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● May 01
[00:10]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, My Dad told me that people used to treat the elderly with respect because they figured you had to be really smart to live to be that old.
[00:10]	IsambardPrince	So I told him "And now we keep all but the very most stupid around into old age so there's no point, because shitty young people turn into shitty old people?"
[00:14]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Risky Business dated itself by listing specific prices and salaries.
[00:15]	IsambardPrince	He complains about $4 being an outrageous price for a hot chocolate at a 5 star hotel. Now that won't even get you one at Starbucks.
[00:15]	IsambardPrince	He said a first year MBA makes $40,000.
[00:15]	IsambardPrince	His parents leave town for the week and leave him $50 for groceries, $50 for emergencies, and $25 "just in case".
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	$50 buys about 2-3 days worth of food at the supermarket now. In 1983, that would have lasted you at least two weeks.
[00:17]	IsambardPrince	So they left him a generous amount by 1983 standards, but 42 years later, not so much.
[00:17]	IsambardPrince	His Dad complains about him leaving the equalizer settings on his Hi-Fi stereo "like some kind of toy".
[00:18]	IsambardPrince	A Hi-Fi system that sounded good would run you at least a couple grand back then. Which is just an insane amount of money. (Think $7,000-$8,000 by today's standards.) So he was right to be pissed.
[00:20]	IsambardPrince	He said, "Do you hear something unpleasant? Something that shouldn't be there maybe? And it turned out that the bass setting was all the way up.
[00:20]	IsambardPrince	Now that's called "Beats" by Apple, and people pay a lot of money for some crappy battery headphones with shitty Bluetooth.
[00:21]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, There's only two bass settings on my Bose system. Normal and Reduced.
[00:21]	MinceR	:)
[00:21]	IsambardPrince	Normal is good for when I'm using it as a soundbar.
[00:21]	IsambardPrince	Sometimes for CDs that weren't brickwalled.
[00:21]	MinceR	people pay extra money for Beats By Dad because it has weights in it
[00:21]	IsambardPrince	If the CD is brickwalled, turning it to Reduced helps.
[00:21]	MinceR	you know it's good because it's got weights in it.
[00:22]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, So you'll need the chiropractor but at least you work on your neck muscles?
[00:22]	MinceR	lol
[00:22]	IsambardPrince	Apple said that they deleted the 3.5 mm jack because it hadn't innovated since the 1960s.
[00:23]	IsambardPrince	I commented "Apple hasn't innovated since 1979, so there's that."
[00:23]	IsambardPrince	It's an audio jack that works fine.
[00:23]	IsambardPrince	What's there to innovate, exactly?
[00:23]	MinceR	vendor lock-in
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	It's basically a universal standard for people who want their music to sound good.
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	An AAC codec just makes it sound so much worse.
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	Generational loss.
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	You encode into a lossy format like MP3, AAC, Vorbis, Opus, you get away with it the first time because the source was a CD or equivalent.
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	Then it goes out over Bluetooth and gets encoded into something else.
[00:25]	IsambardPrince	Suddenly it's like watching a VHS tape that was copied off of a copy.
[00:25]	MinceR	"i'm just a copy of a copy of a copy of a..."
[00:25]	IsambardPrince	Or a JPEG that got re-encoded into another JPEG.
[00:27]	IsambardPrince	I went down the hallway playing Yellow Submarine on my recorder.
[00:28]	IsambardPrince	Then I stopped to sing "We all live in a fascist police state, a fascist police state, fascist police state!"
[00:30]	MinceR	:)
[00:35]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/windows-rdp-lets-you-log-in-using-revoked-passwords-microsoft-is-ok-with-that/
[00:35]	TR Bot	 Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that. - Ars Technica
[00:38]	MinceR	lol
[00:39]	MinceR	it's the same "technology" that "authenticated" the server using a private key hardcoded into a dll
[00:39]	MinceR	MICROS~1 "security"
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● May 01
[01:03]	IsambardPrince	Someone on ebay listed some blank Sony CD-Rs new in plastic.
[01:03]	IsambardPrince	650 MB. Wow, that must be old.
[01:03]	MinceR	:)
[01:03]	MinceR	life in plastic, it's fantastic
[01:04]	IsambardPrince	Come on, Barbie. Let's go party.
[01:04]	MinceR	:>
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[01:30]	MinceR	https://imgur.com/gallery/UWXaXHR   =   https://rimgo.bloat.cat/gallery/UWXaXHR
[01:30]	TR Bot	dump - Album on Imgur
[01:30]	TR Bot	 Morning dump - rimgo
[01:32]	admfubar	https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/starbucks_finds_machines_cant_replace/
[01:32]	TR Bot	 Starbucks finds machines can't replace people The Register
[01:33]	MinceR	the right machines could
[01:33]	MinceR	but they might not even exist yet
[01:33]	MinceR	and they might not ever come into existence
[01:45]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Starbucks is getting killed again.
[01:45]	IsambardPrince	Bad sales figures especially in the US.
[01:48]	IsambardPrince	Transactions down 4%., stock fell 5.6%.
[01:48]	IsambardPrince	They said people still going there are spending more. Price increases most likely.
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● May 01
[03:05]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I'm boiling my earplugs.
[03:05]	IsambardPrince	I found a bunch all over the house and Trump's tariffs have doubled the price.
[03:06]	MinceR	:)
● May 01
[04:06]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/fortnite-will-return-to-ios-after-court-slams-apples-obvious-cover-up/
[04:06]	TR Bot	 Fortnite will return to iOS as court slams Apples interference and cover-up - Ars Technica
[04:29]	admfubar	https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/2056202/raspberry-pi-cuts-product-returns-by-50-by-changing-up-its-pin-soldering
[04:29]	TR Bot	 Raspberry Pi Cuts Product Returns By 50% By Changing Up Its Pin Soldering - Slashdot
● May 01
[05:04]	TR News	Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[05:04]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_April_30_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_April_30_2025.gmi 
[05:04]	TR Bot	 Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights
[05:04]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
[05:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[05:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[05:06]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[05:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[05:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa
[05:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa )
[05:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[05:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	Maybe kyndryl buys Power and Storage. IBM no longer makes anything anymore. I was with System x when they sold us to Lenovo. Very doubtful under Trump CFIUS would approve a 3rd helping by (buy) Lenovo first PC Company in 2005 then Sys x in 2014. Lenovo pretends not to be a Chinese company but they are. Trust me.
[05:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	CFIUS, short for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, is an interagency committee within the U.S. government that reviews foreign investment transactions to assess their potential impact on national security. It's chaired by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and includes representatives from various government agencies, including the Departments of State, Defense, and Homeland Security.
[05:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[05:15]	TR News	Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 updates fail with 0x80240069 errors https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-11-24h2-updates-fail-with-0x80240069-errors/
[05:15]	TR Bot	 Microsoft: Windows 11 24H2 updates fail with 0x80240069 errors
[05:15]	TR News	Microsoft acknowledges problem with Windows 11 24H2 update https://www.techzine.eu/news/applications/130985/microsoft-acknowledges-problem-with-windows-11-24h2-update/
[05:15]	TR Bot	 Microsoft acknowledges problem with Windows 11 24H2 update - Techzine Global
[05:16]	TR News	Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that. https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/04/windows-rdp-lets-you-log-in-using-revoked-passwords-microsoft-is-ok-with-that/
[05:16]	TR Bot	 Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that. - Ars Technica
[05:16]	TR News	Microsoft Confirms $1.50 Windows Security Update Hotpatch Fee Starts July 1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/04/30/microsoft-confirms-150-windows-security-update-fee-starts-july-1/
[05:16]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Confirms $1.50 Windows Security Update Hotpatch Fee Starts July 1
[05:21]	TR News	Microsoft is (as expected) faking "results" again, using obviously meaningless buzzwords. It can just rebrand things as "cloud". Where's the investigative press these days? It also rebrands things as "hey hi" now.
[05:22]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-01.gmi
[05:23]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1631.jpg
[05:23]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1281.jpg
[05:24]	TR News	"What's the name for that thing where a colonial power invades by settling its own people in someone else's territory, heedless of treaties, boundaries, or whether someone else actually lives there? You know, the thing Europeans did to the Native Americans or Israel is doing to Palestine?" gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-04-30
[05:25]	TR News	"For the Usenet folks out there, a new terminal based client written in rust." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/discoveries/28417
[05:26]	TR News	Gemini capsules grew 3 in a day, a net gain of 3 in one day! gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi
[05:29]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Trying OpenBSD and Usenet Reborn Released https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Trying_OpenBSD_and_Usenet_Reborn_Releas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Trying_OpenBSD_and_Usenet_Reborn_Releas.gmi 
[05:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Trying OpenBSD and Usenet Reborn Released
[05:53]	TR News	Soon she will realise that the work she devoted her life to was not hers and nobody cared about what she did https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/apex-legends-writer-gets-laid-off-24-hours-after-the-character-she-wrote-is-revealed-because-thats-what-the-games-industry-in-2025-looks-like/
[05:53]	TR Bot	 Apex Legends writer gets laid off 24 hours after the character she wrote is revealed, because that's what the games industry in 2025 looks like | PC Gamer
● May 01
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[06:37]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I grabbed my recorder and started playing that theme from the 1954 Godzilla. That's stuck in my head now.
[06:37]	IsambardPrince	I stomped across my living room playing it while the cat was watching me and then went RAWR!!!! and picked her up.
[06:42]	TR News	Symptom or Hallmark of Ponzi Schemes: Microsoft Says It Gains Over 100 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Its Speculative "Value" Nearly Doubled to $119,329,000,000 in the Past Year Alone https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Symptom_or_Hallmark_of_Ponzi_Schemes_Microsoft_Says_It_Gains_Ov.shtml
[06:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Symptom or Hallmark of Ponzi Schemes: Microsoft Says It Gains Over 100 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Its Speculative "Value" Nearly Doubled to $119,329,000,000 in the Past Year Alone
[06:45]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I actually got written up at one job because another worker's mom came into the store on one of those rascal scooters and I said "Run! It's Godzilla!" in Japanese and I guess she understood Godzilla. Ooops.
[06:49]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DawWUWSJmc
[06:49]	TR Bot	https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=9DawWUWSJmc
[06:49]	TR Bot	( status 500 @ https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=9DawWUWSJmc )
[06:51]	whatA_	https://redirect.invidious.io
[06:51]	TR Bot	 Select instance - Invidious
[06:52]	whatA_	currently the bot [TechrightsBot-tr] has yet to be rewritten to address only the "living" instances
[06:52]	IsambardPrince	https://www.wbsouth.com/post/does-my-old-bose-lifestyle-system-have-any-value
[06:52]	TR Bot	 Does My Old Bose Lifestyle System Have Any Value?
[06:52]	IsambardPrince	Old Bose systems usually have some value if they work.
[06:53]	TR News	We're told Microsoft blocks our phone number now. Curious. See also: "Microsoft defends its right to read your email" https://money.cnn.com/2014/03/21/technology/security/microsoft-email/index.html
[06:53]	TR Bot	 Microsoft defends its right to read your email
[06:53]	IsambardPrince	The exception would be that one they sold with some Windows 98 computers. It needed a Windows driver.
[06:54]	IsambardPrince	https://www.tvtechnology.com/opinions/bose-wavepc-tackles-computer-audio
[06:54]	TR Bot	 Bose Wave/PC Tackles Computer Audio | TV Tech
[06:55]	IsambardPrince	At the time it was noted that it required a serial port, which was laughable then.
[06:55]	IsambardPrince	And they made you pay to upgrade it to USB.
[06:57]	IsambardPrince	I have a Wave IV. I use Bluetooth via a car dongle because it was cheaper than the Soundlink model.
[06:58]	IsambardPrince	Which would have also limited me to an older version of Bluetooth.
[06:58]	IsambardPrince	But I am disappointed that it didn't just have Bluetooth. I have a much cheaper shelf stereo that has Bluetooth.
● May 01
[07:00]	IsambardPrince	https://www.cnet.com/reviews/bose-wave-pc-review/
[07:00]	TR Bot	Wave/PC review: Bose Wave/PC - CNET
[07:01]	IsambardPrince	As you might imagine for needing a VxD driver and a serial port, it did not age well.
[07:02]	IsambardPrince	It also relies on the PC to play audio CDs.
[07:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Celebrating Tux Machines https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Celebrating_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Celebrating_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[07:03]	IsambardPrince	So if you find one now it's an AM/FM radio and nothing else.
[07:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Celebrating Tux Machines
[07:06]	IsambardPrince	The amusing bit is Bose never supported playing WMA files even though it needed Windows to work.
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[07:38]	TR News	Microsoft speaks of "AI Cloud Growth". Wnat is "AI Cloud"? Meaningless junk. This is a scam industry taking over Wall Street with lies.
[07:40]	TR News	VeeamON shows Veeam on Linux, RAG from backup, and cloud features https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366623374/VeeamON-shows-Veeam-on-Linux-RAG-from-backup-and-cloud-features
[07:40]	TR Bot	 VeeamON shows Veeam on Linux, RAG from backup, and cloud features | Computer Weekly
[07:41]	whatA_	Who does Micro$haft HEY HI Clown serve anyway, it's just malware (source code access denied, effectively M$ is controlling end-users)
[07:41]	whatA_	https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html
[07:41]	TR Bot	 Who Does That Server Really Serve? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
[07:41]	TR News	Alert to Kali Linux admins: Get the new signing key or no distro updates for you https://www.csoonline.com/article/3973862/alert-to-kali-linux-admins-get-the-new-signing-key-or-no-distro-updates-for-you.html
[07:41]	TR Bot	 Alert to Kali Linux admins: Get the new signing key or no distro updates for you | CSO Online
[07:43]	whatA_	Kali is possibly one of those CA blunders (just revoke packages that is against M$/propretary people's agenda), need some more self-signed packages
[07:43]	whatA_	EFF is a lie now because of MetaData Platforms
[07:44]	TR News	Proprietary https://startupnews.fyi/2025/04/29/apple-work-podcast-adaptiva-expands-to-mac-and-linux/
[07:44]	TR Bot	 Apple @ Work Podcast: Adaptiva expands to Mac and Linux
[07:46]	TR News	This is an attack on GNU/Linux; promotion of Windows https://www.zdnet.com/article/you-can-run-arch-linux-in-windows-now-heres-how/
[07:46]	TR Bot	can run Arch Linux in Windows now - here's how | ZDNET
[07:50]	whatA_	that WSG "WinBlows Sabotage of GNU", possibly Micro$haft's last-ditch effort since 2018 (?) just to enforce "proprietary lock-in"
[07:55]	IsambardPrince	Things like the Bose Wave/PC just made me laugh at the time.
[07:56]	IsambardPrince	I said "A VxD Windows driver and a serial port requirement and a program written for Windows 98? AND They want $500 for it?" It was insane.
[07:56]	IsambardPrince	$500 then is at least $1000 now.
[07:56]	IsambardPrince	$1000 should get a lot more than something that's already obsolete and needs Windows 98.
[07:57]	IsambardPrince	I'm surprised it took Bose as long to go completely bad and start mass layoffs as it did.
● May 01
[08:05]	IsambardPrince	Apparently, Goodwill lists things on Amazon and their own auction site, then if they sell out on the auction site they refund your money on Amazon and say oops.
[08:06]	TR News	Techrights What GNU/Linux Means to Us https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/What_GNU_Linux_Means_to_Us.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/What_GNU_Linux_Means_to_Us.gmi 
[08:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights What GNU/Linux Means to Us
[08:10]	TR News	La filosofia di Stallman e la password blank https://www.redhotcyber.com/post/buon-world-password-day-tra-mit-hacker-infostealer-e-mfa-perche-le-password-sono-vulnerabili/
[08:10]	TR Bot	 Buon World Password Day! Tra MIT, Hacker, Infostealer e MFA. Perch sono cos vulnerabili
[08:11]	TR News	Phoronix logo very similar to Patch.com, but both are reasonably generic
[08:24]	TR News	Pushing Windows, not Linux https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/official_arch_on_wsl2/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Proprietary_Windows_Versus_Linux_News_Trying_to_Keep_People_on_.shtml
[08:24]	TR Bot	 Arch is the latest official WSL distro The Register
[08:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights Proprietary Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux)
[08:25]	TR News	Peridios Avocado OS Simplifies Secure Boot, Updates, and Debugging for Embedded Developers https://embeddedcomputing.com/technology/open-source/linux-freertos-related/peridios-avocado-os-simplifies-secure-boot-updates-and-debugging-for-embedded-developers
[08:25]	TR Bot	 Peridios Avocado OS Simplifies Secure Boot, Updates, and Debugging for Embedded Developers - Embedded Computing Design
[08:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Avocado OS: Open-source Linux platform for embedded systems - Help Net Security https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Avocado_OS_Open_source_Linux_platform_for_embedded_systems_Help.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/29/Avocado_OS_Open_source_Linux_platform_for_embedded_systems_Help.gmi 
[08:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Avocado OS: Open-source Linux platform for embedded systems - Help Net Security
[08:34]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Someone on ebay has a DVD of House of the Flying Daggers.
[08:34]	IsambardPrince	They showed the disc before and after resurfacing.
[08:35]	IsambardPrince	It looks like someone was storing it in a house of flying daggers.
[08:36]	TR News	Microsoft MSN: "Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says AI generates 'fantastic' Python code"... what Nadella means to say is, they steal other people's code, remove the licence from it, then poorly plagiarise it (low-quality imitations with defects) and instead of compensating coders they steal from them and pay a few to ameliorate defects
[08:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  If your Windows support is ending, it's time to learn Linux. Here's the best distro for beginners https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/If_your_Windows_support_is_ending_it_s_time_to_learn_Linux_Here.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/If_your_Windows_support_is_ending_it_s_time_to_learn_Linux_Here.gmi 
[08:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines If your Windows support is ending, it's time to learn Linux. Here's the best distro for beginners
[08:36]	TR News	Microsoft GitHub Expos Part XXVII The Future of OpenAI May Depend on the Fate of GitHub's Copilot in Court ($9 Billion in Damages) https://techrights.org/o/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/
[08:36]	TR Bot	 Microsoft GitHub Expos Part XXVII The Future of OpenAI May Depend on the Fate of GitHub's Copilot in Court ($9 Billion in Damages)
● May 01
[09:07]	whatA_	https://www.smashjt.com/post/nintendo-just-ruined-game-sharing
[09:07]	TR Bot	 Nintendo Just RUINED Game Sharing
[09:08]	whatA_	NinJIdo (ji, as in jigoku, meaning JAHANAM/Hell) basically did a Copyright (sic) Extremist: sharing is THEFT
[09:10]	whatA_	Physical media means "you buy it, you own it, that's all", now they are slowly destroyed one-by-one to enfoce "you own nothing and you will be happy"
[09:11]	whatA_	I have noticed a pattern here since the Internet Archive (http://archive.org) has been burnt down, just like the Library of Alexandria
[09:11]	TR Bot	 Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
[09:11]	whatA_	https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Another_Massive_Blow_to_the_Web.shtml
[09:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights Another Massive Blow to the Web
[09:12]	whatA_	This is currently the critical window: https://annas-archive.org/blog/critical-window.html
[09:12]	TR Bot	 The critical window of shadow libraries - Annas Blog
[09:12]	whatA_	https://annas-archive.org/blog/ai-copyright.html
[09:12]	TR Bot	 Copyright reform is necessary for national security - Annas Blog
[09:16]	whatA_	since MetaData did a Aaron Swartz, I wonder how those Copyright (sic) Extremists/You-Own-Nothing-and-Be-Happy Militants become anyway
[09:16]	whatA_	https://torrentfreak.com/meta-torrented-over-81-tb-of-data-through-annas-archive-despite-few-seeders-250206/
[09:16]	TR Bot	Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna's Archive, Despite Few Seeders' * TorrentFreak
[09:20]	whatA_	Do they want a strict and repressive form of Copyright (sic)?
