●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, November 13, 2025 ●● ● Nov 13 [00:18] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:27] *nobody (~nobody@u8r69ifpzai52.irc) has joined #techrights [00:49] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:53] *includeals (~includeal@bl18-27-126.dsl.telepac.pt) has joined #techrights [00:55] *includeals has quit (Client Quit) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights ● Nov 13 [01:14] admfubar that'll teach 'em!!!! https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/google-sues-cybercriminal-group-behind-e-zpass-usps-text-phishing-scams.458465/ [01:14] TR Bot Google sues cybercriminal group behind E-ZPass, USPS text phishing scams | Wilders Security Forums [01:15] MinceR it always does [01:16] MinceR that's why security holes stopped being exploited decades ago [01:59] TR News An explicit thread-safety proposal for Python https://lwn.net/Articles/1043568/ [01:59] TR Bot explicit thread-safety proposal for Python [LWN.net] [01:59] *nobody has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 13 [02:00] TR News Namespace reference counting and listns() https://lwn.net/Articles/1043824/ [02:00] TR Bot reference counting and listns() [LWN.net] [02:01] TR News Mergiraf: syntax-aware merging for Git https://lwn.net/Articles/1042355/ [02:01] TR Bot syntax-aware merging for Git [LWN.net] [02:01] TR News The long path toward optimizing short reads https://lwn.net/Articles/1043640/ [02:01] TR Bot long path toward optimizing short reads [LWN.net] [02:02] TR News "Julia is a modern programming language that is of particular interest to scientists due to its high performance combined with language features such as Lisp-style macros, an advanced type system, and multiple dispatch." https://lwn.net/Articles/1044280/ [02:02] TR Bot 1.12 brings progress on standalone binaries and more [LWN.net] [02:03] TR News "I'm sensing a theme." gemini://ultimatumlabs.com/gemlog/20251112.gmi [02:04] TR News Pictures from the Aurora Nov 11, 2025 gemini://gemini.sh0.xyz/log/2025-11-12_aurora.gmi [02:05] TR News "The experience with MustardOS, better known as MuOS, went beyond my expectations, reverting almost completely my opinion about this retro-console!" gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2025-11-12-my-little-review-for-the-rg35xxsp-retro-handheld-console-update.gmi [02:06] TR News I have nothing to offer Thee gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/light [02:07] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1823.jpg [02:07] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1473.jpg [02:08] TR News "A couple of months ago I wrote a loose review on a guitar pedal I'd acquired, the EHX Superego. As I'd been exploring using my guitar to make very un-guitar-like sounds for the first time, that pedal had been a revelation." gemini://tilde.club/~winter/gemlog/2025/11-12.gmi [02:08] *nobody (~nobody@ave3s77w85udu.irc) has joined #techrights [02:09] TR News Cryptography of the Internet - Part Base gemini://tilde.club/~keyboardan/gemlog/2025-11-12__Cryptography_of_the_Internet_-_Part_Base.gmi [02:10] TR News My Little Review for the RG35XXSP Retro Handheld Console gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2025-07-25-my-little-review-for-the-rg35xxsp-retro-handheld-console.gmi [02:11] TR News "Sure, I'll bite. I don't really have a horse in this race since I mainly use niri[1] as my window manager / Wayland compositor, but I do like both projects for what they're trying to do. A little healthy competition never hurt anyone 0:3" gemini://tilde.town/~kebokyo/gemlogs/2025-11-10.gmi [02:12] TR News weaponized autism: "I'm currently writing a blog post about it where I go into details, but to summarize: in spite of me avoiding my actual responsibilities, I am actually very proud of myself." gemini://tilde.town/~kebokyo/gemlogs/2025-11-09.gmi [02:13] TR News "Hey. I'm going to start posting random gemlogs on here, just to give myself a different perspective on how to do "journal entries" like I already do on my main site: [...]" gemini://tilde.town/~kebokyo/gemlogs/2025-11-05.gmi [02:14] TR News FreeBSD Dual-Stack Jails on Hetzner Cloud gemini://gemini.hofstede.it/hetzner_cloud_freebsd.gmi [02:15] TR News "Imagine a very plausible scenario: you are compelled to give a speech before a large audience on a subject of current interest. Let's say the subject is *distraction*. You have one hour to come up with something meaningful and entertaining to say. You are not allowed to use notes. That would be crude." gemini://koneida.com/unfiltered.gmi [02:20] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 13/11/2025: Pictures From the Aurora and Cryptography of the Internet https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Gemini_Links_13_11_2025_Pictures_From_the_Aurora_and_Cryptograp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Gemini_Links_13_11_2025_Pictures_From_the_Aurora_and_Cryptograp.gmi [02:20] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 13/11/2025: Pictures From the Aurora and Cryptography of the Internet [02:22] *nobody has quit (connection closed) [02:22] *nobody (~nobody@gsuy5bebskrjg.irc) has joined #techrights [02:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k95fj0qj [02:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k95fj0qj ) [02:23] schestowitz[TR2] "% charged is based on the amount ABOVE the offered amount. [02:23] schestowitz[TR2] Most normal companies who have humans running them, negotiate this in advance with long term employees and everyone is happy on departure. [02:23] schestowitz[TR2] IBM letter is only an offer. They have designed it so there is no way to counter offer except through a lawyer so they hope you go away. Dont. They wont go to court. The courts have not been siding with them. So theyll settle with you. Its all a game and its just a process they designed. Play it. And it is soooo easy." [02:23] schestowitz[TR2] "should've been done years ago. A--holes" [02:25] admfubar https://www.discovermagazine.com/curious-narwhals-keep-bumping-into-underwater-listening-devices-here-s-why-48249 [02:25] admfubar https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?index=2&list=PLKf8aWRoWnSIJdVXPBpjkIUOTD9-UIt8E&v=dP2lyc53qtI [02:25] TR Bot Curious Narwhals Keep Bumping Into Underwater Listening Devices Here's Why | Discover Magazine [02:25] TR Bot ( status 418 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?index=2&list=PLKf8aWRoWnSIJdVXPBpjkIUOTD9-UIt8E&v=dP2lyc53qtI ) [02:25] admfubar narwhal song^^^ [02:28] TR News "In an act of defiance, somebody committed an upper decker in the women's restroom, building 002, RTP. Wi--y the janitor was left to clean up the mess." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9t4n1df [02:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9t4n1df ) [02:28] TR News "that was me one year ago. Now Retired and loving it. Good luck. Feel bad for the others not in our shoes." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dpasx6 [02:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9dpasx6 ) [02:29] MinceR is that "Wi--y" instead of "Willy" because the censors don't know that's a name, and think it always means penis? [02:39] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/whos-watching-the-watchers-this-mozilla-fellow-and-her-surveillance-watch-map/ [02:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pogowasright.org/whos-watching-the-watchers-this-mozilla-fellow-and-her-surveillance-watch-map/ ) [02:39] admfubar i was very happy last time i freed willie [02:40] TR News Techrights IBM "Trying to Memory Hole the RA With Positive News." https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_Trying_to_Memory_Hole_the_RA_With_Positive_News.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_Trying_to_Memory_Hole_the_RA_With_Positive_News.gmi [02:40] TR Bot Techrights IBM "Trying to Memory Hole the RA With Positive News." [02:41] MinceR :> [02:44] TR News (NEW): Gooroom Platform Debian-based open source operating system https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/12/Gooroom_Platform_Debian_based_open_source_operating_system.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/12/Gooroom_Platform_Debian_based_open_source_operating_system.gmi [02:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Gooroom Platform Debian-based open source operating system [02:44] TR News (NEW): Latest From LWN: Kernel, Programming, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Latest_From_LWN_Kernel_Programming_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Latest_From_LWN_Kernel_Programming_and_More.gmi [02:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Latest From LWN: Kernel, Programming, and More [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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[02:57] TR News "Mibbit has shut down" [02:58] TR News "Lee explains that Richard Stallman, the creator of Emacs and founder of the FSF, believes that all software source code must be shared for ethical reasons, even if it means financial hardship for developers." https://x.com/xah_lee/status/1988666889745416379 [02:58] TR Bot NO TITLE ● Nov 13 [03:00] TR News "Stallman is not insane, he's just unusual." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45899788 what a nasty site... [03:00] TR Bot In Support of Richard Stallman | Hacker News [03:13] TR News (NEW): No Reboots Since 2023 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/No_Reboots_Since_2023.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/No_Reboots_Since_2023.gmi [03:13] TR Bot Tux Machines No Reboots Since 2023 [03:22] schestowitz[TR2] Sompi_: ping [03:22] schestowitz[TR2] what is the URL for your irc web client [03:27] TR News Techrights IRC.com is Vendor-Locked (Freenode) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IRC_com_is_Vendor_Locked_Freenode.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IRC_com_is_Vendor_Locked_Freenode.gmi [03:27] TR Bot Techrights IRC.com is Vendor-Locked (Freenode) [03:28] TR News Looks like it's Tencent's turn to start turning off the money faucet for Western studios, as Bloodhunt developer Sharkmob says layoffs are coming https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/looks-like-its-tencents-turn-to-start-turning-off-the-money-faucet-for-western-studios-as-bloodhunt-developer-sharkmob-says-layoffs-are-coming/ [03:28] TR Bot Looks like it's Tencent's turn to start turning off the money faucet for Western studios, as Bloodhunt developer Sharkmob says layoffs are coming | PC Gamer [03:31] Sompi_ http://universalmessenger.dy.fi/ [03:31] TR Bot [03:32] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@enapcbbwqfn6y.irc) has joined #techrights [03:45] TR News Techrights It's Patently False That Apple Has Avoided Layoffs https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/It_s_Patently_False_That_Apple_Has_Avoided_Layoffs.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/It_s_Patently_False_That_Apple_Has_Avoided_Layoffs.gmi [03:45] TR Bot Techrights It's Patently False That Apple Has Avoided Layoffs [03:47] TR News IBM's chief scientist: IBM is small now https://www.businessinsider.com/ibm-chief-scientist-advice-recent-grads-software-engineers-2025-11 [03:47] TR Bot IBM Chief Scientist: New Engineers Should Look Beyond Big Tech - Business Insider [03:49] whatA____ http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IRC_com_is_Vendor_Locked_Freenode.shtml [03:49] TR Bot Techrights IRC.com is Vendor-Locked (Freenode) [03:49] whatA____ nothing can beat Mozilla 1.0 with built-in ChatZilla [03:51] whatA____ I'd like some KDE Konversation but it ain't allow me to verify IP (BetterBird does tho) [03:52] whatA____ Since Mozilla today is so enshittified http://techrights.org/n/2025/09/07/Throwing_Away_Old_Computers_Mozilla_and_Other_Climate_Deniers.shtml [03:52] TR Bot Techrights Throwing Away "Old" Computers (Mozilla and Other Climate Deniers) [03:53] admfubar https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-has-now-officially-outsold-every-xbox-console-ever-released [03:53] TR Bot Has Now Officially Outsold Every Xbox Console Ever Released - IGN [03:53] whatA____ 1.0 is preferred since I can hook up http://ipleak.net and call it a day after verifying [03:53] TR Bot IP/DNS Detect - What is your IP, what is your DNS, what informations you send to websites. [03:54] whatA____ that sadly some other IRC (I tried Konversation and bleh) won't allow [03:54] whatA____ Sure I can set up WHONIX or whatever ● Nov 13 [04:02] TR News Techrights IBM is a Buzzwords Vendor https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_is_a_Buzzwords_Vendor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_is_a_Buzzwords_Vendor.gmi [04:02] TR Bot Techrights IBM is a Buzzwords Vendor [04:04] TR News "SAS Exits China After 25 Years, Lays Off 400 Employees" [04:06] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/07/stop-killing-games-finds-more-allies-from-mps-in-the-uk/ [04:06] TR Bot Killing Games Finds More Allies From MPs In The UK | Techdirt [04:13] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [04:13] TR News Techrights Apple is Waning, Shows Data (Web Stats) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Apple_is_Waning_Shows_Data_Web_Stats.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Apple_is_Waning_Shows_Data_Web_Stats.gmi [04:13] TR Bot Techrights Apple is Waning, Shows Data (Web Stats) [04:13] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:17] admfubar https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/11/12/update-about-font-replacement/ [04:17] TR Bot Update about Font Replacement - The Document Foundation Blog [04:22] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@pcs8a69ztc868.irc) has joined #techrights [04:23] TR News Techrights The Register MS Has Just Taken Money to Promote Microsoft Windows Under the Guise of "HEY HI" (AI) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Taken_Money_to_Promote_Microsoft_Windo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Taken_Money_to_Promote_Microsoft_Windo.gmi [04:23] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS Has Just Taken Money to Promote Microsoft Windows Under the Guise of "HEY HI" (AI) [04:25] schestowitz[TR2] Sompi_: thanks [04:48] TR News Techrights It Looks Like Microsoft is Really Abandoning XBox (the Brand "XBox" Means Just an Online "Games Store" or Streaming) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/It_Looks_Like_Microsoft_is_Really_Abandoning_XBox_the_Brand_XBo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/It_Looks_Like_Microsoft_is_Really_Abandoning_XBox_the_Brand_XBo.gmi [04:48] TR Bot Techrights It Looks Like Microsoft is Really Abandoning XBox (the Brand "XBox" Means Just an Online "Games Store" or Streaming) [04:53] *phebus has quit (Quit: POKE 1,0) ● Nov 13 [05:05] *FANTOM_ has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [05:07] *FANTOM (~fantom@212.228.181.156) has joined #techrights [05:49] whatA____ Speaking of Xbox [05:49] whatA____ SEGA actually exited the game console after the Dreamcast Blunder [05:50] whatA____ but the theory that the Original Xbox was the Dreamcast 2 [05:50] whatA____ https://kotaku.com/the-xbox-was-as-close-as-we-got-to-a-dreamcast-2-5859934 [05:50] TR Bot Xbox Was As Close As We Got To A Dreamcast 2 - Kotaku [05:50] whatA____ is actually a flag since 2001 that Xbox will also end up ditching the console market [05:52] whatA____ actually the culprit that Xbox failed is in E3 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw [05:52] TR Bot https://yt.oelrichsgarcia.de/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw [05:52] TR Bot not resolve host: yt.oelrichsgarcia.de ( status 0 @ https://yt.oelrichsgarcia.de/watch?v=KbWgUO-Rqcw ) [05:52] whatA____ Microsoft is notorious for scope creep just to own the entire family [05:53] whatA____ so they have to shove TVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTVTV inside Xbox One (no games!) [05:54] whatA____ and this scope creep continues to SystemD as well http://nosystemd.org/ [05:54] TR Bot No systemd - Resources against systemd and alternatives [05:55] whatA____ speaking of scope creep, UNIX has this clause "Do One Thing, and DO-IT-WELL" [05:57] whatA____ while Windows does what? Spyware (Telemetry, now HEY HI), Bloatware (Win11 >64GB space), Nagware (Edge, Copilot) [05:58] whatA____ and more since Microsoft do not allow people to understand its bugs http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html [05:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html ) [05:58] schestowitz[TR2] 'won'tfix' ● Nov 13 [06:22] TR News Techrights IBM Will Carry on Mass Layoffs Until Tomorrow, Based on Unverified Claim (Silent Layoffs Under Secrecy Clauses/Deals) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_Will_Carry_on_Mass_Layoffs_Until_Tomorrow_Based_on_Unverifi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_Will_Carry_on_Mass_Layoffs_Until_Tomorrow_Based_on_Unverifi.gmi [06:22] TR Bot Techrights IBM Will Carry on Mass Layoffs Until Tomorrow, Based on Unverified Claim (Silent Layoffs Under Secrecy Clauses/Deals) [06:22] TR News "IBM bought Red Hat using such a scheme for $35 billion. That brought up their total debt load to $54 billion. But the layoffs only amounted 4%, and targeted project management, writing, and community positions. So a brainless restructuring is not a given." https://x.com/zaitcev/status/1824538505898332327 [06:22] TR Bot NO TITLE [06:24] *whatA____ has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [06:26] TR News Companies are doing OK!! They are just rightsizing (layoffs) ... any more euphemisms? [06:30] TR News (NEW): DESERT OS Linux Russian desktop Linux distribution https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/DESERT_OS_Linux_Russian_desktop_Linux_distribution.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/DESERT_OS_Linux_Russian_desktop_Linux_distribution.gmi [06:30] TR Bot Tux Machines DESERT OS Linux Russian desktop Linux distribution [06:33] TR News (NEW): iDeal OS MX Linux distribution respin https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/iDeal_OS_MX_Linux_distribution_respin.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/iDeal_OS_MX_Linux_distribution_respin.gmi [06:33] TR Bot Tux Machines iDeal OS MX Linux distribution respin [06:34] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@k2v44mueeuvwn.irc) has joined #techrights [06:34] whatA____ random ahh take http://ibiblio.org/oswg/oswg-nightly/oswg/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/alan-cox/risks/risks-closed-source/index.html [06:34] TR Bot The Risks of Closed Source Computing [06:35] whatA____ It was Red Hat before ICBM nuked them (1999) [06:36] whatA____ It also make a take about cars (also in 1999), possibly predicting the future that Cars will be Microsofted? [06:36] whatA____ by Alan Cox [06:40] TR News Techrights Under IBM, Red Hat Isn't a Linux Company, It's Sold to Clients as "AI Company" https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Under_IBM_Red_Hat_Isn_t_a_Linux_Company_It_s_Sold_to_Clients_as.