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Mon 07:55:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ social control media https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/telegram-group-zzz-exposed-sexual-assault-videos-1789110
Mon 07:55:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Daylight Saving Time" https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/dst/
Mon 07:56:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Boasts about becoming SLOPPER! "2026 has been the most pivotal year in my career… and it's only March" https://nullprogram.com/blog/2026/03/29/
Mon 07:56:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Google is Now Changing News Headlines – Without Permission" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/03/28/0345249
Mon 07:56:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "STOP Microsoft Snooping!" https://odysee.com/@NaomiPrivacyTips:1/STOP-Microsoft-Snooping!-:4?view=shorts
Mon 07:57:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM does this! "Age Checks Creep Into Linux, systemd Locks It in, Developer Defends Himself" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/03/27/0310204 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/20/systemd_is_essentially_a_corporate_IBM_Redhat_project_and_corpo.shtml
Mon 08:06:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Mon 08:18:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Did IBM Pay thestreet.com for Puff Pieces? (Like It Did With Forbes) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Did_IBM_Pay_thestreet_com_for_Puff_Pieces_Like_It_Did_With_Forb.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Did_IBM_Pay_thestreet_com_for_Puff_Pieces_Like_It_Did_With_Forb.gmi ∎
Mon 08:21:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Anon: This post would be a good place to link to a summary of the reasons for the strikes: gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/EPO_Strikes_Begins_Today_and_It_s_the_Longest_One_Yet_Can_Last_.gmi
Mon 08:23:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ...In general, additional context in the posts helps so that casual visitors and new visitors can get up to speed. WWW is not social control media.
Mon 08:25:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Don’t Cheer Too Hard for the Facebook (Farcebook) Verdicts ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/free-speech-social-media-court-ruling.html
Mon 08:26:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux 7.0-rc6 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Linux_7_0_rc6.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Linux_7_0_rc6.gmi ∎
Mon 08:27:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Two Voices on § 101: Agency Guidance Meets Judicial Skepticism ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/03/two-voices-on-%c2%a7-101-agency-guidance-meets-judicial-skepticism.html
Mon 08:27:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ $2,000 for Oso IP entity, Aloft Media, hyperlink patent monopoly prior art ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/29/2000-for-oso-ip-entity-aloft-media-hyperlink-patent-prior-art
Mon 08:27:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Koyo Licensing sensitive display patent monopoly prior art found ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/29/koyo-licensing-sensitive-display-patent-prior-art-found
Mon 08:28:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Another Atlas Global Wi-Fi patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/29/another-atlas-global-wi-fi-patent-challenged
Mon 08:28:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Open source laser engraver sells for just $64 fully assembled — it is small and low power but may be enough for your needs ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/maker-stem/open-source-laser-engraver-sells-for-just-usd64-fully-assembled-it-is-small-and-low-power-but-may-be-enough-for-your-needs
Mon 08:29:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A compact system from ZUIKI based on a K3 RISC-V processor has appeared on the Japanese crowdfunding platform Kibidango. The Vividnode Mobile AI is presented as a small form-factor system for local inference and development." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/vividnode-mobile-ai-packs-risc-v-processor-and-60-tops-ai-engine/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Mon 08:30:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Jetway has shared early details of the F35-ARU1, a 3.5-inch subcompact board based on Intel Core Ultra processors from the Arrow Lake-U series." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/jetway-f35-aru1-combines-core-ultra-soc-in-3-5-inch-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Mon 08:33:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20260322 ('این آخرین نبرده،') released [stable] ☞ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10874
Mon 08:33:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SILE – typesetting system for GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sile-typesetting-system-linux/
Mon 08:34:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Samuel Henrique: Latest NVIDIA Drivers for Debian (Packaged with AI) ☞ https://samueloph.dev/blog/latest-nvidia-drivers-for-debian-packaged-with-ai/
Mon 08:40:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PineTime Pro smartwatch to feature dual-core Cortex-M33 MCU, 2.13-inch AMOLED, GPS, and more ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/30/pinetime-pro-smartwatch-to-feature-dual-core-cortex-m33-mcu-2-13-inch-amoled-gps/
Mon 08:41:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DIY ESP32-S3 Internet radio features Winamp-styled user interface ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/30/diy-esp32-s3-internet-radio-features-winamp-styled-user-interface/
Mon 08:41:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with The Scourge and Bombun - 2026-03-28 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-03-28-edition/index.html
Mon 12:57:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ apropos Cisco: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/salt-typhoon-china-who-has-been-hacked-global-telecom-giants/ http://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Cisco_Systems_is_a_Still_Weak_Spot_With_Bug_Doors.shtml
Mon 12:58:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DShield (Cowrie) Honeypot Stats and When Sessions Disconnect, (Mon, Mar 30th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32840
Mon 12:59:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Creating a FreeBSD virtual machine using bhyve-vm ☞ https://dan.langille.org/2026/03/29/creating-a-freebsd-virtual-machine-using-bhyve-vm/
Mon 13:01:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wikipedia Editors Tried and Tried to Work With Hey Hi (AI) Content, Eventually Realized It Was Total Trash and Banned It Entirely ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/wikipedia-editors-ban-ai-content
Mon 13:01:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Explaining Time-Series Forecasts with Sensitivity Analysis (ahead::dynrmf and external regressors) ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/explaining-time-series-forecasts-with-sensitivity-analysis-aheaddynrmf-and-external-regressors/
Mon 13:02:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A Fast Immutable Map in Go ☞ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/03/29/a-fast-immutable-map-in-go/
Mon 13:03:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I Think I've Been Scammed On eBay! ☞ https://kevquirk.com/i-think-ive-been-scammed-on-ebay
Mon 13:05:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenAI’s Obsession With Data Centers Is Running Into Trouble ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-data-centers-trouble
Mon 13:07:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ For NASA’s Artemis II Crew, Journey to the Moon ‘Starting to Feel Real’ ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/science/nasa-astronauts-artemis-moon-launch.html
Mon 13:16:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Redditors Are Posting Their Blood Pressure “High Scores” and We’re Concerned They May Explode Into a Fountain of Red Mist ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/blood-pressure-reddit
Mon 13:16:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Neuralink Patient Using Brain Chip to Carry Out Important Life Task: Playing World of Warcraft ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/neuralink-patient-brain-chip-world-of-warcraft
Mon 13:17:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Scientist Thawing Out Fragments of His Friend’s Cryogenically Preserved Brain ☞ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/cryogenics-brain-preservation
Mon 13:18:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The next buying criterion will be whether your agent can actually change the software to fit your needs." https://www.gjlondon.com/blog/ai-agents-could-make-free-software-matter-again/ iophk: good background material, erroneous conclusion
Mon 13:30:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Over 300 Vietnamese arrested after Cambodia scam bust: Police ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/over-300-vietnamese-arrested-after-cambodia-scam-bust-police
Mon 13:30:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AI Now Causing CEOs to Resign in Fear ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceos-resign
Mon 13:31:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Protesters Stage Unsettling Demonstration in Front of Palantir’s Office ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/palantir-protest-die-in
Mon 13:37:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong resident rescued after forced labour in Myanmar ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/30/hong-kong-resident-rescued-after-forced-labour-in-myanmar/
Mon 14:08:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Lazy Reading for 2026/03/29 ☞ https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/03/29/lazy-reading-for-2026-03-29/
Mon 14:09:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DAW question for Slackware 15.1: Pipewire or JACK Audio? ☞ https://blog.slackware.nl/daw-question-for-slackware-15-1-pipewire-or-jack-audio/
Mon 14:10:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tokyo consortium tests placing data centers under railway overpasses — passing trains introduce severe thermal and vibration challenges ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tokyu-group-to-test-modular-data-centers-under-tokyo-railway-overpasses
Mon 14:10:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nginx 1.29.7 is out
Mon 14:11:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The law is coming for social control media, with the science still uncertain ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20260329-the-law-is-coming-for-social-media-with-the-science-still-uncertain
Mon 14:13:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PSA: I’m no audiophile! ☞ https://rubenerd.com/im-no-audiophile/
Mon 14:14:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu MATE’s founder is stepping back after 12 years ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-needs-new-maintainer
Mon 14:15:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bluestar 6.19.10 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar
Mon 14:15:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Quarkos 26.04-prealpha is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/quarkos
Mon 14:20:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SystemRescue 13.00: Release Highlights ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/systemrescue-13/
Mon 14:22:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kali GNU/Linux 2026.1: Fresh 2026 Theme and Nostalgic BackTrack Mode ☞ https://www.debugpoint.com/kali-linux-2026-1/
Mon 14:26:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Debian Pixel – remix of the Raspberry Pi Foundation PIXEL ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/debian-pixel-remix-raspberry-pi/
Mon 14:26:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc6 ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1065194/
Mon 14:28:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Enroll – fingerprint management ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/enroll-fingerprint-management/
Mon 14:28:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DropWebP – convert and compress images ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dropwebp-convert-compress-images/
Mon 14:28:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ tiki – documentation and issue management tool ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/tiki-documentation-issue-management-tool/
Mon 14:29:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CircuitSim – real-time circuit simulator ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/circuitsim-real-time-circuit-simulator/
Mon 14:29:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Developer of the Week: Arun Prakash Jana ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/developer-week-arun-prakash-jana/
Mon 14:30:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 10 Best Free and Open Source BorgBackup Front-Ends ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-borgbackup-front-ends/
Mon 14:31:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Borg UI – modern web-based interface for BorgBackup ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/borg-ui-modern-web-based-interface-borgbackup/
Mon 14:31:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 31 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/asciiarttools/
Mon 14:31:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PluriOS – Bolivian GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/plurios-bolivian-linux-distribution/
Mon 14:32:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Building a guitar trainer with embedded Rust ☞ https://blog.orhun.dev/introducing-tuitar/
Mon 14:33:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What Is New in APT 3.1 on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/what-is-new-in-apt-3-1-on-ubuntu-26-04
Mon 14:33:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Complete APT Package Management Guide for Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/complete-apt-package-management-guide-on-ubuntu-26-04
Mon 14:33:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Lost Wiki: Kozlovka - 2026-03-25 Edition ☞ https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-builds-2026-03-25-edition/index.html
Mon 14:34:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Is slopfarm (ish) nytimes pushing for Windows in classrooms? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/technology/chromebook-remorse-kansas-school-laptops.html
Mon 14:35:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install WPS Office on Fedora GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-wps-office-on-fedora-linux/
Mon 14:36:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install KTorrent on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-ktorrent-debian-13/
Mon 14:36:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install PipeWire on openSUSE ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pipewire-opensuse/
Mon 14:36:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install JupyterHub on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-jupyterhub-debian-13/
Mon 14:37:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Say hello to Neil Roberts, new LibreOffice developer focusing on scripting support ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/29/say-hello-to-neil-roberts-new-libreoffice-developer-focusing-on-scripting-support/
Mon 14:37:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install OpenTofu on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-opentofu-debian-13/
Mon 14:38:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Celluloid Video Player on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-celluloid-video-player-debian-13/
Mon 14:42:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Boots and Breakups | LINUX Unplugged 660 ☞ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/linux-unplugged/660/
Mon 14:45:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cloud Czars Treat Open Source Like They Do California ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/03/cloud-czars-treat-open-source-like-they-do-california/
Mon 14:45:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On Our Way to Independence: We’re $34 Away from Our March Goal ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/03/on-our-way-to-independence-were-34-away-from-our-march-goal/
Mon 14:47:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Thibault Martin: I realized that You don't care ☞ https://ergaster.org/thoughts/you-dont-care/
Mon 14:48:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ South Korea moves to curb social control media algorithms for children ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-moves-to-curb-social-media-algorithms-for-children
Mon 14:49:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Asda UK uses LibreOffice now. Progress!
Mon 14:51:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The free Linux tool that keeps your terminal sessions alive forever https://www.howtogeek.com/free-linux-tool-keeps-terminal-sessions-alive-forever/
Mon 14:52:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KaOS begins tearing systemd apart after dropping KDE Plasma last month https://www.xda-developers.com/kaos-begins-tearing-systemd-apart-after-dropping-kde-plasma-last-month/
Mon 14:52:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-03-30.gmi
Mon 14:54:21 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/voice-range-wvoHJer
Mon 14:54:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wayland is getting a 6-year-long fix for its most annoying quirk, and KDE and GNOME are already implementing it https://www.xda-developers.com/wayland-getting-6-year-long-fix-for-most-annoying-quirk-kde-gnome-already-implementing-it/
Mon 14:55:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The new xdg-session-management protocol finally brings session saving and restoration to Wayland, eliminating a long-standing annoyance for Linux users and paving the way for a smoother desktop experience." https://itsfoss.com/news/wayland-session-management/
Mon 14:56:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This release switches to Limine as the default bootloader and removes support for systemd-boot from the Calamares graphical installer." https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-2026-03-is-out-with-linux-6-19-more-systemd-components-removed
Mon 14:56:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fedora 44 will automatically make your Windows games run faster, no tweaks required https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-44-will-automatically-make-your-windows-games-run-faster-no-tweaks-required/
Mon 14:59:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This one Linux shell character made me feel like a hacker https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/articles/one-linux-shell-character-made-113016289.html
Mon 15:02:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/today_s_howtos.1.gmi ∎
Mon 15:02:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Valnet on Command Line Piping and tmux ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Valnet_on_Command_Line_Piping_and_tmux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Valnet_on_Command_Line_Piping_and_tmux.gmi ∎
Mon 15:04:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: New Steam Games and Williams Sinistar Arcade Documentary ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Games_New_Steam_Games_and_Williams_Sinistar_Arcade_Documentary.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Games_New_Steam_Games_and_Williams_Sinistar_Arcade_Documentary.gmi ∎
Mon 15:05:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP, PineTime Pro, 3-D Printing, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP_PineTime_Pro_3_D_Printing_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP_PineTime_Pro_3_D_Printing_and_More.gmi ∎
Mon 15:07:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Ubuntu MATE’s founder is stepping back after 12 years and LinuxConfig covers APT in Ubuntu ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Ubuntu_MATE_s_founder_is_stepping_back_after_12_years_and_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Ubuntu_MATE_s_founder_is_stepping_back_after_12_years_and_Linux.gmi ∎
Mon 15:09:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Mon 15:10:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Wikipedia, and Standards ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Wikipedia_and_Standards.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Wikipedia_and_Standards.gmi ∎
Mon 15:12:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME Desktop/GTK: "Cambalache’s First Major Milestone!" (1.0) and Thibault Martin on Blogs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/GNOME_Desktop_GTK_Cambalache_s_First_Major_Milestone_1_0_and_Th.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/GNOME_Desktop_GTK_Cambalache_s_First_Major_Milestone_1_0_and_Th.gmi ∎
Mon 15:14:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Leftovers Regarding GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Leftovers_Regarding_GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Syste.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Leftovers_Regarding_GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Syste.gmi ∎
Mon 15:19:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hunting gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/020.Hunting.webp
Mon 15:19:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Last week, I bought again a wrist watch. I decided this consciously, in spite of that I have a watch in my pocket, on my smart phone. The reason is that I want to reduce attention capture from the phone." gemini://small-tardis.dnshome.de/jnxx/microblog/2026-03-29_Why_I_have_returned_to_wearing_a_wrist_watch.gmi
Mon 15:21:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For some unknown reason, I always turn to the internet or, in the best case, a browser when I need a random, unique alphanumeric value such as the one used for a secure password. This should be an offline thing, perfectly suitable for a CLI tool. So I created a Perl script [1] that performs exactly that. Check out the repository for usage info." gemini://theparanoidtimes.org/blog/2026/03/30/offlfirsoch-2026/
Mon 15:25:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ added chapters 68-76 to Take My Hand gemini://gem.write-on.org/onestepleft/book1/chapter68.gmi
Mon 15:26:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ silly standards sunday: fursona schema gemini://feathers.smol.pub/2026-03-29_fursona_schema
Mon 15:27:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ when i say the summer buzzes gemini://xeylichen.smol.pub/1774838363
Mon 15:29:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I'm sure someone would be quick to point out that I can also have LLMs do code review -- and sure, I absolutely can! having seen how github's copilot performs at my job, though, I'm not sure I'd be able to trust them. too often does copilot miss anything but the most obvious issues, while occasionally also hallucinating nonsense elsewhere." gemini://feathers.smol.pub/2026-03-30_the_one_about_llms_in_programming
Mon 15:30:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 4MLinux 51.0 Released with Improved Support for ZX Spectrum and Atari Music ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/4MLinux_51_0_Released_with_Improved_Support_for_ZX_Spectrum_and.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/4MLinux_51_0_Released_with_Improved_Support_for_ZX_Spectrum_and.gmi ∎
Mon 15:34:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 30/03/2026: Going Back to Wrist Watches and Why LLMs in Programming Suck ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Gemini_Links_30_03_2026_Going_Back_to_Wrist_Watches_and_Why_LLM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Gemini_Links_30_03_2026_Going_Back_to_Wrist_Watches_and_Why_LLM.gmi ∎
Mon 15:37:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 30/03/2026: South Korea Next to Curb Social Control Media Addiction and Manipulation, Notorious Patents in the US Challenged ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Links_30_03_2026_South_Korea_Next_to_Curb_Social_Control_Media_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Links_30_03_2026_South_Korea_Next_to_Curb_Social_Control_Media_.gmi ∎
Mon 15:39:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ fitness norms for crew https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-weight-gain-may-mean-pay-cut-as-air-india-tightens-fitness-norms-for-crew/live-76462474
Mon 15:39:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ recruit skilled workers https://www.dw.com/en/germany-launches-alliance-to-fairly-recruit-skilled-workers/a-76461953
Mon 15:40:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ blackout https://www.dw.com/en/cuba-hit-by-second-island-wide-blackout-in-a-week/a-76471197
Mon 15:40:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Germany's troubled car giants https://www.dw.com/en/what-s-next-for-germany-s-troubled-car-giants/a-76451598
Mon 15:41:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Obnam: client for server https://obnam.org/blog/2026/11-client/
Mon 15:42:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ blackout https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/in-photos-daily-life-amid-cuba-s-nationwide-blackout-9.7131499
Mon 15:44:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ECtHR rules against Turkey in 'Woman in Red' case https://bianet.org/haber/ecthr-rules-against-turkey-in-woman-in-red-case-317823
Mon 15:44:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Reporter İsmail Arı imprisoned in Turkey for spreading ‘disinformation’ https://cpj.org/2026/03/reporter-ismail-ari-imprisoned-in-turkey-for-spreading-disinformation/
Mon 15:46:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China: Cybercrime Bill Entrenches Censorship https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/17/china-cybercrime-bill-entrenches-censorship-surveillance
Mon 15:46:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Little Big Brother at The Carlisle:Censorship at San Francisco Senior Living Facility "https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/20/little-big-brother-at-the-carlisle-censorship-at-san-francisco-senior-living-facility/
Mon 15:47:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Inside The Independent Ink: Mr. Fish on Free Expression, Censorship, and the Fight for an Unmuzzled Press https://scheerpost.com/2026/03/22/inside-the-independent-ink-mr-fish-on-free-expression-censorship-and-the-fight-for-an-unmuzzled-press/
Mon 15:48:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ are “Energy Lockdowns” on the way? https://off-guardian.org/2026/03/16/iran-fuel-rationing-are-energy-lockdowns-on-the-way/
Mon 15:49:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Price Shocks Are Here to Stay https://jacobin.com/2026/03/price-shocks-energy-war-economy/
Mon 15:49:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ energy sovereignty push https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinbaum-natural-gas-energy-sovereignty-mexico/
Mon 15:50:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Great Lakes are wasting a massive source of clean energy https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/the-great-lakes-are-wasting-a-massive-source-of-clean-energy/
Mon 15:50:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dutch Cabinet holds off on energy cuts despite International Energy Agency warning https://nltimes.nl/2026/03/21/dutch-cabinet-holds-energy-cuts-despite-international-energy-agency-warning
Mon 15:51:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Novo patent expiry https://cphpost.dk/2026-03-20/news/round-up/indian-firms-are-lining-up-to-take-advantage-novo-patent-expiry/
Mon 15:52:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Embargo before justice is an injustice http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/is-tide-turning-for-pharmaceutical.html
Mon 15:52:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Oil Barons Are Seeking a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Climate Change Damages https://therevelator.org/climate-change-damages/
Mon 15:53:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ German court rejects climate case against BMW, Mercedes https://www.dw.com/en/german-court-rejects-climate-case-against-bmw-mercedes/a-76485571
Mon 15:55:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Global Finance https://jacobin.com/2026/03/global-financial-system-deindustrialization-climate/
Mon 15:55:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EVs still need power https://www.vox.com/climate/483496/how-gas-prices-might-drive-more-people-to-switch-to-an-ev
Mon 15:56:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ WMO https://www.dw.com/en/earth-s-climate-more-unbalanced-than-ever-wmo-warns/a-76448282
Mon 15:58:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DPC (Ireland) - Inquiry into Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited https://gdprhub.eu/index.php?title=DPC_(Ireland)_-_Inquiry_into_Microsoft_Ireland_Operations_Limited
Mon 16:04:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On IBM: "Yes - SEC said wow this place has gone to sh-t and GTFO" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmrejfgh#replies
Mon 16:14:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Coreboot 26.03 Open-Source Firmware Adds Full Support for Intel PantherLake SoCs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Coreboot_26_03_Open_Source_Firmware_Adds_Full_Support_for_Intel.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Coreboot_26_03_Open_Source_Firmware_Adds_Full_Support_for_Intel.gmi ∎
Mon 17:19:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SLAPP Censorship - Part 28 Out of 200: Facing Consequences for Impersonation and Worse ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_28_Out_of_200_Facing_Consequences_for_Imp.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_28_Out_of_200_Facing_Consequences_for_Imp.gmi ∎
Mon 17:33:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM Layoffs and Their Expected Scope in April 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/IBM_Layoffs_and_Their_Expected_Scope_in_April_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/IBM_Layoffs_and_Their_Expected_Scope_in_April_2026.gmi ∎
Mon 17:56:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SUEPO Central Made a Strike (or Striking) Success ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/SUEPO_Central_Made_a_Strike_or_Striking_Success.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/SUEPO_Central_Made_a_Strike_or_Striking_Success.gmi ∎
Mon 18:08:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] wb, Goblin
Mon 18:13:41 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ hi!
Mon 18:13:50 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ hay
Mon 18:14:01 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ should have my new PC by Wednesday
Mon 18:14:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] what maake?
