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● Jan 03
[00:00]	IsambardPrince	It's baked in. There's nothing Trump could possibly do fast enough to unwind the Green New Scam.
[00:00]	MinceR	lol
[00:00]	IsambardPrince	And get gas and coal flowing again.
[00:00]	IsambardPrince	They put up all of these fucking idiotic "solar farms".
[00:01]	nobody	i think it's not gas and coal nor any green deal, it's merely cash-flow they're concerned with
[00:01]	nobody	on the political side
[00:01]	IsambardPrince	All they do is eat up 1500 acres each so they can put out a third of the energy of a small natural gas plant, half the time, if it's daytime, and there are no clouds, and it's not winter.
[00:01]	IsambardPrince	:D
[00:01]	nobody	in germany we hit unseen record coal burning, to produce electricity, dumped into "heat pumps" and "electric vehicles"
[00:01]	IsambardPrince	And the only reason it works is because of federal subsidies and Chinese slaves.
[00:03]	IsambardPrince	If Europe was smart they would have stored a buffer of years worth of Russian gas while it was cheap and plentiful, and they would have liquified it, and they would have had the reserves.
[00:03]	IsambardPrince	Instead what they did was had days worth if Putin decided to flip the switch.
[00:03]	IsambardPrince	And then they planned to shit themselves and come up with a plan while Europeans turned into popsicles.
[00:04]	IsambardPrince	nobody, You're finding out that this wasn't a good plan?
[00:04]	nobody	IsambardPrince: me? i had been warning about this for many years.
[00:05]	nobody	the energy accounting fraud and corruption was maxed out already, and politics had begun believing their own tampered "renewable energy" statistics
[00:06]	nobody	yet with Biden and the US-administration minions that dicatated into german politics, they intended to escalate further
[00:06]	nobody	to maximize cash-flow
[00:06]	nobody	yet this didn't help with gas-storage had run low nor didn't this produce any energy that was missing since nuclear plants were shut down
[00:07]	nobody	besides, chinese manufacturers probably applaude those policies, since it's them who sell solar panels produced by burning tons of coal
[00:11]	nobody	there's probably more to this, Trump insisting on US energy to germany, which is mainly an accounting-tweak, if it's either russian or usa gas
[00:12]	nobody	news here said, Trump insists on 20% of energy in germany accounted through his pocket, and his affiliate's Musk
[00:13]	nobody	on my account, 20% of almost nothing is even less, which is probably the reason why they did all the accounting fraud, extortion and blackmailing
[00:13]	IsambardPrince	They should have left that brand new nuclear power plant that had been built in East Germany alone.
[00:13]	IsambardPrince	Instead of rushing to dismantle it.
[00:13]	nobody	the recent letter for psychological evaluation is just another episode
[00:14]	nobody	i am not sure about nuclear power, in germany, for political reasons
[00:14]	nobody	from a technical perspective nuclear mustn't have been ignored nor abandoned,
[00:14]	nobody	but political situation is becoming increasingly unstable here
[00:15]	nobody	instead of one Trump, we got a multitude of political excentrics like his in german politics
[00:15]	nobody	imagine those could push some buttons in nuclear facilities
[00:15]	IsambardPrince	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greifswald_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Closure
[00:15]	TR Bot	 Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant - Wikipedia
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	Replaced by oil imports.
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	LOL
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	How forward thinking.
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	"At its peak, the plant employed around 10,000 full-time workers; around 1,000 are working on decommissioning and other activities at the site."
[00:16]	nobody	i've seen a documentary about greifswald being dismantled
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	So 10,000 more people who lost their job, and no power plant.
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	Brilliant.
[00:17]	nobody	but i couldn't judge upon this, nuclear safety and supervision isn't my field of expertise, although i am intersted in it
[00:18]	nobody	i had not ever seen Greifswald nor spoken to any nuclear expert
[00:18]	nobody	i did apply for job placement however, more than two years ago, at the germany environmental agency (Umweltbundesamt), who are too responsible for radioactive monitoring
[00:19]	nobody	i had wanted to prospose some project work to them, to monitor, collect, and archive historical water-parameter data
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[00:20]	nobody	just insane, according to this proceeding that i remember, it's probably better nuclear plants were shut down, although i am not happy about it
[00:20]	nobody	i wouldn't trust our government and bureaucracy to handle it safely
[00:23]	nobody	anyway, the letter i received from them, it's evil
[00:25]	nobody	for end of february national parliament elections are scheduled
[00:32]	nobody	government had declared distrust the same day Trump was elected
[00:33]	nobody	few weeks later during christmas, a Tesla Cybertruck catches fire
[00:33]	nobody	i don't know who is pulling the strings, today i've just received the mentioned letter, which was stamped 17.12.2024 already
[00:34]	nobody	"either you qualify for [micros~1 (R)] labor market or you must seek psychological evaluation", that's my interpretation of it
[00:35]	nobody	police called me shortly before christmas, my father was dead, noone knew anything (and i didn't keep contact with him for unrelated reasons)
[00:35]	nobody	still don't know when he died, where, from what, nothing
[00:36]	nobody	my sisters become ill
[00:36]	nobody	and for the blessing of the new year i've received another government-made blackmail
[00:39]	nobody	in the "cooperation plan" their goal was to "verify my [mental] ability for education" - they're implying with it i wasn't mentally able for their microsoft azure cloud courses (or any other, i didn't check the entire database, i've seen enough)
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[00:40]	nobody	maybe i have misunderstood something? this letter arrived with a little delay of two weeks
[00:43]	nobody	the legal proceeding over my objection to the excessive energy accounting fraud was obstructed by corrupt bureaucracy for two years already
[00:43]	nobody	to my understanding, Trump wants another 20%
[00:43]	nobody	FBI is investigating
[00:46]	nobody	"since conditions have changed of our last meeting, that didn't yield any result, psychological evaluation..."
[00:46]	nobody	before christmas i was notified, the legal proceeding over the tampered energy accounting was re-evaluated, and would be notified
[00:47]	nobody	instead i got that letter, stamping me ill
[00:48]	nobody	they didn't at least respond to my question, if those micros~1 training courses for 10000cash routed into _their_ pockets, since it didn't match my expertise
[00:48]	nobody	if it was acceptable if i rather bought a book on amazon for 10Euros
[00:49]	nobody	response, translated, again: "your mental abilities for education must be confirmed"
[00:49]	nobody	what the f*** is going on?
[00:50]	psydruid	nmeck vlda se sama zd nemocn
[00:50]	psydruid	gaslighting
[00:52]	nobody	the whole energy-business is closely connected to labor market
[00:52]	nobody	anyway, accounting fraud doesn't produce any, energy nor jobs
[00:53]	nobody	government corruption in germany was really bad _before_ Trump got re-elected in USA
[00:54]	nobody	anyway, i am really concerned about this
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● Jan 03
[01:00]	nobody	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8elv8N91Bm4
[01:00]	TR Bot	https://yewtu.be/watch?v=8elv8N91Bm4
[01:00]	TR Bot	( status 500 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=8elv8N91Bm4 )
[01:00]	nobody	"President Ursula von der Leyen & Bill Gates launch a groundbreaking partnership to fight climate change!"
[01:02]	psydruid	Bill Gates, the authority on climate change that Al Gore never was
[01:02]	psydruid	it's so good to see experts getting involved
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● Jan 03
[02:00]	IsambardPrince	psydruid, Driving the backup Mercedes to buy pussy from women who aren't your wife makes you an expert in climate change?
[02:06]	psydruid	IsambardPrince, it definitely can, no doubt about that
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[02:21]	psydruid	Windows is heading towards 20% now, with new categories of devices it can head towards 0% even faster
[02:22]	psydruid	When will we see Microsoft disintegrating?
[02:22]	MinceR	when their backup plan (systemd-kerneld) also dies
[02:22]	MinceR	maybe.
[02:22]	MinceR	they might infect other kernels and OS-es too
[02:23]	psydruid	that appears to be the plan
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[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-020125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-020125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-020125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-020125.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 02, 2025
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[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, January 02, 2025
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[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-01-02.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-01-02.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
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[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-01-02.txt
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[03:37]	MinceR	https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/fccs-net-neutrality-rules-struck-down-by-sixth-circuit
[03:37]	TR Bot	 FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Sixth Circuit (3)
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[04:54]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 02, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_02_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_January_02_2025.gmi 
[04:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 02, 2025
[04:56]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:56]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:57]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:57]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	<nobody> "President Ursula von der Leyen & Bill Gates launch a groundbreaking partnership to fight climate change!"
[04:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	maybe he can hook her up with Lolita Expr ess
[04:57]	schestowitz[TR2]	so she can dinger some kids or something
[04:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	don't they know this hurts the image of EU?
[04:58]	schestowitz[TR2]	"hey, Ursula, do you like KIDS?"
[04:59]	MinceR	lol
● Jan 03
[05:13]	TR News	Techrights The Free Software Foundation Extends Cutoff Date (Two More Weeks), Raises About 330,000 Dollars https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/The_Free_Software_Foundation_Extends_Cutoff_Date_Two_More_Weeks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/The_Free_Software_Foundation_Extends_Cutoff_Date_Two_More_Weeks.gmi 
[05:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Free Software Foundation Extends Cutoff Date (Two More Weeks), Raises About 330,000 Dollars
[05:15]	TR News	"Wondering ? What percentage of IBMers invest in IBM stock?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vUbE4Xe Ponzi scheme to increase "value" of IBM by gambling with workers' money
[05:15]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vUbE4Xe )
[05:15]	TR News	"There's the ESPP program that gives folks a 15% discount on shares, so probably a surprising amount in raw numbers. In terms of those who actually hold onto those shares... given your employment is tied to the company you're investing in, you've almost got double exposure to them - doesn't feel like a wise thing to hold onto for a long duration."
[05:16]	TR News	"Agree with the above. I take advantage of the ESPP but transfer to my brokerage and sell immediately." Some don't, so IBM can fake its supposed value at other people's expense.
[05:17]	TR News	"Whoever is looking into this ought to also look at other visa categories (e.g. L1) where even more expats are brought in. Difference is that H1B (as someone else stated) is for "specialty occupation" workers requiring a degree and subject to an annual cap, while an L1 is for intra-company transfers within a multinational company, with no cap and faster green card processing (more details here" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf
[05:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf )
[05:26]	psydruid	so Windows 11 24H2 automatically encrypts drives in computers using Bitlocker with no way to recover things,  when they inevitably go south
[05:26]	psydruid	and people are losing lots of data over it
[05:26]	psydruid	how is this not a crime?
[05:27]	MinceR	people trusting windows with their data? i don't know.
