Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Sharon Lerner, Environmental Staff Writer - ProPublica
_Stephan: Dictator Trump has made it very clear that in thanks for the millions the carbon industries spent to buy his presidency for him, he will do nothing to prepare the United States for the catastrophe of climate change. As a result, millions of Americans are going to have their lives turned … ⌘ Read more
10 Contests That Resulted in Famous Works of Art
It seems curious that contests could produce famous works of art. Surely, we might think passion alone, unrelated to money and praise, is the sole source of such superb creations. If so, the ten contests that resulted in the famous masterpieces on this list may change our minds. Related: 10 Fake Paintings and Sculptures That […]
The post [10 Contests That Resulted in Famous Works of Art](https://listverse.com/2025/04/15/10-contests-th … ⌘ Read more
10 Forgotten Fruits & Vegetables
Tomatoes, bananas, potatoes, and onions are some of the most popular fruits and vegetables in our world today, but that wasn’t always the case. Fruits and vegetables that you have never heard of were once the most important and tastiest in their parts of the universe. Some were forgotten after new options were introduced, while […]
The post 10 Forgotten Fruits & Vegetables appeared first on [Listverse … ⌘ Read more
next-20250415: linux-next
Version:next-20250415 (linux-next)Released:2025-04-15 ⌘ Read more
** OWASP Top 10 for LLMs in 2025: Security Test Cases You Must Know**
As Large Language Models (LLMs) continue to integrate into critical systems, securing them has become a top priority. In 2025, OWASP…
[Continue reading on I … ⌘ Read more
Foldable iPhone’s Under-Screen Camera Likely Won’t Include Face ID
Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone currently in development features an under-screen camera integrated into the folding display, but the module is unlikely to include TrueDepth components that make up Face ID. That’s according to Weibo-based leaker Digital Chat Station who has sources within the Chinese supply chain.
Amazon today has the USB-C AirPods Max on sale for $479.99 in every color, down from $549.00. This beats the price we tracked last week by about $20, and it’s an overall second-best price on the headphones.
Editor’s Note – Israel’s Ongoing Genocide
Stephan A. Schwartz, Editor - Schwartzreport
_Stephan: I am been so focused on the coup that destroying America’s democracy, legal system, our healthcare, education systems, museums, and libraries that I haven’t posted anything about the ongoing genocide being carried out by Israel under the fascist Benjamin Netanyahu and his ultra-rightist government. Ostensibly this is because the terrorist organization Hamas captured some 1,200 Israelis wh … ⌘ Read more
As Israel Pulls Plug on Gaza, Smotrich Says Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan ‘Taking Shape’
Brett Wilkins, Staff Writer - Common Dreams
_Stephan: To be very clear: I in no way defend, in fact, actively condemn Hamas’ terrorism and hostage taking. But that does not justify what is being done in Gaza. There are deeper plans being perpetrated. One is the issue “dictator” Trump has been talking about for weeks. I suspect that Netanyahu and Tru … ⌘ Read more
Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City
Rushdi Abualouf, Reporter - BBC (U.K.)
_Stephan: Israel has now destroyed the last functioning medical center in Gaza City, thus ending the health system available to the Palestinians in Gaza. Israel claims it has destroyed all the Gazan hospitals because they are being used as terrorist command centers by Hamas. However, all journalists and all medical staff at t … ⌘ Read more
Journalists Under Fire in Gaza, Israel’s Deadly War on Reporters
, - The Intercept
Stephan: The Israelis and Trump don’t want journalists covering what is happening in Gaza because it is such a moral nightmare, and as the briefing describes, there is an active war on journalists to stop them from really digging into the tragedy that is going on. This is also, I think, why pro-Palestinian college students are having their visas terminated.