Mon 18:14:39 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ oh and I've finally got a Penny Black for my collection - very happy
Mon 18:14:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): End of First Quarter ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/End_of_First_Quarter.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/End_of_First_Quarter.gmi ∎
Mon 18:14:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OpenBosniana OS – Debian-based Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/OpenBosniana_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/OpenBosniana_OS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎
Mon 18:14:44 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ lenovo
Mon 18:16:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] same as rianne
Mon 18:16:43 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Linux Mint preintalled....although Im going to duel boot with experiments of other distro's - time permitting.
Mon 18:17:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] xfce?
Mon 18:17:21 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ yes.
Mon 18:17:54 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] if the lenovo comes with headphones
Mon 18:18:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i will come over and break those in two
Mon 18:18:27 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ lol
Mon 18:18:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] good, so you rmeember
Mon 18:18:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] good memory
Mon 18:18:39 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ i forgot about that
Mon 18:18:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i don't remember how it happend
Mon 18:19:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] only that you said it happened
Mon 18:19:16 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I think you just put them on and the band snaped
Mon 18:19:40 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ fixed with tape and they were more comfortable after that.
Mon 18:20:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ah, good
Mon 18:20:16 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ all blutooth now though, nothing to break when you visit!
Mon 18:20:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] that is hard to sort outtt
Mon 18:20:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in my expensice
Mon 18:20:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] when the firm plastic snaps
Mon 18:20:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it's game over
Mon 18:20:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] *Experience
Mon 18:20:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] my current headphones are broken-ish
Mon 18:21:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi ∎
Mon 18:22:10 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Shell is really looking forward to seeing you. You wont recognise Amy, she will be 15 in October.
Mon 18:23:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Xbox is dead https://games.gg/news/xbox-new-ceo-killed-this-is-an-xbox-campaign/
Mon 18:23:32 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ and Mum says to say hi. You were a big hit with her (and she is very fussy on who she likes)
Mon 18:24:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :)
Mon 18:24:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The brand "Xbox" is being repurposed because the "box" is discontinued. https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/The_Real_XBox_is_Dead_So_Microsoft_is_Calling_Everything_XBox_N.shtml
Mon 18:25:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] shell's mum?
Mon 18:25:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] we still have photos from that event
Mon 18:25:10 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ no mine.
Mon 18:25:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] on rianne's AOC large screen
Mon 18:25:20 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ :)
Mon 18:25:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ah, yes, we spoke about Manc
Mon 18:25:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] she waaas nice
Mon 18:25:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] talkable at that
Mon 18:25:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and talkative
Mon 18:26:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] btw, you may have noticed i use some photos of yours, usually with link to original source
Mon 18:26:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] at bottom
Mon 18:26:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] e.g. v
Mon 18:27:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] <𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS> The brand "Xbox" is being repurposed because the "box" is discontinued. https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/29/The_Real_XBox_is_Dead_So_Microsoft_is_Calling_Everything_XBox_N.shtml
Mon 18:27:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] looks like a Sunday market or flea market
Mon 18:27:36 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Excellent! That pic is at the Seaham carboot sale
Mon 18:27:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i thought sunderland
Mon 18:28:05 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Its one of the biggest car bootsales in the country (apparently)
Mon 18:28:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This hidden Linux feature makes Windows look embarrassing for developers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/This_hidden_Linux_feature_makes_Windows_look_embarrassing_for_d.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/This_hidden_Linux_feature_makes_Windows_look_embarrassing_for_d.gmi ∎
Mon 18:28:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] 11th: https://www.premierleague.com/en/tables/premier-league
Mon 18:28:40 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Shell loves going.....to me I can't think of anything worse so I leave her there and pick her up when she's finished.
Mon 18:28:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it is practical
Mon 18:28:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i go every sunday
Mon 18:29:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i look to lessen expenses
Mon 18:29:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it's less work than doing hard work with hard people
Mon 18:29:26 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Its just too big and if I have to shop I like to just go for what I want and then leave.
Mon 18:29:39 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ never been keen on shopping.
Mon 18:29:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it won't work
Mon 18:29:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] you need to shop in parallel, like cracking in paralle
Mon 18:30:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] you don't aim for item x and y and z
Mon 18:30:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] you go and you see what pays off
Mon 18:30:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and repeat
Mon 18:30:41 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ when we go to sunderland to shop, shell leaves me in the Blandford pub and then collects me later.....like a daycare centre
Mon 18:30:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] this past sunday I got a lot of protein drinks in quantity
Mon 18:31:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] pubs ... bad for liver
Mon 18:31:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] do you still smoke?
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Mon 18:31:27 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ good for Kareoke though...and no I vape.
Mon 18:31:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] you smoked a lot in the old days
Mon 18:31:59 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I've also got my own stage name at several kareoke pubs around Sunderland --- TimmyB
Mon 18:32:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i assumedd stress-induceddddddd
Mon 18:32:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] *induced
Mon 18:32:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] JohnnyBGood, TimmyBBad
Mon 18:32:50 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] I read smoking among kids dropped
Mon 18:32:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not sure about vaping
Mon 18:33:02 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ TimmyB great.......I do Chas and Dave numbers....alot of 70's stuff.
Mon 18:33:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] maybe finances and bans on ads or sales played a role
Mon 18:33:26 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I probably have a worse habbit now for nicotine as I vape in the house.
Mon 18:33:27 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] we listen to 70s
Mon 18:33:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] today cockney rebel was on
Mon 18:33:49 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ lol i was just typing that
Mon 18:34:08 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ thats one of my tunes - Make Me Smile by Steve Harvey and the Cockney rebels.
Mon 18:34:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ii put on a "modern": music channel just for laugh
Mon 18:34:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] it's always awful
Mon 18:34:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and seems like erotica of the 90s
Mon 18:34:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] now it is "pop"
Mon 18:34:39 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ that has significance to me as it was at Number 1 in the charts in the year of my birth.
Mon 18:35:18 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ its a catch 22 though as you get a free drink if you sing a song....the more I drink the more I sing.
Mon 18:35:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ah, tempting
Mon 18:36:47 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Oh and I do "always look on the bright side of life" Monty Python.
Mon 18:37:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] the song?
Mon 18:37:18 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ yep
Mon 18:37:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] orrr the crucificx?
Mon 18:38:00 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ the song.
Mon 18:38:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] phew
Mon 18:38:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Using FireWire On A Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Using_FireWire_On_A_Raspberry_Pi_Before_Linux_Drops_Support.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Using_FireWire_On_A_Raspberry_Pi_Before_Linux_Drops_Support.gmi ∎
Mon 18:38:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] i think MinceR liked that scene
Mon 18:38:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] along with "every sperm is sacred":
Mon 18:38:35 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] such movies would not fly now
Mon 18:38:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] heads would roll
Mon 18:38:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or fly
Mon 18:39:01 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] wee also have hate crime laws
Mon 18:39:01 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ My favourite scene was the :biggus d**kuss scene. has me in tears every time.
Mon 18:39:20 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ :>
Mon 18:39:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "did you TRY to kill someone this week?"
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Mon 18:39:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I installed one Linux app I'd never heard of and it replaced three tools ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/I_installed_one_Linux_app_I_d_never_heard_of_and_it_replaced_th.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/I_installed_one_Linux_app_I_d_never_heard_of_and_it_replaced_th.gmi ∎
Mon 18:40:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] who is that fella with the punk blue hair?
Mon 18:40:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] a mate down the pub?
Mon 18:40:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] or a local legend?
Mon 18:41:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://twphotography.co.uk/scrapbook/
Mon 18:41:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] because rianne asked
Mon 18:41:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Sparky Linux 9 brings a rolling release to Debian ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Sparky_Linux_9_brings_a_rolling_release_to_Debian.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Sparky_Linux_9_brings_a_rolling_release_to_Debian.gmi ∎
Mon 18:43:06 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ ah, thats Dustin, he's one of the wrestlers on the roster of the wrestling promotion I photograph and write for.
Mon 18:43:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] tatanka
Mon 18:43:58 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I've got a great video of me being beaten up by a wrestler - part of a storyline where the bad guy wrestler loses his title and gets cross with me taking photos
Mon 18:44:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] remember tatanka?
Mon 18:44:52 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ oh yes
Mon 18:45:13 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ part of the WWE era that I wasn't all that keen on.
Mon 18:45:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ too hard on the company https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-coke-coca-cola-factory-injury-wcb-frustrated-empoloyement-disability-9.7133409
Mon 18:45:39 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I liked the attitude era.....I'm friends with the main writer at the time - Vince Russo.
Mon 18:46:12 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ and if you know the WWE wrestler Paige, her mum wrestled in our promotion
Mon 18:46:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Air Canada Express plane crashes into vehicle https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/livestory/air-canada-crash-la-guardia-airport-9.7138217
Mon 18:47:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ration gas https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/gas-rationing-stamps-oil-crisis-9.7134294
Mon 18:48:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] yes, paige
Mon 18:49:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatanka_(wrestler)
Mon 18:49:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] 2017 photo
Mon 18:51:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ""
Mon 18:51:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Chavis started competing in powerlifting. He competed in his first bodybuilding contest, Mr. Virginia Beach, placing second. He won many competitions during his time in bodybuilding, but decided against competing on the national level and possibly turning pro. From 1985 to 1990 he worked for Bally's Health and Tennis Corporation, becoming a divisional manager.
Mon 18:51:05 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ Please excuse the language...I've found the video with me being beaten up.....and please don't say anything about using Google Drive - I know, its just my clients use it as it is easy to get my work to them.
Mon 18:51:11 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n-e9THRqpGy1mEwzrRwwjFkoKk7vAZ4_?usp=sharing
Mon 18:51:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] watching
Mon 18:52:43 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ that dice that was pushed into my face had thumbtacks on it.
Mon 18:52:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] pasta on the ring
Mon 18:53:16 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ it was a deathmatch so there was alsorts in the ring
Mon 18:53:52 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ what a change to my previous life eh?
Mon 18:55:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in the previous life you walk in
Mon 18:55:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ask for permit
Mon 18:55:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] issue a fine
Mon 18:55:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] get cursed at
Mon 18:55:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] phone a colleague
Mon 18:55:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] then chaos commences
Mon 18:55:39 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and all over a permmit
Mon 18:56:26 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I've put another vid on that link....Its a promo that shows our bigger stuff, proper wrestling....
Mon 18:56:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/_Tap_to_Share_gesture_for_Quick_Share_leaks_in_Samsung_s_Androi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/_Tap_to_Share_gesture_for_Quick_Share_leaks_in_Samsung_s_Androi.gmi ∎
Mon 18:56:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ hateful livestreams https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-website-helps-white-supremacists-nazis-monetize-hate-9.7134485
Mon 18:59:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] some of these chaps are lightweight
Mon 19:00:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ added protein craze https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kraft-dinner-protein-9.7136154
Mon 19:02:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Diesel prices surge to highest since 2022 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-diesel-iran-kalibrate-9.7132148
Mon 19:03:43 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ yeah, its mostly local talent.....
Mon 19:04:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Liable For Fraud https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/elon-musk-liable-misleading-twitter-investors-1787171
Mon 19:04:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ misled https://www.dw.com/en/elon-musk-misled-twitter-shareholders-us-jury-finds/a-76462448
Mon 19:04:33 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ that event on the promo was an event in Easington.....funnily enough the town I was born in....who would have thought 50 years later I would return to the town as part of a wrestling promotion.
Mon 19:04:51 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ life is funny like that.
Mon 19:05:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Facebook https://cphpost.dk/2026-03-18/news/round-up/man-arrested-over-facebook-threat-against-politician/
Mon 19:05:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] reminds me of bareknuckle fights
Mon 19:06:02 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] which are illegal
Mon 19:06:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86e3dpj2d9o
Mon 19:07:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] 30 March 2026, 06:35 BST
Mon 19:07:16 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ yeah, its all a work in the wrestling, however we were reported on by the BBC....one of our shows was a deathmatch which included garden strimmers, the police and council were called. I'll find the link.
Mon 19:07:57 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66222964
Mon 19:09:09 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ insert Unreal Tournament intro :>
Mon 19:09:33 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ :)
Mon 19:10:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] classy
Mon 19:10:19 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ the most horrific part of that show was having it held in the Conservative club.
Mon 19:11:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ South African journalist threatened, assaulted, robbed by municipal workers https://cpj.org/2026/03/south-african-journalist-threatened-assaulted-robbed-by-municipal-workers/
Mon 19:13:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web https://www.wired.com/story/sears-exposed-ai-chatbot-phone-calls-and-text-chats-to-anyone-on-the-web/
Mon 19:14:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Booz Allen warns AI‑driven cyberattacks outpace human-driven defenses across critical infrastructure https://industrialcyber.co/ai/booz-allen-warns-ai-driven-cyberattacks-outpace-human-driven-defenses-across-critical-infrastructure/
Mon 19:15:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New rule forces people to surrender passwords https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-new-rule-forces-people-to-surrender-passwords/a-76482612
Mon 19:17:03 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ just wait until Quantum computing meets AI.
Mon 19:17:29 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ or AI meets Quantum Computing.
Mon 19:19:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Have any Band 10s in IBM Federal Government Consulting been laid off?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmzvzhw6#replies
Mon 19:19:15 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Goblin: http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/19/IBM_s_CEO_Has_Become_a_Stochastic_Buzzword_Generating_Machine.shtml
Mon 19:19:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Agentic Quantum Intelligence
Mon 19:21:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ labour trafficking https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/labour-trafficking-rcmp-nova-scotia-9.7130578
Mon 19:21:26 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I've been reading much about how AI/Quantum computing could be linked to the Fermi paradox.....a little outthere but not so far fetched.
Mon 19:21:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ $6B added to debt https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-new-budget-9.7130328
Mon 19:23:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The “Internet YIFF Machine” leaks millions of “anonymous” tips to DDoSecrets https://san.com/cc/millions-of-anonymous-crime-tips-exposed-in-massive-crime-stoppers-hack-exclusive/
Mon 19:23:49 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.salon.com/2026/03/30/why-maga-fears-human-teachers/
Mon 19:24:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ repeated privacy breaches https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/medical-records-privacy-breach-9.7127915
Mon 19:29:14 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ I was writing a small app with Lazarus when my computer failed...when I was loaned this Mac I tried to continue it. Imstalling Lazurus on this Mac just didnt want to play so its on hold until my new laptop arrives.
Mon 19:30:00 │ 〖Goblin〗 │ it was almost as if Apple doesnt you to install software outside of its store.
Mon 19:30:05 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ almost :>
Mon 20:42:49 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/supreme-court-agrees-eff-isps-dont-have-be-copyright-enforcers
Mon 20:44:53 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ mincer, this is mostly for you... https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=js-refresh&__goaway_id=d104316a7b365cf0d417622bd2fbf47a&__goaway_referer=https%3A%2F%2Finv.nadeko.net%2F&v=SkRw83GV-wA
Mon 20:53:30 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/health-medicine/scientists-microbe-muscles
Mon 20:55:52 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ and you thought cocaine bear was frightening... https://futurism.com/science-energy/sharks-high-levels-of-cocaine maybe add a tornado?
Mon 20:58:17 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ weeelll break out the fava beans and Chianti... https://futurism.com/health-medicine/cryogenics-brain-preservation
Mon 21:00:26 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ just in time for the mass exodus of employees..... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/transformative-amazon-and-microsoft-celebrate-opening-of-light-rail-line-between-seattle-and-eastside/
Mon 21:29:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/30/smart-home-cybersecurity-recovery-guidance-gap/
Mon 21:38:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-military-reveals-drone-wolf-pack-capable-of-swarm-operations-robot-dogs-can-be-equipped-with-grenade-launchers-and-machine-guns-for-urban-combat
Mon 21:40:11 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/humanoid_automotive_robots/
Mon 21:41:55 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/bbc_opinion/
Mon 21:51:00 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://thenewstack.io/ai-slop-open-source/
Mon 22:00:24 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/29/ai-written-books-novel-shy-girl-publishers
Mon 22:06:00 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/series/farming-in-europe
Mon 22:08:56 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ someone has a real sugar addiction... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/kitkat-stolen-italy-f1-bar
Mon 22:28:04 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.rawstory.com/shell-shocked-ceos-are-done-staying-quiet/
Mon 22:33:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian-Based Elive Linux Distro Is Back with First Stable Release in Seven Years ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Debian_Based_Elive_Linux_Distro_Is_Back_with_First_Stable_Relea.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Debian_Based_Elive_Linux_Distro_Is_Back_with_First_Stable_Relea.gmi ∎
Mon 22:35:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux Installer Released with New Textual UI ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Archinstall_4_0_Arch_Linux_Installer_Released_with_New_Textual_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Archinstall_4_0_Arch_Linux_Installer_Released_with_New_Textual_.gmi ∎
Mon 22:41:32 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/ai-air-conditioners-insanity/
Tue 00:12:14 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://pleated-jeans.com/2026/03/01/creepy-liminal-spaces-that-seem-like-spots-frozen-between-dimensions/
Tue 01:46:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-300326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-300326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-300326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-300326.txt
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Tue 01:49:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-300326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-300326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-300326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-300326.txt
Tue 01:49:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-03-30.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-03-30.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Tue 01:50:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-03-30.txt
Tue 02:48:56 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/30/epic-games-fortnite-ceo-apologizes-lay-off
Tue 02:54:48 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ i bet is wasnt extra firm after is sat there... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/spilled-tofu-accident-missouri-town
Tue 02:55:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ lol
Tue 03:11:17 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/03/30/researchers-come-up-with-foolproof-method-to-certify-real-photos/
Tue 03:13:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/after-over-20-years-of-efforts-dng-is-now-the-official-raw-image-standard/
Tue 03:14:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/03/30/dozens-of-british-tourists-arrested-for-taking-photos-in-uae/
Tue 03:16:59 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/this-hilarious-youtube-video-is-a-brutal-take-down-of-photography/
Tue 03:19:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ sounds like a "no mans land" of a conflict.... https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Optimization-Zone
Tue 03:25:01 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/effs-cindy-cohn-daily-show-tonight-monday-march-30
Tue 03:40:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Re: Silly standards: fursona schema (and gemini i18n frustrations) gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-03-30.gmi
Tue 03:41:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They say naming things is one of the 17 hardest problems in computer science (along with cache invalidation, and off-by-14 errors), but sometimes someone makes it look easy: [...]" gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/03/30/cuneiforth/
Tue 03:42:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the hardware implementation, the CPU boots at address 0x0 and in the emulator, it boots at address 0xE0000000 and the boot rom jumps to address 0x0." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2026-03-30-my-system-with-the-c16-cpu-and-gpu1.gmi
Tue 03:44:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A strike may be viable, though will be resisted by strike-breakers and scabs. Consensus should be gained through negotiation so as to limit problems stemming from impulsive decisions. Strikes however may be difficult to sustain until a favorable regieme change, so ideally should have a more specific goal and should be done in a way that garners sympathy from undecided citizens." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/03/31/american-spring.gmi
Tue 03:45:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is the first blog post of the Distributed Systems Simulator series, written for the recent v1.1.0 release. It explores the Java-based Distributed Systems Simulator program I created as my diploma thesis at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences (August 2008)." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-03-31-distributed-systems-simulator-part-1.gmi
Tue 03:46:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is the second blog post of the Distributed Systems Simulator series. This part covers all 10 built-in protocols with examples." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-04-01-distributed-systems-simulator-part-2.gmi
Tue 03:46:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Distributed Systems Simulator - Part 3: Advanced Examples and Protocol API gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-04-02-distributed-systems-simulator-part-3.gmi
Tue 03:47:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-03-31.gmi
Tue 03:48:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I made a decision a little over a month ago to cancel my music streaming service (Spotify) after another price increase. I've been a Spotify user since 2014, so I did not expect this to be an easy transition. I used to get all my music for free (ahem), and then Spotify came around, and I liked this idea of any music I could want available at any time in one place." gemini://xeylichen.smol.pub/1774921595
Tue 03:49:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Calculus for Electronics gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260330-0.gmi
Tue 03:50:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A law has been passed allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-03-30-israel
Tue 03:51:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ priorities gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/priorities
Tue 03:52:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sticky Notes gemini://beyond-mundanity.com/sticky_notes.gmi "This has turned into hundreds of sticky notes on my nightstand. What would otherwise be rather conservative decorations is juxtaposed with neon green sticky notes. But that doesn't matter. I'm no interior decorator."
