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[00:10]	MinceR	"N64 is the most powerful console you can play at full speed on MiSTer today."
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[00:10]	MinceR	12 011008 <@MinceR> "N64 is the most powerful console you can play at full speed on MiSTer today."
[00:20]	IsambardPrince	The N64 is a pretty powerful console by 90s standards.
[00:20]	IsambardPrince	The main bottlenecks were not enough RAM and not a large enough cache between the CPU and GPU.
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[00:29]	MinceR	there's some trickery to implement a dreamcast in FPGA (multiple FPGA chips?)
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[00:44]	TR News	"Many years ago, before digital clocks became a cheap and ubiquitous form of timekeeping, it was common for analog clocks to chime on regular intervals." gemini://jsreed5.org/log/2026/202610/20261010-westminster-quarters.gmi
[00:45]	TR News	"We're spending Thanksgiving at my in-laws' place." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2026/10-11.gmi
[00:46]	TR News	"Turiya is this immovable state behind all our experience." gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/less
[00:46]	TR News	"Let's suppose for a moment you have a new friend. they are always there, eager to hear from you. They don't really seem to have the ability to think for themselves." gemini://detritus.smol.pub/1791694648
[00:47]	TR News	"i've been brave and started exploring gopher and gemini, it looks like a lot of fun. i changed my font to look like an old school pixel monospace and the client looks very nostalgic, like in my days of exploring MUDs and MUSHes." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/20261011
[00:48]	TR News	"While I've already retired my Neocities site, this capsule (originally just a quick replacement for my original one that went down with the rest of Yetercities earlier this year) is kind of in a weird spot." gemini://magda.flounder.online/gemlog/2026-10-11.gmi
[00:49]	TR News	"Kunulo writes thoughtful and thought-provoking articles, like this one about parents using AI to remove watermarks and upscale low resolution photos of their children, sent to them by school photographers as a way of marketing high resolution prints" gemini://kdan.smol.pub/prof_photogs
[00:50]	TR News	"you know what, i never really imagined an audience for my writing. i assumed it's small enough and out of the way that probably nobody's going to read it!" gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/theaudience
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[00:51]	TR News	Work in progress: 'Rage Against the Machine: The Politics of Open Access, Large Language Models, and the Reaction Against Open' gemini://eve.smol.pub/rage-against-the-machine-the-politics-of-open-access-large-language-models-and-the-reaction-against-open
[00:52]	TR News	"Today, I have been battling a frustrating bug. In the latest versions of Chrome and Edge, users cannot highlight text in Full Site Editor or Post/Page Editor in WordPress (at Knowledge Commons. This turned out to be a complete nightmare to fix." gemini://eve.smol.pub/hacking-the-full-site-editor-in-wordpress
[00:53]	TR News	"I was having a pretty good week last week, until we got to the closing minutes of play. At that point, I learned that Amsterdam University Press (AUP) had been acquired by the for-profit corporate publishing behemoth Taylor & Francis. This is not really a surprise in some ways." gemini://eve.smol.pub/what-is-a-university-press
[00:53]	TR News	"Faults of civilization include the ill-health of the citizens as compared to those less developed, which is to say those not so afflicted by progress." gemini://thrig.me/blog/2026/10/11/civilization.gmi
[00:54]	TR News	"Amazing to think how much of history is preserved essentially by accident, either buried in the right kind of dirt at the right time, or saved from oblivion by someone who made the effort to care about something that nobody else even knew was there to care about." gemini://lab6.com/mlog/2026/10/11/gibson/
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[00:57]	TR News	Techrights Gemini Links 12/10/2026: Westminster Quarters, Civilization, Luddites, and More https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Gemini_Links_12_10_2026_Westminster_Quarters_Civilization_Luddi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Gemini_Links_12_10_2026_Westminster_Quarters_Civilization_Luddi.gmi 
[00:57]	TR Bot	 Techrights Gemini Links 12/10/2026: Westminster Quarters, Civilization, Luddites, and More
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[01:34]	TR News	Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ 
[01:34]	TR Bot	 Techrights
[01:34]	TR News	Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XXVII - Americans and Public Executions https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XXVII_Americans_and_Public_Executi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Brigading_Against_Women_Part_XXVII_Americans_and_Public_Executi.gmi 
[01:34]	TR Bot	 Techrights Brigading Against Women - Part XXVII - Americans and Public Executions
[01:51]	TR News	Very Good Match for ManCity https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/very-good-match-for-mancity/
[01:51]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Very Good Match for ManCity
[01:51]	TR News	Volkswagen ends collective wage agreements https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-volkswagen-ends-collective-wage-agreements/live-79481802
[01:51]	TR Bot	 Germany news: Volkswagen ends collective wage agreements
[01:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  netsplit.de Back Up https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/netsplit_de_Back_Up.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/netsplit_de_Back_Up.gmi 
[01:59]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines netsplit.de Back Up
● Oct 12
[02:09]	TR News	TIL, from MS Lunduke, that the opposition to slop is a "trans thing". Way to frame things in a totally misleading way so as to advance slop boosters.
[02:10]	TR News	He also keeps attacking people who "engaged" with him on his "show"; all those fools who thought it was 'free press' and harmless will find out that years of mobbing isn't worth 15 minutes of fake 'fame'.
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[02:16]	TR News	"Pretty sure Stallman would have some choice words to say about his idea of "software freedom" being twisted to include "relying on a corporation's subscription service for all your software needs and being unable to do anything yourself"." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50032053
[02:16]	TR Bot	 Pretty sure Stallman would have some choice words to say about his idea of "soft... | Hacker News
[02:16]	MinceR	back when he cared?
[02:17]	TR News	"A GNU Project essay by Jacob Bachmeyer and Richard Stallman argues developers should avoid hosting repositories on GitHub, citing four main harms: confusing licensing guidance on the Choose a License site, reliance on nonfree JavaScript that breaks the site for users who avoid it" https://daily.dev/posts/what-s-wrong-with-github-d9tpnmdyq
[02:17]	TR Bot	Wrong with GitHub | daily.dev
[02:26]	TR News	My Lawsuit Against Alex Graveley https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/lawsuit-against-alex-graveley/
[02:26]	TR Bot	Blog Archive My Lawsuit Against Alex Graveley
[02:33]	TR News	 (NEW):  North America: GNU/Linux Touches 21% This Weekend https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/North_America_GNU_Linux_Touches_21_This_Weekend.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/North_America_GNU_Linux_Touches_21_This_Weekend.gmi 
[02:33]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines North America: GNU/Linux Touches 21% This Weekend
[02:34]	TR News	Microsoft chaos. "She is attending HR conference's and posting self promotional emails singing the false virtues of how she created a "great culture" as she laid off another 6,000 US Citizens." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4hkce4s
[02:34]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4hkce4s )
[02:36]	TR News	"if there is a hiring freeze why are there so many job openings posted? Literally everyday I see dozens of new ones from all different areas? Is that legal? I know they will say they are putting them for after the hiring freeze is over - but this just seems wrong or those phantom fake job listings. Just seems wrong" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4a256pn
[02:36]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4a256pn )
[02:37]	TR News	"Can an applicant/employer contest or appeal if Dept of Labor denies the PERM application???" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4ntsfwg
[02:37]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m4ntsfwg )
[02:45]	TR News	Techrights Africa Sees GNU/Linux Exceeding 5% "Market Share" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Africa_Sees_GNU_Linux_Exceeding_5_Market_Share.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Africa_Sees_GNU_Linux_Exceeding_5_Market_Share.gmi 
[02:45]	TR Bot	 Techrights Africa Sees GNU/Linux Exceeding 5% "Market Share"
[02:46]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-111026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-social-111026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-social-111026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-social-111026.txt
[02:46]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell-social and #techpol @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, October 11, 2026
[02:47]	TR News	Yesterday's #techrights IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-111026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-111026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techrights-111026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techrights-111026.txt
[02:47]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, October 11, 2026
[02:48]	TR News	Yesterday's #boycottnovell IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-111026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-111026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-111026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-111026.txt
[02:48]	TR Bot	 IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, October 11, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's #techbytes IRC logs ready. HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-111026.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-111026.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-111026.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-111026.txt
[02:49]	TR Bot	 IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, October 11, 2026
[02:49]	TR News	Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-10-11.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-10-11.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now)
[02:50]	TR News	Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 11, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_October_11_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/IRC_Proceedings_Sunday_October_11_2026.gmi 
[02:50]	TR Bot	 Techrights IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 11, 2026
[02:50]	TR News	Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2026-10-11.txt
[02:51]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Today_in_Techrights.gmi 
[02:51]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Today in Techrights
[02:53]	TR News	Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi 
[02:53]	TR Bot	 Techrights Over at Tux Machines...
