●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Friday, October 09, 2026 ●● ● Oct 09 [00:00] IsambardPrince MinceR, https://www.facebook.com/reel/1709886010095942 [00:00] TR Bot NO TITLE [00:00] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [00:04] IsambardPrince Kiki has decided to be unusually clingy today. [00:05] IsambardPrince MinceR, Bobbi doesn't go flying through the house after a laser pointer anymore but she does try to ambush it or swat at it. [00:05] IsambardPrince Kiki will walk around the house waiting for it to come down off the ceiling. [00:08] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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Downtime should be minimal [02:22] admfubar what could possibly go wrong?? https://www.ghacks.net/2026/10/04/microsoft-rolls-out-excel-canvas-a-copilot-report-view-that-refreshes-as-workbook-data-changes/ [02:22] TR Bot Microsoft Rolls Out Excel Canvas, a Copilot Report View That Refreshes as Workbook Data Changes - gHacks Tech News [02:29] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], FICO laid off 15% of their employees. [02:29] IsambardPrince It was about 800 people. [02:29] IsambardPrince They claim AI will replace them. [02:30] MinceR 09 032251 < admfubar> what could possibly go wrong?? https://www.ghacks.net/2026/10/04/microsoft-rolls-out-excel-canvas-a-copilot-report-view-that-refreshes-as-workbook-data-changes/ [02:31] MinceR seems like a great feature if you want to heat a data center [02:31] MinceR also, chatgupta's hallucinations will pair nicely with excels incorrect function results, incorrect parsing and incorrect display [02:31] admfubar or heat up your finances till they go up in flames [02:31] MinceR s/els/el's/ [02:31] MinceR :> [02:32] admfubar or is that go down in flames? [02:32] MinceR i suppose it depends [02:32] MinceR depends on the wind, depends on how many users use excel canvas at the same time... [02:41] IsambardPrince I found a headphone jack splitter. [02:41] IsambardPrince I could hook up two pairs of wired headphones with this. [02:41] IsambardPrince That way we can both watch TV without riling up that nutbag next door. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-081026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-081026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-081026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-081026.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, October 08, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-10-08.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-10-08.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-10-08.txt ● Oct 09 [03:00] *nobody (~nobody@amb4bz5uqndfg.irc) has joined #techrights [03:01] admfubar mincer, youll like the headline for this one [03:01] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/10/openai-amoral-money-abyss-uae-blackrock-sam-altman-leading-the-future-pac.html [03:01] TR Bot OpenAI, The Money Abyss, Prepares to Consume Another $30 Billion [03:01] MinceR :> [03:01] nobody next level of madness: former head of foreign intelligence in germany is accused of having sold(!!!) secret documents [03:02] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/10/michael-hudson-the-ai-crash-is-coming-and-you-will-pay-for-it.html [03:02] TR Bot Michael Hudson: The AI Crash Is Coming, And You Will Pay For It | naked capitalism [03:02] MinceR just wait till the simpletons vote afd into power [03:02] MinceR they'll sell the whole country, cheap [03:02] nobody meanwhile himself he operated a network of private(!!!) "consultant" companies to defend against industrial espionage [03:04] nobody currently most of this is hearsay in public news, alongside other foreign intelligence agencies they fear sharing knowledge with german secret service [03:05] nobody for that matter, this head of foreign intelligence was NOT an AfD affiliate (at that time AfD did not exist) [03:07] nobody he got removed from his position but some affiliate(s) remained in office and continued providing him with secret documents [03:08] nobody it's not yet clarified if and what was leaked and shared among whom [03:08] nobody it is interesting however, i think, this cartell involving BND (that's the name of german foreign intelligence) is headquartered in Munich [03:09] nobody and there, again, just a side-note, it's not AfD in charge either, but CSU [03:10] nobody the retirment pension fund of this secret service chief was seized due to other banking activities [03:11] nobody which typically is rather generous in germany, more than 10000/month [03:11] nobody hence i wonder why such a high ranking state official would be involved in foreign banking business and private consulting companies [03:12] nobody if >10k/month wasn't enough income [03:13] nobody another side-note, it's not been some russian spies or saboteurs at work either (often associated with AfD activities), but highest ranking german secret service staff [03:14] nobody up until when he had to file bancruptcy over banking business - not in russia - but in lithuania (neighboring polish political sphere i think) [03:15] nobody at a loss of 3.5Million there alone [03:15] nobody then 3weeks ago, i've noticed a short yellow press headline, a kindergarden detonated in germany/wolfsburg (Volkswagen city), a methane gas explosion [03:17] nobody which is totally unrelated events, but i did feel this being a highly unusual headline, a christian church kindergarden in germany explodes on sunday morning (gladly without fatalities) [03:18] nobody so far all investigators announced in public they could not find any chemical traces, and they would not know if it's been an accident [03:20] nobody there's a few strings attached to Wolfsburg city (labor unions, church, social democratic party etc) [03:22] nobody totally crazy, but that's another type of headline which barely appears above noise floor for a few minutes and then it's forgotten shortly after [03:23] nobody almost as if noone was willing to talk about this, not the churches, not the labor unions, and the democratic parties neither [03:26] nobody btw. the german secret service chief had some friends among NATO, including former Fogh Rasmussen, NATO chief, i think was his name [03:27] nobody Fogh Rasmussen, he was not held accountable for his share of another 3.5million loss over banking business in Lithuania [03:27] nobody altogether it's a little ironic who is blaming whom for espionage and associated activities [03:28] nobody you know, i had to sign NDAs for each little shitty line of code i was writing, i was forbidden 5 years of employment among competitors each whenever looking for another trainee position [03:29] nobody but that's all different topics and events, and i would merely be curious if and why a christian kindergarden explodes sunday morning here in germany [03:30] nobody MinceR: just today Russian president celebrated his birthday together with former chancellor Schroeder [03:31] nobody meanwhile there was kindergardens detonating in Ukraine, just today too [03:31] nobody chancellor Schroeder, that's the guy who got his home, guess where, close nearby Wolfsburg, Hannover [03:32] nobody it's the heart and spinal chord of german industry surrounding Volkswagen there [03:32] nobody whose kindergarden exploded two weeks ago, noone knows anything [03:32] nobody i don't remember either who might have hired this BND secret service chief into position [03:35] MinceR if anyone's tired of this wall of text, let me know [03:36] nobody it's thrilling me for almost three weeks [03:36] nobody so i merely was surprised over the recent headline highest ranking secret service chief was caught by police in germany and hold in custody now [03:41] nobody since October this year i have to pay increased appartment rent here [03:42] nobody i do so each month manually since year 2023, with a notice i object to their accounting each month [03:42] nobody it's only very little money, and it's send to, uhm, Munich [03:43] nobody although it's not obvious who was tampering energy bills and metering records [03:44] nobody the scariest event was when i had received an insane methane Gas bill (>>$100/gallon energy equivalent), that was 20th September 2022, and three days thereafter nordstream exploded [03:45] nobody so whoever was involved with this, had known it in advance i think [03:46] nobody then they came up with "NATO spendings", "stand with Ukraine" etc. etc., an orchestrated campaign the moment when this blew up [03:46] nobody but this campaign was _not_ driven by AfD, it was the typical friends among democrats, churches, labor unions and their media apparatus who did [03:46] nobody a media apparatus AfD opposes btw. [03:46] nobody but this could be fake, i don't trust any of them [03:48] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [03:50] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@ub2nbvci8pj6n.irc) has joined #techrights [03:51] nobody so, that's how i suspect the secret service chief caught by police, a methane gas explosion in a christian kindergarden, just ordinary events, how those are connected [03:52] nobody to be fair, overall the appartment rent billing is relative moderate, but politics are inflating heavily [03:53] nobody so appartment rent and energy at moon pricing is soaking >66% of my minimal income [03:53] nobody the most exciting aspect of this is the accounting fraud though, and how politics are lamenting over it [03:53] nobody as if this didn't exist [03:55] nobody it's not as if i was contracted as state official for 10k/month, effectively i got half of this, for an entire year [03:56] nobody and energy inflated almost 10fold above average official US/NATO pricing [03:57] nobody labor unions and churches consider this "social justice" [03:58] nobody and the related debate elaborated over this based on accounting fraud ● Oct 09 [04:03] TR News IBM offloads 'hundreds' of its cloudy VMware customers https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/10/08/ibm-offloads-hundreds-of-its-cloudy-vmware-customers/5301849 [04:03] TR Bot IBM offloads 'hundreds' of its cloudy VMware customers [04:06] nobody so, the head of secret service foreign intelligence himself was running low on cash flow, together with his NATO buddy Fogh Rasmussen at that time [04:07] TR News US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa programme amid fraud claims https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/8/us-suspends-microsoft-and-adobe-from-visa-programme-amid-fraud-claims [04:07] TR Bot US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa programme amid fraud claims | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera [04:07] *includeals_ (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95c:e00::2000) has joined #techrights [04:07] TR News Microsoft faces foreign worker crackdown as Vance blasts layoffs https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/10/08/jd-vance-microsoft-layoffs-h1b-visas-perm-labor-certification-trump [04:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2026/10/08/jd-vance-microsoft-layoffs-h1b-visas-perm-labor-certification-trump ) [04:08] nobody it's impossible to dissect who is connected and entangled into this [04:08] *includeals has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [04:08] *includeals_ is now known as includeals [04:08] TR News US Bars Microsoft, Indian Firms From Visa Program in Blow (1) https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/us-suspends-visa-program-for-tech-firms-including-microsoft-2 [04:08] TR Bot US Bars Microsoft, Indian Firms From Visa Program in Blow (1) [04:08] TR News Microsoft faces PERM suspension over H-1B allegations https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/10/08/microsoft-perm-suspension-h1b-vance-489667/ [04:08] TR Bot Microsoft faces PERM suspension over H-1B allegations [04:08] nobody the next NATO chief following Rasmussen (Denmark) was Stoltenberg (Norway), the latter being minister of finance there [04:09] nobody "invested" into Tesla stocks and other wishtinks, Nvidia AI and who knows what [04:09] TR News U.S. is suspending Microsoft and Adobe from the green card program over alleged fraud https://qz.com/microsoft-adobe-green-card-suspension-h1b-fraud-100826 [04:09] TR Bot Microsoft, Adobe suspended from green card program over fraud [04:11] nobody the current one from Netherlands, Mark Rutte, seems the least suspicious so far, mocking Trump live on camera for "the Trump Trillion" [04:12] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:13] nobody however just recently EU commissioners had to consent with a Diesel bonus to sponsor another round of Trump election campaigning in USA [04:13] TR News Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [04:13] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 08, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_October_08_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/IRC_Proceedings_Thursday_October_08_2026.gmi [04:13] TR Bot Techrights [04:13] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 08, 2026 [04:13] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:13] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:14] nobody who knows what's coming next, stamped onto my bills here [04:14] nobody the recent Berlin city-major election turmoil didn't fully silence yet eitehr [04:15] nobody the socialist left did a copy-paste anti-capitalist campaigning, from the New York Mandami one [04:16] nobody yet citing news-papers here the Berlin left is known for real connectivity into organized crime organizations, including suspicions of terror [04:18] parsifal if anyone's tired of this wall of text, let me know [04:18] parsifal ^if that isn't a clanker, then his/her graphomania is the least of his/her problems -> it doesn't bother me [04:18] nobody then again that's not AfD either, it's the far-left who are [04:25] nobody and well, it's been the far-left socialists who had won the Berlin city major election, not AfD [04:26] nobody interestingly, those politicians who want to forbid AfD (that's possible in germany, yes, if voters vote opposition may forbid a political party regardless) [04:26] nobody anyway, few days later those social democrats, churches, labor unions who seeked to forbid "extremist" AfD, seek coalition talks with the far left known for _real_ extremism [04:27] nobody and organized crime with suspicions of murder if i didn't mistake the little information i could find [04:29] nobody insanity boiled up to maximum, "nations have no right to exist, only humans do", which translates to anti-Israeli sentiment [04:29] nobody Berlin got the largest Palestinian diaspora globally [04:29] nobody even more than New York [04:30] nobody now "war minister" of USA announced a death penalty, have to be careful translating this [04:30] *Goblin (~use@6eyaqj2bpbjpk.irc) has joined #techrights [04:30] nobody he would want to ensure everyone could watch this livew on tv [04:33] TR News Techrights The Outcome of Microsoft Ban Was Predictable https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/The_Outcome_of_Microsoft_Ban_Was_Predictable.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/The_Outcome_of_Microsoft_Ban_Was_Predictable.gmi [04:33] TR Bot Techrights The Outcome of Microsoft Ban Was Predictable [04:33] schestowitz[TR2] Goblin: early bird? [04:33] Goblin yeah... [04:34] Goblin I always log on around this time! [04:34] schestowitz[TR2] better than insomnia [04:34] Goblin yep.... Ill walk the dog, do a little housework [04:35] Goblin jut done some updates,,,,new version of Gimp....3.2.6 i think [04:36] Goblin oh and Amiberry [04:38] nobody german car makers operate at a loss due to chinese recession, but seek mass lay-offs of office jobs, excluding industrial production jobs [04:39] nobody this too could explain a few cuts among tech sector here and there [04:39] TR News Techrights The Register MS: "AI" Several Times in Same Headline, 31 Times in Page. The Register MS Was Paid to Do This. https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/The_Register_MS_AI_Several_Times_in_Same_Headline_31_Times_in_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/The_Register_MS_AI_Several_Times_in_Same_Headline_31_Times_in_P.gmi [04:39] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS: "AI" Several Times in Same Headline, 31 Times in Page. The Register MS Was Paid to Do This. [04:40] nobody Volkswagen just announced to terminate their in-house employment tarriff agreement [04:41] nobody with another string attached, Israeli defense company proposed a cooperation to manufacture gadgets together with Volkswagen [04:41] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [04:42] nobody all of the sudden, social democrat labor unions negotiate a coalition with "anti-zionist" far left in Berlin who won their election on Palestinian diaspora votes [04:43] nobody few days later, another round of lay-offs [04:44] nobody typical argument was, if AfD "far right" would win any election as a consequence investors would leave [04:45] nobody yet it's been socialist left who won in Berlin, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Lower-Saxony [04:45] nobody yet AfD too was connected to Kremlin, with whatever sentiment followed there, since there they contracted with Iran for Shaed drones [04:47] nobody in Germany here it's becoming increasingly difficult for politics to negotiate for any government coalition which would follow along Israeli defense interests [04:48] nobody then just today, various car makers in germany, most recent one BMW from Bavaria, where whining they wouldn't provide AfD politicians with cars leased [04:49] nobody and they too would want to cut funding to Berlin in parallel [04:50] nobody doesn't matter, yet nowadays who could afford any such luxury vehicles, and the petroleum prices, other than politicians and their foreign intelligence staff [04:52] nobody i don't trust the Saudi and Iranian reporting either, their maritime delivery hindrances were at fault they could not ship the contracted amounts [04:53] nobody my suspicions: they did not have the contracted amounts available to supply global markets, and then orchestrated a theater [04:54] nobody with accounting fraud arbitrary imaginary amounts of oil and gas were accounted for that did not exist [04:54] TR News (NEW): Calibre 9.16 E-Book Manager Improves Read Aloud, PDF Input, and Kobo Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Calibre_9_16_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Read_Aloud_PDF_Input_and_K.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Calibre_9_16_E_Book_Manager_Improves_Read_Aloud_PDF_Input_and_K.gmi [04:54] TR Bot Tux Machines Calibre 9.16 E-Book Manager Improves Read Aloud, PDF Input, and Kobo Support [04:54] nobody even when a barrel of oil was sold thrice, to china, to usa, to europe, it can be burned only once [04:59] nobody the reason for theater, if higher forces detonated a pipeline, straits of hormuz close and all this [04:59] nobody will relieve contractors from claims for compensation of damages [04:59] TR News Techrights When Americans Export a 'Suicide Mission' to Other Continents https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/When_Americans_Export_a_Suicide_Mission_to_Other_Continents.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/When_Americans_Export_a_Suicide_Mission_to_Other_Continents.gmi [04:59] TR Bot Techrights When Americans Export a 'Suicide Mission' to Other Continents ● Oct 09 [05:00] nobody that's another reason why accounts were tampered for imaginary amounts of energy, then re-labeled as "renewable" and all sorts of nonsense [05:00] nobody because if a contract was violated, who would compensate for ovious damages? [05:01] nobody this too explains the insane campaigning in public news and tv for renewable [05:02] nobody it's a distraction from contract violations [05:03] nobody and it's not been a difficult prognosis three weeks ago, regardless of pricing there could be some shortages [05:03] nobody because the accounting fraud on low consumption was maxed out many years ago already [05:04] nobody related political lies it was renewable could not be sold thrice either to voters [05:04] nobody at least to those sufficiently privileged to bother with voting [05:05] nobody which was labor union staff here in germany mainly [05:05] nobody who all of the sudden blame-game on Ukraine, too Trump did recently [05:06] nobody german car maker facilities operate at 60%, and refinery capacity lost is irelevant too when there was insufficient supplies [05:06] nobody a detonating pipeline isn't too relevant either if there was insufficient supplies [05:07] nobody so, they were all lying, and began to believe their own lies [05:08] nobody the german foreign intelligence chief who got caught by police, was known for interaction with Azerbajdjan [05:09] nobody which by coincidence is/was a major oil/gas supplier [05:09] nobody so i guess BND (Bavaria Munich) had known, and played along the plot [05:11] nobody who knows, both EU and Russia each insisted to coordinate energy policy globally, from Brussels and Moscow [05:11] nobody but instead it seems various federal states and their political parties contracted individually [05:12] nobody or lets say soccer clubs who show up with related sponsors on their shirts [05:12] nobody it's no coincidence either this Infantino guy is tumbling now [05:13] TR News Techrights The Microsoft Ban Should Go Further (Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act Incompatible With Back Doors) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/The_Microsoft_Ban_Should_Go_Further_Telecommunications_Cybersec.