[09:20]	whatA_	https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Theft
[09:20]	TR Bot	 Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
[09:27]	psydruid	https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/30/serious-office-make-three-arrests-after-dawn-raids-in-bribery-investigation
[09:27]	TR Bot	 Serious Fraud Office makes three arrests after dawn raids in bribery investigation | Serious Fraud Office | The Guardian
[09:28]	TR News	Techrights Some of the Evidence We'll Be Relying Upon in the Lawsuits Against Matthew J. Garrett https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Some_of_the_Evidence_We_ll_Be_Relying_Upon_in_the_Lawsuits_Agai.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Some_of_the_Evidence_We_ll_Be_Relying_Upon_in_the_Lawsuits_Agai.gmi 
[09:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Some of the Evidence We'll Be Relying Upon in the Lawsuits Against Matthew J. Garrett
[09:35]	whatA_	https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/13/Aaron_Swartz_Died_12_Years_Ago_After_a_Vicious_Government_Campa.shtml
[09:35]	TR Bot	 Techrights Aaron Swartz Died 12 Years Ago After a Vicious Government Campaign to Stop Him
[09:36]	whatA_	Besides Mr. Swartz, I wonder who else becoming UNPERSON for exposing Aibs of enemies
[09:37]	whatA_	In terms of anti-freedom, should we include Nintendo as a Free Software-HOSTILE Militant?
[09:37]	whatA_	https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/07/nintendo-reportedly-rolling-out-new-more-hack-proof-switch-hardware/
[09:37]	TR Bot	 Nintendo reportedly rolling out new, more hack-resistant Switch hardware - Ars Technica
[09:38]	whatA_	Aib = "shameful facts whose entity don't want them printed"
[09:38]	TR News	"Here we go! Proton 10 is the next major stable version of Proton and a first Beta is now available for testing to improve game compatibility on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/proton-10-gets-a-first-beta-to-improve-game-compatibility-on-steam-deck-and-desktop-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:38]	TR Bot	10 gets a first Beta to improve game compatibility on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux
[09:38]	TR News	"Sonic Rumble from SEGA seems to be their answer to a Fall Guys-like multiplayer party game, it looks like it could be good fun but the global release has now been indefinitely delayed." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/sonic-rumble-from-sega-gets-indefinitely-delayed-to-add-more-features/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:38]	TR Bot	Rumble from SEGA gets indefinitely delayed to add more features | GamingOnLinux
[09:39]	TR News	"One of my gripes with my original 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4G Controller is that Steam Input cannot see the additional buttons on the back" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/8bitdo-ultimate-2-is-getting-full-steam-input-support-for-more-buttons/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:39]	TR Bot	Ultimate 2 is getting full Steam Input support for more buttons | GamingOnLinux
[09:39]	TR News	"More game industry news for you today. Respawn, developer of Titanfall and Apex Legends, have announced that two early-stage games have been cancelled and 100s of staff have been reportedly laid off." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ea-cancels-multiple-projects-from-apex-and-titanfall-developer-respawn-with-more-layoffs/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:39]	TR Bot	cancels multiple projects from Apex and Titanfall developer Respawn with more layoffs | GamingOnLinux
[09:39]	whatA_	The only good guy is now Gabe Newell, he was working for Winblows 1.0, but then exited Micro$haft, later stated in 2013 that GNU is the future of gaming, now we're here
[09:40]	whatA_	Steam Deck, the only game console using GNU/Linux and is not a jail (unless UEFI is inside)
[09:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kubuntu 22.04 updates after April 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Kubuntu_22_04_updates_after_April_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Kubuntu_22_04_updates_after_April_2025.gmi 
[09:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kubuntu 22.04 updates after April 2025
[09:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Can a Linux laptop replace my MacBook? Only if it looks like this and has these specs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Can_a_Linux_laptop_replace_my_MacBook_Only_if_it_looks_like_thi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Can_a_Linux_laptop_replace_my_MacBook_Only_if_it_looks_like_thi.gmi 
[09:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Can a Linux laptop replace my MacBook? Only if it looks like this and has these specs
[09:51]	TR News	"Fans of point and click adventures get another real treat here. Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer from Clifftop Games / Rawfury has a confirmed release date now for May 20th." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/point-and-click-urban-thriller-kathy-rain-2-soothsayer-launches-may-20/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:51]	TR Bot	urban thriller Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer launches May 20 | GamingOnLinux
[09:52]	TR News	"EA and Codemasters announced today that they're putting the WRC (World Rally Championship) series on hold, and will no longer be making any games in the series." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ea-and-codemasters-no-longer-making-wrc-world-rally-championship-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:52]	TR Bot	and Codemasters no longer making WRC (World Rally Championship) or any other rally games | GamingOnLinux
[09:52]	TR News	"From Fallout to Dishonored, there's some good stuff included in the latest Fanatical Build your own Bethesda Bundle." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/grab-some-top-bethesda-games-in-the-latest-fanatical-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:52]	TR Bot	some top Bethesda games in the latest Fanatical Bundle | GamingOnLinux
[09:53]	IsambardPrince	https://wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/cook-county-health-officials-reports-two-new-measles-cases/
[09:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/cook-county-health-officials-reports-two-new-measles-cases/ )
[09:53]	IsambardPrince	Measles in Chicago.
[09:54]	TR News	"Great day for modders. The newer in-development open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app has promoted Cyberpunk 2077 to supported status, making it easier to get modding across Linux (and Steam Deck)." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/nexus-mods-app-adds-cyberpunk-2077-as-a-supported-game-improves-stardew-valley-modding/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:54]	TR Bot	Mods app adds Cyberpunk 2077 as a supported game, improves Stardew Valley modding | GamingOnLinux
[09:55]	TR News	"EA (Electronic Arts) have announced that EA anticheat is going through a rebrand and refresh, and will now be called EA Javelin Anticheat." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ea-rebrand-and-refresh-their-anti-cheat-into-ea-javelin-anticheat-still-blocks-linux-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:55]	TR Bot	rebrand and refresh their anti-cheat into EA Javelin Anticheat, still blocks Linux / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux
[09:56]	TR News	"Two Point Studios / SEGA have updated the popular and well-received Two Point Museum with a fresh free content upgrade. Plus, it should feel better on Steam Deck now too" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/two-point-museum-gets-a-big-free-content-update-with-a-new-large-ui-scaling-setting-for-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:56]	TR Bot	Point Museum gets a big free content update with a new large UI scaling setting for Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux
[09:57]	TR News	"The itch.io store is hosting another big charity bundle full of video games, TTRPGs, zines, books, soundtracks, and asset packs in support of eSims and Crips for eSims for Gaza." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/the-crips-for-esims-for-gaza-bundle-on-itch-io-has-lots-of-games-ttrpgs-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:57]	TR Bot	'Crips for eSims for Gaza Bundle' on itch.io has lots of games, TTRPGs and more | GamingOnLinux
[09:57]	TR News	"Probably the absolute weirdest deck-builder I've ever played, COMBOLITE is all about repeatedly hitting a rock to score points and activate special combos to score even more points." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/combolite-is-a-unique-physics-deck-builder-where-you-build-up-combos-to-keep-hitting-a-rock/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:57]	TR Bot	is a unique physics deck-builder where you build up combos to keep hitting a rock | GamingOnLinux
● May 01
[10:04]	TR News	"M5Stack is preparing to launch the Tab5, a 5-inch smart touch terminal powered by the ESP32-P4 RISC-V processor, in early May." https://linuxgizmos.com/upcoming-tab5-terminal-features-5-display-and-risc-v-esp32-p4-for-edge-applications/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[10:04]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/upcoming-tab5-terminal-features-5-display-and-risc-v-esp32-p4-for-edge-applications/ )
[10:04]	TR News	"The RVPC, a fully open source hardware and software retro-style computer project built around the CH32V003 microcontroller, now supports a BASIC interpreter." https://linuxgizmos.com/rvpc-adds-basic-interpreter-to-e1-open-source-risc-v-computer/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[10:04]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/rvpc-adds-basic-interpreter-to-e1-open-source-risc-v-computer/ )
[10:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	<whatA_> Steam Deck, the only game console using GNU/Linux and is not a jail (unless UEFI is inside)
[10:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	Steam is DRM
[10:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	so he is shilling DRM
[10:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	asside from that, i don't view steam deck as a rival
[10:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	it sppread kde
[10:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	and now funds somegraphics devs and even contracts kde people to do coding
[10:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	<whatA_> In terms of anti-freedom, should we include Nintendo as a Free Software-HOSTILE Militant?
[10:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	that page is about people
[10:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	not companies
[10:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	there is a wiki page with index of companies
[10:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	i forgot which page that was
[10:07]	TR News	"I love my bike" https://aj.bourg.family/i-love-my-bike/
[10:07]	TR Bot	 I love my bike The Anti Social
[10:08]	whatA_	Yeah, I know, going static sacks the search function
[10:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Cyberpunk 2077, Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer (Point-and-click), Sonic Rumble, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Games_Cyberpunk_2077_Kathy_Rain_2_Soothsayer_Point_and_click_So.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Games_Cyberpunk_2077_Kathy_Rain_2_Soothsayer_Point_and_click_So.gmi 
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[10:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Cyberpunk 2077, Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer (Point-and-click), Sonic Rumble, and More
[10:08]	TR News	"But Docker has long been sellout of Microsoft: Docker Desktop Lands on Microsoft Store" https://linuxiac.com/docker-desktop-lands-on-microsoft-store/ https://techrights.org/o/2015/06/25/dockercon-2015-microsoft/
[10:08]	TR Bot	 Docker Desktop Lands on Microsoft Store
[10:08]	TR Bot	 DockerCon 2015 Infiltrated by Microsoft
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[10:09]	whatA_	For the Steam Deck one, the end-user can just replace that SteamOS (DRM) using another GNU/Linux distro and call it a day, IDK for the drivers tho
[10:09]	whatA_	or so I assume
[10:09]	TR News	"Saudi Arabia expects PIF to triple by 2030" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/28/2025/saudi-arabia-expects-pif-to-triple-by-2030
[10:09]	TR Bot	Arabia expects PIF to triple by 2030 | Semafor
[10:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	there are alternative OSes
[10:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	but i doubt many use them
[10:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	also some gaming distros for steam (DRM)
[10:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	which is not the same as reflashing the deck
[10:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	so they are alternatives for steamOS
[10:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	but for a PC
[10:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	not for the gadget
[10:10]	schestowitz[TR2]	gamingonlinux occasionally covers some
[10:11]	TR News	"Microsoft president says company respects European laws amid US criticism" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-president-says-company-respects-european-laws-amid-us-criticism/articleshow/120765867.cms lies, lies, lies. Like these lies from him: http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/No_Microsoft_Does_Not_Invest_80B_in_Hey_Hi_AI_It_s_Just_Full_of.shtml
[10:11]	TR Bot	 Microsoft president says company respects European laws amid US criticism - The Economic Times
[10:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights No, Microsoft Does Not Invest $80B in Hey Hi (AI), It's Just Full of BS, Lies, and Over $80B in Debt
[10:11]	TR News	Why does atlanticcouncil parrot Microsoft lies now? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/transcripts/brad-smith-outlines-microsofts-five-new-commitments-for-digital-stability-in-europe/ see http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/
[10:11]	TR Bot	 Brad Smith outlines Microsoft's five new commitments for 'digital stability' in Europe - Atlantic Council
[10:11]	TR Bot	 Microsoft and the NSA
[10:12]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], mom told me one of my cousins paid $1,000 for Eric Clapton tickets.
[10:12]	IsambardPrince	I said, "Have they heard of CDs?"
[10:14]	TR News	El Reg: "No specific law against it yet, but that's set to change". iophk: bullshit. there are already laws on the books against attempted murder. https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/fbi_crackdown_on_swatting_not/ ("FBI steps in amid rash of politically charged swattings")
[10:14]	TR Bot	 FBI steps in amid rash of politically charged swattings The Register
[10:14]	IsambardPrince	$1,000 a ticket so Eric Clapton can show up, what is he, 90 by now, and sing a few songs.
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[10:15]	TR News	Wenn meine KI keinen Atomkrieg startet, darf sie dann rassistisch sein? | "EU-Regeln fr KI-Modelle: Wenn meine KI keinen Atomkrieg startet, darf sie dann rassistisch sein?" https://netzpolitik.org/2025/eu-regeln-fuer-ki-modelle-wenn-meine-ki-keinen-atomkrieg-startet-darf-sie-dann-rassistisch-sein/
[10:15]	TR Bot	 EU-Regeln fr KI-Modelle: Wenn meine KI keinen Atomkrieg startet, darf sie dann rassistisch sein?
[10:17]	TR News	iophk: a dangerous and expensive way to end up with a maxed out card and a lot of low quality, useless crap https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/visa-partners-with-ai-giants-to-streamline-online-shopping/articleshow/120773998.cms ("Visa partners with AI giants to streamline online shopping")
[10:17]	TR Bot	 Visa partners with AI giants to streamline online shopping - The Economic Times
[10:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  Urgent - OSU Open Source Lab needs your help https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Urgent_OSU_Open_Source_Lab_needs_your_help.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Urgent_OSU_Open_Source_Lab_needs_your_help.gmi 
[10:18]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Urgent - OSU Open Source Lab needs your help
[10:19]	TR News	atlanticcouncil became a Microsoft mouthpiece for chronic liars https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/microsoft-president-brad-smith-says-the-company-is-committed-to-safeguarding-its-operations-in-europe-and-to-respecting-europes-laws/ did microsoft infiltrate/pay atlanticcouncil? http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/No_Microsoft_Does_Not_Invest_80B_in_Hey_Hi_AI_It_s_Just_Full_of.shtml
[10:19]	TR Bot	 Microsoft President Brad Smith pledges to safeguard the company's operations in Europeand respect Europes laws - Atlantic Council
[10:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> I said, "Have they heard of CDs?"
[10:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	maybe that's why they want to give hundreds of dollars too eric and some majority of the money to "bookies"
[10:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Plasma Sprint and more https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Plasma_Sprint_and_more.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Plasma_Sprint_and_more.gmi 
[10:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Plasma Sprint and more
[10:23]	TR News	"Like its predecessor Leap 15.6, the Leap 16.0 version continues the tradition of a stable, classic Linux distribution; its built from SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 and its new base, SUSE Linux Framework One (formerly ALP)." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/04/30/leap-16-enters-beta/ | Source: OpenSUSE
[10:23]	TR Bot	 openSUSE Leap 16 Enters Beta - openSUSE News
[10:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/System76_Releases_COSMIC_Alpha_7.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/System76_Releases_COSMIC_Alpha_7.gmi 
[10:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7
[10:26]	TR News	"MAHA" https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2025/04/30/rfk-jr-s-soft-eugenics-maha-and-measles/ |
[10:26]	TR Bot	 The soft eugenics of MAHA: Measles and RFK Jr. - RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE
[10:27]	TR News	"I cant ignore whats happening every day around me. The extinction-level threat to US federal biomedical and public health policy that I predicted is here," https://www.respectfulinsolence.com/2025/05/01/soft-eugenics-of-maha-rfk-jr-autism-dr-oz-patriotic-duty/ |
[10:27]	TR Bot	 The soft eugenics of MAHA: RFK Jr. on autism and Dr. Oz on your patriotic duty to be healthy - RESPECTFUL INSOLENCE
[10:28]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Schools Ubuntu-based server based distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Linux_Schools_Ubuntu_based_server_based_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Linux_Schools_Ubuntu_based_server_based_distribution.gmi 
[10:28]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Schools Ubuntu-based server based distribution
[10:28]	TR News	"Sixty percent of Oklahomans have declined to participate in the federal REAL ID system" https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/04/30/oklahoma-resolution-would-reaffirm-right-to-opt-out-of-real-id/ | Source: Papers Please
[10:28]	TR Bot	 Oklahoma resolution would reaffirm right to opt out of REAL-ID Papers, Please!
[10:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Halwan Linux is an Arch-based distro for developers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Halwan_Linux_is_an_Arch_based_distro_for_developers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Halwan_Linux_is_an_Arch_based_distro_for_developers.gmi 
[10:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Halwan Linux is an Arch-based distro for developers
[10:32]	TR News	"Piracy. Its a Crime" https://www.404media.co/the-infamous-you-wouldnt-steal-a-car-anti-piracy-font-was-pirated-but-by-who/ | Source: 404 Media
[10:32]	TR Bot	 The Infamous You Wouldnt Steal a Car Anti-Piracy Font Was Pirated. But By Who?
[10:32]	TR News	"The Association of Electronic Communications Operators has provided a very gloomy assessment of progress" https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-blocks-dont-work-portuguese-telcos-now-call-for-sanctions-against-users-250430/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[10:32]	TR Bot	Site Blocks Ineffective? Telcos Call For Sanctions Against Portuguese Users * TorrentFreak
[10:33]	TR News	"in Agathas very own words" https://www.theverge.com/news/659150/bbc-agatha-christie-ai-maestro-classes | Source: The Verge
[10:33]	TR Bot	 The BBC deepfaked Agatha Christie to teach a writing course | The Verge
[10:35]	TR News	 (NEW):  Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi 
[10:35]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
[10:36]	whatA_	"REAL ID" another Big Brother, attestation, DRM blunder
[10:37]	whatA_	there has yet to be something like "Sort countries based on how ANTI-PRIVACY their constitutions/laws are"
[10:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  More (Latest) LWN Coverage of 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/More_Latest_LWN_Coverage_of_2025_Linux_Storage_Filesystem_Memor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/More_Latest_LWN_Coverage_of_2025_Linux_Storage_Filesystem_Memor.gmi 
[10:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines More (Latest) LWN Coverage of 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit
[10:38]	TR News	 (NEW):  RetroArch 1.21.0 is out with PipeWire & FFmpeg Camera Driver https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/RetroArch_1_21_0_is_out_with_PipeWire_FFmpeg_Camera_Driver.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/RetroArch_1_21_0_is_out_with_PipeWire_FFmpeg_Camera_Driver.gmi 
[10:38]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines RetroArch 1.21.0 is out with PipeWire & FFmpeg Camera Driver
[10:38]	IsambardPrince	Ugh.