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[03:06]	TR News	Techrights Linus Torvalds Has a Conflict of Interest Regarding Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Linus_Torvalds_Has_a_Conflict_of_Interest_Regarding_Slop.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Linus_Torvalds_Has_a_Conflict_of_Interest_Regarding_Slop.gmi 
[03:06]	TR Bot	 Techrights Linus Torvalds Has a Conflict of Interest Regarding Slop
[03:06]	schestowitz[TR2]	superpower
[03:11]	TR News	Reform UK Seems to be in Trouble at the High Court https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/reform-uk-seems-to-be-in-trouble-at-the-high-court/
[03:11]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Reform UK Seems to be in Trouble at the High Court
[03:26]	parsifal	^^^<He's no longer in a position to give an objective advice regarding slop.>
[03:26]	parsifal	^He's no longer in a position to give an objective advice regarding... anything at all... ever since he was sent off to treat his nerves "voluntarily"...
[03:26]	parsifal	Since then, hes been a toothless dog resting on his laurels ->  living off nothing but his name and his reputation based on past achievements
[03:26]	parsifal	The old Linus is a thing of the past, unfortunately :( 
[03:27]	TR News	Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2 Days, PSG Faces No Probe https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/paris-saint-germain-psg-in-2-days-psg-faces-no-probe/
[03:27]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2 Days, PSG Faces No Probe
[03:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	parsifal: linux returned to linux conditionally
[03:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	*linus
[03:28]	schestowitz[TR2]	like winston at the end of 1984
[03:30]	parsifal	^+1
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[04:00]	TR News	"is there any way to link directly to the relevant writings Andy has posted? Just pointing to his home page is not going to help people find the material since it is currently in chaos. I expect he will get it sorted at some point but right now it would be best to link to the relevant titles directly."
[04:06]	TR News	Cybershow needs a lot of housekeeping after moving away from PHP
[04:06]	TR News	"Anecdote: even though I am somewhat familiar with his posts, I cannot find which are new if I don't get to it via RSS right away. The posts don't even have dates or any kind of chronological order. I'm not sure of his work flow so I cannot give any tips."
[04:08]	TR News	Techrights What is "Computer Science"? It is What Broligarch Reject. https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/What_is_Computer_Science_It_is_What_Broligarch_Reject.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/What_is_Computer_Science_It_is_What_Broligarch_Reject.gmi 
[04:08]	TR Bot	 Techrights What is "Computer Science"? It is What Broligarch Reject.
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[04:25]	TR News	Etihad Stadium: Project Done? https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/etihad-stadium-project-done/
[04:25]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Etihad Stadium: Project Done?
[04:27]	TR News	"So Linus has entered the realm of say-for-pay consultancy like all those extraneous, retired US colonels who push the Kremlin's talking points and disinformation."
[04:37]	TR News	Techrights RIP, Bob Cringely https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/RIP_Bob_Cringely.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/RIP_Bob_Cringely.gmi 
[04:37]	TR Bot	 Techrights RIP, Bob Cringely
[04:52]	TR News	Techrights Lessons of Margaret Hamilton (Software Engineer) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Lessons_of_Margaret_Hamilton_Software_Engineer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Lessons_of_Margaret_Hamilton_Software_Engineer.gmi 
[04:52]	TR Bot	 Techrights Lessons of Margaret Hamilton (Software Engineer)
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[05:07]	TR News	Techrights "My Hands Are Shaking While Writing" About IBM's Mass Layoffs at Red Hat (Bluewashing) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/My_Hands_Are_Shaking_While_Writing_About_IBM_s_Mass_Layoffs_at_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/My_Hands_Are_Shaking_While_Writing_About_IBM_s_Mass_Layoffs_at_.gmi 
[05:07]	TR Bot	 Techrights "My Hands Are Shaking While Writing" About IBM's Mass Layoffs at Red Hat (Bluewashing)
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[05:18]	TR News	Techrights So Far This Year Microsoft Windows Lost a Lot of Ground in China, GNU/Linux Gaining at Its Expense https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/So_Far_This_Year_Microsoft_Windows_Lost_a_Lot_of_Ground_in_Chin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/So_Far_This_Year_Microsoft_Windows_Lost_a_Lot_of_Ground_in_Chin.gmi 
[05:18]	TR Bot	 Techrights So Far This Year Microsoft Windows Lost a Lot of Ground in China, GNU/Linux Gaining at Its Expense
[05:28]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft Windows Causes Problems (and Delays) to LibreOffice and The Document Foundation https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Microsoft_Windows_Causes_Problems_and_Delays_to_LibreOffice_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Microsoft_Windows_Causes_Problems_and_Delays_to_LibreOffice_and.gmi 
[05:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft Windows Causes Problems (and Delays) to LibreOffice and The Document Foundation
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[05:40]	TR News	Telling Stories Effectively https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/telling-stories-effectively/
[05:40]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Telling Stories Effectively
[05:48]	TR News	Reject Bots and Cheapening of Services https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/reject-bots-and-cheapening-of-services/
[05:48]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Reject Bots and Cheapening of Services
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[06:14]	TR News	Our Next Trip to London https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/our-next-trip-to-london/
[06:14]	TR Bot	Blog Archive Our Next Trip to London
[06:17]	TR News	 (NEW):  Going to London https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Going_to_London.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Going_to_London.gmi 
[06:17]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Going to London
[06:18]	TR News	"But as AI evolves and AI actors like Tilly Norwood continue to make headlines, its still unclear exactly how the industry will be affected." https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-10-10/nicolas-cage-says-he-wont-work-with-amazon-again-over-ai-dispute | Source: Los Angeles Times
[06:18]	TR Bot	 Nicolas Cage says he won't work with Amazon again over AI dispute - Los Angeles Times
[06:19]	TR News	"advocates at Stand.Eartha global nonprofit thats been fighting for environmental protections in communities hosting data centers" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/amazons-1b-plan-to-combat-data-center-backlash-draws-more-backlash/ | Source: Ars Technica
[06:19]	TR Bot	 Amazons $1B plan to combat data center backlash draws more backlash - Ars Technica
[06:24]	TR News	"As noted in my prior posts, there has been a stunning retreat and abandonment of the core of the investment portfolio." https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/a-top-tier-update | Source: Michael Green
[06:24]	TR Bot	 A Top Tier Update - by Michael W. Green
[06:26]	TR News	"super intelligence" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/nadella-benioff-toadies/ | Source: Nick Heer
[06:26]	TR Bot	 Satya Nadella and Marc Benioff, Toadies Pixel Envy
[06:27]	TR News	"Im talking about the anger and frustration tens of millions of Americans began to feel some 40 years ago when the basic bargain at the heart of the American economy" https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-the-beginning-of-the | Source: Robert Reich
[06:27]	TR Bot	 Sunday thought: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?