[05:29]	TR News	Techrights In Mexico, Windows Down to All-Time Low, GNU/Linux Up to All-Time High https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Mexico_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_GNU_Linux_Up_to_All_Time.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Mexico_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_GNU_Linux_Up_to_All_Time.gmi 
[05:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights In Mexico, Windows Down to All-Time Low, GNU/Linux Up to All-Time High
[05:33]	psydruid	I don't know either
[05:34]	psydruid	if I have a pressing need for it, I still keep all of my data on a network share on a Linux system
[05:35]	IsambardPrince	<schestowitz[TR2]> "hey, Ursula, do you like KIDS?"
[05:35]	IsambardPrince	Could be worse. Like that time I sat down to lunch with someone and they asked me if I "liked dogs" and I said "We're finished here."
[05:36]	IsambardPrince	People are gross.
[05:36]	TR News	Techrights Canada: Windows at All-Time Lows, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Rise to Almost 8% https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Canada_Windows_at_All_Time_Lows_ChromeOS_and_GNU_Linux_Rise_to_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Canada_Windows_at_All_Time_Lows_ChromeOS_and_GNU_Linux_Rise_to_.gmi 
[05:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights Canada: Windows at All-Time Lows, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Rise to Almost 8%
[05:36]	IsambardPrince	You literally never know what you'll sit down next to when you ask someone on a date.
[05:38]	schestowitz[TR2]	<psydruid> so Windows 11 24H2 automatically encrypts drives in computers using Bitlocker with no way to recover things,  when they inevitably go south
[05:38]	schestowitz[TR2]	Bitlocker is back doors
[05:38]	schestowitz[TR2]	but not for recovery by the user
[05:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	recovery by police, FBI etc.
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[05:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	http://techrights.org/o/2015/11/14/microsoft-bitlocker-has-bugback-doors-windows-laptopdesktop-encryption-just-a-farce/
[05:39]	TR Bot	 Microsoft BitLocker Has Bug/Back Doors, Windows Laptop/Desktop Encryption Just a Farce
[05:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	http://techrights.org/o/2014/07/31/microsoft-back-doors-admission/
[05:39]	TR Bot	 Former Microsoft Engineer Working on Windows BitLocker Confirms Government Asks Microsoft for Back Doors
[05:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	now they take screenshots of everything
[05:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	and call that "HEY HI"
[05:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	YOU WANT THIS!!! - Microsoft
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[05:39]	schestowitz[TR2]	the police will like it for sure
[05:41]	IsambardPrince	Screenshotting everything, including your credit card numbers, Tor browser windows, everything.
[05:46]	psydruid	they already realise it's on the way out, but they want to take as many of their customers and partners down with themselves
[05:47]	psydruid	they're essentially in maximum damage mode
[05:59]	TR News	Techrights In Hong Kong and Taiwan People Flock to GNU/Linux (Unlike Windows, GNU/Linux Doesn't Capture Screenshots of Everything You Do and Add Back Doors to Encryption) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Hong_Kong_and_Taiwan_People_Flock_to_GNU_Linux_Unlike_Window.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Hong_Kong_and_Taiwan_People_Flock_to_GNU_Linux_Unlike_Window.gmi 
[05:59]	TR Bot	 Techrights In Hong Kong and Taiwan People Flock to GNU/Linux (Unlike Windows, GNU/Linux Doesn't Capture Screenshots of Everything You Do and Add Back Doors to Encryption)
● Jan 03
[06:06]	psydruid	as many ... as possible ...*
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[06:14]	TR News	Techrights [Meme] Be a Good and Obedient Citizen. Use Microsoft Windows. https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Be_a_Good_and_Obedient_Citizen_Use_Microsoft_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Be_a_Good_and_Obedient_Citizen_Use_Microsoft_Windows.gmi 
[06:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights [Meme] Be a Good and Obedient Citizen. Use Microsoft Windows.
[06:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	psydroid2: typos there?
[06:15]	schestowitz[TR2]	re "<psydruid> as many ... as possible ...*"
[06:16]	IsambardPrince	The problems going on in the US are the neverending problems of the Reconstruction Era.
[06:16]	IsambardPrince	The way it should have been handled was a series of trials and public hangings, like what happened after the fall of Nazi Germany.
[06:17]	IsambardPrince	The reason it became embedded is because the traitors were allowed to live and promote their ideology from within.
[06:17]	IsambardPrince	Where it persists to this day.
[06:17]	TR News	"A lot of this movement can likely still be explained by the overall drop in Simplified Chinese once again, which saw a 3.53% change." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/linux-user-share-on-steam-ended-2024-on-a-high-note/
[06:17]	TR Bot	user share on Steam ended 2024 on a high note | GamingOnLinux
[06:17]	TR News	"With this release UMU-Protonfixes, their database of specific tweaks for games, was also updated with more games and some fixes added or removed (no longer needed) for" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ge-proton-9-22-released-with-lots-of-game-fixes-for-linux-steam-deck/
[06:17]	TR Bot	9-22 released with lots of game fixes for Linux / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux
[06:18]	TR News	"Now, just over two years later on 23 December 2024, the commit has finally been pushed again. In the message accompanying it, Hartman explained how this ancient Windows XP-era Microsoft protocol is no longer necessary and it also makes the system insecure and vulnerable to threats." https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-removing-an-outdated-insecure-microsoft-usb-network-protocol-thats-still-on-windows/
[06:18]	TR Bot	 Linux removing an outdated, insecure Microsoft USB network protocol that's still on Windows - Neowin
[06:18]	TR News	"So 2025 should be another golden year for Ubuntu, those of us using it, and the Linux and open-source community as a whole." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/what-do-you-want-to-see-from-ubuntu-in-2025
[06:18]	TR Bot	 What Do You Want to See From Ubuntu in 2025? - OMG! Ubuntu
[06:19]	TR News	covering
[06:19]	TR News	Why is MSM not covering those topics? No bribe from 'advertisers'? https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/the-most-popular-linux-gaming-articles-of-2024/
[06:19]	TR Bot	most popular Linux gaming articles of 2024 | GamingOnLinux
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[06:19]	TR News	"The Nobar Project released today Nobara 41 as the latest version of this Fedora-based Linux distribution for gamers that features unique, in-house tools and lots of performance improvements." https://9to5linux.com/fedora-based-nobara-41-gaming-distro-switches-to-open-source-nvidia-driver
[06:19]	TR Bot	Nobara 41 Gaming Distro Switches to Open-Source NVIDIA Driver - 9to5Linux
[06:19]	TR News	"Many hardcore Linux users love tiling window managers meant to optimize screen space for productivity. But I'm fine with regular stacking window behavior. Here's why." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-im-not-sold-on-linux-tiling-window-managers/
[06:19]	TR Bot	 Why I'm Not Sold on Linux Tiling Window Managers
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[06:21]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I've taken to using Turkish Yandex more.
[06:21]	IsambardPrince	It's not in English, but the results are the same as the English version when you search in English.
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[06:33]	TR News	Techrights [Meme] Crushing Free Speech Before Even Taking Public Office... https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Crushing_Free_Speech_Before_Even_Taking_Public_Office.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Meme_Crushing_Free_Speech_Before_Even_Taking_Public_Office.gmi 
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights [Meme] Crushing Free Speech Before Even Taking Public Office...
[06:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[06:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/windows_10_grows/
[06:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	The major distros need (*MUST*) begin approaching the OEMs to break the 
[06:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	M$ monopoly on OEMs.  TPM2 is intended to beging locking out Linux and 
[06:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	other non-M$ kernels.  I expect that TPM3 will take that much further and
[06:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	help carry out m$ goals of binding the hardware to specific versions of
[06:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	Windows. 
[06:34]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[06:34]	TR Bot	 With 10 months of support remaining, Win 10 still dominates The Register
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[06:45]	TR News	Techrights A Golden Opportunity that Canonical and IBM Intentionally Ignore (in Order to Appease Microsoft) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Golden_Opportunity_that_Canonical_and_IBM_Intentionally_Ignor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Golden_Opportunity_that_Canonical_and_IBM_Intentionally_Ignor.gmi 
[06:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights A Golden Opportunity that Canonical and IBM Intentionally Ignore (in Order to Appease Microsoft)
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[06:52]	psydruid	> psydroid2: typos there?
[06:52]	psydruid	No, it's just that "as possible" should be added to my sentence to make it complete
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[07:00]	TR News	Techrights Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) Spreads Political Propaganda Against the Internet (and the Web) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.gmi 
[07:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) Spreads Political Propaganda Against the Internet (and the Web)
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[07:23]	TR News	Techrights [Memes] Two Dictators. Donald Trump Loves TikTok. https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Memes_Two_Dictators_Donald_Trump_Loves_TikTok.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Memes_Two_Dictators_Donald_Trump_Loves_TikTok.gmi 
[07:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights [Memes] Two Dictators. Donald Trump Loves TikTok.
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[07:32]	IsambardPrince	https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/02/asia/south-korea-president-arrest-warrant-hnk-latam-intl/index.html
[07:32]	TR Bot	 South Korean investigators suspend efforts to detain President Yoon Suk Yeol after dramatic standoff | CNN
[07:32]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], South Korea gets their own January 6th.
[07:32]	IsambardPrince	They stopped trying to arrest Yeol after the police where blocked by soldiers, supporters, and the president's protection detail.
[07:32]	IsambardPrince	The government has fragmented.
[07:33]	IsambardPrince	Various branches of the police and military are dividing their loyalties.
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[07:45]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Rose to 5% in Belgium (It Was 1.66% Last January) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/GNU_Linux_Rose_to_5_in_Belgium_It_Was_1_66_Last_January.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/GNU_Linux_Rose_to_5_in_Belgium_It_Was_1_66_Last_January.gmi 
[07:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Rose to 5% in Belgium (It Was 1.66% Last January)
[07:47]	TR News	Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit : NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40940/apple-settle-lawsuit-siri-privacy "Apple isn't acknowledging wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a U.S. District judge. Lawyers in the case have proposed scheduling a Feb. 14 court hearing to review the terms."
[07:47]	TR Bot	 Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit : NPR
[07:47]	TR News	"If Y2K happened today, it would be far, far worse" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/twentyfive_years_y2k/
[07:47]	TR Bot	 If Y2K happened today, it would be far, far worse The Register
[07:48]	TR News	iophk: The 1LzYear 2038 problem is going to be a big problem because embedded devices with 32-bit time are still being deployed and it is quite feasible that a large number of them will still be in use by then.
