𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Sunday, June 22, 2025 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Mon 23 Jun 02:49:25 BST 2025 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2025/06/22/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmbHjgPAAcGNUG9Sej4vSKhK8DfUYokfFkXLdKwr1JtGJG QmdLsuRLzrwb58dZaSmJah6oCmNNZ6cW4ick4chqJmHjmY QmTNR3uqcbMYjPAbbHjBqyNJb3ib8kytQvdFnATzkBFVvo QmfCHrqMLfMsHXYnQeAvVuNYt91Zw2AmMJ5mx4RqsrWy3b QmR2rr1yXDANjQBEz2oGtd2UMgy9U37FHdjpUhPfAk7h5z QmWE6ucdKk9Q1pi6ce3ko9xPWd9Y4BjpLij3W7tJ5TMjG3 QmaoEDiALTYYZdaq3SQ86aQpMwUji1nqCeLbXAoszFRYvJ QmSTkZUY74BcgbgqS6JKwwNbVnbzY5uqwpgWtYonGJua8s QmXZcp3rXLYa24pYd7jUu6sPDrhziRCNCok875WLJTLysP QmUE7nd24kx2soZFbSYKDsb1ik1wpirFTRTBhDTj6w9sjh QmdKeWBhfnjgQLYU48wto7DdStpXsB5mE1yEEnWcxQ53vu QmfSnnTnjcAe3YvtRsVgAwUJfpcEk1dM5J5yjJLyv7MxqM QmQ16CkpxBbMzPZ6wZcuKBUcxH1RZ8uAEhcvdBsPRpVZe9 QmT3gTQRv33wEDtJveL8DiqiacGeRaxEbRFDUyVSJEAvDL QmTs9qcwghZPs5oBh9qzsu8a11T4s6xHrJjVNyk5miFy3X Qmdqd6mb8mj27qVvQZRR7sjshrXYYirWm9vRttLkNB5rW6 QmSjY85vxbu9nNFHUMmuK7CxRame2VYuhb523CJaK5zRkj QmZwah9nZHVvSzbJWEAMxumYDpanFPqTahnqoNP83tuZbx QmQWSrGfeYwgf6HE9N3742DJrJwq8uNSCUAz469CnuUFGe QmcgTTyseF5zFd4MLquM4PtJZzkFcBEqaUbqDe4eaUx6Na QmZMEFKvpgvjxAcV9Pwu7yF74LYZwS7ktdLFdYb988Ncfu ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Techrights - Law Firms Facing the Consequences for Patently Abusive Litigation on Behalf of Microsoft Employees Who Got Arrested for Strangulation and Had Done Even Worse Things ⦿ Techrights - LLMs Breaking Everything ⦿ Techrights - New Report From the EPO's Staff Representatives in The Hague (LSCTH) Reveals Many Unsolved Issues ⦿ Techrights - The FSF Board and FSF Beard ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/Law_Firms_Facing_the_Consequences_for_Patently_Abusive_Litigati.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/LLMs_Breaking_Everything.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/New_Report_From_the_EPO_s_Staff_Representatives_in_The_Hague_LS.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/The_FSF_Board_and_FSF_Beard.shtml ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/Gemini_Links_22_06_2025_Furniture_Construction_and_Bubble_for_C.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/Gemini_Links_22_06_2025_Gigantic_Toolchest_and_Annoying_Bots.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/Links_22_06_2025_Giving_Up_on_Smartphones_and_Jaws_at_50.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/Links_22_06_2025_More_Slop_Lawsuits_Copyrights_and_America_s_Ol.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/Links_22_06_2025_Windows_TCO_Tales_and_YouTube_Getting_More_Hos.shtml ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 60 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/Law_Firms_Facing_the_Consequences_for_Patently_Abusive_Litigati.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/Law_Firms_Facing_the_Consequences_for_Patently_Abusive_Litigati.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Law Firms Facing the Consequences for Patently Abusive Litigation on Behalf of Microsoft Employees Who Got Arrested for Strangulation and Had Done Even Worse Things⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2025, updated Jun 22, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Coat_of_arms_of_Croatia_on_a_pole_in_a_harbor⦈_ Earlier this_month: This_Past_Friday,_Confirming_What_We_Said_All_Along_About Brett_Wilson_LLP:_It's_Shrinking,_Has_Considerable_Debt,_Loss_of_Net_Assets Despite_the_Microsoft_SLAPP_Money Brett Wilson LLP is_in_trouble. Having spent 1.5_years bullying me with patronising_letters on behalf of Microsofters, last week they got served a massive bill and, in effect, lost the Hearing [1, 2, 3]. Their nasty letters to both my wife and I are collected here for future coverage. We intend to hold them fully accountable for their actions. During the Hearing I made it known to the "other side" (a platoon of lawyers; all lined up against me, a non-lawyer speaking over the landline, faceless) that I "Know What They Did Last Summer" (not in those words). They seem grossly understaffed and lots of improvising was done since last year in an effort to hide that (also change of hats and people acting, based on metadata they forgot or don't know how to remove). Looking at the metadata of all recent communications, it looks like the Serial Strangler from Microsoft has dumped/lost his lawyer and barrister (or soon will) - or worse - the abusive law firm is having considerable capacity issues. Let us explain. Some earlier documents were authored by the head, "Wilson" in the firm's name (they got sloppy about omitting metadata by sending me bitmaps/scans as PDFs rather than the PDFs themselves). I can see all this. Maybe they don't quite understand what they do technically or grossly underestimate the recipient's technical skills. I didn't tell them they had committed this mistake, repeatedly, until the Hearing. Looking at the metadata, I see a female Wilson. Is this a family member of the chief? Is this person qualified to practice law? Is this a cost-saving move? This person isn't named as staff. If it's family, it's likely a wife, not daughter, as he's the same age of my wife. Or maybe it's more external staff, as if they took two barristers - not just one - to target me and my wife. Incredible! Are we worth a million dollars in "lawyering up" bills? I personally believe that it's really quite revealing that they suddenly take on a Litigant in Person (LIP) with help from the outside, maybe family members, maybe additional outsiders, and then sign that with a misleading signature that gives the impression this is being done in-house, taking on a person with no Law Degree using a large team of people who work in a large groups (at least 5 names show up in these recent PDFs). They basically give a "VIP Treatment" to a_Serial_Strangler_from_Microsoft residing in an entirely different continent (against a person in the UK, who merely reported what he had done and provided hard proof from official sources). At the moment there's one unknown: did they use two barristers or did they borrow help from family members? If it's the latter, there are repercussions. We saw that in Croatia, where_a_super-corrupt_EPO_official_opened_a_business with_his_daughter_and_seems_to_have_forged_qualifications_using_his_corrupt buddies from the EPO (he did this during Benoît_Battistelli and got forged qualifications under António_Campinos). Tomorrow we'll explore this issue a little further, moreover illuminating how we found out that the law firm sought help from the outside and sent me letters signed with the firm's name, even if the person writing those letters was from a different firm. There's a good reason why Brett Wilson LLP keeps getting reported_to_the_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_(SRA) in the United Kingdom. I don't intend to mention the names of the people in the metadata because it would be better to tackle this issue in an impersonal fashion. █ * New_Report_From_the_EPO's_Staff_Representatives_in_The_Hague_(LSCTH) Reveals_Many_Unsolved_Issues * The_FSF_Board_and_FSF_Beard ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠧⠄⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡖⠜⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠘⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 232 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/LLMs_Breaking_Everything.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/22/LLMs_Breaking_Everything.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ LLMs Breaking Everything⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2025, updated Jun 22, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Norwegian_Fjord_Horse⦈_ We've only just_mentioned_a_new_rant_about_bots_in_Geminispace. They're a real nuisance to under-provisioned_capsules. They're possibly collecting a lot of data for LLMs; it's hard to say. Noting that LLMs ruin everything, an associate also quoted this new message a few hours ago: "Please use a different browser. We are still under hefty DoS and from time to time we need to lock out some user agent string (browser). Thank you cheap AI," said_Werner_of_gnupg_fame. For me too, many pages are simply not accessible. I_apparently_use_a_"wrong"_or "bad"_browser;_so_I_get_blocked_under_the_false_assumption_I_am_some_rogue_LLM bot. Ain't the "modern" Web just lovely? One might discuss 'the_tragedy_of_the_commons' in relation to how the Web's openness jeopardises it. Quoting Harvard Business School (HBS): "While some products might seem harmless, their production and consumption can often threaten ecosystems and deplete natural resources. This phenomenon is known as the tragedy of the commons, and understanding it is crucial if you want to make sustainable choices in your personal and professional practices." An associate thought we should moreover point out that LLMs are inherently flawed and pouring more money and electricity and data into them makes no difference there (because it is the concept which is flawed, not the scale). Society needs to begin policing the Commons for rogue actors, such as LLM operators. The above HBS article has five examples, LLMs scraping is a clear sixth example. That's just dealing with bots alone, it's not the whole problem. Then there's the issue of Web content, not just the bots that ruin the Web. Yesterday I saw the latest slopfest from a slopfarm that used to be a real blog from Shusain: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Building_an_IoT_Edge_Device_with_Embedded_Linux_and_Cloud Integration⦈_ Of course it's LLM slop. Then there's this slopfarm being promoted by Google News again: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Prometei_Botnet_Targets_Linux_Servers_for_Cryptocurrency Mining_Operations⦈_ The issue here isn't Linux. "Cryptocurrency" is also a misnomer. Today's Web is a giant pile of garbage or a blob. Babbage? No, garbage. 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before the weekend: § LSCTH meets Site Manager VP1 - Report on meeting with VP1 and his team on 6 June 2025⠀➾ Dear colleagues, On 6 June 2025, the Local Staff Committee The Hague met with VP1 in his function of Site Manager The Hague together with members of the administration. During the meeting, the following issues were discussed: 1. European School The Hague o Key challenges at ESH o Importance of reinstating a School Liaison Officer (SLO) o Capacity constraints and risks to admissions 2. Feedback from the work floor o Training & time budget o Production pressure, resignation & target setting 2026 o Local issues with line management 3. The Amicale 4. Reimbursement of the ouderbijdrage 5. Health matters in The Hague Here's the full report as simple text: Staff Committee The Hague Comité du personnel de La Haye Personalausschuss Den Haag Rijswijk, 19 June 2025 sc25007hp § LSCTH meets Site Manager VP1⠀➾ Dear colleagues, On 6 June 2025, the Local Staff Committee The Hague met with VP1, in his capacity as Site Manager for The Hague, along with members of the administration. The meeting focused on the following five issues: 1. European School The Hague (page 2) - Key challenges at ESH - Importance of reinstating a School Liaison Officer (SLO) - Capacity constraints and risks to admissions 2. Feedback from the work floor (page 5) - Training & time budget - Production pressure, resignation & target setting 2026 - Local issues with line management 3. The Amicale (page 8) 4. Reimbursement of the ouderbijdrage (page 9) 5. Health matters in The Hague (page 11) Kind regards, Your local staff committee The Hague ===================================================================== 1. European School The Hague  Key Challenges at ESH The Local Staff Committee (LSC) opened the discussion by outlining the main challenges currently facing the European School The Hague (ESH). In the Primary school, a persistent structural financial deficit remains one of the most pressing issues. In the Secondary school, the main difficulty continues to be the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers across all language sections. So far, the key stakeholders involved in the ESH governance — namely the Board of Governors of the European Schools and the Dutch authorities — have shown limited willingness to take effective action. As a result, ESH management is progressively reducing the level of service provided, to the detriment of pupils and their parents, who have very limited means to contest or influence these decisions. The LSC emphasized that both the financial and staffing issues are impacting the quality of education. Importance of reinstating a School Liaison Officer (SLO) The LSC underlined the strategic importance of reappointing an SLO in The Hague. While the ESH Advisory Board — which includes representatives from EU institutions and agencies such as the EPO — has limited formal influence, past initiatives by the former SLO demonstrated that it can nonetheless exert some pressure on the host state. The recent and sudden transfer of the SLO has weakened the EPO’s position at a critical time. While an SLO stationed in The Hague cannot substitute for the absence of a Type I European School1, it remains a strategic position for negotiations with the Dutch authorities and a key point of contact for EPO parents. A planned roundtable with the Dutch authorities, originally scheduled for late May, has again been postponed. This repeated delay illustrates the reluctance of stakeholders to act and contributes to the continuing decline of school conditions. Capacity constraints and risks to admissions The LSC raised additional concerns regarding the school’s growing capacity constraints, which could jeopardize the admission of future EPO children. Both the Primary and Secondary schools are nearing their respective capacity limits of 900 pupils, while enrolment continues to grow at an annual rate of around 2%. ________ 1 There are two types of European Schools. The classic European Schools (type I), which are administered and funded by the European Schools' Board of Governors in Brussels. The Accredited European Schools (type II) are national schools that offer the European Schools curriculum. ===================================================================== This trend is expected to continue, particularly in light of the planned doubling of EUROPOL staff2 over the next five years. In response, the ESH management is now modifying key policies: increasing class sizes and introducing the possibility of refusing admission to Category I pupils3. Additional changes are also under consideration, including the reduction or restructuring of mother tongue tuition and the potential closure of another language section. Because these changes fall outside the scope of the Dossier of Conformity, they could be implemented without formal approval from the Board of Governors. The potential impact of these changes on EPO staff and their families is considerable. Denial of admission or the closure of a child’s language section would directly affect their access to multilingual European education in The Hague. For these reasons, the LSC reiterated the urgent need for the reinstatement of an SLO in a letter dated 13 March 2025. The LSC also referred to the reply from VP1, dated 10 April 2025, which stated that “the Office is exploring measures to support employees with schooling matters until a more permanent solution is found.” However, no concrete actions have materialised so far. The LSC asked three questions Question 1: Is there a recruitment process underway for a new SLO to be stationed in The Hague? Answer: The Director of People Planning and Talent Management acknowledged the importance of having an SLO based in The Hague. In the interim, the responsibilities of this role are being managed by the Team Manager for Community Relations, in close coordination with senior management. A broader talent planning exercise is currently being prepared for the entire Principal Directorate People, which explicitly includes the SLO position in The Hague. Once this planning exercise is completed, further details regarding the specific vacancy will be shared. Question 2: Are there measures being considered to preserve the attractiveness of the EPO benefits package for future recruits in The Hague, particularly if the ESH can no longer guarantee admission for their children? Answer: The Director of People Planning and Talent Management responded by emphasizing that the EPO actively highlights the full range of benefits available to new recruits, including access to the European Schools, as a key advantage of employment. He added that future adjustments may be necessary depending on ________ 2 Political Guidelines for the next European Commission, page 15, 18 July 2024 3 Category I pupils in European Schools are children whose parents work for a European Union institution or related organisation, such as the EPO ===================================================================== how employee preferences evolve under the New Ways of Working (NWOW) framework — including how much demand remains for places at the European School The