●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, September 21, 2026 ●● ● Sep 21 [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] "" [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] Oh, yesterday I had an afterthought. Any and all of the posts complaining [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] about crazy matt *ought* to blame him for restricted boot and, to a certain [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] extent, UEFI and all that entails -- in addition to any other complaints against [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] him. [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Sep 21 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] "Trump Signs EO renewing $100k H1B fee, and ordering agencies to go after companies that laid off Americans before H1Bs. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Just dropped yesterday. Trump signed both an executive order and a proclamation renewing the H-1B $100k fee (seperate from the $103k fee DHS is introducing). [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] What they actually do: [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Renews the $100,000 fee requirement for certain new H-1B petitions (the one first imposed in 2025) for another year, through September 2027 [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Requires State, Labor, and DHS to coordinate with Commerce, Education, and the SBA when reviewing H-1B petitions and labor condition applications [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Makes agencies factor in whether the employer has laid off (or plans to lay off) similarly situated American workers in the past year [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Gives DOLs Wage and Hour Division 30 days to start reviewing previously filed labor condition applications for possible enforcement [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] This is the kind of move a lot of us have been waiting for. The $100k fee already hammered the big outsourcing firms, and now theyre pairing it with actual scrutiny of layoff history. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] No more rubber-stamping petitions from companies that just canned a bunch of Americans and then claimed they couldnt find anyone. This means companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Meta: yeah there's no safe harbor for them anymore. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Doesnt shut the program down of course. But practically it sends a really strong message: hire Americans or they'll send the hammer down. [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] Folks, you can say whatever you want about Trump, but by God if these all go through the courts and pass I will be dancing from the rooftops. I don't care if you're a Democrat or Republican or a pink " [05:28] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.teamblind.com/post/trump-signs-eo-renewing-100k-h1b-fee-and-ordering-agencies-to-go-after-companies-that-laid-off-americans-before-h1bs-0mowsjcd [05:28] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.teamblind.com | Trump Signs EO renewing $100k H1B fee, and ordering agencies to go after companies that laid off Americans before H1Bs. | White House & Policy - Blind ● Sep 21 [06:22] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [06:35] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 21 [08:41] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [08:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 21 [16:15] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [16:56] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 21 [17:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [17:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Sep 21 [18:23] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Bot-free self-hosted analytics with GoatCounter on NixOS
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    In2016, I removed Google Analytics from this blog to avoid being complicit in feeding the biggest machine for harvesting personal data. Instead, I relied on GoAccess to analyze my server logs. For the past couple of years, the statistics have made no sense, despite my attempts to filter bots: AI scrapers inflate the number of visitors to around 2,000 per day. Eventually, I settled on Go [18:23] schestowitz[TR2] atCounter, an open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics platform. I replaced the JavaScript client to filter bots more aggressively and added a CSS fallback. To improve reliability, I implemented a local proxy running on each of the five web servers serving this blog. The rest of this post details how these pieces fit together and how I deploy them on NixOS.

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    5-inch HMI and 47 x 114mm SBC run on Dragonwing IQ-2390
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    SECO has added two compact industrial platforms based on Qualcomms Dragonwing IQ-2390 processor: the Compact Vision 5 Dragonwing IQ-2390, a 5-inch panel-mounted HMI, and the SBC-Dragonwing-IQ-2390, a 47 114mm single-board computer for custom embedded systems. Both platforms support on-device AI, industrial connectivity and SECOs Yocto Linux-based Clea OS.

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