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Wed 14:23:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE Plasma 6.5.5, Bugfix Release for January ☞ https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.5/
Wed 14:25:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Aigars Mahinovs: Sedan experience (BMW i5) ☞ http://aigarius.com/blog/2026/01/07/sedan-experience/
Wed 14:28:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 112 defects, including one actively exploited zero-day ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-january-2026/
Wed 14:28:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Patches Exploited backdoored Windows Zero-Day, 111 Other Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-patches-exploited-windows-zero-day-111-other-vulnerabilities/
Wed 14:52:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Outsourcing on Microsoft's Agenda, Offshoring Also ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Outsourcing_on_Microsoft_s_Agenda_Offshoring_Also.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Outsourcing_on_Microsoft_s_Agenda_Offshoring_Also.gmi ∎
Wed 14:54:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GoBruteforcer Botnet Targeting Crypto, Blockchain Projects ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/gobruteforcer-botnet-targeting-crypto-blockchain-projects/
Wed 14:54:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Auctex updated ☞ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Auctex
Wed 14:55:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 1980s Hacker Manifesto ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/1980s-hacker-manifesto.html
Wed 14:57:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ January 2026 Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Patch Tuesday Summary, (Tue, Jan 13th) ☞ https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32624
Wed 14:58:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Do You Curb Shop Components?" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/ask-hackaday-do-you-curb-shop-components/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 15:03:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DIY PC maker Framework's desktops finally succumb to RAM apocalypse, hit with price increase — now starts at $1,139 with 32GB, 128GB up $450 ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/diy-pc-maker-framework-finally-succumbs-to-ram-apocalypse-is-raising-prices-on-its-desktops-now-starts-at-usd1-139-with-32gb-128gb-up-usd450
Wed 15:03:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 147 ☞ https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-147/
Wed 15:07:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Firefox Nightly: Phasing Out the Older Version of Firefox Sidebar in 2026 ☞ https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/01/13/phasing-out-the-older-version-of-firefox-sidebar-in-2026/
Wed 15:07:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Changes in the syslog-ng Elasticsearch destination ☞ https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-changes-in-the-elasticsearch-destination/
Wed 15:08:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Social media platforms turn to censorship to protect commercial interests ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/social-media-platforms-turn-to-censorship-to-protect-commercial-interests-315552
Wed 15:12:29 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://apina.biz/211557.jpeg?mode=sfw
Wed 15:13:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Guernsey: GNU/Linux near all-time high https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/guernsey/#monthly-200902-202601
Wed 15:14:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Save your spot at FOSDEM 2026: Rockchip, Tyr, GStreamer ML & more! ☞ https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/fosdem-2026-rockchip-tyr-gstreamer-more.html
Wed 15:15:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Firefox 147 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1053995/
Wed 15:17:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 5 ways Zorin OS makes switching from Windows feel effortless ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/13/5_ways_Zorin_OS_makes_switching_from_Windows_feel_effortless.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/13/5_ways_Zorin_OS_makes_switching_from_Windows_feel_effortless.gmi ∎
Wed 15:19:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ L’Office, C’est Moi: Director Squires and the Parchment Barriers of PTAB Institution Precedent ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/parchment-institution-precedent.html
Wed 15:19:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Supreme Court Patent Update: Hikma Redistributed, Curtin’s Missing Brief, and Two Petitions on Deck ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/supreme-redistributed-petitions.html
Wed 15:20:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Having been in patents since the early 1970's, what I hope for here is for the EBA to put its finger on the judicial scales in a way that will start a trend towards greater legal certainty, in post-issue litigation over infringement and validity. I am one of those who hopes for the EPO to honour the provisions of Art 84 EPC to grant only claims that are clear, by decreeing that it is the"
Wed 15:20:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On the EPO's kangaroo court http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/g-125-description-amendments-amicus.html?showComment=1768334664637#c6697827163357689098
Wed 15:20:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ending the Status Quo at the European Patent Office (EPO) This Year ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/Ending_the_Status_Quo_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_This_Ye.shtml
Wed 15:21:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ BitHarmony video streaming patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/13/bitharmony-video-streaming-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon
Wed 15:21:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Patent Dispute Report: 2025 in Review ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/13/patent-dispute-report-2025-in-review
Wed 15:22:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UPC is illegal, JUVE is aware of these issues, but JUVE is paid to keep shilling this kangaroo court facilitated by the cocaine-addicted EPO☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/altius-and-de-clercq-join-forces-for-upc-litigation/
Wed 15:24:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Not Journalism: Almost 80% of the 'Articles' We Saw About Torvalds and 'Vibe Coding' Are LLM Slop (Sometimes Slop Images) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/Not_Journalism_Almost_80_of_the_Articles_We_Saw_About_Torvalds_.shtml
Wed 15:24:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ When Electricity Doesn’t Take The Shortest Path ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/when-electricity-doesnt-take-the-shortest-path/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 15:25:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Accelerate multi-turn LLM workloads on OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) with llm-d intelligent routing ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/13/accelerate-multi-turn-workloads-llm-d
Wed 15:26:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 7 Best Tools to Monitor and Debug Disk I/O Performance in GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.tecmint.com/monitor-linux-disk-io-performance/
Wed 15:27:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Jussi Pakkanen: How to get banned from Facebook (Farcebook) in one simple step ☞ https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/01/how-to-get-banned-from-facebook-in-one.html
Wed 15:28:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You Need A Kitchen Slide Rule ☞ https://entropicthoughts.com/kitchen-slide-rule
Wed 15:32:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install ZFS on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-zfs-on-ubuntu-26-04
Wed 15:32:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Disable Apparmor on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-disable-apparmor-on-ubuntu-26-04
Wed 15:33:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Open Firewall Ports on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-open-firewall-ports-on-ubuntu-26-04
Wed 15:33:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Enable Firewall In Terminal on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-enable-firewall-in-terminal-on-ubuntu-26-04
Wed 15:34:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Microsoft's proprietary GitHub CLI on Rocky GNU/Linux (10, 9, 8) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-github-cli-on-rocky-linux/
Wed 15:34:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Perl on Rocky GNU/Linux (10, 9, 8) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-perl-on-rocky-linux/
Wed 15:35:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Apache Cassandra on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-apache-cassandra-on-ubuntu-linux/
Wed 15:35:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Apache Maven on Rocky GNU/Linux (10, 9, 8) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-apache-maven-on-rocky-linux/
Wed 15:35:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Node.js on Rocky GNU/Linux (10, 9, 8) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-node-js-on-rocky-linux/
Wed 15:35:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Morphosis on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-morphosis-debian-13/
Wed 15:36:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Thunderbird Mail on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-thunderbird-mail-rocky-linux-10/
Wed 15:36:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install TypeScript on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-typescript-debian-13/
Wed 15:36:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install OpenCV on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-opencv-debian-13/
Wed 15:41:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2025 (Part One) ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-top-ten-ttab-decisions-of-2025-part.html
Wed 15:41:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cher Demands $1M in Legal Fees From Mary Bono After Resounding Copyright Win ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/13/cher-mary-bono-legal-fees/
Wed 15:42:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Hands Down Landmark Vetter v. Resnik Copyright Termination Decision — ‘No Explicit Geographical Limitation’ to U.S. Copyright Recaptures ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/13/vetter-v-resnik-appeals-court-determination/
Wed 15:42:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cher: I want my cher of the money
Wed 15:43:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EPO People Power - Part XXXIII - Interest From Some European Media, For a Change ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXXIII_Interest_From_Some_European_Media_.shtml
Wed 15:47:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Trying to build another problem like the existing problem? No, thanks! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/podcasts/can-we-build-a-better-social-network.html
Wed 15:48:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Scott Adams, Creator of the Satirical ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68 ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/arts/scott-adams-dead.html he said something about Cheeto, but to paint him as just "racist" based on that seems highly selective
Wed 15:49:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/01/three-small-plugins-that-make-joplin-click/
Wed 15:57:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Cook4Me Smart Cooking Pot For Doom" ☛ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/13/hacking-the-krups-cook4me-smart-cooking-pot-for-doom/ | Source: Hackaday
Wed 16:00:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ speeding clock https://theconversation.com/a-speeding-clock-could-solve-darwins-mystery-of-gaps-in-animal-fossil-records-263988
Wed 16:05:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Does not say much how it gets installed in the first place https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-advanced-linux-voidlink-malware.html https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/voidlink-the-cloud-native-malware-framework/
Wed 16:06:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slop https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/13/linus_torvalds_vibe_coding/ see https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/Not_Journalism_Almost_80_of_the_Articles_We_Saw_About_Torvalds_.shtml
Wed 16:08:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As well as cloud detection, it collects vast amounts of information about the infected machine, enumerating its hypervisor and detecting whether it is running in Docker container or a Kubernetes pod." https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-malware-framework-linux/
Wed 16:09:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Don't install it or help it get installed
Wed 16:11:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Crashing 3 times a week and secretly stealing data like crazy? A programmer's journey of migrating to Linux: "I finally deleted Windows 11 completely." https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3637650076435459
Wed 16:12:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is a salient reminder as the Linux world seems to obsess more over Wayland every day: there's more to FOSS Unix-like OSes than just Linux, and most Unix-like OSes run X11 in some form – even some on mainframes that lack any direct display output. X.org is not the only X11 server there is, and X11 isn't going anywhere." https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/icewm_budgie_x_server/
Wed 16:12:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vanilla OS vs. Bazzite: Which immutable Linux distro is right for you? https://www.zdnet.com/article/vanilla-os-vs-bazzite/
Wed 16:13:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine 11 is here with big improvements for Windows apps on Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/wine-11-is-here-with-big-improvements-for-windows-apps-on-linux/
Wed 16:14:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linus Torvalds has started vibe coding, just not on Linux https://www.techspot.com/news/110904-linus-torvalds-has-started-vibe-coding-not-linux.html https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/Not_Journalism_Almost_80_of_the_Articles_We_Saw_About_Torvalds_.shtml
Wed 16:15:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Microsoft has always prioritized the security side of Windows 11 ever since its inception back in 2021, which is why it introduced the strict system requirements for Windows 10 users. TPM 2.0 and MBEC-capable CPUs were deemed necessary." https://www.neowin.net/news/over-a-million-windows-11--10-users-have-already-downloaded-and-installed-this-linux-distro/
Wed 16:21:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The voice of Microsoft: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/zorin-os-18-has-reached-2-million-downloads-with-1m-windows-defections-fueling-one-of-linuxs-biggest-growth-stories-in-2026
Wed 16:22:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Recently we mentioned a new podcast series hosted by Jason at Linux For Everyone called Games For Everyone. Now you can catch the first full video episode. As a reminder it features myself for GamingOnLinux along with the wonderful Jason Evangelho from Linux For Everyone, Gardiner Bryant, and Nick from The Linux
Wed 16:22:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ From https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/check-out-the-full-first-video-episode-for-games-for-everyone/
Wed 16:23:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proprietary and slop buzz https://www.01net.it/ai-edgelabs-adds-advanced-risk-and-compliance-center-with-linux-audit-capabilities-to-its-ai-runtime-platform/
Wed 16:24:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 5 ways Zorin OS makes switching from Windows feel effortless https://www.howtogeek.com/5-ways-zorin-os-makes-switching-from-windows-feel-effortless/
Wed 16:24:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It should be clear that there is no obvious course here yet, and that opinions are very much divided. The idea of ‘Linux’ becoming a more singular OS appeals to some, while to others it’s the antithesis of what ‘Linux’ is about. This much becomes clear in [Brodie Robertson]’s exploration of this topic as well." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/the-distroless-linux-future-may-be-coming/
Wed 16:25:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ myths? https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-myths-linux-users-lecture-about/
Wed 16:26:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In recent years, however, a different design philosophy has been gaining ground. Immutable Linux distributions like Fedora Silverblue, openSUSE MicroOS, and NixOS dramatically reduce the chances an installation behaves erratically by making direct changes to the underlying system either impossible or irrelevant." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/a-linux-power-user-puts-steamos-to-work/
Wed 16:26:36 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ Built-in defenses exist—they’re just ineffective
Wed 16:26:49 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ A lot of Windows bloatware is actually useless
Wed 16:27:03 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ also, the author doesn't use shells
Wed 16:27:41 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ and apparently "actual user workloads" is how quickly microslop store can "update" while you're attempting to play a game. not the game itself!
Wed 16:27:57 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ microserfs make me sick
Wed 16:29:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Check Point Spreading Fear of Linux, Without Explaining the Real Cause ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Check_Point_Spreading_Fear_of_Linux_Without_Explaining_the_Real.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Check_Point_Spreading_Fear_of_Linux_Without_Explaining_the_Real.gmi ∎
Wed 16:29:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security and Microsoft Zero-Days Exploited ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Security_and_Microsoft_Zero_Days_Exploited.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Security_and_Microsoft_Zero_Days_Exploited.gmi ∎
Wed 16:30:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linus Torvalds' AudioNoise Project: A New Era of Coding with Vibe ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/12/Linus_Torvalds_AudioNoise_Project_A_New_Era_of_Coding_with_Vibe.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/12/Linus_Torvalds_AudioNoise_Project_A_New_Era_of_Coding_with_Vibe.gmi ∎
Wed 16:34:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Early Coverage About Upcoming FOSDEM 2026 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Early_Coverage_About_Upcoming_FOSDEM_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Early_Coverage_About_Upcoming_FOSDEM_2026.gmi ∎
Wed 16:34:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Wed 16:36:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The main attraction here is the updated Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment. It comes with a redesigned application menu, with a sidebar containing your avatar, places, and favorite software. You can also now change the layout of the search bar and system buttons in the menu, and switch to full-color icons for categories." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-22-3-released-cinnamon-6-6/
Wed 16:37:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Praises of Joplin and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Praises_of_Joplin_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Praises_of_Joplin_and_More.gmi ∎
Wed 16:37:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It should be clear that there is no obvious course here yet, and that opinions are very much divided. The idea of ‘Linux’ becoming a more singular OS appeals to some, while to others it’s the antithesis of what ‘Linux’ is about. This much becomes clear in [Brodie Robertson]’s exploration of this topic as well." https://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/the-distroless-linux-future-may-be-coming/
Wed 16:38:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "New release gives Linux laptop users more control over CPU performance while fixing battery detection issues." https://itsfoss.com/news/auto-cpufreq-3-0/
Wed 16:38:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ever dismissed Linux Mint as "too beginner-friendly" for your workflow? Wondered why so many users stick with it despite its "simple" reputation? I did the same thing until I discovered three features that completely changed my mind." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-hated-linux-mint-until-i-discovered-these-features/
Wed 16:42:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu: ‘Mass Rebuild’ of All Archive Packages, Spring Boot, 'Debloated' Ubuntu for a Fee ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Canonical_Ubuntu_Mass_Rebuild_of_All_Archive_Packages_Spring_Bo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Canonical_Ubuntu_Mass_Rebuild_of_All_Archive_Packages_Spring_Bo.gmi ∎
Wed 16:44:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian: Freexian Collaborators Outline, 30,000 FAIme Jobs, and Debian Libre Live 13.3.0 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Debian_Freexian_Collaborators_Outline_30_000_FAIme_Jobs_and_Deb.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Debian_Freexian_Collaborators_Outline_30_000_FAIme_Jobs_and_Deb.gmi ∎
Wed 16:44:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Wed 16:47:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Playing Factorio On A Floppy Disk Cluster, Cooking Pot For Doom, and Vanilla OS vs. Bazzite ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Games_Playing_Factorio_On_A_Floppy_Disk_Cluster_Cooking_Pot_For.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Games_Playing_Factorio_On_A_Floppy_Disk_Cluster_Cooking_Pot_For.gmi ∎
Wed 16:49:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Wed 16:52:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mozilla Firefox: Tooling Announcements, Developer Experience, and Firefox Nightly ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Mozilla_Firefox_Tooling_Announcements_Developer_Experience_and_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Mozilla_Firefox_Tooling_Announcements_Developer_Experience_and_.gmi ∎
Wed 16:52:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Small/Mobile Systems: AOSP (Android, Raspberry Pi, and RISC-V ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Small_Mobile_Systems_AOSP_Android_Raspberry_Pi_and_RISC_V.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Small_Mobile_Systems_AOSP_Android_Raspberry_Pi_and_RISC_V.gmi ∎
Wed 16:54:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Wed 16:56:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Wed 17:03:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "On June 12 I bought a new GPU for mini-ITX Streacom PC. Meanwhile I thought to fix the cabling in my pc, from a complete cable mess I went on to PSU cables from Cablemod so the cables would fit nicely in the case without a unmanageable overflow." gemini://iam.jeroened.be/gemlog/summer-of-upgrades-part1-desktop-upgrades.gmi
Wed 17:03:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-07.gmi
Wed 17:04:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Last month, a post crossed my Mastodon feed. On Josh Renaud's breakintochat.com, it linked to a simple obituary that informed about the death of one C. Learn Jr. C.G. Learn, as Josh knew him, ran a public TradeWars 2002 server, and Renaud ran a gateway to it from his own BBS." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/1-13.gmi
Wed 17:05:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After some considerations I bought 2 Lexar QLC drives. They were advised by a serious website called tweakers which is a reference in Belgium and The Netherlands." gemini://iam.jeroened.be/gemlog/summer-of-upgrades-part2-server-hardware.gmi
Wed 17:06:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🔤SpellBinding — BHILYSO Wordo: KIKES gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-14.gmi
Wed 17:07:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I need silence. Just silence. I brought a book, also, but what I need most is silence. Not silence from sound. Sound is fine. Noise is welcome. I need to not be looking everywhere for everything." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2768
Wed 17:08:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This outage was not caused by a power failure, kernel panic, or misconfiguration. It was caused by my wife shutting down my main server ( Tiny) while vacuuming the living room. Tiny was not just another node" gemini://sava.rocks/blog/cluster-outage-postmortem-missing-keepalived/
Wed 17:09:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Personal website and gemini capsule gemini://iam.jeroened.be/gemlog/summer-of-upgrades-part3-guest-machines.gmi
Wed 17:10:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I did NOT want a snack until I remembered that I couldn't have one. I'm on antibiotics with time limits before and after where food is not allowed, and the reverse psychology is really beating me up." gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-01-14_No_snack_for_you.gmi
Wed 17:11:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "My wife uses online tools to generate marketing material and I found that the assets she downloads (images and videos) are generally way too large for use on social media or web. "Easy!", I thought, I'll just teach her to use the terminal and then she can use my shell scripts to resize images and videos to perfection!" gemini://tobykurien.com/articles/2026-01-14-zenity.gmi
Wed 17:18:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Playtika announces new layoffs—this time reducing 15% of its workforce https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-49796
Wed 17:24:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Projection Tactics - Part III: Silencing Inconvenient Voices Online ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Projection_Tactics_Part_III_Silencing_Inconvenient_Voices_Onlin.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Projection_Tactics_Part_III_Silencing_Inconvenient_Voices_Onlin.gmi ∎
Wed 17:37:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 14/01/2026: The Ephemerality of Our Digital Lives and "Summer of Upgrades" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Gemini_Links_14_01_2026_The_Ephemerality_of_Our_Digital_Lives_a.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Gemini_Links_14_01_2026_The_Ephemerality_of_Our_Digital_Lives_a.gmi ∎
Wed 17:42:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 14/01/2026: Failing Economy and Conquest Abroad as a Distraction From Domestic Woes ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Links_14_01_2026_Failing_Economy_and_Conquest_Abroad_as_a_Distr.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Links_14_01_2026_Failing_Economy_and_Conquest_Abroad_as_a_Distr.gmi ∎
Wed 17:52:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Google News Rewards Plagiarism With LLMs (About Linux, Too) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Google_News_Rewards_Plagiarism_With_LLMs_About_Linux_Too.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Google_News_Rewards_Plagiarism_With_LLMs_About_Linux_Too.gmi ∎
Wed 17:54:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Anon: way too low age limit. Apparently a lot of charities and social clubs are folding due to younger generations not participating. Millennials and Gen Z are absorbed by their smartphone apps and spend no time in the real world any more. https://yle.fi/a/74-20204220
Wed 17:54:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Apparently the FBI has just raided a WP reporter's house"
Wed 17:55:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How Americans View 'Free Speech' in Practice http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/18/How_Americans_View_Free_Speech_in_Practice.shtml
Wed 18:12:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Last 'Dilberts' or Some of the Last Salvaged (Comic Strips Which Disappeared Shortly After They Had Been Published) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/The_Last_Dilberts_or_Some_of_the_Last_Salvaged_Comic_Strips_Whi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/The_Last_Dilberts_or_Some_of_the_Last_Salvaged_Comic_Strips_Whi.gmi ∎
Wed 18:31:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): What to Use Except Ubuntu and Ubuntu-Based Distros ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/What_to_Use_Except_Ubuntu_and_Ubuntu_Based_Distros.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/What_to_Use_Except_Ubuntu_and_Ubuntu_Based_Distros.gmi ∎
Wed 18:37:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Turbulence Ahead ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Turbulence_Ahead.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Turbulence_Ahead.gmi ∎
Wed 18:38:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "managers are mostly useless. It is not kindergarten, people should be responsible." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ke7exa4g
Wed 18:38:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Those poor ba----ds are in for a rude awakening" being bought by IBM https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kexby489
Wed 18:39:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Alvind and the Pipmunks Payouts this year ... Usually happens in January. I am thinking at least 100 million with bonus and stock award. He cut jobs. That is what his p1mps on Wall Street care about. I see at least 50 for Krabanaugh. He got his wish. IBM over 300 a share." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1keykwp7k
Wed 18:39:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Joanne Wrong who sounds like she had too many pints as well as Hoodie G00ber Slob Thomas will get paid too" "what about Joanne Wrong ? and the other Pipmunks ?"
Wed 18:57:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM Paying the Price for Treating Workers Badly and Discarding Real Talent (Because It's "Expensive") ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/IBM_Paying_the_Price_for_Treating_Workers_Badly_and_Discarding_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/IBM_Paying_the_Price_for_Treating_Workers_Badly_and_Discarding_.gmi ∎
Wed 19:25:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Status and Capital ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Status_and_Capital.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Status_and_Capital.gmi ∎
Wed 19:27:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I've written an "Ode to elinks" on my #Gemini capsule before, and I recently stumbled upon this great article that goes into more details and reasons why #elinks is one of the best text web browsers out there. Excellent for when you want to access information from a #RaspberryPi Zero or other low-powered device." gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi
Wed 19:27:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-01-14.gmi
Wed 19:43:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Publishing Originals is Hard ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Publishing_Originals_is_Hard.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Publishing_Originals_is_Hard.gmi ∎
Wed 19:56:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Attacking People Accomplishes Nothing ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Attacking_People_Accomplishes_Nothing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Attacking_People_Accomplishes_Nothing.gmi ∎
Wed 20:12:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – EPO People Power - Part XXXV - Where Else Will Corruption and Substance Abuse be Tolerated? ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXXV_Where_Else_Will_Corruption_and_Subst.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXXV_Where_Else_Will_Corruption_and_Subst.gmi ∎
Wed 20:23:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Hat Gives You Less and Less Over Time ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Red_Hat_Gives_You_Less_and_Less_Over_Time.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Red_Hat_Gives_You_Less_and_Less_Over_Time.gmi ∎
Wed 20:29:26 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://images.apina.biz/full/211546.jpeg
Wed 20:33:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Servers and Hi-Dee ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Servers_and_Hi_Dee.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Servers_and_Hi_Dee.gmi ∎
Wed 20:41:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Hours Ago The Register MS Published Microsoft Windows SPAM "Sponsored by Intel." The Fake 'Article' Says "AI" 34 Times. ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Hours_Ago_The_Register_MS_Published_Microsoft_Windows_SPAM_Spon.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Hours_Ago_The_Register_MS_Published_Microsoft_Windows_SPAM_Spon.gmi ∎
Wed 20:54:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – "Security, AI or Quantum" on "the IBM Titanic" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Security_AI_or_Quantum_on_the_IBM_Titanic.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Security_AI_or_Quantum_on_the_IBM_Titanic.gmi ∎
Wed 21:26:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Still Condoning Child Labour and Exploiting Unpaid Children Developers as PR Props (to Raise Monopoly Money) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Still_Condoning_Child_Labour_and_Exploiting_Unpaid_Children_Dev.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Still_Condoning_Child_Labour_and_Exploiting_Unpaid_Children_Dev.gmi ∎
Wed 21:38:56 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1767/95/1767952307193.jpg
Wed 22:38:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Wireshark 4.6.3 Released with Updated Protocol and Capture File Support ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Wireshark_4_6_3_Released_with_Updated_Protocol_and_Capture_File.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Wireshark_4_6_3_Released_with_Updated_Protocol_and_Capture_File.gmi ∎
Wed 23:06:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GRUB_2_14_Released_with_EROFS_Argon2_KDF_and_Shim_Loader_Protoc.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GRUB_2_14_Released_with_EROFS_Argon2_KDF_and_Shim_Loader_Protoc.gmi ∎
Thu 00:13:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer and WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/OBS_Studio_32_1_Promises_New_Audio_Mixer_and_WebRTC_Simulcast_S.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/OBS_Studio_32_1_Promises_New_Audio_Mixer_and_WebRTC_Simulcast_S.gmi ∎
Thu 01:30:27 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ more crapilot... https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/deny-deny-admit-uk-police-used-copilot-ai-hallucination-when-banning-football-fans/
Thu 01:42:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://xkcd.com/
Thu 01:47:17 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ no fun sparks fly.... https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/sparkfun_cuts_ties_with_adafruit/
Thu 02:08:58 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ in space no one can hear you mutate... https://www.discovermagazine.com/bacteria-killing-viruses-turn-into-better-antibiotic-fighters-in-space-48537
Thu 02:13:10 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ they are changing the company name to "WHAMO!"... https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/passenger-bail-waymo-train
Thu 02:14:07 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-corporations-labor-jobs
Thu 02:14:32 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ what could go wrong... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grok-pentagon-hegseth-war
Thu 02:15:21 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-has-basically-killed-stack-overflow
Thu 02:16:13 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/financial-expert-openai-running-out-of-money
Thu 02:20:33 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ but will it run out of money before the bug people start bombing taiwan?