Tue 03:55:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Canada's benchmark home price fell 4.8% in February compared to last year, says CREA https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crea-numbers-february-2026-9.7130835 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/affordability-canada-provinces-factors-9.7126052
Tue 03:56:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hackers can raid iOS 18 with an infected link. Have you updated yet to iOS26? https://www.theverge.com/tech/896841/iphone-ios-18-attack-darksword
Tue 03:56:44 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ s/iOS26/a real phone/
Tue 03:57:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Personal information of 16,000 individuals leaked from Seoul National University Hospital https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-03-19/national/socialAffairs/Personal-information-of-16000-individuals-leaked-from-Seoul-National-University-Hospital/2548874
Tue 03:58:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Deaconess patients’ sensitive data stolen in vendor breach https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2026/03/19/deaconess-health-data-breach-exposes-kentucky-patients-ssns-henderson-morganfield-news-hippa-credit/89196026007/
Tue 03:59:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cyberattack leaves drivers with required breathalyzer test systems in 46 states unable to start vehicles https://wgme.com/news/local/cyberattack-leaves-maine-drivers-with-breathalyzer-test-systems-unable-to-start-vehicles-oui-intoxalock
Tue 03:59:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chilling Effects: NZ GP stops uploading patient notes to MyIndici as a precaution https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/590064/gp-stops-uploading-patient-notes-to-myindici-as-a-precaution
Tue 04:00:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Weill Cornell Medicine discloses an insider data breach https://databreaches.net/2026/03/20/weill-cornell-medicine-discloses-an-insider-data-breach/
Tue 04:00:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ University College of Dublin staff member due in court over accessing student data https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0320/1564337-ucd-student-data/
Tue 04:01:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Jaguar Land Rover’s cyber bailout sets worrying precedent, watchdog warns https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/20/jlr_bailout_cmc/
Tue 04:02:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Global cybercrime crackdown: over 373,000 dark web sites shut down https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/global-cybercrime-crackdown-over-373-000-dark-web-sites-shut-down
Tue 04:03:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cyber OpSec Fail: Beast Gang Exposes Ransomware Server https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/opsec-beast-gang-exposes-ransomware-server
Tue 04:03:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ North Carolina tech worker found guilty of insider attack netting $2.5M ransom https://cyberscoop.com/cameron-curry-insider-attack-washington-tech-company/
Tue 04:04:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GitHub is starting to have a real malware problem https://news.risky.biz/risky-bulletin-github-is-starting-to-have-a-real-malware-problem/
Tue 04:05:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fairfield Council obtains injunction against unknown threat actors in ransomware incident https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fairfield-council-goes-to-court-following-major-data-breach-20260320-p5r6pv.html
Tue 04:06:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 3.7 Million Telehealth Patients Allegedly Affected By Two Recent Breaches https://databreaches.net/2026/03/23/3-7-million-telehealth-patients-allegedly-affected-by-two-recent-breaches/
Tue 04:06:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pro-Iran hackers claim Microsoft outage, vow to ramp up attacks on U.S. companies https://threatbeat.com/pro-iran-hackers-claim-microsoft-outage-vow-to-ramp-up-attacks-on-u-s-companies/
Tue 04:12:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights — Welcome to the New Techrights ⇨ https://techrights.org/ | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ ∎
Tue 04:12:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 31/03/2026: American Spring, Distributed Systems Simulator, and Calculus for Electronics ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Gemini_Links_31_03_2026_American_Spring_Distributed_Systems_Sim.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Gemini_Links_31_03_2026_American_Spring_Distributed_Systems_Sim.gmi ∎
Tue 04:16:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 31/03/2026: Rising Costs, Cyberattacks, Novo Patent Expiry ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Links_31_03_2026_Rising_Costs_Cyberattacks_Novo_Patent_Expiry.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Links_31_03_2026_Rising_Costs_Cyberattacks_Novo_Patent_Expiry.gmi ∎
Tue 04:21:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Monday, March 30, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_March_30_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_March_30_2026.gmi ∎
Tue 04:22:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Tue 04:22:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 51 “A Coruña” Desktop Environment Scheduled for September 16th, 2026 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/GNOME_51_A_Coruna_Desktop_Environment_Scheduled_for_September_1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/GNOME_51_A_Coruna_Desktop_Environment_Scheduled_for_September_1.gmi ∎
Tue 04:22:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Protesting (Principled Stance) Pays Off ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Protesting_Principled_Stance_Pays_Off.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Protesting_Principled_Stance_Pays_Off.gmi ∎
Tue 04:22:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Tue 04:29:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Deus Ex developer Eidos Montreal hit with more layoffs, this time affecting over 100 staff https://www.neowin.net/amp/deus-ex-developer-eidos-montreal-hit-with-more-layoffs-this-time-affecting-over-100-staff/
Tue 04:29:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Deus Ex dev Eidos-Montreal hit with new layoffs, studio head departs after 19 years with company https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110758/deus-ex-dev-eidos-montreal-hit-with-new-layoffs-studio-head-departs-after-19-years-with-company/index.html
Tue 04:31:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Redhat's kernel update log now has the llm slop..." https://x.com/OctopusTakopi/status/1955126916635324450
Tue 04:36:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Your phone is more capable than Android lets on." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-terminal-on-android-no-app-can-match/
Tue 04:42:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This shouldn’t work on a phone, but it works better than it should." https://www.makeuseof.com/full-linux-desktop-android-phone-buttery-smooth/
Tue 04:43:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The terminal is pretty optional if your're not a power user." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-forced-myself-to-use-linux-without-the-terminal-for-a-week/
Tue 04:43:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The tiny Linux frustrations I blamed on my system were Snap all along." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-stopped-using-flatpak-snap-packages-just-work-better/
Tue 04:45:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The firmware of the Flipper One is already publicly available, and there's a lot of interesting tech." https://www.xda-developers.com/dug-into-flipper-one-firmware-not-flipper-zero-sequel/
Tue 04:47:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Linux and third-party anti-cheat clients are like water and oil" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gaming-is-solved-until-anti-cheat-shows-up/
Tue 04:48:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I thought Proxmox would overcomplicate my home lab, but it did the opposite https://www.xda-developers.com/thought-proxmox-would-overcomplicate-my-home-lab-but-did-opposite/
Tue 04:48:38 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ "anti-cheat" is a curious name for a rootkit
Tue 04:48:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] anti-bad thing
Tue 04:53:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I tried openSUSE Tumbleweed, and it had me reconsidering my love for Fedora https://www.xda-developers.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-has-me-reconsidering-using-fedora/
Tue 04:54:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SteamOS on a mini PC is the couch gaming setup I never knew I wanted ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-mini-pc-couch-gaming-setup-never-knew-wanted/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/steamos-mini-pc-couch-gaming-setup-never-knew-wanted/
Tue 04:58:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proxmox containers made my home server faster, lighter, and easier to manage ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-containers-made-my-home-server-faster-lighter-and-easier-to-manage/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-containers-made-my-home-server-faster-lighter-and-easier-to-manage/
Tue 04:58:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "He understands if you're not a fan, though." https://www.xda-developers.com/opera-gx-finally-arrives-on-linux-director-says-it-felt-like-natural-next-step/
Tue 04:59:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux package managers are the main reason I’ll never switch back to Windows, ever ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-package-managers-main-reason-never-switch-to-windows/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/linux-package-managers-main-reason-never-switch-to-windows/
Tue 05:01:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Learn some of the most important Linux commands." https://www.howtogeek.com/mastering-the-linux-file-system-go-to-commands-and-tips/
Tue 05:02:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "From VR to hot tea, these apps cover some of my more niche interests." https://www.howtogeek.com/4-obscure-linux-apps-i-use-all-the-time/
Tue 05:02:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Your Linux PC is only as secure as the settings you choose to enable (or disable)." https://www.howtogeek.com/settings-making-your-linux-pc-less-secure/
Tue 05:03:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A decade with KDE Plasma and the desktop environment is still full of surprises." https://www.howtogeek.com/advanced-kde-plasma-features-nobody-talks-about/
Tue 05:03:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For a brief time, it was the future of Linux storage. Then its creator did something unforgivable." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-filesystem-was-supposed-to-change-everything-heres-the-dark-reason-it-
Tue 05:04:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For a brief time, it was the future of Linux storage. Then its creator did something unforgivable." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-filesystem-was-supposed-to-change-everything-heres-the-dark-reason-it-failed/
Tue 05:04:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The real reason you stayed on Linux has nothing to do with ideals but a strong functional foundation that we all take for granted." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-would-be-nothing-without-these-open-source-apps/
Tue 05:05:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 5 uncomfortable truths about Proxmox every homelabber needs to hear ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/uncomfortable-truths-about-proxmox-every-homelabber-needs-to-hear/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/uncomfortable-truths-about-proxmox-every-homelabber-needs-to-hear/
Tue 05:06:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Why editing one hidden Linux file is the only way to fix Ugreen's biggest software oversight" https://www.howtogeek.com/how-a-single-linux-command-made-my-ugreen-nas-the-center-of-my-homelab/
Tue 05:07:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FFmpeg 8.1 upgrades the best open-source media converter with a splash of Vulkan ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/ffmpeg-8-1-upgrades-the-best-open-source-media-converter-with-a-splash-of-vulkan/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/ffmpeg-8-1-upgrades-the-best-open-source-media-converter-with-a-splash-of-vulkan/
Tue 05:08:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With a less flashy appearance than previous System76 systems, though." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-system76-thelio-mira-is-the-new-linux-desktop-workstation-to-beat/
Tue 05:09:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "No more broken updates." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-phones-could-get-even-better-with-postmarketos-duranium/
Tue 05:09:39 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ given the switch to cancerd, they'll instead get worse
Tue 05:09:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] alpine still?
Tue 05:10:34 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ i think so
Tue 05:11:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ High availability is the homelabbing trick everyone should know about ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/high-availability-is-the-homelabbing-trick-everyone-should-know-about/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/high-availability-is-the-homelabbing-trick-everyone-should-know-about/
Tue 05:12:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Stop blaming your Linux distro for problems that aren’t actually distro problems ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-easier-stick-with-when-stop-treating-every-inconvenience-distro-problem/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/linux-easier-stick-with-when-stop-treating-every-inconvenience-distro-problem/
Tue 05:14:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM https://www.xda-developers.com/x11-on-gnome-is-finally-dead-as-its-newest-version-goes-all-in-on-wayland/
Tue 05:14:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Sometimes, less is more." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-users-swear-by-simple-tools-and-now-i-finally-understand-why/
Tue 05:15:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Forget bare metal: Why a hypervisor is the only way to run a professional homelab ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/forget-bare-metal-why-a-hypervisor-is-the-only-way-to-run-a-professional-homelab/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/forget-bare-metal-why-a-hypervisor-is-the-only-way-to-run-a-professional-homelab/
Tue 05:16:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Why convenience features do not always translate to beginner friendliness." https://www.howtogeek.com/pop-os-is-not-the-best-beginner-linuxdistro/
Tue 05:16:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These beginner-friendly Linux distros offer different looks, features, and workflows." https://www.howtogeek.com/user-friendly-linux-distros-that-arent-mint/
Tue 05:18:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows is undeniably convenient, but Linux puts you in charge ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-is-convenient-but-linux-puts-you-in-charge/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/windows-is-convenient-but-linux-puts-you-in-charge/
Tue 05:19:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux is the best way to run Android apps on your PC, and it’s not close ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-best-way-run-android-apps-on-pc-until-gaming/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/linux-best-way-run-android-apps-on-pc-until-gaming/
Tue 05:20:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Move over Windows, Linux is now in the mainstream." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-hardware-devices-looking-forward-to-2026/
Tue 05:21:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Don't settle for GNOME just because it's popular or the default choice." https://www.howtogeek.com/desktop-environents-that-solve-problems-gnome-will-not/
Tue 05:22:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The hardware support is still lacking, though." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-on-apple-silicon-mac-computers-gets-better-with-fedora-asahi-remix-43/
Tue 05:23:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ending the SSH connection doesn't have to close out what you're working on." https://www.howtogeek.com/free-linux-tool-keeps-terminal-sessions-alive-forever/
Tue 05:24:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If your Linux system crashes and locks you out, you risk losing everything—files, data, time. If you have a bootable Linux USB recovery disk, tough, you'll be ready to restore, repair, and rescue your system before it’s too late." https://www.howtogeek.com/everyone-should-have-a-spare-bootable-linux-usb-disk/
Tue 05:25:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Time to stop treating it like a terminal illness." https://www.howtogeek.com/9-myths-about-the-linux-terminal-you-should-stop-believing/
Tue 05:25:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Hopefully the final push that makes you go open source." https://www.howtogeek.com/4-reasons-linux-mint-is-the-best-windows-11-replacement/
Tue 05:26:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Make the system yours." https://www.howtogeek.com/7-linux-apps-i-install-on-every-new-pc/
Tue 05:28:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux’s obsession with ’the right way’ is why it’ll never replace Windows for most people ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-wants-you-do-things-right-way-biggest-problem/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/linux-wants-you-do-things-right-way-biggest-problem/
Tue 05:28:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But it still needs testing." https://www.xda-developers.com/phew-linus-torvalds-says-linux-70-is-finally-looking-normal-again/
Tue 05:29:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I think they look great, personally." https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-redesigned-folders/
Tue 05:30:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Wine 11 is the biggest jump for Linux gaming in years." https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-rewrites-linux-runs-windows-games-speed-gains/
Tue 05:31:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Every gaming Linux distro is about to share the same foundation, and it could change everything ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/every-gaming-linux-distro-share-the-same-foundation/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/every-gaming-linux-distro-share-the-same-foundation/
Tue 05:32:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Save 100% on a new PC... By not buying one and upgrading your current PC to Linux instead." https://www.howtogeek.com/moving-to-linux-saves-you-money-in-more-way-than-one/
Tue 05:33:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Little changes, big upgrades." https://www.howtogeek.com/7-settings-i-change-after-installing-ubuntu/
Tue 05:33:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If a distro won't run them, I'm not using it." https://www.howtogeek.com/here-are-5-apps-i-always-install-when-i-set-up-a-linux-desktop/
Tue 05:35:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Afraid of breaking your Linux install? Here’s How To resize partitions safely ⚓ https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-resize-and-expand-linux-partitions-from-the-command-line/ ䷉ Source: HowTo Geek | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.howtogeek.com/how-to-resize-and-expand-linux-partitions-from-the-command-line/
Tue 05:36:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's awesome—but it, sadly, has some downfalls." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-forever-file-system-a-modern-guide-to-zfs-on-linux/
Tue 05:36:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why your DNS traffic is a privacy leak and how to fix it once and for all https://www.howtogeek.com/why-your-dns-traffic-is-a-privacy-leak-and-how-to-fix-it-once-and-for-all/
Tue 05:37:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It doesn't have to be hard. Keep on reading to know more." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-easiest-way-to-diagnose-whats-slowing-down-linux-without-guessing/
Tue 05:38:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TrueNAS just made sharing files from your NAS as easy as a Google Drive link https://www.xda-developers.com/truenas-just-made-file-sharing-files-nas-easy-google-drive-link/
Tue 05:39:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ These 3 Linux distros convinced me Windows wasn't worth keeping around anymore https://www.xda-developers.com/these-linux-distros-convinced-me-windows-wasnt-worth-keeping-around-anymore/
Tue 05:40:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I optimized Proxmox’s defaults and cut my home lab energy costs without sacrificing speed ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/i-optimized-proxmoxs-defaults/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/i-optimized-proxmoxs-defaults/
Tue 05:41:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Gaming on Linux just got a little bit better." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-nvidia-linux-driver-update-finally-fixes-a-frustrating-wayland-display-problem/
Tue 05:42:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Your Proxmox 8 server stops getting security updates in August, and upgrading to PVE 9 isn’t straightforward ⚓ https://www.xda-developers.com/your-proxmox-8-server-stops-getting-security-updates-in-august/ ䷉ Source: XDA | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.xda-developers.com/your-proxmox-8-server-stops-getting-security-updates-in-august/
Tue 05:43:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's a pretty big issue, too." https://www.xda-developers.com/opera-gx-linux-flaw/
Tue 05:58:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM's 33 Years as a "Financial Engineering" (Accounting Tricks) Company ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/IBM_s_33_Years_as_a_Financial_Engineering_Accounting_Tricks_Com.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/IBM_s_33_Years_as_a_Financial_Engineering_Accounting_Tricks_Com.gmi ∎
Tue 06:02:16 │ 〖darwin〗 │ are ACLU, EFF, FSF/GNU, SFLC, etc. no longer worth donating to, or does Tech Rights work with some/all?
Tue 06:02:44 │ 〖darwin〗 │ i know OSI isn't, even less than it was before the corporate takeover (always was capitalist-focused over freedom-focused)
Tue 06:03:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] FSF seemms to be in safe hands now
Tue 06:06:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Recent Valnet Articles on Proxmox and Homelabs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Recent_Valnet_Articles_on_Proxmox_and_Homelabs.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Recent_Valnet_Articles_on_Proxmox_and_Homelabs.gmi ∎
Tue 06:08:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux puts you in charge and the "right way" ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_puts_you_in_charge_and_the_right_way.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_puts_you_in_charge_and_the_right_way.gmi ∎
Tue 06:09:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Applications: Waydroid, TrueNAS, FFmpeg, and GNU/Linux Package Management ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Applications_Waydroid_TrueNAS_FFmpeg_and_GNU_Linux_Package_Mana.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Applications_Waydroid_TrueNAS_FFmpeg_and_GNU_Linux_Package_Mana.gmi ∎
Tue 06:11:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ScummVM 2026.2.0 "Railmonicon" out now supporting more retro games | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/scummvm-2026-2-0-railmonicon-out-now-supporting-more-retro-games/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 06:11:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: Blame, Gaming, and Discarding Windows ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Blame_Gaming_and_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Blame_Gaming_and_.gmi ∎
Tue 06:11:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Plague Inc: Evolved is getting a big new Aliens - Anti-Vaxxers DLC and free update | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/plague-inc-evolved-is-getting-a-big-new-aliens-anti-vaxxers-dlc-and-free-update/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 06:14:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Facepunch signed a license with Valve to allow standalone releases from s-box | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/facepunch-signed-a-license-with-valve-to-allow-standalone-releases-from-sandbox/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 06:14:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Tue 06:15:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SteamOS 3.8.1 Preview should finally solve some WiFi performance issues | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/steamos-3-8-1-preview-should-finally-solve-some-wifi-performance-issues/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 06:16:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Less Miserables, a point-and-click parody of Les Miserables gets a demo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/less-miserables-a-point-and-click-parody-of-les-miserables-gets-a-demo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 06:16:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mageia’s next General Assembly will be on April 22, 2026 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Mageia_s_next_General_Assembly_will_be_on_April_22_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Mageia_s_next_General_Assembly_will_be_on_April_22_2026.gmi ∎
Tue 06:17:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights source has new revelations: "If you need more information, just ask please. We can also have a video chat. Best regards"
Tue 06:21:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 50 dropped support for accessing Google Drive files ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNOME_50_dropped_support_for_accessing_Google_Drive_files.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNOME_50_dropped_support_for_accessing_Google_Drive_files.gmi ∎
Tue 06:24:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Tue 06:26:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I installed this Arch-based distro my way in under 5 minutes - so can you ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/I_installed_this_Arch_based_distro_my_way_in_under_5_minutes_so.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/I_installed_this_Arch_based_distro_my_way_in_under_5_minutes_so.gmi ∎
Tue 06:28:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Archinstall 4.0 finally makes installing Arch Linux bearable for normal people ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Archinstall_4_0_finally_makes_installing_Arch_Linux_bearable_fo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Archinstall_4_0_finally_makes_installing_Arch_Linux_bearable_fo.gmi ∎
Tue 06:34:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part X - People Are Leaving ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_X_People_Are_Leaving.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_X_People_Are_Leaving.gmi ∎
Tue 06:35:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OldUnreal release new preview update for the classic Unreal Tournament 2004 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/oldunreal-release-new-preview-update-for-the-classic-unreal-tournament-2004/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 06:41:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Tue 06:43:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Framework Becomes a KDE Patron ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/28/Framework_Becomes_a_KDE_Patron.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/28/Framework_Becomes_a_KDE_Patron.gmi ∎
Tue 06:54:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – GNU/Linux Will Thrive as Long as It's Modular, Not Monolithic ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Will_Thrive_as_Long_as_It_s_Modular_Not_Monolithic.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Will_Thrive_as_Long_as_It_s_Modular_Not_Monolithic.gmi ∎
Tue 07:03:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linuxiac is Still LLM Slop (Chatbots as 'Articles') ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Linuxiac_is_Still_LLM_Slop_Chatbots_as_Articles.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Linuxiac_is_Still_LLM_Slop_Chatbots_as_Articles.gmi ∎
Tue 07:13:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Tux Machines Seems to Have Only Angered Bad People ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Tux_Machines_Seems_to_Have_Only_Angered_Bad_People.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Tux_Machines_Seems_to_Have_Only_Angered_Bad_People.gmi ∎
Tue 07:13:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Framework becomes a KDE Patron helping to fund open source | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/framework-becomes-a-kde-patron-helping-to-fund-open-source/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/framework-becomes-a-kde-patron-helping-to-fund-open-source/
Tue 07:13:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ We'll finally get more info and footage for Gears of War: E-Day in June | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/well-finally-get-more-info-and-footage-for-gears-of-war-e-day-in-june/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Tue 07:19:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GeForce NOW 2.0.83 brings improved display scaling for Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/geforce-now-2-0-83-brings-improved-display-scaling-for-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/geforce-now-2-0-83-brings-improved-display-scaling-for-linux/
Tue 07:20:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu MATE seeking maintainers as the creator looks to move on | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-seeking-maintainers-as-the-creator-looks-to-move-on/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-seeking-maintainers-as-the-creator-looks-to-move-on/
Tue 07:25:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Rootkits ("Anti-cheat"), SteamOS, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Games_Rootkits_Anti_cheat_SteamOS_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Games_Rootkits_Anti_cheat_SteamOS_and_More.gmi ∎
Tue 07:25:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Routing
Tue 07:26:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In some cases, routers even duplicate looping packets, amplifying traffic and threatening Internet stability. We look at how this happens and how operators can prevent it." ☛ https://labs.ripe.net/author/mkoch/make-this-one-change-to-prevent-routing-loops-in-your-network/ | Source: RIPE
Tue 07:27:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The court finds that Anthropic’s alleged violations go beyond merely copying Reddit’s content without permission." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/reddit-privacy-case-against-anthropic-kicked-back-to-state-court/ | Source: Court House News
Tue 07:28:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In an interview with the news magazine Der Spiegel last week, Collien Fernandes accused her former husband Christian Ulmen, a prominent TV presenter and producer" ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/collien-fernandes-deepfake-porn-allegations-digital-violence-against-women | Source: The Guardian UK
Tue 07:29:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Republicans spent three years suffering an embolism over Chinese influence over TikTok" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/30/dems-urge-probe-of-saudi-chinese-money-backing-the-ellisons-warner-bros-acquisition/ | Source: Techdirt
