●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, April 06, 2026 ●● ● Apr 06 [00:25] IsambardPrince MinceR: For some reason most oil filters cause a short "Low Oil Pressure" warning on my dashboard on startup sometimes. [00:25] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [00:25] IsambardPrince It's only there for like 1-2 seconds then it goes away. [00:26] IsambardPrince I switched to the Mobil 1 M1-101A oil filter and haven't seen it since. [00:26] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [00:26] IsambardPrince I've tried tons of oil filters and most of them seem to have the same problem although some are worse than others. [00:26] IsambardPrince GM's official oil filter is the PF47, and even that one does it occasionally. [00:34] IsambardPrince I'm wondering if one of the AC Delco Gold UPR47 filters would have the same issue. [00:34] IsambardPrince GM got really skimpy on the PF47. [00:34] IsambardPrince It's got cardboard endcaps and nylon inner corre. [00:35] IsambardPrince If you're going to use a PF47 you might as well just save another $1 and use the Super Tech filter from Walmart. It's the same thing really. [00:35] MinceR when you have this issue, when do you replace the oil filter? [00:36] IsambardPrince You know, they have to cut $1 out of the filter price because those dealers have no profit at all with a $120 oil change "coupon". [00:36] IsambardPrince [18:35] when you have this issue, when do you replace the oil filter? [00:36] IsambardPrince They do it even if they're brand new. [00:36] IsambardPrince I still change my oil out about every 3,000 miles. [00:36] IsambardPrince Sludge is some seriously bad news. [00:36] IsambardPrince You don't want it. [00:36] MinceR you can't really replace the oil filter without also replacing the oil, right? [00:37] IsambardPrince You can. [00:37] IsambardPrince You'll need to top off the oil if you do but you could. [00:37] IsambardPrince Don't know why you would. [00:37] MinceR ic [00:37] IsambardPrince You'll lose about .25-.5 quarts when you take the filter off, out of a 4.5 qt system. [00:38] IsambardPrince I bought a MANN + HUMMEL filter off Amazon and demanded a refund when I found out the stupid Germans designed it without an anti-drainback valve. [00:38] IsambardPrince I tossed it. I'm not putting something like that on the car. [00:38] IsambardPrince It has enough problems without dry starts. [00:39] IsambardPrince Some cars don't need a check valve in the oil filter. They're built into the car itself at some point along the way. [00:39] IsambardPrince But most do. [00:39] IsambardPrince The point of the check valve is to keep the filter and the system past the filter full of oil so it doesn't drain back into the pan. [00:40] IsambardPrince Dry starts are seriously bad news for the engine. [00:40] IsambardPrince The longer it runs without oil the worse off you are. 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[04:12] *admfubar has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:15] *admfubar (~admfubar@ae6yc8gqwe7jq.irc) has joined #techrights [04:21] TMF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzBGZaS1apw [04:21] TR Bot https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=lzBGZaS1apw [04:21] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=lzBGZaS1apw ) [04:21] TMF Cool [04:30] TR News "You can see why IFPI (ifpi.org) no longer gives its full name: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry." https://doc.searls.com/2026/04/04/an-immodest-proposal-for-the-music-industry/ | Source: Doc Searls [04:30] TR Bot An Immodest Proposal for the Music Industry Doc Searls Weblog [04:30] TR News "Arguing with robots has become something of a hobby of mine." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/today-i-woke-up-and-chose-violence/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [04:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/04/today-i-woke-up-and-chose-violence/ ) [04:30] TR News "AI music platform Sunos policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. 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[04:33] schestowitz[TR3] GAFAM got him by the eggs [04:33] MinceR :> [04:33] TR News "APNIC recently welcomed Dr Yang Guoliang, President of the Future Network Research Institute of Xiongan (in person)" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/04/06/xiongan-new-area-delegates-visit-apnic/ | Source: APNIC [04:33] TR Bot Strengthening IPv6 collaboration: Xiongan New Area delegates visit APNIC | APNIC Blog [04:34] TR News Happy Easter Monday [04:35] TR News Original gone from Archive.org https://techrights.org/o/2009/04/01/microsoft-employee-on-msft/index.shtml [04:35] TR Bot (Former) Microsoft Employee Tells Why the Company is Doomed, Moves to GNU/Linux [04:35] TR News "Amazon has long exploited subcontracting to avoid taking responsibility for its delivery drivers. A bill introduced by socialist New York City Councilor Tiffany Cabn would force the e-commerce giant to directly employ its drivers" https://jacobin.com/2026/04/nyc-amazon-delivery-subcontracting-caban-bill/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [04:35] TR Bot New York Is Closing In on Amazons Shady Delivery System [04:36] TR News "Advocates say ICE arrests continue daily across Chicagoland, even as tactics grow more targeted and less visible." https://truthout.org/articles/ice-presence-persists-in-chicago-as-raids-shift-to-quieter-tactics/ | Source: TruthOut [04:36] TR Bot ICE Presence Persists in Chicago as Raids Shift to Quieter Tactics | Truthout [04:38] TR News "Alaranta characterises Turkey's actions as a "witch hunt"." https://yle.fi/a/74-20219073 | Source: YLE [04:38] TR Bot Turkey demands that Finland hand over 12 citizens, researcher sees political "witch hunt" | Yle News | Yle [04:38] TR News "a free speech row stretching far beyond the county's borders." https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-56590417 | Source: BBC [04:38] TR Bot Batley Grammar School: Blasphemy debate leaves town 'at crossroads' [04:38] TR News [Old] "he and his family are still in hiding." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/31/batley-school-what-teacher-in-hiding-can-tell-us-about-our-failure-to-tackle-intolerance | Source: The Guardian UK [04:38] TR Bot What a teacher in hiding can tell us about our failure to tackle intolerance | Kenan Malik | The Guardian [04:38] TR News [Old] "fearing for his life" https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/devastated-batley-teacher-fearing-life-20282177 | Source: Yorkshire Live [04:38] TR Bot 'Devastated' Batley teacher 'fearing for his life' as he goes into hiding after Prophet Muhammad cartoon row - Yorkshire Live [04:38] TR News "Then I came round to the statue. 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Take this example from a recent report by global consulting firm Accenture on why the health-care industry should enthusiastically embrace artificial intelligence: [...]" https://theconversation.com/im-a-luddite-you-should-be-one-too-163172 | Source: The Conversation [04:40] TR Bot Im a Luddite. 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[04:45] schestowitz[TR3] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb [04:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1knc3tpsb ) [04:45] schestowitz[TR3] " [04:45] schestowitz[TR3] Yes just look at HJ. In just three years, HJ was moved or promoted and removed into director roles across four different organizations. Four times in three years! Was there truly no one else capable of stepping into these positions? Across these groups, during his tenure the actual accomplishments have been minimal or flat out none. While smaller efforts were often amplified and presented as major, newsworthy achievements, those w [04:45] schestowitz[TR3] orking closely within these teams understand that meaningful progress has been limited. This pattern does not reflect a healthy or well-functioning site. [04:45] schestowitz[TR3] " [04:46] schestowitz[TR3] " [04:46] schestowitz[TR3] j he is succeeding in getting people to quit" [04:47] TR News "OP. The top tier decisions made have much more to do with lining executive pockets than the growth and health of the company. A lot of smoke and hype and use of trending buzzwords, then actual execution." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kndv3jf4 [04:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kndv3jf4 ) [04:47] TR News Did IBM Pay thestreet.com for Puff Pieces? (Like It Did With Forbes) http://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Did_IBM_Pay_thestreet_com_for_Puff_Pieces_Like_It_Did_With_Forb.shtml [04:47] TR Bot Techrights Did IBM Pay thestreet.com for Puff Pieces? 