US, China talks in Luxembourg may set stage for Biden-Xi face-to-face summit
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese Communist Party Politburo member Yang Jiechi met in Europe’s Luxembourg on Monday, the 4th in-person meeting of US-China officials in 15 months. ⌘ Read more

It’s amazing that Framework, a company that designed its own laptop, can’t avoid breaking its RSS feed every 2 weeks. Unsubscribed!

Coronavirus: vaccine roll-out for American children under 5 close after CDC panel vote
US President Joe Biden’s administration plans to roll out the vaccines to the under-5 age groups as early as next week. ⌘ Read more

Singapore’s Pink Dot gay pride rally returns, as MP from ruling party attends for first time – and in a pink T-shirt
After two years of Covid postponements, LGBT event returns, with excitement that archaic colonial-era Section 377A Penal Code law criminalising sex between men will soon be repealed. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong’s buyers snap up 70 per cent of new homes on offer, casting aside HKMA’s 75-point interest hike as banks deferred raising mortgage rates
HSBC, Standard Chartered, Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Hang Seng Bank kept their prime rates unchanged this week, even after the city’s de facto central bank raised its base rate by 75 basis points. ⌘ Read more

The way we wed: How Indian brides are reinventing ceremonies to push for gender equality
Modern brides are doing away with practices such as looking sad as they leave their families, and changing their surnames after marriage. ⌘ Read more

Oil-producing Gulf nations are pursuing greener energy. What does this mean for Asia?
Most of Asia’s electricity needs come from oil-producing Gulf nations, which are trying to position themselves as leaders in the development of green energy. ⌘ Read more

China’s Covid-19 health code system is ripe for abuse and must not outlast the pandemic
A recent scandal in Henan province that saw protesters issued bogus red health codes to restrict their movements shows how open the system is to misuse. ⌘ Read more

Why Singapore may be edging closer to scrapping Section 377A criminalising gay sex – and what would happen if it did
Surveys show growing support for abolishing the colonial-era law that makes sex between men illegal, but other policies could be tightened to appease the city state’s conservatives if it is scrapped. ⌘ Read more

BTS: US$3.5 million Proof album purchase shows V’s fans in China are undeterred by Beijing’s K-Culture crackdown
The group purchase of more than 170,000 copies was made on the first day of the release of BTS’ new album ‘Proof’ last week despite Beijing tightening its grip over the consumption of South Korean content and fandom culture. ⌘ Read more

Hong Kong health experts propose 5 key groups, including animal care workers, be vaccinated against monkeypox before exposure
Pre-exposure jab considered for five target groups, but should not be given within four weeks before or after a Covid-19 vaccine is administered. ⌘ Read more

NetEase’s new game Diablo Immortal banned from new posts on Weibo just a week before hotly-anticipated release
Diablo Immortal ’s Chinese version is due to be launched on PC, iOS and Android devices on June 23. ⌘ Read more

Malaysian lawyers’ ‘walk for judicial independence’ gets off on the wrong foot
Hundreds of lawyers, angry about ‘anti-corruption’ probe into judge who convicted former PM Najib Razak in 1MDB scandal, were unable to begin protest walk as police blocked two car park exits. ⌘ Read more

China hit by floods, heatwaves and a tornado, with more weather misery on the way
Severe storm and flooding alerts go out in seven southern regions, with central and northern China to see extreme heat continuing into next week. ⌘ Read more

South Korea’s BTS band break taboos but are seen by many as doing more abroad to battle discrimination than at home. Why?
The group is often criticised for speaking out more overseas than in their own country, but supporters say the seven are constrained by a conservative society and managers’ ‘fear’ of repercussions. ⌘ Read more

EU backs Ukraine’s membership bid as war brings huge historic shift
Ukraine EU candidacy signals major change in European geopolitics – ‘Europe can create a new history of freedom’ President Volodymyr Zelensky says. Leaders of EU countries are expected to endorse the decision at a summit next week. ⌘ Read more