Released:2025-04-14 ⌘ Read more
10 Times Actors Rewrote Scripts They Hated
So much goes into making a television show or a movie. Screenwriters produce polished scripts, and then directors and producers polish them even more. And that’s before the actors get on set and have a chance to look at the lines they’ll deliver. Now, in most cases, the vast majority of actors just read off […]
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10 Legendary Tales of Revenge Being Served Cold
Though the phrase “revenge is a dish best served cold” isn’t very old (its first documented use was in a Eugène Sue work published in the 1800s), its meaning resonates through time. History is filled with examples of those who delayed their revenge out of necessity or deliberate cruelty. As the famous saying argues, delayed […]
The post [10 Legendary Tales of Revenge Being Served Cold](https://listverse.com/2025/04/14/10-legendary-tales … ⌘ Read more
Think You’re Safe? Here’s How Hackers Actually Break Into Your Accounts in 2025
How secure are you really when even two-factor authentication isn’t enough anymore?
[Continue reading on InfoSec Write-ups … ⌘ Read more
Foldable iPhone Resolutions Leak With Under-Screen Camera Tipped
Apple’s upcoming foldable iPhone (or “iPhone Fold”) will feature two screens as part of its book-style design, and a Chinese leaker claims to know the resolutions for both of them.
According to the Weibo-based account Digital Chat Station, the inner display, which is approximately 7.76 i … ⌘ Read more
** In reply to: The rise of end times fascism | Far right (US) | The Guardian **
In reply to: The rise of end times fascism | Far right (US) | The Guardian
Second, we counter their apocalyptic narratives with a far better story about how to survive the hard times ahead without leaving anyone behind. A story capable of draining end times fascism of its gothic power and galvanizing a movement ready to p … ⌘ Read more
6.15-rc2: mainline
Version:6.15-rc2 (mainline)Released:2025-04-13Source:linux-6.15-rc2.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
Americans Give Early Trump Foreign Policy Actions Mixed or Negative Reviews
Laura Silver, Jordan Lippert, and Andrew Prozorovsky, Research Staff - Rew Research Center
_Stephan: I am following reliable research polls on Trump and his administration because I have been so surprised at how many Americans still support his coup, and his destruction of the economy, social security, education, and healthcare. My explanation for this is that a large per … ⌘ Read more
The manosphere and networked misogyny
Zhen Troy Chen, PhD, FHEA , Dr. Calogero Giametta, PhD , Dr. Jacob Johanssen, PhD & Dr. Irida Ntalla, PhD, - Nature
_Stephan: One of the many negative effects of social media is the rise of the manosphere. I had no idea until I began to research this the weaponization of misinformation how many American men, particularly young men, are weak, psychologically disturbed, insecure about their manhood, and threatened by women. In the United States ri … ⌘ Read more
What we know about rumors Trump admin ordered ‘loyalists’ to wear golden lapel pins of president’s face
Laerke Christensen, Contributing Writer - Snopes
_Stephan: Between 1981 and 1993 I spent about three months each year in communist dictator countries; the worst of which culturally was Romania. But even in Romania, I didn’t see his people going around with gold Nicolae Ceaușescu pins in the labels of their jackets. This … ⌘ Read more
Wall Street execs worried ‘erratic’ Trump ‘maybe isn’t all there’: CNN
Tom Boggioni, Senior Editor - Raw Story
Stephan: I have been telling you for months that based on the Hare psychopathology scale Trump is a psychopath, and may have other mental disorders as well. Others are also beginning to think this. I predict we are going to see more of this.
_Cr … ⌘ Read moreQuelques jours de vacances
Voilà, c’est dit : les prochains jours ne verront aucun billet paraître dans ces colonnes. Je serai en vacances. Je sais que, pour certains lecteurs, ce sevrage sera à la fois cruel et brutal. J’en suis désolé mais le libéral égoïste que je suis assume. Et pendant que certains noieront leur manque dans l’alcool ou les […] ⌘ Read more
10 World-Changing Ideas Explained First-Hand by Their Creators
Unfortunately, most of the ideas that human beings conceive never go anywhere. This is true even for very good ideas. Many appear briefly, only to fade into obscurity as history marches on. But every so often, an idea emerges that is so bold, visionary, and fundamentally transformative that it cannot be forgotten. These are the […]
The post [10 World-Changing Ideas Explained First-Hand by Their Creators](ht … ⌘ Read more
10 Great Comic Book Castings Wasted on Bad Scripts
Casting comic book characters onto the big (or small) screen is tricky. Unlike regular novels, these superpowered stories come with vivid illustrations of every plot beat. As such, fans have clear pictures of how the characters should look and act. Maybe that’s why they scrutinize these adaptations so closely. It’s painfully apparent when the wrong […]
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iPadOS 19 Will Be ‘More Like macOS’ in Three Ways
A common complaint about the iPad Pro is that the iPadOS software platform fails to fully take advantage of the device’s powerful hardware.
