●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 06, 2025 ●● ● Aug 06 [00:29] ZedHedTed might as well commit to the next step and talk to an AI version of your bf [00:29] ZedHedTed cuz that's totally normalTM and healthyTM [00:32] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [00:44] ZedHedTed hmph [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [01:03] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@y6zpznzxb7uv2.irc) has joined #techrights [01:14] ZedHedTed imagine laying off 1000's of workers while touting record profits [01:19] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [01:30] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [01:47] *DavidSch__ has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) ● Aug 06 [02:07] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@y6zpznzxb7uv2.irc) has joined #techrights [02:11] IsambardPrince ZedHedTed, They already had THAT article. [02:11] IsambardPrince And then the woman bought salmon for the AI boyfriend who wasn't there and couldn't eat. [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-050825.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-050825.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-050825.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-050825.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 05, 2025 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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[02:57] *Disconnected (Connection reset by peer). [02:58] MinceR whoda thunk that crApple users would be stupid [02:58] *Now talking on #techrights [02:58] *irc.Prison.NET sets mode +n #techrights [02:58] *irc.Prison.NET sets mode +t #techrights ● Aug 06 [03:04] schestowitz[TR2] just had a dream wwhere i am about to miss airport flight [03:04] schestowitz[TR2] got 1.5 hours till flight [03:04] schestowitz[TR2] and hotel lobby woould not phone a taxi urgently [03:04] schestowitz[TR2] this is what airlines became like [03:06] schestowitz[TR2] And then the woman bought salmon for the AI boyfriend who wasn't there and couldn't eat. [03:06] schestowitz[TR2] i doubt maany people are that dump [03:07] schestowitz[TR2] maybe NPR is pad to make up use cases for chatbots [03:07] schestowitz[TR2] see The Register: [03:07] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/The_Register_s_Editor_in_Chief_Who_Left_for_Google_Told_Me_AI_W.shtml [03:07] TR Bot Techrights The Register's Editor in Chief (Who Left for Google) Told Me "AI" Was a Bubble, But Now The Register Gets Paid to Participate in Inflating This Bubble [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] imagine laying off 1000's of workers while touting record profits [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] even the staff jokes now [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] the higher th stock goes, the more will be laid off [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] maybe they should realise something is very amiss [03:09] schestowitz[TR2] the finances are WRONG [03:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], They need money badly. [03:11] IsambardPrince Trump defunded them. [03:11] schestowitz[TR2] them and IBCM [03:11] schestowitz[TR2] ICBM [03:11] IsambardPrince They probably have a deal with some "AI" pushers to take money to write this shit. [03:12] IsambardPrince There's never been a more perfect time for NPR to become very corrupt. [03:12] TR News "I first discovered BitTorrent back in 2006, and I still use it today for downloading Linux distros and other large amounts of static data. Over the last two decades, I've become familiar with both the technical workings of BitTorrent and the culture surrounding it use, though I wouldn't consider myself an expert on it." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202508/20250805-bittorrent-and-archives.gmi [03:12] IsambardPrince Their only source of money without many real conditions on it was the government. [03:12] schestowitz[TR2] they made up a fictional story [03:12] schestowitz[TR2] each tiem they seem low on monwy they say [03:12] schestowitz[TR2] "investing in hey hi" [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] and they gfet shill like Bill Epsteingate's Seattle Times and Microsofgt Geekwire to repeat that [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] then the american peter bright, Jorden Nuvet [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] always the same storytelling [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] "investing in hey hi" [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] while they SHUT DOWN datacentres [03:14] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-08-06.gmi [03:15] TR News "I still can't tell the difference between the fetcher [4] and the poller [5]. Even the pages describing the two are identical, except one says Fetcher and the other says Poller. That's just really weird. And what's with the plain Feedly/1.0 bot?" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/08/05.1 [03:16] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1374.jpg [03:16] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1724.jpg [03:18] TR News "In spite of the U.S. Constitution's separation of powers between Congress and several States, and the Tenth Amendment guarantee of state sovereignty, the federal government wields extraordinary power over the conduct and policies of state and local governments." gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub/2025-08-05-stop-tyrannical-imperial-presidency [03:20] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I'm in touch with a spay neuter return program for the cats outside. [03:20] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 05, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_05_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_05_2025.gmi [03:20] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 05, 2025 [03:20] IsambardPrince I'm just going to pay to have them all spayed and neutered and vaccines and stuff. [03:21] IsambardPrince It's pretty cheap per cat if they're strays. [03:21] IsambardPrince That way we can stop them from continuing to have more litters. [03:22] IsambardPrince The cats have put on a bit of weight since I started giving them food. [03:22] schestowitz[TR2] what will soiopath coffee genius sday? [03:22] schestowitz[TR2] if you have many strays around? [03:23] schestowitz[TR2] my sister and some neighbours complained [03:23] schestowitz[TR2] about some guy who fed them [03:23] IsambardPrince He's not worried about roaches and tenants that break out windows. [03:23] schestowitz[TR2] i blasted them for giving him a hard time [03:23] IsambardPrince I don't think he cares if I feed stray cats. [03:23] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I'm planning to blast the rest of the hallways with this roach killer. [03:23] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:23] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:23] IsambardPrince You only need to do the baseboards once a year. [03:24] IsambardPrince If I can control the flow of the roaches and get them to stop coming in here, eventually they should all be poisoned between the bait traps and crushed or zapped when I see one. [03:25] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Humberto sez that he ordered a new pane of glass for that window upstairs. [03:25] IsambardPrince They didn't want to report it because they didn't want to pay him $100 to have it replaced. [03:25] IsambardPrince So they were just living with no window. [03:25] TR News 36 articles/pages yesterday http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Today_in_Techrights.shtml [03:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:26] schestowitz[TR2] ?? [03:26] schestowitz[TR2] what about winter? [03:26] schestowitz[TR2] if inevitably it'll be replace [03:26] schestowitz[TR2] then why wait? [03:26] schestowitz[TR2] a lot can go wrong [03:27] schestowitz[TR2] "it's summer, i don't need window" = [03:27] schestowitz[TR2] "i drink soda, so i don't need running water or can settle on brownish water" [03:27] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrinceCouple's therapy from ChatGPT. [03:27] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-050825.html [03:27] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 05, 2025 [03:28] schestowitz[TR2] yes, like I believe this [03:28] schestowitz[TR2] they can also do voodoo dolls [03:28] IsambardPrince I had to kill him your honor. [03:28] schestowitz[TR2] and market that as legit therapyn method [03:28] schestowitz[TR2] if they got paid [03:28] schestowitz[TR2] BillPR [03:28] IsambardPrince Bob the Demented Chat Bot told me to! [03:28] schestowitz[TR2] https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=k9zL9wlMvZE [03:28] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=k9zL9wlMvZE ) [03:29] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], "Bob" told me what to do about an ingrown toenail when I asked it for medical advice. [03:29] IsambardPrince It said cut the toe off with a rusty knife. [03:29] IsambardPrince Those chatbots can spew out reams of dangerous and bad advice. [03:30] schestowitz[TR2] "hahahaa u so funny !!!" [03:33] IsambardPrince https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/social-security/social-security-how-presidents-have-shaped-the-program [03:33] TR Bot and Social Security: How Presidents Have Impacted America's First Social Insurance Policy | Kiplinger [03:33] IsambardPrince The first American to collect monthly retirement checks was Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont. She worked for three years under the Social Security program and paid a lifetime total of $24.75 in accumulated Social Security taxes on her salary. Her initial monthly check was $22.54. Fuller started collecting benefits in January 1940 at age 65 and lived to be 100 years old, dying in 1975. During her lifetime, she collected a total of [03:33] IsambardPrince $22,888.92 in Social Security benefits. [03:33] IsambardPrince --- [03:33] IsambardPrince Paid less than $25 in Social Security tax, got $22,888.92 in benefits. [03:33] IsambardPrince And people wonder why this program doesn't balance out. [03:34] IsambardPrince It's because the people who got the most out compared to what they paid worked most of their life, paid in a couple bucks near the end, and then lived on it for decades. [03:35] IsambardPrince Then the Boomers retired and there isn't enough for them. Because they did so many things to ruin our country that there's no good jobs that pay enough for their children to put much in Social Security tax into the system. [03:35] IsambardPrince So it all unravels. [03:36] IsambardPrince They spent from their 20s to their old ages doing more things to "accumulate wealth" without really earning a lot of it. Even screwing each other over very badly. Things which would have been considered almost criminal or criminal in their parents' generation. [03:36] IsambardPrince Illegal shit going on in Wall Street. Illegal shit going on in the finance sector. [03:36] IsambardPrince Nobody gets punished, government bails them all out. [03:37] IsambardPrince Then they stick my generation with $40 trillion in debt and start dying. [03:38] IsambardPrince All I ever got from them was a fractured shoulder that never healed from being beaten, and thrown out the door and made homeless (the first time I was homeless, there's been twice now). [03:38] IsambardPrince There's never been any accountability for them. [03:38] IsambardPrince Brian should have gone to prison. [03:39] IsambardPrince We should have had a healthcare system where someone would have helped me with the fractured shoulder. [03:39] IsambardPrince When Brian got out of prison he should have been ordered to pay restitution for my healthcare expenses directly to that program. [03:39] IsambardPrince I suppose in a way he did pay restitution. [03:40] IsambardPrince He drove himself into an early grave. Paid social taxes his entire life, didn't get a single penny. [03:40] IsambardPrince So you could look at that as the money Medicare will pay to fix my shoulder. [03:41] IsambardPrince He was good enough to die before he got anything out of the system. [03:41] IsambardPrince He didn't morally deserve to benefit from the social security system. [03:41] IsambardPrince Instead it goes to a disabled person that he beat the shit out of and caused to have massive psychological issues. [03:42] IsambardPrince I am very upset when I hear the news blame "mental illness" for violent crime. [03:43] IsambardPrince It's designed to antagonize the public against people who have a serious problem, but almost never harm someone other than themselves because of that problem. [03:43] IsambardPrince It's designed to stigmatize mental illness and make it seem pathological, criminal. [03:44] IsambardPrince Most people with mental illness just have a very deformed view of the world that while harmless to the people around them, causes the people affected to suffer. [03:45] IsambardPrince So like, that's things like depression, or social phobia, or even "psychosis" which again is not usually dangerous to other people. [03:45] IsambardPrince Psychosis is a break with reality, which is a problem, but it doesn't necessarily mean violence. [03:46] IsambardPrince My parents didn't want to pay for childcare, so they left me with an aunt who had schizophrenia. [03:46] IsambardPrince She was harmless to others but behaved quite strangely. [03:46] IsambardPrince People feared her even though she was a nice person. [03:47] TR News Techrights Windows All-Time Lows, Android All-Time Highs in Kuwait https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Windows_All_Time_Lows_Android_All_Time_Highs_in_Kuwait.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Windows_All_Time_Lows_Android_All_Time_Highs_in_Kuwait.gmi [03:47] TR Bot Techrights Windows All-Time Lows, Android All-Time Highs in Kuwait [03:47] IsambardPrince Some of my best childhood memories were when my aunt with the schizophrenia was watching me. [03:48] IsambardPrince She didn't have a job, so we'd go out and do stuff all over town. She had a huge collection of records and sci-fi movies. She lived in a rent-controlled apartment where other people with mental disorders lived, and they'd come around. There was a community room there. [03:48] IsambardPrince So we'd pool money together and go grab some food, and hang out and play cards or video games or something down in the community room. [03:49] IsambardPrince It wasn't a bad set of memories with any of those people. [03:49] IsambardPrince My worst childhood interactions were with my parents, and with Brian (Gonad), who had no mental health diagnosis at all. [03:50] IsambardPrince They held down jobs, they had problems but they made sure nobody diagnosed them and they never ever took any medicine. [03:50] IsambardPrince And those were the people who yelled at me, and beat me, and made my life a living hell. [03:51] IsambardPrince These are the people who will gaslight you. [03:52] IsambardPrince "There's nothing wrong with me. I don't take any medication at all. It's you that is on all the medication." [03:53] IsambardPrince That's like me walking up to a person who is dieting and, in denial of being overweight myself, saying "There's nothing wrong with me. If there's something wrong, there's something wrong with you. You're the one that's eating fucking salad and drinking Slim Fast!" [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] i got some Slim Fast coffees [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] in bottles [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] with high protein content [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] is Slim Fast struggling? [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] in this economy? [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] I've notivd lately thye offload stocks [03:55] schestowitz[TR2] in date, it just seems like they cannot persuade shops to stock their products [03:55] schestowitz[TR2] maybe not enough buyersd [03:55] schestowitz[TR2] many diet companies went bust [03:55] schestowitz[TR2] people prioritise for money, so no "Slim Fast" [03:56] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I've used Slim Fast before. [03:56] IsambardPrince I think it mostly works because it makes you more mindful that the longer you don't lose weight the longer you'll be chugging on those. But there's no exit ramp from the Slim Fast. [03:57] IsambardPrince So when you're not drinking it anymore and saying "This is what I can have for dinner after these two canned shakes." you lose all sense of portion control and just go back to eating what you want, and all that weight creeps back on. [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] yoyo diet [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] met oibjective [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] then go back to where you used to be [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] rather uselss [03:58] IsambardPrince Slim Fast is pretty much just a MacGuffin. [03:58] TR News (NEW): StarDict Plugins in Debian 13 Raise Privacy Concerns https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/StarDict_Plugins_in_Debian_13_Raise_Privacy_Concerns.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/StarDict_Plugins_in_Debian_13_Raise_Privacy_Concerns.gmi [03:58] TR Bot Tux Machines StarDict Plugins in Debian 13 Raise Privacy Concerns [03:59] IsambardPrince " yoyo diet [03:59] IsambardPrince met oibjective [03:59] IsambardPrince then go back to where you used to be [03:59] IsambardPrince rather uselss [03:59] IsambardPrince Slim Fast is pretty much just a MacGuffin." [03:59] IsambardPrince whoops [03:59] IsambardPrince It did it again. [03:59] IsambardPrince "A MacGuffin is an object, device, or event in a story that is crucial for the plot and motivates the characters, but is ultimately insignificant or irrelevant on its own. The term was popularized by Alfred Hitchcock, who used it to describe elements that drive the story forward without holding intrinsic value." ● Aug 06 [04:00] TR News "I was in the music store messing around with a pedal I wanted to try before I bought it (a Tera Echo), just sitting there with a red single-cutaway Epiphone into the TE-2 into a Princeton. Cascading a bunch of chords and rhythmic harmonics through the shimmer and reverb of the pedal and amp." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/8-05.gmi [04:00] IsambardPrince So basically, if you watch an Indiana Jones movie, the Holy Grail, or the Ark of the Covenant are the MacGuffin, right? They're a device that drives the story, but they're not really important other than that. It's a reason for the rest of the characters in the movie to develop. [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] good news! i lost x LBs [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] a week passes [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] pounds gained back [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] so that good news is already irrelevant [04:02] IsambardPrince Right. [04:02] IsambardPrince It's like the next Indiana Jones movie where the Holy Grail no longer matters. [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] sleep and food are like this [04:03] IsambardPrince Because you could watch the next one and it doesn't factor into any of it. [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] you never sleep enough for a year [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] or eat enough or a lifetime [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] billionaires also sleep and go to the toilet for stuff [04:03] IsambardPrince My mom asked me one time how I was losing so much weight. [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] there are no workarounds for hospital; visits either [04:04] IsambardPrince I told her "I don't keep food in my house, and never junk food and soda." [04:04] IsambardPrince It was as much about poverty as trying to lose weight. [04:04] IsambardPrince I get so fat when I'm not just utterly broke. [04:04] IsambardPrince So it ebbs and flows with how much food I can buy. [04:05] IsambardPrince I have a theory about Europeans. [04:05] IsambardPrince And why they're all so insufferably thin. [04:05] IsambardPrince It's because food costs a lot more there, and the government takes more of their salary away and wastes it. [04:05] IsambardPrince Less food, less fat people. [04:06] IsambardPrince You read stories about French bakeries going bankrupt because they can't afford their energy bills anymore. [04:06] IsambardPrince Less places to buy bread. [04:06] IsambardPrince Less temptation to eat. [04:06] IsambardPrince Failure of the government planning leads to higher input prices which leads to a collapse of the bakeries, which makes people thinner again. [04:07] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 06/08/2025: BitTorrent and Feedly Bots https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Gemini_Links_06_08_2025_BitTorrent_and_Feedly_Bots.