●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, July 04, 2025 ●● ● Jul 04 [00:19] TR News "It is with great fanfare and the deepest sincerity that I'm pleased to announce a new Gemini service of profound utility. "T-Minus And Counting (The Gemini Temporal Explorer)" fills, if not a gaping hole, then an extremely tiny impression in the competitive Gemini countdown clock ecosystem." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/bluesman/29908 [00:20] TR News Landscape as Spirit gemini://whither.smol.pub/1751565336 [00:20] TR News skin on skin on skin gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/skin_on_skin_on_skin [00:22] TR News [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-07-03.gmi [00:22] schestowitz[TR3] schestowitz[TR3]: literally every Finnish mainstream media is hyping a closed source Android/iOS app that gives its users money for killing harmful introduced species... [00:22] schestowitz[TR3] tiktok? [00:23] schestowitz[TR3] or silicon valleyware? [00:23] schestowitz[TR3] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- www.wilderssecurity.com | You cant trust AI chatbots not to serve you phishing pages, malicious downloads, or bad code | Wilders Security Forums [00:23] schestowitz[TR3] they are not "AI" [00:23] schestowitz[TR3] they are chatbots [00:24] schestowitz[TR3] and you cannot trust them, period [00:24] schestowitz[TR3] and it's just some words being spewed out by probability models [00:26] TR News "There are many negative articles about AI (which is not about actual Artificial Intelligence also known as AGI). Which I think are mostly overblown and often ridiculous." https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/07/03/fuss-about-ai/ [00:26] TR Bot The Fuss About AI etbe - Russell Coker [00:27] TR News "People often complain about the apparent impossibility of AI companies doing what investors think they will do. But this isnt anything new, that all happened before with the dot com boom. Im not the first person to make this comparison, The Daily WTF (a high quality site about IT mistakes) has an interesting article making this comparison [1]. But my conclusions are quite different." [00:28] TR News "NVidia isnt ever going to have the future sales that would justify a market capitalisation of almost 4 Trillion US dollars." [00:29] TR News "Companies spending billions of dollars without firm plans for how to make money are going to go bankrupt no matter what business they are in." [00:30] TR News "Companies like NVidia that have high stock prices based on the supposed ongoing growth in use of their hardware will have their stock prices crash. But the new technology they develop will be used by other people for other purposes. If hospitals can get cheap diagnostic ML systems because of unreasonable investment into AI then that could be a win for humanity." [00:30] TR News "Companies that bet their entire business on AI even when its not necessarily their core business (as Tesla has done with self driving) will have their stock price crash dramatically at a minimum and have the possibility of bankruptcy. Having Tesla go bankrupt is definitely better than having people try to use them as self driving cars." [00:32] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:32] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #techrights [00:34] TR News "so The superHero(Richard StallMan) Entered, started the GNU Project (1983) to build a free UNIX-like OS. He made lots of tools like compilers, shell,Terminal ,editors everything but the kernel." https://dev.to/s_mathavi_2fa1e3ea8514f34/who-really-built-linux-the-truth-behind-the-code-23c4 [00:34] TR Bot Who Really Built Linux? The Truth Behind the Code - DEV Community [00:36] TR News (NEW): Libreboot 25.06 Luminous Lemon released! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/Libreboot_25_06_Luminous_Lemon_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/Libreboot_25_06_Luminous_Lemon_released.gmi [00:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Libreboot 25.06 Luminous Lemon released! [00:37] TR News Irish jobs cut in Microsofts latest layoffs affecting roughly 9,000 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/microsoft-xbox-layoff-ireland-job-cuts-2025-games-cancelled [00:37] TR Bot Irish jobs cut in Microsofts latest layoffs affecting roughly 9,000 [00:38] TR News Forza Motorsport Could Be in Trouble Following Microsoft Layoffs https://www.motor1.com/news/764722/forza-motorsport-developer-layoffs/ [00:38] TR Bot Forza Motorsport Could Be in Trouble Following Microsoft Layoffs [00:39] TR News Microsoft's H-1B Visa Applications Questioned Amid Mass Layoffs https://www.newsweek.com/microsoft-layoffs-h1b-visa-applications-2094370 [00:39] TR Bot H-1B Visa Applications Questioned Amid Mass Layoffs - Newsweek [00:41] TR News Xbox was funding Romero Games' new game, but layoffs have left the project in crisis https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-was-funding-romero-games-new-game-but-layoffs-have-left-the-project-in-crisis-172234905.html [00:41] TR Bot Xbox was funding Romero Games' new game, but layoffs have left the project in crisis [00:42] TR News Romero Games Employee Says 'Whole Studio' Subject to Layoffs After Microsoft Pulls Funding for New Shooter from Doom Co-Creator John Romero https://www.ign.com/articles/update-romero-games-employee-says-whole-studio-subject-to-layoffs-after-microsoft-pulls-funding-for-new-shooter-from-doom-co-creator-john-romero [00:42] TR Bot Romero Games Employee Says 'Whole Studio' Subject to Layoffs After Microsoft Pulls Funding for New Shooter from Doom Co-Creator John Romero - IGN [00:42] TR News Doom creator John Romero's next shooter project loses funding following Microsoft cuts https://www.eurogamer.net/doom-creator-john-romeros-next-shooter-project-loses-funding-following-microsoft-cuts [00:42] TR Bot creator John Romero's next shooter project loses funding following Microsoft cuts | Eurogamer.net [00:43] TR News Microsoft Reportedly Lays Off Over 70 Employees Behind Forza And Forza Horizon https://www.theautopian.com/microsoft-reportedly-lays-off-over-70-employees-behind-forza-and-forza-horizon/ [00:43] TR Bot Microsoft Reportedly Lays Off Over 70 Employees Behind Forza And Forza Horizon - The Autopian [00:43] TR News Xbox hit hard with layoffs: from canceled games to a shuttered studio https://www.theverge.com/news/697125/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-2025 [00:43] TR Bot Xbox hit hard with layoffs: from canceled games to a shuttered studio | The Verge [00:45] TR News "Yes many ppl in Atlanta were laid off in the May 13th round and in the July 2nd round. Microsoft Layoffs in Atlanta, Georgia - If you live in the state of Georgia and were recently lay off please let us know." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz88snf6 [00:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz88snf6 ) [00:45] TR News "The next round of layoffs. Whos got intel on when the next round of layoffs will be? No way July 2 was it for the calendar year. Imagine believing anyone with that information would bother wasting their time on this site." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz847y7n [00:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz847y7n ) [00:46] TR News "Even with these cuts, the company has over 40,000 more employees than 4 years ago globally. Excluding these cuts, the company has 15,000 more employees in the US today than 4 years ago. I understand these forums are a place for people to vent, but some of the THY END IS NEAR posts are laughable." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz6vpg9n [00:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz6vpg9n ) [00:47] TR News IBM and Microsoft fake headcount figures. Temps and full timers are not the same. There are loopholes. [00:48] TR News "Politics trumps AI all day long. Still surviving 20+ years later with too many promotions to count and many stock/RSU grants. Internal networking and politics are the best defense against any reduction in force. You think working 1016-hour day and sacrificing your personal time will help you that much? Same with AI." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz6r96r9 [00:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz6r96r9 ) [00:48] TR News "It might help very little with so much more work and you are still at risk. Be smart about this. Once you get hit with a RIF, then you understand not to pour your heart out for any company and work smarter." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz6r96r9 [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Jul 04 [01:17] *itech (~itech@qiahibkh2iwka.irc) has joined #techrights [01:17] itech https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stop-killing-games-consumer-movement-hits-some-major-milestones/ [01:17] TR Bot Killing Games consumer movement hits some major milestones | GamingOnLinux [01:25] schestowitz[TR3] they also kill old games [01:25] schestowitz[TR3] like Fedora tried to [01:27] itech yes buy redhate instead [01:28] itech they also refused to support media files [01:33] TR News Techrights Don't Buy the Excuses for Microsoft's Mass Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Don_t_Buy_the_Excuses_for_Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Don_t_Buy_the_Excuses_for_Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs.gmi [01:33] TR Bot Techrights Don't Buy the Excuses for Microsoft's Mass Layoffs [01:51] TR News Techrights Fedora Does Not Care About Diversity and Inclusion, It's About Optics (Corporate Image) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Fedora_Does_Not_Care_About_Diversity_and_Inclusion_It_s_About_O.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Fedora_Does_Not_Care_About_Diversity_and_Inclusion_It_s_About_O.gmi [01:51] TR Bot Techrights Fedora Does Not Care About Diversity and Inclusion, It's About Optics (Corporate Image) [01:54] *a_fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [01:55] *FANTOM (~fantom@33be818f.skybroadband.com) has joined #techrights ● Jul 04 [02:14] TR News Techrights NVidia is a Bubble https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/NVidia_is_a_Bubble.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/NVidia_is_a_Bubble.gmi [02:14] TR Bot Techrights NVidia is a Bubble [02:33] TR News Techrights What Digital Independence Means https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/What_Digital_Independence_Means.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/What_Digital_Independence_Means.gmi [02:33] TR Bot Techrights What Digital Independence Means [02:35] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [02:45] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@zs7dsggefb89k.irc) has joined #techrights [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-030725.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-030725.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-030725.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-030725.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, July 03, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-07-03.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-07-03.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-07-03.txt ● Jul 04 [03:03] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [03:04] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@zs7dsggefb89k.irc) has joined #techrights [03:04] TR News Techrights The War on Local Storage (People Hosting Their Files Locally and Privately) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/The_War_on_Local_Storage_People_Hosting_Their_Files_Locally_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/The_War_on_Local_Storage_People_Hosting_Their_Files_Locally_and.gmi [03:05] TR Bot Techrights The War on Local Storage (People Hosting Their Files Locally and Privately) [03:05] IsambardPrince https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/bhad-bhabie-sued-nearly-700k-131532075.html [03:05] TR Bot Bhad Bhabie Sued For Nearly $700K By American Express [03:05] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], ^ [03:05] IsambardPrince You know it's bad when people with the Centurion Black card are behind. [03:06] *thiel3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:06] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 03, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_July_03_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_July_03_2025.gmi [03:06] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 03, 2025 [03:08] schestowitz[TR3] who is that person? [03:08] schestowitz[TR3] and should we care? [03:08] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:09] *thiel3 (~thiel3@u8mz5ab9qj5ra.irc) has joined #techrights [03:09] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], With a name like Bhad Bhabie I'm guessing we shouldn't. [03:09] IsambardPrince But AmEx got burned for $700,000 by one person. [03:09] IsambardPrince How does that happen? [03:09] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:09] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:10] IsambardPrince "OnlyFans Star Bhad Bhabie Sued Over Nearly $700,000 In Unpaid Credit Card Debt" [03:10] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], So she used her porn income to get a Centurion Card with no limit. [03:10] IsambardPrince Then they're surprised that they lost $700 grand on a woman with tattoos whose job is letting random men fuck her on camera for internet people. [03:11] schestowitz[TR3] don't care [03:11] schestowitz[TR3] seems like clickbait [03:11] schestowitz[TR3] or ads for her [03:12] IsambardPrince Hours after news broke that American Express was suing Bhad Bhabie for nearly $700,000, the outspoken media personality denied the allegations in a new statement to The Shade Room. [03:12] IsambardPrince "Sh-t not true," she told the publication. "Where do they get this sh-t from?" [03:12] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Sheeeitttt [03:12] IsambardPrince :P [03:12] IsambardPrince Stay classy. [03:12] schestowitz[TR3] enema [03:13] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-07-04.gmi [03:14] TR News "There's been a recent surge in popularity for an initiative called "Stop Killing Games." Simply put, it's against allowing game publishers from revoking your games and rendering them unplayable whenever they feel like it." gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20250703-stop_killing_games.txt [03:14] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1341.jpg [03:14] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1691.jpg [03:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Coffee enema. [03:15] IsambardPrince I've heard those are popular. [03:15] MinceR public enema number one [03:15] IsambardPrince If I was the Fed Chair I'd probably do a Coffee Enema Index that tracked things like coffee enema sales. [03:16] IsambardPrince The idea is that when times are good, more people will be spending money on stuff like this because they can't think of what else to do with it. [03:16] MinceR the Fed Chair is probably a mimic [03:16] schestowitz[TR3] Public Announcement performing 'She's Got That Vibe' LIVE 1992 [03:16] schestowitz[TR3] https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=cookie&__goaway_id=d1944bea6008eb5ad6473538090d87a9&__goaway_referer=https%3A%2F%2Finv.nadeko.net%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dpublic%2Bshe%2Bgot&v=T4pD8TjYlfM [03:16] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=cookie&__goaway_id=d1944bea6008eb5ad6473538090d87a9&__goaway_referer=https%3A%2F%2Finv.nadeko.net%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dpublic%2Bshe%2Bgot&v=T4pD8TjYlfM ) [03:16] IsambardPrince <@MinceR> the Fed Chair is probably a mimic [03:16] IsambardPrince He's a Reptilian. [03:16] IsambardPrince From The Swamp. [03:16] MinceR :) [03:17] IsambardPrince Which is why Trump is fighting him. [03:17] IsambardPrince With laser vision and nuclear breath (like Godzilla, only from Trump). [03:17] schestowitz[TR3] does he have a tale? [03:17] MinceR you've seen nuclear breath, now get ready for 8 NUCLEAR HURRICANE MOTOR [03:17] schestowitz[TR3] with a thorny tip shaped like an arrow? [03:17] IsambardPrince I wonder if the Japanese ever came up with the idea of a Godzilla-size tic-tac for Nuclear Breath. [03:18] schestowitz[TR3] and what does "qanon" say? [03:18] MinceR https://s13emagst.akamaized.net/products/72513/72512441/images/res_d169b46fa0cc396a9a50dc5666b64548.jpg?width=720&height=720&hash=FA4A3080AF1C947FD06BDE7CEB853769 [03:18] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: a falling in love with 90s music again [03:18] schestowitz[TR3] on the new CD player [03:18] schestowitz[TR3] I cannot even move with the CDs fast enough [03:19] schestowitz[TR3] I find tracks I like, then stay with the same CD for weeks [03:19] IsambardPrince Yeah, I do that a lot. [03:19] schestowitz[TR3] I get the CDs for like 20 us cents each [03:19] schestowitz[TR3] and they are the good albums [03:19] schestowitz[TR3] the ones people collected back then [03:19] IsambardPrince Nobody really wants them anymore. [03:19] schestowitz[TR3] people lack thje players [03:19] schestowitz[TR3] so they offload their collections [03:19] schestowitz[TR3] which work the same as 30 years ago [03:19] IsambardPrince Yeah, they started taking them out of cars, to save $20. [03:19] schestowitz[TR3] they just lack the appliances [03:19] IsambardPrince Then they raised the price of the car another $10,000. [03:20] schestowitz[TR3] MinceR: way to sell plasticware [03:20] schestowitz[TR3] https://s13emagst.akamaized.net/products/72513/72512441/images/res_d169b46fa0cc396a9a50dc5666b64548.jpg?width=720&height=720&hash=FA4A3080AF1C947FD06BDE7CEB853769 [03:20] schestowitz[TR3] looks like mini usb [03:20] schestowitz[TR3] or mini hdmi [03:20] schestowitz[TR3] opn a shower head? [03:20] schestowitz[TR3] is that what it is? [03:21] IsambardPrince They should have stayed on compact cassettes in my opinion. [03:21] IsambardPrince Very consumer friendly format. [03:21] IsambardPrince Couldn't be easier to use [03:21] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [03:21] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@zs7dsggefb89k.irc) has joined #techrights [03:21] schestowitz[TR3] cassette tapes have perils [03:21] schestowitz[TR3] like, good luck running a repeat on a song [03:22] schestowitz[TR3] and the tapes can rip apart [03:22] schestowitz[TR3] the spools age not too well [03:22] schestowitz[TR3] quality-wise [03:22] schestowitz[TR3] I still have some old tapes, but the appliance that played them is worn out [03:22] schestowitz[TR3] it still works for tuner and aux [03:22] schestowitz[TR3] but the optical drive has several issues [03:22] schestowitz[TR3] and the tape also [03:22] IsambardPrince I still have tapes. They work. [03:23] schestowitz[TR3] it's over 30 years old [03:23] IsambardPrince I was listening to Meatloaf the other day. [03:23] schestowitz[TR3] side a or b? [03:23] schestowitz[TR3] :) [03:23] schestowitz[TR3] remember