Deals: Save $235 Off M4 MacBook Air 15″ 24GB / 512GB Model
Amazon is continuing to offer some great discounts on MacBook Air models, but by far the best deal is on the upper end 24GB RAM and 512GB SSD model with 15″ display, where you can save $235 off the retail price, bringing the price down to $1364 down from $1599. If you’re been shopping for … Read More ⌘ Read more
As everyone recommends Signal as a Telegram alternative, I actually gave it a try again. Turns out it still does not support multiple devices, even unlike WhatsApp. ⌘ Read more
I need to migrate away from Telegram
I will migrate away from Telegram. Enough is enough. After more and more features are behind the Telegram Premium paywall (which I understand to a degree) and the increasing integration of stars (a crypto scheme? — I have less understanding for that), now also Grok from xAI by right-wing extremist Elon Musk will be integrated. ⌘ Read more
Apple Working on Studio Display 2: Here’s What the Latest Rumors Say
Apple released the Studio Display in March 2022, alongside the first Mac Studio, and it has not received any hardware upgrades since.
The current Studio Display features a 27-inch LCD screen with a 5K resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate, up to 600 nits brightness, a built-in camera and speakers, one Thunderbolt 3 port, and three USB-C ports. In the U.S … ⌘ Read more
The Final Checkmate: Republicans Move to Destroy the Balance of Powers
Thom Hartmann, Commentator - The Hartmann Report
_Stephan: Corporate media and newspapers like The Washington Post and the The Los Angeles Times, both owned by MAGAt billionaires, as well as local television stations owned by MAGAts, and the social media rightwing disinformation network are not reporting what is happening in the United States accurately. They do not acknowledge that … ⌘ Read more
The New Dark Age
Adam Serwer, Contributing Writer - The Atlantic Magazine
_Stephan: I was very happy to find this article, because I had been thinking I would need to write something on this. Adam Serwer has laid out very well the rise of what I have been calling neo-medievalism, what Serwer calls The New Dark Age. The United States is going into a catastrophic decline because of Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and the oligarchs who are funding this all, because American voters were not smart enough … ⌘ Read more
Trump uses pardon power to build army of devoted MAGAt vigilantes: analyst
Matthew Chapman, - Raw Story
_Stephan: There has never been the kind of corruption being seen every day now in the United States. We have reached a stage of fascist corruption where you can buy a pardon from the President, or get one if you are willing to do something he wants done. You see these stories day after day, and wonder how did we get to this depravity? This is a … ⌘ Read more
American Bishops’ War With Trump Admin Is Heating Up
Jordan King, Reporter - Newsweek
_Stephan: A very interesting trend and, I think, a positive one, is emerging. A significant percentage of MAGAt world are Roman Catholics, but under the new Pope the hierarchy is changing even though a number of the bishops have been very rightwing. As this article describes, however, the Roman Church under Pope Leo, is going into direct opposition to the Trump MAGAt coup. It is going … ⌘ Read more
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10 Bands That Originally Had Terrible Names
Choosing a name is a fairly important part of starting a band. Ideally, the name should give listeners a sense of the group before they’ve even heard any music. While some bands manage to choose the perfect name right away, others try out a few options before finding one that sticks. Here are 10 bands […]
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L’odeur de faillite est maintenant impossible à masquer
Le couple présidentiel – ou ce qui en tient lieu – aura beau échanger des coups en place publique ou se chamailler amicalement, il aura bien du mal à faire oublier la situation plus que préoccupante du pays, notamment sur le pan économique. Car même si on peut raisonnablement imaginer qu’un grand nombre de Français […] ⌘ Read more
10 Unbelievably Bizarre Blunders
Mistakes are a universal part of life. Some are harmless slip-ups we laugh off, others spiral into chaos, triggering consequences we never imagined. A missed keystroke might cost a fortune. A wrong turn could lead to marriage with the wrong bride. A simple distraction might accidentally win someone $10 million. Whether they spark panic, legal […]
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Apple Launches Self Service Repair for iPad
Apple today announced that its Self Service Repair program is expanding to the iPad.