[07:48]	TR News	"64-bit Time on OpenBSD" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20130813072244 https://www.openbsd.org/55.html
[07:48]	TR Bot	 64-bit Time on OpenBSD
[07:48]	TR Bot	 OpenBSD 5.5
● Jan 03
[08:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  5 lightweight Linux distributions with very low system requirements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/5_lightweight_Linux_distributions_with_very_low_system_requirem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/5_lightweight_Linux_distributions_with_very_low_system_requirem.gmi 
[08:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 5 lightweight Linux distributions with very low system requirements
[08:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.8, Linux 6.6.69, and Linux 6.1.123 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_8_Linux_6_6_69_and_Linux_6_1_123.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_8_Linux_6_6_69_and_Linux_6_1_123.gmi 
[08:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.8, Linux 6.6.69, and Linux 6.1.123
[08:13]	TR News	Techrights Slow News, But Not Slow for Us https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Slow_News_But_Not_Slow_for_Us.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Slow_News_But_Not_Slow_for_Us.gmi 
[08:13]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slow News, But Not Slow for Us
[08:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[08:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[08:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNOME vs. KDE Plasma: Top Linux Desktops Compared https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/GNOME_vs_KDE_Plasma_Top_Linux_Desktops_Compared.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/GNOME_vs_KDE_Plasma_Top_Linux_Desktops_Compared.gmi 
[08:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNOME vs. KDE Plasma: Top Linux Desktops Compared
[08:30]	TR News	iophk: The LA Times also turns NN into partisanship rather than as a matter affecting _*all*_ US residents and citizens: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-01-02/fccs-net-neutrality-rules-struck-down-blow-to-president-biden http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.shtml
[08:30]	TR Bot	 FCC's net neutrality rules struck down, in another blow to Biden administration - Los Angeles Times
[08:30]	TR Bot	 Techrights Jeff Bezos (Washington Post) Spreads Political Propaganda Against the Internet (and the Web)
[08:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed; everything else is public relations." 
● Jan 03
[09:00]	TR News	Techrights Engineering Things to Last 70 Years in an 8-Bit, 16-Bit, and 32-Bit World https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Engineering_Things_to_Last_70_Years_in_an_8_Bit_16_Bit_and_32_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Engineering_Things_to_Last_70_Years_in_an_8_Bit_16_Bit_and_32_B.gmi 
[09:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights Engineering Things to Last 70 Years in an 8-Bit, 16-Bit, and 32-Bit World
[09:06]	TR News	"The community-build of Proton, GE-Proton, was updated with a new version that updates various upstream components and adds plenty of game fixes for Linux desktop and Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/ge-proton-9-22-released-with-lots-of-game-fixes-for-linux-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:06]	TR Bot	9-22 released with lots of game fixes for Linux / Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux
[09:06]	TR News	"Another year is finished and so Valve have now put up the results of The Steam Awards for 2024. No surprises on most of them." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/heres-the-winners-of-2024-the-steam-awards-with-god-of-war-ragnarok-the-best-game-on-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:06]	TR Bot	the winners of 2024 The Steam Awards with God of War Ragnarok the Best Game on Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux
[09:06]	TR News	"Valve have put up the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2024, which shows that the Linux share ended 2024 in December with a nice boost." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/linux-user-share-on-steam-ended-2024-on-a-high-note/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:06]	TR Bot	user share on Steam ended 2024 on a high note | GamingOnLinux
[09:07]	TR News	"After many months of work there's a lot new in this release for the free and open source game that continues to impress." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/veloren-the-free-and-open-source-action-adventure-rpg-update-017-brings-plenty-new-to-explore/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:07]	TR Bot	the free and open source action-adventure RPG update 0.17 brings plenty new to explore | GamingOnLinux
[09:08]	TR News	"While Steam continues to grow with it repeatedly breaking the concurrent online user counts throughout 2024, we also saw 2024 as the biggest in terms of game releases ever too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/valve-saw-a-record-breaking-nearly-19-000-games-released-on-steam-in-2024/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:08]	TR Bot	saw a record-breaking 19,000 games released on Steam in 2024 | GamingOnLinux
[09:09]	TR News	"2025 is shaping up to be potentially one of the most exciting in recent memory, with more rumours about Half-Life 3 being a very real thing." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/half-life-3-rumours-are-about-again-after-a-teaser-from-g-mans-voice-actor/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:09]	TR Bot	3 rumours are about again after a teaser from G-Man's voice actor | GamingOnLinux
[09:18]	TR News	"Palworld is enjoying a nice resurgence after the release of the Feybreak major update with a huge increase in players. Going from around a regular 45,000 players online to around 200,000 concurrent players." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/while-palworld-enjoys-a-resurgence-valve-dropped-the-rating-to-steam-deck-unsupported/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:18]	TR Bot	Palworld enjoys a resurgence Valve dropped the rating to Steam Deck Unsupported | GamingOnLinux
[09:18]	TR News	"The first new Humble Bundle of games for 2025 is here, and it's starting you off with some typing and language adventures to sink your fingers into" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/grab-some-typing-adventures-and-language-learning-in-the-latest-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:18]	TR Bot	some typing adventures and language learning in the latest Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux
[09:18]	TR News	"Developer Eric Barone "ConcernedApe", has updated the Stardew Valley website with some new figures showing the pixel-art farming life-sim has only continued to grow." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/stardew-valley-hits-over-41-million-sales-with-millions-sold-during-2024/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[09:18]	TR Bot	Valley hits over 41 million sales with millions sold during 2024 | GamingOnLinux
[09:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: Stardew Valley, Humble Bundle, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Games_Stardew_Valley_Humble_Bundle_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Games_Stardew_Valley_Humble_Bundle_and_More.gmi 
[09:21]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: Stardew Valley, Humble Bundle, and More
[09:38]	Righty	https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_in_Australia_Tripled_in_5_Years_That_s_H.shtml I haven't heard of any Australian Linux developers. I've heard of GNU developers that developed rsync and samba though.
[09:38]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux and ChromeOS in Australia Tripled in 5 Years? That's How statCounter Sees It....
[09:39]	TR News	"Last year, the Rolling Stones went on tour again and were sponsored byI am seriousthe AARP." https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/01/the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-should-not-exist/681201/ ("The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Should Not Exist")
[09:39]	TR Bot	 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Should Not Exist - The Atlantic
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[09:40]	TR News	They make is sound like a 'democrat' thing https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/us-appeals-court-slaps-down-biden-backed-net-neutrality-laws/ ("US Appeals Court Slaps Down Biden-Backed Net Neutrality Laws") http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Jeff_Bezos_Washington_Post_Spreads_Political_Propaganda_Against.shtml
[09:40]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/02/us-appeals-court-slaps-down-biden-backed-net-neutrality-laws/ )
[09:42]	TR News	"Clean" https://www.desmog.com/2025/01/02/midwest-wins-funding-for-a-new-hydrogen-hub-not-everyone-is-convinced-its-clean/ | Source: DeSmog
[09:42]	TR Bot	Wins Funding for a New Hydrogen Hub. Not Everyone Is Convinced Its 'Clean.' - DeSmog
[09:43]	TR News	"From space-themed games to digital art, discover our hands-on activities that inspire young coders to learn and build essential skills." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/ready-to-remix-favourite-projects-to-tinker-with/ | Source: Raspberry Pi
[09:43]	TR Bot	 Ready to remix? Favourite projects to tinker with - Raspberry Pi Foundation
[09:48]	TR News	"In 2022, a group of Israel-based TV companies obtained a court order in the U.S. It compelled every ISP in the country to block three resilient pirate sites that blocking in Israel had failed to stop." https://torrentfreak.com/tv-group-couldnt-force-u-s-isps-to-block-pirates-uk-isps-may-offer-help-250102/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[09:48]	TR Bot	Group Couldn't Force U.S. ISPs to Block Pirates, UK ISPs May Offer Help * TorrentFreak
[09:56]	TR News	"Its a new year and Im between jobs" https://www.lkhrs.com/blog/2025/too-many-subscriptions/ | Source: Luke Harris
[09:56]	TR Bot	 Too many subscriptions (2025 edition) | Luke's Wild Website
[09:56]	TR News	"What this extended exercise did, more than anything" https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/listen-to-what | Source: Jeremy Cherfas
[09:56]	TR Bot	 Listen to What | Jeremy Cherfas
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[10:05]	TR News	"struck down the Federal Communications Commissions landmark net neutrality rules" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/technology/net-neutrality-rules-fcc.html | Source: New York Times
[10:05]	TR Bot	 FCCs Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court - The New York Times
[10:05]	TR News	"formally killed the FCC's April order" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/fcc_net_neutrality_rules_killed/ | Source: The Register UK
[10:05]	TR Bot	 Court decision kills net neutrality in the US yet again The Register
[10:06]	TR News	"ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have the authority" https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/2/24334309/net-neutrality-struck-down-sixth-circuit-chevron-deference | Source: The Verge
[10:06]	TR Bot	 Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling - The Verge
[10:06]	TR News	"cited the Supreme Court's June decision in a case known as Loper Bright to overturn a 1984 precedent" https://www.voanews.com/a/us-appeals-court-blocks-biden-administration-effort-to-restore-net-neutrality-rules/7922331.html | Source: VOA News
[10:06]	TR Bot	 US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net neutrality rules
[10:06]	TR News	"For these reasons, we grant the petitions for review and set aside the FCCs Safeguarding Order." https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/25a0002p-06.pdf |
[10:36]	TR News	"Prosecutors said Vu suffered a brain bleed and a broken neck and eye socket." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/02/oklahoma-ag-steps-up-to-ensure-cop-who-broke-71-year-old-mans-neck-wont-face-criminal-charges/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:36]	TR Bot	AG Steps Up To Ensure Cop Who Broke 71-Year-Old Mans Neck Wont Face Criminal Charges | Techdirt
[10:37]	TR News	"The reporting focus and responsibility needs to be flipped." https://phys.org/news/2025-01-modern-slavery-endemic-global-chains.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[10:37]	TR Bot	( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-01-modern-slavery-endemic-global-chains.html )
[10:37]	TR News	"randomised drug testing" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fintech-company-begin-drug-testing-swedish-employees-january-ahead-ipo-move-1729808 | Source: International Business Times
[10:37]	TR Bot	 FinTech Company to Begin Drug Testing Swedish Employees In January Ahead of IPO Move | IBTimes UK
[10:39]	TR News	"Salem announced the sale was part of a strategic decision to exit the contemporary Christian music format and pay off the entirety of the companys long-term debt." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/01/atlanta-christian-radio-wfsh-shutting-down/ | Source: Digital Music News
[10:39]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/01/atlanta-christian-radio-wfsh-shutting-down/ )
[10:40]	TR News	"A former Computer Weekly journalist who helped kick off the titles reporting on the Post Office scandal has been recognised in the Kings New Year honours list for 2025." https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/new-year-honours-2025-computer-weekly/ | Source: Press Gazette
[10:40]	TR Bot	 Ex-Computer Weekly journalist given OBE for Post Office reporting - Press Gazette
[10:43]	TR News	"Both journalists appealed their conviction, but their cases remain pending in the North Carolina Court of Appeals." https://thedissenter.org/in-us-court-asheville-blade-journalists-sue-over-illegal-arrests/ | Source: The Dissenter
[10:43]	TR Bot	 Asheville Blade Journalists Sue Over Illegal Arrests
