Techrights Recent IRC Comments
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Sat 05:38:53 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If you spend $100,000 in a year, they'll replace your normal metal card with a 24k Gold Plated Gold Card.
Sat 05:39:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Valve tweak accessibility categories and release new Steam update with controller improvements and new Beta UI | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-tweak-accessibility-categories-and-release-new-steam-update-with-controller-improvements-and-new-beta-ui/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:39:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubisoft implementing cost-reduction restructuring, cancelling various games and closing studios | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ubisoft-implementing-cost-reduction-restructuring-cancelling-various-games-and-closing-studios/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:39:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-say-they-are-committed-to-supporting-vortex-on-steamos-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:40:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], Arguably, the annual fee is worth if if you use most of the credits on the card.
Sat 05:40:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Isambard_Prince: it makes them look bad
Sat 05:40:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for one thing
Sat 05:40:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] opengpt is a failure
Sat 05:40:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's losing money like mad
Sat 05:40:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] maxed up debt
Sat 05:40:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] financial failure
Sat 05:40:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] why would amex associate with it
Sat 05:40:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it also tells lies
Sat 05:40:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if you lie to amex you get legal tro8iuble
Sat 05:41:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulkan-1-4-340-released-with-new-extension-to-improve-directx-performance-on-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:43:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Trump's Greenland Takeover Could Be Tech's Libertarian Dream Come True" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/greenland-silicon-valley-libertarian-trump-1235502736/
Sat 05:44:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EFF going rogue for GAFAM bribes https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/search-engines-ai-and-long-fight-over-fair-use "AI is there to connect wealth with skills while dissociating skills from wealth" - iophk
Sat 05:44:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google Bribes EFF. EFF Promotes LLM Slop as 'Fair Use'. To GAFAM It's a Low-Cost Lobby Hedge. https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/31/Google_Bribes_EFF_EFF_Promotes_LLM_Slop_as_Fair_Use_To_GAFAM_It.shtml
Sat 05:45:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EFF = militarised 'tech' lobby
Sat 05:47:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gpd-claim-the-win-5-is-getting-an-official-bazzite-linux-adaptation-but-the-bazzite-team-say-otherwise/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:47:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Get the Just Cause Complete Collection in a new Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-the-just-cause-complete-collection-in-a-new-humble-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:48:18 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], -10 F right now.
Sat 05:48:24 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I put my laptop in the trunk of my car.
Sat 05:48:37 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I'll leave it there overnight then let it warm back up for a while.
Sat 05:48:46 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The one that got infested with roaches back in August.
Sat 05:49:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Valve's in-development game Deadlock just got a massive upgrade | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-s-in-development-game-deadlock-just-got-a-massive-upgrade/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-s-in-development-game-deadlock-just-got-a-massive-upgrade/
Sat 05:49:21 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ You never can be too sure with roaches.
Sat 05:49:48 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Maybe do what you said. Use it at Burger King for a few hours and see if anything jumps out.
Sat 05:50:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Photos from RMS talk coming soon https://calendar.gatech.edu/event/listings/conferencesymposium
Sat 05:53:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Deadlock, Bazzite, Ubisoft Layoffs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Deadlock_Bazzite_Ubisoft_Layoffs.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Deadlock_Bazzite_Ubisoft_Layoffs.gmi ∎
Sat 05:55:02 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], This booking website is funny.
Sat 05:55:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ This hotel has free breakfast for everyone who stays there.
Sat 05:55:30 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But the booking website says breakfast available for an extra $15.
Sat 06:14:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The "Alicante Mafia" - Part X - EPO Strikes to Begin Next Week ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_X_EPO_Strikes_to_Begin_Next_Week.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_X_EPO_Strikes_to_Begin_Next_Week.gmi ∎
Sat 06:19:53 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ <schestowitz[TR2]> if you lie to amex you get legal tro8iuble
Sat 06:20:03 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If they lose a lot of money because of it, yes.
Sat 06:20:44 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Technically, lying to a bank on a loan application is always a crime.
Sat 06:21:11 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But an honest estimate of your income that goes a few hundred bucks one way or the other, is a lot different than making up a lot of income that just doesn't exist. Not even close.
Sat 06:21:45 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If you lie to them and cost them $50,000-$100,000 then it could turn into a criminal investigation.
Sat 06:22:23 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The easiest way for them to prove you lied is if you later file bankruptcy and it's clear that you never had the money you told them about which justified that size of a loan.
Sat 06:24:40 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ For smaller amounts, it might mean they sue, but that means nothing to a lot of people.
Sat 06:25:24 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ In this State, if you're not making more than $17 an hour, they won't get a penny.
Sat 06:25:44 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Because the law says it would be cruel to leave you without enough to live on.
Sat 06:26:02 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And so people who work at Panda Express or McDonalds or something don't lose anything.
Sat 06:26:21 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And if you're on Social Security, they can't get that because it's immune.
Sat 06:27:17 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If you're on Social Security *and* you work, what you do is you use the legal protections for low earners, but then you put the Social Security in its own bank account.
Sat 06:27:48 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Because the law says they won't get a penny from you where you work, and the bank has to trace funds and exempt anything that's from Social Security.
Sat 06:28:04 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If the only thing you ever put in the other account is Social Security checks, then it's all from Social Security.
Sat 06:29:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Illegal, Unconstitutional Kangaroo Court for Patents Drops the Masks, Shows Its Real Purpose is to Serve Multinational Monopolists and Crush European SMEs ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Illegal_Unconstitutional_Kangaroo_Court_for_Patents_Drops_the_M.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Illegal_Unconstitutional_Kangaroo_Court_for_Patents_Drops_the_M.gmi ∎
Sat 06:38:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today’s PCs are locked up with Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices so much so that modern Windows versions insist on having a recent TPM to even install." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/embedded-tpm-watch-out/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 06:38:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Panda Express?
Sat 06:38:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Isambard_Prince: what does Panda Express do?
Sat 06:39:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] chinese fast food?
Sat 06:39:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] or men in panda body suit doing deliveroo?
Sat 06:40:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To achieve this, the EC says it is necessary to establish an EU-level spectrum authorization framework, rather than leaving this at national level." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/eu_digital_networks/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 06:40:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These services are good for archiving one's own site, but are far from ideal for defending against link rot. I want to be sure links will always work, so they have to be archived locally." ☛ https://maurycyz.com/misc/futureproofing/ | Source: Maury
Sat 06:41:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "EDF Together went public on December 2 with a supermajority of support in union cards, and over 2,000 letters from the public were sent to EDF’s management team asking for voluntary recognition." ☛ https://wbng.org/2026/01/23/workers-at-environmental-defensive-fund-win-union-election-forming-the-largest-green-nonprofit-union-in-the-u-s/ | Source: Washingon-Baltimore News Guild
Sat 06:41:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ <schestowitz[TR2]> Panda Express?
Sat 06:41:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ <schestowitz[TR2]> Isambard_Prince: what does Panda Express do?
Sat 06:41:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ <schestowitz[TR2]> chinese fast food?
Sat 06:41:46 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Yeah, Chinese style fast food.
Sat 06:42:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Public backlash has been severe, with recent polling showing 52-57% of Americans disapprove of ICE, with a plurality supporting abolishing the agency entirely." ☛ https://www.rawstory.com/ice-minnesota/ | Source: Raw Story
Sat 06:42:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The threat of a cancelled work permit can be used to extort an immigrant if that is the basis of their residence permit. If they cannot find a new job, they may be forced to leave the country." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20147598 | Source: YLE
Sat 06:44:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Another round of protests is planned for this Friday in Minneapolis in response to the massive deployment of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol that the Trump Administration has maintained in Minnesota" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-23/detention-of-five-year-old-child-by-ice-adds-fuel-to-the-fire-in-the-streets-of-minneapolis.html | Source: El País
Sat 06:44:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The action on Friday, which unfolded in subzero temperatures, was the most widespread and organized demonstration since federal agents arrived in Minneapolis more than six weeks ago." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/minnesota-businesses-protest-ice.html | Source: New York Times
Sat 06:46:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At least the bastards are cold. I can tell you that. Because I’m cold." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/cold-city-hot-heart | Source: Hamilton Nolan
Sat 06:46:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Rather than being disbanded or intimidated by Good’s murder, the people of Minneapolis have been galvanized, escalating their resistance and refusing to retreat from the work of protecting one another." ☛ https://organizingmythoughts.org/choosing-each-other-in-a-time-of-terror/ | Source: Kelly Hayes
Sat 06:47:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today, Minnesota is shutting down in solidarity." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/minnesotas-general-strike-and-americas | Source: Robert Reich
Sat 06:47:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Register MS NOT getting many sponsors lately
Sat 06:48:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I don't think Stallman nor Torvalds ever saw anything so romantic in UNIX. You could ask them, but it doesn't jive with well anything in the historical record" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46716604
Sat 06:49:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Andy Farnell nails it re LLMs https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/ipharms/
Sat 06:50:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On Thursday morning, amid continuing unrest in the Twin Cities after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) killing of Renee Good" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/ice-maga-sadism-social-media/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 06:50:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Why these exceptions and limitations? What about drivers of motor vehicles, passengers on international flights, and people who aren’t U.S. citizens? Don’t they have rights too?" ☛ https://papersplease.org/wp/2026/01/23/exceptions-and-limitations-to-your-rights/ | Source: Papers Please
Sat 06:51:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Minutes ago: "After having realized this Copilot manure can’t be disabled or uninstalled. I’d greatly like to see Microsoft layoff every single employee working in Washington State. Because as usual the Redmond bozos had a big hand in creating the Copilot garbage." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph
Sat 07:02:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "ability to collect information and publish news stories." ☛ https://thedissenter.org/reporter-raided-by-fbi-lost-contact-with-over-1-000-sources/ | Source: The Dissenter
Sat 07:04:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Last Sunday morning, Margaret Brennan interviewed DHS head Kristi Noem on “Face the Nation.”" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/23/noem-says-ice-is-being-menaced-by-ice-cubes-protesters-should-be-cooped-up-in-free-speech-zones/ | Source: Techdirt
Sat 07:04:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Whenever he tries to shoot the messenger, the message is worth your attention. For example …" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-4th-axiom-for-interpreting-trump | Source: Robert Reich
Sat 07:04:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The original photo shows Armstrong in handcuffs being led away by a federal officer with his face blurred out. Armstrong is composed and steady in this image" ☛ https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-01-23/chabria-column-white-house-fake-photo-minneapolis | Source: Los Angeles Times
Sat 07:05:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Again, Musk fell for the trap." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-ryanair | Source: Futurism
Sat 07:06:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ <li>
Sat 07:06:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Alpine Linux Turns Equinix Metal Exit Into an Infrastructure Upgrade ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Alpine_Linux_Turns_Equinix_Metal_Exit_Into_an_Infrastructure_Up.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Alpine_Linux_Turns_Equinix_Metal_Exit_Into_an_Infrastructure_Up.gmi ∎
Sat 07:07:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s been reported that CEO Tim Cook’s time at Apple is nearing an end, and Apple is grooming his replacement." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3040394/apples-john-ternus-just-became-the-new-jony-ive.html | Source: Macworld
Sat 07:07:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Michigan now has nine active drone test sites, including the Michigan National All-Domain Warfighting Center in the northern part of the state." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/22/michigan-drone-2026/ | Source: The Drone Girl
Sat 07:10:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Lithium batteries have taken over as the primary battery chemistry from applications ranging from consumer electronics to electric vehicles and all kinds of other things in between" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/lead-acid-battery-upgraded-to-lithium-iron-phosphate/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 07:11:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At issue: Is a text message a public record? And is the city obligated to read through every employee’s text messages before deciding which ones should be kept?" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/la-times-suit-over-mayors-auto-deleting-texts-likely-to-advance/ | Source: Court House News
Sat 07:11:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The news here is that Trump lied at Davos." ☛ https://blog.kamens.us/2026/01/23/what-journalists-dont-understand-about-reporting-trump/ | Source: Jonathan Kamens
Sat 07:11:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.7, and Linux 6.12.67 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_7_and_Linux_6_12_67.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_18_7_and_Linux_6_12_67.gmi ∎
Sat 07:25:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Why Ubuntu? And the answer is, why not ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Why_Ubuntu_And_the_answer_is_why_not.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Why_Ubuntu_And_the_answer_is_why_not.gmi ∎
Sat 07:28:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This Week in Plasma: fixing all the things ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/This_Week_in_Plasma_fixing_all_the_things.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/This_Week_in_Plasma_fixing_all_the_things.gmi ∎
Sat 07:36:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As temperatures rise and water supplies drop, public policy could bolster municipal water provisions under pressure." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2026-01-sustain.html | Source: Omicron Limited
Sat 07:37:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The legislation includes Senate Bill 757, Senate Bill 758, Senate Bill 759 and Senate Bill 760" ☛ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/01/22/predatory-ai-social-media-addiction-targeted-by-new-legislation-from-michigan-senate-democrats/ | Source: Michigan Advance
Sat 07:37:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "TikTok finally closed a deal meant to bring it into compliance with the law that should have banned it a year ago, and the lawmakers who passed that law still don’t seem to know what’s going on." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/866977/tiktok-deal-congress-china | Source: The Verge
Sat 07:38:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are still questions of how this new entity will interact with other versions of TikTok globally" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/tiktok-in-the-us-goes-american-but-questions-remain-345059174 | Source: RTL
Sat 07:38:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Under the arrangement, non-Chinese investors will own about 80% of the American venture. ByteDance will keep 19.9% of it." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/who-owns-tiktok-in-the-u-s-now/articleshow/127227086.cms | Source: India Times
Sat 07:38:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So who are the owners of U.S. TikTok?" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/media/tiktok-investors-oracle-mgx-silver-lake-bytedance.html | Source: New York Times
Sat 07:39:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "users fear MAGA tweaks" ☛ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/tiktok-finalizes-trump-deal-that-allows-bytedance-to-maintain-some-control/ | Source: Ars Technica
Sat 07:40:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The 2024 law came as US policymakers, including Trump in his first presidency, warned that China could use TikTok to mine Americans’ data or exert influence through its algorithm." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-establishes-american-joint-venture-to-end-us-ban-threat/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
Sat 07:40:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In November 2024, Canada's industry ministry ordered TikTok's business to be dissolved, citing national security risks, but added the government was not blocking access or users' ability" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/court-rules-tiktok-can-continue-operate-canada-now-politico-reports-2026-01-21/ | Source: Reuters
Sat 07:40:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Australian government’s legislation seeking to ban access to social media for people under 16 has received plenty of attention in International media" ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2026/01/23/the-social-media-ban-what-wasnt/ | Source: Crooked Timber
Sat 07:41:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Overreliance on US Tech" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/europe-frets-about-overreliance-on-us-tech | Source: Dark Reading https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml
Sat 07:41:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Helsinki Final Act is dead. The post-war peace and stability in Europe are over. The Budapest Memorandum is also dead" ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/23/america-embraces-imperialism-and-ditches-europe/ | Source: New Eastern Europe
Sat 07:42:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The MyMzansi digital prototype was launched and is doing very well and we will be seeing that by the end of this year; the roll-out of smart IDs will also be done…" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/digital-ids-will-launch-before-year-end-government-says/276665/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Sat 07:42:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You go to a website and you look for, say, medical symptoms. There are dozens of trackers on that site that are sending what you’re looking for back to those advertising companies" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/media/tiktok-us-terms-conditions.html | Source: New York Times
Sat 07:43:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So imagine my annoyance when someone tried to take that away from me. My oldest gaming accounts recently got hit with strange two-factor authentication requests." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/secure-your-old-accounts/ | Source: Android Police
Sat 07:44:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Historically, there have been many attempts to solve this problem: [...]" ☛ https://publickey.directory/ | Source: Public Key Directory
Sat 07:44:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The massive contract vehicle represents only the second time VA has signed large contracts with health plans to coordinate private sector care for veterans." ☛ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2026/01/va-readies-massive-contract-for-veterans-private-sector-health-care/ | Source: Federal News Network
Sat 07:55:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Weird union-busting efforts from Bandcamp's various owners aside, this announcement and the fact that they actually pay their artists rockets them to the top of my list." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/14/bandcamp-bans-ai-generated-music-unlike-spotifys-slop-filled-playlists.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sat 07:55:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This depends on having even more money coming in. Trouble is, that’s getting a bit short. And the bills are coming due." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/23/openai-faces-cash-crunch-in-2026-as-bills-come-due/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Sat 07:55:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi ∎
Sat 07:55:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So, sure, I don’t value LLM words for my own purposes, but I can see why some people might. I wish Google would let me switch it off though." ☛ https://gilest.org/notes/2026/not-moaning-ai/ | Source: Giles Turnbull
Sat 07:56:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "All major AI services like ChatGPT or Claude are heavily subsidised by investors. It's not just the initial investment — it's the running costs of these major AI services that are also astronomical." ☛ https://louwrentius.com/what-will-you-do-when-ai-runs-out-of-money-and-disappear.html | Source: Louwrentius
Sat 07:56:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "agentic AI." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-math-doesnt-add-up/ | Source: Wired
Sat 07:57:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In earlier reports, some of the company’s AI characters were found engaging in sexual or otherwise inappropriate conversations with teens." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/meta-pauses-teens-ai-chatbot-character | Source: Interesting Engineering
Sat 08:00:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/The_philosophy_behind_ODF_openness_freedom_and_control.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/The_philosophy_behind_ODF_openness_freedom_and_control.gmi ∎
Sat 08:07:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Surge in Viet Nam (Almost 10% in 2026) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNU_Linux_Surge_in_Viet_Nam_Almost_10_in_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNU_Linux_Surge_in_Viet_Nam_Almost_10_in_2026.gmi ∎
Sat 08:07:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Tonearm, New Unofficial TIDAL Client for Linux, Hits Beta ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Tonearm_New_Unofficial_TIDAL_Client_for_Linux_Hits_Beta.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Tonearm_New_Unofficial_TIDAL_Client_for_Linux_Hits_Beta.gmi ∎
Sat 08:08:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Firefox’s Tab Notes Feature Feels Genuinely Useful (For Me, At Least) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Firefox_s_Tab_Notes_Feature_Feels_Genuinely_Useful_For_Me_At_Le.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Firefox_s_Tab_Notes_Feature_Feels_Genuinely_Useful_For_Me_At_Le.gmi ∎
Sat 08:23:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 08:31:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We didn't find out immediately when this happened (and if our systems had been working right, we wouldn't have found out when I did, but that's another story)." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusBlackboxOutsideSMTP | Source: University of Toronto
Sat 08:31:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "No way to block unsafe content, comments, ads" ☛ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/google-schools-aims-pipeline-future-users-internal-documents-rcna255175 | Source: NBC
Sat 08:31:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "addictive and dangerous" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/867138/google-chromebook-education-expansion-court-filings | Source: The Verge
Sat 08:31:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Cisco on Wednesday disclosed and patched CVE-2026-20045, a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Cisco's Unified Communications Manager (UCM) as well as other products." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/exploited-zero-day-flaw-cisco-uc-affect-millions | Source: Dark Reading
Sat 08:32:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unknown attackers are abusing Microsoft SharePoint file-sharing services to target multiple energy-sector organizations" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/crims_compromised_energy_firms_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 08:32:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Responding to the Trump administration’s completion of the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its announcement of a sweeping expansion of the Global Gag Rule" ☛ https://phr.org/news/u-s-who-withdrawal-along-with-expansion-of-global-gag-rule-further-compounds-harm-to-global-health-and-human-rights/ | Source: PHR
Sat 08:32:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Public health experts have criticized the withdrawal from the WHO saying it will put the U.S. at a disadvantage when it comes to responding to health crises at home and abroad." ☛ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-officially-exits-world-health-organization-accusing-agency/story?id=129455089 | Source: ABC
Sat 08:33:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I used a Logitech K800 “Wireless Illuminated” keyboard for more than a decade. Its keys were soft and comfy." ☛ https://tylersticka.com/journal/the-keyboard-i-never-wanted/ | Source: Tyler Sticka
Sat 08:33:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I mentioned on the show that I had a memory of an early flatbed scanner I had. It may have even connected to my Amiga, but it was definitely connected to my Packard-Bell 166MHz MMX PC." ☛ https://canion.blog/2026/01/23/my-favourite-computer-peripheral.html | Source: Canion dot Blog
Sat 08:34:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yesterday at my guitar lesson we started working on the solo in Arriving Somewhere But Not Here. It’s incredible what a good teacher can help you with." ☛ https://json.blog/2026/01/22/great-teachers-are-a-huge.html | Source: Jason Becker
Sat 08:34:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I started coding and living with computers since a young age. Over time I have been imagining myself to be like Theo de Raadt or Dan Kaminsky (though I am no where near their level)." ☛ https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/01-24-approaching-my-30s.gmi | Source: Martin Chang
Sat 08:35:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As a result, many boards of directors have become prestigious rich clubs of people who know very little about" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/opening-boards | Source: Robert Reich
Sat 08:35:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The IS&T Archiving 2026 conference will take place 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟱–𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 at 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻." ☛ https://www.cni.org/news/archiving-2026 | Source: Coalition for Networked Information
Sat 08:35:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The effort aims to be responsive to school districts’ needs for teachers while also offering more flexible and affordable pathways to the teaching profession." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2026-01-23/five-universities-collaborate-to-address-michigan-teacher-shortage | Source: US News And World Report
Sat 08:36:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As with most products, reference managers have gone through a few big cyclical changes in lockstep with developments in the technologies they run on." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/23/guest-post-the-next-era-of-reference-management-an-interview-with-william-gunn/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Sat 08:36:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I'm a fan of simulating counterintuitive statistics. I recently did this with the Monty Hall problem and I really enjoyed how it turned out." ☛ https://www.pcloadletter.dev/blog/birthday-paradox/ | Source: Rnb37
Sat 08:36:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've written two posts about an optimal join algorithm that has been making a comeback in recent years - even Microsoft felt the FOMO. Throughout the years" ☛ https://remy.wang/blog/perfect-history.html | Source: Remy Wang
Sat 08:37:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Retractions of scholarly articles are a rare event, affecting only about 0.02-0.04% of articles in total (but yearly rates are going up dramatically)." ☛ https://bjoern.brembs.net/2026/01/retraction-data-are-still-useless-almost/ | Source: Bjoern Brembs
Sat 08:37:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've noticed that by about 10 AM most days I am done with the news." ☛ https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/done-by-10am.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell
Sat 08:38:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I'm deleting unread email newsletters and skipping over blog posts or Mastodon posts that have anything to do with current events. I just can't take it anymore. Then I feel guilty about not staying up to date. But really, how is an article about yet another ICE atrocity in Minneapolis going to make my life better? I'm already at maximum outrage."