That could soon change.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today said that iPadOS 19 will be “more like macOS … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Free Culture Book Club — Nose Ears, part 3 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/04/12/nose-ears-3.html #freeculture #bookclub
73% of Americans are financially stressed. Two-thirds say tariff concerns are the source: CNBC survey
Stephanie Dhue and Sharon Epperson, Reporters - CNBC
_Stephan: As this report describes nearly three-quarters of Americans are now feeling economic stress as a result of the catastrophe being created by one man who aspires to openly be a dictator. I have been predicting for months that we would be in a recession by June; I … ⌘ Read more
American Stasi
John B. Alexandria, Contributing Writer - Daily Kos
Stephan: John Alexander, who has considerable expertise in the geopolitical world, has it exactly right. Our democracy is crumbling into authoritarianism as the Republicans in Congress sit sucking their thumbs listening to Daddy tell them what to do.
The actions of many government organizations are more like the extinct East German Sta … ⌘ Read more
Marco Rubio memo cites Mahmoud Khalil’s beliefs in justifying his deportation
Chloe Atkins and Matt Lavietes, Reporters - NBC News
_Stephan: We are now at a point in the Trump coup where you can be thrown out of the United States for what some official thinks you might think. Note particularly that the coup is using as a justification for its deportations what it calls anti-semitism, whenever anyone opposes Israel’s genocide of the people of Ga … ⌘ Read more
Hundreds of Museum and Library Grants Terminated Overnight
Valentina Di Liscia, News Editor - Hyperallergic
_Stephan: Benjamin Franklin and other Founders thought public libraries were so important that a library was one of the first things they established. Andrew Carnegie, an immigrant from Scotland, also saw the importance of libraries and he spent much of his fortune building and establishing public libraries all over the country, many of which still exist. B … ⌘ Read more
10 Families Whose Houses Scared Them to Death
Most people can’t wait to get home after a long day at work. Some can’t even wait to get home after being away on vacation. After all, your house is supposed to be your safe haven. The place where you can be yourself and do whatever you want, be it binge-watching a series for three […]
The post 10 Families Whose Houses Scared Them to Death appeared first on [ … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iOS 19 and iPhone 17 Pro Rumors, Siri Revamp Turmoil, and More
It was a big week for leaks and rumors in the Apple world, with fresh claims about iOS 19, the iPhone 17 Pro, and even the 20th anniversary iPhone coming a couple of years from now.
Sources also spilled the tea on the inner turmoil at Apple around the Apple Intelligence-driven Siri revamp that has seen significant delays, so read on b … ⌘ Read more
[$] Managing multiple sources of page-hotness data
Knowing how frequently accessed a page of memory is (its “hotness”) is a
key input to many memory-management heuristics. Jonathan Cameron, in a
memory-management track at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem,
Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, pointed out that the number of sources
of that kind of data is growing over time. He wanted to explore the
questions of what commonality exists between data from those sources, and
whether it makes sense to aggregate them all somehow. ⌘ Read more
Tiny vines could hold the key to a future-proof wine industry
The CSIRO and Wine Australia are trialling fast-growing, mildew-resistant grapevines that are designed to maintain wine quality in a changing climate. ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 04/07 to 04/11 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/04/11/week.html #linkdump #socialmedia #quotes #week
A mate and I met at the scout yard to prepare an upcoming workshop. Boy did we have an amazing sunset when we left. The photos don’t reflect it, it was a hell lot more beautiful in person: https://lyse.isobeef.org/plaetzle-2025-04-11/
[$] Inlining kfuncs into BPF programs
Eduard Zingerman presented a daring proposal that “makes sense if you think
about it a bit” at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem,
Memory-Management, and BPF Summit. He wants to inline
performance-sensitive kernel functions
into the BPF programs that call them. His
prototype does not yet address all of the design problems inherent in that idea,
but it did spark a lengthy discussion about the feasibility of his proposal. ⌘ Read more
Dino: Dino 0.5 Release
Dino is a secure and open-source messaging application.