[10:38]	IsambardPrince	Someone listed a Criterion movie I want and described it as Good.
[10:39]	IsambardPrince	Someone's dog chewed the case and there's sharpie marker on the front of the disc from a library.
[10:39]	IsambardPrince	And the data side of the disc is scratched up.
[10:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  Building Debian in a GitLab Pipeline https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Building_Debian_in_a_GitLab_Pipeline.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Building_Debian_in_a_GitLab_Pipeline.gmi 
[10:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Building Debian in a GitLab Pipeline
[10:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  Owen Le Blanc: creator of the first Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Owen_Le_Blanc_creator_of_the_first_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Owen_Le_Blanc_creator_of_the_first_Linux_distribution.gmi 
[10:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Owen Le Blanc: creator of the first Linux distribution
[10:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Despite being the home of the first Linux distribution, Le Blanc said, the University of Manchester was always a bit reluctant to use open-source software and he found himself ""spending more and more energy to defend what we had"". He said that there is still too much reluctance in universities, governments, and businesses to use free and open-source software or anything that doesn't come with a price tag. (LWN covered some of h
[10:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	urdles for open-source adoption in Mexican government in March.)"
[10:40]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://lwn.net/Articles/1017846/
[10:40]	TR Bot	Le Blanc: creator of the first Linux distribution [LWN.net]
[10:42]	TR News	Addressing UID/GID drift in rpm-ostree and bootc [LWN] https://lwn.net/Articles/1018082/ Source: LWN | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//lwn.net/Articles/1018082/
[10:42]	TR Bot	UID/GID drift in rpm-ostree and bootc [LWN.net]
[10:42]	TR News	DMA addresses for UIO https://lwn.net/Articles/1017449/
[10:42]	TR Bot	addresses for UIO [LWN.net]
[10:43]	whatA_	now,  I wonder if Mr. Le Blanc has succumbed to GPL (Four Freedoms) and finally liberate his GNU/Linux distro
[10:43]	TR News	"House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is proposing to strip the Federal Trade Commission of its antitrust enforcement powers, a move that would shatter a core mission the agency has pursued for more than a century." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/30/house-ftc-antitrust-jordan/ | Source: The Washington Post
[10:43]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/30/house-ftc-antitrust-jordan/ )
[10:43]	TR News	"The ruling was issued as part of Epic Games ongoing legal dispute against Apple, and its a major victory for Epics arguments." https://www.theverge.com/news/659246/apple-epic-app-store-judge-ruling-control | Source: The Verge
[10:43]	TR Bot	 A judge just blew up Apples control of the App Store | The Verge
[10:44]	TR News	"Apple won nine of the ten issues considered in that case. The one issue on which it lost saw the court decide the 30 percent App Store commission was anti-competitive and ordered" https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/apple_epic_lies_possible_crime/ | Source: The Register UK
[10:44]	TR Bot	 Judge says Apple lied to court, seeks criminal probe The Register
[10:44]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Some of the best movies are in black and white.
[10:45]	IsambardPrince	What they lacked in technical abilities, there's a certain charm that makes up for it.
[10:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  Track Moon Phases From Your Ubuntu Desktop With Luna https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Track_Moon_Phases_From_Your_Ubuntu_Desktop_With_Luna.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Track_Moon_Phases_From_Your_Ubuntu_Desktop_With_Luna.gmi 
[10:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Track Moon Phases From Your Ubuntu Desktop With Luna
[10:45]	IsambardPrince	Given how little they had to work with for effects in 1954, they did an excellent job with Godzilla.
[10:46]	IsambardPrince	Remastered for blu ray, you definitely see how they used miniature models and such.
[10:46]	IsambardPrince	I guess you probably didn't see it as easily in a theater back then or on CRT televisions.
[10:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE 3 lives to fight another day as Trinity Desktop 14.1.4 hits the shelves https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/KDE_3_lives_to_fight_another_day_as_Trinity_Desktop_14_1_4_hits.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/KDE_3_lives_to_fight_another_day_as_Trinity_Desktop_14_1_4_hits.gmi 
[10:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE 3 lives to fight another day as Trinity Desktop 14.1.4 hits the shelves
[10:47]	IsambardPrince	I loved the picture on that HD CRT TV I had.
[10:47]	IsambardPrince	But it weighed about 400 pounds. :P
[10:47]	IsambardPrince	At least it felt like it
[10:47]	TR News	"191 participants from 32 countries came together for two days of in-depth discussions, a hands-on workshop, and invaluable networking. This was our second SEE meeting in Bulgaria we were here at SEE 3 in 2013 and we'll be returning in 2026 for RIPE 93!" https://labs.ripe.net/author/karla-liddle-white/as-seen-at-see-13/ | Source: RIPE
[10:47]	TR Bot	 As Seen at SEE 13 | RIPE Labs
[10:47]	TR News	"In February, I proposed and led a panel session at APRICOT 2025, discussing the merits and ability of Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) to contribute to measuring the resilience of the Internet." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/29/how-can-ixps-help-measure-the-internet/ | Source: APNIC
[10:47]	TR Bot	 How can IXPs help measure the Internet? | APNIC Blog
[10:47]	IsambardPrince	If I owned a house and never moved I'd still own it and I'd have hoarded all the blu ray players with component out I could get.
[10:48]	TR News	"In Oklahoma City Thursday, about 20 federal immigration agents raided the wrong home, forcing a woman out of the house with her three daughters, not even leaving them enough time to get dressed, and then seized their phones, laptops, and life savings." https://www.yahoo.com/news/ice-invades-wrong-home-makes-165441707.html | Source: Yahoo News
[10:48]	TR Bot	 ICE Invades Wrong Home, Steals Their Life Savings, and Then Leaves
[10:49]	TR News	"evidence." https://kfor.com/news/local/were-citizens-oklahoma-city-family-traumatized-after-ice-raids-home-but-they-werent-suspects/ |
[10:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://kfor.com/news/local/were-citizens-oklahoma-city-family-traumatized-after-ice-raids-home-but-they-werent-suspects/ )
[10:50]	TR News	"Content moderators who comb through harmful material uploaded to online platforms have formed a global trade union alliance in a bid to improve working conditions." https://www.theverge.com/news/658566/content-moderator-union-alliance-meta-tiktok-google | Source: The Verge
[10:50]	TR Bot	 Content moderators are organizing against Big Tech | The Verge
[10:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Libreboot 25.04 Open-Source Boot Firmware Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Libreboot_25_04_Open_Source_Boot_Firmware_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Libreboot_25_04_Open_Source_Boot_Firmware_Released.gmi 
[10:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Libreboot 25.04 Open-Source Boot Firmware Released
[10:58]	TR News	"Organising elections is a huge government data-gathering exercise. The election cycle usually starts with the creation of a voter register." https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5558/transparencia-electorals-new-index-data-protection-during-elections-latin | Source: Privacy International
[10:58]	TR Bot	 Transparencia Electorals new index on data protection during elections in Latin America | Privacy International
[10:58]	TR News	"Britain decimated the shipping of African slaves on the seas, but it left the internal African slave trade largely intact" https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/04/30/why-colonialism-was-actually-good-for-africa-part-2/ | Source: Lusaka ZM
[10:58]	TR Bot	 Zambia : Why Colonialism Was Actually Good for Africa Part 2
[10:59]	TR News	"Having to pretend talentless people from wealthy backgrounds are much more capable than they are, as Ill argue, has major social costs." https://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2019/03/13/idle-rich-are-the-best-rich-heres-why/ |
[10:59]	TR Bot	 Idle Rich Are the Best Rich. Heres Why. Michael O. Church
[10:59]	TR News	"The journalists incarceration comes in the context of huge protests in Istanbul against the arrest of opposition leader Ekrem mamolu." https://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-confirms-swedish-journalist-arrest-joakim-medin/ | Source: Politico
[10:59]	TR Bot	 Turkey confirms arrest of Swedish journalist POLITICO
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[11:00]	TR News	"Since 19 March, over 13 journalists have been arrested and charged with different offences, with at least 12 journalists subjected to police violence." https://www.ecpmf.eu/turkey-swedish-journalist-joakim-medin-to-face-terrorism-and-insult-charges-as-pre-trial-detention-continues/ |
[11:00]	TR Bot	 Turkey: Swedish journalist Joakim Medin to face terrorism and insult charges as pre-trial detention continues - European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
[11:00]	TR News	"A Swedish reporter detained in Turkey could be jailed for 12 years if convicted of insulting the countrys president and on terrorism charges, his employer said Wednesday." https://www.politico.eu/article/swedish-journalist-joakim-medin-etc-faces-12-years-turkish-prison-insulting-recep-tayyip-erdogan/ | Source: Politico
[11:00]	TR Bot	 Swedish journalist faces 12 years in Turkish prison after insulting Erdoan POLITICO
[11:00]	TR News	"Joakim Medin, special correspondent for the Swedish media Dagens ETC, has been held since 30 March in the high-security Marmara prison in the Silivri district of Istanbul and will appear in court on 30 April." https://rsf.org/en/who-joakim-medin-swedish-journalist-who-could-face-over-27-years-turkish-prison | Source: RSF
[11:00]	TR Bot	 Who is Joakim Medin, the Swedish journalist who could face over 27 years in Turkish prison? | RSF
[11:01]	TR News	"Host Kevin Gosztola marks President Donald Trump's first 100 days in his second term with this discussion of his administration's attacks on transparency and press freedom." https://thedissenter.org/dissenter-weekly-100-days-attacks-transparency-press/ | Source: The Dissenter
[11:01]	TR Bot	 100 Days Of Attacks on Transparency And The Press
[11:01]	TR News	"Why it matters: President Trump has done more to target traditional media companies than any other modern U.S. president. Even as he and his allies wage a historic trade war, they have not lost sight of their stated goal of going after the press." https://www.axios.com/2025/04/29/trump-100-days-news-media | Source: Axios
[11:01]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/04/29/trump-100-days-news-media )
[11:01]	TR News	"This is precisely the purpose Trump reserves for mainstream journalists: As props in his performance of forced adherence to his reality." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/30/how-trump-knuckles-journalists-to-parrot-his-doctrine/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
[11:01]	TR Bot	 How Trump Knuckles Journalists to Parrot His Doctrine - emptywheel
[11:02]	TR News	"This is a definitive moment for U.S. media and the publics right to be informed. CPJ is providing journalists with resources at record rates so they can report safely and without fear or favor" https://cpj.org/2025/04/trumps-first-100-days-portend-long-lasting-damage-to-press-freedom/ | Source: CPJ
[11:02]	TR Bot	 Trumps first 100 days portend long-lasting damage to press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalists
[11:02]	TR News	"CPJ has noted a significant increase in the number of newsrooms seeking safety advice, concerned that the changing national political environment could threaten their ability to report without fear of retribution from authorities." https://cpj.org/special-reports/alarm-bells-trumps-first-100-days-ramp-up-fear-for-the-press-democracy/ | Source: CPJ
[11:02]	TR Bot	 Alarm bells: Trump's first 100 days ramp up fear for the press, democracy - Committee to Protect Journalists
[11:03]	TR News	"Agencies received a record 1.5 million Freedom of Information Act requests in fiscal 2024. Thats according to the Justice Department Office of Information Policys latest summary of federal FOIA data." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/04/record-number-of-foia-requests-filed-in-2024/ | Source: Federal News Network
[11:03]	TR Bot	 Record number of FOIA requests filed in 2024
[11:03]	TR News	"According to the indictment, which Medin said he had not seen, the offending images were used to illustrate several of his articles that he had posted online." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2298958.html | Source: RTL
[11:03]	TR Bot	 RTL Today - Still awaiting terrorism verdict: Swedish reporter gets suspended term over Erdogan insult
[11:03]	TR News	"Many people, from teenagers to journalists and even a former Miss Turkey, have been charged with insulting the head of state." https://www.thelocal.se/20250430/swedish-journalists-trial-opens-in-turkey | Source: The Local SE
[11:03]	TR Bot	 Swedish reporter given 11-month suspended sentence for insulting Erdogan
[11:04]	TR News	"Medin explained that the case stemmed from two articles he wrote for a Swedish audience about public reactions to Turkeys NATO accession process." https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/swedish-journalist-sentenced-to-11-months-and-20-days-in-prison-in-turkey-79127 | Source: ANF News
[11:04]	TR Bot	 ANF | Swedish journalist Joakim Medin sentenced to 11 months and 20 days in prison in Turkey
[11:04]	TR News	"hostile and political act" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/29/white-house-amazon-receipts-showing-tariff-costs/ | Source: The Telegraph UK
[11:04]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/29/white-house-amazon-receipts-showing-tariff-costs/ )
[11:05]	TR News	"The bill is so bad that even the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, whose entire existence is based on representing the interests of victims of NCII and passing bills similar to the Take It Down Act" https://boingboing.net/2025/04/29/congress-passes-non-consensual-image-ban-trump-says-hell-use-to-censor-critics.html | Source: BoingBoing
[11:05]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/04/29/congress-passes-non-consensual-image-ban-trump-says-hell-use-to-censor-critics.html )
[11:05]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[11:05]	TR News	"A Punchbowl News report sparked the uproar, claiming Amazon planned to show how much of a product's price stemmed from Trump's tariffs i.e 145% on Chinese imports and 10% on other countries, right next to the listed price." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/furious-donald-trump-blasts-jeff-bezos-over-amazons-tariff-display-plan-1733245 | Source: International Business Times
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Furious Donald Trump Blasts Jeff Bezos Over Amazon's Tariff Display Plan | IBTimes UK
[11:05]	TR News	"Trump personally called Bezos on Tuesday morning to express his displeasure about the initial report that spurred the heated response from the White House." https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/white-house-blasts-amazon-over-tariff-cost-report-hostile-and-political-act.html | Source: CNBC
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Trump called Amazon's Jeff Bezos about tariff cost report
[11:06]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ultramarine Linux: An Anime-Inspired Fedora-Based Distro With Serious Features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Ultramarine_Linux_An_Anime_Inspired_Fedora_Based_Distro_With_Se.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Ultramarine_Linux_An_Anime_Inspired_Fedora_Based_Distro_With_Se.gmi 
[11:06]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ultramarine Linux: An Anime-Inspired Fedora-Based Distro With Serious Features
[11:07]	TR News	"The media storm was precipitated during a briefing to mark 100 days of the second Trump presidency when a reporter asked about the above-linked report." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/amazons-tariff-transparency-plans-for-product-pages-dubbed-hostile-and-political-act-by-the-trump-administration | Source: Tom's Hardware
[11:07]	TR Bot	 Trump administration brands Amazon's tariff transparency plan a 'hostile and political act' | Tom's Hardware
[11:08]	TR News	"But advocacy groups warn the loosely worded fine-print will cause collateral damage to [Internet] companies and free speech rights." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/take_it_down_act_passes/ | Source: The Register UK
[11:08]	TR Bot	 TAKE IT DOWN Act passes Congress, alarms rights groups The Register
[11:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  Proton 10 Beta Brings More Steam Games to Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Proton_10_Beta_Brings_More_Steam_Games_to_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Proton_10_Beta_Brings_More_Steam_Games_to_Linux.gmi 
[11:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Proton 10 Beta Brings More Steam Games to Linux
[11:08]	TR News	"On top of going after online speakers who create and post content themselves, the bill also targets social media platforms, websites, email services, messaging apps, and any other interactive computer service simply for hosting or making that content available." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/texass-war-abortion-now-war-free-speech | Source: EFF
[11:08]	TR Bot	 Texass War on Abortion Is Now a War on Free Speech | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[11:08]	TR News	"So what if you do not want to find an account on a server? The answer lies in your account preferences: Mastodon's Import function." https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2025/04/30/blocking-domains-on-mastodon-without-visiting-a-profile/ | Source: Marijke Luttekes
[11:08]	TR Bot	 Blocking domains on Mastodon without visiting a profile / Marijke Luttekes
[11:09]	TR News	"The team were not given a reason for the ban. They were initially invited by Facebook to submit a verification video, which they did, but were subsequently told their account had been permanently suspended with no mechanism through which to dispute it." https://pressgazette.co.uk/social_media/facebook-local-news-account-banned-leicester/ | Source: Press Gazette
[11:09]	TR Bot	 UK local publisher 'deeply concerned' about Facebook account ban - Press Gazette
[11:10]	TR News	"But the point is this: Trump freaked out about a massive online retailer showing American buyers the impact on pricing of the tariffs that Trump is totally proud of and that will bring America into its new golden age." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/30/trump-admin-freaks-out-over-report-amazon-planned-to-be-transparent-about-tariffs/ | Source: Techdirt
[11:10]	TR Bot	Admin Freaks Out Over Report Amazon Planned To Be Transparent About Tariffs | Techdirt
[11:10]	whatA_	Propretary Coercion/Cover-Up, as FSF puts it
[11:10]	TR News	"This purity spiral has strangled so many leftist spaces that it has become a well-known problem. I see people complaining about it constantly, in many different places." https://erikmcclure.com/blog/purity-spiral/ | Source: Eric McClure
[11:10]	TR Bot	 Leftists Are In A Purity Death Spiral
[11:11]	TR News	"I'm running for the W3C's AB election. This is my nomination statement." https://hidde.blog/ab/ | Source: Hidde de Vries
[11:11]	TR Bot	for the AB | hidde.blog
[11:11]	TR News	Cage-Tech https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/04/cage-tech/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[11:11]	TR Bot	 jwz: Cage-Tech
[11:12]	TR News	"Computing and communications have made astounding improvements in capability, cost, and efficiency over the past eighty years." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/30/the-jevons-paradox-and-internet-centrality/ | Source: APNIC
[11:12]	TR Bot	 The Jevons Paradox and Internet centrality | APNIC Blog
[11:13]	whatA_	"TAKE IT DOWN" act (in its current state): Those who print facts whose entity don't want it printed will become UNPERSON before the Journalist knew it, or so it seems
[11:13]	TR News	"The anonymous forum thrived when edgelord content wasnt acceptable on more mainstream social media. Today, it can be found most anywhere." https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/how-the-internet-left-4chan-behind | Source: New Yorker
[11:13]	TR Bot	 How the Internet Left 4chan Behind | The New Yorker
[11:13]	TR News	"But. Remember back to Yanis Varoufakis Global Minotaur, in which he described the twin deficits of the United States." https://crookedtimber.org/2025/04/29/the-war-on-water-pressure/ | Source: Crooked Timber
[11:13]	TR Bot	 The War on Water Pressure Crooked Timber
[11:14]	TR News	"All of these (correct me if Im wrong) are about enriching the U.S. president, his family, and favored friends through a memecoin scheme by which anyone (say, Putin) can buy influence." https://doc.searls.com/2025/04/30/grifting-away/ | Source: Doc Searls
[11:14]	TR Bot	 Grifting away Doc Searls Weblog
[11:15]	TR News	"Visa is partnering with tech heavyweights, including Microsoft and OpenAI" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/visa-partners-with-ai-giants-to-streamline-online-shopping/articleshow/120773998.cms | Source: India Times
[11:15]	TR Bot	 Visa partners with AI giants to streamline online shopping - The Economic Times
[11:16]	TR News	"The research, published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, used computer vision, which is typically used for applications such as self-drive vehicles and face recognition" https://phys.org/news/2025-04-vision-reveal-visual-illusions-moth.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[11:16]	TR Bot	( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-04-vision-reveal-visual-illusions-moth.html )
[11:16]	TR News	"Undoubtedly you have heard of guerrilla gardening and seed bombs. The most popular seed bomb recipe was invented by Japanese farmer, Masanobu Fukuoka." https://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.com/2014/04/how-to-make-seed-bombs.html |
[11:16]	TR Bot	 How to Make Seed Bombs : MrBrownThumb
[11:17]	schestowitz[TR2]	whatA_: see https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/d-notice https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jul/31/d-notice-system-state-media-press-freedom
[11:17]	TR Bot	 D-notice | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
[11:17]	TR Bot	 The D-notice system: a typically British fudge that has survived a century | Press freedom | The Guardian
[11:18]	TR News	"A day without electricity can be an unexpected challenge, especially when it not only affects the power but also the [Internet] goes down." https://jeroensangers.com/2025/04/29/a-day-in-the-dark.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers
[11:18]	TR Bot	 Jeroen Sangers brain tags - A day in the dark
[11:18]	TR News	"The power grid was sent down around noon local time on Monday, simultaneously blocking all public services in major Spanish cities." https://www.wired.com/gallery/europes-devastating-power-outage-in-photos/ | Source: Wired
[11:18]	TR Bot	Devastating Power Outage in Photos | WIRED
[11:19]	TR News	"Sun Day" https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/sun-day-solar-power/ | Source: The Nation
[11:19]	TR Bot	 We Can Run the World Without Fossil Fuels | The Nation
[11:19]	TR News	"Cameras were first installed on the windshields of some Metro buses last year, but the first tickets were issued in mid-February." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-30/los-angeles-ramps-up-use-of-ai-bus-cameras-to-issue-traffic-tickets | Source: Los Angeles Times
[11:19]	TR Bot	 AI-powered cameras gave out nearly 10,000 tickets along L.A. bus routes - Los Angeles Times
[11:19]	TR News	"proof of work." https://futurism.com/bitcoin-mining-losing-money | Source: Futurism
[11:19]	TR Bot	 Mining Bitcoin Is Now Actively Losing Money
[11:20]	whatA_	the VaporWareCoin has burst (oh screw you too 18th Cent. FOMO that is Tulip mania)
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[11:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	i don'tt quite follow\
[11:20]	schestowitz[TR2]	going to the park shortly
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[13:00]	TR News	"The digital infrastructure we're all so dependent on has a negative - and growing - impact on the environment. In this episode, Michael Oghia talks about strategies for breaking down the big problem of digital sustainability" https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/michael-oghia-making-digital-sustainability-make-sense/ | Source: RIPE
[13:00]	TR Bot	 Michael Oghia: Making Digital Sustainability Make Sense | RIPE Labs
[13:00]	TR News	"The hacking was allegedly commissioned by a Washington, D.C., lobbying and consulting firm that worked for a major oil and gas company in Texas" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5382176 | Source: NPR
[13:00]	TR Bot	 Private eye accused of hacking American climate activists loses U.K. extradition fight
[13:00]	TR News	"The Bureau of Land Management didn't explain how slashing protected research areas from 22,000 acres to just 3,700 still accomplished its research goals, an Oregon judge said." https://www.courthousenews.com/conservationists-win-order-blocking-cattle-grazing-on-oregon-sage-grouse-habitat/ | Source: Court House News
[13:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/conservationists-win-order-blocking-cattle-grazing-on-oregon-sage-grouse-habitat/ )
[13:01]	TR News	"The Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor spans over 500,000 square kilometers, linking key marine protected areas such as Costa Ricas Cocos Island National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Ecuadors Galapagos Islands, Colombias Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary" https://ticotimes.net/2025/04/30/costa-rica-secures-15-6m-for-eastern-tropical-pacific-marine-conservation | Source: Cost Rica
[13:01]	TR Bot	 Costa Rica Secures $15.6M for Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Conservation
[13:01]	psydroid3	so now I have Debian 13 running on the Orange Pi RV2, except for the vendor kernel
[13:01]	TR News	"Atlanta City Council meeting minutes include which members were present and what time they arrived, which made me curiouswho shows up on time?" https://curtmerrill.com/blog/2025/atlanta-city-council/ | Source: Curt Merrill
[13:01]	TR Bot	shows up to city council on time? curtmerrill.com
[13:02]	TR News	iophk: apropos bitcoin 1) it is likely that most "HODLers" are merely lost wallets 2) the experiment ended in 2009 prior to Sastoshi publishing. That bubble is popping and might take some of the other energy wasters with it.