The program will provide iPad owners with manuals, genuine Apple parts, … ⌘ Read more
Canadian BSD Conference to Require Masks, Social Distancing
It’s 2025. ⌘ Read more
AlmaLinux OS 10.0 released
Version\
10 of the AlmaLinux OS distribution has been released.
The goal of AlmaLinux OS is to support our community, and AlmaLinux
OS 10 is the best example of that yet. With an unwavering eye on
maintaining compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), we
have made small improvements to AlmaLinux OS 10 that target
specific sections of our userbase.
See [the\ release notes](https://wiki.almalinux.org/release-notes/10.0.h … ⌘ Read more
How to Enable Volume Slider on iPhone Lock Screen
For the majority of existence for iPhone, anytime that music, podcasts, audiobooks, or media was being played on the device but the screen was locked, a volume slider was visible on the iPhone Lock Screen. The volume slider made it easy to see what volume something was playing at, and also made it very easy … Read More ⌘ Read more
Deals: Up to $198 Off M4 MacBook Air in 13″ & 15″
Amazon is offering nice discounts on the M4 MacBook Air series, in either the 13″ or 15″ screen sizes. You’ll find the best deal on the 24GB RAM models ($198 off the 24GB / 512GB model in 13″!), but there are discounts available on all memory/storage configurations and color options (Sky Blue, Midnight, Starlight, Silver). … Read More ⌘ Read more
How to Enable Volume Slider on iPhone Lock Screen
For the majority of existence for iPhone, anytime that music, podcasts, audiobooks, or media was being played on the device but the screen was locked, a volume slider was visible on the iPhone Lock Screen. The volume slider made it easy to see what volume something was playing at, and also made it very easy … Read More ⌘ Read more
Apple Acquires Gaming Studio RAC7
Apple has purchased game studio RAC7, according to a report from Digital Trends. RAC7 is a small, two-person company that developed Apple Arcade game Sneaky Sasquatch, and the acquisition was confirmed by an Apple spokesperson.
From Digital Trends:
We love … ⌘ Read more
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How Trump’s megabill transfers wealth in the US
Analysis by Tami Luhby and Zachary B. Wolf, Senior Writers - CNN
_Stephan: I have been looking for days for a clear, fact-based analysis of what Trump and the MAGAt Republicans are trying to do with the American economy, and I finally have found it. If you are a middle class or lower income person if this bill passes the Senate without major changes that require it going back to the House, and it is signed by Trump you are goin … ⌘ Read more
There’s a hidden provision in that big ugly bill that makes Trump king
Robert Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley - Raw Story
_Stephan: As you can see, I am not the only person who tracks the trends shaping the United States, who sees what is going on with the Trump MAGAt coup. In this article he points out something almost no one else in corporate media is talking about even though it ends democra … ⌘ Read more
Did Harvard reject Barron Trump? Truth behind his college choice has sparks buzz online
, - The Economic Times (India)
_Stephan: I have been following closely Trump’s attack on Harvard. At one level it is clearly part of MAGAt coup to intimidate or take over universities, so they do what the MAGAt fascists want, indoctrinate instead of educate. But there is something weird and personal about what Trump is doing and saying. According … ⌘ Read more
Malia Obama Is Charting Her Own Course
Dorian Smith-Garcia, Staff Writer - Yahoo
_Stephan: Malia Obama graduated from Harvard and has already established herself independent of her parents as a film director. Trump’s dislike of the Obamas is well known. Could the Obama daughter’s Harvard success and the stories of Barron’s Harvard rejection be why Trump seems so personally retributive against Harvard? I don’t know, maybe it is just a coincidence, but I suspect history will tell us. … ⌘ Read more
Beyond best practices: Using OWASP ASVS to bake security into your delivery pipeline for 2025
How to turn a community-driven checklist into a living part of your SDLC.
