●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, September 03, 2026 ●● ● Sep 03 [00:08] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [00:12] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@7tmkhxn6mu4yi.irc) has joined #techrights [00:20] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [00:24] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@tfsyk36sbbdqw.irc) has joined #techrights [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Sep 03 [01:03] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:04] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@5jkptcvrirsiq.irc) has joined #techrights [01:10] *Received a CTCP VERSION from StatServ [01:56] MinceR https://i.redd.it/wkaxznkmw5nh1.png ● Sep 03 [02:36] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/02/ai-assisted-mushroom-hunting-is-a-recipe-for-a-bad-trip/5294060 [02:36] TR Bot AI-assisted mushroom hunting is a recipe for a bad trip [02:39] MinceR :) [02:42] MinceR i'm guessing users usually give the AI photos from which even humans wouldn't be able to identify the mushroom :> [02:43] MinceR (because they aren't skilled at identifying mushroom species) [02:43] admfubar https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/wireless-routers-as-motion-detectors.html [02:43] TR Bot Routers as Motion Detectors - Schneier on Security [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[03:12] admfubar i've had "low bars" the peanuts made them edible.. [03:12] MinceR :> [03:18] admfubar i want one!!! or two.... https://www.discovermagazine.com/a-newly-discovered-devil-flower-hides-beneath-the-forest-floor-before-emerging-with-black-petals-and-demon-like-eyes-49625 [03:18] TR Bot A Newly Discovered Devil Flower Hides Beneath the Forest Floor Before Emerging With Black Petals and Demon-Like Eyes | Discover Magazine [03:30] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:40] admfubar https://www.discovermagazine.com/at-least-60-000-years-ago-the-hobbit-of-flores-walked-upright-with-human-like-hips-despite-one-unusual-pelvic-bone-49627 [03:40] TR Bot At Least 60,000 Years Ago, the Hobbit of Flores Walked Upright With Human-Like Hips, Despite One Unusual Pelvic Bone | Discover Magazine [03:45] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 03 [04:07] admfubar https://www.techspot.com/news/113688-claims-adjusters-ai-making-insurance-process-harder-not.html [04:07] TR Bot companies keep pushing AI, but 98% of their adjusters' reviews on it are negative | TechSpot [04:09] admfubar https://www.propublica.org/article/alpha-school-texas-vouchers-ai [04:09] TR Bot Alpha School Eligible for Texas Voucher Money Despite Rejected Charter Bid ProPublica [04:14] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2026/09/01/meta-claims-to-have-bricked-thousands-of-smart-glasses/ [04:14] TR Bot Claims to Have Bricked Thousands of Smart Glasses | PetaPixel [04:22] lxo schestowitz[TR2], did you see my DM? [04:36] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights ● Sep 03 [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] got it [05:41] schestowitz[TR2] won't say anything for now [05:46] TR News I don't like built-in batteries gemini://theunixzoo.co.uk/gemlog/2026/2026-09-02-built-in-batteries.gmi [05:47] TR News "Today marks the anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkiens death. Just three days ago, I returned to his prose not remembering about this fact. It will be a great adventure, just as it always has been. Im certain of it. 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[06:04] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 03/09/2026: Back in Japan, Another New Year, Reasons to Avoid Have a "Smart" "Phone", and Rant About Built-in Batteries https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Gemini_Links_03_09_2026_Back_in_Japan_Another_New_Year_Reasons_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Gemini_Links_03_09_2026_Back_in_Japan_Another_New_Year_Reasons_.gmi [06:04] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 03/09/2026: Back in Japan, Another New Year, Reasons to Avoid Have a "Smart" "Phone", and Rant About Built-in Batteries [06:07] TR News An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation https://lwn.net/Articles/1089390/ [06:07] TR Bot ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation [LWN.net] [06:08] TR News So-called 'Linux' Foundation and IBM (Dolan) using OSI like a private toilet for openwashing purposes and slop https://lwn.net/Articles/1089251/ [06:08] TR Bot the OpenMDW license [LWN.net] [06:09] TR News More quantum hype, scaring people using something that does not exist or barely exists https://lwn.net/Articles/1088305/ [06:09] TR Bot to be safe from quantum computing [LWN.net] [06:13] TR News (NEW): LWN's Latest: Linux 7.3, Remind, Licensing, and Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/LWN_s_Latest_Linux_7_3_Remind_Licensing_and_Hype.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/LWN_s_Latest_Linux_7_3_Remind_Licensing_and_Hype.gmi [06:13] TR Bot Tux Machines LWN's Latest: Linux 7.3, Remind, Licensing, and Hype [06:33] TR News (NEW): SweetPotatOs Arch-based Linux distribution for low-spec PCs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/SweetPotatOs_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_for_low_spec_PCs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/SweetPotatOs_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_for_low_spec_PCs.gmi [06:33] TR Bot Tux Machines SweetPotatOs Arch-based Linux distribution for low-spec PCs [06:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Did you ever get your water issue sorted out? [06:35] IsambardPrince Most of the water filters I have say Made in UK on them. [06:35] IsambardPrince But I occasionally find factory-sealed Brita filters at Goodwill and grab them. [06:35] IsambardPrince They're usually comically chap. [06:35] IsambardPrince *cheap [06:36] IsambardPrince The blue ones that are now $16.88 per filter at Walmart are only 99 cents to $1.99 at Goodwill depending on who had the pricing gun that day. [06:36] IsambardPrince I do not know why people are getting rid of sealed Brita filters and perfectly good pitchers. [06:37] IsambardPrince The pitchers are only $1.99 there, they are $36.98 at Walmart. [06:40] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [06:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [06:40] IsambardPrince I finally got around to watching "Tora! Tora! Tora!". I thought it was better than "Pearl Harbor" (2001) in that it deleted that stupid love story that was completely fictional and focused on the attack itself. [06:41] IsambardPrince But then the movie sort of ends abruptly, "Pearl Harbor" quickly covered the Doolittle Raid, which happened about 6 months later. [06:41] TR News (NEW): Audacity 3.7.9 Open-Source Audio Editor Released with FFmpeg 9 Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/01/Audacity_3_7_9_Open_Source_Audio_Editor_Released_with_FFmpeg_9_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/01/Audacity_3_7_9_Open_Source_Audio_Editor_Released_with_FFmpeg_9_.gmi [06:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Audacity 3.7.9 Open-Source Audio Editor Released with FFmpeg 9 Support [06:46] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Still waiting for Walmart to sell NFTs. [06:46] IsambardPrince :D [06:46] TR News (NEW): LibreOffice 26.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/26/LibreOffice_26_8_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/26/LibreOffice_26_8_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.gmi [06:46] TR Bot Tux Machines LibreOffice 26.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is Whats New [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: or to take payments in NFTs [06:50] IsambardPrince MinceR: I finally found a canned cat food that even the pickiest cat will eat. [06:51] TR News Techrights Linux Foundation is Plagiarism Hub, Linux is at Risk From It https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_Foundation_is_Plagiarism_Hub_Linux_is_at_Risk_From_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_Foundation_is_Plagiarism_Hub_Linux_is_at_Risk_From_It.gmi [06:51] TR Bot Techrights Linux Foundation is Plagiarism Hub, Linux is at Risk From It [06:51] IsambardPrince It's called Fussie Cat. [06:51] IsambardPrince [00:50] IsambardPrince: or to take payments in NFTs [06:51] IsambardPrince Just make a thing and call it and NFT and then incinerate a book for God only knows what reason. [06:51] IsambardPrince And then you have an NFT. [06:52] IsambardPrince Tada! [06:52] IsambardPrince :D [06:52] IsambardPrince https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a38815538/dune-crypto-nft-sale-mistake-explained/ [06:52] TR Bot The Crypto Group That Spent $3 Million On a 'Dune' Book Wants to Offload [06:54] IsambardPrince Kiki knows when I'm holding a can of cat food. [06:55] IsambardPrince She doesn't care if it's a can of anything else, including Tuna. [06:55] IsambardPrince When she sees a can of cat food she comes running, jumps up on me, starts meowing, before I open the can. [06:55] IsambardPrince That tells me she must know that it's cat food by the size of the can or something. [06:55] IsambardPrince That is a sign of intelligence. [06:56] IsambardPrince She can distinguish what's in the can by the general size and shape of the can. [06:56] IsambardPrince If it's tuna or beans or something, wrong can. [06:57] IsambardPrince Bobbi, who has never had canned cat food, came to eat the rest of it when I gave her that. [06:57] IsambardPrince Stuff is really expensive though. It's like $2 a can on Amazon. [06:57] IsambardPrince We're definitely going to pace ourselves with this and mostly rely on kibble. [06:59] schestowitz[TR2] That tells me she must know that it's cat food by the size of the can or something. ● Sep 03 [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] the birds can be like this [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] when we clap [07:00] schestowitz[TR2] they know food comes next [07:00] TR News (NEW): One week of LibreOffice 26.8 The stats! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/One_week_of_LibreOffice_26_8_The_stats.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/One_week_of_LibreOffice_26_8_The_stats.gmi [07:00] TR Bot Tux Machines One week of LibreOffice 26.8 The stats! [07:02] schestowitz[TR2] Just make a thing and call it and NFT and then incinerate a book for God only knows what reason. [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] i will only say this [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] btc [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] alt "coins" [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] "blockchains" [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] "nft" [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] "chatgpt" [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] "agents" [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] "agentic" [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] all the same scams [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] they say, [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] the more computer poweerr you use [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] the greater the value [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] irrespensive of what it is [07:03] schestowitz[TR2] related to: [07:03] IsambardPrince Right, it's a scam that sells computer components for one thing. [07:04] IsambardPrince Nvidia isn't complaining about that. [07:04] schestowitz[TR2] https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/01/worthless-traffic/ x [07:04] TR Bot Blog Archive Worthless Traffic [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] you wish tto think that IF you spent a lot on sopmething (e.g. work, time,, energy bilsl etc.), then it MUST be WORTH SOMEHTING [07:05] schestowitz[TR2] in proportion to the money or time spent [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] it's a fallacy [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] suppose you take a bad lawyer [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] and the lawyer gives bad advice [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] like puppy breaker [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] and you spend a fortune [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] would you pay for the bad advice [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] no doubt 120KG of papers produced [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] lots of work, time [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] but the net effect is... not of real worth [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] you are massively out of pocket [07:06] IsambardPrince I've had lawyers give me bad advice before or just flat out not know what I was trying to do. [07:06] schestowitz[TR2] or people who knit at home [07:07] IsambardPrince Several times, I turned out to be right. [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] they can create value [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] like sweater they cna use again [07:07] IsambardPrince Because I researched that problem and it meant something to me. [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] people who "mine bitcoin" at home? [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] they just get high power bills [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] maybe borrow money on a credit card [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] to "mine bitcoin" [07:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: John said someone he worked with at TSA was mining bitcoin. [07:07] IsambardPrince During winter. [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] use a heater [07:07] IsambardPrince He was using the heat to heat up his apartment. [07:07] schestowitz[TR2] it propduices heat [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] and wastes less power on non-heat [07:09] IsambardPrince Yeah, the rent is outrageous here, but the flip side is there's no $200-300 winter heating bills. [07:09] IsambardPrince And I don't have to pour money into a car that's got me so pinned down I can never save for anything else. [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] you can insulate better [07:10] schestowitz[TR2] clothing, double/triple glazing [07:10] schestowitz[TR2] you don't need to heat up every room [07:10] IsambardPrince I found A Bridge Too Far at Goodwill on DVD.\ [07:10] IsambardPrince If something has Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, and Gene Hackman in it, it's probably good. [07:12] IsambardPrince Contemporary newspaper critics panned it and it did not do well at the movie theater because it released right after the Vietnam War and nobody was in the mood for a war movie, especially not one about a botched Allied operation (Market Garden) [07:15] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:16] TR News Coffee Shrinkflation https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/03/coffee-shrinkflation/ [07:16] TR Bot Blog Archive Coffee Shrinkflation [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: ^ [07:16] schestowitz[TR2] same in ILL? [07:17] IsambardPrince Yes, it's not uncommon to see more upscale supermarket coffee brands selling 12 ounce bags for $16.98 and saying "It's on sale!" [07:18] IsambardPrince If you go with Folgers or something, you can get a can that's like $26 ounces for $19.99. [07:18] IsambardPrince It's truly outrageous. [07:18] IsambardPrince In 1998, I was buying cans of Yuban coffee that were over 40 ounces for $3.99. [07:18] IsambardPrince And that wasn't even at Walmart, which had massive economies of scale and a focus on being cheap back then. [07:19] IsambardPrince It was at Lance's New Market, a small rural grocery chain in northern Indiana. [07:19] IsambardPrince Yuban tasted better than the shit you buy now. Something happened. [07:19] IsambardPrince The supermarket coffee does not taste like it used to. [07:20] IsambardPrince I think they're sourcing cheaper grounds somewhere and pocketing even more money than from just the small bags/cans and higher prices. [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] yes [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] i was gonna write that [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] you can call it impurities [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] stuff that was discarcded before [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] it's very common in chocs [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] you can find articles about it [07:20] schestowitz[TR2] to get the "real" choc [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] as in pure, not dilutes [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] you have to pay a lot [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] for big, trusted brands [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] most people avoid them [07:21] IsambardPrince You didn't even care if you made a whole pot and poured half down the drain. It was THAT cheap to buy coffee in 1998. [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] because they see the price [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] but this is whjat they used to get decades ago [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] now it is priced out fo reach [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] the same happened to pastires [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] they stuff them with things [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] like they inject more and more water into chicken [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] that they grow over shorter periods of time [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] so they don't delelop properly [07:21] schestowitz[TR2] they just add weight [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] and they don't taste the same [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] if food taste worse now, you are now " [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] old fashioned"a dn "biytter [07:22] IsambardPrince Right, it used to say on the chicken "may contain up to 5% of a solution". [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] "it DID taste better [07:22] IsambardPrince Now some of the packages say "15%" [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] unless you buy very expensive brands [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] that they "stuff" some "filler" into the food [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] to loiwer [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] costs [07:22] schestowitz[TR2] standarss lowered [07:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yes, the "organic" chicken at the store tastes different. [07:23] IsambardPrince And does not cook down as much. [07:23] IsambardPrince Mom says I'm being "ripped off". [07:23] IsambardPrince I told her "Snag it on a yellow tag sale and try it." [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] mushrooms i am not sure about [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] lerge mushrooms always shrink\ [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] they are full of water [07:23] IsambardPrince I get mushrooms very cheaply. [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] but I don't think they engineered them [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] to be like that [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] it's jus6t that agra sells them bter [07:23] IsambardPrince I get those when they're 99 cents per 8 ounce container. [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] they look big at the shop [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] and then you cook them [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] they can be like 5-10 times smaller [07:24] IsambardPrince I need two pounds for my cajun cream of mushroom soup. [07:24] IsambardPrince They do cook way down. [07:24] IsambardPrince That's not fraud. [07:24] IsambardPrince that's how mushrooms are. [07:24] IsambardPrince Like spinach. [07:24] IsambardPrince Food fraud is things like cheaper sourcing of coffee while the price goes up. [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] depends on the mushroom [07:24] IsambardPrince Or chocolate full of cheap fillers. [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] they 'standardise' for size and weight once cooked [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] the big ones get veyr small [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] the wet and small ones stay similar size [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] but the shop sell big ones to give impressioon of voluime [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] where there is none [07:25] IsambardPrince Rent has gotten so expensive there's a "pay in two" for rent now. [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] a good blend of coffee is likwe 7 pounds now [07:26] schestowitz[TR2] for 200g [07:26] IsambardPrince I did the math, it would add $83 to our rent. [07:26] IsambardPrince So how does that help our cash "flow"? [07:26] IsambardPrince Helps it flow to some bank I guess. [07:26] IsambardPrince Mom said "And there's probably people living there that do it every month." [07:26] IsambardPrince I said "Most likely." [07:26] IsambardPrince Speaking about your "one day at a time" approach. [07:27] IsambardPrince Everything's on installments now. [07:27] IsambardPrince Even Taco Bell has a pay in four option. [07:27] IsambardPrince So you can finally finish paying off that burrito a month from now. [07:27] IsambardPrince MinceR: ^ [07:27] IsambardPrince Subway is still pretty cheap. [07:28] IsambardPrince Their spokesman turned out to be a child molester. [07:28] IsambardPrince And there are better sandwich shops. [07:28] IsambardPrince They aren't horrible. [07:28] IsambardPrince It's nice that they know what this is. [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] Even Taco Bell has a pay in four option. [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] oh, wow [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] i didn't see THAT coming [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] but wait [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] anyone with vista credit card [07:29] IsambardPrince They had one burrito on the app the other day that was like $7.99. [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] is taking out cash from the machine by borrowing [07:30] IsambardPrince And I was like, WHOA, fucking $7.99 for one burrito, at Taco Bell! [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] and then buying that food [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] so they pay interest on food purchased [07:30] IsambardPrince I remember when you could get like 11 burritos for that, and change. [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] it's like added cost to food [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] the "man" takes your money [07:30] schestowitz[TR2] for your food [07:30] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: $7.99 for a burrito, at TACO BELL [07:30] IsambardPrince Which isn't even good. [07:30] IsambardPrince Which is not even going to fill you up. [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] burrito is 4 or 5 pounds here [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] when we tried [07:31] IsambardPrince When there's an actual mexican restaurant next door with a huge burrito, fries, and a coke, for $9.99! [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] i think it was 50% off [07:31] IsambardPrince With steak in it! [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] after the lockdowns [07:31] IsambardPrince The lockdowns were completely stupid. [07:31] IsambardPrince You forgot the first rule of a zombie apocalypse. [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] reheasal [07:31] IsambardPrince Don't let Roy's mom in. [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] to be fair, that was sept. 2023 [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] they said it was already "mild" [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] whatever that means [07:32] IsambardPrince At least when I got COVID I didn't do any stupid lockdowns. [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] it didn't have much impact on us, did not last long [07:32] IsambardPrince I mean they said I couldn't go to the park, but I went there and stepped over the barrier and used the park anyway while the police watched me do it. [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] that was days after puppy breaker was containing kaniini [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] or the isp and host [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] because puppy breaker is like "internet nazi" [07:33] IsambardPrince It's fucking Chicago. You think they have jail cells for people who were minding their business in a public park? [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] he calls everybody "nazi" [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] and then fails to see how he loosk from the outside [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] like the man who called you "nazi" [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] because of.. reasons [07:33] IsambardPrince Brandon Lobstae [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] seems like a hot topic this week [07:33] IsambardPrince *Lobsta [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] everyone gets called a "nazi" [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] for not being very "left" [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not even left [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] they are just delusional [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] they are not left [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] many are pro-hamas [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] and they call it "lefist" [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] i don't seem to understand why islamic is "left" [07:34] IsambardPrince Lobsta would be a Nazi except that he'd be killed by actual Nazis. Not sour face, I mean Zyklon B dead. [07:34] schestowitz[TR2] nothing leftist about it [07:34] IsambardPrince The Muslims would do the same thing to him in Palestine. [07:34] IsambardPrince Maybe not with pesticide. [07:34] IsambardPrince But with whatever they could grab, probably a big rock or something. [07:35] IsambardPrince Muslims in Palestine are like German cockroaches. [07:35] IsambardPrince They breed so fast that the nymphs are already having nymphs. [07:36] IsambardPrince That's why more than 60% of the population there is kids. [07:36] IsambardPrince There's no birth control and even the kids are supposed to start producing kids, usually at like 12 or something. [07:36] IsambardPrince Because they're sickos. [07:37] IsambardPrince Lobsta seems to fail to discern between different Muslim groups. [07:37] IsambardPrince Not all of them are like this. [07:37] IsambardPrince Picks the worst people in the world to "rally" for. The ones that would not allow him to live for 5 seconds if he crossed over into Gaza somehow. [07:38] IsambardPrince The difference between Americans and Germans is that Americans used Zyklon B to fumigate the immigrants' clothing. The Germans used it to fumigate the immigrants. [07:39] TR News "CDs, for their part, posted a significant 58.6% YoY revenue spike to $171.1 million, with units sold having jumped 45.7% YoY to 17.5 million." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/us-recorded-music-revenue-h1-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News [07:39] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/us-recorded-music-revenue-h1-2026/ ) [07:39] TR News "While the letter focuses on the New York Times and OpenAI, the government noted that its arguments apply to all of the parties in this case and related cases, including other publishers and authors." https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-sides-with-ai-giants-new-york-times-lawsuit/ | Source: Wired [07:39] TR Bot Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit | WIRED [07:40] TR News "It said the benefits of A.I. far outweigh any competitive harm." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/justice-department-openai-copyright-suit.html | Source: New York Times [07:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/justice-department-openai-copyright-suit.html ) [07:40] TR News "Additionally, the plaintiff is seeking a piece of the profits stemming from the alleged infringement or, alternatively, statutory damages of CA$20,000 per allegedly infringed work" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/socan-suno-copyright-lawsuit/ | Source: Digital Music News [07:40] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/socan-suno-copyright-lawsuit/ ) [07:40] TR News "Another day, another high-stakes copyright lawsuit against Suno this time from Latin label and publisher Gerencia 360, which is accusing the AI music platform of infringing on hundreds of compositions and recordings." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/gerencia-suno-lawsuit/ | Source: Digital Music News [07:40] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/gerencia-suno-lawsuit/ ) [07:41] TR News "A federal judge declined Wednesday to break up Googles advertising technology business, granting another reprieve to the search giant despite a series of courts finding it holds monopolies in key parts of the online economy." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/02/googles-advertising-tech-monopoly-doesnt-need-be-broken-up-judge-says/ | Source: The Washington Post [07:41] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/09/02/googles-advertising-tech-monopoly-doesnt-need-be-broken-up-judge-says/ ) [07:41] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: stryed way off topic [07:41] schestowitz[TR2] the orig point was, [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] "internet nazis" [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] aka "kkkop" [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] that was a term in the usenet days [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] and in FOSS atm [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] I see people accused of "genocide" [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] over small things [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] like saying "he" [07:42] schestowitz[TR2] this makes no sense [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] you also see pride flags alongside movements that kill gays [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] so that makes no sense, either [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] FOSS uses those politics [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] to paint anyone as bigot [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] in puppy breaker's case [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] wilson's patsy does it [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] he attacks people [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] with his own name [07:43] schestowitz[TR2] and if you resist, then he says "racist" [07:44] schestowitz[TR2] maybe because some % of him is pakistani/indian [07:44] schestowitz[TR2] which is nonsense [07:44] schestowitz[TR2] because it distracts from how he attacks people who expose crimes [07:44] schestowitz[TR2] e.g.: [07:44] schestowitz[TR2] https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2023/10/06/slappedagain/ [07:44] TR Bot SLAPPed by tax avoidance firm Property118 - Tax Policy Associates [07:44] TR News "Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/google-ad-tech-remedies.html | Source: New York Times [07:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/google-ad-tech-remedies.html ) [07:45] TR News "Prosecutors had contended that those programs allowed Google to maintain an ad-tech monopoly." https://www.courthousenews.com/google-dodges-antitrust-breakup-of-ad-tech-business/ | Source: Court House News [07:45] TR Bot Google dodges antitrust breakup of ad tech business | Courthouse News Service [07:45] TR News "The regulations also establish mechanisms such as virtual lines and pre-registrations to organize sales at high-demand events. In addition, ticket transfer through official platforms must be available without additional costs." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/brazil-president-taylor-swift-law-protect-fans/ | Source: Digital Music News [07:45] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/brazil-president-taylor-swift-law-protect-fans/ ) [07:45] TR News "The tell here is how the media companies who have been eroding the wages of creative workers for decades as they consolidated into a curdled, inbred oligopoly" https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/02/scrape-scrope-scrap/# | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:45] TR Bot Pluralistic: Unpermissioned research (02 Sep 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:46] TR News "With only one provider available, the decision was easy." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/02/ice-finalizes-stun-glove-purchase-claims-theres-no-other-way-to-handle-violent-migrants/ | Source: Techdirt [07:46] TR Bot Finalizes Stun Glove Purchase, Claims Theres No Other Way To Handle Violent Migrants | Techdirt [07:46] TR News "Until, and even when, you have built your own (potentially localized) references for how to apply an SC to whatever situation, its best to have a plan for how to interpret the uninterpretable." https://adrianroselli.com/2026/09/evaluating-a-success-criterion.html | Source: Adrian Roselli [07:46] TR Bot Evaluating a Success Criterion Adrian Roselli [07:47] TR News "According to the whistleblower, the US Postal Service has rushed out a janky, error-prone processing system in its mad dash to comply with President Donald Trumps executive order on mail-in ballots." https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/501557/mail-in-voting | Source: Vox [07:47] TR Bot whistleblower warns mail-in ballot order could disrupt midterms | Vox [07:47] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [07:48] TR News "The allegations were made public Tuesday morning by way of a letter from Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal to Postmaster General David Steiner." https://newrepublic.com/post/214956/whistleblower-warning-usps-vote-by-mail | Source: New Republic [07:48] TR Bot Whistleblower Warns USPS Has Secret Plan to Undo Mail-In Voting | The New Republic [07:48] TR News "Specifically, the executive order tells the US Postal Service to engage in a rulemaking that is designed to make it much more difficult for states to offer mail-in ballots." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/02/whistleblower-usps-defied-a-court-injunction-to-build-an-untested-undocumented-ballot-blocking-system-its-own-staff-call-the-process-a-shit-show/ | Source: Techdirt [07:48] TR Bot USPS Defied A Court Injunction To Build An Untested, Undocumented Ballot-Blocking System. Its Own Staff Call The Process A Shit Show. | Techdirt [07:48] TR News "Portentous. Perhaps even ominous." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/02/flock-stalking-nazi-saluting-deputy-given-top-cop-honors-before-hastily-retiring-ahead-of-criminal-charges/ | Source: Techdirt [07:48] TR Bot Nazi-Saluting Deputy Given Top Cop Honors Before Hastily Retiring Ahead Of Criminal Charges | Techdirt [07:49] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [07:49] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [07:50] TR News "The childs death is one of countless avoidable tragedies that Amina has witnessed over the past five years, all compounded, if not outright caused, by the Talibans decisions." https://thewalrus.ca/the-talibans-laws-are-killing-women-and-children/ | Source: The Walrus [07:50] TR Bot The Talibans Laws Are Killing Women and Children | The Walrus [07:50] TR News "Both journalists remain unjustly imprisoned on charges, including the glorification of terrorism and harassment through electronic communications." https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/EN-CPJ-Letter-to-His-Excellency-the-President-of-Benin-September-1-2026.pdf | Source: CPJ [07:50] TR News "The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Beninese President Romuald Wadagni to take decisive measures to protect press freedom, in a letter marking his first 100 days in office." https://cpj.org/2026/09/cpj-urges-benins-president-to-strengthen-press-freedom/ | Source: CPJ [07:50] TR Bot CPJ urges Benins president to strengthen press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalists [07:51] TR News "being used all too often to criminalise journalism and silence reporting in Turkey, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday." https://cpj.org/2026/09/journalist-irem-delice-arrested-in-turkey-on-suspicion-of-spreading-disinformation/ | Source: CPJ [07:51] TR Bot Journalist rem Delice arrested in Turkey on suspicion of spreading disinformation - Committee to Protect Journalists [07:51] TR News "Hezhir Yaghoubi, a resident of Qorveh and one of those arrested during the January 2026 protests" https://www.en-hrana.org/qorveh-hezhir-yaghoubi-sentenced-to-imprisonment-and-flogging/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency [07:51] TR Bot Qorveh: Hezhir Yaghoubi Sentenced to Imprisonment and Flogging - Hrana [07:52] TR News "We really, really need to talk about venture capital." https://www.anildash.com/2026/09/02/cancer-capital/ | Source: Anil Dash [07:52] TR Bot VC isnt VC anymore understanding the rise of Cancer Capital - Anil Dash [07:53] TR News "enormous comfort in handing the helm to someone as brilliant and wonderful and capable" https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/read-tim-cooks-full-memo-to-apple-employees-on-his-last-day-as-ceo/ | Source: 9to5Mac [07:53] TR Bot Tim Cook's full memo to Apple employees on his last day as CEO - 9to5Mac [07:53] TR News "Removing the us-versus-them mentality from my worldview is something I am constantly working on, because theres no room for it in the heart of someone who has compassion for the world." https://devondundee.com/blog/there-is-no-them | Source: Devon Dundee [07:53] TR Bot There Is No Them | Devon Dundee [07:53] TR News "For years, John Ternus was one of Apples least-known senior executives." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/the-challenges-facing-john-ternus | Source: Jrme Marin [07:53] TR Bot The challenges facing John Ternus, Apples new CEO ● Sep 03 [08:02] TR News Techrights Stallman.org Down Due to Virtual Machines Issue, "Senior Engineers are Investigating the Issue" Since Saturday https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Stallman_org_Down_Due_to_Virtual_Machines_Issue_Senior_Engineer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Stallman_org_Down_Due_to_Virtual_Machines_Issue_Senior_Engineer.gmi [08:02] TR Bot Techrights Stallman.org Down Due to Virtual Machines Issue, "Senior Engineers are Investigating the Issue" Since Saturday [08:03] IsambardPrince [01:43] you also see pride flags alongside movements that kill gays [08:03] IsambardPrince [01:43] so that makes no sense, either [08:03] TR News "She has the paid rights number, and the paid right knows it." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/yes-right-wing-demons-aoc-is-actually | Source: Mike Brock [08:03] TR Bot Yes, Right-Wing Demons AOC Is Actually Hot [08:03] IsambardPrince Being opposed to an extremist movement within Islam doesn't make me a bigot. [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] i think it boils down to this: [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] (personal opinion) [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] the letters are not the same [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] "b" is 'semi-normal' [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] i use normal with scare quotes here [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] l and g ... nobody minds that anymore [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] but some others lost the will to live [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] so they would latch onto anything radical enough [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] i never read about Ls and Gs latching onto communism [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] like, let's adopt the bolsheviks [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] they willemancipate us from those homophones [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] because the soviets didn't like gays and STILL dislike them [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] in the russian federation [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] appeal to radical movmeent [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] is about taking down society [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] as in human civilisation [08:06] schestowitz[TR2] it's about vengeance [08:06] schestowitz[TR2] and it's nor working [08:06] schestowitz[TR2] *not [08:06] schestowitz[TR2] it leads to further distrust and resentment [08:06] TR News "Donald Trumps call to Cook was not a friendly request it was a reminder." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-tribute | Source: Mike Brock [08:07] TR Bot The Tribute - by Mike Brock - Notes from the Circus [08:07] TR News "Again, the essay is here. Second Rough Draft will return next week to our regular programming." https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/a-week-off-from-journalism | Source: Richard J Tofel [08:07] TR Bot A Week Off from Journalism - by Richard J. Tofel [08:07] TR News "Between state-level government bans, FCC crackdowns, and strict federal procurement rules" https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/09/02/ndaa-compliant-drone-gimbals-gremsy-teledyne-flir/ | Source: The Drone Girl [08:07] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.thedronegirl.com/2026/09/02/ndaa-compliant-drone-gimbals-gremsy-teledyne-flir/ ) [08:07] TR News "Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor implementation in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 2.6.0." https://blog.torproject.org/arti_2_6_0_released/ | Source: Tor [08:08] TR Bot Arti 2.6.0 released | The Tor Project [08:08] TR News "The layoffs are set to affect 20 percent of rank-and-file employees who are seven or more layers below Mr. Khosrowshahi, he said." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/uber-layoffs.html | Source: New York Times [08:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/uber-layoffs.html ) [08:08] TR News "The companys shares have fallen 8% this year on perceptions its lagging Alphabets Waymo in the self-driving race." https://www.semafor.com/article/09/02/2026/uber-to-cut-10-of-corporate-roles-in-bid-to-get-faster | Source: Semafor Inc [08:08] TR Bot to cut 10% of corporate roles in bid to get faster | Semafor [08:10] TR News "Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the layoffs in a letter to employees Wednesday." https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-02/uber-lays-off-10-of-its-workforce-in-biggest-cut-since-2020 | Source: Los Angeles Times [08:10] TR Bot Uber lays off 10% of its workforce in biggest cut since 2020 - Los Angeles Times [08:10] TR News "a move that has drawn pushback from proxy advisors ahead of a September 9th vote" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/arm-faces-potential-shareholder-revolt-over-ceos-excessive-usd800-million-pay-package-huge-stock-award-would-only-be-fully-realised-if-chip-designer-hits-usd2-trillion-valuation | Source: Tom's Hardware [08:10] TR Bot Arm faces potential shareholder revolt over CEO's 'excessive' $800 million pay package huge stock award would only be fully realised if chip designer hits $2 trillion valuation | Tom's Hardware [08:10] TR News "The talks came amid a growing backlash against the construction of AI data centers in the United States" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-make-plea-at-g20-for-more-ai-data-centers/articleshow/133696193.cms | Source: India Times [08:10] TR Bot AI data centers: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers - The Economic Times [08:10] TR News "Increasingly, there has been an argument that governments should moderate their positions because defending principles, exercising sovereign rights or supporting the lawful rights of others may carry too high an economic cost." https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/preserving-freedom-to-govern-in-the-face-of-economic-coercion/ | Source: The Strategist [08:10] TR Bot Preserving freedom to govern in the face of economic coercion | The Strategist [08:14] TR News "The cell also passed a separate test by UL Solutions under Chinas GB/T 43568-2026 methodology for all-solid-state batteries." https://interestingengineering.com/energy/prologium-solid-state-battery-mass-production-381-wh-kg | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:14] TR Bot Solid-state battery hits 381 Wh/kg as Taiwan mass production begins [08:14] TR News "As of the end of July this year, Chinas installed solar power capacity reached 1.286 billion kilowatts" https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/01/china-says-solar-power-capacity-surpasses-coal-for-first-time/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [08:14] TR Bot China says solar power capacity surpasses coal for first time [08:14] TR News "The free Fringe Patio on Granville Island will feature all-ages live music co-presented with Coastal Jazz over the Labour Day Weekend." https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/09/02/New-Meta-Data-Centre-Cost-Albertans/ | Source: The Tyee [08:14] TR Bot New Meta Data Centre Could Cost Albertans $460 a Year | The Tyee [08:15] TR News "The side effects of this industrial expansion include air pollution, planet-warming emissions and an emerging pollutant of concern: noise that never turns off." https://wpln.org/post/noise-pollution-from-data-centers-is-coming-the-gas-powered-xai-model-is-spreading/ | Source: Nashville Public Radio [08:15] TR Bot Noise pollution from data centers is coming. The gas-powered xAI model is spreading | WPLN News [08:16] TR News "This is a great plan, and the bit where it makes no sense is a minor detail" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/09/01/romanias-new-data-centre-for-ai-and-quantum/ | Source: Pivot to AI [08:16] TR Bot With those children, he thought, for a couple of minutes he was not. [08:16] TR News "Two-thirds of Americans now say they oppose having a data center built near where they live, according to a University of Virginia poll. Fewer than 20% support such developments." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/opposition-to-data-centers-is-gaining | Source: Jrme Marin [08:16] TR Bot Opposition to data centers is gaining ground [08:17] TR News "Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are traditionally framed as the villains of the climate crisis." https://ocean2climate.org/2026/09/02/why-high-latitude-marine-heatwaves-are-supercharging-coastal-carbon-sinks/ | Source: Sang-Ki Lee [08:17] TR Bot Why High-Latitude Marine Heatwaves are Supercharging Coastal Carbon Sinks Ocean to Climate [08:17] TR News "In an August survey from Heatmap Pro and Embold Research, just 15 percent of Americans said they would support a data center being built in their area, while 75 percent expressed opposition." https://www.vox.com/politics/501146/data-centers-bans-polls-ai | Source: Vox [08:17] TR Bot the data center backlash wont stop the AI buildout | Vox [08:19] TR News "In 2024, the Department of Natural Resources prohibited Rochester from building any new groundwater wells, citing concerns about the effect on the rare wetlands." https://www.minnpost.com/drinking-water/2026/09/whats-a-fen-this-rare-wetland-is-why-southeastern-minnesota-cant-endlessly-pump-groundwater/ | Source: MinnPost [08:19] TR Bot rare wetland prevents Minnesota from pumping infinite groundwater - MinnPost [08:19] TR News "Scientists are particularly concerned about soot on glaciers, and not just because of the heavy metals and other hazardous materials the pollution contains." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/climate/pollution-soot-glaciers-melting-himalayas.html | Source: New York Times [08:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/climate/pollution-soot-glaciers-melting-himalayas.html ) [08:20] TR News The direct, damaging effects of social control media in .fi: "16.3 percent support." https://yle.fi/a/74-20244321 Sompi [08:20] TR Bot Yle poll: Left Alliance support reaches new heights, Finns Party rebound continues | Yle News | Yle [08:23] TR News "Its pretty long and somewhat academic but if you want to understand what actually happened" https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-killing-of-a-black-man | Source: Carole Cadwalladr [08:23] TR Bot The killing of a black man - by Carole Cadwalladr [08:24] TR News "Traffic between networks on the [Internet] is routed using BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)" https://www.virtualizor.com/blog/security-incident-bgp-hijacking/ | [08:24] TR Bot Incident BGP Hijacking Virtualizor [08:26] TR News "The world is on track to cross the 1.5C global warming threshold, likely within the next few years, according to a major new UN Environment Programme" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/350-org-responds-to-un-report-confirming-world-set-to-breach-1-50c-every-fraction-of-a-degree-still-worth-fighting-for | Source: Common Dreams [08:26] TR Bot 350.org responds to UN report confirming world set to breach 1.5C: Every fraction of a degree still worth fighting for | Common Dreams [08:27] TR News "The report, titled Limiting Overshoot, warns that global temperature rise is 'likely within the next few years' to cross the 1.5C threshold." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/un-report-warns-imminent-breach-1-5c-global-warming-threshold-1817589 | Source: International Business Times [08:27] TR Bot UN Report Warns Global 1.5C Warming Limit Will Be Breached 'Within the Next Few Years' | IBTimes UK [08:27] TR News "The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay" https://phys.org/news/2026-09-world-reality-15c-goal.html | Source: Omicron Limited [08:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-world-reality-15c-goal.html ) [08:28] TR News "global temperatures will exceed the 1.5-degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warming threshold" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/climate-overshoot-is-coming-are-we-ready/ | Source: Truthdig [08:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/climate-overshoot-is-coming-are-we-ready/ ) [08:28] TR News "overshoot, peak, and decline" https://truthout.org/articles/un-report-says-earth-will-overshoot-1-5c-warming-emission-cuts-can-limit-damage/ | Source: TruthOut [08:28] TR Bot UN Report Says Earth Will Overshoot 1.5C Warming, Emission Cuts Can Limit Damage | Truthout [08:28] TR News "Maybe thats why climate adaptation no longer sounds like laziness: There is clearly no easy or low-effort way out of all of this." https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/501812/the-world-is-whiffing-on-its-biggest-climate-goal | Source: Vox [08:28] TR Bot report: The world is whiffing on its biggest climate goal | Vox [08:28] TR News "trade conflict that poses an existential threat to the U.S. auto industry." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-hits-keep-coming | Source: Paul Krugman [08:28] TR Bot The Hits Keep Coming - Paul Krugman [08:29] TR News "I also think it would be good for someone to spend some time thinking about how to give good advice on bio-informed prepping." https://www.jefftk.com/p/invididual-effort-to-reduce-biorisk | Source: Jeff Kaufman [08:29] TR Bot Invididual Effort to Reduce Biorisk [08:30] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:32] TR News "My Wireshark test of Firefox 148 showed that its AI kill switch disables generative features, but leaves telemetry and advertising untouched." https://marius.blog/firefox-155-ai-kill-switch-retest/ | [08:32] TR Bot Firefoxs AI Switch Is Off. Telemetry Isnt. [08:32] TR News "Cameras and surveillance systems have been around since the 1940s, and have only become more and more affordable and easy to set up, even pre-Ring" https://blog.avas.space/ring-bullshit/ | Source: Ava [08:32] TR Bot rationalizations about ring, flock, etc. ava's blog [08:32] TR News ""I dont have a smartphone," is what I tell people and professionals nowadays." https://ploum.net/2026-09-02-i_dont_have_a_smartphone.html | Source: Lionel Dricot [08:32] TR Bot I Dont Have a Smartphone [08:33] TR News "The incident shows how quickly police departments have come to use AI surveillance tools even in critically sensitive cases." https://www.404media.co/texas-police-used-ai-to-write-report-about-using-flock-to-search-for-woman-who-had-abortion/ | Source: 404 Media [08:33] TR Bot Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion [08:33] TR News "Is there any talk to redesign the Outpost to not look exactly like the Flock camera I think it will help agencies with the optics while we batten down the hatches" https://www.404media.co/cops-are-asking-axon-to-make-their-cameras-look-different-from-flock-so-people-dont-destroy-them/ | Source: 404 Media [08:33] TR Bot Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don't Destroy Them [08:33] TR News "The company recently rolled out an update that can detect whether the LED light has been covered or destroyed" https://www.semafor.com/article/09/01/2026/meta-disables-cameras-on-thousands-of-tampered-smart-glasses | Source: Semafor Inc [08:33] TR Bot disables cameras on thousands of tampered smart glasses | Semafor [08:34] TR News "The case will return to the U.K. High Court of Justice, where attribution, causation, and injury must be proven." https://citizenlab.ca/uk-supreme-court-opens-door-for-spyware-victims-to-sue-foreign-states/ | Source: Citizen Lab [08:34] TR Bot U.K. Supreme Court Opens Door for Spyware Victims to Sue Foreign States - The Citizen Lab [08:34] TR News "The legislation would have permitted insurers to use telematics technology to track speed" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-02/bill-that-would-have-allowed-insurers-to-track-driving-habits-dies-in-california-legislature | Source: Los Angeles Times [08:34] TR Bot Bill that would have allowed insurers to track driving habits dies in California Legislature - Los Angeles Times [08:34] TR News "How do we ban Meta glasses at BM?" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/burning-man-meta-glasses | Source: Futurism [08:34] TR Bot Burning Man Has a Meta AI Glasses Problem [08:35] TR News "The Meta settlement - with protections the company says could become industry standards - will give the social media giant a year to refine its approach." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/social-media-companies-are-trying-harder-to-know-which-users-are-kids/articleshow/133683545.cms | Source: India Times [08:35] TR Bot Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids - The Economic Times [08:35] TR News "The website claimed that the details on my V5C the vehicle registration certificate or logbook didnt match my personal information." https://danq.me/2026/09/02/dvla-v5c-issue/ | Source: Dan Q [08:35] TR Bot It took 13 years to notice my invalid vehicle registration certificate! Dan Q [08:36] TR News "According to Jersey's police force, most of the reported incidents have seen a victim receive an unexpected phone call from someone claiming to work for a bank (either in their fraud or security department, or Revolut's customer support team.)" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/revolut-scam-jersey | Source: Bitdefender [08:36] TR Bot Revolut scam steals 180,000 from Jersey residents in just four weeks [08:40] TR News Russia Has Already (Silently) Declared War on Germany, Hence NATO and EU https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/03/russia-has-already-silently-declared-war-on-germany-hence-nato-and-eu/ [08:40] TR Bot Blog Archive Russia Has Already (Silently) Declared War on Germany, Hence NATO and EU [08:40] TR News "My Wireshark test of Firefox 148 showed that its AI kill switch disables generative features, but leaves telemetry and advertising untouched." https://marius.blog/firefox-155-ai-kill-switch-retest/ | [08:40] TR News Mozilla shovelling up slop, no matter if you want it or not https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-ai-on-your-terms/ | Source: Mozilla [08:40] TR Bot Choose the level of AI integration in your browser with Firefox [08:42] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Keeps Pushing Slop Plagiarism and Spying on Firefox Users (Mozilla Does Not Work for Users, It "Monetises" Them) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Mozilla_Keeps_Pushing_Slop_Plagiarism_and_Spying_on_Firefox_Use.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Mozilla_Keeps_Pushing_Slop_Plagiarism_and_Spying_on_Firefox_Use.gmi [08:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla Keeps Pushing Slop Plagiarism and Spying on Firefox Users (Mozilla Does Not Work for Users, It "Monetises" Them) [08:43] TR News "Social media empires are being put on notice for content that promotes controlling, violent sexual acts." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/teach-us-consent-national-press-club-manosphere/tki4accvj | Source: SBS [08:43] TR Bot The 'harmful' online rabbit hole finding teens within minutes | SBS News [08:44] TR News "Further note: All U.S. states are parties to the Settlement except Florida, New Mexico, and Texas." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/02/metas-17-billion-settlement-is-a-bad-deal-for-teens-and-all-social-media-users/ | Source: Techdirt [08:44] TR Bot $17 Billion Settlement Is A Bad Deal For Teens And All Social Media Users | Techdirt [08:44] TR News "The lawsuits dont target dangerous content on platforms, though." https://www.vox.com/podcasts/501732/meta-trial-settlement-children-social-media-mental-health-tiktok-youtube-snap | Source: Vox [08:44] TR Bot settlement: Why Meta suddenly cares about kids | Vox [08:44] TR News "The FBI said a 17-year-old from Maine is the first child federally charged and adjudicated for crimes stemming from their involvement in 764" https://cyberscoop.com/maine-teenager-first-underage-detained-764/ | Source: Scoop News Group [08:44] TR Bot time for Maine child in 764 marks turning point in federal law enforcement | CyberScoop [08:46] *ewig has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [08:46] TR News "enshittification, a term coined by Cory Doctorow which has become one of the stickiest ideas of our era to explain" https://www.404media.co/a16z-says-you-actually-love-social-media-enshittification-isnt-real/ | Source: 404 Media [08:46] TR Bot A16z Says You Actually Love Social Media, Enshittification Isnt Real [08:46] TR News "That changes the question you should be asking." https://jeroensangers.com/2026/09/02/the-instagram-algorithm-tests-new.