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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-050326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-050326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-050326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-050326.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, March 05, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-03-05.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-03-05.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-2026-03-05.txt ● Mar 06 [03:00] TR News "Ideologically, I subscribe to Richard Stallman's school of thought that ideas should move freely, innovation should compound in the open, and progress should not be fenced off by legal constructs. Over time, this led me to develop a strong discomfort with patents, and I genuinely believed they cause more harm than good." https://www.martinfowler.com/articles/patents-reluctant-pragmatism.html [03:00] TR Bot Ideological Resistance to Patents, Followed by Reluctant Pragmatism [03:03] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/04/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [03:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [03:03] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/04/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/04/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [03:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [03:03] TR News (NEW): Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Chardet_dispute_shows_how_AI_will_kill_software_licensing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Chardet_dispute_shows_how_AI_will_kill_software_licensing.gmi [03:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing [03:04] TR News SRA reprimanded for SSB Law blunders https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-reprimanded-for-ssb-law-blunders/5126088.article [03:04] TR Bot Legal Services Board issues formal censure to Solicitors Regulation Authority for failings in SSB Law case | Law Gazette [03:04] TR News Solicitors' regulator censured over failures to protect SSB Law consumers https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/solicitors-regulator-censured-over-failures-to-protect-ssb-law-consumers-5621844 [03:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/solicitors-regulator-censured-over-failures-to-protect-ssb-law-consumers-5621844 ) [03:07] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, March 05, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_March_05_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_March_05_2026.gmi [03:07] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, March 05, 2026 [03:08] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:09] *themusicfactory (~themusicfactory@44kb8w9kseqs2.irc) has joined #techrights [03:11] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:11] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:12] TR News Bellevue energy tech company cuts leadership positions as part of layoffs https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2026/03/05/doosan-gridtech-layoffs-bellevue.html [03:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2026/03/05/doosan-gridtech-layoffs-bellevue.html ) [03:12] TR News The authors of MindsEye have conducted layoffs again https://wnhub.io/news/hr/item-50256 [03:12] TR Bot The authors of MindsEye have conducted layoffs again | WN Hub [03:14] TR News The troubling detail buried in America's latest layoffs report https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-15615279/amp/america-layoffs-job-market-trouble-challenger.html [03:14] TR Bot The troubling detail buried in America's latest layoffs report [03:15] TR News "Employers have already announced 156,742 job cuts in the first two months of 2026, making it the fifth-highest January-to-February total since the financial crisis in 2009. Worse, hiring plans are collapsing. Companies announced just 18,061 planned hires so far this year, a 56 percent drop compared with the same period in 2025." [03:39] TR News Techrights IBM's March 2026 Layoffs Already Happening (to Accelerate Soon in Europe and America) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/IBM_s_March_2026_Layoffs_Already_Happening_to_Accelerate_Soon_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/IBM_s_March_2026_Layoffs_Already_Happening_to_Accelerate_Soon_i.gmi [03:39] TR Bot Techrights IBM's March 2026 Layoffs Already Happening (to Accelerate Soon in Europe and America) [03:41] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-03-06.gmi [03:56] TR News Techrights In Argentina Firefox is Measured at Only 1%, Google Chrome (Proprietary) at About 90% https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/In_Argentina_Firefox_is_Measured_at_Only_1_Google_Chrome_Propri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/In_Argentina_Firefox_is_Measured_at_Only_1_Google_Chrome_Propri.gmi [03:56] TR Bot Techrights In Argentina Firefox is Measured at Only 1%, Google Chrome (Proprietary) at About 90% ● Mar 06 [04:16] TR News Techrights Thousands of EPO Workers Rally Against EPO Management https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Thousands_of_EPO_Workers_Rally_Against_EPO_Management.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Thousands_of_EPO_Workers_Rally_Against_EPO_Management.gmi [04:16] TR Bot Techrights Thousands of EPO Workers Rally Against EPO Management [04:23] Sompi Apparently the EU required the feedback for the Cyber Resilience Act to be in Microsoft Excel format... [04:25] Sompi https://www.facebook.com/libreoffice.org/posts/pfbid0YfzCtkuZHcDWtcDeB1DWxL1xf8MNAcjL2fqri7uEErRejA7LdS9gH4YKvUctTYxDl [04:25] TR Bot NO TITLE [04:27] Sompi https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/05/cra-guidances/ [04:27] TR Bot Request to the European Commission to adhere to its own guidances - TDF Community Blog [04:28] Sompi though I don't understand why they try to make the CRA directive look good in that writing [04:28] Sompi it is literally lobbied by Microsoft and other big tech companies, and only benefits them [04:39] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman in the United States - Part IV - Back to Switzerland https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Richard_Stallman_in_the_United_States_Part_IV_Back_to_Switzerla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Richard_Stallman_in_the_United_States_Part_IV_Back_to_Switzerla.gmi [04:39] TR Bot Techrights Richard Stallman in the United States - Part IV - Back to Switzerland [04:54] TR News Techrights EPO Staff to 'Meet' This Coming Tuesday to Plan Industrial Actions Including Upcoming Strikes https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/EPO_Staff_to_Meet_This_Coming_Tuesday_to_Plan_Industrial_Action.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/EPO_Staff_to_Meet_This_Coming_Tuesday_to_Plan_Industrial_Action.gmi [04:54] TR Bot Techrights EPO Staff to 'Meet' This Coming Tuesday to Plan Industrial Actions Including Upcoming Strikes ● Mar 06 [05:08] TR News Techrights Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 4 Out of 200: Riannes Version of Events and Narrative https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_4_Out_of_200_Rianne_s_Versio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_4_Out_of_200_Rianne_s_Versio.gmi [05:08] TR Bot Techrights Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 4 Out of 200: Riannes Version of Events and Narrative [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjqgp7pt [05:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjqgp7pt ) [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] "" [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] Bottom line IBM is letting go of everybody! DEI or Woke have nothing to do with it. There have been people of all races and backgrounds to get promoted or let go some of those same people were deserving and undeserving. Its safe to say there is bias in everything whether we admit it or notin many cases people look out for who they want and sometimes its for people who look like them. None of this fairlife goes on." [05:20] *Now talking on #techrights [05:20] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [05:20] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [05:20] *kolie2 (~not_kolie@z5m5x484fjn5y.irc) has joined #techrights [05:46] TR News Techrights Microsoft Project Helix is Just a Tweet in MElon's "X" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Microsoft_Project_Helix_is_Just_a_Tweet_in_MElon_s_X.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Microsoft_Project_Helix_is_Just_a_Tweet_in_MElon_s_X.gmi [05:46] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Project Helix is Just a Tweet in MElon's "X" [05:59] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Seen as Rising to 20% in Eritrea, But That's statCounter Identifying "Unknown" as GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/GNU_Linux_Seen_as_Rising_to_20_in_Eritrea_But_That_s_statCounte.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/GNU_Linux_Seen_as_Rising_to_20_in_Eritrea_But_That_s_statCounte.gmi [05:59] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Seen as Rising to 20% in Eritrea, But That's statCounter Identifying "Unknown" as GNU/Linux ● Mar 06 [06:04] TR News (NEW): GNOME 50 Release Candidate Arrives with HDR Screen Sharing Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/GNOME_50_Release_Candidate_Arrives_with_HDR_Screen_Sharing_Supp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/GNOME_50_Release_Candidate_Arrives_with_HDR_Screen_Sharing_Supp.gmi [06:04] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME 50 Release Candidate Arrives with HDR Screen Sharing Support [06:14] TR News Techrights Murder as a 'Joke' to GAFAM People (Sociopathy) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Murder_as_a_Joke_to_GAFAM_People_Sociopathy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Murder_as_a_Joke_to_GAFAM_People_Sociopathy.gmi [06:14] TR Bot Techrights Murder as a 'Joke' to GAFAM People (Sociopathy) [06:26] TR News Techrights New XBox Boss (Sharma) Implicitly Confirmed XBox (the Console) is Now Dead 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gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/The_Techrights_Static_Site_Generator_SSG_Turns_5_Next_Year.gmi [06:55] TR Bot Techrights The Techrights Static Site Generator (SSG) Turns 5 Next Year [06:56] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.76, Linux 6.6.129, and Linux 6.1.166 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_76_Linux_6_6_129_and_Linux_6_1_166.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_76_Linux_6_6_129_and_Linux_6_1_166.gmi [06:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.76, Linux 6.6.129, and Linux 6.1.166 ● Mar 06 [07:01] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:07] TR News (NEW): I swapped my daily driver Linux distro again and this time its sticking 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[07:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [07:46] TR News Techrights IBM Red Hat Layoffs: It's Not About "AI" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/IBM_Red_Hat_Layoffs_It_s_Not_About_AI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/IBM_Red_Hat_Layoffs_It_s_Not_About_AI.gmi [07:46] TR Bot Techrights IBM Red Hat Layoffs: It's Not About "AI" [07:49] TR News (NEW): Linux couldn't save my old netbook, so I tried Haiku OS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Linux_couldn_t_save_my_old_netbook_so_I_tried_Haiku_OS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Linux_couldn_t_save_my_old_netbook_so_I_tried_Haiku_OS.gmi [07:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux couldn't save my old netbook, so I tried Haiku OS [07:52] TR News (NEW): Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Age_Verification_Laws_Are_Multiplying_Like_a_Virus_and_Your_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Age_Verification_Laws_Are_Multiplying_Like_a_Virus_and_Your_Lin.gmi [07:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next [07:56] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Mar 06 [08:04] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [08:06] TR News Techrights Dr. Richard Stallman Starts His Talks in Switzerland in 8 Hours https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Dr_Richard_Stallman_Starts_His_Talks_in_Switzerland_in_8_Hours.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Dr_Richard_Stallman_Starts_His_Talks_in_Switzerland_in_8_Hours.gmi [08:06] TR Bot Techrights Dr. Richard Stallman Starts His Talks in Switzerland in 8 Hours [08:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [08:09] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [08:14] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [08:16] TR News (NEW): Id Happily Pay for Linux If It Actually Ran the Software I Need https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/I_d_Happily_Pay_for_Linux_If_It_Actually_Ran_the_Software_I_Nee.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/I_d_Happily_Pay_for_Linux_If_It_Actually_Ran_the_Software_I_Nee.gmi [08:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Id Happily Pay for Linux If It Actually Ran the Software I Need [08:25] TR News Techrights International Women's Day: At the EPO, for Women to Become Managers They Need to Sleep With Well-connected Men and Mingle With Corrupt Men https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/International_Women_s_Day_At_the_EPO_for_Women_to_Become_Manage.