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An Experiment [05:08] TR News "There are no shortcuts to doing great work, but if AI is used in this pressure-driven way, it becomes little more than a shortcut machine: a way to get to the end goal faster without really scrutinizing the thinking it took to get there." https://werd.io/cognitive-surrender-leads-ai-users-to-abandon-logical-thinking-research-finds/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [05:08] TR Bot "Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds [05:08] TR News "So, how is the performance? I use random strings of up to 1 kilobyte. In all cases, I test that the functions provide the correct count. I did not closely examine the code, so it is possible that mistakes could be hiding in the code" https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/05/can-your-ai-rewrite-your-code-in-assembly/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [05:08] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/04/05/can-your-ai-rewrite-your-code-in-assembly/ ) [05:08] TR News "While tech suppliers eye a trillion-dollar opportunity in AI, who carries the can if it goes wrong?" https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/05/ai_agents_liability/ | Source: The Register UK [05:08] TR Bot Who is liable when AI agents go wrong in business? The Register [05:09] TR News "Owners of some Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are angry after the carmaker announced it would shut down an app that lets them remotely control battery charging and other functions." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/14/nissan-leaf-app-shutdown-nissanconnect-ev-app | Source: The Guardian UK [05:09] TR Bot Shockingly bad: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown | Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars | The Guardian [05:09] TR News "But heres my actual Home Screen. Its not changing unless I restart" https://ljpuk.net/2026/04/04/ios-26-i-shouldnt-need-to-restart-my-phone-to-change-my-wallpaper/ | Source: Lee Peterson [05:09] TR Bot iOS 26: I shouldnt need to restart my phone to change my wallpaper LJPUK [05:10] TR News "Microsoft broke IDE LS-120 support. Agile is not Software Engineering and the rate of turds being pushed out the ass end of Sprints is proof of that. 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So, I got my resignation to the End of December. I attached it (not to be publish) here." [05:45] TR News Techrights EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.gmi [05:45] TR Bot Techrights EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists [05:48] TR News "These rules leave me with mostly two types of emails: [...]" https://matanabudy.com/my-email-hygiene/ | Source: Matan Abudy [05:48] TR Bot My Email Hygiene | Matan Abudy [05:48] TR News "There are a few ways I find links. One of the most valuable tools is the Firefox address bar, which can read my browser history." https://jamesg.blog/2026/04/05/how-i-find-links | Source: James G [05:48] TR Bot How I find links | James' Coffee Blog [05:48] TR News "The agenda was quite interesting and mostly focused around Writing; Writing Tools to be particular but we touched upon both as the meetup went on." https://yashgarg.dev/posts/writing-is-not-a-tool-problem/ | [05:48] TR Bot Writing is not a Tool Problem Yash Garg [05:49] TR News "Christians from a variety of traditions will celebrate Easter this Sunday. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion." https://www.vox.com/2018/3/29/17168804/why-easter-celebrate-big-secular-holiday-like-christmas-bunny-egg-pagan | Source: Vox [05:49] TR Bot Easter never became a big secular holiday like Christmas | Vox [05:52] TR News Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Ex-Microsoft Engineer Explains Why Azure Fails, Germany Prepares for War https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Ex_Microsoft_Engineer_Explains_Why_Azure_Fails.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Ex_Microsoft_Engineer_Explains_Why_Azure_Fails.gmi [05:52] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Ex-Microsoft Engineer Explains Why Azure Fails, Germany Prepares for War [05:54] TR News "As in, I turned 34 this past Tuesday! What an achievement! Nothing done on the specific day, as it did fall on a Tuesday. I just went to a bookstore, had some alone time at a restaurant, and watched a movie (Project Hail Mary). I'll say it was a perfect way to spend a birthday." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2806 [05:55] TR News old habits gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/old_habits [05:56] TR News "I actually have another name for the sort of thing I'm into, and I think this is a big part of why it took me so long to realize HCI was something I even cared about. When I was writing my bespoke Rube Goldberg blog/gemlog machine" gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/against-hci.gmi [05:56] TR News On throwing things away gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/04/05/on-throwing-things-away "First law: The interval between throwing something away and needing it very badly is about three weeks. Corollary: This interval may be shortened by first keeping the item for a very long time. [05:57] TR News "i have this printer and had to set it up today. the issue is the m15w is not an available model in the "hplip" hp printer driver package." gemini://xoc3.io/blog/2026-04-05 ● Apr 06 [06:00] TR News Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Turning 34, Throwing Things Away, and Printing in GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Turning_34_Throwing_Things_Away_and_Printing_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Turning_34_Throwing_Things_Away_and_Printing_i.gmi [06:00] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Turning 34, Throwing Things Away, and Printing in GNU/Linux [06:04] *kalel has quit (connection closed) [06:04] *kalel (~kalel@kxs4izj2yaf86.irc) has joined #techrights [06:27] *oarion7 (~ryan@ebmq5x6cde5zg.irc) has joined #techrights [06:30] TR News Techrights The Wars Aren't Ending, Now We See GAFAM Facilities Being Bombed https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Wars_Aren_t_Ending_Now_We_See_GAFAM_Facilities_Being_Bombed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Wars_Aren_t_Ending_Now_We_See_GAFAM_Facilities_Being_Bombed.gmi [06:30] TR Bot Techrights The Wars Aren't Ending, Now We See GAFAM Facilities Being Bombed [06:37] TR News "The textbook answer for a 2D grid in Go is a slice of slices." https://lorbic.com/data-oriented-design-go-contiguous-memory/ | Source: Vikash Patel [06:37] TR Bot 1: Data-Oriented Design in Go: Why [][]Tile Destroyed My Game Engine | Lorbic [06:37] TR News "We get the highest possible value by placing all the 1s before the 0s. An odd number is achieved by placing a 1 at the very end." https://raku-musings.com/max-conflict.html | Source: Arne Sommer [06:37] TR Bot Max Conflict with Raku - Arne Sommer [06:38] TR News "Iran threatens complete and utter annihilation of OpenAI's $30B Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi regime posts video with satellite imagery of ChatGPT-maker's premier 1GW data center" [06:39] TR News "Authorities in Dubai confirmed that debris from an intercepted aerial threat struck the Oracle building in Dubai Internet City" [06:53] TR News Techrights The Military Attacks on Dubai Internet City as Reminder That GAFAM Isn't Safe (Disregard the "Nobody Gets Fired for Buying GAFAM" Mindset) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Military_Attacks_on_Dubai_Internet_City_as_Reminder_That_GA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Military_Attacks_on_Dubai_Internet_City_as_Reminder_That_GA.gmi [06:53] TR Bot Techrights The Military Attacks on Dubai Internet City as Reminder That GAFAM Isn't Safe (Disregard the "Nobody Gets Fired for Buying GAFAM" Mindset) ● Apr 06 [07:03] *oarion7 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:10] TR News (NEW): Review: Origami Linux 2026.03 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Review_Origami_Linux_2026_03.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Review_Origami_Linux_2026_03.gmi [07:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Review: Origami Linux 2026.03 [07:12] TR News Techrights Techrights Was Further Decentralised Three Years Ago https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Techrights_Was_Further_Decentralised_Three_Years_Ago.