●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, December 07, 2024 ●● ● Dec 07 [00:00] TR News Techrights Links 06/12/2024: Meal Changes and Internet Nostalgia https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/Links_06_12_2024_Meal_Changes_and_Internet_Nostalgia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/Links_06_12_2024_Meal_Changes_and_Internet_Nostalgia.gmi [00:00] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/12/2024: Meal Changes and Internet Nostalgia [00:01] TR News Flight Simulator https://hackaday.com/2024/12/05/cranking-up-the-detail-in-a-flight-simulator-from-1992/ | Source: Hackaday [00:01] TR Bot Up The Detail In A Flight Simulator From 1992 | Hackaday [00:02] TR News Teleportation https://hackaday.com/2024/12/05/a-brief-history-of-teleportation/ | Source: Hackaday [00:02] TR Bot Brief History Of Teleportation | Hackaday [00:02] TR News The NFT Is Dead. Long Live the NFT? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/style/nft-boom-crash-prices.html [00:02] TR Bot The NFT Is Dead. Long Live the NFT? - The New York Times [00:03] TR News Trump nominates Gail Slater to lead antitrust at DOJ and crypto backer Paul Atkins for head of SEC https://siliconangle.com/2024/12/04/trump-nominates-gail-slater-lead-antitrust-doj-crypto-backer-paul-atkins-head-sec/ [00:03] TR Bot nominates Gail Slater to lead antitrust at DOJ and crypto backer Paul Atkins for head of SEC - SiliconANGLE [00:07] TR News Oil Production https://hackaday.com/2024/12/05/unconventional-oil-production-all-you-need-to-know/ | Source: Hackaday [00:07] TR Bot Oil Production, All You Need To Know | Hackaday [00:07] TR News "Ever wondered if you could build a robot controlled by chemical reactions? [Marb] explores this wild concept in his video, merging chemistry and robotics in a way that feels straight out of sci-fi." https://hackaday.com/2024/12/05/gray-matter-on-a-chip-building-an-artificial-brain-with-luminol/ | Source: Hackaday [00:07] TR Bot Matter On A Chip: Building An Artificial Brain With Luminol | Hackaday [00:09] TR News "Folding Keyboard Mod" https://hackaday.com/2024/12/05/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-folding-keyboard-mod/ | Source: Hackaday [00:09] TR Bot With Kristina: The One With The Folding Keyboard Mod | Hackaday [00:10] TR News "We will admit it. If we found a 386 motherboard as badly corroded as the one [Bits und Bolts] did, we would trash itnot him, though." https://hackaday.com/2024/12/05/how-corroded-can-a-motherboard-be/ | Source: Hackaday [00:10] TR Bot Corroded Can A Motherboard Be? | Hackaday [00:14] TR News Building a Unified Qt Hub: Your Ideas in Action https://www.qt.io/blog/building-a-unified-qt-hub [00:14] TR Bot Building a Unified Qt Hub: Your Ideas in Action [00:15] TR News True Crime: Allan Pinkertons Thirty Years a Detective (1884) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/pinkerton-thirty-years-a-detective [00:15] TR Bot True Crime: Allan Pinkertons *Thirty Years a Detective* (1884) The Public Domain Review [00:15] TR News Lawmakers push for probe into Pentagons telecom security failures after historic cyberattack https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2024/12/lawmakers-push-for-probe-into-pentagons-telecom-security-failures-after-historic-cyberattack/ [00:15] TR Bot Lawmakers push for probe into Pentagons telecom security failures after historic cyberattack [00:17] TR News Jimmy Lai says he was too optimistic about Hongkongers willingness to resist on eve of security laws enactment https://hongkongfp.com/2024/12/05/jimmy-lai-says-he-was-too-optimistic-about-hongkongers-willingness-to-resist-on-eve-of-security-laws-enactment/ [00:17] TR Bot Jimmy Lai says too optimistic about HKers willingness to resist security law [00:19] TR News Is secure boot on the main application processor enough? https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/is-secure-boot-on-the-main-application-processor-enough/ http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI/ It is not about security at all [00:19] TR Bot Is secure boot on the main application processor enough? | Pen Test Partners [00:19] TR Bot UEFI [00:20] TR News U-M report: Program reduces homelessness, utility insecurity https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-report-program-reduces-homelessness-utility-insecurity/ [00:20] TR Bot U-M report: Program reduces homelessness, utility insecurity | The University Record [00:21] TR News FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4 https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-24-49/ [00:21] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #24.49: KDE's Own Distro, Cinnamon 6.4, OpenWrt's First Router, Bootkit Malware in Linux and More [00:22] TR News New COSMIC Desktop Alpha Adds New Options, VRR Support https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/cosmic-desktop-alpha-4-changes [00:22] TR Bot Latest COSMIC Desktop Alpha Adds New Options, VRR Support - OMG! Ubuntu [00:26] TR News Vulkan 1.4 Released with Updated Hey Hi (AI) 8K Video Rendering, and with More Extensions https://www.ubuntupit.com/vulkan-1-4-released-with-updated-api-8k-video-rendering-and-with-more-extensions/ [00:26] TR Bot Vulkan 1.4 Released with Updated API, 8K Video Rendering, and with More Extensions [00:26] TR News Valve publishes Powered by SteamOS brand guidelines logo readied for third-party hardware bundled with this Linux-based OS https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/valve-publishes-powered-by-steamos-brand-guidelines-logo-readied-for-third-party-hardware-bundled-with-this-linux-based-os [00:26] TR Bot Valve publishes Powered by SteamOS brand guidelines logo readied for third-party hardware bundled with this Linux-based OS | Tom's Hardware [00:27] TR News Linus Torvalds: AMD Intel's x86 levels are "completely broken garbage" that "needs to die" https://www.neowin.net/news/linus-torvalds-amd-intels-x86-levels-are-completely-broken-garbage-that-needs-to-die/ [00:27] TR Bot Linus Torvalds: AMD Intel's x86 levels are "completely broken garbage" that "needs to die" - Neowin [00:27] TR News How to Install and Set Up Mumble Voice Chat Software https://www.maketecheasier.com/install-and-setup-mumble-voice-chat-software/ [00:27] TR Bot How to Install and Setup Mumble Voice Chat Software [00:28] TR News Window Maker Live installable GNU/Linux live distro https://www.linuxlinks.com/window-maker-live-installable-linux-distro/ [00:28] TR Bot Maker Live - installable Linux live distro - LinuxLinks [00:28] TR News Hopalong simple Wayland compositor https://www.linuxlinks.com/hopalong-simple-wayland-compositor/ [00:28] TR Bot - simple Wayland compositor - LinuxLinks [00:29] TR News 11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Weather Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-free-weather-software/ [00:29] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source GUI Weather Tools - LinuxLinks [00:29] TR News Zenith turbo-charged top utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/zenith-turbo-charged-top-utility/ [00:29] TR Bot - turbo-charged top utility - LinuxLinks [00:30] TR News Linux Voice Assistants: Revolutionizing Human-Computer Interaction with Natural Language Processing https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-voice-assistants-revolutionizing-human-computer-interaction-natural-language [00:30] TR Bot Linux Voice Assistants: Revolutionizing Human-Computer Interaction with Natural Language Processing | Linux Journal [00:32] TR News Installing Midnight Commander (MC) on AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky https://linux.how2shout.com/installing-midnight-commander-mc-on-almalinux-9-or-rocky/ [00:32] TR Bot Installing Midnight Commander (MC) on AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky - LinuxShout [00:32] TR News Apertis v2024: the new Bookworm-based release for industrial embedded devices https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/apertis-v2024-the-new-bookworm-based-release-for-industrial-embedded-devices.html [00:32] TR Bot Apertis v2024: the new Bookworm-based release for industrial embedded devices [00:33] TR News From Recommendations to Implementation: Increasing Access to Climate Data for Earth Intelligence https://creativecommons.org/2024/12/05/from-recommendations-to-implementation-increasing-access-to-climate-data-for-earth-intelligence [00:33] TR Bot From Recommendations to Implementation: Increasing Access to Climate Data for Earth Intelligence - Creative Commons [00:36] TR News Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024: when digital rights collide with digital oppression https://www.accessnow.org/event/igf-2024/ [00:36] TR Bot IGF 2024: when digital rights collide with digital oppression [00:36] TR News Postal workers are fighting the gigification of a vital public service https://breachmedia.ca/postal-workers-strike-fighting-gigification-public-service/ [00:36] TR Bot Postal workers are fighting the gigification of a vital public service The Breach [00:36] TR News French civil servants protest budget cuts, 'won't give up' regardless of next government https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241205-french-civil-servants-protest-budget-cuts-won-t-give-up-regardless-of-next-government [00:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241205-french-civil-servants-protest-budget-cuts-won-t-give-up-regardless-of-next-government ) [00:37] TR News So proudly saying it turned from journalism into SPAM (B2B) https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/time-ceo-jessica-sibley-says-b2b-shift-is-working-for-101-year-old-brand/ [00:37] TR Bot Jessica Sibley interview: Time CEO says B2B shift is working [00:40] TR News Sort of clickbait https://cloudnativenow.com/contributed-content/its-time-to-make-kubernetes-disappear/ [00:40] TR Bot Its Time to Make Kubernetes Disappear - Cloud Native Now [00:41] TR News Peter Czanik: The syslog-ng Insider 2024-12: FreeBSD audit; 4.8.1; conferences https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/the-syslog-ng-insider-2024-12-freebsd-audit-4-8-1-conferences [00:41] TR Bot syslog-ng Insider 2024-12: FreeBSD audit; 4.8.1; conferences - Blog - syslog-ng Community - syslog-ng Community [00:42] TR News Whats the Right OS for Your Embedded Device? https://www.kdab.com/whats-the-right-os-for-your-embedded-device/ [00:42] TR Bot the Right OS for Your Embedded Device? - KDAB [00:42] TR News Building Smarter Business Apps: 9 Open-Source Frameworks and Platforms for 2025 - Why Not Odoo? https://medevel.com/building-busines-apps-1900/ [00:42] TR Bot Building Smarter Business Apps: 9 Open-Source Frameworks and Platforms for 2025 - Why Not Odoo? [00:43] TR News Turkey Considers Banning Social Media for Teens Under 16 https://medevel.com/turkey-considers-banning-social-media-for-teens-under-16/ [00:43] TR Bot Turkey Considers Banning Social Media for Teens Under 16 [00:44] MinceR https://www.oglaf.com/songsongsong/ [00:44] TR Bot Song of song of songs [00:47] TR News Robotic Vision in Debian: Mastering Image Processing and Object Recognition for Intelligent Robots https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/robotic-vision-debian-mastering-image-processing-and-object-recognition-intelligent-robots [00:47] TR Bot Robotic Vision in Debian: Mastering Image Processing and Object Recognition for Intelligent Robots | Linux Journal [00:48] TR News The Datacenter Is The Accelerator https://www.nextplatform.com/2024/12/05/the-datacenter-is-the-accelerator/ [00:48] TR Bot The Datacenter Is The Accelerator [00:49] TR News "Following U.S. sanctions, Putin lifts requirement for Gazprombank to handle all payments for Russian gas" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/06/putin-lifts-requirement-for-gazprombank-to-handle-all-payments-for-russian-gas-following-u-s-sanctions | Source: Meduza [00:49] TR Bot Following U.S. sanctions, Putin lifts requirement for Gazprombank to handle all payments for Russian gas Meduza [00:49] TR News How to fight Russian sabotage: With psyops and undersea drones. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2024/1205/russia-sabotage-europe-nato-china [00:49] TR Bot can NATO fight Russian sabotage? With psyops and undersea drones. - CSMonitor.com [00:50] TR News Kent professors and organizations helps students manage finals-related stress https://kentwired.com/125123/news/watch/videos/kent-professors-and-organizations-helps-students-manage-finals-related-stress/ [00:50] TR Bot professors and organizations helps students manage finals-related stress KentWired [00:52] TR News Murata LBWA0ZZ2HK/HL low-power Wi-Fi HaLow modules can communicate over 2km https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/05/murata-lbwa0zz2hl-hk-low-power-sub-1-ghz-wi-fi-halow-modules-can-communicate-over-2km/ [00:52] TR Bot Murata LBWA0ZZ2HK/HL low-power Wi-Fi HaLow modules can communicate over 2km - CNX Software [00:52] TR News Tis the Season for COSMIC Alpha 4! (System76 Blog) https://lwn.net/Articles/1000927/ [00:52] TR Bot the Season for COSMIC Alpha 4! (System76 Blog) [LWN.net] [00:53] TR News Tis the Season for COSMIC Alpha 4! https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-4 [00:53] TR Bot Tis the Season for COSMIC Alpha 4! - System76 Blog [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:56] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:57] TR News So why aren't Canonical and IBM capitalising it to promote GNU/Linux? Because Microsoft pays them to promote and resell Microsoft? https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-having-a-tpm-is-non-negotiable-for-windows-11/ [00:57] TR Bot Microsoft says having a TPM is "non-negotiable" for Windows 11 ● Dec 07 [01:02] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [01:03] TR News Coming for Selfies, Staying for Art: Dakars Biennale Draws Young Crowd https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/world/africa/dakar-biennale-youth-audience.html [01:03] TR Bot Coming for Selfies, Staying for Art: Dakars Biennale Draws Young Crowd - The New York Times [01:03] TR News TMF award to help OPM modernize COBOL code via Hey Hi (AI) https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2024/12/tmf-award-to-help-opm-modernize-cobol-code-via-ai/ [01:03] TR Bot TMF award to help OPM modernize COBOL code via AI [01:04] TR News Exclusive: Feds are probing 764, The Coms use of cybercriminal tactics to carry out violent crimes https://cyberscoop.com/the-com-764-cybercrime-violent-crime-fbi-intellignce-report/ [01:04] TR Bot Feds are probing 764, The Coms use of cybercriminal tactics to carry out violent crimes | CyberScoop [01:07] *admfubar (~admfubar@ngqaam7baxnug.irc) has joined #techrights [01:13] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@cmvzaefgg24vy.irc) has joined #techrights [01:14] TR News Government Finally Splits the Online Harms Bill: Never Too Late To Do The Right ThingOr Is It? https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/12/governmentsplits63/ [01:14] TR Bot Government Finally Splits the Online Harms Bill: Never Too Late To Do The Right ThingOr Is It? - Michael Geist [01:19] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], The landlord mass texted everyone. [01:19] IsambardPrince Asking them to please stop stealing packages and not throw garbage on the ground. [01:19] IsambardPrince If he had them pick up the garbage twice a week it would stop overflowing. [01:19] schestowitz[TR3] why send this to everyone? [01:19] schestowitz[TR3] looks like generlisation [01:19] schestowitz[TR3] maybe one tenant stole a parcel [01:20] IsambardPrince How do we even know it was a tenant? [01:20] schestowitz[TR3] now he tacitly accuses everyone [01:20] schestowitz[TR3] seems tactless either way [01:20] IsambardPrince He's a freaking moron and I hope he gets his ass handed to him next year by Mr. Balster. [01:21] IsambardPrince You know he probably brought this on himself by being such a damned crook. [01:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], He sent his minions out to turn the heat in the hallway off. [01:22] IsambardPrince So then a pipe burst and the heat's still off. [01:27] admfubar https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/korea-arrests-ceo-for-adding-ddos-feature-to-satellite-receivers.455605/ [01:27] TR Bot Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers | Wilders Security Forums [01:29] schestowitz[TR3] right [01:30] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], This guy is missing the same part of his brain that Joy was. [01:31] IsambardPrince Me write book on Amazon. Me bestest landlord. Ook ook ook. [01:32] schestowitz[TR3] he seems fiinished [01:32] schestowitz[TR3] trying to see how much as can "collect" [01:32] schestowitz[TR3] while waiting for trial [01:32] IsambardPrince He's obviously broke and now he's facing a trial that will pretty much expose the rot. [01:34] TR News "A.I.