●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, August 13, 2026 ●● ● Aug 13 [00:28] IsambardPrince MinceR: schestowitz[TR2] I figured out what to use instead of all surface cleaner a while back. [00:28] IsambardPrince They have this thing called "Sprayaway" Ammonia-Free Glass Cleaner at Sam's. [00:28] IsambardPrince It's cheap, you get a huge bottle of it. [00:28] IsambardPrince It smells exactly like an Adam's Mark Hotel did circa 1990. [00:29] IsambardPrince And it makes almost any surface shine, including countertops, cabinet doors, ovens, and stainless steel. [00:29] IsambardPrince So the landlord walks in for an inspection and expects to write a compliance fine. [00:30] IsambardPrince And instead of "Quick, the landlord's coming, grab whatever you can!" the surfaces are clean and the sun is shining off of them and it smells like a five star hotel room. [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights ● Aug 13 [01:11] lxo schestowitz-pi, tor tests ongoing for 19+ hours. 3377 rounds of attempted downloads from fsfla.org, schestowitz.com and othellomaster.com, without then with torify. fsfla.org, 100% pass, regardless of tor; catalyst2 without tor, 100% pass; catalyst2 with tor, 100% failure. they have some explaining to do [01:11] lxo I sent email with the logs ● Aug 13 [02:00] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/new-font-turns-ordinary-webpages-into-nonsense-for-ai-scrapers/ [02:00] TR Bot The webs newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font - Ars Technica [02:01] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/terabytes-of-credentials-leaked-in-massive-supply-chain-attack/ [02:01] TR Bot Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack - Ars Technica [02:13] admfubar https://www.discovermagazine.com/undisclosed-and-potentially-harmful-chemicals-found-in-many-non-toxic-cosmetics-and-cleaning-products-49525 [02:13] TR Bot Undisclosed and Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found in Many "Non-Toxic" Cosmetics and Cleaning Products | Discover Magazine [02:15] admfubar they are the bomb!...so i heard :> ... https://www.rawstory.com/suspicious-package-triggers-full-bomb-squad-response-what-they-found-was-hilarious/ [02:15] TR Bot Bomb squad shuts down D.C. street during rush hour over an adult toy - Raw Story [02:17] admfubar https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-2677693975/ [02:17] TR Bot Alarms blare as RFK Jr. releases food plan that nobody really understands: report - Raw Story [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-120826.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-120826.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-120826.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-120826.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2026-08-12.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2026-08-12.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-2026-08-12.txt ● Aug 13 [03:18] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I just got about $200 worth of wine for free. [03:26] admfubar was it a high quality bottle, or just a bunch of ripple? [03:27] IsambardPrince A few cheap ones ($20, $20, $11), two beers (Corona), and the rest split between two bottles. [03:27] IsambardPrince The cheaper ones are going to be cooking wine. [03:28] IsambardPrince I can't buy that on food stamps because technically it's for drinking. [03:28] IsambardPrince But who would want to drink an $11 bottle? ● Aug 13 [04:05] *agentcasey has quit (connection closed) [04:57] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 13 [05:27] *asacengyet (~asacengyet@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 13 [06:01] *ewig (~ewig@user/ewig) has joined #techrights [06:21] IsambardPrince Cheap wine is still perfectly good for cooking. [06:21] IsambardPrince It gets buried under so many other things. [06:21] IsambardPrince Plus it's optional in some cases, can be subbed for broth. [06:22] IsambardPrince You're usually using no more than one cup in an entire pot of something. [06:22] IsambardPrince Then burying it under 8-9 different seasonings. [06:25] IsambardPrince I got so used to putting my cereal and grains and sugar and stuff in airtight containers or the freezer that I just never stopped doing it. [06:26] IsambardPrince The first rule about living in an apartment building is they pretty much all have roaches. [06:26] IsambardPrince If their scouts don't find any food, then there's less of a problem. [06:27] IsambardPrince It's nice to have a HEPA vacuum. [06:27] IsambardPrince I make rounds throughout the day with it. [06:28] IsambardPrince I assume we've spilled crumbs everywhere and vacuum everything thoroughly and clean the cooking areas and wash dishes as we go. [06:28] IsambardPrince If you have a friend that has an apartment and there's no mess, whatsoever, at all, odds are they've dealt with roaches. [06:29] IsambardPrince About one time of living like that place at Piyush's building is enough to break you of every bad housekeeping habit. [06:32] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: thanks [06:36] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: It's okay, but for such a grand meal I would hope for a claret. [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] wine? [06:36] schestowitz[TR2] 11 dollars? [06:36] IsambardPrince Mouton Rothschild *is* a claret and I've smeelled that aftershave before. And both times I've smelt a rat! [06:36] IsambardPrince James Bond :) [06:37] TR News The beginning of a process-builder API https://lwn.net/Articles/1086330/ [06:37] TR Bot beginning of a process-builder API [LWN.net] [06:37] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Yeah, bottom shelf stuff can go for as little as $5 per 750 mL. [06:37] IsambardPrince For some reason wine is sold in liters here. [06:38] TR News This writer has a conflict of interest as he came from Fedora and Red Hat paid him a lot https://lwn.net/Articles/1086488/ [06:38] TR Bot considers conflict-of-interest policy [LWN.net] [06:38] IsambardPrince The US produces as much wine as Europe I'm certain. [06:38] IsambardPrince For some reason ours does not get any respect, although some of it is good. [06:38] TR News "The current draft does not, however, apply to the council itself," it says. The Council is 100% IBM staff. [06:39] IsambardPrince There's a vineyard in Roanoke, Indiana, or at least there was. [06:39] TR News Reconsidering O_CREAT|O_DIRECTORY https://lwn.net/Articles/1085617/ [06:39] TR Bot O_CREAT|O_DIRECTORY [LWN.net] [06:39] IsambardPrince I wonder whatever happened to them. [06:39] IsambardPrince Kent brought some for Christmas one year and I thought it was quite good. [06:39] TR News Buffer sizes for FUSE io_uring https://lwn.net/Articles/1085618/ [06:39] TR Bot sizes for FUSE io_uring [LWN.net] [06:40] IsambardPrince There's a lot of areas in the US where the land is cheap because it's not good at all for growing grapes for wine. [06:40] IsambardPrince But they grow them there anyway, and produce wine. [06:40] IsambardPrince That's the stuff that you see in boxes like Franzia, or the $5 bottles. [06:41] IsambardPrince it tastes closer to vinegar than wine. [06:41] IsambardPrince That's usually what happens if you go too cheap. [06:41] TR News FUSE status and plans https://lwn.net/Articles/1086336/ [06:41] TR Bot status and plans [LWN.net] [06:43] TR News (NEW): LWN Articles on Kernel and 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/LWN_Articles_on_Kernel_and_2026_Linux_Storage_Filesystem_Memory.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/LWN_Articles_on_Kernel_and_2026_Linux_Storage_Filesystem_Memory.gmi [06:43] TR Bot Tux Machines LWN Articles on Kernel and 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit [06:44] IsambardPrince I think that Franzia sells because you can get five liters of wine for about $18. [06:44] IsambardPrince It's certainly not good. [06:45] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_12_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_12_2026.gmi [06:45] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 [06:45] IsambardPrince The dump sugar in to cut some of the bitterness. [06:45] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [06:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [06:45] IsambardPrince They dump powders in to counter oxidization processes. [06:45] IsambardPrince They dump grape concentrate in to make it the expected color. [06:45] IsambardPrince It's a very very bad wine. [06:46] IsambardPrince California's Cental Valley is the source of almost every trash wine that's labeled Made in USA. [06:47] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [06:47] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [06:47] IsambardPrince If the bottle says Napa Valley or Sonoma County, you're good. [06:47] IsambardPrince if it just says "California" or "America" then it came from the Central Valley. [06:47] IsambardPrince If it didn't they'd be all over the labeling to brag about it. [06:49] IsambardPrince https://twoees.com [06:49] TR Bot Two-EE's Winery | Sip the Unexpected [06:50] IsambardPrince There's the one in Indiana. [06:51] IsambardPrince https://twoees.com/products/plonqe [06:51] TR Bot Plonq Two-EE's Winery [06:51] IsambardPrince $14 a bottle, not bad. [06:57] TR News Techrights Daniel Pocock on Australia's 9News (Nine Entertainment) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Daniel_Pocock_on_Australia_s_9News_Nine_Entertainment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Daniel_Pocock_on_Australia_s_9News_Nine_Entertainment.gmi [06:57] TR Bot Techrights Daniel Pocock on Australia's 9News (Nine Entertainment) [06:57] TR News "In May, the UK High Court granted several Hollywood studios a broad "omnibus" site blocking order, allowing them to block rotating networks of pirate sites" https://torrentfreak.com/hollywoods-uk-omnibus-pirate-site-blocking-order-surfaces-through-cloudflare/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:57] TR Bot UK "Omnibus" Pirate Site Blocking Order Surfaces Through Cloudflare * TorrentFreak [06:57] TR News "Europe's football seasons kick off again this month, with the Champions League to follow in September." https://torrentfreak.com/paris-court-kicks-off-new-football-season-with-multi-intermediary-piracy-blocking-orders/ | Source: Torrent Freak [06:57] TR Bot Court Kicks Off New Football Season with Multi-Intermediary Piracy Blocking Orders * TorrentFreak [06:58] TR News "But what does the word leverage mean in this context? Because Im thick (but well-connected) I emailed Gene to ask." https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/microsoft-admits-it-leverages-windows-to-push-edge-bing-copilot-pulls-moonie-at-regulators/ | Source: Bruce Lawson [06:58] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2026/microsoft-admits-it-leverages-windows-to-push-edge-bing-copilot-pulls-moonie-at-regulators/ ) [06:58] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: That's why I like beer. It's the opposite of wine, basically. [06:58] IsambardPrince The fresher the better. [06:58] IsambardPrince Cheap is still okay. [06:58] TR News "The unprecedented test marks a new initiative in Taiwans efforts to leapfrog ahead in its defensive tactics against China, a much stronger, better-resourced potential adversary." https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2026/0811/taiwan-internet-blackout-military-exercises | Source: CS Monitor [06:58] TR Bot slowdown and drones in the Strait: Taiwan preps for potential China conflict - CSMonitor.com [06:58] TR News "Russia is rolling out its own version of the Starlink satellite internet system faster than expected and plans to have nearly 300 satellites in orbit by 2027, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official" https://techcentral.co.za/russia-building-its-own-starlink-and-faster-than-expected/284672/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [06:58] TR Bot Russia building its own Starlink - and faster than expected [06:58] TR News "simply don't have the launch capacity" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-starlink-internet-satellite-rassvet-war-invasion/33826676.html | Source: RFERL [06:58] TR Bot 'Russian Starlink' Is Fast Becoming A Reality, There's Just One Problem For The Kremlin [06:59] TR News "data center developers have started suing local governments" https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ai-data-center-developers-begin-suing-local-jurisdictions-behind-bans-and-moratoriums-claims-range-from-officials-exceeding-authority-to-violations-of-due-process-and-equal-protection-laws | Source: Tom's Hardware [06:59] TR Bot AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws | Tom's Hardware [06:59] TR News "The union contract for 10,000 UAW workers at John Deeres Midwestern plants is set to expire fall 2027." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/uaw-john-deere-contract-workers | Source: Jacobin Magazine [06:59] TR Bot John Deere Is Testing Its Workers Resolve ● Aug 13 [07:00] TR News "Drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft are wildly exploited, largely because theyre misclassified as independent contractors." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/uber-rideshare-exploitation-unions-organizing | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:00] TR Bot The Union Deal Thats Undermining Gig Workers [07:00] TR News "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have for years collected DNA samples from people detained as part of their operations." https://www.courthousenews.com/ice-agents-are-building-a-dna-database-what-about-the-constitution/ | Source: Court House News [07:00] TR Bot ICE agents are building a DNA database. What about the Constitution? | Courthouse News Service [07:00] TR News "The department did not answer questions about how the gloves would be used" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/politics/ice-gloves-shock.html | Source: New York Times [07:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/politics/ice-gloves-shock.html ) [07:01] TR News "The pair are credited with orchestrating Chinas gradual escape from international isolation following the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and its path to becoming the worlds second-largest economy." https://www.rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/08/12/china-zhu-rongji-obituary-tibet-influence/ | Source: RFA [07:01] TR Bot Late former premier Zhu Rongji used economics to tighten Chinas grip on Tibet Radio Free Asia [07:01] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2]: That's why I like beer. It's the opposite of wine, basically. [07:01] schestowitz[TR2] fattening [07:02] TR News "authorities have given no details of the charges against her" https://cpj.org/2026/08/russia-sentences-journalist-vasilisa-shishkina-to-12-years-in-jail-on-treason-charges/ | Source: CPJ [07:02] TR Bot Russia sentences journalist Vasilisa Shishkina to 12 years in jail on treason charges - Committee to Protect Journalists [07:02] TR News "Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner has been imprisoned and barred from public office for life. As Argentina heads toward its 2027 elections, her case shows what democratic erosion looks like when it comes in judicial robes." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/argentina-kirchner-lawfare-democratic-backsliding | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:02] TR Bot How Argentina Banned Its Opposition [07:02] TR News "The briefing flagged several legislative threats, such as the Cyber Security Act and Cyber Crimes Act 2025, particularly the latters provisions on defamation and harassment" https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/amnesty-international-warns-of-rising-authoritarian-risk-in-zambia-ahead-of-elections/ | Source: JURIST [07:02] TR Bot Amnesty International warns of rising authoritarian risk in Zambia ahead of elections - JURIST - News [07:02] TR News "To get there, the panel had to rewrite the history of Section 230 and wave off a whole stack of its own prior rulings as either sloppy word choice or mere dicta." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/12/ninth-circuit-rewrites-section-230-to-remove-the-part-that-actually-mattered/ | Source: Techdirt [07:03] TR Bot Circuit Rewrites Section 230 To Remove The Part That Actually Mattered | Techdirt [07:03] TR News "Amnesty International says Zambian laws, including the Public Order Act and cybercrime legislation, have been weaponized to restrict dissent, opposition gatherings and freedom of expression." https://www.dw.com/en/zambia-election-economy-cost-of-living-inflation-debt/a-78320087 | Source: Deutsche Welle [07:03] TR Bot Zambia's 2026 election: Key issues to watch [07:03] TR News "The list of prohibited activities includes managing ones finances, properties and legal matters." https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/11/as-russia-strips-rights-from-exiled-regime-opponents-many-dont-know-if-they-should-worry-a93459 | Source: The Moscow Times [07:03] TR Bot As Russia Strips Rights from Exiled Regime Opponents, Many Dont Know if They Should Worry - The Moscow Times [07:04] TR News "Just a few hours later USAID was in effect closed down, with most of the staff placed on indefinite administration leave." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/us-tax-dollars-rightwing-europe-thinktanks-donald-trump-maga | Source: The Guardian UK [07:04] TR Bot Millions of US tax dollars sent to rightwing European thinktanks. Did any Trump supporters vote for that? | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian [07:04] TR News "China has made increasing the use of the yuan in international transactions a key priority of its latest five-year plan" https://www.semafor.com/article/08/12/2026/deutsche-becomes-first-non-chinese-bank-to-settle-yuan-transactions | Source: Semafor Inc [07:04] TR Bot becomes first non-Chinese bank to settle yuan | Semafor [07:05] TR News "the Catholic Church continues to emphasize human creativity and relationships" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/following-pope-leo-vivs-encyclical-the-vatican-announces-a-new-art-triennial-celebrating-human-creativity-and-empathy-in-the-age-of-ai-180989321/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [07:05] TR Bot Following Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical, the Vatican Announces a New Art Triennial Celebrating Human Creativity and Empathy in the Age of A.I. [07:05] TR News "Despite the heaviness of the stakes, the event itself was light: plays, puppets, clown workshopsI put on a gnome hat." https://rebeccawilliams.info/unwinding-the-great-tech-power-grab/ | Source: Rebecca Williams [07:05] TR Bot Unwinding the Great Tech Power Grab [07:06] TR News "It was never about the money, it's about the impunity." https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/someone-who-is-good-at-the-economy-please-help-me-budget-this/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [07:06] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/08/someone-who-is-good-at-the-economy-please-help-me-budget-this/ ) [07:06] TR News "Google co-founder Sergey Brin has donated another $20 million to Build a Better California, an organization advocating against Californias proposed billionaire tax" https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/google-co-founder-sergey-brin-has-now-spent-100-million-to-fight-the-billionaire-tax/ | Source: TechCrunch [07:06] TR Bot co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight the billionaire tax | TechCrunch [07:06] TR News "A new study suggests the fish, already known to be among North Americas longest-lived freshwater species, may routinely survive for more than 200 years" https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/think-youre-getting-old-new-study-says-michigan-sturgeon-may-live-to-400/ | Source: Bridge Michigan [07:06] TR Bot Think you're getting old? New study says Michigan sturgeon may live to 400 - Bridge Michigan [07:07] TR News "A recent study shows Tucson streets remain among the deadliest for pedestrians, and the number of people killed to date this year is twice the number as last year at this time." https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081026_pedestrian_deaths/pedestrian-death-rate-tucson-streets-doubles-from-last-year/ | Source: Tuscon Sentinel [07:07] TR Bot Pedestrian death rate on Tucson streets doubles from last year [07:07] TR News "For a renowned knight, getting the equipment right is just as important as to having the courage, the skill, and the willingness to help others." https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/five-famous-horses-from-medieval-legends/ | Source: Medievalists.net [07:07] TR Bot Famous Horses from Medieval Legends - Medievalists.net [07:07] TR News "The distinction between private permissioned blockchains and public permissionless ones matters, too." https://techcentral.co.za/the-quiet-rewiring-of-the-worlds-financial-plumbing/284678/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [07:07] TR Bot The quiet rewiring of the world's financial plumbing [07:07] TR News "New research finds that by making the fossil fuel industry more productive" https://www.wired.com/story/ai-could-help-fossil-fuel-companies-create-more-emissions/ | Source: Wired [07:07] TR Bot Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions | WIRED [07:08] TR News "The study is described in a paper appearing in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Aug. 11. The work was conducted in the laboratory of Brent Minchew (PhD '16), professor of geophysics." https://phys.org/news/2026-08-glacial-collapse-antarctica-sea.html | Source: Omicron Limited [07:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-08-glacial-collapse-antarctica-sea.html ) [07:08] TR News "While aspects of the project are classified, [...]" https://bridgemi.com/business-watch/u-m-affirms-ypsilanti-1-2b-computing-center-site-township-officials-vow-fight/ | Source: Bridge Michigan [07:08] TR Bot U-M affirms Ypsilanti $1.2B computing center site; township officials vow fight - Bridge Michigan [07:10] IsambardPrince https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/author-openai-metadata-contradicts-missouri-lawmakers-denials-about-who-wrote-their-ai-pl [07:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/author-openai-metadata-contradicts-missouri-lawmakers-denials-about-who-wrote-their-ai-pl ) [07:10] IsambardPrince https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/author-openai-metadata-contradicts-missouri-lawmakers-denials-about-who-wrote-their-ai-playbook [07:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/author-openai-metadata-contradicts-missouri-lawmakers-denials-about-who-wrote-their-ai-playbook ) [07:11] IsambardPrince https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/author-openai-metadata-contradicts-missouri-lawmakers-denials-about-who-wrote-their-ai-playbook/63-7b808ba8-cce3-4a32-8c55-d22232c61435 [07:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/author-openai-metadata-contradicts-missouri-lawmakers-denials-about-who-wrote-their-ai-playbook/63-7b808ba8-cce3-4a32-8c55-d22232c61435 ) [07:11] IsambardPrince For some reason my copy without parameters doesn't like that. [07:16] TR News "According to the New York Times, Amazon has confirmed its investment in a massive gas-burning power plant in Texas, meant to supply up to 7.65 gigawatts of energy to a planned data center in Pecos County." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-data-center-largest-pollution-source-texas-usa | Source: Futurism [07:16] TR Bot Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States [07:16] TR News "The anchor interviewing Kinew asks if actions like keeping American-made booze off of the shelves of Canadian stores in protest of Trump's economic terrorism is doing more harm than good." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/11/manitoba-s-premier-booze-returns-when-the-epstein-files-do.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/11/manitoba-s-premier-booze-returns-when-the-epstein-files-do.html ) [07:17] TR News "Im telling this story in three acts: the last-click trick against creators, the extortion model against stores, and the defeat device that fooled the networks auditors." https://akitaonrails.com/en/2026/08/12/digital-david-and-goliath-understanding-megalag-vs-honey-paypal/ | Source: Fabio Akita [07:17] TR Bot David and Goliath: Understanding MegaLag vs Honey/PayPal AkitaOnRails.com [07:17] TR News "identified only as Avi and is described as a longtime employee of the Israeli security agency who currently directs the Assessment Division of the Israeli Bureau of Counter-Terror Financing." https://www.truthdig.com/articles/doj-relying-on-anonymous-israeli-intel-agent-to-prosecute-us-resident/ | Source: Truthdig [07:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/doj-relying-on-anonymous-israeli-intel-agent-to-prosecute-us-resident/ ) [07:17] TR News Overpopulation https://overpopulation-project.com/heres-some-good-news/ | Source: Overpopulation [07:17] TR Bot Here's Some Good News! - The Overpopulation Project [07:18] TR News "Agencies disclosed policies for TikTok that range from permissive to blanket prohibitions, following a DOJ opinion allowing the app on government devices" https://fedscoop.com/tiktok-can-be-on-government-phones-managing-it-comes-next/ | Source: Scoop News Group [07:18] TR Bot can be on government phones. Managing it comes next. | FedScoop [07:19] TR News "California Democrats just defied Gavin Newsom to endorse a billionaire wealth tax." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/newsom-billionaire-tax-policy-wealth-inequality | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:19] TR Bot Centrists Are Still Defending California Billionaires [07:20] TR News "had percolated for weeks on social media suggesting that a recent ruling by Spains Supreme Court" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/technology/social-media-ceuta-spain-morocco.html | Source: New York Times [07:20] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/technology/social-media-ceuta-spain-morocco.html ) [07:21] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [07:21] TR News "I run various web services on my home network, and I prefer (and increasingly need) to use HTTPS when connecting to them." https://www.erat.org/certs.html | Source: Dan Erat [07:21] TR Bot internal SSL/TLS certificates - erat.org [07:21] TR News "Signal now offers a feature called automatic key verification which complements the existing safety number system." https://signal.org/blog/automatic-key-verification/ | Source: Signal [07:21] TR Bot Signal >> Blog >> Introducing Automatic Key Verification [07:22] TR News "If McDonalds can use your data to come up with tracking this detailed understanding the days and times youre most likely to come in" https://blast-o-rama.com/2026/08/12/hey-so-mcdonalds-probably-has-a-lot-of-data-on-you/ | Source: Marty Day [07:22] TR Bot So, McDonalds Probably Has a Lot of Data on You blast-o-rama. [07:22] TR News "I requested a copy of my data from McDonalds loyalty program and received an extensive, personalized report that algorithmically predicts my next purchase." https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-built-a-515-page-dossier-on-me-it-says-ill-never-leave/ | Source: Wired [07:22] TR Bot Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says Ill Never Stop Eating There | WIRED [07:22] TR News "We need to invest in social cohesion, rather than demonising and excluding people, which only leaves them more vulnerable to predation." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/rising-prevent-referrals-and-the-runaway-train-of-mass-surveillance/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup [07:22] TR Bot Rising Prevent referrals and the runaway train of mass surveillance | Open Rights Group [07:23] TR News "A DoD official described the memo as a planning directive that reflects the work of Business Operators for National Defense" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/contracting/2026/08/pentagon-wants-to-spend-millions-on-palantir-with-few-details/ | Source: Federal News Network [07:23] TR Bot Pentagon wants to spend millions on Palantir with few details | Federal News Network [07:24] TR News "His project, which he calls noRecognition, allows people to escape the automatic detection and algorithmic surveillance used across the U.S. and beyond." https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/this-adversarial-pattern-can-prevent-surveillance-cameras-from-detecting-you/ | Source: TechCrunch [07:24] TR Bot 'adversarial' pattern can prevent surveillance cameras from detecting you | TechCrunch [07:24] TR News "To come up with the pattern, he used a reinforcement learning model that trained itself on patterns that evade detection." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/man-covers-car-special-wrap-flock-cameras | Source: Futurism [07:24] TR Bot Man Covers Car in Special Wrap That Breaks Flock Cameras' Electronic Brains [07:25] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@8zck4yaw79g9e.irc) has joined #techrights [07:25] TR News "Bill Gates' daughter is getting some heat after her app allegedly took credit for sales it didn't drive" https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/12/bill-gates-daughter-phoebe-startup-allegedly-took-credit-for-sales-it-did-not-drive/ | Source: TMZ http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml [07:25] TR Bot Bill Gates' Daughter Phoebe's App Accused of 'Cookie Stuffing' [07:25] TR Bot Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited [07:25] TR News "In legitimate affiliate marketing, a customer might click a creator's product link, visit a retailer and eventually buy something" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/phoebe-gates-startup-cookie-stuffing-allegations-1813935 | Source: International Business Times https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/10/BBC_Lied_for_Its_Longtime_Sponsor_Bribes_for_15_Years_Bill_Epst.shtml [07:25] TR Bot What Is 'Cookie Stuffing'? Bill Gates' Daughter Could Face up to 20 Years in Prison if Charged and Convicted | IBTimes UK [07:25] TR Bot Techrights BBC Lied for Its Longtime Sponsor (Bribes for 15+ Years) Bill Epsteingate, in Effect Covering Up Sex Trafficking of Underage Girls [07:26] TR News "Suit alleges subscription offer aims to sell privileged access to information generated in presidents official capacity" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/truth-social-suit-trump-early-access-offer | Source: The Guardian UK [07:26] TR Bot Trump sued over $100,000-a-month early-access offer to Truth Social posts | Donald Trump | The Guardian [07:26] TR News "sell early access to President Trumps post" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/politics/trump-truth-social-lawsuit.html | Source: New York Times [07:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/us/politics/trump-truth-social-lawsuit.html ) [07:26] TR News "The analysis, based on 163 Mexican organizations with more than fifty employees, indicates that technological expansion has not yet translated into a widespread transformation of corporate operations." https://www.telesurenglish.net/ai-in-mexican-companies-high-adoption-but-low-economic-impact/ | Source: teleSUR [07:26] TR Bot NO TITLE [07:26] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: Isn't cookie stuffing where you pretend leads came from somewhere else to make that app sell for more, then they buy it and find out they don't get anywhere near that. [07:27] TR News "Stop Stealing Our Future" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/protesters-arrested-protest-openai-washington-dc | Source: Futurism [07:27] TR Bot Protesters Arrested After Storming OpenAI Lobbying Office [07:27] IsambardPrince I heard that was a very common thing with app startups. [07:27] TR News "Since that time, Wu has come to rely on his LLM for everything from fertilizing guidance to scheduling various tasks around the farm." https://futurism.com/science-energy/farmer-horrified-ai-advice-agriculture-crops-sesame | Source: Futurism [07:27] TR Bot Farmer Horrified as AI Gives Bad Advice That Kills 25 Acres of Crops [07:27] TR News "Image created by EFF." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/who-or-what-generates-images-eff | Source: EFF [07:27] TR Bot Who (or What) Generates Images for EFF? | Electronic Frontier Foundation [07:27] TR News "On Monday Sanders issued another unwelcome proclamation in a career full of them" https://www.salon.com/2026/08/12/bernie-sanders-ai-warnings-are-being-ignored-in-the-senate/ | Source: Salon [07:28] TR Bot Sanders' AI warnings are being ignored in the Senate - Salon.com [07:28] TR News "Because the watermark is part of the text, it will travel with the text when its copied and pasted elsewhere and may persist through some editing" https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/12/anthropic-announces-ai-text-watermark/ | Source: Digital Music News [07:28] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/12/anthropic-announces-ai-text-watermark/ ) [07:28] TR News "The watermarking mechanism is designed to bring Claude into compliance with the European Unions AI Act." https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/11/anthropic-start-watermarking-claude-generated-text-images/ | Source: Silicon Angle [07:28] TR Bot to start watermarking Claude-generated text, images - SiliconANGLE [07:28] TR News "Once labeled, the profiles will be excluded from the companys editorial and algorithmic recommendations, Spotify said." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/arts/music/spotify-artificial-intelligence-music.html | Source: New York Times [07:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/arts/music/spotify-artificial-intelligence-music.html ) [07:28] TR News "Bubble Therapy" https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1165/bubble-therapy | Source: David Revoy [07:28] TR Bot Bubble Therapy - David Revoy [07:28] TR News "What are we to make of the people who've been fired by bosses who replaced them with AI, in light of the fact that AI is demonstrably not able to do their (former) jobs?" https://pluralistic.net/2026/08/12/insurance-value-of-biodiversity/#model-collapse | Source: CoryDoctorow [07:28] TR Bot Pluralistic: Model collapse (12 Aug 2026) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [07:29] IsambardPrince "Since that time, Wu has come to rely on his LLM for everything from fertilizing guidance to scheduling various tasks around the farm. After months of fruitful consultations, he decided to follow his AI chatbots new pesticide plan to the letter, letting loose on some 25 acres of precious sesame seedlings, all without ever double-checking with an expert or outside documentation. [07:29] IsambardPrince The plan generated for him was basically a Long Island ice tea of agro-chemicals: a mix of high-efficiency flupyridine and flufenazate for pesky weeds, with plenty of thiamethoxam and emamectin benzoate for bugs and other pests, CT reported. [07:29] IsambardPrince Not even a day after treatment, Wu says his juvenile sesame crop began to wither and die. [07:29] IsambardPrince Per a video interview later translated by Toms Hardware, the farmer offered some hard-earned advice to any other growers looking to use his concoction: If you spray it, the next day the seedlings wont survive. [07:29] IsambardPrince Both the grass and the seedlings will die, and the seedlings will die even faster, Wu lamented." [07:29] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I had a garden when I was like 10. [07:29] TR News "cover what went wrong" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/08/announcing-ai-in-production-2027/ | Source: Rlang [07:29] TR Bot AI in Production 2027 | R-bloggers [07:29] IsambardPrince I grew a lot of things in it and we ate food out of it at the dinner table quite often. [07:30] TR News "At the end of the day, these communities don't care if your code works at all, but instead care that you know why and how it works." https://boingboing.net/2026/08/12/hobby-coders-against-llms.html | Source: BoingBoing [07:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2026/08/12/hobby-coders-against-llms.html ) [07:30] IsambardPrince At that scale it wasn't that difficult once things got going. [07:30] IsambardPrince Water from the hose, Miracle Grow, pull weeds, fence to try to keep rabbits out, with mixed results. [07:31] TR News "A Petlibro outage is preventing its smart pet feeders and other devices from performing scheduled tasks, like dispensing food." https://www.theverge.com/tech/979295/petlibro-outage-smart-pet-feeders | Source: The Verge [07:31] TR Bot Cats and dogs are missing meals after a popular smart feeder went down | The Verge [07:31] IsambardPrince I also had volunteer rhubarb on the side of the house. Just growing wild. [07:31] IsambardPrince For good measure I watered it and hosed it down with Miracle Grow. [07:31] TR News "a hacking technique capable of commandeering the autopilot of a Boeing 737 to redirect its navigation or silently altering key values in the plane's takeoff and fuel calculations" https://www.wired.com/story/this-coin-sized-device-can-hack-a-boeing-737/ | Source: Wired [07:31] TR Bot Coin-Sized Device Can Hack a Boeing 737 | WIRED [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2]: I had a garden when I was like 10. [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] there are parks [07:31] IsambardPrince Wild rhubarb yields a lot when you water and fertilize it as well. [07:32] IsambardPrince I took rhubarb down to the lady at Lance Supermarket and she made strawberry rhubarb pies out of it. [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] I grew a lot of things in it and we ate food out of it at the dinner table quite often. [07:32] IsambardPrince And gave me some of the pies. [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] we had beans iin our food eysterday [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] from the garden [07:32] TR News "unauthenticated attacker could exploit it to bypass authentication and perform operations as a SharePoint site user or administrator" https://www.securityweek.com/sharepoint-vulnerability-exploited-shortly-after-poc-release/ | Source: Security Week [07:32] TR Bot Vulnerability Exploited Shortly After PoC Release - SecurityWeek [07:33] IsambardPrince I grew tomatoes, corn, and okra, mostly. [07:33] TR News "Afterall, what value would you put on your life?" https://merecivilian.com/donate-blood/ | Source: Mere Civilian [07:33] TR Bot Donate Blood [07:33] IsambardPrince Okra is pretty easy in northern Indiana. [07:33] TR News "scientists have found a found a strong association between autism and pre-natal maternal exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel pollution" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-the-measles-industrial | Source: Paul Krugman [07:33] TR Bot The Rise of the Measles-Industrial Complex [07:33] TR News "The timing is significant. Mangione's state murder trial is due to begin with jury selection on 8 September, while his separate federal trial is scheduled for January 2027." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/luigi-mangione-plea-deal-new-york-murder-trial-1813914 | Source: International Business Times [07:33] TR Bot Luigi Mangione Plea Talks: Federal Deal Could Erase State Murder Case Ahead of Friday Hearing | IBTimes UK [07:34] TR News "Paraquat has been under scrutiny for the last few years due to mounting scientific evidence connecting chronic exposure to the herbicide to Parkinsons disease and other health problems." https://www.thenewlede.org/2026/08/california-phasing-out-paraquat-parkinsons-disease/ | Source: The New Lede [07:34] TR Bot California phasing out herbicide linked to Parkinsons disease - The New Lede [07:34] TR News "severe shortages in qualified birth attendants and an under-resourced health-care system." https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-healthcare-maternal-mortality-taliban-kabul/33827032.html | Source: RFERL [07:34] TR Bot 'All Our Hopes Have Been Destroyed': Afghanistan's Maternal Mortality Crisis Under Taliban [07:35] TR News "The Odysseys runaway success should green light more 70mm IMAX screens." https://jacobin.com/2026/08/imax-sale-odyssey-cinema-corporate-consolidation | Source: Jacobin Magazine [07:35] TR Bot Capitalism Is Killing an American Cinema Renaissance [07:35] TR News "Spectre flaws have dogged x86 and ARM chips for years, leading computer scientists to develop a series of defenses" https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/12/spectre-rears-its-ugly-head-again-as-researchers-show-some-risc-v-chips-are-susceptible/5286978 | Source: The Register UK [07:35] TR Bot Spectre rears its ugly head again as researchers show some RISC-V chips are susceptible [07:36] TR News "general anti-US sentiment" https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/08/unexpected-unemployment.html | Source: Computational Complexity [07:36] TR Bot Computational Complexity: Unexpected Unemployment [07:36] TR News "unscrupulous third-party agents were spreading false and misleading information" https://yle.fi/a/74-20240590 | Source: Yle [07:36] TR Bot Finland sees dramatic drop in student applications from abroad | Yle News | Yle [07:36] TR News "camera obscura" https://soeren.one/2026/solar-eclipse/ | Source: Sren [07:37] TR Bot Solar Eclipse Sren's Blog [07:37] TR News "In mathematical study there are two kinds of theorems, which serve very different purposes. Math instruction follows the same pattern." https://blog.plover.com/2026/08/11/#two-kinds-of-theorems | Source: Mark-Jason Dominus [07:37] TR Bot The Universe of Discourse : There are two kinds of theorems [07:37] TR News "In addition to a historic total solar eclipse, August also features one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year." https://www.wired.com/story/how-and-when-to-view-the-perseid-meteor-shower-august-2026/ | Source: Wired [07:37] TR Bot and When to View the Perseid Meteor Shower (August 2026) | WIRED [07:37] TR News "I recorded a short video on this topic with how I think the tension can result in conflicts." https://lemire.me/blog/2026/08/12/ai-programming-are-you-angry-yet/ | Source: Daniel Lemire [07:37] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/08/12/ai-programming-are-you-angry-yet/ ) [07:38] TR News "A few people I know have a style guide for their blog/website, so here are my thoughts on a Style Guide for this site." https://dead.garden/blog/style-guide.html | Source: Johanna-Mathilda Langenhan [07:38] TR Bot Guide | dead.garden [07:40] TR News "I used them long before LLMs were a thing and I can prove it." https://blog.vrypan.net/2026/08/12/260812-my-right-to-use-emdash/ | Source: Panagiotis Vryonis [07:40] TR Bot right to use the emdash blog.vrypan.net [07:41] TR News "I guess people like rules. Maybe that's why we get those everything/nothing statements, and boy do we get them." https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/a-is-for-airtight-categories-b-for-blanket-statements-c-for-cherrypicking/ | Source: Rebecca Solnit [07:41] TR Bot A is for Airtight Categories, B for Blanket Statements, C for Cherrypicking.... [07:41] TR News "If you love the personal aspect of blogging, sharing your thoughts with the world, no matter the number of views, you will always have someone who loves your blog: you." https://robertbirming.com/your-blog-loved/ | Source: Robert Birming [07:41] TR Bot Your blog is loved Robert Birming [07:42] IsambardPrince "As I mentioned on LinkedIn last week, me and about 160 of my colleagues, staff and faculty, untenured and tenured, lost our positions at Illinois Tech after they declared "financial exigency" which allows them to eliminate tenured positions. " [07:42] IsambardPrince Unfunded pensions. [07:42] TR News IBM Red Hat pushing slop, not Linux https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/operationalizing-agentic-ai-day-0-2-blueprint-enterprise-infrastructure | Source: Red Hat Official [07:42] TR Bot Operationalizing agentic AI: The Day 0-2 blueprint for enterprise infrastructure [07:43] IsambardPrince "The president announced that he would be asking the board to declare financial exigency in mid-July so we knew layoffs were coming but not when. On July 25th, we left for a planned 12-day vacation to Idaho. Why Idaho? It's my fiftieth state, so my wife and I decided to make a vacation of it. We saw Boise, canyons, craters, mountains, lakes. We were in Twin Falls three days before a mass shooting but that's a different story. [07:43] IsambardPrince Usually I avoid reading work emails on vacation but decided I probably should this time. " [07:43] IsambardPrince So he knew layoffs were coming and went on an expensive vacation? [07:44] TR News (NEW): IBM's own conflict-of-interest and promotion of slop plagiarism (pyramid scheme) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/IBM_s_own_conflict_of_interest_and_promotion_of_slop_plagiarism.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/IBM_s_own_conflict_of_interest_and_promotion_of_slop_plagiarism.gmi [07:44] TR Bot Tux Machines IBM's own conflict-of-interest and promotion of slop plagiarism (pyramid scheme) [07:45] IsambardPrince "Illinois Tech got hit hard by a large drop in foreign graduate enrollment due to changing visa requirements" [07:45] IsambardPrince Translation: They made it too expensive for Americans to go there. [07:45] IsambardPrince Then pitched the school to rich Chinese. [07:47] TR News Techrights Links 13/08/2026: "The Rise of the Measles-Industrial Complex" and Spotify Curbs Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Links_13_08_2026_The_Rise_of_the_Measles_Industrial_Complex_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Links_13_08_2026_The_Rise_of_the_Measles_Industrial_Complex_and.gmi [07:47] TR Bot Techrights Links 13/08/2026: "The Rise of the Measles-Industrial Complex" and Spotify Curbs Slop [07:47] IsambardPrince The federal courts recently struck down Illinois laws giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. [07:47] TR News "Unexpected Unemployment" https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/08/unexpected-unemployment.html [07:47] TR News "Working Families Feel the Heat of Trumps Recklessness with Consumer Prices on the Rise in July | Common Dreams" https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/working-families-feel-the-heat-of-trumps-recklessness-with-consumer-prices-on-the-rise-in-july [07:47] TR Bot Working Families Feel the Heat of Trumps Recklessness with Consumer Prices on the Rise in July | Common Dreams [07:47] IsambardPrince They actually pointed to a federal law that says they can't offer a higher education benefit to illegal immigrants that they don't offer to all Americans. [07:48] IsambardPrince So it would be more correct to say, Illinois is allowed to charge them that, if that's what they charge _everyone in the United States_. [07:48] TR News The EU's AI Act is a snake's nest | "EU:s AI Act r ett ormbo" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/12/eus-ai-act-ar-ett-ormbo/ [07:48] TR Bot EU:s AI Act r ett ormbo [07:48] IsambardPrince Honestly, it's way past time to trim the fat and cut tuition in Illinois. [07:48] TR News A death blow for cross-border e-commerce | "En ddsstt fr grnsverskridande e-handel" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/08/11/en-dodsstot-for-gransoverskridande-e-handel/ [07:48] TR Bot En ddsstt fr grnsverskridande e-handel [07:49] TR News The basic card, preliminary review | "Basiskortet, forelbig anmeldelse | Version2" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&u=https://www.version2.dk/holdning/basiskortet-foreloebig-anmeldelse [07:49] TR Bot ( status 429 @ https://www-version2-dk.translate.goog/holdning/basiskortet-foreloebig-anmeldelse?