●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, September 07, 2025 ●● ● Sep 07 [00:00] *DavidSch__ has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [00:08] MinceR https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/god-4 [00:08] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - God [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [01:44] TR News Turtle bots, Gestalt principles, and emergent art https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/09/05/turtle-bots-gestalt-principles-and-emergent-art/ [01:44] TR Bot Turtle bots, Gestalt principles, and emergent art | Arduino Blog [01:45] TR News Mea Culpa: Convicted Felon Administration Moves Swiftly on Tariffs Appeal https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/09/administration-swiftly-tariffs.html [01:45] TR Bot Mea Culpa: Trump Administration Moves Swiftly on Tariffs Appeal | Patently-O [01:45] TR News Hyatt v. 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Stewart: Why Petrella and SCA Hygiene Don't Save Long-Delayed Patent Prosecutions [01:46] TR News How is hiring of one person considered newsworthy? https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/cms-bolsters-dutch-team-with-litigator-from-nautadutilh/ [01:46] TR Bot CMS bolsters Dutch team with litigator from NautaDutilh [01:47] TR News Christian Hergert: Dedicated Threads with Futures https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2025/09/05/dedicated-threads-with-futures/ [01:47] TR Bot Dedicated Threads with Futures Happenings in GNOME [01:48] TR News Allan Day: GNOME Foundation Update, 2025-09-05 https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2025/09/05/foundation-update-2025-09-05/ [01:48] TR Bot Foundation Update, 2025-09-05 Form and Function [01:49] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/36 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2025/09/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2025-36/ [01:49] TR Bot Tumbleweed Review of the week 2025/36 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [01:49] TR News The New Request Workflow is Going Live! https://openbuildservice.org/2025/09/05/rollout-is-coming// [01:49] TR Bot The New Request Workflow is Going Live! - Open Build Service [01:50] TR News Karl Dubost: Did you open a bug? https://www.otsukare.info/2025/09/05/open-bug-webdev [01:50] TR Bot Did you open a bug? - otsukare [01:51] TR News This Week in Plasma: more app permission configuration; pre-Akademy edition! https://blogs.kde.org/2025/09/05/this-week-in-plasma-more-app-permission-configuration-pre-akademy-edition/ [01:51] TR Bot This Week in Plasma: more app permission configuration; pre-Akademy edition! - KDE Blogs [01:53] TR News reTerminal E1001/E1002 ESP32-S3-powered monochrome/color ePaper displays for dashboards, digital signage https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/09/06/reterminal-e1001-e1002-esp32-s3-monochrome-color-epaper-displays/ [01:53] TR Bot reTerminal E1001/E1002 - ESP32-S3-powered monochrome/color ePaper displays for dashboards, digital signage - CNX Software [01:54] TR News From YARA Offsets to Virtual Addresses, (Fri, Sep 5th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32262 [01:54] TR Bot From YARA Offsets to Virtual Addresses - SANS ISC [01:54] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update Week362025 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-36-2025/ [01:54] TR Bot Infra and RelEng Update - Week362025 Fedora Community Blog [01:55] TR News TTABlog Test: Is BATTLE ROYALE GOLF Merely Descriptive of Golf Games? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/09/ttablog-test-is-battle-royale-golf.html [01:55] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Is BATTLE ROYALE GOLF Merely Descriptive of Golf Games? [01:56] TR News My Latest Book: Rewiring Democracy https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/my-latest-book-rewiring-democracy.html [01:56] TR Bot Latest Book: Rewiring Democracy - Schneier on Security [01:57] TR News GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/gpt-4o-mini-falls-for-psychological-manipulation.html [01:57] TR Bot Falls for Psychological Manipulation - Schneier on Security [01:58] TR News #SciArtSeptember: Skeleton https://rubenerd.com/sciartseptember-skeleton/ [01:58] TR Bot #SciArtSeptember: Skeleton ● Sep 07 [02:05] TR News Workers strike at Coca-Colas Hong Kong plant to protest dismissal of driver involved in traffic accident https://hongkongfp.com/2025/09/05/workers-strike-at-coca-colas-hong-kong-plant-to-protest-dismissal-of-driver-involved-in-traffic-accident/ [02:05] TR Bot Workers strike at Swire Coca-Cola plant to protest driver dismissal [02:11] TR News Silksong crashes Steam, Nintendo eShop on release day highly anticipated indie video game took six years to arrive and is already one of the most played games ever on Steam https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/silksong-crashes-steam-nintendo-eshop-on-release-day-highly-anticipated-indie-video-game-took-six-years-to-arrive-and-is-already-one-of-the-most-played-games-ever-on-steam [02:11] TR Bot Silksong crashes Steam, Nintendo eShop on release day highly anticipated indie video game took six years to arrive and is already one of the most played games ever on Steam | Tom's Hardware [02:12] TR News NYU team behind AI-powered malware dubbed PromptLock https://cyberscoop.com/ai-ransomware-promptlock-nyu-behind-code-discovered-by-security-researchers/ [02:12] TR Bot team behind AI-powered malware dubbed PromptLock | CyberScoop [02:13] TR News Killing Firefox with buzzwords https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/firefox-adding-copilot-chatbot-features [02:13] TR Bot Firefox Adds CoPilot Chatbot, New Tab Widgets in Nightly Builds - OMG! 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[02:17] TR News KDE GNU/Linux Alpha Launches with Immutable Base and Flatpak Support https://linuxiac.com/kde-linux-alpha-launches-with-immutable-base-and-flatpak-support/ [02:17] TR Bot KDE Linux Alpha Launches with Immutable Base and Flatpak Support [02:18] TR News Failing to say they have Microsoft inside their Board https://publicknowledge.org/google-search-remedies-a-missed-opportunity-for-tech-accountability/ https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/03/At_Microsoft_Promoting_Back_Doors_Proprietary_Lock_in_and_Mass_.shtml [02:18] TR Bot Google Search Remedies: A Missed Opportunity for Tech Accountability - Public Knowledge [02:18] TR Bot Techrights At Microsoft, Promoting Back Doors, Proprietary Lock-in and Mass Surveillance Under the Guise of Diversity ("Microsoft Philanthropy Team") [02:19] TR News EU fines Surveillance Giant Google $3.5B over advertising technology practices https://siliconangle.com/2025/09/05/eu-fines-google-3-5b-advertising-technology-practices/ [02:19] TR Bot fines Google $3.5B over advertising technology practices - SiliconANGLE [02:19] TR News Calibre 8.10 E-Book Manager Brings Improvements to the Kindle MTP Driver https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-10-e-book-manager-brings-improvements-to-the-kindle-mtp-driver [02:19] TR Bot 8.10 E-Book Manager Brings Improvements to the Kindle MTP Driver - 9to5Linux [02:20] TR News Pi Zero 2 W AV-USB board adds USB hub, audio, and video output https://linuxgizmos.com/pi-zero-2-w-av-usb-board-adds-usb-hub-audio-and-video-output/ [02:20] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/pi-zero-2-w-av-usb-board-adds-usb-hub-audio-and-video-output/ ) [02:20] TR News M5Stack Introduces Cardputer-Adv with Expanded Features and Higher-Capacity Battery https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-introduces-cardputer-adv-with-expanded-features-and-higher-capacity-battery/ [02:20] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/m5stack-introduces-cardputer-adv-with-expanded-features-and-higher-capacity-battery/ ) [02:21] TR News Linux Mint 22.2 Finally Released, This is Whats New https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/linux-mint-22-2-released-new-features [02:21] TR Bot Linux Mint 22.2 Finally Released, This is What's New - OMG! 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[02:50] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-09-06.txt [02:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:53] *MinceR` (~lb@iyhwsi75rjzuq.irc) has joined #techrights [02:54] *MinceR` is now known as lightbringer [02:59] TR News HLint suggests improvements to Haskell code https://www.linuxlinks.com/hlint-improvements-haskell-code/ [02:59] TR Bot - suggests improvements to Haskell code - LinuxLinks [02:59] TR News 18 Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-command-line-image-compression-tools/ [02:59] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Command-Line Image Compression Tools - LinuxLinks [02:59] TR News Tiny File Manager versatile web-based PHP file manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/tiny-file-manager-versatile-web-based-php-file-manager/ [02:59] TR Bot File Manager - versatile web-based PHP file manager - LinuxLinks ● Sep 07 [03:00] TR News mtoc visually-rich music player and library browser https://www.linuxlinks.com/mtoc-music-player-library-browser/ [03:00] TR Bot - visually-rich music player and library browser - LinuxLinks [03:00] TR News Relax-and-Recover GNU/Linux Disaster Recovery https://www.linuxlinks.com/relax-and-recover-linux-disaster-recovery/ [03:00] TR Bot - Linux Disaster Recovery - LinuxLinks [03:00] TR News Webots robot simulator https://www.linuxlinks.com/webots-robot-simulator/ [03:00] TR Bot - robot simulator - LinuxLinks [03:00] TR News MyDrive cloud file storage server https://www.linuxlinks.com/mydrive-cloud-file-storage-server/ [03:00] TR Bot - cloud file storage server - LinuxLinks [03:01] TR News Youp WhatsApp wrapper https://www.linuxlinks.com/youp-whatsapp-wrapper/ [03:01] TR Bot - WhatsApp wrapper - LinuxLinks [03:01] TR News OpenCloud self-hosted file sharing https://www.linuxlinks.com/opencloud-self-hosted-file-sharing/ [03:01] TR Bot - self-hosted file sharing - LinuxLinks [03:02] TR News KDE Plasma 6.5 brings a better way to handle app permissions https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-plasma-65-brings-a-better-way-to-handle-app-permissions/ [03:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/kde-plasma-65-brings-a-better-way-to-handle-app-permissions/ ) [03:03] TR News Debian Linux: Force Reboot https://www.urspringer.de/2025/09/05/debian-linux-force-reboot/ [03:03] TR Bot Debian Linux: Force Reboot Urs-o-Log [03:05] TR News Asciinema Record and Share Your Terminal Sessions in GNU/Linux https://www.tecmint.com/asciinema-record-terminal-sessions-in-linux/ [03:05] TR Bot Asciinema - Record and Share Your Linux Terminal Sessions [03:07] TR News How to avoid scammers when you book your next holiday https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-to-avoid-scammers-when-you-book-your-next-holiday-al36n0H4lH8s [03:07] TR Bot How to avoid scammers when you book your next holiday - Which? [03:08] TR News Mozilla Thunderbird: VIDEO: Thunderbird Accessibility Study https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/09/video-thunderbird-accessibility-study/ [03:08] TR Bot VIDEO: Thunderbird Accessibility Study [03:12] TR News (NEW): Mozilla: Opening Bugs, Slop Inside Firefox, and Thunderbird Accessibility Study https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Mozilla_Opening_Bugs_Slop_Inside_Firefox_and_Thunderbird_Access.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Mozilla_Opening_Bugs_Slop_Inside_Firefox_and_Thunderbird_Access.gmi [03:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla: Opening Bugs, Slop Inside Firefox, and Thunderbird Accessibility Study [03:13] TR News (NEW): KDE Linux Goes Alpha: Arch-Based, Immutable OS Unveiled at Akademy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/KDE_Linux_Goes_Alpha_Arch_Based_Immutable_OS_Unveiled_at_Akadem.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/KDE_Linux_Goes_Alpha_Arch_Based_Immutable_OS_Unveiled_at_Akadem.gmi [03:13] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Linux Goes Alpha: Arch-Based, Immutable OS Unveiled at Akademy [03:13] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [03:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi, and More [03:15] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed and Open(SUSE) Build Service https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_and_Open_SUSE_Build_Service.