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Techrights_Was_Further_Decentralised_Three_Years_Ago.gmi [07:12] TR Bot Techrights Techrights Was Further Decentralised Three Years Ago [07:14] TR News "the illusion of flow" https://rosipov.com/blog/ai-vim-and-the-illusion-of-flow/ | [07:14] TR Bot AI, Vim, And the illusion of flow | Ruslan Osipov [07:15] TR News [Old] "One thing to notice when studying the history of tech or the internet is the winner takes all trend that results in slowly making tech a higher and higher tower of complexity." https://dimtion.fr/blog/2025/tech-calcification/ | [07:15] TR Bot Calcification of Technology Blog Loc Carr [07:15] TR News "This experience made me think about software versioning again, or more specifically about build info (build versioning, version stamping, however you want to call it) and version reporting." https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2026-04-05-stamp-it-all-programs-must-report-their-version/ | Source: Michael Stapelberg [07:15] TR Bot Stamp It! All Programs Must Report Their Version - Michael Stapelberg [07:16] TR News "The first ever demoscene release by KittenLabs. Written in C, released at Revision 2026" https://kittenlabs.de/casiomania/ | [07:16] TR Bot Casiomania | KittenLabs [07:16] TR News [Old] "Theres a lot you can do in Linux via a GUI (graphical user interface), and if thats how you like using a computer, more power to you." https://sdubinsky.com/blog/14 | Source: Scott Dubinsky [07:16] TR Bot S Dubinsky [07:16] TR News [Old] "It may sound obvious, but - optimizing your app to fulfill a request in 1/10 the time is like adding 9 servers to a cluster. Optimizing to 1/100 the time (reducing requests from say 1.5 sec to 15ms) is like adding 99 servers." https://lukerissacher.com/blog/optimizing_your_web_app | Source: Luke Rissacher [07:16] TR Bot Optimizing Your Web App 100x is Like Adding 99 Servers - Luke Rissacher's Blog [07:28] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [07:32] TR News When you do a lot but all people remember you for is a stupid #hashtag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Messina_(inventor) [07:32] TR Bot Chris Messina (inventor) - Wikipedia [07:33] TR News "My homepage deploy script stopped working at the end of January." https://vmac.ch/posts/2026-04-04-split-hugo-homepage/ | Source: V Chris [07:33] TR Bot How to slim down your Hugo homepage into an archive and a live page [07:33] TR News "The Classic Docs are just Pages in WordPress, and that works fine" https://chriscoyier.net/2026/04/05/help-me-understand-how-to-get-jetpack-search-to-search-a-custom-post-type/ | Source: Chris Coyier [07:33] TR Bot Help Me Understand How To Get Jetpack Search to Search a Custom Post Type Chris Coyier [07:35] TR News (NEW): Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Bluefish_2_4_1_Released_with_Side_by_Side_View_Improved_Dark_Mo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Bluefish_2_4_1_Released_with_Side_by_Side_View_Improved_Dark_Mo.gmi [07:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode [07:36] TR News "A few weeks ago I wrote about RSS, talking about Terry Godiers posts and arguing about the need for a different experience with reading feeds." https://minutestomidnight.co.uk/more-feeding/ | Source: Simone Silvestroni [07:36] TR Bot Minutes to Midnight - More Feeding [07:36] TR News "The main use case for this tool is research. For instance, it is being used right now to test QUIC in diverse Earth-Mars and Earth-Moon connection scenarios" https://ochagavia.nl/blog/a-real-world-case-of-property-based-verification/ | Source: Adolfo Ochagava [07:36] TR Bot A real-world case of property-based verification | Adolfo Ochagava [07:37] TR News [Old] "We will use RISC-V to see how to design logic, write up the logic, and translate the logic into assembly." https://blog.stephenmarz.com/2021/05/12/tips-to-writing-assembly/ | Source: Stephen Marz [07:37] TR Bot Five Tips to Writing RISC-V Assembly Stephen Marz [07:38] TR News "Like everything else with this project, the hardware has to be outwardly simple." https://scvalex.net/posts/81/ | Source: Alexandru Scvorov [07:38] TR Bot Building the grandma videoconf [07:40] TR News [Old] "It looks like this was caused by opening weechat without having the correct locale set." https://blog.lambda.cx/posts/openbsd-weechat-separator-fix/ | Source: Dante Catalfamo [07:40] TR Bot OpenBSD Weechat Question Mark Message Separator Fix - lambda.cx blog [07:41] TR News "[...] Last week we talked about age verification and our Opinion Poll asks whether age verification tools will affect your choices when selecting Linux distributions to run." https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260406 | Source: Distro Watch [07:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260406 ) [07:42] TR News [Old] "Over the past several months, Ive been on a journey of sorts to rip off the Band-Aid and dump Windows from my creative life." https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/switching-to-linux-made-using-my-computer-fun-again-eaef537e6654 | Source: Medium [07:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/switching-to-linux-made-using-my-computer-fun-again-eaef537e6654 ) [07:42] TR News [Old] "That left me glued to Microsofts dumpster fire of an operating system, like it or not. That is, until recently." https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/ive-escaped-the-microsoft-windows-prison-for-creative-work-24f014a936da | Source: Medium [07:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://medium.com/@michaelswengel/ive-escaped-the-microsoft-windows-prison-for-creative-work-24f014a936da ) [07:43] TR News (NEW): I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6 and I'm not going back to Ubuntu defaults https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_from_GNOME_to_KDE_Plasma_6_and_I_m_not_going_back_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_from_GNOME_to_KDE_Plasma_6_and_I_m_not_going_back_to.gmi [07:43] TR Bot Tux Machines I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6 and I'm not going back to Ubuntu defaults [07:43] TR News (NEW): I switched my Linux terminal to Zsh and its the biggest productivity boost Ive had in years https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_my_Linux_terminal_to_Zsh_and_it_s_the_biggest_produc.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/I_switched_my_Linux_terminal_to_Zsh_and_it_s_the_biggest_produc.gmi [07:43] TR Bot Tux Machines I switched my Linux terminal to Zsh and its the biggest productivity boost Ive had in years [07:45] TR News Meta layoffs 2026: Social media company plans to cut over 200 jobs in May https://www.firstpost.com/tech/meta-layoffs-2026-social-media-company-plans-to-cut-over-200-jobs-in-may-13997022.html [07:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/meta-layoffs-2026-social-media-company-plans-to-cut-over-200-jobs-in-may-13997022.html ) [07:46] TR News (NEW): Linux desktop environments are dying, and KDE and GNOME killed them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_desktop_environments_are_dying_and_KDE_and_GNOME_killed_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_desktop_environments_are_dying_and_KDE_and_GNOME_killed_t.gmi [07:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux desktop environments are dying, and KDE and GNOME killed them [07:46] TR News (NEW): Why I don't use Linux on my desktop PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Why_I_don_t_use_Linux_on_my_desktop_PC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Why_I_don_t_use_Linux_on_my_desktop_PC.gmi [07:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Why I don't use Linux on my desktop PC [07:47] TR News Meta Restructures: 200 employees set to lose jobs in Bay Area https://sea.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/ai-and-emerging-tech/meta-restructures-200-employees-set-to-lose-jobs-in-bay-area-49103 [07:47] TR Bot Meta Restructures: 200 employees set to lose jobs in Bay Area [07:53] TR News (NEW): Lets put an end to the speculation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Let_s_put_an_end_to_the_speculation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Let_s_put_an_end_to_the_speculation.gmi [07:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Lets put an end to the speculation [07:58] TR News Techrights Free Software Will Outlive GAFAM https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Software_Will_Outlive_GAFAM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Software_Will_Outlive_GAFAM.gmi [07:58] TR Bot Techrights Free Software Will Outlive GAFAM ● Apr 06 [08:01] schestowitz[TR3] Goblin: can we tentatively 'book' june 10? [08:04] *oarion7 (~ryan@ebmq5x6cde5zg.irc) has joined #techrights [08:07] Goblin yes of course [08:07] schestowitz[TR3] if you have will to book and organise, we can invite RMS to give a talk [08:09] Goblin thats a wednesday, it will be no problem...how long will you stay? [08:09] schestowitz[TR3] will need to ask the missus later [08:10] Goblin no probs. [08:10] Goblin it would be nice to have a weekend in sunderland [08:11] schestowitz[TR3] i was there only once [08:11] schestowitz[TR3] and briefly [08:11] schestowitz[TR3] to set up a server [08:11] schestowitz[TR3] it was in 2011 [08:11] TR News (NEW): Almost 7 Years of COVID https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Almost_7_Years_of_COVID.