-driven podcast" = trash... with Digital Restrictions (DRM) on top https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/style/spotify-wrapped-2024.html [01:34] TR Bot Spotify Wrapped Falls Flat for Some - The New York Times [01:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], This place was on the market for 8 months before this guy bought it. [01:35] IsambardPrince Mark was never going to be able to offload this place at a profit unless he ran into this particular guy. [01:35] IsambardPrince So greedy and stupid that he'd rush in blindly to a 60 year old building full of patchwork repair jobs. [01:36] IsambardPrince I wonder what he did to Mr. Balster. [01:37] schestowitz[TR3] probably a lender [01:37] schestowitz[TR3] or similar [01:38] IsambardPrince "Well, allow me to clear your line of fire..." -Ba'al (SG-1) [01:38] IsambardPrince MinceR, ^ [01:39] admfubar https://www.wired.com/story/this-laser-system-can-locate-landmines-with-high-accuracy/ [01:39] TR Bot Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines | WIRED [01:42] TR News From accosting drug smugglers to herding livestock just another day on SA border protection https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/border-security/from-accosting-drug-smugglers-to-herding-livestock-just-another-day-on-sa-border-protection/ [01:42] TR Bot From accosting drug smugglers to herding livestock just another day on SA border protection - defenceWeb [01:43] TR News 'Vindictive political culture': Since 1988, four South Korean presidents jailed, one died by suicide https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241205-vindictive-political-culture-since-1988-four-south-korean-presidents-jailed-one-died-by-suicide [01:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20241205-vindictive-political-culture-since-1988-four-south-korean-presidents-jailed-one-died-by-suicide ) [01:44] TR News Chinese company that makes digital weapons now taking the lead on RISC-V in Linux... https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-RFC-v2-64K-RISC-V-PS [01:44] TR Bot Patches Would Allow RISC-V To Use A 64K Page Size - Phoronix [01:44] TR News TikTik vs EU. "A pro-Russian outsider is suddenly close to the Romanian presidency" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/12/05/a-pro-russian-outsider-is-suddenly-close-to-the-romanian-presidency-declassified-documents-point-to-a-tiktok-influence-campaign | Source: Meduza [01:44] TR Bot A pro-Russian outsider is suddenly close to the Romanian presidency. Heres what a Georgescu victory could mean for Ukraine and NATO. Meduza [01:47] TR News Pluralistic: Denise Hearn and Vass Bednar's "The Big Fix" (05 Dec 2024) https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/05/ted-rogers-is-a-dope/ [01:47] TR Bot Pluralistic: Denise Hearn and Vass Bednars The Big Fix (05 Dec 2024) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [01:47] admfubar https://walledculture.org/why-italys-piracy-shield-risks-moving-from-tiresome-digital-farce-to-serious-national-tragedy/ [01:47] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://walledculture.org/why-italys-piracy-shield-risks-moving-from-tiresome-digital-farce-to-serious-national-tragedy/ ) [01:49] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], He lives a couple towns over. [01:49] IsambardPrince 78 years old. [01:49] IsambardPrince Not a tenant. [01:50] schestowitz[TR3] probably business related [01:50] schestowitz[TR3] i.e. money related [01:50] schestowitz[TR3] and nothing else [01:53] IsambardPrince https://www.npr.org/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5218625/sale-leaseback-rent-mortgage-easyknock [01:53] TR Bot A company that turned homeowners into renters abruptly shuts down : NPR [01:54] IsambardPrince "EasyKnock promises to help people "unlock" the equity in their homes by buying the property from them and then letting them remain in the home as a renter. This type of real estate transaction, known as a sale-leaseback, focuses on homeowners who struggle to get traditional loans due to bad credit or insufficient income." [01:56] TR News "The identity crisis starts with its name. While the primary website is wubuntu.org, that name is rarely seen inside the OS itself." https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/wubuntu/ [01:56] TR Bot Wubuntu: The lovechild of Windows and Linux nobody asked for The Register [01:58] TR News "Mozilla announced a series of major new features coming to Firefox in the next 12 months, including long-requested features such as native profile management, an option for vertical tabs, and a more intuitive URL bar search experience, and tab grouping." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/how-to-enable-firefox-tab-groups [01:58] TR Bot Want to Try Tab Groups in Firefox? Here's How - OMG! Ubuntu ● Dec 07 [02:01] TR News "Alongside the new alpha is a freshly-spun ISO of Pop!_OS 24.04 (Alpha), making it easy to check out the changes for yourself on a spare partition, USB drive, or virtual machine. But the COSMIC DE alphas are available on other distros too, including Arch Linux." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/cosmic-desktop-alpha-4-changes [02:01] TR Bot Latest COSMIC Desktop Alpha Adds New Options, VRR Support - OMG! Ubuntu [02:03] TR News Microsoft pays IBM, Microsoft gets IBM to promote WINDOWS https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsofts-wsl-2-looks-like-it-could-be-getting-even-stronger-with-official-support-from-fedora [02:03] TR Bot Microsoft's WSL 2 looks like it could be getting even stronger with official support from Fedora | Windows Central [02:04] TR News The future of Mozilla is marketing people in charge of a former tech company https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/mozilla-new-brand-identity-unveiled see http://techrights.org/wiki/Mozilla/ [02:04] TR Bot Mozilla Formally Unveils its Rawr-Some New Logo - OMG! Ubuntu [02:04] TR Bot Mozilla [02:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], This guy adds no value to the world, you know. [02:07] IsambardPrince So if he loses everything next year and has to tell his family that his days of swindling are over... [02:08] IsambardPrince Hard to feel sorry for him. [02:08] IsambardPrince He exists to prey on people who can't afford proper housing. [02:08] schestowitz[TR3] schestowitz[TR3], This guy adds no value to the world, you know. [02:09] schestowitz[TR3] your landlord? [02:10] TR News Powered by SteamOS: Valve's Linux gaming OS prepares to expand beyond the Steam Deck https://www.techspot.com/news/105849-powered-steamos-valve-linux-gaming-os-prepares-expand.html [02:10] TR Bot by SteamOS: Valve's Linux gaming OS prepares to expand beyond the Steam Deck | TechSpot [02:11] TR News "Linux is a good alternative to Windows: It's free, runs stably, and is supplied with updates for a long time. We present three systems that look particularly similar to Windows." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2532994/3-free-linux-distros-that-look-and-feel-like-windows.html [02:11] TR Bot free Linux distros that look and feel like Windows | PCWorld [02:16] TR News "Nice to see that NVIDIA are continuing to clearly list the changes since their direct previous release, which is something I asked them to do at the start of this year. Previously, they were listing every single change each release when moving drivers between their named branches, which caused confusion." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/nvidia-565-77-stable-driver-for-linux-released/ [02:16] TR Bot 565.77 stable driver for Linux released | GamingOnLinux [02:17] TR News "So it seems at launch, at least right now, it does indeed work on Steam Deck. Sticking it into Low overall details and the performance looked pretty good too above 50FPS. Not quite keeping 60FPS, but still pretty good, a few dips down into the 40s during heavy combat." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/free-to-play-monster-hunting-game-dauntless-now-on-steam-and-works-on-steam-deck-desktop-linux-needs-a-quick-fix/ [02:17] TR Bot to play monster-hunting game Dauntless now on Steam and works on Steam Deck, desktop Linux needs a quick fix | GamingOnLinux [02:18] TR News Biased and ridiculous 'study' https://www.developer-tech.com/news/linux-foundation-releases-census-iii-open-source-report/ see https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/All_the_Red_Flags_in_New_Linux_Foundation_Report.shtml [02:18] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/linux-foundation-releases-census-iii-open-source-report/ ) [02:18] TR Bot Techrights All the Red Flags in New Linux Foundation Report [02:19] TR News But they get LLMs making bot-written puff pieces about it https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/Brittany_Day_linuxsecurity_com_Reposing_Linux_Foundation_Micros.shtml [02:19] TR Bot Techrights Brittany Day (linuxsecurity.com) Reposing Linux Foundation/Microsoft FUD Using LLMs, Probably Controlled by Microsoft [02:20] TR News "Under the hood, the new Alpine Linux release has up-to-date components, including GCC 14, LLVM 19, Node.js 20.11 LTS, Rust 1.83, Crystal 1.14, Go 1.23, PHP 8.4, Qt 6.8, and .NET 9.0." https://9to5linux.com/alpine-linux-3-21-released-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts-initial-loongarch64-support [02:20] TR Bot Linux 3.21 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS, Initial LoongArch64 Support - 9to5Linux [02:20] TR News "The Linux 6.12 kernel started making its way into the stable software repositories of various popular GNU/Linux distributions, including Arch Linux, openSUSE Tumbleweed, Fedora Linux, and others. Therefore, its highly recommended that you upgrade to Linux kernel 6.12 LTS as soon as possible." https://9to5linux.com/its-official-linux-kernel-6-12-will-be-lts-supported-for-multiple-years [02:20] TR Bot Official: Linux Kernel 6.12 Will Be LTS, Supported for "Multiple Years" - 9to5Linux [02:21] TR News "Linux kernel 4.19, the last of the Linux 4.x kernel series, has now reached the end of its supported life as announced earlier on the Linux kernel mailing list by kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman." https://9to5linux.com/linux-4-19-the-last-of-the-linux-4-x-kernel-series-reaches-end-of-life [02:21] TR Bot 4.19, the Last Supported Kernel of the Linux 4.x Series, Reaches End of Life - 9to5Linux [02:21] TR News "Linux kernel 6.11 is not a long-term support (LTS) branch so it was supported for only a couple of months with eleven maintenance updates" https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-11-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-12-lts [02:21] TR Bot Kernel 6.11 Reaches End of Life, Its Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS - 9to5Linux [02:22] TR News "NVIDIA released today NVIDIA 565.77 as the first stable version of the NVIDIA 565 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems with various improvements and multiple bug fixes." https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-565-linux-graphics-driver-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new [02:22] TR Bot 565 Linux Graphics Driver Is Now Available for Download, Here's What's New - 9to5Linux [02:23] TR News "For those still on Mesa 24.2, you should now be good to upgrade." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/mesa-24-3-1-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers-released/ [02:23] TR Bot 24.3.1 open source Linux graphics drivers released | GamingOnLinux [02:24] TR News "We already had one this week because Amazon did a double-drop. But not only that, they also surprise-dropped a bunch of extra games today that they didn't previously announce in support of their new Secret Level series. Some good stuff here for you." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/prime-gaming-december-5th-edition-for-steam-deck-linux-a-bunch-of-special-extras-were-added-this-week/ [02:24] TR Bot Gaming December 5th edition for Steam Deck / Linux - a bunch of special extras were added this week | GamingOnLinux [02:25] TR News "Curiously, on Steam Deck with SteamOS 3.6, Proton 9.0-3 had the same issues but Proton Experimental did get into the game. Repeatedly testing Proton Experimental on Steam Deck and yes, it does go in-game. So back to Desktop and it still doesn't work there." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/delta-force-developer-mentions-they-will-look-at-supporting-steam-deck-linux/ [02:25] TR Bot Force developer mentions they will look at supporting Steam Deck / Linux | GamingOnLinux [02:26] IsambardPrince your landlord? [02:26] IsambardPrince Yes. [02:26] IsambardPrince His only goal is to strip mine. [02:26] IsambardPrince And he was so greedy and stupid and ham-handed that it blew up on him in two years. [02:26] IsambardPrince And now he has this guy after him. [02:27] schestowitz[TR3] he didn't think or check enough [02:27] schestowitz[TR3] just worried whether the A/C had work [02:27] schestowitz[TR3] deal done [02:27] schestowitz[TR3] SIGN THIS DOC! [02:27] IsambardPrince "Do these air conditioners work?" [02:27] IsambardPrince Air conditioners from 60 years ago... [02:27] IsambardPrince :) [02:28] IsambardPrince They don't make them anymore. [02:28] IsambardPrince There's some companies making replacement parts. [02:28] IsambardPrince Nobody who built this place was thinking about the future. [02:28] IsambardPrince They installed everything cheaply and then it got old. [02:29] IsambardPrince It may have been cheap to build but as people who owned it later found out, it ain't cheap to keep. [02:29] IsambardPrince Digging up floors. Knocking out walls to get to broken pipes. [02:29] IsambardPrince 100 year old pump leading to the sewer. [02:29] IsambardPrince Parking lot sinking. A/C units failing. [02:30] TR News EndeavourOS is a great way to enter the Arch Linux ecosystem https://www.xda-developers.com/thread/endevouros-great-for-arch-linux-beginners/ [02:30] TR Bot EndeavourOS is a great way to enter the Arch Linux ecosystem [02:30] TR News "If you're a Cinnamon desktop fan (or a fan of Linux Mint), you'll love the new version which offers exciting features sure to please anyone." https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-ways-the-new-cinnamon-desktop-is-better-than-your-default-linux-de-and-how-to-try-it/ [02:30] TR Bot ways the new Cinnamon desktop is better than your default Linux DE - and how to try it | ZDNET [02:40] cmb You know what would be nice here in the US is a nation-wide rent strike. I suggest that to a lot of people I meet. [02:41] cmb Funnily enough, I suggested it while talking to a 19-year-old med tech during one of my recent hospital stays, and she's like, "But that wouldn't be a nice thing to do to people who own property." Oh, my sweet summer child. [02:41] schestowitz[TR3] some did that [02:41] schestowitz[TR3] about 4 years ago [02:41] schestowitz[TR3] look that up [02:46] schestowitz[TR3] also happened here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_University_of_Manchester_protests [02:46] TR Bot 2020 University of Manchester protests - Wikipedia [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-061224.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-061224.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-061224.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-061224.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 06, 2024 [02:46] schestowitz[TR3] "a series of student protests and rent strikes" [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-061224.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-061224.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-061224.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-061224.txt [02:47] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 06, 2024 [02:47] IsambardPrince That person is blasting their stereo again. [02:47] IsambardPrince Boom boom boom nigga nigga nigga. [02:47] IsambardPrince Where have I heard this music before? [02:48] IsambardPrince I went upstairs to close the hallway door and it smells like cheap cigars from that apartment. [02:48] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-061224.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-061224.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-061224.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-061224.txt [02:48] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 06, 2024 [02:49] cmb Here in Oregon, we were getting steep rent increases every year for a number of years. $925 a month for this place back in 2018, $1180 now. Covid gave us a year without increases. I think we haven't had one this year because they've changed management companies which sowed confusion. The former management company was ran by embezzlers and pillars of the community Jeff and Valerie White. [02:49] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-061224.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-061224.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-061224.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-061224.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, December 06, 2024 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2024-12-06.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2024-12-06.