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Sun 03:01:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I said...
Sun 03:01:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "Gas is $4.19 a gallon.
Sun 03:01:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Rent is $1150 and that's if you don't mind the roaches.
Sun 03:01:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Food prices doubled since 2020.
Sun 03:01:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The US is finally truly hated worldwide.
Sun 03:01:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Dollar in free fall.
Sun 03:01:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ ANOTHER war, right after Trump lied and said no more.
Sun 03:01:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Mortgage rates at all time high for yet another year. Home prices stubborn. Home sales lowest since the Great Recession.
Sun 03:01:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Prescription prices up another 4% YoY.
Sun 03:01:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "They'll say Mr. President, stop, there's too much winning, we're tired of all the winning!""
Sun 03:02:08 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ yeah, i wonder if cheeto hitler's voters are tired of winning yet
Sun 03:11:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That guy next door with the weed and cheap cigars has his son over.
Sun 03:11:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I'm guessing it's his son unless he's buggering a boy.
Sun 03:11:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Those people always seem to know how to do three things.
Sun 03:12:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Fuck, get in trouble with law enforcement, and smoke drugs.
Sun 03:12:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 03:19:39 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/mx-linux-pushes-back-against-age-verification-stand-privacy-and-open-source-principles
Sun 03:27:49 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Does Ubuntu still demand for an age verification?
Sun 03:29:07 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ zoom zoom... https://cybernews.com/ai-news/webinartv-zoom-podcast/
Sun 03:31:59 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/possible-us-government-iphone-hacking-tool-leaked.html
Sun 03:35:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.jalopnik.com/2138686/illinois-state-police-cant-afford-new-cars/#Echobox=1775190124
Sun 03:35:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ :)
Sun 03:35:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: The COMPLY OR DIE people from the state can't afford a new fleet of cars.
Sun 03:36:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "The Illinois Department of Central Management Services recommends that vehicles in the ISP fleet be replaced every eight years or 150,000 miles, but it's taking much longer, ISP Director Brenden Kelly told a Senate appropriations committee last month.
Sun 03:36:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "At this rate with this funding mechanism we have, it will take about 18 years to replace our fleet," Kelly said. "So while we're not expecting a miracle in terms of some legislation to solve that for us permanently, we recognize that we're going to have to continue to, piecemeal, find those sources of funding where they can be found.""
Sun 03:36:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ ----
Sun 03:37:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Well, my mom has no idea why I had the muffler shop rebuild my entire exhaust system including the catalytic converter.
Sun 03:37:08 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ PLEASE PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPON. YOU HAVE 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY.
Sun 03:37:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I asked her if she had lookd at the price of cars lately.
Sun 03:37:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: Ed, YOU'RE FIRED!
Sun 03:37:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ YOU ARE IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF PENAL CODE 1.13, SECTION 9. YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO COMPLY.
Sun 03:37:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Err, Dick.
Sun 03:37:37 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It was Dick Jones.
Sun 03:37:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Why was I thinking Ed?
Sun 03:37:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Anyway.
Sun 03:37:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ FOUR... THREE... TWO... ONE... I AM NOW AUTHORIZED TO USE PHYSICAL FORCE!
Sun 03:37:50 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ ED 209?
Sun 03:37:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Oh yeah
Sun 03:38:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The malfunctioning tank thing.
Sun 03:38:17 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ the real RoboCop
Sun 03:38:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The guy did put down the gun and it shot him anyway, about 600 times I think.
Sun 03:38:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Which was a little much.
Sun 03:38:30 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ yeah
Sun 03:38:42 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ even the killswitch didn't work
Sun 03:39:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "The rising cost of vehicles is the most obvious problem, but it's not the only one. Kelly says the main problem is that State Police Vehicle Fund has not been funded enough to keep up with rising costs. While lawmakers have appropriated $30 million to the fund each year since 2024, the actual amount available has been a fraction of this amount. That comes from a $1 fee on all license plates, plus the sale of retired police cars. This
Sun 03:39:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ income typically hovers around $11 and $12 million, but sank to just $7 million last year. It may sound like a lot of money, but when a fully outfitted police car costs $120,000, that $7 million will only buy 58 cruisers of the 1,067 currently overdue for replacement. That also doesn't take into account replacing perfectly good cars that are destroyed in the line of duty."
Sun 03:39:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ ---
Sun 03:39:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I think 58 cars a year is fine.
Sun 03:40:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They need to maintain what they have better.
Sun 03:40:09 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ especially if they're cruisers!
Sun 03:40:19 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ maybe they could buy a few aircraft carriers too.
Sun 03:40:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: They should do better fleet upkeep and replace the 58 worst every year.
Sun 03:41:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It sounds like the government needs to just do more with less.
Sun 03:41:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like it forces us to do every year.
Sun 03:41:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Thanks to their shitty tax and spend policies.
Sun 03:42:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And the policies that ensure there are not enough jobs.
Sun 03:43:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: So if I'm reading that right, they could add $1 to the vehicle plate renewal every year and they could afford 116 new cop cars, right?
Sun 03:43:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That certainly wouldn't be the worst tax increase this state has ever imposed.
Sun 03:43:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There was that one about 8 years ago where they raised the state income tax from 3.5% to 4.95%.
Sun 03:43:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Ouch.
Sun 03:44:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Or the ones where your property tax might go up 27% in a single year if you live in Cook County.
Sun 03:44:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It seems weird that they'd be bashful about one dollar on a license plate.
Sun 03:45:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They've never had a problem with stealing so much more from us every year like the band of pirates that they are.
Sun 03:46:17 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Sun 03:46:25 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it's more robbing than stealing
Sun 03:46:38 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they use weapons and the threat of violence to get money from the people
Sun 03:47:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yep.
Sun 03:47:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: Nobody in this state seems to care how high the taxes go.
Sun 03:47:25 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i guess they're rich
Sun 03:47:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The Democrats only have to point at the other party and say "They
Sun 03:47:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ "They're insane!"
Sun 03:47:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ or maybe they're stupid, like most hungarians
Sun 03:47:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And they're right.
Sun 03:47:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And so I even vote for the Democrats.
Sun 03:47:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Knowing that it will be harder to afford to live every year.
Sun 03:47:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ but yeah, that's one of the problems with the two-party system
Sun 03:48:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: They have to put some of the tax increases on the ballot.
Sun 03:48:19 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ especially one in which one party has already turned into an authoritarian monster party
Sun 03:48:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like the Forest Preserve one.
Sun 03:48:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I voted NO on raising property tax bills to give the Forest Preserves $3.6 million more each year.
Sun 03:48:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They said "But it's only like $3-4 per property!"
Sun 03:49:15 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ ACTION puts some forest preserve on bread and eats it
Sun 03:49:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And I said, "That's the problem. All this.... 'It's only...' adds up!"
Sun 03:49:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You do that a few hundred times and suddenly it's not chump change anymore.
Sun 03:50:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Then people can't pay their property tax bills, and lose their house, or the landlord says fuck it, maybe I raise the rent twice as much this year.
Sun 03:51:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: They have High Mileage everything now.
Sun 03:51:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ 25 years ago it was high mileage oil.
Sun 03:51:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Now I see High Mileage ATF and High Mileage coolants.
Sun 03:51:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I don't really know what those are for.
Sun 03:51:47 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ fucking up a car?
Sun 03:52:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Well, I use High Mileage oil because I know what that does.
Sun 03:52:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It has extra detergents and it's usually a bit more resistant to burn off and it has extra seal conditioners to slow down oil leaks.
Sun 03:52:43 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's just a bit more forgiving of an old engine that's not in perfect condition.
Sun 03:53:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Older engines tend to leak, develop oil consumption, and run dirtier.
Sun 03:53:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So the benefits are easy to explain.
Sun 03:53:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ High Mileage oil won't stop a major oil leak.
Sun 03:53:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But they can slow down the occasional drip or seepage.
Sun 03:54:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They can help delay, perhaps indefinitely, a costly repair.
Sun 03:54:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: I took a chance on an oil flush about a year ago, and it did cost me some of my gaskets eventually.
Sun 03:54:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It did not destroy the engine, but some seals that were not leaking before started to.
Sun 03:55:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I paid to have the seals replaced.
Sun 03:56:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I know someone that paid Jiffy Lube $100 to put in a can of oil flush in his 479,000 mile Dodge Grand Caravan.
Sun 03:56:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It went from leaking no oil at all to him having to put in a quart every week.
Sun 03:56:36 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ ACTION Dodges an entire Grand Caravan
Sun 03:56:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The thing is most engines are a bit dirty inside after that many miles.
Sun 03:57:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And some of the sludge gets into a seal that's not good, but hardens and that's now part of the seal.
Sun 03:57:21 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you flush it all out, that goes too, not just the stuff on the metal parts of the engine.
Sun 03:57:50 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's a cute idea, if they could make something that got the sludge off metal parts but not the seals it would be great.
Sun 03:57:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But it removes the sludge everywhere it goes.
Sun 03:59:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: The article says that Kansas replaces their state police vehicles at 50,000 miles. Gives them to the local police.
Sun 04:21:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk's thought: spectre and meltdown ought to have been the complete end of x86, and with it microsoft; that ties in with Andy's second to last post, "you can't say that"
Sun 04:23:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "She quickly surmised that someone had pulled performances of the songs she posted to YouTube, created AI covers, and uploaded them to streaming platforms under her name." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/907111/murphy-campbell-folk-music-ai-copyright | Source: The Verge
Sun 04:23:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Armed with new powers to rein in the worst excesses of mobile's duopolists" ☛ https://infrequently.org/2026/04/the-web-is-an-antitrust-wedge/ | Source: Alex Russell
Sun 04:24:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It is also a technology whose security properties are routinely overstated by the vendors selling it and the cloud providers deploying it." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1232 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
Sun 04:25:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There is no public database of known-good TPM measurements. There never has been." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1231 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
Sun 04:26:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Icasa attributed the divergence directly to OTT substitution as consumers moved to platforms like WhatsApp." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-is-eating-south-african-operators-revenue/279776/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Sun 04:30:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Blocking journalists, harassing them, and forcing them to delete their footage is a blatant attempt to censor their news coverage and control what the public can hear" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/04/zimbabwean-journalists-harassed-at-hearings-to-extend-presidents-term/ | Source: CPJ
Sun 04:30:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In a November conversation at the Urban Consulate in Detroit, the great writer and thinker Tressie McMillan Cottom was asked by host Orlando P. Bailey" ☛ https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/refusing-to-accept-big-tech-s-ai-poisoned-future-of-journalism | Source: Marisa Kabas
Sun 04:31:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The “misconduct” in question may have occurred earlier that day." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/new-yorker-fact-checkers-anonymous/ | Source: The Nation
Sun 04:33:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "police tackled and arrested her at a No Kings protest" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/03/grandma-in-no-dick-tator-costume-still-being-prosecuted-because-satire-apparently-terrifies-alabama.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sun 04:33:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "CentCom (Central Command) has been slowing the release of casualty numbers to the American people." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/03/the-white-house-may-be-hiding-how-many-americans-have-died-in-iran.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sun 04:35:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On IBM leaders: "there is a lot of fake leadership therein fact all of it is just smoke and mirrors"
Sun 04:35:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When I think of fake leadership, Rob T comes to mind. There’s a guy who loves the sound of his own voice. Too bad he’s totally destroyed the sales organization. I know multiple sellers and CSEs. They’re all looking to get out. " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb
Sun 04:35:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "EXTREMELY correct and well stated; thank you. Rob "Bloviate" Thomas is the most embarassing IT person I saw in my 44 years. He could be the MC for Barnum and Bailey Circust but nothing else."
Sun 04:35:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "ATLs are in over their heads and most don’t know the products, and the TSLs are just as bad. Everyone’s quotas are ridiculous and nobody actually cares about what the customers might need. They’re all conditioned to sell sell sell - mostly out of fear. It’s all thanks to the bloviated clown at the top of the sales food chain."
Sun 04:37:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kncz8c4h
Sun 04:37:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Sun 04:37:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I like how "IBM sellers" with 0-6 months experience take selfies of themselves looking into their phones and post on LinkedIn:
Sun 04:37:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Women post pictures looking at their phone (often mirror selfies) for a mix of vanity, validation, and curation. These photos are typically used to highlight an outfit, hairstyle, or makeup (showcasing appearance) while appearing casual, "candid," or mysterious. This trend also stems from a desire for social validation ("likes") or to show a curated, aesthetic lifestyle.
Sun 04:37:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I also like when they post about "an event" they are running at a local bar and grill or golf place in Atlanta or San Fran and they randomly tell 2B LinkedIn users about it and say feel free to drop by. WTF?!?!?! Invite random strangers to an IBM event costing $10,000? WTF!?!?!?!
Sun 04:38:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Sun 04:39:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kncz8c4h
Sun 04:39:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Sun 04:39:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "When did we go from efficient to a red tape nightmare?"
Sun 04:39:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I can only speak from my own situation (IBM Global Services, GTS, Division 07, 1993-2010). I'd say that it started in 2005, if you want a timestamp. In all divisions, anything that might cost money is approved or disapproved by one or more financial analysts in addition to division management. Anything that might affect a schedule is approved or disapproved by one or more project managers plus one or more department managers. The
Sun 04:39:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] bigger the issue, the more people get involved for making a decision.
Sun 04:39:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I imagine it's the same in all divisions, but when I was working for GTS there were a lot of "council" or "board" meetings. You'd get a bunch of band 8s, band 9s and maybe even some band 10s. There was a lot of talk, and a LOT of kissing "a" if you know what I mean. Lots of egos, lots of feelings to be massaged, etc. I hated these sorts of meetings, and was grateful that I didn't have to attend many of them. For some people, atten
Sun 04:39:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ding such meetings was their entire job. I imagine that for some people who remain it is still that way.