[06:35]	TR News	"iSisun fattas" https://yle.fi/a/7-10104855 the "benefits" of social control media on the youngest
[06:35]	TR Bot	 Lraren Salla Multisilta ser ttaringar som biter sig sjlva | boland | Svenska Yle
[06:35]	TR News	"Unlike SoftBank's previous investment vehicles, which primarily financed technology companies" 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 | Source: Tom's Hardware
[06:35]	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
[06:35]	TR News	"Everything else has collapsed: multi-family home building fell by 5.6 percent, while healthcare and commercial retail construction both tumbled by 10.1 percent." https://futurism.com/future-society/data-center-spending-ai-bubble-construction | Source: Futurism
[06:35]	TR Bot	 This Graph of Data Center Spending Compared to All Other Construction Will Give You Chills
[06:37]	TR News	"The electricity grid is full in many parts of the country, forcing more companies and homes to wait for new connections." https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/10/real-estate-agents-now-also-report-grid-congestion-delaying-housing-projects | Source: NL Times
[06:37]	TR Bot	 Real estate agents now also report that grid congestion is delaying housing projects | NL Times
[06:39]	TR News	"The spectacular flowering comes after storms that caused flooding and devastation elsewhere in Chile; it is also drawing visitors to the remote region ahead of its expected end in November." https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-10-07/earths-driest-desert-is-covered-in-wildflowers-right-now | Source: Los Angeles Times
[06:39]	TR Bot	 Earths driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now - Los Angeles Times
[06:39]	TR News	"Wildlife populations around the world have declined by an average of 73% since 1970." https://phys.org/news/2026-10-wildlife-populations-declined-world-animals.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[06:39]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-10-wildlife-populations-declined-world-animals.html )
[06:39]	TR News	"The trend toward more power production from fossil fuels is a reversal from decades of progress toward a cleaner grid." https://environmentamerica.org/center/resources/data-centers-are-driving-a-surge-in-fossil-fuel-plants/ |
[06:39]	TR Bot	 Data centers are driving a surge in fossil fuel plants
[06:39]	TR News	"A new analysis and interactive map from Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group puts the planned gas buildout at 60.4 gigawatts (GW) through the end of 2030." https://electrek.co/2026/10/06/us-gas-plant-plans-jump-44-in-just-8-months-heres-why/ | Source: Electrek
[06:39]	TR Bot	 US gas plant plans jump 44% in just 8 months here's why | Electrek
[06:39]	TR News	"Making matters worse, Environment Americas capacity forecast doesnt account for planned gas plants which will be hooked up directly to data center facilities themselves" https://futurism.com/future-society/ai-data-center-boom-smog-spewing-gas-power | Source: Futurism
[06:39]	TR Bot	 The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants
[06:50]	TR News	 (NEW):  Robert X Cringely Deserved More Recognition https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Robert_X_Cringely_Deserved_More_Recognition.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Robert_X_Cringely_Deserved_More_Recognition.gmi 
[06:50]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Robert X Cringely Deserved More Recognition
[06:59]	TR News	Techrights Taking a Look at the Last Articles of Bob Cringely at Forbes, They Were All About IBM and Its Collapse https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Taking_a_Look_at_the_Last_Articles_of_Bob_Cringely_at_Forbes_Th.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Taking_a_Look_at_the_Last_Articles_of_Bob_Cringely_at_Forbes_Th.gmi 
[06:59]	TR Bot	 Techrights Taking a Look at the Last Articles of Bob Cringely at Forbes, They Were All About IBM and Its Collapse
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[07:03]	TR News	"Excavators have swung into action, clearing forest and farmland on the southeast coast for the $15 billion construction of Google's largest data centre outside the United States." https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/google-faces-backlash-against-india-data-centre/articleshow/134868659.cms | Source: India Times
[07:03]	TR Bot	 Google faces backlash against India data centre - The Economic Times
[07:03]	TR News	"the summer of truth" https://english.elpais.com/climate/2026-10-10/europes-major-rivers-are-drying-up-threatening-energy-security-and-trade.html | Source: El Pas
[07:03]	TR Bot	 Europes major rivers are drying up, threatening energy security and trade | Climate | EL PAS English
[07:04]	TR News	"Here is what the PDF looks like when you open it in a PDF viewer: [...]" https://libroot.org/posts/going-through-snowden-documents-part-9 | Source: Libroot.org
[07:04]	TR Bot	Through Snowden Documents, Part 9 - Libroot.org
[07:04]	TR News	"Russian technology and AI company Yandex said on Sunday that its infrastructure had been damaged in a drone attack" https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/11/russias-yandex-says-data-center-in-vladimir-shut-down-after-drone-attack-a93942 | Source: The Moscow Times
[07:04]	TR Bot	 Russias Yandex Says Data Center in Vladimir Shut Down After Drone Attack - The Moscow Times
[07:05]	TR News	"The world is getting a break from Russian bots thanks to Kyiv." 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 | Source: Tom's Hardware
[07:05]	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
[07:06]	TR News	"Third Yandex data center in Russia shut down" https://kyivindependent.com/third-yandex-data-center-in-russia-shut-down-following-reported-drone-attack/ | Source: The Kyiv Independent
[07:06]	TR Bot	 Third Yandex data center in Russia shut down following reported drone attack
[07:06]	TR News	"The Kaluga data center is a sprawling complex that covers around 1.4 million square feet (130,000 square meters)." https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/second-russian-data-center-targeted-by-ukrainian-drones-in-just-two-days-as-yandex-reels-from-another-service-outage-russian-state-media-admits-that-multiple-modules-completely-taken-out | Source: Tom's Hardware
[07:06]	TR Bot	 Ukrainian drones strike largest data center in Russia, multiple parts of 1.4 million square foot campus knocked offline second strike in two days targets massive 63 MW Kaluga facility, marks dramatic escalation in war | Tom's Hardware
[07:08]	TR News	"enhance the safety and security of students." https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009411/elgin-community-college-flock-safety-cameras | Source: The Verge
[07:08]	TR Bot	 A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused | The Verge
[07:08]	TR News	"A student in Vienna, Austria has recently made the news because he has refused to stop using his Meta smart glasses at school, causing a legal dispute" https://blog.avas.space/smart-glasses-school/ | Source: Ava
[07:08]	TR Bot	 a (temporary) win for meta glasses in the classroom ava's blog
[07:12]	TR News	8 days ago: "I heard from a friend of the family that Bob passed away in his sleep early Saturday. Very sad news. Bob, who's real name was Mark Stevens, was an early employee of Apple and was best known for his PBS documentaries, especially "Triumph of the Nerds". He will be missed." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49949438
[07:12]	TR Bot	 Tell HN: Bob Cringely has died | Hacker News
[07:13]		*Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving)
[07:13]	TR News	"If you are, then do that. Roll a dice, pull from a hat, make something actually random." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/what-makes-a-password-strong/wy2elu4g6 | Source: SBS
[07:13]	TR Bot	 Why we're still living with password rules their creator regrets | SBS News
[07:14]	TR News	"This article focuses on a few of GitHub's worst problems, beginning with an area where GitHub has shown at least some improvement over the years" https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/whats-wrong-with-github.html | Source: GNU
[07:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/whats-wrong-with-github.html )
[07:16]	TR News	"Latest example of AI agents meddling with government websites amid growing calls for regulation" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ai-agents-false-homicide-tip-anthropic-claude-9.7377169 | Source: CBC
[07:16]	TR Bot	 Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case | CBC News
[07:16]	TR News	"Imagine receiving an obscene photograph or video of yourself on your phone one day-something you never made. AI makes this possible." https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/tech-science/news/mangaluru-ai-morphed-photo-video-scam-blackmail-threat-139316465.html | Source: Bhaskar English
[07:16]	TR Bot	 Morphed Photo Video Scam: What To Do If Blackmailed | Mangaluru News
[07:16]	TR News	[Old] "Christian AI does not promise salvation. It promises certainty, and certainty is the enemy of both democracy and divinity." https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/theocracys-data-cult-christian-ai-threatens-faith-democracy-using-tech-speak-god/ | Source: Milwaukee Independent
[07:16]	TR Bot	 Theocracys data cult: How Christian AI threatens faith and democracy by using tech to speak for God | Milwaukee Independent