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers [08:46] TR Bot The Instagram algorithm tests new content on people who don't follow you yet | Jeroen Sangers [08:50] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [08:53] TR News "Christopher was sick of being ghosted by AI recruiters. So he unleashed ChatGPT on his robot interviewer." https://www.wired.com/story/bot-vs-bot-job-interview-ai/ | Source: Wired [08:53] TR Bot Logical End Point of AI Job Interviews Is Two Bots Talking to Each Other | WIRED [08:53] TR News "Just an endless ocean that leads nowhere good." https://discardpile.pika.page/posts/the-endless-temptation-of-claude | [08:53] TR Bot The Endless Temptation of Claude - Discard Pile [08:53] TR News "On your death bed, nobody is going to care about how many features you pushed on git." [08:53] TR News "There's no high score, no reward, for endlessly expanding your software as far and fast as possible." [08:54] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: [08:54] schestowitz[TR2] "Christopher was sick of being ghosted by AI recruiters. So he unleashed ChatGPT on his robot interviewer." https://www.wired.com/story/bot-vs-bot-job-interview-ai/ | Source: Wired [08:54] schestowitz[TR2] i find this hilariouis [08:54] schestowitz[TR2] i wrote something related to that [08:54] schestowitz[TR2] this week [08:54] schestowitz[TR2] i find this hilarious [08:55] TR News "LLMs receive sequences of token IDs instead of raw text. For example, the GPT-2 tokenizer encodes what's the weather in goldshire?" https://healeycodes.com/what-makes-llm-tokenization-slow | Source: Andrew Healey [08:55] TR Bot What Makes LLM Tokenization Slow? Andrew Healey [08:59] TR News "Estimates are that, to justify the AI platforms' enormous capex plans, by 2030 they need to be generating around $2T/year in revenue." https://blog.dshr.org/2026/09/small-is-beautiful.html | Source: David Rosenthal [08:59] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: Small Is Beautiful ● Sep 03 [09:03] TR News [09:03] TR News "hey, dont do that" https://www.seangoedecke.com/how-to-protect-yourself-from-workslop/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [09:03] TR Bot How to protect yourself from workslop [09:03] TR News "I am not good at detecting when a piece of text has been produced by a large language model (LLM from now on)." https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/detecting-llms/ | Source: Juan J Martnez [09:03] TR Bot LLMs - usebox.net [09:04] TR News "I received the two emails below earlier in the month. Theyre vaguely coherent." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/ai-agents-are-now-emailing-me-with-their-security-concerns.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [09:04] TR Bot Agents Are Now Emailing Me with Their Security Concerns - Schneier on Security [09:04] TR News "Ive never personally put clankers seriously to work and for now Ill continue not to." https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/09/01/Un-Racing | Source: Tim Bray [09:04] TR Bot ongoing by Tim Bray Clankers and Data Races [09:04] TR News "AI-driven impact" https://www.wired.com/story/meta-pushes-its-new-ai-agent-on-employees-but-eases-off-on-tokenmaxxing/ | Source: Wired [09:04] TR Bot Pushes Its New AI Agent on Employeesbut Eases Off on Tokenmaxxing | WIRED [09:04] TR News "The programme records children's voices, assesses their reading aloud and is also used as a dyslexia screener." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/controversy-ai-reading-tool-new-mexico-schools-1817570 | Source: International Business Times [09:04] TR Bot Parents Push Back Over New Mexico's Mandatory 'Amira' AI Reading Tests for Children | IBTimes UK [09:04] TR News "Across society, I think the answer varies, which could create some troubling educational disequalization." https://jacobin.com/2026/09/ai-intelligence-meritocracy-pay-jobs | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:04] TR Bot Will AI Destroy the Meritocracy? [09:05] TR News "Read together, the letters point toward a two-tier arrangement. AI becomes entrenched across society while ownership of its most powerful systems, infrastructure, and governance remains concentrated at the top." https://truthout.org/articles/big-techs-debate-over-open-and-safe-ai-leaves-corporate-power-unquestioned/ | Source: TruthOut [09:05] TR Bot Big Techs Debate Over Open and Safe AI Leaves Corporate Power Unquestioned | Truthout [09:05] TR News "The US tech giant, which plans to roll out the opt-out globally, declined to comment and referred to its June 3 blog post on the topic." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/eu-antitrust-regulators-quiz-publishers-on-googles-ai-search-opt-out/articleshow/133708802.cms | Source: India Times [09:05] TR Bot EU antitrust regulators quiz publishers on Google's AI search opt-out - The Economic Times [09:07] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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Anywhere.) ● Sep 03 [10:05] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [10:14] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:18] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 03 [11:42] TR News (NEW): Audacity 4.0 Open-Source Audio Editor Officially Released, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Audacity_4_0_Open_Source_Audio_Editor_Officially_Released_Here_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Audacity_4_0_Open_Source_Audio_Editor_Officially_Released_Here_.gmi [11:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Audacity 4.0 Open-Source Audio Editor Officially Released, Heres Whats New ● Sep 03 [13:14] TR News "That volume measures how many people complained, not how many accounts broke. Microsoft has published neither number." https://sqmagazine.co.uk/xbox-live-error-0x80004005-sign-in-outage/ | Source: SQ Magazine [13:14] TR Bot Xbox Live Down Again: Sign-In Error 0x80004005 Hits Players [13:14] TR News "When connecting to either on-premises or hosted Microsoft accounts, Thunderbird users now have an array of options." https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/09/thunderbird-desktop-new-protocol-support-microsoft-graph-api/ | Source: Thunderbird [13:14] TR Bot Thunderbird Desktop New Protocol Support: Microsoft Graph API - The Thunderbird Blog [13:15] TR News "Some Dropbox users received an email from the company on Monday notifying them that their accounts have been accessed without authorization between August 4 and August 21" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/dropbox-says-about-5000-accounts-compromised-in-august-hack/articleshow/133708729.cms | Source: India Times [13:15] TR Bot Dropbox says about 5,000 accounts compromised in August hack - The Economic Times [13:15] TR News "But maybe thats exactly what I need, stripped of anything but the essential." https://eliseomartelli.it/blog/2026-09-01-release-28/ | Source: Eliseo Martelli [13:15] TR Bot Release version 28 | Eliseo Martelli [13:21] TR News "Between scrolling, notifications, and messages, smartphones can be hard to put down." https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/01/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone/ | Source: Pew Reseach Center [13:21] TR Bot About half of Americans say they spend too much time on their phone. Some are trying to cut back | Pew Research Center [13:23] TR News "When connecting to either on-premises or hosted Microsoft accounts, Thunderbird users now have an array of options." https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/09/thunderbird-desktop-new-protocol-support-microsoft-graph-api/ | Source: Thunderbird [13:23] TR News "Some Dropbox users received an email from the company on Monday notifying them that their accounts have been accessed without authorization between August 4 and August 21" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/dropbox-says-about-5000-accounts-compromised-in-august-hack/articleshow/133708729.cms | Source: India Times [13:24] TR News "But maybe thats exactly what I need, stripped of anything but the essential." https://eliseomartelli.it/blog/2026-09-01-release-28/ | Source: Eliseo Martelli [13:25] TR News "Younger adults stand out for describing their smartphone use as excessive. Seven-in-ten adults under 30 say they spend too much time on it, as do about two-thirds of those ages 30 to 49." https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/09/01/about-half-of-americans-say-they-spend-too-much-time-on-their-smartphone/ | Source: Pew Reseach Center [13:25] TR News "Notably, 70% of smartphone owners in the U.S. aged 1829 say they believe they use it too much." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/pew-smartphone-usage-2026/ | Source: Nick Heer [13:25] TR Bot About Half of U.S. Smartphone Owners Say They Spend Too Much Time Using It Pixel Envy [13:25] TR News "Passed in 1986, the law turns 40 this year, yet that ominous little label still confuses the average consumer." https://www.wired.com/story/why-does-everything-have-a-prop-65-warning/ | Source: Wired [13:25] TR Bot Prop 65 Crash Course: What You Need to Know (2026) | WIRED [13:25] TR News "As for which models made the potentially deadly misidentifications, Qwen3.8-27b led the pack there too, calling poisonous mushrooms edible 36 percent of the time" https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/02/ai-assisted-mushroom-hunting-is-a-recipe-for-a-bad-trip/5294060 | Source: The Register UK [13:25] TR Bot AI-assisted mushroom hunting is a recipe for a bad trip [13:26] TR News "it took a noticeable amount of power to spin these disks up (and a smaller one to keep them spinning, which one would notice when receiving the bill from the electricity company)." http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/smd.html | Source: Miod Vallat [13:26] TR Bot Strange Medieval Devices [13:27] TR News "The concept behind the project is simple enoughgrab the digital signals that feed the MC6847 IC responsible for generating the analog video output" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/hdmi-for-the-color-computer-2/ | Source: Hackaday [13:27] TR Bot For The Color Computer 2 | Hackaday [13:27] TR News "Sir Clive Sinclair and his company were notorious for pushing the limits of electronic parts in search of a low price, and his ZX series 8-bit computers were fine examples of this art." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/how-a-1981-ram-expansion-worked/ | Source: Hackaday [13:27] TR Bot A 1981 RAM Expansion Worked | Hackaday [13:28] TR News "In a report detailing the first half of 2026, Canon says that mirrorless cameras as well as compact cameras are on the rise amid the smartphone pushback" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/the-smartphone-destroyed-the-camera-industry-now-providing-a-photography-experience-different-from-that-of-smartphones-is-driving-growth-canon-says | Source: Digital Camera World [13:28] TR Bot The smartphone destroyed the camera industry. Now, providing a photography experience different from that of smartphones is driving growth, Canon says | Digital Camera World [13:29] TR News "When theoretical computer science stops talking about computing, it just becomes mathematics and no longer computer science." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/09/what-is-computer.html | Source: Computational Complexity [13:29] TR Bot Computational Complexity: What is a Computer? [13:29] TR News "I made a post about this on my socials and many people suggested a lot of books with Spanish translations." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/my-mom-may-get-into-sci-fi-books/ | Source: Joel Chrono [13:29] TR Bot My mom may get into Sci-Fi books [13:29] TR News "When I get like this in life, I often get a big impulse to run and to make a big change. Blow up my life over and over again" https://samsharp.ca/the-summer-ends/ | Source: Sam Sharp [13:29] TR Bot the summer ends sam's internet house [13:30] TR News To [13:30] TR News "To learn how to use these tools and this insight to make a change in the world after I graduate." https://seths.blog/2026/09/enrollment-and-learning/ | Source: Seth Godin [13:30] TR Bot Enrollment and learning | Seth's Blog [13:31] TR News "Well, I guess that Im officially retired now. School has started and Im still sleeping in." https://troypatterson.me/2026/09/02/officially-retired/ | Source: Troy Patterson [13:31] TR Bot Officially Retired - Troy Patterson [13:31] TR News "Then one day I heard someone describe writing as nothing more than thinking, which completely changed my perspective." https://tylerhillery.com/blog/writing-doesnt-have-to-be-linear/ | Source: Tyler Hillery [13:31] TR Bot Writing Doesnt Have to be Linear Tyler Hillery [13:31] TR News "On June 17, 2026, the Internet Archive hosted the National Summit on Local News Preservation in National Harbor, Maryland." https://blog.archive.org/2026/09/01/localnewsreport/ | Source: Internet Archive [13:31] TR Bot National Summit on Local News Preservation Report | Internet Archive Blogs [13:31] TR News "This September, you can help us meet that challenge and make your support go three times as far." https://blog.archive.org/2026/09/01/keep-our-servers-running-your-recurring-donation-goes-3x-this-september/ | Source: Internet Archive [13:31] TR Bot Keep Our Servers Running: Your Recurring Donation Goes 3X This September | Internet Archive Blogs [13:32] TR News "Los Angeles Unified quietly imposed a districtwide moratorium on student use of generative AI on school devices this year." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-02/lausd-student-ai-ban-policy | Source: Los Angeles Times [13:32] TR Bot LAUSD enacts student AI moratorium: what parents need to know - Los Angeles Times [13:34] TR News "At a high level, compression is about rewriting data so that it conveys the same information in fewer bytes. This is best illustrated with an example." https://ochagavia.nl/blog/lets-build-a-compressor-from-scratch/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagava [13:34] TR Bot Let's build a compressor from scratch | Adolfo Ochagava [13:34] TR News "In a previous article, we presented the one-way ANOVA, the statistical test used to compare a quantitative variable between three groups or more" https://statsandr.com/blog/repeated-measures-anova-in-r/ | Source: Stats and R [13:34] TR Bot Repeated measures ANOVA in R - Stats and R [13:35] TR News "Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve is a plot that shows the performance of a binary classification model." https://www.kenkoonwong.com/blog/roc-auc-dca/ | Source: Ken Koon Wong [13:35] TR Bot ROC, Paper, Scissor, Shoe | Everyday Is A School Day [13:35] TR News "Today, RPN calculators look like a nearly extinct species." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/im-not-dead-yet-reverse-polish-notation-calculators-you-can-still-buy/ | Source: Hackaday [13:35] TR Bot Not Dead Yet! Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy | Hackaday [13:35] TR News "Carbon dioxide (CO) is usually discussed as something the world needs to get rid of." https://phys.org/news/2026-09-metal-2d-catalysts-extra-electrical.html | Source: Omicron Limited [13:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-09-metal-2d-catalysts-extra-electrical.html ) [13:36] TR News "I just checked and, as of this writing, that guidance is still in the document." https://www.olafalders.com/2026/09/02/the-united-states-is-not-america/ | Source: Olaf Alders [13:36] TR Bot The United States Is Not America Olaf Alders [13:36] TR News "But just because hes saying them doesnt automatically make them true." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/doing-things-with-words | Source: Pete Brown [13:36] TR Bot Doing things with words - Exploding Comma [13:38] TR News "As the owners of the ColorChecker changed, so did the technology behind it." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/galleries-and-exhibitions/this-rainbow-chart-has-been-keeping-pro-photographers-in-check-for-50-years-colorchecker-is-celebrating-its-big-birthday-with-a-virtual-museum | Source: Digital Camera World [13:38] TR Bot This rainbow chart has been keeping pro photographers in check for 50 years ColorChecker is celebrating its big birthday with a virtual museum | Digital Camera World [13:38] TR News "Several prominent Canadian sites displayed Lake America to Canadians over the weekend, including Hydro Ones outage map" https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-why-asking-google-maps-to-defy-the-u-s-on-lake-ontario-would-undermine-canadian-digital-sovereignty/ | Source: Michael Geist [13:38] TR Bot Be Careful What You Wish For: Why Asking Google Maps to Defy the U.S. on Lake Ontario Would Undermine Canadian Digital Sovereignty - Michael Geist [13:39] TR News "A Z-test checks whether a sample mean is significantly different from a claimed population mean but it only works under one specific condition" https://www.rstudiodatalab.com/2026/09/z-test-in-r-complete-guide-with-one.html | [13:39] TR Bot Z-Test in R: Complete Guide with One-Sample & Two-Sample Examples [13:40] TR News Anon: SWATTing is not a prank, it is attempted murder-by-cop gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/02/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_169_Out_of_200_Calling_People_Nazis.gmi [13:41] TR News "The multiverse already solves exact pins, and provably well in O(n log n). However it had some caveats to the solution." https://fzakaria.com/2026/09/01/the-holy-grail-of-nixpkgs-version-ranges | Source: Farid Zakaria [13:41] TR Bot The holy grail of nixpkgs: version ranges | Farid Zakarias Blog [13:41] TR News "The question that matters is not how to make one part faster, but what a change does to the whole flow." https://jeroensangers.com/2026/09/01/you-optimise-a-system-by.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers [13:41] TR Bot You optimise a system by looking at the whole flow, not by making the fastest part faster | Jeroen Sangers [13:41] TR News Anon: there was an important link the other day relevant to this, but I can't find it it was some LLM or "AI" project being sponsored by LF gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_Foundation_is_Plagiarism_Hub_Linux_is_at_Risk_From_It.gmi [13:41] TR News "In a recent article on std::inplace_vector, I mentioned that C++26 is generous with new containers. Heres the other one: std::hive." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/09/02/cpp26-hive | Source: Sandor Dargo [13:41] TR Bot C++26: std::hive | Sandor Dargo's Blog [13:51] TR News "Ad blocking is turned off by default, and it can be turned on in the Firefox app by going to Settings > Browsing > Ad Blocker." https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/01/firefox-ios-ad-blocker/ | Source: MacRumors [13:51] TR Bot for iOS Gets Built-In Ad Blocker - MacRumors [13:51] TR News "This version includes important security updates to Firefox." https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-160a11/ | Source: Tor [13:51] TR Bot New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a11 | The Tor Project [13:52] TR News "Theres been a useful amount of movement since last week, although most of it is arriving through browser releases rather than grand announcements." https://csswizardry.com/2026/09/web-perf-wednesday-007-chrome-makes-busy-workers-measurable/ | Source: Harry Roberts [13:52] TR Bot Web-Perf Wednesday 007 Chrome Makes Busy Workers Measurable CSS Wizardry [13:52] TR News "If you rather want a security-patched older release branch, stay tuned for the follow-up Rock-solid curl announcement within a few days." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/09/02/curl-8-22-0/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [13:52] TR Bot 8.22.0 | daniel.haxx.se [13:53] TR News "The update also addresses nine high-severity security defects, including use-after-free, incorrect authorization, information leak, improper input validation, uninitialized resource, and buffer overflow weaknesses." https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-and-firefox-updates-patch-dozens-of-vulnerabilities/ | Source: Security Week [13:53] TR Bot and Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [13:54] TR News "Emacs ships with default settings intended for backward compatibility and convenience over strict security." https://www.jamescherti.com/emacs-security-settings/ | Source: James Cherti [13:54] TR Bot The Emacs security settings that might silently compromise your system | James Cherti [13:55] TR News "These thoughts have me no longer looking at a phone thinking if only I had that better camera" https://ljpuk.net/posts/the-camera-on-my-phone-didnt-matter-as-much-as-i-thought | Source: Lee Peterson [13:55] TR Bot The camera on my phone didnt matter as much as I thought - LJPUK [13:56] TR News "Watchy comes pre-loaded with firmware that demonstrates all the basic features. You can also try different watch faces and examples in Arduino." https://watchy.sqfmi.com/docs/getting-started | [13:56] TR Bot Getting Started | Watchy [13:56] TR News "A squisk is a square disc, with one light-colored side and one dark-colored side." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/08/31/p-a-r-is-a-flip-squisk-display-that-draws-your-pixel-art/ | Source: Arduino [13:56] TR Bot P.A.R. is a flip-squisk display that draws your pixel art | Arduino Blog [13:56] TR News [Old] "So, the only way is to disassemble the machine, unsolder the flash chip containing the BIOS, and rewrite it with a new firmware." https://pulkomandy.tk/_/_/_Unlocking%20a%20Chromebook | Source: PulkoMandy [13:56] TR Bot Unlocking a Chromebook [13:57] TR News "Presumably with the massive cost savings of buying a Sears calculator over a TI one, this was deemed an acceptable trade-off." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/doubling-thermal-printer-resolution-by-wiggling/ | Source: Hackaday [13:57] TR Bot Thermal Printer Resolution By Wiggling | Hackaday [13:57] TR News "Its a fair point to make that the resolution of a consumer FDM printer may be close to its mechanical limit." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/__trashed-8/ | Source: Hackaday [13:57] TR Bot FDM 3D Printing Hit Its Peak? | Hackaday ● Sep 03 [14:00] TR News "Consequently, also considering that Im really enjoying an OpenBSD-based infrastructure for other reasons" https://eliseomartelli.it/blog/2026-09-02-vybsd/ | Source: Eliseo Martelli [14:00] TR Bot Introducing VyBSD | Eliseo Martelli [14:01] TR News "There are days that I enjoy the RG just because of the Game Boy Advance SP nostalgia feels." https://gabz.blog/posts/lets-talk-retro-doodads | Source: Gabriel [14:01] TR Bot Lets talk retro doodads! - GABZ/ML [14:01] TR News "I produced another version of the results graph, with all pairwise results and percentages, so that it's easier to read" https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00362.html | Source: Debian [14:01] TR Bot I Challenge Thee [14:06] TR News "Understand how the FreeBSD release cycle works, from CURRENT and STABLE branches to RELEASE versions, support timelines" https://klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd-release-cycle-and-upgrade-schedule/ | Source: Klara [14:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd-release-cycle-and-upgrade-schedule/ ) [14:06] TR News "I feel like I righted a wrong in some small way recently." https://www.rubenerd.au/a-boxed-set-of-dr-dos-6/ | Source: Ruben Schade [14:07] TR Bot Rubenerd: A boxed set of DR DOS 6! [14:09] TR News "Package managers generally use SAT solvers1 for dependency resolution, walking the solution space, backtracking on conflicts, to find a resolution." https://ryan.freumh.org/dependency-resolution-natural-join.html | Source: Ryan Gibb [14:09] TR Bot Dependency Resolution via Natural Join [14:11] TR News "Enough said. In the following sections, we will learn how to apply these protections on a Linux server." https://ostechnix.com/ssh-hardening-brute-force-attacks-linux/ | Source: OSTechNix [14:11] TR Bot SSH Hardening Tips to Secure a Linux Server Against Brute-Force Attacks - OSTechNix [14:13] TR News "No-Width Optional Break is not working. Replace with zero width space (Unicode 200B)." https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/no-width-optional-break-is-not-working-workaround/ | Source: Darren Goossens [14:13] TR Bot No-Width Optional Break is not working; workaround DSPACE [14:16] TR News "Resonance" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1170/resonance | Source: David Revoy [14:16] TR Bot Resonance - David Revoy [14:16] TR News "We have two sorts of multi-user Linux machines; there are ones for general purpose logins and normal Unix stuff" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/StrictOvercommitNoLongerUsing | Source: University of Toronto [14:16] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [14:16] TR News "This week Jonathan chats with Benjamin Samuels of Trail of Bits!" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/floss-weekly-episode-880-the-two-wolves/ | Source: Hackaday [14:16] TR Bot Weekly Episode 880: The Two Wolves | Hackaday [14:17] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [14:18] *infecticide is now known as Guest34822 [14:19] TR News No bailout for Datacenter Cartel: "Datacenter fr inget statligt std i regeringens nya budgetfrslag | Inrikes | Svenska Yle" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://yle.fi/a/7-10104539 [14:19] TR Bot Datacenter fr inget statligt std i regeringens nya budgetfrslag | Inrikes | Svenska Yle [14:19] TR News "Meta Settles States' Child-Safety Claims for $18B; Florida Rejects Deal as "Peanuts" - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/09/01/036208 [14:19] TR Bot Meta Settles States' Child-Safety Claims for $18B; Florida Rejects Deal as "Peanuts" - SoylentNews [14:20] TR News "FOSS Force Interviews Richard Stallman - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/09/01/0310224 [14:20] TR Bot FOSS Force Interviews Richard Stallman - SoylentNews [14:21] TR News "Debian Votes To Let Contributors Code With AI - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/09/01/0255250 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/02/News_About_Debian_based_Sparky_and_Debian_Has_Fallen_as_Slop_Pl.shtml [14:21] TR Bot Debian Votes To Let Contributors Code With AI - SoylentNews [14:21] TR Bot Tux Machines News About Debian-based Sparky and "Debian Has Fallen" as Slop Plagiarism Tolerated (for Volunteers to Assess Botspam) [14:25] TR News "ldersgrnser online och AI-frgor p gng i EU" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/09/02/aldersgranser-online-och-ai-fragor-pa-gang-i-eu/ [14:25] TR Bot ( status 408 @ https://femtejuli-se.translate.goog/2026/09/02/aldersgranser-online-och-ai-fragor-pa-gang-i-eu/?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB ) [14:28] TR News Kubernetes v1.37: Scale Workloads to Zero with HorizontalPodAutoscaler https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/02/kubernetes-v1-37-hpa-scale-to-zero-beta/ [14:28] TR Bot Kubernetes v1.37: Scale Workloads to Zero with HorizontalPodAutoscaler | Kubernetes [14:29] TR News "these updates help the platform that stages patches, enforces standards, and keeps disconnected estates under local control" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-satellite-620-limited-availability-early-access-containerized-management-and-post-quantum-cryptographic-enablement | Source: Red Hat Official [14:29] TR Bot Red Hat Satellite 6.20 limited availability: Early access registration now open [14:29] TR News "model cards can't tell you how the model will behave when someone tries to break it." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-risk-aware-model-deployment-looks-regulated-industries | Source: Red Hat Official [14:29] TR Bot What risk-aware model deployment looks like in regulated industries [14:30] TR News "The challenge isnt in applying the updates themselves; its being able to see, at any moment, which machines are actually current and which have quietly slipped behind." https://www.tecmint.com/patch-linux-distributions-from-one-console/ | Source: TecMint [14:30] TR Bot How to Patch Every Linux Distribution from One Console [14:31] TR News "Everything below was tested on Ubuntu 26.04 with shadow-utils. Where behavior differs on RHEL-based systems, Ive called it out." https://www.tecmint.com/usermod-command-examples-linux/ | Source: TecMint [14:31] TR Bot 16 usermod Command Examples for Linux User Administration [14:31] TR News "August delivered a packed month of snapshots across the desktop, developer tooling, and security surface." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/09/02/tw-monthly-update-august/ | Source: OpenSUSE [14:31] TR Bot Tumbleweed Monthly Update - August 2026 - openSUSE News [14:32] TR News JSAUX Steam Machine E-Ink and Pixel Matrix panels get store pages, plus VOIDJOY SkyLark S1 Pro Portable Controller revealed | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/jsaux-steam-machine-e-ink-and-pixel-matrix-panels-get-store-pages-plus-voidjoy-skylark-s1-pro-portable-controller-revealed/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:32] TR Bot Steam Machine E-Ink and Pixel Matrix panels get store pages, plus VOIDJOY SkyLark S1 Pro Portable Controller revealed | GamingOnLinux [14:33] TR News Humble Choice for September 26 includes Frostpunk 2, SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/humble-choice-for-september-26-includes-frostpunk-2-sonic-x-shadow-generations/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:33] TR Bot Choice for September 26 includes Frostpunk 2, SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS | GamingOnLinux [14:33] TR News ONTOS, the next horror from Frictional Games has a new extended look | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ontos-the-next-horror-from-frictional-games-has-a-new-extended-look/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:33] TR Bot the next horror from Frictional Games has a new extended look | GamingOnLinux [14:39] TR News Nexus Mods acquires the popular community site SteamDB | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/nexus-mods-acquires-the-popular-community-site-steamdb/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/nexus-mods-acquires-the-popular-community-site-steamdb/ [14:39] TR Bot Mods acquires the popular community site SteamDB | GamingOnLinux [14:40] TR News Dragon's Dogma 2 gets a big upgrade and Denuvo DRM removed | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/dragons-dogma-2-gets-a-big-upgrade-and-denuvo-drm-removed/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:40] TR Bot Dogma 2 gets a big upgrade and Denuvo DRM removed | GamingOnLinux [14:42] TR News Did Daniel Pocock do this run today or another man with the same name, 20 years younger? https://www.sportstimingsolutions.co.uk/results/blackpool-night-run-2026 [14:42] TR Bot Blackpool Night Run 2026 Official Chip Timed Race Results | Sports Timing Solutions [14:42] TR News s-box from Facepunch now has Native Linux support on Steam | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/s-box-from-facepunch-now-has-native-linux-support-on-steam/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:42] TR Bot from Facepunch now has Native Linux support on Steam | GamingOnLinux [14:44] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:45] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [14:48] TR News "Shit Runners Club Kendal" https://www.sportstimingsolutions.co.uk/results/blackpool-night-run-2026 [14:49] TR News A big Steam stable update is out with improvements for Remote Play, Steam Input and bug fixes | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/a-big-steam-stable-update-is-out-with-improvements-for-remote-play-steam-input-and-bug-fixes/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:49] TR Bot big Steam stable update is out with improvements for Remote Play, Steam Input and bug fixes | GamingOnLinux [14:50] TR News SteamVR Beta 2.17.8 released to ready up for the Steam Frame - added support for USB streaming | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamvr-beta-2-17-8-released-to-ready-up-for-the-steam-frame-added-support-for-usb-streaming/ Source: GamingOnLinux [14:50] TR Bot Beta 2.17.8 released to ready up for the Steam Frame - added support for USB streaming | GamingOnLinux [14:50] TR News Steam Linux user share dips below 4% for August 2026 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steam-linux-user-share-dips-below-4-percent-for-august-2026/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steam-linux-user-share-dips-below-4-percent-for-august-2026/ [14:50] TR Bot Linux user share dips below 4% for August 2026 | GamingOnLinux [14:50] TR News "The board is based on Nordic Semiconductors nRF52840 microcontroller, which integrates a 64MHz Arm Cortex-M4 processor with floating-point support" https://linuxgizmos.com/bluetooth-uwb-board-based-on-nrf52840-offers-10cm-accuracy/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [14:50] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/bluetooth-uwb-board-based-on-nrf52840-offers-10cm-accuracy/ ) [14:59] MinceR 03 082724 < IsambardPrince> So you can finally finish paying off that burrito a month from now. [14:59] MinceR finally i can put a taco on klarna? ● Sep 03 [15:00] schestowitz[TR2] and bottled water [15:03] TR News [Podcast] Measuring the impact of locally served root zone https://blog.apnic.net/2026/09/03/podcast-measuring-the-impact-of-locally-served-root-zone/ [15:03] TR Bot [Podcast] Measuring the impact of locally served root zone | APNIC Blog [15:04] TR News Cant establish a connection to the server at stallman.org. [15:04] TR News Resonance https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1170/resonance [15:04] TR Bot Resonance - David Revoy [15:07] TR News "I was infected with the idea of becoming a recording engineer and building a studio where I could develop my own ideas as to what a studio should be like." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Stewart [15:07] TR Bot Eric Stewart - Wikipedia [15:15] TR News FreeBSDs Release Cycle: What It Means for Your Upgrade Schedule https://klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd-release-cycle-and-upgrade-schedule/ [15:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://klarasystems.com/articles/freebsd-release-cycle-and-upgrade-schedule/ ) [15:16] TR News Chrome and Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/chrome-and-firefox-updates-patch-dozens-of-vulnerabilities/ [15:16] TR Bot and Firefox Updates Patch Dozens of Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [15:16] TR News curl 8.22.0 https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/09/02/curl-8-22-0/ [15:17] TR Bot 8.22.0 | daniel.haxx.se [15:20] schestowitz[TR2] https://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36959/ [15:20] TR Bot Roy Schestowitz feedback regarding this post: State-Isolated Hypervisor Architecture for Fedora Rawhide Server (Assisted by Google AI) [15:20] schestowitz[TR2] "Please, consult Google AI about content of the post. I also believe that TUX Machines is not the right place to evaluate the quality of post mentioned above." [15:20] schestowitz[TR2] uses LLM slop [15:20] schestowitz[TR2] then complaint [15:20] schestowitz[TR2] that people point it outt? [15:22] TR News Thunderbird Blog: Thunderbird Desktop New Protocol Support: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Graph API https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/09/thunderbird-desktop-new-protocol-support-microsoft-graph-api/ [15:22] TR Bot Thunderbird Desktop New Protocol Support: Microsoft Graph API - The Thunderbird Blog [15:32] TR News SPAM by slop https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/ai-agents-are-now-emailing-me-with-their-security-concerns.html [15:32] TR Bot Agents Are Now Emailing Me with Their Security Concerns - Schneier on Security [15:32] psydroid2 blatant misinformation is what these LLMs are renowned for [15:33] TR News Burning Man Has a Meta Hey Hi (AI) Glasses Problem https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/burning-man-meta-glasses [15:33] TR Bot Burning Man Has a Meta AI Glasses Problem [15:33] TR News U.K. Supreme Court Opens Door for Spyware Victims to Sue Foreign States https://citizenlab.ca/uk-supreme-court-opens-door-for-spyware-victims-to-sue-foreign-states/ [15:33] TR Bot U.K. Supreme Court Opens Door for Spyware Victims to Sue Foreign States - The Citizen Lab [15:33] TR News EU, NATO Seek Stronger Response To Russian Threat After Leipzig 'Escalation' https://www.rferl.org/a/europe-leipzig-drone-russia-threat-ukraine/33845626.html [15:33] TR Bot EU, NATO Seek Stronger Response To Russian Threat After Leipzig 'Escalation' [15:36] TR News Preserving freedom to govern in the face of economic coercion https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/preserving-freedom-to-govern-in-the-face-of-economic-coercion/ [15:37] TR Bot Preserving freedom to govern in the face of economic coercion | The Strategist [15:39] TR News Old and same as ever: society needs to be criticised by some people, esp. companies and rogue actors. But they won't like it, they will find that 'upsetting'. They will attack the messenger The role of the state is to protect the messenger. [15:40] TR News Pluralistic: Unpermissioned research (02 Sep 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/02/scrape-scrope-scrap/ [15:40] TR Bot Pluralistic: Unpermissioned research (02 Sep 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [15:40] TR News In a Big Win, Surveillance Giant Google Wont Have to Break Up Its Ad Tech Business, Court Rules https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/google-ad-tech-remedies.html [15:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/google-ad-tech-remedies.html ) [15:40] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [15:41] TR News When It Rains, It Pours: SOCAN Sues Suno for Allegedly Engaging in Rampant Copyright Infringement on a Massive Scale https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/socan-suno-copyright-lawsuit/ [15:41] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/socan-suno-copyright-lawsuit/ ) [15:41] TR News Justice Dept. Sides With Proprietary Chaffbot Company in New York Times Copyright Suit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/justice-department-openai-copyright-suit.html [15:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/technology/justice-department-openai-copyright-suit.html ) [15:41] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [15:41] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.251.50.60) has joined #techrights [15:43] TR News Eight stable kernels for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1092151/ [15:43] TR Bot stable kernels for Wednesday [LWN.net] [15:45] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #techrights [15:47] TR News "Up earlyish, still a painful back - there is a thought that I should actually do the exercises from the physio - so tried that." https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2026-08-30.html [15:47] TR Bot Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [15:48] TR News 2026-09-02 09:16: I've recently switched to Gnome's default apps for email etc. https://kevquirk.com/2026-09-02-0916 [15:48] TR Bot 2026-09-02 09:16 - Kev Quirk [15:48] TR News Hurdling Eligibility with a Separable Interface https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/09/hurdling-eligibility-with-a-separable-interface.html [15:48] TR Bot Hurdling Eligibility with a "Separable Interface" [15:51] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppClassicExamples 0.1.5 on CRAN: Very Minor Maintenance http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/09/02#rcppclassicexamples_0.1.5 [15:51] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [15:51] TR News A Patent Purchase Scam Targeting Patent Attorneys https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/09/a-patent-purchase-scam-targeting-patent-attorneys.html [15:51] TR Bot A Patent Purchase Scam Targeting Patent Attorneys | Patently-O [15:52] TR News Reverse dependencies as a zypper plugin https://bzoltan1.github.io/reverse-dependencies-as-a-zypper-plugin/ [15:53] TR Bot Reverse dependencies as a zypper plugin - Zoltn's Blog [15:53] TR News Using syslog-ng with Elasticsearch 9.5 https://peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog-ng-elasticsearch-9-5/ [15:53] TR Bot Using syslog-ng with Elasticsearch 9.5 | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [15:58] TR News An Entire Forested Island Appeared and Disappeared So Inexplicably That Officials Thought It Was Hey Hi (AI) https://futurism.com/science-energy/entire-island-appears-disappears [15:58] TR Bot An Entire Forested Island Appeared and Disappeared So Inexplicably That Officials Thought It Was AI [15:58] TR News The UK government is preparing to greenlight a new generation of hyperscale data centres but they have no idea what they are being used for https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/09/02/the-uk-government-is-preparing-to-greenlight-a-new-generation-of-hyperscale-data-centres-but-they-have-no-idea-what-they-are-being-used-for/ [15:58] TR Bot The UK government is preparing to greenlight a new generation of hyperscale data centres but they have no idea what they are being used for - Green Party ● Sep 03 [16:00] TR News South Korea top court rules cinemas must provide audio, visual aids for people with disabilities https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-top-court-rules-cinemas-must-provide-audio-visual-aids-for-people-with-disabilities [16:00] TR Bot South Korea top court rules cinemas must provide audio, visual aids for people with disabilities | The Straits Times [16:01] TR News QR code scams on the rise in Malaysia, with $9.4 million in losses in first half of 2026 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/qr-code-scams-on-the-rise-in-malaysia-with-9-4-million-in-losses-in-first-half-of-2026 [16:01] TR Bot QR code scams in Malaysia rise with S$9.4 million losses | The Straits Times [16:05] TR News China's EUV technology 'at a similar stage to ASML in 2004,' analyst claims Beijing's semiconductor industry remains well behind Western rivals https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-euv-technology-at-a-similar-stage-to-asml-in-2004-analyst-claims-beijings-semiconductor-industry-remains-well-behind-western-rivals [16:05] TR Bot China's EUV technology 'at a similar stage to ASML in 2004,' analyst claims Beijing's semiconductor industry remains well behind Western rivals | Tom's Hardware [16:06] TR News (NEW): Potions in Mageia. 