●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 ●● ● May 14 [00:06] *libredev has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:06] *croissant_ (~croissant@fh6ekzxbsrgay.irc) has joined #techrights [00:06] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) [00:06] *CrystalMath has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:06] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@z2m97q2gdwkv2.irc) has joined #techrights [00:07] *SomeGoat has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:07] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:07] *CrystalMath (~coderain@zb8r4kfzknsge.irc) has joined #techrights [00:09] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [00:14] *Sompi_ (~sami@erfwt36ktd6uu.irc) has joined #techrights [00:15] *Sompi has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:21] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [00:26] IsambardPrince https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/paying-the-2025-tax-bill-a-cap-on-itemized-deductions/ [00:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/paying-the-2025-tax-bill-a-cap-on-itemized-deductions/ ) [00:26] IsambardPrince They should just end itemized deductions. [00:26] IsambardPrince It's where you need the most revenue agents anyway because improper deductions are responsible for more fraud than failure to report income. [00:27] Sompi_ apparently even in the MX Linux forum I get mostly strawman arguments... [00:27] *libredev (~libredev@w4s7ck52qnvc2.irc) has joined #techrights [00:29] IsambardPrince Failure to report income is easier to prove. They get a form, you don't report it, they know. [00:29] IsambardPrince Improper deductions take more evidence. [00:29] IsambardPrince So it's a costlier audit. [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::2000) has joined #techrights ● May 14 [01:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [01:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [01:46] Sompi_ https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=819218#p819218 [01:46] TR Bot The free software has a problem. - Page 3 - MX Linux Forum [01:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [01:47] Sompi_ seems that the maintainers of MX Linux decided to stop supporting 32-bit x86 targets because I started that forum thread, and in the process they also make the distro an unviable option for 64-bit machines that don't have much memory! [01:48] Sompi_ I wrote there that this is not how free software reaches new users - and one of the maintainers wrote that developers should not care about my opinions... [01:49] Sompi_ so they don't care about people using free software, instead they intentionally destroy it [01:49] Sompi_ somehow I am not even surprised about this... and their FAQ states that they don't plan on ending 32-bit support any time soon [01:49] Sompi_ and now I accidentally exposed them [01:51] Sompi_ that there is intentional sabotage - they lure users into using their product (which is free software) and then break it [01:52] Sompi_ solution: buy a new computer with windows 11 pre-installed ● May 14 [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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HTML: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-130525.html TEXT: http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-130525.txt GEMINI GemText: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-130525.gmi GEMINI Plain Text: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/irc-log-techbytes-130525.txt [02:49] TR Bot IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 [02:49] TR News Yesterday's bulletin is now ready! : http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2025-05-13.txt | gemini://gemini.techrights.org/tr_text_version/techrights-2025-05-13.txt (tentative address, to work an hour from now) [02:50] TR News Yesterday's Tux Machines bulletin is now ready! : http://news.tuxmachines.org/txt-archives/tuxmachines-2025-05-13.txt [02:52] IsambardPrince schestowitz-pi, Picked up another 12 tubes of toothpaste. [02:52] IsambardPrince Never thought I'd have to consider that the FDA might ban fluoride toothpaste. [02:53] IsambardPrince But I suppose I should have some stashed away so my teeth don't rot out because of what Bobby Brainworm thinks I should be brushing with. ● May 14 [03:34] *SomeGoat has quit (connection closed) [03:41] IsambardPrince The DVD transfer of Spartacus looked quite good even though the DVD was released by Criterion in 2001. [03:41] IsambardPrince It looks like they shoved all the extras onto a second disc so they could increase the bitrate for the movie. [03:56] IsambardPrince https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-target-online-pornography-propose-interstate-ban-obscene-content [03:56] TR Bot GOP lawmakers target online pornography, propose interstate ban on obscene content | Fox News [03:56] IsambardPrince They want to make possessing any porn a federal offense. [03:57] IsambardPrince "Lees IODA defines "obscenity" within the Communications Act of 1934 and "appeals to the prurient interest in nudity, sex, or excretion."" ● May 14 [04:07] IsambardPrince https://www.yahoo.com/news/finance/news/microsoft-lay-off-3-workforce-143423322.html [04:07] TR Bot Microsoft to lay off around 3% of workforce in organization-wide cuts [04:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], ^ [04:10] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [04:15] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights [04:48] schestowitz[TR2] more than [04:52] TR News (NEW): Today in Techrights https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Today_in_Techrights.gmi [04:52] TR Bot Tux Machines Today in Techrights [04:52] TR News Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights https://techrights.org/ | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/ [04:52] TR Bot Techrights Welcome to the New Techrights [04:52] TR News Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_May_13_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_May_13_2025.gmi [04:52] TR Bot Techrights IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 [04:52] TR News Techrights Over at Tux Machines... https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Over_at_Tux_Machines.gmi [04:52] TR Bot Techrights Over at Tux Machines... [04:56] TR News The Enshittification of Royal Mail (Post Office/Postal Services) Continues https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/The_Enshittification_of_Royal_Mail_Post_Office_Postal_Services_.shtml [04:56] TR Bot Techrights The Enshittification of Royal Mail (Post Office/Postal Services) Continues [04:56] TR News Links 12/05/2025: US Brain Drain and Reminder That "Microsoft's Lobbying Efforts Eclipsed Enron" (Fraud Coverup) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/Links_12_05_2025_US_Brain_Drain_and_Reminder_That_Microsoft_s_L.shtml [04:56] TR Bot Techrights Links 12/05/2025: US Brain Drain and Reminder That "Microsoft's Lobbying Efforts Eclipsed Enron" (Fraud Coverup) [04:56] TR News The Finances of GAFAM Aren't as They Seem https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/The_Finances_of_GAFAM_Aren_t_as_They_Seem.shtml [04:56] TR Bot Techrights The Finances of GAFAM Aren't as They Seem [04:56] TR News Major Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs This Week (Discussed Online) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/Major_Microsoft_Layoffs_This_Week_Discussed_Online.shtml [04:56] TR Bot Techrights Major Microsoft Layoffs This Week (Discussed Online) [04:57] TR News 23,000 More Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs by the End of June If the Estimates Are Correct (In Addition to About 6,000 Layoffs So Far This Year) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/23_000_More_Microsoft_Layoffs_by_the_End_of_June_If_the_Estimat.shtml [04:57] TR Bot Techrights 23,000 More Microsoft Layoffs by the End of June If the Estimates Are Correct (In Addition to About 6,000 Layoffs So Far This Year) [04:57] TR News Red Hat's Owner is Called "America's Worst Tech Company" (IBM) and Microsoft's Liabilities Grow (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/Red_Hat_s_Owner_is_Called_America_s_Worst_Tech_Company_IBM_and_.shtml [04:57] TR Bot Techrights Red Hat's Owner is Called "America's Worst Tech Company" (IBM) and Microsoft's Liabilities Grow [04:57] TR News What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Missed Deadline (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/What_Happened_to_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Elections_Misse.shtml [04:57] TR Bot Techrights What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Missed Deadline [04:58] TR News Unleashing gst-python-ml: Python-powered ML analytics for GStreamer pipelines https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2025/05/12/unleashing-gst-python-ml-analytics-gstreamer-pipelines/ [04:58] TR Bot Unleashing gst-python-ml: Python-powered ML analytics for GStreamer pipelines [04:59] TR News Jan Lukas Gernert: Newsflash 4.0 (beta) https://blogs.gnome.org/jangernert/2025/05/12/newsflash-4-0-beta/ [04:59] TR Bot Newsflash 4.0 (beta) News about Newsflash ● May 14 [05:01] TR News Armv9 Architecture Helps Lift Arm To New Financial Heights https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/05/12/armv9-architecture-helps-lift-arm-to-new-financial-heights/ [05:01] TR Bot Armv9 Architecture Helps Lift Arm To New Financial Heights [05:02] schestowitz[TR2] the birds now show up before 5am [05:03] TR News "Sometimes, a little goes a long way. I believe thats the case with this tiny media control bar from [likeablob] that uses an ESP32-C3 Super Mini." https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-mingkwai-typewriter/ | Source: Hackaday [05:03] TR Bot With Kristina: The One With The MingKwai Typewriter | Hackaday [05:03] TR News Allwinner T113-i industrial gateway supports Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE, offers RS232, RS485, CAN Bus, DI/DO interfaces https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/12/allwinner-t113-i-industrial-gateway-supports-ethernet-wifi-bluetooth-4g-lte-offers-rs232-rs485-can-bus-di-do-interfaces/ [05:03] TR Bot Allwinner T113-i industrial gateway supports Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE, offers RS232, RS485, CAN Bus, DI/DO interfaces - CNX Software [05:12] TR News Techrights There Are Bigger Rounds of Microsoft Layoffs Coming, a Cull of 10% Implemented in Waves (the "3%" Figure is Misleading, Face-Saving) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.gmi [05:12] TR Bot Techrights There Are Bigger Rounds of Microsoft Layoffs Coming, a Cull of 10% Implemented