[13:04]	schestowitz[TR2]	psydroid3: raspios might also work
[13:07]	TR News	"Elon Musks businesse" https://www.theverge.com/tech/656704/elon-musk-doge-100-days-recap-list | Source: The Verge
[13:07]	TR Bot	 The first 100 days of DOGE have been about Elon Musks businesses | The Verge
[13:08]	TR News	"Democrats pointed out that CDP was created precisely so that cybersecurity wouldnt be firewalled off from other State Department issues." https://cyberscoop.com/state-department-reorg-cyber-diplomacy-cyberspace-digital-policy/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[13:08]	TR Bot	experts, Democrats urge Trump administration not to break up cyber coordination in State reorg | CyberScoop
[13:08]	TR News	"Dragos observed APT28 targeting OT organizations in 2024, and Recorded Future in November 2024 attributed cyberattacks on 60 organizations in Asia and Europe to cyber-activity that overlaps with APT28." https://www.securityweek.com/france-blames-russia-for-cyberattacks-on-dozen-entities/ | Source: Security Week
[13:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/france-blames-russia-for-cyberattacks-on-dozen-entities/ )
[13:09]	TR News	"Dutch Parliamentarians have since passed eight motions that urge the government to abandon US-made technology for local alternatives." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/microsoft_getting_nervous_about_europes/ | Source: The Register UK
[13:09]	TR Bot	 Microsoft getting nervous about Europe's tech independence The Register
[13:10]	whatA_	Now, how would Macro$haft strangle the GNU now?
[13:11]	whatA_	the wildebeest that Dr. RMS raised for almost (or more than) 4 decades is now being adopted here and there
[13:11]	TR News	"sweeping abuse of power, flagrant violations of the Constitution and acts of tyranny that undermine American democracy and threaten the rule of law" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/28/michigans-thanedar-brings-impeachment-articles-against-trump-citing-sweeping-abuse-of-power/ | Source: Michigan Advance
[13:11]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/28/michigans-thanedar-brings-impeachment-articles-against-trump-citing-sweeping-abuse-of-power/ )
[13:12]	TR News	"Editors note: April 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. In commemoration, Military Times is highlighting stories about the Vietnam War" https://www.armytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/04/30/saigon-was-falling-president-ford-was-playing-golf/ | Source: Sightline Media Group
[13:12]	TR Bot	 Saigon was falling. President Ford was playing golf.
[13:14]	TR News	"North Korean fake workers" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/29/north_korea_worker_interview_questions/ | Source: The Register UK
[13:14]	TR Bot	 There's one question that stumps North Korean fake workers The Register
[13:14]	TR News	"What we've witnessed isn't simply aggressive policy implementation or ideological realignment." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/100-days-of-collapse-a-reckoning | Source: Mike Brock
[13:14]	TR Bot	 100 Days of Collapse: A Reckoning of Meaning and Power
[13:15]	TR News	"Other cyber policy experts wonder how that is going to unfold with such concentration on cutting CISAs workforce." https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-workforce-cuts-concerns-cybersecurity-panel-rsac-2025/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[13:15]	TR Bot	officials wonder how CISA can carry out core mission in face of workforce cuts | CyberScoop
[13:16]	TR News	"Now, prompted by earlier requests for a review of DOGE [sic]'s activities, federal auditors want to know what the Tesla billionaire's team has actually achieved." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/doge_goa_probe/ | Source: The Register UK
[13:16]	TR Bot	 DOGE now probed by federal government watchdog The Register
[13:17]	TR News	"Just 100 days into President Donald Trumps second term, the ACLU has filed 51 cases against his administration. We sought emergency relief in 38 of these cases" https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/we-are-defending-freedom-in-the-courts-and-still-winning | Source: ACLU
[13:17]	TR Bot	 Our Defense Against Trump: 100 Days In
[13:20]	TR News	"On the surface, Wednesdays argument in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond merely signaled that the Courts Republican majority will very likely take the next incremental step in its seemingly inexorable march toward integration of church and state" https://www.vox.com/scotus/411185/supreme-court-religion-charter-schools-oklahoma-drummond | Source: Vox
[13:20]	TR Bot	Supreme Court is eager to make religious public schools a reality | Vox
[13:25]	TR News	"The story of DOGE [sic]s failure on spending is simple enough: Its huge ambitions to cut $1 trillion never seemed even faintly realistic, and Musk indeed never got anywhere near that target" https://www.vox.com/politics/410893/elon-musk-doge-failed-cabinet-spending | Source: Vox
[13:25]	TR Bot	Musk to step back from DOGE near Trumps 100th day. Whats his legacy? | Vox
[13:26]	TR News	"The full panel of judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 9-6 to keep the ruling from U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in place while DOGE [sic] pushes forward with an appeal. The appellate decision was released Wednesday." https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-30/appellate-court-wont-lift-restrictions-on-doge-access-to-social-security-information | Source: US News And World Report
[13:26]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-04-30/appellate-court-wont-lift-restrictions-on-doge-access-to-social-security-information )
[13:26]	TR News	"Last fall, reports surfaced that Pyongyang had sent soldiers to support Russia in its war against Ukraine. Even as the evidence kept piling up" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/30/an-open-secret | Source: Meduza
[13:26]	TR Bot	 An open secret Why Moscow and Pyongyang held off on acknowledging North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine Meduza
[13:27]	TR News	"This is the version found in (the recently released) OpenBSD 7.7" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250430112153 | Source: Undeadly
[13:27]	TR Bot	 LibreSSL 4.1.0 released
[13:28]	TR News	"Meta is making a few notable adjustments to the privacy policy for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses." https://www.theverge.com/news/658602/meta-ray-ban-privacy-policy-ai-training-voice-recordings | Source: The Verge
[13:28]	TR Bot	 Meta tightens privacy policy around Ray-Ban glasses to boost AI training | The Verge
[13:28]	TR News	"After downloading the app, a user would request proof of their age." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/age-verification-european-union-mini-id-wallet | Source: EFF
[13:28]	TR Bot	 Age Verification in the European Union: The Commission's Age Verification App | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[13:35]	TR News	"The strategy announces the preparation of a Technology Roadmap on encryption, to identify and assess technological solutions that would enable law enforcement authorities to access encrypted data in a lawful manner." https://edri.org/our-work/protecteu-security-strategy-a-step-further-towards-a-digital-dystopian-future/ | Source: EDRI
[13:35]	TR Bot	 ProtectEU security strategy - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
[13:35]	TR News	"However, chips can be subject to vulnerabilities that allow for unauthorised access to our data and our devices." https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5559/hidden-threat-privacy-and-security-risks-chips | Source: Privacy International
[13:35]	TR Bot	 The hidden threat: Privacy and security risks in chips | Privacy International
[13:36]	TR News	"Beginning this week, Worldcoin (WLD) will be available in most of the US for the first time, including via exchanges like Coinbase." https://www.theverge.com/cryptocurrency/659011/worldcoin-us-launch-orb-crypto-sam-altman | Source: The Verge
[13:36]	TR Bot	 Sam Altman-backed Worldcoin cryptocurrency launches in the US | The Verge
[13:36]	TR News	"World first launched as Worldcoin in July 2024, the brainchild of Altman, Blania, and Max Novendstern, who is no longer at the company." https://www.wired.com/story/sam-altman-orb-eyeball-scan-launch-us/ | Source: Wired
[13:36]	TR Bot	Altman's Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US | WIRED
[13:36]	TR News	"Five years ago, Open Rights Group published a report called What Do They Know? revealing how political parties were building detailed databases of voter information." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/what-do-political-parties-really-know-about-you/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup
[13:36]	TR Bot	 What Do Political Parties Really Know About You? | Open Rights Group
[13:37]	TR News	"As Meta crafted a detailed timeline of events of the spyware's 2019 attack on WhatsApp users, the defendants NSO Group claimed the tech giant's "fixes" were really attempts to steal the program for itself." https://www.courthousenews.com/israeli-spyware-program-takes-center-stage-in-trial-over-whatsapp-hacks/ | Source: Court House News
[13:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/israeli-spyware-program-takes-center-stage-in-trial-over-whatsapp-hacks/ )
[13:38]	whatA_	Whoa, deja vu...
[13:38]	whatA_	Just a year after Mr. Jamal Khashoggi became an UNPERSON thanks to some Bani Israeli spyware
[13:43]	TR News	"How far can you enhance an image or video before you cross the line into manipulation?" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/is-enhancement-the-same-as-manipulation/ | Source: Terence Eden
[13:43]	TR Bot	 Is enhancement the same as manipulation? Terence Edens Blog
[13:44]	TR News	"DOD understands the need for software modernization and is taking steps to improve both its development and procurement methods." https://www.c4isrnet.com/opinion/2025/04/30/the-pentagon-must-balance-speed-with-safety-as-it-modernizes-software/ | Source: C4ISRNET
[13:44]	TR Bot	 The Pentagon must balance speed with safety as it modernizes software
[13:44]	TR News	Windows TCO https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-u-s/ | Source: Krebs On Security
[13:44]	TR Bot	 Alleged Scattered Spider Member Extradited to U.S. Krebs on Security
[13:45]	TR News	Windows TCO https://thecyberexpress.com/google-2024-zero-day-exploitation-analysis/ | Source: Cyble Inc
[13:45]	TR Bot	 Enterprise Targets Dominated 2024 Zero-Day Exploitation
[13:45]	TR News	Windows TCO https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2025/04/cyber-command-adapts-to-realities-of-constant-digital-conflict/ | Source: Federal News Network
[13:45]	TR Bot	 Cyber Command adapts to realities of constant digital conflict
[13:46]	TR News	"Then I spent a while reflecting on what was shared with me. The gist of it was about the way I use Mastodon: too many critical posts, delivered to too many people, consisting of reactions to specific things that specific people said." https://notes.neatnik.net/2025-04-29 | Source: Adam Newbold
[13:46]	TR Bot	 Neatnik Notes I received some feedback today
[13:49]	TR News	"The optics were horrendous, with bots claiming to be characters, including a survivor of sexual assault and a Black man who opposes the Black Lives Matter movement." https://futurism.com/reddit-sue-researchers-dead-internet-ai-chatbot-experiment | Source: Futurism
[13:49]	TR Bot	 Reddit Threatens to Sue Researchers Who Ran "Dead Internet" AI Experiment on Its Site
[13:49]		*oarion7 (~ryan@e6jyc88uwxv5c.irc) has joined #techrights
[13:49]	TR News	"Frustrated with traditional dating and using the apps, Chen jumped on a new trend among young, single people in China." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/chinese-singles-are-looking-for-love-in-video-chats-with-thousands-following-along-in-real-time-1875951 | Source: Deccan Chronicle
[13:49]	TR Bot	 Chinese Singles Looking For Love In Video Chats With Thousands Following In Real Time
[13:50]	TR News	"This two-part investigation looks at Musks wide-scale ideological offensive on his own platform. The first part looks at how Musk is sharing anti-Ukraine sentiment on social media." https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250430-elon-musk-tweets-posts-target-ukraine-europe-us-russia | Source: France24
[13:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250430-elon-musk-tweets-posts-target-ukraine-europe-us-russia )
[13:51]	TR News	"Sextortion is a form of online blackmail where individuals are coerced into sending money or further compromising content under the threat of having intimate images or videos shared publicly" https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/04/sextortion-on-the-rise-in-africa-is-a-serious-silent-digital-crisis/ | Source: Zimbabwe
[13:51]	TR Bot	 Sextortion on the Rise in Africa is a Serious Silent Digital Crisis - Techzim
[13:51]	TR News	"Dark patterns are user interfaces that are designed to trick users into doing things theyd prefer not to do." https://www.seangoedecke.com/ai-sycophancy/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
[13:51]	TR Bot	 Sycophancy is the first LLM "dark pattern" | sean goedecke
[13:51]	TR News	"This seems like an important advance in LLM security against prompt injection: [...]" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/applying-security-engineering-to-prompt-injection-security.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
[13:51]	TR Bot	Security Engineering to Prompt Injection Security - Schneier on Security
[13:53]	TR News	"What's more notable than the content itself is the fact that this exists on the OpenAI news site at all. This bug in ChatGPT's personality was a big story - I've heard from several journalists already who were looking to write about the problem." https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/30/sycophancy-in-gpt-4o/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison
[13:53]	TR Bot	 Sycophancy in GPT-4o: What happened and what were doing about it
[13:54]	TR News	"Such developments naturally lead to job displacement concerns for new programmers, particularly in today's competitive job market" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/microsofts-ceo-reveals-that-ai-writes-up-to-30-percent-of-its-code-some-projects-may-have-all-of-its-code-written-by-ai | Source: Tom's Hardware
[13:54]	TR Bot	 Microsoft's CEO reveals that AI writes up to 30% of its code some projects may have all of its code written by AI | Tom's Hardware
[13:54]	TR News	"what do we do if we are at this precise point in the conversation" https://simonsafar.com/2025/partial_lookup_tables/ | Source: Simon Safar
[13:54]	TR Bot	LLMs Partial Lookup Tables? - simonsafar.com
[13:55]	TR News	Slop, not code https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/29/satya-nadella-says-ai-now-writing-30-microsofts-code-warns-real-change-still-many-years-away/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[13:55]	TR Bot	Nadella says AI is now writing 30% of Microsoft's code but real change is still many years away - SiliconANGLE
[13:56]	TR News	waste of energy for plagiarised and poor "code" (slop) https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/zuckerberg-stunned-after-microsoft-ceo-admits-ai-already-writing-30-companys-code-1733267 | Source: International Business Times
[13:56]	TR Bot	 Zuckerberg Stunned After Microsoft CEO Admits AI Is Already Writing 30% Of The Company's Code | IBTimes UK
[13:56]	TR News	"sort of whatever 30-40 percent it's going up monotonically." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/microsoft_meta_autocoding/ | Source: The Register UK
[13:56]	TR Bot	 30 percent of some Microsoft code now written by AI The Register
[13:56]	TR News	"Bots that crawl the web also support this feature. Especially since their job is to ingest data from all over the web, they maximize their bandwidth by using compression. And we can take full advantage of this feature." https://idiallo.com/blog/zipbomb-protection | Source: Ibrahim Diallo
[13:56]	TR Bot	 I use Zip Bombs to Protect my Server
[13:57]	TR News	"The rapid advancements in AI have transformed how organizations, including those in the public sector, approach problem-solving, decision-making and service delivery." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/04/the-ai-mullet-slms-as-business-in-front-llms-as-party-in-back/ | Source: Federal News Network
[13:57]	TR Bot	 The AI Mullet: SLMs as business in front, LLMs as party in back
[13:59]	TR News	"If you work at Microsoft or somewhere else and you're also having AI write your code, how can something as dumb as AI possibly help you with your code? What exactly is your job?" https://unixdigest.com/articles/microsoft-ceo-says-up-to-30-percent-of-the-companys-code-is-written-by-ai.html | Source: UNIXdigest
[13:59]	TR Bot	 Microsoft CEO says up to 30% of the company's code is written by AI - no surprise there
● May 01
[14:00]	TR News	"hallucinated" https://www.wired.com/story/ai-code-hallucinations-increase-the-risk-of-package-confusion-attacks/ | Source: Wired
[14:00]	TR Bot	Code Hallucinations Increase the Risk of Package Confusion Attacks | WIRED
[14:00]	TR News	"AI-generated essays don't yet live up to the efforts of real students, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UK)." https://phys.org/news/2025-04-chatgpt-students-reveals.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[14:00]	TR Bot	( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-04-chatgpt-students-reveals.html )