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:49] IsambardPrince This guy raises the rent and then moves in people who don't pay and makes him evict them. [02:50] TR News Wine 10.0-rc1 https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-10.0-rc1 [02:50] TR Bot Wine 10.0-rc1 wine / wine GitLab [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2024-12-06.txt [02:53] schestowitz[TR3] cmb: they taker advantage of lending changes [02:53] schestowitz[TR3] and how people [02:53] schestowitz[TR3] a) don't have job se [02:53] schestowitz[TR3] b) cannot take mortgages with decent rates [02:53] schestowitz[TR3] c) shortages of units in some places [02:53] schestowitz[TR3] *job sec [02:55] TR News Wine staging 10.0-rc1 release https://marc.info/?l=wine-devel&m=173352539819073&w=2 [02:55] TR Bot 'Wine staging 10.0-rc1 release' - MARC [02:55] IsambardPrince Pretty much they won't give people like me a mortgage. [02:56] IsambardPrince Even if they did, the mortgage would be so fucking expensive that it would be impossible. [02:56] IsambardPrince They've collaborated with each other so they ALL raise rent to exactly the same amount at once. [02:56] IsambardPrince And don't build any new units. [02:56] schestowitz[TR3] it would be put together under the assumption you will fail to pay [02:56] schestowitz[TR3] and repossession will ensue [02:57] IsambardPrince Right, renting is a bad deal because mortgage is a horrible one. [02:57] IsambardPrince The banks that write mortgages rarely hold onto any of them. [02:57] IsambardPrince They sell them to Fannie and Freddie, which turn them into bonds and sell them to speculators. [02:57] schestowitz[TR3] https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-debt [02:57] TR Bot United States Government Debt [02:57] IsambardPrince Some of them get paid, many don't. They win either way and the government helps them fuck you. [02:58] schestowitz[TR3] rose by over 500 billion in one month [02:58] schestowitz[TR3] bailouts for intel, weapons for taiwan... [02:58] schestowitz[TR3] it all adds up [02:58] schestowitz[TR3] bailing out svb was "slush funds" ● Dec 07 [03:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Someone on FICO Forums asked about mattress recommendations. I posted, [03:00] IsambardPrince "I just got a Zinus 12" King on Amazon last year. They're all foam. If you want more foam, do what I did and add a 3-4" topper (which are not expensive and save wear on the mattress itself. [03:00] IsambardPrince [03:00] IsambardPrince You don't need one of those "84 months of freaking payments" mattresses to stay comfortable. Lots of companies sell a perfectly good bed in a box. And when it's all foam with no coils that eventually poke you and turn it into a torture rack, you don't need expensive disposal services, you just carve up the mattress when you're done and bag it and toss it in the dumpster until it's gone." [03:00] IsambardPrince --- [03:00] IsambardPrince 84 months of payments on mattresses sometimes, at those furniture stores. [03:00] IsambardPrince Can you believe that? [03:02] MinceR "I find that hard to believe." [03:03] TR News (NEW): WINE Release: Wine 10.0-rc1/Wine staging 10.0-rc1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/WINE_Release_Wine_10_0_rc1_Wine_staging_10_0_rc1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/WINE_Release_Wine_10_0_rc1_Wine_staging_10_0_rc1.gmi [03:03] TR Bot Tux Machines WINE Release: Wine 10.0-rc1/Wine staging 10.0-rc1 [03:03] cmb I had a chance to get a mortgage back in 2004/2005, for a duplex in Ada Oklahoma. My landlord was trying to sell, and he wanted to sell to me. Kind of wish I'd done that now. $45k for a roomy place. But I was young and trying to go for a PhD. [03:06] TR News (NEW): Game Streaming on Raspberry Pi 5, Godot 4.4 dev 6, Flight Simulator, SteamOS (ArchLinux) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Game_Streaming_on_Raspberry_Pi_5_Godot_4_4_dev_6_Flight_Simulat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Game_Streaming_on_Raspberry_Pi_5_Godot_4_4_dev_6_Flight_Simulat.gmi [03:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Game Streaming on Raspberry Pi 5, Godot 4.4 dev 6, Flight Simulator, SteamOS (ArchLinux) [03:08] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/today_s_howtos.gmi [03:08] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [03:08] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [03:08] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [03:08] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 06, 2024 https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_December_06_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_December_06_2024.gmi [03:08] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Friday, December 06, 2024 [03:09] IsambardPrince MinceR, I had to dig out my ANC headphones. [03:09] IsambardPrince Active Nigga Canceling. [03:09] IsambardPrince Very expensive. [03:09] IsambardPrince :P [03:10] IsambardPrince The stereo and cheap cigars people upstairs. [03:10] MinceR are there general human-canceling headphones? [03:11] IsambardPrince No, they have a very specific DSP that listens for THUMP THUMP NIGGA NIGGA NIGGA and filters it out. [03:11] schestowitz[TR3] who would feed the cars then, MinceR ? [03:11] IsambardPrince Wear it while driving, sleeping, and using the computer. [03:11] schestowitz[TR3] *Cats [03:12] MinceR cats can take care of themselves [03:12] MinceR they're not dogs [03:13] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:13] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:13] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:21] TR News Openwashing https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/when-infrastructure-as-code-met-devops-spacelift [03:21] TR Bot When Infrastructure as Code met DevOps: Spacelift [03:26] IsambardPrince There we go. [03:26] IsambardPrince Some ELO. [03:26] IsambardPrince Now I don't have to listen to the neighbor. [03:27] IsambardPrince "Barely human: What the hell?" - The robot in Red Dwarf when deciding who to kill, upon seeing Lister [03:27] IsambardPrince MinceR, ^ [03:28] TR News (NEW): Latest From Peter Czanik and syslog-ng Insider https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Latest_From_Peter_Czanik_and_syslog_ng_Insider.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Latest_From_Peter_Czanik_and_syslog_ng_Insider.gmi [03:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Latest From Peter Czanik and syslog-ng Insider [03:30] TR News (NEW): Operating Systems: FreeDOS, frood, and ZephyrOS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Operating_Systems_FreeDOS_frood_and_ZephyrOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Operating_Systems_FreeDOS_frood_and_ZephyrOS.gmi [03:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Operating Systems: FreeDOS, frood, and ZephyrOS [03:31] IsambardPrince https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Blue_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album) [03:31] TR Bot Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album) - Wikipedia [03:31] IsambardPrince One of my favorite albums from ELO, and one of my favorites in general really. [03:31] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Swimming in Buzzwords and Other Nonsense (Not a Geeks-Run Company Anymore) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Red_Hat_Swimming_in_Buzzwords_and_Other_Nonsense_Not_a_Geeks_Ru.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Red_Hat_Swimming_in_Buzzwords_and_Other_Nonsense_Not_a_Geeks_Ru.gmi [03:31] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Swimming in Buzzwords and Other Nonsense (Not a Geeks-Run Company Anymore) [03:33] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: MIPS, AmpereOne, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_MIPS_AmpereOne_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_MIPS_AmpereOne_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [03:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: MIPS, AmpereOne, Raspberry Pi, and More [03:34] *jkl has quit (Quit: Gone.) [03:34] IsambardPrince It's rare when you can pull out a CD and actually like the whole thing, very little filler. [03:35] TR News (NEW): Debian-based Apertis and Robotic Vision in Debian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Debian_based_Apertis_and_Robotic_Vision_in_Debian.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Debian_based_Apertis_and_Robotic_Vision_in_Debian.gmi [03:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian-based Apertis and Robotic Vision in Debian [03:35] IsambardPrince But pretty much all the great music was from the 70s and 80s. Some in the 90s too. [03:35] IsambardPrince It's been in steep decline ever since. [03:35] IsambardPrince MinceR, When I go through the radio stations in the morning now I hit the Catholic station and make fun of it a lot. [03:36] IsambardPrince Usually it's some 90 year old woman praying the rosary or something. [03:36] MinceR i stopped using radio [03:36] IsambardPrince And I told Mandy "There's something where you can rock out with your cock out." [03:36] MinceR the pedophile-communists took over all the channels [03:36] MinceR in some places they couldn't figure out what to fill them up with, so some kiddie-fucker radio is broadcast on multiple channels [03:36] TR News (NEW): Mozilla Run by Marketing People and Buzzwords Agenda, Acts Accordingly https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Mozilla_Run_by_Marketing_People_and_Buzzwords_Agenda_Acts_Accor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Mozilla_Run_by_Marketing_People_and_Buzzwords_Agenda_Acts_Accor.gmi [03:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla Run by Marketing People and Buzzwords Agenda, Acts Accordingly [03:36] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [03:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [03:37] MinceR for a while i listened to klubradio over the Internet [03:37] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], People like my landlord running Mozilla. [03:37] IsambardPrince Extracting what they can for themselves. [03:37] IsambardPrince Killing it. [03:37] MinceR but eventually i realized that 444 and telex make far better audio on demand ("podcast") shows and switched to those [03:38] *jkl (~jkl@freenode/user/jkl) has joined #techrights [03:40] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Security_Leftovers.gmi [03:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [03:40] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Did it ever occur to you that the people who don't like you might be Juggalos? [03:40] IsambardPrince Whatever you do, don't give them any Faygo. [03:40] IsambardPrince It just makes them stronger. [03:43] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [03:43] schestowitz[TR3] Juggalos? [03:48] IsambardPrince Fans of the Insane Clown Posse. [03:55] schestowitz[TR3] no idea what you are on about... [03:58] MinceR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insane_Clown_Posse [03:58] TR Bot Insane Clown Posse - Wikipedia ● Dec 07 [04:00] MinceR better yet, https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Insane_Clown_Posse [04:00] TR Bot Insane Clown Posse - RationalWiki [04:01] schestowitz[TR3] "ardcore fans of Insane Clown Posse are known as Juggalos" [04:02] IsambardPrince They talk about murdering people with an axe. [04:03] IsambardPrince And drinking Faygo. [04:03] IsambardPrince Many wear clown makeup. [04:05] IsambardPrince https://www.npr.org/2024/12/06/g-s1-37117/south-korea-impeachment-yoon [04:05] TR Bot South Korea president to face impeachment vote : NPR [04:05] IsambardPrince Well, this seems like an epic fuck-up. [04:05] IsambardPrince A failed coup. [04:07] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Openwashing Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Openwashing_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Openwashing_Leftovers.gmi [04:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Openwashing Leftovers [04:08] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftoverss https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/GNU_Linux_Leftoverss.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/GNU_Linux_Leftoverss.gmi [04:08] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftoverss [04:09] schestowitz[TR3] typo [04:09] schestowitz[TR3] darn [04:09] schestowitz[TR3] fixed [04:12] TR News Techrights Links 07/12/2024: DEI Chopped by University of Michigan, French and South Korean Governments in Turmoil https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Links_07_12_2024_DEI_Chopped_by_University_of_Michigan_French_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Links_07_12_2024_DEI_Chopped_by_University_of_Michigan_French_a.gmi [04:12] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/12/2024: DEI Chopped by University of Michigan, French and South Korean Governments in Turmoil [04:13] TR News "Democrats spark outrage with desperate fundraising ploy amid layoffs" [04:15] TR News Indian media conflates EVERYTHING with "hey hi", comes up with headline "Should AI be blamed for sporadic layoffs in tech?" [04:15] TR News "Should THINGS be blamed for sporadic layoffs in tech?" [04:15] TR News "Should NEW STUFF be blamed for sporadic layoffs in tech?" [04:15] TR News "Should HUMANS be blamed for sporadic layoffs in tech?" [04:16] IsambardPrince https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-business-licenses-hit-lowest-level-since-pandemic/ [04:16] TR Bot Chicago business licenses hit lowest level since pandemic [04:16] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Chicago's total business licenses has dropped to the level it was at during the COVID lockdown. [04:16] TR News HEY HI. Suddenly it's everywhere. You can even hey HEY HI SNEAKERS. Amazing!! [04:17] TR News MSM: blah blah blah Sam Altman blah blah blah Superintelligence [04:18] TR News It's Not the "Era of HEY HI", it's t he era of "Sam Altman sez" [04:18] TR News Superintelligence?? WHAT DOES IT BLOODY MEAN?? NOTHING! [04:18] TR News The MSM is just satirising itself at this point [04:19] TR News "Xbox leadership addressed Blizzard staff for the first time today"... only took them, what? Over a year?? [04:19] TR News Where is the ACTUAL news, not "Sam Altman sez" pieces? [04:20] IsambardPrince https://finance.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealthcare-spotlight-reveals-pivotal-ai-010300550.html [04:20] TR Bot UnitedHealthcare spotlight reveals pivotal AI failure [04:20] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], The CEO got shot because of "AI" apparently? [04:21] schestowitz[TR3] it is era of hey hi [04:22] schestowitz[TR3] and also hey hi arms race [04:22] schestowitz[TR3] hey hi is everywher [04:22] schestowitz[TR3] the shooter ran to Cental Park [04:22] schestowitz[TR3] in NYC [04:22] schestowitz[TR3] the park is hey hi [04:22] schestowitz[TR3] so let's blame the hey hi park [04:23] IsambardPrince https://www.yahoo.com/news/security-companies-getting-slammed-calls-221631871.html [04:23] TR Bot Security companies are getting slammed with calls after the killing of UnitedHealthcares CEO [04:23] IsambardPrince "Protect employees."? [04:24] IsambardPrince If there's a shooting at Walmart, the store manager comes in to threaten to fire people who talk about it and says the store stays open. [04:24] schestowitz[TR3] "Security companies" [04:24] IsambardPrince Surrounding CEOs with goons. [04:25] schestowitz[TR3] ww1 started with assassination [04:25] schestowitz[TR3] grenade in a car iirc [04:25] schestowitz[TR3] anyway, bbl [04:27] *diodesign has quit (Quit: leaving) [04:39] IsambardPrince "One month before Thompsons assassination, hospitals began reporting an uptick in denied insurance claims. This prompted speculation that the AI bots being used by insurance providers were responsible. Families of now-deceased patients who UnitedHealthcare denied coverage opted to take legal action." [04:40] IsambardPrince Death by chatbot. [04:40] IsambardPrince "According to the suit, the companies were aware that the AI model had a 90% error rate in evaluating their claims and had overridden the determinations made by both patients physicians. [04:40] IsambardPrince " [04:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR3], Worth a mention? [04:44] IsambardPrince They chose to turn this over to "machine learning" despite a high error rate, so they could fire people. The denials led to people dying. They didn't care because they found that only 0.2% would appeal it. [04:44] IsambardPrince Then they pretend their CEO who was shot was such a pillar of the community. [04:49] IsambardPrince https://www.yahoo.com/news/americans-just-t-feel-sympathy-143819239.html [04:49] TR Bot The Americans who just cant feel sympathy for healthcare boss slain in the street [04:49] IsambardPrince "noname [04:49] IsambardPrince 11 hours ago [04:49] IsambardPrince Exactly. I'm an ortho surgeon. Insurance companies ration care based on big data not quality. We hear complaints all day long. Many of us are armed in offices because we end up taking the brunt of complaints more appropriately directed at insurers." [04:50] IsambardPrince The surgeons are armed, with guns. [04:50] IsambardPrince Because of "disgruntled patients". ● Dec 07 [05:34] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [05:40] *oarion7 has quit (Quit: Running IRC on a charmed medieval abacus.) ● Dec 07 [06:04] *alextee has quit (Quit: Leaving) [06:25] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@p6cwq4eumjeae.irc) has joined #techrights [06:25] IsambardPrince https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5218574/rfk-vaccines-anti-vaccine-infectious-disease [06:25] TR Bot How RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine views could unleash vaccine-preventable diseases : Shots - Health News : NPR [06:26] IsambardPrince People already don't get their vaccines because they can't afford them and nobody helps them. [06:26] IsambardPrince Part of the reason there's an explosion in STDs (a related problem, cost) is because the government has pretty much defunded those test and treat centers that used to be everywhere when I was in my teens and 20s. [06:27] IsambardPrince And now it's $460 doctor visits, and $1600 test panels, and then they MIGHT treat you with a shot of antibiotics, for $1200. [06:27] IsambardPrince So it's not just that people got more gross. [06:27] IsambardPrince It's because they can't afford to treat anything. [06:28] IsambardPrince They can't afford food and rent. ● Dec 07 [07:50] schestowitz[TR3] BillPR [07:53] schestowitz[TR3] angel bill will protect you from EvilBillionaire [07:53] schestowitz[TR3] just take 2 more boosters [07:57] TR News Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world https://theconversation.com/their-dna-survives-in-diverse-populations-across-the-world-but-who-were-the-denisovans-244441 [07:57] TR Bot Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world but who were the Denisovans? [07:58] TR News Better ways to recover metals needed for technology from electronic waste could benefit the environment and human health https://theconversation.com/better-ways-to-recover-metals-needed-for-technology-from-electronic-waste-could-benefit-the-environment-and-human-health-237182 [07:58] TR Bot Better ways to recover metals needed for technology from electronic waste could benefit the environment and human health [07:59] TR News Why some book fans are leaving Amazon-owned Goodreads in wake of the U.S. election https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/goodreads-fans-leaving-election-1.7392369 [07:59] TR Bot Why some book fans are leaving Amazon-owned Goodreads in wake of the U.S. election | CBC News [07:59] TR News Amazon, Google, Meta accused of dodging Senate questions https://www.theage.com.au/technology/a-cheap-magic-trick-amazon-google-meta-accused-of-dodging-senate-questions-20241126-p5ktlc.html [07:59] TR Bot AI inquiry: Amazon, Google, Meta accused of dodging Senate questions ● Dec 07 [08:00] TR News EU Closes Investigations Into Amazon, Starbucks and Fiat Tax Rulings https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-11-28/eu-closes-investigations-into-amazon-starbucks-and-fiat-tax-rulings [08:00] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-11-28/eu-closes-investigations-into-amazon-starbucks-and-fiat-tax-rulings ) [08:00] TR News 'Make Amazon Pay' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amazon-workers-20-countries-strike-under-make-amazon-pay-will-uk-shoppers-affected-172906 [08:00] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amazon-workers-20-countries-strike-under-make-amazon-pay-will-uk-shoppers-affected-172906 ) [08:00] TR News Renewed Battle Over Amazon Oil https://truthout.org/video/ecuadors-indigenous-communities-face-renewed-battle-over-amazon-oil/ [08:00] TR Bot Ecuadors Indigenous Communities Face Renewed Battle Over Amazon Oil | Truthout [08:02] TR News "We've also adjusted the language of install-time permissions - aka sandbox holes - to be more clear that these represent advanced system access and the implications of adjusting them." https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-available-now/ [08:02] TR Bot elementary OS 8 Available Now elementary Blog [08:02] TR News ALTLinux 10.4 "Education" is out in Russia [08:03] TR News Armbian v24.11 https://www.armbian.com/newsflash/armbian-v24-11/ [08:03] TR Bot v24.11 - Armbian [08:05] TR News (NEW): Armbian 24.11 Released with Support for OrangePi 5 Max and Radxa ROCK 5B+ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/11/30/Armbian_24_11_Released_with_Support_for_OrangePi_5_Max_and_Radx.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/11/30/Armbian_24_11_Released_with_Support_for_OrangePi_5_Max_and_Radx.gmi [08:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Armbian 24.11 Released with Support for OrangePi 5 Max and Radxa ROCK 5B+ [08:11] TR News Dr.Parted 24.12 is out [08:12] TR News At the turn of the month, new ISOs of ArchBang 0112 and Arch 2024.12.01 too [08:13] TR News "another Linux distribution can be run in a container and within that container there is access to the entire package repository of that distribution." https://bkhome.org/news/202412/easyos-scarthgap-series-version-65-released.html [08:13] TR Bot EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.5 released [08:14] TR News Release Announcement: Nitrux 3.8.0 db https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-3-8-0/ [08:14] TR Bot Release Announcement: Nitrux 3.8.0 "db" Nitrux #DisruptiveByDesign Official Website [08:15] TR News (NEW): Nitrux 3.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12, Better Support for NVIDIA Users https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/03/Nitrux_3_8_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_12_Better_Support_for_N.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/03/Nitrux_3_8_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_12_Better_Support_for_N.gmi [08:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Nitrux 3.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12, Better Support for NVIDIA Users [08:16] TR News "Sponsored by Netflix." https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.2R/announce/ [08:16] TR Bot FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE Announcement | The FreeBSD Project [08:17] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [08:18] TR News Still a STEADY stream of new release of GNU/Linux releases. 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[11:18] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@28zhuu2v47wgn.irc) has joined #techrights [11:36] TR News Techrights Another Massive Blow to the Web https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Another_Massive_Blow_to_the_Web.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Another_Massive_Blow_to_the_Web.gmi [11:36] TR Bot Techrights Another Massive Blow to the Web [11:36] TR News (NEW): Archcraft is a solid, super fast distro for anyone ready to move beyond beginner Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Archcraft_is_a_solid_super_fast_distro_for_anyone_ready_to_move.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Archcraft_is_a_solid_super_fast_distro_for_anyone_ready_to_move.gmi [11:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Archcraft is a solid, super fast distro for anyone ready to move beyond beginner Linux [11:38] psydruid death of the web would mean that people don't need to chase the latest hardware anymore [11:38] psydruid so bring it on [11:39] TR News (NEW): My 4 favorite open-source apps for personal finance - that run on Linux, MacOS, and Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/My_4_favorite_open_source_apps_for_personal_finance_that_run_on.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/My_4_favorite_open_source_apps_for_personal_finance_that_run_on.gmi [11:39] TR Bot Tux Machines My 4 favorite open-source apps for personal finance - that run on Linux, MacOS, and Windows [11:54] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:57] TR News Techrights It's FOSS? 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[11:58] TR News FOSS Force is posting LF SPAM again (see latest update) https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/03/It_s_FOSS_No_It_s_SPAM.shtml [11:59] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Oodles of features! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/This_Week_in_Plasma_Oodles_of_features.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/This_Week_in_Plasma_Oodles_of_features.gmi [11:59] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Oodles of features! ● Dec 07 [12:03] TR News (NEW): This Week in GNOME: #177 Scrolling Performance[D[D[D[D[D[D[D https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/This_Week_in_GNOME_177_Scrolling_Performance_D_D_D_D_D_D_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/This_Week_in_GNOME_177_Scrolling_Performance_D_D_D_D_D_D_D.gmi [12:03] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in GNOME: #177 Scrolling Performance[D[D[D[D[D[D[D [12:04] *nobody (~nobody@h5yrbxaua5apn.irc) has joined #techrights [12:07] nobody digged into redhat realm a few hours recently [12:07] schestowitz[TR3] rhel? [12:07] schestowitz[TR3] fedora? [12:07] nobody moment, that's a whole other story schestowitz[TR3] [12:07] nobody because, rhel, fedora, centos, and scientific linux are mostly in sync with each other, concerning major features and kernel versions [12:08] TR News (NEW): Kumander Linux Debian-based distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Kumander_Linux_Debian_based_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Kumander_Linux_Debian_based_distribution.gmi [12:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Kumander Linux Debian-based distribution [12:08] nobody and i was looking for some specific feature set and kernel version [12:08] nobody because, i pulled linux-2.4 kernel sources back into my workspace for maintenance [12:09] nobody thing is, x86/32bit, non-PAE and a few other quirks surrounding hardware [12:10] nobody rhel6/fedora/centos6/scientific-linux6 abandoned 32bit non-PAE many years ago already, don't ask me exactly when [12:11] nobody because i bought an old thinkpad t40 laptop (which is a nice little thing for those 30cash i paid for it) [12:11] nobody anyway, the last redhat release i could find is some SL6.10 with a somewhat unoffial non-pae kernel shipped [12:12] nobody year 2018 [12:12] nobody that wasn't a smart choice by them, because a non-PAE kernel had not broken any userspace parts, and simply required bundling a kernel image [12:12] nobody but they did not do this anylonger... for absolutely no good reason at all [12:13] nobody the thinkpad t60 series is neat too [12:13] nobody but it is a hit and miss, if any of those redhat-variant ISOs would boot [12:14] *oarion7 (~ryan@e6jyc88uwxv5c.irc) has joined #techrights [12:14] nobody surprisingly, the scientific linux 6 unofficial non-PAO live.iso booted, and just _everything_ seems to work, out of the box [12:14] TR News Techrights statCounter: GNU/Linux Rises Sharply to All-Time High in Republic of South Korea https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Rises_Sharply_to_All_Time_High_in_Republi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/statCounter_GNU_Linux_Rises_Sharply_to_All_Time_High_in_Republi.gmi [12:14] nobody wlan, usb, audio, gpu, [12:14] TR Bot Techrights statCounter: GNU/Linux Rises Sharply to All-Time High in Republic of South Korea [12:14] nobody with a 20year old laptop [12:14] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [12:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [12:15] nobody the next blocker, redhat introduced systemd with their 7series versions... that's another no-go [12:15] nobody just for fun, i grabbed some latest debian-live.iso too, which doesn't at least contain an ifconfig utility nowadays, it's all done by GUI systemd clutter [12:16] nobody AWFULL [12:16] TR News (NEW): Sparky 2024.12 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Sparky_2024_12.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Sparky_2024_12.gmi [12:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Sparky 2024.12 [12:16] nobody for me, individually, all major distros reached a dead-end [12:17] schestowitz[TR3] what do you use now? [12:17] schestowitz[TR3] gentoo? [12:18] nobody i am developing my own distribution [12:18] nobody fully driven by tinycc compiler/toolchain [12:18] schestowitz[TR3] it's a big job [12:18] nobody yes, but, some most important milestones are done already [12:19] nobody for example, i got linux-2.4 kernel ready (with usb and ioapic support, smp is flaky still) [12:19] nobody and i got a complete(!) user-space ready for support with tinycc too [12:19] TR News (NEW): Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.2, Linux 6.11.11, and Linux 4.19.325 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/05/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_2_Linux_6_11_11_and_Linux_4_19_325.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/05/Stable_kernels_Linux_6_12_2_Linux_6_11_11_and_Linux_4_19_325.gmi [12:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.2, Linux 6.11.11, and Linux 4.19.325 [12:20] nobody there was some nasty bugs and regressions hiding to support tinycc, but it is possible [12:20] nobody so, i can keep rolling my stuff 100% from source, on some ancient hardware even [12:21] nobody sometimes i do need some webbrowser stuff for official paperwork and ordering spare parts on ebay [12:21] nobody once or twice a year, that's why i hope the redhat6 series live.iso suffices for a little while longer [12:22] nobody because i cannot and am not willing to keep any modern browser rolling from source [12:24] nobody i am not sure yet what to do about gentoo, because i hacked tinycc toolchain support into an overlay and crossdev [12:25] nobody but it is not possible yet, to retain python support, which is what gentoo would need [12:25] schestowitz[TR3] if you do not audit gentoo [12:25] schestowitz[TR3] or your compiler [12:25] schestowitz[TR3] or your processor [12:25] schestowitz[TR3] how do you trust your OS? [12:26] nobody well, i did audit gentoo and the compiler and too kernel [12:26] nobody and made a few decisions [12:26] TR News (NEW): This Linux Theme Gave Me the Windows 95 Experience in 2024 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/This_Linux_Theme_Gave_Me_the_Windows_95_Experience_in_2024.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/This_Linux_Theme_Gave_Me_the_Windows_95_Experience_in_2024.gmi [12:26] TR Bot Tux Machines This Linux Theme Gave Me the Windows 95 Experience in 2024 [12:26] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techrights [12:29] nobody on the software side of things, i am forking against all of it: gentoo, toolchain, kernel [12:30] nobody and there is a little flexibility remaining to switch to another architecture other than x86/32bit if that was benefitial, currently it isn't [12:30] TR News "The documents, obtained by FedScoop via a public records request" https://fedscoop.com/how-the-global-engagement-center-hopes-to-fight-deepfakes-abroad/ | Source: Scoop News Group [12:30] TR Bot the Global Engagement Center hopes to fight deepfakes abroad | FedScoop [12:31] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM): "Since I last wrote about it, Bandcamp was acquired by Epic games (?) and then acquired from them by Songtradr" https://macwright.com/2024/12/06/bandcamp-wrapped.html | Source: Tom MacWright [12:31] TR Bot wrapped - macwright.com [12:31] TR News (NEW): OBS Studio 31 Debuts With New NVIDIA Blur Features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/OBS_Studio_31_Debuts_With_New_NVIDIA_Blur_Features.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/OBS_Studio_31_Debuts_With_New_NVIDIA_Blur_Features.gmi [12:31] TR Bot Tux Machines OBS Studio 31 Debuts With New NVIDIA Blur Features [12:32] nobody i'll have to backport alot of stuff to kernel-2.4 [12:32] nobody so far i got the most important things ready [12:33] nobody and i mean, the ancient thinkpad was a bargain still, for 30Euros, i can't complain [12:34] nobody although modern linux distributions do not support it any longer [12:34] nobody i don't care, i'll roll my own stuff [12:35] TR News "AT&T plans to retire its copper network by 2029, aligning with its goal to expand fiber broadband to 50 million locations." https://insidetowers.com/how-att-plans-to-retire-copper/ | Source: Inside Towers [12:35] TR Bot How AT&T Plans to Retire Copper - Inside Towers [12:35] schestowitz[TR3] kernel-2.4 is full of bugs [12:35] schestowitz[TR3] data loss too [12:35] schestowitz[TR3] not just security related [12:36] schestowitz[TR3] if you want simple kernel, use opeeenbsd [12:36] TR News "Dad used her degree to win custody of her only child." https://www.wired.com/story/nighat-dad-digital-rights-foundation/ | Source: Wired [12:36] TR Bot Escaped an Abusive MarriageNow She Helps Women Battle Cyber Harassment | WIRED [12:38] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Android_Leftovers.gmi [12:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [12:41] TR News "My third-most-favorited post of the year was much funnier." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/12/wrapstodong/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [12:41] TR Bot jwz: Wrapstodong [12:43] nobody schestowitz[TR3]: first and foremost i was interested in alternative toolchain support [12:43] nobody it's just coincidence kernel-2.4 provides an initial known-working baseline [12:43] schestowitz[TR3] it's a history museum project [12:43] schestowitz[TR3] not practical [12:44] nobody i booted various linux-2.x kernel versions on some recent hardware, and most of the important stuff still worked [12:44] nobody usb, ioapic, ide, sometimes too sata, smp is flaky still [12:45] nobody vesa-framebuffer access is even faster with linux-2.x than modern kernels [12:45] TR News "may be too big of a hill to climb." https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/6/24315123/arm-ceo-rene-haas-intel-ai-chips-samsung-changes | Source: The Verge [12:45] TR Bot What Arms CEO makes of the Intel debacle - The Verge [12:45] TR News "Palantir and Anduril, two leading defense technology firms" https://www.c4isrnet.com/pentagon/2024/12/06/defense-tech-firms-establish-ai-focused-consortium/ | Source: C4ISRNET [12:45] TR Bot Defense tech firms establish AI-focused consortium [12:45] nobody i haven't had any bad memories about openbsd, it's well maintained and stable, but i dislike llvm/clang [12:46] TR News "The ability of anyone to buy into public companies does not solve the problem of the consolidation of corporate power." https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/privatized-america | Source: Hamilton Nolan [12:46] TR Bot Privatized America - by Hamilton Nolan - How Things Work [12:46] nobody initially it's not a kernel variant nor licensing concern, i focused on toolchain support first [12:46] nobody and bootstrapping [12:47] nobody schestowitz[TR3]: any idea why fiwix.org even re-implemented a linux-2.x ABI from scratch if that was obsolete? [12:47] nobody i would even prefer fiwix kernel, but for practical reasons it's better to stick to something which got usb support and networking ready [12:48] nobody minix, GNU hurd, similar situation... currently there seems no way around a linux-2.x [12:48] schestowitz[TR3] https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/09/22/BBC_Segment_on_the_Humble_Beginnings_of_Linux_and_Alan_Cox_s_Ro.shtml [12:48] TR Bot Tux Machines BBC Segment on the Humble Beginnings of Linux and Alan Cox's Role [12:48] nobody and, i consider linux-2.x a better kernel than later versions, beginning with the fact it was much less lines of code [12:49] TR News "At Stripe, we had two abstractions for branching logic in production: flags, which were meant to be explicitly temporal (temporarily split-testing traffic" https://jmduke.com/posts/post/hidden-settings/ | Source: Justin Duke [12:49] TR Bot Hidden settings are for cowards Applied Cartography [12:49] TR News "I've talked about the surprise $20,000 SVOG audit and the $80,000 Content Mafia shakedown, but here are a few other "exceptional"" https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2024/12/06.html | Source: DNA Lounge [12:49] TR Bot DNA Lounge: 6-Dec-2024 (Fri): Wherein we drown in a sea of "one-time expenses" [12:53] TR News "She and her husband purchased