●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, October 01, 2025 ●● ● Oct 01 [00:07] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [00:12] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:13] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@hwv6977vs7uu8.irc) has joined #techrights [00:15] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:15] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:17] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:19] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@yp8eg7wnsxmje.irc) has joined #techrights [00:48] TR News Rip. Mix. Burn. gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/jdd/phlog/20250930-ripmixburn.txt [00:49] MinceR Kill! Maim! Burn! [00:49] TR News "I've been having quite a bit of trouble with the news, both in reading it and staying away from it. So I decided to call it a day and head out on a dirt motorcycle loop around the forest." gemini://gem.sdf.org/beej/blog/2025-09-30-motoloop.gmi [00:50] TR News Raspberry Pi Zero 2 gemini://bubble.bonn.cafe/s/bonncafe/30 [00:51] TR News "If you build Alhena from source, you can now create a page style by protocol (gemini, spartan, nex, http, https and file). Thanks @me for the great idea!" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/bluesman/33239 [00:52] TR News "Regular readers of my gemlog will be only too aware that most of the content is not about Gemini, but about UK housing policy. I really prefer not to do "meta" posts, because I consider Gemini just a regular part of the internet nowadays." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-09-30_last-minute-entry-for-roophloch-2025.gmi [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:57] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 30/09/2025: Motorcycling in Central Oregon, Protocol Styles and the Flag of Sark https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/30/Gemini_Links_30_09_2025_Motorcycling_in_Central_Oregon_Protocol.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/30/Gemini_Links_30_09_2025_Motorcycling_in_Central_Oregon_Protocol.gmi [00:57] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 30/09/2025: Motorcycling in Central Oregon, Protocol Styles and the Flag of Sark [00:57] TR News Late Night Linux Episode 353 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-353/ [00:57] TR Bot Late Night Linux Episode 353 Late Night Linux ● Oct 01 [01:02] TR News EcoFactor: Did the Federal Circuit Unconstitutionally Displace the Jury? https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/09/ecofactor-unconstitutionally-displace.html [01:02] TR Bot EcoFactor: Did the Federal Circuit Unconstitutionally Displace the Jury? | Patently-O [01:03] TR News Avalanche confirms layoffs and studio closure after halting Contraband development https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/avalanche-confirms-layoffs-and-studio-closure-after-halting-contraband-development [01:03] TR Bot Avalanche making layoffs and closing Liverpool studio [01:04] *Sompi_ (~sami@54x4kzc65v2n4.irc) has joined #techrights [01:05] *Sompi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:21] TR News IBM layoffs: "Last year they notified people the third week of September and their last day was in third week of october" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6b7d7xw [01:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6b7d7xw ) [01:21] TR News "Is it confirmed? I know I will be part of it this time and trying to time start dates for my new opty." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6b7d7xw [01:22] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:22] schestowitz[TR2] IBM tends to align RAs with how the current quarters performance is going. Better quarters tend to have later and fewer reductions, and weaker quarters tend to have more and earlier reductions. Given that SW is booming, and infrastructure is in the early phases of the Mainframe business cycle, I suspect fewer and later reductions will be the norm. If you are looking for wild speculation, it would make sense for IBM to absorb in [01:22] schestowitz[TR2] frastructure (remember doing better than expected) into consulting (running flat to actually shrinking). The net result would be a goose to consultings performance, PLUS you could PIP out the infrastructure overlap as consulting would su-k it up [01:22] schestowitz[TR2] " [01:23] TR News "There is no more loyalty from employees anymore. You need to take anything you can from the company you work for, and move on once you have exhausted all you can get. There is no shame in this, this is just the way it works today." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6dabgfc [01:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6dabgfc ) [01:24] TR News IBM "Mainframe RA - Do any of the mainframe team get hit when layoffs occur?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6bqpep4 [01:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6bqpep4 ) [01:24] TR News US Firms To Consider Shifting Work To East (and South) https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6d99rh9 [01:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k6d99rh9 ) [01:34] TR News Techrights Third Wave of Microsoft Layoffs in September, This Time Many in Liverpool Affected https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Third_Wave_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_September_This_Time_Many_in_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Third_Wave_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_September_This_Time_Many_in_.gmi [01:34] TR Bot Techrights Third Wave of Microsoft Layoffs in September, This Time Many in Liverpool Affected [01:50] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Fake Articles and Google News Promoting "Linux" Spam or Bot-Generated Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Slopwatch_Fake_Articles_and_Google_News_Promoting_Linux_Spam_or.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Slopwatch_Fake_Articles_and_Google_News_Promoting_Linux_Spam_or.gmi [01:51] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Fake Articles and Google News Promoting "Linux" Spam or Bot-Generated Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) [01:55] TR News "Rust uses the `master` branch instead of `main`" https://x.com/IroncladDev/status/1973112599752618073 [01:55] TR Bot NO TITLE [01:58] MinceR > The biggest problem Rust has is that it fucking sucks. [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] did you try it? [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] oh, wait [01:58] schestowitz[TR2] that is a quote ● Oct 01 [02:01] TR News The Clarey Test on Richard Stallman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udnTKKT9za8 9 hours ago [02:01] TR Bot https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=udnTKKT9za8 [02:01] TR Bot ( status 502 @ https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=udnTKKT9za8 ) [02:27] TR News (NEW): October of Software Freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/October_of_Software_Freedom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/October_of_Software_Freedom.gmi [02:27] TR Bot Tux Machines October of Software Freedom [02:42] TR News Techrights Clerical Aspects of Publishing and Development https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Clerical_Aspects_of_Publishing_and_Development.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Clerical_Aspects_of_Publishing_and_Development.gmi [02:42] TR Bot Techrights Clerical Aspects of Publishing and Development [02:43] TR News Mexico building its own satellites to monitor climate, security threats https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexico-building-satellites-monitor-climate-security/ [02:43] TR Bot Mexico building its own satellites to monitor climate, security threats [02:44] TR News Akira Ransomwares Exploitation of SonicWall Vulnerability Continues https://www.securityweek.com/akira-ransomwares-exploitation-of-sonicwall-vulnerability-continues/ [02:44] TR Bot Ransomware's Exploitation of SonicWall Vulnerability Continues - SecurityWeek [02:44] TR News Cyberattack on JLR Prompts 1.5 Billion UK Government Intervention https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-on-jlr-prompts-1-5-billion-uk-government-intervention/ [02:44] TR Bot on JLR Prompts 1.5 Billion UK Government Intervention - SecurityWeek [02:44] TR News Hackers used a fake congressional email to breach federal systems and exploit trust https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2025/09/hackers-used-a-fake-congressional-email-to-breach-federal-systems-and-exploit-trust/ [02:44] TR Bot Hackers used a fake congressional email to breach federal systems and exploit trust [02:45] TR News New ML-KEM standard aims to protect data from future quantum attacks https://siliconangle.com/2025/09/29/post-quantum-security-ml-kem-digicert/ [02:45] TR Bot security rests on new algorithm termed ML-KEM - SiliconANGLE [02:46] TR News OpenSSF Newsletter September 2025 https://openssf.org/newsletter/2025/09/29/openssf-newsletter-september-2025/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [02:46] TR Bot OpenSSF Newsletter September 2025 Open Source Security Foundation [02:46] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[02:58] TR News The Register MS still uses slop images, e.g. https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/09/30/live_facial_recognition_police.jpg?x=302&y=151&crop=1 [02:59] TR News Or maybe it's from some movie, but there is no attribution to suggest so https://regmedia.co.uk/2025/09/30/live_facial_recognition_police.jpg ● Oct 01 [03:00] TR News Just do it. https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/uk_government_x_twiter/ [03:00] TR Bot UK minister suggests government could leave Elon Musk's X The Register [03:12] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [03:17] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/tile_trackers_unencrypted_info/ [03:17] TR Bot Tile trackers leak unencrypted Bluetooth data, say boffins The Register [03:18] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/microsoft_copilot_avatars/ [03:18] TR Bot Microsoft tries to make Copilot friendlier with avatars The Register [03:23] admfubar it is a giant ladybug!... https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/bloodred_bot_stalks_the_streets/ [03:23] TR Bot Blood-red bot stalks the burbs armed with... groceries The Register [03:27] admfubar this external ssd really stinks! https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-ssds/portable-1tb-bamboo-ssd-is-fast-but-smells-even-better-an-essential-oil-diffuser-brings-harmony-to-your-workplace [03:27] TR Bot Portable 1TB bamboo SSD is fast, but smells even better due to built-in aroma diffuser essential oil diffuser billed as bringing harmony to your workplace | Tom's Hardware [03:28] admfubar https://therecord.media/north-korea-it-worker-scheme-expands-outisde-us-tech [03:28] TR Bot North Korea IT worker scheme expanding to more industries, countries outside of US tech sector | The Record from Recorded Future News [03:29] TR News Techrights IBM is Failing, This Helps Show Wall Street is Entirely Detached From Actual Commercial Performance https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/IBM_is_Failing_This_Helps_Show_Wall_Street_is_Entirely_Detached.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/IBM_is_Failing_This_Helps_Show_Wall_Street_is_Entirely_Detached.gmi [03:29] TR Bot Techrights IBM is Failing, This Helps Show Wall Street is Entirely Detached From Actual Commercial Performance [03:29] admfubar what a crock! https://therecord.media/spyware-safe-harbor-law-proposed-tech-companies [03:29] TR Bot Tech companies should be shielded from spyware lawsuits, report says | The Record from Recorded Future News [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] they buy the law [03:33] TR News "Why Every Computer Deserves Freedom" https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPOVUFIjPAi/ [03:33] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Instagram [03:34] TR News Misleading numbers as many of these accounts are dead already https://fediverse.party/en/fediverse/ [03:34] TR Bot Fediverse - Fediverse.Party - explore federated networks [03:35] TR News And https://fediverse.to/ has been hijacked by scammers [03:35] TR Bot Rumahmpo | Situs Mpo Slot Online Pulsa Deposit via 858 Paling Mudah [03:38] admfubar resistance is futile!!... https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/ring-cameras-can-now-recognize-faces-and-help-to-find-lost-pets/ [03:38] TR Bot cameras can now recognize faces and help to find lost pets | TechCrunch [03:38] schestowitz[TR2] fake features [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] that's like saying cctv can detect someone having a stroke [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] hence, we need more cctv [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] to improve "health" [03:39] admfubar some users will become un-hinged because of this... https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/hinge-is-taking-a-fairer-approach-to-account-banning/ [03:39] TR Bot is taking a fairer approach to account banning | TechCrunch [03:40] admfubar this sounds like a scam... https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/whoop-opens-its-blood-testing-service-to-350000-on-wait-list/ [03:40] TR Bot opens blood-testing service to what it says is a 350,000-person waitlist | TechCrunch [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] theyshould say " [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] hey hi" [03:53] schestowitz[TR2] then you'll know it's a scam ● Oct 01 [04:02] TR News Techrights Social Control Media Isn't the Future, The Federation or Fediverse Isn't Growing, People's Accounts Vanish for Good https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Social_Control_Media_Isn_t_the_Future_The_Federation_or_Fediver.