_x_tr_sl=da&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB ) [07:49] IsambardPrince It's so bad here that Indiana is poaching Illinois students because it's cheaper to go there by correspondence than it is to pay in-state tuition at an Illinois public university. [07:49] IsambardPrince There are way too many people in Illinois who have tenure. [07:49] IsambardPrince A lot of them teach something that's entirely unimportant. [07:49] TR News iophk: at least /this/ article names Pocock https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/clacton-byelection-farage-count-binface-b3032165.html [07:49] TR Bot Farage set for Count Binface showdown in Clacton by-election as he aims for Westminster return | The Independent [07:49] TR News "LILYGOs T-Display SF32 is a compact development platform built around the SiFli SF32LB52X ultra-low-power AIoT microcontroller." https://linuxgizmos.com/2-16-inch-amoled-sf32lb52x-based-dev-board-offers-lora-gnss-and-bluetooth-5-3/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [07:49] IsambardPrince They all have pensions which can't be cut, which have guaranteed "inflation or 3% COLAs, whichever is more" clauses when they retire. [07:49] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/2-16-inch-amoled-sf32lb52x-based-dev-board-offers-lora-gnss-and-bluetooth-5-3/ ) [07:50] IsambardPrince It's a big mess. [07:50] TR News "Thats usually when the new terminal gets blamed and uninstalled, even though the problem isnt really the terminal itself" https://www.tecmint.com/rio-terminal-emulator-for-linux/ | Source: TecMint [07:50] TR Bot Rio Terminal Emulator: A GPU-Accelerated Terminal for Linux [07:50] IsambardPrince Just getting rid of the "or 3%, whichever is more" bit would help out a lot, but they won't do it. [07:50] TR News Bottles game manager v66 brings UMU from Open Wine Components to help run games | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/bottles-game-manager-v66-brings-umu-from-open-wine-components-to-help-run-games/ Source: GamingOnLinux [07:50] TR Bot game manager v66 brings UMU from Open Wine Components to help run games | GamingOnLinux [07:51] TR News Globe-trotting choices-matter CRPG 'Travelling At Night' has a demo up | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/globe-trotting-choices-matter-crpg-travelling-at-night-has-a-demo-up/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/globe-trotting-choices-matter-crpg-travelling-at-night-has-a-demo-up/ [07:51] TR Bot choices-matter CRPG 'Travelling At Night' has a demo up | GamingOnLinux [07:51] IsambardPrince An inflation COLA is fair, but getting a 3% raise if inflation is somehow like, 1-2%, that's not fair to the public. [07:51] IsambardPrince Honestly it may never become an issue again, inflation under 3%. [07:51] IsambardPrince Certainly not if Trump and the MAGA people stay in office. [07:51] TR News Inspired by the Minecraft Redstone system, minimalist puzzler 'Pight' is a real gem | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/inspired-by-the-minecraft-redstone-system-minimalist-puzzler-pight-is-a-real-gem/ Source: GamingOnLinux [07:51] TR Bot by the Minecraft Redstone system, minimalist puzzler 'Pight' is a real gem | GamingOnLinux [07:52] IsambardPrince 4-5% has become "normal" and that's just what they fess up to. [07:52] TR News Mining for that one single golden bit in '10 Million Pixels' is going to consume me | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mining-for-that-one-single-golden-bit-in-10-million-pixels-is-going-to-consume-me/ Source: GamingOnLinux [07:52] TR Bot for that one single golden bit in '10 Million Pixels' is going to consume me | GamingOnLinux [07:53] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: When they declare financial emergency, I mean, this guy is just rich. [07:53] TR News Summertime is quiet, for sure.. [07:53] IsambardPrince First off, they got rid of him and 160 other people, while droves of new students passed him and didn't even notice. [07:53] IsambardPrince What were all of those 160 people doing there to earn their paycheck [07:54] TR News SnekromancY is a clever reinvention of Snake with a survivor-like tower escape style | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/snekromancy-is-a-clever-reinvention-of-snake-with-a-survivor-like-tower-escape-style/ Source: GamingOnLinux [07:54] TR Bot is a clever reinvention of Snake with a survivor-like tower escape style | GamingOnLinux [07:54] IsambardPrince The truth is, Illinois public universities could be running a lot leaner. [07:54] schestowitz[TR2] probably [07:54] IsambardPrince It's been known and talked about for years, but nobody did anything until the bank account was about to run dry. [07:55] IsambardPrince Illinois should consolidate its public education system like Indiana did. [07:56] IsambardPrince Public and higher education. [07:56] IsambardPrince You know, K-12 is an even bigger disaster. ● Aug 13 [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] not sure [08:04] schestowitz[TR2] not familiarmwith that system [08:04] TR News Funny co-op climbing game PEAK has a final major update out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/funny-co-op-climbing-game-peak-has-a-final-major-update-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/funny-co-op-climbing-game-peak-has-a-final-major-update-out-now/ [08:04] TR Bot co-op climbing game PEAK has a final major update out now | GamingOnLinux [08:07] IsambardPrince It's paid for out of tax revenue. Nobody pays tuition. So the government has an incentive to run it cheaply, into the ground even. [08:07] IsambardPrince Like national healthcare. [08:07] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [08:08] IsambardPrince The public university system is "user pays". They don't get a lot from the state. [08:08] IsambardPrince So there's no incentive to cut costs. [08:08] IsambardPrince The Democrats can stuff it full of their cronies and use it to build a patronage army that you have to pay for if you pay tuition there. [08:08] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techrights [08:09] IsambardPrince It's just like healthcare systems. If you pay, you get whatever you want, but they are going to raise costs, because the government isn't negotiating. [08:10] IsambardPrince That's why public universities offer so many useless courses that load you up with debt. [08:10] IsambardPrince They don't give a fuck what happens to you when you graduate. You have the ability to borrow money you don't have to pay them with. [08:10] IsambardPrince So they'll rub your balls and tell you that whatever you do is right. [08:10] IsambardPrince :) [08:11] IsambardPrince So now we have a generation that can't even make themselves a sandwich. [08:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: I was at Target the other day. [08:12] IsambardPrince They were selling "Uncrustables" frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. You got 6 tiny ones for $11.68. [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] Re: Video game players recruited to control air traffic [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > US hires over 2,000 video gamers as air traffic controllers [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/us-hires-over-2-000-video-gamers-as-air-traffic-controllers/article_cf9717a6-13f8-55a0-97d9-e6162dd6bd35.html [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > The US government says it has hired over 2,000 video gamers as air [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > traffic controllers. [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > The Department of Transportation announced a recruiting program in [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > April to employ fans of computer games to safeguard US aviation. [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy reported on Sunday, [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > Aug. 9, that 94% of the hiring goal has been met, with the most [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > ever employed in a single year. [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > --- [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > The government is also considering using "AI" to remedy the shortage [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > of air traffic control professionals. [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/8/11/800082525/news/sean-duffy-says-video-gamers-can-speedrun-air-traffic-control-crisis/ [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > [08:13] schestowitz[TR2] > Above article points out that Musk's DOGE targeted air traffic controllers. [08:13] TR Bot ( status 451 @ https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/us-hires-over-2-000-video-gamers-as-air-traffic-controllers/article_cf9717a6-13f8-55a0-97d9-e6162dd6bd35.html ) [08:13] TR Bot Sean Duffy says video gamers can speedrun air traffic control crisis - Daily Kos [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] > > "Billionaire Heaven" [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] > >https://www.patreon.com/noneofthisisok/posts/billionaire-165838832 [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] > [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] >> "Zuckerberg is next in the "Billionaire Heaven" series, but stay tuned [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] >> for a poll soon for paid patrons where you get to vote on who's next." [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] > I've already figured out Zuckerberg's fate. But maybe the author has [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] > a different idea. [08:14] schestowitz[TR2] I can think of better ways to chastise them... and others. [08:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.patreon.com/noneofthisisok/posts/billionaire-165838832 ) [08:15] TR News The Lord of the Rings: War in the North returns with a Legacy Edition from Aspyr | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-returns-with-a-legacy-edition-from-aspyr/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:15] TR Bot Lord of the Rings: War in the North returns with a Legacy Edition from Aspyr | GamingOnLinux [08:16] TR News Linux GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT) adds more NVIDIA GPU overclocking options | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-gpu-configuration-and-monitoring-tool-lact-adds-more-nvidia-gpu-overclocking-options/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:16] TR Bot GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT) adds more NVIDIA GPU overclocking options | GamingOnLinux [08:30] TR News Techrights 15% of IBM Marked for Potential Termination, PIPs are the "New Layoffs" (or RAs) at IBM https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/15_of_IBM_Marked_for_Potential_Termination_PIPs_are_the_New_Lay.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/15_of_IBM_Marked_for_Potential_Termination_PIPs_are_the_New_Lay.gmi [08:30] TR Bot Techrights 15% of IBM Marked for Potential Termination, PIPs are the "New Layoffs" (or RAs) at IBM [08:31] TR News Make every shot count in Perihelion: Rogue Orbit, a space roguelite with EVE-style transversal combat | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/make-every-shot-count-in-perihelion-rogue-orbit-a-space-roguelite-with-eve-style-transversal-combat/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:31] TR Bot every shot count in Perihelion: Rogue Orbit, a space roguelite with EVE-style transversal combat | GamingOnLinux [08:32] TR News Get some awesome indie adventures and some fun short games in two new Humble Bundles | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/get-some-awesome-indie-adventures-and-some-fun-short-games-in-two-new-humble-bundles/ Source: GamingOnLinux [08:32] TR Bot some awesome indie adventures and some fun short games in two new Humble Bundles | GamingOnLinux [08:34] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [08:34] TR News "In our previous post we looked at fixing a super 8 film projector." https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/08/digitizing-super-8-film-yourself.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [08:34] TR Bot Nibble Stew: Digitizing super 8 film yourself [08:35] TR News "Although the command line is cryptic, it is also consistent. On the command line, and in Unix [1] culture more generally, ! refers to a command." https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/08/12/cryptic-but-consistent/ | Source: John D Cook [08:35] TR Bot Cryptic but consistent [08:35] TR News "He shares an example (which dates the talk and example nicely; those were the times)" https://hamatti.org/posts/k-is-for-keyword-arguments-python-a-to-z/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [08:35] TR Bot K is for keyword arguments - Python A to Z : Juha-Matti Santala [08:35] TR News (NEW): Graphics/Games: LACT, 10 Million Pixels, Bottles, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Graphics_Games_LACT_10_Million_Pixels_Bottles_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Graphics_Games_LACT_10_Million_Pixels_Bottles_and_More.gmi [08:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Graphics/Games: LACT, 10 Million Pixels, Bottles, and More [08:36] TR News "emojet is an emoji library for Python: it converts between emoji and their names" https://adamj.eu/tech/2026/08/12/python-introducing-emojet/ | Source: Adam Johnson [08:36] TR Bot Python: introducing emojet, a fast emoji lookup library - Adam Johnson [08:39] TR News "C++26 adds two new vocabulary types in , introduced by P3019R14 (Coe, Peacock, Parent)." https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2026/08/12/cpp26-indirect | Source: Sandor Dargo [08:39] TR Bot C++26: std::indirect | Sandor Dargo's Blog [08:39] TR News "Concurrency is something we use and experience every day. Yet, concurrent systems fail in interesting ways, for various reasons." https://pmbanugo.me/blog/crash-course-on-programming-concurrent-systems | Source: Peter Mbanugo [08:39] TR Bot A Crash Course on Concurrency: Build a Tiny Scheduler from Scratch [08:40] TR News "But that leads to two questions. First, is a word with five letters." https://www.rubenerd.au/why-wcag-colour-guidelines-feel-inadequate/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:40] TR Bot Rubenerd: Why WCAG 2.x guidelines feel inadequate [08:41] TR News "The BSDs are corporate friendly in the way bananas are friendly to people named Jeff. Aka, theyre friendly to everyone." https://www.rubenerd.au/on-the-bsds-being-corporate-friendly/ | Source: Ruben Schade [08:41] TR Bot Rubenerd: On the BSDs being corporate friendly [08:41] TR News "Interior Minister Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said the changes must meet society's expectations while helping ensure public safety and maintain trust." https://news.err.ee/1610108512/bill-proposes-banning-people-convicted-of-serious-crimes-from-changing-their-name | Source: Eesti Rahvusringhling [08:41] TR Bot Bill proposes banning people convicted of serious crimes from changing their name | News | ERR [08:41] TR News "What did catch attention was the fact that Zuckerbergs yacht had been much closer to the stranded skiff than the cruise ship." https://futurism.com/future-society/zuckerberg-meta-ceo-superyacht-launchpad-alaska-distress-call | Source: Futurism [08:41] TR Bot Zuckerberg Under Fire After His Superyacht Declined to Help a Vessel in Distress [08:44] TR News "I went in with a plan. At the recent Homebrew Website Club I talked about a question we hear all the time at the 32-Bit Cafe" https://flamedfury.com/posts/html-day-2026/ | Source: Flamed Fury [08:44] TR Bot HTML Day 2026 [08:44] TR News "We are proud to announce the 24th Annual Southern California Linux Expo SCaLE 24x to be held April 1-4, 2027 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena" https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/24x/cfp | Source: SoCal Linux Expo [08:44] TR Bot Call for Presentations | SCALE [08:45] TR News "The Tailscale team announced in a Wednesday blog post that it had finally addressed the issue with the help of SQLite maintainers" https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/08/12/tailscale-says-deeply-buried-16-year-old-sqlite-bug-caused-last-years-outages/5287004 | Source: The Register UK [08:45] TR Bot Deeply buried 16-year-old SQLite bug caused last year's Tailscale outages [08:47] TR News "In another move that signals a new OpenBSD release is in the works, the OpenSSH project has released without fanfare its new version, OpenSSH 10.5." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260811113606 | Source: Undeadly [08:47] TR Bot OpenSSH 10.5 released [08:47] TR News "RipFoundry is my Ubuntu and Debian workflow for preserving DVD remuxes, creating optional playback versions, and safely transferring verified movies into Jellyfin." https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/i-built-ripfoundry-for-linux-to-get-dvds-into-jellyfin/ | Source: Kyle Reddoch [08:47] TR Bot RipFoundry for Linux Rips DVDs for Jellyfin - CybersecKyle [08:50] TR News "If youve been following tech news this morning, you already know a lot about the new Pixels." https://www.theverge.com/tech/979241/made-by-google-2026-live-blog-pixel-11-trevor-noah | Source: The Verge [08:50] TR Bot Pixel 11 event live blog: Lets watch Trevor Noah introduce Googles new phones | The Verge [08:50] TR News "Both the Pixel 11 and Pro phones run on Googles new Tensor G6 chip" https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/975237/google-pixel-11-pro-comparison-specs-price-features | Source: The Verge [08:50] TR Bot How Googles new Pixel 11 phones compare to last years models | The Verge [08:50] TR News "Found at The Predecessors while typewriter hunting in Anacortes, WA." https://boffosocko.com/2026/08/12/1959-olympia-sm3-portable-typewriter/ | Source: Chris Aldrich [08:50] TR Bot | Chris Aldrich [08:50] TR News "The developers of a notorious botnet thats powered mostly by hijacked Android TV boxes and other internet-connected devices have released a new version" https://cyberscoop.com/kimwolf-botnet-palo-alto-unit-42-android-tv-boxes/ | Source: Scoop News Group [08:50] TR Bot botnet rebuilt to survive takedowns, researchers say | CyberScoop [08:51] TR News "The problem is that conventional Linux distributions are designed for traditional computers/servers." https://blog.flipper.net/flipper-os-the-operating-system-for-flipper-one/ | Source: Flipper Blog [08:51] TR Bot Flipper OS the operating system for Flipper One [08:51] TR News "Depth 13 is the end and the few floors above it stay deliberately empty so the final approach is a walk rather than a fight, and at some point somebody is going to get there." https://blog.lvmbdv.dev/posts/nobody-has-reached-the-bottom/ | Source: Ata Kuyumcu [08:51] TR Bot Nobody has reached the bottom (yet) Ata Kuyumcu's Blog [08:51] TR News "This game is my attempt to make a big 48K game, using 100% my own code." https://www.usebox.net/jjm/blog/outpost-progress/ | Source: Juan J Martnez [08:51] TR Bot progress - usebox.net [08:51] TR News "The reason why this thought bubbled into my head is Blaise Pascals criticism of games and leisure time in general." https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/08/why-i-play-board-games/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [08:51] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brainbaking.com/post/2026/08/why-i-play-board-games/ ) [08:52] TR News "A side effect of migrating to Kirby was the opportunity it gave me to revisit my markup and my CSS." https://davidroessli.com/logs/css-refactoring/ | [08:52] TR Bot CSS refactoring | david.roess.li [08:52] TR News "Welp. My Forgejo instance got popped with an RCE two days ago by CVE-2026-60004" https://phunky.cafe/my-homelab-got-hacked/ | [08:52] TR Bot My Homelab Got Hacked - A Postmortem Phunky Cafe [08:53] TR News "The total Linux kernel tree recently blew past the 43 million lines of code milestone." https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc7-released/ | Source: OSTechNix [08:53] TR Bot Kernel 7.2 RC7 Released: Stable Version Scheduled for Next Weekend - OSTechNix [08:53] TR News "Process accounting is a kernel feature. You will not see a specific process responsible for it." https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33240 | Source: SANS [08:53] TR Bot Linux Kernel Process Accounting - SANS Internet Storm Center [08:54] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 11/08/2026: Stargate, Stargazer, Air-gapped Environments, and SystemVerilog Simulator https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/Gemini_Links_11_08_2026_Stargate_Stargazer_Air_gapped_Environme.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/Gemini_Links_11_08_2026_Stargate_Stargazer_Air_gapped_Environme.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 11/08/2026: Stargate, Stargazer, Air-gapped Environments, and SystemVerilog Simulator [08:54] TR News Techrights Keumars Afifi-Sabet Produces Useful, Informative Coverage Regarding Privacy https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/Keumars_Afifi_Sabet_Produces_Useful_Informative_Coverage_Regard.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/Keumars_Afifi_Sabet_Produces_Useful_Informative_Coverage_Regard.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Keumars Afifi-Sabet Produces Useful, Informative Coverage Regarding Privacy [08:54] TR News Techrights Links 11/08/2026: Tensions South of China and Stingy "YouTube Doubles the Eligibility Requirements" (to Get Paid) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/Links_11_08_2026_Tensions_South_of_China_and_Stingy_YouTube_Dou.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/Links_11_08_2026_Tensions_South_of_China_and_Stingy_YouTube_Dou.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Links 11/08/2026: Tensions South of China and Stingy "YouTube Doubles the Eligibility Requirements" (to Get Paid) [08:54] TR News Techrights Summer Layoffs and 'Redundancies' (Cost-Cutting) at Microsoft and IBM https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/Summer_Layoffs_and_Redundancies_Cost_Cutting_at_Microsoft_and_I.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/Summer_Layoffs_and_Redundancies_Cost_Cutting_at_Microsoft_and_I.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Summer Layoffs and 'Redundancies' (Cost-Cutting) at Microsoft and IBM [08:54] TR News Techrights The Independent (UK) Today: "Independent candidate Daniel Pocock is concerned about media issues." https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/The_Independent_UK_Today_Independent_candidate_Daniel_Pocock_is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/The_Independent_UK_Today_Independent_candidate_Daniel_Pocock_is.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights The Independent (UK) Today: "Independent candidate Daniel Pocock is concerned about media issues." [08:54] TR News Techrights The Slop ('Linux') Foundation Celebrates 35 'Linux' Years a Week After GNU/Linux Turns 43 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/The_Slop_Linux_Foundation_Celebrates_35_of_Linux_Years_a_Week_A.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/11/The_Slop_Linux_Foundation_Celebrates_35_of_Linux_Years_a_Week_A.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights The Slop ('Linux') Foundation Celebrates 35 'Linux' Years a Week After GNU/Linux Turns 43 [08:54] TR News Techrights Voluntary' Layoffs and 'Proper' Layoffs at IBM This Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/3_Voluntary_Layoffs_and_Proper_Layoffs_at_IBM_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/3_Voluntary_Layoffs_and_Proper_Layoffs_at_IBM_This_Year.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Voluntary' Layoffs and 'Proper' Layoffs at IBM This Year [08:54] TR News Techrights Before the "Big Tech" (That Almost Everybody is Forced to Use) Was Controlled by Men Who Hate Women https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Before_the_Big_Tech_That_Almost_Everybody_is_Forced_to_Use_Was_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Before_the_Big_Tech_That_Almost_Everybody_is_Forced_to_Use_Was_.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Before the "Big Tech" (That Almost Everybody is Forced to Use) Was Controlled by Men Who Hate Women [08:54] TR News Techrights Clacton manifesto: Reform UK hacking, leaks, raw sewage & 8GB Swiss Archive https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Clacton_manifesto_Reform_UK_hacking_leaks_raw_sewage_8GB_Swiss_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Clacton_manifesto_Reform_UK_hacking_leaks_raw_sewage_8GB_Swiss_.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Clacton manifesto: Reform UK hacking, leaks, raw sewage & 8GB Swiss Archive [08:54] TR News Techrights Clownflare and statCounter See GNU/Linux at ~8% in Norway https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Clownflare_and_statCounter_See_GNU_Linux_at_8_in_Norway.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Clownflare_and_statCounter_See_GNU_Linux_at_8_in_Norway.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Clownflare and statCounter See GNU/Linux at ~8% in Norway [08:54] TR News Techrights Clownflare: In Finland, Birthplace of Linux Kernel, GNU/Linux Now Bigger Than Apple's MacOS https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Clownflare_In_Finland_Birthplace_of_Linux_Kernel_GNU_Linux_Now_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Clownflare_In_Finland_Birthplace_of_Linux_Kernel_GNU_Linux_Now_.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Clownflare: In Finland, Birthplace of Linux Kernel, GNU/Linux Now Bigger Than Apple's MacOS [08:54] TR News Techrights Company-Wide 'Reorg' ('Redundancies') at IBM, Mark October 1st 2026 in the Calendar https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Company_Wide_Reorg_Redundancies_at_IBM_Mark_October_1st_2026_in.shtml | Gemini address: 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Even ZDNet Accepts That "Market Share" of GNU/Linux May Have Doubled on Desktops and Laptops https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Even_ZDNet_Accepts_That_Market_Share_of_GNU_Linux_May_Have_Doub.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Even_ZDNet_Accepts_That_Market_Share_of_GNU_Linux_May_Have_Doub.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Even ZDNet Accepts That "Market Share" of GNU/Linux May Have Doubled on Desktops and Laptops [08:54] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 12/08/2026: Losing a Child, "The OpenWeb Needs Diversity", and Gmail Woes https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Gemini_Links_12_08_2026_Losing_a_Child_The_OpenWeb_Needs_Divers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Gemini_Links_12_08_2026_Losing_a_Child_The_OpenWeb_Needs_Divers.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 12/08/2026: Losing a Child, "The OpenWeb Needs Diversity", and Gmail Woes [08:54] TR News Techrights GNU in 1991 (35 Years Ago): Compiler and Lots More Ready, 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[08:54] TR News Techrights Simpler Means More Reliable https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Simpler_Means_More_Reliable.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Simpler_Means_More_Reliable.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Simpler Means More Reliable [08:54] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 147 Out of 200: The SLAPP Series is 'Slow' Because Timing Matters https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_148_Out_of_200_The_SLAPP_Series_is_Slow_B.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_148_Out_of_200_The_SLAPP_Series_is_Slow_B.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 147 Out of 200: The SLAPP Series is 'Slow' Because Timing Matters [08:54] TR News Techrights Social Control Media is the Opposite of Information https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Social_Control_Media_is_the_Opposite_of_Information.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Social_Control_Media_is_the_Opposite_of_Information.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Social Control Media is the Opposite of Information [08:54] TR News Techrights statCounter Today: ChromeOS + GNU/Linux Measured at 10.98% Globally (Desktops and Laptops) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/statCounter_Today_ChromeOS_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_10_98_Globally.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/statCounter_Today_ChromeOS_GNU_Linux_Measured_at_10_98_Globally.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights statCounter Today: ChromeOS + GNU/Linux Measured at 10.98% Globally (Desktops and Laptops) [08:54] TR News Techrights The Register MS Has Just Published Fake Article About Replacing Linux With Proprietary Google System, "Sponsored by ASUS." https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Published_Fake_Article_About_Replacing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Published_Fake_Article_About_Replacing.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS Has Just Published Fake Article About Replacing Linux With Proprietary Google System, "Sponsored by ASUS." [08:54] TR News Techrights The Register MS Has Just Published Slop Spam for NVIDIA and HP, It Says "AI" 43 Times https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Published_Slop_Spam_for_NVIDIA_and_HP_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Published_Slop_Spam_for_NVIDIA_and_HP_.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS Has Just Published Slop Spam for NVIDIA and HP, It Says "AI" 43 Times [08:54] TR News Techrights The Slop Debt (Trillions of Dollars, Money That Does Not Exist) is Causing the Collapse of GAFAM et al https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/The_Slop_Debt_Trillions_of_Dollars_Money_That_Does_Not_Exist_is.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/The_Slop_Debt_Trillions_of_Dollars_Money_That_Does_Not_Exist_is.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights The Slop Debt (Trillions of Dollars, Money That Does Not Exist) is Causing the Collapse of GAFAM et al [08:54] TR News Techrights 15% of IBM Marked for Potential Termination, PIPs are the "New Layoffs" (or RAs) at IBM https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/15_of_IBM_Marked_for_Potential_Termination_PIPs_are_the_New_Lay.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/15_of_IBM_Marked_for_Potential_Termination_PIPs_are_the_New_Lay.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights 15% of IBM Marked for Potential Termination, PIPs are the "New Layoffs" (or RAs) at IBM [08:54] TR News Techrights Daniel Pocock on Australia's 9News (Nine Entertainment) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Daniel_Pocock_on_Australia_s_9News_Nine_Entertainment.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Daniel_Pocock_on_Australia_s_9News_Nine_Entertainment.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Daniel Pocock on Australia's 9News (Nine Entertainment) [08:54] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_12_2026.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_August_12_2026.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, August 12, 2026 [08:54] TR News Techrights Links 13/08/2026: "The Rise of the Measles-Industrial Complex" and Spotify Curbs Slop https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Links_13_08_2026_The_Rise_of_the_Measles_Industrial_Complex_and.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Links_13_08_2026_The_Rise_of_the_Measles_Industrial_Complex_and.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Links 13/08/2026: "The Rise of the Measles-Industrial Complex" and Spotify Curbs Slop [08:54] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [08:54] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... ● Aug 13 [09:02] TR News Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 10% "Market Share" in statCounter https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/GNU_Linux_Reaches_10_Market_Share_in_statCounter.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/GNU_Linux_Reaches_10_Market_Share_in_statCounter.gmi [09:02] TR Bot Techrights GNU/Linux Reaches 10% "Market Share" in statCounter [09:02] TR News (NEW): Rounding Up GNU/Linux Share to Double-Digit Market Share https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Rounding_Up_GNU_Linux_Share_to_Double_Digit_Market_Share.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Rounding_Up_GNU_Linux_Share_to_Double_Digit_Market_Share.gmi [09:03] TR Bot Tux Machines Rounding Up GNU/Linux Share to Double-Digit Market Share [09:04] TR News Notes for a 13-year-old DOS sysadmin gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2026-08-13-atlas.txt [09:05] TR News "I always liked to show people how to do for example Assembler with the C64 in my youth, while the other people, lets face it, were more clever. They jealously hid their knowledge, and won't show you anything, for their own benefit against you." gopher://redterminal.org:70/0/phlog/2026-08-13-I_was_wrong_-_Guilelessness_is_stupidity.txt [09:08] TR News Studying computer science in a world of infinite possibility: "But that wouldn't have been as special. There's something ineffably magical about doing the real thing. What I think makes analog video interesting at all is that it's shaped by the limitations of its time." gemini://gemini.njms.ca/gemlog/everything-unlimited-always.gmi [09:08] TR News Grandioses Schauspiel! gemini://tilde.team/~rzbrk/gemlog/2026-08-12.gmi [09:09] TR News "The end of summer always presents a certain amount of added stress, as back to school preparations are already underway. The number of emails I've been receiving from school several weeks out already borders on unconscionable." gemini://nullish.smol.pub/small-healthy-habits [09:10] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: message sent to them [09:10] schestowitz[TR2] without names of course [09:10] TR News "I see this guy a lot recently. Normally I think: being singled out, being defensive, on the back foot. Standing your ground, not falling in line, maintaining your individuality, protecting your project from outside influences." gemini://dogboy.smol.pub/ttt7w [09:11] TR News "A solar eclipse took place this morning (2026-08-12 AKDT). As far as I can tell, nobody I knew personally was even aware that the eclipse was going to take place." gemini://gem.librehacker.com/gemlog/starlog/20260812-0.gmi [09:13] TR News motion sickness gemini://coldscars.smol.pub/motion_sickness [09:13] TR News Where it all began (tun/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/tunes-1 [09:14] TR News 2 Furries, hardcore and... blues? (tun/en) gemini://danchium.smol.pub/tunes-2 [09:16] TR News Teamwork: an indulgement in cynicism. gopher://gopher.linkerror.com:70/0/phlog/2026/20260812 [09:23] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 13/08/2026: Health, Partial Eclipse Sketches, and Guilelessness https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Gemini_Links_13_08_2026_Health_Partial_Eclipse_Sketches_and_Gui.