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Almost_7_Years_of_COVID.gmi [08:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Almost 7 Years of COVID [08:11] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:13] TR News "Below is a list of remakes and remasters announced and/or released since April 2024: [...]" https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/04/remakes-and-remasters-of-old-dos-games-2026/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [08:13] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/04/remakes-and-remasters-of-old-dos-games-2026/ ) [08:13] TR News "This is an intermediary setup where I keep my provider has MX records, but I'm allowed to perform my own spam filtering." https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20260405 | Source: Vincent Delft [08:13] TR Bot Vincent's blog [08:14] TR News "The picture tag allows for different versions of images." https://river.cat/2026/03/improved-images | [08:14] TR Bot Improved image handling on this blog [08:14] TR News "The old iptables-nft package name is replaced by iptables, and the legacy backend is available as iptables-legacy" https://archlinux.org/news/iptables-now-defaults-to-the-nft-backend/ | Source: ArchLinux [08:14] TR Bot Arch Linux - News: iptables now defaults to the nft backend [08:15] TR News "The track EXACTLY where you are in the store" https://odysee.com/@NaomiPrivacyTips:1/They-track-EXACTLY-where-you-are-in-the-store!:a?view=shorts [08:15] TR Bot They track EXACTLY where you are in the store! [08:16] TR News "Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/04/0228218 [08:16] TR Bot Data Centers Causing Huge Temperature Spikes for Miles Around Them, Study Suggests - SoylentNews [08:16] TR News the _*real*_ goal of LLM boosters https://werd.io/cognitive-surrender-leads-ai-users-to-abandon-logical-thinking-research-finds/ [08:16] TR Bot "Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds [08:16] TR News iophk: proprietary _*and*_ LLMs https://www.elliotcsmith.com/web-scale-has-changed/ [08:16] TR Bot Web Scale has changed. [08:30] TR News (NEW): PeaZip 11.0 Archive Manager Speeds Up File Browsing and Enhances Bookmarks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/PeaZip_11_0_Archive_Manager_Speeds_Up_File_Browsing_and_Enhance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/PeaZip_11_0_Archive_Manager_Speeds_Up_File_Browsing_and_Enhance.gmi [08:30] TR Bot Tux Machines PeaZip 11.0 Archive Manager Speeds Up File Browsing and Enhances Bookmarks [08:37] TR News Lets put an end to the speculation https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/05/lets-put-an-end-to-the-speculation/ [08:37] TR Bot Let's put an end to the speculation - TDF Community Blog [08:38] TR News Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/04/bluefish-2-4-1-side-by-side-view/ [08:38] TR Bot Bluefish 2.4.1 Released with Side-by-Side View & Improved Dark Mode | UbuntuHandbook [08:39] TR News You can now enable Ubuntu Pro from the OS setup tool https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-pro-initial-setup-tool [08:39] TR Bot You can now enable Ubuntu Pro from the OS setup tool - OMG! Ubuntu [08:40] TR News How To Install Telnet on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-telnet-debian-13/ [08:40] TR Bot How To Install Telnet on Debian 13 - idroot [08:40] TR News How To Install Pangolin on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-pangolin-debian-13/ [08:40] TR Bot How To Install Pangolin on Debian 13 - idroot [08:50] TR News Techrights You Know "The Economy" is Fake When 6 Months After Oracle Says Debt-Saddled 'Open' 'AI' (Slop) Will Pay It $300,000,000,000 Oracle Says It Must Lay Off 30,000 Workers at 6AM https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/You_Know_The_Economy_is_Fake_When_6_Months_After_Oracle_Says_De.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/You_Know_The_Economy_is_Fake_When_6_Months_After_Oracle_Says_De.gmi [08:50] TR Bot Techrights You Know "The Economy" is Fake When 6 Months After Oracle Says Debt-Saddled 'Open' 'AI' (Slop) Will Pay It $300,000,000,000 Oracle Says It Must Lay Off 30,000 Workers at 6AM [08:54] *newuser51 has quit (connection closed) ● Apr 06 [09:07] *newuser51 (~newuser51@medxxsru8gb3s.irc) has joined #techrights [09:07] TR News Techrights Enron Versus NVIDIA (the Cost of Circular Financing, or Funding Your Own Customers to Buy Your Products) - The Inventory Paradox or The Vibe Revenue Admission https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Enron_Versus_NVIDIA_the_Cost_of_Circular_Financing_or_Funding_Y.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Enron_Versus_NVIDIA_the_Cost_of_Circular_Financing_or_Funding_Y.gmi [09:07] TR Bot Techrights Enron Versus NVIDIA (the Cost of Circular Financing, or Funding Your Own Customers to Buy Your Products) - The Inventory Paradox or The Vibe Revenue Admission [09:07] TR News How To Install WGDashboard on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-wgdashboard-linux-mint-22/ [09:07] TR Bot How To Install WGDashboard on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [09:08] TR News How To Install Ventoy on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-ventoy-fedora-43/ [09:08] TR Bot How To Install Ventoy on Fedora 43 - idroot [09:33] *darwin has quit (connection closed) ● Apr 06 [10:09] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [10:57] TR News (NEW): KDE 4s Air Theme Making a Comeback, Oxygen Gets Major Revamp for Plasma 6.7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_4_s_Air_Theme_Making_a_Comeback_Oxygen_Gets_Major_Revamp_fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_4_s_Air_Theme_Making_a_Comeback_Oxygen_Gets_Major_Revamp_fo.gmi [10:57] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE 4s Air Theme Making a Comeback, Oxygen Gets Major Revamp for Plasma 6.7 ● Apr 06 [11:26] *croissant_ (~croissant@p4k8esfmqnzw2.irc) has joined #techrights [11:27] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:39] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [11:54] *Now talking on #techrights [11:57] Goblin Excellent app/assistant Ive found for Tarot. Not interested in the AI readings but the card interpretations can provide a useful assist. https://github.com/alamahant/TarotCaster [11:57] TR Bot - alamahant/TarotCaster: Qt Tarot Casting Application with AI Interpretation of Spreads GitHub [11:59] TMF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerium [11:59] TR Bot Nerium - Wikipedia [11:59] TMF Currently reading a book called "Common Poisonous Plants" ● Apr 06 [12:00] TMF Kind of weird that there's no pictures attached [12:00] TMF Had to look up about a Rosemary Pea, kind of looks like a Cherry Tomato [12:03] Goblin never heard of that one. I think I saw a special forces documentary once where they rubbed plants on their skin and if there was a rash or iritation it meant the plant was poisonous. [12:06] TMF Rosary pea* [12:07] TMF Wrote it wrong. Whoops [12:09] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [12:10] TMF "The cultivate larkspurs also are suspected of being poisonous. The alkaloids that they contain produce digestive upset and symptons of nervous excitement or depression" [12:12] Goblin youve just reminded me of something I was facinated by a few years ago the Voynich Manuscript. [12:20] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:22] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [12:25] *proc1reflect (~proc1refl@176.223.63.1) has joined #techrights [12:25] TMF People back then (Tribes, probably) used to communicate via tying knows at certain points of the rope [12:25] TMF Knots* [12:26] *proc1reflect has quit (EOF From client) [12:27] TMF I still don't get how languages/any form of communication is formed [12:27] TMF And I'm talking about shit from wayy back [12:29] TMF A classmate told me one time... [12:31] TMF That everyone spoke the same language back then (Bible era), but people would get into constant arguements [12:32] TMF Then God got angry and made everyone communicate differently [12:32] Goblin tower of Babel I believe [12:59] TR News The 'Engineering of Addiction' - 3 Ways Meta and YouTube Are Claimed to Have Harmed Users - SoylentNews https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/05/021235#1439049 Source: Soylent News | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/04/05/021235#1439049 [12:59] TR Bot The 'Engineering of Addiction' - 3 Ways Meta and YouTube Are Claimed to Have Harmed Users - SoylentNews [12:59] TR News How To Install FreeIPA on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-freeipa-almalinux-10/ [12:59] TR Bot How To Install FreeIPA on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [12:59] TR News How To Install OpenLDAP on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-openldap-almalinux-10/ [12:59] TR Bot How To Install OpenLDAP on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot ● Apr 06 [13:01] TR News How to Install Desktop Environment on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-desktop-environment-on-ubuntu-26-04 [13:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-desktop-environment-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [13:01] TR News How to Install Brave