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/The_Microsoft_Ban_Should_Go_Further_Telecommunications_Cybersec.gmi [05:13] TR Bot Techrights The Microsoft Ban Should Go Further (Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act Incompatible With Back Doors) [05:14] nobody soon they'll heat and fuel their cars with Red Bull lemonade [05:14] nobody just today german minister of finance announced a sugar tax for this [05:15] TR News "The US DoL announced that PERM labor certification processing has been suspended for eight technology and IT services companies: Capgemini, Infosys, Adobe, HCL Technologies, Microsoft, Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant and Wipro. The suspension covers both new and pending applications." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4ehz4rs [05:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4ehz4rs ) [05:18] nobody the global AI boom got an annual re-financing demand of 80% interest or so, i barely recall from recent headlines [05:19] nobody most of which is oil/gas/energy for luxury vehicles and data centers in the end [05:19] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:20] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@ztmnnv8n6vtk8.irc) has joined #techrights [05:21] nobody that was the infamous "energy and innovation transformation fund" in germany here, to funnel "re-newable" money into Tesla, Intel, F-35, heat-pumps, data centers [05:22] nobody i find it fascinating too, the most prominent US think tank bullshitters in germany, among Alliance90/greens, seek coalition talks with socialist palestinian far left [05:22] nobody i'll spare namecalling individuals among them [05:25] nobody i'll need another three weeks at minimum to digest the recent insanity [05:26] nobody because it's too them who insist upon generous social spendings, AI investments and digitalization, wherever that money should come from when energy and cash-flow is running low [05:32] TR News Not Taking a Reliable Power Grid for Granted https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/09/not-taking-a-reliable-power-grid-for-granted/ [05:32] TR Bot Blog Archive Not Taking a Reliable Power Grid for Granted [05:32] nobody next best thing is "nuclear fusion reactor" "research", billions of cash dumped into [05:33] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2120.jpg [05:33] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1763.jpg [05:33] nobody why couldn't they construct a small reactor first to showcase a working prototype? [05:34] nobody the recent success report was this type of nuclear research soaked 3Megawatt for 1Megawatt produced in return [05:34] TR News "So it applies as, for example, "It meaninglesso" which means "It is meaningless". Or, as another example, "Nabitleko meaninglesso" which means "Nabitleko is meaningless"." gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-10-08__Meaninglesso.gmi [05:35] nobody that's attributed to fusion reactors specifically [05:35] TR News The Forgotten Self gemini://wormclub.smol.pub/1791516587 [05:36] TR News "This of course Does Not Work as the state is not maintained across an execv(3) call of some sort. The intent is to on each self-exec to increase a counter so that an increasing amount of time is spent before the process is restarted." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/10/09/state-across-exec.gmi [05:37] TR News "City of Braunschweig, Germany. I quite liked it, they have quite a nice market with local products, nice old churches to play concerts in, and a good public pool and sauna." gemini://flo.smol.pub/wishlist [05:37] TR News unbothered gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/unbothered [05:38] TR News "Calculations and parts list are done. Now the screwdriver comes out. This part covers assembly in the order that turned out to work best in practice: batteries first, then the mechanics, then solar and fine tuning." gemini://schreibfaultier.pollux.casa/blog/2026-10-08-solar-miniserver-part-3-assembly.en.gmi [05:38] TR News "A feature of the stories of that era was that there would, one day, be a world government. I took it for granted that nation states would soon give way to a rational system that would not allow arbitrary borders to prevent solutions to problems being found." gemini://kunulo.smol.pub/2026-10-08-optimism [05:39] nobody to my understanding, to refuel the AI boom that needs an annual 80% interest re-financing, and nuclear energy produced which soaks 3kWh for 1kWh output [05:39] TR News "I heard a rumor on the forecast yesterday of mostly clear skies today (2026-10-08). So this morning I got up a few minutes early and took a look outside. The stars looked a bit fuzzy I think there was still some thin clouds here and there but good enough for some stargazing." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20261008-0.gmi [05:40] nobody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8elv8N91Bm4 [05:40] TR Bot https://yewtu.be/watch?v=8elv8N91Bm4 [05:40] TR Bot yewtu.be | Verifying your browser [05:41] nobody "EU & Breakthrough Energy: A Partnership for Climate Innovation" Bill Gates and Ursula van der Leyen talking [05:41] nobody so, those data centers need nuclear power, that's how Bill is excited about it [05:42] nobody yet to my understanding produce 1kWh of nuclear power, they need 3kWh of energy soaked from billions of barrels of oil and gas [05:43] nobody all of the sudden EU re-classified nuclear power as "renewable" too [05:43] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/10/2026: Optimism, Stargazing, and Solar MiniServer https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Gemini_Links_09_10_2026_Optimism_Stargazing_and_Solar_MiniServe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Gemini_Links_09_10_2026_Optimism_Stargazing_and_Solar_MiniServe.gmi [05:43] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 09/10/2026: Optimism, Stargazing, and Solar MiniServer [05:44] nobody low-power efficient computing cannot and does not refuel the Nvidia AI boom [05:46] nobody the traditional argument for tech sector perpetuated by Alliance90/greens was that compensated for loss of jobs among industry and car makers [05:46] nobody however it's the opposite, it's heavy industry oil and gas fueling tech sector [05:47] nobody so far doing home office with MICROS~1 teams not yet lowered global energy and resource consumption at all [05:47] nobody it increased [05:49] nobody then they tried to silence all sceptics, defaming as "climate deniars" moral degenerates [05:50] nobody car makers now argue for layoffs _excluding_ industrial production, meaning layoffs among tech sector and office jobs in particular [05:51] nobody yet too wonder how manufacturing of microchips need just those, boring office jobs with engineers hired [05:52] nobody wherever those went, german car makers regularly feared shortage of electronics supplies [05:52] nobody but now can't re-establish manufacturing of those because neither money nor energy remained for it [05:52] TR News (NEW): There Will Soon be Another Milestone: 3,600 Gemini Capsules (That Are Active and Presently Accessible) Already Known to Lupa https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/05/There_Will_Soon_be_Another_Milestone_3_600_Gemini_Capsules_That.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/05/There_Will_Soon_be_Another_Milestone_3_600_Gemini_Capsules_That.gmi [05:52] TR Bot Tux Machines There Will Soon be Another Milestone: 3,600 Gemini Capsules (That Are Active and Presently Accessible) Already Known to Lupa [05:55] nobody just in case that's true, nuclear power got a NEGATIVE energy balance, soaking more energy from oil and gas than returned by producing electricity [05:55] nobody then the whole debate to re-enter nuclear power is a moot point, because we haven't got that [05:56] nobody needless to say, the magic wish-thinking solar panels and wind turbines will compensate for that is ludicrous alike [05:56] nobody i suspect solar panels too got a negative energy balance, for the fact alone china had to burn a ton of coal for a solar panel produced each [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: the neighbour yanks your chains [05:57] schestowitz[TR2] complains you make noise while asleep [05:58] schestowitz[TR2] sounds like a troll [05:59] TR News (NEW): Almost 3,600 (Gemini Capsules Online) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Almost_3_600_Gemini_Capsules_Online.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Almost_3_600_Gemini_Capsules_Online.gmi [05:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Almost 3,600 (Gemini Capsules Online) ● Oct 09 [06:00] nobody i do remember former GDR economic history a bit [06:00] nobody contrary to common believe GDR did excell a little with semiconductor manufacturing [06:01] nobody but in their final days, had to burn that much coal to keep industry running this caused ecological hazard [06:01] schestowitz[TR2] Going to reproduce as a blog post, but without https://cybersecuritynews.com/japan-digital-agency-data-breach/ as this site is a notorious slopfarm (plagiarism) [06:01] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cybersecuritynews.com/japan-digital-agency-data-breach/ ) [06:03] nobody too GDR began operating nuclear reactors, but before and in parallel to doing this, we had to burn mentioned excess amounts of coal [06:04] nobody finally soviets (i think it was Crushchow) denied increased oil/gas supplies to GDR late 1980s [06:04] nobody few month later GDR collapsed, and then entire soviet union followed along [06:05] nobody as a consequence we lost almost entire industrial production, and too lost semiconductor manufacturing [06:06] nobody ever since 1990s, population size decreased, most in Saxony-Anhalt where lowest salaries are paid, and AfD won recently [06:06] nobody contrary to common believe the re-unification did _not_ compensate for those losses [06:07] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [06:08] TR News Techrights Japanese Targets of Cyber Breaches or Insider Threats https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Japanese_Targets_of_Cyber_Breaches_or_Insider_Threats.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Japanese_Targets_of_Cyber_Breaches_or_Insider_Threats.gmi [06:08] TR Bot Techrights Japanese Targets of Cyber Breaches or Insider Threats [06:11] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@h399gad3y555w.irc) has joined #techrights [06:13] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: maybe you can move to another unit in the same building? [06:13] schestowitz[TR2] to avoid that pesky neighbour [06:13] nobody i am almost certain, to operate the Alliance90/green renewable solar power eco wish-think, this needs an increased burn of "fossil" fuels [06:14] nobody the whole "renewable" campaigning is merely a distraction to "justify" soaking from low income households with account fraud [06:15] nobody to fuel the gigantic energy surplus of those who afford a home with solar panels and the roof-tops and a heat-pump for air-conditioning [06:16] nobody and nuclear power operation probably would need even more "fossil" fuels burned [06:18] nobody it's a simple equation to seek evidence for, if nuclear power reliant states need more or less oil/gas/coal than those who abstain from nuclear [06:18] nobody the most evident subject is China, who to my knowledge construct _most_ nuclear reactors, in parallel to constructing most coal power plants [06:19] nobody i am not aware of any example who would showcase either nuclear or solar power _lowered_ oil/gas/coal consumption [06:20] nobody in germany here i tend to think the energy strategy began to cannibalize economy [06:21] nobody because solar/renewable might have a _worse_ fossil footprint than nuclear [06:22] nobody atop the accounting fraud burden and bureaucracy which severly hit balance sheets [06:22] nobody officially debt in germany is significantly _below_ average of developed countries [06:23] nobody yet car maker facilities operate at 60% currently, which is a hidden debt of a 40% loss in german major economic sector [06:24] nobody i've checked the data, France (who operate nuclear btw), employed only half the amount of labor in car maker industry [06:24] nobody yet, although France announced almost twice the debt, their potential write-off in car maker sector is only half of that in Germany [06:25] nobody France and Germany are roughly the same size [06:26] nobody yet if car maker industry is hit hard by recession, Germany will be hit twice as heavy [06:26] TR News "The last of the year's Nobel Prizes will be announced today. It is the Peace Prize and it is an easy call to say that JA will be skipped again by that Epstein-appointed committee." [06:26] nobody so we'll probably loose twice as many "office jobs" in tech sector too, if that's the consequence [06:27] nobody because tech sector office jobs did not compensate for heavy industry, but relied upon it [06:27] nobody or, which engineer would be willing to sustain a living below minimum wage without family and car? [06:27] TR News No More Cheap Phones - SoylentNews https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/08/0046228#1456061 Source: Soylent News | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/08/0046228#1456061 [06:27] TR Bot No More Cheap Phones - SoylentNews [06:30] nobody this whole "renewable" "eco tax" "carbon tax" which was sold as "sustainable" got another string attached [06:31] nobody because this taxation relied upon increased oil/gas/coal consumption, to tax MORE, not less [06:31] nobody that's how the eco-socialist left seeked to finance social security, in particular for the "hard working middle-class" with solar panels on their roof-tops [06:32] nobody which too explains why energy accounting was tampered excessively [06:33] nobody to tax low-income low-consumption in particular, to sanction low-consumption [06:33] nobody which isn't "hard working middle-class" then by definition [06:38] nobody this seems another explanation why, all of the sudden german car makers wouldn't want to lease german luxury vehicles to AfD poltiicians [06:38] nobody because AfD heavily agitates _against_ this pseudo-renewable scam [06:39] nobody which is how low-income households were soaked for those who could afford a luxury with solar panels and heat-pumps [06:40] nobody to my understanding BMW argued it's supposedly "extremist" if subsidies were cut down back to normal here and there a little [06:42] nobody among Volkswagen it's more obvious, them being invested into China and solar panels and batteries shipped from there [06:42] nobody how they aligned their "wording" for those types of "renewable" energy interests [06:46] TR News Techrights In the United Kingdom, Rising Cost of Hardware Benefits GNU/Linux https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/In_the_United_Kingdom_Rising_Cost_of_Hardware_Benefits_GNU_Linu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/In_the_United_Kingdom_Rising_Cost_of_Hardware_Benefits_GNU_Linu.gmi [06:46] TR Bot Techrights In the United Kingdom, Rising Cost of Hardware Benefits GNU/Linux [06:52] nobody rising energy prices won't benefit Linux, remaining cautious with my argument [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] how so? [06:53] TR News (NEW): Ventoy 1.1.18 Adds Experimental Support for SteamOS Recovery Images https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Ventoy_1_1_18_Adds_Experimental_Support_for_SteamOS_Recovery_Im.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Ventoy_1_1_18_Adds_Experimental_Support_for_SteamOS_Recovery_Im.gmi [06:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Ventoy 1.1.18 Adds Experimental Support for SteamOS Recovery Images [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] also, it's not about energy [06:53] schestowitz[TR2] but component prices [06:53] nobody schestowitz[TR2]: from an economic perspective it's trivial, to distinguish initial investments to acquire hardware, from costs/spendings to operate hardware [06:54] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09/20260526-idaho-corn-slow.mp4 [06:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2026-09/20260526-idaho-corn-slow.mp4 ) [06:55] nobody to run Linux (in data centers, on workstations) alot of which soak alot of electricity, this will increase costs and lower the incentive to run Linux (or any other) [06:55] nobody in particular developing for and with modern Linux (if you ever tried to compile Chromium or Firefox) [06:56] nobody if the idea with Linux was to run software free and opensource [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] servers are another matter [06:56] nobody for that matter, free software severly suffered from lines of code increase already, beyond repair [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] this was about desktops/laptops [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] no [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] not line of code [06:56] schestowitz[TR2] dep. hell [06:57] nobody that too [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] like you maker some simple program [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] then you want a gui [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] so you adopt [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] qt [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] which means qt6 [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] and qt brings a shebang of stuff with it [06:57] nobody but of cause, the issue is far more severe when developing software from source rather than running some binaries only [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] inc. things like ads and DRM [06:58] nobody furthermore, all those engineers at IBM, RedHat, Google wherever, all seek salaries, a car, an office etc. etc. [06:58] nobody to write all those millions of lines of code [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] some frameworks already abandon opengl [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] in favour of "volukan-only" [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] *vulkan [06:59] nobody not to mention endless summer heat-waves when air-conditining boils up cities further [06:59] nobody which isn't linux specific though ● Oct 09 [07:00] nobody in any case high energy prices will hit the Linux tech industry [07:01] nobody another irony, is the "Green IT" which refurbishes "old" hardware [07:02] nobody which relies upon laptops and servers are written-off in three years, and new equipment bought [07:03] nobody if taxation rules did not permit such a fast write-off cycle, then the "Green IT" sector would vanish [07:04] nobody and together with it those types of jobs who run some memtest and re-install some Windoze or Ubuntu on such machines [07:05] nobody but yeah, this Vulkan/OpenGL update nonsense too was designed to boost hardware sales [07:06] nobody even when some hardware from 2013 was lower-power and running just fine, that didn't support Vulkan [07:07] nobody the principle theory was, tech jobs would compensate for loss of industry jobs [07:08] nobody while economic policies and politics implemented a complete opposite policy, to prohibit just that [07:08] nobody a data center operated with RaspberryPIs, probably wouldn't need air-conditioning [07:08] nobody solar panels don't matter in this case either [07:09] nobody economic policies just didn't intend to anyone could ever succeed with this [07:09] nobody and then finally, you couldn't compile Chromium or Firefox on such a machine [07:10] nobody just in case you wanted to participate in development of this (i don't) [07:11] nobody furthremore the typical campaigning for "free software and opensource" targets those monstrosities in particular [07:11] nobody including LibreOffice - same with this, no chance to ever compile this on some RPI [07:14] nobody sad truth is, developing most free/open software got a disadvantage nowadays, even when it didn't have to [07:14] nobody in comparison to "proprietary", because on the latter typically users do not compile that much [07:15] nobody even the major FSF projects made this rather expensive, such as gcc/g++ itself [07:16] nobody the aggregate number i gathered from this, "AI" required an annual 80% refinancing of interest [07:17] nobody or, to put it another way, 80% inflation on Nvidia type stock exchange [07:18] nobody google search was decent 20 years ago already, but they couldn't have boosted stocks without the "AI" hype [07:18] nobody google as a prime supporter of what's known as Linux [07:19] nobody i think those "AI" algorithms to "improve" upon google search, scale miserably [07:19] nobody 10fold the amount of energy in comparison to non-AI, as a rough estimate [07:19] nobody for each individual query [07:20] nobody maybe google got some data, i've not seen any in public other than tampered energy bills [07:20] nobody which politics sold here as "renewable" [07:21] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [07:23] nobody last year 2025 i think it was a french economer who received a Nobel prize for this [07:24] nobody to my understanding idea being making software scale miserably _intentionally_ (both compile-time and run-time) [07:24] nobody even when there was no need for expensive video-codecs, horrific memory footprint of c++/rust type software etc. [07:25] nobody that would regulate hardware sales [07:26] nobody which is "good for the economy", to fire up nuclear plants that heat-exchange against water during hot summer [07:26] nobody because otherwise they could not have harvested taxation on energy at the desired amount [07:27] nobody the "renewable" accounting scam too obfuscated the fact energy is a scarce resource [07:27] nobody because "hard working middle class" households with a solar panel on their rooftop had their excess energy consumption subsidized by this [07:28] nobody too industry labeled their's as "renewable" [07:28] nobody to my knowledge AfD is the _only_ political oppostion which questions this nowadays [07:29] nobody but there's just too much other stinky goo in the bag of theirs [07:29] nobody including the fact Musk was known to support it [07:29] nobody other than solar panels the Tesla fun was the next best sucker [07:31] nobody Kremlin fueled their accounts by oil/gas sales to Germany, China etc. [07:32] nobody and well, AfD is the welcomed guest there [07:32] nobody they all know for each "renewable" solar panel that's installed anywhere, Russia can cash-in on another barrel of oil and gas triple-fold [07:32] nobody for that matter too the Saudis were known as major "investor" into this [07:33] TR News Techrights GGG Pot Calls the Kettle Black https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/GGG_Pot_Calls_the_Kettle_Black.