It uses the XMPP (Jabber) protocol for decentralized communication.
We aim to provide an intuitive and enjoyable user interface.
The 0.5 release improves the user experience around file transfers and includes two completely reworked dialogs.
Improved file sharingThe way file transfers are currently done in the XMPP ecosystem is limited in functionality a … ⌘ Read more
ABC Australia is reporting of a potential market manipulation in the US. Potential? I would call it almost certain. For as much as I would like not to be dragged into politics, it is rather impossible these days.
Anker Raises Prices on Amazon Due to Tariffs
Chinese company Anker is one of many companies that will be raising prices due to the tariffs put in place by U.S. President Donald Trump, and prices are already starting to go up on Amazon.
John Hughes, Reporter/Editor - Bloomberg Law
_Stephan: Psychopath “tyrant” Trump, and his fascist servant, Attorney General Pam Bondi, are, as quickly as possible, trying to destroy the judicial system of the United States. As a result over half of the attorneys in the Solicitor General’s office are resigning, and Trump is resentfully targeting law firms, many of whom are caving to his wishes. This a … ⌘ Read more
Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn’t have a tariff plan and that he ‘might be insane’
Gustaf Kilander, Reporter - Independent (U.K.)
Stephan: This article stood out to me for two reasons: First, this is what the United States and its psychopathic “tyrant” Trump look like to media in the U.K. and other countries. Second, it is one of the first major media pieces I have seen dealing with Trump’s mental illness.
, vit un quotidien familial plutôt paisible et des week-ends rythmés par les activités extra-scolaires des deux marmots. Cette année, alors qu’Emma pratique la danse, pour Léo, la question se pose encore : […] ⌘ Read more
Ten Animals with More Interesting Sex Lives Than You
The animal kingdom is full of weird and wonderful creatures having weird and wonderful sex. After all, reproduction is one of the core processes of life. So why not do it in style? Perilous journeys to find a partner. Elaborate mating rituals. Shocking acts of passion and lust. Nature has it all. From self-pleasuring monkeys […]
The post [Ten Animals with More Interesting Sex Lives Than You](https://listverse.com/2025/04/11/te … ⌘ Read more
next-20250411: linux-next
Version:next-20250411 (linux-next)Released:2025-04-11 ⌘ Read more
Bluesky Gains Twitter-Like Message Reactions and New Search Page
Bluesky is rolling out a new update introducing features that might ease the transition for social media users coming over from X (Twitter).