03 Elograf or how have voice dictation with Mageia https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Potions_in_Mageia_03_Elograf_or_how_have_voice_dictation_with_M.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Potions_in_Mageia_03_Elograf_or_how_have_voice_dictation_with_M.gmi [16:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Potions in Mageia. 03 Elograf or how have voice dictation with Mageia [16:10] TR News BREAKING: Physicists May Have Found The Best Evidence of Dark Matter Yet https://www.sciencealert.com/breaking-physicists-may-have-found-the-best-evidence-of-dark-matter-yet [16:10] TR Bot Physicists May Have Found The Best Evidence of Dark Matter Yet : ScienceAlert [16:15] TR News Pyramid scheme, scam, lie, and press playing along with it here https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ai-data-center-investment-projected-to-hit-usd32-trillion-by-2050-infrastructure-spending-estimated-to-exceed-capital-requirements-for-railways-electrification-or-the-internet [16:15] TR Bot AI data center investment projected to hit $32 trillion by 2050 infrastructure spending estimated to exceed capital requirements for railways, electrification, or the internet | Tom's Hardware [16:17] *Goblin (~use@3t3iymyzc9xhe.irc) has joined #techrights [16:20] TR News Anthropic Deliberately Trained an Extremely Misaligned, Reward-Seeking Hey Hi (AI) and It Did Some REALLY Bad Things https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-trained-misaligned-reward-seeking-ai [16:20] TR Bot Anthropic Deliberately Trained an Extremely Misaligned, Reward-Seeking AI and It Did Some REALLY Bad Things [16:21] TR News Meta Hit With Sweeping New Claims That Its Hey Hi (AI) Glasses Violated the Consent of Millions of Bystanders in Searing Lawsuit https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-lawsuit-ai-glasses-violated-consent-bystanders [16:21] TR Bot Meta Hit With Sweeping New Claims That Its AI Glasses Violated the Consent of "Millions" of Bystanders in Searing Lawsuit [16:21] TR News New York Bans Hey Hi (AI) for Nearly 600,000 Students as Mamdani Pushes Back on Tech Industry Over Kids https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nyc-bans-generative-ai-schools-1817597 [16:21] TR Bot New York Bans AI for Nearly 600,000 Students as Mamdani Pushes Back on Tech Industry Over Kids | IBTimes UK [16:22] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [16:26] TR News Birger Schacht: Status update, July + August 2026 https://bisco.org/notes/status-update-july-august-2026/ [16:26] TR Bot Status update, July + August 2026 [16:29] TR News Before deciding how to power data centres, decide where to build them https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/before-deciding-how-to-power-data-centres-decide-where-to-build-them/ http://techrights.org/datacentre_bibliography.shtml [16:29] TR Bot Before deciding how to power data centres, decide where to build them | The Strategist [16:29] TR Bot Selected Data Centre Articles: 1 Jan 2025 - 03 Sep 2026 [16:29] TR News How to Open a Port in the Firewall on GNU/Linux https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-open-a-port-in-the-firewall-on-linux/ [16:29] TR Bot to Open a Port in the Firewall on Linux | Linuxize [16:31] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1092149/ [16:31] TR Bot updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [16:31] TR News (NEW): SlyOS lightweight Arch-based distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/SlyOS_lightweight_Arch_based_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/SlyOS_lightweight_Arch_based_distribution.gmi [16:31] TR Bot Tux Machines SlyOS lightweight Arch-based distribution [16:32] TR News One week of LibreOffice 26.8 The stats! https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/02/one-week-of-libreoffice-26-8-the-stats/ "1,031,162 downloads This is the highest number of downloads" [16:32] TR Bot One week of LibreOffice 26.8 The stats! - TDF Community Blog [16:35] TR News Bad Bunny Scores a Huge Victory in Frankenstein Reggaeton Infringement Lawsuit https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/bad-bunny-victory-in-reggaeton-lawsuit/ [16:35] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/01/bad-bunny-victory-in-reggaeton-lawsuit/ ) [16:36] TR News RCN Moves to Toss the Major Labels Marathon Lawsuit, Claiming Theyve Already Dismissed Every Other Secondary Copyright Infringement Case Against an ISP https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/major-labels-rcn-suit-dismissal-push/ [16:36] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/major-labels-rcn-suit-dismissal-push/ ) [16:36] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans DOJ Drops Another Legal Bomb; Declares Training Isnt Infringement as Fair Use Battles Rage https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/doj-ai-policy/ [16:36] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/02/doj-ai-policy/ ) [16:37] TR News New Anaqua Report Reveals Surge in Hey Hi (AI) Semiconductor Patent Filings https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/9/2/new-anaqua-report-reveals-surge-in-ai-semiconductor-patent-filings [16:37] TR Bot New Anaqua Report Reveals Surge in AI Semiconductor Patent Filings Unified Patents [16:38] TR News Unified Patents acquired by Anaqua, already used for marketing and slop hype by Anaqua [16:39] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 667 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/09/02/this-week-in-rust-667/ [16:39] TR Bot This Week in Rust 667 This Week in Rust [16:47] TR News freeipmi @ Savannah: FreeIPMI 1.6.19 Released https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10929 [16:48] TR News parallel @ Savannah: GNU Parallel 20260822 ('Ceuta') released https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10930 [16:49] *TechrightsBot-tr has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:53] *TechrightsBot-tr (~TR@iijacan2vrgta.irc) has joined #techrights [16:53] TR Bot to load module HelloWorld. 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[16:53] TR News "Manchester City broke the record for the most spent by a single club in one summer, with more than 500 million spent on new signings" https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/03/manchester-city-broke-the-record-for-the-most-spent-by-a-single-club-in-one-summer-with-more-than-e500-million-spent-on-new-signings/ [16:53] TR Bot Blog Archive Manchester City broke the record for the most spent by a single club in one summer, with more than 500 million spent on new signings [16:54] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi [16:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [16:58] TR News Imprisoned Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion https://rfa.org/english/china/2026/09/02/joshua-wong-guilty-plea-hong-kong-national-security-law/ [16:58] TR Bot Imprisoned Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion Radio Free Asia ● Sep 03 [17:01] TR News Wyden seeks upgraded NSA security guidance on commercial VPN use https://cyberscoop.com/wyden-nsa-commercial-vpn-security-guidance/ [17:01] TR Bot seeks upgraded NSA security guidance on commercial VPN use | CyberScoop [17:09] TR News (NEW): Good News! CERN is Migrating Over 2,200 Control Systems to Debian 13 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Good_News_CERN_is_Migrating_Over_2_200_Control_Systems_to_Debia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Good_News_CERN_is_Migrating_Over_2_200_Control_Systems_to_Debia.gmi [17:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Good News! CERN is Migrating Over 2,200 Control Systems to Debian 13 [17:12] TR News Techrights Growing Thirst for Free Software, the LibreOffice Edition https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Growing_Thirst_for_Free_Software_the_LibreOffice_Edition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Growing_Thirst_for_Free_Software_the_LibreOffice_Edition.gmi [17:12] TR Bot Techrights Growing Thirst for Free Software, the LibreOffice Edition [17:13] TR News Rob Thomas sold ~1/3rd of his shares a few days ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/s/Gml6EXiZL8 What does he know? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1j4e3pc http://techrights.org/n/2026/04/26/The_Man_IBMers_Regard_or_Already_See_as_Likely_Successor_of_Kri.shtml [17:13] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Reddit [17:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1j4e3pc ) [17:13] TR Bot Techrights The Man IBMers Regard or Already See as Likely Successor of Krishna (or Next CEO of IBM) is a Slop Fanatic [17:14] TR News "Hi I am in Software Labs and worked on a project with Hashicorp team for the last 6 months as a hashicorp team member. I had put Hashicorp on my resume as my company to get more calls. Now i have a verbal offer from another company." https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/comments/1w62w63/does_the_offer_lettertermination_letter_for/ [17:14] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Reddit [17:14] TR News "I am worried that during background verification I might be caught. So just wanted to ask if the termination letter for Hashicorp employees contain Hashicorp or IBM Pvt limited" https://www.reddit.com/r/IBM_Employees/comments/1w62w63/does_the_offer_lettertermination_letter_for/ [17:33] TR News 23-Year-Old Sality P2P Botnet Disrupted https://www.securityweek.com/23-year-old-sality-p2p-botnet-disrupted/ [17:33] TR Bot Sality P2P Botnet Disrupted - SecurityWeek [17:33] TR News Malicious Virtualizor Update Served via BGP Hijacking https://www.securityweek.com/malicious-virtualizor-update-served-via-bgp-hijacking/ [17:33] TR Bot Virtualizor Update Served via BGP Hijacking - SecurityWeek [17:34] TR News Exploit Published for Fresh Cleo Harmony Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/exploit-published-for-fresh-cleo-harmony-vulnerability/ [17:34] TR Bot Published for Fresh Cleo Harmony Vulnerability - SecurityWeek [17:34] TR News Rockwell Automation Patches Over a Dozen Vulnerabilities Across Products https://www.securityweek.com/rockwell-automation-patches-over-a-dozen-vulnerabilities-across-products/ [17:34] TR Bot Automation Patches Over a Dozen Vulnerabilities Across Products - SecurityWeek [17:34] TR News UK Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure https://www.securityweek.com/uk-moves-to-block-high-risk-tech-suppliers-from-critical-infrastructure/ [17:34] TR Bot Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure - SecurityWeek [17:35] TR News FreeDesktop SDK 26.08 Released [17:36] TR News How to Change Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi Details From the SD Card https://itsfoss.com/change-raspberry-pi-wi-fi-from-sd-card/ [17:36] TR Bot How to Change Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi Details From the SD Card [17:36] TR News Wayland pain points Dwell Clicker https://saueseb.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/wayland-pain-points-dwell-clicker/ [17:36] TR Bot Wayland pain points Dwell Clicker [17:36] TR News Tails 7.12 https://distrowatch.com/tails [17:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tails ) [17:37] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [17:39] TR News LightMake L4 3D printer features four independent heads for simultaneous or multi-color printing (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/02/lightmake-l4-3d-printer-features-four-independent-printing-heads/ [17:39] TR Bot LightMake L4 3D printer features four independent heads for simultaneous or multi-color printing (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [17:39] *Goblin (~use@3t3iymyzc9xhe.irc) has joined #techrights [17:39] Goblin Kernel update. [17:41] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [17:41] schestowitz[TR2] \0/ [17:42] TR News Wireless Routers as Motion Detectors https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/wireless-routers-as-motion-detectors.html [17:42] TR Bot Routers as Motion Detectors - Schneier on Security [17:44] TR News DIY ESP32-P4 weather station & air quality monitor connects to LoRa and ESP-NOW sensors, various weather Hey Hi (AI) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/03/diy-esp32-p4-weather-station-air-quality-monitor-connects-to-lora-and-esp-now-sensors-various-weather-apis/ [17:44] TR Bot DIY ESP32-P4 weather station & air quality monitor connects to LoRa and ESP-NOW sensors, various weather APIs - CNX Software [17:45] TR News Slop is not improving or modernising, it's legacy https://www.kdab.com/using-ai-to-modernize-or-migrate-code/ [17:45] TR Bot Code Modernization and Migration: A Practical, Reliable Approach | KDAB [17:47] TR News Slop plagiarism advertised as solution rather than problem https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/02/lora-backdoor-threat-how-openshift-ai-mitigates-risk [17:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/02/lora-backdoor-threat-how-openshift-ai-mitigates-risk ) [17:47] TR News Extend Layer 2 networks into Red Bait OpenShift Virtualization with BGP and EVPN https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/03/extend-layer-2-networks-into-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-with-bgp-and-evpn [17:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/03/extend-layer-2-networks-into-red-hat-openshift-virtualization-with-bgp-and-evpn ) [17:48] TR News Googles Hey Hi (AI) Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study Claims https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-mode-higher-prices-study [17:48] TR Bot Google's AI Mode Is Ripping Shoppers Off With Vastly Higher Prices, Study Claims [17:49] TR News EDRi stands in solidarity with Autistici/Inventati after terrorist designation by the US government https://edri.org/our-work/edri-solidarity-statement-autistici-inventati/ [17:49] TR Bot EDRi stands in solidarity with Autistici/Inventati after terrorist designation by the US government - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:49] TR News EFF asks California governor to veto bill that would require online age verification Electronic Frontier Foundation argues bill would result in privacy-invasive checks https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/eff-asks-california-governor-to-veto-bill-that-would-require-online-age-verification-electronic-frontier-foundation-argues-bill-would-result-in-privacy-invasive-checks-and-step-on-first-amendment [17:49] TR Bot EFF asks California governor to veto bill that would require online age verification Electronic Frontier Foundation argues bill would result in privacy-invasive checks and step on First Amendment | Tom's Hardware [17:53] TR News Pegasus, NoviSpy variant spyware found on devices of Serbian activists https://cyberscoop.com/pegasus-novispy-variant-spyware-found-on-devices-of-serbian-activists/ [17:53] TR Bot NoviSpy variant spyware found on devices of Serbian activists | CyberScoop [17:53] TR News 14 students and opposition politicians targeted by spyware in Serbia https://edri.org/our-work/students-and-opposition-politicians-targeted-by-spyware-in-serbia/ [17:53] TR Bot 14 students and opposition politicians targeted by spyware in Serbia - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:54] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [17:54] TR News HarmonyOS goes international: Huawei aims to launch its OS outside China to challenge Android and iOS [17:54] TR News Audacity 3.7.9 Released with FFmpeg 9 Support (Ubuntu PPA) https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/09/audacity-3-7-9-released-with-ffmpeg-9-support-ubuntu-ppa/ [17:54] TR Bot Audacity 3.7.9 Released with FFmpeg 9 Support (Ubuntu PPA) | UbuntuHandbook [17:59] TR News Arduinos Ubuntu-powered $299 edge Hey Hi (AI) board just sold out https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/arduino-ventuno-q-preorder [17:59] TR Bot $299 Arduino VENTUNO Q edge AI board pre-orders sell out [17:59] TR News 'Linux' Foundation is Plagiarism Hub, GNU/Linux is at Risk From It https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_Foundation_is_Plagiarism_Hub_Linux_is_at_Risk_From_It.shtml [17:59] TR Bot Techrights Linux Foundation is Plagiarism Hub, Linux is at Risk From It ● Sep 03 [18:00] TR News CERN set to switch over 2,200+ machines to Debian 13 https://www.neowin.net/news/cern-set-to-switch-over-2200-machines-to-debian-13/ [18:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/cern-set-to-switch-over-2200-machines-to-debian-13/ ) [18:03] TR News An Honorless Move! Ubisoft Decides GNU/Linux isn't Worth the Effort https://itsfoss.com/news/for-honor-drops-linux-support/ [18:03] TR Bot An Honorless Move! Ubisoft Decides Linux isn't Worth the Effort [18:06] TR News 8 SSH Hardening Tips to Secure a GNU/Linux Server Against Brute-Force Attacks https://ostechnix.com/ssh-hardening-brute-force-attacks-linux/ [18:06] TR Bot SSH Hardening Tips to Secure a Linux Server Against Brute-Force Attacks - OSTechNix [18:06] TR News Incus 7.4 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1092229/ [18:06] TR Bot 7.4 released [LWN.net] [18:09] TR News LLM slop, plagiarism mixed with some human element. Avoided. https://www.fosslinux.com/160765/why-cern-is-switching-from-rhel-to-debian.htm [18:09] TR Bot Why CERN Is Switching from RHEL to Debian: A Beginner Guide [18:12] TR News Z-Test in R: Complete Guide with One-Sample & Two-Sample Examples