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/GGG_Pot_Calls_the_Kettle_Black.gmi [07:33] TR Bot Techrights GGG Pot Calls the Kettle Black [07:34] nobody the reality-shock eco-activists will encounter is this: once fossil energy hits a recession, their whole renewable taxation fun too will [07:34] nobody nuclear will, and the whole AI hype will alike [07:36] nobody how may nuclear plants will continue to operate when oil/gas/coal supplies vanish? [07:36] nobody during the total power-outage in spain, the solar panels didn't at least supplie sufficent backup energy to mobile radio towers, i guess [07:37] nobody *supply [07:37] nobody i've never seen a final investigation report, which EU argued will be provided [07:38] nobody first thing Spain fired up was LNG power plants, if i recall correctly, to reboot the energy grid, nuclear plants went offline first, and went back online last [07:38] nobody which remains a mystery why that was [07:39] nobody i suspect Germany maxed out fossil energy consumption that much, there was barely a margin remaining for nuclear which relies upon some of it for itself [07:40] nobody i suspect now they'll realize next, solar and wind turbine required an even bigger fossil energy margin [07:40] TR News Why was he at an APPLE event???? https://pragativadi.com/king-charles-hears-ex-microsoft-employees-layoff-story-at-apple-event/ [07:40] TR Bot Charles Hears Ex-Microsoft Employees Layoff Story at Apple Event - Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News [07:40] nobody which simply doesn't exist, to sponsor even more luxury households with solar panels on the rooftops [07:42] nobody from this perspective, it's is slightly plausible Germany relies upon coal power most, and nuclear plants were shut down first [07:43] nobody because most "energy experts" said this was completely mis-guided [07:44] nobody the whole solar renewable subsidy scam, who knows, i consider it some hush money paid [07:44] nobody it's merely coincidence this hush money position increased that much, it outcompetes nuclear in this regard even [07:45] nobody that's why they say, solar power was "cheap", because it generated more cash flow, with fraudulent numbers written on paper [07:46] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [07:48] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@ztmnnv8n6vtk8.irc) has joined #techrights [07:49] nobody recently germany hit record taxation rates again, close to 90s era [07:49] nobody with a major difference, in 90s most money was invested into roads, schools, hospitals [07:49] nobody and too private investments [07:50] nobody nowadays, investment rate among private companies is close to zero, and public debt is routed into pension funds mostly, instead of nuclear plants [07:50] nobody private companies don't invest in fear of energy prizing (among other reasons) [07:51] nobody although "industrial energy prizing" was rather moderate in germany, it arrived at car maker industry jobs, whose facilities now operate at a 40% loss below maximum capacity [07:52] nobody due to this "renewable" agenda here in particular, we got twice as many people employed in car maker industry than france does [07:53] nobody "economic experts" are disputing now, if either "renewable" should increase or decrease, energy prices increase or decrease [07:54] nobody i think, neither could significantly dampen a prolonged and severe recession (which already was known prevalent since 2022 or so) [07:54] nobody which isnt' some short term fluctuation [07:55] TR News GNU/Linux up several consecutive months https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/philippines/#monthly-200902-202610 [07:55] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Philippines | Statcounter Global Stats [07:56] TR News Taiwan https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/taiwan/#monthly-200902-202610 [07:56] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Taiwan | Statcounter Global Stats [07:57] nobody politics argue with austerity mainly, but intend to keep "hard working middle class" of labor union church members exempt [07:57] nobody yet that's where _most_ economic momentum had to re-ignite, because low-income low-consumption already was squeezed out [07:58] TR News (NEW): Rocky Linux Rescues OpenRadioss From Siemens Dumpster https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Rocky_Linux_Rescues_OpenRadioss_From_Siemens_Dumpster.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Rocky_Linux_Rescues_OpenRadioss_From_Siemens_Dumpster.gmi [07:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Rocky Linux Rescues OpenRadioss From Siemens Dumpster ● Oct 09 [08:01] nobody they were thinking, they could prolong a little while longer with the "renewable" scam, which in fact made it worse [08:02] nobody and they're all putting big hopes into it still, whenever questions are raised over energy policy [08:03] nobody yet if my hypothesis was true, renewable/solar got a negative fossil fuel impact, they must burn more oil/gas/coal (not less) of it to scale up and sustain renewable/solar [08:04] nobody then the whole argument collapses: "fossil fuels are bad, let's do solar and nuclear instead" [08:04] nobody but hey, you need to burn more fossil to operate solar and nuclear... then what? [08:06] nobody next answer was most excess accounting fraud... this doesn't harm economy... you know. [08:06] TR News (NEW): Keeping Costs Low https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Keeping_Costs_Low.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Keeping_Costs_Low.gmi [08:07] TR Bot Tux Machines Keeping Costs Low [08:08] nobody tamper accounts a bit more, that's good for social justice... until it isn't [08:08] nobody unjustice and corruption, that doesn't harm economy either, in particular when such relies upon a gigantic bureauctratic apparatus [08:08] nobody which creates even more jobs [08:09] nobody for the recent sugar tax alone, they need to hire a few thousand staff (according to yellow press) [08:10] TR News (NEW): KemmOS openSUSE Linux distribution with GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/KemmOS_openSUSE_Linux_distribution_with_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/KemmOS_openSUSE_Linux_distribution_with_GNOME.gmi [08:10] TR Bot Tux Machines KemmOS openSUSE Linux distribution with GNOME [08:10] TR News "Google will likely avoid any consequences from its illegal destruction of forests about 300 hectare in all." [08:15] nobody this could be the key to understanding, in germany nuclear is argued against with the renewable/solar argument [08:15] TR News (NEW): XXRI OS Lite Lightweight Linux Distribution for Older Computers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/XXRI_OS_Lite_Lightweight_Linux_Distribution_for_Older_Computers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/XXRI_OS_Lite_Lightweight_Linux_Distribution_for_Older_Computers.gmi [08:15] TR Bot Tux Machines XXRI OS Lite Lightweight Linux Distribution for Older Computers [08:15] nobody theory 1) both solar and nuclear got a miserable fossil footprint [08:15] nobody theory 2) solar got a worse fossil footprint than nuclear [08:16] nobody theory 3) neither solar nor nuclear improve upon the fossil foot-print significantly in comparison to a 100% fossil energy-mix [08:18] nobody there's a few other "renewable" variants (wood pellets, bio-mass, energy crops), but their share is considered negligible, even when harmful to soil and forest [08:19] nobody although theory 4) the recent "eco-oil" produced from sun-flowers and rapeseed which MUST be mixed into heating oil according to recent legislation introduced, this will further worsen the fossil footprint [08:21] nobody in any case it will provide government with another accounting fraud taxation lever, if such eco-oil must be mixed into [08:22] nobody then they can re-route cash-flow and energy back into those pockets again who got their solar-panel on the roof-top (that's renewable together with a heat-pump powered from coal hence exempt from taxation) [08:22] TR News Almost Five Years Since Dumping All Social Control Media https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/09/almost-five-years-since-dumping-all-social-control-media/ [08:22] TR Bot Blog Archive Almost Five Years Since Dumping All Social Control Media [08:23] nobody initially CDU strictly opposed this (1998), but as soon as cash was flowing from "cheap renewable/solar" they couldn't resist [08:24] nobody the typical neo-liberal argument, "energy prizes must be lowered" is a misnomer, when accounting fraud and lies dictate the prize [08:26] nobody the greens said it's "fossil inflation" at fault, well this is what subsidized their renewable scam to begin with [08:27] nobody so, theory 5) this fossil inflation would be less severe if renewable subsidy fraud was abandoned [08:28] nobody for the main reason, because energy consumption could be lower overall then [08:30] nobody and energy policy would yield most where it's most effective (low hanging fruits) [08:30] nobody this too would have prevented some of the car maker industry excess capacity and mis-allocation of resources and labor [08:31] nobody because "renewable" here was advertized in conjunction with "industrial energy prizing" subsidized, because that creates jobs [08:31] nobody until it doesn't [08:32] nobody and other competitive jobs are long gone, those were "too expensive" anyway, because "solar is cheap" [08:33] nobody i wouldn't know how many households got a car they could not afford to re-fuel anymore [08:34] nobody doesn't matter, if a hundred barrel of oil were required to produce one such car and a solar panel, but then there is no money remaining to acquire one more barrel to re-fuel it [08:34] nobody at least, it "creates jobs" [08:35] TR News (NEW): Memorizing these 7 Linux command line options will turn you into a pro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/08/Memorizing_these_7_Linux_command_line_options_will_turn_you_int.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/08/Memorizing_these_7_Linux_command_line_options_will_turn_you_int.gmi [08:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Memorizing these 7 Linux command line options will turn you into a pro [08:35] TR News (NEW): Protecting the UK From American Monopolies and American Back Doors https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Protecting_the_UK_From_American_Monopolies_and_American_Back_Do.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Protecting_the_UK_From_American_Monopolies_and_American_Back_Do.gmi [08:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Protecting the UK From American Monopolies and American Back Doors [08:36] nobody at record low income and mediocre social security at best, i'm being told my work was "too expensive" by those politicians [08:37] nobody chances are expensive subsidized "heat-pumps" suffer from the same fate... finally electricity prices explode (it's 60cent/kWh "renewable" here already) [08:38] nobody even when manufacturing those "created jobs" what are those heat-pumps good for if no money nor electricity remains to run them [08:39] nobody furthermore policies accelerated installation of oil/gas heating again, which increased appartment rents, and of cause created jobs [08:39] nobody yet who could afford a little heating now once the money was all gone? [08:40] nobody and so far all those policies didn't safe a drop of oil or a brick of coal... good then you know, because it can be carbon taxed to the max [08:40] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [08:42] nobody theory 6) carbon tax is harmful to both economy and environmental policy, and social justice all at once [08:42] nobody the incentive for taxation is maximum cash flow into labor union government pockets [08:42] nobody so they would seek maximum consumption for maximum taxation [08:43] nobody yet it is a decreasing number of households who could afford this, this doesn't mean leass energy was consumed either [08:44] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@y8fs6eut9gmbg.irc) has joined #techrights [08:44] nobody energy consumption (from the data i had seen), increased, significantly [08:44] nobody and finally, this type of taxation accumulates money there again where it's put to use least efficient [08:44] TR News Better to Write a Lot (With Full Context), Not Mindless Quips https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/09/better-to-write-a-lot-with-full-context-not-mindless-quips/ [08:44] TR Bot Blog Archive Better to Write a Lot (With Full Context), Not Mindless Quips [08:47] nobody it's furtheremore harmful to economy because regular and somewhat necessary consumption declines [08:47] nobody to keep it brief, hundreds of thousands of bakeries filed bankruptcy in germany [08:48] nobody as if having a coffee and a breadroll in a bakery destroyed the planet [08:48] nobody the current generous "social security" budget for nutrition prohibits visiting a bakery [08:49] TR News Cybersecurity in Japan https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/09/cybersecurity-in-japan/ [08:49] TR Bot Blog Archive Cybersecurity in Japan [08:53] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:58] TR News The Raspberry Pi Storage Cost Problem https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/09/the-raspberry-pi-storage-cost-problem/ [08:58] TR Bot Blog Archive The Raspberry Pi Storage Cost Problem ● Oct 09 [09:03] TR News (NEW): Fedora KDE made Linux simple in ways Ubuntu couldn't, even though everyone said to start there https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Fedora_KDE_made_Linux_simple_in_ways_Ubuntu_couldn_t_even_thoug.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Fedora_KDE_made_Linux_simple_in_ways_Ubuntu_couldn_t_even_thoug.gmi [09:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora KDE made Linux simple in ways Ubuntu couldn't, even though everyone said to start there [09:10] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights (Error from remote client) [09:41] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [09:48] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:58] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [09:58] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) ● Oct 09 [10:10] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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[10:53] TR News Techrights Microsoft is in Trouble (With the Regime It Sponsored) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Microsoft_is_in_Trouble_With_the_Regime_It_Sponsored.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Microsoft_is_in_Trouble_With_the_Regime_It_Sponsored.gmi [10:53] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft is in Trouble (With the Regime It Sponsored) [10:57] TR News (NEW): "Think Chinese" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/_Think_Chinese.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/_Think_Chinese.gmi [10:57] TR Bot Tux Machines "Think Chinese" ● Oct 09 [11:08] TR News Soaking https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/09/soaking/ [11:08] TR Bot Blog Archive Soaking [11:37] TR News Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XXIV - Nobody's Name is Unspeakable https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XXIV_Nobody_s_Name_is_Unspeakable.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XXIV_Nobody_s_Name_is_Unspeakable.gmi [11:37] TR Bot Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XXIV - Nobody's Name is Unspeakable [11:46] TR News "We did hire 16 people in 2025 and one in 2026. Accenture/Deloitte/Indian Outsourcers are bringing in 1000s ... Here is us for 2025: https://h1bhq.com/search?employerSlug=international-business-machines-corporation&fiscalYear=2025&pageSize=25 " https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4ehz4rs [11:46] TR Bot H-1B / LCA Salary Explorer [11:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4ehz4rs ) [11:48] TR News Someone wrote in LinkedIn: "Richard Stallman invented the free software (rebranded to open source) paradigm in the 1980s." No, it was NOT rebranded. That's like saying CocaCola was rebranded "PEPSI". [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] ""Omarchy and far extrem right. [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] Hello there! [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] I camre accross a news about Omarchy saying that it is used as a political tool. [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] The article was refering to this website: https://stopomarchy.org/ [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] What do you all think? [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] From my side, I didn't like much the whole idea of Omarchy, now if this happen to be true, it is even worse. [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [11:48] TR Bot STOP OMARCHY: Boycott Tech's Far-Right Backers ● Oct 09 [12:02] TR News Techrights New Site Makes the Case Against Adoption of Omarchy, But Focuses Almost Entirely on Politics https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/New_Site_Makes_the_Case_Against_Adoption_of_Omarchy_But_Focuses.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/New_Site_Makes_the_Case_Against_Adoption_of_Omarchy_But_Focuses.gmi [12:02] TR Bot Techrights New Site Makes the Case Against Adoption of Omarchy, But Focuses Almost Entirely on Politics [12:16] TR News countries that cease to be democracies have sham elections, that's when you know it's "too late" to vote [12:17] TR News Putin recently won an 'election' by a large margins and 'surprisingly' nobody in the media spoke about how it came about [12:18] TR News "Like the US which no longer has open and fair elections since a few decades ago Voting is performative anyway. The decisions are made when those with the actual power decide who to let run for office in the first place." [12:31] TR News "Front row seats for the End Of Big Tech on the last night of "The Internet"" https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [12:31] TR Bot Home [12:32] TR News double win! https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/09/several-modules-of-yandex-s-data-center-in-russia-completely-knocked-out-by-ukrainian-drone-strike a 'twofer' [12:32] TR Bot Several modules of Yandexs data center in Russia completely knocked out by Ukrainian drone strike Meduza [12:48] *reap (~Username@s8kfk54nxqtqy.irc) has joined #techrights ● Oct 09 [13:02] TR News Techrights You Definitely Do NOT Wish to Live Close to a Datacentre https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/You_Definitely_Do_NOT_Wish_to_Live_Close_to_a_Datacentre.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/You_Definitely_Do_NOT_Wish_to_Live_Close_to_a_Datacentre.gmi [13:02] TR Bot Techrights You Definitely Do NOT Wish to Live Close to a Datacentre [13:02] TR News Stadiums can serve as bomb shelters to some extent [13:12] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Flirts With 20% "Market Share" in North America Overnight https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/GNU_Linux_Flirts_With_20_Market_Share_in_North_America_Overnigh.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/GNU_Linux_Flirts_With_20_Market_Share_in_North_America_Overnigh.gmi [13:12] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Flirts With 20% "Market Share" in North America Overnight [13:18] TR News "This purge will go on for the next 18 years....Trump+JD+Marco....Let's GO!!!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4e1kcan [13:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4e1kcan ) [13:18] TR News "Breaking News: Big immigration news for the tech industry - Big immigration news for the tech industry today. The Department of Labor has frozen PERM applications involving eight major companies, including Wipro, Cognizant, Adobe, Infosys, Capgemini, Microsoft, HCL and TCS. Both new submissions and pending applications are affected." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4ehevst [13:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4ehevst ) [13:45] TR News Techrights World Mental Health Day is Tomorrow and EPO Staff Talks About What the Job Does to Workers https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/World_Mental_Health_Day_is_Tomorrow_and_EPO_Staff_Talks_About_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/World_Mental_Health_Day_is_Tomorrow_and_EPO_Staff_Talks_About_W.gmi [13:45] TR Bot Techrights World Mental Health Day is Tomorrow and EPO Staff Talks About What the Job Does to Workers [13:56] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #techrights [13:57] *reap has quit (Quit: Going offline, see ya! 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In May, someone warned him about another image created by the OpenAI chatbot that had his name on it." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-caught-putting-signatures-of-real-cartoonists-on-ai-generated-comics | Source: Futurism [14:02] TR Bot ChatGPT Caught Putting Signatures of Real Cartoonists on AI-Generated Comics [14:03] TR News "Sometimes the customer acquisition costs (CAC) jump up quickly, as the duopoly can pass the costs of any disruption on to the advertisers." https://blog.zgp.org/cac-crunch-goes-mainstream/ | Source: Don Marti [14:03] TR Bot The CAC crunch goes mainstream [14:03] TR News "Let me start with staying I dont believe is possible to get rid of all of the enshittification out there" https://a.l3x.in/blog/use-the-unshittified-alternatives/ | Source: Alexander Fortin [14:03] TR Bot Stop complaining about enshittification. Use the alternatives Alexander Fortin [14:04] TR News "The Internet Archive is joining other area nonprofits for the Uniqlo Street Festival on Friday" https://blog.archive.org/2026/10/08/internet-archive-to-demo-wayback-machine-at-fridays-uniqlo-street-festival/ | Source: Internet Archive [14:04] TR Bot Internet Archive to Demo Wayback Machine at Fridays Uniqlo Street Festival - Internet Archive Blogs [14:04] TR News "Miller said thieves can pull up in a vehicle, cut the cable and leave in an hour or less. Repairing the damage can take much longer." https://insidetowers.com/copper-thefts-vex-md-county/ | Source: Inside Towers [14:04] TR Bot Copper Thefts Vex MD County - Inside Towers [14:05] TR News "died" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5994868 | Source: NPR [14:05] TR Bot Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died [14:05] TR News "Dont talk to anybody. 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Hail Satan:' City Immediately Regrets New Religious Liberty Law That Allows Prayer at City Council Meeting [14:09] TR News "The march has left the Sol encampment with flowers, photographs, and candles towards the doorway from which she was evicted on September 23" https://www.elconstitucional.es/en/municipalities/madrid-city/more-than-20000-people-march-towards-maricarmen-house-in-madrid-after-her-death-they-are-not-deaths-they-are-murders_8727_102.html | Source: El Constitucional [14:09] TR Bot More than 20,000 people march towards Maricarmen's house in Madrid after her death: "They are not deaths, they are murders" [14:12] TR News [Old] "What had happened to Paulina Borsook? The question was haunting her, even on a day when shed gotten such good news." https://www.wired.com/story/paulina-borsook-profile/ | Source: Wired [14:12] TR Bot Killed Paulina Borsooks Career? | WIRED [14:20] TR News "More than one industry person called me prescient, but I wasnt. 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Instead, they required providers to filter their Russian users traffic and block access to resources on the banned list." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/08/russia-has-spent-a-decade-trying-to-stop-people-from-bypassing-internet-censorship-now-it-plans-to-spend-nearly-60-billion-rubles-over-three-years-on-traffic-filtering | Source: Meduza [14:27] TR Bot Russia has spent a decade trying to stop people from bypassing internet censorship. Now it plans to spend nearly 60 billion rubles over three years on traffic filtering. Meduza [14:28] TR News Misinformation https://text.npr.org/2026/09/22/nx-s1-5977768/trump-tv-media-ban-white-house | Source: NPR [14:28] TR Bot White House launches 'Trump TV' after ban on major news outlets [14:28] TR News "The debate surrounding these bills is almost universally framed around protection and safety." https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/10/for-real-online-safety-protect-teens-at-the-app-store-level/ | Source: MinnPost [14:28] TR Bot For real online safety, protect teens at the app store level [14:28] TR News "The 11 partners have committed $2.4 billion in AI tools and compute credits for the Genesis Mission Consortium" https://fedscoop.com/genesis-mission-investment-nvidia-google-anthropic-openai/ | Source: Scoop News Group [14:28] TR Bot sector pours $2.4B in AI tools, compute credits for Genesis Mission Consortium | FedScoop [14:29] TR News "announced by Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling during a press conference at the White House today" https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/08/white-house-bars-microsoft-from-sponsoring-green-card-applications-as-jd-vance-accuses-it-of-fraud/ | Source: Silicon Angle [14:29] TR Bot House bars Microsoft from sponsoring green card applications as JD Vance accuses it of fraud - SiliconANGLE [14:29] TR News "About 1131 people participated in the voting process, 985 cast their votes, and about 146 people abstained. With no further delays, meet the 2026 Governing Board!" https://fossunited.org/blog/organization/meet-the-2026-foss-united-governing-board | Source: FOSS United Foundation [14:29] TR Bot Meet the 2026 FOSS United Governing Board [14:30] TR News "The rise in interest rates on French government bonds is largely driven by heightened perceptions of the risk that France could default on its national debt." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/whats-the-matter-with-france | Source: Paul Krugman [14:30] TR Bot Whats the Matter With France? - Paul Krugman [14:31] TR News "Unfortunately, the organisations built around them are still very much intact" https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/bravery-kpi/ | Source: Jono Alderson [14:31] TR Bot Bravery is the most important KPI - Jono Alderson [14:31] TR News (NEW): Meet the 2026 FOSS United Governing Board https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Meet_the_2026_FOSS_United_Governing_Board.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Meet_the_2026_FOSS_United_Governing_Board.gmi [14:31] TR Bot Tux Machines Meet the 2026 FOSS United Governing Board [14:31] TR News "On Sunday, Ill read that the AI industry is booming, and on Monday, Ill learn that its revenue is plateauing." https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-state-of-ai-in-2026in-26-charts | Source: Derek Thompson [14:31] TR Bot The 26 Most Important Facts About AI and the Economy [14:32] TR News "01 October 2026 - 03 December 202" https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/19418-Child-online-safety-keeping-digital-spaces-accountable-and-trustworthy-EU-Kids-Act-_en | Source: European Commission [14:32] TR Bot Have your say [14:32] TR News "Gentoo Linux is made possible by many community donations and sponsors, together with the enthusiastic work of our developers. [...]" https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/10/07/infrastructure-sponsors-wanted.html | Source: Gentoo [14:32] TR Bot Gentoo infrastructure sponsors wanted! Gentoo Linux [14:32] TR News "Two megabytes looks small beside a phone photo or video file. On a fast home connection, a 2 MB page can also appear almost instantly." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/07/what-a-2-mb-page-costs-your-visitors/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [14:32] TR Bot What a 2 MB Page Costs Your Visitors Ronalds Vilci [14:45] MinceR https://crzysdrs.net/dv/victim/556-yo-frank-can-you-please-stop-using-obscenities-as-city-names-in-sim-city-4/ [14:45] TR Bot Daily Victim Archive [14:46] TR News (NEW): Technology Can Kill Pets https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Technology_Can_Kill_Pets.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Technology_Can_Kill_Pets.gmi [14:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Technology Can Kill Pets ● Oct 09 [15:02] TR News Techrights More Stallmans https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/More_Stallmans.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/More_Stallmans.gmi [15:02] TR Bot Techrights More Stallmans [15:02] TR News "with that behavior 1) the dog can run out in traffic or fight etc or 2) is guaranteed to become agressive because the owner is engaged with the phone and not interacting with the dog" https://abc7chicago.com/post/dogs-might-get-depressed-when-owners-overuse-smartphones-study-says/4376022/ [15:02] TR Bot Dogs might get depressed when owners overuse smartphones, study says - ABC7 Chicago [15:31] TR News Techrights Controlled Opposition https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Controlled_Opposition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Controlled_Opposition.gmi [15:31] TR Bot Techrights Controlled Opposition [15:40] TR News "New research suggests the animals overlapping calls serve as coordinated group messages and may contain additional information beyond whats encoded in individual rumbles" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/african-elephants-often-produce-choruses-of-low-pitched-rumbles-now-scientists-are-using-ai-to-decode-the-joint-vocalizations-180989620/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [15:40] TR Bot African Elephants Often Produce Choruses of Low-Pitched Rumbles. Now, Scientists Are Using A.I. to Decode the Joint Vocalizations [15:41] TR News "A number of countries that back innocent passage" for commercial ships have joined a war in Yemen over control of a vital strait between Asia and Europe." https://www.csmonitor.com/Editorials/the-monitors-view/2026/1007/Global-tipping-point-in-a-shipping-choke-point | Source: CS Monitor [15:41] TR Bot tipping point in a shipping choke point - CSMonitor.com [15:41] TR News "Chung suggests computing systems should be seen as a stack with hardware at the bottom, backed up by systems software, algorithms and applications." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/software-could-be-the-easiest-fix-for-hyperscalers-ai-power-squeeze-researchers-say-data-center-demand-is-expected-to-rival-japans-electricity-usage-by-2030 | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:41] TR Bot Software could be the easiest fix for hyperscalers' AI power squeeze, researchers say data center demand is expected to rival Japan's electricity usage by 2030 | Tom's Hardware [15:42] TR News "IL added that the preliminary investigation began after a request was filed with police on 2 October by a private individual." https://yle.fi/a/74-20250446 | Source: Yle [15:42] TR Bot Google halts work on data centres as Finnish police probe suspected illegal logging | Yle News | Yle [15:42] TR News "Many of my friends and fam fly more than the average. (Some dont and thats no thanks to me but I appreciate it all the same. )" https://idiomdrottning.org/culpa | Source: Idiomdrottning [15:42] TR Bot How I killed the Earth [15:42] TR News "These stop-work orders arent related to electricity supply, though." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/finland-orders-google-to-stop-work-on-two-ai-data-centers-over-alleged-deforestation-company-admits-it-has-fallen-short-of-our-own-high-standards-in-this-instance | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:42] TR Bot Finland orders Google to stop work on two AI data centers over alleged deforestation company admits it has 'fallen short of our own high standards in this instance' | Tom's Hardware [15:43] TR News "So, heres a quick update on how things are going, what we aim to achieve this year, and what I hope to be able to report in the next post." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/net-zero-at-pi-towers-how-were-doing-it/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [15:43] TR Bot Net zero at Pi Towers: how we're doing it - Raspberry Pi [15:43] TR News "The Bureau of Land Management granted the polluters a new categorical exclusion that will allow activities including seismic surveys" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/sierra-club-slams-trump-administration-s-decision-to-bypass-environmental-reviews-for-arctic-oil-drilling | Source: Common Dreams [15:43] TR Bot Sierra Club Slams Trump Administration's Decision to Bypass Environmental Reviews for Arctic Oil Drilling | Common Dreams [15:43] TR News "The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Frde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/08/norway-environment-nordic-mining-waste-pollution-fjord-dumping-salmon | Source: The Guardian UK [15:43] TR Bot This is one of Norways most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste? | Environment | The Guardian [15:44] TR News "El Manssouri has not identified the company that will become the data centre's client, but said it's one of two leading AI laboratories. He also declined to reveal the project's financial backers." https://yle.fi/a/74-20250471 | Source: Yle [15:44] TR Bot French AI infrastructure firm Sesterce plans 10bn data centre project in Central Finland | Yle News | Yle [15:44] TR News "Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton suggested he would support cuts to federal benefits programs during a private fundraiser with Washington lobbyists last month" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/08/ken-paxton-leaked-audio-federal-benefits-texas-senate-election-2026/ | Source: The Texas Tribune [15:44] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/08/ken-paxton-leaked-audio-federal-benefits-texas-senate-election-2026/ ) [15:44] TR News "revealed in leaked audio published by the Texas Tribune: [...]" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/ken-paxton-caught-planning-cuts-to-social-security-benefits-in-leaked-audio | Source: Common Dreams [15:44] TR Bot Ken Paxton Caught Planning Cuts To Social Security Benefits in Leaked Audio | Common Dreams [15:47] TR News "The decision follows a meeting of Helsinki City Council on Wednesday" https://yle.fi/a/74-20250494 | Source: Yle [15:47] TR Bot Helsinki will not ban face coverings in schools, but tightens guidelines | Yle News | Yle [15:47] TR News "It describes how tech billionaires and venture capitalists in the US have cultivated a virulently anti-democratic ideology for decades" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/the-nerd-reich-silicon-valley-fascism-war-on-democracy-abc-2026/107091034 | Source: ABC [15:47] TR Bot The Nerd Reich wants to 'destroy' democracy, and its mask has slipped - ABC News [15:48] TR News [Old] "gestalt is of testosterone-poisoned guys with chips on their shoulders and too much time on their hands" https://www.thenerdreich.com/she-warned-about-silicon-valley-25-years-ago-we-ignored-her/ | Source: The Nerd Reich [15:48] TR Bot She Warned About Silicon Valley 25 Years Ago. We Ignored Her. [15:48] TR News [Old] "Borsook has some arguably legitimate complaints about Big Tech of today, though in that podcast and the Times article, they are not particularly fresh or far-seeing." https://reason.com/2025/12/04/the-cyberselfish-revival-shows-libertarianism-continues-to-be-misunderstood/ | Source: Reason [15:48] TR Bot The Cyberselfish revival shows libertarianism continues to be misunderstood [15:48] TR News [Old] "The high-tech culture is not divorced from the rest of society; it is an exacerbation and exaggeration of whats going on in society as a whole." https://www.christianitytoday.com/2001/08/silicon-values/ | [15:48] TR Bot Silicon Values - Christianity Today [15:49] TR News [Old] "After working for an exciting new tech-focused magazine called Wired, Borsook penned an essay for Mother Jones titled Cyberselfish, expressing her alarm at the new vanguard of tech" https://slate.com/technology/2026/09/cyberselfish-come-back-paulina-borsook-silicon-valley.html | Source: Slate [15:49] TR Bot Cyberselfish author Paulina Borsook chats through her thoughts on Silicon Valley now. [15:50] TR News Lots going on in CR-2026-007405 https://caseboard.io/cases/d2fe1130-b63b-4d0b-9461-c0f971992dc2 will Pocock write about it in public or just to the Court? [15:50] TR Bot Checking your browser - Caseboard [15:50] TR News [Old] "my first job at a software company, 1981" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1996/07/cyberselfish/ | Source: Mother Jones [15:50] TR Bot Cyberselfish Mother Jones [15:51] TR News [Old] "Paulina Borsook saw there was something rotten afoot in Silicon Valley in the 1990s, and in her book Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech" https://lithub.com/a-prophetic-classic-about-the-dangers-of-tech-is-back-in-print/ | Source: Literary Hub [15:51] TR Bot Literary Hub A Prophetic Classic About the Dangers of Tech is Back in Print [15:51] TR News ""Cyberselfish" has been reprinted it was officially republished on Tuesday after readers struggled for years to find used copies." https://www.kuow.org/2026-09-17/cyberselfish-paulina-borsook-pessimist-or-prophet | Source: KUOW TV [15:51] TR Bot Pessimist or prophet? A tech skeptics decades-old critique is back [15:51] TR News "More than 25 years ago, Paulina Borsook observed a toxic strain of libertarian-inflected ideology rising up out of Silicon Valley." https://www.thenerdreich.com/paulina-borsook-saw-tech-fascism-coming/ | Source: The Nerd Reich [15:51] TR Bot Paulina Borsook Saw Tech Fascism Coming [15:52] TR News "two Nvidia A100-based supercomputers named Chervonenkis and Lyapunov." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ukrainian-drones-hit-russias-yandex-data-centers-housing-two-top-supercomputers-major-outage-follows-retaliatory-strike | Source: Tom's Hardware [15:52] TR Bot Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Yandex data centers housing two top supercomputers major outage follows retaliatory strike | Tom's Hardware [15:52] TR News "several modules of the data center have been completely disabled." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/09/several-modules-of-yandex-s-data-center-in-russia-completely-knocked-out-by-ukrainian-drone-strike | Source: Meduza [15:52] TR Bot Several modules of Yandexs data center in Russia completely knocked out by Ukrainian drone strike Meduza [15:53] TR News "The Portuguese digital rights organisation and EDRi member D3 announces that it has brought four class actions lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube over the use of addictive design practices" https://edri.org/our-work/d3-brings-class-actions-on-addictive-design-against-facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-youtube/ | Source: EDRI [15:53] TR Bot D3 brings class actions on addictive design - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [15:53] TR News "He was commenting on a Ukrainian strike on a Yandex data center in Russias Ryazan region, RBC-Ukraine reported." https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/08/russia-called-its-strikes-on-ukrainian-data-centers-a-forced-digital-detox-zelensky-says-kyiv-has-answered-by-hitting-a-data-center-belonging-to-russian-tech-giant-yandex | Source: Meduza [15:53] TR Bot Russia called its strikes on Ukrainian data centers a forced digital detox. Zelensky says Kyiv has answered by hitting a data center belonging to Russian tech giant Yandex. Meduza [15:53] TR News "The reality is different, of course. Human rights in America in the modern era were never blazing any new trails, and religious liberty specifically has been on the decline for decades, particularly since the 9/11 attacks." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/08/pete-hegseth-pretends-pentagons-new-religious-affairs-office-isnt-christian-nationalism/ | Source: Techdirt [15:53] TR Bot Hegseth Pretends Pentagons New Religious Affairs Office Isnt Christian Nationalism | Techdirt [15:54] TR News "What happens if there is a government that wants to silence a particular group or even a particular person? And you just built the architecture of surveillance that makes that super-easy" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5981343 | Source: NPR [15:54] TR Bot Flock is catching flak. Experts say other police surveillance tools are more worrisome [15:58] TR News "If youve followed this blog for a while, you may know that I do a lot of work with data privacy and that I have an interest in modal logic." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/10/08/privacy-policies-and-modal-logic/ | Source: John D Cook [15:58] TR Bot Privacy policies and modal logic ● Oct 09 [16:00] TR News "Google wants the data to train AI models and has said it will be deidentified." https://therecord.media/lawmakers-warn-of-google-spirit-ai-training-deal | Source: The Record [16:00] TR Bot Lawmakers warn Google could expose Spirit Airlines data in $10 million AI training deal | The Record from Recorded Future News [16:01] TR News "But don't worry, Redmond insists it's totally secure and safe since the agents powering the functionality will run entirely on your PC some of the time." https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/10/07/microsoft-is-about-to-let-copilot-loose-on-your-file-system/5301763 | Source: The Register UK [16:01] TR Bot Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system [16:03] TR News "Paragon Solutions vowed not to sell its mobile spyware to governments with poor human rights records and to cut off customers who misuse its products." https://citizenlab.ca/the-secrets-of-a-us-spyware-king/ | Source: Citizen Lab [16:03] TR Bot The Secrets of a US Spyware King - The Citizen Lab [16:03] TR News "Age verification proposals are often presented as a simple tradeoff: sacrifice a little privacy to better safeguard children online." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/10/when-no-id-means-no-internet-age-verification-and-right-access-information | Source: EFF [16:03] TR Bot When No ID Means No Internet: Age Verification and the Right to Access Information | Electronic Frontier Foundation [16:04] TR News "This EDRi-gram edition includes a real snapshot of the disconnect between the kind of technology and protections people and communities around the world need" https://edri.org/our-work/edri-gram-8-october-2026/ | Source: EDRI [16:04] TR Bot EDRi-gram, 8 October 2026 - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [16:06] *Righty has quit (connection closed) [16:06] *Righty (~Username@3nib3cezgkcge.irc) has joined #techrights [16:07] TR News "How these technologies travel across contexts deserves further scrutiny" https://edri.org/our-work/your-data-their-decision-the-hidden-surveillance-infrastructure-behind-europes-digital-borders/ | Source: EDRI [16:07] TR Bot Your data, their decision - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [16:07] TR News "The claim made in this post is false and does not accurately represent my views or scientific work." https://avi-loeb.medium.com/lies-damn-lies-and-internet-lies-b8091c12b6b9 | Source: Avi Loeb [16:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://avi-loeb.medium.com/lies-damn-lies-and-internet-lies-b8091c12b6b9 ) [16:08] TR News "But if your inventories havent gone down and your employee expense was not reduced and if your company isnt selling more productswhich obviously it cant, if youre not shipping more of themthen you cant tell me these robots increased your plants productivity." https://atharvaraykar.com/the-goal/ | Source: Atharva Raykar [16:08] TR Bot The Goal Atharva Raykar [16:08] TR News "Yet these promises of a self-running state are illusory, because AI is never truly autonomous." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/10/how-technology-empowers-and-imperils-dictators.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [16:08] TR Bot Technology Empowersand ImperilsDictators - Schneier on Security [16:09] TR News "The unauthorized bot activities included minor infractions" https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/openai-agent-escape-causes-wikimedia-service-outage | Source: Dark Reading [16:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/openai-agent-escape-causes-wikimedia-service-outage ) [16:09] TR News "Thats nearly 9x more than Taylor Swifts entire music catalog earned in the same period" https://www.tomshardware.com/service-providers/streaming/american-jailed-for-commanding-10-000-bots-to-stream-his-own-ai-generated-songs-and-earn-millions-in-fraudulent-royalty-payments-beating-taylor-swift-is-the-first-person-to-end-up-in-prison-for-ai-assisted-music-streaming-crime | Source: Tom's Hardware [16:09] TR Bot American jailed for commanding 10,000 bots to stream his own AI-generated songs and earn millions in fraudulent royalty payments, beating Taylor Swift is the first person to end up in prison for AI-assisted music streaming crime | Tom's Hardware [16:10] TR News "The danger of these AI systems is real and growing" https://www.vox.com/politics/505319/ron-desantis-ai-james-uthmeier-openai-lawsuit | Source: Vox [16:10] TR Bot DeSantis vs. the AI industry: How Florida Republicans are defying Trump | Vox [16:11] TR News "EDRi member epicenter.works has sent an open letter to parliament, and is looking for input from readers elsewhere in Europe about how other countries are handling, or planning to handle, the same issue." https://edri.org/our-work/no-human-required-austrias-plan-for-ai-only-government-decisions/ | Source: EDRI [16:11] TR Bot No human required: Austria's plan for AI-only government decisions - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [16:11] TR News "The infamous Adobe Creative Suite, later rebranded as the Creative Cloud a change which brought about an end to true offline use" https://futurism.com/future-society/adobe-creative-suite-software-open-source-artcraft | Source: Futurism [16:11] TR Bot Adobe in Trouble After Someone Reverse Engineered Adobe Creative Suite and Released It as Open Source [16:12] TR News "A quixotic new project takes an AI-first approach to battling Adobe, and while its unclear where it leads" https://tedium.co/2026/10/08/artcraft-vibe-coding-creative-cloud-remake/ | Source: Tedium [16:12] TR Bot What ArtCrafts Vibe-Coded Apps Say About Adobe [16:13] TR News "We have started using visibility as the measure of a fulfilled life: how large your network is, how many conversations you keep going at once, how often you show yourself." https://jeroensangers.com/2026/10/08/how-visible-you-are-says.html | Source: Jeroen Sangers [16:13] TR Bot How visible you are says nothing about how fulfilled your life is | Jeroen Sangers [16:13] TR News "Turns out Trumps so-called deep state was protecting us from diarrhea and keeping our food safe." https://robertreich.substack.com/p/is-trump-to-blame-for-explosive-diarrhea | Source: Robert Reich [16:13] TR Bot Is Trump to blame for explosive diarrhea, too? [16:13] TR News "It caught the attention of the California State Athletic Commission, which sent the company a cease-and-desist letter." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/technology/human-robot-cage-fights-california-rek.html | Source: New York Times [16:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/technology/human-robot-cage-fights-california-rek.html ) [16:15] TR News "Rek says it is the the humanoid robot fighting league on its website, and the robot appears to be one from EngineAI but with a Terminator-like head swapped on top." https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008401/california-shut-down-rek-fighting-robot-company-human | Source: The Verge [16:15] TR Bot California is trying to shut down robot vs. human cage matches | The Verge [16:15] TR News "On average, the results showed over 300 toxicants in each tooth sample, but not every toxic substance was found in each child." https://www.sciencealert.com/higher-levels-of-19-potentially-toxic-chemicals-found-in-the-teeth-of-children-with-autism | Source: Science Alert [16:15] TR Bot Levels of 19 Potentially Toxic Chemicals Found in The Teeth of Children With Autism : ScienceAlert [16:15] TR News "The findings were published in JAMA Network Open and support growing preliminary evidence that early and unsupervised smartphone ownership may be associated with downsides for mental health." https://www.sciencealert.com/one-everyday-habit-is-linked-to-49-higher-risk-of-eating-disorder-symptoms-in-teens | Source: Science Alert [16:15] TR Bot Who Got a Smartphone at 12 Were 49% More Likely to Report Eating Disorder Symptoms by 14 : ScienceAlert [16:16] TR News "Suppose that you have a fancy modern server with some fancy modern GPUs" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/HardwareWhoHandlesWhatNotClear | Source: University of Toronto [16:16] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [16:16] TR News "This seemed like a nice way to enter the exciting world of 5 x 8 index cards." https://boffosocko.com/2026/10/07/5-x-8-metal-card-index-from-hunt-manufacturing-co-lit-ning-products-division/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [16:16] TR Bot | Chris Aldrich [16:16] TR News "Keep calm and carry on studying math." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/what-should-we-tell-our-students/ | Source: Terence Tao [16:16] TR Bot What should we tell our students? | What's new [16:16] TR News "Long before software engineering became a boys club the exclusive domain of tech bros and a mythical force that threatens to either transform the world or snuff it out it was just Margarets thing." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/space/margaret-hamilton-computer-science.html | Source: New York Times [16:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/space/margaret-hamilton-computer-science.html ) [16:16] TR News "Hamilton is best known for her major contributions to the Apollo missions." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/margaret-hamilton-a-pioneering-software-engineer-who-made-the-first-human-moon-landing-possible-dies-at-90-180989653/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [16:16] TR Bot Margaret Hamilton, a Pioneering Software Engineer Who Made the First Human Moon Landing Possible, Dies at 90 [16:17] TR News "There is a bit of chemical setup, as you might expect with reagents like nickel sulfate and nickel chloride." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/08/low-current-density-nickel-plating/ | Source: Hackaday [16:17] TR Bot Current Density Nickel Plating | Hackaday [16:17] TR News "Anyway, here is where I suggest you begin. They made like a hundred movies over a couple of decades and they are not all winners, but these are some absolute winners that are worth your time: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/hammer-time/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [16:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/hammer-time/ ) [16:18] TR News "The Computer History Museum has an article and a full oral history." https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/10/08/margaret-hamilton-rip/ | Source: Michael Tsai [16:18] TR Bot Michael Tsai - Blog - Margaret Hamilton, RIP [16:18] TR News "What Jagger said has stuck with me ever since. I often come back to this when I think about any industry or vocation how long do people really make money doing a thing?" https://nazhamid.com/journal/exile-on-silicon-valley/ | Source: Naz Hamid [16:18] TR Bot Exile on Silicon Valley Naz Hamid [16:18] TR News "live Sydney webcam" https://www.rubenerd.au/a-live-sydney-webcam/ | Source: Ruben Schade [16:18] TR Bot Rubenerd: A live Sydney webcam [16:19] TR News "Lightspeed" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/using-premise-red-hat-lightspeed-capabilities-monitor-vulnerabilities-and-apply-advisor-remediations | Source: Red Hat Official [16:19] TR Bot Using on-premise Red Hat Lightspeed capabilities to monitor vulnerabilities and apply advisor remediations [16:19] TR News IBM's latest slop promotion https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mlops-edge-running-ai-models-edge | Source: Red Hat Official [16:19] TR Bot MLOps at the edge: Running AI models at the edge [16:20] TR News Some more slop for slop's sake https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/mlops-edge-running-ai-models-edge-0 | Source: Red Hat Official [16:20] TR Bot MLOps at the edge: Running AI models at the edge [16:20] TR News "Pen drive is a single-Podman image tool that provides a streamlined toolbox for cluster state analysis" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/actionable-disconnected-cluster-analysis-available-now-pen-drive-powered-red-hat-lightspeed | Source: Red Hat Official [16:20] TR Bot Actionable disconnected cluster analysis, available now with pen drive powered by Red Hat Lightspeed [16:21] TR News (NEW): I switched from Phone Link to KDE Connect, and Windows 11 is missing these 4 game-changing features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/08/I_switched_from_Phone_Link_to_KDE_Connect_and_Windows_11_is_mis.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/08/I_switched_from_Phone_Link_to_KDE_Connect_and_Windows_11_is_mis.gmi [16:21] TR Bot Tux Machines I switched from Phone Link to KDE Connect, and Windows 11 is missing these 4 game-changing features [16:21] TR News (NEW): Red Hat and IBM Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Red_Hat_and_IBM_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Red_Hat_and_IBM_Leftovers.gmi [16:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat and IBM Leftovers [16:24] TR News Techrights Links 09/10/2026: "Internet Archive to Demo Wayback Machine at Fridays Uniqlo Street Festival", France Wages Censorship War via DNS https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Links_09_10_2026_Internet_Archive_to_Demo_Wayback_Machine_at_Fr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Links_09_10_2026_Internet_Archive_to_Demo_Wayback_Machine_at_Fr.gmi [16:24] TR Bot Techrights Links 09/10/2026: "Internet Archive to Demo Wayback Machine at Fridays Uniqlo Street Festival", France Wages Censorship War via DNS [16:28] TR News Cloudbreaker review - Bullet Heaven meets Inventory Management | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/cloudbreaker-review-bullet-heaven-meets-inventory-management/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:28] TR Bot review - Bullet Heaven meets Inventory Management | GamingOnLinux [16:28] TR News OCTOPATH TRAVELER, OCTOPATH TRAVELER II, and NEO: The World Ends With You arrive on GOG | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/octopath-traveler-octopath-traveler-ii-and-neo-the-world-ends-with-you-arrive-on-gog/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:28] TR Bot TRAVELER, OCTOPATH TRAVELER II, and NEO: The World Ends With You arrive on GOG | GamingOnLinux [16:28] TR News ARC Raiders massive Frozen Trail 2.0 update is out and free to play for a few days | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/arc-raiders-massive-frozen-trail-2-0-update-is-out-and-free-to-play-for-a-few-days/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:28] TR Bot Raiders massive Frozen Trail 2.0 update is out and free to play for a few days | GamingOnLinux [16:29] TR News Empty graph after one week of disruption/malfunction https://netsplit.de/ [16:29] TR Bot NO TITLE [16:30] TR News Further increase in https://netsplit.de/networks/ [16:30] TR Bot NO TITLE [16:30] TR News Dig to find your missing crew in the underground indie horror GRINDWORM | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/dig-to-find-your-missing-crew-in-the-underground-indie-horror-grindworm/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:30] TR Bot to find your missing crew in the underground indie horror GRINDWORM | GamingOnLinux [16:31] *Obsdark has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [16:31] TR News Unity lean heavily into AI prompting games into existence with Unity Spark | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/unity-lean-heavily-into-ai-prompting-games-into-existence-with-unity-spark/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:31] TR Bot lean heavily into AI prompting games into existence with Unity Spark | GamingOnLinux [16:31] TR News Find your fighting spirit with the Humble Indie Fighters Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/find-your-fighting-spirit-with-the-humble-indie-fighters-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/find-your-fighting-spirit-with-the-humble-indie-fighters-bundle/ [16:31] TR Bot your fighting spirit with the Humble Indie Fighters Bundle | GamingOnLinux [16:32] MinceR (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/day-397-of-posting-calvin-hobbes-comics-every-day-H3KvCGW [16:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/day-397-of-posting-calvin-hobbes-comics-every-day-H3KvCGW ) [16:33] TR News Slop won't make great games, it'll make a sea of mediocrity, like those "500" games tapes for Nintendo compatible in the 1990s (same games with slight difference) [16:33] TR News Be more ready for the Steam Frame with the Humble Beyond Reality VR Bundle | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/be-more-ready-for-the-steam-frame-with-the-humble-beyond-reality-vr-bundle/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/be-more-ready-for-the-steam-frame-with-the-humble-beyond-reality-vr-bundle/ [16:33] TR Bot more ready for the Steam Frame with the Humble Beyond Reality VR Bundle | GamingOnLinux [16:34] TR News Flathub walked back their generative AI ban, replaced with a disclosure policy | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/flathub-walked-back-their-generative-ai-ban-replaced-with-a-disclosure-policy/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:34] TR Bot walked back their generative AI ban, replaced with a disclosure policy | GamingOnLinux [16:34] TR News Windows apps and games added to Steam on SteamOS / Linux now use Proton by default | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/windows-apps-and-games-added-to-steam-on-steamos-linux-now-use-proton-by-default/ Source: GamingOnLinux [16:34] TR Bot apps and games added to Steam on SteamOS / Linux now use Proton by default | GamingOnLinux [16:37] TR News "I wonder if there is a cultural alignment, with Mastodon being much more just us nerds than Bluesky. Or maybe its just an artifact of many capsules having been started when it was the only viable replacement for Twitter." gemini://hans.gerwitz.com/gemlog/2026-10-09-no-atmosphere-in-geminispace.gmi [16:38] TR News OVERREGULATION gopher://aussies.space:70/0/~freet/phlog/2026-10-09Overregulation.txt [16:38] TR News Mystical gemini://wormclub.smol.pub/1791522360 [16:41] TR News "Firefox is teaming up with AEG and taking to the main stage at Berlins biggest and best indoor arenas." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-aeg-uber-arena-partnership/ | Source: Mozilla [16:41] TR Bot Firefox and AEG partner at Berlins premier entertainment venues [16:43] TR News "As I write this on 8 October, the root key of the Domain Name System (DNS) is scheduled to roll on 11 October 2026." https://blog.apnic.net/2026/10/09/rolling-the-root-key-2/ | Source: APNIC [16:43] TR Bot Rolling the root key | APNIC Blog [16:43] TR News "We implemented the Internet over carrier pigeon (RFC1149) in 2001. Twenty-five years later, one of the packets from the experiment could be yours!" https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-unique-piece-of-internet-history.html | Source: BSDly [16:43] TR Bot That grumpy BSD guy: A unique piece of Internet history: A packet from the RFC1149 implementation is up for auction at Christie's! [16:45] TR News "I had been arguing a version of the same point long before I knew the term." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/10/the-pit-of-success-and-what-a-data-science-language-would-need-to-make-it/ | Source: Rlang [16:45] TR Bot Pit of Success, and What a Data Science Language Would Need to Make It | R-bloggers [16:46] TR News "In this post I want to provide examples of some simple uses of Monte Carlo simulations" https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/monte-carlo-simulations/ | Source: Eli Bendersky [16:46] TR Bot Monte-Carlo simulations - Eli Bendersky's website [16:46] TR News "Let us see if Subodh Kulkarni and Rigetti Computing actually become Anderons first customer. If not, then what was the point of this publicity stunt only? I am not talking about the usual JDAs that Albany leadership are so fond of, but an actual paying customer bringing real business. Otherwise, it is all just big talk, no?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4g8pqtn [16:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4g8pqtn ) [16:47] TR News "QWC 2026 Anderon Introduction Video - Holy He-l that was absolutely terrible." [16:47] TR News "Audience reaction in beginning and end says it all. He talks to audience like how he talks to us internally and it was just awkward and fell flat. He definitely did not receive the same reception he is used to internally. Its not the same when the people arent being paid to nod their heads and say yes to you." [16:48] schestowitz[TR2] ""He also stated - dont worry we wont steal our customers IP - several times. Even if you werent thinking it before - now you would hyper aware that they are absolutely going to steal your IP if you go to Anderon to build you quantum wafers. [16:48] schestowitz[TR2] Also Albany isnt a manufacturing line. Manufacturing capability is not manufacturing success: Reporting wafers produced and quantum systems deployed does not establish competitive yields, process repeatability, device reliability, or cost-effective production at commercial scale. [16:48] schestowitz[TR2] Also why is he bringing up his friend on stage from a self proclaimed competitor to launch Anderon? The guy spent most of his time promoting his own company and seemed to only remember why he was there in the final minute. The whole thing was just so bizarre. [16:48] schestowitz[TR2] Did anyone else honestly think this launch went well at all? [16:51] *lxo (~lxo@b4xjcexteeqvi.irc) has joined #techrights [16:51] TR News "This book was illustrated and put together by Kathrine Lunduke, the nerdiest, loveliest wife a guy could ask for." https://lunduke.substack.com/p/tux-the-penguin-as-a-paper-doll [16:51] TR Bot Tux the Penguin... as a Paper Doll! - by Bryan Lunduke [16:51] TR News "I have had the displeasure of integrating with a few different APIs over the past few weeks while working to automate Voris onboarding flow" https://dev.clintonblackburn.com/2026/10/08/a-rant-about-apis.html | Source: Clinton Blackburn [16:51] TR Bot A rant about APIs | Clinton Blackburn [16:52] TR News "The same steps work for any Subversion working copy whose repository has been converted to git." https://dan.langille.org/2026/10/08/migrated-your-repo-from-subversion-to-git-heres-how-i-migrated-my-working-copies/ | Source: Dan Langille [16:52] TR Bot Migrated your repo from subversion to git? Heres how I migrated my working copies. Dan Langille's Other Diary [16:52] TR News ">We Were Not All Terrible Developers" https://dayvster.com/blog/we-were-not-all-terrible-developers/ | Source: Dayvi Schuster [16:52] TR Bot We Were Not All Terrible Developers [16:52] TR News "the linux man pages for these functions literally don't mention this at all, and there actually is a reason why which i'll get to in a sec" https://sebsite.pw/w/20261009-strtod.html | Source: Sebastian [16:52] TR Bot oh, apparently it's not possible to portably check for string-to-float conversion errors in standard c [16:55] TR News "The table is public now too: every period since 2011, business, medical, moving, and charity, mid-year splits included." https://labnotes.org/the-mileage-rate-moved-in-july/ | Source: Assaf Arkin [16:55] TR Bot The mileage rate moved in July Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin) [16:55] TR News "I don't trust any quoted statistics by default because I've (anecdotally) realised that pretty much every study is sloppily done or misinterpreted when quoted." https://atharvaraykar.com/surveys/ | Source: Atharva Raykar [16:55] TR Bot Surveys Atharva Raykar [16:55] TR News "And I really need now to setup something like that." https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1178/license-update-ai-derivation-prohibited-on-all-my-art-lore-stories-and-comics | Source: David Revoy [16:55] TR Bot License update: AI derivation prohibited on all my art, lore, stories, and comics. - David Revoy [16:56] TR News "The EUs Tech Sovereignty Package is supposed to jump-start Europes sovereign AI ambitions." https://edri.org/our-work/the-cloud-and-ai-development-act-cada-represents-everything-thats-wrong-with-europes-approach-to-digital-sovereignty/ | Source: EDRI [16:56] TR Bot CADA represents everything thats wrong with Europes approach to digital sovereignty - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [16:57] TR News "The Firefox team just launched a website that allows users to rank the Interop 2027 proposals that they care about." https://ohhelloana.blog/my-interop-2027/ | Source: Ana Rodrigues [16:57] TR Bot Oh Hello Ana - My Interop feature ranking [16:58] TR News posts [16:58] TR News "As an improvement to my version with Python or with Ruby, with tools like jq now being widely used, how do we minify a JSON string?" https://www.jvt.me/posts/2026/10/08/minify-json-jq/ | Source: Jamie Tanna [16:58] TR Bot Minifying JSON with `jq` Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer [16:58] TR News "On this 20th anniversary of Zoteros launch on October 5, 2006, I will do my best to recount Zoteros pre-history, what it took to conceive, design, and build the 1.0 release." https://newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-slow-formation-of-durable-software/ | [16:58] TR Bot The Slow Formation of Durable Software ● Oct 09 [17:10] TR News "Likewise, open source software is becoming more appealing to people who want control over the tools they use. It isn't limited to developers." https://www.androidpolice.com/open-source-apps-so-good-i-gladly-pay-for-them/ | Source: Android Police [17:10] TR Bot I found 6 open source apps that are so good that I gladly pay for them [17:11] TR News "The review is conducted with the Commerce Commission, which published its Mobile Transparency Guidelines in November 2025." https://billbennett.co.nz/spark-2degrees-mobile-transparency-drop/ | Source: Bill Bennett [17:11] TR Bot Spark, 2degrees mobile transparency drops [17:11] TR News "If youre struggling to find the difference against normal Colemak, look at the cluster of five keys next to the return key." https://entropicthoughts.com/swemak | Source: Chris [17:11] TR Bot Swemak: Colemak for Swedish [17:12] TR News "He starts out using an ESP32, because he already had one and why not? Its got bluetooth, after all." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/08/the-80s-called-they-say-this-diy-phone-is-like-totally-rad/ | Source: Hackaday [17:12] TR Bot 80s Called: They Say This DIY Phone Is, Like, Totally Rad | Hackaday [17:12] TR News "Repurposing old smartphones for more general purpose computing isnt a new thing" https://hackaday.com/2026/10/08/turning-a-run-over-samsung-galaxy-s23-into-a-gaming-pc/ | Source: Hackaday [17:12] TR Bot A Run-Over Samsung Galaxy S23 Into A Gaming PC | Hackaday [17:12] TR News "One of the reasons I like the rM is that its a pretty open system running Linux you can ssh into it out of the box." https://blog.danieljanus.pl/connecting-to-remarkable/ | Source: Daniel Janus [17:12] TR Bot SSHing to my reMarkable from anywhere [17:13] TR News "The things I like most about using Arch are also the things people keep trying to save me from. Setting something up" https://dayvster.com/blog/my-problem-with-omarchy-is-what-i-like-about-arch/ | Source: Dayvi Schuster [17:13] TR Bot My Problem With Omarchy Is What I Like About Arch [17:13] TR News "Guix is all about empowering people, so it should come as no surprise that one can extend it with new guix commands." https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2026/extending-guix/ | Source: GNU [17:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2026/extending-guix/ ) [17:14] TR News "I found myself thinking about all of the examples of skeuomorphism in our computer user interface metaphors: radio buttons, toggle switches, drawers, tabs, etc." https://danq.me/2026/10/08/weird-mouse/ | Source: Dan Q [17:14] TR Bot Move the mouse across the screen (Weird Web October) Dan Q [17:14] TR News "The game came as a set of three files: a .ccd, a .cue and a .img file." https://werwolv.net/posts/macromedia_copy_protection/ | Source: WerWolv [17:14] TR Bot Getting old Macromedia Director Games to run on modern Hardware | WerWolv [17:15] TR News ":focus-visible gives the browser room to show focus when the interaction method needs it." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/08/keyboard-focus-styles-with-focus-visible/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [17:15] TR Bot Keyboard Focus Styles With :focus-visible Ronalds Vilci [17:16] TR News ">Grid and Flexbox can move an element to almost any visual position. They do not necessarily move it in the DOM, keyboard focus order, or screen reader reading order." https://ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/09/when-css-layout-order-stops-matching-the-html/ | Source: Ronalds Vilci [17:16] TR Bot When CSS Layout Order Stops Matching the HTML Ronalds Vilci [17:16] TR News "Clan is a peer-to-peer computer management framework for NixOS. It lets you fully provision a remote machine in a declarative way." https://blog.matthewbrunelle.com/setting-up-a-clan-machine-using-pxe-boot/ | Source: Matthew Brunelle [17:16] TR Bot Setting up a Clan machine using PXE boot [17:17] TR News "Aria is our internal messaging framework and hosted system that processes multiple terabytes of data per day." https://blog.janestreet.com/scaling-and-benchmarking-a-critical-message-bus/ | Source: Jane Street [17:17] TR Bot Jane Street Blog - Scaling and benchmarking a critical message bus using a new indexing strategy [17:18] TR News Im pushing to complete a first draft of OpenZFS Mastery in the next few weeks. Heres a bit on ZFS and lightweight virtual machines. [17:18] TR News (NEW): Canonical Announces Official Ubuntu Desktop Images for RISC-V https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Canonical_Announces_Official_Ubuntu_Desktop_Images_for_RISC_V.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Canonical_Announces_Official_Ubuntu_Desktop_Images_for_RISC_V.gmi [17:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Canonical Announces Official Ubuntu Desktop Images for RISC-V [17:18] TR News "Im pushing to complete a first draft of OpenZFS Mastery in the next few weeks. Heres a bit on ZFS and lightweight virtual machines." https://mwl.io/archives/25008 | Source: MWL [17:18] TR Bot 132: A Monstrous Heap of Redirections Michael W Lucas [17:18] TR News "Telnet BBS on a Calculator, What happened to Nerds, NetBSD 11 from scratch and more..." https://www.bsdnow.tv/684 | Source: The BSD Now Podcast [17:18] TR Bot BSD Now 684: Nerds 2.0 [17:24] TR News false premises https://www.spinellis.gr/blog/20261008/ [17:24] TR Bot blog dds: 2026-10-08 Thinking will become a hobby [17:24] TR News "fediverse", FB employee, HN-approved propagandist: "I'm still around.. I'm just not writing here." https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2026/10/08/idle/ https://www.usenix.org/conference/srecon16/speaker-or-organizer/rachel-kroll-facebook [17:24] TR Bot redirect with weird Location: rtsp://[::1]:65530/ [17:24] TR Bot Rachel Kroll | USENIX [17:25] TR News "Way back in 2018, I wrote about the notion of people having private/secret repositories where they worked on things without sharing with the world because they didn't want to deal with the assholes of "Open Source", or, let's face it, the assholes of "Free Software". Same shit, different asshole." [17:26] TR News "What Happens When Billionaires Control Our Media?" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-billionaires-control [17:26] TR Bot What Happens When Billionaires Control Our Media? [17:27] TR News What a dumb thing to publish :'( https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/dont-spend-time-with-your-kids-train-ai [17:27] TR Bot Don't Want to Spend Time With Your Kids? Train an AI Voice Model of Yourself to Read Them Bedtime Stories [17:28] TR News "Agatha Christie ogs?! Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://bibliotekettarsaka.com/2026/10/08/agatha-christie-ogsa/ [17:28] TR Bot Agatha Christie ogs?! Biblioteket tar saka #librarycase [17:28] TR News "EU vill ge Europol nnu mer makt ver vra personuppgifter" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/10/08/eu-vill-ge-europol-annu-mer-makt-over-vara-personuppgifter/ [17:28] TR Bot EU vill ge Europol nnu mer makt ver vra personuppgifter [17:29] MinceR Don't Want to Spend Time With Your Kids? Don't Make Kids! [17:29] MinceR FTFY [17:29] schestowitz[TR2] :) [17:29] schestowitz[TR2] but then.. [17:30] schestowitz[TR2] when will be lefgt to train ape models? [17:34] TR News RIP, Linux? https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-AI-Agent-Resources http://techrights.org/n/2026/09/23/Linux_Kernel_Becoming_a_Slopfest_Part_8_In_Conclusion.shtml [17:34] TR Bot AI Agent Resources Proposed For The Linux Kernel, AI Skills To Help Developers - Phoronix [17:34] TR Bot Techrights Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 8 - In Conclusion [17:37] TR News Zero CVEs at delivery: Why container security belongs in the supply chain https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/zero-cves-delivery-why-container-security-belongs-supply-chain [17:37] TR Bot Zero CVEs at delivery: Why container security belongs in the supply chain [17:37] TR News Migration toolkit for applications 8.3: Agentic code modernization, PVC mobility, and out-of-the-box generators https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/08/migration-toolkit-applications-8-3-agentic-code-modernization [17:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/08/migration-toolkit-applications-8-3-agentic-code-modernization ) [17:38] TR News Rocky GNU/Linux Rescues OpenRadioss From Siemens Dumpster https://fossforce.com/2026/10/rocky-linux-rescues-openradioss-from-siemens-dumpster/ [17:38] TR Bot Rocky Linux Rescues OpenRadioss From Siemens' Dumpster - FOSS Force [17:41] TR News Antoine Beaupr: PSA: Europe changes time forward soon, North America next, for the last time? https://anarc.at/blog/2026-10-08-dst-warning/ [17:42] TR Bot PSA: Europe changes time forward soon, North America next, for the last time? - anarcat [17:43] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 672 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2026/10/07/this-week-in-rust-672/ [17:43] TR Bot This Week in Rust 672 This Week in Rust [17:44] TR News Getting off the Modernization Treadmill https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/talk-notes-modernization-treadmill/ [17:44] TR Bot Getting off the Modernization Treadmill - Jim Nielsens Blog [17:44] TR News GNU Guix: Extending Guix https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2026/extending-guix// [17:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2026/extending-guix// ) [17:45] TR News The Cloud and Hey Hi (AI) Development Act (CADA) represents everything thats wrong with Europes approach to digital sovereignty https://edri.org/our-work/the-cloud-and-ai-development-act-cada-represents-everything-thats-wrong-with-europes-approach-to-digital-sovereignty/ [17:45] TR Bot CADA represents everything thats wrong with Europes approach to digital sovereignty - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:45] TR News License update: Hey Hi (AI) derivation prohibited on all my art, lore, stories, and comics. https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1178/license-update-ai-derivation-prohibited-on-all-my-art-lore-stories-and-comics [17:45] TR Bot License update: AI derivation prohibited on all my art, lore, stories, and comics. - David Revoy [17:46] TR News Migrated your repo from subversion to git? Heres how I migrated my working copies. https://dan.langille.org/2026/10/08/migrated-your-repo-from-subversion-to-git-heres-how-i-migrated-my-working-copies/ [17:46] TR Bot Migrated your repo from subversion to git? Heres how I migrated my working copies. Dan Langille's Other Diary [17:46] TR News Data [17:46] TR News The Pit of Success, and What a Data Science Language Would Need to Make It https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/10/the-pit-of-success-and-what-a-data-science-language-would-need-to-make-it/ [17:46] TR Bot Pit of Success, and What a Data Science Language Would Need to Make It | R-bloggers [17:47] TR News Before Computer Science Became a Boys Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/space/margaret-hamilton-computer-science.html [17:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/space/margaret-hamilton-computer-science.html ) [17:47] TR News Kids Who Got a Smartphone at 12 Were 49% More Likely to Report Eating Disorder Symptoms by 14 https://www.sciencealert.com/one-everyday-habit-is-linked-to-49-higher-risk-of-eating-disorder-symptoms-in-teens [17:47] TR Bot Who Got a Smartphone at 12 Were 49% More Likely to Report Eating Disorder Symptoms by 14 : ScienceAlert [17:49] TR News Higher Levels of 19 Potentially Toxic Chemicals Found in The Teeth of Children With Autism https://www.sciencealert.com/higher-levels-of-19-potentially-toxic-chemicals-found-in-the-teeth-of-children-with-autism [17:49] TR Bot Levels of 19 Potentially Toxic Chemicals Found in The Teeth of Children With Autism : ScienceAlert [17:49] TR News Adobe in Trouble After Someone Reverse Engineered Adobe Creative Suite and Released It as Open Source https://futurism.com/future-society/adobe-creative-suite-software-open-source-artcraft [17:49] TR Bot Adobe in Trouble After Someone Reverse Engineered Adobe Creative Suite and Released It as Open Source [17:49] TR News government [17:49] TR News No human required: Austrias plan for AI-only government decisions https://edri.org/our-work/no-human-required-austrias-plan-for-ai-only-government-decisions/ [17:49] TR Bot No human required: Austria's plan for AI-only government decisions - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:50] TR News How Technology Empowersand ImperilsDictators https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/10/how-technology-empowers-and-imperils-dictators.html [17:50] TR Bot Technology Empowersand ImperilsDictators - Schneier on Security [17:50] TR News Your data, their decision: the hidden surveillance infrastructure behind Europes digital borders https://edri.org/our-work/your-data-their-decision-the-hidden-surveillance-infrastructure-behind-europes-digital-borders/ [17:50] TR Bot Your data, their decision - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:50] TR News EDRi-gram, 8 October 2026 https://edri.org/our-work/edri-gram-8-october-2026/ [17:50] TR Bot EDRi-gram, 8 October 2026 - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:50] TR News The Secrets of a US Spyware King https://citizenlab.ca/the-secrets-of-a-us-spyware-king/ [17:50] TR Bot The Secrets of a US Spyware King - The Citizen Lab [17:51] TR News China allegedly intercepted UPS-shipped F-35 parts after employee missed email warning https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-allegedly-intercepted-ups-shipped-f-35-parts-after-employee-missed-email-warning-worker-decided-to-divert-through-hong-kong-to-speed-up-delivery [17:51] TR Bot China allegedly intercepted UPS-shipped F-35 parts after employee missed email warning worker decided to divert through Hong Kong to speed up delivery | Tom's Hardware [17:51] TR News D3 brings class actions on addictive design against Facebook, Instagram, Fentanylware (CheeTok) and YouTube https://edri.org/our-work/d3-brings-class-actions-on-addictive-design-against-facebook-instagram-tiktok-and-youtube/ [17:51] TR Bot D3 brings class actions on addictive design - European Digital Rights (EDRi) [17:51] TR News Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Yandex data centers housing two top supercomputers https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ukrainian-drones-hit-russias-yandex-data-centers-housing-two-top-supercomputers-major-outage-follows-retaliatory-strike [17:51] TR Bot Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Yandex data centers housing two top supercomputers major outage follows retaliatory strike | Tom's Hardware [17:52] TR News Finland orders Surveillance Giant Google to stop work on two Hey Hi (AI) data centers over alleged deforestation https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/finland-orders-google-to-stop-work-on-two-ai-data-centers-over-alleged-deforestation-company-admits-it-has-fallen-short-of-our-own-high-standards-in-this-instance [17:52] TR Bot Finland orders Google to stop work on two AI data centers over alleged deforestation company admits it has 'fallen short of our own high standards in this instance' | Tom's Hardware [17:53] TR News The US Copyright Office Launches a Formal Investigation Into Music Streaming Fraud. Lets Open This Cellar Door, Shall We? https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/07/us-copyright-office-streaming-fraud-investigation/ [17:53] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/07/us-copyright-office-streaming-fraud-investigation/ ) ● Oct 09 [18:06] TR News (NEW): KDE Releases KDE Frameworks 6.31 with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/KDE_Releases_KDE_Frameworks_6_31_with_Various_Improvements_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/KDE_Releases_KDE_Frameworks_6_31_with_Various_Improvements_and_.gmi [18:06] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Releases KDE Frameworks 6.31 with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes [18:09] TR News Techrights James Bottomley Has Promoted Microsoft-Controlled Restricted ('Secure') Boot, His Blog Has Just Been Cracked https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/James_Bottomley_Has_Promoted_Microsoft_Controlled_Restricted_Se.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/James_Bottomley_Has_Promoted_Microsoft_Controlled_Restricted_Se.gmi [18:09] TR Bot Techrights James Bottomley Has Promoted Microsoft-Controlled Restricted ('Secure') Boot, His Blog Has Just Been Cracked [18:13] schestowitz[TR2] did not even know he moved to Microsoft! ^ [18:15] TR News Promoting 'secure' boot, get rewarded by the criminals from Microsoft (sooner or later) https://archive.fosdem.org/2024/schedule/speaker/TK9AKS/ [18:15] TR Bot FOSDEM 2024 - James Bottomley [18:16] TR News OpenAI Says Teens Can Talk About Suicide for Hours Before Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot Will Notify Parents https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-teens-chatgpt-suicide-hours [18:16] TR Bot OpenAI Says Teens Can Talk About Suicide for Hours Before ChatGPT Will Notify Parents [18:16] TR News Q8botOne A palm-sized open-source quadruped robot with ESP32-C3, DYNAMIXEL smart actuators (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/08/q8botone-a-palm-sized-open-source-quadruped-robot-with-esp32-c3-dynamixel-smart-actuators/ [18:16] TR Bot Q8botOne - A palm-sized open-source quadruped robot with ESP32-C3, DYNAMIXEL smart actuators (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [18:18] TR News Q4OS 6.10 https://distrowatch.com/q4os [18:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/q4os ) [18:19] TR News GNUSlashLinux 20261008 https://distrowatch.com/gnuslashlinux [18:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/gnuslashlinux ) [18:20] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: myman 0.10.0 on CRAN: Three new waves of posts! http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/10/08#myman_0.10.0 [18:20] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [18:21] TR News Steinar H. Gunderson: Decompilation patterns, part 5: Nested if/goto http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-10-08-21-04_decompilation_patterns_part_5_nested_if_goto.html [18:21] TR Bot Steinar H. Gunderson [18:21] TR News Sarah Rogers Censors Conference on Disinformation https://emptywheel.net/2026/10/08/sarah-rogers-censors-conference-on-disinformation/ [18:21] TR Bot Sarah Rogers Censors Conference on Disinformation - emptywheel [18:21] TR News Sarah Rogers Is the Foreign Censorship Threat She Warned Against https://emptywheel.net/2026/10/08/sarah-rogers-is-the-foreign-censorship-threat-she-warned-against/ [18:21] TR Bot Sarah Rogers Is the Foreign Censorship Threat She Warned Against - emptywheel [18:22] TR News Use kanidm as local OAuth2 provider for openQA https://openQA-Bites.github.io/posts/2026/2026-10-08-use_kanidm_as_local_oauth2_provider/ [18:22] TR Bot Use kanidm as local OAuth2 provider for openQA - [18:25] TR News French police deploy tear gas and non-lethal weapons as student protests escalate https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/10/french-police-deploy-tear-gas-and-non-lethal-weapons-as-student-protests-escalate/ [18:25] TR Bot French police deploy tear gas and non-lethal weapons as student protests escalate - JURIST - News [18:26] TR News Mozilla Open Policy & Advocacy Blog: Canadas bill C-22 threatens encryption, users privacy and the security of digital economies https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/10/08/canadas-bill-c-22-threatens-encryption-users-privacy-and-the-security-of-digital-economies/ [18:26] TR Bot Canadas bill C-22 threatens encryption, users privacy and the security of digital economies - Open Policy & Advocacy [18:30] TR News Thorsten Alteholz: My Debian Activities in September 2026 http://blog.alteholz.eu/2026/10/my-debian-activities-in-september-2026/ [18:30] TR Bot Debian Activities in September 2026 blog.alteholz.eu [18:38] TR News Openwashing Enables a Lot: The Openwashing at UNGA81 https://opensource.org/blog/open-enables-a-lot-the-osi-at-unga81 [18:38] TR Bot Open Enables a Lot: The OSI at UNGA81 Open Source Initiative [18:39] TR News Security updates for Thursday https://lwn.net/Articles/1099388/ [18:39] TR Bot updates for Thursday [LWN.net] [18:40] TR News Slop https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/08/manage-rhel-mcp-servers-and-red-hat-lightspeed [18:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/08/manage-rhel-mcp-servers-and-red-hat-lightspeed ) [18:40] TR News Egress network quality of service on Red Bait OpenShift https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/08/egress-network-quality-of-service-on-red-hat-openshift [18:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/10/08/egress-network-quality-of-service-on-red-hat-openshift ) [18:49] TR News [UPDATED] btop: Monitor CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network in GNU/Linux https://www.tecmint.com/btop-system-monitoring-tool-for-linux/ [18:49] TR Bot How to Monitor Linux Server Resources in Real Time Using btop [18:49] TR News Writing parsers is hard https://devblog.archlinux.page/2026/writing-parsers-is-hard/ [18:49] TR Bot Writing parsers is hard | Arch Linux Dev Blog [18:50] TR News How To Install Apache Cassandra on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-apache-cassandra-ubuntu-26-04/ [18:50] TR Bot How To Install Apache Cassandra on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot [18:52] TR News LibreOffice 26.8.1 is now available, at last https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/08/lo-26-8-1-available-at-last/ [18:52] TR Bot LibreOffice 26.8.1 is now available, at last - TDF Community Blog [18:53] TR News microsoft lunduke: the racists are cheating with slop. Yay!! https://lunduke.substack.com/p/woke-open-source-bans-ai-while-non [18:53] TR Bot Woke Open Source Bans AI, While Non-Woke Embraces AI [18:55] TR News FOSS Weekly #26.41: Open Source Trouble, More Rust in Ubuntu, Adobe Photoshop's GNU/Linux Clone, Rich CLI Tool and More https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-41/ [18:55] TR Bot FOSS Weekly #26.41: Open Source Trouble, More Rust in Ubuntu, Adobe Photoshop's Linux Clone, Rich CLI Tool and More [18:56] TR News NVIDIA 615 Driver is Finally Available in Official Ubuntu Repository https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/nvidia-615-available-ubuntu-repository/ [18:56] TR Bot NVIDIA 615 Driver is Finally Available in Official Ubuntu Repository | UbuntuHandbook [18:56] TR News Intel Twin Lake-Based Helix 320 Industrial Gateway with Quad 2.5GbE https://linuxgizmos.com/intel-twin-lake-based-helix-320-industrial-gateway-with-quad-2-5gbe/ [18:56] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/intel-twin-lake-based-helix-320-industrial-gateway-with-quad-2-5gbe/ ) [18:56] TR News Ubuntu Currently Suffering From Sustained DDoS Attack https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-DDoS-October-2026 [18:56] TR Bot Currently Suffering From Sustained DDoS Attack - Phoronix [18:58] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu DDoS Again https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Ubuntu_DDoS_Again.