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● Aug 03
[00:06]	IsambardPrince	My cat has pink eye again.
[00:06]	IsambardPrince	I still have more than half the bottle from last time so I just gave her a dose.
[00:06]	IsambardPrince	I'll call the vet on Monday.
[00:36]	IsambardPrince	So apparently mortgage lenders pull all three bureaus, but they only use your median credit score. 
[00:36]	IsambardPrince	So for example, if you have a 705 on one bureau, a 670 on another, and a 684 on the third, then they're going to base your mortgage on a 684.
[00:37]	IsambardPrince	If you are getting a mortgage with a co-signer, they'll use the lower applicant's median score.
[00:37]	IsambardPrince	So you might say "So why doesn't just the spouse with the better scores sign the mortgage themselves." They can, if they have the income. Lenders only consider the income from people who sign the mortgage.
[00:38]	IsambardPrince	So if you need more income, you'd have to throw in lower FICO scores because one of the two will have worse FICO scores than the other.
[00:38]	IsambardPrince	Often significantly.
[00:48]	MinceR	(video) (audio:important) https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HL8YZwjZHFE   =   https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=HL8YZwjZHFE
[00:48]	TR Bot	( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=HL8YZwjZHFE )
[00:48]	TR Bot	 Select instance - Invidious
[00:52]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, My first credit card was at 9% interest.
[00:52]	IsambardPrince	I never would have imagined that 24% would have been for excellent credit and nearly 40% on some cards someday.
[00:53]	IsambardPrince	They've really taken "Whatever people will put up with." to an extreme.
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[00:55]	MinceR	^ sharepoint cracking situation is completely insane
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● Aug 03
[01:00]	IsambardPrince	Those cats out there must be hungry.
[01:01]	IsambardPrince	I just went out and gave them another couple scoops of cat food.
[01:01]	IsambardPrince	One of the mother cats that was scared of me seems to realize that I'm giving them food now.
[01:01]	MinceR	:)
[01:01]	IsambardPrince	She was arching her back and hissing at me and now she lets me go near her baby.
[01:03]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I'm glad I still had half a bottle of these eyedrops for leeloo
[01:04]	IsambardPrince	I left a message on the vet's voicemail asking her if it would be too much trouble for another bottle just in case. I said I started giving leeloo the eyedrops again under the previous instructions since they're not open on the weekend.
[01:04]	IsambardPrince	It's highly contagious so I want to treat it as fast as possible so she doesn't give it to bobbi.
[01:07]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I laughed because I'm milking some more credit card offers. AmEx gives me a spend target and then you reach it then they give you more money. They're easy to do with your regular bills.
[01:08]	IsambardPrince	I was just cashing out some bonus points and singing "The World Owes Me a Living."
[01:08]	IsambardPrince	I sing that when I cash easy money.
[01:09]	IsambardPrince	https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_World_Owes_Me_a_Living
[01:09]	TR Bot	 The World Owes Me a Living | Disney Wiki | Fandom
[01:09]	MinceR	:)
[01:28]	IsambardPrince	Now there's four cats out there.
[01:28]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I called and left a message and an email for a trap neuter return program.
[01:28]	IsambardPrince	We need to get these cats fixed and vaccinated.
[01:29]	MinceR	is there such a program for humans?
[01:29]	IsambardPrince	I wish.
[01:29]	MinceR	:>
[01:29]	IsambardPrince	Ever since the abortion ban in Indiana, a lot of vasectomy clinics opened up.
[01:29]	IsambardPrince	Men can still do whatever they want with their reproductive system.
[01:29]	MinceR	nice
[01:30]	MinceR	good to know the fundies haven't read the story about Onan
[01:30]	IsambardPrince	I guess since most Republicans are men, only consider men, and can't quite figure out how to call it baby murder yet....
[01:30]	IsambardPrince	They stay, for now at least.
[01:30]	MinceR	they're not republicans
[01:30]	MinceR	maybe it's not in the tantrump bible
[01:31]	IsambardPrince	Yeah, well, the women are figuring out there's no easy way to get and abortion, they'll be prosecuted if anything goes wrong with a pregnancy even when it's not their fault, and Trump is attacking and shutting down programs that feed their hungry children.
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[01:31]	IsambardPrince	So some are pointing their boyfriend or husband to the vasectomy clinic I guess.
[01:31]	IsambardPrince	*an
[01:34]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I said: "I wonder if anyone can tell them they don't exactly need more workers considering Trump's economy is now producing 1/5th as many jobs as you need to keep unemployment level.
[01:34]	IsambardPrince	Only 16,000 or so for the past few months. If he hadn't fired the head of BLS, July would have probably been reduced too. It was 19,000 jobs in May and 14,000 in June."
[01:35]	IsambardPrince	We went from like 150,000-200,000 jobs per month to 14,000.
[01:35]	IsambardPrince	:)
[01:35]	MinceR	maybe they're fine with starving to death as long as it feels like they're "owning the libs"
[01:35]	IsambardPrince	IUt turns out that when Trump destroyed the tourism industry and consumer spending, that reflects in the jobs report.
[01:36]	IsambardPrince	So you fire the people doing jobs reports.
[01:36]	IsambardPrince	Then you don't get any more bad numbers.
[01:36]	MinceR	:>
[01:36]	MinceR	classic ruscist move: if the statistics make you look bad, stop reporting them
[01:38]	IsambardPrince	No, the Russians shoot them too.
[01:38]	MinceR	:>
[01:38]	IsambardPrince	So the next person really watches what they put out.
[01:38]	MinceR	their fans in orbanistan don't, though
[01:38]	MinceR	afaict
[01:38]	IsambardPrince	https://www.npr.org/2025/08/02/nx-s1-5490943/gaza-palestinians-deaths-food-aid
[01:38]	TR Bot	 In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid : NPR
[01:39]	IsambardPrince	Israel is doing what I'm doing with the cockroaches.
[01:39]	IsambardPrince	They put out food, but the food is a trap.
[01:39]	IsambardPrince	But the people run for the food anyway because they're starving.
[01:39]	IsambardPrince	Then Israel shoots them while they're trying to get food.
[01:39]	IsambardPrince	Then the US says that if you say things like this about Israel you're antisemitic, a Nazi, and quite possibly a terrorist.
[01:40]	MinceR	:>
[01:41]	IsambardPrince	NPR has been defunded by the Trump administration and they still barely report on his scandals.
[01:42]	IsambardPrince	They're doing articles about neck cooling fans.
[01:43]	MinceR	have they found one that actually has a peltier cooler in it that actually works?
[01:43]	MinceR	a battery that lasts for more than a couple of minutes would be a plus
[01:54]	admfubar	https://restofworld.org/2025/china-tech-ai-online-courses/
[01:54]	TR Bot	 Chinas tech workers rush to learn AI through unregulated courses - Rest of World
● Aug 03
[02:06]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, They're setting out rat birth control now.
[02:06]	IsambardPrince	They said that other animals used to find their way to the rat poison and die.
[02:07]	MinceR	curious
[02:07]	IsambardPrince	Nothing will happen to those animals if they eat the new bait except they'd get a dose of the birth control meant for the rats.
[02:07]	MinceR	won't it screw with their hormone system?
[02:07]	IsambardPrince	Presumably a bit yeah.
[02:07]	IsambardPrince	They're a pellet meant for a rat.
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	So they might get a rat-size dose of estrogen.
[02:08]	MinceR	also, the bible-fuckers don't mind giving nonhuman animals birth control pills?
[02:08]	IsambardPrince	I suppose the worst thing that could happen is a male squirrel becomes Squirrel Lobsta.
[02:08]	MinceR	lol
[02:10]	IsambardPrince	A squirrel is also a rodent.
[02:10]	IsambardPrince	But people don't have the same aversion to squirrels as rats.
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[02:34]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I got a text from Indian scammers today.
[02:35]	IsambardPrince	It said I haven't paid tollway fines and they were going to take my license and criminally prosecute me (which are not possible even if you didn't pay the tollway).
[02:35]	IsambardPrince	And it linked to a URL shortener.
[02:35]	IsambardPrince	I told my mom "Looks like my landlord got himself a side hustle."
[02:39]	MinceR	:>
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[02:53]	TR News	German postal services come under attack https://www.dw.com/en/delayed-delivery-german-postal-services-come-under-attack/a-73415170
[02:53]	TR Bot	delivery: German postal services come under attack DW 07/25/2025
[02:54]	TR News	Why Germany's biggest tax fraud scheme continues unabated https://www.dw.com/en/cum-ex-why-germany-s-biggest-tax-fraud-scheme-continues-unabated/a-73400826
[02:54]	TR Bot	Why Germany's biggest tax fraud scheme can continue DW 07/25/2025
[02:57]	TR News	World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/07/24/world-court-rules-tackling-climate-crisis-is-an-international-legal-obligation
[02:57]	TR Bot	 World Court Rules Tackling Climate Crisis is an International Legal Obligation | Human Rights Watch
[02:57]	TR News	Duty to Repair Harm Done ttps://truthout.org/video/vanuatu-minister-after-icj-climate-ruling-theres-a-duty-to-repair-harm-done/
[02:57]	TR News	wheat shortage in Turkey https://anfenglishmobile.com/ecology/climate-change-and-flawed-policies-deepen-wheat-shortage-in-turkey-80456
[02:58]	TR Bot	 ANF | Climate change and flawed policies deepen wheat shortage in Turkey
● Aug 03
[03:00]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 02, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_02_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_August_02_2025.gmi 
[03:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 02, 2025
[03:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[03:01]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[03:01]	TR News	Cheeto Mussolini Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Repeal Finding That Allows Climate Regulation https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/trump-environmental-protection-agency-moves-to-repeal-finding-that-allows-climate-regulation https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-29/the-latest-trump-inaugurates-his-familys-newest-luxury-golf-course-in-scotland
[03:01]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/trump-environmental-protection-agency-moves-to-repeal-finding-that-allows-climate-regulation )
[03:01]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-29/the-latest-trump-inaugurates-his-familys-newest-luxury-golf-course-in-scotland )
[03:02]	TR News	How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/29/the-hidden-cost-of-ai-how-energy-hungry-algorithms-are-fueling-the-climate-crisis/
[03:02]	TR Bot	Hidden Cost of AI: How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis - CounterPunch.org
[03:02]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[03:02]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[03:02]	TR News	As climate change hits, what might the British garden of the future look like? https://theconversation.com/as-climate-change-hits-what-might-the-british-garden-of-the-future-look-like-261608
[03:02]	TR Bot	 As climate change hits, what might the British garden of the future look like?
[03:04]	TR News	CEO Salaries Skyrocket While Workers Wages Stagnate https://www.projectcensored.org/ceo-salaries-workers-wages-stagnate/
[03:04]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/ceo-salaries-workers-wages-stagnate/ )
[03:05]	TR News	Social Control Media https://truthout.org/articles/adl-backed-bill-threatens-to-censor-criticism-of-israel-on-social-media/
[03:05]	TR Bot	 ADL-Backed Bill Threatens to Censor Criticism of Israel on Social Media | Truthout
[03:06]	TR News	Nobel Economists Urge Minimum Tax on Worlds 3,000 Billionaires https://www.projectcensored.org/nobel-economists-tax-worlds-billionaires/
[03:06]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/nobel-economists-tax-worlds-billionaires/ )
[03:06]	TR News	Big Tech Data Centers Deplete Water From Scarce Sources Around the World https://www.projectcensored.org/big-tech-data-centers-deplete-water/
[03:06]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/big-tech-data-centers-deplete-water/ )
[03:07]	TR News	photojournalist killed while covering clashes in Sweida https://cpj.org/2025/07/syrian-photojournalist-killed-while-covering-clashes-in-sweida/
[03:07]	TR Bot	 Syrian photojournalist killed while covering clashes in Sweida - Committee to Protect Journalists
[03:11]	admfubar	and that's no hallucination...https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/this-ai-almost-wiped-your-code:9
[03:11]	TR Bot	 This AI Almost WIPED Your Code
[03:11]	MinceR	how did it have write access on my filesystem?