Browser on Ubuntu 26.04 https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-brave-browser-on-ubuntu-26-04 [13:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-brave-browser-on-ubuntu-26-04 ) [13:02] TR News Samsung revives GNU/Linux on Galaxy: The native terminal arrives with One UI 8.5 https://hackwarenews.com/samsung-revives-linux-on-galaxy-the-native-terminal-arrives-with-one-ui-8-5/ [13:02] TR Bot Samsung revives Linux on Galaxy: The native terminal arrives with One UI 8.5 [13:05] TR News Germany Doxes UNKN, Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/germany-doxes-unkn-head-of-ru-ransomware-gangs-revil-gandcrab/ [13:05] TR Bot Germany Doxes UNKN, Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab Krebs on Security [13:07] TR News Sites that knowingly link so sites which use slop - i.e. they know it's slop but in spite of that still cite/link - discredit themselves [13:07] TMF https://web.archive.org/web/20020901203259/http://www.ugo.com/ [13:08] TR Bot UGO.com, UnderGroundOnline - Kingdom Hearts Review [13:08] TMF Kinda weird how entertainment on the net used to work [13:08] TR News Set up a CI framework using Red Bait Ansible Automation Platform, Podman, and Horreum https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/06/ci-framework-using-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-podman-horreum [13:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/06/ci-framework-using-red-hat-ansible-automation-platform-podman-horreum ) [13:09] TR News Slop Was a Flop and Energy Crisis Will be Slop's Final Blow https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Slop_Was_a_Flop_and_Energy_Crisis_Will_be_Slop_s_Final_Blow.shtml [13:09] TR Bot Techrights Slop Was a Flop and Energy Crisis Will be Slop's Final Blow [13:09] TMF Now there's one site for one designated thing [13:09] TMF Piracy is still the same [13:09] TMF I think [13:10] TR News Lazy Reading for 2026/04/05 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/04/05/lazy-reading-for-2026-04-05/ [13:10] TR Bot Lazy Reading for 2026/04/05 DragonFly BSD Digest [13:11] TR News EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_XI_EPO_Strike_Enters_Its.shtml [13:11] TR Bot Techrights EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XI - EPO Strike Enters Its Second Week, EPO Sheds Off Qualified Staff to Make Way for Nepotists [13:11] TR News Drone Strikes on Amazon (GAFAM) Datacentres Highlight Azure's Miniscule Share https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/05/Drone_Strikes_on_Amazon_GAFAM_Datacentres_Highlight_Azure_s_Min.shtml [13:11] TR Bot Techrights Drone Strikes on Amazon (GAFAM) Datacentres Highlight Azure's Miniscule Share [13:14] TR News NetBSD 11.0_RC3 is out https://distrowatch.com/netbsd [13:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/netbsd ) [13:15] TR News Naughty Kia? https://bkhome.org/news/202604/naughty-kia.html [13:15] TR Bot Naughty Kia? [13:15] TR News Fuel economy across the Nullarbor Plain https://bkhome.org/news/202604/fuel-economy-across-the-nullarbor-plain.html [13:15] TR Bot Fuel economy across the Nullarbor Plain [13:17] TR News FunOS 24.04.4 (Calamares Installer) Alternative ISO Release https://funos.org/funos-24-04-4-calamares/ [13:17] TR Bot FunOS 24.04.4 LTS (with Calamares Installer) FunOS [13:54] TR News I Tried Vibing an RSS Reader and My Dreams Did Not Come True https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/vibe-dreams-didnt-come-true/ [13:54] TR Bot I Tried Vibing an RSS Reader and My Dreams Did Not Come True - Jim Nielsens Blog [13:55] TR News agarimos [13:55] TR News AgarimOS 20260405 is released https://distrowatch.com/agarimos [13:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos ) [13:55] TR News AfagOS 20260405 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/afagos [13:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/afagos ) [13:56] TR News Hackers breached the European Commission (The Next Web) https://lwn.net/Articles/1066371/ [13:56] TR Bot breached the European Commission (The Next Web) [LWN.net] [13:57] TR News PlayStation 3 emulator makes Cell CPU 'breakthrough' that improves performance in all games 'All CPUs can benefit from this, from low-end to high-end!' says RPCS3 devs https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/rpcs3-ps3-emulator-gets-cell-cpu-breakthrough-that-improves-performance-in-all-games [13:57] TR Bot PlayStation 3 emulator makes Cell CPU 'breakthrough' that improves performance in all games 'All CPUs can benefit from this, from low-end to high-end!' says RPCS3 devs | Tom's Hardware [13:58] TR News ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ice-foiled-vibe-coding-man [13:58] TR Bot ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck [13:58] TR News Bob 1.0 Users Bugged By Lack Of One Feature https://www.itjungle.com/2026/04/06/bob-1-0-users-bugged-by-lack-of-one-feature/ [13:58] TR Bot Bob 1.0 Users Bugged By Lack Of One Feature - IT Jungle [13:58] TR News AbeirOS 20260405 is released https://distrowatch.com/abeiros [13:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/abeiros ) [13:59] TR News Ventoy 1.1.11 is released as well https://distrowatch.com/ventoy [13:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ventoy ) [13:59] TR News Missing Coinventors and the Death of a Patent https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/04/missing-coinventors-and-the-death-of-a-patent.html ● Apr 06 [14:00] TR Bot Missing Coinventors and the Death of a Patent | Patently-O [14:00] TR News Berserk Arch 2026.04.05 is released https://distrowatch.com/berserkarch [14:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/berserkarch ) [14:02] TR News Linux gettign worse over time https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Phasing-Out-i486 Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc7 https://lwn.net/Articles/1066406/ [14:02] TR Bot 7.1 Expected To Begin Removing i486 CPU Support - Phoronix [14:02] TR Bot prepatch 7.0-rc7 [LWN.net] [14:02] TR News Week 2 of April I.C.B.M. Layoffs Accelerate Based on Rumours https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Week_2_of_April_IBM_Layoffs_Accelerate_Based_on_Rumours.shtml [14:02] TR Bot Techrights Week 2 of April IBM Layoffs Accelerate Based on Rumours [14:03] TR News (NEW): Linux 7.0-rc7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_7_0_rc7.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_7_0_rc7.gmi [14:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux 7.0-rc7 [14:04] TR News KDE is getting support for the xx-fractional-scale-v2 Wayland protocol https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-getting-support-for-the-xx-fractional-scale-v2-wayland-protocol/ [14:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-is-getting-support-for-the-xx-fractional-scale-v2-wayland-protocol/ ) [14:05] TR News Rufus alternative Ventoy, a backdoored Windows 11, GNU/Linux USB install app, reaches major milestone https://www.neowin.net/news/rufus-alternative-ventoy-a-windows-11-linux-usb-install-app-reaches-major-milestone/ [14:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/rufus-alternative-ventoy-a-windows-11-linux-usb-install-app-reaches-major-milestone/ ) [14:07] TR News Polymarket Has Turned Our Climate Apocalypse Into a Casino https://futurism.com/science-energy/polymarket-gambling-climate-change [14:07] TR Bot Polymarket Has Turned Our Climate Apocalypse Into a Casino [14:11] TR News China issues e-commerce guidance after EU lawmakers press country on unsafe products https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-issues-e-commerce-guidance-after-eu-lawmakers-press-country-on-unsafe-products [14:11] TR Bot China issues e-commerce guidance after EU lawmakers press country on unsafe products | The Straits Times [14:17] TR News Target Warns That If Its Hey Hi (AI) Shopping Agent Makes an Expensive Mistake, Youll Have to Pay for It https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/target-ai-agent-tos [14:17] TR Bot Target Warns That If Its AI Shopping Agent Makes an Expensive Mistake, You'll Have to Pay for It [14:17] TR News China Cracking Down on the Types of Hey Hi (AI) That Are Tearing America Apart https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/china-usa-ai-regulations [14:17] TR Bot China Cracking Down on the Types of AI That Are Tearing America Apart [14:19] TR News Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That Proprietary Chaffbot Company Has Secretly Been Funding Their Work https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-nonprofit-child-safety [14:19] TR Bot Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That OpenAI Has Secretly Been Funding Their Work [14:19] TR News Yale University May Have Put a Nail in the Drake vs. Kendrick Rap Battle Coffin: Law School Backs UMG in Amicus Brief https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/05/yale-university-drake-vs-kendrick/ [14:19] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/04/05/yale-university-drake-vs-kendrick/ ) [14:21] TR News Falkon Connect: The Future https://yo-whats-up2.github.io/myblog/SOK-2026/Blog-2-Future [14:21] TR Bot Falkon Connect: The Future [14:22] TR News Halfway there to 6.7: Updates on Oxygen and Air https://filipfila.