●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, April 09, 2025 ●● ● Apr 09 [00:02] TR News Invaded by Microsoft https://www.pocketgamer.biz/the-igda-foundation-appoints-microsoft-vet-shannon-loftis-as-new-chair-of-the-board/ [00:02] TR Bot IGDA Foundation appoints Microsoft veteran Shannon Loftis as new chair of the board | PocketGamer.biz [00:03] TR News Helldivers 2 CEO slams the games industry layoff wave, saying that bosses are making "regular devs" pay for their screw-ups https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/helldivers-2-ceo-slams-the-games-industry-layoff-wave-saying-that-bosses-are-making-regular-devs-pay-for-their-screw-ups [00:03] TR Bot Helldivers 2 CEO slams the games industry layoff wave, saying that bosses are making "regular devs" pay for their screw-ups | Rock Paper Shotgun [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrbs6y18 [00:04] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrbs6y18 ) [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] " [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] GDP amounts 4/8 [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] Today I got mine . [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] It posted for the US Based Employees [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] $175 After Taxes [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] What an effing embarrassing amount of money while those greedy swine Alvind KrabbyNaw and the Sh1tMunks rake in millions [00:04] schestowitz[TR2] " [00:06] TR News "If you look at those getting promotions, they are the ones that dont focus on pleasing 1st line managers, but kiss-up to 2nd and primarily to 3rd line. All needed is to feed ideas to 3rd line about how growth / improvements can be achieved. Of course ego st-----g at the same time." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jr7kcc8c [00:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jr7kcc8c ) [00:07] TR News just ranting gemini://qwel.smol.pub/ranting [00:07] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:07] TR News "Interesting thoughts about an inter-community protocol. Coming from fediverse admin and moderation, I she's on the spot regarding the curating vs. automation. but it's either this or that, isn't it? The curating takes volunteer effort which is...not really paid for." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/discoveries/27862 [00:13] MinceR (video) (audio:important) https://nyc1.iv.ggtyler.dev/watch?v=aKh58q3dgAo = https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=aKh58q3dgAo [00:13] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [00:13] TR Bot Select instance - Invidious [00:13] MinceR ^ I Joined Hustler's University So You Don't Have To... [00:14] schestowitz[TR2] ^_^ [00:34] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [00:45] *\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:49] *\join_subline (~join_subline@c2uij3vscbq64.irc) has joined #techrights [00:50] TR News Techrights statCounter Sees Microsoft Bing at Lowest Level Since Last Summer https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/statCounter_Sees_Microsoft_Bing_at_Lowest_Level_Since_Last_Summ.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/statCounter_Sees_Microsoft_Bing_at_Lowest_Level_Since_Last_Summ.gmi [00:50] TR Bot Techrights statCounter Sees Microsoft Bing at Lowest Level Since Last Summer [00:52] TR News Oiligarchs are profiting from pollution https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2009723/worlds-richest-oil-baron-Mukesh-Ambani [00:52] TR Bot richest oil baron who turned one factory into $95 billion empire | World | News | Express.co.uk [00:53] TR News KSA dictatorship, funded by the oil consumption https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/this-worlds-richest-family-surpassing-net-worth-of-billionaires-including-elon-musk-mukesh-ambani-gautam-adani-and-more/articleshow/113947353.cms [00:53] TR Bot This worlds richest family surpassing net worth of billionaires including Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, and more | World News - The Times of India [00:55] TR News House of Saud has net worth four times greater than Elon Musk and Bill Gates combined. [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:57] TR News And unlike oligarchs, they have their own armies with military jets and sometimes nukes https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3180174/worlds-richest-royal-families-2022-revealed-net-worths [00:57] TR Bot The worlds richest royal families of 2022 revealed net worths, ranked: as Queen Elizabeth celebrates her Platinum Jubilee, the UAE mourns Sheikh Khalifa and Qatars rulers ready for the Fifa World Cup | South China Morning Post ● Apr 09 [01:00] MinceR (cat) (video) (audio:unimportant) https://imgur.com/gallery/aKiMmmP = https://rimgo.bloat.cat/gallery/aKiMmmP [01:00] TR Bot found a new hiding spot - Album on Imgur [01:00] TR Bot He found a new hiding spot - rimgo [01:00] TR News "Dear New York Times: if you're wondering why I canceled my subscription, it's because you were charging me $20 a month for something worse than what Techdirt gives me for free." gemini://drmollytov.smol.pub/2025-04-08 [01:01] TR News "I'm semi-reviving my professional website. Which is to say that I moved my professional site URL to a Neocities site (I am not taking it back to Wordpress), which I am re-populating with some of my less-bad work examples." [01:01] TR News "I don't want to. It feels like selling out again. But I don't have to go back to social media; I just need a place to send potential clients that doesn't look like I wrote it in Notepad from my bathtub. I DID write it in Notepad from my bathtub, but I don't want it to LOOK like I did." [01:04] TR News "I have known about Tcl since the 1990s. I remember Stallman advising not use it. Maybe he did not like the license?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43588210 [01:04] TR Bot I have known about Tcl since the 1990s. I remember Stallman advising not use it.... | Hacker News [01:04] TR News "a language for extensions should... be a real programming language, designed for writing and maintaining substantial programs..." http://vanderburg.org/old_pages/Tcl/war/0000.html [01:04] TR Bot The Tcl War: Why you should not use Tcl | Glenn Vanderburg [01:05] schestowitz[TR2] ""a language for extensions should... be a real programming language, designed for writing and maintaining substantial programs... [01:05] schestowitz[TR2] The first Emacs used a string-processing language, TECO, which was inadequate. We made it serve, but it kept getting in our way. It made maintenance harder, and it made extensions harder to write... [01:05] schestowitz[TR2] Tcl was not designed to be a serious programming language. It was designed to be a "scripting language", on the assumption that a "scripting language" need not try to be a real programming language. So Tcl doesn't have the capabilities of one. 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The second half of the book you cant export overseasits classified as munitions. http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/16041202.htm [01:09] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/16041202.htm ) [01:10] TR News "best-selling author of 14 books" while using back-doored OS https://knightcolumbia.org/bios/view/bruce-schneier [01:10] TR Bot | Knight First Amendment Institute [01:11] *lightbringer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:11] TR News Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden have mostly vanished from sight since "Crossing to Russia" https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/bruce-schneier-glenn-greenwald-encryption-104705/ [01:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/bruce-schneier-glenn-greenwald-encryption-104705/ ) [01:13] TR News "All Systems Are Insecure Until Proven Otherwise" [01:14] TR News "If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology." Bruce Schneier [01:15] TR News Bruce Schneier Facts https://geekz.co.uk/lovesraymond/archive/bruce-schneier-facts [01:15] TR Bot Bruce Schneier Facts Everybody loves Eric Raymond [01:28] TR News Techrights Canonical is a Proprietary Software Reseller With a 'Debian Base' https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Canonical_is_a_Proprietary_Software_Reseller_With_a_Debian_Base.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Canonical_is_a_Proprietary_Software_Reseller_With_a_Debian_Base.gmi [01:28] TR Bot Techrights Canonical is a Proprietary Software Reseller With a 'Debian Base' [01:47] TR News Techrights You Can Be an A--hole to Women (Even Strangle Women) as Long as You Work for Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/You_Can_Be_an_A_hole_to_Women_Even_Strangle_Women_as_Long_as_Yo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/You_Can_Be_an_A_hole_to_Women_Even_Strangle_Women_as_Long_as_Yo.gmi [01:47] TR Bot Techrights You Can Be an A--hole to Women (Even Strangle Women) as Long as You Work for Microsoft [01:55] TR News AMD RDNA 3.5 runs better on Linux than Windows in certain tasks https://www.club386.com/amd-rdna-3-5-runs-better-on-linux-than-windows-in-certain-tasks/ [01:55] TR Bot RDNA 3.5 runs better on Linux than Windows in certain tasks | Club386 [01:58] TR News Adding Linux Support For The Apple M4 Going To Be Painful https://www.webpronews.com/adding-linux-support-for-the-apple-m4-going-to-be-painful/ [01:58] TR Bot Adding Linux Support For The Apple M4 'Going To Be Painful' [01:59] TR News (NEW): Asahi Linux hits an M4 support roadblock https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Asahi_Linux_hits_an_M4_support_roadblock.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Asahi_Linux_hits_an_M4_support_roadblock.gmi [01:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Asahi Linux hits an M4 support roadblock [01:59] TR News "Citronics, that is looking to turn old cellphones into single-board computers for embedded Linux applications" https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/turning-old-cellphones-into-sbcs/ [01:59] TR Bot Old Cellphones Into SBCs | Hackaday ● Apr 09 [02:00] *oarion7 has quit (Quit: Running IRC on a charmed medieval abacus.) 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[03:17] IsambardPrince https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/g-s1-58984/cbp-one-app-migrants-dhs-border [03:17] TR Bot DHS tells migrants who used CBP One to leave immediately : NPR ● Apr 09 [04:25] IsambardPrince https://www.reddit.com/r/USCIS/comments/1jutrq1/husband_detained_at_interview/ [04:25] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [04:26] IsambardPrince "I saw a lot of people going into the appointments and not many coming out." [04:40] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [04:44] IsambardPrince https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/keystone-pipeline-shut-down-after-oil-leak-in-rural-north-dakota [04:44] TR Bot Keystone pipeline shut down after oil leak in rural North Dakota | PBS News [04:44] IsambardPrince PBS doesn't even mention that Biden canceled Keystone XL. [04:44] IsambardPrince Instead it suggests the decision to terminate was due to protesters who were beaten and arrested. [04:47] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [04:52] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 08, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_April_08_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_April_08_2025.gmi [04:52] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 08, 2025 [04:53] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:54] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:54] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:57] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@k59xzzj3kgzr2.irc) has joined #techrights [04:57] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], Debian's room on Matrix has been ruined. [04:57] schestowitz[TR2] how so?? [04:58] TR News "It amounts to the usual slap in the face for every hard working IBM US employee except for Alvind and his Pi-p*unks who get their oversized and undeserved mega-bonuses for warming the chairs. But as the saying goes, all good things come to an end..." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrbs6y18 [04:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrbs6y18 ) [04:59] TR News "After taxes I got a few Pennies over $450 All that work I did and the amount I produced all on or before schedule. And still management complains that I need to do more. Especially from the top aka Krabanaugh. What does that big dumb baboon do beside fly on the corporate and cuts headcount ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrbs6y18 [04:59] TR News "IBM came to an end in the 2000s" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrbs6y18 ● Apr 09 [05:01] TR News disgusting https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/john-carmack-defends-ai-amid-backlash-over-microsofts-generative-quake-ii-demo/ [05:01] TR Bot Carmack defends AI tools after Quake fan calls Microsoft AI demo disgusting - Ars Technica [05:02] TR News Slop does not make games, it makes hype, it helps a Ponzi scheme https://medium.com/@alvarodmn39/baidus-ceo-believes-99-of-ai-companies-won-t-survive-after-the-bubble-bursts-595d7dc8bc6c [05:02] TR Bot CEO Believes 99% of AI Companies Wont Survive After the Bubble Bursts | by Alvarodmn | Medium [05:05] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1259.jpg [05:05] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1609.jpg [05:05] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-04-09.gmi [05:06] TR News "Since my return to the gemini space, one thing that I didnt yet update is my tinylog. That is due to the fact I want to put more thoughts about its future. The future of Tinylogs, GTL, the workflow I want for my micro blogging (in general) and how I could help make tinylogs easier" gemini://gmi.bacardi55.io/gemlog/2025/04/09/tinylog-todo-list-brain-dump/ [05:07] TR News "I just enjoyed bacardi55's' "Tinylog todo list - brain dump". And I have to say that it's good to have him back into Gemini space. I really missed him and his innovations for the Gemini protocol." gemini://redterminal.org/gemlog/2025-04-09-Re_Tinylog_todo_list_-_brain_dump.gmi [05:09] IsambardPrince how so?? [05:09] IsambardPrince Peter Bright stuff. [05:09] IsambardPrince :( [05:10] IsambardPrince There's been a sustained assault, apparently, where everyone in the room gets notified then they post it. [05:10] IsambardPrince I haven't seen it, but apparently they're targeting Free Software rooms. [05:10] IsambardPrince GNOME had to set a mod bot to delete all pictures immediately. [05:11] IsambardPrince This isn't just some mean person that's bored. [05:11] IsambardPrince It's happening at all hours. [05:11] *GNUmoon has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [05:11] IsambardPrince It's designed to disrupt and force everyone to leave the channel so they don't risk seeing it. [05:12] *GNUmoon (~GNUmoon@gateway/tor-sasl/gnumoon) has joined #techrights [05:12] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/04/2025: Neocities, Tinylogs, and Inter-community Protocols https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Gemini_Links_09_04_2025_Neocities_Tinylogs_and_Inter_community_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Gemini_Links_09_04_2025_Neocities_Tinylogs_and_Inter_community_.gmi [05:12] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 09/04/2025: Neocities, Tinylogs, and Inter-community Protocols [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: i thought you said matrixxx was centralised [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] and some company was moderatinggg things\ [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] and then it becameee negligent [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] so liiibera-chat dumped the matrix bridge [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] i need to restart barrier [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] too many repeat chars [05:16] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], It's gotten completely out of control. [05:16] IsambardPrince Even the room mods can't handle it. [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://app.element.io/#/room/#dei:fedoraproject.org [05:17] TR Bot Element [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] i cannot see the channel [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/07/During_the_Weekend_We_Said_Fedora_DEI_Requires_Proprietary_Soft.shtml [05:17] TR Bot Techrights During the Weekend We Said Fedora DEI Requires Proprietary Software, Now the Chat About It Is No Longer Accessible Over the Open Web [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] is this a debian issue? [05:18] schestowitz[TR2] i reckon it might just be a matrix thing [05:18] schestowitz[TR2] and you just see the impact on debian [05:18] schestowitz[TR2] or heard the impact on debian [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] https://element.io/blog/introducing-ess-ti-messenger-version-1-0/ [05:19] TR Bot Introducing ESS TI-Messenger version 1.0 [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] https://element.io/blog/end-to-end-encrypted-voice-and-video-for-self-hosted-community-users/ [05:19] TR Bot End-to-end encrypted voice and video for self-hosted community users [05:19] lxo schestowitz[TR2], I suspect you may enjoy this: https://blog.lx.oliva.nom.br/2025-04-09-the-value-of-slop.en.html [05:19] TR Bot the value of slop [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] "Now, some publishers and other service providers are resorting to LLM-generated bullshit that takes seconds of labor to make, and offering it to the public as if it had any sort of value, as if that made any economic sense." [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] can i reproduce with attrib? [05:20] *\join_subline (~join_subline@qbhetikhdy6yk.irc) has joined #techrights [05:21] lxo of course [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] ty [05:22] techrights-sec2 tr [05:23] lxo likewise ;-) [05:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I wonder why they think they can demand you give a TV internet access before the TV works. [05:23] IsambardPrince I would return it and say I did not agree to something that stupid. [05:24] TR News Techrights The Value of Slop, by Alexandre Oliva https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/The_Value_of_Slop_by_Alexandre_Oliva.