●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, November 09, 2025 ●● ● Nov 09 [00:15] *darwin has quit (connection closed) [00:19] *forkbombe (~forkbombe@u89vdyv4abg8n.irc) has joined #techrights [00:20] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [00:38] TR News "So we are somewhat-closer to mid-21st-century. And I feel like we never left the stone age as far as even simple tools go." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/stack/34249 [00:39] TR News "My oldest daughter's best friend is part American, so she got invited to a serious Halloween party, including trick-or-treating." gemini://smol.diy/gemlog/question_nov_2025.gmi [00:40] TR News "According to some reports Niamh Sweeney, a former senior Meta lobbyist, is set to join the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) as a commissioner in October. Now this might sound like a small role just for Ireland, but Ireland is responsible for regulating all businesses located in Ireland." gemini://kavka.wrote.re/post/is-this-really-possible-former-meta-lobbyist-named-dpc-commissioner-2025-11-02/ [00:44] TR News Complexity squared gopher://republic.circumlunar.space:70/0/~np89/glog/20251108-complexity_squared.txt "I still like my job, but it has been really stressful and demanding the past few months. Also my FB team sucks. I hope you are doing better. Also I typed this on my Pinephone with PMOS + Sway." [00:45] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1469.jpg [00:45] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1819.jpg [00:46] TR News "Remember when "Agile" was going to save us? Remember all those id--tic Agile classes we were required to take? I guess "Stand-up Meetings" and "Mood Marbles" weren't the magic answers after all, huh?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9g9fsex [00:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9g9fsex ) [00:46] TR News "Correction to my OP - Krabanaugh is the CFO - Chief FawkUp Officer" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9g9fsex [00:46] TR News "Remember how we had to get those useless badges for that as well as Design Thinking - Think 40? More like Stink 40" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9g9fsex [00:47] TR News "Alvind is just saying that to get the negative attention away from him - Hes a b1tch beholden to his masters on Wall Street - And also hes an arrogant D00sh bag. Ever hear him on his office hours ? Just a Pompous j3rk - Krabanaugh is a f@t useless overpaid bean counter - Ever hear him talk ? How the eff did he ever climb the corporate ladder ?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9herx18 [00:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9herx18 ) [00:48] TR News "Krabanaugh must have kissed a lot of backsides (including those of Gin 'n Tonic and Alvind) to move up the corporate ladder. Nothing else makes sense for a fat schmuck who can't even take courses and classes that he inflicts on others in the name of "education"." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9herx18 [00:48] TR News "No I got RAd and totally complied 100 percent to RTO. So the opposite, even if you think you are doing everything right they might whack you regardless." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9fkmt5b [00:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9fkmt5b ) [00:49] TR News "Yes when I got RAd Tuesday wasnt at all surprised. You have to be reaaaaally loved by your leaders to be protected from the dreaded RA list. One little mistake and ur goner." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9egpm45 [00:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9egpm45 ) [00:49] TR News "Weird how we only see in the external media and zilch internally not even a basic email." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9e0afe9 [00:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9e0afe9 ) [00:50] TR News "Yes me too I felt the morale was so low and everyone constantly worried about next RA. Now that it happened I am glad to be gone soon, had enough of this long slide of decline and weirdness." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dpasx6 [00:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dpasx6 ) [00:50] TR News "Wow so much for the press release excuse" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9c7e42g [00:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9c7e42g ) [00:51] TR News "I am mostly upset at the direct manager who is intellectually mediocre and technically incompetent, who I was supposed to "trust". He ended up being a racist, patronizing useless POS. So the blame should be equally distributed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9hfmk62 [00:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9hfmk62 ) [00:51] TR News "Unless they realize one day that you are the person who made it all work...and tell you that, and understand that you should be kept - Agree.....loyalty is a long forgotten idea within companies and families" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9hfmk62 [00:52] schestowitz[TR2] "The days of mutual respect and loyalty between management and staff at IBM are long past. IBMs one-time core principle of trust and personal responsibility in all relationships no longer applies to its executive ranks (nor do the IBM Business Conduct Guidelines.) Dont overly invest in your career because its guaranteed that your employer at most makes extremely short-term investments in you. [00:52] schestowitz[TR2] Know that your 1st or 2nd line manager may have been coerced to sign a justification for laying you off written by higher ups and certify it as their own assessment. The documented decision making process and paper trail scrupulously follow the law. The actual decision process is a different matter. IBMs no longer squeaky clean in this century; it just presents the outward appearance of being so. [00:52] schestowitz[TR2] In IBM even band 10 and band D employees are disposable interchangeable parts now. The situation has become similar at other major tech employers. Show your next employer no more loyalty than they show you. Beware of loyalty to your local team. Big businesses get a free piggyback ride from that loyalty to your local team. They count on it! [00:52] schestowitz[TR2] Even if youre the best in your country or geo, they can always find 2 or 3 lesser talents in a far cheaper developing country to replace you. They wont think twice before doing so even to someone who walks on water." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9hfmk62 [00:53] TR News "Outplacement assistance - My Manager was pitching one of the benefits from my RA - I havent even looked at what was in my RA Letter - Are they reputable? Or is it more of a Resume chop shop?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9jkx6q2 [00:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9jkx6q2 ) [00:53] TR News 'My ex-wife cheated on me and after we divorced offered to pay for my psychotherapy if I did it with her new lover the therapist. Is that a good deal or what?!" [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights [00:58] TR News Tuxedo InfinityBook Max 15 Linux laptop offers desktop-grade power https://betanews.com/2025/11/08/tuxedo-infinitybook-max-15-linux-laptop-offers-desktop-grade-power/ [00:58] TR Bot InfinityBook Max 15 Linux laptop offers desktop-grade power - BetaNews ● Nov 09 [01:02] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/11/2025: File Managers and DPC Commissioner https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Gemini_Links_09_11_2025_File_Managers_and_DPC_Commissioner.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Gemini_Links_09_11_2025_File_Managers_and_DPC_Commissioner.gmi [01:02] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 09/11/2025: File Managers and DPC Commissioner [01:10] TR News Techrights Misinformation of IBM Spread via LLM Slop https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Misinformation_of_IBM_Spread_via_LLM_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Misinformation_of_IBM_Spread_via_LLM_Slop.gmi [01:10] TR Bot Techrights Misinformation of IBM Spread via LLM Slop [01:17] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:25] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@yxuiaie2t7tfn.irc) has joined #techrights [01:35] TR News Techrights This Coming Thursday EPO Staff Meets Online to Discuss the Salaries Going Down While Stoned Managers Increase Their Own https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/This_Coming_Thursday_EPO_Staff_Meets_Online_to_Discuss_the_Sala.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/This_Coming_Thursday_EPO_Staff_Meets_Online_to_Discuss_the_Sala.gmi [01:35] TR Bot Techrights This Coming Thursday EPO Staff Meets Online to Discuss the Salaries Going Down While Stoned Managers Increase Their Own [01:46] schestowitz[TR2] https://x.com/evilsocket/status/1987145724660793751 [01:46] TR Bot NO TITLE [01:46] schestowitz[TR2] "Sometimes Linux developers are M0R0NS. [01:46] schestowitz[TR2] Ubuntu 22 LTS, apt upgrade to kernel 6.8, rebooted, networking is gone, no interfaces ... why? Because some IDIOT decided to move a huge amount of network drivers to the linux-modules-extra package, not installed by default. Once you reboot, without networking, you can only install it via USB drive ... if you manage to figure out WHY your network interfaces are all unclaimed. Who the hell thought this was a good idea?"\ [01:51] TR News "Dear Roy, First of all congratulations for your 19 years of existence." ● Nov 09 [02:13] TR News Techrights Austrian Media Coverage of Luis Berenguer's (Top EPO Official) Getting Busted for Cocaine https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Austrian_Media_Coverage_of_Luis_Berenguer_s_Top_EPO_Official_Ge.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Austrian_Media_Coverage_of_Luis_Berenguer_s_Top_EPO_Official_Ge.gmi [02:13] TR Bot Techrights Austrian Media Coverage of Luis Berenguer's (Top EPO Official) Getting Busted for Cocaine [02:17] *KindOne has quit (*.net *.split) [02:20] *KindOne (~KindOne@user/meow/KindOne) has joined #techrights [02:32] TR News Techrights IBM is Destroying Red Hat (by Extension, It Also Harms GNU/Linux) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/IBM_is_Destroying_Red_Hat_by_Extension_It_Also_Harms_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/IBM_is_Destroying_Red_Hat_by_Extension_It_Also_Harms_GNU_Linux.gmi [02:32] TR Bot Techrights IBM is Destroying Red Hat (by Extension, It Also Harms GNU/Linux) [02:33] MinceR i don't see how destroying red hat could possibly harm GNU/Linux at this point [02:33] admfubar anemones as lightsabers??? https://www.discovermagazine.com/juvenile-fish-are-wielding-sea-anemones-like-shields-against-predators-48231 [02:33] TR Bot Juvenile Fish Are Wielding Sea Anemones Like Shields Against Predators | Discover Magazine [02:33] TR News "Richard Stallman does not own a mobile phone. He speaks about it in several of his interviews. You could check that out if you're curious" https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1os16qr/a_life_without_a_phone_for_privacy_good_solution/ [02:33] TR Bot - The heart of the internet [02:35] TR News Nasty ad hominem nonsense, claiming that "autism" is why RMS doesn't want to use proprietary JS and other reasonable things https://lowendbox.com/blog/the-insanity-of-the-richard-stallman-lifestyle-and-the-psychology-behind-it/ [02:35] TR Bot Insanity of the Richard Stallman Lifestyle and the Psychology Behind It - LowEndBox [02:36] schestowitz[TR2] e can rebut [02:37] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [02:38] MinceR redhat turned against free software (e.g. systemd) before it was bought by IBM [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-081125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-081125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-081125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-081125.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, November 08, 2025 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-081125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-081125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-081125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-081125.txt [02:47] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, November 08, 2025 [02:48] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-081125.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-081125.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-081125.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-081125.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, November 08, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-11-08.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-11-08.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-2025-11-08.txt ● Nov 09 [03:15] TR News Techrights LowEndBox Resorts to Ableism to Smear Software Freedom https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/LowEndBox_Resorts_to_Ableism_to_Smear_Software_Freedom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/LowEndBox_Resorts_to_Ableism_to_Smear_Software_Freedom.gmi [03:15] TR Bot Techrights LowEndBox Resorts to Ableism to Smear Software Freedom [03:22] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [03:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [03:22] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, November 08, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_November_08_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_November_08_2025.gmi [03:22] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, November 08, 2025 [03:23] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [03:23] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [03:27] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [03:27] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [03:33] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/06/0740218 [03:33] TR Bot Does Academia Need a Wake Up Call on Wikibooks? - SoylentNews [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] redhat turned against free software (e.g. systemd) before it was bought by IBM [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] it also picked up software patents [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] to sell itself for a higher price [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] inc. patents on systemd [03:38] schestowitz[TR2] zoobab knows more [03:41] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:57] TR News Techrights This is What We Always Wanted to Spend Our Time on https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/This_is_What_We_Always_Wanted_to_Spend_Our_Time_on.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/This_is_What_We_Always_Wanted_to_Spend_Our_Time_on.gmi [03:57] TR Bot Techrights This is What We Always Wanted to Spend Our Time on ● Nov 09 [04:00] TR News "He's probably taking kick-backs too. He's already sold his soul to the Devil." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9k23j8h [04:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9k23j8h ) [04:02] admfubar https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/08/0836254/bank-of-america-faces-lawsuit-over-alleged-unpaid-time-for-windows-bootup-logins-and-security-token-requests [04:02] TR Bot Bank of America Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Unpaid Time for Windows Bootup, Logins, and Security Token Requests - Slashdot [04:04] TR News 2025 - Is disabling "Secure boot" a must prior to install? https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxmint/comments/1orsh45/2025_is_disabling_secure_boot_a_must_prior_to/ [04:04] TR Bot 2025 - Is disabling "Secure boot" a must prior to install? : linuxmint [04:08] admfubar carbon? https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/08/0241231/facebook-dating-is-a-surprise-hit-for-the-social-network [04:08] TR Bot Facebook Dating Is a Surprise Hit For the Social Network - Slashdot [04:12] TR News Techrights "Secure Boot": Stop Trying to Boot Into GNU/Linux, Use Vista 11 Instead https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Secure_Boot_Stop_Trying_to_Boot_Into_GNU_Linux_Use_Vista_11_Ins.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Secure_Boot_Stop_Trying_to_Boot_Into_GNU_Linux_Use_Vista_11_Ins.gmi [04:12] TR Bot Techrights "Secure Boot": Stop Trying to Boot Into GNU/Linux, Use Vista 11 Instead [04:26] *oarion7 has quit (Quit: Running IRC on a charmed medieval abacus.) [04:30] TR News Techrights Reaffirming Rumours of More Microsoft Layoffs, Halo Impacted, XBox Business Winding Down https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Reaffirming_Rumours_of_More_Microsoft_Layoffs_Halo_Impacted_XBo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Reaffirming_Rumours_of_More_Microsoft_Layoffs_Halo_Impacted_XBo.gmi [04:30] TR Bot Techrights Reaffirming Rumours of More Microsoft Layoffs, Halo Impacted, XBox Business Winding Down [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: jake appelbaum said it was always that [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] a dating site [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] or a platform to boast about onself... to find a date [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] or impress a date [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] seems FB is dying [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] many young people leave [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] maybe old ones also leave [04:49] schestowitz[TR2] so they now make it more formal it is a dating site [04:59] admfubar all your firewalls belong to us..... https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/sonicwall-firewall-backups-nation-state-actor [04:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/sonicwall-firewall-backups-nation-state-actor ) [04:59] admfubar who is is jake applebaum? ● Nov 09 [05:00] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/judge-lawyer-divorce-chatgpt [05:00] TR Bot Judge Blasts Lawyer Caught Using ChatGPT in Divorce Court, Orders Him to Take Remedial Law Classes [05:03] TR News (NEW): Sick Culture Online https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Sick_Culture_Online.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Sick_Culture_Online.gmi [05:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Sick Culture Online [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] too light a punishment [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] should get disbarred for life [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] 50 KG: [05:04] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/22/They_ve_Already_Spent_Close_to_a_Million_Dollars_on_Lawyers_and.shtml [05:04] TR Bot Techrights They've Already Spent Close to a Million Dollars on Lawyers and Sent Us About 50 KG of Legal Papers (Sponsored by Mysterious Third Party) to Try to Censor Techrights, Without Success [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] "A Maryland appellate court judge issued a scathing opinion after a family attorney was caught using ChatGPT to write legal briefs." [05:22] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [05:22] TR News Techrights "Open" "AI" is Going Bankrupt, Appalling for Government Bailout https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Open_AI_is_Going_Bankrupt_Appalling_for_Government_Bailout.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Open_AI_is_Going_Bankrupt_Appalling_for_Government_Bailout.gmi [05:22] TR Bot Techrights "Open" "AI" is Going Bankrupt, Appalling for Government Bailout [05:28] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [05:34] TR News "And don't forget "CAMSS" and that weird "Personal Social Dashboard" score thing. This company just su-ks." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9g9fsex [05:34] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9g9fsex ) [05:36] TR News Hardly mentioned in any media at the time https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-plane-carrying-foreign-tourists-crashes-11-dead/a-74524051 [05:36] TR Bot Plane carrying foreign tourists crashes, 11 dead DW 10/28/2025 [05:38] TR News disappointing iPhone sales https://cphpost.dk/2025-10-31/news/round-up/apple-sees-billion-dollar-revenue-but-disappointing-iphone-sales/ [05:38] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2025-10-31/news/round-up/apple-sees-billion-dollar-revenue-but-disappointing-iphone-sales/ ) [05:38] TR News Nearly 90% of Windows Games Now Run on Linux https://linux.slashdot.org/story/25/10/28/206219/nearly-90-of-windows-games-now-run-on-linux-latest-data-shows [05:38] TR Bot Nearly 90% of Windows Games Now Run on Linux, Latest Data Shows - Slashdot [05:52] TR News (NEW): Productive Week Behind Another Productive Week Ahead https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Productive_Week_Behind_Another_Productive_Week_Ahead.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Productive_Week_Behind_Another_Productive_Week_Ahead.gmi [05:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Productive Week Behind Another Productive Week Ahead [05:59] TR News "Windows has been my consistent operating system for the last fifteen years. I started with XP Service Pack 3 in my school days and bumped up to Windows 7, then 8 (short-lived), and so on." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distro-i-moved-my-non-tech-family-members-to/ [05:59] TR Bot This is the Linux distro I moved my non-tech family members to ● Nov 09 [06:01] TR News Fake number, fictional money, random number, lies spewed out by Kapo-best to help Cheeto FAKE an economic boost. Fagioli: "Meta is spending $600 billion on US data centers, and thats going to reshape a lot of towns" (because who needs fact-checking, just relay LIES) [06:01] TR News The corporate media became so deeply corrupted that lie pass around without any real scrutiny. [06:01] TR News The latest "Trump says" or "Facebook says" will be parroted without caring about truth of statements [06:15] TR News Techrights Suggestions Regarding Techrights Search https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Suggestions_Regarding_Techrights_Search.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Suggestions_Regarding_Techrights_Search.gmi [06:15] TR Bot Techrights Suggestions Regarding Techrights Search [06:15] TR News ""McKinsey's "Three Horizons of Growth"?" - didn't these zombies outsource all the work to China initially - anything for a quick buck - what actually do they create?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9k23j8h [06:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9k23j8h ) [06:16] TR News Around half of McKinsey's employees use ChatGPT https://www.consultancy.eu/news/9262/around-half-of-mckinseys-employees-use-chatgpt [06:16] TR Bot Around half of McKinsey's employees use ChatGPT [06:17] TR News Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/06/deloitte-to-pay-money-back-to-albanese-government-after-using-ai-in-440000-report [06:17] TR Bot Deloitte to pay money back to Albanese government after using AI in $440,000 report | Australian politics | The Guardian [06:21] TR News Looks like it might be partly slop https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/unlocking-telecommunication-transformation-red-hat-openshift-service-aws https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/state-missouri-scales-automation-unlocks-time-innovation [06:21] TR Bot Unlocking telecommunication transformation with Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS [06:21] TR Bot The State of Missouri Scales Automation, Unlocks Time for Innovation [06:30] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@niuks3hisdbck.irc) has joined #techrights [06:37] TR News Techrights Many of Red Hat's Official Blog Posts Seem to be Fake, Written at Least Partly by Bots (LLM Slop) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Many_of_Red_Hat_s_Official_Blog_Posts_Seem_to_be_Fake_Written_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Many_of_Red_Hat_s_Official_Blog_Posts_Seem_to_be_Fake_Written_a.gmi [06:37] TR Bot Techrights Many of Red Hat's Official Blog Posts Seem to be Fake, Written at Least Partly by Bots (LLM Slop) [06:46] TR News Techrights Rocky Linux's Embrace of Mindless Cargo Cults Will Harm Rocky Linux in the Long Run https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Rocky_Linux_s_Embrace_of_Mindless_Cargo_Cults_Will_Harm_Rocky_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Rocky_Linux_s_Embrace_of_Mindless_Cargo_Cults_Will_Harm_Rocky_L.gmi [06:46] TR Bot Techrights Rocky Linux's Embrace of Mindless Cargo Cults Will Harm Rocky Linux in the Long Run [06:55] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 09 [07:24] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [07:30] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@rrgpf732zj5s4.irc) has joined #techrights [07:39] whatA____ "cargo cult" I thought it was the Digital Maoism that is Rust-Lang [07:39] whatA____ but nah it's the slopyramid [07:39] whatA____ and somebody forgot to mark anything Brian Fagioli "SLOP: FAKE WORK" [07:40] whatA____ http://techrights.org/i/2025/11/rocky-slop.png [07:57] whatA____ is this libreoffice calc spreadsheet slop? http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR_zrU51G3BGQU4KtOXqQ-fpfLLKnjivkzN13GzWeyIdIAU_vfLxa2bGV4E8a_8pJCp-q2X8mXQPp5R/pubhtml [07:58] TR Bot Carbon footprint of Different Applications | Research - Google Drive ● Nov 09 [08:36] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 09 [09:19] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@ewg54w887npku.irc) has joined #techrights [09:20] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:24] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6x334gk5tvc5c.irc) has joined #techrights [09:59] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 09 [10:22] *anon__ (~anon@m6i52r89e4abs.irc) has joined #techrights [10:29] *anon__ has quit (Quit: leaving) [10:49] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [10:49] TR News "Trumps press secretary says BBC is a leftist propaganda machine" https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/donald-trump-bbc-karoline-leavitt-b2861474.html [10:49] TR Bot Trumps press secretary says BBC is a leftist propaganda machine | The Independent [10:49] TR News "Study Concludes Cybersecurity Training Doesn't Work" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=25/11/06/0710228 [10:49] TR Bot Study Concludes Cybersecurity Training Doesn't Work - SoylentNews [10:50] TR News "The R1 Neo combines a Nordic nRF52840 microcontroller and a Semtech SX1262 LoRa transceiver for low-power mesh communication." https://linuxgizmos.com/r1-neo-leverages-gps-compact-rugged-design-for-meshtastic-networks/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:50] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/r1-neo-leverages-gps-compact-rugged-design-for-meshtastic-networks/ ) [10:51] TR News "The device features an aluminum enclosure with a USB-C interface, 16 input channels, and compatibility with 010 V signal inputs and adjustable voltage thresholds from 0 V to 6 V in 0.1 V steps." https://linuxgizmos.com/slogic16u3-usb3-logic-analyzer-combines-compact-design-with-3-2-gbps-bandwidth/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:51] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/slogic16u3-usb3-logic-analyzer-combines-compact-design-with-3-2-gbps-bandwidth/ ) [10:51] TR News Proton Experimental gets fixes for multiple Xbox Game Studios titles, ARC Raiders and various other games | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-multiple-xbox-game-studios-titles-arc-raiders-and-various-other-games/ Source: GamingOnLinux [10:51] TR Bot Experimental gets fixes for multiple Xbox Game Studios titles, ARC Raiders and various other games | GamingOnLinux [10:54] schestowitz[TR2] and somebody forgot to mark anything Brian Fagioli "SLOP: FAKE WORK" [10:54] schestowitz[TR2] yes, i forgot and realised i forgot [10:54] schestowitz[TR2] but it was "too late" [10:54] TR News "To make a long story short, the two rightsholders essentially accused Meta of illegally torrenting some 2,400 skin flicks to train its AI systems." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-goon-porn-torrent | Source: Futurism [10:54] TR Bot Meta Accuses Employee's Dad of Downloading Gigantic Illegal Goon Stash [10:55] TR News "Almost exactly a year ago, we wrote about a bizarre copyright takedown involving CyberGhost." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/07/cyberghost-dmcas-our-story-about-their-bogus-dmca-yes-really/ | Source: Techdirt [10:55] TR Bot DMCAs Our Story About Their Bogus DMCA (Yes, Really) | Techdirt [10:57] TR News iophk: If there were drivers ported to Ironclad or to Hurd, then Linux would get a lot of serious pressure. https://ironclad-os.org/ Still very, very niche though: https://ironclad-os.org/supportedhardware.html [10:57] TR Bot Ironclad [10:57] TR Bot Ironclad - Supported Hardware [10:58] TR News "European gaming lobbying groups predictably lost their shit in response." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/07/stop-killing-games-finds-more-allies-from-mps-in-the-uk/ | Source: Techdirt [10:58] TR Bot Killing Games Finds More Allies From MPs In The UK | Techdirt [10:59] TR News "The original incident, caught on a bystanders phone, showed former Department of Justice employee Sean C. Dunn in a loud and heated conversation" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/sean-dunn-sandwich-guy-dc-liberation/ | Source: The Nation [10:59] TR Bot DCs Antifascist HeroSandwich GuyIs Free | The Nation [10:59] TR News "More than 3,000 people have been abducted by ICE across Chicagoland since early September." https://organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-we-run-toward-danger-together/ | Source: Kelly Hayes [10:59] TR Bot In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together ● Nov 09 [11:00] TR News "October 2025 showed a new risk for journalists with an increase in Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone attacks" https://kyivindependent.com/we-had-only-a-few-seconds-before-it-hit-russian-drones-force-journalists-farther-from-ukraines-front-lines/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent [11:00] TR Bot 'We had only a few seconds before it hit' Russian drones force journalists farther from Ukraines front lines [11:01] TR News "The guards painted up the windows to increase his isolation, though eventually one was partly unblocked." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/world/asia/anthony-grey-dead.html | Source: New York Times [11:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/world/asia/anthony-grey-dead.html ) [11:01] TR News "Russia plans to introduce a 24-hour blackout period for domestic SIM cards that have been inactive for more than three days or have just returned from international roaming, the business newspaper Kommersant reported Friday, citing telecom industry sources." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/11/07/russia-plans-24-hour-internet-blackout-for-dormant-or-returning-sim-cards-a91073 | Source: The Moscow Times [11:01] TR Bot Russia Plans 24-Hour Internet Blackout for Dormant or Returning SIM Cards - The Moscow Times [11:02] TR News "engaging in cultural and media activities in support of Israel during the 12-day war" https://anfenglishmobile.com/human-rights/iranian-woman-activist-sentenced-to-prison-82112 | Source: ANF News [11:02] TR Bot ANF | Iranian woman activist sentenced to prison [11:02] TR News "Right to criticise Islam is protected under British law, judge rules" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/08/criticism-of-islam-is-a-protected-belief-judge-rules/ | Source: The Telegraph UK [11:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/08/criticism-of-islam-is-a-protected-belief-judge-rules/ ) [11:03] TR News "Let it settle. This isnt a gaffe. This is the method." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/whos-actually-practicing-taqiyya | Source: Mike Brock [11:03] TR Bot Whos Actually Practicing Taqiyya? - by Mike Brock [11:04] TR News "Teslas valuation is completely detached from the reality of the business fundamentals. It can never achieve, through revenue generation, its current valuation (in constant dollars)." https://json.blog/2025/11/08/something-rotten-in-the-market.html | Source: Jason Becker [11:04] TR Bot Something Rotten in the Market [11:05] TR News "An anonymous source told The Washington Post that the breach was discovered in recent days and that the agency told Congress it detected the incident early." https://therecord.media/cbo-implements-controls-following-cyberattack-reports | Source: The Record [11:05] TR Bot Congressional Budget Office implementing new security controls following cyberattack | The Record from Recorded Future News [11:07] TR News "It's difficult to pinpoint precisely where it went wrong for Microsoft when it comes to quality." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/08/microsoft_lacks_quality_control/ | Source: The Register UK [11:07] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@g4fkpdw9jnnwn.irc) has joined #techrights [11:07] TR Bot Microsoft's lack of quality control is out of control The Register [11:14] TR News "The original confusion stemmed from remarks made by CFO Sarah Friar" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sam-altman-distances-openai-from-data-center-bailout-talk | Source: Tom's Hardware [11:14] TR Bot Sam Altman backs away from OpenAI's statements about possible U.S. gov't AI industry bailouts company continues to lobby for financial support from the industry | Tom's Hardware [11:14] TR News "In the wake of the federal governments push to bring employees back to the office, agencies like FEMA are facing a critical crossroads." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/11/return-to-office-mandates-are-undermining-federal-workforce-readiness-especially-for-employees-with-disabilities/ | Source: Federal News Network [11:14] TR Bot Return-to-office mandates are undermining federal workforce readiness especially for employees with disabilities [11:15] TR News "It has offices in London, Dublin and Zurich in Europe, and has tripled the number of employees in the region last year." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-startup-anthropic-expands-in-europe-with-offices-in-paris-munich/articleshow/125177224.cms | Source: India Times [11:15] TR Bot AI startup Anthropic expands in Europe with offices in Paris, Munich - The Economic Times [11:23] TR News "Singapore-based online retailer Shein is not to be subject to a ban in France during a probe into the sale of illegal items, France's government announced on Friday." https://www.dw.com/en/shein-avoids-ban-in-france-government/a-74669998 | Source: Deutsche Welle [11:23] TR Bot avoids ban in France government DW 11/07/2025 [11:23] TR News "The scale of the LA power outage was staggering. According to the LADWP's own data, reports peaked around 4:15 p.m. EDT, with more than 100,818 customers left without electricity across its service area." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/when-will-la-power-return-officials-offer-no-timeline-massive-outage-1753389 | Source: International Business Times [11:23] TR Bot When Will LA Power Return? Officials Offer No Timeline for Massive Outage | IBTimes UK [11:23] TR News "Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year's midterm elections" https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-11-08/voters-anger-over-high-electricity-bills-and-data-centers-loom-over-2026-midterms | Source: US News And World Report [11:23] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2025-11-08/voters-anger-over-high-electricity-bills-and-data-centers-loom-over-2026-midterms ) [11:24] TR News "The report highlights that India's colocation data centre capacity, where enterprises lease infrastructure from operators, has already increased fivefold to 1.7GW, with occupancy levels at 97%, underscoring strong demand" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/indias-data-centre-capacity-set-to-grow-5x-to-8gw-by-2030-jefferies/articleshow/125178370.cms | Source: India Times [11:24] TR Bot India's data centre capacity set to grow 5x to 8GW by 2030: Jefferies - The Economic Times [11:24] TR News "Last month, the social media giant sealed a $27 billion financing deal with Blue Owl Capital to fund its Louisiana data center, its biggest project globally." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/meta-plans-600-billion-us-spend-as-ai-data-centers-expand/articleshow/125170356.cms | Source: India Times [11:24] TR Bot Meta plans $600 billion US spend as AI data centers expand - The Economic Times [11:24] TR News "Several parts of the city registered alarming pollution levels with AQI readings crossing the 400-mark." https://www.deccanchronicle.com/news/delhis-air-quality-slips-into-severe-category-1915800 | Source: Deccan Chronicle [11:24] TR Bot Delhi's Air Quality Slips into Severe Category [11:26] TR News "Denmark's government has announced a political agreement to ban access to social media for anyone aged under 15." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/denmark-follows-youth-social-media-ban/lkxhu8y02 | Source: SBS [11:26] TR Bot Denmark follows Australia's youth social media ban | SBS News [11:26] TR News "The agreement prohibits children under 15 from self-registering on platforms deemed to expose them to harmful content or features." https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/11/denmark-announces-national-minimum-age-requirement-for-certain-social-media/ | Source: JURIST [11:26] TR Bot Denmark announces national minimum age requirement for certain social media - JURIST - News [11:39] TR News "Its a dirty job, but somebodys got to do it. Well, actually, thats not quite true." https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2025/11/year-one-of-hosting-tor-exit-relays/ | Source: Roger Comply [11:39] TR Bot Year one of hosting Tor exit relays | ParanoidPenguin.net [11:43] TR News "Mexico City has more government video cameras in public spaces than any other city in the Americas." https://www.wired.com/story/mexico-city-is-the-most-video-surveilled-city-in-the-americas/ | Source: Wired [11:43] TR Bot City Is the Most Video-Surveilled Metropolis in the Americas | WIRED [11:43] TR News "I just finished Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy, a profile of the Tor Project." https://evanhahn.com/tor-from-the-dark-web-to-the-future-of-privacy-book-notes/ | Source: Evan Hahn [11:43] TR Bot Notes from "Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy" [11:44] TR News [Old] "Fortnite is the No.1 service teens are using, and audiences cite its social elements as the primary motivators for playing: its the best place to be my authentic self and to connect to what everyone is talking about, making me feel like Im not alone" https://www.forbes.com/sites/dbloom/2019/06/04/is-fortnite-the-new-social-media-home-for-teens/ | Source: Forbes [11:44] TR Bot Is Fortnite The New Social-Media Home For Teens? [11:44] TR News "I like to play Fortnite. After several failed attempts, my kids finally got me into the game a couple years ago and now Ill sit down with it a few times a week. For good or ill." https://bjhess.com/posts/id-like-a-better-fortnite-system | Source: Barry Hess [11:44] TR Bot Id Like a Better Fortnite System - I am BARRY HESS [11:45] TR News "ads for fraudulent goods and scams, and; the company knows it, and; they decided not to do anything about it, because; the fines for facilitating this life-destroying fraud are far less than the expected revenue from helping to destroy its users' lives: [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/faecebook/#too-big-to-care | Source: CoryDoctorow [11:45] TR Bot Pluralistic: Facebooks fraud files (08 Nov 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [11:47] TR News "Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue or $16 billion from running advertising for scams and banned goods" https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-is-earning-fortune-deluge-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-2025-11-06/ | Source: Reuters [11:47] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-is-earning-fortune-deluge-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-2025-11-06/ ) [11:48] TR News [Old] "Why are there so many scam ads on Facebook? The over-simplified answer is that Facebook just doesnt have enough ad reviewers for the number of ads they get." https://blog.zgp.org/deception-design/ | Source: Don Marti [11:48] TR Bot some ways that Facebook ads are optimized for deceptive advertising [11:48] TR News "The only reason we are getting even a small glimpse of the true nature of Metas business is in spite of people like Stone, and because of books like Careless People and reporters like Horwitz." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-fraudulent-ads/ | Source: Nick Heer [11:48] TR Bot Meta Is Earning a Fortune on a Deluge of Fraudulent Ads Pixel Envy [11:48] TR News "Doctors warn taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress the bodys natural hormone production, cause infertility, and increase the risk of blood clots, heart problems and mood disorders." https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/08/social-media-misinformation-driving-men-to-nhs-clinics-in-search-of-testosterone-they-dont-need | Source: The Guardian UK [11:48] TR Bot Social media misinformation driving men to seek unneeded NHS testosterone therapy, doctors say | Men's health | The Guardian [11:53] TR News "Never mind that Artificial Intelligence is neither. As most of us know and understand it, AI is an answer machine." https://doc.searls.com/2025/11/07/smart-is-as-smart-does/ | Source: Doc Searls [11:53] TR Bot Smart is as Smart Does Doc Searls Weblog [11:53] TR News "Tesla's approach differs from some rivals. According to industry analysis, Tesla is relying on a visiononly system with cameras and AI, rather than on LiDAR and highdefinition maps." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tesla-robotaxi-city-rollout-plans-revealed-could-disrupt-daily-travel-millions-1753392 | Source: International Business Times [11:53] TR Bot Tesla Robotaxi City Rollout Plans Revealed Could Disrupt Daily Travel for Millions | IBTimes UK [11:54] TR News "In Austin, where it started offering autonomous rides through the Uber (UBER.N) , opens new tab app in March, authorities have often seen Waymo vehicles ignore officers hand signals and drive into dangerous situations" https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/how-tesla-waymos-radically-different-robotaxi-approaches-will-shape-industry-2025-08-28/ | Source: Reuters [11:54] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/how-tesla-waymos-radically-different-robotaxi-approaches-will-shape-industry-2025-08-28/ ) [11:55] TR News iophk: There are now three kernels/microkernels available. The main advantage to Linux is that there are so many drivers available such that things just work, more often than with Vista10 or Vista11... [11:56] TR News to use an analogy on this, a person need food on the plate, but not many plates and not many foods, not necessarily to nourish oneself. Now, kernel-wise, it can be the same; as you typically don't need hardware support for a million things, you need one device to get work done and maybe one service/function etc etc [11:57] TR News one can use openbsd on server for https/squid/varnish/nginx and not worry too much about hardware support, as long as that server boots openbsd ok [11:58] TR News is churnware a word yet? [11:58] TR News "Mr. Freund is part of a growing network of lawyers who track down A.I. abuses committed by their peers, collecting the most egregious examples and posting them online." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/business/lawyers-ai-vigilantes.html | Source: New York Times [11:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/business/lawyers-ai-vigilantes.html ) [11:58] TR News "The guidelines flow from the governments need to have a consistent way to regulate the AI industry and the use of its tools, especially in the light of their growing usage in India" https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/how-is-ai-going-to-be-regulated-in-india-explained/article70257280.ece | Source: The Hindu [11:58] TR Bot How is AI going to be regulated in India? | Explained - The Hindu [11:58] TR News "With over 50 million views, it is one of a growing number of AI-generated microdramas, soap opera-like series with episodes as short as 30 seconds, that are taking China by storm." https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/09/chinese-microdrama-creators-turn-to-ai-despite-job-loss-concerns/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [11:58] TR Bot Chinese microdrama creators turn to AI despite job loss concerns [11:59] TR News "The only sofware I've seen that can do this is a Python tool called wsdd." https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/11/samba-not-discovered-windows/ | Source: Feld [11:59] TR Bot Samba Shares Not Discovered On Windows 11 Makefile.feld ● Nov 09 [12:02] TR News "That nature is truth and I am part of it. That even where there is no path, I can find my way." https://anniemueller.com/posts/outside-sad-is-better-than-inside-sad | Source: Annie Mueller [12:02] TR Bot Outside sad is better than inside sad - annie's blog [12:02] TR News "The solution, of course, is simple, but it took a while to really sink in: run a little more often, with fewer kilometers per session." https://yordi.me/a-runners-realization/ | Source: Yordi Verkroost [12:02] TR Bot A Runners Realization | Yordi - A Lifelong Journey of Growth [12:03] TR News "In October, OpenAI published a blog post in which it said that around 0.07 percent of its vast user base appeared to be exhibiting signs of mania, delusion, or psychosis on a weekly basis" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-suicides-lawsuits | Source: Futurism [12:03] TR Bot ChatGPT's Dark Side Encouraged Wave of Suicides, Grieving Families Say [12:03] TR News "Following on from What will I do with those 2 x 1TB drives?, I received a fantastic suggestion from Mike Gerdts. Do more bifurcation." https://dan.langille.org/2025/11/08/r730-01-storage-plan/ | Source: Dan Langille [12:03] TR Bot r730-01: storage plan Dan Langille's Other Diary [12:03] TR News "To go from that funky HDMI to Display Port you need the BENFEI cable designed for that purpose." https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/msi-graphics/ | Source: Logikal Solutions [12:03] TR Bot Avoid MSI Graphics Like the Plague Logikal Blog [12:04] TR News "The SilverStone PS13 ATX tower chassis is a really sad product. I had decided to give my old AMD Phenom II system to a new home but wanted an AMD system in the office." https://www.logikalsolutions.com/wordpress/information-technology/review-silverstone-ps13-atx-tower-chassis/ | Source: Logikal Solutions [12:04] TR Bot Review SilverStone PS13 ATX Tower Chassis Logikal Blog [12:13] TR News "But a few people left comments speculating whether an audio waveform could be reproduced based on the plasma arcingusing video frames alone." https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/converting-hot-dog-plasma-video-sound-opencv | Source: Jeff Geerling [12:13] TR Bot Converting hot dog plasma video to sound with OpenCV | Jeff Geerling [12:14] TR News "If it's what it says on the label, this is a notable discovery because little of UNIX V4 remains." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/unix_fourth_edition_tape_rediscovered/ | Source: The Register UK [12:14] TR Bot 52 year old data tape could contain Unix history The Register [12:18] TR News (NEW): Proton Experimental and Hardware Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Proton_Experimental_and_Hardware_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Proton_Experimental_and_Hardware_Leftovers.gmi [12:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Proton Experimental and Hardware Leftovers [12:19] TR News Techrights Links 09/11/2025: "Avoid MSI Graphics Like the Plague", Harms of Social Control Media More Widely Recognised https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Links_09_11_2025_Avoid_MSI_Graphics_Like_the_Plague_Harms_of_So.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Links_09_11_2025_Avoid_MSI_Graphics_Like_the_Plague_Harms_of_So.gmi [12:19] TR Bot Techrights Links 09/11/2025: "Avoid MSI Graphics Like the Plague", Harms of Social Control Media More Widely Recognised [12:32] TR News Meta Accuses Employees Dad of Downloading Gigantic Illegal Goon Stash https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-goon-porn-torrent [12:32] TR Bot Meta Accuses Employee's Dad of Downloading Gigantic Illegal Goon Stash [12:32] TR News Anthony Grey, Journalist Held Hostage by China for Two Years, Dies at 87 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/world/asia/anthony-grey-dead.html [12:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/world/asia/anthony-grey-dead.html ) [12:34] TR News Pluralistic: Facebook's fraud files (08 Nov 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/08/faecebook/ [12:34] TR Bot Pluralistic: Facebooks fraud files (08 Nov 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [12:34] TR News Chinese microdrama creators turn to Hey Hi (AI) despite job loss concerns https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/09/chinese-microdrama-creators-turn-to-ai-despite-job-loss-concerns/ [12:35] TR News r730-01: storage plan https://dan.langille.org/2025/11/08/r730-01-storage-plan/ [12:39] TR News "The concept of an urban unit is based on continuous built-up areas and population size. Urban units are defined () as follows" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/urban/ | Source: Rlang [12:39] TR Bot R-bloggers [12:39] TR News "Both of the tasks I set myself for the second day of IndieWeb Camp Berlin came good" https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/create-day-iwc-berlin-2025 | Source: Jeremy Cherfas [12:39] TR Bot Create Day IWC Berlin 2025 | Jeremy Cherfas [12:40] TR News "Its the Javascript." https://ounapuu.ee/posts/2025/11/03/nextcloud-slow/ | Source: Herman unapuu [12:40] TR Bot Why Nextcloud feels slow to use :: ./techtipsy [12:40] TR News "The surveillance campaign likely began in July 2024 and abused CVE-2025-21042" https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/landfall_spyware_samsung_0days/ | Source: The Register UK [12:40] TR Bot Landfall spyware used in 0-day attacks on Samsung phones The Register [12:41] TR News "One of the most noticeable additions is the new option to connect to Wi-Fi networks using a QR code." https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-6-introduces-qr-code-wi-fi-connections/ | Source: Linuxiac [12:41] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.6 Introduces QR Code Wi-Fi Connections, Boosts Performance [12:41] TR News "I have been a full time KDE Plasma user for quite a while now. Whilst I do not miss much from GNOME, and love the way I can make Plasma my own" https://linuxjedi.co.uk/kde-plasma-automatic-time-zone/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings [12:41] TR Bot KDE Plasma Automatic Time Zone - LinuxJedi's /dev/null [12:42] TR News "I find i3wm very comfortable, very often my muscle memory triggered the ALT + TAB combination" https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/alttab-is-fantastic/ | Source: Juan J Martnez [12:42] TR Bot is fantastic - usebox.net [12:43] TR News "Using a laptop instead of an actual server meant that I had some constraints: [...]" https://pjg1.site/starting-a-homelab.html | Source: Piya Gehi [12:43] TR Bot a Homelab | pjg1.site [12:43] TR News "Performance analysis is hard when the system is slow but there is no clear bottleneck." https://blog.vmsplice.net/2025/06/profiling-tools-i-use-for-qemu-storage.html | [12:43] TR Bot Stefan Hajnoczi: Profiling tools I use for QEMU storage performance optimization [12:43] TR News "My point? That people are very very bad at working out when the industry they are in" https://www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2025/11/08/is-indie-game-dev-even-viable-as-a-business-in-2025/ | Source: Positech Games [12:43] TR Bot Is indie game dev even viable as a business in 2025? Cliffski's Blog [12:44] TR News "If the idea of a small, low-cost laptop running on an ultralow-power chip feels familiar, well, it should we used to call them netbooks." https://www.theverge.com/tech/817277/apple-ipad-killed-the-netbook-cheap-macbook-is-bringing-them-back | Source: The Verge [12:44] TR Bot Apple helped kill netbooks. Will it bring them back? | The Verge [12:44] TR News (NEW): Building Chromium for Slackware https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Building_Chromium_for_Slackware.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Building_Chromium_for_Slackware.gmi [12:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Building Chromium for Slackware [12:46] TR News (NEW): Luberri Linux Mint-based distro for Basque speakers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Luberri_Linux_Mint_based_distro_for_Basque_speakers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Luberri_Linux_Mint_based_distro_for_Basque_speakers.gmi [12:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Luberri Linux Mint-based distro for Basque speakers [12:52] TR News KDE Plasma Automatic Time Zone https://linuxjedi.co.uk/kde-plasma-automatic-time-zone/ [12:52] TR News KDE Plasma 6.6 Introduces QR Code Wi-Fi Connections, Boosts Performance https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-6-introduces-qr-code-wi-fi-connections/ [12:53] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [12:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [12:55] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-11-09.gmi [12:56] TR News (NEW): KDE Plasma 6.6 and KDE Plasma Automatic Time Zone https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/KDE_Plasma_6_6_and_KDE_Plasma_Automatic_Time_Zone.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/KDE_Plasma_6_6_and_KDE_Plasma_Automatic_Time_Zone.gmi [12:56] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.6 and KDE Plasma Automatic Time Zone ● Nov 09 [13:03] TR News Thorsten Alteholz: My Debian Activities in October 2025 http://blog.alteholz.eu/2025/11/my-debian-activities-in-october-2025/ [13:03] TR Bot Debian Activities in October 2025 blog.alteholz.eu [13:03] TR News Pentora Box: Pen-Test Practice Labs https://linuxhandbook.com/pentora-box/ [13:03] TR Bot Pentora Box: Hands-On Ethical Hacking Labs for Linux Users [13:04] TR News Urban https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/urban/ [13:05] TR News IncusOS: A New Immutable GNU/Linux System Built for Running Incus https://linuxiac.com/incusos-is-a-new-immutable-linux-system-built-for-running-incus/ [13:05] TR Bot IncusOS: A New Immutable Linux System Built for Running Incus [13:06] TR News (NEW): Introducing IncusOS! https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/08/Introducing_IncusOS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/08/Introducing_IncusOS.gmi [13:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Introducing IncusOS! [13:06] TR News USA: Hundreds of flights canceled nationwide amid government shutdown cuts https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251108-usa-hundreds-of-flights-canceled-nationwide-amid-government-shutdown-cuts [13:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251108-usa-hundreds-of-flights-canceled-nationwide-amid-government-shutdown-cuts ) [13:08] TR News Chinese Firefighters Using Robot Dogs With Huge Hoses Attached https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-dogs-china-firefighters [13:08] TR Bot Chinese Firefighters Using Robot Dogs With Huge Hoses Attached [13:09] TR News Inspecting Android app TLS traffic using objection and Frida https://yingtongli.me/blog/2025/11/08/mitm-frida.html [13:09] TR Bot Inspecting Android app TLS traffic using objection and Frida [13:09] TR News Ownership of Digital Content Is an IllusionUnless You SelfHost https://itsfoss.com/news/digital-content-ownership-illusion/ [13:09] TR Bot Ownership of Digital Content Is an IllusionUnless You SelfHost [13:09] TR News (NEW): I'm finally jumping on the CachyOS bandwagon this weekend https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/I_m_finally_jumping_on_the_CachyOS_bandwagon_this_weekend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/I_m_finally_jumping_on_the_CachyOS_bandwagon_this_weekend.gmi [13:09] TR Bot Tux Machines I'm finally jumping on the CachyOS bandwagon this weekend [13:10] TR News This Week in Plasma: Virtual desktops only on the primary screen https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/08/this-week-in-plasma-virtual-desktops-only-on-the-primary-screen/ [13:10] TR Bot This Week in Plasma: Virtual desktops only on the primary screen - KDE Blogs [13:11] TR News OpenAI asks U.S. to expand CHIPS Act tax credit to cover Hey Hi (AI) infrastructure despite firm's denial wanting a government 'backstop' for its massive loans https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/openai-asks-us-to-expand-chips-act-tax-credit-to-cover-ai-infrastructure http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Open_AI_is_Going_Bankrupt_Appalling_for_Government_Bailout.shtml [13:11] TR Bot OpenAI asks U.S. to expand CHIPS Act tax credit to cover AI infrastructure despite firm's denial wanting a government 'backstop' for its massive loans | Tom's Hardware [13:11] TR Bot Techrights "Open" "AI" is Going Bankrupt, Appealing for Government Bailout [13:11] TR News Raspberry Pi 500+ mechanical keyboard PC review with Raspberry Pi OS Trixie https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/08/raspberry-pi-500-mechanical-keyboard-pc-review-with-raspberry-pi-os-trixie/ [13:11] TR Bot Raspberry Pi 500+ mechanical keyboard PC review with Raspberry Pi OS "Trixie" - CNX Software [13:11] TR News (NEW): After 5 years, Im finally leaving Ubuntu for this Linux distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/After_5_years_I_m_finally_leaving_Ubuntu_for_this_Linux_distro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/After_5_years_I_m_finally_leaving_Ubuntu_for_this_Linux_distro.gmi [13:11] TR Bot Tux Machines After 5 years, Im finally leaving Ubuntu for this Linux distro [13:12] TR News Kim Kardashian Says She Screamed at Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Chaffbot After It Made Her Fail Law School Tests https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/kim-kardashian-chatgpt-fail-law-school-tests [13:12] TR Bot Kim Kardashian Says She Screamed at ChatGPT After It "Made" Her Fail Law School Tests [13:14] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9g9fsex [13:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9g9fsex ) [13:14] schestowitz[TR2] ""hope there will be a target on his back and on his Pipmunks after he leaves - he needs to be unemployed. He has done nothing but pretend that he knew what he was doing and destroy a great company in the process. IBM management will spin out a new mantra within a couple of weeks after he has gone. If they are smart they will replace the Indian cabal with AI. And to heck with their H1B visas for Indian consultants and technologist [13:14] schestowitz[TR2] s who can't do their jobs, so they have to come over to the US to take the jobs from others. Then cannot fix their overpopulation problem which they ought to do first - China has got a whole lot of control on theirs. [13:14] TR News "Yes I do understand why we still work with them? They are seldomly correct. What is the expression, fooled me once shame on you. Fooled me twice shame on me" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9k23j8h [13:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9k23j8h ) [13:15] TR News "It's a better deal than the one you get from IBM CEO Alvind and his bloodsucking Pipmunks when they lay you off. IBM HR just likes to sc--w with employees all the time - that's Nickle and Dime for ya. Nothing good comes out of IBM any more, unless you like slavery run run by the Indians in Armonk." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9jkx6q2 [13:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9jkx6q2 ) [13:19] TR News (NEW): 5 reasons Ive never used Arch Linux as a daily driver and never will https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/5_reasons_I_ve_never_used_Arch_Linux_as_a_daily_driver_and_neve.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/5_reasons_I_ve_never_used_Arch_Linux_as_a_daily_driver_and_neve.gmi [13:19] TR Bot Tux Machines 5 reasons Ive never used Arch Linux as a daily driver and never will [13:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [13:24] TR News "In theory, Wankel-style rotary internal combustion engines have many advantages: they ditch the cumbersome crankcase and piston design" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/autopsy-of-a-first-generation-rx7-mazda-rotary-car-engine/ | Source: Hackaday [13:24] TR Bot Of A First-Generation RX7 Mazda Rotary Car Engine | Hackaday [13:25] whatA____ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/08/Introducing_IncusOS.shtml http://techrights.org/wiki/UEFI [13:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Introducing IncusOS! [13:25] TR Bot UEFI [13:26] whatA____ I don't know what Redmond drug they take [13:27] whatA____ (not the CPO Cocainegate of course) [13:32] whatA____ recent: http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Secure_Boot_Stop_Trying_to_Boot_Into_GNU_Linux_Use_Vista_11_Ins.shtml [13:32] TR Bot Techrights "Secure Boot": Stop Trying to Boot Into GNU/Linux, Use Vista 11 Instead [13:51] TR News (NEW): LibraZiK Debian-based Linux distribution for music production https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/LibraZiK_Debian_based_Linux_distribution_for_music_production.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/LibraZiK_Debian_based_Linux_distribution_for_music_production.gmi [13:51] TR Bot Tux Machines LibraZiK Debian-based Linux distribution for music production [13:52] TR News Cornell University announces $60M deal with Convicted Felon administration to restore funding https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/11/cornell-university-announces-60m-deal-with-trump-administration-to-restore-funding/ [13:52] TR Bot Cornell University announces $60M deal with Trump administration to restore funding - JURIST - News [13:53] TR News (NEW): QuickBib fetch BibTeX for DOIs and arXiv identifiers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/QuickBib_fetch_BibTeX_for_DOIs_and_arXiv_identifiers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/QuickBib_fetch_BibTeX_for_DOIs_and_arXiv_identifiers.gmi [13:53] TR Bot Tux Machines QuickBib fetch BibTeX for DOIs and arXiv identifiers [13:53] TR News Chinas security state sells an Hey Hi (AI) dream https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-security-state-sells-an-ai-dream [13:53] TR Bot Chinas security state sells an AI dream | The Straits Times [13:54] TR News Louvre museum tightens security with additional CCTV cameras https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251108-louvre-museum-tightens-security-with-additional-cctv-cameras [13:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251108-louvre-museum-tightens-security-with-additional-cctv-cameras ) [13:55] TR News French anti-terror unit expands probe into 2015 attackers illicit possession of USB stick https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251108-french-anti-terror-unit-expands-probe-into-2015-attacker-s-illicit-possession-of-usb-stick [13:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251108-french-anti-terror-unit-expands-probe-into-2015-attacker-s-illicit-possession-of-usb-stick ) [13:56] TR News Notes from "Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy" https://evanhahn.com/tor-from-the-dark-web-to-the-future-of-privacy-book-notes/ [13:56] TR Bot Notes from "Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy" [13:56] TR News drewdevault are you okay? https://drewdevault.com/2025/11/08/2025-11-08-OpenAI-employees-are-you-okay.html https://dmpwn.info/ [13:56] TR Bot OpenAI employees are you okay? [13:56] TR Bot The DeVault report [13:57] TR News Pedevault ● Nov 09 [14:00] TR News FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending November 7, 2025 https://fossforce.com/2025/11/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-november-7-2025/ [14:00] TR Bot FOSS Force's Top Five Articles For the Week Ending November 7, 2025 - FOSS Force [14:01] TR News Down The Atomic Rabbit Hole https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/my-atomic-rabbithole/ [14:01] TR Bot Down The Atomic Rabbit Hole - Jim Nielsens Blog [14:05] TR News How To Install Firefox on Fedora 43 https://idroot.us/install-firefox-fedora-43/ [14:05] TR Bot How To Install Firefox on Fedora 43 - idroot [14:05] TR News How To Install DigiKam on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-digikam-debian-13/ [14:05] TR Bot How To Install DigiKam on Debian 13 - idroot [14:05] TR News Tuxedo InfinityBook Max 15 GNU/Linux laptop offers desktop-grade power https://betanews.com/2025/11/08/tuxedo-infinitybook-max-15-linux-laptop-offers-desktop-grade-power/ [14:05] TR Bot InfinityBook Max 15 Linux laptop offers desktop-grade power - BetaNews [14:06] TR News (NEW): My handheld gaming console is also my portable Linux workstation https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/My_handheld_gaming_console_is_also_my_portable_Linux_workstatio.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/My_handheld_gaming_console_is_also_my_portable_Linux_workstatio.gmi [14:06] TR Bot Tux Machines My handheld gaming console is also my portable Linux workstation [14:07] TR News YouTube Goes Bonkers, Removes backdoored Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm' https://itsfoss.com/news/youtube-removes-windows-11-bypass-tutorials/ [14:07] TR Bot YouTube Goes Bonkers, Removes Windows 11 Bypass Tutorials, Claims 'Risk of Physical Harm' [14:07] TR News NouTube YouTube and YouTube Music in a single app https://www.linuxlinks.com/noutube-youtube-youtube-music/ [14:07] TR Bot - YouTube and YouTube Music in a single app - LinuxLinks [14:07] MinceR NO U Tube [14:08] TR News Change app run as root or non-root fixed https://bkhome.org/news/202511/change-app-run-as-root-or-non-root-fixed.html [14:08] TR Bot Change app run as root or non-root fixed [14:08] TR News (NEW): I fell in love with Ubuntu 25.10but only after making these 7 tweaks https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/I_fell_in_love_with_Ubuntu_25_10_but_only_after_making_these_7_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/I_fell_in_love_with_Ubuntu_25_10_but_only_after_making_these_7_.gmi [14:08] TR Bot Tux Machines I fell in love with Ubuntu 25.10but only after making these 7 tweaks [14:08] TR News Bottles 52.1 Released With Playtime Tracking https://linuxiac.com/bottles-52-1-released-with-playtime-tracking/ [14:08] TR Bot Bottles 52.1 Released With Playtime Tracking [14:09] whatA____ GulagTube http://techrights.org/o/2022/04/25/gulagtube-no-free-lunch/ [14:09] TR Bot Google's YouTube is Not Free Video Hosting [14:09] TR News "Last weekend was Supercon, and it was, in a word super. So many people sharing so much enthusiasm and hackery," https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/thanks-for-a-superconference/ | Source: Hackaday [14:09] TR Bot For A Superconference | Hackaday [14:09] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/08/Social_Control_Media_is_Sinking.shtml [14:09] TR Bot Techrights Social Control Media is Sinking [14:10] TR News CPU collector peels the lid off a Soviet-era fish can chip to peer inside with multiple microscopes https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/cpu-collector-peels-the-lid-off-a-soviet-era-fish-can-chip-to-peer-inside-with-multiple-microscopes-k565ru3-was-a-soviet-era-clone-of-western-chips-like-the-intel-designed-4116 [14:10] TR Bot CPU collector peels the lid off a Soviet-era fish can chip to peer inside with multiple microscopes K565RU3 was a Cold War-era clone of Western chips that powered Apple II, Commodore PET, and original IBM PC | Tom's Hardware [14:11] whatA____ http://techrights.org/o/2020/01/02/social-control-media-is-toxic-crap/ [14:11] TR Bot Social Control Media is Bad for Freedom and Its Net Benefit -- If Any Exists -- is Only Traffic, Not Information [14:11] whatA____ "I don't remember writing it" not anymore thanks to site search http://techrights.org/search/query [14:11] TR Bot ( status 308 @ http://techrights.org/search/query ) [14:12] TR News Honeypot: Requests for (Code) Repositories, (Sat, Nov 8th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/32460 [14:12] TR Bot Honeypot: Requests for (Code) Repositories - SANS ISC [14:13] schestowitz[TR2] it was nearly 6 years ago [14:13] schestowitz[TR2] oh, wow, covid-19 started 6+ years ago [14:13] schestowitz[TR2] time flies [14:14] whatA____ or COVID-1984 due to my DYSTOPIA handler [14:14] TR News "Camera Capabilities Unlocked From A Mouse" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/camera-capabilities-unlocked-from-a-mouse/ | Source: Hackaday [14:14] TR Bot Capabilities Unlocked From A Mouse | Hackaday [14:14] TR News Retro PC Gaming the Easy Way with DOSBox Pure Unleashed https://www.tomshardware.com/software/retro-pc-gaming-the-easy-way-with-dosbox-pure-unleashed [14:14] whatA____ even "Dajjal" (antichrist) is compared to "Big Brother" because, you guessed it, **totalitarian tyrant** [14:15] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/retro-pc-gaming-the-easy-way-with-dosbox-pure-unleashed ) [14:15] TR News "Heat Activated LED Candles" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/2025-component-abuse-challenge-heat-activated-led-candles/ | Source: Hackaday [14:15] TR Bot Component Abuse Challenge: Heat Activated LED Candles | Hackaday [14:15] whatA____ in a total and complete control of ALL Humans [14:15] TR News "Teardown Of HP Optical Link And Signal Investigations Using Siglent Technology" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/teardown-of-hp-optical-link-and-signal-investigations-using-siglent-technology/ | Source: Hackaday [14:15] TR Bot Of HP Optical Link And Signal Investigations Using Siglent Technology | Hackaday [14:15] whatA____ "war is peace" "freedom is slavery" "ignorance is strength" [14:16] whatA____ "Proprietary Malware is Freedom Respecting" [14:16] whatA____ thats Microsoft Orwell it a nutshell IMO [14:16] whatA____ http://techrights.org/o/2019/11/03/openwashing-report-obsolete/ [14:16] TR Bot Openwashing Reports Made Obsolete When Openwashing and 'Open Source' Become Almost the Same (De Facto Indistinguishable) [14:16] whatA____ that we call "OpenWashing" [14:17] TR News How German Media Covered Cocainegate at The European Patent Office (EPO) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/08/How_German_Media_Covered_Cocainegate_at_The_European_Patent_Off.shtml [14:17] TR Bot Techrights How German Media Covered Cocainegate at The European Patent Office (EPO) [14:18] TR News Chipmaking industry pushes back on U.S. Patent Office considering imposing annual fee based on assessed value https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chipmaking-industry-pushes-back-on-u-s-patent-office-considering-imposing-annual-fee-based-on-assessed-value-tax-on-innovation-draws-strong-statement-from-semiconductor-industry-association [14:18] TR Bot Chipmaking industry pushes back on U.S. Patent Office considering imposing annual fee based on assessed value tax on innovation draws strong opposition from Semiconductor Industry Association | Tom's Hardware [14:18] TR News "What Has 5,000 Batteries And Floats?" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/what-has-5000-batteries-and-floats/ | Source: Hackaday [14:18] TR Bot Has 5,000 Batteries And Floats? | Hackaday [14:19] TR News Malaysia banks on Lynas expansion to become vital cog in rare earth supply chain https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-banks-on-lynas-expansion-to-become-vital-cog-in-rare-earth-supply-chain [14:19] TR Bot Malaysia's rare earths ambition: Lynas expands operations | The Straits Times [14:20] TR News Debugging BeagleBoard USB boot with a sniffer: fixing omap_loader on modern PCs https://www.downtowndougbrown.com/2025/11/debugging-beagleboard-usb-boot-with-a-sniffer-fixing-omap_loader-on-modern-pcs/ [14:20] TR Bot Downtown Doug Brown Debugging BeagleBoard USB boot with a sniffer: fixing omap_loader on modern PCs [14:20] whatA____ a little reminder http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/08/Our_Site_Search_Increases_Our_Editorial_and_Informational_Indep.shtml [14:20] TR Bot Techrights Our Site Search Increases Our Editorial and Informational Independence [14:21] schestowitz[TR2] we hope some sites will get it and do the same [14:21] schestowitz[TR2] google is awful, it performs poorly, its biases aside [14:21] schestowitz[TR2] so search needs not to be centralised [14:21] schestowitz[TR2] freebsd outsources to microsoft [14:21] schestowitz[TR2] microsoft DDG [14:23] TR News Building Chromium for Slackware https://blog.slackware.nl/building-chromium-for-slackware/ [14:24] TR Bot Building Chromium for Slackware Alien Pastures [14:24] whatA____ chrom* you again http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/12/The_Way_Things_Are_Going_They_May_Soon_Stop_Saying_Web_Address_.shtml [14:24] TR Bot Techrights The Way Things Are Going, They May Soon Stop Saying "Web Address" and Instead Say "Chrome Address" [14:25] TR News (NEW): FreeBSD 15.0-BETA5 Now Available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/FreeBSD_15_0_BETA5_Now_Available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/FreeBSD_15_0_BETA5_Now_Available.gmi [14:25] TR Bot Tux Machines FreeBSD 15.0-BETA5 Now Available [14:25] whatA____ the web wrecker [14:25] TR News "Glowing Neon From A 9 V Relay" https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/2025-component-abuse-challenge-glowing-neon-from-a-9-v-relay/ | Source: Hackaday [14:25] TR Bot Component Abuse Challenge: Glowing Neon From A 9 V Relay | Hackaday [14:26] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2024/04/14/Mozilla_Has_Turned_Firefox_Into_OSPS_Consistent_With_Attestatio.shtml [14:26] TR Bot Techrights Mozilla Has Turned Firefox Into OSPS Consistent With "Attestation" Objectives [14:26] whatA____ on a side note, almost nobody remembers KHTML by KDE because Surveillance Giant Gulag [14:27] MinceR also because of crApple cultists [14:27] TR News Run Custom Actions Automatically When Switch to Light or Dark https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/11/custom-actions-switch-light-dark/ [14:27] TR Bot Run Custom Actions Automatically When Switch to Light or Dark | UbuntuHandbook [14:27] TR News Battle City remake of multidirectional shooter video game https://www.linuxlinks.com/battle-city-remake-multidirectional-shooter-video-game/ [14:27] TR Bot City - remake of multidirectional shooter video game - LinuxLinks [14:28] TR News MKVToolNix 96.0 Released with New CLI Parameter and Improved AV1/IVF Support https://9to5linux.com/mkvtoolnix-96-0-released-with-new-cli-parameter-and-improved-av1-ivf-support [14:28] TR Bot 96.0 Released with New CLI Parameter and Improved AV1/IVF Support - 9to5Linux [14:32] TR News R1 Neo leverages GPS & compact rugged design for Meshtastic networks https://linuxgizmos.com/r1-neo-leverages-gps-compact-rugged-design-for-meshtastic-networks/ [14:32] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/r1-neo-leverages-gps-compact-rugged-design-for-meshtastic-networks/ ) [14:32] TR News SLogic16U3 USB3 Logic Analyzer Combines Compact Design with 3.2 Gbps Bandwidth https://linuxgizmos.com/slogic16u3-usb3-logic-analyzer-combines-compact-design-with-3-2-gbps-bandwidth/ [14:32] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/slogic16u3-usb3-logic-analyzer-combines-compact-design-with-3-2-gbps-bandwidth/ ) [14:33] TR News Linux PPA Ransomware Scare is Light on Evidence https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/linux-ppa-ransomware-investigated-no-malware [14:33] TR Bot Linux PPA Ransomware Scare is Light on Evidence - OMG! Ubuntu [14:33] TR News Google Summer of Code 2025 Reports: Using bubblewrap to add sandboxing to NetBSD http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing [14:34] TR Bot NetBSD Blog [14:34] TR News Advocates of GNU/Linux and the Uphill Battles Behind Us https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/08/Advocates_of_GNU_Linux_and_the_Uphill_Battles_Behind_Us.shtml [14:34] TR Bot Techrights Advocates of GNU/Linux and the Uphill Battles Behind Us [14:35] TR News New DirectX7 emulation tool brings more games to Steam Deck, SteamOS, and other GNU/Linux distros through Vulkan, with caveats https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/new-directx7-emulation-tool-brings-more-games-to-steam-deck-steamos-and-other-linux-distros-through-vulkan-with-caveats [14:35] TR Bot New DirectX7 emulation tool brings more games to Steam Deck, SteamOS, and other Linux distros through Vulkan, with caveats | Tom's Hardware [14:35] TR News Good news for GNU/Linux users: This long-requested feature is finally coming to KDE Plasma https://www.neowin.net/news/good-news-for-linux-users-this-long-requested-feature-is-finally-coming-to-kde-plasma/ [14:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/good-news-for-linux-users-this-long-requested-feature-is-finally-coming-to-kde-plasma/ ) [14:36] TR News Python Series Part 17: Understanding Tkinter Labels https://www.linux.org/threads/python-series-part-17-understanding-tkinter-labels.56908/ [14:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linux.org/threads/python-series-part-17-understanding-tkinter-labels.56908/ ) [14:36] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source C and C++ Linter Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-c-cplusplus-linter-tools/ [14:36] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source C and C++ Linter Tools - LinuxLinks [14:36] TR News duviz render ASCII-art representation of disk space usage https://www.linuxlinks.com/duviz-render-ascii-art-representation/ [14:36] TR Bot - render ASCII-art representation of disk space usage - LinuxLinks [14:40] TR News (NEW): A Debian-Based Distro and Hardware Upgrades Come to the PINE64 RISC-V Tablet https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/A_Debian_Based_Distro_and_Hardware_Upgrades_Come_to_the_PINE64_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/A_Debian_Based_Distro_and_Hardware_Upgrades_Come_to_the_PINE64_.gmi [14:40] TR Bot Tux Machines A Debian-Based Distro and Hardware Upgrades Come to the PINE64 RISC-V Tablet [14:41] TR News (NEW): Crystal Linux: An Avant-garde Mix of Arch Linux and GNOME https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Crystal_Linux_An_Avant_garde_Mix_of_Arch_Linux_and_GNOME.