leadership-and-management/#comments
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✐ On_Top_of_Setting_Up_Kangaroo_Courts_for_Patents,_EPO_is_Working_to_Drive_Out
the_Best_Patent_Examiners_to_Lower_Quality_and_Grant_More_Fake_(Invalid)
European_Patents_Which_Kangaroos_Can_Then_Endorse⠀✐
Posted in Europe, Law, Patents at 3:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Video_download_link | md5sum 56c971a85392caf423543fede16522bd
EPO Against Work Experience
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/epo-senior-staff-getting-crushed.webm
Summary: The European Patent Office (EPO) is going down the drain because the
best workers are being driven out to make way for obedient, inexperienced
rubber-stamping scabs — all this in direct_violation_of_the_European_Patent
Convention_(EPC), which turns 50 later this year; this is a catastrophe in the
making, overshadowed only by illegal and unconstitutional fake ‘courts’ set up
by the very same coup plotters and lobbyists (even bribed “media” like JUVE)
The systematic abuse of the EPO, led by Benoît_Battistelli‘s friend António
Campinos, is taking another step further as experienced_examiners_are_being
driven_out, with the expected_outcome_of_worse_patent_quality and mental_health
crisis; the management promotes illegal European_software_patents, knowing they
might end up being handled_by_an_illegal_kangaroo_court.
“What does the European Commission think of a patent office bribing publishers
to cover up corruption?”The Local Staff Committee Munich (LSCMN) has some new
publication. SUEPO also has some new representatives, more than a dozen of them
in fact [1 [PDF], 2 [PDF]], and there are some overlaps between the two groups
(staff representatives and union representatives). Well, they now point_out
[PDF] that the Office is going to run out of suitably trained and experienced
patent examiners. To quote the representatives’ message to staff:
§ The fate of an ageing workforce at the EPO⠀➾
Dear colleagues,
When reading the communication campaigns of the EPO, one would think
the EPO is an employer treating its employees with respect and
fulfilling its duty of care. However, the current policies are
focusing on productivity as the main (sole) criterion for
appreciating staff with unrealistic production expectations in many
cases.
Such policies do not take into account the facts of life (e.g. health
problems) and even worsen them with production corridors affecting in
particular the ageing workforce.
Those among the ageing workforce who are considered, regardless of
their condition, as performing below the expectations of their
corridor are currently being singled out by line managers.
In this paper, we explain that instead of chasing out ageing
employees, the EPO should rather invest into its workforce and be up
to the standards it pretends to have in its communication campaigns.
Sincerely yours
The Local Staff Committee Munich – LSCMN
Here’s the full publication, which is discussed in the video at the top:
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇The_fate_of_an_ageing_workforce_at_the_EPO:
“Building_a_workplace_where_everyone_feels_welcome,_respected_and
where_everybody_can_bring_their_authentic_self”_-_“Corporate_social
responsibility”_“Leave_no-one_behind”_-“International_women’s_day”_-
“Shadowing_day”_“International_day_of_people_with_a_disability”_-
“Women’s_network”_-_“The_rainbow_group”_“The_special_needs_network”⦈_
Reading these quotes you would think the EPO is an employer treating
its employees with respect and fulfilling its duty of care. However,
the current policies are focusing on productivity as the main (sole)
criterion for appreciating staff with unrealistic production
expectations in many cases.
Such policies do not take into account the facts of life (e.g. health
problems) and even worsen them with production corridors affecting in
particular the ageing workforce.
In addition to that, other issues come into play:
- working digitally in general
- new IT tools that are frequently updated
- high pace of procedural changes
- sedentary work causing physical problems, such as eye or back
trouble
- concentration issues
Those among the ageing workforce who are considered, regardless of
their condition, as performing below the expectations of their
corridor are currently being singled out by line managers.
They are regularly forced to attend meetings with the team manager,
director, often HR partner and even sometimes principal director.
The pretext for these meetings is:
“We are here to help you reach your goals”
But the real reason is to make it clear to him or her that:
“Your production/productivity is too low”
“You are not doing enough according to your grade and experience”
“You are being unfair towards the younger colleagues in the team
because they do more for less money”
“You are lowering the team’s production figures”
Which may then be followed by:
“This low production/productivity could lead to the initiation of the
incompetence procedure”
And even:
“Maybe you should consider working part time”
“Maybe it is time to retire”
Such a procedure is experienced as institutional harassment forcing
employees to retire or even resign.
By focusing solely on productivity aspects, the EPO is actually
ignoring the specific competencies of each employee in its workforce.
Ageing employees accumulate significant knowledge over the years and
are a precious asset for training purposes and decision making.
Instead of chasing out ageing employees, the EPO should rather invest
into its workforce and be up to the standards it pretends to have in
its communication campaigns.
Sincerely yours
The Local Staff Committee Munich
Speaking of “communication campaigns”, how much did the EPO bribe the media
last year for mindless puff pieces in what’s left of the “press”? What does the
European Commission think of a patent office bribing publishers to cover up
corruption? The same European Commission which trampled all over conventions
yesterday, in order to ratify a fake ‘court’ subservient to the_dictator… █
🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽⦇President_Putin_to_Klaus_Grabinski:_Make_me_a_court_that
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⣿⣯⣈⣩⣉⣙⣉⣋⣁⣉⣉⣋⣳⣏⣋⣉⣉⣉⣹⣈⣟⣁⡉⣹⣼⣯⣿⣧⣁⣀⣉⣁⣉⣉⣉⢉⣟⣉⡉⣹⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⡿⠻⠿⠿⢿⠿⡿⠿⠿⠿⡿⣟⡿⠿⣿⣿⢿⢟⡿⡿⡿⠿⠿⣿⠿⠟⠿⢻⡿⣿⡿⠻⡿⠿⡟⠿⠿⠟⣿⢿⡿⠻⠿⠿⠿⡿⡿⡟⢿⡿⡿⠿⠿⡿⡿⠿⢛⡿⣿⡟⡟⡛⡿⣿⢿⠿⢿⢻⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣷⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣴⣿⣶⣾⣶⣶⣦⣶⣶⣿⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣷⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣶⣶⣷⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⠟⣫⣋⡉⣹⣥⣿⣵⣑⠘⣹⡏⣉⢛⣝⠉⣽⣋⢛⡛⣑⣽⣋⢛⣉⣛⢋⣙⣸⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣉⣍⣍⣙⣏⣉⣉⣉⣉⣩⣉⣍⣋⣉⣉⣉⣩⣉⣩⣉⣉⣉⣍⣉⣉⣉⣍⣉⣍⣉⣩⣉⣉⣍⣉⣍⣍⣉⣉⣉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣞⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⣥⣖⣿⠰⠤⠴⠿⠋⠈⠚⠿⠿⠈⠀⠝⢾⡄⠂⠘⣿⣿⣶⡆⠐⢢⠎⢘⣒⣓⣒⣒⣚⣠⣴⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣾⡿⡿⠉⠁⠀⢸⠄
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣼⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⡎⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⣈⣤⣴⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣦⣤⣈⠛⠩⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⠏⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⡿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⠉⠀⠀⠀⠄⣿⠁
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢁⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣉⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⠿⡿⣿⠛⠛⡋⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣌⠙⣷⢶⡹⢻⣏⡄⠼⠟⠋⡻⢟⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡿⣦
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡶⡏⢺⣿⢸⡟⡏⠊⢼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⣡⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⡇⠸⢀⢇⣺⣄⣠⣧⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡈⠛⢻⡿⣅⠀⠀⢰⢠⡦⢶⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣔⡀⠀⠀⢺⣿⠛
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣦⡽⣿⡘⠘⣬⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢃⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⠾⣿⠛⡟⡛⢹⢉⠉⡇⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠸⣿⠋⠰⡠⠤⠀⢵⡆⠷⠀⠀⠰⠂⠀⠀⠀⠚⠟⠁⠀⠘⠒⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣧⢿⣷⢾⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢀⣻⣘⣡⣣⣦⣼⣴⣾⢾⠿⡿⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢀⣀⣱⣯⣷⣤⣤⣤⢤⢶⣶⣶⣶⣲⣶⣿⡿⣿⣶⣶⣶⢶⣶⣶⣶⣶
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡏⠞⣡⣾⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢛⠛⡟⢩⠩⣿⠉⡄⡌⠈⢸⠀⡆⣗⣈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠸⢿⡧⢻⠓⠛⣛⣾⣦⠉⠉⡨⡍⠍⣭⡭⣥⣭⣭⣭⡭⠭⠝⣭⣍⡹
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣓⡀⣿⣿⣿⠏⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⡇⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣰⣠⣦⣦⣿⣶⡶⢶⠾⠟⢻⡟⠟⠏⢽⣿⣿⡟⠁⠨⠕⢋⣧⣒⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣦⡽⠓⠚⡸⢳⠯⠈⣄⠤⠜⠒⠊⢉⣿⠫
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠿⣄⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠽⠹⢩⢀⡄⣠⠀⡇⡜⣇⣗⣈⣇⣴⣤⣬⣿⡏⠠⣯⠠⠿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⠀⠤⠜⢠⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠯⣆
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢻⡾⢿⣿⡄⠀⣠⡄⢀⣠⣤⣶⣶⣦⣴⣾⣷⣌⡙⠿⣿⣧⣥⣦⣼⣾⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣆⠀⡄⠃⢡⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡄⠀⢸⣛⣤⣄⣠⣤⣭⣤⣶⣾⣗
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣆⢠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡆⢈⣉⡙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⡉⠉⠀⠀⢰⣗⣠⡄⣈⢉⠛⠧⠈⠠⠼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣤⣿⣤⣬⣽⣿⣿⡇⠂⠘⣽⣍⠀⣿⣿⠛⣿⡿⢟⣇
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⡾⠛⠛⢛⣛⠛⡃⢸⠈⢓⡀⠀⢀⠀⠉⡋⢱⠀⣲⣗⠘⠟⠙⣙⡬⢤⠀⡐⠀⠀⣱⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣢⡄⠀⣧⣿⡇⠻⣿⡇⠀⡁⠨⠁
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣬⣿⡏⠈⢹⣿⣿⣿⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣃⣴⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⢈⢱⢆⡀⢄⡠⠀⢸⠀⣈⣀⣲⠛⠀⠂⠂⠀⠀⠉⢠⠟⠟⠛⡡⠟⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⠀⢠⠠⠀⠹⡁⠃⠚⢏⠀⠂⠸⠂⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⣸⣿⣿⣿⡆⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠈⢘⠤⠦⠄⠉⠡⠶⠆⠩⠽⠿⠞⠰⠤⠡⠸⠦⠤⣾⡤⠀⢈⣁⠀⣂⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠃⠒⠒⠈⠒⠶⣖⣁⣀⡍⠀⠈
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠧⣿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠉⠽⠾⠟⠾⠙⠓⠺⠻⠷⠿⠿⠷⠏⠐⡛⠓⠚⠿⠿⠷⠿⠉⠉⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠑⠂⣔⣒⣉⠛⣛⡉
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⢿⣿⣷⣤⣄⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣯⡍⠉⣩⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠐⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿
⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⢸⡀⢹⣿⡇⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⣤⣴⡀⢀⢀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣍⣼⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿
⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣿
⠉⣽⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢠⣴⣿⣧⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢻⣻⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⡿⠂⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡿⢹⣿⣿⢿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣿⣿
⠀⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠞⢛⠒⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣼⣥⣠⣻⣛⣿⣟⣿⣾⣦⢰⣶⣦⣱⣿⠢⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠛⢻⠞⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿
⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⡟⢧⠉⠉⠛⢿⡯⣵⣾⣿⣿⣿⣛⡟⣿⣿⣟⣿⣾⢿⣀⡄⣄⣀⠀⢖⣷⣤⣿⣀⡑⠛⠁⢿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⣿⣿⣇⡀⠀⠸⠿⠿⣿⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠯⠆⠀⠀⢺⣷⣿⣿⣿⢷⠶⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⢀⣔⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⢃⣀⣀⣸⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠉⠉⣩⣷⣶⣶⣿⣶⣶⣿⣶⣶⣿⡿⢋⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡿⠽⠿⢿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣭⢁⠀⢀⣀⣾⠿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣄⣭⣫⣽⣭⣽⣛⡿⣿⡏⠁⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣝⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣦⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀
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✐ Free_Software_Communities_Make_Red_Bait_(IBM),_Google,Microsoft(GAFAM)_and
Others_Obsolete,_But_They’re_Fighting_Back_Viciously_and_Mercilessly⠀✐
Posted in Free/Libre_Software, GNU/Linux, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Red_Hat at 7:
33 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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BRICS Rising and So Does Cancel Brigade
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0
http://techrights.org/videos/brics-ddos-and-rms.webm
Summary: Companies like IBM have quit_pretending_to_care_about_communities and
about_"Open_Source" (to them, the communities of volunteers are just slaves and
Microsoft_is_a_strategic_ally, just_like_the_global_empire); we need to pave a
path towards freedom from monopolies — all of them!
THE battle is on. The gloves are off. The monopolists took off their gloves.
They’re infiltrating_the_kernel via the corrupt Linux_Foundation and they’re
trolling_the_community_in_all_sorts_of_ways, patent trolling aside. They keep
calling us names, they say we’re unruly, and they try to domesticate us while
they're_bombing_people_for_fun_and_profit. Even in recent years they still try
to 'finish_Hitler's_job' and then they impose some Code_of_Censorship_to
silence/quell/ban_dissent. Who do these C-suite millionaires think they are?
How gullible do they think geeks are?
“How gullible do they think geeks are?”As we noted this morning, GNU/Linux_is
growing_in_large_countries_with_almost_half_of_the_world's_population. Not DRM
and Steam stuff, let alone ChromeOS (spyware/GAFAM), but real GNU/Linux with
truly free (libre) software. People got_tired_of_social_control_media and
software (spyware/malware) that controls the users. They want to be in control
of their lives, and moreover in_control_of_their_digital_devices (which they
paid for).
“Leaving Red Hat is harder than leaving Novell, but it’s a step in the right
direction.”We’re seeing somewhat of a mutiny this month, and that mutiny isn’t
in Russia. A bunch of billionaires have deployed their “tactical nukes” in an
effort to make several more billions and it is backfiring; they’re calling
people who use_GNU/Linux_without_paying_Red_Bait_(IBM) “freeloaders” (yes, it
has_come_to_that! From the people did hatchet jobs and ran campaigns of
defamation against the father of GNU/Linux [1, 2], whose operating system
project turns_40_in_a_few_months).
“Much of IBM’s actions appear to be maneuvering to beat Microsoft to
decommodifying Linux as per the_Halloween_Documents,” an associate of ours
noted.
“Jeff Geerling’s posts,” the associate added, are relevant as he “also stated
clearly what IBM is up to and his personal countermeasures, in three posts.”
(See links above; the remaining parts are [1, 2])
We say, bring it on! Go ahead and try slanderous personal attacks (we shall
cover this_topic in a series next month). There were also Distributed_Denial_of
Service_(DDoS)_attacks_which_lasted_two_days_and_are_hard_to_attribute_to_any
one_person/company.
We’re meanwhile encouraging readers to say goodbye to Red Hat (Red Hat’s latest
statement only worsens things), however gradually. Leaving Red Hat is harder
than leaving Novell, but it’s a step in the right direction. Don’t fall for
IBM’s Red Bait, it’s not free and it’ll get worse over time. There’s no
goodwill there. The mask slipped, the gloves came off, and IBM is prioritising
its partnership with Microsoft over the community, whose work it long exploited
for profit. To these companies, this isn’t about making the world a better
place, it’s just about making money. █
“Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they
operate require it – their shareholders would revolt at anything less.”
–Aaron Swartz
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Posted in Courtroom, Europe, Law, Patents at 3:51 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Neither of those things can be considered legally true, but guess what they did
yesterday.
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and UK ratified UPC⦈
Summary: The European Commission (and Union) now actively participates in the
EPO‘s crimes; after ignoring corruption for over a decade the EU will share the
liability, with dictators_replacing_democracy under false pretenses (breaking
the law — even violating constitutions — in the name of “protecting” the law)
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§ Contents⠀➾
* Gemini*_and_Gopher
o Personal/Opinions
o Technology_and_Free_Software
# Internet/Gemini
# Programming
* § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾
o § Personal/Opinions⠀➾
# ⚓ mary_louise_pratt,_toward_a_speech_act_theory_of_literary
discourse⠀⇛
it is one thing for the poet, or even the poet-
critic, to claim that his art exists in a universe
of its own and bears no relation to the society in
which he and his readers live. it is quite another
for the literary analyst to unquestioningly accept
such a view as the basis for a theory of
literature. the poet’s declaration that he no
longer wishes his work to be associated with
‘society’ or ‘reality’ or ‘commerce’ or ‘the
masses’ is hardly grounds for the critic to decide
that the associations have in fact ceased to exist
or ceased to pertain to the critical enterprise.
mary louise pratt, toward a speech act theory of
literary discourse
# ⚓ 2023_Week_24/25:_Status_and_Photos⠀⇛
I have a few items in the works for Rob’s Gemini
Capsule, mainly a new math article and some CGI
projects. However, I’ve stalled on them in the last
few months, as pressures from real life have been
taking up most of my time and energy. As a result,
I’ve primarily been updating my log on the capsule
and little else. I hope that’ll change soon.
o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾
# ⚓ Installing_Ethernet⠀⇛
My house used to be connected to Comcast before we
switched over to a local fiber ISP. This switch has
happened years ago and the house was outfitted with
coax back in the Comcast days. Of course now, there
is no use for Coax. The local antenna stations are
not great and we don’t have cable coming in either.
So I figured that I would replace our existing coax
with ethernet.
We have three coax ports. One in the basement that
goes outside along the wall. And two in the house
that share the same wall across two floors. The
basement port was very easy to replace as I just
had to poke the ethernet out the wall and re-enter
into the boiler room—where the networking is
located.
# ⚓ hottail_—_tail_-f_with_a_heat-map⠀⇛
I am a big fan of log files. As I develop and test,
and deploy code, logs provide invaluable
information for debugging and improving (and
sometimes, understanding) the system.
While watching logs with ‘tail -f’ works pretty
well, I would _really_ like to see a heat-mapped
view of a log. By that I mean colorized lines which
start hot and slowly cool — allowing me to
instantly see if anything happened recently, as
well as the relative age of entries — at a glance!
I assumed that anything I can think someone has
already done — the world is now big enough for
that. But it appears that no one has, in this case.
There are many ways to colorize a log based on its
content, but not time-based.a
# ⚓ Finishing_the_BITX40_Case⠀⇛
Last time I had powered up the front panel to test
the radio, and were just about to try some power
filter components to get rid of the “tuning
clicks”. I experimented and found that the clicks
went away with a 56 Ω series and 33 µF parallel low
pass filter added to the Raduino power input. I
went with a 330 µF capacitor to have some extra
margin.
Next I soldered shielded cables to the volume knob,
the audio out jack and the and microphone in jack.
The “mono” cable used for the jacks was quite nice
to work with. The “stereo” cable used for the
volume knob was a bit bulky. I didn’t have a crimp
tool for the Molex KK connectors used on the BITX
main board, so I soldered the wires into the pins
(I had bought a lot of them). I continued with a
red-black twin cable for the power and a short run
of RG316 coax for the VFO.
# ⚓ The_Semi-Ultimate_ATRAC_Encoding_Comparison⠀⇛
In which I present samples of ATRAC1 and ATRAC3
audio compressed using various methods, so you can
both compare different ATRAC encoders as well as
the different ATRAC versions and bitrates.
# ⚓ Backups_of_RK3588_TRM_and_Datasheet_(on_the_decentralized
web)⠀⇛
My plan of running language models on my RK3588
board failed because the official SDK segfaults
with the simplest of examples. Nothing I can do
until Rockchip fixes it. In the mean time, me and
my friend cam across the RK3588(S) Technical
Reference Manuals on GitHub (not linked in the hope
that Rockchip will not spend time to take it down).
We decided to look into it and see if we can build
our own drivers and SDK. I also made backups of the
datasheets and TRMs in case they get taken down.
# ⚓ re:_Installing_Ethernet⠀⇛
ttocsneb wrote about their plans to run Ethernet
through the house. Running wire through the wall is
a complete pain! I’ve heard a chain is a great way
to pull calbe from the attic up, and I’ve used
cable fishing lines before for smaller jobs. Even
used speaker wire for a recent project haha.
I got lucky in my house that the phone jacks found
in each room were actually wired with Cat5e, all
going to a central location in the basement. Was
easy enough to replace with RJ45 keystone jacks. I
did have to run new cable through to the garage for
my PoE security cameras though. Went up through
from the basement, through a joist and terminated
with 2 keystone jacks. I still have to run one to
the back patio though, and I’ve been dreading that
job. Will probably have to drill through my siding
and exterior wall to run the cable into the
basement. I hate making permament changes ‘ya know?
# § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ ✍_Gemtext_enhancements…⠀⇛
I believe I found a method to make tables and
ordered list in GemText without any major
changes. I will post my take on this subject
ASAP!
# ⚓ gemini_feed’⠀⇛
I’m looking for a protocol description of
‘gemlog’ and ‘gemini feed’. Can anyone point
me to links? (I am studiously avoiding the
word ‘definitive’ here intentionally) 🤔
# ⚓ 2023-W26:_Locrian.zone⠀⇛
Locrian.zone has a “Friday link roundup”,
which initially piqued my interest in the
capsule. The “Friday link roundup” has links
of interesting things from multiple
protocols.
# ⚓ Gemini,_the_Devil’s_Advocate⠀⇛
People who write Gemini software, like
myself, are occasionally annoyed by the
incompleteness and ambiguousness in the spec.
But oh man it is so, so, so much more comfy
to write Gemini software than nearly any
other network protocol ecosystem. Maybe IRC
comes close but even then Gemini beats it in
brevity.
Folks have been repeating variations of the
above five criticisms since at least I joined
the Gemini community nearly four years ago.
In 2021 some of these had some merit, and I
had my own specific complaints about Gemini
born from actually writing software for it
(URLs were still the wrong choice vs IRIs,
TLS was still the wrong choice vs a custom
noise channel, etc), but it is becoming
increasingly obvious now that all the people
who criticise Gemini on rational and
objective merits have an egg on their face.
# ⚓ On_communities,_centralization_and_capitalism⠀⇛
I recently watched a YouTube video talking
about the demise of a website called Tumblr
(well, demise… the place is still working,
but its current numbers make it a very low
traffic place), how the NSFW content there
made it what it was, how it turned into a
very queer friendly place and how ads,
revenue and the subsequent companies that
owned it didn’t want to do any with that
content… and that was it.
# ⚓ My_(third)_first_gemlog_entry⠀⇛
The FIRST first was on gemlog.blue, which I
quickly left after realizing it was
completely unmoderated. The SECOND first was
on smol.pub, which is a lovely place with a
great dev, but over time I came to decide I
wanted to keep my gemlog here on my capsule
and maintain it myself.
# ⚓ Re:_The_Devil’s_Advocate⠀⇛
I’m a relative newcomer here I guess. This
capsule’s first post is dated from March 5th
of last year. I had a capsule up for a few
months the previous summer but had a pretty
bad hardware failure with data loss. Gemini
was pretty much exactly what I was wanting
for the past twenty years really. I missed
the start of the internet, as I didn’t even
have a computer until the turn of the
millenium, but once I did get started I had
just enough time to realize the potential of
the web and start learning html before Web2.0
came along and began to slowly swallow as
much of the open web as possible under
corporate umbrellas. I always felt cheated
for having missed out on those earliest years
of the web. More to the point, I absolutely
hated the change from thousands of
interlinked island nations to everyone having
a little studio apartment on a few big
corporate servers. By the time I had my own
blog it was so difficult for anyone to find
it that it really was like shouting into the
void. I hated everything about SEO and
Adsense and social media features creaping
into every space that they didn’t fit.
Gemini, with a spec that was actively
designed to make it next to immpossible to
extend, gamify, track and advertise
immediately resonated with me. I didn’t know
if anyone would read my capsule, but it still
felt like the place I should be.
# § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ Interleaved_2D_Notation_for_Concatenative
Programming⠀⇛
A really cool 2D concatenative programming
language. There’s even an online IDE for it.
# ⚓ errno⠀⇛
errno is a global variable; anything can
change it within a process. errno may also
remain unchanged across who knows how much
code, until it emerges with some non-zero
value. This can be surprising, especially as
the abstractions pile up and errno emerges
from who knows where.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Audiocasts/Shows
o Kernel_Space
o Applications
o Instructionals/Technical
o Games
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o Gentoo_Family
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Canonical/Ubuntu_Family
o Devices/Embedded
o Open_Hardware/Modding
o Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Web_Browsers/Web_Servers
# Mozilla
o Education
o Programming/Development
# Perl_/_Raku
# Python
# R
* Leftovers
o Science
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Proprietary/Artificial_Intelligence_(AI)
o Linux_Foundation
o Security
# Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Environment
# Energy/Transportation
# Wildlife/Nature
# Over/population
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Censorship/Free_Speech
o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM)
o Monopolies
# Patents
# Trademarks
# Copyrights
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o ⚓ Make Tech Easier ☛ UNIX_vs_Linux:_How_Are_They_Different?⠀⇛
UNIX is a powerful multi-user operating system (OS) that
defined how we do computing for more than 40 years. It
provided a lot of features and abstractions that we take
for granted today. This includes the idea of files being
an uninterpreted sequence of bytes as well as the notion
of a hierarchical file system.
This article will show you some of the differences
between the original UNIX OS and its modern spiritual
successor: Linux. Further, it will also show you a brief
rundown on both the history and notable features of each
system.
o ⚓ LinuxInsider ☛ Tech_Talent_Trend:_Hiring_Eased,_Upskilling_in
Limelight [Ed: Strange article for site called "Linux Insider"]⠀⇛
>As global economic uncertainty impacts tech hiring
strategies, upskilling emerges as a critical response.