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Under_IBM_Red_Hat_Isn_t_a_Linux_Company_It_s_Sold_to_Clients_as.gmi [06:40] TR Bot Techrights Under IBM, Red Hat Isn't a Linux Company, It's Sold to Clients as "AI Company" [06:41] whatA____ also http://zdnet.com/article/alan-cox-what-the-future-holds-for-linux-5000121240/ [06:41] TR Bot Cox: What the future holds for Linux | ZDNET [06:41] whatA____ "arbitrary price increases" [06:41] whatA____ he (sort of) predicted GreedFlation (A.K.A. Enshittification) before it was a thing [06:42] TR News (NEW): Sparky 8.1 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Sparky_8_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Sparky_8_1.gmi [06:42] TR Bot Tux Machines Sparky 8.1 [06:43] whatA____ note about IBM cold war http://techrights.org/n/2024/10/04/Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missiles_ICBMs_Do_Not_Run_Windows.shtml [06:43] TR Bot Techrights Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) Do Not Run Windows [06:43] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Free_and_Open_Source_Software_howtos_and_Installations.gmi [06:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations [06:45] TR News VLC's keeper of the cone nets European free software gong https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/12/vlc_guru_gong/ [06:45] TR Bot VLC's keeper of the cone nets European free software gong The Register [06:47] schestowitz[TR2] "arbitrary price increases" [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] it was always like this [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] not only in computing [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] but with lack of regulation there are price-fixing cartels [06:48] schestowitz[TR2] and nobody stops them [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] countries gioverned by very prolific criminals [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] serial criminals, war criminals, apparently pedophiles in hungary [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] paedophilia too does not bother those people [06:49] schestowitz[TR2] in EPO they do lines of cocaine [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] there was always crime at the top, but not this severe [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] and people lost their roles over it [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] not anymore [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] clinton was impeached [06:50] schestowitz[TR2] cheeto does insurrection and now threatens to sue foreign media for merely talking about it [06:58] TR News (NEW): These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/These_5_simple_Linux_tools_make_Windows_11_look_outdated.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/These_5_simple_Linux_tools_make_Windows_11_look_outdated.gmi [06:58] TR Bot Tux Machines These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated ● Nov 13 [07:00] TR News (NEW): I finally understand Linux multitasking and these tools changed everything for me https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/I_finally_understand_Linux_multitasking_and_these_tools_changed.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/I_finally_understand_Linux_multitasking_and_these_tools_changed.gmi [07:00] TR Bot Tux Machines I finally understand Linux multitasking and these tools changed everything for me [07:02] TR News (NEW): Does Linux really run faster than Windows? I tested both to find out https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Does_Linux_really_run_faster_than_Windows_I_tested_both_to_find.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Does_Linux_really_run_faster_than_Windows_I_tested_both_to_find.gmi [07:02] TR Bot Tux Machines Does Linux really run faster than Windows? I tested both to find out [07:10] TR News Techrights The Federation? Almost 90% of Its Users Have Quit Participating. https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/The_Federation_Almost_90_of_Its_Users_Have_Quit_Participating.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/The_Federation_Almost_90_of_Its_Users_Have_Quit_Participating.gmi [07:10] TR Bot Techrights The Federation? Almost 90% of Its Users Have Quit Participating. [07:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [07:22] TR News Techrights Your Computers Are Work and Entertainment Tools, Not a Fashion Statement https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Your_Computers_Are_Work_and_Entertainment_Tools_Not_a_Fashion_S.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Your_Computers_Are_Work_and_Entertainment_Tools_Not_a_Fashion_S.gmi [07:22] TR Bot Techrights Your Computers Are Work and Entertainment Tools, Not a Fashion Statement [07:32] TR News 5.0.0 Homebrew https://brew.sh/2025/11/12/homebrew-5.0.0/ Source: Cartooon Brew | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//brew.sh/2025/11/12/homebrew-5.0.0/ [07:32] TR Bot 5.0.0 Homebrew [07:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [07:33] TR News (NEW): Homebrew 5.0.0 released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Homebrew_5_0_0_released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Homebrew_5_0_0_released.gmi [07:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Homebrew 5.0.0 released [07:54] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@7h7y9yu8y5zjw.irc) has joined #techrights [07:58] TR News "VLC's keeper of the cone nets European free software gong" https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/12/vlc_guru_gong/ iophk: FSF still has not gotten a lid on FSFE ● Nov 13 [08:01] TR News "AFAIK VLC is a good project. Its fame is being exploited by FSFE..." [08:02] TR News FSFE [sic] also exploits high-profile Free software migrations in Europe to PRETEND those had ANYTHING AT ALL to do with Microsoft FSFE [sic]. Daniel Pocock wrote about this before. [08:20] TR News Techrights LLMs Will Never Work, You Need to Type What You Know https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/LLMs_Will_Never_Work_You_Need_to_Type_What_You_Know.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/LLMs_Will_Never_Work_You_Need_to_Type_What_You_Know.gmi [08:20] TR Bot Techrights LLMs Will Never Work, You Need to Type What You Know [08:27] TR News Techrights A Week of Techrights Search https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/A_Week_of_Techrights_Search.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/A_Week_of_Techrights_Search.gmi [08:27] TR Bot Techrights A Week of Techrights Search [08:39] TR News Techrights Microsoft-Sponsored FSFE is Exploiting the Success of Jean-Baptiste Kempf to Market Itself and Its GAFAM-Funded Messaging (While Pretending to be "FSF" Europe) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Microsoft_Sponsored_FSFE_is_Exploiting_the_Success_of_Jean_Bapt.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Microsoft_Sponsored_FSFE_is_Exploiting_the_Success_of_Jean_Bapt.gmi [08:39] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft-Sponsored FSFE is Exploiting the Success of Jean-Baptiste Kempf to Market Itself and Its GAFAM-Funded Messaging (While Pretending to be "FSF" Europe) [08:56] TR News Techrights Mainstream Media Compliments Techrights on Its Work https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Mainstream_Media_Compliments_Techrights_on_Its_Work.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Mainstream_Media_Compliments_Techrights_on_Its_Work.gmi [08:56] TR Bot Techrights Mainstream Media Compliments Techrights on Its Work [08:56] whatA____ Note that Microsoft is the DAJJAL (from Al-Dajl, meaning liar) as shown here http://techrights.org/o/2020/06/15/confessions-of-scott-guthrie/ [08:56] TR Bot The Story About Microsoft's Plan for GitHub Says a Lot About the Motivations and the Lies Told to Us for Over Half a Decade [08:56] whatA____ admittedly [08:57] whatA____ according to Microsoft Guthrie ● Nov 13 [09:01] whatA____ it's clear that Microsoft means Total Control of Computing (UEFI), Information (Mind Control), or more as show in the Comes vs. Microsoft http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=comes%20%22vs%20microsoft%22 [09:01] TR Bot ( status 308 @ http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=comes%20%22vs%20microsoft%22 ) [09:02] psydroid3 Microsoft can get total control of that which is allowed and/or encouraged to be controlled [09:02] psydroid3 and Microsoft can't even dream of taking control of that which it can never even hope to control [09:11] psydroid3 to make it more concrete, the "psydroid" account runs on RISC-V hardware without UEFI and any Microsoft software available to run on it [09:11] psydroid3 and it will stay like that indefinitely [09:12] psydroid3 it's time for non-US countries to make that a standard, but corruption is rampant pretty much everywhere [09:14] psydroid3 and the hardware is really not the problem, it will evolve over time [09:14] psydroid3 my AMD system from 2009 wasn't any faster than this SBC [09:17] psydroid3 https://rootcommit.com/2025/orangepi-rv2-linux-6-18-rc1/ [09:17] TR Bot Orange Pi RV2 RISC-V board running Linux 6.18-rc1 Root Commit [09:30] TR News (NEW): Ubuntu is Going in a Bad Direction https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Ubuntu_is_Going_in_a_Bad_Direction.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Ubuntu_is_Going_in_a_Bad_Direction.gmi [09:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Ubuntu is Going in a Bad Direction [09:43] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [09:44] TR News Techrights Techrights Protects Against Collective Amnesia (Forgetting History the Rich and Powerful Want Us to Forget or be Misled About) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Techrights_Protects_Against_Collective_Amnesia_Forgetting_Histo.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Techrights_Protects_Against_Collective_Amnesia_Forgetting_Histo.gmi [09:44] TR Bot Techrights Techrights Protects Against Collective Amnesia (Forgetting History the Rich and Powerful Want Us to Forget or be Misled About) [09:55] *whatA____ has quit (connection closed) ● Nov 13 [10:00] TR News (NEW): openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Ships with GRUB2-BLS by Default for New Installs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/openSUSE_Tumbleweed_Now_Ships_with_GRUB2_BLS_by_Default_for_New.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/openSUSE_Tumbleweed_Now_Ships_with_GRUB2_BLS_by_Default_for_New.gmi [10:00] TR Bot Tux Machines openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Ships with GRUB2-BLS by Default for New Installs [10:07] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@a7y6urvw7nau8.irc) has joined #techrights [10:09] TR News (NEW): Tux Machines Has Been Updated Every Day for Over a Decade https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Tux_Machines_Has_Been_Updated_Every_Day_for_Over_a_Decade.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Tux_Machines_Has_Been_Updated_Every_Day_for_Over_a_Decade.gmi [10:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Tux Machines Has Been Updated Every Day for Over a Decade [10:10] whatA____ here's the exhibit in case everyone's wondering http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=comes%20microsoft%20exhibit [10:10] TR Bot ( status 308 @ http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=comes%20microsoft%20exhibit ) [10:17] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:19] TR News (NEW): Miracle-WM 0.8 Adds Accessibility Features and Smoother Animations 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[10:40] *Now talking on #techrights [10:42] TR News Techrights Prominent German Media Dares Not Mention Cocaine at the European Patent Office, Germany's "Cash Cow" (Seller of Monopolies for the Whole of Europe) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Prominent_German_Media_Dares_Not_Mention_Cocaine_at_the_Europea.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Prominent_German_Media_Dares_Not_Mention_Cocaine_at_the_Europea.gmi [10:42] TR Bot Techrights Prominent German Media Dares Not Mention Cocaine at the European Patent Office, Germany's "Cash Cow" (Seller of Monopolies for the Whole of Europe) [10:56] TR News emissions in the world https://ourworldindata.org/global-aviation-emissions [10:56] TR Bot What share of global CO emissions come from aviation? - Our World in Data [10:59] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). ● Nov 13 [11:01] *Now talking on #techrights [11:02] TR News Techrights The EPO Has Spent Years Attacking European Media, Led by a Cocaine Addict (the EPO's Spokesperson) https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/The_EPO_Has_Spent_Years_Attacking_European_Media_Led_by_a_Cocai.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/The_EPO_Has_Spent_Years_Attacking_European_Media_Led_by_a_Cocai.gmi [11:02] TR Bot Techrights The EPO Has Spent Years Attacking European Media, Led by a Cocaine Addict (the EPO's Spokesperson) [11:16] TR News SteamVR 2.13 brings a whole lot of bug fixes | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/steamvr-2-13-brings-a-whole-lot-of-bug-fixes/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/steamvr-2-13-brings-a-whole-lot-of-bug-fixes/ [11:16] TR Bot 2.13 brings a whole lot of bug fixes | GamingOnLinux [11:16] TR News ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows arrives December 4 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/elden-ring-nightreign-the-forsaken-hollows-arrives-december-4/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/elden-ring-nightreign-the-forsaken-hollows-arrives-december-4/ [11:16] TR Bot RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows arrives December 4 | GamingOnLinux [11:22] TR News (NEW): Layoffs Apparently Impact Microsoft Black Duck, a Firm That Attacks GNU/Linux and Free Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Layoffs_Apparently_Impact_Microsoft_Black_Duck_a_Firm_That_Atta.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Layoffs_Apparently_Impact_Microsoft_Black_Duck_a_Firm_That_Atta.gmi [11:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Layoffs Apparently Impact Microsoft Black Duck, a Firm That Attacks GNU/Linux and Free Software [11:25] TR News "juicing the IBM stock for all it is worth. LOL !" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9wmsjy9 [11:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9wmsjy9 ) [11:26] TR News Techrights Synopsys, Which Controls a Microsoft FUD Operation (Black Duck), to Lay Off Hundreds of Workers https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Synopsys_Which_Controls_a_Microsoft_FUD_Operation_Black_Duck_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Synopsys_Which_Controls_a_Microsoft_FUD_Operation_Black_Duck_to.gmi [11:26] TR Bot Techrights Synopsys, Which Controls a Microsoft FUD Operation (Black Duck), to Lay Off Hundreds of Workers [11:30] TR News Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage silently added Easy Anti-Cheat | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/virtua-fighter-5-r-e-v-o-world-stage-silently-added-easy-anti-cheat/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:30] TR Bot Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage silently added Easy Anti-Cheat | GamingOnLinux [11:32] TR News Tabulo is an upcoming Balatro-inspired chess roguelike | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/tabulo-is-an-upcoming-balatro-inspired-chess-roguelike/ Source: GamingOnLinux | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/tabulo-is-an-upcoming-balatro-inspired-chess-roguelike/ [11:32] TR Bot is an upcoming Balatro-inspired chess roguelike | GamingOnLinux [11:32] TR News "Beatblock has such a simple style to it that it may fool you into thinking it's a rather basic game, but the rhythm-action is provides is properly good. Note: the developer sent a key." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/beatblock-may-look-simple-but-this-rhythm-action-game-is-absolutely-brilliant-and-brutal/ [11:32] TR Bot may look simple but this rhythm-action game is absolutely brilliant (and brutal) | GamingOnLinux [11:33] TR News Embark confirm "Duo prioritized matchmaking" for ARC Raiders and lowered store prices | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/embark-confirm-duo-prioritized-matchmaking-for-arc-raiders-and-lowered-store-prices/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:33] TR Bot confirm "Duo prioritized matchmaking" for ARC Raiders and lowered store prices | GamingOnLinux [11:34] TR News "Why Your Word Docs Aren't Safe" https://odysee.com/@davidbombal:0/why-your-word-docs-aren't-safe:1 [11:34] TR Bot Why Your Word Docs Aren't Safe [11:34] TR News "Switch to FOSS Office Suites!" https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/switch-to-foss-office-suites!:b= [11:34] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://odysee.com/@switchedtolinux:0/switch-to-foss-office-suites!:b= ) [11:37] TR News KOMODO's Steam Deck store is renaming to KOMODO STATION - perhaps ahead of the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/komodos-steam-deck-store-is-renaming-to-komodo-station-perhaps-ahead-of-the-steam-frame/ [11:37] TR Bot Steam Deck store is renaming to KOMODO STATION - perhaps ahead of the Steam Frame | GamingOnLinux [11:40] TR News Satisfactory gets optimizations, and improved Steam Deck support in patch 1.1.1.7 | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/satisfactory-gets-optimizations-and-improved-steam-deck-support-in-patch-1-1-1-7/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:40] TR Bot gets optimizations, and improved Steam Deck support in patch 1.1.1.7 | GamingOnLinux [11:41] TR News The wonderful roguelite farming deckbuilder Cropdeck has a proper demo out now | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-wonderful-roguelite-farming-deckbuilder-cropdeck-has-a-proper-demo-out-now/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:41] TR Bot wonderful roguelite farming deckbuilder Cropdeck has a proper demo out now | GamingOnLinux [11:41] TR News Valve reveal the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/valve-reveal-the-new-steam-frame-steam-controller-and-steam-machine-with-steamos/ Source: GamingOnLinux [11:41] TR Bot reveal the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS | GamingOnLinux [11:44] TR News (NEW): Games: SteamOS Hardware, Cropdeck, Satisfactory, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Games_SteamOS_Hardware_Cropdeck_Satisfactory_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Games_SteamOS_Hardware_Cropdeck_Satisfactory_and_More.gmi [11:44] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: SteamOS Hardware, Cropdeck, Satisfactory, and More [11:44] TR News "Hey, Microsoft: Are You Guys Also Cool With DHS And Trump Using Halo Imagery For Fascism?" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/10/hey-microsoft-are-you-guys-also-cool-with-dhs-and-trump-using-halo-imagery-for-fascism/ [11:44] TR Bot Microsoft: Are You Guys Also Cool With DHS And Trump Using Halo Imagery For Fascism? | Techdirt [11:46] TR News "Microsoft har mistet kontrollen over Windows - ITavisen" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&u=https://itavisen.no/2025/11/12/microsoft-windows-11-feil-kvalitetssikring/ [11:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://itavisen-no.translate.goog/2025/11/12/microsoft-windows-11-feil-kvalitetssikring/?