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Links 19/04/2024: Israel Fires Back at Iran and Many Layoffs in the US
Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 19, 2024
Contents
Leftovers
Slashdot ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] APT Interface 'Revamped' For Ubuntu 24.10 and Debian Trixie with Colors and Columns
Science
The Conversation ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe
The Conversation ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Why robots can be culturally insensitive – and how scientists are trying to fix it
The Conversation ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Five tips to help you start new hobbies in retirement
Vox ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] How should I plan for retirement when the future is so uncertain?
The Conversation ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] How logic alone may prove that time doesn’t exist
The Conversation ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook
The Conversation ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Hoarding can start in childhood – here’s why early intervention is so crucial for all age groups
Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Gizmodo ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Tesla Software Update Traps TikToker Inside 115-Degree Car
Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] On technological weapons, truth, and how TikTok makes teens 17% more antisemitic
TruthOut ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] TikTok Exposed Youth to Genocide in Gaza — Is That Why Electeds Want It Banned?
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Treasury Wants to Boost Foreign Investment Review Powers, as Congress Dissects Nippon, TikTok Deals
IP Kat ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Czech court finds that AI tool DALL-E cannot be the author of a copyright work
Gizmodo ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Apple Pulls Game Boy Emulator From App Store
Make Tech Easier ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Game Boy Emulator iGBA Removed from Apple App Store
Gizmodo ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Apple Softens 'State-Sponsored' Cyberattack Warnings, Blames Mercenaries Instead
International Business Times ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Microsoft Copilot AI Resumes Auto-Launch Testing in Windows 11 Startup [Ed: Microsoft desperately trying to fake usage levels of its flailing hype/bubble]
International Business Times ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Microsoft Copilot App Mysteriously Appears in Windows Server 2022, But Does Nothing
The Hill ☛ UT Austin students protest layoffs over new DEI ban
> Students at the University of Texas at Austin protested Thursday after the school laid off more than 60 staff members to comply with Texas’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ban that went into effect earlier this year.
> About 200 students at the university disrupted a virtual faculty council meeting conducted by the university’s president Monday to oppose the layoffs, NBC News reported.
Gannett ☛ University of Texas confirms nearly 60 workers were laid off, most in former DEI positions
> The layoffs have come as UT eliminates some programs and reorganizes its services after a state law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion offices at public universities went into effect. In addressing the employee layoffs for the first time since announcing earlier this month that the Campus and Community Engagement Division was closing, UT President Jay Hartzell took prewritten questions at a faculty council meeting on Monday and said 49 employees who had previously worked in DEI-related positions had been terminated and that eight associate or assistant deans whose work previously included related duties were returning to their faculty positions full time.
Pax8 Layoffs Hit Mostly in North America
> Cloud marketplace Pax8 said it has reduced its global workforce by less than 5%, with most of the layoffs coming in North America.
Security
Privacy/Surveillance
Fortune ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] ByteDance Still Receives Data From U.S. TikTok Users
Gizmodo ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Your Mobile Ad Blocker Will No Longer Stop YouTube's Ads
Defence/Aggression
Federal News Network ☛ Since recent pay raise, fewer feds leaving TSA
> The Transportation Security Administration has seen a 9% drop in attrition since the historic pay raises last year.
The Strategist ☛ India wants strategic engagement with Southeast Asia—but how?
> As India’s ‘Act East’ policy focussing on Southeast Asia moves into its 10th year, it is time for New Delhi to spell out more clearly how it aims to enhance its security and strategic partnerships [...]
Project Censored ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Corrupt Police Officer Candidate for Cook County Judgeship
ABC ☛ Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel retaliates against Iran, US official says
> The missile launches follow Iran's attack last Saturday, where the country sent a volley of more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets throughout the country, Israeli military officials previously said. All but a few were intercepted by Israel and its allies, including the United States, officials said.
Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] German intel officer denies spying for Russia
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Russia withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin says
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Ukraine updates: Deadly Russian strike hits Chernihiv
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Belgium, Czech Republic Want Sanctions for Russian Interference in EU Elections
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] G7 Work on Harnessing Russian Assets 'A Work in Progress,' US' Adeyemo Says
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Germany Launches Urgent Appeal to Bolster Ukraine's Starved Air Defences Against Russia
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Russia Jails Four Former Prison Officers for Abusing Detainees
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Russian Villagers Build Homemade Dam to Keep Out Floods
International Business Times ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Russian Blogger Starved Son To Death By Only 'Feeding Him Sunlight' Instead Of Food
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Russian Poetry Prize Bans Entries From Transgender People
Counter Punch ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Where Did Vladimir Putin’s Dream Of a ‘Russian World’ Come From?
Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] United States and UK Take Action to Reduce Russian Revenue from Metals
CPJ ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Russia orders exiled journalist Mikhail Zygar’s arrest in absentia
Scheerpost ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Patrick Lawrence: Could the Russians Seize Congress?
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Number of Plane Crash Deaths in Russia Hits Decade Low in 2023
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Russia Arrests Man Over 'Ukraine-Backed' Car Bombing of Double Agent in Moscow
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Ukrainian President Signs Controversial Law to Boost Conscription to Fend off Russia's Aggression
Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Blurred traces of Democracy: The Bearish Prospects of Russian Polity
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Devastating floods ravage Kazakhstan and Russia
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Japan's aid for Ukraine signals new distance from Russia
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Russia and China Trade New Copper Disguised as Scrap to Skirt Taxes, Sanctions
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Exclusive-Russia Restoring Oil Refining Capacity Knocked Out by Drones
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Floods Grip Kazakhstan and Russia as Tributaries of Ob Rise
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Russia Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Collaborating With Ukraine
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Ukraine updates: Iran, Russia 'spreading terror,' Kyiv says
International Business Times ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Russians Pay $750 For 'Luxury' Round Trip Skiing Trip in N. Korea
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] More Homes in Russia's Orenburg Flooded, Water Levels Inch Down
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Russian, Iranian Foreign Ministers Warn Against Further Escalation in Middle East
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Russia's Kurgan Governor Calls on Residents to Evacuate Flooded Areas
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Two Killed by Ukrainian Strikes in Kherson Region, Says Russian-Installed Official
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Ukraine Attack on Russia-Controlled Town Kills 16, Official Says
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Ukraine's Top Commander Says Russia Aims to Capture Chasiv Yar by May 9
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Belgium probes Russian 'interference' in EU elections
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] Russia floods: Water level reaches new high in Orenburg
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] Ukraine's Military Chief Warns of 'Significantly' Worsening Battlefield Situation in the East
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] Level of Ural River in Russia's Orenburg Reaches 11.83 Metres, Say Local Authorities
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] Ukraine's Army Chief Says Eastern Front Under Intense Russian Assault
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] As Russia's war drags on, Ukraine tightens mobilization law
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] China fills Russia's critical war gaps, US says
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Russia floods: 'Critical' mass evacuations ordered
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Russia-Installed Official Says Six Dead in Shelling of Town in Occupied Area
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] The US and UK Restrict the Trade of Russian-Origin Metals
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] US Intelligence Finding Shows China Surging Equipment Sales to Russia to Help War Effort in Ukraine
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] US Says China Is Boosting Russia's War Machine in Ukraine
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] US, UK Take Action Targeting Russian Aluminum, Copper and Nickel
Gizmodo ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Russia’s First Post-Cold War Rocket Lifts Off from Remote Eastern Launch Site
Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] China and Russia Renew Anti-Western Confrontation and Continue Building Multipolar World
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Reconstructing Ukraine, even as Russian bombs fall
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Ukraine updates: Russia strikes infrastructure nationwide
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Putin Mocks Planned Ukraine Conference and Says Russia Won't Accept Any Enforced Peace Plans
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Putin: Russia Had to Attack Ukraine Energy Sites in Response to Kyiv's Strikes
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Russia Sends Military Trainers and Air-Defence System to Niger, Says Niger State TV
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-10 [Older] As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, Zelenskyy's term is up
The Age AU ☛ 2024-04-18 [Older] Republic House Speaker faces choice between losing his job and funding Ukraine
CPJ ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Ukrainian military attempts to intimidate journalist Yevhen Shulhat, reports say
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] EU summit updates: Leaders to discuss Middle East, Ukraine
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Ukrainian Romani people are facing discrimination in Germany
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] US House Sets Long-Awaited Vote on Billions for Ukraine, Israel
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Germany Sending More Anti-Air Missiles to Ukraine Helps, but EU Must Do More, Zelenskiy Says
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] House’s Ukraine, Israel Aid Package Gains Biden's Support as Speaker Johnson Fights to Keep His Job
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Pentagon Leaders Press Congress for Ukraine Funding, Saying Battlefield Situation Is Dire
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: How safe is the nuclear plant?