the land for $203,000 by working with the state through the Clean Ohio initiative." https://southeastohiomagazine.com/2024/12/05/arc-of-appalachia-preserves-what-it-can/ | Source: Southeast Ohio [12:53] TR Bot Arc of Appalachia Preserves What It Can Southeast Ohio [12:54] TR News "Now local leaders fear mining at the site appears poised to begin soon as momentum gathers behind Americas nuclear resurgence." https://www.wired.com/story/a-uranium-mining-boom-is-sweeping-through-texas-nuclear-energy/ | Source: Wired [12:54] TR Bot Uranium-Mining Boom Is Sweeping Through Texas | WIRED [12:54] TR News "Which brings us to today: BTC prices are at all-time highs, besting their levels during the first boom." https://www.dbreunig.com/2024/11/28/will-crypto-damper-interest-in-ai.html | Source: Drew Breunig [12:54] TR Bot Will Surging Crypto Prices Damper Interest in AI? | Drew Breunig [12:54] nobody something else which will be interesting: "we do not break userspace"... i've spotted a few peculiarities already, throwing some root.squashfs with most recent software versions at a linux-2.4 kernel [12:55] nobody nothing too dramatic, for example htop utility doesn't show any processes (although procfs is mounted), who knows [12:55] nobody a few api/abi breaks with networking utilities (iptables, bridge-utils etc), i may roll-back a few of those [12:56] TR News "TikTok Faces U.S. Ban" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/business/media/tiktok-ban-court-decision.html | Source: New York Times [12:56] TR Bot TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Appeals Court Denies Bid to Overturn New Law - The New York Times [12:56] nobody but most important, tinycc toolchain support for this seems sufficiently stable [12:56] nobody which is much faster than gcc, so i won't waste weeks and months and years waiting for compile jobs to finish [12:58] nobody besides, redhat had maintained linux-2.6 for a very long time [12:58] nobody but, there's some details i rather stay at linux-2.4 for a little while longer [12:58] TR News "A Federal Appeals Court Just Upheld the TikTok Ban." https://www.wired.com/story/doj-tiktok-constitutional-lawsuit/ | Source: Wired [12:58] TR Bot Federal Appeals Court Just Upheld the TikTok Ban. Heres What Could Happen Next | WIRED [12:59] TR News "The order from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals preserves the bipartisan law President Joe Biden signed in April forcing ByteDance" https://alabamareflector.com/2024/12/06/dc/federal-appeals-court-upholds-rapidly-approaching-tiktok-ban/ | Source: Alabama Reflector [12:59] TR Bot Federal appeals court upholds rapidly approaching TikTok ban Alabama Reflector [12:59] TR News "In a text message, he said that his inspectors had seen a quadrupling of production of uranium enriched to 60 percent purity, just shy of the levels needed to produce a weapon." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/us/politics/iran-nuclear-fuel.html | Source: New York Times [12:59] TR Bot Iran Accelerates Production of Near-Bomb-Grade Uranium, IAEA Says - The New York Times ● Dec 07 [13:00] TR News "The company pledged to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court." https://www.nytimes.com/article/tiktok-ban.html | Source: New York Times [13:00] TR Bot Why TikTok Faces a U.S. Ban, and Whats Next? - The New York Times [13:01] TR News "Ever since ByteDance bought the app in 2017, national security officials in the U.S. have been concerned about the Chinese governments relationship with the company, and how the app the could be tapped to collect data on Americans, and even influence our social fabric." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2317334/could-a-vpn-circumvent-the-tiktok-ban.html | Source: PC World [13:01] TR Bot a VPN circumvent the TikTok ban? What you need to know | PCWorld [13:01] TR News "In its opinion, the court rejected challenges from TikTok and its users who argued the law violated various constitutional protections, including their First Amendment rights to free speech." https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/federal-appeals-upholds-tiktok-divestiture-law-setting-stage-for-potential-us-ban/ | Source: JURIST [13:01] TR Bot Federal appeals court upholds TikTok divestiture law, setting stage for potential US ban - JURIST - News [13:02] TR News "Content moderation decisions involve a combination of machine and human actions." https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2024/12/24-1113-2088317.pdf | [13:02] TR News "The courts opinion (PDF) is not particularly long. As this is framed as a question of national security, the court gives substantial deference to the governments assessment of TikToks threat." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/tiktok-loses-appeal/ | Source: Nick Heer [13:02] TR Bot TikTok Loses U.S. Divest-or-Ban Appeal Pixel Envy [13:02] TR News "In this article well look at where the various platforms are, how they are used and what some of the controversies are." https://smist08.wordpress.com/2024/12/06/social-media-wars/ | Source: Stephen Smith [13:02] TR Bot Social Media Wars | Stephen Smith's Blog [13:03] TR News "As an addendum to my recent post about running an IPv6-only network" https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2024-12-05-connecting-to-tor-from-ipv6-only-clients/ | Source: Alex Haydock [13:03] TR Bot Connecting to Tor from IPv6-only clients [13:04] TR News "The question in todays now is how we make Whitmans knit of identity work when everyone everywhere also lives on a giant zero of absent distance between everything." https://doc.searls.com/2024/11/25/the-interknit/ | Source: Doc Searls [13:04] TR Bot The Interknit Doc Searls Weblog [13:12] TR News Seems like some large publishers are afraid of Techrights, as it became an informal if not self-appointed watchdog that calls out misuse of LLMs and sponsored (paid-for) fake 'articles' [13:12] TR News "In the wake of high-profile [breaches] affecting hundreds of millions of Americans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proposing a rule limiting data brokers ability to sell Americans sensitive personal and financial information." https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/3/24311498/cfpb-rule-data-brokers-social-security-number-fico-score | Source: The Verge [13:12] TR Bot Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number - The Verge [13:13] TR News "The correct amount of ads for a publication thats directly supported is zero. Thats the amount we should get." https://manuelmoreale.com/the-correct-amount-of-ads-is-zero | Source: Manuel Moreale [13:13] TR Bot The correct amount of ads is zero Manu [13:39] TR News "For individuals concerned about their data being shared by third parties, tools like digital data removal services can help by requesting data brokers to remove personal information, offering a proactive way to regain control over privacy." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/balancing-innovation-security-how-online-businesses-can-protect-user-data-1729330 | Source: International Business Times [13:39] TR Bot Balancing Innovation And Security: How Online Businesses Can Protect User Data | IBTimes UK [13:40] TR News "Green noted there is bipartisan frustration on Capitol Hill about the scope of the most recent breach." https://therecord.media/cooperate-salt-typhoon-telecoms-probe | Source: The Record [13:40] TR Bot Cooperate with Salt Typhoon probe, House chairman tells telecoms | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:40] TR News "Rosenworcel said the FCCs authority in this matter comes from Section 105 of CALEA a single sentence that stipulates, without elaboration" https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/05/fcc-salt-typhoon-cybersecurity-china/ | Source: The Washington Post [13:40] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/05/fcc-salt-typhoon-cybersecurity-china/ ) [13:41] TR News "The proposal clarifies that telecommunications carriers duties extend not just to the equipment they use but how they manage their networks" https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-408015A1.pdf | Source: US FCC [13:41] TR News "The proposal centers on a draft Declaratory Ruling that puts a new interpretation on section 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) as requiring telcos to take action to lock down their networks." https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/06/salt_typhoon_fcc_proposal/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/24/ESET_Finds_Rootkits_Does_Not_Explain_How_They_Get_Installed_Med.shtml [13:41] TR Bot Salt Typhoon forces FCC's hand on making telcos secure The Register [13:41] TR Bot Techrights ESET Finds Rootkits, Does Not Explain How They Get Installed, Media Says It Means "Previously Unknown Linux Backdoors" (Useful Distraction From CALEA and CALEA2) [13:41] TR News "U.S. government agencies held a classified briefing for all senators on Wednesday concerning Chinas alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls." https://insidetowers.com/senators-vow-action-after-u-s-telecom-hacking/ | Source: Inside Towers [13:41] TR Bot Senators Vow Action After U.S. Telecom Hacking - Inside Towers [13:42] TR News "In some cases, the [intruders] were able to intercept audio and text. The group targeted officials from both presidential campaigns, including President-elect Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance." https://therecord.media/fbi-cisa-china-lurking-in-telecom-systems | Source: The Record [13:42] TR Bot FBI, CISA say Chinese hackers are still lurking in US telecom systems | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:42] TR News "indicated that the actors were on other parts of their network conducting reconnaissance before pivoting to the CALEA system and surrounding devices" https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2024/12/chinese-telecom-espionage-began-much-broader-aims-officials-say/401397/ | Source: Nextgov [13:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2024/12/chinese-telecom-espionage-began-much-broader-aims-officials-say/401397/ ) [13:43] TR News "The FCC announced the proposal after White House officials said the Chinese [cracking] group breached at least eight US telecommunications firms in a spying campaign that began up to two years ago." https://www.pcmag.com/news/to-stop-chinas-salt-typhoon-fcc-to-force-telecoms-to-shore-up-defenses | Source: PC Mag [13:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/to-stop-chinas-salt-typhoon-fcc-to-force-telecoms-to-shore-up-defenses ) [13:44] TR News "I've been thinking a lot about how social networks die, these past two years. It's an unusually personal topic" https://www.sandofsky.com/end-of-twitter/ | Source: Benjamin Sandofsky [13:44] TR Bot The End of The Twitter Era [13:44] TR News "In case the message isnt clear yet, third-party kernel extensions are on their way out, particularly in Apple silicon systems." https://eclecticlight.co/2024/12/03/managing-kernel-extensions/ | Source: Howard Oakley [13:44] TR Bot Managing kernel extensions The Eclectic Light Company [13:45] schestowitz[TR3] lxo: re " I'm genuinely confused. You accused me of having defamed you, but given I never claimed you were transphobic I don't know what you believe I incorrectly accused you of!" [13:45] schestowitz[TR3] he is lying [13:45] schestowitz[TR3] he did defame you [13:45] schestowitz[TR3] he did many others [13:45] schestowitz[TR3] some want to sue [13:45] schestowitz[TR3] but it's not worth the money [13:46] schestowitz[TR3] so he keeps using "Trans" [13:46] schestowitz[TR3] to attack people [13:46] schestowitz[TR3] like himself [13:46] schestowitz[TR3] http://techrights.org/o/2022/09/30/matthew-garrett-transphobic/ [13:46] TR Bot Matthew Garrett Admits Being a Transphobic Adult Before Choosing to Weaponise This to Defame and Then 'Cancel' People Who Aren't Transphobic [13:46] schestowitz[TR3] he hates this page [13:46] schestowitz[TR3] and it is factual [13:46] schestowitz[TR3] so you can use that [13:50] TR News "Sam Altmans OpenAI cant make money by spending $2.35 for every $1 of ChatGPT it sells. It makes a loss on every query." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2024/12/06/openais-200-per-month-chatgpt-pro-maybe-theres-a-market/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:50] TR Bot OpenAIs $200-a-month ChatGPT Pro maybe theres a market! Pivot to AI [13:50] TR News "Since the GenAI boom, theres been a wave of interest in building AI-based products. Many of these are B2B products which intend to make an old-school industry, like law and accounting, more efficient." https://emaggiori.com/advice-ai-based-products/ | Source: Emmanuel Maggiori [13:50] TR Bot My advice on building AI-based products - Emmanuel Maggiori [13:51] TR News "For the briefest of moments, I caught myself thinking even ChatGPT couldn't get this wrong." https://htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2024/7/ | Source: Markup from Hell [13:51] TR Bot HTMHAIL - HTMHell [13:51] TR News (NEW): OBS Studio 31.0 Released with NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/OBS_Studio_31_0_Released_with_NVIDIA_Blur_Filter_and_Background.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/OBS_Studio_31_0_Released_with_NVIDIA_Blur_Filter_and_Background.gmi [13:51] TR Bot Tux Machines OBS Studio 31.0 Released with NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] lxo: quit feeding him [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] just quit reponding [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] he did this to me for many years [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] while stalking me 24/7 in IRC [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] and baiting [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] that's just what this loser does [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] then he goet sued [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] at long long [13:53] schestowitz[TR3] for repeat abuses [13:54] schestowitz[TR3] sometimes put in the time and money [13:54] schestowitz[TR3] and sued him [13:54] schestowitz[TR3] maybe too late [13:54] schestowitz[TR3] we could do this years ago [13:54] schestowitz[TR3] i cautioned him [13:54] schestowitz[TR3] he persisted [13:54] schestowitz[TR3] became even more aggressive [13:55] TR News "As is a common theme on this blog, I come back to the idea that internet discourse causes people to fall into very binary views of current events." https://birchtree.me/blog/ai-self-driving-and-evolving-your-opinions-on-new-tech-over-time/ | Source: Matt Birchler [13:55] TR Bot AI, self-driving, and evolving your opinions on new tech over time [13:55] TR News "In recent years, commercial spyware has been deployed by more actors against a wider range of victims, but the prevailing narrative has still been that the malware is used in targeted attacks against an extremely small number of people." https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/12/1-phone-scanner-finds-seven-pegasus-spyware-infections/ | Source: Ars Technica [13:55] TR Bot $1 phone scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections - Ars Technica [13:55] TR News "Researchers have long warned of the dangers of building relationships with chatbots. But an array of companies now offer AI companions to millions of people, who spend hours a day bonding with the tools." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/06/ai-companion-chai-research-character-ai/ | Source: The Washington Post [13:55] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/06/ai-companion-chai-research-character-ai/ ) [13:58] TR News "Facebook and LinkedIn is reacting with tens of thousands..." https://www.404media.co/brian-thompson-social-media-reactions-reddit-facebook-twitter/ | Source: 404 Media [13:58] TR Bot Moderators Across Social Media Struggle to Contain Celebrations of UnitedHealthcare CEOs Assassination [13:59] TR News "It puts just enough friction between me and something that wont benefit my future self, and still being able to use the app if I need to." https://gregmorris.co.uk/2024/12/03/babysitting-yourself.html | Source: Greg Morris [13:59] TR Bot Greg Morris - Babysitting Yourself ● Dec 07 [14:00] TR News "Back at the start of 2020, I wondered if common (x86 desktop) motherboards would ever have very many M.2 NVMe drive slots" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/MotherboardNVMeMultiSlotsII | Source: University of Toronto [14:00] TR Bot Chris's Wiki :: blog/tech/MotherboardNVMeMultiSlotsII [14:01] TR News "Recorded on-stage at redev 2024, Fredrik talks to Ingrid af Sandeberg about AI and peoples perception of it." https://kodsnack.se/international/618/ | Source: Kodsnack [14:01] TR Bot Kodsnack 618 - This chaos element, with Ingrid af Sandeberg [14:03] nobody tried something else, given a firefox60 from year 2018 isn't too old, not expecting too much, if that sufficed to navigate a few sites [14:04] nobody it's the firefox version with the last redhat6 distribution variant that i could use [14:05] nobody anyway, i've tried both, default useragent string and overriding that one with a latest chromium131 version one [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] lxo: if he harasses you online [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] and tries to pressure your employer (familiar modus operandi) [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] do NOT reply [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] save copies [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] of everything [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] do not reply [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] better yet, quit social media [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] so he cannot claim you refuse to answer [14:05] schestowitz[TR3] or flag you [14:06] schestowitz[TR3] save, do not engage [14:06] schestowitz[TR3] keep the evidence [14:06] TR News "generative artificial intelligence allows us to generate infinite solutions" https://blog.ignaciobrasca.com/opinion/2024/11/29/entropy-reducer-solver.html | Source: Ignacio Brasca [14:06] TR Bot Entropic Reduction Solver | Happiness Machines [14:07] schestowitz[TR3] it's the firefox version with the last redhat6 distribution variant that i could use [14:07] schestowitz[TR3] today's web is not the web [14:07] schestowitz[TR3] it's a transport layer for proprietary cccomputer programs [14:07] schestowitz[TR3] it sends you code [14:07] schestowitz[TR3] or binaries [14:07] nobody employment agency web site doesn't permit authenticated access, youtube.com doesn't show up, amazon seems to work, not too bad [14:07] schestowitz[TR3] wasm etc. [14:07] schestowitz[TR3] and you then run it in the proppprietary sandboses [14:07] schestowitz[TR3] those now support DRM [14:08] schestowitz[TR3] and they want to add attestation [14:08] nobody firefox60 got wasm enabled, that's why i am surprised employment agency web site and youtube fail miserably [14:08] schestowitz[TR3] so you cannot even modify/fix//improve the "open" (not) browser [14:08] TR News "How do you know what you're not allowed to see?" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2024/12/telescope-spooks/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [14:08] TR Bot jwz: Telescope Spooks [14:09] TR News "Next, an automated system would compare the image with previous images of the same tile." https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/12/vera-rubin-telescope-spy-satellite/680814/ | Source: The Atlantic [14:09] TR Bot When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk - The Atlantic [14:11] TR News "This trip is busier than the first two: this time we plan to visit five different cities. We bought the JR Sanyo-San'in Area Pass to cover the shinkansen travels for most of the trip." https://roytang.net/2024/12/japan2024/ | Source: Roy Tang [14:11] TR Bot Weeks in Japan roytang.net [14:11] nobody iirc redhat6 was maintained up until year2020, and some extended support up until year2024 (though i haven't installed the latest RPMs and just booted their latest livedvd.iso available) [14:11] TR News "This is the 67th edition of People and Blogs, the series where I ask interesting people to talk about themselves and their blogs. Today we have Erica Fustero and her blog, ericafustero.com" https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-erica-fustero | Source: Manuel Moreale [14:11] TR Bot P&B: Erica Fustero Manu [14:12] nobody so that's remarkable in a way, some government service website wouldn't easily work with redhat6 (scientific linux that i chose for testing) [14:12] schestowitz[TR3] rhel is proprietary software now [14:12] schestowitz[TR3] you are relying on proprietary stuff in pre-blob era [14:12] schestowitz[TR3] which is kind of pointless [14:12] schestowitz[TR3] because you know the eventuality already [14:13] schestowitz[TR3] it becomes proprietary later [14:13] nobody i won't be using redhat, of cause not, i am just testing how far all this junk regressed [14:13] schestowitz[TR3] you need to buy access to the code [14:13] schestowitz[TR3] and you lose the licence if you show others this code [14:13] nobody CentOS is fully synchronized with redhat [14:13] TR News "This is a live reinterpretation of the SID tune that I submitted to the C64 Music compo at Mysdata 2024." http://www.linusakesson.net/music/withering-bytes/index.php | Source: Linus kesson [14:13] TR Bot Withering Bytes [14:13] schestowitz[TR3] no [14:14] schestowitz[TR3] centos does not exist anymore [14:14] schestowitz[TR3] they chjanges name [14:14] nobody otherwise, there's no reason to contract anyway, simply because it doesn't work [14:14] schestowitz[TR3] now it's streams" [14:14] schestowitz[TR3] and it's something else [14:14] TR News "Dewayne also did a lot of what academics call fieldwork: in Tonga, tribal lands in New Mexico, the Dakotas, Montana. Nepal." https://doc.searls.com/2024/11/25/remembering-dewayne-hendricks/ | Source: Doc Searls [14:14] TR Bot Remembering Dewayne Hendricks Doc Searls Weblog [14:14] TR News "The rest of this post will only make sense if were on the same page about what a technology and service business is." https://www.elliotcsmith.com/thoughts-on-service-and-tech-startups/ | Source: Elliot C Smith [14:14] TR Bot Thoughts on service and tech startups [14:15] schestowitz[TR3] openELA is what you want [14:15] schestowitz[TR3] but it's still at the mercy [14:15] schestowitz[TR3] IBM will pull off something else [14:15] schestowitz[TR3] down the road [14:15] schestowitz[TR3] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/14/Red_Hat_and_Fedora_Qubes_OS_4_2_0_rc4_Community_Platform_Engine.shtml [14:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat and Fedora: Qubes OS 4.2.0-rc4, Community Platform Engineering Report, PHP, OpenELA, and Fedora ELN Rebuild Strategy [14:15] schestowitz[TR3] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/11/19/OpenELA_Publishes_Code_for_Devs_Who_Want_to_DIY_RHEL_9_5.shtml [14:15] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenELA Publishes Code for Devs Who Want to DIY RHEL 9.5 [14:15] schestowitz[TR3] https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/11/03/New_Horizons_for_EL_OpenELA_Publishes_Package_Sources.shtml [14:15] TR Bot Tux Machines New Horizons for EL: OpenELA Publishes Package Sources [14:15] nobody i just quickly booted some random livedvd.iso to see if anything remained that would work [14:16] nobody the debian livedvd.iso too is in miserable shape, there's not at least some ifconfig/route etc utilities contained [14:16] nobody the debian one however is some most recent version, booted inside a virtual box [14:17] nobody but if i needed something for a non-pae x86 system, there is NOTHING remaining which ships a recent browser that i could access employment agency web site with, for example [14:18] nobody maybe openbsd 32bit x86 works [14:18] nobody because, in parallel to my development box i do need some separate host [14:19] nobody simply because there is no chance remaining to keep any browser rolling from source by myself [14:20] nobody seems so, openbsd tag their 32bit ISO as i386, so at least this should boot [14:22] nobody but, there seems no chromium nor firefox binary package for i386 on their ftp mirror [14:22] nobody ^ interesting [14:23] nobody obviously chrome and firefox gave up on fitting their development into a 32bit address space [14:24] nobody and those chromium and firefox versions that existed (for example with redhat6) those are not sufficiently compatible with some web junk [14:24] nobody that's a rather aggressive move to phase out "obsolete" systems [14:25] nobody which is interesting for another reason, because a complete(!) bootstrapping path for free/opensource is bound to x86_32 still [14:25] TR News "Today I spent a few hours cleaning, oiling, and adjusting my new (to me) Remington Standard typewriter." https://boffosocko.com/2024/12/06/using-the-fold-a-matic-feature-of-the-remington-standard-to-clean-oil-and-adjust/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [14:25] TR Bot Using the Fold-A-Matic feature of the Remington Standard to Clean, Oil, and Adjust | Chris Aldrich [14:25] TR News "Apple is known for the excruciating detail it puts into the design and engineering of its products. But stuff happens every once in a whilefor example, when the Macintosh LC III was released in 1993" https://www.macworld.com/article/2542959/a-long-time-rumor-about-a-rare-macintosh-blunder-has-finally-been-proven-true.html | Source: Macworld [14:25] TR Bot long-time rumor about a rare Macintosh blunder has finally been proven true | Macworld [14:27] nobody x86_32 isn't obsolete simply because it's needed for bootstrapping at least [14:27] nobody which is nitty gritty technical details [14:28] nobody to summarize this, all at once, PAE, the spectre/meltdown security circus, 64bit transition, systemd [14:28] nobody almost total wreckage [14:29] nobody ACPI, UEF [14:29] nobody UEFI/CSM [14:30] nobody it happened before, during 16bit MS-DOS era [14:30] nobody but it's getting increasingly dangerous, because the supply chains are fragile [14:31] nobody and entire global economy depends on stable and reliable computer systems [14:31] nobody meanwhile i can't access government service web sites with a POSIX 32bit anylonger [14:31] nobody while POSIX 64bit systems, in general, are fully entangled with toolchain wreckage (llvm, gcc, rust) [14:32] nobody those toolchains have become close to being unmaintainable, most exemplary case being rustc bootstrapping [14:32] TR News "The fake CRT made by bitluni works in a similar manner, except it has a 405nm laser pointer instead of an electron beam, stepper motors instead of deflection coils" https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/11/27/this-fake-crt-tv-works-using-lasers-and-uv-magic/ | Source: Arduino [14:32] TR Bot This fake CRT TV works using lasers and UV magic | Arduino Blog [14:34] TR News "new Steam Controller 2 that was leaked" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/valve-may-be-working-on-a-new-kind-of-steam-machine/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:34] TR Bot may be working on a new kind of Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux [14:34] TR News "Marvel Rivals is the next big multiplayer shooter" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/marvel-rivals-out-now-free-on-steam-and-works-on-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:34] TR Bot to play Marvel Rivals is out now on Steam and works on Steam Deck / Linux (Steam Deck has issues though) | GamingOnLinux [14:35] TR News "GNOME Foundation are looking to hire" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/flathub-to-become-a-self-sustaining-entity-and-theyre-looking-to-hire-someone-to-help/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:35] TR Bot to become a self-sustaining entity and they're looking to hire someone to help | GamingOnLinux [14:35] TR News "Easily one of the best roguelikes ever made" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/epic-science-fantasy-roguelike-caves-of-qud-10-is-out-now-and-its-a-wild-ride/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:35] TR Bot science fantasy roguelike Caves of Qud 1.0 is out now and it's a wild ride | GamingOnLinux [14:37] TR News RISC-V Linux Development Device https://linuxgizmos.com/compact-risc-v-linux-development-device-with-usb-form-factor-powered-by-rockchip-rv1103/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [14:37] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/compact-risc-v-linux-development-device-with-usb-form-factor-powered-by-rockchip-rv1103/ ) [14:37] TR News "Where do we go from here?" https://heydingus.net/blog/2024/12/where-do-we-go-from-here [14:37] TR Bot Where do we go from here? - HeyDingus [14:39] TR News "an upgrade of the cult-classic survival horror game" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/the-thing-remastered-from-nightdive-studios-is-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:39] TR Bot Thing: Remastered from Nightdive Studios is out now | GamingOnLinux [14:40] TR News "massively multiplayer interplanetary crafting adventure" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/mmo-interplanetary-crafting-adventure-spacecraft-from-shiro-games-northgard-wartales-announced/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:40] TR Bot interplanetary crafting adventure SpaceCraft from Shiro Games (Northgard, Wartales) announced | GamingOnLinux [14:42] TR News "Pest Apocalypse" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/pizza-delivery-bullet-heaven-pest-apocalypse-is-hilarious-chaos-out-now/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:42] TR Bot bullet heaven Pest Apocalypse is hilarious chaos - out now | GamingOnLinux [14:43] TR News "over the next 11 days" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/humble-bundle-are-bringing-back-11-popular-game-bundles-for-a-limited-time/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:43] TR Bot Bundle are bringing back 11 popular game bundles for a limited time | GamingOnLinux [14:43] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding/Retro: Remington Standard, Macintosh LC III, Arduino, and "Name that Ware" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Retro_Remington_Standard_Macintosh_LC_III.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Open_Hardware_Modding_Retro_Remington_Standard_Macintosh_LC_III.gmi [14:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding/Retro: Remington Standard, Macintosh LC III, Arduino, and "Name that Ware" [14:43] TR News "compatibility layer Wine" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-10-gets-a-first-release-candidate/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:43] TR Bot compatibility layer Wine 10.0 gets a first Release Candidate | GamingOnLinux [14:45] TR News "Path of Exile 2 from Grinding Gear Games has officially arrived" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/path-of-exile-2-now-in-early-access-and-it-works-on-steam-deck-linux/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [14:45] TR Bot of Exile 2 now in Early Access and it works on Steam Deck / Linux | GamingOnLinux [14:48] TR News FTC https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/ftc-rightfully-acts-against-so-called-ai-weapon-detection-company-evolv | Source: EFF [14:48] TR Bot FTC Rightfully Acts Against So-Called AI Weapon Detection Company Evolv | Electronic Frontier Foundation [14:48] TR News (NEW): Games: Proprietary Titles and Flathub Changes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Games_Proprietary_Titles_and_Flathub_Changes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Games_Proprietary_Titles_and_Flathub_Changes.gmi [14:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Proprietary Titles and Flathub Changes [14:49] TR News "The ACE anti-piracy coalition sidelined dozens of sports streaming sites this week with action against dozens of domain names including Crackstream" https://torrentfreak.com/ace-seizes-sports-piracy-domains-including-crackstream-and-streameast-clones-241206/ | Source: Torrent Freak [14:49] TR Bot Seizes Sports Piracy Domains including Crackstream and Streameast Clones * TorrentFreak [14:51] TR News "A Federal District Court in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) of 2021" https://papersplease.org/wp/2024/12/06/court-stays-deadline-for-ids-and-mug-shots-of-corporate-principals/ | Source: Papers Please [14:51] TR Bot Court stays deadline for IDs and mug shots of corporate principals Papers, Please! [14:56] TR News Bandcamp wrapped https://macwright.com/2024/12/06/bandcamp-wrapped.html [14:56] TR Bot wrapped - macwright.com [14:58] TR News Why Fentanylware (TikTok) Faces a U.S. Ban, and Whats Next? https://www.nytimes.com/article/tiktok-ban.html [14:58] TR Bot Why TikTok Faces a U.S. Ban, and Whats Next? - The New York Times [14:59] TR News Federal appeals court upholds Fentanylware (TikTok) divestiture law, setting stage for potential US ban https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/12/federal-appeals-upholds-tiktok-divestiture-law-setting-stage-for-potential-us-ban/ [14:59] TR Bot Federal appeals court upholds TikTok divestiture law, setting stage for potential US ban - JURIST - News ● Dec 07 [15:04] TR News Techrights Links 07/12/2024: CALEA Back Doors Backfiring, Fentanylware's (TikTok) U.S. Ban a Step Closer https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Links_07_12_2024_CALEA_Back_Doors_Backfiring_Fentanylware_s_Tik.