Sat 08:38:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I am sure my readership would go up into the thousands again if I blogged on Substack, but I don’t want to. Here’s why: this is a home. And it’s mine. I’m not in somebody’s walled garden." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/22/thrustday-2/ | Source: Doc Searls
Sat 08:38:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An attitude that cynically connects work and redemption. Perhaps something in the air in the 1930s, these slogans don’t come out of nowhere." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2026/01/23/umpa | Source: Matt Webb
Sat 08:39:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Why we are newly fixation on time? I have a few hypotheses." ☛ https://www.8ball.report/p/time-dilation | Source: Sean Monahan
Sat 08:39:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Hype is a trap. Better is better." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/01/the-big-splash/ | Source: Seth Godin
Sat 08:42:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I added support for the -m|--message flag to the jj workspace add command, so you can set a message for the new commit that jj creates associated with the workspace." ☛ https://pauladamsmith.com/blog/2026/01/my-first-contribution-to-the-jj-project.html | Source: Paul Smith
Sat 08:42:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I built Handy because I broke a finger, was put into a cast and as a result my hand was out of commision." ☛ https://handy.computer/about | Source: Handy
Sat 08:45:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 08:49:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Dirty Laundry at Debian and Elsewhere ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Dirty_Laundry_at_Debian_and_Elsewhere.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Dirty_Laundry_at_Debian_and_Elsewhere.gmi ∎
Sat 08:52:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/today_s_leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 08:54:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 24/01/2026: TikTok Controlled by Alt Reich in US Now, White House Shares Fake, Manipulated, Misleading Images Already ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Links_24_01_2026_TikTok_Controlled_by_Alt_Reich_in_US_Now_White.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Links_24_01_2026_TikTok_Controlled_by_Alt_Reich_in_US_Now_White.gmi ∎
Sat 09:27:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – EDPB/CNIL privacy expert Amandine Jambert (cryptie, FSFE) implicitly admitted lying about harassment when she resigned admitting conflict of interest ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/EDPB_CNIL_privacy_expert_Amandine_Jambert_cryptie_FSFE_implicit.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/EDPB_CNIL_privacy_expert_Amandine_Jambert_cryptie_FSFE_implicit.gmi ∎
Sat 12:50:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When you use a C library directly from Swift, it will look and feel similar to using it from C." ☛ https://www.swift.org/blog/improving-usability-of-c-libraries-in-swift/ | Source: Swift Programming Language
Sat 12:51:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ZJIT compiler compiles Ruby bytecode (YARV) to machine code. It starts by transforming the stack machine bytecode into a high-level graph-based intermediate representation called HIR." ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/multiple-entry/ | Source: Max Bernstein
Sat 12:51:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You learn something new every day. I've been using Homebrew for over a decade and, up until a few weeks ago, hadn't hit a case where I would not want to update something." ☛ https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2026/pinning-homebrew-dependencies | Source: Cory Dransfeldt
Sat 12:51:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In 1973, Horst Rittel and Melvin Webber published “Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning”, introducing the concept of “wicked problems” in urban planning." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/23/package-management-is-a-wicked-problem.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Sat 12:52:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Well, since I have spent countless hours in the last 2-3 years sketching a plan to replace GitHub and GitLab, I obviously have a take on the matter. So let’s dive in." ☛ https://sluongng.substack.com/p/post-agentic-code-forges | Source: Son Luong Ngoc
Sat 12:52:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Also, color pickers have been my testbed of some ideas and concepts, not necessarily directly related to the act of color picking per se." ☛ https://hugodaniel.com/posts/color-picker/ | Source: Hugo Daniel
Sat 12:53:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’ve been digging through old guidebooks looking for trout fishing spots, and two of them have hand drawn stream maps" ☛ https://cagrimmett.com/2026/01/23/hand-drawn-maps/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett
Sat 12:54:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I had a quick look over the judgment and wanted to make it easier for non-lawyers to understand what is really going on here." ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/honourable-mrs-justice-collins-rice-tricked-by-matthew-garrett-debian/ | Source: Daniel Pocock
Sat 12:55:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Criminal defence lawyer Emily Dixon told me that, if a client shows her an exonerating photo or video, she isn’t expected to run analytic tests before submitting it into evidence." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/when-evidence-can-be-deepfaked-how-do-courts-decide-whats-real/ | Source: The Walrus
Sat 12:55:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this post we’re going to look at how it works." ☛ https://harrycresswell.com/writing/config-directory/ | Source: Harry Cresswell
Sat 12:58:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Last year brought a wealth of new features and fixes to Firefox on Linux. Besides numerous improvements and bug fixes" ☛ https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/firefox-linux-in-2025/ | Source: Martin Stransky
Sat 13:00:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "I've been working on a new data problem that has necessitated using Selenium to extract information expediently." ☛ https://mclare.blog/posts/why-is-multithreading-selenium-lousy-on-macos/ | Source: Maryanne Wachter
Sat 13:01:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In 1978, Intel introduced the 8086 processor, a revolutionary chip that led to the modern x86 architecture." ☛ https://www.righto.com/2026/01/notes-on-intel-8086-processors.html | Source: Ken Shirriff
Sat 13:01:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some kind people answered and gave me their take on the product they liked. And I did a little of my own research and I wanted to share what I've found so far: [...]" ☛ https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/01/24/an-update-on-finding-a-new-e-reader/ | Source: Martin Hähne
Sat 13:01:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "3D printing is wonderful, but sometimes you just don’t want to look at a plastic peice" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/pla-mold-to-plaster-bust-no-silicone-needed/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 13:04:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "According to Raspberry Pi, the smaller 128GB model has a write speed of up to 75 MB/s while the larger 256GB model reaches up to 150 MB/s." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3041318/raspberry-pi-launches-a-usb-flash-drive-that-wont-flake-under-pressure.html | Source: PC World
Sat 13:05:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ESP32-S3 packs a ton of fantastic functionality into its small size and low price—including USB-OTG support, which is key here." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/23/wired-to-wireless-esp32-gives-your-usb-keyboard-bluetooth/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 13:05:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unless you live in a Faraday cage, you're surrounded at all times by invisible radio signals, from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cellular traffic." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/raspberry_pi_wifi_wall_art/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 13:05:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Spectrum Slit is a sculptural installation that renders visible the otherwise imperceptible electromagnetic activity that permeates contemporary interior spaces." ☛ https://rootkid.me/works/spectrum-slit | Source: RootKid
Sat 13:06:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Every few weeks, this question comes up (via email), usually after I publish a negative review of yet another of my bittersweet Linux endeavors" ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/why-ubuntu.html | Source: Dedoimedo
Sat 13:07:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Nonetheless, from September 2018 to the point where the suicide cluster first became widespread public knowledge in 2022, that is more than three years the Debianist cyberbullies had sustained a campaign of harassment against my family and I." ☛ https://danielpocock.com/en/axel-beckert-martin-ebnoether-debian-dirty-men/ | Source: Daniel Pocock
Sat 13:08:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Guix System is a Linux-based, stateless operating system that is built around the GNU Guix package manager." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12708 | Source: Distro Watch
Sat 13:08:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The release comes with ISO-9660 installation images, virtual machine images, and with tarballs to install the package manager on top of your GNU/Linux distro" ☛ https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2026/gnu-guix-1.5.0-released/ | Source: GNU
Sat 13:10:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Remember hint lines? 1-900 numbers, long-distance charges, hoping whoever answers actually knows what they’re talking about?" ☛ https://hey.paris/posts/hint-line-93/ | Source: Paris Buttfield-Addison
Sat 13:10:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Read a McSweeney’s satirical piece about the design of the Mastermind box and it was good for a chuckle." ☛ https://chrisglass.com/2026/01/23/mastermind-needs-to-change-their-yellow/ | Source: Chris Glass
Sat 13:13:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Back in March of 2025, I first did a quick check of which web sites use post-quantum cryptography, with an update in September." ☛ https://www.netmeister.org/blog/smtp-pqc.html | Source: Jan Schaumann
Sat 13:13:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When I first wrote about discovering Netbox DNS I mentioned that the combination of Netbox and the DNS plugin don’t actually create a DNS server and zone transfers directly from Netbox" ☛ https://jpmens.net/2026/01/23/providing-zone-transfers-directly-from-netbox-dns/ | Source: Jan Piet Mens
Sat 13:13:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After completing the job, I realised I had four left-over disks from different projects, all conveniently 2TB Western Digital drives." ☛ https://www.michaelgale.dev/blog/setting-up-a-raid-5-array-on-bazzite | Source: Michael Gale
Sat 13:15:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Docker’s journey reads like a startup trying to find product-market fit, except Docker already had product-market fit - they created the containerization standard that everyone uses." ☛ https://tuananh.net/2026/01/20/what-has-docker-become/ | Source: Tuan-Anh
Sat 13:28:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kid Rock to Testify Before the US Senate on Concert Ticket Sales Practices and Scalping Concerns ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/kid-rock-testify-us-senate-concert-tickets/
Sat 13:30:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Week in Plasma: fixing all the things ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2026/01/24/this-week-in-plasma-fixing-all-the-things/
Sat 13:34:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Judgment: French army vanquishes German FSFE on Hitler's birthday, Microsoft contract dispute (1716711) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judgment_French_army_vanquishes_German_FSFE_on_Hitler_s_birthda.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judgment_French_army_vanquishes_German_FSFE_on_Hitler_s_birthda.gmi ∎
Sat 13:45:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Judge Richard Oulevey (Grandcour Choeur, Tribunal Vaud) & Debian shaming abuse victims and witnesses ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judge_Richard_Oulevey_Grandcour_Choeur_Tribunal_Vaud_Debian_sha.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judge_Richard_Oulevey_Grandcour_Choeur_Tribunal_Vaud_Debian_sha.gmi ∎
Sat 14:08:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pierre-Elliott Bécue, ANSSI & Debian cybertorture ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Pierre_Elliott_Becue_ANSSI_Debian_cybertorture.shtml
Sat 14:23:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Richard Stallman's First Talk in US College Since 2018: Videos and Photos ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Richard_Stallman_s_First_Talk_in_US_College_Since_2018_Videos_a.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Richard_Stallman_s_First_Talk_in_US_College_Since_2018_Videos_a.gmi ∎
Sat 14:29:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Video of the Talk Richard Stallman Gave at Georgia Tech Yesterday Afternoon ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Video_of_the_Talk_Richard_Stallman_Gave_at_Georgia_Tech_Yesterd.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Video_of_the_Talk_Richard_Stallman_Gave_at_Georgia_Tech_Yesterd.gmi ∎
Sat 14:39:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM Red Hat selling war and the Ponzi scheme, Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/northrop-grumman-scales-enterprise-kubernetes-ai-and-hybrid-cloud-red-hat-openshift
Sat 14:39:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mindless buzzwords instead of real security ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/zero-trust-workload-identity-manager-generally-available-red-hat-openshift
Sat 14:40:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 2025 recap: Top videos on Red Bait TV ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/2025-recap-top-videos-red-hat-tv
Sat 14:47:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In computing, encryption is a popular and most often the recommended technique of hiding information in a secretive format." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/gpg-encrypt-decrypt-files/ | Source: TecMint
Sat 14:48:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Upsellling Debian at Canonical: "Explore Ubuntu Pro options at ubuntu.com/pro or contact our team to discuss your requirements." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-avoid-package-end-of-life-through-backporting | Source: Ubuntu
Sat 14:49:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from Jan. 16 to Jan. 22." ☛ https://news.opensuse.org/2026/01/23/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE
Sat 14:50:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ‘timedatectl‘ command is a utility for RHEL-based and Debian-based distributions, and it is a part of the ‘systemd‘ system and service manager, serving as a replacement for the old traditional date command used in ‘sysvinit‘ daemon-based Linux distributions." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/set-time-timezone-synchronize-linux/ | Source: TecMint
Sat 14:51:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Part of the company’s “AI on Dragonwing” series" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/innodisk-releases-exec-q911-development-kit-with-qualcomm-qcs9075/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Sat 14:57:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ South Korea repatriates 73 scam suspects from Cambodia in $42.7 million online fraud probe ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-repatriates-73-scam-suspects-from-cambodia-in-33-million-online-fraud-probe
Sat 14:57:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Five South Korean airlines to ban in-flight use of portable batteries from Jan 26 ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/five-south-korean-airlines-to-ban-in-flight-use-of-portable-batteries-from-jan-26
Sat 15:12:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Software Freedom is the Goal ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Software_Freedom_is_the_Goal.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Software_Freedom_is_the_Goal.gmi ∎
Sat 15:40:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China dismisses UN experts’ forced labour concerns as ‘groundless’ ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-dismisses-un-experts-forced-labour-concerns-as-groundless
Sat 15:49:11 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/man-3
Sat 15:58:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China keeps low profile in Davos in pursuit of Western investment ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-keeps-low-profile-in-davos-in-pursuit-of-western-investment
Sat 16:01:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ it's Not Foss ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/proton-lumo-projects/
Sat 16:01:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Open Source Project LLVM Says Yes to AI-Generated Code, But Not Without Conditions ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/llvm-ai-policy/
Sat 16:27:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Student protests call on Stanford to divest from Palantir ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/22/student-protests-call-on-stanford-to-divest-from-palantir/
Sat 16:27:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Docker logs got you down? Give this tool a try ☞ https://thenewstack.io/docker-logs-got-you-down-give-this-tool-a-try/
Sat 16:38:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/world/asia/crypto-innovation-afghanistan.html
Sat 16:38:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Partial return of Internet in Iran reveals wider scale of killing ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/partial-return-of-internet-in-iran-reveals-wider-scale-of-killing
Sat 16:39:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Intel shares down 13% ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-shares-down-13-percent-as-company-only-manages-to-shrink-losses-in-latest-earnings-demand-to-outpace-2026-supply-usd300-million-deficit-comes-despite-more-than-usd20-billion-in-outside-investment-from-nvidia
Sat 16:39:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Intel Q4 earnings reveal rocky path to recovery following weakest full-year revenue since 2010 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-shares-down-13-percent-as-company-only-manages-to-shrink-losses-in-latest-earnings-demand-to-outpace-2026-supply-usd300-million-deficit-comes-despite-more-than-usd20-billion-in-outside-investment-from-nvidia-and-friends
Sat 16:41:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tool-using cow shows skill not limited to humans and chimpanzees ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260123-tool-using-cow-shows-skill-not-limited-to-humans-and-chimpanzees
Sat 16:42:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Man Explains Why He Shredded Up an AI-Generated Art Exhibit With His Bare Teeth ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/man-ai-art-exhibit-chew
Sat 16:42:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Couple Receive $200,000 Settlement After ‘Pungent’ Indian Food Complaint ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/palak-paneer-indian-food-racism-settlement.html
Sat 16:43:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wall Street Journal only willing to meet for mediation talks under ‘conditions,’ court hears in wrongful dismissal suit ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/24/wall-street-journal-only-willing-to-meet-for-mediation-talks-under-conditions-court-hears-in-wrongful-dismissal-suit/
Sat 16:45:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SpaceX Hit With Back to Back Lawsuits From Workers Who Say They Were Brutally Injured on the Job ☞ https://futurism.com/space/spacex-lawsuits-worker-injury
Sat 16:46:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong authorities criticized for prosecuting Tiananmen massacre commemorators ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/hong-kong-authorities-criticized-for-prosecuting-tiananmen-crackdown-commemorators/
Sat 16:48:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Firefox hacking in Fedora: Firefox & GNU/Linux in 2025 ☞ https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/firefox-linux-in-2025/
Sat 16:48:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Servo Blog: December in Servo: multiple windows, proxy support, better caching, and more! ☞ https://servo.org/blog/2026/01/23/december-in-servo/
Sat 16:49:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU Guix 1.5.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1055675/
Sat 16:50:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1055671/
Sat 16:53:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/wargh
Sat 16:53:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2026/4 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/01/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-4/
Sat 16:54:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Adam Young: Install a custom Kernel inside a VM ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2026/01/install-a-custom-kernel-inside-a-vm/
Sat 16:55:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ wtp – enhanced Git worktree management ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wtp-enhanced-git-worktree-management/
Sat 16:55:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ brick – Haskell TUI programming toolkit ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/brick-haskell-tui-programming-toolkit/
Sat 16:55:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LazyCat Terminal – terminal emulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lazycat-terminal-emulator/
Sat 16:56:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 4 Best Free and Open Source Bash Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-bash-static-site-generators/
Sat 16:56:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ MakeStaticSite – generate and deploy static websites ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/makestaticsite-generate-deploy-static-websites/
Sat 16:57:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proxmox VE Series Part 1: The Basics ☞ https://www.linux.org/threads/proxmox-ve-series-part-1-the-basics.58546/
Sat 16:58:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Week in GNOME: #233 Editing Events ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/01/twig-233/
Sat 16:59:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OSGeoLive 17.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/osgeo
Sat 17:01:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU Guix 1.5 Released with KDE Plasma 6.5, GNU Linux-Libre 6.17 Kernel ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnu-guix-1-5-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnu-linux-libre-6-17-kernel
Sat 17:05:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In Other News: €1.2B GDPR Fines, Net-NTLMv1 Rainbow Tables, Rockwell Security Notice ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-e1-2b-gdpr-fines-net-ntlmv1-rainbow-tables-rockwell-security-notice/
Sat 17:05:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Could be the Best Graphics Editor for GNU/Linux Users (Yes, it is Open Source) ☞ https://itsfoss.com/graphite-graphics-editor/
Sat 17:06:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tonearm, New Unofficial TIDAL Client for Linux, Hits Beta ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/tonearm-tidal-client-for-linux-beta
Sat 17:06:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Guix System 1.5.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/guixsd
Sat 17:06:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ExTiX 26.1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/extix
Sat 17:07:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ lsplug – replacement for lsusb ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lsplug-replacement-lsusb/
Sat 17:07:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ConfigServer Security & Firewall – front-end to iptables or nftables ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/configserver-security-firewall-front-end-iptables-nftables/
Sat 17:08:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3 Best Free and Open Source CoffeeScript Static Site Generators ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-coffeescript-static-site-generators/
Sat 17:09:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 2 Venezuelans Convicted in US for Using Malware to Hack ATMs ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/2-venezuelans-convicted-in-us-for-using-malware-to-hack-atms/
Sat 17:10:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Civil society coalition calls for Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity amid Iran’s internet shutdowns ☞ https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/civil-society-coalition-launches-campaign-calling-for-direct-to-cell-satellite-connectivity-amid-irans-internet-shutdowns/
Sat 17:11:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FreeBSD is a No-Go for KDE's Plasma Login Manager ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/plasma-login-manager-drops-freebsd/
Sat 17:12:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mike Blumenkrantz: Unpopular Opinion ☞ https://www.supergoodcode.com/unpopular-opinion/
Sat 17:12:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Detecting Memory Leaks in KDE CI ☞ https://nicolasfella.de/posts/detecting-leaks-in-kde-ci/?utm_source=atom_feed
Sat 17:13:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Announcing the Perl Toolchain Summit 2026 ☞ https://www.perl.com/article/announcing-the-perl-toolchain-summit-2026/
Sat 17:14:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How Bari Weiss Is Changing CBS News ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/how-bari-weiss-is-changing-cbs-news
Sat 17:15:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ mp3rgain – lossless MP3 volume adjustment ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mp3rgain-lossless-mp3-volume-adjustment/
Sat 17:15:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GoMusic – download and stream music from YouTube ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gomusic-download-stream-music-youtube/