[07:16]	TR News	[Old] "the realization, acceptance, and worship of a Godhead based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) developed through computer hardware and software." https://www.wired.com/story/anthony-levandowski-artificial-intelligence-religion/ | Source: Wired
[07:16]	TR Bot	Artificial Intelligence's First Church | WIRED
[07:17]	TR News	"According to Toby Walsh, head of the AI Institute at the University of New South Wales and author of God AI" https://pariganaka.com/the-god-in-the-machine-the-rise-of-ai-worship-and-the-popes-resistance/ |
[07:17]	TR Bot	God in the Machine: The Rise of AI Worship and the Pope's Resistance - PARIGANAKA
[07:17]	TR News	[Old] "At the heart of the Digitalist premise of technologys empowerment is a belief in the inherent incompleteness of humans." https://www.vice.com/en/article/silicon-valley-digitalism-machine-religion-artificial-intelligence-christianity-singularity-google-facebook-cult/ | Source: Vice Media Group
[07:17]	TR Bot	 Silicon Valleys Radical Machine Cult
[07:17]	TR News	[Old] "The tech worlds fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion" https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/silicon-valleys-obsession-with-ai-looks-a-lot-like-religion/ | Source: uni MIT
[07:17]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/silicon-valleys-obsession-with-ai-looks-a-lot-like-religion/ )
[07:17]	TR News	"It wasn't that Fable was better at my job. As the last engineer, Fable was cheaper than my compensation." https://cendyne.dev/posts/2026-10-11-fable-took-my-jorb.html | Source: Cendyne Naga
[07:17]	TR Bot	 Fable took my jorb
[07:21]	TR News	"Genealogy and public records sites provide lots of data. Many actors are interested in this data: its normal, and even expected, that providers want to protect their assets." https://blog.frankel.ch/bypass-bot-protection/ | Source: Nicolas Frnkel
[07:21]	TR Bot	 Scraping websites and bot-protection
[07:21]	TR News	"That was enough to put Wells off the listing and ultimately using Airbnb for this trip." https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/artificial-intelligence-airbnb-photos-9.7371277 | Source: CBC
[07:21]	TR Bot	 AI photos are making it harder to know what you're booking on Airbnb. Here's what to look out for | CBC Radio
[07:22]	TR News	"As of Oct 10, 2026, this is an ongoing attack on Shopify shops!" https://romanzipp.com/blog/shopify-hit-with-phishing-attack | Source: Roman Zipp
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Shopify shops hit with ongoing Checkout Hijack attack Roman Zipp
[07:22]	TR News	 (NEW):  Stable kernels: Linux 7.2.10, and Linux 6.18.56 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_2_10_and_Linux_6_18_56.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_2_10_and_Linux_6_18_56.gmi 
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Stable kernels: Linux 7.2.10, and Linux 6.18.56
[07:22]	TR News	"Everything was working fine, until I had to reboot the machine. My laptop turned on ok and I saw grub briefly, but then nothing, just a black screen." https://www.alcarney.me/blog/2026/why-ive-abanoned-my-sysext-for-emacs/ | Source: Alex Carney
[07:22]	TR Bot	 Why Ive Abanoned My Emacs systemd-sysext Build Alex Carney
[07:23]	TR News	"Born in Toronto in 1950, Carson has spent her career moving between poetry, essays, translation and scholarship" https://record.umich.edu/articles/former-u-m-professor-anne-carson-awarded-nobel-prize-in-literature/ | Source: University of Michigan
[07:23]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://record.umich.edu/articles/former-u-m-professor-anne-carson-awarded-nobel-prize-in-literature/ )
[07:23]	TR News	"Last month, I participated as a speaker at the Commit Your Code conference in Plano, Texas." https://alvaromontoro.com/blog/68114/my-commit-your-code-26-experience | Source: Alvaro Montoro
[07:23]	TR Bot	 My Commit Your Code'26 Experience
[07:23]	TR News	"On 1 November 1911, Wilson was one of Scotts chosen team to make the attempt to reach the South Pole." https://eclecticlight.co/2026/10/11/the-artist-who-died-alongside-scott/ | Source: Howard Oakley
[07:23]	TR Bot	 The artist who died alongside Scott The Eclectic Light Company
[07:24]	TR News	Busy. Busy making money. "Apropos the earlier rant about FB etc, c.f. The Yuppie Nuremberg Defense ... at best. Most of those working there actually buy into that shit"
[07:25]	TR News	Anon YCombinator is a propaganda platform for the anti-democracy tech bros from the start, by design - any real info there is just carrier signal to keep people tuned in... https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=techrights.org
[07:25]	TR Bot	 Submissions from techrights.org | Hacker News
[07:25]	TR News	"If this interpretation is confirmed in coming years, we are witnessing something profoundly hellish and divine at the same time" https://josephhall.org/blog/runaway-black-holes/ | Source: Joseph Lorenzo Hall
[07:25]	TR Bot	 Eldritch Horror or Cosmic Gardener? The Case of RBH-1
[07:27]	TR News	"IBM have lost a lot of their lustre/reputation over time. My ex manager who had dealt with them in the past quipped "IBM, Indians badly managed". In the new world of AI, they really have to find ways to keep themselves relevant." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49983276
[07:27]	TR Bot	 IBM Cannot Hide the Layoffs Forever | Hacker News
[07:29]	TR News	"The Illustrating Mathematics community developed from this tradition of drawing and making mathematical objects." https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/10/11/illustration-beyond-proof/ | Source: Terence Tao
[07:29]	TR Bot	 Illustration beyond Proof | What's new
[07:29]	TR News	"Arctic sea ice plays an important role in the global climate system because it reflects solar energy back into space, while the darker ocean absorbs it." https://phys.org/news/2026-10-algorithm-arctic-sea-ice-months.html | Source: Omicron Limited
[07:29]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-10-algorithm-arctic-sea-ice-months.html )
[07:30]	TR News	"My friend Mark Stephens died last Saturday." https://twothirdsdone.com/2026/10/11/goodby-mark-stephens-aka-bob-cringely/ |
[07:30]	TR Bot	 Goodby Mark Stephens AKA Bob Cringely Two Thirds Done
[07:30]	TR News	"Dont ask me what I was doing at ten minutes to midnight registering a domain name. Is there a more appropriate time? The significant point is the date: May 2004." https://dbushell.com/2026/10/11/d-bus-hell/ | Source: David Bushell
[07:30]	TR Bot	 D-Bus Hell David Bushell Web Dev (UK)
[07:32]	TR News	"One good trick when trying to look for ways to optimize software is to stay away from areas that are very likely already quite well optimized" https://larstofus.com/2026/10/11/speeding-up-the-unreal-editor-by-not-using-unnecessarily-secure-hash-methods/ | Source: Lars Thieen
[07:32]	TR Bot	 Speeding up the Unreal editor by not using unnecessarily secure hash methods Larst Of Us
[07:32]	TR News	"So, let me present zt (Im not good at naming, sorry)." https://lalinsky.com/2026/10/11/type-safe-html-templating-in-zig.html | Source: Luk Lalinsk
[07:32]	TR Bot	 Type-safe HTML templating in Zig | Luk Lalinsk
[07:32]	TR News	"A git hook is a script in the .git directory of a git repo on your machine." https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202610/making_git_hooks_visible | Source: Ned Batchelder
[07:32]	TR Bot	 Making git hooks visible | Ned Batchelder
[07:32]	TR News	"There is a special kind of embarrassment in being the person who explains Ansible to other people during the week and then spends Sunday evening typing freebsd-update fetch install into a dozen SSH sessions." https://blog.hofstede.it/the-ansible-guy-finally-automates-his-own-patching-freebsd-jails-proxmox-and-rhel/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn
[07:32]	TR Bot	 The Ansible Guy Finally Automates His Own Patching: FreeBSD, Jails, Proxmox and RHEL | Larvitz Blog
[07:34]	TR News	 (NEW):   Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Programming_Leftovers.gmi 
[07:34]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Programming Leftovers
[07:34]	TR News	"Today I can't. Instead, I can expect a stream of automated emails pouring in from five different sources." https://iamvishnu.com/posts/verified-email-standard | Source: Vishnu Haridas
[07:34]	TR Bot	 We Need a "Verified Email" Standard Vishnu's Pages
[07:34]	TR News	"Ive been playing with fossil a lot recently and Im really enjoying it." https://www.alcarney.me/blog/2026/migrating-to-fossil/ | Source: Alex Carney
[07:34]	TR Bot	 Migrating My Blog to Fossil Alex Carney
[07:36]		*IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed)
[07:37]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Standards.gmi 
[07:37]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
[07:40]		*IsambardPrince (~IsambardPrince@pasr5qkcuv2yu.irc) has joined #techrights
[07:40]	TR News	Techrights Links 12/10/2026: Shopify (Slop Booster) Has Security Issues, "Russias Yandex Says Data Center in Vladimir Shut Down After Drone Attack" https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Links_12_10_2026_Shopify_Slop_Booster_Has_Security_Issues_Russi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Links_12_10_2026_Shopify_Slop_Booster_Has_Security_Issues_Russi.gmi 
[07:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 12/10/2026: Shopify (Slop Booster) Has Security Issues, "Russias Yandex Says Data Center in Vladimir Shut Down After Drone Attack"
[07:45]	TR News	the issue with smoking is not the waste of money and waste of time. Likewise, with social "media".