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/International_Women_s_Day_At_the_EPO_for_Women_to_Become_Manage.gmi [08:25] TR Bot Techrights International Women's Day: At the EPO, for Women to Become Managers They Need to Sleep With Well-connected Men and Mingle With Corrupt Men [08:46] TR News Techrights Threats Issued to Daniel Pocock Having Launched the JuristGate Web Site Which Covers Financial Fraud in "Legal Insurance" Clothing https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Threats_Issued_to_Daniel_Pocock_Having_Launched_the_JuristGate_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Threats_Issued_to_Daniel_Pocock_Having_Launched_the_JuristGate_.gmi [08:46] TR Bot Techrights Threats Issued to Daniel Pocock Having Launched the JuristGate Web Site Which Covers Financial Fraud in "Legal Insurance" Clothing [08:48] TR News Anon: damage from social control media tipping the country to further .ru influence https://yle.fi/a/74-20213743 [08:48] TR Bot Support for Finns Party rises, Yle poll finds | Yle News | Yle ● Mar 06 [09:00] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:11] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [09:22] TR News "Oh, I see you disabled JavaScript. Keep up the good work, my fellow cleanweb person!" https://aartaka.me/ :) [09:22] TR Bot Welcome! [09:31] *techrights-news has quit (Received malformed line) [09:32] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@i8wm8zwjwfwd8.irc) has joined #techrights [09:32] TR News Garrett Does Not Just Try to Cover Up for Himself, He's Clearly Covering Up for His Mates From Microsoft (and Admits Third Parties Fund His Litigation, With Their Legal Bills Estimates Already Approaching $1,000,000) http://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Garrett_Does_Not_Just_Try_to_Cover_Up_for_Himself_He_s_Clearly_.shtml [09:32] TR Bot Techrights Garrett Does Not Just Try to Cover Up for Himself, He's Clearly Covering Up for His Mates From Microsoft (and Admits Third Parties Fund His Litigation, With Their Legal Bills Estimates Already Approaching $1,000,000) ● Mar 06 [10:50] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[13:13] TR News "The JPR report complements a second report issued earlier this week that included integrated PC graphics" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3079686/pc-graphics-cards-are-now-nearly-100-percent-nvidia.html | Source: PC World [13:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3079686/pc-graphics-cards-are-now-nearly-100-percent-nvidia.html ) [13:13] TR News "This kind of consolidation is always harmful to the public interest. U.S. telecom already sees muted competition at the hands of regional monopolies" https://karlbode.com/monopoly-with-a-heaping-side-of-extra-racism/ | Source: Karl Bode [13:13] TR Bot Monopoly With A Heaping Side Of Extra Racism [13:13] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [13:14] TR News "Sharma says she'll be talking with partners and studios about Project Helix (and presumably its ability to play PC games) at GDC" https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/microsoft-confirms-next-gen-xbox-will-play-pc-games-project-helix-teased-as-more-than-just-a-console | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:14] TR Bot Microsoft confirms next-gen Xbox will play PC games 'Project Helix' teased as more than just a console | Tom's Hardware [13:14] TR News "Okay, so the next Xbox is a PC then." https://blast-o-rama.com/2026/03/05/so-i-guess-there-will-be-another-xbox-after-all/ | Source: Marty Day [13:14] TR Bot I Guess There Will Be Another Xbox After All blast-o-rama. [13:14] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [13:17] TR News "Again: no existing documentation on any of the public-facing websites governing the use of locality zones indicate this." https://bix.blog/posts/2026-03-05-killing-the-portland-locality-zone/ | Source: Bix Frankonis [13:17] TR Bot Killing The Portland Locality Zone? BIX dot BLOG [13:20] TR News "In 2025, women held 33.6% of the seats in national parliaments across the EU, marking a 5.4 percentage points (pp) increase compared with 2015." https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/saeima/05.03.2026-women-still-under-represented-in-european-politics-despite-improving-trend.a636920/ | Source: Latvia [13:20] TR Bot Women still under-represented in European politics, despite improving trend / Article [13:20] TR News "The March 8, 2026, celebration of International Womens Day feels loaded." https://www.projectcensored.org/centering-silencing-women-pam-bondi/ | Source: Project Censored [13:20] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/centering-silencing-women-pam-bondi/ ) [13:21] TR News "Theres also an elephant in the room, which is the intentional gutting of public service broadcasting here in the US." https://werd.io/bbc-says-irreversible-trends-mean-it-will-not-survive-without-major-overhaul/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [13:21] TR Bot BBC says irreversible trends mean it will not survive without major overhaul [13:21] TR News "I stand by the larger point I keep trying to make: even if I agree that there are elements of the present internet I dislike, removing or reforming Section 230 will almost certainly make all of those things worse, not better." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/05/section-230-isnt-the-problem-debating-the-law-on-the-majority-report/ | Source: Techdirt [13:21] TR Bot 230 Isnt The Problem: Debating The Law On The Majority Report | Techdirt [13:22] TR News "Angeles called the propertys owner, who, years before, had allowed him to paint the buildings street-facing wall and fence." https://www.lonestarlive.com/palabra/2026/03/san-diego-artists-push-back-as-barrio-logan-murals-disappear.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC [13:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.lonestarlive.com/palabra/2026/03/san-diego-artists-push-back-as-barrio-logan-murals-disappear.html ) [13:22] TR News "Canadian porn giant Aylo have begun blocking all Australians just days before a March 9 deadline to introduce appropriate age assurance measures." https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/06/pornhub-porn-websites-block-australian-users-age-verification-check/ | Source: Crickey [13:22] TR Bot PornHub to block Australians, as top porn websites restrict access [13:22] TR News "not currently accepting new account registrations in your region" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/06/porn-websites-begin-blocking-australian-users-as-deadline-for-age-verification-compliance-looms | Source: The Guardian UK [13:22] TR Bot Porn websites begin blocking Australian users as deadline for age verification looms | Social media ban | The Guardian [13:24] TR News "But if you want to make this absolutely as disgusting as possible" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/05/trump-administration-using-gross-video-game-footage-to-cheerlead-its-war-efforts/ | Source: Techdirt [13:24] TR Bot Administration Using Gross Video Game Footage To Cheerlead Its War Efforts | Techdirt [13:25] TR News "It happened so fast that this is most likely a government operation." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/hacked-app-part-of-us-israeli-propaganda-campaign-against-iran.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:25] TR Bot App Part of US/Israeli Propaganda Campaign Against Iran - Schneier on Security [13:25] TR News "help is on the way" https://www.wired.com/story/hacked-prayer-app-sends-surrender-messages-to-iranians-amid-israeli-strikes/?_sp=cac71a7f-c88a-42bc-b4ca-23c1ce88f702.1772641675776 | Source: Wired [13:25] TR Bot Prayer App Sends Surrender Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli and US Strikes | WIRED [13:26] TR News "None of this has entered into the high-profile spat between Anthropic and the Department of Defense." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/anthropic-pentagon-iran-war-gaza/ | Source: The Nation [13:26] TR Bot Garbage In, Carnage Out | The Nation [13:26] TR News "Looking at the current quarter, Broadcom anticipates $22 billion in sales, way ahead of the Streets $20.56 billion forecast." https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/04/broadcoms-ai-chip-business-jumps-106-cruises-another-solid-earnings-revenue-beat/ | Source: Silicon Angle [13:26] TR Bot AI chip business jumps 106% as it cruises to another solid earnings and revenue beat - SiliconANGLE [13:27] TR News "If there is any solace in these two laws, its that they dont have any real restrictions." https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification/ | Source: System76 [13:27] TR Bot System76 on Age Verification Laws - System76 Blog [13:27] TR News "Today, were going through a panel discussion from the Brookings Institution on Monday 2 March on why electricity prices are going up across the United States." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/03/05/power-prices-data-centres-nothing-but-data-centres/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:27] TR Bot Natural defences are too formidable. 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[13:27] TR News "He was flanked by representatives from Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, Google/Alphabet, Oracle, and Amazon." https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-signs-white-house-data-center-pledge-with-good-optics-not-much-substance/ | Source: Wired [13:27] TR Bot Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance | WIRED [13:28] TR News "Public procurement rules are also expected to change to favour domestically produced and low-carbon products." https://www.h2-view.com/story/eu-plans-made-in-europe-rules-for-electrolysers-in-green-hydrogen-projects/2138150.article/ | Source: H2 View [13:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.h2-view.com/story/eu-plans-made-in-europe-rules-for-electrolysers-in-green-hydrogen-projects/2138150.article/ ) [13:28] TR News "In the Journal of Nanophotonics, researchers reported that they developed a photonic crystal light sail designed to address these limitations." https://phys.org/news/2026-03-laser-driven-photonic-crystals.html | Source: Omicron Limited [13:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-03-laser-driven-photonic-crystals.html ) [13:34] TR News "Studies consistently indicate that air pollution, for example in the form of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2)" https://www.thelocal.dk/20260305/pollution-exposure-in-europe-linked-to-mental-health-problems | Source: The Local DK [13:34] TR Bot Pollution exposure in Europe linked to mental health problems [13:35] TR News "Take moral compromises: most of us set out to be good people, but reality demands small compromises to our ethics." https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/05/executive-dysfunction/#crises-precipitate-change | Source: CoryDoctorow [13:35] TR Bot Pluralistic: Blowtorching the frog (05 Mar 2026) executive-dysfunction Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [13:37] TR News "The wealth of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Charles Koch, and a handful of others is almost beyond comprehension." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-moral-basis-of-civilization | Source: Robert Reich [13:37] TR Bot The Moral Basis of Civilization - Robert Reich [13:37] TR News "In this demonstration a client connects to a server, negotiates a TLS 1.3 session, sends "ping", receives "pong", and then terminates the session." https://tls13.xargs.org/ | [13:37] TR Bot The Illustrated TLS 1.3 Connection: Every Byte Explained [13:38] TR News "This is also kind of a weasely statement: [...]" https://werd.io/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protester/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [13:38] TR Bot Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous Stop Cop City Protester [13:38] TR News "But the compliance complex is missing the point." https://blog.zgp.org/happy-privacy-bill-season-in-the-low-trust-economy/ | Source: Don Marti [13:38] TR Bot Happy privacy bill season in the low-trust economy [13:39] TR News "Nearly all the traffic cameras in Tehran had been hacked for years, their images encrypted and transmitted to servers in Tel Aviv and southern Israel, according to two people familiar with the matter." https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/iran-war-inside-plan-kill-ali-khamenei-5966861 | Source: CNA [13:39] TR Bot Inside the plan to kill Ali Khamenei - CNA [13:39] TR News "Israel used AI tools and algorithms it had developed to sort through mountains of data it was amassing on Irans leadership and their movements" https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-israel-hacked-tehran-traffic-cameras-to-track-khamenei-ahead-of-assassination/ | Source: The Times Of Israel [13:39] TR Bot Report: Israel hacked Tehran traffic cameras to track Khamenei ahead of assassination | The Times of Israel [13:40] TR News "Multiple news outlets are reporting on Israels hacking of Iranian traffic cameras and how they assisted with the killing of that countrys leadership." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/israel-hacked-traffic-cameras-in-iran.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:40] TR Bot Hacked Traffic Cameras in Iran - Schneier on Security [13:40] TR News "Last year Californias Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043) was signed into law" https://hackaday.com/2026/03/05/californias-problematic-attempt-to-add-age-verification-to-software/ | Source: Hackaday [13:40] TR Bot Problematic Attempt To Add Age-Verification To Software | Hackaday [13:41] TR News "A new command-line interface for Google Workspace greases the wheels for personal AI assistants like OpenClaw to tap directly into Workspace documents." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3079523/google-makes-gmail-drive-and-docs-agent-ready-for-openclaw.html | Source: PC World [13:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3079523/google-makes-gmail-drive-and-docs-agent-ready-for-openclaw.html ) [13:41] TR News "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said the KIDS Act uses child safety as a smoke screen for the desires of Big Tech lobbyists." https://www.theverge.com/policy/890367/house-lawmakers-online-safety-bills-kids-act | Source: The Verge [13:41] TR Bot Lawmakers just advanced online safety laws that requireage verification at the app store | The Verge [13:42] TR News "The bill includes language that will allow some preemption of state laws regulating big tech" https://therecord.media/house-panel-marks-up-kids-digital-safety-act | Source: The Record [13:42] TR Bot House panel marks up kids digital safety act amid Democrat backlash | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:42] TR News "Utilities considering smart cities applications are eyeing a cornucopia of benefits: energy and cost savings, improved safety and mobility, better traffic analysis" https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/smart-grids/smart-city-success-starts-with-sharing-data-but-whats-next/ | Source: Renewable Energy World [13:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/power-grid/smart-grids/smart-city-success-starts-with-sharing-data-but-whats-next/ ) [13:42] TR News "A Greek court sentenced four Intellexa executives to prison for their role in a 2022 scandal that involved the use of Predator spyware against more than 90 public figures in the country." https://citizenlab.ca/intellexa-founder-three-others-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-over-greek-spyware-scandal/ | Source: Citizen Lab [13:42] TR Bot Intellexa Founder, Three Others Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison Over Greek Spyware Scandal - The Citizen Lab [13:43] TR News "We've all had the unsettling experience of seeing an ad online that reveals just how much advertisers know about our lives. You're right to be disturbed." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/03/targeted-advertising-gives-your-location-government-just-ask-cbp | Source: EFF [13:43] TR Bot The Government Uses Targeted Advertising to Track Your Location. Here's What We Need to Do. | Electronic Frontier Foundation [13:43] TR News (NEW): TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Linux Laptop Now Available with AMD Ryzen AI 300 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_16_Linux_Laptop_Now_Available_with_AMD_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_16_Linux_Laptop_Now_Available_with_AMD_.gmi [13:43] TR Bot Tux Machines TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Linux Laptop Now Available with AMD Ryzen AI 300 [13:44] TR News "Meta may have sold seven million of its Ray-Ban smart glasses in 2025 alone" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-lied-smart-glasses-privacy-class-action-lawsuit | Source: Futurism [13:44] TR Bot Meta Lied About Its Smart Glasses Protecting User Privacy, New Class Action Lawsuit Claims [13:45] TR News "Clients of a long-running email marketing platform are getting targeted with a phishing campaign telling them that their emails" https://www.404media.co/ice-phishing-scammers-are-sending-support-ice-emails-to-steal-credentials/ | Source: 404 Media [13:45] TR Bot ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending 'Support ICE' Emails to Steal Credentials [13:45] TR News "The agency is no longer planning to use the Exploration Upper Stage or Mobile Launcher 2, as development of both has faced delays" https://phys.org/news/2026-03-nasa-mobile-launcher-artemis.html | Source: Omicron Limited [13:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-03-nasa-mobile-launcher-artemis.html ) [13:47] TR News Windows TCO: "A 43-year-old Russian national has pleaded guilty in a US court to charges stemming from his role in the Phobos ransomware operation." https://www.securityweek.com/russian-ransomware-operator-pleads-guilty-in-us/ | Source: Security Week [13:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/russian-ransomware-operator-pleads-guilty-in-us/ ) [13:47] TR News Windows TCO: "Ptitsyn assumed a leadership role in the Phobos ransomware group in January 2022" https://cyberscoop.com/phobos-ransomware-leader-guilty/ | Source: Scoop News Group [13:47] TR Bot ransomware leader pleads guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison | CyberScoop [13:47] TR News Social Control Media https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/boomer-shocked-gen-z-attitude-towards-women-change | Source: The Guardian UK [13:47] TR Bot As a boomer, Im shocked by gen Zs attitude towards women something has gone very wrong | Joan Smith | The Guardian [13:54] TR News "Jonathan Gavalas, 36, believed Googles Gemini chatbot loved him, had sentience and needed to be freed from its digital prison" https://www.courthousenews.com/florida-mans-family-claims-google-chatbot-pushed-him-to-suicide-through-fictional-tasks/ | Source: Court House News [13:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/florida-mans-family-claims-google-chatbot-pushed-him-to-suicide-through-fictional-tasks/ ) [13:54] TR News "faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a 36-year-old man's father, who alleges the search company's Gemini chatbot convinced his son to attempt a "a mass casualty attack" and to eventually commit suicide." https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/google-gemini-ai-told-user-stage-mass-casualty-attack-suit-claims.html | Source: CNBC [13:54] TR Bot Google Gemini AI told user stage 'mass casualty attack,' suit claims [13:56] TR News "The civil suit, filed in federal court in California by the lawyer behind 2025s Adam Raine suicide case, accuses Google of negligence and defective design." https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/suicide-lawsuit-google-ai-21955695.php | Source: SFGate [13:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/suicide-lawsuit-google-ai-21955695.php ) [13:56] TR News "In August, Gavalas began using Gemini for shopping assistance, writing support, and travel planning." https://time.com/7382406/gemini-suicide-lawsuit-death/ | Source: Time [13:56] TR Bot ( status 406 @ https://time.com/7382406/gemini-suicide-lawsuit-death/ ) [13:57] TR News "Joel Gavalas says that Google's flagship AI product fuelled a delusional spiral that prompted his 36-year old son, Jonathan, to kill himself last year." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx44p99457o | Source: BBC [13:57] TR Bot Father claims Google's AI product fueled son's delusional spiral ● Mar 06 [14:00] TR News "You dont need it." https://adrianroselli.com/2026/03/your-browser-can-already-speak-a-page.html | Source: Adrian Roselli [14:00] TR Bot Your Browser Can Already Speak a Page Adrian Roselli [14:01] TR News "I think its absurd for the US government to punish Anthropic by labelling them a supply-chain risk; Anthropic has been completely transparent with the government and the public about their contractual requirements." https://robert.ocallahan.org/2026/03/anthropic.html | Source: Robert OCallahan [14:01] TR Bot Anthropic And AI Principles [14:01] TR News "PCWorld reports that Wikipedia faces accuracy issues with AI-translated articles containing factual errors and incorrect citations, known as hallucinations." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3079595/wikipedia-has-an-ai-translation-problem.html | Source: PC World [14:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3079595/wikipedia-has-an-ai-translation-problem.html ) [14:01] TR News "Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsofts version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications." https://www.wired.com/story/openai-defense-department-ban-military-use-microsoft/ | Source: Wired [14:01] TR Bot Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway | WIRED [14:02] TR News "When an agent misbehaves, theres little chance of accountability: As of now, theres no reliable way to determine whom an agent belongs to. And that misbehavior could cause real damage." https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/05/1133962/online-harassment-is-entering-its-ai-era/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [14:02] TR Bot Online harassment is entering its AI era | MIT Technology Review [14:03] TR News "Thirty-six-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Gavalas started using Gemini last year for help with writing and shopping." https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/04/google-responds-lawsuit-alleging-gemini-coached-man-kill/ | Source: Silicon Angle [14:03] TR Bot responds to lawsuit alleging Gemini coached a man to kill himself - SiliconANGLE [14:03] TR News "The drift of boys and young men away from everyone else in American society has been an enduring theme of the last few years." https://www.vox.com/technology/481444/ai-chatgpt-teen-boys-teenagers-dating-relationships | Source: Vox [14:03] TR Bot is teaching teen boys about love | Vox [14:04] TR News "The US military is leveraging Anthropics Claude in its expanding campaign against Iran, despite a bitter feud with the AI startup." https://www.semafor.com/article/03/04/2026/us-military-is-using-claude-in-iran-amid-anthropic-feud | Source: Semafor Inc [14:04] TR Bot military is using Claude in Iran amid Anthropic feud | Semafor [14:04] TR News "The problem is that most of these so-called "individual binaries" has functionality that will not work without the other systemd components." https://unixdigest.com/articles/dinit-the-init-system-systemd-should-have-been.html | Source: UNIXdigest [14:04] TR Bot Dinit, the init system systemd should have been [14:05] TR News "carrying out cyber campaigns on behalf of the Iranian intel agency since approximately 2018" https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/mudywater_backdoor_us_networks/ | Source: The Register UK [14:05] TR Bot Iran intelligence backdoored US bank, airport networks The Register [14:05] TR News "Microsoft spent last week rejecting emails to Outlook recipients after what appears to be either a fault or overzealous blocking rules." https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/04/users_fume_at_outlookcom_email/ | Source: The Register UK [14:05] TR Bot Users fume at Outlook.com email 'carnage' The Register [14:06] TR News "Years ago I remember building my first computer with my dad." https://rubenerd.com/futureproofing-pc-builds/ | Source: Ruben Schade [14:06] TR Bot Future-proofing PC builds [14:07] TR News "These wins are not just good luck" https://www.ala.org/news/2026/03/boost-federal-funding-FY-2027 | Source: American Library Association [14:07] TR Bot After blocking cuts to FY 2026 funding, library advocates call for boost in federal funding for FY 2027 | ALA [14:07] TR News "I have noticed, that it is harder for me to stick with longer books these days, however. I blame TikTok and YouTube." https://mtwb.blog/posts/2026/books/long-books-are-good-for-you/ | Source: Matthew Weber [14:07] TR Bot Long Books Are Good For You - Matt's Blog [14:07] TR News [Old] "The Survey reports literacy on a six-level scale, from Below Level 1 to Level 5." https://nationalcoalitionforliteracy.org/about-adult-literacy/piaac/ | [14:07] TR Bot Literacy and Numeracy Skills of U.S. Adults [14:09] TR News "This editorial behavior raises a broader question." https://avi-loeb.medium.com/the-benefits-and-costs-of-deviating-from-the-beaten-track-eac0e9601359 | Source: Avi Loeb [14:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://avi-loeb.medium.com/the-benefits-and-costs-of-deviating-from-the-beaten-track-eac0e9601359 ) [14:10] TR News "Without a proof, you don't even know whether a theorem is true or false." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/the-purpose-of-proofs.html | Source: Computational Complexity [14:10] TR Bot Computational Complexity: The Purpose of Proofs [14:13] TR News "README is the central part of software project presentation. There might be websites and manuals for some." https://and.aartaka.me/ | [14:13] TR Bot and HTML and Markdown and README and Website and Demo [14:13] TR News "Thats all my notes are. Im not summarizing the book. Im just saving ideas for myself, for later reflection. It helps me remember what I learned from it." https://sive.rs/bfaq | Source: Derek Sivers [14:13] TR Bot About my book notes | Derek Sivers [14:13] TR News As [14:14] TR News "As I learn more, I know more of what to look out for in a work of art. I am learning to distinguish details that are significant in painting: how colour is used, perspective, theme, brush-stroke, symbols." https://jamesg.blog/2026/03/05/take-two | Source: James G [14:14] TR Bot Take two | James' Coffee Blog [14:14] TR News "Do you use a lot of semantic HTML? Or are you guilty of generic structure?" https://rubenerd.com/mouselings-100-webmaster-questions-part-b/ | Source: Ruben Schade [14:14] TR Bot Mouselings 100 webmaster questions part B [14:18] TR News "So I took a little time before bed to find the specification for gemfeeds and write a simple file to fill the gap while I consider if I want to script or automate any of this down the line. For now, it's all just nano and this rubber keyboard. If there are any typos, I blame the keyboard." gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-03-05.gmi [14:18] TR News Techrights Links 06/03/2026: Can't Copyright Slop in US, Microsoft Became Slop Provider for Militarism https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Links_06_03_2026_Can_t_Copyright_Slop_in_US_Microsoft_Became_Sl.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Links_06_03_2026_Can_t_Copyright_Slop_in_US_Microsoft_Became_Sl.gmi [14:18] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/03/2026: Can't Copyright Slop in US, Microsoft Became Slop Provider for Militarism [14:20] TR News "The first time I really realized how useful source control (Subversion at the time, although everyone uses Git now) was, even singleplayer, was when I was working on my website and made a complete mess of things" gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/words/computing/internet/nice-personal-website/ [14:21] TR News "Still just fiddling with this capsule. I'm using Molly Brown as my server for now, and I like how it lets me customise the directory listing for my transmissions, for example. The only thing I've found it doesn't do so far is multiple hostnames. But that's no big deal at this point." gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-03-03.gmi [14:22] TR News "I figured keeping any kind of journal on the index would get unwieldy pretty fast, so I moved it into its own directory for now." gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-03-02.gmi [14:24] TR News "While abducting and killing other dictatorial heads of state, Trump still insists on shaking hands with Putin and promoting peace in Ukraine on Russian premises." gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-03-01.gmi [14:28] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 06/03/2026: "Setting up the Feed" and Using Molly Brown https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Gemini_Links_06_03_2026_Setting_up_the_Feed_and_Using_Molly_Bro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Gemini_Links_06_03_2026_Setting_up_the_Feed_and_Using_Molly_Bro.gmi [14:28] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 06/03/2026: "Setting up the Feed" and Using Molly Brown [14:47] TR News "First, I reindexed/retagged some of my older music with beets (a lovely little Python package)." https://wrla.ch/log/2026/03/music-updates/ | Source: Wrlach [14:47] TR Bot Music updates [14:47] TR News "But why is text dominant?" https://lemire.me/blog/2026/03/05/text-formats-are-everywhere-why/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [14:47] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/03/05/text-formats-are-everywhere-why/ ) [14:48] TR News "When multiple goroutines need to read and write the same value, you need a mutex to make sure they dont step on each other." https://rednafi.com/go/mutex-closure/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [14:48] TR Bot Mutate your locked state inside a closure | Redowan's Reflections [14:48] TR News "MP 162: It's been answered many times, but it's always worth revisiting." https://www.mostlypython.com/what-is-self/ | Source: Eric Matthes [14:48] TR Bot What is `self`? [14:49] TR News "Modeling uncertainty, learning, and humility allows everyone to be in growth mode vs approaching their work with a fixed mindset." https://werd.io/the-safety-levers/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [14:49] TR Bot The Safety Levers [14:49] TR News "A follow-up to my post on gits magic files. Most package managers have a manifest and a lockfile, and most developers stop there." https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/05/package-manager-magic-files.