Tue 07:29:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it has adopted rules that let telcos retire their aging copper line infrastructure" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/fcc_copper_line_rules/ | Source: The Register UK
Tue 07:30:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The transition from legacy TDM-based networks largely controlled by incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) to competitive all IP-based networks" ☛ https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-26-19A1.pdf | Source: US FCC
Tue 07:36:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn will be on The Daily Show tonight, Monday March 30, at 11 pm ET and PT, speaking with host Jon Stewart." ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/effs-cindy-cohn-daily-show-tonight-monday-march-30 | Source: EFF
Tue 07:37:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Union also pointed out that Australian banks and government agencies outsource IT work to DXC, meaning the strike action is potentially disruptive to the public." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/asia_tech_news_roundup/ | Source: The Register UK
Tue 07:37:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ <li>
Tue 07:37:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota" ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/29/us/angela-lipps-ai-facial-recognition | Source: CNN
Tue 07:38:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Now Rice says they're investigating if Lipps’ civil rights were violated and they’re considering a lawsuit." ☛ https://newschannel9.com/news/local/tennessee-grandma-mistakenly-sent-to-north-dakota-jail-due-to-ai-error-attorney-says-carter-county-facial-recognition-software-error-us-marshals-angela-lipps-bank-fraud-mistaken-identity-fake-us-army-military-id-surveillance-video |
Tue 07:46:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Special Thanks To Dr. Roy Schestowitz (of Techrights and Tuxmachines) for recomending myself and others to join GEMINI with a new capsule." gemini://gemini.alexj.io/
Tue 07:53:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Even before our dim authoritarian overlords came to town, the U.S. press generally existed to prop up the interests of corporate power and the extraction class." ☛ https://karlbode.com/ceo-said-a-thing-journalism/ | Source: Karl Bode
Tue 07:53:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The BBC has a new head honcho in waiting, the Director-General designate Matt Brittin." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/bbc_opinion/ | Source: The Register UK
Tue 07:54:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since the US and Israel first attacked Iran in late February, it has been easy to spot the stark difference between the New York Times’ distant coverage of Iran and its up-close and personal coverage of Israel." ☛ https://fair.org/home/nyt-covers-iran-war-with-no-reporters-in-iran/ | Source: FAIR
Tue 07:54:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Witnesses said plain-clothed operatives grabbed him as he exited the radio station and forced him into a waiting vehicle before driving off. “They were in a van outside the premises, on the road." ☛ https://www.independent.co.ug/digitaltalk-journalist-mukose-arrested-after-radio-talk-show/ | Source: The Independent UG
Tue 07:54:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The brazen seizure of Mukose Arnold Anthony in broad daylight, outside a radio station, is an appalling abuse of human rights and media freedom" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/03/ugandan-journalist-missing-forced-into-van-after-radio-show/ | Source: CPJ
Tue 07:55:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Israel military admitted to the strikes, which have been condemned by journalists’ rights groups and Lebanon’s president" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/israel-admits-it-used-faked-photo-to-say-slain-journalist-was-part-of-hezbollah/ | Source: TruthOut
Tue 07:56:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I am very well aware of the consistent and persistent campaign against GnuPG. Is there a reason for this?" ☛ https://sixdemonbag.org/?p=94 |
Tue 07:57:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Before founding the platform, which is particularly well known in anti-colonial left circles, Doğru had worked for the video format Redfish" ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2026/03/30/german-journalists-union-applauds-financial-repression-against-huseyin-dogru-customs-now-extends-them-to-his-family/ | Source: Site36
Tue 07:57:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Ministry said the Russian information operation is part of a broader effort to discredit NATO, weaken public trust in state institutions, and reduce support for Ukraine across the region." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/russian-information-operation-baltic-tensions/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Tue 07:57:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Generally, war correspondents need the cooperation of the military they are covering to get to the front. For the U.S. press, that requires relationships and credibility at the Pentagon." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/30/pete-hegseths-war-on-truth/ | Source: Techdirt
Tue 07:58:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The content was made by BBC StoryWorks, a studio that produces videos, podcasts, and articles paid for by commercial clients, which it publishes on BBC channels outside the UK." ☛ https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/30/bbc-under-fire-for-producing-paid-propaganda-for-saudi-arabia/ | Source: DeSmog
Tue 07:58:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The BBC has been accused of making “glossy propaganda films” for Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and taking money from a “repressive regime”." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/30/bbc-accused-making-propaganda-films-saudi-arabia-sovereign-wealth-fund | Source: The Guardian UK
Tue 07:58:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Since then, AI-generated and manipulated images have proliferated online, amplifying false narratives in the war." ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/fake-images-falsely-claim-iran-captured-us-marines-on-kharg-island | Source: France24
Tue 08:02:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "reassigning three cases against Musk and Tesla board members that are potentially worth billions of dollars after the defendants said she supported a post on LinkedIn celebrating a jury verdict against Musk in an unrelated securities fraud case." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/delaware-judge-accused-of-bias-reassigns-musk-cases/articleshow/129908571.cms | Source: India Times
Tue 08:02:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war,” Pope Leo said. “He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/pope-leo-says-god-does-not-listen-to-the-prayers-of-those-who-wage-war/ | Source: TruthOut
Tue 08:02:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some US officials have used Christian rhetoric to defend the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran which began on February 28." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/pope-leo-condemns-using-god-to-justify-war-in-palm-sunday-mass/a-76585338 | Source: Deutsche Welle
Tue 08:03:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Elon Musk sells us sovereignty through technology in an age of crisis. Muskism resembles past futurisms, but with an important difference: this time, the question of who owns the machines is paramount." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/03/muskism-futurism-fordism-sovereignty-technology/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Tue 08:03:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Pentagon, in other words, wanted a culture war (on top of the actual war in Iran that began hours later)" ☛ https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1134881/the-pentagons-culture-war-tactic-against-anthropic-has-backfired/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
Tue 08:03:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They’ve also exploded the debt and deficit." ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/honestly-now-whos-better-at-the-economy | Source: Robert Reich
Tue 08:04:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "only seven percent support such a scenario." ☛ https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-goes-commando | Source: Ken Klippenstein
Tue 08:04:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "maximize their utility." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/30/players-of-games/#know-when-to-fold-em | Source: CoryDoctorow
Tue 08:05:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It was still perhaps surprising, though, when Airlie (the DRM maintainer) said that the subsystem is only ""about a year away"" from disallowing new drivers written in C and requiring the use of Rust." ☛ https://lwn.net/Articles/1050174/ | Source: LWN
Tue 08:06:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’ve always wanted to learn financial statement, what it means, what it tells us, what Warren Buffett sees in them." ☛ https://www.kenkoonwong.com/blog/financial-statement/ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/navigating-financial-statement-and-the-story-it-tells-us-a-note-to-myself/ | Source: Rlang
Tue 08:08:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Forty animal species have been placed under international protection under the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals." ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20218131?origin=rss | Source: YLE
Tue 08:08:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With the conflict in Iran causing worldwide disruption to energy markets, I have both a work and personal interest in energy supply in Pacific islands" ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/pacific-island-energy-supply-by-ellis2013nz/ | Source: Rlang
Tue 08:14:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Perpetuates the total BS about slop causing these layoffs https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2026/03/30/when-firms-announce-redundancies-who-pays-for-the-loss-of-meaning/
Tue 08:14:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Participating scientists included experts affiliated with multiple US universities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute" ☛ https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/03/scientists-link-glyphosate-to-cancer/ | Source: The New Lede
Tue 08:15:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Whale ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/trump-convenes-god-squad-committee-in-move-that-could-annihilate-whale-species/ | Source: TruthOut
Tue 08:15:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s very consistent with how things are going to unfold if we don’t start to plan." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/a-texas-city-faces-water-crisis-as-big-oil-and-gas-use-most-of-it/ | Source: TruthOut
Tue 08:15:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An Australian mining company has launched plans to dig for rare earth elements right next to California's Joshua Tree National Park, alarming environmentalists who fear it will damage the local ecosystem." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/joshua-tree-mining-national-park-california-b2948725.html | Source: The Independent UK
Tue 08:16:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I brought the “scoop” to the Times and worked with them to develop it, although the published article obscures my involvement." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/new-york-times-ai-generated-shy-girl-mia-ballard/ | Source: The Walrus
Tue 08:17:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Australia will not let the social media giants take us for mugs." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/australian-regulator-probes-facebook-youtube-over-teen-social-media-ban-397358505 | Source: RTL
Tue 08:29:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube are under investigation for potential non-compliance with Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s" ☛ https://www.theage.com.au/technology/five-social-media-giants-face-crackdown-over-under-16-ban-20260331-p5zk47.html | Source: The Age AU
Tue 08:30:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Events have overtaken this social experiment, however, and the government’s stalling on what to do about how kids use the internet may no longer be feasible." ☛ https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/a-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-is-long-overdue/ | Source: Spectator AU
Tue 08:30:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In a study conducted by the government on 317 secondary schools, approximately 75% of schools reported an increase in students' concentration." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/phone-ban-in-schools-increased-childrens-concentration-137569392.html | Source: Bhaskar English
Tue 08:41:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I still walk around with cash in my wallet. Not a lot of it, but enough to pay for at least a meal plus a drink." ☛ https://chenhuijing.com/blog/designing-a-who-pays-the-fees-interface/ | Source: Chen HuiJing
Tue 08:41:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A thoughtful review of Apple’s system to alert users that the camera is on. It’s really well-designed, and important in a world where malware could surreptitiously start recording." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/apples-camera-indicator-lights.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
Tue 08:41:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "more than 100 business systems and 700 methods" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/documents-reveal-palantir-irs-contract-fraud-clean-energy-credits/ | Source: Wired
Tue 08:59:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to be Grilled in Two Weeks' Time by the British Government for "Recent Regulatory Failures" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_to_be_Grilled_in_Two_We.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/The_Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_to_be_Grilled_in_Two_We.gmi ∎
Tue 09:13:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Companies That Have Nothing Except Buzzwords and Promises Will Perish ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Companies_That_Have_Nothing_Except_Buzzwords_and_Promises_Will_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Companies_That_Have_Nothing_Except_Buzzwords_and_Promises_Will_.gmi ∎
Tue 09:51:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – When Republics Turn From Democratic Governments Into Imperialistic Dictatorships ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/When_Republics_Turn_From_Democratic_Governments_Into_Imperialis.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/When_Republics_Turn_From_Democratic_Governments_Into_Imperialis.gmi ∎
Tue 09:54:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Under new government certification rules, Chinese brands will not be allowed to sell internet-connected CCTV cameras and related surveillance devices in India unless they meet strict security requirements." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/india-ban-chinese-cctv-april-1-digital-security-137570589.html | Source: Bhaskar English
Tue 09:55:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The fixed cameras are designed to catch motorists driving through red lights, speeding, driving or parking in bus lanes, not wearing helmets or seat belts and driving while talking on the phone." ☛ https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1299642/first-ai-generated-traffic-fines-whack-athens-motorists-inboxes/ | Source: Greece
Tue 09:55:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It may be very difficult in places, but maybe there need to be delays for the EC to wake up. There is a disconnect between what the industry is seeing and what the EC is saying" ☛ https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/news/fears-of-ees-delays-spark-calls-to-use-contingency-plans |
Tue 09:56:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Developed with the help of Inverid (Signicat) and its face biometrics partner iProov, the platform allows travelers to enter their personal and travel details before arriving at the border." ☛ https://www.biometricupdate.com/202603/portugal-becomes-2nd-country-to-adopt-ees-app-as-deadline-for-full-rollout-approaches | Source: Biometric Update
Tue 09:56:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Around six months after this, it is planned, the EU will launch ETIAS, an online permission to enter the Schengen area, similar to the UK’s ETA scheme. If there are ongoing delays with full implementation of EES, this could also have knock-on the start of ETIAS." ☛ https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/france-set-to-miss-ees-deadline-for-registering-all-travellers/781270 | Source: The Connexion
Tue 09:56:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The two organisation said in a joint statement on Monday that since March 10th" ☛ https://www.thelocal.se/20260330/european-airports-record-longer-border-waiting-times-as-ees-deadline-looms | Source: The Local SE
Tue 09:56:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "During the APNIC Routing Security Special Interest Group (SIG) session at APRICOT 2026 / APNIC 61" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/31/rpki-vs-social-engineering-a-case-study-in-route-hijacking/ | Source: APNIC
Tue 09:57:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Australian developer Zach Manson noted on Monday that, after a coworker asked Copilot to correct a typo in one of his pull requests" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/github_copilot_ads_pull_requests/ | Source: The Register UK
Tue 09:58:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tools often target the opening week of an album to increase the chances of landing a Number One debut." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bots-streaming-fraud-music-protection-1235537602/ | Source: Rolling Stone
Tue 09:58:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If they won’t contribute to open source and maintain open source, they have no chance with this [AI] stuff" ☛ https://thenewstack.io/hightower-ai-open-source-kubecon/ | Source: The New Stack
Tue 09:59:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "OpenAI is offering “preferred equity” in the venture. This just means the investors get paid first, before OpenAI. It’s a sweetener you might put into a risky venture when you really want this deal to happen." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/30/openai-offers-17-5-on-venture-deal-how-can-it-do-that/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Tue 09:59:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After my last post, AI Safety Is a Category Error, I found myself sitting with a question I couldn’t shake." ☛ https://www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/03/30/chatbots-unsafe-at-any-speed/ | Source: Jeffrey Snover
Tue 10:00:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This was a fascinating and unsettling read." ☛ https://mattstein.com/books/empire-of-ai/ | Source: Matt Stein
Tue 10:00:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Problem is that actual NSFW content is relatively rare, so using a representative sample is extremely expensive with how slow the qwen classifier is on consumer GPUs." ☛ https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_134_nsfw/ | Source: Viktor Löfgren
Tue 10:02:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "LLMs can write complex Rego and Cedar code in seconds, but a single missing condition or hallucinated attribute can quietly dismantle your organization’s least-privilege security model." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/silent-drift-how-llms-are-quietly-breaking-organizational-access-control/ | Source: Security Week
Tue 10:03:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It takes about four minutes to enact and deploy a ransomware incident" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/30/shadow-ai-needs-unified-security-approach-rsac26/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Tue 10:03:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's not supposed to be that easy. OpenAI has implemented various safeguards around ChatGPT to limit data exfiltration by the various tools it can use." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/openai_chatgpt_dns_data_snuggling_flaw/ | Source: The Register UK
Tue 10:04:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In some cases, journalists have been fired and replaced with AI-powered writers. Some sites were removed from Google’s search results as a result of Press Gazette’s reporting, effectively killing the sites off." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/parasite-seo-clickout-media-google/ | Source: Press Gazette
Tue 10:04:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It is not a nuclear weapons facility and would not involve the storage or handling of nuclear materials" ☛ https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2026/03/university-of-michigans-los-alamos-project-poses-serious-security-risk-local-officials-say.html | Source: Michigan News
Tue 10:38:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – 'Broligarchs' Don't Want Science, They Want Entertainers to Entertain Them (and Make Them Richer) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Broligarchs_Don_t_Want_Science_They_Want_Entertainers_to_Entert.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Broligarchs_Don_t_Want_Science_They_Want_Entertainers_to_Entert.gmi ∎
Tue 10:39:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But that is no longer the case." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/the-ai-burn-out-how-and-why-is-brain-fry-entering-the-lexicon-of-ai-coders/articleshow/129907832.cms | Source: India Times
Tue 10:39:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hype: "trigger an AI arms race." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/dissenting-voices-against-ai-are-getting-louder/articleshow/129907947.cms | Source: India Times http://techrights.org/n/2024/02/02/The_Great_LLM_Delusion_Part_VI_Hype_Agent_Geoff_Hinton_Would_Ne.shtml
Tue 10:41:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Salt Typhoon is behind one of the broadest hacking campaigns in recent years, targeting some of the world’s largest phone and internet companies and stealing tens of millions of phone records about senior government officials." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/09/salt-typhoon-china-who-has-been-hacked-global-telecom-giants/ | Source: TechCrunch
Tue 10:41:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Salt Typhoon has now infiltrated more than 200 targets across 80 countries, with confirmed breaches at AT&T, Verizon, Lumen, Charter Communications, and Windstream" ☛ https://www.spiceworks.com/it-networking/fcc-bans-all-new-foreign-made-wireless-routers-over-security-fears/ | Source: Ziff Davis
Tue 10:41:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "China’s counterintelligence capabilities today are even more formidable." ☛ https://www.euractiv.com/opinion/iran-offers-china-a-huge-espionage-opportunity-you-can-bet-theyre-using-it/ | Source: Euractive
Tue 10:41:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Apple’s Intel era was a boon for many, especially for software developers who were able to bring their software to the platform much more easily than in the PowerPC era." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/recreating-one-of-the-first-hackintoshes/ | Source: Hackaday
Tue 10:41:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While high in volume, most of the cyberattacks linked to the war have been relatively minor when it comes to damage to economic or military networks." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/hacked-hospitals-hidden-spyware-iran-conflict-shows-how-digital-fight-is-ingrained-in-warfare/ | Source: Security Week
Tue 10:48:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ShinyHunters hacker group claimed to have stolen over 350GB of information from European Commission cloud systems." ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/european-commission-reports-cyber-intrusion-and-data-theft/ | Source: Security Week
Tue 10:48:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The European Commission cyberattack disclosed on March 24 has exposed potential data risks after attackers targeted the cloud infrastructure hosting the Commission’s Europa web platform." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/european-commission-cyberattack/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Tue 10:48:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The intrusion was spotted on March 24 and hit cloud systems hosting the Commission's Europa websites, the front door for everything from policy pages to public information." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/european_commission_breach/ | Source: The Register UK
Tue 10:49:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity" ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/professor_criticizes_fcc_router_ban/ | Source: The Register UK
Tue 10:50:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The subject of smartphones’ effect on the world is so vast, so complicated, and in some cases so uncertain that the remainder of this article is divided into two parts." ☛ https://www.derekthompson.org/p/is-the-smartphone-theory-of-everything | Source: Derek Thompson
Tue 10:51:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Although the engineering works were said to still have been functional in the 18th century" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/medieval-alhambras-pulser-pump-and-other-aquatic-marvels/ | Source: Hackaday
Tue 10:52:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea." ☛ https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-03-30/apple-at-50-how-garage-startup-became-3-5-trillion-titan | Source: Los Angeles Times
Tue 10:52:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This era saw three different computing platforms come from Apple–that’s how uncertain the future was." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3093972/from-apple-i-to-the-macintosh-1976-to-1985.html | Source: Macworld
Tue 10:53:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "What do you wish librarians understood about publishing economics and workflows?" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/30/guest-post-senior-librarians-as-publisher-change-agents-whats-the-business-case-part-2/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Tue 10:54:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Seniority Paradox is real. The junior is no longer needed, the seniors will handle it." ☛ https://yordi.me/whos-teaching-the-juniors/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost
Tue 10:54:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "NISAR is a synthetic-aperture radar satellite jointly built by NASA and ISRO, and it completes a pass over the world every twelve days." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/using-a-scientific-satellite-for-passive-radar/ | Source: Hackaday
Tue 10:54:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) passed last Thursday looks to find ways to see spectrum resources put to more intensive use for the space economy." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/fcc-weird-space-stuff-needs-more-spectrum/ | Source: Inside Towers
Tue 10:55:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "I am using the Zettelkasten methodology for personal knowledge management, with Org-roam to implement it." ☛ https://sha256.net/SingleFile.html | Source: Florian Obser
Tue 10:55:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Graceful is a term most often used to describe physical movement but can also describe ease, fluidity, and elegance in form or behavior." ☛ https://daniel.industries/2026/03/29/life-can-be-weird-weird-can-be-good/ | Source: Daniel Miller
Tue 10:56:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One of the things it makes clear is that sheer professionalism was central to his success. John Cleese said of Peter Cook that it took him precisely 5 minutes to produce a hilarious 5 minute sketch or ‘bit’." ☛ https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/born-standing-up-a-comics-life-by-steve-martin/ | Source: Darren Goossens
Tue 10:57:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But what if it didn’t have to be?" ☛ https://jeroensangers.com/2026/03/30/can-you-have-a-real.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers
Tue 10:57:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is an essay from my journal. It is a commentary on the prevailing norms in my culture and, probably, that of other cultures around the world." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/commentary/2026-03-30-sacrifice-era-adultchild/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou
Tue 10:57:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As you might expect, these stations don’t identify themselves, but the Enigma Control List names this one as V32. It broadcasts two two-hour blocks a day at 0200 UTC and a repeat at 1800 UTC." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/spy-tech-conflicts-bring-a-new-number-station/ | Source: Hackaday
Tue 11:00:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Tue 11:05:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 31/03/2026: More Social Control Media Bans, BBC Now Run by GAFAM (US) Executive ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Links_31_03_2026_More_Social_Control_Media_Bans_BBC_Now_Run_by_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Links_31_03_2026_More_Social_Control_Media_Bans_BBC_Now_Run_by_.gmi ∎
Tue 11:06:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We’ll answer that question in this article and explain why that answer matters to anyone who makes DNSDB Standard Search queries that return large numbers of results" ☛ https://www.domaintools.com/blog/how-are-the-results-from-a-dnsdb-standard-search-ordered | Source: DomainTools
Tue 11:06:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you are using a 32-bit signed integer platform, or running 32-bit legacy applications and using a seconds counter with an epoch of 1 January 1970" ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/30/the-last-time/ | Source: APNIC
Tue 11:07:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m currently on a quest to better know and understand treesitter-based tooling for R." ☛ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/better-git-diff-with-difftastic/ | Source: Rlang
Tue 11:07:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When I added a diff driver to git-pkgs, most of the work was already done." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/30/git-diff-drivers.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Tue 11:07:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Making software is a continuous cycle of these interconnected stages: designing, coding, testing, integrating, releasing." ☛ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/continuous-continuous-continuous/ | Source: Jim Nielsen
Tue 11:08:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "So one day when a lightbulb lit up in my head, I decided to create my own mutex example." ☛ https://nrecursions.blogspot.com/2014/08/mutex-tutorial-and-example.html |
Tue 11:09:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The observed percentage of Nones peaked in the 2021 survey and has dropped in the last two cycles." ☛ https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2026/03/30/have-the-nones-hit-a-ceiling/ | Source: Allen Downey
Tue 11:09:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "When talking about Data Lakes and how people access them - we must address some of the misconceptions that made them popular in the first place." ☛ https://www.database-doctor.com/posts/joins-are-not-expensive |