Training and certifications become essential, eclipsing
traditional hiring practices in the quest for qualified
tech talent.
o ⚓ Linux_Format_304⠀⇛
Control your A.I. at home! We bring artificial
intelligence to you running on your own hardware. Control
a chatbot, test auto translations and create your own
A.I. artwork we get you up and running with the code and
training models you need.
PLUS: Backup Linux …
o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾
# ⚓ Tux Digital ☛ Destination_Linux_329:_Outrage_Alert:_Red_Hat
Changes_CentOS_Again!⠀⇛
This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we
discuss some exciting updates from System76 about
their new COSMIC desktop. Then we take a look at
the latest Enterprise Linux news from Red Hat and
why there’s so much drama around it. Plus, we have
our tips/tricks and software picks.
# ⚓ 329:_Outrage_Alert:_Red_Hat_Changes_CentOS_Again!⠀⇛
FULL SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/
destination-linux/dl-329/
# ⚓ Late_Night_Linux_–_Episode_235⠀⇛
The pros and cons of working on open source
software, streaming your Android screen to desktop
Linux, a Hacker News alternative, stabilizing
video, an ESP32-based open hardware watch, a
ludicrously expensive router, quickly cropping and
rotating videos, Joe and Félim troll each other,
and more.
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ FOSS_Yeah:_GNU_Linux-libre_Kernel_6.4
Released⠀⇛
Hot on the heels of the Linux kernel 6.4 release is
this FOSS-friendly fork that forgoes non-free code,
firmware, modules, and other binary blobs. The
Linux-libre kernel also nixes the ability to load
proprietary kernel modules (assuming you wanted
to).
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Linux_kernel_6.4_is_out_now⠀⇛
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of the
Linux kernel 6.4 and with it, lots and lots of new
features and fixes.
# ⚓ Bootlin ☛ New_training_course:_Embedded_Linux_Audio⠀⇛
We are very happy to announce the availability of a
new training course in our portfolio: Embedded
Linux audio.
# ⚓ Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) ☛ Linux_Plumbers
Conference:_The_Ideal_Microconference_Topic_Session⠀⇛
The Linux Plumbers’ microconference is a three and
a half hour session focused on one general focus
area. It can be on Android, power management,
tracing, real-time or any of the other many
subsystems in the Linux ecosystem. These sessions
are broken up into smaller topics that are highly
focused work meetings with the goal of
accomplishing something during the brief
discussions that happen during that time. A topic
session ranges from 15 to 30 minutes in length,
where no more than half the time is a presentation
to bring everyone in the room (or online) up to
speed about the issues that need to be discussed,
and the rest of the time is spent on brainstorming
ideas with the audience on how to accomplish
solving the problems at hand. The problem does not
need to be solved in this short time, but when time
is up, the audience should understand what is at
stake well enough to be productive offline in
mailing lists and chat rooms.
o § Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Blender_3.6_LTS_Adds_Light_Trees_Support_on_AMD
GPUs,_HW_Ray-Tracing_on_Intel_Arc⠀⇛
Blender 3.6 comes about three months after the
Blender 3.5 release and it looks to be a long-term
supported (LTS) series that will receive support
for two years with regular updates that introduce
bug fixes and stability improvements. The first
long-term support release of the 3.x series was
Blender 3.3 LTS, which will be supported until
September 2024.
Highlights of Blender 3.6 LTS include a new add-on
to easily create VDM brushes, support for importing
and exporting the legacy 3DS format, support for
light trees on AMD GPUs, hardware ray-tracing
acceleration for Intel Arc and Data Center GPUs, as
well as support for simulations on geometry nodes.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ Updated:_22_Best_Terminal_Emulators_for_Linux
Desktop_in_2023⠀⇛
A terminal emulator is a computer program that
reproduces a video terminal within some other
display structure. In other words, the terminal
emulator has the ability to make a dumb machine
appear like a client computer networked to the
server.
The terminal emulator allows an end-user to access
the console as well as its applications such as
text user interface and command-line interface.
# ⚓ It’s Ubuntu ☛ Linux_For_Students:_Must-Have_Apps_for
Effective_Education⠀⇛
Even if you are totally new to the Linux operating
system and do not know about its educational
capabilities, it must be noted that it is one of
the safest, most expandable, and fully functional
operating systems.
# ⚓ OMG! Linux ☛ Search_the_Web_Faster_in_GNOME_Shell_with_this
Extension⠀⇛
GNOME Shell’s overview means you’re never more than
a super key press away from launching apps, opening
folders, checking timezones, copying emoji, and
more.
# ⚓ Medevel ☛ Bankist_Is_Web-based_Virtual_Banking_Showcase⠀⇛
Bankist is an open-source virtual banking
experience that provides all the necessary features
of a real bank and more. It is a sleek and modern
online banking application that showcases the
developer’s expertise in DOM (Document Object
Model) manipulation and user interaction as a
skilled web developer.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Light-weight_replacement_for_sudo⠀⇛
I posted a couple of days ago, taken out the ‘sudo’
package and just using ‘su’:
https://bkhome.org/news/202306/goodbye-sudo-
package.html
On reflection, that has various limitations and
potential issues, so had a rethink and came up with
something else, that does not use ‘su’. Starting
from the beginning, a script, say /usr/sbin/
bootmanager now has this at the beginning: [...]
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ LinuxTechi ☛ How_to_Install_PHP_8_on_RHEL_8_/_Rocky_Linux_8
/_CentOS_8⠀⇛
PHP 8, the latest major release of the popular
server-side scripting language, comes with numerous
exciting features and performance enhancements.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ Cheat_–_The_Ultimate_Linux_Commands_Cheat_Sheet
for_Beginners_and_Administrators⠀⇛
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_FFmpeg_on_Debian_12⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
FFmpeg on Debian 12. Video and multimedia
processing has become an essential part of modern
applications and platforms. FFmpeg, a powerful
open-source software, enables users to manipulate,
convert, and stream audio and video files with
ease.
# ⚓ ID Root ☛ How_To_Install_MariaDB_on_Debian_12⠀⇛
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install
MariaDB on Debian 12. For those of you who didn’t
know, MariaDB is a robust and widely-used open-
source database management system. Offering high
performance, scalability, and advanced features, it
has become a popular choice for developers and
enterprises alike.
# ⚓ FOSSLinux ☛ 15_things_to_do_after_installing_Pop!_OS⠀⇛
Pop!_OS, a Linux distribution developed by
System76, is praised for its sleek user interface
and compatibility with hardware. While the initial
installation process is simple and user-friendly,
there’s much more you can do to tailor the system
to your needs. By performing several essential
tasks after installation, you can ensure optimal
performance, enhance security, and make the most
out of your user experience.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Chkrootkit_on_Debian_12/11/
10⠀⇛
This article introduces you to an essential
security tool, Chkrootkit, and how to install it on
Debian-based systems such as Debian 12 Bookworm,
Debian 11 Bullseye, and Debian 10 Buster.
Chkrootkit is a valuable asset for system
administrators and security professionals alike.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Google_Earth_on_Debian_12/
11/10⠀⇛
Google Earth, a tool that feels almost magical,
allows users to explore the world from the comfort
of their homes.
# ⚓ LinuxStans ☛ Basic_Bash_(CLI)_Cheat_Sheet⠀⇛
This Bash cheat sheet provides a quick reference
guide to commonly used commands in the Bash shell.
Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced user,
this cheat sheet will help you navigate the Linux
command line and perform various tasks efficiently.
You can also download a high quality printable
version of this cheat sheet below.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Setting_Up_Startup_and_Shutdown_Scripts_in
Ubuntu⠀⇛
One of the powerful features of the Linux operating
system is the ability to control your system’s
behavior by running scripts at startup, shutdown,
or reboot. This article serves as a practical guide
to setting up these scripts in Ubuntu Linux. From
automating routine tasks to initializing services,
the potential use cases are virtually limitless.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_GCC_on_Linux_Mint_21/20⠀⇛
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is an
indispensable toolset for developers, which
comprises compilers for various programming
languages. This guide is geared towards
demonstrating how to install GCC on Linux Mint 21
or the older supported Linux Mint 20 release.
# ⚓ Linux Capable ☛ How_to_Install_Ristretto_Image_Viewer_on
Fedora_Linux⠀⇛
The landscape of image viewers for Linux is teeming
with an assortment of choices. Ristretto stands
tall among them, catering predominantly to users
who prize speed and simplicity. This nifty tool is
known for its lightweight nature and rapid
performance, making it an ideal selection for
Fedora Linux users.
# ⚓ How_to_Configure_Veritas_Cluster_Server_8_in_RHEL⠀⇛
In the previous article, we have demonstrated how
to install Veritas Cluster Server 8.0 in RHEL 8.8.
This is continuation of the previous article.
# ⚓ nixCraft ☛ How_to_view_the_open_file_limit_for_a_Linux
process⠀⇛
Do you need to view the open file limit for a Linux
process? Try “limits” files in /proc/${PID}
directory with its process ID (PID) or ulimit
command or prlimit command to see the open file
limit for a Linux process.
# ⚓ Tim Bray ☛ Pixel_7_RAW_vs_JPG⠀⇛
Back in 2019, when I had a Pixel 2, I compared the
Google Android camera app’s RAW (specifically DNG)
files against its JPGs, and was left with little
temptation to save the DNG files. I just repeated
the experiment with my brand-new Pixel 7 and the
results are more complicated.
Multiple reviewers have pointed out that the P7 has
a really damn good camera/app combo and, well yeah,
no point me pounding that drum. It’s scary good.
# ⚓ University of Toronto ☛ Let’s_Encrypt’s_interesting
certificate_issuance_error⠀⇛
During the incident, Let’s Encrypt issued a number
of TLS certificates where the precertificate and
issued certificate weren’t identical. These TLS
certificates didn’t pass browser CT checking and
also implied a technical compliance failure that
made them improper as TLS certificates (see Andrew
Ayer’s explanation). As explained by Let’s Encrypt,
one factor in this failure is that Let’s Encrypt
constructed the issued certificate completely
separately from the precertificate, rather than by
taking the precertificate and manipulating it. The
reason for this decision is, well, let me quote
Let’s Encrypt directly (without the embedded links,
sorry, see the comment itself: [...]
# ⚓ Tao Security Blog ☛ Key_Network_Questions⠀⇛
I wrote this on 7 December 2018 but never published
it until today. The following are the “key network
questions” which “would answer many key questions
about [a] network, without having to access a third
party log repository. This data is derived from
mining Zeek log data as it is created, rather than
storing and querying Zeek logs in a third party
repository.”
# ⚓ Earthly ☛ A_Practical_Guide_to_the_Linux_Uniq_Command⠀⇛
The uniq command is a useful tool in Linux that
helps you find unique lines of text inside a file
or from standard output. It filters out all
repeated lines, leaving only the unique lines of
text in an output. This can be helpful when you’re
working with large text files and need to quickly
identify distinct lines of text and easily
eliminate duplicates to streamline your text-
processing tasks.
The aim of this guide is to help you discover the
different applications and choices offered by the
uniq command, with the goal of incorporating it
into your daily toolset.
# ⚓ TecMint ☛ 5_Best_Tools_to_Find_and_Remove_Duplicate_Files
in_Linux⠀⇛
Organizing your home directory or even system can
be particularly hard if you have the habit of
downloading all kinds of stuff from the internet
using your download managers.
Often you may find you have downloaded the same
mp3, pdf, and epub (and all kinds of other file
extensions) and copied it to different directories.
This may cause your directories to become cluttered
with all kinds of useless duplicated stuff.
# ⚓ OSTechNix ☛ How_To_Add,_Delete,_And_Grant_Sudo_Privileges
To_Users_In_Debian_12⠀⇛
In Debian, managing user privileges and
administrative access is crucial for maintaining a
secure and efficient system. By granting users the
ability to execute administrative tasks without
relying on the root account, you can enhance
security, control access to sensitive operations,
and maintain an audit trail of user activity. This
detailed guide walks you through the steps to add,
delete, and grant sudo privileges to users in
Debian Linux.
# ⚓ Unix Men ☛ What_Is_/Opt_In_Linux?_(The_Ultimate_Guide)⠀⇛
In Linux, the “/opt” directory is a standard
directory in the file system hierarchy. It is
typically used for installing optional or add-on
software packages that are not part of the core
operating system.
As you might have guessed by now, “opt” stands for
“optional.”
# ⚓ Unix Men ☛ Guide_To_Download_Debian_10:_A_Quick_and_Easy
Guide⠀⇛
Debian 10, better known as Buster, is an LTS
version of the distro that will receive support
till 2024.
In this brief guide, we will walk you through
downloading and installing the distro on your
machine.
o § Games⠀➾
# ⚓ Boiling Steam ☛ Redout_2_Review_on_Linux_and_the_Steam
Deck⠀⇛
Remember Wipe-out? If you were alive and gaming in
the 90s, this was a legendary title.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Get_a_free_copy_of_RPG_card_battler_Ancient
Enemy_in_the_GOG_Summer_Sale_2023⠀⇛
Ready for another free game? Yes another! Ancient
Enemy is the latest giveaway on GOG and it should
work just fine on Linux with Wine / Proton.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Micro-strategy_and_base_building_game
Kingdom_Eighties_is_out_now⠀⇛
Kingdom Eighties is at least the 4th game in the
series and it’s a bit of a standalone spin-off,
with a rather different setting compared with
previous entries. While the previous games were all
set hundreds of years ago, this brings things up a
bit more recent since it’s set in the 80s.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Top-down_paper-folding_puzzle_adventure
Paper_Trail_talks_up_Steam_Deck_support⠀⇛
Need more games for your Steam Deck or desktop
Linux with Proton? Paper Trail looks very sweet and
the developers are clearly big Steam Deck fans.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_King’s_Campaign_will_be_playable_on
Steam_Deck_and_Linux_desktop_at_release⠀⇛
The King’s Campaign from Reverie World Studios and
Bad Logic Studios is releasing July 13th, and
they’ve recently detailed work to improve it on
Steam Deck.
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ Gears_5_gets_updated_to_improve_Steam_Deck
support⠀⇛
Gears 5 from The Coalition and Xbox Game Studios
recently had an update that should make it work
better on Steam Deck with Proton. Really nice to
see another Xbox published title look to improve
things!
# ⚓ GamingOnLinux ☛ The_latest_Volcanoids_update_looks
electrifying⠀⇛
Volcanoids is pretty great and a game I keep going
back to with each major update, and it looks like
they’re going to sucker me right in again. A co-op
survival game that replaces a static base with a
big moving drill-ship – what’s not to love?
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o ⚓ DebugPoint ☛ Get_a_Sneak_Peek_at_Bodhi_Linux_7.0:_RC_Now_Open_for
Testing⠀⇛
The anticipated release of Bodhi Linux 7.0 is now closer
to the final release. This lightweight and elegant
distribution, known for its Ubuntu LTS base, aims to
enhance the user experience with improved performance and
security features. After months of dedicated development,
the Bodhi Linux team is excited to gather valuable
feedback and suggestions from users to refine and polish
the final product.
o § Gentoo Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Gentoo ☛ Week_4_–_Modernization_of_Portage⠀⇛
§ Week 4 – Modernization of Portage
Another week of GSOC. Days run really fast. This
again was a productive week. The first half was
towards understanding the unit tests for portage
and the second half was towards solving a bug.
§ Testing in portage
Tests are one of the most important components of
any software. Portage being no exception employs
unit tests for testing. Till now, I did not bother
to look into the tests. We have a bash
scriptruntests. I run it and I watch for things to
succeed. Sam felt that I needed to have a bit more
understanding of the tests, for various reasons.
So, I started looking into the tests.
[...]
§ Bug 528836
From day one, I wanted to work on the dependency
resolution system of portage. But it is obviously
not a simple job and so Sam advised to get familiar
with the algorithm by fixing bugs related to that.
Sam chose me a bug to fix and it is 528836. The
problem is that two conflicting packages are pulled
in when only should have been pulled. The bug was
not reproduceable with the current state of portage
and the ebuild repository. There were a few hurdles
along the way, but finally, we were able to
reproduce the bug by restoring portage and the
ebuild repository to 2017.
We are not yet sure if the bug is due to portage or
some misconfiguration in the ebuild repository. We
will continue to work on it and I will keep you
posted.
§ Next week’s plan
The next week’s plan will be to write tests for
this bug to make sure it doesn’t happen again. We
will also try to squeeze in a few more quality of
life changes if time permits.
# ⚓ Gentoo ☛ Weekly_report_4,_LLVM_libc⠀⇛
Hello! This is a combined report for both week 3
and 4.
In these two weeks I’ve fixed several issues in
LLVM libc, but quite a
lot of time has also been spent purely learning
things. I will start
by going over what I’ve learned, and then refer to
related issues.
To start with I have gotten quite comfortable with
CVise, how to use
it and general tricks about writing the test script
for determining
whether the issue is still there after reducing a
source file. For
example, I had an issue about a the print format
macro PRId64 not
being defined on LLVM libc
This caused an error that looked like this: [...]
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Jeff Geerling ☛ I’m_done_with_Red_Hat_(Enterprise_Linux)⠀⇛
The community of CentOS users—myself included—were
labeled as ‘freeloaders’, using the work of the
almighty Red Hat corporation, without contributing
anything back. Don’t mind all the open source
developers, Linux kernel contributors, and software
devs who used CentOS for testing and building their
software. Also ignore the fact that Red Hat builds
their product on top of Linux, which they didn’t
build and don’t own.
I almost wrote off Red Hat back then. It felt like
someone stuck a knife in my back.
This past week, Red Hat took that knife and twisted
it hard, when they published this blog post. Let
there be no mistake: this was meant to destroy the
distributions the community built to replace what
Red Hat took away.
# ⚓ Joe Brockmeier ☛ Joe_Brockmeier:_Red_Hat_and_the_Clone_Wars
II:_A_history_of_the_early_2000s_Linux_landscape⠀⇛
After Saturday’s_post I wanted to take a step back
and talk about some history that many have either
forgotten or weren’t familiar with in the first
place. Some may remember it quite well, but haven’t
quite gotten the lessons right the first time
around. Let’s talk about Red Hat Linux and the
early days of Red Hat Enterprise Linux before it
was even called that.
§ Red Hat sets the standard
My Linux journey started with Slackware Linux in
1996, completely by accident. By that I mean that I
had never heard of Linux or sought it out, until I
stumbled on a 4-CD set and decided I wanted to
learn more. I was studying English lit and
Communications/Journalism at a state school in the
northeast corner of Missouri. Nobody I knew cared
much about computers beyond games or running Word
to write their papers. It was literally years
before I met someone else who was an avid Linux
user.
It was a surprise to learn, a bit later, that
Slackware was a Linux and that many distributions
existed. As I learned more and more about Linux,
though, something became clear: Red Hat was the
popular choice. Red Hat was the Coca-Cola of Linux,
even before its IPO in mid-1999.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Integration_of_Red_Hat_services_with_HPE
GreenLake_offers_optimization_at_the_edge [Ed: With
“hpediscover” in the URL, what we have here is a site that
takes bribes both from Red Hat and from HP to make mindless
puff pieces, not journalism⠀⇛
Last year, during HPE Discover 2022, Red Hat
Enterprise Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
announced a plan to combine services on HPE
GreenLake, including OpenShift, Ansible and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux.
# ⚓ Linux Magazine ☛ Nobara_Project_Releases_New_Version_of_its
Modified_Fedora_Distribution⠀⇛
For those who use Linux for gaming, streaming, and
content creation, this distribution could be a
great fit.
o § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾
# ⚓ Ubuntu ☛ Early_access_to_the_LXD_graphical_user_interface⠀⇛
Early access to LXD graphical user interface is now
available.
# ⚓ Ubuntu News ☛ Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue_793⠀⇛
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 793
for the week of June 18 – 24, 2023. The full
version of this issue is available here.
# ⚓ Ubuntu Fridge ☛ The_Fridge:_Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue
793⠀⇛
# ⚓ Lukas_Märdian:_Netplan_0.106.1_stable_release⠀⇛
We are happy to announce that Netplan_0.106.1 is
available for download on Ubuntu Mantic Minotaur
and Debian testing.
This release includes some improvements in our
documentation and CI infrastructure and a number of
bug fixes.
§ What’s new in Netplan 0.106.1?
# ⚓ ZDNet ☛ Kubuntu_shows_off_how_reliable_and_user-friendly
KDE_Plasma_really_is⠀⇛
Kubuntu is the official KDE spin of the Ubuntu
classic desktop that gives users a fantastic
operating system and proves how rock solid the KDE
Plasma UI is.
o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Links ☛ Koodo_Reader_–_all-in-one_ebook_reader⠀⇛
Koodo Reader is an all-in-one ebook reader that can
help you better manage and study your ebooks.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Arduino_UNO_R4_Minima_and_WiFi_boards
launched_for_$20_and_$27.50⠀⇛
Arduino UNO R4 Minima and WiFi boards powered by a
Renesas RA4M1 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4F microcontroller
and equipped with an optional ESP32-S3 WiFI & BLE
module are now available for respectively $20 (18
Euros) and $27.50 (25 Euros) on the Arduino store.
The Arduino UNO R4 Renesas RA4M1 board was
initially unveiled during Arduino Day with most
details, but not everything as the company had
hidden one part of the board which we now know is
for a 12×8 LED matrix and a Qwiic connector for
expansion present on the UNO R4 WiFi only.
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Arduino’s_newest_chip_offers_faster
performance_and_more_memory⠀⇛
Chipmaker Arduino s.r.l. today introduced a new
microcontroller board, the Uno R4, that offers
significantly higher performance than its previous-
generation hardware. Switzerland-based Arduino is a
major maker of microcontroller boards. Those are
miniature computers that take the form of a compact
chip measuring a few inches across.
# ⚓ CNX Software ☛ Olimex_ESP32-C6-EVB_supports_WiFi_6,_BLE,
Zigbee,_comes_with_four_relays,_four_opto-isolated_inputs⠀⇛
Olimex ESP32-C6-EVB is an open-source hardware
board based on an ESP32-C6 wireless module with 2.4
GHz WiFi 6, Bluetooth LE, and Zigbee connectivity,
and offering four relays and four opto-isolated
inputs, as well as further expansion via two UEXT
connector. So far we had a limited amount of third-
party ESP32-C6 boards, with Espressif making their
own module and development board available in
January, and 01Space launching a tiny ESP32-C6
board in April, a time when a lot of software work
was still needed. But the ESP-IDF v5.1 with ESP32-
C6 support is nearing release (now RC2), and the
Olimex board may mark the start of greater
availability of ESP32-C6 hardware with stable/
usable firmware.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Raspberry Pi ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Camera_Module:_Still_image
capture⠀⇛
In The MagPi #129 we introduced libcamera-still
which allows us to capture still images. But it
also has many more options controlling how it
captures images, and the file formats and available
image encoders. We’ll discover some of those in
this tutorial. For now, we shall continue to assume
that you have your keyboard and a monitor plugged
directly into your Raspberry Pi.
# ⚓ SparkFun Electronics ☛ Introducing_the_Arduino_UNO_R4!⠀⇛
Mark June 26th as an auspicious day, because
Arduino has announced their new UNO R4! SparkFun is
pleased to help bring you these two new boards, as
well as a new kit built to support these two new
boards, the UNO R4 WiFi and the UNO R4 Minima. The
Arduino UNO R4 is the next generation of Arduino,
and each version packed with new features and
improvements that make it the most powerful and
versatile Arduino yet.
# ⚓ Arduino ☛ UNO_R4:_The_new_dimension_of_making⠀⇛
The fourth version of the iconic, beloved UNO adds
a whole new dimension to the world of DIY and
making revolutionized by the simple 8-bit
microcontroller over a decade ago. Take your maker
potential to new heights: UNO R4 has a speedy 32-
bit Arm® Cortex®-M4 and offers a 16-fold increase
in memory, as well as more connectors and
connectivity options than ever – in two variants:
UNO R4 Minima and UNO R4 WiFi.
# ⚓ Olimex ☛ AgonLight2-HvIO_is_open_source_hardware_board
which_adds_4_SSR_outputs_and_4_optoisolated_inputs_to
AgonLight2_Retro_Z80_computer⠀⇛
AgonLight2 is small Z80 computer with plenty of RAM
(512KB) and running BBC Basic. Beside the fancy
graphics and easy to use it also has GPIO port
available which allows different peripherals to be
connected. We already blogged about the AgonLight2-
Proto board which allows you to experiment and add
external circuits to AgonLight2, now we present our
next AgonLight2 board: AgonLight2-HvIO.
# ⚓ Linux Gizmos ☛ Arduino_launches_UNO_R4_board_with_Wi-Fi
connectivity⠀⇛
The Arduino UNO R4 Wi-Fi is the newest addition to
the UNO board lineup, combining a 32-bit Renesas
microcontroller with the ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi module.
This board introduces advanced features, expanded
memory and it’s compatible with most shields and
accessories designed for the UNO form-factor.
o § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾
# ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ You’ll_be_able_to_use_your_Zim_phone_number_in
foreign_countries_without_breaking_the_bank_soon⠀⇛
You may have heard the news, the governments of
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana will remove
mobile roaming charges for their citizens starting
in August.
We asked the Postal and Regulatory Authority of
Zimbabwe (Potraz) how true this was and they
confirmed that they are working towards that goal
but it might not be ironed out by August as is
being reported.
So, now that we know it is happening, what is
roaming and why should we care?
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Google_Pixel_Fold_Review:_Foldable_Phones
Are_Improving⠀⇛
Google’s new $1,800 gadget proves that phones with
bendable screens are something people might want.
Now they just need to get cheaper.
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o § Web Browsers/Web Servers⠀➾
# § Mozilla⠀➾
# ⚓ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla_Open_Policy_&_Advocacy_Blog:
France’s_browser-based_website_blocking_proposal_will
set_a_disastrous_precedent_for_the_open_internet⠀⇛
In a well-intentioned yet dangerous move to
fight online fraud, France is on the verge of
forcing browsers to create a dystopian
technical capability. Article 3 (para II and
III) of the SREN_Bill would force browser
providers to create the means to mandatorily
block websites present on a government
provided list encoded into the software. Such
a move will overturn decades of established
content moderation norms and provide a
playbook for authoritarian governments that
will easily negate the existence of
censorship circumvention tools.