Sun 04:39:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Sun 04:40:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most of the stories use an AI image of me. Facebook Support will not remove the page." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/william-shatner-ai-spreading-rumors | Source: Futurism
Sun 04:40:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bill Gates has said that AI “will make it easier to fight climate change,” but more and more evidence suggests that AI actually makes it harder." ☛ https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/ai-climate-disinformation-waste/ | Source: The Nation
Sun 04:40:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It has shaped how millions of American Christians think about war, peace, the environment, the Middle East, and whether it’s even worth trying to make the world better before Jesus comes back." ☛ https://joshuapsteele.com/reading-revelation-wrong/ |
Sun 04:41:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In my opinion and experience, it’s fantasy to judge a technology on its technical merit alone, isolated from political and economical influence!" ☛ https://en.neritam.com/2026/04/04/is-criticizing-tech-on-political-grounds-valid/ | Source: Neritam
Sun 04:41:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today I’m going to name names." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-money-behind-the-throne | Source: Robert Reich
Sun 04:41:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The FCC is looking for input on a variety of regulatory changes to support domestic drone production and use." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-seeks-your-thoughts-to-build-up-u-s-drone-industry/ | Source: Inside Towers
Sun 04:41:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In 2024, federal cybersecurity evaluators reportedly dismissed Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High (GCC High) as garbage, although they used a more colorful term. To understand why, it helps to consider the history of the underlying Azure infrastructure" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/04/azure_talent_exodus/ | Source: The Register UK
Sun 04:45:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Remember to be a courteous visitor when viewing wildflowers." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2026-03-17/la-where-to-find-wildflowers-near-los-angeles | Source: Los Angeles Times
Sun 04:45:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The $20,000 transformation cut his water usage so dramatically that he now waters just once monthly in the summer." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2026-03-30/christopher-smee-glendale-homeowner-swapped-lawn-for-native-plants-creating-a-thriving-habitat | Source: Los Angeles Times
Sun 04:45:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I think it is fair to say that we as a species need to re-evaluate how we see ourselves on a planet that is not meant for a hierarchical emphasis of one species over another." ☛ https://observer.case.edu/animals-live-alongside-us-not-for-us/ | Source: Case Western Reserve University
Sun 04:47:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Saturday, April 04, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_April_04_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_April_04_2026.gmi ∎
Sun 04:48:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Sun 04:48:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "four months later, despite having thrown everything but the kitchen sink to power a [cryptocurrency] boom" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/04/crypto-trump-etfs-stablecoins-regulation/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sun 04:48:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced April 2" ☛ https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/04/epa-flags-microplastics-as-priority-contaminants-in-drinking-water/ | Source: The New Lede
Sun 04:48:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sun 04:49:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The hack worked because the stations had never changed the factory default passwords on their Emergency Alert equipment — passwords listed in publicly available user manuals. The audio itself came from a zombie apocalypse soundbite uploaded to YouTube in 2008." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/04/03/how-hackers-faked-a-zombie-apocalypse-alert-on-live-tv.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sun 04:49:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The claims gained traction quickly across Facebook and Instagram until the White House stepped in with an official response" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/viral-video-misleads-trump-health-white-house-responds-1790206 | Source: International Business Times
Sun 04:50:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The world needs national security whistleblowers to follow in Daniel Ellsberg’s footsteps, but the tentacles of the warfare state have an immense grip over Washington, D.C." ☛ https://thedissenter.org/whistleblowing-to-stop-a-war/ | Source: The Dissenter
Sun 04:51:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states (Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California) and Mexico." ☛ https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45546 | Source: US Congress
Sun 04:51:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It also signals that Congress may soon face important decisions about funding, authority, and long-term management of one of the West’s most critical water systems." ☛ https://www.western-water.com/2026/04/03/congressional-report-colorado-river-at-a-breaking-point/ | Source: Western Water
Sun 04:51:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The State has 26,676 villages across 31 districts, with 57,883 habitation areas covering over 1.01 crore households" ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/drinking-water-scarcity-in-324-villages-across-60-taluks-in-20-districts-in-karnataka-priyank-kharge/article70823790.ece | Source: The Hindu
Sun 04:52:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The foreign provider, Czechia-based Axfone, was not allowed to transmit calls over American networks, the FCC said in a press release." ☛ https://therecord.media/fcc-proposes-5-million-fine-robocall | Source: The Record
Sun 04:53:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If Trump wants to steal Greenland, he doesn't need tanks or missiles. He can just tell Microsoft and Oracle to brick the entire Danish state and all of its key firm" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/04/digital-subjugation/#greenlands-next | Source: CoryDoctorow
Sun 04:56:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The script, which BleepingComputer verified through its own testing, also harvests the CPU core count, available memory, screen resolution, time zone, language settings, and battery status." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/browsers/linkedin-scans-visitors-browsers-for-over-6000-chrome-extensions-and-collects-device-data | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sun 04:56:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Cybersecurity researchers warn that the White House’s new app regularly shares users’ IP addresses, time zones and other data to third-party services." ☛ https://www.notus.org/technology/trump-white-house-app-cybersecurity | Source: Allbritton Journalism Institute
Sun 04:56:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Age verification on Systemd and Flatpak ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Age_verification_on_Systemd_and_Flatpak.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Age_verification_on_Systemd_and_Flatpak.gmi ∎
Sun 04:57:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Open source communities depend on a fundamental assumption that is no longer true: the presumption of good faith actors." ☛ https://brokenco.de/2026/04/01/private-open-source.html | Source: R Tyler Croy
Sun 05:00:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This leads into a natural question, if we can not use quantity as a metric how do we define the value of software, and those who are paid to create it?" ☛ https://nathanielfishel.substack.com/p/your-code-is-worthless |
Sun 05:00:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But that’s the impact for people on the top." ☛ https://tante.cc/2026/04/01/dissolving-the-social/ |
Sun 05:01:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The update flew under the radar, but cropped up on social media this week" ☛ https://www.pcmag.com/news/copilot-terms-claim-microsofts-ai-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only | Source: PC Mag
Sun 05:01:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Copilot is for entertainment purposes only. It can make mistakes, and it may not work as intended" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-says-copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-not-serious-use-firm-pushing-ai-hard-to-consumers-tells-users-not-to-rely-on-it-for-important-advice | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sun 05:01:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The aforementioned SSD shortage is due entirely to the seemingly endless hunger of AI datacenters for memory." ☛ https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/sony-shuts-down-nearly-its-entire-memory-card-business-due-to-ssd-shortage/ | Source: Peta Pixel
Sun 05:01:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The alarming bit was how out of touch the AI world was." ☛ https://observer.co.uk/culture/interviews/article/zoe-hitzig-ai-is-gambling-with-peoples-minds |
Sun 05:01:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "others continued expressing deeper concerns." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/ai-coding-tools-reckoning/ | Source: The New Stack
Sun 05:02:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "OpenAI equity is traded slightly on the secondary market. This lets existing OpenAI investors turn at least some of their equity into actual cash." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/03/nobody-wants-openai-shares-on-the-secondary-market/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Sun 05:02:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some people see the need for writing code as an impediment to getting good use out of a computer." ☛ https://ankursethi.com/blog/coding-assistants-personal-projects/ | Source: Ankur Sethi
Sun 05:02:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m currently on my third or fourth attempt to protect my Forgejo" ☛ https://janlukas.blog/micro/2026/04/2026-04-03-lnnkw | Source: Jan-Lukas Else
Sun 05:02:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fortunately, I’m not alone in my thinking." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/906453/human-made-ai-free-logo-creative-content | Source: The Verge
Sun 05:02:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Despite being for "entertainment purposes," it's still heavily marketed toward workers" ☛ https://www.techradar.com/pro/copilot-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only-even-microsofts-official-terms-and-conditions-say-you-really-shouldnt-be-using-its-ai-at-work | Source: TechRadar
Sun 05:03:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Microsoft has been trying to build a larger revenue base from productivity software with the Microsoft 365 Copilot AI add-on, but so far" ☛ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/microsofts-stock-closes-worst-quarter-since-2008-financial-crisis.html | Source: CNBC
Sun 05:03:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Redmond is in a pickle" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-killing-microsoft | Source: Futurism
Sun 05:03:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I know, sometimes someone wants to make a good story because of it, but we have to tell you why." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-03/gas-is-10-gallon-at-big-sur-station-owner-explains-why-his-prices-cant-go-higher | Source: Los Angeles Times
Sun 05:04:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And I was like WTH! And so I checked my Paypal account and sure enough, the amount originally sent to me in error was refunded and on top of that I was charged an $8 "Dispute Fee", which is ridiculous." ☛ https://roytang.net/2026/03/paypal-dispute/ | Source: Roy Tang
Sun 05:04:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Department of Transportation’s inspector general office identified governance gaps during an audit of the high-impact systems powering the National Airspace System." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/dot-faa-nas-cybersecurity-failings-inspector-general/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Sun 05:05:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this tiny ebook I’m going to show you how to get started writing 6502 assembly language." ☛ https://jumplink.eu/Learn6502/ |
Sun 05:06:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "From outer space to down here on Earth, there are many places where ionizing radiation levels are high enough that they effectively bar access for humans, but also make life miserable for anything containing semiconductor technology." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/04/exposing-a-radiation-hardened-2-4-ghz-wi-fi-receiver-to-500-kilograys/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 05:06:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here is a list of the books I read, in the order that I read them… " ☛ https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/jeremy-o-harris-book-list-jail-japan | Source: Vanity Fair
Sun 05:07:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you just got fired from tech, take hope. Life is not over, it just began. You're part of the B-team now. Like it or not you're with the resistance." ☛ https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/planb/ | Source: The Cyber Show
Sun 05:07:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Anthony Nelzin-Santos, whose blog can be found at z1nz0l1n.com." ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/anthony-nelzin-santos | Source: Manuel Moreale
Sun 05:07:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The American Library Association (ALA) released the following statement from ALA President Sam Helmick: [...]" ☛ https://www.ala.org/news/2026/04/white-house-fy27-budget-proposal-repeats-threats-eliminate-imls | Source: American Library Association
Sun 05:09:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Welcome back to compiler land. Today we’re going to talk about value numbering, which is like SSA, but more." ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/value-numbering/ | Source: Max Bernstein
Sun 05:09:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If there are problems with the propulsion or other systems, the capsule will return safely to Earth." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-trajectory-of-the-artemis-ii-moon-mission-is-a-feat-of-engineering/ | Source: Wired
Sun 05:10:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While that may not sound as steep as last year’s proposal, the agency’s science directorate would still be eviscerated, with its budget reduced by 47 percent, as SpaceNews points out." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/white-house-2027-budget-nasa | Source: Futurism
Sun 05:10:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "I was thinking about how one might compute the optimum choice of subset to re-roll given a starting point. Let’s say you were going to just brute force it. How hard would that be?" ☛ https://thod.dev/2026/02/11/sums-of-the-choose-function-and-the-binomial-formula |
Sun 05:11:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "This device is habituating kids to being interrupted as they try to work on a tablet." ☛ https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-03-14 |
Sun 05:11:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "The answer takes a little bit of deconstruction. Fortunately, I loves me some deconstruction." ☛ https://drmollytov.dev/feral/2026-01-14 |
Sun 05:13:58 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Since when did IRC/clients let you embed images into the text? I noticed an umage here yesterday and it didn't dawn on me until a few hours ago......Ive beem away from IRC for a while.
Sun 05:14:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s Easter, so here’s a tour of the easter eggs hiding inside package managers." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/04/03/package-manager-easter-eggs.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Sun 05:14:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Goblin: i think that MinceR directly links to images
Sun 05:14:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i saw some irc clients that do that
Sun 05:14:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] that nbot onyl comes with risk but also bloat
Sun 05:15:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in some clients you hover on a URL and then it shows you bubble preview on the page
Sun 05:15:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so at least you do something like hover to render it
Sun 05:16:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Where did it all go wrong? Michael Farmer, in Why Have Most Advertisers Suffered From Slow Brand Growth Rates Since 2009?" ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/suspicion-and-slop-in-the-rugpull-economy/ | Source: Don Marti
Sun 05:16:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unfortunately, some things on your list are either going to cost you money, privacy, or time somewhere along the line." ☛ https://kevquirk.com/ama-can-one-setup-their-digital-life-to-be-subscription-free | Source: Kev Quirk
Sun 05:16:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Fujifilm crowd understands this best. Its film simulations are baked into the shooting experience, informing how you see the scene through the viewfinder." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/mirrorless-cameras/the-film-simulation-rabbit-hole-why-digital-photographers-are-obsessing-over-analog-looks | Source: Digital Camera World
Sun 05:19:16 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Im using Limechat...
Sun 05:19:38 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ it only dawned on me a few hours ago! never registered at the time.
Sun 05:20:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 05/04/2026: "Confidential Computing" as Proprietary Bundle of False Promises and "The Web Is an Antitrust Wedge" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Links_05_04_2026_Confidential_Computing_as_Proprietary_Bundle_o.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Links_05_04_2026_Confidential_Computing_as_Proprietary_Bundle_o.gmi ∎
Sun 05:24:42 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Nice to see you wake early too! I thought I was the only one!
Sun 05:26:11 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ We were battered last night by storm Dave.
Sun 05:27:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It happens with the Romans, it happened with the Spanish, the French, the Dutch, the Portuguese, and the British Empires. I have a funny feeling that the next domino to fall will be the American Empire, and it will be a long and bloody fall if the people, especially those in charge, refuse to learn from history." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2805
Sun 05:28:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Saturday is grocery store day. So I'm at my local Publix [1] and I'm in the spice aisle looking for dried dill. And I can't seem to find any. Everything else but dill." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/04/04.1
Sun 05:29:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On the right is a list of to-do's. They're divided into two broad categories: Computering, and Not Computering. It makes sense to me to divide them because the Not Computering tasks are the ones I need to actually plan for. The Computering tasks are pretty easy to just knock out if I'm sitting with my laptop." gemini://tilde.town/~hush/gemlog/2026-04-04-calendar.gmi
Sun 05:30:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Goblin: it made a ton of noise on the windows
Sun 05:30:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] woke us up many times
Sun 05:30:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/04/Stormy_World.shtml
Sun 05:31:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've been playing a lot with setting up the Hyprland tiling window manager these last few weeks. I'd heard about it a long time ago, but for some reason picked up the mistaken impression that it had bad gaming performance compared to stuff like KDE" gemini://thehans255.com/gemlog/2026/04/playing_with_hyprland.gmi
Sun 05:32:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ patterns gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/pstterns
Sun 05:33:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "i wrote the thought a few weeks ago that llms cannot really help me think through or design a good solution. i've been thinking about that more and really think it is true." gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2026-04-04
Sun 05:33:51 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I usually get up around 530 however the storm didnt wake me at all....
Sun 05:34:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is lightly synced to ew0k's canonical site, in terms of the feeds that it carries. What it does not do is support the same filters; everyone has different tastes, and we all find different things a bit spammy (including my own posts on Heterodox Technology and the like)." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2026-04-04_migrating-antenna-filters.gmi
Sun 05:34:24 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ good news is that the storm will be over by Monday and shell is going to the carboot sale
Sun 05:34:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i still wake up strange hours
Sun 05:34:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] 25 mins from now the lcoal one opens
Sun 05:35:29 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ yeah I think Seaham is advertised for today too but after lunch we are looking at going to Sunderland
Sun 05:35:58 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ its about 30 mins by bus but i only £2.00
Sun 05:36:20 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ much cheaper than driving and I can drink.
Sun 05:36:53 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ buses are every 15mins from the bottom of our road so super convenient
Sun 05:38:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i see
Sun 05:38:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] gtg now
Sun 05:38:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] bbl
Sun 05:39:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 05/04/2026: Playing with Hyprland and Migrating Antenna Filters ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Gemini_Links_05_04_2026_Playing_with_Hyprland_and_Migrating_Ant.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Gemini_Links_05_04_2026_Playing_with_Hyprland_and_Migrating_Ant.gmi ∎
Sun 05:42:38 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ bye!
Sun 05:51:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 50 “Tokyo” Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/18/GNOME_50_Tokyo_Desktop_Environment_Officially_Released_This_Is_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/18/GNOME_50_Tokyo_Desktop_Environment_Officially_Released_This_Is_.gmi ∎
Sun 06:03:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): EndeavourOS Titan Released with Linux Kernel 6.19 and KDE Plasma 6.6 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/12/EndeavourOS_Titan_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_19_and_KDE_Plasm.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/12/EndeavourOS_Titan_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_19_and_KDE_Plasm.gmi ∎
Sun 06:06:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OpenShot 3.5 Open-Source Video Editor Released with New Default Timeline ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/20/OpenShot_3_5_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_New_Default.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/20/OpenShot_3_5_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_New_Default.gmi ∎
Sun 06:11:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Kdenlive 26.04 RC ready for testing ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Kdenlive_26_04_RC_ready_for_testing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Kdenlive_26_04_RC_ready_for_testing.gmi ∎
Sun 06:28:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Sun 06:28:46 │ 〖darwin〗 │ Lenin led USSR. Linus led coders/hackers. USSR had party of Stalin. Coders/hackers have Foundation of Stallman
Sun 06:36:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/The_best_thing_about_modern_Linux_isn_t_the_desktop_it_s_how_ea.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/The_best_thing_about_modern_Linux_isn_t_the_desktop_it_s_how_ea.gmi ∎
Sun 06:40:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/I_switched_to_Hyprland_and_now_I_get_why_Linux_users_are_obsess.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/I_switched_to_Hyprland_and_now_I_get_why_Linux_users_are_obsess.gmi ∎
Sun 06:41:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 4 reasons I use screen instead of tmux on Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/4_reasons_I_use_screen_instead_of_tmux_on_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/4_reasons_I_use_screen_instead_of_tmux_on_Linux.gmi ∎
Sun 06:52:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 08:32:15 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://web.archive.org/web/20060511041912/http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa061403a.htm
Sun 08:32:26 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Interesting
Sun 08:33:48 │ 〖TMF〗 │ I also noticed that Salvia Isn't listed there
Sun 08:49:15 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvia
Sun 08:56:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But then you try to use different apps with it, and they all expect different things for such simple thing as marking a task done." ☛ https://akselmo.dev/notes/frustrations-with-caldav/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen
Sun 08:57:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When working with an API that returned json with inconsistent types, json.Unmarshal would fail because it was mapped to a matching Go type via tags in the struct." ☛ https://zietlow.io/posts/2026/go-json-unmarshaling/ |
Sun 08:58:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Working from neovim and writing go code I find myself often cycling through multiple terminal windows while working on projects." ☛ https://zietlow.io/posts/2025/tmux/ |
Sun 08:59:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This post contains advanced examples of use of unifiedml for classification, with ranger and xgboost. More examples have been added to the package vignettes too." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/04/one-interface-almost-every-classifier-unifiedml-v0-2-1/ | Source: Rlang
Sun 09:00:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Confidential computing has a vulnerability record that grows every year, an attestation infrastructure that does not work at scale, and a hardware root of trust with a demonstrated shelf life. This piece explains why." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1235 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
Sun 09:00:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "When you want to gain a historical perspective on personal computing and programming languages, why not turn to one of the industry’s preeminent pioneers?" ☛ https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~susan/475/AlanKay.html |
Sun 09:01:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "In the interests of creating employment opportunities in the Java programming field, I am passing on these tips from the masters on how to write code that is so difficult to maintain" ☛ https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/%7Esusan/475/unmain.html |
Sun 09:01:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As I worked on my programming style guide, channeling my inner code reader, recalling what it is like to dive into an unfamiliar codebase" ☛ https://olano.dev/blog/why/ | Source: Facundo Olano
Sun 09:02:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Every few months someone declares that “X will kill open source” or that “open source is not sustainable” or that “open source won”" ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/04/04/what-does-open-source-mean.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Sun 09:03:22 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ As a side note re: Savia, (just been looking it up) I caanot find a single country that has ever released a stamp with it on - then I found out it was of Sage family and in which case there are plenty of countries stamps featuring sage.
Sun 09:03:55 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Ive learnt a little something new this morning.