[14:01]	TR News	"mistranslated by the security forces using Google Translate." https://anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/five-people-sentenced-to-prison-over-kurdish-songs-sung-during-a-demonstration-in-dersim-79109 | Source: ANF News
[14:01]	TR Bot	 ANF | Five people sentenced to prison over Kurdish songs sung during a demonstration in Dersim
[14:01]	TR News	Googles Chief Says Breakup Proposal Would Hobble Business https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/technology/google-ceo-antitrust-trial.html
[14:01]	TR Bot	 Googles Chief Says Breakup Proposal Would Hobble Business - The New York Times
[14:02]	TR News	"Case Westerns clinical trial initially only promised a temporary cure." https://www.vox.com/unexplainable/411102/neuroscience-technology-consumer-products-safety-maintenance | Source: Vox
[14:02]	TR Bot	brain implants and neurotech get abandoned | Vox
[14:02]	TR News	"sysdiagnose file" https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/using-sysdiagnose-logarchive-files-to-provide-access-to-system-logging/ | Source: Rich Trouton
[14:02]	TR Bot	 Using sysdiagnose logarchive files to provide access to system logging | Der Flounder
[14:02]	TR News	"I'll likely never escape Apple's walled garden entirely my entire family uses Apple devices and at a minimum" https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/reducing-spend-with-apple/ | Source: Cory Dransfeldt
[14:02]	TR Bot	 Reducing spend with Apple
[14:02]	TR News	"With this in mind Im removing them from my phone and planning to only check a few times a week via my Mac." https://ljpuk.net/2025/04/29/keeping-social-media-to-the-desktop/ | Source: Lee Peterson
[14:03]	TR Bot	 Keeping social media to the desktop LJPUK
[14:03]	TR News	"When pushed for credentials, Instagram's user-made AI Studio bots will make up license numbers, practices, and education to try to convince you it's qualified to help with your mental health." https://www.404media.co/instagram-ai-studio-therapy-chatbots-lie-about-being-licensed-therapists/ | Source: 404 Media
[14:03]	TR Bot	 Instagram's AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists
[14:03]	TR News	"Research has shown that when words are routinely used by the adults in their lives to humiliate, shame or control children, they can alter the developing brain." https://theconversation.com/as-a-neuroscientist-ive-seen-the-impact-of-harsh-words-on-childrens-brains-we-need-to-prevent-childhood-verbal-abuse-255533 | Source: The Conversation
[14:03]	TR Bot	 As a neuroscientist, Ive seen the impact of harsh words on childrens brains. We need to prevent childhood verbal abuse
[14:03]	TR News	"So what happens if the AI gets it wrong? NHS England advises doctors to get a lawyer, son, before they use these tools the Health Department is ordering them to use: [...]" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/30/doctors-personally-liable-if-mandatory-nhs-ai-transcriber-gets-it-wrong/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[14:03]	TR Bot	 Doctors personally liable if mandatory NHS AI transcriber gets it wrong Pivot to AI
[14:03]	TR News	"That's why I've embraced a two-phone solution that has genuinely changed my life and creative work. Here's why I think you should consider it too." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/phones/i-really-think-everyone-should-have-two-phones-heres-why-and-how-you-can-afford-it | Source: Digital Camera World
[14:03]	TR Bot	 I really think everyone should have two phones: here's why, and how you can afford it | Digital Camera World
[14:04]	TR News	"To help cut through the clutter, the SecurityWeek team is publishing a daily digest summarizing some of the announcements made by vendors." https://www.securityweek.com/rsa-conference-2025-announcements-summary-day-2/ | Source: Security Week
[14:04]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/rsa-conference-2025-announcements-summary-day-2/ )
[14:04]	TR News	"Americans must insist on academic freedom, or risk losing what makes our nation great." https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/04/trump-academic-freedom/682648/ | Source: The Atlantic
[14:04]	TR Bot	 The Dark Ages Are Back - The Atlantic
[14:05]	TR News	"The failure of Doge to make any appreciable savings has left Trump high and dry, with unfunded tax cuts that will flunk even the most compliant, ass-kissing Congressional Budget Office analysis: [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/30/trump-u/#i-think-you-know-what-the-trustees-can-do-with-their-suggestions | Source: CoryDoctorow
[14:05]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Republicans want to force students to pay off scam college loans (30 Apr 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[14:05]	TR News	"Those two words were an education, Ross-style. Never assume that rationality or cold economics underlie any given state of affairs. The world is a political place." https://www.humprog.org/~stephen/blog/2025/04/30/#ross-remembered | Source: Stephen Kell
[14:05]	TR Bot	 Rambles around computer science
[14:06]	TR News	"I've been managing a team, officially, coming up to a year now." https://www.iwader.co.uk/posts/2025/04/being-a-new-manager/ | Source: Wade Urry
[14:06]	TR Bot	 Being a new manager | Wade Urry
[14:06]	TR News	"In other words, we wanted to see whether the ability to learn letters and to assimilate and remember word structure develops differently through manual training or the use of keyboards. We concluded that the children who used their hands obtained the best results," https://phys.org/news/2025-04-children.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[14:06]	TR Bot	( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-04-children.html )
[14:07]	TR News	"HB 166, sponsored by Rep. Leigh Hulsey, requires public school boards to adopt a policy banning cellphone use during instructional time." https://alabamareflector.com/briefs/alabama-public-school-cellphone-ban-moves-closer-to-senate-vote/ | Source: Alabama Reflector
[14:07]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://alabamareflector.com/briefs/alabama-public-school-cellphone-ban-moves-closer-to-senate-vote/ )
[14:08]	TR News	"directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Science Foundation and other federal agency representatives will be developing the program over the next 120 days." https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/30/repub/technologists-welcome-executive-order-on-ai-in-schools-but-say-more-detail-is-needed/ | Source: Michigan Advance
[14:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/04/30/repub/technologists-welcome-executive-order-on-ai-in-schools-but-say-more-detail-is-needed/ )
[14:09]	TR News	"An unbelievable volume of synthetic prose is published every moment of every dayheaping piles of machine-written news articles, text messages, emails, search results, customer-service chats, even scientific research." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/04/great-language-flattening/682627/ | Source: The Atlantic
[14:09]	TR Bot	 The Great Language Flattening - The Atlantic
[14:09]	TR News	"All the things that might not be learned" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-04-30/trumps-america-medical-researcher-cancelled-federal-grant | Source: Los Angeles Times
[14:09]	TR Bot	 A medical researcher is wrongly snagged by Trump's word police - Los Angeles Times
[14:11]	TR News	"In this post, we show how different use cases require different model diagnostics. In short, we compare (statistical) inference and prediction." https://lorentzen.ch/index.php/2025/05/01/model-diagnostics-statistics-vs-machine-learning/ | Source: Michael's and Christian's blog
[14:12]	TR Bot	 Model Diagnostics: Statistics vs Machine Learning Michael's and Christian's Blog
[14:12]	TR News	"q-exponential process" https://danmackinlay.name/notebook/q_exponential_process.html | Source: Dan MacKinlay
[14:12]	TR Bot	 q-exponential process The Dan MacKinlay stable of variably-well-considerd enterprises
[14:12]	TR News	"I recently discovered the exelent work of Moti Young about Anamorphic cryptography." https://nflatrea.bearblog.dev/about-anamorphic-cryptography/ | Source: No Flatreaud
[14:12]	TR Bot	 About Anamorphic Cryptography | No Flatreaud
[14:12]	TR News	"Given the coordinates of the three vertices of a triangle, can we find the area? And the answer is yes." https://blog.plover.com/2025/04/30/#proof-by-symmetry | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus
[14:12]	TR Bot	 The Universe of Discourse : Proof by insufficient information
[14:13]	TR News	Search in Archie http://archie.macdomain.net/ |
[14:13]	TR Bot	 Search in Archie
[14:13]	TR News	"I spend a lot of time writing. As you can see from this site and my output elsewhere on the web, text is my primary medium." https://vale.rocks/posts/why-not-video | Source: Declan Chidlow
[14:13]	TR Bot	Video Isn't My Publishing Preference | Vale.Rocks
[14:13]	TR News	"A roundup of my notes from April. Ive done this for the last few months: [...]" https://evanhahn.com/notes-from-april-2025/ | Source: Evan Hahn
[14:13]	TR Bot	to connect to evanhahn.com port 443 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ https://evanhahn.com/notes-from-april-2025/ )
[14:13]	TR News	"Once you start to notice that your notes could use some extra organising and you want to get more out of them, look into what ideas are out there." https://hamatti.org/posts/systems-of-the-dead-stagnate/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
[14:13]	TR Bot	 Systems of the dead stagnate : Juha-Matti Santala
[14:14]	TR News	"In the moment, you dont know: is this coming or going? Ending or beginning? Dying or developing into something viable and vivid, something more alive than life itself?" https://anniemueller.com/posts/before-the-next-beginning | Source: Annie Mueller
[14:14]	TR Bot	 Before the next beginning - annie's blog
[14:14]	TR News	"2024 marks 30 years since the start of Punk Planet, the magazine I ran for 13 years. To commemorate that milestone, I am writing 13 posts over 13 months, each one about a single year of the magazine." https://dansinker.com/posts/2025-04-30-ppy12/ | Source: Dan Sinker
[14:14]	TR Bot	Fall Apart: Punk Planet, Year 12 | dansinker.com
[14:14]	TR News	"Nah, its different now." https://morrick.me/archives/9983 | Source: Riccardo Mori
[14:14]	TR Bot	 Tech fog | Riccardo Mori
[14:15]	TR News	"An independent investigation commissioned by the municipality concluded that the artworks were likely discarded for one of several reasons" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-a-dutch-municipality-accidentally-throw-away-a-warhol-print-180986525/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine
[14:15]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-a-dutch-municipality-accidentally-throw-away-a-warhol-print-180986525/ )
[14:17]	TR News	"Leaders regret firing workers for [slop] primarily because there is little knowledge readily available on how to implement [slop], making it hard for the switch to be worthwhile." https://www.thehrdigest.com/55-of-companies-regret-ai-layoffs-hr-leaders-need-to-take-note/
[14:17]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thehrdigest.com/55-of-companies-regret-ai-layoffs-hr-leaders-need-to-take-note/ )
[14:18]	TR News	"SDesk is a lightweight Linux distro with a familiar look, making it a great option for users who are switching from Windows." https://www.zdnet.com/article/if-your-windows-support-is-ending-its-time-to-learn-linux-heres-the-best-distro-for-beginners/
[14:18]	TR Bot	your Windows support is ending, it&apos;s time to learn Linux. Here&apos;s the best distro for beginners | ZDNET
[14:19]	TR News	"If you use Ubuntu, then you enjoy one of its great benefits: long-term support." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/kubuntu-22-04-after-april-2025.html | Source: Dedoimedo
[14:19]	TR Bot	 Kubuntu 22.04 updates after April 2025
[14:19]	TR News	"Tuxedo Computers' Infinity Book Pro 14 (Gen 9) comes pre-installed with Linux and is a sleek option with solid performance." https://www.zdnet.com/article/can-a-linux-laptop-replace-my-macbook-only-if-it-looks-like-this-and-has-these-specs/
[14:19]	TR Bot	a Linux laptop replace my MacBook? Only if it looks like this and has these specs | ZDNET
[14:20]	TR News	Urgent - OSU Open Source Lab needs your help https://www.gentoo.org/news/2025/04/30/osuosl.html
[14:20]	TR Bot	 Urgent - OSU Open Source Lab needs your help Gentoo Linux
[14:20]	TR News	Plasma Sprint and more https://lprod.dev/blog/monthly_2025_04.html
[14:21]	TR Bot	 Plasma Sprint and more
[14:21]	TR News	System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7 http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/System76-Releases-COSMIC-Alpha-7
[14:21]	TR Bot	 System76 Releases COSMIC Alpha 7 Linux Magazine
[14:23]	TR News	Halwan GNU/Linux is an Arch-based distro for developers https://www.linuxlinks.com/halwan-arch-based-distro-developers/
[14:23]	TR Bot	Linux is an Arch-based distro for developers - LinuxLinks
[14:23]	TR News	Best Free and Open Source Software: April 2025 Updates https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-software-april-2025-updates/
[14:23]	TR Bot	Free and Open Source Software: April 2025 Updates - LinuxLinks
[14:23]	TR News	RetroArch 1.21.0 is out with PipeWire & FFmpeg Camera Driver https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/04/retroarch-1-21-0-is-out-with-pipewire-ffmpeg-camera-driver/
[14:23]	TR Bot	 RetroArch 1.21.0 is out with PipeWire & FFmpeg Camera Driver | UbuntuHandbook
[14:24]	TR News	Simon Josefsson: Building Debian in a GitLab Pipeline https://blog.josefsson.org/2025/04/30/building-debian-in-a-gitlab-pipeline/
[14:24]	TR Bot	 Building Debian in a GitLab Pipeline Simon Josefsson's blog
[14:25]	TR News	Track Moon Phases From Your Ubuntu Desktop With Luna https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/ubuntu-gnome-luna-moon-phase-indicator-extension
[14:25]	TR Bot	 Track Moon Phases From Your Ubuntu Desktop With Luna - OMG! Ubuntu
[14:25]	TR News	"The long-running fork of KDE 3 has dropped its latest update: Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.4, now with better distro support and a fresh coat of code. Not bad for a project still chugging along 15 years after KDE itself moved on." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/trinity_desktop_14_1_4/
[14:25]	TR Bot	 Trinity Desktop Environment release 14.1.4 The Register
[14:26]	TR News	"Keep in mind that this is a testing release, as the last stable one remains 20241206 from December 2024." https://linuxiac.com/libreboot-25-04-open-source-boot-firmware-released/ | Source: Linuxiac
[14:26]	TR Bot	 Libreboot 25.04 Open-Source Boot Firmware Released
[14:27]	TR News	"RVPC is Do It Yourself completely open hardware and software project made as challenge if retro like computer with VGA, PS2 keyboard can be build with the 8-pin CH32V003 $0.10 RISC-V microcontroller." https://olimex.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/rvpc-the-open-source-hardware-and-software-euro-1-risc-v-computer-now-got-basic-interpreter/ | Source: Olimex
[14:27]	TR Bot	 RVPC the Open Source Hardware and Software EURO 1 RISC-V computer now got BASIC interpreter! | olimex
[14:27]	TR News	"Before the rest of the world began logging on to the World Wide Web, the French had a very interesting online service called Tltel." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/04/30/french-minitel-terminal-becomes-a-peculiar-ai-workstation/ | Source: Arduino
[14:27]	TR Bot	 French Minitel terminal becomes a peculiar AI workstation | Arduino Blog
[14:28]	TR News	"The previous significant update to the ROS-Industrial roadmap centered mainly on the technical capabilities in various areas, aiming to create a vibrant open-source robotics development ecosystem." https://rosindustrial.org/news/2025/4/30/ros-industrial-roadmap-journey-and-a-path-forward | Source: ROS Industrial
[14:28]	TR Bot	 ROS-Industrial Roadmap Journey and a Path Forward ROS-Industrial
[14:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Arduino, ROS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Arduino_ROS_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Arduino_ROS_and_More.gmi 
[14:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Arduino, ROS, and More
[14:31]	TR News	"Powered by kernel 6.12 and built on the foundation of SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 and the brand-new SUSE Linux Framework" https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-16-beta-launches-with-wayland-and-selinux-by-default/ | Source: Linuxiac
[14:31]	TR Bot	 openSUSE Leap 16 Beta Launches with Wayland and SELinux by Default
[14:31]	TR News	"The openSUSE project has announced the availability of openSUSE 16.0 beta" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12438 | Source: Distro Watch
[14:31]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12438 )
[14:33]	TR News	"Would you want a distro that just gets out of the way and lets you get to work? Are you tired of making modifications just to use your Linux desktop? Ultramarine Linux might be your solution." https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-ultramarine-linux/
[14:33]	TR Bot	 What Is Ultramarine Linux, and What Makes It Different?