While motivated by a legitimate concern, this
move to block websites directly within the
browser would be disastrous for the open
internet and disproportionate to the goals of
the legal proposal – fighting fraud. It will
also set a worrying precedent and create
technical capabilities that other regimes
will leverage for far more nefarious
purposes. Leveraging existing malware and
phishing protection offerings rather than
replacing them with government provided,
device level block-lists is a far better
route to achieve the goals of the
legislation.
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ [Repeat] APNIC ☛ Event_Wrap:_35th_Annual_FIRST_Conference⠀⇛
APNIC participated in the 35th Annual FIRST
Conference, held from 4 to 9 June in Montreal,
Canada.
# ⚓ EDRI ☛ Call_for_Participants:_“Exposing_the_Invisible”
Summer_Workshops⠀⇛
This workshop series addresses journalists,
activists, artists, researchers, citizen
investigators, and others conducting research and
investigations in the public interest.
# ⚓ EDRI ☛ Virtual_School_on_Internet_Governance⠀⇛
Registrations are open for the Virtual School on
Internet Governance. The format of this online
course is a massive open online course (MOOC), with
the goal of networking with peers across the world.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ Buttondown ☛ Maybe_Software_Engineers_could_learn_something
from_Linguistics⠀⇛
Alloy is a formal specification language I use a
lot. In Alloy, ≈all data is either an atom or a
relation between atoms.
[...]
Unlike most languages, Alloy has two notions of
subtyping: a type (or “signature”) can be extended,
which is exclusive, or they can be in, which are
stackable. In this example, the source can be
generic, a database, or a file, but not all three.
# ⚓ Thorsten Ball ☛ Cadence_of_Code⠀⇛
Typing out a lot of other people’s code – that I
did. Whenever I follow a book that contains code
and it’s a book I truly want to learn from, I type
out the code while following along. No copy &
pasting. I’ve done it this way ever since I started
programming and learning from books. Not sure
exactly why, maybe because copy & pasting always
had a smell to it? Maybe it felt like skipping the
actual work when you don’t type it out?
When I read Zed Shaw’s Learn C The Hard Way years
and years ago, I got confirmation that I’m not
alone with this. In the introduction Zed sets some
rules for following along: [...]
# ⚓ Nikita Prokopov ☛ A_case_for_ClojureScript_2.0⠀⇛
I was complaining the other day about the
ergonomics of ClojureScript and realized an
interesting thing.
# ⚓ Brian Callahan ☛ GCC_–enable-languages=all_on_OpenBSD⠀⇛
It cannot be overstated just how successful GCC has
been since its introduction over 35 years ago.
What I’m interested in exploring today is if we can
build all of these frontends for OpenBSD. If we
can, I would like to explore their usability on
OpenBSD.
I am using amd64 but I believe arm64 and perhaps
even riscv64 would also be OK, but alas I don’t
have any RISC-V machines and my paltry Raspberry Pi
3B+ isn’t all that healthy anymore.
# § Perl / Raku⠀➾
# ⚓ DEV Community ☛ dBASE:_Parsing_a_Binary_File_Format
With_Raku⠀⇛
Text files, images, videos and anything you
can store in a computer have a thing in
common: all of them are stored as binary
data. We make sense of what a sequence of
binary data refers to purely based on how we
interpret the binary data, and whether it
conforms to what we expect it to be. If some
chunk of binary data holds any meaning, we
can tell it apart from another chunk by using
a binary format specification, which
describes how some binary data ought to be
interpreted. For example, in the dBASE
specification the first 32 bytes make up the
header, which contains information such as
date of last update, number of records in the
database file, etc. Every binary file format
you can imagine has a specification, and when
such a specification isn’t available to
someone interested on decoding a binary file
format, then they must reverse engineer it.
# ⚓ Rakulang ☛ Rakudo_Weekly_2023.26_Pretty_Damn_Cool⠀⇛
Out of the blue Felix Knorr has written a
very nice blog post about how the Raku
Programming Language is pretty damn cool for
them, describing Raku as a language that
mixes Bash and Python (/r/rakulang,
HackerNews, lobste.rs comments).
# § Python⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Seaborn_Swarmplot⠀⇛
In Python, the Seaborn “swarmplot()” method
is used to draw a non-overlapping scatter
graph that includes one of the variables as a
categorical variable.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ Python_String_rindex()_Method⠀⇛
In Python, the “string.rindex()” method is
used to get the highest index of the
specified substring inside the input string.
# ⚓ Linux Hint ☛ How_to_Find_a_Substring_in_Python?⠀⇛
In Python, regular expressions, in operator,
find(), and index() methods are pre-defined
techniques that are used to find substrings
from the large string.
# § R⠀➾
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ Visualization_in_R:_Unleashing_the_Power_of
the_abline()_Function⠀⇛
Welcome to the world of data visualization in
R! In this blog post, we will explore the
abline() function, a versatile tool that
allows you to add straight lines to your
plots effortlessly. Whether you’re a beginner
or an experienced R programmer, mastering
abline() will empower you to create more
informative and visually appealing graphs.
So, let’s dive in!
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ R_for_Predictive_Modeling_and_Data
Visualization_in_Turkey⠀⇛
Mustafa Cavus, organizer of the Eskisehir R
User Group, in Turkey, discussed the diverse
and thriving R community in Eskisehir. He
shared the details of a 4-day event hosted by
the group, which covered beginner-level talks
and advanced topics for expert users. He also
shared some useful techniques for hosting
successful events.
# ⚓ Dirk Eddelbuettel ☛ Dirk_Eddelbuettel:_digest_0.6.32
on_CRAN:_CRC32C_and_AES_Updates⠀⇛
Release 0.6.32 of the digest package arrived
at CRAN this morning, and will be uploaded to
Debian as
digest creates hash digests of arbitrary R
objects (using the md5, sha-1, sha-256, sha-
512, crc32, xxhash32, xxhash64, murmur32,
spookyhash, blake3, and crc32c algorithms)
permitting easy comparison of R language
objects. It is a mature and widely-used (with
58.3 million downloads just on the partial
cloud mirrors of CRAN which keep logs) as
many tasks may involve caching of objects for
which it provides convenient general-purpose
hash key generation to quickly identify the
various objects.
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ %dofuture%_–_a_Better_foreach()
Parallelization_Operator_than_%dopar%⠀⇛
# ⚓ Rlang ☛ Order_Constraints_in_Bayes_Models_(with
brms)⠀⇛
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Chicago_business_executive_and
philanthropist_Jim_Crown_killed_in_Colorado_racetrack_crash⠀⇛
Jim Crown, an executive and philanthropist who recently
announced an effort to rally other Chicago business
leaders to help fight violent crime, has died in a car
crash on a racing track in Colorado. He was 70. The
Pitkin County coroner’s office says Crown, a grandson of
industrialist Henry Crown and the CEO of Henry Crown &
Co., was involved in a single-vehicle accident Sunday at
the Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek. The Chicago
Sun-Times reports that financier Lester Crown said his
son’s race car hit a wall while going around a curve.
Earlier this month, Jim Crown said he and other Chicago
corporate leaders were committed to finding jobs for as
many as 10,000 young men.
o ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ When_wealthy_adventurers_take_huge
risks,_who_should_pay_for_rescue_attempts?⠀⇛
In the past, government agencies have typically taken on
the cost of such searches, even when rich people pay
thousands of dollars for questionable activities.
o ⚓ MWL ☛ Rat_Pancakes⠀⇛
We had pancakes for dinner last night, with a side of
baked bacon. When one cooks, good manners dictate you
make enough for everyone in the house. On a related note,
the rats can be bribed to go home. Okay, mostly bribed.
o ⚓ YLE ☛ Helsinki_Airport_allows_2_litres_of_liquids_in_carry-on
luggage⠀⇛
The facility’s new baggage scanners are only used at a
“very limited” number of European and US airports,
Finland’s airport operator says.
o ⚓ YLE ☛ Everyman’s_Rights_gets_gender_neutral_overhaul,_now
Everyone’s_Rights⠀⇛
Finland’s natural resource management firm Metsähallitus
is now using the gender-neutral term “Everyone’s Rights”
in its communications in an effort to use more inclusive
language.
o § Science⠀➾
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Mystery_Human_Relative_Appears_to_Have_Been
Butchered_And_Eaten_1.45_Million_Years_Ago⠀⇛
But… by whom?
# ⚓ uni Michigan ☛ NSF_provides_$18M_to_advance_materials
research_at_U-M⠀⇛
More efficient computing and recyclable rigid
plastics are two projects to be undertaken by a new
materials research science and engineering center
at U-M.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Is_Mars_in_Ultraviolet,_And_It’s_Never
Looked_More_Alien⠀⇛
Lavender haze?
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ 25-Year_Search_For_The_Source_of
Consciousness_Ends_–_And_Neuroscience_Lost_This_One⠀⇛
Philosopher 1, neurologist 0.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Astronomers_Have_Discovered_an_Outlandish
New_Way_to_Destroy_Stars⠀⇛
Star death in spectacular fashion.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Two_Weeks_Ago,_The_BMI_Was_Quietly_Wound
Back_as_The_‘Go-To’_Weight_Measure_in_The_US⠀⇛
An obesity expert explains what that means.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ New_Hair_Loss_Drug_Approved:_Restores_80%
of_Hair_Loss_In_Some_Alopecia_Patients⠀⇛
The earlier it’s started, the better.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ JWST_Discovers_Crucial_Carbon_Molecule_in
The_Orion_Nebula⠀⇛
This could be how life is born.
# ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We_Have_a_New_Clue_About_What_Wiped_Out_The
Megalodon_–_It_May_Have_Been_Warm_Blooded⠀⇛
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ ANF News ☛ Nagihan_Akarsel’s_project_completed:_Library,
Archive_and_Research_Center_opens_in_Sulaymaniyah⠀⇛
Journalist and academic Nagihan Akarsel was
assassinated on 4 October 2022 in Sulaymaniyah. She
was renowned for her tireless dedication to
feminist scholarship and women’s journalism. She
was a member of the Jineoloji Research Center and
Jineology Magazine Editor.
The project Akarsel was working on, the Kurdish
Women’s Library, Archive and Research Center, was
opened in Sulaymaniyah on Saturday.
# ⚓ 37signals LLC ☛ Wisdom_is_not_what_you_know⠀⇛
The hallmark of great wisdom is not what you know,
but what you know and can put to use. The globe is
full of learned idiots, unable or incapable of
following the wisdom they have accumulated. There’s
no prize for a closet full of axioms or insights,
if you leave it all in there, and venture
philosophically naked into the world.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Test_results_reveal_falling_teen_scores.
What’s_the_solution?⠀⇛
More test results, this time for 13-year-olds, show
declines in U.S. reading and math skills –
underscoring the uphill battle toward post-pandemic
academic recovery.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Boy_sent_to_martial_arts_club_in_China
dies_a_day_after_enrolment,_three_people_arrested⠀⇛
The eight-year-old was allegedly beaten and left
for dead by a trainer.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_declines_to_hear_case_on_charter
school’s_skirt_mandate⠀⇛
The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case
asking whether a North Carolina charter school
mandating girls wear skirts should be held to the
same standard as public schools, which does not
permit such a practice.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Double_Education_of_My_Twins’_Chinese
School⠀⇛
The President of China compared moral education to
buttons on clothes. The girls’ buttons were wrong
from the start, but they learned the more valuable
lessons that two systems can impart.
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Stacey on IoT ☛ What_Broadcom’s_latest_Wi-Fi_7_chips_tell
us_about_the_IoT⠀⇛
Broadcom’s claim to fame before it became a chip
and software conglomerate was that it was able to
integrate multiple radios on a single chip. This
integration led to energy and cost savings and
propelled the adoption of multi-radio technologies
into more devices. After all, if a hardware
designer could easily put Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in
their device, why not add both?
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Demand_for_Data_Centers_Is_Soaring⠀⇛
The need for data centers has soared, fueled by
remote work and the growth of high-speed streaming.
But finding the necessary land and energy can be a
challenge.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ MeArm_3.0:_The_Pocket-Sized_Robot_Arm⠀⇛
We all might dream of having an industrial robot
arm at our disposal, complete with working
controller that doesn’t need constant maintenance
and replacement parts, and which is able to help us
with other projects with only a minimum of coding
or instruction. That’s a pipe dream for most of us,
as without a large space, sufficient funding, or
unlimited amounts of troubleshooting time we’ll
almost always have to look for something smaller
and simpler. Perhaps something even as small as
this pocket-sized robotic arm.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Dancing_cyborgs:_Japanese_researchers
develop_robot_arms_to_‘unlock_creativity’⠀⇛
A team at The University of Tokyo is developing a
series of technologies rooted in the idea of
“jizai”.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_airport_downtown_check-in
service_to_resume_after_years-long_Covid_hiatus⠀⇛
Hong Kong airport’s downtown check-in service is
set to resume following a three-year-long Covid-
induced suspension. “The In-town Check-in (ITCI)
service at Hong Kong and Kowloon stations is
jointly provided by airline operators /ground
handling entities,” an MTRC spokesperson told HKFP
on Tuesday.
# ⚓ Dr._Rashid_Buttar_had_been_sick_for_a_long_time_before_he
“died_suddenly”⠀⇛
Back in May, I wrote about how Dr. Rashid Buttar,
one of the first antivax quacks whom I ever
encountered after starting my blog, had “died
suddenly” at age 57. Given that the entire antivax
conspiracy theory that it is COVID-19 vaccines that
are causing waves of younger (and, of course,
healthy) people to “die suddenly” of clots, cardiac
arrest, and the like, Dr. Buttar’s unfortunate
demise presented them with a problem. He had never
taken a COVID-19 vaccine of any sort, either mRNA-
based variety made by Pfizer and Moderna that is
the usual focus of the “died suddenly” conspiracy
theory or other kinds. So how could Dr. Buttar’s
admirers explain his unexpected sudden demise if
such unexpected and sudden demises almost never
happened before COVID-19 vaccines were unleashed
upon the world? (Their narrative.)
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ An_Ancient_Guide_to_the_Good_Life⠀⇛
The Nicomachean Ethics is an unexampled work by a
paragon of classical thought. How does it hold up
as a self-help manual?
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Get_Your_Leafy_Meats⠀⇛
Some of us jokingly refer to our hobbies as “mad
science,” but [Justin] from The Thought Emporium
could be one Igor away from living up to the jibe.
The latest project to come out of the YouTube
channel, video also after the break, outlines a map
for creating an artificial organism in their new
lab. The purpose is to test how far a citizen
scientist can push the boundary of bioengineering.
The stated goal is to create a swimming entity with
a skeleton. The Thought Emporium also has a neuron
project in the works, hinting at a potential
crossover.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ In_coffee-crazy_Arab_Gulf,_a_pricey_pursuit
for_the_perfect_pot⠀⇛
In the Gulf Arab states, where preparing and
serving Arabic coffee to guests is sometimes a
daylong ritual, the right pot can carry a luxury
price tag. It’s a price many Saudis are happy to
pay.
# ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Mexico_implements_50%_tariff_on_white
corn_imports⠀⇛
Mexico is mostly self-sufficient in white corn
production, but the tariff could affect the trade
dispute with the U.S. over GM corn.
# ⚓ European Commission ☛ €430_million_of_EU_funds_to_support
the_EU_agricultural_sector⠀⇛
European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Jun
2023 The Commission proposes to mobilise additional
EU funding for EU farmers impacted by adverse
climatic events, high input costs, and diverse
market and trade related issues.
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Bombing_Mexican_Cartels_Won’t_Stop_Fentanyl⠀⇛
A Republican-sponsored resolution would authorize
the president to “use all necessary and appropriate
force” against foreigners involved in fentanyl
trafficking.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Montreal_has_worst_air_of_any_major_city_as
wildfires_rage,_according_to_monitor⠀⇛
Forest fires in Canada left Montreal blanketed with
smog on Sunday, giving it the worst air quality of
any major city in the world, according to a
pollution monitor.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Domestic_outbreak_of_African_swine_fever_detected
in_Latvia⠀⇛
The first outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) for
domestic pigs was detected in Latvia this year in
the Stradi parish of Gulbene municipality. All 100
pigs in the holding will be slaughtered, the Food
and Veterinary Service (PVD) said on June 27.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ UN_officials_warn_of_impact_on_Horn_of_Africa_if
Black_Sea_grain_deal_ends⠀⇛
An end to the Black Sea grains deal would hit the
Horn of Africa hard, aid officials said on Monday,
warning that another hike in food prices would add
to the tens of millions of people facing hunger.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Belgium_struggles_to_combat_booming_drug_trade
in_port_city_of_Antwerp⠀⇛
A record 110 tonnes of cocaine were seized in the
Belgian port of Antwerp in 2022. The city is now
the main gateway into Europe for the drug, which
largely comes from South America concealed in fruit
shipments. Faced with this trafficking epidemic,
Belgian authorities have recruited almost 100 extra
customs officers and invested in new scanning
equipment. The illegal trade has resulted in
ballooning cocaine consumption in Antwerp and
security problems beyond the region. Belgium’s
justice system is overwhelmed – even the justice
minister himself has received kidnapping threats
from suspected traffickers. Our correspondent
reports.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Malaria_cases_in_Texas_and_Florida
are_the_first_US_spread_since_2003,_CDC_says⠀⇛
Five cases of malaria have been detected in the
U.S. in the last two months. That marks the first
time there’s been local spread in in 20 years. A
health alert from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention says four cases were detected in
Florida and one in Texas. Infected people can
suffer fever, chills and flu-like illness. They
also can develop severe complications and die if
they are not treated. Health officials are warning
doctors — especially in southern states — to be
aware of the possibility of infection and think
about how to access the first-line treatment for
severe malaria in the United States.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Arizona_governor_signs_executive_order_to_protect
abortion_rights⠀⇛
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced an executive
order on Friday that protects abortion rights
within the state one year after the Dobbs v.
Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization decision.
Abortion is generally legal before 15 weeks in
Arizona under a law passed by former Governor Doug
Ducey.
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ The_Cancer-Drug_Shortage_Is_Different⠀⇛
Fourteen crucial chemotherapies are currently in
shortage. Why does this keep happening?
# ⚓ WhichUK ☛ Food_prices_impacting_people’s_mental_and
physical_health,_Which?_finds⠀⇛
Soaring costs are also having a detrimental effect
on shoppers’ sleep and diet
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Mental_health_in_spotlight_in_Hong_Kong
after_killing_of_Abby_Choi_and_other_violent_attacks⠀⇛
A severe shortage of care workers is complicating
efforts to address the problem.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Call_of_the_Rewild:_Restoring_Ecological
Health_to_the_Emerald_Isle⠀⇛
Centuries of overgrazing and deforestation have
eliminated most native flora in Ireland, creating
what ecologists see as a man-made desert in places.
A growing “rewilding” push aims to change that.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Australian_farming_prices_almost
double_in_three_years⠀⇛
Farmland prices have almost doubled over the past
three years, according to new data from
the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource
Economics and Sciences.
The average per-hectare price for broadacre
farmland rose by 93 per cent from 2020 to 2023.
o § Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)⠀➾
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ CISA_Says_Critical_Zyxel_NAS_Vulnerability
Exploited_in_Attacks⠀⇛
The Taiwanese device manufacturer published an
advisory last week to warn customers that its
NAS326, NAS540 and NAS542 devices, specifically
ones running firmware version 5.21 and earlier, are
impacted by a critical vulnerability.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-27992, can be
exploited for arbitrary command injection without
authentication.
# ⚓ Cybergeeks ☛ A_technical_analysis_of_the_SALTWATER_backdoor
used_in_Barracuda_0-day_vulnerability_(CVE-2023-2868)
exploitation⠀⇛
SALTWATER is a backdoor that has been used in the
exploitation of the Barracuda 0-day vulnerability
CVE-2023-2868. It is a module for the Barracuda
SMTP daemon called bsmtpd. The malware hooked the
recv, send, and close functions using an open-
source hooking library called funchook. The
following functionalities are implemented: execute
arbitrary commands, download and upload files,
proxy functionality, and tunneling functionality.
# ⚓ The Verge ☛ AI_is_killing_the_old_web,_and_the_new_web
struggles_to_be_born⠀⇛
The problem, in extremely broad strokes, is this.
Years ago, the web used to be a place where
individuals made things. They made homepages,
forums, and mailing lists, and a small bit of money
with it. Then companies decided they could do
things better. They created slick and feature-rich
platforms and threw their doors open for anyone to
join. They put boxes in front of us, and we filled
those boxes with text and images, and people came
to see the content of those boxes. The companies
chased scale, because once enough people gather
anywhere, there’s usually a way to make money off
them. But AI changes these assumptions.
Given money and compute, AI systems — particularly
the generative models currently in vogue — scale
effortlessly. They produce text and images in
abundance, and soon, music and video, too. Their
output can potentially overrun or outcompete the
platforms we rely on for news, information, and
entertainment. But the quality of these systems is
often poor, and they’re built in a way that is
parasitical on the web today. These models are
trained on strata of data laid down during the last
web-age, which they recreate imperfectly. Companies
scrape information from the open web and refine it
into machine-generated content that’s cheap to
generate but less reliable. This product then
competes for attention with the platforms and
people that came before them. Sites and users are
reckoning with these changes, trying to decide how
to adapt and if they even can.
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Generative_AI_or_AI-Related_Content
Accounted_for_1.7_Billion_YouTube_Views_Last_Year⠀⇛
YouTube just released its annual Culture & Trends
Report with some interesting takeaways on fandom,
generative AI, and the death of monoculture.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ CYBER:_The_Increasingly_Violent_Discord
Servers_Where_Kids_Flaunt_Their_Crimes⠀⇛
Inside ‘The Comm,’ a series of Discord servers
where kids post about their life of crime.
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ YouTube_Announces_AI-Powered_Language
Dubbing_at_Zero_Cost⠀⇛
YouTube is testing a new AI-powered tool to help
make dubbing videos in non-English languages even
easier—and at no cost. YouTube teamed up with
dubbing service Aloud, which is in turn a part of
Google’s in-house incubator Area 120.
# § Windows TCO⠀➾
# ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Attorney_sues_Microsoft_for_$1.75M,
claiming_his_email_has_been_useless_since_May⠀⇛
In the complaint [PDF] – first filed in New
York state but later moved to the Southern
District of New York – David M Schlachter
asks for $750,000 in damages and $1 million
in punitive damages. He alleges that he lost
access to his Microsoft business email
account in May, but that the software giant
failed to extricate him from a verification
loop that was preventing him from getting
into his account, which he says he pays for
via a monthly subscription.
The problem started, according to the
attorney’s complaint, when he tried to log in
on May 10, and the system asked him for his
“2 step verification.”
Schlachter describes being caught in an
“error code 500121″ loop and provides a
screenshot in the complaint.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Dragos_hits_Mandiant_claims_about_new
malware_COSMICENERGY_for_six⠀⇛
- Operators should reach out to vendors to
see if software packages include MS SQL.
- Operators should ensure they have network
monitoring in place, watch for xp_cmdshell
alerts and, out of an abundance of caution,
audit their MS SQL Servers.
[...]
Mandiant’s post appeared to be keen to
associate COSMICENERGY with Russia, while
Dragos, which has a policy of not associating
threats with any country, kept to its own
code.
Back in 2020, the Israeli security firm
Claroty claimed to have fixed a flaw in the
Siemens Digsi 4 protocol, saying that the
protocol was the same as that exploited by
the malware known as Industroyer in 2016.
Industroyer is claimed to have been used to
attack the power grid in Ukraine on 17
December 2016. There is, however, no
unanimity in this claim; as iTWire reported
in 2017, researchers from Slovakian security
firm ESET were cautious about concluding that
Industroyer was really used in the Ukraine
attack.
All that ESET committed to at the time was
that their researchers had found malware — it
was they who coined the name Industroyer —
which could have done exactly what happened
to the power grid in Ukraine. The capital,
Kiev, was without power for an hour. A
previous attack in 2015, also in December,
knocked out the power in about 250,000 houses
in various regions of Ukraine.
o § Linux Foundation⠀➾
# ⚓ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ Yocto_Project_Welcomes_Exein
as_a_Platinum_Member,_Announces_Extended_LTS_Release_Plan_and
One-Day_Technical_Summit⠀⇛
The Yocto Project, an open source collaborative
initiative helping developers create custom Linux-
based systems, has evolved significantly over the
last 12 years to meet the requirements of its
community. The project continues to lead in build
system technology with field advances in build
reproducibility, software license management, SBOM
compliance and binary artifact reuse. In an effort
to support the community, The Yocto Project
announced the first Long Term Support (LTS) release
in October 2020. Today, we are delighted to
announce that we are expanding the LTS release and
extending the lifecycle from 2 to 4 years as
standard.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ Kevin_Fenzi:_A_story_of_a_Distributed_Denial_Of_service⠀⇛
We had a DDoS hit our DNS servers a few weeks ago,
so I thought I would write up what happened for
anyone interested.
First, a bit of background: Why do we ( Fedora
Infrastructure ) run DNS servers? Well, we run them
to provide users resolution of our domains. It’s
worth noting that we don’t provide recursive
servers that will answer queries for any domain,
but just authoritative servers for the domains we
manage. Doing this allows us to quickly update
things (which we depend on to take proxy servers in
and out of rotation) as well as make sure we have
dnssec working and other configuration. If we were
setting this up these days, we might very well go
with a trusted 3rd party provider, but we predate
those really existing and for the most part it’s
worked fine for us. We have a number of DNS
servers, 2 of them in our main IAD2 datacenter and
the rest spread out to various other places we have
presence.