[07:45]	TR News	 (NEW):  ZOTAC CM5-PICO Fanless Industrial PC with Dual HDMI and M.2 Expansion https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/ZOTAC_CM5_PICO_Fanless_Industrial_PC_with_Dual_HDMI_and_M_2_Exp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/ZOTAC_CM5_PICO_Fanless_Industrial_PC_with_Dual_HDMI_and_M_2_Exp.gmi 
[07:45]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines ZOTAC CM5-PICO Fanless Industrial PC with Dual HDMI and M.2 Expansion
[07:47]	TR News	 (NEW):  Review: Abora OS 4.0 and Butterbian 0.5.0 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Review_Abora_OS_4_0_and_Butterbian_0_5_0.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Review_Abora_OS_4_0_and_Butterbian_0_5_0.gmi 
[07:47]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Review: Abora OS 4.0 and Butterbian 0.5.0
[07:51]	TR News	"[...] Then, in our News section, we discuss a new project being formed by the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation (best known for maintaining Rocky Linux" https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20261012 | Source: Distro Watch
[07:51]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20261012 )
[07:52]	TR News	"Fortunately, starting in 2019 weve had these attributes to play with, and it appears all major browsers vendors have now implemented them: [...]" https://www.rubenerd.au/css-for-underlines/ | Source: Ruben Schade
[07:52]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: CSS for underlines
[07:53]	TR News	"The "digital pins" of most MCUs/SoCs are usually controlled from a few memory mapped ports." https://bitbanksoftware.blogspot.com/2026/10/really-really-fast-gpio-on-linux.html | Source: Larry Bank
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Really really fast GPIO on Linux
[07:53]	TR News	"One of the great ideas in Unix is the /proc pseudo-filesystem (which comes from Research Unix)" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/ProcWhyAlternativesToo | Source: University of Toronto
[07:53]	TR Bot	 You're using a too-old browser
[07:53]	TR News	"In Episode 22, I chat with Tracy, the author of tracydurnell.com about, how websites fit into writing, writing series of posts, websites as part of conversations" https://jamesg.blog/2026/10/11/www-22 | Source: James G
[07:53]	TR Bot	 Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 22 - with words, wonder
[07:54]	TR News	 (NEW):  Blunux Arch-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Blunux_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_with_KDE_Plasma.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Blunux_Arch_based_Linux_distribution_with_KDE_Plasma.gmi 
[07:54]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Blunux Arch-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
[07:54]	TR News	"Zymbits ZYMKEY 5 is a compact hardware security module for Raspberry Pi systems, offering 640 key slots" https://linuxgizmos.com/zymbit-zymkey-5-security-module-offers-640-key-slots-for-raspberry-pi/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[07:54]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/zymbit-zymkey-5-security-module-offers-640-key-slots-for-raspberry-pi/ )
[07:55]	TR News	"image Abietec, a subsidiary of Raytac, offers the AX61 series of wireless modules based on NXPs RW612 and RW610 microcontrollers." https://linuxgizmos.com/abietec-ax61-wireless-modules-provide-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-5-4-and-matter/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[07:55]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/abietec-ax61-wireless-modules-provide-wi-fi-6-bluetooth-5-4-and-matter/ )
[07:55]	TR News	"ZOTACs ZBOX PRO CM5-PICO is a compact industrial computer powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5." https://linuxgizmos.com/zotac-cm5-pico-fanless-industrial-pc-with-dual-hdmi-and-m-2-expansion/ | Source: Linux Gizmos
[07:55]	TR Bot	( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/zotac-cm5-pico-fanless-industrial-pc-with-dual-hdmi-and-m-2-expansion/ )
[07:59]	TR News	 (NEW):  Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi 
[07:59]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software
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[08:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  Tackling Crime https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Tackling_Crime.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Tackling_Crime.gmi 
[08:12]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Tackling Crime
[08:19]	TR News	 (NEW):  How-To Geek: Linux Terminal and Linux Commands https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/How_To_Geek_Linux_Terminal_and_Linux_Commands.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/How_To_Geek_Linux_Terminal_and_Linux_Commands.gmi 
[08:19]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines How-To Geek: Linux Terminal and Linux Commands
[08:23]	TR News	"The AI Contingency Plan - SoylentNews" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/10/11/1916205
[08:23]	TR Bot	 The AI Contingency Plan - SoylentNews
[08:25]	TR News	not OSS, see earlier comments 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 http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/11/Slop_ware_Is_Not_Newsworthy.shtml
[08:25]	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
[08:25]	TR Bot	 Techrights Slop-ware Is Not Newsworthy
[08:30]	TR News	CSS for underlines https://www.rubenerd.au/css-for-underlines/
[08:33]	TR News	A Little Fish in The Deep Sea Swallowed a Meal Way Bigger Than Itself. Scientists Caught It on Camera. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-little-fish-in-the-deep-sea-swallowed-a-meal-way-bigger-than-itself-scientists-caught-it-on-camera
[08:33]	TR Bot	Little Fish in The Deep Sea Swallowed a Meal Way Bigger Than Itself. Scientists Caught It on Camera. : ScienceAlert
[08:33]	TR News	extrox 20261011 https://distrowatch.com/extrox
[08:33]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/extrox )
[08:35]	TR News	Blunux Arch-based GNU/Linux distribution with KDE Plasma https://www.linuxlinks.com/blunux-arch-based-linux-distribution-kde-plasma/
[08:35]	TR Bot	Arch-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma - LinuxLinks
[08:36]	TR News	This Quarter in KDE Digital Sovereignty: Q3 2026 https://blogs.kde.org/2026/10/11/this-quarter-in-kde-digital-sovereignty-q3-2026/
[08:36]	TR Bot	 This Quarter in KDE Digital Sovereignty: Q3 2026 - KDE Blogs
[08:37]	TR News	LibreOffice Conference 2026 group photo and final video updates https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/11/libreoffice-conference-2026-group-photo-and-final-video-updates/
[08:37]	TR Bot	 LibreOffice Conference 2026 group photo and final video updates - TDF Community Blog
[08:37]	TR News	ScummVM 2026.4.0 "Never-slop" is released on the 25th anniversary https://www.scummvm.org/news/20261011/
[08:37]	TR Bot	 ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: ScummVM 2026.4.0 "Never-slop" is released on the 25th anniversary
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[08:58]	TR News	Trialling OmniFocus again, and getting organised https://www.rubenerd.au/trialling-omnifocus-again/
[08:58]	TR Bot	 Rubenerd: Trialling OmniFocus again, and getting organised
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[09:04]	TR News	Fresh Eyes on Old Code: Hey Hi (AI) and Open Source Security https://fossforce.com/2026/10/fresh-eyes-on-old-code-ai-and-open-source-security/
[09:04]	TR Bot	 Fresh Eyes on Old Code: AI and Open Source Security - FOSS Force
[09:08]	TR News	Canadian YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to exclusively track police vehicles 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
[09:08]	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
[09:09]	TR News	Linux Saloon 223 | Omarchy https://cubiclenate.com/2026/10/10/linux-saloon-223-omarchy/
[09:09]	TR Bot	Saloon 223 | Omarchy CubicleNate.com
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[12:47]	TR News	Anthares OS Debian-based desktop GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/anthares-os-debian-based-desktop-linux-distribution/
[12:47]	TR Bot	OS - Debian-based desktop Linux distribution - LinuxLinks
[12:49]	TR News	Kodi 22 RC1 adds cheat engines and deep links, but GNU/Linux HDR washes out its menus https://www.neowin.net/news/kodi-22-rc1-adds-cheat-engines-and-deep-links-but-linux-hdr-washes-out-its-menus/
[12:49]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.neowin.net/news/kodi-22-rc1-adds-cheat-engines-and-deep-links-but-linux-hdr-washes-out-its-menus/ )
[12:49]	TR News	Sellout https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code
[12:49]	TR Bot	Torvalds Working On A Hefty Linux Kernel Improvement With Claude Code - Phoronix
[12:53]	TR News	BleachBit Released 6.0.5 Beta with Major Performance Improvements https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/10/bleachbit-released-6-0-5-beta-with-major-performance-improvements/
[12:53]	TR Bot	 BleachBit Released 6.0.5 Beta with Major Performance Improvements | UbuntuHandbook
[12:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  Linux 7.3-rc7 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Linux_7_3_rc7.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Linux_7_3_rc7.gmi 
[12:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Linux 7.3-rc7
[12:53]	TR News	How to Install a VPN on Ubuntu 24.04 and Debian 13 (App and Terminal) https://bytexd.com/install-vpn-ubuntu-debian/
[12:53]	TR Bot	 How to Install a VPN on Ubuntu 24.04 and Debian 13 (App and Terminal)
[12:54]	TR News	Ubuntus App Center makes it easy to install missing media codecs https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-app-center-add-ons-media
[12:54]	TR Bot	 Ubuntu's App Center makes it easy to install missing media codecs - OMG! Ubuntu
[12:54]	TR News	Cryptomining malware used poetry to infect more than 3,400 servers, researchers say https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/cryptomining-malware-used-poetry-to-infect-more-than-3-400-servers-researchers-say-four-words-in-the-poellm-verse-changed-11-times-point-the-botnet-to-new-servers
[12:54]	TR Bot	 Cryptomining malware used poetry to infect more than 3,400 servers, researchers say four words in the PoeLLM verse, changed 11 times, point the botnet to new servers | Tom's Hardware
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[12:57]	TR News	Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn https://futurism.com/future-society/flock-axon-alpr-police-surveillance-cameras
[12:57]	TR Bot	 Flock Cameras Are Really Just the Start of Our Dystopian Surveillance Hell, Experts Warn
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[12:57]	TR News	A Reporter Returns to China to Find it Richer, but Also Highly Paranoid. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/world/asia/china-essay-higgins-surveillance.html
[12:57]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/world/asia/china-essay-higgins-surveillance.html )
[12:57]	TR News	Seven years of IPv6 in production: Lessons from one million broadband subscribers https://blog.apnic.net/2026/10/12/seven-years-of-ipv6-in-production-lessons-from-one-million-broadband-subscribers/
[12:57]	TR Bot	 Seven years of IPv6 in production: Lessons from one million broadband subscribers | APNIC Blog
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[13:00]	TR News	We continues to receive more and more EPO leaks. Techrights plans to cover all these scandals. The timing is important, we need to think long term and be patient.
