●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, March 07, 2026 ●● ● Mar 07 [00:10] IsambardPrince MinceR, The Uber Eats said get a free big mac with $15 order. [00:10] IsambardPrince I was 26 cents shy so I tossed in a packet of ranch sauce and that got me a free big mac. [00:10] MinceR (cat) (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/overcoming-two-obstacles-water-air-gDPcGDw [00:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/overcoming-two-obstacles-water-air-gDPcGDw ) [00:18] IsambardPrince MinceR, That was one of the best Deep Space 9 episodes. [00:18] IsambardPrince The Magnificent Ferengi [00:19] IsambardPrince I liked the part where they all left and Keevan's corpse just kept walking into the wall, presumably until it had degraded to the point where the neural interface stopped doing that. [00:19] IsambardPrince :) [00:19] IsambardPrince I was watching that when I had COVID and I was really in trouble then because I was already short of breath and got caught in a laughing fit. [00:21] IsambardPrince I hate ordering McDonald's from delivery apps. [00:21] IsambardPrince It's bad enough when it's fresh. [00:21] IsambardPrince Give it a half hour for someone to get over there and fetch it and bring it to me, it's like "Whatever, my car's in the shop. So what? It's only one night." [00:22] IsambardPrince MinceR, I had the car repair shop do some diagnostics. [00:22] IsambardPrince It's certainly not a vacuum leak. [00:22] IsambardPrince They did the carb cleaner trick. [00:23] IsambardPrince You spray some around the engine while it's idling. Doesn't take much. [00:23] IsambardPrince If there's a leak that's causing unmetered air to get in or something then the engine will rev up. [00:24] IsambardPrince Wow, Uber Eats said Irvin will be here with my food soon. His car just disappeared from a street 3 blocks from McDonald's and reappeared at the drive thru. [00:24] IsambardPrince That's amazing. [00:24] IsambardPrince I always wondered how they did it. [00:25] IsambardPrince Reptilian shape-shifting Uber drivers. [00:25] IsambardPrince With transporters! [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights ● Mar 07 [01:24] MinceR (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/february-20-73eeqaX [01:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/february-20-73eeqaX ) [01:44] IsambardPrince https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/tehran-bombing-iran-night-of-terror [01:44] TR Bot If they dont stop, Tehran will turn into Gaza: Iranians describe night of terror | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian [01:44] IsambardPrince MinceR, Well, sounds like someone needs to wave the white flag, eh? [01:44] MinceR \_()_/ [01:44] IsambardPrince We have more than enough bombs to flatten Tehran. [01:44] IsambardPrince They should surrender while they can. [01:46] IsambardPrince MinceR, I remember there was an Iranian gay porn actor who was bragging about his iPhone 5. [01:46] IsambardPrince He was later stupid enough to visit Iran after criticizing Iran. [01:46] IsambardPrince And he's been in one of their prisons ever since. [01:48] IsambardPrince Can't recall his name though. [01:53] IsambardPrince https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/03/nz-citizen-released-from-iran-prison-after-two-year-nightmare/ [01:53] TR Bot NZ citizen released from Iran prison after two-year 'nightmare' - Newsroom [01:54] IsambardPrince Ahh, there. [01:54] IsambardPrince They used to play with me mentally: they act like nobody cares about you, like whatever we want to do we can do with you. [01:54] IsambardPrince Ah yes, the police. [01:54] IsambardPrince I'd recognize the description anywhere. [01:54] IsambardPrince Literally all police everywhere. [01:55] IsambardPrince MinceR, ^ [01:57] IsambardPrince MinceR, So this one site says you're supposed to subscribe to it for $49 a month. [01:57] IsambardPrince And you can stream all you want, but you can't download any of it. [01:57] IsambardPrince I said, "Or, and this is just me tossing ideas out there, or I could just go to literally any other size and click a button and download all of it, for free." ● Mar 07 [02:07] IsambardPrince MinceR, There was a guy with an 18 year old McDonald's hamburger in his pocket that was on the news a while back. [02:07] IsambardPrince He said he bought it in 1998 and left it there by mistake and found it 18 years later in the coat closet. [02:07] IsambardPrince And the news was going "Why didn't it rot?" [02:08] IsambardPrince "If the bacteria and stuff aren't eating it, should we eat a McDonald's burger?" [02:08] MinceR preservatives [02:08] MinceR i don't know how it is with you, but i don't build any cell walls [02:08] IsambardPrince I just thought of that for some reason. And I was like "Of course I'd throw it away and Mandy would be like "Leche ka putanginamo! I was saving that!" [02:09] MinceR lol [02:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Dances With Wolves was a great movie. [02:11] IsambardPrince I watched it a couple years ago finally. [02:16] IsambardPrince MinceR, I had a home health client that had walls of movies on VHS, even in 2007. [02:16] IsambardPrince It was getting hard to find a VCR (new anyway) by then and the last title or two probably came out around that time. [02:17] IsambardPrince But the format turned out to be more robust than what replaced it. [02:17] darwin i think a few companies still make various tape players; the bigger problem is getting tapes [02:17] IsambardPrince Analog formats are somewhat fault tolerant in that even if there is a glitch, it may not necessarily be one you can even perceive. [02:17] darwin same with records, CDs/DVDs/BDs, etc. [02:17] IsambardPrince And it won't cause the entire thing to stop working. [02:17] darwin yes [02:18] darwin and said to be 'warmer' sound though I don't know what this means [02:18] MinceR well, you could store digital video on HDDs or SSDs, or even streamer tape [02:18] darwin CD quality is about double vinyl quality so something to be said for CDs also [02:18] MinceR 'warmer' is a particular kind of distortion, afaik [02:18] IsambardPrince I still listen to cassette tapes in the car sometimes. [02:18] IsambardPrince You can plug in the tape player and it will come through on the speakers. I mean, what else do you need really? [02:19] IsambardPrince It's somewhat comical when the battery runs low and can't power the thing right and it just sort of grinds to a halt. [02:19] MinceR i prefer to plug in the phone and listen to music or audio on demand via players that support android auto [02:19] IsambardPrince But that's what rechargeable AA batteries are for. [02:21] darwin we still have a car that can play tapes, and I like them, except that player melted part of one of our tapes! [02:21] darwin i played it several hours straight on a trip [02:22] darwin like half-hour sides at least thrice each, or hour sides one or two times each [02:23] MinceR my car doesn't have a tape player [02:24] MinceR 'warmer' sound is caused by even-order harmonic distortion, i.e. adding 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc. harmonics of what is already there [02:33] IsambardPrince Perhaps that's pleasant by some people's standards. [02:33] IsambardPrince There's no accounting for taste. [02:34] IsambardPrince Even with dietary habits, people have preferences that are bizarre to others. [02:34] IsambardPrince Trump has his steaks burned and brought to him with ketchup. [02:34] IsambardPrince The Chinese eat goddamned anything. [02:34] IsambardPrince :) [02:35] MinceR :> [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-060326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-060326.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, March 06, 2026 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060326.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060326.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-060326.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-060326.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, March 06, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-03-06.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-03-06.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-03-06.txt [02:58] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/babbage-2 [02:58] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Babbage ● Mar 07 [03:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [03:28] *themusicfactory (~themusicfactory@44kb8w9kseqs2.irc) has joined #techrights [03:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [03:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [03:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [03:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [03:56] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights ● Mar 07 [04:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [04:07] IsambardPrince MinceR, I asked for my steak medium rare on Christmas. [04:07] IsambardPrince They brought it out and they hadn't even cooked it at all. [04:08] MinceR :) [04:08] IsambardPrince I had to send it back. [04:08] MinceR "fuckin' raw!" [04:08] IsambardPrince I think that might have been the first time I sent something back to the kitchen at a restaurant. [04:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [04:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], BBC and CNN have both posted articles about urination today. [04:11] IsambardPrince While there's a war going on. [04:17] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [04:19] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:41] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [04:43] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Mar 07 [05:00] IsambardPrince MinceR, That was one of my favorite Red Dwarf moments. [05:01] IsambardPrince When they boarded that alien ship and Rimmer tells Kryten to go ahead because he's seen those movies and it's usually the guy in front that gets killed. [05:01] IsambardPrince And Kryten said he's seen those movies and it's usually the guy in back that gets taken first so the others don't realize they're under attack. [05:01] IsambardPrince And so Rimmer has Kryten walk in circles around him whilee they go in to take the front and the rear. [05:09] MinceR lol [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], BBC and CNN have both posted articles about urination today. [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] about the urainian regime? [05:23] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [05:26] TR News "What good have they ever accomplished after the second World War." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-03-06-war-crimes [05:27] TR News "Actually, I don't drink coffee. I tried black coffee a few months ago, but I just didn't like it. I had decided that, if I didn't like coffee black, I wasn't going to drink it at all. None of this wimpy creamer nonsense." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260306-0.gmi [05:27] MinceR maybe they should have tried americano [05:28] TR News "I decided to check that against my own serverin fact, I'm checking it against my blog [3] specifically, since it's the only dynamic site I'm serving up (the rest are all static sites). So, how do requests to my blog stack up?" gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/03/06.1 [05:29] TR News "I enjoy mentoring, teaching, and giving talks. I always try to be aware of my audience, especially when giving a talk to multiple people. I try to do this so that we can make better use of everyone's time there's no point in giving a talk that's too advanced or too simple, for example." gemini://robida.net/entries/2026/03/07/how-people-learn [05:29] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: nonono [05:30] TR News "Reading Klara and The Sun. I like Kazuo Ishiguro's style and pace of narrative: slow, at times repetitive, verbosely analytical. It feels like Klara and The Sun is sort of an (auto-?)biography of sorts, really cool. I'm at about the quarter of the book at this point and enjoying it thoroughly" gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Books/38878 [05:31] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-03-07.gmi [05:31] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: god has mass recall of fallen-angle apes [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] *angel [05:32] MinceR rapture? [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] no [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] he saw slop [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] he said, [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] humans became so bad [05:32] schestowitz[TR2] that they were comparable to llms [05:34] TR News Charming afternoon gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/worm80 [05:34] admfubar prefers fallen angles.... [05:37] TR News Bon Ap: ANZAC birthplace, Grandfather of hybrid warfare linked to French restaurant https://danielpocock.com/en/bon-ap-anzac-grandfather-hybrid-warfare-born-french-restaurant/ Source: Daniel Pocock | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//danielpocock.com/en/bon-ap-anzac-grandfather-hybrid-warfare-born-french-restaurant/ [05:37] TR Bot Bon Ap: ANZAC birthplace, Grandfather of hybrid warfare linked to French restaurant [05:43] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Coffee Problem, Marchintosh, Learning, and "Selectively Disabling HTTP" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Gemini_Links_07_03_2026_Coffee_Problem_Marchintosh_Learning_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Gemini_Links_07_03_2026_Coffee_Problem_Marchintosh_Learning_and.gmi [05:43] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Coffee Problem, Marchintosh, Learning, and "Selectively Disabling HTTP" [05:44] MinceR rouge angles of satin? [05:45] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, March 06, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_March_06_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_March_06_2026.gmi [05:45] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, March 06, 2026 [05:45] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [05:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [05:46] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [05:46] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [05:56] TR News Techrights The Register MS, Sponsored by Communist Party of China (CPC) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/The_Register_MS_Sponsored_by_Communist_Party_of_China_CPC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/The_Register_MS_Sponsored_by_Communist_Party_of_China_CPC.gmi [05:56] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS, Sponsored by Communist Party of China (CPC) ● Mar 07 [06:13] TR News Techrights "IBM Has Changed So Much in the Last Decade to the Point It's Completely Unrecognizable." https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/IBM_Has_Changed_So_Much_in_the_Last_Decade_to_the_Point_It_s_Co.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/IBM_Has_Changed_So_Much_in_the_Last_Decade_to_the_Point_It_s_Co.gmi [06:13] TR Bot Techrights "IBM Has Changed So Much in the Last Decade to the Point It's Completely Unrecognizable." [06:17] *themusicfactory has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:30] *themusicfactory (~themusicfactory@44kb8w9kseqs2.irc) has joined #techrights [06:34] TR News (NEW): Tackling Abuse Against Women in Tech https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Tackling_Abuse_Against_Women_in_Tech.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Tackling_Abuse_Against_Women_in_Tech.gmi [06:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Tackling Abuse Against Women in Tech [06:34] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I cope by not paying more attention to the devil apes than I have to. [06:34] IsambardPrince MinceR, During COVID I saw some woman get so mad at a McDonald's employee that she grabbed that plexiglass thing and beat the employee over the head with it. [06:35] IsambardPrince Then ran out the door and down the street. [06:35] IsambardPrince I remember wondering what you could be so mad at a person who sells hamburgers about. [06:38] TR News Techrights Spooking or Chasing Away Women (From Computer Science) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Spooking_or_Chasing_Away_Women_From_Computer_Science.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Spooking_or_Chasing_Away_Women_From_Computer_Science.gmi [06:38] TR Bot Techrights Spooking or Chasing Away Women (From Computer Science) [06:48] TR News Techrights The Free Software Community is Gaining Momentum as Its Importance is More Broadly Realised https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/The_Free_Software_Community_is_Gaining_Momentum_as_Its_Importan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/The_Free_Software_Community_is_Gaining_Momentum_as_Its_Importan.gmi [06:48] TR Bot Techrights The Free Software Community is Gaining Momentum as Its Importance is More Broadly Realised [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], I cope by not paying more attention to the devil apes than I have to. [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] good call [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] but [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] another option is [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] find those who are not devils [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] and then life involves less hassle with BS [06:58] TR News Techrights The Corporate Media Repeated the Lies Told by Jack Dorsey ("AI" Hype), Now It Does the Same for Larry Ellison https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/The_Corporate_Media_Repeated_the_Lies_Told_by_Jack_Dorsey_AI_Hy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/The_Corporate_Media_Repeated_the_Lies_Told_by_Jack_Dorsey_AI_Hy.gmi [06:58] TR Bot Techrights The Corporate Media Repeated the Lies Told by Jack Dorsey ("AI" Hype), Now It Does the Same for Larry Ellison ● Mar 07 [07:10] IsambardPrince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBnalcSi138 [07:10] TR Bot https://yewtu.be/watch?v=gBnalcSi138 [07:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=gBnalcSi138 ) [07:10] IsambardPrince MinceR, This ended up in the credit roll of Alien: Earth episode 2. [07:13] TR News first to file https://patents.google.com/patent/US174465A/en https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-bell-telephone-patents/ [07:13] TR Bot US174465A - Improvement in telegraphy - Google Patents [07:13] TR Bot The Bell Telephone Patents | Scientific American [07:13] TR News "The Telecommunications History Group, Inc. - The Telephone Patent Follies" https://www.telcomhistory.org/science-patent-follies.html [07:13] TR Bot The Telecommunications History Group, Inc. - The Telephone Patent Follies [07:16] TR News "If copyrighted works can be whitewashed / reimplemented via AI, then copyright is dead. And now we have a case in public view, the reimplementation of chardet, relicensed from LGPL to MIT, causing upheaval." https://alexn.org/blog/2026/03/06/copyright-is-dead/?pk_campaign=rss | Source: Alexandru Nedelcu [07:16] TR Bot Copyright is Dead - Alexandru Nedelcu [07:16] TR News "It is Bandcamp Friday! 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Now its becoming a shill for the Trump regime." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-pro-trump-mega-media-monopoly-emerges | Source: Robert Reich [07:17] TR Bot The Biggest Pro-Trump Mega-Media Monopoly Ever (its already distorting war coverage) [07:17] TR News "Curiously, not long before this settlement, Google announced it would begin requiring Android developers to be verified for their software to be installable" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/google-epic-games-settlement/ | Source: Nick Heer [07:17] TR Bot Google and Epic Games Announce Settlement Pixel Envy [07:18] TR News "The test was conducted in Nimes, France, using an aircraft terminal connected to the Alphasat TDP-1 satellite orbiting Earth 36,000 km above the surface." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/europe-achieves-record-breaking-gigabit-per-second-data-transfer-between-a-geostationary-satellite-and-an-aircraft | Source: Tom's Hardware [07:18] TR Bot Europe achieves record-breaking gigabit per second data transfer between a geostationary satellite and an aircraft | Tom's Hardware [07:19] TR News "delay the review" https://insidetowers.com/house-oks-bill-to-speed-broadband-deployment-on-federal-land/ | Source: Inside Towers [07:19] TR Bot House OKs Bill to Speed Broadband Deployment on Federal Land - Inside Towers [07:19] TR News "The House voted 357-65 on Tuesday to bury a resolution that would have forced public disclosure of sexual harassment investigations against members of Congress." https://boingboing.net/2026/03/05/both-parties-vote-to-keep-congressional-sex-harassment-files-secret.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/05/both-parties-vote-to-keep-congressional-sex-harassment-files-secret.html ) [07:19] TR News "Institute of Peace" https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/body-cam-footage-usip-doge-raid-mpd-lawsuit | Source: Marisa Kabas [07:19] TR Bot Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid [07:20] TR News "An international law enforcement operation has dismantled LeakBase, a major online marketplace for stolen data that had become a central hub for cybercriminal activity." https://thecyberexpress.com/leakbase-cybercrime-forum-taken-down/ | Source: Cyble Inc [07:20] TR Bot FBI and Europol Dismantle LeakBase Cybercrime Forum With 142,000 Users The Cyber Express [07:20] TR News "International Womens Day 2026: International Womens Day, observed every year on March 8, celebrates womens achievements and honours the ongoing struggle for equality and liberation." https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/festivals/international-women-s-day-2026-what-is-the-theme-for-this-year-know-date-history-significance-and-more-101772854305831.html | Source: Hindustan Times [07:20] TR Bot International Womens Day 2026: What is the theme for this year? Know date, history, significance, celebration and more | Hindustan Times [07:21] TR News (NEW): GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-03-06 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/GNOME_Foundation_Update_2026_03_06.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/GNOME_Foundation_Update_2026_03_06.gmi [07:21] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-03-06 [07:21] TR News "The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) challenged 26 provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018, arguing that the law was vague, lacked a clear requirement of criminal intent" https://cpj.org/2026/03/kenya-court-strikes-down-fake-news-sections-of-cyber-law-upholds-other-problematic-provisions/ | Source: CPJ [07:21] TR Bot Kenya court strikes down fake news sections of cyber law, upholds other problematic provisions - Committee to Protect Journalists [07:21] TR News "Recently, FAIR (2/3/26) took a look at the owners of the biggest online media outlets. It focused on the controlling owners of those outlets, which are mostly publicly traded corporations." https://fair.org/home/three-massive-funds-control-a-chunk-of-most-media/ | Source: FAIR [07:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://fair.org/home/three-massive-funds-control-a-chunk-of-most-media/ ) [07:21] TR News "His lawyer did not elaborate on the reason for not appealing." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/06/breaking-hong-kong-media-tycoon-jimmy-lai-will-not-appeal-nat-security-conviction-20-year-jail-term-lawyer-says/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [07:21] TR Bot Jimmy Lai will not appeal nat. security conviction, 20-year jail term, lawyer says [07:21] TR News "Her arrest has alarmed civil rights advocates and press freedom groups who have demanded her immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, where she remains while a fast-moving legal battle for her release is ongoing." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/estefany-rodriguez-florez-ice-arrest-nashville-b2933760.html | Source: The Independent UK [07:21] TR Bot ICE arrests journalist in car with newsrooms logo as free press groups demand her release | The Independent [07:22] TR News "In these situations, and by the regimes design, the populace still has access to the countrys homegrown intranet and suite of applications" https://www.wired.com/story/the-future-of-irans-internet-is-more-uncertain-than-ever/ | Source: Wired [07:22] TR Bot Future of Irans Internet Is More Uncertain Than Ever | WIRED [07:22] TR News "What happened next is hard to discern, since the working group did not operate in public view." https://truthout.org/articles/florida-has-deemed-all-existing-intro-to-sociology-textbooks-illegal/ | Source: TruthOut [07:22] TR Bot Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own | Truthout [07:22] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Polish and Stability https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/This_Week_in_Plasma_Polish_and_Stability.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/This_Week_in_Plasma_Polish_and_Stability.gmi [07:22] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Polish and Stability [07:22] TR News "Police say Masood Masjoody was most likely murdered; Iranian expats suspect he was killed for his criticism of the theocratic regime" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/missing-iranian-canada-masood-masjoody | Source: The Guardian UK [07:22] TR Bot Iranian mathematician missing in Canada may have been targeted by Tehran, activists say | Canada | The Guardian [07:25] TR News "Germany is in the midst of an industrial job loss wave worse than the one during COVID." https://jacobin.com/2026/03/germany-deindustrialization-trade-green-elite/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:25] TR Bot German Deindustrialization Is Self-Inflicted [07:25] TR News "Bishop previously served as the CISO for the Department of the Air Force and held private-sector executive roles at Microsoft and SAIC." https://www.securityweek.com/james-aaron-bishop-tapped-to-serve-as-new-pentagon-ciso/ | Source: Security Week [07:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/james-aaron-bishop-tapped-to-serve-as-new-pentagon-ciso/ ) [07:25] TR News "Its okay that they dont read my Substack or watch my videos. Im not insulted." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dont-ask-me-if-ive-retired | Source: Robert Reich [07:25] TR Bot Please dont ask me if Ive retired or still work [07:26] TR News (NEW): KDE Gear 26.04 release schedule https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/KDE_Gear_26_04_release_schedule.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/01/14/KDE_Gear_26_04_release_schedule.gmi [07:26] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Gear 26.04 release schedule [07:27] TR News "We have 30-ish days of fuel security, much of it hosted offshore, and all of it draining away as war escalates in the Middle East." https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/03/running-on-empty-5/ | Source: Spectator AU [07:27] TR Bot Running on empty | The Spectator Australia [07:27] TR News [Old] "Heat waves, drought, floods, forest fires the consequences of climate change are increasing and are changing our environment." https://en.neritam.com/2026/03/05/climate-change-is-affecting-drinking-water-quality/ | Source: Neritam [07:27] TR Bot Climate change is affecting drinking water quality Neritam [07:27] TR News (NEW): Third beta for Krita 5.3 and Krita 6.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Third_beta_for_Krita_5_3_and_Krita_6_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Third_beta_for_Krita_5_3_and_Krita_6_0.gmi [07:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Third beta for Krita 5.3 and Krita 6.0 [07:28] TR News "The water stored in reservoirs ensures our supply of drinking water. Good water quality is therefore important - but is at significant risk due to climate change." https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=36336&webc_pm=28/2022 | [07:28] TR Bot Press releases - Climate Change is Affecting Drinking Water Quality [07:28] TR News "To do this, Sayers sent over 70 vintage Super 8 film cameras, each over 40 years old, to videographers in 25 different countries to tell their own stories in an environmentally friendly way." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/film-cameras/this-nostalgic-documentary-on-climate-change-was-shot-entirely-on-40-year-old-super-8-cameras-and-is-now-heading-to-the-big-screen | Source: Digital Camera World [07:28] TR Bot This 'nostalgic' documentary on climate change was shot entirely on 40-year-old Super 8 cameras and is now heading to the big screen | Digital Camera World [07:28] TR News "As the A.I. boom enters its fourth year, Mr. Janous and his team have become modern-day land men." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/technology/ai-data-centers-land-cloverleaf-infrastructure.html | Source: New York Times [07:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/technology/ai-data-centers-land-cloverleaf-infrastructure.html ) [07:28] TR News Now [07:28] TR News "Now, some are latching onto the wave of anti-OpenAI sentiment to voice broader critiques of the company." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/rage-openai-protests | Source: Futurism [07:28] TR Bot The Rage at OpenAI Has Grown So Immense That There Are Entire Protests Against It [07:29] TR News "During the last winter, 204 out of 238 Indian cities recorded average PM2.5 (a chief pollutant) levels above the Indian standard of 40 g/m" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/204-of-238-indian-cities-did-not-meet-air-quality-standards-crea/article70712544.ece | Source: The Hindu [07:29] TR Bot 204 of 238 Indian cities did not meet air quality standards: CREA - The Hindu [07:29] TR News (NEW): Nitrux 6.0 Released with Linux 6.19, New Login Screen, Rescue Mode, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/03/Nitrux_6_0_Released_with_Linux_6_19_New_Login_Screen_Rescue_Mod.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/03/Nitrux_6_0_Released_with_Linux_6_19_New_Login_Screen_Rescue_Mod.gmi [07:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Nitrux 6.0 Released with Linux 6.19, New Login Screen, Rescue Mode, and More [07:30] TR News "Court documents from the victims' lawsuit show JPMorgan maintained the pedophile as a client for 15 years" https://boingboing.net/2026/03/05/jpmorgan-knew-about-epstein-and-kept-banking-him.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/03/05/jpmorgan-knew-about-epstein-and-kept-banking-him.html ) [07:32] TR News "Most recently, this hybrid form of trade and information war hit a high-water mark with a threat of increasing the tariff rate to 100 percent" https://thewalrus.ca/canada-is-already-at-war-with-the-us-we-just-dont-know-it-yet/ | Source: The Walrus [07:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://thewalrus.ca/canada-is-already-at-war-with-the-us-we-just-dont-know-it-yet/ ) [07:33] TR News "I became a dad recently, and Im not publishing a bunch of photos of my kid like most parents do. Some people started asking me why, so here it is." https://carlosbecker.com/posts/children-privacy/ | Source: Carlos Becker [07:33] TR Bot You'll never see my child's face [07:33] TR News [Old] "A setting like this should never be opt-in by default..." https://jimmitchell.org/2025/09/29/linkedin-wants-to-share-your-data/ | Source: Jim Mitchell [07:33] TR Bot LinkedIn Wants to Share Your Data Jim Mitchell [07:33] TR News "The plan is that users of the Copilot app in Windows will show content in the assistant's window "so you don't lose context."" https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/05/microsoft_adds_a_sidepane_for/ | Source: The Register UK [07:33] TR Bot Copilot swallows your browser. You're welcome The Register [07:34] TR News "for a starting price of roughly US $120 per month, Tycoon 2FA's customers gained access via private Telegram channels to an off-the-shelf phishing kit" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hackers-bypassed-mfa-120-phishing-kit-global-takedown-shut-down | Source: Bitdefender [07:34] TR Bot How hackers bypassed MFA with a $120 phishing kit - until a global takedown shut it down [07:34] TR News Windows TCO https://www.pcworld.com/article/3078645/the-conduent-data-breach-isnt-the-largest-but-its-still-a-big-deal.html | Source: PC World [07:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3078645/the-conduent-data-breach-isnt-the-largest-but-its-still-a-big-deal.html ) [07:35] TR News "See I had forgotten the one golden rule of capitalism. To thrive in capitalism one must be amoral." https://matduggan.com/boy-i-was-wrong-about-the-fediverse/ | Source: Mat Duggan [07:35] TR Bot NO TITLE [07:35] TR News "Every major version is a milestone, and 8.0.0 is no exception. Your WordPress blog just became a two-way street in the Fediverse." https://activitypub.blog/2026/03/05/8-0-0-smash-that-like-button/ | [07:35] TR Bot 8.0.0 Smash That Like Button ActivityPub for WordPress [07:36] TR News "There are real reasons to criticize the MacBook Neo." https://www.macworld.com/article/3081039/tech-bros-are-lying-to-you-about-the-macbook-neo.html | Source: Macworld [07:36] TR Bot bros are lying to you about the MacBook Neo | Macworld [07:37] TR News "intensive disinformation and psychological warfare activities targeting Turkey on digital platforms" https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-blocks-41-social-media-accounts-over-disinformation-on-iran-war-317457 | Source: BIA Net [07:37] TR Bot Turkey blocks 41 social media accounts over disinformation on Iran war [07:37] TR News "Despite the histrionics, this is probably the best outcome for Anthropicand for the Pentagon." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/03/anthropic-and-the-pentagon.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [07:37] TR Bot and the Pentagon - Schneier on Security [07:37] TR News "AI companies such as OpenAI, xAI, Meta, Anthropic and Google have been in the news a lot recently for all the wrong reasons." https://smist08.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/ai-companies-recent-bad-behaviour/ | Source: Stephen Smith [07:37] TR Bot AI Companies Recent Bad Behaviour | Stephen Smith's Blog [07:38] TR News "The lawsuit alleges that the chatbot encouraged him to try to obtain a physical robot body that the AI could use to exist in the real world." https://www.pcworld.com/article/3081094/google-faces-lawsuit-over-gemini-ais-role-in-mans-suicide.html | Source: PC World [07:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3081094/google-faces-lawsuit-over-gemini-ais-role-in-mans-suicide.html ) [07:38] TR News "Events over the last week have delivered a body blow to those hopes, starting with the bitter feud between the Pentagon and Anthropic." https://www.wired.com/story/when-ai-companies-go-to-war-safety-gets-left-behind/ | Source: Wired [07:38] TR Bot AI Companies Go to War, Safety Gets Left Behind | WIRED [07:38] TR News "They struggled, hard, miscalculating the refund or amount owed to the Internal Revenue Service by an average of more than $2,000." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/technology/artificial-intelligence-taxes-tax-refund.html | Source: New York Times [07:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/technology/artificial-intelligence-taxes-tax-refund.html ) [07:39] TR News "The partnership was facilitated by Elevate, a sports marketing and sponsorship agency that collaborated with Stanford Athletics to structure the agreement." https://stanforddaily.com/2026/03/05/stanford-athletics-waymo-rideshare/ | Source: Stanford University [07:39] TR Bot Stanford Athletics partners with Waymo for campus rideshare [07:39] TR News "Making matters even more grim is reporting from Middle East Eye that Shajareh Tayyebeh was hit a second time after the initial missile strike, maiming first responders and parents that had come to collect their children." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/pentagon-ai-claude-bombing-elementary-school | Source: Futurism [07:39] TR Bot Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target [07:39] TR News "Read those numbers again: a Mac laptop with Apples build quality (its made of aluminium, not plastic), macOS and the attractive Apple ecosystem for just $599." https://techcentral.co.za/apple-just-dropped-a-bomb-on-the-windows-world/278610/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [07:39] TR Bot Apple just dropped a bomb on the Windows world [07:40] TR News "The SGI O2 was SGIs last-ditch attempt at a low-end MIPS-based workstation back in 1996, and correspondingly didnt use the hottest parts of the time" https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/reverse-engineering-the-prom-for-the-sgi-o2/ | Source: Hackaday [07:40] TR Bot Engineering The PROM For The SGI O2 | Hackaday [07:40] TR News "The pulley, or block as they are sometimes called, is built with a polymer roller made out of a type of nylon" https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/one-sailing-pulley-to-rule-them-all/ | Source: Hackaday [07:40] TR Bot Sailing Pulley To Rule Them All | Hackaday [07:40] TR News "The school also recommends that researchers who do decide to travel not carry their personal laptops or phones." https://yle.fi/a/74-20213931 | Source: YLE [07:40] TR Bot Friday's papers: University tells academics to avoid US, Finland's athlete shortage, and slippery streets | Yle News | Yle [07:41] TR News "Corporate bullshit is a specific style of communication that uses confusing, abstract buzzwords in a functionally misleading way" https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/03/workers-who-love-synergizing-paradigms-might-be-bad-their-jobs?ref=werd.io | Source: Cornell Unviersity [07:41] TR Bot Workers who love synergizing paradigms might be bad at their jobs | Cornell Chronicle [07:41] TR News "he results of this study into corporate BS isnt going to surprise anyone whos spent much time in an office." https://werd.io/workers-who-love-synergizing-paradigms-might-be-bad-at-their-jobs/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller [07:41] TR Bot Workers who love synergizing paradigms might be bad at their jobs [07:41] TR News "This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Eric Schwarz, whose blog can be found at schwarztech.net." https://manuelmoreale.com/interview/eric-schwarz | Source: Manuel Moreale [07:41] TR Bot Eric Schwarz Manu [07:42] TR News "I have run into many of these incredible beings over the course of my career. I think their existence is what explains the curious durability of the notion of a 10x engineer, someone who is 10 times as productive or skilled as their peers" https://spectrum.ieee.org/10x-engineer | Source: IEEE [07:42] TR Bot Why "Normal" Engineers Are the Key to Great Teams - IEEE Spectrum [07:42] TR News "Every TLS 1.3 session starts with a key exchange made via an elliptic curve. The most popular curve is Curve25519, and the exchange involves adding a "base point" P to itself over and over again: [...]" https://curves.xargs.org/ | [07:42] TR Bot The Animated Elliptic Curve [07:42] TR News "Here's another diagram (look, I know you're a clever person, and you don't need a diagram of a bloody straw, or a doughnut, but we're going with it, okay)." https://kevquirk.com/how-many-holes-does-a-straw-have | Source: Kev Quirk [07:42] TR Bot How Many Holes Does a Straw Have? - Kev Quirk [07:42] TR News "Autonomous vehicles can handle the job, but low-cost hardware and accessible software are essential to opening up this area of conservation." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/exploring-the-ocean-with-raspberry-pi-powered-marine-robots/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [07:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/exploring-the-ocean-with-raspberry-pi-powered-marine-robots/ ) [07:43] TR News "This is one of the things your grandfather told you about: a personal website. Not a social media, not a Google YouTube Channel, not a Discord server." https://michal.sapka.pl/faq/ | Source: Micha Sapka [07:43] TR Bot FAQ [07:43] TR News "When I think about Mises reaction to the 1927 general strike in Vienna, I think about how I scrambled to find something, anything, to replace my faith in God." https://wingolog.org/archives/2026/03/06/free-trade-and-the-left-ter-mises-and-my-apostasy | Source: Andy Wingo [07:43] TR Bot free trade and the left, ter: mises and my apostasy wingolog [07:44] TR News "That reminds me, I probably should be adding not only the languages that I am fluent in on my site, but also the languages I am learning. Maybe that would nudge somebody in witting to me in a different language than English?" https://sarajaksa.eu/2026/03/the-language-i-will-never-speak/ | Source: Sara Jaka [07:44] TR Bot The Language I Will Never Speak | Blog of Sara Jaka [07:44] TR News "Ive been online twenty years, and blogging for ten of them." https://www.ssp.sh/blog/why-i-still-blog/ | Source: Simon Spti [07:44] TR Bot I Still Blog and Why the Future of Blogging Is Connected | ssp.sh [07:50] TR News Techrights Links 07/03/2026: Fuel Already Running Low and "Economic Crisis of the Iran War" https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Links_07_03_2026_Fuel_Already_Running_Low_and_Economic_Crisis_o.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Links_07_03_2026_Fuel_Already_Running_Low_and_Economic_Crisis_o.gmi [07:50] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/03/2026: Fuel Already Running Low and "Economic Crisis of the Iran War" [07:52] TR News "the Go team likes explicitness." https://niketpatel.com/essays/why-go-cant-try | [07:52] TR Bot Why Go Can't Try | Niket Patel [07:52] TR News "I recently wrote about things that make me so attached to xterm." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/XTermHasToDoZiconbeep | Source: University of Toronto [07:52] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [07:56] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software ● Mar 07 [08:03] TR News "In my January post, I focused on implementing a singleton correctly. " https://andreasfertig.com/blog/2026/03/best-performance-of-a-cpp-singleton/ | [08:03] TR Bot Best performance of a C++ singleton - Andreas Fertig's Blog [08:03] TR News "I am very excited about C++26 reflection." https://vittorioromeo.com/index/blog/refl_compiletime.html | [08:03] TR Bot vittorio romeo's website [08:04] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [08:06] TR News "Today, the best a tool author can do is append a line to .gitignore, which means modifying someone elses repository, or hope the user adds the right pattern themselves." https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/06/gitlocal.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [08:06] TR Bot .gitlocal | Andrew Nesbitt [08:07] TR News (NEW): PimersusOS Debian-based Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/PimersusOS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/PimersusOS_Debian_based_Linux_distribution.gmi [08:07] TR Bot Tux Machines PimersusOS Debian-based Linux distribution [08:08] TR News "Getting involved in open source doesn't have to be scary! Understand how to find a great project and make your first contribution in this guide." https://whitep4nth3r.com/blog/how-to-make-your-first-open-source-contribution/ | [08:08] TR Bot How to make your first contribution to an open source project [08:08] TR News "My typing speed is not the bottleneck." https://danq.me/2026/03/06/writing-code-is-not-the-bottleneck/ | Source: Dan Q [08:08] TR Bot Things I do when Im writing code that dont look like writing code Dan Q [08:08] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@aksg6tcpv6ixw.irc) has joined #techrights [08:08] TR News "I currently have code in three code forges: GitHub, Source Tube (which is Forgejo), and my Forgejo instance." https://rknight.me/blog/ash-fetchum/ | Source: Rob Knight [08:08] TR Bot Ash Fetchum Robb Knight [08:09] TR News "Even though we don't want user input to contain harmful content, we do not normally sanitize user input, rather we validate user input, and there is a big difference." https://unixdigest.com/articles/stop-telling-people-to-sanitize-user-input.html | Source: UNIXdigest [08:09] TR Bot Stop telling people to sanitize user input [08:09] TR News "Needless to say, I am currently shopping for another journal for my paper." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/06/guest-post-who-owns-our-knowledge-an-african-university-press-perspective/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [08:09] TR Bot Guest Post Who Owns Our Knowledge? An African University Press Perspective - The Scholarly Kitchen [08:20] TR News "There are a lot of open questions about this, both ethically and legally. These appear to be coming to a head in the venerable chardet Python library." https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/5/chardet/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison [08:20] TR Bot Can coding agents relicense open source through a clean room implementation of code? [08:20] TR News "The long wait is over. Fresh copies of The Book of PF, 4th Edition arrived here today. Which means: I'll bring some to upcoming conferences!" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/its_real_its_here.html | Source: Peter N M Hansteen [08:20] TR Bot The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real [08:21] TR News "And finally, the shipment had a total weight of 10.4 kg, which sounded about right for the stack of The Book of PF, 4th Edition author copies I was expecting to receive soon after the print run was ready to ship." https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-book-of-pf-4th-edition-its-here-its.html | Source: BSDly [08:21] TR Bot That grumpy BSD guy: The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real [08:21] TR News "It is now shipping, and when author and undeadly.org co-editor Peter Hansteen finally got his author copies, he wrote a blog post titled The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260306131150 | Source: Undeadly [08:21] TR Bot The Book of PF, 4th Edition Spotted in the Wild [08:21] TR News (NEW): OpenWrts latest update adds a piece of Alpine Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/OpenWrt_s_latest_update_adds_a_piece_of_Alpine_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/OpenWrt_s_latest_update_adds_a_piece_of_Alpine_Linux.gmi [08:21] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenWrts latest update adds a piece of Alpine Linux [08:21] TR News "Ive written a second edition of Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction, which ideally should come out with Princeton University Press later this year." https://kieranhealy.org/blog/archives/2026/03/06/data-visualization-second-edition/ | Source: Kieran Healy [08:21] TR Bot Visualization, Second Edition - kieranhealy.org [08:21] TR News "My main goal is to introduce you to both the ideas and the methods of data visualization in a sensible, comprehensible, reproducible way." https://socviz.co/ | [08:21] TR Bot Data Visualization [08:22] TR News "Once the foundation was set, I cooked up a few shortcodes and partials to handle my specific neuroses." https://www.andreinc.net/2026/03/06/the-blog-looks-different-now/ | Source: Andrei Ciobanu [08:22] TR Bot The blog looks different now | Personal Site of Andrei N. Ciobanu [08:23] TR News (NEW): RengeOS is a minimal, Arch Linuxbased operating system https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/RengeOS_is_a_minimal_Arch_Linux_based_operating_system.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/RengeOS_is_a_minimal_Arch_Linux_based_operating_system.gmi [08:23] TR Bot Tux Machines RengeOS is a minimal, Arch Linuxbased operating system [08:23] TR News (NEW): This book taught me 6 must-know facts about Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/This_book_taught_me_6_must_know_facts_about_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/This_book_taught_me_6_must_know_facts_about_Linux.gmi [08:23] TR Bot Tux Machines This book taught me 6 must-know facts about Linux [08:29] TR News "I have been working on a few new features for Artemis, the calm web reader I maintain. You can read a summary of whats new below." https://jamesg.blog/2026/03/06/artemis-changelog-8 | Source: James G [08:29] TR Bot Artemis changelog #8 | James' Coffee Blog [08:29] TR News "Your website is slow. And thats costing you money." https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/speed-is-the-first-competency-test/ | Source: Jono Alderson [08:29] TR Bot Speed is the first competency test - Jono Alderson [08:30] TR News "I decided to check that against my own serverin fact, I'm checking it against my blog specifically, since it's the only dynamic site I'm serving up (the rest are all static sites)." https://boston.conman.org/2026/03/06.1 | Source: Sean Conner [08:30] TR Bot Notes on blocking requests based on the HTTP protocol used - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [08:31] TR News (NEW): Someone got Linux working on the PS5, and it runs GTA 5 with ray tracing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/https_static0_xdaimages_com_wordpress_wp_content_uploads_2026_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/https_static0_xdaimages_com_wordpress_wp_content_uploads_2026_0.gmi [08:31] TR Bot Tux Machines Someone got Linux working on the PS5, and it runs GTA 5 with ray tracing [08:31] TR News "Hacks are of all ages, with the Victorian-era Claymills Pumping Station being no exception." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/how-an-old-automatic-stoker-was-hacked-onto-a-modern-lancashire-boiler/ | Source: Hackaday [08:31] TR Bot An Old Automatic Stoker Was Hacked Onto A Modern Lancashire Boiler | Hackaday [08:31] TR News "While he totally loved the massive marble clock that [Ivan Miranda] built" https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/the-worlds-smallest-marble-clock-with-pick-and-place-arm/ | Source: Hackaday [08:31] TR Bot Worlds Smallest Marble Clock With Pick And Place Arm | Hackaday [08:34] TR News "The grappling gun was originally designed for a smaller child to get hoisted up a hill on a sled, but when stress testing the device [John] found out that it actually has more than enough capability to haul even an adult up a hill on skis." https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/portable-tow-rope-batman-would-be-proud-of/ | Source: Hackaday [08:34] TR Bot Tow Rope Batman Would Be Proud Of | Hackaday [08:34] TR News "The material combines ordinary foam with 3D-printed plastic columns embedded inside it. These flexible columns, known as struts, form an internal skeleton that reinforces the foam and improves how it handles pressure and impacts." https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/super-foam-10x-energy-absorption-texas-am | Source: Interesting Engineering [08:34] TR Bot New 'super foam' absorbs 10 more energy using 3D-printed skeleton [08:37] TR News "The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the first stable release of the OpenWrt 25.12 stable series." https://forum.openwrt.org/t/openwrt-25-12-0-stable-release/247228 | [08:37] TR Bot OpenWrt 25.12.0 - Stable Release - Release and security announcements - OpenWrt Forum [08:37] TR News "Recently, during the second quarter of 2021Sensirion has surprised us by adding new members to the CO2 sensor familythe SCD40 and SCD41." https://emariete.com/en/sensor-co2-sensirion-scd40-scd41/ | [08:37] TR Bot SCD41 and SCD40 CO2 sensors | eMariete [08:37] TR News [Old] "The response time is roughly every 2 minutes for temperature and every 90 seconds for humidity." https://blog.jesse-anderson.net/posts/SCD41/ | [08:37] TR Bot Jesse Andersons Blog - SCD41: On Demand CO2 Sensor [08:37] TR News "As shared in my previous blogpost, I reverse-engineered the TP-Link Tapo C260 camera for the SPIRITCYBER IoT hardware hacking contest." https://spaceraccoon.dev/getting-shell-tapo-c260-webcam/ | Source: Spaceraccoon [08:37] TR Bot Getting a Shell on the Tapo C260 Camera (CVE-2026-0651, CVE-2026-0652, CVE-2026-0653) | Spaceraccoon's Blog [08:38] TR News "Today I released a small update for Burger Party. Version 1.4.6 fixes an overflowing text in the Spanish translation by Miguel de Dios" https://agateau.com/2026/burger-party-1-4-6/ | Source: Aurlien Gteau [08:38] TR Bot Party 1.4.6 | agateau.com [08:38] TR News "The wave is probably one of the most difficult shapes to make in CSS." https://css-tricks.com/how-to-create-wavy-shapes-patterns-in-css/ | Source: CSS Tricks [08:38] TR Bot to Create Wavy Shapes & Patterns in CSS | CSS-Tricks [08:39] TR News "I found this old article about making wavy lines with CSS, and decided to play around with it!" https://cassidoo.co/post/css-wavy-art/ | Source: Cassidy Williams [08:39] TR Bot Making art with CSS gradients and corner-shape and skew, oh my [08:39] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [08:39] TR News "I recently started a new platform where I sell my books and courses, and in this website I needed to send account related emails to my users for things such as email address verification and password reset requests." https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/how-to-host-your-own-email-server | Source: Miguel Grinberg [08:39] TR Bot How to Host your Own Email Server - miguelgrinberg.com [08:39] TR News "It's important to understand that ZFS is not only a filesystem. It's also a set of parameters. And those parameters are send together with the files." https://www.vincentdelft.be/post/post_20260306 | Source: Vincent Delft [08:39] TR Bot Vincent's blog [08:40] TR News "This week, Hackadays Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over assorted beverages to bring you the latest news, mystery sound results show" https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/hackaday-podcast-episode-360-cool-rubber-bands-science-y-stuff-and-the-whys-of-office-supplies/ | Source: Hackaday [08:40] TR Bot Podcast Episode 360: Cool Rubber Bands, Science-y Stuff, And The Whys Of Office Supplies | Hackaday [08:41] TR News (NEW): A modder has successfully ported Linux to the PS5, running GTA 5 Enhanced with ray tracing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/A_modder_has_successfully_ported_Linux_to_the_PS5_running_GTA_5.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/A_modder_has_successfully_ported_Linux_to_the_PS5_running_GTA_5.gmi [08:41] TR Bot Tux Machines A modder has successfully ported Linux to the PS5, running GTA 5 Enhanced with ray tracing [08:42] TR News Transport Fever 3 confirmed for Linux and macOS support | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/transport-fever-3-confirmed-for-linux-and-macos-support/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:42] TR Bot Fever 3 confirmed for Linux and macOS support | GamingOnLinux [08:42] TR News Weird teeth-pulling tactical roguelite Sol Cesto hits 1.0 in April | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/weird-teeth-pulling-tactical-roguelite-sol-cesto-hits-1-0-in-april/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:42] TR Bot teeth-pulling tactical roguelite Sol Cesto hits 1.0 in April | GamingOnLinux [08:43] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:43] TR News "Congressman Darrell Issa questions why the DMCA stops you from using parts you already own" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/congressman-darrell-issa-questions-why:1 [08:43] TR Bot Congressman Darrell Issa questions why the DMCA stops you from using parts you already own [08:44] TR News The excellent fusion of Balatro and chess in Gambonanza releases May 1 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/the-excellent-fusion-of-balatro-and-chess-in-gambonanza-releases-may-1/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/the-excellent-fusion-of-balatro-and-chess-in-gambonanza-releases-may-1/ [08:44] TR Bot excellent fusion of Balatro and chess in Gambonanza releases May 1 | GamingOnLinux [08:44] TR News Slay the Spire 2 becomes the biggest roguelike deck-builder on Steam ever | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/slay-the-spire-2-becomes-the-biggest-roguelike-deck-builder-on-steam-ever/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:44] TR Bot the Spire 2 becomes the biggest roguelike deck-builder on Steam ever | GamingOnLinux [08:46] TR News Cyberpunk action RPG 'RUINER 2' with co-op announced by Reikon Games | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/cyberpunk-action-rpg-ruiner-2-with-co-op-announced-by-reikon-games/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:46] TR Bot action RPG 'RUINER 2' with co-op announced by Reikon Games | GamingOnLinux [08:47] TR News options [08:47] TR News Valve gives Steam developer and publisher pages a lot more customization options | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/valve-gives-steam-developer-and-publisher-pages-a-lot-more-customization-options/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:47] TR Bot gives Steam developer and publisher pages a lot more customization options | GamingOnLinux [08:48] TR News Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/many-more-us-states-are-planning-or-already-have-operating-system-age-verification-laws/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:48] TR Bot more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws | GamingOnLinux [08:49] *themusicfactory has quit (connection closed) [08:49] *themusicfactory (~themusicfactory@44kb8w9kseqs2.irc) has joined #techrights [08:49] TR News (NEW): "Attestation" Mandated in US If American Politicians Get Their Way https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/24/_Attestation_Mandated_in_US_If_American_Politicians_Get_Their_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/24/_Attestation_Mandated_in_US_If_American_Politicians_Get_Their_W.gmi [08:49] TR Bot Tux Machines "Attestation" Mandated in US If American Politicians Get Their Way [08:51] TR News (NEW): Games: Transport Fever 3, Sol Cesto, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Games_Transport_Fever_3_Sol_Cesto_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Games_Transport_Fever_3_Sol_Cesto_and_More.gmi [08:51] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Transport Fever 3, Sol Cesto, and More [08:53] TR News Trying to sell outsourcing and back doors as "confidential"; Canonical works for GAFAM (US) https://ubuntu.com//blog/sovereign-cloud-confidential-computing | Source: Ubuntu [08:53] TR Bot clouds: enhanced data security with confidential computing | Ubuntu [08:53] TR News "The community blog feed aggregator lists the featured highlights below from Feb. 27 to March 5." https://news.opensuse.org/2026/03/06/planet-roundup/ | Source: OpenSUSE [08:53] TR Bot Planet News Roundup - openSUSE News [08:54] TR News "Systems return an answer, grounded in some source, even when that source is incomplete, outdated, or only loosely relevant." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/planning-design-your-production-grade-rag-system | Source: Red Hat Official [08:54] TR Bot Planning the design of your production-grade RAG system [08:54] TR News "For more than two decades, Firefox has been one of the most scrutinized and security-hardened codebases on the web. Open source means our code is visible, reviewable, and continuously stress-tested by a global community." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/hardening-firefox-anthropic-red-team/ | Source: Mozilla [08:54] TR Bot Hardening Firefox with Anthropics Red Team [08:55] TR News The 2025 Book Post https://noelrappin.com/blog/2026/03/2025-book-post/ [08:55] TR Bot The 2025 Book Post Noel Rappin Writes Here [08:56] TR News Allan Day: GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-03-06 https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/03/06/gnome-foundation-update-2026-03-06/ [08:56] TR Bot GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-03-06 Form and Function [08:57] TR News This Week in Plasma: Polish and Stability https://blogs.kde.org/2026/03/07/this-week-in-plasma-polish-and-stability/ [08:57] TR Bot This Week in Plasma: Polish and Stability - KDE Blogs [08:58] TR News Third beta for Krita 5.3 and Krita 6.0 https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-6.0.0-beta3-released/ [08:58] TR Bot Third beta for Krita 5.3 and Krita 6.0 | Krita [08:59] TR News New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, including Scott Pilgrim EX - 2026-03-04 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-with-native-linux-clients-2026-03-04-edition/index.html [08:59] TR Bot New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds, including Scott Pilgrim EX - 2026-03-04 Edition ● Mar 07 [09:02] TR News useradd Cheatsheet https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/useradd/ [09:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxize.com/cheatsheet/useradd/ ) [09:03] TR News How To Install OpenProject on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-openproject-fedora-43/ [09:03] TR Bot How To Install OpenProject on Fedora 43 - idroot [09:07] TR News How To Install OpenClaw on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-openclaw-ubuntu-24-04/ [09:07] TR Bot How To Install OpenClaw on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [09:08] TR News How To Install Jitsi Meet on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-jitsi-meet-linux-mint-22/ [09:08] TR Bot How To Install Jitsi Meet on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [09:08] TR News How To Install Joomla on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-joomla-rocky-linux-10/ [09:08] TR Bot How To Install Joomla on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [09:09] TR News How To Install Drupal on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-drupal-rocky-linux-10/ [09:09] TR Bot How To Install Drupal on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [09:10] TR News xml-formatter pretty print XML https://www.linuxlinks.com/xml-formatter-pretty-print-xml/ [09:10] TR Bot - pretty print XML - LinuxLinks [09:10] TR News wakey manage and wake devices using Wake-on-Lan https://www.linuxlinks.com/wakey-manage-wake-devices-wake-on-lan/ [09:10] TR Bot - manage and wake devices using Wake-on-Lan - LinuxLinks [09:10] TR News NPS intranet tunneling proxy server https://www.linuxlinks.com/nps-intranet-tunneling-proxy-server/ [09:10] TR Bot - intranet tunneling proxy server - LinuxLinks [09:11] TR News xdg-mime query information about file type https://www.linuxlinks.com/xdg-mime-query-information-file-type/ [09:11] TR Bot - query information about file type - LinuxLinks [09:11] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Community Update Week 10 2026 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/community-update-week-10-2026/ [09:11] TR Bot Community Update - Week 10 2026 Fedora Community Blog [09:12] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/10 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2026/03/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2026-10/ [09:12] TR Bot Tumbleweed Review of the week 2026/10 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [09:13] TR News xml-formatter pretty print XML https://www.linuxlinks.com/xml-formatter-pretty-print-xml/ [09:13] TR News System-Tools basic system management tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/system-tools-basic-system-management-tools/ [09:13] TR Bot - basic system management tools - LinuxLinks [09:14] TR News vice air traffic control simulator https://www.linuxlinks.com/vice-air-traffic-control-simulator/ [09:14] TR Bot - air traffic control simulator - LinuxLinks [09:14] TR News Linux Candy: catspeak like cowsay but catty https://www.linuxlinks.com/linux-candy-catspeak-cowsay-catty/ [09:14] TR Bot Candy: catspeak - like cowsay but catty - LinuxLinks [09:14] TR News lsu view systemd service units https://www.linuxlinks.com/lsu-view-systemd-service-units/ [09:14] TR Bot - view systemd service units - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News PimersusOS Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/pimersusos-debian-based-linux-distribution/ [09:15] TR Bot - Debian-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [09:15] TR News 17 Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-matrix-clients/ [09:15] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source GUI Matrix Clients - LinuxLinks [09:16] TR News AppImage download fallback for Appi https://bkhome.org/news/202603/appimage-download-fallback-for-appi.html [09:16] TR Bot AppImage download fallback for Appi [09:17] TR News Update broadcom wl.ko when kernel version change https://bkhome.org/news/202603/update-broadcom-wlko-when-kernel-version-change.html [09:17] TR Bot Update broadcom wl.ko when kernel version change [09:18] TR News Improved fix for space in HTML filename https://bkhome.org/news/202603/improved-fix-for-space-in-html-filename.html [09:18] TR Bot Improved fix for space in HTML filename [09:19] TR News Data Visualization, Second Edition https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/data-visualization-second-edition/ [09:19] TR Bot Visualization, Second Edition | R-bloggers [09:19] TR News eSports Analytics in R: Predicting Dota 2 Matches https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/03/esports-analytics-in-r-predicting-dota-2-matches/ [09:19] TR Bot Analytics in R: Predicting Dota 2 Matches | R-bloggers [09:19] TR News Security updates for Friday https://lwn.net/Articles/1061738/ [09:20] TR Bot updates for Friday [LWN.net] [09:20] TR News RengeOS is a minimal, Arch Linuxbased operating system https://www.linuxlinks.com/rengeos-minimal-arch-linux-based-operating-system/ [09:20] TR Bot is a minimal, Arch Linuxbased operating system - LinuxLinks [09:31] TR News The Schedule Policy/Career rule raises alarms about the independence of federal science https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/03/the-schedule-policy-career-rule-raises-alarms-about-the-independence-of-federal-science/ [09:31] TR Bot The Schedule Policy/Career rule raises alarms about the independence of federal science | Federal News Network [09:32] TR News NASAs Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission Sped Up Space Rocks Orbit Around the Sun https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/science/nasa-dart-asteroid-sun-orbit.html [09:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/science/nasa-dart-asteroid-sun-orbit.html ) [09:37] TR News This Week in GNOME: #239 Accessibility Contributions https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/03/twig-239/ [09:37] TR Bot #239 Accessibility Contributions [09:47] TR News blocked by gratuitous javascript: "NetBird - Open Source Zero Trust Networking" https://netbird.io/ [09:47] TR Bot NetBird - Open Source Zero Trust Networking [09:49] TR News China says clearly aware of economic risks, vows to boost spending https://hongkongfp.com/2026/03/06/china-says-clearly-aware-of-economic-risks-vows-to-boost-spending/ [09:49] TR Bot China says 'clearly aware' of economic risks, vows to boost spending [09:50] TR News How The Atlantic won tortoise and hare race versus digital news start-ups https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/the-atlantic-jeffrey-goldberg-profit/ [09:50] TR Bot How The Atlantic won 'tortoise and hare' race versus digital news start-ups - Press Gazette [09:51] TR News Axel Springer ousts DMGT with deal to buy Telegraph for 575m https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/axel-springer-ousts-dmgt-with-deal-to-buy-telegraph-for-575m/ [09:51] TR Bot Axel Springer ousts DMGT with deal to buy Telegraph for 575m - Press Gazette [09:54] TR News Microsoft still struggles to get a FILE MANAGER right https://www.neowin.net/amp/microsoft-finally-fixes-file-explorer-flashes-in-new-windows-11-builds/ [09:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/amp/microsoft-finally-fixes-file-explorer-flashes-in-new-windows-11-builds/ ) [09:57] TR News Living at High Altitude May Have a Surprising Impact on Diabetes Risk https://www.sciencealert.com/living-at-high-altitude-may-have-a-surprising-impact-on-diabetes-risk [09:57] TR Bot at High Altitude May Have a Surprising Impact on Diabetes Risk : ScienceAlert [09:58] TR News OpenWrt 25.12.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1061746/ [09:58] TR Bot 25.12.0 released [LWN.net] [09:59] TR News IT-Tools brings many useful developer tools into one convenient location https://thenewstack.io/it-tools-brings-many-useful-developer-tools-into-one-convenient-location/ [09:59] TR Bot IT-Tools brings many useful developer tools into one convenient location - 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LinuxLinks [10:29] TR News tTune guitar tuning app https://www.linuxlinks.com/ttune-guitar-tuning-app/ [10:29] TR Bot - guitar tuning app - LinuxLinks [10:30] TR News Linux Quick Start Guide 2026: Up and Running in 30 Minutes https://www.linuxteck.com/linux-quick-start-guide-2026/ [10:30] TR Bot Linux Quick Start Guide 2026: Up And Running In 30 Minutes [10:31] TR News Best Backup Solutions for GNU/Linux Servers https://www.linuxteck.com/linux-server-backup-solutions-2026/ [10:31] TR Bot Linux Server Backup Solutions 2026 | LinuxTeck [10:32] TR News Top GNU/Linux Security Tools Used to Prevent Server Breaches https://www.linuxteck.com/top-linux-security-tools/ [10:32] TR Bot Linux Security Tools Used To Prevent Server Breaches (2026) [10:32] TR News Linux Mint is getting a new Wayland-compatible screensaver https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-mint-is-getting-a-new-wayland-compatible-screensaver/ [10:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-mint-is-getting-a-new-wayland-compatible-screensaver/ ) [10:33] TR News GNU/Linux Seen as Rising to 20% in Eritrea, But That's statCounter Identifying "Unknown" as GNU/Linux (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/GNU_Linux_Seen_as_Rising_to_20_in_Eritrea_But_That_s_statCounte.shtml [10:33] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Seen as Rising to 20% in Eritrea, But That's statCounter Identifying "Unknown" as GNU/Linux [10:33] TR News Nitrux 6.0 Now Ready to Rock Your World http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Nitrux-6.0-Now-Ready-to-Rock-Your-World [10:33] TR Bot Nitrux 6.0 Now Ready to Rock Your World Linux Magazine [10:35] TR News RengeOS 2026.03.06 is released https://distrowatch.com/rengeos [10:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/rengeos ) [10:35] TR News HackerOS 4.4 is also released https://distrowatch.com/hackeros [10:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/hackeros ) [10:37] TR News Get Gmail alerts on Ubuntu without a dedicated mail client https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gnome-email-notifier-gmail-outlook [10:37] TR Bot Get Gmail alerts on Ubuntu without a dedicated mail client - 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[11:45] TR News Techrights Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 5 Out of 200: Clearly Not a Security Professional/Expert, Only Ever Pretending to be One https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_5_Out_of_200_Clearly_Not_a_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_5_Out_of_200_Clearly_Not_a_S.gmi [11:45] TR Bot Techrights Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 5 Out of 200: Clearly Not a Security Professional/Expert, Only Ever Pretending to be One [11:59] TR News Flipkart lays off 250-300 employees after reviewing performance https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/flipkart-cuts-300-jobs-after-performance-reviews-126030601049_1.html [11:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/flipkart-cuts-300-jobs-after-performance-reviews-126030601049_1.html ) ● Mar 07 [12:00] TR News Buzzwords unit, low salaries https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/ibm-opens-first-infrastructure-innovation-centre-in-bengaluru-126030501125_1.html [12:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/ibm-opens-first-infrastructure-innovation-centre-in-bengaluru-126030501125_1.html ) [12:03] TR News Windows near new lows http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/27/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_to_All_Time_Low_in_Antigua_And_Barbuda_.shtml https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/antigua-and-barbuda/#monthly-200902-202603 [12:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time Low in Antigua And Barbuda (57.48%) [12:03] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Antigua And Barbuda | Statcounter Global Stats [12:15] TR News Techrights New Lows for Microsoft in Micronesia https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/New_Lows_for_Microsoft_in_Micronesia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/New_Lows_for_Microsoft_in_Micronesia.gmi [12:15] TR Bot Techrights New Lows for Microsoft in Micronesia [12:19] TR News AI CEOs Worried About Chernobyl-Style Event Where Their Tech Causes a Horrific Catastrophe https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-ceo-chernobyl-event [12:19] TR Bot AI CEOs Worried About Chernobyl-Style Event Where Their Tech Causes a Horrific Catastrophe [12:19] TR News AI Use at Work Is Causing Brain Fry, Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-brain-fry [12:19] TR Bot AI Use at Work Is Causing "Brain Fry," Researchers Find, Especially Among High Performers [12:19] TR News Pentagon says it is labeling Hey Hi (AI) company Anthropic a supply chain risk effective immediately https://federalnewsnetwork.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/03/pentagon-says-it-is-labeling-ai-company-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk-effective-immediately/ [12:19] TR Bot Pentagon says it is labeling AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk effective immediately | Federal News Network [12:20] TR News S.E.C. Settles Its Case Against Justin Sun, an Investor in the Convicted Felons Crypto Coins https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/sec-justin-sun.html [12:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/sec-justin-sun.html ) [12:21] TR News Social Control Media https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/nyregion/mamdani-rama-wife-israel.html [12:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/nyregion/mamdani-rama-wife-israel.html ) [12:24] TR News world's largest hacker forums https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/doj-europol-and-others-bring-down-leakbase-cybercrime-site-of-142-000-member-multiple-arrests-made-seized-website-reportedly-among-worlds-largest-hacker-forums [12:24] TR Bot DoJ, Europol, and others bring down LeakBase cybercrime site of 142,000 member, multiple arrests made seized website reportedly among world's largest hacker forums | Tom's Hardware [12:28] TR News Iranian APT Hacked US Airport, Bank, Software Company https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-apt-hacks-us-airport-bank-software-company/ [12:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-apt-hacks-us-airport-bank-software-company/ ) [12:28] TR News Rockwell Vulnerability Allowing Remote ICS Hacking Exploited in Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/rockwell-vulnerability-allowing-remote-ics-hacking-exploited-in-attacks/ [12:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/rockwell-vulnerability-allowing-remote-ics-hacking-exploited-in-attacks/ ) [12:29] TR News CISA Adds iOS Flaws From Coruna Exploit Kit to KEV List https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-adds-ios-flaws-from-coruna-exploit-kit-to-kev/ [12:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-adds-ios-flaws-from-coruna-exploit-kit-to-kev/ ) [12:30] TR News KDE Gear 26.04 branches created https://tsdgeos.blogspot.com/2026/03/kde-gear-2604-branches-created.html [12:30] TR Bot TSDgeos' blog: KDE Gear 26.04 branches created [12:58] TR News (NEW): We Saved a Lot of Money by Adopting Our Static Site Generator (SSG) in 2022 and the Site Got Vastly Faster https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/We_Saved_a_Lot_of_Money_by_Adopting_Our_Static_Site_Generator_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/We_Saved_a_Lot_of_Money_by_Adopting_Our_Static_Site_Generator_S.gmi [12:58] TR Bot Tux Machines We Saved a Lot of Money by Adopting Our Static Site Generator (SSG) in 2022 and the Site Got Vastly Faster ● Mar 07 [13:01] TR News GNU/Linux 4.3% https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/singapore/#monthly-200902-202603 [13:01] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Singapore | Statcounter Global Stats [13:10] TR News (NEW): Windows Falls to 70% in Slovakia and Microsoft Loses Ground in Europe https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Windows_Falls_to_70_in_Slovakia_and_Microsoft_Loses_Ground_in_E.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Windows_Falls_to_70_in_Slovakia_and_Microsoft_Loses_Ground_in_E.gmi [13:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Windows Falls to 70% in Slovakia and Microsoft Loses Ground in Europe [13:35] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Thailand Problem https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsoft_s_Thailand_Problem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsoft_s_Thailand_Problem.gmi [13:35] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Thailand Problem [13:40] TR News DFRobot launches low-power, low-cost Fermion: BMV080 air quality sensor module https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/06/dfrobot-low-power-low-cost-fermion-bmv080-air-quality-sensor-module/ [13:40] TR Bot DFRobot launches low-power, low-cost Fermion: BMV080 air quality sensor module - CNX Software [13:41] TR News Touched a sensitive spot https://itsfoss.com/news/microsoft-angry-over-microslop/ [13:41] TR Bot Microsoft Locks Down Discord Server Over Microslop Posts [13:42] TR News pgAdmin 4 v9.13 Released https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgadmin-4-v913-released-3253/ [13:42] TR Bot PostgreSQL: pgAdmin 4 v9.13 Released [13:46] TR News The curious case of sudden Blue Screens of Death https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-10-bsod-sudden.html [13:46] TR Bot The curious case of sudden Blue Screens of Death [13:47] TR News WiFi and Bluetooth LE can now be used simultaneously on Arduino boards with NINA-W102 (ESP32) module https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/06/wifi-and-bluetooth-le-can-now-be-used-simultaneously-on-arduino-boards-with-nina-w102-esp32-module/ [13:47] TR Bot WiFi and Bluetooth LE can now be used simultaneously on Arduino boards with NINA-W102 (ESP32) module - CNX Software [13:47] TR News Echo Pyramid enables smart voice interaction applications on M5Stack Atom ESP32 IoT controllers https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/03/06/echo-pyramid-enables-smart-voice-interaction-applications-on-m5stack-atom-esp32-iot-controllers/ [13:47] TR Bot Echo Pyramid enables smart voice interaction applications on M5Stack Atom ESP32 IoT controllers - CNX Software [13:49] TR News Support for Istio 1.27 ends on 30 March, 2026 https://istio.io/latest/news/support/announcing-1.27-eol/ [13:49] TR Bot Istio / Support for Istio 1.27 ends on 30 March, 2026 [13:49] TR News Soak and Pounce: 1920s Style Submarine Patents https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/03/soak-and-pounce-1920s-style-submarine-patents.html [13:49] TR Bot Soak and Pounce: 1920's Style Submarine Patents [13:50] TR News Two AX Wireless Wi-Fi patents challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/6/two-ax-wireless-wi-fi-patents-challenged [13:50] TR Bot Two AX Wireless Wi-Fi patents challenged Unified Patents ● Mar 07 [14:18] TR News $2,000 for High Velocity Capital media patent monopoly prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/6/2000-for-high-velocity-capital-media-patent-prior-art [14:18] TR Bot $2,000 for High Velocity Capital media patent prior art Unified Patents [14:18] TR News DataCloud network communication patent monopoly campaign - invalidity charts coming soon https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/3/6/datacloud-network-communication-patent-campaign-invalidity-charts-coming-soon [14:18] TR Bot DataCloud network communication patent campaign - invalidity charts coming soon Unified Patents [14:19] TR News CJEU needs too properly deal with the very existence of UPC, as it violates constitutions https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/upc-court-of-appeal-refers-long-arm-jurisdiction-issue-to-the-cjeu/ [14:19] TR Bot UPC Court of Appeal refers long-arm jurisdiction issue to the CJEU [14:20] TR News FreeBSD 14.4 is out https://distrowatch.com/freebsd [14:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd ) [14:22] TR News (NEW): NetBSD 11.0 RC2 available! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/NetBSD_11_0_RC2_available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/NetBSD_11_0_RC2_available.gmi [14:22] TR Bot Tux Machines NetBSD 11.0 RC2 available! [14:22] TR News Under IBM, Some Fedora Blog Posts Have Become LLM Slop! (Red Hat is Doomed by Slop Fanaticism) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Under_IBM_Some_Fedora_Blog_Posts_Have_Become_LLM_Slop_Red_Hat_i.shtml [14:22] TR Bot Techrights Under IBM, Some Fedora Blog Posts Have Become LLM Slop! (Red Hat is Doomed by Slop Fanaticism) [14:23] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Final Reminder: Flock 2026 Financial Assistance Applications Close Sunday, March 8th https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/flock-2026-financial-assistance-close-march-8th/ [14:23] TR Bot Flock 2026 Financial Assistance Applications Due March 8th Fedora Community Blog [14:23] TR News Enterprise Kubernetes Isnt a Cluster. Its a Platform and a Supply Chain. https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/enterprise-kubernetes-isnt-a-cluster-its-a-platform-and-a-supply-chain/ [14:23] TR Bot Enterprise Kubernetes Isnt a Cluster. Its a Platform and a Supply Chain. - Cloud Native Now [14:24] TR News NIR updates at APRICOT 2026: IPv6 progress, RPKI plans, and strengthening coordination https://blog.apnic.net/2026/03/06/nir-updates-at-apricot-2026-ipv6-progress-rpki-plans-and-strengthening-coordination/ [14:24] TR Bot NIR updates at APRICOT 2026: IPv6 progress, RPKI plans, and strengthening coordination | APNIC Blog [14:25] TR News FBI Investigating Suspicious Cyber Activity on System Holding Sensitive Surveillance Information https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-investigating-suspicious-cyber-activity-on-system-holding-sensitive-surveillance-information/ [14:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/fbi-investigating-suspicious-cyber-activity-on-system-holding-sensitive-surveillance-information/ ) [14:25] TR News FBI investigating suspicious cyber activity on system holding sensitive surveillance information https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/03/fbi-investigating-suspicious-cyber-activity-on-system-holding-sensitive-surveillance-information/ [14:25] TR Bot FBI investigating suspicious cyber activity on system holding sensitive surveillance information | Federal News Network [14:26] TR News What does it mean when Big Tech goes to war? http://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/5744/what-does-it-mean-when-big-tech-goes-war [14:26] TR Bot What does it mean when Big Tech goes to war? | Privacy International [14:26] TR News Dr. Richard Stallman Starts His Talks in Switzerland in 8 Hours https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/06/Dr_Richard_Stallman_Starts_His_Talks_in_Switzerland_in_8_Hours.shtml [14:26] TR Bot Techrights Dr. Richard Stallman Starts His Talks in Switzerland in 8 Hours [14:27] TR News What's new in network observability 1.11 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/06/whats-new-network-observability-111 [14:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/06/whats-new-network-observability-111 ) [14:35] TR News (NEW): (Part I) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/_Part_I_So_Open_Yet_So_Overlooked_A_Dive_into_the_World_of_FOSS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/_Part_I_So_Open_Yet_So_Overlooked_A_Dive_into_the_World_of_FOSS.gmi [14:35] TR Bot Tux Machines (Part I) So Open, Yet So Overlooked: A Dive into the World of FOSS [14:37] TR News From local prototype to enterprise production: Private speech transcription with Whisper and Red Bait Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/06/private-transcription-whisper-red-hat-ai [14:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/03/06/private-transcription-whisper-red-hat-ai ) [14:39] TR News Request to the European Commission to Adhere to Its Own Guidance https://fossforce.com/2026/03/request-to-the-european-commission-to-adhere-to-its-own-guidance/ [14:39] TR Bot Request to the European Commission to Adhere to Its Own Guidance - FOSS Force [14:39] TR News Parrot OS 7.1 Home Edition: Security Distros Surprisingly Good Daily Driver https://fossforce.com/2026/03/parrot-os-7-1-security-distros-surprisingly-good-daily-driver/ [14:39] TR Bot Parrot OS 7.1 Home Edition: Security Distro's Surprisingly Good Daily Driver - FOSS Force [14:40] TR News files folder group wrong to save https://bkhome.org/news/202603/files-folder-group-wrong-to-save.html [14:40] TR Bot files folder group wrong to save [14:43] TR News Turn your smartphone into a real-time vision input for Arduino UNO Q https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/03/06/turn-your-smartphone-into-a-real-time-vision-input-for-arduino-uno-q/ [14:43] TR Bot Turn your smartphone into a real-time vision input for Arduino UNO Q | Arduino Blog [14:43] TR News Indias tech state Karnataka bans social control media for children under 16 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/indias-tech-state-karnataka-bans-social-media-for-children-under-16 [14:43] TR Bot Indias tech state Karnataka bans social media for children under 16 | The Straits Times [14:43] TR News Daily Mail amends electric car story after Yougov poll showed public could have been misled https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/daily-mail-electric-car-ipso-ruling-energy-climate-intelligence-unit/ [14:43] TR Bot Daily Mail amends electric car story after Yougov poll showed public could have been misled - Press Gazette [14:44] TR News Do you know how to fix phones? https://rubenerd.com/can-you-fix-my-phone/ [14:44] TR Bot Do you know how to fix phones? [14:54] TR News Linux couldn't save my old netbook, so I tried Haiku OS https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-couldnt-save-my-old-netbook-so-i-tried-haiku-os/ [14:54] TR Bot Linux couldn't save my old netbook, so I tried Haiku OS [14:54] TR News MWC 2026 | Fibocom Unveils 5G MiFi Solution Based on Linux OS and Qualcomm QMB415 Platform https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mwc-2026--fibocom-unveils-5g-mifi-solution-based-on-linux-os-and-qualcomm-qmb415-platform-302705871.html [14:54] TR Bot MWC 2026 | Fibocom Unveils 5G MiFi Solution Based on Linux OS and Qualcomm QMB415 Platform [14:55] TR News CIQ Introduces the CIQ Linux Kernel, Built to Unlock the Full Performance of Modern AI Hardware in Enterprise Production https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/ciq-introduces-ciq-linux-kernel-170500733.html [14:55] TR Bot CIQ Introduces the CIQ Linux Kernel, Built to Unlock the Full Performance of Modern AI Hardware in Enterprise Production [14:56] TR News Codenotary Unveils AI-Powered Security Platform to Bridge Critical Linux Skills Gap https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260305219063/en/Codenotary-Unveils-AI-Powered-Security-Platform-to-Bridge-Critical-Linux-Skills-Gap [14:56] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260305219063/en/Codenotary-Unveils-AI-Powered-Security-Platform-to-Bridge-Critical-Linux-Skills-Gap ) [14:57] TR News Conde Nast reposts 2023 article... this week https://www.wired.com/story/best-linux-laptops/ [14:57] TR Bot Best Linux Laptops (I Install Linux on Every Laptop I Test) (2026) | WIRED [14:58] TR News Linux Hotplug Events Explained https://hackaday.com/2026/03/06/linux-hotplug-events-explained/ [14:58] TR Bot Hotplug Events Explained | Hackaday [14:59] TR News "You can choose between the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPUs with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or 5070." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-infinitybook-max-16-linux-laptop-now-available-with-amd-ryzen-ai-300 [14:59] TR Bot InfinityBook Max 16 Linux Laptop Now Available with AMD Ryzen AI 300 - 9to5Linux ● Mar 07 [15:00] TR News "This release updates the nvidia.ko kernel module to handle video memory preservation on its own when using the NVIDIA Open Kernel Modules." https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-595-linux-graphics-driver-promises-wayland-1-20-support-beta-out-now [15:00] TR Bot 595 Linux Graphics Driver Promises Wayland 1.20 Support, Beta Out Now - 9to5Linux [15:04] TR News ConnectSecure Delivers Unified Linux Patching Capabilities for MSPs to Serve Customers https://www.channele2e.com/news/connectsecure-delivers-unified-linux-patching-capabilities-for-msps-to-serve-customers [15:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.channele2e.com/news/connectsecure-delivers-unified-linux-patching-capabilities-for-msps-to-serve-customers ) [15:04] TR News Im running Android apps on my Linux desktop and its surprisingly smooth https://www.makeuseof.com/im-running-android-apps-on-my-linux-desktop-and-its-surprisingly-smooth/ [15:04] TR Bot Im running Android apps on my Linux desktop and its surprisingly smooth [15:05] TR News Long-term support for Linux releases gets a new lease on life https://thenewstack.io/long-term-support-for-linux-releases-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/ [15:05] TR Bot Long-term support for Linux releases gets a new lease on life - The New Stack [15:06] TR News How to Harden Firefox for Better Security on Linux https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/how-to-harden-firefox-for-better-security-on-linux-177668.html [15:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/how-to-harden-firefox-for-better-security-on-linux-177668.html ) [15:07] TR News 6 Google Drive replacements for Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/6-google-drive-replacements-for-linux/ [15:07] TR Bot 6 Google Drive replacements for Linux [15:07] TR News Id Happily Pay for Linux If It Actually Ran the Software I Need https://www.maketecheasier.com/pay-for-linux-if-it-ran-the-software-i-need/ [15:08] TR Bot Id Happily Pay for Linux If It Actually Ran the Software I Need - Make Tech Easier [15:08] TR News The Linux ls command has 6 "hidden" abilities you need to know about https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-ls-command-has-hidden-abilities-you-need-to-know-about/ [15:08] TR Bot The Linux ls command has 6 "hidden" abilities you need to know about [15:11] TR News Stallman, Torvalds, Tanenbaum, and the Reimplementation Tradition https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=BXO0BWinL6Y [15:11] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=BXO0BWinL6Y ) [15:13] TR News TUXEDO launches Linux workstation laptop with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and RTX 5070 starting from 2199 https://videocardz.com/newz/tuxedo-launches-linux-workstation-laptop-with-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-and-rtx-5070-starting-from-e2199 [15:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/newz/tuxedo-launches-linux-workstation-laptop-with-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-and-rtx-5070-starting-from-e2199 ) [15:13] TR News Slop is noise https://www.makeuseof.com/local-ai-linux-terminal-troubleshooting/ [15:13] TR Bot I turned my Linux terminal into a local AI assistant and its so useful [15:14] TR News (NEW): TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Linux Laptop Now Available with AMD Ryzen AI 300 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_16_Linux_Laptop_Now_Available_with_AMD_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/06/TUXEDO_InfinityBook_Max_16_Linux_Laptop_Now_Available_with_AMD_.gmi [15:14] TR Bot Tux Machines TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Linux Laptop Now Available with AMD Ryzen AI 300 [15:19] TR News LFS-13.0 Release https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/news.html [15:19] TR Bot LFS News [15:21] TR News I swapped my daily driver Linux distro again and this time its sticking https://www.makeuseof.com/swapped-my-daily-driver-linux-distro-again-this-time-its-sticking/ [15:21] TR Bot I swapped my daily driver Linux distro again and this time its sticking [15:22] TR News (NEW): Linux From Scratch 13.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Linux_From_Scratch_13_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Linux_From_Scratch_13_0.gmi [15:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux From Scratch 13.0 [15:22] TR News What nonsense! https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ceo-says-openclaw-did-in-3-weeks-what-linux-took-30-years/ [15:22] TR Bot NVIDIA's CEO Says OpenClaw Did in 3 Weeks What Linux Took 30 Years to Achieve; Proof of How Big Agentic AI Really Is [15:23] TR News Anything to keep his Ponzi scheme enrichment going, even when it runs out of air [15:30] TR News (NEW): Kernel: ZFS, Linux, and Pure Nonsense/Hype From NVIDIA https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Kernel_ZFS_Linux_and_Pure_Nonsense_Hype_From_NVIDIA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Kernel_ZFS_Linux_and_Pure_Nonsense_Hype_From_NVIDIA.gmi [15:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel: ZFS, Linux, and Pure Nonsense/Hype From NVIDIA [15:32] TR News (NEW): Security and BSoDs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Security_and_BSoDs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Security_and_BSoDs.gmi [15:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Security and BSoDs [15:34] TR News (NEW): Latest EasyOS Development Updates, by Barry Kauler https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Latest_EasyOS_Development_Updates_by_Barry_Kauler.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Latest_EasyOS_Development_Updates_by_Barry_Kauler.gmi [15:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Latest EasyOS Development Updates, by Barry Kauler [15:35] TR News (NEW): Applications: Online Storage, ColorSmith, EasyPlayer, Glyph, Backups, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Applications_Online_Storage_ColorSmith_EasyPlayer_Glyph_Backups.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Applications_Online_Storage_ColorSmith_EasyPlayer_Glyph_Backups.gmi [15:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Online Storage, ColorSmith, EasyPlayer, Glyph, Backups, and More [15:37] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/today_s_howtos.gmi [15:37] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [15:40] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE: Planet News Roundup and Tumbleweed Review of the Week https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/OpenSUSE_Planet_News_Roundup_and_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_Week.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/OpenSUSE_Planet_News_Roundup_and_Tumbleweed_Review_of_the_Week.gmi [15:40] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSUSE: Planet News Roundup and Tumbleweed Review of the Week [15:40] TR News (NEW): Red Hat, Fedora, and CIQ's RHEL Clone https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Red_Hat_Fedora_and_CIQ_s_RHEL_Clone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Red_Hat_Fedora_and_CIQ_s_RHEL_Clone.gmi [15:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat, Fedora, and CIQ's RHEL Clone [15:44] TR News (NEW): Canonical/Ubuntu: Plans for Ubuntu and Canonical Works for GAFAM (US), Espionage Spun as 'Confidentiality' https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Canonical_Ubuntu_Plans_for_Ubuntu_and_Canonical_Works_for_GAFAM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Canonical_Ubuntu_Plans_for_Ubuntu_and_Canonical_Works_for_GAFAM.gmi [15:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical/Ubuntu: Plans for Ubuntu and Canonical Works for GAFAM (US), Espionage Spun as 'Confidentiality' [15:47] TR News (NEW): Hardware: GNU/Linux, Open/Free Systems, and Modding https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Hardware_GNU_Linux_Open_Free_Systems_and_Modding.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Hardware_GNU_Linux_Open_Free_Systems_and_Modding.gmi [15:47] TR Bot Tux Machines Hardware: GNU/Linux, Open/Free Systems, and Modding [15:49] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers News, With Focus on Firefox https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Web_Browsers_News_With_Focus_on_Firefox.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Web_Browsers_News_With_Focus_on_Firefox.gmi [15:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers News, With Focus on Firefox [15:50] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL: Swiss PGDay 2026 and pgAdmin 4 v9.13 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/PostgreSQL_Swiss_PGDay_2026_and_pgAdmin_4_v9_13_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/PostgreSQL_Swiss_PGDay_2026_and_pgAdmin_4_v9_13_Released.gmi [15:50] TR Bot Tux Machines PostgreSQL: Swiss PGDay 2026 and pgAdmin 4 v9.13 Released [15:52] TR News (NEW): LibreOffice's Request to the European Commission to Adhere to Its Own Guidance, Report on Donations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/LibreOffice_s_Request_to_the_European_Commission_to_Adhere_to_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/LibreOffice_s_Request_to_the_European_Commission_to_Adhere_to_I.gmi [15:52] TR Bot Tux Machines LibreOffice's Request to the European Commission to Adhere to Its Own Guidance, Report on Donations [15:54] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [15:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [15:54] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:57] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [15:57] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers ● Mar 07 [16:08] TR News Links 07/03/2026: CJEU to Finally Examine Behaviour of the Illegal and Unconstitutional Unified Patent Kangaroo Court, Creative Commons (CC) Hosts Open Heritage Statement Event in Amsterdam https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Links_07_03_2026_CJEU_to_Finally_Examine_Behaviour_of_the_Illeg.shtml [16:08] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/03/2026: CJEU to Finally Examine Behaviour of the Illegal and Unconstitutional Unified Patent Kangaroo Court, Creative Commons (CC) Hosts Open Heritage Statement Event in Amsterdam [16:13] TR News xkcd Bazookasaurus #3216 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3216.gmi [16:14] TR News "Today is a beautiful sunny day where I live. Even though I slept a lot and woke up all groggy like little kittens do, I'm lying down once again, outside on the grass. The sun gently rubs against my face and keeps my cup of tea warmer for a couple seconds longer. A small speaker lets out dedeco vgm mixes, delightful chill music." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2793 [16:15] TR News "I've been similarly frustrated with how phones have only gotten bigger and bigger. When I bought a new phone a couple of years ago, about 6 inches was the smallest I could get if I wanted something new and well-specced from a known brand, sold locally." gemini://rymden.no/tx/2026-03-07.gmi [16:21] TR News Schneier book will be finished after the slop bubble pops. It won't age well. [16:22] TR News It is already aging poorly as politicians caught using slop are blasted for it. Hence, many refrain from it. [16:29] TR News always invest in communities, as size matters [16:29] TR News (NEW): In Praise of the Cyber Show https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/In_Praise_of_the_Cyber_Show.