First up, version 1.100 adds emoji reactions to Bluesky’s direct messaging system. Users can now respond to messages with quick emoji reactions by holding down on … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Frame of Mind https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/04/10/frame-mind.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
How to Run DeepSeek LLM Locally on Mac
If you follow AI news, or even tech news, you might have heard of DeepSeek by now, the powerful Chinese Large Language Model that has capabilities rivaling ChatGPT while having dramatically lower training costs. DeepSeek is designed for advanced reasoning, with general purpose natural language and ChatBot abilities, task competency, research, while also being excellent … Read More ⌘ Read more
[$] Atomic writes for ext4
Building on the discussion in the two previous sessions on untorn (or
atomic) writes, for buffered I/O and for XFS using direct I/O, Ojaswin Mujoo
remotely led a
session on support for the feature on ext4. That took place in the combined storage and
filesystem track at the
2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit. Part of
the support for the feature is already in the upstream kernel, with more
coming. But
ther … ⌘ Read more
Malcolm: 6 usability improvements in GCC 15
Over on the Red Hat Developer site, David Malcolm has an article\
about improvements in GCC 15, specifically focusing on the diagnostic
information that the compiler emits. This includes ASCII art with a “⚠️”
warning emoji to display the execution path when it detects a problem (like
an infinite loop in one of his examples), better C++ template errors,
machine-readable diagnostics using [Static\
Analysis R … ⌘ Read more
[$] Management of volatile CXL devices
Compute\
Express Link (CXL) memory is not like the ordinary RAM that one might
install into a computer; it can come and go at any time and is often not
present when the kernel is booting. That complicates the management of
this memory. During the memory-management track of the 2025 Linux Storage,
Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, Gregory Price ran a session
on the challenges posed by CXL and how they might be addressed. ⌘ Read more
Hit by the arvo sun rays behind the window I was convinced that it is t-shirt weather. Deep blue sky, yeah, for sure! It turned out to be just 15°C and declining, though. So, I had to wear my jacket on today’s windy stroll. Pretty nice. Didn’t take many photos, but there you go: https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2025-04-10/
[$] Preparing DAMON for future memory-management problems
The Data Access\
MONitor (DAMON) subsystem provides access to detailed memory-management
statistics, along with a set of tools for implementing policies based on
those statistics. An update on DAMON by its primary author, SeongJae Park,
has been a fixture of the Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and
BPF Summit for some years. The 2025 Summit was no exception; Park led two
sessions on recent and future DAMON developme … ⌘ Read more
5.10.236: longterm
Version:5.10.236 (longterm)Released:2025-04-10Source:linux-5.10.236.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.10.236.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.10.236 ⌘ Read more
5.4.292: longterm
Version:5.4.292 (longterm)Released:2025-04-10Source:linux-5.4.292.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.4.292.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.4.292 ⌘ Read more
Welcoming New Members to Our Technical Advisory Board
We are thrilled to announce the addition of three esteemed industry leaders to our Technical Advisory Board (TAB): Ahmed Bebars from The New York Times, Ben Somogyi from Lockheed Martin, and Kenta Tada from Toyota. Their… ⌘ Read more
Apple Continues Rolling Out Support for Carrier Satellite Services
Apple is continuing to add support for carrier-based satellite services, with au customers in Japan and One NZ customers in New Zealand now able to use the satellite connectivity offered by those carriers on compatible iPhone models.
Both [au](https://newsroom.kddi.com/english/news/detail/kddi_nr-533_3818.htm … ⌘ Read more
NYC and Long Island Could Lose 80,000 Homes to Flooding by 2040, Exacerbating Housing Crisis: Report
By: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Contributing Writer - EcoWatch
_Stephan: While we are witnessing one psychopath destroy the structure and wellbeing of the United States stage a coup, and create a global economic crisis, the climate change disaster grows ever more threatening. Importantly, the psychopath has shown no interest in … ⌘ Read more
Trump’s justice department to disband unit investigating crypto fraud
Anna Betts, - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: I think history is going to record this period of American history as the most corrupt in 250 years. And it is also blatantly obvious. You suspect as well as I do, I bet, that at least several MAGAt leaders in the “emperor’s” regime made millions in this ongoing manipulated tariff crime. But that is just one piece of what is going on. Just … ⌘ Read more
Trump’s Tariffs Whiplash Is Open Corruption. He Admitted It Himself.
Malcolm Ferguson, Staff Writer - THe New Republic
Stephan: Here is the evidence validating what I said in my comment on the previous article. I find it notable that corporate media is not focused on the corruption that is so notably the hallmark of the MAGAt coup that is tearing the United States apart.
Released:2025-04-10 ⌘ Read more
Apple’s 18.8-Inch Foldable Device to Enter Mass Production in Late 2026
Along with an iPhone “Fold,” Apple is believed to be working on a larger foldable device that’s somewhere around 19 inches, and one analyst suggests it could arrive as soon as late next year alongside Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone.
In a new research note covering likely post-tariff scenarios for Apple, investment firm GF Securi … ⌘ Read more
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for April 10, 2025
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:
Front: Debian project leader election; 6.15 Merge window; Lots of LSFMM coverage; Joplin.