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Gemini_Links_13_08_2026_Health_Partial_Eclipse_Sketches_and_Gui.gmi [09:23] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 13/08/2026: Health, Partial Eclipse Sketches, and Guilelessness [09:26] TR News 2.16-inch AMOLED SF32LB52X-based dev board offers LoRa, GNSS, and Bluetooth 5.3 https://linuxgizmos.com/2-16-inch-amoled-sf32lb52x-based-dev-board-offers-lora-gnss-and-bluetooth-5-3/ [09:26] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/2-16-inch-amoled-sf32lb52x-based-dev-board-offers-lora-gnss-and-bluetooth-5-3/ ) [09:49] TR News Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 148 Out of 200: The Manosphere https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_148_Out_of_200_The_Manosphere.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_148_Out_of_200_The_Manosphere.gmi [09:49] TR Bot Techrights SLAPP Censorship - Part 148 Out of 200: The Manosphere [09:58] TR News Daniel Pocock in Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Today https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/13/daniel-pocock-in-radio-new-zealand-rnz-today/ [09:58] TR Bot Blog Archive Daniel Pocock in Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Today ● Aug 13 [10:01] TR News Stop Extortion Against UK Bloggers https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/13/stop-extortion-against-uk-bloggers/ [10:01] TR Bot Blog Archive Stop Extortion Against UK Bloggers [10:07] TR News Birds That Act Like Humans https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/13/birds-that-act-like-humans/ [10:07] TR Bot Blog Archive Birds That Act Like Humans [10:23] TR News (NEW): Super Hot Today https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Super_Hot_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Super_Hot_Today.gmi [10:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Super Hot Today [10:36] TR News Techrights Why Support Daniel Pocock https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Why_Support_Daniel_Pocock.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Why_Support_Daniel_Pocock.gmi [10:36] TR Bot Techrights Why Support Daniel Pocock [10:39] TR News Software Freedom is the Goal https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/13/software-freedom-is-the-goal/ [10:39] TR Bot Blog Archive Software Freedom is the Goal [10:40] TR News Air quality in parts of Sarawak hits unhealthy level https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/air-quality-in-parts-of-sarawak-hits-unhealthy-level [10:40] TR Bot Air quality in parts of Sarawak hits unhealthy level | The Straits Times [10:48] TR News Farmer Horrified as Hey Hi (AI) Gives Bad Advice That Kills 25 Acres of Crops https://futurism.com/science-energy/farmer-horrified-ai-advice-agriculture-crops-sesame [10:48] TR Bot Farmer Horrified as AI Gives Bad Advice That Kills 25 Acres of Crops [10:49] TR News Parts of Spain plunged into darkness as eclipse moves across Europe https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260812-live-millions-skywatchers-europe-prepare-total-solar-eclipse [10:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/science/20260812-live-millions-skywatchers-europe-prepare-total-solar-eclipse ) [10:51] TR News Linux Kernel Process Accounting, (Wed, Aug 12th) https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/33240 [10:51] TR Bot Linux Kernel Process Accounting - SANS Internet Storm Center [10:52] TR News On the BSDs being corporate friendly https://www.rubenerd.au/on-the-bsds-being-corporate-friendly/ [10:52] TR Bot Rubenerd: On the BSDs being corporate friendly [10:53] TR News Why WCAG 2.x guidelines feel inadequate https://www.rubenerd.au/why-wcag-colour-guidelines-feel-inadequate/ [10:53] TR Bot Rubenerd: Why WCAG 2.x guidelines feel inadequate [10:53] TR News Jussi Pakkanen: Digitizing super 8 film yourself https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/08/digitizing-super-8-film-yourself.html [10:53] TR Bot Nibble Stew: Digitizing super 8 film yourself [10:54] TR News AI programming : are you angry yet? https://lemire.me/blog/2026/08/12/ai-programming-are-you-angry-yet/ [10:54] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://lemire.me/blog/2026/08/12/ai-programming-are-you-angry-yet/ ) [10:54] TR News SharePoint Vulnerability Exploited Shortly After PoC Release https://www.securityweek.com/sharepoint-vulnerability-exploited-shortly-after-poc-release/ [10:54] TR Bot Vulnerability Exploited Shortly After PoC Release - SecurityWeek [10:56] TR News Rising Prevent referrals and the runaway train of mass surveillance https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/rising-prevent-referrals-and-the-runaway-train-of-mass-surveillance/ [10:56] TR Bot Rising Prevent referrals and the runaway train of mass surveillance | Open Rights Group [10:57] TR News Late former premier Zhu Rongji used economics to tighten Chinas grip on Tibet https://rfa.org/english/tibet/2026/08/12/china-zhu-rongji-obituary-tibet-influence/ [10:57] TR Bot Late former premier Zhu Rongji used economics to tighten Chinas grip on Tibet Radio Free Asia [10:58] TR News AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ai-data-center-developers-begin-suing-local-jurisdictions-behind-bans-and-moratoriums-claims-range-from-officials-exceeding-authority-to-violations-of-due-process-and-equal-protection-laws [10:58] TR Bot AI data center developers begin suing local jurisdictions behind bans and moratoriums claims range from officials exceeding authority to violations of due process and equal protection laws | Tom's Hardware ● Aug 13 [11:21] TR News OpenAIs Head of Ethics Suddenly Leaves Company Under Mysterious Circumstances https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openais-head-of-ethics-leaves-company http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/09/2026_The_Year_Slop_Companies_Made_an_Exit_Threw_in_the_Towel_Ov.shtml [11:21] TR Bot OpenAI's "Head of Ethics" Suddenly Leaves Company Under Mysterious Circumstances [11:21] TR Bot Techrights 2026: The Year Slop Companies "Made an Exit" (Threw in the Towel Over to Wall Street) [11:22] TR News Beyonc Hit With Infringement Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unauthorized Sample on Alien Superstar https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/11/beyonce-hit-with-lawsuit-over-allegedly-unauthorized-sample/ [11:22] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/11/beyonce-hit-with-lawsuit-over-allegedly-unauthorized-sample/ ) [11:23] TR News Passenger returning from DEF CON 34 spoofs Delta Wi-Fi network while in flight using pentest tool https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/passenger-returning-from-def-con-34-spoofs-delta-wi-fi-network-while-in-flight-using-pentest-tool-pilots-tell-ground-crew-to-alert-corporate-security-after-attendee-from-hacking-conference-brings-the-party-to-the-sky [11:23] TR Bot Passenger returning from DEF CON 34 spoofs Delta Wi-Fi network while in flight using pentest tool pilots tell ground crew to alert corporate security after attendee from hacking conference brings the party to the sky | Tom's Hardware [11:24] TR News Teen gets 18-month probation for seditious toilet graffiti, marking rare non-custodial sentence for nat. sec offence https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/13/teen-gets-18-month-probation-for-seditious-toilet-graffiti-marking-rare-non-custodial-sentence-for-nat-sec-offence/ [11:24] TR Bot HK teen receives rare probation order for seditious bathroom graffiti [11:24] TR News Ivanti EPM Update Patches Remotely Exploitable Flaws https://www.securityweek.com/ivanti-epm-update-patches-remotely-exploitable-flaws/ [11:24] TR Bot EPM Update Patches Remotely Exploitable Flaws - SecurityWeek [11:25] TR News Fresh backdoored Windows Zero-Day Exploited in North Korean Cyberattacks https://www.securityweek.com/fresh-windows-zero-day-exploited-in-north-korean-cyberattacks/ [11:25] TR Bot Windows Zero-Day Exploited in North Korean Cyberattacks - SecurityWeek [11:26] TR News Asobi Remote Play app lets gamers stream PS4 and PS5 games on the Steam Deck, even without a console https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/asobi-remote-play-app-lets-gamers-stream-ps4-and-ps5-games-on-the-steam-deck-even-without-a-console-dev-breaks-playstation-plus-premium-cloud-gaming-support-free-of-the-playstation-portal [11:26] TR Bot Asobi Remote Play app lets gamers stream PS4 and PS5 games on the Steam Deck, even without a console dev breaks PlayStation Plus Premium cloud gaming support free of the PlayStation Portal | Tom's Hardware [11:26] TR News How to Set Up XBOX Game Pass on GNU/Linux with Xodus https://www.fosslinux.com/160127/xbox-game-pass-linux-xodus.htm [11:26] TR Bot How to Set Up XBOX Game Pass on Linux with Xodus [11:28] TR News K-pop Influencer and Superfan Commits Suicide on Livestream After Harassment from ENHYPEN Fans https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/12/kpop-influencer-commits-suicide-on-livestream/ [11:28] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/12/kpop-influencer-commits-suicide-on-livestream/ ) [11:29] TR News Grieving daughter says SCMPs year-late apology over reprehensible suicide coverage falls short https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/12/grieving-daughter-says-scmps-year-late-apology-over-reprehensible-suicide-coverage-falls-short/ [11:29] TR Bot Daughter of suicide victim says SCMPs year-late apology falls short [11:29] TR News What can we learn from eclipses? https://www.france24.com/en/what-can-we-learn-from-eclipses [11:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/what-can-we-learn-from-eclipses ) [11:29] TR News A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/europe/total-solar-eclipse-spain-1905-us-navy.html [11:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/world/europe/total-solar-eclipse-spain-1905-us-navy.html ) [11:34] TR News Solar Eclipse, Manchester https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/13/solar-eclipse-manchester/ [11:34] TR Bot Blog Archive Solar Eclipse, Manchester [11:34] TR News "Daniel Pocock (Independent)" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp308xpwv34o [11:34] TR Bot Clacton voters go to the polls in Westminster by-election - 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[13:52] TR News (NEW): QEMU 11.1.0 Released with Recent ARM CPU Support & QMP Monitor Hot-Plug https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/QEMU_11_1_0_Released_with_Recent_ARM_CPU_Support_QMP_Monitor_Ho.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/QEMU_11_1_0_Released_with_Recent_ARM_CPU_Support_QMP_Monitor_Ho.gmi [13:52] TR Bot Tux Machines QEMU 11.1.0 Released with Recent ARM CPU Support & QMP Monitor Hot-Plug [13:54] TR News Attempting to reproduce the missing etcmerge from 15.0 to 15.1 upgrade https://dan.langille.org/2026/08/12/attempting-to-reproduce-the-missing-etcmerge-from-15-0-to-15-1-upgrade/ [13:54] TR Bot Attempting to reproduce the missing etcmerge from 15.0 to 15.1 upgrade Dan Langille's Other Diary [13:57] TR News (NEW): LightDM returns from the dark with first release in 4 years https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/LightDM_returns_from_the_dark_with_first_release_in_4_years.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/LightDM_returns_from_the_dark_with_first_release_in_4_years.gmi [13:57] TR Bot Tux Machines LightDM returns from the dark with first release in 4 years [13:57] TR News New Modern JDBC Driver for PostgreSQL https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/new-modern-jdbc-driver-for-postgresql-3354/ [13:57] TR Bot PostgreSQL: New Modern JDBC Driver for PostgreSQL [13:58] TR News -Boosting Your CMake Productivity with Environment Variables https://www.kdab.com/-boosting-your-cmake-productivity-with-environment-variables/ [13:58] TR Bot Up CMake Productivity with Environment Variables | KDAB [13:59] TR News Copr: PyPI dependencies, resolved and built for you https://fedora-copr.github.io//posts/pypi-dependencies-resolved-and-built-for-you [13:59] TR Bot PyPI dependencies, resolved and built for you ● Aug 13 [14:00] TR News How to check if your model is supported by vLLM in Red Bait Hey Hi (AI) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/12/how-check-if-your-model-supported-vllm-red-hat-ai [14:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/12/how-check-if-your-model-supported-vllm-red-hat-ai ) [14:01] TR News Microsoft raises the price of Windows: PCs could cost up to 5% more [14:03] TR News (NEW): New Forlinx SBC: A Raspberry Pi alternative with dual-core A53 and Linux support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/New_Forlinx_SBC_A_Raspberry_Pi_alternative_with_dual_core_A53_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/New_Forlinx_SBC_A_Raspberry_Pi_alternative_with_dual_core_A53_a.gmi [14:03] TR Bot Tux Machines New Forlinx SBC: A Raspberry Pi alternative with dual-core A53 and Linux support [14:05] TR News (NEW): UserLAnd gives you a real Linux distro on Androidwithout Termux's compromises https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/UserLAnd_gives_you_a_real_Linux_distro_on_Android_without_Termu.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/UserLAnd_gives_you_a_real_Linux_distro_on_Android_without_Termu.gmi [14:05] TR Bot Tux Machines UserLAnd gives you a real Linux distro on Androidwithout Termux's compromises [14:06] TR News SynchDB 1.4 Released - 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CNX Software [14:16] TR News Resourceful gamer shrinks Valves Steam Deck into Game Boy, with custom 3D-printed cooling plans display around 1200x1080, 90Hz AMOLED panel https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/resourceful-gamer-shrinks-valves-steam-deck-into-game-boy-with-custom-3d-printed-cooling-plans-display-around-1200x1080-90hz-amoled-panel [14:16] TR Bot Resourceful gamer shrinks Valves Steam Deck into Game Boy, with custom 3D-printed cooling plans display around 1200x1080, 90Hz AMOLED panel | Tom's Hardware [14:16] TR News Reproducible Builds: Reproducible Builds summit 2026 to take place in Gothenburg https://reproducible-builds.org/news/2026/08/12/reproducible-builds-summit-in-gothenburg/ [14:16] TR Bot Builds summit 2026 to take place in Gothenburg reproducible-builds.org [14:17] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [14:17] TR News Steinar H. Gunderson: The PSX GPU is wild http://blog.sesse.net/blog/tech/2026-08-12-16-26_the_psx_gpu_is_wild.html [14:17] TR Bot Steinar H. Gunderson [14:17] TR News Students Punished for Silent Protest Sue Florida International U. https://www.chronicle.com/article/students-punished-for-silent-protest-sue-florida-international-u [14:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.chronicle.com/article/students-punished-for-silent-protest-sue-florida-international-u ) [14:17] TR News You Know They Lost When https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/12/you-know-they-lost-when/ [14:17] TR Bot Blog Archive You Know They Lost When [14:18] TR News Sandpiper CDN patents being investigated https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2026/8/11/sandpiper-cdn-patents-being-investigated [14:18] TR Bot Sandpiper CDN patents being investigated Unified Patents [14:19] TR News UPC is illegal and JUVE knows why https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/epo-board-of-appeal-revokes-atlas-globals-wifi-patent-despite-opponents-withdrawal/ [14:19] TR Bot EPO Board of Appeal revokes Atlas Global's wifi patent despite opponents' withdrawal [14:19] *lxo (~lxo@b4xjcexteeqvi.irc) has joined #techrights [14:20] TR News Internal Surveillance Giant Google Document Reveals That Its HR Hey Hi (AI) Has Been Throwing Rsums From Qualified Applicants Straight Into the Trash https://futurism.com/future-society/google-hr-resume-applicants-deepmind-ai-hiring [14:20] TR Bot Internal Google Document Reveals That Its HR AI Has Been Throwing Rsums From Qualified Applicants Straight Into the Trash [14:20] TR News The Play That Taught Garissa Its Rights http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5852/play-taught-garissa-its-rights [14:20] TR Bot The Play That Taught Garissa Its Rights | Privacy