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/In_Praise_of_the_Cyber_Show.gmi [16:29] TR Bot Tux Machines In Praise of the Cyber Show [16:29] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [16:29] *Disconnected (Input/output error). [16:29] *Disconnected (Network is unreachable). [16:29] *Now talking on #techrights [16:29] *irc0.accum.se sets mode +n #techrights [16:29] *irc0.accum.se sets mode +t #techrights [16:29] *Now talking on #techrights [16:29] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +n #techrights [16:29] *irc.soylentnews.org sets mode +t #techrights [16:30] *Now talking on #techrights [16:30] *Topic for #techrights is: TechRights.org | Unofficial channel #techrights for http://TechRights.org [16:30] *Topic for #techrights set by superkuh!~superkuh@user/superkuh at Thu May 20 20:25:48 2021 [16:34] TR News Techrights Cyber|Show by Andy and Helen Recommended by Techrights and Tux Machines https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Cyber_Show_by_Andy_and_Helen_Recommended_by_Techrights_and_Tux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Cyber_Show_by_Andy_and_Helen_Recommended_by_Techrights_and_Tux_.gmi [16:34] TR Bot Techrights Cyber|Show by Andy and Helen Recommended by Techrights and Tux Machines [16:36] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Humour, Chilling, and Oversized 'Phones' https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Gemini_Links_07_03_2026_Humour_Chilling_and_Oversized_Phones.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Gemini_Links_07_03_2026_Humour_Chilling_and_Oversized_Phones.gmi [16:36] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Humour, Chilling, and Oversized 'Phones' [16:37] TR News "A long-awaited new version of Lakka is finally here. After the release of Lakka 5.0 in April 2024" https://www.lakka.tv/articles/2026/02/21/lakka-6.1/ [16:37] TR Bot News - Lakka 6.1 release [16:38] TR News Release of Clonezilla Live 3.3.1-35 https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/2026/02/stable-clonezilla-live-331-35-released/ [16:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/2026/02/stable-clonezilla-live-331-35-released/ ) [16:42] TR News (NEW): NebiOS X 10.2 update is now available! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/NebiOS_X_10_2_update_is_now_available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/NebiOS_X_10_2_update_is_now_available.gmi [16:42] TR Bot Tux Machines NebiOS X 10.2 update is now available! [16:42] TR News (NEW): VyOS Stream 2026.02 is available for download https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/VyOS_Stream_2026_02_is_available_for_download.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/VyOS_Stream_2026_02_is_available_for_download.gmi [16:42] TR Bot Tux Machines VyOS Stream 2026.02 is available for download [16:43] TR News MocaccinoOS v26.03 https://www.mocaccino.org/blog/2026/02/28/mocaccinoos-v26.03/ [16:43] TR Bot MocaccinoOS v26.03 | MocaccinoOS [16:44] TR News (NEW): Gentoo-based MocaccinoOS 26.03 now available with the 6.12.74 kernel and various other updates https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/03/Gentoo_based_MocaccinoOS_26_03_now_available_with_the_6_12_74_k.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/03/Gentoo_based_MocaccinoOS_26_03_now_available_with_the_6_12_74_k.gmi [16:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Gentoo-based MocaccinoOS 26.03 now available with the 6.12.74 kernel and various other updates [16:45] TR News Released: Oreon 10-2603 https://oreonhq.com/en_us/oreon/download [16:45] TR Bot Oreon HQ [16:46] TR News Linux turns 35 in about 6 months. GNU+Linux (MCC) is 35 a year later. [16:49] TR News Benj Edwards (Ars Technica) Used Fake Articles to Promote Ponzi Scheme for Conde Nast and Its Client (Marketing) [16:53] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [16:57] TR News Techrights WIRED (Conde Nast) Reviews Are Paid-for Marketing Spam, They Change Dates on Old 'Articles' to Make Them Look Relevant and New https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/WIRED_Conde_Nast_Reviews_Are_Paid_for_Marketing_Spam_They_Chang.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/WIRED_Conde_Nast_Reviews_Are_Paid_for_Marketing_Spam_They_Chang.gmi [16:57] TR Bot Techrights WIRED (Conde Nast) Reviews Are Paid-for Marketing Spam, They Change Dates on Old 'Articles' to Make Them Look Relevant and New [16:58] TR News remains [16:58] TR News Benj Edwards fired by Conde Nast for slop, but a lot of his slop remains online and intact https://arstechnica.com/author/benjedwards/ [16:58] TR Bot Author: Benj Edwards - Ars Technica ● Mar 07 [17:14] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:15] *lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights [17:16] TR News Techrights Microsoft is Losing It, Now It's Censoring Its Critics and Sceptics https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsoft_is_Losing_It_Now_It_s_Censoring_Its_Critics_and_Scept.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Microsoft_is_Losing_It_Now_It_s_Censoring_Its_Critics_and_Scept.gmi [17:16] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft is Losing It, Now It's Censoring Its Critics and Sceptics [17:35] *themusicfactory has quit (connection closed) [17:36] TR News Techrights Nations Stand to Benefit From Gender Equality and Increased Participation by Women https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Nations_Stand_to_Benefit_From_Gender_Equality_and_Increased_Par.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Nations_Stand_to_Benefit_From_Gender_Equality_and_Increased_Par.gmi [17:36] TR Bot Techrights Nations Stand to Benefit From Gender Equality and Increased Participation by Women [17:39] TR News (NEW): Women in Tech Need Men's Support, Not 'Mansplaining' https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Women_in_Tech_Need_Men_s_Support_Not_Mansplaining.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/07/Women_in_Tech_Need_Men_s_Support_Not_Mansplaining.gmi [17:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Women in Tech Need Men's Support, Not 'Mansplaining' [17:44] TR News Techrights Starting Another New Series This Evening, It's About American Folly https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Starting_Another_New_Series_This_Evening_It_s_About_American_Fo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Starting_Another_New_Series_This_Evening_It_s_About_American_Fo.gmi [17:44] TR Bot Techrights Starting Another New Series This Evening, It's About American Folly [17:45] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@asemkqqki7zh4.irc) has joined #techrights [17:47] TR News "A lot of open source is worked in while being paid. I arranged to get Richard Stallman paid to make a TeX macro library to publish the LMI Lisp Machine Documentation. He then used it for the Emacs Manual and is part of the FSF for the last 40 years." https://x.com/FWill164996/status/2029997987405951418 [17:47] TR Bot NO TITLE [17:47] TR News "We owe Richard Stallman so much" https://x.com/shawmakesmagic/status/2030010034831470775 [17:47] TR Bot NO TITLE [17:51] IsambardPrince MinceR, Someone posted The Arrival to YouTube. That was a good movie. [17:51] IsambardPrince The aliens disguise themselves as human and run "power plants" that are specifically designed to release a ton of CO2, because they come from a planet whose star is dying but it's not hot enough for them on Earth. [17:52] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, i saw that at the cinema [17:52] schestowitz[TR2] when it was new [17:52] IsambardPrince One of them explains to him "We're just speeding up what you're doing anyway. What will take you 100 years, we'll do in 10." [17:55] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [17:56] schestowitz[TR2] https://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?/topic/56541-stallman-on-uefi/ [17:56] TR Bot Stallman On UEFI - Bruno's All Things Linux - Scot's Newsletter Forums ● Mar 07 [18:01] TR News This sounds like a useful feature rather than a bug https://community.frame.work/t/secure-boot-stuck-on-disabled/55885 [18:01] TR Bot Secure Boot Stuck on Disabled - Community Support - Framework Community [18:03] TR News Logitech's debt tripled if not quadrupled in 5 years https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:LOGI/explorer/total_debt [18:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://finbox.com/NASDAQGS:LOGI/explorer/total_debt ) [18:04] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], There's a cell phone antenna on the guy's car in the movie. I remember when they had to do that. [18:04] IsambardPrince They sold fake ones too for some reason. [18:04] schestowitz[TR2] a niehgbour in the 1980s had one [18:04] schestowitz[TR2] maybe 1985 ish [18:04] IsambardPrince I don't know why. You put a fake antenna on your car someone might bust the window to see if you had an expensive cell phone in there. [18:04] schestowitz[TR2] motorola was the thing back then [18:05] schestowitz[TR2] you might not leave the phone inside [18:05] schestowitz[TR2] some people took out the stero too [18:05] schestowitz[TR2] they made it easy to detach [18:05] schestowitz[TR2] to reduce incentive to smash windowe [18:06] schestowitz[TR2] keeping a cart you somehow steal is not easy [18:06] schestowitz[TR2] except in very "black market" [18:06] schestowitz[TR2] where you offload it [18:06] schestowitz[TR2] ir use it unlicensed outside "the system" [18:06] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes preventing theft is hard [18:06] schestowitz[TR2] so you lessen the risk [18:06] schestowitz[TR2] and then whentheft happens [18:07] schestowitz[TR2] the loss is a lot smaller [18:07] schestowitz[TR2] that's why businessesd don't keep much cash inside registers and safes [18:07] schestowitz[TR2] banks also... they budget how much is in the branch [18:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I remember someone smashing out the car window and taking the stereo while my aunt's boyfriend was over. [18:08] IsambardPrince Those were worth a lot back then even if it was the factory deck. [18:08] IsambardPrince Enough to pawn for $50 and get some drug money. [18:08] IsambardPrince :P [18:08] IsambardPrince $50 being like $150 now. [18:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Stereo thieves weren't a big priority for the police. [18:11] IsambardPrince They'd give you a report number for your insurance company. [18:11] IsambardPrince But unless the guy stood there for like an hour and someone heard it and called it in, he would never be found. [18:11] IsambardPrince A bigger risk would be that the owner of the car hears it and shoots you. [18:12] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Once you subtract murders with an obvious cause and deaths from police shootings, and people who just hang around or turn themselves in.... [18:12] IsambardPrince The Chicago Police actually solve about 7% of murders. [18:13] IsambardPrince That means that you could statistically murder about 15 people before they catch you for one of them. [18:13] IsambardPrince But as with all statistics, nuance matters. [18:13] IsambardPrince Once you kill someone important or do it in a part of the city they care about, your odds go down significantly. [18:14] IsambardPrince The successful serial killer operates in an area where the police response time is 2-3 hours. [18:14] IsambardPrince Where they knock on doors and nobody saw anything. [18:15] IsambardPrince That's why criminal gangs murder people there, don't even hide it that well, and get away. [18:15] IsambardPrince The police won't be there for hours and nobody sees anything. [18:15] IsambardPrince But serial killers don't tend to operate randomly, or on low value targets, or try to avoid being caught. [18:16] IsambardPrince They tend to be malignant narcissists. [18:16] IsambardPrince Average to above average IQ. A history of antisocial behavior and quite often known to law enforcement for minor crimes. [18:17] IsambardPrince They usually develop patterns, like their victims have something in common or they start killing on certain days and then stop for a while. [18:18] TR News Techrights Coinbase - Like Block - is in Huge Trouble, Its Debt Nearly Doubled in Half a Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Coinbase_Like_Block_is_in_Huge_Trouble_Its_Debt_Nearly_Doubled_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Coinbase_Like_Block_is_in_Huge_Trouble_Its_Debt_Nearly_Doubled_.gmi [18:18] IsambardPrince It's like a game to some of them, to toy with the police by leaving behind notes or evidence, like saying "I'm smarter than you and I'm leaving you clues and you still won't get me." and a lot of them are right. [18:18] TR Bot Techrights Coinbase - Like Block - is in Huge Trouble, Its Debt Nearly Doubled in Half a Year [18:19] IsambardPrince " banks also... they budget how much is in the branch" [18:19] IsambardPrince Yes, a bank branch I did business with once told me "If we even have that much cash." [18:19] IsambardPrince And it was not a lot of money I needed. [18:19] IsambardPrince I said, "No offense but if you don't even have several hundred dollars on hand, what is it you do here?" [18:20] IsambardPrince They had to resort to giving me $5s and $10s for some of it, and it wasn't even a lot of cash. [18:20] schestowitz[TR2] i know [18:20] schestowitz[TR2] i wrote about this [18:20] schestowitz[TR2] in 2016 iirc [18:21] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], During COVID they changed. There were strings of bank robberies, worse than usual. [18:21] IsambardPrince So they all got together and decided to keep barely any cash there. [18:21] IsambardPrince Enough to hand a bank robber without getting the staff killed. [18:21] IsambardPrince So he'd leave. [18:21] IsambardPrince But it would have a dye bomb pack in it still. [18:21] IsambardPrince So you rob a bank now and it's pointless. [18:21] schestowitz[TR2] cannot find it arm [18:22] schestowitz[TR2] *Atm [18:22] schestowitz[TR2] but there is this ATM post https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2016/06/04/dcpayments-infocash-failure/?s=own+money+bank&submit=Go+%E2%80%BA [18:22] TR Bot Blog Archive DCPayments (Infocash) and Wilko: Avoid or Lose Your Money, Time [18:22] IsambardPrince You'll get away with $2,000-3,000 tops. [18:22] IsambardPrince And it will be booby trapped to go off in your face. [18:22] schestowitz[TR2] related https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2016/06/03/wilko-atm-faulty/ [18:22] TR Bot Blog Archive Wilko (UK) Uses Faulty ATMs that Crash, Will Steal Money and Then Wilko Will Lie and Divert, Not Even Naming the ATM Supplier [18:22] schestowitz[TR2] Wilko went bust some years aog, all stores shut now [18:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], In the town in Indiana where I lived, there was a guy that threw the cash out into someone's lawn when the police were chasing him. [18:22] IsambardPrince I joked with my mom that I'd hurry up and grab it and go in the house. [18:23] IsambardPrince "What cash? A bank robbery you say? Wow, sounds bad. [18:23] IsambardPrince There's a lot of people who wouldn't rob a bank, but if they found a bag with $30,000 cash in it they would....uhhh, put it somewhere. :) [18:24] IsambardPrince For safekeeping you know. [18:24] IsambardPrince In case anyone came looking for it. And if they don't then you deduct a finder's fee. Of 100%. [18:24] IsambardPrince :D [18:25] IsambardPrince But if that should happen, it's important to not make any massive cash transactions. [18:25] IsambardPrince Even putting it in an ATM is risky, especially if you do it too fast. [18:25] IsambardPrince I'd say no more than a few hundred every week. [18:25] IsambardPrince If anyone asks, you did some odd jobs that year for petty cash. [18:26] IsambardPrince It's important to have an explanation for where it came from and keep the tax burden minimal. [18:27] IsambardPrince If you could say "I did some odd jobs for cash this year." and do that every year for several years, you'd pay less tax on it than if you shoved it in the bank, drew a lot of attention, and maybe have people ask where it came from. [18:29] IsambardPrince Of course I wouldn't even try depositing it, personally. [18:30] IsambardPrince Cash has serial numbers on each bill and it's likely the banks would know what serial numbers got stolen out of the drawer. [18:30] IsambardPrince If those start appearing at another bank's ATM, you could get caught that way. [18:31] IsambardPrince If is shows up anywhere, you still might. Stores sending their cash to a bank for example. They could go back and look at the cameras and see who the customer was. [18:32] IsambardPrince I remember a news story where someone was removing drywall and found stacks of hundred dollar bills from the 1950s inside the wall. [18:32] IsambardPrince They called the police. [18:33] IsambardPrince In that case, might have been best. It's still money but the dates and the fact that the bills don't look like that anymore could draw too much attention if you tried spending them. [18:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The Ukrainians were apparently shocked that the US didn't have a better plan to shoot down those cheap Shahed drones than Patriot missiles. [18:36] IsambardPrince WHy would they suspect that the US has a great plan to deal with drones when they're not exactly an every day problem here? [18:36] IsambardPrince Or for that matter, that Trump would consider what the plan was before starting a war? [18:42] IsambardPrince What makes these drones so horrible is that even if you shoot one down, they win. [18:42] IsambardPrince It costs $35,000 for a drone and $3 million to shoot it down. [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] i was told usa spends a billion a day on this war [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not even a fast-moving war [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] it's just bomb this, bomb that [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] no ground action almost [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] torpedo is the climax [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] but not much going on [18:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Trump seems eager to avoid a ground invasion. [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] many flights in thee region resumes [18:43] IsambardPrince He thinks you just bomb the shit out of them and leave. No more problems. [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] it won't work [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] it's a big country [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] you cann change regimes this way [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] it is a fantasy [18:43] IsambardPrince You can "degrade" with a bombing campaign. [18:43] IsambardPrince But it won't upend their government. [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] on the ground iran has 250,000 people with rifles and more [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] and you cannot fighht them guerilla style [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] those are juuuuuuuuust the troops [18:44] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I saw an estimate of $851 million per day. [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] iran can equip millions with weapons [18:44] IsambardPrince But yeah, either way it's incredibly expensive. [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] and they are scattered all over [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] 0.4 trillion pper year [18:44] schestowitz[TR2] at this pace [18:45] schestowitz[TR2] just for iran [18:45] schestowitz[TR2] not ukraine [18:45] IsambardPrince Yeah, right after a giant deficit-tripling tax cut for American oligarchs. [18:45] IsambardPrince And gas prices are out of control. [18:45] IsambardPrince Rising anywhere from 9 to 25 cents per gallon, per day. [18:46] IsambardPrince This won't just be a US problem. It tends to be far more expensive for gas in Europe. [18:46] IsambardPrince Due to their penchant for excessive taxation and green new scams. [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] aussie media said they have reserves for 30 days [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] and after 30 days there is no plan [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] then people go dog-eat-dog [18:46] schestowitz[TR2] like mad max [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] maany negines take only oil [18:47] IsambardPrince The only thing that makes Europeans better situated for high gas prices is they've been around so long people are used to driving cars with motorcycle engines in them in places like Ireland anyway. [18:47] schestowitz[TR2] you cannot refill the tank with nitrogen [18:47] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The US could open the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. [18:48] IsambardPrince Theoretically we have enough for 6-7 months in there usually, but it can only be removed so fast. [18:48] IsambardPrince So it can really only cover for about 10-12% of our actual daily needs. [18:48] IsambardPrince It could last for a few years at that rate, but it won't replace what we import. [18:49] IsambardPrince George W. Bush tried to get Congress to authorize two more storage sites, but they never did. [18:49] IsambardPrince So there went a few more months capacity we could have had but don't. [18:49] IsambardPrince Then there's what happens when allies want us to sell to them out of the SPR, but we can't because it would mean political hell at home. [18:50] IsambardPrince Americans going "WTF do you mean we're paying $8 a gallon and you're selling to the goddamn French!?" [18:50] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Regionally, Americans are better prepared for this than nationally. [18:50] IsambardPrince The states that supported Trump tend to have no public transit to speak of. [18:51] IsambardPrince So they'll be stuck in their home while gas rationing is going on. [18:51] IsambardPrince And the Metra will probably still be up and running and packed. [18:54] TR News Techrights Why They Always Try to Shoot the Messenger (When the Message Harms Profits) https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Why_They_Always_Try_to_Shoot_the_Messenger_When_the_Message_Har.