Tue 11:11:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fifteen years ago today, I posted a thread on the Overclock.net forums." ☛ https://www.waterfox.com/blog/15-years-of-forking/ |
Tue 11:11:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Last week's version 7.9 brought the auto-hide feature" ☛ https://fantinel.dev/blog/vivaldi-follower-tabs | Source: Matt Fantinel
Tue 11:12:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The recently released 6.3 version of Apple’s Swift programming language features the official release of the Swift SDK for Android" ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3102172/apples-swift-can-be-used-to-create-android-apps.html | Source: Macworld
Tue 11:12:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Providers here keep saying they’re adding more towers, improving coverage, investing in infrastructure." ☛ https://carlosbecker.com/posts/tem-sinal/ | Source: Carlos Becker
Tue 11:13:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ re swift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oNgyUAEv0Q
Tue 11:13:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Spectrum is an on-demand spray paint-mixing machine worn like a backpack." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/30/dial-any-spray-paint-color-on-demand/ | Source: Arduino
Tue 11:13:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In 1976, the owner of an early computer store, the Byte Shop, surprised Steve Jobs by suggesting that Apple would sell more computers if they came preassembled." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/tech/900677/apple-ii-personal-computer | Source: The Verge
Tue 11:14:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I finally got the displays I wanted to use for this camera from Waveshare, the 5" inch ones that are not native-portrait orientation. With this I can now actually run the user interface full screen in the right orientation on the display." ☛ https://blog.brixit.nl/upgrading-the-foss-camera/ | Source: Martijn Braam
Tue 11:14:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The coreboot project is pleased to announce the release of coreboot 26.03." ☛ https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2026/03/30/coreboot-26-03-release/ | Source: Coreboot (Official)
Tue 11:14:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Simple microcontrollers and cameras meant for Raspberry Pis are a dime a dozen these days." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/retro-open-source-camera-straight-from-the-90s/ | Source: Hackaday
Tue 11:15:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Maker Nirvaan Tandon’s path to becoming a coder started early — very early!" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/pico-chess-timer/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Tue 11:15:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Back in 2022, I wrote about how old our servers were at the time, partly because they're older than you might expect, and today I want to update that with our current situation." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/OurServerAges2026 | Source: University of Toronto
Tue 11:18:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Thibault Martin: Gear review: Garmin Forerunner 165 ☞ https://ergaster.org/gear/garmin-forerunner-165/
Tue 11:20:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ coreboot 26.03 release ☞ https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2026/03/30/coreboot-26-03-release/
Tue 11:22:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This makes it easier for administrators and operators to handle security-related information and remediation without having to switch between dashboards and contexts." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/announcing-red-hat-advanced-cluster-security-kubernetes-410 | Source: Red Hat Official
Tue 11:23:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mindless promotion of slop ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/network-telemetry-operational-intelligence | Source: Red Hat Official
Tue 11:23:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ More slop promotion by Red Hat: "Our move toward AI didn't begin with a model." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/our-journey-ai-centricity-part-1-building-stable-foundation | Source: Red Hat Official
Tue 11:24:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat as Microsoft reseller ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-now-supported-microsoft-sql-server-azure-vms-sql-iaas-agent-extension | Source: Red Hat Official
Tue 11:24:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ENS is the rigorous cybersecurity framework mandatory not only for all Spanish public administrations but also for the extensive network of private companies that provide them with services." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/strengthening-spains-digital-sovereignty-red-hat-enterprise-linux-achieves-top-tier-ens-security-certification | Source: Red Hat Official
Tue 11:38:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Linux Desktops Matter" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/linux-desktops-matter:6
Tue 11:38:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "What do LLMs mean for GnuPG?" https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-users/2026-March/068187.html
Tue 11:41:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Stoppa Chat Control 2 – skriv en rad" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/03/30/chat-control-2-skriv-en-rad/
Tue 11:43:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Public libraries in the UK: Elsewhere added is gone | "Folkebibliotek i UK: Annan kvar tilsett er vekk – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2026/03/29/folkebibliotek-i-uk-annan-kvar-tilsett-er-vekk/
Tue 11:45:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "30 years after its introduction, Secure Shell (SSH) remains the ubiquitous gateway for administration, making it a primary target for brute force attacks and lateral movement within enterprise environments." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/how-to-harden-ubuntu-ssh-cloud | Source: Ubuntu
Tue 11:46:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Digital sovereignty of all kinds – data sovereignty, operational sovereignty, and software sovereignty – have begun to dominate the infrastructure discussion." ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/simplify-bare-metal-operations-for-sovereign-clouds | Source: Ubuntu
Tue 11:49:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When that happens, you need a reliable way to detect and fix those inconsistencies before they cause data loss or system instability." ☛ https://www.tecmint.com/fsck-repair-file-system-errors-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint
Tue 11:49:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "California-based Parallax Inc. has released Revision B of its FLiP Multicore Module, updating the design with USB-C connectivity, a wider input voltage range, and additional identification features." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/flip-multicore-module-rev-b-adds-usb-c-and-expanded-power-input/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Tue 11:53:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fix OpenVPN Immediate Connection Failure in Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/03/fix-openvpn-connection-fail-in-ubuntu-26-04/
Tue 11:55:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why GNOME no longer supports accessing Surveillance Giant Google Drive files through the Nautilus sidebar ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/here-is-why-gnome-no-longer-supports-accessing-google-drive-files-via-nautilus-sidebar/
Tue 11:56:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNOME 50 dropped support for accessing Surveillance Giant Google Drive files ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/google-drive-not-working-nautilus-ubuntu-26-04
Tue 11:58:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu MATE lead Martin Wimpress steps down and seeks a successor after 12 years ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-mate-lead-martin-wimpress-steps-down-and-seeks-a-successor-after-12-years/
Tue 11:58:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Martin Wimpress Wants Out at Ubuntu MATE ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/03/martin-wimpress-wants-out-at-ubuntu-mate/
Tue 11:59:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New LibreOffice Calc 26.2 User Guide Now Available ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/03/new-libreoffice-calc-26-2-user-guide-now-available/
Tue 12:02:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Before I left for university, I scraped my friends' and my old Skype group chat for photos. Photos of ourselves, each other, the things we were doing, the places we went, and I compiled them into a massive, curated collection." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/record-of-a-few.gmi
Tue 12:04:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I am newly arrived to your world. Your atmosphere tastes like storms and history. Your oceans hum with life and memories. Your cities glow like constellations that forgot the sky." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/visiting-earth-first-contact-with-subject-1x-sava/
Tue 12:05:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AuraGem and AuraSearch Maintenance gemini://auragem.ddns.net/techlog/20260331.gmi
Tue 12:05:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If your system has SQLite databases running, and you're making backups, chances are that you cannot just copy the files. If a change arrived while you made the copy, the file can be in an inconsistent state and you won't be able to open the copy." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-03-31-backup-and-sqlite
Tue 12:06:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🖼️ xkcd: Home Solar #3226 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3226.gmi
Tue 12:07:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've been contacted by a whole lot of people showing interest in Antenna with questions or intention of hosting it in different ways in the future. Since I'm going through some health issues at the moment I've frankly been overwhelmed and incapable of answering. Overwhelmed in a good way!" gemini://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2026-03-31-antenna-packed-up.gmi
Tue 12:18:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 31/03/2026: Antenna Packed Up, AuraGem and AuraSearch Maintenance ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Gemini_Links_31_03_2026_Antenna_Packed_Up_AuraGem_and_AuraSearc.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Gemini_Links_31_03_2026_Antenna_Packed_Up_AuraGem_and_AuraSearc.gmi ∎
Tue 12:19:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mageia’s next General Assembly will be on April 22, 2026 ☞ https://blog.mageia.org/en/2026/03/30/mageias-next-general-assembly-will-be-on-april-22-2026/
Tue 12:19:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Uniplot – lightweight terminal plotting library for Python ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/uniplot-lightweight-terminal-plotting-library/
Tue 12:20:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CrossMacro – mouse and keyboard macro recorder and player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/crossmacro-mouse-keyboard-macro-recorder-player/
Tue 12:20:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Makie – interactive data visualizations and plotting ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/makie-interactive-data-visualizations-plotting/
Tue 12:21:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Embroiderly – cross-platform desktop application for designing cross-stitch patterns ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/embroiderly-cross-platform-desktop-application-designing-cross-stitch-patterns/
Tue 12:21:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 13 Best Free and Open Source Sticky Note Applications ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-sticky-note-applications/
Tue 12:21:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Grocy – ERP beyond your fridge ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/grocy-erp-beyond-fridge/
Tue 12:22:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Glyphr Studio – web-based font editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/glyphr-studio-web-based-font-editor/
Tue 12:22:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LinSticky – modern sticky notes application ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/linsticky-modern-sticky-notes-application/
Tue 12:22:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PicSharp – cross-platform image compression ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/picsharp-cross-platform-image-compression/
Tue 12:23:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Snippet Expander – save and expand frequently used text snippets ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/snippet-expander-save-expand-frequently-used-text-snippets/
Tue 12:27:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dial any spray paint color on demand with Spectrum ☞ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/30/dial-any-spray-paint-color-on-demand/
Tue 12:30:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Continuous, Continuous, Continuous ☞ https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/continuous-continuous-continuous/
Tue 12:30:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Better Git diff with difftastic ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/better-git-diff-with-difftastic/
Tue 12:30:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The last time ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/30/the-last-time/
Tue 12:31:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ European Commission Reports Cyber Intrusion and Data Theft ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/european-commission-reports-cyber-intrusion-and-data-theft/
Tue 12:32:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hacked Hospitals, Hidden Spyware: Iran Conflict Shows How Digital Fight Is Ingrained in Warfare ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/hacked-hospitals-hidden-spyware-iran-conflict-shows-how-digital-fight-is-ingrained-in-warfare/
Tue 12:32:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Press Gazette exposé of parasite SEO firm removed from Surveillance Giant Google results ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/parasite-seo-clickout-media-google/
Tue 12:33:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Silent Drift: How LLMs Are Quietly Breaking Organizational Access Control ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/silent-drift-how-llms-are-quietly-breaking-organizational-access-control/
Tue 12:34:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ RPKI vs social engineering: A case study in route hijacking ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/31/rpki-vs-social-engineering-a-case-study-in-route-hijacking/
Tue 12:34:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Apple’s Camera Indicator Lights ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/apples-camera-indicator-lights.html
Tue 12:35:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How Speaker Mike Johnson Responded to a Potential Invasion of His District ☞ https://emptywheel.net/2026/03/30/how-speaker-mike-responded-to-a-potential-invasion-of-his-district/
Tue 12:35:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pacific island energy supply by @ellis2013nz ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/pacific-island-energy-supply-by-ellis2013nz/
Tue 12:36:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Navigating Financial Statement And The Story It Tells Us – A Note To Myself ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/navigating-financial-statement-and-the-story-it-tells-us-a-note-to-myself/
Tue 12:36:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pluralistic: Market participation is exhausting (30 Mar 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/30/players-of-games/
Tue 12:37:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ German journalists’ union applauds financial repression against Hüseyin Doğru – customs now extends them to his family ☞ https://digit.site36.net/2026/03/30/german-journalists-union-applauds-financial-repression-against-huseyin-dogru-customs-now-extends-them-to-his-family/
Tue 13:15:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 49.5 Is Out to Improve Accessibility of App Folders in GNOME Shell ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNOME_49_5_Is_Out_to_Improve_Accessibility_of_App_Folders_in_GN.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNOME_49_5_Is_Out_to_Improve_Accessibility_of_App_Folders_in_GN.gmi ∎
Tue 13:23:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Not April Fools But April First: Red Hat Staff Becoming "IBM" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Not_April_Fools_But_April_First_Red_Hat_Staff_Becoming_IBM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Not_April_Fools_But_April_First_Red_Hat_Staff_Becoming_IBM.gmi ∎
Tue 13:26:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Russian APT Star Blizzard Adopts DarkSword iOS Exploit Kit ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-apt-star-blizzard-adopts-darksword-ios-exploit-kit/
Tue 13:49:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Raspberry Pi Weekly Issue #529 - Fun with magazine issues old and new ☞ https://newsletters.raspberrypi.com/w/6kmNDjNkq8RlMvDl5qpDNQ
Tue 13:51:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Selling slop ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/30/spending-transaction-monitor-agentic-ai-intelligent-financial-alerts
Tue 13:52:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ mintCast 482 – Noteworthy Stuff ☞ https://mintcast.org/482-noteworthy-stuff/
Tue 13:52:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Late Night Linux – Episode 379 ☞ https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-379/
Tue 13:53:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux User Space Episode 6:11: Whole Vibe, No Cap ☞ https://www.linuxuserspace.show/611
Tue 13:55:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 263: The Lawful Access Act Roundtable With David Fraser and Robert Diab ☞ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-263-the-lawful-access-act-roundtable-with-david-fraser-and-robert-diab/
Tue 13:55:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ T-Display-P4 smartphone-like devkit features ESP32-P4 MCU, ESP32-C6 wireless SoC, and SX1262/LR2021 LoRa transceiver ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/31/t-display-p4-smartphone-like-devkit-features-esp32-p4-mcu-esp32-c6-wireless-soc-and-sx1262-lr2021-lora-transceiver/
Tue 13:58:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Taylor Swift Slapped with Trademark Infringement Suit by Former Las Vegas Showgirl — And This One Doesn’t Look Frivolous ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/30/taylor-swift-vegas-showgirl-lawsuit/
Tue 13:59:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Get the best of LibreOffice Calc with the Calc Guide 26.2 ☞ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/30/get-the-best-of-libreoffice-calc-with-the-calc-guide-26-2/
Tue 14:00:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install OpenZL on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-openzl-linux-mint-22/
Tue 14:01:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install WPS Office on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-wps-office-fedora-43/
Tue 14:01:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Configure DHCP Server on Manjaro ☞ https://idroot.us/configure-dhcp-server-manjaro/
Tue 14:02:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Rspamd on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ☞ https://idroot.us/install-rspamd-ubuntu-24-04/
Tue 14:09:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Unaccredited international schools in S. Korea leave students without recognised diplomas ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/unaccredited-international-schools-in-s-korea-leave-students-without-recognised-diplomas
Tue 14:12:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker: in ever more technologies, China is moving towards monopoly ☞ https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aspis-critical-technology-tracker-in-ever-more-technologies-chinas-research-is-moving-towards-monopoly/
Tue 14:13:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gao Zhen, a Chinese Artist Accused of Mocking Mao, Goes on Trial ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/asia/china-artist-gao-trial.html
Tue 14:20:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dissident artist on trial in China for satirical Mao sculptures, says rights group ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/dissident-artist-on-trial-in-china-for-satirical-mao-sculptures-says-rights-group
Tue 14:23:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ After 5 Years, PineTime Gets a Major Upgrade with AMOLED, GPS, and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/pinetime-pro-early-look/
Tue 14:28:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mary Jo Foley now writing for ANOTHER Microsoft-sponsored outlet, Microsoft propaghanda in news clothing https://www.geekwire.com/2026/mary-jo-foley-what-the-heck-is-going-on-with-microsoft-lately/
Tue 14:45:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat pushing slop instead of code ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/30/vibes-specs-skills-agents-ai-coding
Tue 14:46:16 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ well, it's not like their code was any good
Tue 14:46:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Introducing the Red Bait Universal Base Image ☞ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-red-hat-universal-base-image
Tue 14:46:55 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] not anymore
Tue 14:46:58 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] redhat.rs
Tue 14:51:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers, Mostly Slop and Microsoft (Not Linux) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Red_Hat_Leftovers_Mostly_Slop_and_Microsoft_Not_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Red_Hat_Leftovers_Mostly_Slop_and_Microsoft_Not_Linux.gmi ∎
Tue 14:52:25 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://pleated-jeans.com/2026/02/28/examples-of-a-lazy-person-fails-pictures/
Tue 14:55:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM-Spawned Lexmark Sold, Then Came Mass Layoffs, Now the CEO Who Did This is Leaving ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/IBM_Spawned_Lexmark_Sold_Then_Came_Mass_Layoffs_Now_the_CEO_Who.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/IBM_Spawned_Lexmark_Sold_Then_Came_Mass_Layoffs_Now_the_CEO_Who.gmi ∎
Tue 14:55:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sparky GNU/Linux 9 brings a rolling release to Debian ☞ https://thenewstack.io/sparky-linux-9-brings-a-rolling-release-to-debian/
Tue 15:01:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Monday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1065419/
Tue 15:01:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Australia investigates tech giants over social control media ban breaches ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-regulator-probes-facebook-youtube-over-teen-social-media-ban
Tue 15:06:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to install Docker Images on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-docker-images-on-ubuntu-26-04/
Tue 15:07:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Telnyx Targeted in Growing TeamPCP Supply Chain Attack ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/telnyx-targeted-in-growing-teampcp-supply-chain-attack/
Tue 15:07:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kubernetes v1.36 Sneak Peek ☞ https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/03/30/kubernetes-v1-36-sneak-peek/
Tue 15:08:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I Like This Fuzzy Search Finder Better Than Find Command in GNU/Linux ☞ https://linuxhandbook.com/blog/fzf-command/
Tue 15:09:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ sed Delete Lines: Remove Lines by Number, Pattern, or Range ☞ https://linuxize.com/post/sed-delete-lines/
Tue 15:10:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SystemRescue 13.00 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1065480/
Tue 15:11:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Elive 3.8.50 Stable ‘Retrowave’ is released! ☞ https://www.elivecd.org/releases/stable/elive-3-8-50-stable-retrowave-released/
Tue 15:11:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install WinBoat on Ubuntu — Run backdoored Windows Apps Like Native GNU/Linux Programs ☞ https://linux.how2shout.com/install-winboat-ubuntu-run-windows-apps/
Tue 15:13:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 13 Best Free and Open Source Text-Based Bookmark Managers ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-text-based-bookmark-managers/
Tue 15:13:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 21 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Earth Science Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/earthscience/
Tue 15:37:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 8 Best Free and Open Source Text Expander Tools ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-text-expander-tools/
Tue 15:38:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenBosniana OS – Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/openbosniana-os-debian-based-linux-distribution/
Tue 15:40:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linus Torvalds expresses concerns over unusually large Linux 7.0 RC6 patch count ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-expresses-concerns-over-unusually-large-linux-70-rc6-patch-count/
Tue 15:41:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux 7.0-rc6 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Linux_7_0_rc6.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/30/Linux_7_0_rc6.gmi ∎
Tue 15:42:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Elive 3.8.50 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/elive
Tue 15:43:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CentOS 10-20260330 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos
Tue 15:44:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "people are scraping the bottom of the barrel when they apply for a job at IBM" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmx05579#replies
Tue 15:45:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "People in this thread acting like a B10 is some super senior executive only one or two steps down from Arvind. Come on." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmrejfgh#replies
Tue 15:46:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ recovery 2.5 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/recovery
Tue 15:46:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Calculate 20260330 is released is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/calculate
Tue 15:47:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, April 3, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2026-04-03-irc
Tue 15:47:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-05-montreal-quebec-canada
Tue 15:48:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-30-santa-cruz-de-tenerife-canary-islands-spain
Tue 15:48:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Events: LibreLocal meetup in Milan, Italy ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/meetup-2026-05-09-milan-italy
Tue 15:48:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Requires More RAM Than backdoored Windows 11? ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-minimum-ram-requirement/
Tue 15:50:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The One Trick That Made Immutable GNU/Linux Easier For Me ☞ https://itsfoss.com/systemd-sysext/
Tue 15:50:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Seeed Studio reTerminal D1001 Targets HMI Systems with ESP32-P4 and Integrated Display ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/seeed-studio-reterminal-d1001-targets-hmi-systems-with-esp32-p4-and-integrated-display/
Tue 15:51:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Q4OS 7.0-r4-testing is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/q4os
Tue 15:51:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kicksecure 18.1.6.4 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/kicksecure
Tue 15:52:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AWOL Vision Aetherion – A 4K ultra short throw RGB laser projector with VRR and 3300 ISO lumens (Crowdfunding) ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/30/awol-vision-aetherion-4k-ultra-short-throw-rgb-laser-projector-with-vrr-and-3300-iso-lumens/
Tue 15:52:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Whonix 18.1.6.4 is released ☞ https://distrowatch.com/whonix
Tue 15:52:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 4MLinux 51.0 is released as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/4mlinux
Tue 15:58:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Athena 26.03 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/athena
Tue 16:00:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Are IP addresses personal data? ☞ http://privacyinternational.org/explainer/5755/are-ip-addresses-personal-data
Tue 16:01:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Indonesia summons Meta and Surveillance Giant Google over non-compliance with child social control media curbs, minister says ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-summons-meta-and-google-over-non-compliance-with-child-social-media-curbs-minister-says
Tue 16:01:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat funded site covers Red Hat ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/red-hat-and-google-cloud-align-on-unified-platform-strategy/
Tue 16:02:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fedora Badges System Shows the Demise of Fedora Under I.C.B.M. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Fedora_Badges_System_Shows_the_Demise_of_Fedora_Under_IBM.shtml
Tue 16:12:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ What's New in the Qt Interface Framework in 6.11 ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/whats-new-in-the-qt-interface-framework-in-6.11
Tue 16:13:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Stop new oil and gas, close the loopholes, invest properly in transition to renewable energy, say Greens in response to Badenoch ☞ https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/30/stop-new-oil-and-gas-close-the-loopholes-invest-properly-in-transition-to-renewable-energy-say-greens-in-response-to-badenoch/
Tue 16:14:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bambu Lab Settles with Pop Mart over Labubu IP Theft, publicly apologizes — 'problematic content' fully removed from MakerWorld 3D printing platform ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/bambu-lab-settles-with-pop-mart-over-labubu-ip-theft-publicly-apologizes-problematic-content-fully-removed-from-makerworld-3d-printing-platform
Tue 16:18:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bluesky Users Respond With Overwhelming Disgust to Platform’s New Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bluesky-users-disgust-new-ai
Tue 16:27:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Lacking Business Model, Bluesky Has Become Slop and Gravitates Towards Plagiarism, Bots ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Lacking_Business_Model_Bluesky_Has_Become_Slop_and_Gravitates_T.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Lacking_Business_Model_Bluesky_Has_Become_Slop_and_Gravitates_T.gmi ∎
Tue 16:33:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Epstein files: Warren Buffett says he hasn't talked to Bill Gates" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/warren-buffett-bill-gates-epstein.html Anon: The article says 2011, but IIRC it was actually some time during the 1990s https://link.cnbc.com/public/35901510
Tue 16:34:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ warren should have known better, it says 2024 and it seems he didn't really know his "friend"...