Sun 09:15:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] stevia is better :)
Sun 09:15:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When Cloudflare launched EmDash CMS on April 1st, the reactions came fast — from Matt Mullenweg himself, from Hendrik Luehrsen at Kraut.press" ☛ https://joost.blog/wordpress-refactor-not-redecorate/ | Source: Joost de Valk
Sun 09:18:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you want the full introduction, the original blog post covers the fundamentals. What follows here is what we’ve learned since." ☛ https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/4/absurd-in-production/ | Source: Armin Ronacher
Sun 09:20:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These days, Wandering Thoughts has some hacked together HTTP request rate limits." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/RatelimitsAreAPrecaution | Source: University of Toronto
Sun 09:21:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Wander Console 0.4.0 is the fourth release of Wander, a small, decentralised" ☛ https://susam.net/code/news/wander/0.4.0.html | Source: SusamPal
Sun 09:21:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Consider this your article as a point of entry, or reference cheat-sheet." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/a-quick-guide-to-creating-syndication-feeds/ | Source: Andy Bell
Sun 09:21:46 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ ah now Srevia (again had to look it up) - does feature on stamps...a lovely example from Paraguay released in 2009.
Sun 09:22:10 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ *Stevia
Sun 09:23:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "[Way Out West Workshop Stuff] has one, and is replacing the vintage Villiers two-stroke engine with an electric motor" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/03/making-a-vintage-allen-scythe-electric/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 09:24:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Throw it away? No, he turned it digital with the aid of a small document scanner." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/04/scrap-vintage-camera-goes-digital-with-scanner-parts/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 09:24:49 │ 〖darwin〗 │ i think salvia means the sage family not 'of' it
Sun 09:25:02 │ 〖darwin〗 │ just all of it
Sun 09:25:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As you can see in the video below, it needed a lot of love to get back to its former self. The device dates from around 1965, when the kit cost $130." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/04/heathkit-tuner-saved-from-junk-pile/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 09:25:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Perhaps unsurprisingly, there isn’t a whole lot inside these devices once you pop them open to reveal the PCB." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/04/03/reverse-engineering-a-handheld-car-tire-pressure-gauge/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 09:25:48 │ 〖darwin〗 │ salvia officinalis is the main sage people use in food
Sun 09:29:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Let's talk about SSH. It is the quintessential Swiss army knife for system administrators." ☛ https://colincogle.name/blog/do-it-better/ssh/ |
Sun 09:31:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine 11.6 is an exciting release to make modding Windows games on Linux simpler | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/wine-11-6-is-an-exciting-release-to-make-modding-windows-games-on-linux-simpler/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/wine-11-6-is-an-exciting-release-to-make-modding-windows-games-on-linux-simpler/
Sun 09:31:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "M5Stack has introduced several new and updated products, including the CardKB2 keyboard unit, the Stamp-P4 module based on the ESP32-P4, a matching Wi-Fi expansion module" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-updates-lineup-with-cardkb2-keyboard-esp32-p4-modules-and-core2-for-aws-kit/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Sun 09:32:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/04/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/04/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 09:32:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Colorado destroys right to repair, sponsored by Cisco 🤦" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/colorado-destroys-right-to-repair,:b
Sun 09:34:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: google-bombing the string "GCC" into an association with garbage https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/04/azure_talent_exodus/
Sun 09:34:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Over half of federal nursing care funding was used for hospitals’ administrative fees, audit finds • Utah News Dispatch" https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/03/audit-federal-nursing-care-funding-used-for-hospital-fees/
Sun 09:36:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Introduce a lintel for manure spreading
Sun 09:36:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Indfør en overligger for møgspredning | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/indfoer-en-overligger-moegspredning (Introduce a lintel for manure spreading)
Sun 09:53:51 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ @darwin - thanks for the correction.
Sun 09:54:27 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ this is why I like stamps so much - a gateway to so many other subjects.
Sun 10:03:02 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Roy, re: that laptop I got, Ive been offered a partial discount so I may keep it, providing it gets on with my other monitors without issue.....I'm going to tackle it after Sunday Roast at the golf club.
Sun 10:20:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending April 3 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/04/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-april-3/
Sun 10:20:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pluralistic: EU ready to cave to Convicted Felon on tech (04 Apr 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/04/digital-subjugation/
Sun 10:20:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Adam Young: A PCC driver in Qemu ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2026/04/a-pcc-driver-in-qemu/
Sun 10:42:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ European drivers choke on rising diesel prices due to Iran conflict ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260404-european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices-due-to-iran-conflict
Sun 10:42:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Real Reason Proprietary Chaffbot Company Shut Sora Down Is a Warning to Every Hey Hi (AI) Startup ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/real-reason-openai-shut-sora-down
Sun 10:43:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Claude Leak Shows That Anthropic Is Tracking Users’ Vulgar Language and Deems Them “Negative” ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/claude-leak-anthropic-tracking-vulgar-language
Sun 10:43:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AI Forces College Professor to Get Typewriters for Entire Class ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-professor-typewriters
Sun 10:44:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nothing new here, except the buzzwords and overzealous greed ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/hospital-ceo-ai-radiology
Sun 10:46:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Malaysians turn to home farming for self sufficiency, healthy lifestyle ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-turn-to-home-farming-for-self-sufficiency-healthy-lifestyle
Sun 10:47:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A Disturbing Pattern Emerges in Zoo Penguins With Unlimited Food ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/western-lifestyles-cause-faster-aging-penguing-research-suggests
Sun 10:48:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Git Isn’t Just for Developers. It Might Be the Best Writing Tool Ever ☞ https://itsfoss.com/opinion/git-plain-text-writing/
Sun 10:48:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tonga’s debt to China hinders rebuild four years on from eruption ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/tongas-debt-to-china-hinders-rebuild-four-years-on-from-eruption
Sun 10:51:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ European Commission Confirms Data Breach Linked to Trivy Supply Chain Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/european-commission-confirms-data-breach-linked-to-trivy-supply-chain-attack/
Sun 10:52:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Project Wrap-Up: XMPP Bookmark Sync for Falkon ☞ https://shibe-bit.github.io/SOK-2026/Finalpost/
Sun 11:01:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Iranian missile blitz takes down proprietary trap AWS data centers in Bahrain and Dubai☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/iranian-missile-blitz-takes-down-aws-data-centers-in-bahrain-and-dubai-amazon-declares-hard-down-status-for-multiple-zones
Sun 11:02:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Prettiest Sea Slugs Use Crystals in Their Skin as 'Pixels' of Color ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-prettiest-sea-slugs-use-crystals-in-their-skin-as-pixels-of-color
Sun 11:03:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft to force updates to backdoored Windows 11 25H2 for PCs with older backdoored Windows 11 OS versions — 'intelligent' update system uses machine learning to determine when a device is ready ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-forces-updates-to-windows-11-25h2-update-for-pcs-running-on-24h2
Sun 11:03:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Goodbye to heaviness? Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is preparing 100 new apps for backdoored Windows 11 ☞ https://hackwarenews.com/goodbye-to-heaviness-microsoft-is-preparing-100-new-apps-for-windows-11/
Sun 11:04:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ vim what config files does it actually parse? where was what option set? ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/04/04/vim-what-config-files-does-it-actually-parse-where-was-what-option-set/
Sun 11:04:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kdenlive 26.04 RC ready for testing ☞ https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/26.03.90/
Sun 11:05:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Taiwanese airlines to hike fuel surcharges 157% on international flights ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/04/taiwanese-airlines-to-hike-fuel-surcharges-157-on-international-flights/
Sun 11:08:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Can Free VPN and Hey Hi (AI) Save Firefox From Decline? ☞https://itsfoss.com/opinion/firefox-survival-with-vpn-ai/ Mozilla is Not a Privacy Company, Mozilla is Run by GAFAM Executives and Managers Who Came From American Surveillance Companies https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/27/Mozilla_is_Not_a_Privacy_Company_Mozilla_is_Run_by_GAFAM_Execut.shtml
Sun 11:27:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ South Korean TV under fire over profanity glitch in Hey Hi (AI) subtitles for Artemis II ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-tv-under-fire-over-profanity-glitch-in-ai-subtitles-for-artemis-ii
Sun 11:28:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Malaysians quietly stockpile staples as energy crisis fuelled by Iran war tests Anwar ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysians-quietly-stockpile-staples-as-energy-crisis-fueled-by-iran-war-tests-anwar
Sun 11:28:56 │ 〖TMF〗 │ AI subtitles?
Sun 11:29:31 │ 〖TMF〗 │ I'm pretty sure countries outside of the US still use the white lines on top transmission
Sun 11:30:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EPA Now Values Human Lives at $0 ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/epa-trump-pollution
Sun 11:31:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ For Many Patients Leaving the I.C.U., the Struggle Has Only Just Begun ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/health/post-icu-syndrome.html
Sun 11:32:08 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://file.garden/aSdV0rwo7CgAYVEC/Photos/Research/mgidarcimageassetrefshared.southpark.us.png
Sun 11:32:10 │ 〖TMF〗 │ This thing
Sun 11:33:24 │ 〖TMF〗 │ This was also done in Israel and Germany as far as I know
Sun 11:33:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chinese Scientists Bioengineering Plants With Firefly Genes to Glow, in Effort to Light Cities at Night ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/bioengineering-plants-glow-light-cities
Sun 11:33:42 │ 〖TMF〗 │ TV subtitles in Asia are now hardened
Sun 11:34:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Scientists Say They’ve Found “Dark Points” That Move Faster Than the Speed of Light ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/vortices-waves-moving-faster-than-light
Sun 11:34:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Artemis II Pilot Test Drove the Orion Capsule on the Way to the Moon ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/science/nasa-artemis-ii-demonstration-moon-pilot.html
Sun 11:35:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Where Are NASA’s Artemis II Astronauts Now? Closer to the Moon Than Earth. ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/science/nasa-moon-artemis-day-4.html
Sun 11:35:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ WATCH: 'The Digital Euro in a Fragmenting World: Ensuring Europe’s Resilience and Autonomy in Payments' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/banks/04.04.2026-watch-the-digital-euro-in-a-fragmenting-world-ensuring-europes-resilience-and-autonomy-in-payments.a641689/
Sun 11:35:55 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I was saying to Roy, since Ive been away IRC clients (well Limechat for one) seem to allow images to be displayed....I'll give it a test with one of my photographs?
Sun 11:36:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] go ahead
Sun 11:36:07 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:krsevdc2qfbdkr6zq2xn4huj/bafkreihuibx6az246n5kjxxipomrpumo4zqd6pmp5p4fq3jrgm5gtn6vnq
Sun 11:36:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i used many of youyr photos
Sun 11:36:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and links to it\
Sun 11:36:25 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ hmm no....not with that link...
Sun 11:37:02 │ 〖TMF〗 │ What about that File Garden thing?
Sun 11:37:10 │ 〖TMF〗 │ It's a South Park screencap
Sun 11:37:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://twphotography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_8020.jpg?strip=info&w=2000
Sun 11:37:31 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ https://i.postimg.cc/bNgcDB6d/bafkreihuibx6az246n5kjxxipomrpumo4zqd6pmp5p4fq3jrgm5gtn6vnq.webp
Sun 11:37:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it looks like slop to me
Sun 11:37:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then i realised it was not
Sun 11:37:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and some statue
Sun 11:37:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] somewhere
Sun 11:37:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in the shoreline
Sun 11:38:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Goblin: https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
Sun 11:38:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://techrights.org/i/2026/04/img_8170.jpg
Sun 11:38:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] you might know thje photographer
Sun 11:38:54 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ lol....thats where I get my tattoo's done.
Sun 11:39:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 'Every Abusive Monopolist Microsoft engineer got a stopwatch,' says backdoored Windows veteran reminiscing about company's past focus on speed https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/every-microsoft-engineer-got-a-stopwatch-says-windows-veteran-reminiscing-about-companys-past-focus-on-speed-asserts-that-everything-was-timed-to-ensure-acceptable-performance-in-the-1980s
Sun 11:39:37 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ not displaying in the channel though.
Sun 11:39:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dima Kogan: Simple gpx export from ridewithgps ☞ http://notes.secretsauce.net/notes/2026/04/04_simple-gpx-export-from-ridewithgps.html
Sun 11:40:05 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ https://twphotography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_8020.jpg
Sun 11:40:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] maybe limewire is picky with formats and protocosl
Sun 11:40:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] limechat
Sun 11:40:22 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Nope...I won't try again....don't want to spam up the channel
Sun 11:40:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not HTTPS: http://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
Sun 11:40:45 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ its just a good feature..
Sun 11:40:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not always
Sun 11:41:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] people can push porn or gross things to you
Sun 11:41:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] if it auto-renders
Sun 11:41:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] depends how safe a context
Sun 11:41:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNOME 50 Tokyo: Best New Features and Improvements ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/gnome-50-features/
Sun 11:43:18 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ true.
Sun 11:44:09 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Michelle is really looking forward to seeing you and Rianne. Hopefully you'll be staying for a good few days.
Sun 11:52:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EndeavourOS Titan: Feature Highlights ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/endeavouros-titan/
Sun 11:52:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] good, we too look forward
Sun 11:53:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenShot 3.5 Brings Faster, Smoother Video Editing ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/openshot-3-5/
Sun 11:56:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Use Streamlit with Raspberry PI: Deploy Web Apps in Minutes with Python ☞ https://peppe8o.com/streamlit-raspberry-pi/
Sun 11:57:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) ☞ https://dwaves.de/2026/04/04/axios-npm-for-nodejs-software-minimalism-please-and-another-javascript-security-problem-this-time-social-engineered-supply-chain-attack/
Sun 11:58:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ‘Happiness hub’: Streaming channel for pets launched in China ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/05/happiness-hub-streaming-channel-for-pets-launched-in-china/
Sun 11:59:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kevin Fenzi: misc fedora bits first week of april 2026 ☞ https://www.scrye.com/blogs/nirik/posts/2026/04/04/misc-fedora-bits-first-week-of-april-2026/
Sun 12:02:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ESP32-S3 gets post-quantum encryption with Aethyr Edge Node open-source firmware ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/05/esp32-s3-gets-post-quantum-encryption-with-aethyr-edge-node-open-source-firmware/
Sun 12:14:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FOSSGIS Conference 2026 ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2026/04/04/osm-fossgis-conferenz-2026.html
Sun 12:18:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Maximum connections have been reached ☞ https://rubenerd.com/maximum-connections-have-been-reached/
Sun 12:18:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ More new icons arrive in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/yaru-new-icons-resources-showtime
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Sun 12:49:50 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Hi, is this a good place to ask about how the irc server is setup? I'm wondering about why the username field is not permaset to 'u' as it would be in a default ergo configuration.
Sun 12:50:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] let me check
Sun 12:50:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] inm a moment
Sun 12:50:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] speakingm on mumble atm
Sun 12:51:25 │ 〖kalel〗 │ No rush.
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Sun 13:01:20 │ 〖kalel〗 │ In the meantime, does anyone know why the current debian DPL writes in his latest news from DPL email https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/04/msg00001.html as if Sruthi has already won the election? The election period only just started yesterday.
Sun 13:01:33 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Insider knowledge? The voting is meant to be secret.
Sun 13:03:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Adam Young: Maintaining a change log in a git commit message ☞ https://adam.younglogic.com/2026/04/maintaining-a-change-log-in-a-git-commit-message/
Sun 13:07:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] oh
Sun 13:07:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] first message of aptil
Sun 13:08:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] /2026/04/msg00001.html )
Sun 13:08:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Sun 13:08:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I made it clear early on that I would not run again in order to
Sun 13:08:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] encourage others to step forward as candidates for DPL, as I believe
Sun 13:08:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] that a broader field of candidates strengthens the role and the project
Sun 13:08:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] as a whole. I am therefore particularly pleased that Sruthi Chandran
Sun 13:08:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] decided to run, and I trust her to do a good job in this position. It is
Sun 13:08:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not the first time that I have ranked her highest on my ballot. I am
Sun 13:08:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] confident that I am handing over my duties into responsible hands.
Sun 13:08:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Separately, regarding some past contributions on debian-vote, I intend to
Sun 13:08:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] propose an adjustment to the list policy to permit only signed mails."
Sun 13:08:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] IF this is what you mean(I.F.F.)
Sun 13:09:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then
Sun 13:09:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I read that as endorsement
Sun 13:09:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] rather than
Sun 13:09:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] him saying she on
Sun 13:09:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] he vouches for her
Sun 13:09:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] she ran against him 2 years ago or one eyar ago
Sun 13:10:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The situation has been exacerbated by the early, sudden onset of spring and an underlying drought that has been continuing in Eastern Finland for a second year. The usual spring flood peak, or highest water level, has come more than a month earlier than normal this spring." https://yle.fi/a/74-20218906
Sun 13:11:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] mumble chat finished, looking into ergo
Sun 13:12:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] what is username field u?
Sun 13:12:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or set to u?