Hague. Question 3: Are there contingency plans to enable children to transfer to another international school in The Hague, at no additional cost to their families, in the event that their language section at the ESH is closed? Answer: The Director of People Planning and Talent Management stated that such specific measures would be addressed if and when the problem actually materialises. The Team Manager for Community Relations then acknowledged the importance of the issue and reiterated that the EPO is fully aware of the potential implications. She emphasized the EPO’s consistent position at both the ESH Advisory Board and the Board of Governors, notably its vote against the removal of the automatic entitlement to ESH admission. She underlined that the EPO — together with other institutions — continues to defend access to ESH as a core benefit for newcomers, particularly because of its unique offering of mother tongue tuition. She also shared recent actions taken, including her participation in the ESH Advisory Board meeting at the end of May and discussions with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in preparation for the postponed roundtable with the host state — now tentatively planned for July. In the meantime, she welcomed the recent changes to class size rules, which now align with the rest of the European Schools and provide a degree of flexibility. She confirmed that the EPO, alongside other international organizations, is maintaining pressure on the Dutch authorities, including the municipality and the Ministry of Finance, to ensure continued support for the school. She further reassured that, although the SLO position is currently vacant, the matter is being actively followed up by the Office, including VP1. VP1 added that ESH remains a recurring topic in discussions with his counterparts from other international organizations in The Hague, such as Europol and Eurojust. He indicated his willingness to arrange a meeting with the Mayor of The Hague and confirmed that he continues to engage with the representative of the Dutch Government, who is fully aware of the EPO’s concerns. He reiterated the EPO’s commitment to ensuring that ESH remains a high-quality and accessible educational option. ===================================================================== 2. Feedback from the work floor  Training & time budget Colleagues report difficulties in keeping up with new features and functionalities of working tools (e.g. Ansera) due to limited time availability. The LSC therefore requested that staff be allocated sufficient dedicated time budget to allow proper training and mastery of the tools. VP1 and the Director of People Engagement and Development acknowledged the concern. The allocation of time budget is not decided by the training team directly. The Office avoids a “one-size- fits-all” model and aims to provide customized training that meets each examiner’s actual needs. The request for increased training time budgets will be discussed, also with the COO and the Team Manager Community Relations. The LSC then addressed the integration of AI tools in DG1: there is an active “AI community” within the EPO which is testing AI tools and developing prompts for S&E work. It seems quite clear (also from the COO’s recent presentations to DG15) that this will be the new way of working. AI-based workflows represent a fundamental shift in working methods. The LSC called for “human-centric” change management and appropriate training budget for all to master the use of these new tools and understand their limitations. The Director of People Engagement and Development confirmed that the Office recognizes AI as a strategic topic for the entire organization. AI training is currently in preparation and will be rolled out in the second half of 2025. In May, training sessions on the new Legal Interactive Platform were offered. In June, further sessions will focus on prompting techniques, including experience sharing from advanced users on how to interact effectively with AI tools. The message on time budget was noted and would be taken into consideration. ________ 5 See “Inside DG1: Technology Communities”, Presentation and Q&A ===================================================================== Production pressure, resignation & target setting 2026 The LSC expressed concern over a sharp increase in individual production targets for 2025, often in the double-digits, without adequate guidance or support to help staff meet these expectations. The LSC reported feedback of work-related stress, resignation6 and diminished confidence in product quality, also among “high performers”. COHSEC7 data shows a rise in stress-related diagnosis, prompting questions of whether the Office is doing enough to meet its duty of care towards DG1 staff. VP1, the Director of People Engagement and Development, and the Director of People Services and Well-Being invited the LSC to report individual cases via the HR Business Partners (HRBPs), where support could be offered on a case-by- case basis. Difficulties have been resolved in the past through such cooperation. No systemic issue is currently visible from a general management perspective. Such concerns should be raised through the appropriate health-related forums (COHSEC, LOHSEC), as well as via the Central Staff Committee, this being an office-wide topic. The LSC explained that work-related stress is closely and causally linked to production pressure and asked what concrete steps management is taking to address the problem. Even though production pressure is a central topic, its consequences are experienced locally, including burnout, team overload, and the knock-on effects when sick colleagues’ work is redistributed. The LSC pointed to the initial 2026 Budgetary Orientations8, which foresee a 2.7% increase in absolute production and a 60% replacement rate. This is already more than the 2.1% increase tabled by the financial study. Every year, at the time of cascading down target increases, there are wide discrepancies between teams and between individuals. Colleagues performing the work are not consulted, and factors such as field-specific complexity, team experience, and age profile seem to be disregarded. The LSC called for genuine consultation with non- managerial staff during the target setting exercise for 2026. ___________ 6 i.e. disengagement: staff continue working but withdraw from their commitment to quality due to unsustainable workloads. 7 See COHSEC/DOC 06/2025, p.17 shows that “Tiredness / Stress related symptoms / Burn out” is the number 1 type of diagnoses reported to OHS, and COHSEC/DOC 05/2025, p.3 shows that “[T]otal average sickness absences increased from 12.06 to 12.87 days per head” (April 2024- March 2025). 8 CA/25/25, p.4 ===================================================================== VP1 noted that planning for 2026 is already underway and that the objective- setting process would start earlier, so staff can be informed and involved ahead of finalization. VP1 and the COO will discuss planning and the cascading from directors to team managers and staff. The financial study forms the basis for the expectations of the Administrative Council. There will be targeted reinforcement for teams with high needs, potentially reaching up to 130–140%. This should help balance quality and timeliness, depending on workload profiles across technical areas. Local issues with line management One year ago9, the issue of a toxic work environment was addressed during the meeting of the LSCTH with VP1. At that time, the then Director of People Engagement and Partnership indicated that a shift was underway towards placing greater emphasis on people-related matters. Members of the LSC have since been in contact with HRBPs and managers about line management issues and would like to reiterate the need to place more emphasis in people-related matters and humane management. Because the LSC is still being regularly approached by colleagues who express distress over micromanagement and a perceived lack of respect for their dignity and professional autonomy. VP1 acknowledged the concern and stated that he would remind the management team directly of the importance of fostering a respectful and supportive work environment and ensuring that people-related matters remain a central consideration in managerial practices. _________ 9 See “LSCTH meets Site Manager VP1”, section 3. ===================================================================== 3. The Amicale  The LSC referred to the Amicale Annual General Meeting held in January and requested greater transparency about upcoming changes to the Amicale’s governance and operation. The LSC proposed that information on the reform be shared with staff on the intranet, given the Amicale’s value to many colleagues. The Senior Advisor People acknowledged the strong emotional and cultural significance of the Amicale and confirmed that the reform of the Amicale governance is currently part of a strategic Office-wide initiative, linked to the Strategic Plan 2028. The reform aims to “modernize” the Amicale’s legal and governance framework, particularly to ensure alignment with data protection laws, financial regulations, and procurement rules. The project is led by Principal Directorate People, in coordination with all relevant internal services and in close collaboration with Amicale committee representatives. A working group began activities in 2024 and included examining taxation aspects. The objective is to complete the legal framework in 2025 and implement it in 2026. Communications to staff will be staged, starting with Amicale committee members and club chairs, and eventually via staff-wide communication once the process matures. The LSC raised a second issue: the restriction on Amicale use of the roof terrace in the New Main building. The area was reportedly closed to Amicale activities after some noisy sports events took place, yet during the Campus Days, “loud” events were organized there. The LSC requested a review of the policy, at least for quiet activities like yoga and mindfulness, especially considering upcoming construction works of the Hinge building. VP1 clarified that colleagues had raised complaints and that indeed exceptions had been made for the Campus Days. Some organizers had attempted to block access to the sensory garden. All parts of the roof terrace should remain open to all, especially during lunch breaks. However, VP1 expressed openness to testing quieter activities, provided the criteria he outlined are respected, and invited the Amicale to discuss directly with him, as well as with the Director of Building Management and Senior Advisor General Administration10. The LSC raised a final concern regarding the well-being of Amicale HR assistants in both Munich and The Hague and expressed appreciation for their work. According to the Team Manager Community Relations, an assistant based in The Hague has been appointed to handle the Munich Amicale work remotely. _____________ 10 In the meantime, we have been informed that the policy on the use of the roof garden has indeed been reviewed. ===================================================================== 4. Reimbursement of the ouderbijdrage  The LSC reiterated its strong concerns about the change, since January 2024, in the reimbursement practice of the ouderbijdrage in the Netherlands. It appears to be based on a new internal interpretation of existing rules under Article 71 rather than from the general education reform. The mid-year implementation created inequities: some parents received reimbursement, others did not. The LSC presented its analysis, highlighting that: • The ouderbijdrage is considered voluntary in legal terms, but is de facto mandatory in the Dutch school system. It is integral to the functioning of the entire public school system, not just a few institutions. • The fee effectively functions as tuition and should be treated as such under reimbursement rules. • The change disproportionately affects colleagues in The Hague and undermines fairness and staff confidence. • Staff perception is overwhelmingly negative, both among Dutch nationals and expatriates. The LSC urged management to reconsider the interpretation, which we believe to be both unfair and potentially illegal. VP1 was encouraged, in his capacity of site manager, to take an active role in identifying a solution to this issue, which disproportionately and significantly impacts staff in The Hague. To this effect, the LSC called for a dedicated meeting on the topic. The Director of Pension and Remuneration responded by clarifying that the issue is not a local one, as the reimbursement rules are applied uniformly across all duty stations. He reiterated that the ouderbijdrage lacks a compulsory character and therefore cannot be reimbursed under the existing Service Regulations. The Dutch law clearly defines such contributions as voluntary, and based on this, the Office considers its current position legally sound. He acknowledged that the staff may have a different interpretation of legality. The LSC also raised a follow-up question on the German School in The Hague, which had been discussed in the previous meeting11. Reference was also made to new Appeals Committee decisions12 originating from The Hague concerning _________ 11 LSCTH meets Site Manager VP1, LSCTH, 12.12.2024 12See “Positive ApC opinions on the Education and Childcare reform”, SUEPO TH, 21.05.2025 ===================================================================== exam fees and learning trips that were still not reimbursed, despite favourable recommendations. The former School Liaison Officer confirmed that there had been a change in Dutch law, which had influenced the Office’s position regarding the ouderbijdrage. She emphasized that this was not an arbitrary change by the EPO but a response to national legal developments. On the topic of school trips, she mentioned that this was an issue under general-level discussion. Regarding the German School, she stated that several appeals are ongoing, and reiterated the Office's view that these cases must run their legal course. She added that the outcome could have broader implications, affecting not only the German School but potentially other schools as well. In conclusion, the LSC challenged the Office’s justification based on Dutch law, pointing out that the ouderbijdrage has always been classified as voluntary, and that no substantive legal change had occurred to justify any change in practice and even less such a significant policy shift. The LSC argued that it is the long- standing practice of the Office to reimburse this fee in full knowledge of its voluntary legal status, and thus could not credibly use a narrow legal reinterpretation to justify cutting entitlements now. Furthermore, the Office’s logic appeared inconsistent: similar changes in practice occurred in Munich, although German law had not changed. ===================================================================== 5. Health matters in The Hague  Access to quality health care in The Hague continues to be a key concern for staff. While the cost of medical services in the Netherlands is generally lower than at other sites, colleagues are increasingly confronted with structural barriers when trying to access appropriate care. A one-year interim solution involving an external doctor has been implemented in The Hague carrying the risk of another change of health experts soon, which would be detrimental to the service level. The LSC stressed that effective health support requires timely, meaningful, and personal assistance by experienced health experts who know the organization well. The fact that a health expert is contactable by phone during working hours should not be the only criteria for sufficient service level. The difficulties colleagues face in accessing healthcare in the Dutch system were previously mitigated through internal support structures. These included assistance with finding general practitioners, help in navigating complex medical cases, and help with requests for cures — something which remains more straightforward in Germany than in the Netherlands. The service level of OHS in The Hague should be high on the radar of VP1 in his capacity as site manager. The following issues were raised: • Loss of internal support: The LSC reiterated13 the importance of reinstating internal medical staff who know the local context and are familiar with the needs of the EPO community. • Inconsistent quality of external services: Feedback received from colleagues regarding the new external provider has been mixed. When considering this alongside broader health statistics, it points to the fact the current situation might not meet staff needs. • Long-term strategy and oversight: The current arrangement is a short- term patch, not a solution. The LSC called for clarification on what the plan will be beyond this one-year period, and how continuity of care will be ensured. ______ 13 See Open letter to VP1, LSCTH, 7.09.2023; LSCTH meets Site Manager VP1, section 1, LSCTH, 20.06.2024; LSCTH meets Site Manager VP1, section 7, LSCTH, 12.12.2024; Report on the meeting of the LOHSEC The Hague, LSCTH, 4.04.2025 ===================================================================== • Staff involvement in tender procedure: With a new tender for health services now underway, the LSC requested the involvement of local staff representatives (for example from the LOHSEC or COHSEC) in the tender process as observers, as was done for the tender for our health insurance administrator (Cigna). Early staff input would help align service delivery with actual needs. The Director of People Services and Well-Being acknowledged the concerns and confirmed that health and well-being are strategic priorities, as also reflected in the recent Campus Days. A formal tendering procedure for medical services is ongoing, and efforts are being made to assess and improve the staffing and contractual arrangements across all sites. Management welcomes feedback from staff to guide improvements in future service delivery. There's a lot of information above. Stakeholders or job applicants might find it handy. 