# ⚓ European Commission ☛ Commission_welcomes_political
agreement_on_new_rules_to_boost_cybersecurity_in_EU
institutions,_bodies,_offices_and_agencies⠀⇛
European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Jun
2023 The Commission welcomes the political
agreement reached between the European Parliament
and the Council of the EU on the Regulation
proposed by the Commission laying down measures for
a high common level of cybersecurity at the
institutions.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Hackers_steal_personal_information
on_thousands_of_pilot_applicants_at_American_and_Southwest⠀⇛
Hackers gained personal information about thousands
of people who applied to become pilots at American
and Southwest airlines. The airlines say there was
a breach at a Texas company called Pilot
Credentials, which the airlines used in their
recruitment efforts. About 5,700 applicants to
American and 3,000 at Southwest are affected. The
airlines say hackers gained access in late April to
names and birth dates, as well as Social Security,
passport and driver and pilot license numbers of
applicants for pilot and cadet jobs. The airlines
notified those people last week.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ American_Airlines,_Southwest_Airlines
Impacted_by_Data_Breach_at_Third-Party_Provider⠀⇛
The personal information of American Airlines and
Southwest Airlines pilots was exposed in a data
breach at a third-party services provider.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Fortinet_Patches_Critical_RCE_Vulnerability
in_FortiNAC⠀⇛
Fortinet releases patches for a critical FortiNAC
vulnerability leading to remote code execution
without authentication.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ Remotely_Exploitable_DoS_Vulnerabilities
Patched_in_BIND⠀⇛
The latest BIND updates address three high-
severity, remotely exploitable vulnerabilities
leading to denial-of-service (DoS).
# ⚓ Silicon Angle ☛ Domain_Name_System_is_once_again_front_and
center_for_exploits_and_security_policy⠀⇛
Two recent events are once again bringing the
internet’s foundational Domain Name System into the
news, and not in a good way. The first event
involving the DNS last week was a warning from the
Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency
issued on Friday for version 9 of the Berkeley
Internet Name Domain, or BIND.
# ⚓ Security Week ☛ British_Twitter_Hacker_Sentenced_to_Prison
in_US⠀⇛
UK national Joseph James O’Connor was sentenced to
five years in a US prison for hacking into Twitter
accounts and stealing cryptocurrency.
# § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Commonwealth_Bank_services_slowly_returning
after_nearly_10-hour_outage⠀⇛
“Our call centres and branches are
experiencing high volumes of customer
inquiries at the moment due to these service
issues and there may be longer than usual
wait times.
Commonwealth bank has been down
since 6:30am.
They have just now made it that I
can transfer and sent this lovely
memo re potentially paying them a
fee, for the broken service, that I
already pay them fees for to be
working ?
Thankfully I predominantly use CASH
4 this reason! pic.twitter.com/
IT2TV021Pd
— ⭐️Daisy (@LnpTruthLibrary) June
26,_2023
“We will provide real-time information here
on our service updates page as we know more.
Please check back here to stay updated.
“We thank customers for their patience and
ask our customers to please be mindful of the
wellbeing of our people as they continue to
serve our customers.”
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ [Repeat] Digital Music News ☛ American_TikTok_Creator
Data_Is_Being_Stored_In_China,_TikTok_Finally_Admits⠀⇛
The ByteDance-owned company is the world’s
fastest growing social media app. But in a
letter on Thursday, TikTok admitted that
certain creator data is stored on servers in
China. The news follows public scrutiny into
TikTok and its data storage practices, as
well as its Chinese ownership and business
laws that require CCP stewardship for Chinese
owned companies.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia_warns_of_malicious_‘Pink
WhatsApp’_app_which_causes_users_to_lose_control_of
their_devices⠀⇛
Mumbai police have also issued a public
warning about the malware.
# ⚓ EFF ☛ VICTORY!_Maine_Increases_Transparency_and
Accountability_for_its_Fusion_Center⠀⇛
This bill comes after a years-long concerted
effort by Maine activists and concerned
citizens who have been fighting for
accountability in how MIAC collects, shares,
and utilizes information about Mainers. In
June 2021, a bill that would have defunded
the fusion center entirely passed 88-54 out
of the Maine House of Representatives before
being defeated in the state senate.
Fusion centers are yet another unnecessary
cog in the surveillance state—and one that
serves the intrusive function of coordinating
surveillance activities and sharing
information between federal law enforcement,
the national security surveillance apparatus,
and local and state police, with little to no
oversight. Across the United States, there
are at least 78 fusion centers that were
formed by the Department of Homeland Security
in the wake of the War on Terror and the rise
of post-9/11 mass surveillance. Since their
creation, fusion centers have been hammered
by politicians, academics, and civil society
groups for their ineffectiveness,
dysfunction, mission creep, and unregulated
tendency to veer into policing political
views. As scholar Brendan McQuade wrote in
his book Pacifying the Homeland: Intelligence
Fusion and Mass Supervision:
“On paper, fusion centers have the potential
to organize dramatic surveillance powers. In
practice however, what happens at fusion
centers is circumscribed by the politics of
law enforcement. The tremendous resources
being invested in counterterrorism and the
formation of interagency intelligence centers
are complicated by organization complexity
and jurisdictional rivalries. The result is
not a revolutionary shift in policing but the
creation of uneven, conflictive, and often
dysfunctional intelligence-sharing systems.”
# ⚓ Papers Please ☛ 9th_Circuit_rejects_TSA_claim_of
impunity_for_checkpoint_staff_who_rape_travelers⠀⇛
Last December, we attended and reported on
oral argument before the 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals in a case in which the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) argued that TSA
checkpoint staff have absolute immunity from
lawsuits for assault, even sexual assault or
rape, committed against travelers they are
“screening”.
We’re pleased to report that today the 9th
Circuit panel of judges rejected the TSA’s
claim of impunity. The three judges found
unanimously that the Federal Tort Clams Act
(FTCA) allows lawsuits against the TSA for
damages caused by checkpoint staff who
assault travelers. The 9th Circuit thus joins
every other Circuit Court of Appeals (the
3rd, 4th, and 8th) to have addressed this
issue in a published opinion.
The case decided today by the 9th Circuit
will now return to the U.S. District Court in
Las Vegas for much-belated consideration of
the claim against the TSA and its officers.
The precedent set by today’s decision will
apply throughout the 9th Circuit, the largest
of the Federal judicial circuits, including
all of the states on the West Coast.
# ⚓ OpenRightsGroup ☛ Online_Safety_Bill:_Civil_society
organisations_urge_UK_to_protect_global_digital
security_and_safeguard_private_communication⠀⇛
Open letter to the UK government from over 80
national and international civil society
organisations, academics and cyberexperts
raising concerns about the serious threat to
the security of private and encrypted
messaging posed by the Online Safety Bill.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Former_Ukrainian_Official,_Associate_Handed_10-Year
Prison_Terms_In_Case_Of_Deadly_Acid_Attack⠀⇛
A court in Kyiv has sentenced the former head of
the regional council in the southern region of
Kherson, Vladyslav Manher, and a former aide to a
regional lawmaker, Oleksiy Levin, to 10 years in
prison each in the high-profile case of a deadly
attack on anti-corruption activist Kateryna
Handzyuk.
# ⚓ The Strategist ☛ Making_Japan’s_defence_spending
sustainable⠀⇛
One of the highlights in Japan’s three national
security documents released on 16 December 2022—the
national security strategy, the national defence
strategy and the defence build-up plan—is the
commitment to increase defence spending.
# ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Military_interventions_have_failed_to_end
DRC’s_conflict_–_what’s_gone_wrong⠀⇛
For 30 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo has
suffered from communal violence, armed conflict and
insecurity. Diverse actors have tried to stop it
but conflict has intensified, particularly in the
eastern provinces of North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri
and Tanganyika. Regular armed forces and non-state
armed groups have been involved in the violence
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Mexico:_130_Guatemalan_Migrants_in_Cargo_Truck
Rescued⠀⇛
“…among the rescued were 19 unaccompanied minors…”
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Social_democrats_to_go_head-to-head_in
Guatemala’s_August_election_runoff⠀⇛
A former first lady and the son of an ex-president
– both social democrats – will go head-to-head in
Guatemala’s August runoff after no candidate
secured enough votes to win Sunday’s first round of
presidential elections.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘I_thought_I_wouldn’t_survive’:_Civilians
beaten,_taken_hostage_by_Sudan_militia⠀⇛
There have been many reports from Sudan that
fighters with the militia group the Rapid Support
Forces (RSF) have been taking over people’s homes,
using them as bases as they continue their battles
with the Sudanese armed forces. Videos have been
circulating online documenting the RSF brutalising
civilians in their own homes, beating them or
taking them hostage. We spoke to someone who
narrowly survived being taken hostage by a group of
RSF fighters in his own home.
# ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Washington’s_Resurgent_Military_Presence_in_the
Philippines_Provokes_China⠀⇛
When the last U.S. troops left the Philippines in
the early 1990s, the prevailing assumption was that
an extremely close military relationship between
Washington and Manila would be just another relic
of the Cold War.
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Taiwan_residents_warned_against
stepping_into_political_‘minefield’_when_visiting_Hong_Kong
in_updated_guidelines⠀⇛
Taiwan residents have been warned against
“accidentally stepping into a minefield” and being
arrested under Hong Kong’s national security law
while travelling to the city by the self-ruled
island’s authorities.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Specter_of_war_in_Taiwan_puts_Philippine_islanders_on
edge⠀⇛
The Batanes chain could be key terrain should China
invade Taiwan, analysts say.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Malaysia_charges_Thais_with_human_trafficking_over
2015_mass_graves_discovery⠀⇛
Bangkok, for the first time, extradited Thai
citizens to show its commitment to ending human
smuggling.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Security_Situation_in_Easter_DRC_Continues_to
Deteriorate:_UN⠀⇛
The M23 still controls a large part of the Masisi
and Rutshuru territories as well as the movement of
people and goods in those areas.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_offers_closer_military
cooperation_with_Vietnam⠀⇛
Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu said the
security of the Asia-Pacific region was facing
challenges.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ New_Bulgarian_PM_Pledges_Increased_Security_For
Defense_Industry_Following_Second_Arms_Depot_Fire⠀⇛
New Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, whose
government assumed power three weeks ago, has
pledged increased support and better security for
the country’s defense industry following a second
serious fire in less than a year at a private arms
company.
# ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ FBI_Entrapment_Schemes:_Creating_Criminals
in_Order_to_Arrest_Them⠀⇛
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in
the process he does not become a monster.”
Friedrich Nietzsche We’re not dealing with a
government that exists to serve its people, protect
their liberties and ensure their happiness.
# ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ As_Guatemala’s_voters_signal_a_left
turn,_great_powers_are_watching_closely⠀⇛
The outcome of Guatemala’s presidential runoff
election this August could reshape the geopolitical
map of the Western Hemisphere.
# ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Bulker_Nyon_boarded_by_pirates_off_West
Africa⠀⇛
The bulk carrier Nyon is the latest ship to have
been attacked by West African pirates after being
boarded by four armed men on 22 June.
# ⚓ European Commission ☛ European_Defence_Fund:_EU_to_invest
€832_million_in_41_ambitious_defence_industrial_projects⠀⇛
European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Jun
2023 Today, the Commission announced the results of
the 2022 calls for proposals under the European
Defence Fund (EDF) amounting to €832 million of EU
funding in support of 41 joint defence research and
development projects across the EU.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ More_Than_1,000_Afghan_Civilians_Killed_In_Violence
Since_August_2021,_UN_Says⠀⇛
More than a thousand Afghan civilians have been
killed in bombings and other violence since foreign
forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021,
according to a report by the UN’s mission to the
country released on June 27.
# ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Wagner_group_mercenaries_in_Africa:_why_there
hasn’t_been_any_effective_opposition_to_drive_them_out⠀⇛
It is easy to understand what African rulers see in
the mercenary group Wagner. Its fighters can be
deployed quickly. It brings sophisticated arms with
it and can apply force speedily and ruthlessly.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Meet_the_women_helping_rape_victims_recover
dignity_in_Congo’s_conflicts⠀⇛
In eastern DRC, women activists are helping
survivors of sexual violence.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Gunman_from_deadly_Colorado_Springs_LGBTQ+
nightclub_shooting_pleads_guilty⠀⇛
Anderson Lee Aldrich, the gunman who killed five
during an attack on an LGBTQIA+ nightclub in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, pleaded guilty in court
Monday to five counts of murder, 46 counts of
attempted murder and no contest to two bias-
motivated crimes.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Club_Q_attacker_sentenced_to_over_2,000_years_in
prison_for_mass_shooting_in_Colorado⠀⇛
The shooter who killed_five_people and wounded 17
others at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado was
sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty
to November’s attack on Monday.
Driving the news:Anderson_Lee_Aldrich received five
consecutive life sentences in a state court without
the possibility of parole for the mass_shooting at
Club Q in Colorado Springs and was sentenced to a
further 2,208 years in prison over attempted murder
charges.
# ⚓ Shadowproof ☛ Rebuilding_A_Life_After_Years_In_A_Cage⠀⇛
This article was funded by the Marvel Cooke
Fellowship. Read more about this reporting project
and make a contribution to fund our fellowship
budget.
Exhausted, I grudgingly open my eyes and pat my
blanket as I awkwardly search for my phone. I open
Twitter to see that my account has blown up. As I
search my DMs to read the comments of support, a
warm calming feeling covers me. My eyes well up in
tears as I read one comment in particular. “We are
better with you here.”
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Iran_Holds_Talks_With_Europe_on_Nuclear_Deal
Revival:_Kanaani⠀⇛
The U.S. withdrew from the JCPOA deal in 2018 and
reimposed sanctions on Iran. In response, Iran
reduced its nuclear commitments under the
agreement.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ EU_Adds_Seven_Iranian_Officials_To_Sanctions_List
Over_‘Serious’_Rights_Violations⠀⇛
The European Council has approved a ninth package
of sanctions on an additional seven individuals it
says are responsible for “serious human rights
violations” in Iran.
# ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ The_Milley_Tape:_“Bring_Some_Cokes_in
Please!”⠀⇛
The recording of Trump attacking Mark Milley with a
stolen Iran document includes damning details not
included in the indictment.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ McCarthy_threatens_Attorney_General_Garland_with
impeachment_inquiry⠀⇛
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is
threatening to open an impeachment inquiry into
Attorney General Merrick Garland over the Justice
Department’s investigation into Hunter_Biden.
Why it matters:It’s a significant escalation of
tensions as congressional Republicans rail against
what_they_argue_is_a_“sweetheart”_plea_deal for the
president’s son.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Audio_of_Trump_Suggests_He_Discussed
Classified_Iran_Document:_Listen_Now⠀⇛
A recording of a meeting in 2021 in which the
former president described a sensitive document in
front of him appears to contradict his recent
assertion that the material was just news
clippings.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ “This_is_secret”:_CNN_obtains_audio_of_Trump’s_2021
meeting_about_military_documents⠀⇛
CNN released exclusive audio on Monday seeming to
show former President_Trump discussing sensitive
documents during a 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New
Jersey.
Why it matters:The two-minute audio recording could
hold key evidence in Trump’s_indictment over his
handling of classified information after he left
the White House.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Paul_Yoon_on_the_Korean_War’s_Aftershocks⠀⇛
The author discusses “Valley of the Moon,” his
story from the latest issue of the magazine.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan_reinstates_South_Korea_to_white
list_of_preferred_trading_partners⠀⇛
The nations have moved to resolve issues tied to
Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean peninsula.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Junta_arrests_51_people_for_alleged_dollar,_gold
speculation⠀⇛
The move follows a spike in the price of both in
Myanmar.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Authorities_Arrest_Tajik_Activist_At
Dushanbe’s_Request⠀⇛
Russian authorities have arrested Tajik activist
Junaidullo Khudoyorov at Tajikistan’s request, his
brother told RFE/RL on June 25, adding that the
activist may face illegal incarceration and
arbitrary prosecution if extradited to Dushanbe.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Anti-Putin_Yakut_Shaman_Transferred_To_Less
Restrictive_Psychiatric_Clinic⠀⇛
A court in Russia’s Far East has decided to
transfer to a less restrictive psychiatric clinic a
Yakut shaman who became known across the country
for his attempts to march to Moscow to drive
President Vladimir Putin out of the Kremlin.
# ⚓ NPR ☛ For_election_workers,_Trump’s_lies_have_meant
threats,_harassment_and_a_poisoned_dog⠀⇛
“Election officials have been under siege,” says
David Becker, executive director of the nonprofit
Center for Election Innovation and Research.
“They’ve been threatened, abused and harassed for
nearly three years now and it’s getting worse.”
The Department of Homeland Security issued a
bulletin in May warning that perceptions of the
next presidential race could mobilize individuals
to commit violence.
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ The_potent_cyber_adversary_threatening
to_further_inflame_Iranian_politics⠀⇛
“We’ve observed multiple cyber groups in action,”
said Nariman Gharib, a U.K.-based Iranian
opposition activist and independent cyber espionage
investigator. “One focuses on human rights,
unmasking the darker side of the regime, while
another specializes in cyber operations, exposing
the regime’s cyber tactics. There’s also a group
dedicated to sabotage. They execute their task with
efficiency in executing disruptive attacks and
[GhyamSarnegouni] is that group.”
Indeed, the latest hack claimed by GhyamSarnegouni
involving highly sensitive government documents
takes the role that hackers and hacktivists are
playing in Iran’s internal politics to a new level,
experts say, given the depth of information
accessed, which touches on aspects of not only the
office of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and
correspondence related to multiple sensitive
agencies.
# § War in Ukraine⠀➾
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Germany’s_decision_on_brigade_deployment_in
Lithuania_not_change_of_position,_says_Pistorius⠀⇛
The decision on permanent deployment of a
German brigade in Lithuania is not a change
of Berlin’s position, German Defence Minister
Boris Pistorius said in Lithuania on Monday.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Berlin_ready_to_permanently_deploy_brigade_in
Lithuania_–_German_minister⠀⇛
Germany is ready to permanently deploy a
brigade in Lithuania, says German Defence
Minister Boris Pistorius, who is visiting
Vilnius on Monday.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Germany_to_Station_4,000_Soldiers_in
Lithuania⠀⇛
The current NATO multinational battle group
deployed in the Lithuanian town of Rukla has
around 1,600 personnel, approximately half of
whom are German.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Germany_To_Station_4,000_Troops_In_Lithuania
To_Shore_Up_NATO_Flank⠀⇛
Germany plans to station an additional 4,000
soldiers in NATO ally Lithuania to help
secure the alliance’s eastern flank, German
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on June
26.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Belarus_reportedly_begins_building_camps_for
Wagner_Group_fighters_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Independent Russian publication Verstka
reports that Belarus has started building
camps for Wagner Group fighters. The camps
will be located in the Mogilev region of
Belarus, approximately 200 kilometers (124
miles) from the border with Ukraine, and will
be able to accommodate 8,000 fighters.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Pressure_for_more_vehicles_to_be
added_to_Ukraine_aid⠀⇛
Ukraine is hopeful Australia’s latest round
of military support isn’t the last, with
armoured vehicles still high on the wish
list.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced
Australia would provide an additional $110
million in assistance with a package
including 70 military vehicles, ammunition
and $10m for a humanitarian fund.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Report:_Prigozhin_Remains_Under_Investigation
For_Mutiny⠀⇛
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin
remains under investigation by the Federal
Security Service (FSB) on suspicion of
organizing an armed mutiny, the Kommersant
newspaper reported
# ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Prigozhin’s_Insurgency:_The_War_Putin
Wanted_Now_Threatens_His_Rule⠀⇛
Dictatorships seem stable up until the moment
they no longer are. After the failed uprising
of the Wagner troops, Vladimir Putin’s system
is looking wobbly. Suddenly, a Russia without
him is conceivable.
# ⚓ Spiegel ☛ Yevgeny_Prigozhin:_Wagner_Uprising_Likely
to_Have_Far-Reaching_Consequences⠀⇛
Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin quickly
brought his uprising to an end on Sunday. But
not before inflicting a deep humiliation on
Russian President Vladimir Putin. There will
almost certainly be consequences.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Stash_of_fake_documents,_cash,_and
unidentified_powder_found_at_Prigozhin’s_St._Petersburg
office_—_Meduza⠀⇛
On June 24, when Wagner forces were still en
route to Moscow, the news publication
Fontanka wrote that the authorities raided
founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s office in St.
Petersburg (reportedly located at the
Trezzini Hotel). Reporters say officials
recovered the following items:
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Prigozhin’s_plane_reportedly_arrives_in
Belarus_—_Meduza⠀⇛
An Embraer Legacy 600 business jet with the
tail number RA-02795, which is believed to
belong to Yevgeny Prigozhin, landed at the
Machulishchy Air Base near Minsk at 7:40 a.m.
local time, according to the independent
monitoring group Belaruski Hajun.
# ⚓ Spiegel ☛ German_Reactions_to_Chaos_in_Russia:_‘We
Have_To_Look_Each_Other_Deep_in_the_Eyes_in_NATO’⠀⇛
Before Saturday’s uprising in Russia
unraveled, Western intelligence thought the
Wagner Group might be able to reach Moscow –
and believed that Putin had left the city.
Hours later, Western politicians were
wondering how to exploit the weakness shown
by the Russian leader.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Putin_Thanks_Russians_After_Wagner_Group’s
Attempted_Uprising⠀⇛
The president confirmed the agreement reached
on Saturday under which Wagner members who
wish to do so can leave for Belarus, return
home, or re-enlist in the Russian army.
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ What_Russia’s_Whirlwind_Crisis_Could
Mean_for_Putin⠀⇛
Atlantic writers explain how to make sense of
the weekend’s events.
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ What_Is_Putin_Worth_to_China?⠀⇛
In standing by Russia’s embattled strongman,
Chinese leader Xi Jinping signals just how
high a priority he has made of undermining
the power of the West.
# ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Putin_says_the_aborted
rebellion_played_into_the_hands_of_Russia’s_enemies⠀⇛
The rebellion by armed mercenaries lasted
less than 24 hours and was the gravest threat
yet to Putin’s authority.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Prigozhin_Showed_Russians_That_They
Might_Have_a_Choice⠀⇛
This weekend, the country saw someone other
than Putin act politically and—even more
important—wield force.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ [SATIRE]_Kari_Lake_Declares_Herself_New
Leader_of_the_Wagner_Group⠀⇛
The former TV anchorwoman warned Russian
state media against questioning her claim to
the Wagner helm.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ Border_Guard_reports_business_as_usual_during
aborted_Russian_coup⠀⇛
While the situation has calmed down in
Russia, Finland’s Border Guard is closely
monitoring any developments.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ Finnish_minister:_Coup_attempt_to_impact
Russians’_views_on_their_leadership⠀⇛
Finland’s border with Russia is calm and both
civil and state agencies are closely
monitoring the situation, according to
foreign affairs minister Elina Valtonen.
# ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ Done_Cookin’:_Putin’s_Chef_Moves_to
Belarus_[UPDATE-1]⠀⇛
If you have a bead on what transpired in
Russia from Friday through Saturday, you’re
ahead of most folks.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Prigozhin’s_Wagner_Rebellion_Came_as
His_Power_Faded⠀⇛
Whatever the Wagner uprising says about
Vladimir Putin’s hold on the Kremlin, it is
also the story of a mercurial mercenary
leader’s growing desperation.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Mutiny_That_Showed_the_Stress_on
Putin’s_System_of_Rule⠀⇛
A member of Russia’s elite marched on his
rivals, with a mercenary army at his back,
suggesting that Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over
a coalition of powerful figures may be more
brittle than it appeared.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Putin’s_Creation:_History_of_Russia’s
Mercenary_Wagner_Group_&_Its_Leader_Yevgeny_Prigozhin⠀⇛
As part of our roundtable discussion, we
speak with political science professor
Kimberly Marten, expert on the Wagner Group,
who says this weekend’s mutiny by the
mercenary group and its leader, Yevgeny
Prigozhin, is part of a game of “smoke and
mirrors” between Russian power players. She
details Prigozhin’s long history as “Putin’s
servant” and says Wagner “is not really a
private military group,” but has a long
history of being contracted by the Russian
state. “We’re just at the beginning of what’s
going to happen, but neither Prighozin nor
Putin came out looking very good,” says
Marten.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Putin,_Prigozhin,_and_Russia’s_Future⠀⇛
The last tumultuous days bring to mind an old
Russian anecdote: What’s the difference
between an optimist and a pessimist? A
pessimist knows that however bad things are
in Russia, they can always get worse. Soon
after the news broke, a Russian friend e-
mailed me, “What I’m most concerned about is
Russia in chaos with nukes, and someone worse
than Putin coming to power.”
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Prigozhin_Claims_He_Wasn’t_Trying_to
Overthrow_Putin⠀⇛
The Kremlin had said an investigation into
Yevgeny V. Prigozhin’s role in the brief
uprising against Russia’s military command
was dropped, but Russian news media reports
say the case remains open.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ FSB_reportedly_still_investigating_Prigozhin
in_connection_with_‘organizing_armed_rebellion’_charges
—_Meduza⠀⇛
Investigators from Russia’s Federal Security
Service (FSB) are still investigating Yevgeny
Prigozhin in connection with the felony case
for “organizing an armed rebellion” that the
agency opened against him on June 23,
according to the Russian newspaper
Kommersant.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘The_peacemaker_of_Slavic_civilization’
Lukashenko_gets_the_hero’s_treatment_from_Belarusian_
(and_Russian)_propagandists_—_Meduza⠀⇛
On the evening of June 24, Wagner Group
forces ended their ‘justice march‘ towards
Moscow. According to official statements from
the Russian and Belarusian authorities, this
was the result of negotiations between
Yevgeny Prigozhin and Alexander Lukashenko —
a figure nobody expected to serve as a key
player in the rebellion’s outcome.
