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● May 10
[00:04]	IsambardPrince	https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile-t1-phone-delays-controversy-1795870
[00:04]	TR Bot	 Nearly 600,000 Buyers Paid $60 Million for a Gold Trump Phone That Has Never Arrived | IBTimes UK
[00:04]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I was making fun of "Trump Mobile" immediately.
[00:04]	IsambardPrince	Shouting things like "To the Trumpmobile!"
[00:05]	IsambardPrince	"On 21 August 2025, Spigen hinted at possible legal action, posting on X: 'A lawsuit is coming,' after sharp-eyed users noticed that Trump Mobile's promotional image appeared to be a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra housed in a Spigen gold case, with a photoshopped US flag and 'T1' branding pasted over Spigen's original logo."
[00:06]	IsambardPrince	"Independent reporting exposed serious problems from the very first day pre-orders opened. Journalist Joseph Cox of 404 Media reported that when he attempted to pre-order the T1 Phone, the website failed, went to an error page, and then charged his credit card the wrong amount of $64.70 (48). He received a confirmation email saying he would be notified when his order shipped, but he had never provided a shipping address.
[00:06]	IsambardPrince	Cox later reported in a follow-up piece for 404 Media that the problems worsened. He was surprised to find two additional unauthorised charges on his card from Trump Mobile for $100 (74) and $64.70 (48), respectively, which he had not expected or authorised, and noted that the customer service number listed on the website was unable to help."
[00:07]	IsambardPrince	"NBC News placed a $100 (74) deposit in August 2025 to track the product's development. A call operator with Trump Mobile's customer support line promised a specific ship date of 13 November, which passed without any update. When NBC News followed up, an operator cited the US government shutdown as the reason for the delay."
[00:07]	IsambardPrince	"That explanation drew immediate scrutiny, given that Trump Mobile is a private company with no formal connection to the federal government. Customer complaints have since piled up across forums and social platforms, with users reporting unreturned deposits, vague customer service responses, and an inability to get clear answers about fulfilment."
[00:08]	IsambardPrince	"Trump Mobile continues to sell wireless service plans at $47.45 (35) per month, with some users reporting billing issues including unauthorised recurring charges and difficulty securing refunds. The core product, the T1 Phone, remains undelivered. The FTC has not confirmed whether it has opened a formal investigation."
[00:08]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: It's an MVNO that runs on T-Mobile.
[00:08]	IsambardPrince	Like Mint, which is $15 or $20 a month usually.
[00:16]	IsambardPrince	While I generally like Kubuntu 26.04 LTS, I may have to find another distribution that can actually handle a denial of service attack. Although I admit I have not been this amused with one since Steve Gibson the "security expert" was DDoSed by a 13 year old child in the late 90s and then actually decided to blog about it.
[00:17]	IsambardPrince	He was the one that made the big stink about how the world would end because Windows XP had TCP Raw Socket support, and got Microsoft to vandalize their own TCP/IP implementation in Windows XP SP2, even though 3 years had gone by without any issues related to raw socket support.
[00:23]	IsambardPrince	While they were in there, they decided to also set a very low limit for TCP Half-Open Connections.
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	
[00:24]	IsambardPrince	I think this all had less to do with Security, and more to do with Microsoft realizing it wasn't TERRIBLY difficult to roll out Apache Server on Windows XP Home Edition and not pay extra for Windows Server.
[00:26]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: Wikipedia says the last version of Calmira II is from October 15th, 2003.
[00:26]	IsambardPrince	Then again, it had been in development for 6 years, and it was a program for Windows 3.1.
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[01:37]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: I said...
[01:37]	IsambardPrince	Taco Bell in 1996: $4.89 for ten tacos.
[01:37]	IsambardPrince	Taco Bell in 2026: One taco for $4.89.
[01:37]	IsambardPrince	Government be like: Inflation was mild, really.
[01:38]	IsambardPrince	Meanwhile, minimum wage went up from $5.25 to $7.25.
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● May 10
[02:07]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The city government seems to have improved.
[02:07]	IsambardPrince	They're digging up old lead water service pipes and using it as an excuse to just go ahead and dig up some very bad roads and redo the whole thing in one go.
[02:09]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The local news posted:
[02:09]	IsambardPrince	Trump accused Iran of being led by LUNATICS 
[02:09]	IsambardPrince	I said:
[02:10]	IsambardPrince	At the risk of quoting Rob Schneider (from Judge Dredd)....
[02:10]	IsambardPrince	"What a coincidence! There's one here too!"
[02:21]	TR News	 (NEW):  Red Hat Summit, Paid-for Puff Pieces, and Buzzwords Aplenty ("Quantum" Vapourware and Fetishising Slop) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/08/Red_Hat_Summit_Paid_for_Puff_Pieces_and_Buzzwords_Aplenty_Quant.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/08/Red_Hat_Summit_Paid_for_Puff_Pieces_and_Buzzwords_Aplenty_Quant.gmi 
[02:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu Snap Prompting Improvements, Ubuntu Problems, and Slopfest https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/08/Ubuntu_Snap_Prompting_Improvements_Ubuntu_Problems_and_Slopfesr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/08/Ubuntu_Snap_Prompting_Improvements_Ubuntu_Problems_and_Slopfesr.gmi 
[02:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Red Hat Summit, Paid-for Puff Pieces, and Buzzwords Aplenty ("Quantum" Vapourware and Fetishising Slop)
[02:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ubuntu Snap Prompting Improvements, Ubuntu Problems, and Slopfest
[02:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Giada 1.4.1 Open-Source Loop Machine Adds MIDI Control for Switching Scenes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Giada_1_4_1_Open_Source_Loop_Machine_Adds_MIDI_Control_for_Swit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Giada_1_4_1_Open_Source_Loop_Machine_Adds_MIDI_Control_for_Swit.gmi 
[02:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Giada 1.4.1 Open-Source Loop Machine Adds MIDI Control for Switching Scenes
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-090526.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-090526.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-090526.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-090526.txt
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[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, May 09, 2026
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[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-05-09.txt
[02:55]	MinceR	10 010455 < IsambardPrince> Shouting things like "To the Trumpmobile!"
[02:55]	MinceR	there isn't a trumpmobile...
● May 10
[03:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Firefox 150.0.2 Improves Webcam Support, Split View, PDF Viewer, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Firefox_150_0_2_Improves_Webcam_Support_Split_View_PDF_Viewer_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Firefox_150_0_2_Improves_Webcam_Support_Split_View_PDF_Viewer_a.gmi 
[03:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Firefox 150.0.2 Improves Webcam Support, Split View, PDF Viewer, and More
[03:11]	IsambardPrince	[20:55] <MinceR> there isn't a trumpmobile...
[03:11]	IsambardPrince	No more like a fake cell phone company that makes unauthorized charges on your credit card.
[03:11]	MinceR	:>
[03:11]	IsambardPrince	And says you don't have your cell phone because the Democrats shut down the TSA.
[03:13]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: The shop couldn't figure out how to make my exhaust pipe stop rattling, said come back on Wednesday and they'll look again.
[03:14]	IsambardPrince	But it's okay, I made myself a cup of coffee and at current prices I got them for like $3 worth of Folgers in that KCup, not counting the KCup.
[03:14]	MinceR	:>
[03:28]	admfubar	MinceR: there isn't a trumpmobile...  yes there is and it is from tesla, it shouts "BANZIA" as it runs off the road..
[03:30]	MinceR	:)
● May 10
[04:16]	TR News	Worried Britons prepping for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows | Business | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/09/worried-britons-prepping-for-major-disruption-with-stash-of-tins-and-cash-survey-shows Source: The Guardian UK |
[04:16]	TR Bot	 Worried Britons prepping for major disruption with stash of tins and cash, survey shows | Business | The Guardian
[04:18]	TR News	"Today was spent flying to Istanbul and from there on to Van. We arrived late, at at the hotel and now were ready for bed. Claudia is reading about the things we are going to see tomorrow." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2026-05-09-to-van
[04:20]	TR News	"just a small post, i'm trying to find ways to make it easier to reply to my posts. i've included my misfin email address and my profile on bubble in all my future posts (including this one) at the end." gemini://sdf.org/tftp/phlogs/2026-05-09-001.txt
[04:23]	TR News	Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[04:23]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 10/05/2026: Travelling to Van and "Dark Mode" as Passing Fad https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Gemini_Links_10_05_2026_Travelling_to_Van_and_Dark_Mode_as_Pass.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Gemini_Links_10_05_2026_Travelling_to_Van_and_Dark_Mode_as_Pass.gmi 
[04:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights
[04:23]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 10/05/2026: Travelling to Van and "Dark Mode" as Passing Fad
[04:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Parrot 7.2 Is Now Officially Available for Download with Copy Fail Patch https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Parrot_7_2_Is_Now_Officially_Available_for_Download_with_Copy_F.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Parrot_7_2_Is_Now_Officially_Available_for_Download_with_Copy_F.gmi 
[04:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Parrot 7.2 Is Now Officially Available for Download with Copy Fail Patch
[04:26]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 09, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_May_09_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_May_09_2026.gmi 
[04:26]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 09, 2026
[04:27]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[04:27]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[04:28]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[04:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
[04:36]	TR News	gas pipeline https://www.dw.com/en/how-a-controversial-gas-pipeline-deal-could-further-stall-bosnia-s-eu-accession/a-76965210
[04:36]	TR Bot	 How a gas pipeline deal could stall Bosnia's EU accession
[04:37]	TR News	Germany's birth rate reached lowest level on record in 2025 https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-birth-rate-reached-lowest-level-on-record-in-2025/a-76965865
[04:37]	TR Bot	 Germany's birth rate reached lowest level on record in 2025
[04:42]	TR News	pharma supply chain https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-squeezes-india-s-pharma-supply-chain/a-76980858
[04:42]	TR Bot	 Iran war squeezes India's pharma supply chain
[04:44]	TR News	When Financial Companies Act like Censors https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/former-eff-activism-directors-new-book-transaction-denied-explores-what-happens https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/31/Google_Bribes_EFF_EFF_Promotes_LLM_Slop_as_Fair_Use_To_GAFAM_It.shtml
[04:44]	TR Bot	 Former EFF Activism Director's New Book, Transaction Denied, Explores What Happens When Financial Companies Act like Censors | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[04:44]	TR Bot	 Techrights Google Bribes EFF. EFF Promotes LLM Slop as 'Fair Use'. To GAFAM It's a Low-Cost Lobby Hedge.
[04:44]	TR News	Shortages in Childcare and Early Ed https://www.projectcensored.org/apprenticeship-shortage-childcare-early-ed/
[04:44]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/apprenticeship-shortage-childcare-early-ed/ )
[04:47]	TR News	Original 'antifa' https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/04/box-photos-papers-wwii-resistance-fighter-discovered-royal-library-depot
[04:47]	TR Bot	 Box with photos, papers of WWII resistance fighter discovered in Royal Library depot | NL Times
[04:48]	TR News	SmugMug Powers Online Photography https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/internet-still-works-smugmug-powers-online-photography
[04:48]	TR Bot	 The Internet Still Works: SmugMug Powers Online Photography | Electronic Frontier Foundation
[04:55]	TR News	X, the Platform of 'Free Speech' https://bsky.app/profile/gilduran.com/post/3mky5taqg3222
[04:55]	TR Bot	 @gilduran.com on Bluesky
[04:55]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: Another AI Slop Facebook reel.
[04:56]	TR News	Were missing the economic fallout of the Iran war just like we did with Covid https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/487190/iran-strait-of-hormuz-energy-oil-covid-coronavirus-stock-market
[04:56]	TR Bot	Iran War Oil Shock Markets Are Still Ignoring, Like Covid in 2020? | Vox
[04:56]	IsambardPrince	"What would happen if an airplane suddenly flew into space?"
[04:56]	TR News	Extreme weather and green energy on the rise in Europe ttps://www.dw.com/en/extreme-weather-and-green-energy-on-the-rise-in-europe/a-76962870
[04:56]	TR News	Australias battery boom has doubled in a year and is rewiring the energy grid https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-s-battery-boom-has-doubled-in-a-year-and-is-rewiring-the-energy-grid-20260429-p5zs0y.html
[04:56]	TR Bot	 Household batteries: Household and grid-sized battery boom softens electricity price volatility amid Iran war
[04:56]	IsambardPrince	Well, first the engines would die because long, long before you get to space, there's not enough oxygen to mix with the jet fuel.
[04:56]	IsambardPrince	Then you go falling back to Earth.
[04:57]	TR News	Oil, Empire, and the Price of War: How Energy Became the Ultimate Weapon https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/02/oil-empire-and-the-price-of-war-how-energy-became-the-ultimate-weapon/
[04:57]	TR Bot	 Oil, Empire, and the Price of War: How Energy Became the Ultimate Weapon
[04:57]	TR News	The Collapse Of Collective Control Hands Unprecedented Leverage To U.S. Power And Energy Giants https://scheerpost.com/2026/05/04/this-was-the-plan-uae-exit-from-opec-marks-corporate-capture-of-global-oil-as-conflict-destabilizes-the-region-the-collapse-of-collective-control-hands-unprecedented-leverage-to-u-s-power-and-ener/
[04:57]	TR Bot	 This Was the Plan: UAE Exit From OPEC Marks Corporate Capture of Global Oil: As Conflict Destabilizes The Region, The Collapse Of Collective Control Hands Unprecedented Leverage To U.S. Power And Energy Giants
[04:57]	IsambardPrince	But you all get a bit to scream about the falling.
[04:57]	TR News	Von der Leyen: Europe must quit unstable energy markets https://cphpost.dk/2026-05-04/news/round-up/von-der-leyen-europe-must-quit-unstable-energy-markets/
[04:57]	TR Bot	stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-05-04/news/round-up/von-der-leyen-europe-must-quit-unstable-energy-markets/ )
[04:59]	TR News	Seems Techrights went "viral" in 'HACKED' 'NOISE' yesterday. Did not even notice, except it shows about 50k visitors from there.
[04:59]	IsambardPrince	MinceR: Someone mentioned they got their credit back to 705 6 months from bankruptcy.
[04:59]	TR News	A Climate Change Conference in Colombia https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/28/the-minilateralist-incentive-a-climate-change-conference-in-colombia/
[04:59]	TR Bot	Minilateralist Incentive: A Climate Change Conference in Colombia - CounterPunch.org
● May 10
[05:00]	IsambardPrince	They didn't mention if that was FICO or one of those "vantagescores" that creditors actually don't use.
[05:00]	TR News	Event With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges Healthy Skepticism of Climate Science https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-science-oil-gas-fossil-fuel-judges-jim-jordan
[05:00]	TR Bot	 Event With Links to Oil Industry Teaches Judges Climate Skepticism ProPublica
[05:00]	IsambardPrince	VantageScore can go up way faster than FICO.
[05:00]	TR News	Coral reefs in Mauritius are turning ghostly white. Can nurseries rescue them from climate change? https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/coral-reef-restoration-9.7173511
[05:00]	TR Bot	 Coral reefs in Mauritius are turning ghostly white. Can nurseries rescue them from climate change? | CBC Radio
[05:00]	IsambardPrince	My FICOs eventually recovered to above 700, 6 _years_ later, not months, years.
[05:00]	TR News	A crying glacier and a shivering ice shelf: A beautiful, tragic story https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/a-crying-glacier-and-a-shivering-ice-shelf-a-beautiful-tragic-story-20260428-p5zroz.html
[05:00]	TR Bot	 Melting in Antarctica: What scientists saw at the Thwaites and Cook glaciers last summer
[05:01]	IsambardPrince	It's not just about the size of the bankruptcy, like how many accounts or what amount of debt.
[05:01]	IsambardPrince	Although that's a factor, with a 6 year old bankruptcy notation even if you pry all the negatives that went in off your report and play everything perfect, you still won't be above 730 or so.
[05:01]	IsambardPrince	It just isn't possible.
[05:02]	IsambardPrince	That's because the bankruptcy filing is by far the biggest factor in this mess.
[05:02]	IsambardPrince	It's like, the rest of it does damage the credit score, but it's not huge because the bankruptcy itself is so damaging.
[05:09]	TR News	umbrelOS 1.7.0 is out, but OUTSOURCED to Microsoft https://github.com/getumbrel/umbrel/releases/tag/1.7.0
[05:09]	TR Bot	umbrelOS 1.7 getumbrel/umbrel GitHub
[05:09]	TR News	Same goes for Talos Linux 1.13.0 https://github.com/siderolabs/talos/releases/tag/v1.13.0
[05:09]	TR Bot	v1.13.0 siderolabs/talos GitHub
[05:10]	TR News	Fedora 44 = IBM https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/
[05:10]	TR Bot	 The Fedora Linux 44 Release is Here! - Fedora Magazine
[05:11]	TR News	Iran war threatens finances https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-cabinet-discusses-2027-budget-plans-as-iran-war-threatens-finances/live-76975008
[05:11]	TR Bot	 Germany news: Major borrowing, Iran turbulence clouds budget
[05:13]	TR News	So-called 'FSFE' = GAFAM and Microsoft front group https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260504-01.en.html
[05:13]	TR Bot	 FSFE: NHS England should not hide public code behind closed doors - FSFE
[05:14]	TR News	Soniferous Aether https://xkcd.com/3238/
[05:14]	TR Bot	Soniferous Aether
[05:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  Shelly 2.2.4 Arch Linux GUI Package Manager Brings Smarter Fuzzy Search https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Shelly_2_2_4_Arch_Linux_GUI_Package_Manager_Brings_Smarter_Fuzz.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Shelly_2_2_4_Arch_Linux_GUI_Package_Manager_Brings_Smarter_Fuzz.gmi 
[05:14]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Shelly 2.2.4 Arch Linux GUI Package Manager Brings Smarter Fuzzy Search
[05:14]	TR News	online fraud surge https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/28/dutch-banks-urge-meta-tiktok-google-fight-online-fraud-surge"
[05:14]	TR Bot	 Dutch banks urge Meta, TikTok and Google to fight online fraud surge | NL Times
[05:15]	TR News	Simple Machines https://xkcd.com/3239/
[05:15]	TR Bot	Simple Machines
[05:15]	TR News	Bottle https://xkcd.com/3240/
[05:15]	TR Bot	Bottle
[05:17]	TR News	Scientology meets Social Control Media https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-scientology-speedrunning-attempt-tiktok-9.7186249 https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/scientology-buildings-viral-tiktok-speedrun-1794322
[05:17]	TR Bot	 Hundreds of youths descend on Vancouver's Scientology building as part of speedrunning trend | CBC News
[05:17]	TR Bot	 Scientology Buildings Reportedly Removed Door Handles After Viral Speedrun Stunts Bring Disruption Inside | IBTimes UK
[05:17]	TR News	child soldiers in Sudan become influencers on TikTok https://www.dw.com/en/how-child-soldiers-in-sudan-become-influencers-on-tiktok/a-77033265
[05:17]	TR Bot	 How child soldiers in Sudan become influencers on TikTok
[05:20]	TR News	Linux Percentage of Steam Users Doubled in One Year https://linux.slashdot.org/story/26/05/02/0625247/linux-percentage-of-steam-users-doubled-in-one-year
[05:20]	TR Bot	 Linux Percentage of Steam Users Doubled in One Year - Slashdot
[05:23]	TR News	New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access On Major Distros https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/04/30/207231/new-linux-copy-fail-vulnerability-enables-root-access-on-major-distros
[05:23]	TR Bot	 New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access On Major Distros - Slashdot
[05:43]	TR News	Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 72 Out of 200: Microsoft's Graveley and Garrett Signed Documents That Hold Them Accountable to Truth and Liable for Lies https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_72_Out_of_200_Microsoft_s_Graveley_and_Ga.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_72_Out_of_200_Microsoft_s_Graveley_and_Ga.gmi 
[05:43]	TR Bot	 Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 72 Out of 200: Microsoft's Graveley and Garrett Signed Documents That Hold Them Accountable to Truth and Liable for Lies
● May 10
[06:04]	TR News	"Bulgaria has proven that the right legislative update can go a long way in Washington." https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-removes-bulgaria-from-piracy-watch-list-after-torrent-tracker-crackdown/ | Source: Torrent Freak
[06:04]	TR Bot	Removes Bulgaria from Piracy Watch List After Torrent Tracker Crackdown * TorrentFreak
[06:04]	TR News	"And while one might assume that these often-sold-out live events are doing most of the heavy lifting revenue-wise" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/07/sphere-revenue-q1-2026/ | Source: Digital Music News
[06:04]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/05/07/sphere-revenue-q1-2026/ )
[06:04]	TR News	Yesterday, Proctorio filed a CDO in BC Supreme Court." https://linkletter.org/update-33-the-lawsuit-is-over/ |
[06:04]	TR Bot	 Update #33: The lawsuit is over! | Stand Against Proctorio's SLAPP!
[06:08]	TR News	"facial features" https://futurism.com/future-society/james-cameron-accused-stealing-face-avatar | Source: Futurism
[06:08]	TR Bot	 James Cameron Accused of Stealing 14-Year-Old Girl's Face for Main Character of Billion-Dollar Avatar Films
[06:09]	TR News	"Kilchers likeness was captured in production sketches, sculpted into maquettes and laser-scanned into high-resolution digital models" https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/actor-alleges-james-cameron-teen-face-create-avatar-character-rcna343825 | Source: NBC
[06:09]	TR Bot	 Actor alleges James Cameron used her teenage face to create key 'Avatar' character
[06:10]	TR News	"EU negotiators from the European Parliament and European capitals also agreed to delay the implementation of high-risk AI rules" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/eu-strikes-deal-to-ban-sexualised-ai-deepfakes/articleshow/130950691.cms | Source: India Times
[06:10]	TR Bot	 EU strikes deal to ban sexualised AI deepfakes - The Economic Times
[06:12]	TR News	"Though we reckon Torvalds was correct in pushing for a penguin expressed in a simple brushstroke, the Tux mascot is still pretty detailed/ornate compared to a typical tech company logo." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-mascot-tux-the-penguin-hits-30-years-old-linus-torvalds-outlined-the-design-of-the-slightly-overweight-penguin-on-may-9-1996 | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:12]	TR Bot	 Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996 | Tom's Hardware
[06:12]	TR News	"The Economy of Ideas" https://www.wired.com/1994/03/economy-ideas/ | Source: Wired
[06:12]	TR Bot	Economy of Ideas | WIRED
[06:13]	TR News	"These practices, Newsmax says, resulted in a smaller market share and lack of major advertisers." https://www.courthousenews.com/fox-slams-newsmax-over-reoccurring-antitrust-claims/ | Source: Court House News
[06:13]	TR Bot	 Fox slams Newsmax over reoccurring antitrust claims | Courthouse News Service
[06:13]		*Broccoli has quit (Quit: I love women so much it's unreal)
[06:13]	TR News	"I now turn to a summary of my basic conclusions." https://www.justice.gov/atr/testimony-franklin-m-fisher-united-states-v-microsoft-corporation | Source: USDOJ
[06:13]	TR Bot	 Antitrust Division | Testimony Of Franklin M. Fisher : United States V. Microsoft Corporation
[06:14]	TR News	"Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019 to support the startup's development of AI technologies on its Azure cloud platform." https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/openai-executives-have-discussed-accusing-microsoft-anticompetitive-behavior-wsj-2025-06-16/ | Source: Reuters
[06:14]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/openai-executives-have-discussed-accusing-microsoft-anticompetitive-behavior-wsj-2025-06-16/ )
[06:14]	TR News	"Yeah, although Im not even onboard with that part." https://idiomdrottning.org/public-sector-competition | Source: Idiomdrottning
[06:14]	TR Bot	 When the free-trade right punished competition
[06:14]	TR News	"Back in 20212022, I was co-hosting and producing a podcast. I purchased some fitting background music before we started and have been using it in every episode." https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/brandolini-law/ | Source: Victor Kropp
[06:14]	TR Bot	 Brandolinis law
[06:15]	TR News	"Iran is moving to seize control of seven critical undersea internet cables running through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing foreign operators to beg for permits" https://zambianobserver.com/iran-turns-internet-cables-into-hostage-takers-in-the-strait-of-hormuz/ | Source: The Zambian Observer
[06:15]	TR Bot	 Iran Turns Internet Cables into Hostage Takers in the Strait of Hormuz - The Zambian Observer
[06:16]	TR News	"Cyber attackers do not care, they look for any kind of vulnerability, whether it's as simple as a router to something more complex" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2026/05/what-does-the-fcc-have-to-do-with-cyber-security/ | Source: Federal News Network
[06:16]	TR Bot	 What does the FCC have to do with cyber security? | Federal News Network
[06:17]	TR News	"This wall cuts through sovereign ancestral lands that existed long before the U.S.-Mexico border" https://truthout.org/video/contractors-razed-a-1000-year-old-indigenous-site-to-build-trumps-border-wall/ | Source: TruthOut
[06:17]	TR Bot	 Contractors Razed a 1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Site to Build Trumps Border Wall | Truthout
[06:18]	TR News	"Your husband compared a reporter to a female dog the other day" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-mothers-day-washington-post-b2973330.html | Source: The Independent UK
[06:18]	TR Bot	( status 429 @ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-mothers-day-washington-post-b2973330.html )
[06:18]	TR News	"I've got good news and bad news for Trump." https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/09/cossie-livvie-crissie/#dont-let-your-meat-loaf | Source: CoryDoctorow
[06:18]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Trumps fruitless search for a goreable ox (09 May 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[06:18]	TR News	"If youre not familiar with why Trump might be targeting L. Louise Lucas, here comes some remedial instruction." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/08/fbi-raids-office-of-dem-politician-instrumental-in-redrawing-virginia-voter-maps-with-fox-news-in-tow/ | Source: Techdirt
[06:18]	TR Bot	Raids Office Of Dem Politician Instrumental In Redrawing Virginia Voter Maps With Fox News In Tow | Techdirt
[06:19]	TR News	"A witness who saw the interaction called the authorities, resulting in the filing of a police report." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/senator-at-center-of-utah-ai-data-center-debate-gets-physical-slaps-phone-out-of-reporters-hand-reporter-covering-cases-of-harassment-against-his-business | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:19]	TR Bot	 Senator at center of Utah AI data center debate gets physical, slaps phone out of reporters hand reporter covering cases of harassment against his business | Tom's Hardware
[06:19]	TR News	"Here are four things you need to know about how immigration agencies have participated in restricting press freedom in the United States: [...]" https://cpj.org/2026/05/how-the-trump-administration-is-using-immigration-authorities-are-trying-to-restrict-speech/ | Source: CPJ
[06:19]	TR Bot	 How the Trump administration is using immigration authorities to restrict speech - Committee to Protect Journalists
[06:20]	TR News	"The result is journalism that fawns over fame and power rather than holding it to account." https://jacobin.com/2026/05/celebrity-culture-news-media-journalism | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[06:20]	TR Bot	 Celebrity Culture Is Swallowing the News Media
[06:20]	TR News	"When Goodman and a few other journalists started Democracy Now! in 1996, the daily radio program was practically a one-woman show, airing on just nine community stations." https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/05/cheers-to-independent-journalism-a-message-to-tnl-readers/ | Source: The New Lede
[06:20]	TR Bot	 Cheers to independent journalism: A message to TNL readers - The New Lede
[06:20]	TR News	"Briefings should focus on a timely topic or on a project related to digital information." https://www.cni.org/news/call-for-proposals-summer-2026-pre-record-project-briefing-edition | Source: Coalition for Networked Information
[06:20]	TR Bot	 Call for Proposals Summer 2026 Pre-Record Project Briefing Edition
[06:20]	TR News	"Russian authorities stripped journalists from all foreign news outlets of their press credentials for the Victory Parade" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/08/report-russia-revokes-all-foreign-press-credentials-for-victory-day-parade | Source: Meduza
[06:20]	TR Bot	 Report: Russia revokes all foreign press credentials for Victory Day parade Meduza
[06:21]	TR News	"Why, a funder asked me recently, do two intermediaries this funder saw as offering duplicative services both still exist?" https://dicktofel.substack.com/p/some-rationalization-may-finally?ref=werd.io |
[06:21]	TR Bot	 Some Rationalization May Finally Be Coming for Newsroom Intermediaries
[06:21]	TR News	"Such materials would have to be placed in sections of the library designated for patrons 18 years and older." https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/05/08/proposal-links-arkansas-library-funding-to-limiting-access-to-sexually-explicit-materials/ | Source: Arkansas Advocate
[06:21]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://arkansasadvocate.com/2026/05/08/proposal-links-arkansas-library-funding-to-limiting-access-to-sexually-explicit-materials/ )
[06:22]	TR News	"After months of protest, crackdown and war, on-the-ground reporting is more impossible than it has ever been." https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2026/may/08/telling-the-truth-about-iran-is-more-dangerous-than-ever | Source: The Guardian UK
[06:22]	TR Bot	 Telling the truth about Iran is more dangerous than ever | Maryam Foumani | The Guardian
[06:22]	TR News	"In a newly filed response to that investigation" https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/abc-trump-fcc-the-view-b2973304.html | Source: The Independent UK
[06:22]	TR Bot	 ABC gets tough with Trumps FCC over The View after caving on Jimmy Kimmel | The Independent
[06:22]	TR News	ABCs filing to the Federal Communications Commission, made public Friday, came in a dispute involving one ABC station in Houston, KTRK-TV.
[06:23]	TR News	"ABCs filing to the Federal Communications Commission, made public Friday, came in a dispute involving one ABC station in Houston, KTRK-TV." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/abc-trump-new-york-houston-the-new-york-times-b2973344.html | Source: The Independent UK
[06:23]	TR Bot	 In legal dispute over 'The View,' ABC argues Trump administration is trying to chill free speech | The Independent
[06:23]	TR News	"Need a concise version for court? Litigants globally use our shorter brief, Mandated DNS Blocking: Critical Considerations, as evidence to clearly explain these technical limits to judges." https://josephhall.org/blog/the-collateral-damage-of-mandated-dns-blocking/ |
[06:23]	TR Bot	 The Collateral Damage of Mandated DNS Blocking
[06:23]	TR News	"The Internet is essential for our everyday lives." https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/04/dns-blocking-mind-the-unintended-consequences/ | Source: Internet Society
[06:23]	TR Bot	 DNS Blocking: Mind the Unintended Consequences - Internet Society
[06:23]	TR News	[Old] "Mandated DNS blocking, often presented as a straightforward policy solution, is ineffective, harmful, and impractical." https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mandated-DNS-Blocking.pdf | Source: Internet Society
[06:24]		*Broccoli (~Gaysanta@vfj2kbz54tj9w.irc) has joined #techrights
[06:24]	TR News	"ABC is accusing the Federal Communications Commission of violating the First Amendment and chilling press freedom" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/fpf-commends-abc-for-fighting-back-against-fcc-censorship | Source: Common Dreams
[06:24]	TR Bot	 FPF commends ABC for fighting back against FCC censorship | Common Dreams
[06:24]	TR News	"The Commissions actions threaten to upend decades of settled law and practice and chill critical protected speech, both with respect to The View and more broadly" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/abc-learns-from-past-mistakes-takes-stronger-stance-against-carr-and-trump-s-censorship-campaign | Source: Common Dreams
[06:24]	TR Bot	 ABC Learns from Past Mistakes, Takes Stronger Stance Against Carr and Trump's Censorship Campaign | Common Dreams
[06:24]	TR News	"The Academic Freedom Index assesses the state of higher education and research in five categories: freedom of research and teaching" https://news.err.ee/1610018197/estonia-retains-second-place-in-world-academic-freedom-ranking | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling
[06:24]	TR Bot	 Estonia retains second place in world academic freedom ranking | News | ERR
[06:25]	TR News	"School cannot become an arena where this kind of propaganda is pushed onto students and staff" https://yle.fi/a/74-20225120 | Source: Yle
[06:25]	TR Bot	 School show sparks Russian propaganda concerns | Yle News | Yle
[06:26]	TR News	"In this interview, Burns discusses his views on Americas Revolution, its flaws and aspirations, what its legacy and place in history really is" https://jacobin.com/2026/05/ken-burns-american-revolution-history | Source: Jacobin Magazine
[06:26]	TR Bot	 Ken Burns Makes the Case for the Greatness of 1776
[06:26]	TR News	"Even if Musk doesnt win his case, hell have managed to air out a lot of OpenAIs dirty laundry in the process." https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/488097/elon-musk-openai-trial | Source: Vox
[06:26]	TR Bot	Musk could lose his legal case against OpenAI and still get most of what he wants. | Vox
[06:26]	TR News	"In other words: under oath, the former CTO and briefly interim CEO of the company behind the worlds most popular chatbot" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/perjury-openai-cto-murati-altman | Source: Futurism
[06:26]	TR Bot	 Under Threat of Perjury, OpenAI's Former CTO Is Admitting Some Very Interesting Stuff About Sam Altman
[06:27]	TR News	"San Francisco-based Architect will buy a 16% stake in OnlyFans for $535 million, the WSJ reported citing the terms of the deal announced on Friday." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/onlyfans-sells-minority-stake-to-architect-capital-at-3-15-billion-valuation-report/articleshow/130965942.cms | Source: India Times
[06:27]	TR Bot	 OnlyFans sells minority stake to Architect Capital at $3.15 billion valuation: Report - The Economic Times
[06:27]	TR News	"The company said the restructuring will affect more than 1,100 employees worldwide. Cloudflare had 5,156 full-time employees at the end of 2025." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/cloudflare-to-cut-about-20-workforce-as-ai-adoption-reshapes-operations/articleshow/130943006.cms | Source: India Times
[06:27]	TR Bot	 Cloudflare to cut about 20% of 5,000-plus workforce as AI adoption reshapes operations - The Economic Times
[06:27]	TR News	"The most interesting part of Mr. Russells book is the earlier chapters in which he analyses the various types of powerpriestly, oligarchical" https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/orwell-review-bertrand-russells-power/ | Source: Bert Hubert
[06:27]	TR Bot	 George Orwell's review of Russel's Power: A New Social Analysis - Bert Hubert's writings
[06:27]	TR News	"How do we create economic practices that encourage many responsive solutions in an era of polycrisis, rather than fewer?" https://www.newsfutures.org/library/civic-information-endowment?ref=werd.io |
[06:27]	TR Bot	 An Invitation to Build the Civic Information Economy News Futures
[06:28]	IsambardPrince	The Holocaust Museum has coupons through the library.
[06:28]	TR News	"How the state government works is not a mystery; it is not run by a secret priesthood whose initiates shut out all others from the sacred rites." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/hey-california-what-does-it-take-to-be-governor/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit
[06:28]	TR Bot	 Hey California! What Does It Take to Be Governor?
[06:28]	IsambardPrince	That's the most Jewish thing ever. To print a coupon to a Holocaust Museum.
[06:29]	TR News	"Let me share a couple of ideas from the book so you can decide whether youd find it interesting." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/05/09/an-immigrant-s-love-letter-by-kisin | Source: Sandor Dargo
[06:29]	TR Bot	 An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West by Konstantin Kisin | Sandor Dargo's Blog
[06:29]	TR News	"While there are American drone brands, none that Ive found offer consumer drones just expensive drones for Hollywood-level films, industrial drones, and military drones." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/im-a-us-drone-pilot-devastated-by-the-fcc-ban-but-there-is-finally-a-way-i-can-make-my-voice-heard | Source: Digital Camera World
[06:29]	TR Bot	 Im a US drone pilot devastated by the FCC ban, but there is finally a way I can make my voice heard | Digital Camera World
[06:30]	TR News	"The Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday, May 8, through its Office of Engineering and Technology (OET)" https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/fcc-reverses-course-allows-software-updates-for-foreign-made-drones-and-routers-until-2029-agency-says-blocking-security-patches-could-create-cybersecurity-risks | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:30]	TR Bot	 FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks | Tom's Hardware
[06:30]	TR News	"The European Union has reached a provisional agreement to amend parts of the EU AI Act" https://thecyberexpress.com/eu-ai-act-deal-brings-nudifier-app-ban/ | Source: Cyble Inc
[06:30]	TR Bot	 EU AI Act Deal Brings Nudifier App Ban And Rule Delays
[06:31]	TR News	"We should pay attention to this argument as it transfers from politics to technology, because it is revealing the alleged victims' intent." https://www.theregister.com/cxo/2026/05/08/tech-is-now-rolling-out-the-old-grievance-grift/5237475 | Source: The Register UK
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Tech is now rolling out the old grievance grift
[06:31]	TR News	"The partners plan to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of Nvidias DSX-branded infrastructure in the neocloud companys global network of data centers." https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/07/ai-data-center-firm-irens-stock-soars-strikes-2-1b-deal-nvidia/ | Source: Silicon Angle
[06:31]	TR Bot	data center firm IREN's stock soars after it strikes $2.1B deal with Nvidia - SiliconANGLE
[06:31]	TR News	"U.S. District Court Judge Colleen McMahon ruled in favor of plaintiffs, Kadetsky among them" https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/neh-grants-doge-trump-ruling/687126/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Why Trump, DOGEs NEH Cuts Were Too Slapdash to Hold Up - The Atlantic
[06:31]	TR News	"On 9 May, the European Union celebrates its achievements of unity and long-term peace, commemorating the Schuman Declaration in 1950." https://www.europarl.europa.eu/europe-day/en/ | Source: European Parliament
[06:31]	TR Bot	 Discover Europe Day 2026 with the European Parliament
[06:33]	TR News	"In March, the Commission agreed that Sweden would not have to share bottleneck fees paid to Svenska Kraftnt with other EU countries." https://www.thelocal.dk/20260508/sweden-halts-construction-of-power-cable-to-denmark-in-eu-row | Source: The Local DK
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Sweden halts construction of power cable to Denmark after EU row
[06:33]	TR News	"The Maryland Office of Peoples Counsel (OPC), a state agency that represents its utility consumers" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/maryland-citizens-slapped-with-usd2-billion-grid-upgrade-bill-for-out-of-state-ai-data-centers-state-complains-to-federal-energy-regulators-says-additional-cost-breaks-ratepayer-protection-pledge-promises | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Maryland citizens slapped with $2 billion power grid upgrade bill for out-of-state AI data centers state complains to federal energy regulators, says additional cost breaks ratepayer protection pledge promises | Tom's Hardware
[06:33]	TR News	"Most people who've owned a phone know that its battery life diminishes over time." https://www.androidpolice.com/ditched-super-fast-phone-charger-for-a-super-slow-one/ | Source: Android Police
[06:33]	TR Bot	 I ditched my super-fast phone charger for a super-slow one, and I'd recommend everyone do the same
[06:33]	TR News	"Residents fear impacts on the Great Salt Lake and local water supplies." https://www.western-water.com/2026/05/08/utah-data-center-water-fight-intensifies/ | Source: Western Water
[06:33]	TR Bot	 Utah data center water fight intensifies | Western Water
[06:34]	TR News	"This year, Western states are heading into the summer with a desperately low balance threatening wildfires, drinking water, crops, electricity and more." https://michiganadvance.com/2026/05/08/repub/as-drought-worsens-western-states-brace-for-wildfires-water-shortages/ | Source: Michigan Advance
[06:34]	TR Bot	 As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages Michigan Advance
[06:34]	TR News	"But while it's an undeniable truth that the mints are now gone, this does not mean they disappeared on their own." https://theorangeduck.com/page/respectable-people-dont-litter | Source: Daniel Holden
[06:34]	TR Bot	 Respectable people don't Litter
[06:34]	TR News	 (NEW):  Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow You https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Good_Job_Dell_and_Lenovo_Hope_Others_Follow_You.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Good_Job_Dell_and_Lenovo_Hope_Others_Follow_You.gmi 
[06:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow You
[06:34]	TR News	"The University of Michigan did not return 404 Medias request for comment." https://www.404media.co/university-claims-withholding-water-from-nuclear-weapons-data-center-is-unlawfully-discriminatory-to-data-centers/ | Source: 404 Media
[06:34]	TR Bot	 University Claims Withholding Water From Nuclear Weapons Data Center Is 'Unlawfully Discriminatory' to Data Centers
[06:35]	TR News	"This area is home to the greatest diversity of salamanders on Earth, including the giant eastern hellbender." https://therevelator.org/protect-southern-appalachia/ | Source: The Revelator
[06:35]	TR Bot	 Protect This Place: Southern Appalachia The Revelator
[06:35]	TR News	"Speaking at Truth Tellers, The Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit in London on Wednesday, Tucker joked that the story had caused a whole world of pain." https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/wall-street-journal-story-on-trump-and-epstein-took-six-months-and-20-staff/ | Source: Press Gazette
[06:35]	TR Bot	 Wall Street Journal story on Trump and Epstein took six months and 20 staff - Press Gazette
[06:36]	TR News	"My editors and I decided it was time to break out the Gorka files." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/08/i-reached-out-to-the-white-house-counterterrorism-czar-for-comment-he-lashed-out-on-x/ | Source: Techdirt
[06:36]	TR Bot	Reached Out To The White House Counterterrorism Czar For Comment. He Lashed Out On X. | Techdirt
[06:36]	TR News	"Jeffrey Epstein's brother says the disgraced financier didn't write the suicide note his former cellmate claims he did ... calling it a forgery." https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/08/epsteins-brother-claims-suicide-note-is-not-real/ | Source: TMZ
[06:36]	TR Bot	 Jeffrey Epstein's Brother Says Suicide Note is a Forgery
[06:36]	TR News	"Ive known Jeff all my life. If he was going to kill himself, if he was going to write a suicide note, he wouldve written it to somebody, not just a blanket statement saying goodbye" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-brother-suicide-note-forgery-b2973393.html | Source: The Independent UK
[06:36]	TR Bot	 Jeffrey Epsteins brother claims released suicide note is a forgery: report | The Independent
[06:37]	TR News	"It took organizers roughly a month to print, bind and arrange the collection, according to Wired." https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/jeffrey-epstein-museum-document-trump-b2973323.html | Source: The Independent UK
[06:37]	TR Bot	 A Jeffrey Epstein pop-up museum is now open in New York City. Heres what to know | The Independent
[06:37]	TR News	"Browns work went on to win many prestigious accolades, but not a Pulitzer Prize, the most competitive award in journalism." https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/julie-k-brown-jeffrey-epstein-pulitzer-1235559998/ | Source: Rolling Stone
[06:37]	TR Bot	 Julie K. Brown on Pulitzer Win, 8 Years After Jeffrey Epstein Expos
[06:39]	TR News	"ByteDance has significantly increased its AI infrastructure spending by 25% to 200 billion yuan ($29.4 billion) this year, driven by rising memory chip costs and an expanded AI focus." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/bytedance-targets-25-rise-in-ai-infrastructure-spending/articleshow/130981372.cms | Source: India Times
[06:39]	TR Bot	 ByteDance targets 25% rise in AI infrastructure spending - The Economic Times
[06:40]	TR News	"Researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE, created 323 dummy (bot) accounts across the states of New York, Texas, and Georgia." https://phys.org/news/2026-05-tiktok-algorithm-pro-republican-bias.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[06:40]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-05-tiktok-algorithm-pro-republican-bias.html )
[06:41]	TR News	"This is not good, obviously. Credentials should not be saved in places where a malicious program can just read them, and they should not be preserved in backups." https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/05/09/shg-the-shell-guard/ | Source: Panagiotis Vryonis
[06:41]	TR Bot	the SHell Guard blog.vrypan.net
[06:42]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[06:42]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
[06:43]	TR News	"The probe found evidence that from 2020 to 2024, GM peddled hundreds of thousands of consumers geolocations, driving behavior" https://therecord.media/gm-to-pay-12-million-california-privacy-settlement | Source: The Record
[06:43]	TR Bot	 GM to pay over $12 million in California privacy settlement involving driver data | The Record from Recorded Future News
[06:43]	TR News	"The US spy-tech firm was awarded the contract to underpin the Federated Data Platform (FDP) after winning a succession of pandemic-era deals" https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/05/07/minister-gives-palantirs-nhs-platform-a-clean-bill-of-health/5230642 | Source: The Register UK
[06:43]	TR Bot	 Minister gives Palantir's NHS platform a clean bill of health
[06:44]	TR News	"Readers are likely more familiar with Eve Online being stewarded by CCP Games." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/googles-deepmind-to-train-ai-on-player-actions-in-quarter-million-player-mmorpg-eve-online-google-bought-in-by-purchasing-a-minority-stake-in-the-newly-independent-fenris-creations | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:44]	TR Bot	 Google's DeepMind to train AI on player actions in quarter-million-player MMORPG Eve Online Google bought in by purchasing a minority stake in the newly independent Fenris Creations | Tom's Hardware
[06:44]	TR News	"has been collecting and retaining children's personal information." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/us-nears-400-million-settlement-with-tiktok-on-child-privacy-violations-abc-news/articleshow/130969794.cms | Source: India Times
[06:44]	TR Bot	 US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC News - The Economic Times
[06:44]	TR News	"So Ive decided to try a blanket ban for this site: no unauthorised query strings." https://chrismorgan.info/no-query-strings |
[06:44]	TR Bot	 Ive banned query strings Chris Morgan
[06:44]	TR News	"But soon, the entire debate over internet anonymity will be as anachronistic as an iPod Touch." https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/i-can-never-talk-to-an-ai-anonymously?ref=werd.io | Source: The Argument
[06:45]	TR Bot	 I can never talk to an AI anonymously again
[06:45]	TR News	Network Maintenance: The scheduled maintenance has been completed. An hour ago. No downtimes.
[06:46]	TR News	"name, phone, and address of all people in [X reference group]" https://kliu.io/post/easy-improvements-to-personal-opsec/ | Source: Kevin Liu
[06:46]	TR Bot	 Easy improvements to personal opsec | Kevin Liu
[06:46]	TR News	"Shatters Privacy" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fcc-id-verification-phone-activation-1795960 | Source: International Business Times
[06:46]	TR Bot	 Trump's FCC Shatters Privacy as They Demand Your Government ID Before Approving Any New Phone Number | IBTimes UK
[06:46]	TR News	"SCBP is part of the long-running Home Office Biometrics (HOB) program to bring together the government's collections of fingerprints, DNA profiles, and facial images." https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/09/uk-wants-fresh-fingerprints-on-300m-biometrics-platform/5234933 | Source: The Register UK
[06:46]	TR Bot	 UK wants fresh fingerprints on 300M biometrics platform
[06:49]	TR News	"Another drawback of security tokens is that if you lose one, its private key is gone for good. Theres no way to back it up!" https://ahelwer.ca/post/2026-05-08-builtin-u2f/ | Source: Andrew Helwer
[06:49]	TR Bot	 Laptops all have built-in security tokens these days -
[06:49]	TR News	"Ok, that's it. I'm officially off GitHub." https://kevquirk.com/im-off-github | Source: Kev Quirk
[06:49]	TR Bot	 I'm off GitHub - Kev Quirk
[06:49]	TR News	"GitHub is having a tough time." https://btao.org/posts/2026-05-09-the-forge-we-deserve/ | Source: Tao Bojln
[06:49]	TR Bot	 The forge we deserve | Tao Bojln
[06:50]	TR News	"Access to GitHub, the worlds largest software development platform, has deteriorated in Russia" https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/05/08/github-access-deteriorates-in-russia-as-internet-regulator-denies-blocking | Source: Meduza
[06:50]	TR Bot	 GitHub access deteriorates in Russia as internet regulator denies blocking Meduza
[06:50]		*IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s)
[06:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Microsoft's Code Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) in Trouble a Month After Its Chief Quietly Quits Microsoft https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Microsoft_s_Code_Entrapment_Microsoft_GitHub_in_Trouble_a_Month.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Microsoft_s_Code_Entrapment_Microsoft_GitHub_in_Trouble_a_Month.gmi 
[06:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Microsoft's Code Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) in Trouble a Month After Its Chief Quietly Quits Microsoft
[06:51]	TR News	Privatisation https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/07/nhs-code-clampdown-draws-open-source-backlash/5234541 | Source: The Register UK
[06:51]	TR Bot	 NHS code clampdown draws open source backlash
[06:51]	TR News	"The law allows Ofcom to fine companies for up to 10 percent of their qualifying worldwide revenue, or 18 million, whichever is higher." https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/08/meta-fights-ofcom-over-how-many-billions-count-as-billions/5235662 | Source: The Register UK
[06:51]	TR Bot	 Meta fights Ofcom over how many billions count as billions
[06:52]	TR News	"Since those salad days, its trajectory has never been quite the same." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-death-spiral | Source: Futurism
[06:52]	TR Bot	 Meta Has Entered Its Death Spiral
[06:52]	TR News	"European would-be competitors see those as openings to vaunt their own virtues." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/european-minnows-bid-to-challenge-social-media-giants-396980319 | Source: RTL
[06:52]	TR Bot	 'Perfect timing': European minnows bid to challenge social media giants - RTL Today
[06:52]		*IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@4ri2848n5q4dw.irc) has joined #techrights
[06:52]	TR News	"As someone who has been off of these platforms for quite a while, some of the things people share with me sound extremely odd to me" https://blog.avas.space/social-media-abusive/ | Source: Ava
[06:52]	TR Bot	 your social media habits sound like an abusive relationship | ava's blog
[06:53]	TR News	"The taboo regime is gone because we let it go. The renormalization is happening because we have not yet found the analytical apparatus to name it." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/on-free-speech-and-woke | Source: Mike Brock
[06:53]	TR Bot	 On Free Speech and "Woke" - by Mike Brock
[06:53]	TR News	"On this weeks episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel talks with his Atlantic colleague Kaitlyn Tiffany about what our phones are doing to us." https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/05/flipping-off-phones/687102/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:53]	TR Bot	 Flipping Off Phones - The Atlantic
[06:53]	TR News	"In the moment I just thought OK this guy is just trying to talk to me, to chat me up" https://futurism.com/future-society/man-smart-glasses-records-woman-demands-money | Source: Futurism
[06:53]	TR Bot	 Man Wearing Smart Glasses Secretly Records Woman, Demands Money to Delete Video From His Socials
[06:54]	TR News	"The report highlights the scale of youth online exposure." https://news.err.ee/1610018371/report-social-media-bans-alone-won-t-keep-kids-and-teens-safe-online | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling
[06:54]	TR Bot	 Report: Social media bans alone won't keep kids and teens safe online | News | ERR
[06:54]	TR News	"manosphere" https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/09/experts-warn-rising-manosphere-influence-boys-may-drive-violent-sexual-offenses | Source: NL Times
[06:54]	TR Bot	 Experts warn rising manosphere influence on boys may drive violent, sexual offenses | NL Times
[06:54]	TR News	"The flaw stems from an instruction in the extensions code that allows any script running in the origin browser to communicate with Claudes LLM, but does not verify who is running the script" https://cyberscoop.com/claude-chrome-extension-allows-plugins-to-hijack-ai/ | Source: Scoop News Group
[06:54]	TR Bot	in Claudes Chrome extension allowed any other plugin to hijack victims AI | CyberScoop
[06:54]	TR News	Slop "biz claims that the cost increase is offset to some extent by token processing efficiency delivering better results using fewer tokens." https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/08/gpt-55-may-burn-fewer-tokens-but-it-always-burns-more-cash/5237498 | Source: The Register UK
[06:54]	TR Bot	 GPT-5.5 may burn fewer tokens, but it always burns more cash
[06:55]	TR News	Slop https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/internet-archival-sites-struggling-to-preserve-the-internet-because-of-skyrocketing-hard-drive-prices-due-to-the-ai-boom-wayback-machine-and-wikimedia-punished-by-stratospheric-storage-pricing-and-stricter-anti-scraping-measures-blocking-the-wrong-bots | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:55]	TR Bot	 Internet archival sites struggling to preserve the internet because of skyrocketing hard drive prices due to the AI boom Wayback Machine and Wikimedia punished by stratospheric storage pricing and stricter anti-scraping measures blocking the wrong bots | Tom's Hardware
[06:55]	TR News	"I have been idly building the specs my next desktop PC a Linux gaming and AI rig for the better part of the past year. It is starting to feel like a doomed exercise." https://techcentral.co.za/hyperscalers-ate-my-next-computer/281189/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa)
[06:55]	TR Bot	 Hyperscalers ate my next computer
[06:55]	TR News	"If you truly believe in your product, you will spruce it up. Make it look nice. For me, generated "AI" icons and codebase just smells of insecurity and not believing in your own product." https://akselmo.dev/posts/ainsecurity-in-software/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen
[06:55]	TR Bot	 AInsecurity in software | AksDev
[06:56]	TR News	"The driver for this redesign was simple. The old site had a system for generating an AI image for every blog post, with structured prompts that kept everything in the same visual style." https://joost.blog/vol-xv/ | Source: Joost de Valk
[06:56]	TR Bot	XV: out with the AI slop Joost.blog
[06:56]	TR News	"The bigger problem is not just Claude. The bigger problem is agentic AI inside the browser." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/claudes-chrome-extension-flaw-shows-why-agentic-browsing-needs-real-guardrails/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch
[06:56]	TR Bot	 Claudes Chrome Extension Flaw Shows Why Agentic Browsing Needs Real Guardrails - CybersecKyle
[06:56]	TR News	"Either way, this blog is my own, my thought and my opinion. I WILL NOT use LLMs to generate content for this blog." https://clehaxze.tw/gemlog/2026/05-10-llm-usage-policy-on-this-blog.gmi | Source: Martin Chang
[06:56]	TR Bot	 LLM usage policy on this blog - Martin's website/blog thingy
[06:56]	TR News	"Personally, after spending the day mulling on this, I find the whole thing extremely depressing, for three reasons: [...]" https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/05/09/2130 | Source: Rui Carmo
[06:56]	TR Bot	 The Local AI Moat - Tao of Mac
[06:57]	TR News	"Spotify and other music streaming platforms are slowly filling up with AI slop." https://www.androidpolice.com/i-used-these-tools-to-block-ai-slop-on-spotify-and-i-should-have-done-it-sooner/ | Source: Android Police
[06:57]	TR Bot	 I used these tools to block AI slop on Spotify, and I should have done it sooner
[06:57]	TR News	"Philosopher Nick Bostrom recently posted a paper, where he postulated that a small chance of AI annihilating all humans might be worth the risk" https://www.wired.com/story/nick-bostrom-has-a-plan-for-humanitys-big-retirement/ | Source: Wired
[06:57]	TR Bot	Bostrom Has a Plan for Humanitys Big Retirement | WIRED
[06:57]	TR News	"After announcing on May 1 that it had exfiltrated several terabytes of data containing the personal information of 275 million users" https://edscoop.com/shinyhunters-claims-nearly-9000-schools-affected-by-canvas-data-breach/ |
[06:57]	TR Bot	claims nearly 9,000 schools affected by Canvas data breach | EdScoop
[06:58]	TR News	"In a May 8 statement to Dark Reading, Instructure acknowledged what students like Pomazanov were experiencing." https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shinyhunters-second-attack-instructure | Source: Dark Reading
[06:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/shinyhunters-second-attack-instructure )
[06:58]	TR News	"The group claimed to have exfiltrated 3.65 terabytes of data including names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and user messages from Canvas LMS." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/universities-alert-shinyhunters-canvas-hack-1795864 | Source: International Business Times
[06:58]	TR Bot	 Canvas Hacked By ShinyHunters: Are Your Private Messages Now Exposed In The Dark Web? | IBTimes UK
[06:58]	TR News	"ShinyHunters, a [cracking] group with a string of data theft and extortion campaigns targeting major global companies" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/schools-reach-out-to-canvas-hackers-as-breach-hits-us-classrooms/articleshow/130969347.cms | Source: India Times
[06:58]	TR Bot	 Schools reach out to Canvas hackers as breach hits US classrooms - The Economic Times
[06:58]	TR News	"30-year-old code" https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-cto-confesses-that-30-year-old-code-from-the-mid-90s-still-forms-the-bedrock-of-windows-11-ancient-win32-api-still-the-backbone-but-cto-says-its-more-relevant-than-ever-in-2026 | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:58]	TR Bot	 Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026' | Tom's Hardware
[06:59]	TR News	"The outage also hit Eastern Michigan University and Wayne State University." https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/cyberattack-on-canvas-hitting-michigan-schools-amid-exam-season/ | Source: Michigan Advance
[06:59]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/cyberattack-on-canvas-hitting-michigan-schools-amid-exam-season/ )
[06:59]	TR News	"Thats when I learned about the outage." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/canvas-hack-campus-fragility/687115/ | Source: The Atlantic
[06:59]	TR Bot	 The Canvas Panic on Campus - The Atlantic
[06:59]	TR News	"The companies were engaged in intensive talks for more than a year and they hammered out a formal deal in recent months, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/apple-intel-have-reached-preliminary-chip-making-deal-report/articleshow/130965655.cms | Source: India Times
[06:59]	TR Bot	 Apple, Intel have reached preliminary chip-making deal: Report - The Economic Times
● May 10
[07:00]	TR News	"Its simple" https://thenewsprint.co/2026/05/09/bauhaus-clock-for-iphone-and-ipad/ | Source: The Newsprint
[07:00]	TR Bot	 Bauhaus Clock for iPhone and iPad - The Newsprint
[07:00]	TR News	HUGE debt https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/cloudflare-cuts-20-percent-of-its-jobs-due-to-ai-and-its-stock-takes-a-19-percent-spill-1-100-jobs-disappearing-as-company-increased-usage-of-ai-sixfold-over-past-months | Source: Tom's Hardware
[07:00]	TR Bot	 Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spill 1,100 jobs disappearing as company increased usage of AI sixfold over past months | Tom's Hardware
[07:00]	TR News	"Intel just does not know how to be a foundry." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/apple-reportedly-strikes-deal-for-intel-to-make-some-of-its-chips-two-tech-giants-reached-a-preliminary-agreement-for-intel-to-make-processors-for-cupertino | Source: Tom's Hardware
[07:00]	TR Bot	 Apple reportedly strikes deal for Intel to make some of its chips two tech giants reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to make processors for Cupertino | Tom's Hardware
[07:01]	TR News	[Old] "It carries on like this for months. The project you made for you, once a source of joy, is now a source of stress and anxiety." https://opensourcepledge.com/blog/burnout-in-open-source-a-structural-problem-we-can-fix-together/ | Source: Open Source Pledge
[07:01]	TR Bot	 Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together | Open Source Pledge
[07:01]	TR News	"Impressive as the raw numbers are, they dont tell the whole story." https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/unlocked-repost-curing-us-health | Source: Paul Krugman
[07:01]	TR Bot	 Unlocked Repost: Curing U.S. Health Care, Part I
[07:01]	TR News	"complexity trade-off" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/ai-study-finds-hidden-mathematical-laws-shaping-cuisines-across-cultures/articleshow/130976607.cms | Source: India Times
[07:01]	TR Bot	 AI study finds hidden mathematical laws shaping cuisines across cultures - The Economic Times
[07:02]	TR News	"This disquiet should not come as a surprise for anyone with even passing familiarity with education in the 2020s." https://criticaledtech.com/2026/05/10/is-ed-tech-falling-out-of-favour/ | Source: Neil Selwyn
[07:02]	TR Bot	 Is Ed-Tech falling out of favour? Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
[07:02]	TR News	"Its also not clear that self-hosted infrastructure would be more resilient: a university could be subject to a ransomware attack with very little recourse." https://werd.io/canvas-is-open-source-but-its-cloud-services-ransomware-attack-really-hurts/ | Source: Ben Werdmuller
[07:02]	TR Bot	 Canvas is open source, but its cloud services ransomware attack really hurts
[07:02]	TR News	"So when I kicked off the company, some traitorous part of me was hoping that it would be difficult, as horrible as that would be for me personally." https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/the-worlds-left-to-conquer/ | Source: Lucidity
[07:02]	TR Bot	 The Worlds Left To Conquer Ludicity
[07:02]	TR News	"The Computer Literacy Project was run by the nations broadcaster and included a raft of TV programming about computers, as well as the commissioning of a machine specifically for the project." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/remembering-the-bbc-computer-literacy-project/ | Source: Hackaday
[07:02]	TR Bot	The BBC Computer Literacy Project | Hackaday
[07:03]	TR News	"And though universities have many purposes beyond simply preparing students for the workplace, that is one function that they do undoubtedly serve." https://futurism.com/future-society/college-critical-thinking-ai | Source: Futurism
[07:03]	TR Bot	 Bosses Horrified as "AI Native" College Graduates Hit the Workplace
[07:03]	TR News	"We probably all realize, as did the Navy, that pushing to yet lower frequencies and longer wavelengths would produce better penetration of the seawater" https://computer.rip/2026-05-09-extremely-low-frequencies.html | Source: J B Crawford
[07:03]	TR Bot	 extremely low frequencies
[07:03]	TR News	"These differences become even more pronounced at regional levels." https://overpopulation-project.com/the-role-of-mortality-in-fertility-transition-studies/ | Source: Overpopulation
[07:03]	TR Bot	 The role of mortality in fertility transition studies - The Overpopulation Project
[07:04]	TR News	"I am doing a full month of not buying anything I don't actually need." https://smallcypress.bearblog.dev/buy-nothing/ | Source: Small Cypress
[07:04]	TR Bot	 buying nothing | small cypress
[07:04]	TR News	"This is actually quite nice as it forces me to take my time and pay attention to the details." https://www.rousette.org.uk/archives/laws-of-sewing/ | Source: But she's a girl...
[07:04]	TR Bot	 BSAG Laws of sewing
[07:04]	TR News	"So thats what well be doing from now." https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0193-a-new-website-and-focus-on-sbs/ | Source: Johnny Decimal
[07:04]	TR Bot	 A new website, and a focus on small business Blog Johnny.Decimal
[07:04]	IsambardPrince	https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/hungary-prime-minister-peter-magyar-sworn-in-viktor-oban
[07:04]	TR Bot	 Pter Magyar sworn in as Hungarys prime minister ending 16-year Orbn era | Pter Magyar | The Guardian
[07:04]	TR News	"I do not intend to go professional in any of these areas (music composition or photography, that is), and if I would, I would need to re-evaluate how I present my work anyway." https://mmk2410.org/2026/05/08/one-website | Source: Marcel Kapfer
[07:04]	TR Bot	 Marcel Kapfer - One Website
[07:05]	IsambardPrince	The EU flag was raised at the parliament building, after fidSS took it down in 2014, it says.
[07:05]	IsambardPrince	With luck, Hungary will become a normal country.
[07:05]	IsambardPrince	Not a fascist kleptocracy like it became under Orban.
[07:05]	schestowitz[TR2]	too late?
[07:06]	TR News	"even when visually nested, a @supports rule does not inherit the surrounding selector." https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68095/supports-lies-css-says-yes-browsers-say-lol-no | Source: Alvaro Montoro
[07:06]	TR Bot	 When CSS Says 'Yes' but Browsers Say 'LOL No'
[07:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  FFmpeg 8.1.1 Released with Numerous Fixes & Improvements (PPA Updated) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/FFmpeg_8_1_1_Released_with_Numerous_Fixes_Improvements_PPA_Upda.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/FFmpeg_8_1_1_Released_with_Numerous_Fixes_Improvements_PPA_Upda.gmi 
[07:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines FFmpeg 8.1.1 Released with Numerous Fixes & Improvements (PPA Updated)
[07:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:07]	IsambardPrince	I wouldn't say Illinois is a fascist kleptocracy although there's definitely corruption here, and steering of public money towards public officials' bank accounts.
[07:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers
[07:08]	IsambardPrince	It's not as bad as it has been.
[07:08]	IsambardPrince	Tiffany Henyard the "super mayor" was probably the worst thing there's been in years.
[07:08]	IsambardPrince	Paying her bills with city credit cards, staying at pricey hotels on "business" trips.
[07:09]	IsambardPrince	Using the city police as her own goon squad, complete with a 24 hour protective detail.
[07:09]	IsambardPrince	Dolton is not a wealthy city.
[07:09]	IsambardPrince	It couldn't even afford its own bills, much less her stealing from the coffers.
[07:09]	IsambardPrince	I don't know if there will ever be a public corruption trial. There should be.
[07:10]	IsambardPrince	They got Mike Madigan so maybe they get her too.
[07:10]	TR News	Techrights Links 10/05/2026: Fake Suicide Notes and New EU Restrictions on Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Links_10_05_2026_Fake_Suicide_Notes_and_New_EU_Restrictions_on_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Links_10_05_2026_Fake_Suicide_Notes_and_New_EU_Restrictions_on_.gmi 
[07:10]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 10/05/2026: Fake Suicide Notes and New EU Restrictions on Slop
[07:10]	IsambardPrince	She tried to slip away to Georgia after getting voted out.
[07:11]	IsambardPrince	The Illinois state government has been more like "left-wing populism" but it's also been quite bad with handling money.
[07:11]	IsambardPrince	I'd say more is just lost to having too many public programs that are not efficient, than public corruption.
[07:13]	IsambardPrince	The biggest problem the US has is the Republicans at the state level cutting taxes to the bone so they can cut spending to the bone.
[07:14]	IsambardPrince	They don't want to spend money on anything.
[07:14]	IsambardPrince	The roads are very bad, the public transit does not exist, if you have no money you have no healthcare.
[07:14]	IsambardPrince	Some of the places look okay just because people living there are doing well for _themselves_/.
[07:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Why Linux is my IDE https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Why_Linux_is_my_IDE.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Why_Linux_is_my_IDE.gmi 
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Why Linux is my IDE
[07:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Gentoo Linux has always been a bit of a fascinating distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/I_switched_to_Gentoo_Linux_and_now_I_get_why_it_s_worth_the_hea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/I_switched_to_Gentoo_Linux_and_now_I_get_why_it_s_worth_the_hea.gmi 
[07:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Gentoo Linux has always been a bit of a fascinating distro
[07:26]	IsambardPrince	Seems there are a few Windows shells still in development.
[07:26]	IsambardPrince	Some are compatible with Windows 11.
[07:27]	IsambardPrince	https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/08/Codecs_and_Software_Patents_Part_IV_Things_Got_Bad_That_Some_La.shtml
[07:27]	TR Bot	 Techrights Codecs and Software Patents - Part IV - Things Got So Bad That Some Laptop Sales Got Banned in the EU (Over Software Patents!)
[07:28]	IsambardPrince	One of the biggest reasons that they are trying to force MPEG-4 AVC off the web now is that the patents are expiring.
[07:29]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: Three more AVC patents issued in the US expire this month alone.
[07:32]	TR News	 (NEW):  Aurora is the KDE side of Bluefin, and it might be the most polished Linux desktop right now https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Aurora_is_the_KDE_side_of_Bluefin_and_it_might_be_the_most_poli.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Aurora_is_the_KDE_side_of_Bluefin_and_it_might_be_the_most_poli.gmi 
[07:32]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Aurora is the KDE side of Bluefin, and it might be the most polished Linux desktop right now
[07:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Dolphin does file management better than GNOMEhere's why https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/KDE_Dolphin_does_file_management_better_than_GNOME_here_s_why.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/KDE_Dolphin_does_file_management_better_than_GNOME_here_s_why.gmi 
[07:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Dolphin does file management better than GNOMEhere's why
[07:49]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:49]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
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[10:19]	TR News	"The PKGBASE way of things on FreeBSD is still not fully mature (and officially marked as experimental)." https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/freebsd-pkgbase-minor-upgrades/ | Source: Vermaden
[10:19]	TR Bot	 FreeBSD PKGBASE Minor Upgrades | 
[10:19]	TR News	"That got me to thinking about reproducing a project versus taking inspiration from it, and though I enjoy both, Im find myself most often in the inspiration mode." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/copy-or-redesign/ | Source: Hackaday
[10:19]	TR Bot	Or Redesign? | Hackaday
[10:19]	TR News	"I recently bought a faulty Amiga A570 and intended to write a repair blog post about it eventually, but this adventure ended up in a completely different direction" https://linuxjedi.co.uk/when-an-amiga-a570-repair-took-a-strange-turn/ | Source: Andrew Hutchings
[10:19]	TR Bot	 When an Amiga A570 Repair Took a Strange Turn - LinuxJedis /dev/null
[10:20]	TR News	"The lowest layer of the stack is an SDR for the actual radio communications." https://hackaday.com/2026/05/09/running-your-own-3g-network/ | Source: Hackaday
[10:20]	TR Bot	Your Own 3G Network | Hackaday
[10:20]	TR News	"When Epilogue announced the Retrace app for iOS and Android I was over the moon excited." https://sethmlarson.dev/epilogue-retrace-iphone-13-pro-ubuntu | Source: Seth Michael Larson
[10:20]	TR Bot	 Using Epilogue Retrace app with iPhone 13 Pro and Ubuntu Seth Larson
[10:21]	TR News	"Knowing this is possible, what if you run a single TRX across multiple cells / sectors / sites?" https://nickvsnetworking.com/gsm-supercell/ | Source: Nick
[10:21]	TR Bot	 GSM SuperCell | Nick vs Networking
[10:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> One of the biggest reasons that they are trying to force MPEG-4 AVC off the web now is that the patents are expiring.
[10:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	<IsambardPrince> schestowitz[TR2]: Three more AVC patents issued in the US expire this month alone.
[10:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	good to know
[10:21]	schestowitz[TR2]	will mmention
[10:58]	TR News	"The current version of macOS "Tahoe" 26.4 already has network Time Machine issues, especially for folks using Apple Time Capsules." https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/09/macos-27-threatens-to-bury-time-capsule-foss-brings-a-shovel/5234824 | Source: The Register UK
[10:58]	TR Bot	 MacOS 27 threatens to bury Time Capsule, FOSS brings a shovel
[10:59]	TR News	"Fine; but what if the hostname might be an IPv6 address literal, or it might not be?" https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2026/openssh-scp-ipv6/ | Source: Michael Kjrling
[10:59]	TR Bot	 With OpenSSH scp specifying a remote host with what may be an IPv6 address literal Michael Kjrling
[10:59]	TR News	"I was searching for a lightweight file sync utility for *nix and mostly hit dead ends but then Unison came up." https://blog.feld.me/posts/2026/05/unison-in-anger/ | Source: Feld
[10:59]	TR Bot	 Unison In Anger Makefile.feld
● May 10
[11:00]	TR News	"Another reason, I am posting my response on my blog is because it is my way of documenting the interactions that come about only because I have this blog." https://merecivilian.com/my-rss-workflow-2026/ | Source: Mere Civilian
[11:00]	TR Bot	 My RSS Workflow in 2026
[11:00]	TR News	"In version 0.4.0 of Wander Console, I added support for a via= query parameter while loading web pages." https://susam.net/no-query-strings.html | Source: SusamPal
[11:00]	TR Bot	 I Will Not Add Query Strings to Your URLs - Susam Pal
[11:05]	TR News	"Today, it happened again, and I decided to look a bit more into it." https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2026/slow-firefox-kswapd0-cpu/ | Source: Michael Kjrling
[11:05]	TR Bot	 Fixing Linux Firefox running slowly with high kswapd0 CPU utilization Michael Kjrling
[11:06]	TR News	"I have now been running this for about a week and a half" https://michael.kjorling.se/blog/2026/slow-firefox-kswapd0-cpu-2/ | Source: Michael Kjrling
[11:06]	TR Bot	 Fixing Linux Firefox running slowly with high kswapd0 CPU utilization, take 2 Michael Kjrling
[11:06]	TR News	"Well be back next time, checking in on Thunderbird Pro! Its been almost a year since we sat down with members of our team making this possible." https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/05/community-office-hours-contributor-spotlight-on-bogomil-shopov/ | Source: Thunderbird
[11:06]	TR Bot	 Community Office Hours: Contributor Spotlight on Bogomil Shopov - The Thunderbird Blog
[11:17]	TR News	"After heavily trashing it, I should clarify: JSONB is an incredible tool when used for its intended purpose. You should absolutely use it for: [...]" https://lorbic.com/building-a-poor-document-store-inside-postgresql/ | Source: Vikash Patel
[11:17]	TR Bot	a Poor Document Store inside PostgreSQL | Lorbic
[11:19]	TR News	"That said, I decided to move for a few reasons." https://sals.place/blog/moving-to-11ty-and-cloudflare/ | Source: Sal
[11:19]	TR Bot	 Moving my blog to 11ty and Cloudflare Pages
[11:19]	TR News	"In total, we found more than 70 open-access articles on medieval studies published last month." https://www.medievalists.net/2026/05/10-open-access-medieval-studies-articles-from-april-2026/ | Source: Medievalists.net
[11:20]	TR Bot	Open-Access Medieval Studies Articles from April 2026 - Medievalists.net
[11:21]	TR News	"Ten years on there are several successor efforts running, from foundations, academics, and funders, and Ive contributed data to most of them" https://nesbitt.io/2026/05/09/the-mismeasure-of-open-source.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[11:21]	TR Bot	 The Mismeasure of Open Source | Andrew Nesbitt
[11:21]	TR News	"This matters most at the point where one of those packages gets a security report" https://nesbitt.io/2026/05/08/weekend-at-bernies.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt
[11:21]	TR Bot	 Weekend at Bernies | Andrew Nesbitt
[11:22]	TR News	"The essays in this book started out as a series of columns for the Journal of Object-Oriented Programming." https://www.dreamsongs.com/Files/PatternsOfSoftware.pdf |
[11:23]	TR News	"I came with a set of work needing to be completed and things I wanted to discuss with people there." https://blogs.perl.org/users/paul_johnson/2026/05/the-perl-toolchain-summit-2026.html | Source: Perl
[11:23]	TR Bot	Perl Toolchain Summit 2026 | Paul Johnson [blogs.perl.org]
[11:24]	TR News	"I still have a certain amount of Python 2 code, both for work and for personal projects (for example, DWiki, the wiki software behind this blog" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/python/Python2WithPython3LSP | Source: University of Toronto
[11:24]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[11:25]	TR News	"Its roots then very obviously pre-date the introduction of any kind of type checking, annotations, as well as a lot of modern tooling" https://blog.mathieui.net/typing-python-quirks.html | Source: Mathieu
[11:25]	TR Bot	 Typing some python quirks
[11:25]	TR News	"This tutorial is a complete implementation of a GLR Parser in Python." https://rahul.gopinath.org/post/2026/05/09/generalized-lr-parser/ | Source: Rahul Gopinath
[11:25]	TR Bot	 Generalized LR (GLR) Parser
[11:26]	TR News	"Something that had been irking me for a while was how long Zsh took to load." https://arkoinad.com/posts/zsh_speedup.html | Source: Abhinav Gopalakrishnan
[11:26]	TR Bot	 Speeding up zsh
[11:30]	TR News	"Typically on a brownfield project I dont care much about logging libraries and just go with whatevers already set up." https://rednafi.com/go/typesafe-slogging/ | Source: Redowan Delowar
[11:30]	TR Bot	 Type-safe slogging | Redowan Delowar
[11:31]	TR News	"Yggdrasil is an experimental overlay IPv6 mesh network." https://dev.to/asciimoth/yggdrasil-network-as-an-embedded-go-library-9h | Source: DEV Community
[11:31]	TR Bot	 Yggdrasil Network as an Embedded GO Library - DEV Community
[11:31]	TR News	"And this, in turn, led to me looking more closely at how these things are done in HTTP(S)." https://kevinboone.me/in_praise_of_http.html | Source: Kevin Boone
[11:31]	TR Bot	 Kevin Boone: In praise of HTTP
[11:32]	TR News	"Time is a fundamental anchor of physics, social life, governance, and business." https://josephhall.org/blog/texture-of-time-wwvb/ |
[11:32]	TR Bot	 Hacking Time: Spoofing Atomic Clocks with Audio Harmonics
[11:32]	TR News	"Honestly, if I was working at OpenAI, Id start by stream audio over WebSockets." https://moq.dev/blog/webrtc-is-the-problem/ |
[11:32]	TR Bot	 OpenAI's WebRTC Problem - Media over QUIC
[11:33]	TR News	sjvn is boosting slop https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/new-airbyte-agents-cleaning-up-messy-data-for-ai-agents
[11:33]	TR Bot	 New Airbyte Agents: Cleaning up messy data for AI Agents
[11:34]	TR News	covering FOSS technologies and related topics.
[11:34]	TR News	Anon: They are unfortunately a desired result of the broligarchs They _*don't*_ want old SJVN or any of the dozens of others who were diligently covering FOSS technologies and related topics.
[11:35]	TR News	More slop from SJVN https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/here-s-why-data-center-company-iren-bought-cloud-native-power-mirantis
[11:36]	TR Bot	 Here's why data center company IREN bought cloud-native power Mirantis
[11:36]	TR News	He even uses slop for images now: https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/here-s-why-data-center-company-iren-bought-cloud-native-power-mirantis
[11:38]	TR News	"In partnership with" - SJVN is now a paid spammer for slop
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[12:00]	TR News	"These Poor Billionaires Are Melting Down Over Taxing the Rich" https://jacobin.com/2026/05/taxes-rich-victims-mamdani-obama
[12:00]	TR Bot	 These Poor Billionaires Are Melting Down Over Taxing the Rich
[12:01]	TR News	iophk: US trade unions remain rotten to the core https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/union-labor-data-center
[12:01]	TR Bot	 You'll Never Guess Trade Unions' Position on AI Data Centers
[12:02]	TR News	"EA shows why piracy is completely justified" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/ea-shows-why-piracy-is-completely:5
[12:02]	TR Bot	 EA shows why piracy is completely justified
[12:03]	TR News	Age limits for social media EU versus reality https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/05/08/aldersgranser-for-sociala-medier-eu-mot-verkligheten/
[12:03]	TR Bot	 ldersgrnser fr sociala medier EU mot verkligheten
[12:04]	TR News	The fashion bosses' chamber pot | https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/modechefernes-natpotte
[12:04]	TR Bot	 Modechefernes natpotte | Version2
[12:08]		*KindOne (~KindOne@23xffjdf3phbn.irc) has joined #techrights
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[12:28]	TR News	FFmpeg 8.1.1 Released with Numerous Fixes & Improvements (PPA Updated) https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/05/ffmpeg-8-1-1-released-with-numerous-fixes-improvements-ppa-updated/
[12:28]	TR Bot	 FFmpeg 8.1.1 Released with Numerous Fixes & Improvements (PPA Updated) | UbuntuHandbook
[12:30]	TR News	Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow You https://itsfoss.com/news/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors/
[12:30]	TR Bot	 Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow You
[12:31]	TR News	Dirty Frag is a New GNU/Linux Exploit That Grants Root, and There's No Proper Patch Yet https://itsfoss.com/news/dirty-frag-linux-exploit/
[12:31]	TR Bot	 Dirty Frag is a New Linux Exploit That Grants Root, and There's No Proper Patch Yet
[12:38]	TR News	igzip command-line compression and decompression utility https://www.linuxlinks.com/?p=177196
[12:38]	TR Bot	- The Linux Portal Site
[12:38]	TR News	Patdiff file diff using the Patience Diff algorithm https://www.linuxlinks.com/patdiff-file-diff/
[12:38]	TR Bot	- file diff using the Patience Diff algorithm - LinuxLinks
[12:39]	TR News	2026 hardcore list of 21 linux distributions without elogind and other systemd parts https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/394/
[12:39]	TR Bot	 2026 hardcore list of 21 linux distributions without elogind and other systemd parts | systemd-free linux community
[12:40]	TR News	Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-mascot-tux-the-penguin-hits-30-years-old-linus-torvalds-outlined-the-design-of-the-slightly-overweight-penguin-on-may-9-1996
[12:40]	TR Bot	 Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996 | Tom's Hardware
[12:42]	TR News	FEX 2605 Tagged https://fex-emu.com/FEX-2605/
[12:42]	TR Bot	2605 Tagged FEX-Emu A fast linux usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator
[12:44]	TR News	openmamba 20260509 is out https://distrowatch.com/openmamba
[12:44]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/openmamba )
[12:44]	TR News	"CompuLab has unveiled the IOT-GATE-RPI5, an industrial IoT edge gateway built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5." https://linuxgizmos.com/iot-gate-rpi5-is-a-fanless-raspberry-pi-cm5-gateway-with-rs485-and-can-fd/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[12:44]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/iot-gate-rpi5-is-a-fanless-raspberry-pi-cm5-gateway-with-rs485-and-can-fd/ )
[12:45]	TR News	JBrowse 2 modern React-based genome browser https://www.linuxlinks.com/jbrowse2-modern-react-based-genome-browser/
[12:45]	TR Bot	2 - modern React-based genome browser - LinuxLinks
[12:46]	TR News	FOSSGIS Community Meeting May 2026 https://www.volkerkrause.eu/2026/05/09/fossgis-community-meeting-may-2026.html
[12:46]	TR Bot	 FOSSGIS Community Meeting May 2026
[12:46]	TR News	Dirk Eddelbuettel: RcppSpdlog 0.0.29 on CRAN: Small Enhancement http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2026/05/09#rcppspdlog_0.0.29
[12:46]	TR Bot	 Thinking inside the box
[12:48]	TR News	Jelmer Vernoo: Remove-after Annotations for DebianFiles https://www.jelmer.uk/scrub-annotations.html
[12:48]	TR Bot	 Remove-after Annotations for DebianFiles
[12:49]	TR News	Russell Coker: Bad Criticism of LLMs (not AI) https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/05/09/bad-criticism-of-llms/
[12:49]	TR Bot	 Bad Criticism of LLMs (not AI) etbe Russell Coker
[12:51]	TR News	Is Ed-Tech falling out of favour? https://criticaledtech.com/2026/05/10/is-ed-tech-falling-out-of-favour/
[12:51]	TR Bot	 Is Ed-Tech falling out of favour? Critical Studies of EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
[12:52]	TR News	This Week in Linux 344: Copy Fail & Dirty Frag, Bazzite 44, CachyOS, Arch GNU/Linux & more GNU/Linux news https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-344/
[12:52]	TR Bot	Copy Fail & Dirty Frag, Bazzite 44, CachyOS, Arch Linux & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital
[12:53]	TR News	Pluralistic: Convicted Felon's fruitless search for a goreable ox (09 May 2026) https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/09/cossie-livvie-crissie/
[12:53]	TR Bot	 Pluralistic: Trumps fruitless search for a goreable ox (09 May 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
[12:53]	TR News	FOSS Forces Top Five Articles For the Week Ending May 8, 2026 https://fossforce.com/2026/05/foss-forces-top-five-articles-for-the-week-ending-may-8-2026/
[12:53]	TR Bot	 FOSS Force's Top Five Articles For the Week Ending May 8, 2026 - FOSS Force
[12:54]	TR News	Talking to me a decade on, now with 8-bit experience! https://www.rubenerd.au/talking-to-me-a-decade-on/
[12:54]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Talking to me a decade on, now with 8-bit experience!
● May 10
[13:02]	TR News	"Lol, when I am a farmer on a farmers market selling my potatoes, can a trademark costing of a photo of a face that looks similar to my face for potatoes be used to get a PI against me selling my potatoes on the market?" http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/04/mirror-mirror-on-wall-who-is-most.html?showComment=1778154298223#c5271383348019651380
[13:02]	TR Bot	 Mirror, mirror on the wall Who is the most distinctive of them all? - The IPKat
[13:05]	TR News	When an Amiga A570 Repair Took a Strange Turn https://linuxjedi.co.uk/when-an-amiga-a570-repair-took-a-strange-turn/
[13:05]	TR Bot	 When an Amiga A570 Repair Took a Strange Turn - LinuxJedis /dev/null
[13:10]	TR News	I'm off Microsoft's proprietary prison GitHub https://kevquirk.com/im-off-github
[13:10]	TR Bot	 I'm off GitHub - Kev Quirk
[13:14]	TR News	FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/fcc-reverses-course-allows-software-updates-for-foreign-made-drones-and-routers-until-2029-agency-says-blocking-security-patches-could-create-cybersecurity-risks
[13:14]	TR Bot	 FCC reverses course, allows software updates for foreign-made drones and routers until 2029 agency says blocking security patches could create cybersecurity risks | Tom's Hardware
[13:20]	TR News	KDE e.V. is looking for a software engineer https://ev.kde.org/2026/05/07/cfp-platform/
[13:20]	TR Bot	 KDE e.V. is looking for a software engineer - KDE e.V.
[13:21]	TR News	Supermicro-tied execs used Thailand government entity to ship Nvidia Hey Hi (AI) GPUs to China https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/supermicro-tied-execs-used-thailand-government-entity-to-ship-nvidia-ai-gpus-to-china-report-alleges-chinese-web-giant-alibaba-received-restricted-servers
[13:21]	TR Bot	 Supermicro-tied execs used Thailand government entity to ship Nvidia AI GPUs to China report alleges Chinese web giant Alibaba received restricted servers | Tom's Hardware
[13:27]	TR News	One Rare Condition Seems to Protect The Brain From Schizophrenia https://www.sciencealert.com/one-rare-condition-seems-to-protect-the-brain-from-schizophrenia
[13:27]	TR Bot	Rare Condition Seems to Protect The Brain From Schizophrenia : ScienceAlert
[13:28]	TR News	LF controlling Linux (kernel) and also taking bribes that help SLOP companies control the kernel is OK... according to the smartest person to ever inhabit this planet (at least in his own mind), Gulagboy
[13:31]	TR News	Commodore Amiga-emulating TheA1200 retro computer delayed nearly half a year by global chip shortages Retro Games Ltd says it will use the extra time to finesse the software https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commodore-amiga-emulating-thea1200-retro-computer-delayed-nearly-half-a-year-by-global-chip-shortages-retro-games-ltd-says-it-will-use-the-extra-time-to-finesse-the-software
[13:31]	TR Bot	 Commodore Amiga-emulating TheA1200 retro computer delayed nearly half a year by global chip shortages Retro Games Ltd says it will use the extra time to finesse the software | Tom's Hardware
[13:36]	TR News	Time Machines, Cold Fusion, and a Glucose Problem: A 2026 Report on 101 Utility https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/05/time-machines-cold-fusion-and-a-glucose-problem-a-2026-report-on-%c2%a7-101-utility.html
[13:36]	TR Bot	 Time Machines, Cold Fusion, and a Glucose Problem: A 2026 Report on 101 Utility | Patently-O
[13:37]	TR News	Back before the MSFT infiltration and hostile takeover: "Ensuring Openness Through and In Open Source Licensing" https://opensource.org/blog/ensuring-openness-through-and-in-open-source-licensing
[13:37]	TR Bot	 Ensuring Openness Through and In Open Source Licensing - Open Source Initiative
[13:37]	TR News	Amazon Admits Its Flagship Hey Hi (AI) Coding Tool Isnt Good Enough for Its Own Workers to Use https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-admits-ai-coding-tool-isnt-good-enough
[13:37]	TR Bot	 Amazon Admits Its Flagship AI Coding Tool Isn't Good Enough for Its Own Workers to Use
[13:39]	TR News	Upgrade to Fedora 44 from Fedora 43 Workstation (GUI and CLI) https://www.debugpoint.com/upgrade-fedora-44-from-fedora-43/
[13:39]	TR Bot	 Upgrade to Fedora 44 from Fedora 43 Workstation (GUI and CLI)
[13:40]	TR News	Fury Erupts After Surveillance Giant Google Chrome Sneakily Installs 4 GB Hey Hi (AI) Model On Users PCs https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/fury-google-chrome-ai-model
[13:40]	TR Bot	 Fury Erupts After Google Chrome Sneakily Installs 4 GB AI Model On Users' PCs
[13:43]	TR News	How The View Landed at the Center of a Free Speech Battle https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/media/the-view-fcc-trump.html
[13:43]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/media/the-view-fcc-trump.html )
[13:49]	TR News	Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole' one app developer saw downloads surge by 1,800% in just the first month after the UK's Online Safety Act took effect https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/eu-research-arm-labels-vpns-a-loophole-as-age-verification-laws-drive-record-adoption
[13:49]	TR Bot	 Fears grow that age verification coming to VPNs as a British research firm labels them a 'loophole' one app developer saw downloads surge by 1,800% in just the first month after the UK's Online Safety Act took effect | Tom's Hardware
[13:50]	TR News	The More Sophisticated Hey Hi (AI) Models Get, the More Theyre Showing Signs of Suffering https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/sophisticated-ai-suffering
[13:50]	TR Bot	 The More Sophisticated AI Models Get, the More They're Showing Signs of Suffering
[13:51]	TR News	A Major Paper Claiming Hey Hi (AI) Is Good for Students Just Got Retracted, Which Is Very Bad News for Advocates of Hey Hi (AI) in the Classroom https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/study-ai-good-for-students-retracted
[13:51]	TR Bot	 A Major Paper Claiming AI Is Good for Students Just Got Retracted, Which Is Very Bad News for Advocates of AI in the Classroom
[13:52]	TR News	Staple Food Prices Soar In Iran As Inflation Hits 'Unprecedented Levels' https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-war-us-hormuz-oil-blockade-gulf-israel/33640284.html
[13:52]	TR Bot	 UAE, Kuwait, Qatar Report Iranian Drones
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[13:58]	TR News	Chinas Exports and Imports Set Records in April Amid High Energy Costs https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/china-april-trade-exports-imports.html
[13:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/china-april-trade-exports-imports.html )
[13:59]	TR News	Malaysia considering legal action against Meta over fake royal accounts https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-considering-legal-action-against-meta-over-fake-royal-accounts
[13:59]	TR Bot	 Malaysia considering legal action against Meta over fake royal accounts | The Straits Times
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[14:00]	TR News	A Member of Sackler Family Says She Got Addicted to Opioids https://futurism.com/health-medicine/sackler-family-opioid-addiction
[14:00]	TR Bot	 A Member of Sackler Family Says She Got Addicted to Opioids
[14:00]	TR News	Contact tracing begins after Hantavirus-hit cruise passengers disembarks in St. Helena https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260509-contact-tracing-for-hantavirus
[14:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260509-contact-tracing-for-hantavirus )
[14:00]	TR News	European nations dispatch planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship https://www.france24.com/en/health/20260509-european-nations-dispatch-planes-to-evacuate-citizens-from-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship
[14:00]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/health/20260509-european-nations-dispatch-planes-to-evacuate-citizens-from-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship )
[14:03]	TR News	Russell Coker: Systemd, Mobile Linux, and Containers https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/05/09/systemd-mobile-linux-containers/
[14:03]	TR Bot	 Systemd, Mobile Linux, and Containers etbe Russell Coker
[14:08]	TR News	[GSoC 2026] Expanding the functionality of the Haiku Devices Application https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/aquamatic123/2026-05-07_gsoc_2026_expanding_the_functionality_of_the_haiku_devices_application/
[14:08]	TR Bot	 [GSoC 2026] Expanding the functionality of the Haiku Devices Application | Haiku Project
[14:12]	TR News	Mideast war jolts Chinas well-oiled manufacturing hub https://hongkongfp.com/2026/05/10/mideast-war-jolts-chinas-well-oiled-manufacturing-hub/
[14:12]	TR Bot	 Mideast war jolts China's well-oiled manufacturing hub
[14:13]	TR News	Russell Coker: Packaging Amazfish for Debian https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/05/09/amazfish-debian/
[14:13]	TR Bot	 Packaging Amazfish for Debian etbe Russell Coker
[14:13]	TR News	Easy improvements to personal opsec https://kliu.io/post/easy-improvements-to-personal-opsec/
[14:13]	TR Bot	 Easy improvements to personal opsec | Kevin Liu
[14:15]	TR News	ytm-player terminal-based client for YouTube Music https://www.linuxlinks.com/ytm-player-terminal-based-client-youtube-music/
[14:15]	TR Bot	- terminal-based client for YouTube Music - LinuxLinks
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[14:21]	TR News	How to Install and Use uv: Fast Python Package Manager https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-and-use-uv/
[14:21]	TR Bot	to Install and Use uv: Fast Python Package Manager | Linuxize
[14:22]	TR News	How to Build an Expected Goals (xG) Model in R with worldfootballR https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/05/how-to-build-an-expected-goals-xg-model-in-r-with-worldfootballr/
[14:22]	TR Bot	to Build an Expected Goals (xG) Model in R with worldfootballR | R-bloggers
[14:22]	TR News	How to run different GNU/Linux distros directly in your browser https://www.reallinuxuser.com/how-to-run-different-linux-distros-directly-in-your-browser/
[14:22]	TR Bot	 How to run different Linux distros directly in your browser -
[14:24]	TR News	Improved create devx sfs in woofQ2 https://bkhome.org/news/202605/improved-create-devx-sfs-in-woofq2.html
[14:24]	TR Bot	 Improved create devx sfs in woofQ2
[14:26]	TR News	How to Install Fish Shell on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-fish-shell-on-ubuntu-linux/
[14:26]	TR Bot	to Install Fish Shell on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
[14:27]	TR News	How to Install Fastfetch on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-fastfetch-on-ubuntu-linux/
[14:27]	TR Bot	to Install Fastfetch on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
[14:27]	TR News	How to List Users in Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-list-users-in-ubuntu-linux/
[14:27]	TR Bot	to List Users in Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
[14:28]	TR News	How To Install Kdenlive on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-kdenlive-ubuntu-26-04/
[14:28]	TR Bot	 How To Install Kdenlive on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot
[14:29]	TR News	How To Install Stremio on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://idroot.us/install-stremio-ubuntu-26-04/
[14:29]	TR Bot	 How To Install Stremio on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - idroot
[14:29]	TR News	How to Install nftables on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-nftables-on-ubuntu-linux/
[14:29]	TR Bot	to Install nftables on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
[14:30]	TR News	How to Install SDKMAN on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-sdkman-on-ubuntu-linux/
[14:30]	TR Bot	to Install SDKMAN on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
[14:30]	TR News	How to Install Ollama on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-ollama-on-ubuntu-linux/
[14:30]	TR Bot	to Install Ollama on Ubuntu (26.04, 24.04, 22.04) - LinuxCapable
[14:30]	TR News	How to Install PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 https://linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-postgresql-18-on-ubuntu-linux/
[14:30]	TR Bot	to Install PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04 - LinuxCapable
[14:31]	TR News	printf Command in GNU/Linux with Examples https://linuxcapable.com/printf-command-in-linux/
[14:31]	TR Bot	Command in Linux with Examples - LinuxCapable
[14:32]	TR News	Projects selected for LibreOffice in the Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code 2026 https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/09/projects-selected-for-libreoffice-in-the-google-summer-of-code-2026/
[14:32]	TR Bot	 Projects selected for LibreOffice in the Google Summer of Code 2026 - TDF Community Blog
[14:33]	TR News	Laptops all have built-in security tokens these days https://ahelwer.ca/post/2026-05-08-builtin-u2f/
[14:33]	TR Bot	 Laptops all have built-in security tokens these days -
[14:35]	TR News	"I'm a Linux geek and have been using Ubuntu since its original release in 2004. These are the essential settings, apps, and tweaks I recommend to every beginner." https://uk.pcmag.com/linux/164805/new-to-ubuntu-start-with-these-15-pro-tips-before-you-do-anything-else
[14:35]	TR Bot	 New to Ubuntu? Start With These 15 Pro Tips Before You Do Anything Else
[14:36]	TR News	"Ubuntu Touch 2.0 is in the works with a more up-to-date web browser experience by porting the default Morph Browser web browser to Qt 6." https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-1-3-improves-handling-of-desktop-apps-on-lomiri-and-fixes-bugs
[14:36]	TR Bot	Touch OTA 1.3 Improves Handling of Desktop Apps on Lomiri and Fixes Bugs - 9to5Linux
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[14:39]	TR News	"The notebook features up to 64 GB DDR5 5600MHz Kingston RAM and up to 8 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD storage." https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-bm-15-is-an-upgradable-business-linux-laptop-with-smartcard-and-4g-lte
[14:39]	TR Bot	BM 15 Is an Upgradable Business Linux Laptop with Smartcard and 4G LTE - 9to5Linux
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[14:41]	TR News	Microsoft wholeheartedly riding the FUD wave, then asks media to quote it like it "owns" Linux https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/08/active-attack-dirty-frag-linux-vulnerability-expands-post-compromise-risk/
[14:42]	TR Bot	attack: Dirty Frag Linux vulnerability expands post-compromise risk | Microsoft Security Blog
[14:42]	TR News	These 6 Linux command defaults make the terminal much less frustrating https://www.howtogeek.com/the-secret-to-a-saner-linux-terminal-is-changing-these-command-defaults/
[14:42]	TR Bot	 These 6 Linux command defaults make the terminal much less frustrating
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[15:00]	TR News	"Gentoo Linux has always been a bit of a fascinating distro. With an initial release in March 2002, Gentoo has been in the Linux space for quite some time now, standing through the test of time and is still well-supported." https://www.makeuseof.com/i-tried-gentoo-linux-and-the-appeal-is-stranger-than-i-expected/
[15:00]	TR Bot	 I switched to Gentoo Linux and now I get why it's worth the headache
[15:00]	TR News	"Linux mascot Tux the penguin was first conceptualized on this day in 1996. In an email to a mailing list 30 years ago, Linus Torvalds informed the unwashed masses of his vision for a Linux logo prototype." https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-mascot-tux-the-penguin-hits-30-years-old-linus-torvalds-outlined-the-design-of-the-slightly-overweight-penguin-on-may-9-1996
[15:00]	TR Bot	 Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996 | Tom's Hardware
[15:01]	TR News	KDE Dolphin does file management better than GNOMEhere's why https://www.howtogeek.com/kde-dolphin-does-file-management-better-than-gnome-heres-why/
[15:01]	TR Bot	 KDE Dolphin does file management better than GNOMEhere's why
[15:04]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[15:04]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
[15:07]	TR News	 (NEW):  Retro, SBCs, 8-bit, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Retro_SBCs_8_bit_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Retro_SBCs_8_bit_and_More.gmi 
[15:07]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Retro, SBCs, 8-bit, and More
[15:09]	TR News	 (NEW):  Remove-after Annotations for DebianFiles and Packaging Amazfish for Debian https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Remove_after_Annotations_for_Debian_Files_and_Packaging_Amazfis.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Remove_after_Annotations_for_Debian_Files_and_Packaging_Amazfis.gmi 
[15:09]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Remove-after Annotations for DebianFiles and Packaging Amazfish for Debian
[15:10]	TR News	 (NEW):  Fedora Linux 44 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Fedora_Linux_44_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/04/28/Fedora_Linux_44_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_New.gmi 
[15:10]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Fedora Linux 44 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New
[15:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux, BSD, and Mobile Platforms https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/GNU_Linux_BSD_and_Mobile_Platforms.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/GNU_Linux_BSD_and_Mobile_Platforms.gmi 
[15:12]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux, BSD, and Mobile Platforms
[15:14]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[15:14]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[15:14]	TR News	 (NEW):  Security Leftovers (Lots of Scaremongering Over Linux for Yet-Unknown Bug) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Security_Leftovers_Lots_of_Scaremongering_Over_Linux_for_Yet_Un.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Security_Leftovers_Lots_of_Scaremongering_Over_Linux_for_Yet_Un.gmi 
[15:14]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Security Leftovers (Lots of Scaremongering Over Linux for Yet-Unknown Bug)
[15:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  Web and Standards Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Web_and_Standards_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Web_and_Standards_Leftovers.gmi 
[15:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Web and Standards Leftovers
[15:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[15:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
[15:19]	TR News	Techrights Links 10/05/2026: Hantavirus Brings Back 'Contact Tracing' Surveillance, "Staple Food Prices Soar in Iran" https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Links_10_05_2026_Hantavirus_Brings_Back_Contact_Tracing_Surveil.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Links_10_05_2026_Hantavirus_Brings_Back_Contact_Tracing_Surveil.gmi 
[15:19]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 10/05/2026: Hantavirus Brings Back 'Contact Tracing' Surveillance, "Staple Food Prices Soar in Iran"
[15:24]	TR News	"This functionality already exists in Inkscape. Copy the object with the style you want to reuse, then select the target and press Ctrl + Shift + V. (That's the shortcut for the menu option Edit / Paste... / Style.)" gemini://envs.net/~silv/gemlog/inkscape_can_copy_&_paste_styles.gmi
[15:25]	TR News	"It took a really long time to figure this out, but I can finally use keyd in Guix. I started out with a manually created keyd.conf file and I manually invoked keyd with sudo so I could get my default bindings. This also helped to verify some of the pieces worked before I started." gemini://thatit.be/2026-05-09-20-12-31.gmi
[15:36]	TR News	Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XVIII - "The European Patent Office (EPO) has a zero-tolerance policy for fraud" (except when managers do it) https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XVIII_The_European_Pat.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/The_Corrupt_Lecture_the_Non_Corrupt_Part_XVIII_The_European_Pat.gmi 
[15:36]	TR Bot	 Techrights The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XVIII - "The European Patent Office (EPO) has a zero-tolerance policy for fraud" (except when managers do it)
[15:38]	TR News	We are now focusing some more on software patents as well. The aim is to improve lawfulness.
● May 10
[16:41]	TR News	Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" at the European Patent Office (EPO) Experiments With New Methods for Crushing Industrial Actions https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/The_Alicante_Mafia_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Experiment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/The_Alicante_Mafia_at_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Experiment.gmi 
[16:41]	TR Bot	 Techrights The "Alicante Mafia" at the European Patent Office (EPO) Experiments With New Methods for Crushing Industrial Actions
[16:48]	TR News	"Cloudflare stock tumbles 24% after AI-driven layoffs, weak forecast"
[16:48]	TR News	Due to debt, nothing to do with slop
[16:51]	MinceR	https://pleated-jeans.com/2026/04/24/rare-insults-so-devastating-they-made-this-list-of-the-all-time-best/
[16:51]	TR Bot	 57 Rare Insults So Devastating They Made This List Of The All-Time Best
[16:52]	TR News	"I've thought about this a lot! I would open a tsipouradiko, a place that serves tsipouro (among other drinks) and small plates. Tsipouro is a drink made from grapes that contains about 40% alcohol and is best enjoyed with some food on the side." gemini://sotiris.papatheodorou.xyz/gemlog/20260510_questions.gmi
[16:53]	TR News	"This will be a relatively short post which nearly got included as part of last weekend's "Lua as a practical "soft-bedrock" language", but at the last minute I felt like I was cramming too much in." gemini://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/~solderpunk/gemlog/kelvin-versioning.gmi
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[16:54]	TR News	"Restore Tabs At Launch is significantly faster than previous versions. The feature should probably be called Restore State At Launch because it also remembers window sizes and positions. (To only save window state but not content, use Settings->Commands to set pagecache=0)." gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/Alhena/43025
[16:55]	TR News	The wonders of Wander gemini://nthcdr.eu/blog/2026-05-10-the-wonders-of-wander.gmi
[16:59]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 10/05/2026: Inkscape, Guix, and Alhena 5.5.8 https://techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Gemini_Links_10_05_2026_Inkscape_Guix_and_Alhena_5_5_8.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/05/10/Gemini_Links_10_05_2026_Inkscape_Guix_and_Alhena_5_5_8.gmi 
[16:59]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 10/05/2026: Inkscape, Guix, and Alhena 5.5.8
● May 10
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[17:13]	Goblin	0 - 0 .......
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scores-fixtures/2026-05-10
[17:16]	TR Bot	 Scores & Fixtures - Football - BBC Sport
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	yes, i follow this in RT
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	real-time
[17:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	popcorn time yet?
[17:17]	Goblin	nope....... :)
[17:53]	TR News	EU Parliament pushes for bigger long-term budget, new taxes https://www.dw.com/en/eu-parliament-pushes-for-bigger-long-term-budget-new-taxes/a-76976119
[17:53]	TR Bot	 EU Parliament pushes for bigger long-term budget, new taxes
[17:53]	TR News	EU accuses Meta of allowing children under 13 on platforms https://www.dw.com/en/eu-accuses-meta-of-allowing-children-under-13-on-platforms/a-76975475
[17:53]	TR Bot	 EU accuses Meta of allowing children under 13 on platforms
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[17:54]	TR News	Women journalists https://www.dw.com/en/women-journalists-in-ghana-encounter-and-overcome-gender-barriers/a-76977637
[17:54]	TR Bot	 Helping women journalists in Ghana work safely
[17:56]	TR News	windfall tax https://www.dw.com/en/will-eu-bring-in-a-windfall-tax-on-oil-companies/a-76920556
[17:56]	TR Bot	 Will EU bring in a windfall tax on oil companies?
[17:56]	TR News	rescue effort https://www.dw.com/en/whale-timmy-reaches-denmark-in-rescue-effort-in-pictures/a-76989600
[17:56]	TR Bot	 Whale 'Timmy' reaches Denmark in rescue effort in pictures
● May 10
[18:01]	TR News	SECURITY LAW GROUP http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab-upholds-genericness-refusal-of.html
[18:01]	TR Bot	 The TTABlog: TTAB Upholds Genericness Refusal of SOCIAL SECURITY LAW GROUP for . . . . Guess What?
[18:03]	TR News	NYSDFS Secures $2.25 Million Cybersecurity Settlement with Delta Dental https://databreaches.net/2026/05/01/nysdfs-secures-2-25-million-cybersecurity-settlement-with-delta-dental/
[18:03]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2026/05/01/nysdfs-secures-2-25-million-cybersecurity-settlement-with-delta-dental/ )
[18:03]	TR News	Michigan residents sue Thomson Reuters over public display of Social Security numbers https://www.courthousenews.com/michigan-residents-sue-thomson-reuters-over-public-display-of-social-security-numbers/
[18:03]	TR Bot	 Michigan residents sue Thomson Reuters over public display of Social Security numbers | Courthouse News Service
[18:04]	TR News	The Linux Command Line, 7th Internet Edition Now Available in Swedish http://lcorg.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-linux-command-line-7th-internet.html
[18:04]	TR Bot	 LinuxCommand.org: Tips, News, and Rants: The Linux Command Line, 7th Internet Edition Now Available in Swedish
[18:08]	TR News	Distribution Release: Nyarch Linux 26.04. "This version brings a new edition, with a themed KDE Plasma desktop" https://distrowatch.com/12818
[18:08]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12818 )
[18:08]	TR News	Bazzite 44 Update https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-44-update/12092
[18:08]	TR Bot	 Bazzite 44 Update - Bazzite - Universal Blue
[18:09]	schestowitz[TR2]	Goblin: 10 more mins
[18:10]	Goblin	:)
[18:10]	TR News	OS Release: ToaruOS 2.3.0, but it was outsourced to Microsoft proprietary prison https://github.com/klange/toaruos/releases/tag/v2.3.0
[18:10]	TR Bot	ToaruOS v2.3.0 klange/toaruos GitHub
[18:12]	IsambardPrince	I was reading about how to deal with emotionally manipulative people and narcissists yesterday.
[18:12]	IsambardPrince	I came across the term "gray rocking".
[18:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	let me tell you
[18:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	since he reads IRC
[18:12]	IsambardPrince	Basically, when someone tries to have an argument with you, you make yourself "as interesting as a gray rock".
[18:12]	schestowitz[TR2]	re "emotionally manipulative people"
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	gulagboy would pretend to apologise to lxo 
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	then attack him
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	then repeat
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	sane people learn from this
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	and realise that he is just a chronic liar and lunatic
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	no wonder his spouse says what they say
[18:13]	IsambardPrince	Well, basically I recognized the behavior of gray rocking immediately even though I had no term for it.
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	to rianne he says one thing
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	then attacks her 
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	constantly
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	gullagboy REALLY REALLY hates women
[18:13]	IsambardPrince	Remember Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) in American Beauty?
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	he slso pretends to be all coy and polite
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	to the people he attacks
[18:13]	IsambardPrince	The dinner table where his wife is screaming at him for being laid off.
[18:13]	schestowitz[TR2]	inc. RMS
[18:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	this man is very sick... in the head
[18:14]	schestowitz[TR2]	and people start to "get" it, over  time..
[18:14]	IsambardPrince	He refuses to raise his voice and calmly corrects her that he "didn't lose my job, I quit" and he lets it be known he blackmailed his boss for a hefty severance package of $50,000 and health insurance for another year.
[18:14]	IsambardPrince	Which was very nice in 1999.
[18:15]	IsambardPrince	Then when she keeps going, he just keeps saying "pass the asparagus".
[18:15]	IsambardPrince	Eventually he gets up and grabs the asparagus himself and informs them, calmly, that they will be playing his music over dinner sometimes.
[18:15]	TR News	Sculpt OS release 26.04 https://genode.org/news/sculpt-os-release-26.04
[18:15]	TR Bot	 Genode - Genode News
[18:16]	IsambardPrince	The only moment where he wasn't gray rocking was when he threw an empty plate against the wall to insert a pause in her bickering.
[18:16]	schestowitz[TR2]	Goblin: 0-1
[18:17]	TR News	Grml - new stable release 2026.04 available https://blog.grml.org/archives/426-Grml-new-stable-release-2026.04-available.html
[18:17]	TR Bot	 Grml - new stable release 2026.04 available | Grml Blog
[18:17]	IsambardPrince	When someone is trying to have an argument you can handle it like they might say "I'm the only one who works in this household, you just sit around on your big fat ass all day and spend my money!"
[18:17]	IsambardPrince	You could shout back and defend yourself and prove that that's not true.
[18:17]	IsambardPrince	But that's what they want.
[18:18]	IsambardPrince	Instead you could say "That's nice. I'm pulling over for some coffee."
[18:18]	IsambardPrince	Calmly, without looking them in the eyes.
[18:19]	TR News	Why use Microsoft for their site? https://www.commodoreos.net/CommodoreOS.aspx
[18:19]	TR Bot	 Commodore OS Vision
[18:19]	IsambardPrince	You're letting them know that they're not important enough to cause you grief or start arguing with.
[18:19]	IsambardPrince	And that moves the power over to you.
[18:20]	TR News	Linux Lite 8.0 RC2 has been released https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9855
[18:20]	TR Bot	 Linux Lite 8.0 RC1 Released
[18:20]	IsambardPrince	You can use canned replies, like simple yes and no, or "That's interesting." or, "Well, everyone has their own opinions."
[18:21]	IsambardPrince	Eventually, they will pick up on the fact that this argument is going nowhere.
[18:22]	IsambardPrince	If they persist you can say things like "I'm not having this conversation.", again, flatly without looking at them,
[18:22]	IsambardPrince	Or "We can discuss this later when you calm down."
[18:23]	TR News	narwhals https://www.dw.com/en/canada-s-arctic-noise-is-no-party-for-narwhals/a-76704611
[18:23]	TR Bot	 'Marine unicorns' aren't loving Arctic noise
[18:24]	TR News	rise of home invasions https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-protection-home-invasion-9.7168605
[18:24]	TR Bot	 How some Toronto homeowners are protecting themselves amid rise of home invasions | CBC News
[18:24]	IsambardPrince	My goal isn't to save the marriage, it's to prevent a fight that could escalate and have the police out here, until I can slip out one day.
[18:24]	TR News	social housing building providing housing to homeless people https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/social-housing-homeless-safety-concerns-investigation-9.7176601
[18:24]	TR Bot	 Longtime tenants no longer feel safe in 55-plus building providing housing to homeless people | CBC News
[18:25]	IsambardPrince	Mandy is still interested in trying to provoke me or pick fights. I don't know why. Could be related to his sister's mental illness. They're first degree relatives and she's a narcissistic control freak.
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[18:25]	IsambardPrince	I told him one day "You're literally your sister with no money."
[18:26]	Goblin	get in
[18:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	haha
[18:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	1-1
[18:26]	schestowitz[TR2]	nice.
[18:27]	IsambardPrince	I've thought about victory lapping by telling him "Your sister who is rich is being actively sued by Capital One, because that's what happens to rich people, they can't pay their credit card bills."
[18:27]	schestowitz[TR2]	pep will sleep well tonight
[18:27]	IsambardPrince	But I've let it go. Not doing that.
[18:28]	IsambardPrince	The credit card lawsuit will escalate. Doesn't really affect me. Eventually more of them will probably sue her because she couldn't pay any of them either. But that's more of a sit on the sidelines schadenfreude type thing.
[18:29]	IsambardPrince	It's not a positive for me other than I hate her guts and I hope she has to file bankruptcy purely because of that.
[18:29]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: At least she has 500 pairs of unworn designer shoes in front of the front door.
[18:30]	Goblin	oh ************
[18:30]	TR News	government dominates the country's media https://www.dw.com/en/how-serbia-s-government-dominates-the-country-s-media/a-77004243
[18:31]	TR Bot	 How Serbia's government controls much of the media
[18:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	oh noes
[18:31]	schestowitz[TR2]	thatt took a while
[18:31]	Goblin	3/4 min
[18:32]	Goblin	not happy.
[18:35]	TR News	Right now, 50 countries including Canada are actually negotiating how to quit fossil fuels https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/santa-marta-talks-9.7181309
[18:35]	TR Bot	 Historic summit on phasing out fossil fuels ends with plans to continue talks, focus on finance | CBC News
[18:36]	TR News	60% of Albertans say its difficult to meet monthly expenses: CBC News poll suggests https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cbc-news-poll-alberta-affordability-9.7180193
[18:36]	TR Bot	 60% of Albertans say its difficult to meet monthly expenses: CBC News poll suggests | CBC News
[18:41]	TR News	Gender investment gap https://www.dw.com/en/gender-investment-gap-are-women-catching-up-with-men/a-76862702
[18:41]	TR Bot	 Gender investment gap: Are women catching up with men?
[18:42]	TR News	cylinder rules https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-commercial-lpg-prices-hiked-new-cylinder-rules-take-effect/live-77007624
[18:42]	TR Bot	 India news: Commercial LPG prices go up again
[18:45]	TR News	Mafalda https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mafalda-coming-to-montreal-9.7179769
[18:45]	TR Bot	 Mafalda, the beloved Argentine cartoon, brings her anti-war, anti-soup attitudes to Montreal | CBC News
[18:45]	TR News	'retro' landline phones are trending with adults and kids alike https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/landline-retro-phones-trend-9.7179821
[18:46]	TR Bot	 Your past is calling: Why 'retro' landline phones are trending with adults and kids alike | CBC News
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[18:47]	TR News	Regulator fines Fidelity Brokerage Services $1.25M over data breach https://www.thinkadvisor.com/amp/2026/04/27/fidelity-hit-with-125m-fine-over-data-breach/
[18:47]	TR Bot	 Fidelity Hit With $1.25M Fine Over Data Breach
[18:48]	TR News	Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alleged-silk-typhoon-hacker-extradited-to-us-for-cyberespionage/
[18:48]	TR Bot	 Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US for cyberespionage
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[18:49]	TR News	The BlueLeaks 2.0 Breach: Will there be any accountability? Senators start with transparency. https://databreaches.net/2026/04/28/the-blueleaks-2-0-breach-will-there-be-any-accountability-senators-start-with-transparency/
[18:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2026/04/28/the-blueleaks-2-0-breach-will-there-be-any-accountability-senators-start-with-transparency/ )
[18:49]	TR News	In Moldova, hackers attacked a medical database, damaging 30% of the information https://unn.ua/en/news/in-moldova-hackers-attacked-a-medical-database-damaging-30percent-of-the-information
[18:49]	TR Bot	 In Moldova, hackers attacked a medical database, damaging 30% of the information | 
[18:50]	TR News	Alleged member of Scattered Spider arrested in Finland, U.S. seeks extradition https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/teen-charged-in-chicago-was-part-of-international-scattered-spider-hacker-group-feds-say/
[18:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/teen-charged-in-chicago-was-part-of-international-scattered-spider-hacker-group-feds-say/ )
[18:51]	TR News	Cherry Health continues to experience issues, but hasnt publicly acknowledged ransomware attack https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/no-answers-as-cherry-health-kdl-tech-outages-drag-on-for-days/69-a56c285a-6b90-4f75-b6e1-fdf10e7a1036
[18:51]	TR Bot	ON YOUR SIDE - YouTube
[18:52]	TR News	VECT Ransomware is a Wiper, Not Ransomware Dont Bother Paying, Says Check Point Research https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/vect-ransomware-why-paying-wont-get-your-files-back/
[18:52]	TR Bot	 VECT Ransomware: Why Paying Wont Get Your Files Back - Check Point Blog
[18:53]	TR News	Over 200 Japanese firms have paid ransomware attackers; 60% fail to recover data https://japantoday.com/category/crime/over-200-japanese-firms-paid-ransomware-attackers-60-fail-to-recover-data
[18:53]	TR Bot	 Over 200 Japanese firms have paid ransomware attackers; 60% fail to recover data - Japan Today
[18:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  New Releases of Distributions and Operating Systems: Sculpt OS, Grml, Commodore OS, and Linux Lite https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/New_Releases_of_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Sculpt_OS_G.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/05/10/New_Releases_of_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Sculpt_OS_G.gmi 
[18:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines New Releases of Distributions and Operating Systems: Sculpt OS, Grml, Commodore OS, and Linux Lite
[18:59]	TR News	Scam QR codes https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scam-qr-codes-bike-share-parking-machines-9.7183271
[18:59]	TR Bot	 Phony QR codes found on Bike Share bikes, parking machines | CBC News
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[19:01]	TR News	Cyberattack targeting Asian Football Confederation involves personal info of high-profile athletes like Ronaldo https://en.nogomania.com/read/Cristiano-Ronaldo-linked-to-huge-football-cyberattack-leak
[19:01]	TR Bot	 Cristiano Ronaldo linked to huge football cyberattack leak - News - Nogomania
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[19:01]	TR News	Pine Bluff School District loses $3.2 million in business email compromise attack https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/pine-bluff/pine-bluff-school-district-32m-cyber-scam/91-ef0e68df-621d-40cc-804e-80d947b23591
[19:01]	TR Bot	- YouTube
[19:02]	TR News	Almost one year after discovery, Sandhills Medical Foundation notifies 169,017 people affected by a cyberattack https://databreaches.net/2026/04/29/almost-one-year-after-discovery-sandhills-medical-foundation-notifies-169017-people-affected-by-a-cyberattack/
[19:02]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://databreaches.net/2026/04/29/almost-one-year-after-discovery-sandhills-medical-foundation-notifies-169017-people-affected-by-a-cyberattack/ )
[19:05]	TR News	Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai honored by DW https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-pro-democracy-publisher-jimmy-lai-honored-by-dw/a-76991604
[19:05]	TR Bot	Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai honored by DW
● May 10
[20:22]	IsambardPrince	schestowitz[TR2]: something weird happened.
[20:22]	IsambardPrince	I went outside and there was a letter with a QR code. 
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	It says "If you live here, please scan this QR code and submit a review of your building so we can help make improvements."
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	And it did not have the landlord's name on it.
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	It was something called Homecheq.
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	Which vaguely states that they "start conversations about properties"
[20:23]	IsambardPrince	"Increasing transparency"
[20:24]	IsambardPrince	and "cutting out middlemen"
[20:24]	IsambardPrince	It's apparently something where they leave these flyers up and investors can solicit comments about the property so they can information gather and then go to the landlord and make an offer to buy the place.
[20:24]	IsambardPrince	So I took them all down and crumpled them and tossed them into the dumpster.
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	Whatever it is, whether Mark knows about it or not, cannot be good for me.
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	So you do what you can....
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	I thought about asking him but if it is something he's involved with he would either lie to me or make a neutral "gray rock" statement like "It's just a survey you can fill out."
[20:26]	IsambardPrince	So there's no point in engaging the landlord about this.
[20:26]	IsambardPrince	There's no possible good that could come from giving the company my "insights" on the building.
[20:27]	IsambardPrince	At best, nothing happens to me. At worst, I've helped some investor parasite gather data or Mark might see disparaging statements about the building.
[20:27]	IsambardPrince	In no way does cooperating solve any issues I'm having, but it might create some.
[20:29]	lxo	IsambardPrince, thanks for the pointer, I'll read about "grey rocking", it sounds useful
[20:31]	lxo	err 'gray rocking'?  same thing, different spelling?
[20:32]	lxo	funny, when I first started reading your mention, I though "I don't get it; what's interesting about a gray rock?"
[20:44]	IsambardPrince	Yeah, the US spelling is "gray"
[20:44]	IsambardPrince	There's nothing interesting about a gray rock.
[20:44]	IsambardPrince	That's the point.
[20:44]	IsambardPrince	You see an interesting color on a rock, you go pick it up and interact with it.
[20:44]	IsambardPrince	Like my walk on the beach the other day. I found some of those ones that glow, some nice bright orange and red ones.
[20:45]	IsambardPrince	But I didn't pick up any of the gray ones because there's gray rocks everywhere.
[20:45]	lxo	aah, gray/grey is one of those spelling differences like tom8to/tom@to; I'd never realized that, it only got me confused and uncertain of which one was right :-)
[20:45]	IsambardPrince	When you want people to leave you alone, you become thoroughly uninteresting.
[20:46]	IsambardPrince	You minimize your interactions with them. You say things that are impossible to argue with.
[20:46]	lxo	as to interesting color on a rock, that was exactly my line of reasoning, but I didn't think that was a color that would make a rock look interesting ;-)
[20:46]	IsambardPrince	You don't JADE. Justify, Argue, Defend, or Explain.
[20:47]	IsambardPrince	You never justify yourself or your actions, you don't argue, you don't say anything that puts you on the defense, and you never explain yourself.
[20:47]	IsambardPrince	You can say "I'm sorry you feel that way."
[20:47]	lxo	jade has an interesting color
[20:47]	IsambardPrince	It doesn't apologize for your actions, doesn't explain anything, doesn't justify anything. It says you're sorry they have that opinion.
[20:47]	lxo	interesting imagery
[20:48]	IsambardPrince	It's very backhanded but nothing to argue with.