Sun 13:12:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] MinceR might know
Sun 13:12:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] the MinceR department
Sun 13:12:54 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I mean the part: I am
Sun 13:12:55 │ 〖kalel〗 │ confident that I am handing over my duties into responsible hands.
Sun 13:13:25 │ 〖kalel〗 │ How can he already know who he is handing over the duties to, if the election is not over?
Sun 13:14:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NVMe Performance Compared: Windows Server 2025 vs. Ubuntu Server 24.04.4 LTS https://www.storagereview.com/review/linux-vs-windows-server-2025-native-nvme
Sun 13:14:18 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Regarding the username field, I just set it to the same value as the nickname field, and ergo is supposed to force it to 'u' instead, but this server's ergo configuration just keeps it as whatever the user entered.
Sun 13:14:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i am not proficient at this
Sun 13:14:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] MinceR might know
Sun 13:14:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] as for tille
Sun 13:14:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] he is ttrying to do damage control
Sun 13:14:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] for debian
Sun 13:15:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] as there iss a good chance morale is very loww and people will vote none ofm the above
Sun 13:15:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and then another person enters as conddate
Sun 13:15:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and winn
Sun 13:15:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] *wins
Sun 13:16:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu 26.04 now needs more RAM than Windows 11, which says more about Microsoft than Canonical https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-26-04-needs-more-ram-windows-11/
Sun 13:16:44 │ 〖kalel〗 │ The username thing is not a big deal, just surprised me, since it's ergo. It even says so on http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ergoirc-manuals.txt that "By default, the user/ident field is inoperative in Ergo: it is always set to `~u`, regardless of the `USER` command"
Sun 13:18:08 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Regarding the elections, I would be very surprised if "None Of The Above Wins", most DDs are historically unaware of what's going on and either don't vote at all or just pick whoever is offered.
Sun 13:18:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ These 10 open-source apps built Linux into what it is today https://www.howtogeek.com/these-open-source-apps-built-linux-into-what-it-is-today/
Sun 13:19:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux kernel 7.0 is coming mid-April—here’s everything you need to know https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-kernel-seven-is-coming-april/
Sun 13:20:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 4 reasons I use screen instead of tmux on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-use-screen-instead-of-tmux-on-linux/
Sun 13:20:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] the ergo manual is from 2021
Sun 13:20:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] we used the latest version
Sun 13:21:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] (2026)
Sun 13:21:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Debian is a toxic community
Sun 13:21:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] unlike ours
Sun 13:21:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] we have several people who can handle IRC setup
Sun 13:21:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and are therefore very robust to attacks
Sun 13:21:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] inc. sociall engineering attacks
Sun 13:22:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] deioan brought onboard sick men
Sun 13:22:09 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I've heard about techrights for a long time, never paid much attention. I saw a link from daniel pococks blog to techrights and noticed there's an irc channel so I thought I'd check it out.
Sun 13:22:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and theey ruin it for everybody
Sun 13:22:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so then nbody wants to run
Sun 13:22:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] nobody wants the toxic DPL position
Sun 13:22:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] people run without rivals
Sun 13:22:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] sam hartman
Sun 13:22:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then jonathan carter
Sun 13:22:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then tille
Sun 13:22:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it's a job nobody want
Sun 13:22:42 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Afaik, ergo default still uses 'u' as the default username even in 2026 version, but I can be wrong about that.
Sun 13:22:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and it's not hard to get
Sun 13:22:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] yopu can be some librarian girlfriend of some dude
Sun 13:22:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and win this election
Sun 13:23:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] the dev of ergo was here months ago\
Sun 13:23:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in this channel
Sun 13:23:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and might know the answer
Sun 13:23:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] alsom got some email from him a month ago
Sun 13:23:40 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Looking at historical debian dpl elections, it was *never* a popular position to run for, it predates any known controversy, as far as I know. Unpaid position, lots of eyes on you.
Sun 13:23:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] look at late 90s
Sun 13:23:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it was competitive
Sun 13:24:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] after bruce perens
Sun 13:24:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux continues its upward trend: Operating system hits new high in Steam survey | igor´sLAB ⚓ https://www.igorslab.de/en/linux-continues-its-upward-trend-operating-system-reaches-new-high-in-steam-survey/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.igorslab.de/en/linux-continues-its-upward-trend-operating-system-reaches-new-high-in-steam-survey/
Sun 13:26:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Steam on Linux Surpasses 5% Market Share in the Latest Survey Update | TechPowerUp ⚓ https://www.techpowerup.com/347961/steam-on-linux-surpasses-5-market-share-in-the-latest-survey-update | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.techpowerup.com/347961/steam-on-linux-surpasses-5-market-share-in-the-latest-survey-update
Sun 13:28:06 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I'm going by information on https://www.debian.org/vote/ where it shows there have been numerous cases where only a single candidate ran, and almost all cases are very few candidates to choose from.
Sun 13:28:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Switcher 2026: Linux Gaming First Steps ⭐️ - Thurrott.com ⚓ https://www.thurrott.com/linux/334556/switcher-2026-linux-gaming-first-steps ䷉ Source: Paul Thurrott | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.thurrott.com/linux/334556/switcher-2026-linux-gaming-first-steps
Sun 13:28:43 │ 〖kalel〗 │ The year after perens was 4 candidates https://www.debian.org/vote/1999/vote_0001
Sun 13:29:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] that's choice
Sun 13:29:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] like 4 political partiesa
Sun 13:29:33 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I suppose you're right.
Sun 13:29:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] many would nnot run
Sun 13:29:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] because they knew they would not win
Sun 13:29:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] only look small
Sun 13:29:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and humiliated
Sun 13:29:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or waste time campaigning
Sun 13:30:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] now it's worse
Sun 13:30:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] youu become punch bag
Sun 13:30:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] with people like daniel pocock demanding action
Sun 13:30:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Android's Linux terminal is so good that I keep finding new reasons not to open my PC https://www.makeuseof.com/android-linux-terminal-so-good-new-reasons-not-pc/
Sun 13:30:47 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I don't know much about daniel pocock, but I like that he tracks things that nobody else is tracking.
Sun 13:31:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ COSMIC desktop is incredible, but its not ready yet https://www.howtogeek.com/cosmic-desktop-incredible-but-not-ready/
Sun 13:31:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] this is why he gets in troubke
Sun 13:31:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and we do too
Sun 13:31:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] e.g. https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/11/Matthew_J_Garrett_Has_Just_Sent_a_Threat_to_Put_My_Wife_and_I_i.shtml
Sun 13:32:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] cults focus on siliencing, balckmailing, threatenig gcritics
Sun 13:32:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] rational people can ignore
Sun 13:32:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or even listen adn respond
Sun 13:32:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not bully
Sun 13:32:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] as I said
Sun 13:32:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] debian attracted some sick people
Sun 13:32:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] literally sick in the head
Sun 13:33:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] sociopaths too
Sun 13:33:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I used it for a few days to see how it shaped up to classics like GNOME, Cinnamon, and KDE."
Sun 13:34:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Civilization VI Linux Testing Shows Proton's Superiority ⚓ https://en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/testirovanie-civilization-vi-na-linux-pokazalo-prevoskhodstvo-proton | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/testirovanie-civilization-vi-na-linux-pokazalo-prevoskhodstvo-proton
Sun 13:35:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I switched from sudo to doas and now my permission rules actually make sense https://www.makeuseof.com/switched-sudo-to-doas-now-permission-rules-make-sense/
Sun 13:35:25 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I'm not happy to hear all of that, because I actually use debian.
Sun 13:35:35 │ 〖kalel〗 │ It works for my usecases.
Sun 13:35:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] my wife and i too
Sun 13:35:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] debian needs to kick out the sick people
Sun 13:35:46 │ 〖kalel〗 │ And I don't know what I'd replace debian with if debian disappeared.
Sun 13:35:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not thje victims of the sick people
Sun 13:36:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] debian in the 90s attracted scholars
Sun 13:36:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] computer sicnetists
Sun 13:36:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] like ian
Sun 13:36:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] more so after rms sort of endorsed it
Sun 13:37:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] a decades later it was taken over by gafam and similar interests
Sun 13:37:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] who sshoehorned non-scientists
Sun 13:37:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and spoiled the broth
Sun 13:37:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then you had "mosquito people" pretending to be gurus
Sun 13:37:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in computer stuff
Sun 13:37:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and making decisions
Sun 13:37:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] promotion back doors
Sun 13:37:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not good at all
Sun 13:37:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it is not a debian issue
Sun 13:37:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] some other distros have the same
Sun 13:38:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] more so when they becomne mainstream
Sun 13:38:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and gafam/spy agencies have an interest in that
Sun 13:38:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not that bazzte of chay become big they will be similarly targeted
Sun 13:38:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] *bazzite
Sun 13:38:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i understand it'ss run bya amicvrosoft person
Sun 13:38:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] which is... worrying
Sun 13:38:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] same as some other distros
Sun 13:38:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] one of them left microsoft since
Sun 13:38:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so debenfit of the doubt applies
Sun 13:39:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] we used alpine on the server years ago
Sun 13:39:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] prior to that centos
Sun 13:39:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] similar issues, comunity-wise
Sun 13:39:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] *mmunity
Sun 13:40:46 │ 〖kalel〗 │ all projects start as technical projects but eventually end up being led by people more interested in politics and community
Sun 13:41:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Sun 13:41:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not all projects
Sun 13:41:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] but MinceR et al can attest to that
Sun 13:41:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] efforts to politicise
Sun 13:41:30 │ 〖kalel〗 │ All projects that reach a certain age.
Sun 13:41:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] by emotional bl;ackmail, thrats etc.
Sun 13:41:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] projects can resist
Sun 13:41:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it costs a lot
Sun 13:41:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and not just in money
Sun 13:41:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] also energy
Sun 13:41:58 │ 〖kalel〗 │ The people who enjoy politics and community stuff end up being good at that, better than the technical people, so they eventually take over.
Sun 13:42:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] linux fell 2 decades ago
Sun 13:42:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it''s not a joke kernel
Sun 13:42:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] with inertia
Sun 13:42:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] yes, that is called social engineeringh
Sun 13:42:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] they get ahhead
Sun 13:42:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] by cheating and misleading
Sun 13:42:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] but
Sun 13:42:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] if the prroject is run by dorks without social skills
Sun 13:42:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then it's easier to do the takeover
Sun 13:42:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] because they make big mistakes
Sun 13:43:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ccconcessions they call them..
Sun 13:43:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] recent example: nix/nixos
Sun 13:43:57 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I don't follow nix/nixos, because I need more flexibility than they permit (by design).
Sun 13:44:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not the point
Sun 13:44:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] the pattern
Sun 13:44:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] the themes
Sun 13:44:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not the substance of the project
Sun 13:44:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] they had influence
Sun 13:44:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and impact
Sun 13:44:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so tthey "had" to be taken over
Sun 13:45:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] by social engineeringh
Sun 13:47:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] we write long series about this
Sun 13:47:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it's very crucial
Sun 13:47:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] as it explains to people the patterns
Sun 13:47:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and what to watch out for
Sun 13:47:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so they can deefend and comprehend
Sun 13:47:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] we see similar modus operandi
Sun 13:47:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] andd almost nobody explains it
Sun 13:47:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Watchtower Discontinued and Switching from sudo to doas ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Watchtower_Discontinued_and_Switching_from_sudo_to_doas.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Watchtower_Discontinued_and_Switching_from_sudo_to_doas.gmi ∎
Sun 13:48:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/21/Video_Daniel_Pocock_s_Public_Talk_About_Free_Software_Politics_.shtml
Sun 13:51:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Kernel 6.18 and Preview of 7.0 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Linux_Kernel_6_18_and_Preview_of_7_0.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Linux_Kernel_6_18_and_Preview_of_7_0.gmi ∎
Sun 13:52:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Reverse-Engineering, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Reverse_Engineering_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Reverse_Engineering_and_More.gmi ∎
Sun 13:54:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers: Ratelimits, Wander Console 0.4.0, and Mozilla ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Ratelimits_Wander_Console_0_4_0_and_Mo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Ratelimits_Wander_Console_0_4_0_and_Mo.gmi ∎
Sun 13:55:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] kalel: while i fully respect everyone's privacy and appreciate what you say, it can help if we know more background
Sun 13:55:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] e.g. your concerns about debian, aside from being its user
Sun 13:55:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] the tille thing i no smokign gun
Sun 13:56:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] *iis
Sun 13:56:12 │ 〖kalel〗 │ My main concern is about the project being taken over by someone who will bring it such bad publicity that sponsors will distance themselves from debian and debian will no longer be able to sustain its operations and will cease to exist.
Sun 13:56:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] debian has already had this problem
Sun 13:56:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] for years
Sun 13:56:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not enough volunteers
Sun 13:56:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not under cartel
Sun 13:56:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or tille, tither
Sun 13:56:56 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Not bad enough yet, in my opinion.
Sun 13:56:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] *either
Sun 13:57:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] also predates lamb and harman
Sun 13:57:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it gets worse
Sun 13:57:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and GAFAM funds and controls their servers
Sun 13:57:39 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Thankfully DPL is always for one year, but they can do a lot of damage in one year if they choose to do so.
Sun 13:57:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 13:57:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] morale was already bad when ian went to sun
Sun 13:58:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] to chase money
Sun 13:58:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and make openindiana etc
Sun 13:59:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] later he went to docker
Sun 13:59:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] prior to that LF IIRC
Sun 13:59:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] as CTO
Sun 13:59:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] IIRC
Sun 13:59:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so he was chasing money
Sun 13:59:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and boosting bloat
Sun 13:59:58 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Maybe my actual concern is that I don't see an alternative to debian. Anything based on debian is worse than debian, and everything not based on debian is some gimmick or too corporate to suit my usecases without cashing out big $$$
Sun 14:00:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and security disasters like containers
Sun 14:00:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so debian was seeing its own daddy turning his back on them
Sun 14:00:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] there areee several branches
Sun 14:01:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] gentoo, not serious
Sun 14:01:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] slackware, understaffed
Sun 14:01:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] mageia/mandriva/others
Sun 14:01:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] IBM
Sun 14:01:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and its clones
Sun 14:01:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and then debiab->Ubuntu
Sun 14:01:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] that last one is a "target"
Sun 14:01:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] arch is still small
Sun 14:01:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] aside from SteamOS
Sun 14:02:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 14:04:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ubuntu seems bigger than debian
Sun 14:04:30 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I need a distro that is used by enough people so that there is sufficient documentation out there and sufficient expertise, both free and paid, and that doesn't make me jump through hoops to get the installation running, and is based on glibc. Debian is the only fit I found long ago.
Sun 14:04:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and has many derivs
Sun 14:04:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 14:04:40 │ 〖kalel〗 │ ubuntu pushes snaps and I'm not comfortable with snaps
Sun 14:04:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ubuntu is now managed by a very young british spy with little commercial experience
Sun 14:04:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and he makes awful decisions
Sun 14:04:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] based on very limited experience in the brtitish army
Sun 14:05:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] where he did spying
Sun 14:05:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so a london-based distro
Sun 14:05:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] like aus-0based one
Sun 14:05:30 │ 〖kalel〗 │ meh, I was forced to go to the military for 2 years, and I did tech stuff too (spying), it doesn't mean much.
Sun 14:05:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] (IBM Red Hat)
Sun 14:05:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] is sort of connecccted to imperialism
Sun 14:05:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and they don't want security
Sun 14:05:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] they oinly need to pretend they want that
Sun 14:05:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] while pushing fake security (back doorS)
Sun 14:06:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so you are probably a finnn os in singapore
Sun 14:06:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] *oor
Sun 14:06:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not sure how logn a service in south korea
Sun 14:07:13 │ 〖kalel〗 │ korea
Sun 14:07:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] nobopdy there cares
Sun 14:07:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] unless you are BTS
Sun 14:07:34 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I hate that it's compulsory.
Sun 14:07:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then the media flips out
Sun 14:07:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and you pretend to be "in" the service
Sun 14:13:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 05/04/2026: "Taiwanese Airlines to Hike Fuel Surcharges 157%" and Openly Racist Voter Suppression Starts in the US ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Links_05_04_2026_Taiwanese_Airlines_to_Hike_Fuel_Surcharges_157.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Links_05_04_2026_Taiwanese_Airlines_to_Hike_Fuel_Surcharges_157.gmi ∎
Sun 14:14:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If I were offered the job of writing the F1 regulations, I wouldn't take it. I think there's no outcome that counts as success. But more capable people did take the job. Maybe they could pull it off?" gemini://freeshell.de/f1/2026-04-05_Plus__a_change___.gmi
Sun 14:15:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Enhancements include Split View, Restore Tab, an Outline button and the ability to use the "G" key to open right-click link shortcuts (use "F" for left-click). There's also a dialog to configure the "Hot Button" to show either top twenty bookmarks or the user's bookmark folder of choice." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Alhena/41004
Sun 14:15:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At first Gemini was simple. I could browse all the capsules. There weren't that many! Some random gemlogs were aggregated on Capcom and gmisub. I remember being a little excited when mine was first included on Capcom. If I liked a gemlog, my client has a feeds page. Simple." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-04-05_How_should_I_feel_about_centralisation_.gmi
Sun 14:16:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Meditation on Copyright gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/04-04-meditation-on-copyright.gmi
Sun 14:17:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Breve e incompleta historia del desarrollo web gemini://alex.corcoles.net/2026/04/breve-e-incompleta-historia-del-desarrollo-web
Sun 14:42:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kncz8c4h#replies
Sun 14:42:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "kind of. IBM is now made up of some odd and weird and according to US laws, illegal DEI and WOKE hires (CHEERLEADERS) who are hired because" 1. they are not white. 2. they are not male. 3 they are young under 30 and work for cheap. Don't believe me? Watch this leaked internal video of IBM CEO Arvind and Red Hat Chairman discussing "IBM employee populations based on a caste system and skin color and race". This is ILLEGAL in the U
Sun 14:42:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] S but not India his homeland. https://x.com/i/status/1734374423124176944
Sun 14:42:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Meetings never had a pre published or compelling agenda. They are boring and repetitive. Wish I had a $ for every time you hear "excited" on an IBM meeting. That is all they have; cheerleaders trying to spread excitement.