in Waves (the "3%" Figure is Misleading, Face-Saving) [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: ^ [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhhj0 [05:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhhj0 ) [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] Wonder what Trump thinks about the 1985 MSFT layoffs from Redmond WA, USA [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] I thought Trump was going to help create jobs in USA by having top corporations continuing to invest in USA. Can a news reporter ask Trump what he thinks about the 1985 Microsoft Layoffs of the total 6000 world wide layoffs coming from Redmond, Washington USA. [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] And I thought AI wouldn't take over human jobs, but as you can see from the continuous layoffs from Microsoft these past few years, AI is definitely taking over human jobs. If AI didn't exist, Microsoft would have possibly been hiring instead of laying off. [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] Create a Truth Social account and ask Trump in person. " [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5xrz0r [05:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5xrz0r ) [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] ive hated almost every minute of it... [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] Why? [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @aq+1jv5xrz0r [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] -5 [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] Hey, get off your phone, Bill. Those burgers won't flp themselves [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] 4 hours ago by Anonymous [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] | 7 reactions (+1/-6) [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @a7+1jv5xrz0r [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] Everyone can be replaced. Also, may your wish come true. You dont like this, they have to do this, let there be severance. [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:23] TR News "This layoff had 0% to do with individual performance management. There were whole teams cut, not related to performance at all on the individual level." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5p5qvh [05:23] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5p5qvh ) [05:25] TR News "Charge a tariff based on code content origins, which will be all India, Mexico, Romania, Philipines...." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jnpep676 [05:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jnpep676 ) [05:26] TR News "But why are you hurting me, daddy? Orange daddy said hed bring all the jobs to America but now all the jobs are going to India or the H1Bs just come take the jobs from us right in our faces. Why daddy? Why isnt ICE deporting all the saris in Redmond who dont work or contribute anything?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5sx3t6 [05:26] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5sx3t6 ) [05:28] TR News "Microsoft should layoff the entire Redmond Washington site. Then bulldoze all the Microsoft buildings to the ground to make room for a NASCAR trac to be built. Make it like the Daytona 500 trac." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5sx3t6 [05:28] TR News "Next week: 1,985 Indian H1Bs start work at Redmond HQ. Trump hates Americans and loves Indian and South African illegals." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhhj0 [05:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhhj0 ) [05:29] admfubar m$ is feeling the heat... https://www.osnews.com/story/142351/microsoft-blinks-extends-office-support-for-windows-10-by-three-years/ [05:29] TR Bot blinks, extends Office support for Windows 10 by three years OSnews [05:34] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Connection closed) [05:34] *schestowitz-TR has quit (connection closed) [05:34] admfubar https://www.osnews.com/story/142349/cracking-the-dave-busters-anomaly/ [05:34] TR Bot the Dave & Busters anomaly OSnews [05:35] TR News Taliban bans chess in Afghanistan over gambling and religious concerns https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/taliban-bans-chess-in-afghanistan-over-gambling-concerns [05:35] TR Bot Taliban bans chess in Afghanistan over gambling and religious concerns | The Straits Times [05:38] TR News Rights group urges US Congress to restore Radio Free Asia Uyghur service https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/journalists-rights-group-urges-us-congress-to-restore-radio-free-asias-uyghur-service/ [05:38] TR Bot Rights group urges US Congress to restore Radio Free Asia Uyghur service - JURIST - News [05:40] TR News Taavi Vnnen: lua entry thread aborted: runtime error: bad request https://taavi.wtf/posts/nginx-lua-runtime-error/ [05:40] TR Bot lua entry thread aborted: runtime error: bad request [05:40] TR News Apple Patches Major Security Flaws in iOS, macOS Platforms https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-major-security-flaws-in-ios-macos-platforms/ [05:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-major-security-flaws-in-ios-macos-platforms/ ) [05:41] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techrights [05:41] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-50vmi7.