[03:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	don't worry, it is intelligent
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[03:25]	TR News	Hazardous 'forever chemicals' in period products https://www.dw.com/en/hazardous-forever-chemicals-in-period-products/a-73418252
[03:25]	TR Bot	'forever chemicals' found in period products DW 07/26/2025
[03:26]	TR News	Bulgaria's arrest of liberal, pro-EU mayor sparks protests https://www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-s-arrest-of-liberal-pro-eu-mayor-sparks-protests/a-73425408
[03:26]	TR Bot	arrest of liberal, pro-EU mayor sparks protests DW 07/26/2025
[03:26]	TR News	"Success is just around the corner if we can just persevere." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1mask8a
[03:26]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1mask8a )
[03:28]	TR News	Openwashing is an epidemic https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/kubesphere_open_source_edition/
[03:28]	TR Bot	 KubeSphere kills open source edition The Register
[03:29]	TR News	Sunscreens and staying safe in summer https://www.dw.com/en/sunscreens-and-staying-safe-in-summer/a-73408932
[03:29]	TR Bot	sunscreen protects your skin DW 07/27/2025
[03:30]	TR News	Tripp Trapp chair look-a-like http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/guest-post-dutch-court-grants-pan.html
[03:30]	TR Bot	 [Guest post] Dutch court grants pan-European copyright injunction against Tripp Trapp chair look-a-like - The IPKat
[03:30]	TR News	A new academic study http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/07/copyright-exceptions-and-fair-use.html
[03:30]	TR Bot	 Copyright exceptions and fair use defences for AI training done for research and learning: A new academic study - The IPKat
[03:32]	TR News	Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-is-speeding-up-social-security-insolvency/
[03:32]	TR Bot	 Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency | Truthout
[03:36]	TR News	Is Blake Lively Targeting a YouTuber Over Her Justin Baldoni Lawsuit? Content Creator Fights Back in Court https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/blake-lively-targeting-youtuber-over-her-justin-baldoni-lawsuit-content-creator-fights-back-1739390
[03:36]	TR Bot	 Is Blake Lively Targeting a YouTuber Over Her Justin Baldoni Lawsuit? Content Creator Fights Back in Court | IBTimes UK
[03:36]	TR News	You ARE https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/we-are-not-social-media-youtube-responds-australia-banning-platform-youth-under-16-1739762
[03:36]	TR Bot	 'We Are Not Social Media': YouTube Responds To Australia Banning The Platform For Youth Under 16 | IBTimes UK
[03:37]	TR News	Australia adds YouTube to social media ban for under 16s https://www.dw.com/en/australia-adds-youtube-to-social-media-ban-for-under-16s/a-73459548
[03:37]	TR Bot	adds YouTube to social media ban for under 16s DW 07/30/2025
[03:37]	TR News	Age-Estimation Algorithm https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/youtube-rolls-out-age-estimatation-tech-to-identify-u-s-teens-and-apply-additional-protections/
[03:37]	TR Bot	rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections | TechCrunch
[03:39]	TR News	Economic Populism https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/29/how-to-win-over-the-working-class-economic-populism/
[03:39]	TR Bot	to Win Over the Working Class: Economic Populism - CounterPunch.org
[03:40]	TR News	72,000 Images Stolen https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-07-26/womens-dating-app-tea-reports-72-000-images-stolen-in-security-breach
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[03:41]	admfubar	https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/id-uploads-the-privacy-disaster-waiting:f
[03:42]	TR Bot	 ID Uploads: The Privacy Disaster Waiting to Happen
[03:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	no. happened.
[03:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	see example above.
[03:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	it would not be unprecedented
[03:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	anything you upload can and will be misused some day\
[03:42]	admfubar	that video was from 2 days ago
[03:43]	schestowitz[TR2]	howm timely
[03:43]	schestowitz[TR2]	tea :)
[03:46]	TR News	Alex Schroeders Diary etliberg gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-02-uetliberg
[03:46]	TR News	"I've actually found that many clients follow TOFU. At least the ones that have more than a few commits in their repo. I use Amfora on CLI and Lagrange on GUI and Android. But I've tried a few others and they all usually throw up a message and ask if you want to trust the new cert." gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-08-02_re_re_re_hello_gemini.gmi
[03:47]	TR News	Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-03.gmi
[03:48]	TR News	"I was out driving to grocery store [1] when I saw an old man walking on the street (our neighborhood is sans sidewalkstypical for Lower Sheol), white hair, white moustache, white beard, set off by the entirely black suit he's wearing, along with a heavy black outer coat" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/02.1
[03:48]	IsambardPrince	The grocery store has a coupon that says 69 cents mustard.
[03:48]	IsambardPrince	They meant to say mustard greens.
[03:49]	TR News	"My first encounter with Moor Mother's work was the 2020 album 'Who Sent You?' by the free jazz band Irreversible Entanglements. From there I discovered Moor Mother's solo albums. Her work really resonated with me. The subject matter is engaging, but even more so the impassioned delivery captivated my attention." gemini://goyangi.au/gemlog/2025-08-03-moor-mother-film.gmi
[03:50]	TR News	Uptime update! (from the oh-so-important department) gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/08-02-2025-Uptime-update.md "Looks like we're nearing 500 days -- neat!"
[03:51]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1371.jpg
[03:51]	TR News	[cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1721.jpg
[03:52]	TR News	More on Nostalgia gopher://gopher.unixlore.net:70/0/glog/more-on-nostalgia.md "Carl over at datagubbe.se talks about nostalgia in the context of retro-computing, which piqued my interest because I had mentioned nostalgia previously in the context of the OCC [0]."
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[03:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	i have a dumb question
[03:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	that Google "AI Mode"
[03:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	did GOogle also deploy that in the US?
[03:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	or is it limited to some countries like the UK?
[03:55]	schestowitz[TR2]	i don't have VPN
[03:55]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 03/08/2025: Nostalgia and TOFU https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Gemini_Links_03_08_2025_Nostalgia_and_TOFU.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Gemini_Links_03_08_2025_Nostalgia_and_TOFU.gmi 
[03:55]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 03/08/2025: Nostalgia and TOFU
[03:56]	MinceR	i hear the UK has started a major campaign to make VPNs more popular
[03:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	yes, it has
[03:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	then, illegal
[03:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	which is impossible
[03:56]	MinceR	presumably many ASPD enjoyers in charge have bought shares in VPN companies before that
[03:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	it tackles a real issue te wrtong way
[03:56]	schestowitz[TR2]	the concern is legit, the solution is not
[03:58]	MinceR	what's the concern anyway? minors being able to use the Internet for anything?
[03:58]	MinceR	like, anything at all
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[04:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	i didn't follow that closely
[04:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	or saw what "content" they deem harmful
[04:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	but i generally agree with the sentiment that
[04:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	1) there is a lot of crap online
[04:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	2) that crap has worse effect for a person with less life experience
[04:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	see what australlia does about under 16s right now
[04:19]	TR News	Techrights Slop Will Not Change the World https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Slop_Will_Not_Change_the_World.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Slop_Will_Not_Change_the_World.gmi 
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[04:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Adoption Reaches All-Time Highs in Chile, statCounter Indicates
[04:41]		*Now talking on #techrights
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[04:41]		*Topic for #techrights set by schestowitz!~roy@22e8m8t4gqjin.irc at Fri Jun 18 16:51:47 2021
[04:44]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Now drug companies are saying they plan to invest half a trillion in new production facilities in the US.
[04:44]	IsambardPrince	Well, if anyone has it, they do.
[04:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	they say
[04:44]	schestowitz[TR2]	who checks?
[04:44]	IsambardPrince	Probably nobody.
[04:44]	IsambardPrince	The Trump sez doesn't check.
[04:45]	IsambardPrince	The Trump sez formerly known as the news.
[04:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	they say
[04:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	media parrots
[04:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	money sees
[04:45]	schestowitz[TR2]	monkey says, ok, you get no tariffs 
[04:49]	IsambardPrince	https://finance.yahoo.com/video/dow-calculated-heres-breakdown-180000311.html
[04:49]	TR Bot	 How is the Dow calculated? Here's a breakdown.
[04:50]	IsambardPrince	The Dow falls.
[04:50]	IsambardPrince	They remove companies that do badly.
[04:50]	IsambardPrince	Put in others.
[04:50]	IsambardPrince	It goes up again.
[04:50]	IsambardPrince	Like magic.
[04:54]	TR News	Techrights It's Even Worse Than Microsoft Lunduke Puts It; GNOME is SLAPPing Journalists https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/It_s_Even_Worse_Than_Microsoft_Lunduke_Puts_It_GNOME_is_SLAPPin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/It_s_Even_Worse_Than_Microsoft_Lunduke_Puts_It_GNOME_is_SLAPPin.gmi 
[04:54]	TR Bot	 Techrights It's Even Worse Than Microsoft Lunduke Puts It; GNOME is SLAPPing Journalists
[04:55]	IsambardPrince	https://finance.yahoo.com/news/berkshire-takes-kraft-heinz-writedown-122007987.html
[04:55]	TR Bot	 Berkshire takes $3.8 billion Kraft Heinz write-down, operating profit falls
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[05:14]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], Running a deficit for five consecutive years? (GNOME)
[05:15]	IsambardPrince	Did Daddy Arvind cut them loose?
[05:15]	admfubar	https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/samsung-tvs-are-coming-back-online-after-apps-stopped-working.457595/
[05:15]	TR Bot	 Samsung TVs are coming back online after apps stopped working | Wilders Security Forums
[05:15]	IsambardPrince	GNOME has sort of been a subsidy black hole that got by on the good graces of Red Hat and other companies.
[05:16]	IsambardPrince	Sun used to give them a lot of money too because of Solaris.
[05:18]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Borrows 3 Billion Dollars Per Month, a Company Truly Worth Trillions Would Not Do This https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Microsoft_Borrows_3_Billion_Dollars_Per_Month_a_Company_Truly_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Microsoft_Borrows_3_Billion_Dollars_Per_Month_a_Company_Truly_W.gmi 
[05:18]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Borrows 3 Billion Dollars Per Month, a Company Truly Worth Trillions Would Not Do This
[05:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	IsambardPrince: see above
[05:25]	schestowitz[TR2]	can still edit
[05:31]	TR News	Techrights The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a Billionaires' Lobby https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/The_Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_EFF_is_a_Billionaires_Lobby.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/The_Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_EFF_is_a_Billionaires_Lobby.gmi 
[05:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a Billionaires' Lobby
[05:44]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RL792itDze4
[05:44]	TR Bot	Sounds Fishy Here - YouTube
[05:48]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6K69C4KsY38
[05:48]	TR Bot	Brought Out The Scissors For This - YouTube
[05:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	MinceR: IsambardPrince  https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml
[05:54]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml )
[05:54]	schestowitz[TR2]	draft ; 7501
[05:54]	IsambardPrince	Looking
[05:56]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I have a comment on things that are harmful to minors.
[05:57]	IsambardPrince	When I was about 14 years old, there was a guy in South Bend, Indiana who told me his name was "Joey" I can't remember how he spelled his last name, but I can remember what it was phonetically "Shafer" maybe.
[05:58]	IsambardPrince	Anyway, he started trying to groom me and was sending me naked pictures of himself through email and AOL Instant Messenger.
[05:58]	IsambardPrince	He said that he had a teenage boy that was 15 that he "had sex with", and eventually "Joey" told me he was 38 years old.
[05:59]	IsambardPrince	The local police department had no idea what to do about it because they had no clue what to do about things that happened on the internet, even though it was in the same state.
[05:59]	IsambardPrince	A lot has changed since then, and there's still disgusting people who are sending nudes to kids.
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[06:00]	IsambardPrince	But it's over things like Instagram and Facebook and whatever they're using, where it's practically guaranteed they'll be caught just for sending it because the system is set up to spy on people already.
[06:01]	IsambardPrince	Plus those companies log everything so if they don't get caught right away, they will as soon as the kid screams to their parents there's some gross guy on the internet or, when the "child" turns out to be the police.
[06:01]	IsambardPrince	It's not a state secret that the police are a LOT better at catching these people today than they were in the late 90s and people still do it.
[06:02]	IsambardPrince	There will always be plenty of "dumb ones" to catch because all the dummies out there who are gross and like kids don't think they'll be caught.
[06:02]	IsambardPrince	There's probably no class of criminal that the police want to bust more.
[06:03]	IsambardPrince	It justifies there being a "police department" even when most of what they do is bullshit.
[06:03]	IsambardPrince	They have to do some legitimate public safety work because if they did none at all, nobody would tolerate them.
[06:03]	IsambardPrince	So the police pitch themselves as "Hey at least we're keeping gross people away from kids."
[06:08]	IsambardPrince	"See, aside from VPNs and all sorts of means for bypassing restrictions, kids were always able to circumvent censorship and the challenge gave some of them an extra "thrill"."
[06:09]	IsambardPrince	Right. "I'm doing this because I know I'm not supposed to."
[06:09]	IsambardPrince	Children have a tendency to rebel.
