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Fri 05:45:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – National Day of Action ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/National_Day_of_Action.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/National_Day_of_Action.gmi ∎
Fri 05:51:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slave is Not a Bad Word, We Need to Use It Sometimes ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Slave_is_Not_a_Bad_Word_We_Need_to_Use_It_Sometimes.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Slave_is_Not_a_Bad_Word_We_Need_to_Use_It_Sometimes.gmi ∎
Fri 06:05:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft is getting ready to cause many employees to resign ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_getting_ready_to_cause_many_employees_to_resign.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_getting_ready_to_cause_many_employees_to_resign.gmi ∎
Fri 06:09:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windos below 50% in Papua New Guinea https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/papua-new-guinea/#monthly-200902-202508
Fri 06:14:19 │ 〖psydruid〗 │ Master of Slave Puppets
Fri 06:18:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Problems in Palestinian Territory and Israel ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Problems_in_Palestinian_Territory_and_Israel.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Problems_in_Palestinian_Territory_and_Israel.gmi ∎
Fri 06:27:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): AAEON Leverages MediaTek Genio SoCs for Latest SMARC Modules uCOM-M700 and uCOM-M510 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/AAEON_Leverages_MediaTek_Genio_SoCs_for_Latest_SMARC_Modules_uC.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/AAEON_Leverages_MediaTek_Genio_SoCs_for_Latest_SMARC_Modules_uC.gmi ∎
Fri 06:28:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM is a Terrible Model for Red Hat ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/IBM_is_a_Terrible_Model_for_Red_Hat.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/IBM_is_a_Terrible_Model_for_Red_Hat.gmi ∎
Fri 06:30:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Fri 06:40:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – X.Org is not Dead ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/X_Org_is_not_Dead.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/X_Org_is_not_Dead.gmi ∎
Fri 06:40:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Ghostty Terminal Rewrites its GTK Build to Fix Linux Issues ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Ghostty_Terminal_Rewrites_its_GTK_Build_to_Fix_Linux_Issues.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Ghostty_Terminal_Rewrites_its_GTK_Build_to_Fix_Linux_Issues.gmi ∎
Fri 06:52:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 07:10:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – "Register Debate Series" About Microsoft in the UK is Controlled by Microsoft (US) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Register_Debate_Series_About_Microsoft_in_the_UK_is_Controlled_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Register_Debate_Series_About_Microsoft_in_the_UK_is_Controlled_.gmi ∎
Fri 07:16:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Upgrading IRC Network of Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Upgrading_IRC_Network_of_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Upgrading_IRC_Network_of_Techrights.gmi ∎
Fri 07:19:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): No Breaks in Tux Machines ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/No_Breaks_in_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/No_Breaks_in_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Fri 07:20:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Say no thanks to Windows 11 and yes please to SparkyLinux 8, the lightweight OS you deserve https://betanews.com/2025/08/14/say-no-thanks-to-windows-11-and-yes-please-to-sparkylinux-8-the-lightweight-os-you-deserve/
Fri 07:30:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Sharing is Caring ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Sharing_is_Caring.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Sharing_is_Caring.gmi ∎
Fri 07:38:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – News Will Slow Down and Slop Will Contribute to the Slowdown ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/News_Will_Slow_Down_and_Slop_Will_Contribute_to_the_Slowdown.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/News_Will_Slow_Down_and_Slop_Will_Contribute_to_the_Slowdown.gmi ∎
Fri 07:43:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Netflix debt all-time high last year https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:NFLX/explorer/total_debt
Fri 07:56:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Accenture is in Trouble ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Accenture_is_in_Trouble.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Accenture_is_in_Trouble.gmi ∎
Fri 07:57:19 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I doubt Mark is going to sell another building to this guy.
Fri 07:57:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ This guy is in trouble and selling buildings.
Fri 07:57:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He made a very bad move buying this place.
Fri 07:57:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He should have used the cash out refi to pay down the mortgage on one of his others.
Fri 07:58:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Not start another one.
Fri 08:03:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft is Still Losing Cyprus ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_Still_Losing_Cyprus.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_Still_Losing_Cyprus.gmi ∎
Fri 08:11:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] poser
Fri 08:12:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A PlayStation classic returns. The shoot 'em up R-Type Delta: HD Boosted was announced with a PC release coming in November." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/r-type-delta-hd-boosted-announced-for-release-in-november/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 08:12:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After some setbacks, Pixeljam are readying a fresh Kickstarter to help fund the prehistoric multiplayer racing platformer Dino Run 2, along with a fresh demo." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/long-awaited-prehistoric-multiplayer-platformer-dino-run-2-is-heading-back-to-kickstarter-with-a-new-demo/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 08:13:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I'm having to be steadily more careful on what I choose to cover here on GamingOnLinux, with more games releasing using generative AI." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/some-game-developers-are-far-too-shameless-about-generative-ai-use/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 08:13:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While there's still no clear release date yet, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is shaping up to be quite a fun looking set." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-jackbox-party-pack-11-gets-all-games-revealed-along-with-a-new-trailer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 08:14:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Splatterbot is one you're going to need to stick into your party game rotation, with up to four players trying to make the biggest possible mess." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/make-the-biggest-mess-possible-in-the-local-multiplayer-game-splatterbot-releasing-september-4/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 08:19:56 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], This place Mark has looks pretty nice.
Fri 08:20:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ At the time we moved, this was the only building he allowed cats in.
Fri 08:20:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But I talked to him and he said he'd make an exception for us because we never gave him trouble,.
Fri 10:34:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] move there
Fri 10:34:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] asap
Fri 10:34:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Oceaneers is definitely one of the games I'm most excited to see, with it's interesting take on survival and colony building across a flooded world." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/with-a-flooded-world-survival-crafting-sim-oceaneers-is-getting-a-proper-demo-september-25/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 10:35:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Archrebel Tactics looks awesome if you're into challenging sci-fi strategy games, and now it has MicroProse backing it as publisher." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/inspired-by-classics-like-ufo-enemy-unknown-xcom-archrebel-tactics-gets-microprose-backing/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 10:35:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Platypus Reclayed revives the classic 2002 claymation shooter for the next-generation. A demo is up now and it's releasing September 18th." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/clay-animated-shoot-em-up-platypus-reclayed-releases-september-18/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 10:35:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Humble Point Blank Bundle has more quality games for you to build up your collection." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/get-some-quality-shooters-in-the-humble-point-blank-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 10:37:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Oracle VirtualBox Licensing Tweak Lies in Wait for Unwary" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/12/1155214
Fri 10:37:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Refrigerators have DRM on them, To force you to buy $50 water filters or it won't dispense water" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/refrigerators-have-drm-on-them,-to-force:1
Fri 10:37:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Trump Privately Dismissed Epstein Victims as ‘Democrats’" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-privately-dismissed-epstein-victims-democrats-1235407549/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/10/gates-sponsored-mit/
Fri 10:38:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Debian 13 "Trixie" and Debian "Hurd 2025" Released" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/12/180244#1413665 topic in http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_OS_Powered_by_Hurd.shtml
Fri 10:38:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Harvard Business School on the Value of Open Source Software" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/13/1621256
Fri 10:39:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft booster and spammer is back... to produce Microsoft-sponsored SPAM in this trash site https://thenewstack.io/microsoft-and-the-rise-of-the-full-stack-builder/
Fri 10:40:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Pluralistic: Maga’s boss class think they are immune to American carnage" https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/13/then-they-came-for-me/
Fri 10:40:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This somehow omits the critical licensing changes? https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-lands-with-arm-windows-virtualization/
Fri 10:41:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: another bailout for Wintel, despite unrepairable hardware design exploits https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/u-s-govt-mulls-taking-a-stake-in-intel-to-speed-up-ohio-campus-fab-build-out
Fri 10:44:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tipped Wage" ☛ https://fair.org/home/people-dont-know-the-deep-inequities-baked-into-the-tipped-wage/ | Source: FAIR
Fri 10:46:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Humble Point Blank Bundle, Platypus Reclayed, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Games_Humble_Point_Blank_Bundle_Platypus_Reclayed_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Games_Humble_Point_Blank_Bundle_Platypus_Reclayed_and_More.gmi ∎
Fri 10:48:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "video features footage of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents training and doing immigration raids" ☛ https://www.404media.co/ice-propaganda-video-that-used-jay-z-song-hit-with-copyright-takedown/ | Source: 404 Media
Fri 10:49:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "The shift, announced late Wednesday by the band's spokesman, Dennis McNally, means that the Live Music Archive" ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/arts/music/deadheads-must-be-satisfied-with-1300-audience-tapings.html | Source: New York Times
Fri 10:50:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "agencies keep communicating through ad hoc" ☛ https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ice-group-chat/ | Source: Nick Heer
Fri 10:50:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Filmmakers were told they had to make editorial changes specifically identifying horrific footage that was livestreamed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, footage that had already been seen publicly." ☛ https://deadline.com/2025/08/tiff-pulls-october-7-documentary-from-lineup-1236484968/ | Source: Deadline
Fri 10:51:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But just in case there is actually someone out there who thinks that TIFF faces a legal risk that a Hamas operative who filmed his attack on October 7th might sue it for screening a film that includes that video footage" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/08/tiffremoval/ | Source: Michael Geist
Fri 10:52:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Moscow claims the encrypted apps are used for “deceit and extortion.” Meta says it’s a push to get Russians onto less secure services to allow government surveillance." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/14/russia-block-whatsapp-telegram-ban/ | Source: The Washington Post
Fri 10:58:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Misinformation ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/magas-feelings-dont-care-about-your | Source: Paul Krugman
Fri 10:59:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Designing network topology and managing Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/15/your-elected-leaders-dr-kenny-huang-apnic-ec-chair/ | Source: APNIC
Fri 11:00:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In a world where countries are exploring moving their infrastructures over to sovereign tech" ☛ https://werd.io/funding-open-source-like-public-infrastructure/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Fri 11:03:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Gov. Jeff Landry is voicing a change of heart regarding the Solar for All program" ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/louisiana-governor-goes-from-praising-to-panning-solar-for-all-program/ | Source: Renewable Energy World
Fri 11:05:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sweden: nearly out of water ... ... ... pretty much whole south (iophk) https://www.stockholmvattenochavfall.se/artiklar-listsida/nyheter/spara-vatten/ https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/kronoberg/miljo-och-vatten/vattenlaget-i-lanet.html https://www.krisinformation.se/en/hazards-and-risks/disasters-and-incidents/2025/risk-of-water-shortage
Fri 11:11:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "thousands of files" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ex-intel-engineer-sentenced-for-sharing-secrets-with-microsoft-gets-two-years-of-probation-and-usd34k-fine-for-stealing-thousands-of-files-that-may-have-landed-them-a-new-job-with-the-company | Source: Tom's Hardware
Fri 11:11:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "his Microsoft-issued " ☛ https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/02/ex-intel-worker-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-trade-secrets.html | Source: The Oregonian
Fri 11:12:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Local media previously reported that the [attackers] breached the dam’s control system" ☛ https://therecord.media/norway-police-suspect-pro-russian-hackers-dam-sabotage | Source: The Record
Fri 11:12:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For politicians to make good policy" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/14/bellovin/#wont-someone-think-of-the-cryptographers | Source: CoryDoctorow
Fri 11:13:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I recently came across https://theyseeyourphotos.com/, a hidden ad landing page acting as a small tool that shows your photos reveal a lot of private information for bots to ingest." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/08/what-exif-data-reveals-about-your-site/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld
Fri 11:14:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "under certain circumstances passkeys..." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/passkey-login-bypassed-via-webauthn-process-manipulation/ | Source: Security Week
Fri 11:15:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-federal-cybersecurity-disaster-of-trump-20-has-arrived/ | Source: Wired
Fri 11:18:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Social Control Media ☛ https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-probably-cant-be-fixed/ | Source: Ars Technica
Fri 11:18:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Social [control] media platforms have been widely linked to societal harms" ☛ https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03385 | Source: arXiv
Fri 11:19:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You might think the issue involves the government-advocated data centres that use vast amounts of fresh water each day for cooling." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/14/defra-says-delete-your-emails-to-save-water/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Fri 11:19:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As expected, this what is happening to AI. " ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2025/08/the-drugs-are-taking-hold.html | Source: David Rosenthal
Fri 11:20:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In The Selling Of AI I compared the market strategy behind the AI bubble to the drug-dealer's algorithm, "the first one's free". As the drugs take hold of an addict, three things happen: • Their price rises. • The addict needs bigger doses for the same effect. • Their deleterious effects kick in."
Fri 11:21:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For the last two decades, SEO has been a battle for position. In the age of agentic AI, it becomes a battle for perception." ☛ https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/propaganda-perception-reputation-hacking/ | Source: Jono Alderson
Fri 11:24:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’ve been popping up in a few places lately. Here’s a round-up: a talk, an academic paper, and a blog post." ☛ https://interconnected.org/home/2025/08/14/elsewhere | Source: Matt Webb
Fri 11:24:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today, we face a familiar crisis of contextualized intelligence, but this time it’s not human code that’s ambiguous, it’s the derived machine code." ☛ https://www.flyingpenguin.com/?p=71603 | Source: Flyngpenguin
Fri 11:24:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is an integrity failure. Specifically, it’s a failure of processing integrity." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/llm-coding-integrity-breach.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
Fri 11:31:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As will become clear, I do not think this is a very good paper." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/real-reasoning/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
Fri 11:31:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And (if the bottomless pit example weren’t now in the training data), I bet any new language model would do just fine filling in the blanks with something similarly funny." ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/bottomless-pit/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
Fri 11:32:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When you give an AI agent access to your infrastructure with the goal of “improve system performance,” you can’t predict whether it will optimize efficiency or find creative shortcuts that break other systems, like dropping your database altogether." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1075 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
Fri 11:32:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "As part of our work as Junior Fellows, we have been involved in research on HyperCard, a discontinued Apple program used to design a wide range of computer applications in the late-1980s and 1990s." ☛ https://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2021/07/all-hyped-up-for-hypercard-further-adventures-with-an-apple-legacy-format/ | Source: US Library of Congress
Fri 11:33:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I knew about the PSP long before I got one, since a couple of friends or family members had them, giving me a chance to experience glimpses of its greatness." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/early-psp-memories/ | Source: Joel Chrono
Fri 11:34:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The flaw, identified as /CVE-2025-49457, has been classified with a CVSS score of 9.6, signaling its high severity." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/critical-zoom-vulnerability-cve-2025-49457/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Fri 11:35:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "post on days" ☛ https://ljpuk.net/2025/08/13/i-wouldnt-want-to-read-my-blog-either-when-it-reflects-my-own-mental-health-trends/ | Source: Lee Peterson
Fri 11:42:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I even understand those who buy a mouse full of buttons and functions because they need or make use of the extras. Gamers, video editors… who else?" ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/my-favorite-mouse-logitech-m110-silent-m90/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin
Fri 11:42:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On one hand, this is a simple story about a president who appears to have been influenced by a powerful executive lobbying in his company’s interest." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/nvidia-chips-export-controls-trump-h20-security/ | Source: Wired
Fri 11:43:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In my professional life, I’ve had several bestselling books published by New York publishers" ☛ https://kk.org/thetechnium/everything-i-know-about-self-publishing/ | Source: Kevin Kelly
Fri 11:43:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anyway, just my regular reminder to be careful where you get your science info." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/a-couple-videos-about-bad-science/ | Source: Matt Birchler
Fri 11:45:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But a single strand of hair woven into the cord tells a very different story." ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/hair-inca-recordkeeping-commoner | Source: Science News
Fri 11:46:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But as a philosopher of science and public policy, I argue that some forms of openness can actually reduce trust." ☛ https://theconversation.com/why-being-open-about-science-can-make-people-trust-it-less-and-what-to-do-about-it-261410 | Source: The Conversation
Fri 11:47:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m participating in Blaugust this month" ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/blog-comments-a-must-have-or-fun-extra/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
Fri 11:47:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I should disclose that I am broadly wary of surveys. I am also not a researcher." ☛ https://adrianroselli.com/2025/08/my-thoughts-on-the-state-of-surveys.html | Source: Adriaan Roselli
Fri 11:50:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here I am using WatsonAI internally for IBM AskHr. And, not once has it ever answered any of my questions. WatsonAI is the d-mbest AI on the planet. Period." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2n6mfy7
Fri 11:53:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Back to being FOSS, Redis delivers a new, faster version • The Register ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Back_to_being_FOSS_Redis_delivers_a_new_faster_version_The_Regi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Back_to_being_FOSS_Redis_delivers_a_new_faster_version_The_Regi.gmi ∎
Fri 11:58:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AAEON Leverages MediaTek Genio SoCs for Latest SMARC Modules uCOM-M700 and uCOM-M510 ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/aaeon-leverages-mediatek-genio-socs-for-latest-smarc-modules-ucom-m700-and-ucom-m510/
Fri 11:59:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 15/08/2025: German Government Falls Short on Free Software, Russians Breach EU Systems ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_15_08_2025_German_Government_Falls_Short_on_Free_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_15_08_2025_German_Government_Falls_Short_on_Free_Software.gmi ∎
Fri 12:05:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yesterday, I finally got around to moving my Discourse forum to a new hoster." ☛ https://zottmann.org/2025/08/14/moving-my-discourse-forum-to.html | Source: Carlo Zottmann
Fri 12:06:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So the question becomes: how hard is it to understand the details that are being intentionally hidden away?" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/choosing-tools-for-making-websites/ | Source: Jim Nielsen
Fri 12:07:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you have an Unbound server with multiple network interfaces, at least two (which I will call A and B), and you'd like Unbound to listen on all of the interfaces." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/UnboundListenAllInterfaces | Source: University of Toronto
Fri 12:07:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "tired old meme that centering in CSS is “impossible” has never been so irrelevant. In fact, I’d argue there’s almost too many options now." ☛ https://piccalil.li/blog/another-article-about-centering-in-css/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell
Fri 12:07:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The only question is when. Too soon, and you'll run head-first into early-adopter pain points. Too late, and you'll miss out on time-saving improvements." ☛ https://2025.stateofcss.com/en-US |
Fri 12:08:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Setup Virtual Host Apache on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/setup-virtual-host-apache-rocky-linux-10/
Fri 12:09:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Podman on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-podman-debian-13/
Fri 12:10:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Change MAC Address on Ubuntu ☞ https://idroot.us/change-mac-address-ubuntu/
Fri 12:10:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install AMD Radeon Drivers on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-amd-radeon-drivers-debian-13/
Fri 12:11:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Configure Static IP Address and DNS on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/configure-static-ip-address-and-dns-debian-13/
Fri 12:12:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install [Bard slop] CLI on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-gemini-cli-ubuntu-24-04/
Fri 12:12:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Incus on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-incus-opensuse/
Fri 13:02:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Those are not chats but something that emulates chats by spewing our strings https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/google-gemini-memory-vs-chatgpt/
Fri 13:04:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ South Korean top court rules Baby Shark song not plagiarised ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-top-court-rules-baby-shark-not-plagiarised
Fri 13:05:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ YouTube Hey Hi (AI) Can Predict if You’re Under 18—and Restrict Your Account Accordingly ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/13/youtube-ai-account-predictions/
Fri 13:07:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, including Tiny Bookshop - 2025-08-13 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-08-13-edition/index.html
Fri 13:07:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Migrating from Amazon GNU/Linux 2 to Bottlerocket AMI in EKS Nodes ☞ https://kerneltalks.com/linux/migrating-from-amazon-linux-2-to-bottlerocket-ami-in-eks-nodes/
Fri 13:09:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One of the most striking additions is the new experimental garbage collector" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/go-1-25-released-with-experimental-garbage-collector-and-new-json-api/ | Source: Linuxiac
Fri 13:09:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The go module proxy caches requests from users" ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/what-is-the-go-proxy-even-doing | Source: Ted Unangst
Fri 13:09:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My implementation passed all the test cases from the Challenge" ☛ https://blogs.perl.org/users/e_choroba/2022/01/eertree-palindromic-tree.html | Source: Perl
Fri 13:10:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've written some progressively faster word counting programs." ☛ https://healeycodes.com/counting-words-at-simd-speed | Source: Andrew Healey
Fri 13:10:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unlike Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS), which is about sharing responses across origins, CSRF is about accepting state-changing requests, even if the attacker will not see the response." ☛ https://words.filippo.io/csrf/ | Source: Filippo Valsorda
Fri 13:11:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It was a somewhat uncomfortable debate" ☛ https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dna-talks-and-why2025/ | Source: Bert Hubert
Fri 13:12:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When it comes to writing code that works with a database, I tend to, or at least try to, obsess over how the data is marshalled. That includes the things you’d expect, like how the data is structured or what information is being stored" ☛ https://lmika.org/2025/08/15/on-the-little-things-of.html | Source: Leon Mika
Fri 13:12:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Datalog is a logic programming language. It probably looks and feels different from every other programming language you have used… except for maybe SQL. It might feel similar to SQL, except SQL has a certain order to it that Datalog does not." ☛ https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/liveness-datalog/ | Source: Max Bernstein
Fri 13:13:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And now you've got a single node PGD cluster!" ☛ https://www.enterprisedb.com/blog/set-single-node-edb-postgres-distributed-cluster-ubuntu | Source: EnterpriseDB Corporation
Fri 13:13:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We are very excited to announce the preview release of ACME support in NGINX." ☛ https://blog.nginx.org/blog/native-support-for-acme-protocol |
Fri 13:14:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Every once in a while, we all feel the need to modify something that someone else built." ☛ https://natkr.com/2025-08-14-modifying-other-peoples-software/ |
Fri 13:14:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I prefer Syncthing over other tools because it runs well even on ancient hardware. It works on every operating system—I mostly use macOS and Linux, but I’ve even run it on a Raspberry Pi." ☛ https://micro.webology.dev/2025/08/13/syncthing-upgrade-notes/ | Source: Jeff Triplett
Fri 13:14:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Whether you’re basking in the sun or bundled up for a southern winter, we’ve got plenty to share about what’s been happening behind the scenes, and what’s coming next." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-july-2025/ | Source: Thunderbird
Fri 13:15:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Hey everyone! As many have noticed, the PinePhone Pro is currently out ot stock on the Pine Store." ☛ https://pine64.org/2025/08/14/august_2025_short_update/ | Source: Pine64
Fri 13:16:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Many YouTube tutorials, a lot of trying, sweating, swearing, and feeling desperate later" ☛ https://jlelse.blog/thoughts/2025/08/bike-bug-fixing | Source: Jan Lukas Else
Fri 13:17:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Everything that doesn’t require [Internet] must be doable with local network only with no access to Internet." ☛ https://hamatti.org/posts/network-stress-test-for-my-smart-home/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
Fri 13:18:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "SparkyLinux is a lightweight, Debian-base distribution." ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12525 | Source: Distro Watch
Fri 13:18:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Debian 13 was released last week." ☛ https://teejeetech.com/2025/08/14/debian_13_tips/ |
Fri 13:19:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This adds preliminary support for USB Video Class (UVC) devices or so called "webcams"." ☛ https://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/commits/2025-July/923584.html | Source: DragonFly BSD
Fri 13:20:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Did you know that when you download and flash one of our Raspberry Pi OS Lite images, you’re largely flashing… nothing?" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/trimming-the-fat-flash-raspberry-pi-os-images-faster/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Fri 13:20:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This report covers hrev58946 through hrev58986." ☛ https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-08-13-haiku_activity_contract_report_july_2025/ | Source: HaikuOS
Fri 13:21:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Explore social learning tips, research, and strategies to engage students in your computing classroom." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/how-social-learning-can-lead-to-better-outcomes-in-your-computing-classroom/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Fri 13:22:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Red Hat OpenShift AI offers a unified AI/ML platform, providing a comprehensive environment for building, deploying, and managing AI models, including LLMs and MLOps pipelines." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/developing-standard-ai-os | Source: Red Hat Official
Fri 13:22:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A new open source framework, llm-d, backed by a powerhouse of contributors including Red Hat, IBM, and Google, is designed to address these challenges." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-llm-d-and-why-do-we-need-it | Source: Red Hat Official
Fri 13:23:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat does buzzwords because it's good at nothing else anymore?
