Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
Adrienne Matei, - The Guardian (U.K.)
_Stephan: Between 1981 and 1993, I spent several months each year in the Soviet Union. I had three businesses and several hundred employees there, as well as a philanthropy, Artlink. All of this was done to help the Soviet Union become a democracy, an effort that came to a screeching halt in as the fascist oligarchs took over the government, … ⌘ Read more
Kristi Noem tells Congress she doesn’t have to follow the Constitution
Oliver Willis, Staff Writer - Daily Kos
Stephan: Almost every day, aspiring dictator Trump and the obedient servants who make up his administration tell America that neither Congress nor the courts has any power over Trump. The Constitution is just a historical document.
_Homelan … ⌘ Read moreTrump’s cultural overhaul throttles local arts, humanities programs nationwide
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sunlen Serfaty, Reporters - CNN
_Stephan: Aspiring dictator Trump, like his father before him, has always been a White supremacist racist. He and his father were both penalized decades ago for using racism in the renting of the apartments they owned. Trump and his MAGAt followers don’t want children to be taught the true history of America … ⌘ Read more
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
COLLIN BINKLEY and MICHAEL CASEY, Reporters - Associated Press
_Stephan: The United States is becoming a fascist pseudo-democracy so quickly that I don’t think many Americans understand or realize what is happening. We have never experienced anything like this. Harvard, according to aspiring dictator Trump, can no longer enroll foreign students. The media is covering this, but what they aren … ⌘ Read more
EU Council to discuss removal of Hungary’s voting rights in the European Union on May 27 ⌘ Read more
Shine a spotlight on your open source project
Celebrate #MaintainerMonth with two big opportunities to showcase your open source project at GitHub Universe and WeAreDevelopers World Congress. Applications are open. Don’t miss out!
The post Shine a spotlight on your open source project appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
New (February 2025) paper, https://cms.mgt.tum.de/fileadmin/mgt.tum.de/faculty_and_research/mppe/39_Nora_von_Ingersleben-Seip_How_the_European_Union_Fell_Out_Of_Love_With_Open-Source_Software.pdf , describes “How the European Union Fell Out of Love with Open-Source Software”:
“A coalition of determined open-source software (OSS) advocates and a handful of technology experts working in the European Commission set out in 2004 to end Microsoft’s monopoly. They almost succeeded. This article reveals how they managed to change the EU’s software policies, made Microsoft lobbyists work overtime - and in the end, and despite their best efforts, could not withstand the power of proprietary companies’ lobbying campaigns.
Drawing on the Multiple Streams Framework, the article explains the European Commission’s decision to promote OSS and open standards in 2004, and its puzzling decision to reverse course just a few years later, in 2010, despite its unchanged rhetoric about the benefits of openness. The analysis reveals three key factors that drove the changes in the EU’s policies.
In 2004, OSS advocates managed to frame the EU’s dependency on proprietary software as a problem – and the promotion of OSS and open standards as the solution.
In 2010, #Microsoft and other proprietary companies used their existing connections in Brussels to sow doubt about the maturity and cost of #OSS among #EU policymakers.”
25 years later we’re where we started.
10 Big Ideas Born in British Pubs
It is often said that people should get out of their comfort zone if they want to dream up big new ideas, but maybe it all depends on where that comfort zone is. If it is one of the 45,000 or so pubs found across the British Isles, it might be better to stay put. […]
The post 10 Big Ideas Born in British Pubs appeared first on Listverse. ⌘ Read more
10 Perilous Hikes Still Open to the Public Today
These ten trails span the globe, from Asia’s sacred peaks to North America’s desert labyrinths, each offering a unique blend of natural beauty, cultural resonance, and heart-stopping exposure. Whether it’s the vertiginous boardwalks of China, the engineered marvels of Spain, or the secluded canyons of Utah, every hike demands respect for both terrain and tradition. […]
The post [10 Perilous Hikes Still Open to the Public Today](https: … ⌘ Read more
WA prides itself on resources and agriculture, but what role can the humble apple play?