[06:11]	schestowitz[TR2]	added
[06:11]	TR News	Techrights Online Safety Act Tries to Accomplish the Impossible https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Online_Safety_Act_Tries_to_Accomplish_the_Impossible.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Online_Safety_Act_Tries_to_Accomplish_the_Impossible.gmi 
[06:11]	TR Bot	 Techrights Online Safety Act Tries to Accomplish the Impossible
[06:16]	TR News	"Valve released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for July 2025, showing the Linux user share making gains towards hitting 3%." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/ | Source: GamingOnLinux
[06:16]	TR Bot	Survey for July 2025 shows Linux approaching 3% | GamingOnLinux
[06:17]	TR News	"The XLibre project is explicitly political and you may not like the politics" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/XLibreIsExplicitlyPolitical
[06:17]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[06:17]	TR News	"Microsoft Bans LibreOffice Developer's Account Without Warning, Rejects Appeal" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/08/01/1511227
[06:17]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Bans LibreOffice Developer's Account Without Warning, Rejects Appeal - SoylentNews
[06:18]	TR News	"Reddit Stock Rises After Wall Street Praises AI-Powered Ad Strategy: How Is Its User Base Doing?" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/reddit-stock-rises-after-wall-street-praises-ai-powered-ad-strategy-how-its-user-base-doing-1740029
[06:18]	TR Bot	 Reddit Stock Rises After Wall Street Praises AI-Powered Ad Strategy: How Is Its User Base Doing? | IBTimes UK
[06:18]	TR News	"Man Who Slapped Passenger Can Never Fly With Us Again: IndiGo" https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/man-who-slapped-passenger-mid-flight-put-on-indigos-no-fly-list-9006981
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[06:18]	TR Bot	 Huller uden ost | Version2
[06:23]	TR News	puer-robustus: My Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code '25 at Debian http://blog.puer-robustus.eu/post/gsoc25-at-debian/
[06:23]	TR Bot	 My Google Summer of Code '25 at Debian | puer robustus
[06:24]	TR News	Russell Coker: Server CPU Sockets https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/08/02/server-cpu-sockets/
[06:24]	TR Bot	 Server CPU Sockets etbe - Russell Coker
[06:26]	TR News	Dan Hork: Firefox 128.13.0 ESR built for ppc64le https://sharkcz.livejournal.com/19218.html
[06:26]	TR Bot	 Firefox 128.13.0 ESR built for ppc64le: sharkcz LiveJournal
[06:28]	TR News	Upcoming OSI Scandal Series https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Upcoming_OSI_Scandal_Series.shtml
[06:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Upcoming OSI Scandal Series
[06:28]	TR News	LLM Slop Harms Real Literature, Real Web Sites, Real Journalism https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/LLM_Slop_Harms_Real_Literature_Real_Web_Sites_Real_Journalism.shtml
[06:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights LLM Slop Harms Real Literature, Real Web Sites, Real Journalism
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[06:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Free Software is Not a Business Model
[06:28]	TR News	Criminal Behaviour is the Standard Operating Procedure at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Criminal_Behaviour_is_the_Standard_Operating_Procedure_at_Micro.shtml
[06:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Criminal Behaviour is the Standard Operating Procedure at Microsoft
[06:29]	TR News	Weeks After Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Shut Down Its Operations in Pakistan backdoored Windows Falls to All-Time Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Weeks_After_Microsoft_Shut_Down_Its_Operations_in_Pakistan_Wind.shtml
[06:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights Weeks After Microsoft Shut Down Its Operations in Pakistan Windows Falls to All-Time Lows
[06:29]	TR News	The Register US = The Register MS https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_Register_US_The_Register_MS.shtml
[06:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Register US = The Register MS
[06:30]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I hate shopping for cars.
[06:30]	IsambardPrince	The salesman is always trying to push the most expensive thing on the lot. :P
[06:31]	TR News	Raju Devidas: Use phone/tablets/other laptops as external monitor with your laptop https://raju.dev/use-phone-tablets-other-laptops-as-external-monitor-with-your-laptop/
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Use phone/tablets/other laptops as external monitor with your laptop
[06:31]	IsambardPrince	That's how every kind of salesman is anyway.
[06:31]	TR News	Microsoft's Latest Financial Report: We "Gained" 300 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Liabilities Grew by 32 Billion Dollars https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_s_Latest_Financial_Report_We_Gained_300_Million_Dolla.shtml
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft's Latest Financial Report: We "Gained" 300 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Liabilities Grew by 32 Billion Dollars
[06:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	WHAT HAPPENED TO BUICK!!"?
[06:31]	TR News	The End of Microsoft's Reign in Spain: backdoored Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Spanish Web Traffic https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_End_of_Microsoft_s_Reign_in_Spain_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time.shtml
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights The End of Microsoft's Reign in Spain: Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Spanish Web Traffic
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[06:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights Next Month 'New Techrights' Turns Two
[06:32]	TR News	Microsoft Actually in Trouble, Microsofters Unable to Obey Judges' Orders (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_Actually_in_Trouble_Microsofters_Unable_to_Obey_Judge.shtml
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Actually in Trouble, Microsofters Unable to Obey Judges' Orders
[06:32]	TR News	When (Almost) One-Man Operations Are Disguised as Medium-Sized Companies (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/When_Almost_One_Man_Operations_Are_Disguised_as_Medium_Sized_Co.shtml
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights When (Almost) One-Man Operations Are Disguised as Medium-Sized Companies
[06:32]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], It still works.
[06:32]	TR News	Microsoft backdoored Windows "Market Share" Measured Around 2.7% in Iraq, Plunges to 6.5% in Saudi Arabia (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Microsoft_Windows_Market_Share_Measured_Around_2_7_in_Iraq_Plun.shtml
[06:32]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Windows "Market Share" Measured Around 2.7% in Iraq, Plunges to 6.5% in Saudi Arabia
[06:32]	IsambardPrince	I hope for another year or so at least.
[06:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	that's it?
[06:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	one year
[06:33]	schestowitz[TR2]	waste of time
[06:33]	IsambardPrince	They're always problems aren't they?
[06:37]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], We're in a bitcoin-onlyfans economy
[06:37]	IsambardPrince	Haven't you heard?
[06:37]	IsambardPrince	We no longer need food or housing.
[06:37]	IsambardPrince	Or to worry about what core PCE is running.
[06:37]	IsambardPrince	Or how many jobs there are.
[06:38]	IsambardPrince	The economy is now based on baiting people to your onlyfans page through "Is my butt cute enough?" posts on Reddit.
[06:39]	IsambardPrince	Too many people on onlyfans creates a condition that economists might refer too as the butt glut.
[06:40]	IsambardPrince	When the economy reaches full potential, or as I have recently started to call it.....gluteus maximus, the Fed can finally start cutting interest rates. 
[06:41]	TR News	Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.gmi 
[06:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme
[06:42]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], It's a speculative bubble.
[06:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	yes
[06:42]	schestowitz[TR2]	bbl
[06:43]	IsambardPrince	People are throwing money at anything tech related.
[06:43]	IsambardPrince	It doesn't matter what it is as long as they say AI enough times.
[06:43]	IsambardPrince	But you'd be a fool to divest away from it because Trump plans to bring interest rates crashing down by packing the Fed.
[06:43]	IsambardPrince	So there could be years of "growth" regardless.
[06:44]	IsambardPrince	Even if it's a ruinous growth that is inflationary and leaves nothing behind in the crash.
[06:44]	IsambardPrince	There's definitely untapped potential for a stock market run-up if interest rates fall to near-zero again.
[06:44]	IsambardPrince	Only because it makes risky borrowing cheaper.
[06:46]	IsambardPrince	The 2030s will be marked by high inflation and poor GDP growth. Even worse than the past few years. Because at some point if Trump doesn't get what he wants he'll attempt to fire the entire Fed board and start over.
[06:46]	IsambardPrince	And the Supreme Court will get rid of the Humphrey's Executor decision to make it possible.
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[07:09]	IsambardPrince	I got a roach with the vacuum and dumped it outside.
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[07:46]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2], I need to go through the kitchen and start throwing away things Mandy won't notice.
[07:47]	IsambardPrince	I have to be careful how fast it disappears though because if it happens all at once he's more likely to notice.
[07:48]	IsambardPrince	He brings home so much junk that you can almost fill a garbage bag every week just with that.
[07:48]	IsambardPrince	He never notices. Or if he says "Hey, where did that thing go." I just go "I don't know. I'm sure it's around here somewhere."
[07:49]	IsambardPrince	We don't need a huge pile of junk on the counter for roaches to go hide under and make baby roaches.
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[08:01]	IsambardPrince	I put roach bait traps over by the wall facing the "hungbungbung" lady's apartment.
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[09:06]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NomDu6l1oEE
[09:06]	TR Bot	https://vid.priv.au/watch?v=NomDu6l1oEE
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[09:06]	IsambardPrince	"New Apple Credit Card Comes With Care And Feeding Instructions!"
[09:06]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, ^
[09:11]	IsambardPrince	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1erUe8pQyr8
[09:11]	TR Bot	https://iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=1erUe8pQyr8
[09:11]	IsambardPrince	This guy's funny.
[09:12]	TR Bot	nyc1.iv.ggtyler.dev | Making sure you're not a bot!
[09:12]	IsambardPrince	"I have $37,000 in credit card debt. What do I do?"
[09:12]	IsambardPrince	Ramsey: "How much money do you have?"
[09:12]	IsambardPrince	The guy says "$50,000".
[09:12]	IsambardPrince	Ramsey says "How much are you spending on the wedding?"
[09:12]	IsambardPrince	Guy says $15,000, which is "part of the wedding". Someone else is paying part of it.
[09:12]	IsambardPrince	No no no.
[09:13]	IsambardPrince	You have $37,000 in credit card debt. You pay that, you have $13,000 in savings, you go down to the courthouse and get married for $10 then take everyone to McDonald's and then you don't go on a honeymoon anywhere.
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[09:27]	TR Bot	 CCI orders probe into Googles practices in online display ad market - The Economic Times
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[09:27]	TR Bot	 Google asks court to halt app store overhaul as it mounts new appeal - The Economic Times
[09:27]	TR News	"This isnt going to stop happening unless governments finally get involved to do their most basic job: protect their citizens." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/01/smart-home-device-maker-renders-devices-dumb-unless-a-new-subscription-is-paid-for/ | Source: Techdirt
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[09:28]	TR News	"Put simply, firing human workers has turned into a perverse point of pride among the C-suite class" https://futurism.com/ceos-boasting-reducing-workforces-ai | Source: Futurism
[09:28]	TR Bot	 CEOs Are Publicly Boasting About Reducing Their Workforces With AI
[09:29]	TR News	"For years, Craig Newmark has been one of the fall guys for the decline of the newspaper business. Instead, the blame should absolutely lie with the news leaders who failed to adapt to changing platforms." https://werd.io/did-craigslist-decimate-newspapers/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[09:29]	TR Bot	 Did Craigslist decimate newspapers?
[09:30]	TR News	"The end of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a major victory for Republicans in their decades-long campaign to defund public media, particularly the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). Yet American conservatives did not achieve this moment on their own." https://thedissenter.org/the-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shutdown-a-grim-ending-for-publicly-funded-media/
[09:30]	TR Bot	 CPB Shutdown: A Grim End For Publicly Funded Media
[09:31]	TR News	"President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans have criticized NPR and PBS of left-leaning bias, an accusation the public media organizations have rejected." https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/repub/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-close-its-doors-after-loss-of-funding/ | Source: Maine Morning Star
[09:31]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/repub/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-close-its-doors-after-loss-of-funding/ )
[09:32]	TR News	"Maine Public will still be here for you tomorrow, said the organizations president and CEO, Rick Schneider, after news broke Friday that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be shuttering its doors due to a lack of federal funding." https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/maine-public-will-still-be-here-says-president-despite-federal-funding-loss/ | Source: Maine Morning Star
[09:32]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/08/01/maine-public-will-still-be-here-says-president-despite-federal-funding-loss/ )
[09:33]	TR News	"After the news of his death was announced, tributes from independent Russian media and other journalists began pouring in, recounting the impact Sauer had on their careers and on Russian media as a whole." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/01/the-godfather-of-the-media-business-russian-journalists-remember-derk-sauer-pioneering-media-entrepreneur-a90061 | Source: The Moscow Times
[09:33]	TR Bot	 The Godfather of the Media Business: Russian Journalists Remember Derk Sauer, Pioneering Media Entrepreneur - The Moscow Times
[09:43]	TR News	"According to Mike, this happened last Monday when he tried to send a technical email to the LibreOffice dev mailing list, which is a normal part of his routine, but Thunderbird returned an error saying the message couldn't be sent." https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-bans-libreoffice-developers-account-without-warning-rejects-appeal/ | Source: Neowin
[09:43]	TR Bot	 Microsoft bans LibreOffice developer's account without warning, rejects appeal - Neowin
[09:43]	TR News	"This Monday, I decided to send something to LibreOffice dev mailing list. Something I do from time to time, you know. Not too fascinating, right?" https://mikekaganski.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/microsoft-anybody-home/ |
[09:43]	TR Bot	 Microsoft, anybody home? Mike Kaganski's blog
[09:43]	TR News	 (NEW):  June/July in KDE Itinerary https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/June_July_in_KDE_Itinerary.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/June_July_in_KDE_Itinerary.gmi 
[09:43]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines June/July in KDE Itinerary
[09:44]	TR News	"It seems sudden and, frankly, absurd" https://yle.fi/a/74-20175496 | Source: YLE
[09:44]	TR Bot	 Moomin character removed from Brooklyn library exhibition after racism concern | Yle News | Yle
[09:44]	TR News	"The disruptions have taken a toll on daily life, with the [Internet] watchdog estimating economic losses at nearly 26 billion rubles ($290 million) in July alone. Customers of banks, taxi services, delivery platforms, and online stores have struggled to access services" https://therecord.media/russia-mobile-internet-shutdowns-record | Source: The Record
[09:44]	TR Bot	 Russias mobile internet shutdowns hit record high amid Ukrainian drone attacks | The Record from Recorded Future News
[09:46]	TR News	"But he would recognize it as a Russian idiom." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/days-after-the-fbi-announced-an-investigation-russian-spies-deliberately-put-more-oil-into-the-fire/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
[09:46]	TR Bot	 Days After the FBI Announced an Investigation, Russian Spies Deliberately "Put More Oil into the Fire" - emptywheel
[09:47]	TR News	"Parnas wasnt adding elaborate detail or original reporting." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/news-influencers-tiktok-gen-z/683731/ | Source: The Atlantic
[09:47]	TR Bot	 This Is the News From TikTok - The Atlantic
[09:48]	TR News	"Weve never heard the results of that except, perhaps, in questions by DOJ IG why the FBI didnt unpack the possibility that Oleg Deripaska had injected disinformation in the dossier." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/02/fbi-killed-an-investigation-into-how-russians-injected-disinformation-in-the-steele-dossier/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler
[09:48]	TR Bot	 FBI Thwarted an Investigation into How Russians Injected Disinformation in the Steele Dossier - emptywheel
[09:48]	TR News	"It doesnt matter what this new thing could do. What matters is how its implementation and use will be directed and constrained by the context in which it operates. Thats how we ought to be judging any of this stuff." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/its-less-important-what-tech-could-do-than-what-it-is-likely-to-do | Source: Pete Brown
[09:48]	TR Bot	 Its less important what tech *could* do than what it is likely to do - Exploding Comma
[09:49]	TR News	"A.I. technologists are approaching the job market as if they were Steph Curry or LeBron James, seeking advice from their entourages and playing hardball with the highest bidders." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/ai-researchers-nba-stars.html | Source: New York Times
[09:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/technology/ai-researchers-nba-stars.html )
[09:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi 
[09:50]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
[09:53]	IsambardPrince	I joke with people that if you're already in debt when you get married, get married for $10 and then take everyone to McDonald's.
