●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, September 07, 2026 ●● ● Sep 07 [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [01:02] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:39] *darwin (~darwin@2dfzqp6y2gg66.irc) has joined #techrights [01:42] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:50] *darwin (~darwin@s7tqwwzhghucc.irc) has joined #techrights [01:54] IsambardPrince Facebook is piping the Kremlin and the Republican Party directly into my feed for some reason. [01:54] IsambardPrince I blocked the Russian Foreign Ministry and "Republicans" today alone. [01:57] IsambardPrince Hmm, Bigelow English Teatime isn't bad. [01:57] IsambardPrince Put some whole milk and sugar in there. [01:58] IsambardPrince Bit of lemon. [01:58] IsambardPrince MinceR: I was joking about The Troubles earlier. [01:58] IsambardPrince I said "That's the most British thing ever. Call a civil war with thousands of dead and injured the troubles." [01:59] MinceR faecesbook assisted pedonazis multiple times [01:59] IsambardPrince Then I did a horrible British accent: "We've had a spot of trouble, old boy! You see the lift went out of service and the lorry ran out of petrol!" [01:59] MinceR the front fell off. ● Sep 07 [02:15] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:31] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [02:39] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:42] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [02:48] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:55] *superkuh has quit (Ping timeout: 242 seconds) ● Sep 07 [03:03] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [03:09] *superkuh (~superkuh@user/superkuh) has joined #techrights [03:28] IsambardPrince https://www.reddit.com/r/criterion/comments/166pzts/regular_dvds_are_still_really_great/ [03:28] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Reddit [03:28] IsambardPrince dvd had a longer run and MPEG-2 encoders got better later on. [03:29] IsambardPrince So did the disc capacity [03:30] IsambardPrince There's less of a quality range between Blu Rays. [03:30] IsambardPrince The DVDs started hitting the shelf about a year after MPEG-2 was frozen. [03:31] IsambardPrince Counting manufacturing lead times to store shelves, that means the first discs weren't much newer than the format itself. [03:31] IsambardPrince MPEG-4 AVC was a thing for like 5 years before the first Blu Rays. [03:35] IsambardPrince Criterion probably still produces DVDs because it's cheap now. No license is needed, the codecs are public domain. [03:35] IsambardPrince That just leaves licensing the movies and buying physical discs. [03:36] IsambardPrince "In October 2001, aiming to improve picture quality over standard editions, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment offered "Superbit"a premium line of DVD-Video titles having average bitrates closer to 6 Mbit/s. Audio quality was also improved by the mandatory inclusion of both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround audio tracks. Multiple languages, angles, and extra audio tracks were eliminated to free up more space for the main title [03:36] IsambardPrince and thereby to ensure the highest data rate possible. In January 2007 the Superbit line was discontinued." [03:37] IsambardPrince I have some "Superbit" releases. They say it on the disc. [03:37] IsambardPrince I have three versions of Robocop. Criterion, Superbit, and Blu Ray. ● Sep 07 [04:28] *techrights-news (~techrights-news@vuxwzfwqwxrky.irc) has joined #techrights [04:34] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060926.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-060926.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-060926.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-060926.txt [04:34] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, September 06, 2026 [04:35] schestowitz[TR2] left over this part, adding to log: [04:35] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. 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About how lucky I am to have had a childhood free from abuse, trauma, or neglect." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/recognizing-my-parents [04:47] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [04:47] TR Bot Techrights [04:47] TR News Techrights [DGemini Links 07/09/2026: Music Composition, Free Stuff, and Self-hosting Git Repos https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/DGemini_Links_07_09_2026_Music_Composition_Free_Stuff_and_Self_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/DGemini_Links_07_09_2026_Music_Composition_Free_Stuff_and_Self_.gmi [04:47] TR Bot Techrights [DGemini Links 07/09/2026: Music Composition, Free Stuff, and Self-hosting Git Repos [04:47] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 06, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_September_06_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_September_06_2026.gmi [04:47] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 06, 2026 [04:50] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:51] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:51] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:53] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [05:09] TR News Techrights EPO's Gema Requena Sempere (PD People) Contacted Regarding Children With Disabilities https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/EPO_s_Gema_Requena_Sempere_PD_People_Contacted_Regarding_Childr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/EPO_s_Gema_Requena_Sempere_PD_People_Contacted_Regarding_Childr.gmi [05:09] TR Bot Techrights EPO's Gema Requena Sempere (PD People) Contacted Regarding Children With Disabilities ● Sep 07 [06:29] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 174 Out of 200: Cascading Scandals and a Path Towards Much-Needed, Long-Awaited Reform https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_174_Out_of_200_Cascading_Scandals_and_a_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_174_Out_of_200_Cascading_Scandals_and_a_P.gmi [06:29] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 174 Out of 200: Cascading Scandals and a Path Towards Much-Needed, Long-Awaited Reform [06:46] TR News We Love Manchester https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/07/we-love-manchester/ [06:46] TR Bot Blog Archive We Love Manchester ● Sep 07 [07:00] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:00] TR News Disabilities and All That (Its Getting Worse) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/07/disabilities-and-all-that-its-getting-worse/ [07:00] TR Bot Blog Archive Disabilities and All That (Its Getting Worse) [07:01] TR News (NEW): Shelly 3.1.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves AppImage Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Shelly_3_1_3_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Improves_AppIma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Shelly_3_1_3_GUI_Package_Manager_for_Arch_Linux_Improves_AppIma.gmi [07:01] TR Bot Tux Machines Shelly 3.1.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves AppImage Support [07:11] TR News (NEW): Review: Genuen 6.0.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Review_Genuen_6_0_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Review_Genuen_6_0_0.gmi [07:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Review: Genuen 6.0.0 [07:16] IsambardPrince I don't know why people say Bigelow tea isn't good. I've never had one I didn't like. Tetley's good too. [07:16] IsambardPrince I think Twinings is too weak. [07:16] IsambardPrince All their flavors are just too weak. [07:16] IsambardPrince You have to throw in another teabag. [07:18] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I found a use for Google Lens. [07:19] IsambardPrince I give it a bunch of pictures of the DVD bargain bin at the thrift shop. If you tell it just call my attention to the ones that are at least 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, either by critics or the audience, you'll be able to quickly weed out the junk without looking at everything. [07:21] IsambardPrince I had it look over about 1,000 discs. [07:22] IsambardPrince Ended up there were less than 3% that were Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. [07:22] IsambardPrince That's to be expected I guess. [07:22] IsambardPrince People tend to choose the better ones and leave the bad ones. [07:23] IsambardPrince I also found a set