Sun 14:42:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] IBM for decades now has suffered from THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES (Robbie Thomas in hoodies and sneakers does not count) and THE PETER PRINCIPLE: The Peter Principle is a management theory formulated by Dr. Laurence J. Peter in 1968, which states that employees in a hierarchical organization tend to be promoted based on their performance in their current role rather than their suitability for the next level. Consequently, individua
Sun 14:42:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ls continue to be promoted until they reach a position for which they are incompetent, at which point they no longer demonstrate the required skills for further advancement. This leads to the "final placement" or "Peter's Plateau," where the employee remains stuck, often lowering team productivity and morale due to their inability to effectively perform their new duties.
Sun 14:42:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] The principle is a critique of conventional promotion practices that equate technical skill in one role with leadership capability in another—such as promoting a stellar technician to a managerial role requiring interpersonal skills they lack. While initially written as a satire, research has validated the principle, showing that companies often promote based on past success, leading to poor management performance after promotio
Sun 14:42:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] n. To mitigate this, organizations are advised to provide targeted training for new roles, create non-management career paths for high performers, or promote based on potential rather than just past achievements."
Sun 14:59:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slop Was a Flop and Energy Crisis Will be Slop's Final Blow ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Slop_Was_a_Flop_and_Energy_Crisis_Will_be_Slop_s_Final_Blow.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Slop_Was_a_Flop_and_Energy_Crisis_Will_be_Slop_s_Final_Blow.gmi ∎
Sun 15:28:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – When You Try to Change the World for the Better and Somehow They Find a Way to Say You Are the Villain ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/When_You_Try_to_Change_the_World_for_the_Better_and_Somehow_The.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/When_You_Try_to_Change_the_World_for_the_Better_and_Somehow_The.gmi ∎
Sun 15:39:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Andreas Tille Congratulates Sruthi Chandran Before the Election for Debian Project Leader (DPL) is Even Over ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Andreas_Tille_Congratulates_Sruthi_Chandran_Before_the_Election.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Andreas_Tille_Congratulates_Sruthi_Chandran_Before_the_Election.gmi ∎
Sun 15:40:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ 05 071441 < schestowitz[TR3]> i saw some irc clients that do that
Sun 15:41:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ at least one irc client (irccloud) can also do web embeds
Sun 15:41:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it's optional
Sun 15:42:23 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ 05 151227 < schestowitz[TR3]> MinceR might know
Sun 15:42:27 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i don't understand the question
Sun 15:42:50 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ oh, ergo's supposed to change the username? i don't know anything about that
Sun 15:43:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] me neither
Sun 15:43:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i haven't seen many 'u' usernames so far
Sun 15:43:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ kalel's username seems to be '~kalel' from here
Sun 15:44:23 │ 〖kalel〗 │ That's correct.
Sun 15:44:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ maybe it looks different if you also use ergo as a bouncer but i've never done that
Sun 15:45:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Former Halo art director accuses Microsoft of harassment; says in a LinkedIn post: Under Revised Code of Washington https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/former-halo-art-director-accuses-microsoft-of-harassment-says-in-a-linkedin-post-under-revised-code-of-washington-i-allege-/amp_articleshow/130025388.cms
Sun 15:46:57 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Connect to irc.ergo.chat with any USER, and you will see it changes to 'u' automatically.
Sun 15:47:25 │ 〖kalel〗 │ That's without any nickserv account.
Sun 15:48:16 │ 〖kalel〗 │ https://github.com/ergochat/ergo/blob/master/docs/MANUAL.md#why-is-ergo-ignoring-my-ident-response--user-command
Sun 15:48:37 │ 〖kalel〗 │ "The default/recommended configuration of Ergo does not query remote ident servers, and furthermore ignores any user/ident sent with the USER command. All user/ident fields are set to a constant ~u."
Sun 15:50:24 │ 〖kalel〗 │ "As an operator, you can modify this behavior if desired; see the check-ident and coerce-ident settings in the config file."
Sun 16:05:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Cloud Computing as a Cloud of Smoke (Your Hosting Provider is a "Legitimate" Military Target) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Cloud_Computing_as_a_Cloud_of_Smoke_Your_Hosting_Provider_is_a_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Cloud_Computing_as_a_Cloud_of_Smoke_Your_Hosting_Provider_is_a_.gmi ∎
Sun 16:07:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Centralisation is bad. https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Cloud_Computing_as_a_Cloud_of_Smoke_Your_Hosting_Provider_is_a_.shtml kalel, this mentions South Korea
Sun 16:08:59 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I don't know how to succintly summarize the computing situation in korea, besides saying that it's not good.
Sun 16:11:14 │ 〖kalel〗 │ From early age they drill it into us that we must hate the north, meanwhile the north never did anything bad to me personally. And the people in power love americans and everything the american companies try to sell to us, and laugh at me when I suggest to build something local owned by koreans with no involvement from americans.
Sun 16:12:45 │ 〖kalel〗 │ And all men are forced to waste 2 years of their life in miltary service, while women don't have to do anything.
Sun 16:13:02 │ 〖kalel〗 │ (Yes, there are ways around it, but I was not lucky)
Sun 16:16:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Mainstream Media on "Practical Survivalism" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Mainstream_Media_on_Practical_Survivalism.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Mainstream_Media_on_Practical_Survivalism.gmi ∎
Sun 16:18:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] depends on:
Sun 16:18:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] 1. country
Sun 16:18:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] 2. the time (e.g. peace/war)
Sun 16:18:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] 3. your status (physical, mental)
Sun 16:19:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] but peer pressure comes into it
Sun 16:19:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] bot before and during, then after
Sun 16:19:31 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] germany and france might soon inoduce conscription
Sun 16:19:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] suppose they foresee putin taking ukraine and moving deeper
Sun 16:20:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] <kalel> I don't know how to succintly summarize the computing situation in korea, besides saying that it's not good.
Sun 16:20:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] seems similar to many other countries, read this:
Sun 16:20:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/cantsay/
Sun 16:22:06 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Europe is more fucked with their stupid politicians than here in asia, but maybe only just barely.
Sun 16:22:20 │ 〖psydroid3〗 │ it may be hard to realise that you're (culturally and politically) occupied when you live inside the system and don't have an outsider perspective
Sun 16:22:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] NL has hungarian minister working for US
Sun 16:22:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] via capgemini
Sun 16:22:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] pseudo-france
Sun 16:22:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] msft reseller
Sun 16:23:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] their allegiance is to money/corporations, not nations or local communities
Sun 16:23:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] that iis an issue outside tech as well
Sun 16:24:25 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Did you know that it's treason if you say you'd like to provide north korea with open-source software?
Sun 16:24:59 │ 〖kalel〗 │ And that you can get around it if you instead put the code into books and then ship the books over? Same as with PGP in the 90s (if it was the 90s?)
Sun 16:26:25 │ 〖kalel〗 │ There is much brainwash happening, no normal person wants war with the north but our leaders constantly keep the idea alive.
Sun 16:27:26 │ 〖kalel〗 │ "Aktchually you are still tekchnikally at war because you have not signed a peace treaty"
Sun 16:28:12 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ well, last time i checked, kim jong-un was claimed to have a nearly 80% approval rating in south korea, so i guess you guys don't hate them that much after all
Sun 16:28:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ even though there are plenty of reasons to hate them
Sun 16:28:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] nrth koea gets anything it needs from russia and china
Sun 16:28:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it doesn't need github etc
Sun 16:28:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] heck, it LEVERAGES github to inject attacks
Sun 16:29:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] as recently as last week
Sun 16:29:16 │ 〖kalel〗 │ kim grew up in europe and was educated in europe, he's used to the western lifestyle and does not want to lose it. Starting a hot war would lead to him losing his comfy life. Hence no war will happen while he is alive.
Sun 16:29:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_NPM_Causes_Security_Catastrophes_Microsoft_Transmits_.shtml
Sun 16:29:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ he still sent soldiers to help putler exterminate ukrainians
Sun 16:30:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] same as pol pot
Sun 16:30:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] (france)
Sun 16:30:16 │ 〖kalel〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: chinese internet is very restricted, you can get around it but sometimes you cannot even reach debian.org
Sun 16:30:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] but he did commit genocide
Sun 16:30:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or war crimes, based not on race but loyalty
Sun 16:30:38 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ there isn't even a need to reach deadian.org, it's just fedora with extra steps
Sun 16:30:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ which is just windows and/or macos with extra steps...
Sun 16:31:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] fedora is fast becoming slop
Sun 16:31:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time of ~60% in Switzerland, GNU/Linux Among Top Gainers ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_of_60_in_Switzerland_GNU_Li.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_of_60_in_Switzerland_GNU_Li.gmi ∎
Sun 16:31:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in the operationsal sense and code
Sun 16:31:55 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I can't fix a single bug in windows, on the other hand I have at least a chance of fixing a bug in an open-source project myself.
Sun 16:32:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] that is not the main benefit
Sun 16:32:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] but a side perk
Sun 16:32:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] you can replicate whatever you want, it's a powerful featurrrrrrrrrrre, copy of copies
Sun 16:33:05 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ if you try to fix a bug in Linux or systemd, you get to try to maintain your own fork of an incredibly bloated project that is being churned quickly. good luck.
Sun 16:33:51 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (and of course microslop's minions will try to cancel you for it)
Sun 16:33:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] both have many bugs
Sun 16:33:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] probably less than Windows
Sun 16:34:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] MinceR: only "nazis" fork projects
Sun 16:34:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] unless GAFGAM forks
Sun 16:34:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then it's a "COC" success story
Sun 16:34:28 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/eating-disorders-meta-smart-glasses-feature
Sun 16:36:49 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ the days of wine and pizza... https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-fsd-wine-pizza
Sun 16:37:09 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ someone is cruisin' for a bruisin'
Sun 16:37:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/target-ai-agent-tos
Sun 17:10:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://science.nasa.gov/moon/lunar-craters/the-explosive-history-of-orientale-basin/
Sun 17:19:09 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ 🎶 it's springtime for crackpots in germany🎶... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/uproar-germany-law-men-up-to-45-military-permission-long-stays-abroad
Sun 17:32:54 │ 〖kalel〗 │ I like this news bot.
Sun 17:33:14 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Does it have a RSS feed somewhere? Or some other way of following it, aside from being on IRC?
Sun 17:34:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] yes
Sun 17:34:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://schestowitz.com/2026/
Sun 17:34:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or https://techrights.org/irc/
Sun 17:52:38 │ 〖kalel〗 │ ty
Sun 17:53:25 │ 〖kalel〗 │ Hi mom! I'm on TV!
Sun 18:06:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This has implications, e.g. I used to assume there was a requirement for a simpler filesystem layer making AFS look like a WebDAV share. But it may be better to just have everyone use AFS. This doesn't exclude use of end-user apps like LibreOffice." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2026-04-05.gmi
Sun 18:07:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've setup a simple tracker for the Artemis flight: [...]" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Geminispace/40884 gemini://artemis.fairlygood.net/
Sun 18:08:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I haven't written about Gemini in a long time. The late AI wave has gotten me really concerned about the future of humanity. Humans are the apex species on Earth because we are the most intelligent species." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/04-01-gemini-as-the-final-founteir-of-human-cognition.gmi
Sun 18:13:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 05/04/2026: Artemis II Mission Tracker, Meditation on Copyright, Alhena 5.5.5, "Gemini as the Final Frontier of Human Cognition" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Gemini_Links_05_04_2026_Artemis_II_Mission_Tracker_Meditation_o.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Gemini_Links_05_04_2026_Artemis_II_Mission_Tracker_Meditation_o.gmi ∎
Sun 18:16:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Goblin: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c75k3rv779xt
Sun 18:16:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] hammers close to semis
Sun 18:16:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] two goals in ET
Sun 18:16:37 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ :) yep
Sun 18:17:40 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Although I'm more concerned with relegation than the FA Cup
Sun 18:20:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ They had talent? https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/05/ex-microsoft-engineer-believes-azure-problems-stem-from-talent-exodus-xcxwbn/
Sun 18:35:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SLAPP Censorship - Part 35 Out of 200: #HowTo Make ~10,000 Pound Sterling (13,220.50 United States Dollars) by Copy-Pasting and Editing 10 Pages ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_35_Out_of_200_How_to_Make_10_000_Pound_St.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_35_Out_of_200_How_to_Make_10_000_Pound_St.gmi ∎
Sun 18:39:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Goblin: no cup
Sun 18:39:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] maybe no PL either
Sun 18:40:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c75k3rv779xt "For the first time in almost four decades Leeds are into the FA Cup semi-finals!"
Sun 18:43:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU/Linux up 0.3% this month? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/#monthly-200902-202604
Sun 18:47:19 │ 〖psydroid3〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/apr/05/west-ham-v-leeds-buildup-plus-scottish-premiership-and-womens-fa-cup-matchday-live
Sun 18:47:30 │ 〖psydroid3〗 │ hmm
Sun 18:48:20 │ 〖psydroid3〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/05/european-football-psv-eindhoven-eredivisie-champions-inter-roma-serie-a
Sun 18:48:41 │ 〖psydroid3〗 │ https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/05/psv-clinches-historic-eredivisie-title-feyenoord-draw-volendam
Sun 18:55:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Drone Strikes on Amazon (GAFAM) Datacentres Highlight Azure's Miniscule Share ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Drone_Strikes_on_Amazon_GAFAM_Datacentres_Highlight_Azure_s_Min.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Drone_Strikes_on_Amazon_GAFAM_Datacentres_Highlight_Azure_s_Min.gmi ∎
Sun 18:56:48 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ yeah, like I say I wasn't really bothered in the FA Cup,,,,still think there is a chance to avoid relegation though.
Sun 18:57:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] getting hammered down the local pub
Sun 18:58:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] chhelsea just drawn to play cheelsea
Sun 18:58:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] so mancity will probably see chelsea in final
Sun 18:58:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] after the saints
Sun 19:07:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows collapsing https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/colombia//#monthly-200902-202604
Sun 19:08:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) (video) (no audio) https://imgur.com/gallery/kitty-fCfeHDH
Sun 19:09:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Same here https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/croatia//#monthly-200902-202604
Sun 19:11:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows falls behind the unknown https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/myanmar//#monthly-200902-202604
Sun 19:16:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows below 25% in UK https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/united-kingdom//#monthly-200902-202604
Sun 19:20:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Halo director alleges he experienced ‘multiple harassment campaigns’ and ‘blacklisting, fraud, rampant favoritism’ at Halo Studios https://www.destructoid.com/halo-director-alleges-he-experienced-multiple-harassment-campaigns-and-blacklisting-fraud-rampant-favoritism-at-halo-studios/
Sun 19:23:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Windows Down at 60%, GNU/Linux Gained 0.3% This Month Based on statCounter ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Windows_Down_at_60_GNU_Linux_Gained_0_3_This_Month_Based_on_sta.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Windows_Down_at_60_GNU_Linux_Gained_0_3_This_Month_Based_on_sta.gmi ∎
Sun 19:28:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Culture of Harassment Inside Microsoft, Says Former Director at Microsoft ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Culture_of_Harassment_Inside_Microsoft_Says_Former_Director_at_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Culture_of_Harassment_Inside_Microsoft_Says_Former_Director_at_.gmi ∎
Sun 19:40:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Party in 2 Months' Time ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Party_in_2_Months_Time.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/Party_in_2_Months_Time.gmi ∎
Sun 20:28:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (nsfw) https://www.oglaf.com/wishbone/
Sun 20:51:29 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ There. Im now on with Mint. Thankfully free of that damn Mac
Sun 21:36:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://imgur.com/gallery/starting-NOtpP9d
Sun 21:37:23 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Just installed Tuxracer - its come a long way since I last tried it. Very impressed.