_x_tr_sl=no&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB ) [11:47] TR News "Police Scotland: Rapists 'should and will' be recorded as biological men" https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/police-scotland-rapists-should-and-will-be-recorded-as-biological-men-5399237 [11:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/police-scotland-rapists-should-and-will-be-recorded-as-biological-men-5399237 ) [11:47] TR News "These Linux Apps Keep Me From Going Back To Windows" https://odysee.com/@DistroTube:2/these-linux-apps-keep-me-from-going-back:9 [11:47] TR Bot These Linux Apps Keep Me From Going Back To Windows [11:47] TR News "Theres one email that will ensure that Melania Trump backs off her threat to sue Michael Wolff. He and the sex trafficker were discussing how to craft an answer Trump could give to CNN about their relationship during the 2015 election." https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/12/trump-already-confessed-he-knew-about-the-girls/ [11:47] TR Bot Trump Already Confessed He Knew about "the Girls" - emptywheel [11:47] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@mzhxn33u955fq.irc) has joined #techrights [11:47] TR News "Corruption Is All Fun and Games Until It Threatens to Tank the Economy" https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/12/corruption-is-all-fun-and-games-until-it-threatens-to-tank-the-economy/ [11:47] TR Bot Corruption Is All Fun and Games Until It Threatens to Tank the Economy - emptywheel [11:54] TR News Techrights A Lot of What's Left of the Online "Media" is Paid-for SPAM https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/A_Lot_of_What_s_Left_of_the_Online_Media_is_Paid_for_SPAM.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/A_Lot_of_What_s_Left_of_the_Online_Media_is_Paid_for_SPAM.gmi [11:54] TR Bot Techrights A Lot of What's Left of the Online "Media" is Paid-for SPAM [11:55] whatA____ addenum for the Comes thing http://icon-era.com/threads/evangelism-is-war-is-still-alive-at-ms-phil-spencer-refers-to-xcloud-as-a-platform-hardcore-xbox-fans-should-evangelize.4554/ [11:55] TR Bot "Evangelism is war" is still alive at MS. Phil Spencer refers to xCloud as a platform hardcore Xbox fans should "evangelize". | IconEra [11:55] whatA____ XBone clown [11:57] TR News Tobias Mann at The Register MS running ads for Microsoft? "Microsoft building datacenter superclusters" https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/13/microsoft_fairwater_dataceter_superclusters/ seems like parroting http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/The_Register_MS_Has_Just_Taken_Money_to_Promote_Microsoft_Windo.shtml [11:57] TR Bot Microsoft building datacenter superclusters The Register [11:57] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS Has Just Taken Money to Promote Microsoft Windows Under the Guise of "HEY HI" (AI) [11:58] TR News "The case of Rutgers University professor Mark Bray and his family provides an object lesson in the importance of being able to travel anonymously, and how the practices of governments and airlines endanger travelers by making them identifiable." https://papersplease.org/wp/2025/11/12/a-case-study-in-the-importance-of-anonymous-travel/ | Source: Papers Please [11:58] TR Bot A case study in the importance of anonymous travel Papers, Please! [11:59] TR News "For more details, read our changelog." https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_2/ | Source: Tor [11:59] TR Bot New Release: Tails 7.2 | The Tor Project ● Nov 13 [12:01] TR News Paleontology https://therevelator.org/ghost-reefs/ | Source: The Revelator [12:01] TR Bot Ghost Reefs of 2083: The Paleontology of Color (A Speculative Fiction) The Revelator [12:06] TR News "Stabilitys scraping was pretty blatant. You could see Getty watermarks in the generated images!" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/11/getty-images-loses-uk-suit-against-stable-diffusion/ | Source: Pivot to AI [12:06] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/11/getty-images-loses-uk-suit-against-stable-diffusion/ ) [12:06] TR News "The Munich court did not buy OpenAIs argument. Language models can absolutely just reproduce their training data, and GPT very obviously did that precise thing." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/12/gema-wins-against-openai-on-copying-song-lyrics/ | Source: Pivot to AI [12:06] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/11/12/gema-wins-against-openai-on-copying-song-lyrics/ ) [12:07] TR News "The court granted a dynamic injunction, rejecting the ISP's key defenses." https://torrentfreak.com/dutch-court-orders-isp-to-block-music-piracy-sites-newalbumreleases-and-israbox/ | Source: Torrent Freak [12:07] TR Bot Court Orders ISP to Block Music Piracy Sites 'Newalbumreleases' and 'Israbox' * TorrentFreak [12:07] TR News "Unfortunately, you can only access a transcript if youre a subscriber (yes, really!), but the audio is downloadable and I own MacWhisper, so heres the salient part: [...]" https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/tim-berners-lee-on-apples-webkit-monopoly/ | Source: Bruce Lawson [12:07] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://brucelawson.co.uk/2025/tim-berners-lee-on-apples-webkit-monopoly/ ) [12:07] TR News "Microsoft is reportedly offering users reward points, convertible into gift cards, as part of a new campaign to stop them from switching to Google Chrome." https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/microsoft-giving-gift-cards-to-users-not-switching-to-google-chrome-report-101763002826648.html | Source: Hindustan Times [12:07] TR Bot Microsoft giving gift cards to users not switching to Google Chrome: Report | Technology News (HT Tech) [12:08] TR News Lay off 30,000+ people in 2025 to pay users to not stop using your products https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/microsoft-giving-gift-cards-to-users-not-switching-to-google-chrome-report-101763002826648.html [12:09] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.macworld.com/article/2967765/m5-made-apple-silicon-exciting-again.html | Source: Macworld [12:09] TR Bot years later, the M5 chip just made Apple silicon exciting again | Macworld [12:13] TR News "Once the basic physics of running long-distance wires to form an electric circuit were mastered" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/11/13/podcast-the-politics-of-undersea-cables/ | Source: APNIC [12:13] TR Bot [Podcast] The politics of undersea cables | APNIC Blog [12:13] TR News "In this post, were taking a step back to look at the big picture. Designing the network edge isnt just about cables and configurations" https://blog.apnic.net/2025/11/11/network-edge-design-checklist-part-2-network-edge-design/ | Source: APNIC [12:13] TR Bot Network edge design checklist: Part 2 Network edge design | APNIC Blog [12:14] TR News "If the staff from all of the agencies in Pasila would arrive at the same time, there would certainly not be enough workstations" https://yle.fi/a/74-20193642 | Source: YLE [12:14] TR Bot State workers upset over government's tightening of remote working rules | Yle News | Yle [12:16] TR News "The police seemed more focused on dismissing the complaint than on finding a solution or learning from the situation" https://nltimes.nl/2025/11/12/cops-looked-climate-protesters-personal-data-hundreds-times-ombudsman-critical | Source: NL Times [12:16] TR Bot Cops looked up climate protester's personal data hundreds of times: Ombudsman critical | NL Times [12:17] TR News "The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist." https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-kept-chicago-police-records-for-months-in-violation-of-domestic-espionage-rules/ | Source: Wired [12:17] TR Bot Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules | WIRED [12:23] whatA____ whoa, deja vu http://techcrunch.com/2021/09/06/protonmail-logged-ip-address-of-french-activist-after-order-by-swiss-authorities/ http://thehackernews.com/2021/09/protonmail-shares-activists-ip-address.html [12:23] TR Bot logged IP address of French activist after order by Swiss authorities | TechCrunch [12:23] TR Bot ProtonMail Logs Activist's IP Address With Authorities After Swiss Court Order [12:24] whatA____ spying on the climate people [12:24] TR News "In January, Trump announced his intent to re-open and expand the use of the detention center in Guantnamo Bay for immigration enforcement." https://americanoversight.org/what-records-tell-us-about-how-ice-is-using-guantanamo/ | Source: American Oversight [12:24] TR Bot What Records Tell Us About How ICE Is Using Guantnamo - American Oversight [12:25] TR News "This has already happened once." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/12/federal-court-issues-injunction-permanently-blocking-deployment-of-military-troops-to-portland/ | Source: Techdirt [12:25] TR Bot Court Issues Injunction Permanently Blocking Deployment Of Military Troops To Portland | Techdirt [12:25] TR News
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million, apologize over raid on newspaper
[12:25] TR Bot Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million, apologize over raid on newspaper | AP News [12:26] TR News "During the raid, authorities seized cellphones and computers from the newsroom and rifled through reporters desks." https://apnews.com/article/kansas-newspaper-raid-press-freedom-c18f46a215908198335ca6f608c3360b | Source: Associated Press [12:26] TR News "Police Chief Gideon Cody, who led the raid, resigned in October 2023 and now faces felony charges for interfering with the judicial process." https://boingboing.net/2025/11/12/police-chiefs-botched-newspaper-raid-costs-town-3m-settlement-after-98-year-old-dies-from-raid-stress.html | Source: BoingBoing [12:26] TR Bot Police chief's botched newspaper raid costs town $3M settlement after 98-year-old dies from raid stress - Boing Boing [12:26] TR News "Its that time again! Were planning our latest FOIA Forum, a live, hour-long or more interactive session where Joseph and Jason will teach you how to pry records from government agencies through public records requests." https://www.404media.co/our-new-foia-forum-11-19-1pm-flock/ | Source: 404 Media [12:26] TR Bot Our New FOIA Forum! 11/19, 1PM ET [12:26] TR News "Today marks TorrentFreak's 20th anniversary. After covering a changing piracy and copyright landscape for two decades, I'd like to take a moment to reflect and look forward." https://torrentfreak.com/torrentfreak-turns-20-what-a-ride/ | Source: Torrent Freak [12:26] TR Bot Turns 20: What a Ride! * TorrentFreak [12:27] TR News "more broadly, the silencing of those who challenge the dominant fear-mongering narratives that consolidate support for right-wing political agendas." https://www.thenation.com/article/society/teen-vogue-progressive-voices/ | Source: The Nation [12:27] TR Bot The Shuttering of Teen Vogue and the Silencing of Progressive Voices | The Nation [12:30] TR News "So, yes, this was a bad mistake that was not adequately acknowledged or corrected when there was a chance to do so. That is something that calls for internal examination and external acknowledgment, some of which has occurred." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/12/bbc-trump-news | Source: The Guardian UK [12:30] TR Bot The BBCs editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian [12:30] TR News "The crisis comes at a particularly fraught time for the BBC: Its government charter is up for renewal in 2027." https://www.semafor.com/article/11/11/2025/bbc-in-crisis-over-resignations-and-trump-threats | Source: Semafor Inc [12:30] TR Bot in crisis over resignations and Trump threats | Semafor [12:30] whatA____ wow http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/12/Trying_to_Cancel_People_and_Projects_That_You_Don_t_Like_by_Cha.shtml [12:30] TR Bot Techrights Trying to Cancel People and Projects That You Don't Like by Changing the Focus to Politics [12:31] whatA____ "look at dem polthreats" [12:31] TR News "Clearly emboldened by his success at bullying weak-kneed U.S. media outlets, Trump has now taken aim at the BBC for some edits made to a documentary about Trumps violent insurrection attempt." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/12/trump-threatens-bbc-with-billion-dollar-lawsuit-for-correctly-pointing-out-he-supported-a-violent-insurrection/ | Source: Techdirt [12:31] TR Bot Threatens BBC With Billion-Dollar Lawsuit For Correctly Pointing Out He Supported A Violent Insurrection | Techdirt [12:31] TR News "More than a decade on from the Leveson Inquiry, the British public remains unconvinced that its lessons were ever truly learned." https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/the-public-havent-been-fooled-its-time-to-stop-pretending-leveson-lessons-were-learned/ | Source: Press Gazette [12:31] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-analysis/the-public-havent-been-fooled-its-time-to-stop-pretending-leveson-lessons-were-learned/ ) [12:32] TR News "Over the weekend, Auntieas the BBC used to be known, for its prudish, familiar, and slightly condescending waysimploded." https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-mess-at-the-bbc-will-never-end | Source: New Yorker [12:32] TR Bot The Mess at the BBC Will Never End | The New Yorker [12:34] whatA____ we got featured for Journalism http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Prominent_German_Media_Dares_Not_Mention_Cocaine_at_the_Europea.shtml [12:34] TR Bot Techrights Prominent German Media Dares Not Mention Cocaine at the European Patent Office, Germany's "Cash Cow" (Seller of Monopolies for the Whole of Europe) [12:35] whatA____ meanwhile The Insurrectionist wanted to unperson ALL Journalists for printing what he doesn't want it printed (look at BBC above) [12:36] whatA____ back in 2009 in the UK http://techrights.org/o/2009/10/05/leaked-uk-mod-manual/index.shtml [12:36] TR Bot Leaked Government Document Shows Investigative Journalists Classed Among Terrorists [12:36] whatA____ the UK really attempted to fulfill that Orwell prediction [12:37] whatA____ and now it's the Wrecker's turn [12:37] whatA____ we have written about it before http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=investigative%20journalis* [12:37] TR Bot ( status 308 @ http://techrights.org/search/query?search=Search&set1=any&query1=investigative%20journalis* ) [12:43] whatA____ oh wait wrong article, it was this "featured for Journalism" https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Mainstream_Media_Compliments_Techrights_on_Its_Work.shtml [12:43] TR Bot Techrights Mainstream Media Compliments Techrights on Its Work [12:51] TR News Techrights IBM Layoffs Seem to Have Reached Europe https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_Layoffs_Seem_to_Have_Reached_Europe.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_Layoffs_Seem_to_Have_Reached_Europe.gmi [12:51] TR Bot Techrights IBM Layoffs Seem to Have Reached Europe [12:56] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Like_the_Serial_Strangler_From_Microsoft_Donald_Trump_is_Out_of.shtml [12:56] TR Bot Techrights Like the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Donald Trump is Out of Time and Has Jurisdiction Issues in the UK [12:56] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/29/Judges_Would_Never_Rule_for_Men_Who_Strangle_Women_or_Against_W.shtml [12:56] TR Bot Techrights Judges Would Never Rule for Men Who Strangle Women or Against Women Who Merely Wrote Articles About Abuse They Had Received From Men [12:57] TR News "Loginova, Orlov, and drummer Vladislav Leontyev were first arrested and jailed on October 15." https://www.rferl.org/a/naoko-loginova-stoptime-orlov-leontyev-russia-ukraine/33587613.html | Source: RFERL [12:57] TR Bot Russian Musicians Get Third 13-Day Jail Term Over Performing Anti-War Songs [12:58] TR News "Diana Loginova was ordered held for another 13 days by the court in St. Petersburg on charges of violating public order with her October performance." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-11-11/russian-court-extends-jailing-of-teenage-singer-over-street-performance-of-anti-war-songs | Source: US News And World Report [12:58] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-11-11/russian-court-extends-jailing-of-teenage-singer-over-street-performance-of-anti-war-songs ) [12:58] TR News "So I did more digging. Here what I've got so far: [...]" https://doc.searls.com/2025/11/12/does-one-need-a-license-to-have-opinions-online-in-china/ | Source: Doc Searls [12:58] TR Bot Who and what are you? Doc Searls Weblog [12:58] TR News "A Russian court Tuesday extended the jailing of an 18-year-old street singer on charges seen as punishment for performing anti-war songs" https://www.courthousenews.com/russian-court-extends-jailing-of-teenage-singer-over-street-performance-of-anti-war-songs/ | Source: Court House News [12:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/russian-court-extends-jailing-of-teenage-singer-over-street-performance-of-anti-war-songs/ ) [12:59] TR News "The exhibit was supposed to open on October 16, with the various pieces displayed in high traffic areas on the ground floor." https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/12/the-university-of-michigan-is-censoring-a-quilt/ | Source: Michigan Advance [12:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/12/the-university-of-michigan-is-censoring-a-quilt/ ) [12:59] TR News "This is why Republicans in Congress have recently begun sending letters that accuse the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the encyclopedia" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/right-wing-attack-wikipedia-bias-musk-cruz/684886/ | Source: The Atlantic [12:59] TR Bot The Right-Wing Attack on Wikipedia - The Atlantic [12:59] TR News "Doing this now suggests that the administration at Cornell has no business running a top university." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/12/cowardice-and-capitulation-at-cornell/ | Source: Techdirt [12:59] TR Bot And Capitulation At Cornell | Techdirt ● Nov 13 [13:01] TR News "As long as it helps increase the stock price, I am good with it... The real question is when is the music going to stop?