of vintage Japanese tea and sake cups with 24k gold leaf. [07:24] IsambardPrince They were almost criminally underpriced. [07:24] IsambardPrince That set could fetch at least $200 on ebay, I got it for $12. [07:24] TR News Ish Sookun's feed is back https://sysadmin-journal.com/rss/ [07:25] TR News after an absence [07:25] *pi____ is now known as techrights-sec6 [07:25] schestowitz[TR2] I had it look over about 1,000 discs. [07:26] schestowitz[TR2] Digital Restrictions https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/990794/cd-sales-are-booming-as-physical-media-continues-its-resurgence | Source: The Verge [07:26] TR Bot CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence | The Verge [07:29] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] I think Twinings is too weak. [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] it's all rellllative [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] pukka [07:32] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray Snapshot 3 Is Now Available for Public Testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/04/Ubuntu_26_10_Stonking_Stingray_Snapshot_3_Is_Now_Available_for_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/04/Ubuntu_26_10_Stonking_Stingray_Snapshot_3_Is_Now_Available_for_.gmi [07:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray Snapshot 3 Is Now Available for Public Testing [07:34] IsambardPrince It'll probably take that store a while to recover from me wiping out everything that was actually good. [07:34] IsambardPrince I might go to the other one tomorrow. [07:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I laugh at that "Criterion Channel" thing. [07:36] IsambardPrince People are saying that they pay $100 a year to subscribe to it and then movies still get delisted due to copyright. [07:36] IsambardPrince That can't happen after you buy it on disc. 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[07:40] bms I prefer English Breakfast blend teas [07:40] bms but they cost too much now [07:40] bms if I can find a deal on Ahmad tea I'll go in on it [07:41] TR News (NEW): Linux isn't lightweight by defaulthere's what actually makes it work on old hardware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Linux_isn_t_lightweight_by_default_here_s_what_actually_makes_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Linux_isn_t_lightweight_by_default_here_s_what_actually_makes_i.gmi [07:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux isn't lightweight by defaulthere's what actually makes it work on old hardware [07:44] TR News (NEW): 5 hard lessons I learned in my first week on Linux, and I'm better off for them https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/5_hard_lessons_I_learned_in_my_first_week_on_Linux_and_I_m_bett.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/5_hard_lessons_I_learned_in_my_first_week_on_Linux_and_I_m_bett.gmi [07:44] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 hard lessons I learned in my first week on Linux, and I'm better off for them [07:46] TR News (NEW): Boox Picco: Ultra-compact, Linux-based e-reader set for November launch https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Boox_Picco_Ultra_compact_Linux_based_e_reader_set_for_November_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Boox_Picco_Ultra_compact_Linux_based_e_reader_set_for_November_.gmi [07:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Boox Picco: Ultra-compact, Linux-based e-reader set for November launch [07:58] TR News (NEW): OpenVPN 2.7.7 Released with Various Improvements, Bug and Security Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/OpenVPN_2_7_7_Released_with_Various_Improvements_Bug_and_Securi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/OpenVPN_2_7_7_Released_with_Various_Improvements_Bug_and_Securi.gmi [07:58] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenVPN 2.7.7 Released with Various Improvements, Bug and Security Fixes ● Sep 07 [08:04] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers 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Ubisoft Decides Linux isn't Worth the Effort [08:55] TR News "Linux is a different story, in that it's open-source and volunteers write code for it daily" https://www.xda-developers.com/ubisoft-banning-steam-deck-users-from-for-honor-reveals-how-expendable-linux-gamers-are/ | Source: XDA [08:55] TR Bot Ubisoft banning Steam Deck users from For Honor reveals how expendable Linux gamers are [08:58] TR News (NEW): Ubisoft Does Not Like GNU/Linux, Blocks Users (Despite Full Compatibility) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/02/Ubisoft_Does_Not_Like_GNU_Linux_Blocks_Users_Despite_Full_Compa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/02/Ubisoft_Does_Not_Like_GNU_Linux_Blocks_Users_Despite_Full_Compa.gmi [08:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubisoft Does Not Like GNU/Linux, Blocks Users (Despite Full Compatibility) [08:59] TR News "Indeed. I never made an argument to the contrary. Actually, I wrote about harmony in the family and also talked about solidarity in general" https://protesilaos.com/politics/2026-09-06-follow-up-comments-lie-feminist-socialism/ | Source: Protesilaos Stavrou [08:59] TR Bot up comments on The lie of socialist feminism | Protesilaos [08:59] TR News blocked by gratuitous javascript (wasting electricity) https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/ [08:59] TR Bot Banking on Climate Chaos 2026 - Banking on Climate Chaos ● Sep 07 [09:00] TR News "The film wasnt screened for critics or promoted heavily by 20th Century Fox, and it flopped hard at the box office." https://www.salon.com/2026/09/06/idiocracy-is-still-a-worthless-artifact-20-years-later/ | Source: Salon [09:00] TR Bot is still a worthless artifact 20 years later - Salon.com [09:00] TR News "But while some Republicans are turning tail on the issue even in the face of President Donald Trumps vigorous support for data center construction" https://www.wired.com/story/why-china-is-still-the-bogeyman-for-data-center-enthusiasts/ | Source: Wired [09:00] TR Bot China Is the Bogeyman Data Center Enthusiasts Just Can't Quit | WIRED [09:03] TR News "Like most houses with solar, our house is capable of generating a lot of power, and it's basically useless [1] in a disaster." https://www.jefftk.com/p/considering-installing-a-solar-battery-system | Source: Jeff Kaufman [09:03] TR Bot Considering Installing a Solar Battery System [09:03] TR News "Air traffic visualizers seem to be having a bit of a moment right now, and now that moment has come to the venerable NES thanks to [k6lcm]s NES Radar project, which is open-source under the GPL on GitHub" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/nes-radar-tracks-flights-at-9600-baud/ | Source: Hackaday [09:03] TR Bot Radar Tracks Flights At 9600 Baud | Hackaday [09:04] TR News "About 20,045,225 Bitcoins had been mined as of June 19, 2026, according to Blockchain.com on-chain data, against the 21,000,000 BTC that will ever exist." https://sqmagazine.co.uk/how-many-bitcoins-are-there/ | Source: SQ Magazine [09:04] TR Bot How Many Bitcoins Are There in 2026? Supply & Mined SQ Magazine [09:04] TR News "The Council announced the pause last Friday in a communiqu issued after a meeting of its Datacenter Business Policy Committee" https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/09/07/thailand-pauses-all-datacenter-builds-and-approvals/5294688 | Source: The Register UK [09:04] TR Bot Thailand pauses all datacenter builds and approvals ● Sep 07 [11:03] *Guest34822 has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [11:22] *hvxgr_ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [11:22] *hvxgr_ (~wl2v_usrn@freenode-ong.pov.c33bnd.IP) has joined #techrights ● Sep 07 [12:09] TR News "A National Geographic employee took the group photo during the boarding process at the gate. It captured the last known images of these victims" https://www.vintag.es/2026/09/a-group-of-passengers-pose-for-picture.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [12:09] TR Bot A Group of Passengers Pose for a Picture at Dulles Airport on September 11, 2001, Prior to Boarding American Airlines Flight 77 ~ Vintage Everyday [12:10] TR News "There is still no native end-to-end encryption in Gmail in 2026." https://greycoder.com/how-to-send-encrypted-email-in-gmail-outlook-and-iphone-2026-guide/ | Source: GreyCoder [12:10] TR Bot to Send Encrypted Email in Gmail, Outlook, and iPhone (2026 Guide) - GreyCoder [12:10] TR News "The widespread backlash against AI-powered license plate readers, which allow police to track people over time" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5955778 | Source: NPR [12:10] TR Bot Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum [12:11] TR News "An additional realization is that some of what we might want isn't even about what an account is authorized for (its authorizations), it's about an account's capabilities." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/AuthorizationVsCapabilities | Source: University of Toronto [12:11] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [12:11] TR News "A few months ago I wrote a blog post at work after us experiencing someone losing an API key to an attacker while only working locally." https://connortumbleson.com/2026/09/07/a-healthy-amount-of-paranoia/ | Source: Connor Tumbleson [12:11] TR Bot A healthy amount of paranoia [12:11] TR News "Who are the scammers registering these through?" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/09/the-purpose-of-dns-is-to-spread-scams/ | Source: Terence Eden [12:11] TR Bot The purpose of DNS is to spread scams Terence Edens Blog [12:11] TR News "Today, Isar Aerospace became the first commercial space company from Europe to successfully deliver satellites into orbit, on what was only its second flight." https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight | [12:11] TR Bot History for European spaceflight: Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight - Isar Aerospace [12:12] TR News "Until now, Europe has been largely reliant on Arianespace and Avio, which are largely funded by governments." https://www.theverge.com/science/990906/isar-aerospace-europe-orbital-rocket-launch | Source: The Verge [12:12] TR Bot Europe has its first commercial orbital rocket | The Verge [12:19] TR News "By combining blog feeds with an upvote button and the promise to reveal the best blogposts by popular vote, feed aggregator Bubbles has replicated problems with metrics-based recommendation algorithms." https://osteophage.dreamwidth.org/15452.html | Source: Coyote [12:19] TR Bot Captcha Check [12:27] *l0de_ (sid31830@id-31830.ilkley.irccloud.com) has joined #techrights [12:30] TR News Evri Does Not Read Tickets, Staff Won't Fix Errors After Bots (Yes, Evri Uses Bots) Make Severe Mistakes https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/07/evri-does-not-read-tickets-staff-wont-fix-errors-after-bots-yes-evri-uses-bots-make-severe-mistakes/ [12:30] TR Bot Blog Archive Evri Does Not Read Tickets, Staff Wont Fix Errors After Bots (Yes, Evri Uses Bots) Make Severe Mistakes [12:31] TR News Yesterday alone I wasted almost 6 hours on the platform, and I think like 4 of them were just Shorts." https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/deleted-youtube-again/ | Source: Joel Chrono [12:31] TR Bot Deleted YouTube again [12:31] TR News "I heard he asked Jesse Eisenberg to reprise his role as Mark Zuckerberg, but Jesse turned it down because he didn't want to play such an evil person again." https://boston.conman.org/2026/09/06.1 | Source: Sean Conner [12:31] TR Bot Notes on an overheard conversation at a D&D game - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [12:34] *l0de has quit (*.net *.split) [12:34] *l0de_ is now known as l0de [12:37] TR News "There is a tremendous amount of AI and endless garbage being posted everyday and its been challenging to absorb and/or ignore" https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/dolly-parton-sister-stella-ai-fake-instagram-b3045412.html | Source: The Independent UK [12:37] TR Bot Dolly Partons sister urges fans to have more compassion after endless AI garbage surfaces online | The Independent [12:37] TR News "It also doesn't help that the most prominent faces in the industry are now (and always have been)" https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2026/ease-genai-silicon/ | Source: Jacky Alcin [12:37] TR Bot The ease of protest against generative AI is a problem - Jacky Alcin [12:38] TR News "Are you a tool user or a tool maker?" https://seths.blog/2026/09/homo-habilis/ | Source: Seth Godin [12:38] TR Bot Homo Habilis | Seth's Blog [12:47] TR News A Complicated Scenario https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/07/a-complicated-scenario/ [12:47] TR Bot Blog Archive A Complicated Scenario [12:47] TR News "wiki incident." https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/06/openai-to-set-misalignment-disclosure-rules-after-agents-took-over-a-wiki/ | Source: Silicon Angle [12:47] TR Bot to set misalignment disclosure rules after agents took over a wiki - SiliconANGLE [12:48] TR News "Some created backup pages in case moderators deleted their posts, something that essentially turned a wiki into a persistent storage service for the said agents to share information." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-admits-to-wiki-incident-after-its-agents-were-discovered-using-a-programming-hub-to-communicate-says-more-transparency-is-needed-regarding-misalignments [12:48] TR Bot OpenAI admits to 'wiki incident' after its agents were discovered using a programming hub to communicate says more transparency is needed regarding misalignments | Tom's Hardware [12:48] TR News "swarms of agents will be deployed by malicious actors intentionally, with many optimizations and affordances provided for the swarm that were lacking in the OpenAI incident." https://siliconprairies.substack.com/p/openais-rogue-agents-are-a-normal | [12:48] TR Bot OpenAI's Rogue Agents Are a Normal Accident ● Sep 07 [13:06] TR News "Schools now have a legal obligation to keep children off their mobile phones for the first time. But teachers disagree on which method is most effective" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mobile-phone-bans-school-uk-b3043975.html | Source: The Independent UK [13:06] TR Bot Smartphones are now banned in schools, but teachers are divided on how to enforce it | The Independent [13:06] TR News "This year I picked the title "Sovereign by Design" for the panel discussion at the Developers Conference. Four panelists spent an hour and a half on one question." https://sysadmin-journal.com/sovereign-by-design-notes-from-the-panel-on-africas-data-cloud-and-ai-future | Source: Ish Sookun [13:06] TR Bot Sovereign by Design: Notes from the Panel on Africa's Data, Cloud and AI Future [13:06] TR News "Hailing from a farming village in Kenya, Mr. Bundi moved to the capital, Nairobi, in 2011 to be the first in his family to attend university." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/technology/kenya-college-essays-ai.html | Source: New York Times [13:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/technology/kenya-college-essays-ai.html ) [13:07] TR News "Seeking a fresh start, Laura, Almanzo, and Rose packed their belongings into a covered wagon in 1894 and migrated south to Mansfield, Missouri." https://www.vintag.es/2026/09/laura-almanzo.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [13:07] TR Bot Some Snapshots of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Her Husband, Almanzo Wilder, in the 1940s ~ Vintage Everyday [13:07] TR News "The Chicago Public Library was happy to indulge all three possibilities." https://www.salon.com/2026/09/06/my-library-card-has-saved-me-1330-and-i-want-more/ | Source: Salon [13:07] TR Bot library card has saved me $1,330 and I want more - Salon.com [13:07] TR News "Launched in 2018, the BepiColombo mission is actually carrying two separate craft: the ESAs Mercury Planetary Orbiter and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter from Japan." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/hackaday-links-september-6-2026/ | Source: Hackaday [13:07] TR Bot Links: September 6, 2026 | Hackaday [13:08] TR News "Despite the target metal surface being coated with a protective layer, these charged droplets managed to gradually break down the coating, exposing the bare metal." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/how-charged-water-drops-induce-corrosion/ | Source: Hackaday [13:08] TR Bot Charged Water Drops Induce Corrosion | Hackaday [13:10] TR News "More precisely, I want to be able to automatically sync my files locally with Resilio Sync3" https://a.l3x.in/blog/my-travel-setup/ | Source: Alexander Fortin [13:10] TR Bot Who said a tech addict can't be comfortable far from home? Alexander Fortin [13:10] TR News "With lots of watts it took control, the first one of its kind." https://blog.zgp.org/i-heard-it-i-heard-it-i-heard-it-on-the-superbox/ | Source: Don Marti [13:10] TR Bot I heard it, I heard it, I heard it on the SuperBox [13:28] TR News "On the visitors end, theyll be able to submit the web address of a post or page that links to your site." https://osteophage.neocities.org/projects/guides/webmentions | Source: Coyote [13:28] TR Bot The Lazybones Guide to Webmentions [13:29] TR News Techrights Links 07/09/2026: Slop Trashes Memory of Parton, Flock Surveillance Infuriates Everyone https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/Links_07_09_2026_Slop_Trashes_Memory_of_Parton_Flock_Surveillan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/Links_07_09_2026_Slop_Trashes_Memory_of_Parton_Flock_Surveillan.gmi [13:29] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/09/2026: Slop Trashes Memory of Parton, Flock Surveillance Infuriates Everyone [13:31] TR News "This is my response to The Weekly Challenge #389." https://raku-musings.com/zigzag-reorder.html | Source: Arne Sommer [13:31] TR Bot ZigZag Reorder with Raku - Arne Sommer [13:35] TR News "Yippee! Im gonna do Triangles and use REPORT WRITER. Then reality screwed me from afar." https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/cobol/ | Source: Logikal Solutions [13:35] TR Bot COBOL - Because I Can - Pt 1 Logikal Blog [13:35] TR News "Earlier this week I was chatting with a friend about the skills I am learning from art history" https://jamesg.blog/2026/09/06/complements-art-history-writing | Source: James G [13:35] TR Bot Complements: Art history, writing - with words, wonder [13:36] TR News "Metaphors like "a sinking ship" are often used to describe codebases, but are misleading." https://zachkehs.com/blog/theres_no_limit_to_how_bad_code_can_get/ | [13:36] TR Bot There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get [13:38] TR News "Much of the credit for the video production goes to Lee Johnson for recording all of them during the event. The postproduction happened thanks to ffmpeg." https://blogs.perl.org/users/max_maischein/2026/09/the-videos-of-the-german-perl-workshop-2026-are-online.html | Source: Perl [13:38] TR Bot videos of the German Perl Workshop 2026 are online | Max Maischein [blogs.perl.org] [13:39] TR News "Ive always been interested in the design of ORMs - I wanted to know how they work, what the different approaches are, and how they can be used." https://noteflakes.com/articles/2026-09-05-beyond-orms | Source: Sharon Rosner [13:39] TR Bot ORMs - Noteflakes [13:39] TR News "Earlier this year I noticed my Artemis reader page (the page that lists posts published by sites to which I am subscribed) was loading slowly." https://jamesg.blog/2026/09/06/timing-events-in-code | Source: James G [13:39] TR Bot Timing events in code - with words, wonder [13:40] TR News "I'm typing this in Emacs using a completely new config and it's so weird." https://baty.net/posts/2026/09/trying-a-new-emacs-config/ | Source: Jack Baty [13:40] TR Bot a new Emacs config baty.net [13:40] TR News "Linux really is wonderful in this respect. MacOS also supports pdfgrep." https://nrecursions.blogspot.com/2026/09/how-to-search-for-words-in-multiple-pdf.html | Source: N Recursions [13:40] TR Bot N Recursions: How to search for words in multiple PDF files easily [13:43] TR News "Now that theres rarely any mystery to whos calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings including no greeting at all." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/style/gen-z-alpha-phone-greetings-etiquette.html | Source: New York Times [13:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/style/gen-z-alpha-phone-greetings-etiquette.html ) [13:43] TR News "Expo Routers submodule NativeTabs renders a real Material 3 navigation bar on Android and its native counterpart on iOS from one component tree." https://amanhimself.dev/blog/material-3-tab-bar-in-expo-router/ | Source: Aman Mittal [13:43] TR Bot to render a Material 3 bottom tab bar with NativeTabs in Expo Router | amanhimself.dev [13:53] TR News [Old] "I decided my tiny contribution to the effort would be to design a radiation monitor suitable for everyday civilian use." https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2012/safecast-geiger-counter-reference-design/ | Source: Bunnie Huang [13:53] TR Bot Safecast Geiger Counter Reference Design bunnie's blog [13:53] TR News "Well-Tempered Clavier" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/this-clavichord-is-a-well-tempered-project/ | Source: Hackaday [13:53] TR Bot Clavichord Is A Well-Tempered Project | Hackaday [13:55] TR News "Resin 3D printing has opened up a whole new scale of resolution for hackers, but the technology can go still finer" https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/printing-micron-scale-benchies-with-resin-and-turmeric/ | Source: Hackaday [13:55] TR Bot Micron-Scale Benchies With Resin And Turmeric | Hackaday [13:58] TR News "Of course everyone knows commercial set-top boxes and smart TVs alike run Android, which is built atop a Linux kernel." https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/is-this-the-year-of-the-linux-television/ | Source: Hackaday [13:58] TR Bot This The Year Of The Linux Television? | Hackaday [13:58] TR News "This August, I accomplished what I wanted for many years: I deleted the last cgo dependency in Debian Code Search!" https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2026-09-06-dcs-fast-turbopfor-go-simd/ | Source: Michael Stapelberg [13:58] TR Bot Debian Code Search: Fast TurboPFor with Go SIMD - Michael Stapelberg ● Sep 07 [14:00] TR News "This post is by no means a replacement for the NetBSD official guide." https://meanmicio.org/2026/09/06/netbsd-11-from-scratch/ | [14:00] TR Bot NetBSD 11 from scratch | MeanMicio [14:02] TR News "this will be the final release from the netbsd-9 stable branch and also marks the end-of-support for this branch." https://netbsd.org/releases/formal-9/NetBSD-9.5.html | [14:02] TR Bot Announcing NetBSD 9.5 (August 31, 2026) [14:02] TR News "The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 9.5, the fifth (and final) release from the NetBSD 9 stable branch" https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_9_5_released_and | Source: NetBSD [14:02] TR Bot NetBSD Blog [14:03] TR News "The NetBSD project has announced the fifth and final update to the NetBSD 9.x series. The NetBSD 9 series will no longer receive security updates. [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12947 | Source: Distro Watch [14:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12947 ) [14:03] TR News "[...] This week we begin with a look at Genuen, a completely free (as in freedom) distribution based on Devuan." https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260907 | Source: Distro Watch [14:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260907 ) [14:13] TR News "When and how CSS custom property values are calculated might not be what you expect, and it has a big impact on your styles." https://jakearchibald.com/2026/css-custom-property-compute-time/ | Source: Jake Archibald [14:13] TR Bot when CSS custom property values are computed - JakeArchibald.com [14:13] TR News "My Dell server is too old for a solid GPU, so a big photo import meant a stuck ML queue." https://jasontucker.blog/skip-the-gpu-upgrade-repurpose-a-gaming-pc-or-mac-for-immichs-ml-queue/ | Source: Jason Tucker [14:13] TR Bot Skip the GPU Upgrade: Repurpose a Gaming PC or Mac for Immich's ML Queue [14:13] TR News "My brain immediately saw this as a big challenge: how can I keep both the hero and posts-feed inputs in sync but still support inner forms?" https://fantinel.dev/blog/html-form-attribute | Source: Matt Fantinel [14:13] TR Bot TIL: Form controls can be outside their parent form - Matt Fantinel [14:14] TR News "Sony covers their tracks worse than werecoverdata" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/sony-covers-their-tracks-worse-than:f [14:14] TR Bot Sony covers their tracks worse than werecoverdata [14:15] TR News Ubisoft decides Linux isnt worth the effort https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/06/ubisoft-decides-linux-isnt-worth-the-effort/ [14:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/06/ubisoft-decides-linux-isnt-worth-the-effort/ ) [14:16] TR News HEY HI hype! https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/06/daniel-susskind-father-studies-ai-artificial-intelligence-what-parents-need-know [14:16] TR Bot Im a father of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: this is what parents need to know about AI | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian [14:16] TR News "Chat Control: Blandade signaler frn partierna" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/09/06/chat-control-blandade-signaler-fran-partierna/ [14:16] TR Bot Chat Control: Blandade signaler frn partierna [14:20] *Righty has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:23] *Righty (~Username@a9k4we53x83yu.irc) has joined #techrights [14:31] TR News openwashing by Ecosia: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/04/the-search-company-that-plants-trees-just-launched-a-linux-browser-to-help-europe-battle-big-tech/5294345 [14:31] TR Bot The search company that plants trees just launched a Linux browser to help Europe battle big tech [14:32] TR News Ecosia might or might not make a good search engine though, info needed https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/09/06/0321214 [14:32] TR Bot Ecosia Just Launched a Linux Browser to Help Europe Battle Big Tech - SoylentNews [14:33] TR News Year of Journalistic Accomplishments https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/06/year-of-journalistic-accomplishments/ [14:33] TR Bot Blog Archive Year of Journalistic Accomplishments [14:41] TR News Enrico Zini: Migrating away from .org/.net/.com domains http://www.enricozini.org/blog/2026/migrating-away-from-org-net-com-domains [14:41] TR Bot Migrating away from .org/.net/.com domains [14:43] TR News Interesting in https://aquaticmotiv.com/collections/assassin-snails today [14:43] TR Bot Assassin Snails for Natural Aquarium Pest Control | Aquatic Motiv [14:48] TR News Conflict resolution is fun https://www.tigrisdata.com/blog/conflict-resolution-is-fun/ [14:48] TR Bot Conflict resolution is fun | Tigris Object Storage [14:53] TR News Association for Computing Machinery Cites Techrights in Relation to GemText and Gemini Protocol https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/06/Association_for_Computing_Machinery_Cites_Techrights_in_Relatio.shtml https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/06/cited-this-weekend-in-acm-association-for-computing-machinery/ [14:53] TR Bot Techrights Association for Computing Machinery Cites Techrights in Relation to GemText and Gemini Protocol [14:53] TR Bot Blog Archive Cited This Weekend in ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) [14:59] TR News mintCast 492 Episode 492 https://mintcast.org/492-episode-492/ [14:59] TR Bot 492 Episode 492 mintCast ● Sep 07 [15:00] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Onimusha and Moonlighter 2 - 2026-09-05 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-09-05-edition/index.html [15:01] TR Bot New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Onimusha and Moonlighter 2 - 2026-09-05 Edition [15:10] TR News NetBSD 9.5 released and EOL for netbsd-9 http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_9_5_released_and [15:10] TR Bot NetBSD Blog [15:15] TR News OpenAI to set misalignment disclosure rules after agents took over a wiki https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/06/openai-to-set-misalignment-disclosure-rules-after-agents-took-over-a-wiki/ [15:15] TR Bot to set misalignment disclosure rules after agents took over a wiki - SiliconANGLE [15:19] TR News LibreOffice talks at the Open Source Conference Luxembourg 2026 https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/06/libreoffice-talks-at-the-open-source-conference-luxembourg-2026/ [15:19] TR Bot LibreOffice talks at the Open Source Conference Luxembourg 2026 - TDF Community Blog [15:23] TR News Iustin Pop: Hey Hi (AI) agents aha moment https://k1024.org/posts/2026/2026-09-06-ai-agents-aha/ [15:23] TR Bot iustin - AI agents aha moment [15:25] TR News (NEW): Debian Deciding Whether to Ban Slop Plagiarism in Debian Development https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Debian_Deciding_Whether_to_Ban_Slop_Plagiarism_in_Debian_Develo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/18/Debian_Deciding_Whether_to_Ban_Slop_Plagiarism_in_Debian_Develo.gmi [15:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian Deciding Whether to Ban Slop Plagiarism in Debian Development [15:26] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [15:26] TR News It took a year to ship WebAssembly in Anubis https://anubis.techaro.lol/blog/2026/anubis-wasm/ [15:26] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [15:27] *infecticide is now known as Guest60511 [15:29] TR News Linux Saloon 218 | News Flight Night https://cubiclenate.com/2026/09/05/linux-saloon-218-news-flight-night/ [15:29] TR Bot Latest Tech News: Arch Linux DDoS Response & More [15:30] TR News KOL497 | Debate: Should Free Cities Protect Intellectual Property? Free Cities Foundation Annual Conference Prspera, Honduras 2026 https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol497-debate-should-free-cities-protect-intellectual-property-free-cities-prospera-2026/ [15:30] TR Bot KOL497 | Debate: Should Free Cities Protect Intellectual Property? Free Cities Foundation Annual Conference Prspera, Honduras 2026 [15:32] TR News Zenwalk Current Milestone 2026 http://www.zenwalk.org/2026/09/zenwalk-current-milestone-2026.html [15:32] TR Bot Zenwalk GNU Linux: Zenwalk Current Milestone 2026 ● Sep 07 [16:45] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:49] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [16:51] *psydruid has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:58] TR News Live Raizo 17.26.09.06 https://distrowatch.com/liveraizo [16:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/liveraizo ) [16:58] TR News CalamaroOS 20260906 https://distrowatch.com/calamaroos [16:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/calamaroos ) [16:58] TR News AgarimOS 20260906 https://distrowatch.com/agarimos [16:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/agarimos ) [16:58] TR News GNOME Sushi gets a GTK4 revamp, new features https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/gnome-sushi-gtk4-port [16:58] TR Bot GNOME Sushi gets a GTK4 revamp, new features - OMG! Ubuntu [16:59] TR News AfagOS 20260906 https://distrowatch.com/afagos [16:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/afagos ) [16:59] TR News AbeirOS 20260906 https://distrowatch.com/abeiros [16:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/abeiros ) [16:59] TR News Calculate 20260906 https://distrowatch.com/calculate [16:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/calculate ) [16:59] TR News Soplos 2026.09 https://distrowatch.com/soplos [16:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/soplos ) ● Sep 07 [17:02] TR News Linux 7.3-rc2 Scheduler Fix For Cache Aware Load Scheduling Misfits On Hybrid CPUs https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc2-Scheduler-Fixes [17:02] TR Bot 7.3-rc2 Scheduler Fix For Cache Aware Load Scheduling Misfits On Hybrid CPUs - Phoronix [17:02] TR News Linux 7.3-rc2 Released Following Another Busy Week https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc2-Released [17:02] TR Bot 7.3-rc2 Released Following Another Busy Week - Phoronix [17:03] *acer-box__ (~acer-box@freenode-16diqi.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [17:03] *acer-box has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [17:05] TR News (NEW): Linux drowning in ocean of slop (sloppy) commits and false reports, "Linux's strict memory overcommit mode" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_drowning_in_ocean_of_slop_sloppy_commits_and_false_report.