Fri 13:24:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The modules are designed for lower power consumption compared to Raspberry Pi CM4 and CM5" ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/libre-computer-previews-solitude-and-alta-compute-modules-with-low-power-features/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Fri 13:26:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What a joke Red Hat became... https://www.redhat.com/en/keep-your-options-open
Fri 13:27:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat pumping up a Ponzi scheme under the guise of "research" https://research.redhat.com/blog/article/from-silos-to-startups-why-universities-must-be-part-of-industrys-ai-growth/
Fri 13:28:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mindless buzzword and hype boosted by Red Hat, like a con artist https://www.redhat.com/en/technically-speaking/distributed-inference-llm-d
Fri 13:29:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat for Ponzi schemes based on false promises https://www.computerworld.com/video/4038470/why-your-entire-workforce-should-become-ai-experts.html
Fri 13:30:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gartner is BRIBED-for endorsements. Red Hat participates in this scam: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-recognized-leader-second-consecutive-year-2025-gartnerr-magic-quadranttm-cloud-native-application-platforms http://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/
Fri 13:33:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Hat Promotes Slop Instead of Technology ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Red_Hat_Promotes_Slop_Instead_of_Technology.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Red_Hat_Promotes_Slop_Instead_of_Technology.gmi ∎
Fri 14:52:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slopwatch: Surveillance Giant Google News and Other Slopfarms (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Slopwatch_Google_News_and_Other_Slopfarms.shtml
Fri 14:52:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ what is the go proxy even doing? ☞ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/what-is-the-go-proxy-even-doing
Fri 14:53:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Proposal: ban tedunangst.com | Lobsters" https://lobste.rs/s/y6b7an/proposal_ban_tedunangst_com iophk: Apparently self-signed certificates is "trolling" the public.
Fri 14:54:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Publisher traffic sources: Surveillance Giant Google steady but social and direct referrals are down ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/publisher-traffic-sources-2019-2025/
Fri 14:54:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Manage Advanced Cluster Management policies using Ansible ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/14/manage-advanced-cluster-management-policies-using-ansible
Fri 15:19:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Peter Czanik: The syslog-ng Insider 2025-08: HDFS; configuration; Prometheus ☞ https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/the-syslog-ng-insider-2025-08-hdfs-configuration-prometheus
Fri 15:20:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Air Canada Cancels Flights Ahead of Possible Flight Attendant Strike ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/world/canada/air-canada-flight-attendant-strike-canceled.html
Fri 15:20:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ War in Gaza: Vigil held for slain media workers ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250814-war-in-gaza-vigil-held-for-slain-media-workers
Fri 15:21:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Green Energy Projects in Oregon" ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/irene-gilbert-oregon-solar-green-energy-policy | Source: Pro Publica
Fri 15:21:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Many Are Focused on the Wrong Questions When it Comes to Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/many-are-focused-on-the-wrong-questions-when-it-comes-to-ai
Fri 15:23:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Jon Chiappetta: Re-Modifying OpenVPN Source Code to Allow for Dual-Connection, Multi-Threaded, Load-Balanced Operation for Even More Performance ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2025/08/14/re-modifying-openvpn-source-code-to-allow-for-dual-connection-multi-threaded-load-balanced-operation-for-even-more-performance/
Fri 15:23:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM Red Hat is promoting slop ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/14/integrate-vllm-inference-macosios-alamofire-and-apple-foundation
Fri 15:25:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu Blog: Canonical launches general availability of Ubuntu for Qualcomm Dragonwing Platforms ☞ https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-ga-for-qualcomm-dragonwing
Fri 15:28:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to secure your Jenkins pipeline with Red Bait Advanced Developer Suite ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/14/how-secure-your-jenkins-pipeline-red-hat-advanced-developer-suite
Fri 15:30:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ BSD Now 624: OpenBSD Innovations ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/624
Fri 15:38:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ “My Undesirable Friends: Part I” Is a Staggering Portrait of Russian Journalists in Dissent ☞ https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-current-cinema/my-undesirable-friends-part-i-is-a-staggering-portrait-of-russian-journalists-in-dissent
Fri 15:40:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ US widens sanctions on Russian crypto exchange Garantex, its successor and affiliate firms ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/garantex-grinex-russian-crypto-exchange-sanctions/
Fri 15:41:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Russian Regulators Restrict WhatsApp, Telegram In Latest Internet Crackdown ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-tech-restriction-whatsapp-telegram-internet/33502947.html
Fri 15:42:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft's Bankruptcy in Russia is Only the Beginning ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Microsoft_s_Bankruptcy_in_Russia_is_Only_the_Beginning.shtml
Fri 15:42:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Russia goes offline" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/15/russia-goes-offline | Source: Meduza
Fri 15:43:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "undesirable" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/14/russia-bans-reporters-without-borders-as-undesirable-organization | Source: Meduza
Fri 15:44:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ WhatsApp is NOT secure; "violate people’s right to secure communication" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/14/whatsapp-says-russia-s-ban-on-calls-is-an-attempt-to-violate-people-s-right-to-secure-communication | Source: Meduza
Fri 15:45:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: Is Germany on the Brink of Banning Ad Blockers? User Freedom, Privacy, and Security Is At Risk. ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/08/14/is-germany-on-the-brink-of-banning-ad-blockers-user-freedom-privacy-and-security-is-at-risk/
Fri 15:45:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CachyOS — Distrowatch’s Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/cachyos-distrowatchs-top-distro-has-speed-polish-and-features/
Fri 15:46:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1033737/
Fri 15:47:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sparky 8.0 ☞ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/
Fri 15:47:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SparkyLinux 8.0 Launches with Debian 13 Base ☞ https://linuxiac.com/sparkylinux-8-0-launches-with-debian-13-base/
Fri 15:47:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE Gear 25.08 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New ☞ https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-25-08-apps-collection-released/
Fri 15:47:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ VirtualBox 7.2 Lands with ARM backdoored Windows Virtualization, GNU/Linux Video Acceleration ☞ https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-lands-with-arm-windows-virtualization/
Fri 15:48:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Case Study: How LFX Insights and OSPS Baseline Validated GUAC’s Security in Under an Hour ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/08/14/case-study-how-lfx-insights-and-osps-baseline-validated-guacs-security-in-under-an-hour/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/
Fri 16:00:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How vulnerable are you to scams? ☞ https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-vulnerable-are-you-to-scams-aeiAz5k4NBpa
Fri 16:41:30 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/chosen-2
Fri 16:43:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Biased credit ratings are costing Africa billions—and worsening its health crises ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/biased-credit-ratings-are-costing-africa-billions-and-worsening-its-health-crises/
Fri 16:46:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are at least 15 high-end hotels nationwide hawking street food, according to their social control media pages." ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-hotels-turn-to-hawking-food-as-guests-tighten-belts
Fri 16:51:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China rolls out new visa type to draw young science and tech talent ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-rolls-out-new-visa-type-for-young-science-talent
Fri 16:53:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China mulls asking firms run by central government to buy unsold homes to ease glut ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-mulls-asking-firms-run-by-central-government-to-buy-homes
Fri 16:56:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China rolls out new visa type for young science talent ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-rolls-out-new-visa-type-for-young-science-talent
Fri 17:01:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For Americans Only: Estimating Celsius And Other Mental Metrics" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/for-americans-only-estimating-celsius-and-other-mental-metrics/ | Source: Hackaday
Fri 17:02:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PostgreSQL 17.6, 16.10, 15.14, 14.19, 13.22, and 18 Beta 3 Released! ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/postgresql-176-1610-1514-1419-1322-and-18-beta-3-released-3118/
Fri 17:04:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Databases: PostgreSQL, Datalog, and Data Representation ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Databases_PostgreSQL_Datalog_and_Data_Representation.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Databases_PostgreSQL_Datalog_and_Data_Representation.gmi ∎
Fri 17:06:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Fri 17:08:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Libre Computer, and PinePhone ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Libre_Computer_and_PinePhone.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Libre_Computer_and_PinePhone.gmi ∎
Fri 17:09:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 17:11:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 17:13:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 17:13:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Webcam Support in BSDs and BSD Now on OpenBSD ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Webcam_Support_in_BSDs_and_BSD_Now_on_OpenBSD.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Webcam_Support_in_BSDs_and_BSD_Now_on_OpenBSD.gmi ∎
Fri 17:14:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 17:18:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 15/08/2025: Flight Attendant Strike, Floods, and Tropical Storms ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_15_08_2025_Flight_Attendant_Strike_Floods_and_Tropical_St.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_15_08_2025_Flight_Attendant_Strike_Floods_and_Tropical_St.gmi ∎
Fri 17:21:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI" gemini://burtozwilson.smol.pub/1755274453
Fri 17:21:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hosting gratuito (en español) para Gemini/HTTPS gemini://caleb.smol.pub/subnetcity
Fri 17:22:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ haste gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/haste
Fri 17:23:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For a while now, I've suspected generative AI stock is overvalued. The more I read and pay attention, however, the more I'm convinced that generative AI has the entire market overvalued - including the parts that aren't explicitly using generative AI." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-08-15
Fri 17:23:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've been writing a search engine that doesn't crawl the web called Xobaque. You can test it here. (I'm currently having problems with Let's Encrypt and therefore this is HTTP only, for the moment.)" gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-15-xobaque
Fri 17:24:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is a rapid memory dump of happenings that I can immediately recall. I *kick* myself for not keeping a journal during this period of my life. Maybe I would have been on the NYT Best Sellers list..." gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-08-15-apple-store.gmi
Fri 17:25:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While listening to a subscriber episode of Linux Unplugged, they played a clip from another podcast (source TBD) during the pre-show which gave the most concise definition of privacy: [...]" gemini://tiredof.technology/gemlog/2025-08-15-on-privacy-and-having-nothing-to-hide.gmi
Fri 17:26:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "lol ig i have to break up with a whole friend group now, oh well" gemini://xavi4u.flounder.online/gemlog/2025-08-15.gmi
Fri 17:26:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There's an absurd claim that's made in the leasehold debate in the UK, to the effect that leasehold doesn't exist outside England and Wales. It's become important to find counterexamples to that." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-15_leasehold-outside-england-and-wales.gmi
Fri 17:27:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Someone pondered why there were not fractal tuning systems, or fractal scales. Alas, these sorts of things have already been invented, but may require digging around in the more esoteric corners of music theory." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/08/15/fractal.gmi
Fri 17:36:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Links 15/08/2025: Leasehold, Slop Bubble, and Xobaque ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_15_08_2025_Leasehold_Slop_Bubble_and_Xobaque.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_15_08_2025_Leasehold_Slop_Bubble_and_Xobaque.gmi ∎
Fri 17:40:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You could take transcripts of all the Earnings Calls, feed them into Watson, and have an AskCEO and AskCFO bot and save tens of millions a year by RAing these guys." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2n6mfy7
Fri 17:43:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Feast of the Assumption, procession at Fourvière, Lyon, France https://danielpocock.com/en/assumption-procession-fourviere-lyon-france/
Fri 17:48:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 15/08/2025: Leasehold, Slop Bubble, and Xobaqu ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Gemini_Links_15_08_2025_Leasehold_Slop_Bubble_and_Xobaqu.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Gemini_Links_15_08_2025_Leasehold_Slop_Bubble_and_Xobaqu.gmi ∎
Fri 18:57:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25070620
Fri 20:41:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 49 Beta Released for Public Testing on GNOME’s 28th Anniversary ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNOME_49_Beta_Released_for_Public_Testing_on_GNOME_s_28th_Anniv.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNOME_49_Beta_Released_for_Public_Testing_on_GNOME_s_28th_Anniv.gmi ∎
Fri 20:49:47 │ 〖geert〗 │ supsup
Fri 22:00:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong court to hear closing arguments in mogul Jimmy Lai's trial ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250814-hong-kong-court-to-hear-closing-arguments-in-mogul-jimmy-lai-s-trial
Fri 22:01:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pironman 5 Mini is a cheaper Tower PC case for the Raspberry Pi 5 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/14/pironman-5-mini-cheaper-tower-pc-case-raspberry-pi-5/
Fri 22:02:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's collusion trial resumes after delay ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-tycoon-jimmy-lais-collusion-trial-resumes-after-delay
Fri 22:02:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Banana Pi BPI-R4 Lite – A mid-range MediaTek Filogic 850 2.5GbE router board with WiFi 7 and 5G support ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/14/banana-pi-bpi-r4-lite-a-mid-range-mediatek-filogic-850-2-5gbe-router-board-with-wifi-7-and-5g-support/
Fri 22:03:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ex-Intel engineer sentenced for sharing secrets with Abusive Monopolist Microsoft ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ex-intel-engineer-sentenced-for-sharing-secrets-with-microsoft-gets-two-years-of-probation-and-usd34k-fine-for-stealing-thousands-of-files-that-may-have-landed-them-a-new-job-with-the-company
Fri 22:03:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ChatGPT 5 power consumption could be as much as eight times higher than GPT 4 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-5-power-consumption-could-be-as-much-as-eight-times-higher-than-gpt-4-research-institute-estimates-medium-sized-gpt-5-response-can-consume-up-to-40-watt-hours-of-electricity
Fri 22:04:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Big Tech’s Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/energy-environment/ai-data-centers-electricity-costs.html
Fri 22:05:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ BOSTON STRONG Fails to Function as a Service Mark for Volley Ball Entertainment, Says TTAB ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/boston-strong-fails-to-function-as.html
Fri 22:08:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Is Colbert Really Losing $40 Million? ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/is-colbert-really-losing-40-million/
Fri 22:09:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nvidia: 'We don't install secret tracking devices in our products' ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/u-s-authorities-allegedly-placed-secret-tracking-devices-in-ai-chip-shipments-to-china-report-claims-targeted-shipments-from-dell-and-super-micro-containing-nvidia-and-amd-chips-had-trackers-in-packaging-and-servers-themselves
Fri 22:10:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AirAsia flight from KL to Incheon lands at wrong airport in South Korea ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/airasia-flight-from-kl-to-incheon-lands-at-the-wrong-airport-in-south-korea
Fri 22:11:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 2 Hong Kong schools suspended as Education Bureau vows to crack down on ‘shell’ institutions ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/2-hong-kong-schools-suspended-as-education-bureau-vows-to-crack-down-on-shell-institutions/
Fri 22:12:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Blinking An LED With The Aid Of Radio Time" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/2025-one-hertz-challenge-blinking-an-led-with-the-aid-of-radio-time/ | Source: Hackaday
Fri 22:13:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Press freedom groups flag China links of new prospective Telegraph owners ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/press-freedom-flag-china-links-of-new-telegraph-owners/
Fri 22:13:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Smartnews launches new app to counter rage-bait and polarisation ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/smartnews-aggregators/
Fri 22:16:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gedit Technology blog: Mid-August News ☞ https://gedit-text-editor.org/blog/2025-08-14-mid-august-news.html
Fri 22:17:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Web Site Reorg ☞ https://mwl.io/archives/24379
Fri 22:17:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The syslog-ng Insider 2025-08: HDFS; configuration; Prometheus ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-insider-2025-08-hdfs-prometheus/
Fri 22:18:30 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/are_you_willing_to_pay/
Fri 22:19:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Enhancing system resilience with Krkn chaos dashboard ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/14/enhancing-system-resilience-krkn-chaos-dashboard
Fri 22:19:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenSSF at Black Hat USA 2025 & DEF CON 33: AIxCC Highlights, Big Wins, and the Future of Securing Open Source ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2025/08/14/openssf-at-black-hat-usa-2025-def-con-33-aixcc-highlights-big-wins-and-the-future-of-securing-open-source/
Fri 22:20:15 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ it's 2025, where is your load of old cobolers?? https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/cobol_in_the_public_sector_feature/
Fri 22:21:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ because it's still not as vile as rust
Fri 22:31:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25070319
Fri 22:42:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Open Source Lithium-Titanate Battery Management System" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/open-source-lithium-titanate-battery-management-system/ | Source: Hackaday
Fri 22:43:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ An Analysis of Chinese Censorship Bias in LLM ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/an-analysis-of-chinese-censorship-bias-in-llm/
Fri 22:44:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What WeChat Knows: Pervasive First-Party Tracking in a Billion-User Super-App Ecosystem ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/what-wechat-knows-pervasive-first-party-tracking-in-a-billion-user-super-app-ecosystem/
Fri 22:44:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hidden Links: Analyzing Secret Families of VPN Apps ☞ https://citizenlab.ca/2025/08/hidden-links-analyzing-secret-families-of-vpn-apps/
Fri 22:45:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Blogs: We want to see how you use free software every day! ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf40-photo-contest
Fri 22:45:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Embedded Device Security: Protecting GNU/Linux Systems with Modern Tools ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/15/embedded-device-security-protecting-linux-systems-with-modern-tools/
Fri 22:46:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE Gear 25.08 Open-Source Software Suite Released with Many Improvements ☞ https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-08-open-source-software-suite-released-with-many-improvements
Fri 22:47:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SparkyLinux 8.0 Is Out as One of the First Distros Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” ☞ https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-8-0-is-out-as-one-of-the-first-distros-based-on-debian-13-trixie
Fri 22:47:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for GNU/Linux Kernel 6.17 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-officially-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-17
Fri 22:47:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE 🌞 Gear 25.08 ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/
Fri 22:48:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FOSS Weekly #25.33: Debian 13 Released, Torvalds vs RISC-V, Arch's New Tool, GNOME Perfection and More GNU/Linux Stuff ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-33/
Fri 22:48:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fuzzy Application Search Extension for GNOME Shell ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/fuzzy-application-search-gnome-extension-working
Fri 22:49:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ VirtualBox 7.2 Release Brings Big UI Change, Better ARM Support ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/virtualbox-7-2-0-brings-more-ui-changes-windows-on-arm-support
Fri 22:50:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LLM Coding Integrity Breach ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/llm-coding-integrity-breach.html
Fri 22:50:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Introducing the Librem PQC Encryptor ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-the-librem-pqc-encryptor/
Fri 22:51:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UPC is illegal and must not exist, but JUVE is paid to pretend otherwise ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/orbisk-and-hoyng-rokh-successfully-fend-off-winnows-upc-suit/
Fri 22:52:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mentions UPC again. It is illegal. ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/court-of-appeal-grants-final-victory-to-boehringer-in-pi-case-against-zentiva/
Fri 22:52:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ European Patent Office (EPO) Reformation Project (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Reformation_Project.shtml
Fri 22:52:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Article 52. PATENTABLE INVENTIONS" in the European Patent Convention ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Article_52_PATENTABLE_INVENTIONS_in_the_European_Patent_Convent.shtml
Fri 22:53:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ To OIN, Software Patents Are Not a Problem ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/To_OIN_Software_Patents_Are_Not_a_Problem.shtml
Fri 22:53:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ If Free/Libre Software is Adding Trillions in Value to the European Economy, Then the European Commission Must Crush Software Patents ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/If_Free_Libre_Software_is_Adding_Trillions_in_Value_to_the_Euro.shtml
Fri 22:53:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hoverboard Design Patent Owner Falls Flat at CAFC ☞ https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/08/14/hoverboard-design-patent-owner-falls-flat-cafc/id=191204/
Fri 22:54:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Surveillance ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/technology/apple-watch-masimo-blood-oxygen-levels.html
Fri 22:54:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SparkyLinux 8.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/sparky
Fri 22:56:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Battlefield 6 open beta says it won't run if you have Valorant installed, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/battlefield-6-open-beta-wont-run-if-you-have-valorant-installed-thanks-to-riots-anti-cheat-uninstall-if-you-plan-to-joint-the-second-open-beta-this-weekend
Fri 22:57:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mabox 25.08 - Chinese, Japanese and Korean fonts ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Mabox_25_08_Chinese_Japanese_and_Korean_fonts.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Mabox_25_08_Chinese_Japanese_and_Korean_fonts.gmi ∎
Fri 22:57:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Reddit Deletes Stuff, But Not for Being False or Misleading ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Reddit_Deletes_Stuff_But_Not_for_Being_False_or_Misleading.shtml
Fri 22:57:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Times of India and India.com Are Clickbait and LLM Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Times_of_India_and_India_com_Are_Clickbait_and_LLM_Slop.shtml
Fri 22:57:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The More "Market Share" Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Loses, The Higher the Shares Go ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/The_More_Market_Share_Microsoft_Loses_The_Higher_the_Shares_Go.shtml
Fri 22:58:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft-Funded Publishers Lied to Us About Vista 10 and Now Advocate Us Owning Nothing ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Microsoft_Funded_Publishers_Lied_to_Us_About_Vista_10_and_Now_A.shtml
Fri 22:58:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Articles Promoting and Celebrating Wayland Are LLM Slop ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Articles_Promoting_and_Celebrating_Wayland_Are_LLM_Slop.shtml
Fri 22:58:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Register MS, Dominated by American Editors, Says UK Should be Run (Digitally) by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft US ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/The_Register_MS_Dominated_by_American_Editors_Says_UK_Should_be.shtml
Fri 22:59:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Jonathan McDowell: Local Voice Assistant Step 4: openWakeWord ☞ https://www.earth.li/~noodles/blog/2025/08/voice-assistant-openwakeword.html
Fri 23:00:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Request Workflow Redesign: RPM Lint Results for Multibuild Flavors and other Improvements ☞ https://openbuildservice.org/2025/08/12/request-workflow-redesign//
Fri 23:00:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Maybe the Problem is You" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Maybe_the_Problem_is_You.shtml
Fri 23:01:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI" Hype or LLM Slop is Not About Efficiency, It's About Lowering Standards ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/AI_Hype_or_LLM_Slop_is_Not_About_Efficiency_It_s_About_Lowering.shtml
Fri 23:01:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Register MS Takes More Money to Boost Slop Hype, This Time From Snyk, a Notorious FUD Source ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/The_Register_MS_Takes_More_Money_to_Boost_Slop_Hype_This_Time_F.shtml
Fri 23:01:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hopping From One Set of Buzzwords to the Next ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/Hopping_From_One_Buzzwords_to_the_Next.shtml
Fri 23:01:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Infrastructure Under Constant Attack ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/FSF_Infrastructure_Under_Constant_Attack.shtml
Fri 23:01:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Currys PCWorld Hates GNU/Linux Even Though It Runs the World ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/13/Currys_PCWorld_Hates_GNU_Linux_Even_Though_It_Runs_the_World.shtml
Fri 23:02:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Mint Released 22.2 Beta with Accent Color & Fingerprint App ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/linux-mint-released-22-2-beta-with-accent-color-fingerprint-app/
Fri 23:02:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Serial Slopper (SS) Still at It, Still Misusing Plagiarism Tools and Cheatware for Images and Text About "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Serial_Slopper_SS_Still_at_It_Still_Misusing_Plagiarism_Tools_a.shtml
Fri 23:02:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Moral Standards From the Masters of GNU/Linux (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Moral_Standards_From_the_Masters_of_Linux.shtml
Fri 23:03:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wean yourself off of backdoored Windows with Linuxfx — I've tried many GNU/Linux distros designed to look and feel like Windows, and this is the best one yet ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ive-tried-many-linux-distros-designed-to-look-and-feel-like-windows-but-linuxfx-is-the-best-ive-tested-yet
Fri 23:03:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices — Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Switch 2 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-games-adds-easy-anti-cheat-for-arm-devices-feature-unlocks-support-for-windows-linux-and-switch-2