International [14:22] TR News Leaflets sent by Daniel Pocock https://electionleaflets.org/person/139401/ [14:22] TR Bot Pocock | ElectionLeaflets.org [14:23] TR News Over 2,500 Organizations Impacted by LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack https://www.securityweek.com/over-2500-organizations-impacted-by-litellm-supply-chain-attack/ [14:23] TR Bot 2,500 Organizations Impacted by LiteLLM Supply Chain Attack - SecurityWeek [14:24] TR News In Defence of Hoarding CDs, More So When Digital Restrictions (DRM) Come to More 'Content' and Even Offline/Physical Media Won't Work When Some Remote Server Says "No" (or Goes Offline) https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/In_Defence_of_Hoarding_CDs_More_So_When_Digital_Restrictions_DR.shtml [14:24] TR Bot Techrights In Defence of Hoarding CDs, More So When Digital Restrictions (DRM) Come to More 'Content' and Even Offline/Physical Media Won't Work When Some Remote Server Says "No" (or Goes Offline) [14:24] TR News Weeks 9 & 10: Multi-Select and Mobile Selection Mode https://roshani-gsoc.bearblog.dev/weeks-9-10-multi-select-and-mobile-selection-mode/ [14:24] TR Bot Weeks 9 & 10: Multi-Select and Mobile Selection Mode Roshani's KDE & GSoC Blog [14:25] TR News Announcing Four Regional Events for CCs 25th Anniversary https://creativecommons.org/2026/08/12/announcing-four-regional-events-for-ccs-25th-anniversary/ [14:25] TR Bot Announcing Four Regional Events for CC's 25th Anniversary - Creative Commons [14:28] TR News Doing the Australian 2026 Census https://www.rubenerd.au/doing-the-australian-2026-census/ "Perhaps the Australian Bureau of Statistics were attempting to perform a census of my browser as well." [14:28] TR Bot Rubenerd: Doing the Australian 2026 Census [14:29] TR News QEMU 11.1.0 Released with Recent ARM CPU Support & QMP Monitor Hot-Plug https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/qemu-11-1-0-released-with-recent-arm-cpu-support-qmp-monitor-hot-plug/ [14:29] TR Bot QEMU 11.1.0 Released with Recent ARM CPU Support & QMP Monitor Hot-Plug | UbuntuHandbook [14:29] TR News GNOME 51 brings a floating search overlay to the Shell https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/gnome-51-search-redesign [14:29] TR Bot GNOME 51 brings a floating search overlay to the Shell [14:30] TR News wdiff @ Savannah: wdiff-1.2.3 released [stable] https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10922 [14:30] TR Bot timed out after 10002 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10922 ) [14:30] TR News How to Set Up Free Bot and Fake Account Protection with CrowdSec and ALTCHA on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://ostechnix.com/build-free-bot-fake-account-protection-crowdsec-altcha-ubuntu/ [14:30] TR Bot Up Free Bot and Fake Account Protection for Websites - OSTechNix [14:32] TR News How to Install Claude Desktop App in Ubuntu 26.04/24.04, GNU/Linux Mint 22 https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/08/install-claude-desktop-ubuntu/ [14:32] TR Bot How to Install Claude Desktop App in Ubuntu 26.04/24.04, Linux Mint 22 | UbuntuHandbook [14:32] TR News 1.35-liter mini PC runs Core Ultra 200 with triple displays and 96GB DDR5 https://linuxgizmos.com/1-35-liter-mini-pc-runs-core-ultra-200-with-triple-displays-and-24-7-operation/ [14:32] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/1-35-liter-mini-pc-runs-core-ultra-200-with-triple-displays-and-24-7-operation/ ) [14:32] TR News LightDM returns from the dark with first release in 4 years https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/lightdm-new-release-new-maintainers [14:32] TR Bot LightDM returns from the dark with first release in 4 years - OMG! 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New Comment Says The Extraordinary Gift of Songwriting Has Too Often Been Undervalued https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/12/phonorecords-v-stevie-wonder-comment/ [14:41] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/08/12/phonorecords-v-stevie-wonder-comment/ ) [14:42] TR News Rewarding IBM staff for cancel culture? https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/aug/12/bkuhn-introductory-comments-mjw-award/ [14:42] TR Bot My Introductory Comments for Mark Wielaard's 2026 Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom - Conservancy Blog - Software Freedom Conservancy [14:43] TR News Mark J. Wielaard receives 2 Annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/aug/12/mark-j-wielaard-receives-2-annual-award/ [14:43] TR Bot Mark J. Wielaard receives 2 Annual Distinguished Service Award in Software Freedom - Software Freedom Conservancy [14:44] TR News Senior Principal Engineer working for Red Hat [14:47] TR News Dasha - performance dashboard https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/dasha-performance-dashboard-3360/ [14:47] TR Bot PostgreSQL: Dasha - performance dashboard [14:52] TR News Forlinx AM62L32 Local EVM A low-power industrial SBC powered by TIs AM62L32 Cortex-A53/M4F SoC https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/12/forlinx-am62l32-local-evm-a-low-power-industrial-sbc-ti-am62l32-cortex-a53-m4f-soc/ [14:52] TR Bot Forlinx AM62L32 Local EVM - A low-power industrial SBC powered by TI's AM62L32 Cortex-A53/M4F SoC - CNX Software [14:53] TR News WCH CH32V407/467 RISC-V MCU integrates Fast Ethernet MAC + PHY, 480 Mbps USB 2.0 PHY, up to 8 MB on-chip PSRAM https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/13/wch-ch32v407-467-risc-v-mcu-integrates-fast-ethernet-mac-phy-480-mbps-usb-2-0-phy-up-to-8-mb-on-chip-psram/ [14:53] TR Bot WCH CH32V407/467 RISC-V MCU integrates Fast Ethernet MAC + PHY, 480 Mbps USB 2.0 PHY, up to 8 MB on-chip PSRAM - CNX Software [14:56] TR News Extend zero trust workload identity manager to virtual machines with Red Bait OpenShift Virtualization https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/12/extend-zero-trust-workload-identity-manager-with-openshift-virtualization [14:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/12/extend-zero-trust-workload-identity-manager-with-openshift-virtualization ) [14:56] TR News Build a DIY pipeline for a trusted software supply chain https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/13/diy-pipeline-for-a-trusted-software-supply-chain [14:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/08/13/diy-pipeline-for-a-trusted-software-supply-chain ) ● Aug 13 [15:00] TR News (NEW): Daniel Pocock in a British Election Today https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Daniel_Pocock_in_a_British_Election_Today.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Daniel_Pocock_in_a_British_Election_Today.gmi [15:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Daniel Pocock in a British Election Today [15:03] TR News "I used Unraid as my only home server platform for nearly five years before I decided to jump ship to a traditional Linux distro. Unraid was still working well for me, but there were just one or two things it didn't excel at, and those areas are right where Ubuntu shines." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-ditched-unraids-app-templates-for-ubuntu-and-my-homelab-finally-took-off/ [15:03] TR Bot I ditched Unraid's app templates for Ubuntu, and my homelab finally took off [15:04] TR News (NEW): My kid's first PC won't run Windowsit'll use one of these 5 Linux distros instead https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/My_kid_s_first_PC_won_t_run_Windows_it_ll_use_one_of_these_5_Li.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/My_kid_s_first_PC_won_t_run_Windows_it_ll_use_one_of_these_5_Li.gmi [15:04] TR Bot Tux Machines My kid's first PC won't run Windowsit'll use one of these 5 Linux distros instead [15:07] TR News Rocky Linux founder Gregory Kurtzer builds OpenWALDO as a true collaborative open source community for AI - Carroll County Mirror-Democrat https://www.mycarrollcountynews.com/online_features/press_releases/article_8d7d38c1-56d8-5862-b137-b3c260114c6e.html [15:07] TR Bot ( status 451 @ https://www.mycarrollcountynews.com/online_features/press_releases/article_8d7d38c1-56d8-5862-b137-b3c260114c6e.html ) [15:07] TR News "Got an old 32-bit computer lying around? Don't throw it away - Sparky Linux has decided not to give up on the aging architecture." https://www.zdnet.com/article/sparky-linux-32-bit-support/ [15:07] TR Bot Linux just restored 32-bit support - why that still matters | ZDNET [15:07] TR News "Most Android users don't realize their phone can run a full Linux environment, and if they do, they may think a popular app called Termux is the only path to get there. However, if you need something that goes a little further than just a Linux terminal, there's another option that might just do the trick." https:// [15:08] TR News "What's UserLAnd?" https://www.howtogeek.com/userland-gives-you-a-real-linux-distro-on-android-without-termuxs-compromises/ [15:08] TR Bot UserLAnd gives you a real Linux distro on Androidwithout Termux's compromises [15:08] TR News "Shelly 3.0.4 has been released today as a new stable update in the Shelly 3.0 series of this pacman alternative for Arch Linux distributions, introducing several new features and enhancements." https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-0-4-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-adds-new-search-experience [15:08] TR Bot 3.0.4 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds New Search Experience - 9to5Linux [15:08] TR News Xbox on Linux Could Trigger Further Xodus From Windows https://pcper.com/2026/08/xbox-on-linux-could-trigger-further-xodus-from-windows/ [15:08] TR Bot Xbox on Linux Could Trigger Further Xodus From Windows - PC Perspective [15:09] TR News This free tool lets you run Windows apps on Linux https://www.pcworld.com/article/3189241/this-free-tool-lets-you-run-windows-apps-on-linux.html [15:09] TR Bot free tool lets you run Windows apps on Linux | PCWorld [15:09] TR News "The GNOME Design team has shared a long list of ideas for future releases of the GNOME desktop environment, which may or may not become reality, and they need your help to make them come true." https://9to5linux.com/gnome-devs-share-gnome-shell-design-ideas-for-future-gnome-releases [15:09] TR Bot Devs Share GNOME Shell Design Ideas for Future GNOME Releases - 9to5Linux [15:09] TR News 6 essential Linux desktop features that still havent made it to Windows https://www.howtogeek.com/essential-linux-desktop-features-that-still-havent-made-it-to-windows/ [15:09] TR Bot 6 essential Linux desktop features that still havent made it to Windows [15:19] MinceR https://engrish.com/2025/07/best-strip-club/ [15:19] TR Bot strip club - Engrish.com [15:23] TR News Proprietary Microsoft and plagiarism promoted by Microsoft hack in LF funded site https://thenewstack.io/openais-chatgpt-desktop-linux/ [15:23] TR Bot OpenAI's ChatGPT/Codex desktop app is now on Linux - The New Stack [15:23] TR News Emergency Flatpak fixes released: full sandbox escape possible https://cybernews.com/security/emergency-flatpak-fixes-released-sandbox-escape/ [15:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://cybernews.com/security/emergency-flatpak-fixes-released-sandbox-escape/ ) [15:24] TR News Pyramid scheme or scam promotes with the brand "Linux" https://channellife.co.uk/story/yarken-joins-linux-foundation-push-on-ai-token-costs [15:24] TR Bot Yarken joins Linux Foundation push on AI token costs [15:26] TR News "You'll also see an improved initial setup experience that's simpler for new users, and support for GTT (GPU accessible system memory) usage on AMD GPUs too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-gpu-configuration-and-monitoring-tool-lact-adds-more-nvidia-gpu-overclocking-options/ [15:26] TR Bot GPU Configuration And Monitoring Tool (LACT) adds more NVIDIA GPU overclocking options | GamingOnLinux [15:26] TR News LLM slop, GARBAGE https://hackernoon.com/why-linux-is-becoming-more-important-in-cybersecurity-and-cloud-infrastructure [15:26] TR Bot [15:27] TR News GitHub https://www.makeuseof.com/mozilla-exposed-security-code-linux/ [15:27] TR Bot The Linux community's favorite browser just exposed a security flaw [15:27] TR News Xodus project cracks Xbox authentication for Linux Game Pass support https://betanews.com/article/xbox-game-pass-linux/ [15:27] TR Bot Xodus cracks Xbox authentication for Linux Game Pass [15:30] TR News (NEW): Games: GodotFest, Gambonanza, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Games_GodotFest_Gambonanza_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Games_GodotFest_Gambonanza_and_More.gmi [15:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: GodotFest, Gambonanza, and More [15:30] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/today_s_howtos.gmi [15:30] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [15:32] TR News (NEW): Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Fedora_and_Red_Hat_Leftovers.gmi [15:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers [15:34] TR News (NEW): Linux Hardware, Open Hardware, and : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Linux_Hardware_Open_Hardware_and_Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Linux_Hardware_Open_Hardware_and_Android_Leftovers.gmi [15:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Hardware, Open Hardware, and Android Leftovers [15:35] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [15:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [15:35] TR News (NEW): PostgreSQL and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/PostgreSQL_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/PostgreSQL_and_More.gmi [15:35] TR Bot Tux Machines PostgreSQL and More [15:35] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [15:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [15:37] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [15:37] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [15:37] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Security_Leftovers.gmi [15:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [15:40] TR News Techrights Links 13/08/2026: K-pop Suicide Due to Social Control Media, Legal Problems for Facebook Over Safety https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Links_13_08_2026_K_pop_Suicide_Due_to_Social_Control_Media_Lega.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Links_13_08_2026_K_pop_Suicide_Due_to_Social_Control_Media_Lega.gmi [15:40] TR Bot Techrights Links 13/08/2026: K-pop Suicide Due to Social Control Media, Legal Problems for Facebook Over Safety [15:50] psydruid https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/year-of-the-linux-laptop-omarchy-on-xps/ [15:50] TR Bot of the Linux Laptop: Omarchy on XPS | Dell [15:50] *psydruid hasn't used any Dell machine in decades [15:58] MinceR sadly, i have a dHell "machine" here ● Aug 13 [16:33] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights ● Aug 13 [17:35] schestowitz[TR2] Secure DHEll [17:46] TR News Teaching Kids That Birds Are Friends https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/13/teaching-kids-that-birds-are-friends/ [17:46] TR Bot Blog Archive Teaching Kids That Birds Are Friends [17:59] TR News Techrights Headlines About Microsoft and Ransomware, But They're "SPONSORED FEATURES" at The Register MS https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Headlines_About_Microsoft_and_Ransomware_But_They_re_SPONSORED_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Headlines_About_Microsoft_and_Ransomware_But_They_re_SPONSORED_.gmi [17:59] TR Bot Techrights Headlines About Microsoft and Ransomware, But They're "SPONSORED FEATURES" at The Register MS ● Aug 13 [18:01] TR News "Daniel Pocock is an independent candidate." https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/clacton-byelection-candidates-nigel-farage-count-binface-laurence-fox-b1289596.html [18:01] TR Bot Binface to Loonies: All the fringe candidates fighting Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election | The Standard [18:02] TR News "After polling booths close at 10pm on Thursday, August 13, the vote count will begin." https://www.thenational.scot/news/26461446.will-know-clacton-by-election-result/ [18:02] TR Bot When will we know the Clacton by-election result? | The National [18:03] TR News "Counters in Clacton will be using bigger table areas to allow the long ballot papers to be verified at Clacton Leisure Centre. The first ballot boxes are expected to arrive around 10 minutes after polls close, but with the constituency consisting of seaside towns and rural villages the last boxes should arrive by 10.30pm. " [18:19] *ewig has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [18:21] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@7vitujzb22s3a.irc) has joined #techrights [18:22] TR News Techrights IBM's Bluewashing of Confluent Carries on, More Layoffs Coming, Same Likely Applicable to Red Hat https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/IBM_s_Bluewashing_of_Confluent_Carries_on_More_Layoffs_Coming_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/IBM_s_Bluewashing_of_Confluent_Carries_on_More_Layoffs_Coming_S.gmi [18:22] TR Bot Techrights IBM's Bluewashing of Confluent Carries on, More Layoffs Coming, Same Likely Applicable to Red Hat [18:42] TR News Techrights Swiss army to attack 2,900 domain name owners? 