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/halfway-there-to-6-7-updates-on-oxygen-and-air/ [14:22] TR Bot Halfway there to 6.7: Updates on Oxygen and Air Filip Fila's blog [14:23] TR News Advantech MIO-5356 An industrial 3.5-inch SBC based on defective chip maker Intel Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/04/06/advantech-mio-5356-an-industrial-3-5-inch-sbc-based-on-intel-core-series-3-wildcat-lake-soc/ [14:23] TR Bot Advantech MIO-5356 - An industrial 3.5-inch SBC based on Intel Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" SoC - CNX Software [14:23] TR News digiKam Splashscreen contributions https://www.digikam.org/news/2026-04-05-splashscreen_contributions/ [14:23] TR Bot digiKam - Splashscreen contributions [14:24] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Super Meat Boy 3D - 2026-04-04 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-04-04-edition/index.html [14:24] TR Bot New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Super Meat Boy 3D - 2026-04-04 Edition [14:25] TR News Garrett and his Microsoft flunkies appear to have realised that talking about Techrights always backfires [14:26] TR News Steam starts gathering FPS data with latest client update company to estimate framerates based on your hardware, Beta feature to focus on SteamOS devices https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-starts-gathering-fps-data-with-latest-client-update-company-to-estimate-framerates-based-on-your-hardware-beta-feature-to-focus-on-steamos-devices [14:26] TR Bot Steam starts gathering FPS data with latest client update company to estimate framerates based on your hardware, Beta feature to focus on SteamOS devices | Tom's Hardware [14:33] TR News TexLab cross-platform implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX https://www.linuxlinks.com/texlab-cross-platform-implementation-language-server-protocol-latex/ [14:33] TR Bot - cross-platform implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX - LinuxLinks [14:34] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Screen Capture Tools for Hyprland https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-screen-capture-gui-tools-hyprland/ [14:34] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Screen Capture Tools for Hyprland - LinuxLinks [14:34] TR News Slopsheets https://www.linuxlinks.com/univer-build-ai-native-spreadsheets/ [14:34] TR Bot - build AI-native spreadsheets - LinuxLinks [14:35] TR News April first again??? https://www.linuxlinks.com/developer-week-lennart-poettering/ [14:35] TR Bot of the Week: Lennart Poettering - LinuxLinks [14:35] TR News flowR sophisticated, static dataflow analyzer https://www.linuxlinks.com/flowr-sophisticated-static-dataflow-analyzer/ [14:35] TR Bot - sophisticated, static dataflow analyzer - LinuxLinks [14:35] TR News arp-scan minimalistic ARP scan tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/arp-scan-minimalistic-arp-scan-tool/ [14:35] TR Bot - 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LinuxLinks [14:38] TR News Linux Saloon 194 | News Flight Night https://cubiclenate.com/2026/04/04/linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night [14:38] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://cubiclenate.com/2026/04/04/linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linux-saloon-194-news-flight-night ) [14:40] TR News Sink Your Claws In | LINUX Unplugged 661 https://feed.jupiter.zone/allshows#entry-13948 [14:40] TR News Japan https://blog.jimmac.eu/posts/japan/ "At the start of the year I promised myself to shoot my Fuji more. 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[14:40] TR Bot Japan - Even a Stopped Clock [14:41] TR News On Our Way to Independence: On Track to Meet Aprils Funding Goal https://fossforce.com/2026/04/on-our-way-to-independence-on-track-to-meet-aprils-funding-goal/ https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/03/Independence_Drives_and_Community_Run_Sites.shtml [14:41] TR Bot On Our Way to Independence: On Track to Meet April's Funding Goal - FOSS Force [14:41] TR Bot Techrights "Independence Drives" and Community-Run Sites [14:42] TR News tiktok attention https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/opinion/politics-midterms-tiktok-attention-content.html [14:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/opinion/politics-midterms-tiktok-attention-content.html ) [14:44] TR News "New Public is funded by The Knight Foundation, Omidyar" https://macwright.com/2026/04/05/in-the-atmosphere.html [14:44] TR Bot the Atmosphere - macwright.com [14:47] TR News "Microsoft's former senior exec, who was laid off after 26 years, shares message on Oracle layoffs..." [14:49] TR News Wine 11.6 just made modding Windows games on Linux easier, and Proton could be next https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-6-just-made-modding-windows-games-linux-easier/ [14:49] TR Bot Wine 11.6 just made modding Windows games on Linux easier, and Proton could be next [14:51] TR News Arduino UNO Q Bundle Pairs Board and AI Guide https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/arduino-uno-q-bundle [14:51] TR Bot Arduino UNO Q Bundle for Linux, AI, and Real-Time Design | Elektor Magazine [14:51] TR News Linux 7.0 Cuts PostgreSQL Performance in Half https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/05/aws-engineer-reports-postgresql-perf-halved-by-linux-7-kernel-change-xcxwbn/ [14:51] TR Bot Linux 7.0 Cuts PostgreSQL Performance in Half [14:51] TR News I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-hyprland-understand-why-linux-users-wont-stop-talking-about/ [14:51] TR Bot I switched to Hyprland and now I get why Linux users are obsessed with it [14:52] TR News "Intel has released Linux NPU Driver v1.32.0, adding support for the upcoming Wildcat Lake platform. This is the user-space side of Intels Linux NPU stack, which works with the upstream IVPU kernel accelerator driver used for Intel NPUs on Core Ultra systems." https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-adds-wildcat-lake-support-to-linux-npu-driver [14:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-adds-wildcat-lake-support-to-linux-npu-driver ) [14:52] TR News The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes https://www.xda-developers.com/best-thing-about-modern-linux-rollback-your-mistakes/ [14:52] TR Bot The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes [14:53] TR News I disabled background startup apps on Linux, and everything felt lighter within a day https://www.makeuseof.com/disabled-background-startup-apps-on-linux-everything-felt-lighter/ [14:53] TR Bot I disabled background startup apps on Linux, and everything felt lighter within a day [14:54] TR News I replaced my entire Windows workflow with Linux apps and only hit one wall https://www.makeuseof.com/replaced-windows-workflow-with-linux-apps/ [14:54] TR Bot I replaced my entire Windows workflow with Linux apps and only hit one wall [14:56] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/today_s_howtos.gmi [14:56] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [14:58] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam Games, SteamOS, RPCS3, and Old DOS Games https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Games_Steam_Games_SteamOS_RPCS3_and_Old_DOS_Games.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Games_Steam_Games_SteamOS_RPCS3_and_Old_DOS_Games.gmi [14:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Steam Games, SteamOS, RPCS3, and Old DOS Games [14:59] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ● Apr 06 [15:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:03] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, Software for the Web: Feeding, QUIC, and ontent Management Systems (CMSs) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Libre_Software_for_the_Web_Feeding_QUIC_and_ontent_Managem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Libre_Software_for_the_Web_Feeding_QUIC_and_ontent_Managem.gmi [15:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, Software for the Web: Feeding, QUIC, and ontent Management Systems (CMSs) [15:06] TR News (NEW): Devices and Hackable Hardware With Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Devices_and_Hackable_Hardware_With_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Devices_and_Hackable_Hardware_With_Linux.gmi [15:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Devices and Hackable Hardware With Linux [15:08] TR News (NEW): KDE: Wayland, Falkon Connect, digiKam Splashscreen, and Updates on Oxygen and Air https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_Wayland_Falkon_Connect_digiKam_Splashscreen_and_Updates_on_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/KDE_Wayland_Falkon_Connect_digiKam_Splashscreen_and_Updates_on_.gmi [15:08] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE: Wayland, Falkon Connect, digiKam Splashscreen, and Updates on Oxygen and Air [15:08] TR News (NEW): Valnet on Moving to GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop, Making It Work Better https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Valnet_on_Moving_to_GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop_Making_It_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Valnet_on_Moving_to_GNU_Linux_on_the_Desktop_Laptop_Making_It_W.gmi [15:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Valnet on Moving to GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop, Making It Work Better [15:13] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: FunOS, OpenBSD, and IBM Stuff https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_FunOS_OpenBSD_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_FunOS_OpenBSD_and.gmi [15:13] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: FunOS, OpenBSD, and IBM Stuff [15:15] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts, PostgreSQL, Ventoy and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Audiocasts_PostgreSQL_Ventoy_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Audiocasts_PostgreSQL_Ventoy_and_More.gmi [15:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts, PostgreSQL, Ventoy and More [15:16] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:17] TMF https://archive.org/details/mushroom-guide-and-identifier [15:17] TR Bot The Mushroom Guide And Identifier: The Ultimate Guide To Identifying, Picking And Using Mushrooms : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive [15:17] TMF A book about mushrooms [15:17] TMF Fungus [15:18] TR News Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Crackers Breached the European Commission, Why "Old Way of Campaigning Wont Cut It Anymore" https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Crackers_Breached_the_European_Commission_Why_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Links_06_04_2026_Crackers_Breached_the_European_Commission_Why_.gmi [15:18] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/04/2026: Crackers Breached the European Commission, Why "Old Way of Campaigning Wont Cut It Anymore" [15:21] TR News "Aggregators like CAPCOM, Spacewalk, Comitium, Antenna, GTL, Cosmos and others are really really good. I love them and want to endorse them. They really help Gemini." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/gemini-centralization [15:23] TR News "My sister and my whole family would say to me, Why are you wasting your time on that nonsense on TV, but I was a devoted viewer of all the stupid childrens programs and cartoons or dubbed shows on Educational TV" gemini://kolhaam.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-04-06_the_world_of_yesterday_the_world_of_tomorrow.gmi [15:24] TR News Today I dont watch television at all. At most I listen to the radio and music. And when I do look at todays television, what I actually see is the telescreen from 1984mind-shaping, the pop-politics of a television that rapes you and slaughters your soul" [15:25] TR News "24-hour broadcasts of war reports, routine sirens, missiles, interceptions, running to sheltersand meanwhile the government steals from the people their money, their rights, and their democracy as always, all in total lawlessness. Compared to the television of the past, the conclusion is that todays media aims to turn viewers into post-traumatic or mentally broken people for life" [15:26] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@c76qijwpykv8a.irc) has joined #techrights [15:48] TR News Techrights Observing Slop's Demise https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Observing_Slop_s_Demise.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Observing_Slop_s_Demise.gmi [15:48] TR Bot Techrights Observing Slop's Demise ● Apr 06 [16:13] TR News Techrights GAFAM Paying the Price for Pursuing US Military Money (Taxpayers' Money as 'Stimulus' With Strings Attached) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/GAFAM_Paying_the_Price_for_Pursuing_US_Military_Money_Taxpayers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/GAFAM_Paying_the_Price_for_Pursuing_US_Military_Money_Taxpayers.gmi [16:13] TR Bot Techrights GAFAM Paying the Price for Pursuing US Military Money (Taxpayers' Money as 'Stimulus' With Strings Attached) [16:18] TR News (NEW): Linux 6.6.133 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_6_6_133.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Linux_6_6_133.gmi [16:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux 6.6.133 [16:19] Goblin "Today I dont watch television at all. At most I listen to the radio and music. " - I recommend LBC and James O'Brien if you don't already listen to him. [16:21] schestowitz[TR3] what does he cover? [16:21] Goblin current affairs mainly....really good presenter [16:22] TMF I haven't watched TV since early 2024 [16:22] TMF It's a waste of ass [16:22] Goblin i dont watch much....listen to radio though....like my BBC 4 and 4EX [16:22] TMF I like some of the CFTP archives [16:22] TMF https://archive.org/details/cftp-2003-12-26 [16:23] TR Bot Crap From The Past - December 26, 2003: 2003 - The Year In Review : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive [16:23] schestowitz[TR3] tech pundits in the bbc and guardian vanished [16:23] schestowitz[TR3] hard to ignore [16:23] schestowitz[TR3] what's left is PR parrots [16:32] TR News Techrights IBM prioritises a "lot of smoke and hype and use of trending buzzwords" https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IBM_prioritises_a_lot_of_smoke_and_hype_and_use_of_trending_buz.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/IBM_prioritises_a_lot_of_smoke_and_hype_and_use_of_trending_buz.gmi [16:32] TR Bot Techrights IBM prioritises a "lot of smoke and hype and use of trending buzzwords" [16:33] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [16:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [16:40] TR News (NEW): South Africa: Windows Now Measured at 9%, an All-Time Low https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/South_Africa_Windows_Now_Measured_at_9_an_All_Time_Low.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/South_Africa_Windows_Now_Measured_at_9_an_All_Time_Low.gmi [16:40] TR Bot Tux Machines South Africa: Windows Now Measured at 9%, an All-Time Low [16:40] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu 26.04 LTS makes it even easier to enable 10 years of security updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_makes_it_even_easier_to_enable_10_years_of_sec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Ubuntu_26_04_LTS_makes_it_even_easier_to_enable_10_years_of_sec.gmi [16:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu 26.04 LTS makes it even easier to enable 10 years of security updates [16:42] TR News (NEW): The 7 stages of becoming a real Linux user https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/The_7_stages_of_becoming_a_real_Linux_user.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/The_7_stages_of_becoming_a_real_Linux_user.gmi [16:42] TR Bot Tux Machines The 7 stages of becoming a real Linux user [16:52] TR News (NEW): 5 hard truths about switching to Linux that Windows users need to hear https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/5_hard_truths_about_switching_to_Linux_that_Windows_users_need_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/5_hard_truths_about_switching_to_Linux_that_Windows_users_need_.gmi [16:52] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 hard truths about switching to Linux that Windows users need to hear [16:53] TR News Like Gulagboy's spouse. "According to police sources, the arrest follows allegations of rape made by a woman currently living in the United States. She publicly shared the accusation on social media on Friday, claiming that the incident took place a year ago during Lamsals visit to the US." https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/amp/news/artist-bale-arrested-over-rape-allegation-86-77.html [16:53] TR Bot Artist Bale arrested over rape allegation - myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles | Republica [16:53] TR News (NEW): antiX 26 is the Linux distro that makes a 2009 laptop feel faster than a modern Chromebook https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/antiX_26_is_the_Linux_distro_that_makes_a_2009_laptop_feel_fast.