The success of a unique variety of West Australian apple that in three years has become the state’s biggest apple export, could pave the way for further varieties to hit supermarket shelves. ⌘ Read more
Pakistan Rejected IndiGo Delhi-Srinagar Flight Pilot’s Request To Use Its Airspace To Avoid Turbulence: Report ⌘ Read more
Russia Forces 20,000 Naturalized Migrants to Fight in Ukraine or Face Losing Citizenship ⌘ Read more
G7 on Russian assets: They will remain immobilised until Moscow ends war and pays for damage caused to Ukraine ⌘ Read more
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AAEON EPIC-RPS7 Targets Compact Industrial Control with 14th Gen Intel Core Support
AAEON has introduced the EPIC-RPS7, a 4″ industrial SBC aimed at cost-sensitive applications like industrial control, PLC automation, and remote monitoring. It supports 12th to 14th Gen Intel Core processors (up to 65W TDP), bringing high performance to space-limited deployments. The EPIC-RPS7 supports up to 64GB of DDR5 memory across two SODIMM slots and is […] ⌘ Read more
PEP 793: PyModExport: A new entry point for C extension modules
In this PEP, we propose a new entry point for C extension modules, by which one can define a module using an array of PyModuleDef_Slot structures without an enclosing PyModuleDef structure. This allows extension authors to avoid using a statically allocated PyObject, lifting the most common obstacle to making one compiled library file usable with both regular and free-threaded builds of CPython. ⌘ Read more
Streamlining application deployment on Kubernetes at RBC Capital Markets: A journey with FluxCD
As we learned from the first blog in our series, RBC has taken a holistic approach on our cloud journey, as it enables technologies across our enterprise. In today’s post, we’re going to share how Capital Markets… ⌘ Read more
Agent mode 101: All about GitHub Copilot’s powerful mode
A full look at agent mode in GitHub Copilot, including what it can do, when to use it, and best practices.
The post Agent mode 101: All about GitHub Copilot’s powerful mode appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
@prologic@twtxt.net What I meant, is that I will not say that someone is not really a writer, if they choose to have what they wrote, ran through some spelling and sentence structure checker, like the one included in MS Word, the average phone keyboard, or on reverso.net - given that they look over the output and make sure the corrections make sense.
Similarly, I won’t complain much, if someone uses AI, to remove backgrounds from images, where the AI can preform this task, as well as a human would and makes sure to check it afterwards, or use ai as a way to sort large quantities of images - usually done for science. An example of this, would be having terabytes of plant photos, from some cities camera system and having an AI analyse them, in an attempt to detect notable changes, like mold, parasites, or the plants needing more water.
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Mozilla Refuses to Speak to Lunduke (Except About Helping Mozilla Identify Whistleblowers)
The Lunduke Journal regularly offers Mozilla a chance to comment on stories. ⌘ Read more
@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz i have a terrible headache rn tho so debugging and log checking will have to wait
Fedora Council overturns FESCo provenpackager decision
The Fedora Council has ruled on the Fedora Engineering Steering
Council’s (FESCo) decision last year to revoke Peter Robinson’s
provenpackager status. In a statement
published to the fedora-devel-announce mailing list, the council has
announced that it has overturned FESCo’s decision:
FESCo didn’t have a specific policy for dealing with a request to remove
Proven Packager rights. In addition, the FESCo process wa … ⌘ Read more
Adafruit Hit With $36K Tariff Bill on 1,000 lbs of Electronics
Adafruit CEO responds to The Lunduke Journal with details and stays non-political about changing tariffs. ⌘ Read more
Always glad to hear from you, mate. I understand work and personal life often demand attention. Just a well-being check, that’s all. ☺️
Do I look a rotisserie chicken to you? ⌘ Read more
Machinist and Machine
Reading and “accepting/rejecting” so much AI generated code in the last months has made me a bit burned out and have somewhat of an identity crisis.
I have been making more and more time at night to reconnect with the craft.
I think more people in the community might be struggling, so I just wanted to share my way of dealing with it.
Please share how you are dealing with the tokens.
Review: Satechi’s Foldable 3-in-1 Charger Maximizes Portability
Satechi, known for its range of accessories for Apple products, recently came out with a new series of OntheGo Wireless Chargers that are perfect for bringing along on trips due to their compact size.