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/OpenSUSE_Tumbleweed_and_Open_SUSE_Build_Service.gmi [03:15] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed and Open(SUSE) Build Service [03:17] TR News (NEW): Christian Hergert and Allan Day on GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Christian_Hergert_and_Allan_Day_on_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Christian_Hergert_and_Allan_Day_on_GNOME.gmi [03:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Christian Hergert and Allan Day on GNOME [03:17] admfubar can you say copilot? https://futurism.com/automated-extortion-software-devious [03:17] TR Bot New Automated Extortion Software Is So Devious You Won't Believe It [03:18] schestowitz[TR2] slopware [03:19] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [03:19] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [03:19] admfubar free willie? https://futurism.com/the-byte/attacking-orcas-back-vengeance [03:19] TR Bot Boat-Attacking Orcas Are Back for Vengeance [03:21] admfubar and hilarity ensues! https://www.geekwire.com/2025/heres-what-bill-gates-and-satya-nadella-told-president-trump-at-the-white-house-tech-summit/ [03:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.geekwire.com/2025/heres-what-bill-gates-and-satya-nadella-told-president-trump-at-the-white-house-tech-summit/ ) [03:22] TR News Ukraine gamifies combat, as soldiers start killing for points and rewards https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250906-ukraine-gamifies-combat-as-soldiers-start-killing-for-points-and-rewards [03:22] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250906-ukraine-gamifies-combat-as-soldiers-start-killing-for-points-and-rewards ) [03:29] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [03:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [03:30] TR News ALT 11.1 "Workstation" released https://distrowatch.com/alt [03:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/alt ) [03:32] TR News GOP Cries Censorship Over Spam Filters That Work https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/gop-cries-censorship-over-spam-filters-that-work/ [03:32] TR Bot GOP Cries Censorship Over Spam Filters That Work Krebs on Security [03:32] TR News Public Knowledge Urges Supreme Court To Keep America Connected https://publicknowledge.org/public-knowledge-urges-supreme-court-to-keep-america-connected/ [03:32] TR Bot Public Knowledge Urges Supreme Court To Keep America Connected - Public Knowledge [03:32] TR News Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/anthropic-settlement-copyright-ai.html [03:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/anthropic-settlement-copyright-ai.html ) [03:39] admfubar like encrypt all their llm data, and delete the back ups? https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/05/ai-agents-prompt-injection-poisoned-web/ [03:39] TR Bot Stealthy attack serves poisoned web pages only to AI agents - Help Net Security [03:39] TR News (NEW): I Can't Use Ubuntu Without These 9 GNOME Extensions https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/I_Can_t_Use_Ubuntu_Without_These_9_GNOME_Extensions.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/I_Can_t_Use_Ubuntu_Without_These_9_GNOME_Extensions.gmi [03:39] TR Bot Tux Machines I Can't Use Ubuntu Without These 9 GNOME Extensions [03:40] admfubar https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/05/connected-cars-cybersecurity-risk/ [03:40] TR Bot Connected cars are smart, convenient, and open to cyberattacks - Help Net Security [03:42] admfubar https://www.informationweek.com/cyber-resilience/why-the-old-ways-are-still-the-best-for-most-cybercriminals [03:42] TR Bot The Old Ways Are Still the Best for Most Cybercriminals [03:43] admfubar https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/09/05/anthropic-pay-largest-publicly-reported-copyright-settlement-history/id=191964/ [03:43] TR Bot Anthropic to Pay Largest Publicly Reported Copyright Settlement in History [03:44] admfubar https://news.itsfoss.com/kazeta/ [03:44] TR Bot This Linux Gaming Distro Uses SD Cards as Game Cartridges (Just Like the 90s) [03:45] TR News Techrights Links 07/09/2025: More Harms of Slop and Anthropic's Nightmare Scenario (Huge Legal Liabilities for Slop) https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Links_07_09_2025_More_Harms_of_Slop_and_Anthropic_s_Nightmare_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Links_07_09_2025_More_Harms_of_Slop_and_Anthropic_s_Nightmare_S.gmi [03:45] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/09/2025: More Harms of Slop and Anthropic's Nightmare Scenario (Huge Legal Liabilities for Slop) [03:45] TR News (NEW): Pop!_OS Team Sets September 25 for COSMIC Beta Release https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Pop_OS_Team_Sets_September_25_for_COSMIC_Beta_Release.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Pop_OS_Team_Sets_September_25_for_COSMIC_Beta_Release.gmi [03:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Pop!_OS Team Sets September 25 for COSMIC Beta Release [03:46] TR News Notes on an overheard conversation of two people opening a package gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2025/09/06.1 [03:48] TR News "It's a great feed aggregator for geminispace. One of the things I think is really innovative about it is that it does no automatic scraping. Instead, when posts are made on some capsule it is the capsule's responsibility to notify Antenna that there's New Stuff." gemini://remort.app/posts/2025-09-06-transmissions-into-the-void.gmi [03:49] TR News "Well this helped clarify some of my own thoughts about my job. I need to figure out how to do the job well, for as long as I can, and be able to draw boundaries in much clearer and better ways." gemini://catawampus.smol.pub/corporate-theatre [03:52] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-09-07.gmi [03:53] TR News "it's becoming quite clear that the united kingdom, my home, has become a surveillance state. i've gotta say voting for that fuckwad starmer might be the worst mistake i ever made." gemini://fr3ak.xyz/gemlog/2025-09-07.gmi [03:54] TR News Searching for impermanence (a gazebo is too permanent) gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2025/ [03:56] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1406.jpg [03:56] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1756.jpg ● Sep 07 [04:00] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/09/2025: Little Brother and Corporate Theatre https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Gemini_Links_07_09_2025_Little_Brother_and_Corporate_Theatre.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Gemini_Links_07_09_2025_Little_Brother_and_Corporate_Theatre.gmi [04:00] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/09/2025: Little Brother and Corporate Theatre [04:02] TR News The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/ai-doctor-scams.html [04:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/ai-doctor-scams.html ) [04:04] TR News A Nighttime Raid https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/briefing/a-nighttime-raid.html [04:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/briefing/a-nighttime-raid.html ) [04:06] TR News Quick-thinking South Korean cabby foils scam, saves elderly womans gold https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/quick-thinking-cabby-in-south-korea-foils-scam-stops-elderly-woman-from-losing-her-gold [04:06] TR Bot Quick-thinking South Korean cabby foils scam, saves elderly womans gold | The Straits Times [04:08] TR News South Korea vows support to Koreans arrested at US Hyundai plant https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-vows-support-to-koreans-arrested-at-us-hyundai-plant [04:08] TR Bot South Korean President vows support to Koreans arrested in US immigration raid | The Straits Times [04:08] TR News South Korea voices concern over immigration raid at US Hyundai plant https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/09/south-korea-voices-concern-over-immigration-raid-at-us-hyundai-plant/ [04:08] TR Bot South Korea voices concern over immigration raid at US Hyundai plant - JURIST - News [04:10] TR News This Week in GNOME: #215 Turn On https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2025/09/twig-215/ [04:10] TR Bot #215 Turn On [04:10] TR News 6 Useful Free and Open Source GNU/Linux WhatsApp Clients https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-linux-whatsapp-clients/ [04:10] TR Bot Useful Free and Open Source Linux WhatsApp Clients - LinuxLinks [04:12] TR News The Insurrectionist threatens retaliation on EU after Surveillance Giant Google hit with antitrust fine https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250906-donald-trump-threatens-retaliation-on-eu-after-google-hit-with-antitrust-fine [04:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250906-donald-trump-threatens-retaliation-on-eu-after-google-hit-with-antitrust-fine ) [04:13] TR News Google quietly removes net-zero carbon goal from website amid rapid power-hungry Hey Hi (AI) data center buildout https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/google-quietly-removes-net-zero-carbon-goal-from-website-amid-rapid-power-hungry-ai-data-center-buildout-industry-first-sustainability-pledge-moved-to-background-amidst-ai-energy-crisis [04:13] TR Bot Google quietly removes net-zero carbon goal from website amid rapid power-hungry AI data center buildout industry-first sustainability pledge moved to background amidst AI energy crisis | Tom's Hardware [04:13] TR News Google Is Fined $3.5 Billion for Breaking Europes Antitrust Laws https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/business/google-eu-antitrust-fine.html [04:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/business/google-eu-antitrust-fine.html ) [04:13] TR News Google hit with massive fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250906-google-hit-with-massive-fine-from-european-union-in-ad-tech-antitrust-case [04:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250906-google-hit-with-massive-fine-from-european-union-in-ad-tech-antitrust-case ) [04:15] TR News Realtek RTL8127 10GbE PCIe cards and M.2 modules are starting to show up for $35 and up https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/09/05/buy-realtek-rtl8127-10gbe-pcie-cards-and-m2-modules/ [04:15] TR Bot Realtek RTL8127 10GbE PCIe cards and M.2 modules are starting to show up for $35 and up - CNX Software [04:15] TR News Radxa CM4 A Raspberry Pi CM4 replacement with Rockchip RK3576 Edge Hey Hi (AI) SoC, up to 16GB RAM https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/09/05/radxa-cm4-a-raspberry-pi-cm4-replacement-with-rockchip-rk3576-edge-ai-soc-up-to-16gb-ram/ [04:15] TR Bot Radxa CM4 - A Raspberry Pi CM4 replacement with Rockchip RK3576 Edge AI SoC, up to 16GB RAM - CNX Software [04:16] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [04:22] TR News Rich men and pretty women: Glimpses at a matchmaking event in China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/rich-men-and-pretty-women-glimpses-at-a-matchmaking-event-in-china [04:22] TR Bot Rich men and pretty women: Glimpses at a matchmaking event in China | The Straits Times [04:25] TR News This Week in Science: Out-of-Sync Seasons, Anti-Aging Breakthroughs, And More! https://www.sciencealert.com/this-week-in-science-out-of-sync-seasons-anti-aging-breakthroughs-and-more [04:25] TR Bot Week in Science: Out-of-Sync Seasons, Anti-Aging Breakthroughs, And More! : ScienceAlert [04:25] TR News 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: PBS and Vox Media among latest https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2025-tracked/ [04:25] TR Bot Journalism industry job cuts 2025 tracked with up-to-date list - Press Gazette [04:27] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Android_Leftovers.gmi [04:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [04:31] TR News Job creation has slowed sharply. Does a recession hinge on tariffs? https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2025/0905/economy-jobs-recession-inflation-tariffs-fed [04:31] TR Bot creation has slowed sharply. Does a recession hinge on tariffs? - CSMonitor.com [04:31] TR News Arbitrator rejects libel claim versus Dorset Eye over asylum coverage https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/arbitrator-rejects-libel-claim-versus-dorset-eye-over-asylum-coverage/ [04:31] TR Bot Arbitrator rejects libel claim versus Dorset Eye over asylum coverage - Press Gazette [04:33] TR News Your Internet Access Is at Risk. Were Speaking Up https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/09/your-internet-access-is-at-risk-were-speaking-up/ [04:33] TR Bot Your Internet Access Is at Risk. Were Speaking Up - Internet Society [04:35] TR News Anthropic to pay $1.5B over pirated books in Claude Hey Hi (AI) training payouts of