[Cont … ⌘ Read more
10 Surprising Truths About the Power Grid You Were Never Told
Flip a switch, and the lights come on—simple, right? Not even close. Beneath the hum of your refrigerator and the glow of your phone charger lies one of the most complex, misunderstood systems in modern life: the power grid. It’s the backbone of civilization, yet most people have no idea how fragile, chaotic, and bizarre […]
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DFIR: An Introduction | TryHackMe Write-Up | FarrosFR
Here is my article on the walkthrough of a free room: DFIR: An Introduction. Introductory room for the DFIR module. I wrote this in 2025…
[Continue reading on InfoSec Write-ups »](https://infosecwriteups.com/ … ⌘ Read more
Apple’s Tap to Pay Features Coming to These 18 New Countries
Apple is bringing Tap to Pay on iPhone to new eight countries, providing a way for sellers to use an iPhone as a contactless payment terminal, with plans to introduce Tap to Pay provision in 10 more.
Tap to Pay on iPhone first arrived in [February 2022](https://www.macrumors.com/202 … ⌘ Read more
Armbian 25.5 Adds New Board Support, Application Modules, and Receives Community Recognition
The Armbian team has released version 25.5, bringing expanded hardware compatibility, improved system tools, and a growing library of post-install application modules. The update also coincides with Armbian being recognized by NetBox Labs with a 2025 NetBox Hero Award for its role in open infrastructure innovation. New in Armbian v25.5 The latest release include … ⌘ Read more
DietPi May 2025 Update Introduces Security Changes, Kernel Fixes, and Software Cleanups
The latest DietPi release (v9.13) focuses on improving security defaults, enhancing support for specific SBCs, and removing outdated software options. The update also brings kernel upgrades, interface refinements, and dozens of bug fixes for improved stability across platforms. DietPi: DietPi is a lightweight, Debian-based operating system optimized for single-board compu … ⌘ Read more
Citrus producers hopeful for bumper harvest after tough seasons
Citrus growers are looking forward to a bountiful season in 2025, with hopes it could even become a record-breaking export year. ⌘ Read more
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Apple Raises iCloud+ Prices in Three Countries
Apple recently raised prices for its iCloud+ plans in Brazil, Chile, and Peru, according to a support document updated last Thursday.
The table below outlines the price changes in each country.
CountryOld PricesNew PricesBrazil50GB: R$ 4.90
200GB: R$ 14.90
2TB: R$ 49.90
6TB: R$ 149.90
12TB: R$ 299.90
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On my blog: Developer Diary, Memorial Day https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/26/memorial.html #programming #project #devjournal
O disco sai no sábado, mas já começa a passar pelas rádios - #kokori esteve com “Zero Game (Metal Mix)” no último episódio do “Sinfonias de Aço” que pode ser ouvido em https://sinfonias.org/playlists/1928-playlist-podcast-24-maio-2025 .
Workers at top US consumer watchdog sound warning as Trump bids to gut agency
Michael Sainato, - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: The fascist Trumpian coup continues, and one of its main goals, to turn Americans into powerless peasants, escalates. One of its strategies, as this article in the British newspaper The Guardian describes, is that you and I will no longer have any place to turn if we are cheated or ripped off by a corporation. A bipart … ⌘ Read more
President Trump’s approval rating: Here’s what latest opinion polls show
Kathryn Palmer, Trending News Reporter - USA Today
_Stephan: The truth that corporate media doesn’t seem able or willing to touch is that the transformation of the United States into a fascist autocracy by Trump and his vellains is only happening because a small majority of Americans voted for it. Fascism never comes into power through violence; it is always voted into office by … ⌘ Read more
Welcome To The White Christian Nationalist Presidency
David Kurtz, Editor-at-Large - TPM
_Stephan: In the United States, a strange affiliation has arisen amongst evangelical Christianity, White racism, and fascism. This is the core partnership of MAGAt world, and a historic distortion of Jesus’ teachings. These are the people who voted Trump into office, whose wellbeing will be most severely damaged. Yet, they still support and kneel to Donald Trump. He, in turn, art … ⌘ Read more