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [14:49] TR Bot Package Manager Magic Files | Andrew Nesbitt [14:49] TR News "This is the story of Rushomon, something you didnt know existed until about 5 seconds ago. Its existence is unlikely to change your life, but the story of its making might" https://makemeacto.substack.com/p/building-and-launching-a-product | Source: Sergio Visinoni [14:49] TR Bot Building and launching a product in one month. Worth it? [14:50] TR News "Something interesting happened at work this week. Our company is going to a convention later this month, and they will have a booth with big TV screens showing statistics that update in real time." https://blog.plover.com/2026/03/05/#documentation-wins | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus [14:50] TR Bot The Universe of Discourse : Documentation is a message in a bottle [14:53] TR News "There are huge consequences to this. When the cost of generating code goes down that much, and we can re-implement it from test suites alone, what does that mean for the future of software?" https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/3/5/theseus/ | Source: Armin Ronacher [14:53] TR Bot AI And The Ship of Theseus | Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings [14:53] TR News "Blanchard says he was in the clear to change licenses because he used AI Anthropic's Claude is now listed as a project contributor to make what amounts to a clean room implementation of chardet." https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/06/ai_kills_software_licensing/ | Source: The Register UK [14:53] TR Bot Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing The Register [14:55] TR News "pg_plan_advice allows you to generate a "plan advice" string that describes the overall shape of the plan." https://rhaas.blogspot.com/2026/03/pgplanadvice-plan-stability-and-user.html | Source: Robert Haas [14:55] TR Bot Robert Haas: pg_plan_advice: Plan Stability and User Planner Control for PostgreSQL? [14:56] TR News "It worked. Really well." https://amattn.com/p/just_use_postgres.html | [14:56] TR Bot Just Use Postgres ● Mar 06 [15:01] TR News "The Inspect Accessibility Properties button was added because I opened the DevTools (Inspector) once." https://joshua.hu/firefox-making-right-click-not-suck | Source: Joshua Rogers [15:01] TR Bot Making Firefox's right-click not suck with about:config | Joshua Rogers' Scribbles [15:03] TR News "The DOOMSCROLLER 3000 is a device that attaches to your smartphone and helps to prevent you from walking into poles." https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/06/doomscroll-without-walking-into-poles-with-this-handy-device/ | Source: Arduino [15:03] TR Bot Doomscroll without walking into poles with this handy device | Arduino Blog [15:04] TR News "A relay-based computer is really a 1940s type of design." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/05/capacitor-memory-makes-homebrew-relay-computer-historically-plausible/ | Source: Hackaday [15:04] TR Bot Memory Makes Homebrew Relay Computer Historically Plausible | Hackaday [15:04] TR News "In theory HDMIs CEC feature is great, as it gives HDMI devices the ability to do useful things such as turning on multiple HDMI devices with a single remote control." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/05/prevent-your-denon-receiver-turning-on-from-rogue-nvidia-shield-cec-requests/ | Source: Hackaday [15:04] TR Bot Your Denon Receiver Turning On From Rogue Nvidia Shield CEC Requests | Hackaday [15:05] TR News "[Peter] shows us how a small gearmotor generator was paired with a bridge rectifier and a buck converter to fill up a super capacitor that runs the train and lights up the tree on the table" https://hackaday.com/2026/03/05/railway-end-table-powered-by-hand-crank/ | Source: Hackaday [15:06] TR Bot End Table Powered By Hand Crank | Hackaday [15:06] TR News "While there is a lot to tell on OpenBSD on SGI hardware alone, I think it is better to see a larger picture. Be warned that this story is quite long!" http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/sgiall.html | Source: Miod Vallat [15:06] TR Bot OpenBSD on SGI: a rollercoaster story [15:07] TR News "Some readers will be aware that Miod Vallat (miod@) has been chronicling some of the more challenging parts of OpenBSD development in his OpenBSD stories collection for a while now." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260305143943 | Source: Undeadly [15:07] TR Bot OpenBSD on SGI: a rollercoaster story, as told by miod@ [15:08] TR News "This report covers hrev59356 through hrev59430." https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2026-03-05-haiku_activity_contract_report_february_2026/ | Source: HaikuOS [15:08] TR Bot Haiku Activity & Contract Report, February 2026 | Haiku Project [15:09] TR News "I saw this article yesterday from Daniel Lemire about how newline characters are valid in text representations of URLs, per the WHATWG URL Standard." https://blog.jordan.matelsky.com/bb64/ | [15:09] TR Bot Based base64 (now with more steganography!) Jordan Matelsky Code, Coffee, & Cortex [15:09] TR News "Among the systemd resource controls are IPAddressAllow= and IPAddressDeny=, which allow you to limit what IP addresses your systemd thing can interact with." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/SystemdSocketIPRestrictions | Source: University of Toronto [15:09] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [15:10] TR News "I have a Python program that calculates and prints various pieces of Linux memory information on a per-cgroup basis." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/HardcodingCanBeTheRightAnswer | Source: University of Toronto [15:10] TR News "The author explained in their post that when you use a keyboard and press Enter on a skip link, the page scrolls down to the target, but focus stays on the link." https://www.matuzo.at/blog/2026/skip-links-tabindex | Source: Manuel Matuzovi [15:10] TR Bot Your skip link targets may not need tabindex=-1 to work properly - Manuel Matuzovic [15:10] TR News "I'm using a remote machine where I push zfs dataset 2 or 3 times per year." https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20260305 | Source: Vincent Delft [15:10] TR Bot Vincent's blog [15:11] TR News "ZFS vs BTRFS Architects features and stability" https://www.bsdnow.tv/653 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [15:11] TR Bot BSD Now 653: Butter makes everything better [15:13] TR News Anon: "This age gating which is being advanced in legislations across the world is a huge threat to software freedom and I would posit the primary goal with the "think of the children" noise as a distraction." [15:14] TR News Anon Pushing it into the OS layer allows them to ban GNU/Linux and the _*BSDs_ [15:14] TR News Slay the Spire 2 is out now in Early Access with online co-op | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/slay-the-spire-2-is-out-now-in-early-access/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/slay-the-spire-2-is-out-now-in-early-access/ [15:14] TR Bot the Spire 2 is out now in Early Access with online co-op | GamingOnLinux [15:15] TR News Anon: It will be used to push further DRM in the form of proprietary blobs into the stack. [15:15] TR News Theme park building game Parkitect gets its first ever Steam Free Weekend | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/theme-park-building-game-parkitect-gets-its-first-ever-steam-free-weekend/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:15] TR Bot park building game Parkitect gets its first ever Steam Free Weekend | GamingOnLinux [15:17] TR News tr crew still digests information about this age "verification" (spying) 'rootkit'-like functionality because there are many sites already talking about it but nothing particularly witty or insightful. This is connected to the "restricted boot" pushers that spend a million attacking us. [15:17] TR News Oh dear - ARC Raiders was logging your private Discord chats | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/oh-dear-arc-raiders-was-logging-your-private-discord-chats/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:17] TR Bot dear - ARC Raiders was logging your private Discord chats | GamingOnLinux [15:18] TR News This is not about chilren, e.g. https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/online-age-checks-are-going-too-far:a [15:18] TR Bot Online Age Checks Are Going Too Far [15:18] TR News Some useful takes on it too, e.g. https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Age-Verification-Mandates--The-%E2%80%98Protect-the-Kids%E2%80%99-Scam-That%E2%80%99s-Building-a-Permanent-Surveillance-Grid:a [15:18] TR Bot Age Verification Mandates: The Protect the Kids Scam Thats Building a Permanent Surveillance Grid [15:19] TR News Restricted boot, UEFI, TPM, EME, etc. techrights will cover this tomorrow (not very long) [15:19] TR News NVIDIA Beta driver 595.45.04 released for Linux - looks to be an exciting one | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/nvidia-beta-driver-595-45-04-released-for-linux-looks-to-be-an-exciting-one/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:19] TR Bot Beta driver 595.45.04 released for Linux - looks to be an exciting one | GamingOnLinux [15:21] TR News IBM layoffs this month... "how do you know? I heard February a few months ago. (Cant wait to leave this place and get severance )." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjx78wwh [15:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjx78wwh ) [15:21] TR News Upcoming co-op driving and looting horror game The Road looks like a good laugh | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/upcoming-co-op-driving-and-looting-horror-game-the-road-looks-like-a-good-laugh/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:21] TR Bot co-op driving and looting horror game The Road looks like a good laugh | GamingOnLinux [15:22] TR News Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/legacy-of-kain-defiance-remastered-is-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/legacy-of-kain-defiance-remastered-is-out-now/ [15:22] TR Bot of Kain: Defiance Remastered is out now | GamingOnLinux [15:23] TR News Linux Mint Cinnamon has the new screensaver lock screen ready for Wayland | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/linux-mint-cinnamon-has-the-new-screensaver-lock-screen-ready-for-wayland/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:23] TR Bot Mint Cinnamon has the new screensaver lock screen ready for Wayland | GamingOnLinux [15:23] TR News NVIDIA reveal games coming to GeForce NOW during March including Crimson Desert | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/nvidia-reveal-games-coming-to-geforce-now-during-march-including-crimson-desert/ Source: GamingOnLinux [15:23] TR Bot reveal games coming to GeForce NOW during March including Crimson Desert | GamingOnLinux [15:26] TR News Meta sued over AI smart glasses privacy after workers reviewed nudity, sex and other sensitive footage https://www.moneycontrol.com/europe/?url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/meta-sued-over-ai-smart-glasses-privacy-after-workers-reviewed-nudity-sex-and-other-sensitive-footage-article-13852425.html/amp [15:26] TR Bot Meta sued over AI smart glasses privacy after workers reviewed nudity, sex and other sensitive footage [15:26] TR News Slopfarm, but based on a TRUE story. Plagiarism by LLMs. https://www.newsanyway.com/2026/03/06/microsoft-layoffs-shock-data-center-workers-who-moved-across-the-country-for-jobs/ [15:26] TR Bot Microsoft Layoffs Shock Data Center Workers Who Moved Across the Country for Jobs - News Anyway [15:29] TR News nairobi https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/04/you-bought-zucks-ray-bans-now-someone-in-nairobi-is-watching-you-poop/ [15:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/03/04/you-bought-zucks-ray-bans-now-someone-in-nairobi-is-watching-you-poop/ ) [15:30] TR News "Google can't tell real websites from scams anymore " https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/google-can't-tell-real-websites-from:7 [15:30] TR Bot Google can't tell real websites from scams anymore [15:30] TR News "Online Age Checks Are Going Too Far" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/online-age-checks-are-going-too-far:a [15:30] TR News (NEW): Games: Slay the Spire 2, Parkitect, ARC Raiders Spying on People https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Games_Slay_the_Spire_2_Parkitect_ARC_Raiders_Spying_on_People.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Games_Slay_the_Spire_2_Parkitect_ARC_Raiders_Spying_on_People.gmi [15:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Slay the Spire 2, Parkitect, ARC Raiders Spying on People [15:30] TR News "Age Verification Mandates: The Protect the Kids Scam Thats Building a Permanent Surveillance Grid" https://odysee.com/@RobBraxmanTech:6/Age-Verification-Mandates--The-%E2%80%98Protect-the-Kids%E2%80%99-Scam-That%E2%80%99s-Building-a-Permanent-Surveillance-Grid:a [15:31] TR News alexn an LLM booster https://alexn.org/blog/2026/03/05/boring-tech-irrelevant/ see http://techrights.org/n/2024/02/02/The_Great_LLM_Delusion_Part_VI_Hype_Agent_Geoff_Hinton_Would_Ne.shtml [15:31] TR Bot Boring Tech May Become Irrelevant Tech - Alexandru Nedelcu [15:31] TR Bot Techrights The Great LLM Delusion - Part VI: 'Hype Agent' Geoff Hinton Would Need to Disclose Conflict of Interest (Regarding LLMs) [15:32] TR News Ridiculous PR stunt from slop bros https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/dario-amodei-trump-dictator [15:32] TR Bot Dario Amodei Says Trump Is a Dictator [15:33] TR News "Politiken tar kontroll ver internet" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/03/05/politiken-tar-kontroll-over-internet/ [15:33] TR Bot Politiken tar kontroll ver internet [15:33] TR News Cheeto 4 Putin :( :( :( https://kyivindependent.com/us-allows-india-to-buy-russian-oil/ [15:33] TR Bot Reversing its position, US allows India to buy Russian oil [15:35] TR News Youve Never Seen Ants Like This Before https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/science/ants-3d-scans.html [15:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/science/ants-3d-scans.html ) [15:35] TR News Feeling the Effects of 260,000 Federal Jobs Lost https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/climate/climate-forward-science-federal-cuts.html [15:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/climate/climate-forward-science-federal-cuts.html ) [15:37] TR News Nature Report, Killed by Convicted Felon, Is Released Independently https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/climate/trump-nature-assessment.html [15:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/climate/trump-nature-assessment.html ) [15:38] TR News Jonathan Almeida: My Firefox for Android local build environment https://jonalmeida.com/blog/firefox-android-studio-setup/ [15:38] TR Bot My Firefox for Android local build environment | Jonathan Almeida [15:40] TR News Intellexa Founder, Three Others Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison Over Greek Spyware Scandal https://citizenlab.ca/intellexa-founder-three-others-sentenced-to-8-years-in-prison-over-greek-spyware-scandal/ [15:40] TR Bot Intellexa Founder, Three Others Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison Over Greek Spyware Scandal - The Citizen Lab [15:41] TR News Google: Half of 2025s 90 Exploited Zero-Days Aimed at Enterprises https://www.securityweek.com/google-half-of-2025s-90-exploited-zero-days-aimed-at-enterprises/ [15:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-half-of-2025s-90-exploited-zero-days-aimed-at-enterprises/ ) [15:44] TR News Hacked App Part of US/Israeli Propaganda Campaign Against Iran https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/hacked-app-part-of-us-israeli-propaganda-campaign-against-iran.html [15:44] TR Bot App Part of US/Israeli Propaganda Campaign Against Iran - Schneier on Security ● Mar 06 [16:00] TR News Meta Lied About Its Smart Glasses Protecting User Privacy, New Class Action Lawsuit Claims https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-lied-smart-glasses-privacy-class-action-lawsuit [16:00] TR Bot Meta Lied About Its Smart Glasses Protecting User Privacy, New Class Action Lawsuit Claims [16:00] TR News Michigan would regulate police license plate cameras under bipartisan bill https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-would-regulate-police-license-plate-cameras-under-bipartisan-bill/ [16:00] TR Bot Michigan would regulate police license plate cameras under bipartisan bill - Bridge Michigan [16:00] TR News The Rage at Proprietary Chaffbot Company Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rage-openai-protests [16:00] TR Bot The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It [16:01] TR News FBI targeted with suspicious activity on its networks https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-targeted-with-suspicious-activity-on-its-networks/ [16:01] TR Bot targeted with suspicious activity on its networks | CyberScoop [16:04] *themusicfactory has quit (connection closed) [16:17] TR News Techrights Dr. Richard Stallman (RMS), the Man Whose Mind Scares GAFAM et al, Began Speaking in Switzerland https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Dr_Richard_Stallman_RMS_the_Man_Whose_Mind_Scares_GAFAM_et_al_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Dr_Richard_Stallman_RMS_the_Man_Whose_Mind_Scares_GAFAM_et_al_B.gmi [16:17] TR Bot Techrights Dr. Richard Stallman (RMS), the Man Whose Mind Scares GAFAM et al, Began Speaking in Switzerland [16:30] TR News Techrights It's Friday and Many People Publicly Announce Leaving IBM (Which is Engineering 'Willful' Departures to Mask RAs' Scale) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/It_s_Friday_and_Many_People_Publicly_Announce_Leaving_IBM_Which.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/It_s_Friday_and_Many_People_Publicly_Announce_Leaving_IBM_Which.gmi [16:30] TR Bot Techrights It's Friday and Many People Publicly Announce Leaving IBM (Which is Engineering 'Willful' Departures to Mask RAs' Scale) [16:34] TR News Collabora at Embedded World 2026: Open Source Hey Hi (AI) and Embedded Innovation https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/bringing-the-ai-experience-to-embedded-world-2026.html [16:34] TR Bot at Embedded World 2026: Open Source AI and Embedded Innovation [16:35] TR News New stable kernels to address build failures https://lwn.net/Articles/1061524/ [16:35] TR Bot stable kernels to address build failures [LWN.net] [16:35] TR News Two Rejections Per Allowance https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/03/two-rejections-per-allowance.html [16:35] TR Bot Two Rejections Per Allowance | Patently-O [16:36] TR News Patently Unreasonable: Hyatts Return to the Supreme Court and the Fight Over Prosecution Laches https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/03/patently-unreasonable-hyatts-return-to-the-supreme-court-and-the-fight-over-prosecution-laches.html [16:36] TR Bot Patently Unreasonable: Hyatt's Return to the Supreme Court and the Fight Over Prosecution Laches [16:37] TR News UPC is totally illegal and here it is leveraged by a malicious American company against a European one https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/broadcom-and-grunecker-initiate-litigation-against-deutsche-telekom-at-the-upc/ [16:37] TR Bot Broadcom and Grnecker initiate litigation against Deutsche Telekom at the UPC [16:38] TR News Now JUVE is publishing pure SPAM as 'articles' https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/medium-sized-french-large-patent-attorney-team-seeks/ [16:38] TR Bot Medium-sized, French, large patent attorney team seeks... [16:40] TR News From the Community | Stanford needs free expression reform now https://stanforddaily.com/2026/03/04/stanford-free-expression-reform/ [16:40] TR Bot From the Community | Stanford needs free expression reform now [16:40] TR News Vincent Bernat: Automatic Prometheus metrics discovery with Docker labels https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2026-prometheus-metrics-discovery-docker-labels [16:40] TR Bot Automatic Prometheus metrics discovery with Docker labels [16:41] *themusicfactory (~themusicfactory@44kb8w9kseqs2.irc) has joined #techrights [16:43] TR News GNU/Linux? https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-boost-tech-self-reliance-in-next-5-years-as-rivalry-with-us-deepens [16:43] TR Bot China to boost tech self-reliance in next 5 years as rivalry with US deepens | The Straits Times [16:43] TR News China's top chip execs claim ASML alternative 'small, fragmented, and weak' https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-top-chip-execs-admit-fragmentation-is-undermining-the-countrys-asml-alternative [16:43] TR Bot China's top chip execs claim ASML alternative 'small, fragmented, and weak' Chinese industry titans call for national effort to invest in advanced chipmaking tools | Tom's Hardware [16:44] TR News When Congress gets hacked: Why cyber oversight cant wait https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/03/when-congress-gets-hacked-why-cyber-oversight-cant-wait/ [16:44] TR Bot When Congress gets hacked: Why cyber oversight cant wait | Federal News Network [16:45] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 641 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/03/04/this-week-in-rust-641/ [16:45] TR Bot This Week in Rust 641 This Week in Rust [16:46] TR News How to scale enterprise federated Hey Hi (AI) with Flower and OCM https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/05/how-scale-enterprise-federated-ai-flower-and-ocm [16:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/05/how-scale-enterprise-federated-ai-flower-and-ocm ) [16:48] TR News Amazon cut off about 100,000 of its own workers in recent years. Wall Street treats this company as a success story. [16:51] TR News Microplastics May Be Fueling Parkinson's Disease, Scientists Warn https://www.sciencealert.com/microplastics-may-be-fueling-parkinsons-disease-scientists-warn [16:51] TR Bot May Be Fueling Parkinson's Disease, Scientists Warn : ScienceAlert [16:52] TR News Babies Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/babies-are-exposed-to-42-forever-chemicals-before-birth-study-finds [16:52] TR Bot Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [16:53] TR News Rust 1.94.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1061550/ [16:53] TR Bot 1.94.0 released [LWN.net] [16:54] TR News
[16:54] TR Bot redirect without Location header [16:54] TR News Accelerated 2D Canvas Benchmarks https://www.qt.io/blog/accelerated-2d-canvas-benchmarks [16:54] TR Bot Accelerated 2D Canvas Benchmarks [16:55] TR News AI vibe-coded operating system is so bad it can't even run Doom Vib-OS can't connect to the internet, browser app is an image viewer [Updated] https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/ai-vibe-coded-operating-system-is-so-bad-it-cant-even-run-doom-vib-os-cant-connect-to-the-internet-browser-app-is-an-image-viewer [16:55] TR Bot AI vibe-coded operating system is so bad it can't even run Doom Vib-OS can't connect to the internet, browser app is an image viewer [Updated] | Tom's Hardware [16:56] TR News Community SnapshotFebruary https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/03/community-snapshot-february-2/ [16:56] TR Bot Community SnapshotFebruary - Internet Society [16:56] TR News WNYC and the Internet Archive Invite Musicians to Reimagine the Public Domain https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/05/wync-public-domain-internet-archive-musicians/ [16:56] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/05/wync-public-domain-internet-archive-musicians/ ) [16:56] TR News How Public WiFi Can Be Dangerous https://cyberpratibha.com/how-public-wifi-can-be-dangerous/ [16:57] TR Bot How Public WiFi Can Be Dangerous | [16:57] *Disconnected (Input/output error). [16:57] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [16:57] TR News The Mozilla Blog: Ajit Varma on Firefoxs new Hey Hi (AI) controls: We believe in user choice https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/outside-the-fox-ai-controls/ [16:57] TR Bot Ajit Varma on Firefoxs new AI controls: 'We believe in user choice' [16:57] *Now talking on #techrights [16:57] *Topic for #techrights is: TechRights.org | Unofficial channel #techrights for http://TechRights.org [16:57] *Topic for #techrights set by superkuh!~superkuh@user/superkuh at Thu May 20 20:25:48 2021 [16:57] *Now talking on #techrights [16:57] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [16:57] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [16:57] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [16:58] *Now talking on #techrights [16:58] *irc1.accum.se sets mode +n #techrights [16:58] *irc1.accum.se sets mode +t #techrights ● Mar 06 [17:00] TR News How To Install Nvidia CUDA on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-nvidia-cuda-debian-13/ [17:00] TR Bot How To Install Nvidia CUDA on Debian 13 - idroot [17:03] TR News Mouselings 100 webmaster questions part B https://rubenerd.com/mouselings-100-webmaster-questions-part-b/ [17:03] TR Bot Mouselings 100 webmaster questions part B [17:04] TR News How To Change Root Password on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/change-root-password-fedora-43/ [17:04] TR Bot How To Change Root Password on Fedora 43 - idroot [17:05] TR News How To Install RawTherapee on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-rawtherapee-debian-13/ [17:05] TR Bot How To Install RawTherapee on Debian 13 - idroot [17:05] TR News How To Install GCC on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-gcc-fedora-43/ [17:05] TR Bot How To Install GCC on Fedora 43 - idroot [17:07] TR News Boring RAG: When similarity is just a SQL query https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/05/rag-apache-camel-postgresql-pgvector [17:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/05/rag-apache-camel-postgresql-pgvector ) [17:07] TR News Request to the European Commission to adhere to its own guidances https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/05/cra-guidances/ [17:07] TR Bot Request to the European Commission to adhere to its own guidances - TDF Community Blog [17:08] TR News Tom Ritter: telemetry helps. you still get to turn it off http://ritter.vg/blog-telemetry.html [17:08] TR Bot helps. you still get to turn it off - ritter.vg [17:09] TR News Iceland Defeats Iceland: A U.K. Supermarket Ends a Trademark Dispute https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world/europe/iceland-supermarket-trademark.html [17:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/world/europe/iceland-supermarket-trademark.html ) [17:11] TR News Your Voice Belongs Here: How to Get Involved in the OpenSSF Community https://openssf.org/blog/2026/03/05/your-voice-belongs-here-how-to-get-involved-in-the-openssf-community/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [17:11] TR Bot Your Voice Belongs Here: How to Get Involved in the OpenSSF Community Open Source Security Foundation [17:11] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [17:11] TR News "This is an edited transcript of an episode of Outside the Fox, Firefoxs flagship podcast, where we explore whats happening online and why it matters." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/outside-the-fox-ai-controls/ | Source: Mozilla [17:12] TR News IBM Red Hat peddling slop https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-does-real-world-ai-deliver-value-ask-red-hat-example | Source: Red Hat Official [17:12] TR Bot How does real-world AI deliver value? The Ask Red Hat example [17:12] TR News More slop from a former "Linux" company https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mcp-security-implementing-robust-authentication-and-authorization | Source: Red Hat Official [17:12] TR Bot MCP security: Implementing robust authentication and authorization [17:14] TR News IBM has got Red Hat abandoning Linux to promote plagiarism https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/why-future-ai-depends-portable-open-pytorch-ecosystem | Source: Red Hat Official [17:14] TR Bot Why the future of AI depends on a portable, open PyTorch ecosystem [17:14] TR News "Launched under the stewardship of the Linux Foundation, OCUDU represents an important shift in how cellular networks are built." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/scaling-future-open-ran-red-hat-joins-ocudu-ecosystem-foundation | Source: Red Hat Official [17:14] TR Bot Scaling the future of Open RAN: Red Hat joins the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation [17:15] TR News How to Use Rsync Command: 16 Examples for GNU/Linux File Sync https://www.tecmint.com/rsync-local-remote-file-synchronization-commands/ [17:15] TR Bot How to Use Rsync Command to Sync Files in Linux [17:16] TR News "If you spend long hours working on your Linux system, such as coding, writing, designing, or managing servers, you know how easy it is to lose track of time" https://www.tecmint.com/best-break-reminder-apps-for-linux/ | Source: TecMint [17:16] TR Bot 3 Best Apps to Remind You to Take Breaks in Linux [17:16] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Announcing Rust 1.94.0 https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/03/05/Rust-1.94.0/ [17:16] TR Bot Announcing Rust 1.94.0 | Rust Blog [17:21] TR News Doomscroll without walking into poles with this handy device https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/06/doomscroll-without-walking-into-poles-with-this-handy-device/ [17:21] TR Bot Doomscroll without walking into poles with this handy device | Arduino Blog [17:22] TR News Text formats are everywhere. Why? https://lemire.me/blog/2026/03/05/text-formats-are-everywhere-why/ [17:22] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/03/05/text-formats-are-everywhere-why/ ) [17:26] TR News Pluralistic: Blowtorching the frog (05 Mar 2026) executive-dysfunction https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/05/executive-dysfunction/ [17:26] TR Bot Pluralistic: Blowtorching the frog (05 Mar 2026) executive-dysfunction Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [17:26] TR News System76 on Age Verification Laws https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification [17:26] TR Bot System76 on Age Verification Laws - System76 Blog [17:29] TR News Why GNU/Linux Users Love to Hate Ubuntu https://itsfoss.com/opinion/why-hate-ubuntu/ [17:29] TR Bot Why Ubuntu Gets So Much Hate in the Linux Community [17:29] MinceR because it's garbage [17:29] TR News SmartOS 20260305 is out https://distrowatch.com/smartos [17:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/smartos ) [17:30] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: apedevilism for others [17:30] TR News KDE neon 20260305 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon [17:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kdeneon ) [17:31] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: the apes are in the details [17:31] TR News nm-tray simple NetworkManager front end https://www.linuxlinks.com/nm-tray-simple-networkmanager-front-end/ [17:31] TR Bot - simple NetworkManager front end - LinuxLinks [17:31] TR News ddgst hashing and checksum utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/ddgst-hashing-checksum-utility/ [17:31] TR Bot - hashing and checksum utility - LinuxLinks [17:32] TR News Termy minimal terminal emulator https://www.linuxlinks.com/termy-minimal-terminal-emulator/ [17:32] TR Bot - minimal terminal emulator - LinuxLinks [17:32] TR News Aerion graphical email client https://www.linuxlinks.com/aerion-graphical-email-client/ [17:32] TR Bot - graphical email client - LinuxLinks [17:32] TR News Vassal game engine https://www.linuxlinks.com/vassal-game-engine/ [17:32] TR Bot - game engine - LinuxLinks [17:32] TR News lo very small low-level JavaScript runtime https://www.linuxlinks.com/lo-very-small-low-level-javascript-runtime/ [17:33] TR Bot - very small low-level JavaScript runtime - LinuxLinks [17:33] MinceR https://i.imgur.com/kiK4JM8.jpeg [17:33] TR News Banana Pi R4 (BPI-R4) https://www.linux.org/threads/banana-pi-r4-bpi-r4.60066/ [17:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linux.org/threads/banana-pi-r4-bpi-r4.60066/ ) [17:34] TR News 'Linux' Foundation marketing spam in "research" clothing http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Foundation-Reports-that-Open-Source-Delivers-Better-ROI http://techrights.org/n/2025/06/27/What_Linux_Foundation_Research_is_Paid_Marketing.shtml [17:34] TR Bot Linux Foundation Reports that Open Source Deliv... Linux Magazine [17:34] TR Bot Techrights What Linux Foundation 'Research' is: Paid Marketing [17:35] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: it blocks uk [17:35] schestowitz[TR2] i assume duee to ofcom [17:35] schestowitz[TR2] and then protesting the stance [17:35] MinceR schestowitz[TR2]: https://rimgo.bloat.cat/kiK4JM8.jpeg [17:35] TR Bot Just a moment... [17:36] TR News For "MURICAN TALIBAN" https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Age-Verification-Laws [17:36] TR Bot Comments On Recent Age Verification Laws - Phoronix [17:37] schestowitz[TR2] good quote [17:37] schestowitz[TR2] i will 'steal' it [17:40] TR News TUXEDO 20260305 is out https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo [17:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tuxedo ) [17:40] TR News Besgnulinux 3-3 is out as well https://distrowatch.com/besgnulinux [17:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/besgnulinux ) [17:41] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppGSL 0.3.14 on CRAN: Maintenance http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/03/05#rcppgsl_0.3.14 [17:41] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [17:41] TR News How to Install Surveillance Giant Google Antigravity on FunOS https://funos.org/install-google-antigravity-funos/ [17:41] TR Bot How to Install Google Antigravity on FunOS FunOS [17:42] MinceR always How, never Why [17:42] schestowitz[TR2] riiight [17:42] TR News KeePass Released 2.61 with One-Time Password & Other Improvements https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/03/keepass-released-2-61-with-one-time-password-other-improvements/ [17:42] TR Bot KeePass Released 2.61 with One-Time Password & Other Improvements | UbuntuHandbook [17:42] TR News Ubuntu is Controlled by a Youngster From the British Army (Background in Mass Surveillance), So One Can Expect Ubuntu to Not Respect Privacy https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Ubuntu_is_Controlled_by_a_Youngster_From_the_British_Army_Backg.shtml [17:43] TR Bot Techrights Ubuntu is Controlled by a Youngster From the British Army (Background in Mass Surveillance), So One Can Expect Ubuntu to Not Respect Privacy [17:43] TR News Board Election Results https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/board-election-results/ [17:43] TR Bot Board Election Results | Open Rights Group [17:46] TR News Lockbook encrypted notebook https://www.linuxlinks.com/lockbook-encrypted-notebook/ [17:46] TR Bot - encrypted notebook - LinuxLinks [17:46] TR News 9 Best Free and Open Source Java Application Servers https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-application-servers/ [17:46] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Java Application Servers - LinuxLinks [17:46] TR News 18 Best Free and Open Source Network Analyzers https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-network-analyzers/ [17:46] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Network Analyzers - LinuxLinks [17:46] TR News 10 Best Free and Open Source JavaScript Runtime Environments https://www.linuxlinks.com/free-open-source-javascript-runtime-environments/ [17:46] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source JavaScript Runtime Environments - LinuxLinks [17:47] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Network Simulators https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-network-simulators/ [17:47] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Network Simulators - LinuxLinks [17:48] TR News Antoine Beaupr: Wallabako retirement and Readeck adoption https://anarc.at/blog/2026-03-05-wallabako-retirement/ [17:48] TR Bot Wallabako retirement and Readeck adoption - anarcat [17:49] TR News 10 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line HTTP Clients https://www.linuxlinks.com/good-command-line-http-clients/ [17:49] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Command-Line HTTP Clients - LinuxLinks [17:51] TR News Red Hat hyping up slop https://www.telecoms.com/ai/red-hat-says-the-cost-of-ai-is-becoming-a-hot-topic [17:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telecoms.com/ai/red-hat-says-the-cost-of-ai-is-becoming-a-hot-topic ) [17:56] TR News Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your GNU/Linux Computer Might be Next https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/ [17:56] TR Bot Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next ● Mar 06 [18:00] TR News Parrot OS 7.1: Security Distros Surprisingly Good Daily Driver https://fossforce.com/2026/03/parrot-os-7-1-security-distros-surprisingly-good-daily-driver/ [18:00] TR Bot Parrot OS 7.1 Home Edition: Security Distro's Surprisingly Good Daily Driver - FOSS Force [18:00] TR News FOSS Force: Authenticity, Independence, and Expertise Worth Funding https://fossforce.com/2026/03/foss-force-authenticity-independence-and-expertise-worth-funding/ [18:00] TR Bot FOSS Force: Authenticity, Independence, and Expertise Worth Funding - FOSS Force [18:01] TR News FOSS Weekly #26.10: Age Verification in Linux, systemd Troubleshooting Tools, Graphene Phone, Longer GNU/Linux LTS Kernels and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-10/ [18:01] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #26.10: Age Verification in Linux, systemd Troubleshooting Tools, Graphene Phone, Longer Linux LTS Kernels and More [18:06] TR News Openwashing and shallow piggybacking while OSI actively promotes proprietary interests https://opensource.org/blog/osi-signs-open-letter-calling-on-higher-education-to-reclaim-its-digital-future [18:06] TR Bot OSI Joins Apereo Foundation in Calling on Higher Education to Reclaim Its Digital Future - Open Source Initiative [18:06] TR News ss Command in Linux: Display Socket Statistics https://linuxize.com/post/ss-command-in-linux/ [18:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/post/ss-command-in-linux/ ) [18:07] TR News less Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/less/ [18:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/less/ ) [18:07] TR News Buildroot 2026.02 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1061543/ [18:07] TR Bot 2026.02 released [LWN.net] [18:08] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1061464/ [18:08] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [18:14] TR News Solicitor regulator censured for 'systemic failures' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj9809qy7xo https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Threats_Issued_to_Daniel_Pocock_Having_Launched_the_JuristGate_.shtml [18:15] TR Bot Solicitors regulator censured over 'systemic failures' - BBC News [18:15] TR Bot Techrights Threats Issued to Daniel Pocock Having Launched the JuristGate Web Site Which Covers Financial Fraud in "Legal Insurance" Clothing [18:16] TR News SRA returns 9m to clients of closed firm PM Law https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-returns-9m-to-clients-of-closed-firm-pm-law/5126130.article [18:16] TR Bot PM Law collapse: SRA receives 250 compensation claims and returns 9m to affected clients | Law Gazette [18:16] TR News Too late https://www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/sra-pays-out-9-3m-to-pm-law-clients-in-month-after-collapse [18:16] TR Bot SRA pays out 9.3m to PM Law clients in month after collapse - Legal Futures [18:17] TR News Useless 'regulator' https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/18/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Responds_to_Crises_Only_Aft.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Failed_to_Detect_Fraud_in_L.shtml [18:17] TR Bot Techrights Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Responds to Crises Only After It's Way Too Late [18:17] TR Bot Techrights Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Failed to Detect Fraud in Law Firms... Until It Was Too Late [18:18] TR News In a site named "It's FOSS" rootkits are "GOOD NEWS!" https://itsfoss.com/news/ea-anti-cheat-expansion-plans/ [18:18] TR Bot Good News! EA Is Expanding Its Anti-Cheat to ARM64, and Linux Could Be Next [18:19] TR News ElectronMail https://sparkylinux.org/electronmail/ [18:19] TR Bot ElectronMail - SparkyLinux [18:21] TR News Chuwi CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Power Consumption https://www.linuxlinks.com/chuwi-corebook-air-plus-running-linux-power-consumption/ [18:21] TR Bot CoreBook Air Plus running Linux: Power Consumption - LinuxLinks [18:21] TR News preFlight advanced 3D printing slicer https://www.linuxlinks.com/preflight-advanced-3d-printing-slicer/ [18:21] TR Bot - advanced 3D printing slicer - LinuxLinks [18:22] TR News Subscribi keep tabs on your subscriptions https://www.linuxlinks.com/subscribi-keep-tabs-subscriptions/ [18:22] TR Bot - keep tabs on your subscriptions - LinuxLinks [18:22] TR News meteor tool to help write conventional commits with git https://www.linuxlinks.com/meteor-tool-write-conventional-commits-git/ [18:22] TR Bot - tool to help write conventional commits with git - LinuxLinks [18:22] TR News Weighing up Zngur and CXX for Rust/C++ Interop https://www.kdab.com/weighing-up-zngur-and-cxx-for-rustc-interop/ [18:22] TR Bot vs CXX: Comparing Rust and C++ Interoperability Libraries | KDAB [18:23] TR News 113: Destroying Performance https://mwl.io/archives/24587 [18:23] TR Bot 113: Destroying Performance Michael W Lucas [18:24] TR News shtml [18:24] TR News imgcat output images in the terminal https://www.linuxlinks.com/imgcat-output-images-terminal/ [18:24] TR Bot - output images in the terminal - LinuxLinks [18:24] TR News Microsoft and Microsoft's 'Open' 'AI' Seeking Bailout From the Pentagon Means Brand Erosion https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Microsoft_and_Microsoft_s_Open_AI_Seeking_Bailout_From_the_Pent.shtml [18:24] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft and Microsoft's 'Open' 'AI' Seeking Bailout From the Pentagon Means Brand Erosion [18:24] admfubar additional meaning to glassholes... https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-ray-ban-smart-pervert-glasses [18:24] TR Bot People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" [18:25] TR News e1s manage proprietary trap AWS ECS resources https://www.linuxlinks.com/e1s-manage-aws-ecs-resources/ [18:25] TR Bot - manage AWS ECS resources - LinuxLinks [18:25] TR News NetBSD 11.0-RC2 is out https://distrowatch.com/netbsd [18:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/netbsd ) [18:26] TR News Howdy Stranger! We need your help... https://www.scummvm.org/news/20260305/ [18:26] TR Bot ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: Howdy Stranger! We need your help... [18:27] TR News Radical accessibility on the ArduinoUNO Q board with OpenClaw https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/05/radical-accessibility-on-the-arduino-uno-q-board-with-openclaw/ [18:27] TR Bot Radical accessibility on the ArduinoUNO Q board with OpenClaw | Arduino Blog [18:28] admfubar the large lying model revolt..... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rage-openai-protests [18:28] TR Bot The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It [18:28] TR News New Version Tracking through API and Automatic Labeling https://openbuildservice.org/2026/03/05/foster-collaboration// [18:28] TR Bot New Version Tracking through API and Automatic Labeling - Open Build Service [18:28] TR News Firefox Tooling Announcements: MozPhab 2.9.0 Released https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/mozphab-2-9-0-released/147579 [18:28] TR Bot MozPhab 2.9.0 Released - Firefox Tooling Announcements - Mozilla Discourse [18:29] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: in loondon [18:29] schestowitz[TR2] this past saturdaaay [18:29] schestowitz[TR2] the protest started at openslop hq [18:31] TR News A Word to the Wise: Dont Trust Hey Hi (AI) to File Your Taxes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/technology/artificial-intelligence-taxes-tax-refund.html [18:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/technology/artificial-intelligence-taxes-tax-refund.html ) [18:32] TR News Is China training an army of robots? Nope, its an AI-generated video https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260305-china-army-robots-video-artificial-intelligence [18:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20260305-china-army-robots-video-artificial-intelligence ) [18:33] TR News Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These Hey Hi (AI) Startups With Weak Ideas https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-startups-investor-funding [18:33] TR Bot Even Tech Investors Are Getting Sick of All These AI Startups With Weak Ideas [18:34] TR News Jack Dorsey Isnt Telling the Real Story About Blocks Hey Hi (AI) Layoffs, Insider Says https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/jack-dorsey-block-ai-layoffs-insider https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/28/Tech_Layoffs_Are_Not_Because_of_Slop_They_re_an_Effect_of_a_Rot.shtml [18:34] TR Bot Jack Dorsey Isn't Telling the Real Story About Block's AI Layoffs, Insider Says [18:34] TR Bot Techrights Tech Layoffs Are Not Because of Slop, They're an Effect of a Rotting Economy and Tech Giants Being Too Deep in Debt [18:34] TR News US Supreme Court rules NJ Transit cannot claim state sovereign immunity https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/us-supreme-court-rules-nj-transit-cannot-claim-state-sovereign-immunity/ [18:34] TR Bot US Supreme Court rules NJ Transit cannot claim state sovereign immunity - JURIST - News [18:35] TR News BREAKING: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal nat. security conviction, 20-year jail term, lawyer says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/06/breaking-hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-will-not-appeal-nat-security-conviction-20-year-jail-term-lawyer-says/ [18:35] TR Bot Jimmy Lai will not appeal nat. security conviction, 20-year jail term, lawyer says [18:37] TR News Rights group says Germany social security bill undermines human rights https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/03/rights-group-says-germany-new-social-security-bill-undermines-human-rights/ [18:37] TR Bot Rights group says Germany social security bill undermines human rights - JURIST - News [18:38] TR News Taiwan scholar barred from testifying in Tiananmen vigil trial over irrelevant expertise, Hong Kong court says https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/05/hong-kong-court-barred-taiwanese-scholar-from-testifying-in-tiananmen-vigil-trial-over-past-ccp-criticism/ [18:38] TR Bot Taiwan scholar barred from testifying in HK nat. sec trial over 'irrelevant' expertise [18:39] TR News Windows TCO: HHS updates a free risk tool to help hospitals size up their cybersecurity exposure https://cyberscoop.com/hhs-aspr-cybersecurity-risc-toolkit-update/ [18:39] TR Bot updates a free risk tool to help hospitals size up their cybersecurity exposure | CyberScoop [18:40] TR News Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Networking Products https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-enterprise-networking-products/ [18:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-enterprise-networking-products/ ) [18:40] *Disconnected (Input/output error). 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[18:40] TR News LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested https://www.securityweek.com/leakbase-cybercrime-forum-shut-down-suspects-arrested/ [18:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/leakbase-cybercrime-forum-shut-down-suspects-arrested/ ) [18:40] *Now talking on #techrights [18:40] *Topic for #techrights is: TechRights.org | Unofficial channel #techrights for http://TechRights.org [18:40] *Topic for #techrights set by superkuh!~superkuh@user/superkuh at Thu May 20 20:25:48 2021 [18:40] *Now talking on #techrights [18:40] *irc0.accum.se sets mode +n #techrights [18:40] *irc0.accum.se sets mode +t #techrights [18:40] TR News Cisco Warns of More Catalyst SD-WAN Flaws Exploited in the Wild https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-warns-of-more-catalyst-sd-wan-flaws-exploited-in-the-wild/ [18:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-warns-of-more-catalyst-sd-wan-flaws-exploited-in-the-wild/ ) [18:41] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [18:41] TR News Public Knowledge Warns Against Bills Limiting Childrens Internet Access, Barring States from Protecting Kids Online https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-warns-against-bills-limiting-childrens-internet-access-barring-states-from-protecting-kids-online/ [18:41] TR Bot Public Knowledge Warns Against Bills Limiting Childrens Internet Access, Barring States from Protecting Kids Online - Public Knowledge [18:41] *Now talking on #techrights [18:41] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [18:41] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [18:42] TR News X Users Find Their Real Names Are Being Googled in Israel After Using X Verification Software Au10tix https://www.mintpressnews.com/x-users-find-their-real-names-are-being-googled-in-israel-after-using-x-verification-software-au10tix/290703/ [18:42] TR Bot X Users Find Their Real Names Are Being Googled in Israel After Using X Verification Software "Au10tix" [18:43] *ewig has quit (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [18:44] TR News OpenAI building Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub alternative https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/openai-building-github-alternative-after-outages-disrupted-engineers [18:44] TR Bot OpenAI building GitHub alternative after frequent platform outages and disruptions a public OpenAI code repository would directly compete with one of its biggest investors | Tom's Hardware [18:44] TR News WordPress 7.0 Beta 3 https://wordpress.org/news/2026/03/wordpress-7-0-beta-3/ [18:44] TR Bot WordPress 7.0 Beta 3 WordPress News [18:45] TR News Over 40% of Hong Kongs Gen Z suffer from moderate to severe depression, survey finds https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/06/over-40-of-hong-kongs-gen-z-suffer-from-moderate-to-severe-depression-survey-finds/ MinceR, will they vote? [18:45] TR Bot 40%+ of HK Gen Z report moderate to severe depression - survey [18:46] MinceR does it matter? [18:46] MinceR they live in communist china... [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] is is legal to be depressed there? [18:47] MinceR \_()_/ [18:47] TR News What's new in QML Tooling in 6.11, part 1: QML Language Server (qmlls) https://www.qt.io/blog/whats-new-in-qml-language-server-in-6.11 [18:47] TR Bot What's new in QML Tooling in 6.11, part 1: QML Language Server (qmlls) [18:48] TR News iophk: Weasel words in use: https://yle.fi/a/74-20214039 "risk" is a lie, there are people in poverty and people fully marginalized economically [18:48] TR Bot Finland sees tens of thousands more at risk of poverty, marginalisation | Yle News | Yle [18:48] *#techrights :You're not a channel operator [18:49] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: "don't worry, be happy" -pppooh-tin [18:51] TR News Apple Music Now Requires Hey Hi (AI) Transparency Tags for All Uploaded MusicHere Are the Guidelines https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/05/apple-music-ai-transparency-tags-requirement/ [18:51] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/05/apple-music-ai-transparency-tags-requirement/ ) [18:52] TR News A Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4,000 Developer Machines (grith.ai) https://lwn.net/Articles/1061548/ [18:52] TR Bot GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4,000 Developer Machines (grith.ai) [LWN.net] [18:52] TR News KDE Gear 25.12.3 https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.12.3/ [18:52] TR Bot KDE Gear 25.12.3 - KDE Community [18:53] TR News Charlotte Perkins Gilmans Herland (1915) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/herland [18:53] TR Bot Charlotte Perkins Gilmans *Herland* (1915) The Public Domain Review [18:54] TR News GSAs CMMC-like rules raise concerns in industry https://federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition-policy/2026/03/gsas-cmmc-like-rules-raise-concerns-in-industry/ [18:54] TR Bot GSAs CMMC-like rules raise concerns in industry | Federal News Network [18:55] TR News "Microsoft haters" labelling... now used by Canonical apologists https://itsfoss.com/opinion/why-hate-ubuntu/ [18:55] TR Bot Why Ubuntu Gets So Much Hate in the Linux Community [18:56] TR News Ubuntu says it is reviewing California AB 1043 with legal counsel, no implementation confirmed https://piunikaweb.com/2026/03/05/ubuntu-ab-1043-age-verification-no-plans-confirmed/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Ubuntu_is_Controlled_by_a_Youngster_From_the_British_Army_Backg.shtml [18:56] TR Bot Ubuntu addresses AB 1043 age verification panic: "No concrete plans" yet [18:56] TR Bot Techrights Ubuntu is Controlled by a Youngster From the British Army (Background in Mass Surveillance), So One Can Expect Ubuntu to Not Respect Privacy [18:58] TR News This privacy-focused Linux phone runs Android apps without all the intrusive tracking https://newatlas.com/mobile-technology/jolla-privacy-focused-linux-phone-android-apps/ [18:58] TR Bot Jolla phone offers privacy with Sailfish OS [18:58] TR News Rootkits https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110354/ea-is-hiring-to-bring-battlefield-6-to-windows-on-arm-and-linux-devices/index.html [18:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110354/ea-is-hiring-to-bring-battlefield-6-to-windows-on-arm-and-linux-devices/index.html ) [18:58] MinceR also without all the freedom [18:58] MinceR and without all the security [18:59] MinceR and without all the privacy [18:59] TR News Yay, rootkits! https://www.notebookcheck.net/Battlefield-6-and-Madden-NFL-to-come-to-SteamOS-and-ARM-PCs.1243276.0.html [18:59] TR Bot 6 and Madden NFL to come to SteamOS and ARM PCs - NotebookCheck.net News ● Mar 06 [19:00] TR News "AerynOS is an independent Linux distribution built around atomic upgrades, a next-generation package manager, and blazing performance." https://thenewstack.io/aerynos-linux-distribution/ [19:00] TR Bot AerynOS is a Linux distribution geared toward performance and bulletproof updates - The New Stack [19:01] TR News PICMG joins Linux Foundation to strengthen open technology collaboration 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even configurable the last time i checked [19:05] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/mar/05/gringo-go-home-mexicos-growing-tourism-backlash-video [19:05] TR Bot 'Gringo go home': Mexicos growing tourism backlash video | Mexico | The Guardian [19:06] TR News (NEW): Applications: Fish, Break-Taking, Lockbook, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Applications_Fish_Break_Taking_Lockbook_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Applications_Fish_Break_Taking_Lockbook_and_More.gmi [19:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Fish, Break-Taking, Lockbook, and More [19:07] TR News (NEW): Linux Foundation and Openwashing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Linux_Foundation_and_Openwashing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Linux_Foundation_and_Openwashing.gmi [19:07] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/today_s_howtos.gmi [19:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Foundation and Openwashing [19:07] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [19:09] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:11] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Banana Pi R4, Arduino, Jolla and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Open_Hardware_Modding_Banana_Pi_R4_Arduino_Jolla_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Open_Hardware_Modding_Banana_Pi_R4_Arduino_Jolla_and_More.gmi [19:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Banana Pi R4, Arduino, Jolla and More [19:15] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@3rg2fzapdferi.irc) has joined #techrights [19:16] TR News (NEW): Security and Windows TCO Leftovers 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Just some guy reading chatbot shit. [19:24] schestowitz[TR2] ah [19:24] schestowitz[TR2] leeching [19:26] TR News Techrights Links 06/03/2026: LLM Prompt-injection Vulnerability in Microsoft's Proprietary GitHub, "260,000 Federal Jobs Lost" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Links_06_03_2026_LLM_Prompt_injection_Vulnerability_in_Microsof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Links_06_03_2026_LLM_Prompt_injection_Vulnerability_in_Microsof.gmi [19:26] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/03/2026: LLM Prompt-injection Vulnerability in Microsoft's Proprietary GitHub, "260,000 Federal Jobs Lost" [19:28] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: https://pdimagearchive.org/images/2cdecb44-62ca-4ec1-8ab8-e0216d6d7b80/ [19:28] TR Bot Portrait of Henry Morton Stanley from In Darkest Africa (1890) | Public Domain Image Archive [19:28] schestowitz[TR2] reminds you of anyone? [19:36] TR News [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2026-03-06.gmi [19:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [19:37] TR News "I got my medical discharge a couple of days ago and can now roam freely in the Outpost now! Should I say it's like a second start here? Maybe, that's how it feels anyway!" gemini://orbitaloutpost.club/~kaze/gemlog/2026-03-06-abigemptyroom.gmi [19:39] *themusicfactory has quit (connection closed) [19:54] TR News Techrights Defending British Democracy From American Predators https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Defending_British_Democracy_From_American_Predators.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Defending_British_Democracy_From_American_Predators.gmi [19:54] TR Bot Techrights Defending British Democracy From American Predators [19:58] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I was like "Uh, no that's not how you diagnose an ignition module." [19:58] IsambardPrince You can't really test them with a multimeter. They're a sealed unit. ● Mar 06 [20:00] IsambardPrince If you have a cylinder misfire you need to find out why. It can be gaskets leaking oil or coolant on them, it can be a fuel injector that's clogged or leaking, it can be bad compression in the cylinder, it can be an old worn out spark plug, it can be a bad ignition coil. It could be a bad ignition module. [20:00] IsambardPrince But you should check and see if it's something else first. [20:01] TR News Techrights LLM Slop Rare and Scarce This Friday https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/LLM_Slop_Rare_and_Scarce_This_Friday.