Leftovers

• Science

  • Science Alert ☛ Tiny Overlooked Creatures May Have Triggered Explosion of Life on Earth

    An unlikely hero.

  • Science Alert ☛ NASA Planning Cutting-Edge Space Telescope to Find Alien Worlds Like Earth

    The hunt is on.

  • Science Alert ☛ Brain Cells May Actually Try to Predict The Future During Sleep

    What's the plan for tomorrow, brain?

  • Science Alert ☛ Game-Changing Antibiotic Discovered That Spares 'Good' Bacteria

    A new blueprint for future antibiotics?

  • Science Alert ☛ The Sun Is Hitting a Phenomenal 11-Year Peak, And The Effects Could Be Huge

    Amazing light shows – but potential for danger too.

  • Science Alert ☛ These 5 Weird Animal Butts Are The Distraction We All Need Right Now

    You're welcome.

• Education

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] North Carolina Audit Finds Misuse of University-Issued Credit Cards

• Hardware

  • Doug Brown ☛ Fixing a knockoff Altera USB Blaster that never worked

    What follows is the story of how I fixed not one, but two, different flawed Altera USB Blaster clone devices that never worked correctly after I bought them.

  • Ruben Schade ☛ Bootstrapping PC DOS 3.30 on an I.C.B.M. 5160 PC/XT

    I didn’t expect such interest from my IBM 5160 XT retrospective post last Thursday! Other 8-bit machines from Commodore, Fashion Company Apple and the like are cool, but I didn’t realise there were as many retrocomputing fans of early I.C.B.M. too. I suppose it makes sense.

    A few of you asked how I bootstrapped a workable operating environment on one of these machines. Being a PC, it has more in common with the disks, formats, and setup processes as current machines compared to, say, a Commodore 64. But there are obviously enough quirks to make the initial setup process a bit different.

    This post discusses the 5160 XT because it’s what my old man used, but probably also applies to the 5150 PC, and maybe the 5170 AT. I don’t have an XT (sadly!), so I’m using 86Box. Don’t forget to become a patron and support their work if you love it as much as I do.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • New York Times ☛ The last functioning hospitals in Gaza may soon be out of service, the health ministry warns.

  • New York Times ☛ A Gazan health official says scores are dead as Israel carries out intense bombardments.

  • New Yorker ☛ Restaurant Review: A Pitch-Perfect Ode to Korean “Drivers’ Restaurants”

    Kisa is a brand-new spot on the Lower East Side that does an astonishingly good job of seeming like it’s been there forever.

  • Science Alert ☛ Huge Study Reveals How Often Cannabis Triggers Psychotic Episodes

    The risk is real, but it's not always the same.

  • New York Times ☛ Ukrainian Activist Traces Roots of War in ‘Centuries of Russian Colonization’

    One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism.

  • Off Guardian ☛ AUDIO: Kit Knightly on Reality Check Radio

    Join OffG editor Kit Knightly for the first of his monthly chats with Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio’s Breakfast Show. Kit and Paul talk about the UK Election, predictions for “the next Pandemic” and much more.

  • New York Times ☛ A Lesson From Covid on How to Destroy Public Trust

    Officials should have told us what they knew, or at least leveled with us about what they didn’t know.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Women often outlive men but in poorer health

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Diabetes is treatable — but in Africa, it's still deadly

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] China Food Security Law Comes Into Force, Aims for Absolute Self-Sufficiency

• Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • New York Times ☛ Hey, Siri! Let’s Talk About How Fashion Company Apple Is Giving You an Hey Hi (AI) Makeover.

    Apple, a latecomer to artificial intelligence, has struck a deal with Proprietary Chaffbot Company and developed tools to improve its Siri voice assistant, which it is set to showcase on Monday.

  • Make Tech Easier ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Apple Already in Trouble for iOS 18 “Web Eraser” Tool

  • HT Digital Streams Ltd ☛ Bengaluru-based IT engineer fired for tweeting about recession in tech industry, finds job opportunities on social media

    A Bengaluru-based software engineer has been laid off after he posted a tweet about the harsh reality of the tech industry. Jishnu Mohan, who used to work at Forma (formerly Twic), was fired on 8 February this year after sharing his views on layoffs trends and other details about the IT industry, Money Control reported.