Sat 17:17:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Enterprise multi-cluster scalability with OpenShift Dev Spaces ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/23/enterprise-multi-cluster-scalability-openshift-dev-spaces
Sat 17:17:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Alpine GNU/Linux Turns Equinix Metal Exit Into an Infrastructure Upgrade ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/01/alpine-linux-turns-equinix-metal-exit-into-an-infrastructure-upgrade/
Sat 17:17:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Forbes Covers in 2026 What Was Already Clear for Over a Decade: Microsoft's BitLocker 'Encryption' is a Back Door ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Forbes_Covers_in_2026_What_Was_Already_Clear_for_Over_a_Decade_.shtml
Sat 17:18:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Not An April Fool's Joke, You Can Run GNU/Linux and backdoored Windows on This Android Smartphone ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/nexphone-returns/
Sat 17:19:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Allan Day: GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-01-23 ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/01/23/gnome-foundation-update-2026-01-23/
Sat 17:20:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Should US newsrooms be bracing for more after FBI raids reporter's home? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/scoop/20260123-should-us-newsrooms-be-bracing-for-more-after-fbi-raids-reporter-s-home
Sat 17:21:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ For Michiganders in opioid recovery, surgery brings a new pain dilemma ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/for-michiganders-in-opioid-recovery-surgery-brings-a-new-pain-dilemma/
Sat 17:21:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME Foundation Update and This Week in GNOME ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNOME_Foundation_Update_and_This_Week_in_GNOME.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNOME_Foundation_Update_and_This_Week_in_GNOME.gmi ∎
Sat 17:21:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.8.2 Released ☞ https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-8-2-released/147246
Sat 17:24:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Two new stable kernels for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1055672/
Sat 17:24:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Quick Vault encryption patent monopoly prior art found ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/23/quick-vault-encryption-patent-prior-art-found
Sat 17:25:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Local division Mannheim imposes over €1.7 million penalty against Kodak ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/local-division-mannheim-imposes-over-e1-7-million-penalty-against-kodak/
Sat 17:26:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UPC is illegal, JUVE knows it, but this is just propaganda for busted cokeheads and corrupt EU and EPO officials ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/eip-adds-upc-technically-qualified-judge-to-its-ranks-in-stockholm/
Sat 17:26:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Almost surely PAID SPAM for pyramid scheme in NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/technology/claude-code.html
Sat 17:27:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "NO LAW DEGREE REQUIRED" Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for Business Consulting and Legal Information Services ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/no-law-degree-required-fails-to.html
Sat 17:28:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Journalism job cuts in 2026 tracked: Layoffs at Politico, WSJ, Vox Media and BDG in January ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/
Sat 17:29:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Remi Collet: 📝 Redis version 8.6 🎲 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2026/01/23/Redis-version-8.6
Sat 17:30:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ retype – typing practice ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/retype-typing-practice/
Sat 17:30:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 6 Best Free and Open Source Tools for SSH Intrusion Prevention ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-intrusion-prevention-ssh/
Sat 17:30:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Lixplore-cli – Academic literature search & export CLI tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/lixplore-cli-academic-literature-search-export-cli-tool/
Sat 17:35:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 7 Best Free and Open Source Dynamic Window Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-dynamic-window-managers/
Sat 17:35:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Modular Font Editor K – modular font editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/modular-font-editor-k-modular-font-editor/
Sat 17:36:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sulaco Enterprises cybersecurity patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/23/sulaco-enterprises-api-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon
Sat 17:37:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ pdpmake – public domain implementation of make ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/pdpmake-public-domain-implementation-make/
Sat 17:37:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ WallPicker – wallpacker picker with Wallhaven integration and Hey Hi (AI) upscaling ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/wallpicker-wallpacker-picker/
Sat 17:37:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3 Best Free and Open Source Web-Based XMPP Clients ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-web-based-xmpp-clients/
Sat 17:37:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Alternatives to popular CLI tools: make ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternatives-popular-cli-tools-make/
Sat 17:43:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Can anyone post any link(s) to any articles about this?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b
Sat 17:44:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Further_Comments_Illuminate_Observations_Regarding_IBM_s_Layoff.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Claim_That_IBM_Mass_Layoffs_Began_Again_in_Europe_With_Rumours_.shtml
Sat 17:47:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Evan Solomon Wants Canada to Trust AI. Can We Trust Evan Solomon? ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/evan-solomon-wants-canada-to-trust-ai-can-we-trust-evan-solomon/
Sat 17:48:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Espressif Launches "Radio Co-Processor" ESP32-E22 ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/espressif-launches-esp32-e22/
Sat 17:48:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ M5Stack StickS3 ESP32-S3 Mini IoT Dev Kit features 1.14-inch color display, speaker and mic for voice interaction ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/23/m5stack-sticks3-esp32-s3-mini-iot-dev-kit-features-1-14-inch-color-display-speaker-and-mic-for-voice-interaction/
Sat 17:48:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3D printed breadboards optimized for Raspberry Pi Pico and ESP32 boards ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/23/3d-printed-breadboards-optimized-for-raspberry-pi-pico-and-esp32-boards/
Sat 17:49:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SpacemiT K3 16-core RISC-V SoC system information and (early) benchmarks ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/23/spacemit-k3-16-core-risc-v-soc-system-information-and-early-benchmarks/
Sat 17:58:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How I Push Git Repositories Straight to My GNU/Linux Server ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/push-git-repositories-straight-linux-server/
Sat 17:58:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ZFS File System Guide on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/zfs-file-system-guide-on-ubuntu-26-04
Sat 18:02:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ futurize: Parallelize Common Functions via a “Magic” Touch 🪄 ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/futurize-parallelize-common-functions-via-a-magic-touch-%f0%9f%aa%84/
Sat 18:02:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ pharmaversesdtm 1.4.0 Release ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/pharmaversesdtm-1-4-0-release/
Sat 18:03:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Caolán McNamara: Firefox & GNU/Linux in 2025 ☞ https://mastransky.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/firefox-linux-in-2025/
Sat 18:04:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1768/32/1768325698535.jpg
Sat 18:04:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ cURL Gets Rid of Its Bug Bounty Program Over Hey Hi (AI) Slop Overrun ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/curl-closes-bug-bounty-program/
Sat 18:05:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fresh SmarterMail Flaw Exploited for Admin Access ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fresh-smartermail-flaw-exploited-for-admin-access/
Sat 18:05:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Infotainment, EV Charger Exploits Earn Hackers $1M at Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/infotainment-ev-charger-exploits-earn-hackers-1m-at-pwn2own-automotive-2026/
Sat 18:05:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Organizations Warned of Exploited Zimbra Collaboration Vulnerability ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/organizations-warned-of-exploited-zimbra-collaboration-vulnerability/
Sat 18:06:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Under Armour Looking Into Data Breach Affecting Customers’ Email Addresses ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/under-armour-looking-into-data-breach-affecting-customers-email-addresses/
Sat 18:07:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We're seeing excitement build up from the Vulkan API release 1.4.340, with a new extension that should eventually improve DirectX performance on Linux. Named VK_EXT_descriptor_heap it was worked on by the likes of AMD, Arm, Valve, Nintendo, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Intel, Google and more." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulkan-1-4-340-released-with-new-extension-to-improve-directx-performance-on-linux/
Sat 18:07:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This release also introduces support for the RISC-V 64-bit architecture (riscv64-linux)." https://9to5linux.com/gnu-guix-1-5-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnu-linux-libre-6-17-kernel
Sat 18:09:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Raspberry PI OS Lite vs Desktop: Benchmarks & Performance Comparison (2026) ☞ https://peppe8o.com/raspberry-pi-os-lite-vs-desktop/
Sat 18:11:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The philosophy behind ODF: openness, freedom and control ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/01/24/the-philosophy-behind-odf/
Sat 18:11:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Prometheus on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-prometheus-linux-mint-22/
Sat 18:12:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Suricata on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-suricata-fedora-43/
Sat 18:12:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Grafana on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-grafana-debian-13/
Sat 18:12:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Handbrake on Debian (13, 12, 11) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-handbrake-on-debian-linux/
Sat 18:17:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 311 released ☞ https://diffoscope.org/news/diffoscope-311-released/
Sat 18:23:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Phishers Abuse SharePoint in New Campaign Targeting Energy Sector ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/phishers-abuse-sharepoint-in-new-campaign-targeting-energy-sector/
Sat 18:23:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Wine 11.1 is out ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Wine_11_1_is_out.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Wine_11_1_is_out.gmi ∎
Sat 18:23:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fortinet Confirms FortiCloud SSO Exploitation Against Patched Devices ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-confirms-forticloud-sso-exploitation-against-patched-devices/
Sat 18:25:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The author of this is paid by Intel but fails to disclose that (same for IBM) ☞ https://www.nextplatform.com/2026/01/23/intel-is-still-struggling-in-the-datacenter-but-it-could-get-better/
Sat 18:25:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Manchester Pest Control Plays Ping-Pong ☞ https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/01/23/playing-ping-pong/
Sat 18:26:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Eddie Chu recounts prison life in first post-release public comment ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-eddie-chu-recounts-prison-life-in-first-post-release-public-comment/
Sat 18:26:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong slams European Parliament’s calls for officials to be sanctioned over Jimmy Lai’s national security conviction ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/23/hong-kong-slams-european-parliaments-calls-for-officials-to-be-sanctioned-over-jimmy-lais-national-security-conviction/
Sat 18:28:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chihaya – BitTorrent tracker ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/chihaya-bittorrent-tracker/
Sat 18:28:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Add User to Group on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-add-user-to-group-on-ubuntu-26-04
Sat 18:29:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Startup Disk Creator on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-startup-disk-creator-on-ubuntu-26-04
Sat 18:29:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Configure Sudo Without Password on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-sudo-without-password-on-ubuntu-26-04
Sat 18:29:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Release candidate: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-4-5-2-rc-1/
Sat 18:30:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): CachyOS ISO Release for January 2026 Brings KDE’s New Plasma Login Manager ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/CachyOS_ISO_Release_for_January_2026_Brings_KDE_s_New_Plasma_Lo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/CachyOS_ISO_Release_for_January_2026_Brings_KDE_s_New_Plasma_Lo.gmi ∎
Sat 18:30:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slipknot Withdraws Lawsuit Against Owner of slipknot.com As Site Goes Blank ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/slipknot-withdraws-domain-lawsuit/
Sat 18:31:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What Europe Learned From the Greenland Crisis ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/world/europe/sovereignty-european-union-nato.html "at risk from Russian and American imperialism."
Sat 18:33:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Down with GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml
Sat 18:42:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Outrage in Thailand over 3 children who set homeless man on fire for Fentanylware (CheeTok) views ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/outrage-in-thailand-over-3-children-who-set-homeless-man-on-fire-for-tiktok-views
Sat 18:44:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: Social control media... It'll get worse as the denizens of tiktokistan start to age to the point they are forced to interact with locals.
Sat 18:48:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux 7.0 finally retires a standard it supported for over 20 years https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-70-finally-retires-a-standard-it-supported-for-almost-20-years/
Sat 18:49:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The developers got everything right with this custom desktop: Arch-based StratOS with Hyprland is about as cool as they come." https://www.zdnet.com/article/stratos-hyprland-linux-distro-modern-stylish/
Sat 18:51:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LF misuses "Linux" brand for Ponzi scheme spam https://solutionsreview.com/artificial-intelligence-news-for-the-week-of-january-23-updates-from-linux-foundation-kpmg-salesforce-more/ sponsored by Microsoft to defraud people https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/09/Linux_Foundation_Has_Found_a_New_Business_Pyramid_Schemes.shtml
Sat 18:51:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): China's Deepin Linux has built-in [Slop], snazzy desktop ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/China_s_Deepin_Linux_has_built_in_Slop_snazzy_desktop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/China_s_Deepin_Linux_has_built_in_Slop_snazzy_desktop.gmi ∎
Sat 18:52:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SPAM for slop https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/linux-foundation-pushes-open-source-ai-with-expanded-2026-events-program/
Sat 18:53:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend (January 23 - 25) https://www.howtogeek.com/3-cool-linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-january-23/
Sat 18:55:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ It should be noted that the "Linux Foundation" pays a lot of sites to publish puff pieces or spam about itself, the Linux Foundation; it corrupts the media.
Sat 18:55:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it also corrupted linux
Sat 18:57:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rootkits? No, thanks. https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/highguard-requires-secure-boot-and-easy-anti-cheat-to-run-leaving-linux-and-kernel-conscious-gamers-out-in-the-cold/
Sat 18:57:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NexPhone revisits the long-running dream of combining your phone and laptop https://newatlas.com/consumer-tech/nexphone-smartphone-laptop-computer/
Sat 18:57:54 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ is there a game hidden underneath all that malware?
Sat 18:59:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Easily Switch from Windows 11 to Linux for Gaming Performance Gains https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/latest-valve-proton-games-support/
Sat 19:01:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] allegedly
Sat 19:01:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] keep diging deepa'
Sat 19:01:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *digging
Sat 19:01:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Foundation Issues Paid-for SPAM for Microsoft and Others, Promoting a Financial Scam ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Linux_Foundation_Issues_Paid_for_SPAM_for_Microsoft_and_Others_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Linux_Foundation_Issues_Paid_for_SPAM_for_Microsoft_and_Others_.gmi ∎
Sat 19:03:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Godot 4.5.2 RC 1, Game About a 1993 Hint Line, Rootkits as Hostile Barrier to Linux Compatibility ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Godot_4_5_2_RC_1_Game_About_a_1993_Hint_Line_Rootkits_as_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Games_Godot_4_5_2_RC_1_Game_About_a_1993_Hint_Line_Rootkits_as_.gmi ∎
Sat 19:05:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Applications for GNU/Linux and "3 cool Linux apps to try this weekend" ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Applications_for_GNU_Linux_and_3_cool_Linux_apps_to_try_this_we.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Applications_for_GNU_Linux_and_3_cool_Linux_apps_to_try_this_we.gmi ∎
Sat 19:05:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Sat 19:08:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and Lots More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_Lots_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_Lots_More.gmi ∎
Sat 19:09:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] psydroid2: https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/city-2-0-wolves-2-minute-highlights-63904872
Sat 19:10:23 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsoft-windows-365-goes-down-the-day-after-microsoft-celebrates-reimagining-the-pc-as-a-cloud-service-that-streams-a-cloud-pc/
Sat 19:13:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 19:15:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "will it be a layoff in the spring in the states or just “firing” the one in six low performers with no severance" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b
Sat 19:15:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Bait (Red Hat) on Buzzwords Like "AI" and "Zero Trust" ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Red_Bait_Red_Hat_on_Buzzwords_Like_AI_and_Zero_Trust.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Red_Bait_Red_Hat_on_Buzzwords_Like_AI_and_Zero_Trust.gmi ∎
Sat 19:16:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Earlier today, Microsoft's Windows 365 suite of productivity apps went down, with the Microsoft 365 Status X account blaming it on a service infrastructure in North America "not processing traffic as expected."
Sat 19:16:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The first tweet went live at 7:37 PM GMT, with the confirmation of the service being restored going live at 6:29 AM the next day. However, according to Down Detector, reports were still being filed hours after Microsoft 365 Status reported the service was back.
Sat 19:16:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Microsoft 365 includes Office apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint, alongside Outlook, OneDrive, and Copilot. Even the likes of antivirus software, Microsoft Defender is included in 365."
Sat 19:18:05 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ "He can't code." But does he have blue hair?
Sat 19:20:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mozilla: Martin Stransky et al on MozPhab, Firefox, Servo Etc. ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Mozilla_Martin_Stransky_et_al_on_MozPhab_Firefox_Servo_Etc.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Mozilla_Martin_Stransky_et_al_on_MozPhab_Firefox_Servo_Etc.gmi ∎
Sat 19:20:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OpenSUSE Tumbleweed Review of the week and Planet News Roundup ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_week_and_Planet_News_Roundup.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_week_and_Planet_News_Roundup.gmi ∎
Sat 19:22:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Web Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Web_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Web_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 19:23:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 19:23:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/24/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 19:26:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OBVIOUSLY! https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Forbes_Covers_in_2026_What_Was_Already_Clear_for_Over_a_Decade_.shtml
Sat 19:27:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Isambard_Prince: he is a smurf
Sat 19:27:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <Isambard_Prince> "He can't code." But does he have blue hair?
Sat 19:27:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] are you referring to what isis said about the husband
Sat 19:27:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] ?
Sat 19:27:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that he cannot code?
Sat 19:27:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] can't code, but has a BIG HEAD
Sat 19:28:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] (figure of speech, not physically big)
Sat 19:28:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gemlog personal de Reset Reboot gemini://gemini.astropirados.space/gemlog/preparando-conciertos-grabando-guitarras.gmi
Sat 19:29:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] when one's reputation boilds down to:\
Sat 19:29:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 1) getting people to write about you in wikipedia\
Sat 19:30:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] paying hired guns in london to make tall claims about your reputation
Sat 19:30:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I had to explain the concept of smurfing in a financial sense the other day.
Sat 19:30:42 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I was explaining the Bank Secrecy Act to someone.
Sat 19:30:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fun weekend #diy #maker project: Pi Zero Tiny computer! I was curious about how low power I could go with a #RaspberryPi Zero 2W with a super power-efficient (but puny) screen." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi
Sat 19:30:57 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ some gnome drone introduced itself as "i can't code, but i have blue hair"
Sat 19:31:00 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I said just avoiding $10,000 cash transactions isn't enough. If you're smurfing, they have to report that too.
Sat 19:31:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the above behaviour is common in some groups
Sat 19:31:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like MBAs i met and spoke to
Sat 19:31:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] huge ego
Sat 19:31:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] not geeks
Sat 19:31:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] then again, he's no geek
Sat 19:31:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] he pretends to be one
Sat 19:31:22 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Doing things a little at a time has a lot of metaphors.
Sat 19:31:29 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ My favorite is salami slicing though.
Sat 19:32:09 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The salami approach isn't necessarily just a criminal thing.
Sat 19:32:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🖼️ xkcd: Double-Pronged Extension Cord #3198 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3198.gmi
Sat 19:32:32 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ You can use it to divvy up an insurmountable task into short actionable achievements that result in the overall goal.
Sat 19:32:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🔤SpellBinding: EHMNPTU Wordo: PREST gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-24.gmi
Sat 19:33:35 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Or as an alternative to crime.
Sat 19:33:57 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If you walk into a bank and take $10,000 in a bag of cash because you slip the teller a note, that's a felony.