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Ubuntu_DDoS_Again.gmi [18:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu DDoS Again ● Oct 09 [19:02] TR News Heroes of Fedora Quality for Q3 2026 https://kparal.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/heroes-of-fedora-quality-for-q3-2026/ [19:02] TR Bot Heroes of Fedora Quality for Q3 2026 Kparal's Fedora Blog [19:04] *infecticide has quit (NewYork.NY.US.AccessIRC.Net Topeka.KS.US.AccessIRC.Net) [19:04] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [19:04] *Lexington.KY.US.AccessIRC.Net gives channel operator status to infecticide [19:04] TR News PhotoCraft is an open-source, AI-built clone of Photoshop https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/artcraft-free-photoshop-ai-clone [19:04] TR Bot PhotoCraft is an open-source, AI-built clone of Photoshop - OMG! Ubuntu [19:04] TR News Dr. Lukes Copyright Battle Against a South Dakota Broadcaster Enters SettlementBut Those Arent the Only Sides Battling Over Infringement Claims https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/08/dr-luke-sd-broadcaster-lawsuit-settlement/ [19:04] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/08/dr-luke-sd-broadcaster-lawsuit-settlement/ ) [19:06] TR News OpenAI says Iran, Russia used Hey Hi (AI) journalists, think tanks to influence Western media https://cyberscoop.com/openai-disrupts-russia-iran-ai-influence-operations/ [19:06] TR Bot says Iran, Russia used AI journalists, think tanks to influence Western media | CyberScoop [19:12] TR News OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot propaganda networks https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261008-openai-bans-russian-iranian-chatgpt-propaganda-networks [19:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20261008-openai-bans-russian-iranian-chatgpt-propaganda-networks ) [19:12] TR News The chatbots themselves or the LLMs are propaganda networks [19:13] TR News One year of UNO Q: built together, open by design https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/10/08/one-year-of-uno-q-built-together-open-by-design/ [19:13] TR Bot One year of UNO Q: built together, open by design | Arduino Blog [19:14] TR News Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all https://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-editing-graphic-design/solo-developer-rebuilds-adobe-creative-suite-in-rust-using-claude-releases-it-free-to-all-targets-100-percent-parity-in-one-month-despite-piracy-claims-and-safety-warnings [19:14] TR Bot Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all targets 100% parity in one month despite piracy claims and safety warnings | Tom's Hardware [19:15] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@wyv4edvxrafqe.irc) has joined #techrights [19:15] TR News Spotifast lets you enjoy Spotify tracks while lowering RAM usage by 5x or more https://www.tomshardware.com/software/applications/spotifast-lets-you-enjoy-spotify-tracks-while-lowering-ram-usage-by-5x-or-more-open-source-app-cuts-ram-usage-down-to-150-mb-and-brings-back-classic-winamp-skins [19:15] TR Bot Spotifast lets you enjoy Spotify tracks while lowering RAM usage by 5x or more open source app cuts memory usage down to 150 MB and brings back classic Winamp skins | Tom's Hardware [19:15] TR News What Are the Remaining Millennium Prize Problems? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/millennium-prize-problems-explainer.html [19:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/science/millennium-prize-problems-explainer.html ) [19:16] TR News Democrats May Struggle to Reverse Convicted Felon's Science Cuts Even With Midterm Win, Ex-NSF Official Warns https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/democratic-victory-may-not-reverse-trump-science-disruption-1824580 [19:16] TR Bot Democrats May Struggle to Reverse Trump's Science Cuts Even With Midterm Win, Ex-NSF Official Warns | IBTimes UK [19:19] TR News China nominates health official Song Li as WHO head https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-nominates-health-official-song-li-as-who-head [19:19] TR Bot China nominates health official Song Li as WHO head | The Straits Times [19:21] TR News Top 50 US news websites: 90% see traffic drop in September https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/ [19:21] TR Bot Biggest websites for news US: Top 50 updated each month [19:21] TR News Top 50 English-language news sites in the world:Half see declines of 20% or more in September https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-world-monthly-2/ [19:21] TR Bot Most popular websites for news in the world: Monthly top 50 listing [19:22] TR News PR agency linked to fake Forbes websites posts articles to help US visa applications https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/pr-agency-linked-to-fake-forbes-websites-posts-articles-to-help-us-visa-applications/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/13/Forbes_Already_Stopped_Being_a_News_Sites_Now_It_s_a_Spam_and_P.shtml [19:22] TR Bot PR agency linked to fake Forbes websites posts articles to help US visa applications - Press Gazette [19:22] TR Bot Techrights Forbes Already Stopped Being a News Sites. Now It's a Spam and Propaganda Platform for "Paying Partners" (Companies). [19:23] TR News First Images Show How Two DNA Strands Lock Together Like a Zip https://www.sciencealert.com/first-images-of-dna-zipping-together-confirm-a-20-year-old-prediction [19:23] TR Bot Images Show How Two DNA Strands Lock Together Like a Zip : ScienceAlert [19:25] TR News Kevin Rooses Buzzy New Book About the Hey Hi (AI) Industry Immediately Duplicated by Amazon Scammers Selling Hey Hi (AI) Lookalikes https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/kevin-roose-ai-industry-book-amazon-copycat [19:25] TR Bot Kevin Roose's Buzzy New Book About the AI Industry Immediately Duplicated by Amazon Scammers Selling AI Lookalikes [19:25] TR News Aaron Sorkin, Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White: The director and cast behind the Facebook (Farcebook) sequel https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20261008-aaron-sorkin-mikey-madison-jeremy-allen-white-the-director-and-cast-behind-the-facebook-sequel [19:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/arts24/20261008-aaron-sorkin-mikey-madison-jeremy-allen-white-the-director-and-cast-behind-the-facebook-sequel ) [19:26] TR News Meta bans social control media TikTokads across the US https://nypost.com/2026/10/08/business/meta-bans-social-media-tiktok-ads-across-the-us/ [19:26] TR Bot Meta bans social media TikTokads across the US [19:26] TR News The Social Reckoning Shows How It All Went Wrong https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/critics-at-large/the-social-reckoning-shows-how-it-all-went-wrong [19:26] TR Bot The Social Reckoning Shows How It All Went Wrong | The New Yorker [19:27] TR News Third-party Litigation Funding in Patent Cases: Forum Shopping, Disclosure, and the Case for a Uniform Rule https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/10/5/tplf-patent-cases-forum-shopping [19:27] TR Bot Third-party Litigation Funding in Patent Cases: Forum Shopping, Disclosure, and the Case for a Uniform Rule Unified Patents [19:27] TR News Bambu Labs 3D printing patent monopoly application for a new heatbed design may improve peeling issues https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/bambu-labs-3d-printing-patent-application-for-a-new-heatbed-design-may-improve-peeling-issues-replacement-costs-could-possibly-rise-as-a-consequence [19:27] TR Bot Bambu Labs 3D printing patent application for a new heatbed design may improve peeling issues replacement costs could possibly rise as a consequence | Tom's Hardware [19:28] TR News HGF continues PE-backed expansion in France https://www.juve-patent.com/people-and-business/hgf-continues-pe-backed-expansion-in-france/ [19:28] TR Bot HGF continues PE-backed expansion in France [19:28] TR News Wi-Fi Economic Report Update: Wi-Fi 7 adds no value over Wi-Fi 6 https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/10/8/wi-fi-7-addendum [19:28] TR Bot Wi-Fi Economic Report Update: Wi-Fi 7 adds no value over Wi-Fi 6 Unified Patents [19:28] TR News ITFT vehicle patent monopoly being investigated https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/10/7/innovative-technology-vehicle-patent-being-investigated [19:28] TR Bot ITFT vehicle patent being investigated Unified Patents [19:29] TR News ASSIA networking patents being investigated https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/10/7/assia-networking-patents-being-investigated [19:29] TR Bot ASSIA networking patents being investigated Unified Patents [19:29] TR News Jepson and Other Point-of-Novelty Claims in U.S. Patents, 19762026 https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/10/jepson-and-other-point-of-novelty-claims-in-u-s-patents-1976-2026.html [19:29] TR Bot Jepson and Other Point-of-Novelty Claims in U.S. Patents, 19762026 | Patently-O [19:29] TR News Out of Line: Chief Judge Moore Rebukes Counsel, Then Leans Toward Reversal in J&M v. 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Kinze [19:30] TR News As elections near, how are French political parties reacting to student protests? https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261008-as-elections-near-how-are-french-political-parties-reacting-to-student-protests [19:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261008-as-elections-near-how-are-french-political-parties-reacting-to-student-protests ) [19:31] *Goblin (~use@6eyaqj2bpbjpk.irc) has joined #techrights [19:41] TR News Techrights The Register MS Sponsored to Hype Up "Datacenters" and "AI" (Bubble, Pyramid Scheme) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/The_Register_MS_Sponsored_to_Hype_Up_Datacenters_and_AI_Bubble_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/The_Register_MS_Sponsored_to_Hype_Up_Datacenters_and_AI_Bubble_.gmi [19:41] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS Sponsored to Hype Up "Datacenters" and "AI" (Bubble, Pyramid Scheme) [19:44] TR News KDE Gear 26.08.2 https://kde.org/announcements/gear/26.08.2/ [19:44] TR Bot KDE Gear 26.08.2 - KDE Community [19:44] TR News Qt for Python Release: 6.12 is here! https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-python-release-6.12-is-here [19:44] TR Bot Qt for Python Release: 6.12 is here! [19:44] TR News Faster Python startup with lazy imports https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/09/faster-python-startup-with-lazy-imports/ [19:44] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/10/09/faster-python-startup-with-lazy-imports/ ) [19:45] TR News Record-Breaking Clock Just Set a New Standard For Accuracy https://www.sciencealert.com/the-most-accurate-clock-in-the-world-atomic-clock-just-set-a-new-world-record [19:45] TR Bot Clock Just Set a New Standard For Accuracy : ScienceAlert [19:46] TR News Hong Kong national security police arrest insurance agent and woman over seditious social control media pages https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/08/hong-kong-national-security-police-arrest-insurance-agent-and-woman-over-seditious-social-media-pages/ [19:46] TR Bot HK nat. security police arrest 2 over 'seditious' social media pages [19:47] TR News Signs of Psychopathy Can Show Up in a Person's Writing https://www.sciencealert.com/bold-mean-disinhibited-how-3-psychopathic-traits-show-up-in-everyday-writing [19:47] TR Bot of Psychopathy Can Show Up in a Person's Writing : ScienceAlert [19:47] TR News Scientists Trace How Cancer Passed Between Twins Before Birth https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-trace-how-cancer-passed-between-twins-before-birth [19:47] TR Bot Trace How Cancer Passed Between Twins Before Birth : ScienceAlert [19:48] TR News BC activists risked jail time to provide safe drugsand won a historic court ruling https://breachmedia.ca/bc-activists-risked-jail-time-to-provide-safe-drugs-and-won-a-historic-court-ruling/ [19:48] TR Bot BC activists risked jail time to provide safe drugsand won a historic court ruling The Breach [19:49] TR News How long will the global energy crunch last? https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20261008-how-long-will-the-global-energy-crunch-last [19:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/people-profit/20261008-how-long-will-the-global-energy-crunch-last ) [19:49] TR News BBC apologises to Pink News bosses over defamatory sexual misconduct claims https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/bbc-apologises-to-pink-news-bosses-over-defamatory-sexual-misconduct-claims/ [19:49] TR Bot BBC apologises to Pink News bosses over defamatory misconduct claims - Press Gazette [19:50] TR News A win for Mark Lewis https://caseboard.io/cases/8bef119e-35e1-4b0f-b57a-b837e79febb1 http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/06/01/Two_Years_After_Mark_Lewis_Stepped_in_to_Defend_Us_From_America.shtml [19:50] TR Bot Checking your browser - Caseboard [19:50] TR Bot Tux Machines Two Years After Mark Lewis Stepped in to Defend Us From Americans Connected to Microsoft, Funded by Third Parties [19:52] TR News Qt pushing slop https://www.qt.io/blog/introducing-the-qml-live-preview-mcp-tool-for-agentic-development-of-embedded-devices [19:52] TR Bot Introducing the QML Live Preview MCP Tool for Agentic Development of Embedded Devices [19:52] TR News Ponzi scheme! Money out of THIN AIR. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/spacex-reportedly-seeking-usd40-billion-debt-package-for-nvidia-ai-hardware-massive-raise-could-fund-roughly-360-000-vera-rubin-gpus-across-5-000-nvl72-racks [19:52] TR Bot SpaceX reportedly seeking $40 billion debt package for Nvidia AI hardware massive raise could fund roughly 360,000 Vera Rubin GPUs across 5,000 NVL72 racks | Tom's Hardware [19:54] TR News Influencers Are Promoting Cheap Dupes of Meta Hey Hi (AI) Glasses that Dont Have the Annoying Blinking Light When They Record https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/influencers-promoting-cheap-dupes-meta-glasses-light [19:54] TR Bot Influencers Are Promoting Cheap Dupes of Meta AI Glasses that Don't Have the "Annoying Blinking Light" When They Record [19:54] TR News Taylor Swift Applies for Top Level Domains That End in .Taylorswift https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/taylor-swift-applies-top-level-domain-sites-dot-taylor-swift [19:54] TR Bot Taylor Swift Applies for Top Level Domains That End in .Taylorswift [19:55] TR News The First Fully AI-Generated Movie to Receive an MPA Rating Is Making a Push for an Academy Award, But We Wouldnt Hold Our Breath https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/first-fully-ai-movie-mpa-academy-award [19:55] TR Bot The First Fully AI-Generated Movie to Receive an MPA Rating Is Making a Push for an Academy Award, But We Wouldn't Hold Our Breath [19:55] TR News Independent pays damages to filmmaker accused of fraud in dismissed lawsuit https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/independent-pays-damages-to-filmmaker-accused-of-fraud-in-dismissed-lawsuit/ [19:55] TR Bot Independent pays damages to filmmaker accused of fraud in dismissed lawsuit - Press Gazette [19:56] TR News Suno Taps Ticketmaster Vet Michael Chua to Lead Its Live Division, Says the Teams Central Focus Is Helping Emerging Artists https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/08/michael-chua-suno-hire/ [19:56] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/08/michael-chua-suno-hire/ ) [19:57] TR News Department of War dishes out $1.5 billion loan commitment to boost semiconductor supply chain https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/department-of-war-dishes-out-usd1-5-billion-loan-commitment-to-boost-semiconductor-supply-chain-wolfspeed-to-focus-on-national-security-applications-as-part-of-30-year-agreement [19:57] TR Bot Department of War dishes out $1.5 billion loan commitment to boost semiconductor supply chain Wolfspeed to focus on national security applications as part of 30-year agreement | Tom's Hardware [19:58] TR News Your Hey Hi (AI) can access it. Can an attacker? https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/your-ai-can-access-it-can-an-attacker/ [19:58] TR Bot Your AI can access it. Can an attacker? | Pen Test Partners [19:58] TR News FortiBleed Attackers Locking Victims Out of Fortinet Devices https://www.securityweek.com/fortibleed-attackers-locking-victims-out-of-fortinet-devices/ [19:58] TR Bot Attackers Locking Victims Out of Fortinet Devices - SecurityWeek [19:58] TR News Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million https://www.securityweek.com/oracle-health-data-breach-tally-climbs-to-nearly-20-million/ [19:58] TR Bot Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million - SecurityWeek [19:59] TR News TP-Link Faces State Lawsuits and New Scrutiny Over ISP Router Flaws https://www.securityweek.com/tp-link-faces-state-lawsuits-and-new-scrutiny-over-isp-router-flaws/ [19:59] TR Bot Faces State Lawsuits and New Scrutiny Over ISP Router Flaws - SecurityWeek [19:59] TR News SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/sonicwall-and-splunk-patch-critical-vulnerabilities/ [19:59] TR Bot and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek [19:59] TR News Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication https://www.securityweek.com/attackers-target-critical-atlassian-vulnerability-within-hours-of-poc-publication/ [19:59] TR Bot Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication - SecurityWeek [19:59] TR News Cisco Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-a-dozen-critical-vulnerabilities/ [19:59] TR Bot Patches a Dozen Critical Vulnerabilities - SecurityWeek ● Oct 09 [20:00] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Administration Suspends Abusive Monopolist Microsoft From Green Card Program, Alleging Visa Fraud https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/microsoft-visas-green-cards.html [20:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/microsoft-visas-green-cards.html ) [20:00] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [20:00] TR News Microsoft Hit by Green Card Freeze as JD Vance Accuses It of Replacing US Workers With Foreign Hires https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsoft-suspended-us-perm-green-card-programme-1824569 [20:00] TR Bot Microsoft Hit by Green Card Freeze as JD Vance Accuses It of Replacing US Workers With Foreign Hires | IBTimes UK [20:00] TR News U.S. suspends green card path for H-1B workers at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft and Adobe labor certification program blocked due to alleged fraud https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/policy/u-s-suspends-green-card-path-for-h-1b-workers-at-microsoft-and-adobe-labor-certification-program-blocked-due-to-alleged-fraud [20:00] TR Bot U.S. suspends green card path for H-1B workers at Microsoft and Adobe labor certification program blocked due to alleged fraud | Tom's Hardware [20:01] TR News Sipeed SLogic32U3 A high-speed 10 Gbps USB 3.2 logic analyzer (Crowdfunding) https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/09/sipeed-slogic32u3-high-speed-10-gbps-usb-3-2-logic-analyzer/ [20:01] TR Bot Sipeed SLogic32U3 - A high-speed 10 Gbps USB 3.2 logic analyzer (Crowdfunding) - CNX Software [20:01] TR News Gentoo Needs Your Help! Several Sponsors Have Pulled Out https://itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-infrastructure-sponsors-call/ [20:01] TR Bot Gentoo Needs Your Help! Several Sponsors Have Pulled Out [20:03] TR News "Canonical and the hard-working people behind the Ubuntu distribution announced the dates of the upcoming Ubuntu Summit for Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray), due for release in October 2026." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-summit-for-ubuntu-26-10-takes-place-on-november-12-13-2026 [20:03] TR Bot Summit for Ubuntu 26.10 Takes Place on November 12-13, 2026 - 9to5Linux [20:05] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@wyv4edvxrafqe.irc) has joined #techrights [20:09] TR News Techrights Betanews is Still a Slopfarm, Articles About "Linux" Are Fake and Plagiarism by LLMs https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Betanews_is_Still_a_Slopfarm_Articles_About_Linux_Are_Fake_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Betanews_is_Still_a_Slopfarm_Articles_About_Linux_Are_Fake_and_.gmi [20:09] TR Bot Techrights Betanews is Still a Slopfarm, Articles About "Linux" Are Fake and Plagiarism by LLMs [20:12] TR News Fedora KDE made Linux simple in ways Ubuntu couldn't, even though everyone said to start there https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-kde-made-linux-simple-ubuntu-couldnt/ [20:12] TR Bot Fedora KDE made Linux simple in ways Ubuntu couldn't, even though everyone said to start there [20:17] TR News SpaceXAI backs Omarchy, the controversial Linux distro, with $1.5 million in compute [20:17] TR News SpaceXAI backs Omarchy, the controversial Linux distro, with $1.5 million in compute https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008148/spacexai-omarchy-grok-david-heinemeier-hansson [20:17] TR Bot SpaceXAI backs Omarchy, the controversial Linux distro, with $1.5 million in compute | The Verge [20:17] TR News These 5 Linux apps are built for people who are tired of working too hard https://www.howtogeek.com/these-5-linux-apps-are-built-for-people-who-dont-want-to-work-themselves-to-death/ [20:17] TR Bot These 5 Linux apps are built for people who don't want to work themselves to death [20:18] TR News Steam's latest Beta update makes running Windows games and apps on Linux a lot easier https://www.xda-developers.com/steams-latest-beta-update-makes-running-windows-games-and-apps-on-linux-a-lot-easier/ [20:18] TR Bot Steam's latest Beta update makes running Windows games and apps on Linux a lot easier [20:19] TR News Memorizing these 7 Linux command line options will turn you into a pro https://www.howtogeek.com/memorizing-these-7-linux-command-line-options-will-turn-you-into-a-pro/ [20:19] TR Bot Memorizing these 7 Linux command line options will turn you into a pro [20:19] TR News Openwashing https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/miscellaneous/linux-foundation-launches-opengrid-to-build-open-20261008 [20:19] TR Bot Linux Foundation launches OpenGrid to build open, shared, infrastructure for the world?s electricity grid [20:20] TR News Lxa Linux Amiga emulation layer https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/08/lxa-linux-amiga-emulation-layer/ [20:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/08/lxa-linux-amiga-emulation-layer/ ) [20:20] TR News Slop https://www.howtogeek.com/kde-is-fighting-over-whether-ai-belongs-in-linux-heres-whats-at-stake/ [20:20] TR Bot KDE is fighting over whether AI belongs in Linux. Here's what's at stake [20:21] TR News "The Blender Foundation released today the beta version of the upcoming Blender 5.3 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform 3D computer graphics software suite." https://9to5linux.com/blender-5-3-enters-public-beta-testing-with-vulkan-backend-by-default-on-linux [20:21] TR Bot 5.3 Enters Public Beta Testing with Vulkan Backend by Default on Linux - 9to5Linux [20:21] TR News "Linux owners who stream SteamVR to a headset and get a grey, flat picture now have an answer from Valve, and it points at the graphics card rather than at SteamVR" https://mixed-news.com/en/valve-steamvr-linux-grey-colours-amd-9000-vcn-encoder-bug/ [20:21] TR Bot Valve says grey Linux VR streaming may be an AMD encoder bug, and warns off the patches [20:21] TR News Nvidia's Linux driver fixes a Last of Us Part II bug reported on its forum four months ago https://mixed-news.com/en/nvidia-linux-615-78-08-last-of-us-part-ii-corruption-fix/ [20:21] TR Bot Nvidia's Linux driver fixes a Last of Us Part II bug reported on its forum four months ago [20:22] TR News NVIDIA has released Linux driver 615.78.08 with Wayland enhancements. https://en.gamegpu.com/news/igry/nvidia-vypustila-drajver-615-78-08-dlya-linux-s-uluchsheniyami-dlya-wayland [20:22] TR Bot NVIDIA has released Linux driver 615.78.08 with Wayland enhancements. [20:23] TR News "Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.12 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and user-friendly tool for creating bootable media for Raspberry Pi devices." https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-12-released-with-sequential-writes-via-io_uring-on-linux [20:23] TR Bot Pi Imager 2.0.12 Released with Sequential Writes via io_uring on Linux - 9to5Linux [20:23] TR News "The Q4OS team announced today the release and general availability of Q4OS 6.10 as the tenth update to the Q4OS 6 Andromeda series of this Debian-based Linux distro featuring KDE Plasma and Trinity Desktop Environment." https://9to5linux.com/q4os-6-10-andromeda-is-out-with-kde-plasma-6-3-6-and-trinity-desktop-14-1-5 [20:23] TR Bot 6.10 "Andromeda" Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity Desktop 14.1.5 - 9to5Linux [20:23] TR News (NEW): NVIDIA 615.78.08 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for The Last of Us Part II https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/07/NVIDIA_615_78_08_Linux_Graphics_Driver_Improves_Support_for_The.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/07/NVIDIA_615_78_08_Linux_Graphics_Driver_Improves_Support_for_The.gmi [20:23] TR Bot Tux Machines NVIDIA 615.78.08 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for The Last of Us Part II [20:23] TR News Valve says Steam can assume NetworkManager when a distro calls itself SteamOS-like https://mixed-news.com/en/valve-steam-client-networkmanager-assumption-steamos-like-distro/ [20:23] TR Bot Valve says Steam can assume NetworkManager when a distro calls itself SteamOS-like [20:24] TR News "Linux hardware vendor System76 released COSMIC 1.10 today as the latest stable version of this Rust-based desktop environment for modern GNU/Linux distributions." https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-10-adds-support-for-mapping-drawing-tablets-to-specific-displays [20:24] TR Bot 1.10 Adds Support for Mapping Drawing Tablets to Specific Displays - 9to5Linux [20:24] TR News Openwashing https://w.media/the-linux-foundation-launches-opengrid-amid-rising-data-center-power-demand/ [20:24] TR Bot Linux Foundation launches OpenGrid amid rising data center power demand w.media [20:25] TR News A user replaced an RTX 3080 Ti with an RX 9070 XT and put it through a six-month test in Linux. https://en.gamegpu.com/news/zhelezo/polzovatel-zamenil-rtx-3080-ti-na-rx-9070-xt-i-ustroil-ej-polugodovoj-test-v-linux [20:25] TR Bot A user replaced an RTX 3080 Ti with an RX 9070 XT and put it through a six-month test in Linux. [20:25] TR News NVIDIA adds VK_NV_low_latency2 revision 3 in Linux driver 615.78.08 https://www.neoteo.com/en/nvidia-adds-vk-nv-low-latency2-revision-3-in-linux-driver-6157808 [20:25] TR Bot 615.78.08 Linux driver: features and fixes | NeoTeo [20:26] TR News More slop from fake 'author' https://betanews.com/article/steam-proton-non-steam-games/ [20:26] TR Bot Steam beta defaults non-Steam Windows games to Proton [20:27] TR News After turning PS5 into a PC, modders are now turning PCs into PS5s https://videocardz.com/newz/first-modders-ran-linux-on-ps5-now-they-are-running-the-ps5-interface-on-pc [20:27] TR Bot modders ran Linux on PS5, now they are running the PS5 interface on PC - VideoCardz.com [20:27] TR News Huawei introduces XMFS memory file system for modern Linux servers https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-introduces-xmfs-memory-file-system-for-modern-linux-servers/ [20:27] TR Bot Huawei introduces XMFS memory file system for modern Linux servers - Huawei Central [20:27] TR News "The new method allows access using standard memory semantics instead of as a block device, drastically improving performance." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/new-linux-tech-compresses-memory-in-ram-as-ram-for-452x-speedup-new-cram-method-offers-giant-boost-to-compressed-memory-reads [20:27] TR Bot New Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup new CRAM method offers giant boost to compressed memory reads | Tom's Hardware [20:28] TR News "A laptop with no wireless connectivity feels like a rarity but when you shop for powerful Linux single-board computers (SBCs), it is pretty common to see one skimp on WiFi." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/07/esp32-as-your-raspberry-pis-linux-wireless-co-processor/ [20:28] TR Bot As Your Raspberry Pis Linux Wireless Co-processor | Hackaday [20:28] TR News NVIDIAs AI-Powerhouse DGX Station Breaks Out Of Linux, Cramming 748 GB Of Memory And 20 PFLOPs Into A Windows Workstation https://wccftech.com/nvidia-dgx-station-for-windows-ai-powerhouse-q4-2026-launch/ [20:28] TR Bot NVIDIA's AI-Powerhouse "DGX Station" Breaks Out Of Linux, Cramming 748 GB Of Memory And 20 PFLOPs Into A Windows Workstation [20:29] TR News The Async Multiprocessing Has Sound Foundations in Linux, But Further Testing Is Needed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/10/linux-amp-analysis/ [20:29] TR Bot Async Multiprocessing Has Sound Foundations in Linux, But Further Testing Is Needed - InfoQ [20:29] TR News The 4 big Windows gaffes that convinced me to try Linux Mint https://www.howtogeek.com/the-4-big-windows-gaffes-that-convinced-me-to-try-linux-mint/ [20:29] TR Bot The 4 big Windows gaffes that convinced me to try Linux Mint [20:29] TR News The ESP32 S31 Runs Linux https://www.i-programmer.info/news/91-hardware/19197-the-esp32-s31-runs-linux.html [20:29] TR Bot The ESP32 S31 Runs Linux [20:30] TR News Linux Just Found a Way to Make Compressed Memory 452x Faster https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/linux-just-found-way-compressed-185452487.html [20:30] TR Bot Linux Just Found a Way to Make Compressed Memory 452x Faster [20:33] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Security_Leftovers.gmi [20:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [20:35] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [20:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [20:37] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Q8botOne, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Open_Hardware_Modding_Q8botOne_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Open_Hardware_Modding_Q8botOne_ESP32_and_More.gmi [20:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Q8botOne, ESP32, and More [20:37] TR News (NEW): Standards/Consortia: Domain Name System (DNS), DST, and Internet Over Carrier Pigeon (RFC1149) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Standards_Consortia_Domain_Name_System_DNS_DST_and_Internet_Ove.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Standards_Consortia_Domain_Name_System_DNS_DST_and_Internet_Ove.gmi [20:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Standards/Consortia: Domain Name System (DNS), DST, and Internet Over Carrier Pigeon (RFC1149) [20:39] TR News Lightwell: How IBM & Red Hat Fixed 400+ Java Vulnerabilities https://cybermagazine.com/news/lightwell-how-ibm-red-hat-fixed-400-java-vulnerabilities [20:39] TR Bot Lightwell: How IBM & Red Hat Fixed 400+ Java Vulnerabilities | Cyber Magazine [20:42] TR News (NEW): Games: Macromedia, GOG, Steam, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Games_Macromedia_GOG_Steam_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Games_Macromedia_GOG_Steam_and_More.gmi [20:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Macromedia, GOG, Steam, and More [20:42] TR News (NEW): Red Hat: Lightwell, Slop, and "Heroes of Fedora" (Unpaid IBM Staff) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Red_Hat_Lightwell_Slop_and_Heroes_of_Fedora_Unpaid_IBM_Staff.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/Red_Hat_Lightwell_Slop_and_Heroes_of_Fedora_Unpaid_IBM_Staff.gmi [20:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat: Lightwell, Slop, and "Heroes of Fedora" (Unpaid IBM Staff) [20:43] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Compatibility or Emulation: Windows, Amiga, and PS5 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/GNU_Linux_Compatibility_or_Emulation_Windows_Amiga_and_PS5.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/GNU_Linux_Compatibility_or_Emulation_Windows_Amiga_and_PS5.gmi [20:43] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Compatibility or Emulation: Windows, Amiga, and PS5 [20:45] TR News (NEW): Arch: Writing Parsers and Problems With Omarchy 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address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/09/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [20:50] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [20:50] IsambardPrince MinceR, I just got around to watching The Green Mile. I did laugh hysterically at the botched execution. [20:51] IsambardPrince Also that trustee Toot-Toot doing the rehearsal as the condemned prisoner. [20:51] TR News "You can now reply to my content via webmentions, Bluesky, and the Fediverse. That means that anywhere you see this, you should be able to respond and it will appear on my site!" gemini://tilde.club/~twinbfield/posts/webmentions.gmi [20:51] TR News Roughened Optical Fibers Turn Soft Sheets of Silicone Into Three-Dimensional Shape Sensors gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202610/20261009-soft.gmi [20:52] IsambardPrince "The Lord is my shepherd and so on and so on. I'm real sorry for all the bad shit I done. I won't do it again that's for sure. Gettin' right with JAYSUS! Gettin' right with JAYSUS! STILL PRAYIN' STILL PRAYIN'!" [20:52] TR News "While "surfing" the Gopher sphere, I came across the Gopher burrow of chrisod [1]." gopher://box.matto.nl/0/booklist-of-chrisod.txt [20:52] IsambardPrince Then in the electric chair they ask him at the rehearsal for last words. [20:53] IsambardPrince He says "Yeah, I want a fried chicken dinner with gravy on the taters, I want to shit in your hat. I want Mae West to sit on my face because I'm one horny motherfucker!" [20:53] IsambardPrince All the guards start losing it and one of them says that's a good way to die. [20:53] TR News "Seriously. What do we mean when we say we are doing interpretability?" gemini://gemini.clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/10-08-meditation-on-llm-interpablity.gmi [20:54] TR News Manifesto gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/hack11 [20:55] TR News "I am consciously trying to bring my attention to Geminispace. The aggregators and this BBS are very helpful in helping me discover new things, but I most enjoy (and expect to sustain) my own aggregation of gemlogs from capsules I find interesting. Also, I will scour the backlogs of those." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Geminispace/49609 [20:55] TR News "Apart from that, I've been typesetting for a little event in December. Had to do the very daunting task of contacting authors for permission, but 2 of 3 already replied positively. So, that's big positive excitment and relief. " gemini://kelaino.gemcities.com/gemlog/261009stuff.gmi [20:56] TR News "The sky is pink and blue (my brain suddenly remembers an old tweet, with a picture of such: "sky says trans rights"), and I've just come in with the dogs, a few minutes before 8 am, ready to attack my white whale." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/10-06.gmi [20:56] TR News Cryptography of the Internet - Part 1 gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2026-10-06__Cryptography_of_the_Internet_-_Part_1.gmi ● Oct 09 [21:00] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/10/2026: Manifesto, Slop, Geminispace, and "Cryptography of the Internet" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Gemini_Links_09_10_2026_Manifesto_Slop_Geminispace_and_Cryptogr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Gemini_Links_09_10_2026_Manifesto_Slop_Geminispace_and_Cryptogr.gmi [21:00] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 09/10/2026: Manifesto, Slop, Geminispace, and "Cryptography of the Internet" [21:03] TR News Techrights Links 09/10/2026:s Stranded Busan Shark Still a 'Circus', Endangered Monkey Rescued, BBC Shells Out Money https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Links_09_10_2026_s_Stranded_Busan_Shark_Still_a_Circus_Endanger.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/Links_09_10_2026_s_Stranded_Busan_Shark_Still_a_Circus_Endanger.gmi [21:03] TR Bot Techrights Links 09/10/2026:s Stranded Busan Shark Still a 'Circus', Endangered Monkey Rescued, BBC Shells Out Money [21:04] *croissant` has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:36] MinceR 09 215337 < IsambardPrince> All the guards start losing it and one of them says that's a good way to die. [21:36] MinceR i'd rather die by gamma ray burst [21:36] MinceR direct hit [21:56] TR News Fed With Ideas https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/09/fed-with-ideas/ [21:56] TR Bot Blog Archive Fed With Ideas ● Oct 09 [22:05] TR News Fake Wealth https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/09/fake-wealth/ [22:05] TR Bot Blog Archive Fake Wealth [22:10] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:43] *ewig has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [22:47] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights ● Oct 09 [23:33] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@aybej9nkaej9i.irc) has joined #techrights [23:37] *acer-box (~acer-box@freenode-0qqfl2.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [23:37] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [23:37] IsambardPrince https://scontent-xxc1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.99422-6/840021447_1097557673031428_4646675218152626202_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&cstp=mx1638x2048&ctp=s1638x2048&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=1znuhB8KSMgQ7kNvwEDFDB_&_nc_oc=AdqWlfeU_wue4euxCEfHmHbPwHCBPHv1R2LcA807kXKTuzdDx7iEMGEzbZHOeae1i1o&_nc_zt=14&_nc_ht=scontent-xxc1-1.xx&_nc_gid=p4a0MEqCm8E9xYb8gdM_3A&_nc_ss=7b2a8&oh=00_AQP-x5bbjKdLAcsI82F50cHa84ua5NSiqVeKzOBdvVNr1g&oe=6ACF492B [23:38] IsambardPrince The 2600 series is the oldest thing the CTA is still running on routine service. [23:38] IsambardPrince They did a rebuild on them in the early 2000s but the 2600 series is nearly at the end of their usable service life. [23:38] admfubar https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/10/peter-thiel-receives-the-axel-springer-award-and-confirms-the-rise-of-the-antichrist.html [23:38] TR Bot Peter Thiel Receives the Axel Springer Award and Confirms the Rise of the Antichrist | naked capitalism [23:39] IsambardPrince They do not have a good ride. [23:54] IsambardPrince MinceR, The 7000 series has CCTV feeds that occasionally show up on the main display to "deter crime". [23:55] IsambardPrince Yeah, people who pull guns and beat drivers on the CTA with frozen chickens don't care if there's cameras. [23:55] IsambardPrince https://time.com/4535918/chicago-attack-bus-frozen-chicken/ [23:55] TR Bot ( status 406 @ https://time.com/4535918/chicago-attack-bus-frozen-chicken/ ) [23:55] IsambardPrince "Man Attacked Woman With Frozen Chicken After She Wouldnt Flirt With Him, Officials Say"' [23:56] IsambardPrince "A Chicago man was charged with battery and aggravated battery to a transit authority after beating a passenger and a bus driver on a CTA bus with a bag of frozen chicken, authorities said [23:56] IsambardPrince Caleb Russell, 27, tried to flirt with a woman who did not reciprocate his attention, DNAinfo reports. He responded by attacking her with a bag of frozen chicken. The bus driver stopped the vehicle and tried to intervene, so Russell redirected his attack to the bus driver, who suffered a broken nose and jaw and lost a tooth. [23:56] IsambardPrince Russell has run into trouble on public transit before: In 2014, he was arrested for making a false bomb threat on a bus." [23:57] IsambardPrince MinceR, POP QUIZ HOT SHOT! [23:57] IsambardPrince THERE'S A BOMB ON A BUS. IF THE BUS DROPS BELOW 55 MILES PER HOUR THE BOMB EXPLODES! [23:58] IsambardPrince WHAT DO YOU DO!? [23:58] IsambardPrince B-) [23:58] MinceR not care, as i'm not on any bus [23:58] IsambardPrince You might be near the bus when it explodes. [23:58] MinceR unlikely [23:58] IsambardPrince Or have it ram into something you're in after it explodes. [23:59] MinceR even less likely