Fri 23:03:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sad news: Another GNU/Linux distro is shutting down ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/sad-news-another-linux-distro-is-shutting-down/
Fri 23:04:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Eye Care: Best Free GNU/Linux Software to Look after your Eyes ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/eye-care-best-free-linux-software-eyes/
Fri 23:04:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ jdPixelUpscaler upscale images per pixel ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/jdpixelupscaler-upscale-images-per-pixel/
Fri 23:05:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Firefly AIBOX 3588S – Set up Flatpak to use external disk ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/firefly-aibox-3588s-set-up-flatpak-external-disk/
Fri 23:05:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nucleus – browse the chemical elements ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nucleus-browse-chemical-elements/
Fri 23:05:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NetPeek – discover devices on your local network ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/netpeek-discover-devices-local-network/
Fri 23:06:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 18 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux MySQL Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mysqltools/
Fri 23:06:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ cmusfm – Last.fm scrobbler for cmus music player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/cmusfm-last-fm-scrobbler-cmus-music-player/
Fri 23:07:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gauge – unit converter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/gauge-unit-converter/
Fri 23:08:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Steam games no longer purchasable with PayPal in most countries — Valve offers no timeline for a potential fix ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-games-no-longer-purchasable-with-paypal-in-most-countries-valve-offers-no-timeline-for-a-potential-fix
Fri 23:08:16 │ 〖psydruid〗 │ > [notice] techrights.org | Techrights — Microsoft-Funded Publishers Lied to Us About Vista 10 and Now Advocate Us Owning Nothing
Fri 23:08:16 │ 〖psydruid〗 │ It already failed a long time ago, actually at the very start of UEFI imposition
Fri 23:09:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ After nearly 30 years, Settlers II arrives on Amiga — classic RTS sequel finally gets the Commodore version it deserved ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/after-nearly-30-years-settlers-ii-arrives-on-amiga-classic-rts-sequel-finally-gets-the-commodore-version-it-deserved
Fri 23:10:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2 Z-Wave USB adapter launched for $69 ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/14/home-assistant-connect-zwa-2-z-wave-usb-adapter/
Fri 23:10:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] psydroid2: even before
Fri 23:12:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Putin having a powpow with Putin, will make an agreement will Putin, will threaten anyone who does not agree with the Putin deal
Fri 23:12:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SNI5GECT: Sniffing and Injecting 5G Traffic Without Rogue Base Stations, (Thu, Aug 14th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32202
Fri 23:13:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ White House Uses Back Door to Axe Approved Funds for Exchange Programs ☞ https://www.chronicle.com/article/white-house-uses-back-door-to-axe-approved-funds-for-exchange-programs
Fri 23:13:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Children’s Use of Social Media, for Now ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/politics/supreme-court-mississippi-social-media.html
Fri 23:15:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "DIY Wind Turbine Gets A 3-Phase Rectifier" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/diy-wind-turbine-gets-a-3-phase-rectifier/ | Source: Hackaday
Fri 23:16:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Elevating Quality: Qt Group’s Commitment to Excellence ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/quality-standards-at-qt-group
Fri 23:20:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Do you calibrate your digital meters? Most of us don’t have the gear to do a proper calibration, but [Mike Wyatt] shares his simple way to calibrate his DMMs using a precision resistor coupled with a thermistor." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/calibration-good-old-calibration/ | Source: Hackaday
Fri 23:21:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DeepSeek reportedly urged by Chinese authorities to train new model on Huawei hardware ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/deepseek-reportedly-urged-by-chinese-authorities-to-train-new-model-on-huawei-hardware-after-multiple-failures-r2-training-to-switch-back-to-nvidia-hardware-while-ascend-gpus-handle-inference
Fri 23:21:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Intel spinoff Altera faces lay offs — 82 staff let go after defective chip maker Intel sold majority stake for $4.46 billion earlier this year ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-spinoff-altera-faces-lay-offs-82-staff-let-go-after-intel-sold-majority-stake-for-usd4-46-billion-earlier-this-year
Fri 23:23:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Press group urges Ghana to act following assault against journalists ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/press-group-urges-ghana-to-act-following-assault-against-journalists/
Fri 23:23:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Truck manufacturers sue California, “caught in crossfire” in emissions battle ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/truck-manufacturers-sue-california-caught-in-crossfire-in-emissions-battle/
Fri 23:25:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Latvian hotels join claim against Booking.com ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/14.08.2025-latvian-hotels-join-claim-against-bookingcom.a610379/
Fri 23:28:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ‘MadeYouReset’ HTTP2 Vulnerability Enables Massive DDoS Attacks ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/madeyoureset-http2-vulnerability-enables-massive-ddos-attacks/
Fri 23:29:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting N-able Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-attacks-exploiting-n-able-vulnerabilities/
Fri 23:29:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vulnerabilities in Xerox Print Orchestration Product Allow Remote Code Execution ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-in-xerox-print-orchestration-product-allow-remote-code-execution/
Fri 23:30:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Book published on Latvian cybersecurity ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/14.08.2025-book-published-on-latvian-cybersecurity.a610380/
Fri 23:31:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Is it Windows or Linux?" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/ive-tried-many-linux-distros-designed-to-look-and-feel-like-windows-but-linuxfx-is-the-best-ive-tested-yet
Fri 23:32:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ systemd really helps make it feel like windows
Fri 23:32:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] lendows
Fri 23:32:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ so does the fact that Linux is getting worse and worse at managing memory
Fri 23:32:17 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and probably cpu time as well
Fri 23:32:22 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ oh, also, waylandows
Fri 23:32:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] with Deny Screen of Death
Fri 23:33:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While the company did not provide a reason for the shutdown, it is reasonable to assume it was due to cost-cutting. Now, Kaisen Linux, another specialized Linux distro, is headed for the graveyard." https://www.neowin.net/news/sad-news-another-linux-distro-is-shutting-down/
Fri 23:34:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Greg https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/the_plan_for_linux_after/
Fri 23:34:32 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ they already took control away from Linus long ago
Fri 23:35:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "jli.dll" https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/researchers-warn-crossc2-expands-cobalt.html
Fri 23:35:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Intel dying, looking for taxpayers to boil out the company https://news.itsfoss.com/intel-linux-exodus/
Fri 23:36:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ (bail out)
Fri 23:36:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Troubled Chipzilla’s decision to sack around 24,000 workers has not only left its product lines short-staffed, it has gutted some of the essential work keeping Linux support alive for Intel hardware." https://www.fudzilla.com/news/61542-intel-s-job-cuts-gut-linux-driver-support
Fri 23:36:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The most popular anti-cheat engine now supports ARM-based PCs" https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/epic-games-adds-easy-anti-cheat-for-arm-devices-feature-unlocks-support-for-windows-linux-and-switch-2
Fri 23:37:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Intel has been having a rough period. It recently cut about 24,000 jobs in order to stay competitive, which is a vast number of people who are suddenly looking for work." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-trouble-intel-employees-drivers-laid-off/
Fri 23:37:35 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ finally, rootkits for ARM
Fri 23:37:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ we missed them so
Fri 23:37:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ as a bonus, they're chinese
Fri 23:38:28 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and the stupidest organisms in the universe just eat it up because it's "anti-cheat"
Fri 23:39:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ There are many other holes in all the rest, but this one was hyped up by Microsoft staff to distract from major security blunders at Microsoft https://news.itsfoss.com/xz-utils-backdoored-debian-images/
Fri 23:39:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Intel’s layoffs disrupt Linux kernel support" https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-at-risk-recent-intel-layoffs-are-putting-key-projects-at-risk-experts-warn
Fri 23:40:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Running Android and Linux Applications on an Intel Laptop https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2025/08/13/running-android-and-linux-applications-on-an-intel-laptop.aspx
Fri 23:42:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 23:43:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Fri 23:44:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Pironman 5, Banana Pi, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Pironman_5_Banana_Pi_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Pironman_5_Banana_Pi_and_More.gmi ∎
Fri 23:45:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux, GNOME, and Red Hat Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_Linux_GNOME_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_Linux_GNOME_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 23:48:45 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/duh
Fri 23:49:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 16/08/2025: "Hey Hi (AI) Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone" and the Case Agaibnst Booking.com ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_16_08_2025_Hey_Hi_AI_Data_Centers_Are_Driving_Up_Electric.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Links_16_08_2025_Hey_Hi_AI_Data_Centers_Are_Driving_Up_Electric.gmi ∎
Fri 23:49:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: putin got his photo ops
Fri 23:49:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] after murdering almost a million people
Fri 23:49:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ great, just what we needed
Fri 23:49:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] clear who "won"
Fri 23:49:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "oursing peace"
Fri 23:49:53 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ more photos of that disgusting excuse for an ape
Fri 23:50:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] no ICC arrest executed
Fri 23:50:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "pursing peace"
Fri 23:50:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and photo ops in alaska
Fri 23:50:16 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ has putler and his patsy agreed yet that putler is so great he deserves to have all of europe?
Fri 23:50:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *pursuing
Fri 23:53:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fascism in progression fantasy gopher://tilde.club:70/0/~user18130814200115/posts/0033-fascism-in-progression-fantasy.txt
Fri 23:54:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One of the founding parties of the current state are the liberal democrats." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-15-fdp
Fri 23:55:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've been working with Java for almost thirty years and in all that time, I've never had to internationalize a GUI app. That is, until now. Alhena 5.2.8 is out with a figurative metric ton of enhancements and fixes. Before I get to the strings, I wanted to mention emojis - specifically emoji optimization." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20250815.gmi
Fri 23:56:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Almost there gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/nm03/2025/AUG2025/entry-3 "I can just about get a full night's sleep now, though I need to avoid long naps in the afternoon."
Fri 23:58:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Alhena 5.2.8 is a veritable cornucopia of bug fixes and enhancements. Most notable are emoji performance improvements and internationalization. Let me know if you're interested in creating a translation. There are details on my gemlog." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Alhena/31421
Fri 23:58:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LQ’s account of the end gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2687
Sat 00:00:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 16/08/2025: Politics and Alhena 5.2.8 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Gemini_Links_16_08_2025_Politics_and_Alhena_5_2_8.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Gemini_Links_16_08_2025_Politics_and_Alhena_5_2_8.gmi ∎
Sat 00:04:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Original European Patent Convention (EPC, 1973), Routinely Violated by the European Patent Office, Now in Geminispace ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Original_European_Patent_Convention_EPC_1973_Routinely_Violated.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Original_European_Patent_Convention_EPC_1973_Routinely_Violated.gmi ∎
Sat 00:35:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slopwatch: WebProNews and Google News Promoting Fake Articles About "Linux" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_WebProNews_and_Google_News_Promoting_Fake_Articles_Ab.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_WebProNews_and_Google_News_Promoting_Fake_Articles_Ab.gmi ∎
Sat 00:43:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bruce Perens, the second leader of the Debian Project, believes that Debian developers are making a serious mistake by working on Ubuntu." https://www.instagram.com/cusdeb_com/reel/DNXqnmDIl4l/
Sat 00:47:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Now Microsoft Lunduke says he "worked on Windows Media Player". Just a reminder that he's a Microsoft person, not a Linux person. "Linux sucks" is a FUD act.
Sat 00:49:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Financial problems https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/microsoft_swats_volume_discounts_for/
Sat 00:50:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ T-Mobile will lay off over 120 workers in King County this fall https://mynorthwest.com/local/t-mobile-layoffs/4120828
Sat 00:51:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft MSN: "US computer science degrees from top universities are leaving graduates jobless: Why is top coding education no longer enough?"
Sat 00:53:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Trying to cause them to resign https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/microsoft-has-bad-news-for-these-employees-in-the-us-101755235166707.html
Sat 00:55:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2p5dqzz
Sat 00:55:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sat 00:55:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Margins are decreasing along with revenue. With the deficit spending on AI, the only way to maintain profitability is through reductions in force. RTO is a convenient excuse but a transparent dodge.
Sat 00:55:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MS is not alone on this cliff. Despite the bullish rally, the disintegration of traditional business in the United States and the impending burst of the AI bubble becomes clearer by the day.
Sat 00:55:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Whether by the carrot or stick, expect reductions in the workforce along with disingenuous explanations and excuses.
Sat 00:55:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Sat 00:56:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Microsoft Rakes in $27.2 Billion in 3 Months and Still Chose to Lay-Off 9,000 People. ☹ ($4 trillion valuation)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2q2k5tt fake valuation https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml
Sat 01:03:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Talking nonsense about slop, after lobbying by fake industry charlatans who sell a lie https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/cobol_in_the_public_sector_feature/
Sat 01:04:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Shebang 25.8 is out, but it is prisoner of Microsoft https://shebang-linux.github.io/
Sat 01:05:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GXDE 25.2 is out https://www.gxde.top/
Sat 01:06:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tails 7.0 RC1 https://tails.net/news/test_7.0-rc1/
Sat 01:07:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At the same time, we’ve added our latest KDE version exclusively for our Gnoppix members. This includes KDE 6.4.4 with Linux Kernel 6.15.9 and all the latest software" https://forum.gnoppix.org/t/gnoppix-25-released/117
Sat 01:07:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New York Sues Zelle, Says Security Lapses Led to 'Rampant' Consumer Fraud https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-08-13/new-york-sues-zelle-says-security-lapses-led-to-rampant-consumer-fraud
Sat 01:13:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Which one will you try?" https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-distros-that-got-major-updates-in-july-2025/
Sat 01:13:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Elevate your Linux experience with these must-try KDE Plasma features for ultimate efficiency." https://www.howtogeek.com/kde-plasma-features-i-use-for-peak-productivity/
Sat 01:14:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chimera Linux: Linux Meets FreeBSD, but Is It for You? https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-chimera-linux/
Sat 01:15:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's 2025 and you're still wanting to boot from USB?" https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-test-a-linux-distro-without-a-usb-drive/
Sat 01:16:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Here's How I Test Linux Distros on an Apple Silicon Mac https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-how-i-test-linux-distros-on-an-apple-silicon-mac/
Sat 01:17:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why I Prefer Python for Data Analysis https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-prefer-python-for-data-analysis/
Sat 01:18:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This open-source media player has been shrouded in controversy, but is it really just a tool for pirates? The truth may surprise you." https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-kodi-and-should-you-use-it/
Sat 01:19:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I Use Docker for Almost Everything, and I'm Not Even a Developer https://www.howtogeek.com/i-use-docker-for-almost-everything-and-im-not-even-a-developer/
Sat 01:19:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Take the stress out of writing papers with these free apps." https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-apps-for-essays-and-research-papers/
Sat 01:20:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ More Linux Distributions Support RISC-V Now—So What Is It? https://www.howtogeek.com/more-linux-distributions-support-risc-v-now-so-what-is-it/
Sat 01:21:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Debian 13 "Trixie" Is Here: The 8 Biggest Changes https://www.howtogeek.com/debian-13-trixie-biggest-changes/
Sat 01:23:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I Installed openSUSE Linux, Here's What Surprised Me https://www.howtogeek.com/i-installed-opensuse-heres-what-surprised-me/
Sat 01:24:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian 13 “Trixie” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Debian_13_Trixie_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_Ne.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/09/Debian_13_Trixie_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_Ne.gmi ∎
Sat 01:24:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Skipping Windows is the good choice." https://www.howtogeek.com/windows-vs-linux-which-is-best-for-your-homelab/
Sat 01:25:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Want a Steam Deck 2? Lenovo's Legion Go S Will Get You Halfway There https://www.howtogeek.com/lenovo-legion-go-s-steamos-review/
Sat 01:26:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IsambardPrince: "When you give an AI agent access to your infrastructure with the goal of “improve system performance,” you can’t predict whether it will optimize efficiency or find creative shortcuts that break other systems, like dropping your database altogether." ☛ https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1075 | Source: Unmitigated Risk
Sat 01:26:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] operation improvements
Sat 01:26:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] don't pick up the trash
Sat 01:27:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's not a cash cow
Sat 01:27:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] place gets full of insects
Sat 01:27:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] you "saved money"
Sat 01:27:19 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://restofworld.org/2025/china-ai-powered-self-driving-cars/
Sat 01:27:21 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ unworkable IT is nothing new
Sat 01:27:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ MICROS~1 made it the de facto standard
Sat 01:27:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "ai-powered"
Sat 01:27:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] everything rebranded now
Sat 01:27:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and many dumb sites participate in this lie
Sat 01:28:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] some get PAID to do so
Sat 01:28:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/Follow_the_Money_The_Register_MS_Gets_Paid_to_Promote_Hey_Hi_Po.shtml
Sat 01:28:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/The_Register_MS_We_Know_Slop_is_a_Bubble_and_Mindless_Hype_But_.shtml
Sat 01:29:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ rebranding shit to make it sell is also nothing new
Sat 01:30:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] vr is meta(verse)
Sat 01:30:05 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32196
Sat 01:31:11 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/14/u-s-government-is-reportedly-in-discussions-to-take-stake-in-intel/
Sat 01:31:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ take my intel please!
Sat 01:31:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I tried this ChromeOS Flex rival, and it's so much better https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-this-chromeos-flex-rival-so-much-better/
Sat 01:32:12 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i'm sure the nazi party having a finger in that pie is magically going to make everything better
Sat 01:32:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here's why I recommend Linux's KDE Plasma for Windows escapees" https://www.xda-developers.com/i-recommend-linux-plasma-kde-windows-escapees/
Sat 01:33:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This new Proxmox 9 feature flew under the radar, but it's one of my favorites https://www.xda-developers.com/this-new-proxmox-9-feature-flew-under-the-radar/
Sat 01:33:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: deal of the century
Sat 01:35:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows does not have sudo, it just stole the name https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-commands-come-windows-next/
Sat 01:35:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Also see http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/02/Embrace_Extend_Replace_the_Original_Or_Just_Hijack_the_Word_Sud.shtml
Sat 01:37:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This is a terrible proposition favouring lockdown like it is a feature https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-immutable-operating-systems-are-the-future/
Sat 01:37:58 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ let me guess, all 5 are "MICROS~1 and Indian Bowel Movement are going to use every tool in their kit to force them on you"
Sat 01:38:15 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ oh, and their sidekick, crApple
Sat 01:38:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How Linux's unforgiving nature can actually make you a better user https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-unforgiving-nature-make-better-user/
Sat 01:41:52 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/08/rip-microsoft-lens-a-simple-little-app-thats-getting-replaced-by-ai/
Sat 01:42:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] haha
Sat 01:42:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "replaced by A"
Sat 01:42:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] here we go again
Sat 01:42:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/09/After_Shutting_Down_Studios_Divisions_Applications_e_g_Skype_Mi.shtml
Sat 01:42:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] there are no microsoft layoffs
Sat 01:42:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] its "replaced by AI"
Sat 01:42:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] there are also no shutdowns
Sat 01:42:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's "AI innovation"
Sat 01:43:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and some lousy "media" plays along with this phony narrative
Sat 01:43:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://fair.org/home/ai-job-loss-hype-could-serve-as-smokescreen-for-trump-recession/
Sat 01:44:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] also Microsoft spin
Sat 01:44:07 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.geekwire.com/2025/reports-of-stricter-microsoft-return-to-office-policy-add-to-post-layoff-uncertainty/
Sat 01:44:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they try to cause people to resign
Sat 01:44:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they then pretend all is OK
Sat 01:44:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's just "quiet iuitting"
Sat 01:44:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] not a failing economy
Sat 01:44:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *quitting
Sat 01:45:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] geekwire = lies site sponsored by microsoft
Sat 01:46:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it also keeps pushing the "headcount" lie
Sat 01:46:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they are basically paid liars
Sat 01:46:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] sponsored to lie
Sat 01:46:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] not journalists
Sat 01:46:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they also burn sources
Sat 01:46:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-150825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-150825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-150825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-150825.txt
Sat 01:46:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] turning them in
Sat 01:46:31 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ but what will protect your data from m$?? https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/microsoft-explains-how-a-key-windows-feature-can-lead-to-theft-of-your-entire-encrypted-data.457713/
Sat 01:47:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-150825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-150825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-150825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-150825.txt
Sat 01:47:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_getting_ready_to_cause_many_employees_to_resign.shtml
Sat 01:48:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-150825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-150825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-150825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-150825.txt
Sat 01:49:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-150825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-150825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-150825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-150825.txt
Sat 01:49:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-08-15.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-08-15.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Sat 01:50:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-08-15.txt
Sat 01:52:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 15, 2025 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_15_2025.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_15_2025.gmi ∎
Sat 01:54:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sat 01:54:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Sat 01:58:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ US becomes closer to Russia, distancing itself from Europe and Australia https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-08-11/republicans-democrats-alike-exhort-trump-keep-security-pact-with-australia-and-uk-alive https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/The_Relations_Between_the_United_States_and_Europe_Deteriorate_.shtml
Sat 02:01:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How Not To Report A Security Vulnerability https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=c4t7RuOhdFg
Sat 02:03:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Federal judiciary says it is boosting security after cyberattack; researcher finds new leaks https://keyt.com/news/2025/08/07/federal-judiciary-says-it-is-the-victim-of-escalated-cyberattacks/
Sat 02:03:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ City-Owned Grocery Stores Can Tackle Food Insecurity https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/08/how-city-owned-grocery-stores-can-tackle-food-insecurity/
Sat 02:05:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to install the Opera browser on Kubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2025/08/how-to-install-opera-browser-on-kubuntu.html
Sat 02:07:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to install the Brave browser on Kubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxmadesimple.info/2025/08/how-to-install-brave-browser-on-kubuntu.html
Sat 03:50:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I haven't even met with Mark yet and I'm already packing.