Sat 19:34:22 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If you go around exploiting bank bonuses, but according to the terms and conditions, and end up with $10,000, you're just being savvy.
Sat 19:34:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The bank is still out $10,000 and may not be any better off than the guy with the note.
Sat 19:34:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sweet dream! gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/sweetDream
Sat 19:34:40 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But you did it $400 here and $200 there.
Sat 19:35:27 │ 〖psydroid3〗 │ to Allowhurst or not to Allowhurst?
Sat 19:35:53 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ Denyhurst!
Sat 19:37:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 24/01/2026: Dreams and Raspberry Pi Zero 2W ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Gemini_Links_24_01_2026_Dreams_and_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_2W.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Gemini_Links_24_01_2026_Dreams_and_Raspberry_Pi_Zero_2W.gmi ∎
Sat 19:40:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 24/01/2026: CBS News Demolished From the Inside and Many Publishers Admit Layoffs ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Links_24_01_2026_CBS_News_Demolished_From_the_Inside_and_Many_P.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Links_24_01_2026_CBS_News_Demolished_From_the_Inside_and_Many_P.gmi ∎
Sat 20:03:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Giving a Voice to the Community (Even When It's Inconvenient or 'Scary') ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.gmi ∎
Sat 20:18:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Did judge with transgender sister & Debian conflict of interest help cover-up a death? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Did_judge_with_transgender_sister_Debian_conflict_of_interest_h.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Did_judge_with_transgender_sister_Debian_conflict_of_interest_h.gmi ∎
Sat 20:28:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Pauline / Maria / Alice Climent(-Pommeret) & Debian transgender offensive cybersecurity deception ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Pauline_Maria_Alice_Climent_Pommeret_Debian_transgender_offensi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Pauline_Maria_Alice_Climent_Pommeret_Debian_transgender_offensi.gmi ∎
Sat 20:37:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Diversity, Grooming & Debian transgender Zero ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Diversity_Grooming_Debian_transgender_Zero.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Diversity_Grooming_Debian_transgender_Zero.gmi ∎
Sat 20:42:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Rape investigation dropped: Will Fowles & ALP transgender deception ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Rape_investigation_dropped_Will_Fowles_ALP_transgender_deceptio.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Rape_investigation_dropped_Will_Fowles_ALP_transgender_deceptio.gmi ∎
Sat 20:57:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Spam, Slop, and Fake 'Articles' Regarding "Linux" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Spam_Slop_and_Fake_Articles_Regarding_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Spam_Slop_and_Fake_Articles_Regarding_Linux.gmi ∎
Sat 21:18:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://explosm.net/comics/captain-2#comic
Sat 21:20:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Digg.com (Digg) is a Censorship Platform, Just Another Social Control Media/Network, Controlled by the Few ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Digg_com_Digg_is_a_Censorship_Platform_Just_Another_Social_Cont.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Digg_com_Digg_is_a_Censorship_Platform_Just_Another_Social_Cont.gmi ∎
Sat 21:23:26 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Packard Bell....
Sat 21:23:55 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I remember there being a "scandal" in the 90s because their competitors accused them of putting refurbished components in their computers and selling them as new.
Sat 21:24:26 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Then it came to light that the competitors were doing it too, because it was widespread practice in the industry, because circuit boards were damned expensive.
Sat 21:24:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And nobody was going to throw one out if it could be reused.
Sat 21:45:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Projection of Fanatic From Microsoft ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Projection_of_Fanatic_From_Microsoft.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Projection_of_Fanatic_From_Microsoft.gmi ∎
Sat 21:48:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dr. Richard Stallman @ Georgia Tech - 01-23-2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4&t=1s
Sat 22:06:48 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], Regarding gas...
Sat 22:06:59 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I run the Buick on 15% ethanol usually.
Sat 22:07:10 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Right now there's a 37 cent per gallon discount at the station I use.
Sat 22:07:38 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So I save $6.29 per full tank of gas.
Sat 22:07:48 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Regular around here is 10% ethanol anyway.
Sat 22:09:44 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So vs. E10, you lose maybe 1% of your gas mileage to E15, but if you're saving 14% per gallon, then you're coming out way ahead even at that.
Sat 22:10:28 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It won't mess up your car. But I wouldn't go any higher on the Ethanol than that unless your car says "flex fuel" on it and the additional mpg loss is justifiable.
Sat 22:10:47 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Some stations sell odd blends like E35 or E50, not just E85.
Sat 22:11:31 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But the risk with high Ethanol blends is that it can damage your car or cause the computer to not know what the hell is going on and set a code, and you won't pass emissions because the car is running too clean and the computer thinks that it's an impossible reading.
Sat 22:13:42 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Ethanol can also attract moisture so you can end up with unacceptable pockets of water in the gas tank if you leave it sit there for too long.
Sat 22:14:13 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ At 37 cents a gallon discount, I'm willing to use E15. I don't like it but it's the cheapest, per mile, way to run the car.
Sat 22:14:49 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I have not figured out why those stations are selling the stuff so cheaply given that only an additional 5% of the total blend is ethanol, not gasoline.
Sat 22:15:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Politicians like to tout E15 as a way to save economically pinched drivers some money at the pump.
Sat 22:18:30 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Gasoline is some dirty stuff though, it doesn't burn cleanly. So if they're cutting back on the detergents to get the off brand gas to you cheaper, you might want to run a good fuel system cleaner every once in a while. Kia said if you're not using Top Tier gas to use a bottle of Techron every 5,000 miles.
Sat 22:43:38 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], Firefox still hasn't fixed a bug where sites can tell you're in private mode.
Sat 22:43:58 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/hide-private-mode/
Sat 22:44:13 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ You still have to install this extension and make it usable in private mode.
Sat 22:44:31 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It adds fake support for the API that Firefox disables in private mode.
Sat 22:44:50 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So when sites check for it, it's "there" but when they write to it, the stub just throws it all away. :)
Sat 22:44:55 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, ^
Sat 22:45:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :)
Sat 22:45:35 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Capital One won't let you refer people to credit cards if the referral link is loaded in Firefox Private Mode.
Sat 22:45:57 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ When you refer a person to Capital One, Capital One pays you $150 as a credit towards the card account you referred them with.
Sat 22:47:07 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But with Hide Private Mode installed and enabled in private mode, it goes ahead and works, because Capital One checks for whether IndexedDB is available, but doesn't actually use it.
Sat 22:47:31 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ T-Mobile also does this and says paying your bill in Private Mode is not allowed.
Sat 22:47:38 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But Hide Private Mode gets past that.
Sat 22:48:02 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, I freed another friend from T-Mobile last week.
Sat 22:48:17 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Got him in a $15 a month prepaid service.
Sat 22:48:18 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :)
Sat 22:48:26 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Saving him $42 a month.
Sat 22:49:04 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, You take the blue pill, you wake up and believe anything T-Mobile sez.
Sat 22:49:07 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, You take the blue pill, you wake up and believe anything T-Mobile sez.
Sat 22:49:09 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Err
Sat 22:49:11 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ B-)
Sat 22:49:25 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Wireless service is $57 on the plan that doesn't even include the phone, sure.
Sat 22:49:42 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Wireless service is $100 a month on the one that gives you a "free" phone once every three years.
Sat 22:49:46 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Of course it is.
Sat 22:49:50 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Sat 22:49:50 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Blue pills for everyone!
Sat 22:49:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ viagra?
Sat 22:50:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, Ironically, Viagra is blue, but it also suppresses an enzyme in your eyes, and can make you see everything as blue for three days.
Sat 22:50:54 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sat 22:51:17 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The little blue pill.
Sat 22:51:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It makes some people see green apparently.
Sat 22:51:38 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Everything is green for days.
Sat 22:51:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ $100/mo? for about half that, i could get unlimited data and calls, with unlimited download speed, and could buy a device for less
Sat 22:51:59 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, For $20 a month I'd rather just buy a phone when I need one.
Sat 22:52:23 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If you cancel T-Mobile on a "free" phone plan, the rest of the phone's payments immediately become due and if you don't pay it, they send you to collections.
Sat 22:52:28 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Because "free" phone.
Sat 22:52:32 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sat 22:53:08 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, The guy next door with the weed owes Verizon a $1300 shut-off bill.
Sat 22:53:32 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They said he owed about $350 on his device and the rest was service, and if he didn't pay it all by January 15th, they'd turn it over for collections.
Sat 22:54:00 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And I was like "How is it possible to owe about $900 in service charges before they cut you off?
Sat 22:54:20 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They're trying to keep going so they can sell the debt to another company at an amount that's worth pursuing
Sat 22:54:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So they deliberately don't cut off your service for a while.
Sat 22:54:55 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Because what will happen is they keep you hooked up for 6 months while they destroy your credit.
Sat 22:55:11 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Then they sell the debt for 50-60% of face value, and they still make money even though you didn't pay.
Sat 22:57:22 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, That's how credit card companies always win too.
Sat 22:57:45 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They charge so much interest and fees before the account "charges off" that even when they sell it for a discount, they recoup most of what you actually spent.
Sat 23:08:50 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, All the states that voted for Trump are about to get 19 inches of snow dumped on them.
Sat 23:08:55 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And we're only supposed to get an inch.
Sat 23:09:05 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ "But you're down there, and I'm up here!" HEHEHEHEHEHEHE
Sat 23:10:01 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it would be better if they got 19 inches of lava dumped on them
Sat 23:10:07 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ or 19 inches of antimatter
Sat 23:33:47 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, Best I can do is 19 inches of ice and snow.
Sat 23:34:19 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ My dad scheduled his heart surgery for in the middle of all this.
Sat 23:34:34 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ He might not survive the surgery. He probably won't survive long without it.
Sat 23:34:50 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ dry ice, perhaps?
Sat 23:34:52 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Now the storm blows in and they might have to shut down the non-essential operations at the hospital.
Sat 23:34:58 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they love CO2 anyway
Sat 23:35:39 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, They're saying that this is the largest and nastiest winter storm ever seen. Not in terms of record snowfall on a particular area, which is still the one in 1978, I think.
Sat 23:35:47 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But because it spans about half the country.
Sat 23:35:56 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ we got more snow in 1987
Sat 23:36:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ a lot more
Sat 23:36:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ but most of the nazis probably don't have memories from then
Sat 23:36:15 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I've seen pictures of the one in 1978.
Sat 23:36:21 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The snow was higher than the cars.
Sat 23:36:40 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Nobody could get outside. The National Guard had to be activated and they were taking people to the hospital in tanks.
Sat 23:36:54 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sat 23:37:12 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ My aunts came over to stay with mom and dad apparently.
Sat 23:37:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And one of them asked my mom how she knew that was coming when nobody else did, because they saw how much food she had in the house.
Sat 23:37:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And that's how much food she alway had in the house.
Sat 23:38:14 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ She told me that oddly enough while you couldn't get outside because the snow was higher than the door, the power never did go out.
Sat 23:38:35 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ strange
Sat 23:38:56 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The storm apparently killed almost 100 people.
Sat 23:39:10 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And caused $100 million in 1978.
Sat 23:39:14 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Worth of damages.
Sat 23:39:54 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ 52 inches of snow fell in Muskegon, Michigan.
Sat 23:41:46 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I'm just glad that I am where I am.
Sat 23:41:51 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ We're only getting an inch of snow.
Sat 23:42:00 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Which is basically just a dusting compared to most of Indiana.
Sat 23:43:44 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, Interesting. Most of Indiana will get hit with about the same amount of snow as the 1978 blizzard.
Sun 00:20:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://explosm.net/comics/bad-eyes#comic
Sun 00:35:15 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://xcancel.com/nexta_tv/status/2015182830368591993
Sun 00:48:43 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ "n addition to the roads becoming impassable, motorists had to deal with vehicles breaking down due to the combination of very cold temperatures, very high winds and blowing snow."
Sun 00:48:54 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Yeah, my car really doesn't like being started at -10 F.
Sun 00:49:13 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I'm starting to wish I used 0w30 last oil change instead of 5w30.
Sun 00:50:57 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The owner's manual says 0w30 can be used if you're dealing with temperatures this cold, but since they usually only happen one or two days out of the year I normally don't bother.
Sun 01:18:19 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, I was making fun of Credit One Bank.
Sun 01:18:35 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I said a bank so nasty your bankrupt friends will laugh at you for having their cards.
Sun 01:18:56 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And "They'll approve anyone with a pulse, for a $200 credit line and $150 in annual fees.
Sun 01:43:25 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2] put it as I had received a "pardon" from the state. But what I received was better than a pardon.
Sun 01:43:56 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ A pardon is simply a document that says the state forgives you. It makes you immediately eligible for an expungement, which means that the public can no longer see what happened.
Sun 01:44:12 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It's the expungement that matters, because it means that in the eyes of the law, it never happened.
Sun 01:44:34 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But a pardon isn't the only way to get to an expungement. They ruled that I could have one even though I had never been pardoned.
Sun 01:44:58 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And I don't really care if the state does forgive me. I'd really just rather have their boot on my neck a little bit less, which is what I got.
Sun 01:45:00 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, ^
Sun 01:45:26 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ America itself has become an open air prison anyway, for most people.
Sun 01:45:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It's actually worse in some ways to not be in prison than it is to be in prison.
Sun 01:45:43 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 01:45:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ most of the planet is an open air prison at this point
Sun 01:46:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and the devil apes love it!
Sun 01:46:05 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ In prison, they at least have to give you a bed to sleep in, you won't freeze, there's food, and they are obligated to give you medical attention.
Sun 01:46:14 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Also, college becomes free once you're in prison.
Sun 01:46:26 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ People who haven't done anything wrong don't get any of that.
Sun 01:47:24 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ A right-minded person would look at this fucking crap and, well, they interviewed prisoners and they said that if they had affordable housing, medicine, and free college on the outside, they probably never would have gone to prison.
Sun 01:48:06 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ My parents act like resorting to dealing drugs and prostitution are something you do for fun, because in their false narrative, there's absolutely nothing wrong with our country, jobs are plentiful, and people "just don't want to work".
Sun 01:49:00 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Nobody turns to prostitution and drugs and living in a cheap motel because the country is doing great.
Sun 01:52:29 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, Goldman Sachs had so many people resigning to work at other banks that they were having difficulty keeping the Apple Card running.
Sun 01:53:01 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So they had to come out and promise that everyone who stayed until the last day before the Chase transition would receive a severance check equal to their entire 2023 salary.
Sun 01:53:07 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ 25 024626 < Isambard_Prince> People who haven't done anything wrong don't get any of that.
Sun 01:53:11 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ well, sometimes they do
Sun 01:53:58 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ > people "just don't want to work".
Sun 01:54:17 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ maybe it's like it is here: people really just don't want to work, but they do want to have a salary
Sun 01:54:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ afaict many of them pull it off
Sun 01:58:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Desktop Environments (DE): Windows Copycats and GNOME ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Desktop_Environments_DE_Windows_Copycats_and_GNOME.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Desktop_Environments_DE_Windows_Copycats_and_GNOME.gmi ∎
Sun 01:58:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Why I'm Not Suing Anthropic ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Why_I_m_Not_Suing_Anthropic.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/23/Why_I_m_Not_Suing_Anthropic.gmi ∎
Sun 01:58:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GIMP 3.0.8 Image Editor Released with Wayland and Font Handling Improvements ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Image_Editor_Released_with_Wayland_and_Font_Handling.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Image_Editor_Released_with_Wayland_and_Font_Handling.gmi ∎
Sun 02:07:35 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, They say people don't want to work like that's abnormal.
Sun 02:07:54 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 02:08:01 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ My mom throughout her life said she "Doesn't want to go in today." and complained endlessly about the hospital.
Sun 02:08:05 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Or about bosses in general.
Sun 02:08:15 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Or about having to wake up at 6 AM.
Sun 02:08:34 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Now that she's retired and doesn't need a job, it wasn't her that was lazy, it's everyone else that's fucking lazy!
Sun 02:08:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ :D
Sun 02:09:41 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 02:15:27 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/democrats-congress-reaction.html
Sun 02:15:46 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ An unarmed man was brutally murdered by ICE, and all the New York Times cares about is that it might delay a spending bill.
Sun 02:16:22 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The only spending bill it affects is the DHS.
Sun 02:16:27 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Which should not exist anyway.
Sun 02:17:28 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It will not affect anything else, including air traffic controllers which are the FAA, and it will not affect the TSA because they're funded by user fees at the airport, in fact, Kristi Noem herself accidentally added to their self-funding when she imposed a new set of fees on flyers without "REAL ID" driver's licenses.
Sun 02:20:09 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It's another reason I don't fly. It involves giving the Department of Reichstag Security money.
Sun 02:22:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, The Republicans will continue to damage the country greatly even if they lose the House this year, even if they somehow lost the Senate too.
Sun 02:22:26 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they're not republicans though
Sun 02:22:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They've gotten as good as the Nazis were at continuing to govern no matter how many seats they got.
Sun 02:22:46 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ republicans don't abolish republics
Sun 02:46:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-240126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-240126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-240126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-240126.txt
Sun 02:47:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-240126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-240126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-240126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-240126.txt
Sun 02:48:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-240126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-240126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-240126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-240126.txt
Sun 02:49:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-240126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-240126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-240126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-240126.txt
Sun 02:49:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-01-24.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-01-24.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Sun 02:50:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-24.txt
Sun 04:16:23 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ did turing play pool? https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/22/124243
Sun 04:21:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://phys.org/news/2026-01-greenwashing-false-stability-companies.html
Sun 04:43:28 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2026/01/24/fake-candidates-recruiter-scams-ai-slop
Sun 04:59:23 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/trump-linux/
Sun 05:04:22 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/workers-ai-useless-bosses-miracle
Sun 05:04:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ https://perens.com/ --> "File not found." Git lib
Sun 05:05:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ rumor: LJ's Ransom Love has died: https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/24/daze-off/ "Ransom was one of the kindest, sweetest, smartest, most helpful, good-humored, and humble sources I ever had during my 24 years writing for Linux Journal. And our connection went back farther, through his years with Novell in the early '90"
Sun 05:06:15 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/01/23/crews-remove-sex-toy-that-was-found-affixed-to-clock-tower-at-cornish-park-in-downtown-algonquin/
Sun 05:06:20 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, ^
Sun 05:06:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Sun 05:06:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "as well as swatting attempts" --> swatting == attempted murder using cops https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.shtml
Sun 05:10:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <Isambard_Prince> schestowitz[TR2], Firefox still hasn't fixed a bug where sites can tell you're in private mode.
Sun 05:10:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] what does private mode do now?
Sun 05:10:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Google got sued over this nnonsense
Sun 05:10:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and iirc, google settled
Sun 05:12:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Global Commands gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/24/global-commands.gmi
Sun 05:12:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Google actually continued tracking you in Private Mode.
Sun 05:13:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-25.gmi
Sun 05:13:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1546.jpg
Sun 05:13:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1896.jpg
Sun 05:14:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The national news networks chose to minimize their reporting, either out of fear or greed." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2026-01-24_it_is_starting.gmi
Sun 05:15:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Federal government is trying to silence anyone talking about this, pulling down videos and comments that go against their narative. If you live in the United States you need to start listening. If people do not step up now this will spread to the rest of the country."
Sun 05:15:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The friendly NPC AI sucks in a lot of games. On the roguelike front in Brogue your NPC will quite happily get into fights they cannot win and wake up all sorts of problematic monsters." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/25/npc-ai.gmi
Sun 05:16:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ José Emilio Pacheco gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/poemasdeotres/tablillaasiria.gmi
Sun 05:18:31 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ infinite monkeys and typewriters comes to mind.... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/satya-nadellas-new-metaphor-for-the-ai-age-we-are-becoming-managers-of-infinite-minds/
Sun 05:19:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] more ms-sponsored bs
Sun 05:19:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] geekwire is a microsoft outlet
Sun 05:19:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and this metaphor is just bs like "superintelligence"
Sun 05:19:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/04/Ponzi_Schemes_Are_Useful_to_Corrupt_CEOs.shtml
Sun 05:19:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/02/So_You_Should_Definitely_Call_it_Slop_and_Stop_Saying_AI.shtml
Sun 05:21:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfcadkph
Sun 05:21:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 52 mins ago:
Sun 05:21:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sun 05:21:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The same can be said about Microsoft's Live Captions that is available with Windows 11. Annoying messages pop up all the time telling you captions are being missed or degraded due to other applications open and running. Well, the only other application I have running when these annoying Live Captions pops ups messages occur is Windows. Nothing running in the background per Task Manager which is another worthless garbage tool. Live
Sun 05:21:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Captions is telling you with these pop-pup messages is that Microsoft is garbage too.
