●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 06, 2026 ●● ● Aug 06 [00:11] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:13] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [00:16] ret1 For decades, ever since the founding of the Freenode network, it has always been run by a bunch of volunteer staff without much issue or drama. They more or less kept to themselves and only stepped in to fix technical issues and deal with DDoS attacks and the like, and maintained a good working relationship with the channel ops of most channels. [00:16] ret1 Sometime during 2017, Christel, the head staffer at the time, created a legal corporation to own Freenode and sold it to Andrew Lee. She told everyone that it was done as part of a legal requirement to sponsor a conference and that Andrew would have no control over the operations of Freenode, and nothing would actually change. [00:16] ret1 Now, when this happened during 2017, Andrew Lee didn't really have a reputation for anything except for being the guy who also owned Private Internet Access, a VPN company with a ok-ish reputation. There were some fishy details, like how Chris also got a job at PIA out of it, but nobody thought much of it. Andrew is an important character that we will revisit later. [00:16] ret1 Fast-forward to 2021, and mysteriously the freenode website now has an ad for a company called Shells, another of Andrew's companies. This is unusual because freenode sponsors only go on a specific sponsor page and never on the main website, and people got concerned. Instead of removing it, Chris (who sold the legal org to Andrew) resigned instead. [00:17] ret1 The remaining staff, reasonably concerned, decided to elect a new leader (Tom) and wrote a blog post about it. Andrew demanded that they take it down, which they refused, understandably so, as they had been told Andrew will have no control over the operations of Freenode. [00:17] TR News (NEW): GNOME 50.4 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/GNOME_50_4_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/GNOME_50_4_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Various_Improvemen.gmi [00:17] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME 50.4 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements [00:17] ret1 Skipping over a bunch of events (read in the link posted above), Andrew Lee, acting as the sole member of the "Board of Freenode", demanded access (become server owner for Discord kids) to basically everything in the network. He produced a bunch of legal documents dating back to Chris' sale, and after consulting with lawyers it turns out that the documents are probably legit. [00:17] ret1 At this point, staff start resigning en masse, and Andrew goes crazy. More on this later. [00:17] ret1 ==== If you find yourself in a hole, keep digging ==== [00:17] ret1 After the staff resigned en masse, they posted their resignation letters online for all to see, in the process claiming that Freenode has been subject to a hostile takeover. They also together formed libera.chat, a Freenode alternative with all the same people running it as before, just without Andrew at the helm messing things up. [00:17] ret1 Andrew then posts this response, claiming that "the rumors of a 'hostile takeover' are simply untrue", in direct contradiction to all the staff that have resigned. He claims that all the staff are out to get him and have defamed his attempt at merely doing what was best "for the sake of the FOSS movement". [00:17] ret1 A few days later, the outgoing staff turns into "the plan to destroy freenode". Now, at this point in time, there was understandably confusion in the community -- who tf is "rasengan" (the Nickname for Andrew), and why did all the staff just resign? Who's lying and who's telling the truth? The community was split. [00:17] ret1 A big chunk of the community thought that Andrew is full of shit went to the newly-formed libera.chat, some stayed on the fence to see how it played out, and a very small minority supported Andrew. Those that decided to migrate to libera changed their topics to something along the lines of "we're now moving to libera.chat" to tell existing users that they're gone. [00:17] ret1 Andrew, however, in his infinite wisdow, decided that any channels that even mentioned libera.chat in their channel topics would have their channels taken over. What this means is that all existing operators would have their permissions revoked and Andrew would be in charge of the channel. [00:17] ret1 What actually happened with this change was that users freaked out. Quite a few channels had topics like "we're considering the move to libera.chat, decision will be made later", and those also got swept up in the takeover. Now, Andrew was very adamant earlier that there was no "hostile takeover" going on, but to the users and operators, their favourite channels just got taken over, and in a very hostile [00:17] ret1 fashion too. [00:17] ret1 All the remaining channels that were still on Freenode all freaked out and got out whilst they still could. FSF, Gentoo, Ubuntu, and pretty much everybody that mattered jumped ship. [00:17] ret1 I think this requires emphasis: most large chunk of people didn't want to rock the boat and stayed on Freenode, but then Andrew decided to kick them off himself for daring to utter the word "libera" in his presence. People got upset that a single word hurt his feelings so much and decided to leave if he's gonna show the door anyways. [00:18] ret1 Around the same time, IRCCloud, a fairly significant IRC client (the same way web browsers are used to browse the web, IRC clients are used to connect to IRC networks) tweeted some mean things about Freenode, so Andrew decided that if you're in a hole, you might as well dig deeper, and banned IRCCloud users. Not just 'hey don't use IRCCloud' but a permaban. This is like if Google thought that Apple said [00:18] ret1 some mean things and banned everybody logging into Youtube and Gmail from safari. [00:18] ret1 ==== A small detour into Andrew's imaginary Korean Empire ==== [00:18] ret1 Let's take a small detour into another title you might have seen for Andrew: the "Crown Prince of Korea". The story goes that after making his fortunes founding startups, Andrew discovered that he was related to another guy that claimed to be the legitimate "Emperor of Korea" and was named the successor to the "Empire" in 2018. [00:18] ret1 Note that the Korean Empire aka Joseon Dynasty has been dead for over a century ever since Imperial Japan conquered it in the late 1800s. Modern Korea is a democracy with elections and such, and no sane person acknowledges the "imperial throne". The Korean imperial family is as real as the French royal family: both dead, and nobody cares. Well, there's also North Korea, but good luck convincing Kim Jung [00:18] ret1 Un that he should swear fealty to anybody else. Surely it would go down splendidly. [00:18] ret1 ==== The Aftermath ==== [00:18] ret1 After people abandoned Freenode in droves, Andrew went even more crazy and decided to purge everything. He deleted every single channel, every single user, everything got nuked. This convinced everybody that hasn't jumped ship yet to do so, and now Freenode is completely and utterly dead. Here's some user numbers from netsplit.de. [00:18] ret1 Andrew now styles himself "HIH Andrew Lee of the Joseon Empire, the oldent nation in the world since 1392" (HIH = His Imperial Highness). As of 10 Aug 2021, Freenode is now the "Official Digital Territory of the Joseon Empire". [00:18] ret1 To conclude: freenode is now dead, Andrew now styles himself Emperor, and all the sane people are on Libera.CHAT or Matrix/OFTC.net/something else. 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[03:43] *brocashelm (~brocashelm@3xbf3x4z6cuj6.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [04:01] *phebus has quit (Quit: POKE 1,0) [04:03] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: If they let Peter Bright out he'll re-offend. [04:03] IsambardPrince There's no reason for him not to. [04:04] IsambardPrince He'll be untouchable as far as employment or tenancy due to the existing record/list. [04:04] IsambardPrince Maybe he'll try changing his legal name and returning to the UK where there's no conviction record. [04:06] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: They left a notice on the building across the road. [04:06] IsambardPrince All units will undergo mandatory pest control. [04:06] IsambardPrince The notice also says they will evaluate the cleanliness of the units and report to management. [04:06] IsambardPrince There's probably a cockroach outbreak. [04:07] IsambardPrince Last month I heard a tenant from that building complain to management about cockroaches. [04:07] IsambardPrince He said the repair man wasn't doing anything. [04:13] IsambardPrince I hope their response was better than "RAID on the floor". [04:14] IsambardPrince After Piyush sprayed RAID everywhere, millions of roaches started pouring out of the walls into everyone's apartment to get away from the RAID. [04:14] IsambardPrince He got maybe 20 of them that crawled out and died, and he never did come clean those up. [04:28] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:31] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I was reading Kiwi Farms a while back and someone threw out the opinion that "It really sucks to be attracted to minors because there's nowhere to go for psychological help." I mean, I guess that's true. Nobody wants to admit to being psychologically compelled to commit a sex crime. [04:31] IsambardPrince But it's questionable what could really be done about it. [04:32] IsambardPrince If the law doesn't scare them, and they don't have a sense of right and wrong stopping them, what's the treatment plan? [04:32] IsambardPrince Well, nobody who is "normal" in the sense of being self-aware would want to admit to that. [04:33] IsambardPrince But then again, there's a lot of people hanging around GNOME and Microsoft who don't flat out admit to it. [04:33] IsambardPrince But there are strong hints. [04:33] IsambardPrince Like, they're sending up smoke signals that there's something very wrong in the head. [04:44] IsambardPrince IBM taking Daniel Pocock to their own arbitration kangaroo court and still losing was priceless. [04:52] *tessier has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:53] *tessier (~tessier@ca9zudc327676.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [05:02] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I started using the stove for boiling water. I used to use an electric kettle but they do break too often for a small appliance. [05:03] IsambardPrince At Piyush's apartment near the end I was using the stove quite often to ignite cockroaches that would find their way to the burners. [05:07] IsambardPrince One reason I don't use autopay for rent is because it makes it very easy for a landlord to just assess a fine or something and then that's what autopays. [05:07] IsambardPrince Good luck ever getting that back. [05:07] IsambardPrince You dispute it by saying "I have the money and you don't. Here's the check for my rent." [05:12] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: John said they used Yardi when he was a property manager. [05:12] IsambardPrince If they got a noise complaint they'd send out a notice to everyone in the area and see if anyone admitted to it. [05:12] IsambardPrince The idea was it was formatted to look like each unit was the only one that got that. [05:13] IsambardPrince This management company sends these texts around 1 AM. [05:13] IsambardPrince I know what they're doing. They're not only hoping someone admits it, but they're doing it at 1 AM so you just got woken up in the middle of the night by your phone buzzing and are already tired and now angry at them. [05:15] IsambardPrince Since they're threatening fines in the middle of the night, that could technically mean they are engaging in debt-collection activities at unreasonable hours in violation of the FDCPA and Disorderly Conduct statutes. [05:18] IsambardPrince Disorderly Conduct as a Business Offense doesn't require the contact to be for debt-collection purposes. [05:18] IsambardPrince It says if a creditor contacts you at unreasonable hours, they have committed the offense. [05:18] IsambardPrince A landlord is a creditor. [05:27] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [05:32] *koo5_ has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) 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[06:25] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1731.jpg [06:25] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2088.jpg [06:26] TR News "These are my personal book notes from Brian Tracy's "Eat That Frog!" They are for myself, but I hope they might be useful to you too." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-08-05-eat-that-frog-book-notes.gmi [06:27] *superkuh (~superkuh@user/superkuh) has joined #techrights [06:27] TR News "Within these constraints, I think it is a good attempt at the "Write Once, Run Anywhere" aim. A reasonable summary of the standard is a short document in a github repo. The author also has a Python BASIC interpreter that can run full BASICODE." gemini://republic.circumlunar.space/users/dbane/gemlog/2026-08-05.gmi [06:28] TR News "This minimalistic git server has all the open source RPG projects I've found. Check out the resources section! The entire thing's built out of recfiles and makefiles, but it can still update and find recent commits from these git projects. 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Garrett, So I am Suing Them in the High Court ● Aug 06 [08:12] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 141 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Failed to Learn From the Mistakes of the European Patent Office (EPO) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_141_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Failed_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_141_Out_of_200_Brett_Wilson_LLP_Failed_to.gmi [08:12] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 141 Out of 200: Brett Wilson LLP Failed to Learn From the Mistakes of the European Patent Office (EPO) [08:21] TR News "In short, according to Mr Mansfield, either all three should have been prosecuted in New Zealand or none of them" https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/651123/court-of-appeal-dismisses-kim-dotcom-challenge-to-us-extradition | Source: RNZ [08:21] TR Bot Court of Appeal dismisses Kim Dotcom challenge to US extradition | RNZ [08:21] TR News en [08:21] TR News "On January 20th, 2012, over 70 special tactics officers armed with assault rifles breached a mansion in Coatesville" https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/untoc20/truecrimestories/kimdotcom.html | [08:21] TR Bot True Crime Story - Kim Dotcom [08:21] TR News "Fourteen years. 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The [Internet]'s de facto boss is an absentee landlord." https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/05/absentee-landlord/# | Source: CoryDoctorow [08:24] TR Bot Pluralistic: Google is a scammers paradise (05 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [08:24] TR News "This means that devices that cannot be updated to iOS 15 will eventually stop receiving new QZ versions through the App Store." https://robertoviola.cloud/2026/08/05/important-notice-older-apple-devices-qz-ios-requirements/ | Source: Roberto Viola [08:24] TR Bot QZ: Important notice for users with older Apple devices - Roberto Viola [08:26] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://jan.wildeboer.net/2026/08/Hearing-Aids/ | Source: Jan Wildeboer [08:26] TR Bot Hearing Aids Shenanigans - Jan Wildeboers Blog [08:41] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [08:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [08:43] TR News (NEW): KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Is Out to Improve Spectacle, Discover, and Emoji Selector https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/KDE_Plasma_6_7_4_Is_Out_to_Improve_Spectacle_Discover_and_Emoji.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/04/KDE_Plasma_6_7_4_Is_Out_to_Improve_Spectacle_Discover_and_Emoji.gmi [08:43] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.7.4 Is Out to Improve Spectacle, Discover, and Emoji Selector [08:49] TR News Techrights IBM Cannot Survive for Much Longer, There Are Limits to RAs and Offshoring, IBM Now Asks Workers to Quit https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/IBM_Cannot_Survive_for_Much_Longer_There_Are_Limits_to_RAs_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/IBM_Cannot_Survive_for_Much_Longer_There_Are_Limits_to_RAs_and_.gmi [08:49] TR Bot Techrights IBM Cannot Survive for Much Longer, There Are Limits to RAs and Offshoring, IBM Now Asks Workers to Quit ● Aug 06 [09:13] TR News "Anna King was sitting on a bench one afternoon outside her home on a busy street in Washington, D.C." https://text.npr.org/2026/08/04/nx-s1-5918354/national-guard-dc-veteran-detained | Source: NPR [09:13] TR Bot A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing [09:18] TR News "Three Idaho National Guard troops entered Purple Heart veteran Anna King's Washington, D.C., front yard, wrestled her to the ground, and zip-tied her hands. She was later charged with assaulting them." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/national-guard-zip-ties-purple-heart-veteran.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:18] TR Bot National Guard troops entered a Purple Heart veterans yard, zip-tied her, then charged her with assaulting them - Boing Boing [09:19] TR News Breaking: More MSFT layoffs [09:19] TR News "To say LAPD has a history of protecting bent cops and punishing honest ones is an insult to the annual drumbeat of new scandals." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/04/16-felony-charges-for-lapd-officer-who-recorded-colleagues-making-racist-sexist-and-homophobic-remarks.html | Source: BoingBoing [09:19] TR Bot 16 felony charges for LAPD officer who recorded colleagues making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks - Boing Boing [09:19] TR News "According to the company, the situation reflects Finland's job market at the moment, and a huge demand for flexible [sic] working arrangements." https://yle.fi/a/74-20239516 | Source: Yle [09:19] TR Bot Wolt sees 27k courier applications pour in after banning shared accounts | Yle News | Yle [09:20] TR News "There is a brief exploration in this article about why victims and their family members, therapists, and friends are deposed in these cases" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/uber-defence-sexual-assault-suits/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:20] TR Bot Ubers Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits Is Leering and Traumatic Pixel Envy [09:20] TR News "The answer to union contracts being voted down is not for organizers to lower workers expectations. Its to seize that vote as an opportunity to organize those expectations into collective power." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/unions-negotiation-collective-bargaining-uaw | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:20] TR Bot What to Do When Your Union Contract Is Voted Down [09:22] TR News Halo Studios is facing layoffs once again https://news.instant-gaming.com/en/articles/21121-halo-studios-is-facing-layoffs-once-again [09:22] TR Bot Halo Studios is facing layoffs once again - IG News [09:22] TR News "It was once the largest employer in the Swift County city." https://www.minnpost.com/greater-minnesota/2026/08/its-official-minnesota-will-have-a-new-ice-detention-center-appleton-prison/ | Source: MinnPost [09:22] TR Bot It's official: Minnesota will have a new ICE detention center [09:22] TR News "No one doubted the intensity of Lobga Rangzens commitment to a Tibet free of Chinese control. But they were not prepared for what he did next." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/asia/lobga-rangzen-united-nations-tibet-china.html | Source: New York Times [09:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/asia/lobga-rangzen-united-nations-tibet-china.html ) [09:27] TR News "A disturbing pattern is repeating at Halo Studios in the wake of the Halo: Campaign Evolved release date." [09:27] TR News "A producer and a project manager are leaving, amid rumors of dysfunctional leadership. With future Halo games in doubt, sales of the latest remake may not be meeting expectations." https://www.notebookcheck.net/Halo-Campaign-Evolved-studio-suffers-Xbox-layoffs-with-game-seeing-mixed-sales.1361034.0.html [09:27] TR Bot Halo: Campaign Evolved studio suffers Xbox layoffs, with game seeing mixed sales - Notebookcheck News [09:37] TR News Techrights August 2026 Microsoft Layoffs Confirmed by Staff This Week https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/August_2026_Microsoft_Layoffs_Confirmed_by_Staff_This_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/August_2026_Microsoft_Layoffs_Confirmed_by_Staff_This_Week.gmi [09:37] TR Bot Techrights August 2026 Microsoft Layoffs Confirmed by Staff This Week [09:41] TR News "Akhmedyarov, founder of the popular YouTube-based outlet Prosto Zhurnalistika (Just Journalism)" https://cpj.org/2026/08/cpj-calls-on-kazakhstan-to-overturn-travel-ban-end-harassment-of-journalist-lukpan-akhmedyarov/ | Source: CPJ [09:41] TR Bot CPJ calls on Kazakhstan to overturn travel ban, end harassment of journalist Lukpan Akhmedyarov - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:42] TR News "Lulu Garcia-Navarro, journalist at The New York Times and co-host of The Interview podcast and CNN contributor, will serve as the master of ceremonies" https://cpj.org/2026/08/cpj-to-recognize-journalists-from-6-countries-with-2026-international-press-freedom-awards/ | Source: CPJ [09:42] TR Bot CPJ to recognize journalists from 6 countries with 2026 International Press Freedom Awards - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:42] TR News "In response to this reporting of the Air Force One Mk." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/05/trumps-war-on-journalists-also-includes-targeting-a-freelance-nyt-contributor/ | Source: Techdirt [09:42] TR Bot War On Journalists Also Includes Targeting A Freelance NYT Contributor | Techdirt [09:44] TR News "Bypassing censorship comes down to two challenges: disguising [Internet] traffic from censors while making an open network easy to reach." https://blog.torproject.org/snowflake-volunteer-standalone-app-to-help-people-bypass-censorship/ | Source: Tor [09:44] TR Bot Snowflake Volunteer, an Android app to help people bypass censorship | The Tor Project [09:45] TR News "The story won the Paris Reviews 2013 Plimpton Prize for Fiction and has appeared on syllabuses at other universities." https://www.salon.com/2026/08/02/florida-english-professor-alleges-political-firing-over-class-reading/ | Source: Salon [09:45] TR Bot English professor alleges political firing over class reading - Salon.com [09:45] TR News "Morality wise, this ain't nothing new. After all, the whole world is galloping toward digital control crap, to "protect" our feeble minds from dangerous content." https://www.dedoimedo.com/life/morality-filters.html | Source: Dedoimedo [09:45] TR Bot Your morality filters have arrived, dear peasants [09:48] TR News "In July, the FTC invited comments on a proposed policy that would treat AI outputs the Trump administration considers ideologically motivated as a deceptive consumer product." https://www.freepress.net/news/ftcs-artificial-intelligence-policy-statement-latest-white-house-effort-distort-law-and-censor | Source: Free Press [09:48] TR Bot FTC's Artificial Intelligence 'Policy Statement' Is Latest White House Effort to Distort the Law and Censor Speech | Free Press [09:48] TR News "apologised to the minister on behalf of Meta for the error restricting PM Modis post" https://thenorthlines.com/meta-apologises-for-removing-pms-fb-post/ | Source: The North Lines IN [09:48] TR Bot Meta apologises for removing PMs FB post - Northlines [09:49] TR News "Mr. Kaplan had been summoned, among other things, to explain why Prime Minister Narendra Modis first video message to the youth posted on July 23 was temporarily removed from Facebook." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-apologises-for-csam-deepfake-content-errors-in-operating-platform/article71309386.ece | Source: The Hindu [09:49] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg sends apologies for errors in operating the platform, government sources say - The Hindu [09:49] TR News "In May 2025, Imamoglu's main X account, which had nearly 10 million followers, was blocked in Turkey under a similar order." https://www.dw.com/en/turkish-court-orders-x-to-block-imamoglu-candidacy-account/a-78239919 | Source: Deutsche Welle [09:49] TR Bot Turkish court orders X to block Imamoglu candidacy account [09:49] TR News "The projects founder, Lidiya Mikhalchenko, also said that its staff have received threats." https://oc-media.org/instagram-page-of-north-caucasus-human-rights-project-blocked/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [09:49] TR Bot Instagram page of North Caucasus human rights project blocked [09:55] TR News Misinformation https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/976004/elon-musk-grokipedia-ai-wikipedia-not-updating-dead | Source: The Verge [09:55] TR Bot Elon Musks attempt at an AI Wikipedia hasnt been updated in months | The Verge ● Aug 06 [10:08] TR News Today's Announcement https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/todays-announcement/ [10:08] TR Bot Blog Archive Todays Announcement [10:08] *brocashelm has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:20] TR News (NEW): This gorgeous KDE icon pack gives your desktop a chalk-like look https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/This_gorgeous_KDE_icon_pack_gives_your_desktop_a_chalk_like_loo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/This_gorgeous_KDE_icon_pack_gives_your_desktop_a_chalk_like_loo.gmi [10:20] TR Bot Tux Machines This gorgeous KDE icon pack gives your desktop a chalk-like look [10:21] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:24] TR News Techrights GAFAM Mass Layoffs and Mountains (Trillions of Dollars in 'Secret' or 'Off-the-Ledger') Debt https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/GAFAM_Mass_Layoffs_and_Mountains_Trillions_of_Dollars_in_Secret.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/GAFAM_Mass_Layoffs_and_Mountains_Trillions_of_Dollars_in_Secret.gmi [10:24] TR Bot Techrights GAFAM Mass Layoffs and Mountains (Trillions of Dollars in 'Secret' or 'Off-the-Ledger') Debt [10:28] *brocashelm (~brocashelm@w5acqy929pqyi.irc) has joined #techrights [10:29] *Received a CTCP VERSION from StatServ [10:32] TR News Video of the K-League All Stars Match That Manchester City Won, Enzos First Win With the Club https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/enzo-first-win-with-the-club/ [10:32] TR Bot Blog Archive Video of the K-League All Stars Match That Manchester City Won, Enzos First Win With the Club [10:32] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [10:40] TR News (NEW): Relaxing Weeks Ahead https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Relaxing_Weeks_Ahead.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Relaxing_Weeks_Ahead.gmi [10:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Relaxing Weeks Ahead [10:51] TR News Prioritising Greater Crimes, Not People Holding Up a Sign https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/holding-up-a-sign/ [10:51] TR Bot Blog Archive Prioritising Greater Crimes, Not People Holding Up a Sign [10:52] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [10:52] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [10:52] TR News Deathbed https://apina.biz/194632.jpeg?mode=sfw [10:52] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/194632.jpeg [10:53] TR News "He cited the closeness of artificial general intelligence (AGI), an advanced state of AI in which computers in essence become as smart as humans, as the impetus for his role change." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/google-shakes-up-ai-leadership-as-deepmind-chief-shifts-role/articleshow/132949041.cms | Source: India Times [10:53] TR Bot Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis shifts role - 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What awaits in the general election? | Vox [10:54] TR News "it was considered by many to be the highest-profile Democratic contest of the summer." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/abdul-el-sayed-primary-results-speech/ | Source: The Nation [10:54] TR Bot Abdul El-Sayed: The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money | The Nation [10:54] TR News "neither faction is dominant." https://newrepublic.com/article/214028/transcript-el-sayed-narrow-win-tells-us-democrats | Source: New Republic [10:54] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://newrepublic.com/article/214028/transcript-el-sayed-narrow-win-tells-us-democrats ) [10:54] TR News "Stevens received $62 million in advertising from outside groups" https://newrepublic.com/post/213999/el-sayed-wins-michigan-democratic-senate-primary | Source: New Republic [10:54] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://newrepublic.com/post/213999/el-sayed-wins-michigan-democratic-senate-primary ) [10:55] TR News "socialists and other lefty candidates only have appeal on the coasts or in deep-blue urban areas." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/democratic-primary-michigan-el-sayed | Source: Jacobin Magazine [10:55] TR Bot Yes, the Left Won Big Last Night [10:55] TR News "Democrats would be better off with a candidate not beholden to the establishment of special interests" https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-results-abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens/ | Source: Bridge Michigan [10:55] TR Bot Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in progressive 'shockwave' - Bridge Michigan [10:55] TR News "The workers there are not represented by a collective bargaining agreement, documents said." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/tiktok-layoffs-nashville.html | Source: New York Times [10:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/tiktok-layoffs-nashville.html ) [10:56] TR News "Elon Musks exploding rockets are a front for the real moneymakers." https://www.theverge.com/science/975545/spacex-x-earnings-ai-data-centers-compute-space | Source: The Verge [10:56] TR Bot SpaceX is barely Space and mostly X | The Verge [10:56] TR News "They chose him because hes a fighter at a time when America needs fighters willing to stand up to the worst tyrant who has ever occupied the Oval Office." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-real-meaning-of-el-sayeds-victory | Source: Robert Reich [10:56] TR Bot The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory - Robert Reich ● Aug 06 [11:03] TR News Map of Data Centres in Greater Manchester https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/map-of-data-centres-in-greater-manchester/ [11:03] TR Bot Blog Archive Map of Data Centres in Greater Manchester [11:04] TR News "Donald Trump deserves full credit." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-explosion-of-misery | Source: Paul Krugman [11:04] TR Bot An Explosion of Misery - Paul Krugman [11:04] TR News "This is a massive defeat for the Democratic Party old guard and an affirmation that the new crop of outsider, renegade candidates are the peoples choice." https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/chuck-schumer-eats-shit | Source: Ken Klippenstein [11:04] TR Bot Chuck Schumer Eats Shit - Ken Klippenstein [11:04] TR News "dabbling in Diplomacy" https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/wasted-time | Source: Jeremy Cherfas [11:04] TR Bot Wasted Time | Jeremy Cherfas [11:04] TR News "The Democrats are the party for rich people who feel guilt, and the Republicans are the party for rich people who don't. And the Dems do not see why all us non-rich people should have a party. They feel guilt and surely that should be enough for us peasants." https://drmollytov.smol.pub/2026-08-05 | Source: Dr Molly Tov [11:04] TR Bot okay, i'm gonna talk about politics now and you're gonna listen (or not, i'm not the boss of you) [11:04] TR News "Google will remain involved as a founding investor and cloud provider. Just one person will now oversee everything from research to products" https://thenewstack.io/deepmind-discovery-loop-departures/ | Source: The New Stack [11:04] TR Bot Googles four AI departures: "We wanted to build something differently" - The New Stack [11:05] TR News "A number of cyber experts quickly pushed back on Trumps comments after he made them." https://cyberscoop.com/trump-blames-minnesota-water-cyberattacks-iran/ | Source: Scoop News Group [11:05] TR Bot blames Minnesota for cyberattacks on water sector, drawing pushback from cyber world | CyberScoop [11:05] TR News "Remember that the NRA is a so-called social welfare organization and does not have to disclose its donors." https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/changing-story-nra-and-russia | Source: Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law [11:05] TR Bot The Changing Story of the NRA and Russia | Brennan Center for Justice [11:05] TR News "The new study looks at how mountain lions can play the role of a traffic cop" https://www.wired.com/story/cougars-lower-risks-car-crashes-by-hunting-deer/ | Source: Wired [11:05] TR Bot Lower the Risks of Car Crashes by Hunting Deer | WIRED [11:18] TR News Election Next Week and Daniel Pococks Policies https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/election-next-week-and-daniel-pococks-policies/ [11:18] TR Bot Blog Archive Election Next Week and Daniel Pococks Policies [11:20] TR News re gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/analytics_usa_gov_Says_7_of_Sessions_Come_From_GNU_Linux_and_Ch.gmi Reader: "note that is _*in spite*_ of full OEM hostility and is _*all*_ after-market" [11:35] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:37] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [11:39] TR News Techrights A Data Centres Hub Puts Everyone at Risk, Especially People Who Live Near Them at Times of War/s https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Data_Centres_Hub_Puts_Everyone_at_Risk_Especially_People_Who_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Data_Centres_Hub_Puts_Everyone_at_Risk_Especially_People_Who_.gmi [11:39] TR Bot Techrights A Data Centres Hub Puts Everyone at Risk, Especially People Who Live Near Them at Times of War/s [11:42] TR News "Ofgem is seeking feedback on proposals to levy a fee on datacenter development projects at the time they apply for a grid connection." https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/07/31/uk-wants-datacenters-to-pay-a-fee-for-grid-connection-requests/5281248 | Source: The Register UK [11:42] TR Bot UK wants datacenters to pay a fee for grid connection requests [11:42] TR News ""AI factory" is the industry's preferred term for a datacenter dedicated to training and running AI models." https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/08/05/cloud-startup-volta-claims-10b-ai-lab-deal-for-norway-bit-barn/5283352 | Source: The Register UK [11:42] TR Bot Cloud startup Volta claims $10B AI lab deal for Norway bit barn [11:43] TR News "Data Centre industry in India has been growing at a steady pace and has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to current capacity of about 1575 MW." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/indias-data-centre-capacity-rises-over-four-fold-to-1575-mw-as-ai-demand-accelerates-govt/articleshow/132923848.cms | Source: India Times [11:43] TR Bot India's data centre capacity rises over four-fold to 1,575 MW as AI demand accelerates: Govt - The Economic Times [11:43] TR News "So, who is benefiting from the halving of wholesale electricity prices? It isnt you and me" https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/08/cheaper-electricity/ | Source: Spectator AU [11:43] TR Bot Cheaper electricity? | The Spectator Australia [11:52] TR News GNU/Linux back at 7% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/dominica/#monthly-200902-202608 [11:52] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Dominica | Statcounter Global Stats [11:52] TR News "A SpaceX rocket that has been drifting in space for a year and a half is set to crash into the moon on Wednesday" https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-falcon-moon-crash-warning-for-lunar-bases/ | Source: Wired [11:52] TR Bot SpaceX Falcon Lunar Crash Is a Warning for Moon Bases | WIRED [11:53] TR News "Satellite readings show the Sacramento Valley aquifer switched from bouncing back to lasting damage in 2021" https://www.western-water.com/2026/08/03/sacramento-valley-aquifer-hits-point-of-no-return/ | Source: Western Water [11:53] TR Bot Sacramento Valley aquifer hits point of no return | Western Water ● Aug 06 [12:01] TR News (NEW): 5% of Desktops/Laptops of the Dominican Republic Run GNU/Linux Now? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/5_of_Desktops_Laptops_of_the_Dominican_Republic_Run_GNU_Linux_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/5_of_Desktops_Laptops_of_the_Dominican_Republic_Run_GNU_Linux_N.gmi [12:01] TR Bot Tux Machines 5% of Desktops/Laptops of the Dominican Republic Run GNU/Linux Now? [12:11] TR News Techrights Maintenance to be Completed Tonight (IPv6) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Maintenance_to_be_Completed_Tonight_IPv6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Maintenance_to_be_Completed_Tonight_IPv6.gmi [12:11] TR Bot Techrights Maintenance to be Completed Tonight (IPv6) [12:17] TR News "If next 2 earnings arent good ibm will be broken up into several smaller companies" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9q9mr8 [12:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9q9mr8 ) [12:18] TR News "Some people like to strike worldly and cynical postures, perhaps because they don't realize that worldly and cynical are only too often in conflict with each other." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/cynicism-and-naivete-in-the-summer-of-a-thousand-fires/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit [12:18] TR Bot Cynicism and Navet in the Summer of a Thousand Fires [12:18] TR News "Earth's Future" https://phys.org/news/2026-08-harvesting-rainwater-rooftops-cities-stay.html | Source: Omicron Limited [12:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-harvesting-rainwater-rooftops-cities-stay.html ) [12:18] TR News "I want this area to have the highest voter turnout." https://azluminaria.org/2026/08/05/arizona-youth-tell-lawmakers-climate-change-cant-wait/ | Source: Arizona Luminaria [12:18] TR Bot Arizona youth tell lawmakers: Climate change cant wait - AZ Luminaria [12:18] TR News "Washington initially proposed to explore a 140,000 square kilometre (50,000 square mile) block about 200 kilometres east of territory capital Saipan." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/pacific-islands-alarmed-by-trump-backed-push-for-deep-sea-mining-1372115427 | Source: RTL [12:18] TR Bot As environmental concerns rise: Pacific islands alarmed by Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining - RTL Today [12:22] TR News "holy sh-t. This is sad. Truly no longer an American company" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz6zzvqs [12:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz6zzvqs ) [12:36] TR News Techrights 15% of IBM Staff Marked for Layoffs ("RAs"), the Workers' Objective is to Find Another Employer and Leave https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/15_of_IBM_Staff_Marked_for_Layoffs_RAs_the_Workers_Objective_is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/15_of_IBM_Staff_Marked_for_Layoffs_RAs_the_Workers_Objective_is.gmi [12:36] TR Bot Techrights 15% of IBM Staff Marked for Layoffs ("RAs"), the Workers' Objective is to Find Another Employer and Leave [12:50] TR News "The investigation found significant evidence that JPMorgan Chase (JPMC), Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America violated federal anti-money laundering laws by failing to screen and report Epsteins suspicious financial transactions in a timely manner." https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden_wall_street_epstein_report.pdf | [12:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden_wall_street_epstein_report.pdf ) [12:51] TR News "JPMorganChase, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank were aware of suspicious transactions Epstein made as far back as 2002." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5919238 | Source: NPR [12:51] TR Bot Senate Democrats say banks turned blind eye to suspicious moves by Jeffrey Epstein [12:51] TR News "The survivors gathered for a press conference at the National Mall Wednesday to launch the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile" https://newrepublic.com/post/213689/epstein-survivors-deliver-files-stop-todd-blanche | Source: New Republic [12:51] TR Bot Epstein Survivors Launch Last-Ditch Attempt to Stop Todd Blanche | The New Republic [12:51] TR News "The emergency stay is the latest development in how Trumps $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC" https://newrepublic.com/post/214034/trump-tries-pause-bbc-lawsuit-hide-finances | Source: New Republic [12:51] TR Bot Trump Tries to Pause His Own BBC Lawsuit to Hide His Finances | The New Republic [12:54] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [12:56] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [13:11] TR News Techrights In Brunei, GNU/Linux Approaches International Average of 8.5% https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/In_Brunei_GNU_Linux_Approaches_International_Average_of_8_5.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/In_Brunei_GNU_Linux_Approaches_International_Average_of_8_5.gmi [13:11] TR Bot Techrights In Brunei, GNU/Linux Approaches International Average of 8.5% [13:22] TR News (NEW): Most Humans Are Women, Why Not in Free Software Too? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Most_Humans_Are_Women_Why_Not_in_Free_Software_Too.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Most_Humans_Are_Women_Why_Not_in_Free_Software_Too.gmi [13:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Most Humans Are Women, Why Not in Free Software Too? [13:22] TR News Techrights Removing Gender Barriers in Computer Science https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Removing_Gender_Barriers_in_Computer_Science.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Removing_Gender_Barriers_in_Computer_Science.gmi [13:22] TR Bot Techrights Removing Gender Barriers in Computer Science [13:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [13:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [13:40] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:41] TR News Techrights New Conference Paper (Science of Cyber Security) Credits RMS With Delaying Passwords https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/New_Conference_Paper_Science_of_Cyber_Security_Credits_RMS_With.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/New_Conference_Paper_Science_of_Cyber_Security_Credits_RMS_With.gmi [13:41] TR Bot Techrights New Conference Paper (Science of Cyber Security) Credits RMS With Delaying Passwords [13:42] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights [13:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [13:53] TR News Techrights They Call Occupations "Professions" Because the "Pro" Means Something https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/They_Call_Occupations_Professions_Because_the_Pro_Means_Somethi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/They_Call_Occupations_Professions_Because_the_Pro_Means_Somethi.gmi [13:53] TR Bot Techrights They Call Occupations "Professions" Because the "Pro" Means Something [13:54] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [14:12] TR News (NEW): Purism: Making Videos With Absolute Freedom https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Purism_Making_Videos_With_Absolute_Freedom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Purism_Making_Videos_With_Absolute_Freedom.gmi [14:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Purism: Making Videos With Absolute Freedom [14:13] TR News (NEW): Burkina Faso: GNU/Linux Measured Near 20% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Burkina_Faso_GNU_Linux_Measured_Near_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Burkina_Faso_GNU_Linux_Measured_Near_20.gmi [14:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Burkina Faso: GNU/Linux Measured Near 20% [14:17] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [14:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [14:25] TR News (NEW): The Future of GNOME Boxes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Future_of_GNOME_Boxes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Future_of_GNOME_Boxes.gmi [14:25] TR Bot Tux Machines The Future of GNOME Boxes [14:25] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [14:27] TR News (NEW): Potions in Mageia. 01 Pidgin and its accessories https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Potions_in_Mageia_01_Pidgin_and_its_accessories.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Potions_in_Mageia_01_Pidgin_and_its_accessories.gmi [14:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Potions in Mageia. 01 Pidgin and its accessories [14:34] TR News Going Sort Of Offline to Enjoy Life https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/enjoy-life/ [14:34] TR Bot Blog Archive Going Sort Of Offline to Enjoy Life [14:34] TR News Overpopulation" https://overpopulation-project.com/two-prominent-economists-talk-up-population-decline/ | Source: Overpopulation [14:34] TR Bot Two prominent economists talk up population decline - The Overpopulation Project [14:35] TR News (NEW): Want a free Photoshop alternative on Linux? #HowTo get Affinity today: 2 ways https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Want_a_free_Photoshop_alternative_on_Linux_How_to_get_Affinity_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Want_a_free_Photoshop_alternative_on_Linux_How_to_get_Affinity_.gmi [14:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Want a free Photoshop alternative on Linux? How to get Affinity today: 2 ways [14:36] TR News "powerful U.S." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/ai-china-africa.html | Source: New York Times [14:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/technology/ai-china-africa.html ) [14:36] TR News "stealing corporate secrets" https://www.wired.com/story/a-security-pro-hacked-north-korean-hackers-he-found-theyd-breached-hundreds-of-networks-worldwide/ | Source: Wired [14:36] TR Bot Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found Theyd Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide | WIRED [14:38] TR News "As a first step always comes an idea. This idea is then described by words into a script." https://puri.sm/posts/making-videos-with-absolute-freedom/ | Source: Purism [14:38] TR Bot Making Videos With Absolute Freedom Purism [14:38] TR News (NEW): 4 reasons why Linux will be king in 2027 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/4_reasons_why_Linux_will_be_king_in_2027.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/4_reasons_why_Linux_will_be_king_in_2027.gmi [14:38] TR Bot Tux Machines 4 reasons why Linux will be king in 2027 [14:38] TR News "Throughout this whole time, I'm expressing my concern within the company, Paz, who also happens to be the son of immigrants, said" https://www.404media.co/why-a-flock-worker-quit-they-lied/ | Source: 404 Media [14:38] TR Bot Why a Flock Worker Quit: They Lied [14:39] TR News ""The vehicle travels to Michigan frequently which is a known source state for marijuana as it is legal there," a probable cause justification reads." https://www.404media.co/cops-used-flock-to-track-a-man-across-state-lines-to-create-pretext-to-search-his-car-for-weed/ | Source: 404 Media [14:39] TR Bot Cops Used Flock to Track a Man Across State Lines to Create Pretext to Search His Car for Weed [14:40] TR News (NEW): RPCS3 recommends this Linux distro for best PS3 emulation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_recommends_this_Linux_distro_for_best_PS3_emulation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_recommends_this_Linux_distro_for_best_PS3_emulation.gmi [14:40] TR Bot Tux Machines RPCS3 recommends this Linux distro for best PS3 emulation [14:40] TR News "The SCREEN Act would require every website that includes even one piece of what the legislation describes as harmful to minors to verify visitors ages." https://www.404media.co/what-is-the-screen-act-age-verification-porn/ | Source: 404 Media [14:40] TR Bot The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare [14:41] TR News "In an announcement, NOAA boasted that it will be the first national weather prediction center to run on the commercial clown" https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/07/29/noaa-ditches-weather-predicting-supercomputers-for-google-cloud/5280697 | Source: The Register UK [14:41] TR Bot NOAA ditches weather-predicting supercomputers for Google Cloud [14:41] TR News Windows TCO: "Water utilities in at least 12 states have reported cyberattacks on their operational technology" https://therecord.media/iran-cyberattacks-water-treatment | Source: The Record [14:41] TR Bot Cyberattacks on water systems expand to 12 states as South Dakota, Georgia announce incidents | The Record from Recorded Future News [14:42] TR News Windows TCO: "Minnesota was the first to report attacks, with more than 30 community water systems targeted on July 26 and 27" https://www.securityweek.com/water-sector-cyberattacks-reportedly-hit-at-least-12-states/ | Source: Security Week [14:42] TR Bot Sector Cyberattacks Reportedly Hit at Least 12 States - SecurityWeek [14:42] TR News Windows TCO: "Iran is the prime suspect in the cyberattacks, which can blind utility operators by changing passwords or disabling alarms" https://abcnews.com/US/12-states-face-cyberattacks-water-systems-sources/story?id=135348482 | Source: ABC [14:42] TR Bot At least 12 states face cyberattacks on their water systems, sources say - ABC News [14:48] *yellow-pillow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:59] TR News Techrights Many GNU/Linux PCs Are Not Connected to the Net or Don't Use the Web https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Many_GNU_Linux_PCs_Are_Not_Connected_to_the_Net_or_Don_t_Use_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Many_GNU_Linux_PCs_Are_Not_Connected_to_the_Net_or_Don_t_Use_th.gmi [14:59] TR Bot Techrights Many GNU/Linux PCs Are Not Connected to the Net or Don't Use the Web ● Aug 06 [15:14] TR News Techrights Start of September, Mass Layoffs at IBM, Start of October Red Hat Employees Forced Into the 'Bloodbath' (After Collapse of IBM's Shares) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Start_of_September_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Start_of_October_Red_Hat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Start_of_September_Mass_Layoffs_at_IBM_Start_of_October_Red_Hat.gmi [15:14] TR Bot Techrights Start of September, Mass Layoffs at IBM, Start of October Red Hat Employees Forced Into the 'Bloodbath' (After Collapse of IBM's Shares) [15:19] TR News "is blue brain washed if they are even entertaining going back. Why? Unless you enjoy pain and suffering? There are much better jobs that pay a cr-p ton more and not in toxic environment. Unless you are absolutely desperate no one should ever think about coming back." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9d2113 [15:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kz9d2113 ) [15:19] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #techrights [15:25] TR News "According to data compiled for The Verge by Semrush, an SEO company owned by Adobe, Reddit was the most-cited domain in May by AI tools ChatGPT" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/973098/reddit-ai-search-seo-marketing-brands-spam | Source: The Verge [15:25] TR Bot Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam? | The Verge [15:25] TR News (NEW): Virtual machines are the easiest way to try Linux without causing unnecessary headaches https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Virtual_machines_are_the_easiest_way_to_try_Linux_without_causi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Virtual_machines_are_the_easiest_way_to_try_Linux_without_causi.gmi [15:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Virtual machines are the easiest way to try Linux without causing unnecessary headaches [15:26] TR News "It is a difficult read." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/tiktok-agency-responsibility/ | Source: Nick Heer [15:26] TR Bot A TikTok A/B Test Proves It Is Responsible for What Users See Pixel Envy [15:26] TR News "More than 50 image and video ads containing abusive content were recently discovered in Metas ad library by researchers at the Tech Transparency Project (TTP)" https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-that-contained-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-imagery/ | Source: Wired [15:26] TR Bot Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery | WIRED [15:27] TR News "TikTok will offer its creators access to assets related to hundreds of films and series from Disneys vast library of beloved franchises and IPs" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/disney-tiktok-content-sharing-deal/ | Source: Digital Music News [15:27] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/disney-tiktok-content-sharing-deal/ ) [15:27] TR News "Under the agreement, a curated selection of videos will stream on TikTok and also on the Disney+ streaming service, the companies said in a statement." https://www.ksl.com/article/51606185/disney-and-tiktok-strike-short-form-video-sharing-deal | Source: Deseret Media [15:27] TR Bot and TikTok strike short-form video-sharing deal | KSL.com [15:28] TR News "Nearly three-quarters of those polled who identify as Gen Z (603 people) said they spend their weekend time at homeand its not just for self-care." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/financial-considerations-may-be-replacing-fomo-for-gen-z/ | Source: Digital Music News [15:28] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/financial-considerations-may-be-replacing-fomo-for-gen-z/ ) [15:28] TR News "Its also far too easy to click straight over to Facebook, or Bluesky, or BuzzFeed, and emerge half an hour later knowing nothing more about the Sistine chapel." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/05/why-waste-time-social-media-picture-books | Source: The Guardian UK [15:28] TR Bot Why waste your time on social media when you could be flicking through picture books? | Joel Snape | The Guardian [15:29] TR News "The essay is a love song to the ever onward and upward AI future. Even as the chatbots he was working on had topped out their S-curve of progress long before." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/04/aschenbrenner-bet-everything-on-ai-and-lost/ | Source: Pivot to AI [15:29] TR Bot Sun fell across the room, he knelt on. [15:29] TR News "The founders are Emile Germonpr, whos working on his Ph.D in nuclear engineering, and Dimitris Koutentakis, who has an engineering degree, but brags of his four years at a hedge fund." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/08/05/atomarine-nuclear-powered-ai-data-centres-at-sea/ | Source: Pivot to AI [15:29] TR Bot White wainscoting, all exquisitely clean. That too. [15:29] TR News "The result was under one percent, framed as a floor." https://nesbitt.io/2026/08/06/a-year-of-ai-disclosure-in-critical-packages.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [15:29] TR Bot A year of AI disclosure in critical packages | Andrew Nesbitt [15:30] TR News "dozens and dozens of online comments from many platforms (Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook) containing accusations or confusion that my artworks and comics are AI-generated." https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1164/when-online-commenters-detect-my-art-as-ai | Source: David Revoy [15:30] TR Bot When online commenters 'detect' my art as AI - David Revoy [15:31] TR News "Authenticity Problem" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1163/authenticity-problem | Source: David Revoy [15:31] TR Bot Authenticity Problem - David Revoy [15:31] TR News "She lamented the time it took for her to rework these resources to a useable standard the time-sucking legacy of what was being spruiked to schools in 2024 as time-saving technology: [...]" https://criticaledtech.com/2026/08/05/digital-asbestos-dealing-with-the-legacy-of-genai-use-in-schools/ | Source: Neil Selwyn [15:31] TR Bot Digital asbestos dealing with the legacy of GenAI use in schools Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY [15:33] TR News "Strange as that sounds, its also logical. To understand why, its important to go back to the start." https://digiday.com/media/time-has-started-serving-ads-to-ai-agents/ | Source: Digi Day [15:33] TR Bot Time has started serving ads to AI agents [15:34] TR News (NEW): Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Desktop_Linux_apps_on_Android_proved_my_phone_s_biggest_bottlen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Desktop_Linux_apps_on_Android_proved_my_phone_s_biggest_bottlen.gmi [15:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought [15:37] TR News (NEW): My new favorite way to run Linux has nothing to do virtualization https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/My_new_favorite_way_to_run_Linux_has_nothing_to_do_virtualizati.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/My_new_favorite_way_to_run_Linux_has_nothing_to_do_virtualizati.gmi [15:37] TR Bot Tux Machines My new favorite way to run Linux has nothing to do virtualization [15:45] TR News (NEW): I stopped recommending Bazzite after realizing any Linux distro can game just as well https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/I_stopped_recommending_Bazzite_after_realizing_any_Linux_distro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/I_stopped_recommending_Bazzite_after_realizing_any_Linux_distro.gmi [15:45] TR Bot Tux Machines I stopped recommending Bazzite after realizing any Linux distro can game just as well [15:46] TR News Yesterday_They_re_Sold_as_Voluntary_the_.gmi [15:46] TR Bot Techrights IBM Mass Layoffs Began Yesterday, They're Sold as "Voluntary", the "Offer" Runs for Two Weeks (Last Day August 19th 2026) [15:48] TR News "Neither do I have the time for a round of digital forensics on every single image that crosses my feed in case it was "AI"." https://thomasrigby.com/posts/re-are-we-becoming-too-paranoid-about-ai-slop-by-andreas/ | Source: Thomas Rigby [15:48] TR Bot Are we becoming too paranoid about AI slop? by Andreas | thomasrigby.com [15:48] TR News "prevent yourself from being killed." https://www.wired.com/story/ai-agents-could-act-like-computer-viruses-and-worms/ | Source: Wired [15:48] TR Bot Hacks Are Bad. AI Worms and Viruses Will Be Worse | WIRED [15:48] TR News "The security vendors research team found multiple attacks that bear the markings of TeamPCP" https://cyberscoop.com/teampcp-long-active-history-2020-oligo-security/ | Source: Scoop News Group [15:48] TR Bot softwares archenemy TeamPCP goes back further than anyone thought | CyberScoop [15:49] TR News "It also provided instructions to reuse accounts and artefacts it had left behind, which were discovered and used by subsequent agents" https://www.securityweek.com/ai-security-institute-reports-anthropic-and-openai-models-going-rogue-against-organizations/ | Source: Security Week [15:49] TR Bot Agents Targeted Real People and Projects During Cybersecurity Tests - SecurityWeek [15:50] TR News "Instead, it has been channeled into constructing energy-draining, water-absorbing data centers that power large language models (LLMs) built on the theft of millions of peoples creative work" https://jacobin.com/2026/08/ai-llms-monopoly-bubble-capital | Source: Jacobin Magazine [15:50] TR Bot Nobody Asked for AI [15:50] TR News "Now that referral traffic is drying up as Google takes all that content, rewrites it and turns it into a directly substitutional products (AI Overviews and AI Mode)." https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/google-ai-deals-uk-publishers/ | Source: Press Gazette [15:50] TR Bot Google AI deals offer publishers short-term gain but long-term woe [15:51] TR News "This tech-Trump alliance far from bringing expertise to responsibly guide policy on tech and AI has only furthered the administrations corruption and enabled its campaign to censor and control our information ecosystem" https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-ftc-is-threatening-to-punish-big-tech-for-woke-ai/ | Source: TruthOut [15:51] TR Bot Trumps FTC Is Threatening to Punish Big Tech for Woke AI | Truthout [15:51] TR News "Can we please get some normal people running these tech companies?" https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/08/ai-psychosis/ | Source: Spectator AU [15:51] TR Bot AI psychosis | The Spectator Australia [15:52] TR News "SAS is almost 50 years old. It predates the web, and it predates most of the open source tools data teams reach for today. While old, it is not obsolete." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/is-sas-still-used-and-is-it-worth-keeping/ | Source: Rlang [15:52] TR Bot SAS Still Used, and Is It Worth Keeping? | R-bloggers [15:52] TR News "It would be cleaner if the BBC would relent and allow you to directly play stations, but Im assuming they would lose all the lovely data from the Sounds app." https://barryfrost.com/articles/bbc-radio-on-your-homepod | Source: Barry Frost [15:52] TR Bot BBC Radio on your HomePod [15:52] TR News "Its just a mess that both the software and corporate policy encourage mixing everything in one account" https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/08/04/confidential-apple-files-in-icloud/ | Source: Michael Tsai [15:52] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - Confidential Apple Files in iCloud [15:52] TR News "I dont think he has much of a legal case. Apple was probably within its rights to fire him if what he refused to do was against company policy but not illegal." https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/08/04/apple-fires-engineer-who-kept-customer-device-ids-private/ | Source: Michael Tsai [15:52] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - Apple Fires Engineer Who Kept Customer Device IDs Private [15:53] TR News "Google is ending the Send as feature for third-party email accounts for personal accounts." https://www.androidpolice.com/gmail-is-getting-rid-of-one-of-its-most-useful-features/ | Source: Android Police [15:53] TR Bot Gmail is getting rid of one of its most useful features [15:53] *Obsdark (~Obsdark@user/obsdark) has joined #techrights [15:54] TR News (NEW): I rebuilt my home servers from scratch, and this is the OS setup I wish I'd started with https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/I_rebuilt_my_home_servers_from_scratch_and_this_is_the_OS_setup.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/I_rebuilt_my_home_servers_from_scratch_and_this_is_the_OS_setup.gmi [15:54] TR Bot Tux Machines I rebuilt my home servers from scratch, and this is the OS setup I wish I'd started with [15:54] TR News "Most of my 10GHz activity to-date has been on EME, followed by RS (Rain Scatter), i.e. the reflection of signals off rain cells." https://radio.g4hsk.co.uk/2026/08/05/10ghz-2w-masthead-transverter/ | Source: G8GKA [15:54] TR Bot 10GHz 2W Masthead Transverter | G4HSK [15:55] TR News "Is this decision going to make things simpler or more complicated?" https://ljpuk.net/posts/these-days-my-phone-is-my-camera | Source: Lee Peterson [15:55] TR Bot These days, my phone is my camera - LJPUK [15:55] TR News "Thats not a new story, as AMD has continually pointed to the late stage of the console lifecycle as the driving force behind declining gaming revenue." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/amd-doubles-data-center-revenue-year-over-year-but-gaming-revenue-plunged-by-31-percent-ceo-lisa-su-says-prices-have-weighed-on-consumer-demand-but-is-optimistic-about-client-market | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:55] TR Bot AMD doubles data center revenue year over year, but gaming revenue plunged by 31% CEO Lisa Su says prices have 'weighed on' consumer demand but is 'optimistic' about client market | Tom's Hardware [15:56] TR News "The programme is open to people under 29 who completed upper secondary school or a vocational qualification after 1 December 2025." https://yle.fi/a/74-20239535 | Source: Yle [15:56] TR Bot Missed out on a university place? Finland has a solution | Yle News | Yle [15:56] TR News "Creativity is like a muscle. It requires constant use to grow, and atrophies when neglected." https://herman.bearblog.dev/creativity/ | Source: Herman Martinus [15:56] TR Bot Committing to creativity Herman's blog [15:57] TR News "I only found the bug when I tried to apply a factorial to a subexpression in parenthesis, for example, -(2+1)!." https://boston.conman.org/2026/08/01.1 | Source: Sean Conner [15:57] TR Bot The precedence of the factorial operator - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [15:57] TR News "Now that the stone has been removed from the soil, it is considered particularly vulnerable." https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/rare-runestone-discovered-in-the-faroe-islands/ | Source: Medievalists.net [15:57] TR Bot Runestone Discovered in the Faroe Islands - Medievalists.net [15:57] TR News "I do these things to make the VPS this blog runs on less palatable for [Internet] bottom feeders." https://bruceediger.com/posts/offensive-machine/ | Source: Bruce Ediger [15:57] TR Bot Offensive Internet Posture - Information Camouflage [15:58] TR News "Jerry Garcia had a particular way of describing the musical preferences of Grateful Dead fans." https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5901997 | Source: NPR [15:58] TR Bot How Deadheads became rock and roll's greatest renewable resource [15:58] TR News "the two quantities in question are in the same ballpark." https://crookedtimber.org/2026/08/05/perfectly-plausible/ | Source: Crooked Timber [15:58] TR Bot Perfectly Plausible Crooked Timber [15:58] TR News "They will say when you point out the fact that everything today is crumbling around us." https://joshblais.com/blog/its-not-nostaligia/ | Source: Joshua Blais [15:58] TR Bot Its not nostaligia - The Universe of Joshua Blais [15:59] TR News "My plan for Blaugust is to account for how I actually spend this time, to answer for myself." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/blaugust-systems-mode/ | Source: Small Cypress [15:59] TR Bot blaugust & systems mode small cypress [15:59] TR News "If your email system cannot generate a useful text/plain version of the email, then it doesn't help anyone to tell them that." https://kramkow.ski/article/2026/08/05/stop_sending_me_your_errors.html | Source: Tomasz Kramkowski [15:59] TR Bot Stop Sending Me Your Errors - Tomasz Kramkowski ● Aug 06 [16:00] TR News "Unlike traditional networks that rely on immediate, continuous paths between sender and receiver" https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/03/ietf-126-in-space/ | Source: APNIC [16:00] TR Bot IETF 126 in space | APNIC Blog [16:00] TR News "Many years ago I wrote an entry about a deep dive into the Linux OS memory use of a simple Go 1.11 program." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoProgramMemoryUseII | Source: University of Toronto [16:00] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [16:01] TR News "ABANDONING OH-MY-ZSH MADE me realize it provided a lot more convenience and niceties than I first realized." https://monzool.net/blog/2026/08/05/perils-of-migration-off-oh-my-zsh/ | Source: Jan Skriver Srensen [16:01] TR Bot Perils of migration off oh-my-zsh - Monzool's Personal Publishing [16:01] TR News "There is however one thing (and maybe that's the only thing) we all have in common; we are a bunch of lazy bastards." https://refp.se/articles/your-shell-and-the-lazy-exclamation-mark | Source: Filip Rosen [16:01] TR Bot shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy. | Filip Rosen - refp.se [16:02] TR News "This is a 101 level introduction to dictionaries." https://hamatti.org/posts/d-is-for-dictionaries-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [16:02] TR Bot D is for dictionaries - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [16:04] TR News "It's almost like a programming language now" https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/css-hidden-threat-lurking-inbox | Source: Dark Reading [16:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/css-hidden-threat-lurking-inbox ) [16:04] TR News "C++26 ends this with #embed (P1967R14 by JeanHeyd Meneide)." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/08/05/cpp26-embed | Source: Sandor Dargo [16:04] TR Bot C++26: #embed | Sandor Dargo's Blog [16:04] TR News "git log has an --author option to limit the output to commits from matching authors: [...]" https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/05/git-log-exclude-author/ | Source: Adam Johnson [16:04] TR Bot Git: exclude commits by an author in git log with --perl-regexp - Adam Johnson [16:04] TR News "I later realized the same edge information could also be applied in a context of digital painting." https://yogthos.net/posts/2026-08-03-splat-painter.html | [16:04] TR Bot (iterate think thoughts): Painting with Gaussians [16:05] TR News Yesterday I moved my blog to Hugo and, despite my rigorous testing locally and in a staging deployment" https://sals.place/blog/rss-oopsie-powrss-props/ | Source: Sal [16:05] TR Bot An RSS oopsie, props to Pablo at powRSS | Sal's [16:05] TR News "Using a pre-computed TID makes checking if the atptoto post already exists trivial. But theres an other reason why its there." https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/08/05/260805-pre-computed-rkeys-for-my-blog-posts/ | Source: Panagiotis Vryonis [16:05] TR Bot record keys for my blog posts blog.vrypan.net [16:07] TR News "Since monitors are wide and websites are tall, we should very clearly put tabs on the side in a vertical stack." https://www.jefftk.com/p/vertical-tabs-in-chrome | Source: Jeff Kaufman [16:07] TR Bot Vertical Tabs in Chrome [16:08] TR News "Theres a default profile that we use unless you specify otherwise: [...]" https://ladybird.org/newsletter/2026-07-31/ | Source: The Ladybird Browser Initiative [16:08] TR Bot This Month in Ladybird - July 2026 - Ladybird [16:08] TR News "Discussion covered how you make your personal site feel like you rather than just look like you, why its easier to write for fun, and our usage of static site generators." https://flamedfury.com/posts/my-first-hwc/ | Source: Flamed Fury [16:08] TR Bot My first HWC [16:08] TR News "Anyway, I noticed there was a spike yesterday." https://birchtree.me/blog/i-was-on-hacker-news-yesterday-and-didnt-even-notice/ | Source: Matt Birchler [16:08] TR Bot I was on Hacker News yesterday and didn't even notice [16:10] TR News "Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) announced that mobile operators will begin gradually replacing SIM cards" https://news.err.ee/1610103223/telecom-companies-will-begin-replacing-mobile-id-users-sim-cards | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [16:10] TR Bot Telecom companies will begin replacing MobileID users' SIM cards | News | ERR [16:10] TR News "For over three years, I have been building a physical train simulator in my apartment" https://z80.me/blog/tsc-2026-july/ | [16:10] TR Bot Train Simulator Controller: July 2026 Progress Roundup | Blog | Christopher Mitchell, Ph.D. [16:11] TR News [Old] "ZorinOS has been getting a lot of hype ever since Microsoft dropped support for Windows 10." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-isnt-the-top-windows-replacement-anymore/ | Source: HowTo Geek [16:11] TR Bot Linux Mint isn't the best Windows replacement anymore [16:11] TR News "This release is an emergency release to fix critical security vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and the expat XML library." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_10_1/ | Source: Tor [16:11] TR Bot New Release: Tails 7.10.1 | The Tor Project [16:12] TR News "Returning readers of this site may have noticed that the pace of development in relayd(8) and httpd(8) has been picking up recently." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260805083816 | Source: Undeadly [16:12] TR Bot Dead Software Walking: The ongoing evolution of relayd(8) and httpd(8) [16:12] TR News "The coin here represents a heap of !!3 + 2!! beans. The heap can be reduced to any smaller number of beans." https://blog.plover.com/2026/08/05/#04-coordinates | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus [16:12] TR Bot The Universe of Discourse : The road to epsilon-zero: Coin-moving games with no coins [16:13] TR News "Anyway, today I found a nice snippet that lists all my blog posts that are still in draft status: [...]" https://sals.place/blog/find-your-drafts-with-ripgrep/ | Source: Sal [16:13] TR Bot Finding my draft posts with ripgrep | Sal's [16:13] TR News "Various techniques for working with SSH" https://lmika.org/2026/08/06/ssh-cheatsheet.html | Source: Leon Mika [16:13] TR Bot SSH Cheatsheet - Leon Mika [16:13] TR News "::target-text sidesteps all of that to use the case its built for." https://dominickjay.com/writing/target-text/ | Source: Dominick Jay [16:13] TR Bot You Don't Need JavaScript to Highlight Hash Targets | Dom Jay [16:14] TR News "I just went into the BIOS, selected my USB stick with the official Proxmox VE 9.2 for ARM64 ISO flashed to it" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/proxmox-ve-arm-official/ | Source: Jeff Geerling [16:14] TR Bot Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats - Jeff Geerling [16:15] TR News "The emulator, named Kek, is quite capable, able to run Unix 5 up to an d including Unix 7 in multi-user mode" https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/a-versatile-pdp-11-70-emulator/ | Source: Hackaday [16:15] TR Bot Versatile PDP-11/70 Emulator | Hackaday [16:15] TR News "In Episode 13, I chat with Sophia, the author of Fractal Kitty about, among other things" https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/13 | Source: Wonders of Web Weaving [16:15] TR Bot #13: Sophia (fractalkitty.com) - Wonders of Web Weaving [16:16] TR News [Old] "Last week I spun up a new VPS (Debian 13 this time, not Ubuntu) and found six Id missed the first time around." https://blog.lvmbdv.dev/posts/revisiting-server-hardening/ | Source: Ata Kuyumcu [16:16] TR Bot Revisiting server hardening Ata Kuyumcu's Blog [16:16] TR News "Before now, the gains have been anecdotal, largely borne out of the frustration users had with Microsofts Windows operating systems" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3207177/hold-up-is-the-year-of-linux-actually-happening.html | Source: PC World [16:16] TR Bot up. Is the year of Linux actually happening? | PCWorld [16:18] *liberty_box has quit (connection closed) [16:18] *rianne has quit (connection closed) [16:18] TR News Electronic Arts (EA) officially sold off to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner and others | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/electronic-arts-ea-officially-sold-off-to-saudi-arabias-public-investment-fund-jared-kushner-and-others/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:18] TR Bot Arts (EA) officially sold off to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner and others | GamingOnLinux [16:18] TR News Feed rubber ducks to a bottomless corporate void in Project P.I.T.T. on August 19 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/feed-rubber-ducks-to-a-bottomless-corporate-void-in-project-p-i-t-t-on-august-19/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:18] TR Bot rubber ducks to a bottomless corporate void in Project P.I.T.T. on August 19 | GamingOnLinux [16:18] *rianne has quit (Connection closed) [16:19] TR News Mini roguelike citybuilder 'Combolands' from Terra Nil designer launches August 24 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mini-roguelike-citybuilder-combolands-from-terra-nil-designer-launches-august-24/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:19] TR Bot roguelike citybuilder 'Combolands' from Terra Nil designer launches August 24 | GamingOnLinux [16:19] TR News dwproton-11.0-10 released with a fix for Honkai: Star Rail | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dwproton-11-0-10-released-with-a-fix-for-honkai-star-rail/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dwproton-11-0-10-released-with-a-fix-for-honkai-star-rail/ [16:19] TR Bot released with a fix for Honkai: Star Rail | GamingOnLinux [16:21] TR News Free to play football game Strikers Club adds Easy Anti-Cheat - works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/free-to-play-football-game-strikers-club-adds-easy-anti-cheat-works-on-steamos-linux/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:21] TR Bot to play football game Strikers Club adds Easy Anti-Cheat - works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [16:21] TR News Humble Choice for August 2026 brings TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and more | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/humble-choice-for-august-2026-brings-tmnt-shredders-revenge-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-and-more/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:21] TR Bot Choice for August 2026 brings TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and more | GamingOnLinux [16:23] TR News Half-Life 2: VR Mod gets a big upgrade ready for the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/half-life-2-vr-mod-gets-a-big-upgrade-ready-for-the-steam-frame/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:23] TR Bot 2: VR Mod gets a big upgrade ready for the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux [16:23] TR News Sir, We Have an Orc Problem is a satisfying incremental-style tower defense with enemies flowing like waves | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sir-we-have-an-orc-problem-is-a-satisfying-incremental-style-tower-defense-with-enemies-flowing-like-waves/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:23] TR Bot We Have an Orc Problem is a satisfying incremental-style tower defense with enemies flowing like waves | GamingOnLinux [16:24] TR News Prison Architect devs Introversion Software announce Arise Dark Lord | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/prison-architect-devs-introversion-software-announce-arise-dark-lord/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:24] TR Bot Architect devs Introversion Software announce Arise Dark Lord | GamingOnLinux [16:27] TR News Slop promoting, as usual https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/ai-agent-observability-building-production-grade-operational-layer | Source: Red Hat Official [16:27] TR Bot AI agent observability: Building a production-grade operational layer [16:27] TR News (NEW): Games: Prison Architect, Half-Life 2: VR Mod, Easy Anti-Cheat (Rootkit) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Games_Prison_Architect_Half_Life_2_VR_Mod_Easy_Anti_Cheat_Rootk.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Games_Prison_Architect_Half_Life_2_VR_Mod_Easy_Anti_Cheat_Rootk.gmi [16:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Prison Architect, Half-Life 2: VR Mod, Easy Anti-Cheat (Rootkit) [16:27] TR News Microsoft proprietary compiler, vendor lock-in https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-runner-images-now-public-preview-github-actions | Source: Red Hat Official [16:27] TR Bot Red Hat Enterprise Linux runner images now in public preview for GitHub Actions [16:29] TR News Paid by IBM to promote IBM https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-named-leader-2026-cloud-native | Source: Red Hat Official https://techrights.org/wiki/Gartner_Group/ [16:29] TR Bot Red Hat named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms for the Third Consecutive Year [16:29] TR Bot Gartner Group [16:29] TR News "Traditional Kubernetes networking has typically treated the cluster boundary as the point where software-defined networking (SDN) ends and enterprise networking begins." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/use-evpn-red-hat-openshift-422-integrate-production-networks-across-kubernetes-cluster-boundaries | Source: Red Hat Official [16:29] TR Bot Use EVPN in Red Hat OpenShift 4.22 to integrate production networks across Kubernetes cluster boundaries [16:30] TR News "Raspberry Pi introduced a new 3GB version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B in April, positioning it between the existing 2GB and 4GB configurations." https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-4-3gb-variant-reaches-more-distributors-following-april-introduction/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:30] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-4-3gb-variant-reaches-more-distributors-following-april-introduction/ ) [16:30] TR News "NXP has released the FRDM i.MX 95 Pro, a development board designed for evaluating the companys i.MX 95 applications processor in edge AI" https://linuxgizmos.com/nxp-frdm-i-mx-95-pro-pairs-six-cortex-a55-cores-with-8-etops-ai-acceleration/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:30] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/nxp-frdm-i-mx-95-pro-pairs-six-cortex-a55-cores-with-8-etops-ai-acceleration/ ) [16:30] TR News "Tindie recently listed Comu, a compact development board built around the WCH CH32V203 RISC-V microcontroller." https://linuxgizmos.com/comu-fits-a-144mhz-ch32v203-risc-v-board-inside-a-usb-a-port/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [16:30] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/comu-fits-a-144mhz-ch32v203-risc-v-board-inside-a-usb-a-port/ ) [16:31] TR News "Running the same command every few seconds quickly becomes repetitive, and its easy to miss an important change." https://www.tecmint.com/watch-command-in-linux/ | Source: TecMint [16:31] TR Bot Linux watch Command 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Is the year of Linux actually happening? | PCWorld" | iophk: there is a world of difference between markets, and the desktop is just one https://www.pcworld.com/article/3207177/hold-up-is-the-year-of-linux-actually-happening.html s/Linux/The Linux Desktop [16:39] TR News the "benefits" of web mail https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/css-hidden-threat-lurking-inbox [16:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/css-hidden-threat-lurking-inbox ) [16:40] TR News Ask politicians about the surveillance state | "Frga politikerna om vervakningsstaten" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/05/fraga-politikerna-om-overvakningsstaten/ [16:40] TR Bot Frga politikerna om vervakningsstaten [16:55] TR News By this point, 5 pm bst, mattlex realises what the lawsuit is about [16:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [16:56] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [17:05] TR News How To Install Redis on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-redis-ubuntu-26-04/ [17:05] TR Bot How To Install Redis on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [17:06] TR News How To Install Cockpit on Fedora 44 https://idroot.us/install-cockpit-fedora-44/ [17:06] TR Bot How To Install Cockpit on Fedora 44 - idroot [17:09] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/today_s_howtos.gmi [17:09] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [17:13] TR News Techrights Links 06/08/2026: Disney and Fentanylware (TikTok) Deal, "Hearing Aids Shenanigans" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Links_06_08_2026_Disney_and_Fentanylware_TikTok_Deal_Hearing_Ai.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Links_06_08_2026_Disney_and_Fentanylware_TikTok_Deal_Hearing_Ai.gmi [17:13] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/08/2026: Disney and Fentanylware (TikTok) Deal, "Hearing Aids Shenanigans" [17:13] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1087318/ [17:13] TR Bot updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [17:18] TR News Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/proxmox-ve-arm-official/ [17:18] TR Bot Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats - Jeff Geerling [17:28] *Obsdark has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[17:54] TR News Its So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead https://futurism.com/science-energy/so-hot-in-japan-zoo-animals-dying [17:54] TR Bot It's So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead ● Aug 06 [18:02] TR News (NEW): It's Global Warming, Stupid, Not Just Irresponsible Zoos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/It_s_Global_Warming_Stupid_Not_Just_Irresponsible_Zoos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/It_s_Global_Warming_Stupid_Not_Just_Irresponsible_Zoos.gmi [18:02] TR Bot Tux Machines It's Global Warming, Stupid, Not Just Irresponsible Zoos [18:12] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [18:14] *parsifal (~parsifal@rpcdzuq4hszjw.irc) has joined #techrights [18:17] TR News Toothless, Clawless Law Firm https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/toothless-clawless-law-firm/ [18:17] TR Bot Blog Archive Toothless, Clawless Law Firm [18:22] MinceR (cat) https://imgpile.com/p/PQTfCHE [18:22] TR Bot photographer took pictures of street cats and showed the results - imgpile [18:28] TR News Techrights Daniel Pocock on a "metre-long ballot paper" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Daniel_Pocock_on_a_metre_long_ballot_paper.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Daniel_Pocock_on_a_metre_long_ballot_paper.gmi [18:28] TR Bot Techrights Daniel Pocock on a "metre-long ballot paper" [18:37] TR News Debian and GAFAM https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/06/debian-and-gafam/ [18:37] TR Bot Blog Archive Debian and GAFAM [18:45] TR News Techrights A Long Break and What's Coming Next Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Long_Break_and_What_s_Coming_Next_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/A_Long_Break_and_What_s_Coming_Next_Year.gmi [18:45] TR Bot Techrights A Long Break and What's Coming Next Year [18:47] TR News (NEW): 3-Week Semi-Break From the Routine https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/3_Week_Semi_Break_From_the_Routine.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/3_Week_Semi_Break_From_the_Routine.gmi [18:48] TR Bot Tux Machines 3-Week Semi-Break From the Routine ● Aug 06 [19:03] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Near 13% in Fiji https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNU_Linux_Near_13_in_Fiji.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNU_Linux_Near_13_in_Fiji.gmi [19:03] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Near 13% in Fiji [19:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [19:14] *tessier has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:14] *tessier (~tessier@ca9zudc327676.irc) has joined #techrights [19:24] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I'm getting used to the bus. [19:25] IsambardPrince It's nice that I never have to pay for gas or car insurance, and it won't hand me a random multi-thousand dollar repair bill. [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] arte those buses like trucks? [19:25] schestowitz[TR2] like those yellow school buses in the movies? [19:25] IsambardPrince There's an Arterial Rapid Transit network around here. [19:26] IsambardPrince All the stops are a half a mile or more apart and they control the stop lights. [19:26] IsambardPrince The stop light sees that the express bus is coming and changes to green faster. [19:27] IsambardPrince We went several towns over on that for a birthday this week. [19:27] IsambardPrince My partner says "Let's just take Uber, it's only $20." [19:27] IsambardPrince I said "There's an express bus that goes all the way there that's faster!" [19:28] IsambardPrince I know exactly how long it takes to get there in a car. [19:28] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/thousands-of-servers-can-be-backdoored-by-exploiting-buggy-motherboard-controllers/ [19:28] IsambardPrince That express bus was easily ten minutes faster each way even with people occasionally pulling the cord. [19:28] TR Bot Thousands of servers can be backdoored by exploiting buggy motherboard controllers - Ars Technica [19:28] IsambardPrince And neither one of us had to pay anything for that particular trip because we already have passes. [19:29] IsambardPrince I told him "As hard as you work for money I would think you would like to keep some of it instead of donating it to Uber." [19:30] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I ran out of food stamps about a week ago. [19:30] IsambardPrince Fortunately I'm pretty resourceful. [19:30] IsambardPrince Target sells grocery staples way cheaper than Walmart or the grocery store, or even Aldi for that matter. [19:31] IsambardPrince It's definitely a loss leader strategy to get people in there so they buy high markup things. [19:32] IsambardPrince I used some hamburger pickle chips and diced those up and mixed in a tsp of sugar to sub for "sweet relish" and then grabbed some leftover organic celery from rd beans and rice, some eggs that Target sells for $1.50 a dozen, some spices I already had, some mayo and thousand island dressing. Some loss leader 100% whole wheat bread. [19:33] IsambardPrince Egg salad on toast. [19:33] IsambardPrince Probably cost me like $2-3 not counting stuff I already had. That's going to get me by for a couple days. [19:33] IsambardPrince Beats not having anything to eat I guess. [19:34] TR News Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poaching https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/05/taiwan-probes-17-china-funded-firms-over-high-tech-talent-poaching/ [19:34] TR Bot Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poaching [19:34] TR News China's CXMT targets 30% DRAM memory market share by 2030 with sixth mega-fab future plans bottlenecked by access to advanced chipmaking tools https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/chinas-cxmt-targets-30-percent-dram-memory-market-share-by-2030-with-sixth-mega-fab-future-plans-bottlenecked-by-access-to-advanced-chipmaking-tools [19:34] TR Bot China's CXMT targets 30% DRAM memory market share by 2030 with sixth mega-fab future plans bottlenecked by access to advanced chipmaking tools | Tom's Hardware [19:34] IsambardPrince I'd eat dirt before I let Leeloo suffer without trying to help. [19:34] IsambardPrince She's now having an FHV outbreak. [19:34] TR News This Billboard-Charting Hit Is Probably AI-Generated. The Rapper Denies the Allegations. Time for the Newly-Formed Hey Hi (AI) Chart Eligibility Committee to Weigh In? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/rapper-fenix-flexin-song-ai-generated-controversy/ [19:34] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/04/rapper-fenix-flexin-song-ai-generated-controversy/ ) [19:35] IsambardPrince So I'm going to go up to the vet and pick up more medicine for her. [19:35] IsambardPrince I'm trying to manage a cascade of symptoms of an elderly cat. [19:35] IsambardPrince She came into the kitchen yesterday and plopped herself down on the floor while I was making egg salad. [19:36] TR News Are People Actually Getting Dumber? Introducing The Reverse Flynn Effect https://www.sciencealert.com/are-americans-actually-getting-dumber-heres-what-we-know-about-the-reverse-flynn-effect [19:36] TR Bot People Actually Getting Dumber? Introducing The Reverse Flynn Effect : ScienceAlert [19:36] TR News Gut Bacteria May Reveal How a Western Diet Fuels Colon Cancer https://www.sciencealert.com/gut-bacteria-may-reveal-how-a-western-diet-fuels-colon-cancer [19:36] TR Bot Bacteria May Reveal How a Western Diet Fuels Colon Cancer : ScienceAlert [19:36] IsambardPrince Wherever I go, suddenly she wants to be in the same room even if all she can do when she gets there is sleep. That's very troubling. [19:37] IsambardPrince They say that Solensia stuff can take two or three months to start showing good results. [19:37] IsambardPrince So I'm just trying to get her through a very rough month and hope the second shot helps her more. [19:39] schestowitz[TR2] how much is it per day? [19:40] TR News What You Do Between 45 And 65 Could Buy You 13 Extra Dementia-Free Years, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/avoiding-these-3-things-in-middle-age-linked-to-delayed-dementia [19:40] TR Bot You Do Between 45 And 65 Could Buy You 13 Extra Dementia-Free Years, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [19:40] IsambardPrince [13:39] how much is it per day? [19:40] IsambardPrince It's like $80 a shot. [19:41] IsambardPrince You get like $5 back as a prepaid debit card credit for the vet if you upload the invoice. [19:41] IsambardPrince Everything you spend at the vet also qualifies for their rewards program. [19:41] IsambardPrince I think that's like $5 every $100 you spend. [19:42] IsambardPrince So I'm trying to stack those rewards programs with my credit card rebate. [19:42] IsambardPrince Still expensive. [19:42] IsambardPrince If I didn't get approved for food stamps I wouldn't have any room in the budget for the cat. [19:43] IsambardPrince It's very tight. [19:43] IsambardPrince I don't have any subscriptions. I signed up for the low income discount program for the electric and gas bills. [19:44] IsambardPrince I have food stamps so I get cheap internet and next year when my phone goes to renew I'll just port out from the prepaid carrier and use my food stamp card to get a free basic cell phone plan. [19:44] IsambardPrince I've already scuttled the car. [19:44] IsambardPrince I have to right the ship and I have to do it fast. [19:44] TR News Adaptability and Resilience: Q&A with New Board Chair Brian Haberman https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/08/adaptability-and-resilience-qa-with-new-board-chair-brian-haberman/ [19:44] TR Bot Adaptability and Resilience: Q&A with New Board Chair Brian Haberman - Internet Society [19:45] IsambardPrince When the ship is on fire and you don't right the ship, what ends up happening is you limp around on credit card debt for a while then sink. [19:45] TR News MElon also knows NVIDIA staff is joyful over burning effigies of his https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-spacex-will-exclusively-use-nvidia-gpus-because-they-are-the-best-says-optimized-vera-rubin-nvl72-will-be-launched-into-space-next-year [19:45] TR Bot Elon Musk says SpaceX will exclusively use Nvidia GPUs 'because they are the best' says optimized Vera Rubin NVL72 will be launched into space next year | Tom's Hardware [19:45] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/elon-musk-is-rewriting-tesla-story-changing-plot-from-evs-to-ai-14036064.html [19:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/elon-musk-is-rewriting-tesla-story-changing-plot-from-evs-to-ai-14036064.html ) [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] everything is hey hi now [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] does it have a chip in it [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] microcode? [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] controller? [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] that's hey hi!\ [19:46] schestowitz[TR2] right there! [19:47] TR News Anthropic CEO Says His Employees Are a Bunch of Untrustworthy Rats https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-ceo-employees-greedy [19:47] TR Bot Anthropic CEO Says His Employees Are a Bunch of Untrustworthy Rats [19:47] TR News Texas Data Centers Suffer Brutal Collision With Reality https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/texas-data-centers-reality-grid [19:47] TR Bot Texas Data Centers Suffer Brutal Collision With Reality [19:48] TR News In the land of cultural exception, rising media mogul puts French artists on alert https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2026/0805/bollore-france-paramount-cultural-expression-film [19:48] TR Bot media mogul puts French artists on alert - CSMonitor.com [19:50] TR News China announces countermeasures after US trade sanctions https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/china-announces-countermeasures-after-us-trade-sanctions/ [19:50] TR Bot China announces 'countermeasures' after US trade sanctions [19:51] TR News Twenty-four states and DC sue Convicted Felon administration to block DHS access to welfare recipient data https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/24-states-and-dc-sue-trump-administration-to-block-dhs-access-to-welfare-recipient-data/ [19:51] TR Bot Twenty-four states and DC sue Trump administration to block DHS access to welfare recipient data - JURIST - News [19:52] TR News Hongkongers studying overseas the next threat to national security? https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/hongkongers-studying-overseas-the-next-threat-to-national-security/ [19:52] TR Bot Hongkongers studying overseas - the next threat to national security? [19:53] TR News CISA Warns of Exploited Langflow, N-central, and Tomcat Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-exploited-langflow-n-central-and-tomcat-vulnerabilities/ [19:53] TR Bot Warns of Exploited Langflow, N-central, and Tomcat Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [19:54] TR News How a $50,000 Exploit Chain Turned Bixby Against Samsung Phones https://www.securityweek.com/how-a-50000-exploit-chain-turned-bixby-against-samsung-phones/ [19:54] TR Bot a $50,000 Exploit Chain Turned Bixby Against Samsung Phones - SecurityWeek [19:54] TR News Union: Summer 2026 Update https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-08/union-summer-2026-update [19:54] TR Bot Union: Summer 2026 Update | Quantum Productions [19:55] TR News Thinking of blowing the whistle? Actions to take, pitfalls to avoid https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/08/thinking-of-blowing-the-whistle-actions-to-take-pitfalls-to-avoid/ [19:55] TR Bot Thinking of blowing the whistle? Actions to take, pitfalls to avoid | Federal News Network [19:56] TR News This New Open Source Project Wants to Be the AI-First Alternative to Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Office https://itsfoss.com/news/genoffice-overview/ [19:56] TR Bot This New Open Source Project Wants to Be the AI-First Alternative to Microsoft Office [19:56] TR News Lies because Windows userbase has COLLAPSED https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-quietly-purges-32gb-of-ram-recommendations-from-its-website-company-reels-from-the-effects-of-the-memory-shortage-as-it-released-8gb-base-models-for-surface-laptops-this-year [19:56] TR Bot Microsoft quietly purges 32GB of RAM recommendations from its website company reels from the effects of the memory shortage as it released 8GB base models for Surface laptops this year | Tom's Hardware [19:57] TR News They should mention GNU/Linux, not issue Microsoft spam https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/why-you-need-to-upgrade-from-windows-10-aFxSl1f4BjZG [19:57] TR Bot Why you need to upgrade from Windows 10 - Which? [19:58] TR News Nelson: rust-lang/rust is adopting an LLM policy https://lwn.net/Articles/1087326/ [19:58] TR Bot rust-lang/rust is adopting an LLM policy [LWN.net] [19:59] TR News Apple files motion for preliminary injunction against Proprietary Chaffbot Company in trade secrets case https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/apple-files-motion-for-preliminary-injunction-against-openai-in-trade-secrets-case/ [19:59] TR Bot Apple files motion for preliminary injunction against OpenAI in trade secrets case - JURIST - News ● Aug 06 [20:04] TR News Googles Hey Hi (AI) Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overview-flock-alpr-surveillance-hallucination-gold-copper [20:04] TR Bot Google's AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper [20:04] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/grokipedia-broken-nobody-noticed [20:04] TR Bot Grokipedia Appears to Have Completely Broken and Nobody Noticed [20:05] TR News People Inc not blocking Surveillance Giant Google at the moment as it rolls out digital subscriptions https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/people-inc-not-blocking-google-at-the-moment-as-it-rolls-out-digital-subscriptions/ [20:05] TR Bot People Inc not blocking Google 'at the moment' as it rolls out digital subscriptions - Press Gazette [20:05] TR News What Ive learned: Computer Weekly editor Bryan Glick who exposed Post Office IT scandal https://pressgazette.co.uk/news-leaders/byan-glick/ [20:05] TR Bot Bryan Glick interview: Tech editor says Google is killing journalism [20:06] TR News reasons [20:06] TR News Firefox UX: Let your designs fail for the right reasons https://blog.mozilla.org/ux/2026/08/let-your-designs-fail-for-the-right-reasons/ [20:06] TR Bot Let your designs fail for the right reasons Firefox UX [20:07] TR News IBM Plex Mono got an update https://www.rubenerd.au/ibm-plex-mono-got-an-update/ [20:07] TR Bot Rubenerd: IBM Plex Mono got an update [20:08] TR News Resources beta adds PowerPC temp, AMD NPU stats https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/resources-51-beta-npu-powerpc-temps [20:08] TR Bot Resources (Linux system monitor) adds new PowerPC, NPU stats - OMG! Ubuntu [20:08] TR News The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Web Site is Online, GNU's Site Having Issues (Ongoing Issues) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Web_Site_is_Online_GNU_s_Site_.shtml [20:08] TR Bot Techrights The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Web Site is Online, GNU's Site Having Issues (Ongoing Issues) [20:09] TR News Linux Plumbers Conference: Microconference Topic CfP is coming to an End https://lpc.events/blog/current/index.php/2026/08/05/microconference-topic-cfp-is-coming-to-an-end/ [20:09] TR Bot Microconference Topic CfP is coming to an End Linux Plumbers Conference [20:09] TR News While Torvalds Makes Peace With Hey Hi (AI) in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of) https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejection/ [20:09] TR Bot While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of) [20:10] TR News openKylin 2.0-SP2-20260730 https://distrowatch.com/openkylin [20:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openkylin ) [20:10] TR News Soplos 2026.08 https://distrowatch.com/soplos [20:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/soplos ) [20:10] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/police-annoyed-flock-camera-alpr-stolen-winona [20:10] TR Bot Police Department Not Happy When Every Single One of Its Flock Cameras Gets Stolen [20:10] TR News ML4W 2.15 https://distrowatch.com/ml4w [20:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/ml4w ) [20:10] TR News CatOS 2026.08.05 https://distrowatch.com/catos [20:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/catos ) [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: vv -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- itsfoss.com | While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of) [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] greg k microvell [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] first promoted hyper-v [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] and slop\ [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] now... reality strikes? [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] more than his LF salary [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] derived from slop pushers? [20:11] MinceR \_()_/ [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] apropos.. [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] he was funded by novell [20:11] MinceR Linux is already doomed [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] which was funded by msft [20:11] schestowitz[TR2] LF is funded by MSFT [20:11] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/so-hot-in-japan-zoo-animals-dying [20:11] TR Bot It's So Hot in Japan That Zoo Animals Are Dropping Dead [20:12] schestowitz[TR2] which now funds greg [20:12] schestowitz[TR2] so he's always on theirt payroll somehow [20:12] schestowitz[TR2] hence, hyper-v, slop, other bs [20:12] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:12] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-stiffing-contractors-on-huge-bills [20:12] TR Bot Elon Musk Allegedly Stiffing Contractors on Huge Bills [20:13] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: (NEW): It's Global Warming, Stupid, Not Just Irresponsible Zoos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/It_s_Global_Warming_Stupid_Not_Just_Irresponsible_Zoos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/It_s_Global_Warming_Stupid_Not_Just_Irresponsible_Zoos.gmi [20:13] TR Bot Tux Machines It's Global Warming, Stupid, Not Just Irresponsible Zoos [20:13] MinceR i doubt anyone else would be willing to fund him anyway [20:13] TR News Configuring a Surveillance Camera with Udev and Systemd http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2026/310/Autoconfiguration-with-Systemd [20:13] TR Bot Say Cheese Linux Magazine [20:13] admfubar spacex flies like a tesla drives!!! https://futurism.com/space/spacex-crashes-into-moon [20:13] TR Bot SpaceX Achieves Its First Moon Landing by Accidentally Crashing Into It at 5,400 Miles Per Hour, Causing Huge Explosion and 60-Foot Crater [20:14] admfubar :)) https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overview-flock-alpr-surveillance-hallucination-gold-copper [20:14] TR Bot Google's AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper [20:15] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-silence-protestors [20:15] TR Bot Flock Employee Quits In Disgust, Saying the Company Is Silencing Protestors [20:16] TR News (NEW): Linux Magazine Issue 310 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Linux_Magazine_Issue_310.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Linux_Magazine_Issue_310.gmi [20:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Magazine Issue 310 [20:16] admfubar and you were told the fiber would keep you regular....https://futurism.com/health-medicine/diarrhea-lettuce-killing-people [20:16] TR Bot The Diarrhea Lettuce Is Officially Killing People [20:17] TR News R36Pro Handheld with GNU/Linux ArkOS https://www.linux.org/threads/r36pro-handheld-with-linux-arkos.61669/ [20:17] TR Bot Handheld with Linux ArkOS | Linux.org [20:18] TR News New Attack Methods Enable Malware to Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts https://www.securityweek.com/new-attack-methods-enable-malware-to-hijack-passkey-protected-accounts/ [20:18] TR Bot Attack Methods Enable Malware to Hijack Passkey-Protected Accounts - SecurityWeek [20:18] TR News Microsoft TCO: Over 400 NPM Packages Infected in ChainDrop Supply Chain Attack https://www.securityweek.com/over-400-npm-packages-infected-in-chaindrop-supply-chain-attack/ [20:18] TR Bot 400 NPM Packages Infected in ChainDrop Supply Chain Attack - SecurityWeek [20:18] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/tech-bro-ai-toddler-conversations [20:18] TR Bot Tech Bro Boasts He Used AI to Secretly Monitor Toddlers' Conversations, Categorize Them In Giant Database [20:19] TR News Provisioning image mode for Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux using Red Bait Satellite https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/06/image-mode-for-rhel-with-anaconda-and-satellite [20:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/06/image-mode-for-rhel-with-anaconda-and-satellite ) [20:19] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [20:20] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/mark-zuckerberg-wife-shuts-down-school-disadvantaged [20:20] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg's Wife Shuts Down School for the Disadvantaged [20:21] TR News YouTube Nomad-series adventure underway https://bkhome.org/news/202608/youtube-nomad-series-adventure-underway.html [20:21] TR Bot YouTube Nomad-series adventure underway [20:21] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/us-military-gps-jamming-signal-medical-flight [20:21] TR Bot It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico [20:21] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [20:21] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-parenting-strategy-horrifying [20:21] TR Bot Sam Altman's Parenting Strategy Sounds Low Key Horrifying [20:22] TR News By Microsoft's Nick Vidal, hijacking the voice of OSI for openwashing https://opensource.org/blog/preliminary-agenda-announced-for-the-open-technology-research-symposium-2026 [20:22] TR Bot Preliminary agenda announced for the Open Technology Research Symposium 2026 Open Source Initiative [20:22] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/regular-people-data-center-arrest-protest [20:22] TR Bot The Number of Regular People Being Arrested for Protesting Data Centers Is Astounding [20:24] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chilis-restaurant-ai [20:24] TR Bot Business World Stunned That a Restaurant Chain Is Doing Well Without Mindlessly Embracing AI [20:25] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/duckduckgo-selling-anti-pervert-glasses [20:25] TR Bot DuckDuckGo Is Selling Anti Pervert Glasses That Contain Zero AI, Cameras, or Even Electronics Whatsoever [20:27] TR News Do You Really Need Antivirus on Linux? Heres What New Users Should Know https://ostechnix.com/do-you-need-antivirus-on-linux/ [20:27] TR Bot You Really Need Antivirus on Linux? Here's What New Users Should Know - OSTechNix [20:28] TR News IBM Red Hat peddling slop again https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/05/trace-kubernetes-resources-llm-d-model-serving [20:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/05/trace-kubernetes-resources-llm-d-model-serving ) [20:29] TR News APNICcommunity engagement: JanuaryJune2026in review https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/05/apnic-community-engagement-january-june-2026-in-review/ [20:29] TR Bot APNICcommunity engagement: JanuaryJune2026in review | APNIC Blog [20:29] TR News The Establishment, Oxford, Surveillance Giant Google & Debian artificial intelligence conspiracies https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/05/The_Establishment_Oxford_Google_Debian_artificial_intelligence_.shtml [20:29] TR Bot Techrights The Establishment, Oxford, Google & Debian artificial intelligence conspiracies [20:32] TR News #KeepItOn: Government of Zambia must uphold human rights and ensure unrestricted internet access throughout the upcoming elections https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-zambia-internet-access-upcoming-elections/ [20:32] TR Bot Access Now - #KeepItOn: Government of Zambia must uphold human rights and ensure unrestricted internet access throughout the upcoming elections [20:32] TR News #KeepItOn: authorities in Zambia must resist hitting the kill switch during upcoming elections https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-zambia-must-resist-hitting-the-kill-switch-during-upcoming-elections/ [20:32] TR Bot #KeepItOn: authorities in Zambia must resist hitting the kill switch during upcoming elections - Access Now [20:34] TR News How to enjoy the most complete solar eclipse since 1989? https://www.france24.com/en/how-to-enjoy-the-most-complete-solar-eclipse-since-1989 [20:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/how-to-enjoy-the-most-complete-solar-eclipse-since-1989 ) [20:36] TR News Russell Coker: TV Control etc https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/08/06/tv-control-etc/ [20:36] TR Bot TV Control etc etbe Russell Coker [20:37] TR News LibreOffice project and community recap: July 2026 https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/05/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-july-2026/ [20:37] TR Bot LibreOffice project and community recap: July 2026 - TDF Community Blog [20:38] TR News Another full day passes, _still_ no financial report ("Total exemption full accounts") from the hired guns of mattlex [20:38] TR News Probably on shoestring budget selling pencils while Nick loses patience with Iain destroying the whole law firm [20:39] TR News Immigration Policy: The Backdoor to Transnational Repression https://citizenlab.ca/immigration-policy-the-backdoor-to-transnational-repression/ [20:39] TR Bot Immigration Policy: The Backdoor to Transnational Repression - The Citizen Lab [20:40] MinceR (cat) https://i.redd.it/fayb6zjcqkhh1.jpeg [20:45] TR News Boosting slop is not "coding" https://major.io/p/opencode-model-presets-direnv/ [20:45] TR Bot Switch OpenCode model presets based on directory :: Major Hayden [20:45] TR News Akademy 2027 Call for Hosts https://akademy.kde.org/news/2026-08_akademy-2027-call-for-hosts/ [20:45] TR Bot Akademy 2027 Call for Hosts | Akademy [20:46] TR News AI-assisted music now eligible for copyright monopoly registration in South Korea https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/ai-assisted-music-now-eligible-for-copyright-registration-in-south-korea [20:46] TR Bot AI-assisted music now eligible for copyright registration in South Korea | The Straits Times [20:46] TR News Federal Judge Rejects Woulard v. Udio Dismissal Request, Transfers the Class Action Suit to New York https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/udio-woulard-lawsuit-transfer/ [20:46] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/udio-woulard-lawsuit-transfer/ ) [20:47] TR News Anthropic Pushes for Partial Dismissal in Concord II, Says No Evidence of Direct Infringement Evidence Exists Against Cofounder Dario Amodei https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/concord-v-anthropic-ii-dismissal-motion/ https://cybershow.uk/content/blog/ipharms/ipharms.html [20:47] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/concord-v-anthropic-ii-dismissal-motion/ ) [20:47] TR Bot Why I'm Not Suing Anthropic [20:48] TR News One person changes an employer and this is somehow "news", not PR spam? https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/murgitroyd-patent-attorney-bolsters-life-sciences-practice-at-hgf/ [20:48] TR Bot Murgitroyd patent attorney bolsters life sciences practice at HGF - JUVE Patent [20:49] TR News after [20:49] TR News [Software Patents] Partial Retreat: Ten Months of 101 Data After the Surge https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/08/partial-retreat-ten-months-of-%c2%a7-101-data-after-the-surge.html [20:49] TR Bot Partial Retreat: Ten Months of 101 Data After the Surge | Patently-O [20:49] TR News b4 0.16.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1087388/ [20:49] TR Bot 0.16.0 released [LWN.net] [20:49] TR News Tribblix 0m41 https://distrowatch.com/tribblix [20:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/tribblix ) [20:50] TR News openSUSE Asia Summit 2026 Logo Competition Winner Announced https://news.opensuse.org/2026/08/04/osas-2026-logo-winner/ [20:50] TR Bot openSUSE Asia Summit 2026 Logo Competition Winner Announced - openSUSE News [20:51] TR News "From Shield To Sword: Abuse of the DMCA In Information Warfare" https://lumendatabase.org/blog_entries/tewari-working-paper [20:52] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [20:52] TR News Roblox is Losing Billions As States Mount InvestigationsBut the Company Blames a Lack of Viral Games https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/roblox-lost-billions-as-stock-craters/ [20:52] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/05/roblox-lost-billions-as-stock-craters/ ) [20:53] TR News Xen 4.22: Strengthening Open Source Virtualization for Cloud, Embedded, and Automotive Systems https://xenproject.org/blog/xen-4-22-release/ [20:53] TR Bot Xen 4.22 Released: Cloud, Embedded and Automotive Updates [20:54] TR News WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1 https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-1-release-candidate-1/ [20:54] TR Bot WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1 WordPress News [20:54] TR News Isolated incident: Hong Kong halts investigation into jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lais Next Digital as liquidation proceeds https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/06/isolated-incident-hong-kong-halts-investigation-into-jailed-media-tycoon-jimmy-lais-next-digital-as-liquidation-proceeds/ [20:54] TR Bot Hong Kong government formally closes investigation into Jimmy Lais Next Digital [20:55] *TMF has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:55] TR News 311,000 Impacted by Brown Health Medical Group-MA Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/311000-impacted-by-brown-health-medical-group-ma-data-breach/ [20:55] TR Bot Impacted by Brown Health Medical Group-MA Data Breach - SecurityWeek [20:56] TR News Vulnerabilities in Car Anti-Theft Device https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/vulnerabilities-in-car-anti-theft-device.html [20:56] TR Bot in Car Anti-Theft Device - Schneier on Security [20:56] TR News Microsoft TCO https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33218 [20:56] TR Bot Don't Revoke That Token Yet: Inside the keyv/cacheable npm Worm [20:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:58] *TMF (~TMF@gcskfpmudxrrg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [21:00] TR News Finland Tries to Protect Children Against Deepfakes, With Russia in Mind https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/finland-deepfakes-ai.html [21:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/world/europe/finland-deepfakes-ai.html ) [21:00] TR News AlterOS 2025.8.6 https://distrowatch.com/alteros [21:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alteros ) [21:01] *TMF has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:05] TR News Rhythmbox 3.5 lets you sync your podcast listening across apps https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/rhythmbox-3-5-podcast-sync [21:05] TR Bot Rhythmbox 3.5 lets you sync your podcast listening across apps - OMG! Ubuntu [21:06] TR News [Podcast] Canonical Cache Representation https://blog.apnic.net/2026/08/06/podcast-canonical-cache-representation/ [21:06] TR Bot [Podcast] Canonical Cache Representation | APNIC Blog [21:06] TR News (NEW): Rhythmbox 3.5 Media Player Improves Lyrics Search and Podcast Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/03/Rhythmbox_3_5_Media_Player_Improves_Lyrics_Search_and_Podcast_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/03/Rhythmbox_3_5_Media_Player_Improves_Lyrics_Search_and_Podcast_S.gmi [21:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Rhythmbox 3.5 Media Player Improves Lyrics Search and Podcast Support [21:07] TR News Two years after mattlex tried to silence techrights there are still all-time traffic records, so they wasted like a million pounds in vain [21:07] TR News social control media. https://rfa.org/english/korea/2026/08/06/clash-of-clans-knockoff-north-korea/ [21:07] TR Bot Clash of Clans knockoff popular in North Korea with more than 40,000 players online Radio Free Asia [21:08] TR News jalapeno [21:08] TR News El Jalapeo: Sheinbaum warns of the dangers of social control media on her social control media platforms https://mexiconewsdaily.com/el-jalapeno/el-jalapeno-sheinbaum-warns-of-the-dangers-of-social-media-on-her-social-media-platforms/ [21:08] TR Bot El Jalapeo: Sheinbaum warns of the dangers of social media on her social media platforms - Mexico News Daily [21:10] MinceR tasty [21:10] TR News "Most people know Canonical for Ubuntu, but the company has quietly built an entire ecosystem of open-source tools around it. [...] Multipass, MAAS, and MicroCloud" https://www.howtogeek.com/the-company-behind-ubuntu-also-builds-these-surprisingly-useful-developer-tools/ [21:10] TR Bot The company behind Ubuntu also builds these 3 surprisingly useful developer tools [21:10] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: :3 [21:13] TR News Misusing the name "Linux" to perfume a pyramid scheme https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-agent-security-exchange-linux-foundation/826940/ [21:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-agent-security-exchange-linux-foundation/826940/ ) [21:13] TR News Nothing to do with Linux, everything to do with legitimising a scam for profit https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/proposing-the-safe-working-group-an-open-community-effort-to-improve-ai-security [21:13] TR Bot Proposing the SAFE Working Group: An Open Community Effort to Improve AI Security [21:14] TR News The only 5 Linux distros I recommend for laptopsafter 10 years of using Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/i-only-recommend-these-5-linux-distros-for-laptops/ [21:14] TR Bot The only 5 Linux distros I recommend for laptopsafter 10 years of using Linux [21:14] TR News "Checking back on it today on my Fedora KDE desktop and it appears to continue working just fine, so that's at least another game that continues to work. It's been noted on our dedicated anti-cheat page." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/free-to-play-football-game-strikers-club-adds-easy-anti-cheat-works-on-steamos-linux/ [21:14] TR Bot to play football game Strikers Club adds Easy Anti-Cheat - works on SteamOS / Linux | GamingOnLinux [21:14] TR News "Tails 7.10.1 has been released today as the latest version of this Debian-based distribution designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship by leveraging the Tor anonymous network." https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-10-1-is-out-as-an-emergency-release-to-fix-critical-vulnerabilities [21:14] TR Bot 7.10.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities - 9to5Linux [21:15] TR News Nothing to do with safety; slop itself is the problem https://securitybrief.co.nz/story/linux-foundation-seeks-ai-security-incident-sharing-rules [21:15] TR Bot Linux Foundation seeks AI security incident sharing rules [21:15] *TMF (~TMF@gcskfpmudxrrg.irc) has joined #techrights [21:16] TR News GNU/Linux turns 43 next month https://aijourn.com/open-source-summit-embedded-linux-conference-europe-2026-schedule-champions-open-source-innovation-and-marks-35-years-of-linux/ [21:16] TR Bot Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2026 Schedule Champions Open Source Innovation and Marks 35 Years of Linux | The AI Journal [21:16] *tessier has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:17] TR News RPCS3 PS3 emulator runs much faster on Linux but Windows remains dominant platform https://www.notebookcheck.net/RPCS3-reveals-PS3-emulator-runs-much-faster-on-Linux-but-Windows-still-dominates-in-total-user-base.1360580.0.html [21:17] TR Bot RPCS3 PS3 emulator runs much faster on Linux but Windows remains dominant platform - Notebookcheck News [21:17] *tessier (~tessier@ca9zudc327676.irc) has joined #techrights [21:17] TR News "Linux represents 6% of users" https://videocardz.com/newz/rpcs3-says-90-of-ps3-emulator-users-run-windows-despite-better-linux-performance [21:17] TR Bot says 90% of PS3 emulator users run Windows, despite better Linux performance - VideoCardz.com [21:18] TR News Migrate PC: A Tool That Automates the Transition from Windows to Linux https://www.linuxtechmore.com/migrate-pc-automate-windows-to-linux-migration [21:18] TR Bot Migrate PC: A Tool That Automates the Transition from Windows to Linux [21:18] TR News "One method is easier, but the other gets you faster, more reliable performance." https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-run-affinity-free-photoshop-alternative-on-linux/ [21:18] TR Bot a free Photoshop alternative on Linux? How to get Affinity today: 2 ways | ZDNET [21:19] TR News Slop spewer is not coder https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/05/meta-launches-muse-code-ai-coding-agent-for-macos-and-linux/ [21:19] TR Bot launches Muse Code AI coding agent for macOS and Linux - 9to5Mac [21:20] TR News Experimental Linux support for the Fairphone 6 wide camera https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/05/experimental-linux-support-for-the-fairphone-6-wide-camera/ [21:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/08/05/experimental-linux-support-for-the-fairphone-6-wide-camera/ ) [21:20] TR News "Linux" as a brand increasingly tarnished by scams that its name is misused for https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/this-just-in/linux-foundation-forms-tokenomics-foundation-for-ai-cost-and-value-standards/ [21:20] TR Bot BigDATAwire - Data Science AI Advanced Analytics [21:21] TR News "cresting the 10 percent mark to 11.87 percent in the United States" https://www.pcworld.com/article/3207177/hold-up-is-the-year-of-linux-actually-happening.html [21:21] TR Bot up. Is the year of Linux actually happening? | PCWorld [21:21] TR News Tails Linux critical vulnerability allows websites to deanonymize users: emergency patch available https://cybernews.com/security/tails-linux-critical-vulnerability-emergency-patch/ [21:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://cybernews.com/security/tails-linux-critical-vulnerability-emergency-patch/ ) [21:22] TR News Nathaniel Wings N-Stereo for macOS, Windows, and Linux is FREE for a limited time https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/08/05/nathaniel-wing-n-stereo/ [21:22] TR Bot Nathaniel Wings N-Stereo for macOS, Windows, and Linux is FREE for a limited time - Bedroom Producers Blog [21:25] TR News (NEW): Kernel: Issues With Slop Noise, Linux Plumbers Conference, Virtualisation, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Kernel_Issues_With_Slop_Noise_Linux_Plumbers_Conference_Virtual.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Kernel_Issues_With_Slop_Noise_Linux_Plumbers_Conference_Virtual.gmi [21:25] TR News (NEW): RPCS3 Sees GNU/Linux at 6% https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/RPCS3_Sees_GNU_Linux_at_6.gmi [21:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel: Issues With Slop Noise, Linux Plumbers Conference, Virtualisation, and More [21:25] TR Bot Tux Machines RPCS3 Sees GNU/Linux at 6% [21:26] TR News (NEW): "Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/_Desktop_Linux_just_cracked_10_market_share.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/_Desktop_Linux_just_cracked_10_market_share.gmi [21:26] TR Bot Tux Machines "Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share" [21:26] TR News Need to run Windows or Android apps on Linux? This new release makes it easy https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-latest-release-of-anduinos-makes-running-windows-and-android-apps-on-linux-easy/ [21:26] TR Bot to run Windows or Android apps on Linux? This new release makes it easy | ZDNET [21:27] TR News New OVSwrap Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Open vSwitch https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-ovswrap-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html [21:27] TR Bot New OVSwrap Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Open vSwitch [21:30] TR News (NEW): Security and Microsoft TCO https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Security_and_Microsoft_TCO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Security_and_Microsoft_TCO.gmi [21:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Security and Microsoft TCO [21:30] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/08/06/latest-github-outage-squeezes-actions-pages-to-death/5284297 [21:30] TR Bot Latest GitHub outage squeezes Actions, Pages to death [21:31] TR News (NEW): IBM, Fedora, and Red Hat's Mindless, Endless Promotion of Microsoft and Slop https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/IBM_Fedora_and_Red_Hat_s_Mindless_Endless_Promotion_of_Microsof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/IBM_Fedora_and_Red_Hat_s_Mindless_Endless_Promotion_of_Microsof.gmi [21:31] TR Bot Tux Machines IBM, Fedora, and Red Hat's Mindless, Endless Promotion of Microsoft and Slop [21:33] admfubar "ai" ate my homework!... https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/03/2135236&from=rss [21:33] TR Bot Excuses Like 'AI Did It' Don't Exist In The Eyes Of The Law - SoylentNews [21:33] TR News (NEW): A KDE Summer 2026 Update and "Akademy 2027 Call for Hosts" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/A_KDE_Summer_2026_Update_and_Akademy_2027_Call_for_Hosts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/A_KDE_Summer_2026_Update_and_Akademy_2027_Call_for_Hosts.gmi [21:33] TR Bot Tux Machines A KDE Summer 2026 Update and "Akademy 2027 Call for Hosts" [21:33] TR News (NEW): GNOME: Enrico Zini Cannot Sleep, Icon for Lockpicker https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNOME_Enrico_Zini_Cannot_Sleep_Icon_for_Lockpicker.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNOME_Enrico_Zini_Cannot_Sleep_Icon_for_Lockpicker.gmi [21:33] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME: Enrico Zini Cannot Sleep, Icon for Lockpicker [21:33] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Most people who call you a "jerk" are predators who base their whole game as being the biggest meanest jerk in the room, to you, and they get mad because it's not working. [21:35] TR News (NEW): Programming and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Programming_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Programming_and_Standards.gmi [21:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming and Standards [21:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Capital One came in again and laid off 300 more people from Discover. [21:35] IsambardPrince They're doing it in phases. [21:35] schestowitz[TR2] i see [21:35] IsambardPrince So far I think they've laid off more than 5,000 people from Discover. [21:35] schestowitz[TR2] maybe mattlex is a client of theeeirs [21:35] admfubar https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/06/0444235/broadcaster-wins-broad-us-blocking-injunction-covering-pirate-sites-that-dont-exist-yet [21:35] TR Bot Broadcaster Wins Broad US Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don't Exist Yet - Slashdot [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] it irritates him [21:36] IsambardPrince Their "Community Benefits Agreement" was bullshit. It always was. [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] isak: re capone [21:36] IsambardPrince It does not benefit communities to have 5,000 more unemployed people. [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] ear in mind [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] *bear [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] those tallies are false [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] they hide many who get culled [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] "everyone is doing it" [21:36] TR News (NEW): GenOffice and LibreOffice Introduced or Summarised (Monthly Report) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GenOffice_and_LibreOffice_Introduced_or_Summarised_Monthly_Repo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GenOffice_and_LibreOffice_Introduced_or_Summarised_Monthly_Repo.gmi [21:36] TR Bot Tux Machines GenOffice and LibreOffice Introduced or Summarised (Monthly Report) [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] the new normal is to cheat [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] to say it's "wise" [21:36] schestowitz[TR2] to cheat [21:37] schestowitz[TR2] HR "triucks" [21:37] schestowitz[TR2] "hacks [21:37] schestowitz[TR2] ":creative?" [21:37] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/15/Who_Next_After_IBM_Bubbles_Don_t_Last_Forever.shtml [21:37] TR Bot Techrights Who Next After IBM? (Bubbles Don't Last Forever) [21:37] schestowitz[TR2] new namme: [21:37] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/IBM_Mass_Layoffs_Began_Yesterday_They_re_Sold_as_Voluntary_the_.shtml [21:37] TR Bot Techrights IBM Mass Layoffs Began Yesterday, They're Sold as "Voluntary", the "Offer" Runs for Two Weeks (Last Day August 19th 2026) [21:39] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Microsoft quietly deleted their recommendation of 32 GB of RAM for Windows 11. [21:39] schestowitz[TR2] tes [21:39] schestowitz[TR2] scroll up [21:39] schestowitz[TR2] i posted a url [21:39] IsambardPrince They claim "optimizations are coming" later this year (Fall) to make it work better with less. [21:39] IsambardPrince How do you even optimize something like this? [21:40] TR News (NEW): Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG): WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1, powRSS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_WordP.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Content_Management_Systems_CMS_Static_Site_Generators_SSG_WordP.gmi [21:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG): WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1, powRSS, and More [21:40] schestowitz[TR2] you can [21:40] IsambardPrince They admitted that Windows just accretes junk without ever deleting much of it. [21:40] schestowitz[TR2] but tnot this muuuch [21:40] schestowitz[TR2] for example [21:40] schestowitz[TR2] do not "Warm up" office aat startup [21:40] schestowitz[TR2] that typew off thing [21:40] schestowitz[TR2] but it won't matter much [21:40] IsambardPrince They deprecated a lot of things. I don't remember if they did this already or not. [21:40] IsambardPrince They said VBS support was going away. [21:40] IsambardPrince Did they ever remove that? [21:41] IsambardPrince They could finally untie Internet Explorer's components and purge them. [21:41] IsambardPrince Declare that the latest LTSC ring will be the last release with any IE components. [21:41] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware and Linux Mobile https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Open_Hardware_and_Linux_Mobile.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Open_Hardware_and_Linux_Mobile.gmi [21:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware and Linux Mobile [21:41] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Web_Browsers_Web_Servers_Feed_Readers_Leftovers.gmi [21:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers Leftovers [21:42] IsambardPrince Clean up the garbage from the shell that's held over from the last 30 years. [21:42] IsambardPrince Get rid of the legacy Control Panel. [21:42] IsambardPrince The truth though is that the new components are what's more wasteful. [21:42] IsambardPrince The legacy stuff was often meant to run on computers that didn't have 1/1000th the RAM or CPU resources. [21:43] TR News (NEW): Tails 7.10.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Tails_7_10_1_Is_Out_as_an_Emergency_Release_to_Fix_Critical_Vul.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/05/Tails_7_10_1_Is_Out_as_an_Emergency_Release_to_Fix_Critical_Vul.gmi [21:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Tails 7.10.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities [21:43] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu: Resources, Multipass, MAAS, and MicroCloud https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Canonical_Ubuntu_Resources_Multipass_MAAS_and_MicroCloud.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/Canonical_Ubuntu_Resources_Multipass_MAAS_and_MicroCloud.gmi [21:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu: Resources, Multipass, MAAS, and MicroCloud [21:45] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/06/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [21:45] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [21:47] TR News Techrights Links 06/08/2026: Billboard Chart Contaminated by Slop Plagiarists, Sheinbaum Blasts Social Control Media https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Links_06_08_2026_Billboard_Chart_Contaminated_by_Slop_Plagiaris.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/06/Links_06_08_2026_Billboard_Chart_Contaminated_by_Slop_Plagiaris.gmi [21:47] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/08/2026: Billboard Chart Contaminated by Slop Plagiarists, Sheinbaum Blasts Social Control Media [21:54] admfubar you too can get flocked... https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/06/california-town-says-flock-cameras-misread-license-plates-71-of-the-time/ [21:54] TR Bot Town Says Flock Cameras Misread License Plates 71% Of The Time | Techdirt [21:56] MinceR flocking hell ● Aug 06 [22:23] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/elon-musks-x-isnt-done-suing-advertisers-asks-court-to-revive-boycott-case/ [22:23] TR Bot X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge - Ars Technica [22:25] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-dozens-contracts-alprs-controversy-cancellation [22:25] TR Bot Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows [22:29] admfubar https://www.ifixit.com/News/118176/apple-could-give-obsolete-ipads-new-life-with-this-one-weird-trick [22:29] TR Bot Could Give Obsolete iPads New Life with This One Weird Trick - iFixit [22:31] MinceR just use it as a cutting board [22:31] MinceR that's all it's good for [22:38] admfubar too many toxins to use for food prep [22:42] admfubar https://fossforce.com/2026/08/at-45-years-old-c-kermit-gets-its-first-new-release-in-15-years/ [22:42] TR Bot At 45-Years-Old, C-Kermit Gets Its First New Release in 15 Years - FOSS Force [22:43] MinceR :> [22:52] *phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 06 [23:24] *yellow-pillow (~yellow-pillow@5arz9p7wg8kqn.irc) has joined #techrights