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predatory,_free_software_is_the_solution._The_FSF_has_been_defending_your software_freedom_for_forty_years._Join_us_in_our_crucial_work_to_protect_user freedom_from_tech_oligarchs_and_become_one_of_200_new_associate_members_by_July 11.⦈_ Some days ago it was announced that Mr. Oliva was coming_back_to_the_FSF's Board. Many people have read that short article. The key point was, more people who think like the FSF's founder have joined. That includes Gilmore, another "beard" on the Board. These people occasionally_attend_and_speak_to_in_the_same_events. They support once_another. 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guess, I built a long, low and narrow shelf for putting potted plants on, along a long row of windows. It was designed to fit snugly over a long and low radiator at the bottom of these windows. We almost never have that radiator on because it genuinely rarely gets cold enough here that dressing warmly indoors isn't enough for comfort, so the proximity isn't a problem for the plants. My approach to building this shelf was extremely naive, or if you want to try to make it sound principled, maybe we we could say "brutalist". I bought two pieces of wood from the hardware store, a plank maybe 30cm wide by 2.5m long, or thereabouts, maybe 1.5cm wide, and a square beam, maybe 5x5cm, and probably again about 2m or 2.5m long. At home I used a handsaw to cut the beam into six equal lengths - no scrap left over! And I stuck those six short legs at the four corners of the plank and at the midpoints, and attached each by drilling a single screw through the plank right into the centre of the leg. Two pieces of wood, six screws, no wasted material, and, of course, no finesse or style or anything. I didn't even sand or stain anything. # ⚓ Adventures_in_amateur_furniture_construction⠀⇛ It's in no way a thing of beauty, and after three years of service the top of the plank is very unevenly discoloured due to irregular exposure to sunlight and spilled water, but you know what, it works just fine. The plants themselves and the long row of large windows capture your attention first and foremost, so the "ugly" shelf doesn't detract from the appearance of the space at all. I call it a success and I enjoyed the experience. I was of course dissatisfied with some aspects. Using a handsaw to make a perfectly straight and square cut through a bit of wood is harder than you might think, so attaching the legs directly to the base of the plank is no guarantee that the two are perpendicular. A single screw fastening of course leaves the legs free to "roll" about their axis. And with the screws being only 2.5cm or so from the edges of the plank, there's a split or two. # ⚓ collarbones⠀⇛ I bask in the comfort of your closeness limbs a tangled mess skin sticky with last night's memories not real traces of a touch lingering burning, almost painful with each exhale you drift further away I inhale then hold my breath to keep you the scent that lives in that hollow where your collarbones meet holds the very essence of you contently trapped here by the thought of your arm resting heavy over me until the morning light bursts the bubble the dream lost # ⚓ 🔤SpellBinding:_UGIRSTD_Wordo:_SKIMS⠀⇛ o § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ A_People_Without_an_Elite,_An_Elite_Without_a_People:_An Israeli_Perspective_on_the_Crisis_of_Emigration_and_Culture⠀⇛ In recent years, it seems Israel is undergoing a dangerous process: the bond between the people and its elite has worn so thin that the bridge connecting them has all but disappeared. The elite, once admired and emulated, has become a symbol of contempt and hatred, and the public appears to parade with pride in the nakedness of ignorance, rejecting any sign of intelligence, rationality, or openness to new ideas. Israel, it seems, is becoming a place where flight from knowledge and education competes only with the glorification of faith, nationalism, and blind adherence to rabbis. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ FINDING_YOUR_(SERVER)_LIMITS⠀⇛ A little postscript to my last post, 2025-06- 07My_Session_with_the_Bots.txt, written before I forget the details completely. Before I ended with an Apache MaxRequestWorkers setting of 350, since 450 caused the server's 1GB of RAM to run out before queuing connections to the PHP script which was getting DDoS'ed for some reason. Of course having written that I soon discovered my server bogged down again, stuck on that Apache process limit. Gradually raising it, I found that the RAM requirements just to serve the 503 error response to the now-blocked requests containing PHPSESSID were less than I thought before. I was able to up the process limit to 950 and actual simultaneous Apache processes topped out around 800 while logs showed hundreds of requests from random Brazilian/ SE-Asian IPs being denied per second. This is obviously a limitation of Apache's configuration options, because before blocking the requests based on that pointless PHPSESSID query string the Apache processes used much more RAM to serve the dynamic PHP page rather than just a few headers with an error response (the bots didn't retrieve the error page). What I really need is a way to automatically scale the process limit based on available RAM and average RAM usage per Apache process, but strangely that doesn't seem to be available. It seems to me that it should be possible to write a script to do this by editing the MaxRequestWorkers setting and reload Apache. But testing it would be time consuming and at this point my tally of jobs to do Vs time to do them is already hopeless. Plus any new job that doesn't immediately serve a profit motive ought to be excluded given my current situation, and so long as my website works now, improvements ought to first and foremost be to making/finding products to sell there that people want to buy. # ⚓ AI_Cannot_Make_Art_|_🏷_rant⠀⇛ I’ve heard it said that everything we do is art. I disagree with that statement. When we think of art, most of the time drawings are the first things to come to mind. Why drawings? Not really sure, that’s kind of just the default for art. That being said, it isn’t all that art is. Music can also be art. Videography, photography, programming, arrangements of furniture. Anything can be art. That being said, not everything is art. I’d argue that art needs a soul. If you don’t put your heart into it, if it’s something you dislike doing, if you’re only doing it for profit and no other reason, that isn’t art. This extends to AI. There’s no soul in AI generated images, no passion, no love for what is being done and that’s because AI generated images are nothing but an algorithm. Yes, writing an algorithm can be art but the algorithm running? That’s just it doing exactly as told. The code has no love for the result. This is exactly why AI generated images are not art. This is why I hate that label for it. Art needs love. Programs cannot love (unfortunately). # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Geminispace⠀⇛ Thought, by announcing the link to some new article here, it would be a good idea to also include a feedback link there. This way, people reading my blog will be able to reply. 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It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. * Links_22/06/2025:_Windows_TCO_Tales_and_YouTube_Getting_More_Hostile_to Users * Links_22/06/2025:_Giving_Up_on_Smartphones_and_'Jaws'_at_50 ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1591 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Gemini Links 22/06/2025: Gigantic Toolchest and Annoying Bots⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Amalienborg_Palace,_Copenhagen,_Denmark⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Gemini*_and_Gopher o Politics_and_World_Events o Technology_and_Free_Software # Internet/Gemini * § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ o § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Not_Going_Down_to_the_Shelter_Anymore⠀⇛ As an Israeli living here, I have made the decision not to go down to the shelter when the alarms sound. This isn't an easy decision, nor is it a result of carelessness or lack of fear. On the contrary – I am fully aware of the risks involved. But something inside me calls out to feel, even just a little, the suffering that people in Iran and Gaza experience, constantly living under the threat of bombings and fear. # ⚓ A_completely_different_vision_for_the_centre_of_Cambridge⠀⇛ The Daily Telegraph has run a piece on the redevelopment plans in Cambridge. The PR campaign for this development is in full swing, right down to taxpayer-funded shills taking up the usual stations that charity muggers do in supermarkets, handing out leaflets and engaging with the public. # ⚓ Strategy_of_Mental_Whims⠀⇛ Strategy of Mental Whims I am writing these lines in my humble room, on the fourth day of the war that Israel launched against Iran, trying to formulate my thoughts and feelings after nights of alarms, casualties, and injuries resulting from Iranian missile barrages in response to the Israeli attack. Iran is a giant country, a regional power rich in oil and natural gas, with a long and glorious history. It stood the test of war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq for eight full years, and Israel is also a regional power but a tiny country that cannot live in peace with its neighbors or with itself. Iran is an Islamist dictatorship, and Israel is a former democracy that is gradually turning into an authoritarian theocracy. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Building_a_dungeon_-_context⠀⇛ One of the major aspects of a roleplay session is the dungeon. This is a theater for players to test their abilities and have fun. This is an occasion (one of the best) for the DM to explore interesting ideas and come out with an ambiental and interesting environment and themes. Feeling, narration (some time visual), allegories can become alive in this place. # ⚓ My_thoughts_on_emacs_vs_vim_so_far⠀⇛ I started using emacs a little bit back to write my gemlog posts and general prose. I dabbled in using it for code, too, but ultimately went back to vim for that. I haven't done a ton of prose writing since then, so this isn't founded on a ton of experience. At first, the emacs workflow centered around using control didn't really speak to me. Control and Alt are awkward buttons to press on a standard keyboard, and I was missing a few functions that I used often in vim. This reached a point that I installed evil-mode to use Vi bindings. But I've uninstalled it now. # ⚓ Gigantic_Toolchest⠀⇛ As my woodworking has developed so has my collection of tools. Recently it had gotten to the point where I had run out of room in the conventional spaces for storing such things, and had to resort instead to shoving tools and bits of wood into various nooks and crannies around the house. This was not scalable. Around that same time, starting in late January, I enrolled myself in a 35-hour woodworking course here in the city. The course was spread over the course of 11 weeks, 3 hours a week, and was done all in italian, which was really the more challenging part. It was 100% a worthwhile experience; there's only so much you can learn from the internet, which is often full of contradicting or exagerrated information, and so it's really nice to have a professional sit down and explain what's what. The last five weeks of the course were set aside for each of us students to build a project. The actual parameters of what these projects had to be was pretty open-ended; as long as we could finish it in the 5 weeks, it was fair game. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ AuraGem_Search_Improvements⠀⇛ The recent changes to the AuraGem search engine and crawler have now doubled the crawling speed and made searches consistently take up less than 1 second of time! And the memory usage is no longer excessive like it was before. So I would say the change was very successful! # ⚓ Trying_to_understand_the_bots⠀⇛ The numbers themselves are not that big, but I am annoyed. I live in an English/German world and I don't see a reason for service providers from Vietnam, China, Brazil and Romania crawling my sites. =============================================================================== * Gemini_(Primer) links can be opened using Gemini_software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter. * The_Calling * Links_22/06/2025:_More_Slop_Lawsuits_(Copyrights)_and_"America’s_Oligarch Problem" ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1775 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 22/06/2025: Giving Up on Smartphones and 'Jaws' at 50⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇US_Navy_FA-18C_Super_Hornet_breaks_the_sound_barrier_during a_demonstration⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Standards/Consortia o Science o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Wildlife/Nature o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Ravi_Dwivedi:_Getting_Brunei_visa⠀⇛ In December 2024, my friend Badri and I were planning a trip to Southeast Asia. At this point, we were planning to visit Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. My Singapore visa had already been approved, and Malaysia was visa- free for us. For Vietnam, we had to apply for an e-visa online. We considered adding Brunei to our itinerary. I saw some videos of the Brunei visa process and got the impression that we needed to go to the Brunei embassy in Kuching, Malaysia in person. o ⚓ New Yorker ☛ The_Magic_of_Daylight_in_a_Land_of_Sun_Worship⠀⇛ With “P’unchaw,” the photographer Victor Zea captures the light falling on Cuzco, Peru, where people have mixed Catholic and Indigenous Andean beliefs. o ⚓ Hackaday ☛ An_Adaptive_Soundtrack_For_Bike_Tricks⠀⇛ If you’ve put in all the necessary practice to learn bike tricks, you’d probably like an appropriately dramatic soundtrack to accompany your stunts. A team of students working on a capstone project at the University of Washington took this natural desire a step further with the Music Bike, a system that generates adaptive music in response to the bike’s motion. o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Martin Hähne ☛ CSS_(not_only)_Font_Sizing_Using_the_rem Unit⠀⇛ rem units are nice, because the are always relative to the font size of the root element, which makes them consistent (and accessible) no matter the Zoom, etc. that the use may have chosen. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Retrotechtacular:_1970s_Radio⠀⇛ Before YouTube, you had to watch your educational videos on film. In the 1970s, if you studied radio, you might have seen the video from Universal Education and Visual Arts, titled Understanding Electronics Basic Radio Circuitry. The video’s been restored, and it appears on the [CHAP] YouTube channel. # ⚓ Macworld ☛ RIP_IEEE_1394:_macOS_Tahoe_drops_FireWire support,_killing_the_original_iPod⠀⇛ It’s actually impressive that Apple has supported FireWire for so long, since Apple tends to drop old tech in a few years. Known by the standard name of IEEE 1394 (FireWire is Apple’s branding), Apple led its development in the late 1980s as a solution for devices that needed high-speed connectivity. In the 2000s, USB became popular and FireWire ports on Macs were eventually dropped, but support had been kept in macOS until Tahoe. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Chinese_researchers_invent_silicon photonic_multiplexer_chip_that_uses_light_instead_of electricity_for_communication_—_CCP_says_China's_early_steps into_light-based_chips_precede_'major_breakthroughs'_in_three years⠀⇛ Fudan University researchers have allegedly developed a photonics-based multiplexer chip, supporting up to 38 Tbps data transmission. While not yet a full CPU, Chinese industry observers believe China's big breakthrough in photonics will arrive in "three to five years". # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Fast_Radio_Bursts_Reveal_Where_The Universe's_Missing_Matter_Is_Hiding⠀⇛ We finally found it. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ What_Really_Killed_The_Neanderthals?_A Space_Physicist_Has_a_Radical_Idea⠀⇛ Reopening the debate. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Entire_Genus_of_Jumping_Spiders_Found Hidden_in_New_Zealand⠀⇛ "They were extremely difficult to see." # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Scientists_May_Have_Finally_Figured_Out_How Bats_Avoid_Cancer⠀⇛ A delicate balancing act. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Sad_Case_of_The_World's_Youngest-Ever Alzheimer's_Diagnosis⠀⇛ There's so much we still don't understand. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Measurement_Is_Science⠀⇛ I was watching Ben Krasnow making iron nitride permanent magnets and was struck by the fact that about half of the video was about making a magnetometer – a device for measuring and characterizing the magnet that he’d just made. This is really the difference between doing science and just messing around: if you want to test or improve on a procedure, you have to be able to measure how well it works. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ MEEPO_V5_electric_skateboard_review_– Unboxing,_teardown,_features_and_performance_testing⠀⇛ I’ve just received an electric skateboard for review: the MEEPO V5. I initially thought I would skip that one since it’s not super relevant to the usual topics covered on CNX Software, but seeing bolts on the photos, I figured out it might still be interesting to do a teardown of the skateboard to see how it works. So here I am. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Replacing_Crude_Oil_Fractional_Distillation_With Microporous_Polyimine_Membranes⠀⇛ Currently the typical way that crude oil is processed involves a fractional distillation column, in which heated crude oil is separated into the various hydrocarbon compounds using distinct boiling points. This requires the addition of significant thermal energy and is thus fairly energy intensive. A possible alternative has been proposed by [Tae Hoon Lee] et al. with a research article in Science. They adapted membranes used with reverse-osmosis filtration to instead filter crude oil into its constituents, which could enable skipping the heating step and thus save a lot of energy. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ We_Don’t_Have_to_Give_In_to_the Smartphones⠀⇛ They haven’t defeated us. Yet. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Compound_That_Turns_People_Yellow_Could Protect_Against_Malaria⠀⇛ Your body is just trying to help. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Reflections_on_proprietary_trap_AWS_Summit_Mumbai_2025⠀⇛ Just wrapped up an exciting day at proprietary trap AWS Summit Mumbai 2025! And here are my reflections on the event! # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Windows_updates_might_finally_be_getting better_—_Abusive_Monopolist_Microsoft_to_remove_legacy drivers_from_backdoored_Windows_Update_to_boost_security [Ed: This does not improve anything]⠀⇛ Microsoft is planning on removing unwanted/legacy drivers from its backdoored Windows update catalog to boost the security of its backdoored Windows user base. The first phase of this cleanup will encompass older legacy drivers that already have newer replacements in Microsoft's database. # § Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Intel_to_outsource_marketing_to Accenture_and_AI,_resulting_in_more_layoffs⠀⇛ Intel is outsourcing much of its marketing work to Accenture, aiming to cut costs and automate tasks using AI, which will reshape the company's longtime approach to customer engagement. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Defence Web ☛ Two_soldiers_dead_in_murder-suicide⠀⇛ In what the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has described as an “unfortunate incident,” an altercation involving soldiers saw one fatally stab another before committing suicide. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning (21 June) at the Macadamia Military Base near Komatipoort in Mpumalanga. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_expert:_States_must_stop_targeting_and_killing health_and_care_workers⠀⇛ UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng on Thursday called on states to stop the targeting and killing of health and care workers and immediately release all health workers being detained, harassed, and tortured. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Tamagotchi_Torture_Chamber_Is_Equal_Parts Nostalgia_And_Sadism⠀⇛ Coming in hot from Cornell University, students [Amanda Huang], [Caroline Hohner], and [Rhea Goswami] bring a project that is guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of anyone in the under-40 set, and sadists of all ages: The Tamagochi Torture Chamber. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israeli_strikes_kill_Iranian_commander:_the latest_on_the_ground_in_Tehran⠀⇛ Israel said Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented bombing campaign against the Islamic republic, which Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed had delayed Tehran's alleged progress towards a nuclear weapon by two years. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Tehran, Saeed Azimi. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel_claims_its_strikes_have_set_back_Iran's nuclear_program_by_two_or_three_years⠀⇛ As Israel continues to strike Iran's nuclear facilities and military targets, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed said in an interview that by his country's own assessment, it had "already delayed for at least two or three years the possibility for them to have a nuclear bomb." How accurate is this claim? Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor, Kethevane Gorjestani. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Iran:_Israel_strikes_key_nuclear_site_of Isfahan,_authorities_report_no_hazardous_leak⠀⇛ Israel's military said Saturday it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks. Early Saturday, smoke could be seen rising from an area near a mountain in Isfahan, where a local official said Israel had attacked the nuclear research facility in two waves. Story by Shirli Sitbon. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel_says_strikes_Iran's_military infrastructure_and_nuclear_sites⠀⇛ Israel's military said Saturday it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks, while emphasizing it was preparing for the possibility that the war could turn into a lengthy campaign. Analysis by Scott Lucas, a professor at Clinton Institute of the University College of Dublin. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israeli_military_says_killed_Iran's_Hamas coordinator⠀⇛ Israel's military said Saturday it had killed a top Iranian commander in charge of military coordination with Palestinian militant group Hamas in a strike on Qom, south of Tehran. Detailsb y FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Iranians_flee_war-torn_country_in_long_and dangerous_journey⠀⇛ Facing heavy missile strikes from Tel Aviv, Iranians are fleeing the country, notably from Tehran. Lines have begun to form at Iran's border with Turkey. Story France 2 and Caroline Baum. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Israel_Strikes_Iranian_Nuclear_Research_Facility, ‘Military_Infrastructure’_In_Fresh_Wave_Of_Attacks⠀⇛ Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks early on June 21, triggering air raid sirens across parts of central Israel, including Tel Aviv, after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear program until Israel stops its attacks. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_Israel_Had_to_Act⠀⇛ The Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel showed the need for Israel to pre-empt threats against it rather than react defensively. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Former_member_of_the_Iranian_nuclear_negotiating team_speaks_to_FRANCE_24⠀⇛ FRANCE 24 had the opportunity to speak to Sayed Hossein Mousavian, former ambassador of Iran to Germany, former member of the Iranian nuclear negotiation team -- and currently a research scholar at the program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University. If he was in the negotiation room in Geneva, what efforts would he take to win back the international community’s trust regarding Iran's nuclear program? FRANCE 24’s Jean-Emile Jammine asked him. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ayatollah_Ali_Khamenei,_Planning_for_His Possible_Assassination,_Picks_Successors⠀⇛ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not only picked replacements in his chain of military command in case they are killed in Israeli strikes, he has also named three senior clerics to replace him should he, too, be slain. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Here_are_some_of_the_US_bases_and_assets_Iran could_target_in_retaliation_for_Convicted_Felon_strikes⠀⇛ The US has several bases and military assets in the Middle East that Iran could target in retaliation for the strikes Hell Toupée ordered earlier today. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Live:_Convicted_Felon_addresses_the_nation_after launching_military_strike_on_Iran⠀⇛ Hell Toupée is set to address the nation at 10pm EST, after the United States military launched airstrikes on Iran Saturday night in a historic attack. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Convicted Felon... # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Dihydroxyacetone_Man’s_Iran_attack_catches_world off-guard_after_fakeouts_with_B-2_flights_and_‘two_weeks’ timeframe⠀⇛ Hell Toupée caught the world off-guard Saturday by bombing three Iranian nuclear sites — after his apparently strategic deception indicating that such strikes weren't imminent and trickery with the deployment of US Air Force B-2 bombers. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ GOP_leaders,_Sen._John_Fetterman_commend_Convicted Felon’s_strikes_on_Iran:_‘The_correct_move’⠀⇛ "As I’ve long maintained, this was the correct move by @POTUS," the Pennsylvania Democrat posted on X. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ US_has_bombed_three_nuclear_sites_in_Iran, Convicted_Felon_announces:_‘Now_is_the_time_for_peace’⠀⇛ The attack came days after Hell Toupée unleashed an open threat to Tehran to give up its nuclear program and called for Iran's "unconditional surrender." # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Dihydroxyacetone_Man_Says_US_Has_Carried_Out_'Very Successful'_Strikes_on_Iranian_Nuclear_Sites,_Including Fordow⠀⇛ US President The Insurrectionist says the US military struck three nuclear sites in Iran - - Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan -- and the aircraft that carried out the mission already are on their way back to the United States. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Dihydroxyacetone_Man_Says_US_Has_Carried_Out_'Very Successful'_Strikes_on_Iranian_Nuclear_Sites,_Including Fordow⠀⇛ President The Insurrectionist said the US forces have carried out three "very successful strikes" on nuclear site in Iran. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Where_Is_the_Iran-Israel_Conflict_Headed?⠀⇛ President The Insurrectionist’s decision on whether to attack Iran may prove to be the most consequential of his Presidency yet. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Deploys_B-2_Bombers_as_Convicted Felon_Plans_to_Meet_National_Security_Team⠀⇛ The planes can carry bombs capable of striking an underground nuclear facility in Iran if Hell Toupée decides to join the conflict. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China_downplayed_nuclear-capable missile_test,_classified_New_Zealand_gov’t_papers_show⠀⇛ China tried to mislead foreign governments in 2024 by playing down the importance of a nuclear-capable missile test over the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand diplomats privately warned in documents obtained by AFP. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_offers_to_be_peacemaker_in_Iran- Israel_war,_but_is_unlikely_to_intervene⠀⇛ At stake for China is energy imports. China is the largest buyer of Iranian oil. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Japan-US-Philippines_coast_guards simulate_crisis_amid_China_threat⠀⇛ Helicopters buzzed in the shadow of a smouldering volcano and boats rescued dummies from the sea this week in a show of maritime unity by Japan, the United States and the Philippines. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ LRT ☛ Vilnius_exhibition_confronts_legacy_of repressive_regimes_through_art⠀⇛ The Contemporary Art Centre (ŠMC) in Vilnius has opened its summer exhibition season with a show exploring the enduring scars left by repressive regimes. The exhibition also features Lithuanian artist Gerda Paliušytė’s photographic reflections on resilience in the face of external forces. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Belarus_pardons,_frees_opposition_leader Tikhanovsky_following_visit_from_Convicted_Felon envoy⠀⇛ Belarus released opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky from jail after receiving a pardon following a meeting between Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and US President The Insurrectionist's Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg in Minsk, his wife Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said Saturday. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Ukraine_Received_20_Bodies_Of_Russian Soldiers_In_War_Dead_Exchanges,_Zelenskyy_Says⠀⇛ Kyiv received the bodies of at least 20 Russian soldiers instead of Ukrainian ones during recent exchanges of war dead with Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, accusing Russia of "not checking" who they were sending. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Russian_Overnight_Attack_Injures_One_In Kremenchuk,_Damages_Refinery⠀⇛ A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian coastal city of Odesa has killed one person and injured at least 13 others -- including three rescue workers -- as the capital, Kyiv, continues to reel from deadly air strikes earlier this week. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ukraine_Warns_Teenagers_the_Enemy_Is Inside_Their_Phones⠀⇛ Ukraine’s security service is holding classes at high schools to alert teenagers of Russian efforts to recruit them. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone_Man_Sends_Envoy_to Belarus,_Courting_Ties_With_Russia’s_Close_Ally⠀⇛ The outreach to Belarus’s autocratic leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, comes as the country has released at least 14 political prisoners. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Sign_of_sovereignty:_Prabowo skips_G-7_for_Russia,_drawing_scrutiny_over_Indonesia’s neutrality⠀⇛ Analysts say the visit signals the president's assertive, personalised diplomacy. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Belarus_Releases_14_Prisoners_Including Opposition_Politician_Tsikhanouski,_Journalist_Karnei⠀⇛ Belarus has released 14 prisoners, including  Syarhey Tsikhanouski, who was detained in May 2020 while attempting to run for president against authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Belarus_frees_14_political_prisoners after_rare_visit_by_US_envoy._Many_more_remain.⠀⇛ Key dissendent figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski, longtime radio correspondent Ihar Karnei, and 12 others walked free after authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko met with a top U.S. official in Minsk. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Belarus_opposition_leader_‘safe_in_Lithuania’_– minister⠀⇛ Fourteen Belarusian political prisoners including opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanousky were released from prison and were now "safe in Lithuania", Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys confirmed on X. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ France_grapples_with_its_first_heatwave_of_the year⠀⇛ French authorities have renewed their calls for caution in the face of the heatwave that reaches its peak across the country on Saturday, with 16 departments still under orange heatwave alert. In the western part of the country, temperatures could reach 39°C. Story by Catherine Viette. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Jaws’_at_50:_Scientists_Are_Still Studying_the_Mysteries_of_Sharks⠀⇛ The film’s release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped to turn the tide. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Why_‘Jaws’_Would_Never_Be_Made Today⠀⇛ Would “Jaws,” the first blockbuster, be greenlit today? Probably not. Alissa Wilkinson, a New York Times film critic, breaks down why. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Two_years_ahead_of_next_polls, Malaysia’s_opposition_seeks_to_settle_leadership_line-up⠀⇛ Main opposition parties engaged in succession plans but Muhyiddin still set to be PM candidate. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ ‘Makes_my_blood_boil’:_Pahang_Sultan sees_red_as_tensions_rise_over_prized_Malaysian_durians⠀⇛ Hundreds of millions of ringgit are at stake in the long-standing dispute. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China’s_top_HK_official_says_security will_ensure_city’s_success⠀⇛ His comments build on China’s emphasis on national security in recent years. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone_Man’s_Immigration Crackdown_Endures_Despite_Release_of_Targeted_Students⠀⇛ An effort to expel students the administration says are a national security threat has given way to a broad campaign that touches many corners of American life. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ ‘It_has_been_so_long’:_Hongkongers acquitted_in_2019_protest_cases_face_lengthy_legal_battle after_gov’t_appeals⠀⇛ Chan Lok-sun, 31, appeared calm earlier this month when he heard he was found guilty of rioting for an event that took place almost six years ago in Hong Kong. His conviction came nearly four years after the same court acquitted him of the same charge. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Iranians_Find_Pockets_of_Connection_Amid Internet_Blackout⠀⇛ Iranians managed to gain some unreliable connection to the internet on Friday after a near-total blackout that lasted four days. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Prosecution_Laches_from Woodbridge_to_Sonos:_A_170-Year_Continuation?⠀⇛ I did a double-take earlier this week as I read the 1923 Supreme Court case of Woodbridge v. U.S., 263 U.S. 50, 44 S.Ct. 45. Although the case was decided after WWI, the facts center on a cannon projectile patent monopoly originally filed in 1852 – well before the U.S. Civil War.  The 70 year saga involved the inventor’s prolonged quest for a patent monopoly (and later for compensation). o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Greek_man_gets_5_years_in_prison_for running_a_now-defunct_torrenting_site_10_years_ago_—_Greece goes_tough_on_torrenting⠀⇛ A Greek man appealing his judgment in a case involving a 10-plus-year-old torrenting site was handed down an immediate 5-year jail sentence and €11,800 in fines in court this week. * Gemini_Links_22/06/2025:_Furniture_Construction_and_Bubble_for_Comments * BetaNews_is_Fake_News,_Composed_by_LLM_Slop ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2587 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 22/06/2025: More Slop Lawsuits (Copyrights) and "America’s Oligarch Problem"⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Delicate_red_flowers_in_a_round_wooden_Danish_style_planter⦈ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Career/Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Privacy/Surveillance o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Yeah,_but_do_you_need_it?⠀⇛ Back in the 2000s when I was studying compsci in Adelaide, I had a Singaporean roommate a few years ahead of me who became a mentor of sorts. No, let me revise, he was a mentor, no need for qualification. He helped me a lot, whether it was navigating moving away from friends and family in an unfamiliar city thousands of kilometres from home, to cooking on a tight budget, to dealing with social anxiety. One of his trademark phrases when I was contemplating something was “yeah, but do you need it?” If he didn’t get an answer, or something he considered rambling, he’d ask again with a simple “yeah, but do you need it?” o ⚓ MIT Technology Review ☛ How_a_30-year-old_techno-thriller predicted_our_digital_isolation⠀⇛ In April, Mark Kapo-berg, as tech billionaires are so fond of doing these days, pontificated at punishing length on a podcast. In the interview, he addressed America’s loneliness epidemic: “The average American has—I think it’s fewer than three friends. And the average person has demand for meaningfully more." o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ How_Vera_Rubin_Telescope_Scientists_Will Deal_With_60_Million_Billion_Bytes_of_Imagery⠀⇛ The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data- sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ All_You_Need_To_Know_About_Photographic_Lenses⠀⇛ If you have ever played around with lenses, you’ll know that a convex lens can focus an image onto a target. It can be as simple as focusing the sun with a magnifying glass to burn a hole in a piece of paper, but to achieve the highest quality images in a camera there is a huge amount of optical engineering and physics at play to counteract the imperfections of those simple lenses. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Jaw-Dropping_Explosions_on_The_Sun_Captured in_First_NASA_PUNCH_Images⠀⇛ "You have never seen anything quite like this." # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ It's_Official:_Scientists_Confirmed_What's Inside_Our_Moon⠀⇛ The verdict is in. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Fish_Has_a_Weird_See-Through_Head_With Its_Eyes_On_The_Inside._Here's_Why.⠀⇛ It's not just protection. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ New_Clues_Emerge_on_How_Life_Survived 'Snowball_Earth'⠀⇛ Could aliens be hiding in ponds? o § Career/Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Schools_must_be_national_security ‘gatekeepers,’_gov’t_says_after_principal_warns_against_US consulate_event⠀⇛ A Hong Kong school principal has warned teachers not to take part in Independence Day activities hosted by the US consulate after the city’s authorities reportedly warned that participation may violate national security legislation. o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ Building_Diode_And_Diode-Transistor_Logic Gates⠀⇛ The fun part about logic gates is that there are so many ways to make them, with each approach having its own advantages and disadvantages. Although these days transistor-transistor logic (TTL) is the most common, diode-transistor logic (DTL) once was a regular sight, as well as diode-resistor logic (DRL). These logic gates are the topic of a recent video by [Anthony Francis-Jones], covering a range of logic gates implemented using mostly diodes and resistors. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ PVA_Filament:_Not_Always_What_It_Seems⠀⇛ PVA filament is an interesting filament type, for the reason that while it can be printed with any FDM printer, it supposedly readily dissolves in water, which is also the reason why PVA glue sticks are so popular when doing crafts and arts with young children. This property would make PVA filament ideal for printing supports if your printer can handle two different materials at the same time. So surely you can just pick any old PVA filament spool and get to printing, right? As [Lost in Tech] found out, this is not quite the case. # ⚓ CNX Software ☛ TRMNL_customizable_7.5-inch_wireless_E-Ink display_supports_plugins_for_greater_ease-of-use⠀⇛ TRMNL is a 7-5-inch wireless E-Ink display based on an ESP32-C3 RISC-V WiFi and Bluetooth SoC and designed to be customizable, allowing users to disassemble their device, modify the (open-source) firmware, and retrieve API keys without voiding the warranty. The default 1,800 mAh battery is good enough for over 3 months on a charge, but the company also provides an option for a 2,500 mAh battery that is said to last for more than 6 months (not sure how the math works here).  # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Even_Nvidia's_China-specific_RTX_5090D falls_victim_to_the_infamous_16-pin_melting_issue⠀⇛ Two GeForce RTX 5090D owners share their unfortunate experience with the 16-pin power connector meltdowns. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Nvidia_RTX_5090D_falls_victim_to_infamous 16-pin_melting_issue_—_saga_continues_with_China-specific chip⠀⇛ Two GeForce RTX 5090D owners share their unfortunate experience with the 16-pin power connector meltdowns. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Nvidia_products_could_be_made_using humanoid_robots_for_the_first_time_ever_—_company_in_talks with_Foxconn_to_deploy_them_in_Houston_factory_building_GB300 Hey_Hi_(AI)_servers⠀⇛ Nvidia is reportedly in talks with Foxconn over plans to deploy humanoid robots in a Houston factory building GB300 chips. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Windows_11_24H2_updates_are_still_failing on_Western_Digital's_SN770,_despite_the_fact_that_a_fix_came out_8_months_ago_—_here's_what_to_do_if_you're_stuck⠀⇛ Microsoft is blocking backdoored Windows 11 version 24H2 on systems with WD Black SN770 SSDs due to a firmware issue, yet offers no clear guidance to users despite a firmware fix having been available since October 2024. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ Green Party UK ☛ Green_Party_MPs_Back_Terminally_Ill_Adults (End_of_Life)_Bill⠀⇛ Today Green MPs backed the continued passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons. All four Green MPs voted yes at the Bill’s third reading. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ People_With_Severe_Diabetes_Are_Cured_in Small_Trial_of_New_Drug⠀⇛ Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may not suit those with more manageable type 1 diabetes. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Casino_Lights_Could_Be_Warping_Your_Brain to_Take_Risks,_Scientists_Warn⠀⇛ Some questionable ethics here. # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ You_don’t_have_to_like_coffee_shops⠀⇛ If we all liked technical writing, jazz, anime, public transport, vtubers, apartments, Asia, BSD operating systems, retrocompting, architecture, ocean liners, metadata, aviation, and coffee, we’d all be me. And that’s a horrifying prospect for everyone involved. (I’d also say that telling someone they don’t like coffee shops immediately after a post saying they’re sad they lost one of their favourites isn’t the… best timing, but you do you)! # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ 'Off_Switch'_in_The_Brain_to_Stop_Binge Drinking_Discovered_in_Mice⠀⇛ New hope for treating alcohol addiction. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ There's_a_Shocking_Reason_Ticks_Are_So Dangerous_(It's_Us)⠀⇛ A history of human errors created a crisis. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ One_Weight_Loss_Strategy_Is_5x_More Effective_Than_Ozempic,_Trials_Show⠀⇛ Each has pros and cons. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Protect_yourself_from_Midsummer_creepy-crawlies⠀⇛ While Midsummer is without doubt the most important date on the Latvian calendar, celebrating it properly can come with certain inconveniences – not least the risk of being stung or bitten by insects, ticks and even snakes. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Windows Central ☛ This_free_Windows_tool_recreates_Circle to_Search_on_Windows_and_Linux⠀⇛ Circle to Search is a powerful feature for Android that allows you to get more information about content on your screen. However, a free new app for Windows mimics the functionality of Circle to Search. # § Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism⠀➾ # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ ELIZA_Reanimated⠀⇛ The last time we checked in with the ELIZA archeology project, they had unearthed the earliest known copy of the code for the infamous computer psychiatrist written in MAD-SLIP. After a lot of work, that version is now running again, and there were a number of interesting surprises. # ⚓ Press Gazette ☛ Who’s_suing_Hey_Hi_(AI)_and_who’s signing:_BillBC_threatens_Perplexity,_raft_of_Prorata partnerships⠀⇛ # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ How_AI_Can_Help_You_Learn_the_Art_of Programming_-_The_New_Stack⠀⇛ Warp Terminal's built-in AI can generate code, explain every line and guide you through compilation — turning the terminal into your personal coding tutor. o § Security⠀➾ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ HKUST_student_denied_bail after_allegedly_posing_as_anti-graft_agency_officer, defrauding_victim_of_HK$278K⠀⇛ A PhD student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has been denied bail after allegedly posing as an anti-corruption investigator and attempting to defraud a victim of HK$278,000. The defendant, surnamed Zhang, appeared at the Eastern Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to face a charge of conspiring to defraud. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Europe’s_Growing_Fear:_How_Trump Might_Use_U.S._Tech_Dominance_Against_It⠀⇛ To comply with a Trump executive order, Microsoft recently helped suspend the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating Israel for war crimes. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korean_taxi_driver_under_fire_for sexually_harassing_Thai_tourist⠀⇛ The alleged incident has sparked outrage among South Korean netizens. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel-Iran_war:_How_are_Asian_heavyweights reacting_to_the_hostilities?⠀⇛ The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran is testing old alliances. Asian heavyweights China and India have taken different positions. This week we take a closer look at what’s behind the posturing from Beijing and New Delhi. Plus, where does Asia’s other nuclear-armed state, Pakistan, stand on the issue? # ⚓ American Oversight ☛ New_Lawsuit_Seeks_Convicted_Felon Administration_Records_on_Weaponized_Immigration Enforcement⠀⇛ American Oversight is zeroing in on the administration's use of immigration enforcement to punish perceived opponents — and to protect allies. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Bukele’s_El_Salvador:_Popularity,_power,_and_the price_of_security⠀⇛ Nayib Bukele came to power in El Salvador in 2019, winning outright in the first round of presidential elections. Since then, he has steadily consolidated his control. Bukele’s party has dominated the National Assembly since 2021. In 2022, he declared a state of emergency, which remains in effect to this day. He also pressured the Supreme Court to allow him to run for a second term – previously prohibited by the Constitution. Despite concerns over his human rights record, Bukele enjoys overwhelming popularity, with polls showing over 80 percent approval. Since the start of the state of emergency, more than 400 inmates have died in jail. This year, he began constructing a new mega-prison to house hundreds of illegal migrants deported by the United States and labelled terrorists. Six years into his presidency, FRANCE 24 takes a look at the Bukele phenomenon. Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin report. # ⚓ Survivor_tells_how_trapped_miners_ate_human_flesh_and cockroaches_to_survive⠀⇛ Zama zama miner Patrick Ntsokolo saw colleagues eating cockroaches and even dead bodies underground after police from Operation Vala Umgodi blocked deliveries to illegal miners at Stilfontein. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan-US-Philippines_coast_guards simulate_crisis_amid_China_threat⠀⇛ The 3 countries have warned about Chinese activity in the disputed regional waters. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ A_U.S._Attack_on_Iran_Would_Show_the Limits_of_China’s_Power⠀⇛ China, which depends on Iran for oil and to counter American influence, has a lot to lose from a wider war. But there’s not much it can do about it. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_angered_by_British_warship sailing_as_Taiwan_raises_alert_level⠀⇛ Beijing said such an action undermined peace and stability in the region. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Taiwan_pursues_homegrown_Chinese spies_as_Beijing_intensifies_espionage⠀⇛ Taiwan is vetting hundreds of thousands of military service members, public school teachers and civil servants in a bid to root out potential homegrown Chinese sympathisers, as Beijing intensifies espionage on the island. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Iran_suggests_US_using_nuclear_talks_as_cover_for Israeli_airstrikes_as_negotiations_remain_stalled⠀⇛ "We don't know how we can trust them anymore. What they did was, in fact, a betrayal of diplomacy." # ⚓ RFERL ☛ European_Diplomats_Report_No_Progress_After_Talks In_Geneva_As_Convicted_Felon_Considers_US_Action_In_Iran⠀⇛ Israel and Iran exchanged more strikes on June 20 as diplomatic efforts led by France, Britain, and Germany yielded only a statement expressing "grave concerns" about the escalation of tensions and a willingness to meet again. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Dihydroxyacetone_Man_reverses_2_decades_of_US ban_on_Israeli_antinuke_strikes⠀⇛ Hell Toupée has broken with two decades of U.S. policy by approving Israel’s ambition to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities. Could he go further? # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel-Iran_war:_Intense_destruction_in_Iran, negotiations_at_a_standstill⠀⇛ Residential buildings in Iran have been attacked alongside other targets struck by Israel, as detailed by FRANCE 24's Saeed Azimi. Meanwhile, internet restrictions remain in place across Iran, justified as necessary to protect national security and the population. This escalation unfolds as diplomatic efforts falter, with the EU seeking a solution while Iran refuses to negotiate with the United States. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Accusations_fly_at_a_heated_U.N._Security Council_session_on_Iran_and_Israel,_amid_pleas_for_peace.