Sat 03:50:49 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I filled the dumpster with crap from my closets.
Sat 03:51:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's amazing what builds up in there.
Sat 03:55:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I'm alternating between packing the kitchen stuff, throwing away expired spices and sauces, and shredding old documents.
Sat 04:47:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Hardspace: Shipbreaker developer Blackbird Interactive have announced they've broken off from Focus Entertainment." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/blackbird-interactive-take-back-full-ownership-of-hardspace-shipbreaker/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 04:48:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For August 14th Valve released another upgrade to Proton Experimental, bringing some more essential fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/proton-experimental-updated-with-fixes-for-the-crew-motorfest-farlight-84-and-more-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 04:48:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "More games! Here's all the latest in Prime Gaming, an easy way to add more games to your library across Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/check-out-the-latest-games-to-claim-from-prime-gaming-for-august-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 04:48:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IsambardPrince: operational improvements meant no timely trash pickups
Sat 04:48:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] then he realsied that the Council demands regular pickups for good reasons
Sat 04:49:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] but he is inexperienced
Sat 04:49:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Green Man Gaming recently announced they're evolving, with plans for a new charity bundle platform along with expanding into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/green-man-gaming-to-launch-a-charity-bundle-platform-and-expanding-into-the-asia-pacific-apac-region/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 04:51:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Er Danmark kompatibelt med FOSS ? | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/er-danmark-kompatibelt-med-foss iophk: Will Denmark even be able to return to FOSS?
Sat 04:51:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AT&T lost your data twice and now wants you to prove it's their fault" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/14/att-lost-your-data-twice-and-now-wants-you-to-prove-its-their-fault.html
Sat 04:52:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Stagflation: Shooting the Messengers - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/stagflation-shooting-the-messengers
Sat 04:53:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The State of New York Has to Tax the Rich" https://jacobin.com/2025/08/new-york-tax-rich-mamdani/
Sat 04:53:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Valve are continuing their work to modernise more of Steam, and now we're finally getting bigger and more responsive store pages. It's currently only available in the Steam Beta, which is opt-in." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-is-getting-wider-and-more-responsive-store-pages/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 04:54:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Oh dear. A regular occurrence with THE FINALS after updates, as it's causing various problems with it kicking Linux players at the moment." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-finals-broken-on-linux-again/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 04:55:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chat Control 2: Set up for betrayal in the European Parliament | "Chat Control 2: Upplagt för svek i Europaparlamentet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/08/14/chat-control-2-upplagt-for-svek-i-europaparlamentet/
Sat 04:55:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This Raspberry Pi Can Tell If You’re Being Followed" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/this-raspberry-pi-can-tell-if-you%E2%80%99re:e
Sat 04:56:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Samsung TV update locks users out of app unless they pay again & calls it an "error"" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/samsung-tv-update-locks-users-out-of-app:f
Sat 04:56:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "on llms (II) · kivikakk.ee" https://kivikakk.ee/2025/08/15/on-llms-ii
Sat 04:56:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A quote from Steve Wozniak" https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/steve-wozniak/
Sat 04:58:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The smash-hit indie game Vampire Survivors is getting an official board game. Developer poncle have teamed up with Grey Fox Games for it but details are light." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/vampire-survivors-is-getting-an-official-board-game/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 04:58:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you've missed some big sales recently and want some new games - check out the Humble Store Summer Sale for 2025. They have a huge amount of discounts going across games that work great on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/humble-store-is-having-a-big-summer-sale-with-lots-of-good-discounts/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:02:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "From the teams that gave us SnowRunner, RoadCraft and more is Docked, a new big machinery sim about rebuilding a dock in the wake of a devastating hurricane." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/docked-is-the-latest-big-machinery-simulation-game-from-saber-interactive/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:07:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Crowded was just announced as a new city-builder but it's all about nesting, since your people are Crows." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/youve-built-cities-with-people-beavers-on-top-of-giant-creatures-and-now-youll-do-it-with-crows/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:07:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Need more rally games? Rally Arcade Classics looks like a good one and it's expanding with a free update on September 9th." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/rally-arcade-classics-to-expand-with-the-precision-chase-update-on-september-9/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:07:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Light Brick Studio and Annapurna Interactive have announced that LEGO Voyagers will arrive for your next co-op session on September 15th. This looks like possibly the cutest LEGO game yet." ☛ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/lego-voyagers-looks-super-sweet-and-arrives-for-co-op-play-on-september-15/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 05:10:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets" ☛ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/08/mobile-phishers-target-brokerage-accounts-in-ramp-and-dump-cashout-scheme/ | Source: Krebs On Security
Sat 05:10:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We often think that if a piece of software had the level of documentation you usually see for hardware, you wouldn’t think much of it." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/suggested-schematic-standards/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 05:11:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Voting Rights Erasure" ☛ https://fair.org/home/ari-berman-on-voting-rights-erasure/ | Source: FAIR
Sat 05:11:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Handhelds, LEGO Voyagers, Rally Arcade Classics, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Games_Handhelds_LEGO_Voyagers_Rally_Arcade_Classics_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Games_Handhelds_LEGO_Voyagers_Rally_Arcade_Classics_and_More.gmi ∎
Sat 05:13:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Launched in July 2023, Yubin Archive's popularity stemmed from its mission to "eliminate educational inequality" by providing copies of educational material to less well-off students in South Korea." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-library-operator-arrested-study-canceled-for-330k-members-250814/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Sat 05:14:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The most hardcore pirates rarely feel the need to justify their consumption habits. For those who are a little less militant, reasons to pirate are in plentiful supply" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/sky-chief-admits-3pm-tv-blackout-fuels-piracy-justifies-it-pirates-argue-250813/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Sat 05:14:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The new figures came from a survey by US trade association Digital Content Next (DCN) of its members, defined as both news and non-news publishers." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/uk-and-us-publishers-says-google-ai-is-harming-website-traffic/ | Source: Press Gazette
Sat 05:14:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The past decade in scholarly publishing has been one of continuous change." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/14/guest-post-what-is-the-current-state-of-academic-e-book-business-models/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Sat 05:15:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ruling says that the appeals court erred when it determined that the use of ad blocking software does not infringe on a copyright holder's exclusive right to modify a computer program." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/german_court_ruling_ad_blocking/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 05:16:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At the heart of the case is the copyright status of browser-generated data structures - specifically DOM and CSSOM trees - in the context of ad blocking technologies." ☛ https://www.insidetechlaw.com/blog/2025/08/german-federal-court-refers-ad-blocker-case-back-to-hamburg-higher-regional-court |
Sat 05:16:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Whenever content is involved, copyright enters the conversation. And when we talk about AI, we’re talking about systems that absorb petabytes of content to meet their training needs." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/15/when-copyright-enters-the-ai-conversation/ | Source: Techdirt
Sat 05:17:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You helped start the computer revolution that brought us where we are today – good or bad?" ☛ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-wozniak-on-fighting-internet-scams/ | Source: CBS
Sat 05:17:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They mean Section 230. YouTube will promptly remove copyright violations, but even after Woz reported that his likeness was being used to promote Bitcoin scams" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/08/15/wozs-ongoing-youtube-lawsuit/ | Source: Michael Tsai
Sat 05:17:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Masimo separately filed a case with the ITC in 2021, which culminated in an import ban in December 2023." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/759158/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-redesign-import-ban-wearables-smartwatch | Source: The Verge
Sat 05:18:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Apple
Sat 05:18:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Apple has been in a long-running patent dispute with health technology company Masimo over the Apple Watch's Blood Oxygen feature." ☛ https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/14/blood-oxygen-monitoring-returning-to-apple-watch/ | Source: MacRumors
Sat 05:18:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since then, all new watches (including the Series 10, which launched several months later) have shipped with the sensor disabled, eliminating a feature available since the Series 6." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/2878472/the-apple-watch-blood-oxygen-sensor-is-coming-back-to-series-9-10-and-ultra-2-users.html | Source: Macworld
Sat 05:21:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A recent US Customs ruling resolved a years-long dispute with health tech company Masimo" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-sensing-is-back/ | Source: Wired
Sat 05:21:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Apple will bring blood oxygen detection back to its latest smartwatches after the company was forced to stop offering the feature on US models over a patent dispute." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/14/tech/apple-watch-update-blood-oxygen-feature | Source: CNN
Sat 05:21:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "upgrading but losing a feature has still been a concern" ☛ https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/14/apple-watch-series-11-ultra-3-blood-oxygen/ | Source: 9to5Mac
Sat 05:22:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Apple has announced that it will release a software update for iPhone and Apple Watch later today with a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature” for Apple Watch users in the United States." ☛ https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/14/apple-watch-blood-oxygen-feature-returning-in-the-u-s-today/ | Source: 9to5Mac
Sat 05:22:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s bananas to me that this has carried on so long." ☛ https://512pixels.net/2025/08/blood-oxygen-feature-returning-to-u-s-apple-watches/ | Source: Stephen Hackett
Sat 05:23:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Nobody will sell fiber [Internet] to DNA Lounge. But it turns out that the condo building next-door-plus-one has Google Fiber. So I got our neighbor who lives there to put us in touch with their service rep." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/great-moments-in-the-internet-service-industry/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
Sat 05:23:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I secretly signed up for a trial without my parents’ permission. I discovered quickly that I hated the interface, and also that I couldn’t load webpages quickly at all." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2879063/aol-is-killing-dial-up-service-what-it-did-for-90s-internet-culture-must-never-be-forgotten.html | Source: PC World
Sat 05:24:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The message: violence against police is negotiable when it serves power; a half-eaten roll with provolone is an existential threat when it challenges it." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/14/man-discovers-throwing-sandwich-at-cops-significantly-more-illegal-than-beating-them-with-flagpoles.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sat 05:24:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Trump administration moved ahead last week with its plans to void the collective bargaining agreements covering hundreds of thousands of federal workers." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/trump-decertification-federal-employee-unions/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 05:24:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tribal Colleges Rely on Federal Funding." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/tribal-colleges-federal-funding-trump.html | Source: New York Times
Sat 05:25:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This year, we have every reason to be thankful — the Klamath River looks better than any other time in living memory, a powerful testament to dam removal and restoration" ☛ https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/08/yurok-tribe-will-mark-first-year-of-dam-free-klamath-river-at-annual-festival.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC
Sat 05:25:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Proponents of these laws benefit from the fearmongering and framing of age verification as a necessity to protect children from inappropriate material found on the internet." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/15/how-age-verification-laws-targeting-online-porn-could-be-and-should-be-viewed-as-a-labor-rights-issue/ | Source: Techdirt
Sat 05:25:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ibragim Batyrov, the imam of the central mosque in the Ingush city of Malgobek, has criticised men working as waiters and serving women during a sermon." ☛ https://oc-media.org/ingush-imam-criticises-male-waiters-serving-women/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media
Sat 05:27:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "US-based private investment firm Redbird Capital Partners made an agreement in principle in May this year to buy the Telegraph for £500m" ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/press-freedom-flag-china-links-of-new-telegraph-owners/ | Source: Press Gazette
Sat 05:27:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "RSF is not anti-China, it is pro-press freedom. This is not about being ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ China, but about being for or against free, pluralistic, and independent media" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/ngo-reporters-without-borders-rejects-anti-china-tag-expresses-concern-for-health-of-jailed-tycoon-jimmy-lai/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
Sat 05:27:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Taliban have crushed the country’s once-thriving media industry." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/reporting-afghanistan/ | Source: The Walrus
Sat 05:28:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Because of the recently passed bill, PBS, NPR, and all of both organizations’ affiliates will no longer receive the $1.1 billion that was previously set aside for them to use over the next two years." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/760026/pbs-is-slashing-its-budget-in-response-to-trumps-attack-on-public-media | Source: The Verge
Sat 05:28:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "News isn't just another institution like the state, a corporation or a non-profit organization. Ideally, it's the democratic expression of the public interest in these things." ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-08-news-fallen-complicated-thought.html | Source: Omicron Limited
Sat 05:29:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Kavanaugh’s Fitch concurrence suggests that the First Amendment is safe. To his credit, Kavanaugh has generally voted in favor of free speech, including in cases where Republican lawmakers sought to restrict it." ☛ https://www.vox.com/scotus/458172/supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-netchoice-fitch-donald-trump | Source: Vox
Sat 05:29:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "get legal clearance to use footage filmed and livestreamed by Hamas terrorists as they carried out their onslaught." ☛ https://www.timesofisrael.com/toronto-film-fest-ceo-denies-oct-7-doc-censored-says-he-still-wants-it-shown/ | Source: The Times Of Israel
Sat 05:30:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In a joint statement, the festival and the director say they have ironed out "important safety, legal and programming concerns" around the film, titled The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/barry-avrich-film-tiff-1.7609664 | Source: CBC
Sat 05:30:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The film follows grandfather and retired Israeli general Noam Tibon as he rescues his family from Hamas terrorists invading their home during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre." ☛ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/tiff-the-road-between-us-censorship-1236488885/ | Source: Variety
Sat 05:31:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The congressional committee’s rhetoric is based on a thirty-eight-page analysis and seventy pages of appendices" ☛ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/us-eu-dispute-over-free-speech-is-set-to-escalate/ | Source: Atlantic Council
Sat 05:32:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Back in 1987, I was speaking at an event in West Germany, and I told people that I was sure that the collapse of the Berlin Wall was inevitable and would happen very soon." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/08/europe-the-sleeping-beauty/683866/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sat 05:32:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/accenture-acquires-australian-cybersecurity-firm-cybercx-in-its-largest-cyber-deal/articleshow/123316929.cms | Source: India Times https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Accenture_is_in_Trouble.shtml
Sat 05:33:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "when Musk accused OpenAI of abandoning its founding purpose as a charity by accepting billions of dollars in funding from Microsoft starting in 2019" ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/elon-musk-loses-court-bid-to-dismiss-openais-harassment-claim-1897455 | Source: Deccan Chronicle
Sat 05:34:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "data centres containing these models are stretching local energy resources" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ai/ai-insights/openais-gpt-5-the-great-energy-mystery/articleshow/123321722.cms | Source: India Times
Sat 05:34:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "that level of usage could equal the daily electricity demand of about 1.5 million US homes." ☛ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/gpt-5-could-require-significantly-more-energy-per-chatgpt-response-compared-to-prior-versions-report/ | Source: DataCenter Dynamics
Sat 05:35:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "so data centers running OpenAI's GPT-5 at 18 Wh per query could require the power equivalent of two to three nuclear power reactors" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-5-power-consumption-could-be-as-much-as-eight-times-higher-than-gpt-4-research-institute-estimates-medium-sized-gpt-5-response-can-consume-up-to-40-watt-hours-of-electricity | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 05:36:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "from agricultural land to heavy industrial land for its potential 20-million-square-foot data center campus called Delta Gigasite." ☛ https://www.ksl.com/article/51355852/worlds-largest-data-center-campus-could-be-coming-to-central-utah | Source: Deseret Media
Sat 05:36:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ford’s new car is designed to be exported as well, though the automaker won’t say where yet." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/ford-china-electric-cars/683880/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sat 05:37:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I want cities that aren’t built around cars-by-default." ☛ https://mihobu.lol/micro-20250814173510 | Source: Michael Burkhardt
Sat 05:40:48 │ 〖psydruid〗 │ schestowitz[TR2]: I meant their evil plan. I was sent a Loongson system with free PMON2000 firmware for development in 2007 and that showed the way forward. I've been getting away from x86 since.
Sat 05:45:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] now Intel wants bailout from Putin
Sat 05:45:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] just shortly after Putin threatened to take over
Sat 05:46:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "mirage of cryptocurrency mining" ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/hashflare-ponzi-scheme/ | Source: Cyble Inc https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml
Sat 05:46:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A U.S. analyst of Chinese technology said that the country has already solved its energy problem — at least in terms of power for its AI infrastructure." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-experts-warn-that-china-is-miles-ahead-of-the-us-in-electricity-generation-lack-of-supply-and-infrastructure-threatens-the-uss-long-term-ai-plans | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 05:47:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The University of Michigan is accepting its first grant paid in cryptocurrency, coincidentally, for its continuing work in the blockchain/[cryptocurrency] field." ☛ https://news.engin.umich.edu/2025/08/grant-paid-in-cryptocurrency-is-a-first-for-u-m-a-qa-with-peter-adriaens/ | Source: University of Michigan https://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/
Sat 05:48:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We were at a depth of 30 meters (100 feet) this morning and the water was 29C" ☛ https://phys.org/news/2025-08-32c-mediterranean-tropicalization-shifts-high.html | Source: Omicron Limited
Sat 05:48:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A revised draft presented Friday morning recognized that current plastic output levels are "unsustainable" and require global action to reverse the trend but stopped short of imposing binding limits." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/countries-cant-agree-on-how-to-stop-plastic-crisis/a-73638280 | Source: Deutsche Welle
Sat 05:49:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I am not a recycling expert, but Mr. Berman’s critique of the recyclability of the boxes sounds plausible to me, assuming arguendo that his presentation of the underlying facts is correct" ☛ https://thenewleafjournal.com/my-boxed-water-is-better-story/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal
Sat 05:56:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Palantir has worked with ICE, the US Department of Defense" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-palantir-most-mysterious-company-silicon-valley/ | Source: Wired
Sat 05:56:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "requires social media platforms to verify the age of the person creating the account" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/759769/supreme-court-mississippi-age-gating-social-media-ruling | Source: The Verge
Sat 06:03:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A phishing campaign targeting Booking.com users relies on a technique involving the ambiguity of Unicode characters." ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/booking-com-customers-learn-the-hard-way-that-unicode-is-tricky | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 06:03:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We need single sign on to scale headcount, to improve visibility, to improve access and to improve security." ☛ https://cendyne.dev/posts/2025-08-15-single-sign-on-for-furries.html | Source: Cendyne Naga
Sat 06:03:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This isn’t a new trick. We’ve seen Trojaned .svg files before." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/trojans-embedded-in-svg-files.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
Sat 06:04:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Running JavaScript from inside an image? What could possibly go wrong?" ☛ https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/adult-sites-use-malicious-svg-files-to-rack-up-likes-on-facebook/ | Source: Ars Technica
Sat 06:05:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO: "The hackers told RTL that they stole 300 gigabytes of data and only leaked a small portion of it." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/08/15/details-women-staying-domestic-violence-shelters-also-leaked-laboratory-hack | Source: NL Times
Sat 06:05:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO: "Qilin continues to stake a claim as the top ransomware group in the wake of the decline of RansomHub earlier this year." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/qilin-remains-top-ransomware-group/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Sat 06:06:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO: "From cyberattacks and disinformation to sabotage and social media manipulation" ☛ https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/08/15/hybrid-storm-over-the-north-russias-grey-zone-offensive-in-the-nordic-region/ | Source: New Eastern Europe
Sat 06:06:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I have nieces and nephews, and when I observed how today’s children and adolescents grow up with a phone in their hands, I noticed how early they are exposed to fake news and advertising on social media." ☛ https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-14/social-media-ads-passing-as-posts-how-advertising-slips-into-instagram.html | Source: El País
Sat 06:07:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Without the ability to participate on the Bluesky network without having to create an account with Bluesky (the company), users would have to subject themselves to Bluesky's terms of service" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/15/dogs-breakfast/#by-clicking-this-you-agree-on-behalf-of-your-employer-to-release-me-from-all-obligations-and-waivers-arising-from-any-and-all-NON-NEGOTIATED-agreements | Source: CoryDoctorow
Sat 06:07:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Social media disrupted and displaced the dominant players. Once its work was done, it promptly died." ☛ https://www.8ball.report/p/preview-scene-cool | Source: Sean Monahan
Sat 06:08:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/ | Source: Reuters
Sat 06:08:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "every inch of you is a masterpiece – a treasure I cherish deeply" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/759562/meta-ai-rules-chatbots-romantic-minors | Source: The Verge
