@ About the URL, since it no longer used for hashing there might be no need to change it. I agree that we keep all the parts that already are out there for the most parts. Instead of a contact field you could also just use links like: link = Email mailto:user@example.dk or link = Signal https://signal.me/sthF4raI5Lg_ybpJwB1sOptDla4oU7p[...]
On my blog: Developer Diary, Day of the Midwife https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/05/midwives.html #programming #project #devjournal
Apple’s M4 MacBook Pro Hits New Record Low Prices on Amazon at Up to $479 Off
Today we’re tracking a collection of discounts on Apple’s M4 MacBook Pro at Amazon, including as much as $479 off select models of the computer. These computers are seeing frequent price fluctuations on Amazon right now, so be sure to shop soon if you’re interested.

_Stephan: Just as hurricane season and flooding events are poised to begin, despot psychopath Trump and his administration of lackeys have just destroyed the science centers that predict oncoming weather events and warn of flooding. And yet still it is not clear to millions of American voters that Trump cares nothing for their wellbeing. … ⌘ Read more
Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department
Rob Stein, Staff Writer - npr
_Stephan: For the past 20 years I have written a column for the largest holistic medicine journal, Explore. I am also on the editorial board of about 8 other peer reviewed journals in a spectrum of disciplines, and, over the years, I have been the editor of several scientific journals. I tell you this to make it clear that I understand the peer review pr … ⌘ Read more
‘It’s bad’ MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow slams Trump for ‘killing miracle’ drug
Erik De La Garza, Staff Writer - Raw Story | MSNBC
_Stephan: Yet further proof that psychopath Trump and his MAGAt servants care nothing for the wellbeing of Americans. I just don’t understand how this could get any clearer, nor how Americans fail to understand we are becoming a neo-medieval society. Hundreds of thousands of Americans, particularly young people who use drugs, are aliv … ⌘ Read more
6.1.137: longterm
Version:6.1.137 (longterm)Released:2025-05-05Source:linux-6.1.137.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.1.137.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.1.137 ⌘ Read more
next-20250505: linux-next
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10 Outrageous Horse Racing Scandals
Horse racing has always been known as one of the more prestigious sports, but its history is filled with scandals and misconduct. People have tried to manipulate races for betting purposes, horses have been swapped to increase their odds of winning, and racehorses have even been abducted. Performance-enhancing drugs and the mistreatment of horses have […]
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Grâce aux écolos européens, votre prochain black-out sera continental
Lundi 28 avril 2025, vers midi et demie, l’Espagne et le Portugal ont fait une première expérience audacieuse et fort réussie d’application consciencieuse de la doctrine « Net Zéro » avec plusieurs années d’avance sur le calendrier prévu : la péninsule ibérique s’est retrouvée complètement privée de courant pendant plusieurs heures. Rapidement, les questions fusent : comment est-ce possible, [ … ⌘ Read more
Open Home Foundation Marks Second Year with Structural Changes and Home Assistant 2025.4 Update
April 2025 marked the start of the Open Home Foundation’s second year. Since its launch at the State of the Open Home 2024 event, the Foundation has grown rapidly, gaining broad community and industry support. Last month’s 2025 event highlighted key milestones from its first year and outlined plans for continued development. Over the past […] ⌘ Read more
Kuo: iPhone 17e Still on Apple’s 2026 Roadmap
Apple will launch an iPhone 17e in the first half of next year, according to respected industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Corroborating a recent report that Apple will switch to a split iPhone launch strategy, Kuo on Monday offered his own interpretation of Apple’s roadmap for the next two years:
- 2H25: iPhone 17 Pr … ⌘ Read more
Date variety discovered by outback horticulturalist now grown globally
Mitakoodi man Glen Oliver has nurtured a huge variety of plant species over the years, but the highlight of his career in horticulture has been discovering a new date palm. ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter April 2025
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of April 2025.