⠀⇛ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel/Iran,_Convicted_Felon’s_decision,_G7, Bezos_Wedding_Protests⠀⇛ In a week of escalating conflict between Israel and Iran—decades in the making—assassinations, airstrikes, and missile attacks have pushed the region to the brink. Iran is striking back, with seven days of air raid sirens across Israel and a hospital hit in Beersheba. As the crisis deepens, Hell Toupée faces a pivotal choice: whether to join the fight and unleash the only weapons capable of destroying Iran’s underground nuclear site at Fordo. A decision is promised within two weeks. Meanwhile, across Europe, protests erupt over “over-tourism.” Demonstrators in Spain, Portugal, and Italy take to the streets with slogans like “Your Holiday, Our Misery.” In Barcelona, tourists are targeted with water pistols. In Venice, the arrival of Jeff Bezos for his three-day wedding sparks outrage: “No Space for Bezos” read the signs. # ⚓ France24 ☛ No,_this_Israeli_minister_didn’t_say_that_he underestimated_Iran’s_missile_capabilities⠀⇛ A video shared widely on X shows a heated exchange between Israeli politicians Itamar Ben Gvir and Omer Bar-Lev, with posters claiming that the two politicians were fighting after the Iranian strikes carried out on June 13, 2025. It turns out, however, that this conversation actually took place in March 2022 and has no ties to the current conflict. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Israel-Iran_war_enters_its_second_week_with multiple_strikes⠀⇛ #Israel and #Iran exchanged fire for the second week running on Friday, with the war between the two foes continuing into its eighth consecutive day. The Israeli army said it had hit multiple targets in Tehran overnight, including what it said was a nuclear weapons research centre. FRANCE 24 has the details. # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 2_Hongkongers_evacuated_from_Israel as_conflict_with_Iran_enters_8th_day⠀⇛ At least two Hongkongers, along with more than 100 Chinese students, have been evacuated from Israel, as the country’s conflict with Iran entered its eighth day. # ⚓ France24 ☛ 'In_military_terms,_US_and_Israel_would_be_able to_destroy_Iran_nuclear_program,_weaken_their_govt'⠀⇛ Since launching airstrikes on Iran last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been working to pull President The Insurrectionist into the war, and sway a sceptical American public. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's William Hilderbrandt welcomes General Dominique Trinquand, former Head of the French Military Mission at the United Nations. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Escalating_air_war_between_Israel_and_Iran enters_second_week⠀⇛ The second week of airstrikes between Israel and Iran sees intensified attacks on Iran's air defence systems and missile launchers, aiming to disrupt its nuclear programme. Retaliatory strikes have severely damaged residential areas in southern Israel. Human rights groups report over 657 fatalities in Iran, including military commanders, while at least 24 have died in Israel. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ An_Iranian_strike_in_downtown_Haifa damaged_at_least_two_places_of_worship.⠀⇛ Shockwaves from the attack in Israel’s third- largest city damaged a mosque and a church. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Are_Israel’s_Airstrikes_on_Iran_Within Legal_Bounds?⠀⇛ International law experts are divided. # ⚓ The Strategist ☛ The_future_of_Iran’s_nuclear_program: views_from_ASPI_analysts⠀⇛ Among all the uncertainties of the Israel-Iran conflict, two things are clear: a nuclearised Iran is a threat to global security; and Tehran will not give up its nuclear program easily. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ What_Happens_if_Convicted_Felon_Decides_to Strike_Iran_or_Assassinate_Its_Leader?⠀⇛ If the United States bombs an underground uranium enrichment facility in Iran or kills the country’s supreme leader, it could kick off a more dangerous and unpredictable phase in the war. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Live_Updates:_Convicted_Felon_Suggests There’s_Little_He_Can_Do_to_Stop_Israeli_Attacks_on_Iran⠀⇛ The president also dismissed a diplomatic effort in Geneva that yielded no breakthrough. “Europe is not going to be able to help,” he said. Early Saturday, Israel and Iran traded new strikes as the conflict entered a ninth day. # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ Why_Israel_Struck_Iran_First⠀⇛ The Israeli American writer Yossi Klein Halevi is vehemently opposed to Benjamin Netanyahu, but he makes a case for why Netanyahu was right to start a war, whatever the consequences. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Chinese_exports_of_rare-earth_magnets plummet_in_May⠀⇛ Exports reportedly hit their lowest level since 2015, excluding the Covid-19 pandemic. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Thai_PM_Paetongtarn_Shinawatra_meets army_commander_to_defuse_political_crisis⠀⇛ She was forced to apologise on June 19 over a call with Mr Hun Sen that appeared online. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Latvia ☛ State_Security_Service_talks_counter- terrorism⠀⇛ On 19 June, Latvian State Security Service (VDD) held is latest biannual meeting of Counterterrorism Centre Expert Advisory Council, where current developments were discussed and the priorities for the next half of the year were outlined. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘We_really_are_in_a_perfect_storm’:_Russia’s finance_minister_admits_federal_budget_is_facing ‘serious_turbulence’_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ An_economic_reality_check:_Officials_clash at_St._Petersburg_forum_over_the_perfect_weather metaphors_for_Russia’s_recession_risks_and_the_ruble’s strength_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Indonesia_expects_to_sign_free trade_deal_with_Russia-led_union_this_year,_minister says⠀⇛ Indonesia expects to sign a free trade agreement with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) this year in a move likely to boost demand for its commodity exports, its senior economic minister said in a statement released on Friday. # ⚓ LRT ☛ Lithuania,_Baltics_call_for_Russian_army personnel_to_be_banned_from_EU⠀⇛ Baltic and Nordic countries on Thursday called for a Schengen Zone visa ban for members of the Russian armed forces and "other armed groups", Estonia’s public broadcaster ERR reports. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Russians,_Belarusians_banned_from_buying real_estate_in_Latvia⠀⇛ On Thursday, 19 June, the Saeima adopted in its final reading a new law prohibiting Russia and Belarus, as well as their citizens, from acquiring real estate in Latvia. # ⚓ Latvia ☛ Nordics,_Baltics_and_partners_to_'compile guidelines'_on_Russia's_shadow_fleet⠀⇛ On 19 June, Ivars Lasis, Under Secretary of State, Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated in an online meeting of the Baltic and Nordic foreign ministers and senior officials in a format dubbed 'NB8++' to discuss action to reduce the risks posed by the Russian shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ NATO_eyes_the_essence_of_security⠀⇛ The 32-country transatlantic military alliance will decide if today’s conflicts and challenges demand spending on nontraditional defenses – and democratic values. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Russian_single_mother_sentenced_to_18_years for_allegedly_trying_to_flee_to_Ukraine_and_join_the Freedom_of_Russia_Legion_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Russian_soldier_kills,_eats_comrade_in twisted_attempt_to_survive_Ukraine_war:_report⠀⇛ He bit more than the bullet. A Russian soldier on the frontlines in Ukraine murdered his comrade and ate the corpse to survive the grim wartime conditions — only to end up dying anyway, Kyiv’s military intelligence reported. # ⚓ CS Monitor ☛ Civilians_flee_in_Ukraine’s_Sumy_region, but_Russia_faces_huge_losses⠀⇛ In Ukraine’s border region of Sumy, Russian forces are making very slow progress, but enough to force Ukrainian civilians from their villages. # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Latest_Russian_Attack_On_Residential_Building Kills_1_In_Odesa⠀⇛ A Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian coastal city of Odesa has killed one person and injured at least 13 others -- including three rescue workers -- as the capital, Kyiv, continues to reel from deadly air strikes earlier this week. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia-Ukraine_drone_attacks_intensify_as peace_talks_collapse⠀⇛ Russia and Ukraine have intensified their drone and missile strikes as US-led peace talks teeter on the brink of collapse. Ukraine's air force reports that Moscow launched 86 drones overnight, resulting in at least one death and dozens of injuries. Charlotte Lam reports. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ Russia’s_shadow_army:_Central Asian_migrants_are_dying_in_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russia has recruited or coerced thousands of Central Asian migrants to fight for Moscow in its war against Ukraine. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ ‘Wherever_a_Russian_soldier_sets_foot, that’s_ours,’_Vladimir_Putin_declares_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Putin_Does_Not_Rule_Out_Capturing Key_Ukrainian_City⠀⇛ Moscow has hoped to mend relations with the United States while continuing to wage war in Ukraine, but Mr. Putin’s insistence on pushing his offensive has come at a diplomatic cost. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Putin_can’t_have_a_veto_on_Ukraine’s_EU membership:_Parliament_speaker_Stefanchuk⠀⇛ Talking Europe welcomes Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker and Chairperson of the Ukrainian Parliament. Elected in October 2021 – just months before Russia’s full-scale invasion – Stefanchuk is a seasoned political figure, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky, and second in line to the presidency under Ukraine’s constitution. A respected legal scholar, he brings that expertise to bear in discussing the legal complexities surrounding the use of frozen Russian assets. We also examine Ukraine’s difficult road toward EU accession, its ongoing rule-of-law reforms, and what Kyiv needs most from its Western partners at this critical time. # ⚓ Atlantic Council ☛ NATO_Defense_Spending_Tracker⠀⇛ The Transatlantic Security Initiative's NATO defense spending tracker delves into data and figures to analyze current defense spending trends. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ukraine_slams_Putin's_'disdain'_for_peace process_after_he_says_'whole_of_Ukraine'_belongs_to Russia⠀⇛ Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga on Friday said that Vladimir Putin had shown "disdain" for the peace process between the two countries after the Russian president earlier said that the "whole of Ukraine" belonged to Russia. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ 'Collective_problem_needs_collective_solution: Global_warming_projected_to_increase_well_beyond_2°'⠀⇛ Arctic peatlands are expanding as the climate warms, new research showed Thursday, a change that could slow global warming in the near term but have the opposite effect in future. Peatlands are the largest terrestrial store of carbon, locking away twice as much heat-trapping CO2 from the atmosphere in their waterlogged soils as all the world's forests. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Alison Sargent welcomes Prof. Joeri Rogelj, Director of Research at the Grantham Institute and Professor of Climate Science & Policy at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_warns_of_more_floods_as_extreme storms_hit_world’s_No._2_economy⠀⇛ The red alerts covered areas in the provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi region. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ US_Supreme_Court_sets_rules_for_venue_selection_in environmental_lawsuits⠀⇛ The US Supreme Court issued two rulings on Wednesday that establish where challenges to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions should be filed, remanding one lawsuit to regional circuits and directing the other suit to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Clean_energy_could_help_China achieve_2035_economic_goals,_slash_emissions:_Study⠀⇛ Decisions made over the coming months will be key, the report said. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Chinese_Tech_Giants_Have_Big_Ambitions_in Brazil⠀⇛ Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Amazon_gives_employees_30_days_'deadline'_to …._or_resign_in_60_days⠀⇛ # ⚓ New Yorker ☛ America’s_Oligarch_Problem⠀⇛ How did the United States join Russia and China as an oligarchy? The staff writer Evan Osnos chronicles the shift in his new book, “The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich.” o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ New_S._Korean_President’s_call_for public_to_suggest_Cabinet_members_‘more_than_a_populist move’⠀⇛ He called it a “meaningful first step towards the people becoming the main actors in running the state”. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Ex-Malaysia_Premier_Najib_Has_Money Laundering_Charges_Dropped⠀⇛ Money-laundering charges against Najib Razak were dropped because of prosecutorial delays, intensifying criticism that he was being treated leniently. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ South_Korea's_chief_trade_negotiator plans_US_visit_June_22-27⠀⇛ South Korea's trade minister Yeo Han-koo will visit the United States from June 22 to 27, the trade ministry said on Saturday. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Monsters_and_memes:_Labubu_dolls_ride China_soft-power_wave⠀⇛ Chinese toymaker Pop Mart’s Labubu monster dolls have gained popularity, riding China's soft power wave. # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Nepo_babies_and_Kremlin_Labubu_dolls_The_stranger sights_at_this_year’s_St._Petersburg_International_Economic Forum_—_Meduza⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Leaders_of_China,_New_Zealand_discuss trade,_Pacific_security⠀⇛ New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon said his meeting with Chinese President Pooh-tin Jinping was constructive. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Online_critics_face_growing_scrutiny_as Malaysia_rolls_out_controversial_data_collection_project⠀⇛ At least half a dozen people have been questioned by the police for social control media posts critical of government decisions. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘Justice_Will_Prevail,’_Mahmoud_Khalil Says_as_He_Goes_Free_on_Bail⠀⇛ Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate, had been held in Louisiana for over three months as the Convicted Felon administration sought to deport him. A judge found reason to believe it was retaliation for his pro-Palestinian speech. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Information_war:_Iran_and_Israel_battle_to control_the_narrative⠀⇛ The media have faced criticism for their coverage of past conflicts – for example, when American journalists failed to challenge the US government's claims about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, or in the Balkans, where some reporters were accused of fuelling tensions by selectively omitting or downplaying key information. As the war between Israel and Iran escalates, FRANCE 24 speaks to Mark Seddon, former UN correspondent and speechwriter for the UN secretary-general, to examine how the conflict is being covered in the media. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ France24 ☛ Abortion_is_highly_restricted_in_microstates such_as_Monaco,_Andorra⠀⇛ In microstates like Monaco and Andorra, abortion laws are highly restrictive. These small countries maintain strict regulations that severely limit access to abortion services, reflecting conservative social and religious values. As a result, women seeking abortions often face significant legal and practical barriers within these territories. The Entr team investigated, as Renée Bertini explains. § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Astellas_and_Hoyng_ROKH_successfully_defend_Xtandi in_the_Netherlands⠀⇛ The patent monopoly owner, The Regents of the University of California, and its exclusive sub- licensee Astellas so far have had considerable success throughout Europe in defending their Xtandi-related patents. The UK High Court and the German Federal Patent Court previously upheld patents relating to the active ingredient enzalutamide. # ⚓ Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Article III,_the_PTAB,_and Expired_Patents:_Constitutional_Analysis_After_Oil_States⠀⇛ The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether the PTAB can invalidate expired patents through inter partes review, in a case that could limit the reach of the landmark Oil States decision that found IPRs constitutionally permissive. In Apple Inc. v. Gesture Technology Partners, the Federal Circuit ruled that PTAB retains jurisdiction over expired patents, but the patentee argues in its petition that once patents expire, they become purely private property rights that require traditional court adjudication rather than administrative review. Certiorari petition - Gesture v. Apple. In Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, 584 U.S. 325 (2018), the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings under Article III and the Seventh Amendment.  