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/The_Value_of_Slop_by_Alexandre_Oliva.gmi [05:24] TR Bot Techrights The Value of Slop, by Alexandre Oliva [05:24] schestowitz[TR2] maybe they will accept it [05:24] schestowitz[TR2] provided it is only you [05:24] schestowitz[TR2] so the cost is still low [05:24] schestowitz[TR2] but if many came that's another matter... [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] like when you get a discount and they tell you don't tell anyone else [05:25] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Walmart has a 30 day return policy. [05:28] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], They googlebomb with slop now. [05:28] lxo wow, that was fast! :-) [05:28] IsambardPrince Like how to troubleshoot a Samsung TV. [05:29] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: command line interface and nano [05:29] schestowitz[TR2] we made our own SSG [05:29] lxo nice [05:30] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/browse/latest.shtml [05:30] TR Bot Chronological Index, Page 82 [05:34] lxo I mean, copying and republishing is not something that should take a lot of labor, but curation does and makes the output valuable. I appreciate the quick assessment :-) [05:37] IsambardPrince https://www.gg2.net/f1-visas-revoked-indian-students-us [05:37] TR Bot US Revokes F-1 Visas Of Indian Students Over Legal Offenses [05:37] IsambardPrince Why do foreigners call it "over-speeding". [05:37] IsambardPrince It's just "speeding". [05:38] IsambardPrince "In a deeply concerning development for Indian students in the United States, dozens have had their F-1 student visas abruptly revoked and have been ordered to self-deport immediately due to minor criminal infractions. [05:38] IsambardPrince This unexpected crackdown has sparked panic across several university campuses in Missouri, Texas, and Nebraska, where the affected students were enrolled. [05:38] IsambardPrince According to reports, the visa revocations stem from minor offences such as traffic violations, over-speeding, shoplifting, and alcohol-related chargesmany of which were previously resolved through legal channels. [05:38] IsambardPrince Despite the relatively minor nature of these infractions, US immigration authorities have begun issuing visa termination notices, citing SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) record closures." [05:38] IsambardPrince --- [05:38] IsambardPrince As much as I hate to agree with Marco Rubio, we approved their visa so they could study, not shoplift and have DUIs. [05:40] IsambardPrince Most countries that let you in will demand that you leave if you do this. [05:40] IsambardPrince They have enough problems in their own country. [05:41] IsambardPrince "Another student admitted to a DUI (driving under the influence) charge, saying he had followed all court mandates, including installing a car ignition lock and undergoing sobriety checks. [05:41] IsambardPrince In a more severe case, a Texas-based student was arrested for shoplifting $144 worth of items from Walmart. However, the case was dismissed due to his clean academic record and cooperation. I followed all legal instructions and thought the matter was behind me. Why am I being punished again? he asked." [05:41] IsambardPrince --- [05:41] IsambardPrince It doesn't matter if you are following the court's "instructions". Shoplifting and DUIs are criminal activity. If your student visa matters, don't do that. [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: was that issue about debian alone? [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] or matric? [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] don't make #techrights about imigration [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] wrong channel [05:43] schestowitz[TR2] *matrix [05:45] TR News Techrights Open Source Initiative (OSI) Privacy Fiasco in Detail: Seeking Class Action Against the OSI https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Privacy_Fiasco_in_Detail_Seeking_Cla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Privacy_Fiasco_in_Detail_Seeking_Cla.gmi [05:45] TR Bot Techrights Open Source Initiative (OSI) Privacy Fiasco in Detail: Seeking Class Action Against the OSI [05:47] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Matrix but it seems to be hammering the FOSS rooms. [05:47] IsambardPrince GNOME had to deal with it by immediately killing all image uploads. [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] which FOSS rooms? [05:47] schestowitz[TR2] you said it was a debian issue [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] now you say FOSS [05:48] IsambardPrince Debian and GNOME for sure have been hit hard lately. [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] so debian is not "the" target [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] but one of several [05:48] IsambardPrince They hit all the GNOME rooms including Epiphany and WebkitGTK [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] did you check non-FOSS "rooms"? [05:48] schestowitz[TR2] what if it's just matrix drowning in crap? [05:48] IsambardPrince I'm in many non-FOSS rooms and have not seen this going on. [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] gnome is not very FOSS cennntric [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] they are hated for other reasons [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] seen as "woke" [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] debian also [05:49] schestowitz[TR2] so a vandal would not be motivated by "left" ideology [05:49] IsambardPrince KDE has also had to do some sort of special moderation. [05:49] IsambardPrince To stop the CP onslaught. [05:50] IsambardPrince I'm trying to figure out what all is affected. [05:50] IsambardPrince But I'm not going back into Debian. [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] let me know [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] it's not debian [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] seems broadeeer target [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar reckoned there was a planned attack on irc [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] in 2021 [05:55] schestowitz[TR2] and what ha;ppened was likely cooredinated [05:56] schestowitz[TR2] it made irc less pleasant and reliiiable for many FOSS communities [05:56] schestowitz[TR2] and some projects or people never migrated [05:56] schestowitz[TR2] so users of irc were shed off ● Apr 09 [06:07] admfubar https://www.theverge.com/tech/639126/india-frankenstein-laptops [06:08] TR Bot The rise of Frankenstein laptops in New Delhis repair markets | The Verge [06:18] IsambardPrince Lots of Frankenwatches from India on ebay. [06:18] IsambardPrince I've wanted a Citizen watch for a while but too expensive. [06:18] IsambardPrince I don't want to pay thousands for a watch, even if it's a really nice one. [06:19] IsambardPrince Could I? Sure, but it would be regrettable. [06:20] IsambardPrince That watch represents two months rent, or nearly four months of groceries. Over two dozen electric bills. [06:21] IsambardPrince Consumerism is pretty horrible when you think about it. [06:21] IsambardPrince All the people dying because they have nothing to eat, and here's someone paying thousands for a piece of jewelry. [06:23] admfubar https://xkcd.com/3073/ [06:23] TR Bot Tariffs [06:28] TR News "A rather big release for CoolerControl is now available with version 2.1 bringing numerous major feature enhancements to the popular open source app." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/cooling-device-app-coolercontrol-v2-1-brings-zero-rpm-support-improved-amd-rdna-3-4-support-and-more/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:28] TR Bot device app CoolerControl v2.1 brings Zero RPM support, improved AMD RDNA 3/4 support and more | GamingOnLinux [06:28] TR News "Jackbox Games just held their first Jackbox Direct event to detail what they're working on with Jackbox Party Pack 11 being announced with all-new games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/the-jackbox-party-pack-11-is-on-the-way-and-trivia-murder-party-3-teased/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:28] TR Bot Jackbox Party Pack 11 is on the way and Trivia Murder Party 3 teased | GamingOnLinux [06:28] TR News "Nice to see Valve getting more pre-release testing done for major games. SILENT HILL f has now been rated Steam Deck Playable. Be sure to also check out my Steam Deck Verified round-up for early April 25 with new and upcoming games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/silent-hill-f-gets-rated-steam-deck-playable/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:28] TR Bot HILL f gets rated Steam Deck Playable | GamingOnLinux [06:29] TR News "Gravelord is an Early Access boomer shooter from Fatbot Games, creators of the dungeon crawler series Vaporum, and the latest update makes it more accessible with it now Steam Deck Verified thanks to the addition of controller support." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/boomer-shooter-gravelord-adds-controller-support-and-gets-steam-deck-verified/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:29] TR Bot shooter Gravelord adds controller support and gets Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux [06:35] *darwin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [06:35] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [06:38] TR News "The Armor Games Humble Bundle brings 10 interesting looking highly-rated indie games for you, a nice chance to grab something new for the week." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/get-some-quality-highly-rated-indies-in-the-armor-games-humble-bundle/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:38] TR Bot some quality highly-rated indies in the Armor Games Humble Bundle | GamingOnLinux [06:39] TR News "Attack of the Quack-Industrial Complex - Paul Krugman" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-the-quack-industrial-complex [06:39] TR Bot Attack of the Quack-Industrial Complex - Paul Krugman [06:39] TR News "Contributor: Republicans want to fool you into thinking a massive tax cut has zero costs" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-04-07/republican-congress-budget-deficit-national-debt [06:39] TR Bot Contributor: Republicans want to fool you into thinking a massive tax cut has zero costs - Los Angeles Times [06:42] TR News The trade war and freedom of expression in the EU | "Handelskriget och yttandefriheten i EU" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2025/04/08/handelskriget-och-yttandefriheten-i-eu/ [06:42] TR Bot Handelskriget och yttandefriheten i EU [06:42] TR News "The tariff bomb wipes out $10 trillion in stock market value, half of the EUs entire GDP" https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-04-08/the-tariff-bomb-wipes-out-10-trillion-in-stock-market-value-half-of-the-eus-entire-gdp.html [06:42] TR Bot The tariff bomb wipes out $10 trillion in stock market value, half of the EUs entire GDP | Economy and Business | EL PAS English [06:43] TR News "Dinosaur phones" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/04/dinosaur-phones/ IsambardPrince, see comments [06:43] TR Bot jwz: Dinosaur phones [06:43] TR News iophk: whose style or images are these models ripping off? https://www.raymondcamden.com/2025/04/08/comparing-googles-image-generation-models ("Comparing Google's Image Generation Models") https://techrights.org/n/2024/12/16/Image_Fusion_is_Not_AI_LLMs_Aren_t_Either.shtml [06:43] TR Bot Comparing Google's Image Generation Models [06:43] TR Bot Techrights Image Fusion is Not 'AI' (LLMs Aren't Either) [06:43] TR News iophk: time to keep promoting Jami, Jitsi-Meet, BigBlueButton, and Mumble. https://www.pcworld.com/article/2661665/microsoft-will-block-teams-access-if-you-dont-update-the-app-this-week.html ("Microsoft will block Teams access if you don't update the app this week") https://techrights.org/wiki/Skype_is_Spy_Campaign/ [06:43] TR Bot will block Teams access if you don't update the app this week | PCWorld [06:43] TR Bot Skype is Spy Campaign [06:44] TR News "Trump tariffs: Whats going on with the stock market, briefly explained" https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/407468/trump-tariff-market-crash-economy-recession [06:44] TR Bot tariffs: Whats going on with the stock market, briefly explained | Vox [06:45] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Take it to the crooked Indian guy down at Batteries Plus. The phone will swell up like a balloon when you plug it in. [06:45] IsambardPrince :) [06:46] *\join_su1line has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:47] TR News "Valve have truly opened the floodgates for Team Fortress 2 mod teams when they added TF2 to the Source SDK, with Team Fortress 2 Legacy announced for a Steam release." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/team-fortress-2-legacy-not-to-be-confused-with-team-fortress-2-classic-is-coming-to-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:47] TR Bot Fortress 2 Legacy (not to be confused with Team Fortress 2 Classic) is coming to Steam | GamingOnLinux [06:47] TR News "FUMES is simply awesome. Bringing back retro fast-paced car combat that feels like the classic Interstate '76 and Twisted Metal meets Mad Max only more crazy with boss battles and all sorts." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/fast-paced-car-combat-game-fumes-has-an-awesome-demo-worth-playing/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:47] TR Bot car combat game FUMES has an awesome demo worth playing | GamingOnLinux [06:48] TR News "A Michigan goodbye" https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/a-michigan-goodbye/ [06:48] TR Bot A Michigan goodbye [06:49] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], To quote the Plumr..... [06:49] IsambardPrince Motherfuck! [06:49] IsambardPrince :D [06:49] TR News "The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki originally released back in 1994 and it's getting a little revival thanks to ZOOM Platform Media / Lee Jacobson with a Steam release due out in May." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/retro-fps-classic-the-fortress-of-dr-radiaki-is-coming-to-steam-with-an-enhanced-edition/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:49] TR Bot FPS classic The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki is coming to Steam with an enhanced edition | GamingOnLinux [06:49] TR News "Out now and exclusive to the GOG store, Croc Legend of the Gobbos returns with a Remaster from Argonaut Games, bringing the classic back with many modern enhancements." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/croc-legend-of-the-gobbos-remaster-out-now-on-gog/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [06:49] TR Bot Legend of the Gobbos Remaster out now on GOG | GamingOnLinux [06:50] TR News "How Can Canada Tackle Foreign Interference Without U.S. Ally?" https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/how-can-canada-tackle-foreign-interference-without-us-ally [06:50] TR Bot How Can Canada Tackle Foreign Interference Without U.S. Ally? [06:53] TR News (NEW): Games: Croc Legend of the Gobbos, The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Games_Croc_Legend_of_the_Gobbos_The_Fortress_of_Dr_Radiaki_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Games_Croc_Legend_of_the_Gobbos_The_Fortress_of_Dr_Radiaki_and_.gmi [06:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Croc Legend of the Gobbos, The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki, and More ● Apr 09 [07:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I posted: [07:00] IsambardPrince "The Lt. Governor of Indiana bought himself a $90,000 Chevy Tahoe with state money, and then when people complained, he traded it in and gave taxpayers another $16k loss, and used the proceeds to buy a Tesla Cybertruck for his personal use. [07:00] IsambardPrince Indiana is the Chechnya of the United States, and now we know who the Ramzan Kadyrov of Indiana is. [07:00] IsambardPrince I guess people will know when they're behind Micah Beckwith. He'll be in the Tesla that got recalled 8 times in a single year, including for parts flying off." [07:10] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:18] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@28s2rf5u6ctmw.irc) has joined #techrights [07:20] TR News Techrights UK House of Lords Recognises the SLAPP Issue in the UK and EFF Pursues "Bill (That) Could Put A Stop To Censorship By Lawsuit" in the US https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/UK_House_of_Lords_Recognises_the_SLAPP_Issue_in_the_UK_and_EFF_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/UK_House_of_Lords_Recognises_the_SLAPP_Issue_in_the_UK_and_EFF_.gmi [07:20] TR Bot Techrights UK House of Lords Recognises the SLAPP Issue in the UK and EFF Pursues "Bill (That) Could Put A Stop To Censorship By Lawsuit" in the US [07:30] TR News Techrights Web Surveyor statCounter Sees Apple's macOS Falling From 5.6% to 3.6% in Two Months, It Might Soon be Smaller Than GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Web_Surveyor_statCounter_Sees_Apple_s_macOS_Falling_From_5_6_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Web_Surveyor_statCounter_Sees_Apple_s_macOS_Falling_From_5_6_to.gmi [07:30] TR Bot Techrights Web Surveyor statCounter Sees Apple's macOS Falling From 5.6% to 3.6% in Two Months, It Might Soon be Smaller Than GNU/Linux [07:34] TR News "Archives are refreshed every 15 minutes" but the messages sent can be delayed for weeks if not culled (censored) https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2025-04/index.html [07:34] TR Bot libreplanet-discuss (date) [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] "Brett Wilson LLP provides a bespoke service for individuals seeking advice or representation in relation to SRA investigations & solicitor disciplinary ..." [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] lol [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] conflict of interest [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/organisation/?sraNumber=538174 [07:37] TR Bot SRA | Organisation details | Solicitors Regulation Authority [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] " Recognised body since 01/11/2011, authorised for all legal services" [07:37] schestowitz[TR2] SRA needs to maintain standards [07:38] schestowitz[TR2] ". Annual practising certificate from 01/11/2024. " [07:40] TR News slop (or LLM) bots are probably a nuisance and extra operating cost to statcounter and other sites that scan sites' logs [07:40] TR News LLM BS has no POSITIVE use! [07:41] TR News LLMs are a net loss to society... in every way. No LEGIT use case. [07:46] IsambardPrince It's pretty easy to spot fake articles now. [07:46] IsambardPrince Most humans would never write something this way. [07:57] *fantom has quit (Quit: Connection error?!) [07:57] *a_fantom has quit (Connection closed) ● Apr 09 [08:00] TR News (NEW): Plasma 6.3.4 Now Available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Plasma_6_3_4_Now_Available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Plasma_6_3_4_Now_Available.gmi [08:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Plasma 6.3.4 Now Available [08:00] IsambardPrince https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-announces-employment-authorization-document-application-procedures-for-certain-hong-kong [08:00] TR Bot USCIS Announces Employment Authorization Document Application Procedures for Certain Hong Kong Residents Covered by Deferred Enforced Departure | USCIS [08:01] IsambardPrince Looks like Trump admin is extended the Deferred Enforced Departure ofr Hong Kong. [08:01] IsambardPrince Probably just to poke Xi [08:02] TR News (NEW): PBXware is a Linux telephony platform distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/PBXware_is_a_Linux_telephony_platform_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/PBXware_is_a_Linux_telephony_platform_distribution.gmi [08:02] TR Bot Tux Machines PBXware is a Linux telephony platform distribution [08:03] *fantom (~fantom@2.219.56.221) has joined #techrights [08:05] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], We're using the public library more these days, instead of going to the movies. [08:06] IsambardPrince There's over 80 years worth of stuff I've never seen so Hollywood has gone to crap, but there's still a massive amount of film from all over the world. [08:06] IsambardPrince I'm not really paying any attention to the US film industry anymore. Disney especially screwed up. [08:06] IsambardPrince They messed up what was working for them every time during the 20th century and even well into this one. [08:07] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: do you want to help with the draft? [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml [08:08] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml ) [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] it's ps-protected to block bots [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] *pppw [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] draft; 7501 [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] have a look [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] maybe give input? [08:08] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [08:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [08:12] IsambardPrince Bots? [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] yes [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] see above [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] enter the password [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] it's not a secret [08:12] schestowitz[TR2] draft; 7501 [08:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I have gotten so enraged by the amount of LLM crap that there's only a few sites I even pay attention to anymore. We were better off in the days of Yahoo (with their own index) and the dmoz directory, and even geocities. [08:15] TR News (NEW): Microchip SAMA7D65 Cortex-A7 MPU comes in SoC and SiP packages with up to 2Gbit integrated DDR3L memory https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Microchip_SAMA7D65_Cortex_A7_MPU_comes_in_SoC_and_SiP_packages_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Microchip_SAMA7D65_Cortex_A7_MPU_comes_in_SoC_and_SiP_packages_.gmi [08:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Microchip SAMA7D65 Cortex-A7 MPU comes in SoC and SiP packages with up to 2Gbit integrated DDR3L memory [08:15] IsambardPrince One of the goals of the "modern" Web is to pluck people you don't want to speak out of the "community" and then nobody will hear anything they say. [08:16] IsambardPrince So it becomes echo chambers of corporate-approved speech. [08:16] IsambardPrince If you do nothing and say nothing that they don't like, you can speak. [08:17] IsambardPrince https://yourvoice.nxst.io/ [08:17] TR Bot Support Our Local TV Stations [08:18] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], This is bad. [08:18] IsambardPrince https://wgntv.com/news/delete-delete-delete-fcc-wgn-want-feedback-to-support-local-news/ [08:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://wgntv.com/news/delete-delete-delete-fcc-wgn-want-feedback-to-support-local-news/ ) [08:18] IsambardPrince CHICAGO (WGN) WGN-TV Channel 9 and the Federal Communications Commission are asking you to support local TV news. [08:18] IsambardPrince The FCC helps regulate media, telecommunications companies and television stations like WGN. [08:18] IsambardPrince FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wants the publics help in rethinking some of the commissions regulations by asking you to weigh in on those that should be revised or eliminated altogether. [08:18] IsambardPrince The initiative is called Delete, delete, delete. [08:18] IsambardPrince For too long, administrative agencies have added new regulatory requirements in excess of their authority or kept lawful regulations in place long after their shelf life had expired. The FCC is committed to ending all of the rules and regulations that are no longer necessary. And we welcome the publics participation and feedback throughout this process, Carr announced on X. [08:18] IsambardPrince The FCC is accepting comments through April 14. If you want to make your voice heard, you can visit https://yourvoice.nxst.io/ [08:19] schestowitz[TR2] adding [08:19] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Yeah, I had a lot of Reddit accounts get burned. After tens of thousands of likes. Reddit is not there for you. [08:19] IsambardPrince One got burned for asking in /r/linux how the Windows Notepad was related to Linux. [08:20] IsambardPrince Another got burned for exposing the agreement between Microsoft and Lenovo. [08:21] IsambardPrince So many get burned and it's not because you're writing bad "content" or anything that's "wrong". [08:22] IsambardPrince Lenovo admitted publicly that they agreed to sabotage their computers, at Microsoft's request, to prevent other operating systems on them. My case against them fixed that. They had the moderators on /r/Linux block my account and lock the post, so I had to escalate, and at no point did the "news" say what I was doing behind-the-scenes after Lenovo said they would not fix it. And they fixed it, because the alternative was going to [08:22] IsambardPrince be....painful. [08:22] schestowitz[TR2] adding [08:23] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/o/2016/10/02/lenovo-forums-censorship/ [08:23] TR Bot Guest Post: Lenovo Forums Possibly Banned All Comcast Users in Illinois in Order to Silence Discussion of Linux on Yoga Problems [08:23] IsambardPrince It's not worth the key presses it takes to post most things to "social" media. [08:23] IsambardPrince Especially now that the government sees it as a trove to deport people and otherwise illegally fuck with them. [08:24] IsambardPrince We must cut ties or at least cut back and approach it "mindfully". [08:24] IsambardPrince In some cases, like Facebook, they have made it so dangerous to use it, that I don't think anyone who knew what they were doing would use it. [08:25] IsambardPrince It's the same with anything else "Meta" owns, or Microsoft LinkedIn, or (God help us), "X". [08:25] TR News (NEW): Git Distributed Version Control System Turned 20 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Git_Distributed_Version_Control_System_Turned_20.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Git_Distributed_Version_Control_System_Turned_20.gmi [08:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Git Distributed Version Control System Turned 20 [08:26] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], There was essentially little in the way of monetization of people's blogs on sites like GeoCities or LiveJournal. [08:26] IsambardPrince So they went under. [08:27] IsambardPrince The new "social media" got better at hurting people in ways that were less obvious than just displaying advertising. [08:28] IsambardPrince The dotcom crash happened because everything settled down from a manic VC phase where we worry about money later. [08:28] IsambardPrince To something close to what those ad impressions were really worth. [08:29] IsambardPrince And today something similar is happening with LLMs. [08:29] IsambardPrince The news is talking about Trump's tariffs taking out companies that are "investing" in "AI". [08:30] IsambardPrince It makes all the things you need to do it with ungodly expensive, so it puts those imaginary future profits more obviously off into "never gonna happen". [08:30] IsambardPrince I'm shocked, shocked and amazed that we got here because a President was actually willing to lay waste to corporate America and banks. [08:31] IsambardPrince And told them all to go to hell and "take medicine", which will be a bitter "medicine" that is actually poison. [08:31] IsambardPrince Nobody in my lifetime was willing to defy them in any way, because they were working for them. [08:32] IsambardPrince Figuring out ways to even puff them up with stolen taxpayer money. [08:32] IsambardPrince Trump's defiance is not a good type of defiance. [08:32] IsambardPrince He will destroy everything. [08:32] IsambardPrince Good and bad [08:32] schestowitz[TR2] will? [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] already? [08:33] IsambardPrince The tariffs are like my mom's third husband spraying Roundu\Up, all over her flowers, it killed the flowers and the weeds alike. Left a planter full of mud. [08:33] IsambardPrince *RoundUp [08:34] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml refresh the page, IsambardPrince [08:34] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml ) [08:34] schestowitz[TR2] looking for typos [08:35] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Android_Leftovers.gmi [08:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [08:36] TR News "The Real History of U.S. Income Tax" https://www.propublica.org/article/history-income-tax-history-16th-amendment-trump-tariffs-great-depression | Source: Pro Publica [08:36] TR Bot The Real History of U.S. Income Tax ProPublica [08:38] *a_fantom (~fantom@2.219.56.221) has joined #techrights [08:39] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I would add about Deepseek that this is probably why Trump has imposed tariffs over 100% on China effective today, apparently. He's getting horrible advice telling him that Deepseek makes the Chinese more threatening because "AI wars". [08:39] IsambardPrince The truth is, they are threatening, because of their military modernization, but "AI" will never be worth anything. [08:40] schestowitz[TR2] adding [08:40] IsambardPrince They're building more and better ships, aircraft carriers, fighter jets, tanks, they've even replaced the standard issue assault rifles with something much better, you know. That's what makes them a threat, and targeting "AI" is the wrong move. [08:41] *fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [08:41] IsambardPrince Even the Type 191 rifle is quite good. It shows you what they're really up to, which is a military that in every way will compete with or exceed the United States in maybe 10 years, if that. [08:44] IsambardPrince For now, I think the US Navy could still best China easily, because a fleet engagement wouldn't really give China a chance to shine. Some Arleigh Burke class destroyers with SM-2 and SM-3 missiles could stop the "carrier killer", that's just a misdirection. Their real goal is to invade Taiwan and see if we'll risk a war over it, and we won't. [08:45] IsambardPrince The US has put Taiwan in more danger, by escalating the situation, but I doubt we'll back that up. [08:45] IsambardPrince The embassy will burn things and evacuate. [08:46] IsambardPrince Lots of innocent people will die. [08:46] IsambardPrince It's sad that the President is getting such horrible advice that he thinks a Chinese chat bot is the threat here. [08:50] IsambardPrince Trump does a lot of things that make no sense. Like this "Golden Dome" thing. They've talked about ABM stuff for decades, and the reason they never build a huge system is that it would cost hundreds of billions of dollars or more, and the other guy can always build more warheads or decoys. [08:52] schestowitz[TR2] adding morer [08:52] schestowitz[TR2] Automattic selling wordpress.com to "hey hi" (AI) alienated people and didn't pay off. [08:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Many Layoffs in Automattic [08:59] *fantom (~fantom@2.219.56.221) has joined #techrights ● Apr 09 [09:01] *a_fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [09:02] TR News Techrights People Are Sick of LLM Slop. Offer Them Alternatives. https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/People_Are_Sick_of_LLM_Slop_Offer_Them_Alternatives.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/People_Are_Sick_of_LLM_Slop_Offer_Them_Alternatives.gmi [09:02] TR Bot Techrights People Are Sick of LLM Slop. Offer Them Alternatives. [09:10] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Credit card banks are suspending applications. [09:10] IsambardPrince Some effective yesterday. [09:10] IsambardPrince Oh my god. [09:10] IsambardPrince This must be worse than I thought. [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] "Credit card banks"? [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] What is that? [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] a bank that is just lender? [09:11] schestowitz[TR2] via "cards" (plastic with ribbon)? [09:12] IsambardPrince Meh, most have deposit accounts too. [09:12] IsambardPrince But credit cards are their big product. [09:12] IsambardPrince Citi just killed at least two cards. [09:12] IsambardPrince "Sign-ups paused April 8th." [09:12] IsambardPrince No warning. [09:12] IsambardPrince FNBO got a few too. [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] "Credit card banks" [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] ha [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] says a lot [09:13] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Also heard some chatter. [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] let's unfold that [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] credit means debt [09:13] IsambardPrince Lots of people getting their AmEx spending limits cut. [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] banks close all branches [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] so that just means "some AWS accounbt" [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] for some "Web site" [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] the card is just some ribbon strip on plastic [09:13] schestowitz[TR2] maybe with some NFC [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] so it's basically "loan in the cloud" [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] "don't worry, the money is really there!!" [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] "until it isn't" [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] "biden, save us" -SVB [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] and lenders'ictims [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] parked in their swasticar outside the bank [09:14] schestowitz[TR2] in the city where some people like in a furry suit [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] this is how "capitalism" and "globalisation" end [09:15] schestowitz[TR2] does your mom know the prices of the amazon parcels may double soon, IsambardPrince ? [09:19] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, youi said your mom hhad like 56 cents in her checking account [09:19] schestowitz[TR2] worked her whole life [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] as a nurse [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] paid into pension [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] that got robbed [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] now almost 70 and broke [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] looking for a job [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] ramsey debunkjed the lie i heard her too [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] something along the lines of [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] "borrow money" [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] "it's good for your score or credit file" [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] if you never had to borrow monery [09:20] schestowitz[TR2] and were always in good standing, spending wehat you have [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] not maxing up what some bank was willing to lend for interestt gouging [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] how is that any worse than someone who keeps borrowing? [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] it's just some lie people apparently see in social control media [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] and then spread on [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] lies that come from lenders [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] telling evenb people with savings to borrow money [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] or live beyond their means [09:22] TR News Exclusive Tom Toro Cartoons https://therevelator.org/tom-toro-cartoons/ | Source: The Revelator [09:22] TR Bot Coming to The Revelator: Exclusive Tom Toro Cartoons The Revelator [09:23] TR News Microsoft has newer bug doors to add https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/patch-tuesday-april-2025-edition/ | Source: Krebs On Security http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/ [09:23] TR Bot Patch Tuesday, April 2025 Edition Krebs on Security [09:23] TR Bot Microsoft and the NSA [09:24] TR News printer https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/dozens-of-solenoids-turn-vintage-typewriter-into-a-printer/ | Source: Hackaday [09:24] TR Bot Of Solenoids Turn Vintage Typewriter Into A Printer | Hackaday [09:25] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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We will be fighting this." https://www.capeindependent.com/article/were-being-sued | Source: South Africa [09:52] TR Bot Were being sued | The Cape Independent [09:52] TR News "President Recep Tayyip Erdoan has filed a civil lawsuit seeking 500,000 Turkish liras (~131,000 US dollars) in damages against Republican Peoples Party (CHP) Chair zgr zel, citing his use of the term junta leader during a recent political speech." https://bianet.org/haber/erdogan-sues-chp-s-ozel-over-junta-leader-remarks-306259 | Source: BIA Net [09:52] TR Bot Erdoan sues CHP's zel over 'junta leader' remarks [09:52] TR News "After the biggest anti-Trump protests since the 2017 Womens March, many major media outlets seemed intent on downplaying the size and significance of the massive demonstration of opposition." https://fair.org/home/corporate-media-minimize-massive-hands-off-protests/ | Source: FAIR [09:52] TR Bot Corporate Media Minimize Massive Hands Off! Protests FAIR [09:52] TR News "The objective, according to the two media sources, is to look for language in communications considered hostile to Musk or President Donald Trump." https://thedissenter.org/elon-musks-doge-reportedly-installed-ai-to-root-out-disloyal-government-employees/ | Source: The Dissenter [09:52] TR Bot Reported Spying By Elon Musk's DOGE Not Without Precedent [09:53] TR News "While a simple cert denial may seem unremarkable, in todays environment where foundational speech protections face relentless attack" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/08/supreme-court-not-ready-to-blow-up-free-speech-yet/ | Source: Techdirt [09:53] TR Bot Court Not Ready to Blow Up Free Speech Yet | Techdirt [09:53] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Leaving) [09:53] TR News "Marek intended to release her book (for free) on April 3, 2025, a date that deliberately coincided with PTKs national convention in Kansas City, Missouri." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/08/texas-judge-says-prior-restraint-is-cool-and-legal-while-silencing-a-critic-of-ptk-honor-society/ | Source: Techdirt [09:53] TR Bot Judge Says Prior Restraint Is Cool And Legal While Silencing A Critic Of PTK Honor Society | Techdirt [09:54] TR News "In the absence of strong, trusted media institutions, social media has become the primary source of information [sic] for most Syriansmaking the fight against disinformation even more urgent and complex." https://dawnmena.org/how-misinformation-has-helped-fuel-syrias-sectarian-violence/ | Source: Democracy for the Arab World Now [09:54] TR Bot How Misinformation Has Helped Fuel Syrias Sectarian Violence - DAWN [09:54] TR News "When we talk about research integrity, were talking fundamentally about truthfulness, and about the important and essential distinction between true and false claims." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/08/how-should-we-think-about-the-problems-of-misinformation-and-disinformation-in-the-context-of-scholarly-publishing-research-and-libraries/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [09:54] TR Bot Misinformation, Disinformation, and Scholarly Communication (Part 2) - The Scholarly Kitchen [09:54] TR News "spreading political unrest on Romania's internet" https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/russian-bots-hard-at-work-spreading-political-unrest-on-romanias-internet | Source: Bitdefender [09:54] TR Bot Russian bots hard at work spreading political unrest on Romania's internet [09:55] TR News "Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions requires non-qualified trust service providers" https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14614-eIDAS-Regulation-risk-management-procedures-for-non-qualified-trust-service-providers-implementing-act-_en | Source: European Commission [09:55] TR Bot Have your say [09:55] TR News "This time we are going to take a little look at an investment that Tim made earlier this year to a certain incoming presidents inaugural fund." https://www.macworld.com/article/2660799/apples-bad-no-good-week.html | Source: Macworld [09:55] TR Bot exactly did Tim Cook spend a million bucks on? | Macworld [09:56] TR News Not just Tim Crook. ALL of GAFAM paid the criminal. http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml [09:56] TR Bot Techrights GAFAM Kissing the Ring of the Mafia Don [09:56] TR News "Small tariffs are sometimes absorbed by the importing company, reducing its profits instead of raising prices for consumers." https://www.macworld.com/article/2660512/president-trump-us-tariffs-impact-apple-products-price.html | Source: Macworld [09:56] TR Bot President Trump's tariffs will impact the price of Apple products | Macworld [09:57] TR News "Protecting children from online harm is a goal we all share, and there is no question that more needs to be done to keep them safe." https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/04/08/kids-online-safety-measures-can-do-more-harm-than-good/ | Source: Nebraska Examiner [09:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/04/08/kids-online-safety-measures-can-do-more-harm-than-good/ ) [09:57] TR News This Appears to Be Why Scam Altman Actually Got Fired by OpenAI https://futurism.com/sam-altman-firing-reason-book | Source: Futurism [09:57] TR Bot This Appears to Be Why Sam Altman Actually Got Fired by OpenAI [09:58] TR News "According to the author's sources, the board members who'd voted on the ouster told Sutskever they were concerned he may have been acting as a loyalty-testing spy." http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/06/Meme_Don_t_Worry_They_Say_There_s_7_Trillion_Dollars_Waiting_at.shtml [09:58] TR Bot Techrights [Meme] Don't Worry, They Say There's 7 Trillion Dollars Waiting at the Top [09:58] TR News "Ive previously written about common reasons that developing open source software is not funded" https://alexgaynor.net/2025/apr/08/putting-a-price-tag-on-open-source/ | Source: Alex Gaynor [09:58] TR Bot Putting a Price Tag on Open Source Alex Gaynor [09:59] TR News "it takes 10-15 years to get a new mine running, uranium firms warn, and reserves are concentrated." https://www.semafor.com/article/04/08/2025/uranium-deposits-could-run-out-by-2080-industry-bodies-warn | Source: Semafor Inc [09:59] TR Bot deposits could run out by 2080, industry bodies warn | Semafor [09:59] TR News "cease cryptocurrency enforcement" https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-81/ | Source: Molly White http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/18/no-such-thing-as-cryptocurrency/ [09:59] TR Bot Issue 81 Crypto crime is legal [09:59] TR Bot There is No Such Thing as 'Cryptocurrency' and Please Stop Referring to It as Cryptocurrency ● Apr 09 [10:00] TR News "All of those excuses are not available to Tesla this year." https://electrek.co/2025/04/01/tesla-is-sitting-on-200-million-worth-of-cybertruck-inventory/ | Source: Electrek [10:00] TR Bot Tesla is sitting on $200 million worth of Cybertruck inventory | Electrek [10:00] TR News "It's a harsh reality check. According to its latest and eighth recall issued last month, the carmaker has only sold around 46,000 of the divisive pickup trucks so far, despite a $7,500 tax credit." https://futurism.com/tesla-refusing-cybertrucks-trade-ins | Source: Futurism [10:00] TR Bot Tesla Is So Cooked That It's Now Refusing to Accept Cybertrucks as Trade-Ins [10:01] TR News "As such, investors were able to see in real-time how poorly their coins were doing and sell them off accordingly." https://futurism.com/the-byte/bitcoin-crashing-hard-trump-tariffs | Source: Futurism http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/05/Just_Because_Common_Currencies_Including_the_US_Dollars_Are_Con.shtml [10:01] TR Bot Bitcoin Is Crashing Hard [10:01] TR Bot Techrights Just Because Common Currencies (Including the US Dollar) Are Considered Uncertain Doesn't Mean People Should Adopt Volatile Multi-Level (Pyramid) Schemes [10:03] TR News "Europe in 2025 experienced its hottest March ever recorded by a significant margin" https://www.thelocal.se/20250408/europe-has-just-had-its-hottest-ever-march-scientists-confirm | Source: The Local SE [10:03] TR Bot Europe has just had its hottest ever March, scientists confirm [10:03] TR News "Visitors will find over 50 booths showcasing environmental organizations, food trucks and local vendors." https://www.lonestarlive.com/news/2025/04/el-paso-earth-day-celebration-offers-music-wrestling-runwalk-and-tips-on-saving-planet.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC [10:03] TR Bot Paso Earth Day celebration offers music, wrestling, run/walk and tips on saving planet - lonestarlive.com [10:04] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@5fpwbr43gmrpw.irc) has joined #techrights [10:05] TR News "Instead of answering that question, attorneys for DOGE [sic] filed a vague and evasive statement" https://americanoversight.org/american-oversight-slams-doge-for-evasive-response-to-courts-records-preservation-order/ | Source: American Oversight [10:05] TR Bot American Oversight Slams DOGE for Evasive Response to Courts Records Preservation Order - American Oversight [10:05] TR News "The Department [sic] of Government Efficiency's claims that it's saving more than $140 billion by cancelling contracts is overstated." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/04/is-doge-overstating-its-savings-claims/ | Source: Federal News Network [10:05] TR Bot Is DOGE overstating its savings claims? [10:06] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [10:35] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [10:47] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights ● Apr 09 [11:17] *\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:19] *fantom has quit (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) [11:21] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [11:32] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights [11:45] *\join_subline (~join_subline@qbhetikhdy6yk.irc) has joined #techrights [11:59] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Apr 09 [12:07] TR News "The creation of MCADT comes in response to the rapid proliferation of armed first-person view drone technology and tactics observed in modern conflicts, particularly in Eastern Europe." https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/4139734/marine-corps-launches-attack-drone-team/ | [12:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/4139734/marine-corps-launches-attack-drone-team/ ) [12:07] TR News "The team will focus on integrating first-person view drones aerial vehicles that transmit a live feed of their birds-eye view to remote displays into the Fleet Marine Force." https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2025/04/07/marine-corps-introduces-drone-attack-team/ | Source: USMC [12:07] TR Bot Marine Corps introduces drone attack team [12:07] TR News "Deploying Marine units will be equipped with prototype systems designed to counter drones, said Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, deputy commandant for combat development and integration." https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marines-counter-drone-systems/ | Source: Task And Purpose [12:07] TR Bot Marines fielding new counter-drone systems to deploying units [12:08] TR News "ARXs land drones have already undergone field tests with the British Army on Salisbury Plain to tailor them to UK-specific needs, although no contract has yet been signed to buy them." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/08/hi-tech-battlefield-robotics-drones-britain-ai-defence/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [12:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/08/hi-tech-battlefield-robotics-drones-britain-ai-defence/ ) [12:08] TR News "In a split ruling, the three-judge panel blocked a lower court decision that halted DOGE [sic] access at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/04/appeals-court-restores-doge-access-to-sensitive-information-at-us-agencies/ | Source: Federal News Network [12:08] TR Bot Appeals court restores DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies [12:09] TR News "DOGE [sic] team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agencys communications for hostility" https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-08/exclusive-musks-doge-using-ai-to-snoop-on-u-s-federal-workers-sources-say | Source: US News And World Report [12:09] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2025-04-08/exclusive-musks-doge-using-ai-to-snoop-on-u-s-federal-workers-sources-say ) [12:10] TR News "As the main highlight" https://linuxiac.com/openssl-3-5-brings-major-cryptographic-shifts/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:10] TR Bot OpenSSL 3.5 Brings Major Cryptographic Shifts [12:12] TR News "Subject Salt Typhoon: Securing Americas Telecommunications from State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks" https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/salt-typhoon-securing-americas-telecommunications-from-state-sponsored-cyber-attacks/ | [12:12] TR Bot Salt Typhoon: Securing Americas Telecommunications from State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability [12:12] TR News "At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, Matt Blaze made the point that CALEA, the 1994 law that forces telecoms to make phone calls wiretappable, is outdated in todays threat environment and should be rethought" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/04/arguing-against-calea.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [12:12] TR Bot Against CALEA - Schneier on Security [12:13] TR News "As Green notes, the EU and UK governments particularly the latter seem to believe that they must have the power to access peoples systems" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/08/if-ai-agents-catch-on-expect-the-legacy-copyright-industry-to-turn-them-against-you/ | Source: Techdirt [12:13] TR Bot AI Agents Catch On, Expect The Legacy Copyright Industry To Turn Them Against You | Techdirt [12:13] TR News "Clause 80 of the DUA Bill weakens the safeguards for solely automated decisions in the law-enforcement context and dilutes crucial data protection safeguards." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/eff-civil-society-groups-academics-call-uk-home-secretary-address-flawed-data-bill | Source: EFF [12:13] TR Bot EFF, Civil Society Groups, Academics Call on UK Home Secretary to Address Flawed Data Bill | Electronic Frontier Foundation [12:13] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [12:14] TR News "We represent two unions of federal employees: the AFGE and the AALJ." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/our-privacy-act-lawsuit-against-doge-and-opm-why-judge-let-it-move-forward | Source: EFF [12:14] TR Bot Our Privacy Act Lawsuit Against DOGE and OPM: Why a Judge Let It Move Forward | Electronic Frontier Foundation [12:14] TR News "EPIC submitted comments in response to the House Energy and Commerce Committees Privacy Working Groups request for information" https://epic.org/epic-urges-federal-privacy-working-group-to-center-data-minimization-in-federal-privacy-law/ | Source: EPIC [12:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://epic.org/epic-urges-federal-privacy-working-group-to-center-data-minimization-in-federal-privacy-law/ ) [12:14] TR News "The Tribunals judgment comes after a hearing on Friday 14 March 2025, at which the Government had requested that basic details of Apples own case" https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/5553/press-release-privacy-international-and-liberty-complaint-against-governments | Source: Privacy International [12:14] TR Bot PRESS RELEASE: Privacy International and Liberty complaint against Governments backdoor access to Apple data to be heard by Tribunal | Privacy International [12:19] TR News Introducing Lab Rax: A 3D Printable & Modular 10 Rack System https://www.the-diy-life.com/introducing-lab-rax-a-3d-printable-modular-10-rack-system/ [12:19] TR Bot Introducing Lab Rax: A 3D Printable & Modular 10" Rack System - The DIY Life [12:21] TR News "The OrangePi RV2 offers impressive performance in a low-cost, power-efficient form factor." https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-developer-images-now-available-for-orangepi-rv2-a-low-cost-risc-v-sbc | Source: Canonical [12:21] TR Bot Ubuntu developer images now available for OrangePi RV2: a low-cost RISC-V SBC [12:21] TR News Introducing the Image Map widget: A smarter way to visualize your data https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/04/08/introducing-the-image-map-widget-a-smarter-way-to-visualize-your-data/ [12:21] TR Bot Introducing the Image Map widget: A smarter way to visualize your data | Arduino Blog [12:22] TR News "Traditional RC cars relied on fairly rudimentary analog signals, but complete digital control is common today." https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/04/08/using-a-racing-sim-rig-with-a-real-rc-car/ | Source: Arduino [12:22] TR Bot Using a racing sim rig with a real RC car | Arduino Blog [12:22] TR News "It was alleged Huawei, after being banned from working with TSMC, passed its AI chip designs to Sophgo, which in turn gave the blueprints to TSMC manufacture to order as if they were Sophgo's designs." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/08/tsmc_blew_whistle_on_chinese/ | Source: The Register UK [12:22] TR Bot TSMC may face $1B+ penalty for suspected Huawei exports The Register [12:24] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware: SBCs, Arduino, OrangePi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Open_Hardware_SBCs_Arduino_OrangePi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Open_Hardware_SBCs_Arduino_OrangePi_and_More.gmi [12:24] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware: SBCs, Arduino, OrangePi, and More [12:26] TR News Llama 4 Herd is here and already works with Red Bait OpenShift Hey Hi (AI) https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/llama-4-herd-here-and-already-available-openshift-ai [12:26] TR Bot Llama 4 Herd is here and already works with Red Hat OpenShift AI [12:27] TR News Integrate predictive analytics and system notifications into your existing workflows https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/integrate-predictive-analytics-and-system-notifications-your-existing-workflows [12:27] TR Bot Integrate predictive analytics and system notifications into your existing workflows [12:27] TR News Slopwatch: LinuxTechLab, linuxsecurity.com, "Cyber Security News" and More LLM Slopfarms https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/Slopwatch_LinuxTechLab_linuxsecurity_com_Cyber_Security_News_an.shtml [12:27] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: LinuxTechLab, linuxsecurity.com, "Cyber Security News" and More LLM Slopfarms [12:27] TR News Oman in 2025: GNU/Linux Growing to 5% https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/07/Oman_in_2025_GNU_Linux_Growing_to_5.shtml [12:27] TR Bot Techrights Oman in 2025: GNU/Linux Growing to 5% [12:28] TR News Plasma 6.3.4 Now Available http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Plasma-6.3.4-Now-Available [12:28] TR Bot Plasma 6.3.4 Now Available Linux Magazine [12:30] TR News "Make faster, more accessible, more environmentally friendly websites" https://getoutofmyhead.dev/ | [12:30] TR Bot NO TITLE [12:30] TR News "The 9th April is CSS Naked Day which is all about promoting web standards." https://harrycresswell.com/writing/css-naked-day/ | Source: Harry Cresswell [12:30] TR Bot CSS Naked Day | Harry Cresswell [12:30] TR News "Dont freak out. My website is observing CSS Naked Day." https://lmnt.me/blog/css-naked-day.html | Source: Louie Mantia [12:30] TR Bot CSS Naked Day [12:31] TR News (NEW): IBM and Latest in redhat.com https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/IBM_and_Latest_in_redhat_com.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/IBM_and_Latest_in_redhat_com.gmi [12:31] TR Bot Tux Machines IBM and Latest in redhat.com [12:31] TR News "Worked like a charm! It probably wont work in every scenario like a dedicated background-image-opacity might, but for my particular use case at that moment in time it was perfect!" https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/background-image-opacity-css/ | Source: Jim Nielsen [12:31] TR Bot Background Image Opacity in CSS - Jim Nielsens Blog [12:33] TR News How To Install Gatsby on Debian 12 https://idroot.us/install-gatsby-debian-12/ [12:33] TR Bot How To Install Gatsby on Debian 12 - idroot [12:33] TR News How To Install Terraform on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-terraform-centos-stream-10/ [12:33] TR Bot How To Install Terraform on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot [12:33] TR News How To Install Actual Budget on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-actual-budget-ubuntu-24-04/ [12:33] TR Bot How To Install Actual Budget on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [12:34] TR News Atom is Microsoft and abandonware; why on Earth suggest this in 2025? https://idroot.us/install-atom-text-editor-fedora-41/ [12:34] TR Bot How To Install Atom Text Editor on Fedora 41 - idroot [12:34] TR News How To Install Akaunting on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-akaunting-ubuntu-24-04/ [12:34] TR Bot How To Install Akaunting on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - idroot [12:35] *\join_su1line (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights [12:35] TR News How To Install GLIBC on Fedora 41 https://idroot.us/install-glibc-fedora-41/ [12:35] TR Bot How To Install GLIBC on Fedora 41 - idroot [12:36] TR News "If youre copying files between systems over a network, the scp (secure copy) command is typically used instead of cp." https://www.tecmint.com/force-cp-to-overwrite-without-confirmation/ | Source: TecMint [12:36] TR Bot How to Force cp Command to Overwrite Files Without Prompt [12:36] TR News "When this happens, you may encounter errors such as: [...]" https://www.tecmint.com/fix-full-root-partition-linux/ | Source: TecMint [12:36] TR Bot How to Fix No Space Left on Device on Root (/) Partition [12:38] TR News "Oh boy, Meta released their latest llama models this weekend" https://birchtree.me/blog/meta-got-tricky-with-llm-benchmarks/ | Source: Matt Birchler [12:38] TR Bot Meta got tricky with LLM benchmarks [12:39] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/today_s_howtos.gmi [12:39] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [12:46] TR News "The problem is, magnetic tapes are regarded by storage and archivist professionals as being a stable" https://www.404media.co/doge-gsa-magnetic-tape-archives-digital-storage/ | Source: 404 Media [12:46] TR Bot Another Masterful Gambit: DOGE Moves From Secure, Reliable Tape Archives to Hackable Digital Records [12:47] TR News Windows TCO: "The one that deserves most attention is CVE-2025-29824" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/08/patch_tuesday_microsoft/ | Source: The Register UK [12:47] TR Bot Patch Tuesday fixes an exploited bug, but not for Windows 10 The Register [12:48] TR News Windows TCO: (CVE-2025-29824) "Mike Walters, president and co-founder at Action" https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-april-2025/ | Source: Scoop News Group [12:48] TR Bot patches zero-day actively exploited in string of ransomware attacks | CyberScoop [12:48] TR News Windows TCO: "The zero-day vulnerability, tagged as CVE-2025-29824" https://therecord.media/microsoft-zero-day-used-ransomware-attack-real-estate | Source: The Record [12:48] TR Bot Microsoft: Zero-day bug used in ransomware attacks on US real estate firms | The Record from Recorded Future News [12:49] TR News "In 2024 and continuing into 2025, social media platforms were prime targets for cybercriminals" https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/account-takeover-attacks-on-social-media-a-rising-threat-for-content-creators-and-influencers.html | Source: IT Wire [12:49] TR Bot - Account takeover attacks on social media: A rising threat for content creators and influencers [12:49] TR News "unblur nudity" https://www.twincities.com/2025/04/08/meta-teen-safety-livestream-restrictions/ | Source: TwinCities Pioneer Press [12:49] TR Bot Instagram to require parental consent for kids under 16 to livestream [12:49] TR News "What I did not expect was Facebook changing my wife's status to single" https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/facebook-killed-my-marriage.html | Source: Chris O'Donnnell [12:49] TR Bot Facebook Killed My Marriage [12:50] TR News "The newly chartered AI Preferences (AIPREF) Working Group will work on standardizing building blocks that allow for the expression of preferences" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/04/08/ietf-setting-standards-for-ai-preferences/ | Source: APNIC [12:50] TR Bot IETF setting standards for AI preferences | APNIC Blog [12:50] TR News "These tumultuous times are of course being reported on everywhere you look, including on this very website" https://aftermath.site/ai-video-game-development-art-vibe-coding-midjourney | Source: Aftermath Site LLC [12:50] TR Bot An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force: What Its Like Working For A Company Thats Forcing AI On Its Developers - Aftermath [12:50] TR News "1X is not likely to send out millions of Norwegian techs to sit in your basement to run your robot. Maybe you can hire a remote servant in a poor country. Itll still be AGI: A Guy Instead." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/08/your-humanoid-robot-servant-a-new-hope-for-agi-a-guy-instead/ | Source: Pivot to AI [12:50] TR Bot Your humanoid robot servant: a new hope for AGI! (A Guy Instead) Pivot to AI [12:51] TR News "I see people who dont know how LLMs are built treat them like all-knowing experts, trusting everything that comes out2. Well Nearly everything." https://www.dbreunig.com/2025/04/08/on-ai-observational-comics.html | Source: Drew Breunig [12:51] TR Bot AI Chatbots Are Like Observational Comics | Drew Breunig [12:52] TR News "A new report from Pew Research Center released last week shows a sharp divide in how artificial intelligence is perceived by the people building it versus the people living with it." https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/644853/pew-gallup-data-americans-dont-trust-ai | Source: The Verge [12:52] TR Bot Most Americans dont trust AI or the people in charge of it | The Verge [12:52] TR News Quartz is DEAD https://futurism.com/quartz-fires-writers-ai-slop | Source: Futurism https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/26/LLM_Slopfarm_A_Site_s_Last_Incarnation_Before_Throwing_in_the_T.shtml [12:52] TR Bot Quartz Fires All Writers After Move to AI Slop [12:52] TR Bot Techrights LLM Slopfarm: A Site's Last Incarnation Before Throwing in the Towel, Going Offline Permanently [12:53] TR News "And so, everyone who bought Windows XP also (unknowingly) received a copy of the totally flopped Microsoft Bob." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2661663/microsofts-worst-software-flop-was-secretly-packed-with-windows-for-years.html | Source: PC World [12:53] TR Bot worst software flop was secretly packed with Windows for years | PCWorld [12:53] TR News "The flightcrew may not be aware of uncommanded frequency changes and could fail to receive air traffic control communications." https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/08/boeing_787_radio_software_patch/ | Source: The Register UK [12:53] TR Bot Boeing 787 radio software patch didn't work, says Qatar The Register [12:55] TR News "Paid parental leave leads to lower infant and child mortality, fewer re-hospitalizations for infants and mothers, improved maternal mental health" https://alabamareflector.com/2025/04/08/paid-parental-leave-is-good-for-children-too/ | Source: Alabama Reflector [12:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://alabamareflector.com/2025/04/08/paid-parental-leave-is-good-for-children-too/ ) [12:55] TR News "But I have this feeling for a while that I really, really, really need to do something about my screen time, or I am doomed." https://blog.pcora.eu/2025/04/08/the-need-for-a-big.html | Source: Pedro [12:55] TR Bot The need for a big reset | Pedroblog [12:55] TR News "Last night, I was discussing the OJ Simpsons trial with my wife, after making a "If the glove don't fit" joke. I thought about how we took in the world during that time." https://brandons-journal.com/ignorance-is-bliss/ | Source: Brandon [12:55] TR Bot Ignorance is Bliss | Brandon's Journal [12:55] TR News "When it came to determining whether and how severely newer PFAS were toxic, Trump-appointed officials have been accused of straight-up changing the science" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/07/2025/how-trump-slowed-the-fight-against-forever-chemicals | Source: Semafor Inc [12:55] TR Bot Trump slowed the fight against forever chemicals | Semafor [12:56] TR News "Now Framework, which offers more modular and repairable laptop designs" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/08/small_hardware_firms_tariffs/ | Source: The Register UK [12:56] TR Bot Framework pauses sales on laptops it will make a loss on The Register [12:56] TR News "Framework says its temporarily pausing US sales on some of its laptops due to the Trump administrations tariffs that went into effect on April 5th, according to a post on X." https://www.theverge.com/news/644997/framework-stops-selling-some-of-its-cheapest-laptops-due-to-trump-tariffs | Source: The Verge [12:56] TR Bot Framework stops selling some of its cheapest laptops due to Trump tariffs | The Verge [12:56] TR News "What wasnt clear, however, was why Framework didnt simply raise its prices to compensate" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2660679/framework-pauses-some-laptop-sales-in-response-to-tariffs.html | Source: PC World [12:56] TR Bot 'pauses' some laptop sales in response to tariffs | PCWorld [12:57] TR News "Razer.com has mysteriously delisted all laptop products in the US, including the upcoming Razer Blade 16." https://uk.pcmag.com/laptops/157498/with-trump-tariffs-looming-razer-stops-accepting-new-laptop-orders | Source: PC Mag [12:57] TR Bot With Trump Tariffs Looming, Razer Stops Accepting New Laptop Orders [12:57] TR News "These articles are good exercises but they are also total fantasy." https://www.404media.co/a-us-made-iphone-is-pure-fantasy/ | Source: 404 Media [12:57] TR Bot A 'US-Made iPhone' Is Pure Fantasy [12:58] TR News "It seems that Framework does not have enough inventory to keep selling its base model units at the same price in the U.S. And while it could increase the prices of its laptops" https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/framework-pauses-u-s-sales-of-base-laptop-13-models-due-to-tariffs-company-says-other-vendors-are-pausing-sales-too-but-not-making-announcements | Source: Tom's Hardware [12:58] TR Bot Framework pauses U.S. sales of base Laptop 13 models due to tariffs company says other vendors are pausing sales too, but not making announcements | Tom's Hardware [12:59] TR News "to improve lives and grow the economy" https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/08/ukri_funding_cuts/ | Source: The Register UK [12:59] TR Bot UK slashes funding to university research quango The Register [12:59] TR News "In the book, Ullman laments the bad parts of computers and the internet." https://evanhahn.com/life-in-code-book-notes/ | Source: Evan Hahn [12:59] TR Bot Notes from "Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology" [12:59] TR News "I was pretty offended by this. I took pride in being professional and thorough. I didn't mind going the extra mile to help out my customers." https://louplummer.lol/belief-makes-it-real-or-does-it/ | Source: Lou Plummer [12:59] TR Bot Belief Makes it Real, or Does It? | Living Out Loud ● Apr 09 [13:00] TR News "it does not engage in false positivity." https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/doom-prepping-web-dev/ | Source: Baldur Bjarnason [13:00] TR Bot I am Uncluttered (Yellow): an ebook on doom-prepping web dev [13:00] TR News "Here's the video recording of my talk at the ARCtic iOS Conference in Oulu Finland, held in March 2025. " https://blog.viditb.com/action-centered-design-framework-talk/ | Source: Vidit Bhargava [13:00] TR Bot Action Centered Design Framework [13:00] TR News "I published 13 new New Leaf Journal articles in March, with one being our February review. While March did not rank highly in terms of word count" https://thenewleafjournal.com/march-2025-at-the-new-leaf-journal/ | Source: The New Leaf Journal [13:00] TR Bot March 2025 at The New Leaf Journal [13:01] TR News "I was going through my drafts this evening and I found that I had a number of them. Around 26 in total, created over the last year or so, many of them half-finished or almost finished thoughts." https://lmika.org/2025/04/07/airing-on-draft-microposts.html | Source: Leon Mika [13:01] TR Bot Airing Of Draft Posts | Leon Mika [13:01] TR News "In case youre interested, here are the 20 most linked-to domains across all blogs in the directory: [...]" https://ooh.directory/blog/2025/most-linked-domains/ | [13:01] TR Bot most linked-to domains (ooh.directory) [13:02] TR News "The scope showed a PPS output (Pulse Per Second)" https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/bps-gps-alternative-nobodys-heard | Source: Jeff Geerling [13:02] TR Bot BPS is a GPS alternative that nobody's heard of | Jeff Geerling [13:05] TR News [Old] "Code can be confusing but it can't lie, given enough time any developer can step through code and work out exactly what it does." https://www.jackfranklin.co.uk/blog/code-comments-why-not-how/ | Source: Jack Franklin [13:05] TR Bot Writing good comments: the why, not the how - Jack Franklin [13:06] TR News "Theres a reason for that. We generally dont use regexes in Haskell." https://entropicthoughts.com/parser-combinators-beat-regexes | Source: Chris [13:06] TR Bot Parser Combinators Beat Regexes [13:06] TR News "A monthly newsletter, mostly on julia internals, digestible for casual observers. A biased, incomplete, editorialized list of what I found interesting this month, with contributions from the community." https://julialang.org/blog/2025/04/this-month-in-julia-world/index.html | Source: Julia Programming Language [13:06] TR Bot This Month in Julia World [13:07] TR News "Although Linus Torvalds is often credited with the creation of Git, he hasn't been heavily involved in the project since June of 2005." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/git-turns-20-as-we-celebrate-decades-of-open-source-software-distribution | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:07] TR Bot Git turns 20 as we celebrate decades of open-source software distribution | Tom's Hardware [13:07] TR News (NEW): Windows TCO Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Windows_TCO_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Windows_TCO_Leftovers.gmi [13:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Windows TCO Leftovers [13:08] TR News "The BIST Technology index seems to have reached the upper band despite the ongoing political crisis in Turkey. But could it be continued?" https://datageeek.com/2025/04/07/ensembles-of-models/ | Source: DataGeeek [13:08] TR Bot of Models DataGeeek [13:08] TR News "I'm certain this isn't a new idea, but surprisingly I couldn't find much after some digging around online." https://theorangeduck.com/page/debug-draw-text-lines | Source: Daniel Holden [13:08] TR Bot Debug Drawing Text using Lines [13:08] TR News "In the new version (v0.18.0) of the ahead package, I have extended the forecast::thetaf function to support Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) and added an attention mechanism." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/extending-the-theta-forecasting-method-to-glms-and-attention/ | Source: Rlang [13:08] TR Bot the Theta forecasting method to GLMs and attention | R-bloggers [13:09] TR News "As of today, we are building our new internal standard table shells using the open source packages from this NEST framework." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/code-collaboration-in-nest/ | Source: Rlang [13:09] TR Bot collaboration in NEST | R-bloggers [13:10] TR News "I have a lot in the works for the this month's Logic for Programmers release." https://buttondown.com/hillelwayne/archive/a48fce5b-8a05-4302-b620-9b26f057f145/ | Source: Buttondown LLC [13:10] TR Bot a "Layton Puzzle" with Prolog Buttondown [13:11] TR News "Some things are just ugly and you have to live with it. 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Each OEM implements home-grown solutions for standard features like OTA updates, user authentication, factory installation, machine gateways and IoT gateways." https://embeddeduse.com/2025/04/08/extracting-microservices-from-a-modular-monolith/ | Source: Burkhard Stubert [13:11] TR Bot Extracting Microservices from a Modular Monolith Burkhard Stubert [13:11] TR News Yesterday (April 7) was a special onenot just for the open source community, but for software development worldwide." https://linuxiac.com/git-distributed-version-control-system-turned-20/ | Source: Linuxiac [13:11] TR Bot Git Distributed Version Control System Turned 20 [13:12] TR News The Rust Programming Language Blog: March Project Goals Update https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/04/08/Project-Goals-2025-March-Update.html [13:12] TR Bot March Project Goals Update | Rust Blog [13:13] TR News "What kind of sicko signs up for political fundraising emails from just about every committee?" https://thescoop.org/LLM-Extraction-Challenge/ | [13:13] TR Bot Political Email Extraction Leaderboard [13:13] TR News [Old] "That's exactly why you should plot your data before doing anything else. Not for decoration." https://briefer.cloud/blog/posts/look-the-data/ | [13:13] TR Bot A feel for the data | Briefer [13:14] TR News "Now with macOS Sequoia, Apple has replaced rsync 2.6.9 with openrsync" https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/rsync-replaced-with-openrsync-on-macos-sequoia/ | [13:14] TR Bot rsync replaced with openrsync on macOS Sequoia | Der Flounder [13:15] TR News "ShinyConf 2025 is almost here! From April 9 to 11, thousands of data scientists, developers, and Shiny fans will come together online to share ideas, build skills, and connect." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/a-quick-guide-to-getting-the-most-out-of-shinyconf-2025/ | Source: Rlang [13:15] TR Bot Quick Guide to Getting the Most Out of ShinyConf 2025 | R-bloggers [13:15] TR News "We invite you to submit proposals to give a talk at JuliaCon Local Paris 2025. It will be an in-person conference held in Paris, France, on October 2nd and 3rd 2025." https://pretalx.com/juliacon-local-paris-2025/cfp | [13:15] TR Bot Local Paris 2025 :: pretalx [13:21] TR News "Explore six in-depth talks, four lightning talks, and a bonus talk from Shiny in Production 2024 or binge-watch them all!" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/shiny-in-production-2024-videos/ | Source: Rlang [13:21] TR Bot in Production 2024 Videos | R-bloggers [13:21] TR News "Mentoring is at the heart of what makes rOpenSci a community." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/04/supporting-ropensci-mentors-with-practical-tools/ | Source: Rlang [13:21] TR Bot rOpenSci Mentors with Practical Tools | R-bloggers [13:22] TR News "FOSDEM is arguably the largest open source conference in the world." https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/advocating-for-freebsd-a-fosdem-2025-trip-report/ | Source: FreeBSD [13:22] TR Bot Advocating for FreeBSD: A FOSDEM 2025 Trip Report | FreeBSD Foundation [13:24] TR News "WordPress is switching from three major releases a year to just one." https://manualdousuario.net/en/wordpress-one-release-a-year/ | [13:24] TR Bot WordPress is switching from three major releases a year to just one Manual do Usurio [13:25] TR News "Support for text-wrap: pretty just shipped in Safari Technology Preview" https://webkit.org/blog/16547/better-typography-with-text-wrap-pretty/ | Source: WebKit [13:25] TR Bot Better typography with text-wrap pretty | WebKit [13:25] TR News "Vicky and David will look back over their two decades with the LOCKSS Program." https://blog.dshr.org/2025/04/paul-evan-peters-award-lecture.html | Source: David Rosenthal [13:25] TR Bot DSHR's Blog: Paul Evan Peters Award Lecture [13:25] TR News "We (undeadly.org editors) had not noticed ourselves, but Will Backman wrote in about the news that some OpenBSD code" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250408062403 | Source: Undeadly [13:25] TR Bot rsync replaced with openrsync on macOS Sequoia [13:27] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [13:27] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [13:29] TR News (NEW): FOSS, Education, Sharing, and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/FOSS_Education_Sharing_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/FOSS_Education_Sharing_and_Standards.gmi [13:29] TR Bot Tux Machines FOSS, Education, Sharing, and Standards [13:31] TR News Techrights Links 09/04/2025: Quartz Fires All Writers (Shutdown, LLM Slop or Slopfarm Instead), "Bitcoin Is Crashing Hard" https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Links_09_04_2025_Quartz_Fires_All_Writers_Shutdown_LLM_Slop_or_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Links_09_04_2025_Quartz_Fires_All_Writers_Shutdown_LLM_Slop_or_.gmi [13:31] TR Bot Techrights Links 09/04/2025: Quartz Fires All Writers (Shutdown, LLM Slop or Slopfarm Instead), "Bitcoin Is Crashing Hard" [13:34] TR News (NEW): IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 193 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_193_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/IPFire_2_29_Core_Update_193_released.gmi [13:34] TR Bot Tux Machines IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 193 released [13:38] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [13:44] TR News mise manages installations of programming language runtimes https://www.linuxlinks.com/mise-manages-installations-programming-language-runtimes/ [13:44] TR Bot manages installations of programming language runtimes - LinuxLinks [13:44] TR News PBXware is a GNU/Linux telephony platform distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/pbxware-linux-telephony-platform-distribution/ [13:44] TR Bot is a Linux telephony platform distribution - LinuxLinks [13:44] MinceR https://nitter.poast.org/RightWingCope/status/1909704269390909585 [13:44] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://nitter.poast.org/RightWingCope/status/1909704269390909585 ) [13:46] TR News Web Management Availability https://www.linuxschools.com/wordpress/2025/04/08/web-management-availability/ [13:46] TR Bot Web Management Availability The Linux Schools Project [13:46] TR News "One of the small issues with XFT fonts is that they don't really have canonical names." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/XFTApparentlyDropsEncoding | Source: University of Toronto [13:46] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [13:46] TR News "If you have ever been irked by having to enter a sequence of sysctl(8) commands" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250408120131 | Source: Undeadly [13:46] TR Bot New sysctl(8) -f option supports reading entire settings file in one go [13:47] TR News "The new version has several cool changes, including: [...]" https://freedos.org/download/announce.html | [13:47] TR Bot FreeDOS 1.4 | The FreeDOS Project [13:48] TR News "We are thrilled to announce the release of Charmed Kubeflow 1.10" https://ubuntu.com//blog/announcing-charmed-kubeflow-1-10 | Source: Ubuntu [13:48] TR Bot Charmed Kubeflow 1.10 | Ubuntu [13:52] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights [13:54] TR News Techrights The Sixth Anniversary of the Lightweight Alternative to the Web (Gemini Protocol) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/The_Sixth_Anniversary_of_the_Lightweight_Alternative_to_the_Web.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/The_Sixth_Anniversary_of_the_Lightweight_Alternative_to_the_Web.gmi [13:54] TR Bot Techrights The Sixth Anniversary of the Lightweight Alternative to the Web (Gemini Protocol) ● Apr 09 [14:07] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techrights [14:17] TR News Automation or computerisation or digitalisation saves NOTHING (or adds cost) when you factor in all the human time wasted each time the automation or computerisation or digitalisation can go wrong. But the real "Savings" are for the rich operating such business. They "steal time" for you, giving you hassle. [14:23] TR News What if the CUSTOMERS started to CHARGE the BUSINESSES for TIME WASTED? Suddenly customer services would improve a lot. [14:31] TR News A random thought: when you pay with cash not much can go wrong (the transaction won't be 100x/100 times or numbers/IDs leaked out for micro-thefts). So pay with cash, cards are too much of a risk and if things go wrong, then they can go VERY wrong and MUCH work needed to correct that, if possible AT ALL. [14:31] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [14:33] TR News Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How Youre Wired https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/science/ideology-neuroscience-politics-zmigord.html [14:33] TR Bot Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How Youre Wired - The New York Times [14:38] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:38] *nobody (~nobody@6v7k23igghsbi.irc) has joined #techrights [14:43] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights ● Apr 09 [15:18] TR News Latvia's E. coli outbreak had at least two sources https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/08.04.2025-latvias-e-coli-outbreak-had-at-least-two-sources.a594662/ [15:18] TR Bot Latvia's E. coli outbreak had at least two sources / Article [15:20] admfubar this sound more rfk like... https://thedebrief.org/chew-on-this-natural-bean-gum-could-help-stop-the-spread-of-flu-and-herpes-viruses/ [15:20] TR Bot Chew on This: Natural Bean Gum Could Help Stop the Spread of Flu and Herpes Viruses - The Debrief [15:21] TR News With "Action Fraud UK" we reported (multiple victims at Sirius) obvious fraud, confirmed by the large pension firm, but without examining the evidence "Action Fraud" just said it would not deal with it. Upon escalation to the MP, a respected politician/authority which contacted them, they simple totally ignored her. We'll see if SRA is the same. [15:22] TR News Pilots Discussed Alternate Ways to Land Before Deadly Jeju Air Crash https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/world/asia/jeju-crash-communications.html the landing gear did not work [15:22] TR Bot Pilots Discussed Alternate Ways to Land Before Deadly Jeju Air Crash - The New York Times [15:23] admfubar https://thedebrief.org/made-in-canada-fusion-breakthrough-could-change-the-future-of-global-energy/ [15:23] TR Bot Made-in-Canada Fusion Breakthrough Could Change the Future of Global Energy - The Debrief [15:27] TR News "The child had likely fallen out through a rear window when the father stopped the vehicle to take a call." https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-man-drives-2km-not-knowing-3-year-old-son-had-fallen-out-of-car-window [15:27] TR Bot Malaysia man drives 2km before realising 3-year-old son had fallen out of car window | The Straits Times [15:29] TR News Put 104101849347837% tariff on China when your OWN economy is in MELTDOWN? Elect a demented bigot, watch the industry circling down the drain... [15:30] TR News The US has peasants who work 3-4 jobs and do the job on Prozac JUST TO GET BY....on 4 maxed up "credit" cards https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-criticises-us-v-p-vance-for-calling-it-people-peasants [15:30] TR Bot China criticises US V-P Vance for calling its people peasants | The Straits Times [15:32] TR News The Convicted Felon and his 'Himler' have just managed to make even many Americans take the side of China on "the economy". Self-harming actions lead to that. Monopolists helped this Convicted Felon wreck their "own" economy. http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/18/GAFAM_Kissing_the_Ring_of_the_Mafia_Don.shtml [15:32] TR Bot Techrights GAFAM Kissing the Ring of the Mafia Don [15:32] TR News Putin and Popcorn both start with "P". [15:33] TR News Stock Markets Slide Again as Convicted Felon Plans to Move Ahead With More China Tariffs https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/business/trump-tariffs-stock-markets.html [15:33] TR Bot Stock Markets Slide Again as Trump Plans to Move Ahead With More China Tariffs - The New York Times [15:33] TR News " new opportunities to drive growth" https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2025/0408/china-tariffs-trump-fight [15:33] TR Bot US-China tariff war heats up, could Beijing rely on consumers at home? - CSMonitor.com [15:34] TR News Leader of the "FEE world". Slapping fees on everything, to the point where imports stop and there are critical shortages. [15:34] TR News "The Insurrectionist announced a 25 per cent reciprocal tariff rate for South Korea." https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-trade-minister-says-considering-measures-to-boost-us-imports [15:34] TR Bot South Korean Trade Minister says considering measures to boost US imports | The Straits Times [15:35] TR News From MAGA to MAHA to MAHAL (expensive). Making everything cost more hurts most those who vote for bigots. [15:38] *\join_subline has quit (Quit: leaving) [15:45] psydruid https://bsky.app/profile/thorgisarcade.bsky.social/post/3lmdn74pz5k2z [15:45] TR Bot @thorgisarcade.bsky.social on Bluesky [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml [15:46] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml ) [15:46] schestowitz[TR2] draft; 7501 [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: "0:00 [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] 0:03 / 0:04 [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] 9 April 2025 at 00:34 [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] 398 reposts [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] 17 quotes [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] 2.9K likes [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] very tiktonstan [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] just some clips [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] no words [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] scroll for videros [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] "shorts" [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] see https://techrights.org/drafts/1.shtml [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: seems like blues-kaka is just a pile of webapp (JS) crap [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] it's some "app" [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] and in this case no words [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] just people taking to one another with "shorts" [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] and then pressing "like" [15:53] schestowitz[TR2] pretty mindless [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] how will futrute generation cops with the task of reading a full book? [15:54] TR News China state firms vow to boost share purchases to calm markets roiled by tariff war https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-state-firms-vow-to-boost-share-purchases-to-calm-markets-roiled-by-tariff-war [15:54] TR Bot China state firms vow to boost share purchases to calm markets roiled by tariff war | The Straits Times [15:55] TR News Its like throwing darts blindfolded: Tariffs take toll on Chinese exporters https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/its-like-throwing-darts-blindfolded-tariffs-take-toll-on-chinese-exporters [15:55] TR Bot Its like throwing darts blindfolded: Tariffs take toll on Chinese exporters | The Straits Times [15:55] psydroid3 I've never used bluesky, but I think it's hilarious that Adobe got bullied off the platform [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] i didn';t know [15:56] psydroid3 deservedly so, but I wonder if there's going to be any retaliation from Dorsey & Co. [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] i saw 3 clips [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] and closed the tab [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] the clips were not even related [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] a headline could go a long way [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: can you check the draft? [15:56] psydroid3 there was a topic on reddit [15:56] psydroid3 no [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] i think some points need to be added [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] but not TOO many [15:56] psydroid3 it asks for a username and password [15:57] psydroid3 but I'm doing other things now [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] adding https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/04/Why_Microsoft_s_Shares_Sank_Almost_20_in_Recent_Months_the_Bubb.shtml [15:57] TR Bot Techrights Why Microsoft's Shares Sank Almost 20% in Recent Months (the Bubble is Imploding) [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] draft; 7501 [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] it [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] it is just to keep bots out [15:59] psydroid3 I don't know much about this company, but I'm more interested in how it will affect other companies (Intel, Adobe, Autodesk etc.) [15:59] psydroid3 and if they will go down just as quickly ● Apr 09 [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] adding http://techrights.org/o/2021/04/04/microsoft-nationalism/ [16:01] TR Bot Microsoft: Nationalism As A Service (NaaS) [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] right [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] you mean MSFT, right? [16:03] psydroid3 yes [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] ok, thanks [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] any other comment? [16:03] psydroid3 not really [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] checking typos now [16:03] psydroid3 I was doing some stuff on a relative's computer last week [16:04] schestowitz[TR2] we used to use our wiki for drafts [16:04] schestowitz[TR2] but that was around 2009 [16:04] psydroid3 he's really reluctant to spend money on new components so he can run Windows 11 [16:04] schestowitz[TR2] and XFaCE coauthored with me [16:04] psydroid3 but he's also worried about Windows 10 going out of support [16:05] psydroid3 so he'll probably stick to what he has in an unsupported way [16:05] psydroid3 and I think it's too late for him to get into GNU/Linux now [16:05] psydroid3 him being in his 70s [16:06] psydroid3 my parents aren't like that [16:06] psydroid3 their first real computer experience was on GNU/Linux [16:06] psydroid3 even though they mostly use Android nowadays or simple feature phones in the case of my dad [16:08] psydroid3 that's why I posted the bluesky thing [16:08] schestowitz[TR2] i see [16:08] schestowitz[TR2] finalising [16:08] psydroid3 people are fed up with Adobe too, so they may be following in MSFT's footsteps with a bit of a delay [16:09] psydroid3 I don't see a way for Adobe to thrive outside MSFT [16:18] TR News Techrights The Rumours Were Likely True: Sixth Wave of Microsoft Mass Layoffs in 2025 (Days After "50" Anniversary and About 5,000 Layoffs) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/The_Rumours_Were_Likely_True_Sixth_Wave_of_Microsoft_Mass_Layof.