roughly $3,000 per infringed work https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/anthropic-to-pay-landmark-settlement-over-claude-training [04:35] TR Bot Anthropic to pay $1.5B over pirated books in Claude AI training payouts of roughly $3,000 per infringed work | Tom's Hardware [04:36] TR News Will the DOJs Live Nation Suit End Venues Ticketing Exclusivity? CFO Joe Berchtold Says Well Adjust If Exclusives Are Off the Table https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/05/live-nation-lawsuit-ticketing-exclusives/ [04:36] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/05/live-nation-lawsuit-ticketing-exclusives/ ) [04:37] TR News OpenSSF Community Day Korea 2025 Agenda Live! https://openssf.org/blog/2025/09/05/openssf-community-day-korea-2025-agenda-live/ http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ [04:38] TR Bot OpenSSF Community Day Korea 2025 Agenda Live! Open Source Security Foundation [04:38] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [04:38] TR News Romance scammer posing as a stranded astronaut swindled an 80-year-old woman out of $6,700 fraudster claimed they needed funds for oxygen supplies https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/romance-scammer-posing-as-a-stranded-astronaut-swindled-an-80-year-old-woman-out-of-thousands-of-dollars-spaceship-allegedly-under-attack-and-needed-funds-for-oxygen-supplies [04:38] TR Bot Romance scammer posing as a stranded astronaut swindled an 80-year-old woman out of $6,700 fraudster claimed they needed funds for oxygen supplies | Tom's Hardware [04:41] admfubar https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Jellyfish-Force-another-French-Nuclear-Reactor-to-Shut-Down.html [04:41] TR Bot Force another French Nuclear Reactor to Shut Down | OilPrice.com [04:41] TR News AI-powered PromptLocker ransomware is just an NYU research project the code worked as a typical ransomware, selecting targets, exfiltrating selected data and encrypting volumes https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/ai-powered-promptlocker-ransomware-is-just-an-nyu-research-project-the-code-worked-as-a-typical-ransomware-selecting-targets-exfiltrating-selected-data-and-encrypting-volumes [04:41] TR Bot AI-powered PromptLocker ransomware is just an NYU research project the code worked as a typical ransomware, selecting targets, exfiltrating selected data and encrypting volumes | Tom's Hardware [04:43] TR News Jaguar Land Rover production stopped for four days and counting due to ransomware attack, company has now officially shut down teenaged hackers from Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters take responsibility https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/jaguar-land-rover-shuts-down-production-due-to-ransomware-attack-scattered-lapsus-usd-hunters-takes-responsibility [04:43] TR Bot Jaguar Land Rover production stopped for four days and counting due to ransomware attack, company has now officially shut down teenaged hackers from Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters take responsibility | Tom's Hardware [04:43] TR News Anthropic blocks Chinese-controlled firms from Claude Hey Hi (AI) cites 'legal, regulatory, and security risks' https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/anthropic-blocks-chinese-firms-from-claude [04:43] TR Bot Anthropic blocks Chinese-controlled firms from Claude AI cites 'legal, regulatory, and security risks' | Tom's Hardware [04:46] TR News City of Joburg abandons CCTV bylaw https://www.protectionweb.co.za/civil-security/city-of-joburg-abandons-cctv-bylaw/ [04:46] TR Bot City of Joburg abandons CCTV bylaw - ProtectionWeb [04:47] TR News Create your Artificial Intelligence (AI) model with Raspberry PI and PyTorch for Image Classification https://peppe8o.com/artificial-intelligence-model-raspberry-pi-pytorch/ [04:47] TR Bot Create your Artificial Intelligence (AI) model with Raspberry PI and PyTorch for Image Classification [04:47] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[04:49] TR News Antonio Terceiro: autopkgtest support in Debian: a more optimistic view https://terceiro.xyz/2025/09/06/autopkgtest-support-in-debian-a-more-optimistic-view/ [04:49] TR Bot autopkgtest support in Debian: a more optimistic view - Antonio Terceiro [04:49] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@9jpvxnxwc8abw.irc) has joined #techrights [04:50] TR News Fraudsters run fake premium vehicle giveaways on Facebook (Farcebook) https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/fraudsters-run-fake-premium-vehicle-giveaways-on-facebook-aWEEU8N3yqzW [04:50] TR Bot Fraudsters run fake premium vehicle giveaways on Facebook - Which? [04:51] TR News Surveillance machine: Amazon Echo is reportedly an internet vampire that uses gigabytes of data per day despite being unused, says owner https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/amazon-echo-uses-gigabytes-of-data-despite-not-being-used-its-owner-doesnt-think-hes-being-spied-on [04:51] TR Bot Amazon Echo is reportedly an internet vampire that uses gigabytes of data per day despite being unused, says owner | Tom's Hardware [04:52] TR News Even as Classes Begin, Some Foreign Students Are Still in Visa Limbo https://www.chronicle.com/article/even-as-classes-begin-some-foreign-students-are-still-in-visa-limbo [04:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/even-as-classes-begin-some-foreign-students-are-still-in-visa-limbo ) [04:54] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [04:55] TR News Nepal blocks 26 social control media platforms in historic crackdown https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/09/nepal-blocks-26-social-media-platforms-in-historic-crackdown/ [04:55] TR Bot Nepal blocks 26 social media platforms in historic crackdown - JURIST - News [04:55] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@9jpvxnxwc8abw.irc) has joined #techrights [04:56] TR News Pluralistic: Why Wikipedia works (05 Sep 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/05/be-the-first-person/ does it??? [04:56] TR Bot Pluralistic: Why Wikipedia works (05 Sep 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [04:57] TR News MINIX Creator Andrew Tanenbaums Nerdearla Interview Will Be Livestreamed https://fossforce.com/2025/09/minix-creator-andrew-tanenbaums-nerdearla-interview-will-be-livestreamed/ [04:57] TR Bot MINIX Creator Andrew Tanenbaum's Nerdearla Interview Will Be Livestreamed - FOSS Force [04:57] TR News FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending September 5, 2025 https://fossforce.com/2025/09/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-september-5-2025/ [04:57] TR Bot FOSS Force's Top Five Articles For the Week Ending September 5, 2025 - FOSS Force [04:58] TR News R.F.K., Jr., Brings More Chaos to COVID Policy and the C.D.C. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/15/rfk-jr-brings-more-chaos-to-the-cdc-and-covid-policy [04:58] TR Bot R.F.K., Jr., Brings More Chaos to COVID Policy and the C.D.C. | The New Yorker [04:59] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2025/09/04/adobes-chrome-extension-makes-stealing-watermarked-photos-easy/ [04:59] TR Bot Chrome Extension Makes Stealing Watermarked Photos Easy | PetaPixel [04:59] TR News Will Fentanylware (TikTok) return to India? Job posts fuel rumours amid thaw in New Delhi-Beijing ties https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/will-tiktok-return-to-india-job-posts-fuel-rumours-amid-thaw-in-new-delhi-beijing-ties [04:59] TR Bot Will TikTok return to India? Job posts fuel rumours amid thaw in New Delhi-Beijing ties | The Straits Times ● Sep 07 [05:00] TR News Fentanylware (TikTok) as arbiter of succcess: "sensation on TikTok" https://www.newyorker.com/newyorkercom/books/second-read/i-who-have-never-known-men-jacqueline-harpman-excerpt [05:00] TR Bot I Who Have Never Known Men Is a Warning | The New Yorker [05:00] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [05:01] TR News Fentanylware (TikTok) controlling Western culture https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/05/tiktok-presents-ed-sheerans-play-live-from-new-york/ [05:01] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/09/05/tiktok-presents-ed-sheerans-play-live-from-new-york/ ) [05:02] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@9jpvxnxwc8abw.irc) has joined #techrights [05:08] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2025/08/20/high-schoolers-discover-the-joy-of-disposable-cameras-after-cellphone-ban/ [05:08] TR Bot Schoolers Discover the Joy of Disposable Cameras After Cellphone Ban | PetaPixel [05:08] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [05:09] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi [05:09] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers [05:10] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@9jpvxnxwc8abw.irc) has joined #techrights [05:11] admfubar mr rossmann will be rather happy.. https://pirg.org/media-center/statement-wheelchair-right-to-repair-bill-introduced-in-congress-after-multiple-states-pass-similar-laws/ [05:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pirg.org/media-center/statement-wheelchair-right-to-repair-bill-introduced-in-congress-after-multiple-states-pass-similar-laws/ ) [05:12] TR News Techrights Links 07/09/2025: Google Fines in EU and "Your Internet Access Is at Risk" https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Links_07_09_2025_Google_Fines_in_EU_and_Your_Internet_Access_Is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Links_07_09_2025_Google_Fines_in_EU_and_Your_Internet_Access_Is.gmi [05:12] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/09/2025: Google Fines in EU and "Your Internet Access Is at Risk" [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] darwin: koi koi time [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] oops [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: ^ [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] they should extend the law to everything [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] not just for disabled people [05:18] TR News Richard Stallman - Don't use Mobile Phones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9B8y-AAdmA [05:18] TR Bot https://inv.in.projectsegfau.lt/watch?v=v9B8y-AAdmA [05:18] TR Bot ( status 502 @ https://inv.in.projectsegfau.lt/watch?v=v9B8y-AAdmA ) [05:20] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[06:48] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Slopwatch_LinuxSecurity_Linux_Journal_and_the_Serial_Slopper.shtml [06:48] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: LinuxSecurity, Linux Journal, and the Serial Slopper [06:49] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: LinuxSecurity, Linux Journal, and the Serial Slopper https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Slopwatch_LinuxSecurity_Linux_Journal_and_the_Serial_Slopper.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Slopwatch_LinuxSecurity_Linux_Journal_and_the_Serial_Slopper.gmi [06:52] *xwindows (~xwindows@duvpdvsrye3zy.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [07:46] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@3patkjftdhvae.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [09:26] TR News "again no mention in TFA of Monte Davidoff who wrote the FP routines that allowed MS to be a contender at all" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/09/05/0544216#1416389 [09:26] TR Bot Bill Gates 48-Year-Old Microsoft 6502 BASIC Goes Open Source - SoylentNews [09:36] TR News iophk: Microsoft fears open standards and the platform independence they bring https://www.pcworld.com/article/2900555/microsoft-offers-a-free-year-of-microsoft-365-for-college-students.html [09:36] TR Bot 365 will be free for a year if you're a college student | PCWorld [09:36] TR News iophk: is semafor spam? https://www.semafor.com/article/09/05/2025/palantir-ceo-on-why-silicon-valley-over-hyped-ai https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/ [09:36] TR Bot CEO on why Silicon Valley over-hyped AI | Semafor [09:36] TR Bot Cory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI? Locus Online [09:36] schestowitz[TR2] xwindows: see #tuxmachines for the reply [09:37] schestowitz[TR2] xwindows: this one? http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/08/21/Good_Reason_to_Delete_Windows_Not_Dual_Boot_and_Call_Out_the_Mi.shtml [09:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Good Reason to Delete Windows, Not Dual-Boot, and Call Out the Microsofters Who Worked to Impose 'Secure' Boot, Undermining Antitrust Complaints [09:37] TR News "Trumps [Cryptocurrency] Dealings Now Have the Perfect Cover" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/09/trump-crypto-world-liberty-financial/684130/ [09:37] TR Bot Trumps Crypto Dealings Now Have the Perfect Cover - The Atlantic [09:37] TR News "The law protecting fair trials" https://hongkongfp.com/2025/09/07/the-law-protecting-fair-trials-an-obituary/ [09:37] TR Bot The law protecting fair trials [09:38] TR News "'Very unfair': Trump threatens EU tariffs for $3.47-billion Google antitrust fine" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/trump-threatens-trade-probe-over-eu-antitrust-fine-against-google/articleshow/123726142.cms [09:38] TR Bot 'Very unfair': Trump threatens EU tariffs for $3.47-billion Google antitrust fine - The Economic Times [09:41] TR News "Designer furniture generally comes with excellent aesthetics and (sometimes) functionality. However, such furniture comes with a price to match. One such piece of furniture is the Magis Spun Chair." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/spinning-top-chair-revisited/ | Source: Hackaday [09:41] TR Bot Top Chair Revisited | Hackaday [09:42] TR News "We like to think that we can do almost anything. Give me a broken piece of consumer electronics, and Ill open it up and kick the capacitors." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/knowing-that-it-is-possible/ | Source: Hackaday [09:42] TR Bot That It Is Possible | Hackaday [09:42] TR News "When making a personal website, one will naturally include a personal touch. What could be more personal than creating a font from your own handwriting?" https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/the-most-personalized-font-is-your-own-handwriting/ | Source: Hackaday [09:42] TR Bot Most Personalized Font Is Your Own Handwriting | Hackaday [09:43] TR News "The operation, carried out by Egyptian authorities at the end of August, resulted in two arrests and the seizure of roughly 80 domain names." https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-governments-focus-on-sports-piracy-puts-spotlight-on-streameast-saga/ | Source: Torrent Freak [09:43] TR Bot Government's Focus on Sports Piracy Puts Spotlight on Streameast Saga * TorrentFreak [09:44] TR News "Apple has not attempted to pay these authors for their contributions to this potentially lucrative venture" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-sued-by-authors-over-use-of-books-in-ai-training/articleshow/123728849.cms | Source: India Times [09:44] TR Bot Apple sued by authors over use of books in AI training - The Economic Times [09:44] TR News "In a complaint filed in Los Angeles federal court, Warner Bros said the theft enabled Midjourney to train its image and video service to offer subscribers high quality, downloadable images of its characters in "every imaginable scene."" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/warner-bros-discovery-sues-ai-photo-generator-midjourney-for-stealing-superman-scooby-doo/articleshow/123711915.cms | Source: India Times [09:44] TR Bot Warner Bros Discovery sues AI photo generator Midjourney for stealing Superman, Scooby-Doo - The Economic Times [09:45] TR News "The Trump administration reactivated an ICE contract for spyware from Tel Aviv-based Paragon on Saturday that had previously been blocked due to a stop order" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-02/ice-to-gain-access-to-paragon-spyware-after-biden-order-dropped | Source: Bloomberg [09:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-02/ice-to-gain-access-to-paragon-spyware-after-biden-order-dropped ) [09:45] TR News "People think about NiMH cell chargers probably as much as they think about batteries, unless its time to replace the cells in whatever device theyre installed in." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/teardown-of-a-cheapish-ebl-multi-cell-nimh-charger/ | Source: Hackaday [09:45] TR Bot Of A Cheapish EBL Multi-Cell NiMH Charger | Hackaday [09:45] TR News "Do you or a loved one suffer from distorted 3D prints? Does your laser cutter produce parallelograms instead of rectangles?" https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/camera-and-charuco-keep-the-skew-out-of-your-3d-prints/ | Source: Hackaday [09:45] TR Bot And ChArUco Keep The Skew Out Of Your 3D Prints | Hackaday [09:46] TR News "From the age of 29 until he was 81, Salgado walked enough to circumnavigate the globe several times over. He lived to chase frames." https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-09-05/sebastiao-salgados-final-thoughts-if-we-lived-thousands-of-years-we-would-think-differently-we-would-understand-the-mountains.html | Source: El Pas [09:46] TR Bot Sebastio Salgados final thoughts: If we lived thousands of years, we would think differently: we would understand the mountains | Culture | EL PAS English [09:47] TR News "The move comes amid a period of editorial expansion for the politics and pop culture publisher under chief content officer Joanna Coles and chief executive Ben Sherwood." https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/media-jobs-uk-news/daily-beast-on-the-rise-as-it-recruits-tom-latchem-as-lead-global-correspondent/ | Source: Press Gazette [09:47] TR Bot Daily Beast recruits Tom Latchem as lead global correspondent - Press Gazette [09:47] TR News "On each march she says, someone has placed a flag on a pole on the steps of the civic centre before a few people gather around for photographs. As she didnt have a pole, she decided to go hang the flag over the balcony." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/05/epping-protestor-far-right-women-and-children/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [09:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/05/epping-protestor-far-right-women-and-children/ ) [09:47] TR News "A resounding win for the university in court still leaves the Trump Administration with plenty of ways to force schools into submission" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/harvards-mixed-victory | Source: New Yorker [09:47] TR Bot Harvards Mixed Victory | The New Yorker [09:48] TR News "According to the filing, Ofcom has been sending legally binding information notices to both sites demanding they comply with UK law, despite having no operations, infrastructure, or legal presence in Britain beyond being accessible to UK [Internet] users." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/when-trolls-take-on-tyrants-4chan-and-kiwi-farms-sue-the-uk-over-extraterritorial-censorship/ | Source: Techdirt [09:48] TR Bot Trolls Take On Tyrants: 4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue the UK Over Extraterritorial Censorship | Techdirt [09:48] TR News "Pussy Riot said the charges against Niyazova were fabricated and politically motivated." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/06/pussy-riot-member-niyazova-detained-at-polish-lithuanian-border-on-turkmenistans-request-a90448 | Source: The Moscow Times [09:48] TR Bot Pussy Riot Member Detained at Polish Border on Turkmenistans Request - The Moscow Times [09:48] TR News "Saatchis pitch is that hell reconstruct the lost version of the film with AI!" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/09/06/edward-saatchi-maybe-not-the-orson-welles-of-ai/ | Source: Pivot to AI [09:48] TR Bot Edward Saatchi: maybe not the Orson Welles of AI Pivot to AI [09:49] TR News "The EU's competitiveness is tied to semiconductors. The Chips Act was successful in attracting a number of manufacturing investments and in launching activities aiming at bridging the gap from the laboratory to the factory." https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14842-Evaluation-and-Revision-of-the-Chips-Act-Chips-Act-2-0-_en | Source: European Commission [09:49] TR Bot Have your say [09:50] TR News "To ensure the integrity and the accuracy of the chronological order of electronic data, this initiative sets out a list of reference standards for the requirements on qualified electronic ledgers." https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14752-Qualified-electronic-ledgers_en | Source: European Commission [09:50] TR Bot Have your say [09:50] TR News Fascism https://www.theverge.com/policy/772760/tech-ceos-ai-trump-white-house-dinner | Source: The Verge http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml [09:50] TR Bot Tech leaders take turns flattering Trump at White House dinner | The Verge [09:50] TR Bot Techrights GAFAM Kissing the Ring of the Mafia Don [09:51] TR News "Why would anyone throw away working code? Because the new team looked at the Rust codebase and saw a foreign ecosystem, they would have to learn from scratch." https://thenewstack.io/why-your-rust-adoption-will-probably-fail-and-how-to-beat-the-odds/ | Source: The New Stack [09:51] TR Bot Why Your Rust Adoption Will Probably Fail (And How To Beat the Odds) - The New Stack [09:51] TR News "So what's a stock buyback, then? On the surface, it's pretty straightforward: during a stock buyback, the company uses its cash reserves to buy its own stock. When they do this, the supply of shares goes down, so the price per share goes up." https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/06/computer-says-huh/#invisible-handcuffs | Source: CoryDoctorow [09:51] TR Bot Pluralistic: Stock buybacks are stock swindles (06 Sep 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [09:51] TR News "And so you can't help but wonder if part of the equation in this settlement wasn't decidedly more cynical." https://spyglass.org/cynical-read-on-anthropics-book-settlement/ | Source: M G Siegler [09:51] TR Bot A Cynical Read on Anthropic's Book Settlement [09:52] TR News "Most recently, local newspaper Faro de Vigo reported over the weekend that orcas had ripped off a wooden sailing ship's rudder off the Galician coast in northwestern Spain." https://futurism.com/the-byte/attacking-orcas-back-vengeance | Source: Futurism [09:52] TR Bot Boat-Attacking Orcas Are Back for Vengeance [09:53] TR News "Billionaire Elon Musk may soon become the world's first trillionaire." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/elon-musks-1-trillion-paycheck-dwarfs-gdf-of-91-nations-in-the-world/articleshow/123734788.cms | Source: India Times [09:53] TR Bot Elon Musk's $1-trillion paycheck dwarfs GDF of 91% nations in the world - The Economic Times [09:54] TR News "In April of this year, an average of 27.4 percent of flights in the Baltic Sea region were affected by interference." https://yle.fi/a/74-20181449 | Source: YLE [09:54] TR Bot SVT: Over 120,000 flights hit by Russian signal interference in Baltic region this year | Yle News | Yle [09:55] TR News "Unfortunately, it wasnt always simple. I discovered there are many websites that dont give you the ability to change your email, and/or be able to delete your account." https://jarunmb.com/posts/website-account-shenanigans | Source: MB [09:55] TR Bot Account Shenanigans - jarunmb.com [09:56] TR News "Fraudsters' ads circulating on social media have used the names and photos of Yle journalists to trick people into "investing" through bogus platforms." https://yle.fi/a/74-20181431 | Source: YLE [09:56] TR Bot Scammers impersonating Yle journalists on social media | Yle News | Yle [09:57] TR News Windows TCO https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2025/09/06/taking-down-booters-the-cat-and-mouse-game/ | Source: Light Blue Touchpaper [09:57] TR Bot Taking Down Booters: The Cat-and-Mouse Game | Light Blue Touchpaper [09:57] TR News "These toxic flows could be at the heart of what many believe will be the path to better agentic AI risk management, provided the industry can implement controls for them." https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/anyone-using-agentic-ai-needs-understand-toxic-flows | Source: Dark Reading [09:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/anyone-using-agentic-ai-needs-understand-toxic-flows ) [09:58] TR News "A report from MIT says that the overwhelming majority of generative artificial intelligence implementations are failing 95 percent of them, in fact." https://jacobin.com/2025/09/artificial-intelligence-bubble-meta-zuckerberg/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:58] TR Bot If the AI Bubble Pops, It Wont Be the End [09:58] TR News "India's IT sector faces potential US tariffs on software exports, threatening its largest market and impacting firms already struggling with global uncertainty and AI-driven automation." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/information-tech/it-inc-worries-as-us-may-slap-tariffs-on-software-exports/articleshow/123738766.cms | Source: India Times [09:58] TR Bot reliance: IT Inc worries as US may slap tariffs on software exports - The Economic Times ● Sep 07 [10:00] TR News "Patients must have unfettered access to their health information as guaranteed by law" https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/hhs_to_penalize_firms_wont_share_health_data/ | Source: The Register UK [10:00] TR Bot HHS to US health care: Share patient data or face $1M fines The Register [10:01] TR News "The sweeteners aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, and tagatose are found in ultraprocessed food and drinks like soda" https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/sugar-substitutes-brain-health-decline-b2819625.html | Source: The Independent UK [10:01] TR Bot These common sugar substitutes are linked to faster brain health decline | The Independent [10:02] TR News "The move means that Joby gear will be under new ownership and marks a shift to focusing on high-end pro gear for Videndum" https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/tripods/the-brand-behind-the-iconic-gorillapod-flexible-tripods-has-just-been-sold-to-a-china-based-photography-accessory-company | Source: Digital Camera World [10:02] TR Bot The brand behind the iconic Gorillapod flexible tripods has just been sold to a China-based photography accessory company | Digital Camera World [10:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [10:03] TR News "The noted Din (Navajo) weaver Marilou Schultz recently completed an intricate weaving composed of thick white lines on a black background, punctuated with reddish-orange diamonds" https://www.righto.com/2025/09/marilou-schultz-navajo-555-weaving.html | Source: Ken Shirriff [10:03] TR Bot A Navajo weaving of an integrated circuit: the 555 timer [10:05] TR News "Edward Packard, the father of it all, is still with us at age 94, still blogging from time to time" https://www.filfre.net/2025/09/choose-your-own-adventure/ | Source: The Digital Antiquarian [10:05] TR Bot Choose Your Own Adventure The Digital Antiquarian [10:06] TR News "14 years ago I posted this blog post in late August, 2011, announcing my intentions to go all in on my own business: [...]" https://chrisenns.com/2025/09/still-producing-lemons-14-years-later/ | Source: Chris Enns [10:06] TR Bot Still Producing Lemons 14 Years Later [10:06] TR News "Luck is unevenly distributed, unpredictable and unfair. If it werent, it wouldnt be luck. " https://seths.blog/2025/09/self-awareness-and-the-luck-skill-gap/ | Source: Seth Godin [10:06] TR Bot Self awareness and the luck-skill gap | Seth's Blog [10:06] TR News "If the deck is stacked against you, a smart option is to go to a different table and play with a different deck." https://seths.blog/2025/09/system-architect-system-victim/ | Source: Seth Godin [10:06] TR Bot System architect/system victim | Seth's Blog [10:07] TR News "(L-R) George Washington University students Eveline Straub, Kaitlyn Gang, and Sonia Lerner holds a signs next to Julie Byrne during the "Hands Off Our Schools" rally in front of the U.S. Department of Education on April 4, 2025" https://truthout.org/articles/harvard-dominates-headlines-but-other-schools-are-quietly-battling-trump/ | Source: TruthOut [10:07] TR Bot Harvard Dominates Headlines, But Other Schools Are Quietly Battling Trump | Truthout [10:07] TR News "Peter Hotez, who has done yeoman work defending vaccines, and Michael Mann, a hero of the climate change wars, have a new book about the assault on science." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/science-under-siege-a-talk-with-peter | Source: Paul Krugman [10:07] TR Bot Science Under Siege: A Talk With Peter Hotez and Michael Mann [10:08] TR News "Scientists have discovered a gnarly reproductive strategy that is unlike anything ever documented in nature" https://www.404media.co/the-biological-rulebook-was-just-rewritten-by-ants/ | Source: 404 Media [10:08] TR Bot The Biological Rulebook Was Just Rewrittenby Ants [10:08] TR News "Again, its worth reiterating that Musk initially stated this would never be a problem." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/light-pollution-from-elon-musks-starlink-continues-to-harm-astronomy/ | Source: Techdirt [10:08] TR Bot Pollution From Elon Musks Starlink Continues To Harm Astronomy | Techdirt [10:09] TR News "So, read your saved articles if you want, but this is permission to let yourself release them, if you prefer. Your free time is not a job. Is reading that article what you need, or is your instinct guiding you elsewhere?" https://tracydurnell.com/2025/09/06/its-ok-to-not-read-your-read-later-backlog/ | Source: Tracy Durnell [10:09] TR Bot Its ok to not read your read later backlog Tracy Durnell's Mind Garden [10:10] TR News "Your kid has a toy remote control fire truck. You have an RTL SDR. See where this is going? [Jacob] couldnt resist tearing into the why and how of the trucks remote control protocol." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/reverse-engineering-a-toy-fire-engine/ | Source: Hackaday [10:10] TR Bot Engineering A (Toy) Fire Engine | Hackaday [10:11] TR News Raytracing https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/no-plans-for-the-weekend-learn-raytracing/ | Source: Hackaday [10:11] TR Bot Plans For The Weekend? Learn Raytracing! | Hackaday [10:16] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [10:29] TR News Techrights Links 07/09/2025: Yle Impersonated in Social Control Media, Boat-Attacking Orcas, Midjourney Sued Again https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Links_07_09_2025_Yle_Impersonated_in_Social_Control_Media_Boat_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Links_07_09_2025_Yle_Impersonated_in_Social_Control_Media_Boat_.gmi [10:29] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/09/2025: Yle Impersonated in Social Control Media, Boat-Attacking Orcas, Midjourney Sued Again [10:32] TR News "Since C++ compilers are starting to support import std, I ran a few experiments to see what the status of that is. GCC 15 on latest Ubuntu was used for all of the following." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2025/09/trying-out-import-std.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [10:32] TR Bot Nibble Stew: Trying out import std [10:34] TR News "Two main options are a global ignore file and using git exclude. Marijke Luttekes has a brilliant post that inspired this one where she goes more in-depth into the differences and when to use which." https://hamatti.org/posts/custom-git-ignores-with-a-global-gitignore-or-git-exclude/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [10:34] TR Bot Custom git ignores with a global gitignore file or git exclude : Juha-Matti Santala [10:34] TR News "But step back and ask a simple question: Why do we need type checking at all?" https://programmingsimplicity.substack.com/p/type-checking-is-a-symptom-not-a | Source: Paul Tarvydas [10:34] TR Bot Type Checking is a Symptom, Not a Solution [10:35] TR News "Two weeks after the previous 1.10.1 release, the popular open-source video transcoder HandBrake has just rolled out version 1.10.2" https://linuxiac.com/handbrake-1-10-2-fixes-high-depth-video-crash-and-updates-av1-libraries/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:35] TR Bot HandBrake 1.10.2 Fixes High Depth Video Crash and Updates AV1 Libraries [10:36] TR News "Almost two months after the previous major 13.0 release, the Debian Project rolled out the first update to the stable 13 Trixie series, primarily focusing on improving security and addressing bugs across various packages." https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-1-released-with-security-fixes-and-stability-updates/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:36] TR Bot Debian 13.1 Released with Security Fixes and Stability Updates [10:38] TR News "But whats more important, Leap 16 is expected to push things even further. Each release will now receive a full 24 months of community maintenance updates, with overlap between versions." https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-16-promises-24-months-of-community-support-per-release/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:38] TR Bot openSUSE Leap 16 Promises 24 Months of Community Support per Release [10:42] TR News "KDE Linux uses Arch packages as a base, but its definitely not an Arch-based distro! Theres no package manager, and everything except for the base OS is either compiled from source using KDEs kde-builder tool, or Flatpak. Sounds weird, huh?! Well get to that later" https://pointieststick.com/2025/09/06/announcing-the-alpha-release-of-kde-linux/ | Source: Nate Graham [10:42] TR Bot Announcing the Alpha release of KDE Linux Adventures in Linux and KDE [10:42] TR News "The projects goal is simple to provide the best possible environment for KDE software, combining a modern desktop, a consistent app experience, and advanced underlying technologies." https://linuxiac.com/kde-linux-alpha-launches-with-immutable-base-and-flatpak-support/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:42] TR Bot KDE Linux Alpha Launches with Immutable Base and Flatpak Support [10:43] TR News (NEW): Games: Steam Survey and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/06/Games_Steam_Survey_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/06/Games_Steam_Survey_and_More.gmi [10:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Steam Survey and More [10:43] TR News "Nate Graham has announced the availability of the inaugural release of KDE Linux" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12543 | Source: Distro Watch [10:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12543 ) [10:44] TR News "But what makes this even more exciting is that the beta isnt just for the desktop environmentit also includes the long-awaited Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, which is rolling out its own beta right alongside COSMIC." https://linuxiac.com/pop_os-team-sets-september-25-for-cosmic-beta-release/ | Source: Linuxiac [10:44] TR Bot Pop!_OS Team Sets September 25 for COSMIC Beta Release [10:46] TR News "Say you have a private NATted network where youre running a couple of services, maybe those services occasionally have the need to notify users and administrators (you could be both) about stuff that is happening (observability stack)" https://andrewdomain.com/posts/mail_install-en/ | Source: Andrew Domain [10:46] TR Bot En - andrewdomain Blog ● Sep 07 [11:00] TR News wallen saying or admitting using LLMs is a self-inflicted wound https://thenewstack.io/connect-to-a-local-ollama-ai-instance-from-within-your-lan/ [11:00] TR Bot Connect to a Local Ollama AI Instance From Within Your LAN - The New Stack [11:00] TR News Anthropic agrees to $1.5B settlement in Hey Hi (AI) piracy lawsuit https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/09/anthropic-agrees-to-1-5b-settlement-in-ai-piracy-lawsuit/ [11:00] TR Bot Anthropic agrees to $1.5B settlement in AI piracy lawsuit - JURIST - News [11:01] TR News The law protecting fair trials https://hongkongfp.com/2025/09/07/the-law-protecting-fair-trials-an-obituary/ [11:01] TR Bot The law protecting fair trials [11:05] TR News SuperTuxKart 1.5-rc2 released, new Forum, and more! https://blog.supertuxkart.net/2025/09/15-rc2-released-new-forum-and-more.html [11:05] TR Bot Blog - Supertuxkart [11:06] TR News KDE GNU/Linux Goes Alpha: Arch-Based, Immutable OS Unveiled at Akademy https://fossforce.com/2025/09/kde-linux-goes-alpha-arch-based-immutable-os-unveiled-at-akademy/ [11:07] TR Bot KDE Linux Goes Alpha: Arch-Based, Immutable OS Unveiled at Akademy - FOSS Force ● Sep 07 [12:17] TR News How To Install R and Rstudio on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-r-and-rstudio-debian-13/ [12:17] TR Bot How To Install R and Rstudio on Debian 13 - idroot [12:18] TR News mintCast Round Table 09-06-25 https://mintcast.org/round-table-09-06-25/ [12:18] TR Bot Round Table 09-06-25 mintCast [12:19] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [12:20] TR News Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds in August 2025 https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2025-08/ [12:20] TR Bot Builds in August 2025 reproducible-builds.org [12:21] TR News Open Source Leftists Attack Leftist Open Source Conference https://lunduke.substack.com/p/open-source-leftists-attack-leftist [12:21] TR Bot Open Source Leftists Attack Leftist Open Source Conference [12:22] TR News How To Install Terraform on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-terraform-fedora-42/ [12:22] TR Bot How To Install Terraform on Fedora 42 - idroot [12:22] TR News How To Install HandBrake on Rocky GNU/Linux 10 https://idroot.us/install-handbrake-rocky-linux-10/ [12:22] TR Bot How To Install HandBrake on Rocky Linux 10 - idroot [12:22] TR News Once again build CachyOS Kernel 6.16.5 on Debian 13 Trixie (VENV) https://dbaxps.blogspot.com/2025/09/once-again-build-cachyos-kernel-6165-on.html [12:22] TR Bot Openstack RDO && KVM Hypervisor: Once again build CachyOS Kernel 6.16.5 on Debian 13 Trixie (VENV) [12:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:24] TR News Slopwatch: On "the Apology Industry", Chatbots (Punchbag for Customers), and Fake Articles About "Linux" https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/06/Slopwatch_On_the_Apology_Industry_Chatbots_Punchbag_for_Custome.shtml [12:24] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: On "the Apology Industry", Chatbots (Punchbag for Customers), and Fake Articles About "Linux" [12:24] TR News Zpm Zsh plugin manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/zpm-zsh-plugin-manager/ [12:24] TR Bot - Zsh plugin manager - LinuxLinks [12:25] TR News Notorious keyboard centric notes https://www.linuxlinks.com/notorious-keyboard-centric-notes/ [12:25] TR Bot - keyboard centric notes - LinuxLinks [12:25] TR News hindent extensible Haskell pretty printer https://www.linuxlinks.com/hindent-extensible-haskell-pretty-printer/ [12:25] TR Bot - extensible Haskell pretty printer - LinuxLinks [12:25] TR News Debian 13.1 Released with Security Fixes and Stability Updates https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-1-released-with-security-fixes-and-stability-updates/ [12:25] TR Bot Debian 13.1 Released with Security Fixes and Stability Updates [12:25] TR News Pop!