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Gemini_Links_06_08_2025_BitTorrent_and_Feedly_Bots.gmi [04:07] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 06/08/2025: BitTorrent and Feedly Bots [04:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], So why are Americans "fat"? Well, in a way it's called being a victim of your own success. [04:08] IsambardPrince When the government steals less of your paychecks, the cost of living is lower, and food is widely accessible, there's going to be more fat people. [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] europeans are not thin [04:08] IsambardPrince There's more food, more money to buy it with from your paycheck, and more places selling cheaper food. [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] compared to USA everyone is thin [04:09] IsambardPrince I think the factor that Europe has done nothing except making the government a damned millstone has led to this. [04:09] IsambardPrince Not even because of trying for it. [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] this is nonsense [04:09] IsambardPrince I mean, the government anywhere is usually a serial arsonist trying to burn your life down. [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] 1. europe is not thin [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] 2. poor people are more fat [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] 3. obesity is often a sign of poverty [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] 4. it's not about price of food [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] 5. healthy food is more expensive [04:10] IsambardPrince So people in the Philippines are poor. [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] you were never in europe [04:10] IsambardPrince And they're fucking POOOR. [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] different genetics [04:10] IsambardPrince And they don't get fat until they come here. [04:10] IsambardPrince Then they're FAT. [04:10] IsambardPrince Just like everyone else who moves here and starts eating. [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] and also different diet [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] they can eat a lot of rice [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] in us they probably eat some corn-syrup thing with rice in it [04:11] IsambardPrince I'm not very fond of rice. [04:11] IsambardPrince It doesn't taste like much. [04:11] IsambardPrince But you pour some gravy on it and it's pretty good. [04:11] IsambardPrince You can say that about potatoes too I guess. [04:12] IsambardPrince Potatoes are great, with some butter and sour cream. Or mashed with butter and gravy. [04:12] IsambardPrince But you eat a plain potato and it's not great. [04:12] IsambardPrince Not great. [04:12] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, back to tech pls [04:12] schestowitz[TR2] we need to find out msft financing [04:12] schestowitz[TR2] where it derives fake "value" from [04:12] IsambardPrince When I was more concerned with my weight, and had a potato, to avoid all the calories from the butter and sour cream, I sometimes just dumped A1 sauce all over the baked potato. [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] (which is of course a lie) [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] https://parishinvestments.com/ [04:13] TR Bot Welcome to Parish & Company LLC - Parish & Company LLC [04:14] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Selling bonds to folks who like Bonds, I guess. [04:14] IsambardPrince You're exposed bigly to Microsoft bonds in your 401(k). [04:14] IsambardPrince So you're exposed to them through stocks and bonds. [04:14] IsambardPrince Ouch. [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] https://parishinvestments.com/blog/ [04:15] TR Bot Welcome to my Blog - Parish & Company LLC [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] he write a lot of politics this past decade [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] not taxes [04:15] IsambardPrince Corporate Paper is a fancy way of saying GAFAM is slipping its debt notes into that part of your allocation as well. [04:15] IsambardPrince So you're more exposed to GAFAM than you think. [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] https://parishinvestments.com/2012/09/18/sept-18-2012-bain-capitals-big-untold-story-buried-in-gawker-documents/ [04:15] TR Bot Bain Capital's Big Untold Story Buried in Gawker Documents - Parish & Company LLC [04:16] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The reason it's safer to hold Corporate Bonds than Stocks is that if the company collapses it gets liquidated. [04:16] IsambardPrince So Bonds get paid out first. [04:16] IsambardPrince There's usually not enough assets, but stockholders get nothing. [04:16] IsambardPrince You're much less likely to lose absolutely everything in the bond market. [04:16] IsambardPrince But it's also not going to grow very fast. [04:17] IsambardPrince Because the only source of growth is the interest from debt repayments. [04:17] IsambardPrince There's all kinds of bonds, with all sorts of credit ratings. [04:17] IsambardPrince Microsoft is still classified as a good credit risk. [04:18] IsambardPrince So they pay a lower rate to borrow than some others. [04:18] schestowitz[TR2] https://parishinvestments.com/2011/01/11/why-shares-os-matter-apple-intel-google-and-microsoft/ [04:18] TR Bot Why Shares Outstanding Matter: Apple, Intel, Google and Microsoft - Parish & Company LLC [04:18] schestowitz[TR2] "" [04:18] IsambardPrince Which means that their risk may not be correctly classified, *and* you may not be well compensated compared to the real risk. [04:18] schestowitz[TR2] For investors, however, shares outstanding do indeed matter. Given that neither Apple nor Google have ever paid a dividend, coupled with their near tax exempt income status due to massive stock option deductions, the following analysis could be germane. [04:18] schestowitz[TR2] Some may argue with reason that sales and profits should be considered yet the purpose of this analysis is singular, to tune out everything except the number of mouths a company has to feed with respect to future dividends and capital appreciation." [04:18] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Good credit means you have not defaulted, yet. [04:19] IsambardPrince That's almost all it really means. [04:19] IsambardPrince The other part is not being indebted heavily compared to the ability to pay. [04:19] IsambardPrince So you say Microsoft is worth trillions. It means that their indebtedness looks more manageable. [04:19] IsambardPrince Which drives down their credit default risk. [04:20] IsambardPrince In FICO scoring (which is not the same thing, but it's the version that PEOPLE get scored with), it's mostly about not having defaulted. [04:20] IsambardPrince Being heavily indebted won't cost you many FICO points. [04:21] IsambardPrince Maxing out your credit cards but not missing any payments on a FICO score that started off in the 800s, will still leave you with 750-770, which is considered "Very Good". [04:21] IsambardPrince Even though it paints a picture of a person who can't manage their debt, they still say you're a "good credit risk"., [04:21] IsambardPrince Maybe not excellent, but good. [04:21] IsambardPrince Then you miss one payment, and your score falls to 650. [04:21] IsambardPrince :D [04:22] IsambardPrince Well, last month you were very good. This month you're just "Fair" [04:22] IsambardPrince See? [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] https://parishinvestments.com/2007/10/22/obstacles-facing-microsofts-healthvault-initiative/ [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] "When Microsoft announed its HealthVault concept I frankly just burst out laughing. It was back in 1999 when I proposed this concept to Intel Capital, the idea being to establish a place at Intel.com where users could store sensitive information, in particular health care records. The idea was to drive the project, not from a software perspective, but rather from that a bank would use with respect to safety deposit boxes. [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] With Bill Gates friend and collaborator Warren Buffett being one of the biggest players in the health insurance industry, including medical malpractice, and Microsofts numerous strategic partnerships with drug companies and others in the health care industry, one has to wonder who would trust Microsoft with this information. And even if you trusted them, would they be competent enough to not have their vault hacked and the info [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] rmation sold to health insurance companies." [04:22] TR Bot Obstacles Facing Microsoft's HealthVault Initiative - Parish & Company LLC [04:22] IsambardPrince They don't really start opening whoop ass on your FICO score unless you miss a payment. [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://parishinvestments.com/2007/10/04/microsoft-suffers-major-setback-in-russia/ [04:23] IsambardPrince Then that missed payment is on there for 7 years. [04:23] TR Bot Microsoft Suffers Major Setback in Russia - Parish & Company LLC [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] "In a major victory for the Linux operating system, Russia has mandated that all Russian schools will be using open source software by 2009. Open source is indeed a great learning environment and it is unfortunate that students here in the US continue to have their educations dumbed down by being forced to use Windows based products." [04:23] IsambardPrince The reason one missed payment hurts like hell is because if people do it once more are probably on the way. [04:23] IsambardPrince So they brand you so you can't get more "credit" easily. [04:24] schestowitz[TR2] https://parishinvestments.com/2007/09/10/microsoft-an-update/ [04:24] TR Bot Microsoft - An Update - Parish & Company LLC [04:24] schestowitz[TR2] "Many ask, Bill, why dont you write about Microsoft anymore? The reason is that it seems rather sad, how an organization with so much promise fell so far, blinded by short term greed. Regarding technology and innovation, Microsoft is simply no longer relevant. Sadly, Microsofts legacy may indeed be its crushing of so many promising young companies here in the US, only to force such growth to instead occur in other nations." [04:24] schestowitz[TR2] he does not have much to offer [04:25] schestowitz[TR2] also a load of Russia apologism [04:28] IsambardPrince Mass layoffs still are all about failed management. [04:28] IsambardPrince But people like Satya don't take responsibility. [04:50] TR News Techrights Richard M. Stallman Has Published AI Memos Since 1980 (45 Years Ago) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Richard_M_Stallman_Has_Published_AI_Memos_Since_1980_45_Years_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Richard_M_Stallman_Has_Published_AI_Memos_Since_1980_45_Years_A.gmi [04:50] TR Bot Techrights Richard M. Stallman Has Published AI Memos Since 1980 (45 Years Ago) [04:53] TR News RMS was in this movie https://www.mymovies.it/film/2017/thenewradical/ [04:53] TR Bot New Radical - Film (2017) - MYmovies.it ● Aug 06 [05:09] TR News Techrights Microsoft is Apparently Sending Gag Orders or NDAs to Staff That Got Laid Off (We were told not to post on LinkedIn. Not to say anything.) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Microsoft_is_Apparently_Sending_Gag_Orders_or_NDAs_to_Staff_Tha.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Microsoft_is_Apparently_Sending_Gag_Orders_or_NDAs_to_Staff_Tha.gmi [05:09] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft is Apparently Sending Gag Orders or NDAs to Staff That Got Laid Off (We were told not to post on LinkedIn. Not to say anything.) [05:11] TR News Publicly-traded company: you cannot talk about being laid off as that might impact our share price [05:11] TR News "Unionized Software Developers? Hahahaha! I can't wait for them to assert the "You can't work on my code, I can only work on my code. Union Rules)" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1xj3pkj [05:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1xj3pkj ) [05:22] TR News Techrights New "US Editor for The Register" is 80% Microsoft and Windows https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/New_US_Editor_for_The_Register_is_80_Microsoft_and_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/New_US_Editor_for_The_Register_is_80_Microsoft_and_Windows.gmi [05:22] TR Bot Techrights New "US Editor for The Register" is 80% Microsoft and Windows [05:37] TR News Techrights The Mainstream Media Talks About Spotify Share Price and Price Hikes, Not Its Debt Increasing by About 33% in Just 12 Months https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/The_Mainstream_Media_Talks_About_Spotify_Share_Price_and_Price_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/The_Mainstream_Media_Talks_About_Spotify_Share_Price_and_Price_.gmi [05:37] TR Bot Techrights The Mainstream Media Talks About Spotify Share Price and Price Hikes, Not Its Debt Increasing by About 33% in Just 12 Months ● Aug 06 [06:15] TR News Techrights Apple's iOS Bigger Than Microsoft Windows in Many Countries https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Apple_s_iOS_Bigger_Than_Microsoft_Windows_in_Many_Countries.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Apple_s_iOS_Bigger_Than_Microsoft_Windows_in_Many_Countries.gmi [06:15] TR Bot Techrights Apple's iOS Bigger Than Microsoft Windows in Many Countries [06:19] IsambardPrince https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/health/rfk-jr-vaccine-funding.html [06:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/health/rfk-jr-vaccine-funding.html ) [06:19] IsambardPrince "Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts" [06:20] IsambardPrince "The health department said it will favor other types of shots over those using mRNA, like whole-cell vaccines. That technology is more than 100 years old. The United States has not used a whole-cell vaccine for whooping cough since the 1990s because it was potent but harsh, often setting off high fevers and seizures. [06:20] IsambardPrince Mr. Kennedy himself assailed the leading international vaccine organization, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for continuing to use the whole-cell vaccine in low-income countries, citing it as the reason the United States was pulling funding from the organization." [06:29] TR News Techrights 66 Countries Where More People Use iPhones (or iPads) Than Microsoft Windows, According to statCounter Data https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/66_Countries_Where_More_People_Use_iPhones_or_iPads_Than_Micros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/66_Countries_Where_More_People_Use_iPhones_or_iPads_Than_Micros.gmi [06:30] TR Bot Techrights 66 Countries Where More People Use iPhones (or iPads) Than Microsoft Windows, According to statCounter Data [06:34] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/03/22/image-redone-with-cartels/index.shtml [06:34] TR Bot Gates Foundation Roundup: (Mis)Education With Spin; GAVI, Pfizer, Merck, and the African Ventures [06:35] schestowitz[TR2] Gavi also mentioned by name in https://techrights.org/o/2010/03/15/huffington-causecast-and-gates/index.shtml [06:35] TR Bot Huffington Post, Technologizer, and Other Web Sites in Bill's Pocket [06:35] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/03/28/privatisation-of-edu-and-life/index.shtml [06:35] TR Bot Gates Foundation Roundup: Schools, Vaccines Monopoly, and Fatally Flawed Studies [06:35] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/06/21/myhrvold-and-gates-monopoly/index.shtml [06:35] TR Bot Gates Foundation Keeps Increasing Investments in BP, Super-Patent Troll Nathan Myhrvold Joins the Feast [06:35] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/06/22/school-reform-the-gates-way/index.shtml [06:35] TR Bot Bill Gates and Microsoft Use Government Support to Turn Public Schools Into Private Business [06:35] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/06/30/school-districts-private-interests/index.shtml [06:35] TR Bot The Gates Foundation May Be Turning School Teachers Into State-funded PR Agents [06:35] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/07/06/lobbying-agenda-setting-gf/index.shtml [06:35] TR Bot Gates Foundation Still Sponsors Blogs That Praise Its Work, Lobbies Governments, Takes Over School Districts [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/08/03/gates-agenda-us-education/index.shtml [06:36] TR Bot Gates Foundation Staff and Affiliates Enter School Boards in the United States [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/08/03/gates-foundation-under-fire/index.shtml [06:36] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://techrights.org/o/2010/08/03/gates-foundation-under-fire/index.shtml ) [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/09/08/gates-foundation-activities-explained/index.shtml [06:36] TR Bot Latest Examples of Gates Foundation Attacking the World Under Pretense of Charity [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2010/09/22/monopolising-population-control/index.shtml [06:36] TR Bot Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and the Urgent Need for Population Control [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2011/01/13/kneel-for-bill-at-africa/index.shtml [06:36] TR Bot Gates Foundation is Not African But Speaks and Decides for Africa [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/o/2011/09/13/gates-lobbies-the-right-politicians/index.shtml [06:36] TR Bot Bill Gates Piggybacks Vaccination Revolution For Fame and Profit (Patents) [06:37] schestowitz[TR2] more recently, re Gavi, in https://techrights.org/o/2020/08/11/the-crazy-card/index.shtml [06:37] TR Bot You Just Know Somebody is in a State of Retreat When the Strategy Becomes to Discredit One's Critics (or Collectively Paint Them All as Wrong/Crazy) [06:41] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [06:53] TR News Techrights A Blow for Patent Ambitions of Bill Epsteingate https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/A_Blow_for_Patent_Ambitions_of_Bill_Epsteingate.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/A_Blow_for_Patent_Ambitions_of_Bill_Epsteingate.gmi [06:53] TR Bot Techrights A Blow for Patent Ambitions of Bill Epsteingate ● Aug 06 [07:00] TR News Techrights Staying Productive https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Staying_Productive.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Staying_Productive.gmi [07:00] TR Bot Techrights Staying Productive [07:02] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@8zghqrupr4xbs.irc) has joined #techrights [07:04] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Delinquency rate on open credit card accounts hit 6.93% in the most recent quarter. [07:04] IsambardPrince Last year it was 4%. [07:05] IsambardPrince The year before that, 2%. [07:05] IsambardPrince What story is this telling? (This figure also excludes charged off debt sold to collectors.) [07:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [07:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [07:20] TR News Techrights #HowTo Quadruple Your "Goodwill" Value and Grow Your (Wall) Street "Value" From $152B to $4000B Without Producing a Single Successful Product/Service https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/How_to_Quadruple_Your_Goodwill_Value_and_Grow_Your_Wall_Street_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/How_to_Quadruple_Your_Goodwill_Value_and_Grow_Your_Wall_Street_.gmi [07:20] TR Bot Techrights How to Quadruple Your "Goodwill" Value and Grow Your (Wall) Street "Value" From $152B to $4000B Without Producing a Single Successful Product/Service [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: lowered standards [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] HIV? OK. [07:23] schestowitz[TR2] Leprosy? No problem. [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] Systemic bed bugs. [07:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [07:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [07:31] IsambardPrince https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/trump-doge-member-assaulted.html [07:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/trump-doge-member-assaulted.html ) [07:31] IsambardPrince "A prominent member of the Department of Government Efficiency was beaten in an attempted carjacking in Washington this week, prompting President Trump to renew his threat of a federal takeover of the city. [07:31] IsambardPrince The victim was Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old software engineer known by his online sobriquet, Big Balls, according to the police, who said he was surrounded and attacked by 10 young assailants outside his car." [07:31] TR News (NEW): TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 15 Gen10 Linux Ultrabook Unveiled with Ryzen AI 300 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Pro_15_Gen10_Linux_Ultrabook_Unveiled_with_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Pro_15_Gen10_Linux_Ultrabook_Unveiled_with_.gmi [07:31] TR Bot Tux Machines TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 15 Gen10 Linux Ultrabook Unveiled with Ryzen AI 300 [07:31] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Big Balls got beaten up and carjacked. [07:38] TR News Techrights They Want You To Talk About Trump or 'The Other Bill' in Relation to Trafficking of Underage Girls for Sexual Exploitation https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/They_Want_You_To_Talk_About_Trump_or_The_Other_Bill_in_Relation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/They_Want_You_To_Talk_About_Trump_or_The_Other_Bill_in_Relation.gmi [07:38] TR Bot Techrights They Want You To Talk About Trump or 'The Other Bill' in Relation to Trafficking of Underage Girls for Sexual Exploitation [07:40] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: oh, b0lls [07:47] IsambardPrince https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/IT [07:47] TR Bot Gartner Inc - Stock Price, Quote and News - CNBC [07:47] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], ^ [07:47] IsambardPrince Gartner down almost 28%. [07:52] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights ● Aug 06 [08:00] TR News Techrights Ask Google (Jeeves) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Ask_Google_Jeeves.