Older property rights cases had barred administrative action to eliminate private property rights.  # § Kangaroo Courts⠀➾ # ⚓ JUVE ☛ Reshuffle_at_Düsseldorf_Regional_Court_as Daniel_Voß_moves_to_UPC_full-time [Ed: UPC is illegal and JUVE knows it, but at this point many get paid to pretend not to know and to play along with kangaroo courts]⠀⇛ From 1 July, Daniel Voß, who presides over Düsseldorf Regional Court’s Chamber 4b on a part-time basis, will move to the UPC’s Munich local division full-time. A court spokesperson confirmed to JUVE Patent that Carsten Haase will take over as presiding judge of Chamber 4b. Haase is currently presiding judge of Chamber 4c. # ⚓ Kluwer Patent Blog ☛ Golconda_and_the_Quest_for Coherence:_Unitary_and_National_Patents_in_the_European Landscape [Ed: UPC is illegal and will likely collapse not long from now; why play along with the EPO and now EU corruption? They violate laws and constitutions out in the open.]⠀⇛ This article follows the jurisdictional analysis initiated in Legal Inception: Harmonizing the UPC and National Courts through EU Law. That piece focused on procedural structure. This one turns to the interpretive culture required to make that structure coherent. o § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ TTAB Blog ☛ WYHA?_TTAB_Finds_DOCRETENTION_Merely Descriptive_of_Document_Retention_Software⠀⇛ The Board sustained the USPTO's refusal to register the proposed mark DOCRETENTION for downloadable software and SAAS for generating, editing, managing, accessing, merging, distributing, protecting and securing documents, files and data, on the ground of mere descriptiveness under Section 2(e)(1). Would you have appealed? In_re_Inkit_Inc., Serial No. 97915050 (June 17, 2025) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas L. Casagrande). # § Right of Publicity⠀➾ # ⚓ Jonathan Faber ☛ Will_a_valuation_of_the_Jimmy_Buffet estate’s_diverse_intellectual_property_be_required?⠀⇛ Jimmy Buffett, upon his passing in 2023, left behind a business empire worth an estimated $275M. o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Digital Music News ☛ Wyclef_Jean_Introduces_Superfan Monetization_Platform_OpenWav_at_Indie_Week_2025⠀⇛ Grammy-winning artist Wyclef Jean, 88rising cofounder (and early investor in Musical.ly and Triller) Jaeson Ma, and former Head of Amazon Music for Independent Artists Madeline Nelson gathered for Indie Week Happy Hour to launch OpenWav. * Gemini_Links_22/06/2025:_Gigantic_Toolchest_and_Annoying_Bots * LLMs_Breaking_Everything ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3835 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 22/06/2025: Windows TCO Tales and YouTube Getting More Hostile to Users⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 22, 2025 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇A_former_glass_greenhouse_in_Mikkeli,_Finland,_deserted_due to_safety_issues.⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science o Career/Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary o Entrapment_(Microsoft_GitHub) o Security # Privacy/Surveillance # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature # Overpopulation o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Censorship/Free_Speech o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights/Policing o Internet_Policy/Net_Neutrality o Digital_Restrictions_(DRM) o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # Trademarks # Copyrights # Gemini*_and_Gopher # Personal/Opinions * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ PC Gamer ☛ Denmark_is_switching_to_Linux⠀⇛ Denmark is switching to Linux, says its Ministry of Digital Affairs, in a move that exchanges Windows and Office 365 for Linux and LibreOffice. Yes, that Danish government. The government of a nation of roughly 6 million people, which is the southernmost Scandinavian nation and/or the northernmost part of Central Europe, comprised of the Jutland peninsula and adjacent islands. It'll migrate about half of the Ministry of Digital Affairs away from Windows this summer, reports Danish newspaper Politiken. The move was attributed to a desire for greater digital sovereignty. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Living_on_Mars:_are there_lessons_from_the_terrible_conditions_of_prisons?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_How_pterosaurs_can inspire_aircraft_design⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_What_dinosaur_fossils could_teach_us_about_cancer⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_A_flesh-eating_fly_is spreading_north_to_the_US._It_could_devastate_livestock farming_if_not_controlled⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_How_pterosaurs learned_to_fly:_scientists_have_been_looking_in_the_wrong place_to_solve_this_mystery⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_Blinding_lights:_the hidden_science_behind_gambling’s_glow⠀⇛ # ⚓ Konrad Hinsen ☛ Why_computational_reproducibility_matters⠀⇛ Thirty years after my first contact with computational (ir)reproducibility, I am happy to note that many things have improved. Reproducibility, computational and otherwise, is increasingly recognized as an important aspect of scientific quality control, and mostly considered worth striving for. However, I also note that more and more people, including reproducibility activists, have lost contact with the day-to-day reality in which reproducibility matters. Reproducibility is becoming an item on a checklist, and its precise incarnation the subject of political bickering aimed at making it easy to check off that item. So let's take a look at why computational reproducibility matters for researchers. o § Career/Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ Yeah,_but_do_you_need_it?⠀⇛ Which gets to my core mental shift. We have but a finite amount of time on this planet, so it’s also entirely rational to need silly things sometimes. Sure, it can’t come at the expense of your health or financial stability, but if you’ve saved money for a few months, why not travel the world if you can? Why not get a silly retrocomputer? Why not treat your partner, or your sister, or your friend to something, to show they mean a lot to you? o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_More_Than_1 Million_Power_Banks_Recalled_After_Some_Consumers_Report Fires⠀⇛ o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_Can_Britain_be_a nation_of_tea_growers?_Scientists_say_yes_–_and_it_could_even be_good_for_your_health⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_The_cuppa_that_connects us:_Coffee_drinking_across_cultures⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Can_lab-made_blood_make up_for_global_shortages?⠀⇛ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 2025-06-14_[Older]_Cheeto_Mussolini_EPA_Drops Case_Against_GEO_Group_Over_Disinfectant_Misuse_in_ICE_Jail⠀⇛ # ⚓ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Guns_kill_more_US_children_than other_causes,_but_state_policies_can_help,_study_finds_–_Twin Cities⠀⇛ The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics on June 9, analyzes trends in state firearm policies and kids’ deaths since 2010, after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago. The ruling struck down the city’s handgun ban, clearing the way for many states to make it easier for people to buy and carry guns. o § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_Apple Expands_in_India_as_Foxconn_Starts_iPhone_Casing_Production Despite_Cheeto_Mussolini's_Tariff_Threats [Ed: This means reduced quality and reliability]⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ 2025-06-14_[Older]_‘China_has_Apple_by_the balls’:_How_the_rising_superpower_captured_the_tech_giant [Ed: Apple is a Chinese company with marketing and HQ based in the US to improve its public image ;-)]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Ruben Schade ☛ The_end_of_Intel_macOS⠀⇛ But back to this announcement! We knew it was coming—we’ve known for many years at this point—it was just a question of when. Those of us who lived through past transitions knew that our older hardware was living on borrowed time from the moment the new architecture was announced. It’s not all bad though; replacing Mac OS X on my iBook G3 was my gateway into NetBSD! But I digress. # § Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_IP_implications_of_the FDA_guidance_for_use_of_AI_in_drug_development⠀⇛ # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_Marketing_Mars and_AI_Battle_Space⠀⇛ # ⚓ 404 Media ☛ Is_ChatGPT_Rotting_Our_Brains?_New_Study Suggests_It_Does⠀⇛ A preprint study found that participants who used an LLM to write essays performed worse “at all levels” than those who didn’t. # § Social Control Media⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Seven_held_in_Europe-wide_teen murder-for-hire_ring⠀⇛ Seven people, including a 14-year-old, have been arrested or surrendered to Danish authorities after allegedly using encrypted messaging apps to hire other teenagers for contract killings in what Europol calls a "violence-as-a-service" operation. # ⚓ EFF ☛ Protect_Yourself_From_Meta’s_Latest_Attack_on Privacy⠀⇛ Researchers recently caught Meta using an egregious new tracking technique to spy on you. Exploiting a technical loophole, the company was able to have their apps snoop on users’ web browsing. This tracking technique stands out for its flagrant disregard of core security protections built into phones and browsers. The episode is yet another reason to distrust Meta, block web tracking, and end surveillance advertising. Fortunately, there are steps that you, your browser, and your government can take to fight online tracking. # ⚓ Rodrigo Ghedin ☛ Hiding_metrics_from_the_web_⁄_Manual do_Usuário⠀⇛ “What’s going on here is that these quantifications of social connection play right into our (capitalism-inspired) innate desire for more,” he explained. In creating his extension, Ben questioned why there were so many numbers “a system (and a corporation) that depends on its user’s continued free labor to produce the information that fills its databases.” All of this in 2012! # § Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets⠀➾ # ⚓ 2025-06-12_[Older]_School_Districts_Unaware_BoardDocs Software_Published_Their_Private_Files⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2025-06-12_[Older]_A_guilty_plea_in_the_PowerSchool case_still_leaves_unanswered_questions⠀⇛ # ⚓ Tonga ☛ Ransomware_attack_takes_down_Tonga’s_National Health_Information_System⠀⇛ Tonga’s National Health Information System is a victim of hackers who are demanding a ransom from the Tonga Government to release the nation’s medical records and health plans, the Minister of Health revealed this afternoon. # ⚓ The Record ☛ Tonga_Ministry_of_Health_hit_with cyberattack_affecting_website,_IT_systems⠀⇛ Minister of Health Ana ‘Akau’ola then told parliament on Thursday that an unnamed ransomware gang attacked the National Health Information System, demanding millions in ransom to restore the system. # ⚓ The Record ☛ Krispy_Kreme:_Over_160,000_people_had data_stolen_during_November_2024_cyberattack⠀⇛ The attack was claimed in December by the Play ransomware gang. The FBI and several international law enforcement agencies warned that Play is one of the most damaging ransomware gangs operating, launching a total of 900 attacks on organizations since emerging in 2022. # ⚓ IT Wire ☛ iTWire_-_Half_the_spam_in_your_inbox_is generated_by_AI_–_‘its_use_in_advanced_attacks_is_at_an earlier_stage’⠀⇛ Our research team trained detectors to identify automatically whether a malicious/ unsolicited email was generated using AI. We achieved this by assuming that emails sent before the public release of ChatGPT in November 2022 were likely to have been written by humans. This allowed us to establish a reliable ‘false positive’ for the detector. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Qilin’s_'on-call_lawyer'_capability is_fooling_no_one⠀⇛ The lawyers can also supposedly step in and orchestrate the negotiations directly themselves, and advise the victim how exactly Qilin can inflict "maximum damage" if a ransom is not paid. # ⚓ Security Week ☛ Aflac_Finds_Suspicious_Activity_on_US Network_That_May_Impact_Social_Security_Numbers,_Other Data⠀⇛ Aflac says that it has identified suspicious activity on its network in the U.S. that may impact Social Security numbers and other personal information, calling the incident part of a cybercrime campaign against the insurance industry. o § Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub)⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ New_GitHub_Copilot_limits_push_AI_users to_pricier_tiers⠀⇛ Welcome to the AI industry's latest variation on bill shock, made famous in the telecom industry and later refined for the cloud computing industry. o § Security⠀➾ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_WhatsApp introducing_advertising_is_a_potentially_lucrative_but risky_move⠀⇛ # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_Insufficient Press_Coverage_on_the_Big_Data_Surveillance_Complex⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Record ☛ Judge_overturns_Biden-era_HHS_rule_on HIPAA_protections_for_those_seeking_reproductive_care⠀⇛ The ruling does not strip all protections from people seeking reproductive care, and it does not affect HIPAA in other ways, experts said. # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ Computational Complexity ☛ Computational_Complexity: Why_Can't_We_Break_Cryptography?⠀⇛ Cryptography is designed to look completely random. No compression. If you remove the randomness you have nothing left. And thus modern algorithms have no hook to attack it. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_Amazon, Telekom_Vehicles_Set_Ablaze_in_Suspected_Political_Attack_in Berlin,_Media_Report⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_Greece Protests_Turkey's_Maritime_Zoning_Plan,_Says_It_Lacks_Legal Basis⠀⇛ # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_Turkey_plans_to_ramp_up missile_production_to_establish_deterrence,_says_Erdoğan⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_How_LA Residents_Are_Using_Amazon_Ring_to_Thwart_ICE_Raids_in_Their Neighbourhoods⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_What's_the_big_deal with_rare_earth_elements?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-14_[Older]_UK:_Two_jailed_over gold_toilet_theft_from_Blenheim_Palace⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-14_[Older]_Northern_Ireland: Police_deploy_water_cannon_against_rioters⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-14_[Older]_Germany_tackles explosive_wartime_legacy_at_sea⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-14_[Older]_How_the_LA_protests_may boost_appetite_for_authoritarianism⠀⇛ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_Members_of_Palestinian Islamic_Jihad_migrate_from_Syria_to_Turkey_and_Lebanon⠀⇛ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_Turkey’s_mercenaries_murder_a young_man_in_a_village_in_occupied_Afrin⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_Germany_updates:_Syrian 'torture'_doctor_sentenced_to_life⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_German_Court Sentences_Syrian_Doctor_to_Life_in_Prison_for_Torture_and_War Crimes_in_His_Homeland⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_Germany_Hands Syrian_Doctor_Life_for_Torturing_Assad_Critics⠀⇛ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_AI:_Unlawful_use_of_force_by police_against_protestors_in_Turkey_may_amount_to_torture⠀⇛ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ The_Shell_Game_Of_Fascist_Gaslighting⠀⇛ This isn’t hyperbole. This isn’t political theater. This is a written directive for ethnic cleansing and political warfare, posted publicly by the President of the United States. But here’s what’s going to happen next—what’s already happening: his supporters will tell you that you’re overreacting. That Trump is “just being hyperbolic.” That you suffer from some cognitive pathology if you take him seriously. They’ll perform concern for your mental health while his ICE agents conduct raids in the exact cities he named, using the exact dehumanizing language he provided. This is the shell game of fascist gaslighting, and you need to understand how it works. The game has three moves, executed simultaneously: [...] # ⚓ [Repeat] New York Times ☛ Europe’s_Growing_Fear:_How_Trump Might_Use_U.S._Tech_Dominance_Against_It⠀⇛ Soon after, Microsoft, which is based in Redmond, Wash., helped turn off Mr. Khan’s I.C.C. email account, freezing him out of communications with colleagues just a few months after the court had issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel for his country’s actions in Gaza. # ⚓ C4ISRNET ☛ Eying_a_Starlink_alternative,_France_to_boost Eutelsat_stake⠀⇛ European militaries have been eyeing the role of Starlink in Ukraine, where the constellation of satellites operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX vital for command and control, drone operations and maintaining battlefield communications. The European Union plans to build its own satellite broadband system called IRIS², but lacks anything with the coverage of Starlink for now. # ⚓ USMC ☛ Judge_asks_if_troops_in_Los_Angeles_are_violating Posse_Comitatus_Act⠀⇛ Title 10 allows the president to call the National Guard into federal service when the country “is invaded,” when “there is a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government,” or when the president is otherwise unable “to execute the laws of the United States.” Breyer found that Trump had overstepped his legal authority, which he said allows presidents to control state National Guard troops only during times of “rebellion or danger of a rebellion.” # ⚓ SBS ☛ Australia's_social_media_ban:_Can_age_assurance_be successful?