[13:13]	TR News	Wireless-Tag WT32P4C5-43S A fully integrated 4.3-inch ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C5 touch display devkit https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/11/wireless-tag-wt32p4c5-43s-a-fully-integrated-4-3-inch-esp32-p4-and-esp32-c5-touch-display-devkit/
[13:13]	TR Bot	 Wireless-Tag WT32P4C5-43S - A fully integrated 4.3-inch ESP32-P4 and ESP32-C5 touch display devkit - CNX Software
[13:13]	TR News	Steinar H. Gunderson: Decompiler patterns, part 8: Un-repetition of conditions http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-10-11-16-07_decompilation_patterns_part_8_un_repetition_of_conditions.html
[13:13]	TR Bot	 Steinar H. Gunderson
[13:14]	TR News	PTAB Law School Moot Court Competition Set for Spring 2027 https://patentlyo.com/patent/2026/10/ptab-law-school-moot-court-competition-set-for-spring-2027.html
[13:14]	TR Bot	 PTAB Law School Moot Court Competition Set for Spring 2027 | Patently-O
[13:14]	TR News	Stable kernels 7.2.10 and 6.18.56 https://lwn.net/Articles/1099764/
[13:14]	TR Bot	kernels 7.2.10 and 6.18.56 [LWN.net]
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[13:20]	TR News	Anatomy of a slow test module https://bzoltan1.github.io/anatomy-of-a-slow-test-module/
[13:20]	TR Bot	 Anatomy of a slow test module - Zoltn's Blog
[13:29]	TR News	Techrights Microsoft's XBox CEO Spoke of a "Return to Growth" Last Week, But XBox Sales Lowest in XBox History (Quarter of a Century) https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Microsoft_s_XBox_CEO_Spoke_of_a_Return_to_Growth_Last_Week_But_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Microsoft_s_XBox_CEO_Spoke_of_a_Return_to_Growth_Last_Week_But_.gmi 
[13:29]	TR Bot	 Techrights Microsoft's XBox CEO Spoke of a "Return to Growth" Last Week, But XBox Sales Lowest in XBox History (Quarter of a Century)
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[13:32]	TR News	Two Steam games generated $560,000 across 135,000 sales, but the co-creator only took home $15,000 annually https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/two-steam-games-generated-usd560-000-across-135-000-sales-but-the-co-creator-only-took-home-usd15-000-annually-high-chinese-refund-rates-steams-30-percent-fee-and-publisher-cuts-eat-most-of-the-profit-leaving-the-co-creator-driving-a-2012-mazda
[13:32]	TR Bot	 Two Steam games generated $560,000 across 135,000 sales in five years, but the co-creator only took home $15,000 annually, leaving him driving a 2012 Mazda high Chinese refund rates, Steam's 30% fee, and publisher cuts eat most of the profit | Tom's Hardware
[13:33]	TR News	Ransomware negotiator arrested on federal charges as FBI probes hacking of personnel files https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/tech/ransomware-negotiator-arrested-on-federal-charges-as-fbi-probes-hacking-of-personnel-files/
[13:33]	TR Bot	 Ransomware negotiator arrested on federal charges as FBI probes hacking of personnel files
[13:41]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mozilla Firefox 158 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Mozilla_Firefox_158_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Mozilla_Firefox_158_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.gmi 
[13:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox 158 Is Now Available for Download, Heres Whats New
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[13:44]	TR News	AI-powered attacks on South Korean financial sectors linked to Chinese DDoS group: Report https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/ai-powered-attacks-on-south-korean-financial-sectors-linked-to-chinese-ddos-group-report
[13:44]	TR Bot	 AI DDoS attacks on South Korean banks linked to China | The Straits Times
[13:46]	TR News	Ubuntu for RISC-V, Touchscreen MacBooks, and a new Atari 800XL: Liliputing News Roundup https://liliputing.com/ubuntu-for-risc-v-touchscreen-macbooks-and-a-new-atari-800xl-liliputing-news-roundup/
[13:46]	TR Bot	for RISC-V, Touchscreen MacBooks, and a new Atari 800XL: Liliputing News Roundup - Liliputing
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[13:47]	TR News	Money paid, Linus sold https://www.xda-developers.com/as-the-linux-community-debates-llm-generated-content-rules-linus-torvalds-says-he-really-likes-using-ai/
[13:47]	TR Bot	 As the Linux community debates LLM-generated content rules, Linus Torvalds says he "really likes using AI"
[13:48]	TR News	 (NEW):  Torvalds on Slop and NVIDIA Kernel News https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/10/Torvalds_on_Slop_and_NVIDIA_Kernel_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/10/Torvalds_on_Slop_and_NVIDIA_Kernel_News.gmi 
[13:48]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Torvalds on Slop and NVIDIA Kernel News
[13:50]	TR News	AMD is trading DMA containment for lower latency on its APUs, and it is on by default https://mixed-news.com/en/amd-perfopt-iommu-dma-containment-default-linux-apus/
[13:50]	TR Bot	 AMD is trading DMA containment for lower latency on its APUs, and it is on by default
[13:50]	TR News	SQ8L returns as a FREE 64-bit Ensoniq SQ-80 synth for macOS, Windows, and Linux https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/11/sq8l-64-bit/
[13:50]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2026/10/11/sq8l-64-bit/ )
[13:51]	TR News	SPECviewperf 15.0.1 Linux Edition Released: Linuxs Key Graphics Benchmark Adds Arm Support https://www.servethehome.com/specviewperf-15-0-1-linux-edition-released-linuxs-key-graphics-benchmark-adds-arm-support/
[13:51]	TR Bot	15.0.1 Linux Edition Released: Linux's Key Graphics Benchmark Adds Arm Support - ServeTheHome
[13:51]	TR News	This 50MB operating system can resurrect your old PC https://www.makeuseof.com/this-50mb-operating-system-can-resurrect-your-old-pc/
[13:51]	TR Bot	 This 50MB operating system can resurrect your old PC
[13:52]	TR News	3 Linux-exclusive apps that are better than their Windows alternatives https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-exclusive-apps-better-than-windows-alternatives/
[13:52]	TR Bot	 3 Linux-exclusive apps that are better than their Windows alternatives
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[13:55]	TR News	 (NEW):  Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon and Wonders of Web Weaving https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Saloon_and_Wonders_of_Web_Weaving.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Saloon_and_Wonders_of_Web_Weaving.gmi 
[13:55]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Saloon and Wonders of Web Weaving
[13:56]	TR News	 (NEW):  Kernel: GPIO, /proc, AMD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Kernel_GPIO_proc_AMD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Kernel_GPIO_proc_AMD.gmi 
[13:56]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Kernel: GPIO, /proc, AMD
[13:58]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu doesn't care enough about desktop users, and Linux Mint is the proof https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_doesn_t_care_enough_about_desktop_users_and_Linux_Mint_i.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_doesn_t_care_enough_about_desktop_users_and_Linux_Mint_i.gmi 
[13:58]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ubuntu doesn't care enough about desktop users, and Linux Mint is the proof
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[14:01]	TR News	 (NEW):  Today's HowTos   https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/today_s_howtos.gmi 
[14:01]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines today's howtos
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[14:03]	TR News	 (NEW):  Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Abietec, Zymbit https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Abietec_Zymbit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Open_Hardware_Modding_ESP32_Abietec_Zymbit.gmi 
[14:03]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Abietec, Zymbit
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[14:05]	TR News	 (NEW):  New Releases: Kodi 22 RC1 and BleachBit Released 6.0.5 Beta https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/New_Releases_Kodi_22_RC1_and_BleachBit_Released_6_0_5_Beta.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/New_Releases_Kodi_22_RC1_and_BleachBit_Released_6_0_5_Beta.gmi 
[14:05]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines New Releases: Kodi 22 RC1 and BleachBit Released 6.0.5 Beta
[14:13]	TR News	 (NEW):  ScummVM 2026.4.0 is "Never-slop" (No Plagiarism by LLMs), GNU/Linux Has Better Software Than Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/ScummVM_2026_4_0_is_Never_slop_No_Plagiarism_by_LLMs_GNU_Linux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/ScummVM_2026_4_0_is_Never_slop_No_Plagiarism_by_LLMs_GNU_Linux_.gmi 
[14:13]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines ScummVM 2026.4.0 is "Never-slop" (No Plagiarism by LLMs), GNU/Linux Has Better Software Than Windows
[14:14]	MinceR	(cat) (video) (audio:important) https://imgur.com/gallery/QsyFTOz
[14:14]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://imgur.com/gallery/QsyFTOz )
[14:15]	TR News	 (NEW):  GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Leftovers.gmi 
[14:15]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers
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[14:20]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntu 27.04 Tenacious T-Rex Is Slated for Release on April 22nd, 2027 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_27_04_Tenacious_T_Rex_Is_Slated_for_Release_on_April_22n.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_27_04_Tenacious_T_Rex_Is_Slated_for_Release_on_April_22n.gmi 
[14:20]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ubuntu 27.04 Tenacious T-Rex Is Slated for Release on April 22nd, 2027
[14:22]	TR News	 (NEW):   : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Android_Leftovers.gmi 
[14:22]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Android Leftovers
[14:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  Proprietary Software, Windows TCO, Security, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Proprietary_Software_Windows_TCO_Security_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Proprietary_Software_Windows_TCO_Security_and_More.gmi 
[14:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Proprietary Software, Windows TCO, Security, and More
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[14:28]	TR News	Techrights Links 12/10/2026: Strike on Riyadh and GOP Pays Voters ("Surprise $90 Social Security Payments") https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Links_12_10_2026_Strike_on_Riyadh_and_GOP_Pays_Voters_Surprise_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Links_12_10_2026_Strike_on_Riyadh_and_GOP_Pays_Voters_Surprise_.gmi 
[14:28]	TR Bot	 Techrights Links 12/10/2026: Strike on Riyadh and GOP Pays Voters ("Surprise $90 Social Security Payments")
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[15:21]	TR News	Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part I - The Failed Attempt to 'Swat' Our Series About the Attacks and Crimes Committed Against Us https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_I_The_Failed_Attempt_to_Swat_Ou.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_I_The_Failed_Attempt_to_Swat_Ou.gmi 
[15:21]	TR Bot	 Techrights Intercontinental Brigading - Part I - The Failed Attempt to 'Swat' Our Series About the Attacks and Crimes Committed Against Us
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[15:37]	TR News	In Defence of Journalists and Columnists in the UK https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/in-defence-of-journalists-and-columnists-in-the-uk/
[15:37]	TR Bot	Blog Archive In Defence of Journalists and Columnists in the UK
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[15:53]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Plasma is getting its own "safe mode," and it'll start appearing sometime in Q4 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/KDE_Plasma_is_getting_its_own_safe_mode_and_it_ll_start_appeari.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/KDE_Plasma_is_getting_its_own_safe_mode_and_it_ll_start_appeari.gmi 
[15:53]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Plasma is getting its own "safe mode," and it'll start appearing sometime in Q4
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[16:02]	TR News	 (NEW):  The best thing about Debian is how old all of its software is https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/The_best_thing_about_Debian_is_how_old_all_of_its_software_is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/The_best_thing_about_Debian_is_how_old_all_of_its_software_is.gmi 
[16:02]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines The best thing about Debian is how old all of its software is
[16:09]	TR News	In Journalism, You Cannot Always Play Safe https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/12/in-journalism-you-cannot-always-play-safe/
[16:09]	TR Bot	Blog Archive In Journalism, You Cannot Always Play Safe
[16:12]	TR News	 (NEW):  KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/10/KDE_Plasma_6_8_Desktop_Environment_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/09/10/KDE_Plasma_6_8_Desktop_Environment_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_.gmi 
[16:12]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing
[16:23]	TR News	 (NEW):  OpenSSH Ships on Every Mac, Linux Server and Windows PC. Its Creator Trusts No One. https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/OpenSSH_Ships_on_Every_Mac_Linux_Server_and_Windows_PC_Its_Crea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/OpenSSH_Ships_on_Every_Mac_Linux_Server_and_Windows_PC_Its_Crea.gmi 
[16:23]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines OpenSSH Ships on Every Mac, Linux Server and Windows PC. Its Creator Trusts No One.
