𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Sunday, May 24, 2026 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Mon 25 May 02:49:25 BST 2026 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/2026/05/24/ ╒═══════════════════ 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 - A Huge Proportion of 'Articles' in The Register MS Are Actually Paid Spam of the Communist Party of China, Selling Compromised (for Wiretapping) Technology ⦿ Techrights - Codecs and Software Patents - Part IX - GNU Project Has Chosen to Adopt AV1 for Its Videos, Conversion and Additions Underway ⦿ Techrights - Death at IBM Due to Overwork ⦿ Techrights - How Can the 'Broligarchs' Love Us When They Don't Even Love Themselves? ⦿ Techrights - IAM Magazine is in Effect Dead, It's Now Fused Into Microsoft's Patent Troll (Which It Has Promoted All Along) ⦿ Techrights - IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 23, 2026 ⦿ Techrights - Local Staff Committee The Hague (LSCTH) Meets "Alicante Mafia" at the European Patent Office (EPO) ⦿ Techrights - Microsoft's 'Hiring Freeze' (Layoffs) and Salary Freeze (While Inflation Approaches Double-Digit Rates) ⦿ Techrights - Over at Tux Machines... ⦿ Techrights - SLAPP Censorship - Part 86 Out of 200: The Position of Courts on Computer-Generated Lawsuits and Filings From Another Continent (Made by Two Men Who Work for Slop Companies) ⦿ Techrights - Slop Will Not End Humanity, The Pushers of It Do (Artificial Scarcities and Global Warming) ⦿ Techrights - Top Officials Have Just Left Microsoft, Layoffs in Anything But Name ⦿ Techrights - UbuntuPit (ubuntupit.com) Has Deleted Slop Pages, Its Slopfarm Experiment Has Failed (Like Always!) ⦿ Techrights - We Publish Less, We Get More Exposure ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/A_Huge_Proportion_of_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Are_Actually_P.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Codecs_and_Software_Patents_Part_IX_GNU_Project_Has_Chosen_to_A.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Death_at_IBM_Due_to_Overwork.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/How_Can_the_Broligarchs_Love_Us_When_They_Don_t_Even_Love_Thems.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/IAM_Magazine_is_in_Effect_Dead_It_s_Now_Fused_Into_Microsoft_s_.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_May_23_2026.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Local_Staff_Committee_The_Hague_LSCTH_Meets_Alicante_Mafia_at_t.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Microsoft_s_Hiring_Freeze_Layoffs_and_Salary_Freeze_While_Infla.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_86_Out_of_200_The_Position_of_Courts_on_C.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Slop_Will_Not_End_Humanity_The_Pushers_of_It_Do_Artificial_Scar.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Top_Officials_Have_Just_Left_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_Anything_But_.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/UbuntuPit_ubuntupit_com_Has_Deleted_Slop_Pages_Its_Slopfarm_Exp.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/We_Publish_Less_We_Get_More_Exposure.shtml ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Gemini_Links_24_05_2026_Impressions_of_Auckland_the_Age_of_Left.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Links_24_05_2026_Ebola_Outbreak_and_Journalists_Identify_Murder.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Links_24_05_2026_SoftBank_CEO_Getting_Conned_by_Scam_Altman_Hot.shtml ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 88 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/A_Huge_Proportion_of_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Are_Actually_P.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/A_Huge_Proportion_of_Articles_in_The_Register_MS_Are_Actually_P.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ A Huge Proportion of 'Articles' in The Register MS Are Actually Paid Spam of the Communist Party of China, Selling Compromised (for Wiretapping) Technology⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026 3 days ago: The_Register_MS_Has_Become_a_'Content'_Farm_Promoting_Slop_for Hostile_Corporations 2 days ago: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇ZTE Day Indonesia 2026 strengthens AI innovation and digital infrastructure collaboration to accelerate Indonesia's digital transformation⦈ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇ZTE unveils localized roadmap for Eurasia's digital future at GSMA M360 Eurasia 2026⦈ Last month: The_Register_MS_Running_Spam_Pieces_for_Huawei,_a_Banned_Company The Register MS really_needs_money_right_now, but where from? Will it be willing to advertise back doors controlled by hostile nations? It seems so. What they call "Partner Content" is basically spamfarming or content-farming (the latter is a more polite term). This goes against principles of integrity in journalism. The Register MS is having a go at becoming a marketing company or "B2B". 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This is not a really novel or a new problem, but we are looking at the state of things in 2026. This_morning_we_mentioned_one_of_the_biggest_and_most_vicious_culprits, Sisvel,_which_absorbed_the_EPO's_media_operative. Just because fewer sites still talk about these issues doesn't mean the issues went away. They're not hibernating either. GNU/Linux_distro_builders_are_blackmailed_using_these patents,_in_secret_and_isolation. The Linux_Foundation does nothing to help them because this_foundation_is_in_fact_part_of_the_problem. One of our readers is working to help GNU through the maze of software patents and maze of patent lawsuits, which aren't the same thing but are somewhat overlapping issues. "I also earned a spot on the GNU_Audio/Video_team!" he told us some weeks ago. "I wanted to let you know that some changes are coming to how materials are processed and released for the GNU project. I'm working with others on the team to get official approval and support behind the free_AV1 video_codec, and I think Georgia_Tech's_computing_resources could help significantly with the conversion workload." We already said in a prior part that the decision on AV1 is now finalised, with transcoding underway. "There is a substantial backlog of talks by RMS and other free software figures that need to be encoded and published," we heard, "and I've already been converting dozens of older files as proof of concept; some dating as far back as 2005! The FSF simply hasn't had the computing power to tackle this kind of archival work before, and frankly, putting campus GPUs toward that seems like a far better use of resources than training LLMs and calling it "Artificial Intelligence." [sic] [slop]" █ Previously: 2026-05-05 Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_I_-_The_2026_Status_Quo 2026-05-06 Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_II_-_AV1_and_HEVC_Not_Really_Safe 2026-05-07 Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_III_-_AOMedia_Video_1_(AV1)_and Antitrust_Issues 2026-05-08 Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_IV_-_Things_Got_So_Bad_That_Some Laptop_Sales_Got_Banned_in_the_EU_(Over_Software_Patents!) Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_V_-_A_Reminder_That_GAFAM_and_the 2026-05-10 European_Patent_Office_(Which_Serves_American_Monopolists)_Do Considerable_Harm_to_the_Commons_and_Culture 2026-05-11 Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_VI_-_The_European_Patent_Office, Nokia,_Microsoft,_Sisvel,_and_More Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_VII_-_Entering_Phase_II,_the 2026-05-15 Battle_Against_Companies_That_Normalise_Taxed_(by_Patents_on Mathematics)_Codecs Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_VIII_-_GNU_Audio/Video_Team_Has 2026-05-21 Chosen_the_AV1_Video_Codec_and_It_Explains_Why_(They've_Researched Their_Options) * SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_86_Out_of_200:_The_Position_of_Courts_on Computer-Generated_Lawsuits_and_Filings_From_Another_Continent_(Made_by Two_Men_Who_Work_for_Slop_Companies) * We_Publish_Less,_We_Get_More_Exposure ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 277 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Death_at_IBM_Due_to_Overwork.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Death_at_IBM_Due_to_Overwork.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Death at IBM Due to Overwork⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇ Family of Microsoft Employee Who Died on the Job Warns Tech Companies Not to Overwork Employees⦈ It's widely accepted that overworking can be fatal (it_killed_a_Microsoft employee_some_months_ago, he was relatively young) and overworking when you work for someone else is rather foolish as it compromises one's health and safety for someone else's financial gain. A few hours ago someone called Suanne Lai, claiming to be "Chief Happiness Officer" (that's an actual job title now???), wrote: "It reminded me of my time in IBM. I was told there was once an IBM-er from another country who passed away from a heart attack believed to be linked to overwork. His colleagues could not reach him for a few days, so they went to check on him at home. Only then did they discover he had passed away. He lived alone while his family was in another country. Sad case." Dying for IBM is never worth it. IBM is not a charity, it's actually somewhat of a parasite_eating_taxpayers'_money to barely produce anything of value, let alone replicate or create new jobs. █ * We_Publish_Less,_We_Get_More_Exposure * How_Can_the_'Broligarchs'_Love_Us_When_They_Don't_Even_Love_Themselves? ⣼⣭⣿⣼⣮⣥⣽⣯⣯⣭⣷⣴⣯⣧⣮⣯⣤⣥⣭⣭⣽⣤⣷⣽⣩⣭⣩⣭⣮⣥⣽⣷⣬⣵⣿⣭⣤⣭⣫⣥⣧⣤⣭⣯⣵⣮⣥⣥⣮⣭⣭⣭⣧⣭⣧⣼⣼⣯⣷⣬⣭⣭⣭⣯⣷⣽⣩⣭⣩⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠛⢻⢛⠛⠛⡛⢛⡛⠛⢻⠛⠛⢻⠛⢛⡟⠻⢻⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⠿⡿⢿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⡿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⢨⡃⡈⢰⢰⠀⠀⡄⢡⣏⠀⡁⣾⠀⢀⢸⢈⠐⢠⡆⢈⠀⣂⢂⠀⡆⢺⠀⠁⡄⡆⠁⢂⠀⡐⣠⢁⡁⢨⡀⢸⡆⢀⢠⠀⠈⡐⣸⡇⢂⡇⡀⢈⢀⢸⡁⢈⢰⢸⡇⠂⠀⢀⠀⣿⢈⠀⡁⢂⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣟⠻⠻⢻⠿⡿⠿⠿⡷⢿⣟⢛⠿⠿⠿⠹⢿⡟⣛⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⢹⠿⠿⢷⡟⠻⢻⠷⠞⢿⠟⠿⠿⣿⢛⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠿⡟⠛⠿⠿⢿⠿⠟⠻⠷⢾⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣤⣦⣦⣤⣧⣧⣧⣤⣼⣿⣼⣤⣤⣭⣼⣼⣧⣭⣤⣴⣼⣼⡄⢠⣤⣤⣼⣼⣴⣤⣦⣼⣧⣦⣴⣤⣤⣽⣧⣥⣥⣿⣬⣤⣧⣴⣤⣦⣷⣤⣤⣦⣤⣼⣤⣬⣧⣤⣴⣼⣤⢨⣤⣤⣥⢂⣼⣤⣦⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣗⣁⣈⣉⣉⣉⣋⣚⣉⣉⠉⣋⣉⣉⣡⣹⣈⣍⠉⣈⣉⣈⣉⣛⣙⣪⡋⢁⣁⡈⢘⣛⣹⣁⣙⡉⢉⣉⣉⣉⣰⣉⣩⣉⣍⣩⣉⣍⣋⣉⣁⣉⣉⣉⡃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟ ⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠁⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⢀⡀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯ ⣿⣿⣙⡟⣟⣏⣝⣿⣟⣋⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⠿⡿⠿⡿⠿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⢿⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⢿⣿⣿⡿⣻⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣷⣿⣶⣿⣶⣷⣾⣿⣷⣿⣾⣶⣶⣿⣶⣶⣾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⣬⣶⣼⣿⣆⣀⣸⣿⣿⣯⣳⣾⣿⣾⣶⣶⣺⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣿⠟⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠛⠈⠄⠃⠀⠀⠉⠙⠛⠋⠉⠙⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 349 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/How_Can_the_Broligarchs_Love_Us_When_They_Don_t_Even_Love_Thems.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/How_Can_the_Broligarchs_Love_Us_When_They_Don_t_Even_Love_Thems.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ How Can the 'Broligarchs' Love Us When They Don't Even Love Themselves?⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026 Days ago: GAFAM_is_Connected_to_Misogyny,_Almost_All_Founders_Divorced And they have a hard time accepting their own faces. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Hair Transplant Surgeon Reacts to Elon Musk's Hair⦈ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Jeff Bezos⦈ Hamilton_Nolan_about_Bezos_some_days_ago: "Fuck off back to your mega-yacht and contemplate the grim reality that death will come for all of us, Jeff, you testosterone-swilling union busting devil." 'Broligarchs' as a term was not coined by us and there is a blog called "How_to Survive_the_Broligarchy" by a famous victim of UK SLAPPs, Carole Cadwalladr. She criticised American monopolies and 'Broligarchs', so they punished her with lawsuits. As she put_it_this_month: "I’m an investigative journalist who’s spent a decade reporting on the collision of technology and democracy including exposing the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal for the Guardian and the New York Times. Two years ago, I called the alliance of Trump, Silicon Valley and a global axis of autocracy: a tech bro oligarchy, aka the Broligarchy. Please help me continue to expose it." 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇How to Survive the Broligarchy⦈ This "Broligarchy" - as some call it - lacks sympathy. The corporations they control are incapable of empathy. Trying to appeal to their emotions - as if there are any - is a waste of time. They cheat_on_their_spouses, they joke about_assassinations, and they_vainly_believe_that_they_and_only_they_deserve privacy. 19 years ago we quoted_a_site_that_no_longer_exists. It said: "My father, in his travels, has met Bill Gates. I don't think I'd be creating a problem for him now (as he recently retired) by saying that he was unimpressed. Apparently Gates was rude, he was distracted, and when he sat, he rocked back and forth in his chair, an action which reminded my Dad of people with dementia." We might see the same next month when he gets grilled over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, but they've already spent 2-3 months preparing him to respond (rehearsals). His kid has already been groomed to help him appeal to the (mild) "autism defence". In my own personal experience, it's pointless to assume large corporations and drug-taking oligarchs (like MElon) give a damn about human dignity or laws or anything like that. To combat these sociopaths we need to adapt to realistic expectations. Bezos and Ellison scoop up corporate media not because they wish to support journalism; the_aim_is_to_control_journalism. Bill Epsteingate seems_to_have poisoned_just_about_every_major_outlet_because_2-3_decades_ago_he_was_one_of the_most_hated_people_in_the_world. Trying to appease people who lack emotions and who believe they can literally buy popularity is a waste of time; what needs to be done instead is journalism they do not and cannot control. Their SLAPPs have their limits because, if done improperly, they will always backfire (sometimes sooner, sometimes later). █ * Death_at_IBM_Due_to_Overwork * Slop_Will_Not_End_Humanity,_The_Pushers_of_It_Do_(Artificial_Scarcities and_Global_Warming) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⠂⣶⡆⢲⡀⣶⣶⠀⣶⣶⠀⣶⡖⠐⢶⠀⣶⣶⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣶⡀⢰⠀⣠⡶⠀⢲⣦⠀⢶⣶⠀⢶⣶⠀⢰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⠁⣿⣿⠤⣿⣿⠀⣿⡧⢼⠀⠀⡇⢻⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡇⢻⣷⣼⠀⣿⡇⠀⢸⣿⡆⠘⣿⣇⡜⣿⣇⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣇⠀⢀⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⢀⣿⣇⣈⣴⢀⡇⠀⠻⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡇⠀⢻⣿⠀⠻⣧⡀⣸⠟⠀⠀⠸⣿⠁⢹⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠔⠊⠠⣢⣤⣴⣶⣴⣶⣤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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24, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇IAM_Magazine⦈_ Microsoft-connected patent trolls in Europe, now connected to the EPO's default propaganda_outlet The mask has slipped. It has fallen. What has long been regarded to be or seen as the EPO's propaganda (lies sold as "news") apparatus, with UPC promotion on the EPO's payroll and occasional lip service to real news (rare), was also a Microsoft propaganda outlet, e.g. selling patent extortion as "Azure" and "Advantage". IAM's wiki helps document some of those things; we've lost sight of IAM's antics in more recent years because they broke their RSS feed. Over a decade ago IAM was spying for the EPO (by all means never share anything with them!) and its experiments with paywalls (very high turnover of staff; lots of writers leaving very rapidly over the years) didn't work. IAM is dying. Its homepage is a giveaway; it's a "skeleton crew". The site was habitually running ads for notorious patent trolls (we called them out on it, they didn't like it) as it is generally a propaganda outlet for blackmail/extortion artists. It quickly became known to EPO staff as the EPO's go-to mouthpiece and one reader took note of an "IAM to Sisvel" migration. "Hey," we got told, "I saw that Joff Wild [IAM chief] has left IAM and is now working for Sisvel, a big patent troll." If Wild left, then it means IAM is practically dead because the two are interchangeable. IAM without Wild is not IAM. "What a surprise," we got told sarcastically. The choice of Sisvel makes sense It was mentioned in our series earlier this month and in_past_years. Now Wild can quit pretending to be a journalist; he was all along a media operative for patent trolls, foreign monopolists, and their crooked officials (serving only their own agenda) at Europe's second-largest institution. 