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/The_Rumours_Were_Likely_True_Sixth_Wave_of_Microsoft_Mass_Layof.gmi [16:18] TR Bot Techrights The Rumours Were Likely True: Sixth Wave of Microsoft Mass Layoffs in 2025 (Days After "50" Anniversary and About 5,000 Layoffs) [16:23] TR News (NEW): Fwupd 2.0.8 Adds New Plugins to Update the UEFI Signature Database and KEK https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Fwupd_2_0_8_Adds_New_Plugins_to_Update_the_UEFI_Signature_Datab.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Fwupd_2_0_8_Adds_New_Plugins_to_Update_the_UEFI_Signature_Datab.gmi [16:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Fwupd 2.0.8 Adds New Plugins to Update the UEFI Signature Database and KEK [16:28] psydroid3 the videos were the unimportant part, the comments are the interesting stuff [16:28] psydroid3 more of that must be spread on the internet as well [16:28] psydroid3 so I would really like to see an article on Adobe at some point too [16:28] psydroid3 it's not just MSFT [16:29] psydroid3 it's rather MSFT's accomplices that keep the company in its current position [16:32] psydroid3 https://www.investopedia.com/adobe-s-stock-plunged-after-its-outlook-disappointed-analysts-are-bullish-on-ai-growth-11696206 [16:32] TR Bot Adobe's Stock Plunged After Its Outlook Disappointed. 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[16:33] psydroid3 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/adobes-dull-forecast-raises-ai-monetisation-doubts-shares-fall/articleshow/118957128.cms [16:33] TR Bot Adobe's dull forecast raises AI monetisation doubts, shares fall - The Economic Times [16:33] psydroid3 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/investor-concerns-ai-strategy-disappointing-121746150.html [16:33] TR Bot Investor Concerns About AI Strategy and Disappointing Earnings Reports Dragged Adobe (ADBE) in 2024 [16:34] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint Debian Edition Is Getting Support for OEM Installations with LMDE 7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_Is_Getting_Support_for_OEM_Installati.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Linux_Mint_Debian_Edition_Is_Getting_Support_for_OEM_Installati.gmi [16:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Mint Debian Edition Is Getting Support for OEM Installations with LMDE 7 [16:50] TR News Techrights Keeping Track of Microsoft Layoffs in 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Keeping_Track_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Keeping_Track_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_in_2025.gmi [16:50] TR Bot Techrights Keeping Track of Microsoft Layoffs in 2025 [16:57] TR News SpellBinding BINOXUS Wordo: DIARY gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-04-09.gmi [16:57] TR News "Some pictures from the balcony pointing south east, i.e. the sunny one. 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I've recently come to the conclusion that I've been masking too much, due to sheer number of times I've had the following happen: [...]" gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/04/05/to-mask-or-not-to-mask/ [17:01] TR News My Forgejo instance was attacked by LLM crawlers gemini://camelia.dev/posts/my-forgejo-instance-was-attacked-by-llm-crawlers.gmi [17:03] TR News [japan] [cat] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-04-09.gmi for Mincer [17:08] TR News iophk: microsofter have neither the skillset the mindset nor the integrity to retrofit and become IT staff or productive developers [17:11] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [17:18] TR News (in pseudo-Latin: "illegitimi non carborundum") [17:20] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Would be Measured at Over 5% Globally (by statCounter) Had the Data in India Not Been Changed https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/GNU_Linux_Would_be_Measured_at_Over_5_Globally_by_statCounter_H.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/GNU_Linux_Would_be_Measured_at_Over_5_Globally_by_statCounter_H.gmi [17:20] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Would be Measured at Over 5% Globally (by statCounter) Had the Data in India Not Been Changed [17:21] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights [17:28] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/04/2025: Autism, Cybersecurity, and LLMs Attacking Services Online https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Gemini_Links_09_04_2025_Autism_Cybersecurity_and_LLMs_Attacking.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Gemini_Links_09_04_2025_Autism_Cybersecurity_and_LLMs_Attacking.gmi [17:28] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 09/04/2025: Autism, Cybersecurity, and LLMs Attacking Services Online [17:34] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [17:45] TR News Techrights Techrights Be Like... https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Techrights_Be_Like.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Techrights_Be_Like.gmi [17:45] TR Bot Techrights Techrights Be Like... [17:45] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights [17:53] *\join_su1line has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:55] TR News iophk: Microsoft tries to isolate everyone even as they isolate their own people in a cult-like fashion in part through the use of odd, non-standard terminology and a total lack of a lexicon to translate between microsoftianism and computer science terminology ● Apr 09 [18:11] *\join_subline (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights [18:15] TR News Techrights Go Static https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Go_Static.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Go_Static.gmi [18:15] TR Bot Techrights Go Static [18:29] TR News "I have gotten so enraged by the amount of LLM crap that there's only a few sites I even pay attention to anymore." http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/People_Are_Sick_of_LLM_Slop_Offer_Them_Alternatives.shtml [18:29] TR Bot Techrights People Are Sick of LLM Slop. Offer Them Alternatives. [18:33] *\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:35] TR News sites not valued by their own maintainer will go offline much sooner. -[enter-name] law [18:38] *\join_subline (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights [18:43] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux on a High in Colombia https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/GNU_Linux_on_a_High_in_Colombia.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/GNU_Linux_on_a_High_in_Colombia.gmi [18:43] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux on a High in Colombia [18:44] TR News "Reach into your pocket and let the height of technology take you far away from the world before you. Enjoy the distraction it gives you: a familiar feeling of warmth and comfort. But is this an act of freedom or the relinquishing of such? Im referring, of course, to soma." https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2023/11/modern-soma [18:44] TR Bot Modern Soma - The Cornell Daily Sun [18:44] *\join_subline has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:45] TR News "Mustapha Mond says, People never are alone nowwe make them hate solitude; and we arrange their lives so that its almost impossible for them ever to have it. I fear this is what our technology is most likely pushing us toward. I think more concerning than escaping scenarios of discomfort is escaping those of boredom." [18:57] *\join_subline (~join_subline@x58kccsbytrv6.irc) has joined #techrights ● Apr 09 [19:02] TR News "That could be bad news for Russias state budget" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/04/08/the-ruble-has-been-surging-since-trump-returned-to-office-that-could-be-bad-news-for-russia-s-state-budget | Source: Meduza [19:02] TR Bot The ruble has been surging since Trump returned to office. That could be bad news for Russias state budget. Meduza [19:07] TR News Russian independent media continues to find refuge in Latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/features/media/08.04.2025-russian-independent-media-continues-to-find-refuge-in-latvia.a594271/ [19:07] TR Bot Russian independent media continues to find refuge in Latvia / Article [19:12] TR News Beware of scam e-mails as if from Latvian Television https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/crime/08.04.2025-beware-of-scam-e-mails-as-if-from-latvian-television.a594596/ [19:12] TR Bot Beware of scam e-mails as if from Latvian Television / Article [19:14] TR News OFTC users up, but are they bots waiting to be culled again? https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=OFTC [19:14] TR Bot NO TITLE [19:15] TR News Libera.Chat steadily down this year year. It soon turns 4. https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=Libera.Chat [19:15] TR Bot NO TITLE [19:16] TR News TTABlog Test: Is UNITED STATES COAST GUARD Merely Descriptive of Employment Counseling and Recruiting Services? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/04/ttablog-test-is-united-states-coast.html [19:16] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Is UNITED STATES COAST GUARD Merely Descriptive of Employment Counseling and Recruiting Services? [19:16] TR News Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 2 https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-5-dev-2/ [19:16] TR Bot Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 2 Godot Engine [19:18] TR News Leaked Email from IBM Red Bait CEO: DEI, Supplier Diversity Requirements Removed https://lunduke.substack.com/p/leaked-email-from-red-hat-ceo-dei [19:18] TR Bot Leaked Email from Red Hat CEO: DEI, Supplier Diversity Requirements Removed [19:19] TR News Non-Woke Software List (For April, 2025) https://lunduke.substack.com/p/non-woke-software-list-for-april [19:19] TR Bot Non-Woke Software List (For April, 2025) - by Bryan Lunduke [19:20] TR News [SLOP] Article on How to Tell If the Article Youre Reading Is [SLOP] https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/an-ai-generated-article-on-how-to-tell-if-the-article-youre-reading-is-ai-generated [19:20] TR Bot An A.I.-Generated Article on How to Tell If the Article Youre Reading Is A.I.-Generated | The New Yorker [19:20] TR News Scamscriptions: how to stop a dodgy recurring payment https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/scamscriptions-how-to-stop-a-dodgy-recurring-payment-aS1Uv3v1TfvB [19:20] TR Bot Scamscriptions: how to stop a dodgy recurring payment - Which? [19:20] TR News linuxhint.com Died 12 Months Ago (After Adopting Image Slop) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/linuxhint_com_Died_12_Months_Ago_After_Adopting_Image_Slop.shtml [19:20] TR Bot Techrights linuxhint.com Died 12 Months Ago (After Adopting Image Slop) [19:21] TR News Many slop 'articles' are ABOUT slop. It's so terrible on many levels. [19:21] TR News Like a virus fertilising itself [19:22] TR News Notes from "Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology" https://evanhahn.com/life-in-code-book-notes/ [19:22] TR Bot Notes from "Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology" [19:29] psydroid3 https://apnews.com/article/china-response-us-tariffs-104-d40d497f6e07ee4163d88443cb75ab3f [19:29] TR Bot Trump hits back with tariffs of 125%, after China raises retaliatory tariff | AP News [19:29] psydroid3 EU should tariff American hardware and software too [19:36] schestowitz[TR2] End of "AI" bubble [19:36] TR News Techrights Microsoft's Entire Premise for Its Future Existence Goes Up in Flames https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Microsoft_s_Entire_Premise_for_Its_Future_Existence_Goes_Up_in_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Microsoft_s_Entire_Premise_for_Its_Future_Existence_Goes_Up_in_.gmi [19:36] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Entire Premise for Its Future Existence Goes Up in Flames [19:37] TR News "Thoughts and prayers to Alvind and Krabanaugh. 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I setup an Ubuntu #LinuxJail as described in the linked wiki and was able to compile and flash #Arduino code to my Uno using #PlatformIO" gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [20:12] TR News "[...] , which is absolutely mind blowing because the tools for compiling are not available for "freebsd_amd64", yet in this Linux environment (not emulated, not a VM, just a translation layer), the Linux binaries were able to compile and then flash to the USB device (using the FreeBSD kernel and drivers). " gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [20:14] TR News Releasing version 13 https://agama-project.github.io/blog/2025/04/08/agama-13 [20:14] TR Bot Releasing version 13 | Agama [20:17] TR News "Linux" Foundation junk is now boosting a non-technical Microsoft employee (PR person doing openwashing, first from Edelman), who casually spreads security FUD about Linux, while having zero grasp of computer security. https://openssf.org/podcast/2025/04/08/whats-in-the-soss-podcast-26-s2e03-javascripts-big-footprint-robin-bender-ginn-on-leading-openjs-and-open-source-at-scale/ [20:17] TR Bot Whats in the SOSS? Podcast #26 S2E03 JavaScripts Big Footprint: Robin Bender Ginn on Leading OpenJS and Open Source at Scale Open Source Security Foundation [20:17] TR News captured [20:17] TR News See http://techrights.org/o/2020/10/30/openssf-microsoft/ "Linux" Foundation and OpenSSF are captured by Microsoft. [20:17] TR Bot With Microsoft in Charge, OpenSSF Seems More Like It's About Back Doors -- Not Real Security -- Inside the Linux Foundation [20:22] TR News Destination Linux 414: Zorin through an Hey Hi (AI) Labyrinth on a Thunderbird https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-414/ [20:22] TR Bot Zorin through an AI Labyrinth on a Thunderbird - Destination Linux - TuxDigital [20:23] TR News Microsoft junk https://www.linuxlinks.com/cardo-gui-podcast-client-typescript/ [20:23] TR Bot is a GUI podcast client written in TypeScript - LinuxLinks [20:24] TR News KOL458 | Patent and Copyright versus Innovation, Competition, and Property Rights(APEE 2025) https://stephankinsella.com/as_paf_podcast/kol458-patent-copyright-innovation-competition-property-apee-2025/ [20:24] TR Bot KOL458 | Patent and Copyright versus Innovation, Competition, and Property Rights(APEE 2025) [20:24] TR News Michael Meeks: 2025-04-08 Tuesday https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-04-08.html "partner sales call" [20:24] TR Bot Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [20:25] TR News Destination Linux 414: Zorin through an Hey Hi (AI) Labyrinth on a Thunderbird https://destinationlinux.net/414 [20:25] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving.) [20:26] TR News Adam Young: How big a matrix can we fit https://adam.younglogic.com/2025/04/how-big-a-matrix-can-we-fit/ [20:26] TR Bot How big a matrix can we fit? | Adam Young's Web Log [20:27] TR News Windows "Market Share" Down to 1% in Sudan, Based on statCounter https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/Windows_Market_Share_Down_to_1_in_Sudan_Based_on_statCounter.shtml [20:27] TR Bot Techrights Windows "Market Share" Down to 1% in Sudan, Based on statCounter [20:27] TR News Nearly 5,000 Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs Disclosed on Week of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft 'Anniversary' (Media Noise), The HR Digest Says More Layoffs Coming https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/Nearly_5_000_Microsoft_Layoffs_Disclosed_on_Week_of_Microsoft_A.shtml [20:27] TR Bot Techrights Nearly 5,000 Microsoft Layoffs Disclosed on Week of Microsoft 'Anniversary' (Media Noise), The HR Digest Says More Layoffs Coming [20:27] TR News Microsoft Shares Collapse Again (Down $101), Fifth Round of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Mass Layoffs in Less Than 100 Days in 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/07/Microsoft_Shares_Collapse_Again_Down_101_Fifth_Round_of_Microso.shtml [20:27] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Shares Collapse Again (Down $101), Fifth Round of Microsoft Mass Layoffs in Less Than 100 Days in 2025 [20:27] TR News Microsoft Problems in Europe Even Before the Cheeto Tariffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/07/Microsoft_Problems_in_Europe_Even_Before_the_Cheeto_Tariffs.shtml [20:27] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Problems in Europe Even Before the Cheeto Tariffs [20:28] TR News Courage is Contagious https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/Courage_is_Contagious.shtml [20:28] TR Bot Techrights Courage is Contagious [20:28] TR News LLM Slop Will Eventually Stop Due to High Costs, Worse Training Sets (Polluted Models Ingesting Their Own Junk), and No