Sun 21:39:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Well, the good news is we allegedly got the pilot back, but they won't say his name or show any proof of that, and the bad news is we lost three more aircraft during the operation including an Army helicopter and two MC-130J planes each worth over $100 million.
Sun 21:39:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The operation to get him back cost us over $500 million when he shouldn't have even been over there to get shot down in the first place.
Sun 22:56:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://i.imgur.com/zkLPbE7.jpeg
Sun 23:25:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: For some reason most oil filters cause a short "Low Oil Pressure" warning on my dashboard on startup sometimes.
Sun 23:25:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's only there for like 1-2 seconds then it goes away.
Sun 23:26:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I switched to the Mobil 1 M1-101A oil filter and haven't seen it since.
Sun 23:26:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I've tried tons of oil filters and most of them seem to have the same problem although some are worse than others.
Sun 23:26:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ GM's official oil filter is the PF47, and even that one does it occasionally.
Sun 23:34:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I'm wondering if one of the AC Delco Gold UPR47 filters would have the same issue.
Sun 23:34:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ GM got really skimpy on the PF47.
Sun 23:34:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's got cardboard endcaps and nylon inner corre.
Sun 23:35:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you're going to use a PF47 you might as well just save another $1 and use the Super Tech filter from Walmart. It's the same thing really.
Sun 23:35:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ when you have this issue, when do you replace the oil filter?
Sun 23:36:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You know, they have to cut $1 out of the filter price because those dealers have no profit at all with a $120 oil change "coupon".
Sun 23:36:22 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ [18:35] <MinceR> when you have this issue, when do you replace the oil filter?
Sun 23:36:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They do it even if they're brand new.
Sun 23:36:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I still change my oil out about every 3,000 miles.
Sun 23:36:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Sludge is some seriously bad news.
Sun 23:36:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You don't want it.
Sun 23:36:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ you can't really replace the oil filter without also replacing the oil, right?
Sun 23:37:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You can.
Sun 23:37:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You'll need to top off the oil if you do but you could.
Sun 23:37:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Don't know why you would.
Sun 23:37:40 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ ic
Sun 23:37:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You'll lose about .25-.5 quarts when you take the filter off, out of a 4.5 qt system.
Sun 23:38:32 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I bought a MANN + HUMMEL filter off Amazon and demanded a refund when I found out the stupid Germans designed it without an anti-drainback valve.
Sun 23:38:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I tossed it. I'm not putting something like that on the car.
Sun 23:38:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It has enough problems without dry starts.
Sun 23:39:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Some cars don't need a check valve in the oil filter. They're built into the car itself at some point along the way.
Sun 23:39:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But most do.
Sun 23:39:58 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The point of the check valve is to keep the filter and the system past the filter full of oil so it doesn't drain back into the pan.
Sun 23:40:30 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Dry starts are seriously bad news for the engine.
Sun 23:40:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The longer it runs without oil the worse off you are.
Sun 23:40:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Even a few extra seconds every time you start the car is not acceptable.
Sun 23:43:54 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ GM had a lot of engine failures in their pickup trucks over the past few years.
Sun 23:44:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They designed the engines poorly, and the "solution" was to move from 0w20 oil to 5w40.
Sun 23:44:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They specified oil that was causing the engine to just tear itself up.
Mon 00:02:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 5th, 2026 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_April_5th_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/05/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_April_5th_2026.gmi ∎
Mon 00:27:45 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) (video) (no audio) https://imgur.com/gallery/hungry-kitties-8cci0mo
Mon 00:45:22 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://i.imgur.com/I16y2aC.jpeg
Mon 01:46:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-050426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-050426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-050426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-050426.txt
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Mon 01:48:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-050426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-050426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-050426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-050426.txt
Mon 01:49:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-050426.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-050426.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-050426.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-050426.txt
Mon 01:49:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-04-05.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-04-05.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Mon 01:50:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-04-05.txt
Mon 03:21:13 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBGZaS1apw
Mon 03:21:15 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Cool
Mon 03:30:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You can see why IFPI (ifpi.org) no longer gives its full name: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2026/04/04/an-immodest-proposal-for-the-music-industry/ | Source: Doc Searls
Mon 03:30:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Arguing with robots has become something of a hobby of mine." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/today-i-woke-up-and-chose-violence/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
Mon 03:30:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI music platform Suno’s policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. You can upload your own tracks to remix or set your original lyrics to AI-generated music." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/906896/sunos-copyright-ai-music-covers | Source: The Verge
Mon 03:30:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Last week's Supreme Court decision in Cox Communications reshaped the piracy liability landscape, creating new urgency for site-blocking legislation in Congress." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-lawmakers-work-on-unified-site-blocking-bill-to-counter-online-piracy/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Mon 03:32:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Furthermore, Microsoft consultants working within the government’s agencies to assist with the implementation of the company’s tools reportedly created a dependency on its services" ☛ https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-accused-of-creating-a-monopoly-on-us-government-systems-through-free-upgrades | Source: TechRadar
Mon 03:32:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "The formal investigation began in November 2024, when Khan signed off on a sprawling civil investigative demand spanning hundreds of pages." ☛ https://samexpert.com/ftc-microsoft-investigation-2025/ |
Mon 03:32:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I have spent the last month trying to remove Microsoft from my digital life. I traded Outlook for Gmail, OneDrive for Google Drive, and Word for Docs, and for a while, the transition was smooth." ☛ https://www.androidpolice.com/unable-to-switch-from-microsoft-to-google-ecosystem-because-of-single-app/ | Source: Android Police
Mon 03:33:12 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ why would one put all their eggs in one basket?
Mon 03:33:26 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ especially a corporate SaaSS basket?
Mon 03:33:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] GAFAM got him by the eggs
Mon 03:33:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Mon 03:33:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "APNIC recently welcomed Dr Yang Guoliang, President of the Future Network Research Institute of Xiong’an (in person)" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/06/xiongan-new-area-delegates-visit-apnic/ | Source: APNIC
Mon 03:34:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Happy Easter Monday
Mon 03:35:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Original gone from Archive.org https://techrights.org/o/2009/04/01/microsoft-employee-on-msft/index.shtml
Mon 03:35:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Amazon has long exploited subcontracting to avoid taking responsibility for its delivery drivers. A bill introduced by socialist New York City Councilor Tiffany Cabán would force the e-commerce giant to directly employ its drivers" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/04/nyc-amazon-delivery-subcontracting-caban-bill/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Mon 03:36:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Advocates say ICE arrests continue daily across Chicagoland, even as tactics grow more targeted and less visible." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/ice-presence-persists-in-chicago-as-raids-shift-to-quieter-tactics/ | Source: TruthOut
Mon 03:38:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Alaranta characterises Turkey's actions as a "witch hunt"." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20219073 | Source: YLE
Mon 03:38:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "a free speech row stretching far beyond the county's borders." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-56590417 | Source: BBC
Mon 03:38:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "he and his family are still in hiding." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/31/batley-school-what-teacher-in-hiding-can-tell-us-about-our-failure-to-tackle-intolerance | Source: The Guardian UK
Mon 03:38:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "fearing for his life" ☛ https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/devastated-batley-teacher-fearing-life-20282177 | Source: Yorkshire Live
Mon 03:38:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Then I came round to the statue. I wrote that, naturally, it offended me." ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/life-lessons-from-lenin | Source: The Next Move
Mon 03:39:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "after he criticized the illegal U.S.-Israeli war" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/uw-removes-middle-east-center-director-after-criticizing-war/ | Source: TruthOut
Mon 03:40:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These are my thoughts on some of the biggest firms in the technology industry." ☛ https://mihobu.net/big-tech-roundup |
Mon 03:40:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today the term is mostly lobbed as an insult. Take this example from a recent report by global consulting firm Accenture on why the health-care industry should enthusiastically embrace artificial intelligence: [...]" ☛ https://theconversation.com/im-a-luddite-you-should-be-one-too-163172 | Source: The Conversation
Mon 03:40:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Former CISA boss Jen Easterly and others have called on the industry to stop glamorizing these groups, and instead give them horrible names like "Scrawny Nuisance" or "Evil Ferret."" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/05/trellix_john_fokker_roasting_crims/ | Source: The Register UK
Mon 03:41:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have discovered how tiny changes in superhydride structure enable superconductivity at near room temperatures but extreme pressure — offering clues for designing more practical superconductors." ☛ https://interestingengineering.com/science/us-lab-unlocks-secrets-of-superconductors | Source: Interesting Engineering
Mon 03:43:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights — Welcome to the New Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ ∎
Mon 03:43:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 05, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_April_05_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_April_05_2026.gmi ∎
Mon 03:44:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Mon 03:45:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Mon 03:45:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb
Mon 03:45:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Mon 03:45:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Yes just look at HJ. In just three years, HJ was moved or promoted and removed into director roles across four different organizations. Four times in three years! Was there truly no one else capable of stepping into these positions? Across these groups, during his tenure the actual accomplishments have been minimal or flat out none. While smaller efforts were often amplified and presented as major, newsworthy achievements, those w
Mon 03:45:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] orking closely within these teams understand that meaningful progress has been limited. This pattern does not reflect a healthy or well-functioning site.
Mon 03:45:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Mon 03:46:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Mon 03:46:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] j he is succeeding in getting people to quit"
Mon 03:47:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "OP. The top tier decisions made have much more to do with lining executive pockets than the growth and health of the company. A lot of smoke and hype and use of trending buzzwords, then actual execution." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kndv3jf4
Mon 03:47:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Did IBM Pay thestreet.com for Puff Pieces? (Like It Did With Forbes) http://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Did_IBM_Pay_thestreet_com_for_Puff_Pieces_Like_It_Did_With_Forb.shtml
Mon 03:58:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Week 2 of April IBM Layoffs Accelerate Based on Rumours ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Week_2_of_April_IBM_Layoffs_Accelerate_Based_on_Rumours.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Week_2_of_April_IBM_Layoffs_Accelerate_Based_on_Rumours.gmi ∎
Mon 04:03:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay the state $375 million for failing to protect young users from child predators." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5764306 | Source: NPR
Mon 04:04:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Nobody asks the question that matters, which is: velocity toward what, exactly?" ☛ https://andrewmurphy.io/blog/if-you-thought-the-speed-of-writing-code-was-your-problem-you-have-bigger-problems |
Mon 04:04:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI chatbot users find themselves dangerously confident in outlandish beliefs" ☛ https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.19141 | Source: arXiv
Mon 04:04:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ propose
Mon 04:04:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this article, I propose a definition of software slop based on human attention (slop = code that hasn't been reviewed or verified) and sketch out a way to estimate how "sloppy" a piece of software is." ☛ https://pscanf.com/s/352/ |
Mon 04:08:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are no shortcuts to doing great work, but if AI is used in this pressure-driven way, it becomes little more than a shortcut machine: a way to get to the end goal faster without really scrutinizing the thinking it took to get there." ☛ https://werd.io/cognitive-surrender-leads-ai-users-to-abandon-logical-thinking-research-finds/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Mon 04:08:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So, how is the performance? I use random strings of up to 1 kilobyte. In all cases, I test that the functions provide the correct count. I did not closely examine the code, so it is possible that mistakes could be hiding in the code" ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/05/can-your-ai-rewrite-your-code-in-assembly/ | Source: Daniel Lemire
Mon 04:08:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While tech suppliers eye a trillion-dollar opportunity in AI, who carries the can if it goes wrong?" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/05/ai_agents_liability/ | Source: The Register UK
Mon 04:09:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Owners of some Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are angry after the carmaker announced it would shut down an app that lets them remotely control battery charging and other functions." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/nissan-leaf-app-shutdown-nissanconnect-ev-app | Source: The Guardian UK
Mon 04:09:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But here’s my actual Home Screen. It’s not changing unless I restart" ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2026/04/04/ios-26-i-shouldnt-need-to-restart-my-phone-to-change-my-wallpaper/ | Source: Lee Peterson
Mon 04:10:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Microsoft broke IDE LS-120 support. Agile is not Software Engineering and the rate of turds being pushed out the ass end of Sprints is proof of that. I set this machine up last year, in the summer sometime." ☛ https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/microsoft-broke-ide-ls-120-support/ | Source: Logikal Solutions
Mon 04:10:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As an owner of a SHIMANO power meter, this is disappointing." ☛ https://stuartbreckenridge.net/2026-04-05-shimano-connect-lab-to-be-discontinued/ | Source: Stuart Breckenridge
Mon 04:12:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Stationed on the Western Front, when not attending the more horrendous affairs of the conflict, behind the lines" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/photojournalism/forget-frames-per-second-this-wwi-photographer-captured-galloping-horses-using-a-glass-plate-camera-that-took-3-frames-per-minute | Source: Digital Camera World
Mon 04:12:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This camera quickly becomes the standard bearer for 6x6 (2¼ square) twin-lens reflex cameras, thanks to its high precision and great optics." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/film-cameras/how-a-trench-warfare-invention-became-germanys-most-iconic-camera-for-a-whole-generation-of-professional-photographers | Source: Digital Camera World
Mon 04:13:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So one has something like 000000101110110 representing (lambda (x y f) (f x y))." ☛ https://aartaka.me/blc-hard.html | Source: Artyom Bologov
Mon 04:13:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here are the solutions to the problems I posted last week." ☛ https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/04/fun-little-solutions.html | Source: Computational Complexity
Mon 04:28:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Another Microsoft Outlook Downtime ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Another_Microsoft_Outlook_Downtime.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Another_Microsoft_Outlook_Downtime.gmi ∎
Mon 04:30:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "
Mon 04:30:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Dear Roy
Mon 04:30:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I hope you're ok. So, I got my resignation to the End of December. I attached it (not to be publish) here."
Mon 04:45:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.gmi ∎
Mon 04:48:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These rules leave me with mostly two types of emails: [...]" ☛ https://matanabudy.com/my-email-hygiene/ | Source: Matan Abudy
Mon 04:48:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are a few ways I find links. One of the most valuable tools is the Firefox address bar, which can read my browser history." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/05/how-i-find-links | Source: James G
Mon 04:48:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The agenda was quite interesting and mostly focused around Writing; Writing Tools to be particular but we touched upon both as the meetup went on." ☛ https://yashgarg.dev/posts/writing-is-not-a-tool-problem/ |
Mon 04:49:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Christians from a variety of traditions will celebrate Easter this Sunday. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion." ☛ https://www.vox.com/2018/3/29/17168804/why-easter-celebrate-big-secular-holiday-like-christmas-bunny-egg-pagan | Source: Vox
Mon 04:52:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 06/04/2026: Ex-Microsoft Engineer Explains Why Azure Fails, Germany Prepares for War ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Ex_Microsoft_Engineer_Explains_Why_Azure_Fails.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Ex_Microsoft_Engineer_Explains_Why_Azure_Fails.gmi ∎
Mon 04:54:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As in, I turned 34 this past Tuesday! What an achievement! Nothing done on the specific day, as it did fall on a Tuesday. I just went to a bookstore, had some alone time at a restaurant, and watched a movie (Project Hail Mary). I'll say it was a perfect way to spend a birthday." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2806
Mon 04:55:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ old habits gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/old_habits
Mon 04:56:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I actually have another name for the sort of thing I'm into, and I think this is a big part of why it took me so long to realize HCI was something I even cared about. When I was writing my bespoke Rube Goldberg blog/gemlog machine" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/against-hci.gmi
Mon 04:56:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On throwing things away gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/04/05/on-throwing-things-away "“First law: The interval between throwing something away and needing it very badly is about three weeks. Corollary: This interval may be shortened by first keeping the item for a very long time.”
