●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, June 04, 2025 ●● ● Jun 04 [00:01] *shasta has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [00:26] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:29] *admfubar (~admfubar@ngqaam7baxnug.irc) has joined #techrights [00:43] *shasta (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [00:45] IsambardPrince MinceR, I ran into a listing for an old VW Rabbit, a 1978. [00:45] IsambardPrince I described all the problems to mom that the guy said it's having now. [00:45] IsambardPrince She said her VW Rabbit had a bunch of problems by that in 1981. [00:46] IsambardPrince The car isn't just nearly 50 years old. [00:46] IsambardPrince It was a bad car with a lot of defects back then. [00:46] IsambardPrince And now it is ALSO almost 50 years old. [00:46] IsambardPrince *problems like that [00:46] MinceR :> [00:47] IsambardPrince She said after it had been running, you had to leave it running if you went in somewhere. [00:47] IsambardPrince Because it wouldn't want to start back up until it had cooled down for at least three or four hours if you turned it off. [00:48] IsambardPrince MinceR, It doesn't seem like the West Germans built much better stuff than the Communists in East Germany. [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:58] MinceR sounds like they already had a thing for overcomplicating things way beyond their own abilities [00:59] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Released with VoLTE and Waydroid Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/03/Ubuntu_Touch_OTA_9_Released_with_VoLTE_and_Waydroid_Improvement.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/03/Ubuntu_Touch_OTA_9_Released_with_VoLTE_and_Waydroid_Improvement.gmi [00:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Released with VoLTE and Waydroid Improvements ● Jun 04 [01:20] IsambardPrince https://wreg.com/news/local/robber-crawls-through-walgreens-cooler-to-steal-5k-from-store/ [01:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://wreg.com/news/local/robber-crawls-through-walgreens-cooler-to-steal-5k-from-store/ ) [01:30] TR News "Here are some ideas you all can start working on. I'm an ideas guy." gemini://tilde.club/~say/2025-06-03.gmi [01:31] TR News "I'll start at the end, because that's the most important part. Later this month, I'm obtaining medical aid in dying AKA death with dignity. Barring unforeseen circumstances or unexpected changes, my last day on earth will be June 13th, 2025. Realize that I'm just over 46 years old." gemini://the-brannons.com/end-of-life/ [01:32] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: is there no alternative? [01:32] schestowitz[TR2] can we help somehow? [01:34] TR News Texture gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/06/03/texture.gmi [01:36] TR News "I haven't been getting out of doors as much as I would like, owing to a lot of overcast days and some rainy weather. A cold wind has been blowing this last week or two, so that it is uncomfortable to go out on a day that is not sunny." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250603-0.gmi [01:37] TR News Get excited for new products gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/ [01:42] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: is there no "very expensive" treatment? [01:42] schestowitz[TR2] for this? [01:42] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1315.jpg [01:42] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1665.jpg [01:43] TR News "I've really begun noticing that some days I just seem a lot more visually integrated than normal; it's almost like I have some kind of feeling of being hyper-visual, where all of the sight stimuli that normally might just mildly intrigue me are instead impressed upon me in a more superlative way." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2629 [01:45] TR News "I'm a huge believer in science, though I think the obsession with medical testing is harmful to science. Hell, this is pretty much true of all data. We've got data. We have so much data that it's coming out of our ears and assholes. What we don't have enough of is logic, intuition, and critical thinking." gemini://the-brannons.com/medicine/ [01:45] TR News Six months into deleting my social media and ending all my uses of Big Tech, and it's like I'm a different person: gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-06-02 gemini://station.martinrue.com/drmollytov/2ac01f31005e420f94ba4b61504a45f2 [01:47] TR News "I'm definitely calmer day to day and more satisfied with my daily life. I'm certainly not some kind of bodhisattva. I still get angry and annoyed and fearful and all the rest of it. But those states are less common, and when they do happen, they're milder and pass more quickly." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-06-02 [01:47] TR News "Instead, I am very into my garden and chickens at the moment. Part of that is seasonal as well, but part of that is having the mental and emotional energy to put into project planning and execution. It's also having this newfound drive for real, physical activities that make real, physical changes in my world." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-06-02 [01:52] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [01:52] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [01:52] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 04/06/2025: Inescapable Questions and Quitting All "Oligarch Tech" https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Gemini_Links_04_06_2025_Inescapable_Questions_and_Quitting_All_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Gemini_Links_04_06_2025_Inescapable_Questions_and_Quitting_All_.gmi [01:52] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 04/06/2025: Inescapable Questions and Quitting All "Oligarch Tech" [01:58] admfubar did he use reverse polish notation too??? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/polish-engineer-creates-postage-stamp-sized-1980s-atari-computer/ [01:58] TR Bot Polish engineer creates postage stamp-sized 1980s Atari computer - Ars Technica [01:58] TR News Jim Cramer sends a blunt message on Microsoft layoffs https://www.thestreet.com/technology/jim-cramer-sends-a-blunt-message-on-microsoft-layoffs [01:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thestreet.com/technology/jim-cramer-sends-a-blunt-message-on-microsoft-layoffs ) [01:59] admfubar somebody is feeling the heat... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/adobe-finally-releases-photoshop-for-android-and-its-free-for-now/ [01:59] TR Bot Adobe finally releases Photoshop for Android, and its free (for now) - Ars Technica [01:59] TR News Of course his message was full of BS, as usual. Microsoft has financial problems. ● Jun 04 [02:00] TR News Disney, Microsoft Announce Massive Layoffs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-06-03/disney-microsoft-announce-massive-layoffs-video [02:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-06-03/disney-microsoft-announce-massive-layoffs-video ) [02:01] TR News "Nadella: Its the new AI (All in.dians) strategy" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwsdzz9d [02:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwsdzz9d ) [02:02] TR News "You're not kidding; just look around the Redmond campus." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwsdzz9d [02:02] TR News ""Microsoft's $455 million investment in 2023, including plans to integrate Builder.ai's technology with Azure, now stands as a cautionary tale." Just wow. I wonder when MS caught on." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwsdzz9d Microsoft is a giant fraud, so it also SUPPORTS fraud [02:06] TR News "Leadership ii What Leadership ii Leadership no longer exists inside IBM. It's just a "smash and grab" operation from Alvind, Slob Thomas, Krabanaugh and the Pipmunks. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme....." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk [02:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk ) [02:07] TR News "Can you share what jobsite worked for you? Tough out here even with a lot of experience. LinkedIn and Indeed are flooded with job applicants." MANY ARE FAKE. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvnzgs1t [02:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvnzgs1t ) [02:08] TR News "Yes, hard working IBM US employees should expect 50% raises (after all, why settle for a measly 23% you are worth so much more ??). But...those raises will be paid to you in your dreams or when he-l freezes over (whichever comes first)." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqecfqb [02:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqecfqb ) [02:08] TR News "And, as you guessed already - this does not apply to Alvind, Krabanaugh, Slob Thomas or the rest of the Pipmunks. They get real money in their paychecks and bank accounts." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqecfqb [02:09] TR News "here's another company with the same playbook: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/builderai-collapses-15bn-ai-startup-exposed-actually-indians-pretending-bots-1734784 " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvb4p7va [02:09] TR Bot Builder.ai Collapses: $1.5bn 'AI' Startup Exposed as 'Actually Indians' Pretending to Be Bots | IBTimes UK [02:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvb4p7va ) [02:10] TR News "Seems like Alvind is leading IBM akin to Roman Emperors circa 450-476 AD" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e [02:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwka389e ) [02:16] IsambardPrince https://www.kgw.com/video/news/local/transgender-asylum-seeker-detained-by-ice-outside-portland-courtroom-attorneys-say/283-3102a479-88bc-4026-a1dd-4eba712fe2ec [02:16] TR Bot News - YouTube [02:16] IsambardPrince "Transgender asylum seeker detained by ICE outside Portland courtroom, attorneys say" [02:17] IsambardPrince MinceR, The UN World Law that Brandon Lobsta talked about, maybe? [02:17] IsambardPrince :P [02:17] IsambardPrince You know, that's what the UN does. Makes "world laws". [02:17] MinceR lol [02:18] IsambardPrince It's like Roy says, Lobsta knows very little, other than English. [02:18] IsambardPrince The EU can't even get Hungary under control. [02:18] IsambardPrince About all they can do is withhold money. [02:19] *shasta has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [02:19] IsambardPrince So at this point it's all about trying to bribe Hungary to stop causing so many problems. [02:24] IsambardPrince MinceR, Walmart can't decide if they want to make this eyeglass frame with nosepads held in with screws, or press-in ones that you can't find replacements for should one pop out. [02:24] IsambardPrince I made the woman there laugh when I said I had to give up on finding one that fit a few pairs ago and made it through the rest of the year until the insurance would pay for another pair by super gluing a replacement nose pad in. [02:25] IsambardPrince She said if you get super glue on the lens it'll ruin the lens. I said, "That's why I made sure not to." [02:25] TR News Techrights is always on the side of whistleblowers, it will do its best to protect them and their interest, and the publication style strives to assist them by illuminating facts. It's expected the reaction to this will be bullying; we try to ensure the bullying backfires on the bully. It can take months before the bully realises this. [02:31] IsambardPrince MinceR, ICE arrested "her" outside of "her" criminal trial. [02:31] IsambardPrince The tranny Mexican criminal will now be deported. [02:36] MinceR 04 031854 < IsambardPrince> About all they can do is withhold money. [02:36] MinceR and they aren't even willing to do that [02:36] MinceR 04 031918 < IsambardPrince> So at this point it's all about trying to bribe Hungary to stop causing so many problems. [02:36] MinceR which isn't working [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-030625.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-030625.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-030625.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-030625.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, June 03, 2025 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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[02:59] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jun 04 [03:00] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techrights [03:01] IsambardPrince MinceR, "Where's the robot to pat you on the back?" [03:01] IsambardPrince "Or the engineers? Or the children?" [03:01] IsambardPrince "Now you see how useless your so-called power is, how your whole empire of destruction comes crashing down....all because of one...little...cherry." [03:12] *shasta (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [03:23] pi wife [03:27] TR News Techrights EPO: Taking Away From the Staff to Give More to the Rich https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/EPO_Taking_Away_From_the_Staff_to_Give_More_to_the_Rich.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/EPO_Taking_Away_From_the_Staff_to_Give_More_to_the_Rich.gmi [03:27] TR Bot Techrights EPO: Taking Away From the Staff to Give More to the Rich [03:31] TR News Old: Closing Keynote Day 3 - Dr. Richard Stallman - Web3 Summit 2024 Berlin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqgUGbZdyHs "Part of the Pala Labs team had the opportunity to have an insightful conversation with Richard Stallman at the 2024 Web3 Summit." https://x.com/pala_labs/status/1929952389576175635 [03:31] TR Bot https://onion.tube/watch?v=tqgUGbZdyHs [03:31] TR Bot onion.tube | NO TITLE [03:31] TR Bot ( status 400 @ https://x.com/pala_labs/status/1929952389576175635 ) ● Jun 04 [04:03] TR News unless anything major happens, "The Openwashing Shills Initiative (OSI) - Part III: IRS and Status of OSI" will be released this month [04:04] TR News Spoiler: abuse at the OSI will link back to Bully de Blanc [04:04] TR News For context: https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/26/The_Openwashing_Shills_Initiative_OSI_Part_I_Complaints_to_IRS_.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/01/The_Openwashing_Shills_Initiative_OSI_Part_II_Lying_to_the_IRS_.shtml [04:04] TR Bot Techrights The Openwashing Shills Initiative (OSI) - Part I: Complaints to IRS or USDOJ Needed [04:04] TR Bot Techrights The Openwashing Shills Initiative (OSI) - Part II: Lying to the IRS is a Big Issue [04:05] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [04:05] admfubar (General Microsoft) "Coder! Do you have a backdoor telemetry channel aligned with our Revenue Ramming Department in that module?!?" [04:05] admfubar (Private Coder) "Sir, No Sir!" [04:05] admfubar (General Microsoft) "Well, SHIT son! Damn thing's busted! We can't ship that. Get to work." [04:07] MinceR :) [04:12] admfubar https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/06/02/225250/texas-right-to-repair-bill-passes [04:12] TR Bot Texas Right To Repair Bill Passes - Slashdot [04:15] admfubar A. 42 ....https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/02/2156253/pro-ai-subreddit-bans-uptick-of-users-who-suffer-from-ai-delusions [04:15] TR Bot Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer From AI Delusions - Slashdot [04:20] admfubar https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/02/194210/north-korean-smartphones-automatically-capture-screenshots-every-5-minutes-for-state-surveillance [04:20] TR Bot North Korean Smartphones Automatically Capture Screenshots Every 5 Minutes For State Surveillance - Slashdot [04:22] TR News Techrights Poland's Political Predicament and Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Poland_s_Political_Predicament_and_Social_Control_Media.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Poland_s_Political_Predicament_and_Social_Control_Media.gmi [04:22] TR Bot Techrights Poland's Political Predicament and Social Control Media [04:28] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/03/stop-begging-billionaires-to-fix-software-build-your-own/ [04:28] TR Bot Begging Billionaires To Fix Software Build Your Own | Techdirt [04:36] TR News (NEW): VirtualBox 7.1.10 Is Out with Initial Support for Linux 6.15 and 6.16 Kernels https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/VirtualBox_7_1_10_Is_Out_with_Initial_Support_for_Linux_6_15_an.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/VirtualBox_7_1_10_Is_Out_with_Initial_Support_for_Linux_6_15_an.gmi [04:36] TR Bot Tux Machines VirtualBox 7.1.10 Is Out with Initial Support for Linux 6.15 and 6.16 Kernels [04:37] TR News Techrights Windows Measured Below 10% in Afghanistan, GNU/Linux Gaining a Lot https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Windows_Measured_Below_10_in_Afghanistan_GNU_Linux_Gaining_a_Lo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Windows_Measured_Below_10_in_Afghanistan_GNU_Linux_Gaining_a_Lo.gmi [04:37] TR Bot Techrights Windows Measured Below 10% in Afghanistan, GNU/Linux Gaining a Lot [04:37] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: sort of valid point [04:37] schestowitz[TR2] but [04:37] schestowitz[TR2] they sey buold your own [04:37] schestowitz[TR2] there is a lesser ddificult option [04:37] schestowitz[TR2] use free software [04:38] schestowitz[TR2] that does not require knowing how to build software [04:38] schestowitz[TR2] maybe how to install or distribute [04:38] schestowitz[TR2] orr "deploy" [04:38] schestowitz[TR2] e.g. run your own blog [04:38] schestowitz[TR2] with software that anyone can fork [04:39] schestowitz[TR2] and which can run on any platform, OS, host [04:40] admfubar but you still dont wont necessarily get software that meets your needs.. that was the main point of the article/ [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] right [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] but ime [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] if you tell people [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] write your own [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] make your own [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] get coding etc. [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] to some people it is offputting [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] like telling folks [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] "build your own home" [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] "grow your own vegs" [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] the better message is [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] joina community [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] that makes software [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] and participate [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] it'll be easier a "Sell" [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] (ime) [04:47] admfubar they did join, it is just a different community [04:49] TR News Techrights In-Depth EPO Coverage at Techrights Turns Eleven https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/In_Depth_EPO_Coverage_at_Techrights_Turns_Eleven.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/In_Depth_EPO_Coverage_at_Techrights_Turns_Eleven.gmi [04:49] TR Bot Techrights In-Depth EPO Coverage at Techrights Turns Eleven [04:50] admfubar i wonder how fast these will be vandalized??? https://www.geekwire.com/2025/proposal-to-bring-digital-kiosks-to-downtown-seattle-streets-moves-forward-with-latest-city-council-vote/ [04:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/proposal-to-bring-digital-kiosks-to-downtown-seattle-streets-moves-forward-with-latest-city-council-vote/ ) [04:51] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/xs_new_encrypted_xchat_feature/ [04:51] TR Bot Twitter launches 'XChat' encrypted DMs with big caveats The Register [04:54] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/man-buys-20tb-portable-hdd-for-51-son-breaks-the-news-that-its-a-fake/ [04:54] TR Bot Shopper denied $51 refund for 20TB HDD thats mostly a weighted plastic box - Ars Technica ● Jun 04 [05:00] admfubar https://youtu.be/tGPQ5kzJ9Tg [05:00] TR Bot https://inv.zzls.xyz/watch?v=tGPQ5kzJ9Tg [05:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], https://www.naswil.org/post/nasw-il-initiative-hb-1806-passes-il-senate-unanimously-protecting-illinoisans-from-ai-therapists [05:00] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=tGPQ5kzJ9Tg ) [05:00] TR Bot NASW-IL Initiative HB 1806 Passes IL Senate Unanimously, Protecting Illinoisans from AI "Therapists" [05:01] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Loses he house, wife, job, sanity, etc.... [05:01] IsambardPrince Send a copy of "Ran" with thoughts and prayers. [05:02] IsambardPrince It's a great idea to have two mortgages during a very unstable economy headed by the very stable genius, you know. [05:03] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/meta-and-yandex-are-de-anonymizing-android-users-web-browsing-identifiers/ [05:03] TR Bot Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users web browsing identifiers - Ars Technica [05:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I gave someone an example of how the government inflation figures mislead. [05:22] IsambardPrince "According to BLS, a bean burrito at Taco Bell could be expected to cost about $1.64 because they were 69 cents in 1991, except, you go there and a bean burrito is actually $2.29." [05:22] IsambardPrince There's lots of stuff like this. [05:24] IsambardPrince My rent was $304 in 2003. [05:24] IsambardPrince The government inflation says that's $550 now. [05:24] IsambardPrince I pay more than double that. [05:27] TR News Techrights #HowTo Expose High-Level Corruption Without Getting in (Too Much) Trouble https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/How_to_Expose_High_Level_Corruption_Without_Getting_in_Too_Much.