Journalists from the independent Belarusian
outlet Zerkalo spent the following day
watching state television to see how their
country’s propaganda news channels would
cover the perplexing saga. Meduza is
publishing an abridged translation of their
report.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Former_presidential_aide_Vladislav_Surkov
urges_Russian_authorities_to_steer_clear_of_private
military_companies_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Russian politician and former presidential
aide Vladislav Surkov has urged the Russian
authorities not to pass a law that would
allow the state to regulate private military
companies (PMCs) like Wagner Group and other
similar formations, saying it would be better
for the authorities to steer clear of any
association with private armies.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We_know_the_vast_majority_of_Wagner
fighters_are_patriots’:_In_another_short_speech,_Putin
condemned_Prigozhin’s_rebellion_while_letting
participants_off_the_hook_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Vladimir Putin made his second emergency
national address in as many days tonight. He
denounced the armed rebellion led by Wagner
Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, but did not
mention the group’s leader by name. Putin
said the insurrection’s leaders “betrayed
their country, their people, and those who
were drawn into the crime. They lied to them
and drove them to death under gunfire to
shoot at their own.” The president also said
that he believes many members of Wagner Group
are patriots and that he plans to honor his
promise to allow rebellion participants to
sign contracts with Russia’s regular Armed
Forces, go home to their families, or “leave
for Belarus,” where Prigozhin will reportedly
be exiled. Meduza is sharing a full
translation of Putin’s speech.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Don’t_interfere_with_Wagner’:_A_rundown_of
what_happened_in_Rostov-on-Don_during_Wagner’s_day-long
occupation_—_Meduza⠀⇛
On June 24, Wagner Group entered Rostov-on-
Don and occupied the center of the city,
apparently without a fight. Some residents
headed to the center cheering for the
mercenaries, while others tried to leave the
city, creating backups on the highways and at
the train station. Local police were
conspicuously absent from the city while
Wagner troops took selfies with residents and
Prigozhin met with Russian officials at the
Southern Military District headquarters.
Local law enforcement later said they’d been
told to wait for orders from Moscow. Here’s
what we know so far about the short-lived
occupation.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ After_Prigozhin’s_Uprising,
Yesterday’s_Putin_Is_Gone⠀⇛
He survived a brief revolt, but the cracks in
his system are now evident.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Wagner_recruitment_centers_reopen_in
Novosibirsk,_Tyumen_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Wagner Group recruiting centers have resumed
operations in Novosibirsk.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We_gave_a_master_class’:_Prigozhin’s_first
public_statement_since_Wagner_Group’s_24-hour_rebellion
—_Meduza⠀⇛
On Monday afternoon, Yevgeny Prigozhin
released his first public statement since he
called off Wagner Group’s march towards
Moscow on Saturday. In English, Meduza has
summarized the main points from the 11-minute
audio clip.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Vladimir_Putin_will_make_a_‘series_of
important_announcements’_later_tonight,_says_Kremlin
spokesman_—_Meduza⠀⇛
Vladimir Putin will make a “series of
important announcements” later tonight, says
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Vladimir_Putin_addresses_the_nation_again,
issuing_another_condemnation_of_the_Wagner_insurrection
and_confirming_his_Belarus-exile_offer_—_Meduza⠀⇛
For the second time in two days, Vladimir
Putin made an emergency national address,
denouncing the armed rebellion staged by
members of the Wagner mercenary group.
Without mentioning the aborted rebellion’s
leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin said the
insurrection’s leaders “betrayed their
country, their people, and those who were
drawn into the crime. They lied to them and
drove them to death under gunfire to shoot at
their own.”
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ Mutiny_in_Russia:_Nina_Khrushcheva_on
How_the_Wagner_Revolt_Exposes_Putin’s_Weakness⠀⇛
We speak with Nina Khrushcheva in Moscow
after an extraordinary weekend that saw the
most significant challenge to Russian
President Vladimir Putin’s leadership since
the beginning of his invasion of Ukraine 16
months ago. On Friday, the head of the
powerful Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny
Prigozhin, accused the Russian military of
attacking his forces and began a march on
Moscow — but the revolt quickly fizzled out.
By Saturday, Wagner troops had returned to
base, and Prigozhin had agreed to exile in
Belarus, while Putin denounced the episode as
“treason.” Khrushcheva, a professor of
international affairs at the New School and
the great-granddaughter of former Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev, says that while
Putin has reasserted his control over the
state for now, the episode “didn’t really
show him in the strong light.”
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ When_Russia_Shook_the_World,_American
Cable_News_Stumbled⠀⇛
“This is serious,” tweeted Michael McFaul, a
former US ambassador to Russia, a little
before 5 pm on Friday. He was talking about
the dramatic events unfolding in Russia that
day, as private mercenary forces loyal to
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rolled
out of Ukraine and headed toward Moscow on a
so-called “March for Justice.” Prigozhin’s
bombastic pronouncements and the rapid
progress of his troops proved to be so
serious, in fact, that Russian President
Vladimir Putin’s military commanders were
deploying tanks to defend the capital city of
one of the world’s two foremost nuclear
powers.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Putin’s_War_Comes_Home⠀⇛
Vladimir Putin styles himself as a student of
history, frequently justifying his actions
with lectures on the lessons and legacies of
the past. He defended his invasion of Ukraine
not just with references to recent disputes
Russia had with its neighbor but also claims
of proprietorship dating back to the time of
the czars, and complaints about the alleged
national betrayals of Vladimir Lenin and
Nikita Khrushchev. When faced with a mutiny
of mercenaries led by the Yevgeny Prigozhin,
head of the Wagner Group, Putin instinctively
started talking about the Russian Revolution
of 1917.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Interior_Minister:_Latvian_eastern_border
needs_‘improvements’⠀⇛
The border infrastructure between Latvia and
Russia will need improvements, Interior
Minister Māris Kučinskis (United List) said
in an interview with Latvian Radio on June
27.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_suspends_all_visa_applications_from
Russia⠀⇛
Due to the unpredictable development of
Russian internal political events, the
acceptance of all types of visa applications
from Russian citizens has been suspended from
June 26, 2023, at Latvian diplomatic and
consular missions abroad, the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs announced Monday.
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Michael_McFaul_Makes_the_Case_for_Reaching
out_to_the_“Russian_Diaspora”⠀⇛
A leading US expert on Russia advocates
outreach to Putin’s Russian opponents and
encouraging emigration from Russia. The best
way to encourage Russians to leave is to
allow more of them to come to the West.
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Anticlimactic_End_to_Wagner_Group’s_Armed
Rebellion_in_Russia⠀⇛
Plus: Florida drag law ruled
unconstitutional, Meta cancels Canadian news
posts, and more…
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_urges_citizens_not_to_travel_to
Russia,_Belarus⠀⇛
In response to the recent Wagner mercenary
group’s aborted mutiny in Russia, Lithuania’s
Foreign Ministry has once again reminded of
its recommendations for Lithuanian citizens
not to travel to Russia and Belarus.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_to_step_up_intelligence_as_Russia
sends_Wagner_leader_to_Belarus⠀⇛
The Lithuanian State Defence Council agreed
to devote more intelligence capabilities to
assessing the situation in Belarus, President
Gitanas Nausėda said on Sunday.
# ⚓ Modern Diplomacy ☛ Will_Russia’s_break_with_the_West
be_permanent?⠀⇛
Nearly sixteen months into the war, ordinary
Russians harbor substantial and most likely
enduring anger and resentment toward the
West. In the later decades of the Soviet
Union, the government largely failed to
convince Soviet citizens of an implacably
hostile West and, in the 1980s, the barriers
between the Soviet Union and the West were
weakening.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_Wagner_Group_pays_fighters_twice_as_much
as_the_Russian_military⠀⇛
Russian private military contractor Wagner
Group has been in business with the Kremlin
for almost a decade now. As the mercenary
unit became more prominent on the
battleground in Ukraine, so did its chief
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s criticism of Russia’s
military leadership.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Biden_calls_mutiny_a_‘struggle
within_the_Russian_system’_and_says_US_and_NATO_played
no_part⠀⇛
President Joe Biden says the United States
and NATO had no involvement in the short-
lived insurrection in Russia by the Wagner
mercenary force. Biden says it’s “too early”
to assess the impact on the war in
neighboring Ukraine. Biden said Monday that
he spoke to allies over the weekend and they
are all in sync in working to ensure that
they give Russian President Vladimir Putin
“no excuse to blame this on the West.” Biden
said the action by the Wagner Group “was part
of a struggle within the Russian system.”
Biden also spoke with Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend and
plans to do so again soon.
# ⚓ AntiWar ☛ Who_Is_National_Security_Adviser_Jake
Sullivan,_the_Man_Running_US_Foreign_Policy⠀⇛
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is
arguably the key person driving US foreign
policy. He was mentored by Hillary Clinton
with regime changes in Honduras, Libya and
Syria. He was the link between Nuland and
Biden during the 2014 coup in Ukraine.
# ⚓ The Strategist ☛ A_very_Russian_revolution⠀⇛
As the world was distracted by an episode of
Russian drama complete with the betrayal of a
once-loyal servant, armed mutiny and panic at
the court of a tsar, Ukraine was being
shelled.
# ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ How_Ukraine_can_pin_down_Russia_in
Crimea_without_a_land_campaign⠀⇛
Many analysts believe Ukraine must liberate
Crimea in order to win the war, but it could
be possible to render the peninsula
strategically irrelevant for Russia without
launching a major land campaign, writes John
B. Barranco.
# ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Five_steps_toward_Ukrainian
victory_and_a_lasting_peace_with_Russia⠀⇛
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy
Yatsenyuk offers his five-step vision for the
decisive defeat of Russia’s Ukraine invasion
and a genuinely sustainable peace in Eastern
Europe.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Wagner_Group_to_hand_over_military
equipment_to_Russian_army,_defence_ministry_says⠀⇛
Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group is preparing
to hand over heavy military equipment to the
country’s regular armed forces, the defence
ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The
mercenary group launched a failed rebellion
on Saturday that brought armed troops within
200 km of Moscow.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Putin_says_Wagner_mutineers_can_join
Russian_army_or_‘go_to_Belarus’⠀⇛
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed
the nation about Wagner’s aborted rebellion
on Monday, thanking soldiers and mercenaries
for avoiding bloodshed and stating that
Wagner mutineers could either join the army
or “go to Belarus”. Earlier, the mercenary
group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin defended his
actions in an audio statement, claiming he
did not aim to overthrow the leadership of
Russia but to “avoid the destruction of
Wagner”.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Marathon_from_Kyiv_to_Vilnius_aims_to_mobilise
support_for_Ukraine’s_membership_in_NATO⠀⇛
Thirty-three runners are carrying a flag from
the frontline in eastern Ukraine to the NATO
summit in Vilnius.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ ‘Defending_the_country’:_The_Japanese
volunteer_fighting_in_Ukraine⠀⇛
Thousands of volunteers from dozens of
nations have joined Ukraine’s military since
the start of the Russian invasion in February
2022, but only a handful are from Japan – a
country that has adhered to the principle of
national pacifism since the end of World War
II. But Yuya Motomura, a 45-year-old mahjong
parlour manager, is among the few heading to
the front lines.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Amsterdam’s_Hermitage_Museum_Changes_Name,
Rebrands_After_Cutting_Russian_Ties⠀⇛
The Hermitage Amsterdam art museum has been
renamed one year after it severed ties with
Russia’s State Hermitage museum over Moscow’s
February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ In_Video_Address,_Ukraine’s_Zelenskiy_Upbeat
On_Progress_Of_Counteroffensive⠀⇛
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was
upbeat about his military’s progress during
his daily video address late on June 26,
calling it a “happy day.”
# ⚓ LRT ☛ All_allies_realise_that_Ukraine_will_become
NATO_member_–_Stoltenberg_in_Lithuania⠀⇛
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who
is visiting Lithuania, says the alliance will
support Ukraine for as long as necessary. “We
are sending a message to Putin that he will
not win the war,” he told LRT TV.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Zelenskiy_Hands_Out_Awards_To_Ukrainian
Troops_On_Front_Line⠀⇛
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on
June 26 handed out awards and posed for
selfies with troops who are along the front
line in Ukraine, saying it was an honor to be
with them and shake their hands.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ New_Bulgarian_Government_Approves_Military
Aid_For_Ukraine⠀⇛
The Bulgarian government has approved a new
military aid package for Ukraine, the press
service of the Council of Ministers announced
on June 26.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Yashin_Warns_Czech_President_That_His
Comments_On_Monitoring_Russians_Play_Into_Putin’s
Hands⠀⇛
Jailed anti-Kremlin politician Ilya Yashin,
addressing recent comments by Czech President
Petr Pavel that Russians in the West should
be monitored, said any such attempt would
only play into President Vladimir Putin’s
hands.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ U.S._Keeps_Up_Weapons_Shipments_To_Ukraine
With_New_$500_Million_Package⠀⇛
The United States plans to announce as soon
as June 27 a new military aid package for
Ukraine worth up to $500 million, keeping up
U.S. resolve to help Ukraine against Russia
as Moscow deals with an abortive mutiny by
some of its soldiers.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Australia_To_Provide_More_Armored_Vehicles_To
Ukraine⠀⇛
The Australian government will provide a new
$73.5 million package to Ukraine, including
70 military vehicles to defend against
Russia’s invasion, Prime Minister Anthony
Albanese said on June 26.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ In_Address_To_Nation,_Putin_Says_Wagner
Soldiers_Who_Took_Part_In_Revolt_Can_Join_The_Army_Or
Go_To_Belarus⠀⇛
In an address to the nation on June 26,
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that
Wagner mercenary fighters who took part in
the revolt over the weekend can either join
the Russian Army or go to Belarus.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ EU_Approves_€3.5_Billion_Increase_in_Funds
for_Ukraine⠀⇛
This is the second time the EU has agreed to
increase the EPF since the start of the
conflict in Ukraine.
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Prigozhin’s_Loss_Is_Ukraine’s_Gain⠀⇛
Without Russia’s single most effective
fighting force, Putin will have to rely
wholly on the country’s weakened military.
# ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Biden_calls_mutiny_a
‘struggle_within_the_Russian_system’_and_says_US_and
NATO_played_no_part⠀⇛
Biden says it’s “too early” to assess the
impact on the war in neighboring Ukraine.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Wagner_mercenary_revolt:_Could_it_help
Ukraine?⠀⇛
The Wagner mercenary revolt could cause
cracks in Russian leadership and demoralize
Russian troops.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ How_truth_bombs_for_Russians_may_end_the
war⠀⇛
A popular Russian commander bursts the lies
that justified the invasion of Ukraine.
Despite his failed mutiny and exile, his
truth-telling may ricochet in the war
trenches.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Visibly_Angry_Putin_Stresses
Failure_of_Wagner_Revolt⠀⇛
The Russian president made brief public
remarks on Monday, his first since the end of
the short-lived rebellion by the Wagner
mercenary group and its leader, Yevgeny
Prigozhin.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ How_the_Wagner_rebellion_inside_Russia
affects_the_war_in_Ukraine⠀⇛
Wagner boss Yevgeny_Prigozhin’s_unexpected
offensiveinto the Russian interior may
breathe new life into the counteroffensive
across the border in Ukraine.
The big picture: Ukraine’s forces have made
only gradual progress so far in attacking
well-defended Russian positions in the south
and east of Ukraine. Wagner mercenaries,
meanwhile, took control of the major Russian
city of Rostov-on-Don and seemed to face
little resistance as they covered three-
quarters of the roughly 600 miles from there
to Moscow.
=============================================
On the one hand:The short-lived uprising in
Russia doesn’t appear to have left any major
gaps for Ukraine to exploit. Wagner forces
were not playing a major role in Russia’s
defenses, and the mutiny_appears_to_have
ended without Russian units being pulled out
of Ukraine to help repel it, analysts say.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Putin_says_organizers_of_Wagner_rebellion
“will_be_brought_to_justice”⠀⇛
Russian President Vladimir_Putin declared in
a televised address on Monday that the
organizers of a “rebellion” over the weekend
would be “brought to justice,” though he did
not name Wagner Group leader Yevgeny
Prigozhin directly.
Why it matters: The Kremlin announced this
weekend that Prigozhin would be allowed to go
into exile_in_neighboring_Belarus as part of
a deal to end his push toward Moscow, but
Putin’s comments suggest the oligarch-turned-
warlord could still be punished.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Wagner_boss_claims_he_wasn’t_trying_to
overthrow_Russian_government⠀⇛
The Wagner Group’s short-lived rebellion over
the weekend was not intended to overthrow the
Russian government, Wagner boss Yevgeny
Prigozhin claimed in his first remarks since
the uprising ended.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ View_from_Kyiv:_What_Does_the_Wagner
Revolt_Mean_for_Ukraine,_Mali,_Sudan,_Syria_&_Beyond?⠀⇛
As we continue to look at the fallout of this
weekend’s mutiny in Russia by Wagner
mercenary troops, we go to Kyiv to speak with
Ukrainian political scientist and historian
Denis Pilash, who notes that despite
infighting inside Russia, the military still
carried out devastating strikes across
Ukraine. He adds that the Wagner revolt still
shattered an illusion of consensus inside
Russia. “The myth of civility — one of the
pillars of Putin’s regime — has eroded
completely,” says Pilash.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Putin_Says_Russia_Is_United_Behind
Him,_After_Ending_Wagner_Rebellion⠀⇛
President Vladimir V. Putin spoke angrily of
those who want “Russians to fight each
other,” but his former ally, Yevgeny V.
Prigozhin, said the mutiny he led was not a
coup attempt.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_Ukraine’s_Counteroffensive_Is
Off_to_a_Slow,_Bloody_Start⠀⇛
The Ukrainian Army is encountering an array
of challenges that has complicated the early
stages of its counteroffensive, especially
the large swaths of minefields. But its
leaders are urging patience, insisting the
main push is yet to come.
# ⚓ The Gray Zone ☛ All_aboard_the_gravy_train:_an
independent_audit_of_US_funding_for_Ukraine⠀⇛
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Dmitry_Medvedev_absent_from_Putin’s_meeting
with_top_security_officials_—_Meduza⠀⇛
After Vladimir Putin’s brief speech to the
nation on Monday night, he held a meeting
with the heads of Russia’s security agencies
to discuss the aftermath of Yevgeny
Prigozhin’s weekend rebellion. The outlet
Verstka has noted that according to the
Kremlin’s official site, Russian Security
Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev was
not one of the attendees.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_Says_the_U.S._and_Allies_Had
‘Nothing_to_Do_With’_Wagner_Rebellion_in_Russia⠀⇛
Western nations agreed on a conference call
not to let President Vladimir Putin of Russia
blame them for the short-lived uprising, the
American president said.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Prigozhin_and_the_Long_and_Infamous
History_of_Failed_Russian_Rebellions⠀⇛
Putin may emerge weakened, strengthened or
vindictive.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Biden_and_Putin_Have_Dueling
Messages_on_the_Mutiny_in_Russia⠀⇛
The White House concluded that it had to get
ahead of any argument by Vladimir V. Putin
that the uprising was serving the interests
of Russia’s adversaries.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Britain_criticised_for_slow_implementation_of
climate_commitments⠀⇛
The UK government’s advisory body on tackling
climate change on Tuesday voiced concern at the
slow pace of the transition to clean energy,
warning time was running out to meet its goals.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Climate,_environmental_change_puts_90%
of_world’s_marine_food_at_risk:_Study⠀⇛
Overproduction in the industry destroyed wetland
habitats and caused significant environmental
damage.
# ⚓ DeSmog ☛ US_Government_Urges_Court_to_Dismiss_Federal_Youth
Climate_Lawsuit⠀⇛
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal
district court in Oregon to put an end to the
landmark constitutional youth climate lawsuit
Juliana v. United States after the court
reactivated the litigation earlier this month.
The case, which was originally filed in 2015 and
alleges constitutional violations stemming from the
federal government’s ongoing support of climate-
destabilizing fossil fuels, had nearly made it to
trial twice before. But after the Obama
administration failed in the government’s initial
bid to get the case dismissed, unprecedented legal
tactics deployed by the Trump administration
derailed the proceedings and a federal appeals
court eventually dismissed the case in January
2020.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ World’s_mining_minds_drill_down_on
critical_minerals⠀⇛
Australia can supply the world with minerals
critical to curbing climate change, balanced with
the need to mine sustainably and trade fairly.
More than 3500 delegates have gathered in Brisbane
for the World Mining Congress of scientists,
researchers, company executives and diplomats being
held in Australia for the first time.
# ⚓ Mexico News Daily ☛ Nuevo_León_to_end_school_year_early_due
to_heat_wave⠀⇛
Mandatory classes will end on June 29 in the
interests of students’ health, as extreme
temperatures continue to affect the state.
# § Energy/Transportation⠀➾
# ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ Sweden_just_scrapped_their_“Renewable
Energy_Targets”._Here’s_why.⠀⇛
Moving forward, the debate will be about “net
zero via renewables” vs “net zero via
nuclear”, without ever questioning whether we
need to go “net zero” at all, or if it’s even
physically possible to do so.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ John_B._Goodenough,_100,_Dies;
Nobel-Winning_Creator_of_the_Lithium-Ion_Battery⠀⇛
Until the announcement of his selection as a
Nobel laureate, Dr. Goodenough was relatively
unknown beyond scientific and academic
circles and the commercial titans who
exploited his work. He achieved his
laboratory breakthrough in 1980 at the
University of Oxford, where he created a
battery that has populated the planet with
smartphones, laptop and tablet computers,
lifesaving medical devices like cardiac
defibrillators, and clean, quiet plug-in
vehicles, including many Teslas, that can be
driven on long trips, lessen the impact of
climate change and might someday replace
gasoline-powered cars and trucks.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ Lithium-ion_battery_co-inventor_John
Goodenough_dead_at_100⠀⇛
Lithium-ion battery co-inventor Dr John
Goodenough has died at the age of 100, his
employer, the University of Texas at Austin,
announced on Monday, describing him as “a
dedicated public servant, a sought-after
mentor and a brilliant yet humble inventor”.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Goodenough,_lithium_battery_co-
creator,_dies_aged_100⠀⇛
John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel
Prize in chemistry for his work developing
the lithium-ion battery that transformed
technology with rechargeable power for
devices ranging from mobile phones,
computers, and pacemakers to electric cars,
has died at 100, the University of Texas
says.
Goodenough died on Sunday at an assisted
living facility in Austin, the university
announced.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ New_York_City_drivers_to_pay
extra_tolls_as_part_of_first-in-the-nation_effort_to
reduce_congestion⠀⇛
Drivers in New York City will be charged
extra in tolls to enter Manhattan south of
60th Street as part of a long-stalled
congestion pricing plan. The first-in-the-
nation plan is part of an effort to reduce
congestion, improve air quality, and raise
funds for the city’s public transit system.
It will bring New York City in line with
places like London and Singapore, which have
implemented similar programs. A spokesperson
for Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that the
congestion pricing plan cleared its final
federal hurdle after getting approved by the
Federal Highway Administration. The program
is expected to begin in spring of 2024.
# ⚓ Scoop News Group ☛ Years_later,_the_Marshals_Service
is_still_looking_for_help_with_seized_
[cryptocurrency]⠀⇛
“As the seizure and forfeiture of
cryptocurrency has become commonplace, the
USMS has sought to create a contract with
private industry, just as it does with nearly
all other asset types,” a spokesperson for
the DOJ’s Asset Forfeiture Division told
FedScoop. “Currently there is no private
company that manages USMS’s cryptocurrency
portfolio.”
# ⚓ [Old] RFERL ☛ The_Bitcoin_Bite:_Iran_Says_Power_Grid
Hit_By_Cryptocurrency-Mining_Surge⠀⇛
Rajabi said electricity consumption in the
Iranian month of Khordad, ending on June 21,
increased by 7 percent, and that a large part
of the hike was the result of digital-mining
activities that involved high-powered
computers.
# ⚓ France24 ☛ Macron_vows_to_double_transport_funding_to
shore_up_Marseille’s_infrastructure⠀⇛
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday
he would double state funding for upgrading
transport in the country’s troubled second
city Marseille, where 23 have been killed in
drug gang turf wars so far this year.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Richard_Ravitch,_Rescuer_of_the
Subways_and_New_York’s_Finances,_Dies_at_89⠀⇛
He helped New York City avoid bankruptcy in
the mid-1970s, ran the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority and later served as
lieutenant governor.
# ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ US_offshore_wind’s_growing_pains:
Permitting_and_cost_inflation⠀⇛
The United States has a nascent offshore wind
strategy that requires approving new projects
and catalyzing investment into the sector.
Two major issues are constraining US offshore
wind deployment: challenges in securing
permits and cost inflation. How fast the US
offshore wind market matures will depend in
part on whether the country quickly learns
from others who have more developed offshore
wind sectors.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Israel_prime_minister_orders_temporary_halt
to_Golan_Heights_wind_turbine_construction_after_Druze
protests⠀⇛
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on
Saturday ordered a temporary halt to the
construction of a wind turbine project that
became the subject of controversy and
conflict between the government and the Druze
population in the Golan Heights.
# ⚓ Matt_Brown:_Designing_a_PCBA_friendly_CO2_monitor⠀⇛
co2mon.nz currently uses monitors based on
Oliver Seiler’s open_source_design which I am
personally building. This post describes my
exploration of how to achieve production of a
CO2 monitor that could enable the growth of
co2mon.nz.
§ Goals
Primarily I want to design a CO2 monitor
which allows the majority of the production
process to be outsourced. In particular, the
PCB should be able to be assembled in an
automated fashion (PCBA).
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Aussies_struggling_on_utility
bills,_say_Salvos⠀⇛
More than half of financially vulnerable
Australians cannot afford to pay utility
bills on time, new Salvation Army research
has found, as cost of living pressures
continue to mount nationwide.