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Ask_Google_Jeeves.gmi [08:00] TR Bot Techrights Ask Google (Jeeves) [08:02] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], https://www.pymnts.com/digital-first-banking/2025/bofas-cashpro-platform-uses-ai-to-put-treasurers-in-control/ [08:02] TR Bot BofAs CashPro Platform Uses AI to Put Treasurers In Control [08:02] IsambardPrince LOL [08:02] IsambardPrince https://www.pymnts.com/consumer-finance/2025/household-debt-rises-to-18-39-trillion-as-auto-mortgage-originations-tick-up/ [08:02] TR Bot Household Debt Rises to $18.39 Trillion as Originations Tick Up [08:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [08:10] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Microsoft is loading some big rebates on the AmEx cards this month. [08:11] IsambardPrince AmEx Offers are like, additional rebates you can activate and then use. It's not AmEx funding them. It's the company who promotes them. [08:13] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Favourite Pay-to-Say 'Analyst' Firm Has Just Collapsed https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Microsoft_s_Favourite_Pay_to_Say_Analyst_Firm_Has_Just_Collapse.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Microsoft_s_Favourite_Pay_to_Say_Analyst_Firm_Has_Just_Collapse.gmi [08:13] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Favourite Pay-to-Say 'Analyst' Firm Has Just Collapsed [08:14] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I joked with my physical therapist. [08:15] IsambardPrince She said she was updating my at-home exercised on the app and wanted me to check to see if it had updated. [08:15] IsambardPrince I said, "What is this? Windows? It hits you with an update and you have to reboot to see if your computer even works anymore?" [08:15] IsambardPrince :) [08:16] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Landlord story. [08:16] IsambardPrince They woke me up yesterday for the fire inspection. [08:17] IsambardPrince I said there never used to be so many and asked the fireman why it was every year now. [08:17] IsambardPrince He said "Usually we try to do them every 2-3 years, but your landlord has called us every year asking when his inspection is, so we just come out and do one." [08:18] IsambardPrince Mom said, "He wants to know so that they don't catch him off guard." I told her, "Yeah, I noticed that the EXIT sign that's never got a bulb in it had one suddenly." [08:29] TR News Anon: Good news. No 'smart'phones allowed during the school day in Turku schools https://yle.fi/a/7-10082093 [08:29] TR Bot Nu blir det mobilfritt hela skoldagen i bo en sal full av rektorer applderade beslutet | boland | Svenska Yle [08:30] *schestowi has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [08:30] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [08:33] TR News (NEW): 4MLinux 49.0 Distro Adds Support for Bcachefs Installations, New Apps, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/4MLinux_49_0_Distro_Adds_Support_for_Bcachefs_Installations_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/4MLinux_49_0_Distro_Adds_Support_for_Bcachefs_Installations_New.gmi [08:33] TR Bot Tux Machines 4MLinux 49.0 Distro Adds Support for Bcachefs Installations, New Apps, and More [08:33] TR News Techrights FOSSY 2025 Conference Safety https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/FOSSY_2025_Conference_Safety.gmi [08:33] TR Bot Techrights FOSSY 2025 Conference Safety [08:36] TR News "Cult of PiN has a seriously cool style that merges pinball with roguelikes, and now you can try it out early." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/check-out-the-demo-for-cult-of-pin-a-pinball-roguelike/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:36] TR Bot out the demo for Cult of PiN, a pinball roguelike | GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR News "Sometimes I think I've seen it all, and then along comes a Portal dating sim with Aperture Dating Simulator." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/a-portal-dating-sim-yep-aperture-dating-simulator-is-set-to-release-on-august-28/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR Bot Portal dating sim? Yep. Aperture Dating Simulator is set to release on August 28 | GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR News "Free Lives, developers of Broforce and Terra Nil, have confirmed their next game Stick It to the Stickman is set to arrive on August 18th. It will enter Early Access first, with a full release due in approximately 12 months." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/physics-based-brawler-stick-it-to-the-stickman-from-free-lives-arrives-august-18/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR Bot brawler Stick It to the Stickman from Free Lives arrives August 18 | GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR News "The King is Watching from Hypnohead and tinyBuild is a unique micro-management roguelite kingdom builder that will suck you right in. Note: a key was provided to GamingOnLinux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/keep-a-close-eye-on-your-kingdom-in-the-king-is-watching/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR Bot a close eye on your kingdom in The King is Watching | GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR News "Skyblivion is a remake of Oblivion in the Skyrim engine, something that has been exciting RPG fans for a while and it's finally coming soon." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/oblivion-remade-in-the-skyrim-engine-skyblivion-is-on-the-final-stretch-to-release/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:37] TR Bot remade in the Skyrim engine, Skyblivion is on the final stretch to release | GamingOnLinux [08:38] TR News "openSUSE Leap 16.0 has entered the Release Candidate phase, and for anyone gaming on Steam with openSUSE Leap you'll need some tweaks." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/opensuse-leap-16-0-will-need-steam-gamers-to-install-some-extras-due-to-no-32-bit/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:38] TR Bot Leap 16.0 will need Steam gamers to install some extras due to no 32-bit | GamingOnLinux [08:49] TR News "For a while now Linux users with NVIDIA GPUs have been reporting performance issues with DirectX12 titles using VKD3D, but a fix may finally be coming." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-are-working-on-a-general-optimization-for-vkd3d-directx12-games-on-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:49] TR Bot are working on a "general optimization" for VKD3D / DirectX12 games on Linux | GamingOnLinux [08:49] TR News "Here we go again? Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a popular extraction shooter from Crytek that's now broken on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck due to Easy Anti-Cheat." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/hunt-showdown-1896-broken-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-due-to-easy-anti-cheat/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:49] TR Bot Showdown 1896 broken on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck due to Easy Anti-Cheat | GamingOnLinux [08:52] TR News "Godot Foundation announced that JetBrains have become a Platinum sponsor of Godot Engine development, helping push this cross-platform open source game engine." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/jetbrains-now-a-platinum-sponsor-of-godot-engine/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:52] TR Bot now a Platinum sponsor of Godot Engine | GamingOnLinux [08:55] TR News "I really hope Techland learned some lessons from Dying Light 2, as I have high hopes for Dying Light: The Beast. The latest trailer certainly makes it look fun, as short as it is." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/dying-light-the-beast-looks-absolutely-brutal-in-the-new-trailer/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:55] TR Bot Light: The Beast looks absolutely brutal in the new trailer | GamingOnLinux [08:55] TR News "Second Face Software have announced that their incredibly popular Portal: Revolution mod for Portal 2 has dropped the Native Linux build." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/portal-revolution-drops-native-linux-support-to-focus-on-proton/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:55] TR Bot Revolution drops Native Linux support to focus on Proton | GamingOnLinux [08:59] TR News BS hype for GAFAM, PR stunt: "Googles AI Agent Big Sleep Flags 20 Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Software" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/googles-ai-agent-big-sleep-flags-20-vulnerabilities-in-open-source-software-1895705 [08:59] TR Bot Googles AI Agent Big Sleep Flags 20 Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Software ● Aug 06 [09:00] TR News "Paintings of Dantes Inferno: 2 Abandon hope The Eclectic Light Company" https://eclecticlight.co/2025/08/04/paintings-of-dantes-inferno-abandon-hope/ [09:00] TR Bot Paintings of Dantes Inferno: 2 Abandon hope The Eclectic Light Company [09:00] TR News "A Saddam-Style Response to a Bad Jobs Report" https://www.thenextmove.org/p/a-saddam-style-response-to-a-bad [09:00] TR Bot A Saddam-Style Response to a Bad Jobs Report [09:01] TR News "Saudi Arabias Aramco reports disappointing earnings" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/05/2025/saudi-arabias-aramco-reports-disappointing-earnings [09:01] TR Bot Arabias Aramco reports disappointing earnings | Semafor [09:02] TR News "Epstein victims condemn Trump administration for plan to unseal grand jury testimony" https://www.axios.com/2025/08/05/epstein-victims-anonymous-letters-court-grand-jury http://techrights.org/o/2020/09/28/non-denying-and-false-denials/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/They_Want_You_To_Talk_About_Trump_or_The_Other_Bill_in_Relation.shtml [09:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/08/05/epstein-victims-anonymous-letters-court-grand-jury ) [09:02] TR Bot Speaking Through Spokespeople is a Sign of Weakness, Such as Non-Denying and False Denials (or: Bill Gates Never Denied His Connections to MIT Through Jeffrey Epstein) [09:02] TR Bot Techrights They Want You To Talk About Trump or 'The Other Bill' in Relation to Trafficking of Underage Girls for Sexual Exploitation [09:02] TR News iophk: microsoft apologists blame the victim -- again https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/in-cybersecurity-people-are-the-weak-point/ [09:02] TR Bot In cybersecurity, people are the weak point | The Strategist [09:02] TR News "The Paranoid Style in American Economics - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-paranoid-style-in-american-economics [09:02] TR Bot The Paranoid Style in American Economics - Paul Krugman [09:03] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [09:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [09:05] TR News (NEW): Daily Driving Thunderbird https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Daily_Driving_Thunderbird.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Daily_Driving_Thunderbird.gmi [09:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Daily Driving Thunderbird [09:06] TR News (NEW): Darktable 5.2.1 Adds Support for Nikon D200, Nikon D5300, and Pentax K-r Cameras https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Darktable_5_2_1_Adds_Support_for_Nikon_D200_Nikon_D5300_and_Pen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Darktable_5_2_1_Adds_Support_for_Nikon_D200_Nikon_D5300_and_Pen.gmi [09:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Darktable 5.2.1 Adds Support for Nikon D200, Nikon D5300, and Pentax K-r Cameras [09:06] TR News (NEW): Games: Dying Light, Godot Engine, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Games_Dying_Light_Godot_Engine_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Games_Dying_Light_Godot_Engine_and_More.gmi [09:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Dying Light, Godot Engine, and More [09:07] TR News "Higher fees for visitors to the US" https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/08/05/higher-fees-for-visitors-to-the-us/ | Source: Papers Please [09:07] TR Bot Higher fees for visitors to the US Papers, Please! [09:08] TR News (NEW): 3 Linux Distros That Feel Like macOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/3_Linux_Distros_That_Feel_Like_macOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/3_Linux_Distros_That_Feel_Like_macOS.gmi [09:08] TR Bot Tux Machines 3 Linux Distros That Feel Like macOS [09:12] TR News "Disney couldnt get Johnson for all the filming days theyd need him." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/05/disney-fears-public-backlash-copyright-issues-over-ai-moana-tron/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:12] TR Bot Disney fears public backlash, copyright issues over AI Moana, Tron Pivot to AI [09:12] TR News "After focusing on IPTV services offering pirated live football matches from Italy's Serie A" https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-scope-widens-to-movie-tv-show-premieres-live-music-250805/ | Source: Torrent Freak [09:12] TR Bot Shield Widens Scope to Protect Movie & TV Premieres & Live Music * TorrentFreak [09:15] TR News "This seems to go much further than what Apples been ordered to do." https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/08/05/google-loses-appeal-against-epic/ | Source: Michael Tsai [09:15] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - Google Loses Appeal Against Epic [09:15] TR News "While Apple largely won the lawsuit that Epic Games levied against it back in 2020, Google hasn't been as lucky." https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/31/epic-games-google-victory/ | Source: MacRumors [09:15] TR Bot Games Wins 'Total Victory' in Google Play Store Dispute - MacRumors [09:16] TR News "These companies colonized the open [Internet], turning their services into necessary but proprietary infrastructure." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/08/05/take-back-our-digital-infrastructure-to-save-democracy/ | Source: Techdirt [09:16] TR Bot Back Our Digital Infrastructure To Save Democracy | Techdirt [09:17] TR News "Contracting records reviewed by 404 Media show that ICE wants to target Gen Z, including with ads on Hulu and HBO Max. " https://www.404media.co/ice-is-about-to-go-on-a-social-media-and-tv-ad-recruiting-blitz/ | Source: 404 Media [09:17] TR Bot ICE Is About To Go on a Social Media and TV Ad Recruiting Blitz [09:20] TR News (NEW): DebEX KDE Plasma based on Debian Trixie (upcoming Debian 13) with Refracta Snapshot and Calamares Installer :: Build 250707 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/12/DebEX_KDE_Plasma_based_on_Debian_Trixie_upcoming_Debian_13_with.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/07/12/DebEX_KDE_Plasma_based_on_Debian_Trixie_upcoming_Debian_13_with.gmi [09:20] TR Bot Tux Machines DebEX KDE Plasma based on Debian Trixie (upcoming Debian 13) with Refracta Snapshot and Calamares Installer :: Build 250707 [09:22] TR News "Ziff Davis-owned IGN Entertainment has laid off staff" https://www.theverge.com/news/718692/ign-entertainment-layoffs-creators-guild-ziff-davis | Source: The Verge [09:22] TR Bot IGN hit by layoffs as parent company Ziff Davis cuts costs | The Verge [09:24] TR News "We asked alumni of The Moscow Times, from its earliest days on Ulitsa Pravdy to its present-day life as a digital news outlet" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/04/he-played-a-colossal-role-moscow-times-alumni-share-memories-of-derk-sauer-a90091 | Source: The Moscow Times [09:24] TR Bot 'He Played a Colossal Role': Moscow Times Alumni Share Memories of Derk Sauer - The Moscow Times [09:27] TR News "El Bouhmidi told OC Media that he was barred from entering the country on 2 August, following a visit to Armenia." https://oc-media.org/french-photojournalist-denied-entry-to-georgia/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [09:27] TR Bot French photojournalist denied entry to Georgia [09:27] TR News "Judge also ruled Mohammed Hegab had lied to the court." https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/spectator-mohammed-hijab-libel-dismissed/ | Source: Press Gazette [09:27] TR Bot Youtuber Mohammed Hijab's libel case against Spectator dismissed - Press Gazette [09:27] TR News "Award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn didnt return as planned from a four-day solo hike in a Norwegian national park known for its glaciers" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/05/alec-luhn-missing-norway-hike-search-journalist/ | Source: The Washington Post [09:27] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/05/alec-luhn-missing-norway-hike-search-journalist/ ) [09:27] TR News "Demirel's full statement reads as follows: [...]" https://anfenglishmobile.com/freedom-of-the-press/kurdish-journalist-serkan-demirel-writes-about-its-deportation-from-germany-80647 | Source: ANF News [09:27] TR Bot ANF | Kurdish journalist Serkan Demirel writes about its deportation from Germany [09:30] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi [09:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [09:33] TR News "She was later convicted of discrediting Russias army." https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/05/train-passenger-fined-for-shouting-that-s-what-you-deserve-russians-during-drone-attack | Source: Meduza [09:33] TR Bot Train passenger fined for shouting Thats what you deserve, Russians! during drone attack Meduza [09:33] TR News "Do naked female breasts have to have a specific academic shape and size to be allowed to appear in public?" https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-41682209.html | Source: Irish Examiner [09:33] TR Bot Denmark to remove 'ugly and pornographic' mermaid statue, reports say [09:33] TR News "UCLA will negotiate with the Trump administration in hopes of reinstating $339 million in federal grants." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-05/ucla-negotiate-nih-nsf-doe-grant-cuts | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:33] TR News (NEW): Audacity 3.7.5 Adds Beta Support for Windows ARM64 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Audacity_3_7_5_Adds_Beta_Support_for_Windows_ARM64.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Audacity_3_7_5_Adds_Beta_Support_for_Windows_ARM64.gmi [09:33] TR Bot UCLA will negotiate with Trump over $339 million in grant freezes - Los Angeles Times [09:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Audacity 3.7.5 Adds Beta Support for Windows ARM64 [09:35] TR News (NEW): Proxmox VE 9.0 Launches with Debian 13 Under the Hood https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Proxmox_VE_9_0_Launches_with_Debian_13_Under_the_Hood.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Proxmox_VE_9_0_Launches_with_Debian_13_Under_the_Hood.gmi [09:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Proxmox VE 9.0 Launches with Debian 13 Under the Hood [09:36] TR News "John Ratcliffe keeps going on propaganda channels to parrot Russian idioms (and make false claims) shamelessly." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/05/russias-useful-idiom-john-ratcliffe-lost-in-two-translations/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [09:36] TR Bot Russia's Useful Idiom, John Ratcliffe: Lost in Two Translations - emptywheel [09:37] TR News "Their findings raised concerns. Out of all fact-checkable posts analyzed, only 29% carried a community note rated as "helpful." In X's system, a note is rated "helpful" when it is upvoted by a diverse group of contributors and prioritized for public display." https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-are-xs-community-notes-fixing-or-fueling-misinformation/a-73315972 | Source: Deutsche Welle [09:37] TR Bot check: Are X's community notes fueling misinformation? DW 08/05/2025 [09:38] TR News "According to Mission Local, Los Angeles private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co. is buying Philz for $145 million, and guess what's not included in that hefty price tag?" https://boingboing.net/2025/08/04/philz-founders-serve-their-loyal-workers-a-steaming-cup-of-betrayal-with-notes-of-greed.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/08/04/philz-founders-serve-their-loyal-workers-a-steaming-cup-of-betrayal-with-notes-of-greed.html ) [09:38] TR News "Dr Kemp and his colleagues have crunched the numbers and found the average life span of a state throughout much of history has been 326 years." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-04/societal-collapse-democracy-inclusive-global/105358546 | Source: ABC [09:38] TR Bot Why do societies collapse and what does it mean for us? - ABC News [09:39] TR News "Unfortunately this is lip service. The platform has been a publisher of far-right white supremacist, white nationalist, racist and antisemitic content and literally Nazi content, as you can see from the screenshot above from its inception." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/04/the-growth-of-the-nazi-bar-lndustry/ | Source: Marcy Wheeler [09:39] TR Bot The Growth of the Nazi Bar lndustry [UPDATE-2] - emptywheel [09:40] TR News "The data analytics and defense software firm is getting a boost from U.S. President Donald Trump's focus on national security and a shift in the Pentagon's software-buying process towards commercial and "non-traditional" providers." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/palantir-lifts-annual-revenue-forecast-again-as-ai-demand-accelerates/articleshow/123107821.cms | Source: India Times [09:40] TR Bot Palantir lifts annual revenue forecast again as AI demand accelerates - The Economic Times [09:40] TR News "The changing ways militaries are trying and buying products, especially software." https://www.axios.com/2025/08/05/palantir-army-software-contract | Source: Axios [09:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/08/05/palantir-army-software-contract ) [09:41] TR News "Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor client in Rust. We're happy to announce the latest release, Arti 1.4.6." https://blog.torproject.org/arti_1_4_6_released/ | Source: Tor [09:41] TR Bot Arti 1.4.6 is released: Hidden Service resilience; work on flow control, Conflux, and CGO. | The Tor Project [09:42] TR News "Interestingly, the top 100 learners in the programme will intern in Russia for a year. At least thats the promise. This would be a rare opportunity for Zimbos looking to break into the global cybersecurity space." https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/free-cybersecurity-training-zimbabwe-cyberus-cyberdom/ | Source: Zimbabwe [09:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/free-cybersecurity-training-zimbabwe-cyberus-cyberdom/ ) [09:44] TR News "To conceal the wheels, the special effects team mounted angled mirrors on the sides of the car. These mirrors reflected the desert ground, creating the illusion that the vehicle was hovering." https://www.vintag.es/2025/08/star-wars-landspeeder.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [09:44] TR Bot Heres How George Lucas Made Luke Skywalkers Landspeeder Floating in Star Wars (1977) ~ Vintage Everyday [09:44] TR News "If youre traveling in America, there are plenty of ways to get to where you want to go. Interstate highways make road trips possible. Planes let you go from one side of the country to the other in a matter of hours." https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/422296/high-speed-rail-california-newsom-trump-abundance | Source: Vox [09:44] TR Bot cant the US build high-speed rail? | Vox [09:45] TR News "In all, the Skydweller flew 220 hours, including one 73-hour flight. Built for long-duration surveillance, engineers think it could in the air longer on solar power alone." https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/navy-flies-solar-drone-73-hours/ | Source: Task And Purpose [09:45] TR Bot The Navy flew a solar-powered drone for 73 hours straight [09:46] TR News "On Monday, Italys Competition Authority (AGCM) fined Infinite Styles Services the company that operates Sheins e-commerce websites in Europe 1 million (about US$1.1 million) for using misleading environmental information to promote the brands clothing." https://www.telesurenglish.net/italy-fines-shein-e1-million-for-misleading-environmental-claims/ | Source: teleSUR [09:46] TR Bot Italy Fines Shein 1 Million for Misleading Environmental Claims - teleSUR English [09:46] TR News "The ministry argued that this weakens the scheme's ability to steer consumers towards genuinely low-emission vehicles." https://yle.fi/a/74-20175955 | Source: YLE [09:46] TR Bot Environmental organisations criticise Finland's proposed "cash-for-clunkers" scheme | Yle News | Yle [09:47] TR News ""Fossil-fuel subsidies surged to a record $7 trillion last year as governments supported consumers and businesses during the global spike in energy prices caused by Russias invasion of Ukraine and the economic recovery from the pandemic. https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/08/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-record-7-trillion | Source: IMF [09:47] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/08/24/fossil-fuel-subsidies-surged-to-record-7-trillion ) [09:57] TR News (NEW): Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.2 Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.16 and GNOME 48.3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Slackware_Based_PorteuX_2_2_Distro_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_6_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Slackware_Based_PorteuX_2_2_Distro_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_6_1.gmi [09:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.2 Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.16 and GNOME 48.3 ● Aug 06 [10:20] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVmu6uHEDHI [10:20] TR Bot https://onion.tube/watch?v=wVmu6uHEDHI [10:20] TR Bot onion.tube | NO TITLE [10:20] IsambardPrince Aliens 1986: The Best Shootout Scene 4K [10:20] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Dealing with roaches with an electric zapper be like.... [10:24] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:59] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@y6zpznzxb7uv2.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [11:06] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:17] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/the-painting#comic [11:17] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) [11:40] TR News "The former financier had surrounded himself with wealthy and powerful figures, including Trump and the Clintons, among many other influential people" https://alabamareflector.com/2025/08/05/repub/us-house-panel-subpoenas-dojs-epstein-files-bill-and-hillary-clinton/ | Source: Alabama Reflector [11:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/08/05/repub/us-house-panel-subpoenas-dojs-epstein-files-bill-and-hillary-clinton/ ) [11:41] TR News "This case has been on the mind of every one of the (search and rescue) members who were involved in the search 28 years ago" https://www.ksl.com/article/51356625/foot-bone-found-at-fish-lake-belongs-to-fisherman-missing-since-1997-dna-confirms | Source: Deseret Media [11:41] TR Bot bone found at Fish Lake belongs to fisherman missing since 1997, DNA confirms | KSL.com [11:42] TR News Overpopulation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse | Source: The Guardian UK [11:42] TR Bot Self-termination is most likely: the history and future of societal collapse | Environment | The Guardian [11:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [11:50] TR News "The state of Florida is suing some of the biggest porn platforms on the [Internet]" https://www.404media.co/florida-sues-huge-porn-sites-including-xvideos-and-bang-bros-over-age-verification-law/ | Source: 404 Media [11:50] TR Bot Florida Sues Huge Porn Sites Including XVideos and Bang Bros Over Age Verification Law [11:56] TR News "U.S. ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc. announced today that its teaming up with the Chinese tech giant, Baidu, Inc., to deploy driverless taxis across Europe, starting with the U.K. and Germany in 2026." https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/04/lyft-partnering-baidu-deploy-robotaxis-europe/ | Source: Silicon Angle [11:56] TR Bot is partnering with Baidu to deploy robotaxis in Europe - SiliconANGLE [11:56] TR News "No oneno matter their ageshould have to hand over their passport or drivers license just to access legal information and speak freely." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/08/blocking-access-harmful-content-will-not-protect-children-online-no-matter-how | Source: EFF [11:56] TR Bot Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online, No Matter How Many Times UK Politicians Say So | Electronic Frontier Foundation [11:57] TR News "Google and Microsoft are rolling out their own passkeys and interoperability between platforms is one of the technologys biggest selling points. So why is Apple getting all the headlines?" https://www.kolide.com/blog/apple-s-passkeys-are-a-big-step-to-a-passwordless-future | [11:57] TR Bot Apple's Passkeys Are a Big Step to a Passwordless Future [11:57] TR News "Passkeys on your iPhone eliminate passwords for supported apps and websites, letting you sign in with Face ID, Touch ID, or another secure method instead." https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/no-more-passwords-how-to-set-up-apples-passkeys-for-easy-sign-ins | Source: PC Mag [11:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/no-more-passwords-how-to-set-up-apples-passkeys-for-easy-sign-ins ) [11:59] TR News Openwashing https://www.dbreunig.com/2025/08/05/initial-thoughts-on-gpt-oss.html | Source: Drew Breunig http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Openwashing_Slop_Using_Slop.shtml [11:59] TR Bot Initial Thoughts on GPT-OSS | Drew Breunig [11:59] TR Bot Techrights Openwashing Slop... Using Slop! [11:59] TR News "Rather than undercutting OpenAI's proprietary models with a free option, cofounder Greg Brockman sees this release as complementary to the companys paid services" https://www.wired.com/story/openai-just-released-its-first-open-weight-models-since-gpt-2/ | Source: Wired [11:59] TR Bot Just Released Its First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2 | WIRED [11:59] TR News "ClosedAI" https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/05/1121092/openai-has-finally-released-open-weight-language-models/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [11:59] TR Bot OpenAI has finally released open-weight language models | MIT Technology Review ● Aug 06 [12:00] TR News "In January, Chinas DeepSeek released its free R1 model, causing some investors to lose faith in the value of AI companies that charge users." https://www.semafor.com/article/08/05/2025/openai-introduces-new-open-models-rivaling-offerings-by-chinas-deepseek-and-metas-llama | Source: Semafor Inc [12:00] TR Bot introduces new open models, rivaling offerings by Chinas DeepSeek and Metas Llama | Semafor [12:00] TR News Windows TCO https://therecord.media/candiru-spyware-active-infrastructure-hungary-saudi-arabia | Source: The Record [12:00] TR Bot Active infrastructure for Candiru spyware linked to Hungary, Saudi Arabia | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:00] TR News Windows TCO https://therecord.media/aruba-curacao-governments-cyberattacks | Source: The Record [12:00] TR Bot Dutch Caribbean islands respond to cyberattacks on courts, tax departments | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:02] TR News "online outrage in the Minguzzi case unfairly targets Kurdish children" https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/anger-on-social-media-directed-at-kurdish-children-80629 | Source: ANF News [12:03] TR Bot ANF | Anger on social media directed at Kurdish children - Part One [12:03] TR News "A couple of months ago, Brianna, a 22-year-old who lives in Milwaukee, downloaded the Tea app." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tea-app-women-safe-controversy-1235399928/ | Source: Rolling Stone [12:03] TR Bot Tea App: It Wants to Keep Women Safe. Is It Working? [12:06] TR News "Beware of robots generating your references. They could very well take it upon themselves to lie on your behalf. Testing in 2023, I observed a whopping 25% truth in the result. What is the truth rating in 2024?" https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/those-titles-ai-bot-thought-i-had.html | Source: BSDly [12:06] TR Bot That grumpy BSD guy: Those Titles the AI Bot Thought I Had Written [12:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:07] TR News "This is why AI bosses are so eager to cite statistics conjured out of thin air, without any backing about how AI is about to replace the majority of workers: [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2025/08/05/ex-princes-of-labor/#hyper-criti-hype | Source: CoryDoctorow [12:07] TR Bot Pluralistic: Bragging about replacing coders with AI is a sales-pitch (05 Aug 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [12:08] TR News "I wrote this short memo last November, 2024, at the invitation of Wired Mid-East for their year-end issue. I think it still holds up nine months later, and represents where we are on this astounding journey." https://kk.org/thetechnium/artificial-intelligences-so-far/ | Source: Kevin Kelly [12:08] TR Bot The Technium: Artificial Intelligences, So Far [12:08] TR News "One of the great wonders of statistical science of the previous century was without a doubt the Soviet Union. They managed to invent and perfect dozens of ways to turn data to your liking, no matter the reality." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/08/lets-properly-analyze-ai-article-for.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [12:08] TR Bot Nibble Stew: Let's properly analyze an AI article for once [12:09] TR News "We see continued evidence that Perplexity is repeatedly modifying their user agent and changing their source ASNs to hide their crawling activity, as well as ignoring or sometimes failing to even fetch robots.txt files." https://blog.cloudflare.com/perplexity-is-using-stealth-undeclared-crawlers-to-evade-website-no-crawl-directives/ | Source: Cloudflare [12:09] TR Bot Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives [12:10] TR News "Mechanistic interpretability and folk psychology both have a role to play in helping us understand AI models." https://www.seangoedecke.com/philosophy-and-ai-interpretability/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [12:10] TR Bot AI interpretability has the same problems as philosophy of mind [12:11] TR News "Wikipedia editors just adopted a new policy to help them deal with the slew of AI-generated articles flooding the online encyclopedia." https://www.404media.co/wikipedia-editors-adopt-speedy-deletion-policy-for-ai-slop-articles/ | Source: 404 Media [12:11] TR Bot Wikipedia Editors Adopt Speedy Deletion Policy for AI Slop Articles [12:11] TR News "As opposed to so-called copypasta, where phrases are copied verbatim from one account to the next and therefore more noticeable, the LLMs respond to user inputs with a range of similar though differentiated answers." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/epstein-files-trump-ai-bot-network-x-1235400646/ | Source: Rolling Stone [12:11] TR Bot Epstein Files Blew Up a Pro-Trump AI Bot Networkon X [12:13] TR News "Apple was the first to hit a $1 trillion valuation in 2018." https://futurism.com/ai-bubble-pops-entire-economy | Source: Futurism https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml [12:13] TR Bot If the AI Bubble Pops, It Could Now Take the Entire Economy With It [12:13] TR Bot Cory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI? Locus Online [12:13] TR Bot Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme [12:13] TR News "include several OpenAI expats like alignment researcher Jacob Hilton and Georgetown researcher Helen Toner, who worked to oust Altman during November 2023's failed CEO coup." https://futurism.com/openai-open-letter-experts-humankind | Source: Futurism [12:13] TR Bot Top AI Experts Concerned That OpenAI Has Betrayed Humankind [12:14] TR News "Ilon Musk and Tesla face a lawsuit from shareholders. They allege securities fraud related to self-driving vehicles. The suit claims Tesla concealed safety risks." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/tesla-elon-musk-sued-by-shareholders-over-robotaxi-claims/articleshow/123123253.cms | Source: India Times https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-autopilot-staged-engineer-says-company-faked-full-autopilot/ [12:14] TR Bot Tesla, Elon Musk sued by shareholders over Robotaxi claims - The Economic Times [12:14] TR Bot Tesla engineer says company faked "full autopilot" video: Report - CBS News [12:15] TR News "On July 23, 2025, AWS deleted my 10-year-old account and every byte of data I had stored with them. No warning. No grace period. No recovery options. Just complete digital annihilation." https://www.seuros.com/blog/aws-deleted-my-10-year-account-without-warning/ | [12:15] TR Bot AWS deleted my 10-year account and all data without warning [12:15] TR News "The original SharePoint vulnerability is a deserialization vulnerability that allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands while these could be literally anything" https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32174 | Source: SANS http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/23/It_s_Time_to_Dump_SharePoint_and_Here_s_What_to_Use_Instead.shtml [12:15] TR Bot Stealing Machine Keys for fun and profit (or riding the SharePoint wave) [12:16] TR Bot Techrights It's Time to Dump SharePoint and Here's What to Use Instead [12:16] TR News "a 600-page book about Apples history: [...] " https://sixcolors.com/link/2025/08/david-pogues-new-book-50-years-of-apple/ | Source: Six Colors [12:16] TR Bot David Pogues new book: 50 years of Apple Six Colors [12:16] TR News "then in September of 2023, the number of requests for the https: version shoots up over 4,000, almost 6,000 in October 2023, and in November of 2023 the poller first shows up, only to go away in December of 2023, only to show up again in March 2024 and stick around from there." https://boston.conman.org/2025/08/05.1 | Source: Sean Conner [12:16] TR Bot A bit of a deep dive into the Feedly bot - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [12:17] TR News "Every day the imps of optimization whisper seductively: measure this, track that, finish this, optimize all the things." https://seanvoisen.com/blog/the-imp-of-optimization/ | Source: Sean Voisen [12:17] TR Bot The imp of optimization | Sean Voisen [12:18] TR News "mechatronics layer" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-new-bionic-knee-is-changing-the-game-for-lower-leg-amputees-180987097/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [12:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/this-new-bionic-knee-is-changing-the-game-for-lower-leg-amputees-180987097/ ) [12:18] *lxo has quit (connection closed) [12:18] TR News "A different approach is usually needed when the context is learning." https://hamatti.org/posts/solutions-and-references/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [12:18] TR Bot Solutions and references : Juha-Matti Santala [12:21] TR News "The first part of this roundup covers announcements made in the days leading up to the event, as well as some of the announcements made on Monday, August 4" https://www.securityweek.com/black-hat-usa-2025-summary-of-vendor-announcements-part-1/ | Source: Security Week [12:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/black-hat-usa-2025-summary-of-vendor-announcements-part-1/ ) [12:22] TR News "This year's Keynote Presentations bring together the most innovative minds across science, technology, and design." https://www.reformer.com/online_features/press_releases/siggraph-2025-announces-keynote-presentations-featuring-top-technological-marvels-shaping-our-trajectory-toward-a-better/article_20645177-0e55-5d9c-a917-d9894dad848e.html | Source: Brattleboro Reformer, Vermont [12:22] TR Bot 2025 Announces Keynote Presentations Featuring Top Technological Marvels Shaping Our Trajectory Toward a Better Future | Press Releases | reformer.com [12:22] TR News "Its time for EFFs annual journey to Las Vegas for the summer security conferences: BSidesLV, Black Hat USA, and DEF CON." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/eff-las-vegas-security-conferences | Source: EFF [12:22] TR Bot EFF at the Las Vegas Security Conferences | Electronic Frontier Foundation [12:23] TR News "After months of being told to wait it out, districts are now supposed to pick up the pieces and act like everythings fine" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/08/trump-education-funding-freeze/683744/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:23] TR Bot Why the White House Backed Down From Its First Big Education Cuts - The Atlantic [12:23] TR News "While this has been our dynamic our entire lives, we know its not a relationship built on punch-you-in-the-arm big-brother exploitation, but one of deep love, collaboration, and partnership." https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/10-years-of-working-with-my-brother-ian/ | Source: Brad Frost [12:23] TR Bot 10 years of working with my brother, Ian! | Brad Frost [12:24] TR News "This interview has been edited for length and clarity." https://www.wired.com/story/how-supercomputing-will-evolve-according-to-jack-dongarra-quantum-artificial-intelligence/ | Source: Wired [12:24] TR Bot Supercomputing Will Evolve, According to Jack Dongarra | WIRED [12:30] TR News "One thing stuck with me though. In addition to just a cool multi-screen setup, Stefan also gave his workstations and servers names. Not just Laptop or Desktop-123 but cool names like Argon, Xenon and Poseidon, to name a few." https://hamatti.org/posts/naming-devices-is-fun/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [12:30] TR Bot Naming devices is fun : Juha-Matti Santala [12:30] TR News "But theres a silver lining. A little corner of the world where generosity still blooms: the blogging community." https://birming.com/2025/08/05/cookies-and-blogs/ | Source: Robert Birming [12:30] TR Bot and blogs | Robert Birming [12:31] TR News "I am active on the demo scene, using the handle "Grip". I mostly do pixel graphics on Amiga and Commodore 64. On the former platform, I tend to use Grafx2 on Linux or Deluxe Paint IV on real hardware." https://www.datagubbe.se/pixels/ | Source: Carl Svensson [12:31] TR Bot Art | datagubbe.se [12:33] TR News MX Linux 25 loses systemd toggling power as Debian 13 looms https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/06/debian_13_mx_25/ [12:33] TR Bot MX Linux 25 loses systemd toggling power as Debian 13 looms The Register [12:34] TR News (NEW): Big Changes Ahead for MX Linux 25 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Big_Changes_Ahead_for_MX_Linux_25.