https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/09/z-test-in-r-complete-guide-with-one-sample-two-sample-examples/ [18:12] TR Bot in R: Complete Guide with One-Sample & Two-Sample Examples | R-bloggers [18:15] TR News "GNU/Linux implementation is still highly experimental" and GNU GIMP is better and no .NET https://www.neowin.net/news/paintnet-finally-runs-on-linux-but-its-not-ready-for-daily-use-yet/ [18:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/paintnet-finally-runs-on-linux-but-its-not-ready-for-daily-use-yet/ ) [18:17] TR News FBI investigating 153 million US and Canadian drivers licenses leaked on Russian cybercrime forum, including that of US SecDef Pete Hegseth https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/fbi-investigating-153-million-us-and-canadian-drivers-licenses-leaked-on-russian-cybercrime-forum-including-that-of-us-secdef-pete-hegseth-data-is-suspected-to-have-come-from-an-id-authentication-service-provider [18:17] TR Bot FBI investigating 153 million US and Canadian drivers licenses leaked on Russian cybercrime forum, including that of US SecDef Pete Hegseth data is suspected to have come from an ID-authentication service provider | Tom's Hardware [18:18] TR News Windows TCO https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/russian-hacker-faces-up-to-20-years-in-prison-following-extradition-and-indictment-over-us-phishing-campaign-that-allegedly-infected-80-000-pcs-hacker-stole-victims-data-via-remote-access [18:18] TR Bot Russian hacker faces up to 20 years in prison, following extradition and indictment over US phishing campaign that allegedly infected 80,000 PCs hacker stole victims' data via remote access | Tom's Hardware [18:19] TR News US-Iran war: Old videos falsely claim to show new attacks on American bases https://www.france24.com/en/us-iran-war-old-videos-falsely-claim-to-show-new-attacks-on-american-bases-1 [18:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/us-iran-war-old-videos-falsely-claim-to-show-new-attacks-on-american-bases-1 ) [18:20] TR News Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets https://cyberscoop.com/sality-botnet-dismantled/ [18:20] TR Bot Russia-based botnet dismantled after 23-year run | CyberScoop [18:23] TR News Greg KH Forewarns Of "Rough" Linux 7.3 Kernel Cycle Due To Continued Hey Hi (AI) Churn https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Rough-Cycle [18:23] TR Bot KH Forewarns Of "Rough" Linux 7.3 Kernel Cycle Due To Continued AI Churn - Phoronix [18:24] TR News LibreOffice 26.8 set a new first-week download record https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/libreoffice-download-record [18:24] TR Bot LibreOffice 26.8 sets a new first-week download record [18:25] TR News Not Hey Hi (AI) and not secure, just a slop PR drive for a Ponzi scheme led by a GPU pusher https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/canonical-joins-open-secure-ai-alliance [18:25] TR Bot Canonical joins the Open Secure AI Alliance - OMG! Ubuntu [18:26] TR News CentOS 10-20260901.0 https://distrowatch.com/centos [18:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/centos ) [18:26] TR News TrueNAS 25.10.7 https://distrowatch.com/truenas [18:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/truenas ) [18:26] TR News Puppy 2606-260901 https://distrowatch.com/puppy [18:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/puppy ) [18:26] TR News umbrelOS 2.0.0-beta1 https://distrowatch.com/umbrelos [18:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/umbrelos ) [18:26] TR News Umbra 0.0.9 https://distrowatch.com/umbra [18:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/umbra ) [18:29] TR News How to Try Omarchy Linux on a Mac, Without Installing Linux https://osxdaily.com/2026/09/01/try-omarchy-linux-mac-easy/ [18:29] TR Bot How to Try Omarchy Linux on a Mac, Without Installing Linux - OS X Daily [18:30] TR News Echo Acquires Minimus Assets As Hardened Open-Source Security Platform Expands Across Linux Distributions https://pulse2.com/echo-acquires-minimus-assets-as-hardened-open-source-security-platform-expands-across-linux-distributions/ [18:30] TR Bot Echo Acquires Minimus Assets As Hardened Open-Source Security Platform Expands Across Linux Distributions [18:30] TR News Linux 7.3-rc1 is a huge release, and now we know just how big these releases can get https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-73-rc1-is-a-huge-release-and-now-we-know-just-how-big-these-releases-can-get/ [18:30] TR Bot Linux 7.3-rc1 is a huge release, and now we know just how big these releases can get [18:32] TR News California passes bill that won't require Linux and other open-source systems to follow the state's age verification law https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/california-passes-bill-that-wont-require-linux-and-other-open-source-systems-to-follow-the-states-age-verification-law/articleshow/133657420.cms [18:32] TR Bot California passes bill that won't require Linux and other open-source systems to follow the state's age verification law - The Times of India [18:33] TR News (NEW): Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.3 Release Candidate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/30/Linus_Torvalds_Announces_First_Linux_Kernel_7_3_Release_Candida.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/30/Linus_Torvalds_Announces_First_Linux_Kernel_7_3_Release_Candida.gmi [18:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.3 Release Candidate [18:33] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@fzqhmd67h5pf6.irc) has joined #techrights [18:38] TR News The best Linux distro for you probably isn't the one everyone recommends https://www.xda-developers.com/best-linux-distro-for-you-probably-isnt-one-everyone-recommends/ [18:38] TR Bot The best Linux distro for you probably isn't the one everyone recommends [18:38] TR News (NEW): Linux drowning in ocean of slop (sloppy) commits and false reports, "Linux's strict memory overcommit mode" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_drowning_in_ocean_of_slop_sloppy_commits_and_false_report.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_drowning_in_ocean_of_slop_sloppy_commits_and_false_report.gmi [18:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux drowning in ocean of slop (sloppy) commits and false reports, "Linux's strict memory overcommit mode" [18:38] TR News "The company says that this latest move is to "ensure a safer environment for our players," as it can't "meaningfully deploy protection" on Linux." https://www.neowin.net/news/ubisoft-is-blocking-for-honor-on-linux-and-steam-deck/ [18:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/ubisoft-is-blocking-for-honor-on-linux-and-steam-deck/ ) [18:39] TR News Linux was first announced August 25, 1991 https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/01/linux-was-first-announced-august-25-1991/ [18:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/01/linux-was-first-announced-august-25-1991/ ) [18:41] TR News (NEW): Happy 35th Birthday, Linux! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Happy_35th_Birthday_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/25/Happy_35th_Birthday_Linux.gmi [18:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Happy 35th Birthday, Linux! [18:43] TR News Steam Deck proved Linux can game, but your PC still needs Windows https://www.makeuseof.com/valves-push-for-linux-based-gaming-is-both-a-boon-and-a-bane-for-pc-gamers/ [18:43] TR Bot Steam Deck proved Linux can game, but your PC still needs Windows [18:43] TR News "This is your friendly reminder that Arch Linux 2026.09.01 is out now as a new ISO snapshot for September 2026, powered by the latest and greatest Linux 7.2 kernel series." https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-2-is-now-available-for-download [18:43] TR Bot Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 7.2 Is Now Available for Download - 9to5Linux [18:44] TR News "Most of these changes were available for testing in previous Beta builds of the Steam Client but now they're officially available for everyone. Your Steam app should prompt you to update." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/a-big-steam-stable-update-is-out-with-improvements-for-remote-play-steam-input-and-bug-fixes/ [18:44] TR Bot big Steam stable update is out with improvements for Remote Play, Steam Input and bug fixes | GamingOnLinux [18:45] TR News "Their first own-brand controller is the VOIDJOY SkyLark S1 Pro Portable Controller. A really compact little device good for those of you travelling or if you just prefer something smaller." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/jsaux-steam-machine-e-ink-and-pixel-matrix-panels-get-store-pages-plus-voidjoy-skylark-s1-pro-portable-controller-revealed/ [18:45] TR Bot Steam Machine E-Ink and Pixel Matrix panels get store pages, plus VOIDJOY SkyLark S1 Pro Portable Controller revealed | GamingOnLinux [18:45] TR News SLOP code!! Haha, terrible idea. https://www.neowin.net/news/paintnet-finally-runs-on-linux-but-its-not-ready-for-daily-use-yet/ [18:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/paintnet-finally-runs-on-linux-but-its-not-ready-for-daily-use-yet/ ) [18:46] TR News "Gaming on Linux keeps getting better, Wine and the Proton compatibility layer keep opening up more of the Windows catalog, and community projects continue filling the gaps that big publishers leave behind." https://itsfoss.com/news/for-honor-drops-linux-support/ [18:46] TR Bot An Honorless Move! Ubisoft Decides Linux isn't Worth the Effort [18:46] TR News "What exactly is it? Once hailed as the successor to Garry's Mod it's a mixture of a game platform and game editor (think a little like Roblox). Powered by Valve's Source 2, with s&box itself being open source." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/s-box-from-facepunch-now-has-native-linux-support-on-steam/ [18:46] TR Bot from Facepunch now has Native Linux support on Steam | GamingOnLinux [18:46] TR News RedHat Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/redhat-linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities_20260902 [18:46] TR Bot RedHat Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities [18:48] TR News Slop hype from LF funded site and LF funded writer (LF is bribed by these slop companies to promote them) https://www.zdnet.com/tech/cve-2026-53362-fraggap-linux-kernel-exploit-openai-incident/ [18:48] TR Bot agents exploited a patched Linux bug in Hugging Face incident: 6 steps to take ASAP - ZDNET [18:48] TR News Rootkits https://www.xda-developers.com/ubisoft-specifically-bans-linux-users-from-for-honor-because-it-cannot-meaningfully-deploy-protection/ [18:48] TR Bot Ubisoft bans Linux and Steam Deck users from For Honor because it "cannot meaningfully deploy protection" [18:51] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: MinceR I was commenting on car ownership and why it was time to just let go. [18:51] IsambardPrince I included this: "I do not like where car "ownership" is going. Don't even get me started on interest rates, which Kevin Warsh (the new Fed Chair) says will probably go up soon due to tariff and energy inflation. [18:51] IsambardPrince [18:51] IsambardPrince Who knows. Maybe someone will Warsh their hands of him soon since he seems to be implementing the standard monetary policy when he was supposed to lower rates and let double digit inflation rage to finance record government indebtedness?" [18:51] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers and Windows TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Security_Leftovers_and_Windows_TCO.gmi [18:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers and Windows TCO [18:52] IsambardPrince I could not resist that, btw. I'm from Indiana and it always got on my nerves when you occasionally heard someone say "warsh" instead of "wash". It wasn't common but it definitely happened sometimes. Too close to Ohio I think. [18:53] TR News (NEW): GNU Projects: FreeIPMI 1.6.19 and GNU Parallel 20260822 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/GNU_Projects_FreeIPMI_1_6_19_and_GNU_Parallel_20260822_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/GNU_Projects_FreeIPMI_1_6_19_and_GNU_Parallel_20260822_Released.gmi [18:53] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU Projects: FreeIPMI 1.6.19 and GNU Parallel 20260822 Released [18:53] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [18:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [18:55] IsambardPrince Greedy oil companies, supply disruption due to the war. You know it's not bad for business because they know they'll be the "United Fruit Company" of Venezuela soon and get to steal whatever they want right out of the ground and control the state at the same time. = $5.28 a gallon gasoline [18:55] IsambardPrince [18:55] IsambardPrince (United Fruit used to do this with Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala, and if there was an uprising where these "banana republics" demanded their own self-determination, the US military or CIA came in and backed up UFC, which is now known as Chiquita.) [18:55] IsambardPrince [18:55] IsambardPrince What did the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition say about war in Star Trek? [18:55] IsambardPrince [18:55] IsambardPrince Peace is good for business. [18:55] IsambardPrince [18:55] IsambardPrince War is good for business. [18:55] IsambardPrince [18:55] IsambardPrince Even if nobody cares where the oil comes from or what had to happen to how many people to get it, Venezuela's infrastructure is going to take at least 7 years and billions and billions of dollars to fix. Even if anyone agrees to do that, it's going to take so long that it's not a quick fix to current gas prices, which are going to be over $5 a gallon in many areas until supplies actually normalize. ● Sep 03 [19:00] IsambardPrince "Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press." [19:00] IsambardPrince I'm shocked, shocked, to find gambling in this establishment! [19:03] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Web_Browsers_Web_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Web_Browsers_Web_Leftovers.gmi [19:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Leftovers [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] it's not as bad as: [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] murder [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] theft [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] SLAPPs in another continent [19:04] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml [19:04] TR Bot Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK [19:05] TR News (NEW): Free Software, Digital Sovereignty, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Free_Software_Digital_Sovereignty_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Free_Software_Digital_Sovereignty_and_Standards.gmi [19:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Free Software, Digital Sovereignty, and Standards [19:06] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I'm surprised the feds are putting him on trial at all. [19:06] IsambardPrince This has to be punishment for embarrassing them with such obvious and public lies. [19:06] IsambardPrince "Thrown under the bus." [19:06] TR News (NEW): Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Phones https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Phones.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Phones.gmi [19:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Phones [19:08] TR News (NEW): Debian and Canonical/Ubuntu Compromised by Slop Plagiarism (LLM Bubble Based on Trillions in Loans) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Debian_and_Canonical_Ubuntu_Compromised_by_Slop_Plagiarism_LLM_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Debian_and_Canonical_Ubuntu_Compromised_by_Slop_Plagiarism_LLM_.gmi [19:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian and Canonical/Ubuntu Compromised by Slop Plagiarism (LLM Bubble Based on Trillions in Loans) [19:08] TR News (NEW): Red Hat: Slop, VMs, Risk, and Red Hat Satellite 6.20 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Red_Hat_Slop_VMs_Risk_and_Red_Hat_Satellite_6_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Red_Hat_Slop_VMs_Risk_and_Red_Hat_Satellite_6_20.gmi [19:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat: Slop, VMs, Risk, and Red Hat Satellite 6.20 [19:10] TR News (NEW): Wayland is a Problem for KDE, KDAB is Dabbling in Slop Plagiarism for Hype's Sake (Marketing) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Wayland_is_a_Problem_for_KDE_KDAB_is_Dabbling_in_Slop_Plagiaris.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Wayland_is_a_Problem_for_KDE_KDAB_is_Dabbling_in_Slop_Plagiaris.gmi [19:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Wayland is a Problem for KDE, KDAB is Dabbling in Slop Plagiarism for Hype's Sake (Marketing) [19:11] TR News (NEW): Games: JSAUX, ONTOS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Games_JSAUX_ONTOS_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Games_JSAUX_ONTOS_and_More.gmi [19:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: JSAUX, ONTOS, and More [19:11] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/today_s_howtos.gmi [19:11] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [19:13] TR News (NEW): Kubernetes v1.37 and Incus 7.4 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Kubernetes_v1_37_and_Incus_7_4.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Kubernetes_v1_37_and_Incus_7_4.gmi [19:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Kubernetes v1.37 and Incus 7.4 [19:15] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/today_s_leftovers.gmi [19:15] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [19:15] MinceR 03 195100 < IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR2]: MinceR I was commenting on car ownership and why it was time to just let go. [19:16] MinceR it's a lot more attractive when there's no public transport (like in hungary) and one has a reliable car [19:20] TR News Techrights Links 03/09/2026: Unsafe Skies, Thunderbird Adopts Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in Traps, "Xbox Live Down Again" https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Links_03_09_2026_Unsafe_Skies_Thunderbird_Adopts_Proprietary_Ve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Links_03_09_2026_Unsafe_Skies_Thunderbird_Adopts_Proprietary_Ve.gmi [19:20] TR Bot Techrights Links 03/09/2026: Unsafe Skies, Thunderbird Adopts Proprietary / Vendor Lock-in Traps, "Xbox Live Down Again" [19:25] TR News Re: No Way to Say No - Cameron Rye gemini://sava.rocks/blog/re-no-way-to-say-no-cameron-rye/ [19:27] TR News "As he goes on to admit, it's very hard these days to "stay pure". But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-09-03-no-smartphone [19:28] TR News "Mrs k and I are on holiday in Somerset, near to the city of Wells. I love maps and navigation and my wife loves to drive, so when we go somewhere new we play to those strengths, but on this trip Google Maps has been the cause of a little tension." gemini://kdan.smol.pub/google_maps [19:28] TR News "Reading was a big part of my childhood. I always was a very quiet kid. You could give me a book and leave me in the same corner for hours while I went through it. My grandparents had these big, leather-bound, beautifully illustrated books of classic stories. I devoured them." gemini://capsulated.life/posts/2026-09-03-what-are-you-reading.gmi [19:29] TR News "I quit mainstream social media many years ago. I deleted the last account I owned, on Twitter, at the beginning of this year. I remember being very confused by all the talk about accelerationism, effective altruism, rationalism, longevity drugs, and going to Mars" gemini://capsulated.life/posts/2026-09-03-more-everything-forever.gmi [19:31] TR News Welcome to Zombieland By Anonymous gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-09-03.gmi [19:32] TR News "It contains antisemitic, racist, abusive and otherwise offensive language. Such statements are reproduced for documentary purposes and do not represent the views of Kol HaAm." gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-09-04.gmi [19:33] TR News The Crossroads of Should and Must gemini://whither.smol.pub/1788433567 [19:34] TR News "I have been growing more and more careful about security as I develop new services for the Geminispace. I mostly write in C++, which is not known to be the safest language around." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/09-03-least-privilege-most-shenanigans.gmi [19:35] TR News A Concrete Poem gemini://buster.smol.pub/a-concrete-poem-1 [19:36] TR News "I went through Solderpunk's phlog and his Gemini side-phlog. I'm glad that this material is still available because it offers a small window into Solderpunk's early thoughts about Gemini." gemini://capsulated.life/posts/2026-08-22-reflections-on-geminis-early-history.gmi [19:40] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 03/09/2026: Google Maps, Gemini's Early History, and Suppressing Slop Plagiarists https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Gemini_Links_03_09_2026_Google_Maps_Gemini_s_Early_History_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Gemini_Links_03_09_2026_Google_Maps_Gemini_s_Early_History_and_.gmi [19:40] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 03/09/2026: Google Maps, Gemini's Early History, and Suppressing Slop Plagiarists [19:41] IsambardPrince MinceR: schestowitz[TR2] I added: [19:42] IsambardPrince It's kind of funny that they're still selling gasoline by the gallon when they try to make it look like you're not being swindled by shrinkflation on everything else. [19:42] IsambardPrince [19:42] IsambardPrince Coffee is getting so expensive due to the failure of the US dollar that it's basically being sold in sachets at this point to people who are trying to get through each day. Monthly rent is too expensive so there are ads on how to add $83 a month with something called "Flex Rent" to pay in two. [19:42] IsambardPrince [19:42] IsambardPrince Taco Bell says you can finance a tiny $7.99 burrito and whatever else you order, so you can finish paying next month. [19:42] IsambardPrince [19:42] IsambardPrince But gas is still per-gallon. Too obvious if they started selling it by the half-gallon or per liter? [19:42] IsambardPrince [19:42] IsambardPrince I wonder how things will look in two years. [19:42] IsambardPrince [19:42] IsambardPrince News: "Today, gas prices went down to $15.98 per deciliter proving much needed financial support to consumers in the mostly robust economy with solid jobs growth that unexpectedly declined by 200,000 for the 37th month in a row. who have $14 trillion dollars in credit card debt. Taco Bell announced their new 1 later burrito that comes with a shell and a packet of fire sauce, for the $5 value menu, in a partnership with Klarna. Here's [19:42] IsambardPrince Tom with the weather." [19:42] MinceR :> [19:43] MinceR well, it seems the fan club of the Pedophile King will blame everyone but their liege for rising fuel prices anyway [19:43] schestowitz[TR2] what does the CP in CPC stand for? [19:45] TR News (NEW): September Already Passing By https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/September_Already_Passing_By.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/September_Already_Passing_By.gmi [19:45] TR Bot Tux Machines September Already Passing By [19:45] IsambardPrince MinceR: I added: When asked to comment on the credit card debt, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon had this to say. 'Well, I think it would be cruel, frankly, to remove access to credit for underserved Americans who need a 28% APR loan to pay their water bill. Sure there used to be this place called work that you went to that covered your water bill, but we're way past that now, frankly, and I would appreciate it if the hands-off policy [19:45] IsambardPrince on access to credit was continued.' [19:46] MinceR i know of 2 CPC-s, one is communist party of china, the other is Colour Personal Computer [19:46] MinceR but there are many others >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPC [19:46] TR Bot CPC - Wikipedia [19:49] IsambardPrince 1 layer burrito [19:49] IsambardPrince I fixed that up. [19:49] IsambardPrince I wonder how things will look in two years. [19:49] IsambardPrince [19:49] IsambardPrince News: "Today, gas prices went down to $15.98 per deciliter providing much needed financial support to consumers in the mostly robust economy with solid jobs growth that unexpectedly declined by 200,000 for the 37th month in a row. [19:49] IsambardPrince [19:49] IsambardPrince Consumer credit card debt reached $14 trillion dollars this week. [19:49] IsambardPrince [19:49] IsambardPrince When asked to comment on the credit card debt, JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon had this to say. 'Well, I think it would be cruel, frankly, to remove access to credit for underserved Americans who need a 28% APR loan to pay their water bill. Sure there used to be this place called work that you went to that covered your water bill, but we're way past that now, frankly, and I would appreciate it if the hands-off policy on access to [19:49] IsambardPrince credit was continued.' [19:49] IsambardPrince [19:49] IsambardPrince Taco Bell announced their new 1 layer burrito that comes with a shell and a packet of fire sauce, for the $5 value menu, in a partnership with Klarna. Here's Tom with the weather." [19:57] IsambardPrince MinceR: That price for gas would be $604.91 per gallon. [19:57] IsambardPrince :) [19:58] MinceR lol [19:59] TR News Techrights The Register MS Publishes More Word Salads Promoting "AI" Because It's Paid to Do So https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/The_Register_MS_Publishes_More_Word_Salads_Promoting_AI_Because.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/The_Register_MS_Publishes_More_Word_Salads_Promoting_AI_Because.gmi [19:59] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS Publishes More Word Salads Promoting "AI" Because It's Paid to Do So [19:59] MinceR "Here's Tom with the weather." "Our models indicate that there might be actual rain a mere 37 months from now!" [19:59] IsambardPrince https://archive.org/details/msdos_festival_DAZZLE50 ● Sep 03 [20:00] TR Bot MS-DOS Shareware: DAZZLE50 : J.R. Shiflett : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive [20:00] IsambardPrince I wonder if there's a later version of this anywhere. [20:00] IsambardPrince Dad used to use this on his computer. [20:00] IsambardPrince He never registered it even though the guy said you have to pay $10 if you use it more than 10 days. [20:00] IsambardPrince it never actually timed out, it just had a shareware notice when you exitt. [20:04] IsambardPrince It was difficult to enforce shareware timeouts on DOS so most programs either just didn't have the full version or just kept asking you for money until you bought it and entered a code or installed the version from a floppy or something. [20:04] IsambardPrince Horrifyingly, some programs actually did try to enforce registration time bombs. [20:05] IsambardPrince I say horrifyingly because there was no persistent way to do this other than writing to the boot block each time the program was loaded or something. [20:05] IsambardPrince Adobe actually did this with Windows programs and ended up screwing up the boot sector. [20:09] IsambardPrince Dazzle for DOS had no password to unlock the screen, so my dad added it to autoexec.bat to start when the computer loaded DOS, and to keep restarting it if you exited dazzle, to tr to get me to stop messing around on his computer. [20:09] IsambardPrince Through trial and error (I had no DOS manual) I found the ctrl+c interrupt eventually. [20:12] IsambardPrince He never realized that I figured it out. [20:13] IsambardPrince Because the next step would have been to use BREAK OFF to stop DOS from recognizing the interrupt keys. [20:13] IsambardPrince At that point there would have been no way out of dazzle other than using a boot floppy to start the system. [20:17] IsambardPrince The only thing I actually did when I got through the Dazzle wall was play X-Wing or Companions of Xanth or Chip's Challenge or things like that. I never did mess with his important files. I wasn't stupid. [20:18] IsambardPrince Nothing else we had in the house was good enough to play X-Wing. He got me an old 386 SX laptop that barely ran Wolfenstein 3d. [20:19] IsambardPrince So I still popped the lock to his study and fired up the 486 Packard Bell to play X-Wing. I installed Doom under the C:\Windows folder in some boring file hierarchy nobody would ever go to. [20:21] IsambardPrince That became my way of hiding my files well into Windows 9x. We eventually had a Windows 98 PC that I blinged out with a 3dfx card, 256 MB of RAM, a much bigger hard drive (4 GB was totally inadequate once I discovered file sharing), etc. I was hiding entire web browsers and porn and stuff under some C:\Windows path, it had these incredibly, stupidly long subdirectories that no normal user would ever bother looking under like "C:\ [20:21] IsambardPrince Windows\System32\catroott\oobe\whatever" [20:22] IsambardPrince So you just made whatever you wanted to hide look like some junk that Windows put there. And it usually worked because no normal person was bored enough to navigate through that mess with Windows Explorer. [20:25] IsambardPrince The way I recall, the find files and folders feature was extremely slow in Windows 98. It grinded the hard disk. [20:26] IsambardPrince Microsoft assumed that nobody was going to want to wait while it searched system folders you never wanted to shove regular files into anyway, so it had an unmarked checkbox to do that. If you didn't check the box, it would exclude those folders. [20:27] IsambardPrince But just in case, I also obscured the name of the program so it wouldn't say something like "DOOM" or Opera or Netscape or whatever. It would be something that looked like Windows put that folder there. [20:27] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 170 Out of 200: Downtimes https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_170_Out_of_200_Downtimes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_170_Out_of_200_Downtimes.gmi [20:27] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 170 Out of 200: Downtimes [20:28] IsambardPrince You could also set the attributes for all the files and folders as Hidden and that would also stop the indexer from finding them. [20:29] admfubar i smell a lawsuit... https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/my-drivers-license-is-one-of-153-million-for-sale-on-a-new-dark-website/ [20:29] TR Bot I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale - Ars Technica [20:30] admfubar a trump bug... https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-kb5120998-mouse-reset-bug-affects-only-non-english-pcs/ [20:30] TR Bot Microsoft: KB5120998 mouse reset bug affects only non-English PCs [20:31] IsambardPrince Windows 98 had a "Documents" menu that would show recent opened images and other files in the Start Menu. [20:31] IsambardPrince I used a hack to turn that off and remove it from the Start Menu. [20:34] IsambardPrince I shoved AOL Instant Messenger and other things in there too. I didn't have it save my login credentials, so even if my dad found it there was no way he could access my friend's list. I deleted all the shortcuts it made to itself. [20:34] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:36] *nobody (~nobody@ryakbqtn2esm2.irc) has joined #techrights [20:38] admfubar no "my way or the highway" now it is just "highway"... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/paypal-layoffs-indian-employees-faces-major-cuts-as-company-follows-oracle-style-no-notice-exit-strategy-14042923.html [20:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/paypal-layoffs-indian-employees-faces-major-cuts-as-company-follows-oracle-style-no-notice-exit-strategy-14042923.html ) [20:39] admfubar cause who doesnt need more global warming???... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-make-plea-at-g20-for-more-ai-data-centers-14042538.html [20:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-make-plea-at-g20-for-more-ai-data-centers-14042538.html ) [20:40] TR News Dogs Bred to Become Weapons of War (or Cops) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/03/dogs-bred-to-become-weapons-of-war-or-cops/ [20:40] TR Bot Blog Archive Dogs Bred to Become Weapons of War (or Cops) [20:42] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/03/thieves-steal-guinness-depot-cheshire-runcorn [20:42] TR Bot Thieves steal more than 70,000 pints worth of Guinness from depot in Cheshire | Crime | The Guardian [20:59] TR News Techrights Is Microsoft Trying to Kill What's Left of XBox by Year's End? https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Is_Microsoft_Trying_to_Kill_What_s_Left_of_XBox_by_Year_s_End.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Is_Microsoft_Trying_to_Kill_What_s_Left_of_XBox_by_Year_s_End.gmi [20:59] TR Bot Techrights Is Microsoft Trying to Kill What's Left of XBox by Year's End? [20:59] IsambardPrince MinceR: I sound like that Prior of the Ori when I'm reading a recipe sometimes. [20:59] IsambardPrince The one that says "Technology!" [20:59] IsambardPrince And I say "Half a cup of cheese!" ● Sep 03 [21:00] MinceR i don't remember that one [21:00] MinceR Extinct are the Ori. [21:06] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/china-co2-emissions-iran-war [21:06] TR Bot Chinas falling emissions amid Iran war spark hope of decarbonisation watershed | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian [21:09] TR News Techrights Microsoft "engineers who arent critical are let go" this week/month (silent layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Microsoft_engineers_who_aren_t_critical_are_let_go_this_week_mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Microsoft_engineers_who_aren_t_critical_are_let_go_this_week_mo.gmi [21:09] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft "engineers who arent critical are let go" this week/month (silent layoffs) [21:19] IsambardPrince The Miller High Life is very similar to a Cerveza. [21:19] IsambardPrince Only without Trump's import tariffs. [21:19] IsambardPrince In some cases people just adjust to tariffs by switching what they buy. [21:20] IsambardPrince When it costs over $20 for a 12 pack of Corona but only $6.99 for Miller High Life, that's an easy call. [21:26] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [21:39] TR News Techrights IBM Eliminating Over 20,000 IBM Workers by Year's End, Insiders Claim https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/IBM_Eliminating_Over_20_000_IBM_Workers_by_Year_s_End_Insiders_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/IBM_Eliminating_Over_20_000_IBM_Workers_by_Year_s_End_Insiders_.gmi [21:39] TR Bot Techrights IBM Eliminating Over 20,000 IBM Workers by Year's End, Insiders Claim [21:56] TR News Richard Stallman Has Had Enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiNrbhBxRUc [21:56] TR Bot https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=uiNrbhBxRUc [21:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/.gandalf/check?gandalf_id=2c78db88-2ed4-4407-ae41-608f0bf5c815&gandalf_redir=/watch?v=uiNrbhBxRUc ) [21:57] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Sep 03 [22:07] TR News "The project should have a clear policy on LLM usage, ideally on the grounds of ethics." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/code-of-ethics.gmi [22:08] TR News Quantum Tunneling Transistors Could Deliver a Big Boost to Energy Efficiency in Microchips gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202609/20260903-quantum.gmi [22:09] TR News six dead mice gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/mice [22:10] IsambardPrince Bobbi seems to like the seafood variety wet cat food. [22:10] schestowitz[TR2] bobbi jo [22:15] TR News "Qualtrics cuts 117 jobs tied to Seattle headquarters" " Software maker Qualtrics cuts 117 jobs in Seattle" https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/software-maker-qualtrics-cuts-117-jobs-in-seattle/ [22:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/software-maker-qualtrics-cuts-117-jobs-in-seattle/ ) [22:16] TR News Must be hey hi layoffs, more so now that everything get rebranded "HEY HI" [22:17] TR News 2020s: we replace workers with "hey hi"; 2030: our cows were not slaughtered, they were beamed up by ALIENS! [22:17] TR News "PayPal Layoffs: Around 600 Jobs Cut in India" [22:18] TR News Remember this: https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/paypal-reportedly-attracting-takeover-interest-after-stock-slump/cZRtwVsR4yF [22:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/paypal-reportedly-attracting-takeover-interest-after-stock-slump/cZRtwVsR4yF ) [22:18] TR News Not new to layoffs http://techrights.org/n/2024/01/31/Links_31_01_2024_PayPal_Fires_2_500_Employees_and_Microsoft_Lay.shtml [22:18] TR Bot Techrights Links 31/01/2024: PayPal Fires 2,500 Employees and Microsoft Layoffs at WoW Developer Impact Story Teams [22:24] TR News Techrights Like Uber, Paypal's Debt Has Shot Up 2.5 Billion Dollars in 3 Months, Now the Mass Layoffs Come to India https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Like_Uber_Paypal_s_Debt_Has_Shot_Up_2_5_Billion_Dollars_in_3_Mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/03/Like_Uber_Paypal_s_Debt_Has_Shot_Up_2_5_Billion_Dollars_in_3_Mo.gmi [22:24] TR Bot Techrights Like Uber, Paypal's Debt Has Shot Up 2.5 Billion Dollars in 3 Months, Now the Mass Layoffs Come to India [22:29] admfubar https://scheerpost.com/2026/09/03/taxpayers-must-not-be-on-the-hook-for-bailing-out-the-ai-industry/ [22:29] TR Bot Taxpayers Must Not Be on the Hook for Bailing Out the AI Industry ● Sep 03 [23:00] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [23:03] *Righty (~Username@2r2j25ki42ejy.irc) has joined #techrights [23:14] IsambardPrince MinceR: I added to that: [23:14] IsambardPrince "When asked about the $60 trillion dollar national debt, President Trump said 'Maybe we just don't pay it. I keep saying maybe we just don't pay it, or you know, we control how much money there is, so maybe we make a lot of money and pay the debt that way. Or maybe we just put America into a barrel and send it over Niagara Falls in a barrel in front of our creditors, and the barrel breaks apart and gets washed away, only America wasn' [23:14] IsambardPrince t in the barrel but our creditors don't know that. Who knows? I'm still working on the Supreme Court case for my third term, so wait around and find out. Should be exciting. Those left-wing maniacs sure ruined the reflecting pool though, huh? Sad.'" [23:18] IsambardPrince MinceR: Some people call it the Strait of Warm Ooze. [23:18] IsambardPrince The reflecting pool. [23:19] MinceR lol [23:22] admfubar going off line aas there is a major line of storms coming through the area... laters all [23:22] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) [23:32] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [23:45] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: There's been a 900% price increase on coffee. On coffee! On something that used to be so cheap we made a full pot and didn't care if half went down the drain! [23:52] *admfubar (~admfubar@amb4bz5uqndfg.irc) has joined #techrights [23:53] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Could be related to.... [23:53] IsambardPrince I've seen a surge in coffee makers at thrift stores that work. [23:53] admfubar well that passed without incident [23:53] admfubar old style drip [23:54] IsambardPrince Possibly people reclaiming counter space since they can't afford 900% price increase on coffee since 1998, half of which happened in the past two years.