sides... [03:23] IsambardPrince Yeah. [03:23] schestowitz[TR3] some systems let you track progress [03:23] IsambardPrince You could flip the tape or just wait for the car deck to switch it for you. [03:24] schestowitz[TR3] so you roughly know how much to go back [03:24] schestowitz[TR3] to play the same thing again [03:24] schestowitz[TR3] some didn't even have that [03:24] IsambardPrince Which did automatically rewind the other side as it played B. [03:24] schestowitz[TR3] and the battery life determined how fast they span [03:24] schestowitz[TR3] so you could not count the records [03:24] schestowitz[TR3] *seconds either [03:24] IsambardPrince I had a Walkman. [03:25] schestowitz[TR3] the two-way (side) players were more prone to issues [03:25] IsambardPrince Still have it. [03:25] IsambardPrince Had to disassemble it a while back. [03:25] schestowitz[TR3] because there were morre moving mechanical parts [03:25] IsambardPrince They sell kits to fix all the common things that break. [03:25] IsambardPrince It has a belt. [03:25] IsambardPrince That finally broke after 30 years. [03:25] schestowitz[TR3] my walkman got stolen [03:25] IsambardPrince So while I was in there anyway I cleaned it out really well too. [03:25] schestowitz[TR3] in 2003 [03:25] schestowitz[TR3] also my discman [03:26] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], I also use a Sansa from 2009. [03:26] schestowitz[TR3] 2009 is not so old [03:26] IsambardPrince I had to take that apart to replace the rechargeable battery. It's "non-serviceable" but it can be done. [03:26] schestowitz[TR3] it's when we had IRC for the site [03:26] schestowitz[TR3] and when we protested companies like ASUS defecting [03:26] schestowitz[TR3] mp3 PMPs are late 90s stuff [03:26] IsambardPrince I also overwrote the firmware with some that understands Opus, Monkey's Audio, Apple Lossless, tons of things the unit doesn't officially support. [03:26] schestowitz[TR3] I bought one at dixons in 2000, IIRC [03:27] schestowitz[TR3] it had justb 32 MB of storage [03:27] schestowitz[TR3] enough for about 7 songs [03:27] IsambardPrince I had an MP3 player with 32 MB on it. [03:27] IsambardPrince It doesn't support USB. [03:27] IsambardPrince it didn't exist. [03:28] IsambardPrince You had to hook it up to a parallel port. [03:28] IsambardPrince It could only be used with Windows software that wasn't compatible with XP. [03:28] IsambardPrince That's how terrible this thing was. [03:28] IsambardPrince If you have an old computer with Windows 98, you could still use it. [03:29] IsambardPrince There's no point. [03:29] IsambardPrince Takes a long time to sync and only holds an album or two of low quality files. [03:29] TR News Wayne Williams of BetaNews still links to his Twitter... ahem X... account. But he has not posted since 2023. Which means he still gave it a short for over a year after MElon takeover. [03:29] TR News (a shot) [03:30] TR News It's good to see BetaNews implicitly admitting that slopfarming failed them. They took some 3 people back onboard. Good. [03:31] TR News Saying you can emulate and thus replace human writers with bots is like saying porn obviates the need for sex or a pipe down your throat means we don't need to prepare or consume any food anymore. [03:32] IsambardPrince I remember pre-USB. There was just mno good way to store a lot of data off the computer. Maybe if you had a ZIP drive. but good luck finding anyone else who had them. [03:32] IsambardPrince Some PCs came with one built in. [03:32] TR News People always learned to reject garbage, even if corporations shoved it down their throat. The question was, how long before it happened (overcoming deceit, marketing, hype) [03:33] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: they use LAN or other ports [03:33] schestowitz[TR3] i am older than you [03:33] schestowitz[TR3] i remember what we did [03:33] schestowitz[TR3] it was not hard [03:33] schestowitz[TR3] and no need for floppy disks [03:33] schestowitz[TR3] we also had cd-roms [03:33] schestowitz[TR3] by that point most PCs had a drive [03:34] schestowitz[TR3] for some it was RW [03:34] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [03:34] schestowitz[TR3] not cheap but was becoming widespread [03:34] schestowitz[TR3] to make a CD for my girlfriend I'd send a friend some CDs and tell him which tracks to burn onto the blank [03:34] schestowitz[TR3] buy blanks [03:34] schestowitz[TR3] give CDs [03:35] schestowitz[TR3] pay someone to burn the tracks you like to the blanks [03:35] schestowitz[TR3] and they still wok btw [03:35] schestowitz[TR3] i checked weeks ago [03:35] schestowitz[TR3] CDs from mid 90s [03:35] schestowitz[TR3] from a 1990s CD burner [03:35] schestowitz[TR3] no bumps, maybe CRCs have that covered [03:37] IsambardPrince You might have had a CD-ROM I don't think we got a CD-RW drive until 1998. [03:37] IsambardPrince So until then we could only use discs that were pre-recorded. [03:37] schestowitz[TR3] wrong [03:37] schestowitz[TR3] but my friend has it residentially easrly [03:37] schestowitz[TR3] because his dead was deep into tech [03:37] schestowitz[TR3] last i checked he worked in SAP [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] *his dad [03:38] IsambardPrince Nobody was using writable CDs much here until the late 90s. [03:38] IsambardPrince And they were pretty expensive. [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] right [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] but they existed [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] not cheap [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] check MS Wikipedia [03:38] schestowitz[TR3] I guess [03:38] IsambardPrince Eventually you could get then in spindles of 100 for a better price, per disc. [03:39] schestowitz[TR3] one common issue was [03:39] schestowitz[TR3] many albums had fillers [03:39] schestowitz[TR3] so you needed to make collections [03:39] IsambardPrince It says released in 1988. [03:39] schestowitz[TR3] a bit from this, a little from that [03:39] IsambardPrince Yeah our first drive was also a CD-RW drive. [03:39] schestowitz[TR3] my g/f also made me a CD [03:39] schestowitz[TR3] around 1999 [03:39] IsambardPrince So it made more sense to get a bunch of CD-RW discs. [03:40] schestowitz[TR3] " Philips and Ricoh will bring their CD-RW drives to market in early 1997" [03:40] schestowitz[TR3] "Prices are expected to be just below $1,000 per unit. Later in the year, when Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi, and Sony introduce their products, prices are expected to drop to under $800 per unit. In 1998, prices should drop to $500 or less." [03:40] schestowitz[TR3] https://librarytechnology.org/document/5501 [03:40] TR Bot CD-RW standard announced -- [Library Technology Guides] [03:40] IsambardPrince I don't recall it costing $1,000. [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] that's a lot for 1998. [03:41] IsambardPrince I don't think my dad would have bought one. [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] 1k when it was new [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] the few who had these found demand [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] people like me paying them [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] to make CDs for us [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] we also used BBS for downloads [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] in mid and early 1990s [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] many connections were too slow [03:41] schestowitz[TR3] PCs came without netyworking [03:42] schestowitz[TR3] "Issue:December 1996" [03:42] schestowitz[TR3] "CD-RW standard announced... 1996" [03:42] schestowitz[TR3] almost 30 years ago [03:42] IsambardPrince Yeah, I recall we just happened to always be lucky enough to be close enough to dial in somewhere close to 56k [03:43] schestowitz[TR3] "Last Update:2025-07-03 21:09:07 [03:43] schestowitz[TR3] " [03:43] IsambardPrince The standards evolved. I was still using dial-up in the early 2000s. Probably until 2003 I think, is when I got cable. [03:43] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/longevity-recordable-cds-dvds.html [03:43] TR Bot of Recordable CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Notes 19/1 - Canada.ca [03:43] IsambardPrince But between 2000-2003 I had a v.92 modem. [03:44] schestowitz[TR3] "Optical disc formatsAverage longevity [03:44] schestowitz[TR3] CD-R (phthalocyanine dye, gold metal layer)>100 years" [03:44] schestowitz[TR3] "CD-R (phthalocyanine dye, silver alloy metal layer)50 to 100 years [03:44] schestowitz[TR3] DVD-R (gold metal layer)50 to 100 years [03:44] schestowitz[TR3] CD (read-only, such as an audio CD)50 to 100 years" [03:44] IsambardPrince v.92 was really stretching what you could transfer over a plain phone line. [03:44] schestowitz[TR3] a lot better than your average SSD [03:45] schestowitz[TR3] "BD-R (dye or non-dye, single layer or dual layer)5 to 10 years" [03:45] schestowitz[TR3] lol [03:45] IsambardPrince To do better than that you'd need to get ISDN or DSL. [03:45] schestowitz[TR3] BD is THAT bad? [03:45] schestowitz[TR3] "DVD-RW (erasable DVD)5 to 10 years [03:45] schestowitz[TR3] DVD+R DL (dual layer)5 to 10 years" [03:45] schestowitz[TR3] I was always sceptical of DVD [03:45] schestowitz[TR3] I still use non-DVD blanks [03:45] IsambardPrince I've ran into like one disc that doesn't play in my whole stack. [03:45] IsambardPrince It plays until the layer change. [03:46] schestowitz[TR3] "One key to preserving information on optical discs, magnetic tapes and magnetic disks is to make copies. Ideally, three copies of the information should be created on at least two different types of storage media and one of the copies should be stored off-site. If the same type of storage media is used for one of the copies, then different brands should be used. [03:46] schestowitz[TR3] " [03:46] IsambardPrince So I got a refund from the seller, bought the same movie on Blu Ray on Amazon. [03:46] IsambardPrince Blu Ray should hold up longer. [03:46] IsambardPrince It has that durabis hard coating. [03:46] schestowitz[TR3] "Date modified: 2020-01-07" [03:46] IsambardPrince You practically have to take a fork to the disc to damage the data layer. [03:46] IsambardPrince It's hard to scratch. [03:46] schestowitz[TR3] so my CDs will still work when I am dead [03:47] IsambardPrince My guess is that Blu Ray discs can probably last about 50-60 years, maybe longer. [03:47] IsambardPrince In theory. [03:47] schestowitz[TR3] look above [03:47] schestowitz[TR3] it says 5-10 years [03:47] IsambardPrince Accelerated wear testing showed a lot of DVDs could last that long. [03:47] schestowitz[TR3] that's nothing [03:47] schestowitz[TR3] after that you are at luck'ss mercy [03:48] schestowitz[TR3] and with drm on top any corruption would be magnified [03:48] IsambardPrince I have Blu Ray discs from the launch that still play fine. [03:48] IsambardPrince That was nearly 20 years ago. [03:48] schestowitz[TR3] good luck finding BD players [03:48] IsambardPrince DVDs have DRM too. [03:48] schestowitz[TR3] IIRC, even sony stopped making thoses [03:48] schestowitz[TR3] (recently) [03:48] schestowitz[TR3] yes, DVDs suck also [03:48] schestowitz[TR3] see the above table [03:49] IsambardPrince Sony still makes Blu Ray players. [03:49] schestowitz[TR3] DVDs are notorious [03:49] IsambardPrince They haven't made any new models since 2019, but they still make that model. [03:49] schestowitz[TR3] https://hifi.nl/artikel/34752/Sony-stopt-productie-van-lege-BluRay-discs-en-andere-opslagmedia-in-de-komende-maand-februari.html [03:49] TR Bot Sony stopt productie van lege BluRay discs en andere opslagmedia in de komende maand februari [03:49] schestowitz[TR3] maybe you missed the news [03:49] IsambardPrince Those are recordable ones to be sold to the consumer. [03:49] IsambardPrince They still make them for commercial production. [03:50] IsambardPrince BD-R was never popular in the consumer market. [03:50] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ford-ceo-predicts-half-white-collar-workers-lose-jobs-ai [03:50] TR Bot Ford CEO latest to claim AI will wipe out half of white collar jobs in the U.S. 'AI will leave a lot of white-collar people behind' | Tom's Hardware [03:50] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.dutchcowboys.nl/technology/sony-maakt-geen-blu-rays-meer-einde-van-een-tijdperk https://www.filmtotaal.nl/nieuws/120230 [03:50] TR Bot Sony maakt geen Blu-rays meer: einde van een tijdperk? [03:50] TR Bot Productie van Blu-rays wordt na jaren definitief stilgelegd: Sony zet streep door de rekening | FilmTotaal [03:50] schestowitz[TR3] for how long though? [03:50] schestowitz[TR3] using searx in NL [03:50] schestowitz[TR3] hence dutch URLs [03:50] IsambardPrince BD also works on UHD players. [03:50] IsambardPrince It's backward compatible. [03:50] schestowitz[TR3] admfubar: ford making excuses for its business failing [03:50] schestowitz[TR3] using the "AI" schtick [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] it's all BS [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] they used to say the same of other things [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] and that never happened [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] people replying to email using slop is a pipe dream [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] like saying robots will clean our dishes [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] they said that ages ago [03:51] schestowitz[TR3] we already had dishwashers [03:51] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], When you get a job at Ford and it pays less than Walmart. [03:51] IsambardPrince Then the CEO doesn't get why people hate working at Ford. [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] and those appliance still demand you feed to them dishes by hand [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] and have limitations, even with salts [03:52] admfubar salts? [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] yes [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] for dish washers [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] to wipe off food stains [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] that has limits\ [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] sometimes you need a force of a wrist [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] so the dishwashers are meh [03:52] schestowitz[TR3] car washes only work on exterior [03:53] schestowitz[TR3] you still have different shapes and curves on cars [03:53] schestowitz[TR3] that was the robotics pipe dream [03:53] schestowitz[TR3] they use some robots in car production [03:53] schestowitz[TR3] but only for easier tasks [03:53] schestowitz[TR3] they still need people to do the finer tasks [03:53] schestowitz[TR3] now they say "hey hi" [03:53] schestowitz[TR3] what can hey hi do for you, admfubar [03:53] schestowitz[TR3] can it reply to an email from your cousin? [03:54] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Did you see my landlord say he was going to have them fix the parking lot this month? [03:54] schestowitz[TR3] can it admninister your server? (that's scripting, not hey hi) [03:54] IsambardPrince I had to text him earlier to let him know someone smashed out a window in the apartment above mine. [03:54] schestowitz[TR3] i saw that, IsambardPrince [03:54] IsambardPrince Then they put cardboard over it. [03:54] schestowitz[TR3] seems off topic [03:54] schestowitz[TR3] i am working on a long doc this month [03:54] schestowitz[TR3] so didn't bother replying [03:54] schestowitz[TR3] your landlord is in the ditch [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] re-paving is not expensive [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] replacing the whole root is [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] so guess which he does [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] the roof is more urgent [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] he has many vacant parking slots/spots anyway [03:55] IsambardPrince Have you seen our parking lot? [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] there's a word for this [03:55] admfubar hhmm here is a fine jab for ya... https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99767/worlds-first-fully-automated-robot-dentist-performs-surgery-on-human/index.html [03:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99767/worlds-first-fully-automated-robot-dentist-performs-surgery-on-human/index.html ) [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] he wants to show "operatiopnal improvement" [03:55] IsambardPrince Yeah, I don't think he has much of a choice but fix the lot. [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] but without doing the BIG JOBs... that need doing [03:56] schestowitz[TR3] like if you work in walmart [03:56] IsambardPrince It needed resurfacing five years ago. [03:56] schestowitz[TR3] and instead of cleaning or clearing clogged up toilets [03:56] schestowitz[TR3] you change all the soaps in the dispensers [03:56] schestowitz[TR3] because let's face it, nobody wants the literal shit joib [03:56] IsambardPrince Yeah, he said it took this long to fix the parking lot because the city is slow to issue "permits". [03:56] IsambardPrince They have to permit putting down blacktop? [03:57] IsambardPrince That's the first I've heard of such a thing. [03:57] schestowitz[TR3] admfubar: but is this dentist "hey hi"? [03:57] schestowitz[TR3] or not yet? [03:57] schestowitz[TR3] it does not cos much to train a dentist [03:57] schestowitz[TR3] it's the insurance that costs a lot [03:58] schestowitz[TR3] when things go wrong and a lawsuit gets filed [03:58] schestowitz[TR3] a man holding a tool and someone managing drugs is not an expensive... not as much as they charge [03:58] admfubar and this one... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8747501/ [03:58] TR Bot Early Experience Using a New Robotic Microsurgical System for Lymphatic Surgery - PMC [03:58] schestowitz[TR3] so they don't solve a real problem [03:58] schestowitz[TR3] like saying you get get massage from robots [03:58] schestowitz[TR3] not many people would pay for it [03:59] schestowitz[TR3] you could even go to place where you pay 1 dollar for a haircut [03:59] schestowitz[TR3] no need for robots [03:59] admfubar ever see a massage chair? or a meegan bed? [03:59] schestowitz[TR3] human labour is not so scarce [03:59] schestowitz[TR3] admfubar: those are gimmicks ● Jul 04 [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] they don't get much done [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] moving and vibrating without any feedback [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] cannot sense where it is tense [04:00] schestowitz[TR3] it's a "class symbol" [04:02] admfubar my sister was a licensed masotherapist, she had on of the beds... [04:02] admfubar i've used it and it works very well [04:09] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Wonder if he's going to try to sell it and get *some* money back. [04:10] IsambardPrince Just doesn't want the new guy rolling in and first thing they see is a broken parking lot that's sinking and topsy turvy and potholes and shit. [04:10] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/hugo-boss-debuts-3d-printed-loafer-scans-your-foot-for-a-custom-fit [04:10] TR Bot Hugo Boss debuts 3D printed loafer scans your foot for a custom fit | Tom's Hardware [04:12] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], I presume you could cheaply hide that it's collapsing into the cistern beneath it. [04:12] IsambardPrince Just fill it in. [04:13] IsambardPrince My guess is that at the rate of collapse it may fall in, in 6-10 years? [04:13] IsambardPrince But that's a guess. [04:14] IsambardPrince There's spots where there's really nothing much that supports the parking lot. [04:14] IsambardPrince Whoever built this place did a really bad job. [04:16] IsambardPrince There's no way to fix this properly in two days. [04:16] IsambardPrince It's slowly working towards a void collapse. [04:17] IsambardPrince The good news is if I had to, I could drive through the backyard and out through the parking lot next door if a sinkhole opens where I think it will. [04:17] IsambardPrince I make sure to avoid parking there or driving on it. [04:18] *itech has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [04:21] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: want to see draft? [04:22] admfubar what a hilarious headline https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/microsoft_quits_pakistan/ [04:22] TR Bot Microsoft confirms its shuttered Pakistan presence The Register [04:22] admfubar youhave to see what the healine is on the page itself [04:23] admfubar headline [04:27] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/elon_musk_tesla_deliveries_distraction/ [04:27] TR Bot Musks antics backfire as Tesla car business slumps The Register [04:28] TR News Techrights Slop Videos Are Disappointing Garbage, Nothing New, Just Brute Force up on Display or a Pedestal of Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Slop_Videos_Are_Disappointing_Garbage_Nothing_New_Just_Brute_Fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Slop_Videos_Are_Disappointing_Garbage_Nothing_New_Just_Brute_Fo.gmi [04:28] TR Bot Techrights Slop Videos Are Disappointing Garbage, Nothing New, Just Brute Force up on Display or a Pedestal of Slop [04:41] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:41] TR News Techrights Weeks After Microsoft Bankruptcy in Russia the Company Shuts Down in Pakistan, Too https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Weeks_After_Microsoft_Bankruptcy_in_Russia_the_Company_Shuts_Do.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Weeks_After_Microsoft_Bankruptcy_in_Russia_the_Company_Shuts_Do.gmi [04:41] TR Bot Techrights Weeks After Microsoft Bankruptcy in Russia the Company Shuts Down in Pakistan, Too [04:41] schestowitz[TR3] admfubar: see ^ and thanks for the pointer [04:44] *Righty (~Username@q4ea5fea5bf9a.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 04 [06:02] TR News Techrights Crime and Corruption at Microsoft GitHub Cannot be Covered Up by SLAPPs in Another Continent https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Crime_and_Corruption_at_Microsoft_GitHub_Cannot_be_Covered_Up_b.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Crime_and_Corruption_at_Microsoft_GitHub_Cannot_be_Covered_Up_b.gmi [06:02] TR Bot Techrights Crime and Corruption at Microsoft GitHub Cannot be Covered Up by SLAPPs in Another Continent [06:09] psydruid https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/microsoft-has-made-it-impossible-to-be-a-fan [06:09] TR Bot Why Microsoft's enshittification of Xbox, Surface, and even Windows itself are all by design | Windows Central [06:10] psydruid when even Microsoft fans stop being fans [06:11] schestowitz[TR3] they were never "true fans" [06:11] schestowitz[TR3] it's like united plastic fans [06:11] schestowitz[TR3] they were fans when manchester united did well [06:11] schestowitz[TR3] then... not so much [06:12] psydruid indeed [06:18] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] Re: Microsoft claims user base hasn't shrunk [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > Microsoft has released a statement contradicting the claim that they [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > lost 400 million in three years. The article from Toms Hardware has [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > been corrected: [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > Microsoft says it still has 1.4 billion monthly active users (Updated) [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-seemingly-lost-400-million-users-in-the-past-three-years-official-microsoft-statements-show-hints-of-a-shrinking-user-base [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > --- [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > Reddit thread based on the initial report: [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years - [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > Business [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] > https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1lofgad/windows_seemingly_lost_400_million_users_in_the/ [06:31] schestowitz[TR3] I wrote about this correction [sic] this week, both in tuxmachines and techrights :) [06:31] TR Bot Microsoft says it still has 1.4 billion monthly active users (Updated) | Tom's Hardware [06:32] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [06:38] TR News "Valve have released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for June 2025, here's the usual GamingOnLinux run over it - with a little extra." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/steam-hardware-software-survey-for-june-2025-is-out-heres-the-latest-for-linux-and-steamos/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:38] TR Bot Hardware & Software Survey for June 2025 is out - here's the latest for Linux and SteamOS | GamingOnLinux [06:38] TR News "Mesa 25.1.5 is the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable version of open source Linux graphics drivers." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/mesa-25-1-5-brings-more-bug-fixes-for-linux-graphics-drivers/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:38] TR Bot 25.1.5 brings more bug fixes for Linux graphics drivers | GamingOnLinux [06:46] TR News "While most of Linux gaming revolves around Steam, SteamOS and Steam Deck. GOG and Epic Games can be run on Linux platforms too - here's how." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-play-games-from-gog-and-epic-games-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:46] TR Bot to play games from GOG and Epic Games on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [06:46] TR News "Mastodon doesnt bring me joy Alex" https://alexsirac.com/mastodon-doesnt-bring-me-joy/ [06:46] TR Bot [Article] Mastodon doesnt bring me joy Alex [06:46] IsambardPrince IsambardPrince: want to see draft? [06:46] IsambardPrince Sure [06:47] TR News "Favourite Child" https://warmedal.se/~bjorn/posts/2025-07-03-favourite-child.html [06:47] TR Bot Favourite Child - Bjrn Wrmedal [06:47] IsambardPrince Sorry, I don't get a blink on ChromeOS [06:47] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Windows is irrelevant. [06:47] IsambardPrince Or close to it. [06:47] TR News The Blue Gangsters | "Blgangstrarna" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://idiomdrottning.org/valdsmonopol [06:47] IsambardPrince They don't really invest in it anymore. They tend to the corpse. [06:47] TR Bot Blgangstrarna [06:47] TR News "You MUST listen to RFC 2119" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/07/you-must-listen-to-rfc-2119/ [06:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/07/you-must-listen-to-rfc-2119/ ) [06:48] TR News "What, You Have a Blog? Really?" https://blog.numericcitizen.me/2025/07/02/what-you-have-a-blog.html [06:48] IsambardPrince The last time I didn't mine using Windows too much was Windows XP. [06:48] TR Bot What, You Have a Blog? Really? - Numeric Citizen Blog [06:48] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: too late [06:48] schestowitz[TR3] published [06:48] IsambardPrince The XP era was okayish. [06:48] schestowitz[TR3] do you have article ideas? [06:48] schestowitz[TR3] ihave spare time [06:48] IsambardPrince Not really. I've been sort of bored out of my mind lately. [06:49] schestowitz[TR3] i can tell [06:49] IsambardPrince The news has either died, capitulated, or turned to slop; [06:49] schestowitz[TR3] because you talk to me about cooking [06:49] schestowitz[TR3] and those things that don't matter much [06:49] schestowitz[TR3] like who you gave food and what food [06:49] TR News "Stop Killing Games has seen a massive surge recently and it has hit some vital milestones." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stop-killing-games-consumer-movement-hits-some-major-milestones/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:49] TR Bot Killing Games consumer movement hits some major milestones | GamingOnLinux [06:49] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: yes, even re msft layoffs [06:49] schestowitz[TR3] lots of slop [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] and articles that say nothiung [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] they just parrot [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] no actual value added [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] none [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] goes like this [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] idiots with knows nothing about xyz [06:50] IsambardPrince My dad sent me a slop video from one of those fake YouTube channels. [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] sees articles on xyz [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] writes about xyz [06:50] IsambardPrince I pointed it out and he was embarrassed. [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] rewords a abit [06:50] schestowitz[TR3] realises that summarisers and llms can rewrtite it faster [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] resort to mix slop-real [06:51] IsambardPrince I think with Boomers it's they have no bullshit filter because for most of their lives things around them made sense. [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] then justg 100% slop [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] and there [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] this is where we are now [06:51] IsambardPrince Now they don't understand what is happening, try to frame it in ways that make sense, which you really can't. [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] yes, youitube has slop [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] many auto-generated things [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] for SEO [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] so he searches "boomers"\ [06:51] schestowitz[TR3] then get some propaganda trash [06:52] schestowitz[TR3] made with 100 different headlines [06:52] schestowitz[TR3] to capture ones like him [06:52] schestowitz[TR3] he was a tech [06:52] schestowitz[TR3] how did he not notice? [06:52] TR News "Recently CarX Street added in Easy Anti-Cheat which has been causing issues, but they're working on improving it for Linux desktop and Steam Deck." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/carx-street-developers-are-optimising-for-steam-deck-and-adapting-the-game-for-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:52] TR Bot Street developers are optimising for Steam Deck and 'adapting the game for Linux' | GamingOnLinux [06:52] schestowitz[TR3] related issue in youtube [06:52] schestowitz[TR3] #shorts [06:52] schestowitz[TR3] random people [06:52] schestowitz[TR3] uploading random phone clips [06:53] schestowitz[TR3] like standing in the mirror or doing crap [06:53] schestowitz[TR3] tiktok has a name for it [06:53] schestowitz[TR3] it's flooding the google platform [06:53] schestowitz[TR3] and they pay for storage and b/w [06:53] schestowitz[TR3] for this crap [06:53] schestowitz[TR3] http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/15/YouTube_Layoffs_Mean_That_YouTube_is_Still_Losing_a_Lot_of_Mone.shtml [06:53] TR Bot Techrights YouTube Layoffs Mean That YouTube is Still Losing a Lot of Money (Net Income or Profit Almost Definitely Negative) [06:53] TR News "POSTAL 2 Redux was announced recently and now it has a Steam page ready for you to follow along for this upcoming Linux game." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/postal-2-redux-gets-a-steam-page/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:53] TR Bot 2 Redux gets a Steam page | GamingOnLinux [06:54] schestowitz[TR3] video sharing platforms are pathetic [06:54] schestowitz[TR3] they try to float signal to the top [06:54] schestowitz[TR3] but then it's just for advertising [06:54] schestowitz[TR3] so they suppress voices [06:54] schestowitz[TR3] based on what brings them income [06:54] schestowitz[TR3] at least with local tv there was public funding [06:55] schestowitz[TR3] so they didn't just show or covered what helps sell them ads [06:55] schestowitz[TR3] they tried to show what [06:55] schestowitz[TR3] the public needs to know [06:55] schestowitz[TR3] youtube is not like this [06:55] TR News "Productivity, AI and pushback | Seth's Blog" https://seths.blog/2025/07/productivity-ai-and-pushback/ [06:55] TR Bot Productivity, AI and pushback | Seth's Blog [06:56] TR News iophk: too many, this one and more, mistake LLMs for a tool https://www.seangoedecke.com/continuous-ai/ see http://techrights.org/o/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/ [06:56] TR Bot Continuous AI in software engineering [06:56] TR Bot Microsoft GitHub Expos Part XXVII The Future of OpenAI May Depend on the Fate of GitHub's Copilot in Court ($9 Billion in Damages) [06:56] TR News This is not linux, misleading junk https://seiya.me/blog/building-linux-on-macos-natively ("Building Linux kernel on macOS natively") [06:56] TR Bot Building Linux kernel on macOS natively [06:57] TR News iophk: apparently even Wired seems to think that digital rights are not for everyone https://www.wired.com/story/the-promise-and-peril-of-digital-security-in-the-age-of-dictatorship/ ("The Promise and Peril of Digital Security in the Age of Dictatorship")... Conde Nast = Wired. [06:57] TR Bot Promise and Peril of Digital Security in the Age of Dictatorship | WIRED [06:57] TR News iophk: next up, paid per access for regular people https://cyberscoop.com/cloudflare-ai-web-crawlers-pay-per-crawl-websites-data/ ("Clownflare rolls out pay-per-crawl feature to constrain AIs limitless hunger for data") [06:57] TR Bot rolls out pay-per-crawl feature to constrain AIs limitless hunger for data | CyberScoop [06:58] TR News iophk: this and other articles fail to call out bytedance's tiktok in this incident https://truthout.org/articles/zohran-mamdani-won-in-a-double-digit-blowout-nyc-ballot-results-confirm/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/27/When_Social_Control_Media_in_the_European_Union_is_Controlled_b.shtml [06:58] TR Bot Zohran Mamdani Won in a Double-Digit Blowout, NYC Ballot Results Confirm | Truthout [06:58] TR Bot Techrights When Social Control Media in the European Union is Controlled by BRICS [06:58] TR News "When he had finished the biblical reading, Beyer said, Mr. Speaker, the bill before us takes food and drink from the mouths of the poor. It takes healthcare from the sick. A vote for this bill betrays these Gospel teachings, and in our hearts all of us know it." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/big-beautiful-bill-passes-vote-gop-trump/ [06:58] TR Bot Republicans Just Voted to Do Immoral and Irreparable Harm to the United States | The Nation [06:59] TR News "The US dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history" https://www.semafor.com/article/07/03/2025/the-us-dollar-is-on-track-for-its-worst-year-in-modern-history [06:59] TR Bot US dollar is on track for its worst year in modern history | Semafor [06:59] TR News "Trumps Big Beautiful Debt Bomb - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-big-beautiful-debt-bomb [06:59] TR Bot Trumps Big Beautiful Debt Bomb - Paul Krugman [06:59] TR News "stop killing games part 1" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/stop-killing-games-part-1:4 "Stop killing games part two" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/stop-killing-games-part-two:e [06:59] TR Bot stop killing games part 1 [06:59] TR Bot Stop killing games part two ● Jul 04 [07:00] TR News "Stop Killing Games" Needs Your Help" https://odysee.com/@BrodieRobertson:5/stop-killing-games-needs-your-help:3 [07:00] TR Bot "Stop Killing Games" Needs Your Help [07:00] TR News "According to their community manager they will still maintain Linux platform support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-finals-is-getting-new-kernel-based-anti-cheat-likely-to-break-it-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:00] TR Bot FINALS to get new kernel-based anti-cheat, devs say it will still work on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [07:00] TR News "Now that NVIDIA GeForce NOW actually has an official dedicated app for the Steam Deck, I've taken it for a spin and came away impressed. Disclosure: NVIDIA gave me access to the Ultimate subscription" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/geforce-now-on-steam-deck-really-can-be-a-game-changer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:00] TR Bot NOW on Steam Deck really can be a game-changer | GamingOnLinux [07:01] TR News "Naughty Dog and Iron Galaxy Studios just released a fresh update for The Last of Us Part I with more improvements for all platforms." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-last-of-us-part-i-gets-amd-fsr-4-and-an-audio-fix-for-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:01] TR Bot Last of Us Part I gets AMD FSR 4 and an audio fix for Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [07:02] TR News "Thinking of starting a Code Club? Get practical tips and advice from experienced mentors to help you begin with confidence." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/begin-your-code-club-journey-set-up-a-club-today/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [07:02] TR Bot Begin your Code Club journey: Set up a club today - Raspberry Pi Foundation [07:02] TR News "Waveshare has launched an embedded platform with a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi Zero, powered by the RP2350 microcontroller." https://linuxgizmos.com/rp2350-pizero-pairs-rp2350-microcontroller-with-raspberry-pi-zero-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [07:02] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/rp2350-pizero-pairs-rp2350-microcontroller-with-raspberry-pi-zero-form-factor/ ) [07:03] TR News "Meerkat meer10" https://linuxgizmos.com/linux-ready-meerkat-meer10-launches-with-intel-core-ultra-pcie-gen5-storage-and-wi-fi-7/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [07:03] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/linux-ready-meerkat-meer10-launches-with-intel-core-ultra-pcie-gen5-storage-and-wi-fi-7/ ) [07:03] TR News "Bela.io has unveiled the Gem Stereo and Gem Multi, two new open-source boards that expand PocketBeagle 2 into a real-time digital signal processing platform." https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-bela-upgrades-embedded-dsp-platforms-with-pocketbeagle-2-support-and-new-web-ide/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [07:03] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/updated-bela-upgrades-embedded-dsp-platforms-with-pocketbeagle-2-support-and-new-web-ide/ ) [07:05] TR News fair.org seems to be missing or losing the plot; Iran now only arms terror groups; it also arms Putin to help him attack Europe. Why _won't_ the media applaud removing nuclear capabilities? https://fair.org/home/media-celebrate-international-aggression-against-iran/ [07:05] TR Bot Media Celebrate International Aggression Against Iran FAIR [07:07] TR News If the antiwar movement (or media) becomes a pro-terror movement, then it's not antiwar at all. antiwar.com is already a PRO-RUSSIA WAR and PRO-RUSSIA site, so it's anti-NATO, not antiwar. [07:07] TR News That sort of sad thing will doom the left, as it'll be increasingly associated with hate and terrorism [07:10] TR News If two sides wage a war (or one side like Russia starts a war), then being antiwar does not mean favouring either of the aggressors [07:11] TR News A lot of self-described antiwar sites became just "I hate the West" sites. As if all wars always start there. [07:12] TR News Then come the Code of Conduct people, hailing Western corporations while drowning the Web with anti-West messages... plus, while banning everyone who doesn't agree. [07:13] TR News The cognitive dissonance fosters crazy people, who fail to grasp their own confusions and contradictions [07:14] TR News So IBM carries on working for ACTUAL nazis while its staff attacks people in social control media, alleging IBM critics (or GAFAM critics) are "nazis" [07:14] TR News Sane people do not have the "time of day" to deal with such infantile lunacy [07:17] TR News "Recently I showed I was able to use the new dynamometer fixture I built to capture detailed thermal modeling parameters for motor controllers and motors." https://blog.mjbots.com/2025/07/03/moteus-performance-analysis-tool/ | [07:17] TR Bot Moteus performance analysis tool - mjbots blog [07:17] TR News "The Arduino constantly monitors the ultrasonic sensors. Under normal circumstances, they wont report seeing anything or at least not anything close by." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/03/this-automatic-emergency-braking-system-protects-rc-cars/ | Source: Arduino [07:17] TR Bot This automatic emergency braking system protects RC cars | Arduino Blog [07:18] TR News "In the previous article, we peeked at the reset circuit of ESP-Prog with an oscilloscope, and reproduced it with basic components. We observed that it did not behave quite as expected." https://qsantos.fr/2025/07/02/the-missing-part-of-espressifs-reset-circuit/ | Source: Quentin Santos [07:18] TR Bot The missing part of Espressifs reset circuit - Quentin Santos [07:19] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, PocketBeagle, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_PocketBeagle_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_PocketBeagle_and_More.gmi [07:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, PocketBeagle, and More [07:19] TR News Nintendo faces government challenge over Switch 2 nuke powers Brazilian watchdog says end-user license agreement contains 'abusive clauses' https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/nintendo-faces-government-challenge-over-switch-2-nuke-powers-brazilian-watchdog-says-end-user-license-agreement-contains-abusive-clauses [07:19] TR Bot Nintendo faces government challenge over Switch 2 nuke powers Brazilian watchdog says end-user license agreement contains 'abusive clauses' | Tom's Hardware [07:20] TR News (NEW): Games: Lockdowns, Steam Deck, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Games_Lockdowns_Steam_Deck_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Games_Lockdowns_Steam_Deck_and_More.gmi [07:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Lockdowns, Steam Deck, and More [07:22] TR News (NEW): Mesa 25.1.5 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Mesa_25_1_5_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Mesa_25_1_5_Released.gmi [07:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Mesa 25.1.5 Released [07:24] TR News (NEW): Who Really Built Linux? The Truth Behind the Code https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Who_Really_Built_Linux_The_Truth_Behind_the_Code.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Who_Really_Built_Linux_The_Truth_Behind_the_Code.gmi [07:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Who Really Built Linux? The Truth Behind the Code [07:25] TR News "Post-apocalyptic horror film '28 Years Later' is doing well at the box office, with $100 million in revenue in its first two weeks." https://torrentfreak.com/28-days-later-is-a-hit-on-pirate-sites-23-years-later/ | Source: Torrent Freak [07:25] TR Bot Days Later' is a Hit on Pirate Sites... 23 Years Later * TorrentFreak [07:25] TR News "The first session was looking back at the first year of DMA, and Apples interoperability." https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/up-the-kriek-apple-gets-punchy-in-brussels-dma-compliance-workshop/ | Source: Bruce Lawson [07:25] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/up-the-kriek-apple-gets-punchy-in-brussels-dma-compliance-workshop/ ) [07:25] TR News "The US tech giant has been under pressure after being hit in March with European Union antitrust charges of unfairly favouring its own services" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-makes-new-proposal-to-stave-off-eu-antitrust-fine-document-shows/articleshow/122208190.cms | Source: India Times [07:25] TR Bot Google makes new proposal to stave off EU antitrust fine, document shows - The Economic Times [07:30] TR News "Nepal has made significant progress in broadband connectivity." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/07/03/everyone-everywhere-all-the-time-nepals-push-for-rural-broadband-inclusion/ | Source: APNIC [07:30] TR Bot Everyone, everywhere, all the time Nepals push for rural broadband inclusion | APNIC Blog [07:51] TR News "in accordance with past tradition." https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2025/07/02/dalai-lama-successor-china/ | Source: RFA [07:51] TR Bot Dalai Lama says he will have a successor who wont be picked by China Radio Free Asia [07:51] TR News "At least temporarily, all the assorted ephemera related to the Hong Kong icon will be boxed up and stored." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/02/bruce-lee-club-closes-archive-doors-citing-operating-costs/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [07:51] TR Bot Bruce Lee Club closes archive doors citing operating costs [07:51] TR News "As with Chinas many popular beliefs, from Confucianism to Buddhism to Christianity, people practicing them do so for internal motivations, such as spiritual growth." https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0703/The-Dalai-Lama-s-real-worth-in-China | Source: CS Monitor [07:51] TR Bot Dalai Lamas real worth in China - CSMonitor.com [07:52] TR News "Fears that the death of the aging Dalai Lama would cause his spiritual office to falter under Chinese pressure have intensified in recent months" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dalai-lama-1.7575322 | Source: CBC [07:52] TR Bot The Dalai Lama has shared plans for his succession. China has other ideas | CBC News [07:53] TR News "In its most recent report, from 2023, Walk Frees Global Slavery Index reported that Arab states have the worlds highest prevalence of slaves (10.1 per 1,000 people)" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/justin-marozzi-book-shocking-truth-slavery-islamic-world/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [07:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/justin-marozzi-book-shocking-truth-slavery-islamic-world/ ) [07:54] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software ● Jul 04 [08:00] TR News (NEW): GIMP 3.2 Promises New Paint Mode, Support for Importing Photoshop Patterns https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/23/GIMP_3_2_Promises_New_Paint_Mode_Support_for_Importing_Photosho.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/23/GIMP_3_2_Promises_New_Paint_Mode_Support_for_Importing_Photosho.gmi [08:00] TR Bot Tux Machines GIMP 3.2 Promises New Paint Mode, Support for Importing Photoshop Patterns [08:06] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [08:06] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@zs7dsggefb89k.irc) has joined #techrights [08:12] TR News (NEW): COSMIC Desktop Lands in Void Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/COSMIC_Desktop_Lands_in_Void_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/COSMIC_Desktop_Lands_in_Void_Linux.gmi [08:12] TR Bot Tux Machines COSMIC Desktop Lands in Void Linux [08:13] TR News "Keeping this fact in mind is essential if we are to nurture hope's embers, and fan them into the flames of change. Trumpism is a coalition of people who hate each other" https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/03/states-rights-trumps-wrongs/#mamdani | Source: CoryDoctorow [08:13] TR Bot Pluralistic: Trumps not gonna protect workers from forced labor (03 Jul 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [08:13] TR News "The court order did not explain the justices rationale for seeking a new round of arguments next fall, though it said additional guidance is forthcoming." https://truthout.org/articles/the-supreme-court-delayed-a-ruling-that-could-shape-voting-rights-across-the-us/ | Source: TruthOut [08:13] TR Bot The Supreme Court Delayed a Ruling That Could Shape Voting Rights Across the US | Truthout [08:24] TR News "All this explains why G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller... Gawker Diaspora" https://tedium.co/2025/07/03/go-media-jim-spanfeller-gawker-influence/ | Source: Tedium [08:24] TR Bot Jim Spanfeller Cant Stop The Gawker Diaspora [08:24] TR News "Digital content moderation law figures as part of US-EU trade talks" https://www.semafor.com/article/07/03/2025/digital-content-moderation-law-figures-as-part-of-us-eu-trade-talks | Source: Semafor Inc [08:24] TR Bot content moderation law figures as part of US-EU trade talks | Semafor [08:25] TR News "CBS News' parent company worked with a mediator to resolve the lawsuit." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paramount-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit-settlement/ | Source: CBS [08:25] TR Bot Paramount, President Trump reach $16 million settlement over "60 Minutes" lawsuit - CBS News [08:25] TR News "Vit Nams growing crackdown on online dissent has intensified in recent years, with international tech firms caught in the crosshairs." https://www.thevietnamese.org/2025/07/facebook-under-scrutiny-legal-initiatives-for-vietnam-presents-new-report-at-igf-2025/ | Source: The Vietnamese Magazine [08:25] TR Bot Facebook Under Scrutiny: Legal Initiatives for Vietnam Presents New Report at IGF 2025 [08:27] TR News "In a democracy, scrutiny is not a threat; its a necessity. President Hakainde Hichilemas recent remarks equating public criticism with hatred risk mischaracterizing legitimate dissent as something malicious." https://www.lusakatimes.com/2025/06/30/mr-president-criticism-is-not-hatred/ | Source: Lusaka ZM [08:27] TR Bot Zambia : Mr. President, Criticism Is Not Hatred [08:27] TR News "Four staff members of the LeMan satirical magazine have been formally arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation over a controversial cartoon allegedly depicting Prophet Muhammad." https://bianet.org/haber/four-leman-journalists-jailed-over-muhammad-cartoon-309073 | Source: BIA Net [08:27] TR Bot Four LeMan journalists jailed over 'Muhammad' cartoon [08:27] TR News "the removal of a title from a library because someone considers it harmful or dangerous" https://thewalrus.ca/albertas-book-ban-is-a-blatant-act-of-cultural-vandalism/ | Source: The Walrus [08:27] TR Bot Albertas Book Ban Is a Blatant Act of Cultural Vandalism | The Walrus [08:28] TR News "This bill would be a disaster for [Internet] speech and innovation." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/02/the-no-fakes-act-has-changed-and-its-so-much-worse/ | Source: Techdirt [08:28] TR Bot NO FAKES Act Has Changed And Its So Much Worse | Techdirt [08:29] TR News "The most frequently curated content on the White House Wire" https://www.theverge.com/politics/698148/white-house-wire-youtube | Source: The Verge [08:29] TR Bot The White Houses favorite source of pro-Trump news is their YouTube channel | The Verge [08:33] TR News "While the company didn't specify the exact number of people who would be losing their jobs, it did say it was less than four per cent of its total workforce, which would be about 9,000 people at most." https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/microsoft-layoffs-1.7575145 | Source: CBC [08:33] TR Bot Microsoft says it is cutting thousands of jobs in second round of layoffs in recent months | CBC News [08:35] TR News "The intrusion left high-level defense experts alarmed and revealed the Trump administration's increasingly casual approach to national security protocols, the report stated." https://www.rawstory.com/zuckerberg-trump-2672554890/ | Source: Raw Story [08:35] TR Bot 'Bizarro': Military leaders aghast as Zuckerberg strolls into secret WH meeting - Raw Story [08:35] TR News "Expecting more privacy in the meeting with the commander in chief, some of the officials came away mystified and a bit unnerved." https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fox-news-maga-hats-cookies-trump-west-wing-rcna214754 | Source: NBC [08:35] TR Bot Fox News, MAGA hats and cookies: Inside Trump's West Wing [08:36] TR News "The question is, which side will take it: those working to tear down our democratic institutions, or those fighting to protect them?" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/im-the-daughter-of-immigrants-this | Source: Garry Kasparov [08:36] TR Bot Old Glory is Missing in Action - by Rina Shah [08:37] TR News (NEW): French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/26/French_city_of_Lyon_ditching_Microsoft_for_FOSS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/26/French_city_of_Lyon_ditching_Microsoft_for_FOSS.gmi [08:37] TR Bot Tux Machines French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS [08:37] TR News "On May 29, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced economic sanctions against Funnull Technology Inc." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/big-techs-mixed-response-to-u-s-treasury-sanctions/ | Source: Krebs On Security [08:37] TR Bot Big Techs Mixed Response to U.S. Treasury Sanctions Krebs on Security [08:40] TR News "But more troubling is what might be characterized as a different Canadian DST: digital strategy trouble." https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/07/canadas-dst-debacle-a-case-study-of-digital-strategy-trouble/ | Source: Michael Geist [08:40] TR Bot Canadas DST Debacle a Case Study of Digital Strategy Trouble - Michael Geist [08:40] TR News "While much of the budget fight concerned Medicaid and the national debt, there were also protracted negotiations over a planned 10-year moratorium on states regulating AI systems." https://www.theverge.com/policy/697879/congress-house-senate-pass-trump-obbb | Source: The Verge [08:40] TR Bot Congress passes Trump budget bill | The Verge [08:42] TR News "The world of FOSS licensing is about to undergo a significant revival: the Copyleft-Next project is back in action, revitalized by its creators, Richard E. Fontana and Bradley M. Kuhn. " https://linuxiac.com/copyleft-next-license-relaunches-with-new-backing-and-renewed-mission/ | Source: Linuxiac [08:42] TR Bot Copyleft-Next License Relaunches With New Backing and Renewed Mission [08:43] TR News "The chief executive officers of 44 companies, which include Europes top AI developer Mistral AI, have asked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to delay the AI Act for two years." https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/03/europes-biggest-companies-call-two-year-pause-eus-landmark-ai-act/ | Source: Silicon Angle [08:43] TR Bot biggest companies call for two-year pause on EU's landmark AI Act - SiliconANGLE [08:44] TR News "What used to be a broad, strategic, and often creative discipline has been reduced to a euphemism for running ads." https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/performance-marketing/ | Source: Jono Alderson [08:44] TR Bot Performance Marketing is just advertising (with a dashboard) - Jono Alderson [08:44] TR News "The Armenian Parliament has adopted legislative amendments to nationalise the countrys sole electricity company, Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), in their first reading." https://oc-media.org/bill-allowing-armenia-to-nationalise-its-electricity-company-passes-first-reading/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [08:44] TR Bot Bill allowing Armenia to nationalise its electricity company passes first reading [08:46] TR News (NEW): Our small team vs millions of bots https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Our_small_team_vs_millions_of_bots.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Our_small_team_vs_millions_of_bots.gmi [08:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Our small team vs millions of bots [08:46] TR News "Some web developers have started integrating a program called Anubis to decrease the amount of requests that automated systems send and therefore help the website avoid being DDoSed." https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/our-small-team-vs-millions-of-bots | Source: FSF [08:46] TR Bot Our small team vs millions of bots Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [08:47] TR News "Crytocurrency hasnt just ruined the hunt for an affordable graphics card, or the conversation at that little bar you used to like." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2836251/firefox-is-being-flooded-with-crypto-wallet-scam-extensions.html | Source: PC World [08:47] TR Bot is being flooded with crypto wallet scam extensions | PCWorld [08:47] TR News "A survey by datacenter specialist Onnec finds that AI workloads have increased by an average of 42 percent over the past twelve months" https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/tariffs_and_trade_turmoil_driving/ | Source: The Register UK [08:47] TR Bot Tariffs, trade turmoil drive up bitbarn cost and build times The Register [08:47] TR News "Understanding how drought can affect the Amazon, an area twice the size of India that crosses into several South American nations, has implications far beyond the region." https://www.theenergymix.com/what-would-happen-if-the-amazon-rainforest-dried-out-a-decades-long-experiment-has-some-answers/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc [08:47] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.theenergymix.com/what-would-happen-if-the-amazon-rainforest-dried-out-a-decades-long-experiment-has-some-answers/ ) [08:48] TR News "As demand for scheduled services increases, carriers like these are expanding their route maps." https://www.wired.com/story/business-travelers-private-jet-boom/ | Source: Wired [08:48] TR Bot Travelers Are Ditching Business Class for Business Jets | WIRED [08:48] TR News forthcoming [08:48] TR News "We got two big pieces of energy news from Google this week. The company announced that its signed an agreement to purchase electricity from a fusion companys forthcoming first power plant." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/03/1119627/google-electricity-fusion-ai/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [08:48] TR Bot Googles electricity demand is skyrocketing | MIT Technology Review [08:50] TR News "Audra Streetmans story stands as proof that the cybersecurity industry is increasingly open to diverse backgrounds." https://www.domaintools.com/resources/podcasts/from-newsroom-to-threat-room-audra-streetmans-journey-into-cybersecurity/ | Source: DomainTools [08:50] TR Bot Newsroom to Threat Room: Audra Streetmans Journey into Cybersecurity - DomainTools | Start Here. Know Now. [08:50] TR News "The existence of the statistically improbable restaurant implies a statistically probable restaurant distribution" https://ethanzuckerman.com/2025/07/03/stalking-the-statistically-improbable-restaurant-with-data/ | Source: Ethan Zuckerman [08:50] TR Bot Stalking the Statistically Improbable Restaurant... With Data! - Ethan Zuckerman [08:51] TR News "Pakistan is home to over 250 million people" https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/microsoft_quits_pakistan/ | Source: The Register UK [08:51] TR Bot Microsoft confirms its shuttered Pakistan presence The Register [08:52] TR News "Bondi has refused to enforce a law passed by Congress last year that classifies TikTok as a national security risk" https://www.wired.com/story/pam-bondi-trump-tiktok-letters-google-apple-microsoft/ | Source: Wired [08:52] TR Bot Defiance of TikTok Ban Prompted Immunity Promises to 10 Tech Companies | WIRED [08:53] TR News "obtained by Zhaocheng Anthony Tan, a Google shareholder who sued for their release earlier this year" https://www.theverge.com/tiktok/697982/trump-tiktok-ban-apple-google-letters-pam-bondi | Source: The Verge [08:53] TR Bot Justice Department releases letters to Apple, Google, and others about TikTok ban | The Verge [08:55] TR News "A search for punk philosophy brings up ideas about self-expression, individual freedom, and a DIY ethic." https://birming.com/2025/07/02/re-indieweb-is-punk/ | Source: Robert Birming [08:55] TR Bot IndieWeb is Punk | Robert Birming [08:55] TR News "The full report from Media Matters is very disturbing." https://www.manton.org/2025/07/03/is-tiktok-banned-yet.html | Source: Manton Reece [08:55] TR Bot Manton Reece - Is TikTok banned yet? [08:56] TR News "Racist videos that appear to be created with Googles AI video generation tool Veo 3 have raked in millions of views across TikTok" https://www.theverge.com/news/697188/racist-ai-generated-videos-google-veo-3-tiktok | Source: The Verge [08:56] TR Bot Racist videos made with AI are going viral on TikTok | The Verge ● Jul 04 [09:00] TR News "It's not the first CA to do so. PositiveSSL, Sectigo, and GeoTrust all offer TLS/SSL certificates for use with IP addresses" https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/lets_encrypt_rolls_out_free/ | Source: The Register UK [09:00] TR Bot Let's Encrypt rolls out free IP address certificates The Register [09:00] TR News "consent or pay" https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/meta_ec_dma_sulk/ | Source: The Register UK [09:00] TR Bot Meta calls 200M pay-or-consent fine 'unlawful' The Register [09:01] TR News Windows TCO https://therecord.media/virginia-county-says-ransomware-attack-exposed-ssns | Source: The Record [09:01] TR Bot Virginia county says April ransomware attack exposed employee SSNs | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:03] TR News Social Control Media https://manualdousuario.net/en/superbloom-nicholas-carr-book/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin [09:03] TR Bot How technologies of connection tear us apart Manual do Usurio [09:03] TR News "AI doesnt know what an orgasm sounds like" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/03/audiobook-voice-actors-ai-robot-narrators | Source: The Guardian UK [09:03] TR Bot AI doesnt know what an orgasm sounds like: audiobook actors grapple with the rise of robot narrators | Audiobooks | The Guardian [09:04] TR News "Microsoft says this layoff is to reduce layers of management." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/03/microsoft-lays-off-the-staff-who-make-the-money-to-fund-ai-that-doesnt/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:04] TR Bot Microsoft lays off the staff who make the money to fund AI that doesnt Pivot to AI [09:05] TR News "It's already listed in the AI Hallucination Cases database (now listing 168 cases, it was 116 when I first wrote about it on 25th May) which lists a $2,500 monetary penalty." https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/3/trial-court-decides-case-based-on-ai-hallucinated-caselaw/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison [09:05] TR Bot Trial Court Decides Case Based On AI-Hallucinated Caselaw [09:06] TR News "In benchmark tests, which are ways of measuring how powerful a device is, the A18 Pro is impressive." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/iphone-chip-in-macbook-actually-brilliant/ | Source: Zimbabwe [09:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/07/iphone-chip-in-macbook-actually-brilliant/ ) [09:06] TR News "Well, would you look at that? The A18 Pro is 46% faster than the M1 in single-core tasks, and almost identical to the M1 on multi-core and graphics tasks." https://sixcolors.com/post/2025/07/about-that-a16-macbook-rumor/ | Source: Six Colors [09:06] TR Bot About that A18 Pro MacBook rumor Six Colors [09:06] TR News "Unfortunately this trick doesn't help for crawlers that are hitting every possible combination of facets on my search page!" https://til.simonwillison.net/cloudflare/rate-limiting | Source: Simon Willison [09:06] TR Bot Rate limiting by IP using Cloudflare's rate limiting rules | Simon Willisons TILs [09:08] TR News "Cloudflare announced Tuesday it will allow customers to block or charge fees for web crawlers deployed to scrape their websites and data on behalf of AI systems." https://cyberscoop.com/cloudflare-ai-web-crawlers-pay-per-crawl-websites-data/ | Source: Scoop News Group [09:08] TR Bot rolls out pay-per-crawl feature to constrain AIs limitless hunger for data | CyberScoop [09:08] TR News "Installing new Nikon firmware with third-party lenses like Viltrox attached can lead to lens failure. Here's what you need to know to avoid costly damage and frustration" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/digital-cameras/warning-dont-update-your-nikon-cameras-firmware-with-third-party-lenses-you-could-brick-your-gear | Source: Digital Camera World [09:08] TR Bot WARNING: Don't update your Nikon camera's firmware with third-party lenses you could brick your gear! | Digital Camera World [09:08] TR News "The victim then receives an email containing a link to a Zoom meeting, and is instructed to run a malicious script posing as a Zoom SDK update." https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-use-fake-zoom-updates-to-install-macos-malware/ | Source: Security Week [09:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-use-fake-zoom-updates-to-install-macos-malware/ ) [09:09] TR News "One startup founder who spoke to The Register on condition of anonymity praised the old program, but said some warning would have been useful as this has wrecked budgets and may sink the entire project." https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/01/microsoft_azure_startup/ | Source: The Register UK [09:09] TR Bot Microsoft changes conditions for Azure startup credits The Register [09:09] TR News Victims of false promises from Microsoft [09:10] TR News "On the bright side, the joy they felt was just as intense as if it had been real" https://birming.com/2025/07/03/id-rather-be-a-fake/ | Source: Robert Birming [09:10] TR Bot rather be a fake millionaire | Robert Birming [09:10] TR News "That rate has held relatively steady over the past few years, with around 26 million people in the US currently without health insurance." https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-would-leave-millions-without-health-insurance/ | Source: Wired [09:10] TR Bot Big Beautiful Bill Would Leave Millions Without Health Insurance | WIRED [09:11] TR News "In its big-picture PFAS action plan from 2019, the agency said it would attack this complex problem on multiple fronts." https://truthout.org/articles/epa-has-terminated-over-15-million-in-funding-for-forever-chemicals-research/ | Source: TruthOut [09:11] TR Bot EPA Has Terminated Over $15 Million in Funding for Forever Chemicals Research | Truthout [09:11] TR News "Republicans are at varying levels of misleading, avoidance, or denial about this." https://www.vox.com/politics/418843/trump-medicaid-cuts-promise-big-beautiful-bill | Source: Vox [09:11] TR Bot cuts in big, beautiful bill: Is Trump unaware of them? | Vox [09:11] TR News "At some point soon, Ill get a monitor arm and free up some desk space. Until then, it looks great." https://jarunmb.com/posts/my-home-command-center | Source: MB [09:11] TR Bot Home Command Center - jarunmb.com [09:12] TR News "Whats the moral of the story? Transparency is good until it creates troubles." https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2025/transparency/ | Source: Victor Kropp [09:12] TR Bot Transparency [09:12] TR News "If Intel does decide to write off the 18A process, it would be seen as a massive blow to Intels foundry strategy." https://siliconangle.com/2025/07/02/report-intel-considers-moving-on-18a-chip-manufacturing-process/ | Source: Silicon Angle [09:12] TR Bot Intel considers moving on from 18A chip manufacturing process - SiliconANGLE [09:12] TR News "I generally have a good job. My boss is great, most of my coworkers are good, I am good at the actual tasks, and I can set my own pace and priorities (within a limit)." https://blog.avas.space/my-job/ | Source: Ava [09:12] TR Bot things i dont like about my job right now | ava's blog [09:13] TR News "The second reason is a bit subtle. Particularly for more senior engineers, when a company employs you, theyre not just renting the time you spend sitting down and typing code." https://www.seangoedecke.com/overemployment/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [09:13] TR Bot What happens when engineers work more than one job [09:13] TR News "Theyre renting the ambient processing youre doing for the rest of the workday. Or even the ambient processing youre doing in the shower, or while you sleep, and so on." [09:13] TR News "I have worked with very effective engineers who only spent an hour or two a day actively working. But they were so effective because they spent the rest of the day thinking." [09:14] TR News "When they sat down to work, they had hours and hours of background processing helping them make the right decisions and come up with useful new ideas." [09:14] TR News "Look, there's no doubt plenty of bias encoded within processes. All processes should be regularly reviewed and updated. Breaking a process in extremis can be a good idea." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/process-vs-prejudice/ | Source: Terence Eden [09:14] TR Bot Process Vs Prejudice Terence Edens Blog [09:14] TR News "According to AP, websites for the national assessments and the US Global Change Research Program were offline on Monday and Tuesday, with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere." https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-us-climate-report-websites-taken-down-2025-national-assessment-nasa-noaa-data-donald-trump-united-states-world-news-101751488824519.html | Source: Hindustan Times [09:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-us-climate-report-websites-taken-down-2025-national-assessment-nasa-noaa-data-donald-trump-united-states-world-news-101751488824519.html ) [09:14] TR News "More evidence of this popular mandate keeps emerging. This week, the European Commission released the latest issue of the Eurobarometer, which has been surveying the beliefs of European Union residents since the EUs founding in 1993." https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/89-percent-climate-data/ | Source: The Nation [09:14] TR Bot People Want Climate Action. This Data Shows It. | The Nation [09:15] TR News "For many years https://jpieper.com was a home for my personal writings and projects. As some of those projects turned into mjbots, the line became pretty blurry." https://jpieper.com/2025/06/02/separating-mjbots-com-from-jpieper-com/ | Source: J Pieper [09:15] TR Bot A Modicum of Fun [09:15] TR Bot mjbots.com from jpieper.com - A Modicum of Fun [09:15] TR News "The future is not an escapist place to occupy. All of it is the inevitable result of what we do today, and the more we take it in our hands, imagine it as a place of justice and pleasure, the more the future knows we want it, and that we arent letting go." https://anniemueller.com/posts/the-inevitable-result-of-what-we-do-today | Source: Annie Mueller [09:15] TR Bot The inevitable result of what we do today - annie's blog [09:16] TR News A Day To Remember gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2656 [09:19] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 04/07/2025: A Day To Remember and "Stop Killing Games" https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Gemini_Links_04_07_2025_A_Day_To_Remember_and_Stop_Killing_Game.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Gemini_Links_04_07_2025_A_Day_To_Remember_and_Stop_Killing_Game.gmi [09:19] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 04/07/2025: A Day To Remember and "Stop Killing Games" [09:20] TR News Techrights Links 04/07/2025: Microsoft's H-1B Visa Applications Show Another Crisis Unfolding, Many More Deep Cuts and Shutdowns Revealed, Complete Microsoft Exits https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Links_04_07_2025_Microsoft_s_H_1B_Visa_Applications_Show_Anothe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Links_04_07_2025_Microsoft_s_H_1B_Visa_Applications_Show_Anothe.gmi [09:20] TR Bot Techrights Links 04/07/2025: Microsoft's H-1B Visa Applications Show Another Crisis Unfolding, Many More Deep Cuts and Shutdowns Revealed, Complete Microsoft Exits [09:28] IsambardPrince https://www.complex.com/music/a/andrew-white/bhad-bhabie-denies-sued-by-american-express-over-unpaid-credit-card-debt [09:28] TR Bot Bhad Bhabie Denies $674,000 American Express Credit Card ... ● Jul 04 [10:09] IsambardPrince schestowitz-pi, Yeah. Fire Americans, hire Indians with H1s. [10:14] IsambardPrince https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinese-sales-foreign-phone-makers-090647988.html [10:14] TR Bot Chinese sales of foreign phone makers, including Apple, drop 9.7% in May [10:14] IsambardPrince schestowitz-pi, Apple is taking a beating in China. [10:14] IsambardPrince Of course the stock doesn't reflect this, or the tariffs. ● Jul 04 [11:03] *GNUmoon has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [11:16] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [11:22] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: link? [11:22] schestowitz[TR3] (just got back) [11:23] schestowitz[TR3] gonna have a nice article topmorrow re https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/20/People_Who_Came_From_Microsoft_Demanding_Removal_of_Articles_Ab.shtml [11:23] TR Bot Techrights People Who Came From Microsoft Demanding Removal of Articles About Them, About Microsoft, and About Microsoft GitHub is "Generous" (According to Them) [11:23] TR News JetPack 4 EOL how to keep your userspace secure during migration https://ubuntu.com//blog/jetpack-4-eol [11:23] TR Bot 4 EOL how to keep your userspace secure during migration | Ubuntu [11:24] schestowitz[TR3] IsambardPrince: at the park today we saw somebody who looks like you [11:24] schestowitz[TR3] but shorter, maybe 5 8 [11:25] TR News "KDE Plasma 6.4 as a the forefront of these updates alongside KDE Frameworks 6.15.0 and KDE Gear 25.04.2." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/07/03/tw-monthly-update-june/ | Source: OpenSUSE [11:25] TR Bot Tumbleweed Monthly Update - June 2025 - openSUSE News [11:25] TR News "designed to propel your career" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/level-your-skills-5-reasons-try-red-hat-learning-subscription | Source: Red Hat Official [11:25] TR Bot Level up your skills: 5 reasons to try Red Hat Learning Subscription [11:27] TR News They just pay for a Brand(tm) https://www.redhat.com/en/resources/manage-scale-infrastructure-with-services-checklist [11:27] TR Bot Telcos modernize critical infrastructure with Red Hat Services [11:27] TR News "modern" as in proprietary RHEL :) https://www.redhat.com/en/engage/migrate-modern-virtualization-platform-ebook [11:27] TR Bot Migrate to a modern virtualization platform [11:28] TR News J William Murdock looks a lot like Ian. Are they related?? https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/generative-ai-applications-llama-stack-notebook-guided-journey-intelligent-operations-agent [11:28] TR Bot Generative AI applications with Llama Stack: A notebook-guided journey to an intelligent operations agent [11:30] TR News Not Ian Ashley Murdock (April 28, 1973 December 28, 2015) but they look alike! https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=d-Wad6EAAAAJ&hl=en [11:30] TR Bot J. William Murdock - Google Scholar [11:31] TR News Debian's Ian Ashley Murdock has 3 kids. Children must be doing something... [11:31] TR News Or it could even be brother or cousin [11:34] TR News Used to be at htttp://bill.murdocks.org [11:39] TR News "His most significant achievement was not in writing any particular lines of code, but in creating a mechanism to protect code as a public good, and motivating a massive number of persons to embrace it." https://jamie-love.medium.com/richard-stallman-5794689451b9 [11:39] TR Bot Richard Stallman. Richard Stallman has played an | by James Love | Medium [11:41] TR News "The airwaves over the Baltic Sea have been compromised ever since the war began." https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2025/07/02/researchers-home-in-on-origins-of-russias-baltic-gps-jamming/ | Source: C4ISRNET [11:41] TR Bot Researchers home in on origins of Russias Baltic GPS jamming [11:42] TR News "After trying out a few blog posts and listening to them, I decided to find a Python version of the model." https://micro.webology.dev/2025/07/02/ditching-cloud-apis-how-i/ | Source: Jeff Triplett [11:42] TR Bot Ditching Cloud APIs: How I Set Up Local Text-to-Speech with Kokoro TTS and Python - Jeff Triplett's Micro.blog [11:42] TR News "A Random Vector Functional Link (RVFL) artificial neural network with 2 regularization parameters has been successfully used" https://thierrymoudiki.github.io//blog/2025/07/01/r/python/ridge2-bayesian | Source: Thierry Moudiki [11:42] TR Bot Random Vector Functional Link (RVFL) artificial neural network with 2 regularization parameters successfully used for forecasting/synthetic simulation in professional settings: Extensions (including Bayesian) [11:43] TR News "The actual bottlenecks were, and still are, code reviews, knowledge transfer through mentoring and pairing, testing, debugging, and the human overhead of coordination and communication." https://ordep.dev/posts/writing-code-was-never-the-bottleneck | [11:43] TR Bot Code Was Never The Bottleneck - ordep.dev [11:43] TR News "C and C++ compilers like GCC first take your code and produce assembly, typically a pure ASCII output (so just basic English characters)." https://lemire.me/blog/2025/07/03/base64-for-compression/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [11:43] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2025/07/03/base64-for-compression/ ) [11:44] TR News "I usually prefer to run Poudriere inside FreeBSD Bhyve VM its just faster to setup but as sometimes its desired to use the power of FreeBSD Jails instead here is how to do this." https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/poudriere-inside-freebsd-vnet-jail/ | Source: Vermaden [11:44] TR Bot Poudriere Inside FreeBSD VNET Jail | [11:45] TR News "Because ones Artemis feed may update daily with new links, I have been thinking about what a piece of software designed with breaks in mind looks like." https://jamesg.blog/2025/07/02/designing-calm-software-with-breaks-in-mind | Source: James G [11:45] TR Bot Designing calm software with breaks in mind | James' Coffee Blog [11:46] TR News "Vivaldi 7.5 has officially landed, as one of the browsers most user-centered updates yet, with a sharp focus on visual organization, smoother interaction, and privacy enhancements." https://linuxiac.com/vivaldi-browser-7-5-lands-with-colored-tab-stacks/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:46] TR Bot Vivaldi Browser 7.5 Lands with Colored Tab Stacks [11:46] TR News "curl features no telemetry, and the curl website has no logs and no tracking." https://curl.se/docs/survey/2025/ | Source: cURL [11:46] TR Bot curl user survey 2025 analysis [11:47] TR News "Im pleased to announce that once again I have collected the results, generated the graphs and pondered over conclusions to make after the annual curl user survey." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/03/curl-user-survey-2025-analysis/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [11:47] TR Bot user survey 2025 analysis | daniel.haxx.se [11:48] TR News "ow disables CD-ROM sources automatically" https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-trixie-installer-rc2-now-available/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:48] TR Bot Debian 13 (Trixie) Installer RC2 Now Available [11:49] TR News "To be honest, Im not clear why the change was made and it looks like others are just as confused." https://fzakaria.com/2025/07/02/nix-s3-multi-user-woes | Source: Farid Zakaria [11:49] TR Bot Nix S3 multi-user woes | Farid Zakarias Blog [11:50] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:51] TR News "Void Linux is a rolling distro, but it tends to run a bit behind other rolling releases like Arch when it comes to software versions. Thats because Void doesnt push out the newest packages as fast as possibleinstead, it puts a focus on stability." https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-lands-in-void-linux/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:51] TR Bot COSMIC Desktop Lands in Void Linux [11:55] TR News "Key highlights from this update include important fixes in popular applications. For instance, users of the KDE clock app, kclock, will appreciate the fix for the alarm form that previously overflowed on larger screens." https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-25-04-3-apps-collection-rolls-out-heres-whats-new/ | Source: Linuxiac [11:55] TR Bot KDE Gear 25.04.3 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Heres Whats New [11:55] TR News "Recently I read Apps shouldnt let users enter OpenSSL cipher-suite strings by Frank Denis (via)" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/OnChangingTLSCipherSuites | Source: University of Toronto [11:55] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [11:56] TR News "Recently I was looking through a database of known stalkerware services and found one I wasnt familiar with: Catwatchful." https://ericdaigle.ca/posts/taking-over-60k-spyware-user-accounts/ | [11:56] TR Bot Taking over 60k spyware user accounts with SQL injection :: Eric Daigle [11:56] TR News "Drug cartels used technical surveillance to find, fix and finish FBI informants and witnesses" https://risky.biz/RB798/ | Source: RiskyBiz [11:56] TR Bot Risky Business #798 -- Mexican cartel surveilled the FBI to identify, kill witnesses - Risky Business Media [11:57] TR News How To Install Askbot on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-askbot-fedora-42/ [11:57] TR Bot How To Install Askbot on Fedora 42 - idroot [11:59] TR News How To Install Zabbix on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-zabbix-linux-mint-22/ [11:59] TR Bot How To Install Zabbix on Linux Mint 22 - idroot ● Jul 04 [12:00] TR News How To Install GParted on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-gparted-fedora-42/ [12:00] TR Bot How To Install GParted on Fedora 42 - idroot [12:05] TR News How To Install HandBrake on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-handbrake-fedora-42/ [12:05] TR Bot How To Install HandBrake on Fedora 42 - idroot [12:06] TR News How To Install Waydroid on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-waydroid-linux-mint-22/ [12:06] TR Bot How To Install Waydroid on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [12:08] TR News "How many billions must be burned in the AI furnace before this stops?" https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/04/former_and_current_microsofties_react_layoffs/ [12:08] TR Bot Former and current Microsofties react to the latest layoffs The Register [12:09] TR News This confirms that Tuxera acts as Microsoft proxy: "Pyle, a former principal program manager at Microsoft and now Enterprise Storage Officer at Tuxera, is famous for his efforts to eliminate the outdated and insecure SMBv1 protocol." http://techrights.org/wiki/Tuxera/ [12:10] TR Bot Tuxera [12:11] TR News Redmond and Bellevue: almost 4,000 MSFT staff laid off there alone this summer alone https://esd.wa.gov/employer-requirements/layoffs-and-employee-notifications/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn-layoff-and-closure-database [12:11] TR Bot Worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN) layoff and closure database | Employment Security Department [12:12] TR News Don't worry, Microsoft can SELL its GOODWILL any time! http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/01/Symptom_or_Hallmark_of_Ponzi_Schemes_Microsoft_Says_It_Gains_Ov.shtml [12:12] TR Bot Techrights Symptom or Hallmark of Ponzi Schemes: Microsoft Says It Gains Over 100 Million Dollars in "Goodwill" and Its Speculative "Value" Nearly Doubled to $119,329,000,000 in the Past Year Alone [12:12] TR News How To Install FreeRADIUS on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-freeradius-fedora-42/ [12:12] TR Bot How To Install FreeRADIUS on Fedora 42 - idroot [12:13] TR News How To Install UNetbootin on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-unetbootin-almalinux-10/ [12:13] TR Bot How To Install UNetbootin on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [12:13] TR News Microsoft "Layoffs in Atlanta today too - replacement in progress" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz88snf6 [12:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz88snf6 ) [12:14] TR News Microsoft Leaving Atlanta http://techrights.org/o/2023/04/27/microsoft-leaving-atlanta/ [12:14] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ http://techrights.org/o/2023/04/27/microsoft-leaving-atlanta/ ) [12:15] TR News Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY [12:15] TR Bot https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY [12:15] TR Bot ( status 502 @ https://invidious.lunar.icu/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY ) [12:16] TR News "h1bs are being hired while layoffs are ongoing!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz9qjxq5 "You all need to get a big group and go to the White House. Make noise," [12:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz9qjxq5 ) [12:17] TR News "you realize there was a person 1 month ago posting to this site calling the July 2 layoffs. But I guess they wasted their time on this website. Id--t." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz847y7n "Wasting their time on this site? Oh, you must work for Microsoft HR, lol. Don't be such a hater, beeyotch." [12:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jz847y7n ) [12:18] TR News Here's How to Watch Mercury Photobomb Your 4th of July Fireworks https://www.sciencealert.com/heres-how-to-watch-mercury-photobomb-your-4th-of-july-fireworks [12:18] TR Bot How to Watch Mercury Photobomb Your 4th of July Fireworks : ScienceAlert [12:19] TR News HMD Global and Hogan Lovells successfully fend off Huawei lawsuits https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/hmd-global-and-hogan-lovells-successfully-fend-off-huawei-lawsuits/ [12:19] TR Bot HMD Global and Hogan Lovells successfully fend off Huawei lawsuits [12:20] TR News How to install PrestaShop on Debian 13 https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-prestashop-on-debian-13/ [12:20] TR Bot to install PrestaShop on Debian 13 | RoseHosting [12:21] TR News How to Reach CRA Compliance https://www.qt.io/blog/how-to-reach-cra-compliance [12:21] TR Bot How to Reach CRA Compliance [12:22] TR News Stuart Langridge: A (limited) defence of footnotes https://www.kryogenix.org/days/2025/07/03/a-limited-defence-of-footnotes/ [12:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.kryogenix.org/days/2025/07/03/a-limited-defence-of-footnotes/ ) [12:36] TR News Techrights Rob Musial's June 2025 Additions of Malware in Proprietary Software https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Rob_Musial_s_June_2025_Additions_of_Malware_in_Proprietary_Soft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Rob_Musial_s_June_2025_Additions_of_Malware_in_Proprietary_Soft.gmi [12:36] TR Bot Techrights Rob Musial's June 2025 Additions of Malware in Proprietary Software [12:42] TR News SpellBinding ATIMPSB Wordo: ADDER gemini://tilde.team/~stack/ensemble/gemlog/2025-07-04.gmi [12:44] TR News "There is too much focus on entities/concepts in our today world. In a way, this can be considered as an obsession for things that have limits. It is an obsession for "things" and for "limits". For things that have a beginning and an end." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-07-04__On_Mindfulness.gmi [12:50] TR News Swap Two- and Three-Finger Tap Actions in Ubuntu 24.04 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/07/swap-two-and-three-finger-tap-ubuntu-24-04/ [12:50] TR Bot Swap Two- and Three-Finger Tap Actions in Ubuntu 24.04 | UbuntuHandbook [12:51] TR News More lobbying by Microsoft front group https://opensource.org/blog/keeping-europe-safe-and-advancing-open-source-osi-provides-feedback-to-the-eu-cybersecurity-act http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/29/The_Openwashing_Shills_Initiative_OSI_Part_III_IRS_and_Status_o.shtml [12:51] TR Bot Keeping Europe safe and advancing Open Source: OSI provides feedback to the EU Cybersecurity Act Open Source Initiative [12:51] TR Bot Techrights The Openwashing Shills Initiative (OSI) - Part III: IRS and Status of OSI [12:54] TR News This automatic emergency braking system protects RC cars https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/07/03/this-automatic-emergency-braking-system-protects-rc-cars/ [12:54] TR Bot This automatic emergency braking system protects RC cars | Arduino Blog [12:54] TR News Hash-tag baby https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/hash-tag-baby/ [12:54] TR Bot baby | R-bloggers [12:55] TR News R Package Quality: Documentation https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/07/r-package-quality-documentation/ [12:55] TR Bot Package Quality: Documentation | R-bloggers [12:55] *martin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:55] TR News Materials for our Embedded GNU/Linux Networking training released https://bootlin.com/blog/materials-for-our-embedded-linux-networking-training-released/ [12:55] TR Bot for our "Embedded Linux Networking" training released - Bootlin's blog [12:56] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1028554/ [12:56] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [12:57] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Stabilizing naked functions https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/07/03/stabilizing-naked-functions/ [12:57] TR Bot Stabilizing naked functions | Rust Blog [12:58] TR News packages [12:58] TR News SEVERAL rust packages have HOLES in them again. So much for "memory safety" https://lwn.net/Articles/1028554/ ● Jul 04 [13:04] TR News openSUSE turned 20 https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/opensuse-turns-20/ [13:04] TR Bot openSUSE turned 20 | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [13:08] TR News Can a Complete Beginner Survive Linux? Reacting to Betty from Switch and Click trying GNU/Linux https://tuxdigital.com/videos/can-a-complete-beginner-survive-linux-reacting-to-betty-from-switch-and-click-trying-linux/ [13:08] TR Bot a Complete Beginner Survive Linux? Reacting to Betty from Switch and Click trying Linux - Tunnell Vision - TuxDigital [13:14] TR News Spoof IP Address on Kali GNU/Linux Using Scapy with DoS Testing https://www.blackmoreops.com/spoof-ip-address-scapy-kali-linux-dos/ [13:14] TR Bot Spoof IP Address on Kali Linux Using Scapy with DoS Testing - blackMORE Ops [13:18] TR News DOOM doomed by Microsoft strings https://www.techradar.com/gaming/romero-games-has-lost-funding-for-its-next-unannounced-game-with-one-staffer-claiming-the-whole-studio-has-been-laid-off-due-to-microsoft-cuts [13:18] TR Bot Games has lost funding for its next, unannounced game, with one staffer claiming the 'whole studio' has been laid off due to Microsoft cuts | TechRadar [13:18] TR News DOOMED killed by Satan Nutella [13:19] TR News SerialTool Serial-Port/TCP/UDP debugging tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/serialtool-serial-port-tcp-udp-debugging-tool/ [13:19] TR Bot - Serial-Port/TCP/UDP debugging tool - LinuxLinks [13:19] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source Font Managers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-font-managers/ [13:19] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Font Managers - LinuxLinks [13:19] TR News fstl-e fast stl viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/fstl-e-fast-stl-viewer/ [13:19] TR Bot - fast stl viewer - LinuxLinks [13:39] TR News System76 Meerkat mini GNU/Linux PC now available with up to defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Arrow Lake https://liliputing.com/system76-meerkat-mini-linux-pc-now-available-with-up-to-intel-core-ultra-7-255h-arrow-lake/ [13:39] TR Bot Meerkat mini Linux PC now available with up to Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Arrow Lake - Liliputing [13:44] TR News Deepin Font Manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/deepin-font-manager/ [13:44] TR Bot Font Manager - LinuxLinks [13:44] TR News 9 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Disk Encryption Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/diskencryption/ [13:44] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Disk Encryption Tools - LinuxLinks [13:44] TR News GNU/Linux is Replacing Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Windows. But We Need to Eradicate Microsoft, It's a Hub of Crime. (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/GNU_Linux_is_Replacing_Microsoft_Windows_But_We_Need_to_Eradica.shtml [13:44] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux is Replacing Microsoft Windows. But We Need to Eradicate Microsoft, It's a Hub of Crime. [13:44] TR News Hash Calculator calculates around 50 cryptographic hashes of strings and files https://www.linuxlinks.com/hash-calculator-calculates-cryptographic-hashes/ [13:44] TR Bot Calculator - calculates around 50 cryptographic hashes of strings and files - LinuxLinks [13:45] TR News Soundux is a cross-platform soundboard https://www.linuxlinks.com/soundux-cross-platform-soundboard/ [13:45] TR Bot is a cross-platform soundboard - LinuxLinks [13:45] TR News Slopwatch: GNU/Linux Journal, Linuxsecurity, and Surveillance Giant Google News Getting Even Worse (More Slopfarms Added Which Attack GNU/Linux With Bruce-Force SPAM) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/03/Slopwatch_Linux_Journal_Linuxsecurity_and_Google_News_Getting_E.shtml [13:45] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Linux Journal, Linuxsecurity, and Google News Getting Even Worse (More Slopfarms Added Which Attack Linux With Bruce-Force SPAM) [13:45] TR News Mystery Surrounding the PCLinuxOS Sites and PCLinuxOS Magazine https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/03/Mystery_Surrounding_the_PCLinuxOS_Sites_and_PCLinuxOS_Magazine.shtml [13:45] TR Bot Techrights Mystery Surrounding the PCLinuxOS Sites and PCLinuxOS Magazine [13:45] TR News GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in the United States of America https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_the_United_States_of_America.shtml [13:45] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in the United States of America [13:46] TR News Video: Monzy - Kill -9 Song http://www.montanalinux.org/video-kill-dash-nine-song.html [13:46] TR Bot Monzy - Kill -9 Song | www.montanalinux.org [13:47] TR News openSUSE Tumbleweed's June update brings KDE Plasma 6.4 and critical security fixes https://www.neowin.net/news/opensuse-tumbleweeds-june-update-brings-kde-plasma-64-and-critical-security-fixes/ [13:47] TR Bot openSUSE Tumbleweed's June update brings KDE Plasma 6.4 and critical security fixes - Neowin [13:48] TR News (NEW): Latest Tumbleweed Update Marks Myrlyns Introduction https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/Latest_Tumbleweed_Update_Marks_Myrlyn_s_Introduction.