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/How_to_Expose_High_Level_Corruption_Without_Getting_in_Too_Much.gmi [05:27] TR Bot Techrights How to Expose High-Level Corruption Without Getting in (Too Much) Trouble [05:29] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], I gave someone an example of how the government inflation figures mislead. [05:29] schestowitz[TR2] they measure what suits them [05:29] schestowitz[TR2] government makes government look good [05:29] schestowitz[TR2] as expected [05:29] schestowitz[TR2] the US government is now run by corrupt people [05:30] schestowitz[TR2] more so than ever before, I think [05:30] schestowitz[TR2] to the point where the government does not even try to hide its corruptiopn [05:30] schestowitz[TR2] because they know that nobnody will do anything about it [05:30] schestowitz[TR2] "Democrats" is a word you barely hear anymore [05:30] schestowitz[TR2] it' [05:30] schestowitz[TR2] it's like they vanished [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] because apparently the way to challenge this government isn't the media or opposition parties [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] but going on x.com [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] complain under MElon bans you [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] *until [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] it's very PRC-like, you know [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] yes, you can complain [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] the media won't [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] and by complaining you make life hard fore yourself [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] so people stop complaining [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] and then it's just people mourning and agonising [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] too busy working 996 [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] 9 to 9 [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] 6 days a week [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] to get by [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] no time for protests [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] The government inflation says that's $550 now. [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] rent is not for the people who sponsor the poilticians [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] they have "Assets" and "Properties" [05:33] IsambardPrince I'd be thrilled if there was $550 rent somewhere. [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] rent goes up, income goes up [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] their "properties" gain in value [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] so they are generally happy [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: try the woods [05:33] schestowitz[TR2] with the brown water [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] and the dog that has diarrhoea [05:34] IsambardPrince It's....fuck yeah!.....refreshing [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] because his "mom" is busy sticking pins in insects [05:34] IsambardPrince Gulp gulp gulp [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] and doing satanic rituals [05:34] IsambardPrince Mmmmmm' [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] then you go to ER [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] in a car that has no driver [05:34] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Don't forget the Roomba that runs over the diarrhea. [05:34] schestowitz[TR2] because who values safety anyway? [05:34] IsambardPrince That was $600 well spent. [05:35] schestowitz[TR2] btw, cmb, can you reply pls? [05:35] schestowitz[TR2] is there nothing you can do at this point except euthanasia? [05:35] schestowitz[TR2] is there no possible treatment? [05:36] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I have a Shark vacuum that I'm going to run until the wheels fall off. [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: it was a crappy gadget anyway [05:36] IsambardPrince I can avoid the spot where the cat threw up. [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] now it's even more crappy [05:36] IsambardPrince Because I have a brain to guide the vacuum. [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] yes, like many things [05:36] schestowitz[TR2] the stupid utopia [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] replaceing everything with gadgets [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] like you need to get rid of alarm clocks [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] for some "app" [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] that does like a million things you don't want it to do [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] and all you wanted was [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] some device to beep at some time [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] and nothing more [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] like a ttoaster with timer or thermostat [05:37] schestowitz[TR2] now people get ssmoke alarms with BT or wifi [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] why?? [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] detect smmmoke, beep [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] everything else is BS [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] then they say they cut "support" [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] perfectly OK devices... in the trash [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] what smart person cannot foresee this? [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] I buy smoke alarms with removable batteries now [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] some of them come with built in ones [05:38] schestowitz[TR2] total waste [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] you need to throw them away despite them still working, as the battery is "finished" [05:39] schestowitz[TR2] angelfire used to make them like that [05:39] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The smoke alarm has an expiration date. [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] FireAngel i mean [05:40] IsambardPrince Always has had one. [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] not the hosting site from the 90s [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: but why? [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] it chirps not due to fault [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] but low battery [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] same for first aid kits [05:40] IsambardPrince I just assumed they went bad. [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] the bandages age [05:40] schestowitz[TR2] but they try to sell more and more [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] FireAngel with batteries you can remove exists [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] the classic FireAngel [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] but i don' [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] t see that in shops [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] they push the "disposable" ones [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] like the two old FireAngels we had [05:44] schestowitz[TR2] what a waste [05:44] schestowitz[TR2] throw away good circuitsd [05:44] schestowitz[TR2] "because BATTERY" [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] As a Black person, I wish White people like yourselves would care a lot more about racial issues as much as you care about LGBTQ issues. But I see you mostly focusing on LGBTQ issues. No mention of Black History Month, but you go on about Gay Pride monthI can only guess because it includes White people, and you dont see Black History Month as including you. That goes for the GNOME project as well. There is a huge underrepres [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] entation of Black people in the FOSS development community, but LGBTQ folks are already pretty well represented (the greats Kirk McKusick and Eric Allman, as just two examples). [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] People like to say, all lives matter. Well, when the Black lives start mattering more to White progressives like yourselves, thenand only thenwill all lives matter. Please consider that, too. [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] quote from https://fossforce.com/2025/06/gnomes-new-director-tackles-funding-pride-and-prejudice/ [05:51] TR Bot Gnomes New Director Tackles Funding, Pride and Prejudice [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] Please STOP with the tribalism. Write software that everyone can use and STOP differentiating folks into various races/sexes/preferences. We are all super tired of it. People could care less if you are black, gay, white, straight, bisexual, male or female. They want to boot up their computer and have a smooth desktop experience without regarding those things. A mature project such as GNOME should be able to take criticism and lear [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] n from it. [05:51] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] There is no need to discuss politics. Just make software and cut out the gay and straight crap [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:52] *koo5__ has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] Wow, this article is a bunch of garbage. Your real problem with Lunduke is that he is Jewish, and you yourself are a jew hating Nazi pig. Shame on you! And shame on Gnome! [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] So an article ostensibly about the Gnome project (I enjoy the Gnome DE, by the way) turns into an anti-Lunduke screed?? Sounds like the article auto-forked its own code. [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] Sigh. (Virtue) signal received. Now can we get back to the subject of Gnome? [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] "' [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] I remember when free and open source software was about only the software. Good times. [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] As far as my personal tastes go, GNOME self-destructed and died at 3.0, and the only way back would be to close shop entirely and back Cinnamon but I still hope the new director can get their house in order. [05:53] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:53] *koo5 (~quassel@vmi579006.contaboserver.net) has joined #techrights ● Jun 04 [06:01] IsambardPrince I voted against the money for the forest preserves. It's not because I don't believe in conservation, it's because I don't think that the time to implement a new $126 million dollar tax is during a hyperinflationary recession. [06:01] IsambardPrince Unfortunately, I was outvoted on this. [06:01] IsambardPrince My position was to keep funding at the previous level. [06:05] TR News Techrights Say the Truth, the Rest Will Follow https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Say_the_Truth_the_Rest_Will_Follow.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Say_the_Truth_the_Rest_Will_Follow.gmi [06:05] TR Bot Techrights Say the Truth, the Rest Will Follow [06:07] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: what about people who live in the forest? (I should say lived) [06:11] IsambardPrince Well, presumably there will still be pine cones for them to wipe their ass with and they can use the water pump as a bidet/shower I guess. [06:11] IsambardPrince Unless the Forest Preserve Police find them. [06:11] IsambardPrince That's when I think the vagrancy laws kick in. [06:11] schestowitz[TR2] bidet/shower? [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] for bidet you need the thing women don't have [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] apparently [06:12] IsambardPrince Yeah, you bend over and it's a bidet. [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] because woman does not mean having "women parts"\ [06:12] IsambardPrince You lean forward, it's a shower. [06:12] IsambardPrince It's really quite innovative. [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] biden isss a waste [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] in general [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] some hotels have it [06:12] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The government arrested a Mexican tranny today. [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] it's a status symbol [06:12] IsambardPrince And the news went crazy again. [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] esp. in central europe [06:12] IsambardPrince because it was ICE. [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] it's a waste of space [06:14] schestowitz[TR2] ICE is not police [06:14] schestowitz[TR2] it's more like paramilitaries [06:14] schestowitz[TR2] and armed [06:14] schestowitz[TR2] and moving across borders [06:15] schestowitz[TR2] I don't know what the UK equiv is [06:15] IsambardPrince ICE is a police agency. [06:15] schestowitz[TR2] but we have very different realities here [06:15] schestowitz[TR2] the issue is not "mexicans" [06:15] schestowitz[TR2] but north africans and others who come here in boats [06:15] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not just as simple as "go back go back!!" [06:15] IsambardPrince The UK expels illegal aliens in shackles all the time. [06:15] IsambardPrince Very mature democracy! [06:16] schestowitz[TR2] as for genders, the UK's highest court agrees being a woman isn't about one's mood or opinion [06:16] schestowitz[TR2] it has a legal meaning tied to biology [06:16] schestowitz[TR2] so there's that [06:16] IsambardPrince The UK Supreme Court made an unexpectedly sane ruling. [06:16] IsambardPrince Considering it's Europe. [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] hey, it's US th t treats women like trash [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] and won't let any become president [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] after 46 presidents [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] europe is more progressive [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] and more eager to protect women [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] the US didn't allow women to vote until very late [06:17] IsambardPrince I don't think being a woman had anything to do with it. [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] in europe it was like this in switzerland [06:17] IsambardPrince The Democrats picked bad candidates. [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] which isn't in the EU [06:18] IsambardPrince Who happened to be women. [06:18] IsambardPrince They didn't bother to go talk to the voters. [06:18] IsambardPrince They don't "seem" genuine about anything. [06:18] schestowitz[TR2] so who would succeed? Liz Warren? [06:18] IsambardPrince People here react badly to this. [06:18] IsambardPrince I think Elizabeth Warren might do better. [06:18] IsambardPrince I don't think being a woman has anything much to do with it. [06:19] schestowitz[TR2] not in your state [06:19] schestowitz[TR2] maybe in OK or TX [06:19] IsambardPrince If it did, then why are half the governors in red states women? [06:19] IsambardPrince Texas had many women governors. [06:20] IsambardPrince Including Ann Richards [06:20] IsambardPrince "Ma" ferguson was the governor of Texas twice, in the 1920s and 30s. [06:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Illinois hasn't had any women who were governors. [06:25] IsambardPrince I think the only one recently that tried was Jeanne Ives. [06:26] IsambardPrince She put out a television commercial that said things like, well, a guy in a woman's dress that said "Thanks Governor Rauner, for letting me use the little girl's bathroom." [06:26] IsambardPrince LOL [06:27] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I'm listed as a Republican. [06:27] IsambardPrince Because I keep voting in their primaries. [06:28] IsambardPrince I actually did vote for Jeanne Ives. I thought she was so hilarious and off putting that she'd lose, but it turned out that Rauner didn't need any help losing. [06:38] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Do you figure that Microsoft will give him a job as a bailout while they're firing tens of thousands? [06:42] cmb schestowitz[TR2]: Not that I know of. And anyway I'm on social security disability. [06:42] IsambardPrince Sucks, doesn't it? [06:43] cmb Yes. [06:43] TR News (NEW): postmarketOS in 2025-05: Continuous testing, downstream split, niri, os-installer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/postmarketOS_in_2025_05_Continuous_testing_downstream_split_nir.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/postmarketOS_in_2025_05_Continuous_testing_downstream_split_nir.gmi [06:43] TR Bot Tux Machines postmarketOS in 2025-05: Continuous testing, downstream split, niri, os-installer [06:44] IsambardPrince Ugh, my eyes are watery and itchy from allergies. [06:45] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Plasma 6.4 stabilizes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/31/This_Week_in_Plasma_Plasma_6_4_stabilizes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/31/This_Week_in_Plasma_Plasma_6_4_stabilizes.gmi [06:45] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Plasma 6.4 stabilizes [06:46] TR News (NEW): zplug is a next-generation plugin manager for zsh https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/zplug_is_a_next_generation_plugin_manager_for_zsh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/zplug_is_a_next_generation_plugin_manager_for_zsh.gmi [06:46] TR Bot Tux Machines zplug is a next-generation plugin manager for zsh [06:51] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [06:53] TR News (NEW): Stretch Break Linux App Reminds You to Stop Pixel-Gawping https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Stretch_Break_Linux_App_Reminds_You_to_Stop_Pixel_Gawping.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Stretch_Break_Linux_App_Reminds_You_to_Stop_Pixel_Gawping.gmi [06:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Stretch Break Linux App Reminds You to Stop Pixel-Gawping [06:58] TR News (NEW): Sponsorships Seem to Be Coming to Arch Linux! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Sponsorships_Seem_to_Be_Coming_to_Arch_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Sponsorships_Seem_to_Be_Coming_to_Arch_Linux.gmi [06:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Sponsorships Seem to Be Coming to Arch Linux! ● Jun 04 [07:04] cmb schestowitz[TR2]: Anyway the only treatment I know of is a heart transplant. Given that my cardiologist was practically crying in October when I saw her last time (you can tell from someone's voice when they really want to sob), I have no reason to believe I'm not fucked. [07:14] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: maybe don'ty set any date [07:14] schestowitz[TR2] give more time to think [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] nothing set in stone [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] put that on pause [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] moods aaand dispositions change overt time [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] deciding for "x days" from now is not gggreat [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] esp. if you give that date to other people [07:15] schestowitz[TR2] and then it puts affirmation bias [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] remember http://hintjens.com/ - see also https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Social_Control_Media_is_Narcissism.shtml [07:17] TR Bot Articles - Hintjens.com [07:17] TR Bot Techrights Social Control Media is Narcissism [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] he managed to live a few more years [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] before his wake and final day [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] so he spent more time with family and friends [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] in his case, it's sushi that killed him [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] you're too young and way too smart to go [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] so don't rush anything [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] fwiw, collapsing in a sidewalk can be dignified [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] it's not a choice one makes [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] it can happen to anyone [07:19] schestowitz[TR2] anytime [07:22] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [07:31] cmb schestowitz[TR2]: We'll see. There's time yet. [07:40] TR News Techrights Our Case is a Very Easy Win, the SLAPPs From Microsofters Were a Grave Error, and Censoring Information Won't Work (It'll Only Ever Backfire) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Our_Case_is_a_Very_Easy_Win_the_SLAPPs_From_Microsofters_Were_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Our_Case_is_a_Very_Easy_Win_the_SLAPPs_From_Microsofters_Were_a.gmi [07:40] TR Bot Techrights Our Case is a Very Easy Win, the SLAPPs From Microsofters Were a Grave Error, and Censoring Information Won't Work (It'll Only Ever Backfire) [07:41] IsambardPrince Parasite [Blu-ray] [07:41] IsambardPrince Akira Kurosawas Dreams (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] [07:41] IsambardPrince The Last Emperor (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray, 1987) Bernardo Bertolucci [07:41] IsambardPrince Today's ebay grabs [07:42] IsambardPrince I remember The Last Emperor. I saw it on VHS I think. [07:45] IsambardPrince "The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection" that's a good one. [07:45] IsambardPrince Well worth the cost of the entire bundle just for The King and I and The Sound of Music. but there's 4 others in there. DVDs are selling cheap these days. [07:47] IsambardPrince I usually pull out the complete James Bond set around Thanksgiving and the original Star Wars Trilogy around Christmas. [07:47] IsambardPrince They used to do the James Bond movies on TNT around Thanksgiving. [07:48] IsambardPrince I always liked that because it was a slow week. School would let out for a couple extra days. [07:48] IsambardPrince The whole family would be over, the house smelled great from all the good food. [07:49] IsambardPrince We don't have those anymore. [07:49] IsambardPrince The family has pretty much broken apart. Deaths, Keith became a woman, grandma got really old and went to the home, one of my cousins (twins) is in two abusive relationships at the same time and one is cutting her off from her family. [07:50] IsambardPrince The other cousin adopted Problem Child and then had an unplanned pregnancy at 42. [07:50] IsambardPrince Mom's been taken in by a cult. [07:50] IsambardPrince My brother sits in his room eating pizza, playing xbox, and hoarding guns. [07:51] IsambardPrince On my dad's side, it's even worse than this. [07:51] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: my email is roy at schestowitz com is you want to reach me in private [07:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://schestowitz.com/PGP/ [07:51] TR Bot Schestowitz - PGP Key [07:51] schestowitz[TR2] try to stay with us longer [07:52] cmb schestowitz[TR2]: Thank you. [07:52] IsambardPrince cmb, Depression? [07:53] schestowitz[TR2] no [07:53] schestowitz[TR2] probably terminal heart condition [07:53] IsambardPrince Oh no. I'm sorry to hear that. [07:53] schestowitz[TR2] but i hope another cadiologist gives him better "years left" prognosis [07:53] schestowitz[TR2] 46 is a good age, intellectual [07:53] schestowitz[TR2] it's also my wife's age [07:54] IsambardPrince Yeah, doctors don't really know. [07:54] schestowitz[TR2] better to ask several [07:54] schestowitz[TR2] just in case [07:54] cmb IsambardPrince: I did have depression. Taken care of now, but I'm pretty sure it was a contributing factor to my heart going bad prematurely. [07:54] IsambardPrince They put one of my mom's patients on hospice and she came and went from hospice several times over the next eight years. [07:54] IsambardPrince They put you on hospice when they think it's six months. [07:54] IsambardPrince So they don't know. [07:55] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: you are among friends [07:55] schestowitz[TR2] do one day at a time [07:55] schestowitz[TR2] the world is full of BS people [07:55] schestowitz[TR2] you're not one of them [07:56] IsambardPrince Yes, if you start thinking about what could happen on an infinite timeframe, you'll lose your mind. [07:56] IsambardPrince I've tried to stop doing that. [07:56] cmb BS people and the systems they create. [07:56] schestowitz[TR2] if you live longer, then you get to see more BS people dying [07:57] IsambardPrince People who live in forests and get shots in the eyes. Like Colonel Rickman from Sliders. [07:57] IsambardPrince :P [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] and talk about their own death [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] in public [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] in mastodon [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] because, you know, common sense [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] then his spouseee did the same [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] saying goodbye [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] in twitter [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] to people [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] to pets [07:58] IsambardPrince https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Colonel_Angus_Rickman [07:58] TR Bot Colonel Angus Rickman | Villains Wiki | Fandom [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] and then got forcibly taken to an institute [07:59] cmb How can you be a villain and have such an awesome name as Colonel Angus. ● Jun 04 [08:00] schestowitz[TR2] angus beef [08:02] schestowitz[TR2] i had a colleague with a middle name "angus" [08:02] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtmlhttp://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtml [08:02] TR Bot ( status 404 @ http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtmlhttp://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtml ) [08:02] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtml [08:02] TR Bot Techrights Sirius Open Source in Court [08:04] TR News "Leadership views it that if you dont want to work at IBM with the pride of being an IBMER , than fine wish you luck." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk [08:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwqcybbk ) [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: apropos depression [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] the above-mentioned person worked in Google for a year [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] and then had burnout [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] from which he did not recover [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] in 2005 or 06 Google found me in usenet [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] and tried to hire me [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] i was afraid a job there would kill everything except the job [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] end of story, you're 100% "theirs" [08:05] schestowitz[TR2] and they ggget you to sign off "IP waiver" [sic]\ [08:06] schestowitz[TR2] everything you do, even outside work, is "theirs" [08:06] schestowitz[TR2] IBM tried the same [08:06] schestowitz[TR2] and said something like "you're 100% IBM employee all the time" [08:06] schestowitz[TR2] it's absurd and a form of slavery with gold wages [08:07] cmb Google sure was. [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/google?sort=active [08:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/google?sort=active ) [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] then they lay you off [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] you realise youkeep nnnothing [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] your code is theirs [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] and the extra hours you did you were a sucker [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] they expect their "AI" workers (actually Indians) to work 60+ hours a week [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] so that's what you're up againstr [08:09] cmb Ironically thelayoff.com is protected by clownflare. "enable javascript and cookies to continue". [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] " [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] google doesnt benfit the customers anymore. It is gone. so the good should leave...and what remains will bring it to bankruptcy. nobody will care or remember as it is not used much to help us anymore. Therre are only like 10k websites of any value. they can be put into a smaller company. then this re--rd not profitable company will fall. all comapnies need to die and shouldnt be bailed out. [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] " [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1js7wkf00 [08:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1js7wkf00 ) [08:09] schestowitz[TR2] yes, they added that JS thing last year if not earlier [08:10] cmb Everyone's doing it. [08:10] schestowitz[TR2] "Google is the new IBM" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jq1w6nz1 [08:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jq1w6nz1 ) [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] " [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] IBM has engineers who build products though. Google is more of an advertising firm." [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] " [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] Google and youtube censor any opinions they disagree with. [08:11] schestowitz[TR2] " [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] that's why techrights uploaded nothing to youtube [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, they censor many FOSS people [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] not demonetise only, actually censor [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] so it's "free hosting"* only if you promote the Google Ideaology [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] ______ * free ads! [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] *Ideology [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] https://lunduke.substack.com/p/adobe-and-youtube-censor-and-silence [08:14] TR Bot Adobe & YouTube Censor & Silence Journalist [08:14] cmb Which is why these huge platforms shouldn't exist in the first place. They're chokepoints and walled gardens, the things we thought we got away from when the Internet beat out AOL and similar offerings back in the 90s. [08:15] cmb Then the corporates figured out how to monetize the Internet and make it safe for normies. [08:16] IsambardPrince How can you be a villain and have such an awesome name as Colonel Angus. [08:16] IsambardPrince angus beef [08:16] IsambardPrince i had a colleague with a middle name "angus" [08:16] IsambardPrince I don't know, really. [08:16] IsambardPrince And he's a US Army Colonel, but he has a British accent? [08:16] IsambardPrince That show was kind of a mess. [08:17] IsambardPrince I suppose you could end up in the US Army and get promoted to Colonel and have a British accent, but I mean, I doubt it happens much. Unless you have that weird brain disorder that makes you adopt a foreign accent. [08:17] IsambardPrince But that usually happens to stroke victims. [08:18] IsambardPrince Messes up the brain, causes it to glitch. [08:18] IsambardPrince There was this one woman I saw on the news who had never been to Australia and developed that disorder and sounded Australian. [08:19] IsambardPrince Rickman, in the show, does have a brain disease. [08:19] schestowitz[TR2] Then the corporates figured out how to monetize the Internet and make it safe for normies. [08:19] schestowitz[TR2] i don't know if they even profit [08:19] schestowitz[TR2] most of them do not [08:19] schestowitz[TR2] they add "users" [08:19] IsambardPrince In his Earth's version of the Gulf War, he got a brain infection and has to steal some sort of "brain fluid" which kills the donor. [08:19] schestowitz[TR2] hile burning through money [08:19] IsambardPrince Then he injects it into himself. [08:19] schestowitz[TR2] and insist tttthat one day they can turrrn that into profit [08:20] IsambardPrince In fact, I think that's why he insists they still only take 140 people from the Earth that's about to be destroyed by pulsars. [08:20] IsambardPrince He had them screened for compatibility. [08:20] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: isn't Colonel an oudated honorrrific? [08:20] cmb "The web sucks. It is a mighty dismal kludge built out of a thousand tiny dismal kludges all band-aided together, and now these bottom-line clueless pinheads who never heard of "TCP handshake" want to run *commerce* over the damn thing. Ye godz. Welcome to TV of the next century -- six million channels of worthless shit to choose from, and about as much security as today's cable industry!" (from scripts/web in t [08:20] cmb he original netcat source code, back in 1995 or so). [08:20] schestowitz[TR2] in the US at least [08:20] schestowitz[TR2] the term Colonel seems common in dictatorships [08:20] IsambardPrince It's a military rank. [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] like Commissar [08:21] IsambardPrince But it's also an honorary title in Kentucky. [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: name an existing us colonel [08:21] IsambardPrince https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_(United_States) [08:21] TR Bot Colonel (United States) - Wikipedia [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: tcp/ip is ok [08:21] IsambardPrince "A colonel (/krnl/) in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general." [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] current web is a mess [08:21] schestowitz[TR2] see for example: [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] ttps://www.securityweek.com/chrome-to-distrust-chunghwa-telecom-and-netlock-certificates/ [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] can i base claim of "Censorship" bassed on this? [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] LF (LE) issues many certs to malware sites, why is that not blacklisted? [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] trake an old android phone [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] with its browser [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] it would not work with anything [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] after snowden leaks many went https [08:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], They call the rank "full bird Colonel". [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] and then 'linux ' foundation revoked a root ceeert [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] so anything with https in it woullld not work [08:23] schestowitz[TR2] unless you somehow get some "modern" browser [08:23] schestowitz[TR2] with a "new" list of "trusted" certs [08:23] schestowitz[TR2] that's how bad the web became [08:24] schestowitz[TR2] tuxmachines and techrights still allow access over part 80 with no encryption [08:25] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The ranks are the same in the British Army. [08:25] IsambardPrince Until you get to the top, where it's General of the Army in the US, and Field Marshal in the UK. [08:25] cmb GF's grandpa is a colonel. [08:26] IsambardPrince https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/06/03/trial-delayed-in-eviction-of-trump-apparel-store-in-huntley-that-was-cited-by-village-for-several-violations-2/ [08:26] TR Bot Trial delayed in eviction of Trump apparel store in Huntley that was cited by village for several violations [08:27] IsambardPrince The landlord wants her out for...failure to pay her rent and getting him fined for all the crap she's putting in front of the store. [08:27] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Her position is that she only has to follow laws "that make sense". [08:27] IsambardPrince Whichever ones those are. [08:28] IsambardPrince She has an extensive record of petty crime and moving violations. [08:28] IsambardPrince She refuses to carry car insurance, and she frequently parks in the fire zone and does not pay her tickets. [08:28] schestowitz[TR2] like shoiplifting? [08:28] IsambardPrince No, stuff like no driver's license. [08:28] IsambardPrince No plate. [08:28] IsambardPrince Sovereign citizen crap. [08:28] schestowitz[TR2] it makes sense not to park on fire zones [08:28] schestowitz[TR2] if everyone said it didn't make sense [08:28] schestowitz[TR2] there would be no such zones [08:28] IsambardPrince She's a real card, but since she's just a pain in the ass, there's been no real comeuppance yet. [08:28] schestowitz[TR2] then a fire happens [08:29] schestowitz[TR2] then, "oops" [08:29] schestowitz[TR2] no license (licence) carried? [08:29] schestowitz[TR2] or has none at all? [08:30] schestowitz[TR2] i saw people who have a licence to drive but don't deserve one [08:30] schestowitz[TR2] they drive _bad_ [08:30] schestowitz[TR2] worse than people who never drove [08:30] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], No license, at all. [08:30] schestowitz[TR2] my dad said to me last month i'm the best driver [08:30] IsambardPrince I don't know how she hasn't been towed yet. [08:30] schestowitz[TR2] even if I'm not driving anymore [08:31] schestowitz[TR2] if lacking a licence, then that's arrestable offence [08:31] schestowitz[TR2] like a 12-year-old driving a car [08:31] schestowitz[TR2] except [08:31] schestowitz[TR2] you cannot really arrest the 12 year old for very long [08:31] schestowitz[TR2] would likely punish the parent [08:32] schestowitz[TR2] for bad parenting etc. [08:32] schestowitz[TR2] so your neighbours are some of those people whooo think paying rent is like some voluntary thing [08:32] schestowitz[TR2] "if i feel like that" [08:32] schestowitz[TR2] it's the same way shoplifters thing... "i needed this baby formula for my baby" [08:35] IsambardPrince You can't really arrest someone for no driver's license. [08:35] cmb The sovereign citizen crowd is like, the government is illegit so no need to pay taxes or have its licenses. I think their claim is that the US is ruled under British admiralty law or some such nonsense. [08:35] IsambardPrince The SAFE-T Act says it's a non-violent offense. [08:35] IsambardPrince So they get a citation. [08:36] IsambardPrince It's still a Class A Misdemeanor though if you've never had one. [08:36] schestowitz[TR2] weird [08:36] schestowitz[TR2] btw, my driver's licenceee has a very very old photo of me [08:36] IsambardPrince If you have one but it's expired less than 2 years, it's a Class B Misdemeanor. [08:36] schestowitz[TR2] like very very old [08:36] IsambardPrince A B Misdemeanor isn't anything to sneeze at. [08:36] IsambardPrince You could still theoretically get 6 months in jail, although I doubt they would. [08:37] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: where does the laaaaaslumlord fffind tenants like these? [08:37] IsambardPrince Probably just a big fine. [08:37] schestowitz[TR2] i bet he just accepts the first one who turns up [08:37] schestowitz[TR2] \ [08:37] schestowitz[TR2] i.e. he get the serial rejects [08:37] IsambardPrince I guess. [08:37] schestowitz[TR2] thast nobody else wants [08:37] IsambardPrince He doesn't care if she's in there selling Trump crap. [08:37] schestowitz[TR2] like john choosing boyfriends [08:37] IsambardPrince Until he gets code violations. [08:38] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Yeah, John. [08:38] IsambardPrince You know the weed dealer that pulled a gun on him. [08:38] schestowitz[TR2] toilet bowl [08:38] IsambardPrince The black guy that crawled into the window at his dad's house. [08:38] IsambardPrince The illegal aliens. (plural) [08:38] schestowitz[TR2] seattle is perishiong [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] many layoffs [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] not just microsoft [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] and the unsaid thing is, [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] many of those are on visas [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] it's a us campus [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] but not many there are usians [08:39] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I wonder if they ever did anything with the Stabber. [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] msfters wants people who work very hard on low salary [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: the one who landed in londooon? [08:39] schestowitz[TR2] or the one who actual;ly did it? [08:39] IsambardPrince Microsoft probably seeks out people who are cheap because they've never cared about quality. [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] they also don't blow whistles [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] because [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] 1) they are not confidence [08:40] IsambardPrince The stabber that was on a bunch of drugs and blaming hookers and the CIA for his erectile dysfunction. [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] 2) they can be deported [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] 3) they know they are better off than their old "mates" [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2023/04/16/microsoft-bing-hides-news-regarding-microsoft-stabber-joseph-cantrell/ [08:40] TR Bot Microsoft Bing Hides News Regarding Microsoft Stabber Joseph Cantrell. | BaronHK's Rants [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] s earch bing [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] for his name [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] see what turns up [08:41] schestowitz[TR2] 2 years later [08:41] IsambardPrince https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=joseph+cantrell+microsoft&FORM=HDRSC7 [08:41] TR Bot joseph cantrell microsoft - Search News [08:42] *tessier has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:42] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I don't like using Bing. [08:42] IsambardPrince It's very manipulative and nasty. [08:42] IsambardPrince Even worse than Google. [08:42] schestowitz[TR2] i think they have ads [08:42] schestowitz[TR2] that get past the blockers [08:42] schestowitz[TR2] that means they need money [08:42] schestowitz[TR2] and areee not getting any [08:43] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/02/statCounter_Sees_Bing_Share_Falling_Over_0_5_in_One_Month_Now_L.shtml [08:43] TR Bot Techrights statCounter Sees Bing "Share" Falling Over 0.5% in One Month, Now Lower Than Before the ChatGPT/Bing Chat Hype [08:43] IsambardPrince "Celebrate 50 years of Microsoft [08:43] IsambardPrince Discover how Microsoft Edge has evolved into your AI-powered browser, offering a smarter way to browse as we look forward to the next era of innovation and change." [08:43] cmb I interviewed with MS in 2008. They didn't want me. I pissed off one of my interviewers, too: "Do you know anything other than Unix?" [08:44] TR News Google had "Answers" years ago, well before they called LLM slop "AI". Google didn't deny it was ripping off sites in the lists in pages... to produce this text [08:44] IsambardPrince https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/features/edge-secure-network-vpn?form=MT00IX&cs=195007185 [08:44] TR Bot Microsoft Edge's VPN Browser | Microsoft Edge [08:44] IsambardPrince LOL [08:44] TR News Nowadays they just misuse this magic word, "HEY HI", to pretend that plagiarism is in fact some amazing intelligence. It is a lie. [08:45] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: at least he didn't pick up the chair [08:45] schestowitz[TR2] Discover how Microsoft Edge has evolved into your AI-powered browser, [08:45] schestowitz[TR2] slop-spewing application [08:46] schestowitz[TR2] "Microsoft Edge's VPN Browser" [08:46] schestowitz[TR2] VPN... with a browser that [08:46] schestowitz[TR2] 1) takes ALL your passwords [08:46] schestowitz[TR2] 2) does not tell you it does (1) [08:46] schestowitz[TR2] 3) sends all this stuff to Microsoft [08:46] schestowitz[TR2] 4) Microsoft shares with NSA [08:46] schestowitz[TR2] very secure VPN then [08:47] cmb Yeah that would have been a fantastic corporate look. "Microsoft interviewer throws chair at blind prospective employee for knowing too much Unix." [08:49] schestowitz[TR2] they don't like disability [08:49] schestowitz[TR2] we covereddd this in: [08:50] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2016/11/06/yuval-levental-on-hiring-program/ [08:50] TR Bot Microsoft Grossly Exaggerates the Value of its Hiring Program for People with Autism, by Yuval Levental [08:50] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2020/09/05/the-microsoft-rip-article/ [08:50] TR Bot The Tragic Stories of Microsoft Mishandling People With Special Needs (to the Point Where Some Needlessly Die) [08:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2017/04/05/microsoft-autism-awareness-pr-stunt/ [08:51] TR Bot For Autism Awareness Month, Microsoft Spreads More Delusional Views About Autism, Claiming "Disability is a Strength" (Which Really Reflects Themselves) [08:51] schestowitz[TR2] sirius fired a blind lady [08:51] schestowitz[TR2] covered in: [08:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2022/12/05/sirius-open-source-fired-a-blind-lady/ [08:51] TR Bot That Time Sirius 'Open Source' Fired a Blind Lady While Gagging Sympathetic Staff [08:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2022/12/05/sirius-open-source-blind-to-criticism/ [08:52] TR Bot Blog Archive Sirius Open Source Has Long Been Blind to Criticism [08:54] schestowitz[TR2] this is now brought up in http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/30/Sirius_Open_Source_in_Court.shtml [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Sirius Open Source in Court [08:57] cmb What amazes me is that they talk this story about how working in tech is great for neurodivergent / autistic people, and yet, a lot of it is sensory overload, constant interrupts, and ... the kind of political interhuman BS you find at any company. [08:58] IsambardPrince they don't like disability [08:58] IsambardPrince They had the Neurodivergent Nazi Hiring Program. ● Jun 04 [09:00] TR News Windows 0% in American Samoa https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/american-samoa/#monthly-200902-202506 [09:00] TR Bot Operating System Market Share American Samoa | Statcounter Global Stats [09:01] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: he was not Neurodivergent [09:01] schestowitz[TR2] he was just a nazi [09:01] schestowitz[TR2] trying to ride a bus into a job [09:01] schestowitz[TR2] "Neurodivergent" was just a card for him [09:02] schestowitz[TR2] the nazis he supports mocked Liz Warren for ticking Native box [09:02] schestowitz[TR2] Now "ye" (kanye) west uses this card [09:02] schestowitz[TR2] saying it's OK to be naaaaazi [09:02] schestowitz[TR2] if you are "Neurodivergent" or something [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] not all "Neurodivergent" people lean towards this [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] that reminds meee of Ontario Criminal [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] ticking many boxes [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] t o justify doing illegal things [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] saying "disabled" [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] like cutting one's penus is disability [09:03] schestowitz[TR2] *nis [09:04] schestowitz[TR2] imagine me cutting my two thumbs [09:04] schestowitz[TR2] and then applying for a job as disabled person [09:04] schestowitz[TR2] to fill up quotas [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] demanding special rights for personal choices [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] not a natural condition [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] " [09:06] schestowitz[TR2] "hey, i keep doing bad things" [09:07] IsambardPrince that reminds meee of Ontario Criminal [09:07] IsambardPrince ticking many boxes [09:07] schestowitz[TR2] maybe if i cut parts of my body, i will be entitled to exemptions" [09:07] IsambardPrince "It's just him with lipstick!" -My mom. [09:08] cmb There are apparently "trans-abled" people who want to amputate themselves and shit so that they identify as disabled and they want their body to match. [09:09] cmb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integrity_dysphoria [09:09] TR Bot Body integrity dysphoria - Wikipedia [09:10] schestowitz[TR2] with societal breakdown it seems to have become more common [09:10] schestowitz[TR2] but that impacts everyone [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] as even "normies" need to co-exist with the rest [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] even women [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] who get labeled things [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] for just being sane [09:12] schestowitz[TR2] https://fossforce.com/2025/06/gnomes-new-director-tackles-funding-pride-and-prejudice/ [09:12] TR Bot Gnomes New Director Tackles Funding, Pride and Prejudice [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] "He indicated that the attacks have been stopped on Discourse, Gnomes forum tool, and said that the projects moderation team is working with the Matrix moderation team to at least reduce, if not eliminate the attacks on that platform. [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] They are not simply bullies,' he wrote. Their actions do not constitute trolling. These are crimes. [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] Im pretty sure that Deobald didnt use the term crimes frivolously. According to his LinkedIn rsum, he spent a little over a year working for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in his distant past. From personal experience, I know the RCMP doesnt play around when it comes to crime." [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] GNOME is mexican [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] not canadian [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] mexico has femicide [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] in canada, they have some strange laws [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] so no crimes are actually committed [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] but i know some in canada who commit crimes [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] but they are "special" [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] it's OK for them to commit crimes [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] maybe christine missed the point thogh [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] he is talking about matrix [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] matrix has a CP issue [09:14] IsambardPrince I really wish they'd go back to glass lenses on eyeglasses. [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] even in mexico CP is a crime [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] so maybe he was alluding to people putting pedo porn in matrix [09:14] IsambardPrince Hose them down with windex and use a paper towel. [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] and nothing to do wih pride [09:14] IsambardPrince They didn't scratch like crazy if you cleaned them like that. [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] i should add [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] our network was attacked by CP pushers [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] they were "trans" activists [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] which doesn't make trans people seem so good [09:15] IsambardPrince It wouldn't surprise me if Lobsta and some of those types were the ones behind the CP on Matrix. [09:15] IsambardPrince They target open source projects. [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] Ontario Criminal commits many crimes [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] but "it's for the lols" [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] that makes is "OK" [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] like gulagboy talking about violence against people [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] while naming those people [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] "hahahahahhaa" [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] "so funny" [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] so you can see why people wish to distance themselves from these people [09:16] IsambardPrince There is no obvious successor to RMS, and that really is a problem. [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] they are very unsafe [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] and "safe sspace" [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] would have to mean banning these people [09:16] schestowitz[TR2] outright [09:16] IsambardPrince The FSF (the real one) could become more like FSFe when he's not there to protect it anymore. [09:17] IsambardPrince But there's no sign that's an immediate problem. [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] fsfe became obsolete [09:17] IsambardPrince It may be one in the future. [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] then g.greve left [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] and the vacuum got filled by a new mission [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] a sellout mission, same as OSI [09:17] IsambardPrince FSF Latin America does good things. [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] it didn't happen in FSF [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] but people tried [09:17] schestowitz[TR2] FSF India also [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] but like SFLC India they don't do much [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] they have a site but not much going on [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] seems like twwwitter hijjacks "xchat" now [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] i use xchat atm [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] so gemini now means LLM slop [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] and xchat is some nazi network of surveillance [09:18] schestowitz[TR2] which is..... nice? [09:19] schestowitz[TR2] maybe the "x" is the closest letter to a swastika [09:20] TR News New low for Windows in Australia https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/australia/#monthly-200902-202506 [09:20] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Australia | Statcounter Global Stats [09:20] IsambardPrince I'm using HexChat. [09:20] IsambardPrince I think it's unmaintained but it's open source so Debian can patch it. [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] gnomechat also [09:20] IsambardPrince It's the one from Debian. [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] they are based on the same stuff, some settings changed [09:21] IsambardPrince GNOME made a brain damaged version that does not work as well. [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] XChat 2.8.8 was compiled in 2020 [09:21] IsambardPrince They removed a bunch of settings and made weird UI changes. [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] they use the same log format [09:21] IsambardPrince Client: HexChat 2.16.1 OS: Debian 12.10 CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1235U (2.50GHz) Memory: 13.7GiB Total (12.0GiB Free) Storage: 69.2GB / 95.5GB (26.3GB Free) Uptime: 12h 56m 44s [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] unlike konversation and otherrrs [09:22] IsambardPrince It only knows about the Linux Files section. [09:22] IsambardPrince I have plenty of SSD space, and a 4 TB external. [09:23] TR News Windows down https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/austria/#monthly-200902-202506 [09:23] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Austria | Statcounter Global Stats [09:24] IsambardPrince To the user, it's not much different than using Debian except it's the ChromeOS GUI. [09:25] IsambardPrince It doesn't put any of that unreliable "new" stuff anywhere important. [09:25] IsambardPrince Like systemd or wayland. [09:28] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Illinois passed a bill that will ban "AI" in therapy. [09:28] IsambardPrince It goes to the governor. [09:29] IsambardPrince I read a thing about this a while ago. Like "Imagine a future where a therapist has to handle 5 clients and their only job is to step in if the model is about to produce something really inappropriate." [09:29] IsambardPrince They would love to call this therapy. [09:29] IsambardPrince Like a single cashier manning 20 self-checkout lanes. [09:32] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:34] cmb There was that episode of Star Trek Voyager with the planet that turned all of its medical decision making over to hey hi. Kinda like death panels, but an algorithm. [09:35] schestowitz[TR2] they probably meant compouters [09:35] schestowitz[TR2] see: [09:35] schestowitz[TR2] https://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/95531.html [09:35] TR Bot Captcha Check [09:35] schestowitz[TR2] ""AI" is not "AI". The liars and the shills redefined what people used to mean by "AI" as "AGI", artificial _general_ intelligence, so they could market their stupid plagiarism bots as AI. [09:35] schestowitz[TR2] " [09:37] cmb Yeah that was a good post. Too bad he can't say that in The Register. [09:42] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/23/Liam_Proven_s_Thoughts_on_AI_Being_a_Scam_No_Different_From_Rel.shtml [09:42] TR Bot Techrights Liam Proven's Thoughts on "AI" Being a Scam No Different From Religions, Alternative Medicine, and More [09:42] schestowitz[TR2] the editor of the reg was her [09:42] schestowitz[TR2] in IRC [09:42] schestowitz[TR2] *here [09:45] *tessier (~tessier@rmtrxethyurei.