Mon 04:57:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "i have this printer and had to set it up today. the issue is the m15w is not an available model in the "hplip" hp printer driver package." gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2026-04-05
Mon 05:00:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 06/04/2026: Turning 34, Throwing Things Away, and Printing in GNU/Linux ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Turning_34_Throwing_Things_Away_and_Printing_i.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Turning_34_Throwing_Things_Away_and_Printing_i.gmi ∎
Mon 05:30:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Wars Aren't Ending, Now We See GAFAM Facilities Being Bombed ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Wars_Aren_t_Ending_Now_We_See_GAFAM_Facilities_Being_Bombed.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Wars_Aren_t_Ending_Now_We_See_GAFAM_Facilities_Being_Bombed.gmi ∎
Mon 05:37:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The textbook answer for a 2D grid in Go is a slice of slices." ☛ https://lorbic.com/data-oriented-design-go-contiguous-memory/ | Source: Vikash Patel
Mon 05:37:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We get the highest possible value by placing all the 1s before the 0s. An odd number is achieved by placing a 1 at the very end." ☛ https://raku-musings.com/max-conflict.html | Source: Arne Sommer
Mon 05:38:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Iran threatens ‘complete and utter annihilation’ of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi — regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center"
Mon 05:39:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Authorities in Dubai confirmed that debris from an intercepted aerial threat struck the Oracle building in Dubai Internet City"
Mon 05:53:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Military Attacks on Dubai Internet City as Reminder That GAFAM Isn't Safe (Disregard the "Nobody Gets Fired for Buying GAFAM" Mindset) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Military_Attacks_on_Dubai_Internet_City_as_Reminder_That_GA.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Military_Attacks_on_Dubai_Internet_City_as_Reminder_That_GA.gmi ∎
Mon 06:10:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Review: Origami Linux 2026.03 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Review_Origami_Linux_2026_03.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Review_Origami_Linux_2026_03.gmi ∎
Mon 06:12:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Techrights Was Further Decentralised Three Years Ago ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Techrights_Was_Further_Decentralised_Three_Years_Ago.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Techrights_Was_Further_Decentralised_Three_Years_Ago.gmi ∎
Mon 06:14:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "the illusion of flow" ☛ https://rosipov.com/blog/ai-vim-and-the-illusion-of-flow/ |
Mon 06:15:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "One thing to notice when studying the history of tech or the internet is the winner takes all trend that results in slowly making tech a higher and higher tower of complexity." ☛ https://dimtion.fr/blog/2025/tech-calcification/ |
Mon 06:15:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This experience made me think about software versioning again, or more specifically about build info (build versioning, version stamping, however you want to call it) and version reporting." ☛ https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2026-04-05-stamp-it-all-programs-must-report-their-version/ | Source: Michael Stapelberg
Mon 06:16:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The first ever demoscene release by KittenLabs. Written in C, released at Revision 2026" ☛ https://kittenlabs.de/casiomania/ |
Mon 06:16:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "There’s a lot you can do in Linux via a GUI (graphical user interface), and if that’s how you like using a computer, more power to you." ☛ https://sdubinsky.com/blog/14 | Source: Scott Dubinsky
Mon 06:16:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "It may sound obvious, but - optimizing your app to fulfill a request in 1/10 the time is like adding 9 servers to a cluster. Optimizing to 1/100 the time (reducing requests from say 1.5 sec to 15ms) is like adding 99 servers." ☛ https://lukerissacher.com/blog/optimizing_your_web_app | Source: Luke Rissacher
Mon 06:28:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Mon 06:32:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ When you do a lot but all people remember you for is a stupid #hashtag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Messina_(inventor)
Mon 06:33:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My homepage deploy script stopped working at the end of January." ☛ https://vmac.ch/posts/2026-04-04-split-hugo-homepage/ | Source: V Chris
Mon 06:33:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Classic Docs are just “Pages” in WordPress, and that works fine" ☛ https://chriscoyier.net/2026/04/05/help-me-understand-how-to-get-jetpack-search-to-search-a-custom-post-type/ | Source: Chris Coyier
Mon 06:35:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Bluefish_2_4_1_Released_with_Side_by_Side_View_Improved_Dark_Mo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Bluefish_2_4_1_Released_with_Side_by_Side_View_Improved_Dark_Mo.gmi ∎
Mon 06:36:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A few weeks ago I wrote about RSS, talking about Terry Godier’s posts and arguing about the need for a different experience with reading feeds." ☛ https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/more-feeding/ | Source: Simone Silvestroni
Mon 06:36:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The main use case for this tool is research. For instance, it is being used right now to test QUIC in diverse Earth-Mars and Earth-Moon connection scenarios" ☛ https://ochagavia.nl/blog/a-real-world-case-of-property-based-verification/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagavía
Mon 06:37:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "We will use RISC-V to see how to design logic, write up the logic, and translate the logic into assembly." ☛ https://blog.stephenmarz.com/2021/05/12/tips-to-writing-assembly/ | Source: Stephen Marz
Mon 06:38:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Like everything else with this project, the hardware has to be outwardly simple." ☛ https://scvalex.net/posts/81/ | Source: Alexandru Scvorțov
Mon 06:40:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "It looks like this was caused by opening weechat without having the correct locale set." ☛ https://blog.lambda.cx/posts/openbsd-weechat-separator-fix/ | Source: Dante Catalfamo
Mon 06:41:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "[...] Last week we talked about age verification and our Opinion Poll asks whether age verification tools will affect your choices when selecting Linux distributions to run." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260406 | Source: Distro Watch
Mon 06:42:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Over the past several months, I’ve been on a journey of sorts to rip off the Band-Aid and dump Windows from my creative life." ☛ https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/switching-to-linux-made-using-my-computer-fun-again-eaef537e6654 | Source: Medium
Mon 06:42:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "That left me glued to Microsoft’s dumpster fire of an operating system, like it or not. That is, until recently." ☛ https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/ive-escaped-the-microsoft-windows-prison-for-creative-work-24f014a936da | Source: Medium
Mon 06:43:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6 and I'm not going back to Ubuntu defaults ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_from_GNOME_to_KDE_Plasma_6_and_I_m_not_going_back_to.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_from_GNOME_to_KDE_Plasma_6_and_I_m_not_going_back_to.gmi ∎
Mon 06:43:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I switched my Linux terminal to Zsh and it’s the biggest productivity boost I’ve had in years ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_my_Linux_terminal_to_Zsh_and_it_s_the_biggest_produc.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_my_Linux_terminal_to_Zsh_and_it_s_the_biggest_produc.gmi ∎
Mon 06:45:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Meta layoffs 2026: Social media company plans to cut over 200 jobs in May https://www.firstpost.com/tech/meta-layoffs-2026-social-media-company-plans-to-cut-over-200-jobs-in-may-13997022.html
Mon 06:46:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux desktop environments are dying, and KDE and GNOME killed them ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_desktop_environments_are_dying_and_KDE_and_GNOME_killed_t.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_desktop_environments_are_dying_and_KDE_and_GNOME_killed_t.gmi ∎
Mon 06:46:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Why I don't use Linux on my desktop PC ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Why_I_don_t_use_Linux_on_my_desktop_PC.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Why_I_don_t_use_Linux_on_my_desktop_PC.gmi ∎
Mon 06:47:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Meta Restructures: 200 employees set to lose jobs in Bay Area https://sea.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/ai-and-emerging-tech/meta-restructures-200-employees-set-to-lose-jobs-in-bay-area-49103
Mon 06:53:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Let’s put an end to the speculation ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Let_s_put_an_end_to_the_speculation.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Let_s_put_an_end_to_the_speculation.gmi ∎
Mon 06:58:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Free Software Will Outlive GAFAM ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Software_Will_Outlive_GAFAM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Software_Will_Outlive_GAFAM.gmi ∎
Mon 07:01:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Goblin: can we tentatively 'book' june 10?
Mon 07:07:12 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ yes of course
Mon 07:07:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] if you have will to book and organise, we can invite RMS to give a talk
Mon 07:09:01 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ thats a wednesday, it will be no problem...how long will you stay?
Mon 07:09:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] will need to ask the missus later
Mon 07:10:11 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ no probs.
Mon 07:10:35 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ it would be nice to have a weekend in sunderland
Mon 07:11:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i was there only once
Mon 07:11:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and briefly
Mon 07:11:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] to set up a server
Mon 07:11:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it was in 2011
Mon 07:11:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Almost 7 Years of COVID ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Almost_7_Years_of_COVID.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Almost_7_Years_of_COVID.gmi ∎
Mon 07:11:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Mon 07:13:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Below is a list of remakes and remasters announced and/or released since April 2024: [...]" ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/04/remakes-and-remasters-of-old-dos-games-2026/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld
Mon 07:13:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is an intermediary setup where I keep my provider has MX records, but I'm allowed to perform my own spam filtering." ☛ https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20260405 | Source: Vincent Delft
Mon 07:14:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The picture tag allows for different versions of images." ☛ https://river.cat/2026/03/improved-images |
Mon 07:14:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The old iptables-nft package name is replaced by iptables, and the legacy backend is available as iptables-legacy" ☛ https://archlinux.org/news/iptables-now-defaults-to-the-nft-backend/ | Source: ArchLinux
Mon 07:15:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The track EXACTLY where you are in the store" https://odysee.com/@NaomiPrivacyTips:1/They-track-EXACTLY-where-you-are-in-the-store!:a?view=shorts
Mon 07:16:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/04/0228218
Mon 07:16:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ the _*real*_ goal of LLM boosters https://werd.io/cognitive-surrender-leads-ai-users-to-abandon-logical-thinking-research-finds/
Mon 07:16:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: proprietary _*and*_ LLMs https://www.elliotcsmith.com/web-scale-has-changed/
Mon 07:30:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): PeaZip 11.0 Archive Manager Speeds Up File Browsing and Enhances Bookmarks ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/PeaZip_11_0_Archive_Manager_Speeds_Up_File_Browsing_and_Enhance.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/PeaZip_11_0_Archive_Manager_Speeds_Up_File_Browsing_and_Enhance.gmi ∎
Mon 07:37:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Let’s put an end to the speculation ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/05/lets-put-an-end-to-the-speculation/
Mon 07:38:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/bluefish-2-4-1-side-by-side-view/
Mon 07:39:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You can now enable Ubuntu Pro from the OS setup tool ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-pro-initial-setup-tool
Mon 07:40:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Telnet on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-telnet-debian-13/
Mon 07:40:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Pangolin on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pangolin-debian-13/
Mon 07:50:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – You Know "The Economy" is Fake When 6 Months After Oracle Says Debt-Saddled 'Open' 'AI' (Slop) Will Pay It $300,000,000,000 Oracle Says It Must Lay Off 30,000 Workers at 6AM ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/You_Know_The_Economy_is_Fake_When_6_Months_After_Oracle_Says_De.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/You_Know_The_Economy_is_Fake_When_6_Months_After_Oracle_Says_De.gmi ∎
Mon 08:07:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Enron Versus NVIDIA (the Cost of Circular Financing, or Funding Your Own Customers to Buy Your Products) - “The Inventory Paradox” or “The Vibe Revenue Admission” ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Enron_Versus_NVIDIA_the_Cost_of_Circular_Financing_or_Funding_Y.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Enron_Versus_NVIDIA_the_Cost_of_Circular_Financing_or_Funding_Y.gmi ∎
Mon 08:07:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install WGDashboard on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-wgdashboard-linux-mint-22/
Mon 08:08:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Ventoy on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ventoy-fedora-43/
Mon 09:57:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE 4’s Air Theme Making a Comeback, Oxygen Gets Major Revamp for Plasma 6.7 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_4_s_Air_Theme_Making_a_Comeback_Oxygen_Gets_Major_Revamp_fo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_4_s_Air_Theme_Making_a_Comeback_Oxygen_Gets_Major_Revamp_fo.gmi ∎
Mon 10:57:25 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Excellent app/assistant Ive found for Tarot. Not interested in the AI readings but the card interpretations can provide a useful assist. https://github.com/alamahant/TarotCaster
Mon 10:59:35 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerium
Mon 10:59:52 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Currently reading a book called "Common Poisonous Plants"
Mon 11:00:26 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Kind of weird that there's no pictures attached
Mon 11:00:57 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Had to look up about a Rosemary Pea, kind of looks like a Cherry Tomato
Mon 11:03:22 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ never heard of that one. I think I saw a special forces documentary once where they rubbed plants on their skin and if there was a rash or iritation it meant the plant was poisonous.
Mon 11:06:56 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Rosary pea*
Mon 11:07:00 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Wrote it wrong. Whoops
Mon 11:10:35 │ 〖TMF〗 │ "The cultivate larkspurs also are suspected of being poisonous. The alkaloids that they contain produce digestive upset and symptons of nervous excitement or depression"
Mon 11:12:46 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ youve just reminded me of something I was facinated by a few years ago the Voynich Manuscript.
Mon 11:25:37 │ 〖TMF〗 │ People back then (Tribes, probably) used to communicate via tying knows at certain points of the rope
Mon 11:25:48 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Knots*
Mon 11:27:30 │ 〖TMF〗 │ I still don't get how languages/any form of communication is formed
Mon 11:27:58 │ 〖TMF〗 │ And I'm talking about shit from wayy back
Mon 11:29:50 │ 〖TMF〗 │ A classmate told me one time...
Mon 11:31:07 │ 〖TMF〗 │ That everyone spoke the same language back then (Bible era), but people would get into constant arguements
Mon 11:32:16 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Then God got angry and made everyone communicate differently
Mon 11:32:55 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ tower of Babel I believe
Mon 11:59:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The 'Engineering of Addiction' - 3 Ways Meta and YouTube Are Claimed to Have Harmed Users - SoylentNews ⚓ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/05/021235#1439049 ䷉ Source: Soylent News | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/05/021235#1439049
Mon 11:59:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install FreeIPA on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-freeipa-almalinux-10/
Mon 11:59:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install OpenLDAP on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-openldap-almalinux-10/
Mon 12:01:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-desktop-environment-on-ubuntu-26-04
Mon 12:01:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Brave Browser on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-brave-browser-on-ubuntu-26-04
Mon 12:02:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Samsung revives GNU/Linux on Galaxy: The native terminal arrives with One UI 8.5 ☞ https://hackwarenews.com/samsung-revives-linux-on-galaxy-the-native-terminal-arrives-with-one-ui-8-5/
Mon 12:05:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab/
Mon 12:07:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sites that knowingly link so sites which use slop - i.e. they know it's slop but in spite of that still cite/link - discredit themselves
Mon 12:07:58 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://web.archive.org/web/20020901203259/http://www.ugo.com/
Mon 12:08:13 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Kinda weird how entertainment on the net used to work
Mon 12:08:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Set up a CI framework using Red Bait Ansible Automation Platform, Podman, and Horreum ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/06/ci-framework-using-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-podman-horreum
Mon 12:09:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slop Was a Flop and Energy Crisis Will be Slop's Final Blow ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Slop_Was_a_Flop_and_Energy_Crisis_Will_be_Slop_s_Final_Blow.shtml
Mon 12:09:17 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Now there's one site for one designated thing
Mon 12:09:46 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Piracy is still the same
Mon 12:09:48 │ 〖TMF〗 │ I think
Mon 12:10:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Lazy Reading for 2026/04/05 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/04/05/lazy-reading-for-2026-04-05/
Mon 12:11:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.shtml
Mon 12:11:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Drone Strikes on Amazon (GAFAM) Datacentres Highlight Azure's Miniscule Share ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Drone_Strikes_on_Amazon_GAFAM_Datacentres_Highlight_Azure_s_Min.shtml
Mon 12:14:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NetBSD 11.0_RC3 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/netbsd
Mon 12:15:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Naughty Kia? ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/naughty-kia.html
Mon 12:15:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fuel economy across the Nullarbor Plain ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202604/fuel-economy-across-the-nullarbor-plain.html
Mon 12:17:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FunOS 24.04.4 (Calamares Installer) – Alternative ISO Release ☞ https://funos.org/funos-24-04-4-calamares/
Mon 12:54:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I Tried Vibing an RSS Reader and My Dreams Did Not Come True ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/vibe-dreams-didnt-come-true/
Mon 12:55:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ agarimos
Mon 12:55:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AgarimOS 20260405 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos
Mon 12:55:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AfagOS 20260405 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/afagos
Mon 12:56:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hackers breached the European Commission (The Next Web) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1066371/
Mon 12:57:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PlayStation 3 emulator makes Cell CPU 'breakthrough' that improves performance in all games — 'All CPUs can benefit from this, from low-end to high-end!' says RPCS3 devs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/rpcs3-ps3-emulator-gets-cell-cpu-breakthrough-that-improves-performance-in-all-games
Mon 12:58:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ice-foiled-vibe-coding-man
Mon 12:58:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bob 1.0 Users Bugged By Lack Of One Feature ☞ https://www.itjungle.com/2026/04/06/bob-1-0-users-bugged-by-lack-of-one-feature/
Mon 12:58:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AbeirOS 20260405 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/abeiros
Mon 12:59:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ventoy 1.1.11 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/ventoy
Mon 12:59:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Missing Coinventors and the Death of a Patent ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/missing-coinventors-and-the-death-of-a-patent.html
Mon 13:00:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Berserk Arch 2026.04.05 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/berserkarch
Mon 13:02:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux gettign worse over time https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Phasing-Out-i486 Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc7 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1066406/
Mon 13:02:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Week 2 of April I.C.B.M. Layoffs Accelerate Based on Rumours ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Week_2_of_April_IBM_Layoffs_Accelerate_Based_on_Rumours.shtml
Mon 13:03:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux 7.0-rc7 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_7_0_rc7.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_7_0_rc7.gmi ∎
Mon 13:04:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE is getting support for the xx-fractional-scale-v2 Wayland protocol ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-getting-support-for-the-xx-fractional-scale-v2-wayland-protocol/
Mon 13:05:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rufus alternative Ventoy, a backdoored Windows 11, GNU/Linux USB install app, reaches major milestone ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/rufus-alternative-ventoy-a-windows-11-linux-usb-install-app-reaches-major-milestone/
Mon 13:07:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Polymarket Has Turned Our Climate Apocalypse Into a Casino ☞ https://futurism.com/science-energy/polymarket-gambling-climate-change
Mon 13:11:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China issues e-commerce guidance after EU lawmakers press country on unsafe products ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-issues-e-commerce-guidance-after-eu-lawmakers-press-country-on-unsafe-products
Mon 13:17:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Target Warns That If Its Hey Hi (AI) Shopping Agent Makes an Expensive Mistake, You’ll Have to Pay for It ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/target-ai-agent-tos
Mon 13:17:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China Cracking Down on the Types of Hey Hi (AI) That Are Tearing America Apart ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/china-usa-ai-regulations
Mon 13:19:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That Proprietary Chaffbot Company Has Secretly Been Funding Their Work ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-nonprofit-child-safety
Mon 13:19:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Yale University May Have Put a Nail in the Drake vs. Kendrick Rap Battle Coffin: Law School Backs UMG in Amicus Brief ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/05/yale-university-drake-vs-kendrick/
Mon 13:21:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Falkon Connect: The Future ☞ https://yo-whats-up2.github.io/myblog/SOK-2026/Blog-2-Future
Mon 13:22:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Halfway there to 6.7: Updates on Oxygen and Air ☞ https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/
Mon 13:23:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Advantech MIO-5356 – An industrial 3.5-inch SBC based on defective chip maker Intel Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” SoC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/06/advantech-mio-5356-an-industrial-3-5-inch-sbc-based-on-intel-core-series-3-wildcat-lake-soc/
Mon 13:23:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ digiKam Splashscreen contributions ☞ https://www.digikam.org/news/2026-04-05-splashscreen_contributions/
Mon 13:24:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Super Meat Boy 3D - 2026-04-04 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-04-04-edition/index.html
Mon 13:25:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Garrett and his Microsoft flunkies appear to have realised that talking about Techrights always backfires
Mon 13:26:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Steam starts gathering FPS data with latest client update — company to estimate framerates based on your hardware, Beta feature to focus on SteamOS devices ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-starts-gathering-fps-data-with-latest-client-update-company-to-estimate-framerates-based-on-your-hardware-beta-feature-to-focus-on-steamos-devices
Mon 13:33:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TexLab – cross-platform implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/texlab-cross-platform-implementation-language-server-protocol-latex/
Mon 13:34:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 6 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Screen Capture Tools for Hyprland ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-screen-capture-gui-tools-hyprland/
Mon 13:34:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slopsheets ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/univer-build-ai-native-spreadsheets/
Mon 13:35:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ April first again??? ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/developer-week-lennart-poettering/
Mon 13:35:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ flowR – sophisticated, static dataflow analyzer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/flowr-sophisticated-static-dataflow-analyzer/
Mon 13:35:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ arp-scan – minimalistic ARP scan tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/arp-scan-minimalistic-arp-scan-tool/
Mon 13:36:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Domenico – create looping animated GIFs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/domenico-create-looping-animated-gifs/
Mon 13:36:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Noisedash – self-hostable web tool to generate ambient noises ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/noisedash-generate-ambient-noises/
Mon 13:36:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ S3ry – proprietary trap AWS S3 interactive terminal client ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/s3ry-aws-s3-interactive-terminal-client/
Mon 13:37:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ bpftop – dynamic real-time view of running eBPF programs ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bpftop-dynamic-real-time-view-ebpf-programs/
Mon 13:37:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hideout – file encryption and decryption ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hideout-file-encryption-decryption/
Mon 13:38:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Saloon 194 | News Flight Night ☞ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/04/04/linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night
Mon 13:40:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sink Your Claws In | LINUX Unplugged 661 ☞ https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows#entry-13948
Mon 13:40:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Japan ☞ https://blog.jimmac.eu/posts/japan/ "At the start of the year I promised myself to shoot my Fuji more. And I don't mean the volcano, I mean the my X-T20."