The survey found 64 per cent of those polled
did not have enough money to pay bills on
time, while 51 per cent had hardship plans
with energy providers.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ ‘Dare_to_say_mining_is_ok’_and
dig_in_for_global_change⠀⇛
Companies and governments are vying for
enough critical minerals to accelerate the
world’s energy transformation but community
trust is stuck in the slow lane.
The industry is at a defining moment,
Minerals Council of Australia CEO Tania
Constable told an international forum in
Brisbane.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Formation_Flying_Does_More_Than_Look
Good⠀⇛
Seeing airplanes fly in formation is an
exciting experience at something like an air
show, where demonstrations of a pilot’s skill
and aircraft technology are on full display.
But there are other reasons for aircraft to
fly in formation as well. [Peter] has been
exploring the idea that formation flight can
also improve efficiency, and has been looking
specifically at things like formation flight
of UAVs or drones with this flight planning
algorithm.
# § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Tree_Loss_Increases_in_Crucial
Tropical_Forests⠀⇛
Deforestation rates appear “headed in the
wrong direction” despite international
pledges to halt destruction, according to an
annual assessment.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Brace_Yourself:_Canada’s_Wildfires_Are
Only_Intensifying⠀⇛
Canada is facing the most treacherous
wildfire season in its history, and as the
smoky skies blanketing Ottawa this past
weekend have proven, it’s only going to
intensify as the summer continues. Little
fires everywhere have manifested into big
catastrophes throughout the country, and the
effects have been felt in the United States.
But those most affected by the
wildfires—primarily Indigenous people—are
being completely overlooked as some Canadian
politicians seek to downplay not only the
current devastation but also the likelihood
of future extreme weather events caused by a
warming planet.
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ Florida_is_now_in_the_midst_of_three
different_quarantines…_over_snails⠀⇛
Florida is on high alert for snails. The
state government designated part of
southeastern Broward county a “quarantine and
treatment area” after a giant African land
snail, a highly invasive species of mollusk,
was spotted north of Miami earlier this
month.
# ⚓ The Revelator ☛ Species_Spotlight:_The_West_African
Slender-Snouted_Crocodile⠀⇛
# ⚓ France24 ☛ A_football_pitch_of_carbon-absorbing
tropical_forest_is_lost_every_five_seconds⠀⇛
Earth lost an area of carbon-absorbing
rainforest larger than Switzerland or the
Netherlands in 2022, most of it destroyed to
make way for cattle and commodity crops, an
analysis of satellite data released Tuesday
revealed.
# § Over/population⠀➾
# ⚓ [Repeat] New York Times ☛ Here’s_a_Look_at_the_Water
Crises_That_Might_Be_Coming_to_You_Soon⠀⇛
Now, its most profound threat is water, in
its many terrible incarnations: drought,
deluge, cyclones, saltwater. All are
aggravated to varying degrees by climate
change, and all are forcing millions of
people to do whatever they can to keep their
heads above it.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Law_change_makes_everyone_a_year
or_two_younger_in_South_Korea⠀⇛
South Koreans used to be referred to as one
to two years older because time spent in the
womb is counted.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ Axios ☛ How_to_find_student_loan_information_before
payments_resume⠀⇛
With student loan interests set to_resume_in_the
coming_months, borrowers will need to prepare to
make payments.
State of play: It’s been more than three years
since millions of borrowers have had to make
payments on their student loans. Servicers may have
changed in that time and portal logins may have
been forgotten.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Deputy_Chairman_Of_Tajikistan’s_Oriyonbank
Suspected_Abducted⠀⇛
The Tajik Prosecutor-General’s Office said on June
26 that it had launched a probe into the suspected
abduction of Shuhrat Ismatulloev, the deputy
chairman of one of the Central Asian nation’s
leading banks.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Aust_shares_break_four-day_losing
streak_as_miners_rise⠀⇛
The Australian share market has bounced back from
four straight days of losses, driven by iron ore
miners and the big four banks.
At lunchtime AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/
ASX200 index was up 46.5 points, or 0.66 per cent,
to 7,125.2, while the broader All Ordinaries was up
42.2 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 7,306.3.
# ⚓ Breach Media ☛ She_won._Now_what_can_Olivia_Chow_do_for
Toronto?⠀⇛
How the city’s next mayor could push better
transit, more affordable housing and climate action
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Olivia_Chow_Elected_New_Mayor_of_Toronto⠀⇛
As the leader of Toronto, once considered an
affordable model city, Ms. Chow will be tested by
the same issues confronting other hubs trying to
recover from the pandemic.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ China’s_growth_projected_to_hit_5_pct
target_–_Li⠀⇛
China’s economic growth is expected to reach the
annual target of around 5 per cent, with a higher
second quarter, Premier Li Qiang has told delegates
at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin.
As factory output slows amid weak external and
domestic demand, Li said: “We will launch more
practical and effective measures in expanding the
potential of domestic demand, activating market
vitality, promoting coordinated development… and
promoting high-level opening to the outside world.”
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ Etla:_Finnish_economy_to_grow_“regrettably
slowly”_in_coming_decades⠀⇛
PRODUCTIVITY in Finland will increase at an average
annual rate of 1.1 per cent for the next two
decades, forecasts Etla Economic Research.
Economic and productivity growth could both exceed
the forecast due to the positive effects of
investments in the green transition and
developments such as the recent accession to Nato
and the re-shoring of manufacturing operations to
Europe and the US.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ Etla:_20_years_slow_growth_ahead_for_Finland⠀⇛
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
(Etla) pointed to Finland’s Nato membership, a
stable business climate and a push to bring
manufacturing back to the West may help counter
Finland’s predicted slow growth.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ The_next_president’s_$4_trillion_problem⠀⇛
Whoever is in the White House in 2025 will quickly
face a series of legislative deadlines with
impossible price tags: $3.6 trillion in tax cuts
and $350 billion in Affordable_Care_Act subsidies
are expiring — and that’s afterthe debt_limit will
need to be addressed again.
Why it matters:The deadlines could force political
horse-trading of epic proportions. Alternatively,
gridlock or alarm over the nation’s debt may lead
to Americans seeing higher taxes and fewer
benefits.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Labour_shortages,_high_costs_hitting
manufacturing_hard⠀⇛
Workforce shortages continue to plague
manufacturing businesses, even as the slowing
economy and the influx of migrants take the edge
off the competitive labour market.
The monthly business survey by Westpac and
the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
released on Tuesday revealed ongoing tightness in
the labour market.
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ Ish Sookun ☛ AFRINIC_Community_Discuss_list’s_broken
moderation⠀⇛
On 24 June 2022, the former CEO of AFRINIC, Eddy
Kayihura, announced a temporary moderation of the
Community Discuss mailing list, mentioning the
AFRINIC Code of Conduct issues. The temporary
moderation lasted for three days.
Then, on 27 June 2002, Eddy Kayihura sent an email
to explain that because the mailing list was
getting out control with members violing the Code
of Conduct, the Community Discuss mailing list will
be moderated until further notice. He mentioned
that all emails will be archived on https://
lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss-
unmoderated. Only emails that are approved by the
moderators will be received by the recipients of
the mailing list and the emails will be archived at
https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/
community-discuss. Eddy Kayihura mentioned that the
moderation will be carried out based on advice from
the Governance Committee.
There was no mentioned about the Board of Directors
being involved in the decision to moderated the
mailing list. It appeared solely the former CEO’s
decision to do so.
On 4 November 2022, Eddy Kayihura’s contract with
AFRINIC expired and with the Board of Directors not
having quorum, his contract could not be renewed.
# ⚓ International Business Times ☛ Indonesia_suspends_visa-free
policy,_travellers_to_Bali_now_have_to_pay⠀⇛
The affected nations were previously counted in the
group of 169 countries eligible for visa-free
visits, as outlined in Presidential Regulation
Number 21 of 2016, along with 10 Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nations.
The only countries exempted from this rule are
those 10 nations from the ASEAN, i.e. Brunei,
Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
# ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Unlocking_economic_development_in_Latin
America_and_the_Caribbean:_Five_opportunities_for_private-
sector_leadership_and_partnership⠀⇛
To sustain the ongoing recovery against short-term
headwinds and boost inclusive, productive, and
sustainable development in the long term,
governments cannot, and should not, act alone. In
this context, the Atlantic Council is providing
timelier-than-ever insights to highlight the
critical role of the private sector in supporting
growth and improving lives in Latin America and the
Caribbean.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Cambodia_parliament_amends_election_law_to
penalize_citizens_who_boycott_July_election⠀⇛
The National Assembly of Cambodia amended on Friday
their election laws to impose criminal liability on
citizens who disrupt the election in July. Deputy
Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Krolahom Sar
Kheng stated that the amendment stipulates
individuals must vote in order to be eligible to
run for office.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Pakistani_Army_Sacks_Officers_Over_Attacks_On
Military_Bases_By_Imran_Khan_Supporters⠀⇛
Pakistan’s army has sacked three senior officers
for failing to prevent violent attacks on military
assets by supporter of former Prime Minister Imran
Khan, who were protesting his arrest, the army’s
spokesman said on June 26.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Pakistan’s_Military_Fires_Top_Commanders
Over_Imran_Khan_Protests⠀⇛
They were among 18 officers disciplined for their
handling of protests by supporters of Imran Khan, a
former prime minister, sending a message that
support for him would not be tolerated in the
ranks.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ NBC_News_poll:_Kamala_Harris_hits_record_low_for_VP
net_favorability⠀⇛
49% of registered voters have a negative view of
Vice President Kamala_Harris, compared to 32% with
a positive view, per a new NBC News poll.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Add_Elon’s_Buddy_Larry_Ellison_To_The_Creditors
List_Of_Those_That_Twitter_Is_Refusing_To_Pay⠀⇛
We already knew that Twitter had stopped paying its
cloud computing bills from Google and Amazon as
Elon continues his “pursuit of profitability” that
he himself destroyed in Twitter (remember, Twitter
was profitable in 16 of the previous 20 quarters
before Elon took over at a much higher run rate,
before Elon drove away somewhere around half of the
advertising revenue of the company while
simultaneously saddling it with massive debt). I
may not be a massively successful business man, but
I’m having trouble with the business logic of
driving away half of revenue for no clear reason,
while increasing the company’s expenses through
unnecessary debt financing, combined with trying to
make up the difference by breaching contracts left
and right.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Twitter_Employees_Sue_Twitter_After_The_Bonuses
They_Were_Promised_If_They_Stuck_Around_Were_Not_Given⠀⇛
Elon Musk sure has a way of fucking over anyone who
trusts him. A bunch of current and former
employees, including some who agreed to stick
around at Twitter with the explicit promise that
they would receive the bonuses they were owed, are
suing Twitter saying that those bonuses were never
given (story found via Jon Brodkin over at Ars).
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Sierra_Leone_Electoral_Commission_slow_to_publish
polling_station_results_amid_electoral_tensions⠀⇛
The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL)
released partial election results Monday from the
country’s national elections on Saturday. The
results tallied a large lead by incumbent President
Julius Maada Bio over his main challenger, Dr.
Samura Kamara. Multiple election observers
expressed concerns on Sunday about the integrity of
Sierra Leone’s national elections.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Judge_Denies_Request_to_Seal_Witness_List
in_Trump_Documents_Case⠀⇛
The order by Judge Aileen Cannon means the
identities of some or all of the Justice
Department’s 84 potential witnesses in the case
against the former president could become public.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Ralph_Nader:_The_Surging_Arrogance_of
Corporatism⠀⇛
By Ralph Nader / Nader.org Most heads of giant
corporations are drunk with their own power. These
corporate CEOs push the envelope in ways that harm
defenseless people. They believe they can get away
with anything, and they do, with few exceptions.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Federal_Judge_Blocks_South_Dakota_County’s
Attempt_To_Silence_Ballot_Petitioners_The_Government_Doesn’t
Like⠀⇛
Full disclosure time, Techdirt peeps! I am a
resident of this state. And, as such, I am
painfully familiar with the governor’s pro-Trump
performativeness, as well as the state
legislature’s general disdain for the people it
serves.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ 5_Takeaways_From_the_Greek_Election⠀⇛
Voters seemed to embrace Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s
approach to the economy and tough stance on
migration, and were less concerned about
revelations of spying on the opposition.
# ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Why_Hundreds_Drowned_Off_the_Coast_of_Greece⠀⇛
The tragedy of the Adriana comes amid renewed anti-
immigrant sentiment in Europe.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘Not_up_to_govts_to_decide’:_Chinese
Premier_Li_Qiang_dismisses_calls_for_de-risking⠀⇛
The remark at a World Economic Forum meeting came
amid growing momentum in Europe to reduce
dependency on China.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Chinese_Premier_Li_Meets_With_WTO_Director
Okonjo-Iweala⠀⇛
“China stands ready to work with all parties to
support multilateralism and free trade,” Li said.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ Survey:_Nearly_half_in_Finland_think_new_government
will_fall_before_term_is_up⠀⇛
A political science professor says the results show
that people’s faith in the government’s longevity
is not very strong.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Alternative_for_Germany_Party_Wins_Control
of_a_District⠀⇛
The election victory was a breakthrough for the
Alternative for Germany party: It gained a majority
in a district, albeit a tiny one, and will have
bureaucratic authority over it.
# ⚓ Site36 ☛ Postings_in_right-wing_police_chat_groups_in
Germany_often_go_without_prosecution⠀⇛
# § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
# ⚓ Omicron Limited ☛ Toxic_ideas_online_are_spreading
and_growing_through_the_use_of_irony,_analysis_shows⠀⇛
The study was carried out by Farhan Samanani,
from University College London and the Max
Planck Institute for the Study of Religious
and Ethnic Diversity; Susannah Crockford from
the University of Exeter; Daniel M. Knight,
from the University of St. Andrews; Craig
Stensrud from the University of British
Columbia; Girish Daswani from the University
of Toronto; Marc Tuters, from the University
of Amsterdam and visual artist Io Chaviara,
from the Panteion University of Social and
Political Sciences of Athens.
The research team examined the use of irony
across varied groups, including Black
American abolitionist literature;
contemporary BlackLivesMatter activism in
Ghana; the so-called alt-right; the
veneration of the Greek socialist party
PASOK; and the gun-loving, millenarian
Boogaloo Bois.
# ⚓ The Washington Post ☛ These_academics_studied
falsehoods_spread_by_Trump._Now_the_GOP_wants
answers.⠀⇛
The push caps years of pressure from
conservative activists who have harangued
such academics online and in person and filed
open-records requests to obtain the
correspondence of those working at public
universities. The researchers who have been
targeted study the online spread of
disinformation, including falsehoods that
have been accelerated by former president and
candidate Donald Trump and other Republican
politicians. Jordan has argued that content
removals urged by some in the government have
suppressed legitimate theories on vaccine
risks and the covid-19 origins as well as
news stories wrongly suspected of being part
of foreign disinformation campaigns.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Republican_Rep._Jim_Jordan_Issues
Sweeping_Information_Requests_to_Universities
Researching_Disinformation⠀⇛
The letters are the latest effort by a House
subcommittee set up in January to investigate
how the federal government, working with
social media companies, has allegedly been
“weaponized” to silence conservative and
right-wing voices. So far, the committee’s
investigations have amplified a variety of
dubious, outright false and highly misleading
Republican grievances with law enforcement,
many of them espoused by former President
Donald Trump. Committee members have cited
supposed abuses that include the FBI’s search
of Mar-a-Lago, its investigations of Jan. 6
rioters and the Biden administration’s
purported use of executive powers to shut
down conservative viewpoints on social media.
# ⚓ Esquire ☛ Rep._Jim_Jordan_Wants_Answers_On_Why
Disinformation_Experts_Have_Been_Studying
Disinformation⠀⇛
Yes, a committee of the United States House
of Representatives is working in tandem with
The Stupidest Man On The Internet (copyright
Wonkette). That is where the Republican Party
is today. It’s not only working the sewers,
it’s setting up housekeeping there.
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Don’t_Replace_News_Editors_With_AI⠀⇛
What’s more, editors maintain the quality of
information delivered to the public by
mitigating the propagation of biased
viewpoints and limiting the spread of
misinformation, which is particularly vital
in the current digital age.
AI is highly unreliable
o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Battle_against_book_bans:_Librarians
strategize_at_annual_conference⠀⇛
Book bans and how to fight them are a major focus
of this year’s ALA conference. The conference is
being held in Chicago. On June 12, Illinois
governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill that
he says will make Illinois the first state in the
nation to outlaw book bans.
Illinois public libraries that restrict or ban
materials because of “partisan or doctrinal”
disapproval will be ineligible for state funding as
of Jan. 1, 2024, when the new law goes into effect.
“We are not saying that every book should be in
every single library,” said Illinois Secretary of
State Alexi Giannoulias, who is also the state
librarian and was the driving force behind the
legislation. “What this law does is it says, let’s
trust our experience and education of our
librarians to decide what books should be in
circulation.”
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Police_harassing_woman_who_danced_for_Tiananmen
massacre_anniversary⠀⇛
Huang Zhihong, who goes by the username Poinsettia,
is suffering from deteriorating mental health amid
constant surveillance by police in the southern
province of Guangdong, said her friend Wang Zhihua,
who now lives in New York and who recently spoke
with her via video call.
In the video, Huang is dressed in black and
performs a graceful “hand dance” to a mournful
background track.
A couple of times during the dance, her hands form
the hand signals – often used by street vendors and
in regular conversation – to denote the numbers 6
and 4, a reference to the date of the June 4, 1989,
massacre of unarmed civilians by the People’s
Liberation Army with machine guns and tanks.
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Film_censorship_law_does_not_apply
to_gov’t,_Hong_Kong_censor_says_after_police_publicity_movie
shown_without_vetting⠀⇛
Hong Kong’s film censorship law does not apply to
government screenings, the city’s censorship
authority has said after local media reported that
a police publicity film was screened at police
headquarters despite not having gone through the
official vetting process.
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_pro-democracy_pirate_radio
to_stop_broadcasting_after_founder_says_station_bank_account
‘locked’⠀⇛
“It has been difficult for the programme to invite
guests in the face of the free-fall changes of the
political situation, red lines, and perilous
situation after the Umbrella and anti-extradition
bill movements,” the post read.
“Recently, [Citizens’ Radio’s] bank account was
even ‘locked,’ and we can only afford rent until
August, after that we could not continue.”
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Lawyer_Flees_Country_After_Her_Client,_An
Anti-War_Activist,_Dies_In_Custody⠀⇛
Lawyer Irina Gak has left Russia for an unspecified
country after her client, anti-war activist Anatoly
Beryozikov, died while in custody, the OVD-Info
rights group said on June 26. [...]
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Russia_Could_Unblock_Pirate_Sites_If_They
Agree_to_Censor_Their_Catalogs⠀⇛
More than 16 months into a war the Kremlin
anticipated would be over in roughly three days,
authorities in Russia continue to come up with
‘innovative’ ideas to limit the severity of the
damage inflicted on its own entertainment sector.
The latest plan is to start unblocking thousands of
pirate sites but only if they comply with a set of
stringent conditions they already ignore.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ The_Chris_Hedges_Report:_‘Twitter_Files’
Journalist_Matt_Taibbi_Claims_IRS_and_FBI_Retaliation⠀⇛
Ever since his ‘Twitter Files’ revelations exposed
censorship collusion between social media giants
and the FBI-led Foreign Influence Task Force, the
journalist has found himself under IRS
investigation.
# ⚓ HRW_denounces_Turkey’s_bans_on_Pride_celebrations_as
flagrant_human_rights_violation⠀⇛
Over 160 people have been detained during recent
Pride parades as anti-LGBT rhetoric by officials
surges.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Chinese_court_jails_prominent_government_critic_for
4½_years_after_secret_trial⠀⇛
Xie Wenfei is sentenced on public order charges
after a long incommunicado detention
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_will_‘comply’_with_China’s
patriotic_education_requirements_under_proposed_law,_leader
John_Lee_says⠀⇛
Hong Kong will “comply” with mainland China’s
“patriotic education law,” Chief Executive John Lee
has said after a bill aimed at helping citizens
enhance their sense of national identity was tabled
to China’s legislature.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Former_1989_student_leader_kicked_out_of_Beijing,
told_to_live_in_rural_birthplace⠀⇛
State security police warn Ji Feng’s friends not to
meet with him
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong_Kong_nat._security_police
arrests_man_over_‘seditious’_pro-independence_messages_on
social_media⠀⇛
Hong Kong national security police have arrested a
63-year-old man over alleged “seditious messages,”
including calls for the city’s independence, on
social media.
o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾
# ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ National_Union_of_Journalists_membership
down_21%_in_decade⠀⇛
The union’s most recent return, for 2022, puts it
at 24,528 members, of whom 20,722 pay. 2020 was the
only year during that decade in which total
membership did not decrease.
# ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ How_The_Philadelphia_Inquirer_hopes_to
‘bend_the_curve’_on_its_print_decline⠀⇛
The city paper committed a team of ten to a year of
revamping its print infrastructure.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ International_journalist_group_raises_info_access
issues_with_Baltic_states⠀⇛
International journalist group Reporters Without
Borders (RSF) has published a new report which it
says identifies loopholes and weakness in the law
in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with regard to
journalists’ access to official information.
# ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Stand_News_trial:_Unnecessary_to
prove_Hong_Kong_editors’_seditious_intent,_prosecution
argues⠀⇛
Chung Pui-kuen, former chief editor of Stand News,
and Patrick Lam, former acting editor of the
outlet, stand accused of conspiring to publish
seditious publications along with the outlet’s
parent company, Best Pencil Limited.
# ⚓ Turkey_dismisses_‘bribery_talks’_claims_surrounding
President_Erdoğan’s_son⠀⇛
Reuters reported allegations of Bilal Erdoğan’s
involvement in discussions regarding potential
bribery with an international company.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ California’s_Journalism_Protection_Act_Is_An
Unconstitutional_Clusterfuck_Of_Terrible_Lawmaking⠀⇛
The California legislature is competing with states
like Florida and Texas to see who can pass laws
that will be more devastating to the Internet.
California’s latest entry into this Internet death-
spiral is the California Journalism Protection Act
(CJPA, AB 886). CJPA has passed the California
Assembly and is pending in the California Senate.
# ⚓ Journalist_Mehmet_Yetim_detained_following_coverage_of
child_abuse⠀⇛
“What I have done is to practice my profession in
order to protect the rights of an innocent child,”
the journalist has said.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ Vox ☛ The_woman_who_would_be_the_Cherokee_voice_in
Congress⠀⇛
Cherokee people and their tribal government, Teehee
believes, should have always had a seat at the
table where these decisions were made: The very
treaty that saw her ancestors forced off their
lands almost 200 years ago also promised Cherokee
people a non-voting delegate seat in the US House.
Now, the Cherokee Nation and Teehee — who was
appointed to the job by the tribe’s leaders — are
mounting an aggressive campaign to see that promise
fulfilled.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Searching_Tibetan_monasteries,_China_requires_monks
to_renounce_ties_to_Dalai_Lama⠀⇛
The Dalai Lama is widely regarded by Chinese
leaders as a separatist intent on splitting Tibet,
a formerly independent nation that was invaded and
incorporated into China by force in 1950, from
Beijing’s control.
The Dalai Lama, who now lives in exile in India,
says only that he seeks a greater autonomy for
Tibet as a part of China, with guaranteed
protections for Tibet’s language, culture and
religion.
# ⚓ Gray Media Group ☛ Judge_rules_in_Summit’s_favor_to_survey
private_land,_landowners_plan_to_appeal⠀⇛
Some landowners, however, are resisting the project
due to threats of eminent domain being utilized.
These landowners have argued that they have the
right to deny Summit Carbon Solutions surveyors
access to their property under both the South
Dakota and U.S. constitutions. The basis of the
argument is that a carbon pipeline is not a “common
carrier” pipeline.
# ⚓ Vice Media Group ☛ Amazon_Delivery_Drivers_Picket_Two
California_Warehouses⠀⇛
A group of Amazon delivery drivers and dispatchers
in Palmdale, California went on strike for a second
time on Saturday to demand that Amazon recognize
and bargain with their union. The picket lines then
extended to a second Amazon warehouse in San
Bernardino on Sunday, making this the first multi-
day strike at an Amazon facility in the U.S., and
the first such strike to extend its reach,
according to a Teamsters spokesperson.
# ⚓ ‘The_patriarchy_of_things’_in_women’s_prisons_in_Turkey⠀⇛
Çiğdem Mater makes a contribution to Rebekka
Endler’s book, “The Patriarchy of Things: On a
world unsuitable for women,” from the most
populated women’s prison in Turkey.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Peg_Yorkin,_feminist_leader_and
philanthropist,_dies_at_96⠀⇛
Peg Yorkin, who donated $10 million to the feminist
foundation she co-founded and pushed to bring the
most common method of abortion to the United
States, has died. Yorkin died Sunday night after a
long illness, her daughter Nicole Yorkin said. Peg
Yorkin was 96. Yorkin was chair of the Feminist
Majority Foundation, an organization she founded
with Eleanor Smeal in 1987. The national group is
dedicated to women’s equality, reproductive health
and non-violence. In 1991, Yorkin gave $10 million
to the foundation, with millions of it earmarked
toward efforts to bring the French abortion pill
mifepristone into the U.S. She also worked to get
more women elected to state legislatures and
Congress.
# ⚓ Democracy Now ☛ One_Year_After_Dobbs,_Abortion_Access
Dangerously_Limited_as_Support_for_Abortion_Spikes
Nationwide⠀⇛
Saturday marked the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme
Court’s Dobbs decision that saw the conservative
majority overturn Roe v. Wade and end the federal
right to abortion. Abortion rights activists
rallied in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere across
the country to demand access to reproductive
healthcare. In the year since the ruling, more than
a dozen states have passed new abortion bans, and
about 25 million women of childbearing age now live
under tighter restrictions than before the court
intervened. However, thanks to grassroots
organizing efforts and underground abortion
networks, “Abortions are still happening in every
state in the country every day,” says Amy
Littlefield, abortion access correspondent for The
Nation. Littlefield discusses how abortion
activists are working to continue providing care,
as well as what to expect from the anti-abortion
movement as it seeks to further restrict
reproductive rights.