Thu 02:28:28 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/office-vacancy-hits-another-record-in-downtown-seattle/
Thu 02:46:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-140126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-140126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-140126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-140126.txt
Thu 02:47:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-140126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-140126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-140126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-140126.txt
Thu 02:48:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-140126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-140126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-140126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-140126.txt
Thu 02:49:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-140126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-140126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-140126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-140126.txt
Thu 02:49:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-01-14.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-01-14.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Thu 02:50:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-14.txt
Thu 03:05:50 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/genetic-therapy-aims-to-bring-hearing-to-those-born-deaf/
Thu 03:08:18 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ gnome and FF giving the middle finger... http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Say-Goodbye-to-Middle-Mouse-Paste
Thu 03:09:09 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ naturally, firecocks is in on it too
Thu 03:09:37 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.linuxtoday.com/blog/inkscape-1-4-3-delivers-124-bug-and-crash-fixes-in-major-maintenance-update/
Thu 03:09:52 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ apparently firecocks just isn't shitty enough yet
Thu 03:16:07 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ cha! ching! ... https://www.neowin.net/news/apple-says-what-will-happen-to-the-original-pixelmator-and-photomator-apps/
Thu 03:33:41 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.rawstory.com/secret-service-2674894659/
Thu 03:40:51 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.salon.com/2026/01/14/vitamin-c-isnt-real-noah-wyle-roasts-rfk-jr-in-fake-psa/
Thu 03:49:27 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/14/1924225/uk-scraps-mandatory-digital-id-enrollment-for-workers-after-public-backlash
Thu 03:51:31 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ sounds like they are imploding... https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/14/199210/dell-tells-staff-to-get-ready-for-the-biggest-transformation-in-company-history
Thu 03:52:09 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ bans camp?... https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/01/14/2149259/bandcamp-bans-ai-music
Thu 03:53:16 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/14/1436212/europe-is-rediscovering-the-virtues-of-cash
Thu 03:55:26 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://games.slashdot.org/story/26/01/13/2356235/meta-closes-three-vr-studios-as-part-of-its-metaverse-cuts
Thu 03:56:07 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/13/2046204/global-tech-sector-layoffs-surpass-244000-in-2025
Thu 05:03:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Predictions for the new year https://lwn.net/Articles/1052269/
Thu 05:04:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Lessons from creating a gaming-oriented scheduler https://lwn.net/Articles/1051430/
Thu 05:04:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The difficulty of safe path traversal https://lwn.net/Articles/1050887/
Thu 05:05:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Questions for the Technical Advisory Board https://lwn.net/Articles/1051768/
Thu 05:06:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Graphite is an effort to unify illustration, raster editing, desktop publishing, and animation in one browser-based application. The project has been in development since 2021 and announced its first alpha release in 2022." https://lwn.net/Articles/1051242/
Thu 05:06:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 2025 Linux and free software timeline https://lwn.net/Articles/1051808/
Thu 05:08:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-15.gmi
Thu 05:08:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I signed up for a pubnix account on envs.net on Mon, 12 Jan 2026. Thanks to ~creme for squeezing me in between moving the servers to different locations! It's my first membership in a pubnix ever." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2026-01-15-My_Signup_on_the_envs.net_Pubnix.gmi
Thu 05:10:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1886.jpg
Thu 05:10:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1536.jpg
Thu 05:11:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unfortunately geminiprotocol.net has been unexpectedly down for the past several days. Thank you to everyone who wrote to let me know about the situation. The outage was due once again to network problems on the VPS provider's end." gemini://geminiprotocol.net/news/2026_01_14.gmi
Thu 05:12:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Home automation and Internet of Things (IoT) specialist SONOFF has announced official support for the Matter vendor-neutral interoperability standard — providing you self-host a copy of eWeLink's CUBE OS, that is." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260114-sonoff.gmi
Thu 05:13:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So starting off a new year with something new, a /proper/ gemlog. Never really felt it was necessary but honestly, I am hoping to spend more time here!" gemini://tilde.club/~pemt/gemlog/2026-01-14.gmi
Thu 05:17:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): LWN: Predictions, 2025 Timeline, Kernel Space, and Technical Advisory Board (TAB) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/LWN_Predictions_2025_Timeline_Kernel_Space_and_Technical_Adviso.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/LWN_Predictions_2025_Timeline_Kernel_Space_and_Technical_Adviso.gmi ∎
Thu 05:20:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 15/01/2026: "Ode to elinks", envs.net Pubnix and Downtime at geminiprotocol.net ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Gemini_Links_15_01_2026_Ode_to_elinks_envs_net_Pubnix_and_Downt.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Gemini_Links_15_01_2026_Ode_to_elinks_envs_net_Pubnix_and_Downt.gmi ∎
Thu 05:21:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_January_14_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_January_14_2026.gmi ∎
Thu 05:22:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Thu 05:23:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Thu 05:26:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- tech.slashdot.org | Global Tech-Sector Layoffs Surpass 244,000 In 2025 - Slashdot
Thu 05:26:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they only count select companies
Thu 05:26:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they rely on false numbers
Thu 05:26:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] they don't count PIPs, contractors etc.
Thu 05:26:47 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- tech.slashdot.org | Dell Tells Staff To Get Ready For the 'Biggest Transformation in Company History' - Slashdot
Thu 05:26:49 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] let me guess...
Thu 05:27:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <admfubar> https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-has-basically-killed-stack-overflow
Thu 05:27:24 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- futurism.com | AI Has Basically Killed Stack Overflow
Thu 05:27:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the explanation i saw was, NO
Thu 05:27:33 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it was other social control media
Thu 05:27:34 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] like discord
Thu 05:27:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] that killed it
Thu 05:27:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- futurism.com | Tech Billionaires Have No Answer for What'll Happen If AI Takes All Jobs
Thu 05:27:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it won't happen, isn'
Thu 05:28:00 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] t happening
Thu 05:28:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] it's just an excuse
Thu 05:28:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] those companies fail
Thu 05:28:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] then say "AI"
Thu 05:29:16 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- arstechnica.com | Deny, deny, admit: UK police used Copilot AI “hallucination” when banning football fans - Ars Technica
Thu 05:29:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] so they will dump it
Thu 05:29:22 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] at the end
Thu 05:29:29 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and stop paying Microsoft
Thu 05:29:37 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] for what was falsely advertised to them
Thu 05:30:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why Europe is rediscovering the virtues of cash https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/01/08/why-europe-is-rediscovering-the-virtues-of-cash
Thu 05:32:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Layoffs and NOT blaming "HEY HI" https://www.uploadvr.com/meta-closes-twisted-pixel-armature-sanzaru-games/
Thu 05:33:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On IBM layoffs: "they are being opposite of mediocre identifying low performers every six months to a year one out of six in each group and put them on PIP even if everyone is mediocre" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kewqfc9k
Thu 05:34:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ MSN has just resurrected "LinkedIn follows Microsoft and lays off 281 employees, most are software engineers" https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/linkedin-follows-microsoft-and-lays-off-281-employees-most-are-software-engineers/ar-AA1FRCg5?cvid=13b1cf59f3e44e1f8df4ebd954ce5fc9&ocid=mc12dt
Thu 05:35:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bobby Kotick: Embracer Group Tried to Disrupt the Deal Between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard https://wnhub.io/news/other/item-49795
Thu 05:36:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google Seeks Dismissal of Publisher Lawsuit Over AI Search Summaries https://decrypt.co/354532/google-seeks-dismissal-of-publisher-lawsuit-over-ai-search-summaries
Thu 05:48:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Proton Mail compromise, Hannah Natanson (Washington Post) police raid & Debian ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Proton_Mail_compromise_Hannah_Natanson_Washington_Post_police_r.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Proton_Mail_compromise_Hannah_Natanson_Washington_Post_police_r.gmi ∎
Thu 06:00:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Robert X. Cringely Has Already Explained IBM's Bullying Culture (Towards Its Own Staff) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Robert_X_Cringely_Has_Already_Explained_IBM_s_Bullying_Culture_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Robert_X_Cringely_Has_Already_Explained_IBM_s_Bullying_Culture_.gmi ∎
Thu 06:11:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Animals Update ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Animals_Update.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Animals_Update.gmi ∎
Thu 06:16:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leaps to All-Time High of 3% in Japan ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_All_Time_High_of_3_in_Japan.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_All_Time_High_of_3_in_Japan.gmi ∎
Thu 06:48:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Red Hat (IBM) is Driving Away Remaining Fedora Users ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Red_Hat_IBM_is_Driving_Away_Remaining_Fedora_Users.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Red_Hat_IBM_is_Driving_Away_Remaining_Fedora_Users.gmi ∎
Thu 07:01:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Don't Cry for Gaslighting Media in a Country Which Loathes the Press ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Don_t_Cry_for_Gaslighting_Media_in_a_Country_Which_Loathes_the_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Don_t_Cry_for_Gaslighting_Media_in_a_Country_Which_Loathes_the_.gmi ∎
Thu 07:18:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 7 deprecated Linux commands you need to stop using - and what to use instead ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/7_deprecated_Linux_commands_you_need_to_stop_using_and_what_to_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/7_deprecated_Linux_commands_you_need_to_stop_using_and_what_to_.gmi ∎
Thu 07:18:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Ubuntu_25_04_Plucky_Puffin_Reached_End_of_Life_Upgrade_to_Ubunt.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Ubuntu_25_04_Plucky_Puffin_Reached_End_of_Life_Upgrade_to_Ubunt.gmi ∎
Thu 07:19:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): VirtualBox & kernel driver not installed error ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/VirtualBox_kernel_driver_not_installed_error.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/VirtualBox_kernel_driver_not_installed_error.gmi ∎
Thu 07:20:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Red Hat is Connected to the Military, Its Chief Comes From Military Family (From Both Sides) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Red_Hat_is_Connected_to_the_Military_Its_Chief_Comes_From_Milit.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Red_Hat_is_Connected_to_the_Military_Its_Chief_Comes_From_Milit.gmi ∎
Thu 07:21:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Jobs are shifting to India, but the around 50% of posters on Blind are Indians either in India or on H1B/L1 visas in the US. Blind isn't a scientific survey source." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1keyemb8z
Thu 07:28:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi ∎
Thu 07:31:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Orion Browser Takes First Step Toward Linux Availability ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/11/Orion_Browser_Takes_First_Step_Toward_Linux_Availability.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/11/Orion_Browser_Takes_First_Step_Toward_Linux_Availability.gmi ∎
Thu 07:36:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 5 popular Linux terminal-based file managers—ranked ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/5_popular_Linux_terminal_based_file_managers_ranked.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/5_popular_Linux_terminal_based_file_managers_ranked.gmi ∎
Thu 07:36:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Running Techrights is Fun, Rewarding, and Gratifying ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Running_Techrights_is_Fun_Rewarding_and_Gratifying.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Running_Techrights_is_Fun_Rewarding_and_Gratifying.gmi ∎
Thu 07:38:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This distro makes it easy to switch from Windows to Linux - here's how ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/This_distro_makes_it_easy_to_switch_from_Windows_to_Linux_here_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/This_distro_makes_it_easy_to_switch_from_Windows_to_Linux_here_.gmi ∎
Thu 07:39:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I'm a creator and my new favorite Linux distro is multimedia perfection - here's why ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_m_a_creator_and_my_new_favorite_Linux_distro_is_multimedia_pe.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_m_a_creator_and_my_new_favorite_Linux_distro_is_multimedia_pe.gmi ∎
Thu 07:43:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Capsule and Site Maintenance Ongoing ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Capsule_and_Site_Maintenance_Ongoing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Capsule_and_Site_Maintenance_Ongoing.gmi ∎
Thu 07:57:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: Has the federal government taken the opportunity to bail out microsoft yet again, too? https://jacobin.com/2026/01/federal-reserve-wall-street-bail-out/ ("The Fed Is Quietly Bailing Out Wall Street") http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/What_Will_Happen_to_GAFAM_After_the_US_Defaults_Rather_Than_Bai.shtml
Thu 08:01:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – EPO People Power - Part XXXVI - In Conclusion and Taking Things Up Another Notch ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXXVI_In_Conclusion_and_Taking_Things_Up_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/EPO_People_Power_Part_XXXVI_In_Conclusion_and_Taking_Things_Up_.gmi ∎
Thu 08:06:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): DietPi 10.0 Enters Open Beta With Major Platform and Software Changes ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/DietPi_10_0_Enters_Open_Beta_With_Major_Platform_and_Software_C.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/DietPi_10_0_Enters_Open_Beta_With_Major_Platform_and_Software_C.gmi ∎
Thu 08:16:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 48.8 Released With Bug Fixes and Security Updates ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/GNOME_48_8_Released_With_Bug_Fixes_and_Security_Updates.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/GNOME_48_8_Released_With_Bug_Fixes_and_Security_Updates.gmi ∎
Thu 08:20:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Nginx Proxy Manager 2.13.6 Released With Built-In Two-Factor Authentication ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Nginx_Proxy_Manager_2_13_6_Released_With_Built_In_Two_Factor_Au.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Nginx_Proxy_Manager_2_13_6_Released_With_Built_In_Two_Factor_Au.gmi ∎
Thu 08:28:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – GAFAM is a National and International Threat to Everybody ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/GAFAM_is_a_National_and_International_Threat_to_Everybody.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/GAFAM_is_a_National_and_International_Threat_to_Everybody.gmi ∎
Thu 08:33:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 08:47:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slop is a Liability ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Slop_is_a_Liability.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Slop_is_a_Liability.gmi ∎
Thu 09:03:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Creator of Git Probably Doesn't Know #HowTo Install and Deploy Git ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/The_Creator_of_Git_Probably_Doesn_t_Know_How_to_Install_and_Dep.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/The_Creator_of_Git_Probably_Doesn_t_Know_How_to_Install_and_Dep.gmi ∎
Thu 09:13:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Linuxiac May Have Reverted Back to LLM Slop ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Linuxiac_May_Have_Reverted_Back_to_LLM_Slop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Linuxiac_May_Have_Reverted_Back_to_LLM_Slop.gmi ∎
Thu 09:33:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mozilla Firefox: Tooling Announcements, Developer Experience, and Firefox Nightly ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Mozilla_Firefox_Tooling_Announcements_Developer_Experience_and_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Mozilla_Firefox_Tooling_Announcements_Developer_Experience_and_.gmi ∎
Thu 09:33:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Make it, Don't Fake It ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Make_it_Don_t_Fake_It.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Make_it_Don_t_Fake_It.gmi ∎
Thu 09:40:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Coming Soon: Impact With EPO Cocainegate ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Coming_Soon_Impact_With_EPO_Cocainegate.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Coming_Soon_Impact_With_EPO_Cocainegate.gmi ∎
Thu 09:45:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: observe also the practice of the finlandlizatin of ICT; no countries have been allowed sovereign computing https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/the-right-finnish-ukraines-deal-will-decide-who-writes-the-rules-of-the-21st-century/
Thu 09:45:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Protecting social control media? "The EU Fired Their Censor. Ours Kept His Job" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/13/the-eu-fired-their-censor-ours-kept-his-job/
Thu 09:46:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tech Bloggers Switching From Windows to Linux" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/12/1844243
Thu 09:47:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Betty Boop, Nancy Drew and the Maltese Falcon: Welcome to the Public Domain – Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2026/01/14/betty-boop-nancy-drew-and-the-maltese-falcon-welcome-to-the-public-domain/
Thu 09:47:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Saudi’s sovereign wealth fund preps for a wave of IPOs" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2026/saudis-sovereign-wealth-fund-preps-for-a-wave-of-ipos
Thu 12:32:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Tails 7.4 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Tails_7_4_Anonymous_Linux_OS_Released_with_Persistent_Language_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Tails_7_4_Anonymous_Linux_OS_Released_with_Persistent_Language_.gmi ∎
Thu 13:33:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Valve tweak Steam Community Awards to deal with point farming and "attention-grabbing content" | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-tweak-steam-community-awards-to-deal-with-point-farming-and-attention-grabbing-content/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 13:33:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nexus Mods retire their in-development cross-platform app to focus back on Vortex | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-retire-their-in-development-cross-platform-app-to-focus-back-on-vortex/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-retire-their-in-development-cross-platform-app-to-focus-back-on-vortex/
Thu 13:35:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-plan-to-look-a-bit-closer-at-linux-through-2026/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-plan-to-look-a-bit-closer-at-linux-through-2026/
Thu 13:35:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Check out the great enhancement patch for the original Splinter Cell | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/check-out-the-great-enhancement-patch-for-the-original-splinter-cell/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 13:38:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Espteingate Foundation Pedo Operation has 500 layoffs now. Good. Let's hope it dies, as does its pervy founder.
Thu 13:39:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Check out the demo for CiniCross if you enjoy roguelikes and nonogram styled puzzles | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/check-out-the-demo-for-cinicross-if-you-enjoy-roguelikes-and-nonogram-styled-puzzles/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 13:40:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cygames announced an AI studio, and then put up an apology over it | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/cygames-announced-an-ai-studio-and-then-put-up-an-apology-over-it/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Thu 13:44:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Cygames, CiniCross, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Games_Cygames_CiniCross_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Games_Cygames_CiniCross_and_More.gmi ∎
Thu 13:51:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Red Hat and Cisco have teamed to provide a comprehensive computing platform for virtualization. While the focus of this article is virtualization, this platform can also support other types of computing." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/improving-virtops-manage-migrate-or-modernize-red-hat-and-cisco | Source: Red Hat Official
Thu 13:52:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Every year we bring together thousands of customers, partners, open source community members and technology industry leaders from around the world for a high-energy week of innovation, education" ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/registration-now-open-red-hat-summit-2026 | Source: Red Hat Official
Thu 13:59:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Get in touch or start a 30-day Ubuntu Pro free trial" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/build-dora-ready-infrastructure-with-verifiable-provenance | Source: Ubuntu | Canonical is upselling Debian https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Canonical_Make_Ubuntu_Bloated_Debian_With_Snaps_Then_Sell_the_D.shtml
Thu 14:00:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mozilla pushing Ponzi scheme in "AI" clothing: "At Mozilla, we’ve long believed that technology can be built differently — not only more openly, but more responsibly, more inclusively, and more in service of the people who rely on it." ☛ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-ventures-2025-portfolio-convening/ | Source: Mozilla
Thu 14:01:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For decades, that participatory experience was a key part of one of the longest-running video games still in operation: Everquest." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/13/online-gamings-final-boss-the-copyright-bully/ | Source: Techdirt
Thu 14:01:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "“‘FYI, under the U.S. Copyright law, a termination of transfer notice only terminates a transfer for the United States,’” counsel for the defendant wrote in 2023." ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/13/vetter-v-resnik-appeals-court-determination/ | Source: Digital Music News
Thu 14:02:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The company controls an impressive library of more than 40,000 registered copyrighted works. When this content appears on third-party sites, it doesn’t hesitate to take legal action." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-porkbun-and-other-registrars-to-hand-over-pornxp-domains-to-aylo/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Thu 14:02:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Groupon, the global marketplace that aims to offer users some of the best online deals, recently featured an offer that was too good to be true." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/groupon-redeems-itself-with-rapid-takedown-of-pirate-iptv-deal/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Thu 14:02:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The scale of human labour that goes into Wikipedia is easy to take for granted, given its disarming simplicity of presentation." ☛ https://theconversation.com/wikipedia-at-25-can-its-original-ideals-survive-in-the-age-of-ai-273473 | Source: The Conversation
Thu 14:03:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As part of the week, Gráinne McNamara hosted a panel discussion to continue the conversation around AI (artificial intelligence) use: policies and reality — with a range of perspectives shared by Jeremy Ng, Elizabeth Moylan, Coco Nijhoff, and Lauren Flintoft." ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/13/guest-post-ai-use-from-policies-to-reality/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Thu 14:03:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The push for green inventions comes from car companies, with Honda and auto component-maker Toshiba dominating those grant filings." ☛ https://www.semafor.com/article/01/14/2026/us-patent-data-shows-where-tech-growth-lies | Source: Semafor Inc
Thu 14:04:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Trump’s remarks came 5 1/2 months before the commencement of the formal review of the USMCA, which superseded the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, on July 1, 2020." ☛ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/trump-doesnt-care-usmca-sheinbaum-us-business/ | Source: Mexico News Daily
Thu 14:04:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2026-01-14/verizon-outage-disrupts-calling-and-data-services-for-phone-customers-across-the-us | Source: US News And World Report
Thu 14:17:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s back on its old bullshit, continuing to pretend it’s not legally obligated to allow members of Congress to tour its detention facilities." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/12/following-murder-of-renee-good-by-ice-officers-ice-blocks-congressional-reps-from-its-detention-facility/ | Source: Techdirt
Thu 14:18:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "categorically outside immigration jurisdiction" ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/13/immigration-enforcement-tribal-members/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press
Thu 14:18:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "More than 18,100 people have been detained, the group said." ☛ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/world/iran-protests/ | Source: Boston Globe
Thu 14:18:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A doctor inside Iran has told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that security forces have stormed hospitals and executed wounded protesters amid a brutal state crackdown on nationwide antiestablishment protests." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-protest-hospital/33647042.html | Source: RFERL
Thu 14:18:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tipping and tipflation signal a growing shift in responsibility for workers’ pay from employers to customers, with significant consequences like income volatility and workplace inequity." ☛ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/01/14/Is-It-Time-Ban-Tipping/ | Source: The Tyee
Thu 14:19:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Banned Tactics, No Punishment: There is a federal ban on chokeholds and similar tactics. But there is no sign of punishment for officers who’ve used them." ☛ https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens | Source: Pro Publica
Thu 14:19:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ross shot Good as she attempted to leave, which we know because we can see in his own footage that she was dramatically cranking the wheel away from him." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/ice-minneapolis-good-paramilitary-trump/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Thu 14:19:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And as bad as these numbers are, the details are even worse. Just look at the crosstabs: [...]" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/renee-good-ice-public-opinion/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Thu 14:20:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We reviewed footage with a panel of eight former police officers and law enforcement experts." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/14/we-found-more-than-40-cases-of-immigration-agents-using-banned-chokeholds-and-other-moves-that-can-cut-off-breathing/ | Source: Techdirt
Thu 14:27:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tim Walz on Wednesday called on Minnesotans to peacefully resist" ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/14/gov-tim-walz-to-give-7-p-m-address-on-immigration-enforcement-in-minnesota/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press
Thu 14:28:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "What’s happening in Minnesota right now defies belief." ☛ https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/14/remarks-of-gov-tim-walzs-address-on-ice-actions-in-minnesota/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press
Thu 14:28:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "lack necessary lights" ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/01/dozens-of-ice-vehicles-in-minnesota-lack-necessary-lights-and-sirens/ | Source: MinnPost
Thu 14:28:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They are coordinating themselves from the bottom up, grassroots, using phone chat apps." ☛ https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2026/01/the-ice-occupation-unlike-the-aftermath-of-george-floyds-murder-is-an-intentional-disruption/ | Source: MinnPost
Thu 14:29:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We are going to leverage our economic power, our labor, our prayer for one another" ☛ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/now-is-the-time-minnesota-calls-for-general-strike-to-drive-ice-out/ | Source: Truthdig
Thu 14:29:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One of these civilians was tenth grader Arnoldo Bazan, who was getting McDonald’s with his father, Arnulfo Bazan Carrillo, when they were pulled over by masked agents." ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/ice-phone-teenager | Source: Futurism
Thu 14:30:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The share of income going to the top 1 percent is nearly double the OECD average. American CEOs earn, on average, 354 times as much as their workers." ☛ https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-looks-permanent-until-it |
Thu 14:30:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Once again, I’ve teamed up with my friends at Smashing Magazine 😻 to share with you everything I know about web accessibility testing!" ☛ https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/workshop-deep-dive-on-accessibility-testing | Source: Manuel Matuzović
Thu 14:31:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "began lying about it despite multiple video angles showing exactly what happened. We wrote about how the media called documented murder a “dispute.”" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/14/prosecutors-flee-doj-after-being-told-to-investigate-the-murdered-woman-not-the-murderer/ | Source: Techdirt
Thu 14:31:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Luna’s comments on social media have made clear that she lacked a legitimate legislative purpose for proposing the subpoena." ☛ https://thedissenter.org/coalition-demands-that-congress-withdraw-journalist-subpoena/ | Source: The Dissenter
Thu 14:32:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Natanson has spent the past year closely covering the Trump administration’s campaign to fire large numbers of federal workers and reshape the civil service to more directly serve the president’s agenda." ☛ https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/fbi-seizes-washington-post-journalists-devices-in-search-of-home-in-leak-probe/ | Source: Mediaite
Thu 14:32:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The reporter’s home and devices were searched, and her Garmin watch, phone, and two laptop computers, one belonging to her employer, were seized, the newspaper said." ☛ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/fbi-raid-washington-post-hannah-natanson | Source: The Guardian UK
Thu 14:33:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Searching a journalist's home is an extraordinary step. Even past administrations that aggressively pursued leak investigations — and the Obama administration was notably aggressive — stopped short of raiding reporters' homes." ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/14/fbi-raids-washington-post-reporters-home.html | Source: BoingBoing
Thu 14:33:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ""Searches of newsrooms and journalists are hallmarks of illiberal regimes, and we must ensure that these practices are not normalized here," said Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute."