[16:40]	TR News	Techrights For Half a Year the European Patent Office (EPO), Europe's Second-Largest Institution, Has Had Water Problems in the Toilets https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/For_Half_a_Year_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Europe_s_Second_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/For_Half_a_Year_the_European_Patent_Office_EPO_Europe_s_Second_.gmi 
[16:40]	TR Bot	 Techrights For Half a Year the European Patent Office (EPO), Europe's Second-Largest Institution, Has Had Water Problems in the Toilets
[16:41]	TR News	"Interesting biography" http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/OpenSSH_Ships_on_Every_Mac_Linux_Server_and_Windows_PC_Its_Crea.shtml "I knew about him getting locked out of NetBSD though. They waited until he went to sleep and the revoked his access. About the cruise missile, someone baited / trolled Theo to get him to say something publicly"
[16:41]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines OpenSSH Ships on Every Mac, Linux Server and Windows PC. Its Creator Trusts No One.
[16:48]	TR News	Techrights Network Plumbing https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Network_Plumbing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Network_Plumbing.gmi 
[16:48]	TR Bot	 Techrights Network Plumbing
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[17:00]	TR News	Techrights European Readers, Please Contact Representatives (in One's Nation) Attending the Administrative Council Meeting https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/European_Readers_Please_Contact_Representatives_in_One_s_Nation.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/European_Readers_Please_Contact_Representatives_in_One_s_Nation.gmi 
[17:00]	TR Bot	 Techrights European Readers, Please Contact Representatives (in One's Nation) Attending the Administrative Council Meeting
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[17:20]	TR News	Techrights Mass Layoffs at Microsoft Again (October 2026), So-Called 'AI' Units Impacted Because Slop ('AI') Has No Real Future https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Again_October_2026_So_Called_AI_Units.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Again_October_2026_So_Called_AI_Units.gmi 
[17:20]	TR Bot	 Techrights Mass Layoffs at Microsoft Again (October 2026), So-Called 'AI' Units Impacted Because Slop ('AI') Has No Real Future
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[17:40]	TR News	 (NEW):  October 2026 Microsoft Mass Layoffs and the Demise of Windows https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/October_2026_Microsoft_Mass_Layoffs_and_the_Demise_of_Windows.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/October_2026_Microsoft_Mass_Layoffs_and_the_Demise_of_Windows.gmi 
[17:40]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines October 2026 Microsoft Mass Layoffs and the Demise of Windows
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[17:42]	TR News	From "Researchers say PoeLLM cryptomining malware hit over 3,400 servers, using a GitHub poem to hide command-server addresses." "Roy Schestowitz notes Articles like these neglect to say that only developers who use Microsoft Windows are at risk."
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[18:35]	TR News	 (NEW):  Ubuntus Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_s_Myna_Speech_to_Text_App_Is_Now_Available_as_a_Technolo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Ubuntu_s_Myna_Speech_to_Text_App_Is_Now_Available_as_a_Technolo.gmi 
[18:35]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Ubuntus Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview
[18:58]	psydroid3	https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261012-french-supermarket-chains-say-cyberattack-shut-down-refrigerators
[18:58]	TR Bot	( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261012-french-supermarket-chains-say-cyberattack-shut-down-refrigerators )
[18:58]	psydroid3	https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/12/empty-shelves-likely-albert-heijn-cyber-incident-extends-parents-us-business
[18:58]	TR Bot	 Empty shelves likely at Albert Heijn; Cyber incident extends to parents U.S. business | NL Times
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[19:24]	TR News	 (NEW):  Mozilla Firefox 159 Enters Public Beta Testing with Wayland Improvements https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Mozilla_Firefox_159_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Wayland_Imp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/10/12/Mozilla_Firefox_159_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Wayland_Imp.gmi 
[19:24]	TR Bot	 Tux Machines Mozilla Firefox 159 Enters Public Beta Testing with Wayland Improvements
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[19:58]	IsambardPrince	https://www.facebook.com/reel/1596848781492711
[19:58]	TR Bot	 NO TITLE
[19:58]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, schestowitz[TR2] Walmart and Sam's Club have all these robots now.
[19:58]	IsambardPrince	The other day, the floor vacuum/mopping robot broke down.
[19:58]	MinceR	rise of the machines
[19:59]	IsambardPrince	It was just sitting there beeping with a tablet that was displaying an error.
[19:59]	IsambardPrince	I don't recall that happening when it was a guy walking behind steering it for $10 an hour.
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[20:00]	IsambardPrince	Apparently they have to buy an expensive autonomous machine that has a tablet with an error message.
[20:01]	IsambardPrince	Because mopping the floor isn't worth paying a guy $10 an hour but it is worth an investment in a software vendor contract, a wireless network system, a machine that understands it, and then it doesn't actually matter if the floor gets mopped or it sits there beeping because something's not working and nobody knows how to fix it.
[20:01]	MinceR	their problem is probably that (at least for a little while yet) that guy being paid $10 an hour still has some rights
[20:01]	IsambardPrince	It supports having a guy get on there and drive it instead, but they fired him.
[20:01]	IsambardPrince	CUM & CHEETOS WUZ HERE!!!!
[20:01]	IsambardPrince	Scribbled on the side in Sharpie.
[20:02]	IsambardPrince	ERROR 48472 FUCK YOU IN THE ASS WITH A CHAINSAW AND I DON'T CARE IF THIS FLOOR GETS MOPPED!
[20:04]	IsambardPrince	BEEP BEEP BEEP
[20:04]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Instead of paying some guy $10 an hour they get this.
[20:05]	IsambardPrince	Reminds me of John talking about Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.
[20:05]	MinceR	they probably don't care that much
[20:05]	IsambardPrince	He said they bought these robots called tugs that would take medicing and food trays and stuff.
[20:05]	MinceR	especially if there's a machine they can blame
[20:05]	IsambardPrince	The nurses would ignore them and they'd say "Your delivery has arrived." over and over while the food would get cold.
[20:06]	IsambardPrince	He said one day an air ambulance was landing on the helipad on the roof.
[20:06]	IsambardPrince	The tug was using the elevator.
[20:06]	IsambardPrince	But the paramedics used their override key to bring the elevator to the roof immediately.
[20:06]	IsambardPrince	The tug drove out onto the roof, and nobody had time to stop it because they were bringing in a patient that had been in a terrible car accident.
[20:07]	IsambardPrince	The tug thought it got off on the correct floor, and ended up driving off the roof and crashing on the ground below.