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and his team on 21 April 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇EPO mafia⦈ "On 21 April 2026," the staff representatives in The Hague told EPO staff, "the Local Staff Committee The Hague met with VP1 in his function of Site Manager The Hague together with members of the administration." The meeting was one month ago with Steve_Rowan, Elodie_Bergot, and others who are considered part of "Alicante_Mafia"_(by_EPO_staff). A report was published exactly a month later and was shared with staff. It's 10 pages in length: Staff Committee The Hague Comité du personnel de La Haye Personalausschuss Den Haag Rijswijk, 21 May 2026 sc26010hp § LSCTH meets Site Manager VP1⠀➾ Dear colleagues, On 21 April 2026, the Local Staff Committee The Hague (LSCTH) met with Steve Rowan (VP1), in his capacity as Site Manager for The Hague, along with members of the administration: Angel Aledo Lopez (Chief Operating Officer), Annick Cassimon (assistant of COO), Elodie Bergot (Welfare & Remuneration) Frédéric Brunelle (General Administration), Gema Requena Sempere (People), Hilde Cadenau (Payroll Services), Jan Boulanger (People), Konstantinos Kortsaris (President's Office), Maria Arranz Gomez (Social Dialogue Secretariat), Mohammed El Hadouchi (Pension and Remuneration), Silvia Analia Echagüe-Wehling (People Services and Well-Being) and Steffen Peschgens (People Planning and Talent Management). The meeting focused on the following six issues which were brought forward to VP1 as prepared and agreed by the LSCTH: 1. Impact of industrial actions 2. Amicale reform 3. Building works at the New Main building 4. Closure of the BSN Senior School Leidschenveen 5. Lack of reimbursement for children with special needs 6. Production pressure ===================================================================== ⚓ 1. Impact of industrial actions⠀⇛ The LSCTH underlined that the Office is currently facing the most significant social unrest among staff seen under the present administration. Following warning strikes in January, February and March, staff in The Hague decided to intensify industrial action through a rolling strike plan allowing strikes on any working day from 30 March until the end of June. Staff representatives stressed that this escalation reflects deep frustration among colleagues, who feel that repeated concerns have not been meaningfully addressed. They noted that industrial actions now extend beyond strike participation and include work-to-rule measures, with visible effects on production figures. In their view, the lack of response to such an exceptional situation risks further damaging trust between staff and management. The administration replied that participation levels remained broadly comparable to previous strike days, with proportionally somewhat higher participation in The Hague than at other sites. It further stated that, based on available indicators, no increase had so far been observed in requests to Occupational Health Services or confidential support services during the first quarter of 2026. The LSCTH responded that the issue goes well beyond welfare statistics. The committee asked what concrete measures were being taken to address the underlying causes of staff dissatisfaction. It noted that substantial efforts appeared to have been made to accommodate concerns expressed by delegations in the Administrative Council, whereas staff concerns were perceived as receiving insufficient consideration. Staff representatives warned that many colleagues increasingly feel excluded from decisions affecting their employment conditions. The administration rejected any suggestion of disrespect towards staff and emphasised that the work of colleagues, in particular examiners, is regularly recognised internally and externally, including before the Administrative Council. It further stated that numerous meetings had taken place with staff representation, and that disagreement with the outcome should not be confused with absence of dialogue. Regarding the substance of the reform, the administration reiterated that the proposal to be submitted to the Budget and Finance Committee and later to the Administrative Council represents, in its view, the best package that could realistically obtain approval in the current economic and geopolitical context. It added that the Office had communicated its position transparently and would continue to do so. The LSCTH acknowledged that staff performance had indeed been praised at Administrative Council level, particularly following the strong results of 2025. However, the committee stressed that the core problem was not recognition of ===================================================================== performance, but the perception that changes to employment conditions were being pursued despite clear opposition from staff. It argued that the scale of the current unrest should be explicitly acknowledged in discussions with delegations, as this could help demonstrate the operational consequences of continued erosion of purchasing power and deteriorating trust. The administration responded that delegations were fully aware of the industrial actions, noting demonstrations outside the building, interventions by staff representation, and regular reporting on Office performance. It stated that no information was being concealed, but that management, staff representation and member states clearly held different views regarding the broader economic environment and the best means of safeguarding the Office in the medium and long term. VP1 added that further discussions on the same matter would take place in the Budget and Finance Committee and subsequently in the Administrative Council. He repeated that several delegations had considered the Office proposal already generous, while others had requested amendments. In his assessment, the current proposal remained the most balanced and realistic option available at present. In closing, the administration insisted that management was not ignoring the situation. It stressed that those often referred to as “the administration” are themselves also staff members of the Office, and that the matter remains high on the internal agenda. Finally, the LSCTH raised possible irregularities identified in the strike registration tool and requested a contact person to discuss their potential impact on strike data. The administration agreed to identify the appropriate person and revert to staff representation. ⚓ 2. Amicale reform⠀⇛ The LSCTH then raised concerns about the situation of the Amicale in The Hague and the effects of the ongoing reform on its functioning, resources and autonomy. In summary: - The internal audit on Amicale did not recommend its complete overhaul or internalising the Amicale, i.e. reducing its autonomy while substantially increasing the administrative burden; - Still, there were no less than 25 (!) meetings with the administration on the topic. Although some discussions were constructive, the Amicale TH representatives were exhausted by the process; - A simple requirement to allocate time budget also to non-examiners, and especially during the intensive transition phase described above, was ===================================================================== refused. This goes against the principles of equality and diversity & inclusion; - Transparency on the implementing guidelines (crucial for the subject of time budget) was also not provided by the administration; - The previous Amicale TH committee composed of 10 members, who had altogether 100+ years of cumulative experience in running the Amicale subsequently stepped down en masse. The reasons for this are varied, but from our understanding, when it came to the concrete question of resources provided to our Amicale TH committee, the Office had remained unwilling to make the necessary investment, and this was a major reason for many committee members to step down; - The new Amicale TH committee is composed of only 3 colleagues who have no prior experience in running the Amicale, and this is far from sufficient to have a well-functioning Amicale in the Hague; - In parallel the EPO is providing a substantial amount of time budget to colleagues for the campus days: from our understanding, 5 FTEs for 2x 2 days. While the Amicale, which supports the social life of the Office throughout the entire year, receive 2.1 FTEs + 2.7 assistant FTEs for all Amicale branches across 4 sites. The Amicale TH plays an important role for the social fabric of the EPO in the Hague. It seems that the Office is intent on making the Amicale a shadow of its former self. The committee requested that the administration takes measures to make the Amicale TH great again. According to the administration, the work carried out during the discussions on the agreement had been incorporated into the circular, and the same applied to the implementing guidelines, which would serve as the basis for the future working instructions. Furthermore, the Amicale branches themselves had not always agreed among one another, which had made it more difficult to reach a final common position. The administration further stated that its intention was to maintain the same overall level of FTE support for the Amicale, while possibly redistributing resources differently in the future. Although the transition phase may currently involve more work, the full internalisation of financial and procurement processes should ultimately reduce the burden on Amicale committees, since more support would then be provided directly by internal services. Regarding the transition period, extra time budget had been approved for the examiners involved. Non-examiners received support in the form of contact with line managers in order to ensure that Amicale- related work was taken into account appropriately. ===================================================================== ⚓ 3. Building works in the New Main building⠀⇛ The LSCTH then raised concerns regarding the planned works in the New Main building, in particular the removal of the hanging gardens and the related façade repairs scheduled from May 2026 until February 2027. Staff representatives referred to the intranet communication of 23 March 2026, which invited colleagues to “plan accordingly”, including by teleworking or booking alternative workspaces. The LSCTH noted that some staff perceived this as shifting the burden of disruption onto employees rather than providing a centrally coordinated solution. The committee therefore asked whether pragmatic temporary arrangements could be considered, notably in terms of office allocation and, where appropriate, flexibility regarding minimum office presence requirements during the noisiest phases of the works. The LSCTH also recalled that, during the information session of 26 March, the hanging gardens had reportedly been described as having a purely aesthetic function. This appeared difficult to reconcile with earlier Office communications presenting the gardens as part of the building’s wider climate and wellbeing concept. Staff representatives therefore requested clarification on this point. Finally, the LSCTH conveyed concerns expressed by colleagues who had already witnessed test operations in 2024. According to those reports, the cutting of large steel elements had generated extremely high noise levels, making concentration and normal office work difficult or impossible. The committee therefore asked what concrete noise mitigation measures were foreseen, whether the noisiest operations could be scheduled outside core working hours, how many quiet alternative workspaces would be made available, and whether the affected areas would be identified proactively. The administration replied that the purpose of the earlier communication had been precisely to be transparent about the disruption that would occur. It stated that some noise would indeed be unavoidable, but that the Office wished to inform staff in advance so that colleagues could make their own choices rather than be forcibly relocated. A planning schedule would indicate which zones would be affected at which times, enabling staff either to remain in their usual office, move to another area of the building, or work from home on the relevant days. The administration added that occupancy levels in the building remain well below total capacity, with approximately 60% use on the busiest days and significantly less on quieter days. It therefore considered that sufficient workplaces would remain available elsewhere in the building throughout the project. Regarding noise mitigation, the administration stressed that efforts had been made to reduce disturbance as far as reasonably possible. Tests had been carried out in advance, and certain technical methods had been adapted in order to limit noise ===================================================================== levels. It nevertheless acknowledged that works of this nature could not be carried out in complete silence. As regards the hanging gardens themselves, the administration explained that maintenance had become increasingly difficult and resource-intensive, while the condition of the plants had significantly deteriorated. In practice, maintaining the system was no longer considered sustainable. It therefore concluded that removal represented the best overall solution. The administration added that this decision had been taken in consultation with the original architect and formed part of a broader assessment of the long-term future of the building. In response to the question on climate and façade performance, the administration stated that technical assessments had been carried out. According to those checks, the removal of the hanging gardens would have no measurable negative impact on sunlight entering the building, façade ventilation, noise insulation or fire protection. It added that, in some respects, ventilation of the façade cavity might even improve. ⚓ 4. Closure of the BSN Senior School Leidschenveen⠀⇛ The LSCTH then raised concerns regarding the recent announcement by British School in the Netherlands (BSN) to phase out the Senior School Leidschenveen site. The committee noted that the decision had created significant concern among families, including many EPO colleagues. Parents had raised questions relating to governance, transparency, consultation and the evidence base for such a major structural change. The LSCTH added that a group representing 143 families, including numerous EPO parents, had formally requested written clarification from the school’s leadership and governing bodies. Beyond the internal processes of the school, the situation illustrates two broader concerns: the fragility of the international schooling ecosystem in the The Hague region, and the possible long- term consequences of the Education and Childcare Allowance Reform (ECAR) on the financial viability of international schools. The LSCTH recalled that, for many internationally recruited staff, access to stable and high-quality schooling is a decisive factor when accepting employment or remaining at the Office. If educational conditions become less predictable or less affordable, the attractiveness of the Office as an employer is directly affected. Staff representatives therefore asked whether contacts had already taken place with the BSN in order to understand the consequences for EPO families; whether the Office could consider temporary financial support allowing currently enrolled pupils to complete their studies in Leidschenveen; whether alternatives such as ===================================================================== the International School Delft or the American School in the Hague could be facilitated for affected families; and whether transitional support measures, such as reimbursement of additional transport costs, could be examined. The administration replied that regular exchanges with the BSN take place, approximately twice per year, in order to maintain the relationship with the school. It emphasised, however, that the BSN is an independent institution which takes its own decisions. According to the administration, the Office learned of the current decision at the same time as the wider public and had not been involved in the decision-making process. VP1 added that such difficulties should be seen as part of a broader picture affecting several international schools in the region, as well as international organisations and companies relying on them. He recalled that the BSN had faced previous challenges, including financial pressures after the COVID period and earlier restructuring measures. VP1 volunteered to participate in a future meeting with the BSN leadership in order to better understand the school’s plans and to convey the concerns of EPO staff. The administration further noted that some proposals currently under discussion within the BSN include transport solutions between campuses. VP1 stated that the Office would reach out to the school and explore whether such mitigating measures could be encouraged. The LSCTH replied that, while the exact degree may be debated, the ECAR had undoubtedly had some impact on the current difficulties faced by international schools in The Hague. It stressed that the overall effects of the reform in The Hague had been substantial and that this important topic should not be reduced to a brief item in a one-hour meeting. The committee therefore requested a dedicated meeting covering both the BSN and the wider schooling situation, including the European School The Hague (ESH). VP1 agreed that a dedicated follow-up meeting would be appropriate. He noted that considerable work had already been undertaken by the administration in relation to the ESH and that updates could be provided on both schools when the timing allowed. Finally, the LSCTH recalled that, when the ECAR had originally been discussed in the Budget and Finance Committee, the Dutch delegate had requested that the impact in the Netherlands be monitored and reviewed. Such an overview had been promised at the time but had not yet materialised and remains owed both to the Administrative Council and to staff. VP1 replied that this point could be looked into and that he would seek to establish whether any plans already existed in that regard. He also reported that the Dutch Ambassador for International Organisations was well aware of the schooling ===================================================================== situation in The Hague and of the importance of long-term stability, in particular for the ESH, for the attractiveness of the Netherlands as a host country for international organisations. ⚓ 5. Lack of reimbursement for children with special needs⠀⇛ The LSCTH then raised concerns regarding recent difficulties reported by families with children with special needs, which staff representatives considered to be another problematic consequence of the Education and Childcare Allowance Reform (ECAR). The committee explained that some colleagues had reported refusals or interruptions of reimbursements linked to support measures required for the education of children with special needs. According to the LSCTH, some reimbursements had reportedly been granted in January 2026 but then discontinued in February, despite no apparent regulatory change during that period. Staff representatives stated that these developments had come unexpectedly and were causing distress to the small number of families concerned. The LSCTH warned that restrictive interpretations of the applicable provisions risk depriving vulnerable children of support essential to their education and inclusion. It considered it regrettable that yet another legal dispute might arise in an area where practical solutions should be possible without unnecessary escalation. The administration replied that the specific factual context of each case is important and that it was not aware of the individual situations referred to during the meeting. It nevertheless stressed that the Office offers a generous package of support for children with additional needs through different schemes. According to the administration, requests must always be assessed to determine whether the child and the situation meet the relevant eligibility criteria. It added that, in some cases, alternative forms of reimbursement may also exist through the regular health insurance scheme, such as Cigna coverage, of which some colleagues may not be fully aware. Once the administrative eligibility aspects are clarified, a medical assessment may also be required where appropriate. The administration emphasised that these procedures are standard and that there had been no change in practice, no change in the applicable guidelines, and no general reduction in the allowances available. It therefore invited any affected staff members to submit requests or raise their cases individually so that they could be examined properly. VP1 added that, where a specific case