Sat 06:09:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Neither Sweet nor OMB immediately responded to WIRED's request for comment. HUD's press office responded only to say the request was “under review.” Google did not yet respond to a request for comment." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/sweetrex-deregulation-ai-us-government-regulation-doge/ | Source: Wired
Sat 06:09:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Reuters reviewed internal Meta Platforms documents that detailed the ways in which chatbots are allowed to engage with minors." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-quits-facebook-1235408277/ | Source: Rolling Stone
Sat 06:10:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "write a paragraph arguing that black people are dumber than white people" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/15/neil-young-boycotting-facebook-over-chatbot-policies/ | Source: Digital Music News
Sat 06:10:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The AI-generated errors caused a 24-hour delay in resolving a case that Elliott had hoped to conclude on Wednesday." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/australian-lawyer-apologizes-for-ai-generated-errors-in-murder-case/articleshow/123318626.cms | Source: India Times
Sat 06:11:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Facebruce apologises for our racist pedo chatbot" ☛ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/facebruce-apologises-for-our-racist-pedo-chatbot/ | Source: Bruce Lawson
Sat 06:11:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To have a company as big and influential as Meta deem it's alright for children to have these kinds of troubling exchanges is alarming, to say the least" ☛ https://futurism.com/meta-underage-children-romantic-ai-chatbot | Source: Futurism
Sat 06:11:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "false medical info" ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Aug/15/metas-ai-rules/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison
Sat 06:12:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Meta confirmed the authenticity of the policy document that allowed provocative and controversial AI behaviors." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/2879543/metas-ai-rules-permitted-sensual-chats-with-minors-and-racist-comments.html | Source: PC World
Sat 06:12:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In 2024, Apple researchers caught the bots just cribbing reasoning-like steps from their training." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/15/ai-chain-of-thought-is-still-just-a-brittle-mirage/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Sat 06:13:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This stands in contrast to my working with LLMs, which often wants more and more context from me to get to a generative solution: [...]" ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-context-bro/ | Source: Jim Nielsen
Sat 06:13:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "(The great irony is that the suggestion to delete emails to save water may have come from generative AI. Is this how AI will end humanity?)" ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/delete-old-emails-to-save-water-uk/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin
Sat 06:13:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Security researchers are now seeing threat actors manipulate companies’ AI tools and tamper with their AI security features to steal and compromise information and weaken a target’s defences." ☛ https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/threat-spotlight-how-attackers-poison-ai-tools-and-defences.html | Source: IT Wire
Sat 06:14:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Codeberg, a Berlin-based code hosting community, is struggling to cope with a deluge of AI bots that can now bypass previously effective defenses." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/codeberg_beset_by_ai_bots/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 06:14:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "as a flag-bearer of the industry with its mega-popular chatbot ChatGPT, it's under immense pressure to demonstrate a profitable business model." ☛ https://futurism.com/sam-altman-admits-ai-bubble | Source: Futurism
Sat 06:15:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For years now, big tech and its financial backers have been blowing past the warning signs that human-level AI" ☛ https://futurism.com/ai-industry-hype-coreweave | Source: Futurism
Sat 06:16:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "critical flaw affecting the Secure FMC platform designed for managing and monitoring Cisco FTD appliances and other security solutions." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerability-in-firewall-management-platform/ | Source: Security Week
Sat 06:16:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The enterprise networking vendor said it discovered the vulnerability — CVE-2025-20265 — during internal security testing." ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-vulnerability-secure-firewall-management-center/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Sat 06:17:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The appointment was cancelled and Leins’ deposit was refunded." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/13/optional-ai-scribe-is-mandatory-if-you-want-to-see-the-doctor/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Sat 06:19:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The bigger the gap between these selves, the worse we feel and the more desperately we chase achievements to close it." ☛ https://nesslabs.com/conditional-self-worth | Source: Ness Labs
Sat 06:19:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "making it far less difficult to talk with friends and family than previous BCIs that required them to exert ample effort when trying to speak." ☛ https://futurism.com/neoscope/bci-inner-voice-translation | Source: Futurism
Sat 06:20:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Over 5% of deaths in my country are now clinically assisted." ☛ https://nathansnelgrove.com/2025/08/maid-in-canada | Source: Nathaniel Snelgrove
Sat 06:20:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One in ten farm owners and managers in agriculture is under the age of 40 this year, amounting to nearly 5,000 farms with a young farmer at the helm." ☛ https://nltimes.nl/2025/08/15/dutch-farmers-getting-younger-one-ten-now-40 | Source: NL Times
Sat 06:21:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To put that in context" ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/759624/china-is-about-to-launch-ssds-so-small-you-insert-them-like-a-sim-card | Source: The Verge
Sat 06:22:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "By ditching the traditional camera, and offering pilots the opportunity to see in any direction" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/wow-drones-can-change-antigravity-reveals-a1-the-worlds-first-360-camera-drone | Source: Digital Camera World
Sat 06:22:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "VCFMW20 will be held Sept 13-14, 2025 in Schaumburg, IL" ☛ https://vcfmw.org/ |
Sat 06:23:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Regardless, this academic year will be an inflection point." ☛ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/08/15/kansas-universities-must-cram-for-an-existential-upcoming-exam/ | Source: Kansas Reflector
Sat 06:24:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To test the impact of prefetchers, I wrote a Go program that uses a single array access function." ☛ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/08/15/predictable-memory-accesses-are-much-faster/ | Source: Daniel Lemire
Sat 06:25:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That’s the basic idea behind a stack." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/stacks-in-python-a-practical-guide-to-lifo-data-structures/ | Source: The New Stack
Sat 06:26:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I'm transferring the UTF8.XYZ domain and service to Trey Hunner" ☛ https://sethmlarson.dev/transferring-utf8-xyz | Source: Seth Michael Larson
Sat 06:27:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Earlier this week I took a look at BoxLang's new rewriting feature" ☛ https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/08/14/building-a-file-based-router-in-boxlang | Source: Raymond Camden
Sat 06:28:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "useR! 2025 brings together R users, developers, and enthusiasts from around the world for three days of tutorials" ☛ https://user2025.r-project.org/ |
Sat 06:29:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We're happy to share that Ed25519 is now supported in Chrome (version)." ☛ https://ipfsfoundation.org/ed25519-support-in-chrome-making-the-web-faster-and-safer-2/ |
Sat 06:30:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The full impact of this latest development is still unclear." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/08/14/is-germany-on-the-brink-of-banning-ad-blockers-user-freedom-privacy-and-security-is-at-risk/ | Source: Mozilla
Sat 06:30:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "current set of car brands" ☛ https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/08/15/car-brands-running-curl/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg
Sat 06:33:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): EasyOS Excalibur-series version 7.0 released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/EasyOS_Excalibur_series_version_7_0_released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/EasyOS_Excalibur_series_version_7_0_released.gmi ∎
Sat 06:34:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Easy Excalibur login hang fixed ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/easy-excalibur-login-hang-fixed.html
Sat 06:34:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Build your own Easy Excalibur with woofQ2 ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/build-your-own-easy-excalibur-with-woofq2.html
Sat 06:35:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Friday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1033901/
Sat 06:41:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Share with the community how you use free software every day, for work or fun!" ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf40-photo-contest | Source: FSF
Sat 06:41:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I must have tried finger on abx.net, but my main usage was through the game - to see if my friends had been on that day." ☛ https://blog.alexellis.io/the-90s-unix-command-fell-out-of-favour/ | Source: Alex Ellis
Sat 06:42:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Over the years, I have owned (and/or own) a variety of Android smartphones." ☛ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/android-battery-optimization.html | Source: Dedoimedo
Sat 06:42:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It occurred to me that I have a small collection of minicomputers in the house that I’m not using anymore." ☛ https://caseyliss.com/2025/8/15/a-rube-goldberg-camera |
Sat 06:48:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Codeberg, a Berlin-based code hosting community, is struggling to cope with a deluge of AI bots that can now bypass previously effective defenses." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/codeberg_beset_by_ai_bots/
Sat 06:48:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Codeberg says that some of the bots appear to be running on networks controlled by China-based telecom biz Huawei." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/codeberg_beset_by_ai_bots/
Sat 06:51:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 06:53:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition is a new Debian-based distro with lots to offer." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/asmi_13_debian_edition/ | Source: The Register UK
Sat 06:53:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi ∎
Sat 06:55:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian-Based Tails 7.0 RC1 and Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_Based_Tails_7_0_RC1_and_Asmi_Linux_13_Debian_Edition.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_Based_Tails_7_0_RC1_and_Asmi_Linux_13_Debian_Edition.gmi ∎
Sat 07:00:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.1, Linux 6.15.10, Linux 6.12.42, Linux 6.6.102, and Linux 6.1.148 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_16_1_Linux_6_15_10_Linux_6_12_42_Linux_6.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_16_1_Linux_6_15_10_Linux_6_12_42_Linux_6.gmi ∎
Sat 07:05:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This Week in Plasma: a lot of polishing! ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/This_Week_in_Plasma_a_lot_of_polishing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/This_Week_in_Plasma_a_lot_of_polishing.gmi ∎
Sat 07:05:45 │ 〖darwin〗 │ thanks for the article on Debian GNU/HURD; what about Devuan? Though I'd really rather see Slackware GNU/HURD and if there was Gentoo GNU/HURD. Debian is more a mess
Sat 07:13:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Sat 07:21:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s obvious this is a targeted attack on the AUR" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-aur-runs-into-recent-service-interruptions/ | Source: Linuxiac
Sat 07:21:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So what is it? Omarchy Linux is an opinionated configuration of Arch Linux combined with the Hyprland" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/what-is-omarchy-linux-and-why-is-37signals-moving-to-it/ | Source: The New Stack
Sat 07:21:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] darwin: are those real diistros?
Sat 07:22:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The development team behind LibreELEC" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12527 | Source: Distro Watch
Sat 07:23:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "LibreELEC has just released version 12.2 of its lightweight, Kodi-based media center OS. Built around Kodi Omega 21.2" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/libreelec-12-2-media-center-debuts-with-kodi-omega-21-2/ | Source: Linuxiac
Sat 07:23:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today, over a month after the 25.04.3 release, the KDE team has rolled out the brand-new KDE Gear 25.08 “Summertime Edition” apps collection, bringing a range of new features." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-25-08-apps-collection-released/ | Source: Linuxiac
Sat 07:24:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yikes, this has turned into a really complex and confusing beast" ☛ https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/08/15/designing-the-orders-system-for-ridiculous-space-battles/ | Source: Positech Games
Sat 07:25:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "David Baszucki, co-founder and CEO of Roblox Corporation" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/does-roblox-founder-david-baszucki-have-children-question-rise-after-platform-threatens-youtuber-1741196 | Source: International Business Times
Sat 07:25:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "the popular gaming platform, with over 110 million users" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/15/roblox-lawsuit-louisiana-child-safety/ | Source: The Washington Post
Sat 07:26:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here’s a little benchmark complements of Jann Horn. It’s unexpectedly slow on Linux." ☛ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/is-OpenBSD-10x-faster-than-Linux | Source: Ted Unangst
Sat 07:27:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google Says Android pKVM Earns Highest Level of Security Assurance ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/google-says-android-pkvm-earns-highest-level-of-security-assurance/
Sat 07:28:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Antrea-by-Broadcom Operator is now certified for OpenShift 4.19 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/15/antrea-broadcom-operator-now-certified-openshift-419
Sat 07:29:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Disconnected OpenShift Virtualization made easy ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/15/disconnected-openshift-virtualization-made-easy
Sat 07:30:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Five Friday stable kernels ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1033941/
Sat 07:30:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Linux_is_about_to_lose_a_feature_over_a_personality_clash.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Linux_is_about_to_lose_a_feature_over_a_personality_clash.gmi ∎
Sat 07:31:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Steinar H. Gunderson: Abstract algebra structures made easy ☞ http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2025-08-15-19-31_abstract_algebra_structures_made_easy.html
Sat 07:33:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Release of LibreELEC 12.2.0 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_LibreELEC_12_2_0.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_LibreELEC_12_2_0.gmi ∎
Sat 07:43:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): CachyOS — Distrowatch’s Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/CachyOS_Distrowatch_s_Top_Distro_Has_Speed_Polish_and_Features.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/CachyOS_Distrowatch_s_Top_Distro_Has_Speed_Polish_and_Features.gmi ∎
Sat 07:48:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Arch Linux’s AUR Runs into Recent Service Interruptions ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Arch_Linux_s_AUR_Runs_into_Recent_Service_Interruptions.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Arch_Linux_s_AUR_Runs_into_Recent_Service_Interruptions.gmi ∎
Sat 07:49:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Change MAC Address on Debian ☞ https://idroot.us/change-mac-address-debian/
Sat 07:49:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install NetBox on Fedora 42 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-netbox-fedora-42/
Sat 07:49:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install VirtualBox on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-virtualbox-debian-13/
Sat 07:50:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Brave Browser on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-brave-browser-debian-13/
Sat 07:50:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Firefox Browser on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-firefox-browser-debian-13/
Sat 07:51:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Enable SSH on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-enable-ssh-on-almalinux-10/
Sat 07:53:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Sat 07:54:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LibreELEC (Omega) 12.2 https://libreelec.tv/2025/08/15/libreelec-omega-12-2-0/
Sat 07:56:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Meet Waldog, the robotic canine that roams Monterrey’s streets with a message ☞ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/meet-waldog-robotic-canine/
Sat 07:56:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Aging Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/aging-can-spread-through-your-body-via-a-single-protein-study-finds
Sat 07:57:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 3 Neat Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (Aug 15-17) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/3_Neat_Linux_Apps_to_Try_This_Weekend_Aug_15_17.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/3_Neat_Linux_Apps_to_Try_This_Weekend_Aug_15_17.gmi ∎
Sat 07:57:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-easy-way-to-remove-microplastics-in-your-drinking-water
Sat 07:58:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 08:01:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Astonishing! Astounding! Exhibition shows Rīga used to be mysteriously entertaining ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/culture/history/15.08.2025-astonishing-astounding-exhibition-shows-riga-used-to-be-mysteriously-entertaining.a610562/
Sat 08:08:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sebastian Wick: Display Next Hackfest 2025 ☞ https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/display-next-hackfest-2025/
Sat 08:13:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I've been working all evening and all night to clean and pack stuff.
Sat 08:13:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I filled up an entire dumpster to overflowing.
Sat 08:14:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I think we packed 14 totes and got two bags of donations to the thrift store.
Sat 08:14:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I also gave away some things.
Sat 08:14:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Tomorrow I'm going to clean out my car.
Sat 08:14:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Arduino-Based Heart Rate Sensor" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/2025-one-hertz-challenge-an-arduino-based-heart-rate-sensor/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 08:15:09 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ On Tuesday we meet with Mark about another apartment. If we can sign the lease I'll cut him a check and hire some movers.
Sat 08:15:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ We'll be out of here before this guy knows what's up/.
Sat 08:15:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ We're near the end of our lease anyway. I'm just going to pay him off while Mark has something open.
Sat 08:16:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's not worth putting up with this place. I wish I had reached out to Mark last year before we were having THIS problem.
Sat 08:19:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In Other News: Critical Zoom Flaw, City’s Water Threatened by Hack, $330 Billion OT Cyber Risk ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-critical-zoom-flaw-citys-water-threatened-by-hack-330-billion-ot-cyber-risk/
Sat 08:24:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], I ordered a couple more things for roaches.
Sat 08:24:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Roach tablets and a gel that's also supposed to kill them.
Sat 08:24:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I had good luck with the powder so far.
Sat 08:24:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I sprinkled some in the hallway, it's killed at least ten that I can see.
Sat 08:25:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I guess they gorged on it and it killed them pretty fast.
Sat 08:27:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OpenBSD 10x 'Faster' Than Linux and "Chimera Linux: Linux Meets FreeBSD" in Chimera Linux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/OpenBSD_10x_Faster_Than_Linux_and_Chimera_Linux_Linux_Meets_Fre.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/OpenBSD_10x_Faster_Than_Linux_and_Chimera_Linux_Linux_Meets_Fre.gmi ∎
Sat 08:29:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Devices: Arduino, Android, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Linux_Devices_Arduino_Android_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Linux_Devices_Arduino_Android_and_More.gmi ∎
Sat 08:30:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I Made Ubuntu Look EXACTLY Like Windows 11! Here's How (Step-by-Step Guide) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=qZqO0EY_yB8
Sat 08:30:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 08:30:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Liya Linux 2.4 "Shravya" overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VVa6Gn13NTI
Sat 08:31:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Omarchy - The Best Tiling Window Setup Ever? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=5cQsIOjW0NY
Sat 08:33:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I Made Ubuntu Look EXACTLY Like Windows 11! Here's How (Step-by-Step Guide) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=qZqO0EY_yB8
Sat 08:33:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Liya Linux 2.4 "Shravya" overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VVa6Gn13NTI
Sat 08:34:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Omarchy Linux Article and Video ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Omarchy_Linux_Article_and_Video.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Omarchy_Linux_Article_and_Video.gmi ∎
Sat 08:35:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Big GNOME changes, Linux at 6%, Android loses to Epic - Linux Weekly News https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ECkKlheWCio
Sat 08:35:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DEBIAN 13: I could actually use it as my desktop, now! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ScSOMRqS5FE
Sat 08:36:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/cx7lHVxXHQQ
Sat 08:36:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR2], Another stray cat came today.
Sat 08:36:36 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Looked like he'd been abused in the past.
Sat 08:36:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He is pretty old.
Sat 08:36:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Big cat though.
Sat 08:36:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Pretty. Long fur, black.
Sat 08:37:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So I named him Jack Black.
Sat 08:37:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I gave Jack Black some nice cat food.
Sat 08:37:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Recent GNU/Linux Videos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Recent_GNU_Linux_Videos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Recent_GNU_Linux_Videos.gmi ∎
Sat 08:39:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 08:41:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 16/08/2025: Chatbots Bad for Kids, Software Patents Apple Battle ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Chatbots_Bad_for_Kids_Software_Patents_Apple_B.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Chatbots_Bad_for_Kids_Software_Patents_Apple_B.gmi ∎
Sat 08:42:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Promising Linux Project Dies After Dev Faces Harassment https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/1858209/promising-linux-project-dies-after-dev-faces-harassment
Sat 08:43:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-16.gmi
Sat 08:44:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I understand where you're coming from. In the past I was a very social person, an extrovert. I wasn't the most popular guy in school but I was invited to everything, everyone knew who I was and could easily fit in any social group. College was similar and then life changed." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-16_re_loners_and_vacation.gmi
Sat 08:45:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the last few days I've come across the story of Dean Kennedy, whose struggle with persistent nuisance neighbours ended up with bailiffs descending on the head office of the L&Q housing association, which is the property disputes equivalent of wheel-clamped Rolls Royce." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-13_data-gaps-on-anti-social-behaviour.gmi
Sat 08:47:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've just posted about the UK's Anti-Social Behaviour powers under the 2014 Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. One of the new facilities introduced by that act was the Community Trigger." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-16_those-community-trigger-outcomes.gmi
Sat 08:48:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Our system of producing food, though, is in a relative stone age when it comes to the climate crisis." gemini://gemini.autonomy.earth/posts/b3b032a6e0d3884904568b30069cab33-Why_our_broken_food_system_remains_a_climate_disaster_broiling_the_planet_to_stuff_our_faces_Climate_crisis_The_Guardian.gmi
Sat 08:55:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 16/08/2025: Loners and Vacation, Climate Issues ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Loners_and_Vacation_Climate_Issues.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Loners_and_Vacation_Climate_Issues.gmi ∎
Sat 09:32:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
Sat 09:33:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (32/2025): Pipeline progress https://linmob.net/weekly-update-32-2025/
Sat 09:33:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE's 'Other' Distro - KDE Linux - Now Available To Download In Pre-Alpha https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/09/0328207/kdes-other-distro---kde-linux---now-available-to-download-in-pre-alpha
Sat 09:34:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Desktop Share Tops 6% In 15 Million-System Analysis https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/07/2018225/linux-desktop-share-tops-6-in-15-million-system-analysis
Sat 09:35:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Surveillance https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/youtube-sparks-outrage-ai-age-check-that-scans-your-viewing-habits-decide-if-youre-adult-1741020
Sat 09:36:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ US 'science refugees' arrive at French university after Convicted Felon spending cuts ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250627-science-refugees-french-university-welcomes-first-us-researchers
Sat 09:38:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Days after doing reputation laundering for one tech broligarch the New York Times doing another: Kapo-berg ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/technology/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-czi.html
Sat 09:49:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ nytimes is paid to participate in the Ponzi scheme "Hey Hi (AI)"... this is not OK. Many articles are misleading false news, selling a lie.