There are two models, a 3-in-1 charger and a 2-in-1 charger. The 3-in-1 option has a Qi2 charging surface for an iPhone, an AirPod … ⌘ Read more
‘They’re Not Just Cutting Medicaid’: GOP Bill Would Trigger Over $500 Billion in Medicare Cuts
Jake Johnson, Senior Editor - Common Dreams
_Stephan: By the time you read this, if the Congressional MAGAt Trump servitors pull off their dead of night scheme and pass Trump’s bill if you depend on Medicaid for healthcare, you may have lost it. If you, like my wife and I, are old enough to be on Medicare, it may have been devastated. If y … ⌘ Read more
Trump demands Obama arrest in frantic QAnon-fueled posting spree
Matthew Chapman, News Writer - Raw Story
_Stephan: The increasing fascism that is pervading Trump’s administration flows from the top down, and it is actually getting rather scary. “Disappearing” people to places like South Sudan, where they will probably never be seen again. Congressional testimony by high-ranking officials who clearly are incompetent and unqualified to hold the posts to whic … ⌘ Read more
FEMA Shifts Disaster Burden to States in Wake of Deadly Tornadoes
Ellyn Lapointe, Contributing Writer - Gizmodo
_Stephan: I feel very sorry for the individuals and families, particularly in Red states, who are already suffering from climate events like tornadoes, but I am particularly concerned about those living in hurricane regions. The dismantlement of FEMA by the Trump coup is going to leave hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of Americans, without t … ⌘ Read more
Mortgage rates jump above 7% after Moody’s downgrade of U.S. credit
Aarthi Swaminathan, Staff Writer - Markey Watch
_Stephan: As the Trump fascist coup dismantles the American economy, buying a house becomes ever more difficult. As this report describes, because of what the Trump coup has done, Moody’s dropped the United States’ credit rating and this, in turn, has caused mortgage rates to go above 7%. The average house price in the U.S. is currently $503,8 … ⌘ Read more
He decided to make the meowna lisa ⌘ Read more
10 Terrifying Facts You Never Wanted to Know
Many people love general knowledge quizzes or even quiz nights. They get to share interesting facts and show off in front of their friends, while having a great time. (Not in a Sheldon Cooper kind of way, mind you). Then you get those who love weird or downright terrifying facts. They revel in reading about […]
The post [10 Terrifying Facts You Never Wanted to Know](https://listverse.com/2025/05/22/10-terrifying-facts-you-never-wanted-to-know … ⌘ Read more
libinput Preparing To Introduce A Lua-Based Plugin System For Modifying Devices/Events
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Cat brought me to her kitten ⌘ Read more
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Jony Ive’s AI Product ‘Third Core Device’ After MacBook and iPhone
Details have leaked about the device that OpenAI is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive. OpenAI is acquiring io, the hardware-based AI startup co-created by Jony Ive, and the first product is one of a family of devices the company intends to launch.
Ive and Ope … ⌘ Read more
New addition to the family! Any ideas for his name? ⌘ Read more
Radxa ROCK 4D with RK3576 SoC, PCIe Gen2 x1, Gigabit Ethernet, and PoE Support
Radxa has introduced a single-board computer with a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi 3, powered by the octa-core Rockchip RK3576 system-on-chip. Key features of the new ROCK 4D include PCIe Gen2 expansion, Gigabit Ethernet with PoE support, and broad I/O compatibility. The board is built around the Rockchip RK3576 SoC, which integrates four […] ⌘ Read more
How to Flush DNS Cache on macOS Sequoia & Sonoma
If you’re running macOS Sequoia or macOS Sonoma, you might occasionally find yourself in a situation where you need to flush the DNS cache on your Mac. This can be necessary to fix DNS related issues or errors, to clear out outdated DNS settings or records, to resolve issues with certain websites, or even to … Read More ⌘ Read more
My best friend, Jake just died and I have no idea what to do. ⌘ Read more
OBS Studio Refuses to Support Rumble, Who They Call “Hateful and Racist”
“We want nothing to do with [Rumble],” says OBS Studio, which provides support for pornography and exploitation sites. ⌘ Read more
You Can Download & Play Fortnite on iPhone & iPad Again
Fortnite, the wildly popular online action game, is back on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users to download and play. The app has returned after Apple removed the popular game roughly five years ago while Apple and Epic engaged in an expensive drawn out legal squabble, which ultimately ended up disappointing and irritating … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/21/you-can-download-play-fortnite-on-iphone-ipad … ⌘ Read more
It’s been five days and it’s so hard to believe she’s gone ⌘ Read more
[47°09′17″S, 126°43′50″W] Bad satellite signal – switching to analog communication
Cogita excited to get fucked ⌘ Read more
@movq@www.uninformativ.de Regarding https://www.uninformativ.de/blog/postings/2025-05-21/0/POSTING-en.html: Hahaha, that’s what I immediately thought, too! The pain of going back to CVS. :-D I used that back in school. Quickly after, I upgraded to SVN and even that was terrible in comparison to a modern VCS, such as git.