Sun 05:21:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] All of Microsoft software is bug filled garbage!
Sun 05:21:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sun 05:22:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfs88kwy
Sun 05:22:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sun 05:22:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] AK at the WEF
Sun 05:22:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] AK spewing his typical stuff at the WEF in Davos. For the CEO of an American corporation, he seems real concerned about India's AI sovereignty.
Sun 05:22:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "US AGI Is Overhyped": IBM CEO & India's IT Minister Talk India's AI Sovereignty At Davos 2026 --
Sun 05:22:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqb29BAxTrs
Sun 05:22:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Is India Behind US, China In AI? IT Minister, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Respond At Davos --
Sun 05:22:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4bARzQmqkU
Sun 05:22:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sun 05:22:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "ord Salad. WEF is:
Sun 05:22:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Great Reset Club
Sun 05:22:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Davos Men
Sun 05:22:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The You'll Own Nothing Crowd
Sun 05:22:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Global Elite Picnic
Sun 05:22:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Eat Bugs Society
Sun 05:22:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Billionaire Country Club
Sun 05:22:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] SPECTRE
Sun 05:22:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The 4th Industrial Revolutionists
Sun 05:23:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Future Shapers
Sun 05:23:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Davos Clique
Sun 05:23:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Parasites!
Sun 05:23:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Nothing but parasites.
Sun 05:23:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] If some heroes locked them all up,
Sun 05:23:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the world probably would be a better place."
Sun 05:25:59 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I have a lifetime national park pass.
Sun 05:26:10 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And it's from before they plastered Trump's idiot face all over them.
Sun 05:26:17 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So I'm going to hang onto that.
Sun 05:26:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 05:36:10 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, The Governor of Minnesota activated the National Guard, to protect ICE apparently. After they murdered another American.
Sun 05:36:26 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The National Guard is like the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, or the Nazi Reserve Army.
Sun 05:36:34 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It serves a very similar function.
Sun 05:39:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XI - No Comment From Steve Rowan, Niloofar Simon, and Christoph Ernst About Cocaine Inside EPO ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XI_No_Comment_From_Steve_Rowan_Niloofar.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XI_No_Comment_From_Steve_Rowan_Niloofar.gmi ∎
Sun 06:03:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM CEO Says IBM is Just Reliant on Buzzwords That Are Overhyped ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/IBM_CEO_Says_IBM_is_Just_Reliant_on_Buzzwords_That_Are_Overhype.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/IBM_CEO_Says_IBM_is_Just_Reliant_on_Buzzwords_That_Are_Overhype.gmi ∎
Sun 06:19:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – After the Slop Bubble ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/After_the_Slop_Bubble.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/After_the_Slop_Bubble.gmi ∎
Sun 06:23:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Saturday, January 24, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_January_24_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_January_24_2026.gmi ∎
Sun 06:23:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Sun 06:24:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sun 06:26:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ARC Raiders has a new content-filled roadmap for early 2026 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-raiders-has-a-new-content-filled-roadmap-for-early-2026/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-raiders-has-a-new-content-filled-roadmap-for-early-2026/
Sun 06:27:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Get some Sid Meier greats like Civilization VI in a big Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-some-sid-meier-greats-like-civilization-vi-in-a-big-humble-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/get-some-sid-meier-greats-like-civilization-vi-in-a-big-humble-bundle/
Sun 06:27:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-deck-hits-25000-games-valve-have-rated-playable-or-verified/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-deck-hits-25000-games-valve-have-rated-playable-or-verified/
Sun 06:30:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ clownflare: "When Order Matters: How A Single DNS Change Broke The Internet For Millions" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/22/121252
Sun 06:31:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ponzi scheme/scam promoted as "intelligence" https://tuananh.net/2026/01/23/the-post-agentic-world-the-economics-of-abundant-intelligence/
Sun 06:31:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ‘Quantum' + SLOP = Conde Nast (Wired) boosting pyramid scheme https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-wants-ai-powered-quantum-sensors-for-finding-fentanyl-in-cars/
Sun 06:32:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Register MS boosting pedo-connected 'tech' https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/24/neurophos_hopes_to_revive_moores_law/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/How_to_Win_Nobel_Prize_for_Peace.shtml
Sun 06:33:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dispute over Microsoft escalates https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https://netzpolitik.org/2026/bayerischer-landtag-streit-um-microsoft-eskaliert/ shows the pedo-connected thug http://techrights.org/o/2019/12/21/police-report-bill-gates/
Sun 06:33:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "PING: Devuan, Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Tails, Firefox,..." https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&u=https://www.muylinux.com/2026/01/24/ping-334/
Sun 06:33:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Original screenshot courtesy of hikari_no_yume ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Original_screenshot_courtesy_of_hikari_no_yume.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Original_screenshot_courtesy_of_hikari_no_yume.gmi ∎
Sun 06:34:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here’s how Europe can file for divorce from Donald Trump" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/24/europe-divorce-donald-trump-wef-davos-us-government-bonds https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml
Sun 06:39:37 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2tulP1F-sM
Sun 06:45:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Sun 06:48:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The panel will include artist and noted Trump ally Kid Rock, Live Nation’s antitrust head Dan Wall, the Ticket Policy Forum’s Brian Berry, and concert promoter David Weingarten representing the Colorado Independent Venue Association." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/kid-rock-testify-us-senate-concert-tickets/ | Source: Digital Music News
Sun 06:49:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Why I recommend these 5 Linux file managers over GUI - and they're all free ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Why_I_recommend_these_5_Linux_file_managers_over_GUI_and_they_r.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Why_I_recommend_these_5_Linux_file_managers_over_GUI_and_they_r.gmi ∎
Sun 06:50:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_Replaced_Windows_11_With_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_Does.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_Replaced_Windows_11_With_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_Does.gmi ∎
Sun 07:34:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): CachyOS is the latest Linux distro to put Wayland first in its new update ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/CachyOS_is_the_latest_Linux_distro_to_put_Wayland_first_in_its_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/CachyOS_is_the_latest_Linux_distro_to_put_Wayland_first_in_its_.gmi ∎
Sun 07:39:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Raspberry Pi's USB upgrade, Photoshop on Linux, and more: Linux news roundup ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Raspberry_Pi_s_USB_upgrade_Photoshop_on_Linux_and_more_Linux_ne.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Raspberry_Pi_s_USB_upgrade_Photoshop_on_Linux_and_more_Linux_ne.gmi ∎
Sun 07:40:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Vanilla OS 2 is the bulletproof Linux distro I recommend to friends ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Vanilla_OS_2_is_the_bulletproof_Linux_distro_I_recommend_to_fri.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Vanilla_OS_2_is_the_bulletproof_Linux_distro_I_recommend_to_fri.gmi ∎
Sun 07:42:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): SteamOS proved the Linux desktop doesn't need to look like Windows to succeed ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/SteamOS_proved_the_Linux_desktop_doesn_t_need_to_look_like_Wind.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/SteamOS_proved_the_Linux_desktop_doesn_t_need_to_look_like_Wind.gmi ∎
Sun 07:44:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GIMP 3.0.8 Released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GIMP_3_0_8_Released.gmi ∎
Sun 09:51:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It is rare for law-enforcement officers to turn on each other so publicly" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-ice-minnesota-police-dhs/685736/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sun 09:52:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Around 100 members of the clergy have reportedly been arrested at Minneapolis St Paul Airport as protests against Immigrations Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota intensify." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/01/23/clergy-members-arrested-minneapolis-anti-ice-protest/ | Source: The Telegraph UK
Sun 09:52:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ruling, issued by US District Court judge Jeffrey Bryan in response to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on January 17, did not assess the legality of ICE’s internal guidance itself." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/us-judge-rules-ice-raids-require-judicial-warrants-contradicting-secret-ice-memo/ | Source: Wired
Sun 09:53:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Islamic Republic fashioned itself through its existential face-off with the United States, turning into a rampart state whose main pillars were intelligence and military institutions." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/iran-protests-khamenei-trump-israel/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sun 09:53:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That risks igniting a new Mideast war." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/scale-of-irans-nationwide-protests-and-bloody-crackdown-come-into-focus-even-as-internet-is-out/ | Source: Court House News
Sun 09:55:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bought functional discman today (they cost one pound now), so 30-year tech is still functional, it even charges its own batteries, which are of course removable unlike "modern" nonsense
Sun 09:55:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Hundreds in force, Mainers rallied this weekend against the Trump administration’s immigration operation in the state" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/24/mainers-refuse-to-look-away-with-thousands-rallying-against-ice-operation/ | Source: Maine Morning Star
Sun 09:55:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This sentiment from the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California is dangerous and wrong." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-24/top-los-angeles-federal-prosecutor-criticism | Source: Los Angeles Times
Sun 09:56:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "ICE veterans I’ve spoken with have concerns about the qualifications and aptitude of their new colleagues, especially those with little or no previous law-enforcement experience." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/ice-new-hires-training-minneapolis-shooting/685745/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sun 10:04:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free Software Has No "Kings" or "Queens" ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Software_Has_No_Kings_or_Queens.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Software_Has_No_Kings_or_Queens.gmi ∎
Sun 10:04:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In some places, minors are also subject to new curfews. Last year, for example, both Cincinnati and Washington, D.C., instituted curfew zones in busy neighborhoods" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/01/teen-ban-curfew/685707/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sun 10:05:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Kentucky Lantern reporters and freelancers won six awards during the Kentucky Press Association Winter Convention awards dinner in Louisville on Friday." ☛ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/01/23/lantern-honored-at-annual-kentucky-press-association-conference/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern
Sun 10:06:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Fars news agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), on January 24 quoted the chief of Iran's telecoms company as saying Internet service would be restored" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-internet-blackout-death-toll-crackdown-trump/33658516.html | Source: RFERL
Sun 10:06:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This communication void has left Iranians paralyzed, in and outside Iran." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/iran-protests-internet-blackout/685724/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sun 10:13:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The image is highly realistic, bearing no watermark or other indicator that the image has been doctored." ☛ https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/white-house-fake-photo-of-minnesota-activist-nekima-levy-armstrong-arrest?ref=birchtree.me | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute
Sun 10:13:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's worth recognizing that in addition to this, the administration has also posted AI images of things around taking over Greenland" ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/the-white-house-is-creating-their-own-reality/ | Source: Matt Birchler
Sun 10:14:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The moment was saved by awfulannouncing.com and can be heard here." ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/24/paul-allen-radio-voice-of-the-vikings-mocks-minnesota-protestors/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press
Sun 10:15:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Draft act. Feedback: Upcoming" ☛ https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16472-Artificial-Intelligence-Act-detailed-arrangements-on-evaluations-and-proceedings_en | Source: European Commission
Sun 10:15:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "TLDR: long-term heroin use can permanently damage your voice." ☛ https://crookedtimber.org/2026/01/24/a-very-short-post-about-heroin-voice/ | Source: Crooked Timber
Sun 10:16:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The biggest company in the AI era held its IPO during the dotcom era, on January 22, 1999. That company was Nvidia, who offered 3.5 million shares priced at $12 each." ☛ https://dfarq.homeip.net/nvidias-ipo-on-january-22-1999/ | Source: David L Farquhar
Sun 10:16:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are many efforts to promote European digital products1, and I have the utmost respect for all of them." ☛ https://mzll.it/2026/01/on-made-in-eu-digital/ | Source: Luigi Mozzillo
Sun 10:16:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As 2026 begins, I keep coming back to one uncomfortable realization about 2025. We did not misunderstand attackers" ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/wake-up-call-to-protect-human-decisions-not-just-systems | Source: Dark Reading
Sun 10:17:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That has changed. Trump’s second inauguration featured tech lords like Zuckerberg, Bezos, Musk, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Apple CEO Tim Cook laughing and shaking hands with the Trump inner circle inside the Capitol Rotunda." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/tech-hamiltonian-jacksonian-comparison/685681/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sun 10:18:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Building the tractor has been fun for both me and Lucy." ☛ https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/tractor.html | Source: James Stanley
Sun 10:18:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since it is an actual good replacement for cash (both being fungible and anonymous)" ☛ https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/technological/self-sufficiency/crypto/ | Source: Aethrvmn
Sun 10:19:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "A British study has discovered that humans have an in-built acceptance of the risks and harms from motorists that they would not accept in other parts of life." ☛ https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2023/01/17/car-blindness-normalizes-dangers-of-motoring-reveals-study/ | Source: Forbes
Sun 10:19:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And let’s consider for a moment that if good weather can increase traffic deaths significantly enough to be newsworthy because of increased traffic" ☛ https://darthmall.net/notes/2026/good-weather-traffic-fatalities/ | Source: W Evan Sheehan
Sun 10:20:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The core is formed by the isolated variable transformer, to which a configurable DC output section, a current limiter and digital voltage and current read-outs were added." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/isolated-ac-dc-power-supply-and-testing-station-for-230-v-devices/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 10:21:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "“Appear to Contradict” really?! The videos flat out prove the government is lying. You can clearly see him holding a phone before he’s taken to the ground by a group of gestapo." ☛ https://tiv.today/videos-of-shooting-appear-to-contradict-federal-officials/ | Source: The Independent Variable
Sun 10:22:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This report tells an uncomfortable truth: Many regions are living beyond their hydrological means, and many critical water systems are already bankrupt" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/united-nations-declares-that-the-world-has-entered-an-era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-180988045/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Sun 10:22:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The second one is brand new: it’s a seminar about housing in the US, with a focus on climate change." ☛ https://ethanzuckerman.com/2026/01/21/where-should-we-live-a-new-class-on-cities-migration-and-climate-change/ | Source: Ethan Zuckerman
Sun 10:27:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The law being cited for the arrest makes Armstrong’s detention dubious at best." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/23/white-house-push-ai-altered-images-of-arrested-ice-protesters-to-manufacture-cruelty/ | Source: Techdirt
Sun 10:31:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Whether this represents an actual change in the data collected or merely a difference in description is something it seems Rogers cannot answer." ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/tiktok-us-privacy-policy/ | Source: Nick Heer
Sun 10:32:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One serious concern was the presence of credentials associated with .gov domains from numerous countries." ☛ https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/149m-infostealer-data-exposed/
Sun 10:32:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The database was hosted by one of these affiliates in Canada." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/149-million-stolen-usernames-passwords/ | Source: Wired
Sun 10:33:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The FBI went to Microsoft last year with a warrant" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/867244/microsoft-bitlocker-privacy-fbi | Source: The Verge http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/23/Forbes_Covers_in_2026_What_Was_Already_Clear_for_Over_a_Decade_.shtml
Sun 10:34:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But customers are encouraged to entrust keys to Microsoft because as long as they have access to the account online, they can recover the keys" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/surrender_as_a_service_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/o/2015/11/14/microsoft-bitlocker-has-bugback-doors-windows-laptopdesktop-encryption-just-a-farce/
Sun 10:34:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Promoted by SLAPPMatt: fake 'encryption' http://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/
Sun 10:34:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Sometimes, I think about the fact that society at large could just stop caring about data protection and privacy, and there goes everything that I worked towards and am passionate about. Humbling." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/privacy-values/ | Source: Ava
Sun 10:34:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/ | Source: Wired
Sun 10:35:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At the same time, many on Reddit are expressing concerns about the sensitive user information that TikTok USA may utilize" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-usa-what-comes-next/ | Source: Digital Music News
Sun 10:35:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The filing offers little detail beyond that broad description: It does not spell out which regulations or privacy standards would apply, nor does it name any specific “Big Data and Ad Tech” services or vendors ICE is interested in." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/ice-asks-companies-about-ad-tech-and-big-data-tools/ | Source: Wired
Sun 10:35:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Such is the news coming out of Minneapolis this week, where protesters and the federal government continued their standoff—even as ICE plans to build out a deportation network spanning Minnesota and four other states." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-doge-may-have-misused-social-security-data-doj-admits/ | Source: Wired
Sun 10:51:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For certain high-security devices, such as card readers, ATMs, and hardware security modules, normal physical security isn’t enough" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/tamper-detection-with-time-domain-reflectometry/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 10:51:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO: "The Dresden State Art Collections, known as SKD, said it is unclear when all affected systems will be fully restored." ☛ https://therecord.media/dresden-state-art-collections-cyberattack | Source: The Record
Sun 10:52:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Om doesn’t focus on ad-based platforms, but I think the incentives are similar. Meta is fine with rushing us through an algorithmic feed because there is no end." ☛ https://www.manton.org/2026/01/21/velocity-and-authenticity.html | Source: Manton Reece
Sun 10:52:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Second, the "W" apparently stands for "We", "Values," and "Verified." Welcome to the Digital Compliance and Safety Luncheon." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/22/w-is-a-european-clone-of-x-for-the-davos-set.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sun 10:52:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m going to pause here and state, for the record, that not only am I not a fan of ICE, I believe they are committing crimes and following a terrifyingly fascist playbook." ☛ https://werd.io/on-ice-verification-and-presence-as-harm/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Sun 10:53:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "What I found out is that in order to use a decentralised or federated social media platform you need to make data public" ☛ https://aethrvmn.gr/blog/federations/ | Source: Aethrvmn
Sun 10:53:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My main priority at the moment is to maintain a presence in the Fediverse without having to maintain my own instance." ☛ https://lqdev.me/posts/activitypub-implementation-progress-2026-01-23/ |
Sun 10:57:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://mashable.com/archive/fbi-microsoft-bitlocker-backdoor
Sun 10:57:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "The NSA is not the only government agency asking tech companies for help in cracking technology to access user data. Sources say the FBI has a history of requesting digital backdoors, which are generally understood as a hidden vulnerability in a program that would, in theory, let the agency peek into suspects' computers and communications.
Sun 10:57:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] In 2005, when Microsoft was about to launch BitLocker, its Windows software to encrypt and lock hard drives, the company approached the NSA, its British counterpart the GCHQ and the FBI, among other government and law-enforcement agencies. Microsoft's goal was twofold: get feedback from the agencies, and sell BitLocker to them."