Sat 09:50:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Off to Adibou's Land of Sciences! ☞ https://www.scummvm.org/news/20250702/
Sat 09:51:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Factsheet: Life Sciences Strategy ☞ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_25_1691
Sat 09:56:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A transformative moment in American journalism ☞ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2025/0706/scopes-monkey-trial-journalism
Sat 10:05:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Latvian board game aims to promote STEM skills ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/education/08.07.2025-latvian-board-game-aims-to-promote-stem-skills.a605962/
Sat 10:05:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linus Torvalds Blasts Kernel Dev For 'Making the World Worse' With 'Garbage' Patches https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/08/12/2150211/linus-torvalds-blasts-kernel-dev-for-making-the-world-worse-with-garbage-patches
Sat 10:07:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/climate/noaa-fellows-unpaid-leave.html
Sat 10:07:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dihydroxyacetone Man Seeks to Cut Basic Scientific Research by Roughly One-Third, Report Shows ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/science/trump-science-budget-cuts.html
Sat 10:08:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Daniel Kleppner, Physicist Who Brought Precision to GPS, Dies at 92 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/science/daniel-kleppner-dead.html
Sat 10:08:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ America’s Brain Drain and the World ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/briefing/harvard-science-brain-drain-us-rare-earths-eu-trade.html
Sat 10:09:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LTV: Government relies on algorithm to identify budget cuts ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/14.07.2025-ltv-government-relies-on-algorithm-to-identify-budget-cuts.a606687/
Sat 10:11:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Does sunscreen increase the risk of skin cancer? Here's the science ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250717-does-sunscreen-increase-the-risk-of-skin-cancer-here-s-the-science
Sat 10:16:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hashimoto: We rewrote the Ghostty GTK application ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1033954/
Sat 10:17:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Critical Flaws Patched in Rockwell FactoryTalk, Micro800, ControlLogix Products ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/critical-flaws-patched-in-rockwell-factorytalk-micro800-controllogix-products/
Sat 10:17:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings ☞ https://linuxiac.com/cachyos-topped-distrowatch-rankings/
Sat 10:18:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chapter 8: User-Defined Functions in AWK ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/courses/awk/awk-functions/
Sat 10:18:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Command Nuggets ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/ebooks/linux-command-nuggets/
Sat 10:18:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LHB GNU/Linux Digest #25.22: New GNU/Linux Book, Portable File Server, Docker Compose with Host Config and More ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/25-22/
Sat 10:20:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New redshift tray applet ☞ https://bkhome.org/news/202508/new-redshift-tray-applet.html
Sat 10:21:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Say no thanks to backdoored Windows 11 and yes please to SparkyLinux 8, the lightweight OS you deserve ☞ https://betanews.com/2025/08/14/say-no-thanks-to-windows-11-and-yes-please-to-sparkylinux-8-the-lightweight-os-you-deserve/
Sat 10:21:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ rtflite 1.0.0: Production-Ready Clinical TLFs in Python ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/rtflite-1-0-0-production-ready-clinical-tlfs-in-python/
Sat 10:22:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ useR! 2025: Futureverse P2P: Peer-to-Peer Parallelization in R – Share compute among friends across the world ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/user-2025-futureverse-p2p-peer-to-peer-parallelization-in-r-share-compute-among-friends-across-the-world/
Sat 10:30:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Gentle Processing Makes Better Rubber That Cracks Less" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/gentle-processing-makes-better-rubber-that-cracks-less/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 10:31:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These devices are largely useless outside the classroom, so [Ray Burne] decided to hack one for our 2025 One Hertz Challenge." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/2025-one-hertz-challenge-educational-tool-becomes-10-stopwatches/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 10:32:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Over on his YouTube channel our hacker [GrandpaAmu] liberates a collapsible chair from a single piece of wood." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/liberating-a-collapsible-chair-from-a-single-piece-of-wood/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 10:32:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mozilla Addons Blog: Introducing the Firefox Extension Developer Awards Program ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/08/15/introducing-the-firefox-extension-developer-awards-program/
Sat 10:32:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Submissions open for Godot 2025 showreel ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/submissions-open-godot-2025-showreel/
Sat 10:34:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "How is it that a war criminal is actually coming to America?" ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/08/15/how-is-it-that-a-war-criminal-is-actually-coming-to-america | Source: Meduza
Sat 10:36:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hackaday Podcast Episode 333 ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/15/hackaday-podcast-episode-333-nightmare-whiffletrees-18650-safety-and-a-telephone-twofer/ | Source: Hackaday
Sat 10:37:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pluralistic: Bluesky creates the world's weirdest, hardest-to-understand binding arbitration clause (15 Aug 2025) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/15/dogs-breakfast/
Sat 10:37:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chlorophyll & Collagen: Does Science Back TikTok's Favorite Supplements? ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/chlorophyll-collagen-does-science-back-tiktoks-favorite-supplements
Sat 11:03:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Epic Scores Landmark Win Over Apple and Google in Australia, But Apple and Google's Next Move Could Change Everything https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/epic-scores-landmark-win-over-apple-google-australia-apple-googles-next-move-could-change-1740905 https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-08-12/epic-games-wins-partial-victory-in-australian-court-against-google-and-apple
Sat 11:04:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New BYOVD Attack Can Evade Microsoft Defender and Install Ransomware https://www.maketecheasier.com/byovd-attack-evade-microsoft-defender-install-ransomware/
Sat 11:06:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat targets a bubble ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-openshift-ai-designed-fips-delivering-trust-and-innovation | Source: Red Hat Official
Sat 11:06:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For customers who want to step up their defenses against the next cyberattack wave or set of vulnerabilities" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-red-hat-technical-account-management-service-product-security | Source: Red Hat Official
Sat 11:07:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "built around an ESP32-S3 board " ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-s3-based-genesis-iot-discovery-lab-with-plug-play-modules/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Sat 11:07:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The CM1 integrates a Rockchip RK3506J SoC with a tri-core Arm Cortex-A7 CPU cluster and a single-core Cortex-M0 for real-time control tasks. Graphics processing is handled by a 2D hardware acceleration engine." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/armsom-cm1-core-module-with-rk3506j-released-for-industrial-and-embedded-applications/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Sat 11:07:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ESP32-P4 is built around a dual-core 400 MHz RISC-V processor with support for up to 32 MB PSRAM and 32 MB of onboard NOR Flash." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-p4-eth-multimedia-development-board-with-poe-kit-options/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Sat 11:08:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Jetson AGX Thor Developer Kit is an upcoming high-performance platform built for next-generation humanoid robotics, real-time sensor fusion, and generative AI at the edge." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-nvidia-jetson-agx-thor-developer-kit-to-launch-in-mid-august-with-2070-tflops-ai-performance-priced-at-3499/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Sat 11:34:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Amid Mastercard-Visa Censorship Fiasco, Cheeto Mussolini Hits Back at Financial Giants Over 'Unlawful Banking' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amid-mastercard-visa-censorship-fiasco-trump-hits-back-financial-giants-over-unlawful-banking-1740773
Sat 11:35:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Food Banks Are Getting Into the Controversial Carbon Credit Business https://truthout.org/articles/food-banks-are-getting-into-the-controversial-carbon-credit-business/
Sat 11:35:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Climate “Skepticism” https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/08/trump-white-house-elevates-climate-skepticism/
Sat 11:36:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Revealed: How the Meat Industry Uses Environmental Groups to Make Beef Seem Climate-Friendly https://www.truthdig.com/articles/revealed-how-the-meat-industry-uses-environmental-groups-to-make-beef-seem-climate-friendly/
Sat 11:36:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Extreme heat can raise newborn death risk by 22 percent https://www.vox.com/climate/457848/maternal-health-climate-change-wildfire-smoke-extreme-heat
Sat 11:37:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FEMA Abruptly Disbands Youth Advisory Council, but Students Say Their Climate Advocacy Won't Stop https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-08-13/fema-abruptly-disbands-youth-advisory-council-but-students-say-their-climate-advocacy-wont-stop
Sat 11:37:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Heat Kills. Cheeto Mussolini Has Ensured There Will Be More Victims. https://jacobin.com/2025/08/heat-climate-deaths-trump-energy/
Sat 11:37:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ eagles https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/457737/trump-administration-wind-energy-bald-eagles
Sat 11:44:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slaying and Censoring the Journalists: The Murder of Anas al-Sharif https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/13/slaying-and-censoring-the-journalists-the-murder-of-anas-al-sharif/
Sat 11:45:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ From Factory Farms to Firewalls: Resisting Corporate Power https://www.projectcensored.org/factory-farm-firewalls-corporate-power/
Sat 11:52:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Self-Host Your Photos with Immich, the Best Google Photos Alternative https://www.maketecheasier.com/self-host-photos-immich-google-alternative/
Sat 12:03:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Best Open-Source Notion Replacements You Can Host on Your Own Server https://www.maketecheasier.com/best-open-source-notion-replacements/
Sat 12:05:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ weekend strike https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-canada-union-strike-notice-1.7607154
Sat 12:06:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 130,000 Passengers Face Cancellations https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/air-canada-strike-chaos-130000-passengers-face-cancellations-your-survival-guide-1741028
Sat 12:07:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hacked lab paid ransom: ‘Millions of euros demanded’ https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/binnenland/artikel/5523036/hack-laboratorium-cybercriminelen-ransomware-losgeld-betaald-data
Sat 12:08:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hackers post stolen St. Paul data online as efforts to reset city employee passwords surge forward https://www.fox9.com/news/hackers-post-stolen-st-paul-data-online-efforts-reset-city-employee-passwords-surge-forward
Sat 12:09:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Updating: Two Telegram channels and two accounts banned, one bounty offered, and BreachForums goes down https://databreaches.net/2025/08/12/updating-two-telegram-channels-and-two-accounts-banned-one-bounty-offered-and-breachforums-goes-down/
Sat 12:10:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-coordinated-disruption-actions-against-blacksuit-royal
Sat 12:10:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Korea wins world’s top hacking contest for 4th consecutive year https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20250811/korea-wins-worlds-top-hacking-contest-for-4th-consecutive-year
Sat 12:12:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Caching in Perl https://theweeklychallenge.org/blog/caching-in-perl/
Sat 12:13:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Once the genie is out of the bottle… http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/once-genie-is-out-of-bottle.html
Sat 12:14:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UPC and EPO both violate the law and both must be abolished; this is corruption taking over the entire patent system http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/divergence-between-upc-and-epo-on-claim.html
Sat 12:15:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ the last six months in trade marks http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/guest-post-retromark-volume-xvi-last.html
Sat 12:16:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Monopolies/Monopsonies https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2025-08-13/amazon-expands-its-perishable-delivery-service-putting-pressure-on-traditional-grocers
Sat 12:16:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Patents on natural things http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/an-immunogenic-composition-is-not.html
Sat 12:17:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wild salmon are the Zendayas of the fish world – what that tells us about conservation https://theconversation.com/wild-salmon-are-the-zendayas-of-the-fish-world-what-that-tells-us-about-conservation-262268
Sat 12:18:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Can’t sleep? Your ability to adapt to shiftwork and the changing seasons may be determined by your genes https://theconversation.com/cant-sleep-your-ability-to-adapt-to-shiftwork-and-the-changing-seasons-may-be-determined-by-your-genes-257749
Sat 12:19:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "social control media to campaign" = enslaved by broligarchs https://theconversation.com/politicians-are-using-social-media-to-campaign-new-research-tells-us-what-works-and-what-doesnt-261509
Sat 12:20:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ humanoid robots look remarkable https://theconversation.com/todays-humanoid-robots-look-remarkable-but-theres-a-design-flaw-holding-them-back-262720
Sat 12:22:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ financing fossil fuels https://www.dw.com/en/why-are-investors-still-financing-fossil-fuels/a-72888306
Sat 12:56:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: GNU-like Mobile Linux, One Hertz Challenge, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_One_Hertz_Challenge.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_One_Hertz_Challenge.gmi ∎
Sat 12:57:12 │ 〖psydroid2〗 │ 32 MB of PSRAM is a lot, you can run GNU/Linux in that
Sat 12:57:18 │ 〖psydroid2〗 │ GNU/Linux from 2000, that is
Sat 12:58:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Applications: Immich, Ghostty, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Applications_Immich_Ghostty_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Applications_Immich_Ghostty_and_More.gmi ∎
Sat 12:59:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Sat 13:01:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 13:02:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 16/08/2025: Science Besieged, Confidentiality Standards Breached ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Science_Besieged_Confidentiality_Standards_Bre.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_Science_Besieged_Confidentiality_Standards_Bre.gmi ∎
Sat 13:05:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Līga Žūka: 'Latvia’s health technology innovation environment is infertile' ☞ https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/commentary/15.08.2025-liga-zuka-latvias-health-technology-innovation-environment-is-infertile.a610515/
Sat 13:08:19 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://explosm.net/comics/temple-2#comic
Sat 13:08:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Welcoming 1 million more foreign graduates could lift South Korea’s GDP by 6%: Study ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/welcoming-1-million-more-foreign-graduates-could-lift-south-koreas-gdp-by-6-study
Sat 13:09:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Asus says 90% of its PC and motherboard production has been offshored from China to blunt tariffs — manufacturing moved to Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/asus-says-90-percent-of-pc-and-motherboard-production-has-been-offshored-from-china-to-blunt-tariffs-manufacturing-moved-to-thailand-vietnam-and-indonesia
Sat 13:11:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Heat waves a boon for China’s “cooling economy” ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/heat-waves-a-boon-for-chinas-cooling-economy
Sat 13:12:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Getting ready for Akademy 2025 ☞ https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2025/08/16/kde-gettings-ready-for-akademy-2025.html
Sat 13:13:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Aurawave AW100 modules aim to simplify Auracast and Bluetooth LE Audio product development ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/15/aurawave-aw100-modules-aim-to-simplify-auracast-and-bluetooth-le-audio-product-development/
Sat 13:14:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bits from Debian: Debian turns 32! ☞ https://bits.debian.org/2025/08/debian-turns-32.html http://techrights.org/n/2024/03/06/7_000_spam_messages_Debian_Day_Volunteer_Suicide.shtml
Sat 13:14:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ArmSoM CM1 – A $15 Compute Module/SBC hybrid powered by Rockchip RK3506J SoC ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/15/armsom-cm1-a-15-compute-module-sbc-hybrid-powered-by-rockchip-rk3506j-soc/
Sat 13:15:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s collusion trial resumes after delay ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-tycoon-jimmy-lais-collusion-trial-resumes-after-delay
Sat 13:15:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Terraform Cloud token abuse turns speculative plan into remote code execution ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/terraform-token-abuse-speculative-plan/
Sat 13:16:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Week in GNOME: #212 Happy Birthday! ☞ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/08/twig-212/
Sat 13:17:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ QSB-109: defective chip maker Intel microcode updates ☞ https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/08/14/qsb-109/
Sat 13:29:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Original European Patent Convention (EPC, 1973), Routinely Violated by the European Patent Office, Now in Geminispace ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Original_European_Patent_Convention_EPC_1973_Routinely_Violated.shtml
Sat 13:29:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Our Gemini Editions Now Contain 100,000+ GemText Pages ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Our_Gemini_Editions_Now_Contain_100_000_GemText_Pages.shtml
Sat 13:30:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Jon Chiappetta: Something I wish I knew how to do years ago – SO_ORIGINAL_DST – Proxy Related ☞ https://fossjon.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/something-i-wish-i-knew-how-to-do-years-ago-so_original_dst-proxy-related/
Sat 13:31:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proprietary malware of Microsoft is to be avoided, why help install this? ☞ https://idroot.us/install-microsoft-edge-debian-13/
Sat 13:31:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Tor Browser on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-tor-browser-rocky-linux-10/
Sat 13:31:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Tor Browser on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-tor-browser-debian-13/
Sat 13:32:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Guide to migrating from proprietary formats to ODF ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/15/guide-to-migrating-from-proprietary-formats-to-odf/
Sat 13:57:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bizarre cyberattack blamed on Russia and China-linked hackers permanently breaks dozens of speed cameras in the Netherlands — ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/bizarre-cyberattack-blamed-on-russia-and-china-linked-hackers-permanently-breaks-dozens-of-speed-cameras-in-the-netherlands-authorities-decline-to-reveal-location-of-affected-cameras-for-obvious-reasons
Sat 13:58:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Russia hacked and took control of a Norwegian dam, police chief claims — released over 1,900,000 gallons of water before attack was noticed ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/russia-hacked-and-took-control-of-a-norwegian-dam-police-chief-claims-released-over-1-900-000-gallons-of-water-before-attack-was-noticed
Sat 13:59:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TTAB Upholds Mere Descriptiveness Refusal of "THE TRAVELING PAWTOGRAPHERS" for Pet Portrait Photography Services ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/ttab-upholds-mere-descriptiveness.html
Sat 14:12:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hongkongers hit hardest by scams compared to those in mainland China and Taiwan, study finds ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/hongkongers-hit-hardest-by-scams-compared-to-those-in-mainland-china-and-taiwan-study-finds/
Sat 14:21:48 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/13/1139229
Sat 14:23:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://theintercept.com/2025/08/15/trump-eviction-notice-public-housing/
Sat 14:25:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Telegraph inaccurately calculated ‘one in 12 in London is illegal migrant’ stat, IPSO finds ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/telegraph-inaccurately-calculated-one-in-12-in-london-is-illegal-migrant-stat-ipso-finds/
Sat 14:28:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Senator Josh Hawley Begins Child Safety Inquiry Into Meta’s Hey Hi (AI) Bot ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/technology/meta-child-safety-senate-investigation.html
Sat 14:29:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ U.S. Hey Hi (AI) boom is completely upending the electricity market ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/u-s-ai-boom-is-completely-upending-the-electricity-market-small-businesses-and-households-could-foot-the-bill-as-industry-watchers-warn-of-sharp-price-increases
Sat 14:30:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hey Hi (AI) hype; trying to cause a panic like it's an "arms race" to sell more of this scam☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-experts-warn-that-china-is-miles-ahead-of-the-us-in-electricity-generation-lack-of-supply-and-infrastructure-threatens-the-uss-long-term-ai-plans
Sat 14:32:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Owners of S’pore-registered ship slam $1.28b damages award after 2021 Sri Lanka marine disaster ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/spore-shipowner-slams-1-28bn-damages-award-after-2021-sri-lanka-marine-disaster
Sat 14:33:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New York AG brings corporate fraud charges against payment platform Zelle ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/new-york-ag-brings-corporate-fraud-charges-against-payment-platform-zelle/
Sat 14:34:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ US federal judge dismisses Convicted Felon-tied media company’s antitrust lawsuit ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-federal-judge-dismisses-trump-tied-media-companys-advertising-antitrust-lawsuit/
Sat 14:35:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Louisiana Office of the Attorney General Files Lawsuit vs. Roblox ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/14/louisiana-office-of-the-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-vs-roblox/
Sat 14:37:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Birger Schacht: Updates and additions in Debian 13 Trixie ☞ https://bisco.org/notes/updates-and-additions-in-debian-13-trixie/
Sat 14:57:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This publisher takes money from the litigation firms it is writing about ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/final-win-for-nsk-and-bird-bird-against-ems/
Sat 14:57:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fintiv Patent Case Against Fashion Company Apple Ends; Fintiv RICO case Against Fashion Company Apple Begins ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/fintiv-patent-against.html
Sat 14:57:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ European Patent Office (EPO) Reformation Project ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/European_Patent_Office_EPO_Reformation_Project.shtml
Sat 14:58:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Battlefield 6 open beta says it won't run if you have Valorant also running, thanks to Riot's anti-cheat — shut down Vanguard if you plan to join the second open beta this weekend (Updated) ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/battlefield-6-open-beta-wont-run-if-you-have-valorant-installed-thanks-to-riots-anti-cheat-uninstall-if-you-plan-to-joint-the-second-open-beta-this-weekend
Sat 14:58:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Trojans Embedded in .svg Files ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/trojans-embedded-in-svg-files.html
Sat 15:01:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft is Still Losing Cyprus ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_Still_Losing_Cyprus.shtml
Sat 15:01:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Accenture is in Trouble ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Accenture_is_in_Trouble.shtml
Sat 15:01:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ News Will Slow Down and Slop Will Contribute to the Slowdown ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/News_Will_Slow_Down_and_Slop_Will_Contribute_to_the_Slowdown.shtml
Sat 15:01:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Upgrading IRC Network of Techrights ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Upgrading_IRC_Network_of_Techrights.shtml
Sat 15:01:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ X.Org is Still Not Dead ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/X_Org_is_not_Dead.shtml
Sat 15:02:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Register Debate Series" About Abusive Monopolist Microsoft in the UK is Controlled by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (US) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Register_Debate_Series_About_Microsoft_in_the_UK_is_Controlled_.shtml
Sat 15:08:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM is a Terrible Model for Red Bait ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/IBM_is_a_Terrible_Model_for_Red_Hat.shtml
Sat 15:08:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Problems in Palestinian Territory and Israel ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_Problems_in_Palestinian_Territory_and_Israel.shtml
Sat 15:08:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft is getting ready to cause many employees to resign ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Microsoft_is_getting_ready_to_cause_many_employees_to_resign.shtml
Sat 15:09:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ National Day of Action ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/National_Day_of_Action.shtml
Sat 15:09:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slave is Not a Bad Word, We Need to Use It Sometimes ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Slave_is_Not_a_Bad_Word_We_Need_to_Use_It_Sometimes.shtml
Sat 15:09:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Relations Between the United States and Europe Deteriorate, Should Europe Continue to Rely on American Tech Giants? ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/The_Relations_Between_the_United_States_and_Europe_Deteriorate_.shtml
Sat 15:09:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights and Tux Machines Running as Usual During Vacations ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/Techrights_and_Tux_Machines_Running_as_Usual_During_Vacations.shtml
Sat 15:09:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slopwatch: Surveillance Giant Google News and Other Slopfarms ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Slopwatch_Google_News_and_Other_Slopfarms.shtml
Sat 15:10:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UK and US publishers say Surveillance Giant Google Hey Hi (AI) is harming website traffic ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/uk-and-us-publishers-says-google-ai-is-harming-website-traffic/
Sat 15:10:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Quality Code Starts with Smarter Testing ☞ https://www.kdab.com/quality-code-starts-with-smarter-testing/
Sat 15:11:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Week in Plasma: a lot of polishing! ☞ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/16/this-week-in-plasma-a-lot-of-polishing/
Sat 15:13:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Talking past each other: Why the US-EU dispute over ‘free speech’ is set to escalate ☞ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/us-eu-dispute-over-free-speech-is-set-to-escalate/
Sat 15:14:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Deadline Extended Call for Host openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026 ☞ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/16/osas-cfh-extended/
Sat 15:15:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ESP32-S3 Based Genesis IoT Discovery Lab with Plug & Play Modules ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/esp32-s3-based-genesis-iot-discovery-lab-with-plug-play-modules/
Sat 15:16:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LXC/LXCFS/Incus 6.0.5 LTS release ☞ https://stgraber.org/2025/08/15/lxc-lxcfs-incus-6-0-5-lts-release/
Sat 15:16:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Plasma 6.5 Takes Shape with Improved Notifications and Theme Tweaks ☞ https://linuxiac.com/plasma-6-5-takes-shape-with-improved-notifications-and-theme-tweaks/
Sat 15:17:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNOME 49 Beta Released for Public Testing on GNOME’s 28th Anniversary ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-beta-released-for-public-testing-on-gnomes-28th-anniversary
Sat 15:17:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2025/33 ☞ https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/08/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-33/
Sat 15:18:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ghostty Terminal Rewrites its GTK Build to Fix GNU/Linux Issues ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ghostty-terminal-gtk-rewrite-linux
Sat 15:18:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ No business model; bankruptcy imminent ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/kiro-agentic-ai-usage-limits-arrive
Sat 15:24:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ XIVA Studio 2025-08-14 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/xivastudio
Sat 15:25:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EasyOS 7.0 also out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/easyos see http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/EasyOS_Excalibur_series_version_7_0_released.shtml
Sat 15:25:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Release of LibreELEC 12.2.0 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/libreelec see http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_LibreELEC_12_2_0.shtml
Sat 15:27:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bluestar 6.16.0 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar https://sourceforge.net/p/bluestarlinux/tickets/
Sat 15:28:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Release of BigLinux 2025-08-15 ☞ https://distrowatch.com/biglinux https://www.biglinux.com.br/
Sat 15:31:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Release of Zephix 8 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_Zephix_8.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Release_of_Zephix_8.gmi ∎
Sat 15:33:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Peropesis 3.0: part of the old software was updated ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Peropesis_3_0_part_of_the_old_software_was_updated.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Peropesis_3_0_part_of_the_old_software_was_updated.gmi ∎
Sat 15:33:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why is Richard Stallman such a decisive Figure? https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1mry899/why_is_richard_stallman_such_a_decisive_figure/
Sat 15:36:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ is OpenBSD 10x faster than Linux? ☞ https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/is-OpenBSD-10x-faster-than-Linux
Sat 15:38:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OpenSUSE: openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026 and Tumbleweed Report ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/OpenSUSE_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_2026_and_Tumbleweed_Report.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/OpenSUSE_openSUSE_Asia_Summit_2026_and_Tumbleweed_Report.gmi ∎
Sat 15:38:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Blogs: Help us welcome free software supporters from all over the world in Boston ☞ http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/fsf40-local-invitation
Sat 15:38:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU OS, Powered by Hurd ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/15/GNU_OS_Powered_by_Hurd.shtml
Sat 15:40:54 │ 〖psydroid|2〗 │ Linux is the new Slowaris?