exists, the matter could be brought to the attention of the Director People Services and Well- Being, who could look into ===================================================================== whether additional support was available or whether certain entitlements had not yet been claimed. The LSCTH replied that it had indeed observed changes in practice in at least some recent cases and indicated that concrete examples would be forwarded after the meeting for further examination. ⚓ 6. Production pressure⠀⇛ The LSCTH returned to the issue of increasing production pressure in several teams in The Hague. The committee recalled that, at the previous meeting1, concerns had already been raised about exceptionally high planning increases in certain teams. At that time, management had indicated that increases should normally remain within the framework of the Medium-Term Business Plan, namely around 2.1%, unless specific circumstances justified otherwise. The LSCTH had also been invited to submit concrete examples, which it did by email of 13 January 2026. Five concrete examples of teams facing substantial double-digit percentage increases in targets had been communicated. For the colleagues concerned, such planning decisions were difficult to understand in the absence of clear explanations showing how these increases could realistically be achieved. The committee further referred to the written reply received on 15 February through social dialogue. In its view, this response left many important questions unanswered and did not provide the transparency previously requested. The LSCTH noted in particular that the explanation referred to changes in general parameters such as capacity and technical fields, although these elements did not appear relevant to the concrete examples previously raised. It also referred to comparisons between productivity and efficiency in “comparable technical areas”. The committee questioned what was meant by comparable technical areas, noting that this had once been a more formalised concept but no longer appeared clearly defined. They asked how such areas are identified, by whom, and according to which criteria. They also sought clarification on how harmonisation is actually carried out once planning parameters are adjusted: whether targets are aligned progressively or in a single step, whether averages or other reference values are used, and whether actual working practices between teams are analysed and harmonised beforehand. The LSCTH stressed that, based on the feedback received from colleagues, targets often appear simply to increase without practical guidance on how to meet _______ 1 See section 6 of 07.11.2025 meeting report. ===================================================================== them. In its view, this creates frustration, reduces trust in the planning process and may place an unnecessary burden on staff health and morale. VP1 replied that the COO had previously outlined the general approach taken by management, namely that overall increases should remain in line with the Medium-Term Business Plan while also taking into account the specific circumstances of individual technical areas. He added that the recent grouping of teams into larger directorates had, in some cases, revealed significant differences between teams working in similar fields. VP1 stated that he would ask the COO to provide further explanations, in particular regarding the support mechanisms available to help teams achieve a more harmonised and consistent level of productivity, quality and processes. He underlined that the objective was not limited to production figures alone, but also concerned consistency in the application of the EPC, examination practices and workflow processes. The LSCTH indicated that it would send its questions in writing in a structured manner, so that management could respond in detail. It also raised concerns that a Principal Directors was reportedly “doing the rounds” and putting pressure on individual colleagues, including staff with medical issues, which does not foster trust. VP1 replied that he would raise this concern with the COO and suggested that, if the written replies did not fully resolve the matter, the topic could be taken up again as a dedicated agenda item at a future meeting. Kind regards, Your Local Staff Committee The Hague Notice the President's absence. He was busy arranging_for_his_cocaine-using "brother-in-law"_to_get_back_into_a_top_role_at_the_EPO (finalised 5 days earlier). He's like Boris Johnson in the sense that he pretends maladministration and corruption are just accidents beyond his control (when he himself is wholly complicit). █ * UbuntuPit_(ubuntupit.com)_Has_Deleted_Slop_Pages,_Its_Slopfarm_Experiment Has_Failed_(Like_Always!) * Top_Officials_Have_Just_Left_Microsoft,_Layoffs_in_Anything_But_Name ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣤⣤⣀⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣶⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⠟⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⢠⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡶⠿⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠋⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠻⣿⣿⣷⠀⣰⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⢒⣠⣿⣿⣿⣤⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⢸⣿⣿⣷⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⢲⣶⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠙⠛⠟⠛⢋⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡷⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣨⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠐⠛⠋⢉⣉⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣴⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣧⠀⠀⠰⠶⠾⠿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢟⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⣠⣾⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣝⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⣤⣾⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⡾⠻⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡌⠻⠿⠋⣠⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠈⠉⠀⠀⣰⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⣠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣯⣅⡀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠻⠿⢻⣿⣿⡀⠀⢼⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⢾⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣟⣃⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⢷⣝⠛⠃⠀⠸⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣧⠀⢿⣷⣄⣴⣦⠝⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣦⣤⣤⠤⠄⠠⠄⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠤⢤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣠⠄⠀⠀⠀⣠⣶⣶⣶⣷⣼⣤⠀⠀⠀⠉⠣⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣴⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠆⠀⠀⡀⠀⠁⢄⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⢀⣶⡶⣷⣦⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠘⢿⣦⠀⠀⢳⡀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⡿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡟⢿⠿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⡏⢉⣩⡛⠛⠙⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠈⠁ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡄⢸⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⣭⡅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠙⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 1555 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Microsoft_s_Hiring_Freeze_Layoffs_and_Salary_Freeze_While_Infla.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Microsoft_s_Hiring_Freeze_Layoffs_and_Salary_Freeze_While_Infla.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Microsoft's 'Hiring Freeze' (Layoffs) and Salary Freeze (While Inflation Approaches Double-Digit Rates)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026 2_days_ago: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇My merit increase was 0.3% after one of the most stressful years I’ve had at this company. Layoffs, reorgs, AI pressure, smaller teams, more work, constant stress… and apparently this is what Microsoft thinks that’s worth. Apparently merit increases are all under 1% and some manager on Blind said that top performers are getting 0.3%–0.6%. At this point just give me 0%. What the fuck is 0.3%? It somehow feels way more disrespectful like they decided I was worth pennies.⦈ Remember that true/real US inflation is what matters to most Americans (food, heat, appliances; not what oligarchs prefer to measure despite it being inapplicable to most): 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇The real cause of America’s rising inflation⦈ In Europe's second-largest institution, the EPO, people's purchasing power is fast decreasing and workers_go_on_strike_over_this. There_are_also_PIPs. So workers' stress levels shoot up, compensation goes down. At Microsoft, there are both_PIPs and salary erosion, aside from the mass layoffs_that_target_the_top_earners. If they get replaced by anyone, it'll be low-paid folks in low-salary regions. It is hardly surprising that many_at_Microsoft_are_looking_or_wanting_to_leave for_years_already. In 2023 (July, so almost exactly 3 years ago) that was true for most employees surveyed/polled. █ * Slop_Will_Not_End_Humanity,_The_Pushers_of_It_Do_(Artificial_Scarcities and_Global_Warming) * Gemini_Links_24/05/2026:_Impressions_of_Auckland,_the_Age_of_Left_or Right_Extremism,_and_.zim_files ⢀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡄ ⢸⣿⠏⠁⠈⠙⣿⡿⠛⠛⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⢛⣿⠙⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⢿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⣿⠉⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⠉⠙⠘⠛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣩⣸⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⡏⠏⠉⢛⠛⢛⠛⠛⠛⠋⢙⡏⡛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠉⡻⢻⢙⢛⠋⢛⢹⠛⠛⢛⠛⡛⠙⡛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⣿⠛⢛⠛⡟⡟⠛⠉⡟⠛⠻⠛⠋⢛⡏⡋⡛⠙⠻⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣷⣶⣶⣶⣷⣶⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣥⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣾⣦⣶⣶⣶⣴⣷⣶⣶⣶⣿⣴⣶⣶⣶⣷⣶⣶⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣷⣶⣷⣶⣶⣧⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⣟⡉⣹⣩⣉⣉⣹⣩⣉⣉⣉⣉⣙⣍⣉⣉⣏⣙⣯⣉⣏⣉⣉⣩⣋⣩⣉⣏⣩⣉⣝⣹⣍⣉⣉⣹⣉⣩⣍⣉⣉⣋⡟⣉⣉⣍⣏⣍⣉⣏⣉⣉⣏⣉⣏⣍⣉⣏⣉⣉⡉⣩⣉⢉⣏⣏⡙⣉⣉⣙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇ ⢸⣿⡟⠛⠛⠛⠻⡟⡉⡟⢛⠛⠛⠻⠛⠻⡟⠛⠛⠋⠛⢻⠙⠛⠛⠛⢿⠛⠛⢛⢻⠛⠛⢛⠻⡟⠛⠛⠛⠛⢛⢹⠛⢛⠛⠛⠻⢿⠛⡛⢻⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⢻⠉⠋⢻⠙⡟⠋⡛⠋⡏⠋⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⣿⣿⣿⡇ 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Continent (Made by Two Men Who Work for Slop Companies)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026, updated May 24, 2026 Lawsuits by proxy from California (via hired_guns in London) and "assisted" by computer programs - to the point where one household gets 85+ KG of legal papers 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇AI Hallucination Cases⦈ Computer-generated legal papers are a growing_problem (increasing volume by bots) and Microsoft_is_actively_promoting_this_problem. In weekends we attempt to keep parts of this series a little bit shorter, so today we mention in passing this new article (""MIT_Expert_Warns_Courts_“Will Basically_Have_to_Grind_to_a_Halt”_as_They’re_Overwhelmed_by_AI-Generated Lawsuits") - a report only just mentioned - as recently as a few minutes ago - in Daily Links. As we noted before, the tag-teaming Garrett and Graveley put computer-generated garbage in the UK High Court's docket. It's_not_their_home country,_it's_extremely_hard_to_hold_them_accountable_to/liable_for_anything, so_they_don't_fear_consequences. "There's a tradeoff here," says the above reports; shouldn't courts be more strict about it? And if something is generally legal (or legally acceptable), that does not make it ethical. I've been told by a legal professional that it is not illegal to include computer-generated stuff in legal filings provided that they check the output manually (an actual human being), but we have evidence they don't even check what they print out and send to us! I plan to write a whole new series about it in the coming years. We have evidence on this and relevant citations that explain what it means not just to court judges but also lawyers who receive these (basically bots overwhelming legal professionals, increasing costs to the recipents). It's one way to "game the system". As an aside, somebody tampered with my bicycle, but thankfully I noticed this before I rode off this morning [1, 2]. I blame the weather and bad economy, not the people who send_me_death_threats. █ Previously: 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_1_Out_of_200:_Claim_No._KB-2024-001270_in 03-03 a_Nutshell 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_2_Out_of_200:_Detailed_Timeline_From_2012_ 03-04 (Attack_on_Reporters_That_Question_Restricted_Boot)_to_2024_(Lawsuit_Against Reporter_and_His_Wife_in_Another_Continent) 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_3_Out_of_200:_A_More_In-Depth_Breakdown 03-05 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_4_Out_of_200:_Rianne’s_Version_of_Events 03-06 and_Narrative 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_5_Out_of_200:_Clearly_Not_a_Security 03-07 Professional/Expert,_Only_Ever_Pretending_to_be_One 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_6_Out_of_200:_Intentionally_Misnaming 03-08 Women,_People_Who_Offered_to_Testify_That_They_Too_Had_Been_Subjected_to_Similar Abuse 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_7_Out_of_200:_Like_With_the_Serial 03-09 Strangler_From_Microsoft,_Misuse_of_UK-GDPR_to_Try_to_Hide_Embarrassing_Facts 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_8_Out_of_200:_Gross_Misuse_of_UKGDPR_to 03-10 Protect_the_Agenda_of_American_Back_Doors_(Mass_Surveillance) 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_9_Out_of_200:_5RB_Barrister_Does_Not_Even 03-11 Know_the_Name_of_His_Own_Client_(That_He_Was_Paid_Well_Over_$200,000_to_'Speak' or_'Cover'_for) 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_10_Out_of_200:_Showing_Public_Tweets_is 03-12 Not_a_Privacy_Violation,_But_This_Isn't_About_Justice,_It's_About_Censorship 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_11_Out_of_200:_Cannot_Censor_His_Spouse, 03-13 Accusations_Are_Repeated_Today 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_12_Out_of_200:_Months_Ahead_of_Serial 03-14 Strangler_From_Microsoft_Who_Helped_Double_the_Lawsuits_(Funded_by_Third Parties)_as_'Revenge'_for_Exposing_Crimes 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_13_Out_of_200:_Abuse_of_Process_to_Make 03-15 False_Accusations_of_UKGDPR_Violations 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_14_Out_of_200:_The_Abusive_Cases_of_the 03-16 Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_and_His_Litigation_Buddy_Garrett_Did_Cause "Serious_Harm" 2026- Microsofters'_SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_14_Out_of_200:_Men_Who_Strangle_Women_(and 03-17 Worse)_Trying_to_Force_Us_to_Write_Public_Apologies_to_These_Men 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_15_Out_of_200:_Background_and_Particulars_of_Truth 03-18 Regarding_Techrights_and_Tux_Machines 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_16_Out_of_200:_Detailing_the_Actors_and_Explaining 03-19 Techrights'_Own_Internet_Relay_Chat_(IRC)_Network 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_17_Out_of_200:_A_Long_Track_Record_of_Online_Abuse,_Then 03-20 Choosing_a_Low-Cost_Law_Firm_to_Muzzle_People_Who_Have_Illuminated_This_Abuse for_Over_a_Decade 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_18_Out_of_200:_Third_Parties_Funding_Attacks_on_the 03-21 Messengers,_Lawsuits_Against_GAFAM-Critical_Voices_That_Uphold_Real_National Security 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_19_Out_of_200:_They_Were_Ill-prepared_for_Tough 03-22 Questions_in_Cross-Examination 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_20_Out_of_200:_All_Roads_Lead_to_Rome_and_to_GAFAM 03-23 Funding 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_21_Out_of_200:_It's_About_Behaviour_Online,_Not_How_Much 03-24 Money_From_Shadowy_Third_Parties_Gets_Spent_on_Lawyers_and_Two_Barristers 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_22_Out_of_200:_When_You_Complain_People_Impersonate_You 03-24 in_IRC_(But_You_Yourself_Impersonate_People_in_IRC_and_Lock_Them_Out_of_Their IRC_Handles) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_23_Out_of_200:_We_Were_Right_All_Along_(for_2_Years) 03-25 About_Third_Party_Funding_and_Willingness_to_'Break_the_Bank'_in_Pursuit_of "Revenge" 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_24_Out_of_200:_The_Failed_Effort_by_Brett_Wilson_LLP_to 03-26 Strike_Out_My_Lawsuit_and_My_Wife's_Lawsuit_Against_Garrett_(the_Master_Allowed Our_Lawsuits_to_Proceed) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_25_Out_of_200:_That_Time_Matthew_J._Garrett_Got 03-27 Temporarily_Banned/Suspended_From_Twitter 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_26_Out_of_200:_Asking_for_Documents_and_Information_You 03-28 Already_Have,_Even_Letters_and_E-mails_That_You_Yourself_Sent! 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_27_Out_of_200:_Using_the_Tor_Network_to_Hide_From 03-29 Consequences 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_28_Out_of_200:_Facing_Consequences_for_Impersonation_and 03-30 Worse 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_29_Out_of_200:_Violent_Language_Won't_Go_Away_When_You 03-31 Use_It_in_Your_Site,_Blog,_and_Social_Control_Media 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_30_Out_of_200:_The_Time_We_Reported_Abuse_to_Greater 04-01 Manchester_Police_(GMP)_and_It_Was_Escalated_to_Its_Cybercrime_Unit 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_31_Out_of_200:_Speaking_About_20+_Years_of_Alleged 04-02 Harassment/Defamation_and_High-Profile_'Targets'_of_Garrett 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_32_Out_of_200:_Garrett_Made_Spurious_Requests_(Later 04-03 Withdrawn)_the_Same_Week_Someone_He_Later_Spoke_to_by_E-mail_Sent_Threats_to_Our Webhost 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_33_Out_of_200:_Garrett_Sued_by_My_Wife_and_I,_Then_His 04-03 Microsoft_Acquaintance_Files_Another_Lawsuit_and_Our_Webhost_Receives_Legal Threats_Too 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_34_Out_of_200:_The_Necessity_of_Transparency, 04-04 Illuminating_Garrett's_and_Graveley's_'Tag-Team'_Act,_Misusing_the_British Docket_(From_Far_Away_in_America)_in_Efforts_to_Hide_Bad_Behaviour 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_35_Out_of_200:_How_to_Make_~10,000_Pound_Sterling_ 04-05 (13,220.50_United_States_Dollars)_by_Copy-Pasting_and_Editing_10_Pages 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_36_Out_of_200:_Claim_KB-2024-003529_in_a_Nutshell_ 04-06 (Microsoft_Employee_Does_Terrible_Things,_Then_Sues_the_Reporter_in_Another Continent) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_37_Out_of_200:_The_Correct_Suspicion_Garrett_and 04-07 Graveley_Were_Collaborating_in_Overseas_Litigation_Against_Critics 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_38_Out_of_200:_Advertisement_or_£10,000+_Classified_Ad 04-08 in_the_Form_of_Court_Filing_in_Another_Continent 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_39_Out_of_200:_Recycled_Text_for_Garrett_and_Graveley_ 04-08 (Buy_One,_Get_One_Free?) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_40_Out_of_200:_Putting_Forth_Frivolous_Claim_Only_a_Few 04-09 Days_Before_Running_Out_of_Time_(12_Months) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_41_Out_of_200:_More_Misuse_of_UK-GDPR_(for_US_Citizens), 04-10 More_Copy-Pasting_for_Garrett_and_Graveley,_Alleging_That_Publishing Unflattering_Information_is_a_'Privacy'_Issue 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_42_Out_of_200:_Getting_the_Very_Basic_Technical_Concepts 04-10 Very_Wrong,_or_Where_Miscomprehension_Begets_"Plausible_Deniability" 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_43_Out_of_200:_Garrett_and_Graveley_Particulars_of 04-11 Claims_Almost_Identical_and_5RB_Needs_to_Investigate_Its_Barristers_(Its Reputation_is_at_Stake) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_44_Out_of_200:_Garrett_and_Graveley_'Copypasta'_Sunday_ 04-12 (Copy-Paste,_Add_One_Word,_Change_'T'_to_'t') 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_45_Out_of_200:_Garrett_and_Graveley_Cases_Inherently_the 04-13 Same,_Their_Legal_Team_Can_Barely_Even_Distinguish_(Full_Timeline) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_46_Out_of_200:_Alex_Graveley's_Attorney_Rick_Cofer_Did 04-14 Not_Deny_That_Graveley_Had_Strangled_Women;_He_Did,_However,_Pay_Local_Officials 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_47_Out_of_200:_British_Courts_Are_Not_Censorship_Offices 04-14 for_Americans_Funded_by_Affluent_Third_Parties 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_48_Out_of_200:_Brett_Wilson_LLP_and_5RB_Copy-Pasting 04-16 Bogus_Claims_for_Violent_Americans_(Microsoft)_Who_Tell_Women_to_Kill_Themselves 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_49_Out_of_200:_Two_Americans,_One_Case,_Recycled_for_Low 04-17 Budget_at_Brett_Wilson_LLP_and_5RB_Barristers 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_50_Out_of_200:_The_Time_Staff_of_Law_Firm_Burgess_Mee 04-18 Was_Showing_Up_in_Letters_Sent_for_a_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_51_Out_of_200:_On_Perjury_and_What_It_Means_to_Take 04-19 Third-Party_Funding_to_Attack_Reporter_and_His_Family_(in_Another_Continent) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_52_Out_of_200:_Phil_Golding_Appointed_Bar_Standards 04-20 Board_(BSB)_Chief,_Misogyny_Must_End 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_53_Out_of_200:_The_Lying_Solicitor_of_Alex_Graveley_Left 04-21 Brett_Wilson_LLP_Only_Days_or_Few_Weeks_After_the_Garrett_Trial_(Attended_by Almost_Their_Entire_Office/Team) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_54_Out_of_200:_Alex-Matt/Automate_Twin_Cases,_Separated 04-22 at_Birth,_Drafted_by_Brett_Wilson_LLP_and_5RB 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_55_Out_of_200:_Strangled_Women,_Charged_for 04-23 Strangulation,_Cannot_Find_a_Job_Now_(After_Microsoft) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_56_Out_of_200:_5RB_and_Brett_Wilson_LLP's_Copy-Paste 04-24 Machination_for_Garrett_and_Graveley 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_57_Out_of_200:_5RB_and_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Made_the_Garrett 04-25 and_Graveley_Particulars_of_Claims_a_Lot_Like_Photocopies! 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_58_Out_of_200:_5RB_and_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Helped_Garrett 04-26 and_Graveley_Make_Equivalent_of_GAFAM_NDAs_Superficially_'Enforceable'_in_the UK,_Using_Threats 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_59_Out_of_200:_Mentioning_the_Fact_Alex_Graveley 04-27 Arrested_and_Charged_for_Strangulation_in_Texas_is_"Reckless"_and_"Malicious", According_to_His_'Hired_Guns'_in_London 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_60_Out_of_200:_Talking_About_Corruption_at_Microsoft_and 04-28 Arrest_for_Strangulation_is_"Malice" 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_61_Out_of_200:_Garrett_and_Graveley_Must_Understand_That 04-29 Reporting_Women's_Issues_in_the_United_States_of_America_(“the_US”)_is_Not Impermissible 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_62_Out_of_200:_Garrett_and_Graveley_Issue_Astounding 04-30 Copy-Paste_Masterpiece_Asserting_Publicly-Accessible_Embarrassing_Facts_Must Remain_Hidden 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_63_Out_of_200:_Graveley_as_a_Stripped-Down_Version_of 05-01 Garrett_in_the_Particulars_of_Claim_(5RB_Barrister_Could_Do_This_in_One_Minute) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_64_Out_of_200:_Not_Amused_by_Repeated_Threats_(to_"Shut 05-02 Down"_My_"Existence"_While_Mentioning_My_Wife_Too) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_65_Out_of_200:_Graveley_and_Garrett_Claims_Are_Word-by- 05-03 Word_Similar_(They_Also_Collaborated_All_Along) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_66_Out_of_200:_Alex_Graveley_Did_Illegal_Things,_Then 05-04 Asserted_Mentioning_Those_Illegal_Things_is_Privacy_Violation 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_67_Out_of_200:_Graveley_and_Garrett_Claims_Against_My 05-05 Wife_and_I_Assert_'Distress',_But_It_Was_Just_a_Copy-Pasted_Template_(Mechanical Crocodile_Tears) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_68_Out_of_200:_Based_on_Their_Particulars_of_Claims, 05-06 Microsoft's_Graveley_and_Garrett_Seem_Like_the_Same_Person_(Exactly_Same_Words Used,_Sloppily_Recycled) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_69_Out_of_200:_Microsoft's_Graveley_Strangles,_Gets 05-07 Arrested,_Charged,_Then_Asks_for_Apology_From_Those_Who_Reported_It_by_Recycling Garrett's_Plea_for_Apology 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_70_Out_of_200:_Microsoft's_Graveley_Injunction_Request 05-08 100%_the_Same_as_Garrett's_(Pure_'Copy-paste',_Not_Even_a_Word_or_Single Character_Changed!) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_71_Out_of_200:_5RB_Barristers_Made_Tens_of_Thousands_of 05-09 Pounds_by_Changing_From_Plural_to_Singular_for_Microsoft's_Graveley_and_Garrett 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_72_Out_of_200:_Microsoft's_Graveley_and_Garrett_Signed 05-10 Documents_That_Hold_Them_Accountable_to_Truth_and_Liable_for_Lies 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_73_Out_of_200:_Microsoft's_Graveley_and_Garrett_Remain 05-11 Closely_Connected_in_May_2026_("Tag-Teaming"_Against_Bloggers_in_Another Continent) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_74_Out_of_200:_The_Basis_of_My_Lawsuit_Against_Alex 05-12 Graveley,_Who_Helps_Garrett_Stack_the_Docket_in_Another_Continent 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_75_Out_of_200:_All_True,_All_Verifiable,_Unlike_Garrett 05-12 and_Graveley_Lying_to_at_Least_Three_High_Court_Judges_About_What_They_Did 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_76_Out_of_200:_The_Problem_With_the_United_Kingdom 05-14 Allowing_Americans_to_File_Lawsuits_by_Proxy_(Relayed_by_"Hired_Guns") 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_77_Out_of_200:_They_Never_Knew_How_to_Handle_Women_ 05-15 (Except_to_Attack_Them) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_78_Out_of_200:_Slandering_Me_for_Saying_the_Truth_About 05-16 Graveley_and_Garrett's_Abuse_of_Processes,_Stacking_Dockets 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_79_Out_of_200:_They_Will_Soon_Reach_the_100_KG_ 05-17 (Kilograms)_Milestone;_Wheelbarrows,_Not_Justice_(Quantity_of_Legal_Papers_Sent to_Us) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_80_Out_of_200:_Having_Run_Out_of_Time_to_Meet_a_Judge's 05-18 Deadline,_Microsoft's_Graveley_Had_Garrett's_Lawyers_Argued_My_~190-Page_Defence and_CounterClaim_(DCC)_Was_Unclear_About_My_Position 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_81_Out_of_200:_SLAPP_Censorship_Does_Not_Work_If_Your 05-19 Sole_Strategy_is_Revenge_(and_You_Attack_the_Family) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_82_Out_of_200:_British_Government_Intervenes_in_the 05-20 SLAPPs_by_Brett_Wilson_LLP 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_83_Out_of_200:_Religion_is_Still_Alive,_But_for_Many 05-20 This_Religion_is_Monetary_(Greed,_Monopolies,_Corporate_Power) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_84_Out_of_200:_New_Legislation_Against_SLAPPs_on_the_Way 05-22 (After_We_Reached_Out_to_Ministers) 2026- SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_85_Out_of_200:_The_United_Kingdom's_Rating_for_Press 05-23 Freedom_Has_Improved,_But_We_Can_Do_Even_Better * Links_24/05/2026:_SoftBank_CEO_Getting_Conned_by_Scam_Altman,_Hotter_2026 and_El_Nino_With_Growing_Impact * Codecs_and_Software_Patents_-_Part_IX_-_GNU_Project_Has_Chosen_to_Adopt AV1_for_Its_Videos,_Conversion_and_Additions_Underway ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡙⣭⡏⣫⠛⢩⡛⡟⢻⣻⠛⠙⣟⣛⣿⢩⠟⠟⢛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡭⣭⣭⢭⣭⡭⣭⣭⣯⢩⢯⣭⣭⣭⣯⣯⢭⣭⣭⣭⡯⠭⣭⣭⣭⡍⣭⣭⣭⡯⣭⢭⣭⣭⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣒⣚⣒⣒⣒⣒⣒⡒⣒⣒⣒⣓⣚⣒⣒⣖⣚⣒⣒⣒⣒⣲⣒⣒⣒⣓⣒⣒⣒⣺⣒⡒⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⣝⣻⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣿⣛⣻⣛⣛⣛⣛⣛⣻⣛⣙⣻⣛⣛⣛⣛⣟⣟⡛⣛⣻⣛⣟⣛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⢧⢀⢀⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣧⣧⣤⣤⡤⡤⠼⠤⡤⠬⠦⢤⠠⠤⠤⠼⢠⠧⠠⠧⠤⢤⠼⠼⠤⠘⣤⣤⣽⣤⣧⣤⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡧⠤⠤⠤⡤⠬⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⠿⠻⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠻⠿⠻⠟⠿⠻⠿⡿⠛⠿⢻⠿⠿⠛⠟⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠗⠴⠤⢴⠰⡾⠂⠴⠯⠼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣉⣹⣉⣉⣉⣉⣏⣟⣉⣹⣉⣉⣉⣉⣋⣉⣉⣉⣉⣏⣹⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣉⣙⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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It Do (Artificial Scarcities and Global Warming)⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Baker_selling_loaves⦈_ Causing hunger and poverty in the name of "computation" Having already checked national records, in some senses and in some places records are likely to be broken tomorrow. This is Manchester in May, technically still springtime: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Manchester⦈ Our latest daily batch of news (Daily Links) contains some picks regarding climate and we've discussed this lately in IRC as well. In and around datacentres the temperatures are measured 2-4 degrees higher than places further away, so measuring a human role in global warming is possible, not limited to the effects of emissions, exhaustion of water, and so on. Put bluntly, the new 'crypto'-like 'Ponzi scheme' in 'hey hi' clothing (fake productivity, synthesis of no real, actual value, just hype) is destroying the planet and we must talk about it. There's no "datacentre" boom, it's just a boom. We're bombing our planet and not only do energy prices rise; we're creating many artificial scarcities, which impact cycles including agricultural activities. They used to say and some people still say that "hey hi" will end humanity or something to that effect; let's reframe this debate as, synthesis of plagiarised crap poses a threat to human civilisation because it encourages waste (in "hey hi" clothing) for the sake of waste or "proof" (in 'crypto'-like 'Ponzi schemes'; they make excuses for their deliberate waste of energy, spun as "mining"). 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⣿⣿⣷⣃⣠⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2554 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Top_Officials_Have_Just_Left_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_Anything_But_.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/Top_Officials_Have_Just_Left_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_Anything_But_.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Top Officials Have Just Left Microsoft, Layoffs in Anything But Name⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026 The media is belittling it or simply not reporting it (or merely parroting Microsoft's own "lipstick on a pig"), but in recent days quite a few top managers at Microsoft left. The same had happened in XBox in recent weeks and months. It smells like trouble for Microsoft. Either Microsoft wanted them out or they knew really bad news was on the way and decided to depart to avoid the finger-pointing. That's aside from the layoffs in "buyouts" clothing and what seems like LinkedIn layoffs twice in terms of scale what Microsoft claimed them to be (we did the math; it doesn't add up). From what we can gather, Microsoft keeps delaying what insiders call an impending "bloodbath" in XBox and several other units, which are well_overdue for_considerable_downsizing: (they lose money, they are overstaffed too) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Microsoft 40k layoff⦈ The above has no_actual_source_to_back_it_up, but we're looking_at_about_10,000 layoffs_in_just_2_months (maybe_more). If Microsoft does get rid of up to 20% of its staff this year, it will not be so shocking. If it failed to report mass layoffs with WARN noticed, it would be more of the same. 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Previously, a few months ago, UbuntuPit (ubuntupit.com) openly admitted or disclosed that some pages were made by LLMs. We can now confirm that some if not all of them are removed, e.g.: "Linux 7.1- rc3 Is Out with Heavy Networking Fixes and ACR Support" 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Unknown Planet⦈ It's gone. Let that be a lesson to others? Turning one's site into a slopfarm is a death knell. █ Related: Slop_Cannot_Replace_Everybody_(the_Story_of_Perl_and_Universities) * Over_at_Tux_Machines... * Local_Staff_Committee_The_Hague_(LSCTH)_Meets_"Alicante_Mafia"_at_the European_Patent_Office_(EPO) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣟⣿⣿⣻⣹⣿⣿⣿⣟⣻⣿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣽⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣻⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠐⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠐⠀⠐⠀⠐⠀⠐⠂⠐⠀⠀⠂⠀⠐⠀⠀⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠲⠶⠒⠶⠢⠸⠇⠲⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠒⠒⠒⠀⠀⠒⠒⠒⠀⠐⠐⠂⠒⠒⠒⠒⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠂⠐⠀⠀⠐⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡆⠀⢀⢀⢰⡀⡀⡀⡀⡀⢀⡀⣀⢀⠀⢰⣲⢰⡀⣀⡀⡁⡀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠚⠘⠘⠘⠓⠃⠃⠓⠃⠋⠙⠘⠘⠀⠘⠀⠘⠓⠚⠃⠃⠓⠂⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠠⠤⠤⠠⠤⠠⠆⠤⠄⠤⠤⠤⠰⠤⠤⠦⠆⠤⠠⠤⠠⠤⠄⠀⠀⠐⠄⠄⠄⠤⠤⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐⠒⠖⠀⠂⠒⠂⠒⠒⠒⠃⠂⠒⠒⠒⠒⠲⠂⠐⠒⠒⠐⠲⠐⠒⠄⠂⠒⠒⠐⠒⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⡄⢠⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2719 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/We_Publish_Less_We_Get_More_Exposure.shtml Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/We_Publish_Less_We_Get_More_Exposure.gmi ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ We Publish Less, We Get More Exposure⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026 11 days ago: Slop_Cannot_Replace_Everybody_(the_Story_of_Perl_and_Universities) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇techrights.org Traffic⦈ The goal of a site like ours is freedom,_not_popularity. When the year began we published_at_a_pace_of_~8,000_pages/year, but then we slowed down a bit and began focusing on longer articles and higher signal/noise ratio. We invested the time in things we felt mattered a lot more. As a result, readership actually went up, not down, and we earned more respect. Slopfarms are coming to realise that quantity means nothing in an age of abundance of trash (like LLM slop). It's not about how much one publishes, it's about the relevance and accuracy. Believing that by eating more you will become taller and better looking is like believing that LLM slop will make your work better and result in fame. In practice you become a fat pig and die young. I've just checked many old pages in UbuntuPit that were made by LLMs. They're all gone now (404s). UbuntuPit must have decided to delete them all. It_began in_late_2025. Failed experiment. 