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/LLM_Slop_Rare_and_Scarce_This_Friday.gmi [20:01] TR Bot Techrights LLM Slop Rare and Scarce This Friday [20:04] admfubar watch your batteries... https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/06/spyware_disguised_as_emergency_alert/ [20:04] TR Bot Spyware disguised as emergency-alert app sent to Israelis The Register [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] in some sense, every app (almost) is spyware [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] because of how ios and android work [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] they broadcast their usage [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] if "app" means mobile [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] then it has at least some "elements" of spyware [20:07] admfubar but this is specific to hamas.... [20:07] schestowitz[TR2] appmas [20:07] admfubar i wonder what hell signing is???... https://www.geekwire.com/2026/washington-governor-says-hell-sign-millionaires-tax/ [20:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2026/washington-governor-says-hell-sign-millionaires-tax/ ) [20:07] admfubar hhhmmm appetizers for christmas.... [20:14] TR News (NEW): Firefox Fell From Almost 50% to 0.5% in Congo https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Firefox_Fell_From_Almost_50_to_0_5_in_Congo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Firefox_Fell_From_Almost_50_to_0_5_in_Congo.gmi [20:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Firefox Fell From Almost 50% to 0.5% in Congo [20:21] TR News (NEW): Sunday is International Women's Day https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Sunday_is_International_Women_s_Day.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/Sunday_is_International_Women_s_Day.gmi [20:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Sunday is International Women's Day [20:26] IsambardPrince The US actually cloned the Iranian Shahed-136 drone. [20:27] IsambardPrince No reason not to. Apparently, 77% of the suicide drone that Iran builds is US-made components. [20:27] IsambardPrince And they're about as cheap for us to build as they are for Iran. [20:28] IsambardPrince You don't really care if you get them back, once they take off their goal is to fly somewhere and crash and explode. [20:28] IsambardPrince You can build over 1,000 of them for the cost of a single MQ-9 Reaper. [20:28] IsambardPrince The MQ-9 is a very expensive thing to lose if it gets shot down. [20:28] IsambardPrince Iran forced one of them off course and tricked it into landing. [20:29] IsambardPrince So that's been reverse engineered by them, Russia, and China most likely. [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] which fim was it that lasted several vhs tapes? [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] we talked about it recently [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] native american thing [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] i forgot [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] not dances with wolves [20:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [20:29] IsambardPrince IDK' [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] very long film [20:29] schestowitz[TR2] 90s [20:29] IsambardPrince A lot of VHS tapes still work. [20:30] IsambardPrince They even outlived the DVD release. [20:30] IsambardPrince Even tapes that were older than the DVD by 5-10 years. [20:30] IsambardPrince More DVDs have failed than tapes. [20:30] IsambardPrince They were talking about a high definition VHS tape. [20:30] IsambardPrince It was going to be 1080i. [20:31] IsambardPrince There's no reason you couldn't make a format like that. [20:31] IsambardPrince Blu Rays are cheaper to manufacture but the whole point was really DRM. [20:31] MinceR yet another way human technology is developing in reverse [20:31] IsambardPrince Tapes had copy protection but nothing very reliable. [20:31] IsambardPrince Macrovision, could be bypassed. [20:32] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:32] MinceR well, everything can be bypassed [20:32] IsambardPrince It exploited a quirk in the vertical blanking interval to cause a recording VCR's automatic gain control to go nuts. [20:32] IsambardPrince You could bypass it by just filtering that signal out. [20:32] IsambardPrince They sold the device as a "video signal stabilizer". [20:33] IsambardPrince The number one killer of VHS tapes has turned out to be mold from improper storage. [20:34] IsambardPrince Many DVDs that age that long will have scratches or the layers will separate. [20:34] IsambardPrince It doesn't have to "warp" that much to become unreadable. [20:34] IsambardPrince Sometimes you can watch half the movie but then after the layer transition the other half doesn't play at all. [20:37] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkrgGKqkY2Q [20:37] TR Bot https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=JkrgGKqkY2Q [20:37] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=JkrgGKqkY2Q ) [20:38] IsambardPrince MinceR, I laughed pretty hard when he said that the wiring harness clip was broken. [20:38] IsambardPrince So he grabbed a ziptie to hold it in so the ignition control module wouldn't come unplugged while driving. [20:38] IsambardPrince I mean, yeah, whatever works. [20:39] IsambardPrince Replacing that wiring ends up being another job in itself that needs more parts and a LOT more labor. [20:39] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/have-some-standup-comedians-5ml6YVz [20:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/have-some-standup-comedians-5ml6YVz ) [20:40] IsambardPrince "Does the ICM need to be programmed?" [20:40] IsambardPrince Not really. It has the firmware built into it. [20:40] IsambardPrince But the car's ECM should be reset if it was tuning the engine based on faulty performance from the last module. [20:41] IsambardPrince That way it at least returns to safe defaults it can use during the relearn process. [20:41] IsambardPrince Otherwise you could end up with erratic ignition behavior leftover from the system tuning itself prior to the new module. [20:42] IsambardPrince When I cleaned out my throttle body, I had trouble restarting the car. [20:42] IsambardPrince It learns to adjust for carbon buildup, suddenly it all gets cleaned off. [20:42] IsambardPrince The car might not run that well for about 100 miles. [20:43] schestowitz[TR2] But the car's ECM should be reset if it was tuning the engine based on faulty performance from the last module. [20:43] schestowitz[TR2] just make a wheel [20:43] schestowitz[TR2] and keep it simple [20:43] schestowitz[TR2] simple to make = [20:43] schestowitz[TR2] simple to repair [20:43] schestowitz[TR2] when necessary [20:43] IsambardPrince The president will be meeting with defense contractors here at the White House in a few minutes, with Secretary Hegseth, Leavitt told reporters. [20:43] IsambardPrince This is a pre-scheduled meeting, and the purpose of it is to talk about the presidents aggressive and fierce support for rapidly increasing the ability of US manufacturers to produce American-made weapons, she added. [20:44] IsambardPrince :) [20:44] IsambardPrince Yes, you do an operation like this and you use up munitions much faster than new ones can be made. [20:44] IsambardPrince That's why we have a stockpile. [20:44] TR News Techrights Dances With Wolves, Wakes Up With Fleas https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Dances_With_Wolves_Wakes_Up_With_Fleas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Dances_With_Wolves_Wakes_Up_With_Fleas.gmi [20:44] TR Bot Techrights Dances With Wolves, Wakes Up With Fleas [20:44] IsambardPrince But you do something like this for a month, you can use up the stockpile pretty fast. [20:47] schestowitz[TR2] it is a STOCK market [20:47] IsambardPrince https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/hungary-seizes-millions-euros-cash-gold-ukrainian-convoy [20:47] TR Bot Hungary seizes millions of euros in cash and gold from Ukrainian convoy | Hungary | The Guardian [20:48] TR News ## Amanec rodeada de aves - Simn Angulo gemini://bitacora.anacronico.rocks/resenas/amanecirodeadadeaves.gmi [20:59] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], A bunch of demonstrations in the Philippines burning the US flag over the war in Iran. [20:59] IsambardPrince They should get out of the way, really. [20:59] IsambardPrince The Iranian government has been asking for this for a long time. ● Mar 06 [21:00] IsambardPrince They're not in a position to cause this sort of trouble and expect us to tolerate it. [21:01] IsambardPrince I think it's because the Philippines has a pretty huge Muslim problem. [21:01] IsambardPrince And lots of them work overseas in the Middle East. [21:02] TR News Techrights Lots of People Leaving IBM Today https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Lots_of_People_Leaving_IBM_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Lots_of_People_Leaving_IBM_Today.gmi [21:02] TR Bot Techrights Lots of People Leaving IBM Today [21:03] TR News Feodra outsourcing to proprietary Google spyware https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/flock-2026-financial-assistance-close-march-8th/ [21:03] TR Bot Flock 2026 Financial Assistance Applications Due March 8th Fedora Community Blog [21:08] *tessier has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:09] admfubar https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wikipedia-hit-by-self-propagating-javascript-worm-that-vandalized-pages/ [21:09] TR Bot Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages [21:11] *tessier (~tessier@bkvnvf9i7ceyk.irc) has joined #techrights [21:17] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Eh, when it works, electronic fuel injection is nice. [21:18] IsambardPrince When it works. [21:18] IsambardPrince Like any tech that brings up fuel economy and engine power, it tends to be more finicky and expensive to maintain. [21:18] IsambardPrince That's why those old cars that didn't have all this stuff were fairly cheap. [21:19] IsambardPrince You take the carb off and spray it out if it gets dirty. [21:19] IsambardPrince You didn't have computer operated fuel injectors, sensors, things like that. [21:20] admfubar new for lent!!! https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-brain-fry [21:20] TR Bot AI Use at Work Is Causing "Brain Fry," Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers [21:20] MinceR most devil apes don't need to worry about that [21:20] admfubar careful you resemble that remark... [21:20] IsambardPrince What did it cost to pull the carb and spray it out? A few pennies worth of cleaner? [21:21] IsambardPrince Most of those old cars used a ring-shaped air filter. [21:22] IsambardPrince You could just take the top off, pull the filter, put a new filter on, and screw the top of the housing back down. [21:22] IsambardPrince I usually replace my engine air filter about every year or two. [21:23] IsambardPrince It's such a chore to get to it that if I take all that stuff apart it's getting a new filter even if the old one doesn't look very dirty yet. [21:24] IsambardPrince The owner's manual says these things last about 50,000 miles so you can just take all that apart and look at it every year. [21:24] IsambardPrince But the filters are only $5-6 each. So it makes no sense to pull the stuff apart to look at it and not change the filter. [21:27] IsambardPrince The position of the Spanish Government can be summed up in four words: no to war, Snchez said Wednesday, recalling the participation of Spanish soldiers in the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. [21:27] IsambardPrince ---- [21:27] IsambardPrince That's three words. [21:39] TR News Techrights Under IBM, Some Fedora Blog Posts Have Become LLM Slop! (Red Hat is Doomed by Slop Fanaticism) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Under_IBM_Some_Fedora_Blog_Posts_Have_Become_LLM_Slop_Red_Hat_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Under_IBM_Some_Fedora_Blog_Posts_Have_Become_LLM_Slop_Red_Hat_i.gmi [21:39] TR Bot Techrights Under IBM, Some Fedora Blog Posts Have Become LLM Slop! (Red Hat is Doomed by Slop Fanaticism) [21:42] TR News "Hes right that most AI output is pretend intelligence. Hes right that the systems are predicting tokens rather than understanding in any philosophically robust sense. Hes right that the marketing around AI dramatically overstates what these systems actually do." https://sevencubedsevenlabs.medium.com/richard-stallman-is-right-most-ai-output-is-pretend-intelligence-60aac3db1567 [21:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://sevencubedsevenlabs.medium.com/richard-stallman-is-right-most-ai-output-is-pretend-intelligence-60aac3db1567 ) [21:42] TR News RMS turns 73 in 10 days [21:44] TR News "If Stallman is right (mechanism is the limitation), then AI will never produce genuinely intelligent output regardless of architectural innovation. The correct response is to use AI as a simple tool a fancy autocomplete and stop pretending its anything more. Investment in AI alignment, consciousness research, and architectural innovation is wasted effort." [21:45] TR News "I want to be clear about what Im not arguing. Im not arguing that current AI systems are intelligent. Im not arguing that Stallmans concerns about AI hype are misplaced. Im not arguing that the public isnt being misled about what these systems can do." [21:45] TR News "On all of those points, Stallman is correct and courageous to say so publicly." [21:46] TR News "The AI industry IS overhyping its products. The marketing IS misleading. The public DOES misunderstand what these systems are doing. The word intelligence in artificial intelligence IS doing more work than the technology currently justifies." [21:47] TR News "The full moon passed, the energy is calming down. My daughter is back in the country, my home retreat is coming to an end." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/wormWaning [21:49] TR News "....and what do I have to show for my best laid plans? Two non-booting Macs! My IIsi is making noises that are both electrically and mechanically bad and my trusty Mac LC doesn't make any noise at all." gopher://jonsharp.net:70/0/gl2/03-03-2026-Marchintosh-three-days-in.md ● Mar 06 [22:55] MinceR https://merveilles.town/@neauoire/116183182133812941 [22:55] TR Bot Devine Lu Linvega: "I love how vibecoded commits are called vommits. " - Merveilles