[14:33]	TR News	"Valve developers have announced an update to its compatibility layer for Windows games. Proton version 10.0 is available for beta testing on Steam for Linux, bringing with it several specific game fixes." https://www.howtogeek.com/valve-proton-10-in-beta/
[14:33]	TR Bot	 Proton 10 Beta Brings More Steam Games to Linux
[14:34]	TR News	Announcing LibreOffice 25.2.3 https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/30/announcing-libreoffice-25-2-3/
[14:34]	TR Bot	 Announcing LibreOffice 25.2.3 - The Document Foundation Blog
[14:34]	TR News	LibreOffice 25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-25-2-3-office-suite-is-now-available-for-download-with-68-bug-fixes
[14:34]	TR Bot	25.2.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 68 Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux
[14:37]	TR News	Retrieval-augmented generation with Llama Stack and Node.js https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/30/retrieval-augmented-generation-llama-stack-and-nodejs
[14:37]	TR Bot	 Retrieval-augmented generation with Llama Stack and Node.js | Red Hat Developer
[14:39]	TR News	Slop https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-automation-getting-started-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform | Source: Red Hat Official
[14:39]	TR Bot	 AI automation: Getting started with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
[14:40]	TR News	How to run performance and scale validation for OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/04/30/how-run-performance-and-scale-validation-openshift-ai
[14:40]	TR Bot	 How to run performance and scale validation for OpenShift AI | Red Hat Developer
[14:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Fedora_Red_Hat_IBM_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Fedora_Red_Hat_IBM_Leftovers.gmi 
[14:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
[14:44]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux Kernel and FUD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Linux_Kernel_and_FUD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Linux_Kernel_and_FUD.gmi 
[14:44]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux Kernel and FUD
[14:47]	TR News	Techrights Links 01/05/2025: Slop Blowback, Social Control Media as Vehicle of "Sextortion" https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Links_01_05_2025_Slop_Blowback_Social_Control_Media_as_Vehicle_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Links_01_05_2025_Slop_Blowback_Social_Control_Media_as_Vehicle_.gmi 
[14:47]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 01/05/2025: Slop Blowback, Social Control Media as Vehicle of "Sextortion"
[14:50]	TR News	Promoting Windows instead of "Linux" https://www.howtogeek.com/arch-linux-is-now-in-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/28/Proprietary_Windows_Versus_Linux_News_Trying_to_Keep_People_on_.shtml
[14:50]	TR Bot	 Arch Linux Is Now in the Windows Subsystem for Linux
[14:50]	TR Bot	 Techrights Proprietary Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux)
[14:51]	TR News	Proprietary misinformation generator, not to be celebrated or used https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-easily-run-your-favorite-local-ai-models-on-linux-with-this-handy-app/
[14:51]	TR Bot	to easily run your favorite local AI models on Linux with this handy app | ZDNET
[14:52]	TR News	"The Agama installer will currently offer you three installation options, including Base, GNOME, and KDE." https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-leap-16-enters-public-beta-testing-with-agama-installer-linux-6-12-lts
[14:52]	TR Bot	Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, Linux 6.12 LTS - 9to5Linux
[14:53]	TR News	Proprietary. Windows is proprietary. Windows is also not "Linux". https://www.howtogeek.com/this-open-source-project-brings-the-best-part-of-linux-to-windows/
[14:53]	TR Bot	 How to Add a User Interface to Windows' Winget Utility
[14:53]	TR News	"Currently the anti-cheat is in use across series including EA SPORTS FC, EA SPORTS Madden NFL, Battlefield, F1, EA SPORTS WRC and Plants vs. Zombies. While they also publish Apex Legends, that's still currently using Easy Anti-Cheat, but that was updated to block Linux platforms too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/ea-rebrand-and-refresh-their-anti-cheat-into-ea-javelin-anticheat-still-blocks-linux-steam-deck/
[14:53]	TR Bot	rebrand and refresh their anti-cheat into EA Javelin Anticheat, still blocks Linux / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux
[14:54]	TR News	Proprietary https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/29/adaptiva-expands-to-mac-and-linux/
[14:54]	TR Bot	@ Work Podcast: Adaptiva expands to Mac and Linux - 9to5Mac
[14:54]	TR News	"This release also adds message disposition buttons for new email alerts and enables new email notification customization in macOS Settings." https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-138-adds-new-default-color-override-for-high-contrast-mode-on-linux
[14:54]	TR Bot	138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on Linux - 9to5Linux
[14:57]		*x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights
[14:57]	TR News	"23% of HTML attachments are malicious, making them the most weaponized text file type." https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-research/barracuda-finds-that-23-of-html-email-attachments-are-malicious.html | Source: IT Wire
[14:57]	TR Bot	- Barracuda finds that 23% of HTML Email Attachments are Malicious
[14:57]	TR News	"From Ahead-of- to Just-in-Time" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/shell_script_code_correctness/ | Source: The Register UK
[14:57]	TR Bot	 Ghost in the shell script: Boffins seek code correctness The Register
[14:58]	TR News	"Syntax is a set of rules that define how code is written in a particular language." https://thenewstack.io/all-basic-python-syntaxes/ | Source: The New Stack
[14:58]	TR Bot	 Basic Python Syntax: A Beginners Guide To Writing Python Code - The New Stack
[14:59]	TR News	maps
[14:59]	TR News	"The first post in this series introduced us to Map::Tube." https://www.perl.com/article/buithe-network/ | Source: Perl
[14:59]	TR Bot	( status 404 @ https://www.perl.com/article/buithe-network/ )
● May 01
[15:00]	TR News	"This blog post presents a couple of approaches and then compares their speed with a naive benchmark" https://lorentzen.ch/index.php/2025/04/30/fast-grouped-counts-and-means-in-r/ | Source: Michael's and Christian's blog
[15:00]	TR Bot	 Fast Grouped Counts and Means in R Michael's and Christian's Blog
[15:00]	TR News	"Cloze exercise in which two randomly-selected Cardinal vowels have to be described according to the three parameters vowel height, frontness-backness, and lip rounding." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/vowels-phonetics-cloze-quiz-about-cardinal-vowels/ | Source: Rlang
[15:00]	TR Bot	Phonetics cloze quiz about Cardinal vowels | R-bloggers
[15:00]	TR News	"Whenever I set on building myself a new tool, I get unreasonably excited, because it means that I get to practice my craft of problem-solving through writing code to scratch an itch." https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/build-your-own-tools | Source: Balthazar Rouberol
[15:00]	TR Bot	 Balthazar - Blog Build your own tools
[15:00]	TR News	"The start of a project always feels good. I have a clear idea of what needs doing, and theres plenty of time to do it." https://www.seangoedecke.com/the-valley-of-engineering-despair/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
[15:00]	TR Bot	 The valley of engineering despair | sean goedecke
[15:01]	TR News	"Google, which defines zero-days as vulnerabilities exploited in the wild before a patch is made publicly available, said cyber espionage was still the leading motivation behind the exploitation of bugs" https://therecord.media/google-zero-day-report-2024 | Source: The Record
[15:01]	TR Bot	 Google: 75 zero-days seen in 2024 as nations, spyware vendors continue exploitation | The Record from Recorded Future News
[15:02]	TR News	"Microsoft Windows continued to be a popular target [sic] for attacks" https://siliconangle.com/2025/04/29/google-report-finds-drop-zero-day-exploitation-2024-warns-enterprise-risks-rising/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[15:02]	TR Bot	report finds drop in zero-day exploitation in 2024 but warns enterprise risks are rising - SiliconANGLE
[15:02]	TR News	"At the semifinal round held at DEFCON last year, teams using LLMs and automated reasoning systems successfully found and patched numerous synthetic vulnerabilities in a range of open-source projects" https://cyberscoop.com/darpa-ai-grand-challenge-rsac-2025-patching/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[15:02]	TR Bot	believes AI Cyber Challenge could upend patching as the industry knows it | CyberScoop
[15:02]	TR News	"But do I need all of these, actually? What if I took a much lazier approach and decided to cut some corners? Let's do exactly that!" https://aartaka.me/cutting-corners.html | Source: Artyom Bologov
[15:02]	TR Bot	connection timeout ( status 0 @ https://aartaka.me/cutting-corners.html )
[15:02]	TR News	"What this means is that if you completely change the commits so that all of them have new hashes, for example by rebuilding your history from scratch in a new version of the repository" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GitNewCommitsCanHaveOldTrees | Source: University of Toronto
[15:02]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[15:03]	TR News	"AI [slop] is hyped up to be something it isn't and it's "stupidity" (you can't really call it stupid, because it cannot be smart to begin with) is concealed behind what appears to be solid and authoritative answers." https://unixdigest.com/articles/the-reason-why-i-dont-use-ai-or-even-code-completion.html | Source: UNIXdigest
[15:03]	TR Bot	 The reason why i don't use AI or even code completion
[15:03]	TR News	"Researchers have trained a new kind of large language model (LLM) using GPUs dotted across the world and fed private as well as public dataa move that suggests that the dominant way of building artificial intelligence could be disrupted. " https://www.wired.com/story/these-startups-are-building-advanced-ai-models-over-the-internet-with-untapped-data/ | Source: Wired
[15:03]	TR Bot	Startups Are Building Advanced AI Models Without Data Centers | WIRED
[15:04]	TR News	"todays end-of-life (EoL) notices" https://www.securityweek.com/tech-giants-propose-standard-for-end-of-life-security-disclosures/ | security is NOT their goal http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/
[15:04]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/tech-giants-propose-standard-for-end-of-life-security-disclosures/ )
[15:04]	TR Bot	 Microsoft and the NSA
[15:11]	TR News	"Many content creators and publications in Europe are overlooking the potential of content licensing to support their brands. The truth is, your existing content can and should generate income long after you publish it." https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishing-services-content/content-licensing-for-publishers-five-key-questions-answered/ | Source: Press Gazette
[15:11]	TR Bot	 Content licensing for publishers: Five questions answered
[15:11]	TR News	"People dont like fluctuating prices." https://bitsplitting.org/2025/04/30/whither-help-scout/ | Source: Daniel Jalkut
[15:11]	TR Bot	Help Scout? | Bitsplitting.org
[15:12]	TR News	"potential liability pitfalls for people running a Mastodon instance" https://denise.dreamwidth.org/91757.html |
[15:12]	TR Bot	 Captcha Check
[15:12]	TR News	"replete with misdirection and outright lies." https://www.theverge.com/news/659301/apple-executive-lied-under-oath-epic-alex-roman | Source: The Verge
[15:12]	TR Bot	 Apple exec outright lied during Epic trial | The Verge
[15:12]	TR News	"U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers criticized the conduct of Apple CEO Tim Cook and two key finance executives in her ruling, writing that one of the finance executives had outright lied under oath to conceal Apples defiance of her order." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/30/apple-violated-court-order-app-store/ | Source: The Washington Post
[15:12]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/30/apple-violated-court-order-app-store/ )
[15:13]	TR News	"She also said that Apple executives tried to hide the real motivations for the changes." https://www.wired.com/story/antitrust-judge-asks-doj-prosecute-apple/ | Source: Wired
[15:13]	TR Bot	May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge | WIRED
[15:13]	TR News	""That it thought this court would tolerate such insubordination was a gross miscalculation," Gonzalez Rogers said in an order allowing Epic Games to enforce the injunction against Apple." https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2299068.html | Source: RTL
[15:13]	TR Bot	 RTL Today - Payment system: US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case
[15:13]	TR News	"After two sets of evidentiary hearings, the truth emerged." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.1508.0_2.pdf | Source: Free Law Project
[15:14]	TR News	"APNIC participated in Lao Digital Week 2025, held in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 2 April 2025." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/01/event-wrap-lao-digital-week-2025/ | Source: APNIC
[15:14]	TR Bot	 Event Wrap: Lao Digital Week 2025 | APNIC Blog
[15:15]	TR News	"It has been quite some time since I wrote about Eleventy." https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/04/30/a-test-of-eleventy-fetch | Source: Raymond Camden
[15:15]	TR Bot	 A Test of Eleventy Fetch
[15:15]	TR News	"In my new job with Revive Our Hearts, I had to address several issues with sponsor logos in dark mode." https://jeffbridgforth.com/handling-logos-in-dark-mode/ | Source: Jeff Bridgforth
[15:15]	TR Bot	 CSS Trick: Handling logos in dark mode | Jeff Bridgforth
[15:15]	TR News	"Google and Mozilla on Tuesday announced the promotion of Chrome 136 and Firefox 138 to their stable channels" https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-136-firefox-138-patch-high-severity-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Security Week
[15:15]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-136-firefox-138-patch-high-severity-vulnerabilities/ )
[15:16]	TR News	"Fortnite has returned to iOS in the EU, but only via Epics own mobile app store, which isnt available in the US." https://www.theverge.com/news/659271/fortnite-ios-apple-app-store-us-return | Source: The Verge
[15:16]	TR Bot	 Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the US | The Verge
[15:16]	TR News	"AnduinOS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which provides a GNOME desktop which has been themed and styled to resemble Windows 11" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12436 | Source: Distro Watch
[15:16]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12436 )
[15:17]	TR News	"Reason is, we had to roll a new signing key for the Kali repository. You need to download and install the new key manually, heres the one-liner: [...]" https://www.kali.org/blog/new-kali-archive-signing-key/ | Source: Kali Linux
[15:17]	TR Bot	 A New Kali Linux Archive Signing Key | Kali Linux Blog
[15:18]	TR News	"One purpose for my effort is to be able to trust the binaries that I use on my laptop. I believe that without building binaries from source code, there is no practically feasible way to trust binaries." https://blog.josefsson.org/2025/04/30/building-debian-in-a-gitlab-pipeline/ | Source: Simon Josefsson
[15:18]	TR Bot	 Building Debian in a GitLab Pipeline Simon Josefsson's blog
[15:18]	TR News	Chuck Carroll on Proxmox https://chuck.is/proxmox/ | Source: Chuck Carroll
[15:18]	TR Bot	 Chuck Carroll
[15:19]	TR News	"OSL logo Oregon State Universitys Open Source Lab (OSL) has been a major supporter of Gentoo Linux" https://www.gentoo.org/news/2025/04/30/osuosl.html | Source: Gentoo
[15:19]	TR Bot	 Urgent - OSU Open Source Lab needs your help Gentoo Linux
[15:20]	TR News	"As I move around, I roam between wifi networks, but sometimes lose the connection." https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/checking-the-wifi | Source: Ted Unangst
[15:20]	TR Bot	 checking the wifi
[15:20]	TR News	"In a post to tech@, Martin Pieuchot (mpi@) has requested testing of a diff (against -current) to enable running" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250430184440 | Source: Undeadly
[15:20]	TR Bot	 Call for Testing: Parallel fault handler
[15:21]	TR News	DragonFly 6.4.1 released https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/04/30/dragonfly-6-4-1-released/ | Source: DragonFly BSD Digest
[15:21]	TR Bot	 DragonFly 6.4.1 released DragonFly BSD Digest
[15:21]	TR News	"In a world of opaque software licensing, vendor lock-in, and shifting regulatory landscapes" https://klarasystems.com/articles/owning-the-stack-infrastructure-independence-with-freebsd-zfs/ | Source: Klara
[15:21]	TR Bot	 Owning the Stack: Infrastructure Independence with FreeBSD and ZFS
[15:21]	TR News	"XScreenSaver 6.10 is out now, including iOS and Android." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/04/xscreensaver-6-10/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[15:21]	TR Bot	 jwz: XScreenSaver 6.10
[15:21]	TR News	"The basic job of a pure keyboard launcher is to let you hit a key, start typing, and then select and do 'something'." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/KeyboardLaunchersAppeal | Source: University of Toronto
[15:22]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[15:22]	TR News	"The company who acquires Power and/or storage will have to most likely have a USA channel. (dell or HPE jump to mind) Also note whoever gets these two Crown Jewels will also have to purchase the TSS infrastructure too. Would Kyndryl expand its lineup to encompass scaleout HW. They may as IBM is trying quite hard to squeeze the monopoly of mainframe" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa
[15:22]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa )
[15:23]	TR News	"Yeah and it will go about as well as that one did." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jt1sdpfa
[15:23]	TR News	"Apparently our monkeys can beat management's monkeys." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsyck5br
[15:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsyck5br )
[15:24]	TR News	How To Install CUPS Print Server on Manjaro https://idroot.us/install-cups-print-server-manjaro/
[15:24]	TR Bot	 How To Install CUPS Print Server on Manjaro - idroot
[15:24]	TR News	How To Install MySQL on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-mysql-fedora-42/
[15:24]	TR Bot	 How To Install MySQL on Fedora 42 - idroot
[15:25]	TR News	"Well, I installed Linux and it automagically connected me to the house wifi." https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/getting-network-manager-to-manage-my-networks/ | Source: Darren Goossens
[15:25]	TR Bot	 Getting Network Manager to manage my networks DSPACE
[15:25]	TR News	How To Install OpenVPN on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-openvpn-linux-mint-22/
[15:25]	TR Bot	 How To Install OpenVPN on Linux Mint 22 - idroot
[15:25]	TR News	How To Install Morphosis on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-morphosis-linux-mint-22/
[15:25]	TR Bot	 How To Install Morphosis on Linux Mint 22 - idroot
[15:25]	TR News	"Its time to install and set up the software youll need for high-quality audio production in your home recording studio." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/how-to-build-a-home-recording-studio-with-raspberry-pi-500-choose-and-install-your-software/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[15:25]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/how-to-build-a-home-recording-studio-with-raspberry-pi-500-choose-and-install-your-software/ )
[15:26]	TR News	How To Install Grub Customizer on Debian 12 https://idroot.us/install-grub-customizer-debian-12/
[15:26]	TR Bot	 How To Install Grub Customizer on Debian 12 - idroot
[15:26]	TR News	How To Install PHPList on Debian 12 https://idroot.us/install-phplist-debian-12/
[15:26]	TR Bot	 How To Install PHPList on Debian 12 - idroot
[15:26]	TR News	How To Install Yarn on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-yarn-centos-stream-10/
[15:26]	TR Bot	 How To Install Yarn on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot
[15:26]	TR News	"Andys example in his article reminded me of a project I did with the Canadian Embassy several years ago." https://jeffbridgforth.com/inspired-by-andy/ | Source: Jeff Bridgforth
[15:27]	TR Bot	 Inspired by Andy | Jeff Bridgforth
[15:27]	TR News	How To Install Fastfetch on Manjaro https://idroot.us/install-fastfetch-manjaro/
[15:27]	TR Bot	 How To Install Fastfetch on Manjaro - idroot
[15:27]	TR News	How To Fix ModuleNotFoundError: No module named distutils https://idroot.us/fix-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-distutils/
[15:27]	TR Bot	 How To Fix ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils' - idroot
[15:30]	whatA_	"no practically feasible way to trust binaries"
[15:31]	whatA_	not the Thomson "Reflections on Trusting Trust"-level XZ backdoor thingy
[15:31]	whatA_	unless he takes the time to reproducibly build things (for ultra paranoids)
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[15:48]	TR News	Kubernetes v1.33: Storage Capacity Scoring of Nodes for Dynamic Provisioning (alpha) https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/04/30/kubernetes-v1-33-storage-capacity-scoring-feature/
[15:48]	TR Bot	 Kubernetes v1.33: Storage Capacity Scoring of Nodes for Dynamic Provisioning (alpha) | Kubernetes
[15:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kubernetes v1.33 and Kiwi TCMS 14.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/24/Kubernetes_v1_33_and_Kiwi_TCMS_14_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/24/Kubernetes_v1_33_and_Kiwi_TCMS_14_2.gmi 
[15:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kubernetes v1.33 and Kiwi TCMS 14.2
[15:49]	TR News	How to Install Passbolt on Ubuntu 24.04 https://linuxhostsupport.com/blog/how-to-install-passbolt-on-ubuntu-24-04/
[15:49]	TR Bot	Learn How To Install It Yourself On Ubuntu 24.04 | LinuxHostSupport
[15:49]	TR News	How to install and use Statping-ng on GNU/Linux https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-and-use-statping-ng-on-linux/
[15:49]	TR Bot	 How to install and use Statping-ng on Linux
[15:50]	TR News	"Essex Police loses accuracy complaint versus Telegraph over Allison Pearson questioning" https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/essex-police-loses-accuracy-complaint-versus-telegraph-over-allison-pearson-questioning/
[15:50]	TR Bot	 Essex Police loses accuracy complaint versus Telegraph over Allison Pearson questioning - Press Gazette
[15:50]	TR News	How to install Nginx Proxy Manager on Ubuntu 22.04 https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-nginx-proxy-manager-on-ubuntu-22-04/
[15:50]	TR Bot	 How to install Nginx Proxy Manager on Ubuntu 22.04
[15:51]	TR News	How to Install Bitwarden on Ubuntu 24.04 https://www.linuxcloudvps.com/blog/how-to-install-bitwarden-on-ubuntu-24-04/
[15:51]	TR Bot	Bitwarden on Ubuntu 24.04: How To Guide | LinuxCloudVPS Blog
[15:52]	TR News	"Now, the game is about to enter production, which means this is your last chance to secure a copy for yourself." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/30/this-is-your-last-chance-to-get-a-copy-of-our-new-social-media-card-game/ | Source: Techdirt
[15:52]	TR Bot	Is Your Last Chance To Get A Copy Of Our New Social Media Card Game | Techdirt
[15:52]	TR News	"Anti-DOGE whistleblower sure sounds like he has a point" https://risky.biz/RB789/ | Source: RiskyBiz
[15:52]	TR Bot	 Risky Business #789 -- Apple's AirPlay vulns are surprisingly awful - Risky Business Media
[15:53]	TR News	How to Create Decoy File System in GNU/Linux Using FUSE https://www.linuxtechi.com/create-decoy-file-system-in-linux/
[15:53]	TR Bot	 How to Create Decoy File System in Linux Using FUSE
[15:53]	TR News	Slopwatch: Surveillance Giant Google Noise ("News"), GNU/Linux Security (Slopfarm), and BetaNoise (Serial Slopper) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Slopwatch_Google_Noise_News_Linux_Security_Slopfarm_and_BetaNoi.shtml
[15:53]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slopwatch: Google Noise ("News"), Linux Security (Slopfarm), and BetaNoise (Serial Slopper)
[15:54]	TR News	Russ Allbery: Review: Beyond Pain https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/reviews/books/beyond-pain.html
[15:54]	TR Bot	 Review: Beyond Pain by Kit Rocha
[15:55]	TR News	Jonathan Dowland: Korg Minilogue XD https://jmtd.net/log/synths/minilogue-xd/
[15:55]	TR Bot	 jmtd log synths Korg Minilogue XD
[15:56]	TR News	Nikolai Agnivtsevs Little Screw (1925) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/little-screw
[15:56]	TR Bot	 Nikolai Agnivtsevs *Little Screw* (1925) The Public Domain Review
[15:56]	TR News	Mesa 25.1-rc3 is out
● May 01
[16:02]	TR News	NIST looks to improve security of a foundation pillar of the internet https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2025/04/nist-looks-to-improve-security-of-a-foundation-pillar-of-the-internet/
[16:02]	TR Bot	 NIST looks to improve security of a foundation pillar of the internet
[16:03]	TR News	"Progress was delayed a lot on the home-built analog computer, due to busyness with other things, lack of funds, and delays trying to figure out what was wrong with the comparator design." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250430-0.gmi
[16:03]	TR News	SpellBinding AHVNRSI Wordo: KHANS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-01.gmi
[16:05]	TR News	"I recently released my Album an EP and 7 Singles. They are all on Soundcloud, but the Album is available on most streaming services." gemini://p3tzel.smol.pub/album
[16:06]	TR News	"I'm thinking about doing a live q & a stream on YouTube when we reach 50 subscribers, so if you have any questions feel free to ask!" gemini://p3tzel.smol.pub/qaa1
[16:07]	TR News	ZINE ABOUT SMALL WEB #8 issue is out gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2603 "I present to your attention the 8th issue of the magazine: [...]"