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Social_Control_Media_Isn_t_the_Future_The_Federation_or_Fediver.gmi [04:02] TR Bot Techrights Social Control Media Isn't the Future, The Federation or Fediverse Isn't Growing, People's Accounts Vanish for Good [04:09] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@w8k37m3y8dc66.irc) has joined #techrights [04:19] psydruid it's up to us to create gadgets that still work after 50 years [04:20] psydruid electronics have become so available and affordable that there are no excuses not to do it yourself anymore [04:21] psydruid especially since companies selling end-user devices have become so sinister [04:23] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/09/delusion-deception-dipshittery-israel-trump-europe-narrative-control.html [04:23] TR Bot Delusion, Deception, Dipshittery: Israel, Trump, Europe & Narrative Control [04:27] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2025/09/30/unitree-humanoid-robot-exploit-looks-like-a-bad-one/ [04:27] TR Bot Humanoid Robot Exploit Looks Like A Bad One | Hackaday [04:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [04:33] TR News Techrights Bad Actors Abusing the Free Software Community, Vandalising It Using Rogue Politics and Old Tactics https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Bad_Actors_Abusing_the_Free_Software_Community_Vandalising_It_U.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Bad_Actors_Abusing_the_Free_Software_Community_Vandalising_It_U.gmi [04:33] TR Bot Techrights Bad Actors Abusing the Free Software Community, Vandalising It Using Rogue Politics and Old Tactics [04:39] TR News (NEW): GNU Linux-Libre 6.17 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/29/GNU_Linux_Libre_6_17_Kernel_Is_Now_Available_for_Software_Freed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/29/GNU_Linux_Libre_6_17_Kernel_Is_Now_Available_for_Software_Freed.gmi [04:39] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU Linux-Libre 6.17 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers [04:39] schestowitz[TR2] double lol @ qubes [04:39] schestowitz[TR2] ah, kvm [04:39] schestowitz[TR2] not linux [04:39] schestowitz[TR2] or xen rather [04:39] schestowitz[TR2] they don't use kvm afaik [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] xen has many serious bugs very often [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] it's cisco [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] oiops [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] citrix i meant [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] they are ms partners [04:40] schestowitz[TR2] i assume back doors are a design choice [04:51] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/morgan-stanley-warns-ai-kill-adobe [04:51] TR Bot Adobe Is in Serious Trouble Because of AI, Morgan Stanley Warns [04:53] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/jim-cramer-ai-bubble [04:53] TR Bot You Might Want to Ditch Your AI Investments Now That Jim Cramer Says No Bubble Is Coming [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] lol [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] reverse psssychoplogy [04:56] admfubar exactly.. [04:57] admfubar what could possibly go wrong??? just everything.... https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/with-new-agent-mode-for-excel-and-word-microsoft-touts-vibe-working/ [04:57] TR Bot With new agent mode for Excel and Word, Microsoft touts vibe working - Ars Technica ● Oct 01 [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] "vibe" [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] "superintelligence" [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] "agentic" [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] add more buzzwords [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] MOAR BS! [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] to paint the old, which failed, as "new" [05:03] TR News Techrights Linux is Not a Community Project, It's a Wall Street Product https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Linux_is_Not_a_Community_Project_It_s_a_Wall_Street_Product.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Linux_is_Not_a_Community_Project_It_s_a_Wall_Street_Product.gmi [05:03] TR Bot Techrights Linux is Not a Community Project, It's a Wall Street Product [05:09] TR News lxer.com having technical issues [05:49] *Now talking on #techrights [05:49] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [05:49] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [05:56] TR News Techrights After Killing OpenSource.com, IBM ('Red Hat') and OSI Told Us OpenSource.net Would Replace It (But That Didn't Happen) https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/After_Killing_OpenSource_com_IBM_Red_Hat_and_OSI_Told_Us_OpenSo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/After_Killing_OpenSource_com_IBM_Red_Hat_and_OSI_Told_Us_OpenSo.gmi [05:56] TR Bot Techrights After Killing OpenSource.com, IBM ('Red Hat') and OSI Told Us OpenSource.net Would Replace It (But That Didn't Happen) ● Oct 01 [06:01] TR News "Speaking about that debt, Bloomberg's report reveals that this deal is partly funded by $20 billion in debt sourced by JPMorgan Chase & Co. This is the most significant debt commitment ever registered for a buyout." https://wccftech.com/ea-55-billion-deal-might-bring-massive-layoffs-ai-pivot-20-billion-debt/ [06:01] TR Bot EA $55 Billion Deal Might Bring Massive Layoffs Between AI Pivot and $20 Billion of Debt [06:02] TR News Canadian energy minister disappointed by Imperial Oils planned layoffs https://medicinehatnews.com/news/national-news/2025/09/30/canadian-energy-minister-disappointed-by-imperial-oils-planned-layoffs/ [06:02] TR Bot Canadian energy minister disappointed by Imperial Oil's planned layoffs - Medicine Hat NewsMedicine Hat News [06:04] TR News IBM does Red Hat layoffs by RTO https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/08/red_hatters_to_be_big/ [06:04] TR Bot Red Hatters to be Big and Blue whether they like it or not The Register [06:06] TR News "Apple has fired 185 Indians over donation fraud." https://www.dqindia.com/news/apple-layoffs-how-internal-audits-led-to-the-discovery-of-fraud-8602762 [06:06] TR Bot Apple Layoffs: How Internal Audits Led to the Discovery of Fraud [06:15] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [06:17] *Received a CTCP VERSION from StatServ [06:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [06:31] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [06:33] TR News Techrights Bluewashing at Red Hat Means Redundancies https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Bluewashing_at_Red_Hat_Means_Redundancies.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Bluewashing_at_Red_Hat_Means_Redundancies.gmi [06:33] TR Bot Techrights Bluewashing at Red Hat Means Redundancies [06:44] TR News "In short, with the core support now removed, future development will occur outside the tree." https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-6-18-to-ship-without-bcachefs/ | Source: Linuxiac [06:44] TR Bot Linux Kernel 6.18 to Ship Without Bcachefs [06:49] TR News "Chris, as he describes himself, is not a reset, but a starter. That aligns quite nicely with the global styles first approach I teach people." https://piccalil.li/links/the-coyier-css-starter/ | Source: Andy Bell [06:49] TR Bot The Coyier CSS starter - Piccalilli [06:49] TR News "If youve been gaming on Framework Desktop, wed love to see your setup. Share it with us in the Framework Community" https://frame.work/fi/en/blog/extending-on-framework-desktop-stylus-availability-and-a-roundup-of-gaming-performance | Source: Framework Computer BV [06:49] TR Bot Framework | Extending on Framework Desktop, Stylus availability, and a [06:49] TR News "The Ware for September 2025 is shown below." https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/name-that-ware-september-2025/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [06:49] TR Bot Name that Ware September 2025 bunnie's blog [06:50] TR News "The Ware for August 2025 is the Superboard II from an Ohio Scientific Challenger 1P. Congrats to Tibor Bartos for naming it. Email me for your prize!" https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2025/winner-name-that-ware-august-2025/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [06:50] TR Bot Winner, Name that Ware August 2025 bunnie's blog [06:50] TR News "As robotics continues to expand into industrial and collaborative environments" https://rosindustrial.org/news/2025/9/30/new-tools-for-robotics-rqt-frame-editor-and-the-pitasc-framework | Source: ROS Industrial [06:50] TR Bot New Tools for Robotics: RQT Frame Editor and the pitasc Framework ROS-Industrial [06:51] TR News "After spending too many hours trying in vain to squeeze more performance out of my queries and indexes" https://emschwartz.me/subtleties-of-sqlite-indexes/ | [06:51] TR Bot Subtleties of SQLite Indexes | Evan Schwartz [06:56] TR News "After flip-flopping about what I'm going to do with this site, I decided to flip to Jekyll and build my own little CMS while I'm at it. Because why not?" https://kevquirk.com/blog/switching-back-to-jekyll-building-my-own-cms/ | Source: Kev Quirk [06:56] TR Bot Switching Back to Jekyll & Building My Own CMS | Kev Quirk [06:56] TR News "When working on open source projects its easy to focus on the power users." https://jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2025/the-majority-of-your-users/ | Source: Jacob Tomlinson [06:56] TR Bot The Majority Of Your Users - Jacob Tomlinson [06:56] TR News "Patrice Roys new book, C++ Memory Management, has made me more conscious of object lifetimes." https://nullprogram.com/blog/2025/09/30/ | Source: Chris Wellons [06:56] TR Bot More speculations on arenas in C++ [06:59] TR News "In brief, the newer and current Armadillo no longer allows C++11 (which also means it no longer allowes suppression of deprecation warnings )." https://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/09/30/#051_a_neat_rcpp_trick | Source: Dirk Eddelbuettel [06:59] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [06:59] TR News "The VisualStats::plot_distributions() function will generate four plots representing the four R distribution functions." https://bryer.org/posts/2025-09-30-distributions.html | Source: Jason Bryer [06:59] TR Bot Plotting Distributions in R Jason Bryer ● Oct 01 [07:00] TR News "Some concurrent operations don't require explicit synchronization." https://antonz.org/go-concurrency/atomics/ | Source: Anton Zhiyanov [07:00] TR Bot Gist of Go: Atomics [07:01] TR News "I use the Emacs Diary all the time. I prefer it to using only Org-mode dates in my agenda. The tricky piece is getting the stuff from my CalDAV (Fastmail) calendar into the diary." https://baty.blog/2025/09/caldav-to-emacs-diary/ | Source: Jack Baty [07:01] TR Bot to Emacs diary Baty.blog [07:02] TR News "So, Im doing some construction, and I want to future-proof my home networking. What should I install so that I dont have to worry about it in the future?" https://scottstuff.net/posts/2025/09/30/home-ethernet/ | Source: Scott Laird [07:02] TR Bot Ethernet 101 - scottstuff.net [07:03] TR News "I published six blog posts this month, starting with my announcement of my upcoming PyCon Finland talk." https://buttondown.com/juhis/archive/009-end-of-summer/ | Source: Buttondown LLC [07:03] TR Bot - End of summer Buttondown [07:03] TR News "I've made a ton of changes to this site that I haven't yet written about." https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/a-changelog | Source: Cory Dransfeldt [07:03] TR Bot A changelog Cory Dransfeldt [07:05] TR News "And since I have all of this, it's not even worth the effort of switching to the proper rcvstore approach and throwing a bunch of it away." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/MyEmailDriftIntoComplexity | Source: University of Toronto [07:05] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [07:05] TR News "People ask me the story behind my nickname, Sam, because my given name Saurabh has no M in it." https://samkhawase.com/blog/whats-in-a-name/ | Source: Saurabh "Sam" Khawase [07:05] TR Bot Sam: The story behind my nickname | Sam Khawas [07:08] TR News "Carried aboard NASA's Psyche mission, DSOC demonstrated how data encoded in lasers could be reliably transmitted, received, and decoded." https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/nasa_dsoc_demo/ | Source: The Register UK [07:08] TR Bot NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications demo goes dark The Register [07:08] TR News "Submit your project briefing proposal for the CNI Fall 2025 Membership Meeting by Friday, October 10, 2025." https://www.cni.org/news/submit-your-proposal-for-cni-fall-2025 | Source: Coalition for Networked Information [07:08] TR Bot Submit Your Proposal for CNI Fall 2025 [07:08] TR News "This is a big tour! I'll be doing in-person events in the US, Canada, the UK and Portugal, and a virtual event in Spain." https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/30/enshittification-tour/#moving-right-along | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:08] TR Bot Pluralistic: Announcing the Enshittification tour (30 Sep 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:09] TR News "Since the middle of the past century, the number of Americans in college has increased substantiallyin raw numbers, by roughly a factor of five." https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/should-college-get-harder | Source: New Yorker [07:09] TR Bot Should College Get Harder? | The New Yorker [07:09] TR News "Im organizing another Software You Can Love conference in Vancouver, June 2026. The last time I did this was 2023 and I had a blast." https://mattnite.net/blog/sycl-2026-announcement/ | [07:09] TR Bot Matthew Knight's Website [07:09] TR News "Thinking about the current storage capacity of my card index collection, I made a back-of-the-index-card calculation: [...]" https://boffosocko.com/2025/09/30/55833213/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [07:09] TR Bot | Chris Aldrich [07:10] TR News Recognition of digital legacy is still spotty, and without dedicated legacy contacts, accessing the deceaseds online accounts often involves court orders or legal documentation"" https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-a-password-manager-to-share-your-logins-after-you-die/ | Source: Wired [07:10] TR Bot to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die (2025) | WIRED [07:11] TR News Proprietary crap https://thecyberexpress.com/vmware-vulnerability-cve-2025-41244/ | Source: Cyble Inc [07:11] TR Bot VMware Vulnerability CVE-2025-41244 Exploited For A Year [07:12] TR News "Behind the lofty rhetoric reminiscent of the years he spent evangelizing the metaverse the picture is less flattering." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/metas-ai-strategy-remains-unclear | Source: Jrme Marin [07:12] TR Bot Metas AI strategy remains unclear - by Jrme Marin [07:12] TR News "Human drivers who make illegal turns risk a $234 fine, plus court fees if drivers contest a ticket." https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/california_cops_self_driving/ | Source: The Register UK [07:12] TR Bot California cops confused after trying to ticket Waymo The Register [07:30] TR News www [07:30] TR News "deepfakes as a weapon" https://www.rfa.org/english/korea/2025/09/29/north-korea-deepfake-ai-hackers/ | Source: RFA [07:30] TR Bot This is fake How North Korea uses AI and deepfakes as a weapon Radio Free Asia [07:30] TR News "Theyre trapped within it. Does it shelter them? Does it provide some resources? Does it, perhaps, even keep them alive? Sure. So does a prison" https://anniemueller.com/posts/shelter-or-prison | Source: Annie Mueller [07:30] TR Bot Shelter or prison - annie's blog [07:30] TR News "Worse, it fragments my attention. It makes things like writing music more difficult" https://jishu.bearblog.dev/breaking-the-loop-replacing-reddit-with-quiet-and-focus/ | [07:30] TR Bot Breaking the Loop: Replacing Reddit with Quiet and Focus | Jishu [07:31] TR News Windows TCO: "Unit 42 first spotted this cluster of attackers in 2022 and has kept an eye on it ever since." https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/phantom_taurus_apt/ | Source: The Register UK [07:31] TR Bot Beijing-backed burglars target government web servers The Register [07:32] TR News Windows TCO: "The attackers deployed an approach known as Living Off The Land (LOTL), which involves using pre-installed and legitimate toolsets to carry out an attack." https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/the-soc-case-files-akira-ransomware-turns-victim%e2%80%99s-remote-management-tool-on-itself.html | Source: IT Wire [07:32] TR Bot - The SOC case files: Akira ransomware turns victims remote management tool on itself [07:32] TR News Windows TCO: "Working out exactly the proportion of Windows devices running version 11 versus Windows 10 is tricky." https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/windows_11_healthcare/ | Source: The Register UK [07:32] TR Bot The Windows 11 upgrade wave has yet to hit healthcare The Register [07:33] TR News "So I sent off a Subject Access Request asking specifically for the Direct Messages sent to/from my account." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/09/can-you-use-gdpr-to-circumvent-blueskys-adult-content-blocks/ | Source: Terence Eden [07:33] TR Bot Can you use GDPR to Circumvent BlueSkys Adult Content Blocks? Terence Edens Blog [07:33] TR News "Users think they're getting a free VPN or SEO widget; in reality, their most private queries health scares, finances, identity crises are being slurped, anonymized, and resold" https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/profound_browser_extension_privacy_concern/ | Source: The Register UK [07:33] TR Bot Your AI conversations are a new treasure trove for marketers The Register [07:33] TR News "The scope of data collection recalls VKs Max, another Russian-built messenger criticized for intrusiveness. Users have even mocked Zosima in parody reviews styled after VKs advertising campaigns for its own product." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/09/30/holy-data-grab | Source: Meduza [07:33] TR Bot Holy data grab Meet Zosima, Russias Orthodox Christian messenger app no one asked for Meduza [07:34] TR News "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir! I'm happy to serve as your guide through our short introductory course on "Surreptitious Surveillance"." https://blog.cr.yp.to/20250930-stealth.html | Source: DJ Bernstein [07:34] TR Bot cr.yp.to: 2025.09.30: Surreptitious surveillance [07:34] TR News "The tool, called Waldo, reviewed more than 430,000 past posts on Reddit forums related to cannabis use." https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-health-side-effects-social-media | Source: Science News [07:34] TR Bot Can AI spot harmful health side effects on social media? [07:40] TR News "A popular critique is that digital ID represents a security and privacy risk. Of course, any data can be potentially hacked or leaked." https://theconversation.com/as-the-uk-plans-to-introduce-digital-ids-what-can-it-learn-from-pioneer-estonia-266303 | Source: The Conversation [07:40] TR Bot As the UK plans to introduce digital IDs, what can it learn from pioneer Estonia? [07:41] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [07:41] TR News "The app is also a political flashpoint. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company under the shadow of Beijing." https://www.vox.com/podcasts/463206/tiktok-deal-us-china-ellison-murdoch | Source: Vox [07:41] TR Bot deal: Both US and Chinese control of the app are troubling. | Vox [07:44] TR News "Russia-backed hacking plot" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/dutch-teens-recruited-telegram-russia | Source: Bitdefender [07:44] TR Bot Dutch teens recruited on Telegram, accused of Russia-backed hacking plot [07:47] TR News (NEW): 10 simple ways to work smarter on Linux - for beginners and pros https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/10_simple_ways_to_work_smarter_on_Linux_for_beginners_and_pros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/10_simple_ways_to_work_smarter_on_Linux_for_beginners_and_pros.gmi [07:47] TR Bot Tux Machines 10 simple ways to work smarter on Linux - for beginners and pros [07:52] TR News "These lakes, dated at roughly 15,000 years, are the first evidence of surface water returning to Arabia following the extremely arid period." https://www.sciencealert.com/12000-year-old-desert-rock-art-conveyed-important-message-for-ancient-people | Source: Science Alert [07:52] TR Bot Desert Rock Art Conveyed Important Message For Ancient People : ScienceAlert [07:52] TR News "Our findings point to plastics role in the early origins of many chronic diseases that reverberate into adolescence and adulthood" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/study-plastics-pose-urgent-threat-to-childrens-lifelong-health/ | Source: Truthdig [07:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/study-plastics-pose-urgent-threat-to-childrens-lifelong-health/ ) [07:53] TR News "Permafrost, which lies beneath about 15% of the land in the Northern Hemisphere, is defined as ground that has remained frozen for at least two years." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/30/1124548/scientists-see-permafrost-thawing-from-space/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [07:53] TR Bot How scientists can see Earths permafrost thawing from space | MIT Technology Review [07:53] TR News "OK, not really. Wind power is, in fact, far cleaner and safer than burning fossil fuels. And I personally like the sight of wind turbines." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/fossil-fuels-and-fossilized-minds | Source: Paul Krugman [07:53] TR Bot Fossil Fuels and Fossilized Minds - Paul Krugman [07:53] TR News "The 1958 Volvo PV 544 Sport marked an important evolution in Volvos line of durable and stylish family cars." https://www.vintag.es/2025/09/1958-volvo-pv-544-sport.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [07:53] TR Bot The 1958 Volvo PV 544 Sport: A Swedish Classic of Style, Safety, and Performance ~ Vintage Everyday [07:53] TR News "James Grant invited me to address the annual conference of Grant's Interest Rate Observer. This was an intimidating prospect, the previous year's conference featured billionaires Scott Bessent and Bill Ackman." https://blog.dshr.org/2025/09/the-gaslit-asset-class.html | Source: David Rosenthal [07:53] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: The Gaslit Asset Class [07:54] TR News "Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in the project, an enormous project that could end up requiring an astronomical amount of electricity to run." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-new-data-centers-more-power-new-york-city | Source: Futurism [07:54] TR Bot OpenAI's New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says [07:54] TR News But there is no money to fund it. http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/27/Glimmer_of_Hope_More_People_Realise_and_Come_to_Accept_AI_is_Ju.shtml [07:54] TR Bot Techrights Glimmer of Hope: More People Realise and Come to Accept "AI" is Just a Giant, Elaborate Ponzi/Pyramid Scheme That Will Leave Everyone Worse Off (Except the "Top of the Pyramid") [07:54] TR News "In its analysis of Grid Status' energy data analytics, Bloomberg found that for areas located near new data centers built to run and train AI, wholesale electricity prices had risen by up to 267%." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-center-boom-sends-some-wholesale-electricity-prices-soaring-up-to-267-percent-in-five-years-says-report-as-global-rollout-of-ai-factories-continues-apace | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:54] TR Bot AI data center boom sends some wholesale electricity prices soaring up to 267% in five years, says report as global rollout of AI factories continues apace | Tom's Hardware [07:54] TR News "Keeping networks online during repeated blackouts comes with a number of challenges. To address this, I built and deployed a fast-charge, cloud-aware power management system for network nodes." https://labs.ripe.net/author/YuriyVyknevych/keeping-network-sites-online-during-blackouts/ | Source: RIPE [07:54] TR Bot Keeping Network Sites Online During Blackouts | RIPE Labs [07:55] TR News "most sought-after drone pilot" https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/09/30/eric-thurber/ | Source: The Drone Girl [07:55] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/09/30/eric-thurber/ ) [07:55] TR News "Plants lack nerves, yet they can sensitively detect touch from other organisms." https://phys.org/news/2025-09-venus-flytrap-response-specialized-ion.html | Source: Omicron Limited [07:55] TR Bot ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-09-venus-flytrap-response-specialized-ion.html ) [07:57] TR News "with death threats" https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/regulation-fun-with-lawyers-and-economists/ | Source: Bruce Lawson [07:57] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/regulation-fun-with-lawyers-and-economists/ ) [07:57] TR News "Apple, Meta and Google have sophisticated threat hunting teams in place and have made spyware findings known to victims and the public." https://therecord.media/spyware-safe-harbor-law-proposed-tech-companies | Source: The Record [07:57] TR Bot Tech companies should be shielded from spyware lawsuits, report says | The Record from Recorded Future News [07:57] TR News "The buyer consortium includes Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabias sovereign wealth fund and a firm run by Jared Kushner, Trumps son-in-law." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-09-29/video-game-maker-electronic-arts-to-be-acquired-and-taken-private-for-55-billion | Source: Los Angeles Times [07:57] TR Bot Electronic Arts to be acquired as gaming industry consolidates - Los Angeles Times [07:58] TR News "What they need to do is explicitly make education their primary mission again." https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/features/americas-elite-universities-have-lost-their-way-101759230515113.html | Source: Hindustan Times [07:58] TR Bot Americas elite universities have lost their way | Hindustan Times [07:59] TR News "Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek will step down as CEO on January 1 and become executive chairman, handing the reins to two of his deputies in a leadership shake-up, the music streaming giant said Tuesday." https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2341259.html | Source: RTL [07:59] TR Bot RTL Today - Leadership shake-up: Spotify founder Daniel Ek to give up CEO role [07:59] TR News "Raymond described them as a kind of infectious social insanity that has caused drama, politics, and backbiting rather than fostering collaboration." https://linuxiac.com/eric-s-raymond-codes-of-conduct-are-a-disaster/ | Source: Linuxiac [07:59] TR Bot Eric S. Raymond: Codes of Conduct Are a Disaster [07:59] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [07:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations ● Oct 01 [08:01] TR News "John Flynn, usually known as Four, has been DeepMinds VP of security since May 2024." https://www.securityweek.com/ciso-conversations-john-four-flynn-vp-of-security-at-google-deepmind/ | Source: Security Week [08:01] TR Bot Conversations: John Four Flynn, VP of Security at Google DeepMind - SecurityWeek [08:01] TR News "ISO/IEC 27001 is among the most widely recognized and internationally accepted information security standards." https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-achieves-iso-27001-certification | Source: Canonical [08:01] TR Bot achieves ISO 27001 certification [08:02] TR News "The marching orders went out to agencies leadership via email at 1:30pm ET, a government source confirms." https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-omb-mandatory-email-federal-shutdown | Source: Marisa Kabas [08:02] TR Bot Trump mandates all federal agencies send email blaming Dems for potential govt shutdown [08:03] TR News "With the outbreak of hostilities, the Ukrainian army went up to 800,000 people." https://kyivindependent.com/russian-propagandists-unexpectedly-echo-trump-casting-doubt-on-russia-s-army-ability-to-advance/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [08:03] TR Bot 'Tantamount to defeat' even Russian propagandists don't think Russia is winning the war in Ukraine [08:04] TR News "owners will include Rupert Murdoch (responsible for creating Fox News, the most effective mass media right wing propaganda platform ever) and Trump bestie Larry Ellison, who is in the process of turning CBS News into basically the same thing via his nepo baby son and Bari Weiss." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/30/trump-makes-it-very-clear-theyre-going-to-turn-tiktok-into-a-right-wing-propaganda-machine/ | Source: Techdirt [08:04] TR Bot Makes It Very Clear Theyre Going To Turn TikTok Into A Right Wing Propaganda Machine | Techdirt [08:04] TR News "The Federal Communications Commissions regulatory powers should not be used as a cudgel to punish voices that contradict the Trump administrations narrative" https://cpj.org/2025/09/cpj-calls-on-fcc-chair-to-respect-first-amendment-rights-press-freedom/ | Source: CPJ [08:04] TR Bot CPJ calls on FCC chair to respect First Amendment rights, press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalists [08:05] TR News "The Taliban have ordered [Internet] and mobile phone data services to be cut across Afghanistan, diplomatic and industry sources said on Tuesday, as residents and monitoring services reported no connectivity and disruption to flights and financial services." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-09-30/afghanistans-cellphone-internet-services-down-monitoring-shows | Source: US News And World Report [08:05] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-09-30/afghanistans-cellphone-internet-services-down-monitoring-shows ) [08:05] TR News "TOLO also reported that the Taliban have given network operators a one-week deadline to shut down higher speed 3 and 4G mobile [Internet] services." https://www.dw.com/en/talibans-internet-shutdown-in-afghanistan-whats-at-stake/a-74043564 | Source: Deutsche Welle [08:05] TR Bot internet shutdown in Afghanistan: What's at stake? DW 09/30/2025 [08:05] TR News "The curfew relaxation initially extended from 10 AM to 2 PM, later prolonged depending on emerging circumstances." https://thenorthlines.com/leh-curfew-eased-for-seven-hours-security-forces-on-alert/ | Source: The North Lines IN [08:05] TR Bot Leh Curfew Eased for Seven Hours; Security Forces on Alert - Northlines [08:06] TR News "The officials said mobile [Internet] services continued to be suspended in Leh town, and prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons are still in force in other major parts of the Union Territory, including Kargil." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/leh-curfew-eased-for-4-hours-internet-ban-continues-1907079 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [08:06] TR Bot Leh Curfew Eased for 4 Hours, Internet Ban Continues [08:06] TR News "Women can be a powerful force in Russia. Their protests to bring their men home helped bring peace in the First Chechen War." https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-28/kremlin-silences-wives-of-soldiers-deployed-to-the-front-but-some-still-raise-their-voices-in-protest.html | Source: El Pas [08:06] TR Bot Kremlin silences wives of soldiers deployed to the front, but some still raise their voices in protest | International | EL PAS English [08:07] TR News "The Taliban has imposed a nationwide telecommunications shutdown in Afghanistan, cutting off Internet and mobile networks." https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-internet-shutdown-afghanistan-2025/33544978.html | Source: RFERL [08:07] TR Bot Afghanistan Goes Dark As Taliban Imposes Nationwide Communications Blackout [08:07] TR News "Before I get too caught up in 31 Days of Horror, I wanted to make an addendum to this post I had last week: Getting Ready For Banned Books Week." https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-to-act-during-banned-books-week-via.html | Source: Becky Spratford [08:07] TR Bot RA for All: How to ACT During Banned Books Week via Kelly Jensen [08:07] TR News "does trump show signs of dementia" https://www.theverge.com/news/789152/google-ai-searches-blocking-trump-dementia-biden | Source: The Verge [08:07] TR Bot Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia | The Verge [08:07] TR News "It can direct surveillance resources, encourage financial subpoenas and coordinate interagency efforts, but it cannot formally designate a domestic movement as a terrorist organization." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/when-everyone-is-antifa-no-one-is-safe/ | Source: Truthdig [08:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/when-everyone-is-antifa-no-one-is-safe/ ) [08:08] TR News "Companies are saying that the economy and AI are causing the large amount of tech layoffs, but Vanessa Wingrdh looked at the H-1B visa data and noticed that the companies are lying." https://huijzer.xyz/posts/111/companies-are-lying-about-ai-layoffs | Source: Rik Huijzer [08:08] TR Bot Companies are Lying About AI Layoffs - Rik's Weblog [08:09] TR News "The FCCs action overturns its 2024 order establishing hotspot lending programs for schools and libraries." https://www.ala.org/news/2025/09/ala-disappointed-fcc-takebacks-lack-due-process-decision-end-library-hotspots-school | Source: American Library Association [08:09] TR Bot ALA disappointed by FCC takebacks, lack of due process in decision to end library hotspots, school bus Wi-Fi | ALA [08:09] TR News "Here is a table of major affiliate station owners: [...]" https://doc.searls.com/2025/09/30/on-the-continuing-end-of-ota-tv-part-2/ | Source: Doc Searls [08:09] TR Bot On the Continuing End of OTA TV, Part 2 Doc Searls Weblog [08:10] TR News "The app borrows heavily from TikToks short-video format but adds a twist: users can record short clips and let friends spin them into AI-generated cameos." https://interestingengineering.com/culture/sora-2-tiktok-like-ai-video-app | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:10] TR Bot OpenAIs Sora 2 app lets users remix friends in short AI video clips [08:10] TR News "As vishing becomes more frequently used amongst threat actors, researchers have discovered that AI-generated voice clones from as little as five minutes of recorded audio are well on the rise" https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ai-voice-cloning-vishing-risks | Source: Dark Reading [08:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ai-voice-cloning-vishing-risks ) [08:11] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:13] TR News (NEW): Imgur is No Longer Available to Users in the UK https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Imgur_is_No_Longer_Available_to_Users_in_the_UK.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Imgur_is_No_Longer_Available_to_Users_in_the_UK.gmi [08:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Imgur is No Longer Available to Users in the UK [08:16] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [08:17] TR News "For the second time the release date of Terminator 2D: NO FATE has been moved, and now it's going to arrive on November 26th." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/terminator-2d-no-fate-delayed-again-and-now-releases-in-november/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR Bot 2D: NO FATE delayed again and now releases in November | GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR News "Developer Evil Empire who did lots of work on Dead Cells and made The Rogue Prince of Persia have announced they're taking over future development of Brotato." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/evil-empire-dead-cells-the-rogue-prince-of-persia-take-over-brotato-with-a-plan-for-more-updates/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR Bot Empire (Dead Cells, The Rogue Prince of Persia) take over Brotato with a plan for more updates | GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR News "As part of the ongoing 17th anniversary celebration, GOG have announced another expansion of their GOG Preservation Program." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/gog-expands-their-preservation-program-to-include-gothic-1-2-mortal-kombat-trilogy-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR Bot expands their Preservation Program to include Gothic 1 & 2, Mortal Kombat Trilogy and more | GamingOnLinux [08:18] TR News "Taking some inspiration from silly TV gameshows, Task Time needs to be on your list if you're after more games to play with friends either locally or online." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/inspired-by-gameshows-task-time-looks-like-a-quality-chaotic-local-and-online-party-game/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:18] TR Bot by gameshows Task Time looks like a quality chaotic local and online party game | GamingOnLinux [08:19] TR News "Spectacular Team: Assemble is a silly physics-based action game about customizable super heroes, with a demo available for testing." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/check-out-the-demo-for-spectacular-team-assemble-a-physics-based-super-hero-action-game/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:19] TR Bot out the demo for Spectacular Team: Assemble, a physics-based super hero action game | GamingOnLinux [08:19] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu Touch mobile Linux distro is now based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Ubuntu_Touch_mobile_Linux_distro_is_now_based_on_Ubuntu_24_04_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Ubuntu_Touch_mobile_Linux_distro_is_now_based_on_Ubuntu_24_04_L.gmi [08:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu Touch mobile Linux distro is now based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS [08:19] TR News "NVIDIA have launched their latest recommended driver for Linux users with driver version 580.95.05 now available." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/nvidia-driver-580-95-05-released-as-the-latest-recommended-for-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:19] TR Bot driver 580.95.05 released as the latest recommended for Linux | GamingOnLinux [08:20] TR News "Who actually owns your data?" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/who-actually-owns-your-data:4 [08:20] TR Bot Who actually owns your data? [08:21] TR News "Tech companies should be shielded from spyware lawsuits, report says | The Record from Recorded Future News" https://therecord.media/spyware-safe-harbor-law-proposed-tech-companies see instead Section 3 of this talk: http://geer.tinho.net/geer.blackhat.6viii14.txt [08:21] TR Bot Tech companies should be shielded from spyware lawsuits, report says | The Record from Recorded Future News [08:22] TR News windows kills https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/windows_11_healthcare/ [08:22] TR Bot The Windows 11 upgrade wave has yet to hit healthcare The Register [08:23] TR News "Kroah-Hartman explains Cyber Resilience Act for open source" https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/cyber_reiliance_act_opinion_column/ [08:23] TR Bot Kroah-Hartman explains Cyber Resilience Act for open source The Register [08:26] TR News (NEW): Security and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Security_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Security_and_Windows_TCO.gmi [08:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Security and Windows TCO [08:26] TR News "GOG are really stretching out the announcements for their 17th anniversary, with a second helping of classic games now in the GOG Preservation Program. They only just announced a few titles a day ago and now they're back with even more" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/even-more-yes-again-classics-join-the-gog-preservation-program/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:26] TR Bot more (yes, again) classics join the GOG Preservation Program | GamingOnLinux [08:26] TR News "Team FOLON today announced the huge Rabbit & Pork update for the popular Fallout 4 mod Fallout: London. It expands the game in some massive ways." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/fallout-london-mod-gets-a-huge-upgrade-with-rabbit-pork/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:26] TR Bot London mod gets a huge upgrade with "Rabbit & Pork" | GamingOnLinux [08:26] TR News "Team Fortress 2 Classic is an upcoming mod for Valve's shooter that aims to re-imagine the launch era of the original game and you'll be able to try it soon." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/team-fortress-2-classic-will-get-an-open-beta-on-october-13-during-steam-next-fest/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:26] TR Bot Fortress 2 Classic will get an open Beta on October 13 during Steam Next Fest | GamingOnLinux [08:28] TR News (NEW): Games: Team Fortress 2 Classic, GOG Preservation Program, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Games_Team_Fortress_2_Classic_GOG_Preservation_Program_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Games_Team_Fortress_2_Classic_GOG_Preservation_Program_and_More.gmi [08:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Team Fortress 2 Classic, GOG Preservation Program, and More [08:29] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_Leftovers.gmi [08:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers [08:29] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [08:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [08:30] *schestowitz[TR] has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [08:30] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [08:31] TR News (NEW): Austrias military switches from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Austria_s_military_switches_from_Microsoft_Office_to_LibreOffic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Austria_s_military_switches_from_Microsoft_Office_to_LibreOffic.gmi [08:31] TR News (NEW): Kernel Stories: Custom Kernel, Avocado OS, and Next Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Kernel_Stories_Custom_Kernel_Avocado_OS_and_Next_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Kernel_Stories_Custom_Kernel_Avocado_OS_and_Next_Linux.gmi [08:31] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Austria_s_military_switches_from_Microsoft_Office_to_LibreOffic.shtml ) [08:31] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel Stories: Custom Kernel, Avocado OS, and Next Linux [08:32] *Now talking on #techrights [08:32] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [08:32] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [08:33] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [08:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [08:34] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [08:34] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [08:37] *schestowitz[TR] has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [08:37] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [08:38] TR News Techrights Links 01/10/2025: EA $55 Billion Deal is Debt and Slop "Raises Vishing Risks" https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Links_01_10_2025_EA_55_Billion_Deal_is_Debt_and_Slop_Raises_Vis.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Links_01_10_2025_EA_55_Billion_Deal_is_Debt_and_Slop_Raises_Vis.gmi [08:38] TR Bot Techrights Links 01/10/2025: EA $55 Billion Deal is Debt and Slop "Raises Vishing Risks" [08:42] *Now talking on #techrights [08:42] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [08:42] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [08:52] TR News "The political cartoon is of vast importance to the history of the United States." https://fair.org/home/us-cartooning-tradition-in-peril-in-trumps-first-year/ | Source: FAIR [08:52] TR Bot US Cartooning Tradition in Peril in Trumps First Year FAIR [08:53] TR News raspberrypi pushing ponzi schemes, not technical skills https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/introducing-ai-quests-a-new-gamified-learning-experience-within-experience-ai/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [08:53] TR Bot Introducing AI Quests: A new gamified learning experience within Experience AI - Raspberry Pi Foundation [08:58] TR News Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 Released Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-0-released-based-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts/ [08:58] TR Bot Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 Released Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ● Oct 01 [09:02] TR News Imgur is No Longer Available to Users in the UK https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/imgur-not-accessible-in-uk-ico [09:02] TR Bot Imgur is No Longer Available to Users in the UK - OMG! Ubuntu [09:03] TR News Whippy Term modern GUI based terminal program https://www.linuxlinks.com/whippy-term-modern-terminal-program/ [09:03] TR Bot Term - modern GUI based terminal program - LinuxLinks [09:07] TR News Rights group warns new China law threatens minority protections https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/09/human-rights-watch-warns-new-china-law-threatens-minority-protections/ [09:07] TR Bot Rights group warns new China law threatens minority protections - JURIST - News [09:08] TR News Afghanistan Goes Dark As Taliban Imposes Nationwide Communications Blackout https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-internet-shutdown-afghanistan-2025/33544978.html [09:08] TR Bot Afghanistan Goes Dark As Taliban Imposes Nationwide Communications Blackout [09:08] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [09:10] TR News Eric S. Raymond: Codes of Conduct Are a Disaster https://linuxiac.com/eric-s-raymond-codes-of-conduct-are-a-disaster/ [09:10] TR Bot Eric S. Raymond: Codes of Conduct Are a Disaster [09:12] *schestowitz[TR] has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [09:12] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [09:14] TR News Pluralistic: Announcing the Enshittification tour (30 Sep 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/30/enshittification-tour/ [09:14] TR Bot Pluralistic: Announcing the Enshittification tour (30 Sep 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [09:14] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: #051: A Neat Little Rcpp Trick http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/09/30#051_a_neat_rcpp_trick [09:14] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [09:15] TR News New Tools for Robotics: RQT Frame Editor and the pitasc Framework https://rosindustrial.org/news/2025/9/30/new-tools-for-robotics-rqt-frame-editor-and-the-pitasc-framework [09:15] TR Bot New Tools for Robotics: RQT Frame Editor and the pitasc Framework ROS-Industrial [09:15] TR News Linux Kernel 6.18 to Ship Without Bcachefs https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-6-18-to-ship-without-bcachefs/ [09:15] TR Bot Linux Kernel 6.18 to Ship Without Bcachefs [09:20] TR News Antoine Beaupr: Proper services https://anarc.at/blog/2025-09-30-proper-services/ [09:20] TR Bot Proper services - anarcat [09:24] TR News "GnuPG 2.5.12, file archiver 7-Zip 25.01, text editor Vim 9.1.1706 and Kernel Source 6.16.5 were just a few of the packages updated in the months snapshots." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/09/30/tw-monthly-update-sept/ | Source: OpenSUSE [09:24] TR Bot Tumbleweed Monthly Update - September 2025 - openSUSE News [09:24] TR News "FoxReplace is a Firefox addon that is able to replace text in a web page, in both editing and reading mode, with or without regular expression (regex), both manually and automatically" https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/09/foxreplace-text-replacement-addon-for-firefox-browser.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz [09:24] TR Bot FoxReplace - a Text Replacement Addon for Firefox Browser [09:25] TR News "RecentRed Hat research shows that nearly all IT managers in Ireland plan to increase investment in both cloud (93%) and AI (95%) this year." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/irelands-next-steps-effective-ai-delivery | Source: Red Hat Official [09:25] TR News "If thats how you feel, you are not alone. Effective and speedy issue resolution, prompt responses and shorter wait times are important aspects of customer service. Customer expectations have increased." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/optimizing-application-architectures-ai-monoliths-intelligent-agents-2-2-blogs-series | Source: Red Hat Official [09:25] TR Bot Irelands next steps for effective AI delivery [09:26] TR Bot Optimizing application architectures for AI: From monoliths to intelligent agents (2 of 2 blogs series) [09:26] TR News "As we know, however, a nervous system doesn't operate in isolation. It relies on the rest of the body, with countless other systems working in harmony." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-open-source-matters-enterprise-ai | Source: Red Hat Official [09:26] TR Bot What you dont see could cost you: Why open source matters in enterprise AI [09:26] TR News Every single page from Red Hat on that same day is promoting buzzwords and a Ponzi scheme [09:26] *Now talking on #techrights [09:26] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [09:26] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [09:27] TR News IBM share price gamed with Red Hat's promotion of mindless slop [09:27] TR News Maybe one day Red Hat can stop pushing slop and buzzwords, but under IBM there's nothing left but vapourware [09:28] TR News "Think of these parameters as special instructions you give to the kernel before it even starts running the operating system." https://www.tecmint.com/linux-kernel-boot-time-parameters-explained/ | Source: TecMint [09:28] TR Bot How to Use Kernel Boot-Time Parameters in Linux [09:31] TR News Harvard Blasts Administration Over Distorted Civil Rights Investigation https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/harvard-response-trump.html [09:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/us/politics/harvard-response-trump.html ) [09:46] TR News New York firm faces China investigation over $17M advanced trading hardware smuggling https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/new-york-firm-faces-china-investigation-over-usd17m-advanced-trading-hardware-smuggling-accused-of-installing-customized-processors-and-networking-hardware-at-shanghai-futures-exchange [09:46] TR Bot New York firm faces China investigation over $17M advanced trading hardware smuggling accused of installing customized processors and networking hardware at Shanghai Futures Exchange | Tom's Hardware [09:48] TR News Palo Alto Networks spots new China espionage group showcasing advanced skills https://cyberscoop.com/phantom-taurus-china-espionage-group/ [09:48] TR Bot Alto Networks spots new China espionage group showcasing advanced skills | CyberScoop [09:48] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:49] TR News From Disillusionment to Freedom: Why Creatives Need FOSS Now More Than Ever https://news.itsfoss.com/creatives-need-foss-now/ [09:49] TR Bot From Disillusionment to Freedom: Why Creatives Need FOSS Now More Than Ever [09:49] TR News "Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he thinks he was poisoned in 2018" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/10/01/telegram-founder-pavel-durov-says-he-thinks-he-was-poisoned-in-2018 | Source: Meduza [09:49] TR Bot Telegram founder Pavel Durov says he thinks he was poisoned in 2018 Meduza [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: no happiness [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] just the cyanide, thankyouverymuchmydear [09:50] MinceR :> [09:54] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kpkpy434dfgzc.irc) has joined #techrights [09:55] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:55] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@kpkpy434dfgzc.irc) has joined #techrights [09:58] TR News Employees are being forced back to the office and its impacting remote workers baby boom https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/lifestyle/return-to-office-mandate-impacts-remote-workers-baby-boom/ [09:58] TR Bot Return to office mandate impacts remote workers' baby boom [09:58] TR News Newspaper columnists and BillBC execs becoming more elitist, research finds https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/little-sign-of-progress-on-social-diversity-among-journalists-and-commentators-private-school-university/ [09:58] TR Bot 'Little sign of progress' on school diversity among journalists - Press Gazette ● Oct 01 [10:06] TR News Radicle 1.5.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1040236/ [10:06] TR Bot 1.5.0 released [LWN.net] [10:06] TR News "[Zoltan] was developing a workshop on Matter for DEF CON, and wanted to whip up a fun IoT project to go with it. His idea was simpletake a simple toy train, and put it on the Internet of Things." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/30/toy-train-joins-the-internet-of-things/ | Source: Hackaday [10:06] TR Bot Train Joins The Internet Of Things | Hackaday [10:07] TR News What restrictions have the Taliban imposed in Afghanistan this year? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/What-restrictions-have-the-Taliban-imposed-in-Afghanistan-this-year [10:07] TR Bot What restrictions have the Taliban imposed in Afghanistan this year? | The Straits Times [10:07] TR News Afghanistan In Massive Internet Shutdown Amid Taliban 'Morality' Crackdown https://www.rferl.org/a/33544280.html [10:07] TR Bot Afghanistan In Massive Internet Shutdown Amid Taliban 'Morality' Crackdown [10:07] TR News UN calls for Taliban to restore internet as Afghanistan goes dark https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250930-un-calls-for-taliban-to-restore-internet-as-afghanistan-goes-dark [10:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250930-un-calls-for-taliban-to-restore-internet-as-afghanistan-goes-dark ) [10:15] *lxo (~lxo@kunug3umq8pey.irc) has joined #techrights [10:24] TR News Christian Hergert: Status Week 39 https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/09/30/status-week-39/ [10:24] TR Bot Status Week 39 Happenings in GNOME [10:27] TR News Openwashing+ponzi scheme, paid for scam ("aifactoriesdatacenters") https://siliconangle.com/2025/09/30/private-ai-moves-data-next-door-aifactoriesdatacenters/ [10:27] TR Bot AI moves data in-house, not next door - SiliconANGLE [10:28] TR News vLLM or llama.cpp: Choosing the right LLM inference engine for your use case https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/09/30/vllm-or-llamacpp-choosing-right-llm-inference-engine-your-use-case [10:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/09/30/vllm-or-llamacpp-choosing-right-llm-inference-engine-your-use-case ) [10:29] TR News How to change the meaning of python and python3 on RHEL https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/09/30/how-change-meaning-python-and-python3-rhel [10:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/09/30/how-change-meaning-python-and-python3-rhel ) [10:30] TR News NixOS Moderation Team Resigns in Protest of SC Interference https://linuxiac.com/nixos-moderation-team-resigns-in-protest-of-sc-interference/ [10:30] TR Bot NixOS Moderation Team Resigns in Protest of SC Interference [10:31] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Latest (Lots of Slop) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Red_Hat_Latest_Lots_of_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Red_Hat_Latest_Lots_of_Slop.gmi [10:31] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Latest (Lots of Slop) [10:32] TR News Manners are for politicians, journalists need to be honest, direct, sometimes blunt. But even politicians are fast becoming blunt, partly because they're convicted criminals who should never have made it through (but do). [10:33] TR News Hans de Goede: Fedora 43 will ship with FOSS Meteor, Lunar and Arrow Lake MIPI camera support https://hansdegoede.dreamwidth.org/31089.html [10:34] TR Bot Captcha Check [10:34] TR News Bcachefs removed from the mainline kernel https://lwn.net/Articles/1040120/ [10:34] TR Bot removed from the mainline kernel [LWN.net] [10:35] TR News Constructing Meanderer trike lower swing-arms https://bkhome.org/news/202509/constructing-meanderer-trike-lower-swing-arms.html [10:35] TR Bot Constructing Meanderer trike lower swing-arms [10:36] TR News Haruna 1.5 https://haruna.kde.org/blog/2025-09-30-haruna-1.5/ [10:36] TR Bot Haruna 1.5 - Haruna [10:36] TR News (NEW): BCacheFS Banished; Reminder of The Tanenbaum-Torvalds Debate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/20/BCacheFS_Banished_Reminder_of_The_Tanenbaum_Torvalds_Debate.