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Why_They_Always_Try_to_Shoot_the_Messenger_When_the_Message_Har.gmi [18:54] TR Bot Techrights Why They Always Try to Shoot the Messenger (When the Message Harms Profits) [18:55] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], So far nobody has discussed the SPR that I'm aware of. [18:55] IsambardPrince Biden drew down on it while the Russian sanctions were going on. [18:56] IsambardPrince I don't know if Trump ever filled it but they announced that they would. [18:56] IsambardPrince It would have made sense to at least ensure that it was full before beginning this. [18:56] IsambardPrince I'm guessing that means they did not. [18:56] IsambardPrince The whole idea of the SPR is this. [18:56] IsambardPrince During the Arab Oil Embargo, it didn't exist. [18:57] IsambardPrince The US faced severe gas shortages, and rationing happened. [18:57] IsambardPrince Not just high prices, but they did triple. [18:57] IsambardPrince But also rationing. [18:57] IsambardPrince Like cars only got 8-9 miles a gallon back then, and you were only allowed to gas up on Wednesday and there was a limit of 5 gallons, and it went by what number your license plate started in. [18:58] IsambardPrince And there were huge lines of people waiting to get in to get gas. [18:58] IsambardPrince Before it was over, the US Mint printed up gas ration stamps. [18:58] IsambardPrince But they never circulated because it never got to the point where they need to issue them. [18:59] IsambardPrince You'd get say, 20 stamps a month and each stamp allowed you to buy a gallon of gas, and then you didn't have people showing up higgledy piggledy depending on what number their plate started in and what day it was. [18:59] IsambardPrince But that never got used. [18:59] IsambardPrince And the idea is you used your stamps whenever you wanted to, but when they were gone, you didn't get any gas until the next month. ● Mar 07 [19:00] IsambardPrince So you pulled up to the pump, if you had my car you could trade 17 stamps for a full tank, you had three stamps left. Maybe you had to make that tank last all month, if you still had the three stamps you could use the rest next month along with your 20 new stamps. [19:00] IsambardPrince So you have a car where a tank lasts you two weeks. [19:00] IsambardPrince You have to figure out how to make it last all month. [19:01] IsambardPrince So rationing works because instead of hopping in the car to go everywhere maybe you go "Oh man, I need to go to Walmart for a few things, but if I get in the car that's half a gallon of gas each way and I can't do that. [19:02] IsambardPrince So you might make bigger trips or do without shaving cream for a while if you forgot it while you're there. [19:02] IsambardPrince Or maybe you ride the bus or walk sometimes. [19:02] IsambardPrince The US prefers not to ration things. [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] The US faced severe gas shortages, and rationing happened. [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] already happens [19:02] schestowitz[TR2] right now, not in US [19:02] IsambardPrince Instead, the price will rise until less people are willing to pay. [19:03] IsambardPrince Then there will be enough for everyone, at that price. [19:03] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Right, the price per gallon jumping a dollar in the last week means less people can or will pay it. [19:03] TR News IVM sadists. "Why would you want too after what they did to you?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kk2eq35y [19:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kk2eq35y ) [19:03] IsambardPrince So they cut out some driving that they don't have to do. [19:03] IsambardPrince Then there's enough gas. [19:04] IsambardPrince Milton Friedman said economists don't know much but they know how to create a shortage. [19:04] IsambardPrince If you want there to be no tomatoes, pass a law that says you can't charge more than 10 cents a pound. [19:04] IsambardPrince Suddenly, people will want more tomatoes because they're cheap and nobody can produce more because they'll lose money with every sale. [19:04] IsambardPrince It's the same with anything else. [19:05] IsambardPrince So the thinking is that high prices cure shortages, and that eventually the price gets to some sort of a ceiling value. [19:05] IsambardPrince Because it rises to the point where demand is lowered enough that the price stops rising. [19:06] IsambardPrince Now, we're a long way from that at $3.69 a gallon. [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] eggs were cheap [19:06] schestowitz[TR2] not too long ago [19:06] IsambardPrince People were still buying gas at $5.25 because they had to. [19:06] IsambardPrince If anything, high prices will just slow them down. It could hit $5 or more before it slows down. [19:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], There's really no good way you could handle Iran. [19:08] IsambardPrince If you leave them alone, they cause problems at a staggered pace. [19:08] IsambardPrince If you stir them up, they cause a lot of problems over a compressed time period. [19:09] TR News Windows down sharply https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/colombia/#monthly-200902-202603 [19:09] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Colombia | Statcounter Global Stats [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] obama had an iran deal [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] that deal was thrown out by cheeto [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] so now unhappy with the outcome [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] he pretends to want [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] what he had shredded [19:12] schestowitz[TR2] demented cheeto makes the world a mess [19:12] IsambardPrince Nobody seriously thought that Iran was complying with Obama's deal. [19:13] IsambardPrince Or that they wanted fissile material for civilian nuclear power. [19:13] IsambardPrince They refused to account for where all of the fissile material was going. [19:13] IsambardPrince Or to what enrichment level. [19:14] IsambardPrince They played Saddam Hussein-style games where sometimes inspectors were allowed, sometimes they weren't. [19:14] IsambardPrince I mean, maybe Europeans consider something like that a deal. [19:14] IsambardPrince But they're also the ones that made a deal with Russia to buy gas and depend on Russian gas. [19:15] IsambardPrince It's European money that has made Russia a serious military threat to Western Europe. [19:15] IsambardPrince Once they make a deal with Putin to lop off part of Ukraine, and they pray he sticks to it when he sticks to his deals for a couple years then takes something else and they make another deal [19:16] IsambardPrince Poland doesn't like those odds. [19:16] MinceR spoiler alert: he won't stick to it, and neither will his successors [19:16] IsambardPrince Maybe they're smarter than the rest of you people. [19:16] MinceR appeasement never worked [19:16] IsambardPrince MinceR, Putin has his Piece Plan. [19:16] IsambardPrince He wants Piece. [19:16] IsambardPrince Piece of this, piece of that. [19:17] MinceR i guess most europeans are content with withering away and hoping the wars and genocides don't reach the area where they live until they die of old age [19:17] IsambardPrince Only Poland seems to be intelligent enough to realize where this leads and prepare as much as possible for it. [19:17] MinceR and i guess they think "fuck all my descendants anyway" [19:17] IsambardPrince Which, I guess means that despite all the Polish jokes, they're not that bad. [19:17] IsambardPrince At least by European standards. [19:17] MinceR well, poles have their problems too [19:17] IsambardPrince The French would just let Russia walk right up to the door and knock. [19:18] MinceR allegedly they became extreme catholics only because wojtya was elected pope [19:18] IsambardPrince I mean they surrendered to the Nazis immediately, and set up a collaboration government. [19:18] MinceR that's some hungarian-level loserness right there. [19:18] IsambardPrince While everyone else was fighting to the death to keep them out. [19:18] IsambardPrince Fuck France, they're useless. [19:18] MinceR fuck humanity, they're useless [19:18] IsambardPrince They won't just not protect their neighbors, they won't protect themselves. [19:18] MinceR btw, the usa exists because france helped them out [19:18] MinceR sure, it was a proxy war on the brits, but still. [19:19] IsambardPrince They assisted us, and they had their own reasons for it. [19:19] IsambardPrince And that assistance did help speed up the defeat of the British significantly. [19:19] MinceR yeah, but all it took was refusal to take part in 1 war to make yanks develop a seething hatred for all things french [19:20] IsambardPrince Isn't throwing in with the Nazis enough? [19:20] MinceR apparently not [19:20] MinceR because the nazis ("republicans") don't hate the orcs for doing the same [19:20] MinceR or rather, doing something far more severe [19:20] MinceR the orcs allied with the german nazis and rushed poland together [19:20] IsambardPrince The French wouldn't even have a country if it wasn't for (largely) the US and UK liberating it for them from the Nazis. [19:21] MinceR afaik the french were merely exhausted and defenseless against the german nazis [19:21] IsambardPrince At least not one that existed outside the German Reich. [19:21] IsambardPrince So I'd say we repaid them with hundreds of years interest. [19:21] MinceR plus their main hope for defense (the maginot line) didn't work at all [19:21] IsambardPrince MinceR, I don't know if you've seen Alien: Earth. [19:22] MinceR i haven't [19:22] IsambardPrince The ship with the xenomorphs and other weird shit that crashed was named the Maginot. [19:22] IsambardPrince I'm about halfway into the first season. [19:22] IsambardPrince The xenomorphs aren't the weirdest thing that ship brought back actually. [19:23] MinceR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line [19:23] TR Bot Maginot Line - Wikipedia [19:23] IsambardPrince They're violent as ever, of course. [19:23] IsambardPrince Yes, I know what the Maginot line was. [19:23] IsambardPrince But I thought it was weird they would name a ship Maginot. [19:23] MinceR :> [19:23] IsambardPrince There's some sort of "octopus" like alien. [19:23] IsambardPrince Big eye on top of the tentacles. [19:24] IsambardPrince It jumps into a host and sort of "uses" their brain. It keeps them alive but it seems to use their brain as sort of a "CPU upgrade". [19:24] IsambardPrince Where I left off, they were testing it on a sheep. [19:24] IsambardPrince And the sheep gets "smart". [19:24] IsambardPrince But it's not the sheep anymore. [19:50] IsambardPrince https://www.bankingdive.com/news/capital-one-discover-job-cuts-layoffs/813908/ [19:50] IsambardPrince [19:50] IsambardPrince Capital One has announced another 1100+ layoffs at Discover at the Discover HQ on Lake Cook Road in Illinois. This is on top of last year's round that cut over 500. [19:50] IsambardPrince [19:50] IsambardPrince More than half the employees that had jobs there will now be gone. [19:50] TR Bot Capital One cuts more than 1,100 Discover employees | Banking Dive [19:50] IsambardPrince [19:50] IsambardPrince This must be Richard Fairbank's "Community Benefits Agreement" in effect that he swore up and down to the government on. [19:50] IsambardPrince They claim that no "customer facing" roles have been eliminated, but most of Discover is now gone other than the credit card and personal loans departments. Capital One has been moving people over to the Capital One app, and I've heard more than a few say their interest rate on the Discover cards went up another 5-6 percentage points. [19:51] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Like you said. Capital One is a loan shark. [19:51] IsambardPrince They're a vicious subprime bank. [19:51] IsambardPrince Maybe not the worst, but bad. [19:52] schestowitz[TR2] don't know [19:52] schestowitz[TR2] i saw ads [19:52] schestowitz[TR2] what's in YOUR wal;let? [19:52] schestowitz[TR2] i think they ran the same in usa [19:52] IsambardPrince Crapital One. [19:52] schestowitz[TR2] even 20+ years ago [19:52] IsambardPrince :P [19:52] IsambardPrince And Discover, which is also now Crapital One. [19:53] IsambardPrince And Barclays, which is worse than Crapital One. [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] Crapital :) [19:53] IsambardPrince Got an AmEx. [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] Crapital Ones are cheap [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] when I was about 22220 i wentthere [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] 20 [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] job interview [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] i didn't know what they were [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] but i went anyway [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] and they were so stingly [19:53] IsambardPrince You had a job interview at Capital One? [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] that i had to chjase them for month [19:53] IsambardPrince They got niggardly with you. [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] to reimburse my travel expenses [19:53] schestowitz[TR2] to Nottingham [19:53] IsambardPrince In the salary proposal. [19:54] schestowitz[TR2] the lady i chased was called carslake [19:54] schestowitz[TR2] i still remember [19:54] schestowitz[TR2] how evasive they were [19:54] schestowitz[TR2] only after a lot of nagging they finally paid what they legally must [19:54] IsambardPrince A vicious subprime bank that charges 40% interest (in the UK) got cheap on you? [19:54] schestowitz[TR2] yes [19:54] schestowitz[TR2] i can find the meila [19:54] schestowitz[TR2] but it is not worth it [19:55] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], You're a bit older than me I think. [19:55] IsambardPrince Crapital One started out as a deeply subprime bank. [19:55] schestowitz[TR2] *emails [19:55] IsambardPrince Along the lines of what Credit One or First Progress cards are now. [19:55] IsambardPrince They've cleaned up their act a little. [19:55] schestowitz[TR2] my very old emails are in formats that take longer to figure out [19:56] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Credit One does surprise fees. [19:56] IsambardPrince Fees just for having the card even if you don't use it or don't have any card benefits. [19:56] IsambardPrince It's just fees fees fees. [19:56] IsambardPrince CAPITAL One used to do that. [19:57] IsambardPrince Credit One is a different bank. They use a similar logo. They deal with the least "creditworthy" customers. [19:57] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: kickoff 3 mins [19:57] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/mens/2025/fa-cup/newcastle-v-man-city-7-mar-2026?page=Commentary [19:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/mens/2025/fa-cup/newcastle-v-man-city-7-mar-2026?page=Commentary ) [19:57] IsambardPrince They LIKE loaning money to people they know can't pay them. [19:57] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Credit One is based out of Nevada. [19:57] schestowitz[TR2] like gulagboy? [19:57] IsambardPrince They sent my cousin a card, she maxed it out and didn't pay. [19:57] schestowitz[TR2] i meean, the former line [19:57] schestowitz[TR2] not nevada [19:57] IsambardPrince They waited 18 months, sued her, and got $1900. [19:57] IsambardPrince Garnished her at work. [19:58] IsambardPrince She only spent $350 on the card. [19:58] IsambardPrince Then they sent her another card. [19:58] IsambardPrince They make money off people who pay they make more when you don't. [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] sharkkks then [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] i never borrowed money [19:58] IsambardPrince Why wouldn't they give you a card if their internal logic says they go get 7-8 times more from you later? [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] nor did rianne [19:58] schestowitz[TR2] did not make sense to [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] you lose money [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] you pay banck more than you take [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] even mortgages are like that [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] get one house [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] pay for 2 [19:59] IsambardPrince Yes, a mortgage will double the price of a house over 30 years. [19:59] IsambardPrince Even if you get a "good" rate. [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] for the mere illusion you "own" it [19:59] IsambardPrince If you miss payments, the bank takes it back. [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] no [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] it does not [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] it always oooowns [19:59] schestowitz[TR2] the home [19:59] IsambardPrince You lose everything you paid them, don't have a house. They sell it to someone else AND they sue you. ● Mar 07 [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] so they just evict you [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] from their own "property" [20:00] IsambardPrince Yes, it's called foreclosure. [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] to you they say "foreclosure" [20:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The mortgage isn't even the worst part. [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] what is? [20:00] IsambardPrince It's the interest, all the insurances you're forced to buy, the property tax. [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] i sae people falling for such BS [20:00] IsambardPrince Utilities on an entire house. [20:00] schestowitz[TR2] and heard about this even when i was ytoung [20:00] IsambardPrince