[16:09]	TR News	Another month off the internet gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-05-01_off_internet.gmi
[16:09]	MinceR	01 074558 < IsambardPrince> MinceR, I actually got written up at one job because another worker's mom came into the store on one of those rascal scooters and I said "Run! It's Godzilla!" in Japanese and I guess she understood Godzilla. Ooops.
[16:09]	MinceR	lol
[16:11]	TR News	"For readers who might allow themselves to complain about the internet, and the bloated web in particular, here are some thoughts about being shut out from all of it for a while." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2022-01-19_month_off_internet.gmi
[16:15]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Small Web and Going Offline https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Small_Web_and_Going_Offline.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Small_Web_and_Going_Offline.gmi 
[16:15]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Small Web and Going Offline
[16:17]	TR News	Gedit Technology blog: No more Pythons in gedit https://gedit-text-editor.org/blog/2025-04-30-no-more-pythons-in-gedit.html
[16:17]	TR Bot	 No more Pythons in gedit | Gedit Technology blog
[16:18]	TR News	Openwashing of proprietary misinformation machines https://www.securityweek.com/meta-releases-llama-ai-open-source-protection-tools/
[16:18]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/meta-releases-llama-ai-open-source-protection-tools/ )
[16:18]	TR News	ROS-Industrial Roadmap Journey and a Path Forward https://rosindustrial.org/news/2025/4/30/ros-industrial-roadmap-journey-and-a-path-forward
[16:18]	TR Bot	 ROS-Industrial Roadmap Journey and a Path Forward ROS-Industrial
[16:24]	TR News	European Patents found invalid again in the UK https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/uk-high-court-revokes-astrazenecas-spc-and-patent-for-diabetes-drug-dapagliflozin/
[16:24]	TR Bot	 UK High Court revokes AstraZeneca's SPC and patent for diabetes drug dapagliflozin - JUVE Patent
[16:24]	TR News	Disinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Disinformation_and_Marketing_Spam_From_and_For_OIN_GAFAM_s_and_.shtml
[16:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights Disinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents)
[16:24]	TR News	PayPal, Fashion Company Apple Succeed in Scrapping Fintivs Patent Claims at CAFC https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/04/30/paypal-apple-succeed-scrapping-fintiv-patent-claims-cafc/id=188556/
[16:24]	TR Bot	 PayPal, Apple Succeed in Scrapping Fintiv Patent Claims at CAFC
[16:25]	TR News	"Are posts like this appropriate when the author has launched her own competitor Hey Hi (AI) product?" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/02/review-of-ai-patent-drafting-software.html?showComment=1746003942551#c8313264838456584957
[16:25]	TR Bot	 Review of AI patent drafting software for life sciences: Qatent - The IPKat
[16:26]	TR News	The infinitely corrupt EPO is trying to impose its illegal policies everywhere in Europe https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/04/30/spanish-supreme-court-adopts-the-plausibility-test-introduced-by-g-0002-21/
[16:26]	TR Bot	 Spanish Supreme Court adopts the "plausibility" test introduced by G 0002/21 - Kluwer Patent Blog
[16:26]	TR News	Microsoft Has Hundred of Layoffs Again, Same Week as the Company's Fake Results (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Microsoft_Has_Hundred_of_Layoffs_Again_Same_Week_as_the_Company.shtml
[16:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Has Hundred of Layoffs Again, Same Week as the Company's Fake Results
[16:27]	TR News	Sirius Open Source in Court https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtml
[16:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights Sirius Open Source in Court
[16:27]	TR News	Richard Stallman Re-Confirmed by the Free Software Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Richard_Stallman_Re_Confirmed_by_the_Free_Software_Foundation.shtml
[16:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights Richard Stallman Re-Confirmed by the Free Software Foundation
[16:30]	TR News	Mozilla Addons Blog: WebExtensions Support for Tab Groups https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2025/04/30/webextensions-support-for-tab-groups/
[16:30]	TR Bot	 WebExtensions Support for Tab Groups - Mozilla Add-ons Community Blog
[16:32]	TR News	Firefox has been outsourced to Microsoft. Mozilla is a dead end. https://glandium.org/blog/?p=4370
[16:32]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Firefox Git Migration, the unofficial guide
[16:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox Tab Groups https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_Tab_Groups.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/30/Firefox_Tab_Groups.gmi 
[16:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Firefox Tab Groups
[16:32]	TR News	Exploring Firefox Tab Groups: Has Mozilla Redeemed Itself? https://itsfoss.com/firefox-tab-groups/
[16:32]	TR Bot	 Exploring Firefox Tab Groups: Has Mozilla Redeemed Itself?
[16:35]	TR News	ESP32-C5 dual-band WiFi 6 SoC enters mass production, ESP32-C5-DevKitC-1 board launched for $15 https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/30/esp32-c5-mass-production-esp32-c5-devkitc-1-board/
[16:35]	TR Bot	 ESP32-C5 dual-band WiFi 6 SoC enters mass production, ESP32-C5-DevKitC-1 board launched for $15 - CNX Software
[16:36]	TR News	Adafruit Sparkle Motion An ESP32-based addressable LED controller with four outputs, 100W USB-C power, and WLED/xLights support https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/01/adafruit-sparkle-motion-an-esp32-based-addressable-led-controller-with-four-outputs-100w-usb-c-power-and-wled-xlights-support/
[16:36]	TR Bot	 Adafruit Sparkle Motion - An ESP32-based addressable LED controller with four outputs, 100W USB-C power, and WLED/xLights support - CNX Software
[16:36]	TR News	WordPress 6.8.1 Maintenance Release https://wordpress.org/news/2025/04/wordpress-6-8-1-maintenance-release/
[16:36]	TR Bot	 WordPress 6.8.1 Maintenance Release WordPress News
[16:37]	TR News	"The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is in effect, and testing and certification are on the way. And while the Act is slated for full enforcement in 2027, its entirely possible that certification will be in effect as early as next June 2026 which is just a year away." https://ubuntu.com//blog/march-events-cyber-resilience-act-compliance | Source: Ubuntu
[16:37]	TR Bot	long march towards delivering CRA compliance | Ubuntu
[16:38]	TR News	"Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isnt perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong their corners of the internet." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/internet-culture/interviews/hell-gate-adlan-jackson/ | Source: Mozilla
[16:38]	TR Bot	 An NYC culture reporter on YouTubes influence and the tab that got away
[16:39]	TR News	GNU/Linux bash howto show monitor model? (DELL S2722QC buzzing audio noise usb-c charging) https://dwaves.de/2025/04/27/gnu-linux-bash-howto-show-monitor-model-dell-s2722qc-buzzing-audio-noise-usb-c-charging/
[16:39]	TR Bot	GNU Linux bash howto show monitor model? (DELL S2722QC buzzing audio noise usb-c charging) | dwaves.de
[16:39]	TR News	"If youre new to Linux, dont worry! This quiz is here to help you learn while having fun. Even if youve used Linux a little before, theres always something new to explore." https://www.tecmint.com/linux-basic-questions/ | Source: TecMint
[16:39]	TR Bot	 15 Basic Linux Questions Every Beginner Should Know
[16:39]	TR News	"This guide explains Ethernet Channel Bonding (also called NIC teaming or interface bonding) how to set it up, how it works, and how it can help you balance traffic or prevent network downtime." https://www.tecmint.com/ethernet-channel-bonding-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint
[16:39]	TR Bot	 How to Set Up Ethernet Channel Bonding in Linux
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[16:42]	TR News	Gemini Turns 6 Soon, Still Growing https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Gemini_Turns_6_Soon_Still_Growing.shtml
[16:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Turns 6 Soon, Still Growing
[16:42]	TR News	Google Spreading Misinformation and Lies https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/29/Google_Spreading_Misinformation_and_Lies.shtml
[16:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Google Spreading Misinformation and Lies
[16:44]	TR News	This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 597 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/04/30/this-week-in-rust-597/
[16:44]	TR Bot	 This Week in Rust 597 This Week in Rust
[16:44]	TR News	Installing suspension-frame in Meanderer trike https://bkhome.org/news/202504/installing-suspension-frame-in-meanderer-trike.html
[16:44]	TR Bot	 Installing suspension-frame in Meanderer trike
[16:45]	TR News	pgAdmin 4 v9.3 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v93-released-3068/
[16:45]	TR Bot	 PostgreSQL: pgAdmin 4 v9.3 Released
[16:46]	whatA_	Since Mosaic Killer was "killed by" (read: recieve salary from) Gulag, their Manifesto is just another "Don't Be Evil" (correlated: same "being abandoned" thingy)
[16:47]	whatA_	what a munafiq (hypocrite) by abandoning your own Manifesto
● May 01
[17:05]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Has Become Almost Extinct in Web Servers, Netcraft Now Ranks It in Only One Category (Microsoft Down Sharply), Deranked/Outranked in All the Rest https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Microsoft_Has_Become_Almost_Extinct_in_Web_Servers_Netcraft_Now.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Microsoft_Has_Become_Almost_Extinct_in_Web_Servers_Netcraft_Now.gmi 
[17:05]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Has Become Almost Extinct in Web Servers, Netcraft Now Ranks It in Only One Category (Microsoft Down Sharply), Deranked/Outranked in All the Rest
[17:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	whatA_: how long ago was that?
[17:12]	whatA_	it was nearly 1.5 years ago: https://techrights.org/n/2023/12/30/The_Salary_of_Mozilla_s_CEO_Continues_to_Double_as_If_Killing_O.shtml
[17:12]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Salary of Mozilla's CEO Continues to Double as If Killing Off Firefox Was All Along Her Objective
[17:16]	TR News	Microsoft works for Cheeto https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/business/microsoft-drops-trump-compliant-law-firm.html see http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/25/Microsoft_Sponsored_Inauguration_as_a_Reminder_to_Boycott_Micro.shtml
[17:16]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Drops Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Law Firm - The New York Times
[17:16]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft-Sponsored Inauguration as a Reminder to Boycott Microsoft
[17:17]	TR News	Polygon Has Been Sold With Mass Layoffs Hitting The Outlet https://insider-gaming.com/polygon-has-been-sold-with-mass-layoffs-hitting-the-outlet/
[17:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://insider-gaming.com/polygon-has-been-sold-with-mass-layoffs-hitting-the-outlet/ )
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[17:28]	TR News	Techrights No, Microsoft, Plagiarism is Not "AI" https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/No_Microsoft_Plagiarism_is_Not_AI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/No_Microsoft_Plagiarism_is_Not_AI.gmi 
[17:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights No, Microsoft, Plagiarism is Not "AI"
[17:51]	whatA_	oh, that term "ponzi" reminds me of "BonziBUDDY" (the infamous adware n stuff), now there is "PonziBUDDY" (Macro$haft, the HEY HI is NOT our Buddy, you know)
[17:51]	MinceR	:>
[17:52]	MinceR	https://i.imgur.com/0WJQIyX.jpeg   =   https://rimgo.bloat.cat/0WJQIyX.jpeg
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● May 01
[18:26]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi 
[18:26]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[18:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  7 Linux Text-Processing Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Plain Text https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/7_Linux_Text_Processing_Tips_to_Get_the_Most_Out_of_Your_Plain_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/7_Linux_Text_Processing_Tips_to_Get_the_Most_Out_of_Your_Plain_.gmi 
[18:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 7 Linux Text-Processing Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Plain Text
[18:33]	TR News	Linux in Excel? Sure, why not ruin both https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/linux_in_microsoft_excel/
[18:33]	TR Bot	 Linux in Excel? Sure, why not ruin both The Register
[18:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Plasma (Mobile) Sprint and Grazer Linuxtage 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Plasma_Mobile_Sprint_and_Grazer_Linuxtage_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Plasma_Mobile_Sprint_and_Grazer_Linuxtage_2025.gmi 
[18:37]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Plasma (Mobile) Sprint and Grazer Linuxtage 2025
[18:39]	TR News	Never kneel: China taps Korean War and Hey Hi (AI) memes to hit back at Convicted Felon https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/never-kneel-china-taps-korean-war-and-ai-memes-to-hit-back-at-trump
[18:39]	TR Bot	 Never kneel: China taps Korean War and AI memes to hit back at Trump | The Straits Times
[18:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Starting today: The Month of LibreOffice, May 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Starting_today_The_Month_of_LibreOffice_May_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Starting_today_The_Month_of_LibreOffice_May_2025.gmi 
[18:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Starting today: The Month of LibreOffice, May 2025
[18:41]	TR News	10 Best Free and Open Source Collection Managers https://www.linuxlinks.com/collectionmanagers/
[18:41]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Collection Managers - LinuxLinks
[18:41]	TR News	Zato offers ESB, SOA, API and cloud integrations https://www.linuxlinks.com/zato-offers-esb-soa-api-cloud-integrations/
[18:41]	TR Bot	offers ESB, SOA, API and cloud integrations - LinuxLinks
[18:41]	TR News	6 Best Free and Open Source Econometric Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/econometrics/
[18:41]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Econometric Software - LinuxLinks
[18:42]	TR News	qt-fsarchiver backup and restore partitions https://www.linuxlinks.com/qt-fsarchiver-backup-restore-partitions/
[18:42]	TR Bot	- backup and restore partitions - LinuxLinks
[18:42]	TR News	TagStudio is an impressive tag-based photo and file organization program https://www.linuxlinks.com/tagstudio-tag-based-photo-file-organization/
[18:42]	TR Bot	is an impressive tag-based photo and file organization program - LinuxLinks
[18:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU Health Hospital Information System 5.0 enters alpha https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/GNU_Health_Hospital_Information_System_5_0_enters_alpha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/GNU_Health_Hospital_Information_System_5_0_enters_alpha.gmi 
[18:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU Health Hospital Information System 5.0 enters alpha
[18:43]	TR News	Sitemarker is a basic bookmark manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/sitemarker-basic-bookmark-manager/
[18:43]	TR Bot	is a basic bookmark manager - LinuxLinks
[18:43]	TR News	InfluxDB Core is a scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics https://www.linuxlinks.com/influxdb-core-scalable-datastore/
[18:43]	TR Bot	Core is a scalable datastore for metrics, events, and real-time analytics - LinuxLinks
[18:43]	TR News	Best GNU/Linux Distros for Your Home Lab in 2025 https://linux.how2shout.com/best-linux-distros-for-your-home-lab-in-2025/
[18:43]	TR Bot	 Best Linux Distros for Your Home Lab in 2025 - LinuxShout
[18:46]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical releases Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Canonical_releases_Ubuntu_24_04_Desktop_image_for_the_Qualcomm_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Canonical_releases_Ubuntu_24_04_Desktop_image_for_the_Qualcomm_.gmi 
[18:46]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Canonical releases Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors
[18:47]	TR News	Customizing WirePlumber's configuration for embedded systems https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2025/04/29/customizing-wireplumbers-configuration-for-embedded-systems/
[18:47]	TR Bot	 Customizing WirePlumber's configuration for embedded systems
[18:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  Tails 6.15 Update Drops Support for Legacy Broadcom Wi-Fi Chips https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Tails_6_15_Update_Drops_Support_for_Legacy_Broadcom_Wi_Fi_Chips.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Tails_6_15_Update_Drops_Support_for_Legacy_Broadcom_Wi_Fi_Chips.gmi 
[18:47]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Tails 6.15 Update Drops Support for Legacy Broadcom Wi-Fi Chips
[18:47]	TR News	Out of Memory OOM Killer issue Investigation https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/04/30/out-of-memory-oom-killer/
[18:47]	TR Bot	 Out of Memory OOM Killer issue Investigation blackMORE Ops
[18:48]	TR News	PewDiePie Switches to GNU/Linux GNU/Linux Experts In-Depth Reaction & Analysis https://tuxdigital.com/videos/pewdiepie-switches-to-linux-linux-experts-in-depth-reaction-analysis/
[18:48]	TR Bot	Switches to Linux Linux Expert's In-Depth Reaction & Analysis - Tunnell Vision - TuxDigital
[18:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  YouTuber PewDiePie Switches to Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/YouTuber_PewDiePie_Switches_to_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/28/YouTuber_PewDiePie_Switches_to_Linux.gmi 
[18:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines YouTuber PewDiePie Switches to Linux
[18:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  felix86 is a new open source Linux emulator to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/felix86_is_a_new_open_source_Linux_emulator_to_run_x86_64_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/felix86_is_a_new_open_source_Linux_emulator_to_run_x86_64_Linux.gmi 
[18:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines felix86 is a new open source Linux emulator to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors
[18:49]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[18:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[18:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu finally Made NVIDIA 570 for 24.04 | 22.04 Desktop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Ubuntu_finally_Made_NVIDIA_570_for_24_04_22_04_Desktop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Ubuntu_finally_Made_NVIDIA_570_for_24_04_22_04_Desktop.gmi 
[18:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ubuntu finally Made NVIDIA 570 for 24.04 | 22.04 Desktop
[18:52]	TR News	Brendan Gregg: Doom GPU Flame Graphs http://www.brendangregg.com/blog//2025-05-01/doom-gpu-flame-graphs.html
[18:52]	TR Bot	 Doom GPU Flame Graphs
[18:52]	TR News	openSUSE Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, GNU/Linux 6.12 LTS https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-leap-16-enters-public-beta-testing-with-agama-installer-linux-6-12-lts
[18:52]	TR Bot	Leap 16 Enters Public Beta Testing with Agama Installer, Linux 6.12 LTS - 9to5Linux
[18:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=63977&page=1&cid=1402016#
[18:54]	TR Bot	 SoylentNews Comments | What is Your Operating System of Choice?