Thu 14:33:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The commissioner wants police to stop using “exclusion zones” to bar the media from areas where officers are undertaking enforcement activities" ☛ https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/01/14/Stop-Blocking-Media-Reporting-Police-Activity/ | Source: The Tyee
Thu 14:33:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Data from media audience measurement firm Nielsen shows that the show lost nearly a quarter of its viewership in the first five days of Dokoupil taking over the program" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/cbs-evening-news-has-lost-over-a-million-viewers-since-bari-weiss-takeover/ | Source: TruthOut
Thu 14:34:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ If you missed it, Trump-allied billionaire Larry Ellison and his nepobaby son David hired an unqualified troll named Bari Weiss to “run” CBS News."" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/14/bari-weiss-is-sad-that-people-arent-enjoying-her-clumsy-destruction-of-cbs-news/ | Source: Techdirt
Thu 14:34:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Post reporter Hannah Natanson, whose reporting focuses extensively on the consequences of President Donald Trump’s attempts to fire workers and dismantle entire government agencies, was at her home when federal investigators arrived." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/free-press-advocates-decry-fbi-search-of-washington-post-reporters-home/ | Source: TruthOut
Thu 14:35:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Washington-Baltimore News Guild unequivocally condemns the reported search of a Washington Post reporter’s home and the seizure of her electronic devices by federal agents." ☛ https://wbng.org/2026/01/14/wbng-condemns-fbi-search-of-washington-post-guild-members-home/ | Source: Washingon-Baltimore News Guild
Thu 14:35:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But there’s no single — or simple — solution to ensure the survival of America’s 5,400 or so remaining newspapers." ☛ https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/01/14/oregon-local-news-saved/index.html | Source: Northwestern University
Thu 14:35:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some international phone calls were also being blocked said the journalists." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/uganda-crackdown-internet-blackout-ahead-of-vote/a-75495205 | Source: Deutsche Welle
Thu 14:36:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The 81-year-old leader, who once said African rulers should not overstay their time in office, is widely expected to win a seventh term on Thursday due to his total control over state and security bodies." ☛ https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/01/13/uganda-cuts-internet-access-ahead-of-elections_6749386_4.html | Source: Le Monde
Thu 14:36:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Earlier this month, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) described reports of an [Internet] blackout as "mere rumours", saying the commission's role was to guarantee uninterrupted connectivity nationwide." ☛ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevn0ejynj7o | Source: BBC
Thu 14:36:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Nearly half (47 per cent) of students believe universities are becoming less tolerant of diverse viewpoints, a figure that has almost doubled since 2016." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/reform-farage-universities-free-speech-b2900828.html | Source: The Independent UK
Thu 14:43:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Chagutah called the fact that no end date has been given for when the blackout will lift “ominous.”" ☛ https://therecord.media/uganda-internet-shutdown-elections | Source: The Record
Thu 14:44:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "US disinformation watchdog NewsGuard said it identified seven AI-generated videos depicting the Iranian protests -- created by both pro- and anti-government actors" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/ai-created-iran-protest-videos-gain-traction-1779918290 | Source: RTL
Thu 14:44:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "through soft power" ☛ https://oc-media.org/russias-soft-power-project-focused-on-armenia-funded-through-presidential-grant/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media
Thu 14:45:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The game works like this: Someone takes a factual but largely unremarkable story, gives it a slight spin, and passes it along." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/13/elon-musk-plays-disinfo-telephone-how-oregons-mundane-voter-roll-cleanup-is-turned-into-false-claim-of-fake-voters/ | Source: Techdirt
Thu 14:45:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "DHS estimates a formal request for offers will go live next week." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/dhs-tsa-it-help-desk-contract-forecast/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Thu 14:46:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m concerned we’re putting the cart before the horse, when we have not had a hearing on why the [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security] Agency has lost one-third of its workforce in the last year" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/us-offensive-cyber-operations-defense-cisa-workforce-house-homeland-security-committee/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Thu 14:50:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "the central bank is besieged by potentially market-rattling turmoil" ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/federal-reserve-wall-street-bail-out/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Thu 14:50:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "No more than $10 million of that IT pie should be spent for security and continuity of operations improvements." ☛ https://fedscoop.com/white-house-tech-budget-doge-ai-it-cloud/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Thu 14:50:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grok-pentagon-hegseth-war | Source: Futurism
Thu 14:51:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are two groups who use these tools: those without scruples, and those who feel compelled to." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/i-can-t-recommend-keepassxc-anymore/ | Source: Ruben Schade
Thu 14:52:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNU Taler news: Critical analysis of digital euro published ☛ https://www.taler.net/en/news/2026-02.html | Source: GNU Taler
Thu 14:54:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In June, U.S. District Judge Tana Lin granted the states’ motion for a preliminary injunction requiring the Federal Highway Administration to restore funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula (NEVI) Program" ☛ https://www.courthousenews.com/states-clash-with-trump-admin-over-electric-vehicle-infrastructure/ | Source: Court House News
Thu 14:54:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In fact, Defendants concede that Plaintiffs’ seven terminated grants are “comparable” to awards to grantees in Red States that were not terminated." ☛ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/us-federal-court-deems-trumps-clean-energy-grant-cancellation-illegal/ | Source: JURIST
Thu 14:54:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A new report published by Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP) and its Peruvian partner organization, Conservación Amazónica, found that 140,000 hectares of land in the Peruvian Amazon have been cleared for illegal gold mining." ☛ https://www.projectcensored.org/illegal-gold-rush-strips-peruvian-amazon/ | Source: Project Censored
Thu 14:56:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "only about 1 percent of files have been added to an online database for viewing, missing by far a mid-December deadline." ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/ford-plant-suspends-worker-after-trump-flips-him-off/ | Source: TruthOut
Thu 14:57:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In a 2,000-word play-by-play, the Post (1/3/26) called it a “surprise strike” in a headline, and a “secretive operation” in the article." ☛ https://fair.org/home/action-alert-why-didnt-nyt-wapo-report-what-they-knew-about-venezuelan-invasion/ | Source: FAIR
Thu 14:57:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In my opinion, the Epstein scandal is a tool. It undercuts Trump’s ability to grab and redirect attention." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/13/where-we-go-from-here-2/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
Thu 15:05:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The report notes that air temperature over global land areas was second warmest" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/fossil-fuel-phaseout-urgent-as-1-50c-target-likely-to-be-passed-by-2030 | Source: Common Dreams
Thu 15:05:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The report comes as the relationship between China and Taiwan suffered setbacks in the past year." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/taiwan-sees-greater-cyber-pressure-from-china | Source: Dark Reading
Thu 15:08:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Speaking at the mobility-focused summit on Wednesday, Orpo said he supports banning social media use for those under 15" ☛ https://yle.fi/a/74-20204220 | Source: YLE
Thu 15:08:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In a video shared on X, Zibi said the government would be “stupid” to allow Starlink to operate due to Musk’s open disdain for South Africa." ☛ https://zambianobserver.com/it-would-be-stupid-to-have-elon-musks-starlink-in-south-africa-parliament-committee-chairperson/ | Source: The Zambian Observer
Thu 15:10:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After fighting bravely against the Soviet invasion in 1939–40, Finland ceded 10% of its territory. But territorial loss was only the beginning." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/columns/the-right-finnish-ukraines-deal-will-decide-who-writes-the-rules-of-the-21st-century/ | Source: University of Michigan
Thu 15:11:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m glad they are pushing Noem et al. on this, but the accuracy (or the lack thereof) of the tool is beside the point." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/2026-01-13-congress-pushes-dhs | Source: Pete Brown
Thu 15:11:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are many different agencies under U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that deal with immigration" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/14/ice-is-going-on-a-surveillance-shopping-spree/ | Source: Techdirt
Thu 15:12:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This was first pitched by the DHS back in November, as “Papers Please” reports." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/14/dhs-wants-to-harvest-biometric-data-from-anyone-helping-a-foreigner-stay-in-this-country-legally/ | Source: Techdirt
Thu 15:12:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The U.S. is demanding automated access to biometric police and asylum data in EU states." ☛ https://digit.site36.net/2026/01/14/access-to-biometric-police-data-eu-commission-wants-to-negotiate-secretly-with-the-u-s/ | Source: Site36
Thu 15:13:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "UK communication regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation, and the UK is bringing a law into force this week that makes creating nonconsensual intimate deepfake images a criminal offense." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/862372/x-grok-ai-policy-update-deepfake-bikini-poses | Source: The Verge
Thu 15:14:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The American Federation of Teachers says it is leaving X, citing the social media site's creation and dissemination of "sickening" images of children in various states of undress." ☛ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2026-01-13/teachers-union-says-its-leaving-x-calling-ai-images-of-children-the-last-straw | Source: US News And World Report
Thu 15:14:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists." ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/elon-musk-cannot-get-away-with-this/685606/ | Source: The Atlantic
Thu 15:15:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "misinformation, disinformation, electoral fraud and related risks" ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/uganda-shuts-down-internet-ahead-of-pivotal-election/276219/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Thu 15:15:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "this compliance did not create genuine legal accountability." ☛ https://bianet.org/haber/social-media-platforms-turn-to-censorship-to-protect-commercial-interests-315552 | Source: BIA Net
Thu 15:15:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): You Can Now Use ONLYOFFICE on Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/You_Can_Now_Use_ONLYOFFICE_on_Raspberry_Pi_Like_ARM_Devices.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/You_Can_Now_Use_ONLYOFFICE_on_Raspberry_Pi_Like_ARM_Devices.gmi ∎
Thu 15:16:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Techzim is aware of fake Facebook accounts pretending to be Leonard Sengere and Techzim following our recent coverage of EcoCash-related scams." ☛ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/01/techzim-impersonation-scam-warning/ | Source: Zimbabwe
Thu 15:16:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In many parts of the world outside the US, the “big boss” of those who decide to get rid of Meta is WhatsApp. And how could it not be?" ☛ https://manualdousuario.net/en/living-without-whatsapp/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin
Thu 15:17:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With President Museveni looking to extend his 40-year-rule in the upcoming election, Ugandans are voting on Thursday amid expected police crackdowns and an [Internet] blackout." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/uganda-votes-under-internet-blackout-and-police-crackdown-1432823038 | Source: RTL
Thu 15:17:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Of course, one could point to 2022 and say ‘look, it’s because of AI,’ and yes, AI certainly accelerated the decline, but this is the result of consistently punishing users for trying to participate in your community" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-has-basically-killed-stack-overflow | Source: Futurism
Thu 15:18:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And while debate swirls about whether AI is actually replacing jobs in any serious numbers, many tech startups are trying to make it a reality." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mercor-unemployed-teach-ai | Source: Futurism
Thu 15:18:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "many of Sienna Rose’s albums and songs are detected and flagged as AI on Deezer." ☛ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sienna-rose-ai-artist-real-1235499068/ | Source: Rolling Stone
Thu 15:19:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "LLM inference usually takes 10s of seconds to complete. Streaming responses help compensate, but it's slow." ☛ https://tidepool.leaflet.pub/3mcbegnuf2k2i |
Thu 15:19:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI companies make tools for hurting people and we don’t want to support that." ☛ https://yarnspinner.dev/blog/why-we-dont-use-ai/ |
Thu 15:20:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "X said it will “geoblock the ability” of all Grok and X users to create images of people in “bikinis, underwear, and similar attire” in those jurisdictions where such actions are deemed illegal." ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/california-begins-probe-of-musks-grok-over-sexualized-ai-images-2108697929 | Source: RTL
Thu 15:20:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Haruna 1.7 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Haruna_1_7.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Haruna_1_7.gmi ∎
Thu 15:20:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "What’s really problematic about the rise of services based on generative AI is not that they are using huge amounts of copyright material – those will probably be licensed in one way or another" ☛ https://walledculture.org/walled-culture-the-book-three-years-on/ | Source: Walled Culture
Thu 15:21:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hinton ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-corporations-labor-jobs | Source: Futurism http://techrights.org/n/2024/02/02/The_Great_LLM_Delusion_Part_VI_Hype_Agent_Geoff_Hinton_Would_Ne.shtml
Thu 15:22:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "on the Verge of Running Out of Money" ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/financial-expert-openai-running-out-of-money | Source: Futurism
Thu 15:22:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): StormOS – Arch-based distro for intermediate to advanced users ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/StormOS_Arch_based_distro_for_intermediate_to_advanced_users.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/StormOS_Arch_based_distro_for_intermediate_to_advanced_users.gmi ∎
Thu 15:22:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Opposition to MElon’s Hey Hi (AI) Stripping Clothing Off Children Is Nearly Universal, Polling Shows ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/opposition-grok-stripping-children
Thu 15:23:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "12 months later and it's as if a completely separate entity runs the website having only been given a vague description of what it was before." ☛ https://rknight.me/blog/bullet-journal-is-a-system-for-selling-more-bullet-journal/ | Source: Rob Knight
Thu 15:24:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Proprietary: "While malware operators have traditionally focused on Windows-based systems, VoidLink's cloud-first focus is significant." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/voidlink_linux_malware/ | Source: The Register UK
Thu 15:24:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The update was malformed, and CrowdStrike's internal validation system, designed to ensure updates didn't cause serious snafus, failed to catch the issue, as the company later explained in a post-mortem." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/crowdstrike_shareholders_lawsuit_dismiss/ | Source: The Register UK
Thu 15:25:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Gmail Ending Support for Gmailify and POP Fetching" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01/13/gmail-ending-support-for-gmailify-and-pop/ | Source: Michael Tsai
Thu 15:25:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The widespread presence of smaller microplastics raises concerns about potential health risks from inhalation, regardless of whether people live in a city or a rural village." ☛ https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/5914/microplastics-detected-in-rural-woodland |
Thu 15:25:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The same study points to another easy measure that can improve the health of millions of people" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-01-14/inactive-people-can-reduce-risk-of-death-by-30-with-five-minutes-of-exercise-a-day.html | Source: El País
Thu 15:26:21 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ now all they need is a reason to reduce risk of death
Thu 15:26:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "coming up with a ruggedised scanner that has a Raspberry Pi Zero W at its heart and which automates much of the record collection process." ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/flokk-herd-management-with-raspberry-pi-zero-w/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Thu 15:26:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The best medicine isn't found in a pill bottle or an operating theatre – it's movement." ☛ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-best-medicine-for-joint-pain-isnt-what-you-think-says-expert | Source: Science Alert
Thu 15:27:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Spot the issue? The entire stand rests on four tiny rubber feet mounted to the aluminium frame and… that’s it." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/the-bookarc-and-bolt-laptop-stands/ | Source: Ruben Schade
Thu 15:28:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The material is called “glass cloth” and it is an important component in a particular type of substrate (essentially a little pad that the chip is mounted on to attach it to the circuit board)." ☛ https://www.macworld.com/article/3032880/an-obscure-material-used-in-every-apple-device-is-suddenly-in-very-short-supply.html | Source: Macworld
Thu 15:28:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The firm, based in the Netherlands but whose parent company is China's Wingtech, has been the subject of a standoff between Beijing and the West that threatened to cripple car manufacturers that rely on its chips." ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/battle-over-chinese-owned-chipmaker-nexperia-rages-in-dutch-court/articleshow/126531005.cms | Source: India Times
Thu 15:29:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The laws of physics in China are the same." ☛ https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/chinas-breakthrough-in-chips | Source: Jérôme Marin
Thu 15:33:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But weeks later, things aren’t looking much better." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/nasa-bad-news-mars-spacecraft | Source: Futurism
Thu 15:33:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Of particular concern is the campus’ main library, which was unceremoniously shut down last month, as the New York Times reported on December 31." ☛ https://futurism.com/space/nasa-union-isaacman | Source: Futurism
Thu 15:34:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Launched in August, Cardman, Fincke, Japan’s Kimiya Yui and Russia’s Oleg Platonov were due to remain on the space station until late February." ☛ https://www.independent.co.uk/space/nasa-astronauts-sick-evacuation-iss-b2900846.html | Source: The Independent UK
Thu 15:34:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Thu 15:35:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In what, exactly? This is another thing I’ve tried to explore in 2025 and I’m still on it at the moment. I’ve looked into Linux a bit more." ☛ https://morrick.me/archives/10219 | Source: Riccardo Mori
Thu 15:35:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So despite all those PCs, it [productivity growth] was a lot lower." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/forrester_ai_jobs_impact/ | Source: The Register UK
Thu 15:35:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In conclusion, is it still worth serving content via RSS? Yes. Is the web overrun by bots?" ☛ https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/how-you-read-my-content | Source: Manuel Moreale
Thu 15:38:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Reminder: ALL the attacks on Techrights were from the US, a country that Roy has not set a foot in since 2006
Thu 15:39:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The most notable change is the addition of TOTP-based two-factor authentication" ☛ https://linuxiac.com/nginx-proxy-manager-2-13-6-released-with-built-in-2fa/ | Source: Linuxiac
Thu 15:39:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There is an IETF draft that aims to standardize RateLimit header fields for HTTP." ☛ https://dotat.at/@/2026-01-13-http-ratelimit.html | Source: Tony Finch
Thu 15:40:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Finance: GNU Taler news and KeePassXC woes ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Finance_GNU_Taler_news_and_KeePassXC_woes.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Finance_GNU_Taler_news_and_KeePassXC_woes.gmi ∎
Thu 15:40:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_spent_a_year_on_Linux_and_forgot_to_miss_Windows.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_spent_a_year_on_Linux_and_forgot_to_miss_Windows.gmi ∎
Thu 15:42:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I found an existing stackable Raspberry Pi holder on printables.com which can also hold compatible boards, and added a few variations: [...]" ☛ https://webtechie.be/post/2026-01-14-3d-print-sbc-stack/ | Source: Frank Delporte
Thu 15:44:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): HTTP RateLimit and "Mozilla Ventures" on Slop ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/HTTP_RateLimit_and_Mozilla_Ventures_on_Slop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/HTTP_RateLimit_and_Mozilla_Ventures_on_Slop.gmi ∎
Thu 15:44:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: SparkFun, Single-Board Computers, and Raspberry Pi ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_SparkFun_Single_Board_Computers_and_Raspb.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_SparkFun_Single_Board_Computers_and_Raspb.gmi ∎
Thu 15:47:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Corporate Distributions and Upselling ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Corporate_Distributions_and_Upselling.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Corporate_Distributions_and_Upselling.gmi ∎
Thu 15:47:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Did I remember that Linus stopped posting his canary sometime a few years back?" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/12/1844243#1430044
Thu 15:48:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linus never had a "canary"; probably made up
Thu 15:50:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 15/01/2026: Internet Blackouts, Jackboots Society in US ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Links_15_01_2026_Internet_Blackouts_Jackboots_Society_in_US.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Links_15_01_2026_Internet_Blackouts_Jackboots_Society_in_US.gmi ∎
Thu 15:52:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 634 ☞ https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/01/14/this-week-in-rust-634/
Thu 15:52:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Debian Plans to Remove GTK2 Before Debian 14 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Debian_Plans_to_Remove_GTK2_Before_Debian_14.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Debian_Plans_to_Remove_GTK2_Before_Debian_14.gmi ∎
Thu 15:53:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ BCMR – Better Copy Move Remove ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bcmr-better-copy-move-remove/
Thu 15:53:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Rust Programming Language Blog: What does it take to ship Rust in safety-critical? ☞ https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/01/14/what-does-it-take-to-ship-rust-in-safety-critical/
Thu 15:59:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This ideal distro for Linux newbies includes a bonus for Windows users ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/This_ideal_distro_for_Linux_newbies_includes_a_bonus_for_Window.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/This_ideal_distro_for_Linux_newbies_includes_a_bonus_for_Window.gmi ∎
Thu 16:07:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unfortunately, Go’s library doesn’t get updated every time Unicode does." ☛ https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/01/14/Unicode-Properties | Source: Tim Bray
Thu 16:07:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – GAFAM and IBM Layoffs Outline ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/GAFAM_and_IBM_Layoffs_Outline.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/GAFAM_and_IBM_Layoffs_Outline.gmi ∎
Thu 16:07:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anthropic, best known as the AI research company behind Claude, a LLM used by millions of people worldwide," ☛ https://linuxiac.com/python-software-foundation-receives-1-5-million-from-anthropic/ | Source: Linuxiac
Thu 16:08:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ we hold epo aces this year http://techrights.org/wiki/EPO/
Thu 16:08:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Make the UI and UX as simple as possible. Drop the transparency and animations." ☛ https://www.deobald.ca/essays/2026-01-13-artificial-stupidintelligence-and-airport-sinks/ | Source: Steven Deobald
Thu 16:08:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Surprisingly, the root cause of bad software has less to do with specific engineering choices, and more to do with how development projects are managed. The worst software projects often proceed in a very particular way: [...]" ☛ https://knowledge.csc.gov.sg/ethos-issue-21/how-to-build-good-software/ |
Thu 16:09:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today, we’ll shift gears a bit: what if the clock you need… doesn’t exist?" ☛ https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/01/14/clocks-part-7-custom-clocks | Source: Sandor Dargo
Thu 16:09:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Just as human history is often divided into the eras B.C. and A.D., it's not unreasonable to imagine the Internet's story split between B.W. and A.W. — the "W" denoting Wikipedia." ☛ https://www.dw.com/en/wikipedia-at-25-of-collective-knowledge-and-its-fault-lines/a-75480616 | Source: Deutsche Welle
Thu 16:09:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Many of the technical requirements in the policy can only be achieved or evidenced through metadata such as licensing information, persistent identifiers for items and contributors, links to funding grants" ☛ https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/14/open-access-policies-the-devils-in-the-details/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing
Thu 16:11:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Proponents of generative AI are parroting that the whole-scale theft the plagiarism machines perform are entirely legal" ☛ https://chronicles.mad-scientist.club/tales/on-floss-and-training-llms/ | Source: Gergely Nagy
Thu 16:14:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Three more days: that's how long we have before our deadline to reach our goal of welcoming 100 new FSF associate members. We can do this: we need just 38 more people to join us to help further software freedom for all." ☛ https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-help-secure-the-future-of-a-free-society | Source: FSF
Thu 16:15:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Those of you familiar with Postgres on FreeBSD may know the issue, but it came to me over some Mexican food for lunch." ☛ https://rubenerd.com/postgres-wouldnt-take-my-pg-hba-conf-changes/ | Source: Ruben Schade
Thu 16:16:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PGConf.BE 2026: Call for Papers & Sponsors ☞ https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgconfbe-2026-call-for-papers-sponsors-3211/
Thu 16:16:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Wednesday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1054167/
Thu 16:17:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The rkpi-client project has made a new release, rkpi-client 9-7, available with important new features and bug fixes." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260114104154 | Source: Undeadly
Thu 16:17:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It shows how Predator is not merely spyware, but a self-diagnostic tool, returning information to the developers on why an individual attack may have failed" ☛ https://www.securityweek.com/predator-spywares-granular-anti-analysis-features-exposed/ | Source: Security Week
Thu 16:18:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Researchers have demonstrated remotely controlling a wheelchair over Bluetooth. CISA has issued an advisory. [...]" ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/hacking-wheelchairs-over-bluetooth.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
Thu 16:19:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "DietPi, a lightweight, performance-focused Debian-based Linux distro for SBCs (such as Raspberry Pi) and server systems (with an option to install desktop environments), has opened public testing for its upcoming 10.0 release." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/dietpi-10-0-enters-open-beta-with-platform-and-software-changes/ | Source: Linuxiac
Thu 16:20:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "What is the role of tape backup in 2026? Should ZFS be used on tape?" ☛ https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/475 | Source: The Ask Noah Show
Thu 16:20:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Risky Business returns for 2026! Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau talk through the week’s cybersecurity news, including: [...]" ☛ https://risky.biz/RB820/ | Source: RiskyBiz
Thu 16:21:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "By walking the entire pool, verifying every block against its checksum, and repairing minor corruption early" ☛ https://klarasystems.com/articles/understanding-zfs-scrubs-and-data-integrity/ | Source: Klara
Thu 16:22:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that enables Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has officially released version 11.0." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/wine-11-0-brings-fully-supported-wow64-mode/ | Source: Linuxiac
Thu 16:22:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The headline change is the completion of the new WoW64 architecture, which is now fully supported and considered feature-complete."
Thu 16:22:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "And then, not much happened - you could use a glass console on these systems with the tcx frame buffers, and run X11, but they were handled as dumb frame buffers (i.e. a large memory area, with a programmable colormap.)" ☛ http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/tcx.html | Source: Miod Vallat
Thu 16:23:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Among the updated modules, GNOME Control Center addresses several long-standing issues, including fixes for Wi-Fi handling when managing a single device, a small memory leak in the Color panel, improvements to timezone searching, and more consistent locale variable handling." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/gnome-48-8-released-with-bug-fixes-and-security-updates/ | Source: Linuxiac
Thu 16:26:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Unraid, a popular Linux-based self-hosted NAS platform, has outlined its development priorities for 2026, with a central technical change being internal boot support. This would allow Unraid to boot from non-USB flash storage, addressing a long-standing limitation of the platform." ☛ https://linuxiac.com/unraid-plans-internal-boot-support-and-multiple-arrays-for-2026/ | Source: Linuxiac
Thu 16:26:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Excellent. Keep the pressure on the EPO and the mainstream media for their lack of coverage of the EPO." -Anon
Thu 16:27:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "what does it actually save?" ☞ https://tarekziade.github.io/2026/01/14/the-economics-of-ai-coding/
Thu 16:31:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fancy Concept, Marla Sofia Parreaux & cryptocurrency scandals https://juristgate.com/en/marla-sofia-parreaux-fancy-concept-share-address-mathieu-elias-parreaux/
Thu 16:32:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How Iran jammed Starlink (and how Iranians are trying to get around it) ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/iran-jammed-starlink-get-around-it
Thu 16:33:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dirk Eddelbuettel: gunsales 0.1.3 on CRAN: Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/01/14#gunsales_0.1.3
Thu 16:33:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppSimdJson 0.1.15 on CRAN: New Upstream, Some Maintenance ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/01/14#rcppsimdjson_0.1.15
Thu 16:35:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chrome 144, Firefox 147 Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-144-firefox-147-patch-high-severity-vulnerabilities/
Thu 16:35:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Steam Machine to have fewer 'Verified' badge constraints — Valve says Verified on Steam Deck titles expected to run smoothly on upcoming PC console ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/console-gaming/steam-machine-to-have-fewer-verified-badge-constraints-valve-says-verified-on-steam-deck-titles-expected-to-run-smoothly-on-upcoming-pc-console
Thu 16:36:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ REST API Development with Qt 6 ☞ https://steveire.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/rest-api-development-with-qt-6/
Thu 16:37:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ My Gripes with Prolog ☞ https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/my-gripes-with-prolog/
Thu 16:37:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Milenium Crypto, Atreide Ventures SAS, Badra Fettache linked to Mathieu Elias Parreaux https://juristgate.com/en/milenium-crypto-atreide-ventures-badra-fettache-mathieu-parreaux/
Thu 16:38:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Swiss financial regulator knew about his activities for five years before they shut him down. The French authorities have published a warning about his business but they did not shut the business down. The business is still trading and publishing videos every few days."