Sun 10:57:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] 21 years ago
Sun 10:57:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One way to read that is as a sign of the integration of Agartha content into mainstream culture, where its noxious antecedents are no longer meaningful" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/agartha-memes-youth-internet-nazi/685718/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sun 10:57:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It is this situation where it feels like there’s this battle being fought through everyone’s phone." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/ice-is-turning-real-conflict-into-viral-content/685721/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sun 10:58:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The regulatory pile-on continues: the UK's Ofcom launched a formal investigation, the EU ordered X to retain all Grok-related documents until 2027, and Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines banned the chatbot entirely" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/23/california-orders-musks-xai-to-stop-generating-sexual-deepfakes-immediately.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sun 10:58:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’ve had a few recruiters hit me up from these AI influencer companies." ☛ https://tommyp.org/blog/who-even-asked-for-this/ | Source: Tommy Palmer
Sun 10:59:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Let’s say some dastardly miscreant wants to manipulate an image to make it look like someone has a drug problem — here are just a few things they’d need to do: [...]" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/26/24228808/ai-image-editing-photoshop-comparison-argument | Source: The Verge
Sun 11:03:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Now, thanks to the advent of accessible text-to-video generators, which can cough up footage from a simple text prompt, the situation on Facebookand other Meta platforms is turning from dire to disastrous." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/facebook-ai-slop-dark | Source: Futurism
Sun 11:03:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "We are proud owners of a Roborock robot vacuum. We love it unconditionally, like every proud owner of a robot should." ☛ https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2025/vacuum-boy/index.html | Source: Michał Sapka
Sun 11:04:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I don’t mind admitting, I am an unashamed Apple fan. Having bought my first iPod in 2003, followed in early 2004 with my first Mac. I’ve been using macOS as my ‘daily driver’ ever since." ☛ https://probably.co.uk/posts/refusing-to-upgrade-tahoe-ios26/ | Source: Mark Phillips
Sun 11:04:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One thing I’ve discovered, is that notebooks can get pricey. For something that isn’t reusable, they sure do cost a pretty penny." ☛ https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/pens/the-quest-for-the-perfect-notebook/ | Source: Matthew Weber
Sun 11:04:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bugs Apple Loves" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01/23/bugs-apple-loves/ | Source: Michael Tsai
Sun 11:04:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Total time wasted by humanity because Apple won’t fix these" ☛ https://taoofmac.com/space/links/2026/01/24/1409 | Source: Rui Carmo
Sun 11:05:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It turns out that I’m now not so sure about that: My Mac feels fine." ☛ https://thejollyteapot.com/2026/01/23/tempted-to-stick-with-my-old-mac-a-bit-longer/ | Source: Nicolas Magand
Sun 11:05:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AT&T certainly has the technology to block calls like this, but they don’t have an incentive to do so." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/01/bent-incentives/ | Source: Seth Godin
Sun 11:05:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some Gmail users may have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their inbox." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/867247/gmails-spam-filter-broken | Source: The Verge
Sun 11:06:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A Raspberry Pi Pico W has the processing capability and connectivity for a project like this." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/environmental-monitoring-on-the-cheap/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 11:06:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These datasets are intended to support development, testing, and examples for neurology-specific workflows." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/pharmaversesdtm-1-4-0-release/ | Source: Rlang
Sun 11:08:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "There is no easy fix for Spectre, which could require redesigning the processors, according to researchers." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/business/computer-flaws.html | Source: New York Times
Sun 11:08:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And while the researchers say that Meltdown is limited to Intel chips, they say that they've verified Spectre attacks on AMD and ARM processors, as well." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/critical-intel-flaw-breaks-basic-security-for-most-computers/ | Source: Wired
Sun 11:08:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The researchers verified their findings on Intel chips dating back to 2011, and released their own proof-of-concept code to allow users to test their machines." ☛ https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-flaws-affect-every-intel-chip-since-1995-arm-processors-vulnerable/ | Source: ZDNet
Sun 11:09:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "The security of computer systems fundamentally relies on memory isolation, e.g., kernel address ranges are marked as non-accessible and are protected from user access." ☛ https://meltdownattack.com/meltdown.pdf |
Sun 11:09:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Modern processors use branch prediction and speculative execution to maximize performance." ☛ https://spectreattack.com/spectre.pdf |
Sun 11:10:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Press F to pay respect. One of my drives stopped spinning and now my raid-0 2-drive media volume is no more." ☛ https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2025/nas-drive-failure/index.html | Source: Michał Sapka
Sun 11:13:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bogdan Grechuk has written a book Landscapes of 21st Century Mathematics that came out in 2021." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/01/online-talks-on-accessible-theorems.html | Source: Computational Complexity
Sun 11:13:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This year, I will send out a lot of applications for both new work and a new apartment." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/theme-2026/ | Source: Ava
Sun 11:14:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Ryan, whose blog can be found at laze.net." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/ryan | Source: Manuel Moreale
Sun 11:14:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Therefore, the contention that the title 'doctor' exclusively belongs to medical professionals is a misconception since even now, like in the olden times, persons with higher educational qualifications like a PhD are entitled to use the title 'doctor'" ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/doctor-dr-not-exclusive-to-medical-professionals-kerala-high-court-10879763#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV
Sun 11:15:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And while NASA is poised to clear the heat shield for flight, even those who believe the mission is safe acknowledge there is unknown risk involved." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51437645/nasa-is-about-to-send-people-to-the-moon--in-a-spacecraft-not-everyone-thinks-is-safe-to-fly | Source: Deseret Media
Sun 11:18:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "But, again: it always was. Finding stuff on the web was always a huge pain in the butt. You had a few sites you knew and frequent, but your best friend could have had an entirely different set." ☛ https://michal.sapka.pl/weblog/2025/internet-is-far-from-being-dead/index.html | Source: Michał Sapka
Sun 11:19:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Whatever I say or feel about writing, it remains a hobby for me. I need to find time for it. It does not come naturally to me." ☛ https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2026/on-hobbies/ | Source: Amit Gawande
Sun 11:20:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At the end, I loved the visualization of the timeline, to scale by the day, of Hsieh’s performance art between 1978 and 1999." ☛ https://cagrimmett.com/2026/01/24/tehching-hsieh-exhibition/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett
Sun 11:20:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For the past decade and a half, the whole information ecosystem has become much larger, faster and noisier. It is hardly surprising that nothing works. And we feel a collective sense of overwhelming disappointment." ☛ https://om.co/2026/01/21/velocity-is-the-new-authority-heres-why/ | Source: Om Malik
Sun 11:21:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I opted for a bitmap (.png) QR code instead of a vector. I shrunk the border and changed the background and QR code colors to make The New Leaf Journal theme." ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/creating-nlj-qr-code-with-qr-code-generator/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal
Sun 11:22:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: ARC Raiders, Sid Meier Collection, and Steam Deck Milestone ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_ARC_Raiders_Sid_Meier_Collection_and_Steam_Deck_Milestone.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_ARC_Raiders_Sid_Meier_Collection_and_Steam_Deck_Milestone.gmi ∎
Sun 11:27:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A lot of my articles start with the phrase "I remember," or something like it. That's because a lot of my articles are my recounting of things that literally happened to me, at some point in time, and what I've learned about myself and the world in the time since they happened." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/no-stories.gmi
Sun 11:28:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🔤SpellBinding: CIJRUTS Wordo: BREAD gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-25.gmi
Sun 11:30:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Take My Hand: Chapter 14 gemini://gem.write-on.org/onestepleft/book1/chapter14.gmi
Sun 11:31:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Take My Hand: Chapter 1 gemini://gem.write-on.org/onestepleft/book1/chapter01.gmi
Sun 11:32:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Recently a friend introduced me to The Beths, an alternative rock band from New Zealand. I picked "Expert in a Dying Field" out of their discography at random and gave it a listen while I was picking up groceries." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/favourites.gmi
Sun 11:35:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 25/01/2026: "Expert in a Dying Field" and Global Commands ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Gemini_Links_25_01_2026_Expert_in_a_Dying_Field_and_Global_Comm.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Gemini_Links_25_01_2026_Expert_in_a_Dying_Field_and_Global_Comm.gmi ∎
Sun 11:38:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GIMP 3.0.8 Released ☞ https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/01/24/gimp-3-0-8-released/
Sun 11:38:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 25/01/2026: Microsoft BitLocker Backdoored for Decades Already, Microsoft-Backed ICE Still Murders Civilians ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Links_25_01_2026_Microsoft_BitLocker_Backdoored_for_Decades_Alr.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Links_25_01_2026_Microsoft_BitLocker_Backdoored_for_Decades_Alr.gmi ∎
Sun 11:40:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/microsoft-gave-customers-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-the-fbi-redmond-confirms-that-it-provides-recovery-keys-to-government-agencies-with-valid-legal-orders
Sun 11:47:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ loss32 is a GNU/Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Usage) ☞ https://itsfoss.com/loss32-distro/
Sun 11:48:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I think this is because the syntax of CSS is simple, especially compared to JavaScript and even to HTML." ☛ https://polypane.app/blog/understanding-the-fundamentals-of-css-layout/ | Source: Polypane B V
Sun 11:48:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this blog post, we’ll go over the basics of recovering from panics, explain a few gotchas with panic recovery that have bitten us in the past, and suggest some ways to avoid those in your projects." ☛ https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2026-01-09-golang-panic-recovery/ | Source: Zach Musgrave
Sun 11:49:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Java is a powerful programming language that relies on the Java runtime to execute. This runtime takes Java code and converts it into something that your system can actually utilize." ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/debian-install-java/ | Source: Pi My Life Up
Sun 11:49:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Go compiles to a single binary with no runtime dependencies." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/24/rewriting-git-pkgs-in-go.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Sun 11:53:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Your Go structs might be wasting up to 32% of their memory due to invisible padding bytes." ☛ https://lorbic.com/go-struct-field-alignment/ | Source: Vikash Patel
Sun 12:05:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For all the rightful criticisms that C gets, GLib does manage to alleviate at least some of it." ☛ https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/glib-ownership-best-practices/ | Source: Sebastian Wick
Sun 12:05:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Below are a few cases where I tend not to use any mocking library and instead leverage the constructs that Go gives us." ☛ https://rednafi.com/go/mocking-libraries-bleh/ | Source: Redowan Delowar
Sun 12:05:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is, of course, false. As every experienced software engineer knows, it is not possible to accurately estimate software projects." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-i-estimate-work/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
Sun 12:05:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Over the last couple of years, I have been prototyping, researching and designing for emerging technologies as part of my graduate studies and then work." ☛ https://blog.viditb.com/frameworks-for-designing-emerging-technologies/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava
Sun 12:07:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yesterday I attended a Code Jam event organised by the EdinburghJS community." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/21/share-your-website-at-events | Source: James G
Sun 12:07:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Birds of a feather on Sunday 1st, 10am: What are you missing in Haiku?" ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/conference/2026_fosdem_2026/ | Source: HaikuOS
Sun 12:08:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This blog is almost twenty six years old (here's the first post from July of 2000). Just like me, it's gone through a lot of changes." ☛ https://lawver.net/2026/01/a-shiny-new-bloggy-home/ | Source: Kevin Lawver
Sun 12:09:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I couldn’t log in. The password procedure has changed." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2026/01/24/error-1524-hy000-plugin-mysql_native_password-is-not-loaded/ | Source: Dan Langille
Sun 12:09:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s time for me to get off MySQL 8.0. It is not my database of preference, PostgreSQL is, however, I’m moving to MySQL 8.4." ☛ https://dan.langille.org/2026/01/24/migrating-a-mysql-8-0-jail-to-a-new-mysql-8-4-jail/ | Source: Dan Langille
Sun 12:10:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The guide is for engineers and curious people who use the web every day, but never built a mental model of how browsers work." ☛ https://howbrowserswork.com/ |
Sun 12:10:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The layout of the site has two parts (now three): The “garden” or whatever it is called these days (my note dump), and the blog (now also the microblog)." ☛ https://aethrvmn.gr/microblog/rss-update/ | Source: Aethrvmn
Sun 12:10:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A couple of months ago, I wrote about Triton, detailing some of the technical decisions I made during its development." ☛ https://otavio.cc/posts/triton-i-wrote-about-triton | Source: Otávio C
Sun 12:12:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Key(singular)board has two modes: “raw” and “alphanumeric”. In raw mode, the telegraph key’s state—pressed or unpressed—is segmented into a series of dot, dash, and space keystrokes." ☛ https://hannahilea.com/blog/telegraph-key-singular-board/ |
Sun 12:12:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I have a RP2350 and an SSD1306 module. I want to use the former to display stuff on the latter. The most common modules are connected over I²C: [...]" ☛ https://qsantos.fr/2026/01/24/asynchronous-i%c2%b2c-in-c/ | Source: Quentin Santos
Sun 12:12:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "MIDI output is via USB, or, if you purchased the W variant of the Pi Pico/Pico 2, it can operate wirelessly over Bluetooth MIDI instead." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/24/wireless-midi-controller-has-lots-of-knobs/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 12:33:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Liya Linux distribution is an Arch-based project which runs the Cinnamon desktop and features the Pamac package manager." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12709 | Source: Distro Watch
Sun 12:33:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The CachyOS team has announced the release of an updated ISO image of CachyOS, a Arch-based Linux distribution with the latest KDE Plasma as the chosen desktop on the live image" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12711 | Source: Distro Watch
Sun 12:33:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's not profoundly technologically radical, but Deepin does the job while looking fresh and modern and attractive." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/deepin_25010/ | Source: The Register UK
Sun 12:35:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So we pitched a ridiculous idea Paris had: a hint line simulator with a 300-page physical binder." ☛ https://yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-line-93/ | Source: Yarn Spinner Pty Ltd
Sun 12:36:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Prometheus Blackbox is somewhat complicated to understand." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PrometheusBlackboxQueryResponse | Source: University of Toronto
Sun 12:36:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "CryptPad is an end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite. Think Google Docs, but where the server never sees your content." ☛ https://blog.hofstede.it/self-hosted-cryptpad-on-freebsd-with-vnet-jails-and-caddy/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn
Sun 12:36:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've been fighting what I'm pretty sure is a silly firewall problem while trying to get Synctrain to work when my iPhone isn't on my WiFi." ☛ https://www.going-flying.com/blog/tcpdump-esp-tunnel-inner-addresses.html | Source: Matthew J Ernisse
Sun 12:39:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s hard to belive given the current state of the industry, but there was a time in the 1990s when even large commercial software companies allowed you to customise your desktop." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/choosing-a-plus-95-theme/ | Source: Ruben Schade
Sun 12:51:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Online ‘date auctions’ in South Korea spark controversy over possible prostitution ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/online-date-auctions-in-south-korea-spark-controversy-over-possible-prostitution
Sun 12:52:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ South Koreans allegedly involved in scam operations sent home from Cambodia for investigation ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/south-koreans-allegedly-involved-in-scam-operations-sent-home-from-cambodia-for-investigation/
Sun 12:55:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/business/general-motors-ford-canada-china.html
Sun 12:59:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits for third week of jan 2026 ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/01/24/misc-fedora-bits-for-third-week-of-jan-2026/
Sun 13:00:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NVME idle timeout at bootup ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202601/nvme-idle-timeout-at-bootup.html
Sun 13:01:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Midnight Commander has multiple entries in menu ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202601/midnight-commander-has-multiple-entries-in-menu.html
Sun 13:03:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Hungry Horrors - 2026-01-21 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-01-21-edition/index.html
Sun 13:05:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sam Thursfield: Slop or so-called Hey Hi (AI) predictions for 2026 ☞ https://samthursfield.wordpress.com/2026/01/24/ai-predictions-for-2026/
Sun 13:05:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Automated plagiarism isn't AI and isn't a revolution; it's plunder and a Ponzi scheme
Sun 13:06:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EDPB/CNIL privacy expert Amandine Jambert (cryptie, FSFE) implicitly admitted lying about harassment when she resigned admitting conflict of interest ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/EDPB_CNIL_privacy_expert_Amandine_Jambert_cryptie_FSFE_implicit.shtml
Sun 13:26:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Internet blackouts ☞ https://alirezahayati.com/2026/01/internet-blackouts/
Sun 13:26:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ After thousands died in crackdown, Iran is trying to change the narrative ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2026/0124/iran-protests-violent-crackdown-regime-narrative
Sun 13:31:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ICE Is Scanning Civilians’ Faces, Telling Them They’re Being Entered Into a Terrorism Database ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ice-database-facial-scan
Sun 13:31:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Workers Say Hey Hi (AI) Is Useless, While Oblivious Bosses Insist It’s a Productivity Miracle ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/workers-ai-useless-bosses-miracle
Sun 13:34:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Michigan AG brings federal antitrust suit against fossil fuel companies ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/michigan-ag-brings-federal-antitrust-suit-against-fossil-fuel-companies/
Sun 13:35:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AI tribalism ☞ https://nolanlawson.com/2026/01/24/ai-tribalism/
Sun 13:36:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nike Probing Potential Security Incident as Hackers Threaten to Leak Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/nike-probing-potential-security-incident-as-hackers-threaten-to-leak-data/
Sun 13:37:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In praise of memory-leak-detection ☞ https://euroquis.nl/kde/2026/01/24/memory.html
Sun 13:38:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Facebook Hey Hi (AI) Slop Has Grown So Dark That You May Not Be Prepared ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/facebook-ai-slop-dark
Sun 13:41:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Strange Debian package renaming ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202601/strange-debian-package-renaming.html
Sun 13:41:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tweak updating db when PKGget starts ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202601/tweak-updating-db-when-pkgget-starts.html
Sun 13:41:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ fstrim detect fix ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202601/fstrim-detect-fix.html
Sun 13:42:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gunnar Wolf: Finally some light for those who care about Debian on the Raspberry Pi ☞ https://gwolf.org/2026/01/finally-some-light-for-those-who-care-about-debian-on-the-raspberry-pi.html
Sun 13:44:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU C Library 2.43 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1055757/
Sun 13:48:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mecha Comet is an open-source hardware, modular GNU/Linux handheld computer (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/25/mecha-comet-is-an-open-source-hardware-modular-linux-handheld-computer/
Sun 13:49:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Surge – terminal-based download manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/surge-terminal-based-download-manager/
Sun 13:49:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ tcgui – Web-GUI for GNU/Linux traffic control ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tcgui-web-gui-linux-traffic-control/
Sun 13:49:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Flowrs – TUI for Apache Airflow ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/flowrs-tui-apache-airflow/
Sun 13:50:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ kubefwd – port forward pods within a Kubernetes namespace ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/kubefwd-port-forward-pods-kubernetes-namespace/
Sun 13:50:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 8 Best Free and Open Source Music Trackers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-music-trackers/
Sun 13:52:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 7 Useful Free and Open Source Go TUI frameworks ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-go-tui-frameworks/
Sun 13:52:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ rustledger – Rust implementation of Beancount ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rustledger-rust-implementation-beancount/
Sun 13:56:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ senpai – modern terminal IRC client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/senpai-modern-terminal-irc-client/
Sun 13:56:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Great Open Source Collaborative Editing Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/collaborativeediting/
Sun 13:56:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GitType – turn your source code into typing challenges ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gittype-turn-source-code-typing-challenges/
Sun 13:57:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SwitchCalc – GTK4 calculator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/switchcalc-gtk4-calculator/
Sun 13:59:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CachyOS newest release drops X11 for Wayland in Live ISOs ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/cachyos-newest-release-drops-x11-for-wayland-in-live-isos/
Sun 13:59:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 6 Software for Running backdoored Windows Apps/Games in Ubuntu & Other GNU/Linux ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/software-running-windows-apps-games-linux/
Sun 14:00:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Spam, Slop, and Fake 'Articles' Regarding "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Spam_Slop_and_Fake_Articles_Regarding_Linux.shtml
Sun 14:01:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ S.E.C. Drops Case Against Cryptocurrency Firm Founded by Winklevoss Twins ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/sec-crypto-winklevoss.html
Sun 14:02:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop on ZFS Root ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-26-04-desktop-on-zfs-root
Sun 14:18:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Tux Machines Grew Because of Attacks on Tux Machines ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Tux_Machines_Grew_Because_of_Attacks_on_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Tux_Machines_Grew_Because_of_Attacks_on_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sun 14:20:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A bubble like HEY HI https://ts2.tech/en/cloud-computing-stocks-face-a-packed-week-as-amazon-job-cuts-loom-and-fed-meets/
Sun 14:42:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Technology Trends Driven by DRM Giants, Planned Obsolescence, Not the Needs of the Buyers ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Technology_Trends_Driven_by_DRM_Giants_Planned_Obsolescence_Not.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Technology_Trends_Driven_by_DRM_Giants_Planned_Obsolescence_Not.gmi ∎
Sun 14:55:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Details on IBM Layoffs in the EU Last Week, Same Allegedly Coming to the US Shortly ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Details_on_IBM_Layoffs_in_the_EU_Last_Week_Same_Allegedly_Comin.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Details_on_IBM_Layoffs_in_the_EU_Last_Week_Same_Allegedly_Comin.gmi ∎
Sun 14:57:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine-Staging 11.1 is out
Sun 15:05:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ re gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Technology_Trends_Driven_by_DRM_Giants_Planned_Obsolescence_Not.gmi c.f. PIRG, Right to Repair, Fight to Repair, Louis Rossmann, Kevin Kenney, etc
Sun 15:07:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – After Half a Decade Vista 11 is Still a Giant Failure ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/After_Half_a_Decade_Vista_11_is_Still_a_Giant_Failure.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/After_Half_a_Decade_Vista_11_is_Still_a_Giant_Failure.gmi ∎
Sun 15:14:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46349146
Sun 15:14:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Thank you! I agree - it’s an honor to host RMS for a talk! We will be posting video recordings of the event online afterward, so please keep an eye out if you’re interested in hearing what he has to say in 2025.
Sun 15:14:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] > It is an honor and achievement of a society that Richard Stallman may speak and say what he chooses to say, in 2025.