[18:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	"The kerfuffle between ffmpeg and libav was NOT over licensing. Instead, a large number of developers made an announcement that they were staging a coup and taking over the project. That came as a surprise to Fabrice Bellard and Michael Niedermayer, the absolute geniuses that represented something like 80% of the code base at the time. They tried to take over the domains, repos, trademarks, etc., but Ballard legally owned all of t
[18:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	hose. So, they were legally forced to make their own."
[18:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Despite losing the repos and the Gods-among-men responsible for most of the code, they decided to push forward. They created their own fork, and copied the logo and name of the library as libav. They used their positions at a number of distros to force them to change from ffmpeg to libav. The problem is that ffmpeg and its creators were better in every way that matters to basically everyone. They stayed ahead of security bugs, ke
[18:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	pt up with the latest codecs, had better performance and optimization support, responded to packagers, and even maintained compatibility with libav, etc. Libav, on the otherhand, stagnated, introduced their own bugs, had some fairly large issues, and continually feel behind and less responsive. Frankly, Ballard and Niedermayer were just better software engineers than the attempted usurpers. This left no choice but for them to chan
[18:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	ge back to ffmpeg. Libav was left by its creators to wither on the vine while they moved on to other things."
● May 01
[19:01]	TR News	FSF News: Free Software Foundation completes its board member review http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-board-member-review-completed
[19:01]	TR Bot	 Free Software Foundation completes its board member review Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[19:03]	TR News	The story of the developer who changed your life by ruining his own. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=kjJHBi_iWlc
[19:03]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=kjJHBi_iWlc )
[19:05]	TR News	Canonical announces first Ubuntu Desktop image for Qualcomm Dragonwing Platform with Ubuntu 24.04 https://canonical.com//blog/canonical-announces-first-ubuntu-desktop-image-for-qualcomm-dragonwing-platform-with-ubuntu-24-04
[19:06]	TR Bot	announces first Ubuntu Desktop image for Qualcomm Dragonwing Platform with Ubuntu 24.04
[19:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Notes from the Graz Plasma sprint https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Notes_from_the_Graz_Plasma_sprint.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Notes_from_the_Graz_Plasma_sprint.gmi 
[19:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Notes from the Graz Plasma sprint
[19:08]	TR News	LibreOffice project and community recap: April 2025 https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/30/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-april-2025/
[19:08]	TR Bot	 LibreOffice project and community recap: April 2025 - The Document Foundation Blog
[19:09]	TR News	Meanderer DIY trike video PART2 https://bkhome.org/news/202505/meanderer-diy-trike-video-part2.html
[19:09]	TR Bot	 Meanderer DIY trike video PART2
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[19:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Lefto.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_Lefto.gmi 
[19:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) Leftovers
[19:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox, Mozilla, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Firefox_Mozilla_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Firefox_Mozilla_and_More.gmi 
[19:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Firefox, Mozilla, and More
[19:22]	MinceR	https://www.pcworld.com/article/2651749/office-is-too-slow-so-microsoft-is-making-it-load-at-windows-startup.html
[19:22]	TR Bot	is too slow, so Microsoft is making it load at Windows startup | PCWorld
[19:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  XScreenSaver 6.10 and appeal of keyboard launchers for (Unix) desktops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/XScreenSaver_6_10_and_appeal_of_keyboard_launchers_for_Unix_des.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/XScreenSaver_6_10_and_appeal_of_keyboard_launchers_for_Unix_des.gmi 
[19:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines XScreenSaver 6.10 and appeal of keyboard launchers for (Unix) desktops
[19:24]	MinceR	(cat) https://ircz.de/p/25042419
[19:24]	TR Bot	 WHOOPSIE
[19:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  BSD: FreeBSD and ZFS, DragonFly 6.4.1, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/BSD_FreeBSD_and_ZFS_DragonFly_6_4_1_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/BSD_FreeBSD_and_ZFS_DragonFly_6_4_1_and_More.gmi 
[19:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines BSD: FreeBSD and ZFS, DragonFly 6.4.1, and More
[19:27]	TR News	Announcing AnduinOS 1.3 https://news.anduinos.com/post/2025/4/30/announcing-anduinos-13
[19:27]	TR Bot	 Announcing AnduinOS 1.3 - AnduinOS News
[19:29]	TR News	 (NEW):  Canonical/Ubuntu: AnduinOS 1.3.0, EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and Qualcomm Dragonwing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Canonical_Ubuntu_AnduinOS_1_3_0_EU_Cyber_Resilience_Act_CRA_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Canonical_Ubuntu_AnduinOS_1_3_0_EU_Cyber_Resilience_Act_CRA_and.gmi 
[19:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu: AnduinOS 1.3.0, EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and Qualcomm Dragonwing
[19:31]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[19:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[19:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi 
[19:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers
[19:35]	TR News	Techrights Links 01/05/2025: Apple Lies to Courts, European Patents Thrown Out by British Courts Again https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Links_01_05_2025_Apple_Lies_to_Courts_European_Patents_Thrown_O.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Links_01_05_2025_Apple_Lies_to_Courts_European_Patents_Thrown_O.gmi 
[19:35]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 01/05/2025: Apple Lies to Courts, European Patents Thrown Out by British Courts Again
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	<MinceR> https://www.pcworld.com/article/2651749/office-is-too-slow-so-microsoft-is-making-it-load-at-windows-startup.html
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	since the 90s
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	thehn people wonder
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	why windows uses up so much ram
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	slow to open other office suites
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	takes a long tyime to startt
[19:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	microsoft cheats benchmarks
[19:37]	whatA_	Reminds me of that Intel compiler where it will sabotage AMD CPU
[19:38]	whatA_	no wonder why the CPUID is basically Device Fingerprinting built-in the core itself!
[19:39]	whatA_	Only 6502 guarantees anonymity since it has no such opcode
[19:39]	MinceR	it's also hilarious that the chucklefucks of redmond think Backdoors does so well with 8GB of RAM it can also fit orifice in RAM even when it's not in use
[19:40]	MinceR	even the Linux they fucked up has serious trouble with 8GB of RAM
[19:43]	schestowitz[TR2]	what's running?
[19:45]	TR News	AI Bot Troubles gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/glog/ai-bot-troubles.md
[19:45]	TR News	A New Gopher Hole gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~tfurrows/phlog/2025-05-01_newGopher.txt
[19:46]	TR News	Twtxt Changes gopher://gopher.prismdragon.net:70/0/phlog/2025-04-30_twtxt_changes.txt
[19:47]	TR News	Driving angry gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20250501-driving_angry.txt
[19:49]	TR News	[japan] [food] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-04-23.gmi
[19:49]	TR News	[cat] [box] [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-04-24.gmi
[19:50]	TR News	[cat] [japan] [bed] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-04-27.gmi
[19:51]	TR News	QuietSystems is not a jailbreak. gemini://quietsystems.smol.pub/qsys-005-core-architecture
[19:53]	TR News	:: INITIALIZATION SEQUENCE QSYS/001 :: gemini://quietsystems.smol.pub/qsys-001-initialization
● May 01
[20:00]	TR News	Techrights Gopher/Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Slop/LLM Bot Troubles and Driving Angry https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gopher_Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Slop_LLM_Bot_Troubles_and_Drivin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Gopher_Gemini_Links_01_05_2025_Slop_LLM_Bot_Troubles_and_Drivin.gmi 
[20:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gopher/Gemini Links 01/05/2025: Slop/LLM Bot Troubles and Driving Angry
[20:06]	TR News	China detains small investors who spoke out about a major financial scam https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/04/30/china-financial-fraud-victims/
[20:06]	TR Bot	 China detains small investors who spoke out about a major financial scam Radio Free Asia
[20:07]	TR News	Journals and Contents: Two Special Pages in Logseq https://itsfoss.com/logseq-journals-contents/
[20:07]	TR Bot	 Journals and Contents: Two Special Pages in Logseq
[20:08]	TR News	Layout A PCB With Tscircuit https://hackaday.com/2025/04/30/layout-a-pcb-with-tscircuit/ | Source: Hackaday
[20:08]	TR Bot	A PCB With Tscircuit | Hackaday
[20:10]	TR News	Situation of Press Freedom in Tunisia https://www.accessnow.org/event/unesco-wpfd-2025-event-3/
[20:10]	TR Bot	 Situation of Press Freedom in Tunisia - Access Now
[20:41]	MinceR	https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/03/27/funniest-dungeons-and-dragons-memes-3-20-25-2/
[20:41]	TR Bot	 40 Funniest Dungeons And Dragons Memes Looted From An Evil Wizard This Week (March 20, 2025)
● May 01
[21:15]	admfubar	-https://www.rawstory.com/xbox/
[21:15]	TR Bot	 'Tariffs are killing them!' Xbox becomes latest casualty of Trump with 20% price hikes - Raw Story
[21:21]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/apple/
[21:21]	TR Bot	 US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case - Raw Story
[21:24]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/trump-economy-2671873951/
[21:24]	TR Bot	 'Incoherent': Expert rips Trump for saying kids can now settle for '2 dolls instead of 30' - Raw Story
[21:42]	admfubar	https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/05/01/0535250/starting-july-1-academic-publishers-cant-paywall-nih-funded-research
[21:42]	TR Bot	 Starting July 1, Academic Publishers Can't Paywall NIH-Funded Research - Slashdot
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[21:45]	admfubar	genius!   https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/2242219/why-windows-7-took-forever-to-load-if-you-had-a-solid-background
[21:45]	TR Bot	 Why Windows 7 Took Forever To Load If You Had a Solid Background - Slashdot
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[21:47]	MinceR	oh, i thought it was for the same reason it took forever to load regardless of what background you had
[21:49]	admfubar	https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/01/judge-in-apple-epic-case-is-spitting-mad-at-apples-willful-contempt/
[21:49]	TR Bot	In Apple / Epic Case Is Spitting Mad At Apples Willful Contempt | Techdirt
[21:50]	admfubar	it is just about getting the desktop to load
[21:53]	MinceR	https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/03/26/nostalgic-mall-pictures/
[21:53]	TR Bot	 30+ Nostalgic Mall Images Showing Why Previous Generations Spent All Our Time And Money There
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[21:54]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Microsoft Office is a big pig.
[21:54]	IsambardPrince	I haven't used it since Office 95.
[21:55]	IsambardPrince	That was the last version that ran on Windows 98 the way I had it set up without Internet Explorer.
[21:55]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/redis_returns_to_open_source/
[21:55]	TR Bot	 Redis 'returns' to open source with AGPL license The Register
[21:55]	IsambardPrince	If Office 97 doesn't detect Internet Explorer, it tries to install it. If it installs it then you remove IE, then parts of Office 97 no longer work.
[21:56]	IsambardPrince	You can still use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but the Help system doesn't work and some of the templates and stuff are busted.
[21:56]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/trinity_desktop_14_1_4/
[21:56]	TR Bot	 Trinity Desktop Environment release 14.1.4 The Register
[21:57]	MinceR	it's also thoroughly broken
[21:57]	MinceR	like everything big from MICROS~1
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● May 01
[22:03]	IsambardPrince	Some of these ebay sellers are just crazy.
[22:04]	IsambardPrince	They're selling old scratched up discs for more than I'd have to spend to get a freshly printed collector's edition off Amazon.
[22:04]	IsambardPrince	These discs are not out of print, in fact many have been competently remastered. Of course, some have been incompetently remastered so I can see why the original print cost more.
[22:05]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Whoever did the 2023 remastering of Stop Making Sense did a great job.
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[22:06]	IsambardPrince	It's not brickwalled and clipping like whoever redid those old Fleetwood Mac albums. Oh my God. Those are trash.
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[22:06]	IsambardPrince	The "remastered" versions of Rumours and Tusk sound awful.
[22:08]	IsambardPrince	Remastering can mean one of two things. One, they actually went back to the tapes and redid everything from step 1. Or more likely, they took the last copy and just used dynamic range compression again and now it sounds worse than the last release because Boomers are apparently deaf and have no volume button on their remote control.
[22:09]	MinceR	and bare apes generally believe that if it's louder, it sounds better
[22:09]	IsambardPrince	Jacking around with dynamic range compression doesn't sound good, it just sounds noisy and distorted and loud and booming no matter what settings you use on your stereo.
[22:10]	IsambardPrince	If you want it to sound like that use the equalizer and jack it around yourself.
[22:10]	IsambardPrince	Make it sound like shit on your own stereo mixer.
[22:11]	IsambardPrince	Bose Wave radios sound great, but there's no mixer, so sounds great means that if the disc itself was mastered correctly, it will sound great by default with no real need for an equalizer.
[22:11]	IsambardPrince	The Bose itself is sort of an equalizer in that it isn't terribly accurate, but it does sound great.
[22:12]	admfubar	https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/dont-watermark-your-legal-pdfs-with-purple-dragons-in-suits/
[22:12]	TR Bot	 Dont watermark your legal PDFs with purple dragons in suits - Ars Technica
[22:12]	IsambardPrince	It uses default settings and an accoustic maze speaker system to sort of fake you out and make itself sound like a much bigger and more expensive system.
[22:13]	IsambardPrince	I don't mind being faked out if it sounds good.
[22:13]	IsambardPrince	So Amar Bose was right, you buy an expensive Hi-Fi system that's very accurate, but then you can't make it sound great.
[22:14]	MinceR	lol @ aubergine wyrm
[22:15]	IsambardPrince	I either listen to music in one of three ways. On my LG Shelf system (a CK43), on the Bose Wave Music System IV in the living room, or on a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones, which have not been redesigned since I think 1991.
[22:15]	IsambardPrince	They work well, why mess with them?
[22:15]	IsambardPrince	Why pay $400 for some Beats by Apple so they can be heavy and distorted and rely on a non-serviceable battery you can't fix?
[22:16]	IsambardPrince	If you're in a studio using headphones to see what you're mixing and you use Apple products, it's not going to sound good on headphones that accurately represent the entire frequency range.
[22:17]	IsambardPrince	Apple headphones are the worst. They don't even have accurate stereo channel separation.
[22:18]	IsambardPrince	They said that the 3.5 mm jack didn't have perfect stereo separation. AAC at 128 kbps certainly does not, especially if you're listening to audio that was already compressed over the AAC connection the headphones set up.
[22:19]	IsambardPrince	I don't know. Maybe this is fit for some sort of animal in their apartment listening to "Boom n*** n**** shawty finna boom boom shawty finna n****"
[22:19]	IsambardPrince	While I'm trying to sleep.
[22:21]	IsambardPrince	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawty_(slang)#In_hip_hop_music
[22:21]	TR Bot	 Shawty (slang) - Wikipedia
[22:22]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAMKtoEcNbI
[22:22]	TR Bot	https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VAMKtoEcNbI
[22:22]	TR Bot	( status 503 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VAMKtoEcNbI )
[22:22]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, ^
[22:22]	IsambardPrince	:)
[22:30]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, George Lucas stated that it would take years and millions of dollars to release the Star Wars original trilogy in HD with everything restored and no special edition stuff.
[22:31]	IsambardPrince	So some people did it for free with regular PC software and you could release this on Blu Ray and nobody would really know the difference vs. a studio release.
[22:31]	MinceR	yeah, but disney would sue them for it
[22:31]	MinceR	:>
[22:32]	IsambardPrince	Well, they haven't so far.
[22:32]	MinceR	or at least lucas would have sued them before he sold the rights to disney
[22:33]	IsambardPrince	I saw the fan edits of the Disney Star Wars movies.
[22:33]	IsambardPrince	They fix a lot of plot holes and inconsistencies and stuff.
[22:34]	IsambardPrince	Like, they have Starkiller base launch its attack in the wrong chronological order for the movie's plot. And Disney released it that way.
[22:34]	IsambardPrince	Is probably the worst thing that the fan edits fix.
[22:40]	IsambardPrince	Ugh, copying files from the old hard drive to the SSD.
[22:40]	IsambardPrince	I want rid of this stupid hard disk. I'll blank it when I have this mess sorted out someday and copy everything back over.
[22:42]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Gary Numan's The Pleasure Principle.
[22:42]	IsambardPrince	:D
[22:42]	IsambardPrince	I forgot all about this one.
[22:42]	MinceR	i don't know it
[22:42]	IsambardPrince	I hope the neighbors love it as much as I do.
[22:42]	MinceR	:>
● May 01
[23:02]	IsambardPrince	 MinceR I fixed up the cardboard box my Godzilla movies came in. I put two command strips on the box they shipped it in then put the two top halves across it sideways so that if the cat jumps up into my entertainment center she won't tear up that book.
[23:02]	IsambardPrince	When I want the Godzilla movie book out of it, I can take the command strips off the shipping container and open it.
[23:04]	IsambardPrince	Cat proofing.
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