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9wmsjy9 [13:01] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9wmsjy9 ) [13:03] TR News They say the higher you go the harder you fall. Saying let's send the stock sky-high based on lies is like saying "I hope this pyramid scheme will flourish for many years to come..." [13:04] TR News "democratic backsliding." https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/11/georgia-elections-eu-russia-opposition/ | Source: The Washington Post [13:04] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/11/georgia-elections-eu-russia-opposition/ ) [13:04] TR News "When a lie is being presented as an obvious truth, it can still fool a lot of folks. But to a certain clever kind of personality" https://idiomdrottning.org/gullible-fox | Source: Idiomdrottning [13:04] TR Bot Gullible like a fox [13:15] TR News "Over the past few days, I analyzed over 200,000 crates from crates.io to uncover patterns in maintenance, developer engagement, security, and overall ecosystem health." https://00f.net/2025/10/17/state-of-the-rust-ecosystem/ | 0f [13:15] TR Bot The state of the Rust dependency ecosystem - Frank DENIS random thoughts. [13:16] TR News "At the GStreamer project, we produce SDKs for lots of platforms: Linux, Android, macOS, iOS, and Windows. However, as we port more and more plugins to Rust , we are finding ourselves backed into a corner." https://centricular.com/devlog/2025-11/dragonfire/ | [13:16] TR Bot and shrinking Rust static libraries: a tale of fire Devlog Centricular [13:17] TR News "Arguably a lot of the problem rests with the electorate, with the general public." https://idiomdrottning.org/sweden-and-america | Source: Idiomdrottning [13:17] TR Bot We're not living in America [13:17] TR News "The essence of the article, which I invite everyone to read, can be summarised as follows" https://makemeacto.substack.com/p/tech-leaders-are-turning-leadership | Source: Sergio Visinoni [13:17] TR Bot Tech leaders are turning leadership into a fad [13:17] TR News "The company said it has recorded an increase in interest from members of the public who want to know how letters will be delivered after PostNords withdrawal." https://www.thelocal.dk/20251110/how-will-you-pay-for-postage-and-send-letters-in-denmark-when-postnord-services-end | Source: The Local DK [13:17] TR Bot How will you pay for postage and send letters in Denmark when PostNord services end? [13:17] TR News "Its a genuinely startling decision. LeCun, who joined Meta in 2013, is a towering figure in the AI industry." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-top-ai-scientist-quitting | Source: Futurism [13:17] TR Bot Meta's Top AI Scientist Is Quitting as Zuckerberg's Spending Spree Sputters [13:25] TR News "Still, many people have a nostalgia for them, seeing them as lucky or fun to collect." https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2025-11-12/unlucky-penny-us-mint-in-philadelphia-to-press-final-penny-as-the-1-cent-coin-gets-canceled | Source: US News And World Report [13:25] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2025-11-12/unlucky-penny-us-mint-in-philadelphia-to-press-final-penny-as-the-1-cent-coin-gets-canceled ) [13:26] TR News "It's the first demonstration that Bombus terrestris can make decisions about where to forage based solely on the duration of a visual cue." https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-trained-bumblebees-to-understand-a-form-of-morse-code | Source: Science Alert [13:26] TR Bot Have Trained Bumblebees to Understand a Form of Morse Code : ScienceAlert [13:27] TR News "Up until then, the country had been receiving half of its energy imports from the neighboring country, with which it shares a 1,300-kilometer" https://www.dw.com/en/how-finlands-nuclear-power-ambitions-aim-to-wean-the-country-off-russian-energy/a-74691847 | Source: Deutsche Welle [13:27] TR Bot nuclear power aims to wean Finland off Russian energy DW 11/12/2025 [13:28] whatA____ "flight of the bumblebee" http://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=xZO5KTJTwhE gets literal [13:28] TR Bot Making sure you're not a bot! [13:29] TR News "A quarter of the worlds population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/12/fossil-fuel-projects-health-research | Source: The Guardian UK [13:29] TR Bot Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people | Fossil fuels | The Guardian [13:30] schestowitz[TR2] https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=js-refresh&__goaway_id=41460d22198b3a1536bd832d95fb0a33&__goaway_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fredirect.invidious.io%2F&v=xZO5KTJTwhE [13:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=js-refresh&__goaway_id=41460d22198b3a1536bd832d95fb0a33&__goaway_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fredirect.invidious.io%2F&v=xZO5KTJTwhE ) [13:31] TR News "Global fossil fuel emissions are expected to reach an all-time high in 2025, a new report warned Thursday, adding that keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius is now effectively out of reach." https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20251113-global-fossil-fuel-emissions-hit-record-high-2025 | Source: France24 [13:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20251113-global-fossil-fuel-emissions-hit-record-high-2025 ) [13:34] schestowitz[TR2] good renditiion [13:34] schestowitz[TR2] we've just watched that here [13:35] TR News "Read the excerpts here: [...]" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-11-12/what-we-know-epstein-emails-accusing-trump | Source: Los Angeles Times [13:35] TR Bot What's in the explosive Jeffrey Epstein emails accusing Trump? - Los Angeles Times [13:38] TR News "One must pause to reflect upon the moral vacuum this represents." https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/if-morality-had-bankruptcy-lawyers | Source: Mike Brock [13:38] TR Bot If Morality Had Bankruptcy Lawyers: Michael Wolff, Mike Solana, and the Age of Ethical Insolvency [13:38] TR News "This act of outsourcing the core intellectual labour of a national security chief is revealing, but it is not the critical failure." https://hey.paris/posts/govai/ | Source: Paris Buttfield-Addison [13:38] TR Bot for the People | hey.paris [13:41] whatA____ speaking of slop for the people http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/LLMs_Will_Never_Work_You_Need_to_Type_What_You_Know.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/A_Lot_of_What_s_Left_of_the_Online_Media_is_Paid_for_SPAM.shtml [13:41] TR Bot Techrights LLMs Will Never Work, You Need to Type What You Know [13:41] TR Bot Techrights A Lot of What's Left of the Online "Media" is Paid-for SPAM [13:43] whatA____ and Abusive Monopolist Microshaft is behind it http://digital.gov.au/initiatives/copilot-trial [13:43] TR Bot ( status 308 @ http://digital.gov.au/initiatives/copilot-trial ) [13:43] TR News "The focus is on strengthening all-domain ASW operations in the Baltic, a shallow, complex environment filled with mines, civilian shipping lanes, and potential Russian threats." https://interestingengineering.com/military/advanced-submarines-return-to-baltic-sea | Source: Interesting Engineering [13:43] TR Bot Worlds deadliest submarines return to World Warscarred Baltic Sea [13:43] schestowitz[TR2] mayube some MoU [13:43] schestowitz[TR2] and bribed officials [13:43] schestowitz[TR2] or 'former' Microsoft [13:44] TR News "On Nov. 13, 2015, nine Islamic State group gunmen and suicide bombers struck within minutes of one another at several locations in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II." https://apnews.com/article/paris-attacks-november-13-bataclan-commemoration-ceremony-2aa1237b0a4d9d87ca3844a6f6fda410 | Source: Associated Press [13:44] TR Bot France honors victims of 2015 Paris attacks | AP News [13:45] TR News "After warrantless mass detentions" https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/10/chuck-schumer-doesnt-know-what-time-it-is/ | Source: Techdirt [13:45] TR Bot Schumer Doesnt Know What Time It Is | Techdirt [13:45] TR News "World War I fighting officially stopped at 11 a.m. on November 11 in 1918. Ceremonies marking the anniversary took place around much of the world, including the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium." https://www.dw.com/en/world-war-i-armistice-day-remembered-in-ypres-and-elsewhere/a-74702017 | Source: Deutsche Welle [13:45] TR Bot War I Armistice Day remembered in Ypres and elsewhere DW 11/11/2025 [13:45] TR News "The subdistrict court of The Hague awarded an employee a severance payment of 34,000 for wrongful dismissal." https://nltimes.nl/2025/11/12/man-gets-eu34000-payout-dismissal-religious-refusal-shake-womans-hand | Source: NL Times [13:45] TR Bot Man gets 34,000 payout for dismissal after religious refusal to shake woman's hand | NL Times [13:47] TR News "A gift to Big Tech." https://cafetechinenglish.substack.com/p/europe-ready-to-sacrifice-privacy | Source: Jrme Marin [13:47] TR Bot Europe ready to sacrifice privacy to catch up on AI [13:48] TR News "The Predators flew over Los Angeles for at least four more days, according to tracking experts who identified the flights through air traffic control tower communications and images of a Predator in flight." https://www.lonestarlive.com/palabra/2025/11/predator-drones-shift-from-border-patrol-to-protest-surveillance.html | Source: Advance Local Media LLC [13:48] TR Bot drones shift from border patrol to protest surveillance - lonestarlive.com [13:48] TR News "The Skagit County Superior Court in Washington rejected the attempt to block the publics right to access data gathered by Flock Safety cameras, protecting access to information under the Washington Public Records Act (PRA)." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/washington-court-rules-data-captured-flock-safety-cameras-are-public-records | Source: EFF [13:48] TR Bot Washington Court Rules That Data Captured on Flock Safety Cameras Are Public Records | Electronic Frontier Foundation [13:48] TR News "Surveillance at work isnt new. For years, employers have monitored warehouse staff, delivery drivers, and call centre employeesoften in the name of efficiency, safety, or customer service." https://thewalrus.ca/workplace-surveillance/ | Source: The Walrus [13:48] TR Bot Workplace Surveillance Is Here, Counting Your Mouse Clicks and Bathroom Breaks | The Walrus [13:49] TR News "a 2023 law that allows the agency to set limits on prison phone" https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/12/repub/fcc-allows-prisons-jails-to-charge-more-for-phone-and-video-calls/ | Source: Michigan Advance [13:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/12/repub/fcc-allows-prisons-jails-to-charge-more-for-phone-and-video-calls/ ) [13:50] TR News Windows TCO: "In return, Volkov received a percentage of any ransom payments extorted from victims." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/russian-hacker-admits-helping-yanluowang-ransomware-infect-companies | Source: Bitdefender [13:50] TR Bot Russian hacker admits helping Yanluowang ransomware infect companies [13:50] TR News "increasing influence of technology, social media, and lifestyl" https://thenorthlines.com/private-detectives-report-sharp-rise-in-infidelity-cases-as-digital-addiction-strains-marriages/ | Source: The North Lines IN [13:50] TR Bot Private detectives report sharp rise in infidelity cases as digital addiction strains marriages - Northlines [13:50] TR News "Due to the CCPs tight grip on freedom of expression, online spaces in the country are under intense scrutiny." https://cybernews.com/entertainment/china-influencer-law/ | Source: Cybernews [13:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://cybernews.com/entertainment/china-influencer-law/ ) [13:51] TR News "Staff quickly draped a sheet over the fallen robot and hustled it offstage, but not before the footage went viral across social media." https://boingboing.net/2025/11/12/russian-ai-robot-face-plants-on-stage-in-viral-moscow-debut-disaster.html | Source: BoingBoing [13:51] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/11/12/russian-ai-robot-face-plants-on-stage-in-viral-moscow-debut-disaster.html ) [13:51] TR News "Journalist Dmitry Filonov noted that Alexey Yuzhakov, head of Russias National Technological Coalition, had previously warned that Aidols developers had invested little in improving its ability to walk." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/12/russia-s-ai-robot-stumbles-and-falls-on-its-face-in-debut-appearance | Source: Meduza [13:51] TR Bot Russias AI robot stumbles and falls on its face in debut appearance Meduza [13:51] TR News "AI can't do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job. Nowhere is that more true than in customer service: [...]" https://pluralistic.net/2025/11/11/sorry-to-bother-you/#we-dont-care-we-dont-have-to | Source: CoryDoctorow [13:51] TR Bot Pluralistic: A tale of three customer service chatbots (12 Nov 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [13:52] TR News "As browsers are increasingly augmented with A.I. features, I expect to see more stories like this one." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/chrome-lens-ai-homework/ | Source: Nick Heer [13:52] TR Bot Google Chrome Feature Makes A.I. Cheating Easier, Teachers Say Pixel Envy [13:52] TR News "Users and critics backlash was so intense that on Sunday (9the) one of the project maintainers, Janek Bevendorff, published a post on the official blog detailing their stance on AIgenerated code." https://manualdousuario.net/en/open-source-ai-code-keepassxc/ | Source: Rodrigo Ghedin [13:52] TR Bot How should open source software projects handle AIgenerated code? Manual do Usurio [13:53] TR News "Maharashtra additional chief secretary (Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation) Manisha Verma suggested AI training should be designed according to participants' experience and proficiency" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/journalists-must-verify-ai-generated-content-before-use-speakers-at-mumbai-seminar/articleshow/125263541.cms | Source: India Times [13:53] TR Bot Journalists must verify AI-generated content before use: Speakers at Mumbai seminar - The Economic Times [13:54] TR News "examined 50 leading AI firms, and discovered that 65% of them had accidentally exposed highly sensitive information online." https://www.fortra.com/blog/ai-companies-accidentally-leak-passwords-digital-keys-github | Source: Fortra LLC [13:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.fortra.com/blog/ai-companies-accidentally-leak-passwords-digital-keys-github ) [13:54] TR News "During a fireside chat at the University of Chicago, covered by Business Insider, Srinivas charged that the huge rise in popularity of AI-powered companion chatbots is dangerous." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/perplexity-ai-companions-aravind-srinivas | Source: Futurism [13:54] TR Bot Perplexity CEO Warns That AI Girlfriends Can Melt Your Brain [13:55] TR News "the large Llama-3.1-70B performs on par with, or even below, smaller models" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-turing-language-spam | Source: Futurism [13:55] TR Bot AI Is Failing at the Most Hilarious Task Imaginable [13:55] TR News "According to recent filings, the ChatGPT maker lost a whopping $12 billion last quarter alone." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-burning-cash-ai-video-slop-sora | Source: Futurism [13:55] TR Bot OpenAI Is Reportedly Burning a Ludicrous Amount of Cash on Sora [13:58] TR News "In fact, in the vast majority of cases the uniformity of URLs is no longer a desirable aspect." https://neilmadden.blog/2025/11/12/were-urls-a-bad-idea/ | Source: Niel Madden [13:58] TR Bot Were URLs a bad idea? Neil Madden [13:58] TR News "True resilience looks completely different. It means your critical data workloads are natively portable." https://itwire.com/guest-articles/guest-opinion/cloud-outages-are-inevitable,-but-lock-in-shouldn%E2%80%99t-be.html | Source: IT Wire [13:58] TR Bot - Cloud Outages Are Inevitable, But Lock-In Shouldnt Be [13:58] TR News "By July, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and private researchers said the flaw was under exploitation and being abused to hijack user sessions - although Citrix still hasn't commented on the attacks." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/12/amazon_cisco_citrix_0day_exploits/ | Source: The Register UK [13:58] TR Bot Amazon: Cisco, Citrix 0-days indicate 'advanced' attacker The Register [13:59] TR News "Im starting to believe that a phoneless life is, for me, the ultimate goal." https://manuelmoreale.com/thoughts/input-diet | Source: Manuel Moreale [13:59] TR Bot Input diet Manu [13:59] TR News "Im thinking something like this: [...]" https://rubenerd.com/building-a-new-netbsd-machinbe/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:59] TR Bot Building a new NetBSD machine ● Nov 13 [14:00] TR News "Ive recently integrated a new piece of hardware into my film photography workflow: a Plustek OpticFilm 8100." https://www.eliseomartelli.it/blog/2025-11-12-scanning-workflow | Source: Eliseo Martelli [14:00] TR Bot My scanning workflow with the Plustek OpticFilm 8100 and VueScan | Eliseo Martelli [14:01] TR News "In 2016, in the pre-transformer times, Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel gave a prescient TEDx Talk on an AI teaching assistant for his large online Artificial Intelligence course." https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2025/11/the-future-of-teaching-assistants.html | Source: Computational Complexity [14:01] TR Bot Computational Complexity: The Future of Teaching Assistants [14:02] TR News "It was good to see so many interesting books covering intersectional topics and cutting through so many hard challenges we face as a society." https://andregarzia.com/2025/11/had-a-good-time-at-edinburgh-radical-book-fair.html | Source: Andre Alves Garzia [14:02] TR Bot a good time at Edinburgh Radical Book Fair AndreGarzia.com [14:02] TR News "Despite this big change from full-time work to full-time study one thing is for sure: I will continue to be here blogging as normal indeed, writing, like analysing art, excites me to an extent that may take a lifetime to encapsulate in words." https://jamesg.blog/2025/11/12/studying-art-history | Source: James G [14:02] TR Bot Im going to study art history | James' Coffee Blog [14:02] TR News "Two summer internships and a university degree later, I began working at Raspberry Pi the very organisation that introduced me to computing as an engineer in the chip design team." https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/journey-to-raspberry-pi-from-coderdojo-volunteer-to-software-engineer/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [14:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/journey-to-raspberry-pi-from-coderdojo-volunteer-to-software-engineer/ ) [14:02] TR News "Lainey Feingold, Regin Gilbert, and Chancey Fleet gathered 36 authors across 10 countries and a commonwealth to write 32 chapters about ethics in digital accessibility. I am one of those 36 authors." https://adrianroselli.com/2025/11/pre-order-digital-accessibility-ethics.html | Source: Adrian Roselli [14:02] TR Bot Pre-order Digital Accessibility Ethics Adrian Roselli [14:03] TR News "New research from Colorado State University demonstrates that faculty sharing an internal sense of unease and inadequacy may significantly shape the ways students perceive their professors' overall competence" https://phys.org/news/2025-11-impostor-syndrome-higher-ed-teachers.html | Source: Omicron Limited [14:03] TR Bot ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-11-impostor-syndrome-higher-ed-teachers.html ) [14:03] TR News "While the highest dollar amount for K-12 education funding may have emerged from last session, it is not the highest level of funding we have seen." https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/12/students-first-what-indianas-school-funding-really-looks-like/ | Source: The Indiana Capital Chronicle [14:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/12/students-first-what-indianas-school-funding-really-looks-like/ ) [14:03] TR News "Books are not mere merchandise. Books are a nation thinking out loud." https://thewalrus.ca/i-was-warned-theres-little-money-to-be-made-in-publishing/ | Source: The Walrus [14:03] TR Bot I Was Warned Theres Little Money to Be Made in Publishing. I Built a Career in It Anyway | The Walrus [14:10] TR News "These widespread light shows have been caused by especially strong blasts of solar windelectrically charged particles shot out from the sun at incredible speeds." https://www.wired.com/story/the-physics-of-the-northern-lights-aurora-borealis/ | Source: Wired [14:10] TR Bot Physics of the Northern Lights | WIRED [14:10] TR News "Imagine you know the programs state (or, the relevant attributes of that state) at a point in your program, and you can express that as a predicatea function of the state that returns a Boolean valueP." https://www.sicpers.info/2025/11/tony-hoare-and-negative-space/ | Source: SICP [14:10] TR Bot Tony Hoare and negative space | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers [14:10] TR News "According to the analysis, the long and drawn-out 'love affair' between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals could have led to almost complete genetic absorption within 10,00030,000 years." https://www.sciencealert.com/neanderthals-may-never-have-truly-gone-extinct-study-reveals | Source: Science Alert [14:10] TR Bot May Never Have Truly Gone Extinct, Study Reveals : ScienceAlert [14:12] TR News "The first thing to notice is that my blog is much more popular with bots than with humans. The totals are 9141/350/68. Dead Internet theory is realonly 5% of my traffic might be humans and only 1% scrolled to the bottom." https://scvalex.net/posts/74/ | Source: Alexandru Scvorov [14:12] TR Bot So many bots [14:12] TR News "I also bring a notebook in which to write. This is essential. Sometimes I need to write something down or sketch it out." https://jamesg.blog/2025/11/12/whats-in-my-inventory | Source: James G [14:12] TR Bot Whats in my inventory? | James' Coffee Blog [14:12] TR News "Listen carefully. Im not talking about an editor. Im not talking about a book designer or a web designer. Im talking about a person who enjoys the activity of packaging and producing words in the same way that the writer enjoys writing words." https://joeldueck.com/publishing-nerds.html | [14:12] TR Bot Publishing Nerds Joel Dueck [14:12] TR News "Through Sacha Judd newsletter I have found out about the Tiffany's mapping the [Internet] project. Mentioning the similar project from the 2009 Tiffany was people to draw how the [Internet] looks to people today and to send the visualisation of." https://sarajaksa.eu/2025/11/my-map-of-the-internet-in-reply-to-tiffanys-help-me-map-the-internet/ | Source: Sara Jaka [14:12] TR Bot My Map of the Internet (In Reply to Tiffany's Help me map the internet!) | Blog of Sara Jaka [14:12] TR News "Ive hosted a blogroll on my own blog since 2023 and encourage other bloggers to do so. My own blogroll is generated from the list of RSS feeds I subscribe to and articles that I favorite within my RSS reader." https://sethmlarson.dev/blogrolls-are-the-best-rolls | Source: Seth Michael Larson [14:12] TR Bot Blogrolls are the Best(rolls) Seth Larson [14:14] TR News (NEW): New Release: Tails 7.2 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/New_Release_Tails_7_2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/New_Release_Tails_7_2.gmi [14:14] TR Bot Tux Machines New Release: Tails 7.2 [14:16] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9yjv6j2 [14:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1k9yjv6j2 ) [14:16] schestowitz[TR2] "Won't work for marketing. IBM creates marketing materials in US English. Most Indian citizens are not native English speakers. So to think someone who learned English as a second language will "teach" US creators how to market in US English is ludicrous. Just like it was when they brought over Indian workers to create materials in the US. Code is mostly code (though of course some coders are much more talented than others), but E [14:16] schestowitz[TR2] nglish has too many nuances that a non-native speaker will never understand, much less teach. An Indian writer replaced me but IBM no longer cares about the quality of their marketing materials. So for Alvind and the Chipmunks it's just a numbers game: Indian writers cost less. Not like in the 60's-80's when IBM was a thought leader in marketing. Oh well...anything that enlarges the CEO's bonus and ego I guess. Still job searching. [14:18] TR News "The display comprises a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, a Pimoroni Inky Impression 7.3-inch display, and a Wegmatt dAISy Mini AIS receiver." https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/articles/e-ink-shipping-monitor | Source: Raspberry Pi [14:18] TR Bot E-ink shipping monitor Raspberry Pi Official Magazine [14:21] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Pimoroni, and NetBSD https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Pimoroni_and_NetBSD.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Pimoroni_and_NetBSD.gmi [14:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Pimoroni, and NetBSD [14:24] TR News Techrights Links 13/11/2025: Ghost (E-mails) of Jeffrey Epstein Chases Cheeto, Uproar Over SLAPP Threats Against British Broadcasters https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Links_13_11_2025_Ghost_E_mails_of_Jeffrey_Epstein_Chases_Cheeto.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Links_13_11_2025_Ghost_E_mails_of_Jeffrey_Epstein_Chases_Cheeto.gmi [14:24] TR Bot Techrights Links 13/11/2025: Ghost (E-mails) of Jeffrey Epstein Chases Cheeto, Uproar Over SLAPP Threats Against British Broadcasters [14:26] TR News "I must confess. There is this pet peeve I have. Whenever I come across a project, website, or app which sports the default favicon (favorite icon)" https://dgerrells.com/blog/what-is-a-favicon | Source: David Gerrells [14:26] TR Bot what is a favicon? [14:26] TR News addiction https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/addiction [14:26] TR Bot Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Addiction [14:27] TR News [Old] "I use too much bash. I've written down some of the more outrageous or useful ones." https://mikemikeb.com/blog/bashisms/ | Source: Mike Belousov [14:27] TR Bot Bashisms Part 1 | Mike Belousov's Website [14:28] TR News "In essence, this code is modelling a classic programming need." https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2025/async_and_finaliser_deadlocks.html | Source: Lawrence Tratt [14:28] TR Bot Laurence Tratt: Async and Finaliser Deadlocks [14:28] TR News "Its well-known that the fastest programming language runtimes get their speed by having an optimizing JIT compiler, famous examples being V8 and HotSpot." https://zackoverflow.dev/writing/template-interpreters/ | [14:28] TR Bot Template Interpreters [14:30] TR News "Starting from the "early" days of high-level programming languages, there have been many similar concepts: records (introduced in ALGOL and Pascal), structs, named tuples, case classes, data classes in Kotlin and so on." https://curiouslab.dev/0002-value-classes-are-new-data-casses.html | [14:30] TR Bot Value classes are new data classes [14:30] TR News [Old] "I sometimes find myself asked to give advice on how organisations should go about creating software, but often my advice doesnt gel with those who sought it." https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2024/what_factors_explain_the_nature_of_software.html | Source: Lawrence Tratt [14:30] TR Bot Laurence Tratt: What Factors Explain the Nature of Software? [14:31] TR News "I'm taking some time to peruse the Conceptual Definition Language (CDL) topic of the CAP documentation, and stopped at the first example in the Keywords & Identifiers section, which piqued my interest." https://qmacro.org/blog/posts/2025/11/12/some-ramblings-on-simple-cds-modelling-with-cdl/ | Source: DJ Adams [14:31] TR Bot Some ramblings on simple CDS modelling with CDL [14:31] TR News "You may never have heard of FFmpeg, but youve used it. This open source programs robust multimedia framework is used to process video and audio media files and streams across numerous platforms and devices." https://thenewstack.io/ffmpeg-to-google-fund-us-or-stop-sending-bugs/ | Source: The New Stack [14:31] TR Bot FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs - The New Stack [14:32] TR News "The SciML ecosystem continues to evolve with tools that give you precise control over your scientific computing workflows." https://sciml.ai/news/2025/11/12/SciMLLoggingAliasing/index.html | Source: SciML [14:32] TR Bot Fine-Grained Control in SciML: Introducing SciMLLogging and Enhanced Aliasing [14:32] TR News "I recently learned about the Feeling of Computing podcast and listened to the latest episode." https://evanhahn.com/fizz-buzz-without-conditionals-or-booleans/ | Source: Evan Hahn [14:32] TR Bot Fizz Buzz without conditionals or booleans [14:32] TR News "indicate that Pyrenean glaciers are in a clear imbalance with the regional climate and will likely disappear" https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/11/2125/ | Source: Rlang [14:32] TR Bot R-bloggers [14:33] TR News "The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has made protecting Americas essential health data a priority." https://fedscoop.com/federal-public-health-data-trump-administration/ | Source: Scoop News Group [14:33] TR Bot public health data to save American lives | FedScoop [14:34] TR News "Former DoJ attorney John Carlin writes about hackback" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/11/on-hacking-back.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [14:34] TR Bot Hacking Back - Schneier on Security [14:35] TR News "As a third-year computer science student and the BOFH of The :wheel Groupan operating-systems student club at my university" https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/2025-eurobsdcon-trip-report-leah-budzicka/ | Source: FreeBSD [14:35] TR Bot 2025 EuroBSDCon Trip Report Leah Budzicka | FreeBSD Foundation [14:35] TR News "This years EuroBSDcon took place at the faculty of engineering and computing of the University of Zagreb, Croatia." https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/eurobsdcon-2025-trip-report-robert-clausecker/ | Source: FreeBSD [14:35] TR Bot EuroBSDcon 2025 Trip Report Robert Clausecker | FreeBSD Foundation [14:36] TR News "Salvatore's detailed notes on the Redis implementation here offer an immersive trip through a fascinating modern field of computer science." https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/11/scaling-hnsws/#atom-everything | Source: Simon Willison [14:36] TR Bot Scaling HNSWs [14:36] TR News "After some flailing around, it appears that what I needed to do to fix this was explicitly set about:config's font.name.serif.x-western" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/FirefoxSuddenWeirdFontChoice | Source: University of Toronto [14:36] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [14:37] TR News "Six of these security defects impact the browsers graphics" https://www.securityweek.com/firefox-145-and-chrome-142-patch-high-severity-flaws-in-latest-releases/ | Source: Security Week [14:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/firefox-145-and-chrome-142-patch-high-severity-flaws-in-latest-releases/ ) [14:37] TR News "I do some weird things with terminals. However, the amount of hacks I can get up to are pretty limited, because terminals are pretty limited. I won't go into all the ways they're limited, because it's been rehashed many times before." https://jyn.dev/the-terminal-of-the-future | Source: JYN [14:37] TR Bot the terminal of the future [14:38] TR News (NEW): Thunderbird 145 Enables Support for DNS over HTTPS, Drops 32-Bit Linux Binaries https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Thunderbird_145_Enables_Support_for_DNS_over_HTTPS_Drops_32_Bit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Thunderbird_145_Enables_Support_for_DNS_over_HTTPS_Drops_32_Bit.gmi [14:38] TR Bot Tux Machines Thunderbird 145 Enables Support for DNS over HTTPS, Drops 32-Bit Linux Binaries [14:39] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [14:39] *Now talking on #techrights [14:41] *whatA____ has quit (connection closed) [14:48] ZedHedTed "Horizontal tabs are now slightly more rounded to match the look of vertical tabs. Buttons and text inputs, including the address bar, have also been updated for consistency." [14:49] ZedHedTed why!? i'm so sick of this rounded-edges trend. crapple's been doing it for several years now, and now mozilla made their tabs rounder. [14:53] TR News Techrights A Month After "End of 10" analytics.usa.gov Says More People Use Vista 7 Than Use Vista 11 https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/A_Month_After_End_of_10_analytics_usa_gov_Says_More_People_Use_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/A_Month_After_End_of_10_analytics_usa_gov_Says_More_People_Use_.gmi [14:53] TR Bot Techrights A Month After "End of 10" analytics.usa.gov Says More People Use Vista 7 Than Use Vista 11 [14:54] *whatA____ (~chatzilla@a5tab5t7u3grw.irc) has joined #techrights [14:56] TR News 'This acquisition was the worst thing for us': Synopsys staff brace for layoffs following Ansys merger https://www.itpro.com/business/synopsys-layoffs-ansys-merger-restructuring [14:56] TR Bot 'This acquisition was the worst thing for us': Synopsys staff brace for layoffs following Ansys merger | IT Pro [14:56] TR News (NEW): LibreOffice 25.8.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 70 Bug Fixes https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/LibreOffice_25_8_3_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_w.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/LibreOffice_25_8_3_Office_Suite_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_w.gmi [14:56] TR Bot Tux Machines LibreOffice 25.8.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 70 Bug Fixes [14:56] TR News "I first came across Typst a number of years ago [1], around the time it launched and it has been on my radar ever since." https://www.christopherbiscardi.com/i-use-typst-now | [14:56] TR Bot I use Typst now [14:57] TR News "Im a very heavy quick (dropdown) terminal user, so after adopting Ghostty one of the points of frustration for me was that I could not specify a default size for my quick terminal." https://batsov.com/articles/2025/11/12/configure-quick-terminal-size-in-ghostty/ | Source: Bozhidar Batsov [14:57] TR Bot Configure Quick Terminal Size in Ghostty - (think) [14:57] TR News "If you don't know what app will open a random media file (or URL), VLC is the answer. It runs on everything, plays anything, and it's free thanks to Jean-Baptiste Kempf." https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/12/vlc_guru_gong/ | Source: The Register UK [14:57] TR Bot VLC's keeper of the cone nets European free software gong The Register [14:58] TR News "After dodging around Microsoft's idea of UX, and then forwarding the USB device to the VM (I used Gnome Boxes for this, works nicely), I finally got to see WatchBP Analyzer with the data downloaded from the device." https://james.belchamber.com/articles/blood-pressure-monitor-reverse-engineering/ | [14:58] TR Bot I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours - James Belchamber [14:58] TR News "The pattern is familiar. Big company decides they can do something better themselves." https://gregmorris.co.uk/car-makers-cant-make-software/ | Source: Greg Morris [14:58] TR Bot Car Makers Cant Make Software [14:58] TR News "I cannot imagine going back to a pre-CarPlay era. I like bringing my music collection seamlessly into my car, having Maps and Messages at my disposal, and not needing to sync anything with a different system." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/automakers-carplay-future/ | Source: Nick Heer [14:58] TR Bot The Slow Fight for Control Over In-Car Technology Pixel Envy [14:59] TR News "Whatever the case, car companies are moving beyond making money only when they sell you a car." https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/11/apple-carplay-general-motors/684799/ | Source: The Atlantic [14:59] TR Bot Enjoy Apple CarPlay While You Still Can - The Atlantic ● Nov 13 [15:00] TR News "Doomscrolling originally specifically meant scrolling through bad news and only later was generalized to all compulsive scrolling, all kinds of scrolling where you afterwards, when to the sessions of sweet silent thought, summon up remembrance of things past and wonder why the heck you spent your precious hours on the dreck you just waded through." gemini://idiomdrottning.org/doomscrolling [15:01] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-11-13.gmi [15:02] TR News ssl gone, again: "Can you take a look, please? The guests are getting nervous and I'm pretty sure I saw someone suspicious looking walk in with a "Not secure" sign." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2736 [15:03] TR News "There are a good contingent of people that do not believe that the United States actually landed on the Moon in 1969, and that the broadcasts were instead filmed from a soundstage on Earth." gemini://thehans255.com/gemlog/2025/food-for-thought-moon-landing-disbelief.gmi [15:04] TR News xkcd: Car Size #3167 gemini://8by3.net/~xkcd/3167.gmi [15:04] TR News SpellBinding: AXHMTUE Wordo: SIZES gemini://spell.ddns.net/games/gemlog/2025-11-13.gmi [15:10] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 13/11/2025: Disbelief in the Moon Landings and Doom That Came to Scrolling https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Gemini_Links_13_11_2025_Disbelief_in_the_Moon_Landings_and_Doom.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Gemini_Links_13_11_2025_Disbelief_in_the_Moon_Landings_and_Doom.gmi [15:10] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 13/11/2025: Disbelief in the Moon Landings and Doom That Came to Scrolling [15:11] TR News "The new release ships with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS as its default for PC editions, while kernels such as 6.17 and 6.6 LTS are also available in the Sparky repositories for those who prefer to upgrade manually." https://linuxiac.com/sparky-linux-8-1-update-rolls-out-with-plasma-6-3-6-lxqt-2-1-and-xfce-4-20/ | Source: Linuxiac [15:11] TR Bot Sparky Linux 8.1 Update Rolls Out with Plasma 6.3.6, LXQt 2.1, and Xfce 4.20 [15:12] TR News "The Debian Libre Live Images project provides Live ISO images for Intel/AMD-compatible 64-bit x86 CPUs (amd64) built without any non-free software, suitable for running and installing Debian." https://blog.josefsson.org/2025/11/13/introducing-the-debian-libre-live-images/ | Source: Simon Josefsson [15:12] TR Bot Introducing the Debian Libre Live Images Simon Josefsson's blog [15:12] TR News "Pawe Pijanowski has announced the release of SparkyLinux 8.1, the latest stable release of the project's set of Linux distributions based on Debian 13: [...]" https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12632 | Source: Distro Watch [15:12] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12632 ) [15:13] TR News "Uri Herrera has announced the release of Nitrux 5.0.0, a major update of the Linux distribution that aims to be "disruptive by design"." https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12633 | Source: Distro Watch [15:13] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12633 ) [15:14] TR News "Red Hat, Inc. has released two updated versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) " https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12634 | Source: Distro Watch [15:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12634 ) [15:14] TR News "openSUSE Tumbleweed has officially replaced its traditional GRUB2 boot loader with GRUB2-BLS when installing the system via YaST. It is a variant of the traditional GRUB2 that supports the Boot Loader Specification (BLS) a modern standard defining how Linux systems store and manage boot entries." https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-now-ships-with-grub2-bls-by-default-for-new-installs/ | Source: Linuxiac [15:14] TR Bot openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Ships with GRUB2-BLS by Default for New Installs [15:15] TR News "Several recent commits have improved sysupgrade(8) handling of low free disk space in /usr: [...]" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251112121631 | Source: Undeadly [15:15] TR Bot Big news for small /usr partitions [15:15] TR News "The kernel also has a guarded heap, the implementation of which was originally quite similar to the userland one." https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-11-11-haiku_activity_contract_report_october_2025/ | Source: HaikuOS [15:15] TR Bot Haiku Activity & Contract Report, October 2025 | Haiku Project [15:15] TR News "Last week, I added Tiny Epic Galaxies to my tabletop games collection. Ive been enjoying the game for a long time but never owned a copy until now." https://hamatti.org/posts/i-designed-a-3d-printed-photo-caddy-insert-for-tiny-epic-galaxies/ | Source: Juha-Matti Santala [15:16] TR Bot I designed a 3D printed photo caddy insert for Tiny Epic Galaxies : Juha-Matti Santala [15:16] TR News "Suppose, hypothetically, that you're trying to set up a small web crawler for a good purpose." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/SmallCrawlersGettingFeedback | Source: University of Toronto [15:16] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [15:16] TR News How To Install Postfix on Debian 13 https://idroot.us/install-postfix-debian-13/ [15:16] TR Bot How To Install Postfix on Debian 13 - idroot [15:19] TR News "People are used to looking at Features field in the /proc/cpuinfo file under Linux. But does it show everything about the CPU cores present in the system?" https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2025/11/12/from-the-diary-of-aarch64-porter-id-registers/ | Source: Marcin Juszkiewicz [15:20] TR Bot From the diary of AArch64 porter IDregisters Marcin Juszkiewicz [15:20] TR News "This change has our resident packet manglers quite excited, and they think it will likely be a signature feature that will make the not-too-distant OpenBSD 7.9 release even more of an Internet favorite." https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251112132639 | Source: Undeadly [15:20] TR Bot Source and state limiters introduced in pf [15:20] TR News "Hardware RAID may look familiar and simple, but under the hood its fragile, outdated, and risky. Silent corruption, rebuild failures, and single-point controller crashes can all put your data on the line." https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-vs-raid-zfs-redundancy-done-right/ | Source: Klara [15:20] TR Bot When RAID Isnt Enough: ZFS Redundancy Done Right - Klara Systems [15:21] TR News "This week we talk about Bolt graphics, a new graphics start up that is working on a graphics card with upgrade-able memory for a competitive price." https://podcast.asknoahshow.com/466 | Source: The Ask Noah Show [15:21] TR Bot Ask Noah Show Episode 466: Ask Noah Show 466 [15:21] TR News "In other words, if I ever wanted to run FreeBSD on a laptop, a Framework laptop would probably be the best option" https://yorickpeterse.com/articles/a-brief-look-at-freebsd/ | Source: Yorick Peterse [15:21] TR Bot A brief look at FreeBSD [15:23] TR News (NEW): Debian-Based Tails 7.2 Released with Tor Browser 15 Anonymous Web Browser https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Debian_Based_Tails_7_2_Released_with_Tor_Browser_15_Anonymous_W.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Debian_Based_Tails_7_2_Released_with_Tor_Browser_15_Anonymous_W.gmi [15:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian-Based Tails 7.2 Released with Tor Browser 15 Anonymous Web Browser [15:25] TR News "Called Kudos, the application is designed to give members of the project an easy way to acknowledge contributions beyond code submissions alone." https://news.opensuse.org/2025/11/12/hw-project-seeks-to-launch-kudos/ | Source: OpenSUSE [15:25] TR Bot Hack Week Project Seeks to Launch Kudos - openSUSE News [15:28] TR News (NEW): BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/BSD_Leftovers.gmi [15:28] TR Bot Tux Machines BSD Leftovers [15:29] TR News "Today, Mozilla is thrilled to join the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as its newest member" https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/digital-public-goods-alliance/ | Source: Mozilla [15:29] TR Bot Mozilla joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance, championing open source to drive global progress [15:30] TR News Proprietary spyware and generally a very bad idea https://www.tecmint.com/install-microsoft-teams-slack-discord-linux/ | Source: TecMint [15:30] TR Bot How to Install Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Discord on Linux [15:31] TR News IBM Red Hat is selling Microsoft and back doors https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/deploy-red-hat-enterprise-linux-for-hpc-on-azure | Source: Red Hat Official [15:31] TR Bot Deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux for HPC on Azure [15:32] TR News IBM Red Hat is selling buzzwords https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introducing-new-and-simplified-ai-accelerator-driver-experience-rhel | Source: Red Hat Official [15:32] TR Bot Install AI accelarator drivers with a single command on Red Hat Enterprise Linux [15:34] TR News "Key exchange enhances data integrity, and building it into RHEL 9.7 prepares your security infrastructure for emerging threats." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/now-available-red-hat-enterprise-linux-97 | Source: Red Hat Official [15:34] TR Bot Introducing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.7 [15:35] TR News "Your platform deserves flexibility without giving up an ounce of control." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/nginx-gateway-fabric-certified-red-hat-openshift-0 | Source: Red Hat Official [15:35] TR Bot NGINX Gateway Fabric certified for Red Hat OpenShift [15:35] TR News "As part of the RHEL 10.1 update, an offline, locally available command-line assistant is officially indeveloper preview." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/what-s-new-rhel-101-offline-assistance-convenient-ai-accelerators-and-more | Source: Red Hat Official [15:35] TR Bot What's new in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1 [15:37] whatA____ "without giving up an ounce of control" LIES, look at what IBM did in 2023 http://techrights.org/o/2023/06/23/what-ibm-does-to-red-hat/ [15:37] TR Bot What IBM Does to RHEL is Neither Surprising Nor Acceptable [15:37] TR News "Migrating off your current hypervisor doesn't have to be a sudden leap. It is a gradual evolution, and Red Hat provides you with guided resources at every stage of the journey." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/your-complete-guide-getting-started-red-hat-openshift-virtualization | Source: Red Hat Official [15:37] TR Bot Your complete guide for getting started with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization [15:39] TR News Red Hat Enterprise GNU/Linux 10.1: Top features for developers https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/12/red-hat-enterprise-linux-101-top-features-developers [15:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/12/red-hat-enterprise-linux-101-top-features-developers ) [15:39] TR News New in MicroShift 4.20: The generic device plug-in https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/12/new-microshift-4-20-generic-device-plugin [15:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/12/new-microshift-4-20-generic-device-plugin ) [15:41] TR News Red Hat Releases RHEL 10.1 with Offline Hey Hi (AI) Guidance https://linuxiac.com/red-hat-releases-rhel-10-1-with-offline-ai-guidance/ [15:41] TR Bot Red Hat Releases RHEL 10.1 with Offline AI Guidance [15:42] TR News Paid-for puff pieces by Red Hat about itself, a love letter to its own products https://siliconangle.com/2025/11/12/red-hat-linux-gets-offline-management-quantum-threat-mitigation-new-ai-features/ [15:42] TR Bot Hat Linux gets offline management, quantum threat mitigation and new AI features - SiliconANGLE [15:43] whatA____ pretending not dead eh http://techrights.org/n/2025/10/16/Pretend_You_re_Not_Dead_Microsoft_Spent_Almost_Two_Decades_Rebr.shtml [15:43] TR Bot Techrights Pretend You're Not Dead: Microsoft Spent Almost Two Decades Rebranding Things as "Cloud, Then "AI", Now "XBox" and "Quantum" [15:43] TR News Red Hat Enterprise GNU/Linux 9.7: Top features for developers https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/12/red-hat-enterprise-linux-97-top-features-developers [15:43] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/12/red-hat-enterprise-linux-97-top-features-developers ) [15:44] TR News Exhaustive profiling toolkit: elfutils and libdwfl_stacktrace https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/12/exhaustive-profiling-toolkit-elfutils-and-libdwflstacktrace [15:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/11/12/exhaustive-profiling-toolkit-elfutils-and-libdwflstacktrace ) [15:45] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1, 9.7 Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_10_1_9_7_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_10_1_9_7_Released.gmi [15:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1, 9.7 Released [15:46] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers From redhat.com (Lots of Buzzwords Like "AI") https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Red_Hat_Leftovers_From_redhat_com_Lots_of_Buzzwords_Like_AI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Red_Hat_Leftovers_From_redhat_com_Lots_of_Buzzwords_Like_AI.gmi [15:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers From redhat.com (Lots of Buzzwords Like "AI") [15:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [15:49] *Isambard_Prince (~Isambard_Prince@tg6du6bmiws82.irc) has joined #techrights [15:50] TR News Dirk Eddelbuettel: digest 0.6.38 on CRAN: Several Updates http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2025/11/12#digest_0.6.38 [15:50] TR Bot Thinking inside the box [15:50] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], I'm out of the sling. Back to typing with two hands. [15:50] Isambard_Prince Now I'm out of practice. [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] oh [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] does it work like this? [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] you lose the muscle memory? [15:50] Isambard_Prince Shoulder is obviously still weak. [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] in one hand? [15:51] Isambard_Prince Yeah, and I've forgotten and accidentally opened some doors with the right hand. [15:51] Isambard_Prince Ouch [15:51] Isambard_Prince But I haven't torn anything, just painful. [15:51] TR News This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 625 https://this-week-in-rust.org/blog/2025/11/12/this-week-in-rust-625/ [15:51] TR Bot This Week in Rust 625 This Week in Rust [15:51] Isambard_Prince Difficult to lift my right arm and it gets wobbly and wants to go back down. [15:52] Isambard_Prince So we need to work on strengthening and range of motion now. [15:52] Isambard_Prince The bone itself in the humeral head looks like nothing ever happened now. [15:52] Isambard_Prince The doctor said that it was the fastest he'd ever seen anyone heal to this point. [15:52] TR News Mozilla Privacy Blog: Behind the Manifesto: The Survivors of the Open Web https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2025/11/12/behind-the-manifesto-the-survivors-of-the-open-web/ [15:52] TR Bot Behind the Manifesto: The Survivors of the Open Web - Open Policy & Advocacy [15:53] Isambard_Prince He said that the X-ray after 6 weeks looks like he would expect after 10 to 12. [15:53] Isambard_Prince So I'm allowed to drive again. [15:54] TR News Slop is a terrible thing to use, no matter if it claims to be "open" or not https://thenewstack.io/how-to-deploy-an-open-source-version-of-notebooklm/ [15:54] TR Bot How To Deploy an Open Source Version of NotebookLM - The New Stack [15:54] schestowitz[TR2] nice! [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] well done [15:55] Isambard_Prince :) [15:56] Isambard_Prince We're moving to active range of motion. I asked if we were accelerating the treatment plan and he said yes, new exercises were going to start today when I go to physical therapy. [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] born again [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] mny old friend harvey said [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] based on what he had learned [15:57] Isambard_Prince They said they expected me to be able to move my arm up to about my head. [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] imagine losing limbs [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] and then getting them back again [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] and how fulfilling it is to know you have those things you take for granted otherwise [15:57] Isambard_Prince I was able to move it up over my head and about as high as it normally goes. [15:57] Isambard_Prince Although it got wobbly there. [15:57] Isambard_Prince So we mostly need to get the strength back. [15:57] schestowitz[TR2] with cheeto [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] and sweatpants? [15:58] Isambard_Prince Cum and cheetos [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] ewww [15:58] schestowitz[TR2] sick man he is.. [15:58] Isambard_Prince Chester? [15:59] TR News The most common energy problems - and how to fix them https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/the-most-common-energy-problems-and-how-to-fix-them-aOPRX8E2FTal [15:59] TR Bot The most common energy problems - and how to fix them - Which? [15:59] Isambard_Prince I'm really not into "swinging" and numerous sex partners or telegraphing my masturbation habits all over the Internet channels where people also know me professionally. ● Nov 13 [16:00] Isambard_Prince Then wondering why nobody hires me after I say things like "smearing cum and cheeto dust" all over pants. [16:00] Isambard_Prince :P [16:00] TR News Ubuntu Blog: Canonical releases FIPS-enabled Kubernetes https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-fips-enabled-kubernetes [16:00] TR Bot releases FIPS-enabled Kubernetes [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] he did far worse [16:00] Isambard_Prince The tuberculosis? [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] and has been silent in social media for 10 or so days [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] no, much worse [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/09/27/Nowhere_to_Hide.shtml [16:00] TR Bot Tux Machines Nowhere to Hide [16:01] Isambard_Prince There's a big difference between sex with a spouse/partner and openly bragging about how gross you are and the swinging and diseases and stuff. [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] you will know soon [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] it's far worse than what you say [16:02] schestowitz[TR2] he was squirming in the dock [16:03] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [16:04] Isambard_Prince There's a TB clinic at most county health departments. [16:04] Isambard_Prince It's a disease of public health concern. [16:04] TR News "Over on YouTube [Usagi Electric] shows us how he installed an 84MB hard drive into his PDP-11/44." https://hackaday.com/2025/11/12/installing-an-84mb-hard-drive-into-a-pdp-11-44/ | Source: Hackaday [16:04] TR Bot An 84MB Hard Drive Into A PDP-11/44 | Hackaday [16:04] Isambard_Prince Most people would never ever talk about having had it. They'd just go get it treated and let that be the end of it. [16:04] Isambard_Prince That's what a normal person does. [16:05] TR News Docker Engine 29: Containerd Becomes Default, Experimental nftables Support https://linuxiac.com/docker-engine-29-containerd-becomes-default-experimental-nftables-support/ [16:05] TR Bot Docker Engine 29: Containerd Becomes Default, Experimental nftables Support [16:05] Isambard_Prince A gentleman does not discuss his ailments in public, at least not communicable disease. [16:05] TR News Nitrux 5.0 Launches with Hyprland as Default Desktop https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-5-0-launches-with-hyprland-as-default-desktop/ [16:05] TR Bot Nitrux 5.0 Launches with Hyprland as Default Desktop [16:05] TR News Miracle-WM 0.8 Adds Accessibility Features and Smoother Animations https://linuxiac.com/miracle-wm-0-8-adds-accessibility-features-and-smoother-animations/ [16:05] TR Bot Miracle-WM 0.8 Adds Accessibility Features and Smoother Animations [16:05] Isambard_Prince It's quite another thing to say hey I broke my arm and I went to surgery. [16:05] TR News Homebrew 5.0.0 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1046227/ [16:05] TR Bot 5.0.0 released [LWN.net] [16:05] Isambard_Prince But talking about your pathogens.... [16:06] Isambard_Prince Sexual health and wellness is a good thing to talk about as far as, conveying an overall message of public health. [16:07] Isambard_Prince Like hey, everyone should go get tested, or remember to practice safe sex. [16:07] Isambard_Prince But not boasting about your personal habits. [16:07] TR News Security updates for Wednesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1046173/ [16:07] TR Bot updates for Wednesday [LWN.net] [16:07] TR News Kaspersky Antivirus is Now Available for Linux. Will You Use it? https://itsfoss.com/news/kaspersky-for-linux/ [16:07] TR Bot Kaspersky Antivirus is Now Available for Linux. Will You Use it? [16:09] TR News Sparky 8.1 https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-1/ [16:09] TR Bot not resolve host: sparkylinux.org ( status 0 @ https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-1/ ) [16:10] schestowitz[TR2] impulsive narcissists say the darnest things http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/27/UK_High_Court_Masters_Are_Not_Your_Jesters_Microsoft.shtml [16:10] TR Bot Techrights UK High Court Masters Are Not Your Jesters, Microsoft [16:12] TR News Tiny386 emulator