●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, February 07, 2025 ●● ● Feb 07 [00:12] *libredev has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:30] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights [00:56] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:59] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Feb 07 [01:41] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [01:43] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #techrights [01:48] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) ● Feb 07 [02:00] TR News Benchmarked: Is Monster Hunter Wilds Playable On Steam Deck https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/02/05/monster-hunter-wilds-is-unplayable-on-steam-deck/ [02:00] TR Bot Is 'Monster Hunter Wilds' Playable On Steam Deck? [02:00] TR News Valve Warns Millions Of Steam Users About Abandoned Games https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/02/05/valve-warns-millions-of-steam-users-about-abandoned-games/ [02:00] TR Bot Valve Warns Millions Of Steam Users About Abandoned Games [02:01] TR News Phishing via "com-" prefix domains, (Wed, Feb 5th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31654 [02:01] TR Bot Phishing via "com-" prefix domains - SANS Internet Storm Center [02:02] TR News Notorious B.I.G. Estate Sues Target, Home Depot, and Several Others Over Alleged King of New York Photo Infringement https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/05/biggie-smalls-lawsuit-february-2025/ [02:02] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/05/biggie-smalls-lawsuit-february-2025/ ) [02:05] TR News Qt is again promoting slop and GPL infringement https://www.qt.io/blog/which-is-the-best-llm-for-prompting-qml-code-featuring-deepseek-v3 [02:05] TR Bot Which is the best LLM for prompting QML code (featuring DeepSeek v3) [02:06] psydruid pure trolltech [02:06] TR News schneier as Microsoft megaphone for Hey Hi (AI) hype https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/on-generative-ai-security.html he should know better, but no... GAFAM relying by him again http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/The_EFF_Should_Know_Better_But_It_Is_Promoting_Mass_Surveillanc.shtml [02:07] TR Bot Generative AI Security - Schneier on Security [02:07] TR Bot Techrights The EFF Should Know Better, But It Is Promoting Mass Surveillance by Facebook (an Endorsement of Lies) [02:07] TR News iWave Systems iW-RainboW-G54S credit card-sized SBC features an STM32MP133/MP135 OSM Size-S module https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/05/iwave-systems-iw-rainbow-g54s-credit-card-sized-sbc-features-an-stm32mp133-mp135-osm-size-s-module/ [02:07] TR Bot iWave Systems iW-RainboW-G54S credit card-sized SBC features an STM32MP133/MP135 OSM Size-S module - CNX Software [02:09] TR News Apple shares fall after China ponders mounting probe into App Store https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/05/apple-shares-china-ponders-mounting-probe-app-store/ [02:09] TR Bot shares fall after China ponders mounting probe into App Store - SiliconANGLE [02:10] TR News Microsoft has a big backdoored Windows 10 problem, and its running out of time to solve it https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-has-a-big-windows-10-problem-and-its-running-out-of-time-to-solve-it/ [02:10] TR Bot has a big Windows 10 problem, and it's running out of time to solve it | ZDNET [02:10] TR News South Koreas industry ministry temporarily bans DeepSeek on security concerns, official says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-industry-ministry-temporarily-bans-deepseek-on-security-concerns-official-says [02:10] TR Bot South Koreas industry ministry temporarily bans DeepSeek on security concerns, official says | The Straits Times [02:11] TR News Microsoft-infiltrated front group Warns Congress Against Banning Kids from Social Control Media https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-warns-congress-against-banning-kids-from-social-media/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [02:11] TR Bot Public Knowledge Warns Congress Against Banning Kids from Social Media - Public Knowledge [02:11] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [02:13] TR News Report: Amazon tipped to ship revamped Alexa Hey Hi (AI) updates later this month https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/05/report-amazon-tipped-ship-revamped-alexa-ai-updates-later-month/ surveillance for fools who want GAFAM to install microphones in their homes [02:13] TR Bot Amazon tipped to ship revamped Alexa AI updates later this month - SiliconANGLE [02:13] TR News Mail Online sued by agency for payment over Mahsa Amini image https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/mail-online-sued-by-agency-for-payment-over-mahsa-amini-image/ [02:13] TR Bot Mail Online sued by agency for payment over Mahsa Amini image - Press Gazette [02:14] TR News LWN site tour 2025 https://lwn.net/Articles/1006001/ [02:14] TR Bot site tour 2025 [LWN.net] [02:15] TR News Qt for MCUs 2.8.2 LTS released https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-mcus-2.8.2-lts-released [02:15] TR Bot Qt for MCUs 2.8.2 LTS released [02:20] TR News "So is ibm down to laying off young died wood since the dinosaurs are gone." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkb2en5m [02:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkb2en5m ) [02:22] TR News "how is power doing ? Are they having layoffs too ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf [02:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf ) [02:23] TR News "Sorry folks. The Deep Seeks chips cam from NVIDIA. Smuggled in from Singapore. Youtube "Chinese Business Owner Admits Smuggling Nvidia High-End Chips; Deepseek Core Member Worked at Nvidia"" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jk9jaxnh [02:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jk9jaxnh ) [02:36] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [02:36] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [02:37] TR News "Suddenly liberals pretend to care about the fusion of the public and private sector now that they don't have a "vaccine" to force on everyone." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkeng2qk [02:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkeng2qk ) [02:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:37] schestowitz[TR2] Using AI through Microsoft Azure [02:37] schestowitz[TR2] The Washington Post, citing two unnamed people, reported representatives from DOGE were using AI through Microsofts Azure service to go through data with personally identifiable information for people who manage grants, as well as sensitive internal financial data [02:37] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2025/02/06/trump-vs-education-department-musks-doge-reportedly-using-ai-to-looking-for-cuts-heres-what-we-know/ [02:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:37] TR Bot Trump Vs. Education Department: Musk's DOGE Reportedly Running Sensitive Data Through AI [02:38] schestowitz[TR2] Nationalism As A Service (NaaS) continues http://techrights.org/o/2021/04/04/microsoft-nationalism/ [02:38] TR Bot Microsoft: Nationalism As A Service (NaaS) [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-060225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-060225.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 06, 2025 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060225.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060225.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-060225.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-060225.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, February 06, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-02-06.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-02-06.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:49] TR News Yesterday_IBM_Canad.gmi [02:49] TR Bot Techrights Rumours of IBM Layoffs Apparently Confirmed Yesterday, IBM Canada Consulting Impacted (as Rumoured) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-02-06.txt ● Feb 07 [03:04] TR News Techrights Nationalism As A Service (NaaS) by Microsoft Azure, Gutting the US Government for Profit https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Nationalism_As_A_Service_NaaS_by_Microsoft_Azure_Gutting_the_US.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Nationalism_As_A_Service_NaaS_by_Microsoft_Azure_Gutting_the_US.gmi [03:04] TR Bot Techrights Nationalism As A Service (NaaS) by Microsoft Azure, Gutting the US Government for Profit [03:16] TR News Techrights Richard Stallman (RMS) Confirms Next Week's Talk in Europe https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Richard_Stallman_RMS_Confirms_Next_Week_s_Talk_in_Europe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Richard_Stallman_RMS_Confirms_Next_Week_s_Talk_in_Europe.gmi [03:16] TR Bot Techrights Richard Stallman (RMS) Confirms Next Week's Talk in Europe [03:17] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft are all ramping up their spend on "AI" this year. Have to keep the bubble going. [03:17] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:17] IsambardPrince Yahoo Finance says "investors get skeptical as to when the profit will be". [03:18] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, February 06, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_February_06_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_February_06_2025.gmi [03:18] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, February 06, 2025 [03:18] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] Yahoo Finance says "investors get skeptical as to when the profit will be". [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] when ALL things get classidied as hey hi [03:19] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:19] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] Windows is "HEY HI PCs" [03:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [03:22] TR News Debian 13 to Feature GNOME 48 Desktop Environment https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-to-feature-gnome-48-desktop-environment/ [03:22] TR Bot Debian 13 to Feature GNOME 48 Desktop Environment [03:23] TR News FSF Blogs: Free Software Awards: Choose your nominations by March 5 http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2025-awards-nominations-open [03:23] TR Bot Free Software Awards: Choose your nominations by March 5 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [03:24] TR News Tucana GNU/Linux distribution built for customization https://www.linuxlinks.com/tucana-linux-distribution-customization/ [03:24] TR Bot - Linux distribution built for customization - LinuxLinks [03:25] TR News statCounter Reckons Less Than 10% in Mexico Still Use backdoored Windows to Access to Web and GNU/Linux Surges to All-Time High (Plus, Microsoft's Latest Debt Crisis) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/04/statCounter_Reckons_Less_Than_10_in_Mexico_Still_Use_Windows_to.shtml [03:25] TR Bot Techrights statCounter Reckons Less Than 10% in Mexico Still Use Windows to Access to Web and GNU/Linux Surges to All-Time High (Plus, Microsoft's Latest Debt Crisis) [03:25] TR News GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in the United States, Based on statCounter https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/04/GNU_Linux_Reaches_All_Time_High_in_the_United_Stated_Based_on_s.shtml [03:25] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in the United States, Based on statCounter [03:25] TR News statCounter: Monaco Now 7% GNU/Linux ("Proper") https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/statCounter_Monaco_Now_7_GNU_Linux_Proper.shtml [03:25] TR Bot Techrights statCounter: Monaco Now 7% GNU/Linux ("Proper") [03:26] TR News How to build Ollama to run LLMs on RISC-V GNU/Linux https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/how-build-ollama-run-llms-on-risc-v-linux [03:26] TR Bot How to build Ollama to run LLMs on RISC-V Linux | Jeff Geerling [03:27] TR News OMG Ubuntu promoting Windows https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/ubuntu-tar-based-wsl-install [03:27] TR Bot Installing Ubuntu on WSL in Windows 11 is Now Easier - OMG! Ubuntu [03:28] TR News Only a "Zealot" would oppose the use of Windows and only "conspiracy theorists" do not like Bill Gates [03:31] TR News Mozilla is pushing slop, which attacks the Web; Mozilla is a reckless company https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/02/firefox-135-0-released-extend-ai-chatbot-support-for-all-users/ [03:31] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techrights [03:31] TR Bot Firefox 135.0 Released! Extend AI ChatBot Support for All Users | UbuntuHandbook [03:31] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/meta-torrented-over-81-7tb-of-pirated-books-to-train-ai-authors-say/ [03:31] TR Bot Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesnt feel right: Meta emails unsealed - Ars Technica [03:32] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/the-uk-got-rid-of-coal-wheres-it-going-next/ [03:32] TR Bot The UK got rid of coalwheres it going next? - Ars Technica [03:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [03:33] admfubar https://databreaches.net/2025/02/06/maybe-we-should-all-file-breach-reports-against-musk-like-kevin-did/ [03:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2025/02/06/maybe-we-should-all-file-breach-reports-against-musk-like-kevin-did/ ) [03:40] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/cybercriminals-are-using-ai-to-ramp-up-attacks-on-macos-in-2025-13859870.html [03:40] TR Bot are using AI to ramp up attacks on macOS in 2025 Firstpost [03:41] TR News "How Gun Lobby, Cambridge Analytica Used Customer Data for Political Gain" https://www.propublica.org/article/guns-lobbying-cambridge-analytica-nssf-privacy-elections | Source: Pro Publica [03:41] TR Bot How Gun Lobby, Cambridge Analytica Used Customer Data for Political Gain ProPublica [03:41] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/canadian-politicians-want-to-impose-100-tariff-on-teslas-cancel-starlink-contracts-because-of-trumps-trade-wars-13859614.html [03:41] TR Bot politicians want to impose 100% tariff on Teslas, cancel Starlink contracts because of Trump's trade wars Firstpost [03:42] TR News "Job Creation and Tax Revenue" https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson | Source: Pro Publica [03:42] TR Bot WA Governor Orders a Study of Data Centers Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue ProPublica [03:43] admfubar i wonder how much gates understood when he was programming dos???... https://www.firstpost.com/tech/maths-and-coding-skills-matter-even-in-the-age-of-ai-says-bill-gates-13859596.html [03:43] TR Bot and coding skills matter even in the age of AI, crucial to understand how it works, says Bill Gates Firstpost [03:44] TR News Dune3D parametric CAD added to Flapi https://bkhome.org/news/202502/dune3d-parametric-cad-added-to-flapi.html [03:44] TR Bot Dune3D parametric CAD added to Flapi [03:44] TR News sdparm and sg3-utils compiled in OE https://bkhome.org/news/202502/sdparm-and-sg3-utils-compiled-in-oe.html [03:44] TR Bot sdparm and sg3-utils compiled in OE [03:45] TR News Servo in 2024: stats, features and donations https://lwn.net/Articles/1008137/ [03:45] TR Bot in 2024: stats, features and donations [LWN.net] [03:46] TR News Donations to Linux Foundation???? http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/New_IRS_Filing_Shows_That_the_Most_Dominant_Company_in_the_Linu.shtml [03:46] TR Bot Techrights New IRS Filing Shows That the Most Dominant Company in the Linux Foundation is Microsoft [03:47] TR News Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets Enabled Attacks Against Governments, Big Firms https://www.securityweek.com/abandoned-amazon-s3-buckets-enabled-attacks-against-governments-big-firms/ [03:47] TR Bot Amazon S3 Buckets Enabled Attacks Against Governments, Big Firms - SecurityWeek [03:47] TR News Australia bans Chinas Hey Hi (AI) programme DeepSeek on govt devices citing privacy and malware risks https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/05/australia-bans-chinas-ai-programme-deepseek-on-govt-devices-citing-privacy-and-malware-risks/ [03:47] TR Bot Australia bans China's DeepSeek AI on gov't devices citing privacy risk [03:47] admfubar did they scramble or sunnyside up others? ...https://www.geekwire.com/2025/tech-moves-microsoft-poaches-3-ai-experts-from-google-deepmind-rover-names-coo-and-more/ [03:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/tech-moves-microsoft-poaches-3-ai-experts-from-google-deepmind-rover-names-coo-and-more/ ) [03:55] TR News NASAs VIPER Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. 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This Startups Rover Took It. - The New York Times [03:56] TR News Medical advocacy group sues US health agencies for removing information from websites https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/medical-advocacy-group-sues-us-health-agencies-for-removing-information-from-websites/ [03:56] TR Bot Medical advocacy group sues US health agencies for removing information from websites - JURIST - News ● Feb 07 [04:03] TR News North Koreas new map erases South Korea, signaling policy shift https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/02/05/north-korea-south-map-blank/ [04:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/korea/2025/02/05/north-korea-south-map-blank/ ) [04:05] TR News Malaysia PM confirms slight increase in electricity tariffs for industry sector https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-pm-confirms-slight-increase-in-electricity-tariff-hike-for-industry-sector [04:05] TR Bot Malaysia PM confirms slight increase in electricity tariffs for industry sector | The Straits Times [04:07] TR News online scams in focus https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/chinas-xi-meets-thai-prime-minister-with-trade-online-scams-in-focus [04:07] TR Bot Xi calls for China and Thailand to strengthen ties to address external uncertainties | The Straits Times [04:08] TR News Sonos to lay off 200 people amid restructuring https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sonos-to-lay-off-200-people-amid-restructuring.957532.0.html [04:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sonos-to-lay-off-200-people-amid-restructuring.957532.0.html ) [04:09] *oarion7 has quit (Quit: Running IRC on a charmed medieval abacus.) [04:09] admfubar https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/manual/gawk.html [04:09] TR Bot The GNU Awk Users Guide [04:10] TR News "Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook are among a number of companies that have all handed out pink slips in January." https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/will-2025-be-another-year-of-layoffs-13860402.html [04:10] TR Bot 2025 be another year of layoffs? Firstpost [04:10] *oarion7 (~ryan@e6jyc88uwxv5c.irc) has joined #techrights [04:11] TR News BBC kicks off reshuffle of Singapore employees: A lesson in workforce management? https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/talent-management/bbc-kicks-off-reshuffle-of-singapore-employees-a-lesson-in-workforce-management-44258 [04:11] TR Bot People Matters Global - Interstitial Site People Matters Global [04:11] TR News PlayStation Reportedly Undergoing Layoffs Again https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2025/02/06/playstation-layoffs-reported-february-2025/ [04:11] TR Bot PlayStation Reportedly Undergoing Layoffs Again - PlayStation LifeStyle [04:12] TR News Workday Layoffs: Human Capital Management Company To Lay Off Around 1,750 Employees To Prioritise Investment in AI and Platform Development https://www.latestly.com/technology/workday-layoffs-human-capital-management-company-to-lay-off-around-1750-employees-to-prioritise-investment-in-ai-and-platform-development-6621952.html [04:12] TR Bot Layoffs: Human Capital Management Company To Lay Off Around 1,750 Employees To Prioritise Investment in AI and Platform Development | LatestLY [04:16] TR News China to control micro drama distribution in tighter regulation push https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-control-micro-drama-distribution-in-tighter-regulation-push [04:16] TR Bot China to control micro drama distribution in tighter regulation push | The Straits Times [04:18] TR News USPS had ceased accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong late Tuesday, potentially affecting numerous PC parts service was restored by early Wednesday https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/usps-had-ceased-accepting-parcels-from-china-and-hong-kong-late-tuesday-potentially-affecting-numerous-pc-parts-service-was-restored-by-early-wednesday [04:18] TR Bot USPS had ceased accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong late Tuesday, potentially affecting numerous PC parts service was restored by early Wednesday | Tom's Hardware [04:19] TR News Scam park victim returns to Hong Kong after Thai rescue https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/05/china-hong-kong-thailand-myanmar-scam-park-rescue/ [04:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/china/2025/02/05/china-hong-kong-thailand-myanmar-scam-park-rescue/ ) [04:20] TR News Australia expresses serious concerns for dissident writer jailed in China https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/05/australia-expresses-serious-concerns-for-dissident-writer-jailed-in-china/ [04:20] TR Bot Australia expresses 'serious concerns' for dissident jailed in China [04:20] TR News US Postal Service resumes parcels from Hong Kong and China after stoking trade fears https://hongkongfp.com/2025/02/06/us-postal-service-resumes-parcels-from-hong-kong-and-china-after-stoking-trade-fears/ [04:21] TR Bot Trump tariffs: US resumes parcels from Hong Kong and China [04:21] TR News South Korea ministries block access to China's DeepSeek from military devices https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250206-south-korea-china-deepseek-military [04:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250206-south-korea-china-deepseek-military ) [04:23] TR News "Pavel Durovs criminal case in France wont go to trial for at least a year" https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/06/pavel-durov-s-criminal-case-in-france-won-t-go-to-trial-for-at-least-a-year-wired | Source: Meduza [04:23] TR Bot Pavel Durovs criminal case in France wont go to trial for at least a year WIRED Meduza [04:24] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1008051/ [04:24] TR Bot updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [04:26] *\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:30] TR News OpenWISP open-source solution facilitates the management of OpenWrt router fleets https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/05/openwisp-open-source-solution-facilitates-the-management-of-openwrt-router-fleets/ [04:30] TR Bot OpenWISP open-source solution facilitates the management of OpenWrt router fleets - CNX Software [04:31] TR News IntelliShell like IntelliSense, but for shells https://www.linuxlinks.com/intellishell-like-intellisense-but-for-shells/ [04:31] TR Bot - like IntelliSense, but for shells - LinuxLinks [04:31] TR News Snip simple snippet manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/snip-simple-snippet-manager/ [04:31] TR Bot - simple snippet manager - LinuxLinks [04:32] TR News Re-Highlight powerful syntax highlighter https://www.linuxlinks.com/re-highlight-powerful-syntax-highlighter/ [04:32] TR Bot - powerful syntax highlighter - LinuxLinks [04:33] TR News Freeze generate images of code and terminal output https://www.linuxlinks.com/freeze-generate-images-code-terminal-output/ [04:33] TR Bot - generate images of code and terminal output - LinuxLinks [04:34] TR News How to Enable HDR (Experimental) in Ubuntu 24.04 | 24.10 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/02/enable-hdr-ubuntu/ [04:34] TR Bot How to Enable HDR (Experimental) in Ubuntu 24.04 | 24.10 | UbuntuHandbook [04:34] TR News 20 Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/alternativestotop/ [04:34] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to the Top Utility - LinuxLinks [04:34] TR News Qreator create your own QR codes https://www.linuxlinks.com/qreator-create-qr-codes/ [04:34] TR Bot - create your own QR codes - LinuxLinks [04:34] TR News 8 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux Photo Management Software https://www.linuxlinks.com/photomanagement/ [04:34] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux Photo Management Software - LinuxLinks [04:37] TR News (NEW): Hackers Are Becoming a Rarer Breed https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Hackers_Are_Becoming_a_Rarer_Breed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Hackers_Are_Becoming_a_Rarer_Breed.gmi [04:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Hackers Are Becoming a Rarer Breed [04:42] TR News Ubuntu available in Microsoft Jail https://canonical.com//blog/ubuntu-wsl-new-format-available http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/Ubuntu_Desktop_Director_of_Engineering_Has_Only_One_Blog_Post_I.shtml [04:43] TR Bot Ubuntu available in Microsofts new WSL distribution format [04:43] TR Bot Techrights Ubuntu Desktop Director of Engineering Has Only One Blog Post. It Promotes Microsoft Windows. [04:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], More money rolling out on this each year. [04:44] IsambardPrince No profits. [04:44] TR News Linux 6.6.75 kernel compiled https://bkhome.org/news/202502/linux-6675-kernel-compiled.html [04:44] TR Bot Linux 6.6.75 kernel compiled [04:44] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: where? [04:44] schestowitz[TR2] what's the context?> [04:44] TR News hdparm updated in initrd https://bkhome.org/news/202502/hdparm-updated-in-initrd.html [04:44] TR Bot hdparm updated in initrd [04:47] TR News (NEW): EasyOS/OpenEmbedded: New Software and Updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/EasyOS_OpenEmbedded_New_Software_and_Updates.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/EasyOS_OpenEmbedded_New_Software_and_Updates.gmi [04:47] TR Bot Tux Machines EasyOS/OpenEmbedded: New Software and Updates [04:48] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alphabet-meta-microsoft-set-to-spend-230-billion-this-year-as-hefty-ai-bills-come-under-scrutiny-184912247.html [04:48] TR Bot Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft set to spend $230 billion this year as hefty AI bills come under scrutiny [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] it is a scam [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] they just call everything "ai" [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] and then make it look MASSIVE [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] all business expenses called "ai" [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] then liar brad smith comes along: [04:50] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/05/No_Microsoft_Does_Not_Invest_80B_in_Hey_Hi_AI_It_s_Just_Full_of.shtml [04:50] TR Bot Techrights No, Microsoft Does Not Invest $80B in Hey Hi (AI), It's Just Full of BS, Lies, and Over $80B in Debt [04:50] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/04/Visualising_About_0_7_Trillion_Dollars_of_Debt_in_Supposedly_Su.shtml [04:50] TR Bot Techrights Visualising About 0.7 Trillion Dollars of Debt in Supposedly "Successful" Tech Companies [04:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt [04:51] TR Bot United States Government Debt [04:52] TR News Google debt finally reveals for last day of 2024: it's over 28 billion dollars. Much less than Apple and Microsoft, about 4 times better (than either one of them) https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:GOOGL/explorer/total_debt/ [04:52] TR Bot Complete Toolbox For Investors | finbox.com [04:53] TR News You know "Linux" new is slow when MSlarabel starts cherry picking FOSDEM and shares slide decks as "news" [04:55] TR News "How is Power doing ? I have not heard anything in a long time on the Power Processor/Server teams. Are they growing or losing people or what ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkenz8p9 [04:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkenz8p9 ) [04:56] TR News PowerPC Future patches https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2023-October/633510.html [04:56] TR Bot [PATCH 0/6] PowerPC Future patches [04:58] TR News FSF 434k dollars. 4k in 2 days. Still moving fast. https://www.fsf.org/appeal [04:58] TR Bot Free software is an important building block to a free society Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [04:59] TR News Maybe people can recognise the role of software in the US coup and also identify the enabling companies ● Feb 07 [05:10] TR News Techrights statCounter Sees GNU/Linux Share Doubling in China Over the Past Year https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_Share_Doubling_in_China_Over_the_Pas.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/statCounter_Sees_GNU_Linux_Share_Doubling_in_China_Over_the_Pas.gmi [05:10] TR Bot Techrights statCounter Sees GNU/Linux Share Doubling in China Over the Past Year [05:11] TR News New version of package gDefrag https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/new-version-of-package-gdefrag/ [05:11] TR Bot version of package gDefrag | R-bloggers [05:11] TR News "The #KeepItOn coalition urgently demand that authorities in the DRC stop imposing internet shutdowns amid the ongoing conflict." https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/keepiton-les-autorites-doivent-retablir-lacces-a-goma-et-dans-toute-la-rdc/ [05:11] TR Bot #KeepItOn: authorities must restore access across the DRC - Access Now [05:11] TR News Holding space for human rights: improving the governance of satellite internet connectivity https://www.accessnow.org/publication/satellite-internet-connectivity-governance/ [05:12] TR News 'Official' Debian Sites That Sell Proprietary and Surveillance https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/04/Official_Debian_Sites_That_Sell_Proprietary_and_Surveillance.shtml [05:12] TR Bot Techrights 'Official' Debian Sites That Sell Proprietary and Surveillance [05:24] IsambardPrince https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/trump-administration-sues-illinois-chicago-over-sanctuary-status/ [05:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/trump-administration-sues-illinois-chicago-over-sanctuary-status/ ) [05:25] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], United States of America vs. State of Illinois. [05:25] IsambardPrince Should be good. [05:31] TR News Techrights Debian Left Twitter (MElon "X"), We Think the Free Software Foundation (FSF) Should Do the Same https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Debian_Left_Twitter_MElon_X_We_Think_the_Free_Software_Foundati.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Debian_Left_Twitter_MElon_X_We_Think_the_Free_Software_Foundati.gmi [05:31] TR Bot Techrights Debian Left Twitter (MElon "X"), We Think the Free Software Foundation (FSF) Should Do the Same [05:36] TR News Why I DON'T Use A Free Software Linux Distro! https://yewtu.be/watch?v=tKeXf3RKcRs [05:36] TR Bot ( status 500 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=tKeXf3RKcRs ) [05:53] TR News Techrights Social Control Media is Narcissism https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Social_Control_Media_is_Narcissism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Social_Control_Media_is_Narcissism.gmi [05:53] TR Bot Techrights Social Control Media is Narcissism [05:58] TR News Techrights Professor Eben Moglen on How Social Control Media Metabolises Humans and Constrains Freedom of Thought https://techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Professor_Eben_Moglen_on_How_Social_Control_Media_Metabolises_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/11/28/Professor_Eben_Moglen_on_How_Social_Control_Media_Metabolises_H.gmi [05:58] TR Bot Techrights Professor Eben Moglen on How Social Control Media Metabolises Humans and Constrains Freedom of Thought [05:59] TR News GNU/Linux 4% in Kazakhstan https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/kazakhstan/#monthly-200902-202502 [05:59] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Kazakhstan | Statcounter Global Stats ● Feb 07 [06:01] TR News OFTC: big decrease in # of online users this past week https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=OFTC [06:01] TR Bot NO TITLE [06:02] TR News Libera.Chat steadily down since July https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=Libera.Chat [06:02] TR Bot NO TITLE [06:03] *\join_subline (~join_subline@thzqinx2f4dxs.irc) has joined #techrights [06:03] TR News Luxembourg: GNU/Linux steadily around 5% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/luxembourg/#monthly-200902-202502 [06:03] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Luxembourg | Statcounter Global Stats [06:04] TR News "There is no stability or trustworthiness. I am not sure how one can do science or engineering like this. I mean what exactly is 'upper management' and 'investors' making money from. It sure isn't from making innovative and decent products." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf [06:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf ) [06:04] TR News "This company doesn't exist anymore. It has no product anybody wants. I am shocked it didn't close its doors already. I have heard so many companies close their doors whom were bigger than this. Forget about anything going anywhere. The current CEO will ensure the doors will close sooner." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf [06:05] TR News Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-killls-diversity-hiring-targets-04433d7c [06:05] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-killls-diversity-hiring-targets-04433d7c ) [06:11] TR News Betting on buzzwords, hype, and pyramid scheme built upon reclassifying and rebranding everything to fake "growth" (where none exists, only steep power bill) https://time.com/7212505/time100-impact-awards-arvind-krishna/ Does IBM pay per article or per word in the article? When is the bonus for the CEO determined? Is this his submission for increase? [06:11] TR Bot Arvind Krishna Is Betting on Specialized AI | TIME [06:14] TR News "IBM is ending operations in Nigeria, Ghana, and other key African markets" https://www.wearetech.africa/en/fils-uk/news/tech/ibm-ends-direct-operations-in-key-african-markets Maybe they're not conned and fooled into "chatbots" and other nonsense as "the future". [06:14] TR Bot IBM Ends Direct Operations in Key African Markets - We are Tech [06:18] TR News Investigating animals https://hackaday.com/2025/02/05/investigating-why-animals-sleep-from-memory-sorting-to-waste-disposal/ | Source: Hackaday [06:18] TR Bot Why Animals Sleep: From Memory Sorting To Waste Disposal | Hackaday [06:19] TR News Good-Looking HAT Does Retro Displays Right https://hackaday.com/2025/02/05/good-looking-hat-does-retro-displays-right/ | Source: Hackaday [06:19] TR Bot HAT Does Retro Displays Right | Hackaday [06:19] TR News Report Reveals World's Fourth Largest Lake Now a Deadly Desert https://www.sciencealert.com/report-reveals-worlds-fourth-largest-lake-now-a-deadly-desert [06:19] TR Bot Reveals World's Fourth Largest Lake Now a Deadly Desert : ScienceAlert [06:21] TR News Third of New York Times subscribers do not pay for its news product https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_business/new-york-times-non-news-subscriptions-one-third/ [06:21] TR Bot Third of New York Times subscribers don't pay for its news product [06:21] TR News MPs told of suspicions of UK-wide spying onjournalistsby police https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/mps-told-of-suspicions-of-uk-wide-spying-on-journalists-by-police/ [06:21] TR Bot MPs told of 'suspicions' of UK-wide spying onjournalistsby police - Press Gazette [06:22] TR News HUGE debt https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/05/uber-shares-drop-8-mixed-fourth-quarter-results/ https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/UBER/uber-technologies/long-term-debt [06:22] TR Bot shares drop 8% on mixed fourth-quarter results - SiliconANGLE [06:22] TR Bot Uber Technologies Long Term Debt 2017-2024 | UBER | MacroTrends [06:24] TR News Study Reveals How Much Exercise You Need to Control Your Blood Pressure https://www.sciencealert.com/study-reveals-how-much-exercise-you-need-to-control-your-blood-pressure [06:24] TR Bot Reveals How Much Exercise You Need to Control Your Blood Pressure : ScienceAlert [06:26] IsambardPrince https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-05/pritzker-warns-federal-workers-in-illinois-against-musk-buyout [06:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-05/pritzker-warns-federal-workers-in-illinois-against-musk-buyout ) [06:35] TR News That says NOTHING about actual PROFITS (probably LOSSES) https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/05/youtube-revenue-q4-2024/ [06:35] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/05/youtube-revenue-q4-2024/ ) [06:36] TR News Windows 7: A 2025 perspective (rose-tinted or not) https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-7-review-2025-perspective.html [06:36] TR Bot Windows 7: A 2025 perspective (rose-tinted or not) [06:36] TR News Civil Society Demands: European Commission Must Close e-ID Loopholes! https://edri.org/our-work/civil-society-demands-european-commission-must-close-e-id-loopholes/ [06:36] TR Bot European Commission Must Close e-ID Loopholes! - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [06:37] TR News "trustworthy, innovative, and equitable outcomes" = Mozilla PUSHING LLM SLOP? https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/02/04/navigating-the-future-of-openness-and-ai-governance-insights-from-the-paris-openness-workshop/ [06:37] TR Bot Navigating the Future of Openness and AI Governance: Insights from the Paris Openness Workshop - Open Policy & Advocacy [06:38] TR News Why Ireland is the Achilles heel of the EUs fightback against Big Tech https://edri.org/our-work/why-ireland-is-the-achilles-heel-of-the-eus-fightback-against-big-tech/ http://techrights.org/o/2021/06/10/edps-gdpr-epo-impunity/ [06:38] TR Bot Ireland is the Achilles Heel of the EU's fightback against Big Tech - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [06:38] TR Bot The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Needs to Get Its Act Together on the EPO's GDPR Violations [06:38] TR News Chaos Computer Club supports hackers facing legal battle with railway manufacturer https://edri.org/our-work/chaos-computer-club-supports-hackers-facing-legal-battle-with-railway-manufacturer/ [06:38] TR Bot CCC supports hackers facing legal battle with railway manufacturer - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [06:39] TR News The mirage of EU techno-solutionism to the climate crisis https://edri.org/our-work/the-mirage-of-eu-techno-solutionism-to-the-climate-crisis/ [06:39] TR Bot The mirage of EU techno-solutionism to the climate crisis - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [06:40] TR News FLOSS Weekly Episode 819: Session, Its All About The Metadata https://hackaday.com/2025/02/05/floss-weekly-episode-819-session-its-all-abot-the-metadata/ | Source: Hackaday [06:40] TR Bot Weekly Episode 819: Session, Its All Abot The Metadata | Hackaday [06:40] TR News Exploring the aftermath of the annulment of Romanian election results social control media platforms, the democratic process, and the role of the DSA https://edri.org/our-work/exploring-the-aftermath-of-the-annulment-of-romanian-election-results-social-media-platforms-the-democratic-process-and-the-role-of-the-dsa/ [06:40] TR Bot Exploring the aftermath of the annulment of Romanian election - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [06:41] TR News Mexico City sanitation worker blows up on Fentanylware (TikTok) with viral song https://mexiconewsdaily.com/lifestyle/martinez-street-sweeper-video/ [06:41] TR Bot Mexico City sanitation worker blows up on TikTok with viral song [06:41] TR News Whos in the Running to Buy TikTok? Heres the Current List of Interested Parties https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/who-is-wanting-to-buy-tiktok-2025/ [06:41] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/who-is-wanting-to-buy-tiktok-2025/ ) [06:42] TR News "free Fentanylware (TikTok) lectures" = China-controlled 'learning' with addiction traits https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/style/hillmantok-tiktok-hbcu.html [06:42] TR Bot A Professor Put Her Class on TikTok. Thousands Enrolled in a Digital H.B.C.U. - The New York Times [06:42] TR News Huawei manages to pull $118 billion in revenue despite strict U.S. sanctions and restrictions https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/huawei-manages-to-pull-usd118-billion-in-revenue-despite-strict-u-s-sanctions-and-restrictions [06:42] TR Bot Huawei manages to pull $118 billion in revenue despite strict U.S. sanctions and restrictions | Tom's Hardware [06:43] TR News 2019 Week 3 Deaths in England and Wales: 11,860. 2025 Week 3 Deaths in England and Wales: 14,679. Thats Almost 3,000 More Deaths in Just One Week! https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/02/05/new-normal/ [06:43] TR Bot Blog Archive 2019 Week 3 Deaths in England and Wales: 11,860. 