_OS Team Sets September 25 for COSMIC Beta Release https://linuxiac.com/pop_os-team-sets-september-25-for-cosmic-beta-release/ [12:26] TR News Debian Edu 13.1.0 released https://distrowatch.com/debianedu [12:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/debianedu ) [12:27] TR News along with Debian 13.1.0 https://distrowatch.com/debian [12:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/debian ) [12:27] TR News KDE Release First Alpha of its New GNU/Linux Distribution https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/kde-linux-immutable-distro-alpha-released [12:27] TR Bot KDE Release First Alpha of its New Linux Distribution - OMG! Ubuntu [12:28] TR News CentOS 10-20250904 is out https://distrowatch.com/centos [12:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/centos ) [12:28] TR News GXDE 25.2.1 also out https://distrowatch.com/gxde [12:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/gxde ) [12:29] TR News Debian 13.1 Trixie Released with 71 Bug Fixes and 16 Security Updates https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-1-trixie-released-with-71-bug-fixes-and-16-security-updates [12:29] TR Bot 13.1 Trixie Released with 71 Bug Fixes and 16 Security Updates - 9to5Linux [12:29] TR News KDE GNU/Linux Distribution Is Available for Public Testing, Download Now https://9to5linux.com/kde-linux-distribution-is-available-for-public-testing-download-now [12:29] TR Bot Linux Distribution Is Available for Public Testing, Download Now - 9to5Linux [12:29] TR News KDE GNU/Linux 20250906 is out https://distrowatch.com/kdelinux [12:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/kdelinux ) [12:30] TR News #SciArtSeptember: Growth https://rubenerd.com/sciartseptember-growth/ [12:30] TR Bot #SciArtSeptember: Growth [12:30] TR News Robodebt, and Australias largest ever class action https://rubenerd.com/robodebt-and-australias-largest-class-action/ [12:30] TR Bot Robodebt, and Australias largest ever class action [12:30] TR News Air Canada Flight Attendants Overwhelmingly Reject Proposed Contract https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/world/canada/air-canada-union-strike-contract.html [12:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/world/canada/air-canada-union-strike-contract.html ) [12:31] TR News EU fines Surveillance Giant Google $3.46B for antitrust violations https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/09/eu-fines-google-3-46b-for-antitrust-violations/ [12:31] TR Bot EU fines Google $3.46B for antitrust violations - JURIST - News [12:32] TR News Aryan Kaushik: GNOME Outreachy Dec 2025 Cohort https://www.aryank.in/posts/2025-09-06-gnome-outreachy-december-2025/ [12:32] TR Bot GNOME Outreachy Dec 2025 Cohort [12:33] TR News Pluralistic: Stock buybacks are stock swindles (06 Sep 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/06/computer-says-huh/ [12:33] TR Bot Pluralistic: Stock buybacks are stock swindles (06 Sep 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [12:34] TR News John Goerzen: Dreams of Late Summer https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10839-dreams-of-late-summer [12:34] TR Bot Dreams of Late Summer | The Changelog [12:39] TR News "Are you using Ubuntu and find it too minimal and bare bones? Heard about GNOME extensions making Ubuntu more feature-rich, but you dont know which ones to install? Well, here are nine of my favorite GNOME extensions that I always install on Ubuntu." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-cant-use-ubuntu-without-these-9-gnome-extensions/ [12:39] TR Bot I Can't Use Ubuntu Without These 9 GNOME Extensions [12:40] TR News "A free Linux-based operating system built by KDE for die-hard KDE fans and KDE Plasma developers." https://9to5linux.com/kde-linux-distribution-is-available-for-public-testing-download-now [12:40] TR News "Were used to Linux distributions packaging desktop environments, and occasionally we see distros create their own desktops (Cinnamon in Linux Mint, COSMIC in Pop!_OS)." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/kde-linux-immutable-distro-alpha-released [12:42] TR News After outsourcing Firefox development to Microsoft Mozilla turns Firefox into Microsoft malware that spies on users. Unbelievable self-inflicted wound. Mozilla is dying. https://news.filehippo.com/2025/09/september-6-tech-news-roundup-linux-mint-22-2-released-hollow-knight-silksong-is-out-firefox-brings-copilot-to-its-sidebar/ [12:42] TR Bot September 6 Tech news roundup: Linux Mint 22.2 released, Hollow Knight: Silksong is out, Firefox brings Copilot to its sidebar - File Hippo News [12:43] TR News "Some Firefox fans are not happy with the direction Mozilla is heading towards, despite the chatbot feature being completely optional." [12:44] TR News Running everything on Linux as root is a bad idea: Here's why, and what to do instead https://www.xda-developers.com/running-everything-on-linux-as-root-is-a-bad-idea/ [12:44] TR Bot Running everything on Linux as root is a bad idea: Here's why, and what to do instead [12:45] TR News "We like to think that we can do almost anything. Give me a broken piece of consumer electronics, and Ill open it up and kick the capacitors. Give me an embedded Linux machine, and Ill poke around for a serial port and see if its running uboot. But my confidence suddenly pales when you hand me a smartphone." https://hackaday.com/2025/09/06/knowing-that-it-is-possible/ [12:45] TR Bot That It Is Possible | Hackaday [12:46] TR News This Linux Gaming Distro Uses SD Cards as Game Cartridges (Just Like the 90s) https://news.itsfoss.com/kazeta/ [12:46] TR Bot This Linux Gaming Distro Uses SD Cards as Game Cartridges (Just Like the 90s) [12:46] TR News "Debian 12.12 Bookworm is also available for download with 135 miscellaneous fixes and 83 security updates." https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-1-trixie-released-with-71-bug-fixes-and-16-security-updates [12:47] TR News Linux adoption falls and mid-range GPUs still dominate gaming in Steam Survey for August 2025 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-adoption-falls-and-mid-range-GPUs-still-dominate-gaming-in-Steam-Survey-for-August-2025.1104377.0.html [12:47] TR Bot adoption falls and mid-range GPUs still dominate gaming in Steam Survey for August 2025 - NotebookCheck.net News [12:47] TR News "Mint 22.2 is based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and will be supported 2029. It comes with Linux kernel 6.14." https://www.ghacks.net/2025/09/04/linux-mint-22-2-zara-update-released/ [12:47] TR Bot Linux Mint 22.2 Zara update released - gHacks Tech News [12:50] TR News (NEW): SuperTuxKart 1.5-rc2 and GNU/Linux Gaming Distro That Uses SD Cards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/SuperTuxKart_1_5_rc2_and_GNU_Linux_Gaming_Distro_That_Uses_SD_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/SuperTuxKart_1_5_rc2_and_GNU_Linux_Gaming_Distro_That_Uses_SD_C.gmi [12:50] TR Bot Tux Machines SuperTuxKart 1.5-rc2 and GNU/Linux Gaming Distro That Uses SD Cards [12:52] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [12:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [12:52] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/today_s_howtos.gmi [12:52] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [12:55] TR News (NEW): Infiltration, GNU/Linux, and Reproducible Builds https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Infiltration_GNU_Linux_and_Reproducible_Builds.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Infiltration_GNU_Linux_and_Reproducible_Builds.gmi [12:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Infiltration, GNU/Linux, and Reproducible Builds [12:58] TR News Techrights Links 07/09/2025: Robodebt Class Action, Fines, and Copyright Settlement https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Links_07_09_2025_Robodebt_Class_Action_Fines_and_Copyright_Sett.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Links_07_09_2025_Robodebt_Class_Action_Fines_and_Copyright_Sett.gmi [12:58] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/09/2025: Robodebt Class Action, Fines, and Copyright Settlement [12:59] TR News SpellBinding: EGHIOTU Wordo: JAUNT gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-09-06.gmi [12:59] TR News "I've had this capsule running for almost a week, now. It's hard for me to make time to sit and create things at my keyboard -- a three-year-old and eleven-month-old make strong demands on my attention -- but I find myself captivated by geminispace." gemini://capsule.chadobear.world/posts/2025-09-06-hello-chadobear-world.gmi ● Sep 07 [13:19] TR News Techrights Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt Has Almost Gone Down to Zero, Nearly Totally Extinct in Geminispace, the Few Capsules Still Using It Are Spam/Dead/Stagnant https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Certificate_Authority_Let_s_Encrypt_Has_Almost_Gone_Down_to_Zer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Certificate_Authority_Let_s_Encrypt_Has_Almost_Gone_Down_to_Zer.gmi [13:19] TR Bot Techrights Certificate Authority Let's Encrypt Has Almost Gone Down to Zero, Nearly Totally Extinct in Geminispace, the Few Capsules Still Using It Are Spam/Dead/Stagnant [13:44] TR News Techrights Slop is Extremely Rare in Geminispace, Slop Images Are Unheard Of (Despite Images Being Supported) https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Slop_is_Extremely_Rare_in_Geminispace_Slop_Images_Are_Unheard_O.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Slop_is_Extremely_Rare_in_Geminispace_Slop_Images_Are_Unheard_O.gmi [13:44] TR Bot Techrights Slop is Extremely Rare in Geminispace, Slop Images Are Unheard Of (Despite Images Being Supported) [13:48] *DavidSch__ (~ds__38@7xuaaqawrg7s8.irc) has joined #techrights [13:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [13:58] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [14:13] TR News Techrights The UEFI 9/11 - Part VIII - Denial of Service and Selling Us WSL (Windows) Instead of "Risky" (Prone by Breakage by Microsoft) GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/The_UEFI_9_11_Part_VIII_Denial_of_Service_and_Selling_Us_WSL_Wi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/The_UEFI_9_11_Part_VIII_Denial_of_Service_and_Selling_Us_WSL_Wi.gmi [14:13] TR Bot Techrights The UEFI 9/11 - Part VIII - Denial of Service and Selling Us WSL (Windows) Instead of "Risky" (Prone by Breakage by Microsoft) GNU/Linux [14:19] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [14:26] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [14:50] TR News Techrights Throwing Away "Old" Computers (Mozilla and Other Climate Deniers) https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Throwing_Away_Old_Computers_Mozilla_and_Other_Climate_Deniers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Throwing_Away_Old_Computers_Mozilla_and_Other_Climate_Deniers.gmi [14:50] TR Bot Techrights Throwing Away "Old" Computers (Mozilla and Other Climate Deniers) [14:52] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi [14:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [14:55] TR News (NEW): I Tested 9 Ubuntu-Based Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/I_Tested_9_Ubuntu_Based_Linux_Distros_Here_s_How_I_Rank_Them.