●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 07, 2024 ●● ● Aug 07 [00:00] IsambardPrince There are some Chromebooks that are nearly $1,000 now. [00:00] IsambardPrince But those are not the ones people usually buy. [00:08] *jkl has quit (Quit: Gone.) [00:15] IsambardPrince When I got a Chromebook in 2013 it was just a big mistake. [00:15] IsambardPrince It was cheaply constructed, I plugged in a printer and it said something about a "cloudprint" which needed a new printer. [00:15] IsambardPrince It didn't run Linux applications. [00:15] IsambardPrince If you didn't have an internet connection, it was pretty much a brick. [00:17] IsambardPrince I understand they're quite different now. [00:21] *jkl (~jkl@freenode/user/jkl) has joined #techrights [00:21] TR News (NEW): Firefox 130 Promises to Enable Overscroll Animations on Linux, Firefox Labs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/06/Firefox_130_Promises_to_Enable_Overscroll_Animations_on_Linux_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/06/Firefox_130_Promises_to_Enable_Overscroll_Animations_on_Linux_F.gmi [00:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Firefox 130 Promises to Enable Overscroll Animations on Linux, Firefox Labs [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl21-236-167.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Aug 07 [01:03] lightbringer (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/hfYSP4K = https://rimgo.pussthecat.org/gallery/hfYSP4K [01:03] TR Bot Eyes Tell Lies - Album on Imgur [01:03] TR Bot Red Eyes Tell Lies - rimgo [01:05] *SomeGoat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:39] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/06/elon-musk-x-advertising-lawsuit-antitrust [01:39] TR Bot Musks X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over massive advertiser boycott | X | The Guardian [01:47] IsambardPrince Walmart is showing Windows laptops when you ask for Chromebooks. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060824.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-060824.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-060824.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-060824.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 06, 2024 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2024-08-06.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2024-08-06.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-2024-08-06.txt ● Aug 07 [03:06] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1365.jpg [03:06] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1016.jpg [03:08] TR News Upgrade of the OCC laptop gopher://box.matto.nl/0/upgrade-of-the-occ-laptop.txt [03:08] TR News the inevitability of time gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2059 [03:09] TR News "Gemini is relatively new, created only a few years ago. It's part of what's often referred to as "the small internet". This term describes a collection of alternative, decentralized, and community-driven networks that operate outside of the mainstream internet." gemini://salixos.org/post/salix-on-gemini/ [03:09] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I'm considering an Acer Chromebook. [03:09] IsambardPrince Specs are very high for a Chromebook. [03:13] TR News RAID-y Player One gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2060 [03:13] schestowitz[TR2] acer is good [03:14] TR News More working frustrations gemini://sporiff.dev/microblog/work-mgmt/ [03:14] IsambardPrince They have one for $549 with 16 GB RAM. [03:14] IsambardPrince Core i5 12th gen [03:15] IsambardPrince I'm sick of all these Lenovo laptops. Bad quality. [03:15] IsambardPrince Failing keyboards, lousy firmware. [03:15] IsambardPrince Meant for Windows and it shows. [03:15] schestowitz[TR2] seems expensive for those specs [03:16] IsambardPrince They have some for about $100 less that have 8 GB RAM. [03:17] IsambardPrince https://www.amazon.com/Chromebook-2560x1600-i5-1240P-LPDDR4X-CBG516-1H-53TD/dp/B0CV61RWHF/ [03:17] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Amazon.com [03:18] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 06, 2024 https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_06_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_August_06_2024.gmi [03:18] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: The screen is nice. [03:18] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 06, 2024 [03:18] IsambardPrince They really sprung for a nice screen. [03:18] IsambardPrince 120 hz refresh, you don't see that in many PCs. [03:18] IsambardPrince 2560 X 1600 [03:18] IsambardPrince The SSD is only 256 GB, big for a Chromebook, smaller than I have now. [03:18] IsambardPrince But faster. [03:19] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I could get an Aspire with Windows 11 Home. [03:19] IsambardPrince How do those take to being converted over to Linux? [03:19] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:19] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:19] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:23] TR News "Setting the terms, redux" https://doc.searls.com/2024/08/06/setting-the-terms-redux/ iophk: censorship (effectively) through neglect by corporations? [03:23] TR Bot Setting the terms, redux Doc Searls Weblog [03:24] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041325 [03:24] TR Bot Sci-fi writer and WordStar lover re-releases the cult DOS app for free | Ars Technica [03:27] admfubar https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/08/06/2050220/figure-ais-humanoid-robot-helped-assemble-bmws-at-us-factory [03:27] TR Bot Figure AI's Humanoid Robot Helped Assemble BMWs At US Factory - Slashdot [03:29] admfubar or just as bad? https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/08/06/1842234/apple-thinks-bing-is-pretty-bad?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed [03:29] TR Bot Apple Thinks Bing is Pretty Bad - Slashdot [03:31] TR News Wow. 13,000 layoffs. https://uk.pcmag.com/computers-electronics/153740/dell-makes-cuts-to-boost-ai-pivot-reportedly-laying-off-12500-employees [03:31] TR Bot Dell Makes Cuts to Boost AI Pivot, Reportedly Laying Off 12,500 Employees [03:32] TR News Quite the amputation https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/08/07/mpuu-a07.html [03:32] TR Bot Dell announces mass layoffs amid expanding global tech job cuts - World Socialist Web Site [03:33] TR News Windows OEMs when Windows does not sell well [03:34] TR News Dow sinks more than 1,000 points in global market sell-off https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/05/japan-stock-market-crash/ [03:34] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/05/japan-stock-market-crash/ ) [03:36] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/07/microsoft_delta_fight/ [03:36] TR Bot Microsoft punches back against Delta's legal threats The Register [03:37] TR News "Microsoft: Although the company has made no official announcements, it is reported to have reduced its workforce by approximately 1,000 employees" https://lacartita.com/the-controversial-wave-of-layoffs-and-its-impact-on-the-economy/ [03:37] TR Bot The Controversial Wave of Layoffs and Its Impact on The Economy La Cartita Noticias [03:39] TR News The media should QUIT reprinting PR lies from Dell, such as the "HEY HI" (BS) as cause of layoffs. It's a lie. [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: microsoft clearly worried [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] that lawsuit would be bad press [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] not just cost a lot to settle [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] they say [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] nadella sent out an email [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] and they did not response [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] so what? [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] why should they? [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] a million passengers stranded [03:40] admfubar i say more that worried... more like having a seizure [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] sending some email back to a fraud is pointless [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] many people lost their vacations [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] with hotel bookings [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] because the flights did not take off [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] windows TCO [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] "it would not boot!" [03:41] admfubar what are you doing up so late??... or are you up early? [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] i just woke up [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] 3am [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] gonna record some videos today, after the run i think\ [03:41] admfubar i usually wake up about that time.. then get up off the couch and go to bed. [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643123 [03:42] TR Bot Manchester - BBC Weather [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] starts runin 11am [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] *raining [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/microsoft-to-deltas-lawyers-you-never-replied-to-ceo-satya-nadellas-offer-to-help/articleshow/112328167.cms [03:43] TR Bot Microsoft to Delta's lawyers: You never replied to CEO Satya Nadellas offer to help - Times of India [03:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: AmEx says they'll pay me a rebate credit if I buy a computer on Dell. [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] this has the hallmark of somethinjg very wrong [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] microsoft "help"? [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] microsoft is not the help [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] it is t he CULPRIT [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] Delta should move the systems to GNU/Linux [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] and lower costs in the process, too [03:43] admfubar poured here... high winds, possible tornadoes, straight line winds.. lots of damage, power out to over 400,000 ... going to be a while before it is back [03:44] IsambardPrince Does anyone know if ChromeOS can read an Ext4 hard drive? [03:44] IsambardPrince I have one and some people say Ext4 SD cards work. [03:44] IsambardPrince But Google says it's Microsoft file systems. [03:44] IsambardPrince What is actually going on with this? [03:45] IsambardPrince Do I need to reformat my hard drive as ExFAT? [03:45] admfubar Chrome OS supports these kind of devices as below: [03:45] admfubar FAT (FAT16, FAT32, exFAT) [03:45] admfubar HFS+ (read-only on Journaled HFS+) [03:45] admfubar ISO9660 (read only) [03:45] admfubar MTP. [03:45] admfubar NTFS. [03:46] admfubar UDF (read-only) [03:46] IsambardPrince Some people report unofficial Ext4 [03:51] TR News Techrights Probably the First Major GNU/Linux Distro to Adopt Gemini and Have an Official Gemini Capsule https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Probably_the_First_Major_GNU_Linux_Distro_to_Adopt_Gemini_and_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Probably_the_First_Major_GNU_Linux_Distro_to_Adopt_Gemini_and_H.gmi [03:51] TR Bot Techrights Probably the First Major GNU/Linux Distro to Adopt Gemini and Have an Official Gemini Capsule [03:52] admfubar perhaps if they replaced the chromeos with another os that can understand more file systems [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] it's not so east [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] easy [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] it used to be [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] i hear they make that harder over time [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] to leave people in crap like crostino [03:54] TR News Techrights Slashdot Media and Linux Journal: Missing Pages, Allegedly https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Slashdot_Media_and_Linux_Journal_Missing_Pages_Allegedly.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Slashdot_Media_and_Linux_Journal_Missing_Pages_Allegedly.gmi [03:54] TR Bot Techrights Slashdot Media and Linux Journal: Missing Pages, Allegedly [03:54] schestowitz[TR2] akin to MSFT pushing WSL [03:57] IsambardPrince https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40340052 [03:57] TR Bot Chromium [03:57] TR News UPC is illegal and violates constitutions, but the litigation profiteers continue not to care and carry on with the crime http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/upckat-upc-court-of-appeal-demonstrates.html [03:57] TR Bot [UPCKat] UPC Court of Appeal demonstrates (surprising) flexibility in order on appeal timelines - The IPKat [03:57] IsambardPrince This seems to imply they added it back [03:57] IsambardPrince Ext4 support [03:57] IsambardPrince Maybe just the documentation is wrong? [03:59] schestowitz[TR2] possibly [03:59] schestowitz[TR2] oh, did i ever tell you? [03:59] schestowitz[TR2] at one pooint Google contacted me [03:59] schestowitz[TR2] asking about becoming documentation person [03:59] schestowitz[TR2] not my area [03:59] schestowitz[TR2] and I hadn't applied for a jjob ● Aug 07 [04:00] schestowitz[TR2] Google is shrinking now [04:00] schestowitz[TR2] it seems to be funded by crap [04:00] schestowitz[TR2] thing slike youtube bleed [04:00] schestowitz[TR2] seems like the spying is the big business there [04:00] schestowitz[TR2] and you get bullied by paperboy forr saying he was helping thee trump regime crack down on women [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] for the 'crime' of seeking abortion [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] rianen's birthday is in 2 weeks [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Lancaster [04:01] TR Bot Lancaster [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] tuxmachines was 20 recently [04:02] darwin UK PM Keir Starmer threatened to round up people not just demonstrating but saying offencive things online [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] the envy of paperboy demands more professional (psychological) help [04:02] darwin in other words, all his opponents [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] it become chronic and morbid [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] darwin: url? [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] did he really? [04:03] darwin he made a speech on it and it's on his accounts [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] billbc says this [04:03] darwin i don't know that it's exactly what he said [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] in front page: [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2nnj8301yo [04:03] TR Bot BBC - Home [04:03] TR Bot UK disorder: Keir Starmer says communities 'will be safe' in face of riots - BBC News [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] darwin: better to check [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] maybe some online rumour [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] which might not be reliable [04:04] darwin i watched part of it [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] some people i spoke to are scared [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] of the rioters [04:04] darwin he at least said something like that [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] they think they might be targeted next [04:04] darwin and he's only defending specific community [04:04] darwin there are rioters on both sides [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] now there are [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] someone sent me this [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] which i did not even open [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] as it is DailyFai [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] (not reliable) [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] The Sun actually [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] (Murdoch0 [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29706765/shocking-footage-gang-palestinian-flags-punch-man-kick-head/ [04:05] TR Bot Shocking footage shows gang waving Palestinian flags storming pub before knocking man to floor and kicking him in head | The Sun [04:06] darwin i noticed sometimes the UK tabloids--which aren't as bad as USA tabloids--often wrote articles with many links to reliable sites that supported the same story. Some their stories are unreliable, but not all [04:06] darwin 'tabloid' has kind of a different meaning in Britain [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] they need to be careful [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] of SLAPP [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] adding links help [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] i should know [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] because some Microsofter is trying that on us [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] while hiding in some forest [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] so it's harder to sue him back [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/19/Hiding_in_a_Forest_Without_a_Phone_and_Hiding_Behind_the_First_.shtml [04:07] TR Bot Techrights Hiding in a Forest Without a Phone and Hiding Behind the First Amendment in the United States (US) [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] the riots are not near us [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] but we hear helicopters sometimes [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] i guess they survey gatherings from above [04:08] darwin one online commentator went to jail for some weeks when a rapist just got 180hrs community service (also sentenced to two years prison but they suspended it indefinitely so he never went) [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] trying to scuttle them before something can materialise and things go ablaze [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] you mean "robinson"? [04:09] darwin no--he went for years [04:09] darwin lots of other online commentators [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] they might say ":agitators" [04:10] darwin who said things that would be mild in USA but in UK are 'criminal hate speech' [04:10] darwin just things like for example they dislike 'illegals' coming to their country [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] you can do hate speech in the UK from the USA [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] and gett away with it [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] Internet is Inter (national) [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] so some Microsoft can come to thiis UK IRC network [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] spout our "gas the Jews" [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] and not be punished [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] and they exploit that [04:12] schestowitz[TR2] the Microsofters [04:12] schestowitz[TR2] they game/hack the system [04:13] TR News Propaganda in "Guide" clothing http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/wipo-releases-guide-to-trade-secrets.html [04:13] TR Bot WIPO releases Guide to Trade Secrets and Innovation - The IPKat [04:14] TR News They use misleading terms here http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/when-is-inventor-of-ai-model-also.html [04:14] TR Bot When is the inventor of an AI model also an inventor of the model's output? A closer look at the USPTO Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions - The IPKat [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] darwin: https://www.dw.com/en/uk-third-child-dies-after-dance-party-knife-attack/a-69801478 [04:14] TR Bot Third child dies after dance party knife attack DW 07/30/2024 [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] not "illegal" [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] but his parents came from rwanda [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] and people who integrate with the culture would never do this [04:15] darwin well, what he did is illegal [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.dw.com/en/uk-islamist-preacher-anjem-choudary-handed-life-sentence/a-69811922 [04:15] TR Bot Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary handed life sentence DW 07/30/2024 [04:16] darwin what he needs is execution, not living off the people's money [04:16] darwin or exile [04:17] TR News Page has been updated https://www.kernel.org/nonprofit.html [04:17] TR Bot The Linux Kernel Organization [04:19] TR News But there is no visible difference (maybe some links) https://web.archive.org/web/20240324150124/https://www.kernel.org/nonprofit.html https://www.kernel.org/nonprofit.html [04:19] TR Bot The Linux Kernel Organization [04:20] TR News Linux Hits Another Desktop Market Share Record https://linux.slashdot.org/story/24/08/01/2029219/linux-hits-another-desktop-market-share-record now 4.86% http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/05/GNU_Linux_on_486_Now.shtml [04:20] TR Bot Linux Hits Another Desktop Market Share Record - Slashdot [04:20] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux on 486 Now [04:22] TR News Revving halt: EUIPO upholds refusal to register Porsches accelerating engine sound mark http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/revving-halt-euipo-upholds-refusal-to.html EUIPO is crime/corruption: http://techrights.org/wiki/EUIPO/ [04:22] TR Bot Revving halt: EUIPO upholds refusal to register Porsches accelerating engine sound mark - The IPKat [04:22] TR Bot EUIPO [04:22] TR News Does ICE LAND mislead consumers about the origin of the goods? (Unlike EUIPO) No, says Appeal Board in Uzbekistan http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/guest-post-does-ice-land-mislead.html [04:22] TR Bot [Guest post] Does ICE LAND mislead consumers about the origin of the goods? (Unlike EUIPO) No, says Appeal Board in Uzbekistan - The IPKat [04:23] TR News Propaganda and protectionism as "literature" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/10-ip-books-to-pack-in-your-summer-totes.html http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/08/book-review-intangible-intangibles.html [04:23] TR Bot 10 IP Books to Pack in Your Summer Totes - The IPKat [04:23] TR Bot [Book Review] Intangible Intangibles - The IPKat [04:24] TR News Geo-blocking http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/07/book-review-eu-geo-blocking-regulation.html [04:24] TR Bot [Book Review] The EU Geo-blocking Regulation: A Commentary - The IPKat [04:24] TR News German inflation edges up to 2.3% in July https://www.dw.com/en/german-inflation-edges-up-to-2-3-in-july/a-69810065 [04:24] TR Bot inflation edges up to 2.3% in July DW 07/30/2024 [04:27] TR News OFTC regaining some bots or 500 "users"? https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=OFTC [04:27] TR Bot NO TITLE [04:34] darwin i found it odd that UK Conservatives (and probably previously Labour) were defending/arming Israel while at the same time allowing millions of Muslims in... seems like a total contradiction... more recent Labour stopped arming Israel. For the record, I think Israel has the right to exist and defend itself, just what Western political parties are doing on these issues seemed self-defeating, etc. [04:38] schestowitz[TR2] it is not a contradiction [04:38] schestowitz[TR2] but even muslim or arab is extreme [04:38] schestowitz[TR2] some can become [04:40] darwin it's similar in USA--most Democratic presidents have supported/armed Israel while average members of their party might use the fake/propaganda term 'Islamophobia' and march for Palestine... like they don't have one coherent policy for what is or comes out of the region [04:41] schestowitz[TR2] iran is not left [04:41] schestowitz[TR2] iran is fundamentalist [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] and it does not think highly of women [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] what i learned in recent years is [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] feminists have a real issue [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] not the so-called 'feminazis' [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] whgich typically means real feminists [04:42] darwin yes. Maybe it's a generational thing... my generation and older grew up with family who were alive during WW2 and the Holocaust. Some younger--Millennials and Zoomers--only learn about it in school and don't pay as much attention [04:42] schestowitz[TR2] but women who promote turning women into slaves of men [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] or say women who don't want to compete with men in sports are evil [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] both of these are anti-feminists [04:43] schestowitz[TR2] they want to put women "back in the kitcheen" [04:43] darwin two XYs fought for the Olympic "women's" boxing medal and I heard in some other sports it was similar [04:44] schestowitz[TR2] real feminists means women decided on their own [04:44] schestowitz[TR2] like how to vote, what to do... [04:44] schestowitz[TR2] i.e. opposite of iran [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] the US "democrats" have some members who don't believe in this [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] and yet you cannot point this out [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] because of some allusions of "xenophobia" [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] so the race card is used to impede speech of people who want gender equality [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] undoing centuries or progress [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_rights_movement_in_Iran [04:46] TR Bot Women's rights movement in Iran - Wikipedia [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] ironnically, some women enter US Congress, House, Senate [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] and use votes to get there [04:46] darwin an apostate (spiritual scientific) friend of mine in Iran wants USA to invade to free him. I see his point, but it'd end up bad--mostly done to setup capitalist 'freedom' and resource extraction, intellectual restrictions (patents for software, GMO, etc.) [04:47] schestowitz[TR2] "Between 1963 and 1979, the Iranian Women's Movement gained victories such as the right for women to vote in 1963, a part of Mohammad Reza Shah's White Revolution. Women were also allowed to take part in public office, and in 1975 the Family Protection Law provided new rights for women, including expanded divorce and custody rights and reduced polygamy. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, women's rights have been restricted, and [04:47] schestowitz[TR2] several laws were established such as the introduction of mandatory veiling and a public dress code for women.[3] In 2016, only 6% of Iranian parliament members were women,[4] while the global average was about 23%." [04:47] schestowitz[TR2] 6% [04:47] schestowitz[TR2] 94% men [04:47] schestowitz[TR2] there is an equivalent [04:47] schestowitz[TR2] person X [04:47] schestowitz[TR2] uses Y to get into Z [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] to under Y [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] while in Z [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] person X forgot how s/he got there [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.turkeyinstitute.org.uk/commentary/democracy-like-tram/ [04:48] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.turkeyinstitute.org.uk/commentary/democracy-like-tram/ ) [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] In the mid-1990s, the mayor of Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was quoted as saying, Democracy is like a tram. You ride it until you arrive at your destination, then you step off. Erdogan, who is now president of Turkey, has decidedly stepped off the tram. [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] ' [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] to under Y [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] > to UNDO [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] you remove the condition that got you in [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] that's what some US politicians now do [04:50] darwin yes. Trump said there won't be a subsequent election [04:50] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/30/donald-trump-wont-have-to-vote-anymore-fox-interview [04:50] TR Bot Donald Trump repeats controversial You wont have to vote any more claim | Donald Trump | The Guardian [04:50] schestowitz[TR2] beat me to it by seconds [04:50] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/us/politics/trump-christians-vote-ingraham.html [04:50] TR Bot Trump Declines to Back Away From You Dont Have to Vote Again Line - The New York Times [04:50] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/05/GNU_Linux_on_486_Now.shtml [04:50] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux on 486 Now [04:50] schestowitz[TR2] also seE: [04:50] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/05/GNU_Linux_on_486_Now.shtml [04:51] schestowitz[TR2] oops [04:51] schestowitz[TR2] "US President Donald Trump was criticised by some commentators for seeming to approve of Mr Xi's unlimited rule," [04:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-43361276 [04:51] TR Bot China's Xi allowed to remain 'president for life' as term limits removed - BBC News [04:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/30/us/politics/trump-christians-vote-ingraham.html [04:52] darwin that's not really a new thing in China, is it? Wasn't Mao Tse-tung president for life, or whatever title he had? [04:53] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxjjvdq7eyo [04:53] TR Bot Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new overall leader - BBC News [04:53] schestowitz[TR2] no election needed [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] it used to be a given that [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] a) democracy [04:54] IsambardPrince I'm going to put ChromeOS Flex on my other laptop and play with that, [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] b) vote for consent earned by leadership [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] is the preferable way [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] seems more people adopt the chinese and russian model now [04:56] IsambardPrince I had to turn off the Intel mitigations on the old one. [04:56] TR News German economy contracts unexpectedly in second quarter https://www.dw.com/en/german-economy-contracts-unexpectedly-in-second-quarter/a-69805731 [04:56] TR Bot economy contracts unexpectedly in second quarter DW 07/30/2024 [04:57] TR News Will a heat wave in Eastern Europe upset global food supply? https://www.dw.com/en/will-a-heat-wave-in-eastern-europe-upset-global-food-supply/a-69801577 [04:57] TR Bot a heat wave in Eastern Europe upset global food supply? DW 07/31/2024 [04:58] TR News The food supplies are already massively disrupted by massive price hikes, which means the poor are malnourished (even in rich nations) [04:59] darwin it seems we're paying double what we paid for food a few years ago, even in a state that produces a lot of food ● Aug 07 [05:00] IsambardPrince That's what I've noticed. [05:00] schestowitz[TR2] at least salaries doubled [05:00] schestowitz[TR2] (right?) [05:00] IsambardPrince No. [05:00] darwin haha, no [05:00] IsambardPrince Prices doubled. Income up maybe 25%. [05:00] darwin they went up hundreds times (if you include bonuses) for company administration/CEOs but not average working nor middle class jobs [05:01] TR News Phillips 66 slashes jobs, caps reduction at 1% https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-refiner-phillips-66-plans-job-cuts-2024-08-06/ [05:01] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-refiner-phillips-66-plans-job-cuts-2024-08-06/ ) [05:01] TR News Phillips 66 not blaming "HEY HI" for the job losses? SERIOUSLY? [05:02] darwin they say average income in USA is around $70,000 but if you don't count in some top billionaires the average is closer to $40,000... which isn't enough to afford an apartment for a family in any city [05:02] TR News Tech companies laid off over 1,00,000 in July https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-tech-companies-laid-off-over-100000-in-july-microsoft-intel-among-3100724 [05:02] TR Bot Tech companies laid off over 1,00,000 in July; Microsoft, Intel among... [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] darwin: averages mislead [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] when some people make a million times more than others [05:03] darwin dollar has been delibeately inflated/devalued with private fractional reserve bankstering [05:03] schestowitz[TR2] and the income is spread out like a pyramid [05:03] darwin 'deliberately' [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] literally a million [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] like, some billionaire gets 50bn richer in a year [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] when some hard worker barely makes 50k [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] barely [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] and does actual work [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] not "investing" in "hey hi" (bubble) [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] and dumping at the right moment (insider trading) [05:05] IsambardPrince https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/31/travel/apple-promo-video-thailand-intl-hnk/index.html [05:05] TR Bot Terrible: Apples new promo video sparks backlash in Thailand | CNN [05:06] TR News "FOCUS ON HEY HI!!!!!" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/tech-layoffs-dell-cuts-more-jobs-this-department-to-focus-on-ai/articleshow/112334451.cms [05:06] TR Bot Tech layoffs: Dell cuts more jobs this department, to focus on AI - Times of India [05:07] IsambardPrince lightbringer: Apple putting out racist ads against Asians. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] "A screengrab taken from a new promotional video by tech giant Apple. The video has been criticized for depicting Thailand, where it was filmed, in an unflattering light." [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/thailand//#monthly-200902-202408 [05:09] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Thailand | Statcounter Global Stats [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] not many apple users in there anyway [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] apple might not care [05:15] TR News [poem] Jesus Christ, II gemini://wampa.smol.pub/jesus-christ-ii Religion in gemini... [05:24] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [05:28] TR News Techrights OPOnly 75 Known Gemini Capsules Still Use Let's Encrypt (More Than 9 Out of 10 Self-Sign) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/OPOnly_75_Known_Gemini_Capsules_Still_Use_Let_s_Encrypt_More_Th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/OPOnly_75_Known_Gemini_Capsules_Still_Use_Let_s_Encrypt_More_Th.gmi [05:28] TR Bot Techrights OPOnly 75 Known Gemini Capsules Still Use Let's Encrypt (More Than 9 Out of 10 Self-Sign) ● Aug 07 [06:01] TR News Techrights IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Turns 36, It's Older Than the World Wide Web https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/IRC_Internet_Relay_Chat_Turns_36_It_s_Older_Than_the_World_Wide.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/IRC_Internet_Relay_Chat_Turns_36_It_s_Older_Than_the_World_Wide.gmi [06:01] TR Bot Techrights IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Turns 36, It's Older Than the World Wide Web [06:10] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/a-quote-from-the-inventor-of-irc--718535315525736384/ [06:10] TR Bot A quote from the inventor of IRC [06:19] *wael__ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:24] TR News Techrights "If it is not logic, it's magic. If it is not magic, it is female logic." https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/If_it_is_not_logic_it_s_magic_If_it_is_not_magic_it_is_female_l.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/If_it_is_not_logic_it_s_magic_If_it_is_not_magic_it_is_female_l.gmi [06:24] TR Bot Techrights "If it is not logic, it's magic. If it is not magic, it is female logic." [06:28] TR News "Jarkko Oikarinen developed IRC up until 1992. After this he concentrated on his studies, and IRC's development was left to people he knew and who were already involved." https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2017/11/11/irc-wizard-jarkko-oikarinen-changed-our-conversation-culture-for-good [06:28] TR Bot Wizard Jarkko Oikarinen Changed Our Conversation Culture for Good | Kulttuuricocktail | yle.fi [06:28] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@uv27a6cvmtqf6.irc) has joined #techrights [06:29] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: We need more Chromebooks aimed at power users. [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] it is a paradox [06:29] schestowitz[TR2] it comes with chromeos [06:29] IsambardPrince I think 16 GB of RAM would be so little of an ask on top of the Plus designation. [06:32] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Acer suggests that the new 516 GE Plus will have a 16 GB model. [06:33] IsambardPrince But so far just an 8 GB one is on the shelves and Amazon has not lowered the price on the old one that much. [06:33] IsambardPrince I think that the 516 GE Plus would be fine if it only had 16 GB of RAM. [06:33] IsambardPrince That's becoming a baseline unless literally all you do is sit there with a few browser tabs. [06:46] TR News Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls From 100% to 25% in Morocco, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Now Exceed 4% on Desktops/Laptops https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_From_100_to_25_in_Morocco_GNU_Linux_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Microsoft_Windows_Falls_From_100_to_25_in_Morocco_GNU_Linux_and.gmi [06:46] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Windows Falls From 100% to 25% in Morocco, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Now Exceed 4% on Desktops/Laptops [06:51] IsambardPrince > schestowitz[TR2]: [06:51] IsambardPrince > Biden said "They still have some money left." earlier this year, and the goal of that party is that you won't if you give them a few more years like this. [06:51] IsambardPrince > Meanwhile, there's no point even asking around for other apartments because (I swear to God...) there's a $275 Administrative Fee, a $75 per applicant fee, and they can still say no and take the money at this point, and then if they say yes, $40 a month x2 for the cat "rent" and $800 for a non-refundable cat deposit. They would take one $400 deposit for one cat, but if you have two they'll help themselves again. It's your money and [06:51] IsambardPrince it's [06:52] IsambardPrince * it's a seller's market thanks to dumb s**t coming down from the state like a mandate that all new apartments have to have an EV charger. [06:53] IsambardPrince * that people who have to rent can't even use, but there has to be one in every parking space anyway. [06:53] TR News (NEW): 5 best open-source email clients for Linux (and why Geary is my go-to) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/5_best_open_source_email_clients_for_Linux_and_why_Geary_is_my_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/5_best_open_source_email_clients_for_Linux_and_why_Geary_is_my_.gmi [06:53] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 best open-source email clients for Linux (and why Geary is my go-to) [06:54] IsambardPrince EVs aren't like normal cars that might run for 20-30 years even if they don't look very good anymore. You basically have to spend $80,000 every 5-7 years because they're too expensive to fix at that point. [06:54] IsambardPrince So none of the fleet will ever age to the point where you can pay cash and not have payments. [06:55] TR News (NEW): 5 first-rate Linux distros for power users (or anyone seeking challenge) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/5_first_rate_Linux_distros_for_power_users_or_anyone_seeking_ch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/5_first_rate_Linux_distros_for_power_users_or_anyone_seeking_ch.gmi [06:55] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 first-rate Linux distros for power users (or anyone seeking challenge) [06:56] ciphrCat wow.. flying a Russian flag in Nigeria treason prison for life [06:56] IsambardPrince > Despite all of this, the federal government says if you make $15,051 a year, you are no longer in poverty. It's amazing how the cheapest apartment in town will soon be $1150 plus utilities and $1254.25 means you've "escaped poverty". [06:56] IsambardPrince > F*** the government to death. [06:59] IsambardPrince One of the big problems here is the government that creates nothing takes your money and tells certain people how they can have some of it back, only no matter how badly you do, it's not "poverty enough" to get programs. Because people who broke the law and sneaked into the country get to loaf around in $400 a night hotel rooms munching on food they didn't pay for either and sending their kids to school where they demand the lessons [06:59] IsambardPrince be taught in a language that people here don't speak, and in exchange for that they'll pay nothing for that too. ● Aug 07 [07:00] IsambardPrince [00:56] wow.. flying a Russian flag in Nigeria treason prison for life [07:00] ciphrCat IsambardPrince: im confused about what you are saying. Those cat rules you mention are normal. But I dont get how the state is causing those rules. [07:00] IsambardPrince What did Russia do that Nigeria didn't like? [07:00] TR News (NEW): Germany to Fund Open Source Software Maintainers Through New Fellowship Program https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Germany_to_Fund_Open_Source_Software_Maintainers_Through_New_Fe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Germany_to_Fund_Open_Source_Software_Maintainers_Through_New_Fe.gmi [07:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Germany to Fund Open Source Software Maintainers Through New Fellowship Program [07:00] IsambardPrince ciphrCat: It's not preventing them. [07:00] IsambardPrince The junk fees. [07:00] IsambardPrince Cat rent is a junk fee. [07:01] IsambardPrince The state should cap a pet deposit that you get back if the pets didn't destroy anything and you paid your rent. [07:01] IsambardPrince And ban pet rent. [07:01] IsambardPrince Pet rent is just another "fuck you in the ass with no lube" fee that landlords charge because they know most people love their pets and they can exploit that for more money. [07:02] ciphrCat IsambardPrince: Nigeria has mass protests going on over cost of living and removal of fuel subsidies. Some people were flying Russian flags. There is speculation that Russia is manipulating, but either way flying a foreign flag is considered treason in Nigeria [07:02] IsambardPrince You pay pet rent on two cats for a year, that's another $960 in goddamn rent you'll never get back. [07:02] IsambardPrince On top of the $800 "fee". [07:02] IsambardPrince This landlord is terrible, the other ones are mildly worse somehow. [07:03] IsambardPrince I'm considering talking to our old landlord. He has some for rent. [07:03] IsambardPrince They say "gas and electric" is your bill, so I wonder what all runs on gas in there. [07:03] TR News Techrights Dell Wants Us to Think That Its Layoffs (12,500 People) Are Due to LLMs and Other Crock, the Media Repeats This Lie Unscrutinised https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Dell_Wants_Us_to_Think_That_Its_Layoffs_12_500_People_Are_Due_t.