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/Latest_Tumbleweed_Update_Marks_Myrlyn_s_Introduction.gmi [13:48] TR News (NEW): Steam Games and Gaming News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/Steam_Games_and_Gaming_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/Steam_Games_and_Gaming_News.gmi [13:48] TR News (NEW): These 6 features in Kali Linux help me keep my network security in top shape https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/These_6_features_in_Kali_Linux_help_me_keep_my_network_security.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/These_6_features_in_Kali_Linux_help_me_keep_my_network_security.gmi [13:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Latest Tumbleweed Update Marks Myrlyns Introduction [13:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Steam Games and Gaming News [13:48] TR Bot Tux Machines These 6 features in Kali Linux help me keep my network security in top shape [13:48] TR News (NEW): Thunderbird 140 ESR Focuses on Enterprise Needs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/Thunderbird_140_ESR_Focuses_on_Enterprise_Needs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/03/Thunderbird_140_ESR_Focuses_on_Enterprise_Needs.gmi [13:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Thunderbird 140 ESR Focuses on Enterprise Needs [13:50] TR News Pluralistic: Convicted Felon's not gonna protect workers from forced labor (03 Jul 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/07/03/states-rights-trumps-wrongs/ [13:50] TR Bot Pluralistic: Trumps not gonna protect workers from forced labor (03 Jul 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [13:51] TR News Solution one task of Boolean Algebra via Python module utilizing **dict(zip([keys],[values])) https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/07/solution-one-task-of-boolean-algebra.html [13:51] TR Bot Openstack RDO && KVM Hypervisor: Solution one task of Boolean Algebra via Python module utilizing **dict(zip([keys],[values])) [13:53] TR News epanet-js https://macwright.com/2025/07/03/epanet-placemark.html [13:53] TR Bot - macwright.com [13:53] TR News 95: Hes Gonna Get It Anyhow https://mwl.io/archives/24229 "so hot my face is melting" [13:53] TR Bot 95: Hes Gonna Get It Anyhow Michael W Lucas [13:54] TR News NanoPi R3S LTS dual Gigabit Ethernet router board gains HDMI output and speaker connector https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/03/nanopi-r3s-lts-dual-gigabit-ethernet-router-board-gains-hdmi-output-and-speaker-connector/ [13:54] TR Bot NanoPi R3S LTS dual Gigabit Ethernet router board gains HDMI output and speaker connector - CNX Software [13:54] TR News Lawmaker urges more English-language TV, radio programming, two years after govt cuts to required broadcast hours https://hongkongfp.com/2025/07/03/lawmaker-urges-more-english-language-tv-radio-programming-two-years-after-govt-cuts-to-required-broadcast-hours/ [13:54] TR Bot HK lawmaker urges more English-language TV, radio programming ● Jul 04 [14:01] MinceR 04 042054 < schestowitz[TR3]> is that what it is? [14:01] MinceR it's a neck fan with built in peltier cooler (or as they call it, "ICE PORCELAIN CHIP COOLING") [14:02] TR News curl user survey 2025 analysis https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/07/03/curl-user-survey-2025-analysis/ [14:02] TR Bot user survey 2025 analysis | daniel.haxx.se [14:02] schestowitz[TR3] MinceR: is it nuclear? [14:05] TR News X.Org Server alive and well https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-GLAMOR-Zink-DMA-BUF http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/28/Start_X.shtml [14:05] TR Bot Server Lands Big Improvement For Using Zink With GLAMOR - Phoronix [14:05] TR Bot Techrights Start X [14:05] TR News Fedora Does Not Care About Diversity and Inclusion, It's About Optics (Corporate Image) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Fedora_Does_Not_Care_About_Diversity_and_Inclusion_It_s_About_O.shtml [14:05] TR Bot Techrights Fedora Does Not Care About Diversity and Inclusion, It's About Optics (Corporate Image) [14:06] TR News It is a "conspiracy theory" that Elvin is dead and Princess Diana was killed. IBM: it's a "conspiracy theory" that we plot to kill X. [14:07] TR News (Elvis) [14:08] TR News Kiwi TCMS: Kiwi TCMS 14.3 https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2025/07/03/kiwi-tcms-143/ [14:08] TR Bot Kiwi TCMS - Kiwi TCMS 14.3 [14:09] MinceR schestowitz[TR3]: pretty sure it isn't [14:12] TR News Joint press release: Investment of 3.66 billion from EU emissions trading revenues in cleaner energy systems https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_1714 [14:12] TR Bot Press corner | European Commission [14:12] schestowitz[TR3] MinceR: but how cool is THAT? [14:13] TR News The benefits of auto-merging Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub and GitLab repositories https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/03/benefits-auto-merging-github-and-gitlab-repositories [14:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/07/03/benefits-auto-merging-github-and-gitlab-repositories ) [14:13] TR News Surveillance Used by a Drug Cartel https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/surveillance-used-by-a-drug-cartel.html [14:13] TR Bot Used by a Drug Cartel - Schneier on Security [14:14] TR News Google Hey Hi (AI) summaries increase frequency of zero clicks to search results, sinking traffic to news sites: report https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/media/google-ai-tools-depressing-traffic-to-news-sites-report/ Those sites relied too much on third parties; misguided approach [14:14] TR Bot Google AI tools depressing traffic to news sites: report [14:16] TR News Since Assange was release a year ago no more videos from his wife https://yewtu.be/channel/UC7VY_cUCjd9EbiOoO5LuxjA [14:16] TR Bot Stella Assange - Invidious [14:18] MinceR schestowitz[TR3]: eh, i could live without having my neck exposed to radiactivity ● Jul 04 [15:04] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/catch [15:04] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Catch [15:36] TR News Imagining Krita on a Phone https://valdyas.org/fading/hacking/krita-hacking/imagining-krita-on-a-phone/ [15:36] TR Bot Imagining Krita on a Phone Fading Memories [15:37] TR News Microsoft Staff Harassing Women, Strangling Women, Telling Women to Kill Themselves and Worse? Not a Problem! (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/03/Microsoft_Staff_Harassing_Women_Strangling_Women_Telling_Women_.shtml [15:37] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Staff Harassing Women, Strangling Women, Telling Women to Kill Themselves and Worse? Not a Problem! [15:37] TR News Happy Independence Day to Our American Readers https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/03/Happy_Independence_Day_to_Our_American_Readers.shtml [15:37] TR Bot Techrights Happy Independence Day to Our American Readers [15:37] TR News People and Companies Do Learn Some Lessons From Their Mistakes (Stubborn Ones Don't) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/03/People_and_Companies_Do_Learn_Some_Lessons_From_Their_Mistakes_.shtml [15:37] TR Bot Techrights People and Companies Do Learn Some Lessons From Their Mistakes (Stubborn Ones Don't) [15:37] TR News Microsoft Media Operatives and Bill Epsteingate-Funded Sites Said Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Lays Off 9,000, But Other Sites Say More (Including 2,300 in Redmond Alone) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/02/Microsoft_Media_Operatives_and_Bill_Epsteingate_Funded_Sites_Sa.shtml [15:37] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Media Operatives and Bill Epsteingate-Funded Sites Said Microsoft Lays Off 9,000, But Other Sites Say More (Including 2,300 in Redmond Alone) [15:38] TR News Don't Buy the Excuses for Microsoft's Mass Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/04/Don_t_Buy_the_Excuses_for_Microsoft_s_Mass_Layoffs.shtml [15:38] TR Bot Techrights Don't Buy the Excuses for Microsoft's Mass Layoffs [15:38] TR News Recertified HDD vendor goHardDrive caught leaking thousands of customer details company pays astonishingly low $20 bug bounty https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/recertified-hdd-vendor-goharddrive-caught-leaking-thousands-of-customer-details-company-pays-astonishingly-low-usd20-bug-bounty-for-discovery-of-inexplicable-online-database-of-names-addresses-phone-numbers-and-more [15:38] TR Bot Recertified HDD vendor goHardDrive caught leaking thousands of customer details company pays astonishingly low $20 bug bounty for discovery of inexplicable online database of names, addresses, phone numbers, and more | Tom's Hardware [15:39] TR News PipeWire workshop 2025: Updates on video transport, Rust efforts, TSN networking, and Bluetooth support https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2025/07/03/pipewire-workshop-2025-updates-video-transport-rust-bluetooth/ [15:39] TR Bot PipeWire workshop 2025: Updates on video transport, Rust efforts, TSN networking, and Bluetooth support [15:41] TR News One flight from Vilnius to Paris cancelled amid air traffic controller strike in France https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2602028/one-flight-from-vilnius-to-paris-cancelled-amid-air-traffic-controller-strike-in-france [15:41] TR Bot One flight from Vilnius to Paris cancelled amid air traffic controller strike in France - LRT [15:42] TR News Why Annobns internet shutdown should matter to the world https://www.accessnow.org/shutdown-stories-annobon/ [15:42] TR Bot Why Annobns internet shutdown should matter to the world - Access Now [15:43] TR News #KeepItOn coalition ramps up campaign to end prolonged shutdown in Annobn https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-coalition-ramps-up-campaign-to-end-prolonged-shutdown-in-annobon/ [15:43] TR Bot #KeepItOn coalition ramps up campaign to end prolonged shutdown in Annobn - Access Now [15:43] TR News #KeepItOn call on the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights to help end the shutdown in Annobn https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-call-on-the-african-commission-on-human-and-peoples-rights-to-help-end-the-shutdown-in-annobon/ [15:43] TR Bot To the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights: Help end the internet shutdown in Annobn [15:44] TR News Why client-side scanning on encrypted platforms is a lose-lose proposition https://www.accessnow.org/why-client-side-scanning-is-lose-lose-proposition/ [15:44] TR Bot Why client-side scanning is a lose-lose proposition [15:44] TR News Undetectable Android Spyware Backfires, Leaks 62,000 User Logins https://www.securityweek.com/undetectable-android-spyware-backfires-leaks-62000-user-logins/ [15:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/undetectable-android-spyware-backfires-leaks-62000-user-logins/ ) [15:46] TR News "African Stream" is Kremlin propaganda outlet, some sites that support Hamas support Putin also https://www.mintpressnews.com/african-stream-removed-us-accusations/290109/ [15:46] TR Bot African Stream Shuttered After US Government Accusations [15:46] TR News But the real issue is social control media, which means astroturfing and disinformation hub [15:47] TR News Censor-busting dissident shines light on overworked Chinese students https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/07/03/teacher-li-china-students-influencer/ [15:47] TR Bot Censor-busting dissident shines light on overworked Chinese students Radio Free Asia [15:48] TR News censorship https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/07/03/ten-million-people-read-us-i-ll-talk-to-them | Source: Meduza [15:48] TR Bot Ten million people read us Ill talk to them Meduzas co-founder Galina Timchenko on reaching readers in times of brutal censorship Meduza [15:49] TR News Carbon Emissions https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/ai-might-kill-us-all-with-carbon-emissions/ | Source: Hackaday [15:49] TR Bot Might Kill Us All (With Carbon Emissions) | Hackaday [15:50] TR News Alligator Alcatraz: Yes, US Homeland Security posted AI-photo of alligators with ICE hats https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250703-alligator-alcatraz-yes-us-homeland-security-posted-ai-photo-of-alligators-with-ice-hats [15:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250703-alligator-alcatraz-yes-us-homeland-security-posted-ai-photo-of-alligators-with-ice-hats ) [15:51] TR News Proper fix for network tray applet https://bkhome.org/news/202507/proper-fix-for-network-tray-applet.html [15:51] TR Bot Proper fix for network tray applet [15:52] TR News WisMesh Board ONE allows you to build a custom Meshtastic Node with OLED, GPS, battery, enclosure, and more https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/07/03/wismesh-board-one-build-a-custom-meshtastic-node/ [15:52] TR Bot WisMesh Board ONE allows you to build a custom Meshtastic Node with OLED, GPS, battery, enclosure, and more - CNX Software [15:53] TR News BSD Now 618: Funding BSD projects https://www.bsdnow.tv/618 [15:53] TR Bot BSD Now 618: Funding BSD projects [15:55] TR News Courts Agree: Hey Hi (AI) Training Ruled As Fair Use in Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta https://publicknowledge.org/courts-agree-ai-training-ruled-as-fair-use-in-bartz-v-anthropic-and-kadrey-v-meta/ Ignoring much of the ruling; this NGO is infiltrated by Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [15:55] TR Bot Courts Agree: AI Training Ruled As Fair Use in Bartz v. Anthropic and Kadrey v. Meta - Public Knowledge [15:55] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [15:57] TR News How to Enable HTTPS Protocol on Debian 13 https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/enable-https-on-debian-13/ [15:57] TR Bot HTTPS on Debian 13: Step by Step Guide | RoseHosting [15:57] TR News Qt shilling proprietary Microsoft spyware https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-extension-1.6.0-for-vs-code-released [15:57] TR Bot Qt Extension 1.6.0 for VS Code released [15:58] TR News Richards: Introducing tmux-rs https://lwn.net/Articles/1028583/ [15:58] TR Bot Introducing tmux-rs [LWN.net] [15:59] TR News You Can Now Rent a Flesh Computer Grown in a British Lab https://www.sciencealert.com/you-can-now-rent-a-flesh-computer-grown-in-a-british-lab [15:59] TR Bot Can Now Rent a Flesh Computer Grown in a British Lab : ScienceAlert ● Jul 04 [16:00] TR News How Drinking Alcohol Affects You in Older Age https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/well/alcohol-older-age-risks.html [16:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/well/alcohol-older-age-risks.html ) [16:04] TR News South Korean universities ramp up global recruitment as US tightens visa screenings https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-universities-ramp-up-global-recruitment-as-us-tightens-visa [16:04] TR Bot South Korean universities ramp up global recruitment as US tightens visa screenings | The Straits Times [16:05] TR News Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip only to find out it was all Hey Hi (AI) https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/elderly-duo-travels-across-malaysia-for-cable-car-ride-seen-in-clip-only-to-find-out-it-was-all-ai [16:05] TR Bot Elderly duo travel across Malaysia for cable car ride seen in clip only to find out it was all AI | The Straits Times [16:07] TR News China web search giant Baidu upgrades Hey Hi (AI) engine as market share slips https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-web-search-giant-baidu-upgrades-ai-engine-as-market-share-slips [16:07] TR Bot China web search giant Baidu upgrades AI engine as market share slips | The Straits Times [16:08] TR News Nvidia's incendiary 12VHPWR connector consumes its latest victim Chinese RTX 3060 Ti melts down despite modest power draw after ASUS shipped it with the wrong cable https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-incendiary-12vhpwr-connector-consumes-its-latest-victim-chinese-rtx-3060-ti-melts-down-despite-modest-power-draw-after-asus-shipped-it-with-the-wrong-cable [16:08] TR Bot Nvidia's incendiary 12VHPWR connector consumes its latest victim Chinese RTX 3060 Ti melts down despite modest power draw after ASUS shipped it with the wrong cable | Tom's Hardware [16:08] TR News White House lifts chip design export ban on China in exchange for rare earth materials compromise export licences for EDA software sales no longer required https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/white-house-lifts-chip-design-export-ban-on-china-in-exchange-for-rare-earth-materials-compromise-export-licences-for-eda-software-sales-no-longer-required [16:08] TR Bot White House lifts chip design export ban on China in exchange for rare earth materials compromise export licences for EDA software sales no longer required | Tom's Hardware [16:09] TR News China-linked attacker hit Frances critical infrastructure via trio of Ivanti zero-days last year https://cyberscoop.com/france-government-ivanti-zero-days-china/ [16:09] TR Bot attacker hit Frances critical infrastructure via trio of Ivanti zero-days last year | CyberScoop [16:14] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [16:15] TR News Cowbell https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/i-gotta-print-more-cowbell/ | Source: Hackaday [16:15] TR Bot Gotta Print More Cowbell | Hackaday [16:16] TR News Gen Z turns to old-school money hack to curb spending: Helps create awareness https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/lifestyle/cash-only-weekends-are-gen-zs-new-money-saving-hack/ [16:16] TR Bot Cash-only weekends are Gen Zs new money-saving hack [16:22] TR News Pez Blaster Shoots Candy Dangerously Fast https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/pez-blaster-shoots-candy-dangerously-fast/ | Source: Hackaday [16:22] TR Bot Blaster Shoots Candy Dangerously Fast | Hackaday [16:22] schestowitz[TR3] MinceR: soudns like your kind of thing [16:24] MinceR :> [16:24] MinceR https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/511/991/3a5.jpg [16:25] TR News Iraqi authorities shut down news channel for covering sensitive topics https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/iraqi-authorities-shut-down-news-channel-for-covering-sensitive-topics/ [16:26] TR Bot Iraq authorities shut down news channel for covering 'sensitive topics' - JURIST - News [16:27] TR News How UMich computer science students are navigating a shifting job market https://www.michigandaily.com/news/academics/how-umich-computer-science-students-are-navigating-a-shifting-job-market/ [16:27] TR Bot How UMich computer science students are navigating a shifting job market [16:38] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/us-govt-likely-collateral-damage-in-zuckerbergs-talent-raid-at-openai-13902881.html [16:38] TR Bot govt likely collateral damage in Mark Zuckerbergs talent raid at ChatGPT-maker OpenAI Firstpost ● Jul 04 [17:01] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [17:17] vanveldt perhaps the best thing Meta did in a while [17:18] TR News Hackaday Supercon Still Wants You! https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/last-chance-2025-hackaday-supercon-still-wants-you/ | Source: Hackaday [17:18] TR Bot Chance: 2025 Hackaday Supercon Still Wants You! | Hackaday [17:19] TR News Netherlands dispatch: ICC cyberattack exposes digital vulnerabilities in Hagues legal fortress https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/07/netherlands-dispatch-icc-cyberattack-exposes-digital-vulnerabilities-in-hagues-legal-fortress/ fortress??? https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/Microsofts-ICC-email-block-reignites-European-data-sovereignty-concerns [17:19] TR News Canadas Hikvision ban can inspire wider collective action https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/canadas-hikvision-ban-can-inspire-wider-collective-action/ [17:20] TR News Cisco Warns of Hardcoded Credentials in Enterprise Software https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-warns-of-hardcoded-credentials-in-enterprise-software/ [17:20] TR Bot Netherlands dispatch: ICC cyberattack exposes digital vulnerabilities in Hagues legal fortress - JURIST - News [17:20] TR Bot Microsoft's ICC email block reignites European data sovereignty concerns | Computer Weekly [17:20] TR Bot Canadas Hikvision ban can inspire wider collective action | The Strategist [17:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-warns-of-hardcoded-credentials-in-enterprise-software/ ) [17:22] TR News OpenMIDIStomper https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/openmidistomper-makes-sure-your-gear-does-what-your-foot-says/ | Source: Hackaday [17:22] TR Bot Makes Sure Your Gear Does What Your Foot Says | Hackaday [17:23] TR News Nitric Acid https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/a-miniature-ostwald-reactor-to-make-nitric-acid/ | Source: Hackaday [17:23] TR Bot Miniature Ostwald Reactor To Make Nitric Acid | Hackaday [17:23] TR News Smart Mjolnir Makes Questionable Judgement Call On Your Worthiness https://hackaday.com/2025/07/03/smart-mjolnir-makes-questionable-judgement-call-on-your-worthiness/ | Source: Hackaday [17:23] TR Bot Mjolnir Makes Questionable Judgement Call On Your Worthiness | Hackaday [17:23] TR News The Mowing-Devil (1678), or, the Earliest Known Depiction of a Crop Circle https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-mowing-devil [17:23] TR Bot *The Mowing-Devil* (1678), or, the Earliest Known Depiction of a Crop Circle The Public Domain Review [17:24] TR News KDE Gear 25.04.3 https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.04.3/ [17:24] TR Bot KDE Gear 25.04.3 - KDE Community [17:24] TR News TTABlog Test: Is BREAK OUT THE BANDIDO Confusable with BANDIT for Overlapping Alcoholic Beverages? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/07/ttablog-test-is-break-out-bandido.html [17:24] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Is BREAK OUT THE BANDIDO Confusable with BANDIT for Overlapping Alcoholic Beverages? [17:25] TR News Vivaldi 7.5 Browser Adds Tab Stack Colours, New DNS Settings https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/vivaldi-7-5-browser-update-changes [17:25] TR Bot Vivaldi 7.5 Browser Adds Tab Stack Colours, New DNS Settings - OMG! Ubuntu [17:26] TR News Slopwatch: GNU/Linux Journal, Linuxsecurity, and Surveillance Giant Google News Getting Even Worse (More Slopfarms Added Which Attack GNU/Linux With Bruce-Force SPAM) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/03/Slopwatch_Linux_Journal_Linuxsecurity_and_Google_News_Getting_E.shtml [17:26] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Linux Journal, Linuxsecurity, and Google News Getting Even Worse (More Slopfarms Added Which Attack Linux With Bruce-Force SPAM) [17:27] TR News Thunderbird 140 Adds Mark as Spam and Mark as Starred Actions to Notifications https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-140-adds-mark-as-spam-and-mark-as-starred-actions-to-notifications [17:27] TR Bot 140 Adds 'Mark as Spam' and 'Mark as Starred' Actions to Notifications - 9to5Linux [17:27] TR News Libreboot 25.06 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Adds More Hardware Support https://9to5linux.com/libreboot-25-06-open-source-bios-uefi-firmware-adds-more-hardware-support [17:27] TR Bot 25.06 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Adds More Hardware Support - 9to5Linux [17:28] TR News KDE Gear 25.04.3 Released as the Last Update in the KDE Gear 25.04 Series https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-04-3-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-kde-gear-25-04-series [17:28] TR Bot Gear 25.04.3 Released as the Last Update in the KDE Gear 25.04 Series - 9to5Linux [17:28] TR News Debian 13 Installer Now Supports Rescuing of Btrfs Systems Installed via Calamares https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-installer-now-supports-rescuing-of-btrfs-systems-installed-via-calamares [17:28] TR Bot 13 Installer Now Supports Rescuing of Btrfs Systems Installed via Calamares - 9to5Linux [17:29] TR News SBA Demands Venues Return Millions In COVID Relief Disbursements Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Marshmello Could Also Face Clawbacks https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/02/sba-demands-svog-funds-return/ [17:29] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/07/02/sba-demands-svog-funds-return/ ) [17:29] TR News Russell Coker: The Fuss About AI https://etbe.coker.com.au/2025/07/03/fuss-about-ai/ [17:29] TR Bot The Fuss About AI etbe - Russell Coker [17:30] schestowitz[TR3] tessier: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.17-Dropping-OpenMoko-In [17:30] TR Bot 6.17 To Finish Clearing Out Old Code For OpenMoko Devices - Phoronix [17:30] schestowitz[TR3] do you still have your openmoko? [17:30] TR News Fairphone Moments: Switch to distraction-free digital minimalism https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/07/03/fairphone-moments-switch-to-distraction-free-digital-minimalism/ [17:30] TR Bot Moments: Switch to distraction-free digital minimalism - Fairphone [17:31] TR News How the Convicted Felon Administration Justified Ignoring the Fentanylware (TikTok) Ban https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/politics/trump-bondi-tiktok-executive-power.html [17:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/politics/trump-bondi-tiktok-executive-power.html ) [17:32] TR News Canonical adds extra shots to Ubuntu Java https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/canonical_java_extra_shot/ [17:32] TR Bot Canonical adds extra shots to Ubuntu Java The Register [17:34] TR News "GNOME is one of the more popular desktop environments available for Linux distros. It's found in the primary release of Fedora and Ubuntu and is relied on by millions to handle everything from managing windows to creating the graphical user interface." https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-extensions-could-never-live-without-on-windows/ [17:34] TR Bot I'd struggle to do without these GNOME extesnions if I moved to Windows [17:35] TR News Linux Users Urged to Patch Critical Sudo CVE https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/linux-users-urged-to-patch/ [17:35] TR Bot Linux Users Urged to Patch Critical Sudo CVE - Infosecurity Magazine [17:35] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/04/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [17:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers [17:35] TR News Steam on Linux dips slightly as AMD takes CPU crown https://www.fudzilla.com/news/61303-steam-on-linux-dips-slightly-as-amd-takes-cpu-crown [17:35] TR Bot Steam on Linux dips slightly as AMD takes CPU crown [17:36] TR News "While the Linux terminal is still a part of Linux, you can break your system with it if you're not careful. Here's how I stay safe in the terminal, and I show you how you can fix things if you do make mistakes." https://www.howtogeek.com/how-i-use-the-linux-terminal-without-destroying-my-os/ [17:36] TR Bot How I Use the Linux Terminal Without Destroying My OS [17:37] admfubar https://scheerpost.com/2025/07/04/happy-birthday-america-2/ [17:37] TR Bot Happy Birthday, America! [17:38] TR News LFSpam. It's a THING now. https://www.londondaily.news/linux-foundation-cka-certification-50-discount-2025/ [17:38] TR Bot Linux Foundation CKA Certification 50% Discount 2025 | London Daily News [17:38] TR News (NEW): Google Outsources Agent2Agent to Microsoft Proprietary Jail (GitHub), Linux Foundation is Openwashing Dangerous Hype https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/24/Google_Outsources_Agent2Agent_to_Microsoft_Proprietary_Jail_Git.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/06/24/Google_Outsources_Agent2Agent_to_Microsoft_Proprietary_Jail_Git.gmi [17:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Google Outsources Agent2Agent to Microsoft Proprietary Jail (GitHub), Linux Foundation is Openwashing Dangerous Hype [17:38] TR News "By Penda SEO". Yes, SEO. [17:39] admfubar https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/big-techs-mixed-response-to-u-s-treasury-sanctions/ [17:39] TR Bot Big Techs Mixed Response to U.S. Treasury Sanctions Krebs on Security [17:39] TR News Experimental and controlled by Microsoft https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/wayback_wayland_display_server/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/29/Our_Desktops_Are_Not_Your_Experiments_X_is_Not_an_Experiment.shtml [17:39] TR Bot Wayback: A Wayland replacement for the whole X11 server The Register [17:39] TR Bot Techrights Our Desktops Are Not Your Experiments, X is Not an Experiment [17:40] TR News Facing Trouble Opening Maildir in Thunderbird? Heres the Linux Fix https://vocal.media/01/facing-trouble-opening-maildir-in-thunderbird-here-s-the-linux-fix-tn393p0ziv [17:40] TR Bot Facing Trouble Opening Maildir in Thunderbird? 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Will July 11 change to a later date? [18:36] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jul 04 [19:35] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [19:47] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [19:48] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights ● Jul 04 [21:33] psydruid betaslop ● Jul 04 [22:08] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@2f23pkmaifejk.irc) has joined #techrights [22:08] MinceR (cat) https://ircz.de/p/2506148 [22:08] TR Bot WHOOPSIE [22:48] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:58] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], My Tamigotchi from 1998 is AI. [22:59] MinceR what AI technique(s) does it use? ● Jul 04 [23:00] IsambardPrince It is an egg shaped device that can extrapolate a set of outcomes based on how well you take care of the egg at the start, which is a form of rule-based behavior, state-based decision making, and simple decision making. [23:00] IsambardPrince It runs on a watch battery. [23:01] MinceR doesn't sound particularly impressive [23:01] IsambardPrince There are a number of outcomes, which are partially based on user behavior and partially based on an algorithm which means that sometimes you just get lucky and a new branch of the game gets landed on that's more favorable from a certain point. [23:01] IsambardPrince Anything can be AI if you stare at it hard enough. [23:03] IsambardPrince Most animals in the world are equipped with enough intelligence to function. They know to eat and sleep and make more animals. [23:03] IsambardPrince A surprising amount of humans operate on that level too. [23:04] IsambardPrince Mom's ex-husbands are like this. [23:04] IsambardPrince Most of my mom's family seem to be fairly docile. Going through life simply accepting whatever happens to them, influenced mainly by what they went to do this week. [23:04] IsambardPrince Even if it ruins them financially. [23:05] IsambardPrince Like the cousin that had an unplanned pregnancy and then went to Disney again, couldn't feed the family because they ran out of money at the airport and couldn't go to McDonald's without a McBailout from my mom, and then got home and had the water shut off. [23:06] IsambardPrince MinceR, The guy who wrote the Opus codec tried to brand it as "AI" because it can tell whether the input is voice or music and switch between its two internal encoders. [23:07] IsambardPrince This is hysteria, and it's much worse than the dotcom bubble. [23:07] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [23:07] MinceR :) [23:07] IsambardPrince When the US had recessions, they used tp be at least based on something real. [23:09] MinceR "I'm giving you the power to make it all real." [23:26] IsambardPrince There's nothing to contain the stock market run up from all this AI and banking fraud except investor patience. [23:26] IsambardPrince And if Trump gets the rate cuts he wants, that patience will go on a while longer, sadly. [23:26] MinceR "Reality is not what it used to be!" [23:26] IsambardPrince At the cost of massive inflation, and bank accounts that pay no interest again. [23:27] IsambardPrince Mom spent the last 5 years making nothing when the banks would have paid about $6,000-7,000. [23:27] IsambardPrince They love people who just put it all in a checking account at 0 interest and let it rot. [23:29] IsambardPrince Boomers and simple financial concepts, I guess. "Bank interest!? What kind of Black Magic is this!? I don't understand it and things I don't understand scare me!" [23:30] IsambardPrince People who leave all their money in a checking account are basically telling the bank "Go make 17% interest car loans and 30% credit card loans, and pay me none of it. I don't even want the 4.5%." [23:30] IsambardPrince Banks love them. [23:31] IsambardPrince MinceR, Apple has come up with some new kind of jargon for a savings account. [23:31] IsambardPrince They call it your "Daily Cash". [23:31] MinceR lol [23:32] IsambardPrince Some woman who was in all kinds of debt said "I have $95,000 in my Daily Cash." [23:32] IsambardPrince I was like "WTF is a Daily Cash?" [23:32] IsambardPrince She's like "My Daily Cash at Apple." I had to go google this. [23:32] IsambardPrince I said, "You mean your savings account?" [23:33] IsambardPrince "No, no, my Daily Cash at Apple." [23:33] IsambardPrince I said, "Yeah, this is literally just a savings account like we've always had before." [23:35] IsambardPrince MinceR, There's basically no reason to have a "Daily Cash" at Apple. It pays 3.6% and they have no fixed interest options so that's a variable yield in a falling interest rate environment with a 0.5% penalty vs. the average 12 month CD. [23:36] IsambardPrince If she just tossed most of that in a 12 month CD other than the cash she needed on hand for liquidity, she could make another $500 in interest over the next year. And that's assuming rates don't drop on the Daily Cash, and they likely will go down by at least 1 percentage point along the way. [23:37] IsambardPrince So the spread means that she's likely losing about $700 or so vs a 1 year CD on her excess savings by giving it to Apple. [23:38] IsambardPrince This isn't even considering other options for the money which are riskier but with potentially higher payoff. [23:39] IsambardPrince Mom ends up with people like Dave that throw their money in the lotto and lose all of it when they could have "won" $10,0000 in bank interest by throwing it in a bank and not touching it for a while. [23:39] IsambardPrince *10,000 [23:40] MinceR yeah, crApple cultist are stupid like that [23:40] MinceR s/ist/ists/ [23:43] IsambardPrince Savings accounts and CDs only work for people who are smart enough to delay gratification and have goals in life. That precludes most people. [23:44] IsambardPrince "We have checkings and savings. Checking and savings and CDs, checkings and savings and CDs, or we could just take all your money and shove it in a mattress back there." :D [23:44] IsambardPrince MinceR, My landlord must be insane, "investing" millions into a building at the end of its life. [23:45] IsambardPrince I'm surprised that anyone would pay more than the value of the land on this place. [23:45] MinceR throwing good money after bad [23:46] IsambardPrince In theory you could buy it for the cost of the land, demolish the building, dig up the parking lot, use landfill in that cistern that's been down there for over 150 years, and then use the land to build a new apartment complex with proper sewage and plumbing hookups. [23:47] IsambardPrince But that would means paying no more than $300,000 for the lot because you're going to need at least a couple hundred thousand to get permits and workers to clear it and make it ready to build on, and then millions to build something, [23:47] IsambardPrince He just came through and said "Do those air conditioners work? Okay, here's $2.5 million." [23:48] IsambardPrince So now he's got no budget, and he's got an apartment complex with major problems. [23:48] IsambardPrince Everything's wearing out at the same time because it's all been here since the 70s. [23:48] IsambardPrince He digs up the floor, patches a pipe. [23:48] IsambardPrince Then another section collapses. [23:49] IsambardPrince I mean, yeah. You fixed a bad pipe with a good length of pipe connected to another 60 year old pipe. [23:49] IsambardPrince Der doy. [23:49] IsambardPrince It's like trying to fix a 30 year old car that's trying to die, right? [23:50] IsambardPrince You look under the car, the entire suspension is rusted and about to go. You fix a broken lateral arm. [23:50] IsambardPrince You won't have a problem out of one part of a suspension with dozens of parts that are still 30 years old and rusted. [23:51] IsambardPrince If you're not willing to fix all the parts around the part that broke while you're in there anyway, don't even get started. [23:52] IsambardPrince I had a steering rack start leaking on my car, but I asked the shop "What all do you have to take off to get to that?" and I had them replace several other things that were pretty bad becaise if I did it then and there it was the cost of a part, not labor if I had to come back, and one alignment instead of potentially several. [23:52] IsambardPrince But my landlord doesn't think like this. [23:53] IsambardPrince If a bad pipe starts leaking in my bathroom and they have to open the ceiling, and there's several other pipes that are looking bad, he replaces the one that broke, has them patch the ceiling and paint, then another one leaks 6 months later. [23:54] IsambardPrince The front end of the suspension on a car tends to age faster than the rear. That's why people tend to do front end suspension rebuilds more often. There's the weight of the entire engine compartment on that axle.