    Mohan who worked for Forma for four years, recently wrote on the X platform, "The whole recession situation in tech is making me uneasy. Maybe at the lowest confidence level in my career".

  • Faizul "Piju" 9M2PJU: Unlocking Website Performance: Harnessing Surveillance Giant Google Drive as a CDN [Ed: Outsourcing to Google is a very bad idea, not a feature]

    In today’s fast-paced digital world, website performance is paramount. Users expect seamless loading times and smooth browsing experiences. One powerful tool in achieving this is Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Traditionally, CDNs have been associated with specialized services, but did you know that you can harness the power of Surveillance Giant Google Drive as a CDN for your website? Let’s explore how.

• Security

  • Integrity/Availability/Authenticity

    • CBC ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Facebook account takeovers are targeting people you know, turning friendship into fraud

  • Privacy/Surveillance

    • New York Times ☛ Is Your Driving Being Secretly Scored?

      The insurance industry, hungry for insights into how people drive, has turned to automakers and smartphone apps like Life360.

• Defence/Aggression

  • The Straits Times ☛ Seoul to begin loudspeaker broadcasts at North Korea after Pyongyang resumes sending trash balloons

    The mix of news, information about democratic societies and K-pop can reportedly travel over 20km.

  • France24 ☛ Seoul to resume loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts into North Korea

    South Korea announced Sunday that it would resume loudspeaker propaganda campaigns against the North after Pyongyang sent a fresh barrage of trash-filled balloons across the border.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Nvidia’s Jensen Huang responds to backlash in China over his calling Taiwan a country

    Chip giant's boss said he had not made a geopolitical comment and had been thanking partners in Taiwan.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Tokyo ‘lodges strong protest’ with Beijing after Chinese ships approach disputed islands

    Tokyo lodged a protest with Beijing on Friday after four Chinese vessels that were believed to be armed approached Japan-controlled disputed islands in the East China Sea, the government’s top spokesman said.

  • New York Times ☛ U.S. Intelligence Helped Israel Rescue Four Hostages in Gaza

    Intelligence collection and analysis teams from the U.S. and the U.K. have been in Israel throughout the war.

  • New York Times ☛ Protest Against Gaza War Draws Thousands to the White House

    The demonstration included ringing the White House grounds with a red banner showing the names of the more than 36,000 Palestinians killed during the war.

  • New York Times ☛ U.N. to Add Israel and Hamas to List of Countries and Groups That Harm Children

    The report will be presented to members of the Security Council next week and released publicly on June 18, the U.N. said.

  • JURIST ☛ Sudan is experiencing unprecedented levels of starvation: World Food Programme

    The World Food Programme (WFP) reported Thursday that Sudan is experiencing unprecedented levels of hunger and violence, with the nation’s conflict on the verge of becoming the world’s largest hunger crisis due to increased violent attacks by paramilitary groups.  According to WFP, 18 million people are currently facing acute food insecurity in Sudan.

  • RFERL ☛ Iranian Protester's Death Sentence Struck Down By Supreme Court

    Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned a death sentence handed to Mohammad Javad Vafaei Sani, arrested over his alleged involvement in the 2019 antiestablishment protests.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Slovak PM Fico released from hospital after shooting

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Philippines' Marcos warns China not to cross 'red lines'

  • CBC ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Ontario premier suggests immigrants to blame for shooting at Jewish school

  • HRW ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] Kenya-Led Security Mission Prepares for Deployment in Haiti

  • Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] Poland presented the “East Shield” to strengthen border security

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Japan Lawmakers Want Govt to Guard Against Security Risks of UFOs

  • The Local SE ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Swedish security chiefs: Iran recruits gangs to hit Israeli targets in Sweden

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Swedish Security Service Says Iran Uses Criminal Networks in Sweden