Japan’s new tougher cyberbullying laws prompted after Hana Kimura’s suicide sparks free speech debate
Anyone convicted of using abusive language to insult a person in a public setting, including online, now face up to one year behind bars or a fine of up to US$2,236. Previously, a conviction could have led to a maximum prison term of 30 days or a fine of US$75. ⌘ Read more

How J.Y. Pillay helped Lee Kuan Yew turn Singapore Airlines into a global giant
With no domestic market and limited aviation experience, Singapore’s dream of owning a world-class international airline seemed far-fetched, but Pillay believed it was achievable. ⌘ Read more

South Korea and Japan look to move forward and ‘normalise’ information-sharing by keeping their tense history in the past
South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin wants to settle old disputes and revive a military information agreement thought to have lost steam under Seoul’s previous government. ⌘ Read more

How would a US recession impact Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand amid surging inflation?
If the US were to enter a recession, export-reliant Singapore and Malaysia would be among the worst hit, while remittances to the Philippines may decline, analysts say. ⌘ Read more

Thailand wants selfie-taking tourists to stop abusing famous tree on island
The uninhabited Koh Khai Hua Roh islet in Trat province can only take in five tourists at a time, but it has lately been beset by overtourism. ⌘ Read more

North Korea expands restoration at nuclear test site to second tunnel: report
South Korean officials said this week that North Korea was poised to conduct a nuclear test “at any time” and that the timing would be decided by Kim. ⌘ Read more

South Korea delays Nuri rocket launch amid glitches, heavy winds
Nation had intended to send up its home-grown spacecraft for a second time, to launch satellites, but there were problems with fuel sensors. ⌘ Read more

Suspects confess to killing and dismembering UK journalist and Brazilian guide, media report says
Reporter Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira have been missing for a week in the Amazon rainforest, sparking an ongoing search and investigation. ⌘ Read more

Can Joe Biden’s proposed Middle East trip unite fractured region by aligning militaries against Iran?
The US President will visit Saudi Arabia in mid-July for a scheduled summit, where he is expected to table a “national security programme” for Israel and eight Arab states, to integrate their militaries into an alliance against Iran. ⌘ Read more

WHO will share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears
Agency chief says the initiative for ‘fair access’ to vaccines and treatments will be ready within weeks, but health experts say it’s a missed opportunity to control monkeypox in Africa where it has been for decades. ⌘ Read more

Sweltering heat stifles a third of US population, severe storms leave thousands in the dark
Excessive heat warnings, watches and advisories were issued for more than 100 million people as temperatures surged 10 to 20 degrees above normal. Another heatwave is expected next week with temperatures above 100 degrees in places. ⌘ Read more

Singapore ramps up ‘Wolbachia’ mosquito breeding as dengue crisis escalates
Amid earlier-than-usual surge in cases, which can be fatal, nation will breed 5 million male Aedes mosquitoes a week instead of 2 million. Carrying Wolbachia bacteria, when they mate with female urban mosquitoes the eggs that are laid do not hatch. ⌘ Read more

Taiwan-US security and military talks will discuss weapons and strategies to defend island against Beijing
Working-level talks between security and military officials this week precede high-level talks next week in Washington and Annapolis, Maryland. ⌘ Read more

OnlyFans couple sought by police in Thailand for filming ‘unacceptable’ sex videos at Korat resort that were leaked online
Unnamed couple are wanted on charges of producing and distributing pornography after sexual videos they filmed at a Thai resort and posted to their subscription-based OnlyFans account were leaked online. ⌘ Read more

Ukraine war: Russia offers evacuations from Sievierodonetsk chemical plant, where 500 civilians are taking shelter
Ukraine says more than 500 civilians are trapped alongside soldiers inside the Azot chemical factory in Sievierodonetsk, where its forces have resisted weeks of Russian bombardment. ⌘ Read more

Asia’s energy crunch turns from bad to worse after fire at US plant
Freeport plant in Texas that shut down last week made up nearly a fifth of US LNG output in May, and supplies to Europe, South Korea, Japan. A prolonged disruption will global affect supplies. ⌘ Read more