[09:54]	IsambardPrince	Focus on your debt, don't make it worse with an expensive wedding.
[09:54]	TR News	PAYING for so-called, self-described HEY HI experts is about inflating bubbles and ponzi schemes
[09:55]	TR News	So-called "vibe" so-called has repeatedly been shown to waste more time than it 'saves'... in the short- and long-term future
[09:56]	TR News	If LLM slop writes some email for you, you still need to check and correct what it says, maybe write it all over again, so you're looking at 2-3 passes. That does not save time.
[09:56]	TR News	Same thing that makes voice dictation infeasible. First you need to talk, then you need to edit as it'll get some words wrong (not mere typos like r instead of t but "shit" instead of "Sheet")
[09:57]	geert	debt is kind of slavery
[09:57]	geert	the money system kinda rigged to try create slaves
[09:57]	geert	then lots of talk about 'democracy'
[09:57]	geert	i think its despicable in quite some many aspects :'(
[09:58]	TR News	If you wanted some reputable site like WebMB to be run by LLM slop and then audit it by experts, it would not save money and time as experts would have to read, and after reading rewrite a lot of stuff. It'd be faster to just let them do it right the first time, from scratch
[09:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  I Tested 10 Popular Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_Tested_10_Popular_Linux_Distros_Here_s_How_I_Rank_Them.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_Tested_10_Popular_Linux_Distros_Here_s_How_I_Rank_Them.gmi 
[09:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I Tested 10 Popular Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them
[09:58]	TR News	LLMs are pagpag - it's like trying to do a long long long process to turn literal garbage into a meal rather than make a proper meal to begin with
[09:59]	TR News	"Medvedev is a man with little actual power in Russia, but he has become Russias top [Internet] troll" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/trump-nuclear-threat/683748/ | Source: The Atlantic
[09:59]	TR Bot	 Not With a Bang, but With a Truth Social Post - The Atlantic
[09:59]	TR News	"Adm. Daryl Caudle, who has been the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command since 2021, was approved as the next chief of naval operations, ending a nearly six-month vacancy in that role." https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/08/01/senate-confims-new-top-navy-leader-vice-chief-for-space-force/ | Source: US Navy Times
[09:59]	TR Bot	 Senate confims new top Navy leader, vice chief for Space Force
● Aug 03
[10:01]	TR News	"Young people should be able to access information, speak to each other and to the world, play games, and express themselves online without the government making decisions about what speech is permissible." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/no-uks-online-safety-act-doesnt-make-children-safer-online | Source: EFF
[10:01]	TR Bot	 No, the UKs Online Safety Act Doesnt Make Children Safer Online | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[10:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_took_a_look_at_AnduinOS_a_Linux_distro_that_feels_like_home_f.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_took_a_look_at_AnduinOS_a_Linux_distro_that_feels_like_home_f.gmi 
[10:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users
[10:02]	TR News	iophk: "basically LLMs also make code which no one understands, The traditional name for code which one has but no one understands is "legacy code"."
[10:04]	IsambardPrince	Yes, democracy is their excuse for doing horrible shit to people and saying they voted for it.
[10:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux's biggest problem is a lack of apps but that may not matter to you https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Linux_s_biggest_problem_is_a_lack_of_apps_but_that_may_not_matt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Linux_s_biggest_problem_is_a_lack_of_apps_but_that_may_not_matt.gmi 
[10:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux's biggest problem is a lack of apps but that may not matter to you
[10:13]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[10:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[10:14]	TR News	"In 2025, Bitcoin surged past the 78,000 ($100,000) mark and briefly reached record territory close to 96,000 ($123,000)." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/expert-warns-bitcoin-could-plummet-47000-etf-inflows-wane-market-volatility-rises-1740009 | Source: International Business Times
[10:14]	TR Bot	 Expert warns Bitcoin could plummet to 47,000 as ETF inflows wane and market volatility rises | IBTimes UK
[10:14]	TR News	"Making matters worse, as temperatures rise in the far north, more moisture enters the atmosphere." https://truthout.org/articles/arctic-ecosystems-are-falling-apart-under-strain-of-warming-climate/ | Source: TruthOut
[10:14]	TR Bot	 Arctic Ecosystems Are Falling Apart Under Strain of Warming Climate | Truthout
[10:15]	TR News	"variety of signals already associated with a users account" https://9to5google.com/2025/07/30/google-accounts-age-estimation/ | Source: 9to5Google
[10:15]	TR Bot	 Google starts rolling out ML-powered age estimation in the US
[10:16]	TR News	"However, this convenience comes with some trade-offs. I'll explain how a video doorbell can make life easier and where it might complicate things, so you can decide if it's the right fit for your home." https://www.androidpolice.com/smart-doorbell-tradeoffs/ | Source: Android Police
[10:16]	TR Bot	 Pros and cons of using a video doorbell for home security
[10:16]	TR News	"Microsoft Recall, the AI app that takes screenshots of what you do on your PC so you can search for it later, has a filter that's supposed to prevent it from screenshotting sensitive info like credit card numbers." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/microsoft_recall_captures_credit_card_info/ | Source: The Register UK
[10:16]	TR Bot	 Microsoft Recall can still nab credit cards, passwords, info The Register
[10:17]	TR News	"According to that document, the Army had figured out that it's doing so much business with Palantir over so many separate procurement actions that it's wasting a lot of time and money." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/palantir_us_army_contract/ | Source: The Register UK
[10:17]	TR Bot	 US Army awards Palantir $10 billion enterprise purchase deal The Register
[10:18]	TR News	"Even Apple doesn't market the AirTags as a way to track people, and it's even gone out of the way to include anti-stalking measures to prevent that from happening. However, it's less of an issue in this case." https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/07/30/sketchers-lets-parents-hide-an-airtag-in-kids-shoes | Source: AppleInsider
[10:18]	TR Bot	 Sketchers lets parents hide an AirTag in kids shoes
[10:18]	TR News	"Skechers seems to be aware of how creepy this all sounds, because its carefully worded marketing would have you believe that people want to use $30 AirTags to keep track of shoes that at most cost $60, and definitely not the kids that would be wearing them." https://futurism.com/parents-hide-airtags-shoes | Source: Futurism
[10:18]	TR Bot	 Surveillance-Minded Parents Can Now Hide AirTags In Kids Shoes
[10:19]	geert	IsambardPrince nice confirming you get some serious know about it!!!
[10:19]	geert	not many people seem to realize these days :'(
[10:19]	TR News	Openwashing https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/02/protons-lumo-ai-chatbot-not-end-to-end-encrypted-not-open-source/ | Source: Pivot to AI
[10:19]	TR Bot	 Protons Lumo AI chatbot: not end-to-end encrypted, not open source Pivot to AI
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[10:30]	TR News	Social Control Media https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/tea-app-data-leak/ | Source: Zimbabwe
[10:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/tea-app-data-leak/ )
[10:30]	TR News	"According to the company, the hack led to 13,000 user selfies being leaked." https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-02/selfies-4chan-and-a-war-of-the-sexes-lessons-from-the-hacking-of-tea.html | Source: El Pas
[10:30]	TR Bot	 Selfies, 4chan, and a war of the sexes: Lessons from the hacking of Tea | Technology | EL PAS English
[10:31]	TR News	"So yes, I haven't been inclined to write much about programming because who XXXXXXX cares when LLMs will do it all for us? But then I have to forcibly remind myself that the Orange Site isn't indicative of the industry as a whole and I should just keep calm and carry on." https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/01.1 | Source: Sean Conner
[10:31]	TR Bot	 Keep calm and carry on - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm
[10:31]	TR News	"Code that nobody understands is tech debt. It takes a lot of time to understand unfamiliar code enough to debug it, let alone introduce new features without also introducing bugs." https://blog.val.town/vibe-code |
[10:32]	TR Bot	 Vibe code is legacy code | Val Town Blog
[10:32]	TR News	"The math simply doesnt work for manual device processes at enterprise scale. But even if admins could somehow manage this volume, they face an even more fundamental problem: the speed at which threats now evolve." https://thenewstack.io/why-manual-device-management-is-dead-in-the-age-of-ai-attacks/ | Source: The New Stack
[10:32]	TR Bot	 Why Manual Device Management Is Dead in the Age of AI Attacks - The New Stack
[10:33]	TR News	"Not only is agentic AI bullshit, but it's a specific kind of bullshit that AI hucksters have busted out in the past" https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/02/inventing-the-pedestrian/#three-apis-in-a-trenchcoat | Source: CoryDoctorow
[10:33]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: AIs pogo-stick grift (02 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[10:33]	TR News	"What I did come to realize, quickly, is that there is no on anymore with Google. And there may never be an on with AI as it seems to be playing out." https://doc.searls.com/2025/08/02/getting-real-with-ai/ | Source: Doc Searls
[10:33]	TR Bot	 Getting Real With AI. Doc Searls Weblog
[10:34]	TR News	"I dont ask it to write posts, or let it tune up a paragraph, or even help me finish a sentence. Every word on this website is written by my human brain." https://www.seangoedecke.com/avoid-ai-writing/ | Source: Sean Goedecke
[10:34]	TR Bot	 Why I don't allow AI-generated content on my blog
[10:34]	TR News	"The jury found that Tesla bore 33 percent responsibility for the crash, and blamed the driver, George Brian McGee, for the remainder. Mr. McGee had previously settled with the family for an undisclosed sum." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/tesla-autopilot-federal-trial-verdict.html | Source: New York Times
[10:34]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/business/tesla-autopilot-federal-trial-verdict.html )
[10:35]	TR News	"The decision comes as Musk seeks to convince Americans his cars are safe enough to drive on their own as he plans to roll out a driverless taxi service in several cities in the coming months." https://www.courthousenews.com/jury-orders-tesla-to-pay-more-than-240-million-in-autopilot-crash-case/ | Source: Court House News
[10:35]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/jury-orders-tesla-to-pay-more-than-240-million-in-autopilot-crash-case/ )
[10:35]	TR News	Jimmy Page, Warner Chappell, Sony Pictures Settle Dazed and Confused Copyright Dispute https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/dazed-and-confused-copyright-lawsuit-settled/
[10:35]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/01/dazed-and-confused-copyright-lawsuit-settled/ )
[10:36]	TR News	IBM Taking DEI Under the Radar https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-taking-dei-under-the-radar
[10:36]	TR Bot	 IBM Taking DEI Under the Radar - by Bryan Lunduke
[10:36]	TR News	Russia's Yandex Has Caught Up With Bing in Terms of "Market Share" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Russia_s_Yandex_Has_Caught_Up_With_Bing_in_Terms_of_Market_Shar.shtml
[10:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights Russia's Yandex Has Caught Up With Bing in Terms of "Market Share"
[10:37]	TR News	How To Install DigiKam on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-digikam-fedora-42/
[10:37]	TR Bot	 How To Install DigiKam on Fedora 42 - idroot
[10:37]	TR News	How To Install Moodle on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-moodle-opensuse/
[10:37]	TR Bot	 How To Install Moodle on openSUSE - idroot
[10:37]	TR News	How To Install Nginx Proxy Manager on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-nginx-proxy-manager-almalinux-10/
[10:37]	TR Bot	 How To Install Nginx Proxy Manager on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot
[10:47]	TR News	How To Install RubyMine on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-rubymine-fedora-42/
[10:47]	TR Bot	 How To Install RubyMine on Fedora 42 - idroot
[10:48]	TR News	How To Install Apache JMeter on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-apache-jmeter-ubuntu-24-04/
[10:48]	TR Bot	 How To Install Apache JMeter on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot
[10:49]	TR News	Russia: GNU/Linux Rises to Highest Adoption Level Since Invasion of Ukraine https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Russia_GNU_Linux_Rises_to_Highest_Adoption_Level_Since_Invasion.shtml
[10:49]	TR Bot	 Techrights Russia: GNU/Linux Rises to Highest Adoption Level Since Invasion of Ukraine
● Aug 03
[11:01]	TR News	This week in Linux 322: GNU/Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more GNU/Linux news https://thisweekinlinux.com/322 https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-322/
[11:01]	TR Bot	Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
[11:03]	TR News	Power on / Shutdown Button with Raspberry PI https://peppe8o.com/shutdown-button-with-raspberry-pi-and-python/
[11:03]	TR Bot	 Power on / Shutdown Button with Raspberry PI
[11:10]	TR News	Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Discovers https://www.sciencealert.com/playing-video-games-has-an-unexpected-effect-on-kids-iq-study-discovers
[11:10]	TR Bot	Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Discovers : ScienceAlert
[11:11]	TR News	35-Key Bluetooth Number Pad and Cover https://cubiclenate.com/2025/08/01/35-key-bluetooth-number-pad-and-cover/
[11:11]	TR Bot	 Compact Bluetooth Number Pad for Travel with Protection
[11:12]	TR News	OpenDroneMap updated https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/OpenDroneMap
[11:12]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/OpenDroneMap )