Like this newsletter, many projects and their efforts in the XMPP community are a result of people’s voluntary work. If you are happy with the services and software you may be using, please consider saying thanks or help these project … ⌘ Read more
6.15-rc5: mainline
Version:6.15-rc5 (mainline)Released:2025-05-04Source:linux-6.15-rc5.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
Once again, we had a lovely sunset: https://lyse.isobeef.org/abendhimmel-2025-05-04/
Today, I did my longest bike tour this year so far. I went north to a lake in a neighboring district, mostly following the Weser-Harz-Heide route, which I already partly followed on my journey from Kassel to Braunschweig last year. There I sat down on a bench for half an hour and then returned. I had plenty of headwinds on the way there and a bit of tailwind on the way back, although the wind was mostly from the side. This time, I luckily did not mess up the OsmAnd tracking. Despite the wind, it was a lot of fun! ⌘ Read more
On my blog: 0M — Remixed Classrooms https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/04/30m-free-education.html #3#0#million #books #diversity #education
Trump Posts AI-Generated Image of Himself as Pope, Days After Joking He’d Like to Be the Next Pontiff
Rebecca Schneid, Reporter - Time Magazine
_Stephan: When I tell you that Americans have voted into the office of the President an egomaniacal psychopath, here is some proof of that statement. Can you imagine John Kennedy, George Bush 41, Barack Obama or, in fact, any other president doing something like this? Neither can I … ⌘ Read more
Critics see ‘monumental shift’ in Trump remaking of DOJ civil rights division
Rebecca Beitsch, Staff Writer - The Hill
_Stephan: America’s aspiring dictator Trump, his serfs, and his Republican servants in Congress are working as hard as they can to turn the United States back into a White supremacist, male-dominant society. They are blatant and insistent in their intention, and are destroying the painfully achieved civil rights laws that so ma … ⌘ Read more
‘You will be hunted’: Voting machine company reveals new death threats from Fox viewers
Carl Gibson, Staff Writer - Raw Story / Alter Net
_Stephan: The longer this fascist coup goes on the more it impresses on me that this could only be happening to the United States because there are millions of Americans who are supporting aspiring dictator Trump, the Republicans and their coup. The problem we face as a country is ourselves. Surely you … ⌘ Read more
Inside the Trump family’s 100 days of presidential profit
Zachary Basu , - msn
Stephan: There is no precedent in American history for how Trump and his family have used the office of the president to satisfy their greed and benefit themselves. I think it is disgusting.
The Trump family Credit: USA Today[President Trump](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump?utm_medium=partn … ⌘ Read more
Amazon Takes $100 Off iPad Mini 7 With Return of All-Time Low Prices, Starting at $399
Amazon this weekend is providing record low prices on multiple models of the iPad mini 7, starting at $399.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi tablet, down from $499.00. Colors on sale at this price include Purple, Space Gray, and Starlight.
10 Worst Political Marriages in History
Most royals today are free to marry whomever they please (at least, up to a certain point). But for most of history, marriage was about securing power and wealth, not love. If you hated your husband from the day you met him, well, too bad! You’re stuck with him for the rest of your life […]
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Top 10 Strangest Songs to Have Hit Number One
Billboard’s Hot 100 is the chart every musician chasing success wants to see their name on. Thanks to the United States being the largest music market in the world, the Hot 100—which was launched in 1958—has become a marker of a song’s sweeping popularity. There are many beloved bands and artists that have (at least […]
The post [Top 10 Strangest Songs to Have Hit Number One](https://listverse.com/2025/05/04/top-10-strangest-songs-to-have-h … ⌘ Read more
Amazon Has Every M4 MacBook Air on Sale for Up to $165 Off This Weekend
Amazon this weekend has record low prices across the entire M4 MacBook Air lineup, with up to $165 off every model in every color.