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Ukraine updates: Kyiv 'ran out' of missiles to defend plant
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Uncertainty Surrounds US Republicans' Plan for Separate Ukraine, Israel Aid Bills
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Facing a Republican Revolt, House Speaker Johnson Pushes Ahead on US Aid for Ukraine, Allies
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Ukraine's Zelenskiy Signs New Army Draft Law to Reinforce Exhausted Troops
NL Times ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Gov't confirms extra billions for Ukraine support & benefits scandal, Groningen victims
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Ukraine updates: Kyiv calls for 'bold' air defense support
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Ukraine Calls for 'Bold' Air Defence Support From Allies
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] House Speaker Mike Johnson Says He Will Push for Aid to Israel and Ukraine This Week
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] More Civilians Die in Ukraine as a Think Tank Warns Delays in US Aid Will Hamper Kyiv's Forces
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Ukraine's Zelenskiy Condemns Iranian Attack, Says Ukraine Needs Help, Like Israel
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] Ukraine says eastern front has 'deteriorated significantly'
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] Ukraine updates: Germany to send additional Patriot system
NL Times ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Dutch to provide extra €1 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year
NL Times ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Netherlands pushing billions into NATO defense spending standard, Ukraine support
The Age AU ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Australia news LIVE: Defence minister to visit Ukraine; Morrison pushed $500m project before business case was done
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] House Speaker Mike Johnson Is Negotiating With White House to Advance Ukraine Aid
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] House Speaker Mike Johnson Negotiating With White House to Advance Ukraine Aid
NL Times ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] One in six Ukrainian refugees do not have a job and are not enrolled in education
CBC ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Ukraine's new mobilization bill offers no reprieve for weary troops
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Massive Attack Destroys One of Ukraine's Largest Power Plants
Counter Punch ☛ 2024-04-10 [Older] Gaza and Ukraine Exacerbate the Ethical Problem of an Already Shaky International Left!
Environment
TruthOut ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] From Florida to Australia, Global Coral Bleaching Could Soon Be Worst on Record
Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Kathy Hochul Is Leaving a Climate Law Off the NY Budget
Scheerpost ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] As Amazon Eliminates Plastic Packaging Abroad, It’s Using Even More in the US
Truthdig ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] What Price Should Wealthy Nations Pay for Climate Aid?
Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Workers, Not Technocrats, Will Secure a Sustainable Planet
Truthdig ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] The Climate Clock Is Ticking in the Himalayas
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Germany: Third man joins climate hunger strike in Berlin
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] New Study Calculates Climate Change's Economic Bite Will Hit About $38 Trillion a Year by 2049
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Climate Change Damage Could Cost $38 Trillion Per Year by 2050, Study Finds
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Climate change to wreck global income by 2050, study shows
Truthdig ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] The Middle East Continues to Fail on Climate Action
Green Party UK ☛ 2024-04-15 [Older] Green Party backs charities calls to restore nature
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] More Climate Experts Object to Emissions Target Watchdog's Offsets Policy
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Climate Targets Group Trustees Seek to Calm Governance Storm
Off Guardian ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Climate Change Court Cases are on the rise. Here’s why.
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] Peru's Dengue Deaths Triple as Climate Change Swells Mosquito Population
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Are climate-neutral flights a realistic scenario?