[11:12]	TR News	Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasnt enough https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/leading-phone-repair-and-insurance-firm-collapses-after-paying-crippling-ransomware-demand-cutting-100-employees-to-just-eight-wasnt-enough
[11:12]	TR Bot	 Leading phone repair and insurance firm collapses after paying crippling ransomware demand Cutting 100+ employees to just eight wasnt enough | Tom's Hardware
[11:25]	TR News	"Learning Morse Code is no longer a requirement for HAMs in many jurisdictions, but its still a nice skill to have." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/2025-one-hertz-challenge-learn-morse-code-one-second-at-a-time/ | Source: Hackaday
[11:25]	TR Bot	One Hertz Challenge: Learn Morse Code One Second At A Time | Hackaday
[11:28]	TR News	The NeuroFedora Blog: Packaging changes at NeuroFedora https://neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/2025/08/02/packaging-changes-at-neurofedora.html
[11:28]	TR Bot	 Packaging changes at NeuroFedora | NeuroFedora: Blog
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[11:40]	TR News	As Expected, Surveillance Giant Google in the UK Now Experiments With Slop Instead of Web Search https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/01/As_Expected_Google_in_the_UK_Now_Experiments_With_Slop_Instead_.shtml
[11:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights As Expected, Google in the UK Now Experiments With Slop Instead of Web Search
[11:42]	TR News	Google as a 'Bullshit Generator' Disguised as Intelligence https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/01/Google_as_a_Bullshit_Generator_Disguised_as_Intelligence.shtml
[11:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Google as a 'Bullshit Generator' Disguised as Intelligence
[11:42]	TR News	Google Throwing Out the Search Engine With the Bathwater is a Complete and Utter 'Shi---ow' as the Company Drowns in Debt, Layoffs, and Worse https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Google_Throwing_Out_the_Search_Engine_With_the_Bathwater_is_a_C.shtml
[11:42]	TR Bot	 Techrights Google Throwing Out the Search Engine With the Bathwater is a Complete and Utter 'Shi---ow' as the Company Drowns in Debt, Layoffs, and Worse
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[11:45]	TR News	Data Verification Laws Aim to Make the Internet Safer, Experts Say Theyll Do the Opposite https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/data-verification-laws-privacy-concerns/
[11:45]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/data-verification-laws-privacy-concerns/ )
[11:45]	TR News	US Ninth Circuit affirms antitrust verdict against Surveillance Giant Google as Epic Games prevails again https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/us-ninth-circuit-affirms-antitrust-verdict-against-google-as-epic-games-prevails-again/
[11:45]	TR Bot	 US Ninth Circuit affirms antitrust verdict against Google as Epic Games prevails again - JURIST - News
[11:46]	TR News	"Goodbye, Medium. It was one of my numerous experiments3. Ill keep my account active but wont write or share anything further." https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/08/02/bye-bye-again-medium.html | Source: Numeric Citizen
[11:46]	TR Bot	 Bye Bye (Again) Medium - Numeric Citizen Blog
[11:47]	TR News	"It says one involved exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day to break into an email server belonging to a "major Chinese military enterprise" from July 2022 to July 2023." https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/china_us_intel_attacks/ | Source: The Register UK
[11:47]	TR Bot	 China: US spies used Microsoft Exchange 0-day to steal info The Register
[11:51]	TR News	"The budget numbers dont lie even if Trump and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins do." https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-veterans-affairs-privatize-health-care-1235398423/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[11:51]	TR Bot	 Donald Trump Is Dismantling the VA to Privatize Veterans Health Care
[11:55]	TR News	"In August, while in my home, I am going to attempt to only eat nutritious, non-junk foods. What does this mean for me?" https://bjhess.com/posts/experimental-august | Source: Barry Hess
[11:55]	TR Bot	 Experimental August - I am BARRY HESS
[11:55]	TR News	"In the context of work life, the you cant pause an online game for me means that I dont like to be interrupted and dragged into something on a moments notice. It annoys me very much." https://hamatti.org/posts/you-cant-pause-an-online-game-how-childhood-gaming-formed-my-work-preferences/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala
[11:55]	TR Bot	 "You can't pause an online game" how childhood gaming formed my work preferences : Juha-Matti Santala
[11:56]	TR News	"Comic-Con happened last weekend and the reports from the show coming out. You can use the links below to catch up on what happened: [...]" https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/comic-con-san-diego-2025-recap-with.html | Source: Becky Spratford
[11:56]	TR Bot	 RA for All: Comic-Con San Diego 2025 Recap with Graphic Novel Resources for All Year Long
[11:58]	TR News	"I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil--to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society." https://faculty.washington.edu/timbillo/Readings%20and%20documents/Wilderness/Thoreau%20Walking.pdf
[11:58]	TR News	"I wish to make an extreme statement, if so I may make an emphatic one, for there are enough champions of civilization: the minister and the school committee and every one of you will take care of that." https://faculty.washington.edu/timbillo/Readings%20and%20documents/Wilderness/Thoreau%20Walking.pdf
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[12:26]	TR News	"A mans ignorance sometimes is not only useful, but beautifulwhile his knowledge, so called, is oftentimes worse than useless, besides being ugly." https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1022/1022-h/1022-h.htm
[12:26]	TR Bot	 The Project Gutenberg eBook of Walking, by Henry David Thoreau
[12:28]	TR News	"It is not often a beautiful relation, as in the case of the animals. How little appreciation of the beauty of the landscape there is among us! We have to be told that the Greeks called the world Beauty, or Order, but we do not see clearly why they did so, and we esteem it at best only a curious philological fact."
[12:30]	TR News	"Android Earthquake Alerts" (AEA) https://futurism.com/google-detect-earthquake-alerts | Source: Futurism
[12:30]	TR Bot	 Google Has Quietly Been Detecting Earthquakes by Sensing Rumbling in Android Phones For Years
[12:30]	TR News	"We are most likely still in the period of the maximum of 11-year solar activity cycle No. 25." https://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-arrl-solar-report-24 | Source: ARRL
[12:30]	TR Bot	 The ARRL Solar Report
[12:31]	TR News	"Lets set Substacks Nazi problem aside for a moment. What if the bigger issue is being stranded on a collapsing platform... with a bunch of Nazis? Substack's content woes are bound up with its shaky business model in ways that are bad for all of us." https://newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/substack-did-not-see-that-coming/ |
[12:31]	TR Bot	 Substack Did Not See That Coming Buttondown
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[12:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[12:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[12:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Games: GNU/Linux, Education, and Antitrust https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Games_GNU_Linux_Education_and_Antitrust.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Games_GNU_Linux_Education_and_Antitrust.gmi 
[12:37]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Games: GNU/Linux, Education, and Antitrust
[12:39]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi 
[12:39]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers
[12:40]	TR News	Techrights Links 03/08/2025: Microsoft Exchange 0-day Exploited and Avoidable Nuclear Escalation https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Links_03_08_2025_Microsoft_Exchange_0_day_Exploited_and_Avoidab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Links_03_08_2025_Microsoft_Exchange_0_day_Exploited_and_Avoidab.gmi 
[12:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 03/08/2025: Microsoft Exchange 0-day Exploited and Avoidable Nuclear Escalation
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[13:02]	TR News	"So three different charging cables in under three years. Progress!" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/08/why-dont-smart-watches-use-usb-c-to-recharge/ | Source: Terence Eden
[13:02]	TR Bot	 Why dont smart watches use USB-C to recharge? Terence Edens Blog
[13:03]	TR News	"only reason to start your script" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/UsingEnvRarelyUseful | Source: University of Toronto
[13:03]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[13:04]	TR News	"I use this for testing and building x86_64 artifacts from the comfort of my laptop, but when I actually deploy on x86_64" https://kivikakk.ee/2025/08/03/cross-compiling-elixir-for-x86_64-linux-on-aarch64-darwin | Source: Kivikakk
[13:04]	TR Bot	Elixir for x86_64-linux on aarch64-darwin. kivikakk.ee
[13:04]	TR News	"Explaining what exactly the words 'simple' and 'productive' mean to you may take some time, though." https://ewintr.nl/posts/2025/unix-is-my-private-cloud-ide-part-1-introduction/ | Source: Erik Wintr
[13:04]	TR Bot	is my private cloud IDE - part 1: introduction - ewintr.nl
[13:13]	TR News	"In the modern enterprise, were told that data is our most valuable asset." http://www.stencilled.me/posts/2025-08-01-ami-dashboard/ | Source: Senthil Thyagarajan
[13:13]	TR Bot	 No More Data Gatekeepers: How We're Making Analytics Accessible to Everyone | Stencilled
[13:14]	TR News	"Technology is only a tool. The heart of justice must remain human..." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/technology-is-powerful-but-cannot-replicate-human-touch-in-justice-delivery-or-legal-aid-justice-surya-kant/article69887836.ece | Source: The Hindu
[13:14]	TR Bot	 Technology is powerful but cannot replicate human touch in justice delivery or legal aid: Justice Surya Kant - The Hindu
[13:15]	TR News	"Development of important software sometimes happens without fanfare." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250802084523 | Source: Undeadly
[13:15]	TR Bot	 Recent new features in OpenSSH
[13:16]	TR News	"Wanted to understand what's inside the "black box"" https://www.righto.com/2025/08/reverse-engineering-analog-TDA7000.html | Source: Ken Shirriff
[13:16]	TR Bot	 How to reverse engineer an analog chip: the TDA7000 FM radio receiver
[13:16]	TR News	"On Thursday, I broke down my recent Royal KMG typewriter for a full clean/oil/adjust." https://boffosocko.com/2025/08/02/restoration-of-another-1950-royal-kmg-standard-typewriter/ | Source: Chris Aldrich
[13:16]	TR Bot	 Restoration of another 1950 Royal KMG standard typewriter | Chris Aldrich
[13:17]	TR News	"The Slackware-based PorteuX project has published a new release, version 2.2, which introduces several changes to the kernel" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12514 | Source: Distro Watch
[13:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12514 )
[13:19]	TR News	"KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment, scheduled for release on October 21" https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-to-debut-automatic-light-dark-theme-switching/ | Source: Linuxiac
[13:19]	TR Bot	 KDE Plasma 6.5 to Debut Automatic Light/Dark Theme Switching
[13:20]	TR News	"LXD, a modern system container and virtual machine manager developed by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has just released LXD 6.5" https://linuxiac.com/lxd-6-5-container-virtual-machine-manager-released/ | Source: Linuxiac
[13:20]	TR Bot	 LXD 6.5 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
[13:21]	TR News	Controlled by GAFAM listening device https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/custom-bedroom-lighting-controlled-by-alexa/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:21]	TR Bot	Bedroom Lighting Controlled By Alexa | Hackaday
[13:22]	TR News	ATTiny https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/an-attiny-gpu-fan-controller-that-sticks/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:22]	TR Bot	ATTiny GPU Fan Controller That Sticks | Hackaday
[13:22]	TR News	NV8600-Nano Hey Hi (AI) developer kit Review Part 1: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB devkit unboxing and first boot https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/02/nv8600-nano-ai-developer-kit-review-part-1-nvidia-jetson-orin-nano-8gb-devkit-unboxing-and-first-boot/
[13:22]	TR Bot	 NV8600-Nano AI developer kit Review - Part 1: NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB devkit unboxing and first boot - CNX Software
[13:23]	TR News	Slopwatch: The Issue Persists, But the Consensus in the Media Changes as Surveillance Giant Google Enrages It With LLM Plagiarism https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Slopwatch_The_Issue_Persists_But_the_Consensus_in_the_Media_Cha.shtml
[13:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slopwatch: The Issue Persists, But the Consensus in the Media Changes as Google Enrages It With LLM Plagiarism
[13:23]	TR News	All-Time Highs for GNU/Linux on the Client Desktop/Laptop, Based on Steam Survey https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/All_Time_Highs_for_GNU_Linux_on_the_Client_Desktop_Laptop_Based.shtml
[13:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights All-Time Highs for GNU/Linux on the Client Desktop/Laptop, Based on Steam Survey
[13:24]	TR News	GNU/Linux Rises to All-Time Highs in Europe https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Rises_to_All_Time_Highs_in_Europe.shtml
[13:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Rises to All-Time Highs in Europe
[13:24]	TR News	Canada: GNU/Linux Up to Records Highs, backdoored Windows Down to Record Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Canada_GNU_Linux_Up_to_Records_Highs_Windows_Down_to_Record_Low.shtml
[13:24]	TR Bot	 Techrights Canada: GNU/Linux Up to Records Highs, Windows Down to Record Lows
[13:25]	TR News	The Bots Never Sleep: In The Weekends, Slopfarms Dominate Surveillance Giant Google News, Majority of Entries in Surveillance Giant Google Are Fake Articles About 'Linux' https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/The_Bots_Never_Sleep_In_The_Weekends_Slopfarms_Dominate_Google_.shtml
[13:25]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Bots Never Sleep: In The Weekends, Slopfarms Dominate Google News, Majority of Entries in Google Are Fake Articles About 'Linux'