# ⚓ The Nation ☛ Without_Apology:_Abortion_in_Literature⠀⇛
In 1994, when I was 10, my most reliable
babysitter—a hexagonal television set with two
antennae—introduced me to the concept of abortion.
My cousins and I sat on the couch—our legs, clammy
in the Miami heat, stuck to the plastic-covered
furniture. There we watched the 1987 film Dirty
Dancing. Even then, I understood the 1960s American
class markers: the summer holiday resort, the
pleasant cabins around a pristine lake, the
employees serving the wealthy guests. But the scene
I remember most was when Penny, a dance instructor,
sat on the kitchen floor at night in tears and
realized she had gotten into “trouble.”1
“Trouble for what?” I wondered. My older cousins
explained: Penny was pregnant, and an unplanned
birth was the worst tragedy. It might have been
less of a problem for the wealthy guests, but for
someone like Penny, it could be life-threatening.
The film is set in 1963, a decade before Roe v.
Wade. Penny can’t afford to terminate the pregnancy
or hold Robbie, the womanizer from Yale who
impregnated her, accountable. She has to rely on
the goodwill of her childhood friend and coworker,
Johnny Castle, and a guest, Frances. Penny finally
gets an abortion, but viewers learn that the doctor
botched the procedure, and she barely survives.2
# ⚓ ACLU ☛ It_Took_Me_12_Years_to_Get_Out_of_My
Conservatorship._Now_I’m_Finally_Free.⠀⇛
My name is Marie Bergum. When I turned 18, my dad
and stepmom got a guardianship over me. I didn’t
want to have a guardianship, I wanted to keep
learning and making my own choices. But my parents
said that because I have an intellectual
disability, I had to be in a guardianship, or a
conservatorship as it’s called in California. The
court agreed, and took away my rights.
In the guardianship, I couldn’t make my own
choices. My guardians stopped me from doing a lot
of things I wanted. It was like being behind bars.
I felt trapped.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Philippine_police_rescue_over_1,000
alleged_trafficking_victims,_including_Singaporeans⠀⇛
The alleged victims had accepted jobs posted on
Facebook to work as “assistants in online gaming”.
# ⚓ Earthquake-hit_municipality_faces_backlash_over_shelter
removal_decision⠀⇛
A mayor in the southern province of Hatay clarified
that an official letter declaring makeshift tents,
containers, and prefabricated structures in public
spaces illegal is not as strict as it seems.
# ⚓ Journalist_Merdan_Yanardağ_detained_after_criticizing
confinement_of_PKK_leader⠀⇛
Shortly before his detention, the journalist told
bianet that “I did not praise Öcalan but cricitized
the AKP’s hypocrisy.”
# ⚓ Unable_to_visit_son_in_prison_for_five_years⠀⇛
Convicted to 11 years and 9 months of imprisonment,
Zennure Şahinkaya’s son should have been released
on probation in October 2022. His right was denied
on grounds of disciplinary punishment, and he
cannot continue his graduate or postgraduate
studies that he is entitled to.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Maine_dispatch:_advocates_for_migrant_workers_on
dairy_farms_rally_for_rights⠀⇛
JURIST staffer Pitasanna Shanmugathas attended the
rally described in this dispatch. On Saturday, over
100 individuals assembled in Portland, Maine, to
show their solidarity with the rights of migrant
workers. The Milk with Dignity campaign, advocating
for farm workers in New England, called upon
Hannaford Supermarkets, an American retail chain,
to take action.
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ Quartz ☛ The_real_impact_of_Joe_Biden’s_$42_billion
broadband_fund_will_come_in_2026⠀⇛
Washington’s response began in 2021, when Congress
approved more than $42 billion in grants for states
to expand high-speed internet to areas without
access, as part of $65 billion in broadband
spending. Two years later, president Joe Biden’s
administration has announced funding for the
project.
“High-speed internet is no longer a luxury—it is
necessary for Americans to do their jobs, to
participate equally in school, access health care,
and to stay connected with family and friends,” the
White House said in a press statement on Monday
(June 26).
# ⚓ [Old] BuzzFeed Inc ☛ The_Book_Of_Broken_Promises:_$400
Billion_Broadband_Scandal_And_Free_The_Net⠀⇛
By the end of 2014, America will have been charged
about $400 billion by the local phone incumbents,
Verizon, AT&T and CenturyLink, for a fiber optic
future that never showed up. And though it varies
by state, counting the taxes, fees and surcharges
that you have paid every month (many of these fees
are actually revenues to the company or taxes on
the company that you paid), it comes to about
$4000-$5000.00 per household from 1992-2014, and
that’s the low number.
You were also charged about nine times to wire the
schools and libraries via state and federal plans
designed to help the phone and cable companies.
# ⚓ IT Wire ☛ amaysim_says_no_changes_to_plan_prices,_5G_access
at_no_extra_cost⠀⇛
amaysim chief Renee Garner said: “At amaysim we
strive to provide affordable mobile freedom to our
customers. Given the current economic climate, we
are thrilled to be able to bring even more value to
our customers by way of fast 5G and the elevated
experience benefits of this latest network tech.
“Most 5G market offerings are currently out of
reach for many Aussies because they come with a
premium price tag. We’ve ditched that constraint by
offering exceptional 5G network access on our
Unlimited plans $30 and above, at no extra cost.
“As always our customers are our number one
priority and 5G access is just another reason why
we think every Aussie should make a break for
amaysim and take advantage of affordable mobile
plans with generous data inclusions and a whole lot
of customer love.”
# ⚓ RTE ☛ Statement_from_the_Board_of_RTÉ⠀⇛
“We acknowledge receipt this morning of
correspondence from Dee Forbes confirming her
resignation as Director General with immediate
effect. We note the contents of her accompanying
statement. Representatives of the RTÉ Board and
Executive will be attending the Joint Oireachtas
Committee and Public Accounts Committee this week.”
# ⚓ RTE ☛ Statement_by_the_RTÉ_Board_–_June_26,_2023⠀⇛
RTÉ is acutely aware that the issues that were
communicated by the RTÉ Board in its statement last
Thursday have raised profound questions. The
public, public representatives and RTÉ staff want
to know what happened, how it happened and who is
accountable.
# ⚓ Common Dreams ☛ White_House_Declares_Broadband_an_Essential
Utility,_Pledges_to_End_Digital_Divide_by_2030⠀⇛
During a White House event on Monday, President Joe
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris provided
important details about the Broadband Equity Access
and Deployment (BEAD) program, a $42.5-billion
federal-funding initiative in support of affordable
high-speed internet access.
The BEAD program, administered by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) in the Department of Commerce, is designed
to fund deployment of robust broadband
infrastructure in largely rural areas of the
country that don’t have adequate high-speed
internet service.
# ⚓ RIPE ☛ Unveiling_the_RIPE_NCC’s_Quarterly_Progress_and
Insight_Reports⠀⇛
I have been working on developing a framework for
my quarterly update series. The objective of this
series is to provide valuable insights to our
community, ensuring they are well-informed about
our activities, progress, and decision-making
processes. Through these reports, we aim to foster
transparency, engagement, and continuous
improvement.
Here’s a brief overview of what you can expect from
each report.
# ⚓ Zimbabwe ☛ Telecel_now_down_to_0.5%_voice_market_share,
likely_making_41c/user/month⠀⇛
Telecel lives, miraculously, and today we get to
peek into its inner workings and see how it is
staving off death. It’s been years since we last
saw positive news regarding the smallest mobile
network operator in the country and yet it still
stands.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ U.S._to_Invest_$42_Billion_in_Universal
Internet_Access⠀⇛
President Biden announced plans to spend $42
billion on the Broadband Equity Access and
Deployment Program by 2030.
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ US_Broadband_Monopolies_Once_Again_Push_Idea
That_Tech_Giants_Should_Pay_Them_Billions_For_No_Reason⠀⇛
We’ve noted several times how European telecom
giants have somehow convinced European policymakers
that technology giants like Netflix and Google
should annually give them billions of dollars… for
no coherent reason.
# ⚓ APNIC ☛ State_of_DNS_rebinding_in_2023⠀⇛
Guest Post: How to mitigate and prevent DNS
rebinding attacks.
o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾
# ⚓ Gizmodo ☛ Netflix_Tests_Killing_Off_Its_‘Basic’
Subscription⠀⇛
Netflix announced that Canadian users will no
longer have access to its cheapest streaming
subscription tier that doesn’t include ads.
Netflix’s help page now notes Canadians looking to
get Netflix or switch plans will no longer have
access to the $9.99 Basic option. Their choices now
are to accept ads into their Netflix and chill
sessions, or they can pay an extra $6.50 per month.
o § Monopolies⠀➾
# ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Sony_Hurts_Its_Case_Against_Microsoft_Part_1:_No
Next-Gen_Console_Information_For_Activision⠀⇛
The saga of Microsoft’s purchase of Activision
Blizzard continues. The two biggest remaining
hurdles over which Microsoft has to jump to get the
deal over the finish line at this point are in the
UK with the CMA and in America with the FTC. While
Microsoft appeals the CMA’s refusal to allow the
deal to move forward, the FTC’s suit is just
getting started. We’re just starting to see the
content of depositions and hearings at this point
and two pretty significant developments have come
out of them, neither of them being a particularly
good look for Sony.
# ⚓ Axios ☛ Amazon_to_start_using_bodegas,_small_businesses_to
deliver_packages⠀⇛
Amazon plans to tap thousands of U.S. small
businesses, from bodegas to florists, to deliver
its packages by the end of the year, Axios is first
to report.
Driving the news:Amazon on Monday will start
actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23
states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas,
California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North
Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota,
and Washington.
# ⚓ Barry Kauler ☛ Legal_action_against_Amazon⠀⇛
In late 2022, I posted that I canceled my Amazon
account:
https://bkhome.org/news/202210/have-cancelled-
amazon-account.html
I had an awful experience, getting signed up with
Prime membership without realizing, and then unable
to cancel it. Well, it turns out that I am not the
only one experiencing that difficulty with Prime:
[...]
# § Patents⠀➾
# ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ What_is_in_the_Final
Rejections:_Eligibility⠀⇛
Though there have been some improvements,
initial office actions regularly require a
fair amount clean-up and fine-tuning. This
process often includes rectifying
typographical errors and clarifying loose
claim language. It’s also common for the
examiner to misconstrue aspects of the
invention. However, by the time the final
rejection stage is reached, these issues are
usually addressed, and the lines of
difference are more clearly drawn. So, for
my study here, I decided to look solely at
final office actions and ask the question
of what percentage of these involve
eligibility rejections.
# ⚓ JUVE ☛ UPC_Administrative_Committee_approves_Milan
for_third_central_division [Ed: JUVE is a sponsored
propaganda outlet of Team UPC, gleefully cheering
crimes and illegal agenda again]⠀⇛
# ⚓ Advancing_quality_through_dialogue [Ed: No, EPO
actively assaults not only patent quality but also
legality and validity. Any day that the EU does not
crack down on the EPO's crime is a growing impending
cost to the EU. EPO is, at this stage, basically
organised crime.]⠀⇛
Meetings with stakeholders touch upon
quality, digital transformation and the
Unitary Patent
# ⚓ Unified Patents ☛ Unified_Submits_Comments_on_ANPRM
That_Would_Restrict_PTAB_Access_and_Promote_NPE
Litigation⠀⇛
On June 20, 2023, Unified Patents submitted
its comments to the USPTO’s Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) regarding
proposed changes to PTAB practice.
# § Trademarks⠀➾
# ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog_Test:_Is_BILT_Confusable_With
BUILT_TO_INSPIRE_for_Non-metal_Mailboxes?⠀⇛
The USPTO refused to register the mark BILT
for “non-metal mailboxes, excluding office
products,” finding confusion likely with the
registered mark BUILT TO INSPIRE for, inter
alia, “non-metal mailboxes.” Because the
goods overlap, a lesser degree of similarity
between the marks is necessary to support a
Section 2(d) refusal. But what about the
marks? Applicant argued that the term “built”
is a weak formative, and further that the
marks differ in appearance, sound,
connotation, and commercial impression. How
do you think this came out? In_re
Architectural_Mailboxes,_LLC, Serial No.
90581763 (June 23, 2023) [not precedential]
(Opinion by Judge Jonathan Hudis).
# § Copyrights⠀➾
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Streaming_Fraud_Is_a_Serious
Problem_—_Distributor_Too_Lost_Wants_to_Stamp_It_Out
With_Strict_Identity_Verification⠀⇛
With multiple verification checkpoints and
information requirements throughout the
platform, Too Lost has deployed AI-powered
Veriff, a state-of-the-art KYC compliance
technology, for identity verification. The
move aims to safeguard labels and artists
from streaming fraud— potentially putting an
end to the rampant industry-wide problem.
# ⚓ Michael Geist ☛ The_Law_Bytes_Podcast,_Episode_172:
Marc_Edge_on_Bill_C-18_and_the_Postmedia_Effect⠀⇛
Bill C-18 passed the House and Senate and
received royal assent last week, leading Meta
to confirm that it will be blocking news
sharing on its Facebook and Instagram
platforms given the economic costs and
uncertainty with the law. Meanwhile Google is
reportedly in discussions with the government
about whether regulations might be crafted in
a way to avoid a similar outcome.
# ⚓ Torrent Freak ☛ Z-Library_Releases_Tor-Enabled
Desktop_Launcher_to_Improve_‘Accessibility’⠀⇛
Pirate ebook repository Z-Library has
released a dedicated desktop application that
should make it easier to access the site
going forward. The service is at the center
of a criminal crackdown and has lost hundreds
of domain names, which in part triggered the
development of this new software.
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Supreme_Court_Refuses_to_Hear
Genius’_‘Stolen_Lyrics’_Case_Against_Google_and
LyricFind⠀⇛
About 16 months after an appellate court
ruled in favor of Google and lyrics platform
LyricFind as part of a lawsuit levied by
competing lyrics database Genius, the Supreme
Court has refused a request to hear the case.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* GNU/Linux
o Kernel_Space
o Graphics_Stack
o Instructionals/Technical
* Distributions_and_Operating_Systems
o SUSE/OpenSUSE
o Fedora_Family_/_IBM
o Open_Hardware/Modding
* Free,_Libre,_and_Open_Source_Software
o Programming/Development
# Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh
* Leftovers
o Education
o Hardware
o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
o Security
# Privacy/Surveillance
o Defence/Aggression
o Environment
o Finance
o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
o Civil_Rights/Policing
o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality
* § GNU/Linux⠀➾
o § Kernel Space⠀➾
# ⚓ It’s FOSS ☛ Linux_Kernel_6.4_Released:_Embracing_Apple_M2,
New_Hardware,_and_More_Rust_Code⠀⇛
Another Linux Kernel release is here! This comes
just months after the release of Linux Kernel 6.3,
right on schedule.
This release offers many improvements, such as
initial Apple M2 silicon support, storage
enhancements, better sensor monitoring, and more.
Even though this is not a major upgrade for regular
users, it caters to a specific group of users who
want to take advantage of the better hardware/
software support on offer.
o § Graphics Stack⠀➾
# ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Open-Source_NVIDIA_Vulkan_Driver_NVK_Now
Supports_Older_GPUs,_New_Extensions⠀⇛
Development on NVK kicked off almost nine months
ago and it looks like the open-source NVIDIA Vulkan
driver is getting more mature and in a pretty
decent state for Linux gaming.
Since then, NVK gained support for older, pre-
Turing NVIDIA graphics cards from the Maxwell and
Kepler series, support for geometry, tessellation,
and transform feedback to support modern video
games, as well as better support for the DXVK
Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and
D3D11 for Linux / Wine.
# ⚓ Tomeu_Vizoso:_Etnaviv_NPU_update_3:_Deeper_into_the
convolution_units⠀⇛
What two weeks!
§ Programming of the convolution units
Taking from where I left at the last_update, I made
progress in understanding the format of the buffer
that contains the weights and biases.
The bit of knowledge that made a difference was
realising that the format is optimized so that each
NN core can efficiently access the portion of it
that it needs, without having to do any parsing or
decoding. Knowing that also helped in guessing what
some fields in the parameter structure are for.
With that, I was able to correctly run a
convolution on a small matrix with arbitrary
weights and biases.
The biggest roadblock in this area currently is
understanding how I need to program the output unit
in the NN so the output data is in the desired
scale. There are a series of fields that influence
how the output values are processed before being
placed in the output buffer, and I don’t really
know how they work yet. They are called post_shift
and post_mult and the first correlates moderately
(r=0.78) to the quantization scale of the output. I
know that the post_shift field does what it says,
to the right, but to understand what value I need
in each situation I feel I need to understand
better how the hardware works and what could be the
initial values at the end of the convolution and
before the output unit. I will be reading a bunch
of research papers about NN-accelerating silicon in
the summer.
That said, replacing the OpenCL kernels in
TensorFlow Lite’s GPU delegate that do convolutions
with the fixed units turned out to be a worse idea
than I initially thought. This is because that
delegate is completely oriented towards float-first
hardware such as GPUs and this accelerator is
integer only.
A consequence of this is that TFLite inserts a
dequantize operation at the start of the graph and
a quantize at the end, to match the desired intput
and output formats of a fully quantized model while
feeding floats to the GPU. We need integers, so
would be having to quantize after TFLite’s
dequantization and vice versa. Also, the other
operations in the graph expect floats as well… This
is certainly the wrong path to take for performance
in a bandwidth-constrained device as all embedded
boards are, so I had to go back to the drawing
board.
o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾
# ⚓ Installing_Google_Chrome_on_Ubuntu:_A_Comprehensive_Guide⠀⇛
Ubuntu is a popular operating system used by
millions of users across the world. While it comes
with a pre-installed web browser, many users prefer
using Google Chrome for its speed, security, and
functionality. In this article, we will discuss how
to Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu.
# ⚓ Beebom ☛ How_to_Find_Large_Files_in_Linux_|_Beebom⠀⇛
One of the most common problems we all face with
our systems is identifying large files that take up
precious disk space. Whether you are a seasoned
Linux user or a beginner, efficiently managing disk
space is a necessary skill everyone should know. In
this article, we will discuss different methods to
find large files in your Linux system to help you
recover valuable disk space.
# ⚓ How_to_Add_Borders_in_LibreOffice_and_OpenOffice_Writer⠀⇛
Borders in a document can improve your document’s
readability and overall aesthetics. It applies to
both online and physical printed documents.
LibreOffice and OpenOffice Writer provide simple
tools for adding borders to various elements within
your documents.
* § Distributions and Operating Systems⠀➾
o § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾
# ⚓ Forbes ☛ Patch_Work,_SUSE_Stitches_Tighter_Digital
Infrastructure_Threads⠀⇛
Technology has layers. A lot like the ogre’s onion
analogy in Shrek, technology comes in layers
because we have an upper front-end user interface
layer, a middleware connectivity layer and a lower
substrate back-end, all of which must function in
beautiful harmony if we are to enjoy apps the way
we want them. We can classify technology stacks
into tiers that extend beyond those three basic
forms, but you get the point i.e. the modern
digital stack is a fabric of interlaced services,
functions, computing resources and threads.
It’s not hard to extend the fabric analogy further,
when we need to fix tears, breaks,
misconfigurations and frailties in our IT systems
today, we talk about ‘patching’ with application
code designed to remediate, update and obviate the
risk of an IT service becoming further degraded,
less function or (at worst) compromized from a
security perspective.
o § Fedora Family / IBM⠀➾
# ⚓ Red Hat Official ☛ Red_Hat’s_commitment_to_open_source:_A
response_to_the_git.centos.org_changes⠀⇛
I spent a lot of time walking this weekend thinking
about the reaction from our industry to my last
blog post. We’ve been called evil; I was called an
IBM exec who was installed to turn Red Hat closed
source — and that’s only the “nice” stuff. So let’s
clear things up.
# ⚓ Slashdot ☛ Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_Sources_Will_Now_Be
Available_To_Paying_Customers_Only_–_Slashdot⠀⇛
“CentOS Stream will now be the sole repository for
public RHEL-related source code releases…” Red Hat
posted this week on its blog, arguing that “The
engagement around CentOS Stream, the engineering
levels of investment, and the new priorities we’re
addressing for customers and partners now make
maintaining separate, redundant, repositories
inefficient.”
Long-time Slashdot reader slack_justyb notes this
means patches and changes will now hit CentOS
Stream before actually hitting RHEL, which “will
make it difficult for other distributions such as
Alma Linux, Rocky Linux, and Oracle Linux to
provide assured binary compatibility as their only
source now will be ahead of what RHEL is actually
using.”
# ⚓ Web Pro News ☛ AlmaLinux_Responds_to_Red_Hat_Going_Closed-
Source⠀⇛
AlmaLinux has weighed in on Red Hat’s controversial
decision to restrict access to its source code,
saying the community distro will need to come up
with “a new solution.”
Red Hat riled the Linux community with news that it
would restrict access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) source code to paying customers. The news
immediately cast doubt on Rocky Linux and
AlmaLinux, two community enterprise distros that
offer 1:1 compatibility with RHEL.
Rocky Linux quickly posted a message reassuring
users that everything would continue on and that
customers would not be impacted by Red Hat’s
change. AlmaLinux has similarly weighed in,
although the organization is taking a measured
approach. Writing for the AlmaLinux OS Foundation,
Board Chair benny Vasquez highlighted what many
others have noted, namely that the RHEL license
appears to prohibit “re-publishing sources acquired
through the customer portal,” likely eliminating
the possibility of simply acquiring an RHEL license
and using it to maintain AlmaLinux.
# ⚓ Linuxiac ☛ Red_Hat_Boosts_Free_Developers_Subscription_to
240_Systems⠀⇛
Red Hat has quietly expanded the number of
entitlements in the Developer Subscription for
Individuals program from 16 to 240.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Individual Developer
Subscription is an initiative launched by Red Hat
in February 2021, two months after the company
discontinued the existence of CentOS. The goal is
clear – to give CentOS users a free alternative to
migrate their systems to RHEL.
After signing up in the Red Hat Customer Portal,
the program allows you to freely download, install,
and register Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Then you can
freely use it and receive updates for it.
# ⚓ LWN ☛ McGrath:_Red_Hat’s_commitment_to_open_source⠀⇛
Red Hat’s Mike McGrath responds to the many
criticisms aimed at the company since it changed
its policy regarding RHEL source code.
o § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Project_Cottonwood_SBC_Promises_Double
Raspberry_Pi_4′s_Performance⠀⇛
Libre Computer teases a new board designed to beat
the highest-end Raspberry Pi.
# ⚓ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry_Pi_Pico_Tamagotchi_is_The
Perfect_Virtual_Pal⠀⇛
Kevin McAleer has programmed a Tamagotchi-like
project called the Picotamachibi that uses the
Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller.
* § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾
o ⚓ 9to5Linux ☛ Libreboot_Open-Source_BIOS/UEFI_Replacement_Gets
Support_for_New_Hardware⠀⇛
After almost a year of hard work, Libreboot 20230625 is
out now as a hefty update that introduces support for new
mainboards for both laptops and desktops, including HP
EliteBook 2570p, HP 8300 USDT, and Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L,
which was removed from previous Libreboot versions.
While the devs are still working on improving hardware
support, Libreboot currently works well on Acer G43T-AM3,
Apple iMac 5,2, Intel D510MO and D410PT desktop
motherboards, as well as on Apple MacBook1,1 and
MacBook2,1, Dell Latitude E6400, HP EliteBook 2560p, and
HP EliteBook Folio 9470m.
o § Programming/Development⠀➾
# ⚓ IT Jungle ☛ Making_Git_Part_of_Your_Modernization
Strategy⠀⇛
Maybe the most important part of your IBM i
modernization strategy should be modernizing the
tools you are using to develop and maintain your
applications. Most of the application development
world has moved to tools centered around using Git
for version control. There is no reason IBM i
developers cannot do the same thing. IBM is solidly
behind this strategy with their new Merlin product
and most of the change management vendors have some
kind of Git integration.
# § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Creating_Progress_Bar_in_Bash⠀⇛
As a system administrator, developer, or tech
enthusiast, you will often find yourself
interacting with Bash or another Unix shell.
# ⚓ TecAdmin ☛ Using_Pipe_(|)_Operator_in_Bash⠀⇛
Bash scripting is an integral part of
managing and working on Unix-like systems,
and the pipe operator (|) is an incredibly
powerful tool in the Bash scripting toolkit.
Despite its simple appearance, it’s a
cornerstone of efficient command line
operations, streamlining processes and
enabling complex data manipulation.
* § Leftovers⠀➾
o ⚓ Off Guardian ☛ International_Center_for_9/11_Justice_releases
trailer_for_‘Peace,_War_and_9/11’⠀⇛
We at the International Center for 9/11 Justice are
thrilled to announce the release of the official trailer
for Peace, War and 9/11.
o ⚓ Major Hayden ☛ Engineering_through_layoffs⠀⇛
Layoffs create traumatic times for many. Find ways to
break through the frustration and pain. For those that
stay, your ability to influence the business can grow. 🪴
[...]
In my experience, some of the decisions are made based on
data that you can’t see at a publicly traded company.
Sometimes a company sheds employees simply because
everyone in their market sector is doing it and they’re
looking for a temporary bump in the stock price. And then
there are those situations where a company chooses to end
a product line or project.