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/20/BCacheFS_Banished_Reminder_of_The_Tanenbaum_Torvalds_Debate.gmi [10:36] TR Bot Tux Machines BCacheFS Banished; Reminder of The Tanenbaum-Torvalds Debate [10:39] TR News MuseScore Studio 4.6 Notation App Released with VST3 Support on GNU/Linux https://linuxiac.com/musescore-studio-4-6-notation-app-released-with-vst3-support-on-linux/ [10:39] TR Bot MuseScore Studio 4.6 Notation App Released with VST3 Support on Linux [10:41] TR News Latest NVIDIA GNU/Linux Driver 580.95 Released with Bug Fixes https://linuxiac.com/latest-nvidia-linux-driver-580-95-released-with-bug-fixes/ [10:41] TR Bot Latest NVIDIA Linux Driver 580.95 Released with Bug Fixes [10:41] *harrykar (~harrykar@vdk6vuvz8tbxk.irc) has joined #techrights [10:41] *harrykar has quit (connection closed) [10:44] TR News Donut Browser anti-detect browser https://www.linuxlinks.com/donut-browser-anti-detect-browser/ [10:44] TR Bot Browser - anti-detect browser - LinuxLinks [10:44] TR News VIT Visual Interactive Taskwarrior https://www.linuxlinks.com/vit-visual-interactive-taskwarrior/ [10:44] TR Bot - Visual Interactive Taskwarrior - LinuxLinks [10:44] TR News Scramble privacy-focused image metadata removal tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/scramble-privacy-focused-image-metadata-removal-tool/ [10:44] TR Bot - privacy-focused image metadata removal tool - LinuxLinks [10:46] TR News ChessMD lightweight PGN database viewer and analysis tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/chessmd-lightweight-pgn-database-viewer-analysis-tool/ [10:46] TR Bot - lightweight PGN database viewer and analysis tool - LinuxLinks [10:46] TR News Water Hammer Simulation simulate the Water Hammer phenomenon https://www.linuxlinks.com/water-hammer-simulation-simulate-the-water-hammer-phenomenon/ [10:46] TR Bot Hammer Simulation - simulate the Water Hammer phenomenon - LinuxLinks [10:46] TR News 15 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Tools for Novelists https://www.linuxlinks.com/novelists/ [10:46] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Tools for Novelists - LinuxLinks [10:47] TR News Almalinux vs Rocky Linux: Battle of the CentOS Clones https://ubuntupit.com/almalinux-vs-rocky-linux/ [10:47] TR Bot Almalinux vs Rocky Linux: Battle of the CentOS Clones [10:48] TR News Debian vs. Arch Linux: Which is Better for You? https://ubuntupit.com/debian-vs-arch-linux/ [10:48] TR Bot Debian vs. Arch Linux: Which is Better for You? [10:48] TR News 14 Basic Tar Commands in GNU/Linux with Examples for Newbies https://ubuntupit.com/basic-tar-commands-in-linux-with-examples-for-newbies/ [10:48] TR Bot 14 Basic Tar Commands in Linux with Examples for Newbies [10:49] TR News Apt vs Apt-get Commands Explained: Which One To Use? https://ubuntupit.com/apt-vs-apt-get-commands-explained-and-which-one-to-use/ [10:49] TR Bot Apt vs Apt-get Commands Explained: Which One To Use? [10:56] *harrykar (~harrykar@vdk6vuvz8tbxk.irc) has joined #techrights [10:56] *harrykar has quit (connection closed) ● Oct 01 [11:14] MinceR https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/09/29/you-name-it-vmware-elevates-it-cve-2025-41244/ [11:14] TR Bot You name it, VMware elevates it (CVE-2025-41244) ● Oct 01 [12:01] TR News Compsci Grads Are Cooked https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/computer-science-college-graduates-jobs [12:01] TR Bot Compsci Grads Are Cooked [12:04] TR News iophk: Good news there in .at http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Austria_s_military_switches_from_Microsoft_Office_to_LibreOffic.shtml Didn't the French Gendarmerie make a similar move years ago too? [12:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Austrias military switches from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice [12:05] TR News Every headline with the term "ai" in it is becoming irritating enough and the substance in such stuff is always nothing... so it is worth skipping [12:10] TR News $7.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency recovered from newly convicted 'Bitcoin Queen' funds from fraudster thought to be the largest seizure to date https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/usd7-3-billion-worth-of-cryptocurrency-recovered-from-newly-convicted-bitcoin-queen-funds-from-fraudster-thought-to-be-the-largest-seizure-to-date [12:10] TR Bot $7.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency recovered from newly convicted 'Bitcoin Queen' funds from fraudster thought to be the largest seizure to date | Tom's Hardware [12:11] TR News Qt 6.9.3 Released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.9.3-released [12:11] TR Bot Qt 6.9.3 Released [12:14] psydruid > [notice] www.latimes.com | Electronic Arts to be acquired as gaming industry consolidates - Los Angeles Times [12:14] psydruid Hopefully to be shot behind the barn shortly after [12:19] schestowitz[TR2] they don't shoot [12:19] schestowitz[TR2] they use swords [12:19] schestowitz[TR2] on the neck usually [12:20] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [12:22] MinceR AK-s are pretty popular there too [12:22] schestowitz[TR2] in KAS? ;-) [12:23] TR News Watchdog: Cyber threat information-sharing programs future uncertain with expected expiration of 2015 law https://cyberscoop.com/watchdog-cyber-threat-information-sharing-programs-future-uncertain-with-expected-expiration-of-2015-law/ [12:23] TR Bot Cyber threat information-sharing programs future uncertain with expected expiration of 2015 law | CyberScoop [12:49] TR News Cyberattack on Beer Giant Asahi Disrupts Production https://www.securityweek.com/cyberattack-on-beer-giant-asahi-disrupts-production/ [12:49] TR Bot on Beer Giant Asahi Disrupts Production - SecurityWeek [12:50] TR News High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in VMware Aria Operations, NSX, vCenter https://www.securityweek.com/high-severity-vulnerabilities-patched-in-vmware-aria-operations-nsx-vcenter/ [12:50] TR Bot Vulnerabilities Patched in VMware Aria Operations, NSX, vCenter - SecurityWeek [12:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:53] MinceR https://engrish.com/2024/03/i-wouldnt-say-best-sht-but-its-pretty-good-sht/ [12:53] TR Bot I wouldnt say best sh!t but its pretty good sh!t [12:58] TR News Birth of the Pearl (1901) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/birth-of-the-pearl [12:58] TR Bot *Birth of the Pearl* (1901) The Public Domain Review [12:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights ● Oct 01 [13:05] TR News "Supercon is the Ultimate Hardware Conference and you need to be there! Just check out this roster of talks that will be going down." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/30/2025-hackaday-speakers-round-one-and-spoilers/ | Source: Hackaday [13:05] TR Bot Hackaday Speakers, Round One! And Spoilers | Hackaday [13:06] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [13:09] TR News Hard Hat Becomes Bluetooth Direction Finder: "Have you ever wanted to find a Bluetooth device out in the wild while looking like the comic relief character from a science-fiction series? You might like Dendrite, the direction-finding hat from [SolidStat3]" https://hackaday.com/2025/09/30/hard-hat-becomes-bluetooth-direction-finder/ | Source: Hackaday [13:09] TR Bot Hat Becomes Bluetooth Direction Finder | Hackaday [13:09] TR News "Improved 3D Printer Cannibalizes Two Older Printers" https://hackaday.com/2025/09/30/improved-3d-printer-cannibalizes-two-older-printers/ | Source: Hackaday [13:09] TR Bot 3D Printer Cannibalizes Two Older Printers | Hackaday [13:10] TR News Unitree Humanoid Robot Exploit Looks Like A Bad One https://hackaday.com/2025/09/30/unitree-humanoid-robot-exploit-looks-like-a-bad-one/ | Source: Hackaday [13:10] TR Bot Humanoid Robot Exploit Looks Like A Bad One | Hackaday [13:11] TR News "You can get all kinds of great wildlife footage if you trek out into the woods with a camera, but it can be tough to stay awake all night. However, this is a task you can readily automate, as [Luke] did with his DIY trail camera." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/30/a-trail-camera-built-with-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Hackaday [13:11] TR Bot Trail Camera Built With Raspberry Pi | Hackaday [13:15] TR News Why Business Intelligence is Key to Software Production https://toscalix.com/2025/09/30/why-business-intelligence-is-key-to-software-production/ [13:15] TR Bot Business Intelligence is Key to Software Production toscalix [13:15] TR News (NEW): openSUSE Leap 16 Is Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/openSUSE_Leap_16_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Linux_Kerne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/openSUSE_Leap_16_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_with_Linux_Kerne.gmi [13:15] TR Bot Tux Machines openSUSE Leap 16 Is Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS [13:15] TR News 10 Years of Qt OPC UA https://www.basyskom.de/10-years-of-qt-opc-ua/ [13:15] TR Bot basysKom GmbH | 10 Years of Qt OPC UA [13:18] TR News Junichi Uekawa: Start of fourth quarter of the year. http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/diary/daily/2025-Oct-1.html.en#2025-Oct-1-08:25:44 "Start of fourth quarter of the year. The end of year is feeling close!" [13:18] TR Bot Start of fourth quarter of the year. [13:19] TR News Amazons New AI-Powered Alexa Is a Half-Working Mess https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-ai-alexa-half-working-mess "LLMs arent designed to be predictable, and what you want when controlling your home is predictability." [13:19] TR Bot Amazon's New AI-Powered Alexa Is a Half-Working Mess [13:20] TR News Public Knowledge Opposes FCC Phone Jamming Vote https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-opposes-fcc-phone-jamming-vote/ [13:20] TR Bot Public Knowledge Opposes FCC Phone Jamming Vote - Public Knowledge [13:21] TR News Whistleblowers Say NASA Is Poised to Kill an Astronaut https://futurism.com/space/nasa-whistleblowers-budget-astronaut [13:21] TR Bot Whistleblowers Say NASA Is Poised to Kill an Astronaut [13:21] TR News Weakness of "MANE" for Hair Products Yields Dismissal: MAIN ESTEEM Not Confusable with MANE 'N TAIL http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/09/weakness-of-mane-for-hair-products.html [13:21] TR Bot The TTABlog: Weakness of "MANE" for Hair Products Yields Dismissal: MAIN ESTEEM Not Confusable with MANE 'N TAIL [13:22] TR News Apple Updates iOS and macOS to Prevent Malicious Font Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/apple-updates-ios-and-macos-to-prevent-malicious-font-attacks/ [13:22] TR Bot Updates iOS and macOS to Prevent Malicious Font Attacks - SecurityWeek [13:23] TR News IOW, there are enough fools out there hallucinating that "bullshit generators" actually think and understand (spoiler: they don't they cannot) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-chatgpt-conscious-entities [13:23] TR Bot Across the World, People Say They're Finding Conscious Entities Within ChatGPT [13:24] TR News Orange Pi Hey Hi (AI) Studio Pro A Huawei Ascend 310 Hey Hi (AI) mini PC with up to 352 TOPS, 192GB RAM https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/09/30/orange-pi-ai-studio-pro-huawei-ascend-310-ai-mini-pc-with-up-to-352-tops-192gb-ram/ [13:24] TR Bot Orange Pi AI Studio Pro - A Huawei Ascend 310 AI mini PC with up to 352 TOPS, 192GB RAM - CNX Software [13:25] TR News China's 96-core x86 CPU taps chiplet design to rival AMD EPYC and defective chip maker Intel Xeon 13 chiplets per processor provide up to 384 cores on a single motherboard, but no word on power consumption https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinas-96-core-cpu-taps-chiplet-design-to-rival-amds-epyc-up-to-384-cores-on-a-single-motherboard-but-no-word-yet-on-tdp [13:25] TR Bot China's 96-core x86 CPU taps chiplet design to rival AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon 13 chiplets per processor provide up to 384 cores on a single motherboard, but no word on power consumption | Tom's Hardware [13:25] TR News Report: FBI-run encrypted phone data was stored on server in Lithuania https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2697631/report-fbi-run-encrypted-phone-data-was-stored-on-server-in-lithuania [13:25] TR Bot Report: FBI-run encrypted phone data was stored on server in Lithuania - LRT [13:33] TR News (NEW): OpenSSL 3.6 Officially Released with LMS Signature Verification Support, More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/OpenSSL_3_6_Officially_Released_with_LMS_Signature_Verification.