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/04/Big_Changes_Ahead_for_MX_Linux_25.gmi [12:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Big Changes Ahead for MX Linux 25 [12:34] *lxo (~lxo@zj26zv4kdh4g2.irc) has joined #techrights [12:35] TR News The Devastation of American Families Left in the Wake of IBM's Departure from Broome County, NY https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1yg5d9p "AK doing all of this destruction as a mandate, as a demand or everyone else is keeping a blind eye as long as results are there? I guess I'm trying to figure out the intention, and who is in it?" [12:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1yg5d9p ) [12:35] TR News "It is so obvious that AK is doing a very bad job, but it's hard to believe that nobody can see it? Almost 6 years and nobody figured it out yet? He was betting for someone else to win the election, that's for sure... it may have helped him go over $300 and an easier road to moving it all to ban-ga-ban-ga-lo-re." [12:35] TR News "Sorry for being naive, but I have a hard time understanding why destroying an iconic American company may be cool or OK to anyone...." [12:37] TR News (NEW): KDE Plasma 6.4.4 Desktop Environment Improves Notifications, Flatpak Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/KDE_Plasma_6_4_4_Desktop_Environment_Improves_Notifications_Fla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/KDE_Plasma_6_4_4_Desktop_Environment_Improves_Notifications_Fla.gmi [12:37] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.4.4 Desktop Environment Improves Notifications, Flatpak Support [12:40] TR News "By the end of writing a blog post, I have notes on an idea that I can share with others." https://jamesg.blog/2025/08/05/sharing-ideas-on-my-website | Source: James G [12:40] TR Bot Sharing ideas on my website | James' Coffee Blog [12:41] TR News "Time is not something to be fixated on, I guess thats what makes analog clocks kind of neat? I have been so used to have numbers changing, everytime I look down at my watch, or my phone. A set of digits telling me exactly when Im at through the day." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/an-analog-desk-clock/ | Source: Joel Chrono [12:41] TR Bot An analog desk clock [12:41] TR News "Over the last two months or about me and Zachary have traded questions and answers about fanfiction. Below here is the recording of our exchange." https://sarajaksa.eu/2025/08/conversation-about-fanfiction-with-zachary-kai-and-sara-jaksa/ | Source: Sara Jaka [12:41] TR Bot Conversation about Fanfiction with Zachary Kai and Sara Jaka | Blog of Sara Jaka [12:45] TR News The Inflammatory Influence of Social Control Media Giants https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/The_Inflammatory_Influence_of_Social_Control_Media_Giants.shtml [12:45] TR Bot Techrights The Inflammatory Influence of Social Control Media Giants [12:46] TR News TikTok Tan line trend sparks health concerns https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250805-tiktok-tan-line-trend-sparks-health-concerns [12:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250805-tiktok-tan-line-trend-sparks-health-concerns ) [12:47] TR News Weekly recap 3 August 2025 https://librearts.org/2025/08/week-recap-3-august-2025/ [12:47] TR Bot Libre Arts - Weekly recap 3 August 2025 [12:47] TR News Rajeesh K Nambiar: TUG2025: A retrospective https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/tug2025-a-retrospective/ [12:47] TR Bot TUG2025: A retrospective Soliloquies [12:49] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [12:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [12:52] TR News Techrights Links 06/08/2025: Faked Values of Slop Companies and Government Bailouts https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Links_06_08_2025_Faked_Values_of_Slop_Companies_and_Government_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Links_06_08_2025_Faked_Values_of_Slop_Companies_and_Government_.gmi [12:52] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/08/2025: Faked Values of Slop Companies and Government Bailouts ● Aug 06 [13:22] TR News (NEW): NVIDIA 580 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with Better Wayland Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/NVIDIA_580_Linux_Graphics_Driver_Enters_Public_Beta_with_Better.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/NVIDIA_580_Linux_Graphics_Driver_Enters_Public_Beta_with_Better.gmi [13:22] TR Bot Tux Machines NVIDIA 580 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with Better Wayland Support [13:42] TR News "As we expanded into messy, dense, unstructured go-to-market content, the cracks showed fast. Retrieval quality slipped. Feedback loops stalled." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/hope-crash-iterate-one-pms-journey | Source: Red Hat Official [13:42] TR Bot Hope, crash, iterate: One PMs journey to make enterprise library content searchable, findable, and useful - Part 2 [13:42] TR News "This is the first minor release followingRed Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0, a major update to converge OpenShift Service Mesh with the community Istio project, with installation and management using theSail operator." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-openshift-service-mesh-31 | Source: Red Hat Official [13:42] TR Bot Introducing OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 [13:42] TR News "This new supported migration process allows you to preserve your investment in existing processes" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/streamlined-migration-updating-ansible-automation-platform-workflows-work-terraform-enterprise-and-hcp-terraform | Source: Red Hat Official [13:42] TR Bot Streamlined migration: updating Ansible Automation Platform workflows to work with Terraform Enterprise and HCP Terraform [13:43] TR News How To Install Tux Typing Game on Ubuntu 24.04 https://www.ubuntubuzz.com/2025/08/how-to-install-tux-typing-game-on-ubuntu-2404.html | Source: Ubuntubuzz [13:43] TR Bot How To Install Tux Typing Game on Ubuntu 24.04 [13:44] TR News [Old] "But SVGs are also pretty intimidating. The rabbit hole goes deep, and its easy to get overwhelmed." https://www.joshwcomeau.com/svg/friendly-introduction-to-svg/ | Source: Jason W Comeau [13:44] TR Bot A Friendly Introduction to SVG Josh W. Comeau [13:45] TR News "So I wondered, why are we building arbitrary restrictions into our tech? Its computers, they can bear anything." https://aartaka.me/just.html | Source: Artyom Bologov [13:45] TR Bot Just Dont [13:45] TR News "We bought a new convection microwave recently" https://rubenerd.com/status-lights-should-stop-blinding-me/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:45] TR Bot Status lights should stop blinding me [13:47] TR News NYCBUG https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/08/05/nycbug-wednesday-pkgsrc-on-mac-os-x-powerpc-and-aix/ | Source: DragonFly BSD Digest [13:47] TR Bot NYCBUG Wednesday: pkgsrc on Mac OS X/PowerPC and AIX DragonFly BSD Digest [13:48] TR News "A couple days ago, she moved to Eleventy, and I couldnt be happier!" https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/people-keep-this-site-going/ | Source: Joel Chrono [13:48] TR Bot People that keep this site going [13:48] TR News "I'm typing in markdown right now, so I don't have to write any HTML to go along with this" https://hollie.eilloh.net/blog/2025/08/02/ | [13:48] TR Bot Aug.02 - Blaugust Day 2 - Transitioning to Eleventy [13:49] TR News "Nathanial, with some interesting details about the TCP protocol: [...]" https://initialcharge.net/2025/08/nathanial-tcp-networking-web-development/ | Source: Mike Rockwell [13:49] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://initialcharge.net/2025/08/nathanial-tcp-networking-web-development/ ) [13:49] TR News "We want to celebrate this occasion by collecting and sharing stories. Your stories about curl." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/08/05/c10kday/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [13:49] TR Bot daniel.haxx.se [13:55] TR News (NEW): NetworkManager 1.54 Brings Support for Configuring Per-Device IPv4 Forwarding https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/NetworkManager_1_54_Brings_Support_for_Configuring_Per_Device_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/NetworkManager_1_54_Brings_Support_for_Configuring_Per_Device_I.gmi [13:55] TR Bot Tux Machines NetworkManager 1.54 Brings Support for Configuring Per-Device IPv4 Forwarding ● Aug 06 [14:14] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [14:36] TR News (NEW): Audacity 3.7.5 Audio Editor Introduces 32-Bit PCM Support to the FLAC Importer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Audacity_3_7_5_Audio_Editor_Introduces_32_Bit_PCM_Support_to_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Audacity_3_7_5_Audio_Editor_Introduces_32_Bit_PCM_Support_to_th.gmi [14:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Audacity 3.7.5 Audio Editor Introduces 32-Bit PCM Support to the FLAC Importer [14:36] TR News "This was a quick configuration hack in an area of Neovim (well, Vim, I guess) that I hadn't previously much experience in." https://qmacro.org/blog/posts/2025/08/05/neovim-configuration-for-file-and-module-navigation-in-cds-models/ | Source: DJ Adams [14:36] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://qmacro.org/blog/posts/2025/08/05/neovim-configuration-for-file-and-module-navigation-in-cds-models/ ) [14:36] TR News "Neovim configurations are never set in stone; theyre always evolving." https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20250806 | Source: Vincent Delft [14:36] TR Bot Vincent's blog [14:37] MinceR https://explosm.net/comics/cool-sun#comic [14:37] TR Bot & Happiness (Explosm.net) [14:38] TR News "Proton Authenticator is out now, and its available across Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows." https://www.pcmag.com/news/proton-takes-on-google-microsoft-again-with-a-new-2fa-security-app | Source: PC Mag [14:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/proton-takes-on-google-microsoft-again-with-a-new-2fa-security-app ) [14:40] TR News "Before you charge your device at a USB slot in the airport, make sure you are aware of any potential risks." https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/juice-jacking-holiday-warning-airports-summer-2025-5257469 | Source: The Scotsman [14:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/juice-jacking-holiday-warning-airports-summer-2025-5257469 ) [14:41] TR News "Oxmiq develops a vertically integrated platform that combines GPU hardware IP with a full-featured software stack aimed at AI" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/legendary-gpu-architect-raja-koduris-new-startup-leverages-risc-v-and-targets-cuda-workloads-oxmiq-labs-supports-running-python-based-cuda-applications-unmodified-on-non-nvidia-hardware | Source: Tom's Hardware [14:41] TR Bot Legendary GPU architect Raja Koduri's new startup leverages RISC-V and targets CUDA workloads Oxmiq Labs supports running Python-based CUDA applications unmodified on non-Nvidia hardware | Tom's Hardware [14:41] TR News "The system monitors the temperature in a room and listens for the sound of the boiler running." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/08/05/is-your-heating-radiator-working-this-edge-device-uses-ai-to-find-out/ | Source: Arduino [14:41] TR Bot Is your heating radiator working? This system uses edge AI to find out | Arduino Blog [14:45] TR News "One of the most notable shifts is the end of shipping both systemd and sysVinit on the same ISO." https://linuxiac.com/big-changes-ahead-for-mx-linux-25/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:46] TR Bot Big Changes Ahead for MX Linux 25 [14:46] TR News "Proxmox is a commercial company offering specialised products based on Debian GNU/Linux, notably Proxmox Virtual Environment" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12517 | Source: Distro Watch [14:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12517 ) [14:46] TR News "Proxmox, a powerful, free, open-source virtualization platform " https://linuxiac.com/proxmox-ve-9-0-launches-with-debian-13-under-the-hood/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:46] TR Bot Proxmox VE 9.0 Launches with Debian 13 Under the Hood [14:46] TR News "Debian 13 is just around the corner, yes, only four days left until its release." https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-trixie-installer-rc-3-now-available/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:46] TR Bot Debian 13 (Trixie) Installer RC 3 Now Available [14:48] TR News "Use of Agile instead of actual Software Engineering." https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/flatpaks/ | Source: Logikal Solutions [14:48] TR Bot Flatpaks are Magically Bloated in Size Logikal Blog [14:50] *lxo has quit (connection closed) [14:50] TR News "The openSUSE project has published a release candidate for the upcoming Leap 16.0 version." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12516 | Source: Distro Watch [14:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12516 ) [14:50] TR News "Now, since Leap 16 is closely tied to SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 (SLE 16)" https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-16-0-enters-rc-phase-with-selinux-by-default/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:50] TR Bot openSUSE Leap 16.0 Enters RC Phase with SELinux by Default [14:54] TR News "the KDE team rolled out version 6.4.4 as the fourth bugfix update" https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-4-4-desktop-environment-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:54] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.4.4 Desktop Environment Released [14:54] TR News (NEW): NetBSD 11 prepares for launch with 57 supported platforms https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/NetBSD_11_prepares_for_launch_with_57_supported_platforms.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/NetBSD_11_prepares_for_launch_with_57_supported_platforms.gmi [14:54] TR Bot Tux Machines NetBSD 11 prepares for launch with 57 supported platforms [14:54] TR News "Both vulnerabilities affect the Triton Inference Server up to and including version 25.06 and earned CVSS scores of 9.8" https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/04/uncovering-memory-corruption-in-nvidia-triton-as-a-new-hire/ | Source: Trail of Bits [14:54] TR Bot Uncovering memory corruption in NVIDIA Triton (as a new hire) -The Trail of Bits Blog [14:55] TR News "macOS comes with no support for the file systems most likely to be used by Linux." https://eclecticlight.co/2025/08/05/access-linux-file-systems-from-apple-silicon-macs/ | Source: Howard Oakley [14:55] TR Bot Access Linux file systems from Apple silicon Macs The Eclectic Light Company [14:55] TR News "This week we talk about Proton's new 2fa app, a new kernel that has been released and of course your feedback." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/454 | Source: The Ask Noah Show [14:55] TR Bot Ask Noah Show: Ask Noah Show 454 [14:55] TR News "Fredrik talks to Matt Topol about Arrow and how the Arrow ecosystem is evolving." https://kodsnack.se/international/654/ | Source: Kodsnack [14:55] TR Bot Kodsnack 654 - German-style strings, with Matt Topol [14:59] TR News Jeju Air Plane Crash Highlights Decades of Blunders and Deadly Runway Wall https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/world/asia/jeju-air-crash-south-korea-investigation.html [14:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/world/asia/jeju-air-crash-south-korea-investigation.html ) [14:59] TR News Where a womens tax is canceled, and businesswomens decisions valued https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Points-of-Progress/2025/0805/Womens-tax-solar-Korea-Colombia [14:59] TR Bot a womens tax is canceled, and businesswomens decisions valued - CSMonitor.com ● Aug 06 [15:00] TR News Malaysia probing video of influencers giving chicken bones as alms to homeless man https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-probing-viral-video-of-influencers-giving-chicken-bones-as-alms-to-homeless-man [15:00] TR Bot Malaysia probing video of influencers giving chicken bones as alms to homeless man | The Straits Times [15:01] ZedHedTed just reading last night's scrollback niow [15:01] schestowitz[TR2] it was calm last night [15:03] ZedHedTed schestowitz[TR2]: the lemmings on wall street believe M$ et al. when they say "record profits again xD" in their earnings calls, and when job loss reports come out, [15:03] ZedHedTed any losses incurred on wall st are quickly recovered [15:03] TR News Rare protest in China over schoolgirl beaten by teens https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/rare-protest-in-china-over-schoolgirl-beaten-by-teens [15:03] TR Bot Rare protest in China over schoolgirl beaten by teens | The Straits Times [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] "Apple was the first to hit a $1 trillion valuation in 2018." https://futurism.com/ai-bubble-pops-entire-economy | Source: Futurism https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Definitely_Not_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml [15:04] TR Bot If the AI Bubble Pops, It Could Now Take the Entire Economy With It [15:04] ZedHedTed it's a load of bs. and stock market is overdue for a correction. i've been to these earnings calls cuz i invested via robinhood a few years ago. [15:04] TR Bot not resolve host: locusmag.com ( status 0 @ https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/ ) [15:04] TR Bot Techrights Definitely Not a Ponzi Scheme [15:04] ZedHedTed they lie boldfacedly and the lemmings eat it up. [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] they want to believe [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] and nobody interferes [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] then you see 29,000 or so MSFT layoffs in 7 months [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft: we are doing great! [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] NEVER BEEN BETTER [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] check debt [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] oh. [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] borrowing 3 billion a month [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] just like a healthy company would [15:11] TR News Former CNOOC senior executive sentenced to 14 years in prison over corruption, China state media CCTV https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/former-cnooc-senior-executive-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison-over-corruption-china-state-media-cctv [15:11] TR Bot Former CNOOC senior executive sentenced to 14 years in prison over corruption, China state media CCTV | The Straits Times [15:12] TR News Thailands foreign tourist numbers fall 6% as regional competition intensifies https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailands-foreign-tourist-numbers-fall-6-as-regional-competition-intensifies [15:12] TR Bot Thailands foreign tourist numbers fall 6% as regional competition intensifies | The Straits Times [15:14] TR News Retrieval-augmented generation with Llama Stack and Python https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/05/retrieval-augmented-generation-llama-stack-and-python [15:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/05/retrieval-augmented-generation-llama-stack-and-python ) [15:14] TR News (NEW): Independent Distro KaOS Linux 2025.07 Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.4 and Linux 6.15 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Independent_Distro_KaOS_Linux_2025_07_Is_Out_with_KDE_Plasma_6_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Independent_Distro_KaOS_Linux_2025_07_Is_Out_with_KDE_Plasma_6_.gmi [15:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Independent Distro KaOS Linux 2025.07 Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.4 and Linux 6.15 [15:15] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Fedora DEI Outreachy Intern Recap: July Highlights and Learnings https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-dei-outreachy-intern-recap-july-highlights-and-learnings/ [15:15] TR Bot Fedora DEI Outreachy Intern Recap: July Highlights and Learnings Fedora Community Blog [15:18] TR News Peter Robinson: Building rust UEFI apps on Fedora https://nullr0ute.com/2025/08/building-rust-uefi-apps-on-fedora/ https://techrights.org/o/2022/07/29/richard-hughes-secure-boot-sham/ [15:18] TR Bot rust UEFI apps on Fedora nullr0ute's blog [15:18] TR Bot GNOME (IBM/Red Hat Staff) Promoting Microsoft's 'Security' Scam With the 'Secure' Boot Sham [15:18] TR News Getting started with managed clusters migration https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/05/getting-started-managed-clusters-migration [15:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/05/getting-started-managed-clusters-migration ) [15:20] TR News Why We Also Include Gopher Links in Our Gemini (Protocol) Links https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Why_We_Also_Include_Gopher_Links_in_Our_Gemini_Protocol_Links.shtml [15:20] TR Bot Techrights Why We Also Include Gopher Links in Our Gemini (Protocol) Links [15:20] TR News Geminispace Promises Simplicity But Also Provides a "bunch of forums that get flood-filled by agitation against the very essence of Gemini itself" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Geminispace_Promises_Simplicity_But_Also_Provides_a_bunch_of_fo.shtml [15:20] TR Bot Techrights Geminispace Promises Simplicity But Also Provides a "bunch of forums that get flood-filled by agitation against the very essence of Gemini itself" [15:20] *lxo (~lxo@597f57h2bgvtn.irc) has joined #techrights [15:21] TR News Australia regulator says YouTube, others turning a blind eye to child abuse material https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australia-regulator-says-youtube-others-turning-a-blind-eye-to-child-abuse-material [15:21] TR Bot Australia regulator says YouTube, others turning a blind eye to child abuse material | The Straits Times [15:23] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:23] *lxo (~lxo@597f57h2bgvtn.irc) has joined #techrights [15:25] TR News Flex PCB Underlies The Watch Of The Future https://hackaday.com/2025/08/05/flex-pcb-underlies-the-watch-of-the-future/ | Source: Hackaday [15:25] TR Bot PCB Underlies The Watch Of The Future | Hackaday [15:25] TR News TUG2025: A retrospective https://rajeeshknambiar.