Tue 16:35:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Universal Music Group Torches Drake’s Defamation Appeal Over Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’ — As Another Dismissal Looms ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/27/umg-torches-drake-defamation-appeal/
Tue 16:36:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rspamd version 4.0.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1065476/
Tue 16:41:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) ☞ https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/digital-operational-resilience-act-dora/
Tue 16:42:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Beijing summons top US diplomat over alert on new Hong Kong law compelling nat. sec suspects to reveal passwords ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/30/beijing-summons-top-us-diplomat-over-alert-on-new-hong-kong-law-compelling-nat-sec-suspects-to-reveal-passwords/
Tue 16:42:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ex-Hong Kong journalist who witnessed Tiananmen crackdown testifies in vigil activist’s subversion trial ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/30/ex-hong-kong-journalist-who-witnessed-tiananmen-crackdown-testifies-in-vigil-activists-subversion-trial/
Tue 16:43:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat funded site covers the sponsor ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/30/enterprise-platform-simplification-ai-expansion-kubeconeu/
Tue 16:49:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ F5 BIG-IP DoS Flaw Upgraded to Critical RCE, Now Exploited in the Wild ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/f5-big-ip-dos-flaw-upgraded-to-critical-rce-now-exploited-in-the-wild/
Tue 16:49:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FBI Confirms Kash Patel Email Hack as US Offers $10M Reward for Hackers ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-confirms-kash-patel-email-hack-as-us-offers-10m-reward-for-hackers/
Tue 16:49:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Exploitation of Fresh Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Begins ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/exploitation-of-fresh-citrix-netscaler-vulnerability-begins/
Tue 16:50:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Healthcare IT Platform CareCloud Probing Potential Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/healthcare-it-platform-carecloud-probing-potential-data-breach/
Tue 16:51:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Murthy v. Missouri Settlement Does Nothing To Combat Illegal Jawboning ☞ https://publicknowledge.org/murthy-v-missouri-settlement-does-nothing-to-combat-illegal-jawboning/
Tue 16:51:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Latest backdoored Windows 11 update is broken, refuses to install — Abusive Monopolist Microsoft pulls latest update over missing files error ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/latest-windows-11-update-is-broken-refuses-to-install-microsoft-pulls-latest-update-over-missing-files-error
Tue 16:52:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Paper Finds That Leading Hey Hi (AI) Chatbots Like Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot and Claude Remain Incredibly Sycophantic, Resulting in Twisted Effects on Users ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/paper-ai-chatbots-chatgpt-claude-sycophantic
Tue 16:54:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rockchip RK3506J-based Forlinx FCU1501 fanless industrial IoT gateway offers dual Ethernet, plenty of I/Os and serial interfaces ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/31/rockchip-rk3506j-based-forlinx-fcu1501-fanless-industrial-iot-gateway-offers-dual-ethernet-plenty-of-i-os-and-serial-interfaces/
Tue 16:55:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Publishers warn reduced FOI cost limit would put public-interest information ‘beyond scrutiny’ ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/foi-changes-cost-publishers-public-interest/
Tue 16:55:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Matchbox Kingdom ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1134/the-matchbox-kingdom
Tue 16:56:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OpenVPN 2.7.1 Released with New Features, Improvements, and Bug Fixes ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/OpenVPN_2_7_1_Released_with_New_Features_Improvements_and_Bug_F.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/OpenVPN_2_7_1_Released_with_New_Features_Improvements_and_Bug_F.gmi ∎
Tue 16:56:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM trolls using LLM slop. "ah the dreaded AI Em dash. You scoundrel!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmx05579#replies
Tue 17:10:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Chaff, Slop and Spam Help Distract From Parallel Crises at IBM ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Chaff_Slop_and_Spam_Help_Distract_From_Parallel_Crises_at_IBM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Chaff_Slop_and_Spam_Help_Distract_From_Parallel_Crises_at_IBM.gmi ∎
Tue 17:12:09 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/iran-conflict-forces-bitcoin-mining-operators-to-pivot-to-ai-infrastructure-btc-network-sees-the-first-quarterly-hashrate-drop-since-2020
Tue 17:13:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sahil Dhiman: MiniDebConf Kanpur 2026 ☞ https://blog.sahilister.in/2026/03/minidebconf-kanpur-2026/
Tue 17:16:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 004 - Databricks Investigating Alleged Compromise, TeamPCP Runs Dual Ransomware Operations, and AstraZeneca Data Released, (Mon, Mar 30th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32846
Tue 17:18:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Disclosed but Still Secret? The Federal Circuit Weighs Patent Publications Against Trade Secret Claims ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/03/disclosed-but-still-secret-the-federal-circuit-weighs-patent-publications-against-trade-secret-claims.html
Tue 17:19:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dominion Harbor entity, Bunker Hill, EV battery patent monopoly challenged ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/29/dominion-harbor-entity-bunker-hill-ev-battery-patent-challenged
Tue 17:20:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Athena Security firewall patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/30/athena-security-firewall-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon
Tue 17:20:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NUC and Preu Bohlig overturn slow juicer ruling on appeal ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/nuc-and-preu-bohlig-overturn-slow-juicer-ruling-on-appeal/
Tue 17:21:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ All airline passengers limited to 2 power banks ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/31/all-airline-passengers-limited-to-2-power-banks/
Tue 17:21:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ As usual, slop companies = DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT DEBT https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/30/llm-developer-mistral-ai-raises-830m-debt-financing-add-data-center-capacity/
Tue 17:22:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Revolut Bank ordered to hand over details of more than 300 Sky TV subscribers connected to piracy operation — TV provider expected to pursue subscribers who paid for illicit 'IPTV is Easy' service in unprecedented move ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/tv-providers/sky-wins-irish-court-order-forcing-revolut-to-unmask-over-300-pirate-iptv-subscribers
Tue 17:23:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenAI Codex vulnerability enabled Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub token theft via command injection, report finds ☞ https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/30/openai-codex-vulnerability-enabled-github-token-theft-via-command-injection-report-finds/
Tue 17:25:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ HIBP Mega Update: Passkeys, k-Anonymity Searches, Massive Speed Enhancements and a Bulk Domain Verification API ☞ https://www.troyhunt.com/passkeys-k-anonymity-searches-massive-speed-enhancements-bulk-domain-verification-api/
Tue 17:29:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "it doesn't tell the real story." https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-minimum-ram-requirement/
Tue 17:30:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] <admfubar> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/iran-conflict-forces-bitcoin-mining-operators-to-pivot-to-ai-infrastructure-btc-network-sees-the-first-quarterly-hashrate-drop-since-2020
Tue 17:30:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] what is this "hey hi" arch?
Tue 17:30:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] they talk in buzzwords, as usual
Tue 17:30:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] very 'cryptic'
Tue 17:30:37 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ corporate speak
Tue 17:30:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slave of Microsoft Canonical? No more. https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-mate-lead-martin-wimpress-steps-down-and-seeks-a-successor-after-12-years/
Tue 17:31:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu was my first distro—here's why we went our separate ways https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-was-my-first-distroheres-why-we-went-our-separate-ways/
Tue 17:31:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] admfubar: yes
Tue 17:31:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] as noted this morningh
Tue 17:31:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] in some article
Tue 17:31:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "cloud"
Tue 17:31:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] seems to have become
Tue 17:31:45 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "AI workloads"
Tue 17:31:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "AI datacentres"
Tue 17:31:56 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] something "AI"
Tue 17:32:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] and then they neglect "cloud"
Tue 17:32:11 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] talk about growth in this new "thing"
Tue 17:32:54 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ gotta keep the investors pacified...
Tue 17:33:26 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] yes, i was just about to say something like that
Tue 17:33:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "it's growing"
Tue 17:33:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] "keep pouring in money"
Tue 17:34:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GAFAM in the cross hairs, almost literally https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/microsoft-google-apple-and-other-us-companies-under-threat-iran-says-will-target-these-cos-in-region/articleshow/129930569.cms
Tue 17:35:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SystemRescue 13 updates its kernel to Linux 6.18 LTS, adds new recovery tools - Help Net Security ⚓ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/30/systemrescue-13-released/ ䷉ Source: Help Net Security | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/30/systemrescue-13-released/
Tue 17:36:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This hidden Linux feature makes Windows look embarrassing for developers https://www.howtogeek.com/this-hidden-linux-feature-makes-windows-look-embarrassing-for-developers/
Tue 17:36:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): SystemRescue 13 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8.1, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/28/SystemRescue_13_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_GParted_1_8.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/28/SystemRescue_13_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_GParted_1_8.gmi ∎
Tue 17:36:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linus Torvalds says Linux 7.0's calm was a mirage as rc6 refuses to settle down https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-torvalds-says-linux-7-0-calm-was-a-mirage-as-rc6-refuses-to-settle-down/
Tue 17:38:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Patching Paradox Driving Most Breaches https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/the-patching-paradox-driving-most-breaches-177700.html
Tue 17:38:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The sixth release candidate for Linux 7.0 sees a spike in fixes, potentially driven by AI coding tools, leaving the final launch date uncertain." https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-expresses-concerns-over-unusually-large-linux-70-rc6-patch-count/
Tue 17:39:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proprietary https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260330208364/en/Tech-Soft-3D-Announces-Full-Launch-of-HOOPS-AI-Adding-Embeddings-Linux-Support
Tue 17:40:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Stop distro-hopping. It won’t fix your Linux problems https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-distro-hopping-why-switching-linux-distributions-rarely-solves-anything/
Tue 17:40:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 5 Linux Mint desktop widgets that save me time and help me get more done https://www.howtogeek.com/must-have-linux-mint-desklets/
Tue 17:41:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slop about slop? https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3744583655145473
Tue 17:42:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mullvad Browser's testers now get access to updates every four weeks, also on Linux ARM devices https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/mullvad-browsers-testers-now-get-access-to-updates-every-four-weeks-also-on-linux-arm-devices
Tue 17:44:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Proprietary Software, Microsoft Slop, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Proprietary_Software_Microsoft_Slop_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Proprietary_Software_Microsoft_Slop_and_More.gmi ∎
Tue 17:45:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 5 Linux Mint extensions that finally made my desktop feel complete https://www.howtogeek.com/must-have-linux-mint-extensions/
Tue 17:46:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Tue 17:48:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Tue 17:49:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Tue 17:51:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Seeed Studio, Raspberry Pi, Coreboot 26.03, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Open_Hardware_Modding_Seeed_Studio_Raspberry_Pi_Coreboot_26_03_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Open_Hardware_Modding_Seeed_Studio_Raspberry_Pi_Coreboot_26_03_.gmi ∎
Tue 17:53:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): MiniDebConf and Canonical/Ubuntu News ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/MiniDebConf_and_Canonical_Ubuntu_News.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/MiniDebConf_and_Canonical_Ubuntu_News.gmi ∎
Tue 17:54:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free Software Directory Meeting and LibreLocal Meetups in Montreal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and Milan ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Free_Software_Directory_Meeting_and_LibreLocal_Meetups_in_Montr.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Free_Software_Directory_Meeting_and_LibreLocal_Meetups_in_Montr.gmi ∎
Tue 17:54:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): New Release: Elive 3.8.50 Stable ’Retrowave’ is released! ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/New_Release_Elive_3_8_50_Stable_Retrowave_is_released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/New_Release_Elive_3_8_50_Stable_Retrowave_is_released.gmi ∎
Tue 17:56:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Web Browsing, Open Data, and Standards ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Web_Browsing_Open_Data_and_Standards.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Web_Browsing_Open_Data_and_Standards.gmi ∎
Tue 17:58:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast, Late Night Linux, and Linux User Space ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Audiocasts_Shows_mintCast_Late_Night_Linux_and_Linux_User_Space.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/Audiocasts_Shows_mintCast_Late_Night_Linux_and_Linux_User_Space.gmi ∎
Tue 17:58:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Tue 18:01:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: Iran is threatening serious action against those companies tomorrow. Those that stayed on FOSS will soon have a pronounced advantage over fools who fell for the GAFAM lies. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/microsoft-google-apple-and-other-us-companies-under-threat-iran-says-will-target-these-cos-in-region/articleshow/129930569.cms
Tue 18:02:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 31/03/2026: More Energy Shortages Noted, Taylor Swift Faces Trademark Infringement Suit ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Links_31_03_2026_More_Energy_Shortages_Noted_Taylor_Swift_Faces.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Links_31_03_2026_More_Energy_Shortages_Noted_Taylor_Swift_Faces.gmi ∎
Tue 18:31:52 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/iran-pseudo-ransomware-pay2key-operations
Tue 18:43:54 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.datagubbe.se/aipixels/
Tue 18:46:50 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ your robot needs a shave.... https://www.discovermagazine.com/seals-intricate-and-sensitive-whiskers-could-one-day-help-robotics-navigate-in-the-dark-48896
Tue 18:48:09 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ and if you think that is an issue... wait till it wears the wrong trousers...
Tue 18:49:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slopfarms Persist, But Google Seems to Have Delisted Many ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Slopfarms_Persist_But_Google_Seems_to_Have_Delisted_Many.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Slopfarms_Persist_But_Google_Seems_to_Have_Delisted_Many.gmi ∎
Tue 18:51:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-03-31.gmi gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-03-30.gmi
Tue 18:51:29 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://forum.f-droid.org/t/the-arceuslandic-laws-and-their-affects-on-f-droid/33325
Tue 18:52:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Rob's Gemini Capsule launched into orbit five years ago today." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202603/20260331-five-years-on-gemini.gmi
Tue 18:53:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For literal decades, I have used Firefox as my daily web browser. Unfortunately, they have been pivoting hard into AI stuff lately, which I'm not a fan of. There aren't many options in the browser world, so I'm not sure that anything else will be any better, but I've been feeling an obligation recently to try something different." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/emptyhallway/gournal/20260331.gmi
Tue 18:53:02 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ "ai" will turn you into donald trump? https://www.firstpost.com/tech/ai-chatbots-may-be-making-users-more-self-centred-warns-stanford-study-on-sycophancy-risks-13994484.html
Tue 18:53:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I regret to inform you that my cat (Luna) has unionized. After extensive negotiations (and several bites), we've reached an agreement: I continue to provide food, warmth, and admiration, and in return, the cat continues to ... exist loudly. However, there is a new clause: coffee must be provided. Not for me. For the cat. Don't ask questions." gemini://sava.rocks/blog/the-cat-has-demands/
Tue 18:54:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I don't expect anyone else but me to actually use this - or more precisely to be able to use it. I didn't have time to package it any way, so the program is just launched by cloning the repo and saying python main.py. And it really requires understanding of my mental model of it, and understanding my mental state is often a challenge for myself, not to mention others." gemini://pv.smol.pub/offlfirsoch-2026-entry
Tue 18:59:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 31/03/2026: Five Years on Gemini (Rob's Gemini Capsule), OFFLIFIRSOCH 2026, and More ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Gemini_Links_31_03_2026_Five_Years_on_Gemini_Rob_s_Gemini_Capsu.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Gemini_Links_31_03_2026_Five_Years_on_Gemini_Rob_s_Gemini_Capsu.gmi ∎
Tue 19:01:11 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ starlink, starbirght, first starlink i see explode tonight.... https://futurism.com/space/second-spacex-satellite-anomaly
Tue 19:03:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/future-society/larry-ellison-yacht-protest
Tue 19:04:37 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/hsbc-bank-warns-tesla-stock-collapse
Tue 19:09:49 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/30/see-the-computers-that-powered-the-voyager-space-program/
Tue 19:14:22 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/solar-balconies-take-europe-by-storm/
Tue 19:17:05 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/31/cybersecurity-design-failures-not-human-error/
Tue 19:37:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Oracle lays off up to 30,000 with 6 a.m. email" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/oracle-fired-up-to-30000-people-with-a-6-a-m-email-signed-oracle-leadership.html
Tue 19:44:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – SLAPP Censorship - Part 29 Out of 200: Violent Language Won't Go Away When You Use It in Your Site, Blog, and Social Control Media ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_29_Out_of_200_Violent_Language_Won_t_Go_A.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_29_Out_of_200_Violent_Language_Won_t_Go_A.gmi ∎
Tue 19:51:34 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/31/open-letter-to-european-citizens/
Tue 19:53:15 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ peek-a-boo.... https://thedebrief.org/in-a-landmark-physics-first-scientists-observe-atoms-existing-in-two-separate-places-at-the-same-time/
Tue 20:01:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – In Time for April Fools (and Easter), 30,000 Oracle 'Pink Slips' While People Are Asleep ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/In_Time_for_April_Fools_and_Easter_30_000_Oracle_Pink_Slips_Whi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/In_Time_for_April_Fools_and_Easter_30_000_Oracle_Pink_Slips_Whi.gmi ∎
Tue 20:25:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ -- because if you look for the helpers, you'll know that there's hope. https://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/16/the-backstory-the-moving-mr-rogers-clip-everyone-is-talking-about/ "Fred Rogers 'Helpers' Clip | TIME.com"
Tue 20:33:48 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-dubious-ai-detectors-pay-humanize.html
Tue 20:35:33 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-facade-solar-panels-walls-generate.html
Tue 20:37:43 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ soon you can make a robot scream in pain.... https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-artificial-pain-closer-memristor-links.html
Tue 20:38:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): April Showers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/April_Showers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/April_Showers.gmi ∎
Tue 20:42:09 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://techxplore.com/news/2026-03-simulations-reveal-power-grid.html
Tue 20:46:35 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app
Tue 20:52:02 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/sony-shuts-down-nearly-its-entire-memory-card-business-due-to-ssd-shortage/
Tue 20:56:50 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/30/0219229/rivian-and-lucid-win-right-to-sell-their-evs-directly-to-buyers-in-washington-state
Tue 20:58:27 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260328043603.htm
Tue 21:09:49 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://electrek.co/2026/03/29/this-friendly-robot-just-installed-100-mw-of-solar-power/
Tue 21:14:19 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/29/0249241/what-made-bell-labs-so-successful
Tue 21:40:33 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ i'm shutting down here, raining sideways here and tornado sires are going off
Tue 21:40:35 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ laters
Tue 23:22:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): AerynOS 2026.03 Released with the Latest GNOME 50 Desktop Environment ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/AerynOS_2026_03_Released_with_the_Latest_GNOME_50_Desktop_Envir.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/31/AerynOS_2026_03_Released_with_the_Latest_GNOME_50_Desktop_Envir.gmi ∎
Wed 01:46:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-310326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-310326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-310326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-310326.txt
Wed 01:47:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-310326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-310326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-310326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-310326.txt
Wed 01:48:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-310326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-310326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-310326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-310326.txt
Wed 01:49:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-310326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-310326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-310326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-310326.txt
Wed 01:50:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-03-31.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-03-31.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Wed 01:51:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-03-31.txt
Wed 02:22:55 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ :)
Wed 02:27:13 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/new-quantum-computing-advances-heighten-threat-to-elliptic-curve-cryptosystems/
Wed 02:30:18 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/costco-sued-for-seeking-refunds-on-tariffs-customers-paid/
Wed 02:31:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03/gm-idles-electric-truck-factory-lays-off-1300-workers-for-a-month/
Wed 02:52:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Kubuntu comes with Neochat for Matrix but not Konversation for IRC now, by default.
Wed 02:52:52 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ MinceR: Greetings fellow citizen, what's your boggle?
Wed 02:53:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I would like to invite you to dinner with me at Taco Bell.
Wed 02:54:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Week
Wed 02:55:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Anon: It's still Holy Week.
Wed 02:55:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Oh, my mistake.
Wed 02:55:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Easter dinner at Taco Bell.
Wed 02:55:53 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/03/food/pepsico-cutting-snack-prices-affordability
Wed 02:56:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: From the looks of it they've cut the size of the bags another 15% too.
Wed 02:56:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Satellite Pollution https://xkcd.com/3225/
Wed 02:56:27 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I tried some of those Doritos NKD yesterday.
Wed 02:56:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The junk food industry is going MAHA.
Wed 02:56:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Centimeter Wavelengths https://xkcd.com/3224/
Wed 02:56:55 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They replaced "artificial colors and flavors" with "natural" and it's still junk.
Wed 02:57:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Inflation Timeline https://xkcd.com/3223/
Wed 02:57:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ While also projecting industry self-regulation.
Wed 02:57:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] absurd
Wed 02:57:36 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] they serve shareholders
Wed 02:58:02 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: Well, now instead of "red number whatever" its like crushed tomato powder or somthing.
Wed 02:58:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Things like that.
Wed 02:58:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And "natural" spices instead of whatever I guess.
Wed 02:58:29 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They taste a bit different but still more or less like Doritos.
Wed 02:58:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ American and Brazilian journalists threatened over Ukraine reporting https://cpj.org/2026/03/american-and-brazilian-journalists-threatened-over-ukraine-reporting/
Wed 02:58:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Journalist Anna Kalyuzhna harassed over Facebook post on Ukraine assault regiments ttps://cpj.org/2026/03/journalist-anna-kalyuzhna-harassed-over-facebook-post-on-ukraine-assault-regiments/
Wed 02:58:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: The synthetic dyes maybe be harmless, they might not be.
Wed 02:59:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ There's been shockingly little research into this.
Wed 02:59:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But the problem is that the junk food industry uses dyes to make unhealthy food more visually appealing.
Wed 02:59:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ *might be
Wed 02:59:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ fruit slop https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ai-fruit-slop-videos-instagram-tiktok-9.714256
Wed 03:00:03 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So it's an aside.
Wed 03:00:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's a side show.
Wed 03:00:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The dyes are to make stuff that's already bad for you look "good".
Wed 03:00:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TikToker helped funnel money to North Korea https://www.theage.com.au/national/how-an-american-tiktoker-helped-funnel-money-to-north-korea-20260329-p5zjll.html
Wed 03:00:26 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So if you take them out, the stuff is still bad.
Wed 03:00:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ If you replace them with another food coloring agent that's "natural" it still accomplishes making something bad look "good"
Wed 03:01:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So they don't care.
Wed 03:01:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ in a Russian psychiatric hospital after criticizing the president https://www.dw.com/en/ilya-remeslo-formerly-a-pro-putin-blogger-has-ended-up-in-a-russian-psychiatric-hospital-after-criticizing-the-president-what-happened/a-76457533
Wed 03:01:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ We're at the level of "Doritos" that we were with cigarettes in the 70s and 80s.
Wed 03:01:25 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Light.....Low Tar.....Less Nicotine.
Wed 03:01:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But it was still a cigarette.
Wed 03:01:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ release of Ukrainian journalists detained by Russia https://cpj.org/2026/03/cpj-urges-us-congress-trump-administration-to-prioritize-release-of-ukrainian-journalists-detained-by-russia/
Wed 03:02:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They convinced people through trickery that smoking wasn't as dangerous, when it was every bit as dangerous as it was.
Wed 03:02:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ My friend's mother fell for that and started smoking "Misty" cigarettes.
Wed 03:02:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Less tar.
Wed 03:02:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ LeakBase’s “Chucky” detained in Russia https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/26879969
Wed 03:02:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And she still developed lung disease.
Wed 03:02:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And the second hand smoke all over the house got her son to start smoking too.
Wed 03:04:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Can people be happy without deliberately inhaling poison?
Wed 03:04:14 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Now it's vapes and marijuana.
Wed 03:04:28 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: Marijuana isn't why Brandon Lobster is insane
Wed 03:04:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But I'm certain it's not done anything to help.
Wed 03:04:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ He needs psychiatric medication
Wed 03:05:01 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Not Canada throwing weed and weird cosmetic surgery at him.
Wed 03:06:07 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/health-effects/mental-health.html
Wed 03:06:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Their own government fully admits that mariijuana is likely to cause or aggravate existing mental health problems.
Wed 03:06:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Yet it sells it to mentally ill people anyway, for the tax revenue.