[13:25]	TR News	GNU/Linux is Thriving This Summer https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_is_Thriving_This_Summer.shtml
[13:25]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux is Thriving This Summer
[13:26]	TR News	"Were saddened to report the passing of Shunsaku Tamiya, the man behind the Tamiya line of models." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/thanks-tamiya-san/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:26]	TR Bot	Tamiya-san | Hackaday
[13:26]	TR News	"Exploring VersaLOGIC Pre-LSI Logic Cards With The Data/620" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/exploring-versalogic-pre-lsi-logic-cards-with-the-data-620/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:26]	TR Bot	VersaLOGIC Pre-LSI Logic Cards With The Data/620 | Hackaday
[13:27]	TR News	GNU/Linux Hits Record High in Portugal https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Hits_Record_High_in_Portugal.shtml
[13:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Hits Record High in Portugal
[13:27]	TR News	GNU/Linux Share in Sweden Has Doubled Since PewDiePie, A Swede, Recommended It https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/GNU_Linux_Share_in_Sweden_Has_Doubled_Since_PewDiePie_A_Swede_R.shtml
[13:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Share in Sweden Has Doubled Since PewDiePie, A Swede, Recommended It
[13:27]	TR News	Operating Systems' Statistics in New Zealand: GNU/Linux Up, backdoored Windows Down to All-Time Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Operating_Systems_Statistics_in_New_Zealand_GNU_Linux_Up_Window.shtml
[13:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights Operating Systems' Statistics in New Zealand: GNU/Linux Up, Windows Down to All-Time Lows
[13:28]	TR News	Video: The Rise of GNU/Linux and Free Software as Seen by RMS in 2004 (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Video_The_Rise_of_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_as_Seen_by_RMS_in.shtml
[13:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Video: The Rise of GNU/Linux and Free Software as Seen by RMS in 2004
[13:28]	TR News	I took a look at AnduinOS, a GNU/Linux distro that feels like home for backdoored Windows users https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/i-took-a-look-at-anduinos-a-linux-distro-that-feels-like-home-for-windows-users
[13:28]	TR Bot	 I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users | Tom's Hardware
[13:29]	TR News	Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/battlefield-6s-javelin-anti-cheat-secure-boot-requirement-could-kill-its-steam-deck-support http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml
[13:29]	TR Bot	 Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support | Tom's Hardware
[13:29]	TR Bot	 UEFI
[13:29]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Good Reason to Delete Windows, Not Dual-Boot, and Call Out the Microsofters Who Worked to Impose 'Secure' Boot, Undermining Antitrust Complaints
[13:30]	TR News	pyroma rates how well a Python project compiles https://www.linuxlinks.com/pyroma-python-compiles/
[13:30]	TR Bot	- rates how well a Python project compiles - LinuxLinks
[13:30]	TR News	Recipya simple and powerful recipe manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/recipya-simple-powerful-recipe-manager/
[13:30]	TR Bot	- simple and powerful recipe manager - LinuxLinks
[13:31]	TR News	16 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux News Aggregators https://www.linuxlinks.com/newsaggregators/
[13:31]	TR Bot	Best Free and Open Source Linux News Aggregators - LinuxLinks
[13:31]	TR News	sshp parallel SSH executor https://www.linuxlinks.com/sshp-parallel-ssh-executor/
[13:31]	TR Bot	- parallel SSH executor - LinuxLinks
[13:32]	TR News	mypy static type checker for Python https://www.linuxlinks.com/mypy-static-type-checker-python/
[13:32]	TR Bot	- static type checker for Python - LinuxLinks
[13:33]	TR News	Digger modern DNS lookup tool with a graphical interface https://www.linuxlinks.com/digger-modern-dns-lookup-tool/
[13:33]	TR Bot	- modern DNS lookup tool with a graphical interface - LinuxLinks
[13:33]	TR News	KaOS Linux: An Indie Distro Built on KDE Plasma https://thenewstack.io/kaos-linux-an-indie-distro-built-on-kde-plasma/
[13:33]	TR Bot	 KaOS Linux: An Indie Distro Built on KDE Plasma - The New Stack
[13:35]	TR News	New redshift tray app https://bkhome.org/news/202508/new-redshift-tray-app.html
[13:35]	TR Bot	 New redshift tray app
[13:35]	TR News	No More Data Gatekeepers: How Were Making Analytics Accessible to Everyone https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/no-more-data-gatekeepers-how-were-making-analytics-accessible-to-everyone-2/
[13:35]	TR Bot	More Data Gatekeepers: How Were Making Analytics Accessible to Everyone | R-bloggers
[13:45]	TR News	Techrights Brittany Day Entered LLM Slop Into LinuxSecurity.com and Something Hilarious Happened: The Site is "Exploited" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Brittany_Day_Entered_LLM_Slop_Into_LinuxSecurity_com_and_Someth.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Brittany_Day_Entered_LLM_Slop_Into_LinuxSecurity_com_and_Someth.gmi 
[13:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights Brittany Day Entered LLM Slop Into LinuxSecurity.com and Something Hilarious Happened: The Site is "Exploited"
[13:47]	TR News	"This Plane Flies Slow Because Its Wings Really Blow" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/this-plane-flies-slow-because-its-wings-really-blow/ | Source: Hackaday
[13:47]	TR Bot	Plane Flies Slow Because Its Wings Really Blow | Hackaday
[13:48]	TR News	Gemini Protocol is Not Dying, It's Growing https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/02/Gemini_Protocol_is_Not_Dying_It_s_Growing.shtml
[13:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Protocol is Not Dying, It's Growing
[13:49]	TR News	How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 or 24.10 to 25.04: A Complete Migration Guide https://linux.how2shout.com/how-to-upgrade-from-ubuntu-24-04-or-24-10-to-25-04/
[13:49]	TR Bot	 How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 or 24.10 to 25.04: A Complete Migration Guide - LinuxShout
[13:49]	TR News	How to Change OS Icons for VirtualBox Guests https://linuxiac.com/how-to-change-os-icons-for-virtualbox-guests/
[13:49]	TR Bot	 How to Change OS Icons for VirtualBox Guests
[13:49]	TR News	udevd timeout fixed https://bkhome.org/news/202508/udevd-timeout-fixed.html
[13:49]	TR Bot	 udevd timeout fixed
[13:51]	TR News	Introduction to Generalised Linear Models with Prussian Horse Kicks https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/introduction-to-generalised-linear-models-with-prussian-horse-kicks/
[13:51]	TR Bot	to Generalised Linear Models with Prussian Horse Kicks | R-bloggers
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[14:38]	MinceR	dictatorships especially like to use "but we're a democracy, you voted for this!" as an excuse
[14:40]	MinceR	i've heard it so many times from the supporters of the pedophile party here
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[15:26]	TR News	Rise in Africa's Food Insecurity https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-28/un-report-reveals-alarming-rise-in-africas-food-insecurity-despite-global-improvements
[15:26]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-28/un-report-reveals-alarming-rise-in-africas-food-insecurity-despite-global-improvements )
[15:27]	TR News	Nutrition and geography in a hungry world https://www.dw.com/en/food-insecurity-nutrition-and-geography-in-a-hungry-world/a-73435007
[15:27]	TR Bot	insecurity: Nutrition and geography in a hungry world DW 07/28/2025
[15:27]	TR News	Offline AFTER the data had been breached https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/tea-app-takes-messaging-system-offline-after-second-security-issue-reported
[15:27]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-07-29/tea-app-takes-messaging-system-offline-after-second-security-issue-reported )
[15:28]	TR News	Social Security Hotline Wait Times https://truthout.org/articles/elizabeth-warren-demands-investigation-into-social-security-hotline-wait-times/
[15:28]	TR Bot	 Elizabeth Warren Demands Investigation Into Social Security Hotline Wait Times | Truthout
[15:30]	TR News	Oops! Catasauqua employees Social Security numbers, other data accidentally sent to government watchdog group https://www.mcall.com/2025/07/30/catasauqua-employees-social-security-numbers-other-data-accidentally-sent-to-government-watchdog-group/
[15:30]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.mcall.com/2025/07/30/catasauqua-employees-social-security-numbers-other-data-accidentally-sent-to-government-watchdog-group/ )
[15:31]	TR News	Slashdot is linking to LF sponsored plant or SPAM https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2053245/cisco-donates-the-agntcy-project-to-the-linux-foundation see http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml
[15:31]	TR Bot	 Cisco Donates the AGNTCY Project to the Linux Foundation - Slashdot
[15:31]	TR Bot	 Techrights What Linux Foundation 'Research' is: Paid Marketing
[15:32]	TR News	Even twice on the same day https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/29/2118206/linux-616-brings-faster-file-systems-improved-confidential-memory-support-and-more-rust-support
[15:32]	TR Bot	 Linux 6.16 Brings Faster File Systems, Improved Confidential Memory Support, and More Rust Support - Slashdot
[15:33]	TR News	Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (30/2025): Video Time https://linmob.net/weekly-update-30-2025/
[15:33]	TR Bot	- Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (30/2025): Video Time
[15:34]	TR News	Slashdot also feed slopfests or slopfarms of a SERIAL slopper. Crazy! https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/07/25/1950226/linux-kernel-could-soon-expose-every-line-ai-helps-write
[15:34]	TR Bot	 Linux Kernel Could Soon Expose Every Line AI Helps Write - Slashdot
[15:35]	TR News	Longtime Lawmaker Shapes the Debate as Arizona Grapples With Dwindling Water Supplies https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-25/longtime-lawmaker-shapes-the-debate-as-arizona-grapples-with-dwindling-water-supplies
[15:35]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-07-25/longtime-lawmaker-shapes-the-debate-as-arizona-grapples-with-dwindling-water-supplies )
[15:37]	TR News	U.S. nuclear and health agencies hit in Microsoft SharePoint breach https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/23/sharepoint-microsoft-hack-nih-nnsa/
[15:37]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/23/sharepoint-microsoft-hack-nih-nnsa/ )
[15:38]	TR News	How a 'Hack and Leak' Campaign Against the 'Tea App' Exposed Over 13,000 Women's Photos and IDs https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-hack-leak-campaign-against-tea-app-exposed-over-13000-womens-photos-ids-1739420
[15:38]	TR Bot	 How a 'Hack and Leak' Campaign Against the 'Tea App' Exposed Over 13,000 Women's Photos and IDs | IBTimes UK
[15:41]	TR News	Turkey sets new record of 50.5 degrees as Europe swelters https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-sets-new-record-of-50-5-degrees-as-europe-swelters/a-73426915
[15:41]	TR Bot	sets new record of 50.5 degrees as Europe swelters DW 07/27/2025
[15:41]	TR News	Insisting on Freedom https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/insisting-on-freedom-activists-conclude-talks-in-turkey-80502
[15:41]	TR Bot	 ANF | Insisting on Freedom activists conclude talks in Turkey
[15:42]	TR News	One-third of Turkey's workforce is idle, official data reveals https://bianet.org/haber/one-third-of-turkey-s-workforce-is-idle-official-data-reveals-309958
[15:42]	TR Bot	 One-third of Turkey's workforce is idle, official data reveals
[15:43]	TR News	billionaire's lease takeover https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hudsons-bay-ccaa-leases-1.7597195
[15:43]	TR Bot	 Hudson's Bay takes landlords to court over billionaire's lease takeover | CBC News
[15:44]	TR News	is there anywhere truly cheap left to eat? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/costco-food-court-membership-1.7595356
[15:44]	TR Bot	 As a B.C. Costco cracks down on its food court, is there anywhere truly cheap left to eat? | CBC News
[15:45]	TR News	Recent public service announcements of note parents should take special note of these https://databreaches.net/2025/07/25/recent-public-service-announcements-of-note-parents-should-take-special-note-of-these/
[15:45]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/25/recent-public-service-announcements-of-note-parents-should-take-special-note-of-these/ )
[15:46]	TR News	Honeywell vulnerability exposes building systems to cyber attacks https://www.facilitiesdive.com/news/honeywell-vulnerability-exposes-building-systems-to-cyber-attacks/754097/
[15:46]	TR Bot	 Honeywell vulnerability exposes building systems to cyber attacks | Facilities Dive
[15:46]	TR News	Average Brit hit by five data breaches since 2004 https://www.itpro.com/security/average-brit-hit-by-five-data-breaches-since-2004
[15:46]	TR Bot	 Average Brit hit by five data breaches since 2004 | IT Pro
[15:47]	TR News	Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/canadas-bill-c-2-opens-floodgates-us-surveillance
[15:47]	TR Bot	 Canadas Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[15:48]	TR News	Canada Condemns Hong Kong Arrest Warrants Targeting Pro-Democracy Activists https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-26/canada-condemns-hong-kong-arrest-warrants-targeting-pro-democracy-activists
[15:48]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-07-26/canada-condemns-hong-kong-arrest-warrants-targeting-pro-democracy-activists )
[15:49]	TR News	Qantas hackers gave airline 72-hour deadline https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/07/exclusive-qantas-hacker-gave-airline-72-hour-deadline/
[15:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://australianaviation.com.au/2025/07/exclusive-qantas-hacker-gave-airline-72-hour-deadline/ )
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[15:50]	TR News	Junior doctor faces fresh toilet spying charges as probe widens to other major hospitals https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/junior-doctor-faces-fresh-toilet-spying-charges-as-probe-widens-to-other-major-hospitals-20250725-p5mht7.html
[15:50]	TR Bot	 Austin Hospital: Junior doctor Ryan Cho facing more charges over accused toilet spying
[15:51]	TR News	The day after XSS.is forum was seized, it struggles to come back online but is it really them? https://databreaches.net/2025/07/24/the-day-after-xss-is-forum-was-seized-it-struggles-to-come-back-online-but-is-it-really-them/