Briefs: Firefox hardening; OpenSSH 10.0; Supply chain security; FreeDOS 1.4; OpenSSL 3.5.0; Rust 1.86.0; Quotes; …
Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more. ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Contact Photos in Mail on Mac
Apple has been busy mucking with the design and functionality of the Mail app, this time bringing Mail Sender Icons to the Mac Mail app. With this new introduction to clutter the Mail interface, you’ll see a Contact Photo or mail sender icon next to the mail sender name, subject, and preview of the mail … Read More ⌘ Read more
Deals: Apple Watch SE 2 for $170, Plus Discounts on M3 iPad Air, M4 MacBook Pro, & More
Amazon is back with some nice deals on select Apple products, including a big discount on Apple Watch SE 2, and some nice discounts on brand new M3 iPad Air, M4 MacBook Pro models, AirPods Pro with hearing aid functionality, and more. M3 iPad Air 11″ and 13″ – $50 Off Retail Starting at $549 … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/09/deals-apple-watch-se-2-fo … ⌘ Read more
How to Disable Contact Photos in Mail on Mac
Apple has been busy mucking with the design and functionality of the Mail app, this time bringing Mail Sender Icons to the Mac Mail app. With this new introduction to clutter the Mail interface, you’ll see a Contact Photo or mail sender icon next to the mail sender name, subject, and preview of the mail … Read More ⌘ Read more
Hardening the Firefox frontend
Tom Schuster, Frederik Braun, and Christoph Kerschbaumer have
published an article
on the Firefox Security team’s Attack & Defense
blog that explains recent work to harden Firefox’s frontend code.
We have rewritten over 600 JavaScript event handlers to mitigate XSS
and other injection attacks in the main Firefox user interface. This
mitigation will ship in … ⌘ Read more
Aqara Expands Advanced Matter Bridging to Older Hubs, Adds Support for New Device Types
Smart home company Aqara today announced plans to further integrate Matter into its product offerings. Aqara is bringing its Advanced Matter Bridging feature to all Aqara Matter controllers and bridges, rather than limiting the functionality to just the Hub M3 … ⌘ Read more
[$] An update on torn-write protection
In a combined storage and filesystem track session at the
2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit, John
Garry continued the theme of “untorn” (or atomic) writes that started in the previous session. It was also
an update on where things have gone for untorn writes since his session at last year’s summit. Beyond that,
he looked at some of the plans and challenges for the feature in the future. ⌘ Read more
oh out of boredom yesterday i made my blog available via markdown files too so you can use charmbracelet/glow to read them in your terminal :)
basically i just set up a file directory on a path of my blog, organized the MD files by year, and so in theory you can navigate to that path and choose a folder, then copy a link to a markdown post and run this:
glow -p https://bubblegum.girlonthemoon.xyz/md/2025/2025-03-31%20premature%20reflections%20on%20sudden%20responsibility.md
and then as long as you have glow installed, you can read my posts from the terminal :D it’s so cool
[$] Debian Project Leader election 2025 edition
Four candidates have stepped up to run in the 2025 Debian Project\
Leader (DPL) election. Andreas\
Tille, who is in his first term as DPL, is running again. Sruthi\
Chandran, Gianfranco\
Costamagna, and Julian Andres\
Klode are the o … ⌘ Read more
[$] A new type of spinlock for the BPF subsystem
The 6.15 merge window saw the inclusion of a new type of lock for BPF programs:
a resilient queued spinlock that Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi has been working on
for some time. Eventually, he hopes to convert all of the spinlocks currently
used in the BPF subsystem to his new lock.
He gave a remote presentation about the design of the lock at the
2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem,
Memory-Management, and BPF summit. ⌘ Read more
[$] Improving hot-page detection and promotion
Tiered-memory systems feature multiple types of memory with varying
performance characteristics; on such systems, good performance depends on
keeping the most frequently used data in the fastest memory. Identifying
that data and placing it properly is a challenge that has kept developers
busy for years. Bharata Rao, presenting remotely during a
memory-management-track session at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem,
Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, led a discussion on [a potential soluti … ⌘ Read more
[$] Two approaches to better kernel samepage merging
The kernel\
samepage merging (KSM) subsystem works by finding pages in memory with
the same contents, then replacing the duplicated copies with a single,
shared copy. KSM can improve memory utilization in a system, but has some
problems as well. In two memory-management-track sessions at the 2025
Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, Mathieu
Desnoyers and Sourav Panda proposed improvements to KSM to
make it … ⌘ Read more
Components vs. Containers: Fight?