[10:43]	TR News	"With the exception of ABC News being weird and just throwing cash at Trump for no apparent reason, every libel lawsuit filed by Donald Trump (or his various business holdings) has failed." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/02/court-tosses-another-bogus-libel-lawsuit-brought-against-the-washington-post-by-donald-trump/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:43]	TR Bot	Tosses Another Bogus Libel Lawsuit Brought Against The Washington Post By Donald Trump | Techdirt
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[10:55]	TR News	"Enforced disappearances continue to endanger their lives" https://cpj.org/2025/01/al-qaeda-executes-yemeni-journalist-after-9-years-of-enforced-disappearance/ | Source: CPJ
[10:55]	TR Bot	 Al-Qaeda executes Yemeni journalist after 9 years of enforced disappearance - Committee to Protect Journalists
[10:56]	TR News	Malaysia, the world's capital of Net censorship https://itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/ict-market-revenue-in-malaysia-to-witness-15-5-cagr-over-2023-28,-forecasts-globaldata.html | Source: IT Wire
[10:56]	TR Bot	- ICT market revenue in Malaysia to witness 15.5% CAGR over 2023-28, forecasts GlobalData
[10:56]	TR News	"This is following a trend that has seen more than a dozen states lose access to the incredibly popular NSFW site." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2563010/best-vpn-for-florida-pornhub-workarounds.html | Source: PC World
[10:56]	TR Bot	VPN for Florida: Pornhub workarounds | PCWorld
[10:57]	TR News	"When Elon Musk launched his latest crusade against Wikipedia this Christmas Eve, it wasnt just another of the billionaires frequent Twitter tantrums." https://www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk-and-the-rights-war-on-wikipedia/ | Source: Molly White
[10:57]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk and the rights war on Wikipedia
[10:57]	TR News	"There are no winners here. There are only varying levels of losses. The government sustains the most." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/02/censorious-citizen-partially-prevails-in-lawsuit-against-equally-censorious-govt-officials/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:57]	TR Bot	Citizen Partially Prevails In Lawsuit Against Equally Censorial Govt Officials | Techdirt
[10:58]	TR News	"Musks legal threats over these headlines are not just baseless, but dangerous. They show a disregard for free speech and an attempt to intimidate the press. And unfortunately, hes not alone in pushing this censorial theory" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/02/elon-musk-doesnt-like-some-headlines-but-that-doesnt-make-them-defamatory/ | Source: Techdirt
[10:58]	TR Bot	Musk Doesnt Like Some Headlines. But That Doesnt Make Them Defamatory | Techdirt
[10:59]	TR News	"The billionaire, an advisor to the incoming Trump administration, has been tapped to run the new Department [sic] of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with reducing government spending." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/musk-flummoxes-internet-with-kekius-maximus-persona/articleshow/116846285.cms | Source: India Times
[10:59]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk: Elon Musk flummoxes internet with 'Kekius Maximus' persona - The Economic Times
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[10:59]	TR News	"About half of the 2,200 employees at TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona come from Taiwan." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/50-percent-of-tsmcs-arizona-employees-are-from-taiwan-despite-recent-controversies-company-plans-to-hire-more-us-workers-over-time | Source: Tom's Hardware
[10:59]	TR Bot	 50% of TSMC's Arizona employees are from Taiwan, despite recent controversies company plans to hire more US workers over time | Tom's Hardware
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[11:00]	TR News	"Meta is shaking up its policy team ahead of President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration, with global policy head Nick Clegg stepping down after seven years at the company." https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/2/24334432/meta-trump-friendly-policy-chief-joel-kaplan-nick-clegg | Source: The Verge
[11:00]	TR Bot	 Meta appoints new Trump-friendly policy chief - The Verge
[11:01]	TR News	"Among the minerals are antimony (which is used in night-vision goggles and bullets), gallium (precision-guided weapons and radar systems), and germanium (powerful sensors that are mounted on tanks, ships and helicopters)." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/china-export-minerals-trump-tariffs/ | Source: The Nation
[11:01]	TR Bot	 Beijing Calls Washingtons Bluff on Strategic Metals | The Nation
[11:01]	TR News	"Twenty years ago next week, Oracle closed the $10.3 billion deal to buy HR and finance software specialist PeopleSoft after a fraught, drawn-out, hostile takeover." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/twenty_years_since_oracle_bought_peoplesoft/ | Source: The Register UK
[11:01]	TR Bot	 20 years since Oracle bought two software rivals in one The Register
[11:03]	TR News	"Ethiopian wolves love to roam the flower fields of the Bale Mountains in the south of this African country." https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-01-02/the-strange-ethiopian-nectar-eating-wolf-a-predator-that-may-also-act-as-a-pollinator.html | Source: El Pas
[11:03]	TR Bot	 The strange Ethiopian nectar-eating wolf: A predator that may also act as a pollinator | Science | EL PAS English
[11:06]	TR News	"Policymakers need to carefully guide the future consumption of electricity by AI datacenters" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/schneider_datacenter_consumption/ | Source: The Register UK
[11:06]	TR Bot	 Schneider report looks at how AI energy demand may play out The Register
[11:07]	TR News	"Theyre not alone, of course. Cargo shipping is responsible for about 3% of the worlds annual greenhouse-gas emissions, and at the current rate of growth, the global industry could account for 10% of emissions by 2050." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/02/1108651/wind-shipping-decarbonize-climate-change/ | Source: MIT Technology Review
[11:07]	TR Bot	 How wind tech hopes to help decarbonize cargo shipping | MIT Technology Review
[11:07]	TR News	"Uber previously attempted to develop its own driverless cars; however, the project was abandoned in 2020. Since then, Uber has partnered with independent driverless car makers Waymo and Cruise in the US and Wayve in Great Britain." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uber-ceo-open-tesla-collaboration-amid-robotaxi-race-because-competing-elon-musk-no-easy-matter-1729819 | Source: International Business Times
[11:07]	TR Bot	 Uber CEO Open To Tesla Collaboration Amid Robotaxi Race Because 'Competing With Elon Musk Is No Easy Matter' | IBTimes UK
[11:07]	TR News	"I was trying to clear the Replace Battery warning on my UPS after recently replacing the batteries." https://dan.langille.org/2025/01/02/eaton-5px-console-booting-screen-shots/ | Source: Dan Langille
[11:07]	TR Bot	 Eaton 5PX console booting screen shots Dan Langille's Other Diary
[11:08]	TR News	"Other existing backers including billionaire Bill Gates" https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/01/ai-powered-mineral-exploration-company-kobold-metals-raises-527m/ | Source: Silicon Angle https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/business/jeffrey-epstein-bill-gates.html
[11:08]	TR Bot	mineral exploration company KoBold Metals raises $527M - SiliconANGLE
[11:08]	TR Bot	 Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past - The New York Times
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[11:09]	TR News	iophk: Malaysia is the censorship capitol of the world and the epicenter of online sharia enforcement via being the recipient of moderation outsourcing for social control media companies like Bytedance and Meta
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[14:27]	psydruid	https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/event/opt-green-coordinating-a-windows-10-to-linux-upcycling-campaign-across-free-software-communities-worldwide/
[14:27]	TR Bot	 Opt Green: Coordinating a Windows 10-to-Linux upcycling campaign across Free Software communities worldwide - 38C3
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[15:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	we coverd this in:
[15:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/29/Move_to_GNU_Linux_and_Save_the_Planet_CCC_Talk_Explains.shtml
[15:33]	TR Bot	 Techrights Move to GNU/Linux and Save the Planet, CCC Talk Explains
[15:35]	TR News	"Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)" https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/01/02/the-influence-on-european-union-politics-of-chinas-expanding-digital-presence/ | Source: Modern Diplomacy
[15:35]	TR Bot	 The Influence on European Union Politics of Chinas Expanding Digital Presence - Modern Diplomacy
[15:35]	TR News	"Speaking on day one of the inaugural Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) Conference, organised by defenceWeb" https://www.defenceweb.co.za/industry/industry-industry/commercial-satellites-are-changing-the-battlespace-and-the-balance-of-power/ | Source: Defence Web
[15:35]	TR Bot	 Commercial satellites are changing the battlespace and the balance of power - defenceWeb
[15:35]	TR News	"a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/albania-tiktok-ban-sparks-debate-over-freedom-of-speech/articleshow/116880945.cms | Source: India Times
[15:35]	TR Bot	 Albania TikTok ban sparks debate over freedom of speech - The Economic Times
[15:36]	TR News	"newly chosen regulators at the Federal Communications Commission" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/social-media-companies-face-global-tug-of-war-over-free-speech/articleshow/116869912.cms | Source: India Times
[15:36]	TR Bot	 free speech: Social media companies face global tug-of-war over free speech - The Economic Times
[15:37]	TR News	"Don't. In production, you should use something stable, audited, and updated." https://nflatrea.bearblog.dev/rolling-your-own-crypto/ | Source: No Flatreaud
[15:37]	TR Bot	 Rolling your own crypto | No Flatreaud
[15:38]	TR News	"Ive been included in so many hacks Ive literally lost track of the companies now offering me a year of free credit reporting." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/02/health-giant-ascension-informs-5-6-million-patients-their-sensitive-data-was-compromised-6-months-ago/ | Source: Techdirt
[15:38]	TR Bot	Giant Ascension Informs 5.6 Million Patients Their Sensitive Data Was Compromised 6 Months Ago | Techdirt
[15:39]	TR News	"Virtual private networks, or VPNs, are one of the most effective ways to keep your data private and secure while online." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2547145/future-of-vpns-decentralized-and-post-quantum.html | Source: PC World
[15:39]	TR Bot	future of VPNs: Decentralized and post-quantum security | PCWorld
[15:39]	TR News	"Court filings [PDF] reference that California requires consent from both parties for recordings." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/apple_siri_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK
[15:39]	TR Bot	 Apple offers $95M settlement in Siri privacy lawsuit The Register
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[15:39]	TR News	"While I once hoped 2017 would be the year of privacy, 2024 closes on a troubling note, a likely decrease in privacy standards across the web." https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/biggest-privacy-erosion-in-10-years-on-googles-policy-change-towards-fingerprinting/ | Source: Lukasz Olejnik
[15:39]	TR Bot	 Biggest Privacy Erosion in 10 Years? On Googles Policy Change Towards Fingerprinting
[15:39]	TR News	"Fingerprinting" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/google-is-allowing-device-fingerprinting.html | Source: Bruce Schneier
[15:39]	TR Bot	Is Allowing Device Fingerprinting - Schneier on Security
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[15:40]	TR News	"Surveillance capabilities used and justified by extreme circumstances often trickle down to be used on lesser crimes" https://www.404media.co/elon-musk-uses-cybertruck-explosion-to-show-tesla-can-remotely-unlock-and-monitor-vehicles/ | Source: 404 Media
[15:40]	TR Bot	 Elon Musk Uses Cybertruck Explosion to Show Tesla Can Remotely Unlock and Monitor Vehicles
[15:40]	TR News	"Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices." https://www.securityweek.com/apple-to-pay-95-million-to-settle-lawsuit-accusing-siri-of-snoopy-eavesdropping/ | Source: Security Week
[15:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-to-pay-95-million-to-settle-lawsuit-accusing-siri-of-snoopy-eavesdropping/ )
[15:40]	TR News	"A preliminary settlement was filed on Tuesday night in the Oakland, California federal court, and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White." https://www.reuters.com/legal/apple-pay-95-million-settle-siri-privacy-lawsuit-2025-01-02/ | Source: Reuters
[15:40]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/legal/apple-pay-95-million-settle-siri-privacy-lawsuit-2025-01-02/ )
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	question
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	we try to come up with a list
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	people who cover FOSS all the time
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	in 2025
[15:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	we got:
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Bobby Borisov
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Andy Farnell
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Daniel Pocock
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Joey Sneddon            
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Jack Wallen
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	SJVN
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Steve Elms (LinuxLinks)
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Michael Larabel
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Liam Dawe 
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Liam Proven
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Christine Hall
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	Marius Nestor
[15:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	anyone else?