Thu 16:41:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UK police blame Microsoft Copilot for intelligence mistake https://www.theverge.com/news/861668/uk-police-microsoft-copilot-error-mistake
Thu 16:48:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/china-trade-surplus-exports.html
Thu 16:49:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A New Video Game Traps Players in an Online Scam Center ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/world/asia/blood-money-video-game-scams.html
Thu 16:49:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Flathub Blog: What's new in Vorarbeiter ☞ https://docs.flathub.org/blog/vorarbeiter-2026
Thu 16:50:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The State of OpenSSL for pyca/cryptography ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1054258/
Thu 16:50:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ reComputer Industrial R2135-12 review – A Raspberry Pi CM5-powered fanless Edge Hey Hi (AI) PC with Hailo-8 Hey Hi (AI) accelerator ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/15/recomputer-industrial-r2135-12-review-a-raspberry-pi-cm5-powered-fanless-edge-ai-pc-with-hailo-8-ai-accelerator/
Thu 16:57:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Debian SBuild for FreeBSD People ☞ https://euroquis.nl/freebsd/2026/01/14/debian.html
Thu 16:58:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ MSI PRO DP10 A14MG Features 14th-Gen defective chip maker Intel CPUs in a Compact Chassis ☞ https://linuxgizmos.com/msi-pro-dp10-a14mg-features-14th-gen-intel-cpus-in-a-compact-chassis/
Thu 16:59:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is Officially Available Now! Introduces Two New Apps ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-22-3-release/
Thu 16:59:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wireshark 4.6.3 Released with Updated Protocol and Capture File Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-6-3-released-with-updated-protocol-and-capture-file-support
Thu 16:59:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support ☞ https://9to5linux.com/grub-2-14-released-with-erofs-argon2-kdf-and-shim-loader-protocol-support
Thu 17:00:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer & WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now ☞ https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-32-1-promises-new-audio-mixer-and-webrtc-simulcast-support-beta-out-now
Thu 17:14:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ China probes largest online travel agency Trip.com over suspected monopoly ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/update-1-china-probes-largest-online-travel-agency-trip-com-over-suspected-monopoly
Thu 17:16:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Chinese customs told to block H200 imports, report claims — directive would effectively ban the Nvidia Hey Hi (AI) chip from China ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-customs-told-to-block-h200-imports-report-claims-directive-would-effectively-ban-the-nvidia-ai-chip-from-china
Thu 17:16:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ‘Are You Dead?’: Chinese check-in app for solo dwellers goes viral ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/14/are-you-dead-chinese-check-in-app-for-solo-dwellers-goes-viral/
Thu 17:21:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Exercise Is Emerging as a Powerful Treatment For Depression ☞ https://www.sciencealert.com/exercise-is-emerging-as-a-powerful-treatment-for-depression
Thu 17:22:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GRUB_2_14_Released_with_EROFS_Argon2_KDF_and_Shim_Loader_Protoc.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GRUB_2_14_Released_with_EROFS_Argon2_KDF_and_Shim_Loader_Protoc.gmi ∎
Thu 17:22:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎
Thu 17:22:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Animals Update ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Animals_Update.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Animals_Update.gmi ∎
Thu 17:22:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): LWN: Predictions, 2025 Timeline, Kernel Space, and Technical Advisory Board (TAB) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/LWN_Predictions_2025_Timeline_Kernel_Space_and_Technical_Adviso.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/LWN_Predictions_2025_Timeline_Kernel_Space_and_Technical_Adviso.gmi ∎
Thu 17:22:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Thu 17:24:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Radicle 1.6.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1054171/
Thu 17:24:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Lightmap Baking and Other Improvements in Qt Quick 3D ☞ https://www.qt.io/blog/lightmap-baking-improvements-in-qt-quick-3d
Thu 17:25:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Beijing reportedly limiting H200 purchases to those with ‘special circumstances’ ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/beijing-reportedly-limiting-h200-purchases-to-those-with-special-circumstances-sources-suggest-only-university-r-and-d-labs-can-acquire-nvidia-gpus-in-china
Thu 17:26:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bandcamp Takes a Stand and Bans AI-Generated Music ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/bandcamp-takes-a-stand-and-bans-ai-generated-music/
Thu 17:26:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ California AG launches investigation into X’s sexualized deepfakes ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/california-ag-investigates-xai-grok-nonconsensual-deepfakes-defiance-act/
Thu 17:27:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ NYT publisher and chairman warns against ‘anti-press push’, talks Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://stanforddaily.com/2026/01/14/nyt-publisher-and-chairman-talks-ai-warns-against-anti-press-push/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml
Thu 17:28:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Grok Is Getting Access to Classified Military Networks ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/grok-pentagon-hegseth-war
Thu 17:29:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Boeing Knew About Flaws in UPS Plane That Crashed in Louisville, N.T.S.B. Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/louisville-crash-report.html
Thu 17:30:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Judge Tosses Chris Brown’s $500 Million Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘A History of Violence’ Documentary ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/chris-brown-defamation-lawsuit-dismissed/
Thu 17:30:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ American Oversight Expands Lawsuit to Uncover Records on DOJ’s “Chief Enforcer” Ed Martin ☞ https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-expands-lawsuit-to-uncover-records-on-dojs-chief-enforcer-ed-martin/
Thu 17:32:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How stagnant is CPU technology? ☞ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/01/14/how-stagnant-is-cpu-technology/
Thu 17:34:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beijing-tells-chinese-firms-to-stop-using-us-and-israeli-cybersecurity-software-sources-say
Thu 17:37:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Some museum entrance fees go up for non-EU tourists in France ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260114-some-museum-entrance-fees-go-up-for-non-eu-tourists-in-france
Thu 17:39:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Fortinet Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in FortiFone, FortiSIEM ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/fortinet-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-fortifone-fortisiem/
Thu 17:39:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Robo-Advisor Betterment Discloses Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/robo-advisor-betterment-discloses-data-breach/
Thu 17:40:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Majority of frontline Social Security employees earn less than a living wage, study finds ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/01/majority-of-frontline-social-security-employees-earn-less-than-a-living-wage-study-finds/
Thu 17:43:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FBI searches a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of a classified documents investigation ☞ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/01/fbi-searches-home-of-washington-post-reporter-in-classified-documents-probe-newspaper-says/
Thu 17:43:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Warning: Scammers Are Pretending To Be Us On Social Media ☞ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2026/01/techzim-impersonation-scam-warning/
Thu 17:44:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft/Windows TCO spun as Microsoft being a saviour ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-seizes-disrupts-redvds-cybercrime-marketplace/
Thu 17:45:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Duffer Brothers Accused of Using Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot for Final Season of “Stranger Things” ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/duffer-brothers-chatgpt-ai-stranger-things
Thu 17:46:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft/Windows TCO spun as Microsoft being a saviour ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/redvds-cybercrime-service-disrupted-by-microsoft-and-law-enforcement/
Thu 17:58:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ US military does not pass "digital sovereignty requirements"... this is an IBM-bribed publisher relaying IBM's marketing lies https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/15/ibm-launches-cloud-platform-tuned-digital-sovereignty-requirements/
Thu 17:59:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Iran protests: Hey Hi (AI) and dated photos mislead about pro-regime rallies ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260114-iran-protests-ai-and-dated-photos-mislead-about-pro-regime-rallies
Thu 18:00:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Transmitting Everything You Say ☞ https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1114/transmitting-everything-you-say
Thu 18:00:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mike Blumenkrantz: 2026 Status ☞ https://www.supergoodcode.com/2026-status/
Thu 18:01:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Indie Developer Deleting Entire Game From Steam Due to Shame From Having Used Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/indie-developer-deleting-entire-game-ai
Thu 18:01:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ESP-SensairShuttle ESP32-C5 kit supports Bosch Sensortec’s BME690, BMI270, BMM350 environmental and motion sensors ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/14/esp-sensairshuttle-esp32-c5-kit-supports-bosch-sensortec-bme690-bmi270-bmm350-environmental-and-motion-sensors/
Thu 18:02:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Released! New Login Manager & Custom Global Theme ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-6-new-login-manager-custom-global-theme/
Thu 18:03:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine stable release 11.0.0 is now available for GNU/Linux FreeBSD and macOS ☞ https://www.wine-reviews.net/2026/01/wine-stable-release-1100-is-now.html
Thu 18:04:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Wine 11 Officially Released with NTSync Support, Vulkan H.264 Decoding, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/13/Wine_11_Officially_Released_with_NTSync_Support_Vulkan_H_264_De.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/13/Wine_11_Officially_Released_with_NTSync_Support_Vulkan_H_264_De.gmi ∎
Thu 18:04:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ BigEdit – streaming TUI editor ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bigedit-streaming-tui-editor/
Thu 18:04:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ huey – task queue for Python ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/huey-task-queue-python/
Thu 18:06:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ CentOS 10-20260113 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/centos
Thu 18:06:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mabox 26.01 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/mabox
Thu 18:08:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ fotocx – image editing and collection management ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/fotocx-image-editing-collection-management/
Thu 18:08:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ arcorrust – terminal-based virtual instrument playground ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/arcorrust-terminal-based-virtual-instrument-playground/
Thu 18:08:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Manjaro 26.0.1 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/manjaro
Thu 18:08:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Slimbook OS 24-r113 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/slimbookos
Thu 18:09:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ goradion – command line radio player ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/goradion-command-line-radio-player/
Thu 18:09:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 11 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Internet Forum Software ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-linux-internet-forum-software/
Thu 18:09:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TROMjaro 2026.01.13 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tromjaro
Thu 18:10:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Orion Browser Releases Its First GNU/Linux Alpha ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/orion-browser-for-linux-alpha
Thu 18:10:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu 26.04 Mass Rebuild Touches All Archive Packages ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/ubuntu-2604-resolute-archive-rebuild
Thu 18:10:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Mint 22.3 Zena is Officially Available Now! Introduces Two New Apps ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-22-3-release/
Thu 18:11:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ hyprsnap – script-based screenshot utility ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/hyprsnap-script-based-screenshot-utility/
Thu 18:11:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 5 Best Free and Open Source Python-Based Content Management Systems ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/webcms/
Thu 18:11:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ladybug – embedded graph database ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ladybug-embedded-graph-database/
Thu 18:12:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ sif – pentesting (recon/exploitation) suite ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/sif-pentesting-recon-exploitation-suite/
Thu 18:12:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Nexus – terminal-based HTTP client for API testing ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/nexus-terminal-based-http-client-api-testing/
Thu 18:13:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ VirtualBox & kernel driver not installed error ☞ https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-kernel-driver-not-installed.html
Thu 18:13:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ SUSE Security Team Spotlight Autumn 2025 ☞ https://security.opensuse.org/2026/01/14/autumn-spotlight.html
Thu 18:14:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine 11 finally fixes one of the biggest problems with running old backdoored Windows apps ☞ https://betanews.com/article/wine-11-finally-fixes-one-of-the-biggest-problems-with-running-old-windows-apps/
Thu 18:14:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): You Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/You_Can_Now_Run_Debian_GNU_Linux_on_the_OpenWrt_One_Open_Source.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/You_Can_Now_Run_Debian_GNU_Linux_on_the_OpenWrt_One_Open_Source.gmi ∎
Thu 18:16:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Mint 22.3 is built for users who value stability over surprises ☞ https://betanews.com/article/linux-mint-22-3-is-built-for-users-who-value-stability-over-surprises/
Thu 18:18:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Taiwan issues arrest warrant for CEO of OnePlus over China hires ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-issues-arrest-warrant-for-ceo-of-oneplus-over-china-hires
Thu 18:18:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kimwolf botnet’s swift rise to 2M infected devices agitates security researchers ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/kimwolf-aisuru-botnet-lumen-technologies/
Thu 18:19:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Predator spyware demonstrates troubleshooting, researcher-dodging capabilities ☞ https://cyberscoop.com/predator-spyware-demonstrates-troubleshooting-researcher-dodging-capabilities/
Thu 18:20:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Seoul bus strike ends after two-day walkout; service resumes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/seoul-bus-strike-ends-after-two-day-walkout-service-resumes
Thu 18:20:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Innovation Engine • Government-funded Academic Research "https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3747176
Thu 18:21:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AI-driven vulnerability management with Red Bait Lightspeed MCP ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/14/ai-driven-vulnerability-management-red-hat-lightspeed-mcp
Thu 18:22:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Jupyter Notebook on AlmaLinux 10 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-jupyter-notebook-almalinux-10/
Thu 18:22:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Anaconda on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-anaconda-fedora-43/
Thu 18:23:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Why Ditching VirtualBox for KVM and Virt‑Manager Makes Sense ☞ https://fossforce.com/2026/01/why-ditching-virtualbox-for-kvm-and-virt%e2%80%91manager-makes-sense/
Thu 18:24:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Asman Malika: Think About Your Audience ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/malika/2026/01/14/think-about-your-audience/
Thu 18:24:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Bootlin at FOSDEM 2026 ☞ https://bootlin.com/blog/bootlin-at-fosdem-2026/
Thu 18:25:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Diagnose Java applications using Cryostat 4.1 ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/14/diagnose-java-applications-using-cryostat-41
Thu 18:25:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ An open letter to future APNIC Fellows from a 2025 Fellow ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/14/an-open-letter-to-future-apnic-fellows-from-a-2025-fellow/
Thu 18:25:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Secure and scalable rerouting in LEO satellite networks ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/15/secure-and-scalable-rerouting-in-leo-satellite-networks/
Thu 18:26:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ UN expert urges judicial reconsideration of protection sentences in England and Wales ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/un-expert-urges-judicial-reconsideration-of-protection-sentences-in-england-and-wales/
Thu 18:26:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ WeAct CAN485 – A low-cost ESP32 board with CAN Bus and RS485 interfaces ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/14/weact-can485-a-low-cost-esp32-board-with-can-bus-and-rs485-interfaces/
Thu 18:27:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ VVC Patent Challenges on the Horizon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/14/vvc-patent-challenges-on-the-horizon
Thu 18:28:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM Adds Sovereign Core Platform Based on Red Bait OpenShift ☞ https://cloudnativenow.com/features/ibm-adds-sovereign-core-platform-based-on-red-hat-openshift/
Thu 18:29:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google IP [sic] boss: We shouldn’t pay for Hey Hi (AI) training on ‘freely available’ content ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-ai-training-pay-opt-out-publishers/
Thu 18:30:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ad disguised as 'journalism' by Team UPC firm that pays this publisher; this is rogue ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/plasseraud-strengthens-litigation-team-with-former-simmons-simmons-partner/
Thu 18:31:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Software Patents: Primos Storage cloud services patents campaign - invalidity charts coming soon ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/14/primos-storage-cloud-services-patents-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon
Thu 18:33:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2025 (Part Two) ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-top-ten-ttab-decisions-of-2025-part_14.html
Thu 18:34:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Michigan nears school cellphone ban. What to know ☞ https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-nears-school-cellphone-ban-what-to-know/
Thu 18:34:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pluralistic: It's not normal (14 Jan 2026) ☞ https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/14/sole-and-despotic/
Thu 18:45:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Patch Tuesday, January 2026 Edition ☞ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/patch-tuesday-january-2026-edition/
Thu 18:46:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Australia Preps 38% Rate Hike for Commercial Radio Recordings — PPCA Says It ‘Will Continue to Engage With Government, Parliament, and Industry Stakeholders on the Policy Settings’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/australia-radio-royalties/
Thu 18:46:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Cher Demands $1 Million in Legal Fees From Mary Bono After Resounding Copyright Win ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/13/cher-mary-bono-legal-fees/
Thu 18:49:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Release candidate: Godot 4.6 RC 1 ☞ https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-4-6-rc-1/
Thu 18:50:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Podman Desktop on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-podman-desktop-debian-13/
Thu 18:50:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Syncthing on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-syncthing-fedora-43/
Thu 18:50:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Nginx Proxy Manager on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-nginx-proxy-manager-linux-mint-22/
Thu 18:53:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Fail2ban on Rocky GNU/Linux (10, 9, 8) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-fail2ban-on-rocky-linux/
Thu 18:53:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Disable SELinux on Rocky GNU/Linux (10, 9, 8) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-disable-selinux-on-rocky-linux/
Thu 19:15:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Podman on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-podman-on-ubuntu-26-04
Thu 19:15:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Docker on Ubuntu 26.04 ☞ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-docker-on-ubuntu-26-04
Thu 19:15:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine 11.0 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 & Higher ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/wine-11-0-released-how-to-install/
Thu 19:17:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google Aggressively Moves to Dismiss Billboard Parent Penske Media’s Hey Hi (AI) Antitrust Suit: ‘It Remains Legally Defective in Every Way’ ☞ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/penske-media-google-lawsuit-dismissal-push/
Thu 19:17:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ eWeLink CUBE OS enables all SONOFF WiFi and Zigbee devices to connect to Matter ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/14/ewelink-cube-os-enables-all-sonoff-wifi-and-zigbee-devices-to-connect-to-matter/
Thu 19:20:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux
Thu 19:21:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Flatpak converted me to Linux: I am not looking back to Windows https://cybernews.com/tech/ditching-windows-flatpak-fixed-linux-experience/
Thu 19:22:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Certain Linux commands are no longer maintained for a number of reasons - including security vulnerabilities. Here's the list." https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-commands-deprecated-why-do-not-use/
Thu 19:23:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ But how do those get on the system? https://www.techzine.eu/news/security/137935/new-linux-malware-framework-targets-cloud-and-containers/
Thu 19:24:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ With 2 million downloads in 3 months and 1.5 million Windows users "defecting", a niche Linux system has been forced by Microsoft to become a "phenomenal hit". https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3639195569229192
Thu 19:25:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This may be a slopfarm https://www.technology.org/2026/01/14/linux-systems-face-a-new-predator-inside-voidlinks-sophisticated-attack-arsenal/
Thu 19:26:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Experts warn this new Chinese Linux malware could be preparing something seriously worrying https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/experts-warn-this-new-chinese-linux-malware-could-be-preparing-something-seriously-worrying
Thu 19:27:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I've been using these 8 core Linux commands wrong for years https://www.howtogeek.com/ive-been-using-these-core-linux-commands-wrong/
Thu 19:28:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GOG's new owner brands Windows as poor quality while he ponders Linux support — "I'm not surprised that people gravitate outside of the Windows ecosystem." https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/gog-new-owner-brands-windows-as-poor-quality
Thu 19:28:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A fresh menu, troubleshooting tools, and other improvements arrive in this point release." https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-22-3-release/
Thu 19:29:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft Stock Slips as GOG Eyes Linux Release to Escape Windows’ ‘Poor-Quality Software and Product’ https://www.tipranks.com/news/microsoft-stock-slips-as-gog-eyes-linux-release-to-escape-windows-poor-quality-software-and-product
Thu 19:29:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 5 popular Linux terminal-based file managers—ranked https://www.howtogeek.com/popular-linux-terminal-based-file-managers-ranked/
Thu 19:31:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ This seems to be Linux FUD by LLM slop again https://cxotoday.com/press-release/voidlink-the-cloud-native-malware-framework-weaponizing-linux-infrastructure/
Thu 19:31:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Check RHEL Version in Linux https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/how-to-check-rhel-version-in-linux/
Thu 19:32:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux distro designed to look like Windows hits 2 million downloads since the end of Windows 10 support https://www.pcguide.com/news/linux-distro-designed-to-look-like-windows-hits-2-million-downloads-since-the-end-of-windows-10-support/
Thu 19:34:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux distro designed to look like Windows hits 2 million downloads since the end of Windows 10 support ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Linux_distro_designed_to_look_like_Windows_hits_2_million_downl.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Linux_distro_designed_to_look_like_Windows_hits_2_million_downl.gmi ∎
Thu 19:35:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Definitely seems like LLM slop https://www.varindia.com/news/new-linux-voidlink-malware-targets-cloud-and-container-environments#
Thu 19:35:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine 11.0 Enhances Windows Games and Apps Performance on Linux https://www.filmogaz.com/100206
Thu 19:37:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ An absolute madman has recreated the Windows 8 UI—for Linux https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/an-absolute-madman-has-recreated-the-windows-8-ui-for-linux/
Thu 19:37:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Each year a new main release is made, so that developers and users have something stable to work with. After that, it splits off again into development releases towards the next major version. So in a few weeks we'll see the first Wine 11.1 build, which will be work towards Wine 12 around this time next year." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-11-arrives-bringing-masses-of-improvements-to-linux/
Thu 19:38:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Panther Robotics and WICS host Intro to Linux workshop for FIU students https://panthernow.com/2026/01/13/panther-robotics-and-wics-host-intro-to-linux-workshop-for-fiu-students/
Thu 19:39:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GOG's new owner can't stand Windows either: 'It's such poor-quality software… I can't believe it!' https://www.pcgamer.com/software/windows/gogs-new-owner-cant-stand-windows-either-its-such-poor-quality-software-i-cant-believe-it/
Thu 19:41:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Microsoft Stock Slips as GOG Eyes Linux Release to Escape Windows’ ‘Poor-Quality Software and Product’ ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Microsoft_Stock_Slips_as_GOG_Eyes_Linux_Release_to_Escape_Windo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Microsoft_Stock_Slips_as_GOG_Eyes_Linux_Release_to_Escape_Windo.gmi ∎
Thu 19:43:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I don’t pay for storage upgrades—this is what I do when Linux is running out of space ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.gmi ∎
Thu 19:44:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Godot 4.6 RC 1, Slop Causes Backlash, 'Verified on Steam Deck' ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Games_Godot_4_6_RC_1_Slop_Causes_Backlash_Verified_on_Steam_Dec.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Games_Godot_4_6_RC_1_Slop_Causes_Backlash_Verified_on_Steam_Dec.gmi ∎
Thu 19:46:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Check Point Spreading Fear of Linux, Without Explaining the Real Cause ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Check_Point_Spreading_Fear_of_Linux_Without_Explaining_the_Real.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/Check_Point_Spreading_Fear_of_Linux_Without_Explaining_the_Real.gmi ∎
Thu 19:48:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security and Windows TCO Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Security_and_Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 19:51:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_ESP32_and_More.gmi ∎
Thu 19:51:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 19:53:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Flatpak, Flathub, and Red Hat Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Flatpak_Flathub_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Flatpak_Flathub_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 19:54:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Miod Vallat and Mike Blumenkrantz on BSD and Linux Graphics ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Miod_Vallat_and_Mike_Blumenkrantz_on_BSD_and_Linux_Graphics.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Miod_Vallat_and_Mike_Blumenkrantz_on_BSD_and_Linux_Graphics.gmi ∎
Thu 19:54:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Thu 19:56:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Postgres Rant and GConf.BE 2026 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Postgres_Rant_and_GConf_BE_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Postgres_Rant_and_GConf_BE_2026.gmi ∎
Thu 19:58:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Access_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Access_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 19:59:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Thu 20:06:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-01-15.gmi
Thu 20:19:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/EndeavourOS_Ganymede_Neo_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_and_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/EndeavourOS_Ganymede_Neo_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_6_18_LTS_and_.gmi ∎
Thu 21:44:33 │ 〖psydroid3〗 │ https://theownedcontinent.eu/
Thu 21:55:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 49.3 Desktop Released with More Improvements and Bug Fixes ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/GNOME_49_3_Desktop_Released_with_More_Improvements_and_Bug_Fixe.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/GNOME_49_3_Desktop_Released_with_More_Improvements_and_Bug_Fixe.gmi ∎
Thu 23:25:16 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://github.com/kusoroadeolu/annote
Fri 01:09:00 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://engrish.com/2024/05/theyre-a-crack-team/
Fri 01:33:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNOME_50_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_as_a_Wayland.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNOME_50_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_as_a_Wayland.gmi ∎
Fri 01:40:36 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ what's the point of testing something they're never going to fix?
