Paul 🐧 @Paul_Aguayo@qoto.org

#Canonical is finally taking Bazaar out the back and putting a bullet in its head, or "Phasing out" as they put it on #Ubuntu Discourse. :)
Sad times. I used to prefer bzr to git, but haven't used it for years now. :(
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/phasing-out-bazaar-code-hosting/62189?u=popey

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️ 11 years ago today, @popey bootstrapped an ISO image of what would become Ubuntu MATE

https://imgur.com/kpMlOa5

Just in case you hadn’t realised the level of remote control folk can gain over a vehicle has already passed the sci-fi conspiracy film level… https://autos.yahoo.com/hackers-discovered-way-remote-control-134700919.html?guccounter=2

This should be on TV every day, possibly multiple times per day…. #AI

A lo mejor es porque soy más viejo que el mear, pero una cosa que me llama la atención de los jóvenes es su adanismo, esa idea de que todo se les ha ocurrido a ellos y los demás estábamos aquí de adorno. Sinceramente, yo no recuerdo haber sido así nunca, pero también es cierto que crecí con muchas referencias del pasado, tanto culturales como históricas, que ellos no parecen conocer.

Eso me recuerda a algo que me ocurrió hace unos diez años: tenía un compañero de trabajo más joven y un buen día le puse una canción de Nirvana. El chaval flipó, y yo flipé al descubrir que jamás había oído hablar de ellos. A la semana siguiente se había comprado dos camisetas.

Employee’s Change Caused xAI’s Chatbot to Veer Into South African Politics - Grok, the chatbot operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, was providing ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/technology/xai-elon-musk-south-africa.html #refugeesanddisplacedpersons #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #grahampaul(1964-) #altmansamuelh #southafrica #muskelon #x.aiinc

FAA Seeks to Limit Newark Airport Flights After Airline Talks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/faa-seeks-to-limit-newark-airport-flights-after-airline-talks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Business @business-bloomberg

Messing around with #hardware left me with a ghost software #RAID after disconnecting a multi-drive enclosure from my #Linux system. Here is the fix! #openSUSE

https://cubiclenate.com/2025/05/16/how-to-remove-a-ghost-software-raid-array-after-disconnecting-a-drive-enclosure-in-linux/

Two Hundred!

#ThisWeekInGNOME #200 is here — and I'm thrilled to unveil TWIG 2.0!

Check out the latest news and experience the new revamped TWIG:

https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/05/twig-200/

#GNOME #TWIG

Scopus indexed a journal with a fake editorial board and a sham archive https://retractionwatch.com/2025/05/16/scopus-indexed-journal-science-of-law-fake-editorial-board-sham-archive/ #Science #ScienceCommunications

Microsoft winnows: Layoffs hit software engineers hard - Python, TypeScript, Azure SDK devs among those let go Microsoft's recent round of layoffs... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/microsofts_axe_software_developers/

This Eye-Catching Rattlesnake Found in Arizona Has Unusual 'Leopard Spots,' Likely From a Genetic Mutation https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-eye-catching-rattlesnake-found-in-arizona-has-unusual-leopard-spots-likely-from-a-genetic-mutation-180986641/ #science

Software drivers for China-based Procolored's printers were serving malware to users for six months, according to a security researcher. https://www.pcmag.com/news/warning-this-printer-vendors-software-contained-malware

they finally uploaded it

Mastodon.Radio updated to v4.3.8

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.8

#instanceAdmin

Se dice "habemus Papam", con m al final, porque en este caso "Papam" es un complemento directo y en latín, que es una lengua flexiva (es decir, en la que las palabras cambian su forma según su función gramatical), el complemento directo se marca con el caso acusativo.

En el caso de "Papa", el acusativo se forma, en el singular, añadiendo una m al final: https://www.dizionario-latino.com/dizionario-latino-flessione.php?lemma=PAPA100

Este ha sido un #LunesdeLenguas exprés.

Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US
EU will spend over $500 million to recruit researchers and scientists.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/europe-launches-program-to-lure-scientists-away-from-the-us/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Southport attack officers nominated for awards
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6283654zv2o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Top Stories @top-stories-BBCNews

Open Document Format (ODF) is the standard format in #LibreOffice – but can also be used in many other office suites (including Microsoft's!) And now we're celebrating its 20th anniversary: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/09/odf-20th-anniversary-video/ #foss #opensource #openstandards