[15:46]	TR News	Windows TCO: "Windows 11 24H2 is still causing problems with multifunction devices despite Microsoft marking an issue with the eSCL scan protocol as resolved." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/scanner_canon_windows_update/ | Source: The Register UK
[15:46]	TR Bot	 A New Year's surprise from Microsoft: Scanners stop working The Register
[15:46]	TR News	Windows TCO: "The Tokyo-based company said in a statement that its system was targeted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack" https://therecord.media/ntt-docomo-japan-mobile-carrier-ddos-incident | Source: The Record
[15:46]	TR Bot	 Japan's largest mobile carrier says cyberattack disrupted some services | The Record from Recorded Future News
[15:48]	TR News	"exploiting a photograph of vomit to fraudulently charge" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uber-driver-exposed-using-fake-vomit-photo-scam-customer-out-80-cleaning-fee-1729833 | Source: International Business Times
[15:48]	TR Bot	 Uber Driver Exposed for Using Fake Vomit Photo to Scam Customer Out of 80 Cleaning Fee | IBTimes UK
[15:48]	TR News	"Over the last year, Meta has been developing and promoting various new AI tools across Facebook" https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/01/meta-plans-flood-social-media-ai-generated-users-content/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[15:48]	TR Bot	plans to flood social media with AI-generated users and content - SiliconANGLE
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[15:49]	TR News	"In its brief, Encode argues that OpenAIs restructuring would undermine its longheld commitment" https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/01/encode-godfather-ai-join-elon-musks-bid-block-openais-profit-switch/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[15:49]	TR Bot	and the 'godfather of AI' join Elon Musk's bid to block OpenAI's for-profit switch - SiliconANGLE
[15:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	Cory does not cover FOSS much
[15:49]	schestowitz[TR2]	very rarely
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[15:49]	TR News	"Sometimes you just want to put a word on something. Crystalize it into a coherent shape so we can talk about it better." https://www.dbreunig.com/2025/01/01/cyren.html | Source: Drew Breunig
[15:49]	TR Bot	 Beware the Cyrens Song | Drew Breunig
[15:50]	TR News	"Facebook is a dying mall. You go on to talk to your old high school buddies and meet a wall of ads" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/01/02/facebook-who-needs-users-we-have-ai-slop/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[15:50]	TR Bot	 Facebook: Who needs users? We have AI slop! Pivot to AI
[15:50]	TR News	"Even though Windows 11's percentage of the pie is still bigger than it was this time last year" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/windows_10_grows/ | Source: The Register UK
[15:50]	TR Bot	 With 10 months of support remaining, Win 10 still dominates The Register
[15:53]	TR News	"The Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976) was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom" https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/01/judge-upholds-californias-ban-addictive-feeds-children/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[15:53]	TR Bot	upholds most of Californias ban on addictive feeds for children - SiliconANGLE
[15:54]	TR News	"Their work was widely read by the construction industry yet simultaneously marginalized." https://www.wired.com/story/boring-cities-are-bad-for-your-health/ | Source: Wired
[15:54]	TR Bot	Official: Boring Cities Are Bad for Your Health | WIRED
[15:54]	TR News	"a link between the amount of fine particulate matter" https://www.ecowatch.com/air-pollution-slower-marathon-times.html | Source: EcoWatch
[15:54]	TR Bot	Particulate Matter Air Pollution Linked to Slower Marathon Times - EcoWatch
[15:56]	TR News	"When youre packing for your next adventure, a travel drone might just be your ultimate travel companion." https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/01/02/the-best-travel-drones-of-2025/ | Source: The Drone Girl
[15:56]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2025/01/02/the-best-travel-drones-of-2025/ )
[15:57]	TR News	"My scanning experience so far: Hardbacks: almost all scan." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/01/isbn/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski
[15:57]	TR Bot	 jwz: ISBN
[15:59]	TR News	"The annual Quadrantids meteor shower is hitting peak visibility, with around 25 meteors per hour, one expert says." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-02/quadrantids-meteors-shower-southern-california-best-viewing-time | Source: Los Angeles Times
[15:59]	TR Bot	 Quadrantids meteor shower: Best viewing time for Southern California - Los Angeles Times
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[16:00]	TR News	"Why, they ask, does the inner brain process thought at about 10 bits per second while the outer brain" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/01/boffins_peg_brain_data_rate/ | Source: The Register UK
[16:00]	TR Bot	 Boffins ponder meager brain data rate of 10 bits per second The Register
[16:03]	TR News	"We will not be playing Glastonbury on this tour because it is a corporate turn-off, and not for me like it used to be" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/01/neil-young-drops-out-of-glastonbury/ | Source: Digital Music News
[16:03]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/01/neil-young-drops-out-of-glastonbury/ )
[16:03]	TR News	"The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all time favorite outdoor gigs" https://variety.com/2025/music/global/neil-young-pulls-out-glastonbury-bbc-corporate-control-1236263684/ | Source: Variety
[16:03]	TR Bot	 Neil Young Pulls Out of Glastonbury, Blames BBC's 'Corporate Control'
[16:03]	TR News	"79-year-old musician" https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/2263833.html | Source: RTL
[16:03]	TR Bot	 RTL Today - Folk legend: Neil Young dumps Glastonbury alleging 'BBC control'
[16:05]	TR News	"BBC... wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in" https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/neil-young-dumps-glastonbury-alleging-bbc-control-101735821302736.html | Source: Hindustan Times
[16:05]	TR Bot	 Neil Young dumps Glastonbury alleging 'BBC control' - Hindustan Times
[16:06]	TR News	"The 79-year-old Canadian musican wrote a letter on Tuesday on his website, Neil Young Archives" https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/02/neil-young-pulls-out-of-glastonbury-festival-2025-bbc | Source: The Guardian UK
[16:06]	TR Bot	 Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury 2025, claiming festival is under corporate control of BBC | Neil Young | The Guardian
[16:06]	TR News	"Steve Hoffman was living a very ordinary life in Shoreview when he decided to do something quite extraordinary in 2012" https://www.twincities.com/2025/01/02/steve-hoffman-memoir-season-for-that/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press
[16:06]	TR Bot	 Steve Hoffman book 'Season for That': MN family relocates to France
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[16:09]	MinceR	(cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/jx1RMFt   =   https://rimgo.pussthecat.org/gallery/jx1RMFt
[16:09]	TR Bot	head isn't going to pet itself - Album on Imgur
[16:09]	TR Bot	 This head isn&apos;t going to pet itself - rimgo
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[16:11]	TR News	 (NEW):  Fossify File Manager: Open Source Replacement to Files by Google on Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Fossify_File_Manager_Open_Source_Replacement_to_Files_by_Google.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Fossify_File_Manager_Open_Source_Replacement_to_Files_by_Google.gmi 
[16:11]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Fossify File Manager: Open Source Replacement to Files by Google on Android
[16:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  Caddy 2.9 Web & Reverse Proxy Server Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Caddy_2_9_Web_Reverse_Proxy_Server_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Caddy_2_9_Web_Reverse_Proxy_Server_Released.gmi 
[16:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Caddy 2.9 Web & Reverse Proxy Server Released
[16:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  PCLinuxOS Magazine and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/PCLinuxOS_Magazine_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/PCLinuxOS_Magazine_and_More.gmi 
[16:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines PCLinuxOS Magazine and More
[16:19]	TR News	Techrights Links 03/01/2025: Neil Young Drops Out of Glastonbury and MElon Attacking the Free Press https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Links_03_01_2025_Neil_Young_Drops_Out_of_Glastonbury_and_MElon_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Links_03_01_2025_Neil_Young_Drops_Out_of_Glastonbury_and_MElon_.gmi 
[16:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 03/01/2025: Neil Young Drops Out of Glastonbury and MElon Attacking the Free Press
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[16:19]	TR News	 (NEW):  3 reasons Linux is the best alternative to Windows for gamers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/3_reasons_Linux_is_the_best_alternative_to_Windows_for_gamers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/3_reasons_Linux_is_the_best_alternative_to_Windows_for_gamers.gmi 
[16:19]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines 3 reasons Linux is the best alternative to Windows for gamers
[16:20]	psydroid2	Windows 24H2 doesn't even run well on the latest hardware
[16:20]	TR News	SpellBinding: EFLNTUV Wordo: ABORT gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2025-01-03.gmi
[16:20]	psydroid2	so its useds need more performance to keep the thing from falling apart, while it lasts
[16:21]	TR News	 The Night Circus gemini://gmi.hedy.dev/posts/the-night-circus.gmi
[16:22]	TR News	censorship and tracking gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20250103-censorship_and_tracking.txt
[16:22]	TR News	I met myself gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2439
[16:23]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1513.jpg
[16:23]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1163.jpg
[16:24]	TR News	Resolution January 02nd, 2024 gopher://gopher.black:70/1/phlog/20240102-resolution
[16:25]	TR News	 (NEW):  LibreOffice 25.2 RC1 is available for testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/LibreOffice_25_2_RC1_is_available_for_testing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/LibreOffice_25_2_RC1_is_available_for_testing.gmi 
[16:25]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines LibreOffice 25.2 RC1 is available for testing
[16:25]	TR News	Electronic goals for 2025 gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/electronic-goals-for-2025.gmi
[16:25]	TR News	Using GNU Emacs Key Bindings in GNU Midnight Commander's Mcedit gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/glog/emacs-keybindings-midnight-commander-mcedit.md
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[16:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  Arch-Based Distros Dominate the Linux Gaming Scene https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Arch_Based_Distros_Dominate_the_Linux_Gaming_Scene.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Arch_Based_Distros_Dominate_the_Linux_Gaming_Scene.gmi 
[16:30]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Arch-Based Distros Dominate the Linux Gaming Scene
[16:36]	TR News	"With RSS, theres no algorithmnew things appear when you check and theyre sorted by site and chronological order." https://schwarztech.net/articles/rss-and-email-might-save-some-of-us-from-social-media-rot | Source: SchwarzTech
[16:36]	TR Bot	 SchwarzTechArticle: RSS and Email Might Save Some of Us From Social Media Rot
[16:36]	TR News	"Wi-Fi 8 is coming, but it looks set to focus on greater reliability rather than on pushing the bandwidth ever higher" https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/wifi_8_feature/ | Source: The Register UK
[16:36]	TR Bot	 Next-gen Wi-Fi to focus on giving users the best connection The Register
[16:36]	psydroid2	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPay
[16:36]	TR Bot	 RuPay - Wikipedia
[16:37]	psydroid2	"Mastercard and Visa have raised concerns with the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) over India promoting the use of RuPay."