Fri 02:23:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🔤SpellBinding — UDEHNQC Wordo: REDON gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-15.gmi
Fri 02:24:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In which my Gemserver stopped working... again gemini://ieve.me/chalice/1.gmi
Fri 02:25:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🖼️ xkcd — 16-Part Epoxy #3194 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3194.gmi
Fri 02:25:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Rationality gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/rationality/
Fri 02:27:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This story should start during the summer of 2025 when it became clear that my living area was getting connected to the fibre network. However, I should start a little earlier." gemini://iam.jeroened.be/gemlog/summer-of-upgrades-part4-network.gmi
Fri 02:28:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ In which ieve runs 5 thousand meters gemini://ieve.me/squall/10.gmi
Fri 02:29:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Several things worked in our favor. I usually store devices, cables and other equipment in labeled zipper bags. Those items were protected from the deluge. We were home and awake, and we were able to catch the spill in less than an hour. Some of my family volunteered to come over and bring fans, towels and dehumidifiers. We even own a shop vac" gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202601/20260115-house-flood.gmi
Fri 02:30:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "However, it seems this had the effect of killing everything once considered nerdy from the inside. Now, those of us who resist the normie-ification and who still hang around outside the fringes have again found ourselves with difficulties in tribefinding." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2769
Fri 02:31:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's not every day you get to see rain and sparks dancing high above together. Today was one of those, except the sky was paint and the rain was kvass." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2770
Fri 02:32:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "During the lunch break, I setup the Lorenz Attractor circuit, one of the example circuits in the THAT manual. I find that the easiest way to setup these example circuits is not to duplicate the patch panel diagram" gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260115-0.gmi
Fri 02:33:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the uproar over the recent Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding, which rolls back almost all of Canada's emissions regulations and clears the way for a new bitumen pipeline, one of the more overlooked aspects was the language around AI data centres." gemini://gemini.patatas.ca/posts/sand-castles.gmi
Fri 02:34:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Please update your bookmarks! The old server will be shut down in February 2026." gemini://spell.mywire.org:1966/yesterday.gmi
Fri 02:35:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I'm back to reading books. This is the year I will make time to read books. Between 2004 and 2019, I've read consistently 12 books a year, most recommended by friends and internet people I trusted." gemini://thousand.naps.day/days/2026-01-16.gmi
Fri 02:36:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ José Agustín gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/resenas/rockdelacarcel.gmi
Fri 02:36:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ De amor y desamor…con el alcohol gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/diariodebicicleta/consumodealcohol.gmi
Fri 02:37:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Pre-heating the milk to boiling or near boiling, allowing it to cool, adding the cultures, incubating 24 hours, chilling for 12, and not stirring until after chilling results in the firmest and most consistent outcome." gemini://thatit.be/2026-01-01-09-10-40.gmi
Fri 02:39:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Wavelet Lab, best known for its compact uSDR software-defined radio module, is preparing to launch two new open source SDRs built around Lime Microsystems' LMS7002M field-programmable radio-frequency chip: the xSDR and sSDR." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260115-wavelet.gmi
Fri 02:39:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ January 15: Teaching my four-year-old to read gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-01-15-read.txt
Fri 02:40:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Raspberry PI AI HAT+ 2 is built around the Hailo-10H coprocessor, delivering a claimed 40 tera-operations per second (TOPS) of compute at a reduced INT4 precision." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260115-aihat2.gmi
Fri 02:41:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1537.jpg
Fri 02:41:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1887.jpg
Fri 02:42:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Pragmatic Retrocomputing Dogfooding gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/01-14-2026-Pragmatic-retrocomputing-dogfooding.md
Fri 02:44:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ T H R E E - D E E (cont., 2ofx) gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/
Fri 02:45:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "So I found some tips about the conversion on the surface webz and decided to test it out." gopher://sdf.org:70/1/users/xiled/phlog/2026/20260115_3d3
Fri 02:46:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-150126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-150126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-150126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-150126.txt
Fri 02:46:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-16.gmi
Fri 02:47:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-150126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-150126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-150126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-150126.txt
Fri 02:48:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-150126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-150126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-150126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-150126.txt
Fri 02:49:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-150126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-150126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-150126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-150126.txt
Fri 02:49:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-01-15.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-01-15.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Fri 02:50:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 16/01/2026: House Flood and Pragmatic Retrocomputing Dogfooding ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Gemini_Links_16_01_2026_House_Flood_and_Pragmatic_Retrocomputin.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Gemini_Links_16_01_2026_House_Flood_and_Pragmatic_Retrocomputin.gmi ∎
Fri 02:51:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-15.txt
Fri 02:55:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 15, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_15_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_15_2026.gmi ∎
Fri 02:55:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Fri 02:56:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Fri 03:20:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Stack(ed) Rankings and Ongoing Layoffs at Red Hat and IBM (Failure to Keep Staff Acquired by IBM) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Stack_ed_Rankings_and_Ongoing_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_and_IBM_Failur.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Stack_ed_Rankings_and_Ongoing_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_and_IBM_Failur.gmi ∎
Fri 03:38:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Free Software Foundation (FSF) Back to Advertising the Talks of Richard Stallman ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Back_to_Advertising_the_Talks_of_R.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Back_to_Advertising_the_Talks_of_R.gmi ∎
Fri 03:48:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Microsoft Shuts Down Campus Library, Resorts to Storytelling About "AI" to Spin the Seriousness of It ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Microsoft_Shuts_Down_Campus_Library_Resorts_to_Storytelling_Abo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Microsoft_Shuts_Down_Campus_Library_Resorts_to_Storytelling_Abo.gmi ∎
Fri 03:58:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Pedophilia-Enabling Microsoft Co-founder Cuts Staff ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Pedophilia_Enabling_Microsoft_Co_founder_Cuts_Staff.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Pedophilia_Enabling_Microsoft_Co_founder_Cuts_Staff.gmi ∎
Fri 04:09:58 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-hidden-iron-bar-has-been-uncovered-inside-the-ring-nebula-48549
Fri 04:10:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The "Alicante Mafia" - Part I - An Introduction to the Mafia Governing the EPO ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_I_An_Introduction_to_the_Mafia_Governin.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_I_An_Introduction_to_the_Mafia_Governin.gmi ∎
Fri 04:21:41 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://dallasexpress.com/business-markets/survey-even-meta-and-microsoft-engineers-ditch-company-ai-for-claude/
Fri 04:25:42 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://cray-history.net/
Fri 04:32:50 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/oracle_faces_class_action_over/
Fri 04:43:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Team Campinos Talks About SAP Days Before EPO Industrial Actions and a Day Before the "Alicante Mafia" Series (About Team Campinos Doing Cocaine) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Team_Campinos_Talks_About_SAP_Days_Before_EPO_Industrial_Action.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Team_Campinos_Talks_About_SAP_Days_Before_EPO_Industrial_Action.gmi ∎
Fri 04:48:12 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] <b><h3>https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9xrq91e
Fri 04:48:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Fri 04:48:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] It's undeniable Microsoft has seen there is no reason to have a console nor 1st party development. Look at Valve with Steam and Amazon with Luna and in another sense Nvidia with GeForce Now. All 3 bring in massive profits for their respective companies. However, at this point Microsoft is out of touch with XBox being a streaming only service considering GeForce Now can stream XBox games and PC Games from a gamers library on Epic,
Fri 04:48:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] GoG, Steam, and XBox.
Fri 04:48:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] The XBox from it's inception was a copy cat product to compete with Sony (Playstation), Sega (Dreamcast), and Nintendo devices.
Fri 04:48:17 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Fri 04:49:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ MSN today: "Xbox Isn't Just Increasing Game Pass' Price, But Also Removing A Perk"
Fri 04:49:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Older: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/407533/microsoft-exits-movie-business.html
Fri 04:55:22 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://developers.slashdot.org/story/26/01/15/2114210/oracle-trying-to-lure-workers-to-nashville-for-new-global-hq
Fri 05:01:42 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/project-fail-cracking-a-laptop-bios-password-using-ai/
Fri 05:05:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – More Signs of Financial Troubles at Microsoft, Europe Puts Microsoft Under Investigation ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/More_Signs_of_Financial_Troubles_at_Microsoft_Europe_Puts_Micro.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/More_Signs_of_Financial_Troubles_at_Microsoft_Europe_Puts_Micro.gmi ∎
Fri 05:21:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Taking the Slop Train to Nowhere, Linuxiac Reverts Back to Slopfarm Mode ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Taking_the_Slop_Train_to_Nowhere_Linuxiac_Reverts_Back_to_Slopf.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Taking_the_Slop_Train_to_Nowhere_Linuxiac_Reverts_Back_to_Slopf.gmi ∎
Fri 05:27:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – LLM Slop on the Web is Waning, But Linuxiac Has Become a Slopfarm ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/LLM_Slop_on_the_Web_is_Waning_But_Linuxiac_Has_Become_a_Slopfar.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/LLM_Slop_on_the_Web_is_Waning_But_Linuxiac_Has_Become_a_Slopfar.gmi ∎
Fri 05:33:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tech Bloggers Switching From Windows to Linux" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/12/1844243
Fri 05:33:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Windows 11 QEMU/KVM Installation Guide in Linux Including TPM and Secure Boot" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/kvm2026:7 http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/
Fri 05:34:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: this disinformation spam is turning up everywhere https://insidetowers.com/microsoft-steps-up-to-handle-data-center-power-and-water-usage-costs/ http://techrights.org/o/2021/09/24/spamnil-zdnet-lf-greenwashing-microsoft/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/09/02/linux-foundation-greenwashing-and-openwashing-for-microsoft/
Fri 05:35:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Sweden has now banned blasphemy | "Nu har Sverige fått ett hädelseförbud" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/01/15/nu-har-sverige-fatt-ett-hadelseforbud/
Fri 05:39:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Valve reveal all the Steam events scheduled for 2026 | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-reveal-all-the-steam-events-scheduled-for-2026/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-reveal-all-the-steam-events-scheduled-for-2026/
Fri 05:40:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OBS Studio 32.1 Beta is out with a new Audio Mixer, WebRTC Simulcast support and more | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/obs-studio-32-1-beta-is-out-with-a-new-audio-mixer-webrtc-simulcast-support-and-more/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 05:42:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): OBS Studio 32.1 Promises New Audio Mixer and WebRTC Simulcast Support, Beta Out Now ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/OBS_Studio_32_1_Promises_New_Audio_Mixer_and_WebRTC_Simulcast_S.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/OBS_Studio_32_1_Promises_New_Audio_Mixer_and_WebRTC_Simulcast_S.gmi ∎
Fri 05:58:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valves-documentation-highlights-the-different-ways-standalone-games-run-on-steam-frame/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 06:10:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Less Miserables is an upcoming point-and-click parody of Les Miserables | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/less-miserables-is-an-upcoming-point-and-click-parody-of-les-miserables/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 06:10:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Multiple years later Terraria 1.4.5 has a release date for January 27th | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/multiple-years-later-terraria-1-4-5-has-a-release-date-for-january-27th/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 06:11:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Steam Machine verification will have "fewer constraints" than Steam Deck - but text sizing worries me | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-machine-verification-will-have-fewer-constraints-than-steam-deck-but-text-sizing-worries-me/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 06:13:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Collabora has shared a new project demonstrating how the OpenWrt One can be repurposed from a traditional networking appliance into a compact, general-purpose Linux system." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/collabora-shows-how-to-run-debian-on-the-openwrt-one-using-nvme-storage/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Fri 06:14:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The PRO DP10 A14MG series supports 14th-generation Intel desktop processors, ranging from the Intel Core i7-14700 to Core i5-14400, Core i3-14100, and Pentium Gold G7400 models." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/msi-pro-dp10-a14mg-features-14th-gen-intel-cpus-in-a-compact-chassis/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Fri 06:14:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Renesas notes that ForgeFPGA is positioned as an alternative to traditional low-end FPGAs, emphasizing simplified development, low power consumption, and compact packaging." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/renesas-expands-forgefpga-line-with-new-2k-lut-ultra-low-power-devices/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Fri 06:15:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The ThinkNode M3 is built around the Nordic nRF52840 microcontroller, which handles Bluetooth Low Energy communication and overall system control." ☛ https://linuxgizmos.com/thinknode-m3-uses-lr1110-and-nrf52840-for-meshtastic-tracking/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
Fri 06:19:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ AWS or GAFAM is American espionage; a shame that Canonical paints that as anything but; "This enables customers to meet stringent operational autonomy and data residency requirements within the European Union (EU)" ☛ https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-aws-european-sovereign-cloud | Source: Ubuntu
Fri 06:20:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBB and Ford, two companies that worked for Hitler ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/revolutionizing-learning-how-fords-kubernetes-community-sparks-technological-innovation | Source: Red Hat Official
Fri 06:20:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.15 redefines your daily workflow instead of just adding features. We’ve taken the capabilities you rely on and made them easier to use so you can stop hunting and start solving." ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/new-efficiency-upgrades-red-hat-advanced-cluster-management-kubernetes-215 | Source: Red Hat Official
Fri 06:20:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM promotes slop ☛ https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/feature-store-front-end-all-your-ai-data-pipelines | Source: Red Hat Official
Fri 06:22:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A new order from the Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/french-court-orders-popular-vpns-to-block-more-pirate-sites-despite-opposition/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Fri 06:22:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "St. Clair is one of the many people over the past couple weeks who have found themselves undressed without permission by X’s AI chatbot, Grok." ☛ https://www.theverge.com/news/863097/ashley-st-clair-elon-musk-grok-undressing-lawsuit | Source: The Verge
Fri 06:23:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With that going nowhere, Ellison has clearly turned to right wing propaganda to help portray the Netflix acquisition as somehow “woke” and dangerous: [...]" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/15/trump-ellison-wage-war-on-woke-netflix-in-effort-to-scuttle-warner-brothers-deal-dominate-u-s-media/ | Source: Techdirt
Fri 07:35:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It’s worth noting that music streaming prices aren’t soaring at the same rate as those of video streamers like Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max." ☛ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3033859/spotify-just-hiked-prices-again-there-are-cheaper-options.html | Source: PC World
Fri 07:35:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "6 years, 5 months and 22 days after Fox aired "Bart's Friend Falls in Love," Bill Clinton signed a new bill into law: the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA)." ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/14/sole-and-despotic/#world-turned-upside-down | Source: CoryDoctorow
Fri 07:37:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Make it, Don't Fake It ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Make_it_Don_t_Fake_It.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/Make_it_Don_t_Fake_It.gmi ∎
Fri 07:38:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): EDATEC CM0 NANO Combines Raspberry Pi CM0 with Full I/O in a Small SBC ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/EDATEC_CM0_NANO_Combines_Raspberry_Pi_CM0_with_Full_I_O_in_a_Sm.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/EDATEC_CM0_NANO_Combines_Raspberry_Pi_CM0_with_Full_I_O_in_a_Sm.gmi ∎
Fri 07:44:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – More People Nowadays Say "GNU/Linux" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/More_People_Nowadays_Say_GNU_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/More_People_Nowadays_Say_GNU_Linux.gmi ∎
Fri 07:46:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The decision at issue is Case v. Montana where a unanimous Court agreed that the Fourth Amendment did not actually apply." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/15/justice-gorsuch-reminds-the-fourth-amendment-isnt-dead-yet/ | Source: Techdirt
Fri 07:48:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Aren't masks amazing? When it comes to disease, their use is an imminent threat to an officer's health and safety, but when it comes to accountability, their absence is an imminent threat" ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/schrdingers-mask/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
Fri 07:50:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It apparently looks a lot like Google Maps, but designed to show the richness of an area for “targets”, populated in part by density of immigrants. And then you can dig in: [...]" ☛ https://werd.io/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Fri 07:50:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Palantir is working on a tool for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/report-ice-using-palantir-tool-feeds-medicaid-data | Source: EFF
Fri 07:51:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Ignores Own Rules" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/gofundme-ice-jonathan-ross-renee-good-fundraiser/ | Source: Wired
Fri 07:52:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "According to CPJ research, Mexico consistently ranks among the 10 countries with the highest number of journalist murders, with such crimes frequently not leading to convictions." ☛ https://cpj.org/2026/01/mexican-reporters-death-continues-pattern-of-impunity-after-6-journalists-killed-last-year/ | Source: CPJ
Fri 07:53:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The end result is that pop is not popular anymore. It may never be again. The center was a moment in time, but the edges are now everywhere." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/01/mad-magazine-autostereogram-cutecore/ | Source: Seth Godin
Fri 07:53:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here are some highlights of what the Pilot Institute survey (which you can read in full here) found: [...]" ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/14/fcc-ban-on-foreign-drones/ | Source: The Drone Girl
Fri 07:54:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The planned layoffs mark another major shift for one of the largest and most influential foundations" ☛ https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/gates-foundation-unveils-9-billion-budget-and-plans-to-cut-staff-10761356#publisher=newsstand | Source: NDTV http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Pedophilia_Enabling_Microsoft_Co_founder_Cuts_Staff.shtml
Fri 07:54:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "none of them are really surprising but reaching that conclusion took a good deal of research." ☛ https://blog.dshr.org/2026/01/good-questions.html | Source: David Rosenthal
Fri 07:55:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "By the seventeenth century they were used for grinding grain into flour, processing wool and fabrics, sharpening tools, forging and metalcraft, manufacturing paper, sawing timber, and sundry other purposes." ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/15/the-dutch-golden-age-mills/ | Source: Howard Oakley
Fri 07:58:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At no point did he mention personal computers, and he certainly didn't express any desire to move all customer data to his cloud." ☛ https://birchtree.me/blog/this-post-was-almost-angry-now-its-just-confused/ | Source: Matt Birchler
Fri 07:58:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There’s a lot happening right now in U.S. energy and policy and it’s easy to lose track of the larger picture." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/utility-scale/talking-about-energy-dominance-solar-would-like-to-have-a-word/ | Source: Renewable Energy World
Fri 07:58:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "unprecedented attacks by Russia and extreme cold across the country." ☛ https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-energy-crisis-extremely-serious-as-sbu-presents-evidence-of-crime-against-humanity/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent
Fri 08:12:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bill and Hillary Clinton wrote a lengthy letter to Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee, refusing to testify in Congress." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/13/us/clinton-letter.html | Source: New York Times
Fri 08:12:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Now, plenty of outlets cite anonymous sources. But those sources must be used judiciously. Here’s what the Associated Press has to say about the practice: [...]" ☛ https://www.thenextmove.org/p/free-press-state-media | Source: The Next Move
Fri 08:16:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Kdenlive 25.12.1 released ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Kdenlive_25_12_1_released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Kdenlive_25_12_1_released.gmi ∎
Fri 08:23:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi ∎
Fri 08:24:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta said last week it had removed 331,000 underage accounts from Instagram" ☛ https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/social-media-sites-block-4-7-million-underage-accounts-in-australia-1297088655 | Source: RTL
Fri 08:24:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The eSafety Commissioner said platforms had so far removed about 4.7 million accounts held by under-16s to comply with a law that went live on Dec. 10." ☛ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-social-media-youth-accounts-deactivated-9.7047750 | Source: CBC
Fri 08:28:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "How To Mobilize America Against Fascism" ☛ https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mobilizing-america | Source: Robert Reich https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/18/Threats_Against_Techrights_Always_Come_From_Outside_Britain.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml
Fri 08:31:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): FSF Scheduled Activities ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/FSF_Scheduled_Activities.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/FSF_Scheduled_Activities.gmi ∎
Fri 08:37:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Email is not safe. It never was and it never will be. This doesn't mean we have to give up." ☛ https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/technological/self-sufficiency/email/ | Source: Aethrvmn
Fri 08:38:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That sounds draconian, but most common uses are subject to exemptions, as a result of which the Local Network section in Privacy & Security settings remains empty." ☛ https://eclecticlight.co/2026/01/14/how-local-network-privacy-could-affect-you/ | Source: Howard Oakley
Fri 08:38:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The anti-analysis features also suggest Intellexa, the commercial spyware company that owns Predator, has far more visibility and control over deployments than previously thought." ☛ https://www.darkreading.com/mobile-security/predator-spyware-sample-vendor-controlled-c2 | Source: Dark Reading
Fri 08:41:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI agents can make a difference, Box says. Box Extract, which was announced in September" ☛ https://siliconangle.com/2026/01/15/box-unlocks-agentic-data-extraction-help-companies-dig-insights-faster/ | Source: Silicon Angle
Fri 08:41:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "implications for privacy." ☛ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/technology/personaltech/gmail-gemini-ai-email-inbox.html | Source: New York Times
Fri 08:41:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At some point, you may have been faced with the decision yourself: should I continue to use this service if I have to verify my age?" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/so-youve-hit-age-gate-what-now | Source: EFF
Fri 08:42:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Running Techrights is Fun, Rewarding, and Gratifying ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Running_Techrights_is_Fun_Rewarding_and_Gratifying.shtml
Fri 08:43:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The best Arch Linux distro for beginners just got even easier to set up ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/The_best_Arch_Linux_distro_for_beginners_just_got_even_easier_t.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/The_best_Arch_Linux_distro_for_beginners_just_got_even_easier_t.gmi ∎
Fri 08:45:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Social Control Media "taking meaningful action to remove underage users, Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said" ☛ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/social-media-sites-block-4-7-million-underage-accounts-in-australia/articleshow/126556197.cms | Source: India Times
Fri 08:45:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Eventually I realized the simplest things you can do to have a nice Mastodon experience is to pick some reasonably popular instance" ☛ https://batsov.com/articles/2026/01/15/tips-on-using-mastodon/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov
Fri 08:46:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today the W3C standards organization announced a new working group to advance the ActivityPub and Activity Streams standards." ☛ https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/01/15/new-social-web-working-group-at-w3c/ |
Fri 08:47:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But the fixation on tariffs and inflation obscures a different shift revolutionizing pricing: algorithms." ☛ https://thewalrus.ca/everything-costs-more-because-the-algorithm-says-so/ | Source: The Walrus
Fri 08:47:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As headlines teem with stories of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers beating protestors" ☛ https://futurism.com/future-society/ice-ai-recruitment | Source: Futurism
Fri 08:47:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you encounter music or audio that appears to be made entirely or with heavy reliance on generative AI" ☛ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/01/14/bandcamp-takes-a-stand-and-bans-ai-generated-music/ | Source: Digital Music News
Fri 08:48:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some subjects have been very hard to convince that Eliza (with its present script) is not human" ☛ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-the-computer-scientist-behind-the-worlds-first-chatbot-dedicated-his-life-to-publicizing-the-threat-posed-by-ai-180987971/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Fri 08:48:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The study shows that modifications to LLMs in a specific area can lead to unexpected misalignment across unrelated tasks." ☛ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/llm_fine_tuning_misalignment/ | Source: The Register UK
Fri 08:49:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The company said it had stopped Grok from undressing people on the X platform. Grok’s stand-alone app still does it." ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/15/grok-ai-image-generator-sexualized/ | Source: The Washington Post
Fri 08:49:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "We can still generate photorealistic nudity on Grok.com" ☛ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-grok-undressing-problem-isnt-fixed/ | Source: Wired
Fri 08:49:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In this note I’ll show why the rate limit algorithms GCRA, leaky bucket, and token bucket behave the same." ☛ https://dotat.at/@/2026-01-15-gcra.html | Source: Tony Finch
Fri 08:50:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You still can't upgrade the RAM on the Pi, but at least this way if you do have a need for an AI coprocessor, you don't have to eat up the Pi's memory to run things on it." ☛ https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2/ | Source: Jeff Geerling
Fri 08:50:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "the AI HAT+ provides best-in-class acceleration for vision-based neural network model" ☛ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-the-raspberry-pi-ai-hat-plus-2-generative-ai-on-raspberry-pi-5/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
Fri 08:51:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "AI agents prefer clean, structured content over HTML. Markdown is ideal - it’s readable, semantic, and free of navigation chrome." ☛ https://code.dblock.org/2026/01/15/serving-markdown-for-ai-agents.html | Source: Daniel Doubrovkine
Fri 08:51:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I don’t think you need LLMs to learn programming." ☛ https://agentultra.com/blog/how-i-learned-everything-i-know/index.html | Source: J Kenneth King
Fri 08:52:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Now, you might think: hold on, OpenAI’s job is to burn money. They claimed $10 billion annualised revenue as of June last year." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/15/bondholders-sue-oracle-over-openai-debt-deals/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Fri 08:53:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Where’s OpenAI going to get $60 billion a year to pay Oracle from? Well, Scam Altman’s confident he’ll work something out. Everyone in the world will buy enough ChatGPT to pay the bill! You just watch."
Fri 08:53:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Putting Oracle this close to the OpenAI money bonfire is not working out so well for Oracle. They just got sued by bondholders today."
Fri 08:54:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ " Microsoft swears it’s “seeing strong adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot.” But it also needs to pay people to not just despise this exciting new technology." ☛ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/14/microsoft-now-paying-customers-to-train-in-copilot-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI
Fri 08:54:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Solar farms are expanding rapidly across the UK, but keeping track of where they are, and when they appeared, isn't straightforward." ☛ https://toao.com/blog/earth-observation-budget-solar-farms-tiny-model |
Fri 08:54:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "In a language model, temperature is used to define how creative text generations are." ☛ https://cavendishlabs.org/blog/negative-temperature/ |
Fri 08:55:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Reconsider the positions you did not open. Or the writers you let go." ☛ https://passo.uno/letter-those-who-fired-tech-writers-ai/ |
Fri 08:56:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Thankfully Apple is finally picking a lane. They're officially outsourcing Siri's AI to a major competitor, which suggests they're behind on AI and aren't interested in catching up themselves" ☛ https://gregmorris.co.uk/apple-hands-siri-to-google/ | Source: Greg Morris
Fri 08:56:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Previous to Apple offering features like iCloud Keychain and Password Autofill, I relied on 1Password to store a lot of this information, but in recent years I’ve transitioned in large part to Passwords" ☛ https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/01/wish-list-ssh-keys-in-passwords/ | Source: Six Colors
Fri 08:57:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Beyond routine measures like notifying the government of major updates and storing security audit logs" ☛ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/12/apple-opposes-india-plan-access-ios-source-code/ | Source: MacRumors
Fri 08:57:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part of a raft of security measures" ☛ https://www.reuters.com/world/china/india-proposes-forcing-smartphone-makers-give-source-code-security-overhaul-2026-01-11/ | Source: Reuters
Fri 08:57:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "India May Want iOS’s Source Code" ☛ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/01/14/india-may-want-ioss-source-code/ | Source: Michael Tsai
Fri 08:58:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are tons of cool blog posts out there about mbsync, mu, and mu4e configuration—this one’s mine." ☛ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/01/customizing-the-emacs-email-experience-with-mu4e/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld
Fri 08:58:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Mandiant is publicly releasing a comprehensive dataset of Net-NTLMv1 rainbow tables to underscore the urgency of migrating away from this outdated protocol." ☛ https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/net-ntlmv1-deprecation-rainbow-tables/ | Source: Google
Fri 08:59:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Even more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/even-more-amd-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-heading-to-mesa-on-linux/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 08:59:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk-version-1-2-brings-more-direct3d-6-improvements-and-a-little-direct3d-5-too/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Fri 09:06:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Using a modern fork of this 90s Linux desktop was a nostalgic nightmare ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/e_Using_a_modern_fork_of_this_90s_Linux_desktop_was_a_nostalgic.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/e_Using_a_modern_fork_of_this_90s_Linux_desktop_was_a_nostalgic.gmi ∎
Fri 09:06:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: Valve, Less Miserables, Terraria, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Games_Valve_Less_Miserables_Terraria_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Games_Valve_Less_Miserables_Terraria_and_More.gmi ∎
Fri 09:09:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I boosted my old laptop’s battery life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/I_boosted_my_old_laptop_s_battery_life_by_switching_to_this_pow.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/I_boosted_my_old_laptop_s_battery_life_by_switching_to_this_pow.gmi ∎
Fri 09:10:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The decision affects regulations on fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) and ground-level ozone" ☛ https://english.elpais.com/health/2026-01-15/the-epa-will-no-longer-calculate-the-lives-saved-thanks-to-air-pollution-restrictions.html | Source: El País
Fri 09:10:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Happiness is self-explanatory – and fleeting. Even in the worst of times, there are moments of happiness – a delicious meal with friends, a beautiful sunrise" ☛ https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/15/how-the-light-gets-in/#theories-of-change | Source: CoryDoctorow
Fri 09:18:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At the start of the new year, I decided to install openSUSE and it’s been great." ☛ https://claytonerrington.com/blog/resetting-tpm-for-an-encrypted-boot-drive/ | Source: Clayton Errington
Fri 09:18:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With my topology now clear I moved on to testing, slowing spanning outwards from the mac mini that was my listening end of iperf." ☛ https://canion.blog/2026/01/14/home-ethernet.html | Source: Canion dot Blog
Fri 09:23:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In large companies, speaking up about what you see as a “bad project” is a good thing." ☛ https://lalitm.com/post/why-senior-engineers-let-bad-projects-fail/ |
Fri 09:24:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "That’s what some jobs are like after a while. Why you’ve stayed there might be due to lack of options, loyalty, or comfort (the evil you know, and so on!)." ☛ https://blog.avas.space/bore-out/ | Source: Ava
Fri 09:24:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In past posts, we’ve shared the mantra “You’re not writing enough” (Bryan Cantrill quoting Pat Helland quoting Jim Gray). Simon, who blogged every day for an entire year, sets a high bar for what’s possible here." ☛ https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-willison-on-technical-blogging | Source: Cynthia Dunlop
Fri 09:28:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With every page I turned, there was something new to make me think. Indeed, if the book Walden was itself a pond, it would both reflect the world back and, in so doing, make me see the world in a new light." ☛ https://jamesg.blog/2026/01/15/walden | Source: James G
Fri 09:28:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This is the conversation me and Zach have been having between August 2025 and now on the topic of literature and books, by iterating with posing questions and answering them by email." ☛ https://sarajaksa.eu/2026/conversation-about-literature-with-zachary-kai-and-sara-jaksa/ | Source: Sara Jakša
Fri 09:28:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I teach middle schoolers now, who are starting to hit some of the big questions around life and meaning - or at least starting to understand that adults don't get it and are probably wrong a lot of the time" ☛ https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/the-meaning-of-life-indieweb-carnival-january-2026/ | Source: Small Cypress
Fri 09:29:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Everything that has to do with being self-sufficient in the modern world implies [Internet] access" ☛ https://aethrvmn.gr/theses/technological/self-sufficiency/domain/ | Source: Aethrvmn
Fri 09:29:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With greater frequency, this is how system compromises happen. Attackers have adapted as infrastructure became more observable. Maintaining visible, normal behavior has become the dominant strategy." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/the-new-threats-attackers-dont-just-break-in-they-blend-in/ | Source: The New Stack
Fri 09:32:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m starting to worry that my attempt to systemise my life is slowly becoming my life. I want to write about living, not about the meta aspects of how I organise my life." ☛ https://www.amitgawande.com/blog/2026/writing-about-the-same-thing/ | Source: Amit Gawande
Fri 09:33:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But not all of these methods inherently create a conversation or dialogue." ☛ https://brandonrozek.com/blog/blogging-as-dialogue-invitation/ | Source: Brandon Rozek
Fri 09:33:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Here are three ways to get unstuck, depending on the kind of “stuckness” you’re experiencing: [...]" ☛ https://nesslabs.com/somatic-regulation | Source: Ness Labs
Fri 09:35:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "As mentioned in my Fediverse post, Netplan tells you nothing. One direct consequence of this is that in any context where you're writing down your own network interface names" ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/NetworkInterfaceNameLenthLimit | Source: University of Toronto
Fri 09:36:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ThinkNode M3, ForgeFPGA, Raspberry Pi Latches Onto the Slop Cargo Cult ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_ThinkNode_M3_ForgeFPGA_Raspberry_Pi_Latch.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_ThinkNode_M3_ForgeFPGA_Raspberry_Pi_Latch.gmi ∎
Fri 09:38:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 09:38:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Canonical Ubuntu Pretends That US (Outsourcing) is OK With "European Sovereignty", Chris Siebenmann Looks at Netplan ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Canonical_Ubuntu_Pretends_That_US_Outsourcing_is_OK_With_Europe.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Canonical_Ubuntu_Pretends_That_US_Outsourcing_is_OK_With_Europe.gmi ∎
Fri 09:38:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A deep dive into OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 performance ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/15/deep-dive-openshift-container-platform-420-performance
Fri 09:39:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Introducing the Dynamic Plug-ins Factory for Developer Hub ☞ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/01/15/introducing-dynamic-plug-ins-factory-developer-hub
Fri 09:39:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat (IBM) is Driving Away Remaining Fedora Users ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Red_Hat_IBM_is_Driving_Away_Remaining_Fedora_Users.shtml
Fri 09:42:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat boosts slop garbage in a site about slop garbage https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ai-in-2026-experimental-ai-concludes-autonomous-systems-rise/ then links to it: https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/friday-five-january-16-2026
Fri 09:43:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Clown https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/kruk-achieves-it-consistency-across-europe-and-66-faster-processing-red-hat-technologies
Fri 09:44:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IBM Red Hat riding the slop bubble https://futurumgroup.com/insights/can-red-hat-and-nvidia-remove-the-friction-slowing-ai-deployments/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/28/Circular_Financing_in_NVidia_NVidia_Pays_Its_Clients_to_Buy_Fro.shtml
Fri 09:45:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ More boosting of slop by Red Hat, hype instead of substance https://www.redhat.com/en/compiler-podcast/ai-product-security
Fri 09:45:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Red Hat CEO dressing up in ALL BLUE says a lot, doesn't it? https://www.redhat.com/en/summit
Fri 09:55:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Hat's Latest and Hype Frenzy Around Slop (So-called 'Hey Hi') ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Red_Hat_s_Latest_and_Hype_Frenzy_Around_Slop_So_called_Hey_Hi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Red_Hat_s_Latest_and_Hype_Frenzy_Around_Slop_So_called_Hey_Hi.gmi ∎
Fri 09:59:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Links 16/01/2026: Social Control Media Curbs in Australia Underway, MElon Still Profiting by Sexualising Kids 'as a Service' ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Links_16_01_2026_Social_Control_Media_Curbs_in_Australia_Underw.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Links_16_01_2026_Social_Control_Media_Curbs_in_Australia_Underw.gmi ∎
Fri 10:04:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I am an HTML extremist. There’s this argument I often hear: “But HTML is cumbersome to write!” Wrong, as many other myths about HTML." ☛ https://aartaka.me/pidgin.html | Source: Artyom Bologov
Fri 10:04:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In the USA, all you have to do is..." ☛ https://blog.zgp.org/how-to-bounce-postal-mail/ | Source: Don Marti
Fri 10:05:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When querying Spamhaus DNS blocklists, either their public mirrors or through a DQS account, the DNS blocklists can potentially return error codes in 127.255.255.0/24 (also)." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/EximSafeSpamhausQueries | Source: University of Toronto
Fri 10:15:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "However, they’re not a panacea, and an audit status should not be viewed as a simple binary “YES / NO” matter." ☛ https://soatok.blog/2026/01/15/software-assurance-that-warm-and-fuzzy-feeling/ | Source: Dhole Moments
Fri 10:15:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "People who built, maintain, or research package managers. Tool creators, registry operators, resolver authors, and the academics studying how it all works." ☛ https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/14/package-manager-people.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
Fri 10:16:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When Wikipedia launched 25 years ago today, I heard about it almost immediately, because the Internet was small back then, and I thought “Well… good luck to those guys.”" ☛ https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/15/wikipedia-at-25/ | Source: Anil Dash
Fri 10:17:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "The source code was maintained and developed in a CVS repository on Sourceforge.net. Gabriel Wicke, a developer and later Principal Software Engineer at the WMF" ☛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2021-01-31/Technology_report |
Fri 10:29:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Recent Layoffs at Red Hat (2026 the Year of Ultimate Bluewashing) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Recent_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_2026_the_Year_of_Ultimate_Bluewashing.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Recent_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_2026_the_Year_of_Ultimate_Bluewashing.gmi ∎
Fri 10:40:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Keynote with Cindy Cohn" ☛ https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/speaker/cindy-cohn | Source: SoCal Linux Expo
Fri 10:41:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "For those who might need a reminder of how the hacking workshop works" ☛ https://rhaas.blogspot.com/2026/01/hacking-workshop-for-february-2026.html | Source: Robert Haas
Fri 10:51:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.4 Improves Handling for Files Larger Than 4GB ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_4_Improves_Handling_for_Files_Larger_Th.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_4_Improves_Handling_for_Files_Larger_Th.gmi ∎
Fri 10:52:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Sites That Expose Corruption Under Attack, Journalism Not Tolerated Anymore (the Super-Rich Abuse Their Wealth and Political Power) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Sites_That_Expose_Corruption_Under_Attack_Journalism_Not_Tolera.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Sites_That_Expose_Corruption_Under_Attack_Journalism_Not_Tolera.gmi ∎
Fri 11:09:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Sanitised Plagiarism as "AI" (How Oligarchy Plots to Use Slop to Hide or Distract From Its Abuses, or Cause People Not to Trust Anything They See/Read Online) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Sanitised_Plagiarism_as_AI_How_Oligarchy_Plots_to_Use_Slop_to_H.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Sanitised_Plagiarism_as_AI_How_Oligarchy_Plots_to_Use_Slop_to_H.gmi ∎
Fri 11:29:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Countries Take Action Against Social Control Media and 'Smart' 'Phones', Not Slop (Plagiarised Information Synthesis Systems or P.I.S.S.) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Countries_Take_Action_Against_Social_Control_Media_and_Smart_Ph.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Countries_Take_Action_Against_Social_Control_Media_and_Smart_Ph.gmi ∎
Fri 11:46:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slopfarms Push Fake News About Microsoft Shutdown, 30,000+ Microsoft Layoffs Last Year Spun as Only "15,000" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Slopfarms_Push_Fake_News_About_Microsoft_Shutdown_30_000_Micros.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Slopfarms_Push_Fake_News_About_Microsoft_Shutdown_30_000_Micros.gmi ∎
Fri 11:57:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): PipeWire 1.4.10 Backports Filter-Graph Channel Support and Fixes More Bugs ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/PipeWire_1_4_10_Backports_Filter_Graph_Channel_Support_and_Fixe.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/PipeWire_1_4_10_Backports_Filter_Graph_Channel_Support_and_Fixe.gmi ∎
Fri 12:01:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The Bluewashing is Making Red Hat Extinct (They All Become "IBM", Little by Little) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Bluewashing_is_Making_Red_Hat_Extinct_They_All_Become_IBM_L.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Bluewashing_is_Making_Red_Hat_Extinct_They_All_Become_IBM_L.gmi ∎
Fri 12:11:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM Was Never the Good Guy ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_Was_Never_the_Good_Guy.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_Was_Never_the_Good_Guy.gmi ∎
Fri 12:19:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM's 'Scientific-Sounding' Tech-Porn Won't Help IBM Survive (or Be Bailed Out) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_s_Scientific_Sounding_Tech_Porn_Won_t_Help_IBM_Survive_or_B.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_s_Scientific_Sounding_Tech_Porn_Won_t_Help_IBM_Survive_or_B.gmi ∎
Fri 12:21:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I really think these companies ought to check with the big man in Washington D.C. before making such moves. Surely, the stock prices will plummet once he finds out and starts taking CEOs out behind the woodshed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1keyemb8z
Fri 12:44:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Naming Culprits in Switzerland ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Naming_Culprits_in_Switzerland.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Naming_Culprits_in_Switzerland.gmi ∎
Fri 12:56:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Anon: I designed, printed, and delivered to an acquaintance some End of 10 posters and handouts. He was quite pleased and has an immediate use for them. :)
Fri 12:57:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Booklore is a self-hosted web app that is designed to help you organize, manage, and read your eBook library." ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-booklore/ | Source: Pi My Life Up
Fri 12:58:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "His specialty? Code optimization. But Bank’s contributions to the open-source community go far beyond making software run faster." ☛ https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/01/15/meet-larry-bank-the-performance-whisperer-making-code-faster-and-open-source-better/ | Source: Arduino
Fri 12:58:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "XScreenSaver 6.14 is out now, including iOS (soon) and Android." ☛ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/01/xscreensaver-6-14/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
Fri 13:08:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): statCounter Reckons 1 in 5 Desktops or Laptops in Finland Runs GNU and Linux (Not Counting Android) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/statCounter_Reckons_1_in_5_Desktops_or_Laptops_in_Finland_Runs_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/statCounter_Reckons_1_in_5_Desktops_or_Laptops_in_Finland_Runs_.gmi ∎
Fri 13:12:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Fedora Games Lab Spin to Switch from Xfce to KDE Plasma with Fedora Linux 44 ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Fedora_Games_Lab_Spin_to_Switch_from_Xfce_to_KDE_Plasma_with_Fe.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Fedora_Games_Lab_Spin_to_Switch_from_Xfce_to_KDE_Plasma_with_Fe.gmi ∎
Fri 13:15:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Latest Article in Linuxiac Deemed 100% LLM Slop (or Most Certainly Slop) ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Latest_Article_in_Linuxiac_Deemed_100_LLM_Slop_or_Most_Certainl.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Latest_Article_in_Linuxiac_Deemed_100_LLM_Slop_or_Most_Certainl.gmi ∎
Fri 13:19:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "At the end of the day, it's easy to see why so many Windows users are checking out Linux distros like Zorin. When the choice is between spending a bunch of money to replace perfectly functional hardware, or simply moving to a new OS, many will opt for the latter." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/14/2313236
Fri 13:19:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Over Half a Million Windows Users are Switching to Linux" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/01/14/2313236 "Now that Linux has finally caught up to the big boys in terms of drivers, games, and apps, there is little reason not to make the switch."
Fri 13:22:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Meta’s Layoffs Leave Supernatural Fitness Users in Mourning" Zuckerberg called those "dumb f--ks... they trust me"
Fri 13:34:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The B in IBM is Brown-nosing and Buzzwords (or Both) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_B_in_IBM_is_Brown_nosing_and_Buzzwords_or_Both.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_B_in_IBM_is_Brown_nosing_and_Buzzwords_or_Both.gmi ∎
Fri 13:36:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] hi, dazner
Fri 13:37:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This software is capable of doing this thanks to a very specifically designed Ai model called BirdNET" ☛ https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-birdnet/ | Source: Pi My Life Up
Fri 13:37:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "You can now save your language, keyboard layout, and formats from the Welcome Screen to the USB stick. These settings will be applied automatically when restarting Tails." ☛ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_4/ | Source: Tor
Fri 13:37:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bryan Poerwo has announced the release of EndeavourOS 2026.01.12, a minor "Neo" update of the project's Arch-based" ☛ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12703 | Source: Distro Watch
Fri 13:38:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "With these two commits, Mike Larkin (mlarkin@) set the stage for, and next up, bumped the maximum number of processors supported on OpenBSD/amd64 from 64 to 255." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115135856 | Source: Undeadly
Fri 14:15:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Most systems support stereo audio via their default speaker output or 3.5mm analog connector. These devices are exposed as stereo devices to applications, and applications typically render stereo content to these devices." ☛ https://arunraghavan.net/2026/01/accessibility-update-enabling-mono-audio/ | Source: Arun Raghavan
Fri 14:15:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some of my dumb experiments result in interesting findings and unexpected successes." ☛ https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2026/01/14/raid0/ | Source: Herman Õunapuu
Fri 14:15:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Garage is an open source S3 compatible object store. What follows is a description of how I set up my simple single-node garage instance for my homelab." ☛ https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/01/1-Local-S3-With-Garage/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer
Fri 14:15:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This will be at least a three part series. Maybe more. We will see." ☛ https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/01/2-S3-Garage-Behind-Nginx/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer
Fri 14:16:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "TCP and UDP are more or less officially specified in various RFCs and are implicitly specified by what happens on the wire." ☛ https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/TCPAndUDPPartiallyImplicit | Source: University of Toronto
Fri 15:30:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Following a recent series of commits by Helg Bredow (helg@) and Stefan Fritsch (sf@), OpenBSD/arm64 now works as a guest operating system under the Apple Hypervisor." ☛ https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115203619 | Source: Undeadly
Fri 15:34:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Almost like the goal is to discourage education and lower it by lessening rewards for those who can do it right and well ☞ https://bridgemi.com/talent-education/report-michigan-churns-through-teachers-at-unsustainable-rate/
Fri 15:40:11 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ why would you run a VM on a fashion accessory though
Fri 15:40:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Anon: They refuse to pay teachers proper salaries, among other intentional problems. The only long-term strategy which the US has sustained has been the concerted effort to divest from both basic and higher education. That has gone on since the start of the Reagan administration. The harvest is being reaped now: three generations of general illiteracy compounding the effects of social control media.
Fri 15:41:06 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: fair question
Fri 15:41:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/education-decline-low-expectations/684526/
Fri 15:42:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A Healthy Brain ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/world/brain-health-challenge-trump-iran.html
Fri 15:44:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Anon: Not sliding, rolling -- for three generations ... so far with no turn around in sight. The D and R halves of the uniparty have been united in their efforts to divest from basic and higher education over the decades.
Fri 15:48:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Can Others Explain My Work Without Me? ☞ https://www.olafalders.com/2026/01/15/can-others-explain-my-work-without-me/
Fri 15:50:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Saving time, risking lives: Government uses Hey Hi (AI) tools to inform asylum decisions ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/saving-time-risking-lives-government-uses-ai-tools-to-inform-asylum-decisions/
Fri 15:50:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Automating the hostile environment: Hey Hi (AI) in the asylum decision making process ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/automating-the-hostile-environment-ai-in-the-asylum-decision-making-process/
Fri 15:51:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techno-Permacrisis ☞ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/techno-permacrisis/
Fri 15:52:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 Lets You Run LLMs Locally ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2-runs-llms
Fri 16:04:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Writing About Corruption ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Writing_About_Corruption.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Writing_About_Corruption.gmi ∎
Fri 16:09:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I don’t pay for storage upgrades—this is what I do when Linux is running out of space ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.gmi ∎
Fri 16:09:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ canonical and ubuntu take GAFAM (US) money to say GAFAM (US) means Europe is in control. Mark Shuttleworth (MS) is a dishonest businessman. https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-aws-european-sovereign-cloud https://canonical.com//blog/ubuntu-aws-european-sovereign-cloud
Fri 16:16:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Events: Meet up with FSF staff and Librephone developer at FOSDEM 2026 ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fosdem-2026
Fri 16:17:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FSF Events: Free/libre software and our freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices. ☞ http://www.fsf.org/events/fsf-talk-2026-01-23
Fri 16:18:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ isVerified Emerges From Stealth With Voice Deepfake Detection Apps ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/isverified-emerges-from-stealth-with-voice-deepfake-detection-apps/
Fri 16:18:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9 (Project Zero) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1054547/
Fri 16:18:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mozilla GFX: Experimental High Dynamic Range video playback on backdoored Windows in Firefox Nightly 148 ☞ https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/experimental-high-dynamic-range-video-playback-on-windows-in-firefox-nightly-148/
Fri 16:20:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-10
Fri 16:20:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tails 7.4 Anonymous GNU/Linux OS Released with Persistent Language and Formats ☞ https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-4-anonymous-linux-os-released-with-persistent-language-and-formats
Fri 16:20:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router ☞ https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-run-debian-gnu-linux-on-the-openwrt-one-open-source-router
Fri 16:21:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with GNU/Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4 ☞ https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-ganymede-neo-rolls-out-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-and-kde-plasma-6-5-4
Fri 16:22:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNOME 49.3 Desktop Released with More Improvements and Bug Fixes ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-3-desktop-released-with-more-improvements-and-bug-fixes
Fri 16:22:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GNOME 50 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing as a Wayland-Only Release ☞ https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-alpha-is-now-available-for-public-testing-as-a-wayland-only-release
Fri 16:23:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ignacio Casal Quinteiro: Mecalin ☞ https://blogs.gnome.org/nacho/2026/01/15/mecalin/
Fri 16:24:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/opera-gx-linux-version-being-worked-on
Fri 16:26:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Death of Renee Good: How Hey Hi (AI) was used to falsely identify the ICE agent who shot her ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260115-death-of-renee-good-how-ai-falsely-identified-the-ice-agent-who-shot-her
Fri 16:27:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Software Assurance & That Warm and Fuzzy Feeling ☞ https://soatok.blog/2026/01/15/software-assurance-that-warm-and-fuzzy-feeling/
Fri 16:27:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Amnesty calls for global diplomatic action amid unprecedented mass killings to crush dissent ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/amnesty-calls-for-global-diplomatic-action-amid-unprecedented-mass-killings-to-crush-dissent
Fri 16:31:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Music Fans Explode With Joy as Bandcamp Bans Hey Hi (AI) Music ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/bandcamp-bans-ai-music
Fri 16:31:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A Man Bought Meta’s Hey Hi (AI) Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert in Search of Aliens ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-ai-glasses-desert-aliens
Fri 16:31:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Feedback period still open: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en
Fri 16:32:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A note for MXroute users ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1054410/
Fri 16:33:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hungary’s elderly poverty rate nearly tripled since 2018, rights group says ☞ https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/01/hungarys-elderly-poverty-rate-nearly-tripled-since-2018-rights-group-says/
Fri 16:33:40 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: until fideath do us part
Fri 16:34:13 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it's fine, they want to be poor
Fri 16:36:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] war is peace
Fri 16:36:10 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] poverty is a form of wealth
Fri 16:36:13 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] russian defends itself
Fri 16:36:29 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ you will own nothing and you will be happy
Fri 16:36:35 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ happiness is mandatory
Fri 16:36:45 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ failure to be happy is treason
Fri 16:36:51 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ treason is punishable by summary execution
Fri 16:36:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] grow, work, sleep, die
Fri 16:36:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ reproduce
Fri 16:37:02 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ don't forget that part
Fri 16:37:06 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ your owners want more slaves
Fri 16:37:18 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] maybe after death
Fri 16:37:19 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] maybe
Fri 16:37:20 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] IF
Fri 16:37:25 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] there is a heaven
Fri 16:37:32 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and it's not a false promise
Fri 16:37:46 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ it's the hope of humans with the minds of children
Fri 16:37:58 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ or just the carrot at the end of the stick
Fri 16:38:08 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ or rather, hung from the end of a stick in front of you
Fri 16:38:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Survey reveals Britons value human journalism and worry about use of Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/survey-ai-journalism-humans-uk/
Fri 16:39:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ After Being Pillaged By Hey Hi (AI) Companies, Wikipedia Signs Deal to Get Paid By Them ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/wikipedia-ai-deal
Fri 16:42:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Philippines to ban MElon’s Grok Hey Hi (AI) on Jan 15 over sexualised deepfakes ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/philippines-to-ban-musks-grok-ai-on-jan-15-over-sexualised-deepfakes
Fri 16:44:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Shareholders sue Oracle over misleading statements related to $300 billion Proprietary Chaffbot Company data center build-out ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/shareholders-sue-oracle-over-misleading-statements-related-to-usd300-billion-openai-data-center-build-out-disgruntled-plaintiffs-say-the-company-lied-about-how-much-money-it-needed-to-borrow
Fri 16:46:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dihydroxyacetone Man introduces 25% tariff on export of chips, including Nvidia H200, AMD MI325X — figure could increase in the future ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/trump-introduces-25-percent-tariff-on-export-of-chips-including-nvidia-h200-amd-mi325x-figure-could-increase-in-the-future
Fri 16:47:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Beijing blocks Chinese entities from using U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity software — VMWare and Fortinet among the affected vendors ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/beijing-blocks-chinese-entities-from-using-u-s-and-israeli-cybersecurity-software-vmware-and-fortinet-among-the-affected-vendors
Fri 16:49:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ There’s Something So Embarrassing About Homeland Security’s New Drone Video That We’re Gonna Have to Sit Down for a Minute ☞ https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/homeland-security-drone-china "Safeguarding American aerospace... with Chinese tech."
