Sailfish OS showed me what Linux phones could actually be, and we need more of it
A fantastic idea, but it needs more support
California's Age Verification Law May End Up Exempting Most Linux Distributions
While not as good as repealing AB 1043 outright for requiring operating system providers to ask for a user's age or birth date at device setup, open-source Linux distributions and other open-source OSes may end up seein…
Pope urges 'disarming' of AI in major manifesto
Pope Leo XIV called for artificial intelligence to be more strictly regulated, warning that it can help spread misinformation and normalize war. He also issued an unprecedented apology for the church's role in slavery.
The Definitive Guide to PSP Emulation on any SteamOS device
Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, or even the Legion Go S! Heck, this should work with Bazzite, too!
Gaming Jesus Investigates Chinese Black Market Silicon*
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TIL: About electric scissors
Electric scissors are handheld cutting tools that are powered by electricity. They are designed to make cutting tasks easier and more efficient, especially for people who have difficulty using traditional manual scissor…
FOSS Contra Big Tech
Taking on Big Tech is a phrase we hear ad nauseam in politics nowadays, but rarely with specificity. To “take on” is deliberately vague verbiage: it gestures to the existence of a conflict between the interests of “tech…
“Malus”: i'm so tired of this bs
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people predict the death of open source software over the years. Each time some new tech trend arrives–crypto, source available licensing, SaaS–pe…
Ken Levine's Judas Could Slip Nearly Three More Years, Putting BioShock Successor Eleven Years Deep in Development
Ken Levine's Judas may be three years away, which would push the BioShock successor to 11 years in development if the latest timeline holds.
FreeSewing: open source software to generate sewing patterns
FreeSewing is open source software to generate bespoke sewing patterns, loved by home sewers and fashion entrepreneurs alike.
Pope Leo Calling for AI "Disarmament", Warns of its Risks(Including Fueling Warfare) in 42,300-Word Encyclical; Opaque Algorithms Controlle…
Pope Leo XIV presents "Magnifica Humanitas" as the Church’s response to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, calling for AI to be ...
Hutt's aren't supposed to do this... absolute legend
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They Live knew the yuppie would win
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TIL: gendered button/zipper placement on clothes (and a guess at why)
Centuries-old habits shaped today’s fashion standards.
Every Change In 'Rogue One: The Andor Cut'
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URGENT: UK Gov Social Media Consultation - protest vote with this text!
The deadline is 11:59 today (Tuesday 26th May) !! The UK government has a consultation survey live at the moment, asking the public for their opinion on what they should do about social media harms to children. We have …
Built a free British social chat site — would love
The UK's free social chat site. Live chat rooms, posts, follows and more. Join thousands of British people online.
Industrial Parts Pricing Software for Real-Time Monitoring
Optimize complex industrial parts pricing at scale. AI-powered pricing intelligence for B2B distributors & manufacturers. Track 500K+ SKUs, automate quotes & improve margins. Request demo.
Google is cannibalizing the web to feed AI
Google Search used to direct users to web sites; AI Mode will keep them in Google's garden
Laid off workers at Meta contractor Covalen to mount strike action following loss of 700 jobs
Trade union representing Covalen workers have demanded the end of a "two-tiered treatment" of outsourced tech workers
Jira IS Turing-Complete
Building a Minsky Machine in Atlassian Automation 22nd May 2026
Aggressive AI scrapers are making it kinda suck to run wikis
Bots are currently scraping the internet for LLM training data at unprecedented rates[1][2][3], driving up costs and destabilizing public-facing websites. I want to talk about how this has been particularly difficult fo…
It's time to talk about my writerdeck
tldr: * I installed console-only Debian on an old laptop (no desktop OS at all) * I added some packages to make it work better for writing: * network-manager for connecting to hotspots while I'm away * kmscon for custom…
The REAL Supervillain was Capitalism.
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[Spoilers] The Boys | Elon Musk/Gunter Van Ellis meets Homelander
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How Google Tracks Everything You Do and How to Stop It
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99% of CEOs Expect AI-Driven Layoffs in the Next Two Years
CEOs love automation, but don't think humans and machines can coexist in the workforce, survey finds.
Google I/O 2026 And Its Consequences
There is so much fresh uncertainty following Google I/O, and I think it will take us all a while to process it and understand what it means.https://vale.rocks/micros/20260521-0440
AI collar claims it can translate your pet’s sounds – and the internet has questions
A Chinese startup has unveiled an AI-powered collar that claims to translate animal sounds into human language, a concept that has inevitably sparked many questions.Priced at $149.99 (£110) on its website, Hangzhou-bas…
Ordinary WiFi can now identify people with near perfect accuracy
Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a startling new form of surveillance: identifying people using nothing more than ordinary WiFi signals. By analyzing how radio waves bounce around a room, researchers can effectiv…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says graduates booing AI will shape its future — and live with its consequences
As commencement speakers face restless crowds of new graduates, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he's ready for his turn at Stanford next month.
Texas sues Meta and WhatsApp for "Lying About Privacy Measures and Deceiving Texans by Falsely Claiming WhatsApp Messages are Encrypted"
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC (collectively “WhatsApp”) after the company misled consumers regarding the strength and scope of its privacy protections for its messag…
The Odyssey Discourse Is Embarrassing
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[Project] Just released: a virtual museum with nearly every OS you can think of...
Over 1,700 pre-installed operating systems spanning 1948 to today, in a single Linux VM. Bundled QEMU, VirtualBox, and UTM. One-click launchers for Windows and Linux.
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Rocket League will get updated to Unreal Engine 6 with new teaser shown
Epic Games developer Psyonix has published a sneak peek at an updated version of Rocket League running in Unreal Engine 6, revealing a first look at its new logo.
At Seoul's bridge control center, AI helps stop 99% of suicide attempts
For most Seoul residents, the Han River is a place for evening strolls, picnics and a brief respite from city life. But for Kim Jun-young, chief of...
The Trump phone appears to have already leaked its customers’ personal information through a glaring exploit
Trump Mobile's Trump phone isn't even in customers' hands yet, and it's already allegeldy leaking their personal data to the world.
Canada is about to end private digital conversation — Bill C-22
Bill C-22 would force every messaging app in Canada to build a backdoor — and track all your activity for one year. Apple says no. Signal says they'll leave.
LiftTrace v1.0.0-rc.4 released: NutriTrace federation + editable workout duration
Self-hosted weightlifting tracker — single Docker container, AGPL-3.0, no telemetry, no cloud sync. - TraceApps/lifttrace
TIL: the Welsh battle of Orewin Bridge may be almost entirely fictional
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The White House is ordering U.S. agencies to place its new app on all employees’ government phones
The newly created, often overtly political app places the Trump administration into unprecedented and “dangerous” territory, IT experts say.
How dangerous is Anthropic’s Mythos AI? | Bruce Schneier
The systemâs power is comparable to others â but it still has frightening implications for the future of hacking
DeepSeek Permanently Reduces The Price Of Its Flagship V4 Model By 75 Percent
The lower prices could be aimed at undercutting the competition.
Online child safety campaigners call for US inquiry into Roblox
Groups claim games platform’s design and business model conflict with children’s developmental needs
Phonopolis Review: Cardboard and constructivism collide in Amanita Design’s masterful marriage of story, puzzles, and hand-crafted aestheti…
Cardboard and constructivism collide in Amanita Design’s masterful marriage of story, puzzles, and hand-crafted aesthetic in Phonopolis.
Monero Demo With JP | THORChain Podcast #198
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The EdTech Backlash Is Here, and It's Just Getting Started
Tech vendors promised personalized, frictionless learning. What American schools got instead was mind-numbing, data-hungry junk software that devalues teachers and shortchanges students. A growing movement, led by alarm…
'Fuck you, Bambu': How one private message could change the face of 3D printing
Thousands are daring Bambu to take legal action.