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Turkey Signals a New Military Intervention in Syria if Kurdish Groups Hold Local Elections

  • BIA Net ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Erdoğan says Northern Syrian elections a threat to Turkey

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Syria's Assad in Iran offers condolences after Raisi death

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Syria's Main Insurgent Group Blasts the US Embassy Over Its Criticism of Crackdown on Protesters

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Syria's Assad, Iranian Supreme Leader Meet in Tehran, Say Ties Strong

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Syrians in Lebanon Fear Unprecedented Restrictions, Deportations

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Ahead of EU Meeting, Jordan Says Syrian Refugees Being Abandoned

  • HRW ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Syrian Officials Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity in France

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Blinken Discusses Gaza Plan With Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] How US-Saudi 'mega deal' could spark nuclear arms race in Middle East

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-26 [Older] US Expected to Lift Ban on Sale of Offensive Weapons to Saudi Arabia, FT Reports

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • France24 ☛ Russia will not 'stop at Ukraine', Biden says after talks with Macron

      Speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron after talks in Paris, US President Joe Biden on Saturday pledged Washington’s support for Kyiv in its battle against the Russian invasion, warning that Vladimir Putin would “not stop” at Ukraine.

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Macron makes case for European unity in Dresden speech

• Environment

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Heat exhaustion or heat stroke: What to do in an emergency

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] EU: Right to repair aims to shrink e-waste pile

  • CBC ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Vermont is going to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage

  • Counter Punch ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] On Climate Change, Centrism Means a Slow Death

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Declining hydropower in the Middle East blamed on climate crisis

  • HRW ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Focus on Rights in Pre-COP29 Climate Talks

  • Truthdig ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Democrats Target Trade Regime That Blocks Climate Progress

  • Vox ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Why pregnancy triples your chances of getting severe malaria

  • Vox ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Heat waves increase the number of risky, premature births

  • Vox ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis

  • Vox ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] The bizarre link between rising sea levels and complications in pregnancy

  • BIA Net ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Turkey experienced 30 days of extreme heat in a year due to human-induced climate change

  • CBC ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Rich countries have finally hit their $100B US climate finance goal, Guilbeault says

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] What will EU elections mean for tackling climate change?

  • HRW ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Panama Completes First Climate-Related Relocation

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Analysis-Climate Lawsuits Build as a Latin American Court Hears Largest Case Ever

  • TruthOut ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] Climate-Displaced Communities Demand Justice During International Court Hearings

  • New Yorker ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] Images of Climate Change That Cannot Be Missed

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] Climate Change Threatens Low-Lying Caribbean Hospitals, UN Says

  • CBC ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] From fire to flood, experts urge governments to disaster-proof hospitals against climate change

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Is climate change behind all extreme weather events?

  • New Yorker ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Vermont Moves to Hold Fossil-Fuel Companies Liable for Climate-Change Damage

  • Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-05-26 [Older] Elizabeth Fiedler Is Uniting Labor and Environmental Leaders

  • TruthOut ☛ 2024-05-26 [Older] Climate-Fueled Extreme Temperatures Are Especially Deadly for Aging Populations

  • Energy/Transportation

    • The Straits Times ☛ 3 killed and 36 injured in bus-lorry collision in Malaysia

      Two teachers and a bus driver were killed.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia’s push for data centres could strain power and water supplies, warn experts

      New data centre developments in Johor will be assessed on their sustainability efforts

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong-born US astronaut William Anders dies in plane crash, aged 90

      William Anders, the former US astronaut who took the historic “Earthrise” photo from space over 55 years ago, died in a plane crash on Friday at the age of 90, his family said.