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Dell_Wants_Us_to_Think_That_Its_Layoffs_12_500_People_Are_Due_t.gmi [07:03] TR Bot Techrights Dell Wants Us to Think That Its Layoffs (12,500 People) Are Due to LLMs and Other Crock, the Media Repeats This Lie Unscrutinised [07:03] IsambardPrince If it's just cooking gas I won't pay it. I'll let the gas company turn it off and put a countertop extender over the stove like I have now. [07:03] IsambardPrince If it's for heat from the boiler, you're kind of fucked. [07:04] IsambardPrince That'll add a hefty expense. [07:04] ciphrCat thats a typical pet policy. Although i have never seen the non-refundable deposit /combined/ with a monthly rent increase on pets.. normally i think its one or the other [07:04] IsambardPrince Oh they're getting BAD. [07:04] IsambardPrince ciphrCat: I'm going to talk to my psychiatrist about this. [07:04] IsambardPrince If I can get a letter saying I need the cats for my bipolar disorder along with his license number on a letter, the landlord can't charge any of that. [07:05] IsambardPrince They're trying to price me out of renting an apartment because I have therapy animals! [07:05] IsambardPrince They're coming close to doing that without the fees and pet rent. [07:05] ciphrCat i just had tenants who brought cats. I told them no charges for cats. Two people moved in together and each had a cat. The cats did not get along, so they pissed all over the place to mark their territory. That is why 2 cats is very different from 1 cat [07:06] ciphrCat oh, thats interesting.. [07:06] IsambardPrince Piss all over the goddamn landlord. [07:06] IsambardPrince With my emotional support cat letter. [07:06] IsambardPrince My cats have NEVER pissed on anything except in their litter boxes! [07:07] TR News (NEW): Jack Wallen's Best of Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Jack_Wallen_s_Best_of_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Jack_Wallen_s_Best_of_Linux.gmi [07:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Jack Wallen's Best of Linux [07:07] IsambardPrince They get along very well. [07:07] IsambardPrince I just stockpiled another Cat Food Mountain today. [07:08] ciphrCat IsambardPrince: if you were to bring your cats into my house, that would change. Your cats would smell the urine of the previous cats, and it would trigger them to mark the territory [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: does this offend anyone? http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Dell_Embracing_the_Hey_Hi_Revolution_to_Win_the_Hey_Hi_Arms_Rac.shtml [07:08] TR Bot Techrights Dell Embracing the "Hey Hi" Revolution to Win the "Hey Hi" Arms Race, It's Not Laying Off Anybody! [07:08] TR News Techrights Dell Embracing the "Hey Hi" Revolution to Win the "Hey Hi" Arms Race, It's Not Laying Off Anybody! https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Dell_Embracing_the_Hey_Hi_Revolution_to_Win_the_Hey_Hi_Arms_Rac.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Dell_Embracing_the_Hey_Hi_Revolution_to_Win_the_Hey_Hi_Arms_Rac.gmi [07:08] TR Bot Techrights Dell Embracing the "Hey Hi" Revolution to Win the "Hey Hi" Arms Race, It's Not Laying Off Anybody! [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] like gays? [07:08] IsambardPrince Walmart had Blue Buffalo rebates. $6 a bag. And AmEx gave me a 10% rebate up to $20 so I ran the grocery bill up. Used the employee discount, rebates, and the AmEx offer. [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] the point is, LLMs offend people [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] they have no tact or comprehension [07:09] IsambardPrince No, I always thought the Dell guy was kind of hot when he was in those commercials. [07:09] IsambardPrince The stoner guy that's a few years older than you, next door. [07:09] IsambardPrince Studying left handed basket weaving with student loans. [07:09] schestowitz[TR2] ok, so not offensive [07:10] IsambardPrince I may not be the best person to ask about that. I've been through a lot and it's a very high bar at this point. [07:10] IsambardPrince Not like an unemployed maniac writing down 10,000 pages of how Roy pissed them off. [07:11] IsambardPrince That (God help them) someone is going to have to read. [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] no [07:11] schestowitz[TR2] nobody will read that, nope [07:12] schestowitz[TR2] people moved on [07:22] TR News (NEW): PureOS Crimson Development Report: July 2024 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_July_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/PureOS_Crimson_Development_Report_July_2024.gmi [07:22] TR Bot Tux Machines PureOS Crimson Development Report: July 2024 [07:28] *parsifal (~parsifal@6thegygyadsu4.irc) has joined #techrights [07:28] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:28] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [07:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [07:29] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: A movie ticket on every day but Tuesday ($7) has now reached $20. [07:29] IsambardPrince I don't know who is paying to see movies with $20 tickets. [07:29] IsambardPrince It isn't us. [07:29] IsambardPrince They restored Lawrence of Arabia again and that one says $24.78 per ticket. [07:30] IsambardPrince On a very old movie. [07:30] IsambardPrince Which has seen several releases on DVD, Blu Ray, and UHD Blu Ray. [07:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: The pressure cooker fights inflation. [07:35] schestowitz[TR2] how so? [07:35] IsambardPrince Our grocery bills are very reasonable. [07:35] IsambardPrince We end up having the same thing 2-3 times a week though usually. [07:36] IsambardPrince Cooks a lot of food at once, some of it can be pretty cheap. Really easy to do so it discourages going to restaurants because it's so easy to make one pot meals. [07:37] IsambardPrince I really despise cooking on the stove. [07:37] TR News (NEW): Call for volunteers: Help us with the GNU Press shop and new member mailings https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Call_for_volunteers_Help_us_with_the_GNU_Press_shop_and_new_mem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Call_for_volunteers_Help_us_with_the_GNU_Press_shop_and_new_mem.gmi [07:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Call for volunteers: Help us with the GNU Press shop and new member mailings [07:37] IsambardPrince I can do it, but I don't like to. [07:39] IsambardPrince I always buy organic celery. [07:39] IsambardPrince I never noticed the difference until I started juicing it. [07:40] IsambardPrince I figured I'd get cheap and juiced some of the normal stuff and it tasted like grass clippings. [07:41] *psydruid can't help but think that life in the US isn't life on the entire planet [07:42] IsambardPrince 5% of the world population. [07:42] IsambardPrince Most are Asian. [07:43] TR News Techrights Microsofters' War on Linux Takes New Forms, Pentagon Nowadays Controls Linux in More Ways https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Microsofters_War_on_Linux_Takes_New_Forms_Pentagon_Nowadays_Con.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Microsofters_War_on_Linux_Takes_New_Forms_Pentagon_Nowadays_Con.gmi [07:43] TR Bot Techrights Microsofters' War on Linux Takes New Forms, Pentagon Nowadays Controls Linux in More Ways [07:43] IsambardPrince They had a lot of time where they were not modern countries and were not particularly well educated or given access to birth control. In many places, they still cut women off from birth control. [07:44] IsambardPrince The Philippines is pretty bad about this. Abortion totally illegal, 4 million a year anyway, when it gets botched and they have to go to the hospital, they get "punished" by not being given anything for pain. [07:44] IsambardPrince Can't ban something like this because people will take the risk and do it anyway. [07:45] TR News (NEW): Wlroots Finally Gets Explicit Sync Integration https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Wlroots_Finally_Gets_Explicit_Sync_Integration.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Wlroots_Finally_Gets_Explicit_Sync_Integration.gmi [07:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Wlroots Finally Gets Explicit Sync Integration [07:48] TR News (NEW): Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 9, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Free_Software_Directory_meeting_on_IRC_Friday_August_9_starting.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Free_Software_Directory_meeting_on_IRC_Friday_August_9_starting.gmi [07:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 9, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) [07:57] ciphrCat psydruid: im thinking i might submit that report today. If you still intend to make a 2nd pass let me know and I can delay it. Otherwise Ill call it good enough. [07:59] ciphrCat psydroid2: ● Aug 07 [08:00] psydruid ciphrCat: I haven't been able to reread it yet, but I realised some of the terminology used that I translated earlier in the document only made sense when I translated it differently later in the document [08:01] psydruid like "fairness" -> "eerlijkheid" (honesty), which should rather be "rechtvaardigheid" (justice) [08:01] TR News Techrights Thoughts On 'SLUBStick' (Not a Severe Bug, Helps Distract From Lawsuits Against Microsoft Over Clownstrike Fiasco) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Thoughts_On_SLUBStick_Not_a_Severe_Bug_Helps_Distract_From_Laws.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Thoughts_On_SLUBStick_Not_a_Severe_Bug_Helps_Distract_From_Laws.gmi [08:01] TR Bot Techrights Thoughts On 'SLUBStick' (Not a Severe Bug, Helps Distract From Lawsuits Against Microsoft Over Clownstrike Fiasco) [08:02] IsambardPrince It's just all that "These people don't look like me, better watch out." things you know. [08:02] IsambardPrince The real danger if you're a poor white person is a rich white person. [08:03] psydruid ciphCat, so I can try to look at it again this afternoon, I should have a bit more time for that too [08:04] ciphrCat psydruid: okay, thanks for the help. I will plan on submitting it tomorrow morning then [08:13] TR News "The Manjaro Linux team have announced the first round of testing for their new Manjaro Immutable version of the popular Linux distribution." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/manjaro-linux-gets-an-immutable-version-available-for-testing/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:13] TR Bot Linux gets an Immutable version available for testing | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "Following on from the success of the downhill extreme sports game Descenders, developer RageSquid and publisher No More Robots have announced the much bigger Descenders Next is coming." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/extreme-sports-game-descenders-next-announced-for-2025/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR Bot sports game Descenders Next announced for 2025 | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "The Board Game Night Humble Bundle looks to be another good one, especially if you love games styled more like board games. So here's what's in it and what compatibility to expect for Steam Deck and Desktop Linux." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/grab-a-load-of-hit-digital-board-games-in-this-new-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR Bot a load of hit digital board games in this new Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR News "A few days ago the great NonSteamLaunchers project, to help you set up various third-party launchers on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, had a new release adding support for even more launchers." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nonsteamlaunchers-adds-support-for-hoyo-and-nexon-launchers-easier-ea-app-repairs/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:14] TR Bot adds support for HoYo and Nexon launchers, easier EA App repairs | GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR News "What Valve called the "jackbrick megabricker" (ouch), The Jackbox Megapicker should now stop breaking your Steam Deck after the latest update to the Native Linux version." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-jackbox-megapicker-fixed-to-stop-megabreaking-your-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:17] TR Bot Jackbox Megapicker fixed to stop megabreaking your Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [08:18] TR News "Motordoom is the latest entry in the survivor-like horde shooter genre popularised by Vampire Survivors, and this one has you do some freestyle-sports." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/pull-off-sick-tricks-and-take-down-hordes-of-demons-in-motordoom/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:18] TR Bot off sick tricks and take down hordes of demons in Motordoom | GamingOnLinux [08:19] TR News "While other source ports are pretty popular like GZDoom, Chocolate Doom continues getting better to retain the best compatibility with the original DOS versions of Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen and Strife." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/chocolate-doom-310-brings-many-new-features-for-the-classic-source-port/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:19] TR Bot Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port | GamingOnLinux [08:21] TR News "A fun idea for a nice casual puzzle game: Pixel With Your Friends has released with Linux support where you restore artworks pixel by pixel for a museum. You can enjoy it alone, or bring a friend online to play together online and restore the artwork together." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/pixel-with-your-friends-gets-you-and-your-pals-to-restore-pixel-artworks-for-a-museum/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:21] TR Bot With Your Friends gets you and your pals to restore pixel-artworks for a museum | GamingOnLinux [08:22] TR News "If you were hoping to see better ASUS ROG Ally X support on Linux, you're in for a treat here, as there's a big patch that's been sent in." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/better-asus-rog-ally-x-support-on-linux-is-coming-with-a-big-kernel-patch/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:22] TR Bot ASUS ROG Ally X support on Linux is coming with a big kernel patch | GamingOnLinux [08:25] TR News "Love your point and click adventures? Here's a fresh one for you! The founders of [redacted] from Relatively Painless Games looks like a great addition to your gaming library." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/save-a-town-from-paranormal-infestation-in-the-point-and-click-adventure-the-founders-of-redacted/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:25] TR Bot a town from paranormal infestation in the point and click adventure The founders of [redacted] | GamingOnLinux [08:28] TR News "NVIDIA today released a fresh update to the current ongoing 560 Beta driver series with version 560.31.02 bringing some bug fixes. This follows on from the first in the 560 series released in late July." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nvidia-linux-driver-beta-5603102-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [08:28] TR Bot Linux Driver Beta 560.31.02 Out Now | GamingOnLinux [08:29] TR News (NEW): NVIDIA 560 Beta Linux Driver Released with Open GPU Kernel Modules by Default https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/07/23/NVIDIA_560_Beta_Linux_Driver_Released_with_Open_GPU_Kernel_Modu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/07/23/NVIDIA_560_Beta_Linux_Driver_Released_with_Open_GPU_Kernel_Modu.gmi [08:29] TR Bot Tux Machines NVIDIA 560 Beta Linux Driver Released with Open GPU Kernel Modules by Default [08:30] TR News "In this blog, Ben Garside explains how we can help learners understand GenAI by focusing on solving problems." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/why-were-taking-a-problem-first-approach-to-the-development-of-ai-systems/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [08:30] TR Bot Why were taking a problem-first approach to the development of AI systems - Raspberry Pi Foundation [08:30] TR News (NEW): Games: Descenders Next, Humble Bundle, Jackbox Megapicker, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Games_Descenders_Next_Humble_Bundle_Jackbox_Megapicker_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Games_Descenders_Next_Humble_Bundle_Jackbox_Megapicker_and_More.gmi [08:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Descenders Next, Humble Bundle, Jackbox Megapicker, and More [08:30] TR News Oil Companies https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-energy-resources-board-refunds | Source: Pro Publica [08:30] TR Bot Oklahoma Oil Companies Opt Out of Voluntary Fund to Clean Up Oil Wells ProPublica [08:35] TR News "A year later that figure had fallen to 496,000. Pay TV revenues were less affected than one might expect." https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-site-blocking-cant-prevent-pay-tv-subscriber-decline-in-uruguay-240806/ | Source: Torrent Freak [08:35] TR Bot Site Blocking Cant Prevent Pay TV Subscriber Decline in Uruguay * TorrentFreak [08:35] TR News "Cox is grasping at straws, relying on speculation in the hope of getting a do-over." https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-ask-court-to-deny-coxs-challenge-of-1-billion-piracy-verdict-240806/ | Source: Torrent Freak [08:35] TR Bot Labels Ask Court to Deny Cox's Challenge of '$1 Billion' Piracy Verdict * TorrentFreak [08:40] TR News Now they burn the library too https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2024/08/06/no-brenn-dei-bibliotek-ogsa/ [08:40] TR Bot No brenn dei bibliotek ogs Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase [08:42] TR News "Lost in the Everyday" https://birming.com/lost-everyday/ [08:42] TR Bot in the Everyday | Robert Birming [08:42] TR News theverge took bribes from the Famous Criminal, then let him become editor, now this greenwashing (theverge profits from whitewashing of crime) https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214426/carbon-removal-standards-initiative-bill-gates-launch [08:42] TR Bot A new Bill Gates-backed project wants to make carbon removal more legit - The Verge [08:42] TR News iophk: stenography of Microsoft PR in place of reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/business/microsoft-delta-flight-cancellations-outage.html ("Microsoft Says Delta Was Largely Responsible for Flight Cancellations Amid Tech Outage") [08:42] TR Bot Microsoft Says Delta Was Largely Responsible for Flight Cancellations Amid Tech Outage - The New York Times [08:44] ciphrCat psydruid: the english GDPR art.5 contains lawfulness, fairness and [08:44] ciphrCat transparency [08:44] ciphrCat and the dutch version has for that: rechtmatigheid, behoorlijkheid en transparantie [08:45] ciphrCat which means whoever translated the GDPR considered /fairness/ to equate with /behoorlijkheid/. [08:47] ciphrCat .. thought thats not to say behoorlijkheid is correct.. I think you discovered some sloppyness, like him or her being translated simply as hem. [08:47] ciphrCat s/thought/though/ [08:47] schestowitz[TR2] ham? [08:47] schestowitz[TR2] they hem [08:48] schestowitz[TR2] Roy (ham/ham) [08:48] ciphrCat iiuc, him or her should be hem of haar in dutch [08:52] ciphrCat are you trying to speak dutch there Roy? [08:53] psydroid2 ciphrCat: "behoorlijkheid" is "decency"/"reasonability", but it's a word you don't really use in general in Dutch. I think "rechtvaardigheid" (justice/fairness) makes a lot more sense. And the translation is full of those kinds of mistranslations and even worse, as you've seen. [08:53] ciphrCat linguee has nothing for behoorlijkheid, but context.reverso.net equates it to fairness most often, but sometimes decency [08:53] ciphrCat ok [08:54] psydroid2 "onbehoorlijk gedrag" -> "indecent behaviour" [08:55] psydroid2 that's the kind of term where I would see it being used [08:57] psydroid2 of course, there is never a 1-to-1 agreement between words and phrases in one language and to those in another [08:57] psydroid2 but it looks like even translators for official documents can be sloppy at times [08:57] TR News 9 Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emoji Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-terminal-emoji-tools/ [08:57] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Terminal Emoji Tools - LinuxLinks [08:57] ciphrCat im tempted to make the section title 'rechtvaardigheid (behoorlijkheid)' to use the best term but then to also reference the word used in the law they would be implementing [08:57] psydroid2 -and [08:58] TR News En Croissant GUI chess toolkit https://www.linuxlinks.com/en-croissant-gui-chess-toolkit/ [08:58] TR Bot Croissant - GUI chess toolkit - LinuxLinks [08:59] ciphrCat or 'rechtvaardigheid (behoorlijkheid in het Art.5)' ● Aug 07 [09:01] psydroid2 https://www.encyclo.nl/begrip/behoorlijkheid [09:01] TR Bot Behoorlijkheid - 3 definities - Encyclo [09:01] psydroid2 I guess it could work in an official context [09:11] TR News "In 1987, the album was rereleased, with the missing tracks restored." https://blog.plover.com/2024/08/06/#revolver | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus [09:11] TR Bot The Universe of Disco : Look at what they tried to take from us [09:11] TR News "According to 404's explosive scoop" https://futurism.com/the-byte/nvidia-caught-scraping-youtube-ai | Source: Futurism [09:11] TR Bot Nvidia Caught Stealing Mind-Boggling Quantity of YouTube Videos to Train AI [09:13] TR News "The screw has been turned" https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/06/1095774/google-is-finally-taking-action-to-curb-non-consensual-deepfakes/ | Source: MIT Technology Review [09:13] TR Bot Google is finally taking action to curb non-consensual deepfakes | MIT Technology Review [09:18] TR News "With a 90 percent share of the A.I. chip market" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/technology/nvidia-antitrust-scrutiny.html | Source: New York Times [09:18] TR Bot Nvidia Scrambles for a Response to Antitrust Scrutiny - The New York Times [09:19] TR News "Though legal and economics experts say its difficult to guess where Mehta might land with his remedies" https://www.wired.com/story/google-search-monopoly-judge-amit-mehta-options/ | Source: Wired [09:19] TR Bot US Judge Ruled That Google Is an Illegal Monopolist. Here's What Might Come Next | WIRED [09:19] TR News "The influence of the Microsoft antitrust case was, in fact, apparent in the Google decision." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/technology/google-microsoft-antitrust-cases.html | Source: New York Times [09:19] TR Bot How the Google Antitrust Ruling May Influence Tech Competition - The New York Times [09:21] TR News "Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act prohibits monopolization or attempts to monopolize and targets unfair practices" https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/us-federal-judge-rules-google-violated-antitrust-law-by-monopolizing-internet-searches/ | Source: JURIST [09:21] TR Bot US federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law by monopolizing internet searches - JURIST - News [09:22] TR News "But even if the payola is forced to end, that doesnt mean competitors would arise or thrive in the search market." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/08/google-monopoly-ruling/679379/ | Source: The Atlantic [09:22] TR Bot Google Already Won - The Atlantic [09:22] TR News "His ruling against Google paves the way for a second trial to determine potential fixes" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/google-illegal-monopoly-1.7285798 | Source: CBC [09:22] TR Bot Google has illegal monopoly over online searches, U.S. judge rules | CBC News [09:23] TR News "More than two decades later" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/how-the-google-antitrust-ruling-may-influence-tech-competition/articleshow/112320172.cms | Source: India Times [09:23] TR Bot Google antitrust ruling: How the Google antitrust ruling may influence tech competition - The Economic Times [09:23] TR News "After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and evidence" https://www.voanews.com/a/google-loses-massive-antitrust-case-over-its-search-dominance/7730990.html | Source: VOA News [09:23] TR Bot Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance [09:23] TR News "Its not yet clear what this ruling will mean for the future of Googles business" https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/5/24155520/judge-rules-on-us-doj-v-google-antitrust-search-suit | Source: The Verge [09:23] TR Bot Judge rules that Google is a monopolist in US antitrust case - The Verge [09:25] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM): "Logitechs idea of a mouse that youd buy once and pay for forever is just a peek into a possible future" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2419903/logitech-forever-mouse-was-just-a-bad-idea.html | Source: PC World [09:25] TR Bot 'Forever mouse' was just a (bad) idea | PCWorld [09:25] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM): "The statement came in response to immediate backlash over a concept described by Logitech CEO" https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214857/logitech-subscription-mouse-decoder-podcast-hanneke-faber | Source: The Verge [09:25] TR Bot Logitechs forever mouse isnt happening - The Verge [09:25] IsambardPrince https://support.google.com/chromebook/thread/111184465/future-file-system-support?hl=en [09:25] TR Bot Future file system support? - Chromebook Community [09:26] TR News "In early 2022, months before OpenAI's ChatGPT set off the AI gold rush" https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/nvidia_software_empire/ | Source: The Register UK [09:26] TR Bot Nvidias subscription software empire is taking shape The Register [09:26] IsambardPrince This guy says that Chromebooks allow formatting external drives Ext4 and read/write. [09:30] TR News "In mid-July, the Sixth Circuit temporarily paused restoration of the rules." https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/06/6th-circuit-temporarily-puts-net-neutrality-on-ice-as-the-post-chevron-gop-assault-on-the-regulatory-state-accelerates/ | Source: Techdirt [09:30] TR Bot Circuit Temporarily Puts Net Neutrality On Ice As The Post-Chevron GOP Assault On The Regulatory State Accelerates | Techdirt [09:32] TR News [Old] "The mockery offended the deputies so much that seven of them filed a lawsuit against Afroman in March." https://reason.com/2023/10/18/defamation-lawsuit-against-afroman-filed-by-ohio-cops-will-partially-proceed/ | Source: Reason [09:32] TR Bot Ohio Cops' Defamation Suit Against Afroman Will Partially Proceed [09:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [09:33] TR News [Old] "Afroman incorporated many of the images in his Lemon Poundcake video." https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2023/10/25/whats-happened-with-the-afroman-case-in-ohio/71314878007/ | Source: Gannett [09:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://eu.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2023/10/25/whats-happened-with-the-afroman-case-in-ohio/71314878007/ ) [09:34] TR News [Old] "Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera" https://southeastohiomagazine.com/2024/05/06/afroman-breaks-it-down/ | [09:34] TR Bot Afroman breaks it down Southeast Ohio [09:34] TR News "The bad news is everything else. Most cities arent willing to do this." https://www.techdirt.com/2024/08/05/9th-circuit-no-immunity-for-officers-who-answered-distress-call-by-killing-distressed-person/ | Source: Techdirt [09:34] TR Bot Circuit: No Immunity For Officers Who Answered Distress Call By Killing Distressed Person | Techdirt [09:37] TR News "The Afghan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) suspended 17 broadcast licenses for 14 media outlets on July 22" https://cpj.org/2024/08/taliban-suspends-broadcast-licenses-of-14-media-outlets-in-afghanistan/ | Source: CPJ [09:37] TR Bot Taliban suspends broadcast licenses of 14 media outlets in Afghanistan - Committee to Protect Journalists [09:37] TR News "Community News Project" https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/nctj-chair-sue-brooks-reuters/ | Source: Press Gazette [09:37] TR Bot Next NCTJ chair warns journalism has become 'elite sport' - Press Gazette [09:47] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: The Linux stuff in Chrome OS is not exactly like WSL. [09:47] IsambardPrince They're not trying to extend it with all sorts of proprietary crap. ● Aug 07 [10:26] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [10:41] TR News "With lawsuits about the raid thick on the ground, Bennett and Wilkerson arent commenting further" https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/06/prosecutors-report-on-marion-raid-whitewashes-abuse-of-power-leaves-questions-dangling/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [10:41] TR Bot Prosecutors' report on Marion newspaper raid excuses abuse of power, leaves questions dangling Kansas Reflector [10:41] TR News "Laura Viar, the magistrate who authorized the search warrants for the raids" https://thedissenter.org/illegal-raids-against-kansas-newspaper-special-prosecutors-clear-police-officials/ | Source: The Dissenter [10:41] TR Bot Abuses In Kansas Newspaper Raid Excused By Prosecutors [10:41] TR News "Prosecutors Marc Bennett and Barry Wilkerson concluded in their 124-page report" https://text.npr.org/g-s1-15539 | Source: NPR [10:41] TR Bot Prosecutors say they plan to charge former police chief over Kansas newspaper raid [10:42] TR News "The Committee to Protect Journalists denounces Tuesdays sentencing of exiled journalist" https://cpj.org/2024/08/russia-sentences-journalist-dmitry-kolezev-to-7%c2%bd-years-in-absentia-on-fake-news-charges/ | Source: CPJ [10:42] TR Bot Russia sentences journalist Dmitry Kolezev to 7 years in absentia on fake news charges - Committee to Protect Journalists [10:43] *tessier has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:44] *tessier (~treed@rmtrxethyurei.irc) has joined #techrights [10:44] TR News "Mr. Hu has not explained his silence; nor have Chinas internet authorities." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/asia/china-nationalist-hu-xijin-silent.html | Source: New York Times [10:44] TR Bot Why Has Hu Xijin, a Chinese Nationalist, Suddenly Gone Silent? - The New York Times [10:44] TR News "Skochilenko offers the same kind of hope about Russia, even in this dark moment." https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/08/artist-who-terrifies-vladimir-putin/679375/ | Source: The Atlantic [10:44] TR Bot The Artist Who Terrifies Vladimir Putin - The Atlantic [10:45] TR News "A spokesperson for Spotify, one of the biggest podcast hosting platforms, painted a similar picture" https://pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/first-political-podcast-election-youtube-rest-is-politics-goalhanger/ | Source: Press Gazette [10:45] TR Bot The first podcast election: Podcasts saw explosion in downloads over UK election [10:47] TR News "AI-driven security" = crock https://thecyberexpress.com/sentinelone-appoints-alex-stamos-as-ciso/ | Source: Cyble Inc [10:47] TR Bot Former Meta Security Chief Alex Stamos Joins SentinelOne [10:47] TR News "Yet there are still problems, with the report itself and with the environment in which it was produced." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/a-better-investigatory-board-for-cyber-incidents.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [10:47] TR Bot the Cyber Safety Review Board - Schneier on Security [10:50] TR News "John Schulman, a member of OpenAIs founding team who played a key role in its product development efforts" https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/06/openai-co-founder-john-schulman-joins-rival-llm-developer-anthropic/ | Source: Silicon Angle [10:50] TR Bot co-founder John Schulman joins rival LLM developer Anthropic - SiliconANGLE [10:50] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [10:51] TR News "The suit, filed in federal court in Texas" https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-x-twitter-rumble-sue-advertisers/ | Source: Wired [10:51] TR Bot Musks X Sues Advertisers Over Alleged Boycott | WIRED [10:54] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 07 [11:04] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:08] *slingblade (~taters@0BGAAJFB2.tor-irc.dnsbl.oftc.net) has joined #techrights [11:11] *wallacer (~quassel@8k53v3b3bgq6i.irc) has joined #techrights [11:12] slingblade mm hmmm [11:17] slingblade I bet old Microsurf just creamed in their jeans over the Google search "monopoly" news. I fail to see how Google Search could be ruled a "monopoly"... I mean all the competition has to do is design a better search engine. It's not like Microsurf and their OEM backroom deals.. Am I wrong? [11:21] slingblade Watch now as Google Search has to break up in pieces [11:21] slingblade however that would work !? [11:22] slingblade While Microsurf got off easy and wasn't split! [11:22] slingblade Rules For Thee but Not for Me [11:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights ● Aug 07 [12:06] TR News "Sometime saying "sorry" is just not enough. To mean something it should come from the heart." https://www.dw.com/en/a-guide-to-business-apologies-how-companies-can-properly-say-sorry/a-69677035 | Source: Deutsche Welle [12:06] TR Bot values: Why do companies bother saying 'sorry'? DW 08/05/2024 [12:07] TR News "This move is also a green light to aggressive US antitrust enforcers prosecuting Big Tech" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-has-an-illegal-monopoly-on-search-us-judge-finds/articleshow/112303657.cms | Source: India Times [12:07] TR Bot Google antitrust ruling: Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds - The Economic Times [12:07] TR News "The president used harsh language to describe those opposing the ban" https://bianet.org/haber/erdogan-labels-critics-of-instagram-ban-house-negros-298257 | Source: BIA Net [12:07] TR Bot Erdoan labels critics of Instagram ban house negros [12:07] TR News "The move came after a senior Turkish official accused Instagram of blocking condolence posts following the assassination" https://www.voanews.com/a/turkey-to-meet-instagram-officials-after-access-ban-minister-says-/7730136.html | Source: VOA News [12:07] TR Bot Turkey to meet Instagram officials after access ban, minister says [12:09] schestowitz[TR] right [12:11] TR News "Thanthonni Thuruth, an island home to around 60 families right in the heart of Kochi" https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/with-carbon-neutral-goshree-campaign-island-gears-up-to-earn-its-place-in-the-sun/article68488479.ece | Source: The Hindu [12:11] TR Bot With Carbon Neutral Goshree Campaign, island gears up to earn its place in the sun - The Hindu [12:11] TR News "While we still don't know what caused the driver to veer off the road" https://futurism.com/the-byte/cybertruck-catches-fire-driver-death | Source: Futurism [12:11] TR Bot Cybertruck Catches Fire, Killing Driver [12:11] TR News "Video from the scene shows the Cybertruck was just a burned-out shell after the flames were extinguished." https://abc13.com/post/driver-dies-fiery-tesla-cybertruck-crash-fisher-road-chambers-county-texas-dps-says/15145937/ | Source: ABC [12:11] TR Bot dies in fiery Tesla Cybertruck crash on Fisher Road in Chambers County, Texas DPS says - ABC13 Houston [12:12] TR News "Astrum, the teams 17th solar car since its founding in 1989, took 4th place" https://www.michigandaily.com/news/campus-life/were-not-going-to-give-up-umich-solar-car-team-wins-american-solar-challenge/ | Source: University of Michigan [12:12] TR Bot Were not going to give up: UMich Solar Car Team wins American Solar Challenge [12:12] TR News "This initiative clarifies the measures related to cybersecurity and access control" https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14368-Motor-vehicles-effective-and-secure-access-to-on-board-diagnostic-and-repair-maintenance-information-delegated-act-_en | Source: European Commission [12:12] TR Bot Have your say [12:12] schestowitz[TR] The main channel is #techrights at irc.techrights.org, port 6667 without SSL support and port 6697 for SSL http://techrights.org/irc-channel/ [12:12] schestowitz[TR] The main channel is #techrights at irc.techrights.org, port 6667 without SSL support and port 6697 for SSL http://techrights.org/irc-channel/ [12:16] TR News "The effects of climate change are even more apparent in studies of Earths axis" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/08/climate-change-slow-earth/679378/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:16] TR Bot Humanity Is Slowing Down Earth - The Atlantic [12:17] TR News [Old] "Water delivery via road is increasingly relevant in major cities worldwide." https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-sees-rise-in-illegal-water-markets-in-the-middle-east-220590 | Source: The Conversation [12:17] TR Bot Climate crisis sees rise in illegal water markets in the Middle East [12:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:19] TR News "competing to chair parliaments science, innovation and technology" https://www.politico.eu/article/united-kingdom-mps-elon-musk-parliament-riots/ | Source: Politico [12:19] TR Bot British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots POLITICO [12:19] slingblade thanks [12:19] slingblade is it okay if i lurk here from time to time? :D [12:20] TR News "Every 0.1C of planetary warming increases the risk of reaching dangerous tipping points" https://www.theenergymix.com/risk-of-dangerous-climate-tipping-points-rises-with-each-0-1c-of-warming-new-analysis-shows/ | [12:20] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.theenergymix.com/risk-of-dangerous-climate-tipping-points-rises-with-each-0-1c-of-warming-new-analysis-shows/ ) [12:20] schestowitz[TR] yes, but i seldom see it [12:21] slingblade well it's good to be seen ^_^ [12:21] TR News "ByteDance has expanded its offering of a software that can generate videos based on text prompts" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/bytedance-joins-openais-sora-rivals-with-ai-video-app-launch/articleshow/112318926.cms | Source: India Times [12:21] TR Bot ByteDance: ByteDance joins OpenAI's Sora rivals with AI video app launch - The Economic Times [12:21] TR News "That type of reporting is required under the blocs Digital Services Act" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/05/tiktok-lite-rewards-program-eu/ | Source: The Washington Post [12:21] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/05/tiktok-lite-rewards-program-eu/ ) [12:22] TR News "Today, the Commission has made TikTok's commitments to permanently withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme" https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_4161 | Source: European Commission [12:22] TR Bot Press corner | European Commission [12:22] TR News "The positive, if there is a positive, is that whilst our phones have become smart, the people using them havent." https://www.newstatesman.com/ns-interview/2024/08/__trashed-3 | Source: New Statesman [12:22] TR Bot Nazir Afzal interview: Social media has turned the riots into a spectacle - New Statesman [12:24] schestowitz[TR] everything is in another network, irc.techrights.org [12:24] schestowitz[TR] this is like PM in a network observed by people we cannot really trust [12:24] slingblade I see thanks. But I would be naked without my cloak! :P [12:25] schestowitz[TR] to OFTC you are naked [12:25] TR News "The company would not say how many employees were disciplined and would not identify them." https://www.voanews.com/a/bloomberg-apologizes-for-premature-story-on-prisoner-swap-disciplines-journalists-involved-/7731041.html | Source: VOA News [12:25] TR Bot Bloomberg apologizes for premature story on prisoner swap, disciplines journalists involved [12:25] slingblade indeed sir [12:25] *slingblade sips tea [12:26] TR News "" https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/illinois_bipa_amendment_reduces_penalties/ | Source: The Register UK [12:26] TR Bot Illinois relaxes biometric privacy law, reduces penalties The Register [12:26] TR News "The locate command on Linux is a powerful utility used for quickly finding files and directories" https://www.howtoforge.com/linux-locate-command/ | Source: HowTo Forge [12:26] TR Bot Linux Locate Command for Beginners (8 Examples) [12:27] TR News How to Install Ansible Semaphore on Debian 12 https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-ansible-semaphore-on-debian-12/ [12:27] TR Bot How to Install Ansible Semaphore on Debian 12 [12:27] TR News How to Install Snapd and Snap-Store on Debian 12, 11 or 10 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-snapd-and-snap-store-on-debian-linux/ [12:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-snapd-and-snap-store-on-debian-linux/ ) [12:28] TR News How to Install FreeCAD on Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04 or 20.