Rule change would allow Trump to ‘cook the books’ and hide collapsing economy: report
Tom Boggioni, Senior Editor - Raw Story
_Stephan: Fascist governance is always inferior to democratic governance. Can you think of a single fascist ruled nation in history that was world leader in social wellbeing, education, science, or medicine? No, neither can I because there is no such example One of the hallmarks of fascists is that they never want t … ⌘ Read more
next-20250526: linux-next
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Goreleaser: 快速創建 Golang 項目發佈頁面
原文鏈接: https://typonotes.com/posts/2025/05/19/goreleaser-release-app-in-github/項目可以通過 renovate-bot 進行以來變更管理， 當依賴內容變化後， 可以幫助我們創建 PR。https://github.com/tangxin/k8s-image-syncer/pullsgoreleaser 可以爲 go 項 ⌘ Read more
Goreleaser: 快速創建 Golang 項目發佈頁面
原文鏈接: https://typonotes.com/posts/2025/05/19/goreleaser-release-app-in-github/項目可以通過 renovate-bot 進行以來變更管理， 當依賴內容變化後， 可以幫助我們創建 PR。https://github.com/tangxin/k8s-image-syncer/pullsgoreleaser 可以爲 go 項 ⌘ Read more
10 Most Outrageous Restaurant Food Challenges
You’ve probably watched Hot Ones or Man vs. Food, but have you ever considered trying a food challenge? There are so many food challenges around the world where willpower and digestion are pushed to their limits. From a ten-pound bowl of pho to a 105-pound burger to some of the hottest wings on Earth, there […]
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En finir avec l’argent liquide, vraiment ?
Tout le monde sait que l’insécurité est provoquée par le trafic de drogue. Mais si, c’est évident ! Dès lors, à ce constat indiscutable, on peut proposer des solutions à la fois simples, rapides et tout à fait à portée du premier politicien qui passe par là, n’importe quel clown fera l’affaire. Tenez, prenons Dardmalin, il […] ⌘ Read more
10 Interesting and Bizarre Facts About Vending Machines
Vending machines are everywhere—from high schools to hospitals to subway platforms—but they’re more than just mechanical snack dispensers. Behind those blinking lights and humming motors lies a strange and fascinating world of quirky innovations, cultural oddities, and unexpected trivia. These automatic vendors have dispensed everything from holy water to hamburgers, and their evolution is filled […]
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iOS 19 Design Changes Rumored to Extend to Apple TV and Apple Watch
Many of Apple’s operating systems will be receiving design changes this year, according to the latest word from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Gurman [previously reported](htt … ⌘ Read more
6.15: mainline
Version:6.15 (mainline)Released:2025-05-25Source:linux-6.15.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.15.tar.signPatch:full ⌘ Read more
Migrant families transform tiny valley into Italian wine hub
Victoria’s King Valley, once home to post-war Italian tobacco farmers, is earning global recognition for its climate-resilient Italian grape varieties. ⌘ Read more
Trump opens borders to cartel families while locking up students
Oliver Willis, Staff Writer - Daily Kos
Stephan: It should be clear to anybody by now that to Trump, everything is some kind of grift, and if you can make him richer, anyone can make a deal. It should also be clear that Trump and the Republicans have made the United States one of the most corrupt nations in the developed world. There is no governmental integrity anymore. ⌘ Read more
Outrage as Trump’s Pentagon promotes staffer who pushed ‘neo-Nazi’ theories
Maatthew Chapman, Staff Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: Aspiring dictator Trump uses antisemitism to take control of Universities so he can turn education into indoctrination. Yet, at the same time he promotes an antisemitic Neo-Nazi to be the press secretary of the Department of Defense. What does that tell you? That Trump is using antisemitism as a wedge issue to create chaos … ⌘ Read more
Trump’s ban on Harvard foreign students may come at a hefty price to the economy
Lexi Lonas Cochran , Staff Writer - The Hill
_Stephan: I have been telling you for years about the contribution immigrants have made to the economic and social success of the United States. Apparently, as this article reports, this is beginning to dawn on others. What it is also telling anyone who can actually think is that aspiring dictator Trump and his servant … ⌘ Read more
Trump Says Birthright Citizenship Is Only ‘About the Babies of Slaves.’ Historical Evidence Says Otherwise.