2025 Week 3 Deaths in England and Wales: 14,679. Thats Almost 3,000 More Deaths in Just One Week! [06:45] TR News [Podcast] How many DNS nameservers is enough? https://blog.apnic.net/2025/02/06/podcast-how-many-dns-nameservers-is-enough/ [06:45] TR Bot [Podcast] How many DNS nameservers is enough? | APNIC Blog [06:46] TR News Pluralistic: MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing (04 Feb 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/05/power-of-positive-thinking/ [06:46] TR Bot Pluralistic: MLMs are the mirror-world version of community organizing (04 Feb 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [06:47] TR News Is Flying Actually Becoming Less Safe? https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/is-flying-actually-becoming-less-safe [06:47] TR Bot Is Flying Actually Becoming Less Safe? | The New Yorker [06:52] TR News Electromagnetic https://hackaday.com/2025/02/05/investigating-electromagnetic-magic-in-obsolete-machines/ | Source: Hackaday [06:52] TR Bot Electromagnetic Magic In Obsolete Machines | Hackaday [06:54] TR News (NEW): Keeping your system-wide configuration files intact after updating SteamOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Keeping_your_system_wide_configuration_files_intact_after_updat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Keeping_your_system_wide_configuration_files_intact_after_updat.gmi [06:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Keeping your system-wide configuration files intact after updating SteamOS [06:55] TR News Old: Richard Stallman Speech for SFD held in Tehran, Iran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjhJ6-0kwzc also see (new): https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-02/msg00000.html [06:55] TR Bot https://invidious.projectsegfau.lt/watch?v=gjhJ6-0kwzc [06:55] TR Bot ( status 502 @ https://invidious.projectsegfau.lt/watch?v=gjhJ6-0kwzc ) [06:55] TR Bot Seeking Help to Create a LibrePlanet Wiki Page for Iran & Upcoming Event [06:55] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@thn62aj5tmfdn.irc) has joined #techrights [06:56] TR News Successfully installed Alpine on my old ThinkPad netbook! https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/1ij3ges/successfully_installed_alpine_on_my_old_thinkpad/ [06:56] TR Bot - Dive into anything [06:56] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights ● Feb 07 [07:01] TR News Thailand cuts power, fuel and internet supply to parts of Myanmar https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-cuts-power-fuel-and-internet-supply-to-parts-of-myanmar [07:01] TR Bot Thailand cuts power, fuel and internet supply to parts of Myanmar | The Straits Times [07:02] TR News Making Products For Fun And (Probably No) Profit https://hackaday.com/2025/02/05/making-products-for-fun-and-probably-no-profit/ | Source: Hackaday [07:02] TR Bot Products For Fun And (Probably No) Profit | Hackaday [07:04] TR News PCB https://hackaday.com/2025/02/05/this-thermometer-rules/ | Source: Hackaday [07:04] TR Bot Thermometer Rules! | Hackaday [07:07] TR News The first 4 paragraphs said to be 100% LLM slop, the rest seems to be real https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/30-lines-of-code-could-cut-data-center-power-use-by-30-177492.html [07:07] TR Bot Linux Kernel Fix Promises Big Energy Savings for Data Centers [07:08] TR News "A Tube, The Wooden Kind" https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/a-tube-the-wooden-kind/ | Source: Hackaday [07:08] TR Bot Tube, The Wooden Kind | Hackaday [07:10] TR News Uproar over video of foreigner spotted doing job reserved for Thais https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/uproar-over-video-of-foreigner-spotted-doing-job-reserved-for-thais [07:10] TR Bot Uproar over video of foreigner spotted doing job reserved for Thais | The Straits Times [07:11] TR News UK Government shelves taking action against SLAPP anti-media lawsuits https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/future-of-news-inquiry-lords-government-response/ [07:11] TR Bot Govt 'not meeting severity' of challenges facing UK news media - Press Gazette [07:12] TR News Philippines urged to end the use of anti-terrorism laws against human rights activists https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/philippines-urged-to-end-the-use-of-anti-terrorism-laws-against-human-rights-activists/ [07:13] TR Bot Philippines urged to end the use of anti-terrorism laws against human rights activists - JURIST - News [07:13] TR News T.I. and Tiny Harris to Receive Full $71.4 Million In Damages Following Multi-Year OMG Girlz Lawsuit https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/05/ti-tiny-harris-omg-girlz-lawsuit-conclusion/ [07:13] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/05/ti-tiny-harris-omg-girlz-lawsuit-conclusion/ ) [07:14] TR News Union lawsuit seeks to block deferred resignation program https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/02/union-lawsuit-seeks-to-block-deferred-resignation-program/ [07:14] TR Bot Union lawsuit seeks to block deferred resignation program [07:14] TR News AMD outsells defective chip maker Intel in the datacenter for the first time in Q4 2024 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-outsells-intel-in-the-datacenter-for-the-first-time-in-q4-2024 [07:14] TR Bot AMD outsells Intel in the datacenter for the first time in Q4 2024 | Tom's Hardware [07:14] TR News Thailand cuts power to Myanmars scam centers in anti-crime push https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/02/05/myanmar-myawaddy-thailand-electricity/ [07:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/myanmar/2025/02/05/myanmar-myawaddy-thailand-electricity/ ) [07:17] TR News (NEW): Axon Platform Featuring RockChip RK3588S and Support for LLM Frameworks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Axon_Platform_Featuring_RockChip_RK3588S_and_Support_for_LLM_Fr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Axon_Platform_Featuring_RockChip_RK3588S_and_Support_for_LLM_Fr.gmi [07:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Axon Platform Featuring RockChip RK3588S and Support for LLM Frameworks [07:19] TR News A tale of enumeration, and why pen testing cant be automated https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/a-tale-of-enumeration-and-why-pen-testing-cant-be-automated/ [07:19] TR Bot A tale of enumeration, and why pen testing cant be automated | Pen Test Partners [07:20] TR News (NEW): YunoHost Linux distribution simplifying server administration https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/YunoHost_Linux_distribution_simplifying_server_administration.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/YunoHost_Linux_distribution_simplifying_server_administration.gmi [07:20] TR Bot Tux Machines YunoHost Linux distribution simplifying server administration [07:24] TR News Infosec pros: We need CVSS, warts and all https://cyberscoop.com/cvss-criticism-cve-nvd-nist-epss/ [07:24] TR Bot pros: We need CVSS, warts and all | CyberScoop [07:26] TR News Researchers Link DeepSeeks Blockbuster Chatbot to Chinese Telecom Banned From Doing Business in US https://www.securityweek.com/researchers-link-deepseeks-blockbuster-chatbot-to-chinese-telecom-banned-from-doing-business-in-us/ [07:26] TR Bot Link DeepSeeks Blockbuster Chatbot to Chinese Telecom Banned From Doing Business in US - SecurityWeek [07:27] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [07:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [07:33] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:34] TR News Democratic lawmakers press White House about Elon Musks access to classified data https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/02/democratic-lawmakers-press-white-house-about-elon-musks-access-to-classified-data/ [07:34] TR Bot Democratic lawmakers press White House about Elon Musks access to classified data [07:34] TR News (NEW): Papers Expects to replace Evince as GNOME Default PDF Viewer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Papers_Expects_to_replace_Evince_as_GNOME_Default_PDF_Viewer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Papers_Expects_to_replace_Evince_as_GNOME_Default_PDF_Viewer.gmi [07:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Papers Expects to replace Evince as GNOME Default PDF Viewer [07:34] TR News DOGEs unimpeded access to classified data poses national, economic security risks https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/02/doges-unimpeded-access-to-classified-data-poses-national-economic-security-risks/ [07:34] TR Bot DOGEs unimpeded access to classified data poses national, economic security risks [07:35] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #techrights [07:36] TR News (NEW): The right to repair supports more than just sustainability and affordability https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/The_right_to_repair_supports_more_than_just_sustainability_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/The_right_to_repair_supports_more_than_just_sustainability_and_.gmi [07:36] TR Bot Tux Machines The right to repair supports more than just sustainability and affordability [07:39] TR News Blurring the Line Between Law and Fact in Patent Eligibility https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/02/blurring-between-eligibility.html [07:39] TR Bot Blurring the Line Between Law and Fact in Patent Eligibility | Patently-O [07:40] TR News Most Patent Examiners Protected from USPTO Return-to-Office Mandate (for now) Through Union Agreement https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/02/examiners-protected-agreement.html [07:40] TR Bot Most Patent Examiners Protected from USPTO Return-to-Office Mandate (for now) Through Union Agreement | Patently-O [07:40] TR News Software Patent: Keysoft advertising patent monopoly challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/2/5/keysoft-advertising-patent-challenged [07:40] TR Bot Keysoft advertising patent challenged Unified Patents [07:41] TR News Software Patent: DynaIP entity, Err Content, media casting patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/2/5/dynaip-entity-err-content-media-casting-patent-challenge-instituted [07:41] TR Bot DynaIP entity, Err Content, media casting patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [07:41] TR News Empire IP entity, Fleet Connect, Wi-Fi patent monopoly challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/2/5/empire-ip-entity-fleet-connect-packet-interpolation-patent-challenged [07:41] TR Bot Empire IP entity, Fleet Connect, Wi-Fi patent challenged Unified Patents [07:42] TR News JUVE, which promotes an illegal patent 'court', is doing PR/marketing for Bristows, which also promotes illegal 'courts'. This is a grotesque industry that promotes illegality and blackmail. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/bristows-successful-for-novartis-against-celltrions-uk-invalidity-claim-over-xolair/ [07:42] TR Bot Bristows successful for Novartis against Celltrion's UK invalidity claim over Xolair - JUVE Patent [07:43] TR News Patent Applicants 2024 China Outfiles Australian Residents While LG Maintains Individual Lead https://blog.patentology.com.au/2025/02/patent-applicants-2024-china-outfiles.html [07:43] TR Bot Patent Applicants 2024 China Outfiles Australian Residents While LG Maintains Individual Lead ~ patentology [07:44] TR News Mareting cruft disguised as "Survey" https://cloudnativenow.com/social-facebook/survey-surfaces-mass-migration-to-cloud-native-applications/ [07:44] TR Bot Survey Surfaces Mass Migration to Cloud-Native Applications - Cloud Native Now [07:44] TR News Google Unwinds Diversity Goals, Citing Convicted Felons DEI Orders https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/technology/google-diversity-goals-dei-trump.html [07:44] TR Bot Google Unwinds Diversity Goals, Citing Trumps DEI Orders - The New York Times [07:45] TR News Many Parts of Surveillance Giant Google Lose Money https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/Many_Parts_of_Google_Lose_Money.shtml [07:45] TR Bot Techrights Many Parts of Google Lose Money [07:45] TR News Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Convicted Felons new government contractor rules https://www.twincities.com/2025/02/05/google-scraps-diversity-hiring/ [07:45] TR Bot Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules [07:45] TR News SPY, not "smart" https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/05/1110983/whats-next-for-smart-glasses/ [07:45] TR Bot Whats next for smart glasses | MIT Technology Review [07:47] TR News "Epstein technology review" (Bill Gates propaganda platform) trying to rekindle interest in dying gimmicks along with "Hey Hi (AI) scene" https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/05/1110995/the-download-smart-glasses-in-2025-and-chinas-ai-scene/ absolutely corrupted publisher, helps cover up "elite" pedophilia [07:47] TR Bot The Download: smart glasses in 2025, and China's AI scene | MIT Technology Review [07:49] TR News discrediting https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/06/russian-train-passenger-fined-for-discrediting-the-army-after-conductor-reports-him | Source: Meduza [07:49] TR Bot Russian train passenger fined for discrediting the army after conductor reports him Meduza [07:50] TR News "Valve released an updated Steam Beta for Steam Deck and Desktop. Here's all the changes you need to know." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/new-steam-beta-stops-forcing-hdr-on-external-display-for-steam-deck-oled-plus-steam-input-fixes/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:50] TR Bot Steam Beta stops forcing HDR on external display for Steam Deck OLED plus Steam Input fixes | GamingOnLinux [07:50] TR News "A recent update to glibc in version 2.41 appears to have been causing issues with Left 4 Dead 2, which Valve have solved in a fresh update." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/left-4-dead-2-gets-a-compatibility-update-for-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:50] TR Bot 4 Dead 2 gets a compatibility update for Linux | GamingOnLinux [07:50] TR News "Fighting Fantasy Classics from Tin Man Games has been upgraded with numerous enhancements to make playing through various remastered text-based roleplaying adventures even better." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/fighting-fantasy-classics-adds-comprehensive-steam-deck-support-cloud-saves-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:50] TR Bot Fantasy Classics adds "Comprehensive Steam Deck support", cloud saves and more | GamingOnLinux [07:50] TR News "Paradox Interactive announced, along with their latest earning reports, that they've entered into an agreement to acquire Haemimont Games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/paradox-interactive-acquires-haemimont-games/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:50] TR Bot Interactive acquires Haemimont Games | GamingOnLinux [07:51] TR News "a slow-burn typing horror game that will fill you with dread. As the developer announced previously it comes with full Linux / SteamOS support, even though "Linux fascinates and terrifies"." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/experience-slow-burn-atmospheric-dread-in-the-typing-horror-game-dead-letter-dept/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:51] TR Bot slow-burn atmospheric dread in the typing horror game DEAD LETTER DEPT. | GamingOnLinux [07:52] TR News "Valve recently updated Left 4 Dead 2 with a compatibility fix for Linux, and it seems they've done the same for their popular puzzle game Portal 2." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/portal-2-gets-a-compatibility-update-for-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:52] TR Bot 2 gets a compatibility update for Linux | GamingOnLinux [07:52] TR News "Karoline Leavitt Explains That Elon Musk Will Police Himself on Conflicts of Interest at DOGE: Elon Will Excuse Himself" https://www.mediaite.com/tv/karoline-leavitt-explains-that-elon-musk-will-self-police-himself-on-conflicts-of-interest-and-doge-elon-will-excuse-himself/ [07:52] TR Bot White House: Elon Musk Will Self-Police Ethics Issues [07:53] TR News "Running Linux In a PDF File" https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/running-linux-in-a-pdf-file:7 [07:53] TR Bot Running Linux In a PDF File [07:53] TR News "It's an older meme, but it checks out" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/its-an-older-meme-but-it-checks-out/ [07:53] TR Bot jwz: It's an older meme, but it checks out [07:53] TR News "US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China" https://www.wired.com/story/tariffs-china-prices-fees-shein-temu/ [07:53] TR Bot Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China | WIRED [07:55] TR News "How Trump Lost His Trade War" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/trump-tariffs-mexico-canada/681579/ [07:55] TR Bot How Trump Lost His Trade War - The Atlantic [07:57] TR News "The online shooter Mini Royale is set for an Early Access release on March 27th, bringing with it a toy soldier battleground with multiple game modes." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/toy-soldier-fps-battleground-mini-royale-releases-in-march/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:57] TR Bot soldier FPS battleground Mini Royale releases in March | GamingOnLinux [07:57] TR News "Misfits Attic who made A Virus Named TOM and the more popular spooky drone-operating derelict spaceship explorer game Duskers have released a video going over three new games, one of which is a sequel to Duskers." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/spooky-drone-operating-derelict-spaceship-explorer-duskers-is-getting-a-sequel/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [07:57] TR Bot drone-operating derelict spaceship explorer Duskers is getting a sequel | GamingOnLinux [07:58] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: we have called one of the birds "mince r" ● Feb 07 [08:00] *taylan (~taylan@wpfk3qfw56kaw.irc) has joined #techrights [08:01] schestowitz[TR2] hi taylan [08:01] TR News "Donald Trump's order: 8,000 webpages 'Deleted' from the Internet; says '... would have ruined our America, and now it's dead' - The Times of India" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/donald-trumps-order-8000-webpages-deleted-from-the-internet-says-would-have-ruined-our-america-and-now-its-dead/articleshow/117983376.cms [08:01] TR Bot Donald Trump's order: 8,000 webpages 'Deleted' from the Internet; says '... would have ruined our America, and now it's dead' - The Times of India [08:01] TR News "Federal Employees Aren't Taking Elon Musk's DOGE Buyouts" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/federal-employees-elon-musk-doge-buyouts-1235258826/ [08:01] TR Bot Federal Employees Aren't Taking Elon Musk's DOGE Buyouts [08:02] TR News iophk: pointedly avoids mentioning Calligra or LibreOffice https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/06/how-to-remove-copilot-ai-from-your-office-365-subscription-hit-cancel/ ("How to remove Copilot AI from your Office 365 subscription: hit cancel") http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/15/Microsoft_and_the_Sunk_Cost_Fallacy.shtml [08:02] TR Bot How to remove Copilot AI from your Office 365 subscription: hit cancel Pivot to AI [08:02] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft and the Sunk Cost Fallacy [08:02] TR News Yesterday, I made and then deleted this post. Prior to posting, I had a conversation with my attorney, and then proceeded with removing content I had written from multiple locations as a result of the legal threat that I had received." https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/https://notes.neatnik.net/ https://notes.neatnik.net/ https://notes.neatnik.net/2025/02/about-the-cease-and-desist-notice [08:02] TR Bot Wayback Machine [08:02] TR Bot Neatnik Notes Blog Question Challenge 2025, Part 2: Technology Questions [08:02] TR Bot Neatnik Notes About the cease and desist notice [08:03] taylan schestowitz[TR2]: heya [08:03] TR News "Powered by the always impressive OpenRA game engine, the standalone and entirely free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms RTS has a brand new release out." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/the-huge-free-command-conquer-combined-arms-rts-just-got-upgraded/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:03] TR Bot huge free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms RTS just got upgraded | GamingOnLinux [08:04] TR News "Im not going to do it. If you were in my shoes (with kids and college and a mortgage), you wouldnt, either." https://notes.neatnik.net/2025/02/about-the-cease-and-desist-notice [08:04] TR News "Seems like Monster Hunter Wilds may be just too much for the little Steam Deck, after testing out the newly released Monster Hunter Wilds benchmark mode. But Desktop Linux is looking good." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/monster-hunter-wilds-looks-unplayable-on-steam-deck-but-good-on-desktop-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:04] TR Bot Hunter Wilds looks unplayable on Steam Deck but good on Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux [08:06] TR News schneier = Microsoft spam posing Microsoft as an authority https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/on-generative-ai-security.html ("On Generative AI Security - Schneier on Security"). [08:06] TR Bot Generative AI Security - Schneier on Security [08:07] TR News "Musk DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming officials" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-access-personnel-data-opm-security/ [08:07] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-access-personnel-data-opm-security/ ) [08:07] TR News "Elon Musks DOGE feeds HEY HI sensitive federal data to target cuts" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-ai-department-education/ [08:07] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-ai-department-education/ ) [08:08] TR News "Musk turns X into a digital Mar-a-Lago for policy pitches and shows of fealty" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/06/musk-x-doge-influence/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Debian_Left_Twitter_MElon_X_We_Think_the_Free_Software_Foundati.shtml [08:08] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/06/musk-x-doge-influence/ ) [08:08] TR Bot Techrights Debian Left Twitter (MElon "X"), We Think the Free Software Foundation (FSF) Should Do the Same [08:11] TR News (NEW): Games: Monster Hunter Wilds, Combined Arms RTS, Duskers, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Games_Monster_Hunter_Wilds_Combined_Arms_RTS_Duskers_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Games_Monster_Hunter_Wilds_Combined_Arms_RTS_Duskers_and_More.gmi [08:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Monster Hunter Wilds, Combined Arms RTS, Duskers, and More [08:11] TR News "One of Elon's DOGE Boys Just Resigned After His Incredibly Racist Tweets Were Discovered" https://futurism.com/elon-doge-resignation [08:11] TR Bot One of Elon's DOGE Boys Just Resigned After His Incredibly Racist Tweets Were Discovered [08:12] TR News "Young DOGE Engineer Now Has Access to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Which Warns Americans When Hurricanes are Forming" https://futurism.com/the-byte/doge-engineer-access-to-noaa [08:12] TR Bot Young DOGE Engineer Now Has Access to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Which Warns Americans When Hurricanes are Forming [08:12] TR News "One of Elon Musk's DOGE Kids Just Had an Explosive Screaming Tantrum" https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-doge-kid-screaming-tantrum [08:12] TR Bot One of Elon Musk's DOGE Kids Just Had an Explosive Screaming Tantrum [08:12] TR News "AI bots are coming to video meetings, work chats" https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/bots-group-chat-meetings-uncanny-valley [08:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/02/06/bots-group-chat-meetings-uncanny-valley ) [08:39] TR News Lorem Ipsum 36? Dolor Sit Amet Keyboard! https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/lorem-ipsum-36-dolor-sit-amet-keyboard/ | Source: Hackaday [08:39] TR Bot Ipsum 36? Dolor Sit Amet Keyboard! | Hackaday [08:42] TR News LNG https://www.desmog.com/2025/02/06/pierre-poilievre-keen-on-canadian-lng-despite-economic-and-environmental-risk/ | Source: DeSmog [08:42] TR Bot Poilievre Keen on Canadian LNG Despite Economic and Environmental Risk - DeSmog [08:45] TR News "Elon Musk, the worlds richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing." https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/ | [08:45] TR Bot The Key Figures Working Alongside Elon Musk at DOGE and in the Trump Administration ProPublica [08:46] TR News EPA attacked by an actual criminal https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-workers-resign-trump | Source: Pro Publica [08:46] TR Bot