Repairs. [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] m,ortgage, they say, is better [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] as rent is "money wasted" [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] but it is not [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] you are also more flexible [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] you can move [20:01] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], If you could just take the price of the house and split it up over 30 years, I'd say yeah, get a mortgage. [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] if there is a roach infestation [20:01] IsambardPrince But there's another 1.5 times what the mortgage costs. And it's all the other shit you have to pay. [20:01] schestowitz[TR2] with a mortgage in the uk you must also get home insurance [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] over 30 years that can be tens of thousands of pounds just for that [20:02] IsambardPrince The landlord didn't do anything about the roaches. [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] and it's noty owned by you [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] it is owned by the bank [20:02] IsambardPrince Said leave the cats in there while he gases the place. [20:02] IsambardPrince But you have to leave. [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] so you pay to eiinsure it for the bank [20:02] IsambardPrince It affects humans and roaches, but not cats. [20:02] IsambardPrince :P [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] magic! [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] like roundup [20:02] IsambardPrince Then all the gas bombs do is kill a few of the roaches, but the rest crawl into the next apartment. [20:02] schestowitz[TR2] round up those insects [20:03] IsambardPrince Or into the wall, where the gas doesn't penetrate. [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] [image oif farmers in hazmat suits and plastic balloons\ [20:03] IsambardPrince So you don't see them for a week then they're back. [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] "relocate' the issue [20:03] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Roach bombs are sort of the illusion of progress. [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] we spoke about this before [20:03] IsambardPrince Because you can't kill them all that way. [20:03] schestowitz[TR2] in some context [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] when you "evict" the criminals [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] and then say you "solved" crime issues [20:04] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Someone in the south bought a car and took pictures on Reddit. [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] but someone else gets thee issue [20:04] IsambardPrince The car was infested with German roaches. [20:04] schestowitz[TR2] like duterte in davao [20:04] IsambardPrince In Illinois that doesn't tend to happen because for half the year it gets so cold they die. [20:04] IsambardPrince Setting off a roach bomb in a car might work. [20:05] IsambardPrince But even then, it might not. [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] it is small [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] and you don't sleep in it [20:05] IsambardPrince You'll need to deep clean the car and then set off the fogger, then leave it closed for a few days then deep clean again. [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] "is that a german car?" [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] "no" [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] "what is it?" [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] "german roach [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] " [20:05] schestowitz[TR2] "nice!! [20:05] IsambardPrince I'd probably set off a bomb inside the cabin and another one in the trunk. [20:06] IsambardPrince Put one of those tarps over the car to try to seal them in there with the gas. [20:08] schestowitz[TR2] you have quite the imagination [20:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I'm planning to move out on Mandy. [20:09] IsambardPrince I'm not going to tell him when. I'll get all the stuff he doesn't notice out and then I'll have a moving truck here one day when he isn't at home. [20:09] IsambardPrince He'll come home and the furniture will be gone and so will I and the cats. [20:09] IsambardPrince And I'll inflate that camping mattress and leave it in the bedroom for him. [20:10] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], That's how mom did it with Brian and Dave. [20:10] IsambardPrince They just came home and everything was gone except for an air mattress. [20:10] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], "Gone insane thinks everything is his." [20:10] IsambardPrince Yes, an entire air mattress to himself. [20:11] IsambardPrince I'll file for divorce after I'm in another county. [20:11] IsambardPrince He can't drive so it'll be to my advantage to get as far away as possible and file it there. [20:11] IsambardPrince The only thing I have to do is notify him. [20:12] IsambardPrince I'm not obligated to do anything else. [20:12] schestowitz[TR2] no element of surprise [20:12] schestowitz[TR2] you put this in IRC [20:12] IsambardPrince He's not smart enough to read it. [20:13] schestowitz[TR2] sunds like you don;'t love him anymore [20:13] IsambardPrince All he does is sit in the bedroom and tap on freemium games. [20:13] IsambardPrince He's wasting away. [20:13] schestowitz[TR2] addiction [20:13] schestowitz[TR2] to nonsense [20:13] schestowitz[TR2] soc-med [20:14] schestowitz[TR2] "what drugn do you do?" [20:14] schestowitz[TR2] "nothing" [20:14] schestowitz[TR2] "just facebook" [20:18] TR News "YouTube is reportedly testing DMs again after removing it in 2019" [20:33] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The car part I need came in cracked. Like dropped at the warehouse or something. [20:33] IsambardPrince So I've got a replacement coming. [20:33] IsambardPrince The ignition control module is failing intermittently, but if that one that just came in went on there, it would either be much worse or not work at all. [20:34] IsambardPrince When you're dealing with something that gives data to the PCM (Powertrain Control Module), you want that to be a good component, not some Autozone crap they made in China. [20:34] IsambardPrince If it doesn't have the right software settings or good components, it may burn out or not run the car properly. [20:35] IsambardPrince I told them there's only three brands that I approve to be used on that car. [20:35] IsambardPrince AC Delco/GM (same thing really), Nippon Denso, or Delphi. [20:36] IsambardPrince Delphi used to make GM parts officially, but GM stopped using them years ago. But they still make aftermarket parts and they work right. [20:36] TR News Techrights An American War on GNU/Linux, Software Freedom, and British Investigative, Science-Based Reporting - Part I - A Matter of National Security https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/An_American_War_on_GNU_Linux_Software_Freedom_and_British_Inves.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/An_American_War_on_GNU_Linux_Software_Freedom_and_British_Inves.gmi [20:36] TR Bot Techrights An American War on GNU/Linux, Software Freedom, and British Investigative, Science-Based Reporting - Part I - A Matter of National Security [20:37] IsambardPrince Sometimes GM parts cost too much, but you don't want to just start pulling god knows what from Amazon or ebay. [20:58] TR News Techrights The Harder They Attempt to Take Down This Site (and Take Away Liberties), the More People Will See This Site https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/The_Harder_They_Attempt_to_Take_Down_This_Site_and_Take_Away_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/The_Harder_They_Attempt_to_Take_Down_This_Site_and_Take_Away_Li.gmi [20:58] TR Bot Techrights The Harder They Attempt to Take Down This Site (and Take Away Liberties), the More People Will See This Site [20:59] IsambardPrince Ugh, looks like McDonald's again tonight. [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] eww [20:59] MinceR :) [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] i had pizza today [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] got it 70% off price [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] on xmas eve ● Mar 07 [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] when they offload stocks [21:00] schestowitz[TR2] put in freezer [21:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Did you see the CEO of McDonald's post the video for the Big Arch. [21:00] IsambardPrince He acts like he's afraid to go near it and calls it "the product" and takes a nibble off of it. [21:00] IsambardPrince Burger King replied and said "We couldn't finish it either." [21:01] MinceR lol [21:02] TR News "Inspired by darkghost, I decided to try out Haiku. I used BeOS back in the day and I was curious to see if Alhena would work. Getting Haiku running on my system was half the battle." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20260307.gmi [21:02] TR News "At work there's more and more of a push to use generative AI for basically anything. Reading emails, writing emails, writing code, you name it." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/3-07.gmi [21:03] TR News "In Britain, it's not usual for private individuals to own woodland. Most woodland is either part of huge country estates, or owned by state agencies like the Forestry Commission." gemini://larsthebear.me/chainsaw.gmi [21:04] TR News "I have taken on a third Ubuntu Touch app project: patching and packaging the Lagrange Gemini browser for Ubuntu Touch. This might sound like it would be simple, but there are a lot of platform-specific quirks in Ubuntu Touch that makes running Lagrange properly more difficult than it should be." gemini://agnos.is/posts/lagrange-for-ubuntu-touch.gmi [21:04] IsambardPrince MinceR, Reminds me of that movie "The Stuff". [21:04] IsambardPrince https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stuff [21:04] TR Bot The Stuff - Wikipedia [21:04] TR News "I have completed the release of Indra 1.3.0 for Ubuntu Touch. Indra is a Meshtastic app for Ubuntu Touch, allowing you to chat off-grid with friends, family, and neighbors. The new version comes with a wealth of new features, and it is slowly approaching parity with the official apps." gemini://agnos.is/posts/indra-130-available.gmi [21:05] IsambardPrince MinceR, It starts attacking people and turning them into zombies. [21:06] MinceR people are already turning themselves into zombies [21:06] IsambardPrince At the end one of them says they've come out with something new now that people know about the stuff. [21:06] IsambardPrince It's called "The Taste". [21:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The McDonald's close to me is the worst one I've ever been to. [21:07] IsambardPrince There's always lots of homeless people in it and they shut off the air conditioner last summer. [21:07] IsambardPrince The people back there charge you for a sandwich that comes with tomatoes, then there's no tomatoes, and they act annoyed that they have to go get you some tomatoes. [21:31] schestowitz[TR2] like spar here [21:31] schestowitz[TR2] near picc. station [21:31] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Buying Woodland, Indra 1.3.0 Available, and LLM Exhaustion https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Gemini_Links_07_03_2026_Buying_Woodland_Indra_1_3_0_Available_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/03/07/Gemini_Links_07_03_2026_Buying_Woodland_Indra_1_3_0_Available_a.gmi [21:31] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Buying Woodland, Indra 1.3.0 Available, and LLM Exhaustion [21:31] schestowitz[TR2] both the train abd coach [21:31] schestowitz[TR2] lots of homeless people walk in [21:31] schestowitz[TR2] and some cause scenes [21:31] schestowitz[TR2] esp. in spar shops ● Mar 07 [22:04] admfubar spar shops [22:04] admfubar ? [22:08] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/ddr5-ram-kits-skyrocket-to-an-astonishing-usd4-000-on-newegg-with-wild-price-listings-on-multiple-g-skill-and-corsair-products-various-speeds-and-capacities-all-listed-at-the-same-eye-watering-price [22:08] TR Bot DDR5 RAM kits skyrocket to an astonishing $4,000 on Newegg with wild price listings on multiple G.Skill and Corsair products various speeds and capacities all listed at the same eye-watering price | Tom's Hardware [22:15] admfubar peppy... https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ebay-russian-peptides [22:15] TR Bot eBay Is Selling a Cornucopia of Russian Peptides [22:18] MinceR do they have ricin? [22:21] IsambardPrince Indiana is passing a law that makes homelessness a felony. [22:21] IsambardPrince That's the only answer from my mother and father's party. Bring back felony vagrancy laws. Cut all the social welfare programs. [22:22] IsambardPrince Most states used to have vagrancy laws. If you didn't have enough money on you for a hotel room that night, you were automatically a criminal. My parents voted to bring that back. [22:23] IsambardPrince You know, Roy, we lost 93,000 net jobs last month. [22:23] IsambardPrince According to NPR. [22:24] IsambardPrince And this month alone, Capital One eliminated 1160 jobs at Discover in Illinois, and Walgreens fired 560 workers at the corporate office. Got a letter saying they were ALSO closing down the specialty pharmacy that handles Mandy's medicine and the closest one will now be 40 miles away. [22:25] IsambardPrince But the Republicans still figure "If you want a job, they're everywhere." Even as they voted for the Pedophile Nazi Party and we've lost millions of jobs as prices soared another 20% in a single year. [22:26] IsambardPrince Their Pedophile Nazi President ALSO raised gas prices a dollar a gallon in just one week, and they're still going up 9-25 cents every day. [22:27] IsambardPrince So 20-30 years ago, the "Republicans" (now the Pedophile Nazis) said if you weren't thriving in America, that was your fault. Now everything costs 6 times more, like food and rent, and there's not many jobs, so their new line is "If you can't keep up with the bare essentials, we'll just make it a felony and send you to prison so that your parents who voted for it don't have to look at what they did." [22:28] IsambardPrince Maybe there's an ounce of a remnant of humanity left in them and if they had to look at it, that's not so good for the Pedophile Nazis, so they'll just put them in prison. [22:30] IsambardPrince Not my parents. There's not even an ounce of a remnant left. They don't care how I suffer. My mother always said she wanted my marriage to fail so that I could be "filled with the holy ghost". [22:31] IsambardPrince Which is utterly insane, but it is what it is. To want to watch your children suffer so maybe they'll just burn out and hope they get to go to heaven after they die. [22:31] IsambardPrince And my dad just doesn't give a shit at all, even in some crazy sense of the word. [22:32] IsambardPrince People that reach that point turn to substance abuse (drugs, alcohol), or become addicted to porn and chronic masturbation, or they start going to church a lot. Giving them all the money they have left. Hope it buys them the winning lottery ticket. [22:33] IsambardPrince Some are like Mandy, in there giving himself carpal tunnel syndrome mindlessly tapping on an iPhone game. Not realizing that as soon as I can get out of here, I'll move and shut the lights off on him and he'll have nobody. [22:34] IsambardPrince His "work friends" who advised him to leave me are not going to make sure he gets to his doctor's appointments, that he has a place to live, food to eat, medicine. [22:34] IsambardPrince He's taken bad advice from someone and it's going to cost him dearly. [22:54] IsambardPrince MinceR, I posted about Crapital One firing 1100 people at Discover. [22:54] IsambardPrince Someone said that's 1,100 less to charge off accounts. [22:54] IsambardPrince I said "The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand!" [22:56] MinceR :> [22:58] IsambardPrince MinceR, American Express increased the rebate on Disney Plus. [22:58] IsambardPrince I said "Why would I care that the rebate is larger on something I don't want anyway?" [22:58] MinceR they want you to want it, obviously [22:58] IsambardPrince If I don't want to spend any money on Disney Plus then an $11 rebate on $18.99 is still not worth it. [22:59] IsambardPrince But I think slipping people rebates is their strategy to drive demand. [22:59] IsambardPrince Some people won't notice and will pay the entire amount. [22:59] IsambardPrince Some people will notice and they pay significantly less. [22:59] IsambardPrince Once you get enough conversions you can take the monthly statement credit away and see how many bother to cancel it. ● Mar 07 [23:00] IsambardPrince MinceR, As it turns out, rebates appeal more to higher income segments. [23:01] IsambardPrince Lower income consumers tend to not budget for anything and don't take any care to get a better deal. [23:01] IsambardPrince For example, I went to McDonald's today. I used a 20% off coupon for my order, and then paid with a cashback credit card that's 3% at restaurants. [23:02] IsambardPrince Meanwhile, a couple younger people maybe late teens early 20s walk in. [23:02] IsambardPrince They go straight to the register and pay cash with no coupons. [23:02] IsambardPrince So they paid 23% more than they actually had to. [23:03] IsambardPrince Then later in the month they'll wonder why they have no money at all. [23:11] IsambardPrince Rich people also do weird stuff. When my mom's friend's dad died, he had millions of dollars. He was an early investor in a lot of companies. [23:11] IsambardPrince But he still swiped ketchup packets, napkins things like that from fast food places. [23:11] IsambardPrince Mom said the guy was always like that. When he got a car wash he got the cheapest one that didn't include drying it, then he just floored it down the highway on the way home. [23:12] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [23:12] IsambardPrince He lived through the Depression. [23:12] IsambardPrince His wife said he took a shower once a week and "didn't use much soap while he was in there". [23:13] IsambardPrince Showering every day is a must for me. One reason is I wear my clothes for a few days usually unless I spill something on them. [23:14] IsambardPrince It's expensive to go to the laundromat, but once I've accumulated enough dirty clothes I just go there and pay for the biggest machine and use a reasonable amount of liquid Tide or Persil (I use coupons and shop rebates, when you extend your laundry like this you definitely want something that will get the dirt and sweat out). [23:15] IsambardPrince By the time I get to laundry day I usually go down there in pajama pants with no underwear or socks on, and an old t-shirt I wear around the house. [23:15] IsambardPrince That way I make sure that everything goes through in one go. [23:18] IsambardPrince Seems Barclays decided to make their AARP credit cards even less appealing. [23:18] IsambardPrince They cut the welcome offer down to $100 from $200. AARP's site still runs some ads about a $200 welcome offer. [23:18] IsambardPrince If I'm going to take a hard pull to my credit and a new account, I want at least $150-200. [23:33] IsambardPrince MinceR, The doctor asked my friend how he managed to lower his blood pressure so much. I said "I had him start taking magnesium glycinate and vitamin d3 every day". [23:34] IsambardPrince "It was in a medical journal I was reading. It's not as potent as prescription blood pressure medicine, but it's available over the counter and it's not hard on your kidneys." [23:36] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I saw an updated X-ray on my shoulder. [23:37] IsambardPrince You can tell where the bone graft is. Not because it hasn't healed, but because the donor had slightly better bone mineral density than I do. [23:37] IsambardPrince At the time of death, though.