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/I_Tested_9_Ubuntu_Based_Linux_Distros_Here_s_How_I_Rank_Them.gmi [14:55] TR Bot Tux Machines I Tested 9 Ubuntu-Based Linux Distros, Here's How I Rank Them [14:57] TR News (NEW): Beelink EQi13 Pro Review Part 3: Ubuntu 24.04 on an Intel Core i5-13500H mini PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Beelink_EQi13_Pro_Review_Part_3_Ubuntu_24_04_on_an_Intel_Core_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Beelink_EQi13_Pro_Review_Part_3_Ubuntu_24_04_on_an_Intel_Core_i.gmi [14:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Beelink EQi13 Pro Review Part 3: Ubuntu 24.04 on an Intel Core i5-13500H mini PC ● Sep 07 [15:04] TR News (NEW): Linux Kernel Runtime Guard 1.0 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Linux_Kernel_Runtime_Guard_1_0_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Linux_Kernel_Runtime_Guard_1_0_Released.gmi [15:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Kernel Runtime Guard 1.0 Released [15:06] TR News Techrights Trying to Silence Techrights Was a Huge Mistake https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Trying_to_Silence_Techrights_Was_a_Huge_Mistake.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Trying_to_Silence_Techrights_Was_a_Huge_Mistake.gmi [15:06] TR Bot Techrights Trying to Silence Techrights Was a Huge Mistake [15:27] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [15:50] TR News Techrights Not Much Left in News Cycles https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Not_Much_Left_in_News_Cycles.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Not_Much_Left_in_News_Cycles.gmi [15:50] TR Bot Techrights Not Much Left in News Cycles [15:57] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:57] *rianne has quit (Connection closed) [15:57] *rianne has quit (connection closed) [15:58] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-hqs.25v.nqbf2d.IP) has joined #techrights [15:58] *rianne (~rianne@ria6q9ndrci46.irc) has joined #techrights [15:58] *liberty_box (~liberty@ria6q9ndrci46.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [18:06] TR News SpellBinding ATFHMSC Wordo: CLOSE gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-09-07.gmi [18:06] TR News "As some of you know I've struggled with tildes hosting my games, and finally gave up and signed up for AWS a week ago. Why AWS? I don't really know, but given their size and breadth (encompassing a good chunk of the Internet) I figured it is likely to at least be reliable." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/stack/32391 [18:07] TR News "The state of the modern Internet, and our inability to escape centralized control of it, is concerning to me. Thus, I like using FOSS decentralized tools that cover a broad range of technological use cases, from Syncthing to Reticulum to Session to NNCP to Yggdrasil and more." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2025/202509/20250905-git-as-decentralized-archival.gmi [18:08] TR News "Yet no matter how hard I protest (mostly cursing under my breath or running an adblocker or disabling advertising cookies), the companies which fund advertising activities have the statistical edge on me (and you too)." gemini://beyond-mundanity.com/languish.gmi [18:13] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/09/2025: Advertising, Decentralized Archival, and Outsourcing to Bezos https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Gemini_Links_07_09_2025_Advertising_Decentralized_Archival_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Gemini_Links_07_09_2025_Advertising_Decentralized_Archival_and_.gmi [18:13] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/09/2025: Advertising, Decentralized Archival, and Outsourcing to Bezos [18:17] TR News "Just like India's 50% tariffs have back fired on TACO, so will his new H1B policy which will make H1B's get paid a much higher salary than an American worker. TACO loves Indian's and he's doing everything in his power to help them as H1B applicants say thank you TACO for the hike in our salaries." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4h3ayvp [18:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4h3ayvp ) [18:18] schestowitz[TR2] "Microsoft CEO praises Trump at the tech dinner [18:18] schestowitz[TR2] " [18:19] TR News This is misinformation, Microsoft laid off close to 30,000 in 2025, many of them in China. https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/tech-layoffs-heres-what-satya-nadella-has-to-say-on-microsoft-job-cut-that-affected-15000-jobs/ar-AA1JgWWh [18:19] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-MSN [18:27] schestowitz[TR2] Job Hopping Is Out, Job Hugging Is In for Fearful Workers [18:27] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hopping-is-out-job-hugging-is-in-for-fearful-workers-338fe1e6 [18:27] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hopping-is-out-job-hugging-is-in-for-fearful-workers-338fe1e6 ) [18:29] TR News "Best they can do is boast on the TV circuit like Ginni (and Tonic) that they were the best people at IBM. The rest of us know the truth of their statements." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4ah0dwy [18:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4ah0dwy ) [18:29] TR News "Lay the blame of layoffs directly at Alvind's door, and if you can, tie it to both Krabanaugh and RT the co-k suc-er. Everyone in the industry knows who these sl--eball characters are we just have to ensure that they won't have much of a career after IBM." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4ah0dwy [18:29] TR News "Blame the whites also like Krabanaugh Slob Thomas and the rest of the PipMunks" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4ah0dwy [18:30] TR News "On another thread, it looks like the Trump administration has also figured out that IBM is just barely American at this point. That may be another good reason to change direction." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4bqt806 [18:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4bqt806 ) [18:31] TR News "Surprising to read that the pompous and irrelevant Alvind Klishna was at the AI meeting, but not at the White house dinner. Guess he was in the doghouse...again ! Was the fat shamed Krabanaugh keeping him company?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4e2284n [18:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4e2284n ) [18:32] TR News "Chief Upskill and Diversity Officer" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4fkycj8 [18:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4fkycj8 ) [18:33] TR News "There are 2 categories of jobs at IBM. The first category consists of engineers, marketing, sale and support , responsible of providing customers with products. The second category consists of the rest (CEO, VP's, DE's and most STSM;s). The second category is filled with snake oil salesmen." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k4fkycj8 [18:33] TR News "The second category can be trimmed to 1/10 of its current size. It will have no effect on the work of the first category of employees or customers. I predict, that productivity will increase and the engineers will not spend their time worrying about being fired to cut the cost. The second category is the parasites that feed on the first category." [18:34] TR News Not just IBM ;-) ● Sep 07 [19:02] TR News Is his health OK or did they brush him aside? https://www.howtogeek.com/author/david-mckay/ [19:02] TR Bot Dave McKay | How-To Geek [19:03] MinceR https://apina.biz/209936.png?mode=sfw [19:03] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/209936.png [19:04] TR News How to Use Libraries in Python to Do More With Less Code https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-use-libraries-in-python-to-do-more-with-less-code/ [19:04] TR Bot How to Use Libraries in Python to Do More With Less Code [19:05] TR News "Did you just discover Garuda Linux and wonder if it works as well as it looks? Are you looking for someone with real-life experience using the distro to know if it's worth your time? Well, I have been using Garuda Linux as my daily driver for four years now, and here's why it's my favorite distro!" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-daily-drive-garuda-linux-heres-why-its-my-favorite-linux-distro/ [19:05] TR Bot I've Daily Driven Garuda Linux for 4 Years. Heres Why Its My Favorite Linux Distro [19:06] TR News Must be IBM-friendly? https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-wont-use-a-linux-distro-without-flatpak-support/ [19:06] TR Bot Why I Wont Use a Linux Distro Without Flatpak Support [19:09] TR News "Linux can be for everyone, too" https://www.xda-developers.com/after-switching-linux-finally-stopped-believing-myth-intimidated-me/ [19:09] TR Bot After switching to Linux, I finally stopped believing the myth that intimidated me [19:10] TR News "Make Linux feel like home" https://www.xda-developers.com/tiny-tweaks-make-new-linux-install-feel-perfect/ [19:10] TR Bot 5 tiny tweaks that make a new Linux install feel perfect in just a few minutes [19:11] TR News WinApps could put an end to using full Windows on my PC (with some work) https://www.xda-developers.com/winapps-put-end-using-full-windows-my-pc/ [19:11] TR Bot WinApps could put an end to using full Windows on my PC (with some work) [19:12] TR News "I'm not sure if I'll ever go back." https://www.xda-developers.com/dual-booted-fedora-kde-forgot-windows-installed/ [19:12] TR Bot I dual booted Fedora KDE and I forgot Windows was installed [19:13] TR News Alternative operating systems like Haiku OS and SerenityOS are fun, but they're not for average users https://www.xda-developers.com/alternative-operating-systems-are-fun-but-theyre-not-for-the-average-user/ [19:13] TR Bot Alternative operating systems like Haiku OS and SerenityOS are fun, but they're not for average users [19:14] TR News KDE's window manager learned from Microsoft... before Windows did https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-window-manager-learned-microsoft-before-windows-did/ [19:14] TR Bot KDE's window manager learned from Microsoft... before Windows did [19:15] TR News "By the way, I don't use Manjaro!" https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-avoid-manjaro-even-though-i-love-arch-linux/ [19:15] TR Bot 3 Reasons I Avoid Manjaro Even Though I Love Arch Linux [19:15] TR News "Did you play the legendary originals all of these are based on?" https://www.howtogeek.com/more-free-linux-games-based-on-classics/ [19:15] TR Bot 8 More Free Linux Games Based on Classics [19:16] TR News "Transform your Linux terminal with Kitty, OhMyZsh, and Powerlevel10k" https://www.xda-developers.com/tools-every-new-linux-user-needs-for-customizing-their-terminal/ [19:16] TR Bot The 3 tools every new Linux user needs for customizing their terminal [19:16] TR News "These are just a few of the ways Linux's powerful automation capability saves me time." https://www.xda-developers.com/ways-use-linux-automate-life-save-time/ [19:16] TR Bot 5 ways I use Linux to automate my life and save time every day [19:18] TR News "Want to experiment with Arch Linux? These cool distros have got you covered!" https://www.xda-developers.com/these-5-arch-distros-are-worth-checking-out/ [19:18] TR Bot These 5 Arch distros are worth checking out if you love the bleeding-edge Linux king [19:19] TR News 5 surprising ways a live USB can save your computer (and your sanity) https://www.xda-developers.com/surprising-ways-live-usb-save-computer-sanity/ [19:19] TR Bot 5 surprising ways a live USB can save your computer (and your sanity) [19:20] TR News "Better late than never." https://www.xda-developers.com/things-i-never-got-windows-fanboy-linux-users-had-years/ [19:20] TR Bot 3 things I never got as a Windows fanboy that Linux users have had for years [19:21] TR News "Running all commands as the root user may simplify things, but you'll want to avoid doing that" https://www.xda-developers.com/running-everything-on-linux-as-root-is-a-bad-idea/ [19:21] TR Bot Running everything on Linux as root is a bad idea: Here's why, and what to do instead [19:22] TR News "You don't have to miss out because you're on Linux." https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-apps-for-linux-gamers/ [19:22] TR Bot 6 Must-Have Open-Source Apps for Linux Gamers [19:23] TR News This Open-Source App Is My Favorite Way to Backup My Linux PC https://www.howtogeek.com/this-open-source-app-is-my-favorite-way-to-backup-my-linux-pc/ [19:23] TR Bot How to Back Up Your Linux PC with rclone [19:25] TR News Probably, at least in part, referral spam https://www.howtogeek.com/best-vpns-for-linux/ [19:25] TR Bot The Best VPNs for Linux in 2025 [19:26] TR News Proton vs. Proton GE: Whats the Difference and Which One Should You Use? https://www.howtogeek.com/proton-vs-proton-ge-whats-the-difference-and-which-one-should-you-use/ [19:26] TR Bot Proton vs. Proton GE: Whats the Difference and Which One Should You Use? [19:27] TR News 5 Linux tweaks that instantly made my system lightning fast https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-tweaks-instantly-made-system-lightning-fast/ [19:27] TR Bot 5 Linux tweaks that instantly made my system lightning fast [19:28] TR News Ventoy changed how I test new operating systems https://www.xda-developers.com/ventoy-changed-how-test-new-operating-systems/ [19:28] TR Bot Ventoy changed how I test new operating systems [19:31] TR News (NEW): What Is GhostBSD, and Should You Use It on Your PC? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/What_Is_GhostBSD_and_Should_You_Use_It_on_Your_PC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/What_Is_GhostBSD_and_Should_You_Use_It_on_Your_PC.gmi [19:31] TR Bot Tux Machines What Is GhostBSD, and Should You Use It on Your PC? [19:31] TR News Linux Mint 22.2 Arrives With Theme Updates, Better Fingerprint Support, and More https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-222-arrives-with-theme-updates-better-fingerprint-support-and-more/ [19:31] TR Bot Linux Mint 22.2 Arrives With Theme Updates, Better Fingerprint Support, and More [19:32] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint 22.2 Zara Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/03/Linux_Mint_22_2_Zara_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/03/Linux_Mint_22_2_Zara_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_.gmi [19:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Mint 22.2 Zara Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New [19:33] TR News 6 Ways to Use the Linux cat Command https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-use-the-linux-cat-command/ [19:33] TR Bot 6 Ways to Use the Linux cat Command [19:34] TR News "Does the Windows file explorer compare?" https://www.howtogeek.com/hidden-kde-dolphin-features-you-should-know/ [19:34] TR Bot 5 Hidden Features in KDE Dolphin You Should Know About [19:34] TR News Why I Stopped Flashing USB Drives and Use Ventoy Instead https://www.howtogeek.com/why-i-stopped-flashing-usb-drives-and-use-ventoy-instead/ [19:34] TR Bot Why Ventoy Is Worth It for Booting ISOs [19:36] TR News 3 Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (September 5 - 7) https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-september-5-7/ [19:36] TR Bot 3 Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (September 5 - 7) [19:37] TR News (NEW): In Praise of Ventoy for Exploring/Managing Distros https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/In_Praise_of_Ventoy_for_Exploring_Managing_Distros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/In_Praise_of_Ventoy_for_Exploring_Managing_Distros.gmi [19:37] TR Bot Tux Machines In Praise of Ventoy for Exploring/Managing Distros [19:39] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Applications: Weekend Recommendations, WinApps, and Backups https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/GNU_Linux_Applications_Weekend_Recommendations_WinApps_and_Back.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/GNU_Linux_Applications_Weekend_Recommendations_WinApps_and_Back.gmi [19:39] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Applications: Weekend Recommendations, WinApps, and Backups [19:39] TR News 6 BSDs Worth Trying Instead of Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/bsds-worth-trying-instead-of-linux/ [19:39] TR Bot 6 BSDs Worth Trying Instead of Linux [19:42] TR News "Supercharge Ubuntu with these GNOME extensions!" https://www.howtogeek.com/i-cant-use-ubuntu-without-these-9-gnome-extensions/ [19:42] TR Bot I Can't Use Ubuntu Without These 9 GNOME Extensions [19:42] TR News (NEW): Alternative operating systems like Haiku OS and SerenityOS, 6 BSDs Compared https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Alternative_operating_systems_like_Haiku_OS_and_SerenityOS_6_BS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/Alternative_operating_systems_like_Haiku_OS_and_SerenityOS_6_BS.gmi [19:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Alternative operating systems like Haiku OS and SerenityOS, 6 BSDs Compared [19:46] TR News (NEW): XDA and HowTo Geek: Recent Articles https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/XDA_and_HowTo_Geek_Recent_Articles.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/07/XDA_and_HowTo_Geek_Recent_Articles.gmi [19:46] TR Bot Tux Machines XDA and HowTo Geek: Recent Articles [19:48] TR News "I recently found a book called "Refuse to choose" by a Barbara Sher. It's about a certain kind of person, which she calls "scanners", and I must say, as I read the book it seemed to me that she was describing me with uncanny accuracy! What is a scanner? Put simply, a person with too many interests who can't just "pick one" to the exclusion of all others." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1757267419 [19:53] TR News "I just read an introductory post with that little burst of enthusiasm you get when you first encounter the Gemini space. A new author, a new capsule and new energy! Welcome Chadobear, glad to have you hear." gemini://tealeg.smol.pub/welcome-chadobear [19:54] TR News "That's what I assume a lot of people's initial reaction would be. I just tried Google Jules, Google's AI coding agent, just because I happen to own a Pixel 9 and that comes with a 1 year free subscription to Google One. I figure I should give new things a shot. Maybe I will be wrong. Who knows." gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2025/09-08-distrust-of-ai-coding-agent-goodle-jules.gmi [19:54] TR News "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast." gemini://tilde.club/~unworriedsafari/2025-09-07.gmi [19:59] TR News "The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyrightto promote progress, for the benefit of the publicthen we must make changes in the other direction." https://www.linux.org.ru/news/gnu/15176662 [19:59] TR Bot 27 GNU's Not Unix [19:59] TR News "People forget a similar fight happened in the 90s. Without Berners-Lee, Lessig, Stallman, the internet might've been a corporate walled garden." https://x.com/hubkotl/status/1964443942948393073 [19:59] TR Bot NO TITLE [19:59] MinceR lol @ berners-lee ● Sep 07 [20:01] TR News "Created by Rick Kordowski, the site became a platform for airing grievances and sharing experiences related to legal services. However, it also faced legal challenges due to its controversial content." https://ministryofinjustice.co.uk/solicitors-from-hell/ [20:01] TR Bot Solicitors from Hell [20:01] psydroid2 he should be renamed to banned-for-lifee [20:01] TR News "The Internet Archive (archive.org) is believed to be hosted outside of England and Wales and is therefore not subject to the injunction. It should be noted What happens on the internet stays on the internet forever !" https://ministryofinjustice.co.uk/solicitors-from-hell/ [20:06] TR News Snake eating tail: Googles AI Overviews cites web pages written by AI, study says https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/07/googles_ai_cites_written_by_ai/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/The_LLM_Ouroboros_of_Shit_is_Complemented_by_Microsoft_s_Contri.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/19/The_LLM_Ouroboros_Phenomenon.shtml [20:06] TR Bot Googles AI cites web pages written by AI, study says The Register [20:06] TR Bot Techrights The "LLM Ouroboros of Shit" is Complemented by Even Worse Phenomena Caused by Microsoft's Contribution of SPAM and Pollution [20:06] TR Bot Techrights The LLM Ouroboros Phenomenon [20:07] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [20:07] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@2rr43adehx2aw.irc) has joined #techrights [20:15] TR News Techrights Google Versus Journalism https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Google_Versus_Journalism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Google_Versus_Journalism.gmi [20:15] TR Bot Techrights Google Versus Journalism [20:26] *itech (~itech@tn63mascp2mak.irc) has joined #techrights [20:28] TR News Techrights The UEFI 9/11 is 3 Days Away https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/The_UEFI_9_11_is_3_Days_Away.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/The_UEFI_9_11_is_3_Days_Away.gmi [20:28] TR Bot Techrights The UEFI 9/11 is 3 Days Away [20:33] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/09/2025: Scanner, Slop, and Chadobear https://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Gemini_Links_07_09_2025_Scanner_Slop_and_Chadobear.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Gemini_Links_07_09_2025_Scanner_Slop_and_Chadobear.gmi [20:33] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/09/2025: Scanner, Slop, and Chadobear [20:43] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: the drm guy [20:43] schestowitz[TR2] who suggests replacing the web with JS stuff in MS github [20:49] TR News BSA and EC https://cms.mgt.tum.de/fileadmin/mgt.tum.de/faculty_and_research/mppe/39_Nora_von_Ingersleben-Seip_How_the_European_Union_Fell_Out_Of_Love_With_Open-Source_Software.pdf [20:49] TR News Microsoft bribes also https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/25/Microsoft_Bribes_and_Buys_Politicians_to_Tell_Europe_What_to_Do.shtml https://techrights.org/n/2025/07/24/Microsoft_Hiring_European_Politicians_is_Another_Form_of_Briber.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/01/It_s_Cheaper_to_Pay_Bribes_and_Produce_Press_Releases_Than_to_P.shtml [20:49] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Bribes and Buys Politicians to Tell Europe What to Do About Free Software (Which It's Attacking) [20:49] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Hiring European Politicians is Another Form of Bribery; There Should be a European Investigation [20:49] TR Bot Techrights It's Cheaper to Pay Bribes (and Produce Press Releases) Than to Pay Fines (After Lots of Negative Publicity) [20:49] *itech has quit (connection closed) [20:59] MinceR https://apina.biz/209906.jpeg?mode=sfw [20:59] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/209906.jpeg ● Sep 07 [21:08] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@r5h7yzxfy2gdg.irc) has joined #techrights [21:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [21:44] *rianne has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[21:46] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:57] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [22:00] MinceR (cat) https://ircz.de/p/25080223 [22:00] TR Bot WHOOPSIE [22:03] *schestowitz-pi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:07] *schestowitz-pi (~pi@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #techrights [22:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [22:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [22:49] admfubar some lovely light reading... https://www.asc.ohio-state.edu/economics/pdf/marvel/ncr.pdf ● Sep 07 [23:03] *asusbox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [23:03] *rianne_ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [23:22] admfubar have it our way.... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/burger-king-hacked-digital-platform-as-solid-as-a-paper-whopper-wrapper-in-the-rain-easy-security-bypass-exploited-catastrophic-vulnerabilities-also-worked-on-other-rbi-brands-like-tim-hortons-and-popeyes [23:22] TR Bot Burger King hacked, attackers 'impressed by the commitment to terrible security practices' systems described as 'solid as a paper Whopper wrapper in the rain, other RBI brands like Tim Hortons and Popeyes also vulnerable | Tom's Hardware [23:22] MinceR lol [23:27] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/german-motorists-facing-plague-of-electric-car-charger-cable-thefts-70-charging-points-a-day-being-gutted-to-sell-for-copper-scrap [23:27] TR Bot German motorists facing plague of electric car charger cable thefts 70 charging points a day being gutted to sell for copper scrap | Tom's Hardware [23:35] admfubar https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2025/09/07/48_years_voyager_1/ [23:35] TR Bot After nearly half a century in deep space, every ping from Voyager 1 is a bonus The Register Forums [23:42] *Isambard_Prince has quit (connection closed) [23:49] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@xhzv3yigm3sqy.irc) has joined #techrights