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/antiX_26_is_the_Linux_distro_that_makes_a_2009_laptop_feel_fast.gmi [16:53] TR Bot Tux Machines antiX 26 is the Linux distro that makes a 2009 laptop feel faster than a modern Chromebook [16:59] TMF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spZDJ4vqem8 [16:59] TR Bot https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=spZDJ4vqem8 [16:59] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=spZDJ4vqem8 ) ● Apr 06 [17:03] MinceR 06 133216 < TMF> Then God got angry and made everyone communicate differently [17:03] MinceR and now people don't get into arguments anymore. great fucking job, as always, yahweh. [17:04] MinceR abrahamics deserve the god they invented for themselves. [17:04] MinceR they also deserve each other. [17:05] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/06/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi [17:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [17:07] MinceR https://imgur.com/gallery/report-illegal-aliens-YLTZeKw [17:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/report-illegal-aliens-YLTZeKw ) [17:10] TR News Techrights "Free Speech, Free Press": What the World Needs to Improve https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Speech_Free_Press_What_the_World_Needs_to_Improve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Free_Speech_Free_Press_What_the_World_Needs_to_Improve.gmi [17:10] TR Bot Techrights "Free Speech, Free Press": What the World Needs to Improve [17:12] TR News Traps gemini://kodaro.it/msf/comics/021.Traps.webp [17:12] TR News Today I learned about $RANDOM gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/04/06/today-i-learned-about-random [17:32] TMF Rich people back then thought Tomatoes were poisonous because It's Acid mixed in with the Lead from the plates they ate from [17:32] TMF What kind of person eats a tomato like an Apple? [17:32] MinceR not because it looks like its toxic relatives? [17:34] TMF Can you name the toxic relatives? I want to read about it [17:35] TMF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atropa_bella-donna [17:35] TR Bot Atropa bella-donna - Wikipedia [17:35] TMF I think It's this [17:35] MinceR Solanum genus [17:36] TMF History is weird [17:38] TMF Barbers acted as surgeons in the medieval era [17:38] TMF "You've got a headache? Let's pour out a gallon of blood into a bucket" [17:39] TMF Scary shit [17:42] TMF https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-jobs-automation-expert [17:42] TR Bot AI Expert Says It's Time to Stop Freaking Out About AI Taking Our Jobs ● Apr 06 [18:12] *TMF has quit (Quit: Leaving) [18:15] *croissant_ is now known as croissant [18:40] admfubar in the end they were just pooped out, https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/player-defeats-darks-souls-ii-using-only-poop-42-hits-of-dung-pie-defeats-the-final-boss [18:40] TR Bot Player defeats Darks Souls II using only poop 42 hits of dung pie defeats the final boss | Tom's Hardware [18:48] admfubar https://www.securityweek.com/google-deepmind-researchers-map-web-attacks-against-ai-agents/ [18:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-deepmind-researchers-map-web-attacks-against-ai-agents/ ) [18:48] TR News Attempt to steer RWKVv7 and ending up with configurable confidence gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/04-06-attempt-to-steer-rwkvv7-and-ending-up-with-configurable-confidence.gmi [18:49] TR News "It was Jimmy Carter who first had solar panels installed onto the White House. Apparently the oil embargo of 1973 and other concerns had lit a fire under some, and warmed water while not magical will shave some bucks off the energy bill. "The Oil Crisis: This Time the Wolf Is Here" (1973) details some of the fire." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/04/06/span.gmi [18:53] admfubar https://www.securityweek.com/the-next-cybersecurity-crisis-isnt-breaches-its-data-you-cant-trust/ [18:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/the-next-cybersecurity-crisis-isnt-breaches-its-data-you-cant-trust/ ) [18:54] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 06/04/2026: Solar Panel Story and Centralisation https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Gemini_Links_06_04_2026_Solar_Panel_Story_and_Centralisation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Gemini_Links_06_04_2026_Solar_Panel_Story_and_Centralisation.gmi [18:54] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 06/04/2026: Solar Panel Story and Centralisation ● Apr 06 [19:07] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 36 Out of 200: Claim KB-2024-003529 in a Nutshell (Microsoft Employee Does Terrible Things, Then Sues the Reporter in Another Continent) https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_36_Out_of_200_Claim_KB_2024_003529_in_a_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_36_Out_of_200_Claim_KB_2024_003529_in_a_N.gmi [19:07] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 36 Out of 200: Claim KB-2024-003529 in a Nutshell (Microsoft Employee Does Terrible Things, Then Sues the Reporter in Another Continent) [19:22] TR News Techrights The Cloud of Smoke https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Cloud_of_Smoke.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/The_Cloud_of_Smoke.gmi [19:22] TR Bot Techrights The Cloud of Smoke [19:31] MinceR https://imgur.com/gallery/why-hunt-eggs-when-you-can-let-kids-do-work-you-7cVTLeh [19:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/why-hunt-eggs-when-you-can-let-kids-do-work-you-7cVTLeh ) [19:35] TR News Techrights Wikileaks is About to Turn 20 https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Wikileaks_is_About_to_Turn_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/Wikileaks_is_About_to_Turn_20.gmi [19:35] TR Bot Techrights Wikileaks is About to Turn 20 [19:48] *ewig has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [19:50] TR News Techrights What Matters is Software Freedom, Not the Brands https://techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/What_Matters_is_Software_Freedom_Not_the_Brands.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/04/06/What_Matters_is_Software_Freedom_Not_the_Brands.gmi [19:50] TR Bot Techrights What Matters is Software Freedom, Not the Brands [19:52] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights ● Apr 06 [20:23] admfubar https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/04/06/033247/russias-vpn-crackdown-caused-bank-outages-telegram-founder-says [20:23] TR Bot Russia's VPN Crackdown Caused Bank Outages, Telegram Founder Says - Slashdot [20:31] admfubar mutiny on the bug bounty... https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/04/06/0113254/internet-bug-bounty-pauses-payouts-citing-expanding-discovery-from-ai-assisted-research [20:31] TR Bot Internet Bug Bounty Pauses Payouts, Citing 'Expanding Discovery' From AI-Assisted Research - Slashdot [20:32] admfubar TRIPPING!!!!... https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/04/04/021228/scientists-engineered-a-plant-to-produce-5-different-psychedelics-at-once [20:32] TR Bot Scientists Engineered a Plant To Produce 5 Different Psychedelics At Once - Slashdot [20:50] admfubar https://www.salon.com/2026/04/06/ai-is-raising-the-stakes-in-the-government-surveillance-debate/ [20:50] TR Bot is raising the stakes in the government surveillance debate - Salon.com [20:58] admfubar dhs detention warehouses, you know like amazon warehouses... https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-freak-out-as-trump-plan-they-applauded-comes-to-red-states/ [20:58] TR Bot Republicans freak out as Trump plan they applauded comes to red states - Raw Story ● Apr 06 [21:00] admfubar sounds familiar.... https://www.rawstory.com/musk-doge-white-house/ [21:00] TR Bot Musk's armed bodyguards allowed to roam federal buildings without training: report - Raw Story [21:18] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/perplexitys-incognito-mode-is-a-sham-lawsuit-says/ [21:18] TR Bot Perplexity's "Incognito Mode" is a "sham," lawsuit says - Ars Technica [21:31] admfubar just add water too.... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-awkward-reaction-chatgpt-issue [21:31] TR Bot Sam Altman Watches Awkwardly As He's Shown Bizarre ChatGPT Issue: "Uh, Maybe, Uhhh..." [21:43] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2026/04/05/despite-penalties-lawyers-cant-stop-using-ai/ [21:43] TR Bot Penalties, Lawyers Cant Stop Using AI | Hackaday [21:54] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Apr 06 [22:00] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:17] admfubar https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/06/empiricism-washing/ [22:17] TR Bot Pluralistic: Your boss wants to use surveillance data to cut your wages (06 Apr 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [22:21] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [22:37] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/soul-8 [22:37] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Soul ● Apr 06 [23:56] *\join_fashionshowandtell (~join_fashionshowand@bjj8nzaz7ccsn.irc) has joined #techrights [23:56] *\join_fashionshowandtell has quit (Quit: leaving) [23:57] *\join_fashionshowandtell (~join_fashionshowand@bjj8nzaz7ccsn.irc) has joined #techrights