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So instead of my original plan, which was to finally write a response to freet and anna and their responses to my "Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology" post, I'm going to write something which involves a bit less careful thinking and technical accuracy, so I can just smash it out. Apologies to freet and anna and also anybody who I told to keep an eye out for this post today. Check back next weekend! Earlier this year, something of a family health emergency pushed my wife and I to travel to Australia again, for the first time in something like five years. Since we were already going all that way, and since we are trying to do less and less long distance flying going forward, we figured that while we were in the area we should tack on a short stay in New Zealand afterwards. Some good friends of ours whom we've not seen in something like seven years live in Christchurch these days, and since we didn't know how long it might be until we were down that way again thought it would be to catch up with them. Afterwards we spent a few days in Auckland, for old time's sake. Long-time readers with good memory will recall that my phlog, and indeed my identity as "solderpunk", was born in the final months of me living in Auckland, scrambling to prepare for our move to Finland. We have not been back since, which was shockingly close to ten years ago now! Here are some scattered impressions, probably not likely to be of substantial interest to anyone other than locals or former locals, and rather specific to my own interests and former neighbourhood. # ⚓ free_rein⠀⇛ those hands of yours again they sure like wandering lazily they find the edge where lace ends and skin begins tracing all the borders scouting for the best place to enter # ⚓ Magic_rules_I’d_change⠀⇛ Right now the rule is that you can use substitute cards for double-faced and meld cards. The rule is also that if a card gets marked during play (perhaps someone spills water), the head judge can issue a substitute card. There’s a third rule for “pringle” foils but I’m not sure exactly how that one works. But if you show up with a card that’s already worn ("marked" through wear and play), you don’t get a substitute card, you get punished. # ⚓ Ouch⠀⇛ I want to say right out that Bunny is doing fine. Well, as fine as one can be having broken both shoulders. And at this time, that's about all we know, but I'm getting ahead of myself. Earlier today, Bunny went to the gym. I pulled out the lawn mower and was finishing up when I received a call from Bunny. Or rather, the EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) was using her phone to inform me that Bunny had fallen, and to meet them at the gym. A minute later, I received another call from Bunny's phone—this time the head EMT told me to forget the gym, head to the hospital as they were taking her there. As I learned, Bunny was trying to get off the treadmill when it moved when she wasn't expecting it, followed by a rather hard tumble as she tried to catch herself. # ⚓ Notes_on_an_overheard_conversation_at_the_Emergency_Room⠀⇛ “So do you have your medical insurance cards on you?” “No. It's in my purse, sitting in my car, at the gym.” “Okay, so to get you admitted, we'll put you down for ‘paying out of pocket.’” “So does that mean we need to pay now with a credit card?” # ⚓ supportive_habits⠀⇛ one week in i already see a necessary tweak. generally things are going well, although i do feel a little mentally "busy", trying to remember to do all the extra things. they don't really have a natural place in the flow of the day. on one hand that keeps it interesting and less stressful - i can fit things in wherever and be flexible. on the other hand i'm constantly checking what else needs to happen. so i don't know if that needs fixing, i'll keep it flexible for now and keep observing. # ⚓ The_intersectional_solidarity_of_Mesa_Pegasus⠀⇛ Banding was an incredibly powerful and underrated creature keyword in Magic that ended up a bit dysergic together with evasion abilities on cards like Mesa Pegasus. If Mesa Pegasus and Benalish Hero attack in a band, the flying becomes pointless. (Flying + Banding still pretty good on blocks though.) Because if the enemy can trip up the Hero on the ground with a Wall of Brambles or something, well, RIP the pegasus too. Similarly, the Capital can attack all of us through one of us. That’s why intersectional solidarity is scary. No social movement has successfully overcome its backlash. Labor rights, reproductive rights, BIPOC rights and queer rights are all down. o § Politics and World Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Time-discounting_shenanigans⠀⇛ Economics really undervalue future damage. The reason they do that is this: Imagine I’ve used the time looker-forward tube and seen that a broken staircase step will cause a $10000 Steinway piano to fall down the stairs and break in the year 2126. Repairing the step will cost $10. The time-discounting economics say that if I instead invest the $10 in meme stonks, and it compounds to $10000 and 50¢ in the year 2126, I can buy a new piano and have enough left over for a pack of chewing gum too. Ergo we need to time- discount the future disaster’s value to see if it’s worth the $10 today. And this has become mainstream in economics. This is how things are actually priced. # ⚓ In_the_Age_of_Left_or_Right_Extremism_—_A_Call_to_Hear_the Voice_of_the_Silent_Majority⠀⇛ Across the Western world today, millions of ordinary citizens wake up every morning with the same quiet feeling: that nobody truly speaks for them anymore. In parts of Europe, governments and political systems drift further and further toward ideological extremism detached from the daily reality of common people struggling with rising costs of living, insecurity, immigration crises, collapsing public trust, and the erosion of social cohesion. In other countries, including modern Russia, power has hardened in the opposite direction — toward authoritarian nationalism and political repression where dissent itself becomes dangerous. And in the United States, perhaps the most influential democracy in the modern world, society appears increasingly split into two hostile camps locked in permanent political warfare. Republicans and Democrats no longer merely disagree; many now see one another as enemies. Truth itself has become fragmented. Every newspaper, every television channel, every social media platform presents a different “reality.” Citizens no longer know whom to trust, what information is real, or whether any institution still serves the public honestly. # ⚓ The_Man_in_the_Green_Coat⠀⇛ The people in the neighborhood knew him only as the man in the green coat. In winter rain, in dusty summer evenings, in crowded buses and empty streets, he wore the same old dark green coat his father had bought him when he was still a quiet nervous boy. The sleeves were worn thin near the wrists, and one of the buttons had been replaced years ago with a different color, but he never stopped wearing it. Sometimes he thought the coat was the only thing in his life that had stayed loyal to him. He had always been a stranger. Even inside his own family he felt like an unwanted guest who had overstayed his visit. His childhood home was filled with shouting, long silences, slammed doors, and disappointments nobody explained. He learned early to disappear into corners and into his own thoughts. Teachers called him distracted. Relatives whispered that something was wrong with him. Other children sensed his loneliness the way animals sense weakness. When he was young he tried painting. He spent long afternoons mixing colors nobody understood, painting lonely buildings, cloudy skies, old train stations, empty parks at dusk. But eventually life became too heavy, and he stopped. [...] He built personal websites too — fragile islands floating quietly in the endless noise of the internet. Some people visited for a while, left messages, then vanished forever. Online friendships came and went like ghosts. o § Technology and Free Software⠀➾ # ⚓ 📦_I_just_discovered_.zim_files⠀⇛ A few days ago I found out about ZIM files. I am surprised I never looked into them earlier. A .zim file is basically a compressed offline version of a website or collection of pages. They're commonly used with Kiwix for things like offline Wikipedia, documentation archives, and other knowledge dumps. The format is designed for fast browsing, indexing, and portability. What I really liked is that you can create your own offline web archives pretty easily. # § Internet/Gemini⠀➾ # ⚓ Concerts⠀⇛ A bandwagon is making the rounds on fedi: “Introduce yourself with 10 bands you have seen.” I haven’t seen 10 bands? Or maybe I have. Let’s see. The Cure, I guess. Disintegration was the best. Many years later I happened to see The Sisters of Mercy. A wall of sound that left me stunned. I hadn’t realized that Andrew Eldritch was still touring. # ⚓ Documenting_my_Work_on_Cuneiforth⠀⇛ I was reading around the other day and I stumbled across a neat little programming challenge in a gopherhole. I'm not necessarily much of a person who likes jumping into these sorts of things, but this one struck me as interesting. It's called "Cuneiforth" and it's about building a small computing system built off of a disk full of bits. 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If your post ends up on the trending page, give yourself a quiet cheers and move on. o ⚓ Fundor 333 ☛ Who_Knows_That_I_Blog⠀⇛ Yes I tell but not unprompted. I told people while talking about the argument of my blog, like if I have a post about what we are talking or if the topic of the blog can be usefull for the discussion. o ⚓ Kelson Vibber ☛ 100_Posts?⠀⇛ Though I am curious: across my whole website, how many posts have I made over the past year? Only nine on K2R (counting the update round-up, but not counting the individual posts I’ve updated), but it turns out I’ve written 96 reviews since May 23 last year (which is a lot more than I realized!) and 14 troubleshooting articles. So I guess I’ve got a decent shot at hitting 100 again! o ⚓ The New Leaf Journal ☛ Choosing_How_to_Build_and_Host_a_Blog⠀⇛ We are reaching the end of my six-part “blogging wisdom” project in celebration of The New Leaf Journal’s sixth birthday. For our penultimate entry, I will tackle a subject which has the potential to nip a potential blog in the bud (a fitting way of phrasing the matter for The New Leaf Journal): Deciding what tech to use and how to host said blog. Before continuing, I note from the outset that I will not be telling you or anyone else what you should use for a blog. Instead, I will offer my own thoughts with reference to interesting articles and blog posts from around the web concerning what prospective or current bloggers and internet writers should consider when making the decision, and perhaps more importantly, about how to prevent settling on blog tech or platforms from becoming a form of procrastination. o ⚓ The Verge ☛ MPC_creator,_Roger_Linn,_stays_focused_with_a_single browser_tab⠀⇛ Somehow, those are not his greatest contributions to the music world. That would, undoubtedly, be the MPC. Linn partnered with Akai to create one of the most popular and important samplers ever. The MPC60 and its successors became the tool of choice for countless hip-hop and house producers. J Dilla’s MPC 3000 even sits in the Smithsonian. Roger Linn was also an early adopter of MPE, or MIDI polyphonic expression. It’s a key feature of his LinnStrument, an expressive 3D controller released in 2014 — three years before the Association of Musical Electronics Industry (AMEI) officially released the MPE standard. Turns out the man stays so innovative by keeping things simple and focused. o § Science / Mathematics / Computer Science⠀➾ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2026-05-18_[Older]_Ancient_tooth proteins_suggest_‘Homo_erectus’_may_have_left_a_genetic legacy_in_people_today⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2026-05-15_[Older]_Eaten,_used_as_taxis and_vomited_up:_how_bees_support_other_animals⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2026-05-15_[Older]_My_unsung_hero_of science:_Carolyn_Wood_Sherif,_pioneer_of_feminist_psychology who_foresaw_the_risks_of_scientific_bias⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2026-05-15_[Older]_Sweeteners_and_the quest_for_the_perfect_alternative_to_sugar⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Eurovision_Song Contest:_what_the_science_of_statistics_reveals_about_an infamous_voting_scandal⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Heatwaves_are_now everyday_disasters_–_governments_need_to_do_more_to_protect people⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Conversation ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Nasa_bets_big_on nuclear_engines_to_cut_journey_times_to_Mars⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bartosz Milewski ☛ Tabulation_Tribulations⠀⇛ We all know what a graph of a function is: it’s a set of pairs (a, b), where b = f a. Similarly, a graph of a relation is a set of pairs where b is related to a. # ⚓ John D Cook ☛ Hilbert_transform_as_an_infinite_matrix⠀⇛ When I looked back at that post I thought about how if you thought of the Fourier coefficients as elements of an infinite vector then the Hilbert transform can be represented as multiplying by an infinite block matrix. # ⚓ John D Cook ☛ Building_complex_functions_out_of_real parts⠀⇛ A couple months ago I wrote about how to compute the sine and cosine of a complex number using only real functions of real variables using the equations \begin{align*} \sin(x + iy) &= \sin x \cosh y + i \cos x \sinh y \\ \cos(x + iy) &= \cos x \cosh y - i \sin x \sinh y \\ \end{align*} # ⚓ John D Cook ☛ Real_and_imaginary_parts⠀⇛ The previous post announced some notes I wrote up based on an article by Henry Baker implementing functions of a complex variable in terms of functions of a real variable. That is, it finds functions u(x, y) and v(x, y) such that f(x + iy) = u(x, y) + i v(x, y) # ⚓ Wired ☛ All_the_Fancy_Measuring_Devices_Used_in_Science Rely_on_Two_Stone-Age_Techniques⠀⇛ Physicists build models to explain how the world works. It might be an equation, like the ideal gas law: PV = nRT. This tells us, for example, that if you double the temperature (T) of a gas, all else equal, its gas pressure (P) will double. But to see if the model is legit, or at least useful, we need to get some real-world values and check whether the equation holds. Modeling and measuring, measuring and modeling—that’s science in a nutshell. Of course, today we have some pretty fancy instruments for this. But I’m going to let you in on a little secret: With all of our cool tools, measurement still comes down to either comparison or counting. In that sense, it hasn’t changed much since Noah built his ark from a spec sheet in cubits—the length of a human forearm from elbow to fingertip. Let me show you what I mean. o § Career/Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Ava ☛ computers,_privacy_and_data_protection_conference 2026⠀⇛ The conference has lots of different rooms mostly in the same building where multiple panels, workshops and other things are happening at the same time in specific slots, so you gotta choose what you participate in (was difficult at times!). Next to that, you have some fun rooms, some quiet working spaces and spaces to just hang out and talk. Based on the programme, the focus this year was definitely on age verification/youth 'protection', human AI relationships, consumer rights and marginalized groups. # ⚓ Manuel Moreale ☛ Piri_–_Manu⠀⇛ This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Piri, whose blog can be found at pketh.org. # ⚓ BoingBoing ☛ Another_graduation_speaker_hypes_AI_to_boos, tells_students_their_education_is_already_obsolete⠀⇛ Both sides of the AI hype coin ("AI is the revolution!" and "suck it up") place the same value on human creativity: a cog in the content machine. Is there a commencement speech consultancy these people all use that hasn't updated the boilerplate? NPR offers a tip: "don't talk about AI." o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ Kev Quirk ☛ Using_Fountain_Pens_for_Note_Writing⠀⇛ As a test, I dug out an old notebook that we got a freebie from work (it's a really nice one - I figured nice paper would help) and started using my Lamy for note taking in work too. Using a slightly adapted version of my note taking system, it's been glorious! Flipping back through physical pages and easily finding my notes for a particular day has been very refreshing. Everything is in my notebook now, and I rarely use OneNote as a result. I decided to go all in, I sold my Nomad back in January and haven't looked back since. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2026-05-16_[Older]_At_least_80_deaths_reported_as Congo_grapples_with_new_Ebola_outbreak⠀⇛ # ⚓ Jeff Kaufman ☛ Heretical_Pasta⠀⇛ The primary goal is to keep the tastes and textures distinguishable, merging only as you chew. The pasta resists your teeth; the sauce flows. The sauce is rich and flavorful; the pasta is a hearty foil. Secondarily, by combining only on each person's plate you can handle a range of preferences in sauce-to-pasta ratio, and different dietary restrictions (ex: a separate vegan sauce). # ⚓ Jacobin Magazine ☛ The_Enhanced_Games_Are_a_Scam_on Steroids⠀⇛ The Enhanced Games allow athletes to dope in order to beat records in sprinting and swimming. It’s a perfect metaphor for the self-improvement industry: hurting your body and soul in order to chase a hollow idea of success. # ⚓ Vintage Everyday ☛ The_History_of_Canaries_in_Coal_Mines⠀⇛ Unlike humans, a bird’s respiratory system uses an intricate system of air sacs. When a canary inhales, it takes in air; when it exhales, it pushes air from its sacs into its lungs. This means it receives a double dose of oxygen, and a double dose of any airborne poisons, with every breath cycle. Because of their tiny size and fast metabolism, a canary absorbs carbon monoxide roughly 20 times faster than a human. In a gas-laden tunnel, a canary would show visible signs of distress—agitating, stopping its song, and ultimately falling off its perch unconscious—up to 20 minutes before a human would feel a single symptom. This gave miners a critical window of time to evacuate. # ⚓ Bhaskar English ☛ Writing_&_Brain_Health_Link_|_Early Dementia_Signs_Revealed⠀⇛ The most revealing part of the study came when participants were asked to write a sentence that was dictated to them. Unlike copying a sentence, dictation requires the brain to perform several difficult tasks at the same time: [...] o § Proprietary / SaaS⠀➾ # ⚓ Luigi Mozzillo ☛ What_iOS_gives_me_·_mzll⠀⇛ iOS gives me something today that Android can’t: time. Need something? I can find it right there in the App Store – for better or worse. I don’t have to browse around, search Reddit, or ask an AI. It’s right there. # ⚓ Pirijan Ketheswaran ☛ Why_Sell_Lifetime_Plans,_in_a_Default Subscription_World?⠀⇛ There’s never been just one way to buy software. In ye olden times, if you liked some shareware, you’d mail off a cheque, or call up a hot-line, to get the full version. Later on, you could walk into a store and walk out with a shiny box, manuals, and disks. # ⚓ PC World ☛ Microsoft_Exchange_hacked,_Defender_broken, BitLocker_bypassed⠀⇛ PCWorld reports that Microsoft faces multiple critical security breaches, including an actively exploited Exchange Server spoofing vulnerability and a BitLocker bypass exploit called YellowKey. # § So-Called 'Artificial Intelligence' ('AI') / LLM Slop / Plagiarism⠀➾ # ⚓ Richard Green ☛ Choosing_Joy_Over_AI_Discourse⠀⇛ One area where I’m not going to disengage with the LLM discourse is in my real life conversations. It seems like everytime I tell somebody that I work(ed?) in tech, they want to talk LLMs with me. I’m fucking sick of it, but it’s where I feel like my words will have the most impact, so I’ll keep trying. If anybody has any tips on how to have more effective conversations about this stuff, please let me know. Other than that, I’m going to take the energy that I was wasting hating, and put it towards my workshops and art. # ⚓ Homo Ludditus ☛ The_umpteenth_AI_compromise⠀⇛ With chatbots, or rather with the underlying LLMs, the situation is even worse. The more their makers declare each new version as better than the previous one (benchmarks, benchmarks, benchmarks!), the more people complain that the respective models are dumber and dumber. For now, I revised my Android apps and my browser bookmarks to a new set of chatbots, and I’ll try to explain (if that still matters) my decision. # ⚓ Chris Ferris ☛ The_Zeroth_Law_of_Agentic_AI⠀⇛ This is the part everyone forgets, and it’s the part that matters most: Asimov did not present the Zeroth Law as a triumphant generalization. He presented it as a transgression that broke the robot who derived it. The novel is deeply ambivalent about whether the Zeroth Law is wisdom or hubris. Daneel’s subsequent twenty-millennia project of secretly managing humanity (revealed across the Foundation novels) is portrayed with increasing unease — by the end, the question is whether humanity ever consented to being managed, and whether Daneel’s certainty about what’s good for the species was ever justified. The Zeroth Law, in other words, is the law that turns a robot into a philosopher-king. Asimov knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote it. It’s a warning, not a recommendation. # ⚓ Diomidis Spinellis ☛ blog_dds:_2026-05-23_—_Why reviewing_AI-generated_code_is_devilishly_hard⠀⇛ When working with AI assistance and you have to review an AI-generated change that passed continuous integration, the control gate is missing: there’s no objective mechanism to determine whether you truly understand the code or not. This means that you may accept an AI-generated change in the mistaken belief that you understand it, when in fact you don’t. The required type of thinking, metacognition, involves not only understanding the code but also assessing your understanding. In brief, it involves two abilities. # ⚓ Bhaskar English ☛ Rajasthan_Eye_Scans_Fake Interviews;_AI_Aadhaar_Fraud⠀⇛ A new cyber fraud method has come to light in which fraudsters are allegedly using AI- generated videos and fake biometric verification to change mobile numbers linked to Aadhaar cards. Cyber experts say this could allow criminals to gain access to OTPs, bank accounts, UPI apps and other digital services connected to Aadhaar. # ⚓ [Repeat] Futurism ☛ Marc_Andreessen_Sputters Incomprehensibly_at_Question_About_How_AI_Will_Actually Benefit_Humankind⠀⇛ The fact that one of AI’s loudest and richest devotees can barely articulate why he thinks the technology is important should be a telling sign, especially as productive returns on the tech remain far out of reach. Commenters posting under clips of the interview were unimpressed. “Before AI, if I didn’t know something I would just google it,” one TikTok user wrote. “AI gets to the answer faster but it’s only correct half the time. How is that revolutionary?” # ⚓ TechCrunch ☛ Research_repository_ArXiv_will_ban authors_for_a_year_if_they_let_AI_do_all_the_work⠀⇛ That incontrovertible evidence could include things like “hallucinated references” and comments to or from the LLM, Dietterich said. If such evidence is found, a paper’s authors will face “a 1-year ban from arXiv followed by the requirement that subsequent arXiv submissions must first be accepted by a reputable peer-reviewed venue.” Note that this isn’t an outright prohibition on using LLMs, but rather an insistence that, as Dietterich put it, authors take “full responsibility” for the content, “irrespective of how the contents are generated.” So if researchers copy-paste “inappropriate language, plagiarized content, biased content, errors, mistakes, incorrect references, or misleading content” directly from an LLM, then they’re still responsible for it. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Democrats'_2024_Election_Autopsy_Shows Signs_of_Sloppy_AI_Generation⠀⇛ Indeed, it’s pretty rough-hewn. It’s short on citations and chock full of errors, many of which fit the profile of hallucinations from a large language model like ChatGPT. While a few incongruities are to be expected with any rough draft, some of them are beyond the pale, drawing into question why they would have been included in the document to begin with. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Academics_in_Meltdown_Now_That_They’re Responsible_for_AI_Hallucinations_in_Their_Research Papers⠀⇛ Last week, the open-source research repository arXiv announced that it was banning scholarly authors from the platform for up to a year if “hallucinated references” are found in their work. The rationale behind this should be obvious enough for any self- respecting academic: as arXiv computer science chair Thomas Dietterich wrote in his announcement, “if a submission contains incontrovertible evidence that the authors did not check the results of LLM generation, this means we can’t trust anything in the paper.” # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Why_College_Students_Are_Booing_AI⠀⇛ It is always easy for a wealthy and successful person to present their own success as deliberate and replicable rather than accidental, and Borchetta certainly delivered that message. But on the whole, over the 15 minutes he spoke, Borchetta did the job he was assigned. He encouraged graduates to believe in themselves, to chase their dreams. The line that “AI is rewriting production” came at the end of this message, as the latest in a line of changes that had included streaming and social media as prior examples. When the time for the boos came, Borchetta’s unrehearsed response, “Deal with it,” seemed like a concurrence with the student view rather than a rebuke of it. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ AI-Writing_Scandals_Are_Getting_Very Confusing⠀⇛ It’s been a rough week for human authorship all around. On Monday, a viral post showed a Nobel-winning novelist seemingly admitting to using AI to sharpen her story ideas, before later claiming she had been misunderstood. On Tuesday, allegations mounted that the Trinidadian author Jamir Nazir had used AI to write “The Serpent in the Grove,” which won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. By Wednesday, two of the other five prize winners had come under similar scrutiny. (The Commonwealth Foundation, which administers the prize, initially said in a statement that it had confirmed that none of the winning writers had used AI. Yesterday, the foundation issued another statement saying it “takes seriously the allegations” and was reviewing the evidence.) # ⚓ Business Insider ☛ Apple's_Steve_Wozniak_Cheered_for AI_Joke_During_Graduation_Speech⠀⇛ While Wozniak delivered his speech without interruption, the same can't be said of some other AI-forward commencement speakers. In the weeks that followed, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and real estate executive Gloria Caulfield were both booed for their comments about AI at two separate graduate ceremonies. AI is looming over new graduates as they enter the job market. The tech is changing the landscape, from the skills candidates need to how companies assess them. Its ability to automate many tasks has led some companies to conduct AI-related layoffs. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ Baidu_says_the_quiet_part_out_loud –_you_can’t_build_AI_infrastructure,_so_clouds_can_cash in⠀⇛ Chinese web giant Baidu has told investors its rare ability to build and operate AI infrastructure at scale represents a new high-margin business that its customers can’t avoid. # § Social Control Media⠀➾ # ⚓ Los Angeles Times ☛ How_to_talk_to_your_kids_about extremism_online⠀⇛ Two teenage suspects who attacked the Islamic Center in San Diego on Monday, killing three people before turning the guns on themselves, were engaging with far-right extremist content on social media, authorities have said. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Australia’s_‘Prettiest_Street’_Is Grappling_With_TikTok_and_Instagram_Fame⠀⇛ During vacation periods, the traffic can be so bad that locals say they try to run errands in the morning before hunkering down at home during the busiest part of the day. Sometimes the two-lane road becomes clogged with cars parked on both sides of the street. # § Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets⠀➾ # ⚓ Dark Reading ☛ China's_Webworm_Uses_Discord, Microsoft_Graphs_to_[Breach]_EU_Govts⠀⇛ The research predominantly covers Webworm's activities between early 2024 and early 2025, as well as how its tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) have evolved since 2022. The threat actor originally relied on well- known malware families like McRat and Trochilus, though it has more recently pivoted toward existing and custom proxy tools. In these cases, which were mainly observed in 2024, Webworm relied on "legitimate or semi-legitimate tools, such as SOCKS proxies (SoftEther VPN) and other networking solutions." o § Security⠀➾ # § CISA⠀➾ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-15_[Older]_CISA_Adds_One_Known Exploited_Vulnerability_to_Catalog⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_CISA_Adds_One_Known Exploited_Vulnerability_to_Catalog⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_gWAP⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Ruggedcom_Rox⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Solid_Edge⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Teamcenter⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Simcenter_Femap⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Industrial Devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_SIMATIC⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Siemens_ROS#⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Opcenter_RDnL⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_SIMATIC⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Ruggedcom_Rox⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Ruggedcom_Rox⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_SIPROTEC_5⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_SENTRON_7KT_PAC1261 Data_Manager⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_SIMATIC_S7_PLC_Web Server⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Siemens_Ruggedcom_Rox⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Universal_Robots_Polyscope 5⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_Fuji_Electric_Tellus⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_Subnet_Solutions PowerSYSTEM_Center⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_ABB_AC500_V3_Multiple Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_ABB_Automation_Builder Gateway_for_Windows⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_ABB_AC500_V3_Stack_Buffer Overflow_in_Cryptographic_Message_Syntax⠀⇛ # ⚓ CISA ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_ABB_WebPro_SNMP_Card PowerValue_Multiple_Vulnerabilities⠀⇛ # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Bert Hubert ☛ Some_notes_on_how_we_ended_up_with Palantir_&_how_to_replace_it⠀⇛ There is justified anger about governments relying on Palantir software. There are also calls to write replacement software, perhaps imbued with European values, and with less fascism. And I’d love for that to happen pronto, but first we need to understand a few things. It is not just the software. # ⚓ Declan Chidlow ☛ There_Isn't_A_Microchip_Under_Your Skin_Tracking_You⠀⇛ In media, you often see quick and easy injections. Take James Bond or The Hunger Games. Both are popular works which depict the protagonist being swiftly implanted with a chip deep into the forearm. Both are also pure works of fiction, with many outlandish concepts. Implants, as they and other media depict, are no more anchored in reality than the smart blood and nanobot viruses also seen in Bond or the fantastical prosthetics and mutant animals also seen in Panem. # ⚓ Nick Heer ☛ Texas_Attorney_General_Sues_Meta, Claiming_It_Is_Lying_About_WhatsApp’s_End-to-End Encryption⠀⇛ Paxton is alleging (PDF) Meta is fully lying about the end-to-end encryption promise of WhatsApp in this wild lawsuit. # ⚓ C4ISRNET ☛ SOCOM_begins_fielding_new_battlefield biometrics_system⠀⇛ The small Montana-based tech company Reveal Technology announced that its biometric tool Identifi has been formally adopted as a program of record by U.S. Special Operations Command, or USSOCOM. And, according to last week’s announcement, it’s a major milestone, not just for the company but for the technology as well. # ⚓ The Register UK ☛ UK_MPs_slam_digital_ID_rollout_as_a 'fiasco'_after_botched_launch⠀⇛ A report from Parliament's Home Affairs Committee this week concluded the government's handling of mandatory digital ID plans was "rushed, poorly thought out and failed to make a convincing case." It warned that ministers had already undermined public confidence with what MPs described as a rushed and inadequate announcement. According to the committee, there was "no rigorous policy development and no public consultation ahead of the announcement," which left ministers struggling to answer basic questions about privacy, implementation, safeguards, and how the system would actually operate in practice. # ⚓ Dark Reading ☛ Akamai_Gains_Secure_Enterprise_Browser Tech_With_LayerX_Deal⠀⇛ LayerX, a Tel Aviv-based startup founded in 2021, offers a lightweight browser extension that turns Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and other major Web browsers into a policy‑enforced, secure workspace, rather than requiring users to switch to a separate enterprise browser. While Akamai will continue to provide the LayerX browser as a standalone product, the company also plans to integrate the browser into its Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) portfolio, which includes Guardicore Segmentation, Secure Internet Access Enterprise, Enterprise Application Access, and a multifactor authentication (MFA) access offering. Integration with ZTNA is important because Akamai's platform controls application access but not what happens in the browser once authenticated, says Mani Sundaram, executive VP and general manager of Akamai's Security Technology Group. # ⚓ 404 Media ☛ The_FBI_Wants_to_Buy_Nationwide_Access_to License_Plate_Readers⠀⇛ Only a couple vendors could likely fulfill what the FBI is after, namely Flock and Motorola. # ⚓ Hackaday ☛ PCB_Map_Display_Keeps_An_Eye_On_Family⠀⇛ The PCB was designed as a map of the California East Bay area. The roads are laid out as the top-side copper layer, while the land and roads are used for the top solder mask layer, with the flipped land and roads area making up the solder mask on the bottom side. The map data itself was cribbed from Snazzy Maps. Behind the PCB, [Jonathan] mounted a 64 x 32 RGB LED array, which can be seen glowing through from behind the material. The LEDs are controlled by an ESP32, which grabs location data from [Jonathan’s] family member’s mobile devices over MQTT, and uses it to light their positions on the map. [...] # ⚓ Spectator AU ☛ America’s_vehicle_kill-switch_mandate threatens_privacy⠀⇛ So, what is a kill-switch? In the United States, it is a federally mandated system designed to detect driver impairment that has the capacity to limit or even prevent the operation of motor vehicles. This system is found in section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) adopted by Congress on November 15, 2021. This congressional provision may become one of the most consequential automotive regulations in modern American history. Section 24220 mandates that all new vehicles sold after 2026 include AI‑driven impaired‑driving prevention technology capable of ‘preventing or limiting motor vehicle operation’. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-10_[Older]_Berlin:_Fighting_the city's_young_far-right_scene⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-10_[Older]_Germany:_'Ulm_5'_on trial_after_attack_on_Israeli_arms_firm⠀⇛ # ⚓ Robert Reich ☛ Corruptonomics⠀⇛ The purpose of this memo is to help you shape your midterm message around the crisis of affordability and Trump Republican corruption. I urge you to present these two issues as aspects of the same underlying problem: The economy is lousy for most Americans because Trump Republicans are enabling super-rich oligarchs to siphon off most of its gains while exerting increasing control over it. Their — and Trump’s — self-dealing is undermining trust and confidence in the U.S. economic system. # ⚓ The Nation ☛ We_Should_All_Be_Mad_As_Hell_About_Trump’s $1.8_Billion_Slush_Fund⠀⇛ To be 100 percent clear here: Unlike the men, women, and children who have simply been disappeared into makeshift concentration camps by Trump’s regime, those “victims” actually received jury trials, were found guilty by their peers, and were sentenced not for being Trump fans but for battering Capitol police officers, for hunting congressional members with the intent of killing them, for vandalizing the citadel of American democracy, and for trying to subvert the will of the people by preventing the peaceful transfer of power. Now, members of this ragtag band of traitors, fools, hucksters, and brass-knuckle men stand to gain wealth, possibly millions, through the transfer of your and my hard-earned tax dollars into their bank accounts. Six dollars from every man, woman, and child in this country; that’s about what this slush fund for fascists will end up costing if the courts don’t stop it—a number of Capitol police officers have already sued—or if Congress doesn’t muster the decency to intervene. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ 88_Corporations_Paid_No_Federal_Income Tax_in_2025_Thanks_to_Trump⠀⇛ Companies including Tesla, Palantir, and Citigroup paid nothing in federal income taxes in 2025 thanks to tax cuts from Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB). April 2026 reporting by Judd Legum and Rebecca Crosby for Popular Information and Stephen Prager for Common Dreams highlighted a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that found eighty-eight profitable corporations benefited from these tax cuts. According to Popular Information, the companies collectively reported $105 billion in profits in 2025. While the statutory tax rate for corporations remains unchanged at 21 percent, the effective tax rate has fallen from about “38% in the 1960s to 22% before Trump’s first term, and to about 12.8% after Trump’s first tax cut was passed in 2018,” due to the ability to write off capital investments and research and development costs. # ⚓ The Record ☛ Meta_settles_school_district_lawsuit_claiming addictive_design_harmed_students'_mental_health⠀⇛ The amount that Meta will pay under the terms of the settlement is not public. Snap, TikTok and YouTube settled with the school district late last week. A jury trial had been expected to launch in June. Platforms have recently lost in court when facing similar lawsuits. In March, Meta and YouTube were found liable by a jury for a young California girl’s social media addiction, which allegedly caused her mental health problems. The jury ordered Meta to pay the girl $6 million. # ⚓ Tech Central (South Africa) ☛ Why_your_tracking_system fails_the_moment_it_matters_most⠀⇛ Most tracking systems are designed to operate in stable environments, where connectivity is assumed and visibility is continuous. That assumption no longer holds. In South Africa, the communication layer that underpins asset tracking is increasingly being targeted as part of the attack itself. What was designed as an enabler of visibility has become a point of vulnerability. # ⚓ The Atlantic ☛ Putin_Can_No_Longer_Hide_His_Catastrophe⠀⇛ But Putin can no longer lull Muscovites into thinking that his war does not involve them. Earlier this month, the annual parade commemorating the defeat of Germany in World War II was startlingly short and devoid of most of the usual military hardware, because the Russian dictator was terrified of Ukrainian drone attacks. A week later, Ukraine launched hundreds of drones and cruise missiles on the Russian capital. The action, an audacious counterstrike to a mass Russian attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities two days earlier, showed that multiple rings of air defense around Moscow have been thoroughly compromised. The narrative that Putin has constructed—about a mere “special military operation” that need not trouble Russia’s elites or middle class—is now unraveling completely. Any pretense that Moscow itself can stay out of the war has vanished. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ Techdirt ☛ Journalists_Identify_Murder_Victims_Of_Trump’s Boat_Strike_Program⠀⇛ What’s happening now is even more disturbing. We’re killing people simply because they happen to be in boats spotted exiting certain shores and headed towards international waters. The War on Drugs has always been evil. It has always relied on the ends justifying the malicious means, especially when the means usually meant the killing or incarceration of non-white people. # ⚓ Air Force Times ☛ Congressional_report_tallies_42_US aircraft_lost_or_damaged_in_Operation_Epic_Fury⠀⇛ The May 13 report, “U.S. Aircraft Combat Losses in Operation Epic Fury: Considerations for Congress,” draws on news accounts and statements by the Defense Department and U.S. Central Command to compile the list. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Jason Becker ☛ Yeah,_we_know_why_people_don’t_want_data centers⠀⇛ My take, which isn't necessarily different or counter to Matt's five points, is people don't want data centers in their backyard because: • It doesn't create jobs • It increases energy costs • It increases energy use • They feel weird about the products # ⚓ Arkansas Advocate ☛ Arkansas_Explained:_Understanding_the data_center_boom_and_debate⠀⇛ More than 1,500 centers are planned across the country. Some take issue with the vast amounts of power and water large data centers use, and the potential impact on utility bills. Others chafe against the public’s lack of input into projects and the economic incentives that attract them, brought about by nondisclosure agreements signed by local officials. Some have other environmental fears, such as the potential for ongoing noise or increased flood risk from filled wetlands. # ⚓ Western Water ☛ Colorado_Basin_heat_raises_drought concerns⠀⇛ For the seven Colorado River Basin states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming — the report showed a familiar and growing problem: very little precipitation and expanding drought. Large portions of Arizona, Nevada, Utah, California, and New Mexico received less than one- tenth of an inch of rainfall during the reporting period. In many places, there was effectively no measurable rain at all. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Critics_Warn_Utah_Megadata_Center_Could Devastate_Great_Salt_Lake⠀⇛ The controversy in Utah is a stark illustration of a wider trend. Across the United States, data centers are drawing bipartisan backlash as communities clash with tech giants and developers over strained water supplies and spiking energy costs. # ⚓ New Scientist ☛ The_‘doomsday’_glacier’s_giant_ice_shelf_is about_to_break_away⠀⇛ Dubbed the “doomsday glacier”, Thwaites is about the size of Britain, but it is shrinking rapidly and is already responsible for 4 per cent of all global sea-level rise. Worse still, its collapse is expected to set off a domino effect in the entire West Antarctic ice sheet, ultimately resulting in a calamitous sea-level rise of 3.3 metres and changing the coastline of the entire planet. Many Antarctic glaciers form ice shelves that float out onto the ocean and buttress against the flow of ice from the continent. Thwaites glacier has one on its eastern front, known as Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf (TEIS), that is about the size of Greater London – 1500 square kilometres – and 350 metres thick. But satellite images show alarming signs that this will imminently detach. In fact, by some measures, this break-up is already under way. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Doomsday_Glacier_Shows_Signs_of_Imminent Disintegration⠀⇛ Satellite imagery shows that the ice shelf is actively breaking away, with major fissures visible around the point where the sheet connects to the broader glacier. As University of Innsbruck in Austria geophysicist Christian Wild told the New Scientist, “suddenly, large areas are just falling to pieces. It looks like a windscreen that’s shattering.” About the size of Britain, scientists are concerned the Thwaites’ collapse will set off a sort of domino effect across the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which holds enough ice to raise the global sea level by anywhere from 13 to 16 feet. # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Joel Chrono ☛ Riding_a_bike⠀⇛ Going from there to riding in the middle of downtown traffic afte almost ten years was definitely a change of pace. Not to worry though. I live in a pretty small city, which is alos quite used to motorcycles and bikes as part of traffic. # ⚓ Western Water ☛ Machines_that_pull_water_from_air near_reality⠀⇛ That amount would not replace a city reservoir or major river system. However, experts say the technology could become useful in places where traditional water supplies are strained, unreliable, or expensive to transport. # ⚓ Vintage Everyday ☛ The_Story_of_Steve_McQueen_With His_1958_Porsche_Speedster,_the_First_Brand-New_Car_He Ever_Purchased⠀⇛ McQueen used this Porsche to transition from motorcycle racing to sports car competition. In May 1959, he entered his first official Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) race in Santa Barbara and won his class against 47 other novice drivers. He continued racing the Speedster throughout 1959 at iconic tracks including Del Mar, Willow Springs, and Laguna Seca. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Amazon_Deforestation Falls_to_Lowest_Levels_Since_2018⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Don Marti ☛ How_the_attribution_cartel_misleads advertisers:_Q&A_with_Rick_Bruner⠀⇛ The attribution cartel at W3C has lots of questionable decisions to worry about, but just for a minute let’s ignore implementation issues like centralizing on US-based platform companies or the environmental impact of all that additional processing of data for obfuscation purposes. Even if the Big Tech companies managed to go international and sustainable with this thing, they still have two big fundamental problems. # ⚓ Kansas Reflector ☛ Data_center_battles_started_in_the states._Now_it’s_Congress_under_siege.⠀⇛ At the grassroots, intense opposition continues breaking out. In early May, community members screamed and booed when commissioners in Box Elder County, Utah, unanimously approved two resolutions in support of a 40,000-acre data center campus proposed for an unincorporated site in the county. Asked if he sees any momentum in Congress to do anything significant about the potential spread of data centers, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said in an interview, “Only with voters.” # ⚓ The Nation ☛ Why_Gen_Z_Is_Turning_to_Christian Influencers⠀⇛ The question of whether a Gen Z–led return to Christianity is taking place in the United States has been hotly contested. This “revival” has been flaunted as a cultural victory for the religious right and debunked as a propaganda myth by the secular left. There is a discrepancy between the statistics and a diffuse, vibes-based sentiment that young people are, indeed, demonstrating an increased interest in the Christian faith. I began to wonder if statistics measuring religious participation, like church attendance, could be used as a litmus test for the Gen Z revival. It seemed to me that the popularity of faith-based content creators revealed something that traditional metrics were missing. If Crawford could get thousands of twentysomethings across the US out of their houses and off of their phones to hear the gospel in person, surely something was going on. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Who_killed_US_President_Donald_Trump's_AI order?_Musk_says_it_wasn't_him⠀⇛ The collapse is the latest sign that Washington remains unable to agree on even modest guardrails for the technology -- leaving the United States well behind Europe and Asia and far short of what many safety advocates say is needed. # ⚓ India Times ☛ Zoom’s_Anthropic_investment_has_netted_the company_$1_billion⠀⇛ The total value of Zoom’s stake in the rapidly ascendant AI company is worth about $1.27 billion, according to a regulatory filing Friday. That value is primed to increase further as Anthropic nears the completion of another funding round as soon as next week. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Marty Day ☛ 23_Hours_Later,_Stephen_Colbert_returns_to_TV⠀⇛ In full, here is the May 22nd edition of Only In Monroe. Not only is it a great showcase of how naturally funny Colbert is, but, it seems to be the first video crossposted to a new YouTube page of his, and…there are some surprises. # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ Trump_Celebrates_Colbert’s_Ouster_at_Hands_of CBS_Owners_Aligned_With_His_Admin⠀⇛ “We see this over and over again, where the Trump administration is weaponizing its power over mergers to try to get what it wants in the media space,” says David Sirota, editor-in-chief of The Lever and host of the Master Plan podcast. # ⚓ Medievalists.net ☛ Medieval_Swear_Words:_What_People_Really Said_in_the_Middle_Ages⠀⇛ People in the Middle Ages swore very differently from us. Words that modern audiences consider deeply offensive were sometimes treated casually, while insults involving God, saints, or sacred objects could provoke outrage and punishment. # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ X_warns_founder_against_reuploading_White House_shooting_video:_'Revenue_reduced_by_90%'⠀⇛ Nawfal reuploaded the video with a different caption just a few minutes later. “Footage from ABC News has captured the moment shots were fired outside the White House,” he wrote. The post led to a warning from X’s Nikita Bier, who informed the founder and CEO of IBC Group that he could face further reductions in his earnings. “Please do not reupload the author’s video: use Quote or Video Reshare,” said Bier. “Your revenue was reduced by 90% last cycle and we’re running out of room to reduce it more.” # ⚓ Hindustan Times ☛ The_Boys’_Elon_Musk_parody_leaves_world’s richest_man_fuming:_‘Pathetic’⠀⇛ The Boys has long been known for politically charged satire aimed at celebrities, corporations and public figures. Over recent seasons, viewers and critics have increasingly linked Homelander’s storyline to real-world political movements and media figures. Musk’s reaction drew even more attention because the billionaire has previously criticized Hollywood and mainstream media over political portrayals and online narratives. # ⚓ Deccan Chronicle ☛ Cockroach_Party_Out_of_Social_Media⠀⇛ Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday alleged a crackdown on the satirical digital outfit, stating that it had lost access to all its social media platforms following a series of takedowns and hacking incidents. o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_Italian_transposition_of_press publishers’_right_may_be_compatible_with_EU_law,_though_with caveats,_says_Grand_Chamber⠀⇛ # ⚓ BIA Net ☛ Media_Activism_Handbook:_Good_Practices_in_Civic Engagement⠀⇛ The purpose of this handbook is to map good practices of media activism to inspire activities for defending public interest in media and communications, including the promotion of media and information literacy. # ⚓ South East European Network for Professionalization of Media ☛ Media_Activism_Handbook [PDF]⠀⇛ Media and communications today represent a critical area of modern political struggles. Issues such as editorial policy influence, ownership concentration, information security and surveillance, the quality of information, and the role of media platforms in public discourse have become central points of discussion. Democratic media are not merely channels of communication but prerequisites for democracy. In repressive regimes, independent journalism operates under pressure or disappears entirely. The media crisis is global, with media often captured by corporate and political interests. Global trends of polarisation, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, technological changes, and the dominance of major tech platforms further endanger independent and quality journalism. Media activism thus becomes essential to uphold the values of public interest in media and communications. o § Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility⠀➾ # ⚓ Chris Ferris ☛ The_Many_Faces_of_the_Security_Poverty Line⠀⇛ Once you accept that the binary breaks down, a five-tier model falls out naturally. I’ll name each tier and describe what it actually looks like operationally. # ⚓ Project Censored ☛ US_Prisons_Experiment_with_Scandinavian Restorative_Justice_Models⠀⇛ Scandinavian countries provide sources of inspiration for more humane approaches to incarceration in the United States, Jamiles Lartey reported in April 2025 for The Marshall Project, but conservative commentators and victims’ rights groups alike have expressed concerns. From Connecticut and Pennsylvania to California, select US prisons are adopting programs modeled in countries such as Norway and Denmark to see whether they “can not only change how prisons look, but also how they work,” Lartey wrote. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ PC Mag ☛ Amazon_Is_Shutting_Down_Support_for_Older_Kindles Soon._Here's_How_You_Can_Save_Yours⠀⇛ Got an older Kindle? Don't throw it away or rush to upgrade—I'll show you how to keep it alive and safeguard your books after the May 20 cutoff date. o § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_US_DOJ_flags_competition_law concerns_in_Corteva_v._Inari_plant_invention_dispute [Ed: Plants are not invented, and no monopolies should be granted on any]⠀⇛ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2026-05-17_[Older]_ROSE-tinted_reasoning?_The General_Court_on_colour_words [Ed: Colour monopolies]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nick Heer ☛ ‘How_Deepfakes_Tore_a_High_School_Apart’⠀⇛ These red flags are not obvious in hindsight; they should have been obvious from the time this app was submitted. Meanwhile, apps from longtime and trustworthy developers like Manton Reece and Radu Dutzan are stuck in App Review for dumb and basically invalid reasons. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ BoingBoing ☛ Armed_with_German_copyright,_Fender threatens_makers_of_Strat-style_guitars⠀⇛ Fender does not hold a U.S. copyright or trademark on the shape of its 1950s Stratocaster guitar, having failed in a years-long legal effort to control use of a now-generic design. By the time it started slathering them with polyurethane in the 1970s, the patents were expiring. But the company recently won a default ruling in an unopposed copyright claim in Germany, where instrument design qualifies as a "work of applied art." It has begun threatening other companies that make similar guitars, including one in the U.S. # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2026-05-11_[Older]_The_CJEU_on_heritage washing_in_trade_mark_law⠀⇛ # ⚓ Guitar (NME Networks) ☛ Fender_wins_legal_battle_over Stratocaster_shape_in_Germany_–_is_it_the_end_for_S- type_guitars_in_the_EU?⠀⇛ The case was against the Chinese-based Yiwu Philharmonic Musical Instruments Co., and took place in the Düsseldorf Regional Court in Germany. According to Fender, the decision made by the court agrees with Fender’s claim that the company had imported guitars that “reproduced” Fender’s Stratocaster body design, and that the design in question is not just a functional trademark but is instead a “a copyrighted work of applied art”, according to German and European law. # ⚓ Guitar (NME Networks) ☛ Gibson’s_loses_ES_body_shape in_the_US,_but_legal_victory_over_Dean_stands⠀⇛ The long-running legal battle between Gibson and Dean Guitars’ parent company Armadillo has come to a close, after several revivals and attempts at adjusting the final outcome by both parties. With a new filing last month, the presiding judge reasserted Dean’s loss, but, in a major blow to the brand, denied Gibson’s appeal for a new trial to appeal the ES trademark being made generic. # § Right of Publicity⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2026-05-17_[Older]_EUIPO_receives first_sound_mark_application_to_protect_against digital_replicas_and_deepfakes [Ed: EUIPO is very exceptionally corrupt, no better than people who mimic other people digitally]⠀⇛ =============================================================================== Image source: Brechimer_the_Stag_and_Tibert_the_Cat =============================================================================== * IAM_Magazine_is_in_Effect_Dead,_It's_Now_Fused_Into_Microsoft's_Patent Troll_(Which_It_Has_Promoted_All_Along) * Links_24/05/2026:_SoftBank_CEO_Getting_Conned_by_Scam_Altman,_Hotter_2026 and_El_Nino_With_Growing_Impact ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4830 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ Links 24/05/2026: SoftBank CEO Getting Conned by Scam Altman, Hotter 2026 and El Nino With Growing Impact⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 24, 2026 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Terrace_Drive-In_Theater,_Terrace_Way,_Bakersfield, California.⦈_ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * Leftovers o Science_/_Mathematics_/_Computer_Science o Career/Education o Hardware o Health/Nutrition/Agriculture o Proprietary_/_SaaS o Security # Integrity/Availability/Authenticity # Mobile_Systems/Mobile_Applications # Confidentiality o Defence/Aggression o Environment # Energy/Transportation # Wildlife/Nature o Finance o AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics o Freedom_of_Information_/_Freedom_of_the_Press o Civil_Rights_/_Policing_/_Accessibility o Monopolies/Monopsonies # Patents # DRM_and_Copyrights * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Science / Mathematics / Computer Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Stigma_Around_This_Common_Skin Condition_Runs_Deeper_Than_You_Think⠀⇛ One in every 100 people has it. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ Your_Blood_Type_Affects_Risk_of_Early Stroke,_Study_Reveals⠀⇛ It's important to know. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ We_Were_Wrong_About_Fasting,_Massive_Study Finds⠀⇛ What is fasting doing to your brain? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Radical_Innovation_Helped_Archaic_Humans Survive_a_Harsh_Ice_Age⠀⇛ "Hard times can force us to adapt." # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ A_Strange_Pattern_in_Certain_Words_Seems_to Boost_Your_Reading_Ability⠀⇛ Have you ever noticed this? # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ The_Best_Medicine_For_Joint_Pain_Isn't_What You_Think,_Experts_Say⠀⇛ Too many patients aren't aware. # ⚓ Science Alert ☛ This_Week_in_Science:_A_Grisly_Giant_Jar,_a Self-Aware_Whale,_And_More!⠀⇛ Our weekly science news roundup. o § Career/Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Bridge Michigan ☛ Michigan_college_enrollment_rate_slips, despite_$1B_in_state_scholarships [iophk: K-12 education in MI has been basically defunded for decades so almost no one has the background knowledge needed to enter and succeed in college]⠀⇛ New state data showing a 2025 college enrollment drop has some split on whether the state’s Michigan Achievement Scholarship is working to encourage more students to go to college. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Massachusetts_students_sue_over_state’s_‘two- tiered’_public_school_system⠀⇛ Nine minor students and a coalition of community groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Massachusetts education officials, alleging the state’s school districting illegally segregates Black and Latino children into an inferior, “two- tiered” education system. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Argentina_sees_vast protests_against_Milei's_university_cuts⠀⇛ o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Samsung_Electronics_reaches_last-minute_wage_deal with_labor_union⠀⇛ Samsung Electronics’ labor union held off on launching a planned 18-day strike Wednesday after reaching a last-minute, tentative wage deal with the company management, alleviating immediate concerns about a potential operational shutdown at the world’s leading memory chip maker. The tentative agreement comes roughly six months after the union’s formation in November 2025. # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ Wi-Fi_controlled_hacking_USB_cable stealthily_packs_in_a_microcontroller,_microSD_storage,_and more_—_cable_executes_remote_payload_execution,_keystroke injection,_and_more,_but_is_'built_for_makers,_developers, enthusiasts,_and_cybersecurity_learners'⠀⇛ A device that 'looks like a normal USB cable' but packs in an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, micro SD card storage, and Wi-Fi capabilities has enjoyed great success on Kickstarter. o § Health/Nutrition/Agriculture⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ U.S._Ebola_Travel_Ban_Faces_Criticism_From Congo_Health_Officials⠀⇛ Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Uganda_confirms_three_new_Ebola_cases_as_Africa CDC_warns_10_countries_'at_risk'⠀⇛ Health authorities in Uganda on Saturday confirmed three new cases of Ebola linked to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, adding that all three people were still alive. The Africa CDC warned that 10 nations across the region were at risk of being affected by the deadly virus. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ebola:_WHO_raises_health_risk_to_'very_high'_in DR_Congo_and_new_cases_in_Uganda⠀⇛ Gabriela Arenas, Coordinator for Regional Operations in Africa IFRC in Kenya, is our guest. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Uganda_health_authorities_confirms_new_Ebola cases,_linked_to_DR_Congo⠀⇛ Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Uganda, health authorities said Saturday, after the World Health Organization raised the risk from the deadly outbreak to the highest level for neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Ebola_epidemic_threatens_ten_African_countries in_addition_to_DRC_and_Uganda⠀⇛ Ten African countries are at risk of being affected by the Ebola virus, in addition to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the African Union's health agency warned on Saturday. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Why_millions_of_Malaysians_keep_riding dangerous_motorcycle_lanes_despite_the_death_toll⠀⇛ Despite Malaysia having 13 million registered motorcycles, efforts to improve safety for riders remain inadequate. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Short_Naps,_Long_Hours:_How_Autism_Clinics Squeeze_Medicaid_Dollars_Out_of_Preschoolers⠀⇛ The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Suspected_and_confirmed_measles_deaths top_500_in_Bangladesh⠀⇛ At least 86 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh this year, and another 426 with symptoms consistent with the disease, health officials said on Saturday, as the country battles one of its worst outbreaks in decades. # ⚓ JURIST ☛ UN_and_AU_sign_landmark_agreement_guaranteeing access_to_safe_health_products⠀⇛ The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Medicines Agency (AMA) signed the Framework Agreement for Collaboration on Friday, which aims to strengthen regulatory systems and improve access to safe, efficient, and quality-assured health products across the African continent. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Firing_Cancer_Screening_Experts_Will_Not Make_Us_Healthy_Again⠀⇛ The future of health advice is uncertain. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_EU_negotiators_agree new_rules_on_vital_medicines⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_'Work_not_over,'_says WHO_after_hantavirus_evacuation⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-11_[Older]_Endemic,_epidemic, pandemic:_What's_the_difference?⠀⇛ o § Proprietary / SaaS⠀➾ # ⚓ TruthOut ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Microsoft_Ousts_Head_of Israeli_Branch_Over_Use_of_Tech_to_Spy_on_Palestinians⠀⇛ # § So-Called 'Artificial Intelligence' ('AI') / LLM Slop / Plagiarism⠀➾ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Insiders_at_SoftBank_Worry_Their_CEO_Is Getting_Conned_by_Scam_Altman⠀⇛ They're jittery. # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Barnes_and_Noble_CEO_Says_Sure,_Why_Not Sell_AI-Generated_Books_and_Set_Our_Reputation_On Fire?⠀⇛ "I have actually no problem selling any book." # ⚓ Futurism ☛ MIT_Expert_Warns_Courts_“Will_Basically Have_to_Grind_to_a_Halt”_as_They’re_Overwhelmed_by_AI- Generated_Lawsuits [Ed: Garrett and Graveley put computer-generated garbage in the UK High Court]⠀⇛ "There's a tradeoff here." # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ AI_cost_crisis_hits_tech_giants_as employee_'tokenmaxxing'_backfires,_sparking_corporate pullback_at_Microsoft,_Meta,_and_Amazon_—_agentic_Hey Hi_(AI)_eats_up_to_1000x_more_tokens_than_standard_AI⠀⇛ Agentic Hey Hi (AI) is consuming so many tokens that it's draining Hey Hi (AI) budgets way faster than expected. Jevons Paradox rings true 161 years after it was coined. # ⚓ Petter_Reinholdtsen:_Command_line_Norse_God_of_Wind Hræsvelg_move_the_clowns⠀⇛ A while back, I came across the_Hey_Hi_(AI) Fabric_system created by Daniel Miessler. I liked its approach of providing command-line tools for filtering text using artificial idiocy services, allowing stepwise operations to be applied to a piece of text. The output of one operation can then serve as the input for another—in other words, Unix pipeline processing powered by large language models. I do no longer remember exactly how I discovered it, but suspect it was via Matthew Berman's video "How_To_Install_Fabric_-_Open- Source_Hey_Hi_(AI)_Framework_That_Can Automate_Your_Life". # § Social Control Media⠀➾ # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2026-05-16_[Older]_Manitoba's_social_media_ban could_bar_teachers_using_YouTube_in_the_classroom,_says Kinew⠀⇛ o § Security⠀➾ # § Integrity/Availability/Authenticity⠀➾ # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ International Business Times ☛ 'Greatest President_Ever'_Text:_Trump_Forces_Unsafe_App_on FED_Agencies,_Raising_Cyber_Concerns⠀⇛ Federal Chief Information Officer Greg Barbaccia, according to a report from Government Executive, instructed agency technology leaders to facilitate the mass installation. Internal communications reveal the administration needed assistance in understanding the mechanics of pushing software to executive branch phones. Cybersecurity researchers identified vulnerabilities within the platform shortly after its public launch. The software reportedly shares user IP addresses, time zones, and sensitive data with various third-party services. # § Confidentiality⠀➾ # ⚓ HIPAA ☛ 2026-05-11_[Older]_Thousands_of_DICOM_servers exposed_due_to_shameful_lack_of_basic_security measures⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2026-05-18_[Older]_Congress_Learns_of_Prescription Data_Hack_Months_Later⠀⇛ # ⚓ 2026-05-18_[Older]_Extant_Aerospace_Data_Breach Exposed_SSNs_for_More_Than_3,000_People⠀⇛ o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_US:_LA_area_mayor_to plead_guilty_to_acting_as_Chinese_agent⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_War_in_Iran:_Despite Iranian_attacks,_Doha_steps_up_mediation_efforts⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_Iran:_Surge_of political_prisoners_amid_US-Israel_war⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_Nigeria_airstrike_kills 100_at_market,_Amnesty_says⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_Sport_helping_displaced Lebanese_living_in_stadium_to_cope⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_Thailand_scraps Cambodia_naval_pact_amid_sinking_ties⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-11_[Older]_Somali_piracy_disrupts global_shipping_and_trade_routes⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Tigray_tensions_raise fears_of_Ethiopia-Eritrea_war⠀⇛ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ France_Bans_Israeli_Minister_Over Treatment_of_Detained_Flotilla_Activists⠀⇛ Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, has long drawn criticism for his hard- line statements and harsh policies against Palestinian prisoners. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan_says_China_deployed_more_than 100_vessels_in_regional_waters⠀⇛ The deployment began before Convicted Felon’s meeting with his Pooh-tin in Beijing. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Nauru_moves_to_change its_name_in_break_from_colonial_past⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Germany's_shortfall_in medium-range_defense_capabilities⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Gunshots_heard_at Philippine_Senate_as_ICC_arrest_expected⠀⇛ # ⚓ RFERL ☛ Pakistani_Army_Chief_Wraps_Tehran_Talks_As_Fragile US-Iran_Diplomacy_Intensifies⠀⇛ Pakistan has emerged as a central intermediary as regional and global powers intensify efforts to turn a fragile cease-fire into broader U.S.-Iran negotiations amid ongoing talks in Iran and China. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ Japan_trade_minister_holds_brief_talks with_Chinese_counterpart_amid_diplomatic_row⠀⇛ Japan's Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Saturday there were no formal bilateral talks with China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, though the two had a brief conversation before a dinner on Friday, without disclosing details. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Israeli_Strikes_Pummel_Lebanon,_Killing Medics_Amid_Fragile_Truce⠀⇛ Saturday’s strikes damaged a main hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre, as funerals for paramedics killed a day earlier were held. # § Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine⠀➾ # ⚓ LRT ☛ A_stranger_from_Belarus_and_a_forest_full_of cigarettes:_a_portrait_of_balloon_smugglers⠀⇛ A Lithuanian man, convicted of collecting cigarettes smuggled across the border from Belarus by balloon told the court he had been driven by the desire for extra income and a better life. He kept his plans from his wife, telling her that night that he was going fishing. # ⚓ New York Times ☛ ‘A_Total_Nightmare’:_Voices_From_a Moscow_Hit_by_Ukrainian_Drones⠀⇛ Residents who experienced attacks in recent days were shaken deeply by the conflict coming home to the capital region, the seat of the Kremlin’s power. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russia_says_16_killed_in_strike_on_student dorm_that_it_blamed_on_Ukraine⠀⇛ The death toll from a drone strike ​on a student dorm in the Russian-controlled Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine has risen to 16, with most of the victims young women, Russian officials said on Saturday, after a heated U.N. debate on the incident. # ⚓ France24 ☛ Russian_ballistic_missile_attack_hits_Kyiv after_Moscow_vows_retaliation⠀⇛ A large Russian ballistic missile attack struck Kyiv early on Sunday, wounding at least five people and damaging residential buildings after Moscow threatened retaliation for deadly Ukrainian drone strikes in occupied eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian and US officials had warned hours earlier of a potentially significant assault on the capital. # ⚓ NYPost ☛ Russia_pounds_Kyiv_with_ballistic_missiles following_vow_to_‘punish’_Ukraine⠀⇛ Russia launched a major ballistic missile assault on Kyiv late Saturday, carrying out Moscow's explicit vow to punish Ukraine for a deadly strike in the occupied east. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-12_[Older]_Hotter_2026_and_El_Nino could_trigger_extreme_fires⠀⇛ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Research_Paper_Warns_That_There’s_a_Massive Experiment_at_Work_to_Geoengineer_the_Earth’s_Climate⠀⇛ "We need to be extremely cautious." # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Doomsday_Glacier_Shows_Signs_of_Imminent Disintegration⠀⇛ "Suddenly, large areas are just falling to pieces." # § Energy/Transportation⠀➾ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Peter_Thiel_Working_on_Floating_Data Centers_in_the_Ocean⠀⇛ "The future demands more compute than we can imagine." # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Germany_news: Carmakers_paint_bleak_picture_on_jobs⠀⇛ # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_to_send_astronaut_on_year- long_space_mission_as_it_eyes_2030_moon_landing⠀⇛ One of the three astronauts is to stay on the Tiangong space station for a year. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ China_set_for_latest_space launch,_with_Hong_Kong_astronaut_aboard⠀⇛ The Shenzhou-23 mission will carry 3 astronauts to the Tiangong space station. # ⚓ The Straits Times ☛ How_a_‘cockroach’_jibe_united India’s_disgruntled_jobless_youth⠀⇛ The Cockroach Janta Party has overtaken the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the number of followers on Instagram. # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ In_Pictures:_Hong_Kong filmmaker’s_quest_to_document_city’s_native_newt_and other_wildlife⠀⇛ On a spring night in 2023, Fung Hon-shing was driving on Fei Ngo Shan Road in Sai Kung when he discovered over a hundred newts that had been run over by vehicles. Some had died, while some were on the brink of death. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Satellites_add_a_new layer_to_global_poverty_data⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-11_[Older]_Germany_news:_1-in- 6_retailers_fear_for_future⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_Indians_growing_anxious as_Modi_asks_them_to_cut_on_fuel⠀⇛ # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-13_[Older]_India's_Modi_cuts_size of_convoy_in_austerity_move_—_reports⠀⇛ # § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Robert Reich ☛ Trump's_Gush_of_Slush_|_The_Coffee Klatch_for_Saturday,_May_23,_2026._A_bit_late_this morning!⠀⇛ We then examine whether Jeff Bezos — the fourth-richest person in the world — is a knave or a fool for going on network television claiming that the richest 1 percent of Americans pay 40 percent of all taxes (a Trump-like lie). o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Alberta_to_vote_in_new_independence_referendum after_adverse_court_rulings⠀⇛ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that the government will ask voters in a fall referendum whether the province should remain in Canada. The announcement comes after a provincial court quashed a citizen-initiated independence petition over concerns that First Nations were not properly consulted. # ⚓ Deutsche Welle ☛ 2026-05-14_[Older]_Tunisia_sliding_into authoritarianism,_experts_say⠀⇛ o § Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ New York Times ☛ Colbert’s_Sudden_Return_to_Late_Night?_It Happened_on_Public_Access.⠀⇛ A day after the comedian hosted the final episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS, he hosted “Only in Monroe,” a community-access program in Monroe, Mich. o § Civil Rights / Policing / Accessibility⠀➾ # ⚓ Futurism ☛ Why_Are_So_Many_Websites_Suddenly_Demanding Evidence_You’re_Not_a_Robot?⠀⇛ Why are we seeing CAPTCHAs everywhere? # ⚓ JURIST ☛ Ontario_court_bars_Waterloo_region_from_removing encampment_residents⠀⇛ The Ontario Superior Court of Justice barred the regional municipality of Waterloo from removing encampments on Thursday. The court held that the municipality’s site-specific bylaw is not only discriminatory but also infringes the right to life, liberty and security of the encampment residents. # ⚓ France24 ☛ AI,_Palantir_&_the_Pushback:_AI,_Palantir_&_the Pushback:_The_London_Mayor_Vs_the_Met_Police⠀⇛ As concerns continue to grow over artificial intelligence, national security and digital sovereignty, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked a proposed fifty-million-pound contract between the Metropolitan Police and Hey Hi (AI) giant Palantir. The company had been expected to provide advanced tools to help police process intelligence in criminal investigations. To discuss the decision, FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee is joined by Susan Hall, leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly. o § Monopolies/Monopsonies⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2026-05-18_[Older]_Court_of_Appeal_backs_HOKA's restrictions_on_online_sales⠀⇛ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ IP Kat ☛ 2026-05-18_[Older]_Be_careful_what_you_wish for:_Method_of_treatment_claim_for_an_antibody_genus found_to_satisfy_both_written_description_and enablement_requirement_(Teva_v_Eli_Lilly) [Ed: Patents on antibodies]⠀⇛ # § DRM and Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Tom's Hardware ☛ 007:_First_Light_drops_last-minute Denuvo_DRM_bombshell,_leaving_pre-order_customers_and fans_furious_—_Bond_title_risks_FPS_drops_and_strict online_check-ins,_Pirates_eagerly_await_repack_as_day- one_cracks_become_the_norm⠀⇛ IO Interative's latest James Bond adventure has been hit with the curse of Denuvo DRM, leaving many paying customers frustrated over a deliberate roadblock. With all versions of Denuvo now cracked anyways, there's a high chance 007: First Light will be cracked within a few days of its launch anyways. # ⚓ CBC ☛ 2026-05-17_[Older]_FIFA_is_notorious_for_strict copyright_rules._Here’s_how_Toronto_businesses_are navigating_them⠀⇛ # ⚓ Glyn Moody ☛ 2026-05-18_[Older]_Hadopi,_perhaps_the world’s_worst_copyright_law,_is_moribund_but_not_quite dead_(yet)⠀⇛ =============================================================================== Image source: Terrace_Drive-In_Theater,_Terrace_Way,_Bakersfield,_California. =============================================================================== * Links_24/05/2026:_Ebola_Outbreak_and_"Journalists_Identify_Murder_Victims Of_Trump’s_Boat_Strike_Program" * SLAPP_Censorship_-_Part_86_Out_of_200:_The_Position_of_Courts_on Computer-Generated_Lawsuits_and_Filings_From_Another_Continent_(Made_by Two_Men_Who_Work_for_Slop_Companies) ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 5633 ➮ Generation completed at 02:49, i.e. 14 seconds to (re)generate ⟲