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/03/Linux_drowning_in_ocean_of_slop_sloppy_commits_and_false_report.gmi [17:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux drowning in ocean of slop (sloppy) commits and false reports, "Linux's strict memory overcommit mode" [17:06] TR News People Who Enforce the GPL Banned From 'Linux' Foundation Board (After Bribes From Prolific GPL Violators), Now They're Banned From Giving Talks at Events https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/06/People_Who_Enforce_the_GPL_Banned_From_Linux_Foundation_Board_A.shtml [17:06] TR Bot Techrights People Who Enforce the GPL Banned From Linux Foundation Board (After Bribes From Prolific GPL Violators), Now They're Banned From Giving Talks at Events [17:07] TR News (NEW): Linux 7.3-rc2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Linux_7_3_rc2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Linux_7_3_rc2.gmi [17:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux 7.3-rc2 [17:07] TR News Lab test shows whether GNU/Linux really is faster than backdoored Windows 11 https://www.neowin.net/news/lab-test-shows-whether-linux-really-is-faster-than-windows-11/ [17:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/lab-test-shows-whether-linux-really-is-faster-than-windows-11/ ) [17:08] TR News Serf decentralized service discovery and orchestration https://www.linuxlinks.com/serf-decentralized-service-discovery-orchestration/ [17:08] TR Bot - decentralized service discovery and orchestration - LinuxLinks [17:08] TR News openSUSE MicroOS immutable rolling-release GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/opensuse-microos-immutable-rolling-release-linux-distribution/ [17:08] TR Bot MicroOS - immutable rolling-release Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [17:09] TR News GSoC 2026 Final Report | Modernizing Haiku's Bluetooth Stack: HID Profile Implementation https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/mohammedrattia/2026-09-01_gsoc_2026_final_report/ [17:09] TR Bot GSoC 2026 Final Report | Modernizing Haiku's Bluetooth Stack: HID Profile Implementation | Haiku Project [17:10] TR News FreeCORE: TrueNAS Fork Maintaining Deeply Integrated Virtualization, Jails, and OpenZFS on FreeBSD https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/09/freecore-truenas-fork/ [17:10] TR Bot TrueNAS Fork Maintaining Deeply Integrated Virtualization, Jails, and OpenZFS on FreeBSD - InfoQ [17:11] TR News Russell Coker: CoMaps https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/09/06/comaps/ [17:11] TR Bot CoMaps etbe Russell Coker [17:11] TR News WyrmRSS RSS and Atom feed reader https://www.linuxlinks.com/wyrmrss-rss-atom-feed-reader/ [17:11] TR Bot - 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Ubuntu [17:28] TR News Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 is Available Over A Month Behind Schedule https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/09/__trashed-2/ [17:28] TR Bot Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 is Available Over A Month Behind Schedule | UbuntuHandbook [17:28] TR News Bianco Apache / White Apache (1987) https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/06/bianco-apache-white-apache-1987/ [17:28] TR Bot Blog Archive Bianco Apache / White Apache (1987) [17:30] TR News (NEW): Ikey Doherty vs Omarchy: Why Hes Building Barney Instead of Another Distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Ikey_Doherty_vs_Omarchy_Why_He_s_Building_Barney_Instead_of_Ano.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Ikey_Doherty_vs_Omarchy_Why_He_s_Building_Barney_Instead_of_Ano.gmi [17:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Ikey Doherty vs Omarchy: Why Hes Building Barney Instead of Another Distro [17:34] TR News (NEW): Fedora CoreOS minimal container-focused Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Fedora_CoreOS_minimal_container_focused_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Fedora_CoreOS_minimal_container_focused_Linux_distribution.gmi [17:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora CoreOS minimal container-focused Linux distribution [17:40] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi [17:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [17:43] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppFarmHash 0.0.4 on CRAN: Maintenance http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/09/06#rcppfarmhash_0.0.4 [17:43] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [17:43] TR News Dysons New Hey Hi (AI) Toothbrush Conducts Video Surveillance on the Inside of Your Mouth https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/dyson-ai-toothbrush-video-surveillance-mouth [17:43] TR Bot Dyson's New AI Toothbrush Conducts Video Surveillance on the Inside of Your Mouth [17:43] TR News Surveillance-Happy Police In Shambles After Convicted Felon Tariffs Makes Drones Absurdly Expensive https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/surveillance-piolice-trump-tariffs-drones [17:43] TR Bot Surveillance-Happy Police In Shambles After Trump Tariffs Makes Drones Absurdly Expensive [17:45] TR News (NEW): Asahi Linux takes on Apple M3, minus a few creature comforts https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Asahi_Linux_takes_on_Apple_M3_minus_a_few_creature_comforts.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Asahi_Linux_takes_on_Apple_M3_minus_a_few_creature_comforts.gmi [17:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Asahi Linux takes on Apple M3, minus a few creature comforts [17:49] TR News (NEW): These Linux distros were abandoned by their creators, but they came back stronger than ever https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/These_Linux_distros_were_abandoned_by_their_creators_but_they_c.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/These_Linux_distros_were_abandoned_by_their_creators_but_they_c.gmi [17:49] TR Bot Tux Machines These Linux distros were abandoned by their creators, but they came back stronger than ever [17:50] TR News Reference architecture for HA scanning with Red Bait Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/07/reference-architecture-for-ha-scanning-with-red-hat-advanced-cluster-security-for-kubernetes [17:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/07/reference-architecture-for-ha-scanning-with-red-hat-advanced-cluster-security-for-kubernetes ) [17:52] TR News (NEW): Feel peak Windows was 7? You might like Kumander Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Feel_peak_Windows_was_7_You_might_like_Kumander_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Feel_peak_Windows_was_7_You_might_like_Kumander_Linux.gmi [17:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Feel peak Windows was 7? You might like Kumander Linux [17:57] TR News XIAO SAMD21 Plus and RP2350 Plus USB-C boards get additional GPIO pins, integrated Li-ion battery management https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/09/07/xiao-samd21-plus-and-rp2350-plus-usb-c-boards-get-additional-gpio-pins-integrated-li-ion-battery-management/ [17:57] TR Bot XIAO SAMD21 Plus and RP2040 Plus USB-C boards get additional GPIO pins, integrated Li-ion battery management - CNX Software ● Sep 07 [18:00] TR News Kernel prepatch 7.3-rc2 https://lwn.net/Articles/1092757/ [18:00] TR Bot prepatch 7.3-rc2 [LWN.net] [18:01] TR News Steinar H. Gunderson: plocate 1.1.25 released http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-09-06-09-02_plocate_1_1_25_released.html [18:01] TR Bot Steinar H. Gunderson [18:02] TR News Critical MikroTik Vulnerability - Patch Now, (Sun, Sep 6th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33314 [18:02] TR Bot Are you human? - SANS Internet Storm Center [18:04] TR News (NEW): This 25-year old patent just expiredand Linux video playback is one step closer to being perfect https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/This_25_year_old_patent_just_expired_and_Linux_video_playback_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/This_25_year_old_patent_just_expired_and_Linux_video_playback_i.gmi [18:04] TR Bot Tux Machines This 25-year old patent just expiredand Linux video playback is one step closer to being perfect [18:05] TR News Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Abusive Monopolist Microsoft on 3,000 Computers https://itsfoss.com/news/switzerland-replace-microssoft-pilot/ [18:05] TR Bot Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers [18:07] TR News Zenwalk Current Milestone 2026 UPDATED ISO IMAGE http://www.zenwalk.org/2026/09/zenwalk-current-milestone-2026-updated.html [18:07] TR Bot Zenwalk GNU Linux: Zenwalk Current Milestone 2026 UPDATED ISO IMAGE [18:07] TR News Amazon cargo plane crashes at Miami airport, killing at least five https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260906-amazon-cargo-plane-crashes-miami-airport-killing-at-least-five [18:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260906-amazon-cargo-plane-crashes-miami-airport-killing-at-least-five ) [18:08] TR News What to Know About Cargo Plane That Overran Its Runway, Killing 5 in Miami https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/miami-plane-crash-what-we-know.html [18:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/us/miami-plane-crash-what-we-know.html ) [18:08] TR News Explainer: Hong Kongs national security crackdown month 74 https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/07/explainer-hong-kongs-national-security-crackdown-month-74/ [18:08] TR Bot Explainer: Hong Kongs national security crackdown month 74 | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP [18:11] TR News Lazy Reading for 2026/09/06 https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2026/09/06/lazy-reading-for-2026-09-06/ [18:11] TR Bot Lazy Reading for 2026/09/06 DragonFly BSD Digest [18:12] TR News StartPage blocks the IP address if you append -site:facebook.com to the query [18:21] TR News (NEW): 5 gaming distros that beat vanilla Windows on the same PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/5_gaming_distros_that_beat_vanilla_Windows_on_the_same_PC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/5_gaming_distros_that_beat_vanilla_Windows_on_the_same_PC.gmi [18:21] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 gaming distros that beat vanilla Windows on the same PC [18:29] TR News "If you plan to make the jump from Windows to Linux yourself, I've written out the rules I learned in that formative first week. Hopefully you can make good use of them and don't make the same mistakes I did." https://www.xda-developers.com/hard-lessons-i-learned-in-my-first-week-on-linux-and-im-better-off-for-them/ [18:29] TR Bot 5 hard lessons I learned in my first week on Linux, and I'm better off for them [18:29] TR News This 25-year old patent just expiredand Linux video playback is one step closer to being perfect https://www.howtogeek.com/patent-just-expired-linux-video-playback-is-closer-to-being-perfect/ [18:29] TR Bot This 25-year old patent just expiredand Linux video playback is one step closer to being perfect [18:30] TR News For Honor will stop working on the Steam Deck and Linux over anti-cheat concerns https://tech.sportskeeda.com/gaming-news/news-for-honor-will-stop-working-steam-deck-linux-anti-cheat-concerns [18:30] TR Bot For Honor will stop working on the Steam Deck and Linux over anti-cheat concerns [18:31] TR News I've Been Gaming On Linux For Five Years - Is It Ready To Replace Windows? https://www.slashgear.com/2247543/gaming-on-linux-alternative-windows/ [18:31] TR Bot I've Been Gaming On Linux For Five Years - Is It Ready To Replace Windows? [18:35] TR News Notes on an overheard conversation at a D&D game gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2026/09/06.1 [18:37] TR News "Restaurants, please dont make halloumi, paneer, grilloumi or similar hard cheeses be your vegetarian option because they are almost twice as bad for the climate as even pork is (and pork is already super bad)." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/hard-cheeses [18:38] TR News "We went out to Texas Roadhouse for dinner tonight. On the way listened to Steak from the Madagascar Jr. soundtrack that we sang along to all summer when he was doing the show at Upright." gemini://myoldtweets.smol.pub/daily-9-6-2026 [18:38] TR News "Every object comes with small jobs. Find somewhere for it. Keep it working. Move it out of the way. Software does this too, with accounts, updates, notifications and settings. Eventually a quiet evening has a maintenance queue." gemini://r13.xyz/blog/2026-09-06-enough-for-one-evening.gmi [18:39] TR News (NEW): 5 reasons Linux may be for people like you https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/5_reasons_Linux_may_be_for_people_like_you.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/5_reasons_Linux_may_be_for_people_like_you.gmi [18:39] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 reasons Linux may be for people like you [18:39] TR News Towards a plain text life gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-09-07-plain-text [18:40] TR News "While at work on a fresh install the same settings defaulted to nice looking Swaybar icons, at home they were coloured and awkward. I fixed this this morning with a combination of: An explicit `font` declaration. Replacing emoji usage with icon unicode points." gemini://www.fosskers.ca/swaybar-icons.gmi [18:41] IsambardPrince [01:25] I had it look over about 1,000 discs. [18:41] IsambardPrince [01:26] Digital Restrictions https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/990794/cd-sales-are-booming-as-physical-media-continues-its-resurgence | Source: The Verge [18:41] TR Bot CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence | The Verge [18:41] IsambardPrince [01:26] [Notice] -TechrightsBot-tr to #techrights- www.theverge.com | CD sales are booming as physical media continues its resurgence | The Verge [18:41] IsambardPrince I've gotten into expanding my DVD collection again lately. [18:41] TR News "If there are more bugs in the past, then being on the "bleeding edge" of your ecosystem at all times is the only responsible state, and you're likely to gravitate toward a rolling Linux distribution like Arch" gemini://www.fosskers.ca/past-future-bugs.gmi [18:41] IsambardPrince Streaming is mostly godawful crap. [18:41] IsambardPrince It's convenient in the sense that you push a button and it's on your screen. [18:42] IsambardPrince It's inconvenient in the sense that it doesn't always have what you want, it costs money every month, and it's not yours. [18:42] TR News "What is this place about? Serious things. That's the short answer. How long is the "long" one, you ask? Let me introduce you to the No Man's Land. Ever heard of it? It's the land that no one owns or has the rights to." gemini://aenu.smol.pub/nice-place-to-start [18:42] IsambardPrince The drawbacks outweigh the benefits, and people are realizing that. [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] they will call recommendations "hey hi" [18:42] schestowitz[TR2] and say it improves your life [18:43] schestowitz[TR2] it's "modern" [18:43] IsambardPrince I recall when DVD was new. I was very happy with it. I remember that it looked like you hardly had any movies because you could store three on the shelf per VHS, by physical space. [18:44] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/today_s_howtos.gmi [18:44] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [18:44] IsambardPrince The storage footprint of VHS was awful. [18:45] IsambardPrince We probably had more than 40 banker's boxes and two entire book cases. [18:45] IsambardPrince If those had been DVDs then we would have only needed the book cases and no more than 10 banker's boxes. [18:46] TR News (NEW): New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, PS5 Emulation, and "I've Been Gaming On Linux For Five Years" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck_PS5_Emulation_and_I_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/New_Steam_Games_Playable_on_the_Steam_Deck_PS5_Emulation_and_I_.gmi [18:46] TR Bot Tux Machines New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, PS5 Emulation, and "I've Been Gaming On Linux For Five Years" [18:47] TR News (NEW): NetBSD 9.5, NetBSD 11, and More BSD picks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/NetBSD_9_5_NetBSD_11_and_More_BSD_picks.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/NetBSD_9_5_NetBSD_11_and_More_BSD_picks.gmi [18:47] TR Bot Tux Machines NetBSD 9.5, NetBSD 11, and More BSD picks [18:48] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: DVD hunting is exhausting without "AI" assistance. [18:48] IsambardPrince Thrift stores have mostly garbage and filler because of a few reasons. [18:48] IsambardPrince It's survivorship bias. [18:48] IsambardPrince When people declutter, they get rid of movies they don't want to watch again, so those flood the thrift stores. [18:49] IsambardPrince Most of the DVDs produced were 90s and 2000s box office hits designed to storm rental stores and then get liquidated. [18:49] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast and Linux Saloon https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Audiocasts_Shows_mintCast_and_Linux_Saloon.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Audiocasts_Shows_mintCast_and_Linux_Saloon.gmi [18:49] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast and Linux Saloon [18:49] TR News (NEW): ShreadOS destroys your old PC's data more thoroughly than a hammer ever will https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/ShreadOS_destroys_your_old_PC_s_data_more_thoroughly_than_a_ham.