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Cult of ETH Zurich & Debian [18:43] *psydroid3 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:45] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@kcvnmgbxt8eqq.irc) has joined #techrights [18:49] TR News Techrights Counters in Clacton Commence in 3 Hours at Clacton Leisure Centre https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Counters_in_Clacton_Commence_in_3_Hours_at_Clacton_Leisure_Cent.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Counters_in_Clacton_Commence_in_3_Hours_at_Clacton_Leisure_Cent.gmi [18:49] TR Bot Techrights Counters in Clacton Commence in 3 Hours at Clacton Leisure Centre [18:57] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzy29xbb#replies [18:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kzy29xbb#replies ) [18:58] schestowitz[TR2] " [18:58] schestowitz[TR2] IBM increasingly relies on acquisitions to supplement growth, but acquisition-driven growth has a finite shelf life: once an acquired company is included in year-over-year comparisons, that revenue becomes the new baseline, forcing IBM to find another acquisition simply to repeat the boostwhile integration risks eroding the very engineering culture and product momentum it purchased. [18:58] schestowitz[TR2] In the first half of 2026 alone, IBM generated $4.8 billion of free cash flow but spent $10.5 billion on acquisitions, carried $62 billion of debt, and still paid $1.6 billion in dividends in Q2. The contrast with IBMs rhetoric on AI investment is striking. In December 2025, CEO questioned whether the enormous hyperscaler AI buildout could earn adequate returns. Yet the companies actually making those investments are showing me [18:58] schestowitz[TR2] asurable results: AWS grew 37% to $42.2 billion and produced $16.6 billion of quarterly operating income, while Google Cloud grew 82% to $24.8 billion and generated $8.8 billion of operating income; Alphabet spent $44.9 billion on Q2 capex and raised its 2026 investment plan to $195205 billion specifically because demand continues to exceed capacity. [18:58] schestowitz[TR2] Not every AI dollar will earn a good return, but criticizing competitors for investing aggressively while IBM preserves its dividend and repeatedly buys growth is a dangerous strategy. Eventually there are fewer transformative companies left to buy, acquisitions become more expensive, and yesterdays acquired revenue stops being growth. At that point, IBM will need what acquisitions cannot manufacture indefinitely: organic innov [18:58] schestowitz[TR2] ation, infrastructure ownership and customers choosing IBM for new workloads. [18:58] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Aug 13 [19:00] psydroid3 https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/10/you-cant-fully-disable-microsofts-gdid-windows-11-tracker-but-these-settings-limit-what-it-captures/ [19:00] TR Bot Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint [19:00] psydroid3 you probably already know about this, but it's another nail in the coffin for M$ [19:05] *FANTOM_ has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [19:06] bms I have divested myself of it as much as possible, though I basically use my Win11 laptop with the dead battery for gaming, watching video and logging into my FreeBSD machine to do actual owork [19:06] *FANTOM_ (~FANTOM@87-97-21-74.pool.digikabel.hu) has joined #techrights [19:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2]: They're trying to restart the other reactor at Three Mile Island to power "AI data centers". [19:07] IsambardPrince When this thing goes bust, there won't be much left. [19:07] IsambardPrince A lot of Nvidia cards that don't have much use left. [19:07] bms It's like a black hole that consumes people's ability to reason. [19:07] bms As well as sucking up almost all possible investment. [19:11] MinceR > another nail in the coffin [19:11] MinceR would be, if apes cared about their own privacy at all [19:11] schestowitz[TR2] "devil apes" [19:11] bms RA Wilson had a good talk about that. How to tell your friends apart from the apes. [19:13] *IsambardPrince has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [19:13] MinceR (and if microslop hadn't taken over Linux already) [19:19] TR News Techrights The Legacy of Gerstner (Rapid Destruction) Continues at IBM https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/The_Legacy_of_Gerstner_Rapid_Destruction_Continues_at_IBM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/The_Legacy_of_Gerstner_Rapid_Destruction_Continues_at_IBM.gmi [19:19] TR Bot Techrights The Legacy of Gerstner (Rapid Destruction) Continues at IBM [19:51] TR News Techrights Racing Towards "Woman Zero" https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Racing_Towards_Woman_Zero.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Racing_Towards_Woman_Zero.gmi [19:51] TR Bot Techrights Racing Towards "Woman Zero" [19:56] TR News Windows all-time low. Microsoft: LET'S INCREASE THE PRICE OF WINDOWS!! https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/europe/#monthly-200902-202608 [19:56] TR Bot Desktop Operating System Market Share Europe | Statcounter Global Stats [19:57] TR News Microsoft increases Windows 11 fees for OEMs https://m.gsmarena.com/microsoft_ramps_up_windows_11_prices_for_oems-amp-74129.php [19:57] TR Bot Microsoft increases Windows 11 fees for OEMs - GSMArena.com news ● Aug 13 [20:16] TR News Techrights Microsoft Sees Windows on Fire, Pours Gasoline Over It https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Microsoft_Sees_Windows_on_Fire_Pours_Gasoline_Over_It.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Microsoft_Sees_Windows_on_Fire_Pours_Gasoline_Over_It.gmi [20:16] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Sees Windows on Fire, Pours Gasoline Over It [20:20] *psydroid3 sings a famous song by The Doors [20:20] MinceR :> [20:20] schestowitz[TR2] come on baby [20:20] MinceR IBM DOORS? [20:21] TR News (NEW): Exploring OpenBSD and "6 BSDs worth trying instead of Linux" https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/12/Exploring_OpenBSD_and_6_BSDs_worth_trying_instead_of_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/12/Exploring_OpenBSD_and_6_BSDs_worth_trying_instead_of_Linux.gmi [20:21] TR News (NEW): Microsoft's Latest Move Will Accelerate the Adoption of GNU/Linux at the OEMs/Channel https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Microsoft_s_Latest_Move_Will_Accelerate_the_Adoption_of_GNU_Lin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/Microsoft_s_Latest_Move_Will_Accelerate_the_Adoption_of_GNU_Lin.gmi [20:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Exploring OpenBSD and "6 BSDs worth trying instead of Linux" [20:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft's Latest Move Will Accelerate the Adoption of GNU/Linux at the OEMs/Channel [20:23] TR News "WCH Electronics has launched a new entry in its popular CH32 family of 32-bit RISC-V architecture microcontrollers, the CH32V407 expandable to include additional RAM as the CH32V467." gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/202608/20260813-wch.gmi [20:26] TR News (NEW): KDE Announces Bulletproof KDE Suite with Three Years of Support https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/KDE_Announces_Bulletproof_KDE_Suite_with_Three_Years_of_Support.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/13/KDE_Announces_Bulletproof_KDE_Suite_with_Three_Years_of_Support.gmi [20:26] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE Announces Bulletproof KDE Suite with Three Years of Support [20:30] TR News Image Misuse https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/30/australia-school-photos-scraped-for-ai-fueled-image-misuse [20:30] TR Bot Australia School Photos Scraped for AI-Fueled Image Misuse | Human Rights Watch [20:31] TR News Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal on Ice https://www.projectcensored.org/paramount-warner-bros-deal-on-ice/ [20:32] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.projectcensored.org/paramount-warner-bros-deal-on-ice/ ) [20:32] TR News California School Free Speech Ruling: Judge Rejects Challenge to AB 715 Antisemitism Legislation https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-administration-hostility-international-criminal-court-1811867 [20:32] TR Bot ICC War Crimes Dispute: White House Official Reportedly Calls International Criminal Court 'Insane' | IBTimes UK [20:35] TR News Climate Activists Take On A New Foe: Data Centers https://scheerpost.com/2026/07/02/climate-activists-take-on-a-new-foe-data-centers/ [20:36] TR Bot Climate Activists Take On A New Foe: Data Centers [20:41] TR News "Veteran software engineer Jay Little chats to Andy about enshitification of digital tech, the colonialist mind-set of Big Tech, and what we the colonised are robbed of. The tech empire, however, is coming to an end, rotting from the head, and Jay has a unique developer's inside perspective." https://cybershow.uk/content/episodes/cbw/cbw.html [20:41] TR Bot Colonised By Wankers [20:44] MinceR "Never mind that. We have bigger problems than Wanker's Cramp, and I never thought I'd say that." [20:47] TR News Techrights 'Voluntary' Layoffs (a Form of Silent Layoffs): Microsoft Global Voluntary Separation Agreement (GVSA) in August 2026 and September 2026 https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Voluntary_Layoffs_a_Form_of_Silent_Layoffs_Microsoft_Global_Vol.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/08/13/Voluntary_Layoffs_a_Form_of_Silent_Layoffs_Microsoft_Global_Vol.gmi [20:47] TR Bot Techrights 'Voluntary' Layoffs (a Form of Silent Layoffs): Microsoft Global Voluntary Separation Agreement (GVSA) in August 2026 and September 2026 ● Aug 13 [21:18] admfubar https://xkcd.com/3284/ [21:18] TR Bot Geology Building [21:19] *HEGEMON (~HEGEMON@4cww4kysmmkr2.irc) has joined #techrights [21:19] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@ahdgqu5cgcmb8.irc) has joined #techrights [21:20] *HEGEMON (~HEGEMON@4cww4kysmmkr2.irc) has left #techrights [21:21] admfubar https://scheerpost.com/2026/08/13/how-flock-is-building-americas-private-surveillance-infrastructure/ [21:21] TR Bot How Flock Is Building Americas Private Surveillance Infrastructure [21:27] admfubar https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/10/1114225 [21:27] TR Bot How the Famed USENIX Security Conf is Managing a Flood of Papers in the AI Era - SoylentNews [21:28] admfubar i personally prefer my kernels hand chiseled onto stone tablets.... https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=26/08/10/1132250 [21:28] TR Bot Linus Torvalds Says AI Has Made 'Huge' Linux Kernel Updates The New Normal - SoylentNews [21:30] MinceR huge updates for a huge kernel, makes sense [21:30] MinceR also huge memory requirements [21:30] MinceR and huge amounts of wasted CPU time [21:31] MinceR just the way dave cutler likes it [21:56] bms I just committed an AI-free version of the Vim text editor to FreeBSD ports. ● Aug 13 [22:02] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.10 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:08] IsambardPrince MinceR: I posted a Community Note on a Facebook post about Trump wanting to install a 9 foot fence to create a "security zone" around the White House. [22:08] IsambardPrince I made sure to mention the part about hiding in a catering cart. [22:09] MinceR :> [22:09] MinceR i think it should be way taller, and opaque [22:09] MinceR so that people wouldn't need to see the ballroom and the devastated yard [22:09] MinceR also, preferably with razor wire on top, and no doors or gates [22:10] MinceR build that wall! build that wall! build that wall! build that wall! [22:33] IsambardPrince MinceR: I got into an argument with my mom. [22:34] MinceR i get into many arguments with mine lately [22:34] IsambardPrince I told her "I've had to lie before. The difference between me and you, and Mandy is that you and Mandy are liars in the sense that you either enjoy telling them, will tell them if you think it will get you something, you have no moral aversion to it." [22:34] MinceR she's eating more and more of the ruscist propaganda [22:47] admfubar https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/flock-cant-tech-its-way-out-of-the-stalker-cop-problem-experts-say/ [22:47] TR Bot Flock cant tech its way out of the stalker cop problem, experts say - Ars Technica [22:54] admfubar https://www.techspot.com/news/113465-microsoft-killing-off-sms-authentication-codes-ai-makes.html [22:54] TR Bot is killing off SMS login codes, citing AI-powered hacking | TechSpot [22:54] admfubar https://www.techspot.com/news/113463-cargo-thieves-staging-car-crashes-steal-ai-data.html [22:54] TR Bot thieves are staging car crashes to steal AI data center hardware | TechSpot [22:56] admfubar https://www.techspot.com/news/113470-hallpass-embarrassing-ai-generated-candy-typos-actually-intentional.html [22:56] TR Bot says its embarrassing AI-generated candy typos were intentional rage bait | TechSpot [22:58] admfubar unlike the ceo... https://www.techspot.com/news/113453-tesla-knew-headlights-twice-bright-legally-allowed-now.html [22:58] TR Bot knew some of its headlights were twice as bright as legally allowed, now it's recalling 20,000 vehicles | TechSpot [22:59] admfubar https://www.techspot.com/news/113430-microsoft-raises-windows-oem-fees-pc-makers-7.html [22:59] TR Bot raises Windows OEM fees for PC makers by 7% to 10% | TechSpot [22:59] IsambardPrince [16:34] she's eating more and more of the ruscist propaganda [22:59] IsambardPrince Yours too? ● Aug 13 [23:00] MinceR yeah [23:00] MinceR which is really weird, given that the pedonazi media got very cautious and quiet the moment the pedonazi party lost the election [23:03] admfubar https://petapixel.com/2026/08/13/ai-is-killing-off-chinese-microdramas/ [23:03] TR Bot is Killing Off Chinese Microdramas | PetaPixel [23:04] MinceR but when the spanish nazis stirred something up, it was very effective on her [23:05] admfubar https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/california-paraquat-ban-pesticide [23:05] TR Bot California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries | California | The Guardian [23:05] MinceR which is weird, because when refugees wanted to cross the hungarian border so they could get to western europe, they technically entered the country, but in the case of ceuta, they weren't even close... [23:09] IsambardPrince MinceR: We have varying degrees of right-wing media here. [23:09] IsambardPrince Instead of reporting who won the Michigan Democratic Senate Primary, they shifted to "questioning" whether he could win, because he's black and a Democratic Socialist, and a Muslim. [23:10] IsambardPrince It's pretty clear where CNN is on this. They'd rather just hand it to MAGA without quite looking at it that way, but by putting enough negative spin on it to lead the reader. [23:10] MinceR :> [23:15] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/mcdonalds-built-a-515-page-dossier-on-me-it-says-ill-never-stop-eating-there/ [23:15] TR Bot Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says Ill Never Stop Eating There. PogoWasRight.org [23:54] IsambardPrince There's actually a bank in Italy that takes cheese wheels as collateral for loans. The intense summer heat is putting $385 million of collateral at risk of melting. [23:55] IsambardPrince MinceR: I'm an expert on these things from watching governments for a while. [23:55] IsambardPrince Guessing after the cheese melts and the bank fails, the government of Italy or the EU or someone will come bail out the bankers with taxpayer money. [23:56] MinceR :> [23:56] MinceR they could have moved it to the [ant]arctic, though i guess that would have been very expensive too [23:58] IsambardPrince Yeah, I think that's how the US Army got rid of The Blob.