Leftovers

• Science / Mathematics / Computer Science

  • Science Alert ☛ Father's Day: Scientists Identify a Crucial Factor For Parent Health

    Take the time.

  • Science Alert ☛ Biological Clocks Reveal Hidden Factors That Speed Up Aging

    It's not just individual choices that matter.

  • Science Alert ☛ These Lifestyle Changes Help Lower Your Risk of Chronic Disease For Decades

    Long-term investments.

  • Science Alert ☛ This 'Lost City' Deep Beneath The Ocean Is Unlike Anything Seen Before on Earth

    Now that we've found it, we can't afford to lose it.

  • Science Alert ☛ Ancient Ruins Found in Mexico Have 'Never Before Seen' Features

    "A unique, unprecedented finding."

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • Futurism ☛ Research Suggests the Older You Get, the More Weed You Should Smoke

    Like, totally, dude.

  • Futurism ☛ Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in Prison

    "The section of the river which was cleared is really coming back beautifully, wildlife is returning, yet we are being threatened with prosecution."

  • The Straits Times ☛ Elite student club leader in South Korea convicted of drug distribution

    He has received a final 18-month prison sentence from the Supreme Court.

• Proprietary / SaaS

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot dies in plane crash — French publisher established in 1986 became one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world

    Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot was killed when his twin-engine private plane crashed enroute to an airshow. Aside from building the French gaming empire, Guillemot was also a licensed and avid pilot.

  • So-Called 'Artificial Intelligence' ('AI') / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • Futurism ☛ Americans Have Turned Against Hey Hi (AI) in Incredible Numbers

      Who thinks Hey Hi (AI) is a good thing? Not that many people, it turns out.

• Defence/Aggression

  • The Straits Times ☛ China sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist

    The measures would take effect from June 22.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Why it’s nearly impossible to build a robot without China

    China has been making and installing factory robots at a pace unmatched by any other country.

  • France24 ☛ Sailors trapped in Hormuz strait, dodging drones and rationing food

    Despite the US-Iran talks which began today in Switzerland, the Strait of Hormuz is being kept shut today by the Iranians. Tehran accuses Israel of breaching the ceasefire agreement by continuing its strikes on Lebanon. The Strait’s closure has an array of impacts on the global economy… but also on the thousands of sailors, stranded on ships in the middle of an active conflict zone. To learn more about how they are dealing with the current situation, FRANCE 24 talked to Phil Belcher, the marine director at International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko).

  • France24 ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man threatens to strike Iran over support for Hezbollah as fighting continues in Lebanon

    US President The Insurrectionist on Sunday threatened to strike Iran if it did not stop Hezbollah from "causing trouble," as peace talks between senior US and Iranian officials began in Switzerland. The memorandum of understanding signed Wednesday between the United States and Iran stipulates a cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. But Israeli strikes on Lebanon continued -- in response, they say, to projectiles fired by the Iran-backed group at its troops. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • The Strategist ☛ To beat cheap drones, Australia must make cheap interceptors – quickly

      Australia needs to urgently reorient its national munitions manufacturing program to build interceptor drones for dealing with cheap strike drones. This is the deafeningly loud message coming from wars in Ukraine and Iran.

    • New York Times ☛ Bitter Historical Feud Threatens Ukraine-Poland Alliance

      President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed a decree honoring World War II partisan fighters that has inflamed tensions with Warsaw.

    • RFERL ☛ Russian Authorities Halt Fuel Sales In Occupied Crimea

      Russian-installed authorities in occupied Crimea have suspended fuel sales to private individuals and businesses amid a severe fuel shortage and a weak tourist season, as Ukrainian drone strikes continue to disrupt Russia's oil and transport infrastructure.

• Environment

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • New York Times ☛ Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Spreads Smoke Across Los Angeles

      Firefighters say they are making progress against the blaze, which began Wednesday at a cold-storage facility. But smoke continued to blow across the region, and the authorities reiterated air-quality warnings.

    • NYPost ☛ LA suffocates under ‘toxic’ smoke as massive warehouse fire rages — as Spencer Pratt points finger at Karen Bass

      Spencer Pratt chastised Mayor Karen Bass on Sunday for her handling of the Boyle Heights warehouse fire that has enshrouded Los Angeles in a thick layer of toxic smoke, claiming she was “sipping cocktails in Chicago” when the flames erupted.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • JURIST ☛ Canada high court greenlights election interference lawsuit against Alberta ex-chief electoral officer

    The Supreme Court of Canada has allowed former Alberta lawmaker Joseph Anglin to sue former provincial chief electoral officer Glen Resler for election interference. The ex-lawmaker is claiming damages of over CAD 2.2 million. At issue is whether any law bars the lawsuit.

  • France24 ☛ Switzerland talks enter tough phase after Convicted Felon renews threats against Iran

    US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday there was a chance to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as negotiators met in Switzerland to build on last week’s interim agreement. But President The Insurrectionist’s renewed threats over Iran-backed Hezbollah and the Strait of Hormuz – and Israel's refusal to withdraw from a security zone in southern Lebanon – cast a long shadow over the fragile talks.

  • France24 ☛ UK's Starmer reportedly expected to resign on Monday

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected ​to ‌resign on ⁠Monday and set out a ‌timetable for his departure, according to a report by the ⁠Observer. Starmer has publicly vowed to stay in post, but pressure is building as more and more Labour Party colleagues conclude his time is up. Deatils and analysis by FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Jamie Smith-Maillet.

• Censorship/Free Speech

  • The Straits Times ☛ Malaysian woman apologises over alleged viral videos mocking locals during China trip

    Nur Asyiqin described the incident as a spontaneous reaction.

• Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility

  • JURIST ☛ UN expert raises concern about the deterioration of human rights in Eritrea

    A UN expert on Friday warned that the human rights landscape in Eritrea is continuing to deteriorate, as concerns grow regarding the ongoing use of enforced disappearances, indefinite military conscription, torture, and the government’s refusal to cooperate with international organizations to address these issues.

• Monopolies/Monopsonies

  • Futurism ☛ Meta Exec Admits Kapo-berg Has Crushed Workers’ Spirits

    Morale is "probably one of the worst it's ever been."

  • Gemini* and Gopher

    • Technology and Free Software

      • Blocking Hyperscalers on My VPS and Antenna

        Hyperscalers like AWS or GCP are currently blocked on my VPS to protect my website, because a lot of abusive crawling comes from those servers.

        I’m hosting all my Gemini capsules and websites on the same VPS, and because blocking ASNs having many IP blocks with `firewalld` takes hundreds MiB of RAM, I have to manually block with `nftables`. This, in its simplest form, also blocks outgoing connections, effectively blocking Antenna from accessing Gemini capsules hosted on those services.