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Pilogy, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/03/pilogy-2.html #freeculture #bookclub
It is Going to Be More Complicated to Remain a Constitutional Federal Republic Than Many Seem to Realize
Stephan A. Schwartz, Editor - Schwartzreport
_Stephan: Last Friday ASO Communications and Research Collaborative published a polling memo of data collected by Data for Progress just days before – 18-21 April. It showed that just as the country approaches Donald Trump’s 100th day in office 52% of likely voters acros … ⌘ Read more
Pam Bondi fires ‘warning shot’ at free press with ‘most chilling’ guidelines yet: report
Krystina Alarcon Carroll, Contributing Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: This is all straight out of the Hitler/Mussolini/Stalin/Orban playbook. and completely predictable. You get your uber-rich supporters to buy your seat in office, then you get them to buy major media, as has happened with the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Fox Propaganda, then … ⌘ Read more
U.S. Press Freedom Plummets to All-Time Low
Tom Sanders , Staff Writer - The Daily Beast
_Stephan: The U.S. freedom of the press was ranked 57th in Reporters Without Borders‘ (RSF) annual press freedom index, putting it on par with countries such as Gambia and Uruguay. Fascists don’t want the people they rule to be factually educated or well-informed. That’s why colleges and … ⌘ Read more
How Nearly a Century of Happiness Research Led to One Big Finding
Susan Dominus, Contributing Writer - The New York Times Magazine
_Stephan: As this article describes, scientists have been trying to determine what creates personal happiness for a century, and it is a very complicated research task. But the one constant I see in almost all these studies, and I have been doing and following this research for over 50 years, although it is rarely mentioned as … ⌘ Read more
Coupures de courant : une mise en garde pour tout le continent
Un billet de Henry Bonner Les récentes coupures de courant sur le continent contiennent une mise en garde sur les conséquences de l’instabilité des réseaux électriques. D’après les données à disposition sur les coupures en Espagne et au Portugal, l’impact des renouvelables sur la gestion de courant fait partie des causes. Reuters rapporte ainsi que […] ⌘ Read more
10 Critical Bottlenecks in Modern Civilization Posing a Major Risk
We like to think modern civilization is robust, backed by endless redundancy. But under the surface, there are critical choke points—places, systems, or single providers where failure would ripple through the entire world. These are the brittle backbones of global stability, and most people have no idea how many eggs we’ve put in very few […]
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Top Stories: Epic Games Victory Over Apple, iPhone 17 Rumors, and More
There’s a major shakeup for the App Store in the U.S. this week, with Epic Games winning a major victory that is forcing Apple to make immediate changes in how it works with developers seeking to offer alternative methods for purchasing in-app content and subscriptions.
This week also saw fresh rumors about the iPhone 17 lineup, while Dan and Hartl … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 04/28 to 05/02 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/02/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
We went on a 14 kilometers long hike in the heat, only a few spots were in the shade, most of our trip was in the open fields with the sun beating down on us. We reapplied the sun blocker after about two hours or so. All in all it took us about three and a half hours before we reached our destination Besigheim.
Last time I was there it was rainy, now we had the exact opposite. After some yummy Chinese lunch we visited the old town. There’s some gorgeous timer framing to see. When kept in decent shape, it just looks so dang cool.
Since it was too hot, we rode back by train. Despite the heat and some sections near the roaring Autobahn, this was a nice hike. Would do it again. Only in colder weather, though. I certainly don’t wanna trade my comperatively larger (still nothing to other more rural areas), covering forests with the wide open fields and vineyards in summer. That’s for sure.
https://lyse.isobeef.org/wanderung-von-asperg-nach-besigheim-2025-05-01/
How to Enable Automatic Dark / Light Mode on iPhone & iPad
If you’re an iPhone or iPad user, you might appreciate a feature that automatically switches your devices appearance from Light Mode to Dark Mode, and vice versa, automatically. Furthermore, you can set the automatic enabling of Dark and Light mode to follow sunset and sunrise, or a custom schedule, whichever you prefer. As you probably … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/02/how-to-enable-automatic-dark-light … ⌘ Read more
[$] Flexible data placement
At
the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory
Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF) Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch led a
combined storage and filesystem session on data placement, which concerns
how the data on a storage device is actually written. In a discussion
that hearkened back to previous summits, the idea is to give hints to enterprise-class
SSDs to help them make better choices on where the data should go; hinting
was most recently [discussed at the summit in 2023](https://lwn.net/Articles/932900/ … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 17: What’s New With the Cameras
We’ve still got months to go before the new iPhone 17 models come out, but a combination of dummy models and leaks have given us some insight into what we can expect in terms of camera changes.
Apple is adding new camera features, and changing the design of the camera bump for some models. You might be skeptical of dummy m … ⌘ Read more
I’m keeping this color scheme on my laptop for now:
Understanding Kubernetes Gateway API: A Modern Approach to Traffic Management
Traffic management in Kubernetes can be complex, especially with modern applications composed of multiple services like frontends, APIs, and backends spread across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. As these environments grow, ensuring secure, efficient, and reliable communication… ⌘ Read more
My April ‘25 in Review
April has also been over for two days now. So it’s time to take a look back. What was going on (for me)? ⌘ Read more
PewDiePie | I installed linux
All I can say is.. what? I’m not even sure why this popped up in my youtube frontpage. I don’t generally watch PewDiePie, but in all honesty, it’s a pretty glowing review of Linux, Arch, Hyprland and more. He points out some warts and things here and there around compatibility, but all in all, “PewDiePie takes aim at Microsoft” was not on my 2025 Bingo card…
next-20250502: linux-next
Version:next-20250502 (linux-next)Released:2025-05-02 ⌘ Read more
White House looking for other countries to accept deportees
Gregory Svirnovskiy, Staff Writer - Politico
Stephan: Just as Hitler did, Trump is looking for other countries where he can establish concentration camps, paying for them with citizen tax dollars. Hitler’s principal target population was Jews, whereas Trump’s is immigrants. But both actually imprisoned anyone who opposed them.