WebAssembly components offer a new way to deploy microservices and other applications in cloud native environments. This naturally raises the question: is the upstart component out to replace containers? Or is this one of those situations… ⌘ Read more
10 Questions to Help You Decide Whether to Hire an SRE or Managed KaaS
Deciding between managing Kubernetes in-house or partnering with a managed service provider can be a difficult choice for organizations seeking to optimize their cloud infrastructure. Over the past several years, I’ve been part of the decision… ⌘ Read more
‘Fossil Fuels Are Killing Us’: Major Study Details How Fossil Fuels Are Driving Climate, Health and Biodiversity Crises
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, Contributing Writer - EcoWatch
_Stephan: As a madman and his enabling oligarchs and quisling Senators and Representatives are dismantling American democracy, social order, and economy they are also destroying all efforts to stop the planetary disaster being wrough … ⌘ Read more
MAGA Podcaster Turned FBI Boss Demands 20-Agent Security Detail
Liam Archacki , News Reporter - The Daily Beast
_Stephan: The thing that stands out for me is the utter incompetence of the people in the Trump administration, and how much they wanted to be pampered and indulged. They claim they want efficiency but produce just the opposite. I wonder how many American voters realize that the two largest agencies overseeing health care in the United States are b … ⌘ Read more
USDA to slash headquarters, other staff and relocate some to new ‘hubs’ around the country
Eric Katz, Senior Correspondent - Government Executive
_Stephan: The Department of Agriculture is being torn apart and moved out of Washington, D.C. entirely. The impact this is going to have on the wellbeing of farmers, whose average age is about 59, is going to be devastating. That guarantees that your grocery prices of anything those farmers … ⌘ Read more
‘Cost us $26M!’ Jasmine Crockett spits ‘fire’ at Trump’s golfing
David Edwards, Staff Writer - Raw Story
Stephan: While psychopath “emperor” Trump and his cretinous minions blather on about efficiency while they dismantle the government and destroy the wellbeing of America, you and I are spending millions of dollars to pay for the “emperor’s” golf games. It is straight out of the reign of Nero and Caligula.
![](https://www.schwartzreport.net/wp-content/uploads/ … ⌘ Read more
iPad 11 vs. iPad Air Buyer’s Guide: 30+ Differences Compared
The iPad Air costs at least $250 more than the entry-level iPad, so is choosing the pricier model worth it? Or should you save the money and buy the 11th-generation iPad? This guide helps you to understand the differences between the two models and decide which is best for you.
![](https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2025/04/iPad-11-vs-2024-iPad-Air-Feature.j … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.4.1 Update Coming Soon for iPhones
Apple employees are testing iOS 18.4.1 for iPhones, according to the MacRumors visitor logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions. The software update will likely be released in a week or two, if not sooner.
As the version number implies, iOS 18.4.1 will obviously be a minor update that addresses software bugs and/or security vulnerabilities.
There ar … ⌘ Read more
Apple Releases iPhone 16e Parts for Do-It-Yourself Repairs
Apple this week made iPhone 16e parts available to order through its self-service repair store in the U.S. and many European countries.
There are parts and tools available for repairing an iPhone 16e’s display, battery, cameras, back glass, speakers, and more. Apple also allows customers to rent an iPhone toolkit for seven … ⌘ Read more
10 Hilarious Excuses Firms Once Gave to Cover Up Their Bad Deeds
Big corporations often hire expensive PR firms, crisis managers, and legal teams to clean up their messes. But sometimes, the excuses they cook up are so laughably bad they only make things worse. Whether it’s blaming hackers, the weather, or even the consumers themselves, these companies tried to dodge accountability in the most ridiculous ways […]
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