Sun 15:14:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Georgia Tech, as a public institution, takes the First Amendment very seriously (see: https://provost.gatech.edu/academic-freedom-and-freedom-expr...). Our student organization has worked hard with the College of Computing and other members of the administration to ensure that all of RMS's requests have been met.
Sun 15:14:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │]
Sun 15:14:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sun 15:26:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mentions IBM several times and relays the Big Lie that financial problems are just "replaced by HEY HI" https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers/story/when-layoffs-hit-the-40s-professionals-tell-their-job-loss-stories-2855706-2026-01-21
Sun 15:27:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Did Intel try to blame "HEY HI" something? https://gulfnews.com/technology/intel-shares-plunge-on-earnings-expectations-1.500417884
Sun 15:27:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/big-tech-offshore-more-jobs-india-2026-us-layoffs-push-workers-brink-1771284
Sun 15:36:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SteamOS proved the Linux desktop doesn't need to look like Windows to succeed https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-proved-the-linux-desktop-doesnt-need-to-look-like-windows-to-succeed/
Sun 15:36:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I’m new to Ubuntu, but these 6 things are already better than Windows 11 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_m_new_to_Ubuntu_but_these_6_things_are_already_better_than_Wi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_m_new_to_Ubuntu_but_these_6_things_are_already_better_than_Wi.gmi ∎
Sun 15:37:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I stopped using the Linux start menu: This "fuzzy" launcher is so much faster https://www.howtogeek.com/the-linux-app-launcher-that-replaced-my-start-menu-search/
Sun 15:37:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft’s AI dream is a user’s nightmare: 3 ways an "Agentic OS" fails https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-i-think-microsofts-agentic-os-dream-will-become-a-horrible-nightmare/
Sun 15:39:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This release contains both stable and LTS kernels to improve compatibility for newer devices and hardware." https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-january-2026-brings-kdes-new-plasma-login-manager
Sun 15:40:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Microsoft Confirms Windows Back Doors, 'Agentic OS' (Slopfest) Backfires Also ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_Confirms_Windows_Back_Doors_Agentic_OS_Slopfest_Backf.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_Confirms_Windows_Back_Doors_Agentic_OS_Slopfest_Backf.gmi ∎
Sun 15:40:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Oracle Linux 7 (ARM) support ended—actions for OKE customers https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/oracle-linux-7-arm-support-ended-actions-for-oke
Sun 15:41:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After cancelling the newer Nexus Mods app that had Linux support to refocus on the older Vortex, the Nexus Mods team now say Vortex will support SteamOS. This was quite a blow for the Linux modding scene, as the newer Nexus Mods app was very promising in terms of how clean it was and that it had proper full Linux support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-say-they-are-committed-to-supporting-vortex-on-steamos-linux/
Sun 15:41:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Canonical https://www.scworld.com/brief/fake-cryptocurrency-wallet-apps-target-linux-users-with-cryptostealers
Sun 15:44:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ufficio Zero Lorena-5_1 is out☞ https://distrowatch.com/ufficiozero
Sun 15:44:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Liya 2.5 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/liya
Sun 15:45:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Thaw Begins?: What’s Driving IPR Institutions Under Director Squires ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/driving-institutions-director.html
Sun 15:45:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Skywave 5.10.0 is out☞ https://distrowatch.com/skywave
Sun 15:45:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AfagOS 20260124 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/afagos
Sun 15:46:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CachyOS ISO Release for January 2026 Brings KDE’s New Plasma Login Manager ☞ https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-january-2026-brings-kdes-new-plasma-login-manager
Sun 15:46:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GIMP 3.0.8 Image Editor Released with Wayland and Font Handling Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-8-image-editor-released-with-wayland-and-font-handling-improvements
Sun 15:46:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CachyOS 260124 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/cachyos
Sun 15:47:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PikaOS 26.01.24 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/pikaos
Sun 15:48:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Latest GNU/Linux Kernel on CentOS Stream (10, 9) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-latest-linux-kernel-on-centos-stream/
Sun 15:49:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install HandBrake on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-handbrake-debian-13/
Sun 15:50:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proprietary spyware of hostile company ☞ https://idroot.us/install-microsoft-teams-fedora-43/ use Free software instead, e.g. BBB
Sun 15:52:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ trzsz-ssh – drop-in replacement for openssh ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/trzsz-ssh-replacement-openssh/
Sun 15:52:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Choosing a Plus! 95 theme ☞ https://rubenerd.com/choosing-a-plus-95-theme/
Sun 15:53:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Migrating a MySQL 8.0 jail to a new MySQL 8.4 jail ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2026/01/24/migrating-a-mysql-8-0-jail-to-a-new-mysql-8-4-jail/
Sun 15:56:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FOSDEM 2026 schedule – Embedded, RISC-V, Robotics, Rust, Open Hardware, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/24/fosdem-2026-schedule-embedded-risc-v-robotics-rust-open-hardware/
Sun 15:56:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Good News for Mobile App Developers: Skip Is Now Open Source ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/skip-goes-open-source/
Sun 15:56:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XI - No Comment From Steve Rowan, Niloofar Simon, and Christoph Ernst About Cocaine Inside EPO (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XI_No_Comment_From_Steve_Rowan_Niloofar.shtml
Sun 15:56:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Illegal, Unconstitutional Kangaroo Court for Patents Drops the Masks, Shows Its Real Purpose is to Serve Multinational Monopolists and Crush European SMEs ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Illegal_Unconstitutional_Kangaroo_Court_for_Patents_Drops_the_M.shtml
Sun 15:56:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XI - No Comment From Steve Rowan, Niloofar Simon, and Christoph Ernst About Cocaine Inside EPO ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_XI_No_Comment_From_Steve_Rowan_Niloofar.shtml
Sun 15:57:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Giving a Voice to the Community (Even When It's Inconvenient or 'Scary') (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Giving_a_Voice_to_the_Community_Even_When_It_s_Inconvenient_or_.shtml
Sun 15:57:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Judgment: French army vanquishes German FSFE on Hitler's birthday, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft contract dispute (1716711) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/24/Judgment_French_army_vanquishes_German_FSFE_on_Hitler_s_birthda.shtml
Sun 15:59:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Yandex Browser on Fedora GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-yandex-browser-on-fedora-linux/
Sun 16:05:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html
Sun 16:06:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Bladesong - 2026-01-24 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-01-24-edition/index.html
Sun 16:08:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ European reliance on US software: A digital sovereignty challenge ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/european-reliance-on-us-software-a-digital-sovereignty-challenge https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/22/10_Easy_Step_to_Digital_Sovereignty_in_Nations_That_Distrust_GA.shtml
Sun 16:08:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Scientist Horrified as Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Deletes All His Research ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/scientist-horrified-chatgpt-deletes-research
Sun 16:09:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Alpine GNU/Linux Turns Equinix Metal’s Exit Into an Infrastructure Upgrade ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/01/alpine-linux-turns-equinix-metal-exit-into-an-infrastructure-upgrade/
Sun 16:09:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending January 23 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/01/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-january-23/
Sun 16:24:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – WebM Version of Richard Stallman's Latest Talk (Georgia Tech Talk) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/WebM_Version_of_Richard_Stallman_s_Latest_Talk_Georgia_Tech_Tal.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/WebM_Version_of_Richard_Stallman_s_Latest_Talk_Georgia_Tech_Tal.gmi ∎
Sun 16:37:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Video: Free/Libre Software And Our Freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices. ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Video_Free_Libre_Software_And_Our_Freedom_Our_shield_against_ma.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Video_Free_Libre_Software_And_Our_Freedom_Our_shield_against_ma.gmi ∎
Sun 16:57:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Claims That PIPs Are Abused for Silent Mass Layoffs at IBM (Without Severance) or Forced Retirements ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Claims_That_PIPs_Are_Abused_for_Silent_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_With.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Claims_That_PIPs_Are_Abused_for_Silent_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_With.gmi ∎
Sun 17:00:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Sun 17:02:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Oldies, Steam, and WINE ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_Oldies_Steam_and_WINE.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Games_Oldies_Steam_and_WINE.gmi ∎
Sun 17:03:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): EasyOS Development News ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/EasyOS_Development_News.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/EasyOS_Development_News.gmi ∎
Sun 17:03:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Mecha Comet, Raspberry Pi, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_Mecha_Comet_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_Mecha_Comet_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi ∎
Sun 17:05:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 17:07:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 17:07:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 17:09:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 25/01/2026: Slop "Tribalism", Nike Apparently Cracked ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Links_25_01_2026_Slop_Tribalism_Nike_Apparently_Cracked.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Links_25_01_2026_Slop_Tribalism_Nike_Apparently_Cracked.gmi ∎
Sun 17:14:25 │ 〖psydruid〗 │ ACTION is wondering if he should attend Occupied™ FOSDEM this year
Sun 17:22:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows https://www.wired.com/story/gear-news-of-the-week-apples-ai-wearable-and-a-phone-that-can-boot-android-linux-and-windows/
Sun 17:22:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mecha Comet modular Linux handheld hits Kickstarter for $189 and up https://liliputing.com/mecha-comet-modular-linux-handheld-hits-kickstarter-for-189-and-up/
Sun 17:25:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_Replaced_Windows_11_With_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_Does.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/I_Replaced_Windows_11_With_Linux_Mint_Here_Are_7_Things_It_Does.1.gmi ∎
Sun 17:25:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Word?? REALLY??? https://www.bgr.com/2070270/essential-windows-apps-not-on-linux/
Sun 17:26:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Paint.NET?? A joke?
Sun 17:27:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This sure sounds like a meme project, but there's more to it!" https://itsfoss.com/loss32-distro/
Sun 17:28:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nexus Mods Vortex To Get Linux Support in 2026, Thanks to Steam Hardware https://www.techpowerup.com/345573/nexus-mods-vortex-to-get-linux-support-in-2026-thanks-to-steam-hardware
Sun 17:28:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Microsoft just gave us another great reason to switch to Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_just_gave_us_another_great_reason_to_switch_to_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Microsoft_just_gave_us_another_great_reason_to_switch_to_Linux.gmi ∎
Sun 17:30:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are instances when a GUI file manager just won't work. When I run into those situations, I have several terminal-based options." https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-favorite-terminal-based-linux-file-managers/
Sun 17:30:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Raspberry Pi's USB upgrade, Photoshop on Linux, and more: Linux news roundup https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pis-usb-upgrade-photoshop-on-linux-and-more-linux-news-roundup/
Sun 17:33:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yesterday, after Alex Pretti was murdered, my friend was inspired to finish it. In one day, he added 15 additional tracks and extended the bridge. He also recorded the hilarious monologue by Satan at the end. He sent me the mix and needless to say, I'm extremely pleased with the result." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20260125.gmi
Sun 17:34:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The American Midwest has been hit with an extreme cold front, with temperatures in my area dipping to -20 C and wind chills exceeding -30 C at times. We received a small amount of snow, and with temperatures this low, it's not going away anytime soon." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202601/20260125-cold-perception.gmi
Sun 17:47:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Linuxiac is Basically a Fake News Site, But It's Being Fed by Google News ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Linuxiac_is_Basically_a_Fake_News_Site_But_It_s_Being_Fed_by_Go.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Linuxiac_is_Basically_a_Fake_News_Site_But_It_s_Being_Fed_by_Go.gmi ∎
Sun 17:49:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "No shirt Arvind; we've known AI was baloney for years. It has just been cover for you to put more of your chosen people in place. AI = All India. If you can find another job, leave while you can. Innovation is very dead. Hardwork and achievement are futile." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfs88kwy
Sun 17:49:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ones that will hang on til the end have their little cliques. In the CIO, we have Matt Loathsome; in AADP you have Jill Fourie-able and her evil managers such as JD LaPlante. Parasites that will fill me with joy when they meet the end of their careers" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfs88kwy
Sun 17:55:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://x.com/PsiloX/status/2015018846231380127
Sun 17:55:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Everything that runs on a server outside of your control is compromised.
Sun 17:55:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Secure enclaves in memory is not on apple's to do list as far as I know.
Sun 17:55:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Just follow Stallman's advice.
Sun 17:55:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://stallman.org/apple.html"
Sun 17:56:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "OMFG...this is way too much now. I will never pay for MS products ever again.
Sun 17:56:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] after somany years, I have to say: Stallman FTW!"
Sun 17:57:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://x.com/lowiqmarsoupial/status/2015278079518871997
Sun 17:57:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "when facebook first emerged and I decided I didn't like it and was proven right
Sun 17:57:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://stallman.org/facebook.html
Sun 17:57:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and lots of early youtube videos that questioned everything and brought attention to many things not taught at school
Sun 17:58:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] \https://x.com/djMaxM/status/2015478961078239594
Sun 17:58:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Using these coding agents I can't shake that this must be what Richard Stallman felt like using human assistants in the 90s. But I guess a lot less immediate understanding."
Sun 18:04:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Rob Thomas, IBM’s chief commercial officer, said AI has reached a stage where there can be a return on investment. “You can truly start to automate tasks and business processes,” he told Reuters."
Sun 18:04:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.dawn.com/news/1968783
Sun 18:04:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Twisting RAs as "AI automation"?
Sun 18:15:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Fake IBM Retirements (IBM Gives Older Workers Ultimatums, Deadlines, and Carrots on Sticks) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Fake_IBM_Retirements_IBM_Gives_Older_Workers_Ultimatums_Deadlin.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/25/Fake_IBM_Retirements_IBM_Gives_Older_Workers_Ultimatums_Deadlin.gmi ∎
Sun 18:19:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Site dead for 4 months now https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/
Sun 18:21:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ the restrictions may become permanent https://www.dw.com/en/iran-s-communication-blackout-is-more-serious-than-ever-before-and-this-time-the-restrictions-may-become-permanent/a-75487555
Sun 18:22:41 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://apina.biz/212592.jpeg?mode=sfw
Sun 18:24:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Journalists detained, barred in Syria as government regains Aleppo areas https://cpj.org/2026/01/journalists-detained-barred-in-syria-as-government-regains-aleppo-areas/
Sun 18:25:32 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Microsoft Windows is a product that's already there when you buy a PC, whether you want to use it or not. Even if the first thing you do is get rid of it, they sold a license.
Sun 18:26:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DER SPIEGEL's Debate Culture https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/the-public-uprising-bernhard-poerksens-critique-of-der-spiegels-debate-culture-a-fb086101-400e-4326-9ee3-b8b6f6356b80
Sun 18:26:51 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ There should be a law that says they can't lock out other operating systems, you must be given the opportunity to immediately install a different one before Windows ever loads the first time, and the OEM only pays Microsoft for Windows if you choose to activate it.
Sun 18:27:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it won't be enforced
Sun 18:27:28 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ even when microslop lost some sort of antitrust suit, all they got was a slap on the wrist
Sun 18:28:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the state does not operate for the benefit of the citizens, it operates for the benefit of itself and its megacorporate and cult sponsors
Sun 18:57:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The whole H1-B thing is a scam. They've been doing layoffs for years at IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Google, and they bring in all these H1-Bs, and the first thing you read about after every layoff, on "thelayoff" is how the headcount isn't actually shrinking, they bring in H1-Bs to lower salaries and prevent and dismantle labor unions.
Sun 18:57:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ As much as I despise Trump, I thought it was funny, the $100,000 per H1-B application, whether it gets approved or not. So you might even pay it and then get it denied and you don't get a refund. I hate Trump but I would have done the same thing honestly. USCIS is a fee funded agency and they've been raising the price for marriage green cards and everything, while giving fatcat tech companies a subsidy.
Sun 18:58:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Why are we giving away H1-B visas to companies that are clearly abusing them in order to bust salaries and unions?
Sun 18:58:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Well, that stops now.
Sun 18:59:08 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ There's no way you pay $100,000 to apply for one when they only get to stay for a few years and then you have to pay it again.
Sun 18:59:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And USCIS will want PROOF that this person is actually highly skilled and performs a function you are having a hard time finding with American employees.
Sun 18:59:45 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Before, they just rubber stamped all of them.
Sun 19:07:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, So I went to log in to Credit Karma.
Sun 19:07:24 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And it asked me for a phone number to send a code to.
Sun 19:07:40 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I kept putting in my phone number and it said that number has already been used to verify an account.
Sun 19:07:50 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So I started hitting the back button and it logged in without a code.
Sun 19:08:07 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ This is from Intuit, which makes TurboTax and stores people's tax returns "in the cloud" with full SSNs.
Sun 19:08:22 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 19:09:21 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, There's a bunch of trashprime credit card companies that are offering me special credit cards that are not their usual garbage for people with bad credit scores.
Sun 19:10:04 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I got an offer from Credit One Bank (a vicious subprime lender in Nevada) and they offered me a secret card that's not on their website with 2% cash back, a normal interest rate, no annual fees, and a guaranteed $10,000 minimum credit line.
Sun 19:11:04 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I think that Credit One is testing out the idea of targeting people with good credit now that they've made a ton of money with fee harvesters with minimal credit lines for people like mom.
Sun 19:23:48 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://apina.biz/20845.jpg?mode=sfw
Sun 19:23:54 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, My life is sort of going womp womp denied for being the fucking Janitor.
Sun 19:24:04 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So I mean, I'm not in a position to laugh at anyone.
Sun 19:24:11 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I'm in danger of becoming homeless.
Sun 19:26:22 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But even I'm not as bad as my mother from a credit score POV.
Sun 19:26:37 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Womp Womp denied by Capital One.
Sun 19:34:21 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ There's really no downside to a partial government shutdown to punish ICE at this poinnt.
Sun 19:34:34 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Trump is already illegally refusing to send grants to states that he doesn't like.
Sun 19:34:43 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So if other agencies shut down, who gives a shit?
Sun 19:34:52 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The only people to lose their funding now are red states.
Sun 19:47:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The 6 Linux distros I expect to rule 2026 - as someone who's tested hundreds of them ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/The_6_Linux_distros_I_expect_to_rule_2026_as_someone_who_s_test.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/The_6_Linux_distros_I_expect_to_rule_2026_as_someone_who_s_test.gmi ∎
Sun 19:50:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Bouncy Ball will always bounce back ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Bouncy_Ball_will_always_bounce_back.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Bouncy_Ball_will_always_bounce_back.gmi ∎
Sun 19:56:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): AfagOS – Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/AfagOS_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/AfagOS_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎
Sun 19:59:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Sun 20:04:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Emmabuntüs DE 6: A newbie-friendly Linux to help those in need ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Emmabuntus_DE_6_A_newbie_friendly_Linux_to_help_those_in_need.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Emmabuntus_DE_6_A_newbie_friendly_Linux_to_help_those_in_need.gmi ∎
Sun 20:06:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Not the Linux You Remember: 16 Every Day Tasks That No Longer Need the Terminal ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Not_the_Linux_You_Remember_16_Every_Day_Tasks_That_No_Longer_Ne.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Not_the_Linux_You_Remember_16_Every_Day_Tasks_That_No_Longer_Ne.gmi ∎
Sun 20:17:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/25/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 21:15:40 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ https://old.reddit.com/r/DHAC/comments/1qmtu7z/nra_and_progun_groups_call_for_full_investigation/
Sun 21:16:03 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ This mess with ICE and CBP has gotten so out of control that even the NRA is calling for a murder investigation into the CBP agent now.
Sun 21:16:51 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I don't normally agree with the NRA, but I agree completely. The State should conduct its own investigation and swiftly bring murder charges based on the mountain of evidence at hand.
Sun 21:17:14 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The federal government is trying to engage in a cover-up, but it can't hide the hundreds of eyewitness testimonies and recordings from every angle.
Sun 21:17:27 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ maybe some of them still want the 2nd amendment to be upheld, unlike the loudest nazis
Sun 21:17:47 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ whose opinion is apparently 'the 2nd amendment applies to me, but not to you'
Sun 21:18:18 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Yes, Greg Bovino who deliberately walks around in a Nazi SS-style uniform, claimed the second amendment "did not apply" to the nurse that they murdered.
Sun 21:18:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ He had a conceal and carry license issued by Minnesota, and no firearm disqualifiers or criminal records.
Sun 21:18:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So I'm not sure why it wouldn't.
Sun 21:19:58 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They even photographed Bovino in his SS uniform, but they had to angle the camera just right to hide the fact that he's shorter than most American women, and parading around in an SS costume.