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jun 04 [10:14] psydruid https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/how-this-billion-dollar-london-startup-backed-by-microsoft-made-700-engineers-sitting-in-india-pose-as-ai/articleshow/121572659.cms [10:14] TR Bot How this billion-dollar London startup backed by Microsoft made 700 engineers sitting in India pose as AI | - The Times of India [10:15] psydruid Microsoft engaging in crime [10:15] psydruid What a surprise [10:25] TR News cartoons https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/matt-cartoons-june-2025/ [10:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/matt-cartoons-june-2025/ ) [10:25] schestowitz[TR2] yup [10:25] schestowitz[TR2] we covered it [10:26] schestowitz[TR2] also see: [10:26] schestowitz[TR2] https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/ [10:26] TR Bot Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour: Exclusive | TIME [10:26] schestowitz[TR2] AI= [10:26] schestowitz[TR2] Always Kanya [10:26] schestowitz[TR2] $2 / hour staff [10:26] schestowitz[TR2] they say "this billion-dollar London startup " [10:26] schestowitz[TR2] like they did before [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] like a lot of the media says about "open" hey hi": [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] the 160 billion company [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] or whatever sums [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] timesofindia is SLOP [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] and they PARTICIPATED in this crime [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] they helped the hype [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] and helped riase money for scams [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] just like celebs helped FTX [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] the "crypto" scam [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] same thing [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] same crime [10:27] schestowitz[TR2] but this one briiibes the media media [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/The_Times_Group_and_The_Times_of_India_Basically_Died_Again.shtml [10:28] TR Bot Techrights The Times Group (and The Times of India) Basically Died Again [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/19/The_Death_of_The_Economic_Times_India_Times_LLM_Slop_Presented_.shtml [10:28] TR Bot Techrights The Death of The Economic Times (India Times): LLM Slop Presented as 'Articles', Containing Errors and Revisionism [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] now they muist PRETEND to be concerned [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] about the very same SCAMS [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] that they PROMOTES [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] participated in [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] PROFITED from [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] so f* em [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/06/TRILLIONS_And_TRILLIONS_and_TRILLIONS_and_TRILLIONS_Invest_toda.shtml [10:28] TR Bot Techrights TRILLIONS! And TRILLIONS and TRILLIONS and TRILLIONS! Invest today! [10:28] schestowitz[TR2] they're scammers [10:29] schestowitz[TR2] in "journalist" clothing [10:29] schestowitz[TR2] they are part of the scam [10:30] TR News "We mostly run systems, not applications, due to our generally different system administration environment. Many organizations instead run applications. Although these applications may be hosted on some number of systems, the organizations don't care about the systems, not really" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/SystemVsApplicationMonitoring | Source: University of Toronto [10:30] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [10:35] TR News "Valve released a fresh Steam update for Steam Deck / SteamOS and additionally a Beta update too, both of which solve some annoyances." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-deck-steamos-will-now-stop-bugging-you-to-install-updates-multiple-times/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:35] TR Bot Deck, SteamOS will now stop bugging you to install updates multiple times | GamingOnLinux [10:36] TR News "On top of the recent Steam Deck / SteamOS update, Valve also released a desktop Steam Beta that should solve issues in games with the Steam Overlay disabled." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/valve-fix-lag-and-freezing-in-games-with-the-steam-overlay-disabled/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:36] TR Bot fix lag and freezing in games with the Steam Overlay disabled | GamingOnLinux [10:36] TR News "Here's your simple no-nonsense guide to getting NVIDIA GeForce NOW up and running on Steam Deck, SteamOS." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-get-geforce-now-on-steam-deck-steamos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:36] TR Bot to get GeForce NOW on Steam Deck, SteamOS | GamingOnLinux [10:36] TR News "Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/dark-fantasy-dungeon-crawler-hellslave-is-free-to-keep-for-a-limited-time/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:37] TR Bot fantasy dungeon crawler Hellslave is free to keep for a limited time | GamingOnLinux [10:37] TR News iophk: a windows problem being spun as a problem with [Open]SSH https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32000 [10:37] TR Bot Simple SSH Backdoor - SANS Internet Storm Center [10:39] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [10:39] TR News "Some top quality titles in Humble Choice for June 2025 including Warhammer 40K: Boltgun and Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/humble-choice-for-june-2025-has-boltgun-legacy-of-kain-1-2-remastered-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:39] TR Bot Choice for June 2025 has Boltgun, Legacy of Kain 1&2 Remastered and more | GamingOnLinux [10:39] TR News "The Drifter from Powerhoof is an awesome looking adventure thriller and it just got a new trailer, along with a release date reveal of July 17. Native Linux support is confirmed for the release too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/pulp-adventure-thriller-the-drifter-looks-amazing-and-releases-july-17/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:39] TR Bot adventure thriller The Drifter looks amazing and releases July 17 | GamingOnLinux [10:39] TR News "Into The Grid is a cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder and dungeon crawler from Flatline Studios, with a fresh demo up ahead of Steam Next Fest. Time to go crack open some firewalls and destroy some robots" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/cyberpunk-deckbuilder-and-dungeon-crawler-into-the-grid-gets-a-fresh-demo/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:39] TR Bot deckbuilder and dungeon crawler Into The Grid gets a fresh demo | GamingOnLinux [10:42] *shasta has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [10:43] TR News "Linux is Destroying Windows in Gaming Performance" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/linux-is-destroying-windows-in-gaming:4 [10:43] TR Bot Linux is Destroying Windows in Gaming Performance [10:43] TR News "New Elizabeth Warren Report on 130 Days of Elon Musk Scandal" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/elon-musk-corruption-elizabeth-warren-report-1235353085/ [10:43] TR Bot New Elizabeth Warren Report on 130 Days of Elon Musk Scandal [10:43] TR News EU wants to store IP addresses and metadata | "EU vill lagra IP-adresser och metadata" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/06/02/eu-vill-datalagra-ip-adresser-med-mera/ [10:43] TR Bot EU vill lagra IP-adresser och metadata [10:44] TR News contaminate with slop: "The Great PTS CLI Throwdown olafalders.com" https://www.olafalders.com/2025/06/03/the-great-pts-cli-throwdown/ [10:44] TR Bot Great PTS CLI Throwdown olafalders.com [10:46] TR News "The New Feudal Age" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/07/government-privatization-feudalism/682888/ [10:46] TR Bot The New Feudal Age - The Atlantic [10:46] TR News Enough is enough: Copenhagen and Aarhus want to become independent from Microsoft | "Nu er det nok: Kbenhavn og Aarhus vil gre sig uafhngige af Microsoft" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://politiken.dk/viden/tech/art10411353/Nu-er-det-nok-K%C3%B8benhavn-og-Aarhus-vil-g%C3%B8re-sig-uafh%C3%A6ngige-af-Microsoft paywall [10:46] TR Bot Nu er det nok: Kbenhavn og Aarhus vil gre sig uafhngige af Microsoft [10:47] TR News ""Visgotherne indtog Rom i r 410" | Version2" | "The Visigoths took Rome in the year 410..." https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/visgotherne-indtog-rom-i-aar-410 [10:47] TR Bot "Visgotherne indtog Rom i r 410" | Version2 [10:48] TR News "Google pushes emergency fix for high-severity Chrome 0-day" https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/google_chrome_zero_day_emergency_fix/ javascript [10:48] TR Bot Google pushes emergency fix for high-severity Chrome 0-day The Register [10:48] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: ^^ [10:48] schestowitz[TR2] very good decision [10:48] schestowitz[TR2] JS everywhere\ [10:48] schestowitz[TR2] meanwhile gulagboy is showing that he can see JS in pages [10:48] schestowitz[TR2] aand shows the filenames [10:49] schestowitz[TR2] he's not a JS dev [10:49] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [10:49] schestowitz[TR2] he's just posing, as usual [10:49] schestowitz[TR2] in social control media [10:49] TR News "Crazy Taxi delivery sim but with a horse and carriage, plus some over the top physics? Castle Cab really does look like a lot of fun. I'm all for a bit of chaos and the horse customization looks ridiculous too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/castle-cab-looks-like-crazy-taxi-but-with-an-unhinged-horse-and-silly-customization/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:49] TR Bot Cab looks like Crazy Taxi but with an unhinged horse and silly customization | GamingOnLinux [10:50] TR News "Some good news for Dune: Awakening, Funcom have announced it actually will have Private Servers you can rent and sort with friends." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/dune-awakening-will-get-private-servers-at-release-but-with-limits/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:50] TR Bot Awakening will get Private Servers at release but with limits | GamingOnLinux [10:50] TR News "Cyber Knights: Flashpoint is the latest game from Trese Brothers, bringing some excellent squad-based tactics and it's out now." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/cyber-knights-flashpoint-is-out-now-great-for-xcom-and-strategy-fans/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [10:50] TR Bot Knights: Flashpoint is out now, great for XCOM and strategy fans | GamingOnLinux [10:51] TR News "Hard Lines on Legal Capitulation" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/02/hard-lines-on-legal-capitulation/ [10:51] TR Bot Hard Lines on Legal Capitulation - emptywheel [10:52] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [10:54] TR News "Our new position paper sets out five arguments for why we think that kids still need to learn to code in the age of artificial intelligence" https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-kids-still-need-to-learn-to-code-in-the-age-of-ai/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [10:54] TR Bot Why kids still need to learn to code in the age of AI - Raspberry Pi Foundation [10:55] TR News "Bradford was buzzing with excitement this May as over 170 young digital makers from across the UK gathered for Coolest Projects UK 2025." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/young-tech-creators-take-over-bradford-at-coolest-projects-uk/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [10:55] TR Bot Young tech creators take over Bradford at Coolest Projects UK - Raspberry Pi Foundation [10:59] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [10:59] TR News "Since the Lode Runner lost levels appearance, Ive been thinking about others games Ive created levels for in the past." https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/06/the-pc-does-what-nintendont-modding-games/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [10:59] TR Bot The PC Does What Nintendon't: Modding Games | Brain Baking ● Jun 04 [11:00] *GNUmoon has quit (*.net *.split) [11:00] TR News (NEW): Games: SteamOS, Modding Games, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Games_SteamOS_Modding_Games_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Games_SteamOS_Modding_Games_and_More.gmi [11:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: SteamOS, Modding Games, and More [11:01] TR News How To Set Static IP Address on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/set-static-ip-address-centos-stream-10/ [11:01] TR Bot How To Set Static IP Address on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot [11:01] TR News How To Install Microweber CMS on Debian 12 https://idroot.us/install-microweber-cms-debian-12/ [11:01] TR Bot How To Install Microweber CMS on Debian 12 - idroot [11:02] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [11:03] TR News Life cycle of a whistleblower: make a dent/blow, duck for cover, get caught, get punished, suffer, people forget what you did, nothing major changes, you too forget what you did. A good system would: permit change, give credit, reward rather than punish whistleblowers. [11:03] TR News How To Install Fail2Ban on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-fail2ban-almalinux-10/ [11:03] TR Bot How To Install Fail2Ban on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:04] TR News How To Create Map with Search using Python https://idroot.us/create-map-search-python/ [11:04] TR Bot How To Create Map with Search using Python - idroot [11:06] cmb Back when flash died, I had some friends who were celebrating it, and I was like, yeah, they'll just start doing the same shit with JS. Nothing to see here other than that a proprietary technology died and the new thing is ostensibly open. The browsers that run it are too big to fork, and the morass of standards is too complicated for a small team to implement, so it's open in name only. It only took a couple ye [11:06] cmb ars after flash died for SPAs to eat the world. [11:09] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [11:09] Righty Flash isn't yet dead - it's just much less popular. [11:10] schestowitz[TR2] flash for standardised as "modern web" [11:11] schestowitz[TR2] *got [11:11] schestowitz[TR2] it was feature complete a decade ago [11:11] schestowitz[TR2] when EME was addeddd [11:12] schestowitz[TR2] and GoogleMozilla hopped onboard, along with w3c and timbl [11:12] schestowitz[TR2] for "protected content" [11:12] Righty EME is even not considered restrictive enough by many of the restrictors. [11:12] TR News How To Install Opera Browser on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-opera-browser-almalinux-10/ [11:12] TR Bot How To Install Opera Browser on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:13] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [11:13] schestowitz[TR2] they will fix it over time [11:13] Righty The masters will never be sated. [11:14] schestowitz[TR2] google movwed to webm [11:14] schestowitz[TR2] from its flash [11:14] schestowitz[TR2] then youtube became JS-only [11:14] Righty It uses a proprietary JavaScript player. [11:14] schestowitz[TR2] then you could not even download your own videos [11:14] schestowitz[TR2] or access them without JS\ [11:14] schestowitz[TR2] as that's "piracy" [11:14] Righty It internally uses webm or mp4. [11:15] schestowitz[TR2] they block alternative players [11:15] schestowitz[TR2] as best they can [11:15] Righty yt-dlp is still winning so far. [11:15] schestowitz[TR2] because watching a viudeo without ads is piracy [11:15] schestowitz[TR2] and because download a video without ads is piracy [11:16] Righty Imagine if that knew that to do piracy you need a boat. [11:16] schestowitz[TR2] you would not WATCH a skateboard without ads, WOULD you? [11:16] Righty *they [11:16] TR News How To Install Tor Browser on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-tor-browser-almalinux-10/ [11:16] TR Bot How To Install Tor Browser on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [11:17] schestowitz[TR2] Righty: yt-dlp isa TEMPORARY survivor of a GAFAM cull [11:17] TR News (NEW): Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4 Adds UI Improvements, New Translations, and Bugfixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_1_9_4_Adds_UI_Improvements_New_Translations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_1_9_4_Adds_UI_Improvements_New_Translations.gmi [11:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4 Adds UI Improvements, New Translations, and Bugfixes [11:17] schestowitz[TR2] it started before Microsoft github [11:17] schestowitz[TR2] back in the older days of youtube downloaders [11:17] schestowitz[TR2] and they keep breaking yt-dlp also [11:17] schestowitz[TR2] many videos cannot be accessed with it [11:18] cmb When I was at Google during one of their company wide meetings, Susan Wojciki or however her name is spelled, who was in charge of youtube, hopped up on stage and started ranting about how adblocking was theft. I thought she was going to break down in tears. [11:18] schestowitz[TR2] https://inv.nadeko.net/feed/popular [11:18] TR Bot Invidious [11:18] TR News Texas passes right to repair that excludes game consoles, boats, cars, tractors, my feelings.... https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=C_ohgeWKcOY [11:18] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=C_ohgeWKcOY ) [11:18] Righty cmb: Imagine now showing how to use an ad load-denier at google. [11:19] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [11:19] Righty Ads are abuse and theft - they should be eliminated for the good of humanity. [11:20] TR News How To Install RawTherapee on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-rawtherapee-linux-mint-22/ [11:20] TR Bot How To Install RawTherapee on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [11:20] schestowitz[TR2] cmb: what was her net worth? [11:20] schestowitz[TR2] she joined google around 1998 [11:20] Righty $0 [11:20] schestowitz[TR2] and got shares [11:20] schestowitz[TR2] did she feel like she had been robbed? [11:20] schestowitz[TR2] Righty: yes, because she died [11:20] schestowitz[TR2] and her son did too [11:21] cmb She was taking it awfully personally. [11:21] schestowitz[TR2] so that shows how much collecting money pays off [11:21] schestowitz[TR2] or not [11:21] schestowitz[TR2] Ads are abuse and theft - they should be eliminated for the good of humanity. [11:21] schestowitz[TR2] a jon uploads videos [11:21] schestowitz[TR2] b jon made that video [11:21] schestowitz[TR2] c google claims rights over jon's video [11:21] cmb Righty: I consider ads a form of mass psychological warfare. A literal attack on the populace. [11:21] schestowitz[TR2] d google edits jon's video [11:22] schestowitz[TR2] e google puts the edited, manipoulated video online [11:22] schestowitz[TR2] f google profits from tis dervative video [11:22] schestowitz[TR2] g google tells jon he cannot have any of that profit [11:22] schestowitz[TR2] h google tells jon that google feels robbed [11:22] schestowitz[TR2] "it's theft" [11:22] schestowitz[TR2] like openai accesses people of "IP theft" [11:22] schestowitz[TR2] after it swallows the whole web [11:23] schestowitz[TR2] to plagiarise it and burp out llm permutations offf what is "borrred" [11:23] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [11:23] schestowitz[TR2] without consent [11:23] Righty To commit intentional copyright infringement for profit rather. [11:23] schestowitz[TR2] not even for profit [11:23] schestowitz[TR2] they do not profit [11:23] schestowitz[TR2] youtube loses money [11:23] schestowitz[TR2] openai loses money [11:23] schestowitz[TR2] loads of it [11:24] Righty They intend to make profit, although in practice they lose money. [11:24] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/YouTube_Layoffs_Mean_That_YouTube_is_Still_Losing_a_Lot_of_Mone.shtml [11:24] TR Bot Techrights YouTube Layoffs Mean That YouTube is Still Losing a Lot of Money (Net Income or Profit Almost Definitely Negative) [11:24] schestowitz[TR2] their goal is brainwash [11:24] schestowitz[TR2] which is what helps them raise capital [11:24] schestowitz[TR2] to control what channels are "offed" [11:24] schestowitz[TR2] like RT [11:24] Righty as well as profit, but only the brainwash works. [11:24] schestowitz[TR2] and anything close even remotely to TRT [11:24] schestowitz[TR2] it's a rug-pull [11:25] schestowitz[TR2] it's like USAID [11:25] schestowitz[TR2] it's not free [11:25] schestowitz[TR2] it's soft power [11:25] schestowitz[TR2] "if you don't vote for a candidate we like and likes us back" [11:25] TR News How To Install Jira on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-jira-fedora-42/ [11:25] TR Bot How To Install Jira on Fedora 42 - idroot [11:26] TR News How to Install Fedora 42 on backdoored Windows via WSL https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-fedora-42-on-windows-via-wsl/ [11:26] TR Bot How to Install Fedora 42 on Windows via WSL [11:26] TR News Tech Journalist Engages in Lies & Doublespeak to Defame Lunduke https://lunduke.substack.com/p/tech-journalist-engages-in-lies-and [11:26] TR Bot Tech Journalist Engages in Lies & Doublespeak to Defame Lunduke [11:27] cmb US produced tech and media are definitely soft power organs yeah. No matter how much the people suffer from the tariffs, there's always Mickey Mouse and Microsoft Windows. Both at about the same intellectual level. [11:28] Righty The restrictions aren't really all that soft - the software refuses to do certain operations. [11:29] Righty You must pay too - there's nothing soft about the software ceasing to work. [11:29] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [11:29] TR News on [11:29] TR News WSL is an attack on GNU/Linux; it is meant to prevent people from leaving Windows [11:30] Righty Is there a link missing or is this a chat enjoyer? [11:31] TR News Openwashing and lobbying by Microsoft https://opensource.org/blog/open-forum-for-ai-open-source-initiative-respond-to-white-house-on-ai-rd-strategy [11:31] TR Bot Open Forum for AI, Open Source Initiative respond to White House on AI R&D strategy Open Source Initiative [11:33] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [11:34] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/today_s_howtos.gmi [11:34] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [11:34] TR News Meet Pico: A smart companion robot with vision https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/06/03/meet-pico-a-smart-companion-robot-with-vision/ [11:34] TR Bot Meet Pico: A smart companion robot with vision | Arduino Blog [11:35] TR News (NEW): FriendlyElec NanoPi M5 Offers RK3576, Dual LAN, MIPI-CSI, and 6 TOPS NPU https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/FriendlyElec_NanoPi_M5_Offers_RK3576_Dual_LAN_MIPI_CSI_and_6_TO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/FriendlyElec_NanoPi_M5_Offers_RK3576_Dual_LAN_MIPI_CSI_and_6_TO.gmi [11:35] TR Bot Tux Machines FriendlyElec NanoPi M5 Offers RK3576, Dual LAN, MIPI-CSI, and 6 TOPS NPU [11:36] TR News "A few weeks ago, we released the GNSS Flex pHATs and Modules that allow you to not only incorporate top-of-the-line GNSS technology into your Raspberry Pi 5, 4, and 3 boards or NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit" https://news.sparkfun.com/13969 | Source: SparkFun Electronics [11:36] TR Bot Nathan Talks About GNSS Flex pHATs and Modules - News - SparkFun Electronics [11:36] TR News "But if the mains power fails, the dome wouldnt be able to close and provide protection." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/06/03/this-arduino-failsafe-protects-an-amazing-backyard-observatory/ | Source: Arduino [11:36] TR Bot This Arduino failsafe protects an amazing backyard observatory | Arduino Blog [11:36] TR News "The code running on the Nano Every allows users to cycle through a total of three different modes." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/06/03/meet-pico-a-smart-companion-robot-with-vision/ | Source: Arduino [11:39] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [11:40] TR News "FriendlyElec has introduced the NanoPi M5, a compact single-board computer based on the Rockchip RK3576 processor. It features a 6 TOPS INT8 NPU, supports LPDDR4X or LPDDR5 memory, and offers UFS 2.0 storage along with dual Gigabit Ethernet and MIPI-CSI/DSI interfaces." https://linuxgizmos.com/friendlyelec-introduces-nanopi-m5-with-rk3576-6-tops-npu-and-multi-os-ai-capabilities/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [11:40] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/friendlyelec-introduces-nanopi-m5-with-rk3576-6-tops-npu-and-multi-os-ai-capabilities/ ) [11:40] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Open_Hardware_Modding_Arduino_ESP32_and_More.gmi [11:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, ESP32, and More [11:42] TR News "There are three packed days of presentations, workshops and discussion along with three keynotes." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/06/03/speakers-set-course-for-osc/ | Source: OpenSUSE [11:43] TR Bot Speakers Set Course for openSUSE Conference - openSUSE News [11:43] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [11:44] TR News "RHEL 10 builds on decades of innovation to bring a new, adaptable platform for enterprise needs. With updates that include the Linux kernel 6.11, Podman 5.0 and vital development tooling such as Go, Rust, and Java, this release ensures you're running the latest and most reliable technology." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/top-10-linux-blog-posts-deserve-spot-your-reading-list | Source: Red Hat Official [11:44] TR Bot Top 10 Linux blog posts that deserve a spot on your reading list [11:46] TR News "The Motion Picture Association sees automated, real-time, and dynamic site blocking mechanisms as a key tool to fight online piracy." https://torrentfreak.com/mpa-backs-automated-pirate-site-blocking-sees-role-for-vpn-and-cdn-companies/ | Source: Torrent Freak [11:46] TR Bot Backs Automated Pirate Site-Blocking, Sees Role for VPN and CDN Companies * TorrentFreak [11:47] TR News "Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has just posted its latest annual report, highlighting several key achievements. IPTV continues to be the largest threat to the audiovisual industry." https://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-group-brein-ramps-up-iptv-actions-under-new-leadership/ | Source: Torrent Freak [11:47] TR Bot Group BREIN Ramps Up IPTV Actions Under New Leadership * TorrentFreak [11:48] TR News "Microsofts changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to uninstall Edge and remove Bing results from Windows search, but now the list is growing in some meaningful ways." https://www.theverge.com/news/678350/microsoft-dma-windows-10-11-bing-edge | Source: The Verge [11:48] TR Bot Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge but only in Europe | The Verge [11:48] TR News "It also set out a detailed process and timeline for Apple to respond to interoperability requests from app developers." https://techcentral.co.za/apple-slams-eu-rules-as-flawed-and-costly/264559/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [11:48] TR Bot Apple slams EU rules as 'flawed and costly' in major legal pushback - TechCentral [11:49] TR News "The software giant in 2023 was designated as a "gatekeeper" under the DMA, a European competition law, and consequently must modify designated core platform services to accommodate competitors in the European Economic Area (EEA)." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/microsoft_stops_eu_edge_pestering/ | Source: The Register UK [11:49] TR Bot Microsoft will stop pestering Windows users about Edge in EU The Register [11:49] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [11:49] TR News "Microsoft's adjustments to comply with the Digital Markets Act enabled Windows users in affected regions to remove Edge and eliminate Bing search results from Windows. Now, this list of changes is expanding in noteworthy ways." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/no-more-nagging-pop-ups-windows-users-europe-can-now-delete-edge-bing-microsoft-store-1734902 | Source: International Business Times [11:49] TR Bot No More Nagging Pop-Ups: Windows Users in Europe Can Now Delete Edge, Bing, and the Microsoft Store | IBTimes UK [11:51] TR News Miguel de Icaza seems to have become a fanatic antisemite in social control media, but then again, this is what GNOME became... [11:52] TR News "Theres another possibility. Instead of resisting change, Google could accelerate it. It could spin off huge chunks of itself into independent entities." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/technology/google-antitrust-breakup.html | Source: New York Times [11:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/technology/google-antitrust-breakup.html ) [11:53] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [11:53] TR News "If Congress supports the administrations proposal, it would devastate the nations 37 tribal colleges and universities, said Ahniwake Rose, president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, which represents the colleges in Washington, D.C." https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-trump-cuts-funding | Source: Pro Publica [11:53] TR Bot Trump Administration Proposes Cutting Tribal College Funds by Nearly 90% ProPublica [11:53] TR News "What is this arcane-sounding legal device? How is does it stand in the way of illegal government action?" https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/what-is-habeas-corpus-why-does-it-matter | Source: ACLU [11:53] TR Bot What is Habeas Corpus? Why Does It Matter? | American Civil Liberties Union [11:53] TR News "In the twenty-first century, Springsteen is a much bigger live draw in Europe than back home." https://jacobin.com/2025/06/springsteen-boss-trump-working-class/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [11:53] TR Bot The Boss Is Right to Talk About Class [11:54] TR News "Upholding human rights is key to any just approach to population policy, as contrasting examples of coercion from China and Africa illustrate. But rights must be balanced by responsibilities when it comes to procreation." https://overpopulation-project.com/when-it-comes-to-childbearing-coercion-cuts-both-ways/ | Source: Overpopulation [11:54] TR Bot When it comes to childbearing, coercion cuts both ways - The Overpopulation Project [11:59] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights ● Jun 04 [12:03] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [12:06] TR News "My worry is everybody is going to use the emergency declaration in one way or another on all of these projects and were just going to be bombarded with a ton of them" https://www.lonestarlive.com/native-american-news/2025/06/how-the-trump-administration-is-putting-hundreds-of-sacred-sites-at-risk.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC [12:06] TR Bot the Trump administration is putting hundreds of sacred sites at risk - lonestarlive.com [12:08] TR News "Meanwhile, generative AI, which has exploded in popularity, has been proven to regurgitate and amplify misogyny and racism." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/03/ai-sexism-violence-against-women-technology-new-era | Source: The Guardian UK [12:08] TR Bot Online brothels, sex robots, simulated rape: AI is ushering in a new age of violence against women | Laura Bates | The Guardian [12:08] TR News "free for all" https://www.twincities.com/2025/06/03/spain-airbnb-crackdown/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press [12:08] TR Bot Spanish government says housing market is not a free for all after recent crackdown on Airbnb [12:09] TR News "Debates about housing dont talk enough about the housing thats already there." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/adaptive-reuse-housing-shortage-renovation/ | Source: The Nation [12:09] TR Bot One Solution to the Housing Crisis Is in Plain Sight | The Nation [12:09] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [12:10] TR News "has wronged me as a woman" https://www.vox.com/policy/415095/fertility-birth-rates-reproductive-rights-biological-clock-parents-motherhood-ivf | Source: Vox [12:10] TR Bot our schools and workplaces push early parenthood out of reach | Vox [12:10] TR News "Regrettably, there has been no such change in relation to homelessness, which is still associated with a high degree of stigma." https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/why-journalists-need-to-change-the-way-they-describe-homeless-people/ | Source: Press Gazette [12:10] TR Bot Journalists need to change the way they describe homeless people - Press Gazette [12:11] TR News "The proposed legislation, HB 2963, overwhelmingly passed the state Senate with a 31-0 vote over the weekend, signalling strong bipartisan support and setting the stage for a potential shift in how Americans engage with their electronics." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/right-repair-law-texas-first-republican-state-require-manufacturers-share-repair-parts-info-1734888 | Source: International Business Times [12:11] TR Bot Texas Poised to Make History With 'Right to Repair' Bill, Sending Clear Message to Big Tech | IBTimes UK [12:13] TR News "On May 24, the Specialized Criminal Court in the capital Sanaa sentenced well-known Yemeni journalist Mohamed Al-Miyahi to 1 years in prison for criticizing Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi online." https://cpj.org/2025/06/yemens-houthis-abduct-at-least-4-journalists-jail-another-for-criticism-of-leader/ | Source: CPJ [12:13] TR Bot Yemens Houthis abduct at least 4 journalists, jail another for criticism of leader - Committee to Protect Journalists [12:13] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [12:14] TR News "The trial of three retired Salvadoran military officers for the 1982 killings of four Dutch journalists during the Central American countrys civil war began Tuesday in the northern city of Chalatenango." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/dutch-el-salvador-supreme-court-central-american-united-states-b2763141.html | Source: The Independent UK [12:14] TR Bot Trial starts for Salvadoran officers accused of killing Dutch journalists in 1982 | The Independent [12:14] *jkl has quit (*.net *.split) [12:14] *hvxgr has quit (*.net *.split) [12:14] *schestowitz-TR has quit (*.net *.split) [12:14] *rianne has quit (*.net *.split) [12:14] *whytek has quit (*.net *.split) [12:14] *sbp has quit (*.net *.split) [12:15] TR News "Press Gazette analysis shows that entertainment, environment, audience growth, personal finance and technology are among the reporter roles hardest hit by a decision to cut 21% of jobs (at least 100 people)." https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/business-insider-cuts/ | Source: Press Gazette [12:15] TR Bot Business Insider cuts: Why 100+ staff are leaving and who's going [12:15] TR News "Initial protests demanding accountability for the tragedy have turned into a widespread movement against corruption and President Aleksandar Vuis increasingly authoritarian rule" https://cpj.org/2025/06/alarming-escalation-in-attacks-on-journalists-amid-political-crisis-in-serbia/ | Source: CPJ [12:15] TR Bot Alarming escalation in attacks on journalists amid political crisis in Serbia - Committee to Protect Journalists [12:17] TR News "Yet if someone carrying out a legal activity, namely burning a book, is attacked then surely it is the assailant who is at fault" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/03/burning-koran-holy-book-unlawful/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [12:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/03/burning-koran-holy-book-unlawful/ ) [12:17] TR News "Police officers patrolled Victoria Park the former site of the citys annual vigils for the Tiananmen crackdown and its vicinity on Tuesday, one day before the 36th anniversary of the crackdown." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/03/heavy-police-presence-on-eve-of-tiananmen-anniversary-performance-artist-escorted-away-by-officers/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [12:17] TR Bot Heavy police presence on eve of Tiananmen anniversary [12:17] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-v3a.5o5.hl01nn.IP) has joined #techrights [12:17] *sbp (~sbp@freenode-1m86vc.cfhm.haf7.0u8u7u.IP) has joined #techrights [12:17] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-50vmi7.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [12:18] TR News "Tank Man, unidentified Chinese man who on June 5, 1989, faced down a column of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) tanks on Changan Avenue in Beijing. " https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tank-Man | Source: Encyclopedia Britannica [12:18] TR Bot Man | Significance, Photo, China, & Identity | Britannica [12:18] TR News [Old] "In an act that would reverberate around the world, a solitary man stood his ground before a column of advancing tanks on Changan Boulevard, which runs directly into Tiananmen Square." https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/remembering-the-tiananmen-square-crackdown-and-the-tank-man/ | Source: PBS [12:18] TR Bot Remembering the Tiananmen Square Crackdown, and the Tank Man | FRONTLINE [12:18] *jkl (~jkl@freenode/user/jkl) has joined #techrights [12:19] *hvxgr (~wl2v_usrn@freenode-ong.pov.c33bnd.IP) has joined #techrights [12:19] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [12:21] TR News "On this anniversary, we mustn't forget both the courage and sacrifice of the tens of thousands of peaceful protesters, mostly young students, who risked and lost their lives by the thousands, not only in Tiananmen Square and the streets and alleys of Beijing, but across China." https://www.ucanews.com/news/i-stand-with-tiananmen-squares-tank-man/109211 | Source: Union Of Catholic Asian News [12:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.ucanews.com/news/i-stand-with-tiananmen-squares-tank-man/109211 ) [12:23] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [12:23] TR News "The chief executive made the remarks as a reporter asked him if Hong Kong residents could light candles or wear clothes bearing slogans on June 4 to remember the crackdown in Beijing 36 years ago." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/03/any-activity-on-any-date-must-be-lawful-hong-kong-leader-says-ahead-of-tiananmen-crackdown-anniversary/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [12:23] TR Bot Tiananmen anniversary: Any activity on any date must be lawful - HK leader [12:24] TR News "In that initial interview, the Gumroad founder said he was impressed to find that his coworkers at the Department of Veterans Affairs "love their jobs" and worked hard at them an honest admission that seems to have cost him his job." https://futurism.com/doge-fires-operative-admitted-efficiency | Source: Futurism [12:24] TR Bot DOGE Fires Operative After He Admits the Government Was Already Pretty Efficient [12:24] *whytek (~whytek@freenode-t0e.sgs.rnm0h7.IP) has joined #techrights [12:25] TR News https [12:25] TR News "In late 2024, a North Korean mobile phone was smuggled out of the country by Daily NK, (Seoul-based media organisation UMG's news service)." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98pnx35xj2o | Source: BBC [12:25] TR Bot North and South Korea are in an underground war - is Kim Jong Un winning? - BBC News [12:26] TR News "This act puts in place a mechanism for the peer review of National Cybersecurity Certification Authorities (NCCAs), as set out in the EU Cybersecurity Act (Regulation (EU) 2019/881)." https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14635-Cybersecurity-peer-review-of-National-Cybersecurity-Certification-Authorities_en | Source: European Commission [12:26] TR Bot Have your say [12:26] TR News "Give me a party with energy, give me politicians who fight! Oh, for an opposition party I dont have to agree 100% with them, if theyd just have some gumption." https://tracydurnell.com/2025/06/01/midlife-rage/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [12:26] TR Bot Midlife rage Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [12:26] TR News "A new Enders Analysis report describes piracy of live sports and premium TV as "industrial scale theft" that costs companies such as Sky and the Premier League billions every year." https://torrentfreak.com/enders-piracy-report-blames-big-tech-thats-what-anti-piracy-lobbyists-do-250602/ | Source: Torrent Freak [12:26] TR Bot Piracy Report Blames Big Tech; That's What Anti-Piracy Lobbyists Do * TorrentFreak [12:26] TR News "Her story also raises questions about what happens when travellers lose essential documents before officially entering a country. Because Maddi never passed through customs, the Australian consulate could offer only limited assistance." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/aussie-woman-stuck-chinese-airport-18-hours-after-making-1-crucial-mistake-1734610 | Source: International Business Times [12:26] TR Bot Aussie Woman Stuck in Chinese Airport for 18 Hours After Making 1 Crucial Mistake | IBTimes UK [12:27] TR News "As I witness the rise of Christianese in our political culture specifically, as I witness the use of Christian terminology to defend illegal, inhumane, and immoral behaviors I feel that we all need a mini-refresher course on the actual teachings of Jesus." https://anniemueller.com/posts/things-jesus-taught | Source: Annie Mueller [12:27] TR Bot Things Jesus taught - annie's blog [12:27] TR News "Algorithm-driven digital feeds have deepened the split between red and blue America. But a new online tool may help bring the country back together." https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/06/social-media-fueled-divisions-teaming-up-may-help-heal/ | Source: Harvard University [12:27] TR Bot Social media fueled divisions. Teaming up may help heal. Harvard Gazette [12:29] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [12:30] TR News "As Tesla slowly rotted from the inside over the past year or so, big name investors and higher-ups publicly signaled their frustration with their absentee CEO, leaving many wondering when or if he was coming back." https://futurism.com/tesla-musk-returns | Source: Futurism [12:30] TR Bot Tesla Employees Startled by Elon Musk's Confusion When He Returned to Tesla [12:30] TR News "Up to a quarter of all cloud users are at risk of having their computing resources stolen and used to illicitly mine for cryptocurrency, after crims cooked up a campaign that targets publicly accessible DevOps tools." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/illicit_miners_hashicorp_tools/ | Source: The Register UK [12:30] TR Bot Illicit crypto-miners pouncing on insecure DevOps tools The Register [12:32] TR News "shadow docket" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/beware-the-supreme-courts-shadow-docket/ | Source: Truthdig [12:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/beware-the-supreme-courts-shadow-docket/ ) [12:33] TR News "But now that Tesla is facing an existential crisis, Musk is seemingly having second thoughts about Trump and the GOP's aggressive anti-clean energy policies." https://futurism.com/elon-musk-mistake-tesla-tax-credits | Source: Futurism [12:33] TR Bot Elon Musk Is Realizing He Made a Huge Mistake [12:33] TR News "Here is your chief mobility officer Arnold Schwarzenegger talking to you" https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/2309794.html | Source: RTL [12:33] TR Bot RTL Today - 'Thank you for your commitment': Schwarzenegger surprises Vienna metro users with climate message [12:33] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [12:33] TR News "But were living in 2025. The very idea of properly regulating finance, new or old, is under siege by the current administration, rendering the old delegation to agencies all but useless." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-06-02/crypto-regulation-genius-act-trump-corruption-bitcoin | Source: Los Angeles Times [12:33] TR Bot In this corrupt age, a new crypto law should leave no loopholes - Los Angeles Times [12:33] TR News "To understand how we arrived at our current aviation crisis, Today, Explained co-host Sean Rameswaram spoke with Darryl Campbell, an aviation safety writer for The Verge." https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/415091/newark-airport-radar-air-traffic-control-safety | Source: Vox [12:33] TR Bot and the crisis in American air travel, explained | Vox [12:36] TR News "Meta has signed a 20-year deal with Constellation Energy to keep the lights on at an Illinois nuke plant that was facing an uncertain future once state subsidies dry up in 2027." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/meta_signs_20year_nuclear_deal/ | Source: The Register UK [12:36] TR Bot Constellation, Meta ink deal to keep IL nuclear plant online The Register [12:39] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [12:39] TR News "Four months later, the hills around his home are still blackened and toxic. And its not just his neighborhood that feels scorched." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-06-03/mark-hamill-palisades-fire-malibu-trump-the-life-of-chuck-neon | Source: Los Angeles Times [12:39] TR Bot Mark Hamill on 'The Life of Chuck,' Trump and nearly losing his Malibu home - Los Angeles Times [12:39] TR News "The thing is, fossil fuels are only two-thirds of the climate problem. Even if we do quit them, well never meet the emissions targets set by the Paris Agreement without addressing the other third." https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/06/climate-food-land-problem/683005/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:39] TR Bot Humanity Can Quit Fossil FuelsBut Not Food - The Atlantic [12:40] TR News "The change triples the number of waterbodies where officials say anglers shouldnt eat their catch" https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/new-pfas-guidelines-spark-more-do-not-eat-warnings-michigan-fish | Source: Bridge Michigan [12:40] TR Bot New PFAS guidelines spark more do not eat warnings for Michigan fish | Bridge Michigan [12:43] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 276 seconds) [12:49] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [12:52] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [12:56] TR News "The European Commission, the EUs executive, based the conclusions on countries updated climate plans, which governments have been filing in recent months." https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-emissions-goal-2030-climate-energy-goals/ | Source: Politico [12:56] TR Bot EU roughly on track to hit 2030 emissions goal, Brussels says POLITICO [12:56] TR News "Looking ahead, more than 150 businesses and investors signed a joint letter last week, urging the EU to adopt a minimum 90% emission reduction target by 2040." https://www.theenergymix.com/eu-on-track-for-54-emissions-cut-by-2030-sets-sights-on-90-by-2040/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc [12:56] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.theenergymix.com/eu-on-track-for-54-emissions-cut-by-2030-sets-sights-on-90-by-2040/ ) [12:56] TR News "For the first time, it's not a fire in one region, we have fires in every region. That is a sign of a changing climate that we are going to have to adapt to." https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/canada-fires-smoke-us-air-quality-evacuations | Source: Axios [12:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/06/03/canada-fires-smoke-us-air-quality-evacuations ) [12:57] TR News "Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation." https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/ | Source: Reuters [12:57] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/ ) [12:57] TR News "Who manages the disaster if the disaster managers are the disaster?" https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/06/fema-preparation-hurricane-season-richardson/683025/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:57] TR Bot FEMA is not prepared - The Atlantic [12:57] TR News "Indeed, forecasters for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have predicted above-normal hurricane activity for 2025. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people are killed by hurricanes each year in the U.S." https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-fema-chief-reportedly-didnt-know-us-has-a-hurricane-season/ | Source: TruthOut [12:57] TR Bot Trumps FEMA Chief Reportedly Didnt Know the US Has a Hurricane Season | Truthout [12:59] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [12:59] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jun 04 [13:00] TR News "In a statement to Variety, Elisabeth Sereda" https://variety.com/2025/film/news/is-clint-eastwood-interview-real-old-quotes-1236417323/ | Source: Variety [13:00] TR Bot Is That Clint Eastwood Interview Real? Journalist Says It's Old Quotes [13:00] TR News [Old] "Widener, a photographer with the Associated Press, was focusing his camera on a line of tanks in Beijings Tiananmen Square when out of the blue came this man in a white shirt and dark trousers, carrying what appeared to be shopping bags" https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/world/tiananmen-square-tank-man-cnnphotos/ | Source: CNN [13:00] TR Bot The story behind the iconic Tank Man photo [13:00] TR News "The new study found that the depletion of water storage in the Colorado River basin has sped up in the past decade." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/27/colorado-river-basin-nasa-study | Source: The Guardian UK [13:00] TR Bot Colorado River basin has lost nearly the equivalent of an underground Lake Mead | Water | The Guardian [13:02] TR News "British elites are increasingly fearful" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/opinion/europe-civil-war.html | Source: New York Times [13:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/opinion/europe-civil-war.html ) [13:02] TR News "Canadas rich deposits of uranium, nickel, potash, and a host of obscure strategic metals, including REEs, could help explain Trumps persistent but cryptic threats to make Canada the fifty-first US state." https://thewalrus.ca/the-us-badly-needs-rare-minerals-and-fresh-water-guess-who-has-them/ | Source: The Walrus [13:02] TR Bot The US Badly Needs Rare Minerals and Fresh Water. Guess Who Has Them? | The Walrus [13:03] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [13:03] TR News "NATO defense ministers will discuss the air defense boost at a gathering in Brussels on June 5, sources told Bloomberg on the condition of anonymity." https://kyivindependent.com/nato-urging-europe-to-ramp-up-air-defenses-fivefold-in-face-of-russian-threat-bloomberg-reports/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [13:03] TR Bot NATO urging Europe to ramp up air defenses fivefold in face of Russian threat, Bloomberg reports [13:03] TR News "Let me begin with the bitter satisfaction of vindication mixed with the horror of accuracyand the searing contempt for those who could have prevented this catastrophe but chose the luxury of ignorance instead." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-seditionists-yarvin-and-the-machinery | Source: Mike Brock [13:03] TR Bot The Seditionists: Yarvin and the Machinery of Democratic Collapse [13:04] TR News "More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan" https://www.desmog.com/2025/06/02/map-70-percent-trump-cabinet-tie-project-2025-heritage-afpi-convention-states-dunn-doge/ | Source: DeSmog [13:04] TR Bot 70 Percent of Trumps Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups - DeSmog [13:04] TR News "A senior official who dismantled the US governments Russian disinformation unit is married to a Russian woman with links to the Kremlin, The Telegraph can reveal." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/06/03/trump-official-shut-russia-propaganda-unit-kremlin-ties/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [13:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/06/03/trump-official-shut-russia-propaganda-unit-kremlin-ties/ ) [13:05] TR News "Pearl Harbor." https://www.thenextmove.org/p/europes-pearl-harbor-moment-might | [13:05] TR Bot Europes Pearl Harbor Moment Might Come Too Late [13:05] TR News "Those videos are undoubtedly now being studied in military planning rooms." https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-air-base-drone-attack/33431837.html | Source: RFERL [13:05] TR Bot How Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' Drone Attacks May Change Modern Warfare [13:06] TR News "Hypponen now joins Sensofusion, a Helsinki-based company that specializes in advanced anti-drone systems. The companys products are used worldwide by military and law enforcement for passive drone detection and response." https://www.securityweek.com/mikko-hypponen-joins-anti-drone-company-sensofusion/ | Source: Security Week [13:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/mikko-hypponen-joins-anti-drone-company-sensofusion/ ) [13:07] TR News "Large areas of the city center of Cologne were closed off on Wednesday as experts prepared to defuse three bombs left over from World War II, which ended 80 years ago." https://www.dw.com/en/germany-20000-evacuated-in-cologne-as-wwii-bombs-defused/a-72782573 | Source: Deutsche Welle [13:07] TR Bot 20,000 evacuated in Cologne as WWII bombs defused DW 06/04/2025 [13:08] TR News "But Trump appeared unperturbed by the news, two people familiar with the episode told us, on the condition of anonymity so they could speak frankly." https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/06/trump-private-cellphone-china-hackers/683006/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:08] TR Bot The Secret History of Trumps Private Cellphone - The Atlantic [13:08] TR News "In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html | Source: New York Times [13:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/technology/trump-palantir-data-americans.html ) [13:09] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [13:09] TR News "The credit agency CRIF collects personal data from millions of people in Austria and assesses their creditworthiness with a score between 250 and 700." https://noyb.eu/en/crif-scores-almost-everyone-austria-noyb-needs-support-potential-class-action-lawsuit | Source: NYOB [13:09] TR Bot CRIF scores almost everyone in Austria. noyb needs support for a potential class action lawsuit [13:09] TR News "Instead of porn, the company will only display a statement on France's new regulations that require porn sites to verify that their users are 18 or older, a Pornhub spokesperson said on Tuesday." https://www.dw.com/en/pornhub-blocks-access-in-france-to-protest-age-restrictions/a-72781781 | Source: Deutsche Welle [13:09] TR Bot blocks access in France to protest age restrictions DW 06/04/2025 [13:10] TR News "French visitors to the Pornhub and Youporn, adult sites operated by parent company Aylo, will from Wednesday be greeted with a message denouncing the country's age verification requirements, the company said." https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2309849.html | Source: RTL [13:10] TR Bot RTL Today - 'Data at risk': Pornhub owner pressures France over age verification law [13:10] TR News "I dont see it anymore" https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-06-03/the-covert-method-meta-uses-to-track-mobile-browsing-without-consent-even-in-incognito-mode-or-with-a-vpn.html | Source: El Pas [13:10] TR Bot The covert method Meta uses to track mobile browsing without consent even in incognito mode or with a VPN | Technology | EL PAS English [13:11] TR News "This problem went unnoticed for almost a full year" https://sslmate.com/blog/post/godaddy_issues_thousands_of_broken_certificates | [13:11] TR Bot Issues Thousands of Certificates That Don't Work in Safari (again) - SSLMate Blog [13:12] TR News Windows TCO https://thecyberexpress.com/safepay-devman-emerging-ransomware-threats/ | Source: Cyble Inc [13:12] TR Bot SafePay, DevMan Emerge As Major Ransomware Threats [13:12] TR News Windows TCO https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/microsoft_crowdstrike_cybercrew_naming_clarity/ | Source: The Register UK [13:12] TR Bot Microsoft et al pledge 'clarity' on cybercrew names - hmph The Register [13:12] TR News "the flood of dramatic imagery can desensitise viewers to the real human and environmental impact behind the spectacle." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-social-media-turned-mount-etnas-eruption-viral-adventure-why-it-matters-1734818 | Source: International Business Times [13:12] TR Bot How Social Media Turned Mount Etna's Eruption into a Viral Adventure and Why It Matters | IBTimes UK [13:13] TR News "Auto-chattering is effectively what I'm doing now: writing with the intent of being read but not giving much space for hearing feedback as I do it." https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2025/autochattering/ | Source: Jacky Alcin [13:13] TR Bot Clocking My Autochattering in Relation to it All - Jacky Alcin [13:13] TR News "Weve covered the AI scraper bots before. These just hit web pages over and over, at high speed, to scrape new training data for LLMs." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/02/fighting-the-ai-scraper-bots-at-pivot-to-ai-and-rationalwiki/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:13] TR Bot Fighting the AI scraper bots at Pivot to AI and RationalWiki Pivot to AI [13:13] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) [13:13] TR News "Currently, generative AI is shunned by many artists and writers, the traditional arbiters of good taste and culture, because it has been developed through the theft of their labor." https://tracydurnell.com/2025/06/02/generative-ai-and-the-business-borg-aesthetic/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [13:13] TR Bot Generative AI and the Business Borg aesthetic Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [13:13] TR News "This is my secret. When I get handed a feature request that would require complex and repetitive code, I dont put my nose to the grindstone and do it." https://slophole.net/post/two-virtues/ | [13:13] TR Bot AI coding assistants destroy the virtue of laziness (and possibly impatience too) | slophole [13:14] TR News "ad agencies have been trying out generative AI since ChatGPT exploded in 2022. Its been three years." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/03/lets-put-more-ai-slop-into-advertising/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:14] TR Bot Lets put more AI slop into advertising! Pivot to AI [13:14] TR News "Theres a growing attitude in the technology industry that LLM technology is, or will be, the next great innovation to our work." https://henry.codes/writing/economics-and-labor-rights-in-ai-skepticism/ | Source: Henry Desroches [13:14] TR Bot Economics & labor rights in AI skepticism | Henry From Online [13:15] TR News "We recently released a new manuscript Semi-Explicit Neural DAEs: Learning Long-Horizon Dynamical Systems with Algebraic Constraints where we showed a way to develop neural networks where any arbitrary constraint function can be directly imposed" https://www.stochasticlifestyle.com/machine-learning-with-hard-constraints-neural-differential-algebraic-equations-daes-as-a-general-formalism/ | [13:15] TR Bot Machine learning with hard constraints: Neural Differential-Algebraic Equations (DAEs) as a general formalism - Stochastic Lifestyle [13:15] TR News "Though BI didn't admit the source for those phony titles either in leaked documents or in requests for comment from Semafor, it doesn't take a deep investigation to figure out where they almost certainly came from" https://futurism.com/business-insider-ai-reading-list | Source: Futurism [13:15] TR Bot Business Insider Did Something So Stupid With AI That Were Reeling [13:16] TR News "That risk is real. And if we suddenly cant send emails or communicate within our systems, were in trouble" https://www.thelocal.dk/20250603/danish-cities-drop-microsoft-over-trump-policies-and-financial-concerns | Source: The Local DK [13:16] TR Bot Danish cities drop Microsoft over Trump policies and financial concerns [13:17] TR News "A "web application" is a system. It has a backend, maybe a database, user accounts, cookie consent, analytics." https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/web-programs.html | Source: James Stanley [13:17] TR Bot James Stanley - The web program manifesto [13:17] TR News "Your past search history, and eventually your emails, can inform AI Modes responses: When I typed line up into AI Mode, I got the line up for the days New York Mets game" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/06/everything-app-big-tech-ai-endgame/683024/ | Source: The Atlantic [13:17] TR Bot Big Techs AI Endgame Is Coming Into Focus - The Atlantic [13:18] TR News "Sure, I had another customer to get to, but it really wasnt that urgent. There was room for a Swedish fika moment." https://birming.com/2025/06/02/you-have-time/ | Source: Robert Birming [13:18] TR Bot have time | Robert Birming [13:18] TR News "A former insider, Sarah Wynn-Williams, reveals that in 2017 the company was exploring ways to expand its ad targeting to young teens aged 13 to 17 across Facebook and Instagram." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/facebook-accused-exploiting-teenage-girl-insecurities-shows-beauty-ads-after-they-delete-selfies-1734823 | Source: International Business Times [13:18] TR Bot Facebook Accused of Exploiting Teenage Girl Insecurities Shows Beauty Ads After They Delete Selfies | IBTimes UK [13:19] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [13:19] TR News "The Army has long relied on the bravery of helicopter pilots or fast-moving ground vehicles to get medical resources into the hands of medics treating wounded soldiers on the frontlines, including blood supplies." https://taskandpurpose.com/news/drones-blood-supply-combat/ | Source: Task And Purpose [13:19] TR Bot Army medics moving blood to the frontlines with drones [13:19] TR News "But treating AI chatbots like your therapist can have some very real risks, as the Washington Post reports." https://futurism.com/therapy-chatbot-addict-meth | Source: Futurism [13:19] TR Bot Therapy Chatbot Tells Recovering Addict to Have a Little Meth as a Treat [13:23] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [13:24] TR News "In addition to answers from the collectors perspective, bonus points for answers that are also directed to answering this question which comes from your significant other who doesnt understand your obsession." https://boffosocko.com/2025/06/02/why-another-typewriter/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [13:24] TR Bot Why Another Typewriter? | Chris Aldrich [13:26] TR News "This considers how two modern cameras handle a difficult color challenge, illustrated by photos of a perfect rose and a piano." https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/05/31/Colors | Source: Tim Bray [13:26] TR Bot ongoing by Tim Bray Perfectly Different Colors [13:27] TR News "The introduction of adapters, starting with the Sigma MC-11 Mount Converter, was a game-changer, allowing photographers to transition to Sonys E-mount system while retaining their existing Canon EF lenses." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/lenses/why-photographers-are-ditching-branded-lenses-for-low-cost-indie-alternatives | Source: Digital Camera World [13:27] TR Bot Why photographers are ditching branded lenses for low-cost indie alternatives | Digital Camera World [13:29] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [13:31] TR News "However, slip the 15 Ultra into Xiaomis Photography Kit and the phone morphs into something that feels alarmingly close to my compact: a half-press shutter button" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/phones/after-two-months-using-this-phone-im-perilously-close-to-leaving-my-compact-camera-at-home | Source: Digital Camera World [13:31] TR Bot After two months using this phone, Im perilously close to leaving my compact camera at home | Digital Camera World [13:32] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [13:33] TR News "SmallRig has launched the RC 220C RGB COB LED Video Light and its shaping up to be a serious lighting solution for filmmakers and photographers who need power, control and versatility without dragging around a bulky rig." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/video-lights/smallrig-launches-a-compact-rgb-cob-led-light-that-punches-way-above-its-weight | Source: Digital Camera World [13:33] TR Bot SmallRig launches a compact RGB COB LED light that punches way above its weight | Digital Camera World [13:39] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [13:40] TR News "This time around, let us use the joy of creation to bury them." https://aramzs.xyz/thoughts/code-is-a-joy/ | [13:40] TR Bot Code is a joy [13:41] TR News "Each choice has costs and benefits, and the useful approach is to enumerate them." https://seths.blog/2025/06/what-do-we-do-when-it-breaks/ | Source: Seth Godin [13:41] TR Bot What do we do when it breaks? | Seth's Blog [13:41] TR News "Im not trying to convince you that LLMs will eventually become super-intelligent software engineers." https://www.seangoedecke.com/john-henry-and-the-llm/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [13:41] TR Bot John Henry and the large language model | sean goedecke [13:43] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [13:43] TR News "The cuts which would drag the budget to its lowest point since 1961, SpaceNews points out, when adjusted for inflation would result in the firing of roughly one-third of all civil servants." https://futurism.com/trump-budget-nasa-horrifying | Source: Futurism [13:43] TR Bot Trump's Budget for NASA Is Absolutely Horrifying [13:44] TR News "Scientists fear South Africas Square Kilometre Array (SKA-Mid), the worlds most powerful radio telescope together with another array co-hosted in Australia, will have their sensitive space observations distorted by Starlinks low-orbiting satellites." https://techcentral.co.za/sa-scientists-musks-starlink-out-space/264564/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [13:44] TR Bot SA scientists want Musk's Starlink out of their space - TechCentral [13:45] TR News "I think generative AI is incredibly destructive to our teaching of university students" https://futurism.com/ai-destroying-generation-students | Source: Futurism [13:45] TR Bot AI Is Destroying a Generation of Students [13:46] TR News "The UPND government, under the leadership of President Hakainde Hichilema and through Education Minister Douglas Syakalima, has loudly celebrated the introduction of free education." https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/06/03/zambia-needs-more-teachers-not-just-free-education/ | Source: Lusaka ZM [13:46] TR Bot Zambia : Zambia Needs More Teachers, Not Just Free Education [13:46] TR News "Some reorganizations happen at work, but Im still basically working upstream on Linux distributions." https://michel-slm.name/posts/2025-06-03-on-working-sustainably/ | Source: Michel Alexandre Salim [13:46] TR Bot On working sustainably :: Penses de Michel Personal thoughts and musings of Michel Lind [13:46] TR News "Whether the culture of helping each other will survive in this new age of LLMs is a real question. Is human helping still necessary?" https://www.infoworld.com/article/3993482/ai-didnt-kill-stack-overflow.html | Source: InfoWorld [13:46] TR Bot didnt kill Stack Overflow | InfoWorld [13:47] TR News "Teens who do not attend an "efterskole" start their final three years of secondary school straight away." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/culture-and-society/denmarks-efterskoles-where-teens-spend-a-year-finding-themselves-1883037 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [13:47] TR Bot Denmark's 'Efterskoles,' Where Teens Spend Year Finding Themselves [13:47] TR News "Free four years? Public? Private? To be worked out with Congress)" https://aj.bourg.family/if-i-were-president/ | Source: AJ Bourg [13:47] TR Bot If I Were President The Anti Social [13:47] TR News "The modern university is in a grave crisis in todays imperial core. During a crisis it is instructive to return to ones foundation and, thereby, reorient oneself. That foundation is Authentica habita, dating from 1155." https://crookedtimber.org/2025/06/03/on-the-political-roots-of-academic-freedom/ | Source: Crooked Timber [13:47] TR Bot On The Political Roots of Academic Freedom Crooked Timber [13:49] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [13:53] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [13:53] TR News Techrights covers a broad range of real-life issue it would not have direct and first-hand experience without the Microsoft SLAPPs. 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Where do all the boxes come from?" gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2025-06-04_Thought_for_the_day.gmi [14:18] TR News Replace reddit with a modern verion of usenet gemini://tilde.club/~say/2025-06-03.gmi [14:18] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-06-04.gmi [14:19] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [14:19] TR News "I think his most recent debate featuring himself versus 20 atheists did a good job of demonstrating exactly the problem with his rhetoric that I mentioned before." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/06/04/stop-platforming-jordan-peterson/ [14:21] TR News "Adolescents are philosophers in the making. As they grow, they begin to develop their own personal beliefs and identities apart from that which they had come to know as a youth." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2630 [14:22] TR News SpellBinding: CFIYTUR Wordo: RONDO gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-06-04.gmi [14:22] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [14:24] TR News intruding mouse feet gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/intruding_mouse_feet [14:26] TR News (NEW): Fwupd 2.0.11 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Thunderbolt 5 Smart Docks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Fwupd_2_0_11_Linux_Firmware_Updater_Supports_Lenovo_Thunderbolt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Fwupd_2_0_11_Linux_Firmware_Updater_Supports_Lenovo_Thunderbolt.gmi [14:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Fwupd 2.0.11 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Thunderbolt 5 Smart Docks [14:29] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [14:33] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [14:33] TR News zplug is a next-generation plugin manager for zsh https://www.linuxlinks.com/zplug-next-generation-plugin-manager-zsh/ [14:33] TR Bot is a next-generation plugin manager for zsh - LinuxLinks [14:36] TR News "Gnome isn't really a desktop anyway - it's a research project." - Torvalds [14:37] TR News de Icaza became US citizen only in 2015 [14:39] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [14:42] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [14:44] TR News Seems like Erica Brescia left Microsoft and its so-called 'Linux' Foundation https://www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/microsoft-owned-github-official-resigns-over-firing-jewish-employee-who-cried-nazis/2021/01/19/ [14:44] TR Bot GitHub Official Resigns over Firing Jewish Employee Who Cried Nazis | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 6 Shevat 5781 Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | JewishPress.com [14:49] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [14:53] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [14:59] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [14:59] TR News Oracle GNU/Linux 9.6 Released with UEK 8 and Enhanced Security Features https://linuxiac.com/oracle-linux-9-6-released-with-uek-8-and-enhanced-security-features/ [14:59] TR Bot Oracle Linux 9.6 Released with UEK 8 and Enhanced Security Features ● Jun 04 [15:00] TR News Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Rolls Out With VoLTE and Waydroid Upgrades https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-9-rolls-out-with-volte-and-waydroid-upgrades/ [15:00] TR Bot Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Rolls Out With VoLTE and Waydroid Upgrades [15:03] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [15:09] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [15:13] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) [15:16] TR News "This is where SuSE Linux 6.3 was an interesting experience for me. Id definitely have classified myself in 1999 as your typical computer nerd who was all about the Pentiums and the MHz, so at the very least I should have had some overlap with the nerds who wrote this Linux OS thing." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/my-winter-of-99-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop-is-always-next-year/ [15:16] TR Bot Winter Of 99: The Year Of The Linux Desktop Is Always Next Year | Hackaday [15:19] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [15:23] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [15:28] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1023625/ [15:28] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [15:29] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [15:32] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [15:33] TR News "But there is a point to all of this." https://tedium.co/2025/06/02/usbc-microsoft-standards/ | Source: Tedium [15:33] TR Bot Can Microsoft Fix USB-Cs Tangled Mess? [15:34] TR News "Implementing an optimized lock in Linux requires some Operating System help. You can only get so far by doing everything in user-land." https://blog.fredrb.com/2025/06/02/futex-fun/ | Source: Frederico Bittencourt [15:34] TR Bot Fun with Futex: building my own mutex in C for funtex | Fredrb's Blog [15:34] TR News "Back in the olden times, software was hard to build and hard to use, but remarkable improvements have been made, and entire ecosystems of ergonomic languages are now available." https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/modern-software-2025-edition | Source: Ted Unangst [15:34] TR Bot modern software 2025 edition [15:34] TR News "It always starts the same way. A campaign wraps, and the team pulls up the performance report." http://www.stencilled.me/posts/2025-06-02-benchmarks-baselines/ | Source: Senthil Thyagarajan [15:34] TR Bot Benchmarks vs. Baselines: When 'Above Average' Isn't Good Enough | Stencilled [15:34] TR News "Please feel free to post below with your own interesting finds, or in-depth explanations, or questions about these developments." https://julialang.org/blog/2025/06/this-month-in-julia-world/index.html | Source: Julia Programming Language [15:34] TR Bot This Month in Julia World [15:35] TR News "I've had a fascination with Forth since college. I have a copy of both the first edition and the second edition of Starting Forth." https://boston.conman.org/2025/06/02.1 | Source: Sean Conner [15:35] TR Bot I've just implemented a Forth system - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [15:35] TR News [Old] "There are many programming languages and each and every one of them has its strengths and weaknesses. Some languages are very quick, but verbose." https://juliadatascience.io/preface | [15:35] TR Bot Preface - Julia Data Science [15:36] TR News "Now, thats a bit unfair." https://crookedtimber.org/2025/06/02/open-science-and-its-enemies/ | Source: Crooked Timber [15:36] TR Bot Open Science and Its Enemies Crooked Timber [15:37] TR News "DuckLake simplifies lakehouses by using a standard SQL database for all metadata, instead of complex file-based systems" https://ducklake.select/manifesto/ | [15:37] TR Bot The DuckLake Manifesto: SQL as a Lakehouse Format DuckLake [15:37] TR News "We benchmark DuckDB on a 2012 MacBook Pro to decide: did we lose a decade chasing distributed architectures for data analytics?" https://duckdb.org/2025/05/19/the-lost-decade-of-small-data.html | [15:37] TR Bot The Lost Decade of Small Data? DuckDB [15:38] TR News "Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team members Clement Lecigne and Benot Sevens spotted the high-severity bug, tracked as CVE-2025-5419, on May 27." https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/03/google_chrome_zero_day_emergency_fix/ | Source: The Register UK [15:38] TR Bot Google pushes emergency fix for high-severity Chrome 0-day The Register [15:39] TR News "ESC (Escape) is one of the most central key in the world of Vim. It takes you from Insert mode to Normal mode and it also serves to interrupt operations in progress in Vim. Youll be using it a lot!" https://batsov.com/articles/2025/06/03/how-to-vim-proper-ways-to-escape/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov [15:39] TR Bot How to Vim: Proper Ways to Escape - (think) [15:39] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [15:39] TR News "ArduPilot (including Copter, Plane, Rover, Sub and AntennaTracker) and the ground control software (including Mission Planner, APM Planner2 and MAVProxy) are free software" https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/license-gplv3.html | [15:39] TR Bot License (GPLv3) Dev documentation [15:39] TR News "Images circulating immediately after the attacks appeared to show that Russian aircraft had been hit with remarkable accuracy at some of their most vulnerable points." https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/06/ukraine-new-war-drone-strike/683008/ | Source: The Atlantic [15:39] TR Bot The Ukrainians Ushered in a New Era of Warfare - The Atlantic [15:43] TR News "Eight months after its previous 5.11 release, RawTherapee, a powerful cross-platform open-source photo editing software designed for processing raw files and producing high-quality image outputs, has just been updated to version 5.12." https://linuxiac.com/rawtherapee-5-12-enhances-color-tools-and-camera-compatibility/ | Source: Linuxiac [15:43] TR Bot RawTherapee 5.12 Enhances Color Tools and Camera Compatibility [15:43] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [15:44] TR News "Flatpak is stable and widely used, but it still has some pain points when used in certain environments or for certain ends" https://thelibre.news/flatpak-is-not-perfect-but-its-getting-better/ | Source: LibreNews [15:44] TR Bot Flatpak is not perfect, but it's getting better [15:45] TR News Gradia New App to Make Your Screenshots Prettier for Social Media https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/06/gradia-make-screenshots-prettier/ [15:45] TR Bot Gradia New App to Make Your Screenshots Prettier for Social Media | UbuntuHandbook [15:46] TR News statCounter: GNU/Linux Up to 4.7% "Market Share" This Month https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/02/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Up_to_4_7_Market_Share_This_Month.shtml [15:46] TR Bot Techrights statCounter: GNU/Linux Up to 4.7% "Market Share" This Month [15:46] TR News Slopwatch: GNU/Linux FUD From Slopfarms, Blaming GNU/Linux for Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Issues; 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(Spamnil) [17:11] TR News Google is killing the web with Hey Hi (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism Overviews I made an extension to block them https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/block-google-ai-overviews [17:11] TR Bot Google is killing the web with AI Overviews I made an extension to block them | Tom's Hardware [17:12] TR News "Track Down Radio Transmissions" https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/supercon-2024-how-to-track-down-radio-transmissions/ | Source: Hackaday [17:12] TR Bot 2024: How To Track Down Radio Transmissions | Hackaday [17:13] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [17:13] TR News Repost: The Modern R Stack for Production Hey Hi (AI) https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/repost-the-modern-r-stack-for-production-ai/ [17:13] TR Bot The Modern R Stack for Production AI | R-bloggers [17:13] TR News Containerizing Shiny Apps with {shiny2docker}: A Step-by-Step Guide https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/containerizing-shiny-apps-with-shiny2docker-a-step-by-step-guide/ [17:13] TR Bot Shiny Apps with {shiny2docker}: A Step-by-Step Guide | R-bloggers [17:13] TR News Benchmarks vs. Baselines: When Above Average Isnt Good Enough https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/benchmarks-vs-baselines-when-above-average-isnt-good-enough/ [17:13] TR Bot vs. Baselines: When Above Average Isnt Good Enough | R-bloggers [17:14] TR News Beyond ARMA-GARCH: leveraging model-agnostic Machine Learning and conformal prediction for nonparametric probabilistic stock forecasting (ML-ARCH) https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/06/beyond-arma-garch-leveraging-model-agnostic-machine-learning-and-conformal-prediction-for-nonparametric-probabilistic-stock-forecasting-ml-arch/ [17:14] TR Bot ARMA-GARCH: leveraging model-agnostic Machine Learning and conformal prediction for nonparametric probabilistic stock forecasting (ML-ARCH) | R-bloggers [17:15] TR News Podman Hey Hi (AI) Lab and RamaLama unite for easier local Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/03/podman-ai-lab-and-ramalama-unite-easier-local-ai [17:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/03/podman-ai-lab-and-ramalama-unite-easier-local-ai ) [17:19] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [17:20] TR News LibreArts Weekly recap 1 June 2025 https://librearts.org/2025/06/week-recap-1-june-2025/ [17:20] TR Bot Libre Arts - Weekly recap 1 June 2025 [17:21] TR News VirtualBox 7.1.10 Rolls Out With backdoored Windows and GNU/Linux Improvements https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-1-10-rolls-out-with-windows-and-linux-improvements/ [17:21] TR Bot VirtualBox 7.1.10 Rolls Out With Windows and Linux Improvements [17:23] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [17:29] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [17:33] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 276 seconds) [17:38] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 04/06/2025: Future Leaders of the World and Platforming Jordan Peterson https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Gemini_Links_04_06_2025_Future_Leaders_of_the_World_and_Platfor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Gemini_Links_04_06_2025_Future_Leaders_of_the_World_and_Platfor.gmi [17:38] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 04/06/2025: Future Leaders of the World and Platforming Jordan Peterson [17:39] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [17:43] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [17:49] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [17:51] TR News Fedora Community Blog: F42 Elections Results https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f42-elections-results/ [17:51] TR Bot F42 Elections Results Fedora Community Blog [17:53] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 276 seconds) [17:56] TR News Christof Damian: Sharing a monitor between GNU/Linux & Mac http://christof.damian.net/2024/04/sharing-monitor-between-linux-mac.html [17:56] TR Bot Christof Damian: Sharing a monitor between Linux & Mac [17:59] TR News Peter Czanik: Deprecating Java-based drivers from syslog-ng: Is HDFS next? https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/deprecating-java-based-drivers-from-syslog-ng-is-hdfs-next [17:59] TR Bot Java-based drivers from syslog-ng: Is HDFS next? - Blog - syslog-ng Community - syslog-ng Community [17:59] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights ● Jun 04 [18:01] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source Text Expander Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-text-expander-tools/ [18:01] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Text Expander Tools - LinuxLinks [18:01] TR News NST is a bootable ISO live USB flash drive https://www.linuxlinks.com/nst-bootable-iso-live-usb-flash-drive/ [18:01] TR Bot is a bootable ISO live USB flash drive - LinuxLinks [18:01] TR News Kibi is a tiny text editor https://www.linuxlinks.com/kibi-tiny-text-editor/ [18:01] TR Bot is a tiny text editor - LinuxLinks [18:01] TR News Cinecred creates film credits without the pain https://www.linuxlinks.com/cinecred-creates-film-credits-without-pain/ [18:01] TR Bot creates film credits without the pain - LinuxLinks [18:01] TR News Klaro is a simple and fast translation app https://www.linuxlinks.com/klaro-simple-fast-translation-app/ [18:01] TR Bot is a simple and fast translation app - LinuxLinks [18:02] TR News Scriptorium write short stories and novels https://www.linuxlinks.com/scriptorium-write-short-stories-novels/ [18:02] TR Bot - write short stories and novels - LinuxLinks [18:03] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) [18:03] TR News New Steam Client Beta for GNU/Linux fixes sluggish update installations https://www.neowin.net/news/new-steam-client-beta-for-linux-fixes-sluggish-update-installations/ [18:03] TR Bot New Steam Client Beta for Linux fixes sluggish update installations - Neowin [18:04] TR News As backdoored Windows 10 support winds down, KDE welcomes "Windows 10 exiles" to GNU/Linux https://www.neowin.net/news/as-windows-10-support-winds-down-kde-welcomes-windows-10-exiles-to-linux/ [18:04] TR Bot As Windows 10 support winds down, KDE welcomes "Windows 10 exiles" to Linux - Neowin [18:05] TR News Refined dock and bug fixes land in latest Elementary OS 8 updates https://www.neowin.net/news/refined-dock-and-bug-fixes-land-in-latest-elementary-os-8-updates/ [18:05] TR Bot Refined dock and bug fixes land in latest Elementary OS 8 updates - Neowin [18:06] TR News Systemd is not Linux https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/new-linux-vulnerabilities.html http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/03/Slopwatch_Linux_FUD_From_Slopfarms_Blaming_Linux_for_Microsoft_.shtml [18:06] TR Bot Linux Vulnerabilities - Schneier on Security [18:06] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Linux FUD From Slopfarms, Blaming Linux for Microsoft Issues; Even WebProNews Has Become a Slopfarm (Googlebombing "Linux" With Slop Images and Fake/Plagiarised Text) [18:06] TR News (NEW): elementary OS 8 Updates Deliver New Dock Features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/03/elementary_OS_8_Updates_Deliver_New_Dock_Features.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/03/elementary_OS_8_Updates_Deliver_New_Dock_Features.gmi [18:06] TR Bot Tux Machines elementary OS 8 Updates Deliver New Dock Features [18:07] TR News Plasma 6.5 Promises Better Memory Optimization http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Plasma-6.5-Promises-Better-Memory-Optimization [18:07] TR Bot Plasma 6.5 Promises Better Memory Optimization Linux Magazine [18:08] TR News LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #3 Quality Assurance (QA) in Free and Open Source Software https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/06/03/libreoffice-podcast-episode-3-quality-assurance-qa-in-free-and-open-source-software/ [18:08] TR Bot LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #3 Quality Assurance (QA) in Free and Open Source Software - The Document Foundation Blog [18:09] TR News Whats in the SOSS? 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Podcast #32 S2E09 Yoda, Inclusive Strategies, and the Jedi Council: A Conversation with Dr. Eden-Rene Hayes Open Source Security Foundation [18:09] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [18:09] TR News IBM-sponsored about IBM selling hype and vapourware under the guise of Hey Hi (AI) agents https://siliconangle.com/2025/06/03/ibms-agentic-ai-strategy-think-2025-thecube/ [18:10] TR Bot agentic AI strategy at Think 2025 - SiliconANGLE [18:12] TR News Structured outputs in vLLM: Guiding Hey Hi (AI) responses https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/03/structured-outputs-vllm-guiding-ai-responses [18:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/06/03/structured-outputs-vllm-guiding-ai-responses ) [18:13] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 276 seconds) [18:13] TR News [Now with DRM] Kate & Co. in the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Store https://kate-editor.org/post/2025/2025-06-03-kate-and-co-in-the-microsoft-store/ [18:13] TR Bot Kate & Co. in the Microsoft Store - Kate [18:16] TR News The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to Correct Research. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/climate/executive-order-gold-standard-science.html [18:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/climate/executive-order-gold-standard-science.html ) [18:19] *shasta_ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [18:22] TR News SPAM disguised as article https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-linux-vpns/ [18:22] TR Bot best Linux VPNs of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed | ZDNET [18:23] TR News "Windows has a lot of software for video editing, both free and paid. But when it comes to Linux, the options are more limited. After spending a considerable amount of time testing various video editors on Linux, Kdenlive quickly became my go-to choiceand for good reason." http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/03/Slopwatch_Linux_FUD_From_Slopfarms_Blaming_Linux_for_Microsoft_.shtml [18:23] *shasta__ has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [18:24] TR News Linux Share on Steam Reaches Highest in Years in May 2025 https://www.extremetech.com/computing/linux-share-on-steam-reaches-highest-in-years-in-may-2025 [18:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.extremetech.com/computing/linux-share-on-steam-reaches-highest-in-years-in-may-2025 ) [18:29] *shasta__ (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [18:33] TR News What to Know About Chinas Halt of Rare Earth Exports https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/business/rare-earth-metals-china.html [18:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/business/rare-earth-metals-china.html ) [18:33] *shasta_ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [18:34] TR News U.S.-China Trade War Morphs From Tariffs Into Fight Over Supply Chain https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/business/economy/us-china-trade-supply-chains.html [18:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/business/economy/us-china-trade-supply-chains.html ) [18:36] TR News U.S. extends China GPU tariff exemption until August 31 Motherboards also listed in Section 301 exclusion https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/u-s-extends-china-gpu-tariff-exemption-until-august-31-motherboards-also-listed-in-section-301-exclusion [18:37] TR Bot U.S. extends China GPU tariff exemption until August 31 Motherboards also listed in Section 301 exclusion | Tom's Hardware [18:37] *shasta__ has quit (Quit: Leaving) [18:38] TR News 'End of 10' Is Helping People Move From Windows 10 to Desktop Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/end-of-10-is-helping-people-move-from-windows-10-to-desktop-linux/ [18:38] TR Bot 'End of 10' Is Helping People Move From Windows 10 to Desktop Linux [18:38] *shasta (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [18:40] TR News Misconfiguration issue https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/malware-campaign-targets-windows/ [18:40] TR Bot Sophisticated Malware Campaign Targets Windows and Linux Systems - Infosecurity Magazine [18:41] TR News Gaming on Linux is no joke: it just hit a record high on Steam, and it's not just SteamOS doing all the legwork https://www.xda-developers.com/gaming-linux-it-record-high-steam/ [18:41] TR Bot Gaming on Linux is no joke: it just hit a record high on Steam, and it's not just SteamOS doing all the legwork [18:43] *shasta has quit (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [18:45] TR News It is a marketing outfit, not Linux https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/linux-foundation-wins-not-for-profit-and-education-team-of-the-year-at-2025-world-trademark-review-industry-awards-302470989.html [18:45] TR Bot Linux Foundation Wins Not-For-Profit and Education Team of the Year at 2025 World Trademark Review Industry Awards [18:46] TR News "Over the past few years a number of companies including Pine64 and Purism have released smartphones designed to run mobile operating systems based on a mainline Linux kernel. But the Liberux NEXX is a work-in-progress Linux phone that could be the most powerful to date" https://liliputing.com/liberux-nexx-linux-phone-with-rk3588s-and-32gb-ram-hits-indiegogo/ [18:46] TR Bot NEXX Linux phone with RK3588S and 32GB RAM hits Indiegogo - Liliputing [18:47] TR News "If you're looking for a new distribution that's as functional as it is beautiful, BlueStar Linux should be on your radar." https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-finally-found-a-visually-pleasing-linux-distro-that-doesnt-skimp-on-performance/ [18:47] TR Bot finally found a visually pleasing Linux distro that doesn't skimp on performance | ZDNET [18:47] TR News How Red Hat just quietly, radically transformed enterprise server Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-red-hat-just-quietly-radically-transformed-enterprise-server-linux/ [18:47] TR Bot Red Hat just quietly, radically transformed enterprise server Linux | ZDNET [18:48] TR News Elementary OS 8 Gets Updated Dock, Window Manager, More https://www.thurrott.com/linux/321714/elementary-os-8-gets-updated-dock-window-manager-more [18:48] TR Bot OS 8 Gets Updated Dock, Window Manager, More - Thurrott.com [18:49] TR News "By now, you already know that Linux kernel development is a massive undertaking that's carried out by thousands of contributors, and more often than not, tensions rise, leading to some mean things being said." https://news.itsfoss.com/linus-kernel-broken-pull-request/ [18:49] TR Bot Malicious Pull Requests? Not on Linus Torvalds' Watch [18:50] TR News Coalition for Smarter Buildings Foundation Enables Building Management Innovation with Open Source Technical Project Contributions to the Linux Foundation https://www.chicagostarmedia.com/trending_from_our_network/coalition-for-smarter-buildings-foundation-enables-building-management-innovation-with-open-source-technical-project-contributions/article_2014f0b8-e98e-54fa-b236-5cdb6a903f6e.html [18:50] TR Bot for Smarter Buildings Foundation Enables Building Management Innovation with Open Source Technical Project Contributions to the Linux Foundation | Trending From Our Network | chicagostarmedia.com [18:51] TR News SteamOS: Analysis From a YouTuber Outlines That the Linux-Based Operating System Can Outperform Windows 11 on the Same Hardware https://in.ign.com/lenovo-legion-go-s/232305/news/steamos-analysis-from-a-youtuber-outlines-that-the-linux-based-operating-system-can-outperform-windo [18:51] TR Bot SteamOS: Analysis From a YouTuber Outlines That the Linux-Based Operating System Can Outperform Windows 11 on the Same Hardware; All We Know [18:52] TR News It's Microsoft transmitting malware https://www.scworld.com/brief/malicious-pypi-packages-aim-to-backdoor-windows-linux-systems [18:52] TR Bot Malicious PyPI packages aim to backdoor Windows, Linux systems | SC Media [18:53] TR News "I first tried Arch Linux to play around with Hyprland, a window manager that caught my eye with its auto-tiling functionality and versatile workspaces." https://www.xda-developers.com/things-i-wish-i-knew-about-arch-linux-before-switching/ [18:53] TR Bot I switched to Arch and can't look back, but here's what I wish I knew beforehand [18:53] TR News "Fast-forward to 2025, and Windows is installed on all my primary desktop systems, raising the question of what went wrong in 99. Wasnt Linux the future of desktop operating systems?" https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/my-winter-of-99-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop-is-always-next-year/ [18:53] TR Bot Winter Of 99: The Year Of The Linux Desktop Is Always Next Year | Hackaday [18:55] TR News Key Linux systems may have security flaws which allow password theft https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/key-linux-systems-may-have-security-flaws-which-allow-password-theft [18:55] TR Bot Linux systems may have security flaws which allow password theft | TechRadar [18:58] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Security_Leftovers.gmi [18:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers ● Jun 04 [19:00] TR News (NEW): Games: GNU/Linux, Steam, SteamOS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Games_GNU_Linux_Steam_SteamOS_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Games_GNU_Linux_Steam_SteamOS_and_More.gmi [19:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: GNU/Linux, Steam, SteamOS, and More [19:01] TR News (NEW): Flatpak and Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Flatpak_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Flatpak_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [19:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Flatpak and Red Hat Leftovers [19:03] TR News (NEW): KDE and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/KDE_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/KDE_and_More.gmi [19:03] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE and More [19:05] TR News (NEW): Gradia, RawTherapee, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Gradia_RawTherapee_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Gradia_RawTherapee_and_More.gmi [19:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Gradia, RawTherapee, and More [19:05] TR News (NEW): ODF Rise and LibreOffice Podcast https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/ODF_Rise_and_LibreOffice_Podcast.