[15:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/24/the-day-after-xss-is-forum-was-seized-it-struggles-to-come-back-online-but-is-it-really-them/ )
[15:51]	TR News	BlackSuit ransomware extortion sites seized in Operation Checkmate https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/law-enforcement-seizes-blacksuit-ransomware-leak-sites/
[15:51]	TR Bot	 BlackSuit ransomware extortion sites seized in Operation Checkmate
[15:52]	TR News	The safe place for women to talk wasnt so safe: hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/tea-app-hacked-13000-photos-leaked-4chan-call-action-rcna221139
[15:52]	TR Bot	 Tea app hacked: 13,000 photos leaked after 4chan call to action
[15:53]	TR News	Infinite Services notifying employees and patients of limited ransomware attack https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/infinite-services-notifying-employees-and-patients-of-limited-ransomware-attack/
[15:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/infinite-services-notifying-employees-and-patients-of-limited-ransomware-attack/ )
[15:53]	TR News	Fans React After NASCAR Confirms Ransomware Breach https://slicksandsticks.com/2025/07/26/fans-react-to-nascar-ransomware-attack/
[15:53]	TR Bot	 Fans React After NASCAR Confirms Ransomware Breach
[15:54]	TR News	BreachForums the one that went offline in April reappears with a new founder/owner https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/breachforums-the-one-that-went-offline-in-april-reappears-with-a-new-founder-owner/
[15:54]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/26/breachforums-the-one-that-went-offline-in-april-reappears-with-a-new-founder-owner/ )
[15:55]	TR News	Allianz Life says majority of customers personal data stolen in cyberattack https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/26/allianz-life-says-majority-of-customers-personal-data-stolen-in-cyberattack/
[15:55]	TR Bot	Life says 'majority' of customers' personal data stolen in cyberattack | TechCrunch
[15:56]	TR News	Viral Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-viral-durban-video-misrepresents-post-apartheid-south-africa/a-73418612
[15:56]	TR Bot	timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-viral-durban-video-misrepresents-post-apartheid-south-africa/a-73418612 )
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[15:56]	TR News	hunger https://www.dw.com/en/un-warns-of-rising-hunger-across-africa/a-73454420
[15:56]	TR Bot	warns of rising hunger across Africa DW 07/29/2025
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[16:01]	TR News	'turbo' construction boost https://www.dw.com/en/housing-crisis-germany-plans-turbo-construction-boost/a-73351540
[16:01]	TR Bot	housing crisis: government plans construction boost DW 07/28/2025
[16:02]	TR News	Scattered Spider is running a Proprietary VMware ESXi hacking spree https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scattered-spider-is-running-a-vmware-esxi-hacking-spree/
[16:02]	TR Bot	 Scattered Spider is running a VMware ESXi hacking spree
[16:03]	TR News	Two Data Breaches in Three Years: McKenzie Health https://databreaches.net/2025/07/28/two-data-breaches-in-three-years-mckenzie-health/
[16:03]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/07/28/two-data-breaches-in-three-years-mckenzie-health/ )
[16:03]	TR News	Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/scattered-spider-hijacks-vmware-esxi-to.html
[16:03]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://thehackernews.com/2025/07/scattered-spider-hijacks-vmware-esxi-to.html )
[16:04]	TR News	AIIMS ORBO Portal Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Organ Donor Data Discovered by Researcher https://thecyberexpress.com/aiims-portal-vulnerability/
[16:04]	TR Bot	 AIIMS Portal Vulnerability Exposed Sensitive Donor Data
[16:05]	TR News	misinformation https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-tsunami-unleashes-fake-films-and-misinformation/a-73466334
[16:05]	TR Bot	check: Tsunami fakes and Oprah road rumor debunked DW 07/30/2025
[16:08]	TR News	fuel hike https://www.dw.com/en/angola-mass-arrests-as-luanda-fuel-hike-demos-turn-deadly/a-73449880
[16:08]	TR Bot	Mass arrests as Luanda fuel protests turn deadly DW 07/29/2025
[16:09]	TR News	Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/sex-toy-maker-lovense-caught-leaking-users-email-addresses-and-exposing-accounts-to-takeovers/
[16:09]	TR Bot	toy maker Lovense caught leaking users' email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers | TechCrunch
[16:10]	TR News	Seminole County Schools recovers money taken by hackers https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/seminole-county-schools-recovers-money-171217636.html
[16:10]	TR Bot	 Seminole County Schools recovers money taken by hackers
[16:11]	TR News	ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic about failure to deal with DNS abuse complaints properly https://domainnamewire.com/2025/07/30/icann-sends-breach-notice-to-domain-registrar-webnic/
[16:11]	TR Bot	 ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News
[16:14]	TR News	"a software engineer at Microsoft" - warning label https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/i-took-a-look-at-anduinos-a-linux-distro-that-feels-like-home-for-windows-users
[16:14]	TR Bot	 I took a look at AnduinOS, a Linux distro that feels like home for Windows users | Tom's Hardware
[16:14]	TR News	"Linux has always been great at holding onto its roots. A lot of the commands from the original Unix days still work just fine today. But just because they still work doesnt mean theyre the best option anymore. Open source is moving fast and there are newer commands out there that just feel better to use." https://www.xda-developers.com/replace-default-linux-commands-alternatives/
[16:14]	TR Bot	 I replaced default Linux commands with these 5 alternatives, and I should have sooner
[16:15]	TR News	"We continue to see the slow but steady increase in the overall Linux user share on the desktop, good news for the health of the platform as more people realise just how good Linux is now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/
[16:15]	TR Bot	Survey for July 2025 shows Linux approaching 3% | GamingOnLinux
[16:15]	TR News	"Are you confused by the hundreds of Linux distributions out there? Do you want to know how they compare to and differ from one another so you can make a better decision? Well, I just tested 10 of the most popular Linux distros, and here's my personal ranking of all of them!" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-tested-10-popular-linux-distros-heres-how-i-rank-them/
[16:15]	TR Bot	 I Tested 10 Popular Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them
[16:16]	TR News	Intel begins Linux enablement of next-gen Nova Lake series https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-begins-linux-enablement-of-next-gen-nova-lake-series
[16:16]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-begins-linux-enablement-of-next-gen-nova-lake-series )
[16:17]	TR News	"You can program without programming tools, and integrated development environments (IDEs) are popular among developers. I take a different approach. I treat my Linux system, with its array of programming tools, as an IDE in itself." https://www.howtogeek.com/why-linux-is-my-ide/
[16:17]	TR Bot	 Why Linux Is My IDE
[16:17]	TR News	"Buying a phone can sometimes be more stressful for Linux users than other people. Does the phone respect your free software values? Does it let you customize it in all the ways we want? If youre wrestling with these questions, youve come to the right place." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-best-android-phone-brands-for-linux-lovers/
[16:17]	TR Bot	 The 4 Best Android Phone Brands for Linux Lovers
[16:18]	TR News	Hackers wipe out Rs 384 crore from Bengaluru cryptocurrency firm Neblio Technologies; firm says inside job https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/hackers-wipe-rs-384-crore-bengaluru-cryptocurrency-neblio-technologies-10159263/
[16:18]	TR Bot	 Hackers wipe out Rs 384 crore from Bengaluru cryptocurrency firm Neblio Technologies; company says inside job | Bangalore News - The Indian Express
[16:19]	MinceR	(video) (audio:music) https://imgur.com/gallery/pNEArLv   =   https://rimgo.bloat.cat/gallery/pNEArLv
[16:19]	TR Bot	attack - Album on Imgur
[16:19]	TR Bot	 Snack attack - rimgo
[16:21]	TR News	EPA moves to gut environmental oversight https://www.dw.com/en/us-epa-moves-to-gut-environmental-oversight/a-73458863
[16:21]	TR Bot	EPA moves to gut environmental oversight DW 07/30/2025
[16:22]	TR News	China to offer $500 per child in move to boost birth rate https://www.dw.com/en/china-to-offer-500-per-child-in-move-to-boost-birth-rate/a-73441098
[16:22]	TR Bot	to offer $500 per child in move to boost birth rate DW 07/28/2025
[16:22]	TR News	Does it take 500 bucks to raise a kid in China for 20 years?
[16:24]	TR News	government plans major construction boost https://www.dw.com/en/german-housing-crisis-government-plans-major-construction-boost/a-73351540
[16:25]	TR News	Florida prison data breach exposes visitors contact information to inmates https://www.miamitimesonline.com/business/florida-prison-data-breach-exposes-visitors-contact-information-to-inmates/article_ab862cfd-c87d-47dd-95d9-3eb7dc478df0.html
[16:25]	TR Bot	( status 451 @ https://www.miamitimesonline.com/business/florida-prison-data-breach-exposes-visitors-contact-information-to-inmates/article_ab862cfd-c87d-47dd-95d9-3eb7dc478df0.html )
[16:25]	TR News	Experian Wins Appeal to Send Data Breach Victim to Arbitration https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/experian-wins-appeal-to-send-data-breach-victim-to-arbitration
[16:25]	TR Bot	 Experian Wins Appeal to Send Data Breach Victim to Arbitration
[16:26]	TR News	EU-wide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eu-wide-breach-notification-template-on-2681737/
[16:26]	TR Bot	Breach Notification Template on the Horizon | Alston & Bird - JDSupra
[16:27]	TR News	Canadian cybercriminal sentenced to a year in prison for NFT theft scheme https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/canadian-cybercriminal-sentenced-year-prison-nft-theft-scheme
[16:27]	TR Bot	 Eastern District of Virginia | Canadian cybercriminal sentenced to a year in prison for NFT theft scheme | United States Department of Justice
[16:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU-like Mobile Linux and Retro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_and_Retro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_like_Mobile_Linux_and_Retro.gmi 
[16:31]	TR News	 (NEW):  New redshift tray app and udevd timeout fixed in EasyOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/New_redshift_tray_app_and_udevd_timeout_fixed_in_EasyOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/New_redshift_tray_app_and_udevd_timeout_fixed_in_EasyOS.gmi 
[16:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU-like Mobile Linux and Retro
[16:31]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines New redshift tray app and udevd timeout fixed in EasyOS
[16:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  A Look at KaOS Linux and KDE Plasma 6.5 to Debut Automatic Light/Dark Theme Switching https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/A_Look_at_KaOS_Linux_and_KDE_Plasma_6_5_to_Debut_Automatic_Ligh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/A_Look_at_KaOS_Linux_and_KDE_Plasma_6_5_to_Debut_Automatic_Ligh.gmi 
[16:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines A Look at KaOS Linux and KDE Plasma 6.5 to Debut Automatic Light/Dark Theme Switching
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[16:36]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers
[16:36]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[16:36]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[16:37]	TR News	Techrights Links 03/08/2025: Political Catch-up, Global Warming, and Hunger https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Links_03_08_2025_Political_Catch_up_Global_Warming_and_Hunger.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Links_03_08_2025_Political_Catch_up_Global_Warming_and_Hunger.gmi 
[16:37]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 03/08/2025: Political Catch-up, Global Warming, and Hunger
[16:40]	TR News	kernel generico gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/Cambio-Kernel.gmi
[16:40]	TR News	The Uncomplicated Firewall gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/UFW.gmi
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[16:41]	TR News	Chaotic AUR gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Linux/Chaotic_Aur.gmi
[16:41]	TR News	Sintaxis de Gemini gemini://ghost.capsule.town/Gemini/Sintaxis_Gemini.gmi
[16:46]	TR News	"People complain about indie-website discoverability. These seem like OK places to find indie content. Of course, just because something is merely indie doesnt mean its any better or even, in some cases, any different than what youd get on the globocorpo websites." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/start/web/
[16:47]	TR News	"hi! welcome to the tildeblog. this is my official return to blogging after a several-year hiatus which saw me mostly focused on getting disillusioned with most of the big social media sites on the, uh, big web I guess were going to call it, and beginning to explore smaller, more fun spaces that are a little gentler" gemini://tilde.team/~dragfyre/blog/welcome-to-the-tildeblog.gmi
[16:48]	TR News	SpellBinding: DEUMORH Wordo: WELSH gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-03.gmi
[16:49]	TR News	"I have no plans for what I will do on the two weeks I am off, and I am intentionally keeping it like that: I don't get many options to be spontaneous in my work and personal life, so I want to enjoy not having plans for these two upcoming weeks." gemini://melyanna.net/almost-there
[16:50]	TR News	Do councils "oversee" populations now? gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-03_do-councils-oversee-populations-now.gmi
[16:51]	TR News	"At our first house, just after we moved to the city, we got a very small leather sectional. Italian leather, white, the furniture store we got it at long out of business, as is the way with so many places that aren't retail giants. But it served us well. It was starting to go, so we gave it away on Kijiji when we moved out of that house, and into a larger one." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/8-03.gmi
[16:54]	TR News	My computer broke, and it was the best thing to have happened gemini://danchium.smol.pub/my-computer-broke " Then I moved my subscriptions to FreeTube -- a more private desktop client. It does not always just work, as YouTube regularly introduces obstructions, but that makes me more intentional with my use, and I go pursue some other activity instead."