Can Sri Lanka tourism recover from ‘triple whammy’ of terrorism, Covid-19 and economic crisis?
The Easter Sunday bombings and the pandemic lashed the sector from 2019-2021. Now, unrest arising from economic duress has further hurt tourism. ⌘ Read more

My smartphone story
I’ve recently read a few posts where the authors have shared their smartphone stories. Then last week I got my hands on my very first smartphone again (I’m a bit of a hoarder when it comes to that and still own every single one of my smartphones) and figured why not blog about it? So here it is, my smartphone story. ⌘ Read more

**RT by @mind_booster: This week on my podcast, I read my @Medium column, “Apple’s Cement Overshoes,” about the cynical fuckery of Apple’s sabotage of #RightToRepair, which ensures its devices end up in overseas e-waste landfills rather than being fixed and kept in service.

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This week on my podcast, I read my @Medium column, “Apple’s Cement Overshoes,” about the cynical fuckery of Apple’s sabotage of [#RightT … ⌘ Read more

It is surprising how not having a routine affects me, I stopped exercising last week because I have stitches and everything else fell apart

“Everything is Normal” Week: May 22 - May 29
“No Freebies” week is canceled. Because it was a dumb idea. ⌘ Read more

Lunduke Journal “No Freebies” Week: May 22 - May 29
All articles & podcasts are “Subscriber Only” all week long. ⌘ Read more

Gajim: Gajim 1.4.1
Only a week after the release of Gajim 1.4.0, we’re happy to announce Gajim 1.4.1! 🎉 This release brings several fixes for issues you reported to us. Thanks for your feedback!

In order to make it easier to reach us for help, we added a new menu item “Join Support Chat” under “Help”. Clicking it will directly join our support chat at gajim@conference.gajim.org.

While redesigning the message window, we moved message timestamps to the r … ⌘ Read more

Honest Government Ad | 1 Week Left! ⌘ Read more

This week I suddenly started receiving messages from at least three different e-mail lists–lists from which I’d previously unsubscribed and have not interacted with since. Two of them have unsubscribe links that tell me I’m already unsusbcribed. Is this happening to anyone else?

JMP: Togethr: Soprani.ca Social
Last week we launched a sister product from the same team that brings you JMP: Togethr.  Why are we launching a second product?  Why now?  What does this have to do with the mission of JMP in particular, or the Sopranica project in general?

Togethr is a managed hosting platform for small Fediverse instances.  It is powered by the ActivityPub protocol that powers Mastodon, PeerTube, and so many others.  While there are sev … ⌘ Read more

We did it! We hit our goals for May in the first week!
The Lunduke Journal subscribers are the best nerds in entire the world. ⌘ Read more

Welcome Back
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First Founding Member group hangout next week!
Thanks to all the Founding Members, we were able to drop the subscription price this month! ⌘ Read more

My March ‘22 in Review
Now March is also over, the first lockdown turns two, my bachelor’s degree one. Time to look back a bit on the past weeks. ⌘ Read more

About a week ago I have switched from Google to DuckDuckGo and… I feel fine. However, sometimes I still have to search on Google

An update on recent service disruptions
Over the past few weeks, we have experienced multiple incidents due to the health of our database. We wanted to share what we know about these incidents while our team continues to address them. ⌘ Read more

Vulnerability Alert: Avoiding “Dirty Pipe” CVE-2022-0847 on Docker Engine and Docker Desktop
You might have heard about a new Linux vulnerability that was released last week, CVE-2022-0847, aka “Dirty Pipe”. This vulnerability overwrites supposedly read-only files in the Linux kernel host, which could enable attackers to modify files inside the host images from the container instance. If you use Docker Engine natively, we recommend you should update … ⌘ Read more

apparently i have LOST ANOTHER 3 KILOGRAMS WHAT IS GOING ON I EXERCISE LIKE 3 HOURS A WEEK AND EAT LIKE A BEAR AND A TIGER