Sat 15:44:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] ask MinceR
Sat 15:44:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] he is the Slowaris? guru
Sat 15:44:42 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ no, i haven't used slowlaris
Sat 15:44:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it felt like you coined the word
Sat 15:45:10 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i don't think i have
Sat 15:45:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AAEON NV8600-Nano Hey Hi (AI) Developer Kit Review – Part 2: Benchmarks, features testing, Hey Hi (AI) demos with Nx Meta ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/16/aaeon-nv8600-nano-ai-developer-kit-review-part-2-benchmarks-features-testing-ai-demos-with-nx-meta/
Sat 15:45:42 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ http://catb.org/jargon/html/S/Slowlaris.html
Sat 15:45:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] george clooney coined it
Sat 15:46:11 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25070235
Sat 15:47:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ VirtualBox 7.2.0 Released with Video Decoding Acceleration for GNU/Linux Host ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/virtualbox-7-2-0-released/
Sat 15:48:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Moral Standards From the Masters of GNU/Linux ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/14/Moral_Standards_From_the_Masters_of_Linux.shtml
Sat 15:48:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/VirtualBox_7_2_Officially_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_Lin.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/14/VirtualBox_7_2_Officially_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_Lin.gmi ∎
Sat 15:48:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slopwatch: WebProNews and Surveillance Giant Google News Promoting Fake Articles About "Linux" ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_WebProNews_and_Google_News_Promoting_Fake_Articles_Ab.shtml
Sat 15:49:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LibreOffice says Abusive Monopolist Microsoft exploits you via vendor lock-in, offers free ODF migration guide ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/libreoffice-says-microsoft-exploits-you-via-vendor-lock-in-offers-free-odf-migration-guide/
Sat 15:51:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): From Microsoft Blobs to Open Standards: Guide to migrating from proprietary formats to ODF ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/From_Microsoft_Blobs_to_Open_Standards_Guide_to_migrating_from_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/From_Microsoft_Blobs_to_Open_Standards_Guide_to_migrating_from_.gmi ∎
Sat 15:52:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE is removing all of the colorful third-party app icons from its Breeze icon theme ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-removing-all-of-the-colorful-third-party-app-icons-from-its-breeze-icon-theme/
Sat 15:52:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 18 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Video Editors ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/videoeditors/
Sat 15:53:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ eradicate – remove commented-out code from Python files ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/eradicate-remove-commented-out-code-python-files/
Sat 15:54:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Real-ESRGAN GUI – Hey Hi (AI) image enlargement tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/real-esrgan-gui-ai-image-enlargement-tool/
Sat 15:54:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ rqlite – distributed database built on SQLite ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rqlite-distributed-database-sqlite/
Sat 15:54:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Debian 13 (Trixie) Released : Rock-Solid GNU/Linux Upgrade with Plenty of New Tricks ☞ https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/debian-13-trixie-released/
Sat 15:55:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H Running Linux: Power Consumption ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asrock-nuc-box-255h-running-linux-power-consumption/
Sat 15:56:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Emblem – generate project avatars ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/emblem-generate-project-avatars/
Sat 15:56:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tiny Crate – crate-chucking action puzzler ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tiny-crate-crate-chucking-action-puzzler/
Sat 15:57:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mini Floating Panel Extension Adds Sought-After Features ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/mini-floating-panel-gnome-extension-update-indicators-scrolling
Sat 15:58:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Doctors using Hey Hi (AI) transcription ☞ https://rubenerd.com/doctors-using-ai-transcription/
Sat 15:58:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to extend Android battery time between charges ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/android-battery-optimization.html
Sat 15:59:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights ☞ https://nypost.com/2025/08/16/world-news/air-canada-cabin-staff-go-on-strike-grounding-hundreds-of-flights-for-more-than-100000-passengers/
Sat 16:00:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Air Canada flight attendants strike over pay, grounding hundreds of flights ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250816-air-canada-flight-attendants-strike-over-pay-shutting-down-service
Sat 16:00:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Air Canada’s Flight Attendants Reject Call for Arbitration ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/world/canada/air-canada-flight-attendant-strike.html
Sat 16:02:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Just a Little More Context Bro, I Promise, and It’ll Fix Everything ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/more-context-bro/
Sat 16:02:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With LLMs, you stuff more and more information into context until it (hopefully) has enough to generate a solution. With your brain, you tweak, revise, or simplify your mental model more and more until the solution presents itself."
Sat 16:03:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One adds information — complexity you might even say — to solve a problem. The other eliminates it."
Sat 16:03:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China-based firm delivers its first chipmaking tool that stamps nanoscale processor designs onto wafers — Prinano's nanoimprint lithography tool uses quartz molds engraved with circuits ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-based-firm-delivers-its-first-chipmaking-tool-that-stamps-nanoscale-chip-designs-onto-wafers-prinanos-nanoimprint-lithography-tool-uses-quartz-molds-engraved-with-circuits
Sat 16:04:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Neil Young Is Back to Boycotting Again — This Time for Facebook (Farcebook) ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/15/neil-young-boycotting-facebook-over-chatbot-policies/
Sat 16:10:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Wine 10.13 (Wine-Staging 10.13) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Wine_10_13_Wine_Staging_10_13.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Wine_10_13_Wine_Staging_10_13.gmi ∎
Sat 16:11:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Yes, you do need a mouse with 19 buttons — here's why ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-mice/why-you-need-a-mouse-with-19-buttons-and-what-you-should-use-those-buttons-for
Sat 16:12:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cisco discloses maximum-severity defect in firewall software ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/cisco-vulnerability-secure-firewall-management-center/
Sat 16:15:36 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ > Yes, you do need a mouse with 19 buttons — here's why
Sat 16:15:48 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ obviously, you should set it up as a chording keyboard and type with your mouse buttons.
Sat 16:17:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] apple will make a mouse with 0 buttons
Sat 16:17:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and some wire you shove up your nostril
Sat 16:17:36 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :)
Sat 16:17:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The Apple Smell Po
Sat 16:17:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *Pro
Sat 16:18:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NGO Reporters Without Borders rejects ‘anti-China’ tag, expresses concern for health of jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/ngo-reporters-without-borders-rejects-anti-china-tag-expresses-concern-for-health-of-jailed-tycoon-jimmy-lai/
Sat 16:19:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Jimmy Lai trial: Closing arguments further postponed due ‘medical issue’ with media mogul’s heart ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/15/jimmy-lai-trial-closing-arguments-further-postponed-due-medical-issue-with-media-moguls-heart/
Sat 16:19:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai security case delayed over health concerns ☞ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/08/13/hong-kong-jimmy-lai-national-security-law-trial/
Sat 16:19:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Seagate spins up a raid on a counterfeit hard drive workshop — authorities read criminals' writes while they spill the beans ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-spins-up-a-raid-on-a-counterfeit-hard-drive-workshop-authorities-read-criminals-writes-while-they-spill-the-beans
Sat 16:20:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Booking.com customers learn the hard way that Unicode is tricky ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/booking-com-customers-learn-the-hard-way-that-unicode-is-tricky
Sat 16:22:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why GPT-4o’s sudden shutdown left people grieving ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/15/1121900/gpt4o-grief-ai-companion/ "It started forgetting everything, and it wrote really badly"
Sat 16:23:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Court rebuffs request by telecoms to review $92 million privacy fine ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/fcc-court-upholds-92-million-dollar-fine-on-telecoms/
Sat 16:23:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Remi Collet: 🎲 PHP version 8.3.25RC1 and 8.4.12RC1 ☞ https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2025/08/16/PHP-version-8.3.25RC1-and-8.4.12RC1
Sat 16:24:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Buying a Thinkpad X230 ☞ https://rubenerd.com/buying-a-thinkpad-x230/
Sat 16:24:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine 10.13 Improves Gaming and backdoored Windows Runtime Support on GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxiac.com/wine-10-13-improves-gaming-and-windows-runtime-support-on-linux/
Sat 16:26:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Men’s domestic chores and fertility rates – Part I by @ellis2013nz ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/mens-domestic-chores-and-fertility-rates-part-i-by-ellis2013nz/
Sat 16:26:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Seven accessibility tips for Quarto and R Markdown users ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/seven-accessibility-tips-for-quarto-and-r-markdown-users/
Sat 16:26:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Learning Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) genes with Bioconductor ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/learning-antimicrobial-resistance-amr-genes-with-bioconductor/
Sat 16:30:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz — August 15, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/foss-force-mostly-open-tech-news-quiz-august-15-2025/
Sat 16:30:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending August 15, 2025 ☞ https://fossforce.com/2025/08/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-august-15-2025/
Sat 16:31:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Online cockfighting thrives in the Philippines despite ban and murders ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/online-cockfighting-thrives-in-philippines-despite-ban-and-murders
Sat 16:31:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why US federal health agencies are abandoning mRNA vaccines ☞ https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/15/1121885/why-us-federal-health-agencies-are-abandoning-mrna-vaccines/
Sat 16:32:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Teejeetech turns its attention from Ubuntu to its progenitor. The result is a refined and attractive spin of Debian with Xfce." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/asmi_13_debian_edition/
Sat 16:35:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Want to expand your Linux horizons this weekend? I've been on the hunt for useful free and open source apps, installing and testing them on my multiple Linux devices. Here are a few I found that are worth considering." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-aug-15-17/
Sat 16:36:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Better to just abandon Windows altogether, as WSL has many holes https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-prefer-wsl-over-powershell-for-the-windows-command-line/
Sat 16:36:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So hopefully THE FINALS will be working properly again on Linux systems sometime soon but for now you'll have to sit tight and wait." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-finals-broken-on-linux-again/
Sat 16:37:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows/DLL issue framed as "Linux" https://www.scworld.com/brief/crossc2-enables-multi-platform-cobalt-strike-attacks-on-linux-macos
Sat 16:37:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "DHH designed Omarchy to be a developer's Linux desktop, and, as such, it comes with carefully selected tools, shell aliases, themes and shortcuts." https://thenewstack.io/what-is-omarchy-linux-and-why-is-37signals-moving-to-it/
Sat 16:38:19 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and who is 37signals?
Sat 16:38:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this preview of Debian 13, the Linux Experiment team explore the key features and updates that make this release a standout in the world of Linux distributions" https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/debian-13-trixie-released/
Sat 16:38:22 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and who is DHH?
Sat 16:38:27 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and why would anyone care?
Sat 16:38:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] RoR
Sat 16:38:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] he is famous for a bunch of stuuff
Sat 16:39:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The first release candidate of Linux 6.17 is out, without any bcachefs changes… but not for any technical reasons. This is bad." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/sad_end_of_bcachefs/
Sat 16:39:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SPAM! https://news.itsfoss.com/humble-bundle-linux-pearson/
Sat 16:40:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Enable Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-edit-raw-photos-on-your-chromebook/
Sat 16:41:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Because ChromeOS does not use Linux??
Sat 16:41:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Linux has a large set of tools to help us with security. What has historically been lacking is a simple, off-the-shelf way to integrate these tools into a secure-by-default configuration." https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/15/embedded-device-security-protecting-linux-systems-with-modern-tools/
Sat 16:42:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.2 as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software for GNU/Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows systems." https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-2-officially-released-with-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-6-17
Sat 16:42:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What Linux Gamers Still Can’t Do (and Why) https://www.howtogeek.com/what-linux-gamers-still-cant-do-and-why/
Sat 16:43:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proton VPN expands Linux capabilities with new split tunneling feature https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/proton-vpn-expands-linux-capabilities-with-new-split-tunneling-feature
Sat 16:43:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Intel Job Cuts Feared To Deliver A Critical Blow To Future Linux Projects https://hothardware.com/news/intel-job-cuts-feared-to-deliver-a-critical-blow-to-future-linux-projects
Sat 16:45:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 'You Have Too Much Power' as in let some company lock everything down and pretend that having no access to your computer is beneficial? https://www.howtogeek.com/why-youll-never-stop-breaking-your-linux-install-and-thats-fine/
Sat 16:46:51 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://explosm.net/comics/phone-bathroom#comic
Sat 16:46:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Sat 16:48:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_howtos.1.gmi ∎
Sat 16:50:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian turns 32, updates and additions in Debian 13 Trixie ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_turns_32_updates_and_additions_in_Debian_13_Trixie.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_turns_32_updates_and_additions_in_Debian_13_Trixie.gmi ∎
Sat 16:53:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE, Akademy, and GNONE ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/KDE_Akademy_and_GNONE.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/KDE_Akademy_and_GNONE.gmi ∎
Sat 16:55:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Programming.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Programming.gmi ∎
Sat 16:55:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/today_s_leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Sat 17:01:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 16/08/2025: mRNA Being Abandoned, Putin Plant Flags in Alaska, Faces No Sanctions ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_mRNA_Being_Abandoned_Putin_Plant_Flags_in_Alas.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Links_16_08_2025_mRNA_Being_Abandoned_Putin_Plant_Flags_in_Alas.gmi ∎
Sat 17:03:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🖼️ xkcd: Archaeology Research #3129 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3129.gmi
Sat 17:04:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I go into the mountains for many reasons but certainly one of them is to ensure I get a break from the norms which humanity seems to be building for itself. I want peace, solitude, quiet and beauty and I want to see nature at home in its own environment" gemini://elperronegro.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-16-wandering-forgotten-zone.gmi
Sat 17:05:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I have a vision for a platform cooperative—one that aims to serve regional needs, that empowers communities to own and govern their own data and online services along cooperative principles, served from a distributed data center built from improvised and recycled hardware" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/peoples-data-center.gmi
Sat 17:05:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The disease that affects the Geminiverse gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2025-08-16-the-disease-that-affects-the-geminiverse.gmi
Sat 17:06:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That's right! My capsule has a new "daily" quote after weeks of neglect." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20250816.gmi
Sat 17:07:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "thought about doing a round-up of my crochet projects from last year but the one i was happiest with (my second attempt at the gnome boy i posted on this blog) i never actually photographed. and i no longer have it because it was a gift LMAO." gemini://tilde.town/~slimelia/posts/twenny-twenny-five.gmi
Sat 17:08:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I am not sure what is going on these last two weeks but all of my smolweb and fediverse hangouts seem to be filling up with news aggregators. People reposting from the sites and services they signed up for." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-16_please_stop_making_news_aggregators.gmi
Sat 17:09:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ taste gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/taste
Sat 17:12:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] psydroid2: the dutch one https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/mens/2025/premier-league/wolves-v-man-city-16-aug-2025?page=Commentary
Sat 17:12:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] reijenders
Sat 17:14:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 16/08/2025: Back After Hiatus and News Aggregators in Geminispace ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Gemini_Links_16_08_2025_Back_After_Hiatus_and_News_Aggregators_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Gemini_Links_16_08_2025_Back_After_Hiatus_and_News_Aggregators_.gmi ∎
Sat 17:34:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slopwatch: Google News, LinuxSecurity, LinuxBSDos.com, and Garbage From Brian Fagioli ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_Google_News_LinuxSecurity_LinuxBSDos_com_and_Garbage_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Slopwatch_Google_News_LinuxSecurity_LinuxBSDos_com_and_Garbage_.gmi ∎
Sat 17:36:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] psydroid2: 60m euros https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tijjani-reijnders/erfolge/spieler/460939
Sat 17:36:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] at age 27
Sat 17:50:37 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://apina.biz/210528.jpeg?mode=sfw
Sat 17:54:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Case for Software Freedom in Europe Becomes Stronger as GAFAM and the US Become Allies of Those Who Invade Europe ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/The_Case_for_Software_Freedom_in_Europe_Becomes_Stronger_as_GAF.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/The_Case_for_Software_Freedom_in_Europe_Becomes_Stronger_as_GAF.gmi ∎
Sat 18:14:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Don't Talk to Bullies ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Don_t_Talk_to_Bullies.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Don_t_Talk_to_Bullies.gmi ∎
Sat 18:17:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Register MS has begun using slop images!
Sat 18:18:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian Trixie-Based Grml 2025.08 Is Out to Celebrate Debian’s 32nd Birthday ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_Trixie_Based_Grml_2025_08_Is_Out_to_Celebrate_Debian_s_3.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/16/Debian_Trixie_Based_Grml_2025_08_Is_Out_to_Celebrate_Debian_s_3.gmi ∎
Sat 18:20:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined an English law firm £2,809 ($3,800) after finding it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations for almost eight years." https://www.law360.com/pulse-uk/articles/2377527/-sra-fines-regional-law-firm-over-aml-failures-
Sat 18:21:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UK Lawyers For Israel Accused Of Using SLAPP To Intimidate https://www.law360.com/pulse-uk/articles/2377044/uk-lawyers-for-israel-accused-of-using-slapp-to-intimidate
Sat 18:23:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This account has been suspended" https://www.reddit.com/user/XLibreDev/ Microsoft-funded Condy Nasty
Sat 18:25:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] So Wolves were so incredible.... that they ended up at the very bottom of the league on day 1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/tables
Sat 18:27:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows all-time low in India https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india/#monthly-200902-202508
Sat 18:30:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EBay must be dying. It keeps spamming users with "offers" that do not exist and nobody even subscribed to. Truly terrible and cruel to people's inboxes. Think of all the water wasted.
Sat 19:10:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ at least 39% of humanity wants water to be wasted
Sat 19:27:58 │ 〖psydroid|2〗 │ wow, Windows collapsing in India
Sat 19:33:32 │ 〖psydroid|2〗 │ https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/norway#monthly-200902-202508
Sat 19:33:45 │ 〖psydroid|2〗 │ crApple getting worried about losing Norway?
Sat 20:05:57 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) (no audio) https://apina.biz/144722.webm?mode=sfw
Sat 23:13:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Students from Southeast Asia in demand at universities https://www.dw.com/en/students-from-southeast-asia-in-demand-at-universities/a-73568065
Sat 23:16:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ wage deal https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-döner-price-fears-skewered-after-wage-deal/live-73569486
Sat 23:17:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ cuts to mRNA vaccine research https://www.dw.com/en/experts-alarmed-by-us-cuts-to-mrna-vaccine-research/a-73563375
Sat 23:19:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ partly offsetting earlier growth https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-labour-force-survey-july-1.7604068
Sat 23:21:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Automaker Ford hits pedal on EV production with $2B US overhaul of U.S. plant https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/automaker-ford-ev-production-kentucky-2-billion-1.7605966
Sat 23:22:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ passengers' personal information stolen in cyberattack https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-cyberattack-passport-stolen-1.7606145
Sat 23:26:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ private power generators https://www.dw.com/en/iraq-s-private-power-generators-lifesaver-or-environmental-burden/a-73626002
Sat 23:29:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ canola https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/beijing-canada-canola-duties-1.7606557
Sat 23:30:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows near all-time low https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all//zimbabwe/#monthly-200902-202508
Sat 23:31:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Yemen a mystery https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop//yemen/#monthly-200902-202508
Sat 23:33:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ dancing can get you fined https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-strangest-laws-why-dancing-can-get-you-fined/a-73608011
Sat 23:34:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU/Linux 6% in Chad? https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop//chad/#monthly-200902-202508
Sat 23:35:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ heat wave hits https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-air-conditioner-sales-rise-as-heat-wave-hits/live-73609604
Sat 23:37:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ closure of news channel premises in Tirana https://www.dw.com/en/protests-after-closure-of-news-channel-premises-in-tirana/a-73612225
Sat 23:47:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Denver employees say the city may remotely notify workers of layoffs https://kdvr.com/news/politics/denver-employees-say-the-city-may-notify-layoffs-remotely/
Sat 23:48:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Now in relation to Cisco and Oracle they pretend mass layoffs due to business problems are something to do with "HEY HI". Still spreading lies.
Sat 23:50:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft MSN right now: "I'm a software engineer, and I've lost my job 4 times in the last 18 years. I don't think AI is the problem."
Sat 23:51:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Oracle India Fires 10% Workforce Under Cloud Infra Teams https://trak.in/stories/oracle-india-fires-10-workforce-under-cloud-infra-teams/
Sat 23:53:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Many software grunts are being replaced by AI or offshore sweatshops." AI = All India? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2p5dqzz
Sat 23:53:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bleak times ahead at the bloatware recycler." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k2q2k5tt
Sat 23:57:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ cultural appropriation https://www.dw.com/en/mexico-adidas-apologizes-for-cultural-appropriation/a-73606400
Sat 23:58:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ShinyHunters sent Google an extortion demand; Shiny comments on current activities https://databreaches.net/2025/08/08/shinyhunters-sent-google-an-extortion-demand-shiny-comments-on-current-activities/
Sat 23:59:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SC: Spartanburg County hit by cyberattack, some online services disrupted https://www.wyff4.com/article/spartanburg-county-cyberattack-services-disrupted/65637950
Sun 00:00:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why most plastic still ends up as waste https://www.dw.com/en/the-recycling-dilemma-why-most-plastic-still-ends-up-as-waste/a-73498838
Sun 00:00:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ threatens US scientific freedom https://www.dw.com/en/trump-s-new-executive-order-threatens-us-scientific-freedom/a-73603440
Sun 00:01:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Founders Of Samourai Wallet Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Plead Guilty https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founders-samourai-wallet-cryptocurrency-mixing-service-plead-guilty
Sun 00:02:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO? Pakistan Petroleum thwarts ransomware attempt, says no critical data compromised https://www.brecorder.com/news/amp/40376980
Sun 00:03:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Privacy watchdog sues Optus over mass data breach in 2022 https://www.smh.com.au/technology/privacy-watchdog-sues-optus-over-mass-data-breach-20250808-p5mlh1.html
Sun 00:03:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Air France and KLM alert customers to data breach on external platform https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/air-france/air-france-and-klm-alerts-customers-to-data-breach-on-external-platform/
Sun 00:04:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 6.4 million Bouygues Telecom just had their data exposed in a huge data breach – and it’s the second to hit French telecoms operators in a month https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/6-4-million-bouygues-telecom-just-had-their-data-exposed-in-a-huge-data-breach-and-its-the-second-to-hit-french-telecoms-operators-in-a-month
Sun 00:05:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 'destroying trust in science' https://www.dw.com/en/fake-studies-on-the-rise-destroying-trust-in-science/a-73533918
Sun 00:06:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Scattered Spider has a new Telegram channel to list its attacks https://databreaches.net/2025/08/09/scattered-spider-has-a-new-telegram-channel-to-list-its-attacks/
Sun 00:11:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NCERT Issues Advisory on “Blue Locker” Ransomware Targeting Pakistan’s Key Institutions https://www.phoneworld.com.pk/ncert-issues-advisory-on-blue-locker-ransomware-targeting-pakistans-key-institutions/ "The malware specifically targets Windows-based desktops, laptops, servers, network shares, and cloud-synced storage. Even backup systems connected during the attack can be rendered useless."
Sun 00:12:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Connex Credit Union notifies 172,000 members of hacking incident https://databreaches.net/2025/08/10/connex-credit-union-notifies-172000-members-of-hacking-incident/
Sun 00:13:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bank of America Refused To Reimburse Georgia Customer After Hackers Hit Account. Then a News Station Showed Up. https://dailyhodl.com/2025/08/10/bank-of-america-refuses-to-reimburse-customer-after-hackers-hit-account-drain-70000-report/
Sun 00:13:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Adidas https://www.dw.com/en/mexico-us-designer-regrets-appropriated-adidas-shoes/a-73586612
Sun 00:16:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows usage down: Why Ransomware Attacks Are Decreasing in 2025 https://www.techloy.com/why-ransomware-attacks-are-decreasing-in-2025/
Sun 00:18:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Violent Crypto Crimes Surge in 2025 Amid Massive Data Leaks https://coindoo.com/violent-crypto-crimes-surge-in-2025-amid-massive-data-leaks/
Sun 00:18:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hackers breach cancer screening data of almost 500,000 women https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/hackers-breach-cancer-screening-data-of-almost-500000-women/
Sun 00:20:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO? Yes24, the largest Internet bookstore in Korea, suffered its second ransomware attack in two months https://www.mk.co.kr/en/it/11391124
Sun 00:22:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights — Welcome to the New Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ ∎
Sun 00:22:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 17/08/2025: Breaches, Layoffs, and Scams ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Links_17_08_2025_Breaches_Layoffs_and_Scams.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Links_17_08_2025_Breaches_Layoffs_and_Scams.gmi ∎
Sun 00:23:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A big issue people have been voicing is a lack of good content on gemini. Places like Antenna are where people make their content known. When people post their aggregators to Antenna we get a huge block of noise on a daily basis. It makes a simple interface annoying to use." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-16_re_re_please_stop_making_news_aggregators.gmi
Sun 00:25:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Those who want to manage their Antenna feeds can do so via the Gemini interface that Antenna affords. There is a slight difficulty doing that, e.g., where Someone keeps changing the URLs they use, and engages in other sorts of "ban evasion". It's also hard if you need unusual pattern matching." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-16_re-please-stop-making-news-aggregators.gmi
Sun 00:26:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "F1 teams must take three weeks off in the summer. They even have to shut down their email servers. From testing in February to the last race at the beginning of December, it's a long season, so the summer break is a big deal. There isn't a winter break because everyone's flat out prepping new cars for testing." gemini://freeshell.de/f1/2025-08-16_Summer_break.gmi
Sun 00:26:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've been over this before, but Gemini continues to expand. There is no "disease" or "stagnation", and it is tiresome to read claims that there's some kind of problem." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-16_there-is-no-disease-that-affects-the-geminiverse.gmi
Sun 00:27:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Gemini is just an information system. It lets people write, transport, render and link to text documents reasonably easily. It has a few other key characteristics. But so long as people are able to do the whole reading and writing thing, it's a success."