⠀⇛ As she grew up on the platforms, she says she didn't immediately understand the impact it was having on her. She says that in hindsight, though, she can see that a lot of her "behaviours" and "the content and interactions" she had on social media platforms were "definitely not great" for her mental health. # ⚓ NPR ☛ The_story_behind_the_arrest_of_87-year-old_veteran John_Spitzberg_at_the_Capitol⠀⇛ Spitzberg was among the dozens of veterans who were arrested at the Capitol last Friday. The arrests came just half a day before millions of people flooded American streets for No Kings protests, meant to stand in contrast to the military parade being held the same day. "I think the parade was a colossal slap in the face of the American people," said Spitzberg, an Army and Air Force veteran. "And the president of the United States apparently sees himself as more than the people's president. He sees himself as a king or, I don't even know, an emperor." # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Fact_check:_Many_viral fakes_after_Israel's_attack_on_Iran⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Gulf_states_anxious about_being_drawn_into_Israel-Iran_fight⠀⇛ # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ Meduza ☛ Belarus_releases_Siarhei_Tsikhanouski_and_13 other_political_prisoners_after_Lukashenko_meets_with Trump_envoy_—_Meduza⠀⇛ o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_Brazil_to Push_for_Corporate,_Local_Government_Climate_Targets_at COP30⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_'Crunch_time'_for climate_action,_scientists_warn⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_What_farmers'_adaptation_to climate_change_means_for_the_future_of_food⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_Major_oil_companies face_first_'climate_death'_lawsuit⠀⇛ # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_How_climate_change_will_worsen hunger⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_From_roundabout_gardens_to_park meadows,_how_cities_across_Canada_are_encouraging pollinators⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_Michigan_cities_fight effects_of_climate_change⠀⇛ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Union_warns_Trump’s_rapid_changes for_wildland_firefighters_will_be_‘disastrous,’⠀⇛ A union is warning about the risks of moving too fast on the Trump administration’s plans to consolidate federal programs for wildland firefighters, as the U.S. heads into an intense wildfire season. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_What_could_have caused_the_Air_India_crash?_An_expert_examines_the proposed_failure_scenarios⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-14_[Older]_Air_India_crash: Death_toll_hits_270_as_families_mourn⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Air_India_crash: Black_box_recorder_recovered⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Air_India_crash sparks_aviation_safety_debate⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-15_[Older]_India:_At_least_4 killed,_dozens_injured_in_bridge_collapse⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-15_[Older]_India:_Helicopter crash_in_Uttarakhand_kills_7⠀⇛ # ⚓ Vox ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_Why_we’re_barely_keeping track_of_this_growing_climate_problem⠀⇛ # ⚓ HRW ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_Bonn_Climate_Talks_Should Make_Progress_on_Fossil_Fuels⠀⇛ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_Strait_of_Hormuz: Global_energy_trade's_flashpoint⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_Opinion_| Repealing_clean_energy_investments_would_hurt_Michigan businesses,_workers⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_Why_Israel_is hitting_Iran's_vital_energy_infrastructure⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_US_Says Monitoring_Israel-Iran_Attacks'_Impact_on_Global_Energy Supply⠀⇛ # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_Over_1,500_loggerhead turtle_nests_found_on_Turkey's_Mediterranean_coast⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_Could_trees know_when_the_summer_solstice_is?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_How_mice ‘listen’_with_their_whiskers⠀⇛ # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Deseret Media ☛ What_Utah's_water_situation_looks like_as_drought_spreads_to_start_summer⠀⇛ Utah water managers are urging residents to reduce water consumption as much as possible this summer. Tips on how to save water can be found on a website that the state set up. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_One_in_four_people_in_Turkey face_debt-related_legal_notices⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_Switzerland Lifts_Economic_Sanctions_on_Syria⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_Exclusive- Syria_Made_First_Direct_International_Bank_Transfer_Via_SWIFT Since_War,_Central_Bank_Governor_Says⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_Exclusive- Syria_Completes_First_Global_SWIFT_Transfer_Since_War, Governor_Says⠀⇛ # ⚓ Counter Punch ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_Economic_Well-Being_in Today’s_Political_Climate⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ 2025-06-15_[Older]_Remember_bank_tellers?_I found_one_and_defeated_faceless_banking_in_a_single_day⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_Amazon's AI_Revolution_Brings_Job_Cut_Warnings,_Relocation_Mandate Adds_to_Employee_Uncertainty [Ed: Both are a ruse; business failure disguised as "AI", mass layoffs as "RTO" or "forced reloc"]⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_A_pink_diamond_just sold_for_over_US$_14_million_–_no_wonder,_when_you_look_at the_mysteries_behind_their_chemistry⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-15_[Older]_Spain_housing_crisis: Locals_blame_tourists_and_speculators⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-15_[Older]_Large_anti-tourism protests_planned_across_Spain⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-15_[Older]_Milei_urges_Argentines to_bank_'mattress_dollars'_as_proof_of_trust_in_recovery⠀⇛ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_200 Central_Banks,_Foreign_Entities_Dump_$48B_in_US_Treasuries_as Confidence_in_US_Assets_Falters⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-15_[Older]_Former_French_President Sarkozy_stripped_of_national_honor⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-12_[Older]_China,_UK_trade_deals with_Cheeto_Mussolini_pile_pressure_on_EU⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-12_[Older]_Far-right_parties_surge across_Europe⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Hungarian_MEP:_'We_took democracy_for_granted' [Ed: If nobody confronts a dictator, then that dictator become a "hero" and nobody can remove him/ her. It's then a "king".]⠀⇛ # § Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2025-06-14_[Older]_As_disinformation_and_hate thrive_online,_YouTube_quietly_changed_how_it_moderates content⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Telegraph UK ☛ Russia_‘using_nuns_as_spies_to spread_propaganda’⠀⇛ The Kremlin is using nuns at a remote convent in the Baltic region to spread pro-Russian propaganda for its hybrid war on Europe, Estonia’s government has warned. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ India Times ☛ Internet_partially_restored_in_Iran:_UK-based watchdog⠀⇛ Internet service was partially restored in Iran on Saturday, after Tehran imposed a blackout during its war with Israel, London-based online watchdog NetBlocks said. # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_The_Kneecap_Trial Exposed_Britain’s_Free_Speech_Crisis⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-06-15_[Older]_Turkish_religious authority_granted_power_to_censor_Quran_translations⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_Scaffolding Goes_up_in_Venice_to_Save_Banksy's_Migrant_Mural⠀⇛ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_Valedictorian_told_to_stay_home after_making_pro-Palestinian_remarks_in_grad_speech⠀⇛ o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Rampage Jackson_Warns_Adin_Ross_That_YouTuber_Vitaly_Zdorovetskiy 'Might_Die'_in_Filipino_Jail⠀⇛ # ⚓ CPJ ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_Hold_the_Line_Coalition_welcomes Maria_Ressa_and_Rappler’s_acquittal_on_foreign_ownership case,_urges_closure_of_remaining_case⠀⇛ # ⚓ US News And World Report ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_Raid_of_Swiss Banking_Blog_Sets_Bad_Precedent,_Media_Group_Says⠀⇛ # ⚓ CPJ ☛ 2025-06-16_[Older]_CPJ_calls_for_answers_as_US journalist_Austin_Tice_reported_executed_in_Syria⠀⇛ # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Layoff_notices_delivered_to_hundreds of_Voice_of_America_employees⠀⇛ In total, some 1,400 people at Voice of America and the U.S. Agency for Global Media, or 85% of its workforce, have lost their jobs since March. # ⚓ Federal News Network ☛ Former_archivist_raises_red_flags over_NARA_cuts⠀⇛ The budget proposal would cut 136 full-time employees across NARA. The agency’s budget justification document states the reduction comes from “implementation of an organizational realignment to improve program efficiency and operational resilience.” # ⚓ The Age AU ☛ Video:_Veteran_photographer_dies_after_alleged Melbourne_mall_assault⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ HRW ☛ 2025-06-17_[Older]_Saudi_Arabia:_Prisoner,_70,_Dies After_Medical_Neglect⠀⇛ # ⚓ ANF News ☛ 2025-06-18_[Older]_Gender-based_violence_is_a deepening_crisis_in_Turkey⠀⇛ # ⚓ The New Stack ☛ LambdaTests_Launches_Automated Accessibility_Tools⠀⇛ Is your website truly accessible? What about your React application? How about those Android and iOS apps? More than 1.3 billion people globally live with disabilities, according to LambdaTests, a unified agentic AI and cloud engineering platform that released three new sets of tools this week to help developers check accessibility. # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ 'Roblox'_Protests_Have_Kids_Clashing Against_ICE⠀⇛ “I made a Roblox because my son wanted to protest,” the caption reads. Rolling Stone spoke to Santos about the video and her Roblox experience. She says he “had been seeing videos about the protests and came to [her], asking how he could be a part of it.” # ⚓ Xe's Blog ☛ Rolling_the_ladder_up_behind_us⠀⇛ The ownership class destroyed the livelihood of the skilled workers so that they could make untold sums of money producing terrible cloth that people would turn their one-time purchase of clothing into a de- facto subscription that they had to renew every time their clothing wore out. Now we have fast fashion and don't expect our clothing to last more than a few years. I have a hoodie from AWS Re: Invent in 2022 that I'm going to have to throw out and replace because the sleeves are dying. # ⚓ Rolling Stone ☛ Will_Trump_Auction_Off_Millions_of_Acres_of Public_Recreation_Land?⠀⇛ The ugly provision was introduced by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who recently made himself notorious for shitposting about a political assasination in Minnesota. Lee’s committee touts this “mandatory disposal” of federal lands as a way to “fulfill President Trump’s agenda” by “unlocking federal land” to “increase the supply of housing,” while generating at least $5 billion. Speaking to fellow conspiratorial loon Glenn Beck, Lee defended the initiative as a “common-sense solution to a national problem.” Lee’s provision has the support of The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board which alleges that “Uncle Sam” is “typically a poor steward of the land.” o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ France_to_cough_up_cash_to_make_Eutelsat a_Starlink_rival⠀⇛ The French-owned satellite operator said it is looking to raise capital by the end of the year. It aims to accomplish this via a reserved capital increase (new share issue) of €716 million ($824 million) to France's Agence des Participations de l'Etat (APE) – the state investment body – and other key shareholders such as Bharti Space Limited. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Smitop ☛ YouTube’s_new_anti-adblock_measures⠀⇛ Over the past few months, YouTube has been trying another round of anti-adblock measures. Currently the anti-adblock stuff is being A/B tested, and one of my accounts is in the experimental group. I wrote a filter that partially avoids one of the anti-adblock measures, fake buffering, on uBlock Origin (and Brave browser, since it uses the same filter rules). (It’s already in the default filter lists, you don’t need to manually add the filter.) § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ o ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_[Book_Review]_The_Protection_of Traditional_Knowledge_at_the_Frontiers_of_Drug_Discovery⠀⇛ o ⚓ The Register UK ☛ EU_top_court_advised_to_ditch_Google_appeal against_€4B_fine⠀⇛ A European court has advised [PDF] that Google's appeal against a ruling that found it had abused its market dominance should be dismissed. In 2018, the European Union General Court imposed a fine on Google of €4.343 billion, arguing it had abused its dominant position in the mobile phone market. The court said Google imposed anticompetitive contractual restrictions on manufacturers and network operators by effectively saying they could only get the Play Store app on devices if they also pre-installed Google Search and Chrome. Google also made it a condition that hardware makers do not sell devices running versions of Android not authorized by the Chocolate Factory. o § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Mutant_barley_plant_patent dispute_keeps_bubbling_away_as_Board_of_Appeal_remits_beer case_to_Opposition_Division⠀⇛ # § Kangaroo Courts⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_[UPCKat]_How_has_the_UPC responded_to_BSH_v_Electrolux_over_the_last_three months? [Ed: UPC is illegal, but this author, a software patents profiteer, gains from this illegality]⠀⇛ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2025-06-19_[Older]_EBA_decides_G1/24_on claim_interpretation:_The_description_should_always_be consulted [Ed: Kangaroo Court of EPO; the dictator's tribunal]⠀⇛ o § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2025-06-20_[Older]_CJEU_determines_that_mistaken beliefs_about_trade_mark_functionality_can_be_relevant_for assessing_bad_faith_in_CeramTec_decision⠀⇛ o § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ David Friedman ☛ It’s_True:_The_JAWS_Shark_is_Public Domain⠀⇛ As we’re all celebrating the 50th anniversary of the movie Jaws, here’s something I bet you didn’t know: Due to a fluke of publishing and copyright law, the Jaws shark is public domain. It’s not the character of the shark that’s public domain – or someone would surely be making a low- budget horror prequel about how he became the Amity Island Killer. But I’m talking about the famous shark painting from the movie poster: [...] # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ 2025-06-13_[Older]_Glen_E._Friedman_on His_Photography,_Bad_Brains,_and_Rebellious_American_Music⠀⇛ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2025-06-12_[Older]_Getty_Images_v_Stability_AI_- UK_trial_begins_(Part_3_-_Defences)⠀⇛ o § Gemini* and Gopher⠀➾ # § Personal/Opinions⠀➾ # ⚓ Shedding_cosplay_photos⠀⇛ I wanted to do some fun little photoshoot with my new tattoo and my lizard cosplay. They are rather connected after all! # ⚓ rainy_solstice⠀⇛ My friend's birthday aligned with the solstice yesterday and he invited me to a sound journey. The room is filled with gongs, and other sound equipment, a friend of mine plays the flute, drums, synth and recites mantras, while another friend plays samples. It's quite the trip and the journey was really good. It was also my last karate class and I got to lead the whole class as no one else seems inspired to teach anything to the kids. 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