Wed 03:07:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Throwing weed at mentally ill people isn't doing them a favor. It's hurting them more.
Wed 03:08:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The government loves taxes on gambling, cigarettes, booze, and weed.
Wed 03:08:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Wed 03:08:06 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Rich people tend not to do it.
Wed 03:08:16 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ And it allows them to extract revenue from people who are utterly broke.
Wed 03:08:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_March_31_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_March_31_2026.gmi ∎
Wed 03:08:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Wed 03:08:45 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The closest thing I ever do to gambling is if there's a free contest entry or something.
Wed 03:09:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I got a couple free entries to a contest to win an SUV today.
Wed 03:09:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ But if it cost even $1 to enter the contest, I wouldn't have.
Wed 03:09:33 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ When you're dealing with odds that are in the millions to one, it's not worth even $1.
Wed 03:10:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If Arvind were to die tomorrow, I would celebrate with fireworks and buy myself a cruise around the world. I hate that MFer basturd so much. I can't wait to find out where he is buried so I can help the flowers bloom. All natural. What a stain on humanity. Fu ck you Arvind, you piece of sh-t." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kn2r2pnj#replies
Wed 03:11:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Oracle announced 18% worldwide layoffs today (29k heads). This does not bode well for blue as they usually play follow the leader" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmrejfgh#replies
Wed 03:13:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I know Robbie "Don't I look mahvelpous in a hoodie and sneakers like Jesus in a Hoodie" Thomas's writing anywhere! Thats Robbie right there (or should I say in here) in this forum lurking around praising ain't life grand at IBM. Suppose it could be worse and you could be part of the Oarcle 20% RIF OUCH. Can the world "afford the damage AI" is causing and will cause?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kmx05579#replies
Wed 03:13:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "IBM is the Epstein Island of companies. Arvind likes em young."
Wed 03:25:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Sounds Like Red Hat (IBM) Layoffs in Slop Clothing ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Sounds_Like_Red_Hat_IBM_Layoffs_in_Slop_Clothing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Sounds_Like_Red_Hat_IBM_Layoffs_in_Slop_Clothing.gmi ∎
Wed 03:25:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: There have been small hints that Walmart is admitting we're in a recession.
Wed 03:26:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They brought back a 6.4 ounce tube of toothpaste for 78 cents.
Wed 03:26:23 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] ah, does it taste bad?
Wed 03:26:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I haven't seen "Close Up" toothpaste on the shelves in over 20 years.
Wed 03:26:40 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It was always a bargain brand. The millionaire down the block from my grandparents used it though.
Wed 03:27:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I picked up some full sized sticks of deodorant for $1.75 again the other day.
Wed 03:27:34 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ For a while they didn't want to sell you anything unless it was like 1.6 ounces for $4.98.
Wed 03:27:41 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ These were 2.7 ounce.
Wed 03:28:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Walmart also went back to stocking safety razor systems.
Wed 03:28:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They got rid of those in the late 90s.
Wed 03:29:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Oracle lays off 12,000 employees in India; another round likely in a month https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/oracle-lays-off-12-000-employees-in-india-another-round-likely-in-a-month-126033101247_1.html
Wed 03:30:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Partners: Oracle Layoffs Are ‘Huge’ Channel Opportunity https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2026/partners-oracle-layoffs-are-huge-channel-opportunity
Wed 03:30:48 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: I went to safety razor blades over two years ago.
Wed 03:31:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They're roughly 8 cents a blade in bulk. They last about 5 shaves for me. But my hair is very hard on blades. I go through a $3.50 Mach 3 head in about 6-7 shaves.
Wed 03:32:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nothing to do with "hey hi" https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/oracle_cuts_jobs/
Wed 03:32:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The Mach 3 is harder to nick yourself with so you can shave faster with it, but that's the main advantage.
Wed 03:33:11 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Back when I started using them, they used higher quality steel.
Wed 03:33:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ I put a head on the razor and it lasted about a month.
Wed 03:33:35 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ So the quality has definitely gone down, but not the price.
Wed 03:33:46 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ They used to say Made In USA, now they say Made in Brazil.
Wed 03:37:57 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ My neighbor still hasn't gotten his plate sticker. It expired in January.
Wed 03:38:05 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Maybe he doesn't have car insurance.
Wed 03:38:18 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You know, you have to prioritize buying skunk weed at the dispensery.
Wed 03:38:24 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ Like Brandon Lobster.
Wed 03:39:44 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ https://www.reddit.com/r/Crostini/comments/1s6ji40/whats_the_status_of_baguette_these_days/
Wed 03:40:08 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: I'm going to nuke the Crostini install and start over when I get the ChromeOS 147 update.
Wed 03:40:17 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That will switch to Baguette and Debian Trixie.
Wed 03:40:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Under Investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for Abusive Tactics ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_Under_Investigation_by_the_UK_s_Competition_and_Marke.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Microsoft_Under_Investigation_by_the_UK_s_Competition_and_Marke.gmi ∎
Wed 03:40:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] Baguette?
Wed 03:41:23 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's basically Crostini, but without LXC.
Wed 03:41:31 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It's just Debian in KVM directly.
Wed 03:41:47 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It will be the default for new "Linux" environments in ChromeOS 147.
Wed 03:43:51 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: I'm hoping it fixes some longstandting problems in Crostini, like no Vulkan support.
Wed 03:44:12 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You could get Vulkan to work, but you had to use a different Linux distribution in Crostini, not Debian.
Wed 03:44:42 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ The only Vulkan support in Debian 12 in Crostini is llvmpipe.
Wed 03:57:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Lots of Layoffs at IBM, "Media Blackout" About Mass Layoffs at IBM's HashiCorp and Confluent Last Month ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Lots_of_Layoffs_at_IBM_Media_Blackout_About_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Lots_of_Layoffs_at_IBM_Media_Blackout_About_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM.gmi ∎
Wed 04:00:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vista 11 only 12% "market share" in US https://analytics.usa.gov/
Wed 04:20:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ amazon
Wed 04:20:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-plans-smartphone-comeback-more-than-decade-after-fire-phone-flop-2026-03-20/
Wed 04:22:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-04-01.gmi
Wed 04:25:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today is March 31st, 2026 and I haven't made a blog post in five months. I know, that's a long time and I should be making more frequent updates. That's why I'm making this one. Here's what's happened since October." gemini://breebee.smol.pub/status_update_03_31_2026
Wed 04:26:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "No, we need a bogeyman, dragging away women and children. Big bad bogeyman with stringy hair and stained camisoles. Bargain bin bogeyman with chipped nails and too much eyeliner. Brash bitty bogeyman trying too hard or not hard enough, failing too hard or not hard enough." gemini://ardea.smol.pub/2026-03-31-bogeywoman
Wed 04:26:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So someone tried to graft a new type system onto Perl (which by the by is a "closed, strong and statically typed language") with perhaps predictable results." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/04/01/type-systems.gmi
Wed 04:27:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For the past few months I've been slowly building up a list of Brazilian networks to block [1], and if the theory of why it's happening is true [2], then it's going to be a long slog of banning Brazilian networks for, if not months, then years (with a reported 21,000+ ISPs in Brazil … yeah)." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/03/31.1
Wed 04:28:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ An offline Maidenhead grid converter gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/an-offline-maidenhead-grid-converter.gmi
Wed 04:29:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ atrial fibrillation gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/atrial_fibrillation
Wed 04:30:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I know I'm not supposed to get too excited about space launches. I know things could be delayed or postponed up to the last second (almost literally). I know that today's weather briefing put the chances of launching tomorrow at only 80 percent." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-03-31
Wed 04:30:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The 90s (ish) popularised the idea that, to protect yourself against spies, you could meet your trusted associates in real life and physically verify their identity as you digitally signed each others’ PGP keys. Thanks to the magic of mathematics, your Quake serialz could be exchanged in peace and your super-important IRC logs could be assuredly untampered-with." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/03/31/key-signing-party/
Wed 04:31:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I inherited my Mom's sewing machine, as her retinitis pigmetosa has progressed to the point that she can no longer sew. I have no history of sewing, but I'm trying some odd projects to see if I can accumulate a bit of skill. I should probably have started with hand sewing, as I'm finding machine sewing a very difficult and fussy thing." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2803
Wed 04:32:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I think one of the most important questions that AI brings to light is one that could actually be asked about virtually any world-consuming technology: How was it possible that it could come to dominate everything and no one seemingly had any say in the matter?" gemini://beyondneolithic.life/posts/ai-capital.gmi
Wed 04:37:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 01/04/2026: Hallucinations, Stitching, and Type Systems ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Gemini_Links_01_04_2026_Hallucinations_Stitching_and_Type_Syste.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Gemini_Links_01_04_2026_Hallucinations_Stitching_and_Type_Syste.gmi ∎
Wed 04:50:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Real Reason Many Sites and Forums Shun Microsoft Lunduke ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/The_Real_Reason_Many_Sites_and_Forums_Shun_Microsoft_Lunduke.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/The_Real_Reason_Many_Sites_and_Forums_Shun_Microsoft_Lunduke.gmi ∎
Wed 05:05:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Oracle Lays Off Because of Debt and Commercial Issues, Not Slop ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Oracle_Lays_Off_Because_of_Debt_and_Commercial_Issues_Not_Slop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Oracle_Lays_Off_Because_of_Debt_and_Commercial_Issues_Not_Slop.gmi ∎
Wed 05:10:04 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: New York City finally got rid of the MetroCard this year.
Wed 05:10:20 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ You can cash them out or move the fare, but you can't use the card anymore.
Wed 05:10:39 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ That was the part of the transit system that required OS/2.
Wed 05:14:10 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: Oracle apparently fired over 30,000 employees yesterday at 6 AM by e-mail.
Wed 05:22:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Free Speech in the United Kingdom When "Chilling Effect" is Increasingly Prevalent ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Free_Speech_in_the_United_Kingdom_When_Chilling_Effect_is_Incre.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Free_Speech_in_the_United_Kingdom_When_Chilling_Effect_is_Incre.gmi ∎
Wed 05:30:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] yes
Wed 05:30:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] 6am
Wed 05:30:30 │ 〖schestowitz[TR3〗 │] people sleep
Wed 05:33:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Two pieces landed in my reading queue recently that, taken together, crystallized something I’ve been trying to articulate for a while." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/31/what-ai-asks-of-open-access/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Wed 05:34:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The case has sparked demonstrations across the country in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and elsewhere" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/sexualised-deepfakes-targeting-actress-spur-german-metoo-moment/articleshow/129927696.cms | Source: India Times
Wed 05:35:00 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ schestowitz[TR3]: Those people that own that Holiday Inn I was just at were very nice.
Wed 05:35:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Of course, sophisticated predictive data doesn’t guarantee sellouts, but it dramatically improves the chances of a capacity crowd" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/31/giggin-predictive-concert-booking-full-houses/ | Source: Digital Music News
Wed 05:35:15 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ It was storming very badly the last couple of nights.
Wed 05:35:38 │ 〖IsambardPrince〗 │ A food delivery driver came in soaking wet and they ran and got him some towels and asked him to please help himself to some coffee and snacks.
Wed 05:35:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ cables
Wed 05:36:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "People often think that the internet runs through satellites, but the reality is different. About 95 to 97% of the world's data is transferred through fiber optic cables." ☛ https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/business/news/risk-of-internet-disruption-worldwide-including-india-137580441.html | Source: Bhaskar English
Wed 05:36:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "U.S. Representative April McClain Delaney (D-MD) has introduced four bipartisan bills aimed at lowering costs in rural America and expanding broadband access." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/md-congresswoman-introduces-bills-to-expand-rural-broadband/ | Source: Inside Towers
Wed 05:37:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The so-called Big Beautiful Bill that Republicans passed last year cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid and health care spending" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-health-care-cuts-fund-iran-war-1235538768/ | Source: Rolling Stone
Wed 05:37:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This perception is widespread." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/03/recognition-redistribution-identity-fraser-butler/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Wed 05:38:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A year into this deportation program, it’s safe to say that the joint work of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, US Border Patrol, and other federal agencies have reshaped American life, from coast-to-coast, in both dramatic and more quiet ways." ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/483983/immigration-ice-changed-america-economy-tsa-chicago-charlotte-arizona-enforcement-immigrant-life | Source: Vox
Wed 05:38:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "NBC published a confirmation from the Marine Corps that this is “the first time in recent memory that federal law enforcement agencies have supported base access operations,” as well as DHS statements saying ICE planned no on-site arrests as part of its work." ☛ https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/31/marines-warn-of-ice-presence-at-parris-island-boot-camp-events/ | Source: USMC
Wed 05:39:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The journalist was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the outlets she worked for." ☛ https://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/us-journalist-kidnapped-in-baghdad-and-security-forces-hunt-captors-1947723 | Source: Deccan Chronicle
Wed 05:39:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In February 2026, a ruling from Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal, the country’s highest court, saw Urresti walk free on March 3 and announce his return to politics" ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/03/daughter-of-slain-peruvian-journalist-hugo-bustios-calls-release-of-convicted-mastermind-an-insult-to-justice/ | Source: CPJ
Wed 05:39:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Barack Obama appointee determined that, while the president may criticize reporting, fund other speech or impose limits on federal grants, it may not use government power to punish disfavored expression." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-blocks-trump-thump-of-npr-pbs-funding/ | Source: Court House News
Wed 05:40:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Because the First Amendment does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type" ☛ https://alabamareflector.com/2026/03/31/repub/trump-order-to-block-npr-pbs-funding-was-unlawful-judge-rules/ | Source: Alabama Reflector
Wed 05:41:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Choi Shuk-fong, 66, took the witness stand on Monday to give testimony for Chow Hang-tung, a former leader of the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China" ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/30/ex-hong-kong-journalist-who-witnessed-tiananmen-crackdown-testifies-in-vigil-activists-subversion-trial/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
Wed 05:41:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An individual with ties to the Iranian-aligned militia group Kataib Hezballah believed to be involved in the kidnapping has been taken into custody by Iraqi authorities" ☛ https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260331-us-journalist-kidnapped-in-baghdad-by-suspected-iranian-backed-armed-group | Source: France24
Wed 05:42:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There is more. The European rights NGO Liberties notes that last year “political figures” targeted journalists with not just legal attacks but also physical intimidation and smear campaigns." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/mar/31/can-europes-public-service-media-survive-attacks-by-the-far-right | Source: The Guardian UK
Wed 05:42:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In letters sent to the three schools, the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested data on the last seven years of admitted classes at the medical schools, threatening to withhold federal funding if the schools do not comply by turning over the data requested by April 24" ☛ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/03/30/trump-administration-requests-medical-school-admissions-data/ | Source: Stanford University
Wed 05:43:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That evening, when I left the museum, I joined the protests and for the first time in my life encountered tear gas and rubber bullets." ☛ https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/03/31/pussy-riot-co-founder-nadya-tolokonnikova-on-her-support-for-ukraine-her-onlyfans-work-and-the-council-of-europe-s-russia-platform | Source: Meduza
Wed 05:43:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Iran announced the execution of two political prisoners on March 31, a day after the death penalty was also carried out on two others, in a sign that the clerical authorities are stepping up a crackdown on internal opposition in the country." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-us-war-executions-repression/33721498.html | Source: RFERL
Wed 05:44:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "unparalleled access to the Trump Administration." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/30/the-white-house-apps-propaganda-is-the-least-alarming-thing-about-it/ | Source: Techdirt
Wed 05:44:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That man is, of course, President Donald Trump, who rolled out AI-generated renderings for his future presidential library by way of Truth Social" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/03/trump-presidential-library-kings-gold/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Wed 05:48:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "exodus continues" ☛ https://electrek.co/2026/03/30/tesla-cybercab-assembly-leader-mark-lupkey-leaves/ | Source: Electrek
Wed 05:48:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If anybody goes to Disney World with their family for spring break, or goes to a beach somewhere, or anywhere on vacation, and you see any one of the 535 members of Congress, take a picture and send it to us" ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lindsey-graham-disney-world-airport-1235539113/ | Source: Rolling Stone
Wed 05:50:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ False, misleading narrative https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/ibm-workforce-changes-2026-explained-why-is-ibm-cutting-jobs-while-planning-to-hire-more-here-are-the-roles-its-hiring-for-and-what-it-plans-next/articleshow/129829235.cms
Wed 05:50:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Tech hype relies on “technodeterminism”—the idea that a technology, once conceived of and sufficiently developed, will spread throughout society due to the efficiencies it creates." ☛ https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technology/72486/escaping-the-tech-hype-cycle |
Wed 06:01:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "helping millions of Americans make sense of the radical shifts in their country." ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/doonesbury-garry-trudeau-found-way-inform-entertain-generation-newspaper-readers-one-panel-time-180988410/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Wed 06:01:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Banks are equally unimpressed, with analysts warning that the situation is set to get even worse." ☛ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/hsbc-bank-warns-tesla-stock-collapse | Source: Futurism
Wed 06:07:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Wildlife and nature photographer Kiran Simpson has taken home the top prize at the Scottish Nature Photography Awards (SNPA)" ☛ https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/hes-done-it-again-14-year-old-photographer-wins-major-award-with-macro-spider-shot-i-ran-inside-to-grab-my-camera-knowing-it-might-be-gone-by-the-time-i-got-back | Source: Digital Camera World
Wed 06:07:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – What IBM and EPO Workers Have in Common: European Media Not Covering Very Major News (Press Became Dysfunctional) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/What_IBM_and_EPO_Workers_Have_in_Common_European_Media_Not_Cove.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/What_IBM_and_EPO_Workers_Have_in_Common_European_Media_Not_Cove.gmi ∎
Wed 06:18:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OSPO Notes: Open Source Governance — Who Decides, and How ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/OSPO_Notes_Open_Source_Governance_Who_Decides_and_How.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/OSPO_Notes_Open_Source_Governance_Who_Decides_and_How.gmi ∎
Wed 06:20:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Six Months ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Six_Months.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Six_Months.gmi ∎
Wed 06:21:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Those in apartments or rented accommodations had largely been left out of the solar revolution." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/solar-balconies-take-europe-by-storm/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 06:21:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In normal times, about 20 percent of the world’s oil production passes through the Strait of Hormuz." ☛ https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-oil-crisis-is-about-to-get-physical | Source: Paul Krugman
Wed 06:21:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The fragments of Starlink satellite 34343 will join the tens of thousands of pieces of orbital debris that other satellites and the International Space Station constantly dodge." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/31/another-starlink-satellite-has-exploded.html | Source: BoingBoing
Wed 06:22:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Reporters at TechCrunch have confirmed that at least some of the leaked emails did originate from Patel's Gmail account by verifying the message headers." ☛ https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/iranian-hackers-breach-fbi-directors-personal-email-post-cv-and-photos-online | Source: Bitdefender
Wed 06:23:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Each year, there is a date that goes unnoticed by many, and yet, it marks the turning point in the global ecological calendar, highlighting the growing imbalance between human demand and the planet’s available resources." ☛ https://unu.edu/ehs/article/what-earth-overshoot-day-and-why-does-it-matter | Source: United Nations University
Wed 06:23:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Each year, Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when we have used all the biological resources that the Earth can renew during the entire year." ☛ https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/updates/earth-overshoot-day/ | Source: UN Environment Programme
Wed 06:23:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Community Pressure Drives Population Pressure" ☛ https://overpopulation-project.com/because-everyone-else-is-not-doing-it/ | Source: Overpopulation
Wed 06:24:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The nuclear family is a modern invention. It emerged just a few hundred years ago and slowly proliferated across the world. That shift, coupled with other demographic changes, have weakened community ties." ☛ https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pronatalists-babies-birth-rate-family | Source: Science News
Wed 06:24:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Both houses of parliament seem to have different visions for the ban, meaning they will likely need to reach a compromise before it can become law." ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/france-eyes-ban-on-social-media-for-under-15s-11293872#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV
Wed 06:25:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/ONLYOFFICE_Gets_Forked_as_Made_in_Europe_Sparks_Licensing_and_T.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/ONLYOFFICE_Gets_Forked_as_Made_in_Europe_Sparks_Licensing_and_T.gmi ∎
Wed 06:25:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When everything can be clipped, edited and weaponized, social media shapes debate, erodes trust and encourages performance over results." ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/03/middle-aisle-social-media-is-poisoning-the-minnesota-legislature/ | Source: MinnPost
Wed 06:32:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the past several years, the world has been busy with the migration to post-quantum cryptography" ☛ https://www.feistyduck.com/newsletter/issue_135_web_pki_reimagined_with_merkle_tree_certificates | Source: Feisty Duck
Wed 06:33:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This month in KDE Linux: March 2026 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/This_month_in_KDE_Linux_March_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/This_month_in_KDE_Linux_March_2026.gmi ∎
Wed 06:33:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There will also be stickers on the car window listing which electronic payment methods are accepted." ☛ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/04/01/all-hong-kong-taxis-must-now-accept-at-least-2-forms-of-e-payment/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press
Wed 06:34:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yesterday, I had the chance to witness someone who's one of the most dedicated, competent advocates for privacy and digital rights bring that message to a whole new platform." ☛ https://www.anildash.com/2026/03/31/defending-privacy-daily/ | Source: Anil Dash
Wed 06:34:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "While much of the focus on lawful access and subscriber information has centred on the reduced standards for obtaining an order for such information from Canadian telecom and Internet providers" ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/scoping-in-the-tech-giants-bill-c-22s-international-production-order-and-the-shift-to-a-less-privacy-protective-cross-border-disclosure-system/ | Source: Michael Geist
Wed 06:35:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They claim Amazon retains the snippets of audio even after confirming it wasn’t meant for Alexa and sometimes denies requests to delete the recordings." ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/amazon-wins-partial-dismissal-in-alexa-wiretapping-class-action/ | Source: Court House News
Wed 06:36:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Now, some companies are using personal data to set individualized prices for customers, a tactic known as surveillance pricing." ☛ https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/033126_surveillance_pricing/your-personal-data-might-set-your-grocery-prices-states-aim-crack-down/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel
Wed 06:36:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Mandatory DNA collection provisions in Senate Bill 116 would apply to anyone charged with a misdemeanor or above who is subject to an ICE immigration detainer." ☛ https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/30/under-no-warrant-dna-collection-any-georgians-genetic-data-could-end-up-in-police-custody/ | Source: The Georgia Recorder
Wed 06:36:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Publicly available information on the internet and social media platforms is used for intelligence gathering." ☛ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/personal-data-isnt-collected-home-ministry-on-security-agencies-using-open-source-intelligence-from-public-sources/article70808426.ece | Source: The Hindu
Wed 06:36:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Krita 5.3.1 Released! ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Krita_5_3_1_Released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Krita_5_3_1_Released.gmi ∎
Wed 06:37:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After publicly calling for the release of the Kazakh rights movement Atazhurt, Bagdat Togysbayev was detained for five days by police. But what struck him as odd wasn't being behind bars, it was how his phone worked afterward." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-phone-unlocking-activist-crackdowns/33719830.html | Source: RFERL
Wed 06:37:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub): "After a team member summoned Copilot to correct a typo in a PR of mine, Copilot edited my PR description to include and ad for itself and Raycast." ☛ https://notes.zachmanson.com/copilot-edited-an-ad-into-my-pr/ |
Wed 06:37:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Windows TCO ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/whatsapp_message_bad_msi_packages/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 06:38:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Why did this happen? That’s in dispute. At first it appeared that the mods of r/PaulMcCartney had kicked Sir Paul from the subreddit dedicated to him." ☛ https://www.404media.co/paul-mccartney-banned-from-reddit-after-promoting-himself-in-paul-mccartney-subreddit/ | Source: 404 Media
Wed 06:40:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): JSP Educa – Linux distribution for use in the educational field ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/JSP_Educa_Linux_distribution_for_use_in_the_educational_field.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/JSP_Educa_Linux_distribution_for_use_in_the_educational_field.gmi ∎
Wed 06:40:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Repeat] "Attie, which interim CEO Toni Schneider referred to as a “new product” that’s “not part of the Bluesky app” in an interview with TechCrunch" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bluesky-users-disgust-new-ai | Source: Futurism
Wed 06:40:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For the last two years, technologists have ominously predicted that AI coding agents will be responsible for a deluge of security vulnerabilities. They were right! Just, not for the reasons they thought." ☛ https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2026/03/30/vulnerability-research-is-cooked/ |
Wed 06:41:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "the novelty wore off. that’s it. that’s the whole thing." ☛ https://alexandmanu.com/blog/sora-shutting-down/ | Source: Alex & Manu
Wed 06:44:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anthropic accidentally shipped “map” files with Claude Code. these map files are meant for debugging—they let you reverse-engineer minified code back to readable source." ☛ https://alexandmanu.com/blog/the-claude-code-leak-what-happened-and-why-it-matters/ | Source: Alex & Manu
Wed 06:44:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That said, Claude Code's source isn't a complete mystery, and while this exposure gives us a look at a fresh iteration of Claude Code straight from the leaky bucket, it's not blowing the lid off of something that was a secret until now." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/anthropic_claude_code_source_code/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 06:44:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I write a monthly column for Prospect Magazine in the UK, covering the social implications of information technology." ☛ https://ethanzuckerman.com/2026/03/31/recent-writing-as-of-march-2026/ | Source: Ethan Zuckerman
Wed 06:45:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The idea has prompted sharp critiques: Cory Doctorow proposes we understand this new paradigm as including both centaurs—smart humans given powerful computers to handle tedious and repetitive aspects of work—and “reverse-centaurs”" ☛ https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technology/ai/72868/artificial-intelligence-no-substitute-for-real-learning |
Wed 06:47:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The tepid, conformist nature of your AI-assisted prose will only make my unexpected bons mots stand out more sharply." ☛ https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/go-ahead-and-use-ai-it-will-only | Source: Hamilton Nolan
Wed 06:48:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The February hearing, convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation" ☛ https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-robotaxis-driven-remotely | Source: Futurism
Wed 06:48:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Wed 06:50:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GIMP 3.2.2 Released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/GIMP_3_2_2_Released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/29/GIMP_3_2_2_Released.gmi ∎
Wed 06:51:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Setting up mutt for use with Microsoft o365 using OAuth2 is a pain, but fortunately there are helper scripts and helpful blog posts available." ☛ https://www.netmeister.org/blog/mutt-reset-terminal.html | Source: Jan Schaumann
Wed 06:51:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If anyone still harbored any illusions about it, it is way past time to ditch two long-held ideas about Apple." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3102583/apple-at-50.html | Source: Macworld
Wed 06:52:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Happy World Backup Day! Wait, you didn’t know it’s World Backup Day? Well, it is! And you know how you can celebrate?" ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3102505/dear-apple-i-have-two-wishes-for-world-backup-day.html | Source: Macworld
Wed 06:52:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System was due for completion in 2016. Ten years later, the software for controlling the military’s GPS satellites still doesn’t work." ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/the-us-militarys-gps-software-is-an-8-billion-mess/ | Source: Wired
Wed 06:53:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Ware for February 2026 is a WITRN C5. Congrats to Tim for guessing it, email me for your prize!" ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/winner-name-that-ware-february-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang
Wed 06:53:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The door to digital sovereignty is open, please come in ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/The_door_to_digital_sovereignty_is_open_please_come_in.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/The_door_to_digital_sovereignty_is_open_please_come_in.gmi ∎
Wed 06:53:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This ware malfunctioned, so I took it apart to see what’s going on and now it’s this month’s Name that Ware. As it would be far too easy to guess if I showed the whole circuit board, this is just a portion of the whole ware." ☛ https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2026/name-that-ware-march-2026/ | Source: Bunnie Huang
Wed 06:53:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "RAM is suddenly so expensive because memory is powering the AI boom." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/laptop-electronics-ram-ai-tax/686628/ | Source: The Atlantic
Wed 06:54:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I mentioned recently that at work, we're retaining old systems that we would have normally discarded." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/RetainingOldSystems2026 | Source: University of Toronto
Wed 06:54:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s likely that Hackaday has a readership with the highest percentage of oscilloscope ownership among any in the world, and we’re guessing that most of you who fit in that bracket have a modern digital instrument on your bench." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/an-oscilloscope-the-way-they-used-to-be/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 06:54:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "UV printing in general is a bit of a maintenance hog, which has helped keep it from hobbyist use. UV ink doesn’t really like sitting idle in a machine, but the E1 automates cleaning and flushing of the print head as well as having swappable cartridges for each ink." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/refill-uv-printer-ink-cartridges-like-its-the-late-90s/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 06:54:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The cores Arm uses in the AGI are also surprisingly light on Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD) features compared to the AVX extensions found on modern x86 server processors." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/intel_arm_agi_cpu/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 06:55:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I am not that dynamic, just so you know. I just want to help my students to become whatever they can be" ☛ https://bobbyhiltz.com/posts/2026/03/teaching-tools/ | Source: Bobby Hiltz
Wed 06:55:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yesterday I filled in for the elementary principal. I miss the structure and pace of the principal role." ☛ https://troypatterson.me/2026/03/31/reflecting-on-principal-for-a-day/ | Source: Troy Patterson
Wed 07:00:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): These are the 6 worst Linux recommendations I keep hearing—here's why they're wrong ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/These_are_the_6_worst_Linux_recommendations_I_keep_hearing_here.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/These_are_the_6_worst_Linux_recommendations_I_keep_hearing_here.gmi ∎
Wed 07:00:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Between 2019 and 2021, Low-tech Magazine published three books containing selections of articles from the website, spanning 14 years (2007-2021)." ☛ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2026/03/low-tech-magazine-the-uncompressed-book-series/ | Source: Low Tech Mag
Wed 07:03:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GParted Live – small bootable Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/GParted_Live_small_bootable_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/GParted_Live_small_bootable_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎
Wed 07:05:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "drowning in AI slop" ☛ https://davidoks.blog/p/how-citations-ruined-science | Source: David Oks
Wed 07:05:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is my third set of monthly notes for this year." ☛ https://susam.net/26c.html | Source: SusamPal
Wed 07:06:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If I were in school and mixed up these two I would be admonished." ☛ https://notes.zachmanson.com/its/ |
Wed 07:06:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Internet spaces I tend to inhabit have more polarisation than at many other recent times, and little explication of the worldviews that lead to different premises for discussion, that in turn lead to the polarisation and disagreement." ☛ https://www.sicpers.info/2026/03/art-or-tool/ | Source: SICP
Wed 07:06:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That's how long I was stuck at the train station of Montpelier Saint-Roch (France) yesterday because of a massive fire near the railway in Sète city." ☛ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1134/the-matchbox-kingdom | Source: David Revoy
Wed 07:07:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Meet the third model: the Winchester Mystery House." ☛ https://www.dbreunig.com/2026/03/26/winchester-mystery-house.html | Source: Drew Breunig
Wed 07:08:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): How Small Can A Linux Executable Be? ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/How_Small_Can_A_Linux_Executable_Be.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/How_Small_Can_A_Linux_Executable_Be.gmi ∎
Wed 07:10:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The debate has historically crystallised on a rigid duality in interpreting the two films." ☛ https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/the-day-after/ | Source: Simone Silvestroni
Wed 07:10:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A sort of guerrilla arts group, “Secret Handshake” have seeded Washington with provocative temporary statues over the last year, including one depicting Trump with his former friend, the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/golden-toilet-statue-mocks-trump-near-renovated-white-house-167217555 | Source: RTL
Wed 07:13:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): CachyOS just dethroned Arch Linux on ProtonDB, and Linux gamers are finally noticing ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/26/CachyOS_just_dethroned_Arch_Linux_on_ProtonDB_and_Linux_gamers_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/26/CachyOS_just_dethroned_Arch_Linux_on_ProtonDB_and_Linux_gamers_.gmi ∎
Wed 07:14:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 01/04/2026: Microsoft GitHub Now Pushing Ads Into People's Code/Commits, Earth Overshoot Day Draws Nearer ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Links_01_04_2026_Microsoft_GitHub_Now_Pushing_Ads_Into_People_s.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Links_01_04_2026_Microsoft_GitHub_Now_Pushing_Ads_Into_People_s.gmi ∎
Wed 07:19:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Red Hat: Latin-1 character set under threat from Bishop Michael Martin, North Carolina ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Red_Hat_Latin_1_character_set_under_threat_from_Bishop_Michael_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/Red_Hat_Latin_1_character_set_under_threat_from_Bishop_Michael_.gmi ∎
Wed 07:21:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): You’re probably ready for Arch Linux. Here’s #HowTo tell ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/You_re_probably_ready_for_Arch_Linux_Here_s_how_to_tell.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/You_re_probably_ready_for_Arch_Linux_Here_s_how_to_tell.gmi ∎
Wed 07:27:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): CachyOS beats Windows 11 in Cyberpunk 2077 and Space Marine 2 in a new gaming benchmark ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/CachyOS_beats_Windows_11_in_Cyberpunk_2077_and_Space_Marine_2_i.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/CachyOS_beats_Windows_11_in_Cyberpunk_2077_and_Space_Marine_2_i.gmi ∎
Wed 07:32:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Elive 3.8.50 Stable ‘Retrowave’ is released! ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Elive_3_8_50_Stable_Retrowave_is_released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Elive_3_8_50_Stable_Retrowave_is_released.gmi ∎
Wed 07:32:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM "Headcount Reductions" by Early Retirement and Death ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/IBM_Headcount_Reductions_by_Early_Retirement_and_Death.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/01/IBM_Headcount_Reductions_by_Early_Retirement_and_Death.gmi ∎
Wed 07:35:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The upshot is phew, we solved this problem, why am I writing about it." ☛ https://mcyoung.xyz/2026/03/31/shame/ | Source: Miguel Young de la Sota
Wed 07:36:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you need fast, content-based retrieval of large amounts of documents, your best option is to use a full-text indexer." ☛ https://hister.org/posts/data-indexing-in-golang | Source: Hister
Wed 07:36:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Grep can be used as a timer, and can be blocking." ☛ https://notes.zachmanson.com/grep-timer/ |
Wed 07:37:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Both sets of commits represent the same amount of work. The only difference is the two minutes it took to write a real commit message instead of a placeholder." ☛ https://chrismaiorana.com/git-commits-tell-the-story/ |
Wed 07:37:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most programs on developer machines use less as a fallback pager if PAGER isn’t set. If you want everything to be dumped to your terminal directly, set your PAGER environment variable to cat." ☛ https://theleo.zone/posts/pager/ |
Wed 07:38:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Web development is an exercise in distributed execution of program, where some parts of your program execute in a (mostly) trusted environment on the server and some execute on a untrusted environment on the client." ☛ https://notes.zachmanson.com/web-development/ |
Wed 07:38:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "i had keybindings for everything. i could navigate my terminal blindfolded." ☛ https://alexandmanu.com/blog/why-i-stopped-using-fancy-dev-tools/ | Source: Alex & Manu
Wed 07:38:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Our codebase is roughly 2 million lines of Haskell, once you strip out comments and such." ☛ https://blog.haskell.org/a-couple-million-lines-of-haskell/ | Source: Haskell
Wed 07:40:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Slimbook Creative Linux laptop packs RTX 5070, Thunderbolt 4 and 99 Wh battery into 1.9 kg chassis ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Slimbook_Creative_Linux_laptop_packs_RTX_5070_Thunderbolt_4_and.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Slimbook_Creative_Linux_laptop_packs_RTX_5070_Thunderbolt_4_and.gmi ∎
Wed 07:52:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Read More: https://www.bgr.com/2136133/android-auto-new-feature-ev-trip-planning-supported-car-brands/ ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/01/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Wed 07:55:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yesterday the axios package was compromised on npm." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/31/npms-defaults-are-bad.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Wed 07:55:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Good day! Today (tonight), some notes on the last couple months of Wastrel, my ahead-of-time WebAssembly compiler." ☛ https://wingolog.org/archives/2026/03/31/wastrelly-wabbits | Source: Andy Wingo
Wed 07:55:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most local-first software focuses almost exclusively on the first two. I’m certainly guilty of it." ☛ https://jakelazaroff.com/words/building-more-resilient-local-first-software-with-atproto/ | Source: Jake Lazaroff
Wed 07:55:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Supply Chain Attack on Axios Pulls Malicious Dependency from npm (via) Useful writeup of today's supply chain attack against Axios, the HTTP client NPM package with 101 million weekly downloads." ☛ https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/31/supply-chain-attack-on-axios/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison
Wed 07:56:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The attacker altered the account’s registered email to a ProtonMail address and used the npm CLI to publish the compromised packages." ☛ https://thecyberexpress.com/axios-supply-chain-attack-npm-malware/ | Source: Cyble Inc
Wed 07:56:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) joined several other researchers in attributing the attack to a North Korean threat actor they call UNC1069. SentinelOne found the same group using macOS-based malware in attacks dating back to 2023." ☛ https://therecord.media/google-links-axios-supply-chain-attack-north-korea | Source: The Record
Wed 07:56:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "axios is the most popular JavaScript HTTP client library with over 100 million weekly downloads." ☛ https://www.stepsecurity.io/blog/axios-compromised-on-npm-malicious-versions-drop-remote-access-trojan |
Wed 07:57:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Axios JavaScript NPM package was recently compromised, representing one of the highest impact supply chain attacks against the open source development ecosystem in recent months." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/axios-npm-package-compromised-precision-attack | Source: Dark Reading
Wed 07:57:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "npm being a package manager for JavaScript" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/axios-software-developer-tool-attack-compromise/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Wed 07:58:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NPM is Microsoft, so Microsoft transmits malware http://techrights.org/o/2022/02/28/microsoft-github-expose-part-xviii-the-story-of-npm/
Wed 07:58:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "No, they do not. This is the mvc mistake all over again. Those layers represent boundaries between technologies, not logical concerns." ☛ https://entropicthoughts.com/mvc-mistake | Source: Chris
Wed 07:58:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With ever increasing sizes of various programs (video games being notorious for this), the question of size optimization comes up more and more often." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/how-small-can-a-linux-executable-be/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 07:59:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "These conditions are not optional. They are a fundamental part of using the software legally and ethically." ☛ https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/03/onlyoffice-flags-license-violations-in-euro-office-project-by-nextcloud-and-ionos |
Wed 08:00:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So, why isn’t this a no-brainer? There are many static site generators, including classics like Hugo and Jekyll." ☛ https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/there-is-absolutely-nothing-wrong-with-web/ | Source: Alisa Sireneva
Wed 08:00:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When your ANALYZE commands start taking minutes and your indexes consume more RAM than your data, you aren’t facing a Postgres bug; you’re facing an architectural mismatch." ☛ https://lorbic.com/clickhouse-vs-postgres-log-storage/ | Source: Vikash Patel
Wed 08:01:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Reflecting back, the first quarter of the year has been a mix of deep technical focus and forward-looking planning." ☛ https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/03/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-march-2026/ | Source: Thunderbird
Wed 08:01:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For simpler clients, my server supports gopher: [...]" ☛ https://maurycyz.com/misc/gopher/ | Source: Maury
Wed 08:02:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "XScreenSaver 6.15 is out now, including iOS and Android. A whopping thirteen new savers this time: [...]" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/03/xscreensaver-6-15/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
Wed 08:02:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I want to get better at learning with other people's help, so I'm going to experiment with engaging Prot as an Emacs coach. Our first session is this week." ☛ https://sachachua.com/blog/2026/03/thinking-about-coaching-goals-with-prot/ |
Wed 08:02:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I maintain a strict privacy policy with everyone I meet. Specifically, I do not say anything about our meeting. But since Sacha has already published this information, I am happy to do this in the open." ☛ https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2026-03-31-emacs-coaching-with-sacha-chua/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou
Wed 08:02:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It was extremely tricky to figure this out, since none of the Krita developers actually use these external applications... But it should be fixed now!" ☛ https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-5.3.1-released/ | Source: Krita
Wed 08:03:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ferus-Comelo built SomnoSphere around an Arduino® UNO™ Q." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/31/somnosphere-is-an-intelligent-bedside-lamp-that-helps-you-sleep-better/ | Source: Arduino
Wed 08:03:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Keeping your filament safely away from moisture exposure is one of the most crucial aspects of getting a good 3D print" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/improving-fdm-filament-drying-with-a-spot-of-vacuum/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 08:04:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The exception is the four MAX7219 LED matrices whose faces are hidden behind a featureless red panel, and for good reason." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/led-matrix-clock-proudly-shows-its-inner-wiring/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 08:04:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Of course, reverse-engineering one of these protocols is a hacker community classic. Today, [Zac Turner] shows us how this GPS drone can be autonomously controlled by a simple Arduino program or Python script." ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/03/31/reverse-engineering-the-holy-stone-h120d-drone/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 08:04:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The latter statistic might cause concern among the hobbyist community, who would otherwise be delighted at the company's success." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/raspberry_pi_fy_2025/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 08:05:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An unknown technical problem caused a number of robotaxis owned by the Chinese tech giant Baidu to freeze on Tuesday in the middle of traffic" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/robotaxi-outage-in-china-leaves-passengers-stuck-in-cars-on-highways/ | Source: Wired
Wed 08:05:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ubuntu MATE was made an official Ubuntu flavour in 2015, and its first official long-term support (LTS) release arrived the following year." ☛ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-needs-new-maintainer | Source: OMG Ubuntu
Wed 08:06:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Canonical engineer Julian Klode proposes dropping support for /boot on btrfs, HFS+, XFS and ZFS filesystems, alongside GRUB’s JPEG and PNG image parsers, ahead of Ubuntu 26.10." ☛ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-grub-secure-boot-luks-changes | Source: OMG Ubuntu
Wed 08:06:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Suppose, not entirely hypothetically, that you've made local changes to an Ubuntu package using dgit and now Ubuntu has come out with an update to that package that you want to switch to, with your local changes still on top." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/DgitUpdatingDebsWithChanges | Source: University of Toronto
Wed 08:07:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Canonical has just released the beta of the next Ubuntu LTS – but what's grabbed the attention of many is that it features GNOME 50 as its default desktop environment. And GNOME 50 no longer supports Google Drive." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/ubuntu_2604_beta/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 08:07:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An internal memo dispatched by senior execs at Red Hat suggests the software biz is starting to push AI tooling within its Global Engineering department." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/31/red_hat_ai_dev/ | Source: The Register UK
Wed 08:08:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Plan 9 was designed to run as a network of machines: authentication servers, file servers, cpu servers and terminals. File servers just serve files over the network" ☛ https://www.ueber.net/who/mjl/plan9/plan9-obsd.html |
Wed 08:08:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some times ago, I acquired an ODROID HC4 arm64 board and installed OpenBSD 7.2 on it. I used it for a moment but there were issues when running with two disks so I stopped using it." ☛ https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/running-openbsd-7.8-on-odroid-hc4/ | Source: TuMFatig
Wed 08:08:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Whether I used the USB/ETH hat or not, the system seem to halt after some time idling. According to a message on the HDMI output, something bad happens about DWC2." ☛ https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/openbsd-7.8-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2w/ | Source: TuMFatig
Wed 08:09:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Fortunately, you can make a router out of basically anything resembling a computer." ☛ https://nbailey.ca/post/router/ |
Wed 08:09:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Web browsers ship new features all the time, but what fun is it if we can’t build silly and fun things with them?" ☛ https://css-tricks.com/abusing-customizable-selects/ | Source: CSS Tricks
Wed 08:10:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Simple goal: take advantage of my home router's WireGuard support and have one of my external servers connect using this, and pass all traffic from a certain user through that interface." ☛ https://muxup.com/2026q1/minipost-routing-a-linux-users-traffic-through-a-wireguard-interface | Source: Muxup
Wed 08:10:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this post, we highlight research that shows erroneous outbound traffic (traffic initiated by internal hosts that elicit no response) is a powerful and underused signal for uncovering silent anomalies." ☛ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/01/the-potential-of-erroneous-outbound-traffic/ | Source: APNIC
Wed 08:10:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The second new piece of the software-defined performance puzzle, Dynamic Multi Frame Generation (MFG) with 5X and 6X modes" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/we-go-hands-on-with-nvidias-dlss-4-5-dynamic-multi-frame-generation-and-its-5x-and-6x-multipliers-more-generated-frames-now-tailor-made-for-your-monitors-refresh-rate | Source: Tom's Hardware
Wed 08:10:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Open YouTube, type "home lab" and you'll find dozens of enthusiasts running Proxmox on their home server." ☛ https://aumont.fr/posts/proxmox-overkill/ | Source: Mathieu Aumont
Wed 08:11:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This week we focus on your feedback! Your calls go to the front of the line, your emails answered!" ☛ https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/485 | Source: The Ask Noah Show
Wed 08:11:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Lawful access is back. The decades-long battle has entered a new phase with the introduction of Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act." ☛ https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/03/the-law-bytes-podcast-episode-263-the-lawful-access-act-roundtable-with-david-fraser-and-robert-diab/ | Source: Michael Geist
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