[16:37]	psydroid2	lol, gtfo
[16:37]	MinceR	RuPaul
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[16:43]	TR News	"How do you efficiently get the last part of a space-separated string in Rust?" https://qsantos.fr/2025/01/01/rust-gotcha-last-on-doubleendediterator/ | Source: Quentin Santos
[16:43]	TR Bot	 Rust Gotcha: last() on DoubleEndedIterator - Quentin Santos
[16:43]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
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[16:49]	TR News	"Its easy to misunderstand the idea of agile and the minimum viable product. We shouldnt forget that the unspoken rule is: Dont ship junk." https://seths.blog/2025/01/winging-it/ | Source: Seth Godin
[16:49]	TR Bot	 Winging it | Seth's Blog
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[17:04]	TR News	"Advent of Code (AoC) 2024 was my first advent of code. I chose OCaml to solve this years puzzles. I used it before on online judge websites (e.g., Hackerrank) and felt productive with the language." https://mmapped.blog/posts/35-aoc-2024 | Source: Roman Kashitsyn
[17:04]	TR Bot	 Advent of Code 2024
[17:04]	TR News	"a serious problem, and how seriously it was taken by serious people." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/insider/y2k-crisis.html | Source: New York Times
[17:04]	TR Bot	 Inside the Y2K Crisis That Never Was, 25 Years Later - The New York Times
[17:05]	TR News	"If not for the herculean effort with which they greeted a potentially sisyphean task, we might have been way worse off." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/twentyfive_years_y2k/ | Source: The Register UK
[17:05]	TR Bot	 If Y2K happened today, it would be far, far worse The Register
[17:05]	TR News	"AI wont replace software engineers" https://timkellogg.me/blog/2025/01/02/normware | Source: Tim Kellogg
[17:05]	TR Bot	 Normware: The Decline of Software Engineering - Tim Kellogg
[17:11]	TR News	"I'm seeing a stream of "year in review" blog posts about all sorts of topics pop up to coincide with the start of 2025." https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/a-year-in-review-flask-in-2024 | Source: Miguel Grinberg
[17:11]	TR Bot	 A Year In Review: Flask in 2024 - miguelgrinberg.com
[17:12]	TR News	"Most strings today in software are Unicode strings. It means that you can include mathematical symbols" https://lemire.me/blog/2025/01/02/how-does-your-url-parser-handle-unicode/ | Source: Daniel Lemire
[17:12]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/01/02/how-does-your-url-parser-handle-unicode/ )
[17:12]	TR News	"Every so often I read something that says or suggests that the big combined browser and platform vendors" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/ModernWebWhyNoNiceThings | Source: University of Toronto
[17:12]	TR Bot	 Chris's Wiki :: blog/web/ModernWebWhyNoNiceThings
[17:15]	TR News	"Sharma says the meter is built around an MQ135 air quality sensor. This module works with various controllers and can operate efficiently using a Pico 2." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/monitor-air-quality-on-the-go-with-the-raspberry-pi-pico-2 | Source: Tom's Hardware
[17:15]	TR Bot	 Monitor air quality on the go with the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 | Tom's Hardware
[17:16]	TR News	"The Raspberry Pi is an excellent choice for makers who want to tinker with eInk displays." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/you-can-customize-this-raspberry-pi-eink-display-with-tons-of-cool-plugins | Source: Tom's Hardware
[17:16]	TR Bot	 You can customize this Raspberry Pi eInk display with tons of cool plugins | Tom's Hardware
[17:16]	TR News	"RISC-V has been talked up as a challenger to Arm and x86, offering an open royalty-free architecture that promises flexibility and innovation without licensing costs." https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/riscv_journey_to_mainstream/ | Source: The Register UK
[17:16]	TR Bot	 RISC-V is making moves, but how will it hit the mainstream? The Register
[17:17]	TR News	"I wrote a few posts last year talking about my desire for a portable computer in a slab form-factor I could use while commuting on the train." https://rubenerd.com/the-tanmatsu-portable-terminal/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[17:17]	TR Bot	The Tanmatsu portable RISC-V terminal
[17:17]	TR News	"Keeping an eye on your network activity is an important part of network security, but did you ever consider it could be an important element of design?" https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-raspberry-pi-project-visualizes-your-real-time-network-traffic-in-the-most-beautiful-way | Source: Tom's Hardware
[17:17]	TR Bot	 This Raspberry Pi project visualizes your real-time network traffic in the most beautiful way | Tom's Hardware
[17:17]	TR News	"Its time to announce support for yet another encoder type in moteus, this time the MA600 precision tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) sensor." https://jpieper.com/2025/01/02/ma600-encoder-support-in-moteus/ | Source: J Pieper
[17:17]	TR Bot	 MA600 encoder support in moteus | A Modicum of Fun
[17:19]	TR News	"Demolition of IBM building begins ... An apt metaphor for the company itself: condemned for 20 years and now finally being demolished. https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/broome-county/demolition-of-ibm-building-begins/ " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jgpeqhqq
[17:19]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/broome-county/demolition-of-ibm-building-begins/ )
[17:19]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jgpeqhqq )
[17:20]	TR News	"And we know how poorly they manage and monitor NW infrastructure at IBM. IBM CIO could never do anything right. LOL !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp
[17:20]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1wfs0utp )
[17:21]	TR News	"It should be ZERO. WE have enough talented but unemployed Americans thanks to the crooks who runs big business and insist on getting bigger H1B quotas and abusing the system. (Like Trump's TESLA buddy, Elmer Fudd)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf
[17:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf )
[17:21]	TR News	"I sincerely doubt any of these "reported" numbers are accurate like the number of jobs created (off by 800,000) or the number of illegal aliens." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf
[17:21]	TR News	"So, everybody in the world wants to come to the US to study in US Universities which are believed to be the best, yet we are unable to churn out people who are talents?!?!?! It is a joke, right?"
[17:22]	TR News	"if you are a foreigner and acquire a degree in a US University, you should get a green card upon graduation. This H1-B visa cr-p is a total abuse and does not benefit the people having one or the US Citizenship/Green Card holders since the H1-B visa program depress salaries overall. Not good for this country."
[17:23]	TR News	"Sad what it's become. I remember being in Endicott in 1984 and IBM was everywhere. At noontime the sidewalks would be full of workers and a sea of white shirts and ties. Endicott was a thriving little town then." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jgpeqhqq
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[17:24]	TR News	Demolition of IBM building begins https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/broome-county/demolition-of-ibm-building-begins/ "Broome County began the largest demolition project in its history this morning at the birthplace of IBM."
[17:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jggm3tqf
[17:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	"
[17:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	still waiting for india to produce decent stand alone companies
[17:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	Japan did it, South Korea did it, Taiwan did it
[17:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	although they mostly took US technology
[17:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	their standards of production were high "
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[17:25]	TR News	"This is painful news for me to share. I know it will be even more difficult for you to read," Intel gears up for 15,000 layoffs in devastating cost cut
[17:25]	roodled	      "isn't it beautiful?"