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Links_07_12_2024_CALEA_Back_Doors_Backfiring_Fentanylware_s_Tik.gmi [15:04] TR Bot Techrights Links 07/12/2024: CALEA Back Doors Backfiring, Fentanylware's (TikTok) U.S. Ban a Step Closer [15:08] TR News "Sometimes, when writing tests in Pytest, I find myself using fixtures that the test function/method doesnt directly reference." https://rednafi.com/python/inject_pytest_fixture/ | Source: Redowan Delowar [15:08] TR Bot Injecting Pytest fixtures without cluttering test signatures | Redowan's Reflections [15:09] TR News "Recorded on-stage at redev 2024, Fredrik talks to IT security expert David Jacoby about his way into IT security." https://kodsnack.se/international/614/ | Source: Kodsnack [15:09] TR Bot Kodsnack 614 - Somehow cheat the system, with David Jacoby [15:19] TR News "The Google C++ Style is widely adopted by projects. It contains a brace omission guideline in Looping and branching statements" https://maskray.me/blog/2024-12-01-clang-format-and-single-line-statements | Source: MaskRay [15:19] TR Bot clang-format and single-line statements | MaskRay [15:19] TR News "I have not included advent calendars that are single blog posts, image-only efforts with inaccessible images, or delivered only via email." https://adrianroselli.com/2024/12/development-advent-calendars-for-2024.html | Source: Adriaan Roselli [15:19] TR Bot Development Advent Calendars for 2024 Adrian Roselli [15:21] TR News "For each possible execution of a program according to its semantics, there exists a corresponding path through the graph." https://danilafe.com/blog/07_spa_agda_semantics_and_cfg/ | Source: Daniel Fedorin [15:21] TR Bot Implementing and Verifying "Static Program Analysis" in Agda, Part 7: Connecting Semantics and Control Flow Graphs [15:22] TR News "One of the classical big reason to want union types in Go is so that one can implement the general pattern of an option type" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/GoUnionTypesAndZeroValues | Source: University of Toronto [15:22] TR Bot Chris's Wiki :: blog/programming/GoUnionTypesAndZeroValues [15:22] TR News "As a consequence of catching up to some Clojure/conj talks, I discovered VSAs (Vector Symbolic Architectures)." https://blog.toast.cafe/status-24-11 | Source: Chlo Vulquin [15:22] TR Bot Status Update: November 2024 [15:24] TR News "While the first two should be regular classes offering both copy and move semantics" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2024/11/27/non-movable-classes | Source: Sandor Dargo [15:24] TR Bot How to ensure a class is not copyable or movable | Sandor Dargo's Blog [15:24] TR News "One of my favorite traditions in the R community is the Advent of Code, a series of puzzles released at midnight EST from December 1st through 25th" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/advent-of-code-with-data-table-week-one/ | Source: Rlang [15:24] TR Bot of Code with data.table: Week One | R-bloggers [15:25] TR News "This proposal suggests adding new options that will allow the behavior of warnings to be controlled based on their diagnostic group." https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/12/05/swift-proposal-precise-control-flags-over-compiler-warnings/ | Source: Michael Tsai [15:25] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - Swift Proposal: Precise Control Flags Over Compiler Warnings [15:25] TR News "Later I rewrote the regression test that was two steps (once you got all the credentials sorted outthirty-five steps in the original test)" https://boston.conman.org/2024/12/06.1 | Source: Sean Conner [15:25] TR Bot Obvious things aren't always obvious - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm [15:38] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1136.jpg [15:39] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1486.jpg [15:42] TR News "All of the work I did previously on this project got corrupted, so I am stuck starting over. Thankfully not completely from scratch, as some mockup images have survived. That said, I have to relearn how to start a Game Boy project with RGBDS." gemini://vigrey.com/tarot/gb/log/1.gmi [15:42] TR News "Gnus was designed primary as a newsreader (think NNTP, newsgroups, Usenet). When you translate that paradigm to e-mail, you get a sort of "automatic inbox-zero", as the info manual puts it, where things vanish out of sight once you have read them or decide they are not interesting." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20241206-0.gmi [15:43] TR News "This book shelf [1] might seem silly, as it's literally a book shelf (a shelf for one book), but I don't think sohe overkills it on the design (I can appreciate that, having written an over-the-top 6809 assembler [2]) and has a unique conversation piece. In fact, I could use a two-book shelf myself, for the two-volume Oxford English Dictionary I have." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/12/06.2 [15:43] TR News "This video about washing clothes in the Victorian era [1] popped up on my YouTubes feed." gemini://gemini.conman.org/boston/2024/12/06.1 [15:44] TR News SpellBinding: AEGRTUW Wordo: MINES gemini://warmedal.se/~antenna/index.gmi [15:45] TR News SpellBinding: AEGRTUW Wordo: MINES gemini://sdf.org/diggy/posts/2024/12/creation-lake-by-rachel-kushner.gmi [15:45] TR News "Before reading this novel I had heard that it was a different take on the spy genre, and it is that. The usual intricate plotting and edge-of-your-seat moments are mostly absent here." gemini://sdf.org/diggy/posts/2024/12/creation-lake-by-rachel-kushner.gmi [15:48] TR News "I think about scales sometimes. When youre rating things from 15 or 110, its probably a good idea to think about what each score means." gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/adiabatic/scrawlspace/2024/ [15:49] TR News "There's this weird idea about, that the UK Labour party promised to end "leasehold". That's not what they've actually been saying, and is not logically compatible with what they stated in their manifesto before they won this year's election." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2024-12-06_what-did-labour-actually-promise-on-leasehold.gmi [15:52] TR News "when propane nightmares become lucid dreams involving our poletriarch the tezpole i give myself over to feeling i am \~washed out abandon my source filmmaker backseat" gemini://wampa.smol.pub/tez-pole [15:52] TR News Links - Dec 7, 2024 gemini://binarydigit.smol.pub/1733554137 [15:53] TR News "I've had a license key for this blog site for a while now, but have moved onto other apps. While I'm happy on Pika for regular blogging, I still want to use this space for something. It's meant to just write, and not be too image heavy, so maybe I'll make it a link blog, or a "tiny" blog." gemini://binarydigit.smol.pub/1733553910 [15:53] MinceR https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pvtup [15:53] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Dailymotion [15:53] MinceR propane nightmares [15:54] TR News "You can approach the same interest in a completely different way and that alone would say a lot about the differences between each other." gemini://cyi1341.smol.pub/random46 [15:54] TR News Notepad++ gemini://hyperborea.org/reviews/software/notepad-plus-plus.gmi [15:55] TR News Weekly links 5 gemini://sdf.org/diggy/posts/2024/11/weekly-links-5.gmi "One of several posts from someone doing a stint of seasonal work as a delivery driver. It's thoughtful and well written. I'd like to find more blogs with perspectives on different personal experiences like this." [15:56] MinceR (also, get fucked, goolag) ● Dec 07 [16:14] TR News Techrights Belgium: Windows Falls to Quarter of the Market, Mobile Devices Outsell or Overtake Desktops/Laptops on the Web https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Belgium_Windows_Falls_to_Quarter_of_the_Market_Mobile_Devices_O.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Belgium_Windows_Falls_to_Quarter_of_the_Market_Mobile_Devices_O.gmi [16:14] TR Bot Techrights Belgium: Windows Falls to Quarter of the Market, Mobile Devices Outsell or Overtake Desktops/Laptops on the Web [16:18] MinceR (cat) https://apina.biz/172553.jpg?mode=sfw [16:18] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/172553.jpg [16:39] TR News Techrights Microsoft Money: From Bribing Bloggers to SLAPPing Bloggers https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Microsoft_Money_From_Bribing_Bloggers_to_SLAPPing_Bloggers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Microsoft_Money_From_Bribing_Bloggers_to_SLAPPing_Bloggers.gmi [16:39] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Money: From Bribing Bloggers to SLAPPing Bloggers [16:47] TR News "How many people who were put on PIP actually deserved it? From where Im standing, Id say none at all. From the people i know in Software, close to 80 percent. Do you really walk around your slice of IBM and feel surrounded by high performance?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vRu45dP [16:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vRu45dP ) [16:48] TR News IBM layoffs. "It's the perfect holidays gift you never asked for or never wanted" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vOwwRTN [16:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vOwwRTN ) [16:49] TR News "Of course, you should resign yourself to the fact that business executives and managers who lose money will not lose their jobs anytime soon. It's Alvind's way of saying "Melly Chlistmas everybordy and a Happy New Year 2025 to my shiny new CEO bonus"" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1vOwwRTN ● Dec 07 [17:16] TR News Techrights PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) as an Instrumental But Largely Hidden (From the Public) Extra Layer of IBM's Workforce Reductions https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/PIP_Performance_Improvement_Plan_as_an_Instrumental_But_Largely.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/PIP_Performance_Improvement_Plan_as_an_Instrumental_But_Largely.gmi [17:16] TR Bot Techrights PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) as an Instrumental But Largely Hidden (From the Public) Extra Layer of IBM's Workforce Reductions [17:18] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [17:33] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [17:37] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [17:51] TR News Techrights Fun Statistics About Techrights (Almost a Quarter Million Files) https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Fun_Statistics_About_Techrights_Almost_a_Quarter_Million_Files.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Fun_Statistics_About_Techrights_Almost_a_Quarter_Million_Files.gmi [17:51] TR Bot Techrights Fun Statistics About Techrights (Almost a Quarter Million Files) [17:54] TR News "The UK's new Leasehold & Freehold Reform Act 2024 could partially be brought into force. I'm not convinced by the goverment's implied claim that no further measures can be commenced without consultation." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2024-12-07_commencing-the-uks-leasehold-reform-legislation.gmi [17:58] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 07/12/2024: Leasehold and NNTP https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Gemini_Links_07_12_2024_Leasehold_and_NNTP.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Gemini_Links_07_12_2024_Leasehold_and_NNTP.gmi [17:58] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 07/12/2024: Leasehold and NNTP ● Dec 07 [18:01] *koo5__ has quit (Quit: http://quassel-irc.org - Chat comfortably. Anywhere.) [18:04] *koo5__ (~quassel@vmi579006.contaboserver.net) has joined #techrights [18:12] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [18:13] TR News Techrights [Meme] 'Self-Checkout' (and Banking 'Apps'): Passing All Accountability to the Customers https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Meme_Self_Checkout_and_Banking_Apps_Passing_All_Accountability_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Meme_Self_Checkout_and_Banking_Apps_Passing_All_Accountability_.gmi [18:13] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] 'Self-Checkout' (and Banking 'Apps'): Passing All Accountability to the Customers [18:15] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [18:21] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [18:22] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [18:23] *includeals has quit (Client Quit) [18:28] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [18:29] TR News Techrights Dictatorship Formalised: Python Software Foundation Violates Its Very Own Code Of Conduct (COC) or Code Of Censorship https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Dictatorship_Formalised_Python_Software_Foundation_Violates_Its.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Dictatorship_Formalised_Python_Software_Foundation_Violates_Its.gmi [18:29] TR Bot Techrights Dictatorship Formalised: Python Software Foundation Violates Its Very Own Code Of Conduct (COC) or Code Of Censorship ● Dec 07 [19:09] TR News Techrights Did Microsoft 'Write' (by Chatbots) This 'Article' About WINE? https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Did_Microsoft_Write_by_Chatbots_This_Article_About_WINE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Did_Microsoft_Write_by_Chatbots_This_Article_About_WINE.gmi [19:09] TR Bot Techrights Did Microsoft 'Write' (by Chatbots) This 'Article' About WINE? [19:36] TR News Techrights IBM Engagement Surveys "Are Usually Useful for the Executives So They Know Which Things to Ignore" https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/IBM_Engagement_Surveys_Are_Usually_Useful_for_the_Executives_So.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/IBM_Engagement_Surveys_Are_Usually_Useful_for_the_Executives_So.gmi [19:36] TR Bot Techrights IBM Engagement Surveys "Are Usually Useful for the Executives So They Know Which Things to Ignore" [19:48] TR News Techrights Czech Republic: GNU/Linux Jumps Above 4% https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Czech_Republic_GNU_Linux_Jumps_Above_4.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2024/12/07/Czech_Republic_GNU_Linux_Jumps_Above_4.gmi [19:48] TR Bot Techrights Czech Republic: GNU/Linux Jumps Above 4% ● Dec 07 [20:00] *rianne (~rianne@freenode-v3a.5o5.hl01nn.IP) has joined #techrights [20:00] *rianne has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [20:04] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi [20:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:18] TR News China to send batteries to Europe via route bypassing Russia, says Kazakhstan https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-to-send-batteries-to-europe-via-route-bypassing-russia-says-kazakhstan [20:18] TR Bot China to send batteries to Europe via route bypassing Russia, says Kazakhstan | The Straits Times [20:22] TR News Romania annulled its presidential election results amid alleged Russian interference. What happens next? https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/romania-annulled-its-presidential-election-results-amid-alleged-russian-interference-what-happens-next/ [20:22] TR Bot Romania annulled its presidential election results amid alleged Russian interference. What happens next? - Atlantic Council [20:23] MinceR they could try nullrouting muscovy and communist china and retry [20:24] schestowitz[TR3] ru.tiktok.cn/null [20:25] schestowitz[TR3] ru.tiktok.cn/campagna-romany.php [20:25] TR News "Book prices in Russia set to increase by 7-10 percent in 2025" https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/12/06/book-prices-in-russia-set-to-increase-by-7-10-percent-in-2025 | Source: Meduza [20:25] TR Bot Book prices in Russia set to increase by 7-10 percent in 2025 Meduza [20:29] TR News Recognising the Communist TikTok drug has already infected the whole population with the Kremlin brain virus, making elections untenable (zombies or addicts casting ballots) https://www.rferl.org/a/lasconi-georgescu-runoff-romania/33228897.html [20:29] TR Bot Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election, Throws Process Into Chaos [20:30] schestowitz[TR3] MinceR: : ^ [20:30] schestowitz[TR3] http://techrights.org/n/2024/11/27/When_Social_Control_Media_in_the_European_Union_is_Controlled_b.shtml [20:30] TR Bot Techrights When Social Control Media in the European Union is Controlled by BRICS [20:39] TR News The "Code of Conduct" Must Die https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-code-of-conduct-must-die "The "CoC" concept has done more harm than good, weaponized against people in Linux, NixOS, Python, C++, openSUSE, Godot, and many other organizations." [20:39] TR Bot The "Code of Conduct" Must Die - by Bryan Lunduke [20:40] TR News LibreOffice at LinuxDays 2024 in Prague https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/12/06/libreoffice-at-linuxdays-2024-in-prague/ [20:40] TR Bot LibreOffice at LinuxDays 2024 in Prague - The Document Foundation Blog [20:40] TR News Firefox Maker Rebrands as "Global Crew of Activists" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/firefox-maker-rebrands-as-global "Mozilla, facing the loss of 80% of their income and mass layoffs, pays for expensive rebranding." [20:40] TR Bot Firefox Maker Rebrands as "Global Crew of Activists" [20:41] TR News (NEW): GNOME 47.2 Officially Released with Various Bug Fixes and Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/GNOME_47_2_Officially_Released_with_Various_Bug_Fixes_and_Impro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/GNOME_47_2_Officially_Released_with_Various_Bug_Fixes_and_Impro.gmi [20:41] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME 47.2 Officially Released with Various Bug Fixes and Improvements [20:45] *oarion7 has quit (Quit: Running IRC on a charmed medieval abacus.) [20:45] *SomeGoat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:46] TR News Lunduke v. Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot - "Cease Making Defamatory Statements" https://lunduke.substack.com/p/lunduke-v-chatgpt-cease-making-defamatory [20:46] TR Bot Lunduke v. ChatGPT - "Cease Making Defamatory Statements" [20:53] TR News World Map using Python https://idroot.us/world-map-python/ [20:53] TR Bot World Map using Python - idroot [20:53] TR News How To Install Apache Airflow on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-apache-airflow-ubuntu-24-04/ [20:53] TR Bot How To Install Apache Airflow on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [20:53] TR News How To Install AppImage on Manjaro https://idroot.us/install-appimage-manjaro/ [20:53] TR Bot How To Install AppImage on Manjaro - idroot [20:54] TR News How To Install AppImage on openSUSE https://idroot.us/install-appimage-opensuse/ [20:54] TR Bot How To Install AppImage on openSUSE - idroot [20:55] TR News How To Install CloudPanel on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-cloudpanel-ubuntu-24-04/ [20:55] TR Bot How To Install CloudPanel on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [20:55] TR News How To Watermark Image with Python https://idroot.us/watermark-image-python/ [20:55] TR Bot How To Watermark Image with Python - idroot [20:56] TR News How to Find Top Memory and CPU-Consuming Processes in GNU/Linux https://tecadmin.net/how-to-find-top-memory-and-cpu-consuming-processes-in-linux/ [20:56] TR Bot How to Find Top Memory and CPU-Consuming Processes in Linux [20:57] TR News Blint Rczey: Firebuild 0.8.3 is out with 100+ fixes https://balintreczey.hu/blog/firebuild-0-8-3-is-out-with-100-fixes-and-experimental-macos-support/ [20:57] TR Bot Firebuild 0.8.3 is out with 100+ fixes and experimental macOS support! | Obsessed with reality [20:58] psydroid2 https://secret.club/2021/06/28/windows11-tpms.html [20:58] TR Bot Windows 11: TPMs and Digital Sovereignty | secret club [20:58] schestowitz[TR3] promotes a lot by gulagboy [20:58] schestowitz[TR3] the imposter [20:58] schestowitz[TR3] *promoted [20:59] TR News Latest COSMIC Desktop Alpha Adds New Options, VRR Support https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/cosmic-desktop-alpha-4-changes [20:59] TR Bot Latest COSMIC Desktop Alpha Adds New Options, VRR Support - OMG! Ubuntu ● Dec 07 [21:00] TR News "Gemini" as term hijacked by Google. Googlebombed by Google. https://www.cloudbooklet.com/gemini-ai-on-android [21:00] TR Bot AI on Android Lets You Enjoy Spotify with Expressive Captions - Cloudbooklet [21:01] psydroid2 "So, why do I suddenly need a TPM 2.0 device on my machine, then you ask? Well, the answer is quite simple. Its not about you; its about them." [21:01] TR News All the Red Flags in New 'Linux' Foundation Report (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/All_the_Red_Flags_in_New_Linux_Foundation_Report.shtml [21:01] TR Bot Techrights All the Red Flags in New Linux Foundation Report [21:02] TR News Brittany Day (linuxsecurity.com) Reposing 'Linux' Foundation/Microsoft FUD Using LLMs, Probably Controlled by Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/Brittany_Day_linuxsecurity_com_Reposing_Linux_Foundation_Micros.shtml [21:02] TR Bot Techrights Brittany Day (linuxsecurity.com) Reposing Linux Foundation/Microsoft FUD Using LLMs, Probably Controlled by Microsoft [21:03] TR News "webinar"? Ads? https://blog.arduino.cc/2024/12/02/simplifying-iot-for-smarter-manufacturing-join-the-chat-with-arduino-aws-and-atlas-machine/ | Source: Arduino [21:03] TR Bot Simplifying IoT for smarter manufacturing: Join the chat with Arduino, AWS, and Atlas Machine | Arduino Blog [21:04] TR News "In the first week of December 2024, Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal visited Heather Turner at the University of Warwick, UK. We spent the week co-working on the R Dev Guide and managed to close quite a few old issues" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/a-book-dash-for-the-r-development-guide/ | Source: Rlang [21:04] TR Bot Book Dash for the R Development Guide | R-bloggers [21:04] TR News "I highly recommend everyone to take part in those discussions to meet new people." https://archipylago.dev/blog/hallway-track-is-where-magic-happens/ | Source: Archipylago [21:04] TR Bot Hallway track is where the magic happens - archipylago [21:08] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [21:17] *GNUmoon has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [21:18] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [21:22] TR News "In todays post, Im going to look at how Aurora DSQL is designed for availability, and how we work within the constraints of the laws of physics." https://brooker.co.za/blog/2024/12/06/inside-dsql-cap.html | Source: Marc Brooker [21:22] TR Bot DSQL Vignette: Wait! Isn't That Impossible? - Marc's Blog [21:22] TR News "too interactive" https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/timeline-of-discovery.html | Source: James Stanley [21:22] TR Bot James Stanley - Timeline of Discovery [21:28] TR News "scan their code for missing security" https://www.securityweek.com/google-open-sources-security-patch-validation-tool-for-android/ | Source: Security Week [21:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-open-sources-security-patch-validation-tool-for-android/ ) [21:28] schestowitz[TR3] "So, why do I suddenly need a TPM 2.0 device on my machine, then you ask? Well, the answer is quite simple. Its not about you; its about them." [21:28] schestowitz[TR3] they/GAFAM [21:29] schestowitz[TR3] PentaGAFAM [21:29] TR News "Over the course of the last few months some fine folks in the Linux community have been plugging away implementing support" https://www.wezm.net/v2/posts/2024/linux-on-yoga-7x-snapdragon/ | Source: Wesley Moore [21:29] TR Bot Ubuntu Linux on Snapdragon X Laptop (Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x) - Wesley Moore [21:30] TR News "This season, we look back on essentials like optimizing ZFS pool setups, tackling common benchmarking mistakes" https://klarasystems.com/articles/fall-2024-reads-open-source/ | Source: Klara [21:30] TR Bot Fall 2024 Top Reads for Open Source Enthusiasts - Klara Systems [21:31] TR News "Okay, okay. First, lemme tell you. I unpeasanted myself. I got an iPhone. But hold your horses." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/iphone-local-music-kde-connect.html | Source: Dedoimedo [21:31] TR Bot Copy local music to iPhone with KDE Connect [21:32] TR News "Just kidding. The DOS Game Club is a low-key retro club where each month we play a DOS video gameon an emulator or using vintage hardware" https://brainbaking.com/post/2024/12/come-join-the-dos-game-club/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [21:32] TR Bot Come Join The DOS Game Club! | Brain Baking [21:32] TR News "For one reason or another, I've been thinking about some of the old forums I used to browse" https://yukinu.com/blog/2024/12/06/forum-games.html | Source: Yukinu [21:32] TR Bot Forum Games [21:33] TR News "As a beginner Linux user, understanding package management is crucial for installing, updating, and removing software on your system." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/12/a-beginners-guide-to-package-management-in-linux/ | Source: Rlang [21:33] TR Bot Beginners Guide to Package Management in Linux | R-bloggers [21:34] TR News "I recently read Julia Evans' Why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering. Part of the reason is that almost every Unix program does some amount of buffering for what it prints (or writes) to standard output and standard error." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/BufferedIOBeforeStdio | Source: University of Toronto [21:34] TR Bot Chris's Wiki :: blog/unix/BufferedIOBeforeStdio [21:34] TR News "We worked with the teams that could do the updates, waited for our TTL to expire and re-query the addresses to ensure they updated and reflected on the systems accordingly." https://claytonerrington.com/blog/its-always-dns/ | Source: Clayton Errington [21:34] TR Bot It's always DNS [21:34] TR News "I have designed my own web reader. With the web reader, I can subscribe to blogs and websites I like." https://jamesg.blog/2024/12/06/reflections-on-debugging/ | Source: James G [21:34] TR Bot Reflections on debugging | James' Coffee Blog [21:35] TR News "Should you filter devices by MAC address on your Wi-Fi access point and/or network? Almost certainly not. But while Ill probably get in trouble for admitting it, Clara and I do. We have for years, and it works fine for us." https://rubenerd.com/using-mac-address-filtering-in-2024/ | Source: Ruben Schade [21:35] TR Bot Using MAC address filtering in 2024 [21:35] TR News "When those people see a fragment, it is devoid of its original context. So they end up going to some random location, or my homepage" https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/change-wordpress-fragment-links-in-rss-feeds-to-be-permalinks/ | Source: Terence Eden [21:35] TR Bot Change WordPress Fragment Links in RSS Feeds to be Permalinks Terence Edens Blog [21:35] TR News "It finally happened. Today (1), I added the three hundred thousandth (yes, 300,000th) spamtrap address to my greytrapping setup, for the most part fished out of incoming traffic here, for spammers to consume." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/spammers_believe_in_300k_imaginary_friends.html | Source: Peter N M Hansteen [21:35] TR Bot That grumpy BSD guy: The Things Spammers Believe - A Tale of 300,000 Imaginary Friends [21:39] TR News "Two-factor authentication (TOTP) for PAM logins improves security." [sic] https://news.opensuse.org/2024/12/06/leap-micro-released/ | Source: OpenSUSE [21:39] TR Bot Leap Micro 6.1 Officially Released - openSUSE News [21:41] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/07/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [21:41] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [21:41] TR News "Options for virtualizing" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/virtualization-retail-options-virtualizing-small-medium-and-large-store-systems | Source: Red Hat Official [21:41] TR Bot Virtualization in retail: Options for virtualizing small, medium and large store systems [21:41] TR News "Testing, evaluation, and certification are key to the widespread deployment of open RAN." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/open-ran-revolution-power-collaborative-ecosystems | Source: Red Hat Official [21:41] TR Bot Open RAN revolution: The power of collaborative ecosystems [21:42] TR News EMEA Blog | Deutsche Telekom, Red Bait and I.C.B.M. collaborate on successful O-Cloud trial for Open RAN https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/deutsche-telekom-red-hat-and-ibm-collaborate-successful-o-cloud-trial-open-ran [21:42] TR Bot Deutsche Telekom, Red Hat and IBM collaborate on successful O-Cloud trial for open RAN [21:43] TR News The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has Raised More Than Three Times More Money Than the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), Which Mostly Gets Money From Corporations, Including Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/05/The_Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Has_Raised_More_Than_Three_Tim.shtml [21:43] TR Bot Techrights The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has Raised More Than Three Times More Money Than the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), Which Mostly Gets Money From Corporations, Including Microsoft [21:43] TR News Fantastic Journalism by Brian Fagioli https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/05/Fantastic_Journalism_by_Brian_Fagioli.shtml [21:43] TR Bot Techrights Fantastic Journalism by Brian Fagioli [21:44] TR News Links 06/12/2024: Meal Changes and Internet Nostalgia https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/Links_06_12_2024_Meal_Changes_and_Internet_Nostalgia.shtml [21:44] TR Bot Techrights Links 06/12/2024: Meal Changes and Internet Nostalgia [21:45] TR News IBM Told the Media the Secret Mass Layoffs Would Carry on Till End of November, But They Still Happen This Month https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/IBM_Told_the_Media_the_Secret_Mass_Layoffs_Would_Carry_on_Till_.shtml [21:45] TR Bot Techrights IBM Told the Media the Secret Mass Layoffs Would Carry on Till End of November, But They Still Happen This Month [21:45] TR News The Register Exposed Many I.C.B.M. 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[21:46] TR News Its time to ban Big Pharmas advertising scheme https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/its-time-to-ban-big-pharmas-advertising-scheme/ [21:46] TR Bot Its time to ban Big Pharmas advertising scheme [21:46] TR News Explore planet Earth with Teek and Tom! https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/dec24/teek-tom-new-series.html [21:46] TR Bot Explore planet Earth with Teek and Tom in NOAAs new animated series [21:48] TR News KeepassXC gemini://sl1200.dystopic.world/art/passkeys-keepassxc.gmi [21:50] TR News Tibetan monk in poor health after his release from prison https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2024/12/06/released-monk-poor-health/ [21:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2024/12/06/released-monk-poor-health/ ) [21:51] TR News Firefox Nightly: Learning and Improving Every Day These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 173 https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2024/12/06/learning-and-improving-every-day-these-weeks-in-firefox-issue-173/ [21:51] TR Bot Learning and Improving Every Day These Weeks in Firefox: Issue 173 Firefox Nightly News [21:53] TR News Remi Collet: PHP version 8.2.27RC1, 8.3.15RC1 and 8.4.2RC1 https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2024/12/06/PHP-version-8.2.27RC1-8.3.15RC1-and-8.4.2RC1 [21:53] TR Bot PHP version 8.2.27RC1, 8.3.15RC1 and 8.4.2RC1 - Remi's RPM repository - Blog [21:54] TR News Allwinner A733 octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 Hey Hi (AI) SoC supports up to 16GB RAM for Android 15 tablets and laptops https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/12/06/allwinner-a733-octa-core-cortex-a76-a55-ai-soc-supports-up-to-16gb-ram-for-android-15-tablets-and-laptops/ [21:54] TR Bot Allwinner A733 octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 AI SoC supports up to 16GB RAM for Android 15 tablets and laptops - CNX Software [21:56] TR News mogwai view library for creating GUI applications https://www.linuxlinks.com/mogwai-view-library-create-gui-applications/ [21:56] TR Bot - view library for creating GUI applications - LinuxLinks [21:56] TR News sn sniff out build artifacts https://www.linuxlinks.com/sn-sniff-out-build-artifacts/ [21:56] TR Bot - sniff out build artifacts - LinuxLinks [21:56] TR News Kumander GNU/Linux Debian-based distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/kumander-linux-debian-based-distribution/ [21:56] TR Bot Linux - Debian-based distribution - LinuxLinks [21:56] TR News Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Fashion Company Apple Lossless Audio Codec https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-alternatives-apple-lossless-audio-codec/ [21:56] TR Bot Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Lossless Audio Codec - LinuxLinks [21:57] TR News man vs tldr: Why The tldr Command is Better And How You Can Use It https://www.maketecheasier.com/linux-tldr-command/ [21:57] TR Bot man vs tldr: How to Use tldr Command in Linux - Make Tech Easier [21:57] TR News Installing Mongodb server on Almalinux 9 or Rocky https://linux.how2shout.com/installing-mongodb-server-on-almalinux-9-or-rocky/ [21:57] TR Bot Installing Mongodb server on Almalinux 9 or Rocky - LinuxShout [21:58] TR News Tumbleweed Review of the week 2024/49 https://dominique.leuenberger.net/blog/2024/12/tumbleweed-review-of-the-week-2024-49/ [21:58] TR Bot Tumbleweed Review of the week 2024/49 Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) [21:58] TR News Sparky 2024.12 https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-2024-12/ [21:58] TR Bot Sparky 2024.12 - SparkyLinux [21:59] TR News [Meme] When You Go Against Corporate Front Groups and Shills of Moneyed Interests (EDRi is Microsoft-Compromised Now) https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/Meme_When_You_Go_Against_Corporate_Front_Groups_and_Shills_of_M.shtml [21:59] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] When You Go Against Corporate Front Groups and Shills of Moneyed Interests (EDRi is Microsoft-Compromised Now) [21:59] TR News [Meme] Hit and Run with SLAPP https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/Meme_Hit_and_Run_with_SLAPP.shtml [21:59] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] Hit and Run with SLAPP ● Dec 07 [22:00] TR News When News Sites Become Shopping Catalogues Disguised as 'Reviews' or 'Articles' https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/When_News_Sites_Become_Shopping_Catalogues_Disguised_as_Reviews.shtml [22:00] TR Bot Techrights When News Sites Become Shopping Catalogues Disguised as 'Reviews' or 'Articles' [22:00] TR News Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) Associate Sued Us for Publishing Perfectly Accurate Article About SFC; We Sued Them for Harassment (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/05/Software_Freedom_Conservancy_SFC_Associate_Sued_Us_for_Publishi.shtml [22:00] TR Bot Techrights Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) Associate Sued Us for Publishing Perfectly Accurate Article About SFC; We Sued Them for Harassment [22:00] TR News [Meme] Shooting the Messenger (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/05/Meme_Shooting_the_Messenger.shtml [22:00] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] Shooting the Messenger [22:00] TR News Three Months (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/06/Three_Months.shtml [22:00] TR Bot Techrights Three Months [22:02] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppArmadillo 14.2.2-1 on CRAN: Small Upstream Fixes http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2024/12/06#rcpparmadillo_14.2.2-1 [22:02] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [22:02] TR News FSF Blogs: FSD meeting recap 2024 12 06 http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/fsd-meeting-recap-2024-12-06 [22:02] TR Bot FSD meeting recap 2024 12 06 Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [22:03] TR News Abusing Git branch names to compromise a PyPI package https://lwn.net/Articles/1001215/ [22:03] TR Bot Git branch names to compromise a PyPI package [LWN.net] [22:06] TR News NVIDIA Driver 565.77 Released as Latest New Feature Branch Version https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2024/12/nvidia-driver-565-77-released/ [22:06] TR Bot NVIDIA Driver 565.77 Released as Latest New Feature Branch Version | UbuntuHandbook [22:07] TR News (NEW): Graphics: Mesa 24.3.1, NVIDIA Driver 565.77, and Hopalong https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/06/Graphics_Mesa_24_3_1_NVIDIA_Driver_565_77_and_Hopalong.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/06/Graphics_Mesa_24_3_1_NVIDIA_Driver_565_77_and_Hopalong.gmi [22:07] TR Bot not resolve host: tuxmachines.org ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2024/12/06/Graphics_Mesa_24_3_1_NVIDIA_Driver_565_77_and_Hopalong.shtml ) [22:08] schestowitz[TR3] Could not resolve host? [22:08] schestowitz[TR3] weird [22:08] schestowitz[TR3] admfubar: is that what you get? [22:09] schestowitz[TR3] you said you have issues with TM links [22:10] TR News Getting Wallpapers Right With Hyprpaper in Hyprland https://itsfoss.com/hyprpaper-hyprland/ [22:10] TR Bot Setting Up Wallpapers With Hyprpaper in Hyprland [22:53] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [22:59] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights ● Dec 07 [23:04] *oarion7 (~ryan@e6jyc88uwxv5c.irc) has joined #techrights [23:29] MinceR https://www.oglaf.com/bioweapons/ [23:29] TR Bot Biological Weapons [23:30] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights