●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 02, 2026 ●● ● May 02 [00:13] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [00:39] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-o96.spj.ifb87q.IP) has joined #techbytes ● May 02 [03:06] *changeme (~changeme@yv7bwf4dzydsq.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:14] *changeme has quit (Quit: leaving) ● May 02 [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > Hi Roy, [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > the last I wrote is done. Bit of a long one. [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] Catching up with email after 2 days not checking it. [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > It seems time to revisit some moral arguments in digital rights [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > because we keep hearing about the technical failings, economic [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > arguments, environmental impacts... but it's getting clearer that [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > leaders in tech are not only morally incompetent, they're trolling the [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > whole world with villainous theatrics. We should gibe them air because [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > I feel sure it will be their undoing. [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] The leaders are not tech. See the EPO. [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > Admittedly there's a thread of nationalism in this writing, and I'm [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > not ashamed of my flavour of left-liberal national pride, but I don't [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > see how we can be proud of anything when Google, Microsoft and [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > Palantir have their paws all over our health systems, schools and [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > military? [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] If it's not ETHNO-nationalism, then it's OK. [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > Did you see we did an interview episode with Luis Falcon of GNUHealth? [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > It might be useful to highlight this great talk at a time when the BMA [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > and Green Party are telling Palantir to GTFO from NHS systems. [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] We links to that at the time. [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] > best to you and Rianne [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] Thank you! ● May 02 [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies [06:32] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies ) [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] " What were the terms? [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+0/-1) | Reply [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @r8+1kqay796d [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] -5 [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] @q4 I turned 23 and that sounds weird. I will advance based on my merit and learning of new skills [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+0/-5) | Reply [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @qb+1kqay796d [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] +1 [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] @pw [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Band 6?! How old are you? [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] You are going to have to su-k a lot of di-ks to make it to an Exec. [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Not saying it is not possible, but you have a tough road ahead. [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] 10 hours ago by Anonymous [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+2/-1) | Reply [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @q4+1kqay796d [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] -5 [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] @p7 I am a band 6. One day I hope to be an executive. I have been learning more skills [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] 12 hours ago by Anonymous [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+0/-5) | Reply [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @pw+1kqay796d [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] @p2 you are fibbing! [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqjactgp [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] " why thelayoff.com owner still didn't delete this spamposts everywhere [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago by Anonymous [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions | Reply [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @bh+1kqjactgp [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] AI is a dangerous thing, there is a dark side that nobody wants to admit to, or let others see. The emotional sense that you get from it? Its real. And its scary how they are doing that. Its exposed at www.TheCerebrum.ai [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+0/-1) | Reply [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ag+1kqjactgp [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] @a8 large companies often hire in some places and layoff in others at the same time [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] 10 hours ago by Anonymous [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aa+1kqjactgp [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] So are having a layoff? Or are we hiring? What gives? I thought there was a hiring freeze? [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] 10 hours ago by Anonymous [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a8+1kqjactgp [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] Bob is in a state of stuper position. [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] " [06:32] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqjactgp ) [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] "9.8 Million @X [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] Followers. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] Lucky to get 36 likes after 1 day. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] Those @TechCrunch [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] followers? Theyre not real. Its all (99%+) bots and dead accounts. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] Theyre using those (clearly fake) numbers to sell sponsored articles (ads disguised as real articles) to Tech companies. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] And they charge over $20,000 for each one. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] They use fake followers to sell fake articles. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] Thats their business model. [06:55] schestowitz[TR2] And its the same for nearly every Tech News outlet on Earth." [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] "Blender has clarified that they have no plans for any AI integration. [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] This comes after developer backlash of a donation, to Blender, from Anthropic. [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] Blender is a tool for artists and creators, its made by humans for humans. No generative AI functionality is currently available or planned to be integrated in Blender." ● May 02 [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] > Fact checking and reporting such a long blog about abuse is exhausting. [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] > If you see any errors or problems with images or things that I missed [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] > please tell me and I'll correct them. [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] I spotted one unclosed [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] the url worked ok, but the anchor text lengthened. [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] oh, [10:32] schestowitz[TR2] one image was broken about 5 from the bottom. [10:33] schestowitz[TR2] > I fixed one of the tags at the end but the copy of the page you [10:33] schestowitz[TR2] > used doesn't have the fix [10:33] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:33] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:33] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:34] The blog finishes with the education minister, he is also deputy premier. [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] > About 4 hours after publishing, the police raided the former premier of [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] > Queensland. Husband accused of rape. [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] > https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/vahid-reza-adib-partner-of-palaszczuk-apartment-raided/106628950 [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] > [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] > In Victoria, the police hijacked their own helicopter some time ago to [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] > pursue the deputy premier for a pay rise. [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/04/26/Getting_Aggressive_Suggestive_of_Loss_Part_IV_Shutting_Down_My_.shtml [10:34] schestowitz[TR2] he has since then canceled plans to travel to uk. [10:34] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.abc.net.au | Reza Adib, partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, charged with rape - ABC News [10:35] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Getting Aggressive Suggestive of Loss - Part IV - Shutting Down My Existence ● May 02 [11:18] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:43] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [11:49] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@atu2uhbvxaeyw.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 02 [12:02] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Kubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon review - Surprisingly nice
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    Well, as a heavy Kubuntu user, I couldn't just ignore this release. After all, I have a mix of 22.04 and 24.04 systems, physical and virtual, including my Slimbook Titan used for gaming, and the Executive, used for casual everyday stuff. With the pro patching enabled, these two ought to be good for quite a while longer, but I want to be ready for the future. Y'know, X11, Wayland, Nvidia, g [12:02] schestowitz[TR2] aming, all the critical stuff. Thus, this new LTS represents a pivotal point. It's going to be the last X11-capable Kubuntu LTS, and so I want to see what gives. Besides, I also want to see whether this LTS is good in its own right, Wayland notwithstanding, considering that 24.04 was quite disappointing. Anyway. Let us commence.

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    • [12:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dedoimedo.com | Kubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon review - Surprisingly nice ● May 02 [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqkqbyc6#replies [15:43] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqkqbyc6#replies ) [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] "The problem isnt just that the information is false and you are right, others embellish too. But in our case its far worse: the claims are grossly and blatantly inaccurate, almost the complete opposite of the truth, not just minor exaggerations. We state something to public but we all know its the complete opposite. [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] 2 hours ago by Anonymous [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ay+1kqkqbyc6 [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] 150 jobs a year isn't a lot considering all the talk from IBM about their cloud, AI, Quantum. What they should have said 750 RA's over the next 5 years [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aj+1kqkqbyc6 [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] -2 [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] Every company does this PR all the time, so what's the problem at all? [15:43] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies [15:44] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kqay796d#replies ) [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] "I think you are sadly mistaken because there is something inherently wrong with you and your psyche; you should get yourself checked out by Robbie the Hood ASAP. [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] Attempts at dark humor on these pages are translated by you to say they are about hate and vitriol. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth shall set you fee, but Ex lax does a better job (always !). So take a chill pill and some Ex Lax before visiting Robbie the Hood. [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @tm+1kqay796d [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] -4 [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] @td [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] The hate on this board is thru the roof. Why is everyone so angry? Why the vitriol and venom spewing here? [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] What is wrong with learning more skills and doing think 40 and getting badges? I want to advance and become an executive at IBM, [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] 2 hours ago by Anonymous [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+0/-4) | Reply [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @te+1kqay796d [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] +2 [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] @qb don't forget to buy a few of the fake IIT M.Sc and PhD certificates that you can find at any street vendor outside the IBM office in Bengaluru and put them on the walls in your cubicle or office. Your Indian managers will be rightly impressed with your skills and aptitude just like they are impressed with the IBM janitor who claims to have trained as a space astronaut (and has the certificates on his cubicle wall to prove it) b [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] ut he can't even ride a bike, let alone fix one. [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] But, is he best friends with Robbie the Hood ? Absolutely ! [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] 2 hours ago by Anonymous [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) | Reply [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @td+1kqay796d [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] @pw don't forget to get those IBM Think 40 badges - "#1 At Su-king Di-ks" and " Making Up BS to Pass the time Away". Add them to your LinkedIn Profile for recognition, fake respect and accolades, particularity from current IBM execs. [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] LOL [15:52] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@drwxqi2axit4q.irc) has joined #techbytes ● May 02 [16:08] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [16:16] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Looking at human.json
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    The FOAF specification is still online at the time of writing this post, and I still publish my own FOAF profile. Anyone can still create a new FOAF file, upload it to their server, and define themselves and their relationships. Theres no centralised authority from whom you have to seek permission, and no specific service to which you have to upload.

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