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/ODF_Rise_and_LibreOffice_Podcast.gmi [19:05] TR Bot Tux Machines ODF Rise and LibreOffice Podcast [19:06] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:08] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi [19:08] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers [19:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [19:11] TR News Techrights Links 04/06/2025: Linux Foundation PR Spam and Lee Jae-myung Wins Election https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Links_04_06_2025_Linux_Foundation_PR_Spam_and_Lee_Jae_myung_Win.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Links_04_06_2025_Linux_Foundation_PR_Spam_and_Lee_Jae_myung_Win.gmi [19:11] TR Bot Techrights Links 04/06/2025: Linux Foundation PR Spam and Lee Jae-myung Wins Election [19:13] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [19:13] TR News Man jumps barricade at Tiananmen Square flag-raising ceremony https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/06/03/china-tiananmen-protest-fence-jump/ [19:13] TR Bot Man jumps barricade at Tiananmen Square flag-raising ceremony Radio Free Asia [19:16] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [19:17] *shasta (~shasta@user/shasta) has joined #techrights [19:20] *Righty (~Username@uub7n979rnhf6.irc) has joined #techrights [19:20] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Fedora 43 Wallpaper Under Way https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-43-wallpaper-under-way/ [19:20] TR Bot Fedora 43 Wallpaper Under Way Fedora Community Blog [19:23] *shasta has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [19:26] TR News Deprecating Java-based drivers from syslog-ng: Is HDFS next? https://peter.czanik.hu/other/deprecating-java-based-drivers-from-syslog-ng-is-hdfs-next/ [19:26] TR Bot Deprecating Java-based drivers from syslog-ng: Is HDFS next? | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [19:26] TR News "When you think of open-source hardware, you probably think of electronics and maker tools RepRap, Arduino, Adafruit, et cetera." https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/open-source-watch-movement-really-ticks-all-the-boxes/ | Source: Hackaday [19:26] TR Bot Source Watch Movement Really Ticks All The Boxes | Hackaday [19:27] TR News The PRC Transnational Repression Efforts: Influence, Interference, and Legitimacy https://citizenlab.ca/2025/06/the-prc-transnational-repression-efforts-influence-interference-and-legitimacy/ [19:27] TR Bot The PRC Transnational Repression Efforts: Influence, Interference, and Legitimacy - The Citizen Lab [19:27] TR News [japan] [cat] [food] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-06-04.gmi [19:28] TR News Scurvy gemini://thrig.me/blog/2025/06/04/scurvy.gmi [19:31] TR News Modi's soaring Indian aviation ambitions face many headwinds https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/modis-soaring-indian-aviation-ambitions-face-many-headwinds [19:31] TR Bot Modi's soaring Indian aviation ambitions face many headwinds | The Straits Times [19:32] TR News UPC is illegal. UPC is paid to legitimise this fake kangaroo court. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/roche-settles-upc-dispute-over-insulin-distribution-technology/ [19:32] TR Bot Roche settles UPC dispute over insulin distribution technology [19:32] TR News UPC is not meant to exist because it's illegal; this is an ongoing EU and EPO scandal https://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/03/inventive-step-at-the-upc-much-ado-about-nothing-new/ [19:32] TR Bot Inventive step at the UPC much ado about nothing (new)? - Kluwer Patent Blog [19:33] TR News Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part I: It's a Lot Like the EPO https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Abuse_Inside_the_Polish_Patent_Office_UPRP_Part_I_It_s_a_Lot_Li.shtml [19:33] TR Bot Techrights Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part I: It's a Lot Like the EPO [19:36] TR News The Loyalty to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and the Salaries From Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (Funding SLAPPs Against Techrights and Tux Machines) https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/03/The_Loyalty_to_Microsoft_and_the_Salaries_From_Microsoft_Fundin.shtml [19:36] TR Bot Techrights The Loyalty to Microsoft and the Salaries From Microsoft (Funding SLAPPs Against Techrights and Tux Machines) [19:36] TR News Last Article From Australia's Sam Varghese Was a Year Ago and It Covered the Release of Julian Assange, Who Will Apparently Come Back as 'Politician' https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/02/Last_Article_From_Australia_s_Sam_Varghese_Was_a_Year_Ago_and_I.shtml [19:36] TR Bot Techrights Last Article From Australia's Sam Varghese Was a Year Ago and It Covered the Release of Julian Assange, Who Will Apparently Come Back as 'Politician' [19:36] TR News India: backdoored Windows Falls to 50% in Desktops/Laptops and 8% Overall https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/02/India_Windows_Falls_to_50_in_Desktops_Laptops_and_8_Overall.shtml [19:36] TR Bot Techrights India: Windows Falls to 50% in Desktops/Laptops and 8% Overall [19:36] TR News Microsoft is in Trouble and Microsofters Know It https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/02/Microsoft_is_in_Trouble_and_Microsofters_Know_It.shtml [19:36] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft is in Trouble and Microsofters Know It [19:37] TR News Alpine Linux 3.22.0: Not Just for Servers, Containers, and IoT https://fossforce.com/2025/06/alpine-linux-3-22-0-not-just-for-servers-containers-and-iot/ [19:37] TR Bot Alpine Linux 3.22.0: Not Just for Servers, Containers, and IoT - FOSS Force [19:38] TR News (NEW): Alpine Linux 3.22 Released with GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, and LXQt 2.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/30/Alpine_Linux_3_22_Released_with_GNOME_48_KDE_Plasma_6_3_and_LXQ.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/30/Alpine_Linux_3_22_Released_with_GNOME_48_KDE_Plasma_6_3_and_LXQ.gmi [19:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Alpine Linux 3.22 Released with GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, and LXQt 2.2 [19:46] TR News Ubuntu Touch OTA-9 Released with VoLTE and Waydroid Improvements https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-9-released-with-volte-and-waydroid-improvements [19:46] TR Bot Touch OTA-9 Released with VoLTE and Waydroid Improvements - 9to5Linux [19:47] TR News FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2025-05-30 http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-meeting-recap-2025-05-30 [19:47] TR Bot FSD meeting recap 2025-05-30 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:47] TR News "Thirteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of May 31, 2025): [...]" http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2025-may-gnu-spotlight-with-amin-bandali [19:47] TR Bot May GNU spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring thirteen new GNU releases: Automake, Gettext, and more! Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [19:48] TR News Tech Company Recruiters https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-h1b-visas-perm-tech-jobs-recruitment | Source: Pro Publica [19:48] TR Bot How Tech Company Recruiters Sidestep Trumps Immigration Crackdown ProPublica [19:49] TR News Militaries Face Concrete and Real Threats in Cyber Domain https://adf-magazine.com/2025/06/militaries-face-concrete-and-real-threats-in-cyber-domain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=militaries-face-concrete-and-real-threats-in-cyber-domain [19:49] TR Bot Militaries Face Concrete and Real Threats in Cyber Domain - Africa Defense Forum [19:50] TR News Fentanylware (TikTok) landgrab for Western culture... using incentives https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/03/tiktok-for-artists-launch/ [19:50] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/06/03/tiktok-for-artists-launch/ ) [19:51] TR News Google addresses 34 high-severity vulnerabilities in Junes Android security update https://cyberscoop.com/android-security-update-june-2025/ [19:51] TR Bot addresses 34 high-severity vulnerabilities in Junes Android security update | CyberScoop [19:51] TR News Over 30 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android https://www.securityweek.com/over-30-vulnerabilities-patched-in-android/ [19:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/over-30-vulnerabilities-patched-in-android/ ) [19:51] TR News Google Researchers Find New Chrome Zero-Day https://www.securityweek.com/google-researchers-find-new-chrome-zero-day/ [19:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-researchers-find-new-chrome-zero-day/ ) [19:52] TR News Mikko Hypponen Leaves Anti-Malware Industry to Fight Against Drones https://www.securityweek.com/mikko-hypponen-joins-anti-drone-company-sensofusion/ [19:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/mikko-hypponen-joins-anti-drone-company-sensofusion/ ) [19:53] TR News Aeromxico workers strike postponed to June 10 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/travel/aeromexico-strike-postponed-june-10/ [19:53] TR Bot Aeromxico workers' strike postponed to June 10 [19:53] TR News CHP leader on zmir Municipality strike: Dont expect us to criticize striking workers https://bianet.org/haber/chp-leader-on-izmir-municipality-strike-dont-expect-us-to-criticize-striking-workers-308026 [19:53] TR Bot CHP leader on zmir Municipality strike: Dont expect us to criticize striking workers [19:54] TR News Russian influence https://www.dw.com/en/bulgarian-nationalists-march-against-euro-currency-adoption/a-72746228 https://www.rferl.org/a/bulgaria-euro-adoption-protests-eu/33431089.html https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/bulgaria-gets-green-light-to-join-euro-in-2026/ https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-euro-debt-disinformation-aa7941f156d49b9554c5e7ee6c05b56f [19:54] TR Bot nationalists march against euro currency adoption DW 05/31/2025 [19:54] TR Bot Arson, Lies, And Russian Flags Fail To Halt Bulgaria On Euro Adoption [19:54] TR Bot gets green light to join euro in 2026 - 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CNX Software [20:07] TR News vBulletin Exploits (CVE-2025-48827, CVE-2025-48828), (Tue, Jun 3rd) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32006 [20:08] TR Bot vBulletin Exploits (CVE-2025-48827, CVE-2025-48828) - SANS Internet Storm Center [20:09] TR News "now-deleted Instagram post" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/06/03/hong-kong-illustrators-art-fair-stall-closes-after-police-inspect-drawings/ [20:09] TR Bot HK illustrator's art fair stall closes after police inspect drawings [20:10] TR News Vecow PBC-2000 An defective chip maker Intel Atom x7211RE fanless embedded system for industrial use https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/06/03/vecow-pbc-2000-intel-atom-x7211re-fanless-embedded-system-for-industrial-use/ [20:10] TR Bot Vecow PBC-2000 - An Intel Atom x7211RE fanless embedded system for industrial use - CNX Software [20:12] TR News VietJet Air asks government to go after its online critics https://rfa.org/english/vietnam/2025/06/03/vietnam-vietjet-facebook-false-information-probe/ [20:12] TR Bot VietJet Air asks government to go after its online critics Radio Free Asia [20:15] TR News Charles Davys Conjectural Observations on the Origin and Progress of Alphabetic Writing (1772) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/conjectural-observations [20:15] TR Bot Charles Davys *Conjectural Observations on the Origin and Progress of Alphabetic Writing* (1772) The Public Domain Review [20:16] TR News The UK Brings Cyberwarfare Out of the Closet https://www.securityweek.com/the-uk-brings-cyberwarfare-out-of-the-closet/ [20:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/the-uk-brings-cyberwarfare-out-of-the-closet/ ) [20:16] TR News Why Scamming Cant Be StoppedBut It Can Be Managed https://www.securityweek.com/why-scamming-cant-be-stopped-but-it-can-be-managed/ [20:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/why-scamming-cant-be-stopped-but-it-can-be-managed/ ) [20:18] TR News 1,000 Instantel Industrial Monitoring Devices Possibly Exposed to Hacking https://www.securityweek.com/1000-instantel-industrial-monitoring-devices-possibly-exposed-to-hacking/ [20:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/1000-instantel-industrial-monitoring-devices-possibly-exposed-to-hacking/ ) [20:18] TR News MainStreet Bank Data Breach Impacts Customer Payment Cards https://www.securityweek.com/mainstreet-bank-data-breach-impacts-customer-payment-cards/ [20:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/mainstreet-bank-data-breach-impacts-customer-payment-cards/ ) [20:19] TR News Windows TCO. Maybe enforce reporting the use of Windows. https://www.securityweek.com/australia-enforces-ransomware-payment-reporting/ [20:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/australia-enforces-ransomware-payment-reporting/ ) [20:19] TR News Future-ready cybersecurity: Lessons from the MITRE CVE crisis https://cyberscoop.com/mitre-cve-vulnerability-database-morphisec-op-ed/ [20:19] TR Bot cybersecurity: Lessons from the MITRE CVE crisis | CyberScoop [20:21] TR News Proprietary Qt 6.9.1 Released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.9.1-released [20:21] TR Bot Qt 6.9.1 Released [20:22] TR News Beyond dancing and somersaults, humanoid robots in China aim higher https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beyond-dancing-and-somersaults-humanoid-robots-in-china-aim-higher [20:22] TR Bot Beyond dancing and somersaults, humanoid robots in China aim higher | The Straits Times [20:24] TR News 3D Printed Tank https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/3d-printed-tank-has-a-cannon-to-boot/ | Source: Hackaday [20:24] TR Bot Printed Tank Has A Cannon To Boot | Hackaday [20:25] TR News Building An Eight Channel Active Mixer https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/building-an-eight-channel-active-mixer/ | Source: Hackaday [20:25] TR Bot An Eight Channel Active Mixer | Hackaday [20:27] TR News Top 50 news websites in the world: Tabloids take a tumble https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-world-monthly-2/ [20:27] TR Bot Most popular websites for news in the world: Monthly top 50 listing [20:27] TR News LEGO Vehicle https://hackaday.com/2025/06/03/making-a-lego-vehicle-which-can-cross-large-gaps/ | Source: Hackaday [20:27] TR Bot A LEGO Vehicle Which Can Cross Large Gaps | Hackaday [20:27] TR News "Got some spare filament and looking to build a guitar you can truly call your own?" https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/3d-printing-a-modular-guitar-means-it-can-look-like-whatever-you-want/ | Source: Hackaday [20:27] TR Bot Printing A Modular Guitar Means It Can Look Like Whatever You Want | Hackaday [20:29] TR News T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet officially launches in U.S. Up to 2 Gbps covering 500,000 households https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/network-providers/t-mobile-fiber-home-internet-officially-launches-in-u-s-up-to-2-gbps-covering-500-000-households [20:29] TR Bot T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet officially launches in U.S. Up to 2 Gbps covering 500,000 households | Tom's Hardware [20:29] TR News Expanding Internet Access in Rural Latin America, One Course at a Time https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/06/expanding-internet-access-in-rural-latin-america-one-course-at-a-time/ [20:29] TR Bot Expanding Internet Access in Rural Latin America, One Course at a Time - Internet Society [20:30] TR News The Great PTS CLI Throwdown https://www.olafalders.com/2025/06/03/the-great-pts-cli-throwdown/ [20:30] TR Bot Great PTS CLI Throwdown olafalders.com [20:32] TR News 2025 forecast to be a year of modest growth and modest inflation in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/03.06.2025-2025-forecast-to-be-a-year-of-modest-growth-and-modest-inflation-in-latvia.a601677/ [20:32] TR Bot 2025 forecast to be a year of modest growth and modest inflation in Latvia / Article [20:32] TR News TURKSTAT and ENAG inflation figures show twofold discrepancy https://bianet.org/haber/turkstat-and-enag-inflation-figures-show-twofold-discrepancy-308038 [20:32] TR Bot TURKSTAT and ENAG inflation figures show twofold discrepancy [20:33] TR News Experimental Drug Helped Cancer Patients Live 40% Longer in Clinical Trial https://www.sciencealert.com/experimental-drug-helped-cancer-patients-live-40-longer-in-clinical-trial [20:33] TR Bot Drug Helped Cancer Patients Live 40% Longer in Clinical Trial : ScienceAlert [20:34] TR News Scientists Studying Earth's Trees Issued a Stark Warning to Humanity https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-studying-earths-trees-issued-a-stark-warning-to-humanity [20:34] TR Bot Studying Earth's Trees Issued a Stark Warning to Humanity : ScienceAlert [20:37] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi [20:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:40] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [20:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [20:43] TR News Techrights Links 04/06/2025: Workers' Strikes, Sudan Exodus https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Links_04_06_2025_Workers_Strikes_Sudan_Exodus.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Links_04_06_2025_Workers_Strikes_Sudan_Exodus.gmi [20:43] TR Bot Techrights Links 04/06/2025: Workers' Strikes, Sudan Exodus [20:44] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@egjidp4d8bai6.irc) has joined #techrights [20:45] TR News "The answer to all your questions is ....because it's Microsoft." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvqqfty6 [20:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvqqfty6 ) [20:46] TR News "It's simple Microsoft Su-ks" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwq2abfy [20:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwq2abfy ) [20:46] TR News "Nadella, you funny!!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwsdzz9d [20:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwsdzz9d ) [20:48] TR News "Microsoft, the multibillion-dollar tech corporation, has just recently laid off thousands of employees. The company did so silently, with zero announcements or explanations." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwxxd7yz http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/15/More_Microsoft_Cuts_and_Layoffs_Microsoft_Media_Mole_Jordan_Nov.shtml [20:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwxxd7yz ) [20:48] TR Bot Techrights More Microsoft Cuts and Layoffs (Microsoft Media Mole Jordan Novet Tries to Float "Hiring Freezes" Spin After the "Headcount" Spin Failed) [20:50] TR News "Alvind and his Pipmunks have certainly not brought glory to the IBM company in recent times, unless you consider layoffs and transferring jobs to Alvind's motherland, India as some cause for celebration. As for AI development inside IBM, it's nothing but a sad joke ! Same as it ever was. And nothing in the Quantum department either - the cupboard is bare." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwwjxp8y [20:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwwjxp8y ) [20:50] TR News "How much did IBM pay to put this junk into print??" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jwwjxp8y [20:56] IsambardPrince This is highly unusual. [20:56] schestowitz[TR2] what is? [20:56] IsambardPrince The Japanese government sent a trade delegation directly to Illinois because they've given up working with the federal government. [20:57] IsambardPrince It's kind of funny that they're giving up and working directly with a state government when these sorts of things are usually handled higher up. [20:58] IsambardPrince There are still things we can do for each other that make doing business easier, despite the unfortunate federal situation where Trump is just making a complete mess without telling anyone what he actually wants (there is no plan). ● Jun 04 [21:02] psydruid Intentional Pipmunk Mockery [21:03] psydruid Defective companies for defective employees [21:05] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Mindless Slop Pieces, Fake Images and Text, Linux FUD on the Cheap https://techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Slopwatch_Mindless_Slop_Pieces_Fake_Images_and_Text_Linux_FUD_o.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/06/04/Slopwatch_Mindless_Slop_Pieces_Fake_Images_and_Text_Linux_FUD_o.gmi [21:05] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Mindless Slop Pieces, Fake Images and Text, Linux FUD on the Cheap [21:11] MinceR https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2023/10/04/lego-my-ego [21:11] TR Bot Lego My Ego - Penny Arcade [21:28] IsambardPrince schestowitz-pi, If it makes you feel better, I got ripped off by a pension too. [21:28] IsambardPrince Not as bad as you did. I only worked for that place a few years. [21:29] IsambardPrince They told me that they were putting money in a "pension" when I was with the Sheet Metal Workers Union. The Local went bankrupt. I never saw anything. I think they stole all of it. [21:32] TR News ending the love detox gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/detox13 [21:34] TR News Prologue gemini://karmiclag.smol.pub/1749065879 [21:52] IsambardPrince https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/musk-trump-tax-bill.html [21:52] TR Bot Musk ramps up Trump tax bill attacks [21:52] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Honestly, I'm glad he's causing so much trouble. [21:53] IsambardPrince Whatever changes they make will be poisonous enough to cost them Republican votes someplace else. [21:53] IsambardPrince If it means that they have to change the bill to pick up votes from Democrats then it won't be as bad. [21:54] IsambardPrince I found some artificial tears that expired. [21:54] IsambardPrince How do those expire? [21:55] MinceR by the current date becoming greater than the expiry date [21:57] IsambardPrince They just want you to throw away a bottle that's 90% full and buy another bottle. [21:57] IsambardPrince Oh, and they raised the price another 30%. [21:58] IsambardPrince Go look at the price, you'll have plenty of natural tears and won't need the artificial stuff anymore. [21:58] IsambardPrince Trump saved you so much money, you'll be rich. [21:59] MinceR nice [21:59] MinceR unfortunately, this is no way to become rich [21:59] IsambardPrince MinceR, Canned air went from $4.88 to $9.88. [21:59] IsambardPrince I decided maybe I don't need it. [21:59] IsambardPrince You know. ● Jun 04 [22:00] IsambardPrince So it's a lot of things like that. [22:00] IsambardPrince They raise a bottle of ibuprofen by $3. [22:00] IsambardPrince Maybe I give the bottle that expired another year. [22:00] IsambardPrince So a lot of people start avoiding spending *any* money if they possibly can. [22:00] IsambardPrince Then people lose their jobs because 30-40% of the sales go away. [22:01] IsambardPrince Then the feds take in less income tax and less tariffs than they thought they would. [22:01] IsambardPrince And the federal budget is in trouble again anyway. [22:02] MinceR it seems that humans have developed immunity to being influenced by such things by becoming oblivious [22:03] MinceR for example, the bare apes that infest this alleged country i live in have been ignoring the drop in their quality of life for 15 years now [22:20] psydruid the only time I visited was in 2017 and it looked similar to Poland then [22:20] psydruid apparently it's much worse now [22:20] psydruid there's no way for me to find out unless I visit again [22:23] IsambardPrince "Water will be stut off from 5-7pm today to attend to a leak emergency." [22:23] IsambardPrince "Reply STOP to unsubscribe" [22:23] IsambardPrince Does opting out mean opting out of all of the landlord's profound bullshit. [22:23] IsambardPrince Or just that I won't be notified that something untoward is afoot? 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[23:46] IsambardPrince The delivery drivers red Hyundai Elantra is seen on airport surveillance video pulling up just behind and to the right of a United Airlines widebody jet parked at Terminal 1, Concourse C around midday on May 17. The vehicle stopped for approximately 20 seconds before pulling forward again and then stopping alongside the jet. " [23:47] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/04/Android_Leftovers.gmi [23:47] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [23:49] IsambardPrince "The private security guard manning the perimeter checkpoint told police she didnt immediately report the breach. [23:49] IsambardPrince The vehicle had indeed driven through her post to which she regarded as strange and unfamiliar, she told officers according to their reports. She then closed the gate but made no attempt to contact [the operations center] or notify her direct supervisor. [23:49] IsambardPrince Following this incident, [Chicago Department of Aviation] leadership met with the contractor, Lincoln Security, to review what occurred and referred the matter to the Transportation Security Administration for further investigation, airport spokesperson Kevin Bargnes told WGN Investigates. The employee involved is no longer employed by Lincoln Security, and their airport credentials have been terminated by the CDA." [23:49] IsambardPrince "A Door Dash spokesperson did not answer a question about whether the driver is still delivering food for the company." [23:49] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Honk honk. [23:49] IsambardPrince It's Pizza! [23:49] IsambardPrince DrPizza! [23:50] IsambardPrince Just the tip!