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/OpenSSL_3_6_Officially_Released_with_LMS_Signature_Verification.gmi [13:33] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSSL 3.6 Officially Released with LMS Signature Verification Support, More [13:44] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [13:54] TR News "Shopify Engages in Hostile Takeover of RubyGems and Bundler" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/09/29/0143218 [13:54] TR Bot Shopify Engages in Hostile Takeover of RubyGems and Bundler - SoylentNews [13:55] Isambard_Prince https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicole-kidman-files-divorce-keith-urban/ [13:55] TR Bot Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban, citing "irreconcilable differences" - CBS News [13:55] Isambard_Prince That's usually the only thing you can cite. [13:55] Isambard_Prince No matter what the other one is doing. [13:55] TR News "user=admin". Sometimes you don't even need to log in., (Tue, Sep 30th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32334 [13:55] TR Bot "user=admin". Sometimes you don't even need to log in. [13:56] Isambard_Prince Illinois used to have 9 at fault divorce reasons including adultery, they gave you an STD, they're trying to murder you, etc. [13:56] Isambard_Prince Now if they're trying to murder you it's irreconcilable differences. [13:56] TR News WordPress 6.8.3 Release https://wordpress.org/news/2025/09/wordpress-6-8-3-release/ [13:56] TR Bot WordPress 6.8.3 Release WordPress News [13:56] Isambard_Prince No fault. [13:57] TR News Meta reportedly buying RISC-V Hey Hi (AI) GPU firm Rivos acquisition to bolster dev team and possibly replace Nvidia internally https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/meta-reportedly-buying-risc-v-ai-gpu-firm-rivos-acquisition-to-bolster-dev-team-and-possibly-replace-nvidia-internally [13:57] TR Bot Meta reportedly buying RISC-V AI GPU firm Rivos acquisition to bolster dev team and possibly replace Nvidia internally | Tom's Hardware [13:58] TR News File size-based log rotation in syslog-ng https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-file-size-based-log-rotation/ [13:58] TR Bot File size-based log rotation in syslog-ng | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [13:59] Isambard_Prince Off to surgery [13:59] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [13:59] TR News Athens Democracy Forum: Freedom of Speech in Academia Is Under Attack https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/world/democracy-forum-athens-freedom-of-speech.html [13:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/world/democracy-forum-athens-freedom-of-speech.html ) ● Oct 01 [14:06] TR News Qubes OS Summit 2025: videos and slides https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/09/30/qubes-os-summit-2025-videos-and-slides/ [14:06] TR Bot Qubes OS Summit 2025: videos and slides | Qubes OS [14:06] TR News Kernel 6.17: auspicious autumnal accomplishments https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-6.17-auspicious-autumnal-accomplishments.html [14:06] TR Bot Kernel 6.17: auspicious autumnal accomplishments [14:07] TR News Support for Istio 1.25 has ended https://istio.io/latest/news/support/announcing-1.25-eol-final/ [14:07] TR Bot Istio / Support for Istio 1.25 has ended [14:17] TR News Centralized Expanded Discretionary Denial https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/09/centralized-expanded-discretionary.html [14:17] TR Bot Centralized Expanded Discretionary Denial | Patently-O [14:18] TR News "I have not read the patent monopoly but typically batteries are replaceable, and when something comprising a battery is disclosed, you typically automatically conceive its existence also without the battery, for example, as someone pointed out above, when time has come to exchange the battery." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-unforgiving-gold-standard-why.html?showComment=1759218782315#c457225504453491086 [14:18] TR Bot The unforgiving gold standard: Why deleting a feature can add matter at the EPO (T 0422/23) - The IPKat [14:18] TR News "In this sense, a device without a battery would appear to be at least implicitly disclosed. Or not?" [14:19] TR News "Certainly the sheer volume of cases the EPO gets through, and the conscious desire to grant and maintain valid cases means there is a lot which the EPO does right compared to other patent monopoly offices." [14:19] TR News "It undergoes a constant evolution in case law and patent monopoly practice which is responsive to changing needs and new technologies. However it still has its faults." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-unforgiving-gold-standard-why.html?showComment=1759221110459#c9216750033242259739 [14:19] TR Bot The unforgiving gold standard: Why deleting a feature can add matter at the EPO (T 0422/23) - The IPKat [14:21] TR News "I have not read the patent monopoly but typically batteries are replaceable, and when something comprising a battery is disclosed, you typically automatically conceive its existence also without the battery, for example, as someone pointed out above, when time has come to exchange the battery. In this sense, a device without a battery would appear to be at least implicitly disclosed. Or not?" [14:22] TR News Lexidine vehicle camera patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/9/30/lexidine-vehicle-camera-patent-challenge-instituted [14:22] TR Bot Lexidine vehicle camera patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [14:22] TR News European court cancels Biogens extended market exclusivity for Tecfidera https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/biogen-loses-market-exclusivity-battle-over-multiple-sclerosis-drug/ [14:22] TR Bot European court cancels Biogen's extended market exclusivity for Tecfidera - JUVE Patent [14:24] TR News Jonathan McDowell: Local Voice Assistant Step 5: Remote Satellite https://www.earth.li/~noodles/blog/2025/09/voice-assistant-satellite.markdown.html [14:24] TR Bot Local Voice Assistant Step 5: Remote Satellite | Noodles Emptiness [14:25] TR News Fedora's Balancing Act: New Guidelines on Vibe Coding Contributions https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-ai-guidelines/ [14:25] TR Bot Fedora's Balancing Act: New Guidelines on Vibe Coding Contributions [14:33] TR News Phishing evolves with Hey Hi (AI) and stealth https://www.protectionweb.co.za/cyber-security/phishing-evolves-with-ai-and-stealth/ [14:33] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.protectionweb.co.za/cyber-security/phishing-evolves-with-ai-and-stealth/ ) [14:38] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [14:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [14:55] TR News 404 Accountability not found: Spyware accountability through software liability https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/404-accountability-not-found-spyware-accountability-through-software-liability/ [14:55] TR Bot 404 Accountability not found: Spyware accountability through software liability - Atlantic Council [14:55] TR News Open-Source Android Apps at Risk Under Googles New Decree https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-f-droid-warns-google-developer-decree-open-source-android/ [14:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-f-droid-warns-google-developer-decree-open-source-android/ ) [14:56] TR News LibreArts Weekly recap 28 September 2025 https://librearts.org/2025/09/week-recap-28-september-2025/ [14:56] TR Bot Libre Arts - Weekly recap 28 September 2025 [14:57] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Simplifying Package Submission Progress (29 July 7 August) GSoC 25 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/simplifying-package-submission-progress-29-july-7-august-gsoc-25/ [14:57] TR Bot Simplifying Package Submission Progress (29 July 7 August) GSoC 25 Fedora Community Blog [14:57] TR News Is cookie consent going to change in the UK? https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/the-future-of-cookie-consent-and-the-risks-of-relaxing-online-tracking/ [14:57] TR Bot Is cookie consent going to change in the UK? | Open Rights Group [14:58] TR News COOKIE CONSENT REVIEW EXPOSES WEAKNESSES IN UK DATA PROTECTION REFORM https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/cookie-consent-review-exposes-weaknesses-in-uk-data-protection-reform/ [14:58] TR Bot COOKIE CONSENT REVIEW EXPOSES WEAKNESSES IN UK DATA PROTECTION REFORM | Open Rights Group ● Oct 01 [15:00] TR News "Gawker thought they could legally get away with mistreating their free image source, as though the licence absolved them of journalistic integrity and class. Firms with fat profit margins think they can demand anything from maintainers of small projects, and have the gall to not offer anything in return." https://rubenerd.com/treat-people-well-who-give-you-things/ [15:01] TR Bot Treat those who give you things well! [15:01] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 911 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/09/29/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-911/ [15:01] TR Bot Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 911 [15:01] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1040152/ [15:01] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [15:02] TR News Notes from September 2025 https://evanhahn.com/notes-from-september-2025/ [15:02] TR Bot Notes from September 2025 [15:03] TR News Linux Matters: MacOS Made Me Snap! https://linuxmatters.sh/65/ [15:03] TR Bot MacOS Made Me Snap! [15:03] psydroid3 lol [15:03] psydroid3 crApp [15:03] psydroid3 l [15:03] psydroid3 e [15:04] TR News $3,000 awarded for Cloud-Native Heroes Challenge - prior art found on Proxense '640 https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/9/25/3000-awarded-for-cloud-native-heroes-challenge-prior-art-found-on-proxense-640 [15:04] TR Bot $3,000 awarded for Cloud-Native Heroes Challenge - prior art found on Proxense '640 Unified Patents [15:05] psydroid3 https://dirkjanm.io/obtaining-global-admin-in-every-entra-id-tenant-with-actor-tokens/ [15:05] TR Bot Token to rule them all - obtaining Global Admin in every Entra ID tenant via Actor tokens - dirkjanm.io [15:06] psydroid3 probably mentioned before, but Microsoft doesn't do security or disclosure [15:06] TR News Avoiding OSAID: Brock and Perens Reflect on a Year of Open Source Hey Hi (AI) Debate https://fossforce.com/2025/09/avoid-osaid-brock-and-perens-reflect-on-a-year-of-open-source-ai-debate/ [15:06] TR Bot Avoiding OSAID: Brock and Perens Reflect on a Year of Open Source AI Debate - FOSS Force [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft never did security [15:06] schestowitz[TR2] before Net connections were common [15:07] schestowitz[TR2] or after [15:14] TR News John Squires Confirmed as USPTO Director, With Serious Work Ahead https://patentprogress.org/2025/09/john-squires-confirmed-as-uspto-director-with-serious-work-ahead/ [15:14] TR Bot John Squires Confirmed as USPTO Director, With Serious Work Ahead - Patent Progress [15:14] TR News Dev snapshot: Godot 4.6 dev 1 https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-6-dev-1/ [15:14] TR Bot Dev snapshot: Godot 4.6 dev 1 Godot Engine [15:14] TR News Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/health/long-covid-children.html [15:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/health/long-covid-children.html ) [15:15] TR News Austrias military switches from Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Office to LibreOffice https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/09/30/austrias-military-switches-from-microsoft-office-to-libreoffice/ [15:15] TR Bot Austria's military switches from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice - The Document Foundation Blog [15:15] TR News Microsoft Lunduke Spreads Deliberate Lies to Incite Online Mobs https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/30/Microsoft_Lunduke_Spreads_Deliberate_Lies_to_Incite_Online_Mobs.shtml [15:15] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Lunduke Spreads Deliberate Lies to Incite Online Mobs [15:16] TR News Turkeys state science academy used research funds for personal gadgets, audit reveals https://bianet.org/haber/turkeys-state-science-academy-used-research-funds-for-personal-gadgets-audit-reveals-312088 [15:16] TR Bot Turkeys state science academy used research funds for personal gadgets, audit reveals [15:16] TR News The Insurrectionists Fentanylware (CheeTok) Deal Looks Like Crony Capitalism https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/donald-trumps-tiktok-deal-looks-like-crony-capitalism [15:16] TR Bot Donald Trumps TikTok Deal Looks Like Crony Capitalism | The New Yorker [15:17] TR News Fentanylware (CheeTok) hijacking pop culture abroad https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/30/tiktok-launches-classical-music-accelerator-program/ [15:17] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/30/tiktok-launches-classical-music-accelerator-program/ ) [15:19] TR News How To Install Portainer on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-portainer-debian-13/ [15:19] TR Bot How To Install Portainer on Debian 13 - idroot [15:19] TR News How To Install SDKMAN on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-sdkman-rocky-linux-10/ [15:19] TR Bot How To Install SDKMAN on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [15:19] TR News How to Install PPTP VPN on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-pptp-vpn-almalinux-10/ [15:19] TR Bot How to Install PPTP VPN on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:19] TR News How To Install Munin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-munin-ubuntu-24-04/ [15:19] TR Bot How To Install Munin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [15:20] TR News How To Install JFrog Artifactory on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-jfrog-artifactory-debian-13/ [15:20] TR Bot How To Install JFrog Artifactory on Debian 13 - idroot [15:21] TR News How To Install Next.js on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-next-js-linux-mint-22/ [15:21] TR Bot How To Install Next.js on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [15:22] TR News How To Install Mesa Drivers on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-mesa-drivers-rocky-linux-10/ [15:22] TR Bot How To Install Mesa Drivers on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [15:22] TR News What the Meteorologist: Announcing wxpull https://entropicthoughts.com/ecmwf-open-data-howto [15:22] TR Bot What the Meteorologist: Announcing wxpull [15:24] TR News Surveillance + Surveillance https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/30/waymo-youtube-music-partnership/ [15:24] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/30/waymo-youtube-music-partnership/ ) [15:25] TR News CrossOver Linux: An Ultimate Guide To Run backdoored Windows Programs and Games on GNU/Linux https://ubuntupit.com/crossover-linux-an-ultimate-guide-to-run-windows-programs-and-games-on-linux/ [15:25] TR Bot CrossOver Linux: An Ultimate Guide To Run Windows Programs and Games on Linux [15:26] TR News 50 Most Asked GNU/Linux Interview Questions & Answers https://ubuntupit.com/most-asked-linux-interview-questions-and-answers/ [15:26] TR Bot 50 Most Asked Linux Interview Questions & Answers [15:26] TR News Should you switch your backdoored Windows 10 PC to Linux? https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/should-you-switch-your-windows-10-pc-to-linux-aLUJQ1c4MKpy [15:26] TR Bot Should you switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux? - 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[15:30] TR News Linux Kernel 6.17 is Available http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-6.17-is-Available [15:30] TR Bot Linux Kernel 6.17 is Available Linux Magazine [15:32] TR News Calam 2025-10 is released https://distrowatch.com/calam [15:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/calam ) [15:32] TR News AcreetionOS 1.0 "GNOME" is also released https://distrowatch.com/acreetionos [15:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/acreetionos ) [15:33] TR News Tiny Core 16.2 is out http://www.tinycorelinux.net/ [15:33] TR Bot Tiny Core Linux, Micro Core Linux, 12MB Linux GUI Desktop, Live, Frugal, Extendable [15:34] TR News Multiple Mushrooms Have Evolved Their Own Ways to Make Psilocybin https://www.sciencealert.com/multiple-mushrooms-have-evolved-their-own-ways-to-make-psilocybin [15:34] TR Bot Mushrooms Have Evolved Their Own Ways to Make Psilocybin : ScienceAlert [15:34] TR News NVIDIA 580.95.05 Driver Adds Support for YCbCr 4:2:2 Display Modes over HDMI FRL https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-580-95-05-driver-adds-support-for-ycbcr-422-display-modes-over-hdmi-frl [15:34] TR Bot 580.95.05 Driver Adds Support for YCbCr 4:2:2 Display Modes over HDMI FRL - 9to5Linux [15:34] TR News Ubuntu Touch Mobile GNU/Linux OS Is Now Finally Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-mobile-linux-os-is-now-finally-based-on-ubuntu-24-04-lts [15:34] TR Bot Touch Mobile Linux OS Is Now Finally Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - 9to5Linux [15:38] MinceR https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/05/30/early-adopter [15:38] TR Bot Early Adopter - Penny Arcade [15:40] TR News (NEW): Almalinux vs Rocky Linux, Fedora Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Almalinux_vs_Rocky_Linux_Fedora_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Almalinux_vs_Rocky_Linux_Fedora_Leftovers.gmi [15:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Almalinux vs Rocky Linux, Fedora Leftovers [15:40] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/today_s_howtos.gmi [15:40] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [15:48] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [15:54] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [15:54] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Security_Leftovers.gmi [15:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More [15:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [15:55] TR News (NEW): KDE's Haruna, Qt, and Christian Hergert's GNOME Progress https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/KDE_s_Haruna_Qt_and_Christian_Hergert_s_GNOME_Progress.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/KDE_s_Haruna_Qt_and_Christian_Hergert_s_GNOME_Progress.gmi [15:55] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE's Haruna, Qt, and Christian Hergert's GNOME Progress [15:57] TR News (NEW): Applications: MuseScore Studio 4.6, Radicle 1.5.0, and LibreArts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Applications_MuseScore_Studio_4_6_Radicle_1_5_0_and_LibreArts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Applications_MuseScore_Studio_4_6_Radicle_1_5_0_and_LibreArts.gmi [15:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: MuseScore Studio 4.6, Radicle 1.5.0, and LibreArts [15:59] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.1.gmi [15:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers ● Oct 01 [16:00] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.1.gmi [16:00] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [16:03] *openJ has quit (connection closed) [16:03] *openJ (~sid276354@nuh3iep92zvge.irc) has joined #techrights [16:04] TR News Techrights Links 01/10/2025: Long Covid Risk Reiterated, "Bitcoin Queen" Caught https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Links_01_10_2025_Long_Covid_Risk_Reiterated_Bitcoin_Queen_Caugh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Links_01_10_2025_Long_Covid_Risk_Reiterated_Bitcoin_Queen_Caugh.gmi [16:04] TR Bot Techrights Links 01/10/2025: Long Covid Risk Reiterated, "Bitcoin Queen" Caught [16:09] TR News "Today the sad news arrived. In two years news.individual.net will be discontinued." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/end-of-life-of-newsindividualnet.txt [16:10] TR News "As politicians of our representative democracies continue to push us all (and our communications too) towards being constantly monitored, analysed, and making us all into criminals, I lost my patience, and my trust, on politics." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-10-01__Chat_Control.gmi [16:10] MinceR you have democracies? [16:10] schestowitz[TR2] can i haz one? [16:11] MinceR :> [16:11] TR News SpellBinding: GHYLRSI Wordo: FINAL gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-10-01.gmi [16:12] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-10-01.gmi [16:13] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1430.jpg [16:13] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1780.jpg [16:19] TR News "The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-32463 (CVSS score: 9.3), which affects Sudo versions prior to 1.9.17p1. It was disclosed by Stratascale researcher Rich Mirch back in July 2025." https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/cisa-sounds-alarm-on-critical-sudo-flaw.html [16:19] TR Bot CISA Sounds Alarm on Critical Sudo Flaw Actively Exploited in Linux and Unix Systems [16:19] TR News "CISA has given federal agencies until October 20 to apply the official mitigations or discontinue the use of sudo." https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-critical-linux-sudo-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/ [16:19] TR Bot CISA warns of critical Linux Sudo flaw exploited in attacks [16:20] TR News I tried running Windows apps on Linux with Wine, but virtualization is still better https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-running-windows-apps-linux-with-wine-but-virtualization-still-better/ [16:20] TR Bot I tried running Windows apps on Linux with Wine, but virtualization is still better [16:20] TR News The Linux kernel just got some important upgrades - here's what's new in 6.17 https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-kernel-just-got-some-important-upgrades-heres-whats-new-in-6-17/ [16:20] TR Bot Linux kernel just got some important upgrades - here's what's new in 6.17 | ZDNET [16:22] TR News Moscow: install our proprietary software on Linux. We will PROTECT YOU! https://www.kaspersky.com/linux-antivirus [16:22] TR Bot antivirus for Linux protection and virus scanning | Kaspersky [16:23] TR News How I use Btrfs snapshots to make my Linux system practically bulletproof https://www.xda-developers.com/use-btrfs-snapshots-make-linux-system-bulletproof/ [16:23] TR Bot How I use Btrfs snapshots to make my Linux system practically bulletproof [16:23] TR News practically or virtually? Did you fire bullets into your HDD? [16:24] TR News physically and literally? [16:25] TR News Now they promote using Windows while calling it "Linux" https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-apps-can-run-wslg-make-total-sense-windows/ [16:25] TR Bot 4 Linux apps you can run in WSLg that make total sense on Windows [16:25] TR News "NVIDIA have launched their latest recommended driver for Linux users with driver version 580.95.05 now available." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/nvidia-driver-580-95-05-released-as-the-latest-recommended-for-linux/ [16:25] TR Bot driver 580.95.05 released as the latest recommended for Linux | GamingOnLinux [16:27] TR News "There has been considerable worry about the impact of the European Union's Cyber Resilience Act on open source programmers. Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman says, however, that there won't be much of an impact at all." https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/cyber_reiliance_act_opinion_column/ [16:27] TR Bot Kroah-Hartman explains Cyber Resilience Act for open source The Register [16:27] TR News "The policy also calls out "AI slop" for unverified, low-quality machine-generated content" https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-ai-guidelines/ [16:27] TR Bot Fedora's Balancing Act: New Guidelines on Vibe Coding Contributions [16:27] TR News Peridios Avocado OS Demo Highlights Seamless Edge AI Migration Across Qualcomm and Nvidia Hardware https://embeddedcomputing.com/technology/software-and-os/os-filesystems-libraries/peridios-avocado-os-demo-highlights-seamless-edge-ai-migration-across-qualcomm-and-nvidia-hardware [16:27] TR Bot Peridios Avocado OS Demo Highlights Seamless Edge AI Migration Across Qualcomm and Nvidia Hardware - Embedded Computing Design [16:28] TR News Marvelous Designer finally sews itself into Linux https://digitalproduction.com/2025/09/30/marvelous-designer-finally-sews-itself-into-linux/ [16:28] TR Bot Marvelous Designer finally sews itself into Linux - DIGITAL PRODUCTION [16:28] TR News "Being in the GOG Preservation Program means they will keep them working and up to date for modern systems. While they mean Windows, you'll be able to play them on Linux systems with the help of Wine / Proton. A bunch of the new additions are also on sale." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/even-more-yes-again-classics-join-the-gog-preservation-program/ [16:28] TR Bot more (yes, again) classics join the GOG Preservation Program | GamingOnLinux [16:29] TR News The Galaxy Tab S11's best new feature turns it into a powerful Linux computer https://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-tab-s11-linux-terminal-3602231/ [16:29] TR Bot The Galaxy Tab S11's new feature turns it into a powerful Linux PC [16:30] TR News Is this Arch distro the 'ultimate' Linux? That depends on your GPU https://www.zdnet.com/article/is-this-arch-based-distro-the-ultimate-linux-that-depends-on-your-gpu/ [16:30] TR Bot this Arch distro the 'ultimate' Linux? That depends on your GPU | ZDNET [16:38] TR News Galaxy Tab S11 Series Can Actually Run Linux Apps https://sammyguru.com/galaxy-tab-s11-series-can-actually-run-linux-apps/ [16:38] TR Bot Tab S11 Series Can Actually Run Linux Apps - SammyGuru ● Oct 01 [17:02] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.2.gmi [17:02] TR News (NEW): The Galaxy Tab S11's best new feature turns it into a powerful Linux computer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/The_Galaxy_Tab_S11_s_best_new_feature_turns_it_into_a_powerful_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/The_Galaxy_Tab_S11_s_best_new_feature_turns_it_into_a_powerful_.gmi [17:02] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [17:02] TR Bot Tux Machines The Galaxy Tab S11's best new feature turns it into a powerful Linux computer [17:11] *phebus has quit (Quit: POKE 1,0) [17:24] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 01/10/2025: Chat Control and End of Life https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Gemini_Links_01_10_2025_Chat_Control_and_End_of_Life.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/10/01/Gemini_Links_01_10_2025_Chat_Control_and_End_of_Life.gmi [17:24] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 01/10/2025: Chat Control and End of Life [17:34] TR News (NEW): Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Alpine_Linux_Is_Moving_to_a_usr_merged_File_System_Layout.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/01/Alpine_Linux_Is_Moving_to_a_usr_merged_File_System_Layout.gmi [17:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout [17:44] *schestowitz[TR] has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [17:44] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). 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