Sun 21:20:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Sun 21:24:00 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, It was just weird, and in the background they even had these creepy red lights that made him look like the devil. (If the devil was shorter than a woman.)
Sun 21:25:17 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ well, some devils are
Sun 21:25:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ like lemures
Sun 21:25:28 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Lemure
Sun 21:26:02 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, He is a very potent male, you know, everywhere he goes in the SS trenchcoat, he has to have six bodyguards with automatic rifles.
Sun 21:26:18 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ also nupperibos
Sun 21:26:22 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Nupperibo
Sun 21:27:23 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, I saw a welcome mat that says "Come back with a warrant or Level IV Plate."
Sun 21:27:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I thought about it and then I said, "Well, why ruin the surprise?"
Sun 21:27:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 21:28:53 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, "Armor Piercing" bullets are illegal in Illinois.
Sun 21:29:04 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ spinagons are even smaller
Sun 21:29:05 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But the law doesn't cover every armor piercing bullet that's made.
Sun 21:29:07 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Spinagon
Sun 21:29:11 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Only certain types.
Sun 21:29:35 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Green Tip is perfectly legal here.
Sun 21:32:18 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, That's why the guy who shot up his Tesla actually penetrated the door.
Sun 21:32:39 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Because when Musk said bulletproof, he wasn't talking about green tip, which are actually quite common.
Sun 21:33:21 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The guy was trying to prove that the bullets would just bounce off the Tesla or something and he ended up ruining the driver door, the motors, and the driver seat the bullets got lodged in.
Sun 21:35:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, The trouble for Trump is that the news agencies are actually reporting the truth about the murder of Alex Pretti instead of Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino's lies.
Sun 21:35:54 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So I suppose that it's time for another round of lawsuits against the news.
Sun 21:36:05 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ That's how Putin got the news under control in Russia.
Sun 21:36:12 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Before he got all-powerful.
Sun 21:37:03 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Russia has a terrible economic situation right now. They've basically squandered their entire national wealth fund.
Sun 21:37:19 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The last report I saw said they even had to sell 83% of their gold to keep the war going.
Sun 21:37:53 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ communist china and a bunch of other shitholes are helping them
Sun 21:38:00 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I wonder how much of that gold was Nazi gold that the Soviet Union managed to grab at the end of that war.
Sun 21:38:22 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ ah yes, the gold of their former allies
Sun 21:38:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ rather, the gold their former allies robbed from others
Sun 21:41:03 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Yes, the Jews that saw "the dentist" to get the gold ripped out of their teeth.
Sun 21:41:43 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, When a car salesman tried to tell me everyone was signing car loans at 17% these days, I said "Hey, how about the fillings out of my fucking teeth too?"
Sun 21:42:11 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I've got about a quarter of a tank of gas right now.
Sun 21:42:24 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I'm sure that's enough to make it up to Wisconsin tomorrow.
Sun 21:42:42 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I don't like filling up down here because it's running about $3 a gallon here and about $2.20 up there.
Sun 21:42:50 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Over a 17 gallon tank that adds up.
Sun 21:43:08 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I have to be there for a medical appointment and the gas station is across the street.
Sun 21:43:21 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 21:43:38 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, Being on the state line is great.
Sun 21:43:50 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ You can visit them for cheap gas without having to live in a community property state.
Sun 21:43:51 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ :)
Sun 21:44:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ what's community property?
Sun 21:44:28 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ In a community property state, when you acquire property, money, or debts during a marriage, it automatically belongs to both of you.
Sun 21:44:47 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And if you have to file bankruptcy, your spouse has to as well.
Sun 21:44:52 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Because their debts are yours.
Sun 21:45:12 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So basically, if you have a spouse that gets credit cards and personal loans you didn't ever sign for, they can come after you to pay those.
Sun 21:45:21 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Even though you didn't know about them, and never agreed to pay.
Sun 21:45:45 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If your spouse ends up in the hospital, they can go after you and ruin your credit as well, even though you didn't go to the hospital.
Sun 21:45:54 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ ic
Sun 21:46:07 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ should be easily fixed by never marrying
Sun 21:46:18 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, My surgeon says he practices in Wisconsin because there's too many malpractice lawsuits against doctors down here.
Sun 21:46:24 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it shouldn't be the state's business anyway
Sun 21:46:30 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ or the church's, for that matter
Sun 21:46:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I told him I don't live in Wisconsin because I don't agree to be sued for my spouse's debts.
Sun 21:46:36 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they should keep their own business
Sun 21:46:43 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ though i guess if they did, they'd cease to exist
Sun 21:47:08 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ What a horrible state.
Sun 21:47:25 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ There's no reason to live in Wisconsin and it's too dangerous to marry anyone if you live there.
Sun 21:47:39 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It's like California.
Sun 21:48:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the only point of states and churches is to meddle with people's lives
Sun 21:48:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Or end their lives, if they get into a mood.
Sun 21:48:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 21:48:23 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Then prevent an investigation into their murderers.
Sun 21:48:37 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Like what's going on in the US federal government right now.
Sun 21:49:25 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I'd really rather live on some island where there is no government because nobody will bother with it.
Sun 21:49:52 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ If I was rich I'd secretly construct a self-sustaining bunker on one without anyone knowing, and just live there where there's no swine that presume to rule me.
Sun 21:52:17 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The rest of the world is reorganizing for a post-US world order.
Sun 21:52:32 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Already, the US Dollar has crashed to about 40% of reserves.
Sun 21:52:42 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Which is still a lot, but it was at 60% 12 months ago.
Sun 21:53:00 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ For some reason, Trump forgets to mention that other countries are ditching Dollar assets and demanding payment.
Sun 21:53:06 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And that this is also driving inflation.
Sun 21:53:25 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I went to Walmart today to get some deodorant, and on some of them, $12.63 was the clearance price.
Sun 21:53:37 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ same
Sun 21:53:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ For stuff that cost $6.99 a stick under Biden.
Sun 21:53:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ unfortunately, we're going to drown islands in the ocean
Sun 21:53:50 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And $3.99 in 2020.
Sun 21:54:53 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, Trump says he won't attend the Super Bowl because Bad Bunny and Green Day will be there.
Sun 21:55:04 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ "We know how to take 'em out now! Spread the word!"
Sun 21:55:05 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Sun 21:55:06 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ :P
Sun 21:57:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, I never got that scene at the end of Independence Day.
Sun 21:57:36 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They use up all their missiles and don't hit any critical systems, and cause only minor damage to the alien spaceship.
Sun 21:57:44 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Then they realize they need to damage the weapon.
Sun 21:57:57 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The one that they've seen open up and fire during other attacks.
Sun 22:02:15 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, Also, why can't the city-destroyer ships operate the shielding without the mothership, but they apparently have enough energy to remain in flight and even fire the main weapon?
Sun 22:02:24 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 22:02:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ bad design
Sun 22:02:57 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Also, transmitting energy wirelessly is not very efficient.
Sun 22:03:03 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Especially from orbit, you'd think.
Sun 22:03:40 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I mean, I plug in my phone and it's charged in half an hour, but if I put it on a wireless charging pad, it's only a quarter inch from the charging circuitry and it still takes hours.
Sun 22:04:23 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ This is aside from the fact that they rigged up a virus using a Macbook from 1996 that's supposed to mess up an alien mothership, of course.
Sun 22:04:59 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ But once the shields are down, wouldn't it make sense to call in the F-117s again to launch a single nuclear weapon at the now-unshielded motherships?
Sun 22:05:12 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They probably aren't all taking up position over a city.
Sun 22:05:45 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The sequel was even worse.
Sun 22:06:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Independence Day more than borrowed from War of the Worlds.
Sun 22:07:10 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ In the movie, one of the first things the Army did when they realized conventional weapons weren't working on the Martians was call in a nuclear strike, that devastated the cities but didn't seem to affect the Martian spacecraft at all.
Sun 22:07:14 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ (energy shielding)
Sun 22:07:31 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It wasn't a bad movie by the standards of the 1950s.
Sun 22:07:39 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Of course the ending left a lot to be desired.
Sun 22:07:54 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They run into a church to pray while the whole world is being ended and there's seemingly no hope.
Sun 22:08:06 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And then the saucers start falling out of the sky and crashing.
Sun 22:08:11 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And it was apparently the germs.
Sun 22:08:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The Earth's germs got them.
Sun 22:09:47 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, The things you run into on the internet.
Sun 22:10:10 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ So I was looking at a website where someone asked if sex in a public restroom is legal if you lock the door.
Sun 22:10:41 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ A lawyer replied and said technically it might be considered a non-public place at that point, but he wouldn't want to have to argue that.
Sun 22:10:45 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ and "get a room"
Sun 22:11:24 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Every place has its own laws about that, but all it takes is one person managing to get the door open somehow and it's a public place again.
Sun 22:12:12 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Even if the only thing that happens is a fine, is a $5,000 fine and a criminal record worth not having to pay $50 for a cheap motel room?
Sun 22:23:12 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://apina.biz/211842.jpeg?mode=sfw
Sun 22:32:10 │ 〖lxo〗 │ https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2026-01-25-compromising-encryption-keys.en.html <- I hope you enjoy this
Sun 22:36:37 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i did
Sun 23:33:33 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, I think the sequel actually addressed that.
Sun 23:33:49 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The Harvester alien tech was hampered by inefficient power distribution.
Sun 23:33:57 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They never really explained.
Sun 23:34:08 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ Harkonnen Harvester deployed.
Sun 23:34:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The same thing with the Wraith in SGA
Sun 23:34:30 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Inefficient power distribution
Sun 23:34:42 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Although it seemed they could overcome that with brute force when they had a ZPM.
Sun 23:35:19 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ I mean, I suppose that's plausible.
Sun 23:35:32 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Part of the problem with the US electric grid was inefficient power distribution.
Sun 23:35:46 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It could be overcome with generating more power than you really should need.
Sun 23:36:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Most of the "smart grid" stuff is really just things like voltage optimization at the substations to the individual meters.
Sun 23:36:43 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Of course, now they build all those data centers and undo the progress.
Sun 23:36:51 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 23:36:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ justdevilapethings
Sun 23:37:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ 1 step forward, 4 steps backward
Sun 23:37:07 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ And no state is putting in limits on that because they don't want to lose the data centers too another state.
Sun 23:39:26 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ A lot of the problem is that the people running things get so old that they literally can't remember what they were on the floor voting on five minutes ago, and they have no stake in the outcome because they have five minutes left themselves.
Sun 23:49:49 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ MinceR, Out of curiosity, I wonder what the changes were in "Internet Explorer 5.6".
Sun 23:50:01 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ It only shipped with a build of Whistler that time bombed.
Sun 23:50:40 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Microsoft shipped Windows Me itself with a build of IE 5.5 that was lower than the release build of IE 5.5
Mon 00:02:53 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Mon 01:27:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Growing lineups mix with affordability challenges as Winnipeg retailers navigate surge in gold prices https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/gold-prices-surge-sell-invest-customers-9.7050574
Mon 01:31:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ second in EU [sic] https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-ranked-second-in-eu-pesticide-alerts-in-2025-315562
Mon 01:31:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Prison occupancy in Turkey exceeds 130% https://bianet.org/haber/prison-occupancy-in-turkey-exceeds-130-315616
Mon 01:32:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Human rights advocate Ali Aydın killed in western Turkey https://bianet.org/haber/human-rights-advocate-ali-aydin-killed-in-western-turkey-315599
Mon 01:34:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Iranians Use Turkey Border to Access Internet During Blackouts https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-17/iranians-use-turkey-border-to-access-internet-during-blackouts
Mon 01:35:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dutch experts warn U.S. takeover of DigiD platform poses national security risks https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/15/dutch-experts-warn-us-takeover-digid-platform-poses-national-security-risks
Mon 01:36:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ terrorism laws used to silence dissent https://www.dw.com/en/india-security-terrorism-laws-used-to-silence-dissent/a-75534044
Mon 01:36:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 25th, 2026 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_January_25th_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_January_25th_2026.gmi ∎
Mon 01:41:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM skirting the law. "... the last one in November was a surprise to most. I don’t think they even did WARN act! At my site it was a shocking out of no where surprise" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfn8q05b
Mon 01:41:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "it felt like on my site the managers knew it was possible there would be one in the fall but were surprised how late it was and we hadn’t yet had one (until it happened) but nobody was offered retirement package and no contractors were let go unless they had extreme attendance issues"
Mon 01:45:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yes things are starting to move that will conclude in another round of layoffs" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh
Mon 01:45:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Correct—and your managers already know exactly who they are. They’ll smile, look you straight in the eye, and lie to you, saying everything is fine. Don’t believe it. Don’t trust it. If anything feels even slightly off or odd, brace yourself—the hit is coming." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh
Mon 01:45:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "the parasites on the top need to stop su-king up all the money pay the people who actually produce something and get out of the way" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kfv37vnh
Mon 01:48:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When Postfix is placed behind Nginx (using Nginx `mail_proxy` module), it doesn’t see the real client IP directly - it sees IP of Nginx container / pod, instead. And then it relies on the information that Nginx passes along via the `XCLIENT` command. The catch is that by convention in this mode Nginx resolves the client PTR record _for_ Postfix." gemini://alexey.shpakovsky.ru/gemlog/postfix-ptr-nginx.gmi
Mon 01:49:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After using NixOS for more than a year, one aspect that I didn't expect to enjoy was software patching. In previous systems, my patches usually became stale (since I never manually pulled the latest release to re-apply my patch). With NixOS, I "just" have to integrate the patches into my config, to ensure that the patch is re-applied to every upgrade." gemini://log.pfad.fr/2026/software-patching-in-nixos/
Mon 01:50:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A while ago on lobste.rs, I found a link to a preprint by Piotr Przymus and Thomas Durieux which gives a detailed rundown of the xz attack in which a malicious maintainer took over and added remote code execution capabilities." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/1-25.gmi
Mon 01:50:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A January Question gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20260125-january-question.txt
Mon 01:51:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As Microslop continues to make boneheaded decision after boneheaded decision, I still see a ton of people still clinging to Win because of some software program, many of which are related to the Ad0bee's services." gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20260125-sunk_cost_fallacy.txt
Mon 01:52:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1547.jpg
Mon 01:52:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1897.jpg
Mon 01:53:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "First published way before I got into the habit of putting first-published dates on pages and I don’t care quite enough to go look up its original publish date at the moment. But it’s one of the oldest pages on this capsule, I tell you." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/ascii-art/
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Mon 01:54:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Okay so vi and ed differ on yet another point, that ",n" in ed (on OpenBSD, at least) the comma means "all the lines" while in ex-vi the comma instead stands for "only the current line"." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/01/26/more-vi.gmi
Mon 01:55:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Food has been on and off. We don't have much time to cook, definitely didn't have it during this week, and it showed. I'm hoping to make a bit more space and time for proper cooking in the upcoming week." gemini://thousand.naps.day/days/2026-01-25.gmi
Mon 01:56:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Walked dog up to the coffee shop and back - that's after his actual first thing in the morning walk. He was a little confused why we were going back out, I think he thought we were gonna go in the car (since that's what we would usually do at parents house, take car up to starbies and back, even though it's the same distance.)" gemini://ieve.me/squall/11.gmi
Mon 01:57:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Take My Hand: Chapter 23 gemini://gem.write-on.org/onestepleft/book1/chapter23.gmi
Mon 02:01:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights — Welcome to the New Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ ∎
Mon 02:01:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 26/01/2026: Cold Perception, Software Patches in NixOS, and Sunk Cost Fallacy ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/26/Gemini_Links_26_01_2026_Cold_Perception_Software_Patches_in_Nix.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/26/Gemini_Links_26_01_2026_Cold_Perception_Software_Patches_in_Nix.gmi ∎
Mon 02:06:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ National Security Probe https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-01-14/fbi-searches-washington-post-journalists-home-nyt-reports
Mon 02:07:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The new ISO image of MODICIA O.S. 'Caravaggio' 6.12.63-RT-LTS has been released." https://sourceforge.net/p/modicia-o-s/news/general/thread/625f1f4975/
Mon 02:07:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is Linux Mint 22.3, codename Zena." https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_zena.php
Mon 02:11:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ganymede Neo is out with core updates and upstream NVIDIA changes https://endeavouros.com/news/ganymede-neo-is-out-with-core-updates-and-upstream-nvidia-changes/
Mon 02:11:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): TROMjaro 2026.01.13 (Unity is back as Default!) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/TROMjaro_2026_01_13_Unity_is_back_as_Default.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/TROMjaro_2026_01_13_Unity_is_back_as_Default.gmi ∎
Mon 02:15:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): ELEGANCE 4 "Leanora" With Style ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/ELEGANCE_4_Leanora_With_Style.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/26/ELEGANCE_4_Leanora_With_Style.gmi ∎
Mon 02:27:38 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ The really stupid thing here with the rush to replace the legitimate coreutils, sudo, etc. with Rust versions that don't work properly, is that Canonical will consider that a feature.
Mon 02:27:55 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ They'll sell training and force you to decide which Linux system your application will work on.
Mon 02:28:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-investigates-windows-11-boot-failures-after-january-updates/
Mon 02:28:10 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ That's the only real reason they're doing it.
Mon 02:28:16 │ 〖Isambard_Prince〗 │ Incompatibility as a feature
Mon 02:28:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What is Bending Spoons? The little-known firm behind Vimeo’s sweeping layoffs https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/what-is-bending-spoons-everything-to-know-about-aols-acquirer/
Mon 02:31:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rescue or crime? Humanitarian aid workers on trial in Greece https://www.dw.com/en/rescue-or-crime-humanitarian-aid-workers-on-trial-in-greece/a-75505957
Mon 02:31:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Saudi Arabia: Record Number of Executions in 2025 https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/13/saudi-arabia-record-number-of-executions-in-2025
Mon 02:32:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Secret Prisons https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-01-19/on-saudi-backed-tour-yemeni-officials-accuse-uae-of-running-secret-prisons
Mon 02:39:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Craft beer in Canada is losing its fizz, as sales dry up and more breweries go bust https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/craft-beer-party-canada-sales-flat-breweries-close-9.7044246
Mon 02:40:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 'purity of the country' https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-thermea-spa-survey-9.7050152
Mon 02:41:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Isambard_Prince: you could be competing with GAFAM layoffs
Mon 02:41:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for any role
Mon 02:42:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Potholes the size of a small bathtub https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/potholes-coquihalla-highway-9.7049469
Mon 02:43:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The research on microplastics in our bodies is terrifying. It might also be wrong. https://www.vox.com/climate/475004/microplastics-research-false-positives-guardian-science
Mon 02:44:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Climate Change https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2026-01-13/how-will-climate-change-reshape-the-winter-olympics-the-list-of-possible-host-sites-is-shrinking
Mon 02:44:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What Remains of the American Climate Corps? https://www.truthdig.com/articles/what-remains-of-the-american-climate-corps/
Mon 02:44:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EPA https://www.vox.com/climate/475138/epa-air-pollution-regulation-rollback-ozone-smog-trump
Mon 02:46:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New sanctuary preserves ice cores from melting glaciers https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ice-repository-climate-change-9.7044884
Mon 02:46:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-250126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-250126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-250126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-250126.txt
Mon 02:46:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 2025 continues streak of hottest years ever recorded https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/2025-heat-temperatures-record-climate-9.7044189
Mon 02:46:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ For 2026, LEDs are in. Fluorescent bulbs are really out https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/what-on-earth-light-bulbs-9.7046307
Mon 02:47:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-250126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-250126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-250126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-250126.txt
Mon 02:47:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Climate change missing from the debate about data centers in Michigan https://bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-climate-change-missing-from-the-debate-about-data-centers-in-michigan/
Mon 02:48:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Climate Activist Predicts High Electricity Prices and Cheeto Mussolini's Attacks on Green Energy Will Hurt GOP https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/vermont/articles/2026-01-17/climate-activist-predicts-high-electricity-prices-and-trumps-attacks-on-green-energy-will-hurt-gop
Mon 02:48:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-250126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-250126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-250126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-250126.txt
Mon 02:49:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-250126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-250126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-250126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-250126.txt
Mon 02:49:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-01-25.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-01-25.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
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