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/ShreadOS_destroys_your_old_PC_s_data_more_thoroughly_than_a_ham.gmi [18:49] TR Bot Tux Machines ShreadOS destroys your old PC's data more thoroughly than a hammer ever will [18:49] IsambardPrince So those were the most DVDs produced by volume because each Blockbuster or Hollywood Video might have 50 of a certain title so no customer left angry. [18:50] IsambardPrince Then when they hit the thrift store, people pick over them and take the best. [18:50] IsambardPrince So it doesn't surprise me at all that I showed over 1,000 DVDs to Google and ended up leaving with 25. [18:51] TR News (NEW): 4 Linux distros I'd trust with my gaming PC before SteamOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/4_Linux_distros_I_d_trust_with_my_gaming_PC_before_SteamOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/4_Linux_distros_I_d_trust_with_my_gaming_PC_before_SteamOS.gmi [18:51] TR Bot Tux Machines 4 Linux distros I'd trust with my gaming PC before SteamOS [18:52] IsambardPrince Some people open the case and steal the disc if you can believe that. [18:52] IsambardPrince I found two that I wanted that were missing the disc. [18:52] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [18:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [18:53] IsambardPrince So don't just grab them and pay for them. The disc might be missing, or so scratched that you don't even want to gamble $3 on it. [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] Then when they hit the thrift store, people pick over them and take the best. [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] if it is all the same pric [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] ethen why not? [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] who can bl;ame them? [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] rememember movie rentals in early 90s"? [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] they have many copies of top films [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] or limits on # of days [18:53] schestowitz[TR2] depending on demand [18:53] IsambardPrince I found one movie I really wanted but was so scratched I knew it was going to have playback problems. [18:53] IsambardPrince Someone donated a copy of Tombstone. [18:54] IsambardPrince I was very disappointed that it was scratched so badly. [18:55] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yeah, they should segment the ones that are not moving and mark them all down to 99 cents or something in their own bin. [18:55] IsambardPrince Get rid of them quickly. [18:56] TR News (NEW): Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Android https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Android.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Linux_Devices_Open_Hardware_and_Android.gmi [18:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Android [18:56] TR News (NEW): Switching from Windows to Linux for retro-game emulation fixed problems I didn't know Windows was causing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Switching_from_Windows_to_Linux_for_retro_game_emulation_fixed_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Switching_from_Windows_to_Linux_for_retro_game_emulation_fixed_.gmi [18:56] TR Bot Tux Machines Switching from Windows to Linux for retro-game emulation fixed problems I didn't know Windows was causing [18:56] IsambardPrince I'm not sure why you leave titles nobody even wants for $3 sitting on the shelf forever. [18:57] TR News (NEW): Alternative to Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE, Debian Code Search https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Alternative_to_Debian_based_TrueNAS_SCALE_Debian_Code_Search.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Alternative_to_Debian_based_TrueNAS_SCALE_Debian_Code_Search.gmi [18:57] TR Bot Tux Machines Alternative to Debian-based TrueNAS SCALE, Debian Code Search [18:59] IsambardPrince They could very quickly bring in $1,000 for the store and then move probably boxes of DVDs that are just sitting in the back to the shelf at full price. [18:59] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [18:59] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers ● Sep 07 [19:01] TR News (NEW): 3 Linux phones you can actually buy and use right now (and why you probably shouldn't) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/3_Linux_phones_you_can_actually_buy_and_use_right_now_and_why_y.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/3_Linux_phones_you_can_actually_buy_and_use_right_now_and_why_y.gmi [19:01] TR Bot Tux Machines 3 Linux phones you can actually buy and use right now (and why you probably shouldn't) [19:01] IsambardPrince What they're doing now is inefficient. By just waiting while maybe 10-20 DVDs sell every day, that shelf only turns over completely once every 2-3 months. Demand for physical media is pretty hot right now, but people are still watching their money. [19:02] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [19:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [19:03] TR News (NEW): Web Browsers Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Web_Browsers_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/07/Web_Browsers_Leftovers.gmi [19:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Web Browsers Leftovers [19:05] *includeals_ (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights [19:06] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/09/2026: Cheese, Text-based Life, and Icons in Swaybar https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/Gemini_Links_07_09_2026_Cheese_Text_based_Life_and_Icons_in_Swa.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/Gemini_Links_07_09_2026_Cheese_Text_based_Life_and_Icons_in_Swa.gmi [19:06] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/09/2026: Cheese, Text-based Life, and Icons in Swaybar [19:06] *includeals has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [19:06] *includeals_ is now known as includeals [19:07] *Disconnected (Connection reset by peer). 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Capsule operators in particular have been discussing the problem of scrapers and crawlers for a long time. As an operator myself, I'd like to share a few thoughts on the situation." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202609/20260907-thoughts-on-a-gemini-mcp.gmi [20:56] TR News "My manager basically said Im too valuable to the team to be given a promotion" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1y0mrrr "He didn't use those exact words, of course, but that was the gist of it. How do you even respond to something like that other than quitting? (Which I now fully intend to do as soon as I can find something else - and I wasn't planning on leaving any time soon.)" [20:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m1y0mrrr ) [20:56] TR News "I get what youre saying. Im not surprised by that comment. Managers know that if you get promoted and get a pay raise, there is a good chance youll be on the RA list at some point due to making too much." [20:56] TR News "But it is also a lame a-s excuse trying to make it sound like your manager is doing your favor. They should fight for you if they want to keep you.. just goes to show how dysfunctional that company is. On your way out the door just tell them I am way too valuable not to take the promotion I got at my new job" [20:57] TR News "Getting placed in a higher band will make you more vulnerable to elimination" ● Sep 07 [21:00] TR News Crytek Hit by More Layoffs in Turkey and Germany https://www.techpowerup.com/352448/crytek-hit-by-more-layoffs-in-turkey-and-germany?amp [21:00] TR Bot Hit by More Layoffs in Turkey and Germany | TechPowerUp [21:02] *ewig has quit (Ping timeout: 255 seconds) [21:03] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [21:11] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-crc.udo.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #techrights [21:15] TR News Techrights Alleged Manager at IBM Says "[t]here are likely to be a lot (and I meant, A LOT) of RAs before December." https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/Alleged_Manager_at_IBM_Says_t_here_are_likely_to_be_a_lot_and_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/09/07/Alleged_Manager_at_IBM_Says_t_here_are_likely_to_be_a_lot_and_I.gmi [21:15] TR Bot Techrights Alleged Manager at IBM Says "[t]here are likely to be a lot (and I meant, A LOT) of RAs before December." 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