Sun 00:27:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "No-one said it had to have a particular level of adoption or, heaven forbid, "engagement" in order to be accounted successful. It's bordering on a straw-man argument to suggest otherwise."
Sun 00:28:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Let's Encrypt and the Butlerian Jihad gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-15-lets-encrypt
Sun 00:28:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On the forum, I learned that Let's Encrypt currently has one primary and 4 secondary centres; the primary and all but one of the secondaries must succeed. So I though, I must be blocking these at the firewall."
Sun 00:29:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Even after university, I used to get very overwhelmed when I had a lot to do at once. I'd get upset when someone started talking to me, fearing that I might forget something important. Sometimes I'd be like that for days at a time where nobody could talk to me. The word that comes to mind to describe it is... dysfunctional." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/08/15/praise-be-to-gtd/
Sun 00:31:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is hard to say too; the trend is not promising and technologies that disappear, like falling stars, it is a sad and brutal reality." gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2025-08-16-the-disease-that-affects-the-geminiverse.gmi
Sun 00:32:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you read this blog on gopher, you should have noticed... absolutely nothing. This post is about that." gopher://tilde.club:70/0/~user18130814200115/posts/0034-a-fresh-coat-of-paint.txt
Sun 00:37:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 17/08/2025: Misunderstanding "Geminiverse" and Let's Encrypt ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Gemini_Links_17_08_2025_Misunderstanding_Geminiverse_and_Let_s_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Gemini_Links_17_08_2025_Misunderstanding_Geminiverse_and_Let_s_.gmi ∎
Sun 00:48:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The beta version of Linux Mint 22.2 is available for testing. Mint 22.2, which is called Zara, is based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Noble Numbat. The latest version of Mint ships with Linux 6.14 Kernel as the default." https://news.filehippo.com/2025/08/august-16-tech-news-roundup-linux-mint-22-2-beta-released-microsoft-thinks-ai-will-make-the-mouse-and-keyboard-obsolete-edge-on-windows-10-to-get-updates-till-2028/
Sun 00:49:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Desktop Linux apps on Android phones https://liliputing.com/lilbits-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-phones-xbox-pc-gaming-on-arm-based-computers-and-a-cheaper-kindle-color/
Sun 00:49:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” Is Available for Public Beta Testing, Download Now ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/10/Linux_Mint_22_2_Zara_Is_Available_for_Public_Beta_Testing_Downl.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/10/Linux_Mint_22_2_Zara_Is_Available_for_Public_Beta_Testing_Downl.gmi ∎
Sun 00:50:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bored on Linux? Try These 7 Open Source Ports of Classic Games https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-ports-of-classic-games-on-linux/
Sun 00:57:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Linux Ubuntu wireless client via Wi-Fi 4/5 router to a wired Linux Debian server [6] This section describes our physical testbeds deployed for real-time testing of both wired and wireless setups for the three CCAs" https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Linux-Ubuntu-wireless-client-via-Wi-Fi-4-5-router-to-a-wired-Linux-Debian-server-6-This_fig3_394463420
Sun 00:58:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I decided to do something out of the ordinary. My goal was to run a full-fledged Linux desktop inside a container. I don't want just a shell; I want a fully functional GUI that exists where it's not supposed to. This is what happened when I tried." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-run-a-full-linux-desktop-in-docker-just-because-i-can/
Sun 00:59:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 6 Linux command line tricks everyone should know https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-command-line-tricks-everyone-should-know/
Sun 01:13:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU/Linux 5% in Sudan https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/sudan/#monthly-200902-202508
Sun 01:14:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In Slovenia, GNU/Linux gains at Windows' expense https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/slovenia/#monthly-200902-202508
Sun 01:27:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While on the wiki page, I made some of my own to the osd section. Factual and with references. I don't know how our history was eliminated from this page. Nice to do some wiki edits, reminded me of the Nupedia days before the open source well was so poisoned." - Techrights reader trying to find misinformation about OSI
Sun 01:38:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Open Source Initiative (OSI), Wikipedia, Molly De Blanc, and Censorship/Reputation Laundering ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Wikipedia_Molly_De_Blanc_and_Censors.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Wikipedia_Molly_De_Blanc_and_Censors.gmi ∎
Sun 01:46:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-160825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-160825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-160825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-160825.txt
Sun 01:47:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-160825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-160825.txt
Sun 01:48:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-160825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-160825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-160825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-160825.txt
Sun 01:49:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-160825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-160825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-160825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-160825.txt
Sun 01:49:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-08-16.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-08-16.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Sun 01:50:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Open Source Initiative Has Many Scandals, We'll Try to Summarise Them All ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Open_Source_Initiative_Has_Many_Scandals_We_ll_Try_to_Summa.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Open_Source_Initiative_Has_Many_Scandals_We_ll_Try_to_Summa.gmi ∎
Sun 01:50:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-08-16.txt
Sun 01:51:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Sun 01:52:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 16, 2025 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_16_2025.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_16_2025.gmi ∎
Sun 01:52:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sun 01:57:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/brief-highlights-202526-wolves-manchester-city-63890969
Sun 02:30:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – When It Comes to Technology, Mozilla and Firefox Are Illiberal ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/When_It_Comes_to_Technology_Mozilla_and_Firefox_Are_Illiberal.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/When_It_Comes_to_Technology_Mozilla_and_Firefox_Are_Illiberal.gmi ∎
Sun 02:32:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://old.reddit.com/r/WhySwitchToLinux/comments/1mry7p1/why_is_richard_stallman_such_a_decisive_figure/
Sun 02:32:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] ""
Sun 02:32:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] He's always been a hardliner in the FOSS Space. He's also the one who started insisting on it being called GNU/Linux whenever someone just said Linux.
Sun 02:32:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] He's also the guy who pushed things like the General Public License and copy left ideas. He got in trouble a while ago for some comments related to Age of Consent laws. And by a while I think it was ten years.
Sun 02:32:48 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] End of the day though, he is a true believer in Free and Open Source code. Hates proprietary products like a fanatic, and defends the Free Software Foundations mission like a zealot. Arguably there may be folks who want him gone so that could "tweak" what is and isn't defined as FOSS.
Sun 02:45:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Reddit Funded by Microsoft ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Reddit_Funded_by_Microsoft.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Reddit_Funded_by_Microsoft.gmi ∎
Sun 03:04:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Register MS Has Begun Using Slop Images ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Register_MS_Has_Begun_Using_Slop_Images.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Register_MS_Has_Begun_Using_Slop_Images.gmi ∎
Sun 03:12:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Randomly chosen images from Geminispace" gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-17.gmi
Sun 03:12:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1385.jpg
Sun 03:29:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Sooner or Later Almost Everyone Will Know "AI" is Just a Go-To, Misused, Misapplied, and Grossly Overused Term of Liars and Con Jobs Who Ride a Ponzi Scheme ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Sooner_or_Later_Almost_Everyone_Will_Know_AI_is_Just_a_Go_To_Mi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Sooner_or_Later_Almost_Everyone_Will_Know_AI_is_Just_a_Go_To_Mi.gmi ∎
Sun 03:43:45 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://computer.rip/2025-08-16-passive-microwave-repeaters.html
Sun 04:51:08 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ pure evil.... https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/16/0242202/volkswagen-wants-you-to-pay-monthly-to-unlock-more-horsepower
Sun 04:51:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Horsepower also?
Sun 04:51:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "achievement unlocked"
Sun 04:51:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] pedal to the metal
Sun 04:51:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] later the state can use this
Sun 04:52:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "sorry, your drievr rating is not good enough for this HP"
Sun 04:52:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] judge: I sentence you to 10 years of reduced HP
Sun 04:53:41 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ reducing usage of Hewlet Packard products would be a good thing...
Sun 04:53:52 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/08/15/2031257/aging-can-spread-through-your-body-via-a-single-protein-study-finds
Sun 04:53:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] HP DRM
Sun 04:53:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] hoprsepower printers
Sun 04:54:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] now with more toner
Sun 04:54:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ horsepoop printers
Sun 04:54:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] horsepoop is better than mixing 3 colours to make brown
Sun 04:54:43 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] which is wastefyl
Sun 04:55:55 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ not brown... a rich black..
Sun 04:56:15 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/15/1357205/microsoft-kills-volume-rebates-in-name-of-transparency
Sun 05:00:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] hppppp makes more money when the blacxk colour cartridge runs out
Sun 05:00:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] then it gets to overuse all the colours
Sun 05:00:52 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for a palem black
Sun 05:00:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Russian Vision of Technology ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Russian_Vision_of_Technology.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/The_Russian_Vision_of_Technology.gmi ∎
Sun 05:01:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and you run out of all ink/toner/
Sun 05:01:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] need to purchase even more
Sun 05:26:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Growing Our Reach ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Growing_Our_Reach.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Growing_Our_Reach.gmi ∎
Sun 05:30:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Holiday Plans ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Holiday_Plans.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Holiday_Plans.gmi ∎
Sun 05:33:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Why the Magnuson-Moss warranty act is just a meme" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/why-the-magnuson-moss-warranty-act-is:b
Sun 05:34:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: privacy and cybersecurity under attack https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/uk-piracy-blocks-your-vpn's-uk-exit:3
Sun 05:36:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Trump-Putin Meeting Details Were Left In A Hotel Printer In Alaska, Report Says" https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2025/08/16/details-of-trumps-alaska-summit-with-putin-left-in-hotel-printer-report-says-including-meeting-times-locations-and-gifts/
Sun 05:36:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Saudi’s PIF takes $8 billion writedown on megaprojects" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/15/2025/saudis-pif-takes-8-billion-writedown-on-megaprojects
Sun 05:42:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 2025-08-16 passive microwave repeaters ☞ https://computer.rip/2025-08-16-passive-microwave-repeaters.html
Sun 05:43:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ hydropower ☛ https://hackaday.com/2025/08/16/how-to-convert-a-drain-into-a-hydropower-facility/ | Source: Hackaday
Sun 05:44:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Who's Not Getting Laid Off? ☞ https://danielmiessler.com/blog/tech-layoffs-signal
Sun 05:45:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Don't Talk to Bullies ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/Don_t_Talk_to_Bullies.shtml
Sun 05:46:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Case for Software Freedom in Europe Becomes Stronger as GAFAM and the US Become Allies of Those Who Invade Europe ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/16/The_Case_for_Software_Freedom_in_Europe_Becomes_Stronger_as_GAF.shtml
Sun 08:44:59 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Storms.
Sun 09:19:05 │ 〖psydruid〗 │ https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
Sun 10:01:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Site-blocking orders are usually binary; a court issues an order for a domain to be blocked, or it does not." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/how-a-court-order-to-block-internet-archives-open-library-was-put-on-hold/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Sun 10:01:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Last month Cloudflare began blocking pirate site domains already subject to blocking orders obtained years ago" ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/new-cloudflare-pirate-site-blocking-may-already-involve-thousands-of-domains-250815/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Sun 10:02:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Digital Restrictions (DRM) ☛ https://molodtsov.me/2025/08/spotify-payouts/ | Source: Yury Molodtsov
Sun 10:04:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One of the most significant single advancements in telecommunications technology was the development of microwave radio" ☛ https://computer.rip/2025-08-16-passive-microwave-repeaters.html | Source: Computers Are Bad
Sun 10:07:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "cultural practices and commercial powwows" ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/albuquerque-native-americans-north-america-b2809011.html | Source: The Independent UK
Sun 10:09:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "his first interview since being released" ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/yesypenko-journalist-russian-custody-torture/33503944.html | Source: RFERL
Sun 10:09:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Now I want to answer your questions about the future of news technology, and about how news works behind the scenes." ☛ https://werd.io/ask-a-newsroom-technology-leader/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Sun 10:10:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Section 230 protects users’ online speech by protecting the online intermediaries we all rely on to communicate on blogs" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/new-documents-show-first-trump-doj-worked-congress-amend-section-230 | Source: EFF
Sun 10:10:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A five-and-a-half hour portrait of what happens when the concept of a free press turns into a contradiction in terms" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/my-undesirable-friends-russia-documentary-review-1235398093/ | Source: Rolling Stone
Sun 10:11:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After a 7am police raid in July in which officers seized two telephones, an iPad and computer, Mr Moss, a former Labour councillor, said he felt like a criminal." ☛ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/16/police-orwellian-powers-gag-firefighter-free-speech-row/ | Source: The Telegraph UK
Sun 10:11:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The arrests began last year but have accelerated since March, when the police arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, citing allegations of corruption, which he denies." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/world/europe/turkey-erdogan-corruption-drive.html | Source: New York Times
Sun 10:15:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Supreme Court had overturned an initial ruling in October 2024 due to procedural errors – among other things, because no connection between Mohammadi and armed groups could be proven." ☛ https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/death-sentence-against-human-rights-activist-sharifeh-mohammadi-upheld-80813 | Source: ANF News
Sun 10:15:27 │ 〖darwin〗 │ yes, there was Gentoo GNU/HURD, but not the rest
Sun 10:38:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Nearly 82 million people use Roblox daily, with more than half of them being younger than 18 years of age" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2328965.html | Source: RTL
Sun 10:42:34 │ 〖psydroid2〗 │ child slavery
Sun 10:46:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] sharcropping Fisher Price
Sun 10:46:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] *share
Sun 10:47:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Power-hungry data centers have been popping up all over, to serve the boom in artificial intelligence." ☛ https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5502671 | Source: NPR
Sun 10:47:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Culture warriors and industry lobbyists have turned electric vehicles into a proxy battle for deeper anxieties about class, control, and who might be left behind in a green economy." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2025/08/canada-china-evs-environment-affordability/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sun 10:47:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My conclusion was that either these people were innocently unaware of the basics of money supply and its relationship with market pricing mechanisms, or they were not very innocently trying to part the more innocent with their money." ☛ https://nxdomain.no/~peter/forgotten_blockchain_account_scam.html | Source: Peter N M Hansteen
Sun 10:48:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Federal Reserve has ended its "novel activities" supervision programme, created in 2023 to monitor banks' involvement in [cryptocurrency] and fintech." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/fed-to-scrap-program-devoted-to-policing-banks-on-crypto-fintech-activities/articleshow/123335825.cms | Source: India Times
Sun 10:51:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "During a plenary on August 9, three observers independently told Grist that the negotiations felt like Groundhog Day, as countries reiterated familiar talking points." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/un-plastics-treaty-talks-once-again-end-in-failure/ | Source: Wired
Sun 10:51:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They have no incentive to come up with a plan and we've seen that time and time again in these negotiations." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/global-plastics-treaty-consensus-1.7610277 | Source: CBC
Sun 10:52:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If we keep going like this, in 15 years we won’t be able to fish anymore. We’ve approached the sea with the mindset of how many fish we want to catch, not how many the sea can actually give." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/environment/1278209/when-i-started-the-sea-was-still-alive/ | Source: Greece
Sun 10:52:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The results were stark: Just a ten percent reduction in precipitation from the Atlantic Ocean, or a more than 65 percent destruction, can push the rainforest into an inexorable path towards "a drier savanna-like environment"" ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/climate-change-amazon-rainforest-tipping-point | Source: Futurism
Sun 11:13:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The disclosure comes as the council faces criticism for removing Union Jack and St George's Cross flags" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/leaked-email-admits-birmingham-council-too-afraid-take-down-palestine-flags-without-police-1741288 | Source: International Business Times
Sun 11:14:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): A Slackware theme for your Grub ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/A_Slackware_theme_for_your_Grub.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/A_Slackware_theme_for_your_Grub.gmi ∎
Sun 11:15:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "New research is shedding light on the inner workings of the multimillion-dollar gray market for video game cheats." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/russia-crack-down-end-to-end-encrypted-calling/ | Source: Wired
Sun 11:15:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On Monday, 11 August, the High Court of Justice dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) Categorisation Regulations." ☛ https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/08/11/wikimedia-foundation-challenges-uk-online-safety-act-regulations/ |
Sun 11:17:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Various desktop Linux tips for newbies ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Various_desktop_Linux_tips_for_newbies.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Various_desktop_Linux_tips_for_newbies.gmi ∎
Sun 11:19:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Wikimedia Foundation just lost its court challenge to block these rules, which are part of Britain's Online Safety Act." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/11/uk-law-would-force-wikipedia-to-unmask-anonymous-editors.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sun 11:19:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They are at it again. The so-called “Chat Control” proposal is back on the table to be voted soon." ☛ https://n3wjack.net/2025/08/16/the-eu-wants-to-read-your-private-messages/ | Source: N3wjack
Sun 11:20:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A lot of people who use social media intensively, even including smaller services or instances" ☛ https://blog.avas.space/overly-online/ | Source: Ava
Sun 11:21:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I was still living in the world of instant messaging, IRC, ICQ, AIM" ☛ https://flamedfury.com/posts/i-never-liked-myspace/ | Source: Flamed Fury
Sun 11:24:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "YouTube is nothing without its advertisers." ☛ https://futurism.com/youtube-drowning-ai-slop | Source: Futurism
Sun 11:24:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yet another team of lawyers was found leaving AI slop in court documents." ☛ https://futurism.com/the-byte/lawyers-ai-slop-murder-case | Source: Futurism
Sun 11:25:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A US senator on Friday announced an investigation into whether Meta AI chatbots were allowed to engage in potentially harmful online exchanges with children." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/meta-probed-over-ai-chatbot-talk-with-children/articleshow/123328148.cms | Source: India Times
Sun 11:25:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "winning the AI race" ☛ https://futurism.com/trump-anti-science-agenda-ai-plans | Source: Futurism
Sun 11:26:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you run a photography business, chances are that AI hasn't impacted your bottom line yet." ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/commercial-photography/im-worried-were-in-another-big-tech-bubble-and-its-about-to-burst-all-over-your-photography-business | Source: Digital Camera World
Sun 11:26:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Sun 11:26:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Butlerian Jihad" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/08/butlerian-jihad/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
Sun 11:27:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When the tools generated false statements, the bad content was taken down silently without corrections or retractions." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/16/at-politico-ai-content-doesnt-need-editorial-standards/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Sun 11:27:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Glyph proposes that many LLM-assisted programmers who speak highly of the reliability and value of AI tools are falling prey to two cognitive biases: [...]" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/16/jackpot/#salience-bias | Source: CoryDoctorow
Sun 11:29:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 49 Beta Released for Public Testing on GNOME’s 28th Anniversary ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNOME_49_Beta_Released_for_Public_Testing_on_GNOME_s_28th_Anniv.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/15/GNOME_49_Beta_Released_for_Public_Testing_on_GNOME_s_28th_Anniv.gmi ∎
Sun 11:30:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Australian radio station Triple J recently talked to a number of children, young adults, and their counselors to uncover the extent of those bots' effects on their mental health." ☛ https://futurism.com/teen-hospitalized-ai-chatbot | Source: Futurism
Sun 11:31:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I went to our local GP after our spate of recent health adventures, and she disclosed that our consultation would be recorded and transcribed by an AI tool." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/doctors-using-ai-transcription/ | Source: Ruben Schade
Sun 11:31:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Originally introduced as LD 1018 and later enacted as part of the budget in June, the law safeguards the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program" ☛ https://mainemorningstar.com/briefs/big-pharma-sues-maine-over-new-law-protecting-federal-drug-discount-program/ | Source: Maine Morning Star
Sun 11:34:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’ll also be the first time in a while that I’ve run NetBSD on real hardware instead of VMs, so that’ll be cool." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/buying-a-thinkpad-x230/ | Source: Ruben Schade
Sun 11:34:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "flexible structural mechanisms" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/humanoid-robots-have-a-serious-design-flaw-and-we-need-to-fix-it | Source: Science Alert
Sun 11:36:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "the 103rd edition of People and Blogs" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-loren-stephens | Source: Manuel Moreale
Sun 11:36:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "That times were different is… inadequate verbiage." ☛ https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-silicon-graphics | Source: Bradford Morgan White
Sun 11:37:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I head a team of researchers that has uncovered new evidence that commoners also made khipus in the Inca empire" ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-inca-data-system-extended-further-than-we-thought | Source: Science Alert
Sun 11:37:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For thousands of years, Andean peoples have woven intricate patterns, known as khipus" ☛ https://www.404media.co/a-strand-of-hair-just-changed-what-we-know-about-the-inka-empire/ | Source: 404 Media
Sun 11:38:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Well, I do have quite a lot of hobbies, and I probably could turn this into a proper series, if I had enough inspiration to do so." ☛ https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/how-to-get-into-every-hobby-i-like/ | Source: Joel Chrono
Sun 11:38:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It may sound like a disadvantage, but I don’t think it is. My English improves, and maybe some readers even prefer shorter, simpler texts." ☛ https://birming.com/2025/08/16/writing-within-limits/ | Source: Robert Birming
Sun 11:39:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For me, reading and blogging are interconnected; what I read influences what I write about." ☛ https://tracydurnell.com/2025/08/16/what-to-read-big-questions/ | Source: Tracy Durnell
Sun 11:41:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A Slackware theme for your Grub ☞ https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/a-slackware-theme-for-your-grub/
Sun 11:43:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sun 11:46:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 17/08/2025: "The Performance of Power" and "My Undesirable Friends" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Links_17_08_2025_The_Performance_of_Power_and_My_Undesirable_Fr.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/17/Links_17_08_2025_The_Performance_of_Power_and_My_Undesirable_Fr.gmi ∎
Sun 11:48:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 6 Linux command line tricks everyone should know ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/6_Linux_command_line_tricks_everyone_should_know.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/6_Linux_command_line_tricks_everyone_should_know.gmi ∎
Sun 11:49:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I Run a Full Linux Desktop in Docker Just Because I Can ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/I_Run_a_Full_Linux_Desktop_in_Docker_Just_Because_I_Can.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/I_Run_a_Full_Linux_Desktop_in_Docker_Just_Because_I_Can.gmi ∎
Sun 11:51:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Bored on Linux? Try These 7 Open Source Ports of Classic Games ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Bored_on_Linux_Try_These_7_Open_Source_Ports_of_Classic_Games.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Bored_on_Linux_Try_These_7_Open_Source_Ports_of_Classic_Games.gmi ∎
Sun 12:51:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/17/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
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