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[17:26]	TR News	Microsoft layoffs: A timeline of job cuts throughout the software giant's history https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-layoffs http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_-_Layoffs/#July_2023
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Layoffs: Timeline of Job Cuts Through Company History - Business Insider
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Microsoft - Layoffs
[17:33]	TR News	"Whilst commit numbers aren't a perfect measure of anything whatsoever" http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/i-measured-kdes-commit-stats-and-the-results-surprised-me/ | Source: David Edmundson
[17:33]	TR Bot	 I measured KDEs commit stats and the results surprised me! David Edmundson's Web Log
[17:36]	TR News	"While I have been a member of the Goodreads site for a long time, my usage has been sporadic." https://bobmonsour.com/blog/building-the-book-page/ | Source: Bob Monsour
[17:36]	TR Bot	 How I built the Books page
[17:36]	TR News	"Before I got too far, I wanted to get a sense of what the final maps would look like." https://www.redblobgames.com/blog/2024-08-20-labels-on-maps/ | Source: Amit Patel
[17:36]	TR Bot	 Labels on Maps
[17:37]	TR News	"Once upon a time (a long time ago), filtering and rejecting email based on the SMTP envelope sender" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/spam/SMTPRejectOnFromHeader | Source: University of Toronto
[17:37]	TR Bot	 Chris's Wiki :: blog/spam/SMTPRejectOnFromHeader
[17:37]	TR News	zabbix
[17:37]	TR News	"Zabbix is a free and open-source monitoring solution for IT infrastructure." https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-zabbix-on-debian-12-server/ | Source: HowTo Forge
[17:37]	TR Bot	 How to Install Zabbix on Debian 12 Server
[17:38]	TR News	How to Install Zeek Network Security Monitoring Tool on Ubuntu 24.04 https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-zeek-network-security-monitoring-tool-on-ubuntu-24-04/
[17:38]	TR Bot	 How to Install Zeek Network Security Monitoring Tool on Ubuntu 24.04
[17:38]	TR News	How to Install VMware Workstation on Linux Mint 22 https://linuxiac.com/how-to-install-vmware-workstation-on-linux-mint-22/
[17:38]	TR Bot	 How to Install VMware Workstation on Linux Mint 22
[17:38]	TR News	Three of the best: How to https://blog.apnic.net/2025/01/03/three-of-the-best-how-to-7/
[17:38]	TR Bot	 Three of the best: 'How to...' | APNIC Blog
[17:40]	TR News	How To Install KDE Plasma on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-kde-plasma-rocky-linux-9/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 How To Install KDE Plasma on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot
[17:40]	TR News	How To Install WordPress on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-wordpress-rocky-linux-9/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 How To Install WordPress on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot
[17:40]	TR News	How To Install Shadowsocks on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-shadowsocks-rocky-linux-9/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 How To Install Shadowsocks on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot
[17:40]	TR News	How To Setup Bind Server on Debian 12 https://idroot.us/setup-bind-server-debian-12/
[17:40]	TR Bot	 How To Setup Bind Server on Debian 12 - idroot
[17:43]	TR News	10 GNU/Linux System Administrators New Years Resolutions for 2025 https://www.tecmint.com/linux-sysadmins-new-year-resolutions/
[17:43]	TR Bot	 10 Linux SysAdmins New Years Resolutions for 2025
[17:44]	TR News	How To Install LibreOffice on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-libreoffice-centos-stream-10/
[17:44]	TR Bot	 How To Install LibreOffice on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot
[17:45]	TR News	How To Install UrBackup on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-urbackup-ubuntu-24-04/
[17:45]	TR Bot	 How To Install UrBackup on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot
[17:45]	TR News	How To Install Odoo on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-odoo-linux-mint-22/
[17:45]	TR Bot	 How To Install Odoo on Linux Mint 22 - idroot
[17:46]	TR News	How To Install Postfix on Manjaro https://idroot.us/install-postfix-manjaro/
[17:46]	TR Bot	 How To Install Postfix on Manjaro - idroot
[17:46]	TR News	How To Install OpenVPN Server on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-openvpn-server-centos-stream-10/
[17:46]	TR Bot	 How To Install OpenVPN Server on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot
[17:46]	TR News	How To Install Apache Solr on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-apache-solr-centos-stream-10/
[17:46]	TR Bot	 How To Install Apache Solr on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot
[17:47]	TR News	My Gemini Editing Setup with Vim gemini://gem.sdf.org/beej/blog/2025-01-02-vimblog.gmi
[17:49]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 03/01/2025: GNU Emacs Key Bindings in GNU Midnight Commander's Mcedit and Gemini Editing Setup with Vim https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2025_GNU_Emacs_Key_Bindings_in_GNU_Midnight_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Gemini_Links_03_01_2025_GNU_Emacs_Key_Bindings_in_GNU_Midnight_.gmi 
[17:49]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 03/01/2025: GNU Emacs Key Bindings in GNU Midnight Commander's Mcedit and Gemini Editing Setup with Vim
[17:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[17:50]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[17:56]	TR News	Mozilla Localization (L10N): Mozilla Localization in 2024 https://blog.mozilla.org/l10n/2025/01/02/mozilla-localization-in-2024/
[17:56]	TR Bot	 Mozilla Localization in 2024 Mozilla L10N
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[18:08]	TR News	 (NEW):  For This New Year, 2025, We Need More Writers Out There https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/For_This_New_Year_2025_We_Need_More_Writers_Out_There.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/01/03/For_This_New_Year_2025_We_Need_More_Writers_Out_There.gmi 
[18:08]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines For This New Year, 2025, We Need More Writers Out There
[18:11]	TR News	Want to Tweak Advanced Settings in GNOME? Try Refine https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/refine-advanced-tweak-tool-for-gnome
[18:11]	TR Bot	 Want to Tweak Advanced Settings in GNOME? Try Refine - OMG! Ubuntu
[18:13]	TR News	"The PicoPD Pro is a compact development board with the RP2040 microcontroller" https://linuxgizmos.com/picopd-pro-usb-pd-3-1-development-board-with-pps-and-avs-support/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[18:13]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/picopd-pro-usb-pd-3-1-development-board-with-pps-and-avs-support/ )
[18:14]	TR News	Microsoft FakeHub: Identity Theft in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub (Microsoft Won't Bother Addressing It; It Gives a False Impression of Adoption by GNU/Linux Veterans) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Microsoft_FakeHub_Identity_Theft_in_Microsoft_GitHub_Microsoft_.shtml
[18:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft FakeHub: Identity Theft in Microsoft GitHub (Microsoft Won't Bother Addressing It; It Gives a False Impression of Adoption by GNU/Linux Veterans)
[18:15]	TR News	GNU/Linux Usage in Europe Leaps Above 6% in 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_Usage_in_Europe_Leaps_Above_6_in_2025.shtml
[18:15]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Usage in Europe Leaps Above 6% in 2025
[18:15]	TR News	GNU/Linux Leaps to 6% in the United States of America (Not Even Counting ChromeOS) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_Leaps_to_6_in_the_United_States_of_America_Not_Even_C.shtml
[18:15]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Leaps to 6% in the United States of America (Not Even Counting ChromeOS)
[18:15]	TR News	GNU/Linux Measured at 4.4% in South America and 3.34% in Africa, Based on 2025's Preliminary Data https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_4_4_in_South_America_and_3_34_in_Africa_B.shtml
[18:15]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Measured at 4.4% in South America and 3.34% in Africa, Based on 2025's Preliminary Data
[18:18]	TR News	Seems Like GNU/Linux Usage Doubled in Japan Last Year https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/Seems_Like_GNU_Linux_Usage_Doubled_in_Japan_Last_Year.shtml
[18:18]	TR Bot	 Techrights Seems Like GNU/Linux Usage Doubled in Japan Last Year
[18:18]	TR News	Even Worse Than Racism at the 'Linux' Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/Even_Worse_Than_Racism_at_the_Linux_Foundation.shtml
[18:18]	TR Bot	 Techrights Even Worse Than Racism at the Linux Foundation
[18:19]	TR News	GNU/Linux Gained About 0.5% Last Year, According to StatCounter (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/GNU_Linux_Gained_About_0_5_Last_Year_According_to_StatCounter.shtml
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Gained About 0.5% Last Year, According to StatCounter
[18:19]	TR News	GNU/Linux Back to 5% in 2025 (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_Back_to_5_in_2025.shtml
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Back to 5% in 2025
[18:19]	TR News	GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Indonesia (Population Size Near 300 Million) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_Reaches_5_in_Indonesia_Population_Size_Near_300_Milli.shtml
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Indonesia (Population Size Near 300 Million)
[18:19]	TR News	GNU/Linux and ChromeOS in Australia Tripled in 5 Years? That's How statCounter Sees It.... (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_in_Australia_Tripled_in_5_Years_That_s_H.shtml
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux and ChromeOS in Australia Tripled in 5 Years? That's How statCounter Sees It....
[18:20]	TR News	How to Install NetBeans IDE 24 in Ubuntu / Debian https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/01/install-netbeans-ide-ubuntu-debian/
[18:20]	TR Bot	 How to Install NetBeans IDE 24 in Ubuntu / Debian | UbuntuHandbook
[18:36]	TR News	In Mexico, backdoored Windows Down to All-Time Low, GNU/Linux Up to All-Time High https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/In_Mexico_Windows_Down_to_All_Time_Low_GNU_Linux_Up_to_All_Time.shtml
[18:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights In Mexico, Windows Down to All-Time Low, GNU/Linux Up to All-Time High
[18:36]	TR News	Canada: backdoored Windows at All-Time Lows, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Rise to Almost 8% https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Canada_Windows_at_All_Time_Lows_ChromeOS_and_GNU_Linux_Rise_to_.shtml
[18:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights Canada: Windows at All-Time Lows, ChromeOS and GNU/Linux Rise to Almost 8%
[18:37]	TR News	FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, January 3, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-01-03-irc
[18:37]	TR Bot	 Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, January 3, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[18:37]	TR News	FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, January 10, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-01-10-irc
[18:37]	TR Bot	 Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, January 10, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[18:38]	TR News	ANNOUNCE pig: The Postgres Extension Wizard https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/announce-pig-the-postgres-extension-wizard-2988/
[18:38]	TR Bot	 PostgreSQL: ANNOUNCE pig: The Postgres Extension Wizard
[18:38]	TR News	Rally Racing Game Stunt Rally 3.3 Added 3 New Tracks https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/01/stuntrally-3-3-new-tracks/
[18:38]	TR Bot	 Rally Racing Game Stunt Rally 3.3 Added 3 New Tracks | UbuntuHandbook
[18:39]	TR News	Refrigeration: my greatest invention of modern times https://rubenerd.com/the-greatest-inventions-of-modern-times/
[18:39]	TR Bot	Refrigeration: my greatest invention of modern times
[18:42]	TR News	This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 580 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/01/01/this-week-in-rust-580/
[18:42]	TR Bot	 This Week in Rust 580 This Week in Rust
[18:42]	TR News	BSD Now 592: Wohoo, FreeBSD 14.2 https://www.bsdnow.tv/592
[18:42]	TR Bot	 BSD Now 592: Wohoo, FreeBSD 14.2
[18:43]	MinceR	https://ircz.de/p/24090735
[18:43]	TR Bot	 WHOOPSIE
[18:44]	TR News	At least ten deaths after police used Taser in Germany: Introduction in further federal states to come https://digit.site36.net/2025/01/02/at-least-ten-deaths-after-police-used-taser-in-germany-introduction-in-further-federal-states-to-come/
[18:44]	TR Bot	 At least ten deaths after police used Taser in Germany: Introduction in further federal states to come | Matthias Monroy
[18:45]	TR News	New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients - 2025-01-01 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2025-01-01-edition/index.html
[18:45]	TR Bot	 New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients - 2025-01-01 Edition