turns tiny microcontroller into a full i386 PC tiny virtual machine can boot backdoored Windows 95 and GNU/Linux on ESP32-S3 chip https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/tiny386-emulator-turns-an-esp-s3-microcontroller-into-a-full-i386-pc-tiny-virtual-machine-can-boot-windows-95-and-linux [16:12] TR Bot Tiny386 emulator turns tiny microcontroller into a full i386 PC tiny virtual machine can boot Windows 95 and Linux on ESP32-S3 chip | Tom's Hardware [16:12] TR News 8 Useful Free and Open Source Flatpak Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/useful-free-open-source-flatpak-tools/ [16:12] TR Bot Useful Free and Open Source Flatpak Tools - LinuxLinks [16:14] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], If I'm with a new person as a partner we both go somewhere and get screened for everything, so that's responsible. That's just "the talk". Right? It's not some sleazy thing in a hotel over some app. [16:15] Isambard_Prince Like some people... [16:15] schestowitz[TR2] yes, probably a step up [16:15] schestowitz[TR2] but [16:15] schestowitz[TR2] make sure there is brain [16:15] schestowitz[TR2] like life- and street-wise [16:15] schestowitz[TR2] no piles of airpods [16:15] schestowitz[TR2] that's crazy stuff [16:15] schestowitz[TR2] ocd sort of [16:16] Isambard_Prince This person I see now did just get a new phone, but it was because the one he had before was just utterly broken and not getting updates at all anymore after 7 years. [16:16] Isambard_Prince So that's a big difference right? Mandy wants another one because it's 7% thinner with Titanium(TM). [16:16] Isambard_Prince Every year. [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] phones [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] i like phones [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] but [16:17] Isambard_Prince Like, who cares if the phone is 7% thinner with Titanium? [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] not the modern things you carry around [16:17] Isambard_Prince Who even cares what the fucking thing is made out of? [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] the current landlines are good for recording calls [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] i spoke to journalists this week [16:17] Isambard_Prince It's a phone. You use it to make phone calls. [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] yes [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] exactly [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] and it shoiws things [16:17] schestowitz[TR2] like time or duration [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] or last numbers used [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] for quick dialing [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] that should do [16:18] Isambard_Prince I use it for GPS or sometimes ordering food or something. [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] like i don't need a toaster with a web browser [16:18] Isambard_Prince Or video conferences. [16:18] TR News (NEW): Leah Budzicka and Robert Clausecker Publish 2025 EuroBSDCon Trip Reports https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Leah_Budzicka_and_Robert_Clausecker_Publish_2025_EuroBSDCon_Tri.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Leah_Budzicka_and_Robert_Clausecker_Publish_2025_EuroBSDCon_Tri.gmi [16:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Leah Budzicka and Robert Clausecker Publish 2025 EuroBSDCon Trip Reports [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] videos confs better on desktop/laptop [16:18] Isambard_Prince But I donn't really care if it's 4% faster or with Titanium if it's going to cost me another phone every year. Why would I? [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] phones are too small [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] you miss out many things [16:18] schestowitz[TR2] like being able to multitask [16:19] Isambard_Prince The small iterative updates are too small to justify the cost of a phone every year, or even every 2 or 3 years. [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] when i did court over landline i did not have to ttthink what i look like [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] it's just voiice [16:19] Isambard_Prince You buy one 7 years later when it's broken you get all those things that piled up over the years at once. [16:19] schestowitz[TR2] less to discriminate against [16:20] Isambard_Prince Yeah, I called into my traffic case like that. [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] focus on voice [16:20] Isambard_Prince They asked why I didn't use Zoom and I said I didn't want my face being recorded by Zoom or broadcast out over a public channel. [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] and nothing else [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] use written notes and notebook [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] and pen [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] that will do [16:20] schestowitz[TR2] listen carefully [16:21] Isambard_Prince Calling the phon number counts as disputing your traffic ticket. [16:21] Isambard_Prince So they can't really tell you no. [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] i see [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] yes, appeals are like this [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] you need to specify basis [16:21] TR News (NEW): Mozilla and Firefox Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Mozilla_and_Firefox_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Mozilla_and_Firefox_Leftovers.gmi [16:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla and Firefox Leftovers [16:21] schestowitz[TR2] and they need to assess [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] if the basis is solid enough [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] otherwise, how can an appeal right exist? [16:22] Isambard_Prince They use Zoom because it works better for them. [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes you can dial in to zoom [16:22] Isambard_Prince It's not because it makes it easy for you to appear. [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] from a landline [16:22] Isambard_Prince Right, and then they call your case anyway. [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] or to other such stuff [16:22] Isambard_Prince Then you didn't appear. [16:22] *libredev has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:22] schestowitz[TR2] i think it depends on how they confgure it [16:23] Isambard_Prince But calling the phone number always works. [16:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [16:23] Isambard_Prince Maybe you didn't appear because they did something that didn't work right in Firefox. [16:23] Isambard_Prince :P [16:23] Isambard_Prince It's a stupid reason to be convicted of running a traffic light. [16:24] Isambard_Prince Zoom didn't work right in my web browser. [16:24] Isambard_Prince Those people give it a once over on Chrome on Windows. [16:24] Isambard_Prince And if it works there, then it works. [16:24] Isambard_Prince Moving on... [16:25] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [16:25] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [16:28] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Data https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Data.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_and_Open_Data.gmi [16:28] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Data [16:28] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/today_s_howtos.gmi [16:28] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [16:29] TR News iDeal OS MX GNU/Linux distribution respin https://www.linuxlinks.com/ideal-os-mx-linux-distribution-respin/ [16:30] TR Bot OS - MX Linux distribution respin - LinuxLinks [16:30] TR News Hug SCM The Humane Source Control Management Interface https://www.linuxlinks.com/hug-scm-humane-source-control-management-interface/ [16:30] TR Bot SCM - The Humane Source Control Management Interface - LinuxLinks [16:30] TR News Radxa Cubie A7Z Single Board Computer Running Linux: Power Consumption https://www.linuxlinks.com/radxa-cubie-a7z-single-board-computer-running-linux-power-consumption/ [16:30] TR Bot Cubie A7Z Single Board Computer Running Linux: Power Consumption - LinuxLinks [16:30] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/today_s_leftovers.gmi [16:30] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [16:30] TR News yabd yet another brightness daemon https://www.linuxlinks.com/yabd-yet-another-brightness-daemon/ [16:30] TR Bot - yet another brightness daemon - LinuxLinks [16:30] TR News UnifiedPush decentralized push notification system https://www.linuxlinks.com/unifiedpush-decentralized-push-notification-system/ [16:30] TR Bot - decentralized push notification system - LinuxLinks [16:31] TR News GhostMirror mirror analyzer for Arch GNU/Linux https://www.linuxlinks.com/ghostmirror-mirror-analyzer-arch-linux/ [16:31] TR Bot - mirror analyzer for Arch Linux - LinuxLinks [16:31] TR News pamixer PulseAudio command line mixer https://www.linuxlinks.com/pamixer-pulseaudio-command-line-mixer/ [16:31] TR Bot - PulseAudio command line mixer - LinuxLinks [16:31] TR News Hexkudo GNOME number-placement logic game https://www.linuxlinks.com/hexkudo-gnome-number-placement-logic-game/ [16:31] TR Bot - GNOME number-placement logic game - LinuxLinks [16:31] TR News alram alarm for RAM https://www.linuxlinks.com/alram-alarm-ram/ [16:31] TR Bot - alarm for RAM - LinuxLinks [16:31] TR News iwinfo provides wifi information about capabilities and network(s) https://www.linuxlinks.com/iwinfo-provides-wifi-information/ [16:31] TR Bot - provides wifi information about capabilities and network(s) - LinuxLinks [16:32] TR News Articles About "Linux" That Are Actually Promotions of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft backdoored Windows https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/11/Articles_About_Linux_That_Are_Actually_Promotions_of_Microsoft_.shtml [16:32] TR Bot Techrights Articles About "Linux" That Are Actually Promotions of Microsoft Windows [16:35] TR News (NEW): Mission Center 1.1.0 added CPU Power Draw & Revamped Services Page https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Mission_Center_1_1_0_added_CPU_Power_Draw_Revamped_Services_Pag.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Mission_Center_1_1_0_added_CPU_Power_Draw_Revamped_Services_Pag.gmi [16:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Mission Center 1.1.0 added CPU Power Draw & Revamped Services Page [16:37] TR News "education to Russian political prisoners through letters" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/12/meet-the-volunteers-bringing-education-to-russian-political-prisoners-through-letters | Source: Meduza [16:37] TR Bot Meet the volunteers bringing education to Russian political prisoners through letters Meduza [16:38] TR News "How Russia re-arrests dissidents to keep them behind bars indefinitely without criminal charges." https://meduza.io/en/cards/it-s-not-called-the-wheel-it-s-called-the-carousel-how-russia-re-arrests-dissidents-to-keep-them-behind-bars-indefinitely-without-criminal-charges | Source: Meduza [16:38] TR Bot Its not called the Wheel. Its called the Carousel. How Russia re-arrests dissidents to keep them behind bars indefinitely without criminal charges. Meduza [16:38] TR News "Newly released Epstein emails resurrect Russiagate" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/13/newly-released-epstein-emails-resurrect-russiagate-lavrov-can-get-insight-on-talking-to-me | Source: Meduza [16:38] TR Bot Newly released Epstein emails resurrect Russiagate: Lavrov can get insight on talking to me Meduza breaks down todays biggest Russia-related news stories, November 12, 2025 Meduza [16:39] TR News Russian Humanoid Robot Falls on Its Face in Hyped Debut https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/technology/ai-robot-russia-falls.html [16:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/technology/ai-robot-russia-falls.html ) [16:39] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: orcbots [16:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [16:39] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights [16:42] TR News Tajikistan launches state-backed messenger app https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/tajikistan-launches-state-backed-messenger-app [16:42] TR Bot Tajikistan launches state-backed messenger app | The Straits Times [16:43] TR News DESERT OS GNU/Linux Russian desktop GNU/Linux distribution https://www.linuxlinks.com/desert-os-linux-russian-desktop-linux-distribution/ [16:43] TR Bot OS Linux - Russian desktop Linux distribution - LinuxLinks [16:44] TR News Russias Humanoid Robot Falls on Face During Big Reveal on Stage https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/russia-humanoid-robot-falls-face-stage [16:44] TR Bot Russia's First Humanoid Robot Just Failed So Spectacularly During It's Debut That We're Suspicious the Entire Thing Was an Elaborate Joke [16:44] TR News Chinas Cyber Silence is More Worrying Than Russias Noise, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist Says https://www.securityweek.com/chinas-cyber-silence-is-more-worrying-than-russias-noise-chief-cybersecurity-strategist-says/ [16:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/chinas-cyber-silence-is-more-worrying-than-russias-noise-chief-cybersecurity-strategist-says/ ) [16:47] TR News IBM sponsored this spam https://siliconangle.com/2025/11/12/ibm-unveils-loon-nighthawk-next-generation-processors-scalable-fault-tolerant-quantum-computing/ see http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/IBM_is_a_Buzzwords_Vendor.shtml [16:47] TR Bot unveils Loon and Nighthawk, next-generation processors for scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing - SiliconANGLE [16:47] TR Bot Techrights IBM is a Buzzwords Vendor [16:48] *libredev has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:48] TR News Google Sues Chinese Cybercriminals Behind Lighthouse Phishing Kit https://www.securityweek.com/google-sues-chinese-cybercriminals-behind-lighthouse-phishing-kit/ [16:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-sues-chinese-cybercriminals-behind-lighthouse-phishing-kit/ ) [16:48] TR News Google Paid Out $458,000 at Live Hacking Event https://www.securityweek.com/google-paid-out-458000-at-live-hacking-event/ [16:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-paid-out-458000-at-live-hacking-event/ ) [16:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [16:49] TR News The Lost Sisters of the Pleiades Fill the Entire Night Sky https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/science/astronomy-stars-pleiades.html [16:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/science/astronomy-stars-pleiades.html ) [16:49] TR News Northern Lights Are Beautiful, but for Satellites Theyre Risky https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/science/northern-lights-solar-satellites.html [16:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/science/northern-lights-solar-satellites.html ) [16:50] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], It's "normal" to be out there and quite gross in some places of the US, like San Francisco. [16:50] Isambard_Prince But not in the US overall. [16:50] TR News Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO chief says https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251112-climate-crisis-is-a-health-crisis-who-chief-says [16:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/video/20251112-climate-crisis-is-a-health-crisis-who-chief-says ) [16:51] TR News Don't burn trash, Latvian environment authority urges https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/environment/12.11.2025-dont-burn-trash-latvian-environment-authority-urges.a622123/ [16:51] TR Bot Don't burn trash, Latvian environment authority urges / Article [16:52] TR News Cafe owner in South Korea uses sign language to greet deaf customers, warms hearts online https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/cafe-owner-in-south-korea-uses-sign-language-to-greet-deaf-customers-warms-hearts-online [16:52] TR Bot Cafe owner in South Korea uses sign language to greet deaf customers, warms hearts online | The Straits Times [16:52] TR News Sticker shock no more: New rule requires S. 