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/tug2025-a-retrospective/ [15:25] TR Bot TUG2025: A retrospective Soliloquies [15:26] TR News Toot, Toot: GNU/Linux Mastodon App Tuba Gets a Huge Update https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/tuba-0-10-mastodon-client-linux-new-features [15:26] TR Bot Toot, Toot: Linux Mastodon App Tuba Gets a Huge Update - OMG! Ubuntu [15:26] ZedHedTed and probably most of that $3B/month is being mindlessly dumped into AI. [15:27] TR News How to transfer files in proprietary trap AWS using SSM https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/how-to-transfer-files-in-aws-using-ssm/ [15:27] ZedHedTed even if AI is getting better at writing like us, it's not factual and it's still going to replace white collar workers due to corporate greed. [15:27] TR Bot How to transfer files in AWS using SSM | Pen Test Partners [15:28] schestowitz[TR2] and probably most of that $3B/month is being mindlessly dumped into AI. [15:28] schestowitz[TR2] that is what they say, BUT [15:28] schestowitz[TR2] what does that MEAN? [15:28] schestowitz[TR2] "into "AI"..." [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] even if AI is getting better at writing like us [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] so you mean LLMs [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] they are not AI [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] see for example, from today: [15:29] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Ask_Google_Jeeves.shtml [15:29] TR Bot Techrights Ask Google (Jeeves) [15:30] TR News clav: R package and Shiny application for cluster analysis validation https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/clav-r-package-and-shiny-application-for-cluster-analysis-validation/ [15:30] TR Bot R package and Shiny application for cluster analysis validation | R-bloggers [15:30] TR News Shiny in Production 2025: Sponsors https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/08/shiny-in-production-2025-sponsors/ [15:30] TR Bot in Production 2025: Sponsors | R-bloggers [15:32] TR News Easy Excalibur 6.121 7.0-RC https://bkhome.org/news/202508/easy-excalibur-6121-70-rc.html [15:32] TR Bot Easy Excalibur 6.121 7.0-RC [15:32] TR News Thomas Lange: FAIme service new features: GNU/Linux Mint support and data storage for USB http://blog.fai-project.org/posts/faime-mint/ [15:32] TR Bot FAIme service new features: Linux Mint support and data storage for USB [15:34] *lxo has quit (connection closed) [15:35] *lxo (~lxo@597f57h2bgvtn.irc) has joined #techrights [15:35] TR News How To Install GParted on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-gparted-almalinux-10/ [15:35] TR Bot How To Install GParted on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:36] TR News How To Install KeePassXC on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-keepassxc-fedora-42/ [15:36] TR Bot How To Install KeePassXC on Fedora 42 - idroot [15:36] TR News How To Install Magento on AlmaLinux 10 https://idroot.us/install-magento-almalinux-10/ [15:36] *lxo has quit (connection closed) [15:36] TR Bot How To Install Magento on AlmaLinux 10 - idroot [15:37] TR News Proprietary Microsoft spyware; better to get external drive, they are not expensive https://idroot.us/install-onedrive-ubuntu-24-04/ [15:37] TR Bot How To Install OneDrive on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [15:38] TR News How To Install SoftEther VPN Server on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-softether-vpn-server-fedora-42/ [15:38] TR Bot How To Install SoftEther VPN Server on Fedora 42 - idroot [15:39] TR News United Nations smearted by a Magat https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-orgs-pledge-fealty-to-3eb [15:39] TR Bot Open Source Orgs Pledge Fealty to United Nations [15:40] TR News But this is funny because it is true https://lunduke.substack.com/p/counter-strike-2-switched-to-wayland https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/03/Allowing_SDL_to_default_to_Wayland_caused_a_number_of_customer_.shtml [15:40] TR Bot Counter-Strike 2 Switched to Wayland (for One Day) [15:40] TR Bot Techrights "Allowing SDL to default to Wayland caused a number of customer issues so keep the default at X11 for now" [15:41] TR News Introducing incident detection in Red Bait Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.14 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/05/introducing-incident-detection-red-hat-advanced-cluster-management-kubernetes [15:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/05/introducing-incident-detection-red-hat-advanced-cluster-management-kubernetes ) [15:42] TR News Godot Foundation welcomes JetBrains as Platinum Sponsor https://godotengine.org/article/jetbrains-joins-dev-fund-supports-godot/ [15:42] TR Bot Godot Foundation welcomes JetBrains as Platinum Sponsor Godot Engine [15:46] TR News DANKEES Confusable with YANKEES for Clothing, Says TTAB http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/dankees-confusable-with-yankees-for.html [15:46] TR Bot The TTABlog: DANKEES Confusable with YANKEES for Clothing, Says TTAB [15:47] TR News Shira Perlmutter Seeks Emergency Injunction Pending Appeal, Says Library of Congress Staff Continue to Recognize Her As Register https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/shira-perlmutter-injunction-push-august-2025/ [15:47] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/shira-perlmutter-injunction-push-august-2025/ ) [15:49] TR News "blocking bank alerts" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/08/05/under-new-anti-spam-law-russian-mobile-carriers-also-blocking-bank-alerts-and-verification-codes | Source: Meduza [15:49] TR Bot Under new anti-spam law, Russian mobile carriers also blocking bank alerts and verification codes Meduza [15:51] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 3rd, 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_August_3rd_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_August_3rd_2025.gmi [15:51] TR Bot Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 3rd, 2025 [15:53] *lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights [15:55] TR News Dubious UK local news websites, Russian links and cash for coverage https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/dubious-uk-local-news-websites-russian-links-and-cash-for-coverage/ [15:55] TR Bot Dubious UK local news websites, Russian links and cash for coverage - Press Gazette [15:56] TR News Wednesday is 'peak news', but since a lot of the media perished or is perishing it's not like there are many exclusive stories out there [15:58] TR News Why Platforms Like Substack Won't Make Sense for Much Longer https://danielmiessler.com/blog/future-of-substack "I think the future of Substack is self-hosting." [15:58] TR Bot Why Platforms Like Substack Won't Make Sense for Much Longer | Daniel Miessler ● Aug 06 [16:01] TR News Audacity 3.7.5 Adds Beta Support for backdoored Windows ARM64 https://linuxiac.com/audacity-3-7-5-adds-beta-support-for-windows-arm64/ [16:01] TR Bot Audacity 3.7.5 Adds Beta Support for Windows ARM64 [16:01] TR News StarDict Plugins in Debian 13 Raise Privacy Concerns https://linuxiac.com/stardict-plugins-in-debian-13-raise-privacy-concerns/ [16:01] TR Bot StarDict Plugins in Debian 13 Raise Privacy Concerns [16:01] TR News The 2025 Maintainers Summit call for topics https://lwn.net/Articles/1032603/ [16:01] TR Bot 2025 Maintainers Summit call for topics [LWN.net] [16:02] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1032582/ [16:02] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [16:04] TR News Peter Czanik: Running syslog-ng in BastilleBSD https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/running-syslog-ng-in-bastillebsd-1138361719 [16:04] TR Bot syslog-ng in BastilleBSD - Blog - syslog-ng Community - syslog-ng Community [16:07] TR News Vulture find dead code https://www.linuxlinks.com/vulture-find-dead-code/ [16:07] TR Bot - find dead code - LinuxLinks [16:07] TR News 5 Best Free and Open Source C Static Site Generators https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-c-static-site-generators/ [16:07] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source C Static Site Generators - LinuxLinks [16:07] TR News Radxa ROCK 5T Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction https://www.linuxlinks.com/radxa-rock-5t-single-board-computer-running-linux-introduction/ [16:07] TR Bot ROCK 5T Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction - LinuxLinks [16:07] ZedHedTed i see [16:08] TR News Firefox 141.0.2 is out, fixes crashes on systems with Nvidia GPUs and more https://www.neowin.net/news/firefox-14102-is-out-fixes-crashes-on-systems-with-nvidia-gpus-and-more/ [16:08] TR Bot Firefox 141.0.2 is out, fixes crashes on systems with Nvidia GPUs and more - Neowin [16:08] ZedHedTed i think rms just calls them bullshit generators now. pretty accurate.' [16:08] TR News What to cook? https://www.linuxlinks.com/what-to-cook/ [16:08] TR Bot to cook? - LinuxLinks [16:08] schestowitz[TR2] yes [16:08] schestowitz[TR2] but the word is "rude" [16:08] schestowitz[TR2] only Torvalds can say "bs" [16:08] TR News Noteworthy Markdown notes app https://www.linuxlinks.com/noteworthy-markdown-notes-app/ [16:09] TR Bot - Markdown notes app - LinuxLinks [16:09] TR News Plasma 6.4.4 finally lands fixing issues with KWin, Discover, and more https://www.neowin.net/news/plasma-644-finally-lands-fixing-issues-with-kwin-discover-and-more/ [16:09] TR Bot Plasma 6.4.4 finally lands fixing issues with KWin, Discover, and more - Neowin [16:09] MinceR i bet torvalds isn't allowed to tell MICROS~1 drones "bs" either [16:10] TR News lsfg-vk Lossless Scaling Frame Generation https://www.linuxlinks.com/lsfg-vk-lossless-scaling-frame-generation/ [16:10] TR Bot - Lossless Scaling Frame Generation - LinuxLinks [16:10] MinceR goolag drones seem to be fair game, though [16:10] schestowitz[TR2] not anymore, no.. [16:10] schestowitz[TR2] it would "cost him" [16:10] TR News Black code formatter https://www.linuxlinks.com/black-code-formatter/ [16:10] TR Bot - code formatter - LinuxLinks [16:12] TR News Microsoft and backdoored Windows Have Many Back Doors, But LLM Slop Keep Claiming That GNU/Linux Has "Backdoor" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/04/Microsoft_and_Windows_Have_Many_Back_Doors_But_LLM_Slop_Keep_Cl.shtml [16:12] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft and Windows Have Many Back Doors, But LLM Slop Keep Claiming That Linux Has "Backdoor" [16:12] TR News When The Register MS Says "Linux Backdoor" It Actually Talks About Malware https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/When_The_Register_MS_Says_Linux_Backdoor_It_Actually_Talks_Abou.shtml [16:12] TR Bot Techrights When The Register MS Says "Linux Backdoor" It Actually Talks About Malware [16:12] TR News Slopwatch: WebProNews, LinuxSecurity, and Some Success Stories https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Slopwatch_WebProNews_LinuxSecurity_and_Some_Success_Stories.shtml [16:12] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: WebProNews, LinuxSecurity, and Some Success Stories [16:13] TR News Because X.Org id DEAD..... NOT! https://www.phoronix.com/news/SDL3-Lands-Precision-Scrolling [16:13] TR Bot Library Lands Precision Scrolling For X.Org Usage - Phoronix [16:13] MinceR (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25062035 [16:13] TR Bot WHOOPSIE [16:13] TR News Wayland and Betamax are the future [16:14] TR News CentOS 10-20250805 is out https://distrowatch.com/centos [16:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/centos ) [16:14] TR News Proxmox 9.0 "Virtual Environment" also released https://distrowatch.com/proxmox [16:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/proxmox ) [16:15] TR News "You are right when you state that the reasons for EPOs way of thinking are historical and that the EPO is the only Patent Office with no court supervising its jurisprudence on the validity of patents." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/non-change-epos-guidance-to-examiners.html?showComment=1754416649219#c2911704452720598657 [16:15] TR Bot No change: The EPO's guidance to Examiners on how to apply G1/24 - The IPKat [16:16] TR News "This is the reason for the EPO to keep its strong stance on the application of Art 84 and its two prongs, clarity as such and support." http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/08/non-change-epos-guidance-to-examiners.html?showComment=1754416649219#c2911704452720598657 [16:16] TR News EasyOS 6.121 https://distrowatch.com/easyos [16:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/easyos ) [16:17] TR News Bluestar 6.15.9 is out https://distrowatch.com/bluestar https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/files/ https://sourceforge.net/p/bluestarlinux/discussion/general/ [16:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/bluestar ) [16:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://sourceforge.net/projects/bluestarlinux/files/ ) [16:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://sourceforge.net/p/bluestarlinux/discussion/general/ ) [16:18] TR News AxOS 25.08 is released https://distrowatch.com/axos [16:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/axos ) [16:19] TR News health @ Savannah: GNU Health HIS server 5.0 - VirtualBox image available https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10800 [16:19] TR Bot GNU Health - News [Savannah] [16:19] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 903 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/08/04/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-903/ [16:19] TR Bot Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 903 [16:20] TR News FSF Events: Free software education - Let's get practical! at WHY 2025 http://www.fsf.org/events/why-2025 "Program manager Miriam Bastian will give a workshop on free software education at WHY 2025." [16:20] TR Bot Free software education - Let's get practical! at WHY 2025 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [16:21] TR News PyCharm 2025.2 Released as Last One with Community Edition https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/08/pycharm-2025-2-released/ [16:21] TR Bot PyCharm 2025.2 Released as Last One with Community Edition | UbuntuHandbook [16:21] TR News Audacity 3.7.5 Fixes More Bugs, backdoored Windows on ARM Builds https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/audacity-3-7-5-release [16:21] TR Bot Audacity 3.7.5 Fixes More Bugs, Windows on ARM Builds - OMG! Ubuntu [16:23] TR News "Maine Renters Can Appear Evicted Despite Fulfilling Repayment Deals" https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-public-housing-eviction-repayment-agreements | Source: Pro Publica [16:23] TR Bot Maine Renters Can Appear Evicted Despite Fulfilling Repayment Deals ProPublica [16:24] TR News Victor Ma: It's alive! https://victorma.ca/posts/gsoc-6/ [16:24] TR Bot It's alive! [16:26] TR News Androids August 2025 Update Patches Exploited Qualcomm Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/androids-august-2025-update-patches-exploited-qualcomm-vulnerability/ [16:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/androids-august-2025-update-patches-exploited-qualcomm-vulnerability/ ) [16:26] TR News Windows All-Time Lows, Android All-Time Highs in Kuwait (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Windows_All_Time_Lows_Android_All_Time_Highs_in_Kuwait.shtml [16:26] TR Bot Techrights Windows All-Time Lows, Android All-Time Highs in Kuwait [16:26] TR News Windows All-Time Lows, Android All-Time Highs in Kuwait https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Windows_All_Time_Lows_Android_All_Time_Highs_in_Kuwait.shtml [16:27] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/trumps-attacks-on-press-freedom-escalate-npr-pbs-funding-cuts-explained [16:27] TR Bot Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained | American Civil Liberties Union [16:34] ZedHedTed yeah they sent linus to cuck camp some years ago. linux got a CoCk just like freebsd did. at least it looks like freebsd project reined it in a bit. [16:37] TR News Nextcloud vs. CryptPad: Which Privacy-First Collaboration Tool is Right for You? https://itsfoss.com/nextcloud-vs-cryptpad/ [16:37] TR Bot Nextcloud vs. CryptPad: Which Privacy-First Collaboration Tool is Right for You? [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] ho so, ZedHedTed ?> [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] *how [16:38] TR News Daily Driving Thunderbird https://cubiclenate.com/2025/08/05/daily-driving-thunderbird/ [16:38] TR Bot Thunderbird vs KDE Kontact: A Personal Information Manager Review [16:39] TR News Australian Foreign Minister Wong says foreign interference not tolerated after Chinese woman arrested https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australian-foreign-minister-wong-says-foreign-interference-not-tolerated-after-chinese-woman-arrested [16:39] TR Bot Australian Foreign Minister Wong says foreign interference not tolerated after Chinese woman arrested | The Straits Times [16:41] TR News SIEVE a better algorithm than LRU? https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/05/sieve-a-better-algorithm-than-lru/ [16:41] TR Bot SIEVE a better algorithm than LRU? | APNIC Blog [16:41] TR News Event Wrap: IETF 123 https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/06/event-wrap-ietf-123/ [16:41] TR Bot Event Wrap: IETF 123 | APNIC Blog [16:41] TR News Serving Indigenous communities with high-speed Internet through monsoons and desert https://blog.apnic.net/2025/08/06/serving-indigenous-communities-with-high-speed-internet-through-monsoons-and-desert/ [16:41] TR Bot Serving Indigenous communities with high-speed Internet through monsoons and desert | APNIC Blog [16:48] TR News ESP32 Bus Pirate open-source firmware works on off-the-shelf hardware https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/05/esp32-bus-pirate-open-source-firmware-works-on-off-the-shelf-hardware/ [16:48] TR Bot ESP32 Bus Pirate open-source firmware works on off-the-shelf hardware - CNX Software [16:50] TR News 4 Ways I am Encouraging My 4 Year Old Child to Help Learn Coding and Use Computer https://itsfoss.com/ways-kids-learn-code/ [16:50] TR Bot 4 Ways I am Encouraging My 4 Year Old Child to Help Learn Coding and Use Computer [16:52] TR News Matthew Palmer: I'm trying an open source funding experiment https://www.hezmatt.org/~mpalmer/blog/2025/08/06/trying-an-open-source-funding-experiment.html [16:52] TR Bot Brane Dump: I'm trying an open source funding experiment [16:52] MinceR https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-revives-plan-to-ban-private-messaging [16:52] TR Bot EU Revives Plan to Ban Private Messaging [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] how to enforce this? [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/14/control-but-no-accountability/ [16:52] TR Bot High-Level Criminals Associate Privacy With Crime Because They Want Privacy Only for Themselves (Control But No Accountability) [16:52] MinceR \_()_/ [16:52] schestowitz[TR2] 2020 http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gates-crypto.jpg [16:53] MinceR there's been a trend toward eliminating the general purpose computer for decades [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] ban [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] discourage [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] eliminate [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] make less available [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] they have not criminalised tthis yet [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] afaik [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] and would not try yet [16:53] schestowitz[TR2] you are found guilty of possessing a PC with your own OS, Sompi_ [16:54] TR News pg_exporter v1.0.0 Released Next-Level PG Observability https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pg_exporter-v100-released-next-level-pg-observability-3073/ [16:54] TR Bot PostgreSQL: pg_exporter v1.0.0 Released Next-Level PG Observability [16:54] TR News NVIDIA Triton Vulnerabilities Could Let Attackers Hijack Hey Hi (AI) Inference Servers https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-nvidia-triton-attack-chain/ [16:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-nvidia-triton-attack-chain/ ) [16:55] TR News Huawei is making its Ascend Hey Hi (AI) GPU software toolkit open-source to better compete against CUDA https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-is-making-its-ascend-ai-gpu-software-toolkit-open-source-to-better-compete-against-cuda [16:55] TR Bot Huawei is making its Ascend AI GPU software toolkit open-source to better compete against CUDA | Tom's Hardware [16:56] TR News Openwashing LIES https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/technology/openai-artificial-intelligence-chatgpt.html see http://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Openwashing_Slop_Using_Slop.shtml [16:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/technology/openai-artificial-intelligence-chatgpt.html ) [16:56] TR Bot Techrights Openwashing Slop... Using Slop! [16:57] TR News How to deploy multiple OpenStack environments on OpenShift https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/05/how-deploy-multiple-openstack-environments-openshift [16:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/08/05/how-deploy-multiple-openstack-environments-openshift ) [16:58] TR News Linux Matters: Coding in My Pants https://linuxmatters.sh/61/ [16:58] TR Bot Coding in my pants [16:59] TR News Amazon Cuts Wondery Staff Following $300M Acquisition, Rolls Podcasts into Audible https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/amazon-cuts-wondery-staff-podcasts-audible/ [16:59] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/amazon-cuts-wondery-staff-podcasts-audible/ ) [16:59] TR News Destination Linux 430: Interview with John Overton of Kove, Software Defined Memory https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-430/ [16:59] TR Bot Interview with John Overton of Kove, Software Defined Memory - Destination Linux - TuxDigital ● Aug 06 [17:03] TR News Sipeed NanoCluster palm-sized cluster board takes up to 7 system-on-modules https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/05/sipeed-nanocluster-palm-sized-cluster-board-takes-up-to-7-system-on-modules/ [17:03] TR Bot Sipeed NanoCluster palm-sized cluster board takes up to 7 system-on-modules - CNX Software [17:04] TR News "edge Hey Hi (AI)" WTF! What next? Smart HEY HI? Clown HEY HI? Blockchain HEY HI? QUANTUM HEY HI? https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/08/agentic-ai-is-redefining-software-development-in-government-2/ [17:04] TR Bot Making edge AI work for government [17:05] TR News HEY HI hype = peak BS [17:08] TR News Kubernetes vs Docker Swarm: Container Orchestration 2025 https://www.blackmoreops.com/kubernetes-vs-docker-swarm-2025-comparison/ [17:08] TR Bot Kubernetes vs Docker Swarm: Container Orchestration 2025 - blackMORE Ops [17:08] TR News PGDay Austria schedule is online & Don't miss the Database Deathmatch https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgday-austria-schedule-is-online-dont-miss-the-database-deathmatch-3110/ [17:08] TR Bot PostgreSQL: PGDay Austria schedule is online & Don't miss the Database Deathmatch [17:09] TR News Vibe Coding: When Everyones a Developer, Who Secures the Code? https://www.securityweek.com/vibe-coding-when-everyones-a-developer-who-secures-the-code/ [17:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/vibe-coding-when-everyones-a-developer-who-secures-the-code/ ) [17:10] TR News Tesla's Debt More Than Doubled in 2 Years and the Company Will Operate in the Red (at a Loss) Quite Soon (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Tesla_s_Debt_More_Than_Doubled_in_2_Years_and_the_Company_Will_.shtml [17:10] TR Bot Techrights Tesla's Debt More Than Doubled in 2 Years and the Company Will Operate in the Red (at a Loss) Quite Soon [17:13] MinceR Orbn pushes for backdoors into Europes private chats >> https://edri.org/our-work/dutch-decision-puts-brakes-on-chat-control/ [17:14] TR Bot Dutch decision puts brakes on Chat Control - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:14] TR News Paris court invalidates crucial claim of Bayers sorafenib patent monopoly https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/paris-court-invalidates-crucial-claim-of-bayers-sorafenib-patent/ [17:14] TR Bot Paris court invalidates crucial claim of Bayer's sorafenib patent - JUVE Patent [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: which part says that? [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] just asking [17:15] TR News Georges Basile Stavracas Neto: GUADEC 2025 https://feaneron.com/2025/08/05/guadec-2025/ [17:15] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://feaneron.com/2025/08/05/guadec-2025/ ) [17:15] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: Project goals update July 2025 https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/08/05/july-project-goals-update/ [17:15] TR Bot Project goals update July 2025 | Rust Blog [17:17] TR News Exception Meets Exception: The Federal Circuits Collateral Estoppel Morass https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/exception-circuits-collateral.html [17:17] TR Bot Exception Meets Exception: The Federal Circuit's Collateral Estoppel Morass [17:17] TR News Red-Lining Revelations: Edits between Patent Families Continue to be Highly Relevant to Claim Construction https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/08/revelations-families-construction.html [17:17] TR Bot Red-Lining Revelations: Edits between Patent Families Continue to be Highly Relevant to Claim Construction | Patently-O [17:18] TR News Bouncing on trampolines to run eBPF programs https://bootlin.com/blog/bouncing-on-trampolines-to-run-ebpf-programs/ [17:18] TR Bot on trampolines to run eBPF programs Bootlin [17:18] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: if he bans encryption [17:18] schestowitz[TR2] in messaging [17:19] schestowitz[TR2] then his colleagues can pass around their pedo things [17:19] schestowitz[TR2] and share with each other [17:19] schestowitz[TR2] no barriers anymore [17:19] TR News The Register is Desperate for Money, According to The Register (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/26/The_Register_is_Desperate_for_Money_According_to_The_Register.shtml [17:19] TR Bot Techrights The Register is Desperate for Money, According to The Register [17:19] TR News Some Cola Formulas Aren't Secret, But the Barrier is the Branding (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Some_Cola_Formulas_Aren_t_Secret_But_the_Barrier_is_the_Brandin.shtml [17:19] TR Bot Techrights Some Cola Formulas Aren't Secret, But the Barrier is the Branding [17:20] TR News Openwashing Slop... Using Slop! https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Openwashing_Slop_Using_Slop.shtml [17:20] TR Bot Techrights Openwashing Slop... Using Slop! [17:20] TR News On "Tragedy of the Commons in the Production of Digital Artifacts" https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/On_Tragedy_of_the_Commons_in_the_Production_of_Digital_Artifact.shtml [17:20] TR Bot Techrights On "Tragedy of the Commons in the Production of Digital Artifacts" [17:20] MinceR 06 181444 < schestowitz[TR2]> MinceR: which part says that? [17:20] MinceR the heading whose title i copied :> [17:20] schestowitz[TR2] the headline says dutch [17:21] schestowitz[TR2] "Dutch decision puts brakes on Chat Control - European Digital Rights (EDRi)" [17:21] schestowitz[TR2] unless does not match the headline [17:21] schestowitz[TR2] in the page [17:22] MinceR search the page and you'll find it :> [17:22] schestowitz[TR2] ah, ok [17:22] TR News Ravi Dwivedi: Tricked by a website while applying for Vietnam visa https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/vietnam-visa/ [17:22] TR Bot Tricked by a website while applying for Vietnam visa [17:24] TR News Argon ONE UP A Raspberry Pi CM5-powered 14-inch laptop (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/05/argon-one-up-raspberry-pi-cm5-laptop/ [17:24] TR Bot Argon ONE UP - A Raspberry Pi CM5-powered 14-inch laptop (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [17:26] TR News Surveilling Your Children with AirTags https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/08/surveilling-your-children-with-airtags.html [17:26] TR Bot Your Children with AirTags - Schneier on Security [17:26] TR News Uncovering memory corruption in NVIDIA Triton (as a new hire) https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/04/uncovering-memory-corruption-in-nvidia-triton-as-a-new-hire/ [17:26] TR Bot Uncovering memory corruption in NVIDIA Triton (as a new hire) -The Trail of Bits Blog [17:27] TR News Supermicros earnings, revenue and guidance all fall short, and its stock craters https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/05/supermicros-earnings-revenue-guidance-fall-short-stock-craters/ The Register takes bribes from it: https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/The_Register_s_Editor_in_Chief_Who_Left_for_Google_Told_Me_AI_W.shtml [17:27] TR Bot earnings, revenue and guidance all fall short, and its stock craters - SiliconANGLE [17:27] TR Bot Techrights The Register's Editor in Chief (Who Left for Google) Told Me "AI" Was a Bubble, But Now The Register Gets Paid to Participate in Inflating This Bubble [17:28] TR News Michael Ablassmeier: PVE 9.0 - Snapshots for LVM https://abbbi.github.io//pve9/ [17:28] TR Bot PVE 9.0 - Snapshots for LVM Michael Ablassmeier .. [17:28] TR News n-Fuse ZBC-M2-1630 An affordable Zigbee, Thread, and Bluetooth M.2 1630 module https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/06/n-fuse-zbc-m2-1630-an-affordable-zigbee-thread-and-bluetooth-m-2-1630-module/ [17:28] TR Bot n-Fuse ZBC-M2-1630 - An affordable Zigbee, Thread, and Bluetooth M.2 1630 module - CNX Software [17:30] TR News Public Knowledge Opposes FCC Vote To Undermine Progress on Closing Digital Divide https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-opposes-fcc-vote-to-undermine-progress-on-closing-digital-divide/ [17:30] TR Bot Public Knowledge Opposes FCC Vote To Undermine Progress on Closing Digital Divide - Public Knowledge [17:31] TR News Maintenance Releases for WordPress branches 4.7 to 6.7 https://wordpress.org/news/2025/08/maintenance-releases-for-wordpress-branches-4-7-to-6-7/ [17:31] TR Bot Maintenance Releases for WordPress branches 4.7 to 6.7 WordPress News [17:36] TR News Thibault Martin: TIL that You can spot base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys https://ergaster.org/til/base64-encoded-json/ [17:36] TR Bot You can spot base64 encoded JSON, certificates, and private keys [17:41] TR News Fake stories and fraud are flourishing on fact-check-free Latvian Facebook (Farcebook) https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/05.08.2025-fake-stories-and-fraud-are-flourishing-on-fact-check-free-latvian-facebook.a609253/ [17:41] TR Bot Fake stories and fraud are flourishing on fact-check-free Latvian Facebook / Article [17:42] TR News Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1032622/ [17:42] TR Bot Virtual Environment 9.0 released [LWN.net] [17:42] TR News KDE Plasma 6.4.4, Bugfix Release for August https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.4/ [17:42] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.4.4, Bugfix Release for August - KDE Community [17:44] TR News Cisco Says User Data Stolen in CRM Hack https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-says-user-data-stolen-in-crm-hack/ [17:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-says-user-data-stolen-in-crm-hack/ ) [17:45] TR News SonicWall Hunts for Zero-Day Amid Surge in Firewall Exploitation https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-hunts-for-zero-day-amid-surge-in-firewall-exploitation/ [17:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-hunts-for-zero-day-amid-surge-in-firewall-exploitation/ ) [17:48] TR News Visualizing Secure MLOps (MLSecOps): A Practical Guide for Building Robust AI/ML Pipeline Security https://openssf.org/blog/2025/08/05/visualizing-secure-mlops-mlsecops-a-practical-guide-for-building-robust-ai-ml-pipeline-security/ [17:48] TR Bot Visualizing Secure MLOps (MLSecOps): A Practical Guide for Building Robust AI/ML Pipeline Security Open Source Security Foundation [17:48] TR News Iranian hackers were more coordinated, aligned during Israel conflict than it seemed https://cyberscoop.com/iranian-hackers-12-day-conflict-hacktivism-securityscorecard/ [17:49] TR Bot hackers were more coordinated, aligned during Israel conflict than it seemed | CyberScoop [17:49] TR News Mesa 25.2 brings new hardware support for Nouveau users https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/mesa-25.2-brings-new-hardware-support-for-nouveau-users.html [17:49] TR Bot Mesa 25.2 brings new hardware support for Nouveau users [17:49] TR News Richard M. Stallman Has Published Hey Hi (AI) Memos Since 1980 (45 Years Ago) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Richard_M_Stallman_Has_Published_AI_Memos_Since_1980_45_Years_A.shtml [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Richard M. Stallman Has Published AI Memos Since 1980 (45 Years Ago) [17:50] TR News Mongolia: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows at All-Time Low https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Mongolia_Microsoft_Windows_at_All_Time_Low.shtml [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Mongolia: Microsoft Windows at All-Time Low [17:50] TR News Shouting is an Indication of a Lack of Convincing Argument https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Shouting_is_an_Indication_of_a_Lack_of_Convincing_Argument.shtml [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Shouting is an Indication of a Lack of Convincing Argument [17:50] TR News Microsoft backdoored Windows Fell to 19% "Market Share" in Montenegro https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Microsoft_Windows_Fell_to_19_Market_Share_in_Montenegro.shtml [17:50] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Windows Fell to 19% "Market Share" in Montenegro [17:50] TR News The Debian Language Police Department (PD) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/The_Debian_Language_Police_Department_PD.shtml [17:50] TR Bot Techrights The Debian Language Police Department (PD) [17:51] TR News IBM is Shutting Down (Piecewise) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/IBM_is_Shutting_Down_Piecewise.shtml [17:51] TR Bot Techrights IBM is Shutting Down (Piecewise) [17:51] TR News Rumours of Mass Layoffs at Red Bait Next Week (August 11th, 2025) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Rumours_of_Mass_Layoffs_at_Red_Hat_Next_Week_August_11th_2025.shtml [17:51] TR Bot Techrights Rumours of Mass Layoffs at Red Hat Next Week (August 11th, 2025) [17:54] TR News Explainer: Hong Kongs national security crackdown month 61 https://hongkongfp.com/2025/08/06/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-61/ [17:54] TR Bot Explainer: Hong Kongs national security crackdown month 61 [17:55] TR News TSMC employees arrested, could face up to 12 years in jail, $3 million fine over alleged attempt to leak 2nm chip details first case under Taiwan's amended National Security Act cites 'serious suspicions of violating national security laws' https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/two-former-tsmc-employees-arrested [17:55] TR Bot TSMC employees arrested, could face up to 12 years in jail, $3 million fine over alleged attempt to leak 2nm chip details first case under Taiwan's amended National Security Act cites 'serious suspicions of violating national security laws' | Tom's Hardware [17:57] TR News AMDs earnings fall short from China chip ban despite good traction in Hey Hi (AI) https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/05/amds-earnings-fall-short-due-china-chip-ban-despite-good-traction-ai/ [17:57] TR Bot earnings fall short from China chip ban despite good traction in AI - SiliconANGLE [17:57] TR News University Board chair Lily Sarafan faces lawsuit https://stanforddaily.com/2025/08/05/university-board-chair-lily-sarafan-faces-lawsuit-for-alleged-fraud/ [17:57] TR Bot University Board chair Lily Sarafan faces lawsuit [17:58] TR News Introducing Mission:Libre and FreeXR (and BreakXR) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Introducing_Mission_Libre_and_FreeXR_and_BreakXR.shtml [17:58] TR Bot Techrights Introducing Mission:Libre and FreeXR (and BreakXR) ● Aug 06 [18:00] TR News The Register's Editor in Chief (Who Left for Google) Told Me "AI" Was a Bubble, But Now The Register Gets Paid to Participate in Inflating This Bubble https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/The_Register_s_Editor_in_Chief_Who_Left_for_Google_Told_Me_AI_W.shtml [18:00] TR Bot Techrights The Register's Editor in Chief (Who Left for Google) Told Me "AI" Was a Bubble, But Now The Register Gets Paid to Participate in Inflating This Bubble [18:02] TR News Microsoft's Washington Layoffs Aren't Everything, They're Definitely Not Happening in Just One State in the US https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Microsoft_s_Washington_Layoffs_Aren_t_Everything_They_re_Defini.shtml [18:02] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Washington Layoffs Aren't Everything, They're Definitely Not Happening in Just One State in the US [18:02] TR News Zimbabweans Aren't Into backdoored Windows or Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Zimbabweans_Aren_t_Into_Windows_or_Microsoft.shtml [18:03] TR Bot Techrights Zimbabweans Aren't Into Windows or Microsoft [18:03] TR News Calling Plagiarism "Intelligence" is Pure Genius, Brilliance! https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Calling_Plagiarism_Intelligence_is_Pure_Genius_Brilliance.shtml [18:03] TR Bot Techrights Calling Plagiarism "Intelligence" is Pure Genius, Brilliance! [18:03] TR News Stricter Enforcement of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is Sorely Needed https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Stricter_Enforcement_of_Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraining_Notifi.shtml [18:03] TR Bot Techrights Stricter Enforcement of Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is Sorely Needed [18:03] TR News Shortly After a Microsofter Took Over The Register as Editor in Chief Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Tim (Tim Anderson) is Back and It's Still Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Propaganda, Sometimes Funded by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Shortly_After_a_Microsofter_Took_Over_The_Register_as_Editor_in.shtml [18:03] TR Bot Techrights Shortly After a Microsofter Took Over The Register as Editor in Chief Microsoft Tim (Tim Anderson) is Back and It's Still Microsoft Propaganda, Sometimes Funded by Microsoft [18:04] TR News IRC Turns 37 https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/IRC_Turns_37.shtml [18:04] TR Bot Techrights IRC Turns 37 [18:04] TR News Microsoft v Planet Earth https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/05/Microsoft_v_Planet_Earth.shtml [18:04] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft v Planet Earth [18:07] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/06/19/funny-google-maps-screenshots-that-make-you-wonder-whos-controlling-the-simulation/ [18:07] TR Bot 36 Funny Google Maps Screenshots That Make You Wonder Whos Controlling The Simulation [18:09] TR News Sony Music Sues Napster for $9.2 Million in Allegedly Overdue Royalty Payments Company Says Its Committed to Rebuilding Major Label Relationships https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/napster-sony-music-lawsuit-august-2025/ [18:10] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/08/05/napster-sony-music-lawsuit-august-2025/ ) [18:10] TR News Ghana Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining Puts Focus on China https://adf-magazine.com/2025/08/ghana-crackdown-on-illegal-gold-mining-puts-focus-on-china/ [18:10] TR Bot Ghana Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining Puts Focus on China - Africa Defense Forum [18:11] TR News Holland community carbon fund promises hyper-local carbon reduction https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/holland-community-carbon-fund-promises-hyper-local-carbon-reduction/ [18:11] TR Bot Holland community carbon fund promises hyper-local carbon reduction - Bridge Michigan [18:11] TR News Detection Engineering: Practicing Detection-as-Code Validation Part 3 https://blog.nviso.eu/2025/08/05/detection-engineering-practicing-detection-as-code-validation-part-3/ [18:11] TR Bot Detection Engineering: Practicing Detection-as-Code - Validation - Part 3 [18:11] TR News Earth Spun Faster Today. Here's How We Know. https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-spun-faster-today-heres-how-we-know [18:11] TR Bot Spun Faster Today. Here's How We Know. : ScienceAlert [18:12] TR News Switching Off For a Moment Lets Your Brain Do Something Wonderful https://www.sciencealert.com/switching-off-for-a-moment-lets-your-brain-do-something-wonderful [18:12] TR Bot Off For a Moment Lets Your Brain Do Something Wonderful : ScienceAlert [18:17] TR News Snap posts wider quarterly loss as revenue and user monetization miss targets https://siliconangle.com/2025/08/05/snap-posts-wider-quarterly-loss-revenue-user-monetization-miss-targets/ "Shares in Snap Inc. plunged more than 16% in late trading today" [18:17] TR Bot posts wider quarterly loss as revenue and user monetization miss targets - SiliconANGLE [18:25] TR News "Student Drone Flies, Submerges" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/05/student-drone-flies-submerges/ | Source: Hackaday [18:25] TR Bot Drone Flies, Submerges | Hackaday [18:28] TR News "Blinking An LED The Very Old Fashioned Way" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/05/2025-one-hertz-challenge-blinking-an-led-the-very-old-fashioned-way/ | Source: Hackaday [18:28] TR Bot One Hertz Challenge: Blinking An LED The Very Old Fashioned Way | Hackaday [18:32] TR News Report reveals Chinese influence on UK schools and students https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/08/report-reveals-chinese-influence-on-uk-schools-and-students/ [18:32] TR Bot Report reveals Chinese influence on UK schools and students - JURIST - News [18:34] TR News 14 ex-Huawei employees handed down prison sentences in China accused face up to six years for taking 'chip-related business secrets' with them to form startup Zunpai https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/14-ex-huawei-employees-handed-down-prison-sentences-in-china-accused-face-up-to-six-years-for-taking-chip-related-business-secrets-with-them-to-form-startup-zunpai [18:34] TR Bot 14 ex-Huawei employees handed down prison sentences in China accused face up to six years for taking 'chip-related business secrets' with them to form startup Zunpai | Tom's Hardware [18:36] TR News "Web systems are designed to be simple and reliable." https://hackaday.com/2025/08/05/why-names-break-systems/ | Source: Hackaday [18:36] TR Bot Names Break Systems | Hackaday [18:37] TR News "LoRaSense RGB Pi HAT" https://hackaday.com/2025/08/05/2025-one-hertz-challenge-lorasense-rgb-pi-hat/ | Source: Hackaday [18:37] TR Bot Pi Hat Aims To Kick Start IoT Projects | Hackaday [18:41] TR News [japan] gemini://higeki.jp/reiwa/uxweuv3cnsafot.jpg [18:42] TR News "I'm currently testing a #Mobian kernel patch to improve battery life on the #PinephonePro and it's looking promising (about 3 hours of continuous use instead of 1 hour)" gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [18:44] TR News "As I wrote at the end of my previous post, I left a bunch of loose threads in my reverse-engineering because I just didn't feel like continuing unless I have something specific to research lol." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-08-06-2 [18:45] TR News "So recently I've been doing a bit more reverse engineering of the Nintendo e-Reader[1] for the GBA. The really really cool RetroDotCards[2] project released late last month and I've been having a great time playing the games; and it's inspired me to dig into a few aspects of the e-Reader again (and make some previous research actually discoverable)." gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-08-06 [18:46] TR News "When I planted bananas last year I planted pups of two different varieties that I got from a friend. Now the other original banana pup is pushing a flower and has a few pups of it's own." gemini://gemini.cyberbot.space/gemlog/2025-08-06-foodforestupdate3.gmi [18:47] TR News "I recently bought a few chairs to furnish my apartment. When I scooted one across the floor, it made this awful noise. I couldn't stand it." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/08/06/society-should-be-more-accessible-to-autistic-people/ [18:48] TR News "This is the full recount, to the best of my recollection, of how I joined the pediverse. First, we have to go back, way back, to before I knew paraphiles even existed in public social spaces. I was on twitter at the time, browsing my feed as I normally did and, if memory serves, there was a callout post telling people to avoid a certain account." gemini://breebee.smol.pub/how_it_all_began_08_05_2025 [18:49] TR News SpellBinding ABDILRS Wordo: HALFY gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-08-06.gmi [18:50] TR News "When I say *human-readable file format*, I'm referring to text-based files that can be opened, read, and understood without the need for any specific software or proprietary interface." gemini://adele.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-08-04_why_I_prefer_human-readble_file_formats.gmi [18:54] TR News Misleading as this is malware, not "Linux backdoor" https://cybernews.com/security/linux-backdoor-stealthy-malware/ [18:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://cybernews.com/security/linux-backdoor-stealthy-malware/ ) [18:55] TR News So do not install it https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/dangerous-new-linux-malware-strikes-thousands-of-users-see-passwords-personal-info-stolen-heres-what-we-know [18:55] TR Bot new Linux malware strikes - thousands of users see passwords, personal info stolen, here's what we know | TechRadar [18:56] TR News Google is building a Linux terminal app for native Android development - here's why that's huge https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-is-building-a-linux-terminal-app-for-native-android-development-heres-why-thats-huge/ [18:56] TR Bot is building a Linux terminal app for native Android development - here's why that's huge | ZDNET [18:57] TR News Linux is becoming even more popular on Steam, and not only because of the Steam Deck https://www.pcguide.com/news/linux-is-getting-even-more-popular-on-steam-and-its-not-only-because-of-the-steam-deck/ [18:57] TR Bot Linux is becoming even more popular on Steam, and not only because of the Steam Deck - PC Guide [18:58] TR News Linux's Favorite Screenshot Tool Flameshot 13.0 Arrives After 3-Year Hiatus https://news.itsfoss.com/flameshot-13-0-release/ [18:58] TR Bot Linux's Favorite Screenshot Tool Flameshot 13.0 Arrives After 3-Year Hiatus [18:59] TR News Whats up with Beeline & ZTE, Linux Foundation, Nokia https://www.telecomtv.com/content/telcos-and-ai-channel/what-s-up-with-beeline-zte-linux-foundation-nokia-53577/ [18:59] TR Bot up with Beeline & ZTE, Linux Foundation, Nokia, Telcos & AI | TelecomTV ● Aug 06 [19:00] TR News "So no time-frame and no other information, just that something is actually properly in progress and it will now benefit multiple titles." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-are-working-on-a-general-optimization-for-vkd3d-directx12-games-on-linux/ [19:00] TR Bot are working on a "general optimization" for VKD3D / DirectX12 games on Linux | GamingOnLinux [19:00] TR News "There's quite a number of posts on their Steam forum about it, and the bug is already logged on Valve's GitHub for Proton. The game is currently rated Steam Deck Playable / SteamOS Compatible by Valve." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/hunt-showdown-1896-broken-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-due-to-easy-anti-cheat/ [19:00] TR Bot Showdown 1896 broken on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck due to Easy Anti-Cheat | GamingOnLinux [19:01] TR News "We all saw what happened with Fedora when a proposal was put to drop 32-bit didn't we? Sounds like another messy situation. I wonder how much backlash this will end up causing for the openSUSE Leap developers." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/opensuse-leap-16-0-will-need-steam-gamers-to-install-some-extras-due-to-no-32-bit/ [19:01] TR Bot Leap 16.0 will need Steam gamers to install some extras due to no 32-bit | GamingOnLinux [19:03] TR News (NEW): 'Linux' Foundation Networking Consortia https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/_Linux_Foundation_Networking_Consortia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/_Linux_Foundation_Networking_Consortia.gmi [19:03] TR Bot Tux Machines 'Linux' Foundation Networking Consortia [19:16] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/today_s_howtos.gmi [19:16] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [19:18] TR News (NEW): Applications: Tuba, FAIme, GNU Health HIS server 5.0, Nextcloud vs. CryptPad https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Applications_Tuba_FAIme_GNU_Health_HIS_server_5_0_Nextcloud_vs_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Applications_Tuba_FAIme_GNU_Health_HIS_server_5_0_Nextcloud_vs_.gmi [19:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Tuba, FAIme, GNU Health HIS server 5.0, Nextcloud vs. CryptPad [19:20] TR News (NEW): Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Leftovers.gmi [19:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers [19:24] ZedHedTed schestowitz[TR2]: well, remember the whole debacle where a dev got banned for giving hugs over IRC? from what i've seen, crazy shit like that doesn't happen anymore [19:24] ZedHedTed and discussions are mostly technical. [19:25] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5, RISC-V, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Raspberry_Pi_CM4_CM5_RISC_V_and_Mor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Raspberry_Pi_CM4_CM5_RISC_V_and_Mor.gmi [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] not sure banned [19:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5, RISC-V, and More [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] freebsd passed some policy [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] and it caused a controversy [19:28] TR News (NEW): Graphics: NVIDIA, Huawei, and Mesa https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Graphics_NVIDIA_Huawei_and_Mesa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Graphics_NVIDIA_Huawei_and_Mesa.gmi [19:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Graphics: NVIDIA, Huawei, and Mesa [19:32] ZedHedTed that's the gist of it, yeah [19:33] ZedHedTed i remember the irc /action hugs thing being a specific incident [19:35] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show, Linux Matters, Destination Linux, and Kodsnack https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Audiocasts_Shows_Ask_Noah_Show_Linux_Matters_Destination_Linux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Audiocasts_Shows_Ask_Noah_Show_Linux_Matters_Destination_Linux_.gmi [19:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Ask Noah Show, Linux Matters, Destination Linux, and Kodsnack [19:40] TR News (NEW): Mesa 25.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Mesa_25_2_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_This_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Mesa_25_2_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_This_I.gmi [19:40] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Mesa_25_2_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_This_I.shtml ) [19:43] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel: Apple Trouble, 2025 Maintainers Summit, and eBPF https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Linux_Kernel_Apple_Trouble_2025_Maintainers_Summit_and_eBPF.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Linux_Kernel_Apple_Trouble_2025_Maintainers_Summit_and_eBPF.gmi [19:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Kernel: Apple Trouble, 2025 Maintainers Summit, and eBPF [19:45] TR News (NEW): EasyOS 6.121 and EasyOS 7 Coming Shortly https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/EasyOS_6_121_and_EasyOS_7_Coming_Shortly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/EasyOS_6_121_and_EasyOS_7_Coming_Shortly.gmi [19:45] TR News (NEW): Games: Godot Foundation, GNOME, and Steam https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Games_Godot_Foundation_GNOME_and_Steam.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Games_Godot_Foundation_GNOME_and_Steam.gmi [19:45] TR Bot Tux Machines EasyOS 6.121 and EasyOS 7 Coming Shortly [19:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Godot Foundation, GNOME, and Steam [19:46] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL: PGDay Austria and pg_exporter v1.0.0 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/PostgreSQL_PGDay_Austria_and_pg_exporter_v1_0_0_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/PostgreSQL_PGDay_Austria_and_pg_exporter_v1_0_0_Released.gmi [19:46] TR Bot Tux Machines PostgreSQL: PGDay Austria and pg_exporter v1.0.0 Released [19:48] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [19:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [19:48] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers: Small Sites, Curl, and Firefox https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Small_Sites_Curl_and_Firefox.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Small_Sites_Curl_and_Firefox.gmi [19:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers: Small Sites, Curl, and Firefox [19:51] TR News (NEW): Education and Events https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Education_and_Events.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Education_and_Events.gmi [19:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Education and Events [19:53] TR News (NEW): Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Security_and_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_Fear_mongering_Dramatisatio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Security_and_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_Fear_mongering_Dramatisatio.gmi [19:53] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/today_s_leftovers.gmi [19:53] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/08/06/Security_and_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_Fear_mongering_Dramatisatio.shtml ) [19:53] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [19:54] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 06/08/2025: Pinephone, Reverse-Engineering, and More https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Gemini_Links_06_08_2025_Pinephone_Reverse_Engineering_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Gemini_Links_06_08_2025_Pinephone_Reverse_Engineering_and_More.gmi [19:54] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 06/08/2025: Pinephone, Reverse-Engineering, and More [19:58] TR News Techrights Links 06/08/2025: Substack in Trouble, Slop Sceptic Shira Perlmutter Seeks Emergency Injunction Pending Appeal https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Links_06_08_2025_Substack_in_Trouble_Slop_Sceptic_Shira_Perlmut.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Links_06_08_2025_Substack_in_Trouble_Slop_Sceptic_Shira_Perlmut.gmi [19:58] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/08/2025: Substack in Trouble, Slop Sceptic Shira Perlmutter Seeks Emergency Injunction Pending Appeal ● Aug 06 [20:04] TR News Techrights Red Hat Layoffs Expected in 5 Days (Monday) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Red_Hat_Layoffs_Expected_in_5_Days_Monday.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Red_Hat_Layoffs_Expected_in_5_Days_Monday.gmi [20:05] TR Bot Techrights Red Hat Layoffs Expected in 5 Days (Monday) [20:15] admfubar 365 millions ways to break in... https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/phishers-abuse-m365-direct-send-to-spoof-internal-users [20:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/phishers-abuse-m365-direct-send-to-spoof-internal-users ) [20:25] admfubar https://hackaday.com/2025/08/06/can-a-thermal-printer-cure-adhd/ [20:25] TR Bot A Thermal Printer Cure ADHD? | Hackaday [20:27] TR News "I didn't enjoy reading novels in the past. But somehow this has changed. Now it's pretty relaxing and lets me unwind." gopher://uninformativ.de/0/phlog/2025/2025-08/2025-08-06--books.txt [20:28] TR News Dream: Old Friends gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/8-06.gmi [20:28] TR News "Is it just me who scrolls back 30, 40, even 50 items in their shell history... rather than using search or just retyping the command?" gemini://rawtext.club/~thelovebug/2025-08-06-history.gmi [20:29] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/06/19/funniest-dungeons-dragons-memes-we-rolled-into-this-week/ [20:29] TR Bot 35 Funniest Dungeons & Dragons Memes We Rolled Into This Week [20:41] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: Slow Day for LLM Slop, Serial Sloppers Still at It in Their Slopfarms https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Slopwatch_Slow_Day_for_LLM_Slop_Serial_Sloppers_Still_at_It_in_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/Slopwatch_Slow_Day_for_LLM_Slop_Serial_Sloppers_Still_at_It_in_.gmi [20:41] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: Slow Day for LLM Slop, Serial Sloppers Still at It in Their Slopfarms [20:43] TR News Microsoft continues layoff spree with dozens of job cuts in Washington https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/microsoft-continues-layoff-spree-with-dozens-of-job-cuts-in-washington-10173004/ [20:43] TR Bot Microsoft continues layoff spree with dozens of job cuts in Washington | Technology News - The Indian Express [20:44] TR News Microsoft Cuts 40 More Jobs Amid Ongoing Mass Layoffs Amid AI [sic] Boom [sic]; Internet Blames H1B1 Hires https://in.mashable.com/tech/98104/microsoft-cuts-40-more-jobs-amid-ongoing-mass-layoffs-amid-ai-boom-internet-blames-h1b1-hires [20:44] TR Bot Microsoft Cuts 40 More Jobs Amid Ongoing Mass Layoffs Amid AI Boom; Internet Blames H1B1 Hires - Tech [20:45] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft to lay off 40 workers in Redmond [20:46] TR News Xbox Gear Store Offline: What's Behind the Restructuring and Future Plans? https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/first-the-xbox-design-lab-now-the-xbox-gear-store-is-coming-back-soon-the-former-of-which-has-been-coming-back-soon-for-over-half-a-year [20:46] TR Bot Is Xbox Gear Store's Closure a Sign of Bigger Changes Ahead? | Windows Central [20:47] TR News Hey, Xbox, just what in the heck is going on with Forza Motorsport? Players deserve answers, not silence https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/hey-xbox-just-what-in-the-heck-is-going-on-with-forza-motorsport-players-deserve-answers-not-silence [20:47] TR Bot What is actually happening with Forza Motorsport now? | Windows Central [20:49] TR News "Has it ever occurred to you that in addition to AI growth the master plan was to layoff in the US and replace hire in India to pay for it? All may be unfolding exactly as Satya wants. No surprises, no unexpected turns, no gotchas, just all according to plan." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1yrncn7 [20:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1yrncn7 ) [20:49] TR News "You'll own nothing and you'll be happy." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1bsen91 [20:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k1bsen91 ) [20:56] admfubar https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Soaring-Price-of-American-Farmland.html [20:56] TR Bot Soaring Price of American Farmland | OilPrice.com ● Aug 06 [21:06] TR News Techrights August Hits Microsoft Hard: Dead Divisions, Dead Products, Layoffs Again (on Week 1) https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/August_Hits_Microsoft_Hard_Dead_Divisions_Dead_Products_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/08/06/August_Hits_Microsoft_Hard_Dead_Divisions_Dead_Products_Layoffs.gmi [21:06] TR Bot Techrights August Hits Microsoft Hard: Dead Divisions, Dead Products, Layoffs Again (on Week 1) [21:09] TR News "Customers compare upgrade to Microsoft's mega-messy Windows 8" https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/06/trello_redesign_as_bad_as/?td=rt-3a [21:09] TR Bot Atlassian's Trello redesign may be 'worst in tech history' The Register [21:11] TR News the drowning gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/the_drowning [21:17] admfubar https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/americans-medicaid-data-is-now-a-government-surveillance-search-tool [21:17] TR Bot NEWS & UPDATES | FISA REFORM | PPSA - Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) [21:18] admfubar https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/whofi-and-power-meters-surveillance-begins-at-home [21:18] TR Bot NEWS & UPDATES | FISA REFORM | PPSA - Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) [21:20] admfubar https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/look-up-in-the-sky-thats-definitely-not-superman [21:20] TR Bot NEWS & UPDATES | FISA REFORM | PPSA - Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) [21:26] admfubar https://restofworld.org/2025/ai-drug-discovery-startups-big-pharma-china/ [21:26] TR Bot Chinas AI drug discovery startups cash in on billion-dollar deals - Rest of World [21:33] admfubar https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/25/08/06/1648215/universal-pictures-to-big-tech-well-sue-if-you-steal-our-movies-for-ai [21:33] TR Bot Universal Pictures To Big Tech: We'll Sue If You Steal Our Movies For AI - Slashdot [21:37] admfubar https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/06/1556252/google-suffers-data-breach-in-ongoing-salesforce-data-theft-attacks [21:37] TR Bot Google Suffers Data Breach in Ongoing Salesforce Data Theft Attacks - Slashdot [21:38] schestowitz[TR2] google has no data on people anyway ^_^ [21:41] TR News New ONS data today, mortality rose 10% after COVID-19. 2019: 9,080 deaths for Week 29. This year: 9,932 [21:43] TR News Week 28 was 10,155 deaths this year, compared to 9,179 in 2019. Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales/2025 they still use proprietary Microsoft formats, which is tasteless in the context of science and Open Data [21:43] TR Bot Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional - Office for National Statistics ● Aug 06 [22:02] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/cockatoos-know-30-distinct-dance-moves/ [22:02] TR Bot Cockatoos know 30 distinct dance moves - Ars Technica [22:08] admfubar Australia Bandstand??? https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/cockatoos-know-30-distinct-dance-moves/ [22:23] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/portable-monitors/e-paper-hits-75-hz-to-better-suit-productivity-tasks-kits-in-two-screen-sizes-go-up-for-pre-order-starting-at-usd199 [22:23] TR Bot E-paper hits 75 Hz to better suit productivity tasks kits in two screen sizes go up for pre-order, starting at $199 | Tom's Hardware ● Aug 06 [23:05] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@857r2qz6k99yg.irc) has joined #techrights [23:12] psydruid Avram Snitch brought back Tim, his personal bitch [23:13] MinceR (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25061919 [23:13] TR Bot WHOOPSIE [23:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I mentioned somewhere that I've had landlords I liked, but they're rare. [23:23] IsambardPrince Most are so old they're getting replaced by private equity and debt saddled idiots with 50 cans of raid. [23:24] IsambardPrince My landlord botched the roach response to the point where he paid more than calling an exterminator and only made the problem worse, and sprayed a ton of poison everywhere.