[18:54]	TR News	Techrights A Salad of Microsoft FUD Against Linux, Published by LinuxSecurity.com Using LLM Slop/Copypasta https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Salad_of_Microsoft_FUD_Against_Linux_Published_by_LinuxSecuri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/A_Salad_of_Microsoft_FUD_Against_Linux_Published_by_LinuxSecuri.gmi 
[18:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights A Salad of Microsoft FUD Against Linux, Published by LinuxSecurity.com Using LLM Slop/Copypasta
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[19:04]	TR News	Techrights Apple 'Articles' That Aren't... Just SPAM From Beta'News', Generated by LLMs https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Apple_Articles_That_Aren_t_Just_SPAM_From_Beta_News_Generated_b.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/01/03/Apple_Articles_That_Aren_t_Just_SPAM_From_Beta_News_Generated_b.gmi 
[19:04]	TR Bot	 Techrights Apple 'Articles' That Aren't... Just SPAM From Beta'News', Generated by LLMs
[19:04]	TR News	Ultimate Media Downloader for Linux: The All-in-One Tool for Downloading Videos and Audio from 1300+ Sites https://medevel.com/ultimate-media-downloader-linux/
[19:04]	TR Bot	 Ultimate Media Downloader for Linux: The All-in-One Tool for Downloading Videos and Audio from 1300+ Sites
[19:05]	TR News	On the future of i386 on Debian http://q-funk.blogspot.com/2025/01/on-future-of-i386-on-debian.html
[19:05]	TR Bot	 Funkyware: ITCetera: On the future of i386 on Debian
[19:11]	TR News	All-time low for Windows in India https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/india/#monthly-200901-202501
[19:11]	TR Bot	 Operating System Market Share India | Statcounter Global Stats
[19:13]	TR News	"Russian court orders Yandex to remove maps and photos of oil refinery due to Ukrainian drone threat" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/01/03/russian-court-orders-yandex-to-remove-maps-and-photos-of-oil-refinery-due-to-ukrainian-drone-threat | Source: Meduza
[19:13]	TR Bot	 Russian court orders Yandex to remove maps and photos of oil refinery due to Ukrainian drone threat Meduza
[19:13]	TR News	Moldovan Electricity Provider Says Demand Will Be Met On Third Day After Halt In Russian Gas Supplies https://www.rferl.org/a/33261939.html
[19:13]	TR Bot	 Moldovan Electricity Provider Says Demand Will Be Met On Third Day After Halt In Russian Gas Supplies
[19:14]	TR News	pressure on Microsoft http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/keep-putting-pressure-on-microsoft
[19:14]	TR Bot	 Keep putting pressure on Microsoft Free Software Foundation Working together for free software
[19:15]	TR News	This has struck a nerve at Microsoft https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/keep_putting_pressure_microsoft
[19:15]	TR Bot	 Keep putting pressure on Microsoft | Defective by Design
[19:15]	TR News	Federal Trade Commission Launches Investigation Into Microsofts Practices https://truthout.org/articles/federal-trade-commission-launches-investigation-into-microsofts-practices/
[19:15]	TR Bot	 Federal Trade Commission Launches Investigation Into Microsofts Practices | Truthout
[19:17]	TR News	Linux Ate My RAM, What Do I Do? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=_w8oJ8vw8EM
[19:17]	TR Bot	( status 500 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=_w8oJ8vw8EM )
[19:18]	TR News	Why Does This Linux Package Even Exist! https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=PL7PeH52Quc
[19:18]	TR Bot	( status 500 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=PL7PeH52Quc )
[19:18]	TR News	2025 Truly Is The Year Of Linux Gaming https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=aHDBGq0Za5k
[19:18]	TR Bot	( status 500 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=aHDBGq0Za5k )
[19:19]	TR News	Are People On Social Media Trolls...Or Just Stupid? https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=3zWyoYf9JXc
[19:19]	TR Bot	( status 500 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3zWyoYf9JXc )
[19:19]	TR News	siduction 24.1.0 overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=zA_3TsRDkT8
[19:19]	TR Bot	( status 500 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=zA_3TsRDkT8 )
[19:20]	TR News	[Meme] The Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Syndrome https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Meme_The_Microsoft_Syndrome.shtml
[19:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights [Meme] The Microsoft Syndrome
[19:20]	TR News	CyberShow Blog Upgraded, RSS Feed Added https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/CyberShow_Blog_Upgraded_RSS_Feed_Added.shtml
[19:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights CyberShow Blog Upgraded, RSS Feed Added
[19:20]	TR News	Microsoft Tries to Force People Into Vista 11 by Stopping Vista 10 Patching, Herding Them Into TPMdom https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/01/Microsoft_Tries_to_Force_People_Into_Vista_11_by_Stopping_Vista.shtml
[19:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Tries to Force People Into Vista 11 by Stopping Vista 10 Patching, Herding Them Into TPMdom
[19:21]	TR News	Spraining a finger https://rubenerd.com/spraining-a-finger/
[19:21]	TR Bot	Spraining a finger
[19:22]	TR News	Windows Falls to 22.5% Worldwide, Android Up to 48% https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/Windows_Falls_to_22_5_Worldwide_Android_Up_to_48.shtml
[19:22]	TR Bot	 Techrights Windows Falls to 22.5% Worldwide, Android Up to 48%
[19:24]	TR News	Xi Jinpings talk of rainbows belies simmering public anger over Chinas economy https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/02/china-xi-new-year-speech-economy/
[19:24]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/01/02/china-xi-new-year-speech-economy/ )
[19:24]	TR News	Tens of Billions of Dollars Down the Drain (Microsoft Lost the Search "Arms Race" or Market) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/Tens_of_Billions_of_Dollars_Down_the_Drain_Microsoft_Lost_the_S.shtml
[19:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights Tens of Billions of Dollars Down the Drain (Microsoft Lost the Search "Arms Race" or Market)
[19:25]	TR News	Microsoft Plummets to New Lows in Azerbaijan https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/Microsoft_Plummets_to_New_Lows_in_Azerbaijan.shtml
[19:25]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Plummets to New Lows in Azerbaijan
[19:25]	TR News	The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth https://harishpillay.com/2025/01/03/the-past-was-erased-the-erasure-was-forgotten-the-lie-became-the-truth/
[19:25]	TR Bot	 The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth life one degree north, one-o-three degrees east
[19:26]	TR News	For Software Freedom (and for Broader Personal Freedom), the Goalposts Are Moving https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/For_Software_Freedom_and_for_Broader_Personal_Freedom_the_Goalp.shtml
[19:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights For Software Freedom (and for Broader Personal Freedom), the Goalposts Are Moving
[19:26]	TR News	Microsoft Especially Important to Phoronix (It Also Gives Gifts to Phoronix) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/Microsoft_Especially_Important_to_Phoronix_It_Also_Gives_Gifts_.shtml
[19:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Especially Important to Phoronix (It Also Gives Gifts to Phoronix)
[19:26]	TR News	It's Not Just MElon X, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, All Social Control Media is Basically a Digital Weapon https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/It_s_Not_Just_MElon_X_President_Frank_Walter_Steinmeier_All_Soc.shtml
[19:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights It's Not Just MElon X, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, All Social Control Media is Basically a Digital Weapon
[19:28]	TR News	Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1003983/
[19:28]	TR Bot	updates for Thursday [LWN.net]
[19:39]	TR News	Qt Safe Renderer 2.1 Certified https://www.qt.io/blog/qsr-2.1-certified
[19:39]	TR Bot	 Qt Safe Renderer 2.1 Certified
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[19:39]	TR News	NerdFetch fetch script using Nerdfonts https://www.linuxlinks.com/nerdfetch-fetch-script-nerdfonts/
[19:39]	TR Bot	- fetch script using Nerdfonts - LinuxLinks
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[19:40]	TR News	Dynamips emulate Cisco routers https://www.linuxlinks.com/dynamips-emulate-cisco-routers/
[19:40]	TR Bot	- emulate Cisco routers - LinuxLinks
[19:41]	TR News	Rust-Traverse terminal based file explorer https://www.linuxlinks.com/rust-traverse-terminal-based-file-explorer/
[19:41]	TR Bot	- terminal based file explorer - LinuxLinks
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[19:51]	TR News	Kathar lightweight network emulation system https://www.linuxlinks.com/kathara-lightweight-network-emulation-system/
[19:51]	TR Bot	- lightweight network emulation system - LinuxLinks
[19:52]	TR News	Jay Wayland compositor https://www.linuxlinks.com/jay-wayland-compositor/
[19:52]	TR Bot	- Wayland compositor - LinuxLinks
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[20:01]	TR News	Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20250102-apple-to-pay-95-million-to-settle-lawsuit-accusing-siri-of-eavesdropping
[20:01]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20250102-apple-to-pay-95-million-to-settle-lawsuit-accusing-siri-of-eavesdropping )
[20:02]	TR News	Apple will pay $95M to settle privacy lawsuit over unintentional Siri activations https://siliconangle.com/2025/01/02/apple-will-pay-95m-settle-privacy-lawsuit-unintentional-siri-activations/
[20:02]	TR Bot	will pay $95M to settle privacy lawsuit over unintentional Siri activations - SiliconANGLE
[20:03]	TR News	Apple: we did NOTHING wrong! We will PAY you $100,000,000.... BECAUSE WE DID NOTHING WRONG!
[20:04]	TR News	Paul Wise: FLOSS Activities December 2024 http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/log/2025/01/02/floss-activities/
[20:04]	TR Bot	 FLOSS Activities December 2024
[20:04]	TR News	airBaltic likely to ask for more public money, says official https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/transport/02.01.2025-airbaltic-likely-to-ask-for-more-public-money-says-official.a582137/
[20:04]	TR Bot	 airBaltic likely to ask for more public money, says official / Article
[20:04]	TR News	The whole point is were trying to teach pedagogical reflections on Hey Hi (AI) grading https://criticaledtech.com/2025/01/02/the-whole-point-is-were-trying-to-teach-pedagogical-reflections-on-ai-grading/
[20:04]	TR Bot	 The whole point is were trying to teach pedagogical reflections on AI grading Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
[20:06]	TR News	Godot got money from Microsoft to work for Microsoft. This isn't hard to see. https://godotengine.org/article/godotsharp-packages-net8/ Bribes work.
[20:06]	TR Bot	 Godot C# packages move to .NET 8 Godot Engine
[20:07]	TR News	We Need Something More Like DMOZ, Not Search Engines and Bill-Funded Wikipedia (Censoring Unfaltering Information About Powerful People and Institutions) https://techrights.org/n/2025/01/02/We_Need_Something_More_Like_DMOZ_Not_Search_Engines_and_Bill_Fu.shtml
[20:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights We Need Something More Like DMOZ, Not Search Engines and Bill-Funded Wikipedia (Censoring Unfaltering Information About Powerful People and Institutions)
[20:07]	TR News	Gulf of Guinea navies turn to drones for surveillance https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/gulf-of-guinea-navies-turn-to-drones-for-surveillance/
[20:07]	TR Bot	 Gulf of Guinea navies turn to drones for surveillance - defenceWeb
[20:09]	TR News	A New Year gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~tfurrows/phlog/2025-01-03_newyear.txt
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[20:09]	TR News	Security Hoop gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/01/03/security-hoop.gmi
[20:10]	TR News	Electronic goals for 2025 gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space:70/0/~solderpunk/phlog/electronic-goals-for-2025.txt
[20:11]	TR News	"It's night. I have no wristwatch nor clocks around, but I guess it's 11pm, somehow I feel it." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2440
[20:12]	TR News	Colour me gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2441
[20:14]	TR News	Legal cases loom over Philippines allegedly unconstitutional 2025 budget https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/legal-cases-loom-over-philippines-unconstitutional-2025-budget
[20:14]	TR Bot	 Legal cases loom over Philippines allegedly unconstitutional 2025 budget | The Straits Times
[20:15]	MinceR	https://ircz.de/p/24090723
[20:15]	TR Bot	 WHOOPSIE
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[20:53]	lxo	is pastaslop the perfect complementary companion for copi(a)lot?
[20:55]	lxo	make that pastyslop, it sounds more like the intended reference
[20:56]	MinceR	https://ircz.de/p/24090655
[20:56]	TR Bot	 WHOOPSIE
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● Jan 03
[21:03]	lxo	copi(a)lot and pastyslop, the la-lamented duo
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[22:13]	MinceR	(cat) (video) (audio:irrelevant) https://imgur.com/gallery/dSzuS81   =   https://rimgo.pussthecat.org/gallery/dSzuS81
[22:13]	TR Bot	cats playing table hockey - Album on Imgur
[22:13]	TR Bot	 Two cats playing table hockey - rimgo