In any case, happy hacking!
CNCF Shares Schedule for Open Observability Summit North America, Gears Up for Inaugural Event
The event will unite observability leaders, developers, and end users to drive progress in observability tools and best practices SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 22, 2025 — The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems… ⌘ Read more
How to thrive as a junior engineer: tips and insights
Plus, ways teammates and leaders can be better mentors for their new counterparts.
The post How to thrive as a junior engineer: tips and insights appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more
Status report on optional Rust in FreeBSD support
Shawn Webb has published a status\
report on work to provide basic support in FreeBSD for userland components
written in Rust.
We introduced a new BSD makefile, located at
share/mk/bsd.rust.mk,
that enables building a Rust application during buildworld. As of … ⌘ Read more
he still scares & look tense sometimes but i believe he will open up to me later ⌘ Read more
[$] Recent disruptive changes from Setuptools
In late March, version 78.0.1 of Setuptools — an important
Python packaging tool — was released. It was scarcely half an hour before
the first bug\
report came in, and it quickly became clear that the change was far
more disruptive than anticipated. Within only about five hours [78.0.2 was\
published to roll back the change](https://setuptools.pypa.io/e … ⌘ Read more
@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org an “informal” one. @movq@www.uninformativ.de doesn’t even need to reach out. Simply wait until they start playing, measure the tempo, and start bassing on queue! Oh man, I can already imagine it! Dreamy! :-)
Rising Seas From Fossil Fuels Threaten Inland Migration ‘Never Witnessed in Modern Civilization’
Jessica Corbett, Staff Writer - Common Dreams
_Stephan: I have been warning my SR readers for years now about the civilization-altering crisis climate change is going to create, and the migrations it will produce (see SR archives, search on the term “migration”). Now, the science is getting ever clearer that this is what is going to … ⌘ Read more
Trump Is Building a Global Gulag for Immigrants Captured by ICE
Nick Turse, Jonah Valdez, - The Intercept
_Stephan: Here is yet another report about Trump’s attempt to use your tax dollars to “disappear” people into a global network of concentration camps. I think this is a very big deal that is not getting anywhere near the media attention it should. I question whether a large percentage of Americans who get their news from MAGAt Media even know this is … ⌘ Read more
Trump admin permits sale of device that allows standard firearms to fire like machine guns
Ken Dilanian, Reporter - NBC News
Stephan: The Trump coup and its corrupt Supreme Court, in deference to the NRA and the White militias, have re-legalized the right to own what amounts to a machine gun. Expect to see more murders and civil violence. It’s that simple.
, the building has become a major hub in a global network trafficking stolen iPhones.
 — wasn’t all that pleased about the detour. Oh well. :-D
Again, I was simply pointing out that, if he used AI to correct misspellings, and improve grammar, then this isn’t true:
“This post was written entirely by a human, with no assistance from AI. (Other than spell- and grammar-checking.)”
[$] An update on continuous testing of BPF kernel patches
Ihor Solodrai has been working on the BPF subsystem’s continuous-integration
(CI) testing for the last six months. At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem,
Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, he remotely shared
an update on his work, and solicited feedback on how the tests could be further
improved. Much of the work he’s done has been specific to the BPF subsystem, but
some is more generic and could potentially be of use to other subsystems. He
also shared some general lessons le … ⌘ Read more
[$] Debian AI General Resolution withdrawn
Despite careful planning and months of warning, Debian developer Mo
Zhou has acknowledged that the project needs more time to grapple with
the questions around AI models and the Debian Free Software Guidelines
(DFSG). For now, he has withdrawn his proposed General Resolution (GR)
that would have required the original training data for AI models to
be released in order to be considered DFSG-compliant—though the
debates on the topic continue. ⌘ Read more
@bender@twtxt.net @prologic@twtxt.net Jokes aside, I don’t think that’s the right approach either. We had spell checkers, since I can remember, as well as other tools, like the smart image select, used mostly to remove backgrounds. These are tools, that just simplify the process of either opening up a dictionary and looking up a word, you can’t remember the spelling of, or the process of placing a billion little dots around the part of an image you want to select - none of these are creative or enjoyable tasks, we already had tools for them, decades before AI. I don’t think we need to go back to cave paintings, to be free of AIs influence on our creative work.
Interview: Chief maintainer of Qt project on language independence, KDE, and the pain of Qt 5 to Qt 6 •
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$1 Million Tax Payer Grant for “Gender Inclusive Open Source”
A cancelled grant, worth a million bucks, for Oregon State University to create “best practices for fixing gender-bias bugs”. ⌘ Read more
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@prologic@twtxt.net to err is human, to forgive is divine, right? I say let us err, and forgive. My grammatical errors make me me. Misspellings? Well, we need no stinky AI for that!
A milestone for lightweight Kubernetes: k0s joins CNCF sandbox
Member post originally published on the Mirantis blog by Prithvi Raj We are excited to announce that k0s, our lightweight, zero dependencies, and fully open-source Kubernetes distribution, has officially joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) as a Sandbox project!… ⌘ Read more
The only true way to write is full of typos, spelling mistakes and gramatical errors right? 😅
@thecanine@twtxt.net @movq@www.uninformativ.de So I actually agree with you! I think Dustin is taking a bit of a “deep and dark” path here (depression), and there are many parallels to other types of activities that we can all talk to. “AI” or “LLM”(s) here should be no different. Use them, Don’t use them. I don’t really see how it takes away our creativity or critical thinking.
Global Warming Has Already Made Natural Habitats Unsurvivable for 2% of Amphibians: Study
Paige Bennett, Contributing Writer - EcoWatch
_Stephan: I have been telling you for several years now that humanity, and particularly in the United States, is not doing anywhere close to enough to stop the damage being caused by climate change and the degradation of the matrix of life. Here is yet another scientific report on the impact on Amphib … ⌘ Read more
Used-car dealerships charge hidden fees: How to spot them
Dieter Holger, Data Reporter - Consumer Affairs
_Stephan: Because of the incompetence of aspiring dictator Trump and his tariff nonsense the price a new cars is going to go up significantly, so people are turning to buying used cars. But, because greed is the defining characteristic of American culture, used car dealerships are rigging the purchase arrangements to make more profit. If you are thinking about … ⌘ Read more
It’s Breathtaking How Fast AI Is Screwing Up the Education System
Lucas Ropek, - Gizmodo
_Stephan: As this report spells out, “Thanks to a new breed of chatbots, American stupidity is escalating at an advanced pace.” The reality is that young Americans are not going to be as well educated as their parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents. The Trump MAGAt Republican coup is destroying American leadership, stature in the world, and even the ability of Am … ⌘ Read more
iOS 19 Will Let Developers Use Apple’s AI Models in Their Apps
Apple will make its artificial intelligence models available to developers to use in their apps, reports Bloomberg. The company plans to introduce a new software development kit (SDK) in iOS 19 that will make it easier for app creators to add AI features.
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Mastering SQL Injection Recon: Step-by-Step Guide for Bug Bounty Hunters
A practical guide to uncovering SQL injection flaws using automation, payloads and deep reconnaissance techniques.
[Continue reading … ⌘ Read more
Build Your Own AI SOC — Part 7 Build a Security Knowledge Assistant With RAG + GPT
From Search to Understanding
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Exciting Cybersecurity Careers That Don’t Require Coding
Do you believe that cybersecurity is only for programmers who are bent over keyboards, typing code after code to ward off hackers? Rethink…
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Writing Pentest Reports | TryHackMe Write-Up | FarrosFR
Non-members are welcome to access the full story here. Write-Up by FarrosFR | Cybersecurity
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To follow up what I said minutes ago, they don’t even want you to think of the initial idea, they want you to be a mindless organism, the AI algorithm analyses and tells what you should make, down to the script, so that you get the highest number of people possible to click it and see some AI generated advertisement, blended seemly into what’s no lonher even your work.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/netflix-will-show-generative-ai-ads-midway-through-streams-in-2026/
https://youtu.be/dGA6sVaGveU
6 Super Useful Continuity Features for Mac, iPhone, & iPad, You Should Be Using
Continuity is a broad set of features for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, that make using all three of the devices together as seamless and easy as possible. Many of the Continuity features also will undoubtedly improve your workflow, making using MacOS, iOS, and iPadOS even better together. We’re going to focus on six of the … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/19/6-super-usefu … ⌘ Read more