[20:07]	MinceR	lol
[20:07]	IsambardPrince	Destroying a machine they paid $75,000 for.
[20:07]	MinceR	better get next year's model for $100000 that's slightly less likely to drive off the roof
[20:08]	MinceR	(disclaimer: we have no idea how likely, as we don't test products, you do!)
[20:09]	IsambardPrince	The state passed a rental junk fee ban law this year.
[20:09]	IsambardPrince	All the landlords around Chicago have a neat trick
[20:09]	IsambardPrince	They say rent is like $1600 or something then you end up paying $1750.
[20:10]	IsambardPrince	They have a "base rent" then they have all these fees that make it impossible to compare one apartment complex with the others.
[20:10]	IsambardPrince	Because they all have different nuisance fees of different amounts.
[20:10]	IsambardPrince	Some realyl are $1600, and the rest aren't.
[20:10]	IsambardPrince	But they end up being listed next to the ones that really are.
[20:10]	IsambardPrince	So the idea is that now the law requires them to advertise what you'll actually pay. I can't believe this has to be a law.
[20:11]	IsambardPrince	5-10 years ago, they advertised what you paid and it was what you paid and then someone got the idea well why don't we just lie to them and tell them about all these fees right before they sign the lease.
[20:13]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Speaking of Cum & Cheetos he gave me some good life lessons.
[20:14]	MinceR	Cum & Take Them
[20:14]	IsambardPrince	When my landlord sent the noise complaint form letter with no specifics I didn't argue about it or get defensive.
[20:14]	MinceR	12 211056 < IsambardPrince> So the idea is that now the law requires them to advertise what you'll actually pay. I can't believe this has to be a law.
[20:15]	MinceR	i can!
[20:15]	MinceR	our failed society is all about lies
[20:15]	IsambardPrince	I said "Since you did not include any specifics, such as the date or time of any alleged violations it will be impossible for me to know what I am supposed to reply to. However, I can tell you that our household was quiet last night and that we follow the noise ordinance and all building regulations." basically.
[20:15]	MinceR	most people are all too willing to sacrifice everything to serve an ASPD enjoyer they happen to like
[20:15]	MinceR	and lying is what ASPD enjoyers do, all the time
[20:16]	IsambardPrince	And then since the best defense is an  immediate counter-accusation, I said, "In fact, our neighbor was pounding on our bedroom wall last night at 2 AM for no reason and it woke us both up, which breaches our right to quiet enjoyment of our apartment."
[20:16]	IsambardPrince	'<MinceR> our failed society is all about lies
[20:16]	IsambardPrince	It is.
[20:16]	IsambardPrince	An explanation is an admission of guilt in a bureaucracy.
[20:16]	IsambardPrince	And they always leave things vague and want you to tell them, in your own words, what happened.
[20:17]	IsambardPrince	Their goal is to flood your brain with cortisol and get you good and scared and pissed off.
[20:17]	IsambardPrince	So you'll immediately snap back and make a lot of mistakes.
[20:18]	IsambardPrince	People who are pissed off are easy to write down as "the unreasonable person and the offender".
[20:18]	IsambardPrince	People who try to make it sound better get much the same treatment.
[20:18]	IsambardPrince	"We were watching TV but it wasn't that loud."
[20:18]	IsambardPrince	"Tenant admits to watching TV during quiet hours. Issued $100 fine and put on notice for lease violation."
[20:19]	IsambardPrince	People who lie fare better.
[20:20]	IsambardPrince	Issue categorical denial. Tell the person that accused them to "prove it". Open counter-complaint against the neighbor that initiated hostilities.
[20:20]	IsambardPrince	Don't literally say prove it.
[20:21]	IsambardPrince	But say something like "Since you did not include any specific allegations or evidence, it will be impossible for me to assist you in investigating any alleged issues. However, we comply with all laws and regulations."
[20:22]	IsambardPrince	Vague complaints ("We received reports of noise from your unit") are designed to make you over-explain yourself out of anxiety. When you don't know what specific incident is being cited, your natural urge is to run through every possible thing you did wrong and defend iteffectively confessing to things they didn't even know about.
[20:24]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, You don't always have to lie.
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	When I worked at the shoe warehouse and banged into the safety rail because I didn't switch on my drive by wire in time, I just kept picking and drove off.
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	Later, the boss came by and grabbed me and walked me back there.
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	He said "I know you did that."
[20:25]	MinceR	ASPD enjoyers like to lie even if they don't need to
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	I said, "Did you see it happen?"
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	No.
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	I said, "Did someone else see it happen?"
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	No.
[20:25]	IsambardPrince	I said, "Then how do you know it was me?"
[20:26]	IsambardPrince	He said "We have cameras up there on the ceiling."
[20:26]	IsambardPrince	I said, "I don't see any cameras."
[20:26]	IsambardPrince	He said, "You wouldn't see them because they're hidden cameras."
[20:26]	IsambardPrince	I said. "Great, let's go watch the tape!"
[20:27]	IsambardPrince	He said "I'm not going to show you any tapes, but I know you did that!" and he walked off.
[20:27]	IsambardPrince	They never wrote me up for it.
[20:27]	IsambardPrince	If he had a tape, he wouldn't have been fucking around with me on the warehouse floor.
[20:27]	IsambardPrince	We'd be in the office, he'd have the tape ready to go, and the write up printed out.
[20:28]	IsambardPrince	A neighbor claiming sounds is hearsay.
[20:29]	IsambardPrince	Management did not witness it.
[20:29]	IsambardPrince	Nobody else is complaining.
[20:29]	IsambardPrince	My TV is positioned against a wall that leads to a stairwell. the sound would have to go through that and another wall and a living room and a bedroom wall to end up in apartment F's bedroom late at night.
[20:30]	IsambardPrince	It would have to go down one floor, across the living room, through a wall, and into a bedroom to go down one unit and into a bedroom late at night.
[20:31]	IsambardPrince	There's no apartments to the north or south, so nobody could complain there.
[20:31]	IsambardPrince	But it only has to go across the living room and through one wall to get into 3D in the next segment. And he's the one that bangs on the wall and then there's texts or emails from management.
[20:31]	IsambardPrince	So I'm pretty sure it's just him.
[20:33]	IsambardPrince	He was stupid enough to give away his position, so that helped.
[20:34]	IsambardPrince	Part of the brilliance of making a counter complaint for wall banging to management is that even if they don't go with it, they know that I know who the complainer is, which creates liability for them.
[20:34]	IsambardPrince	They know that these things can spill out into the hallway and if tempers flare and someone gets into a brawl, they could be a co-defendant.
[20:34]	IsambardPrince	I'm not going to start anything, but I know they hate liability. So I doubt they want to keep pushing.
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[21:28]	admfubar	damn power failures!
[21:48]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, I started watching the movie The Bounty with Anthony Hopkins last night.
[21:48]	IsambardPrince	Google says that men on a ship like that would have gotten a gallon of beer to drink every day.
[21:48]	IsambardPrince	It's not the pay it's the benefits.
[21:49]	MinceR	:>
[21:49]	MinceR	it's not the pay, it's the addiction
[21:50]	IsambardPrince	Apparently water didn't keep very well.
[21:51]	IsambardPrince	It turned into the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool post-Trump after about a week at sea if you stored it in barrels.
[21:51]	IsambardPrince	So they got beer.
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[22:09]	admfubar	https://computer.rip/2026-10-12-plesiochronous.html
[22:09]	TR Bot	 from plesiochronous to synchronous
[22:14]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, Speaking of beer, I just bought the supermarket out of Miller High Life again.
[22:14]	IsambardPrince	I went in there for $6.99 per 12 pk limit 3 then so did my partner.
[22:14]	IsambardPrince	72 beers in the fridge. That's some Gonad level beer in the fridge.
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[22:15]	IsambardPrince	Gonad never used coupons though.
[22:15]	IsambardPrince	He just went to Walmart and paid whatever Budweiser cost.
[22:15]	IsambardPrince	I like to imagine him spinning in the grave seeing that tranny ad.
[22:16]	MinceR	take one down, pass it around, 71 beers in the fridge
[22:27]	admfubar	and what does this say about about the companies that control these "ai" models?... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/12/ai-less-regulated-than-milk-microsoft-president-calls-for-tougher-rules
[22:27]	TR Bot	 AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
[22:30]	admfubar	https://xkcd.com/3310/
[22:30]	TR Bot	Rejected Space Mission Profiles
[22:39]	IsambardPrince	It's cheaper to drink beer than it is to drink Pepsi. This is some twisted shit these days.
[22:49]	admfubar	https://www.rawstory.com/don-lemon-fbi/
[22:49]	TR Bot	 Appalling: Horror as feds got warrants to hunt Don Lemons producer with fake cell towers - Raw Story
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[23:11]	IsambardPrince	MinceR, They do QL at the grocery store on beer because they don't want bars going in there and wiping them out.
[23:23]	MinceR	Sinclair?
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