Mon 13:41:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On Our Way to Independence: On Track to Meet April’s Funding Goal ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/04/on-our-way-to-independence-on-track-to-meet-aprils-funding-goal/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/03/Independence_Drives_and_Community_Run_Sites.shtml
Mon 13:42:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ tiktok attention ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/opinion/politics-midterms-tiktok-attention-content.html
Mon 13:44:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "New Public is funded by The Knight Foundation, Omidyar" ☞ https://macwright.com/2026/04/05/in-the-atmosphere.html
Mon 13:47:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Microsoft's former senior exec, who was laid off after 26 years, shares message on Oracle layoffs..."
Mon 13:49:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine 11.6 just made modding Windows games on Linux easier, and Proton could be next https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-6-just-made-modding-windows-games-linux-easier/
Mon 13:51:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Arduino UNO Q Bundle Pairs Board and AI Guide https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/arduino-uno-q-bundle
Mon 13:51:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux 7.0 Cuts PostgreSQL Performance in Half https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/05/aws-engineer-reports-postgresql-perf-halved-by-linux-7-kernel-change-xcxwbn/
Mon 13:51:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-hyprland-understand-why-linux-users-wont-stop-talking-about/
Mon 13:52:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Intel has released Linux NPU Driver v1.32.0, adding support for the upcoming Wildcat Lake platform. This is the user-space side of Intel’s Linux NPU stack, which works with the upstream IVPU kernel accelerator driver used for Intel NPUs on Core Ultra systems." https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-adds-wildcat-lake-support-to-linux-npu-driver
Mon 13:52:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes https://www.xda-developers.com/best-thing-about-modern-linux-rollback-your-mistakes/
Mon 13:53:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I disabled background startup apps on Linux, and everything felt lighter within a day https://www.makeuseof.com/disabled-background-startup-apps-on-linux-everything-felt-lighter/
Mon 13:54:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I replaced my entire Windows workflow with Linux apps — and only hit one wall https://www.makeuseof.com/replaced-windows-workflow-with-linux-apps/
Mon 13:56:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Mon 13:58:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Steam Games, SteamOS, RPCS3, and Old DOS Games ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Games_Steam_Games_SteamOS_RPCS3_and_Old_DOS_Games.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Games_Steam_Games_SteamOS_RPCS3_and_Old_DOS_Games.gmi ∎
Mon 13:59:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Mon 14:03:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, Software for the Web: Feeding, QUIC, and ontent Management Systems (CMSs) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Libre_Software_for_the_Web_Feeding_QUIC_and_ontent_Managem.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Libre_Software_for_the_Web_Feeding_QUIC_and_ontent_Managem.gmi ∎
Mon 14:06:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Devices and Hackable Hardware With Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Devices_and_Hackable_Hardware_With_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Devices_and_Hackable_Hardware_With_Linux.gmi ∎
Mon 14:08:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE: Wayland, Falkon Connect, digiKam Splashscreen, and Updates on Oxygen and Air ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_Wayland_Falkon_Connect_digiKam_Splashscreen_and_Updates_on_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_Wayland_Falkon_Connect_digiKam_Splashscreen_and_Updates_on_.gmi ∎
Mon 14:08:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Valnet on Moving to GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop, Making It Work Better ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Valnet_on_Moving_to_GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop_Making_It_W.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Valnet_on_Moving_to_GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop_Making_It_W.gmi ∎
Mon 14:13:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: FunOS, OpenBSD, and IBM Stuff ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_FunOS_OpenBSD_and.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_FunOS_OpenBSD_and.gmi ∎
Mon 14:15:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Audiocasts, PostgreSQL, Ventoy and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Audiocasts_PostgreSQL_Ventoy_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Audiocasts_PostgreSQL_Ventoy_and_More.gmi ∎
Mon 14:17:10 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://archive.org/details/mushroom-guide-and-identifier
Mon 14:17:15 │ 〖TMF〗 │ A book about mushrooms
Mon 14:17:35 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Fungus
Mon 14:18:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 06/04/2026: Crackers Breached the European Commission, Why "Old Way of Campaigning Won’t Cut It Anymore" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Crackers_Breached_the_European_Commission_Why_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Crackers_Breached_the_European_Commission_Why_.gmi ∎
Mon 14:21:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Aggregators like CAPCOM, Spacewalk, Comitium, Antenna, GTL, Cosmos and others are really really good. I love them and want to endorse them. They really help Gemini." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/gemini-centralization
Mon 14:23:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My sister and my whole family would say to me, “Why are you wasting your time on that nonsense on TV,” but I was a devoted viewer of all the stupid children’s programs and cartoons or dubbed shows on Educational TV" gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-06_the_world_of_yesterday_the_world_of_tomorrow.gmi
Mon 14:24:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Today I don’t watch television at all. At most I listen to the radio and music. And when I do look at today’s television, what I actually see is the “telescreen” from 1984—mind-shaping, the pop-politics of a television that rapes you and slaughters your soul…"
Mon 14:25:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "24-hour broadcasts of war reports, routine sirens, missiles, interceptions, running to shelters—and meanwhile the government steals from the people their money, their rights, and their democracy as always, all in total lawlessness. Compared to the television of the past, the conclusion is that today’s media aims to turn viewers into post-traumatic or mentally broken people for life…"
Mon 14:48:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Observing Slop's Demise ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Observing_Slop_s_Demise.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Observing_Slop_s_Demise.gmi ∎
Mon 15:13:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – GAFAM Paying the Price for Pursuing US Military Money (Taxpayers' Money as 'Stimulus' With Strings Attached) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/GAFAM_Paying_the_Price_for_Pursuing_US_Military_Money_Taxpayers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/GAFAM_Paying_the_Price_for_Pursuing_US_Military_Money_Taxpayers.gmi ∎
Mon 15:18:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux 6.6.133 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_6_6_133.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_6_6_133.gmi ∎
Mon 15:19:58 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ "Today I don’t watch television at all. At most I listen to the radio and music. " - I recommend LBC and James O'Brien if you don't already listen to him.
Mon 15:21:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] what does he cover?
Mon 15:21:49 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ current affairs mainly....really good presenter
Mon 15:22:05 │ 〖TMF〗 │ I haven't watched TV since early 2024
Mon 15:22:14 │ 〖TMF〗 │ It's a waste of ass
Mon 15:22:35 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ i dont watch much....listen to radio though....like my BBC 4 and 4EX
Mon 15:22:52 │ 〖TMF〗 │ I like some of the CFTP archives
Mon 15:22:59 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://archive.org/details/cftp-2003-12-26
Mon 15:23:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] tech pundits in the bbc and guardian vanished
Mon 15:23:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] hard to ignore
Mon 15:23:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] what's left is PR parrots
Mon 15:32:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM prioritises a "lot of smoke and hype and use of trending buzzwords" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IBM_prioritises_a_lot_of_smoke_and_hype_and_use_of_trending_buz.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IBM_prioritises_a_lot_of_smoke_and_hype_and_use_of_trending_buz.gmi ∎
Mon 15:33:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Mon 15:40:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): South Africa: Windows Now Measured at 9%, an All-Time Low ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/South_Africa_Windows_Now_Measured_at_9_an_All_Time_Low.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/South_Africa_Windows_Now_Measured_at_9_an_All_Time_Low.gmi ∎
Mon 15:40:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Ubuntu 26.04 LTS makes it even easier to enable 10 years of security updates ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_makes_it_even_easier_to_enable_10_years_of_sec.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_makes_it_even_easier_to_enable_10_years_of_sec.gmi ∎
Mon 15:42:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The 7 stages of becoming a real Linux user ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/The_7_stages_of_becoming_a_real_Linux_user.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/The_7_stages_of_becoming_a_real_Linux_user.gmi ∎
Mon 15:52:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 5 hard truths about switching to Linux that Windows users need to hear ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/5_hard_truths_about_switching_to_Linux_that_Windows_users_need_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/5_hard_truths_about_switching_to_Linux_that_Windows_users_need_.gmi ∎
Mon 15:53:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Like Gulagboy's spouse. "According to police sources, the arrest follows allegations of rape made by a woman currently living in the United States. She publicly shared the accusation on social media on Friday, claiming that the incident took place a year ago during Lamsal’s visit to the US." https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/amp/news/artist-bale-arrested-over-rape-allegation-86-77.html
Mon 15:53:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): antiX 26 is the Linux distro that makes a 2009 laptop feel faster than a modern Chromebook ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/antiX_26_is_the_Linux_distro_that_makes_a_2009_laptop_feel_fast.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/antiX_26_is_the_Linux_distro_that_makes_a_2009_laptop_feel_fast.gmi ∎
Mon 15:59:33 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spZDJ4vqem8
Mon 16:03:32 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ 06 133216 < TMF> Then God got angry and made everyone communicate differently
Mon 16:03:50 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and now people don't get into arguments anymore. great fucking job, as always, yahweh.
Mon 16:04:10 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ abrahamics deserve the god they invented for themselves.
Mon 16:04:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they also deserve each other.
Mon 16:05:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Mon 16:07:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://imgur.com/gallery/report-illegal-aliens-YLTZeKw
Mon 16:10:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – "Free Speech, Free Press": What the World Needs to Improve ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Speech_Free_Press_What_the_World_Needs_to_Improve.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Speech_Free_Press_What_the_World_Needs_to_Improve.gmi ∎
Mon 16:11:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Traps gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/021.Traps.webp
Mon 16:12:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Today I learned about $RANDOM gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/04/06/today-i-learned-about-random
Mon 16:32:21 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Rich people back then thought Tomatoes were poisonous because It's Acid mixed in with the Lead from the plates they ate from
Mon 16:32:41 │ 〖TMF〗 │ What kind of person eats a tomato like an Apple?
Mon 16:32:48 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ not because it looks like its toxic relatives?
Mon 16:34:15 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Can you name the toxic relatives? I want to read about it
Mon 16:35:24 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_bella-donna
Mon 16:35:28 │ 〖TMF〗 │ I think It's this
Mon 16:35:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ Solanum genus
Mon 16:36:12 │ 〖TMF〗 │ History is weird
Mon 16:38:08 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Barbers acted as surgeons in the medieval era
Mon 16:38:51 │ 〖TMF〗 │ "You've got a headache? Let's pour out a gallon of blood into a bucket"
Mon 16:39:21 │ 〖TMF〗 │ Scary shit
Mon 16:42:09 │ 〖TMF〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-jobs-automation-expert
Mon 17:40:48 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ in the end they were just pooped out, https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/player-defeats-darks-souls-ii-using-only-poop-42-hits-of-dung-pie-defeats-the-final-boss
Mon 17:48:17 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.securityweek.com/google-deepmind-researchers-map-web-attacks-against-ai-agents/
Mon 17:48:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Attempt to steer RWKVv7 and ending up with configurable confidence gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/04-06-attempt-to-steer-rwkvv7-and-ending-up-with-configurable-confidence.gmi
Mon 17:49:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It was Jimmy Carter who first had solar panels installed onto the White House. Apparently the oil embargo of 1973 and other concerns had lit a fire under some, and warmed water while not magical will shave some bucks off the energy bill. "The Oil Crisis: This Time the Wolf Is Here" (1973) details some of the fire." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/04/06/span.gmi
Mon 17:53:34 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.securityweek.com/the-next-cybersecurity-crisis-isnt-breaches-its-data-you-cant-trust/
Mon 17:54:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 06/04/2026: Solar Panel Story and Centralisation ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Gemini_Links_06_04_2026_Solar_Panel_Story_and_Centralisation.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Gemini_Links_06_04_2026_Solar_Panel_Story_and_Centralisation.gmi ∎
Mon 18:07:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SLAPP Censorship - Part 36 Out of 200: Claim KB-2024-003529 in a Nutshell (Microsoft Employee Does Terrible Things, Then Sues the Reporter in Another Continent) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_36_Out_of_200_Claim_KB_2024_003529_in_a_N.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_36_Out_of_200_Claim_KB_2024_003529_in_a_N.gmi ∎
Mon 18:22:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Cloud of Smoke ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Cloud_of_Smoke.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Cloud_of_Smoke.gmi ∎
Mon 18:31:19 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://imgur.com/gallery/why-hunt-eggs-when-you-can-let-kids-do-work-you-7cVTLeh
Mon 18:35:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Wikileaks is About to Turn 20 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Wikileaks_is_About_to_Turn_20.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Wikileaks_is_About_to_Turn_20.gmi ∎
Mon 18:50:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – What Matters is Software Freedom, Not the Brands ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/What_Matters_is_Software_Freedom_Not_the_Brands.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/What_Matters_is_Software_Freedom_Not_the_Brands.gmi ∎
Mon 19:23:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/04/06/033247/russias-vpn-crackdown-caused-bank-outages-telegram-founder-says
Mon 19:31:16 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ mutiny on the bug bounty... https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/04/06/0113254/internet-bug-bounty-pauses-payouts-citing-expanding-discovery-from-ai-assisted-research
Mon 19:32:21 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ TRIPPING!!!!... https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/04/04/021228/scientists-engineered-a-plant-to-produce-5-different-psychedelics-at-once
Mon 19:50:11 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.salon.com/2026/04/06/ai-is-raising-the-stakes-in-the-government-surveillance-debate/
Mon 19:58:24 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ dhs detention warehouses, you know like amazon warehouses... https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-freak-out-as-trump-plan-they-applauded-comes-to-red-states/
Mon 20:00:39 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ sounds familiar.... https://www.rawstory.com/musk-doge-white-house/
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