    • CBC ☛ 2024-05-24 [Older] Defunct Lynx Air selling off life-jackets, oxygen masks in bid to recoup losses

    • CBC ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] 'Predatory monopoly': Canadian North, feds criticized over new baggage fees

    • CBC ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] As Nissan sends out 'do not drive' warning, a look at how Canada's vehicle recall system works

    • Bridge Michigan ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Opinion | Morality and a clean energy future

    • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] US Energy Secretary Calls for More Nuclear Power While Celebrating $35 Billion Georgia Reactors

    • Green Party UK ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Great British Energy - not the real change we need

    • Bridge Michigan ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Gretchen Whitmer: More housing, home energy savings coming soon to Michigan

    • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] ConocoPhillips Buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 Billion in All-Stock Deal as Energy Prices Rise

    • University of Michigan ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] $3.6 million awarded to UMich to advance nuclear energy

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • The Straits Times ☛ Proposal to allow pets on trains in China draws cheers and jeers

      Middle- and high-income dog-owning families in China “have a stronger demand for traveling with pets”, said a 2023 report.

    • Gizmodo ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Canada's Wild 'Super Pigs' Are About to Invade America

• Finance

  • The Straits Times ☛ ‘Who else will pluck the tea?’ Birthplace of South Korean green tea grapples with labour shortage

    Younger people are not interested in tea picking, as they prefer working in restaurants.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-31 [Older] Eurozone inflation up more than expected in May

  • CBC ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Bank of Montreal says online banking restored, some customers might see transaction delays

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] US Opens up Banking to Private Cuban Businesses as It Aims to Boost Private Sector

  • NL Times ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Dutch banks not doing enough to prevent discrimination in anti-money laundering checks

  • CBC ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Canada's banks don't like this senator's plan to fight climate change

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • The Straits Times ☛ Thai reformist party ‘confident’ it will win court case that could see its dissolution

    Pita's Move Forward Party had pledged to reform the kingdom’s tough royal insult laws.

  • New Yorker ☛ A G.O.P. Strategist on the Republican Voters Who Could Abandon Trump

    Donald Trump’s grip on his supporters remains firm despite his felony conviction. What can the latest polling and focus-group data tell us about what Republican voters are thinking?

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] Elon Musk to Testify in SEC Probe Over Twitter Stock Disclosures

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Venezuela disinvites EU election observers

  • Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda

    • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-06-05 [Older] Fact Check: How to spot fake quotes on social media?

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] NRA Can Sue Ex-NY Official It Says Tried to Blacklist It After Parkland Shooting, Supreme Court Says

  • US News And World Report ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] US Supreme Court Boosts NRA in Free Speech Fight With New York Official

  • Project Censored ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] A Global Crackdown on Freedom of Expression

  • CBC ☛ 2024-05-29 [Older] Ontario court throws out request by Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama to overturn Ford government's censorship of her

  • Project Censored ☛ 2024-05-27 [Older] Not Asking Permission for Abortion & New Hope for Assange

  • Project Censored ☛ 2024-05-24 [Older] The Project Censored Newsletter—May 2024

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • JURIST ☛ Reporters Without Borders demands immediate release of Vietnam journalist amid crackdown on press

    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday issued a call for the immediate release of Vietnamese independent journalist and political commentator Truong Huy San, commonly known as Huy Duc.

• Civil Rights/Policing

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea accused of modern slavery with seasonal worker scheme

    Vulnerable, low-paid Filipinos have been exploited under a scheme to plug a severe labour shortage.

  • Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-05-30 [Older] New Zealand: Thousands protest 'anti-Maori policies'

• Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

  • Don Marti: business recommendations

    Since there’s a search quality crisis on, a lot of the companies you might find on social control media are scams, and a lot of the stuff sold on big retail sites is fake, here are some real businesses I can recommend in several categories. Will fill in some more.

    I personally know about all of these and would be happy to answer questions.

    art, crafts, gifts

    Modern Mouse (A place for local artists and artisans to sell their work.)

    books

    Books Inc (Several Bay Area locations including SFO. If they don’t have it they can order it.)

    burritos

    Island Taqueria 1313 Park St., Alameda.

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• Patents

  • Kangaroo Courts

    • IP Kat ☛ 2024-05-28 [Older] [UPCKat]Sufficient certainty of patent validity/infringement in PI proceedings [Ed: UPC is illegal, but it is still being promoted by those who profit from the illegality, which in turn discredits the EU as a hub of "lobbying" and corruption]