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Korean wedding vendors to disclose complete pricing info | The Straits Times [16:52] Isambard_Prince It attracts a bunch of weirdos [16:53] TR News Malaysias Inspector Sheila charged with obstructing police officer https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-inspector-sheila-charged-with-obstructing-police-officer [16:53] TR Bot Malaysias Inspector Sheila charged with obstructing police officer | The Straits Times [16:53] TR News New pair of giant pandas to arrive in Malaysia in mid-November https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/new-pair-of-giant-pandas-to-arrive-in-malaysia-mid-november [16:53] TR Bot New pair of giant pandas to arrive in Malaysia in mid-November | The Straits Times [16:54] TR News In Malaysia, dubious health supplements thrive on social control media despite repeated warnings https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/in-malaysia-dubious-health-supplements-thrive-on-social-media-despite-repeated-warnings [16:54] TR Bot Dubious health supplements thrive on social media in Malaysia | The Straits Times [16:55] TR News Kazakhstan approves amendments restricting discussion of LGBTQ+ issues https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/11/kazakhstan-approves-amendments-restricting-discussion-of-lgbtiq-issues/ [16:55] TR Bot Kazakhstan parliament approves amendments restricting discussion of LGBTQ+ issues - JURIST - News [16:56] TR News Newsom in the Spotlight at the Climate Conference That Convicted Felon Decided to Skip https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/climate/gavin-newsom-cop30-belem-climate.html [16:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/climate/gavin-newsom-cop30-belem-climate.html ) [16:57] TR News What It Takes to Move a Factory From China to Vietnam https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010493279/china-vietnam-factory-manufacturing.html [16:57] TR Bot What It Takes to Move a Factory From China to Vietnam - The New York Times [16:58] TR News How a New Bridge Partly Collapsed in Chinas Southwest https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/world/asia/china-sichuan-bridge-collapse.html [16:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/world/asia/china-sichuan-bridge-collapse.html ) [16:59] TR News Greenhouse Gas Emissions Head for a Record in 2025, Global Carbon Project Reports https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/climate/greenhouse-gas-emissions-china.html [16:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/climate/greenhouse-gas-emissions-china.html ) ● Nov 13 [17:00] TR News More sleep, less screen time as China aims to reduce student stress https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/more-sleep-less-screen-time-as-china-aims-to-reduce-student-stress [17:00] TR Bot More sleep, less screen time as China aims to reduce student stress | The Straits Times [17:01] TR News Thailand extradites gambling kingpin She Zhijiang to China https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-extradites-gambling-kingpin-she-zhijiang-to-china [17:01] TR Bot Thailand extradites gambling kingpin She Zhijiang to China | The Straits Times [17:05] TR News China accuses Washington of stealing $13 billion worth of Bitcoin in alleged hack https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/china-accuses-washington-of-stealing-usd13-billion-worth-of-bitcoin-in-alleged-hack-127-272-tokens-seized-from-prince-group-after-owner-chen-zhi-was-indicted-for-wire-fraud-and-money-laundering-u-s-alleges [17:05] TR Bot China accuses Washington of stealing $13 billion worth of Bitcoin in alleged hack 127,272 tokens seized from Prince Group after owner Chen Zhi was indicted for wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. alleges | Tom's Hardware [17:06] TR News Thailand extradites alleged scam kingpin to China https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/12/thailand-extradites-alleged-scam-kingpin-to-china/ [17:06] TR Bot Thailand extradites alleged scam kingpin to China [17:07] TR News French media should know BETTER than INFANTILE efforts to CONFLATE robotics with SLOP https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251112-powered-by-ai-the-era-of-humanoid-robots-is-here for hype's sake! [17:07] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20251112-powered-by-ai-the-era-of-humanoid-robots-is-here ) [17:08] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], I had no idea what to expect from the shoulder surgery but it's turning out to be nowhere near the worst case I'd imagined. [17:08] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights [17:08] Isambard_Prince I got a look at that X-Ray and I told the doctor "Are you sure this is the same shoulder?" [17:08] Isambard_Prince There's no visible indication of any damage ever happening to it or any repair having been made. [17:09] schestowitz[TR2] must be the diet [17:09] Isambard_Prince You can't see the screws, there's no visible line showing where a repair was made, all of the area where the bone had become arthritic is gone and it's solid now. [17:10] *oarion7 (~ryan@ebmq5x6cde5zg.irc) has joined #techrights [17:10] Isambard_Prince The only thing that he pointed out is that my body made a slight amount of extra bone on the humeral head on both shoulders that most people don't have. [17:10] Isambard_Prince But since it's not hurting anything, they left it there. [17:12] TR News (NEW): Security Patches and Kaspersky Wants Its Proprietary Blob Inside GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Security_Patches_and_Kaspersky_Wants_Its_Proprietary_Blob_Insid.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Security_Patches_and_Kaspersky_Wants_Its_Proprietary_Blob_Insid.gmi [17:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Patches and Kaspersky Wants Its Proprietary Blob Inside GNU/Linux [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] just be careful with MRI [17:13] schestowitz[TR2] you are bionic now [17:13] TR News Techrights Links 13/11/2025: "Fight for Control Over In-Car Technology" and "Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis" https://techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Links_13_11_2025_Fight_for_Control_Over_In_Car_Technology_and_C.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/11/13/Links_13_11_2025_Fight_for_Control_Over_In_Car_Technology_and_C.gmi [17:13] TR Bot Techrights Links 13/11/2025: "Fight for Control Over In-Car Technology" and "Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis" [17:13] TR News Intentando migrar el sitio a una PC detrs de una VPN gemini://tecnico-ligero.duckdns.org/gemlog/48--2025-11-13-Intentando-migrar-el-sitio-a-una-PC-detrs-de-una-VPN.gmi [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] doc says, [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] if it makes ya feel better [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] when you die they can melt you down [17:14] schestowitz[TR2] to make a nice bracelet for mandy :)\ [17:15] TR News Is really KDE better than XFCE? gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/gemlog/2025-11-13-is-really-kde-better-than-xfce.gmi [17:15] *phebus (~phebus@y62br8unm5ssk.irc) has joined #techrights [17:16] TR News Debian Mandates Rust for APT, Reshaping Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros https://thenewstack.io/debian-mandates-rust-for-apt-reshaping-ubuntu-and-other-linux-distros/ [17:16] TR Bot Debian Mandates Rust for APT, Reshaping Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros - The New Stack [17:17] TR News Ubuntu's Rust Transition Hits Another Bump as sudo-rs Security Vulnerabilities Show Up https://itsfoss.com/news/sudo-rs-issue-ubuntu/ http://techrights.org/n/2025/11/12/British_Army_Officer_Said_Ubuntu_Needed_to_Abandon_Sudo_for_Rus.shtml [17:17] TR Bot Ubuntu's Rust Transition Hits Another Bump as sudo-rs Security Vulnerabilities Show Up [17:17] TR Bot Techrights British Army Officer Said Ubuntu Needed to Abandon Sudo for Rust's Imitation of Sudo and You Can Guess What Happened Next... [17:19] TR News These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-tools-that-make-windows-look-outdated/ [17:19] TR Bot These 5 simple Linux tools make Windows 11 look outdated [17:21] TR News You still waste money on a Windows licence because this company, Minix, hijacking the name of a real project, does not preload GNU/Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-got-tired-of-windows-11-so-i-converted-this-mini-pc-into-a-linux-powerhouse-heres-how/ [17:21] TR Bot got tired of Windows 11, so I converted this Mini PC into a Linux powerhouse - here's how | ZDNET [17:21] TR News "I always assumed Linux multitasking meant opening terminals and multiple apps side by side, but that was only part of it. Real multitasking isnt about quantity, but clarity." https://www.makeuseof.com/finally-understand-linux-multitasking-these-tools-changed-everything/ [17:21] TR Bot I finally understand Linux multitasking and these tools changed everything for me [17:22] TR News Proprietary RHEL businesswire.com/news/home/20251112146711/en/Red-Hat-Delivers-Evolving-Foundation-for-Modern-IT-with-Latest-Version-of-Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux [17:22] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [17:22] TR News Hype businesswire.com/news/home/20251112304577/en/Red-Hat-Delivers-Enhanced-Experience-for-AI-Accelerators-on-Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux [17:23] TR News More hype https://itsfoss.com/news/ibm-joins-opensearch-software-foundation/ [17:23] TR Bot IBM Joins OpenSearch Software Foundation to Advance AI-Powered Search and RAG [17:24] TR News Nokia inks contract with cloud provider 23M for Linux-powered switches - Telecompaper https://www.telecompaper.com/news/nokia-inks-contract-with-cloud-provider-23m-for-linux-powered-switches--1553879 [17:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Telecompaper [17:25] TR News "For people who played the game THUMPER, this comes from the artist & composer behind it. Not a game I've actually played before, so I went in entirely cold on it. But what I do know, is that they're very different games." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/thrasher-is-thoroughly-weird-unique-and-its-out-now-as-the-follow-up-to-thumper/ [17:25] TR Bot is thoroughly weird and it's out now as the follow up to THUMPER | GamingOnLinux [17:25] TR News Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1 and 9.7: An evolving foundation for the stack https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/CW-Developer-Network/Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux-101-and-97-An-evolving-foundation-for-the-stack [17:25] TR Bot Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.1 and 9.7: An evolving foundation for the stack [17:26] TR News "The latest version brings some key improvements including a more responsive lock screen, some cosmetic home screen enhancements, improved Settings menus, and an easier way to run Android apps on Linux phones." https://liliputing.com/plasma-mobile-6-5-brings-big-updates-to-this-platform-for-small-linux-devices-like-phones/ [17:26] TR Bot Mobile 6.5 brings big updates to this platform for small Linux devices (like phones) - Liliputing [17:27] TR News "After moving from Windows 10 to Linux, I quickly found a new home in Fedora KDE Plasma. It does what I want, it's very stable, and I really like how it automatically keeps the last three OS versions, so you can use those if something breaks in the newest build." https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-my-linux-desktop-fedora-silverblue-feels-futuristic/ [17:27] TR Bot I replaced my Linux desktop with Fedora Silverblue, and it feels futuristic [17:28] TR News "FreeXP is a Q4OS spin with a decidedly Windows feel. If you want to jump on the Linux bandwagon, but prefer the Windows UI, this is the distribution for you." https://www.zdnet.com/article/want-to-try-linux-but-prefer-the-windows-ui-this-distro-is-for-you/ [17:28] TR Bot to try Linux but prefer the Windows UI? This distro is for you | ZDNET [17:29] TR News ShaniOS: Making Linux Updates As Safe As Flipping A Light Switch https://www.opensourceforu.com/2025/11/shanios-making-linux-updates-as-safe-as-flipping-a-light-switch/ [17:29] TR Bot ShaniOS: Making Linux Updates As Safe As Flipping A Light Switch - Open Source For You [17:30] Isambard_Prince to make a nice bracelet for mandy :)\ [17:30] TR News (NEW): Shanios Linux-based immutable operating system https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/13/Shanios_Linux_based_immutable_operating_system.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/13/Shanios_Linux_based_immutable_operating_system.gmi [17:30] TR News Decentralized Trust centralised around GAFAM https://www.ledgerinsights.com/paladin-privacy-framework-graduates-as-bank-of-korea-joins-lf-decentralized-trust/ [17:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Shanios Linux-based immutable operating system [17:30] TR Bot Paladin privacy framework graduates as Bank of Korea joins LF Decentralized Trust - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise [17:30] Isambard_Prince To remember the horrible putang ina mo that only gave him US citizenship, got his teeth fixed, and is the reason he's not deaf. [17:30] schestowitz[TR2] Isambard_Prince: NAILED it [17:31] TR News "Mission Center, the fancy (and yes, a little Windows-y inspired) GTK4/libadwaita system monitoring tool for Linux has been updated." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/mission-center-system-monitor-1-1-update [17:31] TR Bot Linux's Slickest System Monitor App Gets Updated - OMG! Ubuntu [17:31] Isambard_Prince That he wanted to leave for some decrepit old man in his 60s who is not going to tolerate him for long. [17:32] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techrights [17:32] TR News "Linux, and likely runs Doom, too." https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/tiny386-emulator-turns-an-esp-s3-microcontroller-into-a-full-i386-pc-tiny-virtual-machine-can-boot-windows-95-and-linux [17:32] TR Bot Tiny386 emulator turns tiny microcontroller into a full i386 PC tiny virtual machine can boot Windows 95 and Linux on ESP32-S3 chip | Tom's Hardware [17:33] TR News My 2 favorite tools for reading Linux manual pages the easy way https://www.zdnet.com/article/my-2-favorite-tools-for-reading-linux-manual-pages-the-easy-way/ [17:33] TR Bot 2 favorite tools for reading Linux manual pages the easy way | ZDNET [17:33] TR News Google Releases Early Patches for Running Mainline Linux on Its Pixel 10 Smartphone Family https://www.hackster.io/news/google-releases-early-patches-for-running-mainline-linux-on-its-pixel-10-smartphone-family-124cd3210699 [17:33] TR Bot Releases Early Patches for Running Mainline Linux on Its Pixel 10 Smartphone Family - Hackster.io [17:35] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], I'm with another Filipino now out of pure coincidence. This was the doing of Tinder. [17:36] Isambard_Prince It's going well so far I think. [17:36] *ZedHedTed m00s [17:36] Isambard_Prince It's nice that this one seems to understand that rent has to come before new phone. [17:37] TR News (NEW): Jack Wallen on converting Windows-saddled Mini PC "into a Linux powerhouse" and manual pages https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Jack_Wallen_on_converting_Windows_saddled_Mini_PC_into_a_Linux_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/Jack_Wallen_on_converting_Windows_saddled_Mini_PC_into_a_Linux_.gmi [17:37] TR Bot Tux Machines Jack Wallen on converting Windows-saddled Mini PC "into a Linux powerhouse" and manual pages [17:40] TR News The Self-Hosting Starter Pack: 5 Simple Tools I Recommend To Get Started With Your Homelab https://itsfoss.com/self-hosting-starting-projects/ [17:40] TR Bot The Self-Hosting Starter Pack: 5 Simple Tools I Recommend To Get Started With Your Homelab [17:41] TR News openSUSE Tumbleweed https://news.opensuse.org/2025/11/12/2025-11-13-tw-grub2-bls/ [17:41] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://news.opensuse.org/2025/11/12/2025-11-13-tw-grub2-bls/ ) [17:42] TR News Fedora Community Blog: F43 election nominations now open https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/f43-election-nominations-now-open/ [17:42] TR Bot F43 election nominations now open Fedora Community Blog [17:43] TR News Tony Hoare and negative space https://www.sicpers.info/2025/11/tony-hoare-and-negative-space/ [17:43] TR Bot Tony Hoare and negative space | Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers [17:44] TR News FLOSS Weekly Episode 854 https://hackaday.com/2025/11/12/floss-weekly-episode-854-the-big-daddy-core/ | Source: Hackaday [17:44] TR Bot Weekly Episode 854: The Big Daddy Core | Hackaday [17:44] TR News Update about Font Replacement https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/11/12/update-about-font-replacement/ [17:44] TR Bot Update about Font Replacement - The Document Foundation Blog [17:44] TR News Episode 39: "The Tavern" is finally out! https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1100/episode-39-the-tavern-is-finally-out [17:44] TR Bot Episode 39: "The Tavern" is finally out! - David Revoy [17:46] Isambard_Prince schestowitz[TR2], So right now I'm catching up my new boyfriend on a lot of deferred medical care. It's amazing how horribly people take care of themselves. As well as a comprehensive STI screening (both of us, wouldn't be fair to ask someone else and then not agree to one yourself), vaccinations, a run by the walk in clinic because of a sinus infection, and establsh as a new patient for primary care. [17:47] Isambard_Prince Just one of those kinds that didn't see a doctor because most people in the Philippines I guess, don't? [17:49] Isambard_Prince I got my flu shot the other day. I went back to the regular chicken egg vaccine, not the recombinant. The weird thing is the health department carries high dose Fluzone because it's for the elderly, so they administered that one to me. [17:49] Isambard_Prince Because they mostly do immunizations for the elderly and people like their HIV patients who have compromised immune systems. [17:50] Isambard_Prince So the high dose Fluzone didn't cause any side effects in me. But the recombinant flu shot that I got last year sure did. I had to sit under air conditioning for over a week. [17:53] TR News "Nitrux is now available in two variants: one with the Liquorix kernel for AMD GPUs and one with the CachyOS kernel for NVIDIA GPUs." https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-nitrux-5-0-officially-released-with-hyprland-desktop-linux-kernel-6-17 [17:53] TR Bot Nitrux 5.0 Officially Released with Hyprland Desktop, Linux 6.17 - 9to5Linux ● Nov 13 [18:19] *whatA____ has quit (connection closed) [18:45] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [18:45] *Now talking on #techrights [18:45] *Oslo.NO.EU.IRCLink.Net sets mode +n #techrights [18:45] *Oslo.NO.EU.IRCLink.Net sets mode +t #techrights [18:59] MinceR https://apina.biz/210963.jpeg?mode=sfw [18:59] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/210963.jpeg ● Nov 13 [19:27] TR News (NEW): openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Defaults to GRUB2-BLS Bootloader for New UEFI Installs https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/openSUSE_Tumbleweed_Now_Defaults_to_GRUB2_BLS_Bootloader_for_Ne.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/11/13/openSUSE_Tumbleweed_Now_Defaults_to_GRUB2_BLS_Bootloader_for_Ne.gmi [19:27] TR Bot Tux Machines openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Defaults to GRUB2-BLS Bootloader for New UEFI Installs ● Nov 13 [20:57] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-aristotle-philosophy-robot [20:57] TR Bot Terrifying-Looking Robot Powers Up, Immediately Declares Humanity Is a "Resource" to Be "Manipulated or Eliminated" [20:58] *lxo has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Nov 13 [21:04] MinceR nice [21:05] MinceR https://apina.biz/136086.jpg?mode=sfw [21:05] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/136086.jpg [21:09] admfubar fifa fi fo fum... https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fifa-kennedy-center/ [21:09] TR Bot Cash-strapped Kennedy Center letting FIFA use facilities rent-free for weeks: report - Raw Story [21:10] admfubar i've always thought vader goes wherever he wants.... [21:10] MinceR :> [21:10] MinceR like Iron Man? [21:11] admfubar cept iron man cant go in his suit as it will rust [21:11] MinceR i thought he could [21:12] MinceR iirc it was in the first movie [21:12] *lxo (~lxo@ejtt6wjxgf2mc.irc) has joined #techrights [21:13] admfubar he better hop he doesnt spring an internal leak [21:13] admfubar hope too [21:13] MinceR wasn't an issue for the stillsuits either [21:40] *libredev has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:48] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:54] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [21:55] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights [21:59] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 13 [22:17] admfubar eewww... it is recycled... [22:17] admfubar i would think still suit wearers would overheat [22:18] admfubar https://pogowasright.org/as-shoplifting-surges-british-retailers-roll-out-invasive-facial-recognition-tools/ [22:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://pogowasright.org/as-shoplifting-surges-british-retailers-roll-out-invasive-facial-recognition-tools/ ) [22:19] admfubar thankfully it isnt like red nose day... https://www.salon.com/2025/11/13/starbucks-workers-strike-on-red-cup-day/ [22:19] TR Bot workers strike on "Red Cup Day" - Salon.com [22:53] *libredev has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:55] *darwin has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:56] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Nov 13 [23:18] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights