●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, October 11, 2026 ●● ● Oct 11 [00:42] *wallacer has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:48] *wallacer (~quassel@2x2w4qfz3wksg.irc) has joined #techrights [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights ● Oct 11 [01:13] *admfubar has quit (Quit: Leaving) [01:20] *admfubar (~admfubar@kxs4izj2yaf86.irc) has joined #techrights [01:33] *reap has quit (Quit: Going offline, see ya! (www.adiirc.com)) [01:44] IsambardPrince https://www.mystateline.com/reviews/br/apparel-br/holiday-br/mahjong-is-surging-in-popularity-and-expensive-sets-are-on-sale-right-now/ [01:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.mystateline.com/reviews/br/apparel-br/holiday-br/mahjong-is-surging-in-popularity-and-expensive-sets-are-on-sale-right-now/ ) ● Oct 11 [02:03] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Good news. [02:03] IsambardPrince The state approved my Medicare Savings Program application already. [02:03] IsambardPrince So that forces them to give me my prescription drug subsidy back as well. [02:04] IsambardPrince Means I can drop the $149 a year subscription to GoodRX and won't have to pay $500-600 a year cash for my medications anymore. [02:04] IsambardPrince Mandy was never an asset to me. [02:04] IsambardPrince He caused me to lose more than I ever benefited from him. [02:06] IsambardPrince https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2026/nr-occ-2026-87.html [02:06] TR Bot OCC Assesses $350 Million Civil Money Penalty Against American Express | OCC [02:34] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [02:36] admfubar https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/10/10/2253228/ai-execs-game-out-political-revolt-after-a-catastrophic-ai-event [02:36] TR Bot AI Execs Game Out 'Political Revolt' after a Catastrophic AI Event - Slashdot [02:37] admfubar they make it sound like a bad thing... https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/10/09/2026244/ai-surveillance-startup-flock-to-cut-several-hundred-jobs-amid-backlash-sources-say [02:37] TR Bot AI Surveillance Startup Flock To Cut Several Hundred Jobs Amid Backlash, Sources Say - Slashdot [02:39] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@haa5hjd593e4s.irc) has joined #techrights [02:39] admfubar https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/10/08/1937203/a-1960-paper-published-in-science-predicts-world-will-end-next-month [02:39] TR Bot A 1960 Paper Published In Science Predicts World Will End Next Month - Slashdot [02:43] admfubar https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/10/08/1948246/cloudflare-keeps-1111-out-of-piracy-blocking-escapes-penalties-in-france [02:43] TR Bot Cloudflare Keeps 1.1.1.1 Out of Piracy Blocking, Escapes Penalties In France - Slashdot [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-101026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-101026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-101026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-101026.txt [02:46] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, October 10, 2026 [02:47] TR News Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-101026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-101026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-101026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-101026.txt [02:47] TR Bot IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, October 10, 2026 [02:48] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-101026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-101026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-101026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-101026.txt [02:48] TR Bot IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, October 10, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-101026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-101026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-101026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-101026.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Saturday, October 10, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-10-10.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-10-10.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-10-10.txt [02:51] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 10, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_October_10_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/IRC_Proceedings_Saturday_October_10_2026.gmi [02:51] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 10, 2026 [02:52] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [02:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [02:53] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [02:53] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [02:53] schestowitz[TR2] I told him credit cards are very dangerous. [02:54] schestowitz[TR2] but you took some [02:57] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1765.jpg [02:57] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D2122.jpg [02:58] TR News "I should say anywhere you see this via HTTP! Glad to know people are seeing my posts via Gemini as well!" gemini://tilde.club/~twinbfield/posts/webmentions-reply.gmi [02:58] MinceR "The atomic bomb. It can burn whole buildings, if someone is careless." [02:59] TR News Pagina gopher gemini://willthekid.smol.pub/gopher ● Oct 11 [03:00] TR News layers gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/layers [03:01] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: buildings where oswaldo is fussy about TV sounds [03:01] schestowitz[TR2] so better watch out [03:01] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince will phone putin [03:01] MinceR who's oswaldo? [03:02] MinceR also, where's oswaldo? [03:04] TR News "Netflix layoffs: Streaming giant may cut 850 jobs ahead of Q3 earnings" [03:04] schestowitz[TR2] Housing law requires that the landlord provides peace and quiet for all tenants, not just Oswaldo. [03:04] schestowitz[TR2] By denying everything and then saying Oswaldo was banging on my wall at 2 AM for no reason, they either have to investigate him as well, which will discourage him from running back to them next time he thinks he hears something. [03:05] MinceR ic [03:05] schestowitz[TR2] JFK was murdered by oswaldo from cuba [03:05] schestowitz[TR2] he was angry about the noise [03:05] schestowitz[TR2] made by JFK in the streets of Texas [03:05] schestowitz[TR2] shot him inn the face [03:07] TR News ibm layoffs go on in secret. The media... SILENT. [03:08] TR News IBM. "LOL YIKES! are there like 5 people who attended? Not much interest for launch of new company, no?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4g8pqtn [03:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4g8pqtn ) [03:10] TR News "Yet another sign of IBM becoming an Indian company providing commodity IT services." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4jfhr6x [03:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4jfhr6x ) [03:11] admfubar oswald cobblepot aka The Penguin, a close associate of Feathers McGraw [03:21] MinceR :> [03:21] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [03:26] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [03:28] TR News Techrights Anderon Is Not a Real Company, It's an IBM Bailout Dressed Up or Wrapped Up In Buzzwords https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Anderon_Is_Not_a_Real_Company_It_s_an_IBM_Bailout_Dressed_Up_or.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Anderon_Is_Not_a_Real_Company_It_s_an_IBM_Bailout_Dressed_Up_or.gmi [03:28] TR Bot Techrights Anderon Is Not a Real Company, It's an IBM Bailout Dressed Up or Wrapped Up In Buzzwords [03:29] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: anderson is your previous landlord [03:29] schestowitz[TR2] all boasting [03:29] schestowitz[TR2] failing badly [03:43] TR News Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Only Meaningful as Long as Theyre Enforced https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/11/civil-procedure-rules-cpr-only-meaningful-as-long-as-theyre-enforced/ [03:43] TR Bot Blog Archive Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Only Meaningful as Long as Theyre Enforced [03:57] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) [03:57] TR News Techrights Turns 20 in Four Weeks https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/11/techrights-turns-20-in-four-weeks/ [03:57] TR Bot Blog Archive Techrights Turns 20 in Four Weeks ● Oct 11 [04:08] TR News (NEW): Not Mainstream, But Not Niche Either https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Not_Mainstream_But_Not_Niche_Either.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Not_Mainstream_But_Not_Niche_Either.gmi [04:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Not Mainstream, But Not Niche Either [04:30] TR News Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XXVI - Trying to Deplatform Critics of Microsoft's Restricted Boot https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XXVI_Trying_to_Deplatform_Critics_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XXVI_Trying_to_Deplatform_Critics_.gmi [04:30] TR Bot Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XXVI - Trying to Deplatform Critics of Microsoft's Restricted Boot [04:50] admfubar poor roy is starving!!... https://science.slashdot.org/story/26/10/11/0124231/uk-vegetables-20-50-less-nutritious-than-in-the-1960s [04:50] TR Bot UK Vegetables 20-50% Less Nutritious Than In the 1960s - Slashdot [04:50] TR News "Education is about the production of agency" Henry Giroux https://cybershow.uk/content/home/home.html [04:50] TR Bot Home [04:51] admfubar https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/batteries-are-now-cheaper-than-natural-gas-turbines-used-at-many-data-centers/ [04:51] TR Bot are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers | TechCrunch [04:57] nobody admfubar: initial investment price for either Batteries or Turbines isn't the only criteria though [04:58] admfubar they didnt say they were [04:58] nobody during the power outage in Spain, to my knowledge, solar powered backup batteries didn't at least suffice to provide mobile switching center with backup power [04:59] admfubar https://www.engadget.com/2276609/ice-is-reportedly-using-a-palantir-database-to-compile-dossiers-on-protestors/ [04:59] TR Bot ICE Is Reportedly Using A Palantir Database To Compile Dossiers On Protestors [04:59] nobody admfubar: and they say "Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines"" ● Oct 11 [05:00] admfubar yes [05:01] TR News Cyber Show on Mental Health in Universities and IT https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/11/cyber-show-on-mental-health-in-universities-and-it/ [05:01] TR Bot Blog Archive Cyber Show on Mental Health in Universities and IT [05:05] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.engadget.com/2276609/ice-is-reportedly-using-a-palantir-database-to-compile-dossiers-on-protestors/ [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] and some people still say privacy or overrated [05:06] schestowitz[TR2] or "i have nothing to hide" [05:07] admfubar or if you arent doing anything wrong you dont have anything to hide [05:08] nobody in germany the migration policy debate is boiling up endlessly too [05:08] nobody which politics argue such should compensate financial issues with the social security and retirment pension funds [05:09] nobody i've just finished an eMail, almost, hesitant sending it to some prominent economics expert [05:09] nobody gambling slot machines, sports betting bars, shisha bars, kebap restaurants, how that's supposed to benefit economy here [05:10] nobody meanwhile german car maker heavy industries operate at 60% capacity (a 40% loss) [05:10] nobody how then immigrants should be hired, and where, if no more cars cold be sold anywhere, neither in china nor in germany [05:11] nobody if anyone could afford it, i can't [05:13] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-2678070490/ [05:13] TR Bot Elon Musks SpaceX blasts off without paying $70k restaurant tab: report - Raw Story [05:13] nobody energy accounting and prizing is off-charts already, no clue how and where any relevant amount of energy/oil/gas could be squeezed out [05:13] admfubar what is a shisha bar? [05:13] nobody turks and arabs smoke a special type of sweet tobacco in water pipes, which is what shisha bars offer [05:14] admfubar ah a hooka bar [05:14] nobody in any case, we've got enough of those here already, with little to no benefit to economy [05:14] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux in Germany (2026) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/GNU_Linux_in_Germany_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/GNU_Linux_in_Germany_2026.gmi [05:14] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux in Germany (2026) [05:18] TR News (NEW): Creating distro build tooling for a small community https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Creating_distro_build_tooling_for_a_small_community.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Creating_distro_build_tooling_for_a_small_community.gmi [05:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Creating distro build tooling for a small community [05:19] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [05:19] TR News Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks https://www.osnews.com/story/146052/google-breaks-promise-to-provide-10-years-of-updates-to-chromebooks/ [05:19] TR Bot breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks OSnews [05:20] TR News (NEW): Is COSMIC DE mogging KDE Plasma? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Is_COSMIC_DE_mogging_KDE_Plasma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Is_COSMIC_DE_mogging_KDE_Plasma.gmi [05:20] TR Bot Tux Machines Is COSMIC DE mogging KDE Plasma? [05:20] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [05:35] TR News Techrights Running a Country's Economy by Borrowing Over $400,000,000,000 Per Month https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Running_a_Country_s_Economy_by_Borrowing_Over_400_000_000_000_P.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Running_a_Country_s_Economy_by_Borrowing_Over_400_000_000_000_P.gmi [05:35] TR Bot Techrights Running a Country's Economy by Borrowing Over $400,000,000,000 Per Month [05:36] TR News "Bjrn Brembs' web site seems to have gone defunct in an odd way" [05:36] TR News "universities have replaced their IT with microsoft resellers and then bully and harass the staff and faculty members mercilessly. The microsofters are not evaluated (by the university) on results and thus can spend their time getting in the way." [05:42] admfubar https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/06/nonfungible/ [05:42] TR Bot Pluralistic: Swapping money for expertise (06 Oct 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [05:45] admfubar https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/07/gouged/#aeropain [05:45] TR Bot Pluralistic: Disloyalty (07 Oct 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [05:47] *parsifal (~parsifal@tt5tpgza9wvuc.irc) has joined #techrights [05:48] *ewig (~Ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [05:50] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/10/2126238 [05:50] TR Bot Amazons $1B Plan To Combat Data Center Backlash Draws More Backlash - SoylentNews [05:51] TR News "Administration Suspends Microsoft Green-Card Sponsorship After 6,000 Layoffs" [05:52] TR News "6,000 Layoffs" they say now? [05:53] TR News "A union drive at Double Fine Productions, the Microsoft-owned studio behind Psychonauts, collapsed within two weeks of its public filing, and the fallout has kept rippling through the studio for months." [05:54] TR News shattered.io = slopfarm [05:55] admfubar https://thedebrief.org/a-1100-mile-long-cloud-on-mars-is-defying-physics-this-unexpected-discovery-may-reveal-why/ [05:55] TR Bot A 1,100-Mile-Long Cloud on Mars is Defying PhysicsThis Unexpected Discovery May Reveal Why - The Debrief [05:57] *admfubar has quit (connection closed) [05:58] TR News Cheeto now parroting Putin (wants Ukraine to change leader) after celebrating Putin's birthday (October 7) and making a deal with Putin. US is on the same side as Iran. [05:59] *admfubar (~admfubar@iwipbcbs5rqe2.irc) has joined #techrights [05:59] TR News r/Operatingsystems uses slop of RMS as its avatar/logo https://www.reddit.com/r/Operatingsystems/ [05:59] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Reddit ● Oct 11 [06:00] admfubar https://thedebrief.org/scientists-studied-decades-of-magic-tricks-and-revealed-something-strange-about-how-the-brain-sees-reality/ [06:00] TR Bot Scientists Studied Decades of Magic Tricksand Revealed Something Strange About How the Brain Sees Reality - The Debrief [06:02] TR News umbrelOS 2.0.0 out, but foolishly outsourced to Microsoft https://distrowatch.com/12969 see http://techrights.org/n/2026/09/17/What_s_Wrong_with_Microsoft_s_GitHub_New_Article_by_Jacob_Bachm.shtml [06:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12969 ) [06:02] TR Bot Techrights What's Wrong with Microsoft's GitHub, New Article by Jacob Bachmeyer and Richard Stallman [06:05] TR News (NEW): Koozali SME Server 11.0 Release Announcement https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Koozali_SME_Server_11_0_Release_Announcement.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Koozali_SME_Server_11_0_Release_Announcement.gmi [06:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Koozali SME Server 11.0 Release Announcement [06:05] TR News Mainstream OS 3.0.0 released https://mainstreamos.org/#changelog https://distrowatch.com/12971 [06:05] TR Bot Mainstream OS Deeply featured. Genuinely friendly. [06:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/12971 ) [06:15] TR News "I wanted to share these in gemini as well, as I'm very happy with them. Sorry for bringing "cringe" to gemini, but someone needs to do it. I am cringe but I am free." gemini://akselmo.dev/gemlog/2026-10-11-fursuit-photos.gmi [06:16] TR News "Rough start to the month: new school year started (Nev's last before kindergarten ), but within the first two weeks we had a hospital visit (Nev scratched her eye in a way that presented as a potential brain injury) then both kids caught COVID." gemini://gemini.davideisinger.com/journal/dispatch-44-october-2026/ [06:25] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 11/10/2026: Adults Dressing Up as Animals, 44th Birthday, and More https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Gemini_Links_11_10_2026_Adults_Dressing_Up_as_Animals_44th_Birt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Gemini_Links_11_10_2026_Adults_Dressing_Up_as_Animals_44th_Birt.gmi [06:25] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 11/10/2026: Adults Dressing Up as Animals, 44th Birthday, and More [06:37] TR News Bing down in US https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share/all/united-states-of-america/#monthly-200902-202610 [06:37] TR Bot Search Engine Market Share United States Of America | Statcounter Global Stats [06:41] TR News (NEW): For statCounter, GNU/Linux Rebounds in the US https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/For_statCounter_GNU_Linux_Rebounds_in_the_US.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/For_statCounter_GNU_Linux_Rebounds_in_the_US.gmi [06:41] TR Bot Tux Machines For statCounter, GNU/Linux Rebounds in the US [06:50] TR News Techrights Voice for the Impoverished https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Voice_for_the_Impoverished.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Voice_for_the_Impoverished.gmi [06:50] TR Bot Techrights Voice for the Impoverished ● Oct 11 [07:08] *birkoff has quit (*.net *.split) [07:08] *KindOne has quit (*.net *.split) [07:10] *KindOne (kindone@user/meow/KindOne) has joined #techrights [07:11] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 259 seconds) [07:19] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.254.211.40) has joined #techrights [07:47] *birkoff (birkoff@birkoff.thunderirc.net) has joined #techrights [07:47] *birkoff has quit (Changing host) [07:47] *birkoff (birkoff@user/birkoff) has joined #techrights ● Oct 11 [08:05] *admfubar has quit (connection closed) [08:05] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [08:06] *admfubar (~admfubar@6qy66b3cucryu.irc) has joined #techrights [08:08] *Now talking on #techrights [08:23] TR News (NEW): ArchiveOS beginner-friendly KDE Plasma Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/ArchiveOS_beginner_friendly_KDE_Plasma_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/ArchiveOS_beginner_friendly_KDE_Plasma_Linux_distribution.gmi [08:23] TR Bot Tux Machines ArchiveOS beginner-friendly KDE Plasma Linux distribution [08:40] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:40] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [08:52] TR News (NEW): 4 super-lightweight distros that beat Linux Mint on older laptops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/4_super_lightweight_distros_that_beat_Linux_Mint_on_older_lapto.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/4_super_lightweight_distros_that_beat_Linux_Mint_on_older_lapto.gmi [08:52] TR Bot Tux Machines 4 super-lightweight distros that beat Linux Mint on older laptops ● Oct 11 [09:13] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [09:17] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@xg7m8bg2wpw9e.irc) has joined #techrights [09:51] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [09:51] *admfubar has quit (connection closed) [09:52] *admfubar (~admfubar@nxarfbxq578zu.irc) has joined #techrights ● Oct 11 [10:02] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [10:05] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [10:16] TR News Digital Restrictions https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-10-10/san-diego-california-ghost-gun-3d-printer-filament-lawsuit | Source: Los Angeles Times [10:16] TR Bot Ghost gun lawsuit takes aim at company that sells 3-D printer filament - Los Angeles Times [10:16] TR News "A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administrations complete moral vacuity" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/09/nidal-hasan-execution-pete-hegseth-us-military-tv-democracy | Source: The Guardian UK [10:16] TR Bot Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once greatest democracy to a horrific new low | Paul Daley | The Guardian [10:18] TR News "Army Regulation 190-55, paragraph 2-5, lists who may attend an execution and states that no one under 18 shall witness it." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/pentagon-all-set-public-execution-white-house-final-statement-1824775 | Source: International Business Times [10:18] TR Bot Army Rules Ban Minors In Witnessing Executions, So How Can the Pentagon Livestream Nidal Hasan's Death Online? | IBTimes UK [10:18] TR News "ProPublica found that DHS has surveilled an ongoing border prayer ceremony and questioned tribal members outside the reservation." https://www.propublica.org/article/tohono-oodham-nation-arizona-border-wall | Source: Pro Publica [10:18] TR Bot DHS Border Wall Construction Leads to Surveillance of Tohono Oodham Nation ProPublica [10:19] TR News "an increase of approximately 29% compared with the previous reporting period." https://www.en-hrana.org/annual-report-on-execution-in-iran-marking-the-world-day-against-the-death-penalty-2/ | Source: Human rights Activists News Agency [10:19] TR Bot Annual Report on Execution in Iran; Marking the World Day Against the Death Penalty - Hrana [10:19] TR News "A lot of people are saying that its time the games industry was unionized" https://kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-to-unionize-one-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755 | Source: GO Media [10:19] TR Bot Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize Double Fine [10:19] TR News "One choice that I didnt need to make was whether or not to join a union. Facebook didnt have one, consistent with the software engineering industry at large at the time." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/how-i-fell-through-the-cracks-at-meta/ | Source: The Nation [10:19] TR Bot How I Fell Through the Cracks at Meta | The Nation [10:20] TR News "The attribution numbers are going to agree with whats politically expedient for the attribution cartel companies." https://blog.zgp.org/data-lake-america/ | Source: Don Marti [10:21] TR Bot Data Lake America [10:21] TR News Outside [10:21] TR News "Outside of the White House, the fight over free speech is also raging on college campuses." https://www.vox.com/podcasts/505705/free-speech-first-amendment-trump-charlie-kirk-press-ban-fire | Source: Vox [10:21] TR Bot to know about the grim state of free speech in the US | Vox [10:21] TR News "called for Indias chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, who oversaw the exercise, to resign." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/cockroach-party-rally-delhi-protests-chief-election-officer-resigns | Source: The Guardian UK [10:21] TR Bot Cockroach leader among thousands detained in Delhi protest crackdown | Delhi | The Guardian [10:25] TR News "The time zone database isn't an outlier. Here are some of the other projects included in the analysis that many web developers will be familiar with: [...]" https://coywolf.com/news/web-development/critical-internet-software-is-still-maintained-by-just-one-or-two-people/ | Source: Coywolf LLC [10:25] TR Bot Critical internet software is still maintained by just 1 or 2 people [10:29] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [10:30] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [10:31] TR News "The U.S. Senate has been conducting a year-long investigation into AI data centers" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/senate-investigation-says-that-some-ai-data-center-claims-are-misleading-senators-question-number-of-permanent-jobs-projects-bring-to-communities-but-companies-refuse-to-divulge-data | Source: Tom's Hardware [10:31] TR Bot Senate probe accuses Big Tech of misleading public on AI data centers massive 100 MW sites create only 100 jobs while securing lucrative GPU tax breaks; Senators question the number of permanent jobs, but companies refuse to divulge data | Tom's Hardware [10:32] TR News "The bill assigns oversight to Greeces National Council for Radio and Television (ESR) and the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (DPA)." https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1317837/bill-sets-minimum-age-of-15-for-social-media/ | Source: Greece [10:32] TR Bot sets minimum age of 15 for social media | eKathimerini.com [10:32] TR News "TikTok has repeatedly and knowingly violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act by designing one of the most addictive products ever targeted at children" https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100926_mayes_tiktok/arizona-ag-says-tiktok-addicts-teen-users-new-consumer-fraud-suit/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel [10:32] TR Bot Arizona AG says TikTok addicts teen users in new consumer fraud suit [10:33] TR News "Billionaires won't flee. The state won't lose money. But taxing the rich in CA could spread nationwide." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/billionaires-wont-flee/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [10:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/billionaires-wont-flee/ ) [10:41] TR News "As revealed by unsealed court documents, Department of Homeland Security agents are allegedly creating dossiers on those that are accused of observing or protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents." https://www.engadget.com/2276609/ice-is-reportedly-using-a-palantir-database-to-compile-dossiers-on-protestors/ | Source: Engadget [10:41] TR Bot ICE Is Reportedly Using A Palantir Database To Compile Dossiers On Protestors [10:43] TR News "community safety" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/09/us-postal-service-to-start-exploring-its-always-on-surveillance-options/ | Source: Techdirt [10:43] TR Bot Postal Service To Start Exploring Its Always-On Surveillance Options | Techdirt [10:43] TR News "This is where Bluetooth-based communication and mesh networking can become useful." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/dhruv-rathee-warning-bridgefy-briar-apps-protest-delhi-security-139311834.html | Source: Bhaskar English [10:43] TR Bot Dhruv Rathee Warns Against Bridgefy & Briar Apps | Delhi Protest Security [10:43] TR News Windows TCO: "One source close to the investigation told KrebsOnSecurity the Canadian person arrested this week was visiting Pennsylvania for a cyber insurance conference" https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/10/fbi-arrests-founder-of-ransomware-negotiation-firm/ | Source: Krebs On Security [10:43] TR Bot FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm Krebs on Security [10:50] TR News Social Control Media https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-facebook-ai-generated-videos-sobbing-children-begging-arrested | Source: Futurism [10:50] TR Bot Meta Won't Say If It Violates Its Policies to Upload AI-Generated Videos of Sobbing Little Children Begging for Likes and Follows So They Don't Get Arrested by Police [10:50] TR News "According to the NYT, Muses development cycle was plagued with disturbing safety errors that delayed its release for months." https://futurism.com/future-society/mark-zuckerberg-meta-muse-ai-agent-safety-issues | Source: Futurism [10:50] TR Bot Mark Zuckerberg Launched Meta's Muse AI Agent Despite Disturbing Safety Concerns [10:50] TR News "Looking at all of this, the idea that LLMs are in some sense "inevitable" is more than a little foolish." https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/llms-arent-inevitable | Source: deadSimpleTech [10:50] TR Bot little that's "inevitable" about AI | deadSimpleTech [10:51] TR News "The question is, why is AI always tilting to problematic behaviour?" https://www.spectator.com.au/2026/10/ai-is-a-psychopath/ | Source: Spectator AU [10:51] TR Bot AI is a psychopath | The Spectator Australia [10:51] TR News "And that brings me to another question. Wouldn't the owner be better off using that Mac mini for his own local AI needs?" https://michaelreflects.com/blog/an-ai-bot-followed-me-now-i-have-questions/ | Source: Michael Mitchell [10:51] TR Bot An AI Bot Followed Me. Now I Have Questions | Michaels Journal [10:52] TR News "This new rule looks like Anthropic promoting its bots as being genuine intelligences the little guy theory of AI." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/09/anthropic-bans-abusive-or-cruel-behavior-toward-claude/ | Source: Pivot to AI [10:52] TR Bot Homely hypnopaedic wisdom. "It only remained to conquer the whole of Ireland was put. [10:53] TR News "The police didnt act on the information because it was automatically marked as spam. But the sham AI tip alarmed police officials all the same." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-ai-bogus-tip-unsolved-murder | Source: Futurism [10:53] TR Bot Police Furious After an Anthropic AI Model Submitted a Bogus Tip About an Unsolved Murder, Posing as a Person Who Might Have Information About the Case [10:53] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [10:53] TR News "The AI was actively submitting information to a different website on behalf of a user, so that is what I would classify as a high-risk action" https://6abc.com/post/anthropic-ai-model-submitted-false-tip-unsolved-murder-philadelphia-police-say/19925243/ | Source: ABC [10:53] TR Bot AI model submitted false tip about unsolved murder, Philadelphia police say - 6abc Philadelphia [10:53] TR News "The old Microsoft 365 Family plan allowed you to add 6 family members that would each receive 1TB of storage." https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2026/10/less-is-more-flexible-upcoming-changes-to-microsoft-365-storage/ | Source: Roger Comply [10:53] TR Bot Less is more (flexible) Upcoming changes to Microsoft 365 storage | ParanoidPenguin.net [10:54] TR News "Theres a thing I love about my ThinkPad, beyond Linux or the keyboard or anything like that: its a fun computer." https://sals.place/blog/fun-comps-stress-comps/ | Source: Sal [10:54] TR Bot Fun computers, stressful computers | Sal's [10:54] TR News "Americans have always disliked high pharmaceutical prices, and ripoffs have been commonplace for so long its hard to remember a time when things were more reasonable" https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/how-pharma-middlemen-turned-the-federal | Source: Matt Stoller [10:54] TR Bot How Trump Enforcers are Sabotaging Efforts to Bring Down Drug Prices ● Oct 11 [11:12] *hvxgr_ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [11:12] TR News "We have carved up humanistic learning according to research specializations of which our students are wholly ignorant" https://stanforddaily.com/2026/10/09/stanford-decline-in-humanities-majors/ | Source: Stanford University [11:12] TR Bot Stanford sees decline in humanities majors [11:13] TR News "In this period where she was working, this is a brand new field, and she really helped to define it" https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5994972 | Source: NPR [11:13] TR Bot Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90 [11:13] TR News "I will preface this, as always, with a warning that I have no idea what I am talking about. I am a digital signal processing (DSP) novice. With this in mind, let's proceed (recklessly)." https://fuzzix.org/bandlimited-square-waves-four-approaches | Source: Fuzzix [11:13] TR Bot Bandlimited Square Waves: Four Approaches :: fuzzix dot org [11:14] TR News "Mathematicians have been weighing in on what they value about mathematics." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/09/what-mathematicians-should-know-about-the-lean-theorem-proverquestions-of-reliability-and-ai/ | Source: Terence Tao [11:14] TR Bot What mathematicians should know about the Lean Theorem Prover: questions of reliability and AI | What's new [11:14] *hvxgr_ (~wl2v_usrn@freenode-ong.pov.c33bnd.IP) has joined #techrights [11:14] TR News "Wood is one of those archaeological artefacts that are very elusive due to their fragility" https://hackaday.com/2026/10/10/unique-archeological-discovery-sheds-light-on-neanderthal-wooden-tool-usage/ | Source: Hackaday [11:14] TR Bot Archeological Discovery Sheds Light On Neanderthal Wooden Tool Usage | Hackaday [11:14] TR News "I also have a tinylog there that is basically gemini version of fedi." https://akselmo.dev/posts/tinkering-in-geminispace/ | Source: Akseli Lahtinen [11:14] TR Bot Tinkering in Geminispace | AksDev [11:14] TR News "The start of why I think you should consider policies is a Socratic question: if you don't want your people to do something, how are they going to find that out?" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/sysadmin/PoliciesAreCommunication | Source: University of Toronto [11:14] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [11:15] TR News "In retrospect I shouldve defined what good might have looked like with a month of bullet journalling." https://mark.hysted.com/bullet-journal-month-a-post-mortem/ | Source: Mark Hysted [11:15] TR Bot bullet journal month: a post-mortem [11:15] TR News "Today in Tedium: If I lived my life in a nominatively deterministic way, I would be a Muppet blacksmith." https://tedium.co/2026/10/09/nominative-antideterminism-history/ | Source: Tedium [11:15] TR Bot Nominative Antideterminism: The Irony Of An Off-Key Name [11:21] TR News Techrights Links 11/10/2026: "Execution TV" (Iran Aped by US) and Digital Oblivion Caused by Slop Frenzy Online https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Links_11_10_2026_Execution_TV_Iran_Aped_by_US_and_Digital_Obliv.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Links_11_10_2026_Execution_TV_Iran_Aped_by_US_and_Digital_Obliv.gmi [11:21] TR Bot Techrights Links 11/10/2026: "Execution TV" (Iran Aped by US) and Digital Oblivion Caused by Slop Frenzy Online [11:21] TR News netsplit.de is recovering today after about 10 days without updates https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=techrights [11:21] TR Bot NO TITLE [11:30] TR News "For more than a decade the Clojure REPL most people saw in a terminal was REPLy, the one behind lein repl." https://metaredux.com/posts/2026/10/10/neorepl-a-terminal-repl-for-clojure-and-friends.html | Source: Bozhidar Batsov [11:30] TR Bot neorepl: A Terminal REPL for Clojure (and Friends) | Meta Redux [11:30] TR News "Like many languages and their toolchains, the Go compiler toolchain is written in Go." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/CompilerBootstrappingVsOSChanges | Source: University of Toronto [11:30] TR News "When working with floats, we tend to reuse the more familiar integer arithmetic patterns." https://blog.pkh.me/p/49-float-and-integer-arithmetic-follow-two-different-paradigms.html | Source: Bg [11:30] TR Bot Float and integer arithmetic follow two different paradigms [11:54] TR News Techrights IRC Tracker Back in Order, Number of Known IRC Networks Continues to Increase https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/IRC_Tracker_Back_in_Order_Number_of_Known_IRC_Networks_Continue.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/IRC_Tracker_Back_in_Order_Number_of_Known_IRC_Networks_Continue.gmi [11:54] TR Bot Techrights IRC Tracker Back in Order, Number of Known IRC Networks Continues to Increase ● Oct 11 [12:00] TR News "The comment system has received a major overhaul here. It offers greater ability to format your comments." https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/10/10/good-blogkeeping-new-comment-box/ | Source: Jim Grey [12:00] TR Bot Good blogkeeping: New comment box - Down the Road [12:00] TR News "In modern WordPress deployments, legacy Update Services like Ping-o-Matic are obsolete." https://www.jamescherti.com/wordpress-why-disable-update-services-ping-o-matic/ | Source: James Cherti [12:00] TR Bot When to disable WordPress Update Services such as Ping-o-Matic | James Cherti [12:01] TR News "Announcing the first release candidate of Kodi 22 "Piers"!" https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-22-piers-rc-1/ | Source: Kodi Foundation [12:01] TR Bot Kodi 22 "Piers" RC 1 | News | Kodi [12:01] TR News "XScreenSaver 6.17 is out now for MacOS, iOS (eventually), Android and Unix. This is mostly a maintenance release, triggered by some onerous and stupid Apple changes." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/xscreensaver-6-17/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [12:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/10/xscreensaver-6-17/ ) [12:02] TR News "Five years ago, Linux phones looked like they were poised to become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly that has an iron grip on the mobile phone industry" https://amosbbatto.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/linux-phones-alternative/ | [12:02] TR Bot Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly? | Random thoughts, conocimiento no conocido, yachay mana yachasqachu [12:02] TR News "Finding inexpensive broken hardware for sale, buying it, and restoring it to working condition is a long-standing tradition for hackers on a limited budge." https://hackaday.com/2026/10/10/restoring-an-altimeter-watch-to-former-heights/ | Source: Hackaday [12:02] TR Bot An Altimeter Watch To Former Heights | Hackaday [12:03] TR News "Sometimes it's easier to identify an IC with a microscope." https://www.righto.com/2026/10/ML10-switched-capacitor-filter.html | Source: Ken Shirriff [12:03] TR Bot Inside a 1980s filter chip that uses switched capacitors [12:04] TR News "He was right. By 2004, I was writing a cover story called iPod Nation, and later I published a book about the iPod called The Perfect Thing." https://www.wired.com/story/im-still-convinced-the-ipod-was-the-perfect-gadget/ | Source: Wired [12:04] TR Bot Still Convinced the iPod Was the Perfect Gadget | WIRED [12:05] TR News "Over the weekend, I pulled an old Dell tower out of storage to set up a dedicated machine for my daughter to use for homework and retro gaming." https://www.jamescherti.com/how-configure-debian-run-smoothly-on-older-computer/ | Source: James Cherti [12:05] TR Bot Configuring Debian to run smoothly on an older desktop computer | James Cherti [12:05] TR News "The main credit for this article goes Signal Desktop on FreeBSD Using Linux Binary Compatibility here." https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/10/10/freebsd-cope-with-signal-fuckup/ | Source: Vermaden [12:05] TR Bot FreeBSD Cope with Signal Fuckup | [12:07] TR News "For years, keeping a FreeBSD system up to date meant running freebsd-update(8), which patches the base system as a single, opaque block." https://vincentdelft.be/post/post_20261010 | Source: Vincent Delft [12:07] TR Bot Vincent's blog [12:07] TR News "For years, building a FreeBSD jail meant downloading base.txz, extracting it by hand, and later juggling freebsd-update(8) to keep it patched." https://vincentdelft.be/post/post_202610102 | Source: Vincent Delft [12:07] TR Bot Vincent's blog [12:08] TR News "In my previous post I built a minimal thick jail from pkgbase packages and ended with a baseline ZFS snapshot" https://vincentdelft.be/post/post_202610103 | Source: Vincent Delft [12:08] TR Bot Vincent's blog [12:09] TR News "One of the biggest debates in tech at the moment is the question of whether current AI models can become conscious. Whatever conscious means." https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2026/10/biologists-give-3-reasons-why-ai-isnt.html | Source: Sabine Hossenfelder [12:09] TR Bot Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Biologists Give 3 Reasons Why AI Isnt Conscious (Yet) [12:18] TR News Frame of Suffering is like if Diablo was about mechs and I need it now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/frame-of-suffering-is-like-if-diablo-was-about-mechs-and-i-need-it-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:18] TR Bot of Suffering is like if Diablo was about mechs and I need it now | GamingOnLinux [12:19] TR News Steam Client Beta - October 9th brings more Remote Play improvements | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-client-beta-october-9th-brings-more-remote-play-improvements/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:19] TR Bot Client Beta - October 9th brings more Remote Play improvements | GamingOnLinux [12:21] TR News Proton 11.0-2e brings EA App fixes, and there's a much bigger Proton 11.0-3 Release Candidate | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/proton-11-0-2e-brings-ea-app-fixes-and-theres-a-much-bigger-proton-11-0-3-release-candidate/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:21] TR Bot 11.0-2e brings EA App fixes, and there's a much bigger Proton 11.0-3 Release Candidate | GamingOnLinux [12:23] TR News Steam Frame CAD files released, plus an update on reservation waiting times | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-frame-cad-files-released-plus-an-update-on-reservation-waiting-times/ Source: GamingOnLinux [12:23] TR Bot Frame CAD files released, plus an update on reservation waiting times | GamingOnLinux [12:26] TR News "Nothing may be broken. systemd-networkd-wait-online is simply waiting for managed interfaces to reach the required state, potentially including a spare NIC with no cable" https://www.tecmint.com/systemd-networkd-performance-tuning/ | Source: TecMint [12:26] TR Bot 19 systemd-networkd Hacks to Speed Up Your Linux Server [12:27] TR News In aid of fascism https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/trump-plans-to-honour-microsofts-ceo-after-vance-drops-h-1b-visa-hammer-on-company/articleshow/134798325.cms [12:27] TR Bot Trump plans to honour Microsoft's CEO after Vance drops H-1B visa hammer on company - The Economic Times [12:28] TR News "The SEC Just Opened the Floodgates to Fraud | The New Republic" https://newrepublic.com/article/216442/sec-just-opened-floodgates-fraud [12:28] TR Bot The SEC Just Opened the Floodgates to Fraud | The New Republic [12:44] TR News FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/10/fbi-arrests-founder-of-ransomware-negotiation-firm/ [12:44] TR Bot FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm Krebs on Security [12:49] TR News ArchiveOS beginner-friendly KDE Plasma GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/archiveos-beginner-friendly-kde-plasma-linux-distribution/ [12:49] TR Bot - beginner-friendly KDE Plasma Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [12:51] TR News Tim Retout: Reading my solar inverter over RS485 https://retout.co.uk/2026/10/10/zeversolar-esphome/ [12:51] TR Bot Reading my solar inverter over RS485 | Tim Retout [12:53] TR News Niko Matsakis: Why 'externalized' proofs of cyclic trait impls does not work https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/10/10/modular-vs-external-proofs/ [12:53] TR Bot Why 'externalized' proofs of cyclic trait impls does not work baby steps ● Oct 11 [13:01] TR News StratOS 2026.10.06 https://distrowatch.com/stratos [13:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/stratos ) [13:01] TR News Infinity 2026.10.2 https://distrowatch.com/infinity [13:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/infinity ) [13:02] TR News Python 3.15 Released with UTF-8 as Default & Lazy Import https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/python-3-15-utf-8-lazy-import/ [13:02] TR Bot Python 3.15 Released with UTF-8 as Default & Lazy Import | UbuntuHandbook [13:04] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:05] TR News QMLQuick Editor: my QtCreator extension has been integrated http://renaudguezennec.eu/posts/release_qmlsample/ [13:05] TR Bot QMLQuick Editor: my QtCreator extension has been integrated | Projects and thoughts [13:06] TR News AnyPS5 project reaches critical GPU milestone in race to enable running PS5 games natively on PC https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/anyps5-reaches-critical-gpu-milestone-with-100-percent-shader-instruction-coverage-ps5-games-running-natively-on-pc-still-far-off [13:06] TR Bot AnyPS5 project reaches critical GPU milestone in race to enable running PS5 games natively on PC 100% shader instruction coverage is a massive step forward, but playing all PS5 games natively on PC is still far off | Tom's Hardware [13:07] TR News After Williamson: Who Changed Their Claims, and Where the Function Went https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/10/after-williamson-who-changed-their-claims-and-where-the-function-went.html [13:07] TR Bot After Williamson: Who Changed Their Claims, and Where the Function Went | Patently-O [13:11] TR News Steinar H. Gunderson: Decompilation patterns, part 7: if to condition http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-10-10-20-32_decompilation_patterns_part_7_if_to_condition.html [13:11] TR Bot Steinar H. Gunderson [13:16] TR News Utkarsh Gupta: FOSS Activities in September 2026 https://utkarsh2102.org/posts/foss-in-sept-26/ [13:16] TR Bot FOSS Activities in September 2026 utkarsh2102 [13:16] TR News PixelPen pixel art editor and animation tool https://www.linuxlinks.com/pixelpen-pixel-art-editor-animation-tool/ [13:16] TR Bot - pixel art editor and animation tool - LinuxLinks [13:18] TR News Ukranian modder slaps DLSS 5 onto Pac-Man with 4x Multipass https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/dlss-5-on-pac-man-is-a-creepypasta-one-rendering-mode-even-removes-the-eyes-of-a-ghost [13:18] TR Bot Ukranian modder slaps DLSS 5 onto Pac-Man with 4x Multipass cursed project runs in the MAME arcade emulator using ReShade | Tom's Hardware [13:23] TR News Liverpool https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/11/liverpool/ [13:23] TR Bot Blog Archive Liverpool [13:23] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [13:26] TR News Blues go marching https://cybershow.uk/content/episodes/marching/marching.html [13:26] TR Bot Blues go marching [13:27] TR News Did Lump Cheeto ever say that Russia needs a new national leader? No. [13:29] TR News "he and his fellow kompromats, going back to the Reagan administration, have been working tirelessly to convert the US to a vassal state under the Kremlin They've gotten quite far and the damage has been accelerating in the last decade." [13:29] TR News M5Stack ToughC5 weatherproof ESP32-C5 IoT controller offers dual-band Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5, and Zigbee/Thread https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/10/m5stack-toughc5-weatherproof-esp32-c5-iot-controller-offers-dual-band-wi-fi-6-ble-5-and-zigbee-thread/ [13:29] TR Bot M5Stack ToughC5 weatherproof ESP32-C5 IoT controller offers dual-band Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5, and Zigbee/Thread - CNX Software [13:30] TR News New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Order of the Sinking Star and Silver Pines - 2026-10-10 Edition https://boilingsteam.com/new-steam-games-playable-on-the-steam-deck-2026-10-10-edition/index.html [13:30] TR Bot New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Order of the Sinking Star and Silver Pines - 2026-10-10 Edition [13:31] TR News Why TLP should not replace your internal information classification, (Sat, Oct 10th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33414 [13:31] TR Bot Why TLP should not replace your internal information classification [13:32] TR News Community SnapshotSeptember https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/10/community-snapshot-september-2/ [13:32] TR Bot Community SnapshotSeptember - Internet Society [13:34] MinceR (cat) https://x0.at/Vw2Z.jpg [13:36] *birkoff has quit (Excess Flood) [13:44] *hvxgr_ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [13:44] *hvxgr_ (~wl2v_usrn@freenode-ong.pov.c33bnd.IP) has joined #techrights [13:45] *birkoff (birkoff@birkoff.thunderirc.net) has joined #techrights [13:45] *birkoff has quit (Changing host) [13:45] *birkoff (birkoff@user/birkoff) has joined #techrights [13:48] TR News China proposes stricter car design, testing rules, including ban on fully hidden door handles https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-proposes-stricter-car-design-testing-rules-including-ban-on-fully-hidden-door-handles [13:48] TR Bot China proposes stricter car design, testing rules, including ban on fully hidden door handles | The Straits Times [13:54] TR News Mac Users Are Nuking Every Trace of Fashion Company Apple Hey Hi (AI) on Their Machines https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mac-users-nuking-every-trace-of-apple-ai [13:54] TR Bot Mac Users Are Nuking Every Trace of Apple AI on Their Machines [13:54] TR News Super Micro smuggling co-conspirator pleads guilty to sending Hey Hi (AI) chips to China https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/super-micro-smuggling-co-conspirator-pleads-guilty-to-sending-ai-chips-to-china-broker-admits-breaking-export-control-rules-as-company-co-founder-denies-charges [13:54] TR Bot Super Micro smuggling co-conspirator pleads guilty to sending AI chips to China broker admits breaking export control rules as company co-founder denies charges | Tom's Hardware [13:55] TR News Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison https://www.securityweek.com/insider-cyber-extortion-plot-against-industrial-firm-lands-engineer-in-prison/ [13:55] TR Bot Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison - SecurityWeek ● Oct 11 [14:00] TR News Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Convicted Felon Pool Coverage https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/business/media/trump-justice-department-tv-networks.html [14:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/business/media/trump-justice-department-tv-networks.html ) [14:01] TR News One of Americas Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an Hey Hi (AI) Data Center https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chestnut-grove-last-remaining-anthropic-ai-data-center [14:01] TR Bot One of America's Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an AI Data Center [14:06] TR News Eggheads at Anthropic Said They Used Claude to Solve Humor https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-solve-humor [14:06] TR Bot Eggheads at Anthropic Said They Used Claude to "Solve" Humor [14:08] TR News They just simply call every tech "hey hi" and then justify adding them to the pyramis scheme https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/softbank-seeks-usd100-billion-for-ai-refined-projects-from-middle-eastern-investors-fund-would-be-used-to-acquire-companies-and-improve-their-operations-using-artificial-intelligence-and-robotics [14:08] TR Bot SoftBank seeks $100 billion for AI-refined projects from Middle Eastern investors fund would be used to acquire companies and improve their operations using artificial intelligence and robotics | Tom's Hardware [14:08] TR News Top Hey Hi (AI) labs reportedly planning for catastrophic Hey Hi (AI) event fallout https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/top-ai-labs-reportedly-planning-for-catastrophic-ai-event-fallout-anthropic-openai-and-others-reportedly-building-contingency-plans-and-running-scenarios-of-a-runaway-ai-wreaking-havoc [14:08] TR Bot Top AI labs reportedly planning for catastrophic AI event fallout Anthropic, OpenAI, and others reportedly building contingency plans and running scenarios of a runaway AI wreaking havoc | Tom's Hardware [14:09] TR News (NEW): This 50MB operating system can resurrect your old PC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/This_50MB_operating_system_can_resurrect_your_old_PC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/This_50MB_operating_system_can_resurrect_your_old_PC.gmi [14:09] TR Bot Tux Machines This 50MB operating system can resurrect your old PC [14:15] TR News Insulin Refrigerators https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/11/insulin-refrigerators/ [14:15] TR Bot Blog Archive Insulin Refrigerators [14:19] TR News (NEW): A software company evicted the Linux community in 2005, and its replacement powers projects around the world https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/A_software_company_evicted_the_Linux_community_in_2005_and_its_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/A_software_company_evicted_the_Linux_community_in_2005_and_its_.gmi [14:19] TR Bot Tux Machines A software company evicted the Linux community in 2005, and its replacement powers projects around the world [14:20] TR News "My System76 Thelio built the initial version of the app in roughly 20 minutes, while the A7 Mini was still churning away on the first build at 30 minutes. By the time Id iterated on the email client on Thelio twice, the A7 Mini was still building the apps initial directory structure.' https://www.zdnet.com/tech/geekom-a7-mini-handles-local-ai/ [14:20] TR Bot gave this $699 Mini PC the same task as my System76 Thelio - here's how it fared - ZDNET [14:21] TR News A software company evicted the Linux community in 2005, and its replacement powers projects around the world https://www.xda-developers.com/a-software-company-evicted-the-linux-community-in-2005-and-its-replacement-powers-projects-around-the-world/ [14:21] TR Bot A software company evicted the Linux community in 2005, and its replacement powers projects around the world [14:22] TR News "If you're trying to revive an old laptop, the standard advice is "install Linux." Usually, that means you'll install Linux Mint first. In some cases, that works. However, on really old or low-power devices, even Mint is too demanding." https://www.howtogeek.com/super-lightweight-distros-that-beat-linux-mint-on-older-laptops/ [14:22] TR Bot 4 super-lightweight distros that beat Linux Mint on older laptops [14:22] TR News btop turned my Linux PC's hidden activity into a powerful control center https://www.howtogeek.com/btop-turned-my-linux-pcs-hidden-activity-into-a-powerful-control-center/ [14:22] TR Bot btop turned my Linux PC's hidden activity into a powerful control center [14:22] TR News "Nice to see that Valve are still improving the SteamRT3C Linux beta, which was initially released back in March." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-client-beta-october-9th-brings-more-remote-play-improvements/ [14:22] TR Bot Client Beta - October 9th brings more Remote Play improvements | GamingOnLinux [14:23] TR News Docker vs Podman: Benchmarks Are Close, but Licensing Is Not https://quasa.io/stories/docker-vs-podman-benchmarks-are-close-but-licensing-is-not [14:23] TR Bot Docker vs Podman: Close Benchmarks, Different Licensing [14:25] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [14:26] TR News (NEW): BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/BSD_Leftovers.gmi [14:26] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD Leftovers [14:26] TR News (NEW): Games: AnyPS5, New Steam Games, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Games_AnyPS5_New_Steam_Games_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Games_AnyPS5_New_Steam_Games_and_More.gmi [14:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: AnyPS5, New Steam Games, and More [14:39] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@6mnab3uw5dgtk.irc) has joined #techrights [14:59] Goblin Discovered a fantastic rpg - https://flarerpg.org/ [14:59] TR Bot Flare Free/Libre Action Roleplaying Engine [14:59] Goblin Empyrean Campaign - really getting into it. ● Oct 11 [15:33] lxo "a legitimate need for safety does not justify treating other people as inherently unsafe, hostile, or undeserving of dignity or empathy" -- Gnome Foundation president, contradicting past foundation's behavior towards RMS. progress? [15:34] lxo (this was from an Oct 07 post. I'm catching up after over a week away) [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] i know [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] we covered it [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] part of: [15:39] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/07/The_GNOME_Foundation_s_Code_of_Conduct_Has_Been_Misused_to_Hide.shtml [15:39] TR Bot Techrights The GNOME Foundation's Code of Conduct Has Been Misused to Hide Corruption [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] Allan Day did not participate in the lynchmob (if he is the one who said this) [15:40] schestowitz[TR2] he's hardly the worst of them [15:43] TR News (NEW): Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly? https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Will_Linux_phones_become_a_viable_alternative_to_the_Android_iO.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Will_Linux_phones_become_a_viable_alternative_to_the_Android_iO.gmi [15:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Will Linux phones become a viable alternative to the Android/iOS duopoly? [15:44] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, SBCs, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_SBCs_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_SBCs_and_More.gmi [15:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, SBCs, and More [15:46] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:48] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [15:48] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [15:48] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/today_s_leftovers.gmi [15:48] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [15:49] lxo schestowitz[TR2], that was the post I was reading indeed. I don't know who or what, it just catches my attention how their attitude changed. earlier they'd take exactly the opposite stance to attack someone they wanted to attack. now they reverse the argument to presumably protect someone they wish to protect. [15:51] TR News Techrights Links 11/10/2026: US Sides With Vladimir Putin, Convicted Felon Dubbed "Agent of a Foreign Power" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Links_11_10_2026_US_Sides_With_Vladimir_Putin_Convicted_Felon_D.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Links_11_10_2026_US_Sides_With_Vladimir_Putin_Convicted_Felon_D.gmi [15:51] TR Bot Techrights Links 11/10/2026: US Sides With Vladimir Putin, Convicted Felon Dubbed "Agent of a Foreign Power" [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: i was about to say [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] what you have just said [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] but in different terms [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] that the statements change [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] not based on the behaviour [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] bbut based on greoupthink [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] for the IBM employee, RMS is by def badd [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] he risks his job for going against that [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2024/09/17/IBM_Befriends_and_Exploits_the_Biggest_Enemy_of_Software_Freedo.shtml [15:57] TR Bot Techrights IBM Befriends and Exploits the Biggest Enemy of Software Freedom (Software Patents) [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/20/IBM_Kills_OzLabs_Signalling_An_Attack_on_Free_Software_a_Sign_f.shtml [15:58] TR Bot Techrights IBM Kills OzLabs, Signalling An Attack on Free Software (a Sign for Red Hat) [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/18/IBM_is_Not_a_Free_Software_Company_It_Never_Was.shtml [15:58] TR Bot Techrights IBM is Not a Free Software Company (It Never Was) [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/IBM_Hates_Computer_Freedom_This_Means_Red_Hat_Too_is_an_Enemy_o.shtml [15:58] TR Bot Techrights IBM Hates Computer Freedom. This Means Red Hat Too is an Enemy of Software Freedom. [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] aprpos, lxo ICYMI [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] IBM' [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] IBM's bottomley moved to mcirosoft [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] now he acts as "Linux dev" [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] but works to advannce [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] 2) Microsoft boot [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] 2) TPMs ● Oct 11 [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] inside Linux [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] same as MJG and LP [16:00] lxo ugh [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] people who get paid to go against the goals [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/09/James_Bottomley_Has_Promoted_Microsoft_Controlled_Restricted_Se.shtml [16:00] TR Bot Techrights James Bottomley Has Promoted Microsoft-Controlled Restricted ('Secure') Boot, His Blog Has Just Been Cracked [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] I will cover this a lot more in the future [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] how the three "gentle"men above [16:01] MinceR those are the goals now [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] get paid to attack Linux [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] they make a career out of it [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] and Microsoft says, "Microsoft loves Linux" [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] so I assume LF would deem it CoC violation to express disdain [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR:" sort of [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/18/Linux_Losing_Interest_in_Users_Freedom_Pursues_DRM_Instead.shtml [16:02] TR Bot Techrights Linux Losing Interest in Users' Freedom, Pursues DRM Instead [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/31/Stallman_Has_Explained_Slop_is_Marketing_Hype_Campaign_and_Torv.shtml [16:02] TR Bot Techrights Stallman Has Explained Slop is "Marketing Hype Campaign" and Torvalds Agreed. The Difference is the Bribes. [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2026/07/20/When_It_Comes_to_Slop_Richard_Stallman_is_Opposite_of_Linus_Tor.shtml [16:02] TR Bot Techrights When It Comes to Slop, Richard Stallman is Opposite of Linus Torvalds [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] to be clear, this is not about secuot [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] slop is fuzzing [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] and clogging up thr bug queues [16:03] schestowitz[TR2] the people who say Linux need security [16:04] schestowitz[TR2] have their laptop busted with data loss [16:04] schestowitz[TR2] and cannot fix that for over a week [16:04] schestowitz[TR2] have their blog cracked [16:04] MinceR well, they should have got their IT done in the age of security [16:04] MinceR it's too late now [16:04] schestowitz[TR2] they are not security pros, they are pros at getting people to say they are and bullying people who say it's untrue [16:05] schestowitz[TR2] bios was quite secure [16:06] schestowitz[TR2] then they began adding ethernet and networking stack and all to boot [16:06] schestowitz[TR2] because of course it makes sense to add network/net to the booting stage [16:06] schestowitz[TR2] great design right there [16:07] schestowitz[TR2] maybe also add opengl to UEFI [16:09] TR News Privatize https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admits-he-wants-to-privatize-social-security/ [16:09] TR Bot Trump Admits He Wants to Privatize Social Security | Truthout [16:10] TR News ASOS Investigates App Security Breach After Chilling 'Engage With Us' Extortion Alert Hits Users https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/asos-investigates-app-extortion-threat-snowflake-1823988 [16:10] TR Bot ASOS Investigates App Security Breach After Chilling 'Engage With Us' Extortion Alert Hits Users | IBTimes UK [16:10] TR News Cheeto Mussolini Mobile Data Leak Raises Security Questions After 3,615 Records Surface Online https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile-hack-3615-customers-data-breach-1823931 [16:10] TR Bot Trump Mobile Data Leak Raises Security Questions After 3,615 Records Surface Online | IBTimes UK [16:11] TR News inadequate after access to 8.8 million personal records https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-05/news/round-up/danish-minister-says-security-was-inadequate-after-access-to-8-8-million-personal-records/ https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-05/news/round-up/stolen-cpr-data-could-make-phishing-attacks-more-convincing-cybersecurity-expert-warns/ [16:11] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-05/news/round-up/danish-minister-says-security-was-inadequate-after-access-to-8-8-million-personal-records/ ) [16:11] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://cphpost.dk/2026-10-05/news/round-up/stolen-cpr-data-could-make-phishing-attacks-more-convincing-cybersecurity-expert-warns/ ) [16:13] TR News cut spending https://www.dw.com/en/france-s-conundrum-how-to-cut-spending-amid-protests/a-79563475 [16:13] TR Bot France rocked by protests as politicians seek spending cuts [16:14] TR News France's conundrum: How to cut spending amid protests https://www.dw.com/en/france-s-conundrum-how-to-cut-spending-amid-protests/a-79563475 [16:19] TR News Unfettered Invention - How the X Patents Sparked Early American Technology https://writtendescription.blogspot.com/2026/10/my-new-book-unfettered-invention-how-x.html [16:19] TR Bot Written Description: My New Book: Unfettered Invention - How the X Patents Sparked Early American Technology [16:19] TR News Patents for Price-Gouging Tech https://truthout.org/articles/new-report-reveals-walmarts-patents-for-price-gouging-tech/ [16:19] TR Bot New Report Reveals Walmarts Patents for Price-Gouging Tech | Truthout [16:20] TR News Dollar Reset 2.0:Stablecoins, Treasury Bills and the Case for Public Banks https://scheerpost.com/2026/10/06/dollar-reset-2-0-stablecoins-treasury-bills-and-the-case-for-public-banks/ [16:20] TR Bot Dollar Reset 2.0:Stablecoins, Treasury Bills and the Case for Public Banks [16:21] TR News Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts https://www.truthdig.com/articles/mass-heat-wave-deaths-in-europe-show-climate-extremes-are-outpacing-adaptation-efforts/ [16:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/mass-heat-wave-deaths-in-europe-show-climate-extremes-are-outpacing-adaptation-efforts/ ) [16:21] TR News (NEW): Anthares OS Debian-based desktop Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Anthares_OS_Debian_based_desktop_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Anthares_OS_Debian_based_desktop_Linux_distribution.gmi [16:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Anthares OS Debian-based desktop Linux distribution [16:21] TR News Economic impact of climate change can no longer be denied: Dutch central bank pres. https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/02/economic-impact-climate-change-can-longer-denied-dutch-central-bank-pres [16:21] TR Bot Economic impact of climate change can no longer be denied: Dutch central bank pres. | NL Times [16:22] TR News New Evidence in Exxon Mobil Climate Deception Case https://www.truthdig.com/articles/protect-value-and-preserve-options-new-evidence-in-exxonmobil-climate-deception-case/ [16:22] TR Bot Protect Value and Preserve Options: New Evidence in Exxon Mobil Climate Deception Case [16:23] TR News highest since 2022 https://www.thelocal.dk/20260930/danish-energy-prices-in-september-highest-since-2022 [16:23] TR Bot Danish energy prices in September highest since 2022 [16:23] TR News G7 nations agree to release 100 million barrels of oil, including diesel, amid energy crunch https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/g7-trump-diesel-reserve-release-9.7366871 [16:23] TR Bot G7 nations agree to release 100 million barrels of oil, including diesel, amid energy crunch | CBC News [16:24] TR News Google Data Centre Deal Faces Minnesota Scrutiny as Tech Giants Pledge To Cover Their Energy Costs https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/google-minnesota-data-centre-power-deal-scrutiny-1823788 [16:24] TR Bot Google Data Centre Deal Faces Minnesota Scrutiny as Tech Giants Pledge To Cover Their Energy Costs | IBTimes UK [16:25] TR News Authoritarianism Leads Teachers to Self-Censor. Solidarity Lets Us Teach Truth. https://truthout.org/articles/authoritarianism-leads-teachers-to-self-censor-solidarity-lets-us-teach-truth/ [16:25] TR Bot Authoritarianism Leads Teachers to Self-Censor. Solidarity Lets Us Teach Truth. | Truthout [16:26] TR News Senedd Smart Glasses Storm: Reform Politician Accused of Using Hi-Tech Specs to Prompt His Speech https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/reform-ms-smart-glasses-senedd-speech-prompts-1824048 [16:26] TR Bot Senedd Smart Glasses Storm: Reform Politician Accused of Using Hi-Tech Specs to Prompt His Speech | IBTimes UK [16:28] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.1.gmi [16:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [16:31] TR News Turkey: Stock market scandal hits half a million investors https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-stock-market-scandal-hits-half-a-million-investors/a-79494710 [16:31] TR Bot Turkey: Stock market scandal hits half a million investors [16:31] TR News (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 11th, 2026 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_11th_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_11th_2026.gmi [16:31] TR Bot Tux Machines 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 11th, 2026 [16:31] TR News blocks 147 X account https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-blocks-147-x-accounts-over-posts-about-investment-fund-crisis-323 [16:32] TR Bot ocuk Hekimleri Eitim Birlii Kuruldu [16:32] TR News T24 https://bianet.org/haber/turkey-blocks-independent-news-site-t24-over-lgbti-propaganda-323944 [16:32] TR Bot Turkey blocks independent news site T24 over 'LGBTI+ propaganda' [16:40] TR News Amazon/GAFAM https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amazon-cuts-retail-jobs-ai-investment-1824446 [16:40] TR Bot Amazon Makes Fresh Job Cuts as Retail Division Faces Workforce Shake-Up | IBTimes UK [16:41] TR News EU trade mark appeals http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/10/more-colours-same-problem-olymp-loses.html [16:41] TR Bot More colours, same problem: Olymp loses EU trade mark appeals [16:43] TR News pperl 0.6.21 - addendum https://blogs.perl.org/users/petamem/2026/10/pperl-0621---addendum.html [16:43] TR Bot 0.6.21 - addendum | PetaMem [blogs.perl.org] [16:43] TR News Minion: The Silent Engine That Turns Perl Into a Modern Architecture Platform https://blogs.perl.org/users/danimera/2026/10/minion-the-silent-engine-that-turns-perl-into-a-modern-architecture-platform.html [16:43] TR Bot The Silent Engine That Turns Perl Into a Modern Architecture Platform | danimera [blogs.perl.org] [16:44] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Android_Leftovers.gmi [16:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [16:49] TR News Football Section That Does Not Focus on Football Today https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/11/football-section-that-does-not-focus-on-football-today/ [16:49] TR Bot Blog Archive Football Section That Does Not Focus on Football Today ● Oct 11 [17:10] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Rises in the US While the Government Bans Microsoft for Abuse https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/GNU_Linux_Rises_in_the_US_While_the_Government_Bans_Microsoft_f.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/GNU_Linux_Rises_in_the_US_While_the_Government_Bans_Microsoft_f.gmi [17:10] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Rises in the US While the Government Bans Microsoft for Abuse [17:16] *infecticide has quit (NewYork.NY.US.AccessIRC.Net Lexington.KY.US.AccessIRC.Net) [17:16] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [17:18] TR News (NEW): Maintenance Over the Next Couple of Days https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Maintenance_Over_the_Next_Couple_of_Days.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/11/Maintenance_Over_the_Next_Couple_of_Days.gmi [17:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Maintenance Over the Next Couple of Days [17:37] TR News Techrights Slop-ware Is Not Newsworthy https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Slop_ware_Is_Not_Newsworthy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Slop_ware_Is_Not_Newsworthy.gmi [17:37] TR Bot Techrights Slop-ware Is Not Newsworthy [17:40] TR News see Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10922 [17:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10922 ) [17:40] TR News and https://www.copyright.gov/ai/ they misuse or reuse misleading BUZZWORDS [17:40] TR Bot Copyright and Artificial Intelligence | U.S. Copyright Office ● Oct 11 [18:14] -N-(Broadcast) Grand Theft Auto quiz in #qnet.quiz, 20:00 CEST, everyone welcome to join. [18:35] MinceR https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2019/09/18/endgame [18:35] TR Bot Endgame - Penny Arcade [18:40] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights (Error from remote client) ● Oct 11 [19:27] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [19:27] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@n36xja56svxec.irc) has joined #techrights [19:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [19:49] IsambardPrince MinceR, The Onion had a thing that said "Trump signs Executive Order making hurricanes illegal." [19:49] IsambardPrince I replied, "I sure hope he sends FEMA to Alabama soon. I hear that Hurricane America from the Gulf of America from the America Ocean was brutal." [19:50] MinceR lol [19:51] *harryhaller (~harry@kngx74cd2wkyc.irc) has joined #techrights [19:51] MinceR well, it was aladeen. [19:52] MinceR also, they need to rename Gulf of America to America of America and the America Ocean to the America America. [19:52] MinceR then it will all be marklar. [19:54] IsambardPrince Planet America [19:54] MinceR :> [19:54] IsambardPrince Then we'll put a base on the moon and call the moon "Also America". [19:55] IsambardPrince We have to beat Hungary in the space race to Mars, you know. [19:55] IsambardPrince Or as I call it, America. [19:55] MinceR lol [19:55] MinceR yes, America has to beat America in the america race to America, i agree [19:56] IsambardPrince Well, you know, it's important that we don't let anyone else win the race to expand in the America Way galaxy. [19:56] MinceR and not just to outer america, but also to interstellar america and intergalactic america. [19:57] IsambardPrince MinceR, It's all been ours for the taking, ever since the Big America happened and America started expanding in all directions. [19:57] MinceR exactly [19:57] IsambardPrince Those pesky Romans thought about it for a while, but then God cursed them for killing Jesus, you know. [19:58] IsambardPrince I think the same thing that happened to Rome is playing out right now. [19:58] MinceR you mean America cursed the Americans for killing America [19:58] IsambardPrince It didn't just collapse, it spend a long time getting worse, and eventually fracturing. [19:58] IsambardPrince *spent [19:59] IsambardPrince I don't think the United States is in any danger of officially fracturing into different countries anytime soon. [19:59] IsambardPrince There's a lot of simmering regional hostility, but that's always been a problem. ● Oct 11 [20:00] IsambardPrince My mom always complains "That was 20 years ago, when are you going to stop being angry about it?" I say, "I don't know, the Civil War happened in the 1860s, when is the South going to be over it?" [20:01] IsambardPrince Putin seems to enjoy talking about the American Civil War. [20:01] IsambardPrince For some reason. [20:01] IsambardPrince I've seen him refer to it several times. [20:02] IsambardPrince What's going on right now is the mid 1800s in reverse. [20:02] IsambardPrince Trump is actively torturing the states in the north, and the coastal states. [20:02] IsambardPrince Trying to make it intolerable. [20:03] IsambardPrince A lot of the laws that Illinois is passing now have their legal precedent in the post-war South. [20:03] MinceR funny, i thought that if the nazi party loses both parts of congress in the midterms and the pedophile king gets impeached for real and replaced with someone else, the red states would surely secede over that [20:03] IsambardPrince There's something funny happening in the race for Illinois governor right now. [20:04] IsambardPrince There's a three way split between conservative candidates. [20:04] MinceR because the rules don't apply to the nazi party, everyone should know that [20:04] IsambardPrince There's a MAGA Republican who is officially on the Republican ticket. [20:04] IsambardPrince There's a Libertarian. [20:04] MinceR if the "libertarian" is "conservative", then he's not a libertarian [20:04] IsambardPrince And there's a write-in candidate who claims he's a moderate. [20:04] IsambardPrince The Libertarian Party is a fiscally conservative party. [20:05] IsambardPrince Not socially conservative. [20:05] IsambardPrince They sort of occupy this weird area where fiscally they're trying to drown the government in a bathtub. [20:05] IsambardPrince Like one of the wings of the Republican Party that collapsed about 50 years ago. [20:06] IsambardPrince But on social issues, they're all about leaving that up to the individuals. [20:06] IsambardPrince Their platform calls for very flexible standards of citizenship. [20:06] IsambardPrince And why wouldn't it? [20:06] MinceR \_()_/ [20:07] IsambardPrince They want to shut down most social programs that are costing the government money. [20:07] IsambardPrince Immigration would become "Yeah you can come here if you're not a criminal, but there's nothing for you unless you work for it." [20:07] IsambardPrince "Or if someone wants to voluntarily give you something." [20:08] IsambardPrince The government wouldn't do much for you, but then again, the income tax would drop massively. [20:08] IsambardPrince So when you worked you could keep very nearly all of it. [20:08] *ewig has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [20:08] IsambardPrince MinceR, I despise the IRS. [20:08] IsambardPrince What our current tax code does is basically this. [20:08] IsambardPrince For the rich, they already don't pay much. [20:08] MinceR the government already doesn't do much for me [20:08] MinceR to put it lightly [20:08] IsambardPrince The rich are already a shadow government. [20:09] IsambardPrince They've rigged the tax code to shove most of the taxes onto the middle class. [20:09] IsambardPrince But the poor still have to pay to have someone file it, and hope they get it right, and pay. [20:09] IsambardPrince And then they get to petition the welfare office to see if they can have some of it back, and under what program. [20:09] IsambardPrince And welfare programs are sloppy and rife with fraud. [20:09] IsambardPrince Especially the Earned Income Tax Credit. [20:10] IsambardPrince Which can have the IRS pay some people back more than they paid in. [20:10] IsambardPrince The IRS estimates that 27% of people who take it do not qualify for it. [20:10] IsambardPrince Taking it automatically delays your tax return by at least 1-2 months, which means the people who really need it don't get it fast and turn to high interest "Refund Anticipation Loans". [20:11] IsambardPrince Then the IRS tries to audit many people who took it. [20:11] IsambardPrince And the audit costs the IRS more than it paid them. [20:11] IsambardPrince I just think there should be relatively generous income limits where if you don't make at least that much you don't have to file at all. [20:12] IsambardPrince Say $50,000 for each adult and dependent in the house. [20:19] IsambardPrince MinceR, NYC now has a Click to Cancel law. [20:19] IsambardPrince The federal government was going to but Trump got rid of it. [20:19] IsambardPrince You know how Amazon and other companies make it hard to cancel subscribe and save or whatever. [20:19] IsambardPrince I noticed Amazon does this shit where they say save 40% on your first subscription. [20:20] IsambardPrince So you get this huge thing of Dove soap for like $4 or something. But then you're subscribed to having it come every so often even if you don't need it. [20:20] IsambardPrince They want you to have dozens of these subscriptions, so they litter the site with coupons for your first order. [20:20] MinceR is dove soap made from genuine doves? [20:21] IsambardPrince Then when you're not looking, they raise the price "for you" because you're not watching it anymore and they're billing your credit card without any further warning. [20:23] IsambardPrince Amazon uses algorithmic pricing. [20:23] IsambardPrince If you add something to your cart then come back in a few hours, the price can go up while it's in your cart. [20:24] IsambardPrince If you buy something and the price goes down tomorrow, they won't give you a credit. They'll say buy another one and return the one you have. [20:25] IsambardPrince They know that nobody does this over $5 or something. [20:25] IsambardPrince It's about psychological fuckery and friction. [20:25] MinceR :> [20:29] IsambardPrince MinceR, Still not as bad as having a car I guess. [20:29] IsambardPrince Why are you throwing $1200 a month into that car? Oh you know, sometimes we drive to a park, or to buy cat litter. [20:29] MinceR i don't see what's bad about having a car [20:29] MinceR i'm not [20:29] IsambardPrince The average American now pays over $1200 a month to have a car. [20:29] MinceR i drove so that i could walk in a beautiful place today, then i checked out the shore of lake balaton, then i drove home [20:30] IsambardPrince Between the payment, the insurance, and the repairs and upkeep. [20:30] MinceR part of that is probably that they choose some sort of high maintenance jalopy [20:35] IsambardPrince I think that's really all they make now. [20:36] IsambardPrince And the old cars that were made well are falling apart due to age and neglect by boomers. [20:36] MinceR more or less [20:36] MinceR they still make Land Cruiser J70s with the 1HZ engine, but you won't be able to buy it in europe, or probably north america [20:37] MinceR there are also some newer engines that are also pretty robust and still being made ● Oct 11 [21:12] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-data-center-boom-smog-spewing-gas-power [21:12] TR Bot The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants [21:17] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/crypto-gurus-concerned-ai-crack-wallets [21:17] TR Bot Crypto Gurus Concerned AI Is Poised to Crack Blockchain Math, Allowing Hackers to Steal Funds With Impunity [21:24] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/chestnut-grove-last-remaining-anthropic-ai-data-center [21:24] TR Bot One of America's Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an AI Data Center [21:24] admfubar https://futurism.com/advanced-transport/tesla-factory-toxic-emissions-elementary-school-california [21:24] TR Bot Tesla Factory Planning Massive Increase of Toxic Heavy Metal Emissions Near Elementary School [21:25] admfubar and it is hilarious how it is done.... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/mac-users-nuking-every-trace-of-apple-ai [21:25] TR Bot Mac Users Are Nuking Every Trace of Apple AI on Their Machines [21:27] admfubar now this is funny... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-solve-humor [21:27] TR Bot Eggheads at Anthropic Said They Used Claude to "Solve" Humor [21:28] admfubar https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/walmart-trouble-expensive-robots-warehouse [21:28] TR Bot Walmart Running Into Trouble as Its Super-Expensive Robots Can't Handle the Realities of Warehouse Work [21:29] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-axon-alpr-police-surveillance-cameras [21:29] TR Bot Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn [21:31] admfubar https://futurism.com/science-energy/experts-fear-el-nino-wreak-havoc [21:31] TR Bot Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Nio Is About to Wreak Havoc [21:33] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/data-center-spending-ai-bubble-construction [21:33] TR Bot This Graph of Data Center Spending Compared to All Other Construction Will Give You Chills [21:33] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:34] *lxo (~lxo@b4xjcexteeqvi.irc) has joined #techrights [21:40] admfubar https://ipwatchdog.com/2026/10/09/bites-barks-aafa-urges-ustr-to-add-meta-to-notorious-markets-list-ninth-circuit-finds-refusal-to-deal-in-invisa/ [21:40] TR Bot Other Barks & Bites for Friday, October 9: Korean Trademark Probe Shows Royalties Up 69% Since 2018; AAFA Urges USTR to Add Meta to Notorious Markets List; Ninth Circuit Finds Refusal to Deal in Invisalign Antitrust Case [21:44] admfubar https://michael-hudson.com/2026/10/an-ai-dividend-before-the-profits/ [21:44] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://michael-hudson.com/2026/10/an-ai-dividend-before-the-profits/ ) [21:46] MinceR https://apina.biz/111874.jpg?mode=sfw [21:46] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/111874.jpg [21:47] admfubar https://www.techspot.com/article/3184-decompilation-on-steroids/ [21:47] TR Bot on Steroids: Why AI Is Suddenly Cracking Open Old Software | TechSpot [21:50] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [21:55] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techrights ● Oct 11 [22:00] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [22:04] IsambardPrince MinceR, Last time the landlord tried to phish us for a noise complaint they just said "Hey ****** it's ******* Management. How's everything going?" [22:05] IsambardPrince It reminded me of that scene in T2 where the T-1000 was impersonating Janelle and John says "Something's wrong, she's never this nice." [22:10] MinceR :> [22:11] admfubar dumb as a brick... https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-2678071107/ [22:11] TR Bot 'Just canceled your order': Elon Musk trolled as he 'doxxes himself' with his full address - Raw Story [22:36] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/canadian-youtuber-builds-flock-like-camera-to-exclusively-track-police-vehicles-officers-visit-his-home-to-express-privacy-concerns [22:36] TR Bot Canadian YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to exclusively track police vehicles, gets a visit from police officers visit his home to express privacy concerns | Tom's Hardware [22:39] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-0vl.t8a.dd37p8.IP) has joined #techrights [22:41] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/russian-disinformation-bot-traffic-nearly-eliminated-overnight-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-multiple-of-russias-google-data-centers-ukraine-intensifies-bombing-of-yandex-data-centers-in-response-to-moscows-strikes-on-kyiv-data-centers [22:41] TR Bot Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response to Moscows strikes on Kyiv data centers | Tom's Hardware [22:43] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/software/microsoft-office/creator-of-free-adobe-clones-unveils-open-source-microsoft-office-excel-powerpoint-and-word-replications-autodesk-tools-and-other-subscription-based-services-may-come-next [22:43] TR Bot Creator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word replications Autodesk tools and other subscription-based services may come next | Tom's Hardware [22:49] admfubar https://www.salon.com/2026/10/11/the-ai-drive-thru-wars-arent-really-about-your-order/ [22:49] TR Bot AI drive-thru wars aren't really about your order - Salon.com ● Oct 11 [23:01] MinceR https://apina.biz/216548.jpeg?mode=sfw [23:01] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/216548.jpeg [23:27] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving) [23:48] IsambardPrince MinceR, There's a new Nintendo 64 compatible console with N64 style controllers that you can buy. It's called M64. [23:48] IsambardPrince You can use it with an Everdrive cartridge if you don't want to buy the original cartridges somewhere. [23:50] MinceR the MiSTer and the BlisSTer can be a whole bunch of consoles and computers, implemented in FPGA [23:51] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [23:53] *IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@ijbvapv9f5wky.irc) has joined #techrights