Fri 16:50:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Traveler Information Stolen in Eurail Data Breach ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/traveler-information-stolen-in-eurail-data-breach/
Fri 16:50:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Central Maine Healthcare Data Breach Impacts 145,000 Individuals ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/central-maine-healthcare-data-breach-impacts-145000-individuals/
Fri 16:50:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Depthfirst Raises $40 Million for Vulnerability Management ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/depthfirst-raises-40-million-for-vulnerability-management/
Fri 16:51:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Confidential VMs" was always a scam, more like a giant back door☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-stackwarp-attack-threatens-confidential-vms-on-amd-processors/
Fri 16:53:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 Review: The brains and the brawn ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-plus-2-review
Fri 16:54:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You Can Now Use ONLYOFFICE on Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-desktop-editors-arm-support/
Fri 16:54:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tails 7.4 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/tails
Fri 16:56:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GAFAM destroys the planet for pyramid schemes like slop ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/amazon-buys-first-american-mined-copper-in-a-decade-arizona-mine-to-fuel-aws-ai-data-centers-in-seismic-two-year-deal
Fri 16:57:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Elder Scrolls Online lead says Xbox's layoffs aren't the reason the MMO is switching over to smaller updates: "Seasons is not in any way a response to that" https://www.inkl.com/news/elder-scrolls-online-lead-says-xbox-s-layoffs-aren-t-the-reason-the-mmo-is-switching-over-to-smaller-updates-seasons-is-not-in-any-way-a-response-to-that
Fri 16:58:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ also in https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-elder-scrolls/elder-scrolls-online-lead-says-xboxs-layoffs-arent-the-reason-the-mmo-is-switching-over-to-smaller-updates-seasons-is-not-in-any-way-a-response-to-that/
Fri 17:04:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Cringely strikes again with perfect insights and "the truth" about IBM ... as opposed to the Wall Street version. This needs much wider distribution. Perhaps to Pro Publica. Glad to be rid of this group of mo--ns." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kf3f4pa0
Fri 17:05:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New ‘Reprompt’ Attack Silently Siphons Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Copilot Data ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/new-reprompt-attack-silently-siphons-microsoft-copilot-data/
Fri 17:08:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The false metric of "engagement" ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/most-popular-news-apps-in-the-uk-times-and-daily-mail-lead-on-engagement/
Fri 17:08:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Raspberry Pi Hey Hi (AI) HAT+ 2 targets generative Hey Hi (AI) (LLM/VLM) with Hailo-10H accelerator ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/15/raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2-targets-generative-ai-llm-vlm-with-hailo-10h-accelerator/
Fri 17:10:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ New Vulnerability in n8n ☞ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/new-vulnerability-in-n8n.html
Fri 17:11:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ICS Patch Tuesday: Vulnerabilities Fixed by Siemens, Schneider, Aveva, Phoenix Contact ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/ics-patch-tuesday-vulnerabilities-fixed-by-siemens-schneider-aveva-phoenix-contact/
Fri 17:12:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Mainland Chinese student involved in HK$2.8 million scam spree was recruited after being defrauded, police say ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/16/mainland-chinese-student-involved-in-hk2-8-million-scam-spree-was-recruited-after-being-defrauded-police-say/
Fri 17:14:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A bribe to promote the agenda of some cargo cult made around Hey Hi (AI) ☞ https://itsfoss.com/news/anthropic-funding-to-python/
Fri 17:16:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ WordPress Playground Brings Speed, Stability, and Momentum ☞ https://wordpress.org/news/2026/01/wordpress-playground-speed-stability-momentum/
Fri 17:16:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ GlobalFoundries acquires ARC and RISC-V IP from Synopsys — company gains critical CPU IP as it grows beyond being a mere chipmaker ☞ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/globalfoundries-acquires-arc-and-risc-v-ip-from-synopsys-company-gains-critical-cpu-ip-as-it-grows-beyond-being-a-mere-chipmaker
Fri 17:17:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ESP32-S3 multi-radio Smart Home gateway features Ethernet, Zigbee, Thread, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, BLE, and optional 4G LTE connectivity ☞ https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/16/esp32-s3-multi-radio-smart-home-gateway-features-ethernet-zigbee-thread-z-wave-wi-fi-ble-and-optional-4g-lte-connectivity/
Fri 17:19:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ censorship: 4 movies ‘disappear’ from Hong Kong Film Awards’ contenders list ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/15/4-movies-disappear-from-hong-kong-film-awards-contenders-list/
Fri 17:19:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppSpdlog 0.0.25 on CRAN: Microfix ☞ http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/01/15#rcppspdlog_0.0.25
Fri 17:20:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A Dog’s Breakfast: The Doctrinal Mess Surrounding “Configured To” Claim Language ☞ https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/01/breakfast-surrounding-configured.html
Fri 17:21:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Corrupt insider of the litigation industry to UPC critic: "Daniel, sorry but I'm not convinced that the courts in Europe have easy work and the courts elsewhere in the world have hard work because the EPO insists on removal of all inconsistencies between description and claims. What is my explanation then, that alone of all the world's Patent Offices, the EPO requires such removal? I suggest to you that it is because the presence of"
Fri 17:21:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IP Kat taken over by the monopolists http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/01/g-125-description-amendments-amicus.html?showComment=1768488457162#c5594698327705545020
Fri 17:22:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Software Patents: NovaCloud networking patent monopoly prior art found ☞ https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/1/15/novacloud-networking-patent-prior-art-found
Fri 17:22:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Software Patents: US judge orders Onesta to withdraw Munich lawsuits against BMW ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/us-judge-orders-onesta-to-withdraw-munich-lawsuits-against-bmw/
Fri 17:23:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Trying to profit by creating patent disputes ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/us-israeli-firm-pearl-cohen-arrives-in-germany/
Fri 17:24:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ PureOS Crimson Development Report: December 2025 ☞ https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-december-2025/
Fri 17:25:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Totally irrelevant spam for a Ponzi scheme https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/01/16/the-end-of-the-ai-toy-era-youware-launches-youbase-to-deliver-production-ready-business-tools/
Fri 17:25:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kdenlive 25.12.1 released ☞ https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.12.1/
Fri 17:26:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Advancing WebRTC: Firefox WebRTC 2025 ☞ https://blog.mozilla.org/webrtc/firefox-webrtc-2025/
Fri 17:27:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Vibe Coding Tested: Hey Hi (AI) Agents Nail SQLi but Fail Miserably on Security Controls ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/vibe-coding-tested-ai-agents-nail-sqli-but-fail-miserably-on-security-controls/ " generates a curate’s egg program: good in parts, but the bad parts affect the whole program."
Fri 17:28:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenSSF’s 2026 Themes: A Community Roadmap for Securing the Future of Open Source ☞ https://openssf.org/blog/2026/01/15/openssfs-2026-themes-a-community-roadmap-for-securing-the-future-of-open-source/
Fri 17:29:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ From Instagram fame to political fall: Indonesia’s ‘Internet governor’ in the spotlight ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/from-instagram-fame-to-political-fall-indonesias-internet-governor-in-the-spotlight
Fri 17:30:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Forgejo 14.0 released ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1054461/ "making Forgejo's web UI work without JavaScript"
Fri 17:30:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ libvirt 12.0 Released
Fri 17:31:42 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] https://old.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/1qei8mb/every_page_you_print_contains_invisible_yellow/
Fri 17:31:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "Every page you print contains invisible yellow tracking dots
Fri 17:31:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Most users assume that if they print a document offline it is untraceable.
Fri 17:31:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] This is actually false for almost all modern laser printers.
Fri 17:31:44 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] They include a feature called Machine Identification Code or MIC. The printer synthesizes a pattern of tiny yellow dots onto every single page. They are less than a millimeter wide and invisible to the naked eye, but if you put them under blue light or magnification you can see the grid.
Fri 17:31:46 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] This dot matrix encodes the exact Serial Number of your printer and the Date and Time the document was printed.
Fri 17:31:51 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] It was originally designed to track counterfeit currency but it is now standard on commercial printers.
Fri 17:31:53 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] Even if you use a VPN such as PureVPN to download a leaked document anonymously, the moment you print it you are stamping it with your hardware ID. To be truly anonymous you need a black and white only printer or a dot matrix printer which do not use this technology.
Fri 17:31:57 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "
Fri 17:33:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ From spoofing to tunnelling: New Red Team networking techniques for initial access and evasion ☞ https://blog.apnic.net/2026/01/16/from-spoofing-to-tunnelling-new-red-team-networking-techniques-for-initial-access-and-evasion/
Fri 17:34:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Local division Düsseldorf dismisses Ona Patents infringement claim against Surveillance Giant Google ☞ https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/local-division-dusseldorf-dismisses-ona-patents-infringement-claim-against-google/
Fri 17:34:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google Now Stuffing Ads Into Its Hey Hi (AI) Products ☞ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-ads
Fri 17:35:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Prince Harry legal team accused of dishonesty, fraud and misconduct ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/prince-harry-legal-team-accused-of-dishonesty-fraud-and-misconduct/
Fri 17:36:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ They do cheat, lie, and corrupt the system a lot, they think it's 'fair play' https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/03/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Reported_to_the_Solicitors_Regulation_Authorit.shtml http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/22/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Has_Just_Again_Implicitly_Admitted_Breaching_C.shtml
Fri 17:36:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Hong Kong privacy watchdog contacts MElon’s xAI over sexualised Hey Hi (AI) images of women and minors ☞ https://hongkongfp.com/2026/01/15/hong-kong-privacy-watchdog-contacts-elon-musks-xai-over-sexualised-ai-images-of-people-and-minors/
Fri 17:38:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Taiwan Strikes Trade Deal with Convicted Felon, Vows More U.S. Chip Factories ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/business/taiwan-trade-deal.html
Fri 17:39:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ‘I saw even the mountains shake’: Fear lingers in Cambodian town after Thai strikes on alleged scam sites ☞ https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/fear-suspicion-and-destroyed-scam-compounds-at-cambodian-border-town-weeks-after-thai-air-strikes
Fri 17:39:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Will the US use cyberwarfare to ‘help’ Iranian protesters? ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260115-will-the-us-use-cyberwarfare-help-iranian-protesters
Fri 17:40:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Workers at İzmir factory mark over 400 days on strike over union rights ☞ https://bianet.org/haber/workers-at-izmir-factory-mark-over-400-days-on-strike-over-union-rights-315653
Fri 17:41:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/endeavour
Fri 17:41:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Garuda 260115 is out as well ☞ https://distrowatch.com/garuda
Fri 17:41:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security Onion 2.4.201 is out ☞ https://distrowatch.com/securityonion
Fri 17:42:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Celebrating the Second Year of Linux Man-Pages Maintenance Sponsorship https://www.linux.com/news/celebrating-the-second-year-of-linux-man-pages-maintenance-sponsorship/
Fri 17:44:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Grub boot-loader 2.14 Released with Argon2 & TPM 2.0 Key Protector ☞ https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/01/grub-boot-loader-2-14-released-with-argon2-tpm-2-0-key-protector/
Fri 17:44:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, and Shim Loader Protocol Support ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GRUB_2_14_Released_with_EROFS_Argon2_KDF_and_Shim_Loader_Protoc.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/GRUB_2_14_Released_with_EROFS_Argon2_KDF_and_Shim_Loader_Protoc.gmi ∎
Fri 17:44:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Reminder That Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux (RHEL) Is Not Free, And It's Because of I.C.B.M. ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/14/Reminder_That_Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_RHEL_Is_Not_Free_And_It_.shtml
Fri 17:44:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linuxiac May Have Reverted Back to LLM Slop (Updated Same Day) (updated) ☞ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/15/Linuxiac_May_Have_Reverted_Back_to_LLM_Slop.shtml
Fri 17:45:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Opera GX is finally making its to way to GNU/Linux ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/opera-gx-is-finally-making-its-to-way-to-linux/
Fri 17:45:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Kdenlive 25.12.1 released with bug fixes and improvements ☞ https://www.neowin.net/news/kdenlive-25121-released-with-bug-fixes-and-improvements/
Fri 17:46:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ DotState – dotfile manager ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/dotstate-dotfile-manager/
Fri 17:47:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ yayfzf – AUR package finder ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/yayfzf-aur-package-finder/
Fri 17:47:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ unmake – makefile linter ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/unmake-makefile-linter/
Fri 17:47:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ StormOS – Arch-based distro for intermediate to advanced users ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/stormos-arch-based-distribution/
Fri 17:47:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Moonbit – modern system cleaner ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/moonbit-modern-system-cleaner/
Fri 17:48:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ mnamer – media renamer ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/mnamer-media-renamer/
Fri 17:48:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ BOSGAME M6 HX370 Hey Hi (AI) PC running GNU/Linux – Fan Noise ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bosgame-m6-hx370-ai-pc-running-linux-fan-noise/
Fri 17:48:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 6 Small Free and Open Source Console Menu Utilities ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/menuutilities/
Fri 17:49:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Brazilian cinema strikes gold, confronting harrowed past while captivating audiences worldwide ☞ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260115-brazilian-cinema-strikes-gold-confronting-harrowed-past-while-captivating-audiences-worldwide-1
Fri 17:51:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 646: Unix v4 ☞ https://www.bsdnow.tv/646
Fri 17:52:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Prince Harry versus tabloids: The final showdown ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/podcast-future-of-media-explained/prince-harry-versus-tabloids-the-final-showdown/
Fri 17:52:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Daniel Kahn Gillmor: Hey Hi (AI) as a Compression Problem ☞ https://dkg.fifthhorseman.net/blog/2025-ai-and-compression.html
Fri 17:53:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Plagiarism: Extracting books from production language models https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02671
Fri 17:54:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ FOSS Weekly #26.03: Torvalds Using AI, Dash to Dock, GNU/Linux Kernel Bugs, Pacman's Rust Replacement and More ☞ https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-03/ Lazy churnalism https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/13/Not_Journalism_Almost_80_of_the_Articles_We_Saw_About_Torvalds_.shtml
Fri 17:55:14 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Number of Businesses in New York City Plunged Last Spring, Report Says ☞ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/nyregion/business-closures-nyc-economy.html
Fri 17:55:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EU Calls For Sanctions On Russian State TV Host, Famed Ballet Dancer ☞ https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-sanctions-zarubin-polunin-ukraine/33649632.html
Fri 17:58:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Running Debian on the OpenWrt One (Collabora Blog) ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1054519/
Fri 18:00:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ TTAB Finds TURNKEY STORAGE Merely Descriptive of Self-Storage Facilities, Noting that "Trademarking" is not a Verb ☞ http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/ttab-finds-turnkey-storage-merely.html
Fri 18:01:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install Pixeluvo on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-pixeluvo-debian-13/
Fri 18:01:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install FileZilla on Fedora 43 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-filezilla-fedora-43/
Fri 18:02:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install DBeaver on Debian 13 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-dbeaver-debian-13/
Fri 18:02:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How To Install NetBox on Linux Mint 22 ☞ https://idroot.us/install-netbox-linux-mint-22/
Fri 18:02:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Audacious on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-audacious-on-ubuntu-linux/
Fri 18:02:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Nomacs on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-nomacs-on-ubuntu-linux/
Fri 18:03:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Install Mainline Linux Kernel on Fedora ☞ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-mainline-linux-kernel-on-fedora-linux/
Fri 18:03:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to install GitLab on Ubuntu 24.04 ☞ https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-gitlab-on-ubuntu-24-04/
Fri 18:04:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ How to Set Up OpenVPN Access Server on Ubuntu 24.04 (VM) & Connect Using OpenVPN Connect ☞ https://linuxhint.com/set-up-openvpn-access-server-ubuntu-24-04-vm/
Fri 18:07:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Google now prioritising Youtube and X over publishers on Discover ☞ https://pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-prioritising-youtube-and-x-over-publishers-on-discover/
Fri 18:08:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Microsoft operative Nick Vidal still speaks for OSI and promotes slop instead of the OSI's original mission ☞ https://opensource.org/blog/carrying-open-collaboration-into-the-year-ahead
Fri 18:09:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ admiral 1.4 release ☞ https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/01/admiral-1-4-release/
Fri 18:10:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ VoidLink GNU/Linux Malware Framework Targets Cloud Environments ☞ https://www.securityweek.com/voidlink-linux-malware-framework-targets-cloud-environments/
Fri 18:12:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Security updates for Thursday ☞ https://lwn.net/Articles/1054408/
Fri 18:13:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ X-CMD – command-line toolkit ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/x-cmd-command-line-toolkit/
Fri 18:13:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ianny – prevent repetitive strain injuries ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/ianny-prevent-repetitive-strain-injuries/
Fri 18:13:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ rsenv – hierarchical environment management ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/rsenv-hierarchical-environment-management/
Fri 18:13:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ bestfetch – system fetch ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/bestfetch-system-fetch/
Fri 18:13:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ zeP – package and version manager for Zig ☞ https://www.linuxlinks.com/zep-package-version-manager-zig/
Fri 18:15:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Users are urged to upgrade thier installations to the Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” release as soon as possible." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-10
Fri 18:15:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "One year on Linux, two distros, a few tears, four desktop environments, and zero regrets about leaving Windows." https://www.theverge.com/features/861968/year-using-linux
Fri 18:17:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Looks like low-grade plagiarism, maybe base on Phoronix https://www.filmogaz.com/101856
Fri 18:20:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/wine_11_arrives_faster_and/
Fri 18:22:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I don’t pay for storage upgrades—this is what I do when Linux is running out of space ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/15/I_don_t_pay_for_storage_upgrades_this_is_what_I_do_when_Linux_i.gmi ∎
Fri 18:23:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Gaming on Linux just got a bump with new Wine 11 improvements that'll make for a better Proton on SteamOS, too https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-on-linux-just-got-a-bump-with-new-wine-11-improvements-thatll-make-for-a-better-proton-on-steamos-too/
Fri 18:24:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has sent in even more impressive performance improvements for AMD GPUs on Linux with Mesa. This is additional work on top of what was merged recently, and that was already impressive." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/even-more-amd-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-heading-to-mesa-on-linux/
Fri 18:25:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Linux Mint 22.3 provides near-full access to the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ‘noble’ repos, but as the doesn’t let users install snaps (support can be enabled manually) it ships with traditional Deb versions of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/linux-mint-22-3-released
Fri 18:25:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you're looking to finally test the waters of Linux, here's a distribution that has everything you need to get started, with everything you need and little complication." https://www.zdnet.com/article/q4os-debian-linux-distro/
Fri 18:26:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ The head of GOG wants to focus on Linux and slams Windows https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/17200-the-head-of-gog-wants-to-focus-on-linux-and-slams-windows
Fri 18:27:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Marcus Nestor says "GNU/Linux" https://9to5linux.com/you-can-now-run-debian-gnu-linux-on-the-openwrt-one-open-source-router
Fri 18:28:00 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This release ships with Linux kernel 6.12.63 LTS from the Debian 13 “Trixie” repositories, Tor Browser 15.0.4, and Mozilla Thunderbird 140.6.0." https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-4-anonymous-linux-os-released-with-persistent-language-and-formats
Fri 18:28:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Stop swapping keyboards: This free app stitches your Linux and Windows PCs together https://www.howtogeek.com/deskflow-stitches-multiple-linux-pcs-into-one-desktop/
Fri 18:29:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ‘It’s such poor quality software’: GOG owner criticises Windows, says it will support Linux better in the future https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/its-such-poor-quality-software-gog-owner-criticises-windows-says-it-will-support-linux-better-in-the-future/
Fri 18:30:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Windows is bad software" – GOG to increase its reliance on Linux https://www.notebookcheck.net/Windows-is-bad-software-GOG-to-increase-its-reliance-on-Linux.1204843.0.html
Fri 18:32:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Owner of big gaming platform can't believe how bad Windows 11 is – and hints are dropped about big things for Linux gamers this year https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/owner-of-big-gaming-platform-cant-believe-how-bad-windows-11-is-and-hints-are-dropped-about-big-things-for-linux-gamers-this-year
Fri 18:33:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Now independent, GOG is thinking about publishing games and embracing Linux https://www.techspot.com/news/110929-now-independent-gog-thinking-about-publishing-games-embracing.html
Fri 18:37:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ I've used nearly every browser available and these are my top 4 (spoiler: Chrome is out) https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-top-4-browsers-chrome-not-included/
Fri 18:39:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Not much has changed from the Beta that I previously reported on but here's a refresher." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/linux-mint-22-3-zena-is-out-now-and-supported-until-2029/
Fri 18:39:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Opera GX Gaming Browser is Coming to GNU/Linux and More Takes ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Opera_GX_Gaming_Browser_is_Coming_to_GNU_Linux_and_More_Takes.gmi ∎
Fri 18:39:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Linux Demonstrates That Bugs Can Hide For 20 years! https://www.i-programmer.info/news/136-open-source/18592-linux-demonstrates-that-bugs-can-hide-for-20-years.html
Fri 18:42:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ A popular browser is getting an official Linux version, and people aren't happy https://www.xda-developers.com/popular-browser-getting-official-linux-version/
Fri 18:42:31 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ yay! i always wanted to use Popular Browser.
Fri 18:42:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 18:43:09 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] MinceR: proprietary and owned by china
Fri 18:43:53 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ also clickbait, as the name of the browser is not even in the title
Fri 18:44:03 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] yes, i noticed it
Fri 18:44:05 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and i dislike that
Fri 18:46:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎
Fri 18:47:11 │ 〖lxo〗 │ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_B_in_IBM_is_Brown_nosing_and_Buzzwords_or_Both.shtml -- International Both Machines?!? :-)
Fri 18:47:57 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): BSD Leftovers: Applications, Discussion, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/BSD_Leftovers_Applications_Discussion_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/BSD_Leftovers_Applications_Discussion_and_More.gmi ∎
Fri 18:49:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mozilla Firefox: WebRTC and GFX ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Mozilla_Firefox_WebRTC_and_GFX.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Mozilla_Firefox_WebRTC_and_GFX.gmi ∎
Fri 18:49:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: PureOS, RISC-V, Raspberry Pi-Like ARM Devices ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_PureOS_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_Like_ARM_Devic.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Open_Hardware_Modding_PureOS_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_Like_ARM_Devic.gmi ∎
Fri 18:51:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Access_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Access_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 18:51:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Programming and Standards ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Programming_and_Standards.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Programming_and_Standards.gmi ∎
Fri 18:52:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Fri 19:03:08 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] lxo: don't tell IBM about free software, I guess
Fri 19:03:14 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] if you want promotion
Fri 19:03:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Links 16/01/2026: UK Royal Family's "Legal Team Accused of Dishonesty, Fraud and Misconduct", OSI Still Controlled by Microsoft (the OSI's Spokesperson is on Microsoft's Payroll, Not Interim Executive Director, Deborah Bryant) https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Links_16_01_2026_UK_Royal_Family_s_Legal_Team_Accused_of_Dishon.shtml
Fri 19:18:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Google News Poisons Its Own Index With More Slopfarms (Including "filmogaz") ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Google_News_Poisons_Its_Own_Index_With_More_Slopfarms_Including.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Google_News_Poisons_Its_Own_Index_With_More_Slopfarms_Including.gmi ∎
Fri 19:36:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IBM Stacked and Ranked Badly, Maladministration Dooms the Company ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_Stacked_and_Ranked_Badly_Maladministration_Dooms_the_Compan.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/IBM_Stacked_and_Ranked_Badly_Maladministration_Dooms_the_Compan.gmi ∎
Fri 19:48:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Birds, Server Speed, and GNU/Linux Gains ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Birds_Server_Speed_and_GNU_Linux_Gains.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/16/Birds_Server_Speed_and_GNU_Linux_Gains.gmi ∎
Fri 19:49:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🔤SpellBinding — FIOPSXT Wordo: FERAL gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2026-01-16.gmi
Fri 19:50:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ My ideal computer gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/ideal/computer/
Fri 19:51:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "When this aired, Eddy Cue was Apple’s Senior Vice President (SVP) of Internet Software and Services." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/know-your-meme/take-it-to-craigs-house/
Fri 19:51:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "since the last time i stepped into the pub, i have been working on some projects, between software, music, and homesteading stuff. each of these has been going well, i am happy to report. all of this while working on my 'digital garden' (aka my wiki) and porting my main website over to gemini." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2771
Fri 19:52:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Math + CS = HPC — Half way there gemini://emil-vatai.duckdns.org/blog/2026-01-11-half-way-there.gmi
Fri 19:53:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Seeed Studio has launched another new entry in its growing XIAO family of tiny development boards — and it's the first to boast dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, alongside Bluetooth 5 Low Energy (BLE) and IEEE 802.15.4 with Zigbee and Thread support, thanks to an Espressif ESP32-C5 at its heart." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202601/20260116-xiao.gmi
Fri 19:58:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Gemini Links 16/01/2026: "Porting My Main Website Over to Gemini" and Seeed Studio DevBoard ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Gemini_Links_16_01_2026_Porting_My_Main_Website_Over_to_Gemini_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Gemini_Links_16_01_2026_Porting_My_Main_Website_Over_to_Gemini_.gmi ∎
Fri 20:03:59 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ https://engrish.com/2024/06/honey-wheres-the-door-cock/
Fri 20:15:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – At Microsoft, "Firing People is a "Cheat Code" to Pump the Stock Short-term But They Are Literally Destroying the Company's Soul Long-term." ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/At_Microsoft_Firing_People_is_a_Cheat_Code_to_Pump_the_Stock_Sh.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/At_Microsoft_Firing_People_is_a_Cheat_Code_to_Pump_the_Stock_Sh.gmi ∎
Fri 20:15:56 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ does it have a soul?
Fri 20:18:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ On IBM: "Been gone just over 2 years. Could not be happier. It is truly a toxic place to work. If you are unhappy, leave. You'll be glad you did." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kewqfc9k
Fri 20:35:04 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] filmogaz<MinceR> https://engrish.com/2024/06/honey-wheres-the-door-cock/
Fri 20:35:21 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] open the door
Fri 20:35:28 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] the cocks will flock inwards
Fri 20:35:38 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] cosks used to mean roosters
Fri 20:35:41 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] and gay meant happy
Fri 20:37:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Big Tech to Offshore More Jobs to India in 2026 — US Layoffs Push Workers to Brink https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/big-tech-offshore-more-jobs-india-2026-us-layoffs-push-workers-brink-1771284
Fri 20:38:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Guess who gets more severance in the era of endless layoffs https://qz.com/severance-inequality-men-women-layoffs-ai
Fri 20:38:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A new analysis of severance packages finds that women continue to receive smaller payouts than men after layoffs, underscoring another dimension of workplace inequality as job cuts ripple through the economy."
Fri 20:51:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – J.H.M. Ray Dassen & Debian, Red Hat, GNOME unexplained deaths ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/J_H_M_Ray_Dassen_Debian_Red_Hat_GNOME_unexplained_deaths.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/J_H_M_Ray_Dassen_Debian_Red_Hat_GNOME_unexplained_deaths.gmi ∎
Fri 21:17:34 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/bankrupt_scooter_startup_key/
Fri 21:24:59 │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗 │] "smart"?
Fri 21:28:47 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ how much is the fish?