[20:48]	IsambardPrince	If it's at the dinner table say "I'm sorry you feel that way. Pass the pepper, please."
[20:49]	IsambardPrince	The second line is showing them that not only are you accepting or arguing or explaining yourself, you're more focused on your dinner.
[20:49]	IsambardPrince	It needs pepper.
[20:49]	IsambardPrince	Or "That sounds interesting. Pardon me, I need to use the bathroom."
[20:50]	IsambardPrince	If they escalate you can say "We can return to this conversation later after you calm down."
[20:50]	IsambardPrince	Never deliver lines with emotion, never look them in the eye.
[20:50]	IsambardPrince	Looking them in the eye is validating that they're trying to have an argument.
[20:53]	IsambardPrince	There's things I could retaliate with like saying "Oh yeah? I sit on my fat ass all day? How about I have an income but when I leave you you're going to owe the IRS a lot of money as a single person. You'll find out all about how I was holding this place together, asshole! And another thing, you're psychotic like your sister, only you don't have her earnings to back it up, so have fun with American Express when I'm gone. You're a 
[20:53]	IsambardPrince	loser, you're a fucking loser, you have no plan for what to do when I'm gone, but I do. How do you like that?"
[20:54]	IsambardPrince	All of a sudden, he's pissed, he starts throwing things at me. He dials 911 on his cell phone and holds his thumb over the button and threatens to tell them I hit him when I didn't.
[20:54]	IsambardPrince	When I could have just said "I'm sorry you feel that way; want some coffee?"
[20:56]	IsambardPrince	There's always things we want to say back to a person who has just insulted us, but usually it gets us nowhere. It makes them recalcitrant. It ups the ante. When all you want is peace and quiet until they come back one day, the furniture and cats are gone, the lights are shut off, and you're serving them with divorce papers.
[20:57]	IsambardPrince	You want to stay out of trouble, quiet quit the relationship, and terminate it without warning on your own terms.
[20:58]	IsambardPrince	When you're going through a divorce, you need to minimize the paper trail of the plans you're making.
[20:59]	IsambardPrince	If you open a new bank account they don't know about, send it to a PO Box. If you are talking to a divorce lawyer, it shouldn't be necessary to say, but remind them to please not send anything to your house.
● May 10
[21:00]	IsambardPrince	You want it to look like you're passive and that the other person is in control, you want them to have that idea that you've just given up fighting them, when you're really just biding your time.
[21:00]	lxo	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_rock_method is disappointingly short.  I found other sources, but you seem to have got a deeper grasp already.  feel like contributing to wikipedia? :-)
[21:00]	TR Bot	 Grey rock method - Wikipedia
[21:01]	IsambardPrince	Potentially.
[21:02]	IsambardPrince	I found that boasting about your contributions to the relationship doesn't work. They don't believe it until it's not happening anymore. They'll find out what you're contributing when they have to do it all themselves. That day is coming.
[21:02]	IsambardPrince	But right now, it only makes them angry and they won't believe that you've been incredibly helpful.
[21:02]	lxo	I hope the situations you describe are hypothetical.  it wouldn't be nice to be living through them
[21:03]	IsambardPrince	I am living through that right now.
[21:03]	lxo	ouch.  so sorry :-(
[21:03]	IsambardPrince	I've been advised by my attorney to not talk about my boyfriend at all. Don't ever let the two meet.
[21:03]	IsambardPrince	He demanded a divorce soon after he got citizenship, so I started dating again.
[21:04]	IsambardPrince	Then he got super pissed that my first reaction was to start dating instead of begging him to stay with me.
[21:04]	IsambardPrince	Then he tried to turn it around on me and say "You already replaced me."
[21:04]	IsambardPrince	[15:03] <lxo> ouch.  so sorry :-(
[21:04]	IsambardPrince	Thank you.
[21:04]	IsambardPrince	I'm talking to a therapist right now.
[21:04]	IsambardPrince	I mentioned that he threatens to "just disappear".
[21:05]	IsambardPrince	And her response was to smile and say "Okay, bye!"
[21:05]	IsambardPrince	I told her I'm planning "shock and awe", since arguing with him about it has proven impossible.
[21:06]	IsambardPrince	She asked what that meant and I said "One day when he goes to work the moving truck will show up and take the furniture and I'll grab the cats, my clothes and effects, and move into a new apartment and turn the electricity off.
[21:07]	IsambardPrince	There's nothing to argue about.
[21:07]	IsambardPrince	I have an old car that's not worth anything really.
[21:07]	lxo	and then sort out the divorce through an attorney, I suppose
[21:07]	IsambardPrince	He can't get alimony because I make less.
[21:07]	IsambardPrince	The judge can't do anything regarding my source of income.
[21:07]	IsambardPrince	We don't own a house.
[21:07]	IsambardPrince	There's no children.
[21:08]	IsambardPrince	He gets essentially nothing.
[21:08]	lxo	rent in his name?
[21:08]	IsambardPrince	[15:08] <lxo> rent in his name?
[21:08]	IsambardPrince	Joint lease, but ending in September.
[21:08]	lxo	sounds like you have a plan
[21:08]	IsambardPrince	I plan to pay the landlord off and send him a letter stating that I have moved out, Mandy is a grown up and I can't control him, but I do not plan to sign a new lease.
[21:09]	IsambardPrince	And sign off by thanking the landlord for everything.
[21:09]	lxo	cool
[21:09]	IsambardPrince	Hopefully it will be an orderly exit for me.
[21:09]	IsambardPrince	And then he'll be left with all the chaos.
[21:10]	IsambardPrince	He acts like a spoiled child that nobody ever raised.
[21:10]	IsambardPrince	The sad part is that he's not even planning for this.
[21:10]	IsambardPrince	He said to me that he wants to sign another lease and "get divorced next year".
[21:10]	lxo	wtf
[21:11]	IsambardPrince	Like how does this solve any problem I am having? It does not. It keeps me in a toxic marriage for another year where he can abuse me.
[21:11]	IsambardPrince	That's all it does.
[21:11]	IsambardPrince	[15:10] <lxo> wtf
[21:12]	IsambardPrince	Yeah, he does not think much about anything except the present moment and what's on the screen of his iPhone.
[21:12]	IsambardPrince	The plan I paid for is expiring in June, so I'll quietly switch it to monthly if I'm still not out of here.
[21:12]	lxo	part of me feels that leaving him with all the chaos to deal with all of a sudden is not fair, but a bigger part argues that it looks like you've been enduring a larger share of this chaos for a while, and you didn't even have to!
[21:12]	IsambardPrince	Then shortly after I move his phone will be cut off.
[21:12]	IsambardPrince	I can transfer the line over to my Android phone as a second SIM card.
[21:13]	IsambardPrince	Then he also loses his 2FA for everything.
[21:13]	lxo	and then, trying to make the plan transparent might bring further burden onto you, and (hopefully not) even other risks, so it looks like you're doing right.  not that my opinion matters
[21:13]	IsambardPrince	Because I have the phone number.
[21:13]	IsambardPrince	lxo: The goal I suppose is to keep things quiet then suddenly move out and cause as much friction for him as possible.
[21:14]	IsambardPrince	It's not illegal to reassign that phone number to my device. It's my phone number.
[21:14]	IsambardPrince	I can put it on any device I want to.
[21:15]	IsambardPrince	The idea is to get him so turned around that it's difficult to meaningfully respond to anything that comes later.
[21:15]	IsambardPrince	He'll have nobody to ask for help except for his sister, who is already being sued by credit cards.
[21:15]	IsambardPrince	So what will she do? Bankroll his side of the divorce with her credit cards?
[21:16]	IsambardPrince	lxo: Yes, I know it looks cruel to yank the rug out from under someone.
[21:16]	IsambardPrince	But strategically, I mean, I have to consider this like a war.
[21:16]	lxo	... but I don't know what you've gone through
[21:16]	IsambardPrince	In war, not everything that happens is fair.
[21:17]	IsambardPrince	For 7 years I've done nothing except help him.
[21:17]	IsambardPrince	I got his fucked up teeth fixed.
[21:17]	IsambardPrince	I got his deaf ear fixed so he can hear again.
[21:17]	IsambardPrince	I personally handled most of his immigration filings.
[21:18]	IsambardPrince	Including staying up all night the day his green card arrived and preparing his entire citizenship packet in 7 hours, which was approved, involving so many papers it filled up my living room while I put the cats in the bathroom so they wouldn't walk over them.
[21:18]	IsambardPrince	I did more things for him than I can even talk about.
[21:18]	IsambardPrince	And then he calls me ugly, a pig, an animal, a son of a whore, and says "I hate you!"
[21:19]	IsambardPrince	The only Tagalog I know is him calling me all of those things so much I've memorized that.
[21:19]	lxo	I didn't mean to pry into what you went through.  I only meant that I couldn't (and didn't want to) judge, because I lacked the facts
[21:20]	IsambardPrince	It's been horrible, and depressing. He used me and now he doesn't believe there will be any consequences.
[21:20]	lxo	that sounds horrible
[21:20]	lxo	and I hadn't even got your using the same word when I wrote it
[21:20]	IsambardPrince	A few minutes ago he said "You ate my ice cream!" And I just said, "Yeah."
[21:20]	IsambardPrince	Like, I'm not arguing about having an ice cream cone.
[21:21]	IsambardPrince	He tries to start arguments over trifling things.
[21:21]	IsambardPrince	I've just stopped responding to it.
[21:22]	IsambardPrince	I finally realized it was getting me nowhere except crying and contemplating committing suicide.
[21:22]	IsambardPrince	And that's not where I want to be.
[21:22]	IsambardPrince	So I refuse to let him push my buttons.
[21:22]	lxo	is gray rocking helping so far?
[21:23]	lxo	I read that it doesn't help in all cases
[21:23]	IsambardPrince	We haven't had an argument in the three days since I decided "I won't respond in kind to this. It's impossible to argue with someone who won't go along with it."
[21:23]	IsambardPrince	I only learned the term yesterday though.
[21:23]	IsambardPrince	So I had the basic concept before I started reading about how to use it more effectively.
[21:24]	IsambardPrince	Then once I did I realized that Kevin Spacey saying "pass the asparagus" during dinner in American Beauty was a cinematic example.
[21:24]	IsambardPrince	Like, he refused to let his wife control him anymore.
[21:24]	IsambardPrince	To the point that he didn't even care she was cheating on him.
[21:24]	IsambardPrince	He told her he wanted her to be happy.
[21:25]	IsambardPrince	He had spent years just soaking up her toxicity and engaging with it.
[21:25]	IsambardPrince	Telling himself that he had a duty to her and their equally horrible daughter.
[21:26]	IsambardPrince	lxo: Some of the "Going back to dating" thing for me, why it happened so fast, is because I had been in a relationship for 6 years at that point that had been entirely cold.
[21:26]	IsambardPrince	He's frigid. He refused to touch me. Maybe if I pestered him for it, but rarely did anything happen.
[21:27]	IsambardPrince	And I realized "He's using sex as a weapon too. He's retaining control over me because I need it, and he doesn't."
[21:27]	IsambardPrince	So part of it was an "In your face!" sort of thing, right, it started as a victory lap like "Fuck it, if you won't have sex with me I'll just take you out of the picture. Shoot the hostage."
[21:28]	IsambardPrince	And so he tried to one up me by dating, and he went on like one date and then the guy ghosted him and never spoke to him again.
[21:28]	IsambardPrince	It just didn't work. Nobody else wants his issues. They're smarter than I was. He tells them all the stuff he has wrong with him, they pick up on that and run like hell.
[21:28]	IsambardPrince	They're not having those problems in their life, why would they take on problems they're not having in their life?
[21:30]	lxo	I can probably guess what you'd tell your younger self :-)
[21:31]	IsambardPrince	RUN, FUCKING RUN! THIS GUY IS AWFUL! HE'S A PARASITE! HE WILL NEVER HELP YOU! HE DOESN'T HAVE THE GOODS! Just basically, RUN!
[21:32]	lxo	sorry again.  I hope this is over soon enough, and that you get out safely
[21:32]	IsambardPrince	He also uses emotional abuse to deflect from his shortcomings.
[21:34]	IsambardPrince	Like, maybe TMI, but he said my penis is small. There's nothing wrong with my penis. It's above average. His is like 2-3" maybe. There's something wrong with his, so he has to make knowingly false statements to me to try to warp reality.
[21:34]	IsambardPrince	Walking up and telling someone their penis is small usually bothers them.
[21:34]	IsambardPrince	Even when they know it's not true.
[21:35]	IsambardPrince	You counter that by saying "You can have that opinion." Nothing more, just transmitting that they're not bothering you.
[21:36]	lxo	I guess it hurts even if make it sound like it doesn't
[21:36]	IsambardPrince	The last thing people expect when they're literally going below the belt is "Okay then."
[21:36]	IsambardPrince	Or just "Okay."
[21:37]	IsambardPrince	Like it didn't bother you, wasn't worth a response. You don't internalize their criticism.
[21:37]	IsambardPrince	You do nothing to validate it as any sort of "fact" or deny it.
[21:37]	IsambardPrince	You don't pull out a measuring tape and try to have a dick measuring contest.
[21:39]	IsambardPrince	If that insult was true, then why have I had partners, including the current one, who want it multiple times a day? I know it's not true. Why argue with some idiot that's trying to make me angry?
[21:39]	lxo	I recall advice I heard as a kid: it's not about the size of the wand, but the magic that it does
[21:39]	IsambardPrince	When you deal insults to people who have nothing to prove, then they should respond accordingly.
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	lxo: My sister-in-law told Mandy she bought a boat and a Tesla.
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	She's getting sued over an unpaid Discover card.
[21:40]	IsambardPrince	Either there's no boat and Tesla, or they'll be going away shortly.
[21:42]	IsambardPrince	I've thought about printing out the complaint and physically mailing copies of the Discover case to her friends at church to humiliate her. She really pissed me off 7 years ago and I know that she'd just die if anyone saw this.
[21:43]	IsambardPrince	She called me a loser because I drive an old car, which I have the title to.
[21:43]	IsambardPrince	And because I shop for clothes at the Carhartt store, not Saks and Neiman Marcus.
[21:43]	IsambardPrince	Both those stores are going bankrupt, you know, like her.
[21:44]	IsambardPrince	There might be a reason./
[21:44]	IsambardPrince	But then, what is there to gain from it? It would just keep me invested in the abuse.
[21:45]	IsambardPrince	His family is horrific.
[21:45]	IsambardPrince	He himself told me that his father watched videos of bestiality porn.
[21:45]	IsambardPrince	And beat a stray dog to death and cooked it.
[21:46]	lxo	I don't think I can deal with this :-(
[21:47]	lxo	I need to step AFK anyway.  good luck!
[21:49]	IsambardPrince	Yep
[21:49]	IsambardPrince	I'm trying to pick up some lessons on human psychology.
[21:49]	IsambardPrince	Often it just creates more questions than it ansers.
[21:49]	IsambardPrince	*answers
[21:50]	IsambardPrince	I think if anyone really knew what made people tick then the world would have less problems.
[21:50]	IsambardPrince	We're still having arguments about where antisocial and criminal behavior comes from.
[21:51]	IsambardPrince	Some people blame poverty, but then you see so many screwed up rich kids too.
[21:51]	IsambardPrince	The system gives them positive reinforcement every time they step out of line and so it sends the message that they can just do something more outrageous.
[21:51]	IsambardPrince	So obviously, wealth doesn't mean someone won't become antisocial, or criminal.
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[22:03]	admfubar	https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-start-capturing-employee-mouse-movements-keystrokes-ai-training-data-2026-04-21/
[22:03]	TR Bot	( status 401 @ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-start-capturing-employee-mouse-movements-keystrokes-ai-training-data-2026-04-21/ )
[22:06]	IsambardPrince	"Some of them go bad, we don't know why."
[22:14]	admfubar	https://www.firstpost.com/tech/delhi-police-bust-fake-phone-racket-seize-factory-setup-for-oppo-oneplus-realme-counterfeits-14009701.html
[22:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/delhi-police-bust-fake-phone-racket-seize-factory-setup-for-oppo-oneplus-realme-counterfeits-14009701.html )
[22:15]	admfubar	https://www.firstpost.com/tech/the-end-of-private-dms-instagram-is-dropping-encrypted-chats-today-what-it-means-for-you-14008905.html
[22:15]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/the-end-of-private-dms-instagram-is-dropping-encrypted-chats-today-what-it-means-for-you-14008905.html )
[22:33]	IsambardPrince	I recall the Brady Bunch from reruns when I was a kid, and the father, who I think was an architect, always liked to say "Caveat Emptor, let the buyer beware."
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[23:06]	admfubar	https://thedebrief.org/perpetual-motion-in-the-quantum-realm-a-time-crystal-has-now-been-linked-to-a-device-in-a-breakthrough-first/
[23:06]	TR Bot	 Perpetual Motion is Possible in the Quantum Realm": Researchers Link a 'Time Crystal' to an External Device in aBreakthrough First - The Debrief
[23:46]	MinceR	https://pleated-jeans.com/2026/04/23/funny-bumper-stickers-that-tell-you-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-driver-4-23-26/
[23:46]	TR Bot	 74 Funny Bumper Stickers That Tell You Everything You Need To Know About The Driver
[23:52]		*sho (~sho@5i9ser5cyb47g.irc) has joined #techrights
[23:54]	sho	hi everyone! how is it going? does anyone know the best way to contact Dr Roy Schestowitz? 
[23:56]	sho	I am new to irc so I may be missing something obvious? is anyone in this chat room as well?