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] European Climate Ruling on Switzerland Has Global Implications
University of Michigan ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] SEAS hosts workshop turning climate anxiety into climate action
Scheerpost ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] A Group of Women Took Switzerland to Court and Won the First Human Rights Case on Climate Change
CBC ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] Cattle are boosting the soil on this P.E.I. farm — and fighting climate change
Energy/Transportation
Fast Company ☛ More trouble for Tesla: Layoffs, severance snafu, and a painful stock downgrade
> The EV maker saw its shares flirt with 52-week lows on Thursday as its troubles continued to mount.
Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] EU Directive to bring down energy bills and reduce emissions
Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-04-12 [Older] German food and energy prices fall, inflation sinks to 2.2%
Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] South Africa Lacks Energy Power in Emerging Multipolar World
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] 2023 Was a Record Year for Wind Installations as World Ramps up Clean Energy, Report Says
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] US Surpasses Renewable Energy Goal for Public Lands
Mexico News Daily ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Claudia Sheinbaum pledges to ‘accelerate’ transition to renewable energy if elected
Wildlife/Nature
The Conversation ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] The secret world of earthworms: meet the tiger worm and the nightcrawler
Finance
Tesla Stock In Free Fall Ahead Of Crucial Q1 Earnings: Here Are Key Levels To Watch - Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) - Benzinga
> The company’s challenges are partially due to a lack of visibility into its near-to-medium-term outlook. The Elon Musk-led company has been struggling with slowing sales volume, and efforts to boost sales have squeezed margins.
Exclusive-UBS shuts some China private funds, will lay off staff, sources say
> UBS is shutting down some of its China private funds business and will lay off one-third of the staff as the Swiss bank cuts operating costs in the country, said three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
> UBS will shut up to 17 of its equity and bond private funds and return the money to the investors, out of 19 funds launched since the private fund management unit started in 2016, said two of the three sources. In China, private funds are equivalent to hedge funds and private equity funds, serving high net worth and institutional investors.
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Amazon Removed Just Walk Out From Many of Its Own Stores but Wants to Sell the System to Others
Copenhagen Post ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] Online banking fraud doubles in one year – older women particularly targeted
Reuters ☛ Rivian cuts 1% of workforce in second round of layoffs this year
> Shares of Rivian, up as much as 3.4% on Wednesday, pared almost all of its gains after the news. The shares closed up 1% on Thursday.
Fierce Pharma ☛ Sanofi restructures US commercial vaccine group
> During a busy period of overhaul at Sanofi, the company is restructuring its U.S. vaccine commercial group.
> The company is "implementing a streamlined strategic sales structure" as the U.S. vaccine market continues to evolve, a spokesperson said. The move is "aimed at optimizing our commercial structure for greater efficiency and effectiveness," he added.
> "As with any change in our organization, we are providing multiple avenues of support to impacted employees, including both financial support, and outplacement assistance, as well as the opportunities to apply for the new positions," Sanofi's spokesperson said.
> Endpoints News first reported the development on Thursday.
ESPN’s Suzy Kolber, Other Hosts React to “Heartbreaking” Layoffs
> ESPN personalities Suzy Kolber, Ashley Brewer and Jordan Cornette were among those taking to social media Friday to reflect on being part of the Disney-backed channel’s layoffs announced earlier in the day.
The Independent UK ☛ Axed Tesla staffers say the chaos will lead to ‘pretty bad’ quality only getting ‘worse’
> But instead at the office they were told they couldn’t drive — their job was to train the electric carmaker’s self-driving software by riding along with it as it navigated real city streets — and asked to wait around on standby until the issue was resolved. "Don’t worry about it," a manager told them.
Censorship/Free Speech
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-11 [Older] What to Know About Elon Musk's 'Free Speech' Feud With a Brazilian Judge
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] Some Fear University of Michigan Proposed Policy on Protests Could Quell Free Speech Efforts
Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-04-13 [Older] The Speech That Got Me Banned From Germany
NL Times ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Supreme Court: Replacing Star of David on Israeli flag with a cockroach is hate speech
TruthOut ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] University of Southern California Cancels Muslim Valedictorian’s Speech
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Citing Safety, USC Cancels Speech by Valedictorian Who Has Publicly Supported Palestinians
Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press
CPJ ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Ukrainian journalists Heorhiy Levchenko, Anatasiya Glukhovska missing since Russia detention
US News And World Report ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] Widow of Russia's Alexei Navalny Hires Bodyguard After Hammer Attack on Activist
Internet Policy/Net Neutrality
Sorting out backup internet #2: 5G modem
> Having setup recursive DNS it was time to actually sort out a backup internet connection. I live in a Virgin Media area, but I still haven’t forgiven them for my terrible Virgin experiences when moving here. Plus it involves a bigger contractual commitment. There are no altnets locally (though I’m watching youfibre who have already rolled out in a few Belfast exchanges), so I decided to go for a 5G modem. That gives some flexibility, and is a bit easier to get up and running.