Inside Trumps EPA: What Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go ProPublica ● Feb 07 [09:07] TR News "Normal GNSS has a peak accuracy of around 1.5 meters, mainly due to the uncertainty of changes to the carrier phase as signals propagate through the ionosphere." https://news.sparkfun.com/12945 | Source: SparkFun Electronics [09:07] TR Bot What is E6 HAS? - News - SparkFun Electronics [09:07] TR News "As a software developer, a US keyboard layout is great for entering all the special characters you need while coding and for using certain applications like vim." https://www.karl.berlin/umlauts.html | Source: Karl Bartel [09:07] TR Bot Easily Entering Umlauts With a US Keyboard Layout [09:08] TR News How To Install Ansible on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-ansible-linux-mint-22/ [09:08] TR Bot How To Install Ansible on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [09:08] TR News How To Install Flutter on Rocky GNU/Linux 9 https://idroot.us/install-flutter-rocky-linux-9/ [09:08] TR Bot How To Install Flutter on Rocky Linux 9 - idroot [09:08] TR News How To Install Minikube on Fedora 41 https://idroot.us/install-minikube-fedora-41/ [09:08] TR Bot How To Install Minikube on Fedora 41 - idroot [09:09] TR News How to Make a Terraria Server on backdoored Windows and GNU/Linux https://linuxbuz.com/best-resources/how-to-make-a-terraria-server [09:09] TR Bot How to Make a Terraria Server on Windows and Linux [09:09] TR News How To Configure Syslog on Fedora 41 https://idroot.us/configure-syslog-fedora-41/ [09:09] TR Bot How To Configure Syslog on Fedora 41 - idroot [09:10] TR News How To Install Visual Studio Code on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-visual-studio-code-centos-stream-10/ [09:10] TR Bot How To Install Visual Studio Code on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot [09:10] TR News How To Install OnlyOffice on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-onlyoffice-linux-mint-22/ [09:10] TR Bot How To Install OnlyOffice on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [09:11] TR News How to Run DeepSeek R1 on your Raspberry Pi 5 https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/how-to-run-deepseek-r1-on-your-raspberry-pi-5 [09:11] TR Bot How to Run DeepSeek R1 on your Raspberry Pi 5 | Tom's Hardware [09:14] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/yoday_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/yoday_s_howtos.gmi [09:14] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [09:16] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Security_Leftovers.gmi [09:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [09:16] TR News "Common engineering scenario: There is a large legacy codebase out there which is known to have a few pervasive problems that everyone wants to get rid of." https://www.tweag.io/blog/2025-02-06-refactoring-lh/ | Source: Modus Create LLC [09:16] TR Bot The refactoring of a Haskell codebase - Tweag [09:17] TR News "Bryan Cantrill has a good rant about the Amazon principle here." https://www.seangoedecke.com/being-right-a-lot/ | Source: Sean Goedecke [09:17] TR Bot Good engineers are right, a lot | sean goedecke [09:17] TR News "Something I see somewhat regularly when engineers adopt Rust, almost regardless of their level of experience, is the confusion between &str and String." https://blog.sulami.xyz/posts/string-vs-str/ | Source: Robin Schroer [09:17] TR Bot String vs &str [09:17] TR News "What is Feketes anomaly? Its an example of a snapshot isolation behavior first described in Fekete, ONeil, and ONeils paper A Read-Only Transaction Anomaly Under Snapshot Isolation." https://brooker.co.za/blog/2025/02/05/feketes.html | Source: Marc Brooker [09:17] TR Bot What Fekete's Anomaly Can Teach Us About Isolation - Marc's Blog [09:18] TR News "Nothing you can't solve with code, and CodeRunner allows you to use a compilation script." https://www.vincentlammens.be/blog/coderunnerapp-and-python-virtual-environments/ | Source: Vincent Lammens [09:18] TR Bot Coderunner.app and python virtual environments - Vincent's Site [09:20] TR News "At the ICANN 81 meeting in Istanbul on 10 November 2024, ISC president Jeff Osborn gave a presentation about the DNS Root Server System, in an effort to increase understanding of the Root Server System (RSS) and Root Server Operators (RSOs)." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/02/05/the-dns-root-server-system-gets-surprisingly-few-queries/ | Source: APNIC [09:20] TR Bot The DNS root server system gets surprisingly few queries | APNIC Blog [09:21] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [09:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [09:23] TR News Mozilla Once Again Picks a Senior Vice President From Facebook (Privacy Violator) https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/peter-rojas-svp-new-products/ | Source: Mozilla [09:23] TR Bot Welcoming Peter Rojas as Mozillas SVP of New Products [09:24] *l0de has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [09:27] *l0de (sid31830@id-31830.ilkley.irccloud.com) has joined #techrights [09:29] TR News "The main board powering the Vertical Runner is a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB model." https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-raspberry-pi-portable-cyberdeck-is-straight-out-of-a-sci-fi-movie | Source: Tom's Hardware [09:29] TR Bot This Raspberry Pi portable cyberdeck is straight out of a sci fi movie | Tom's Hardware [09:29] TR News "Home automation is not only useful but can also be a great deal of fun, particularly when setting up cool automations or connecting different devices together in new ways." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/diy-home-automation-with-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [09:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/diy-home-automation-with-raspberry-pi/ ) [09:31] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_RISC_V_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Open_Hardware_Raspberry_Pi_RISC_V_and_More.gmi [09:31] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, and More [09:31] TR News "cybersecurity standards" https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-achieves-iso-21434-certification | Source: Ubuntu [09:31] TR Bot achieves ISO 21434 certification, strengthening automotive cybersecurity standards | Ubuntu [09:32] TR News "The European Unions Cyber Resilience Act (EU CRA, or CRA for short) is coming." https://ubuntu.com//blog/what-the-cyber-resilience-act-cra-means-for-iot-manufacturers | Source: Ubuntu [09:32] TR Bot Cyber Resilience Act compliance: best practices for IoT manufacturers | Ubuntu [09:41] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu on Security and Its Promotion of Microsoft Windows (WSL) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Canonical_Ubuntu_on_Security_and_Its_Promotion_of_Microsoft_Win.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Canonical_Ubuntu_on_Security_and_Its_Promotion_of_Microsoft_Win.gmi [09:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu on Security and Its Promotion of Microsoft Windows (WSL) [09:41] TR News (NEW): Live virtual memorabilia auction on March 23, 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Live_virtual_memorabilia_auction_on_March_23_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Live_virtual_memorabilia_auction_on_March_23_2025.gmi [09:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Live virtual memorabilia auction on March 23, 2025 [09:42] TR News FSF Events: Live virtual memorabilia auction on March 23, 2025 http://www.fsf.org/events/memorabilia-auction-2025-03-23 [09:42] TR Bot Live virtual memorabilia auction on March 23, 2025 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [09:47] TR News (NEW): Events: Inkscape Summit Frankfurt 2025, FOSDEM 2025, and Univention Summit 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Events_Inkscape_Summit_Frankfurt_2025_FOSDEM_2025_and_Univentio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Events_Inkscape_Summit_Frankfurt_2025_FOSDEM_2025_and_Univentio.gmi [09:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Events: Inkscape Summit Frankfurt 2025, FOSDEM 2025, and Univention Summit 2025 [09:48] TR News FSF Blogs: The right to repair supports more than just sustainability and affordability http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/the-right-to-repair-supports-software-freedom [09:48] TR Bot The right to repair supports more than just sustainability and affordability Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [09:48] TR News Ubuntu Desktop Director of Engineering Has Only One Blog Post. It Promotes Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Windows. (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/Ubuntu_Desktop_Director_of_Engineering_Has_Only_One_Blog_Post_I.shtml [09:48] TR Bot Techrights Ubuntu Desktop Director of Engineering Has Only One Blog Post. It Promotes Microsoft Windows. [09:51] TR News (NEW): FOSSASIA 2025 Operating systems, open hardware, and firmware sessions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/FOSSASIA_2025_Operating_systems_open_hardware_and_firmware_sess.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/FOSSASIA_2025_Operating_systems_open_hardware_and_firmware_sess.gmi [09:51] TR Bot Tux Machines FOSSASIA 2025 Operating systems, open hardware, and firmware sessions [09:52] TR News FOSSASIA 2025 Operating systems, open hardware, and firmware sessions https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/07/fossasia-2025-operating-systems-open-hardware-and-firmware-sessions/ [09:52] TR Bot FOSSASIA 2025 - Operating systems, open hardware, and firmware sessions - CNX Software [09:52] *\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:53] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam Deck, Valve, and Multi-User Dungeons https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Games_Steam_Deck_Valve_and_Multi_User_Dungeons.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Games_Steam_Deck_Valve_and_Multi_User_Dungeons.gmi [09:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Steam Deck, Valve, and Multi-User Dungeons [09:53] *martin has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [09:54] TR News Encpipe encryption tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/encpipe-encryption-tool/ [09:54] TR Bot - encryption tool - LinuxLinks [09:54] TR News Rouge elegant, extendable code highlighter https://www.linuxlinks.com/rouge-elegant-extendable-code-highlighter/ [09:54] TR Bot - elegant, extendable code highlighter - LinuxLinks [09:54] TR News (NEW): I Tried the Ghostty Terminal on Linux. Does It Live Up to Its Hype? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/03/I_Tried_the_Ghostty_Terminal_on_Linux_Does_It_Live_Up_to_Its_Hy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/03/I_Tried_the_Ghostty_Terminal_on_Linux_Does_It_Live_Up_to_Its_Hy.gmi [09:54] TR Bot Tux Machines I Tried the Ghostty Terminal on Linux. Does It Live Up to Its Hype? [09:57] *\join_subline (~join_subline@thzqinx2f4dxs.irc) has joined #techrights [09:58] TR News "The vulnerabilities described below were identified during an external security audit by Radically Open Security and disclosed responsibly to our team." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6-12/ | Source: Tor [09:58] TR Bot New Release: Tails 6.12 | The Tor Project [09:59] TR News "According to the development team, several vulnerabilities were discovered during an external security audit by Radically Open Security" https://linuxiac.com/tails-6-12-rolls-out-sealing-critical-security-gaps/ | Source: Linuxiac [09:59] TR Bot Tails 6.12 Rolls Out, Sealing Critical Security Gaps ● Feb 07 [10:00] *martin (~martin@fbgkeg4k7qdm4.irc) has joined #techrights [10:01] TR News (NEW): Reproducible Builds and Security Gaps in Debian-Based Tails https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Reproducible_Builds_and_Security_Gaps_in_Debian_Based_Tails.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Reproducible_Builds_and_Security_Gaps_in_Debian_Based_Tails.gmi [10:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Reproducible Builds and Security Gaps in Debian-Based Tails [10:02] TR News Papers Expects to replace Evince as GNOME Default PDF Viewer https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/02/papers-replace-evince-gnome-pdf-viewer/ [10:02] TR Bot Papers Expects to replace Evince as GNOME Default PDF Viewer | UbuntuHandbook [10:03] TR News (NEW): OpenWrt 24.10 Brings Kernel 6.6 and Initial WiFi 7 Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/OpenWrt_24_10_Brings_Kernel_6_6_and_Initial_WiFi_7_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/OpenWrt_24_10_Brings_Kernel_6_6_and_Initial_WiFi_7_Support.gmi [10:03] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenWrt 24.10 Brings Kernel 6.6 and Initial WiFi 7 Support [10:05] TR News How MIG maximizes GPU efficiency on OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/02/06/how-mig-maximizes-gpu-efficiency-openshift-ai [10:05] TR Bot How MIG maximizes GPU efficiency on OpenShift AI | Red Hat Developer [10:07] TR News Ridiculous circus of buzzwords https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-source-ai-red-hats-point-view [10:07] TR Bot Open source AI: Red Hats point-of-view [10:08] TR News SJVN gets paid to spread on Red Hat's ridiculous circus of buzzwords https://www.zdnet.com/article/red-hats-take-on-open-source-ai-pragmatism-over-utopian-dreams/ [10:08] TR Bot Hat's take on open-source AI: Pragmatism over utopian dreams | ZDNET [10:09] TR News Stefanie Chiras, Microsoft booster at Red Hat https://www.crn.com/news/channel-news/2025/2025-channel-chiefs-the-50-most-influential?page=37 [10:09] TR Bot 2025 Channel Chiefs: The 50 Most Influential [10:11] TR News ridiculous circus of buzzwords https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/beyond-ai-pilot-project-building-foundation-generative-ai [10:11] TR Bot Beyond the AI pilot project: Building a foundation for generative AI [10:11] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:11] TR News The Engineers Guide to Controlling Configuration Drift https://thenewstack.io/the-engineers-guide-to-controlling-configuration-drift/ [10:11] TR Bot The Engineer's Guide to Controlling Configuration Drift - The New Stack [10:13] TR News "This FAQ addresses the most common questions we hear from those exploring how to migrate their VMs to OpenShift." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/migration-toolkit-virtualization-faqs-field | Source: Red Hat Official [10:13] TR Bot Migration toolkit for virtualization: FAQs from the field [10:14] TR News Evolving our middleware strategy https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/evolving-our-middleware-strategy [10:14] TR Bot Evolving our middleware strategy [10:18] TR News (NEW): Red Hat's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Red_Hat_s_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Red_Hat_s_Leftovers.gmi [10:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat's Leftovers [10:19] TR News (NEW): Free Software and GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Free_Software_and_GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Free_Software_and_GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [10:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Free Software and GNU/Linux Leftovers [10:22] TR News Techrights Links 07/02/2025: US 'Demolition Crew', e-ID Loopholes, and Sanctions https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Links_07_02_2025_US_Demolition_Crew_e_ID_Loopholes_and_Sanction.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Links_07_02_2025_US_Demolition_Crew_e_ID_Loopholes_and_Sanction.gmi [10:22] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/02/2025: US 'Demolition Crew', e-ID Loopholes, and Sanctions [10:22] TR News "As we move into 2025, CLI tools continue to evolve, offering more features and better performance to help developers work faster and smarter." https://www.tecmint.com/linux-cli-tools-for-developers/ | Source: TecMint [10:22] TR Bot 13 Best Linux CLI Tools for Developers in 2025 [10:23] TR News "SECO will unveil its latest embedded computing solutions at Embedded World 2025, featuring Twin Lake and Arrow Lake architectures." https://linuxgizmos.com/seco-introduces-new-intel-based-embedded-solutions-at-embedded-world-2025/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:23] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/seco-introduces-new-intel-based-embedded-solutions-at-embedded-world-2025/ ) [10:24] TR News OpenWrt 24.10 Brings Kernel 6.6 and Initial WiFi 7 Support https://linuxiac.com/openwrt-24-10-brings-kernel-6-6-and-initial-wifi-7-support/ [10:24] TR Bot OpenWrt 24.10 Brings Kernel 6.6 and Initial WiFi 7 Support [10:25] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [10:31] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:31] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@yrifiesvn57du.irc) has joined #techrights [10:35] *Righty (~Username@s6f3fcas33ywc.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 07 [11:38] *agentcasey_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:39] *agentcasey_ (~agentcasey@b6dc92btrdtrn.irc) has joined #techrights [11:54] TR News "[Editors note: This video disappeared, but it has been archived here. Were leaving the original links as-were in case they come back up.]" https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/lorentz-cannon-fires-lightning/ | Source: Hackaday [11:54] TR Bot Cannon Fires Lightning | Hackaday [11:54] TR News "Wasting Scammers Time!" https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/a-great-use-for-ai-wasting-scammers-time/ | Source: Hackaday [11:54] TR Bot Great Use For AI: Wasting Scammers Time! | Hackaday [11:56] TR News "a processor more beefy than an early 90s budget PC can run Doom just fine" https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/running-doom-on-an-apple-lightning-to-hdmi-adapter/ | Source: Hackaday [11:56] TR Bot Doom On An Apple Lightning To HDMI Adapter | Hackaday [11:56] TR News T1 Is A RISC-V Cray https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/t1-is-a-risc-v-cray/ | Source: Hackaday [11:56] TR Bot Is A RISC-V Cray | Hackaday [11:57] TR News "But the ruling by the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana has upended this, concluding that a termination under US law applies globally." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/bombshell-ruling-on-global-music-copyright-termination-emerges/ | Source: Digital Music News [11:57] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/04/bombshell-ruling-on-global-music-copyright-termination-emerges/ ) [11:57] TR News "Part 2: Copyrightability analyzes the type and level of human contribution sufficient for outputs created using generative AI to be eligible for copyright protection in the United States." https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2025/02/inside-the-copyright-offices-report-copyright-and-artificial-intelligence-part-2-copyrightability/ | Source: LOC [11:57] TR Bot Inside the Copyright Offices Report, Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, Part 2: Copyrightability | Copyright [11:57] TR News [Old] "AI raises fundamental questions for copyright law and policy, which many see as existential. To what extent will AI-generated content replace human authorship?" https://copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-1-Digital-Replicas-Report.pdf | Source: US Copyright Office [11:58] TR News [Old] "Over the last year, artificial intelligence (AI) systems and the rapid growth of their capabilities have attracted significant media and public attention. One type of AI" https://copyright.gov/ai/docs/Federal-Register-Document-Artificial-Intelligence-and-Copyright-NOI.pdf | Source: US Copyright Office [11:58] TR News "Freshly unsealed court documents reveal that Meta downloaded significant amounts of data from shadow libraries through Anna's Archive." https://torrentfreak.com/meta-torrented-over-81-tb-of-data-through-annas-archive-despite-few-seeders-250206/ | Source: Torrent Freak [11:58] TR Bot Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna's Archive, Despite Few Seeders' * TorrentFreak [11:59] TR News "Do you make things, and have you got almost ten minutes to spare? If not, make the time because this video by[PrintLab] is chock-full of healthy and practical design tips." https://hackaday.com/2025/02/06/solid-tips-for-designing-assistive-technology-or-anything-else-really/ | Source: Hackaday [11:59] TR Bot Tips For Designing Assistive Technology (Or Anything Else, Really) | Hackaday ● Feb 07 [12:02] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:02] TR News "And as far as finding new players goes: essentially there are some generic servers, some servers for particular games or publishers, and for your tables." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-02-06-discord [12:03] TR News This conflates choice with biology; biology is not a choice gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-02-04-human-rights [12:05] TR News 70MM gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2025-02-0770mm.txt [12:05] *Righty (~Username@gnhwvdshtx2a2.irc) has joined #techrights [12:06] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1548.jpg [12:06] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1198.jpg [12:07] TR News SpellBinding: BDEWLOF Wordo: TINNY gemini://tilde.team/~stack/ensemble/gemlog/2025-02-07.gmi [12:08] TR News "Im not really using encrypted mails, but I often verify various downloaded file hashes or signatures (You, dear reader, also verify files downloaded from the internet, right? RIGHT?). So, Im rather passive user of cryptography. And Im glad to announce, that Ive found a new interesting project:" gemini://aelspire.info/posts/2025-02-07-minisign/post.gmi [12:09] TR News "For the hat I used some ivory/beige yarn I had gotten for my birthday. I wanted to use a shell stitch, so I looked up a free hat pattern that used a shell stitch, then added on an extra row of increase to the crown, and the border of single crochets at the end." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/emily/20250205.gmi [12:10] TR News News and Links Digest (publ. 2025-02-06) gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20250206-0.gmi [12:12] TR News "So I was randomly browsing and found this talk by Peter van Hardenberg, Why Cant We Make Simple Software?. [1] This YouTube comment summarizes it well: This presentation is basically the talk I have with every stakeholder at some point but most of it just gets dismissed as nerd shit - JordanManfrey" gemini://charptr.fyi/post/20250204 [12:13] TR News "Writing feels like an odd thing sometimes, though I suspect it's more me and the way I think that's the problem." gemini://tirohia.smol.pub/1738876071 [12:14] TR News "A gopkg url for only rssgoemail is totally a bad idea. Also, looking at the latest typosquatting attack against the Go's ecosystem, I though that avoiding future issues with my code ending in mirrors around the world is a good idea." gemini://gemini.abiscuola.com/gemlog/gopkg.gmi [12:18] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/02/2025: Mid-level Details and Simple Code https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Gemini_Links_07_02_2025_Mid_level_Details_and_Simple_Code.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Gemini_Links_07_02_2025_Mid_level_Details_and_Simple_Code.gmi [12:18] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/02/2025: Mid-level Details and Simple Code [12:19] TR News Trademarks https://futurism.com/the-byte/fans-dogecoin-crypto-disgusted-musk | Source: Futurism [12:19] TR Bot Fans of the Actual Dogecoin Cryptocurrency Are Disgusted With Elon Musk's Antics [12:22] TR News "Sales from October through December hit $187.8 billion, up 10 percent from a year earlier. Profit rose 88 percent, to $20 billion. Both were roughly in line with Wall Street expectations" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/technology/amazon-earnings-profits.html | Source: New York Times [12:22] TR Bot Amazon Reports 88% Rise in Profits but Says Growth Could Slow - The New York Times [12:22] TR News "We can organize across borders and oceans in many ways." https://www.thenation.com/article/world/tech-silicon-valley-trump-data-oligarchs/ | Source: The Nation [12:22] TR Bot EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires? | The Nation [12:23] TR News "every one who offers to the public to carry persons, property, or messages, excepting only telegraphic messages, is a common carrier of whatever he thus offers to carry" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/06/spam-emails-spam-lawsuit-the-gop-tries-to-break-gmail-by-court-order/ | Source: Techdirt [12:23] TR Bot Emails, Spam Lawsuit: The GOP Tries To Break Gmail By Court Order | Techdirt [12:23] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://edri.org/our-work/chaos-computer-club-supports-hackers-facing-legal-battle-with-railway-manufacturer/ | Source: EDRI [12:23] TR Bot CCC supports hackers facing legal battle with railway manufacturer - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [12:30] TR News "This is a cop who sees knives and starts shooting people in the head. In a normal world, his supervisors might have recognized a disturbing trend before it put the officer behind bars." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/washington-cop-with-odd-predilection-for-seeing-knives-and-shooting-people-in-the-head-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison/ | Source: Techdirt [12:30] TR Bot Cop With Odd Predilection For Seeing Knives And Shooting People In The Head Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison | Techdirt [12:31] TR News "In this post we will provide more details about what kind of a profile and leadership style were seeking for this role in preparation for the information session we will host next week." https://edri.org/our-work/what-are-we-looking-for-in-our-next-executive-director/ | Source: EDRI [12:31] TR Bot What are we looking for in our next Executive Director? - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [12:31] TR News "I feel like someone should be trying to connect the dots between "crime is at an all-time low" and "jail population has increased by 35%"." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/02/send-more-cops/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [12:31] TR Bot jwz: "Send. More. Cops." [12:31] TR News "99% of Indian H1Bs will be replaced by slightly smarter LLMs, theyre going back dont worry guys" https://www.theverge.com/policy/607934/doge-marko-elez-elon-musk-racist-posts | Source: The Verge [12:31] TR Bot DOGE staffer Marko Elez resigns after reporters uncover racist posts | The Verge [12:32] TR News "The 25-year-old DOGE operative resigned Thursday after The Wall Street Journal asked the White House about his connection, if any, with problematic posts on Elon Musk's social network." https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/07/doge_staffer_twitter/ | Source: The Register UK [12:32] TR Bot DOGE's Marko Elez resigns after problematic tweets surface The Register [12:33] TR News "In his confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr told Bernie Sanders that he opposes health care as a human right." https://jacobin.com/2025/02/rfk-bernie-health-care-rights/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [12:33] TR Bot RFK Jr Is Wrong. Health Care Is a Human Right. [12:33] TR News "Shamshad Aghas arrest underscores a grim intent by Azerbaijani authorities to silence and further restrict the countrys small and embattled independent media community" https://cpj.org/2025/02/azerbaijan-jails-21st-journalist-in-15-months-amid-intensifying-media-crackdown/ | Source: CPJ [12:33] TR Bot Azerbaijan jails 21st journalist in15 monthsamid intensifying media crackdown - Committee to Protect Journalists [12:34] TR News "Leavitt responded to a claim spreading on social media that Politico and the Associated Press have for years received millions of dollars from the U.S. Agency for International Development" https://www.ksl.com/article/51246185/white-house-says-it-will-cancel-8m-in-politico-subscriptions | Source: Deseret Media [12:34] TR Bot House says it will cancel $8M in Politico subscriptions | KSL.com [12:36] TR News "Did you ever hear about the fable / story called "The Emperor's New Clothes " ? Well Alvind is like the emperor of that story and his elves like Alvind's obese lapdog Kavanaugh are running one massive Ponzi scheme. That's why the stock is up and jobs are moving to India where they cover up and whitewash the truth." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf [12:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkca37gf ) [12:36] TR News "As much as I enjoy writing, it doesnt pay enough for me as an independent journalist to keep it up anymore." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/06/amy-is-retiring-probably/ | Source: Pivot to AI [12:36] TR Bot Amy is retiring! Probably! Pivot to AI [12:37] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [12:37] TR News "Late Monday night, unidentified perpetrators threw red paint on SVTs entrance and smashed a window, marking the fourth time the broadcaster was vandalized since last September." https://cpj.org/2025/02/swedish-public-broadcaster-svts-building-vandalized/ | Source: CPJ [12:37] TR Bot Swedish public broadcaster SVTs building vandalized - Committee to Protect Journalists [12:37] TR News "CCNow is preparing a roster of activities to help our fellow journalists cope with this fast-moving crisis." https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/trump-journalism-climate-newsrooms/ | Source: The Nation [12:37] TR Bot How Journalists Can Stand Up to Trumps Bluster | The Nation [12:38] *Righty (~Username@9hif2rhpcxeyg.irc) has joined #techrights [12:38] TR News "call it what it really is - IBM is a huge Ponzi scheme to defraud investors." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfggs39 [12:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfggs39 ) [12:38] TR News "Azerbaijani authorities detained two more journalists this week, bringing the number held in the past year to nearly two dozen." https://www.voanews.com/a/azerbaijan-detains-two-more-journalists-as-watchdogs-denounce-crackdown/7965789.html | Source: VOA News [12:38] TR Bot Azerbaijan detains two more journalists as watchdogs denounce crackdown [12:40] TR News "For IBM and other technology companies, there is no point to stay in those countries..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfgp7xq [12:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfgp7xq ) [12:40] TR News "hose countries are not profitable in today's business climate - if you have no money, how and why would you buy Alvind's junk which is only fit for the scrapyard ? After all, nothing IBM makes is of value any more. Alvind and Kavanaugh are running one huge Ponzi scheme. Wall street will catch on soon enough. Can you say stock bubble ?" [12:40] TR News "More surprised to find out IBM was operating there to begin with." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfgp7xq [12:41] TR News "This revocation of our right to practice our profession is without precedent" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/06/le-monde-criticizes-disguised-expulsion-of-reporter-from-russia-a87882 | Source: The Moscow Times [12:41] TR Bot Le Monde Criticizes Disguised Expulsion of Reporter From Russia - The Moscow Times [12:41] TR News "Love it and love to watch everyone cry about it in the askAK monthly gripe fest. This month was particularly satisfying." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfef8pw [12:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfef8pw ) [12:44] TR News "Shabanov has psoriatic arthritis, an autoimmune disease affecting the skin and joints." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/05/russian-jazz-musician-sentenced-to-6-years-in-prison-for-anti-war-facebook-posts-a87879 | Source: The Moscow Times [12:44] TR Bot Russian Jazz Musician Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Anti-War Facebook Posts - The Moscow Times [12:44] TR News "good Manners." https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/03/british-library-theater-censorship-archives/681437/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:44] TR Bot The Unintentionally Hilarious Files of Englands Royal Theater Censors - The Atlantic [12:44] TR News "last week's unearthing of old posts denigrating Islam and George Floyd has unleashed a scandal that has harmed her reputation and the film's chances of Oscars glory." https://today.rtl.lu/entertainment/news/a/2274457.html | Source: RTL [12:44] TR Bot RTL Today - About Islam and George Floyd: Spanish publisher cancels Gascon book over offensive posts [12:45] TR News "In 2012, Alexander Aan, a civil servant, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for blasphemy after sharing atheist content on Facebook." https://www.dw.com/en/is-indonesia-cracking-down-on-atheism/a-71524951 | Source: Deutsche Welle [12:45] TR Bot say Indonesia denies right to live religion-free DW 02/06/2025 [12:45] TR News "In 2022, Stroykin criticized Moscows full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a post on the social media site VKontakte." https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/06/russian-singer-songwriter-dies-after-falling-from-window-during-police-raid | Source: Meduza [12:45] TR Bot Russian singer-songwriter who spoke out against war in Ukraine dies after falling from window during police raid Meduza [12:47] TR News "A well-known St. Petersburg musician fell to his death from the window of his 10th-floor apartment during police searches over his alleged donations to the Ukrainian military, media reported Thursday." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/06/russian-musician-dies-after-fall-from-window-during-police-search-reports-a87886 | Source: The Moscow Times [12:47] TR Bot Russian Musician Dies After Fall From Window During Police Search Reports - The Moscow Times [12:48] TR News "Today I had another conversation with my attorney, who reiterated her guidance that I need to not talk about any of this, period." https://notes.neatnik.net/2025/02/about-the-cease-and-desist-notice | Source: Adam Newbold [12:48] TR Bot Neatnik Notes About the cease and desist notice [12:48] TR News "Texas Senate Bill 336 (SB 336) is an attack on the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), the states landmark anti-SLAPP law, passed in 2011 with overwhelming bipartisan support." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/protecting-free-speech-texas-we-need-stop-sb-336 | Source: EFF [12:48] TR Bot Protecting Free Speech in Texas: We Need To Stop SB 336 | Electronic Frontier Foundation [12:49] TR News "Sycophants do sycophantic things, that much is known. But the level to which newly-minted FCC chairman Brendan Carr has voluntarily debased himself purely to achieve his current station is extraordinary." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/06/no-more-pretense-carrs-fcc-threatens-news-radio-station-for-reporting-the-news-too-specifically/ | Source: Techdirt [12:49] TR Bot More Pretense: Carrs FCC Threatens News Radio Station For Reporting The News Too Specifically | Techdirt [12:49] TR News "fake E! News video about USAID created by pro-Kremlin disinformation network" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/02/06/elon-musk-and-trump-jr-repost-fake-e-news-video-about-usaid-created-by-pro-kremlin-disinformation-network | Source: Meduza [12:49] TR Bot Elon Musk and Trump Jr. repost fake E! News video about USAID created by pro-Kremlin disinformation network Meduza [12:50] TR News "While the videos, which were posted on X, may at first appear to be real, they are actually deepfakes fake videos created with artificial intelligence to look authentic." https://www.voanews.com/a/deepfake-video-impersonates-voa-press-freedom-reporter/7964722.html | Source: VOA News [12:50] TR Bot Deepfake video impersonates VOA press freedom reporter [12:52] TR News "shift to AI" = a lie and excuse https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/06/workday-layoffs-ai/ | Source: The Washington Post [12:52] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/06/workday-layoffs-ai/ ) [12:53] TR News "The news of the layoffs was revealed in a memo to employees that was published as part of a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission" https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/05/workday-lays-off-1760-employees-focus-ai-platform-innovation/ | Source: Silicon Angle [12:53] TR Bot lays off 1,760 employees to focus on AI and platform innovation - SiliconANGLE [12:53] TR News "Peer-reviewed papers, he says, can provide cover to politicians who want to make certain decisions and they can also be used in court." https://www.wired.com/story/trump-nih-pick-launched-controversial-scientific-journal/ | Source: Wired [12:53] TR Bot Trump's NIH Pick Just Launched a Controversial Scientific Journal | WIRED [12:54] TR News "Kapo-berg Was at White House for Meetings on Thursday" https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-06/zuckerberg-was-at-white-house-for-meetings-on-thursday-official-says | Source: US News And World Report [12:54] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-02-06/zuckerberg-was-at-white-house-for-meetings-on-thursday-official-says ) [12:55] TR News "The lithium-ion batteries that power our phones, laptops, and even cars are inherently imperfect and destined to degrade over time." https://www.vox.com/technology/398430/iphone-battery-life-lithium-ion | Source: Vox [12:55] TR Bot going on with battery technology? Why do my chargers keep ruining my phone? | Vox [12:55] TR News "Having faced the destructive impacts of Russias weaponization of energy, the Baltic states have become leaders among European nations in severing ties with Russias energy supplies over the past decade." https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/baltic-states-unplug-from-russias-power-grid-but-moscow-still-looms-over-critical-infrastructure/ | Source: Atlantic Council [12:55] TR Bot Baltic states unplug from Russias power gridbut Moscow still looms over critical infrastructure - Atlantic Council [12:56] TR News "Regulation of cryptocurrencies was an issue in last November's US election." https://blog.dshr.org/2025/02/on-not-being-immutable.html | Source: David Rosenthal [12:56] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: On Not Being Immutable [12:56] TR News "Using ChatGPT consumes a 500 ml bottle of water; so what?" https://notes.ghed.in/posts/2025/ai-chatgpt-energy-water-consumption/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin [12:56] TR Bot Using ChatGPT consumes a 500 ml bottle of water; so what? [12:57] TR News "Not just convinced: they are all in, hopeful that, like any truly revolutionary technology, AI [sic] (Ponzi) holds substantial rewards for those who master it, even if it incurs externalities, including frying the planet." [12:57] TR News "Night trains in France carried one million people in 2024, up 23 percent from the previous year, according to clean transport advocacy group T&E." https://www.thelocal.dk/20250206/venice-sleeper-train-setback-reveals-europes-rail-troubles | Source: The Local DK [12:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelocal.dk/20250206/venice-sleeper-train-setback-reveals-europes-rail-troubles ) [12:58] TR News "We are noticing that the water is getting warmer" https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/norwegian-coastal-waters-are-getting-warmer/423905 | Source: The Barents Observer [12:58] TR Bot Norwegian coastal waters are getting warmer ● Feb 07 [13:01] TR News "Technology, as shaped by todays market-driven priorities, carries immense hidden environmental and social costs. The tech sector is one of the fastest-growing contributors to waste and energy consumption." https://edri.org/our-work/the-mirage-of-eu-techno-solutionism-to-the-climate-crisis/ | Source: EDRI [13:01] TR Bot The mirage of EU techno-solutionism to the climate crisis - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [13:01] TR News "January 2025 globally was 0.09 degrees Celsius (0.16 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than January 2024, the previous hottest January, and was 1.75 degrees Celsius (3.15 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than it was before industrial times" https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/environment/earth-hits-record-january-heat-despite-la-nia-and-cooling-predictions-1859356 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [13:01] TR Bot Earth Hits Record January Heat Despite La Nia and Cooling Predictions [13:02] TR News "Uncontrolled reentries of space objects create a collision risk with aircraft in flight. While the probability of a strike is low, the consequences could be catastrophic." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-84001-2 | Source: Nature [13:02] TR Bot Airspace closures due to reentering space objects | Scientific Reports [13:02] TR News "Large, uncontrolled space junk reentering Earth's atmosphere has the increasing potential to disrupt air travel, if affected airspace is closed as a precaution, according to a new study by three University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/space-junk-potential-to-disrupt-air-travel-1.7451866 | Source: CBC [13:02] TR Bot UBC researchers say space junk has increasing potential to disrupt air travel | CBC News [13:02] TR News "According to The Economist (archive), more than 50 such systems are now deployed in Poland and Russia to help protect water supplies: [...]" https://kottke.org/24/12/eight-clams-control-this-polish-citys-water-supply | Source: Jason Kottke [13:02] TR Bot Eight Clams Control This Polish Citys Water Supply [13:04] TR News "Led by a team from Paris-Saclay University in France" https://www.sciencealert.com/radioactive-dust-still-blows-over-the-sahara-from-cold-war-nuclear-tests | Source: Science Alert [13:04] TR Bot Dust Still Blows Over The Sahara From Cold War Nuclear Tests : ScienceAlert [13:05] TR News "Researchers correlated survey outcomes, including python removals, with survey conditions, using statistical modeling." https://phys.org/news/2025-02-burmese-python-code-analysis-reveals.html | Source: Omicron Limited [13:05] TR Bot ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-02-burmese-python-code-analysis-reveals.html ) [13:10] TR News "show consistent with 60 Minutes' repeated assurances to the public that the 60 Minutes broadcast was not doctored or deceitful." https://www.ksl.com/article/51246180/fcc-releases-60-minutes-transcript-full-video-of-kamala-harris-interview | Source: Deseret Media [13:10] TR Bot releases '60 Minutes' transcript, full video of Kamala Harris interview | KSL.com [13:10] TR News "There are a lot of problems with Vances drive-by exegesis of Christian texts." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/398460/jd-vance-ordo-amoris-order-love-christianity-catholic-charity | Source: Vox [13:10] TR Bot JD Vance right about Christianitys idea of ordo amoris? | Vox [13:12] TR News "This order comes after reporting from earlier this week that, despite promises from the Treasury Department that Krause had read only access" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/06/a-dangerous-lack-of-clarity-does-doges-negotiated-read-only-access-mean-read-only-access-to-data-or-code/ | Source: Techdirt [13:12] TR Bot Dangerous Lack Of Clarity: Does DOGEs Negotiated Read Only Access Mean Read Only Access To Data Or Code? | Techdirt [13:13] TR News "What Musk is doing is illegal" https://wgno.com/news/nmw/sanders-what-musk-is-doing-is-illegal/ | Source: Nexstar Media Group Inc [13:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://wgno.com/news/nmw/sanders-what-musk-is-doing-is-illegal/ ) [13:15] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [13:18] *Righty (~Username@iwka63c8q5d52.irc) has joined #techrights [13:20] TR News "It was reported earlier that Elez, at least, had gained sysadmin-level access to Treasury systems" https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/federal_court_leashes_doges_tresury_access/ | Source: The Register UK [13:20] TR Bot Musk' DOGE leashed by court after digging up Treasury data The Register [13:20] TR News "Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia" https://fedscoop.com/judge-blocks-treasury-payments-systems-from-doge/ | Source: Scoop News Group [13:20] TR Bot judge partially blocks DOGEs access to Treasury financial systems | FedScoop [13:25] TR News "Global Warming Has Accelerated: Are the United Nations and the Public Well-Informed?" https://www.ecowatch.com/2-degrees-climate-warming-target-dead.html | Source: EcoWatch [13:25] TR Bot Climate 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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/google-reverses-stance-now-permits-weapons-development-revised-ai-guidelines-competition-heats-1730790 | Source: International Business Times [13:26] TR Bot Google Reverses Stance, Now Permits Weapons Development With Revised AI Guidelines As Competition Heats Up | IBTimes UK [13:27] TR News "While a visually striking exampleindeed, an American tech billionaire paying people in a Global Majority country, in cryptocurrency, for their iris scans does ring of a dystopian Hollywood flickit speaks to a bigger problem." https://epic.org/paying-for-iris-scans-ai-fueled-surveillance-harms/ | Source: EPIC [13:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://epic.org/paying-for-iris-scans-ai-fueled-surveillance-harms/ ) [13:27] TR News "If you hit Switch plans, the site wont show you the non-Copilot option only other plans they want you to upgrade to." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/06/how-to-remove-copilot-ai-from-your-office-365-subscription-hit-cancel/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:27] TR Bot How to remove Copilot AI from your Office 365 subscription: hit cancel Pivot to AI [13:28] TR News "Why it matters: Congress has struggled to navigate the security and administrative challenges posed by the rapid advancement of AI technology." https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/house-congress-bans-deepseek-ai | Source: Axios [13:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/01/30/house-congress-bans-deepseek-ai ) [13:28] TR News "There were other, less alarming security and privacy issues highlighted in the report, but Hoog said hes confident there are additional, unseen security concerns lurking within the apps code." https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/experts-flag-security-privacy-risks-in-deepseek-ai-app/ | Source: Krebs On Security [13:28] TR Bot Experts Flag Security, Privacy Risks in DeepSeek AI App Krebs on Security [13:29] TR News "A complaint [PDF], filed in federal court in northern California yesterday, is at least the fourth such lawsuit against Gravy since January" https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/gravy_analytics_data_breach_suit/ | Source: The Register UK [13:29] TR Bot Gravy Analytics soaks up another sueball over data breach The Register [13:33] TR News "ISC-V is the new entrant into the SBC/low-end desktop space, and as I'm in possession of a HiFive Premier P550 motherboard" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/how-build-ollama-run-llms-on-risc-v-linux | Source: Jeff Geerling [13:33] TR Bot How to build Ollama to run LLMs on RISC-V Linux | Jeff Geerling [13:33] TR News (NEW): Calibre 7.25 Adds Support for Importing KFX Files from 2024 Kindle Devices via MTP https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Calibre_7_25_Adds_Support_for_Importing_KFX_Files_from_2024_Kin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Calibre_7_25_Adds_Support_for_Importing_KFX_Files_from_2024_Kin.gmi [13:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Calibre 7.25 Adds Support for Importing KFX Files from 2024 Kindle Devices via MTP [13:34] TR News "Ollama is an open-source tool that helps you run open LLMs on your machine or a server." https://geshan.com.np/blog/2025/02/ollama-commands/ | Source: Geshan [13:34] TR Bot Ollama commands: How to use Ollama in the command line [Part 2] [13:34] TR News "Lyft announced a new partnership with Anthropic to use the Claude AI assistant to handle customer service requests." https://www.theverge.com/news/606866/lyft-anthropic-claude-ai-chatbot-customer-service | Source: The Verge [13:34] TR Bot Lyft is using Anthropics Claude AI for customer service | The Verge [13:34] TR News "This is according to Context" https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/ai_copilot_pc_sales/ | Source: The Register UK [13:34] TR Bot No customers piling up for Copilot+ PCs The Register [13:35] TR News "Researchers think the scrolls contain ancient literary and philosophical texts." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/using-ai-researchers-peer-inside-a-2000-year-old-scroll-charred-by-mount-vesuvius-eruption-180986011/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [13:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/using-ai-researchers-peer-inside-a-2000-year-old-scroll-charred-by-mount-vesuvius-eruption-180986011/ ) [13:36] TR News "description of Smoked Gouda that would appeal to cheese lovers." https://futurism.com/google-retroactively-edits-ai-ad | Source: Futurism [13:36] TR Bot Google Retroactively Edits Super Bowl Ad to Remove Embarrassing Error Its AI Made [13:36] TR News "But there is an overarching story across the field: LLMs are getting smarter and more efficient." https://www.dbreunig.com/2025/02/04/a-gentle-intro-to-running-a-local-llm.html | Source: Drew Breunig [13:36] TR Bot A Gentle Intro to Running a Local LLM | Drew Breunig [13:37] TR News "But there is something fundamentally different about talking with a bot as opposed to a person. A person can be a friend." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/ais-and-robots-should-sound-robotic.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [13:37] TR Bot and Robots Should Sound Robotic - Schneier on Security [13:38] TR News "The new payments relate to a $300 million agreement for optimization of the electronic health records (EHR) management system and a $29 million deal" https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/oracle_cerner_va_reboot/ | Source: The Register UK [13:38] TR Bot VA reboots Oracle health records project for $330M The Register [13:39] TR News "could find it harder to avoid distractions" https://www.ecowatch.com/air-pollution-mental-ability-impairment.html | Source: EcoWatch [13:39] TR Bot Pollution Exposure Reduces Ability to Concentrate on Everyday Tasks: Study - EcoWatch [13:43] TR News "This Apple adapter from 2012 has more power than a PC from 1993." https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/doom-runs-on-an-apple-lightning-to-hdmi-dongle-soc-inside-adapter-has-enough-power-for-smooth-gameplay | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:44] TR Bot Doom runs on an Apple Lightning to HDMI dongle SoC inside adapter has enough power for smooth gameplay | Tom's Hardware [13:44] TR News "Roughly a year ago I decided I had to do something about my slowly declining enjoyment of taking photos." https://lostfocus.de/2025/02/06/om-3/ | Source: Dominik Schwind [13:44] TR Bot OM3 | LostFocus [13:46] TR News "The Legislatures Education Committee voted 7-0, with one member absent" https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/school-cellphone-ban-advances-to-full-nebraska-legislature-first-of-pillens-2025-priorities/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [13:46] TR Bot School cellphone ban advances to full Nebraska Legislature, first of Pillens 2025 priorities Nebraska Examiner [13:47] TR News "The same principle applies today. We live in an era where access to knowledge is not the bottleneck." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=963 | Source: Unmitigated Risk [13:47] TR Bot From Plato to AI: Why Understanding Matters More Than Information | UNMITIGATED RISK [13:47] TR News "The emergence of computers and the [Internet] has reshaped nearly every aspect of how libraries operate" https://quadrangle.michigan.law.umich.edu/issues/winter-2024-2025/beyond-stacks-modern-evolution-law-libraries | Source: University of Michigan [13:47] TR Bot Beyond the Stacks: The Modern Evolution of Law Libraries | Law Quadrangle [13:52] TR News "Previously we knew that lower hemoglobin was beneficial, now we understand that an intermediate value has the highest benefit. [...] live births with low values of some oxygen transport traits if they have favorable values" https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-are-evolving-before-our-eyes-on-the-tibetan-plateau | Source: Science Alert [13:52] TR Bot Are Evolving Before Our Eyes on The Tibetan Plateau : ScienceAlert [13:52] TR News "Before we can get there, we need to cover a bit more essential background." https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2025/02/06/how-to-prove-false-statements-part-2/ | Source: Cryptography Engineering [13:52] TR Bot How to prove false statements? (Part 2) A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering [13:55] TR News "I try to value the humans on the [Internet] and not the machines on the [Internet]." https://sarajaksa.eu/2025/02/in-reply-to-tracys-guiding-principles-for-my-website/ | Source: Sara Jaka [13:55] TR Bot In Reply to Tracy's Guiding principles for my website | Blog of Sara Jaka [13:56] TR News "I write on my blog to get thoughts out of my head and somewhere else. The main reason I don't just journal it privately is that I'm not motivated to write" https://chrisenns.com/2025/02/do-real-life-people-blog/ | Source: Chris Enns [13:56] TR Bot Do Real-Life People Blog? [13:58] TR News "It is time to rethink how we leverage usage data and web analytics to tell the story of how publishing impacts our global communities." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/06/telling-the-story-of-how-open-access-benefits-society-a-vision-for-the-future/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [13:58] TR Bot Telling the Story of How Open Access Benefits Society: A Vision for the Future - The Scholarly Kitchen [13:59] TR News "Here are some insights from our ShinyConf Planning Committee on what makes a great proposal." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-submitting-a-talk-for-shinyconf-2025/ | Source: Rlang [13:59] TR Bot You Need to Know About Submitting a Talk for ShinyConf 2025 | R-bloggers [13:59] TR News EPO slopdown this evening. Received new leak. ● Feb 07 [14:00] TR News "Huge thanks to the AV team and the video-wizards behind the FOSDEM infrastructure." https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/02/talking-contact-tracing-at-fosdem/ | Source: Terence Eden [14:00] TR Bot Talking Contact Tracing at FOSDEM Terence Edens Blog [14:00] TR News "I think my second tip might be even more important." https://remkusdevries.com/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-cursor-for-wordpress-code/ | Source: Remkus de Vries [14:00] TR Bot How To Get The Most Out of Cursor for WordPress Code - Remkus de Vries [14:02] TR News "Those seeking advanced security features will be pleased to learn that LibreOffice 25.2 introduces new privacy functions and, more specifically" https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-25-2-office-suite-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:02] TR Bot LibreOffice 25.2 Released, Heres Whats New [14:03] TR News "There's no better way to show a member of the free software community that you appreciate their efforts than by nominating them for a Free Software Award." https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2025-awards-nominations-open | Source: FSF [14:03] TR Bot Free Software Awards: Choose your nominations by March 5 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [14:04] TR News "PipeWire Sovereign Tech Agency" https://arunraghavan.net/2025/02/pipewire-sovereign-tech-agency/ | Source: Arun Raghavan [14:04] TR Bot PipeWire Sovereign Tech Agency Arun Raghavan [14:04] TR News "With the new cooler comes a control panel that is effectively a cheap Android phone, so its capable of much more." https://lmika.org/2025/02/07/about-my-new-coolers-programming.html | Source: Leon Mika [14:04] TR Bot About My New Cooler's Programming Feature | Leon Mika [14:05] TR News "When I wrote about Ubuntu 24.04's completely broken bpftrace '0.20.2-1ubuntu4.2' package (which is now no longer available as an Ubuntu update)" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/Ubuntu2404BpftraceBadPackageII | Source: University of Toronto [14:05] TR Bot Chris's Wiki :: blog/linux/Ubuntu2404BpftraceBadPackageII [14:05] TR News "A complete guide to configuring FreeBSD as an audiophile audio server: setting up system and audio subsystem parameters, real-time operation" https://m4c.pl/blog/freebsd-audio-setup-bitperfect-equalizer-realtime/ | Source: Marcin Szewczyk-Wilgan [14:05] TR Bot FreeBSD and hi-fi audio setup: bit-perfect, equalizer, real-time [14:06] nobody the "green it" company too decided they may not want to schedule an interview at least [14:06] TR News "Today, almost a month after its previous 24.12.1 release, KDE has rolled out the latest version of its app collection" https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-24-12-2-apps-collection-released/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:06] TR Bot KDE Gear 24.12.2 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Heres Whats New [14:08] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 585 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/02/05/this-week-in-rust-585/ [14:08] TR Bot This Week in Rust 585 This Week in Rust [14:58] *libredev has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 07 [15:17] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights [15:23] *taylan has quit (Quit: Leaving) [15:34] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:47] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [15:49] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:50] *Righty (~Username@uub7n979rnhf6.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 07 [16:45] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:47] *Righty (~Username@n85eehxfx6eqn.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 07 [17:02] *taylan (~taylan@a6xm695pfab9k.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 07 [18:07] TR News Microsoft Lunduke: Open Source is Anti-Free Speech https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-is-anti-free-speech [18:07] TR Bot Open Source is Anti-Free Speech - by Bryan Lunduke [18:07] TR News LibreOffice 25.2, the office suite that meets todays user needs https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/06/libreoffice-25-2/ [18:07] TR Bot LibreOffice 25.2, the office suite that meets todays user needs - The Document Foundation Blog [18:09] TR News (NEW): Mabox Linux integrates Firefox 135 in the latest update alongside a new kernel and more https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/06/Mabox_Linux_integrates_Firefox_135_in_the_latest_update_alongsi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/06/Mabox_Linux_integrates_Firefox_135_in_the_latest_update_alongsi.gmi [18:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Mabox Linux integrates Firefox 135 in the latest update alongside a new kernel and more [18:10] TR News Glaxnimate 0.6.0 Beta https://glaxnimate.org/news/releases/0.5.80/ [18:10] TR Bot Glaxnimate 0.6.0 Beta - Glaxnimate [18:10] TR News LibreOffice 25.2 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1008342/ [18:11] TR Bot 25.2 released [LWN.net] [18:12] TR News Commissioner for Patents Takes Fork in the Road and Resigns from USPTO https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/02/06/commissioner-for-patents-takes-fork-in-the-road-and-resigns-from-uspto/id=185752/ [18:12] TR Bot Commissioner for Patents Takes 'Fork in the Road' and Resigns from PTO [18:20] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:21] *Righty (~Username@6byxczt6txq2u.irc) has joined #techrights [18:23] TR News IBM Red Bait on "era of clown computing", pushing "hey hi" (AI) hype in Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft trap Azure (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/IBM_Red_Hat_on_era_of_cloud_computing_pushing_hey_hi_AI_hype_in.shtml [18:23] TR Bot Techrights IBM Red Hat on "era of cloud computing", pushing "hey hi" (AI) hype in Microsoft Azure [18:24] TR News How Much Money Does Arm Make In The Datacenter? https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/02/06/how-much-money-does-arm-make-in-the-datacenter/ [18:24] TR Bot How Much Money Does Arm Make In The Datacenter? [18:24] TR News IBASE IB839 3.5-inch SBC features defective chip maker Intel Atom x7211RE, Atom x7433RE, or Processor N97 CPU https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/02/06/ibase-ib839-3-5-inch-sbc-features-intel-atom-x7211re-atom-x7433re-or-processor-n97-cpu/ [18:24] TR Bot IBASE IB839 3.5-inch SBC features Intel Atom x7211RE, Atom x7433RE, or Processor N97 CPU - CNX Software [18:25] TR News Amazons stock drops as cloud revenue comes up short and it doubles Hey Hi (AI) spending https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/06/amazons-stock-drops-cloud-revenue-comes-short-doubles-ai-spending/ "Hey hi" is a misleading smokescreen and the company is about 160 billion in debt [18:25] TR Bot stock drops as cloud revenue comes up short and it doubles AI spending - SiliconANGLE [18:28] TR News About:Community: FOSDEM 2025: A Celebration of Open Source Innovation https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2025/02/06/fosdem-2025-a-celebration-of-open-source-innovation/ [18:28] TR Bot FOSDEM 2025: A Celebration of Open Source Innovation about:community [18:29] TR News GNOME Tip changing the size of the mouse pointer https://harishpillay.com/2025/02/06/gnome-tip-changing-the-size-of-the-mouse-pointer/ [18:29] TR Bot GNOME Tip changing the size of the mouse pointer life one-dot-two degree north, one-o-three-dot-eight degrees east [18:30] TR News Docker Desktop 4.38: Hey Hi (AI) Agent, Faster Builds, and Smarter Kubernetes Testing https://linuxiac.com/docker-desktop-4-38-released/ [18:30] TR Bot Docker Desktop 4.38: AI Agent, Faster Builds, and Smarter Kubernetes Testing [18:31] TR News This article is partly LLM slop, as is the image https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/30-lines-of-code-could-cut-data-center-power-use-by-30-177492.html [18:31] TR Bot Linux Kernel Fix Promises Big Energy Savings for Data Centers [18:32] TR News 30 Lines of Code Could Cut Data Center Power Use by 30% https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/30-lines-of-code-could-cut-data-center-power-use-by-30-177492.html [18:32] TR News "It is China's turn to pillage Africa's resources and people." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfgp7xq [18:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfgp7xq ) [18:33] TR News "This is a logical extention of the current Fortune 500 (think enterprise) strategy. How many Fortune 500 companies are in Africa? Not many and it pays IBM to forgo some direct relationships to partner them out instead. The savings are at least 50% as IBMs direct face to face model is quite expensive." [18:33] TR News "Partnerships make more sense when the majority of your customers are small and do not partake in your consulting or enterprise sized HW and SW offerings. Its just a cost take out decision" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfgp7xq [18:34] TR News POWER "unfortunately not good..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkenz8p9 [18:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkenz8p9 ) [18:34] TR News "Power is suffering the consequences of a failed Intel abandonment strategy. When IBM exited Intel, Power was supposed to back fill via its Linux on Power offerings and new cloud power offerings offerings. Problem was Linux on Power wasnt and still isnt ready for prime time, and Power cloud offerings are an also ran." [18:34] TR News "As such almost every small and medium ISV said no thanks and adopted Intel Linux solutions instead or just redeployed on one of the major Intel cloud provider offerings." [18:35] TR News "Heck of a job Power execs You took an 8 billion a year business and shrank it to 500 million. Major Power ISVs (think enterprise players like SAP) did take the LOP plunge as they couldnt afford to abandon their large customers." [18:35] TR News "The results of this Power strategy has been a shrinking of the scaleout customer sets, (yep they have and continue to move to Intel), and a stagnation of the enterprise power customers (eg no growth but rather a replacement environment)" [18:35] TR News "There is a reason P11 is going to be more of a RAS offering and less of a bang for your buck offering. The enterprise power customers are demanding mainframe reliability in a Power package. Its just a matter of time before IBM exits the HW and SW side of the power house (think partnership) and just farms the IP design side of the Power house" [18:35] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [18:38] TR News "Huh, didn't know Time was still a thing. ya, it definitely doesn't feel like a real company anymore. I might be the last white person left." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfggs39 [18:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfggs39 ) [18:39] TR News "LOL. First, he gifted Mario Shill to Trump as ward. Now this. Guys, I'm pretty sure Marvin Bishna reads these comments. Wonder how many severance packages they had to forgo to pay to get him on this year's list after IBM was ROASTED last year when NO ONE made it to their list of the 100 most influential people in AI or the Oprah Winfrey special. I think someone's fee-fees got hurt." [18:39] TR News ""LOL. First, he gifted Mario Shill to Trump as ward. Now this. Guys, I'm pretty sure Marvin Bishna reads these comments. Wonder how many severance packages they had to forgo to pay to get him on this year's list after IBM was ROASTED last year when NO ONE made it to their list of the 100 most influential people in AI or the Oprah Winfrey special. I think someone's fee-fees got hurt."" [18:40] TR News "Tell me you're a thin-skinned narcissist who reads negative social media comments about yourself and pays money to prove your trolls wrong without telling me you're a thin-skinned narcissist who reads negative social media comments about yourself and pays money to prove your trolls wrong. Loser." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfggs39 [18:41] TR News "DEI is being mistaken often for US Equal Employment Opportunity laws. DEI is a benefit for Arvind and his vision for more free cash flow." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfef8pw [18:41] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jkfef8pw ) [18:46] TR News OpenInfra board calls for input on joining 'Linux' Foundation https://lwn.net/Articles/1008386/ https://techrights.org/wiki/Linux_Foundation/ [18:46] TR Bot board calls for input on joining Linux Foundation [LWN.net] [18:46] TR Bot Linux Foundation [18:47] TR News pam_pkcs11: Possible Authentication Bypass in Error Situations (CVE-2025-24531) https://security.opensuse.org/2025/02/06/pam-pkcs11-pam-ignore-auth-bypass.html [18:47] TR Bot pam_pkcs11: Possible Authentication Bypass in Error Situations (CVE-2025-24531) | SUSE Security Team Blog [18:48] TR News List top 10 CPU using processes in GNU/Linux https://tecadmin.net/top-10-cpu-using-processes-in-linux/ [18:48] TR Bot List top 10 CPU using processes in Linux TecAdmin [18:48] TR News CoBang QR code and barcode snanner https://www.linuxlinks.com/cobang-qr-code-barcode-scanner/ [18:48] TR Bot - QR code and barcode snanner - LinuxLinks [18:49] TR News YunoHost GNU/Linux distribution simplifying server administration https://www.linuxlinks.com/yunohost-linux-distribution-simplifying-server-administration/ [18:49] TR Bot - Linux distribution simplifying server administration - LinuxLinks [18:49] TR News PixelViewer cross-platform image viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/pixelviewer-image-viewer/ [18:49] TR Bot - cross-platform image viewer - LinuxLinks [18:49] TR News vv image viewer for sixel terminals https://www.linuxlinks.com/vv-image-viewer-sixel-terminals/ [18:49] TR Bot - image viewer for sixel terminals - LinuxLinks [18:50] TR News ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.3 released: stamps and multi-page selection in PDF files, enhanced collaboration in sheets, Shape Merge and more https://www.linuxlinks.com/onlyoffice-docs-8-3-released-stamps-multi-page-selection-enhanced-collaboration/ [18:50] TR Bot Docs 8.3 released: stamps and multi-page selection in PDF files, enhanced collaboration in sheets, Shape Merge and more - LinuxLinks [18:50] TR News XEphem Serious Interactive Astronomical Software Ephemeris https://www.linuxlinks.com/xephem-serious-interactive-astronomical-software-ephemeris/ [18:50] TR Bot - Serious Interactive Astronomical Software Ephemeris - LinuxLinks [18:51] TR News sesdiff generates a shortest edit script https://www.linuxlinks.com/sesdiff-generates-shortest-edit-script/ [18:51] TR Bot - generates a shortest edit script - LinuxLinks [18:51] TR News Boxes view, access, and manage remote and virtual systems https://www.linuxlinks.com/boxes-view-access-manage-remote-virtual-systems/ [18:51] TR Bot - view, access, and manage remote and virtual systems - LinuxLinks [18:52] TR News Ubuntu on backdoored Windows Subsystem for GNU/Linux (WSL) now enables easy enterprise deployment https://www.neowin.net/news/ubuntu-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-now-enables-easy-enterprise-deployment/ They Promote Windows http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/When_BetaNews_Writes_Real_Articles_About_Linux_They_Promote_Win.shtml [18:52] TR Bot Ubuntu on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) now enables easy enterprise deployment - Neowin [18:52] TR Bot Techrights When BetaNews Writes Real Articles About "Linux" They Promote Windows [18:53] TR News PCLinuxOS Recent Updates https://www.pclinuxos.com/?p=5910 [18:53] TR Bot Updates PCLinuxOS [18:53] TR News When BetaNews Writes Real Articles About "Linux" They Promote backdoored Windows https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/When_BetaNews_Writes_Real_Articles_About_Linux_They_Promote_Win.shtml [18:53] TR Bot Techrights When BetaNews Writes Real Articles About "Linux" They Promote Windows [18:53] TR News statCounter: More Countries Where backdoored Windows is Around 1% "Market Share" (People Have Moved to Android/Linux) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/statCounter_More_Countries_Where_Windows_is_Around_1_Market_Sha.shtml [18:53] TR Bot Techrights statCounter: More Countries Where Windows is Around 1% "Market Share" (People Have Moved to Android/Linux) [18:53] TR News Tons of Anti-Linux 'Articles' Published by Bots (LLMs), Maybe Microsoft's https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/Tons_of_Anti_Linux_Articles_Published_by_Bots_LLMs_Maybe_Micros.shtml [18:53] TR Bot Techrights Tons of Anti-Linux 'Articles' Published by Bots (LLMs), Maybe Microsoft's [18:55] TR News Makulu Hey Hi (AI) Free Stock Market Analysis Tool ! http://www.makululinux.com/wp/2025/02/06/makulu-ai-free-stock-market-analysis-tool/ [18:55] TR Bot AI Free Stock Market Analysis Tool ! MakuluLinux [18:55] admfubar that was nice of them... https://www.ghacks.net/2025/02/07/apple-pulls-malware-infested-apps-that-could-steal-your-private-data/ [18:55] TR Bot Apple Pulls Malware-Infested Apps That Could Steal Your Private Data - gHacks Tech News [18:56] TR News From the Daily Weekly: Unpackaging Overconsumption https://www.michigandaily.com/multimedia/unpackaging-overconsumption/ [18:56] TR Bot From the Daily Weekly: Unpackaging Overconsumption [18:58] admfubar but it still doesnt make winders any better... https://www.ghacks.net/2025/02/06/microsoft-teams-rolls-out-ai-powered-super-resolution-for-sharper-video-calls/ [18:58] TR Bot Microsoft Teams Rolls Out AI-Powered Super Resolution for Sharper Video Calls - gHacks Tech News [18:58] TR News LibreOffice 25.2 Released, This is Whats New https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/libreoffice-25-2-released-this-is-whats-new [18:58] TR Bot LibreOffice 25.2 Released, This is What's New - OMG! Ubuntu [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- www.ghacks.net | Microsoft Teams Rolls Out AI-Powered Super Resolution for Sharper Video Calls - gHacks Tech News [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] vapourware with buzzwords [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] no practical beneffffit [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] they just want to name-stop HEY HI in some headlinesss [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] and waste SPU cycles [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] *CP [18:59] schestowitz[TR2] for no good use ● Feb 07 [19:01] TR News It's FOSS seems to be insinuating Windows is FOSS https://itsfoss.com/delete-linux-entry-boot-dual/ [19:01] TR Bot Delete Linux Entry from Boot Menu from Windows After Removing Linux [19:01] TR News FOSS Weekly #25.06: GNU/Linux inside PDF file, Missing backdoored Windows from Grub, GTK Drops X11 and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-25-06/ [19:01] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #25.06: Linux inside PDF file, Missing Windows from Grub, GTK Drops X11 and More [19:04] TR News Tons of Anti-Linux 'Articles' Published by Bots (LLMs), Maybe Microsoft's (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/Tons_of_Anti_Linux_Articles_Published_by_Bots_LLMs_Maybe_Micros.shtml [19:04] TR News Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage https://9to5linux.com/tails-6-12-anonymous-os-fixes-security-issues-in-tor-circuits-persistent-storage [19:04] TR Bot 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage - 9to5Linux [19:04] TR News LibreOffice 25.2 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-25-2-open-source-office-suite-officially-released-this-is-whats-new [19:04] TR Bot 25.2 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What's New - 9to5Linux [19:04] TR News KDE Gear 24.12.2 Improves Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, and Many Other KDE Apps https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-12-2-improves-dolphin-itinerary-tokodon-and-many-other-kde-apps [19:04] TR Bot Gear 24.12.2 Improves Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, and Many Other KDE Apps - 9to5Linux [19:05] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1008275/ [19:05] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [19:05] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:07] *Righty (~Username@u7rbmzczvg554.irc) has joined #techrights [19:08] TR News Statically-linked sg_vpd utility compiled in OE https://bkhome.org/news/202502/statically-linked-sgvpd-utility-compiled-in-oe.html [19:08] TR Bot Statically-linked sg_vpd utility compiled in OE [19:08] TR News Detect NVME SSD in USB caddy support trim https://bkhome.org/news/202502/detect-nvme-ssd-in-usb-caddy-support-trim.html [19:08] TR Bot Detect NVME SSD in USB caddy support trim [19:16] TR News 1,000 Apps Used in Malicious Campaign Targeting Android Users in India https://www.securityweek.com/1000-apps-used-in-malicious-campaign-targeting-android-users-in-india/ [19:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/1000-apps-used-in-malicious-campaign-targeting-android-users-in-india/ ) [19:17] TR News Spyware is spreading far beyond its national-security role https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/spyware-is-spreading-far-beyond-its-national-security-role/ [19:17] TR Bot Spyware is spreading far beyond its national-security role | The Strategist [19:17] TR News WAL-G 3.0.5 released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/wal-g-305-released-3008/ [19:17] TR Bot PostgreSQL: WAL-G 3.0.5 released [19:18] TR News CISA tags Abusive Monopolist Microsoft .NET and Apache OFBiz bugs as exploited in attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-tags-microsoft-net-and-apache-ofbiz-bugs-as-exploited-in-attacks/ [19:18] TR Bot CISA tags Microsoft .NET and Apache OFBiz bugs as exploited in attacks [19:18] TR News Hugging Face platform continues to be plagued by vulnerable pickles https://cyberscoop.com/hugging-face-platform-continues-to-be-plagued-by-vulnerable-pickles/ [19:18] TR Bot Face platform continues to be plagued by vulnerable pickles | CyberScoop [19:18] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:21] TR News Fifteen essential Hey Hi (AI) resources for publishers https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/ai-resources-2025/ http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/21/Paywalls_Bots_Spam_and_Spyware_is_Future_of_the_Media_According.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/26/The_UK_s_Press_Gazette_Has_No_Credibility_Anymore_It_Celebrates.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/11/Why_is_UK_Press_Gazette_Jingoistic_About_Plagiarists_and_LLM_Sl.shtml [19:21] TR Bot AI resources to help news leaders stay ahead of the curve - Press Gazette [19:21] TR Bot Techrights Paywalls, Bots, Spam, and Spyware is "Future of the Media" According to UK Press Gazette [19:21] TR Bot Techrights The UK's Press Gazette Has No Credibility Anymore, It Celebrates Plagiarism and Cheap Misinformation (This Ruins Linux Sites Too) [19:21] TR Bot Techrights Why is UK Press Gazette Jingoistic About Plagiarists and LLM Slop Disguised as Journalism? [19:21] TR News Promoting buzzwords and plagiarism instead of fighting back is a losing strategy [19:23] admfubar https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/07/iis-servers-compromised-asp-net-machine-keys-viewstate-code-injection/ [19:23] TR Bot Attackers compromise IIS servers by leveraging exposed ASP.NET machine keys - Help Net Security [19:24] TR News Pied Beauty: Wari Tie-Dye Textiles (ca. 4251100) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/wari-tie-dye [19:24] TR Bot Pied Beauty: Wari Tie-Dye Textiles (ca. 4251100) The Public Domain Review [19:24] schestowitz[TR2] who still uses asp? [19:24] schestowitz[TR2] not many [19:24] *Righty (~Username@vfxsnjthp9jbg.irc) has joined #techrights [19:24] schestowitz[TR2] "A ViewState code injection attack leveraging exposed ASP.NET machine keys could be easily replicated by other attackers." [19:24] TR News Corruption and Rule-Breaking Prevail at the European Patent Office (EPO), Europe's Second-Largest Institution (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/Corruption_and_Rule_Breaking_Prevail_at_the_European_Patent_Off.shtml [19:24] TR Bot Techrights Corruption and Rule-Breaking Prevail at the European Patent Office (EPO), Europe's Second-Largest Institution [19:25] TR News Yesterday_IBM_Canad.shtml [19:25] TR Bot Techrights Rumours of IBM Layoffs Apparently Confirmed Yesterday, IBM Canada Consulting Impacted (as Rumoured) [19:25] TR News Just Because People on Top of the Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Pyramid Made a Lot of Money Doesn't Mean Abusive Monopolist Microsoft is Wealthy https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/05/Just_Because_People_on_Top_of_the_Microsoft_Pyramid_Made_a_Lot_.shtml [19:25] TR Bot Techrights Just Because People on Top of the Microsoft Pyramid Made a Lot of Money Doesn't Mean Microsoft is Wealthy [19:25] TR News 404 Media Says "Workers at NASA Told to Drop Everything to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites" But There's Also Accessibility in the Firing Line (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/404_Media_Says_Workers_at_NASA_Told_to_Drop_Everything_to_Scrub.shtml [19:25] TR Bot Techrights 404 Media Says "Workers at NASA Told to Drop Everything to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites" But There's Also Accessibility in the Firing Line [19:26] TR News OpenWrt 24.10.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1008339/ [19:26] TR Bot 24.10.0 released [LWN.net] [19:28] TR News Arun Raghavan: PipeWire Sovereign Tech Agency https://arunraghavan.net/2025/02/pipewire-sovereign-tech-agency/ [19:28] TR Bot PipeWire Sovereign Tech Agency Arun Raghavan [19:34] TR News Humpback Whales Sing the Way Humans Speak https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/science/language-humpback-whale-song.html [19:34] TR Bot All Languages Follow This Pattern. So Does Humpback Whale Song. - The New York Times [19:35] TR News CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/health/cdc-bird-flu-cats-people.html [19:35] TR Bot CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People - The New York Times [19:35] TR News Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Convicted Felons USAID Order https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/health/usaid-clinical-trials-funding-trump.html [19:35] TR Bot Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trumps USAID Order - The New York Times [19:35] TR News Over 100 deaths a day: UN warns of air pollutions toll on young children in East Asia, Pacific https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/over-100-deaths-a-day-un-warns-of-air-pollutions-toll-on-young-children-in-east-asia-pacific [19:35] TR Bot Over 100 deaths a day: UN warns of air pollutions toll on young children in East Asia, Pacific | The Straits Times [19:37] admfubar https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42971761 [19:37] TR Bot Apple Ordered by UK to Create Global iCloud Encryption Backdoor | Hacker News [19:38] TR News Social Control Media https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korean-public-official-fired-after-flaunting-disneyland-visit-during-business-trip [19:38] TR Bot South Korean public official fired after flaunting Disneyland visit during business trip | The Straits Times [19:39] TR News But that would not fix airplanes whose landing fear/wheels do not come down https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-orders-all-airports-to-install-bird-detection-cameras-radars [19:39] TR Bot South Korea orders all airports to install bird detection cameras, radar | The Straits Times [19:39] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: why we should not use GAFAM [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] and why proprietary software should be PRESUMED to contain back doors [19:40] *Righty (~Username@mfm4emw7jaynn.irc) has joined #techrights [19:40] schestowitz[TR2] inc. all this "confidential computing" scam [19:42] admfubar i always laugh at the back door concept.. when there are big honkin' front doors in all os's. (shhhh! it is called software update!) [19:42] TR News Microsoft sites only 'like' so-called 'Linux' when it is actually Windows https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/ubuntu-installations-on-wsl-2-are-now-better-than-ever-and-dont-require-the-microsoft-store [19:42] TR Bot Ubuntu ditches the need for the Microsoft Store for WSL | Windows Central [19:43] TR News Even Linux-hostile LLM slop (spam) sites shill this https://cybersecuritynews.com/ubuntu-windows-subsystem-for-linux-distribution/ [19:44] TR Bot Ubuntu is Now Available on New Windows Subsystem for Linux Distribution Architecture [19:44] TR News "Software developer and prolific open-source influencer Herman Ounapuu has criticised the Ubuntu Linux operating system, claiming it has lost its shine due to terrible updating systems." https://www.fudzilla.com/news/60497-ubuntu-s-charm-fading [19:44] TR Bot Ubuntus charm-fading [19:44] admfubar https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=Hi8r_63LGyg [19:44] TR Bot Stanford Lecture - Strong Components and Weak Components, Dr. Donald Knuth I 2024 - Invidious [19:46] TR News instead [19:46] TR News They're basically promoting Windows instead of Linux because Microsoft paid them to do this, way back around 2016 https://www.hackster.io/news/canonical-delivers-ubuntu-tar-archives-for-easy-installation-in-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-84e942e0ecaf [19:46] TR Bot Delivers Ubuntu Tar Archives for Easy Installation in the Windows Subsystem for Linux - Hackster.io [19:46] TR News It's not Ubuntu, it is Windows https://www.techzine.eu/news/devices/128486/running-ubuntu-on-windows-11-is-easier-than-ever/ [19:46] TR Bot Running Ubuntu on Windows 11 is easier than ever - Techzine Global [19:47] TR News "We all have personal wish-lists of features and changes we want our favourite open-source apps to add, but we shouldnt let that detract from appreciating everything present, working, and supported." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/libreoffice-25-2-released-this-is-whats-new [19:47] TR Bot LibreOffice 25.2 Released, This is What's New - OMG! Ubuntu [19:48] TR News Ubuntu rotting? https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Mainline-Kernel-Still-No [19:48] TR Bot Infrastructure Woe Continues Making It A Hassle To Run The Latest Upstream Kernel - Phoronix [19:50] TR News That's just one way to derail Canonical http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/When_BetaNews_Writes_Real_Articles_About_Linux_They_Promote_Win.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/02/06/Ubuntu_Desktop_Director_of_Engineering_Has_Only_One_Blog_Post_I.shtml [19:50] TR Bot Techrights When BetaNews Writes Real Articles About "Linux" They Promote Windows [19:50] TR Bot Techrights Ubuntu Desktop Director of Engineering Has Only One Blog Post. It Promotes Microsoft Windows. [19:50] admfubar https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-wireless-driver-maintainer-departs/ [19:50] TR Bot Who Will Manage Linux Wireless Drivers Now? Key Maintainer Steps Down! [19:51] TR News "SSD/Ubuntu"... in India they sell Dell with GNU/Linux https://gadgetsnow.indiatimes.com/compare-laptops/dell-inspiron-3511-laptop-intel-core-i5-1035g1-quad-core16gb1tb-ssdwindows-11-vs-dell-laptop-intel-core-i3-11th-gen-1115g48gb256gb-ssdubuntu-latitude-3520 [19:51] TR Bot Compare Dell Inspiron 3511 Laptop Intel Core i5-1035G1 Quad-Core/16GB/1TB SSD/Windows 11 vs Dell Laptop Intel core i3 11th Gen-1115G4/8GB/256GB SSD/Ubuntu - Latitude 3520 - Dell Inspiron 3511 Laptop Intel Core i5-1035G1 Quad-Core/16GB/1TB SSD/Windows 11 vs Dell Laptop Intel core i3 11th Gen-1115G4/8GB/256GB SSD/Ubuntu - Latitude 3520 Comparison by Price, Specifications, Reviews & Features | G ... [19:51] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: "As if existing wireless network issues were not enough " [19:51] schestowitz[TR2] add more rusttt [19:51] schestowitz[TR2] that will fix everything [19:52] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/o/2022/09/21/going-rusty-faster/ [19:52] TR Bot The Life of Linux Will Be Shortened by a Misguided Adoption of Rust [19:54] TR News Microsoft has security blunders and disasters, so its media mole Davey Winder suddenly talks about "Linux" https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/02/06/critical-linux-0-day-attack-warning-us-government-says-act-now/ [19:54] TR Bot Critical Linux 0-Day Attack Warning: U.S. Government Says Act Now [19:54] TR News "More info in this linked comment from the Valve Source 1 game bug tracker." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/portal-2-gets-a-compatibility-update-for-linux/ [19:54] TR Bot 2 gets a compatibility update for Linux | GamingOnLinux [19:55] TR News "We're rapidly approaching the release on February 28th, so no doubt plenty of people are keen to know how it runs. Given that Monster Hunter is an incredibly popular series of games. I'm here to save you a bit of time buying and downloading to some potential disappointment." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/monster-hunter-wilds-looks-unplayable-on-steam-deck-but-good-on-desktop-linux/ [19:55] TR Bot Hunter Wilds looks unplayable on Steam Deck but good on Desktop Linux | GamingOnLinux [19:56] TR News This is a hole from last year; seems like new FUD recycled based on old stuff [19:56] TR News "The issue came up on Arch Linux since that's a rolling release distribution and updates come in quite early, and is now solved, so when other Linux distributions also update they should see Left 4 Dead 2 continue to work." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/left-4-dead-2-gets-a-compatibility-update-for-linux/ [19:56] TR Bot 4 Dead 2 gets a compatibility update for Linux | GamingOnLinux [19:57] TR News ...notice it cites BleepingComputer, a Microsoft-connected FUD site [19:58] TR News Recycling such "news" based on the fact that some people didn't patch last year seems like a low blow https://www.scworld.com/brief/cisa-actively-exploited-linux-kernel-flaw-requires-immediate-remediation [19:58] TR Bot CISA: Actively exploited Linux kernel flaw requires immediate remediation | SC Media ● Feb 07 [20:00] TR News 'Linux' Foundation actively helps Ponzi schemes now https://www.cointrust.com/market-news/linux-foundation-decentralized-trust-introduces-new-initiatives https://techrights.org/n/2024/11/09/Linux_Foundation_is_a_Scam_Like_Crypto_So_is_the_Company_of_Jim.shtml [20:00] TR Bot Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Introduces New Initiatives [20:00] TR Bot Techrights Linux Foundation is a Scam Like 'Crypto' (So is the Company of Jim Zemlin's Wife, Bakkt) [20:03] TR News As a reminder, as CRO the wife of Jim Zemlin and her buddies stole a lot of money from customers and investors. They scammed them using "crypto" and their fake company became a penny stock. How can one trust the Zemlins? Jim openly boasts at event that his wife controls him. [20:03] TR News Mabox Linux integrates Firefox 135 in the latest update alongside a new kernel and more https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mabox-Linux-integrates-Firefox-135-in-the-latest-update-alongside-a-new-kernel-and-more.957525.0.html [20:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mabox-Linux-integrates-Firefox-135-in-the-latest-update-alongside-a-new-kernel-and-more.957525.0.html ) [20:05] TR News "The Tails project released today Tails 6.12 as the latest version of this portable operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux that protects users against surveillance and censorship." https://9to5linux.com/tails-6-12-anonymous-os-fixes-security-issues-in-tor-circuits-persistent-storage [20:05] TR Bot 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage - 9to5Linux [20:05] TR News Sarcasm aside, Rust is doing the damage some predicted it would do to Linux. https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/mixing_rust_and_c_linux/ [20:06] TR Bot Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by maintainer The Register [20:07] TR News The Microsofters at CISA and this site try to shift attention to "Linux"; this was patched a long time ago. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-agencies-to-patch-linux-kernel-bug-exploited-in-attacks/ [20:07] TR Bot CISA orders agencies to patch Linux kernel bug exploited in attacks [20:07] TR News Top 7 Most Secure Linux Distro for Privacy in 2025 https://thedigestonline.com/branded-content/top-7-most-secure-linux-distro-for-privacy-in-2025/ [20:07] TR Bot Top 7 Most Secure Linux Distro for Privacy in 2025 - New Jersey Digest [20:09] TR News "Does this mean Linux users / players are cheaters or cheat more than players on other platforms? Well, no. The issue is mainly that cheat makers like to run their exploits on Linux whenever they can" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/blocking-linux-steam-deck-in-apex-legends-led-to-a-meaningful-reduction-in-cheaters/ [20:09] TR Bot Linux / Steam Deck in Apex Legends led to a 'meaningful reduction' in cheaters | GamingOnLinux [20:12] TR News CISA is full of Microsoft http://techrights.org/n/2024/06/29/linuxsecurity_com_became_an_anti_Linux_spam_site.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/17/U_S_Department_of_Homeland_Security_Cybersecurity_and_Infrastru.shtml [20:12] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft-Invaded CISA Spreads Anti-Free Software FUD (as If Proprietary Software Has No Memory Safety Issues), Brittany Day Uses Chatbots to Amplify and Permutate the Microsoft FUD [20:12] TR Bot Techrights U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Repeating or Parroting Microsoft Talking Points [20:12] TR News Also: http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/25/Cybersecurity_and_Infrastructure_Security_Agency_CISA_Getting_S.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/25/CISA_Has_a_Microsoft_Conflict_of_Interest_Problem_CISA_Cannot_A.shtml [20:12] TR Bot Techrights Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Getting Stacked by Microsoft [20:12] TR Bot Techrights CISA Has a Microsoft Conflict of Interest Problem (CISA Cannot Achieve Its Goals, It Protects the Worst Culprit) [20:14] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel Space and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Linux_Kernel_Space_and_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_FUD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Linux_Kernel_Space_and_Fear_Uncertainty_Doubt_FUD.gmi [20:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Kernel Space and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) [20:15] TR News Microsoft-dominated front group http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/New_IRS_Filing_Shows_That_the_Most_Dominant_Company_in_the_Linu.shtml [20:15] TR Bot Techrights New IRS Filing Shows That the Most Dominant Company in the Linux Foundation is Microsoft [20:16] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:17] TR News (NEW): Microsoft-dominated 'Linux' Foundation Still Promoting Scams, OpenInfra Wants to Get a Vote/Input Going https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Microsoft_dominated_Linux_Foundation_Still_Promoting_Scams_Open.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Microsoft_dominated_Linux_Foundation_Still_Promoting_Scams_Open.gmi [20:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft-dominated 'Linux' Foundation Still Promoting Scams, OpenInfra Wants to Get a Vote/Input Going [20:19] *Righty (~Username@wt62e9w9ufyta.irc) has joined #techrights [20:19] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Entryism/Microsoft-Dominated 'Linux' Foundation/Canonical Promoting Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Microsoft_Entryism_Microsoft_Dominated_Linux_Foundation_Canonic.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Microsoft_Entryism_Microsoft_Dominated_Linux_Foundation_Canonic.gmi [20:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Entryism/Microsoft-Dominated 'Linux' Foundation/Canonical Promoting Windows [20:19] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi [20:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:19] admfubar "Tons_of_Anti_Linux_Articles_Published_by_Bots_LLMs_Maybe_Micros" as i noted everyone's job is going away... i wonder what ol' brandon lobsta is doing now? [20:21] TR News (NEW): Events: ShinyConf and FOSDEM Coverage https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Events_ShinyConf_and_FOSDEM_Coverage.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Events_ShinyConf_and_FOSDEM_Coverage.gmi [20:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Events: ShinyConf and FOSDEM Coverage [20:25] admfubar https://www.osnews.com/story/141676/why-upstart-from-ubuntu-failed/ [20:25] TR Bot Upstart from Ubuntu failed OSnews [20:26] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/today_s_howtos.gmi [20:26] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [20:26] TR News Pluralistic: Announcing the Picks and Shovels book tour (06 Feb 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/06/picks-and-shovels-tour/ [20:26] TR Bot Pluralistic: Announcing the Picks and Shovels book tour (06 Feb 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [20:28] TR News Clickbait nonsense https://www.sciencealert.com/the-pandemic-did-not-affect-the-moon-after-all-scientists-say [20:28] TR Bot Pandemic Did Not Affect The Moon After All, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert [20:29] MinceR https://ibb.co/album/7JgHgB [20:29] TR Bot imgur sucks cocks ImgBB [20:30] TR News COVID-19 May Be Linked With Higher Alzheimer's Risk, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/covid-19-may-be-linked-with-higher-alzheimers-risk-study-finds [20:30] TR Bot May Be Linked With Higher Alzheimer's Risk, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [20:32] TR News Mirantis Launches Open Source Control Plane Project for Kubernetes Clusters https://cloudnativenow.com/news/mirantis-launches-open-source-control-plane-project-for-kubernetes-clusters/ [20:32] TR Bot Mirantis Launches Open Source Control Plane Project for Kubernetes Clusters - Cloud Native Now [20:34] TR News USPTO does not work for the US, it works for rich people, period https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/02/companies-leading-patent.html not even American rich people [20:34] TR Bot Companies Leading in Patent Counts | Patently-O [20:35] TR News "The company has released the tools code on Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub. Surveillance Giant Google LLC created Kubernetes to ease the task of managing containerized applications." https://siliconangle.com/2025/02/06/mirantis-open-sources-k0rdent-kubernetes-management-platform/ [20:35] TR Bot open-sources k0rdent Kubernetes management platform - SiliconANGLE [20:37] TR News What are we looking for in our next Executive Director? https://edri.org/our-work/what-are-we-looking-for-in-our-next-executive-director/ [20:37] TR Bot What are we looking for in our next Executive Director? - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [20:40] TR News US appeals court dismisses lawsuit accusing Meta of radicalizing Charleston church shooter https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/02/us-appeals-court-dismisses-lawsuit-accusing-meta-of-radicalizing-charleston-church-shooter/ [20:40] TR Bot US appeals court dismisses lawsuit accusing Meta of radicalizing Charleston church shooter - JURIST - News [20:41] TR News pgAdmin 4 v9.0 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v90-released-3010/ [20:41] TR Bot PostgreSQL: pgAdmin 4 v9.0 Released [20:41] psydruid > "Tons_of_Anti_Linux_Articles_Published_by_Bots_LLMs_Maybe_Micros" as i noted everyone's job is going away... i wonder what ol' brandon lobsta is doing now? [20:41] psydruid Lobsta got eaten ... [20:42] admfubar https://pirg.org/articles/army-secretary-nominee-supports-military-right-to-repair/ [20:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pirg.org/articles/army-secretary-nominee-supports-military-right-to-repair/ ) [20:42] TR News (NEW): WAL-G 3.0.5 and pgAdmin 4 v9.0 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/WAL_G_3_0_5_and_pgAdmin_4_v9_0_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/WAL_G_3_0_5_and_pgAdmin_4_v9_0_Released.gmi [20:42] TR Bot Tux Machines WAL-G 3.0.5 and pgAdmin 4 v9.0 Released [20:43] admfubar https://pirg.org/updates/washingtons-right-to-repair-bill-is-gaining-steam/ [20:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pirg.org/updates/washingtons-right-to-repair-bill-is-gaining-steam/ ) [20:44] admfubar https://pirg.org/articles/momentum-is-building-to-improve-recycling-in-washington/ [20:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pirg.org/articles/momentum-is-building-to-improve-recycling-in-washington/ ) [20:44] admfubar https://pirg.org/articles/canada-removed-some-copyright-barriers-to-right-to-repair/ [20:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pirg.org/articles/canada-removed-some-copyright-barriers-to-right-to-repair/ ) [20:45] admfubar those nit wits at fit bit, got burned!!! https://pirg.org/articles/fitbit-to-pay-12-25-million-over-smartwatches-that-caused-burns/ [20:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pirg.org/articles/fitbit-to-pay-12-25-million-over-smartwatches-that-caused-burns/ ) [20:46] admfubar https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/25/potatotrac/ [20:46] TR Bot Pluralistic: Its not a crime if we do it with an app (25 Jan 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [20:47] schestowitz[TR2] >> i wonder what ol' brandon lobsta is doing now? [20:47] schestowitz[TR2] must find some job to pay for the abandoned kids [20:47] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/lawsuit-against-automatic-license-plate-reader-cameras-can-move-forward-judge-says/ [20:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pogowasright.org/lawsuit-against-automatic-license-plate-reader-cameras-can-move-forward-judge-says/ ) [20:48] TR News Intel data center CPU sales hit the lowest point in 13 years https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-data-center-cpu-sales-hit-the-lowest-point-in-13-years [20:48] TR Bot Intel data center CPU sales hit the lowest point in 13 years | Tom's Hardware [20:49] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/executive-order-to-the-state-department-sideswipes-freedom-tools-threatens-censorship-resistance-privacy-and-anonymity-of-millions/ [20:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pogowasright.org/executive-order-to-the-state-department-sideswipes-freedom-tools-threatens-censorship-resistance-privacy-and-anonymity-of-millions/ ) [20:50] TR News pgexporter 0.6 https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgexporter-06-3009/ [20:50] TR Bot PostgreSQL: pgexporter 0.6 [20:56] TR News (NEW): Applications: CLI Tools, Docker Desktop 4.38, GTK, pgexporter 0.6 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Applications_CLI_Tools_Docker_Desktop_4_38_GTK_pgexporter_0_6.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Applications_CLI_Tools_Docker_Desktop_4_38_GTK_pgexporter_0_6.gmi [20:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: CLI Tools, Docker Desktop 4.38, GTK, pgexporter 0.6 [20:59] TR News (NEW): Distributions and Operating Systems: BSD and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Distributions_and_Operating_Systems.gmi [20:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Distributions and Operating Systems: BSD and More ● Feb 07 [21:01] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [21:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [21:02] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/02/07/today_s_leftovers.gmi [21:02] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [21:04] TR News Techrights Links 07/02/2025: Amazons Stock Collapses and US Government Being Dismantled (Still) https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Links_07_02_2025_Amazon_s_Stock_Collapses_and_US_Government_Bei.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/02/07/Links_07_02_2025_Amazon_s_Stock_Collapses_and_US_Government_Bei.gmi [21:04] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/02/2025: Amazons Stock Collapses and US Government Being Dismantled (Still) [21:59] TR News Capsule of the day, Tux Machines gemini://discogem.gmi.bacardi55.io/capsules-of-the-day-2025-02-07/ ● Feb 07 [22:00] TR News "Time to go back to making potato CPUs with FPGAs. Last time around I've screwed around with a Nano 9K, which was awesome and just fit a 6502 with 48K RAM and a few perifs." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/FPGA/24976 [22:02] TR News Devlog 6 gemini://sporiff.dev/2025/02/07/devlog_6/ [22:17] TR News Wall Stret Times commemorating a person just for being rich https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/technology/c-richard-kramlich-dead.html [22:17] TR Bot C. Richard Kramlich, Early Investor in Silicon Valley, Dies at 89 - The New York Times [22:18] TR News TTAB Finds MENTCHEES Generic for .... Guess What? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/02/ttab-finds-mentchees-generic-for-guess.html [22:18] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTAB Finds MENTCHEES Generic for .... Guess What? [22:19] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 14.2.3-1 on CRAN: Small Upstream Fix http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/02/06#rcpparmadillo_14.2.3-1 [22:19] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [22:21] TR News A new FAR rule over controlled, unclassified information is on the way https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/02/a-new-far-rule-over-controlled-unclassified-information-is-on-the-way/ [22:21] TR Bot A new FAR rule over controlled, unclassified information is on the way [22:21] TR News House Lawmakers Push to Ban Hey Hi (AI) App DeepSeek From US Government Devices https://www.securityweek.com/house-lawmakers-push-to-ban-ai-app-deepseek-from-us-government-devices/ [22:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/house-lawmakers-push-to-ban-ai-app-deepseek-from-us-government-devices/ ) [22:22] TR News Astra, Invary Raise Millions for Hey Hi-Powered Pentesting, Runtime Security https://www.securityweek.com/astra-invary-raise-millions-for-ai-powered-pentesting-runtime-security/ [22:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/astra-invary-raise-millions-for-ai-powered-pentesting-runtime-security/ ) [22:22] TR News Hacker Who Targeted NATO, US Army Arrested in Spain https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-who-targeted-nato-us-army-arrested-in-spain/ [22:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/hacker-who-targeted-nato-us-army-arrested-in-spain/ ) [22:23] TR News Five Eyes Agencies Release Guidance on Securing Edge Devices https://www.securityweek.com/five-eyes-agencies-release-guidance-on-securing-edge-devices/ [22:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/five-eyes-agencies-release-guidance-on-securing-edge-devices/ ) [22:23] TR News Security Teams Pay the Price: The Unfair Reality of Cyber Incidents https://www.securityweek.com/security-teams-pay-the-price-the-unfair-reality-of-cyber-incidents/ [22:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/security-teams-pay-the-price-the-unfair-reality-of-cyber-incidents/ ) [22:24] TR News Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Enterprise Security Product https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-enterprise-management-product/ [22:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-vulnerabilities-in-enterprise-management-product/ ) [22:24] TR News Fake DeepSeek Sites Used for Credential Phishing, Crypto Theft, Scams https://www.securityweek.com/fake-deepseek-sites-used-for-credential-phishing-crypto-theft-scams/ [22:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/fake-deepseek-sites-used-for-credential-phishing-crypto-theft-scams/ ) [22:39] TR News Chinas Xi, Thai PM Paetongtarn agree to deepen cooperation on tackling cross-border scams https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-xi-jinping-and-thai-pm-agree-to-deepen-cooperation-on-tackling-cross-border-scams [22:39] TR Bot Chinas Xi, Thai PM Paetongtarn agree to deepen cooperation on tackling cross-border scams | The Straits Times [22:39] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@bxkctgvq4c6r4.irc) has joined #techrights [22:51] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I'd like to see us move towards a system where they say here's your tax bill, pay it. [22:51] IsambardPrince And there's progressivity mainly through an exemption that means more to the working class. [22:52] IsambardPrince You see all these billionaires, they're not paying 10% now. If their tax bill was 10%, they'd pay 10-15 times more than they do. [22:53] IsambardPrince They're parasites. [22:54] IsambardPrince They take and take and they figure out how to pay a lower effective rate than a nurse and plumber. [22:54] IsambardPrince They've been admitting it for years. [22:54] IsambardPrince That they pay less than their own office secretary. [22:54] IsambardPrince Percentage-wise. ● Feb 07 [23:46] IsambardPrince https://www.ibtimes.sg/federal-judge-restricts-doge-access-treasury-department-payment-records-trusted-member-musks-78359 [23:46] TR Bot Federal Judge Restricts DOGE Access to Treasury Department Payment Records as Trusted Member from Musk's Team Resigns Over Racist Posts [23:47] IsambardPrince "This came as Elez resigned suddenly from DOGE on Thursday after The Wall Street Journal linked him to racist posts on X. [23:47] IsambardPrince The 25-year-old engineer allegedly expressed support for a "eugenic immigration policy" in tweets made just weeks before President Donald Trump's inauguration and voiced disdain for people from India. [23:47] IsambardPrince "Normalize Indian hate," read an X post from the account linked to Elez, according to the Wall Street Journal. [23:47] IsambardPrince Employee's Links to racism Exposed [23:47] IsambardPrince The outlet traced the X account @nullllptr to Elez after discovering it had previously used the handle @marko_elez and identified itself as a SpaceX employee. One post allegedly read, "Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool."" [23:49] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], To be fair... [23:49] IsambardPrince He did not say "gas the Jews". [23:50] MinceR wow, he's more than 100 years old? [23:50] IsambardPrince MinceR, The Hungarian that burrowed into the Treasury Department for DOGE/MUSK/TRUMP was fired for saying we should kill Indians on Twitter/ [23:50] IsambardPrince So there's that. [23:50] MinceR that guy is hungarian? [23:50] IsambardPrince Marko Elez? [23:50] IsambardPrince I believe so. [23:50] MinceR yes [23:50] MinceR doesn't sound hungarian [23:50] MinceR but whatever, the gypsy king decides who's hungarian and who isn't and he definitely approves of this human-sized turd [23:53] IsambardPrince https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marko_Elez [23:53] TR Bot Marko Elez - Wikipedia [23:53] IsambardPrince "DOGE resignation [23:53] IsambardPrince Elez resigned from DOGE on February 6, 2025, according to the Wall Street Journal, "after he was linked to a deleted social-media account that advocated racism and eugenics"[7] Tweets from the account included I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both wiped off the face of the Earth. in June 2024 and Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool, in July. In September 2024 before the account was [23:53] IsambardPrince deleted it tweeted You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity, and Normalize Indian hate.[8][9][10] [23:53] IsambardPrince The following day, Elon Musk polled X users whether Elez should be rehired.[11][12] JD Vance called for Elez to be rehired.[13][14]" [23:53] IsambardPrince --- [23:53] IsambardPrince MinceR, JD Vance's wife is Indian. [23:56] MinceR (cat) (video) https://imgur.com/gallery/1nr3kMv = https://rimgo.pussthecat.org/gallery/1nr3kMv [23:56] TR Bot did you expect? - Album on Imgur [23:56] TR Bot What did you expect? - rimgo