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-freecad-on-ubuntu-linux/ [12:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-freecad-on-ubuntu-linux/ ) [12:29] TR News How To Install Docker on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/install-docker-linux-mint-22/ [12:29] TR Bot How To Install Docker on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [12:29] TR News How To Install XFCE Desktop on Fedora 40 https://idroot.us/install-xfce-desktop-fedora-40/ [12:29] TR Bot How To Install XFCE Desktop on Fedora 40 - idroot [12:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [12:30] TR News How To Install phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-phpmyadmin-ubuntu-24-04/ [12:30] TR Bot How To Install phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [12:30] TR News How To Setup A Proxy Server: A Beginners Guide For GNU/Linux Users https://www.unixmen.com/how-to-setup-a-proxy-server-a-beginners-guide-for-linux-users/ [12:30] TR Bot To Setup A Proxy Server: A Beginner's Guide For Linux Users | Unixmen [12:31] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techrights [12:31] TR News How To Install Laravel on Fedora 40 https://idroot.us/install-laravel-fedora-40/ [12:31] TR Bot How To Install Laravel on Fedora 40 - idroot [12:31] TR News How To Change TimeZone on Linux Mint 22 https://idroot.us/change-timezone-linux-mint-22/ [12:31] TR Bot How To Change TimeZone on Linux Mint 22 - idroot [12:33] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/today_s_howtos.gmi [12:33] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [12:34] TR News "He was then able to install and play games like Doom and Pac-Man." https://www.techspot.com/news/104118-check-out-ms-dos-running-natively-modern-hardware.html | Source: TechSpot [12:34] TR Bot out MS-DOS running natively on modern hardware, showcasing the incredible backward compatibility of x86 | TechSpot [12:34] TR News "A safer, more modern approach is using LEDs to light the edges of engraved acrylic." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/its-not-a-nixie-clock-its-a-pixie-clock/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [12:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/its-not-a-nixie-clock-its-a-pixie-clock/ ) [12:35] TR News "The latest RISC-V computer I've tested is the Milk-V Jupiter." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/milk-v-jupiter-first-itx-risc-v-board-ive-tested | Source: Jeff Geerling [12:35] TR Bot Milk-V Jupiter is the first ITX RISC-V board I've tested | Jeff Geerling [12:35] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:35] TR News This 1980s inspired 3D printed Raspberry Pi laptop is built around a Pico-powered mechanical keyboard https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/this-1980s-inspired-3d-printed-raspberry-pi-laptop-is-built-around-a-pico-powered-mechanical-keyboard [12:35] TR Bot This 1980s inspired 3D printed Raspberry Pi laptop is built around a Pico-powered mechanical keyboard | Tom's Hardware [12:36] TR News Linamp A Raspberry Pi 4-based audio box with Winamp look and feel https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/06/linamp-raspberry-pi-4-audio-box-winamp-media-player/ [12:36] TR Bot Linamp - A Raspberry Pi 4-based audio box with Winamp look and feel - CNX Software [12:39] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Milk-V, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Milk_V_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Milk_V_and_More.gmi [12:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Milk-V, and More [12:41] TR News (NEW): Perl Steering Council on Perl Work, Perl Weekly Challenge https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Perl_Steering_Council_on_Perl_Work_Perl_Weekly_Challenge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Perl_Steering_Council_on_Perl_Work_Perl_Weekly_Challenge.gmi [12:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Perl Steering Council on Perl Work, Perl Weekly Challenge [12:43] TR News (NEW): Openwashing: Why Meta should be lauded for choosing 'open-source' [sic] AI [sic] https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Openwashing_Why_Meta_should_be_lauded_for_choosing_open_source_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Openwashing_Why_Meta_should_be_lauded_for_choosing_open_source_.gmi [12:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Openwashing: Why Meta should be lauded for choosing 'open-source' [sic] AI [sic] [12:43] TR News Openwashing: "But the new model is not fully open, because Meta hasnt released the huge data set used to train it. This is a significant open element that is currently missing." https://techcentral.co.za/meta-applauded-choosing-open-source-ai/249067/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [12:43] TR Bot Why Meta should be lauded for choosing 'open-source' AI - TechCentral [12:44] TR News Windows TCO: "The research focused on ways to bypass Windows SmartScreen and Smart App Control (SAC)" https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/bad_apps_bypass_windows_security/ | Source: The Register UK [12:44] TR Bot Bad apps bypass Windows alerts for six years using LNK files The Register [12:45] TR News Windows TCO: "The attack, detected on Sunday, hit data systems used by around 40 museums across France." https://www.securityweek.com/french-museum-network-hit-by-ransomware-attack-but-no-disruptions-are-reported-at-olympic-events/ | Source: Security Week [12:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/french-museum-network-hit-by-ransomware-attack-but-no-disruptions-are-reported-at-olympic-events/ ) [12:46] TR News Windows TCO: "Ransomware actors commonly dwell in the victims environment anywhere from 24 hours to 10 days" https://www.securityweek.com/fighting-back-against-multi-staged-ransomware-attacks-crippling-businesses/ | Source: Security Week [12:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/fighting-back-against-multi-staged-ransomware-attacks-crippling-businesses/ ) [12:46] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.4 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [12:47] TR News Windows TCO: "Advanced, a company providing IT services to numerous healthcare providers in the United Kingdom" https://therecord.media/nhs-software-supplier-hit-with-6-million-fine | Source: The Record [12:47] TR Bot NHS software supplier Advanced faces 6m fine over ransomware attack failings [12:48] TR News Windows TCO: "On Tuesday, Delta said it has a long record of investing in reliable service" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2024-08-06/microsoft-hits-back-at-delta-after-the-airline-said-last-months-tech-outage-cost-it-500-million | Source: US News And World Report [12:48] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2024-08-06/microsoft-hits-back-at-delta-after-the-airline-said-last-months-tech-outage-cost-it-500-million ) [12:48] TR News Windows TCO: "California resident Christopher Hofmann filed the potential class-action complaint against Jerico Pictures" https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/national_public_data_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK [12:48] TR Bot Florida firm sued over theft of 2.9B personal records The Register [12:49] TR News Windows TCO: "In an alert this month, Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs warned of an uptick in SnakeKeylogger infections." https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/snakekeylogger_malware_windows/ | Source: The Register UK [12:49] TR Bot Sneaky SnakeKeylogger slithers into Windows email inboxes The Register [12:50] TR News Windows TCO: "The plaintiffs said that as fliers scrambled to get to their destinations" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/crowdstrike-is-sued-by-fliers-after-massive-outage-disrupts-air-travel/articleshow/112305418.cms | Source: India Times [12:50] TR Bot CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike is sued by fliers after massive outage disrupts air travel - The Economic Times [12:57] TR News Windows TCO: "The Falcon vendor reiterated its apology to Delta and the wider customer base." https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/05/crowdstrike_is_not_at_all/ | Source: The Register UK [12:57] TR Bot CrowdStrike hits back at Delta over litigation threat The Register [12:57] TR News Windows TCO: "bill contains novel language regarding ransomware" https://cyberscoop.com/ransomware-terrorism-ndaa-2025/ | Source: Scoop News Group [12:57] TR Bot bill would elevate ransomware to a terrorist threat | CyberScoop ● Aug 07 [13:00] TR News "Six months later, policymakers and experts say that while AI firms are living up to some of those commitments" https://cyberscoop.com/tech-platforms-ai-elections-misinformation-disinformation/ | Source: Scoop News Group [13:00] TR Bot giants reveal plans to combat AI-fueled election antics | CyberScoop [13:00] TR News "As proudly trumpeted on Mobile Guardians website, the companys services are used by Singapores Ministry of Education" https://therecord.media/hackers-wipe-student-devices-after-breaching-software | Source: The Record [13:00] TR Bot Hackers remotely wipe 13,000 students iPads and Chromebooks after breaching safety software [13:01] TR News "Facebook itself is paying creators in India, Vietnam, and the Philippines for bizarre AI spam" https://www.404media.co/where-facebooks-ai-slop-comes-from/ | Source: 404 Media [13:01] TR Bot Where Facebook's AI Slop Comes From [13:01] slingblade do you really have the news in morse code? [13:01] TR News "content relating to the Monster Girl genre of hentai" https://www.404media.co/reddit-hentai-community-fights-over-ai-generated-monster-girls/ | Source: 404 Media [13:01] TR Bot Reddit Hentai Community Fights Over AI-Generated Monster Girls [13:02] TR News "Its common knowledge that Apple supports each version of macOS for a full year of updates" https://eclecticlight.co/2024/08/06/how-long-does-apple-support-mac-firmware/ | Source: Howard Oakley [13:02] TR Bot How long does Apple support Mac firmware? The Eclectic Light Company [13:02] TR News "The researchers are calling this effect Model Autophagy Disorder (MAD)." https://www.sciencealert.com/cannibal-ais-could-risk-digital-mad-cow-disease-without-fresh-data | Source: Science Alert [13:02] TR Bot AIs Could Risk Digital 'Mad Cow Disease' Without Fresh Data : ScienceAlert [13:03] TR News "According to reports, Alejandro Martnez went to cover an accident in the municipality of Villagrn" https://www.telesurenglish.net/journalist-murdered-with-police-protection-in-mexico/ | Source: teleSUR [13:03] TR Bot Journalist Murdered With Police Protection in Mexico - teleSUR English [13:05] TR News "We are clowns, Satya deserve to be fired because of the AI scam scheme. Microsoft is doing below S&P average for the past 15 months even after AI hype and all the layoffs - pathetic." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tTceiJq [13:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tTceiJq ) [13:05] TR News "Sign of the AI Bubble" https://futurism.com/the-byte/tech-stocks-ai | Source: Futurism [13:05] TR Bot Is the Tech Stock Collapse Related a Sign of the AI Bubble Popping? [13:05] TR News "agency is seeking more information about how artificial intelligence" https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/23/ftc-launches-probe-into-surveillance-pricing.html | Source: CNBC [13:05] TR Bot FTC launches probe into 'surveillance pricing' [13:05] TR News "This means that consumers may now be subjected to surveillance pricing when they shop for anything, big or small" https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/07/behind-ftcs-inquiry-surveillance-pricing-practices | Source: Federal Trade Commission [13:05] TR Bot Behind the FTCs Inquiry into Surveillance Pricing Practices | Federal Trade Commission [13:06] TR News "Tech firms and consultants have been offering companies the ability to set "personalized" prices online" https://phys.org/news/2024-07-surveillance-pricing-consumers-pay.html | Source: Omicron Limited [13:06] TR Bot What is 'surveillance pricing,' and is it forcing some consumers to pay more? [13:06] TR News (NEW): Windows TCO: 10 Cautionary New Tales About Using Microsoft https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Windows_TCO_10_Cautionary_New_Tales_About_Using_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Windows_TCO_10_Cautionary_New_Tales_About_Using_Microsoft.gmi [13:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Windows TCO: 10 Cautionary New Tales About Using Microsoft [13:07] TR News "I think public pricing is foundational to economic liberty" https://jacobin.com/2024/07/surveillance-personalized-pricing-data-collection | Source: Jacobin Magazine [13:07] TR Bot The Emerging Danger of Surveillance Pricing [13:07] TR News "Since MS-DOS programs, such as WordStar" https://sfwriter.com/ws7.htm | [13:07] TR Bot Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer: WordStar 7 Archive [13:08] TR News "Telegram is a secretive social media platform with 900 million users." https://molodtsov.me/2024/08/what-makes-telegram-special/ | Source: Yury Molodtsov [13:08] TR Bot What Makes Telegram Special [13:08] schestowitz[TR] yes [13:08] schestowitz[TR] it gets updated regularly [13:08] slingblade that's so sweet [13:08] slingblade and in .flac [13:08] schestowitz[TR] 60+ people use that every day [13:09] slingblade nice! i've never heard of a website doing that [13:09] slingblade but i'm not a ham type of guy [13:10] slingblade What is your opinion on OpenBSD? Especially in the wake of all the systemd/wayland bullshit [13:12] slingblade check this out: https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=fuguita [13:12] slingblade FuguIta is an OpenBSD live CD featuring portable workplace, low hardware requirements, additional software, and partial support for Japanese. This live CD is intended to be as close as possible to the default OpenBSD when installed on a hard disk. [13:12] TR News "And sources say yes, the content is frequently produced using AI." https://futurism.com/advon-ai-content | Source: Futurism [13:12] TR Bot Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry [13:13] TR News "Thats how much the tech industry as a whole is set to spend building out the artificial intelligence industry" https://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/365292/ai-bubble-nvidia-chatgpt-stock-market-crash | Source: Vox [13:13] TR Bot ChatGPT and more: Is there an AI bubble and is it about to pop? | Vox [13:14] TR News "Wild inaccuracies from image generators and chatbots are easy to spot" https://theconversation.com/intersectional-hallucinations-why-ai-struggles-to-understand-that-a-six-year-old-cant-be-a-doctor-or-claim-a-pension-234879 | Source: The Conversation [13:14] TR Bot Intersectional hallucinations: why AI struggles to understand that a six-year-old cant be a doctor or claim a pension [13:14] TR News "This strategic move by ZESCO aims to enhance the reliability of power supply" https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/08/05/zambia-begins-importing-218-megawatts-of-power-from-south-africas-escom/ | Source: Lusaka ZM [13:14] TR Bot Zambia : Zambia Begins Importing 218 Megawatts of Power from South Africa's ESCOM [13:15] schestowitz[TR] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/11/05/FuguIta_OpenBSD_based_Live_System_Release_7_4.shtml [13:16] slingblade hah! no way! [13:16] slingblade well I'll be a fried shrimp [13:16] slingblade :D [13:17] slingblade toss another shrimp on the barby [13:17] *geert (~geert@ai6qbvfrfwa78.irc) has joined #techrights [13:18] geert supsupsupps [13:18] TR News "Former Team USA gymnast MyKayla Skinner" https://www.tmz.com/2024/08/06/gymnast-mykayla-skinner-death-threats-simone-biles-feud/ | Source: TMZ [13:18] TR Bot Gymnast MyKayla Skinner Says She's Received Death Threats Amid Simone Biles Feud [13:18] TR News "The opportunity is to get better at identifying the risky schemes, particularly when they seem easy" https://seths.blog/2024/08/the-power-of-a-risky-scheme/ | Source: Seth Godin [13:18] TR Bot The challenge of a risky scheme | Seth's Blog [13:19] schestowitz[TR2] hi, geert [13:19] TR News "After 39 years, Andy Warhols lost Amiga art has been found. And its for sale." https://dfarq.homeip.net/andy-warhols-lost-amiga-art-found/ | [13:19] TR Bot NO TITLE [13:19] slingblade "Do you waddle the waddle?" is that a play on words from Full Metal Jacket? [13:19] TR News [Old] "But lets talk about the technology. Most of the images are 640200 and 32 colors." https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-warhol-amiga-discovery-in-context/ | [13:19] TR Bot The Warhol Amiga discovery in context - The Silicon Underground [13:20] slingblade https://news.tuxmachines.org/forum/ <--- 403 Forbidden [13:27] TR News SpellBinding: CIYPRSL Wordo: MALLS gemini://tilde.cafe/~spellbinding/gemlog/2024-08-07.gmi [13:28] TR News "For the most part, these are fine. Gmail and Outlook both suck for writing plain text email[1], but apart from that there's no real problem with it. However, I still prefer a good desktop client." gemini://sporiff.dev/microblog/terminal-email/ [13:29] TR News annual august pep-talk gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/augustpeptalk [13:31] slingblade I believe you may have covered this already, but read this bullshit: https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-employees-china-iphones-for-work-not-android-report-2024-7 [13:32] slingblade If they <3 Linux so much, why are they doing this? (among other things) [13:32] slingblade "Why Microsoft is reportedly mandating its employees in China stop using Android phones for work" [13:33] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/08/2024: Old Computer Challenge and Salix is on Gemini https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Gemini_Links_07_08_2024_Old_Computer_Challenge_and_Salix_is_on_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Gemini_Links_07_08_2024_Old_Computer_Challenge_and_Salix_is_on_.gmi [13:33] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/08/2024: Old Computer Challenge and Salix is on Gemini [13:35] TR News Techrights Links 07/08/2024: Logitech's Horrifying Digital Restrictions (DRM) Fantasy and "Hey Hi" Bubble Already Bursting https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Links_07_08_2024_Logitech_s_Horrifying_Digital_Restrictions_DRM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Links_07_08_2024_Logitech_s_Horrifying_Digital_Restrictions_DRM.gmi [13:35] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/08/2024: Logitech's Horrifying Digital Restrictions (DRM) Fantasy and "Hey Hi" Bubble Already Bursting [13:35] TR News "Open radio access network (ORAN) technology, which splits the RAN network into a central unit" https://insidetowers.com/open-ran-open-source-key-to-future-5g-military-comms/ | Source: Inside Towers [13:36] TR Bot Open RAN, Open Source Key to Future 5G Military Comms - Inside Towers [13:36] TR News "Lets say you have a web app that emits log messages from different layers." https://rednafi.com/python/log_context_propagation/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [13:36] TR Bot Log context propagation in Python ASGI apps | Redowan's Reflections [13:36] TR News "Whether you are exploring Python, developing new features or debugging your code" https://hamatti.org/posts/help-me-obi-wan-kenobi-youre-my-only-hope/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [13:36] TR Bot help() me Obi-Wan Kenobi, youre my only hope : Juha-Matti Santala [13:39] schestowitz[TR] yes, i saw that [13:40] TR News "Im currently working on a bit of a long-winded project to recapture QuickBASIC" https://kivikakk.ee/zig/2024/08/06/t%C3%BC%C3%BCpiautomaat/ | Source: Kivikakk [13:40] TR Bot kivikakk.ee [13:40] slingblade k [13:40] TR News "Thats good advice for my younger, golfing-self: dont worry about what clubs you have, what balls youre hitting" https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/just-build-websites/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [13:40] TR Bot Just Build Websites - Jim Nielsens Blog [13:40] TR News "On Monday August 7, 2000 at 14:49 UTC, we announced the release of the first libcurl version ever." https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/08/06/libcurl-is-24-years-old/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [13:40] TR Bot is 24 years old | daniel.haxx.se [13:41] TR News "1. Reference Classes introduced to R in 2010 in version 2.12.0 (source)." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/object-oriented-programming-in-r-part-4-reference-classes-r6-classes/ | Source: Rlang [13:41] TR Bot Oriented Programming in R (Part 4): Reference Classes & R6 Classes | R-bloggers [13:41] TR News "I wrote for Linux Journal from 1996 to 2019, the final years as editor-in-chief." https://doc.searls.com/2024/08/06/setting-the-terms-redux/ | Source: Doc Searls [13:41] TR Bot Setting the terms, redux Doc Searls Weblog [13:43] TR News ">Las Vegas is blazing hot and that means it's time for EFF to return to the hacker summer camp conferencesBSidesLV" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/07/eff-las-vegas-hacker-conferences | Source: EFF [13:43] TR Bot EFF at the Las Vegas Hacker Conferences | Electronic Frontier Foundation [13:44] TR News "GUADEC is the annual GNOME conference and this year it was in beautiful Denver, Colorado." https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/08/thunderbird-goes-to-guadec-2024/ | Source: Thunderbird [13:44] TR Bot Thunderbird goes to GUADEC 2024 - The Thunderbird Blog [13:44] TR News "This version includes important security updates to Firefox." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1352/ | Source: Tor [13:44] TR Bot New Release: Tor Browser 13.5.2 | The Tor Project [13:45] TR News Tech Tremors: 125,000 Jobs Lost as Industry Giants Tighten Belts | Microsoft, Intel, Tesla https://www.editorji.com/business-news/tech-tremors-125-000-jobs-lost-as-industry-giants-tighten-belts-microsoft-intel-tesla-1723028655104 [13:45] TR Bot Tremors: 125,000 Jobs Lost as Industry Giants Tighten Belts | Microsoft, Intel, Tesla | Editorji [13:47] *slingblade (~taters@0BGAAJFB2.tor-irc.dnsbl.oftc.net) has left #techrights [13:48] TR News Latest media spin: Microsoft layoffs are a "blessing"... About 7 Indian news sites in English cover the same thing, calling a sacking "blessing" to be thankful for. Nice spin! [13:48] *slingblade (~taters@0003162c.user.oftc.net) has joined #techrights [13:50] TR News "In a time where there is so much BS and utter disrespect in the workplace, I'd take the cold indifference any day of the week, and 10 times on Sunday. Yeah, that sounds pretty awful, and I agree it is...but in a company that really doesn't value anything other than stock prices and free cash flow, what more can anyone really expect?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tSe88cG [13:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tSe88cG ) [13:51] TR News "Yes, those that jumped ship in March 2024 knew their was a bullseye on their back were quickly replaced by workers in Costa Rica. Ireland workers? All moved to Bulgaria. I expect many more USA workers to be given the heave-ho." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tQdmjDl [13:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1tQdmjDl ) [13:51] slingblade thanks for being here && have a great day [13:51] *slingblade (~taters@0003162c.user.oftc.net) has left #techrights [13:54] TR News "The Nord 4 is the only 5G metal unibody phone currently on the market." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/05/oneplus-commissions-finnish-metal-band-lordi-to-write-a-song/ | Source: Digital Music News [13:54] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/05/oneplus-commissions-finnish-metal-band-lordi-to-write-a-song/ ) [13:55] TR News "I love 86Box for emulating classic PC hardware, but it doesnt come with a VM manager by default." https://rubenerd.com/a-simple-86box-shell-script-launcher/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:55] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Rubenerd [13:56] *ReginaldBarclay (~spacethefinal@p67ecttbqgfmu.irc) has joined #techrights [13:56] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Android_Leftovers.gmi [13:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [13:56] schestowitz[TR2] hi ReginaldBarclay [13:57] *ReginaldBarclay bows to schestowitz [13:57] TR News "In this guide, well walk you through the installation of Ansible Semaphore on the Debian 12 server." https://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-ansible-semaphore-on-debian-12/ | Source: HowTo Forge [13:57] TR Bot How to Install Ansible Semaphore on Debian 12 [13:57] TR News "Public clouds provide impressive capability through resource sharing." https://arxiv.org/pdf/2210.14999 | Source: arXiv [13:58] ReginaldBarclay lol@ "crystalmath" [13:58] TR News "Most of these one-liners will be one declaration inside the CSS rule." https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68055/ten-css-one-liners-for-almost-every-project | [13:58] TR Bot CSS One-Liners to Improve (Almost) Every Project [13:58] TR News "The first limitation is that staged rollouts only help to the extent that you can actually detect problems" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/StagedRolloutsLimitations | Source: University of Toronto [13:58] TR Bot Chris's Wiki :: blog/tech/StagedRolloutsLimitations [13:59] ReginaldBarclay What's up peeps? [13:59] schestowitz[TR2] do you know us already? [13:59] ReginaldBarclay schestowitz[TR2]: I'm familiar with you, and with shrimp ● Aug 07 [14:00] ReginaldBarclay I finally made it here... yay o/ [14:01] TR News "While the number of vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel has increased significantly in recent years" https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity24/presentation/maar-slubstick | Source: USENIX [14:01] TR Bot SLUBStick: Arbitrary Memory Writes through Practical Software Cross-Cache Attacks within the Linux Kernel | USENIX [14:01] TR News "For SLUBStick to work, attackers need local access to the attacked Linux system." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/new-linux-kernel-attack-slips-past-modern-defenses | Source: Tom's Hardware [14:01] TR Bot New Linux kernel attack slips past modern defenses SLUBStick boasts a 99% success rate | Tom's Hardware [14:01] TR News "While such vulnerabilities are known to be restricted in capabilities" https://www.csoonline.com/article/3481401/new-linux-kernel-cross-cache-attack-allows-arbitrary-memory-writes.html | Source: CSO [14:01] TR Bot New Linux kernel cross-cache attack allows arbitrary memory writes | CSO Online [14:01] TR News [Old] "Following the release of the Linux Kernel 4.12" https://www.daniloaz.com/en/differences-between-aslr-kaslr-and-karl/ | [14:01] TR Bot Differences between ASLR, KASLR and KARL [14:02] ReginaldBarclay so, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it a conflict of interest to have a M$ guy working on systemd? [14:02] TR News Venting Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Study Says https://www.sciencealert.com/venting-doesnt-reduce-anger-but-something-else-does-study-says [14:02] TR Bot Doesn't Reduce Anger, But Something Else Does, Study Says : ScienceAlert [14:03] TR News One Group of People Might Benefit From Taking Fish Oil to Slow Alzheimer's https://www.sciencealert.com/one-group-of-people-might-benefit-from-taking-fish-oil-to-slow-alzheimers [14:03] TR Bot Group of People Might Benefit From Taking Fish Oil to Slow Alzheimer's : ScienceAlert [14:04] *SomeGoat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:04] ciphrCat ReginaldBarclay: yeah, I would think so. Payrolled MS dude is incompatible with linux kernel work, and probably anything that runs on linux but not MS [14:04] TR News Sheinbaum says Mexicos economy is strong while preparing for every scenario https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/sheinbaum-says-mexicos-economy-is-strong-while-preparing-for-every-scenario/ [14:04] TR Bot Sheinbaum: Mexico's economy is 'strong' and 'we are prepared' [14:05] ciphrCat OTOH, getting free labor is a good thing. [14:05] ReginaldBarclay lol [14:05] TR News E.P.A. Pulls Pesticide Dacthal From the Market Over Health Concerns https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/climate/epa-dacthal-dimethyl-tetrachloroterephthalate-ban.html [14:05] TR Bot E.P.A. Pulls Pesticide Dacthal From the Market Over Health Concerns - The New York Times [14:05] ciphrCat there just needs to be a bit more oversight on his work.. careful review [14:06] TR News Rising temps, rising anxiety: Climate change creates emerging mental health challenge https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/06/rising-temps-rising-anxiety-climate-change-creates-emerging-mental-health-challenge/ [14:06] TR Bot Rising temps, rising anxiety: Climate change creates emerging mental health challenge Twin Cities [14:06] ReginaldBarclay ciphrCat: indeed! [14:06] ciphrCat guy should be watched very closely [14:06] TR News Fears and bureaucracy slow down progress of 5G development in Lithuania https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2334203/fears-and-bureaucracy-slow-down-progress-of-5g-development-in-lithuania "hampered by concerns about health effects and visual pollution of communications towers." [14:06] TR Bot Fears and bureaucracy slow down progress of 5G development in Lithuania - LRT [14:08] TR News South Korea warns against Norths cracking of construction data https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/south-korea-north-hacking-08052024234106.html [14:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/south-korea-north-hacking-08052024234106.html ) [14:08] ciphrCat at a couple companies I worked for, conflicts of interest were not necessarily banned. But there were strict transparency rules. Conflicts of interest had to be reported to HR and various relevant departments, who then either intervene to stop it or let it continue but with moderation/oversight. [14:09] ciphrCat of course linux projects are not even close to paying attention AFAICT [14:09] ciphrCat Debian is reluctant to enforce its own social contract [14:09] ReginaldBarclay yeah I've been reading a lot about Debian on techrights.org [14:10] ReginaldBarclay Most of it just makes me sad >< and I don't understand why M$ has to be so involved [14:10] ReginaldBarclay it's like, just get the fuck out already wtf [14:10] ReginaldBarclay hands in all the cookie jars [14:11] ciphrCat well, i saw hints of Debian bashing on TR but I didnt really follow what was happening [14:11] schestowitz[TR2] link? [14:11] schestowitz[TR2] who is debian? [14:11] schestowitz[TR2] it's not a company [14:11] ciphrCat i didnt know MS was involved with debian [14:11] schestowitz[TR2] tr reprints daneil pocock [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] and debian tries to banish what he says [14:12] ciphrCat that page has the Debian social contract https://www.debian.org/intro/philosophy [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] but some in debian pay close attention to what he writes [14:12] TR Bot Debian -- Our Philosophy: Why we do it and how we do it [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] because they don't trust debian blindly [14:12] ReginaldBarclay Well there was a story not long ago on TR about M$ being a "gold" member in debconf [14:12] ReginaldBarclay if that's not influence IDK what [14:12] ReginaldBarclay it's sad M$ has to BUY influence [14:13] TR News Pakistan has one-year debt rollover commitments from key lenders, Bloomberg says https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/pakistan-has-one-year-debt-rollover-commitments-from-key-lenders-bloomberg-says [14:13] TR Bot Pakistan has one-year debt rollover commitments from key lenders, Bloomberg says | The Straits Times [14:14] ciphrCat oh, i see. Yeah, its bizarre. FOSDEM is famous for that.. Go to any FOSDEM and the supporting orgs are littered with seeming adversaries [14:14] TR News China wants people to eat out and take in more trips and shows https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/economy-consumer-spending-stimulus-08062024102439.html [14:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/economy-consumer-spending-stimulus-08062024102439.html ) [14:14] ReginaldBarclay eyes in every corner! [14:14] ReginaldBarclay I wonder how much poaching goes on [14:15] ciphrCat my problem is all the FOSS projects that lick MS boots and center themselves on Github. I just dont understand why that does not trigger cognitive dissonance [14:15] TR News Chinas indebted property giant Evergrande seeks to recover US$6 billion dividends and remuneration https://hongkongfp.com/2024/08/06/chinas-indebted-property-giant-evergrande-seeks-to-recover-us6-billion-dividends-and-remuneration/ [14:15] TR Bot Chinese real estate giant Evergrande seeks to recover US$6bn [14:15] ReginaldBarclay indeed, as one person said "and so goes Github, Son of Git" [14:15] ReginaldBarclay I mainly use gitLAB [14:16] ReginaldBarclay I wouldn't have anything to do with anything M$ [14:16] ciphrCat gitlab has good software, but gitlab.COM is worse than github [14:16] TR News GammaRay 3.1 https://www.kdab.com/gammaray-3-1/ [14:16] TR Bot 3.1 - KDAB [14:17] ReginaldBarclay oh? [14:17] schestowitz[TR2] datadog might buy it soon [14:17] schestowitz[TR2] and "monetise" [14:17] ReginaldBarclay is dd a m$ proxy? [14:17] ReginaldBarclay shell company I mean [14:17] ciphrCat the gitlab.com flagship instance is exclusive due to putting itself in Cloudflares walled garden. I cannot even see bug reports there.. cannot login to submit bug reports.. its an absolute shitshow. Whereas Github is more of a philosophical problem [14:17] TR News Bytes from IETF 120 deep-space networking https://blog.apnic.net/2024/08/06/bytes-from-ietf-120-deep-space-networking/ [14:17] TR Bot Bytes from IETF 120 deep-space networking | APNIC Blog [14:18] ReginaldBarclay CF again >< yikes [14:18] ciphrCat the dirt on gitlab https://git.sdf.org/humanacollaborator/humanacollabora/src/branch/master/gitlab-dot-com.md [14:18] TR Bot humanacollabora/gitlab-dot-com.md at master - humanacollabora - SDF GIT Society [14:18] ReginaldBarclay ciphrCat: th [14:18] ReginaldBarclay thx [14:21] ciphrCat and fwiw this is the dirt on github from the same repo https://git.sdf.org/humanacollaborator/humanacollabora/src/branch/master/github.md [14:21] TR Bot humanacollabora/github.md at master - humanacollabora - SDF GIT Society [14:21] ReginaldBarclay k [14:22] ciphrCat at least github is useable to me. But for ethical reasons I still avoid it. I post bug reports in distro-specific bug trackers, which means they dont likely get noticed by the upstream devs who need to see them. [14:24] *ReginaldBarclay nods [14:25] ReginaldBarclay what's that link again please which is dedicated to Debian issues? [14:25] ReginaldBarclay I know it's rather vague but I saw it the other day and I forgot ... [14:25] ReginaldBarclay it starts with a "D" [14:26] ciphrCat you mean on TR? idk.. thatd be a question for schestowitz[TR2] [14:26] ReginaldBarclay Thanks.. IDK if it's on "TR" he mentioned it the other day and I forgots.... ;-( [14:27] ReginaldBarclay it has it's own domain [14:27] ciphrCat then itd be in the irc logs [14:27] ReginaldBarclay right [14:27] ciphrCat http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-060824.html [14:27] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, August 06, 2024 [14:29] TR News Boost Your Productivity with Git Time Metric (GTM) https://medevel.com/gtm/ [14:29] ReginaldBarclay thx I'll have to comb through it [14:29] TR Bot Boost Your Productivity with Git Time Metric (GTM) [14:31] TR News Waveshare ESP32-S3-Zero is a tiny WiFi and BLE IoT module with a USB-C port, up to 32 GPIOs https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/07/waveshare-esp32-s3-zero-is-a-tiny-wifi-and-ble-iot-module-with-a-usb-c-port-up-to-32-gpios/ [14:31] TR Bot Waveshare ESP32-S3-Zero is a tiny WiFi and BLE IoT module with a USB-C port, up to 32 GPIOs - CNX Software [14:32] TR News SparkFun Thing Plus NORA-W306 A dual-band Wi-Fi 4 and BLE 5.3 IoT board https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/08/06/sparkfun-thing-plus-nora-w306-a-dual-band-wi-fi-4-and-ble-5-3-iot-board/ [14:32] TR Bot SparkFun Thing Plus - NORA-W306 - A dual-band Wi-Fi 4 and BLE 5.3 IoT board - CNX Software [14:33] TR News Firefox Developer Experience: Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 129 https://fxdx.dev/firefox-webdriver-newsletter-129/ [14:33] TR Bot Firefox WebDriver Newsletter 129 Firefox Developer Experience [14:39] TR News Tulip Creative Computer runs MicroPython, targeted at musicians, for only $59 its open-source nature means you can make your own or just run the software https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/tulip-creative-computer-runs-micropython-targeted-at-musicians-for-only-59-dollars [14:39] TR Bot Tulip Creative Computer runs MicroPython, targeted at musicians, for only $59 its open-source nature means you can make your own or just run the software | Tom's Hardware [14:40] TR News Openwashing BS + "Hey Hi" (AI) https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/06/open-source-data-science-platform-knime-raises-30m/ [14:40] TR Bot data science platform Knime raises $30M to seize opportunity in generative AI - SiliconANGLE [14:40] ReginaldBarclay interesting http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/20/Julian_Assange_Factual_Timeline_From_an_Online_Friend.shtml [14:40] TR Bot Techrights Julian Assange: Factual Timeline From an Online Friend [14:41] TR News Taken Down! https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ZLUDA-CUDA-Taken-Down [14:41] TR Bot AMD GPU Implementation Of CUDA "ZLUDA" Has Been Taken Down - Phoronix [14:42] TR News "I started working on OpenShift (the Red Hat distribution of Kubernetes) in the fall of 2014 and got involved pretty quickly in API Machinery." https://kubernetes.io/blog/2024/08/07/sig-api-machinery-spotlight-2024/ [14:42] TR Bot Spotlight on SIG API Machinery | Kubernetes [14:43] TR News A patent monopoly from EPO, which breaks the law and breaks the rules to grant many fake patents https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/r2-semiconductor-and-hsf-unsuccessful-with-lawsuit-against-intel-in-london/ [14:43] TR Bot R2 Semiconductor and HSF unsuccessful with lawsuit against Intel in London [14:43] ReginaldBarclay I'm off to see the wizard! Happy to find this place! \o/ [14:44] TR News TCPDump Examples: How Does TCPDump Help You? https://www.unixmen.com/tcpdump-examples-how-does-tcpdump-help-you/ [14:44] TR Bot Examples: How Does TCPDump Help You? | Unixmen [14:45] schestowitz[TR2] let's go brandon [14:46] TR News Michael Meeks "played Guitar" https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2024-08-04.html [14:46] TR Bot Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [14:46] TR News Astonishing Videos Capture Chimpanzees Saying Actual Human Words https://www.sciencealert.com/astonishing-videos-capture-chimpanzees-saying-actual-human-words [14:46] TR Bot Videos Capture Chimpanzees Saying Actual Human Words : ScienceAlert [14:47] TR News High School Students Explain Why We Cant Let Classroom Censorship Win https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/high-school-students-explain-why-we-cant-let-classroom-censorship-win [14:47] TR Bot High School Students Explain Why We Cant Let Classroom Censorship Win | ACLU [14:47] *ReginaldBarclay has quit (Quit: Leaving.) [14:48] TR News New Feature! - Unified Page to List Requests Across OBS https://openbuildservice.org/2024/08/06/introduction-request-index// [14:48] TR Bot New Feature! - Unified Page to List Requests Across OBS - Open Build Service [14:48] schestowitz[TR2] it's another sockpuppet of the criminal [14:49] TR News Firefox 129.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/984617/ [14:49] TR Bot 129.0 released [LWN.net] [14:50] TR News Firefox Developer Experience: Geckodriver 0.35.0 Released https://fxdx.dev/geckodriver-0-35-0-released/ [14:50] TR Bot Geckodriver 0.35.0 Released Firefox Developer Experience [14:50] TR News "The Mozilla team has gathered some of our favorite tricks to help you get the most out of your browser from customizing the look of Firefox and managing tabs, to watching videos on the sly and staying cozy while gaming. Lets dive in." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-tips/firefox-hacks-for-everyone/ | Source: Mozilla [14:50] TR Bot Firefox hacks for everyone: From cozy gamers to minimalists and beyond [14:50] TR News "While notifications can be helpful, they can also be annoying or intrusive. This article will show you how to find and turn off push notifications in three popular web browsers: Chrome, Firefox, and Opera." https://www.tecmint.com/disable-push-notifications/ | Source: TecMint [14:50] TR Bot Disable Push Notifications in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera [14:51] ciphrCat might be notable that Assange created surfraw, which is missing from this timeline: http://techrights.org/n/2024/05/20/Julian_Assange_Factual_Timeline_From_an_Online_Friend.shtml [14:53] TR News "Sense Of Time" https://hackaday.com/2024/08/06/hack-on-self-sense-of-time/ | Source: Hackaday [14:53] TR Bot On Self: Sense Of Time | Hackaday [14:54] schestowitz[TR2] ciphrCat: i didn't say what he worked on [14:54] schestowitz[TR2] he also made redaction scripts [14:57] TR News Android Reaches 60% in Venezuela (New High), GNU/Linux on 8% of Laptops/Desktops https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/05/Android_Reaches_60_in_Venezuela_New_High_GNU_Linux_on_8_of_Lapt.shtml [14:57] TR Bot Techrights Android Reaches 60% in Venezuela (New High), GNU/Linux on 8% of Laptops/Desktops [14:57] TR News GNU/Linux Taking Off in New Zealand https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/05/GNU_Linux_Taking_Off_in_New_Zealand.shtml [14:57] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Taking Off in New Zealand [14:57] TR News Tar Command in Linux: A Step-by-step Guide to Mastery https://www.unixmen.com/tar-command-in-linux-a-step-by-step-guide-to-mastery/ [14:57] TR Bot Command in Linux: A Step-by-step Guide to Mastery | Unixmen [14:58] TR News AWK Command in Linux: A Detailed Guide https://www.unixmen.com/awk-command-in-linux-a-detailed-guide/ [14:58] TR Bot Command in Linux: A Detailed Guide | Unixmen [14:59] TR News In just ONE company (among millions) Windows TCO was half a billion dollars https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99766/microsoft-responds-to-deltas-threats-over-500-million-crowdstrike-outage/index.html [14:59] TR Bot Microsoft responds to Delta's threats over $500 million CrowdStrike outage ● Aug 07 [15:01] TR News Setup A Secure Simple HTTP Server with HTTPS, Authentication, and More https://ostechnix.com/simple-http-server-in-rust/ [15:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://ostechnix.com/simple-http-server-in-rust/ ) [15:02] ciphrCat wow.. i didnt know of the Assange assassination plot. That must not have gotten much exposure [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] it did at one point [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] but not CNN or CBS level [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] more like regional media in uk [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] eg. independent and guardian [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] let me put it like this [15:02] schestowitz[TR2] what is a journalist? [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] it is someone who informs people [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] it is someone who informs good people [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] it is someone who informs good people of things that are risky to inform them of [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] for various reasons [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] what are the ways yoou attack good journalists [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] b) murder (like in mexico) [15:03] schestowitz[TR2] c) torture (mental and/or physical) [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] d) prison (where it is not a civil issue but criminnal) [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] e) financial harm [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] in julian assange (b) was contempldated [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] but [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] they did c-e [15:04] schestowitz[TR2] all of them [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] the microsofters do (e) to me right now [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] they tried many other things in vain [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] inc. attacks on family members [15:05] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2024/07/03/The_Father_John_Shipton_The_Goal_of_The_US_Government_Was_to_Ba.shtml [15:05] TR Bot Techrights The Father John Shipton: The Goal of The US Government Was to Bankrupt WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and His Family [15:06] TR News KDE Plasma 6.1.4 Desktop Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-1-4-desktop-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes [15:06] TR Bot Plasma 6.1.4 Desktop Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux [15:06] TR News Mozilla Thunderbird: Thunderbird goes to GUADEC 2024 https://blog.thunderbird.net/2024/08/thunderbird-goes-to-guadec-2024/ [15:06] TR Bot Thunderbird goes to GUADEC 2024 - The Thunderbird Blog [15:07] TR News "TinyWATCH S3 P7 is an innovative, open-source smartwatch designed specifically for tech enthusiasts and embedded developers." https://linuxgizmos.com/tinywatch-s3-p7-a-hackable-and-open-source-smartwatch-based-on-the-esp32-s3-soc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [15:07] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/tinywatch-s3-p7-a-hackable-and-open-source-smartwatch-based-on-the-esp32-s3-soc/ ) [15:08] TR News "Asus recently featured the N97T-IM-A, a high-performance motherboard with a Thin Mini-ITX form factor designed for a wide range of embedded and industrial applications." https://linuxgizmos.com/asus-n97t-im-a-fanless-thin-mini-itx-with-intel-n97-processor-and-dual-gbe-ports/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [15:08] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/asus-n97t-im-a-fanless-thin-mini-itx-with-intel-n97-processor-and-dual-gbe-ports/ ) [15:08] ciphrCat i recall visa, mastercard, amex, and paypal colluding to block donations to wikileaks [15:08] ciphrCat which i think does not get enough exposure [15:09] ciphrCat people should be constantly reminded that a cashless society gives banks incredible power like that [15:09] TR News "It's just a very tiny difference, but hopefully a big step forward for our users. Our main download web page (which still uses the URL https://www.debian.org/distrib/) now has the title "Download Debian". Hopefully this will improve the results in the search engines." http://blog.fai-project.org/posts/debian-download/ [15:09] TR Bot Download Debian [15:09] TR Bot Download Debian [15:09] schestowitz[TR2] ciphrCat: thanks for reminding me [15:09] ciphrCat its crazy how many people are blind to the war on cash.. happily using cards for everything [15:09] schestowitz[TR2] i covered the aws thing a day or two ago [15:09] schestowitz[TR2] in: [15:09] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/06/Meme_Clown_Computing_is_Hosting_by_the_Pentagon_by_Proxy.shtml [15:09] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] 'Clown Computing' is Hosting by the Pentagon (by Proxy) [15:09] schestowitz[TR2] a day agio [15:10] schestowitz[TR2] "Do you really want Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as your webhosts? [15:10] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:10] schestowitz[TR2] let me add the MASTERcard+visa+paypal thing [15:10] schestowitz[TR2] in brief [15:10] schestowitz[TR2] the articles will be offline one day [15:11] *mekkis has quit (Quit: ZNC 1.8.2+deb2build5 - https://znc.in) [15:12] schestowitz[TR2] ciphrCat: give me 4 mins [15:13] ciphrCat this page links to the Wikileaks blockade page. https://git.disroot.org/cyberMonk/liberethos_paradigm/src/branch/master/rap_sheets/paypal.md http://web.archive.org/web/20230524124146/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2010/12/07/visa-mastercard-move-to-choke-wikileaks/?sh=52f7b6ff2cad [15:13] TR Bot liberethos_paradigm/rap_sheets/paypal.md at master - cyberMonk/liberethos_paradigm - Disroot Forgejo: Brace yourself, merge conflicts ahead. [15:13] *mekkis (~mekkis@freenode-lr1.k1k.96e19s.IP) has joined #techrights [15:14] TR Bot Visa, MasterCard Move To Choke WikiLeaks [15:15] ciphrCat that article does not mention AmEx, but I vaguely recall AmEx was part of it [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] give me more time [15:17] schestowitz[TR2] i recall more [15:22] schestowitz[TR2] uploading shots [15:23] schestowitz[TR2] it's already getting hard to find some of the press coverage [15:23] schestowitz[TR2] 14 years later [15:26] *ciphrCat just read http://techrights.org/o/2020/08/14/control-but-no-accountability/ [15:26] TR Bot High-Level Criminals Associate Privacy With Crime Because They Want Privacy Only for Themselves (Control But No Accountability) [15:26] ciphrCat Worth noting that the Gates Foundation is a member of the /better than cash alliance/ https://www.betterthancash.org/about/members [15:26] TR Bot Members Better Than Cash Alliance [15:27] ciphrCat (hes possibly even the founder.. not 100% sure though) [15:28] schestowitz[TR2] ciphrCat: help me spot typoe: [15:28] TR News Techrights Reminder: When You Rely on Third-Party Card and Payment Processors (and Realise You're a Slave of a Ruthless System) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Reminder_When_You_Rely_on_Third_Party_Card_and_Payment_Processo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Reminder_When_You_Rely_on_Third_Party_Card_and_Payment_Processo.gmi [15:28] TR Bot Techrights Reminder: When You Rely on Third-Party Card and Payment Processors (and Realise You're a Slave of a Ruthless System) [15:29] ciphrCat other notable BTCA members: Target, Coca-cola, Unilever, Mastercard, H&M, Gap [15:29] *ciphrCat looks [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] (draft) that article does not mention AmEx, but I vaguely recall AmEx was part of it [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] i inclucded it [15:33] schestowitz[TR2] typos found? [15:33] schestowitz[TR2] they nailed their coffin from every possible direction [15:33] schestowitz[TR2] even "crypto": [15:33] ciphrCat indeed, amex is not there.. just in my head as a conspirator. w.r.t this line: Due to Internet rot, a lot of the relevant and best press coverage is already vanishing. We try to preserve the facts here (with links that still work). i would remove the (). [15:33] schestowitz[TR2] (coinbase stole their fake money) [15:33] ciphrCat but i see no notable typos [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] ok, ggood [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] in a few years some of these links will be dead [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] 404 or domain offline [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] or clownflare [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] NYSE:NET [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] they ARE the NET [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] or maybe they are S&P/NASDAQ [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] didn't check [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] -5.83 (-6.87%) [15:34] schestowitz[TR2] past month [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] NYSE:NET [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] i guesssed right [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] Cloudflare Inc : we don't make money [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] Cloudflare Inc : we don't need to [15:35] ciphrCat when I blog, I visit every link in archive.org and make sure there is a mirror of it there, and I keep the archive.org links as comments in the code in case the direct link goes to shit [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] the us gov. will support us [15:35] schestowitz[TR2] taxpayers (debt) [15:36] schestowitz[TR2] archive.org might die from litigation [15:36] schestowitz[TR2] they try to kill it with financial vector [15:36] schestowitz[TR2] better than jail, torture, and assassination [15:36] schestowitz[TR2] but still [15:36] ciphrCat if that happens, my Internet will die because i do not visit CF sits [15:36] schestowitz[TR2] they want it offline [15:36] ciphrCat *sites [15:36] schestowitz[TR2] like the person you spoke to earlier [15:37] ciphrCat CF has some kind of relationship with archive.org, which i find worrying [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] almost definitely http://techrights.org/o/2023/08/29/hate-speech-by-brandon-britney-lozza/ [15:37] TR Bot Rianne Schestowitz: The Underworld of Brandon/Britney Lozza, the Online Bulldog of Matthew J. Garrett [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] they even openly admitted this [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] they wanted to take us offline [15:37] schestowitz[TR2] they are so dumb that they say it in the open [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] CF will cull many domains sooon [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] maybe months [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] maybe years [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] maybe after uk riots the gov. here will make them legally obliged to [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] they already ban nazi sites [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] next? bnp? edl? [15:38] schestowitz[TR2] what else? [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] biab [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] i am planning to record 4 videos this afternoon [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: "* ReginaldBarclay (~spacethefinal@p67ecttbqgfmu.irc)" = ontanrio crim [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] just for your info [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] also fyi, he is trying to access me via: [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] libera.chat, soylentnews IRC network [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] maybe even freenode [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] to bypass bans [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] so keep that in mind [15:41] schestowitz[TR2] obviously unable to find a job [15:41] schestowitz[TR2] and just attacks productive people all day long [15:41] TR News Firefox 129 Released with Tab Hover Preview & Reader View Tweaks https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/firefox-129-released-adds-new-tab-wallpapers [15:41] TR Bot Firefox 129 Released with Tab Hover Preview & Reader View Tweaks - OMG! Ubuntu [15:42] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 851 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2024/08/05/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-851/ [15:42] TR Bot Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 851 [15:43] lightbringer 07 164007 < schestowitz[TR2]> MinceR: "* ReginaldBarclay (~spacethefinal@p67ecttbqgfmu.irc)" = ontanrio crim [15:43] lightbringer that's a vpn user, btw [15:43] TR News The importance of trees https://rubenerd.com/the-importance-of-trees/ [15:43] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Rubenerd [15:43] TR News How to Net a Top Job at Canonical? Be Pals With the Founder. https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/05/How_to_Net_a_Top_Job_at_Canonical_Be_Pals_With_the_Founder.shtml [15:43] TR Bot Techrights How to Net a Top Job at Canonical? Be Pals With the Founder. [15:44] liberty_box libertybox2_ libertybox2__ libertybox2___ libertybox5_ libredev lightbringer logbackup lxo [15:44] liberty_box libertybox2_ libertybox2__ libertybox2___ libertybox5_ libredev lightbringer [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] lightbringer: yes, he's just wearing a new dress [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] and new sockpuppet nym [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] in 3+ networks [15:44] schestowitz[TR2] desperate to get in [15:45] TR News Google Patches Android Zero-Day Exploited in Targeted Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-android-zero-day-exploited-in-targeted-attacks/ [15:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-patches-android-zero-day-exploited-in-targeted-attacks/ ) [15:45] TR News From surveillance to doxxing: Venezuelan authorities must end their violent crackdown on dissent https://www.accessnow.org/press-release/venezuelan-authorities-crackdown-on-dissent-2024/ [15:45] TR Bot Venezuelan authorities crackdown on dissent [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] if their goal is to force people to sign up [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] with authenticated account [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] that won't happen [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] because we rely on anon users [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] like whistleblowers [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] but that policy can get exploited by criminal actors liek them [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] inc. paperboy hijacking other people's names [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] and creating socks to terrorise people [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, we still get lots of anon info via IRC [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] so it's invaluable [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] maybe that's why it is being attacked so much [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] SN surrendered to the abuse [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] by changing some policies, like you cannot enter a channel without logging in [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] so that put off many people [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] SN (soylentnews) has it most productive person targeted the most [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] janrinok [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] he came over here to speak to us [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] because he saw that the anti-janrinok trolls also attacked me [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] these are sites that the Microsoft cannot control [15:49] schestowitz[TR2] so they need to be "destroyed" [15:50] TR News WINDOWS https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-releases-root-cause-analysis-of-falcon-sensor-bsod-crash/ [15:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-releases-root-cause-analysis-of-falcon-sensor-bsod-crash/ ) [15:50] TR News Windows, Microsoft and Delta Fight Over Whos to Blame for the Airline Canceling Thousands of Flights https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-and-delta-fight-over-whos-to-blame-for-the-airline-canceling-thousands-of-flights/ [15:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-and-delta-fight-over-whos-to-blame-for-the-airline-canceling-thousands-of-flights/ ) [15:50] TR News D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Automated Filtering of Supposedly "Off-Topic" Comments on NIH Site https://reason.com/volokh/2024/08/06/d-c-circuit-strikes-down-automated-filtering-of-supposedly-off-topic-comments-on-nih-site/ [15:50] TR Bot D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Automated Filtering of Supposedly "Off-Topic" Comments on NIH Site [15:52] TR News UK government to repeal legislation allowing minimum service level requirements in public sector during strikes https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/08/uk-government-to-repeal-legislation-allowing-minimum-service-level-requirements-in-public-sector-during-strikes/ [15:52] TR Bot UK government to repeal legislation allowing minimum service level requirements in public sector during strikes - JURIST - News [15:52] TR News On the Cyber Safety Review Board https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/08/a-better-investigatory-board-for-cyber-incidents.html [15:52] TR Bot the Cyber Safety Review Board - Schneier on Security [15:53] TR News Gov. Tim Walz, Harris VP pick, has a notable record on cyber [sic] https://cyberscoop.com/gov-tim-walz-harris-vp-pick-has-a-notable-record-on-cyber/ "data privacy law and more" [15:53] TR Bot Tim Walz, Harris VP pick, has a notable record on cyber | CyberScoop [15:54] TR News After adding a Microsofter they add a Google person; what does this make an institution like that? https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-welcomes-new-policy-analyst-to-bolster-policy-efforts/ [15:54] TR Bot Public Knowledge Welcomes New Policy Analyst To Bolster Policy Efforts - Public Knowledge [15:55] TR News Google rolls out Flutter 3.24 with upgraded graphics performance and easier Fashion Company Apple deployment https://siliconangle.com/2024/08/06/google-rolls-flutter-3-24-upgraded-graphics-performance-easier-apple-deployment/ [15:55] TR Bot rolls out Flutter 3.24 with upgraded graphics performance and easier Apple deployment - SiliconANGLE [15:57] TR News How to Open Port 80 and 443 with UFW https://tecadmin.net/ufw-open-http-and-https-ports/ [15:57] TR Bot How to Open Port 80 and 443 with UFW TecAdmin [15:57] TR News Takao Fujiwara: Bluetooth mouse in dual boot of backdoored Windows 11 and GNU/Linux #3 https://desktopi18n.