These decisions are often made at a high level within the
company and done in such a way to avoid any type of
employment-related lawsuits. That brings me to my next
topic.
o ⚓ Axios ☛ Titanic_sub_tragedy_stokes_fears_for_space_tourism⠀⇛
The catastrophic_implosion of a submersible near the
wreckage of the Titanic is a sobering moment for another
extreme and risky tourism industry: private human
spaceflight.
Why it matters: It’s not a matter of if, but when a
deadly accident will rock the commercial human
spaceflight industry, experts say.
o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Flying_Submarine_Documentary_Is_A_Story_Of_Defied
Assumptions⠀⇛
Donald Reid had a passion for applying himself to
challenging problems, and in many ways his life’s work
was that of developing a prototype submersible aircraft —
or flying submarine — for which his son Bruce was a test
pilot. [Jesse Moody] brought to our attention a fantastic
documentary he created (with a short teaser trailer here)
in which he interviews Bruce, and in the process teaches
us all about a story that spanned decades and formed an
important part of aviation history. Bruce experienced his
share of hair-raising moments while testing the craft,
but still has all of his fingers and limbs. Still, in his
own words, “you wouldn’t be doing that kind of testing
today!”
o § Education⠀➾
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ World_Bank:_110_Mln_USD_Loan_to_Enhance
Philippines_Education⠀⇛
“…the program will concentrate on enhancing
literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional skills…”
o § Hardware⠀➾
# ⚓ Reason ☛ An_Interview_With_Adam_Smith_(No,_Not_That_One)⠀⇛
The so-called father of capitalism was not
available for comment, so we talked to another
economist, Adam C. Smith.
# ⚓ Reason ☛ Gadgets_and_Gizmos_That_Inspired_Adam_Smith⠀⇛
Smith appreciated the beauty and allure of
intricate systems.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Automate_Away_The_Drudgery_Of_CNC
Manufacturing⠀⇛
One of the keys to making money with manufacturing
is to find something that you can make a lot of.
Most small manufacturers have one or two “bread and
butter” items that can be cranked out in quantity,
which of course has a quality all its own. The
problem with that approach, though, is that it runs
the risk of being boring. And what better way to
avoid that than by automating your high-volume job,
with something like this automated CNC work cell?
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ A_More_Conspicuous_Computer_Assistant⠀⇛
Back in the last century, especially in the ’40s to
the ’60s, one of the major home decor trends was to
install various home appliances, like the
television or stereo, into its own piece of
furniture. These were usually bulky, awkward, and
incredibly heavy. And, since real life inspires
art, most of the futuristic sci-fi technology we
saw in movies and TV of the time was similarly
conspicuous and physical. Not so with modern
technology, though, where the trend now is to hide
it out of the way and forget it exists. But
[dermbrian] wanted some of his modern technology to
have some of the mid-century visibility aesthetic
so he made some modifications to his Amazon Echo.
# ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Hydrogels_For_Bioelectronic_Interfaces⠀⇛
Interfacing biological and electrical systems has
traditionally been done with metal electrodes, but
something flexible can be more biocompatible. One
possible option is 3D-printed bioelectric
hydrogels.
o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvia_among_EU_leaders_in_some_areas_of_organic
farming⠀⇛
The area used for organic agricultural production
in the EU continues to increase, according to
Eurostat data published June 22.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ No_more_needles?_A_daily_pill_may
work_as_well_as_Wegovy_shots_to_treat_obesity⠀⇛
Losing significant amounts of weight may soon be as
easy as taking a daily pill. New research released
Sunday shows high-dose oral versions of the
medication in the blockbuster drugs Ozepmic and
Wegovy may work as well as the popular injections —
even in hard-to-treat people with diabetes.
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said it intends to seek
approval for a weight-loss pill in the U.S. later
this year. The company didn’t say how much the new
pills would cost or how widely available they’ll
be.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ No_toxic_gases_detected_after_train
carrying_hazardous_material_plunged_into_Yellowstone_River⠀⇛
Crews are testing the water and air quality along a
stretch of the Yellowstone River where train cars
carrying hazardous materials fell into the waterway
following a bridge collapse. Seven cars carrying
hot asphalt and molten sulfur fell into the rushing
river Saturday morning in a rural area near the
town of Columbus. The extent of the danger posed to
the river isn’t known, but a spokesperson for the
train’s operator, Montana Rail Link, says modeling
suggests that the substances aren’t likely to move
very far downstream. The Environmental Protection
Agency says toxic gases haven’t been detected in
the air.
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Latvian_strawberries_predicted_to_be_pricey_this
year⠀⇛
Strawberry growers picked the first harvest right
before Midsummer. This is much later than last
year, when strawberries grown in open areas could
be purchased by the beginning of June. Strawberry
yields will be lower and prices higher than last
year, Latvian Radio reported on June 26.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Train_Loaded_With_Toxic_Chemicals_Falls_Into_a
River_in_Montana⠀⇛
Initial assessment indicates compromised rail cars
contained molten sulfur and asphalt. Both
substances solidify rapidly when exposed to cooler
temperatures.
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ It’s_Abortion,_Stupid⠀⇛
Buoyed by the midterms, Democrats believe
reproductive rights remain one of the most powerful
campaign weapons in their arsenal.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Indonesia_police_probe_drug_regulators
over_cough_syrup⠀⇛
>No one at BPOM has been accused of wrongdoing.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_Vast_Lake_Has_Captivated_California
Where_Farms_Stood_a_Year_Ago⠀⇛
Tulare Lake re-emerged after intense storms
battered the state this winter, and will likely
remain in the Central Valley for months — and maybe
years — to come.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_NYC,_Some_People_Forced_Into
Psychiatric_Wards_Find_Homes⠀⇛
A contentious New York City policy to send more
mentally ill homeless people to hospitals has
helped some move into permanent homes.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Big_Dairy_Is_Milking_California_Dry⠀⇛
A Small Town Fights Back Against Dairy Expansion.
o § Security⠀➾
# ⚓ LWN ☛ Security_updates_for_Monday_[LWN.net]⠀⇛
Security updates have been issued by Debian (bind9
and owslib), Fedora (dav1d, dotnet6.0, dotnet7.0,
mingw-dbus, vim, and wabt), and SUSE (cloud-init
and golang-github-vpenso-
prometheus_slurm_exporter).
# § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾
# ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Artists,_Venues_Join_Growing
Call_to_Ban_Facial_Recognition_at_Shows⠀⇛
Over 100 artists and 25 venues have joined a
pledge to ban facial recognition at their
shows and concerts.
o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾
# ⚓ Marcy Wheeler ☛ WaPo’s_First_Amendment_Blindness:_When
Exploiting_a_Media_Figure’s_Phone_Gets_Reported_as
“Cautious”⠀⇛
Among the investigative steps WaPo treated as
“cautious” in its 8,000 word story purporting to
describe the January 6 investigation was the arrest
of Owen Shroyer and the exploitation of his phone.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Death_and_Displacement_Return_to_Darfur⠀⇛
The violent conflict in Sudan is expanding quickly.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Seymour_Hersh:_The_Book_I_Never_Gave_Dan
Ellsberg⠀⇛
On Stephen Wright’s Vietnam War novel ‘Meditations
in Green’
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Islamic_State_Claims_Killing_Of_Sikh_Man_In
Pakistan’s_Northwest⠀⇛
Gunmen shot and killed a member of Pakistan’s
minority Sikh community in an overnight attack in
the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said on
June 25.
# ⚓ RFA ☛ Local_dealers_decry_influx_of_illegal_Chinese_traders
to_Myanmar_jade_town⠀⇛
Chinese are overtaking the market in Kachin state,
driving some out of business
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Armenian_Foreign_Minister_Departs_For_Washington
For_Talks_With_Azerbaijani_Counterpart⠀⇛
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on June
25 departed for Washington, where he will meet with
his Azerbaijani counterpart, Jeyhun Bayramo, to
discuss bilateral relations that will likely focus
on the Armenian-backed breakaway region of Nagorno-
Karabakh.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ New_Fire_Breaks_Out_At_Gebrev_Arms_Depot_In_Eastern
Bulgaria⠀⇛
A new, powerful fire broke out in a storage room at
Bulgarian arms dealer Emilian Gebrev’s EMCO arms
company in Karnobat, eastern Bulgaria, the
manufacturer told RFE/RL on June 25.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Sudan_Welcomes_UN_Rights_Chief_Condemning
Paramilitary_Forces⠀⇛
The country has been the scene of deadly armed
clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the
RSF since April 15.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ 13_trips_in_first_year:_President
Marcos’_world_tour⠀⇛
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has
travelled to 10 countries within his first year in
office.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Looming_showdown?_Proxy_war_exposes
cracks_in_Marcos-Duterte_alliance [Ed: Corrupt dictators,
corrupt families. What an embarrassment.]⠀⇛
President Marcos’ strongest ally Sara Duterte could
also be the biggest threat to his presidency.
# § War in Ukraine⠀➾
# ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_beginning_of_the_end_for
Putin?⠀⇛
Danish physicist Nils Bohr once said,
‘Prediction is very difficult, especially if
it’s about the future.’ The insurrection
launched by Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin on
Saturday lasted a little over 24 hours.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Vilnius_urges_beefed_up_NATO_if_Prigozhin_in
Belarus⠀⇛
On Sunday, Lithuanian President Gitanas
Nausėda warned that if Belarus is to host
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin,
then NATO must strengthen its eastern flank.
# ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania_hopes_US_troops_will_stay_permanently
–_foreign_minister⠀⇛
Vilnius hopes that US troops will remain
permanently in the country, Foreign Minister
Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Friday after
meeting with a delegation of US senators
visiting Lithuania.
# ⚓ RFERL ☛ Vilnius_Urges_Beefed-Up_NATO_If_Prigozhin_In
Belarus⠀⇛
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on June
25 warned that if Belarus is to host Wagner
mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, then NATO
must strengthen its eastern flank.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Moscow_authorities_lift_counterterrorism
restrictions_imposed_during_Wagner_Group_rebellion_—
Meduza⠀⇛
The “counterterrorism operation regime” that
was declared in Moscow and the Moscow region
in response to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s revolt on
June 24 has reportedly been lifted.
o § Environment⠀➾
# ⚓ Latvia ☛ Tērbatas_Street_in_Rīga_to_get_‘green
infrastructure’⠀⇛
In Rīga, Tērbatas Street, it is planned to install
and try out green infrastructure solutions –
covering walls and roofs with various plants, as
well as setting up rain gardens to allow people to
cool off during the hot summer days, Latvian
Television reported on June 25.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ In_Texas,_Heat_That_Can_Make_You_Faint⠀⇛
Soaring temperatures above 100 degrees are expected
to linger across much of the state well into the
coming week.
o § Finance⠀➾
# ⚓ Helsinki Times ☛ HS:_Finnish_government_set_to_cut_income
tax_especially_for_high-income_earners⠀⇛
THE ADJUSTMENTS to income taxation set forth in the
government programme will result in the greatest
cuts for high-income earners, indicate a
provisional_calculation made for Helsingin Sanomat
by Mikael Kirkko-Jaakkola, the chief economist at
the Taxpayers’ Association of Finland.
The calculation is based on not only the measures
laid out in the government programme but also the
underlying data published by the Ministry of
Finance.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ House,_Senate_committees_approve
2024_NDAA,_including_5.2%_pay_raise⠀⇛
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees each
finished their work on their respective versions of
the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act last
week. Both bills include a 5.2% military pay raise,
the largest since 2002.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ International_financial_crime_watchdog_adds
Croatia,_Cameroon,_and_Vietnam_to_watch_list⠀⇛
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided it
its third regular plenary meeting on Friday to add
Croatia to its “grey list,” along with Cameroon and
Vietnam.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ 56-year-old_‘gaokao_holdout’_fails_to
make_the_cut_for_27th_time⠀⇛
Mr Liang Shi, a self-made millionaire, hopes to
earn a place at top-tier Sichuan University.
# ⚓ Meduza ☛ Ruble_hits_15-month_low_against_dollar_after
Wagner_Group_revolt_—_Meduza⠀⇛
When the Moscow Exchange opened on Monday morning,
the value of the ruble fell to 87 against the
dollar for the first time since March 29, 2022, and
the exchange rate with the euro hit 95 rubles.
# ⚓ Forbes ☛ 2023_Layoff_Tracker:_KPMG,_Goldman_Sachs
Reportedly_Cutting_Hundreds⠀⇛
Goldman Sachs is reportedly slashing 125 managing
directors in the firm’s latest round of job cuts
over the past 12 months, while big-four accounting
firm KPMG laid out plans to slash 5% of its
workforce, making them the latest major U.S.
companies to conduct layoffs this year, following
major cuts this month at Ford, Uber, Oracle,
Grubhub and Spotify (see Forbes’ layoff tracker
from the first quarter here).
o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_reinstates_ban_on_research_funding_for_projects
in_Israel_occupied_West_Bank⠀⇛
According to the Israeli news site Walla, the US
State Department has reinstated a ban on US
government research funding going to support
research projects conducted in the Israeli-occupied
West Bank.
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Trump_returns_to_Michigan_with_hopes
of_repeating_the_battleground_success_he_found_in_2016⠀⇛
Donald Trump is looking to reclaim territory in
Michigan that helped propel him to the White House
but slipped from his grasp four years later. The
former president spoke Sunday evening in suburban
Detroit. That’s where he lost ground between 2016
and 2020 and would need to win it back if he
becomes the 2024 Republican nominee. Michigan,
along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, flipped in
2016 to put Trump in the White House but then went
for Democrat Joe Biden four years later. Trump
spoke at Oakland County GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner,
where he was honored by the party as its “Man of
the Decade.”
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Guatemala_Voters_Cast_Ballots_in
Contentious_Election⠀⇛
The election in the Central American nation is
marked by the exclusion of top candidates and calls
to crack down on violent crime.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ Tunisia_prosecutor_blocks_release_of_opposition
leader⠀⇛
A public prosecutor in Tunisia on Friday appealed
the decision to release opposition figure Chaima
Issa from prison, according to local news. As a
result, Issa was not able to leave prison on
Friday. Issa’s lawyer told local news that the
decision came after a counter order was given to
the public prosecutor.
# ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Top_25_US_newspaper_circulations:_Largest
print_titles_fall_14%_in_year_to_March_2023⠀⇛
The biggest print titles in the US continue to shed
circulation in 2023.
# ⚓ Pro Publica ☛ Behind_the_Scenes_of_Justice_Alito’s
Unprecedented_Wall_Street_Journal_Pre-buttal⠀⇛
Around midday on Friday, June 16, ProPublica
reporters Justin Elliott and Josh Kaplan sent an
email to Patricia McCabe, the Supreme Court’s
spokesperson, with questions for Justice Samuel
Alito about a forthcoming story on his fishing trip
to Alaska with a hedge fund billionaire.
We set a deadline of the following Tuesday at noon
for a response.
# ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Congress_members_introduce_resolutions_to
expunge_Trump_impeachments⠀⇛
Members of the US House of Representatives
introduced two resolutions on Friday, H.Res.547
and H.Res.538, that would expunge the impeachments
of former President Donald Trump. Trump is the
third US president to be impeached and the only
president to be impeached twice. If passed, both
resolutions would expunge Trump’s impeachments as
if they had not […]
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Trump_Steers_Campaign_Donations_Into_PAC
That_Covers_His_Legal_Fees⠀⇛
A previously unnoticed change in Donald Trump’s
online fund-raising appeals allows him to divert a
sizable chunk of his 2024 contributions to a group
that has spent millions to cover his legal fees.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Trump_Campaigns_in_Michigan,_a
Battleground_That’s_Tinted_Blue⠀⇛
With their party out of power, some Republicans in
the state are worried that the former president
could cost Michigan its status as a swing state.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ It’s_Not_Too_Late_for_the_Republican
Party⠀⇛
The G.O.P. needs to have the reckoning with Trump
that it vainly hoped would never be necessary.
# ⚓ The Strategist ☛ India_and_the_US_gear_up_for_strategic
competition⠀⇛
Last week, Indian Prime Minister Modi and US
President Joe Biden declared that the partnership
between their countries ‘spans the seas to the
stars’.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ PM_brushes_off_voice_poll_as_‘yes’
campaign_ramps_up⠀⇛
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has brushed off
polling showing a fall in support for the ‘yes’
vote for the Indigenous voice referendum.
The latest Newspoll released on Sunday showed the
‘no’ vote at 47 per cent and the ‘yes’ side on 43
per cent.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ ‘Yes’_campaign_launches_funding_blitz
for_voice_events⠀⇛
Community organisations hosting events in support
of an Indigenous voice to parliament will have
access to a freshly-launched fund to help cover
costs.
It’s part of an effort to shift the voice debate
away from politicians and into communities after
federal parliament passed legislation to allow a
referendum to take place.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Greece:_Landslide_Victory_for_Conservative_New
Democracy_Party⠀⇛
The turnout in Sunday’s elections was only 52.75%.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ UN_Commission_Addresses_Organized_Crime_in_Sahel
Region⠀⇛
Armed violence continues to severely affect Burkina
Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the Gambia, Guinea, Mali,
Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, and Senegal.
# ⚓ teleSUR ☛ Zimbabwean_President_Launches_Campaign_for_2nd
Term⠀⇛
Eleven presidential candidates have been cleared by
the electoral authorities to contest in this year’s
elections.
# ⚓ YLE ☛ HS:_Helsinki_deputy_mayor_caught_spray_painting
graffiti⠀⇛
Paavo Arhinmkäki (Left) said that he thought there
would be no trains on Midsummer Eve.
# ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Mitsotakis_leads_Greek_conservative_party_to
victory,_second_term⠀⇛
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of the conservative New
Democracy party, won a second four-year term as
prime minister of Greece.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Greece_Election:_Kyriakos_Mitsotakis
Claims_‘Strong_Mandate’_With_Win⠀⇛
His party’s election victory comes as the country
experiences strong economic growth, with voters
seemingly willing to look past scandals and
disasters that have tarnished his government.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Arnon_Milchan_Testifies_in_Benjamin
Netanyahu’s_Corruption_Trial⠀⇛
Arnon Milchan, a movie mogul, billionaire spy and
old friend of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of
Israel, is a key witness. He gave the Netanyahus
gifts, he said, sometimes at their request.
# ⚓ New York Times ☛ Taiwan_Faces_a_#MeToo_Wave,_Set_Off_by_a
Netflix_Hit⠀⇛
A torrent of sexual harassment accusations has
prompted questions about the state of women’s
rights on an island democracy that has long been
one of Asia’s most progressive places.
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ Meet_the_Indigenous_Women_Taking_on_Corruption
in_Guatemala’s_Elections⠀⇛
Indigenous women are challenging the country’s
powerful elites in the elections on 25 June
# ⚓ Scheerpost ☛ A_Wild,_Conspiratorial,_Fantastical_View_of
World_Politics:_Might_It_Be_True?⠀⇛
The modus operandi of the Deep State is to prepare
the ground for destruction of any nation deemed a
threat and to neutralize those individuals, foreign
and domestic, considered a danger to the
Controllers’ agenda.
# § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾
# ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ I_Shouldn’t_Have_to_Accept_Being_in
Deepfake_Porn⠀⇛
Because I was in the public eye, somebody
synthesized explicit videos of me.
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Development_at_risk_from_‘anti-
mining_misinformation’⠀⇛
The world cannot afford for Australia to
delay development as a critical minerals
supplier, an international mining conference
has been told.
Calling out “misinformation”, federal
opposition resources spokeswoman Susan
McDonald warned delegates that the future of
the sector is at risk if anti-
mining sentiment is allowed to flourish.
o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾
# ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Civil_rights_icon_James_Meredith,
90,_falls_at_Mississippi_event_but_has_no_visible_injuries⠀⇛
Civil rights icon James Meredith fell outside the
Mississippi Capitol at an event marking his 90th
birthday. He suffered no visible injuries. Meredith
tumbled forward onto a portable lectern that also
toppled Sunday as he appeared before some 200
people. Those around him scrambled to help him into
a wheelchair. A person close to the family said
Meredith was doing better later Sunday and resting
at home. White mobs rioted in 1962 when Meredith
enrolled as the first Black student at the
University of Mississippi. In 1966, a white man
shot and wounded Meredith as he marched in the
state to promote Black voting rights.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Myanmar_junta_says_failing_to_halt
surge_in_drug_trafficking⠀⇛
Piles of drugs were torched to mark International
Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
# ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Thai_police,_military_prepare_for_mass
protests_if_Pita’s_bid_to_be_PM_is_thwarted⠀⇛
Mr Pita will need a majority of the votes from 750
MPs and senators to be elected prime minister.
o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾
# ⚓ Michael West Media ☛ Competition_Tribunal_comfirms_ACCC
folly_on_Telstra_and_TPG_deal_–_what’s_the_scam?⠀⇛
The Australian Competition Tribunal has backed the
ACCC’s decision to block the deal between telcos
Telstra and TPG to share regional infrastructure.
It is another blow for mobile coverage in the bush,
so what’s the scam?
The scam is the enduring travesty of Australia’s
telecommunications policy – or rather, lack
thereof.
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§ Contents⠀➾
* Personal/Opinions
* Technology_and_Free_Software
o Internet/Gemini
o Programming
* § Personal/Opinions⠀➾
o ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_GILURSO_Wordo:_GEOID⠀⇛
o ⚓ On_the_Cusp_of_Summer⠀⇛
There’s summer, and then there’s _summer_ – that point at
which, regardless of what the season says, regardless of
what the weather’s been, it feels like something’s
changed, and a new season begins. For me, that’s always
been July. My partner is a teacher, and has the summer
months off. So for her, summer is Summer Vacation, July
and August, and for me it’s taken on that meaning as
well. In school, and then in university, I kept this
schedule too, so as I met my partner in university and
have been with her since, I’ve never really known
anything different. I can’t really defend it in any
meaningful way, but summer begins in July.
o ⚓ All_signs_point_to_her⠀⇛
o ⚓ Tree/Shrub_TBD⠀⇛
Yesterday (2023-06-26) this little (shrub? tree?) caught
my eye.
* § Technology and Free Software⠀➾
o ⚓ ReactOS,_or:_The_Thinkpad_lives!⠀⇛
With the friendly help of my local electronic waste
disposal service i got a new mainboard for my old
Thinkpad R60 that has died a while ago (i wrote about it
in another post)… so, its back in the land of the living
and it comes near the point where we have to ask the
“Ship of Theseus” question 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇;-)⦈
Now i am at the point where i have not only one but TWO
usable fairly (for my circumstances) daily driver capable
computers, so what to do with the Thinkpad? I could
simply go back and install OpenBSD on it like i had for
the most time of having it in my posession, but that
somehow feels a bit too… “normal”
o ⚓ The_Gemini_PDA_and_Time-capsule_Computing⠀⇛
I write this log on a Planet Computers Gemini PDA.
Released in 2018, the Gemini PDA is a small UMPC
aesthetically based on the Psion Series 5 from the late
1990s. It was the first PDA released by Planet Computers
and came in WiFi and 4G models–the latter can make
telephone calls and use cellular data to connect to the
Internet. The PDA was primarily designed to run Android
and is based on an SoC for Android phones, but it can
also run Debian, Kali Linux or Sailfish. It can also
dual-boot between any of these.
o ⚓ Leadership_and_Management⠀⇛
I’m in my 40s and a good majority of my life has revolved
around being or becoming a technical expert. In school I
was the nerdy kid in the 90s that just kept my head down,
had a few friends, and grew to love computers. I took my
computer to LAN parties, and usually did my work to the
best of my abilities. I wasn’t the top of my class, I was
in the middle, and I wasn’t an outcast, I was just there.
I blended in, and I wasn’t part of any popular crowds. I
was kind and friendly, and of course joked with my
friends and was angsty just like the rest of the
teenagers there, but most of all, my primary focus in
school was to learn, and so that’s what I did. Whether I
was learning the things my teachers needed me to was
another story, but I was driven to learn because I didn’t
like not knowing things and above all, failing.
o ⚓ Games_Showcase:_Baba_Is_You⠀⇛
“Baba is you” is a sliding blocks puzzle game—yawn. Where
the rules are encoded as blocks on the board—wait, what?
o ⚓ Getting_the_width_of_the_current_monitor_in_Emacs⠀⇛
If you have virtual workspaces on macOS and you use the
emacs function display-pixel-width it will give the
combined with of ALL the monitors you are using. You are
better off using (caddr (frame-monitor-attribute
‘geometry)), since frame-monitor-attribute gets the
specified attribute from the monitor which the current
frame is actually on. BTW: The function frame-monitor-
attributes returns all the monitor attributes. The
function display-monitor-attributes-list returns the
attributes for ALL the monitors you are using.
o § Internet/Gemini⠀➾
# ⚓ The_always_something_of_software⠀⇛
A while back I wrote a Lua script called ‘gemlink’
leveraging ‘gemget’ to fetch the content of a given
argument-specified Gemini URL, processing/
formatting links so they stand out a bit more to
me. I then created another called “gemlink-all”
that reads all lines of stdin, running “gemlink”
against all such links, facilitating getting the
content of numerous Gemini documents into a single
file, should I feel like having a bit of a quote-
and-comment fest.
o § Programming⠀➾
# ⚓ Useless_things?_➰🗿🤏⠀⇛
I like making software things that may not quite be
useless, but only get used by me. I like making
whatever I have a whim to make. I don’t have to
care about what anyone else wants or needs.
# ⚓ Re:_Interleaved_2D_Notation_for_Concatenative_Programming⠀⇛
I am always curious about structure editors, and
ways to represent structured data, especially code.
So I was pretty curious about this post and the
provided links to the pdf file and a web IDE.
However, I think this is one is totally pointless
(like most attempts at 2d/graphical programming
paradigms).
The beauty of concatenative languages such as Forth
is that the arguments precede the operation
dynamically/temporally, and can therefore be
decoupled. Arguments can come from anywhere as long
as they get pushed onto the stack — at any time
prior to the execution of this particular
instruction! This is crucial, as that is how we
concatenate.
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