Real Returns https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/LLM_Slop_Will_Eventually_Stop_Due_to_High_Costs_Worse_Training_.shtml [20:28] TR Bot Techrights LLM Slop Will Eventually Stop Due to High Costs, Worse Training Sets (Polluted Models Ingesting Their Own Junk), and No Real Returns [20:28] TR News At 50, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Has Over 100 Billion Dollars in Debt and Less Than 25% "Market Share" (Windows) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/At_50_Microsoft_Has_Over_100_Billion_Dollars_in_Debt_and_Less_T.shtml [20:28] TR Bot Techrights At 50, Microsoft Has Over 100 Billion Dollars in Debt and Less Than 25% "Market Share" (Windows) [20:28] TR News Michael Meeks: 2025-04-07 Monday https://meeksfamily.uk/~michael/blog/2025-04-07.html "Intermittent patch review" [20:28] TR Bot Stuff Michael Meeks is doing [20:28] TR News Stolen Credit Card and LinkedIn. DHS Spies on Immigrant Social Media. https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/Stolen_Credit_Card_and_LinkedIn_DHS_Spies_on_Immigrant_Social_M.shtml [20:28] TR Bot Techrights Stolen Credit Card and LinkedIn. DHS Spies on Immigrant Social Media. [20:29] TR News People Who Facilitate Truth Will Always Win at the End https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/People_Who_Facilitate_Truth_Will_Always_Win_at_the_End.shtml [20:29] TR Bot Techrights People Who Facilitate Truth Will Always Win at the End [20:29] TR News On Shutdowns and 2,000 More Layoffs at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft (10,000 Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Staff May Have Already Been Laid Off in 2025) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/On_Shutdowns_and_2_000_More_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_10_000_Microso.shtml [20:29] TR Bot Techrights On Shutdowns and 2,000 More Layoffs at Microsoft (10,000 Microsoft Staff May Have Already Been Laid Off in 2025) [20:29] TR News Urgent Need for SLAPP Litigation Transparency (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/Urgent_Need_for_SLAPP_Litigation_Transparency.shtml [20:29] TR Bot Techrights Urgent Need for SLAPP Litigation Transparency [20:29] TR News Wikipedia Can Lower Its Hosting Bill by Going More Static, Not Just by Caching, But It Would Not Solve Its Biggest Problems (Bribes and AstroTurfing) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/Wikipedia_Can_Lower_Its_Hosting_Bill_by_Going_More_Static_Not_J.shtml [20:29] TR Bot Techrights Wikipedia Can Lower Its Hosting Bill by Going More Static, Not Just by Caching, But It Would Not Solve Its Biggest Problems (Bribes and AstroTurfing) [20:29] TR News How Corporations Such as Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Try to Crush Critics and Dissolve Activism (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/How_Corporations_Such_as_Microsoft_Try_to_Crush_Critics_and_Dis.shtml [20:29] TR Bot Techrights How Corporations Such as Microsoft Try to Crush Critics and Dissolve Activism [20:29] TR News Walmart Vizio TVs Scream At Immigrants to Leave America (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/08/Walmart_Vizio_TVs_Scream_At_Immigrants_to_Leave_America.shtml [20:29] TR Bot Techrights Walmart Vizio TVs Scream At Immigrants to Leave America [20:30] TR News Microsoft April 2025 Patch Tuesday, (Tue, Apr 8th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31838 still full of bug doors http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/ [20:30] TR Bot Microsoft April 2025 Patch Tuesday - SANS Internet Storm Center [20:30] TR Bot Microsoft and the NSA [20:31] TR News IPSO decides not to launch Jewish Chronicle standards investigation https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/ipso-decides-not-to-launch-jewish-chronicle-standards-investigation/ [20:31] TR Bot IPSO won't launch Jewish Chronicle standards investigation - Press Gazette [20:32] TR News FreeDOS 1.4 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1016849/ [20:32] TR Bot 1.4 released [LWN.net] [20:32] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:32] *nobody (~nobody@tk3vtmwmepfek.irc) has joined #techrights [20:33] *admfubar (~admfubar@ngqaam7baxnug.irc) has joined #techrights [20:33] TR News Shock Link Found Between Marriage And Risk of Developing Dementia https://www.sciencealert.com/shock-link-found-between-marriage-and-risk-of-developing-dementia [20:33] TR Bot Link Found Between Marriage And Risk of Developing Dementia : ScienceAlert [20:33] TR News ESA Report Says There's Too Much Junk in Earth Orbit Trunk https://www.sciencealert.com/esa-report-says-theres-too-much-junk-in-earth-orbit-trunk [20:33] TR Bot Report Says There's Too Much Junk in Earth Orbit Trunk : ScienceAlert [20:33] TR News (NEW): FreeDOS 1.4 is Out https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/FreeDOS_1_4_is_Out.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/FreeDOS_1_4_is_Out.gmi [20:33] TR Bot Tux Machines FreeDOS 1.4 is Out [20:34] TR News Qt Gradle Plugin 1.2 Released! https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-gradle-plugin-1.2-released [20:34] TR Bot Qt Gradle Plugin 1.2 Released! [20:36] TR News DanWoottonaccused of catfishing former colleague, court hears https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/dan-wootton-accused-of-catfishing-former-colleague-court-hears/ [20:36] TR Bot DanWoottonaccused of 'catfishing' former colleague, court hears - Press Gazette [20:37] TR News PR industry alarmed at rise of fake commenters exposed by Press Gazette https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/pr-industry-alarmed-rise-fake-commenters-exposed-press-gazette/ [20:37] TR Bot PR industry alarmed at rise of fake commenters exposed by Press Gazette - Press Gazette [20:38] TR News Here is how this publisher dooms itself and its reputation https://pressgazette.co.uk/marketing/independent-guardian-music-advertising/ [20:38] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving.) [20:38] TR Bot Why Independent signed up to new music advertising tool - Press Gazette [20:38] TR News "Our articles are just 'bait' for us to spy on you and sell your data...." [20:39] TR News Mozilla Thunderbird: Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest March 2025 https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/04/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-march-2025/ [20:39] TR Bot Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest - March 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog [20:39] *admfubar (~admfubar@ngqaam7baxnug.irc) has joined #techrights [20:40] TR News HYPE: Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) Hey Hi (AI) https://cyberscoop.com/china-deepseek-export-controls-congress-i/ [20:40] TR Bot experts recommend full steam ahead on US export controls for AI | CyberScoop [20:40] TR News WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 3 https://wordpress.org/news/2025/04/wordpress-6-8-release-candidate-3/ [20:40] TR Bot WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 3 WordPress News [20:40] TR News ADLINK COM-HPC-mMTL A COM-HPC Mini Computer-on-Module with up to 16-core defective chip maker Intel Core Ultra 7 165H processor https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/08/adlink-com-hpc-mmtl-a-com-hpc-mini-computer-on-module-with-up-to-16-core-intel-core-ultra-7-165h-processor/ [20:40] TR Bot ADLINK COM-HPC-mMTL - A COM-HPC Mini Computer-on-Module with up to 16-core Intel Core Ultra 7 165H processor - CNX Software [20:41] TR News Aerium Lumen An NVIDIA Jetson carrier board for drones and robots https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/04/08/aerium-lumen-an-nvidia-jetson-carrier-board-for-drones-and-robots/ [20:41] TR Bot Aerium Lumen - An NVIDIA Jetson carrier board for drones and robots - CNX Software [20:41] TR News PGConf.BE : Preliminary schedule and speakers online https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/pgconfbe-preliminary-schedule-and-speakers-online-3053/ [20:41] TR Bot PostgreSQL: PGConf.BE : Preliminary schedule and speakers online [20:43] TR News "full-fat Linux or BSD installation would be patently ridiculous." https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/freedos-1-4-released/ | Source: Hackaday [20:43] TR Bot 1.4 Released | Hackaday [20:45] TR News FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, April 11, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-04-11 [20:45] TR Bot Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, April 11, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [20:45] TR News Video: MiSTer FPGA work-in-progress 3DO core progress http://www.montanalinux.org/video-mister-fpga-3do-core-wip-20250408.html [20:45] TR Bot MiSTer FPGA work-in-progress 3DO core progress | www.montanalinux.org [20:48] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving.) [20:50] TR News The "Linux Foundation" isn't about Linux; it's run by some people who actively work to undermine Linux and whose salary is paid 100% to advance Microsoft's agenda from within "Linux". Even a blind person can follow the very simple evidence. [20:50] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux, MiSTer FPGA, "Non-Woke Software List", Microsoft Moles https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Audiocasts_Shows_Destination_Linux_MiSTer_FPGA_Non_Woke_Softwar.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Audiocasts_Shows_Destination_Linux_MiSTer_FPGA_Non_Woke_Softwar.gmi [20:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux, MiSTer FPGA, "Non-Woke Software List", Microsoft Moles [20:51] *admfubar (~admfubar@ngqaam7baxnug.irc) has joined #techrights [20:52] TR News Sort of like Musk (MElon) and Cheeto working to undermine the US economy for personal gain. In MElon's case there aren't even elections. The seats are for sale, just like in "Linux" (for sale) Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2024/10/23/A_Severe_Linux_Foundation_Conflict_of_Interest_Microsoft_Staff_.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2024/12/30/New_IRS_Filing_Shows_That_the_Most_Dominant_Company_in_the_Linu.shtml [20:52] TR Bot Techrights A Severe Linux Foundation Conflict of Interest (Microsoft Staff in Charge of Linux Foundation) [20:52] TR Bot Techrights New IRS Filing Shows That the Most Dominant Company in the Linux Foundation is Microsoft [20:54] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:55] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:55] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techrights [20:55] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techrights [20:57] *admfubar has quit (connection closed) ● Apr 09 [21:00] *admfubar (~admfubar@ngqaam7baxnug.irc) has joined #techrights [21:03] TR News Techrights Linux Clickbait by Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Linux_Clickbait_by_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Linux_Clickbait_by_Slop.gmi [21:03] TR Bot Techrights Linux Clickbait by Slop [21:04] TR News Old: Why There Has Been a Campaign of Defamation Against Richard Stallman (RMS), Professor Moglen, Linus Torvalds, Theodore Ts'o, Bruce Perens and Many Others https://techrights.org/n/2024/06/05/Why_There_Has_Been_a_Campaign_of_Defamation_Against_Richard_Sta.shtml [21:04] TR Bot Techrights Why There Has Been a Campaign of Defamation Against Richard Stallman (RMS), Professor Moglen, Linus Torvalds, Theodore Ts'o, Bruce Perens and Many Others [21:09] *\join_su1line (~join_subline@qbhetikhdy6yk.irc) has joined #techrights [21:21] TR News AMD EPYC 9005 'Turin' CPUs see 14% higher performance on average with Ubuntu 25.04 beta release https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-epyc-9005-turin-cpus-see-14-percent-higher-performance-on-average-with-ubuntu-25-04-beta-release [21:21] TR Bot AMD EPYC 9005 'Turin' CPUs see 14% higher performance on average with Ubuntu 25.04 beta release | Tom's Hardware [21:22] TR News The Fridge: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 886 https://fridge.ubuntu.com/2025/04/07/ubuntu-weekly-newsletter-issue-886/ [21:22] TR Bot Ubuntu Fridge | Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter Issue 886 [21:22] TR News A (potential) git whoopsie https://rubenerd.com/a-git-whoopsie/ [21:22] TR Bot A (potential) git whoopsie [21:23] TR News Feedback regarding my whats the point? post https://rubenerd.com/feedback-regarding-my-whats-the-point-post/ [21:23] TR Bot Feedback regarding my whats the point? post [21:24] TR News Linux Kernel 6.15 First Release Candidate Now Available http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-6.15-First-Release-Candidate-Now-Available [21:24] TR Bot Linux Kernel 6.15 First Release Candidate Now A... Linux Magazine [21:25] TR News 17 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux MySQL Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/mysqltools/ [21:25] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux MySQL Tools - LinuxLinks [21:25] TR News Kst is a real-time large dataset viewing and plotting tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/kst-real-time-large-dataset-viewing-plotting-tool/ [21:25] TR Bot is a real-time large dataset viewing and plotting tool - LinuxLinks [21:25] TR News (NEW): Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.15 Release Candidate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/06/Linus_Torvalds_Announces_First_Linux_Kernel_6_15_Release_Candid.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/06/Linus_Torvalds_Announces_First_Linux_Kernel_6_15_Release_Candid.gmi [21:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.15 Release Candidate [21:25] TR News Ringdove is an EDA suite of multiple software components https://www.linuxlinks.com/ringdove-eda-suite/ [21:25] TR Bot is an EDA suite of multiple software components - LinuxLinks [21:26] TR News 20 Best Free and Open Source Shells https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-shells/ [21:26] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Shells - LinuxLinks [21:26] TR News OpenRefine desktop program for data cleanup and transformation https://www.linuxlinks.com/openrefine-desktop-program-data-cleanup-transformation/ [21:26] TR Bot - desktop program for data cleanup and transformation - LinuxLinks [21:26] TR News 9 Best Free and Open Source GNU/Linux CLI File Encryption Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-linux-cli-file-encryption-tools/ [21:26] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Linux CLI File Encryption Tools - LinuxLinks [21:27] TR News Druid is a column-oriented distributed data store https://www.linuxlinks.com/druid-column-oriented-distributed-data-store/ [21:27] TR Bot is a column-oriented distributed data store - LinuxLinks [21:27] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Fedora at Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2025 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-at-chemnitzer-linux-tage-2025/ [21:27] TR Bot Fedora at Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2025 Fedora Community Blog [21:29] TR News (NEW): BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/BSD_Leftovers.gmi [21:29] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD Leftovers [21:29] TR News (NEW): Fedora and Red Bait (IBM) Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Fedora_and_Red_Bait_IBM_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Fedora_and_Red_Bait_IBM_Leftovers.gmi [21:29] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora and Red Bait (IBM) Leftovers [21:32] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi [21:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [21:34] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Events, More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Events_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Events_More.gmi [21:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Events, More [21:35] TR News (NEW): OpenSUSE and Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/OpenSUSE_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/04/09/OpenSUSE_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [21:35] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenSUSE and Ubuntu Leftovers [21:37] TR News Techrights Links 09/04/2025: More Trade Wars and Wars, Chinese Army Troops Found Fighting in Ukraine https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Links_09_04_2025_More_Trade_Wars_and_Wars_Chinese_Army_Troops_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/04/09/Links_09_04_2025_More_Trade_Wars_and_Wars_Chinese_Army_Troops_F.gmi [21:37] TR Bot Techrights Links 09/04/2025: More Trade Wars and Wars, Chinese Army Troops Found Fighting in Ukraine [21:39] TR News "I arrived in the United States in 2018 to pursue a postdoctoral research fellowship at Washington University in Saint Louis (WashU). Having already lived in the UK and traveled around Europe during my PhD, moving to the USA wasnt a major cultural shock." gemini://rohitfarmer.com/gemlog/2025/2025-04-09-life-in-the-usa.gmi [21:41] TR News like a comic skit wherein each time you give qn honest answer they yell at you, "wrong answer" [21:41] TR News "Often, their expectations are shaped by social media, which tends to show only the glamorous side. Its difficult to grasp the reality of day-to-day life in another country unless youve lived there." gemini://rohitfarmer.com/gemlog/2025/2025-04-09-life-in-the-usa.gmi [21:42] TR News "my understanding of the country was largely based on what I had seen in American movies." [21:44] *Received a CTCP VERSION from Harambe [21:45] TR News Microsoft Weighs Layoffs of Managers, Non-Coders https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/microsoft-weighs-layoffs-managers-non-coders [21:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/microsoft-weighs-layoffs-managers-non-coders ) [21:48] TR News Petter Reinholdtsen: Some notes on GNU/Linux LUKS cracking http://www.hungry.com/~pere/blog/Some_notes_on_Linux_LUKS_cracking.html [21:48] TR Bot Petter Reinholdtsen: Some notes on Linux LUKS cracking [21:49] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1016774/ [21:49] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [21:50] TR News Port Mapping in Docker: When and How to Use it? https://linuxhandbook.com/docker-port-mapping/ [21:50] TR Bot Port Mapping in Docker: When and How to Use it? 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