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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-17 03:26:17

OpenAI partners with Malta's AI for All initiative to give citizens a free year of ChatGPT Plus if they complete a University of Malta AI literacy course (Cointelegraph)
cointelegraph.com/news/openai-

OpenAI and Malta Partner to Give All Citizens Free ChatGPT Plus Access
OpenAI has partnered with the Maltese government to offer all citizens free ChatGPT Plus for one year following completion of an AI literacy course, marking the first national deal of its kind.

@floheinstein@chaos.social
2026-06-17 10:30:39

Dr. Francisco Trujillo, University of South Wales UNSW, invents ultrasonic espresso
doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.202

Exploded diagram of an espresso machine with an ultrasonic horn connected to the portafilter. Source: The mentioned paper
@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 09:01:28

Mandelson Became Britain's Ambassador to U.S. Despite Failing Security Vetting (Michael D. Shear/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/04/16/world/e
memeorandum.com/260417/p6#a260

@kubikpixel@chaos.social
2026-05-15 05:35:04

Oh no, please don't tell me again that Linux is now insecure on the net?!
«Linux's Latest Vulnerability Allows Reading Root-Owned Files By Unprivileged Users»
⛓️‍💥 phoronix.com/news/Linux-ssh-ke
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Linux's Latest Vulnerability Allows Reading Root-Owned Files By Unprivileged Users
Following Dirty Frag, Fragnesia, and other Linux kernel vulnerabilities making themselves known in recent days, the latest now is ssh-keysign-pwn.

@detondev@social.linux.pizza
2026-07-14 19:01:01

A few highlights from the Turkish-Persian section of a random carpet symbolism book I skimmed while stopped at a random library in New Jersey a couple days ago

Tree of life: one of the oldest and most universal symbols of mankind. It supports the sky, and provides a path from earth to heaven. In different cultures it is called by names such as haoma, asherak, yggdrasil, irminsu or asvattha. Thus, one often sees it in prayer rugs, as a reminder of the passage from this existence into a higher life.
Diamond or Lozenge: It has been conjectured that this omnipresent motif in Anatolian kilims is a male triangle attached to a female triangle, and thus signifies creation. There are doubtless many interpretations. A diamond surrounded by hooks is called in Turkish kirkbudatz, 'forty branches'. Among some semi-nomadic pastoral (terekme) tribes of Azerbaijan, a favourite symbol is a large diamond, signifying woman. Smaller diamonds within the large one signify a pregnant woman or her progeny. A …
Celestial creature: Recognizable because flames appear from flanks or shoulders.
Arabesque or Tendril: The basic unit of the arabesque, a favourite Islamic decorative theme, may be described as a split leaf seen in profile, called islimi in Persian. Derived from a Sassanian motif, it developed under the Abbasids in the ninth and tenth centuries, and matured under the Seljuks in the twelfth and thirteenth. It became central in Turkish and Persian carpet design only after the fifteenth century. In its fascinating fully developed form one sees interlaced lattice systems of sp…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-15 20:21:02

Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2026/05/15/trump-stoc
memeorandum.com/260515/p88#a26

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 14:16:00

The Scapegoat Scam -- Hungarians stopped falling for an authoritarian's trick. (Adam Serwer/The Atlantic)
theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/
memeorandum.com/260417/p37#a26

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-06-16 21:15:44

MN U.S. Attorney Won't Say Whether Officers Were Harmed As He Charges ICE Protesters with Felonies (Kate Riga/Talking Points Memo)
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/min
memeorandum.com/260616/p121#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-04-17 02:20:53

Pay Z: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is still earning rap music royalties, tax filings show (Jake Offenhartz/Associated Press)
apnews.com/article/zohran-mamd
memeorandum.com/260416/p139#a2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-14 19:05:51

Following the Money on Sean Duffy's Road Trip (Henry Burke/American Prospect)
prospect.org/2026/05/14/follow
memeorandum.com/260514/p89#a26