Fri 21:36:07 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/hard-drive-prices-have-surged-by-an-average-of-46-percent-since-september-iconic-24tb-seagate-barracuda-now-usd500-as-ai-claims-another-victim
Fri 21:36:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The "Alicante Mafia" - Part II - Breakout of Discontent This Winter in Europe's Second-Largest Organisation ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_II_Breakout_of_Discontent_This_Winter_i.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_II_Breakout_of_Discontent_This_Winter_i.gmi ∎
Fri 21:37:46 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/many-bluetooth-devices-with-google-fast-pair-vulnerable-to-whisperpair-hack.458996/
Fri 21:55:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Great Reset at IBM, the Company That Pulps Red Hat ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Great_Reset_at_IBM_the_Company_That_Pulps_Red_Hat.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/16/Great_Reset_at_IBM_the_Company_That_Pulps_Red_Hat.gmi ∎
Fri 22:06:36 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/ice-now-can-trace-americans-back-to-their-homes-places-of-work-and-worship
Fri 22:45:23 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/matthew-mcconaughey-ai-copyright
Fri 22:56:12 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown
Fri 23:03:19 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/ai-and-race-for-chips-set-to-make-daily-gadgets-costlier-ws-e-13969447.html
Fri 23:13:41 │ 〖admfubar〗 │ https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/china-are-you-dead-app-most-paid-downloaded-loneliness-epidemic-13968120.html
Fri 23:14:54 │ 〖psydruid〗 │ > [notice] AI and race for chips set to make daily gadgets costlier – Firstpost
Fri 23:14:54 │ 〖psydruid〗 │ daily gadgets peddled by the hey hi pushers
Sat 00:03:55 │ 〖MinceR〗 │ (cat) https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/int/image/1767/95/1767953693678.jpg
Sat 02:46:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techpol + social irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-160126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-160126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-160126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-160126.txt
Sat 02:47:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techrights irc ■ Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-160126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-160126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-160126.txt
Sat 02:48:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 boycottnovell irc ■ Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-160126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-160126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-160126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-160126.txt
Sat 02:49:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ 🅸🆁🅲 techbytes irc ■ Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-160126.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-160126.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-160126.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-160126.txt
Sat 02:50:05 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-01-16.txt | 🅶🅴🅼🅸🅽🅸 gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-01-16.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
Sat 02:50:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ✩░▒▓▆▅▃▂▁Tux Machines 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍▁▂▃▅▆▓▒░✩ Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! 🅷🆃🆃🅿: http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-01-16.txt
Sat 05:12:35 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 16, 2026 ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_16_2026.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_January_16_2026.gmi ∎
Sat 05:12:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎
Sat 05:14:16 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Over at Tux Machines... ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi ∎
Sat 05:18:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Life after IBM. "if this is your new job, I would give it your name. how otherwise you can pass it on? or a fake name. create your BRAND name." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kewqfc9k
Sat 05:32:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Claim That IBM Marked 15% of its Workforce for Potential Layoffs ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Claim_That_IBM_Marked_15_of_its_Workforce_for_Potential_Layoffs.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Claim_That_IBM_Marked_15_of_its_Workforce_for_Potential_Layoffs.gmi ∎
Sat 05:33:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: "Is Microsoft even needed any more now that Palantir has spread its tentacles into each and every country's internal communications and documentation? If not, they just might not get their regularly scheduled bailout this time around ..."
Sat 05:33:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Palantir and Microsoft work together: https://techrights.org/n/2023/11/23/Privatisation_Catastrophe_Starting_with_NHS_England_Microsoft_a.shtml
Sat 05:39:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: I'm not sure the relation is bilateral. Microsoft is entirely expendable in that context I think, and they both know it.
Sat 05:49:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – The "Alicante Mafia" - Part III - Europe's Second-Largest Organisation on Strike, Protests, Other Industrial Actions to Come Impacting Over 95% of the Workforce ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_III_Europe_s_Second_Largest_Organisatio.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/The_Alicante_Mafia_Part_III_Europe_s_Second_Largest_Organisatio.gmi ∎
Sat 05:58:27 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-01-17.gmi
Sat 05:58:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ (Anon) Apropos Palantir, DOGE [sic], etc: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/842526-once-men-turned-their-thinking-over-to-machines-in-the From 1965, more than a few years ahead of GNU and the GNU Manifesto
Sat 06:09:21 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Record Traffic in Geminispace or Over Gemini Protocol ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Record_Traffic_in_Geminispace_or_Over_Gemini_Protocol.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Record_Traffic_in_Geminispace_or_Over_Gemini_Protocol.gmi ∎
Sat 06:12:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Gemini Growing, Not Google's, the One Predating the Renaming of 'Bard' ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Gemini_Growing_Not_Google_s_the_One_Predating_the_Renaming_of_B.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Gemini_Growing_Not_Google_s_the_One_Predating_the_Renaming_of_B.gmi ∎
Sat 06:14:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Rubenerd LLM Licencing PAC" https://rubenerd.com/llm-licencing/
Sat 06:14:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Bruce Schneier is back in form today with his copyright post in his blog." -Anon
Sat 06:15:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "‘Microsoft was my endgame’: Techie claims he was laid off while vacationing with wife, 2-year-old"
Sat 06:17:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Meta slashes staff after staggering $73B wipeout"
Sat 06:17:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Anthropic became somewhat of a Microsoft shop/proxy
Sat 06:18:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Ubisoft Sees Waves Of Layoffs In 'The Division' Studio, Halifax, Abu Dhai and More Already In 2026 https://www.mmorpg.com/news/ubisoft-sees-waves-of-layoffs-in-the-division-studio-halifax-abu-dhai-and-more-already-in-2026-2000137046
Sat 06:37:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Richard Stallman Encourages "ICE Out For Good" Protests, His Opponents Do Not (Passive and Uncaring About Human Rights) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Richard_Stallman_Encourages_ICE_Out_For_Good_Protests_His_Oppon.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Richard_Stallman_Encourages_ICE_Out_For_Good_Protests_His_Oppon.gmi ∎
Sat 06:51:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – EPO Abuses Covered in Spanish ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/EPO_Abuses_Covered_in_Spanish.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/EPO_Abuses_Covered_in_Spanish.gmi ∎
Sat 07:06:06 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Report/Benchmark Says 'Vibe Coding' Results in Security Holes ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Report_Benchmark_Says_Vibe_Coding_Results_in_Security_Holes.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Report_Benchmark_Says_Vibe_Coding_Results_in_Security_Holes.gmi ∎
Sat 07:16:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linuxiac Still Isn't Linux and BSD News, It's LLM Slop ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Linuxiac_Still_Isn_t_Linux_and_BSD_News_It_s_LLM_Slop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Linuxiac_Still_Isn_t_Linux_and_BSD_News_It_s_LLM_Slop.gmi ∎
Sat 07:16:44 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ good news, the server is fast again
Sat 07:26:08 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Slop About Slop and Slop About "Linux" ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Slop_About_Slop_and_Slop_About_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Slop_About_Slop_and_Slop_About_Linux.gmi ∎
Sat 07:52:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – At Least 5 Women Quit Brett Wilson LLP in Recent Months. It's the Firm That Attacked My Wife and I on Behalf of Americans (One of Them Strangled Women). ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/At_Least_5_Women_Quit_Brett_Wilson_LLP_in_Recent_Months_It_s_th.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/At_Least_5_Women_Quit_Brett_Wilson_LLP_in_Recent_Months_It_s_th.gmi ∎
Sat 07:59:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Third-person mech-action shooter roguelike RIG Riot gets a demo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/third-person-mech-action-shooter-roguelike-rig-riot-gets-a-demo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:00:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Tabulo is chess meets Balatro and it's out now | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/tabulo-is-chess-meets-balatro-and-its-out-now/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:00:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ No Rest for the Wicked co-op update lands on January 22 and it hit a big sales milestone | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/no-rest-for-the-wicked-co-op-update-lands-on-january-22-and-it-hit-a-big-sales-milestone/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:02:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ EndeavourOS Linux gets an upgraded release with Ganymede Neo | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/endeavouros-linux-gets-an-upgraded-release-with-ganymede-neo/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:05:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ You and which child? | "Dig og hvilket barn ? | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/dig-og-hvilket-barn
Sat 08:05:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Using PGP With Proton" https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/PGP:4
Sat 08:05:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "British parents fighting TikTok in US courts over 'blackout challenge' deaths of their children say social media giants must be held accountable | Daily Mail Online" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15469619/british-parents-fighting-tiktok-courts-blackout-challenge-children-deaths-accountable.html
Sat 08:06:03 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: Astro is not for web sites, it is for web apps. There is a big difference. https://thenewstack.io/cloudflare-acquires-team-behind-open-source-framework-astro/
Sat 08:06:34 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This Is Not a Nobel Prize - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/this-is-not-a-nobel-prize https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/25/How_to_Win_Nobel_Prize_for_Peace.shtml
Sat 08:06:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ iophk: it's a trap; they need to recall that he pulled the same stunt in ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/technology/iran-online-starlink.html
Sat 08:07:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ techdirt speaking in defense of slop is VERY BAD NEWS!! https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/16/game-publisher-bans-working-with-devs-that-use-any-ai-rather-than-banning-bad-uses-of-ai/
Sat 08:08:37 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ""Despite all the foreign policy grandstanding, Hungary is less sovereign today than it was a decade and a half ago"" https://neweasterneurope.eu/2026/01/16/despite-all-the-foreign-policy-grandstanding-hungary-is-less-sovereign-today-than-it-was-a-decade-and-a-half-ago/ MinceR
Sat 08:09:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Masters of Albion from Peter Molyneux / 22cans arrives in April | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/masters-of-albion-from-peter-molyneux-22cans-arrives-in-april/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/masters-of-albion-from-peter-molyneux-22cans-arrives-in-april/
Sat 08:09:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Grab some awesome modern platformers in the Playful Platformers 2026 Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/grab-some-awesome-modern-platformers-in-the-playful-platformers-2026-humble-bundle/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:13:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Amazon confirm New World: Aeternum will go permanently offline next year and is being delisted | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/amazon-confirm-new-world-aeternum-will-go-permanently-offline-next-year-and-is-being-delisted/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:14:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Budgie Desktop 10.10 is out, but not for me yet :( ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Budgie_Desktop_10_10_is_out_but_not_for_me_yet.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Budgie_Desktop_10_10_is_out_but_not_for_me_yet.gmi ∎
Sat 08:15:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ OpenXcom Extended takes over from OpenXcom for the classic X-COM / UFO: Enemy Unknown | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/openxcom-extended-takes-over-from-openxcom-for-the-classic-x-com-ufo-enemy-unknown/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux
Sat 08:15:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ IO Interactive have fixed the crazy PC specifications for 007 First Light | GamingOnLinux ⚓ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/io-interactive-have-fixed-the-crazy-pc-specifications-for-007-first-light/ ䷉ Source: GamingOnLinux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/io-interactive-have-fixed-the-crazy-pc-specifications-for-007-first-light/
Sat 08:19:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Games: RIG Riot, Tabulo, No Rest for the Wicked, and More ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Games_RIG_Riot_Tabulo_No_Rest_for_the_Wicked_and_More.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Games_RIG_Riot_Tabulo_No_Rest_for_the_Wicked_and_More.gmi ∎
Sat 08:21:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Android Power Users Can Now Run Full Desktop Linux Environments Without Root Access ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Android_Power_Users_Can_Now_Run_Full_Desktop_Linux_Environments.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Android_Power_Users_Can_Now_Run_Full_Desktop_Linux_Environments.gmi ∎
Sat 08:24:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This Week in Plasma: dark mode switch and global push-to-talk ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/This_Week_in_Plasma_dark_mode_switch_and_global_push_to_talk.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/This_Week_in_Plasma_dark_mode_switch_and_global_push_to_talk.gmi ∎
Sat 08:31:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): KDE Ni! OS – Plasma Login Manager teaser ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/KDE_Ni_OS_Plasma_Login_Manager_teaser.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/KDE_Ni_OS_Plasma_Login_Manager_teaser.gmi ∎
Sat 08:33:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/11/Linux_Mint_22_3_Zena_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/11/Linux_Mint_22_3_Zena_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_.gmi ∎
Sat 08:37:55 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Protecting Whistleblowers Requires Technical Knowledge/Skills ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Protecting_Whistleblowers_Requires_Technical_Knowledge_Skills.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Protecting_Whistleblowers_Requires_Technical_Knowledge_Skills.gmi ∎
Sat 08:39:54 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): PelandukOS – Debian-based Linux distribution ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/PelandukOS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/PelandukOS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi ∎
Sat 08:43:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi ∎
Sat 08:45:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Today’s AI arms race involves a far more expansive, profit-driven form of information appropriation." ☛ https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/ai-copyright-research-law-21282101.php | Source: San Fancisco
Sat 08:46:10 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "More than a decade after Aaron Swartz’s death, the United States is still living inside the contradiction that destroyed him." ☛ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
Sat 08:46:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anna’s Archive is having a rough month. Following mysterious .org and .se domain suspensions, the shadow library is now facing a permanent injunction from a federal court." ☛ https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-court-order-against-annas-archive-spells-more-trouble-for-the-site/ | Source: Torrent Freak
Sat 08:46:32 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Wikipedia has signed training deals with a host of major AI companies, helping it recoup some of the exorbitant costs it accrued from being relentlessly pillaged by data scrapers." ☛ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/wikipedia-ai-deal | Source: Futurism
Sat 08:49:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): I found a Linux distro that pairs a clean, Mac-like UI with a 'trade-free' philosophy - and it's super fast ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/I_found_a_Linux_distro_that_pairs_a_clean_Mac_like_UI_with_a_tr.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/I_found_a_Linux_distro_that_pairs_a_clean_Mac_like_UI_with_a_tr.gmi ∎
Sat 08:51:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): This new premium Linux laptop has up to 128GB RAM and 16TB storage ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/This_new_premium_Linux_laptop_has_up_to_128GB_RAM_and_16TB_stor.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/This_new_premium_Linux_laptop_has_up_to_128GB_RAM_and_16TB_stor.gmi ∎
Sat 09:03:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Right of Publicity ☛ https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/press/elon-musks-x-to-block-ai-chatbot-grok-from-making-explicit-images-of-real-people/ | Source: Stanford University
Sat 09:03:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard attended President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Thursday morning press conference and responded to questions on a range of topics including investment in Mexico and the USMCA review." ☛ https://mexiconewsdaily.com/politics/usmca-negotiations-mexico-thursday-mananera-recap/ | Source: Mexico News Daily
Sat 09:03:46 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Some of the most remarkable changes that the LFPPI introduced in 2020 are the following: [...]" ☛ https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/general-overview-mexican-intellectual-property-landscape-2025-2025-07-31_en |
Sat 09:03:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ [Old] "Patents protect new and useful inventions (e.g., medicines, chemical processes, business technologies, and computer software)." ☛ https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF11314 | Source: US Congress
Sat 09:04:31 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The State government made this proposed legislation after a string of high-profile incidents involving 3D printed guns" ☛ https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/new-york-state-takes-steps-to-ban-3d-printed-guns-proposal-will-require-3d-printers-to-prevent-weapon-printing | Source: Tom's Hardware
Sat 09:04:40 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To run properly, QuakeWorld Client must be started with parameters on the command-line pointing to a QuakeWorld Server (e.g.: -connect 192.168.01.)." ☛ https://fabiensanglard.net/quakeworld/index.html | Source: Fabian Sanglard
Sat 09:05:02 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "To compensate customers who were impacted by Wednesday’s hours-long widespread wireless outage, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is providing a $20 account credit that can be redeemed by logging into the myVerizon app to accept." ☛ https://insidetowers.com/verizon-to-offer-20-credit-to-outage-impacted-customers/ | Source: Inside Towers
Sat 09:05:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The Trump FCC says it is eliminating rules requiring that Verizon unlock handsets 60 days after they are activated on its network." ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/16/trump-fcc-helps-verizon-make-it-harder-for-you-to-switch-wireless-carriers/ | Source: Techdirt
Sat 09:11:38 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ ➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/17/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎
Sat 09:14:39 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Avoiding the Spooks (Nobody Watches the Watchers, They're Practically Unaccountable) ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Avoiding_the_Spooks_Nobody_Watches_the_Watchers_They_re_Practic.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Avoiding_the_Spooks_Nobody_Watches_the_Watchers_They_re_Practic.gmi ∎
Sat 09:44:41 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Techrights – Accounts or Devices (e.g. Phones) That Get 'Burnt' Have Many Pitfalls ⇨ https://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Accounts_or_Devices_e_g_Phones_That_Get_Burnt_Have_Many_Pitfall.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/Accounts_or_Devices_e_g_Phones_That_Get_Burnt_Have_Many_Pitfall.gmi ∎
Sat 13:11:43 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m not a daily screen reader user and I used the Braille viewers built into each screen reader, so they may not reflect actual hardware exposure to users." ☛ https://adrianroselli.com/2026/01/live-region-support.html | Source: Adrian Roselli
Sat 13:11:58 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Some newsrooms have built their own forms" ☛ https://werd.io/remarks-on-the-federal-governments-ongoing-presence-in-minnesota/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
Sat 13:12:15 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anil Dash is not surprised by the dark turn the industry has taken." ☛ https://sf.gazetteer.co/theyve-pickled-each-others-brains | Source: Gazetteer, San Francisco, California
Sat 13:12:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Anyone in the tech industry has been subjected to decades’ worth of libertarian myth-making about software eating the world and meritocracy and how software development exists on some entirely different level of reality." ☛ https://explodingcomma.com/posts/tech-workers-need-a-union-part-eleventy-billion | Source: Pete Brown
Sat 13:13:09 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "A minimum wage law increased pay for food delivery couriers but people tipped less. Is that a win or a loss for workers?" ☛ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/16/tipping-food-delivery-etiquette/ | Source: The Washington Post
Sat 13:13:51 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Rummler collapsed, his hands covering his bloodied face. An officer then dragged him across the ground by his hoodie as other protesters screamed for help." ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-agent-shoots-protester-face-point-blank-range-leaving-21-year-old-permanently-blind-1771544 | Source: International Business Times
Sat 13:14:20 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Tackling teachers and spraying chemical agents on school property, ICE’s rampage through Minnesota is only getting more violent. Jacobin spoke with a Minneapolis parent about what she’s seen so far." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/ice-minneapolis-violence-schools-neighbors/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 13:14:50 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner told Lunas Campos’ daughter this week that, subject to results of a toxicology report" ☛ https://www.commondreams.org/homicide-ice-detention | Source: Common Dreams
Sat 13:15:11 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "In a Fox News segment shared by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on X, Miller falsely said that it was a “felony” to obstruct" ☛ https://truthout.org/articles/fed-agent-shoots-second-person-days-after-miller-claims-agents-have-immunity/ | Source: TruthOut
Sat 13:15:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But Good’s murder was not the first incident in which ICE and other deportation agents have aimed firearms at or threatened lethal force against US citizens and other unarmed people." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/ice-guns-shootings-protesters-deportation/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 13:16:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "After the bloodiest domestic crackdown in the history of the Islamic Republic, protests have died down since their peak last Thursday evening, the beginning of the Iranian weekend." ☛ https://jacobin.com/2026/01/iran-protests-repression-economy-trump/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine
Sat 13:16:28 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Warzel is then joined by The Atlantic’s Sophie Gilbert, the author of Girl on Girl, for a conversation about how misogyny has been a constant throughline in the history of [Internet] innovation" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/the-internet-was-built-to-objectify-women/685652/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sat 13:17:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Under more ordinary circumstances, federal investigators investigating a leak of government secrets might seek a subpoena for reporters’ records." ☛ https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/media/fbi-hannah-natanson-washington-post-doj-search | Source: CNN
Sat 13:17:48 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "It's not a crime in the United States for journalists to obtain or publish leaked documents" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/15/fbis-raid-on-washington-post-reporter-was-the-first-of-its-kind-with-more-to-come.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sat 13:18:19 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "They are the first entries in Press Gazette’s new page for rolling updates on journalism industry redundancies and layoffs in 2026." ☛ https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/ | Source: Press Gazette
Sat 13:19:24 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "to spread undivided the Science that operates unspent." ☛ https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/From-the-Editors/2026/0116/A-newspaper-based-on-unshakable-ideals | Source: CS Monitor
Sat 13:19:45 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Hannah Natanson’s reporting focused on exposing what is happening inside our federal government — a topic of immense public interest." ☛ https://www.freepress.net/download/press-freedom-and-civil-liberties-groups-condemn-government-invasion-washington-post | Source: Free Press
Sat 13:20:07 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Yet, that’s what happened on Wednesday morning to Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson" ☛ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/eff-condemns-fbi-search-washington-post-reporters-home | Source: EFF
Sat 13:20:33 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "posted her secure phone number to an online forum for government workers and amassed more than 1,000 sources, with federal workers frequently reaching out to her to share frustrations and accounts from their offices" ☛ https://thedissenter.org/trumps-war-on-journalism-officials-proudly-defend-raiding-a-journalists-home/ | Source: The Dissenter
Sat 13:21:25 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Workers should never be subjected to vulgar language or behavior by anyone — including the President of the United States" ☛ https://boingboing.net/2026/01/15/ford-worker-who-called-trump-pedophile-protector-raises-440k-after-suspension.html | Source: BoingBoing
Sat 13:22:13 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Writing in the New York Times, she puts the number at around 200 documented instances: [...]" ☛ https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/16/trumps-free-speech-presidency-racked-up-200-censorship-attempts-in-its-first-year/ | Source: Techdirt
Sat 13:22:26 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Rights groups report thousands killed and more than 19,000 detained, with an ongoing Internet blackout limiting the flow of information out of the country." ☛ https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-internet-blackout-protests-trump-deaths/33650664.html | Source: RFERL
Sat 13:24:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "There are several reasons why." ☛ https://www.vox.com/politics/475361/minneapolis-right-wing-influencers-journalist-ice-reality-immigration-social-media-internet | Source: Vox
Sat 13:24:18 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "ideologically neutral" ☛ https://cyberscoop.com/the-quiet-way-ai-normalizes-foreign-influence/ | Source: Scoop News Group
Sat 13:25:01 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ Strings attached to pyramid scheme. "The investment will support the foundation overall, with a particular focus on Python ecosystem security." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/experts-hail-anthropics-1-5m-python-security-commitment/ | Source: The New Stack
Sat 13:25:17 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Astro is used by major brands like IKEA, Unilever, Visa and OpenAI to build fast, content-driven websites." ☛ https://thenewstack.io/cloudflare-acquires-team-behind-open-source-framework-astro/ | Source: The New Stack
Sat 13:25:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Once a company hits a plateau in its market share, the pressure begins to mount." ☛ https://seths.blog/2026/01/the-squeeze/ | Source: Seth Godin
Sat 13:25:47 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The office is already operational and will finalize a $115 million investment in counter-drone technologies this week, specifically targeting security for America250 celebrations and 2026 FIFA World Cup venues." ☛ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/01/16/dhs-counter-drone-office/ | Source: The Drone Girl
Sat 13:26:29 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The new system replaces a form which travellers had to print and hand in at airports. From now on, information can be submitted electronically on the Toldstyrelsen website." ☛ https://www.thelocal.dk/20260116/denmark-introduces-new-system-for-travelling-to-country-with-cash | Source: The Local DK
Sat 13:28:30 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "According to his own description, once the birds mastered lifting and flipping objects to receive food" ☛ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meet-man-training-army-crows-snatch-maga-hats-he-says-anyone-can-do-it-1771269 | Source: International Business Times
Sat 13:29:04 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The city added multiple two-way protected bike lanes in the past seven years, the first being on William Street." ☛ https://www.michigandaily.com/news/ann-arbor/ann-arbor-completes-miller-avenue-improvements-project-adds-two-way-bikeways/ | Source: University of Michigan
Sat 13:29:42 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Microsoft's CEO admitted GPUs are sitting in warehouses unplugged." ☛ https://doc.searls.com/2026/01/14/everwhat/ | Source: Doc Searls
Sat 13:29:56 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "$4.5 trillion valuation depends on infrastructure that does not exist."
Sat 13:30:49 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "From reading Huntley and Yegge’s posts, it seems like what happened was this: [...]" ☛ https://www.seangoedecke.com/gas-and-ralph/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
Sat 13:31:22 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "If you’re a typical American, you get home from work and start flipping switches and turning knobs — doing laundry, cooking dinner, watching TV." ☛ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/electric-vehicle/ev-charging/this-tech-could-keep-evs-from-stressing-the-grid-and-save-everyone-money/ | Source: Renewable Energy World
Sat 13:31:59 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "Stablecoins, cryptocurrencies typically pegged to the US dollar, allow funds to be moved outside traditional banking systems." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/visa-moves-to-plug-stablecoins-into-the-global-payments-system/276285/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Sat 13:32:12 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "This additional capacity is expected to contribute to improved energy security, reduce reliance on fossil-fuel-based generation and support increased private-sector participation in electricity supply." ☛ https://techcentral.co.za/big-solar-and-energy-storage-projects-going-live-across-south-africa/276314/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
Sat 13:32:53 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "The power plants drew the ire of local communities and legal organizations." ☛ https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/epa-rules-that-xais-natural-gas-generators-were-illegally-used/ | Source: TechCrunch
Sat 13:33:23 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "I’m surprised that 1) we still have an EPA and 2) that it ruled against xAI in this case." ☛ https://512pixels.net/2026/01/xai-epa-memphis-southaven/ | Source: Stephen Hackett
Sat 13:34:36 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But what actually arrived on December 19, the Friday before Christmas" ☛ https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/01/the-epstein-files-never-went-away/685664/ | Source: The Atlantic
Sat 13:34:52 │ 〖𝐈𝐑𝐂 TR NEWS〗 │ "But there’s another staffing choice that became public in recent weeks." ☛ https://www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/16/epstein-is-dead-pam-bondi-is-neglecting-live-sex-trafficking-defendants-to-criminalize-democrats/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
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