[16:57]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 03/08/2025: Once-a-Decade Couch Shopping and Blessings in Disguise https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Gemini_Links_03_08_2025_Once_a_Decade_Couch_Shopping_and_Blessi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Gemini_Links_03_08_2025_Once_a_Decade_Couch_Shopping_and_Blessi.gmi 
[16:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 03/08/2025: Once-a-Decade Couch Shopping and Blessings in Disguise
● Aug 03
[17:26]	TR News	Techrights StopGenAI in the Cyber Show (C|S) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/StopGenAI_in_the_Cyber_Show_C_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/StopGenAI_in_the_Cyber_Show_C_S.gmi 
[17:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights StopGenAI in the Cyber Show (C|S)
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[18:09]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Morocco and Algeria https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_Lows_in_Morocco_and_Algeria.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_Lows_in_Morocco_and_Algeria.gmi 
[18:09]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time Lows in Morocco and Algeria
[18:17]	TR News	Techrights The Defunct Site LinuxConfig Has Published a Fake Article About Richard Stallman Using LLM Slop, Which Stallman Calls "Bullshit Generator" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/The_Defunct_Site_LinuxConfig_Has_Published_a_Fake_Article_About.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/The_Defunct_Site_LinuxConfig_Has_Published_a_Fake_Article_About.gmi 
[18:17]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Defunct Site LinuxConfig Has Published a Fake Article About Richard Stallman Using LLM Slop, Which Stallman Calls "Bullshit Generator"
[18:29]	TR News	Techrights Efficiency is Good, So Why Won't Governments Cull LLM Companies Using Stronger, Stringent Policies? https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Efficiency_is_Good_So_Why_Won_t_Governments_Cull_LLM_Companies_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Efficiency_is_Good_So_Why_Won_t_Governments_Cull_LLM_Companies_.gmi 
[18:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights Efficiency is Good, So Why Won't Governments Cull LLM Companies Using Stronger, Stringent Policies?
[18:49]	TR News	Techrights Maldives: GNU/Linux at All-Time High, Windows at New Lows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Maldives_GNU_Linux_at_All_Time_High_Windows_at_New_Lows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Maldives_GNU_Linux_at_All_Time_High_Windows_at_New_Lows.gmi 
[18:49]	TR Bot	 Techrights Maldives: GNU/Linux at All-Time High, Windows at New Lows
● Aug 03
[19:01]	TR News	Techrights Social Control Media is Out of Style https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Social_Control_Media_is_Out_of_Style.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Social_Control_Media_is_Out_of_Style.gmi 
[19:01]	TR Bot	 Techrights Social Control Media is Out of Style
[19:14]	TR News	Techrights Doing a Better Job at Labelling Slop Images https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Doing_a_Better_Job_at_Labelling_Slop_Images.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Doing_a_Better_Job_at_Labelling_Slop_Images.gmi 
[19:14]	TR Bot	 Techrights Doing a Better Job at Labelling Slop Images
[19:29]	TR News	Techrights What the Free Software Foundation Started Four Decades Ago is Becoming Mainstream https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/What_the_Free_Software_Foundation_Started_Four_Decades_Ago_is_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/What_the_Free_Software_Foundation_Started_Four_Decades_Ago_is_B.gmi 
[19:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights What the Free Software Foundation Started Four Decades Ago is Becoming Mainstream
[19:41]	TR News	Techrights Google's "AI Mode" is a Pathetic Joke Prematurely Introduced in the UK (Like "Bard", Which Sank the Company's Shares) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Google_s_AI_Mode_is_a_Pathetic_Joke_Prematurely_Introduced_in_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Google_s_AI_Mode_is_a_Pathetic_Joke_Prematurely_Introduced_in_t.gmi 
[19:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights Google's "AI Mode" is a Pathetic Joke Prematurely Introduced in the UK (Like "Bard", Which Sank the Company's Shares)
[19:49]	TR News	Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Oman https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Reaches_5_in_Oman.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/GNU_Linux_Reaches_5_in_Oman.gmi 
[19:49]	TR Bot	 Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 5% in Oman
[19:53]	TR News	"Mr Ngo, who is represented by London-based Patron Law, is a senior editor at The Post Millennial, a Canadian news website." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/02/influencer-sues-guardian-defamation-mumford-sons-review/
[19:53]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/02/influencer-sues-guardian-defamation-mumford-sons-review/ )
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[20:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  August Already! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/August_Already.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/August_Already.gmi 
[20:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[20:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines August Already!
[20:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[20:16]	TR News	 (NEW):  VirtualBox 7.2.0 RC1 is Available for Testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/VirtualBox_7_2_0_RC1_is_Available_for_Testing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/VirtualBox_7_2_0_RC1_is_Available_for_Testing.gmi 
[20:16]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.2.0 RC1 is Available for Testing
[20:18]	TR News	 (NEW):  libinput 1.29.0 Released with New Tablet Pad Debugging Tool https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/libinput_1_29_0_Released_with_New_Tablet_Pad_Debugging_Tool.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/libinput_1_29_0_Released_with_New_Tablet_Pad_Debugging_Tool.gmi 
[20:18]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines libinput 1.29.0 Released with New Tablet Pad Debugging Tool
[20:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  This Week in Plasma: day/night theme switching https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/02/This_Week_in_Plasma_day_night_theme_switching.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/02/This_Week_in_Plasma_day_night_theme_switching.gmi 
[20:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: day/night theme switching
[20:25]	admfubar	perhaps a physical switch to engage before you can write to it?   https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/shade-bios-technique-beats-security
[20:25]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/shade-bios-technique-beats-security )
[20:26]	TR News	Techrights In The United Kingdom (UK), Microsoft Search (Bing) Falls to All-Time Low https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/In_The_United_Kingdom_UK_Microsoft_Search_Bing_Falls_to_All_Tim.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/In_The_United_Kingdom_UK_Microsoft_Search_Bing_Falls_to_All_Tim.gmi 
[20:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights In The United Kingdom (UK), Microsoft Search (Bing) Falls to All-Time Low
[20:30]	TR News	 (NEW):  I've been using Talos Linux for Kubernetes, and I'll never look back https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_ve_been_using_Talos_Linux_for_Kubernetes_and_I_ll_never_look_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_ve_been_using_Talos_Linux_for_Kubernetes_and_I_ll_never_look_.gmi 
[20:30]	TR Bot	timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/03/I_ve_been_using_Talos_Linux_for_Kubernetes_and_I_ll_never_look_.shtml )
[20:31]	TR News	"Qubes OS can appear as something weird and hard to figure for people that never used it. By this article, I would like to help other understanding what it is, and when it is useful." gemini://perso.pw/blog/articles/introduction-to-qubes-os.gmi
[20:32]	TR News	"I added logic to my small website generator to dynamically produce this page from exif metadata. This takes advantage of the inline image loading of a view small web browsers. So the index contains all the image text in one file and you click to load an image at a time. I wrote a little about this at the time." gemini://8by3.net/~sbr/log/2025-08-03.photo-log.gmi
[20:32]	TR News	GoToSocial and the Butlerian Jihad gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-08-03-gotosocial
[20:33]	TR News	Title: Introduction to Qubes OS when you do not know what it is gopher://dataswamp.org:70/1/~solene/article-introduction-to-qubes-os
[20:35]	TR News	"The council leader here in Cambridge for many years was Lewis Herbert, who likewise entered into very significant responsibility at an early age after helping get rid of the late Andrew McIntosh at the Greater London Council. Herbert oversaw a colossal budget and there didn't seem to be problems simply due to his age" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-08-03_do-councils-oversee-populations-now.gmi
[20:35]	ZedHedTed	welp, statcounter now blocks my vpn. just great. guess i'll switch to analytics.usa.gov for the time being
[20:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	it's all JS
[20:35]	schestowitz[TR2]	maybe they use some CDN
[20:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	that blocks you, not them directly
[20:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	clownflare started blocking me from some sites today
[20:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	which means clownflare is failing
[20:36]	schestowitz[TR2]	i am not a bot
[20:37]	ZedHedTed	maybe? it can't even complete the connection. librewolf says it can't connect to the website.
[20:40]	admfubar	https://www.osnews.com/story/142966/aws-deleted-my-10-year-account-and-all-data-without-warning/
[20:40]	TR Bot	deleted my 10-year account and all data without warning OSnews
[20:41]	admfubar	it isnt blocking me...
[20:44]	ZedHedTed	you must not be coming from an expressvpn ip address then.
[20:48]	TR News	Techrights "Allowing SDL to default to Wayland caused a number of customer issues so keep the default at X11 for now" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Allowing_SDL_to_default_to_Wayland_caused_a_number_of_customer_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Allowing_SDL_to_default_to_Wayland_caused_a_number_of_customer_.gmi 
[20:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights "Allowing SDL to default to Wayland caused a number of customer issues so keep the default at X11 for now"
● Aug 03
[21:00]	TR News	Techrights They Tell Us That "Cloud Storage" is Safe and Robust to Incidents Like Fires https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/They_Tell_Us_That_Cloud_Storage_is_Safe_and_Robust_to_Incidents.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/They_Tell_Us_That_Cloud_Storage_is_Safe_and_Robust_to_Incidents.gmi 
[21:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights They Tell Us That "Cloud Storage" is Safe and Robust to Incidents Like Fires
● Aug 03
[22:39]	MinceR	(audio:important) https://i.imgur.com/AC3FBfh.mp4   =   https://rimgo.bloat.cat/AC3FBfh
[22:39]	TR Bot	 rimgo
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[23:01]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-corporation-bv-acquisition-completed-by-fan-led-consortium-prepare-for-new-retro-futurist-products-with-the-deal-signed-sealed-and-paid-for-ahead-of-schedule
[23:01]	TR Bot	 Commodore Corporation BV acquisition completed by fan-led consortium prepare for new retro futurist products with the deal signed, sealed, and paid for ahead of schedule | Tom's Hardware
[23:04]	admfubar	easy bake oven will not do....  https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/botched-gpu-baking-job-is-fixed-by-a-maestro-chef-northwest-repairs-resuscitates-a-dead-graphics-card-by-reballing-its-core-and-memory
[23:04]	TR Bot	 Botched GPU baking job is fixed by a maestro chef Northwest Repairs resuscitates a dead graphics card by reballing its core and memory | Tom's Hardware
[23:05]	admfubar	https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-prepares-for-nova-lake-cpus-with-new-linux-support-retiring-20-year-old-family-6-designation-in-favor-of-family-18
[23:05]	TR Bot	 Intel prepares for Nova Lake CPUs with new Linux support retiring 20-year-old 'Family 6' designation in favor of 'Family 18' | Tom's Hardware
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[23:17]	MinceR	(video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/UgVajgV   =   https://rimgo.bloat.cat/gallery/UgVajgV
[23:17]	TR Bot	can joke - Album on Imgur
[23:17]	TR Bot	 Jerry can joke - rimgo
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[23:31]	admfubar	https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/02/reddit_ready_for_search_business/
[23:31]	TR Bot	 Reddit sees search business based on real conversations The Register
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