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Crystal_Linux_An_Avant_garde_Mix_of_Arch_Linux_and_GNOME.gmi [14:41] TR Bot Tux Machines Crystal Linux: An Avant-garde Mix of Arch Linux and GNOME [14:48] TR News Actioneer graphical desktop client for Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub Actions https://www.linuxlinks.com/actioneer-graphical-desktop-client-github-actions/ [14:48] TR Bot - graphical desktop client for GitHub Actions - LinuxLinks [14:48] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source Configuration Frameworks for Emacs https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-configuration-frameworks-emacs/ [14:48] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Configuration Frameworks for Emacs - LinuxLinks [14:48] TR News (NEW): The original Raspberry Pi's end-of-life countdown has just started https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/The_original_Raspberry_Pi_s_end_of_life_countdown_has_just_star.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/The_original_Raspberry_Pi_s_end_of_life_countdown_has_just_star.gmi [14:48] TR Bot Tux Machines The original Raspberry Pi's end-of-life countdown has just started [14:49] TR News 14 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-replacements-ls/ [14:49] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls - LinuxLinks [14:49] TR News pkgdu display Arch packages disk usage size https://www.linuxlinks.com/pkgdu-display-arch-packages-disk-usage-size/ [14:49] TR Bot - display Arch packages disk usage size - LinuxLinks [14:49] TR News Qwertone simple music synthesizer app https://www.linuxlinks.com/qwertone-simple-music-synthesizer-app/ [14:49] TR Bot - simple music synthesizer app - LinuxLinks [14:51] TR News Swift Programming Language Now Available for FreeBSD: Official Preview Release Supports x86_64 Architecture https://linux.how2shout.com/swift-programming-language-now-available-for-freebsd/ [14:51] TR Bot Swift Programming Language Now Available for FreeBSD: Official Preview Release Supports x86_64 Architecture - LinuxShout [14:51] TR News ii minimalist FIFO and filesystem-based IRC client https://www.linuxlinks.com/ii-minimalist-fifo-filesystem-based-irc-client/ [14:51] TR Bot - minimalist FIFO and filesystem-based IRC client - LinuxLinks [14:51] TR News axx generalized assembler https://www.linuxlinks.com/axx-generalized-assembler/ [14:51] TR Bot - generalized assembler - LinuxLinks [14:51] TR News vengi collection of voxel tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/vengi-collection-voxel-tools/ [14:51] TR Bot - collection of voxel tools - LinuxLinks [14:51] TR News Luberri GNU/Linux Mint-based distro for Basque speakers https://www.linuxlinks.com/luberri-linux-mint-based-distro-basque-speakers/ [14:51] TR Bot - Linux Mint-based distro for Basque speakers - LinuxLinks [14:51] TR News (NEW): This Week in Plasma: Virtual desktops only on the primary screen https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/08/This_Week_in_Plasma_Virtual_desktops_only_on_the_primary_screen.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/08/This_Week_in_Plasma_Virtual_desktops_only_on_the_primary_screen.gmi [14:51] TR Bot Tux Machines This Week in Plasma: Virtual desktops only on the primary screen [14:51] TR News Cypht webmail aggregator https://www.linuxlinks.com/cypht-webmail-aggregator/ [14:51] TR Bot - webmail aggregator - LinuxLinks [14:56] TR News (NEW): New Releases: AerynOS 2025.10 and Unraid 7.2 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/02/New_Releases_AerynOS_2025_10_and_Unraid_7_2_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/02/New_Releases_AerynOS_2025_10_and_Unraid_7_2_Released.gmi [14:56] TR Bot Tux Machines New Releases: AerynOS 2025.10 and Unraid 7.2 Released [14:58] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Android_Leftovers.gmi [14:58] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [14:59] TR News "Not all DirectX 7 games will work with D7VK emulation." https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/new-directx7-emulation-tool-brings-more-games-to-steam-deck-steamos-and-other-linux-distros-through-vulkan-with-caveats ● Nov 09 [15:01] TR News (NEW): WINE or Emulation: Bottles 52.1 Released and Retro PC Gaming the Easy Way with DOSBox Pure Unleashed https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/WINE_or_Emulation_Bottles_52_1_Released_and_Retro_PC_Gaming_the.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/WINE_or_Emulation_Bottles_52_1_Released_and_Retro_PC_Gaming_the.gmi [15:01] TR Bot Tux Machines WINE or Emulation: Bottles 52.1 Released and Retro PC Gaming the Easy Way with DOSBox Pure Unleashed [15:02] TR News "Arch Linux has always fascinated me from a distance. It is lightweight, endlessly customizable, and unapologetically built for users who want to control every inch of their system. This is certainly a big reason Arch is favored by our own Rich Edmonds." https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-never-used-arch-linux-daily-driver/ [15:02] TR Bot 5 reasons Ive never used Arch Linux as a daily driver and never will [15:04] TR News "After a long while of messing around with EndeavourOS, I've decided it's time to hop distros again on my main tower. My new daily driver on my dual-boot setup will be CachyOS. To be honest, I've been peer-pressured into it." https://www.howtogeek.com/im-finally-jumping-on-the-cachyos-bandwagon-this-weekend/ [15:04] TR Bot I'm finally jumping on the CachyOS bandwagon this weekend [15:04] TR News This PS5-based AMD BC250 board was turned into a $120 Linux gaming PC that runs GTA V at 65 FPS https://www.notebookcheck.net/This-PS5-based-AMD-BC250-board-was-turned-into-a-120-Linux-gaming-PC-that-runs-GTA-V-at-65-FPS.1158643.0.html [15:04] TR Bot PS5-based AMD BC250 board was turned into a $120 Linux gaming PC that runs GTA V at 65 FPS - NotebookCheck.net News [15:05] TR News "This release adds a new command-line parameter to disable writing byte order marks to text files encoded with one of the UTF variants." https://9to5linux.com/mkvtoolnix-96-0-released-with-new-cli-parameter-and-improved-av1-ivf-support [15:05] TR Bot 96.0 Released with New CLI Parameter and Improved AV1/IVF Support - 9to5Linux [15:06] TR News (NEW): I made a portable Linux drive that boots on nearly any computer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/I_made_a_portable_Linux_drive_that_boots_on_nearly_any_computer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/I_made_a_portable_Linux_drive_that_boots_on_nearly_any_computer.gmi [15:06] TR Bot Tux Machines I made a portable Linux drive that boots on nearly any computer [15:08] TR News CIQ: Rocky Linux Is Authorized Linux Distribution for NVIDIA AI Stack https://insideainews.com/2025/11/07/ciq-rocky-linux-is-authorized-linux-distribution-for-nvidia-ai-stack/ [15:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://insideainews.com/2025/11/07/ciq-rocky-linux-is-authorized-linux-distribution-for-nvidia-ai-stack/ ) [15:08] TR News (NEW): $120 GNU/Linux Gaming PC and "Is indie game dev even viable as a business in 2025?" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/_120_GNU_Linux_Gaming_PC_and_Is_indie_game_dev_even_viable_as_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/_120_GNU_Linux_Gaming_PC_and_Is_indie_game_dev_even_viable_as_a.gmi [15:08] TR Bot Tux Machines $120 GNU/Linux Gaming PC and "Is indie game dev even viable as a business in 2025?" [15:09] TR News Penguin Solutions Adds Oracle Linux OS Support to Stratus ztC Endurance Fault-Tolerant Platforms https://www.arcweb.com/blog/penguin-solutions-adds-oracle-linux-os-support-stratus-ztc-endurance-fault-tolerant-platforms [15:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.arcweb.com/blog/penguin-solutions-adds-oracle-linux-os-support-stratus-ztc-endurance-fault-tolerant-platforms ) [15:10] TR News "Linux is often regarded as a complex operating system. In fact, even though its free, some experts argue that theres a DIY tax involved. A lot of this reputation comes from the terminal: that dark screen where everything looks like code." https://www.makeuseof.com/stopped-fearing-linux-terminal-after-learning-commands/ [15:10] TR Bot I stopped fearing the Linux terminal after learning these 5 commands [15:11] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/today_s_howtos.gmi [15:11] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [15:13] TR News (NEW): Hardware: BeagleBoard, Raspberry Pi, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Hardware_BeagleBoard_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Hardware_BeagleBoard_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.gmi [15:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Hardware: BeagleBoard, Raspberry Pi, and More [15:13] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [15:15] TR News (NEW): Google Summer of Labour in NetBSD, Swift Programming Language Now Available for FreeBSD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Google_Summer_of_Labour_in_NetBSD_Swift_Programming_Language_No.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Google_Summer_of_Labour_in_NetBSD_Swift_Programming_Language_No.gmi [15:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Google Summer of Labour in NetBSD, Swift Programming Language Now Available for FreeBSD [15:15] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Security_Leftovers.gmi [15:15] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [15:17] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Real Ownership, and Sharing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Real_Ownership_and_Sharing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Real_Ownership_and_Sharing.gmi [15:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Real Ownership, and Sharing [15:20] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [15:20] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [15:21] TR News Techrights Links 09/11/2025: Fung-wong Strikes Maharlika, "Open" "AI" Wants Taxpayers to Give It Bailout Money https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Links_09_11_2025_Fung_wong_Strikes_Maharlika_Open_AI_Wants_Taxp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Links_09_11_2025_Fung_wong_Strikes_Maharlika_Open_AI_Wants_Taxp.gmi [15:21] TR Bot Techrights Links 09/11/2025: Fung-wong Strikes Maharlika, "Open" "AI" Wants Taxpayers to Give It Bailout Money [15:22] TR News "Last night I dreamed that I traveled far and wide through many distant lands. What did I see there? A scientist named Professor Meme and his friend, who went by Joe or Jake or if it was Robertyou know how dreams can get fuzzyand their buddies, a couple of clown comics of yesteryear." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/prims-and-evans [15:22] TR News SpellBinding BELUNTM Wordo: SUCKS gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-11-09.gmi [15:23] TR News "I sat down to write this post over a year ago and found it very difficult to get started. That ended up blocking other things I wanted to write about, but, finally, I found to motivation to fill this one in." gemini://ur.gs/blog/garden-room-complete/ [15:24] TR News Known Gemini Caspules sorted by number of URL gemini://spacemax.capsule.town/msdos/files/TEMP.TXT [15:26] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@34jdhd8p8q4vk.irc) has joined #techrights [15:42] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/08/09/fascinating-posts-imjustculture-instagram/ [15:42] TR Bot 50 Fascinating Posts For Curious Minds With A Perpetual Thirst For Knowledge [15:43] whatA____ http://techrights.org/o/2014/12/19/rms-computer-to-be-loyal/index.shtml [15:43] TR Bot Richard Stallman: What Does It Mean for Your Computer to Be Loyal? [15:43] whatA____ "Neutrality towards data communicated" [15:43] whatA____ game industry: "CHEATER!" [15:45] whatA____ Nintendo: "Let's put CIC DRM so that only those with Seal of Quality will boot" [15:47] whatA____ Microsoft: "Let's just do the same with UEFI to brick GNU/Linux" [15:48] *psydroid3 doesn't even have UEFI on most of his systems [15:48] whatA____ ...and now, we're here http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/06/Taking_Back_Control_Over_Technology_We_Purchase_Study_Modify_En.shtml [15:48] TR Bot Techrights Taking Back Control Over Technology We Purchase (Study, Modify, Enhance, and More) [15:49] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/25/Microsoft_Secure_Boot_and_Shim_as_Barrier_or_Obstacle_to_New_GN.shtml [15:49] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft 'Secure Boot' and Shim as Barrier or Obstacle to New GNU/Linux Users Trying to Escape Microsoft [15:53] TR News (NEW): Lupa Knows of 3,208 Active/Online Gemini Capsules, Tux Machines Currently on Top https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Lupa_Knows_of_3_208_Active_Online_Gemini_Capsules_Tux_Machines_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Lupa_Knows_of_3_208_Active_Online_Gemini_Capsules_Tux_Machines_.gmi [15:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Lupa Knows of 3,208 Active/Online Gemini Capsules, Tux Machines Currently on Top [15:57] TR News This is Not a PlayStation 5, Just One of the Coolest Linux Gaming PCs Yet https://www.techeblog.com/playstation-5-linux-gaming-pc-mod/ [15:57] TR Bot is Not a PlayStation 5, Just One of the Coolest Linux Gaming PCs Yet - TechEBlog [15:58] TR News "Ive been seeing a lot of people trying to find the perfect Linux distro to replace Windows 10 with, now that its support is ending, and Ubuntu is usually the first name that comes up. It makes sense since it is stable, beginner-friendly, and has a huge community that makes getting started with Linux easier." https://www.makeuseof.com/leaving-ubuntu-for-this-linux-distro/ [15:58] TR Bot After 5 years, Im finally leaving Ubuntu for this Linux distro [15:59] TR News Today is the non-America-date-style 9/11 ● Nov 09 [16:00] TR News My Soft Fantasy - Archive: 005 - Snow gemini://kodaro.it/msf/005.Snow.jpg [16:01] TR News "The ThinkPad T480 has long had a reputation for being one of the most practical and robust laptops for engineers and developers. Its built like a tank, easy to maintain, and works brilliantly with open-source operating systems." gemini://gemini.hofstede.it/t480_freebsd.gmi [16:04] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 09/11/2025: Garden Room Complete, FreeBSD 15.0 on the ThinkPad T480, and Known Gemini Caspules Sorted by Number of URLs https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Gemini_Links_09_11_2025_Garden_Room_Complete_FreeBSD_15_0_on_th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Gemini_Links_09_11_2025_Garden_Room_Complete_FreeBSD_15_0_on_th.gmi [16:05] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 09/11/2025: Garden Room Complete, FreeBSD 15.0 on the ThinkPad T480, and Known Gemini Caspules Sorted by Number of URLs [16:08] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [16:11] TR News "I worked 9 years in Ottawa and 5 years on Cognos Analytics. IBM buys profitable software, then tries to rebrand it and leaves 70% of the functionality of the classic product out. No wonder incumbent customers won't "upgrade" to the new product. I saw IBM do the exact same thing to Security software. Then they dissolved the Security division. IBM is eating itself from the inside out." [16:11] TR News From https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9b4k29e 2 hours ago [16:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9b4k29e ) [16:12] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [16:21] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@pks7r8umappb2.irc) has joined #techrights [16:35] TR News Techrights Giving Red Hat a Second Life and Second Chance: Drop the LLM Slop, Stop Publishing Promotion of LLMs or Text Made by LLMs https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Giving_Red_Hat_a_Second_Life_and_Second_Chance_Drop_the_LLM_Slo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Giving_Red_Hat_a_Second_Life_and_Second_Chance_Drop_the_LLM_Slo.gmi [16:35] TR Bot Techrights Giving Red Hat a Second Life and Second Chance: Drop the LLM Slop, Stop Publishing Promotion of LLMs or Text Made by LLMs [16:45] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: penalty saved https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/mens/2025/premier-league/man-city-v-liverpool-9-nov-2025?page=Commentary [16:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.mancity.com/matchday/fixtures/mens/2025/premier-league/man-city-v-liverpool-9-nov-2025?page=Commentary ) [16:45] psydroid3 schestowitz[TR2], I just saw that [16:45] TR News "Tech Layoffs Surge To Highest Levels Since 2003" [16:46] TR News C'mon you corrupt media... tell us it's all because of HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI HEY HI .... find some BS to blame [16:47] TR News Another headline today: "Big Techs AI layoffs are killing DEI"... WTH? "AI layoffs"? What does "AI layoffs" even MEAN? Fake narrative. Rotten economy, tech companies in HUGE DEBT. NO connection to HEY HI (slop). [16:47] TR News And then they wonder why many people quit trusting the "MSM". Which gaslights and lies to people. [16:47] whatA____ http://techrights.org/o/2021/07/09/everything-is-now-ai/index.shtml [16:47] TR Bot [Meme] Everything Computer or Computer Program is Now 'AI' (Hey Hi) [16:48] whatA____ http://techrights.org/o/2023/01/29/the-hey-hype-machine/ [16:48] TR Bot The Hey Hype Machine [16:48] TR News "My granny died not due to dementia and cancer... but due to HEY HI!!" (True story!) [16:49] TR News "American software giant SAS exits China after 25 years; layoffs 400 employees over video call" [16:52] TR News "Microsoft Layoffs Shatter Workers Job Security Dreams". Microsoft jobs are not dreams. [16:52] TR News "Wall Street's AI dream fades as tech stocks plummet". It's not AI!! It's SLOP. It's NONSENSE. It's a LIE. It was always just MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN! (And wasted energy that boils the planet) ● Nov 09 [17:05] MinceR (cat) (video) (audio:unimportant) https://imgur.com/gallery/f8l5Xoy = https://imgur.nerdvpn.de/gallery/f8l5Xoy [17:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/f8l5Xoy ) [17:05] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [17:06] TR News Techrights Our Time in London https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Our_Time_in_London.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Our_Time_in_London.gmi [17:06] TR Bot Techrights Our Time in London [17:06] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/30/The_LLM_Bubble_is_About_to_Implode_Gimmicks_and_Financial_Shell.shtml [17:06] TR Bot Techrights The LLM Bubble is About to Implode, Gimmicks and Financial Shell Games Cannot Prevent That, Only Delay It [17:07] whatA____ it's a destiny bond: taking you (slop kremlings) away with me (bubble) [17:08] whatA____ so, wanna beg for govt cash http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Open_AI_is_Going_Bankrupt_Appalling_for_Government_Bailout.shtml [17:08] TR Bot Techrights "Open" "AI" is Going Bankrupt, Appealing for Government Bailout [17:08] whatA____ thanks to Rareware for the term "Kremling", shame they got MICROS~1ed [17:09] whatA____ with the new Perfect Dark game just thrown to the Recycle Bin [17:12] TR News (NEW): 10 Days Ago We Were Down in London https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/10_Days_Ago_We_Were_Down_in_London.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/10_Days_Ago_We_Were_Down_in_London.gmi [17:12] TR Bot Tux Machines 10 Days Ago We Were Down in London [17:30] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/07/29/Cash_Machines_ATMs_Make_Mistakes_and_They_re_Proprietary_Softwa.shtml http://gnu.org/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html [17:30] TR Bot Techrights Cash Machines (ATMs) Make Mistakes and They're Proprietary Software [17:30] TR Bot to connect to gnu.org port 80 after 10001 ms: Timeout was reached ( status 0 @ http://gnu.org/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html ) [17:30] TR News (NEW): Next Milestone: Adding Search, Making Archives Easier to Navigate https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Next_Milestone_Adding_Search_Making_Archives_Easier_to_Navigate.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Next_Milestone_Adding_Search_Making_Archives_Easier_to_Navigate.gmi [17:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Next Milestone: Adding Search, Making Archives Easier to Navigate [17:35] whatA____ SquEni thelayoff http://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-11-08/square-enix-confirms-layoffs-restructuring-in-n-american-european-publishing-operations/.230748 [17:35] TR Bot Square Enix Confirms Layoffs, Restructuring in N. American, European Publishing Operations - News - Anime News Network [17:36] whatA____ SLOP: Fake Scanlation http://animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2025-11-07/does-the-light-novel-translation-process-need-ai/.230680 - Slop Example [17:36] TR Bot Does the Light Novel Translation Process Need AI? - Anime News Network [17:43] TR News Techrights Governments That Profit From the EPO Have a Long History of Covering Up Fraud and Corruption at the EPO https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Governments_That_Profit_From_the_EPO_Have_a_Long_History_of_Cov.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/09/Governments_That_Profit_From_the_EPO_Have_a_Long_History_of_Cov.gmi [17:43] TR Bot Techrights Governments That Profit From the EPO Have a Long History of Covering Up Fraud and Corruption at the EPO [17:49] TR News Federation has stagnated, just like all social control media https://the-federation.info/ [17:49] TR Bot the federation - a statistics hub [17:50] TR News Selling false promises https://jointhefediverse.net/?lang=en-us https://jointhefediverse.net/learn?lang=en-us [17:50] TR Bot Join the fediverse! [17:50] TR Bot Join the fediverse! [17:56] TR News Homelab Projects to Try This Weekend (Oct. 31 - Nov. 2) https://www.howtogeek.com/homelab-projects-to-try-this-weekend-october-31/ [17:56] TR Bot Homelab Projects to Try This Weekend (Oct. 31 - Nov. 2) [17:56] TR News "Are you looking for new homelab projects to try out this weekend? I absolutely love my homelab and trying out new projects myself. This weekend, you should focus on getting the bare essentials up and running in your homelab." [17:56] TR News "Making your mouse the only input device for your PC just got a lot more viable." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-app-makes-mouse-gestures-so-powerful-youll-forget-about-your-keyboard/ [17:57] TR Bot This Linux app makes mouse gestures so powerful, youll forget about your keyboard [17:57] TR News "Make your Linux system awesome with these seven Flatpaks." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-always-install-these-flatpak-apps-on-my-linux-pcs/ [17:57] TR Bot I always install these 7 Flatpak apps on my Linux PCs [17:57] TR News "All the tech news you may have missed this week." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-new-fedora-linux-chromes-big-changes-and-more-news-roundup/ [17:57] TR Bot The new Fedora Linux, Chrome's big changes, and more: News roundup [17:58] TR News "I can't live without fzf, and you're missing out big time if you're not using it." https://www.howtogeek.com/these-fzf-tricks-will-transform-how-you-use-the-linux-terminal/ [17:58] TR Bot These fzf tricks will transform how you use the Linux terminal ● Nov 09 [18:00] TR News "Theres a function for everyone." https://www.howtogeek.com/essential-shell-functions-to-improve-your-linux-command-line/ [18:00] TR Bot 8 essential shell functions to improve your Linux command line [18:00] TR News "Keep your Linux system running fast with simple maintenance commands to clean packages, clear logs, manage startup apps, and monitor performance." https://www.howtogeek.com/use-these-linux-commands-to-keep-your-system-tidy-and-fast/ [18:00] TR Bot 7 Linux commands to keep your system healthy and optimized [18:00] TR News (NEW): 4 Arch Linux myths that need to stop spreading https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/4_Arch_Linux_myths_that_need_to_stop_spreading.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/4_Arch_Linux_myths_that_need_to_stop_spreading.gmi [18:00] TR Bot Tux Machines 4 Arch Linux myths that need to stop spreading [18:01] TR News OPNsense on Proxmox is the best way to run your network, and I will die on this hill https://www.xda-developers.com/opnsense-proxmox-best-way-run-network/ [18:01] TR Bot OPNsense on Proxmox is the best way to run your network, and I will die on this hill [18:02] TR News Getting there! https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-breaches-3-percent-steams-userbase-not-all-steamos/ [18:02] TR Bot Linux breaches 3% of Steam's userbase for the first time, and no, it's not all SteamOS's doing [18:02] TR News "Get the feel of Windows 11 without losing Linux's strengths" https://www.xda-developers.com/turning-ubuntu-24-into-windows-11/ [18:02] TR Bot I turned Ubuntu 24 into Windows 11, and it looks surprisingly good [18:03] TR News "Make yourself at home" [sic] https://www.xda-developers.com/4-ways-to-make-any-linux-distro-feel-more-like-windows/ [18:03] TR Bot 4 ways to make any Linux distro feel more like Windows [18:03] TR News "It also has a cute logo." https://www.xda-developers.com/my-new-favorite-diagnostic-tool-free-open-source-clonezilla-gui/ [18:03] TR Bot My new favorite diagnostic tool is a free, open-source Clonezilla GUI that's easier to use [18:03] TR News "Theres a function for everyone." https://www.howtogeek.com/essential-shell-functions-to-improve-your-linux-command-line/ [18:04] TR News "Keep your Linux system running fast with simple maintenance commands to clean packages, clear logs, manage startup apps, and monitor performance." https://www.howtogeek.com/use-these-linux-commands-to-keep-your-system-tidy-and-fast/ [18:04] TR News "There's been an increased number of RATs lately, and developers are taking action." https://www.howtogeek.com/chaotic-aur-is-fighting-linux-malware/ [18:04] TR Bot Chaotic-AUR is trying to fight Arch Linux malware [18:05] TR News What is geofencing? https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-geofencing/ [18:05] TR Bot What is geofencing? [18:06] TR News "Ubuntu doesn't deserve all the hate it gets (especially not the Server version)" https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-is-easily-the-most-bloated-linux-distro/ [18:06] TR Bot Ubuntu is easily the most bloated Linux distro, but it doesn't have to be [18:06] TR News "Okay, maybe being a little scared is fine." https://www.xda-developers.com/please-stop-being-scared-of-linux-terminal/ [18:06] TR Bot Please stop being scared of the Linux terminal [18:07] TR News "Time to go old school" https://www.xda-developers.com/portable-linux-drive-that-boots-on-nearly-any-computer/ [18:07] TR Bot I made a portable Linux drive that boots on nearly any computer [18:07] TR News "Devuan 6.0 is based on Debian 13, but with your choice of alternative init system." https://www.howtogeek.com/systemd-free-devuan-just-got-updated-to-6/ [18:07] TR Bot Not a fan of systemd? This alternative init Linux distro just got a big update [18:08] TR News "Mathematica is well-known for its ability to solve all kinds of math and science problems. It's also notoriously expensive and closed-source. What if there was an open-source program for Linux that let you explore math for free? There is, and it's called SageMath." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-replaced-mathematica-with-this-free-and-open-source-alternative/ [18:08] TR Bot I replaced Mathematica with this free and open-source alternative [18:09] TR News "Learn to use your phone like a computer!" https://www.howtogeek.com/4-awesome-and-practical-things-you-can-do-with-a-terminal-on-android/ [18:09] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.howtogeek.com/4-awesome-and-practical-things-you-can-do-with-a-terminal-on-android/ ) [18:09] TR News "Get with the program!" https://www.howtogeek.com/stop-using-these-deprecated-linux-commands/ [18:09] TR Bot 7 Linux commands that have been deprecated Linux commands [18:09] TR News "Just installed a Plasma distro on an old PC? Try this." https://www.howtogeek.com/changing-these-kde-settings-made-my-linux-desktop-feel-faster/ [18:09] TR Bot Changing these 5 KDE settings made my Linux desktop feel faster [18:10] TR News "Linux is not as secure as you think. This app can help you spot the vulnerabilities." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-my-favorite-network-security-app-on-linux/ [18:10] TR Bot How to protect your Linux system from hidden threats [18:10] TR News Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (November 7 - 9) https://www.howtogeek.com/raspberry-pi-projects-to-try-this-weekend-november-7-9/ [18:10] TR Bot Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (November 7 - 9) [18:12] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Homelab projects, OPNsense on Proxmox, and Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Open_Hardware_Modding_Homelab_projects_OPNsense_on_Proxmox_and_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Open_Hardware_Modding_Homelab_projects_OPNsense_on_Proxmox_and_.gmi [18:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Homelab projects, OPNsense on Proxmox, and Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend [18:14] TR News "A familiar desktop without the Microsoft baggage." https://www.makeuseof.com/forget-linux-mint-windows-alternative/ [18:14] TR Bot Forget Linux Mint this is the Windows alternative you need [18:15] TR News I finally found the perfect travel-ready productivity toolkitand it fits on a USB stick https://www.makeuseof.com/found-perfect-travel-ready-productivity-toolkit/ [18:15] TR Bot I finally found the perfect travel-ready productivity toolkitand it fits on a USB stick [18:16] TR News "I broke my Linux system once, then mastered these commands and finally took control back." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-admin-once-you-know-these-permissions-commands/ [18:16] TR Bot You're basically an admin once you know these 6 Linux permissions commands [18:16] TR News "This offers true privacy on Linux without the complexity of typical anonymity tools." https://www.makeuseof.com/linux-tool-for-private-browsing-that-isnt-vpn-or-tor/ [18:16] TR Bot I found a Linux tool for private browsing that isnt a VPN or Tor [18:16] TR News "Mastering essential commands turns Linux from intimidating into a fully controllable system." https://www.makeuseof.com/stopped-fearing-linux-terminal-after-learning-commands/ [18:16] TR Bot I stopped fearing the Linux terminal after learning these 5 commands [18:19] TR News (NEW): Ventoy as "perfect travel-ready productivity toolkit" and SageMath as Mathematica replacement https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Ventoy_as_perfect_travel_ready_productivity_toolkit_and_SageMat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Ventoy_as_perfect_travel_ready_productivity_toolkit_and_SageMat.gmi [18:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Ventoy as "perfect travel-ready productivity toolkit" and SageMath as Mathematica replacement [18:25] TR News Relaying LIES. https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/07/microsoft_announces_strengthening_of_sovereignty/ [18:25] TR Bot Microsoft's data sovereignty: Now with extra sovereignty! The Register [18:26] TR News There is NO OBLIGATION to relay lies. UNLESS... it is for your SPONSOR. [18:26] TR News At least THEY didn't relay this LIE. Did Kapo-berg not bribe them enough? https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/08/meta_cant_afford_its_600b/ [18:26] TR Bot Meta can't afford its $600B love letter to Trump The Register [18:27] TR News LinuxHub 3.0.9 and ZimaOS 1.5.1 are out. Devuan 6.0.0 and Omarchy 3.1.5 also. Good flow of releases after Vista 10's death. [18:28] TR News Lingmo 3.0.5 and SliTaz 2025-11-02 as well [18:30] TR News HydraPWK 25.03.T1, Dr.Parted 25.11, Kicksecure 18.0.5.8, Kiro 25.11.01.01, and MocaccinoOS 25.11 released [18:30] TR News NuTyX 25.03.1 is out https://www.nutyx.org/en/news [18:30] TR Bot NuTyX GNU/Linux [18:30] TR News (NEW): NebiOS X Cappadocia 10.0 Final/RTM Release Notes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/NebiOS_X_Cappadocia_10_0_Final_RTM_Release_Notes.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/NebiOS_X_Cappadocia_10_0_Final_RTM_Release_Notes.gmi [18:31] TR Bot Tux Machines NebiOS X Cappadocia 10.0 Final/RTM Release Notes [18:31] TR News October 2025 project update https://aerynos.com/blog/2025/10/31/ [18:31] TR Bot 2025 project update | AerynOS [18:32] TR News Shanios 2025.11.01 and Calam 2025-11 are out [18:32] TR News (NEW): Ikey Doherty Missing from AerynOS for Six Months https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/02/Ikey_Doherty_Missing_from_AerynOS_for_Six_Months.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/02/Ikey_Doherty_Missing_from_AerynOS_for_Six_Months.gmi [18:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Ikey Doherty Missing from AerynOS for Six Months [18:32] TR News Unraid OS 7.2.0 Stable is Now Available https://unraid.net/blog/unraid-7-2-0 [18:32] TR Bot Unraid | Unraid OS 7.2.0 Stable is Now Available [18:35] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:36] TR News (NEW): Besgnulinux JWM 3-1 version is ready for use https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Besgnulinux_JWM_3_1_version_is_ready_for_use.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Besgnulinux_JWM_3_1_version_is_ready_for_use.gmi [18:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Besgnulinux JWM 3-1 version is ready for use [18:37] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@5zgcj7t9mxsin.irc) has joined #techrights [18:37] TR News NethSecurity 8.7.1 and Kodachi 9.0.1 released [18:38] TR News Slimbook OS 24-r110 and umbrelOS 1.5.0-beta3 now ready [18:39] TR News (NEW): Sculpt OS release 25.10 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Sculpt_OS_release_25_10.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Sculpt_OS_release_25_10.gmi [18:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Sculpt OS release 25.10 [18:39] TR News TrueNAS 25.10 Goldeye Unifies Storage, Accelerates Workloads, and Simplifies Management https://www.truenas.com/blog/truenas-goldeye-25-10-release/ [18:39] TR Bot 25.10 Goldeye: NVMeoF, Unified, Simplified Storage [18:41] TR News (NEW): TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source NAS Released with NVMe-oF, ZFS Enhancements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/31/TrueNAS_25_10_Open_Source_NAS_Released_with_NVMe_oF_ZFS_Enhance.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/31/TrueNAS_25_10_Open_Source_NAS_Released_with_NVMe_oF_ZFS_Enhance.gmi [18:41] TR Bot Tux Machines TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source NAS Released with NVMe-oF, ZFS Enhancements [18:44] TR News (NEW): OpenIndiana Snapshot 2025.10 Available https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/OpenIndiana_Snapshot_2025_10_Available.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/OpenIndiana_Snapshot_2025_10_Available.gmi [18:44] TR Bot Tux Machines OpenIndiana Snapshot 2025.10 Available [18:46] TR News (NEW): Bazzite Fall Update: Fedora 43, Xbox Allies, Legion Go 2, Nvidia GTX https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Bazzite_Fall_Update_Fedora_43_Xbox_Allies_Legion_Go_2_Nvidia_GT.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Bazzite_Fall_Update_Fedora_43_Xbox_Allies_Legion_Go_2_Nvidia_GT.gmi [18:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Bazzite Fall Update: Fedora 43, Xbox Allies, Legion Go 2, Nvidia GTX [18:47] TR News 77void 20251028, Cyrethium V1R, and LastOSLinux 2025-10-29 are out [18:48] TR News "Deprecated X11 support" https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-43/ evil IBM. https://gist.github.com/probonopd/9feb7c20257af5dd915e3a9f2d1f2277 [18:48] TR Bot Fedora Linux 43 is here! - Fedora Magazine [18:48] TR Bot Think twice about Wayland. It breaks everything! GitHub [18:48] TR News CentOS 10-20251027 is out, but who would want to use it now? [18:49] TR News LinuxCNC 2.9.6, IPFire 2.29-core19 and Live Raizo 16.25.10.26 are out [18:49] TR News Fedora Magazine: How to rebase to Fedora Linux 43 on Silverblue https://fedoramagazine.org/how-to-rebase-to-fedora-linux-43-on-silverblue/ [18:49] TR Bot How to rebase to Fedora Linux 43 on Silverblue - Fedora Magazine [18:50] TR News How to Recognize an Astroturf Movement https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/02/how-to-recognize-an-astroturf-movement/ [18:50] TR Bot to Recognize an Astroturf Movement - CounterPunch.org [18:51] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM): Disney Content Has Gone Dark on YouTube TV https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-10-31/disney-content-has-gone-dark-on-youtube-tv-heres-what-customers-should-know [18:51] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-10-31/disney-content-has-gone-dark-on-youtube-tv-heres-what-customers-should-know ) [18:51] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM): Will YouTube TV Bring Back ESPN? Disney Says No 'Without a New Agreement' https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/will-youtube-tv-bring-back-espn-disney-says-no-without-new-agreement-1751544 [18:51] TR Bot Will YouTube TV Bring Back ESPN? Disney Says No 'Without a New Agreement' | IBTimes UK [18:52] TR News Arch, The Clown (he's terrifying, btw!) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=lmPu_Nk67VY [18:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=lmPu_Nk67VY ) [18:52] TR News Ruist cult. Servo Browser Finally Hits A Major Milestone https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=VyjyUdVigiI [18:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VyjyUdVigiI ) [18:53] TR News Bazaar: The Best Flatpak App Store You Are Not Using https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=Pod_KQE7VIU [18:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=Pod_KQE7VIU ) [18:53] TR News LMDE 7 vs Linux Mint 22.2 - Same Desktop, Totally Different BEASTS! (CHOOSE RIGHT) https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=DvTzyWMO-zY [18:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DvTzyWMO-zY ) [18:53] TR News Linux Mint 22.2 Zara Cinnamon Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/miJOBqSyOmg [18:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/shorts/miJOBqSyOmg ) [18:53] TR News Something Breaks In Ubuntu Linux Part https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=8MfryAsmAqE [18:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=8MfryAsmAqE ) [18:54] TR News Python refuses $1.5M grant, Unity's in trouble, AUR attacked again - Linux Weekly News https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=aLSog92nyAU [18:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=aLSog92nyAU ) [18:55] TR News Fedora Linux Finally Answers The [Slop] Question https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=722AmFCa7-w http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/24/Vibe_Coding_Doesn_t_Work.shtml [18:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=722AmFCa7-w ) [18:55] TR Bot Techrights 'Vibe Coding' Doesn't Work [18:55] TR News It's time to ditch Windows. Install Linux Mint instead. https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=WFllq_aAeew [18:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=WFllq_aAeew ) [18:55] TR News Kubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka overview https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=ud_xQpeNBcY [18:55] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=ud_xQpeNBcY ) [18:56] TR News Debian Linux Is Forcing Rust Into APT https://www.yewtu.be/watch?v=JZZgXTg3pPk [18:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JZZgXTg3pPk ) [18:56] TR News Q4OS 6.1 Quick Overview https://www.yewtu.be/shorts/pa7ePZtrHJM [18:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/shorts/pa7ePZtrHJM ) [18:59] TR News (NEW): Recent GNU/Linux Videos (via Invidious) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Recent_GNU_Linux_Videos_via_Invidious.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Recent_GNU_Linux_Videos_via_Invidious.gmi [18:59] TR Bot Tux Machines Recent GNU/Linux Videos (via Invidious) ● Nov 09 [19:00] whatA____ Swindler http://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/tinder-is-testing-using-ai-to-access-personal-photos-for-smarter-matches-and-facial-scans/ [19:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/tinder-is-testing-using-ai-to-access-personal-photos-for-smarter-matches-and-facial-scans/ ) [19:06] TR News (NEW): Probably Our Most Active and Energetic Week, Ever https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Probably_Our_Most_Active_and_Energetic_Week_Ever.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Probably_Our_Most_Active_and_Energetic_Week_Ever.gmi [19:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Probably Our Most Active and Energetic Week, Ever [19:08] TR News "if you want loyalty, get a dog. Inside IBM, under Gin 'n Tonic (Ginny Rometty), Alvind, Krabanaugh and Rob the Slob, there is no loyalty to anyone but yourself. IBM doesn't care for you or your career anymore. If you're a new US IBM employee, you will find that out at your next evaluation or at the layoff call scheduled by management. And IBM Management hangs [19:09] TR News "And IBM Management hangs together in a clique, and drinks together too." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9hfmk62 [19:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9hfmk62 ) [19:09] TR News "This is not a surprise. No one should trust the crook called Modi. He is looking out for himself, even in the BRIC partnership. Alvind is his right hand man." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9fpc9zq [19:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9fpc9zq ) [19:09] TR News "hope layoffs hit AK's children like he has done to everyone else. Then only, id--ts like him "might" realize the senseless evil they have done to other families in the name of greed." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9herx18 [19:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9herx18 ) [19:11] TR News "IBM announced plans this week to reduce its workforce by a low single-digit percentage in the fourth quarter of 2025, potentially affecting thousands globally. The layoffs are part of IBMs strategic pivot under Arvind Krishna toward higher-margin software and AI-enabled cloud services, particularly through its Red Hat unit." [19:24] TR News "AI investment" = LIES. Reality: huge debt. Big greed. https://www.dw.com/en/amazon-to-cut-14-000-corporate-jobs-amid-ai-investment/a-74524365 [19:24] TR Bot to cut 14,000 corporate jobs amid AI investment DW 10/28/2025 [19:25] TR News Copyrights witching hour strikes as Universal Music Group announce licensing agreements with Udio and Stability AI http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/copyrights-witching-hour-strikes-as.html [19:25] TR Bot Copyrights witching hour strikes as Universal Music Group announce licensing agreements with Udio and Stability AI - The IPKat [19:25] TR News AI [sic] copyright case http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/11/adapting-old-to-bold-saudi-arabias.html [19:25] TR Bot Adapting the old to the bold: Saudi Arabias first AI copyright case - The IPKat [19:25] TR News Copyright and Trademark https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-11-04/stability-ai-largely-wins-uk-court-battle-against-getty-images-over-copyright-and-trademark [19:25] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2025-11-04/stability-ai-largely-wins-uk-court-battle-against-getty-images-over-copyright-and-trademark ) [19:25] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:56] TR News (NEW): MX Linux 25 Infinity Is Now Available for Download, Based on Debian 13 Trixie https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/MX_Linux_25_Infinity_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Based_on_Deb.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/MX_Linux_25_Infinity_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Based_on_Deb.gmi [19:56] TR Bot Tux Machines MX Linux 25 Infinity Is Now Available for Download, Based on Debian 13 Trixie ● Nov 09 [20:36] TR News (NEW): Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.4 Is Out with Linux 6.17, COSMIC and LXQt 2.3 Desktops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Slackware_Based_PorteuX_2_4_Is_Out_with_Linux_6_17_COSMIC_and_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/09/Slackware_Based_PorteuX_2_4_Is_Out_with_Linux_6_17_COSMIC_and_L.gmi [20:36] TR Bot Tux Machines Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.4 Is Out with Linux 6.17, COSMIC and LXQt 2.3 Desktops [20:58] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Nov 09 [21:53] *Isambard_Prince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 09 [22:04] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) ● Nov 09 [23:03] MinceR https://pleated-jeans.com/2025/08/09/hoa-revenge-stories/ [23:03] TR Bot Homeowners Are Sharing Their Most Satisfying HOA Revenge Stories [23:17] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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