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/bluetooth-mouse-in-dual-boot-of-windows-11-and-linux-3-2/ [15:57] TR Bot Bluetooth mouse in dual boot of Windows 11 and Linux #3 | DesktopI18N's Blog [15:58] TR News Aura 4.0 Archs Package Manager Released, Transitions from Haskell to Rust https://linuxiac.com/aura-4-0-arch-package-manager-released/ [15:58] TR Bot Aura 4.0 Archs Package Manager Released, Transitions from Haskell to Rust [15:58] TR News KDE Plasma 6.1.4: August Bugfix Update Released https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-1-4-august-bugfix-update-released/ [15:58] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.1.4: August Bugfix Update Released ● Aug 07 [16:01] TR News CAFC Affirms TTAB in Genericness Refusal of MODULAR GABION SYSTEMS for . . . . 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[16:01] TR News Connectivity is a Team Sport: Bridging the Digital Divide https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2024/08/connectivity-is-a-team-sport-bridging-the-digital-divide/ [16:01] TR Bot Connectivity is a Team Sport: Bridging the Digital Divide - Internet Society [16:03] TR News BBC plan to cut TV news in Scotland cleared by Ofcom https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/bbc-scotland-news-cut-tv-ofcom/ [16:04] TR Bot BBC plan to cut TV news in Scotland cleared by Ofcom - Press Gazette [16:04] TR News News media job cuts 2024 tracked: 50 layoffs at Axios and 20% payroll cut at Tampa Bay Times https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2024/ [16:04] TR Bot Journalism industry job cuts 2024 tracked in up-to-date list - Press Gazette [16:05] TR News Installing Flatpak Packaging Support https://linuxhandbook.com/install-flatpak/ [16:05] TR Bot How to Install Flatpak on Linux [16:05] TR News Installing Flatpak Packages https://linuxhandbook.com/flatpak-install-package/ [16:05] TR Bot Install a Package with Flatpak [16:05] TR News Removing Flatpak Packages https://linuxhandbook.com/flatpak-remove-package/ [16:05] TR Bot How to Remove Flatpak Packages [16:06] TR News Updating Flatpak Packages https://linuxhandbook.com/updating-flatpak-packages/ [16:06] TR Bot How to Update Flatpak Packages [16:06] TR News LHB GNU/Linux Digest #24.13: Flatpak, System Calls, Docker Compose Tips and More https://linuxhandbook.com/newsletter/24-13/ [16:06] TR Bot LHB Linux Digest #24.13: Flatpak, System Calls, Docker Compose Tips and More [16:08] TR News Boxing: let's see men hit each other with gloves on. "Progressive" boxing: let's see women hit each other with gloves on. WWF: we'll have Brett Hart fall from the roof (almost). UFC: let's see men hit each other with barely any gloves on. UFC: let's see women hit each other with barely any gloves on. IOC: wait, we have a better idea. Let's let men hit women for respectable medals. [16:09] TR News Bypass DPI on Arch Hyprland https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2024/08/bypass-dpi-on-arch-hyprland.html [16:09] TR Bot Openstack RDO && KVM Hypervisor: Bypass DPI on Arch Hyprland [16:10] TR News vipsdisp tiny GTK+ image viewer https://www.linuxlinks.com/vipsdisp-tiny-gtk-image-viewer/ [16:10] TR Bot - tiny GTK+ image viewer - LinuxLinks [16:10] TR News Duktape embeddable Javascript engine https://www.linuxlinks.com/duktape-embeddable-javascript-engine/ [16:10] TR Bot - embeddable Javascript engine - LinuxLinks [16:10] TR News "Amused that an unusual job description from Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn generates more interesting spam" https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2024-08-05.html [16:11] TR Bot Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [16:12] TR News This site is sponsored by Red Hat for these puff pieces/promotional cruft https://cloudnativenow.com/features/red-hat-previews-generative-ai-capabilities-for-openshift/ [16:12] TR Bot Red Hat Previews Generative AI Capabilities for OpenShift - Cloud Native Now [16:16] psydroid3 ciphrCat: I'm reading the document now, I'll send the changes in DM [16:17] TR News "Benchy In A Bottle" https://hackaday.com/2024/08/06/benchy-in-a-bottle/ | Source: Hackaday [16:17] TR Bot In A Bottle | Hackaday [16:18] TR News Red Hat OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) and machine learning operations https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2024/08/06/red-hat-openshift-ai-and-machine-learning-operations [16:18] TR Bot Red Hat OpenShift AI and machine learning operations | Red Hat Developer [16:20] TR News [Meme] 'Clown Computing' is Hosting by the Pentagon (by Proxy) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/06/Meme_Clown_Computing_is_Hosting_by_the_Pentagon_by_Proxy.shtml [16:20] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] 'Clown Computing' is Hosting by the Pentagon (by Proxy) [16:22] TR News Nazi Hugo Boss Exits Russia Over Ukraine Invasion https://www.rferl.org/a/hugo-boss-stockmann-russia-ukraine-war/33067550.html the Nazi firm (that design all the Nazi uniform) took 2.5 years to do this...? [16:22] TR Bot Hugo Boss Exits Russia Over Ukraine Invasion [16:26] TR News Belarusian Doctor Who Criticized Lukashenka Flees To Lithuania After Arrest In Russia https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-russia-lithuania-uladzimer-martau-lukashenka-critic/33067746.html [16:26] TR Bot Belarusian Doctor Who Criticized Lukashenka Flees To Lithuania After Arrest In Russia [16:27] TR News 3 Years In Prison Over Online Comments In Russia's Bashkortostan https://www.rferl.org/a/zaripov-bashkortostan-russia-trial-sentence-three-years-prison/33067660.html [16:27] TR Bot 3 Years In Prison Over Online Comments In Russia's Bashkortostan [16:27] TR News Russian Journalist Kolezev Sentenced To 7 1/2 Years In Absentia https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-kolezev-journalist-trial-in-absentia-7--half-years-prison/33067687.html [16:27] TR Bot Russian Journalist Kolezev Sentenced To 7 1/2 Years In Absentia [16:29] TR News Can Freed Russian Dissidents Help Energize Opposition Movement? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/europe/russian-dissidents-opposition-movement.html [16:29] TR Bot Can Freed Russian Dissidents Help Energize Opposition Movement? - The New York Times [16:30] TR News "most YouTube access is now capped" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/08/06/russian-authorities-inform-local-internet-service-providers-that-most-youtube-access-is-now-capped-at-a-piddling-128-kbps | Source: Meduza [16:30] TR Bot Russian authorities inform local Internet service providers that most YouTube access is now capped at a piddling 128 kbps Meduza [16:31] TR News Gamescom here we come! https://godotengine.org/article/gamescom-2024/ [16:31] TR Bot Gamescom here we come! [16:32] TR News Climate Breakdown https://www.desmog.com/2024/08/06/between-optimism-and-despair-the-messy-middle-paths-through-climate-breakdown/ | Source: DeSmog [16:32] TR Bot Optimism and Despair: The Messy Middle Paths Through Climate Breakdown - DeSmog [16:33] TR News Deno De-emphasizes HTTP Imports https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/deno-de-emphasizes-http-imports/ [16:33] TR Bot Deno De-emphasizes HTTP Imports - Jim Nielsens Blog [16:35] TR News Tutorial: Create a Headless API System with Next.js and PostgreSQL https://medevel.com/headless-nextjs-postgresql-how-to/ [16:35] TR Bot Tutorial: Create a Headless API System with Next.js and PostgreSQL [16:36] TR News [Video] The Future and the Hope for Gemini Takeover (Because the Web Increasingly Sucks) https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/05/Video_The_Future_and_the_Hope_for_Gemini_Takeover_Because_the_W.shtml [16:36] TR Bot Techrights [Video] The Future and the Hope for Gemini Takeover (Because the Web Increasingly Sucks) [16:36] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/984598/ [16:36] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [16:38] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Security_Leftovers.gmi [16:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [16:38] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [16:38] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [16:40] TR News (NEW): Hardware: Linux Devices, SparkFun, and Open Hardware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Hardware_Linux_Devices_SparkFun_and_Open_Hardware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Hardware_Linux_Devices_SparkFun_and_Open_Hardware.gmi [16:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Hardware: Linux Devices, SparkFun, and Open Hardware [16:40] TR News (NEW): HTTP, Mozilla, and Tor Browser 13.5.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/HTTP_Mozilla_and_Tor_Browser_13_5_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/HTTP_Mozilla_and_Tor_Browser_13_5_2.gmi [16:40] TR Bot Tux Machines HTTP, Mozilla, and Tor Browser 13.5.2 [16:41] TR News (NEW): Kernel: SLUBStick Realities (Not Quite as Bad as Media Put It) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Kernel_SLUBStick_Realities_Not_Quite_as_Bad_as_Media_Put_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Kernel_SLUBStick_Realities_Not_Quite_as_Bad_as_Media_Put_It.gmi [16:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel: SLUBStick Realities (Not Quite as Bad as Media Put It) [16:42] TR News Red Hat is speaking in buzzwords to compensate for a lack of real, useless new products https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/5-resources-for-building-skills-for-the-ai-enabled-business | Source: Red Hat Official [16:42] TR Bot 5 resources for building skills for the AI-enabled business [16:42] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:43] TR News More mindless buzzwords and hype from Red Hat/IBM https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/developer-preview-red-hat-openshift-lightspeed-openshifts-new-genai-virtual-assistant-now-available | Source: Red Hat Official [16:43] TR Bot Developer preview of Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed, OpenShifts new GenAI virtual assistant is now available [16:43] TR News VMware adds security issues https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-you-need-know-about-vmware-automation-red-hat-ansible | Source: Red Hat Official [16:43] TR Bot What you need to know about VMware Automation with Red Hat Ansible [16:44] TR News Top 1000 Games on Steam: 71% Working on the Steam Deck in August 2024 https://boilingsteam.com/top-1000-steam-games-71-percent-work-on-the-steam-deck-august-2024/index.html [16:44] TR Bot Top 1000 Games on Steam: 71% Working on the Steam Deck in August 2024 [16:44] TR News ACX 2024 Prediction Contest Halfway Review https://two-wrongs.com/acx-2024-prediction-contest-mid-halfway-reflections [16:44] TR Bot ACX 2024 Prediction Contest Halfway Review [16:46] *geert has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [16:47] TR News Pluralistic: Circular battery self-sufficiency (06 Aug 2024) https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/06/with-great-power/ [16:47] TR Bot Pluralistic: Circular battery self-sufficiency (06 Aug 2024) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [16:51] TR News Destination Linux 382: Linux Mint 22 The Best Release of the Year? 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Every new edition serves as a wake-up call, heralding the passage of another week." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/sacha-chuas-newsletter-as-temporal-anchor.txt [17:13] TR News Rob's (Mostly) Comprehensive NNCP Guide gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2024/202408/20240807-robs-mostly-comprehensive-nncp-guide.gmi [17:14] TR News "I suppose this is my inferiority complex talking, but I am so tired of being second rate all the damn time. I just want to be first rate for once in my damn life. Please, can't I just be first-rate? I'm working so damn hard to become first-rate at something, but everyone keeps sidestepping me in favour of someone else." gemini://kuumin.lol/logs/2024-08-07-second-rate.gmi [17:19] TR News "There are many different package managers for Linux distributions. Linux admins should know what to expect from these distributions and how to tackle software maintenance." https://www.techtarget.com/searchitoperations/tip/How-to-use-Linux-package-managers [17:19] TR Bot to use Linux package managers | TechTarget [17:21] TR News "This release improves the KWin window and composite manager to run with real-time capabilities on systems using the musl library, such as Alpine Linux." https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-1-4-desktop-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes [17:21] TR Bot Plasma 6.1.4 Desktop Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux [17:22] TR News SPAM disguised as "news" or "recommendations" https://gizmodo.com/best-vpn/linux [17:22] TR Bot The Best VPN for Linux in 2024 [17:23] TR News "It's built using Arkdep which is a "Toolkit for building, deploying and maintaining an immutable, atomic, btrfs-based system". 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These commands can help you get to the bottom of them." https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-best-linux-commands-for-troubleshooting-problems-and-how-i-use-them/ [17:23] TR Bot best Linux commands for troubleshooting problems (and how I use them) | ZDNET [17:23] TR News "For those of you testing out the 560 series, do comment how you've been getting on." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/nvidia-linux-driver-beta-5603102-out-now/ [17:23] TR Bot Linux Driver Beta 560.31.02 Out Now | GamingOnLinux [17:24] TR News How to Apply Linux Kernel Security Patches: 3 Different Ways (2024) https://tuxcare.com/blog/how-to-apply-linux-kernel-security-patches-3-different-ways/ [17:24] TR Bot How to Apply Linux Kernel Security Patches: 3 Different Ways [17:27] TR News (NEW): Emerald Rapids: up to 38% more performance under Linux! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Emerald_Rapids_up_to_38_more_performance_under_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/07/Emerald_Rapids_up_to_38_more_performance_under_Linux.gmi [17:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Emerald Rapids: up to 38% more performance under Linux! [17:38] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 07 [19:04] TR News Olympics = drugs and BS https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/06/snoop-dogg-olympics-promoter/ [19:04] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/06/snoop-dogg-olympics-promoter/ ) [19:05] TR News American Music Awards (AMAs) https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/06/amas-plot-comeback-for-50th-anniversary-on-cbs/ [19:05] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/08/06/amas-plot-comeback-for-50th-anniversary-on-cbs/ ) [19:05] TR News LibreOffice Conference 2024: Extending the Call for Papers deadline https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/08/06/libreoffice-conference-2024-extending-the-call-for-papers-deadline/ [19:05] TR Bot LibreOffice Conference 2024: Extending the Call for Papers deadline - The Document Foundation Blog [19:06] TR News On teaching sudo https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/on_teaching_sudo/ [19:06] TR Bot On teaching sudo | Random thoughts of Peter 'CzP' Czanik [19:16] *ciphrCat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:17] TR News Techrights Microsoft Tying Together Its Proxies to Promote Proprietary Software and the GitHub Prison https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Microsoft_Tying_Together_Its_Proxies_to_Promote_Proprietary_Sof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/08/07/Microsoft_Tying_Together_Its_Proxies_to_Promote_Proprietary_Sof.gmi [19:17] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Tying Together Its Proxies to Promote Proprietary Software and the GitHub Prison [19:18] *cybrNaut has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [19:18] *ciphrCat (~ciphrCat@v75kd7krrqfvs.irc) has joined #techrights [19:22] TR News Converting Text to Uppercase with toupper() in R https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/08/converting-text-to-uppercase-with-toupper-in-r/ [19:22] TR Bot Text to Uppercase with toupper() in R | R-bloggers [19:23] *ciphrCat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:24] *ciphrCat (~ciphrCat@v75kd7krrqfvs.irc) has joined #techrights [19:26] TR News A Survey of Scans for GeoServer Vulnerabilities, (Tue, Aug 6th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31148 [19:26] TR Bot A Survey of Scans for GeoServer Vulnerabilities - SANS Internet Storm Center [19:27] TR News Takao Fujiwara: vim-gtk-syntax with XDG https://desktopi18n.wordpress.com/2024/08/06/vim-gtk-syntax-with-xdg-2/ [19:27] TR Bot vim-gtk-syntax with XDG | DesktopI18N's Blog [19:29] *cybrNaut (~cybrNaut@freenode-tto.k1n.ssv8hv.IP) has joined #techrights [19:35] admfubar the web to nickle and dime itself to death? https://www.ghacks.net/2024/08/07/the-end-of-patreon-google-is-implementing-micro-payments-into-chrome/ [19:35] TR Bot The end of Patreon? Google is implementing micro-payments into Chrome - gHacks Tech News [19:37] admfubar http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=344271 [19:37] TR Bot Chrome Web Store warns end is coming for uBlock Origin The Register ● Aug 07 [20:08] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/07/your_windows_updates_can_all/ [20:08] TR Bot Researcher finds way to invisibly downgrade Windows updates The Register [20:20] lightbringer i'm more interested in a way to invisibly update them to a real OS [20:26] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [20:32] admfubar https://www.tweaktown.com/news/99767/worlds-first-fully-automated-robot-dentist-performs-surgery-on-human/index.html [20:32] TR Bot World's first fully automated robot dentist performs surgery on human [20:40] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@p9a7bfbzj6a68.irc) has joined #techrights [20:50] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/the-hackberry-pi-zero-is-a-tinker-tool-for-hackers-that-fits-in-your-pocket [20:50] TR Bot The Hackberry Pi Zero is a tinker tool for hackers that fits in your pocket | Tom's Hardware [20:51] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/japanese-scientists-develop-simplified-euv-scanner-that-can-make-production-of-chips-considerably-cheaper [20:51] TR Bot Japanese scientists develop simplified EUV scanner that can make production of chips considerably cheaper | Tom's Hardware ● Aug 07 [21:20] admfubar they're gonna sell elon???! https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-tesla-humanoid-robot.html [21:20] TR Bot Tesla is promising to sell a humanoid robot. It could be the first of many [21:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz-pi2: So much for the stock rally. [21:22] IsambardPrince LOL [21:23] IsambardPrince Continued falling today. [21:23] IsambardPrince All the Jim Cramer clones "STAY THE COURSE! BUY BEAR STEARNS!" while all the rich assholes dump stocks and avoid prosecution. [21:34] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [21:35] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/?p=2041249 [21:35] TR Bot Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrikes bogus DMCA takedown | Ars Technica ● Aug 07 [22:00] ciphrCat CrowdStrike, was requesting the immediate removal of the CrowdStrike logo from the parody site, or else Senk risked Cloudflare taking down the whole site. [22:00] ciphrCat so, Cloudflare actually pushed the request.. or forwarded it [22:01] ciphrCat interesting that CF ignored his reply and continued to threaten removal [22:02] ciphrCat --- "corporate cyberbullies" taking down "content that they disagree with" and calling Cloudflare's counter notice system "hilariously ineffective." --- [22:03] ciphrCat but actually it was effective [22:03] ciphrCat the guy bounced from Cloudflare. So Cloudflare as a proxy bully worked to get him off CF and thus made CFs job easier [22:04] ciphrCat that seems like a missed opportunity [22:04] ciphrCat he should have stayed on CF to keep CF in a tough position. If CF were to pull the plug on that, there would be backlash and embarrassment [22:08] ciphrCat "I have sympathy for CrowdStrike because it's probably a very difficult time for them right now," McSherry said. [22:08] ciphrCat McSherry = EFF [22:09] lightbringer people should stop using crimeflare already [22:10] ciphrCat Apparently, Cloudflare never received either of Senk's counter notices, which is a problem since Cloudflare only allows a 72-hour window to contest a takedown notice. [22:10] ciphrCat CF ignored him right up until CF was publicly embarrassed by Ars Technica [22:10] ciphrCat then CF changed their tune [22:12] ciphrCat "Please note that we would not take action to remove content in response to a trademark abuse report if you moved back to our hosting service and provided a legitimate counter notice of the parody nature of your website," Cloudflare said. easy for them to say after Senk was forced into a David vs. Goliath battle and started winning with the press on his side ● Aug 07 [23:25] *darwin (~darwin@7d3n498busjrn.irc) has joined #techrights [23:47] *Sompi (~sami@rtdtd5fzbmb6u.irc) has joined #techrights [23:48] *Sompi_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)