_Stephan: If you go back and read the history of Hitler you will very quickly learn that creating youth groups to indoctrinate boys and girls into Nazism. As the Holocaust Encyclopedia describes it, “The Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend, or HJ) was the Nazi-organized youth movement. It was made up of different sections for b … ⌘ Read more
Prescription drug prices have outpaced inflation and tariffs would make them pricier
Dieter Holger, Reporter - Consumer Affaairs
_Stephan: I went to the pharmacy to pick up a renewed prescription and discovered it had doubled in price, even with GoodRx. The woman in the line before me was stunned by what her prescription cost. She wasn’t sure she could afford it, and it made me realize the fascist Trumpian coup is beginning to devastate … ⌘ Read more
White House launches Drudge-style website to promote Trump
Alex Isenstadt, Staff Writer - Axios
_Stephan: This article is yet another move straight out of the fascist coup playbook. Get the billionaires to buy big media, both print and electronic. Try to scare and suppress the rest of the media. Create chaos amongst journalists. Start the coup’s own media. Weaponize and distribute misinformation. Everything Trump is doing is straight out of the Hitler playbook, a … ⌘ Read more
Apple Highlights Three Benefits of Apple Watch for Kids Without iPhones
Since watchOS 7 in 2020, parents have been able to pair their iPhone to their child’s Apple Watch. Formerly known as Apple Watch Family Setup, and now marketed as Apple Watch For Your Kids, this option allows kids to use an Apple Watch with a cellular plan for texting, calling, and location sharing, ev … ⌘ Read more
Nicolas, 35 ans, veut s’acheter une maison
Un article à 4 mains écrit par h16 & Citronne Il faut se résoudre à l’évidence : Nicolas, 35 ans, marié, et père de deux enfants (de 5 et 8 ans) manque de place dans l’appartement qu’il loue depuis 7 ans. C’est donc décidé : la famille va enfin réaliser l’achat d’une maison. Après quelques années passées […] ⌘ Read more
10 Times Product Placement Spectacularly Backfired
Product placement is supposed to be a subtle marketing genius: sneak your brand into a blockbuster or a hit show and watch customers flock to buy it. But sometimes, it all goes horribly wrong. Whether tone-deafness, overexposure, or sheer bad luck, these brands learned that just being on screen doesn’t guarantee a win. These are […]
The post [10 Times Product Placement Spectacularly Backfired](https://listverse.com/2025/05/02/10-t … ⌘ Read more
6.6.89: longterm
Version:6.6.89 (longterm)Released:2025-05-02Source:linux-6.6.89.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.6.89.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.6.89 ⌘ Read more
5.4.293: longterm
Version:5.4.293 (longterm)Released:2025-05-02Source:linux-5.4.293.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.4.293.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.4.293 ⌘ Read more
Raspberry Pi Reduces Prices on 4GB and 8GB Compute Module 4
This month, Raspberry Pi announced a price reduction for two of its most widely used Compute Module 4 variants. As of May 1, 2025, the 4GB RAM version is now $5 cheaper, while the 8GB RAM version has been reduced by $10. These discounts apply to standard temperature models purchased through Raspberry Pi Approved Resellers. […] ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Second Chances https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/01/second-chances.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
The Barossa Valley is being pushed in many different directions – but where will it end up?