> I started by purchasing a ZTE MC7010. This had the advantage of being reasonably cheap off eBay, not having any wifi functionality I would just have to disable (it’s going to plug it into the same router the FTTP connection terminates on), being outdoor mountable should I decide to go that way, and, finally, being powered via PoE.
> For now this device sits on the window sill in my study, which is at the top of the house. I printed a table stand for it which mostly does the job (though not as well with a normal, rather than flat, network cable). The router lives downstairs, so I’ve extended a dedicated VLAN through the study switch, down to the core switch and out to the router. The PoE study switch can only do GigE, not 2.5Gb/s, but at present that’s far from the limiting factor on the speed of the connection.
Digital Restrictions (DRM)
Make Tech Easier ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Amazon Prime Video Dealing with Catalog Content Error Complaints
Game Rant ☛ Rumor Claims Target is Going to Stop Selling Physical Media
> Target may be doing away with physical media for movies and video games next year, at least according to a new rumor. The discussion of whether or not physical releases still have a place in the gaming industry has only intensified in recent years, with most titles being made available to purchase digitally without having to ever step foot inside a brick-and-mortar retailer like Target. The advent of subscription gaming services like Xbox Game Pass has added a new wrinkle to the conversation, as gamers can now access an entire digital library of games for a fraction of the price of a single physical copy.
Monopolies/Monopsonies
IP Kat ☛ 2024-04-14 [Older] Book Review: The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals [Ed: Sustainable is the opposite of this lie they called "Intellectual Property" in order to completely mislead the public]
IP Kat ☛ 2024-04-16 [Older] Meatless in Paris
Patents
2024-04-14 [Older] Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2024)
Trademarks
IP Kat ☛ 2024-04-17 [Older] [Guest post] Can a trademarked mascot drink, smoke, and spray graffiti under the banner of artistic expression?
Gemini* and Gopher
Personal/Opinions
washing and anointment of the feet
> the intention of this ritual is to establish a bond of service (ideally mutual but without expectation or obligation), strength, and protection between two lovers through an act of humility. it reflects the affection one has for another, respecting both as cocreators of the relationship. it identifies a willing and acknowledged inequality in this relationship - a powerful being expressing subservience and desire to satisfy.
Twilight (Sunrise) Photos, Fairbanks, AK, USA, 2024-04-17 (publ. 2024-04-18)
> Took these photos yesterday morning a few minutes before 6am AKDT on my way to work, stopping at few spots near UAF. I used the "dawn/dusk" setting on my S5300 for all these photos, cropped a few of them, and resized them all to 1920 width for a reasonable file size.
Technology and Free Software
Emacs: Roaming Roam (publ. 2024-04-18)
> I feel like a big hole in the Org Roam paradigm, or at least the implementation, is how do you deal conveniently with multiple projects. I.e., you want to be able to keep your nodes segregated in some way, by project or context, but all your nodes will go into the same directory and database, creating a lot of noise during completions, or forcing you to add prefixes or such like onto node titles.
Internet/Gemini
Methods for expressing emphasis on gemtext.
> Anyone that might have read my blogpost about asynchronous gemini content by email, might be wandering: how did I manage to make 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤, and 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 text apear on a gemtext documet. No it has nothing to do with gemtext markup.
> In fact if someone views the raw text of the article on their client, they will see that the emphasis is still there, and no markup is used to achive those effects. In fact it has nothing to do with the gemtext syntax, or how your Gemini client renders it. Those are simply utf-8 symbols, that anyone can write, and – 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 – every client can support.
Gemini (Primer) links can be opened using Gemini software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter.
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