Damon Root , Senior Editor - reason
Stephan: Here is a fact-based exegetic essay on U.S. birthright citizenship. I have looking at MAGAt media to see how it was playing this issue, and the racism and ignorance on this subject is astonishing.
![](https://www.schwartzreport.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screens … ⌘ Read more
10 Ancient “Smart” Materials Scientists Still Can’t Reproduce
As civilizations from Rome to the Maya harnessed empirical ingenuity to create materials with built-in healing, color-shifting, or structural resilience, they left behind recipes that modern science is only now decoding. From rust-proof iron pillars and self-repairing concrete to nanotech-level glass and ancient vulcanized rubber, these ten remarkable “smart” materials demonstrate how our ancestors engineered […] … ⌘ Read more
10 Games Milked for All Their Worth
Sticking with what works is nothing new, especially in gaming. New stories, characters, and mechanics are increasingly rare. Long development times and ballooning budgets only compound the issue, as studios must take a larger gamble with every project. Why take that risk when going with a guaranteed success is safer? That mindset prompts developers to […]
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How I used o3 to find CVE-2025-37899, a remote zeroday vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s SMB implementation
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On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Sówka w świecie dnia https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/24/owl-world.html #freeculture #bookclub
On Corruption – America’s Choice
John B. Alexander, Contributing writer - Daily Kos
Stephan: I think John Alexander gives an accurate assessment of what is going on in the United States, and I will say again the only thing that is going to stop this is millions of Americans out in the streets in nonviolent demonstrations every day. Are you willing to make this commitment?
**Is there any … ⌘ Read more
Tom Homan is costing American taxpayers $1 million a month: reporter
Sarah K. Burris, Senior Digital Editor - Raw Story
_Stephan: Did you know that you and I are spending one million dollars a month protecting the thug Tom Homan, whom aspiring dictator Trump has appointed “Border Czar”? No, neither did I, but we are. As I read this report, all I could think about was how many children would get school lunches for $1,000,000 a month if Trump and the MAGAt … ⌘ Read more
Scientific conferences are leaving the US amid border fears
Miryam Naddaf, - nature
_Stephan: For all of your lifetime and mine, the United States has been the world leader in science. America’s inventors, many of whom, from Einstein to Nikola Tesla, to Wernher von Braun were immigrants; American universities, which attracted the best and brightest students from around the world; American research laboratories, many begun and staffed by immigrant graduates of t … ⌘ Read more
Russia Has Started Losing the War in Ukraine
Michael Kimmage, Director of the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center - Foreign Policy
_Stephan: Media in the United States has not been covering the Ukraine war in its geopolitical consequence anywhere deeply enough. Partly this is because Trump has for years been completely in the pocket of Putin, and has tried to skew media in Russia’s favor. However, it is becoming hard for Trump to sustain it because Putin so blatantly disreg … ⌘ Read more
10 Things That Will Make You Rethink Everything Normal
We like to think we’ve got a grip on reality. That the world mostly makes sense, and the things we were taught in school are—more or less—true. But scratch just beneath the surface, and things get ‘weird’ fast. This isn’t your average trivia list. These are the cracks in the matrix, the “wait, what?” facts […]
The post [10 Things That Will Make You Rethink Everything Normal](https://listverse.com/2025/05/24/10-things-that- … ⌘ Read more
10 Times the Christian Church Took on the Animal Kingdom
Christianity has had a choppy relationship with the animal kingdom over the years, from the sacrifices of the Old Testament to the generally favorable status animals enjoy in the modern Christian mindset. Along the way, the Christian Church has had a particularly tough time deciding where it stands, caught between respecting God’s creations on the […]
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Top Stories: iPhone 17 Air Details, Apple’s Smart Glasses, and More
WWDC is coming up quickly with a number of software announcements in store, but we’re also looking further ahead to hardware launches like the iPhone 17 lineup and even Apple’s smart glasses project.
This week also saw big news with former Apple design guru Jony Ive joining forces with OpenAI to build future AI-driven devices, while Fortnite return … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 05/19 to 05/23 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/23/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week