The need for development in the region is clear, but the Barossa Valley’s major stakeholders disagree about the way it needs to be done. ⌘ Read more
Apple Updates U.S. App Review Guidelines Following Epic Games Ruling
In the wake of yesterday’s court ruling in the dispute between Apple and Epic Games over Apple’s policies restricting developers’ ability to inform users about alternatives to making purchases through Apple’s in-app purchasing system, Apple has [updated](https://developer.apple.com … ⌘ Read more
CNCF and Synadia Align on Securing the Future of the NATS.io Project
SAN FRANCISCO and San Mateo, CA – May 1, 2025 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, and leading edge innovator Synadia today announced that the widely-adopted NATS… ⌘ Read more
Protecting NATS and the integrity of open source: CNCF’s commitment to the community
Updated May 1, 2025: CNCF and Synadia have come to an agreement to ensure that NATS continues to thrive as a healthy open source project within CNCF, with Synadia’s continued support and involvement. Please see our… ⌘ Read more
CNCF and Synadia align on securing the future of the NATS.io project
CNCF and Synadia have come to an agreement to ensure that NATS continues to thrive as a healthy open source project within CNCF, with Synadia’s continued support and involvement. Please see our joint announcement for more… ⌘ Read more
Put a Task, Goal, or Reminder in the Mac Menu Bar with One Thing
While many people find to-do lists to be useful, they can also be overwhelming if you have twenty items on the list. For some people, it might be easier to just have a single goal, task, or reminder, and that is the focus or important thing to remember, without any other distractions. That’s where One … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/01/put-a-task-goal-or-reminder-in-the-mac-menu-bar-with-one-thin … ⌘ Read more
I visited a good mate after a day in the office and went for a stroll in the evening. It still was really hot, phew, about 24°C. Must have been the aftermath of the fire in the morning! For sure! The firealarm went off during a meeting and we all had to leave the building. Anyway, I only managed to take one lizard photo, all the other ones we came across immediately vanished in the brush or cracks in the vineyard walls. The kestrels were way more cooperative:
Celebrating 20 Years of the OASIS Open Document Format
The Document\
Foundation is celebrating
the 20th anniversary of the ratification of the Open Document Format
(ODF) as an OASIS
standard.
Two decades after its approval in 2005, ODF is the only open
standard for office documents, promoting digital independence,
interoperability and content … ⌘ Read more
Enforcing Artifact Security with Trivy and OPA
In cloud-native development, ensuring the integrity and security of software artifacts (such as Docker images, Python wheels, and Helm charts) is a fundamental challenge. With the growing adoption of continuous integration and delivery pipelines, there’s a… ⌘ Read more
Google Rolling Out New AI Mode Tab for Search
Google today announced that it is starting to roll out a dedicated AI Mode tab for Google Search. A “small percentage” of people in the United States will start seeing the AI Mode option “in the coming weeks.”
AI Mode is a feature that Google has been testing with its Labs feature. It is a dedicated search option like New … ⌘ Read more
NixOS Logo and Branding Update ⌘ Read more
next-20250501: linux-next
Version:next-20250501 (linux-next)Released:2025-05-01 ⌘ Read more
Trump administration to cancel $1bn in Biden-era school mental health grants
, - Associated Press | The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: The Trump fascist coup administration is making it clear they care nothing about the wellbeing of actual Americans, particularly children. As I am writing this I am thinking particularly about the Oklahoma mother and his young daughters, all American citizens, who were awakened at 0600 by armed men who would not ide … ⌘ Read more
Republican posts video defending law that declared slaves ‘three-fifths’ of a person
Sarah K. Burris, Senior Editor - Raw Story
_Stephan: I think it is very important to recognize that Donny “2 doll”, as Lawrence O’Donnell called him on his program tonight, when Trump said basically that American children have too many toys, is just the leader of a racist fascist coup, but far from the only person perpetrating this destruction of the feder … ⌘ Read more
New Mideast Project Is Latest Trump Company Deal Tied to a Foreign Government
Vivian Nereim and Eric Lipton, Lead Reporter | Investigative Reporter - The New York Times
_Stephan: How much talk do you hear or read about how Trump and his family are using the office of the Presidency to enrich themselves? Nowhere near enough in my opinion. The truth is they are making hundreds of millions, perhaps billions of dollars, from deals they are working … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Looking Forward to ElixirConf EU 2025
ElixirConf EU 2025 is only two weeks away! Soon, it will once again be time for the Elixir community from Europe and beyond to come together, connect, and learn from each other about Elixir and its ecosystem. There will be dozens of talks from speakers across the community, training opportunities, and more.
This year’s event is being held in Kraków, Poland from May 15-16, with optional training available o … ⌘ Read more
Marco Rubio And Trump’s Border Czar Defend Deportation Of U.S. Citizen Children
Paige Skinner, Staff Writer - Huff Post
_Stephan: It is always important to remember that fascist coups, although they center on the leader, can only occur because thousands of other men and women kneel to the leader, lack any compassion, integrity, and ethics, and do his bidding. It was true during the reigns of Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin. Marco Rubio and Tom H … ⌘ Read more
10 Individuals Allegedly Killed by the U.S. Government
Throughout American history, certain tragic and untimely deaths have sparked deep suspicion, skepticism, and public intrigue. Official narratives often point to suicide, accidents, or random violence—but the shadowy nature of these incidents frequently leads many to question if something more sinister might be at play. From whistleblowers and journalists to political insiders and controversial figures, […]
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