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techrights [05:41] TR News E.D. 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Affirms TTAB Decision Ordering Cancellation of two General Cigar Registrations for "COHIBA" Under Pan-Am Convention [05:42] TR News Precedential No. 4: TTAB Sustains Opposition to CUADRA for Alcoholic Beverage Due to Lack of Bona Fide Intent http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/precedential-no-4-ttab-sustains.html [05:42] TR Bot The TTABlog: Precedential No. 4: TTAB Sustains Opposition to CUADRA for Alcoholic Beverage Due to Lack of Bona Fide Intent [05:42] TR News A frenetic week, from Software Heritage Symposium to FOSDEM 2025 https://toscalix.com/2025/05/12/a-frenetic-week-from-software-heritage-symposium-to-fosdem-2025/ [05:42] TR Bot frenetic week, from Software Heritage Symposium to FOSDEM 2025 toscalix [05:42] TR News German Authorities Take Down Crypto Swapping Service eXch https://www.securityweek.com/german-authorities-take-down-crypto-swapping-service-exch/ [05:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/german-authorities-take-down-crypto-swapping-service-exch/ ) [05:43] TR News Florida Backdoor Bill Fails https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/florida-backdoor-bill-fails.html They have the back doors regardless http://techrights.org/wiki/Microsoft_and_the_NSA/ [05:43] TR Bot Backdoor Bill Fails - Schneier on Security [05:43] TR Bot Microsoft and the NSA [05:44] TR News A Single-Pixel Camera Without Moving Parts Using Compressed Sensing https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/a-single-pixel-camera-without-moving-parts-using-compressed-sensing/ | Source: Hackaday [05:44] TR Bot Single-Pixel Camera Without Moving Parts Using Compressed Sensing | Hackaday [05:44] TR News Jailed Hong Kong activist Owen Chow, lawyer lose appeals over prison letter convictions https://hongkongfp.com/2025/05/13/jailed-hong-kong-activist-owen-chow-lawyer-lose-appeals-over-prison-letter-convictions/ [05:44] TR Bot Jailed HK activist Owen Chow, lawyer lose appeals over prison letter [05:45] TR News New cybersecurity law updates may be on the way https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/05/new-cybersecurity-law-updates-may-be-on-the-way/ [05:45] TR Bot New cybersecurity law updates may be on the way [05:45] TR News The Standard for Conception: Dont Ask Will it Work https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/standard-conception-dont.html [05:45] TR Bot The Standard for Conception: Don't Ask "Will it Work" [05:46] TR News Blue Wave IP entity, Edge Networking, cloud patent monopoly challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/12/blue-wave-ip-entity-edge-networking-cloud-patent-challenged [05:46] TR Bot Blue Wave IP entity, Edge Networking, cloud patent challenged Unified Patents [05:46] TR News Biogy authentication patent monopoly challenged https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/12/biogy-authentication-patent-challenged [05:46] TR Bot Biogy authentication patent challenged Unified Patents [05:47] TR News Zauns appeal unsuccessful in Brexit-related case against Praesidiad https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/zauns-appeal-unsuccessful-in-brexit-related-case-against-praesidiad/ [05:47] TR Bot Zaun's appeal unsuccessful in Brexit-related case against Praesidiad - JUVE Patent [05:48] TR News Unified Patents launches Unified IP Services with experienced Search team https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/12/unified-patents-launches-unified-ip-services-with-experienced-search-team [05:48] TR Bot Unified Patents launches Unified IP Services with experienced Search team Unified Patents [05:49] TR News Sophie Herold: International ME/CFS Awareness Day https://blogs.gnome.org/sophieh/2025/05/12/international-me-cfs-awareness-day/ [05:49] TR Bot International ME/CFS Awareness Day Sophie's Blog [05:50] TR News European Data Sovereignty and American Clouds: A Brewing Storm https://fossforce.com/2025/05/european-data-sovereignty-and-american-clouds-a-brewing-storm/ [05:50] TR Bot European Data Sovereignty and American Clouds: A Brewing Storm - FOSS Force [05:51] TR News Pluralistic: Convicted Felon can't do ANYTHING for his base (12 May 2025) https://pluralistic.net/2025/05/12/greased-slide/ [05:51] TR Bot Pluralistic: Trump cant do ANYTHING for his base (12 May 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [05:52] TR News Notes from the Chrome Teams Blink principles of web compatibility https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/notes-from-blink-principles-of-web-compat/ [05:52] TR Bot Notes from the Chrome Teams Blink principles of web compatibility - Jim Nielsens Blog [05:54] TR News "An H1B visa does not last a lifetime." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5jc2y8 [05:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5jc2y8 ) [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv6hrvk8\ [05:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv6hrvk8\ ) [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] This is the worst timing for a layoff [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] Have any of you been paying attention to the job market? I have. Ive been applying and going on interviews for the past six months, and Im still here because Ive never seen it this bad. Most of the postings are fake. For the ones that arent, its nearly impossible to even get an interview. And if you finally do make it past round one, then two, then three, and however many more, you find out the pay is insultingly lo [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] w. They know people are running out of options, and theyre lowballing everyone they can. Getting laid off in a situation like this...Im just praying its not me. [05:54] schestowitz[TR2] " [05:55] TR News The issue of fake job openings is not limited to tech http://techrights.org/n/2025/01/08/Why_Government_Data_on_Job_Openings_is_Typically_a_Lie_Perpetra.shtml http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Signs_of_Trouble_Microsoft_Job_Openings_for_Jobs_That_Do_Not_Ex.shtml [05:56] TR Bot Techrights Why Government Data on "Job Openings" is Typically a Lie (Perpetrated in Part by Corporations) [05:56] TR Bot Techrights Signs of Trouble: Microsoft Job Openings for Jobs That Do Not Exist! [05:56] IsambardPrince Okay, that was gross. [05:56] TR News First the Olympics, Now New Years Eve: NBC Taps Snoop Dogg for Once-in-a-Lifetime Year-End Special https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/snoop-dogg-new-years-eve-special/ [05:56] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/snoop-dogg-new-years-eve-special/ ) [05:56] IsambardPrince I found a tube of toothpaste that expired over 2 years ago. [05:57] IsambardPrince So I decided to use it for cleaning. [05:57] IsambardPrince I really should clean my sneakers more often. ● May 14 [06:02] TR News Security Firm Andy Frain Says 100,000 People Impacted by Ransomware Attack https://www.securityweek.com/security-firm-andy-frain-says-100000-people-impacted-by-ransomware-attack/ [06:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/security-firm-andy-frain-says-100000-people-impacted-by-ransomware-attack/ ) [06:02] TR News 437,000 Impacted by Ascension Health Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/437000-impacted-by-ascension-health-data-breach/ [06:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/437000-impacted-by-ascension-health-data-breach/ ) [06:02] TR News Asus DriverHub Vulnerabilities Expose Users to Remote Code Execution Attacks https://www.securityweek.com/asus-driverhub-vulnerabilities-expose-users-to-remote-code-execution-attacks/ [06:02] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/asus-driverhub-vulnerabilities-expose-users-to-remote-code-execution-attacks/ ) [06:03] TR News US Deportation Airline GlobalX Confirms Hack https://www.securityweek.com/us-deportation-airline-globalx-confirms-hack/ [06:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/us-deportation-airline-globalx-confirms-hack/ ) [06:04] TR News Taiwan worsens its vulnerability to a Chinese energy blockade https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwan-lacks-clarity-on-energy-security/ [06:04] TR Bot Taiwan worsens its vulnerability to a Chinese energy blockade | The Strategist [06:07] IsambardPrince Now my shower smells like aquafresh. [06:07] IsambardPrince Very minty. [06:08] IsambardPrince I'm actually having fun trying to get rid of this toothpaste. [06:08] TR News IC Designer https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/semiconductor-simulator-lets-you-play-ic-designer/ | Source: Hackaday [06:08] TR Bot Simulator Lets You Play IC Designer | Hackaday [06:09] TR News The ZX Spectrum Logic Analyzer https://hackaday.com/2025/05/12/the-zx-spectrum-logic-analyzer/ | Source: Hackaday [06:09] TR Bot ZX Spectrum Logic Analyzer | Hackaday [06:10] TR News LTSpice https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/simulating-high-side-bootstrap-circuits-with-ltspice/ | Source: Hackaday [06:10] TR Bot High-Side Bootstrap Circuits With LTSpice | Hackaday [06:12] TR News HIV Drugs Dramatically Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/hiv-drugs-dramatically-lower-risk-of-alzheimers-disease-study-finds [06:12] TR Bot Drugs Dramatically Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease, Study Finds : ScienceAlert [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] IsambardPrince: use shoe products for shoes [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] also, toothpaste degrades past a day [06:12] schestowitz[TR2] the BBE [06:13] schestowitz[TR2] if opened, use within x (6?) months [06:13] schestowitz[TR2] but it typically does not expire per se [06:13] schestowitz[TR2] anyway, you do silly thinks with the shoes [06:13] schestowitz[TR2] this is a product for mouths [06:23] TR News ... in light of this morning's postings from MSFT WBers online, it looks like we nailed it re scale and timing of layoffs [06:23] TR News Latvia's inflation rate rose to nearly 4% in April https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/economy/12.05.2025-latvias-inflation-rate-rose-to-nearly-4-in-april.a597899/ [06:23] TR Bot Latvia's inflation rate rose to nearly 4% in April / Article [06:24] TR News From Classroom to Code: Innovative Qt Apps by Future Developers https://www.qt.io/blog/from-classroom-to-code-innovative-qt-apps-by-future-developers [06:24] TR Bot From Classroom to Code: Innovative Qt Apps by Future Developers [06:26] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], It's just some grit to polish the dirt off. [06:27] IsambardPrince I've seen people use windex or dawn. [06:27] IsambardPrince Wow, that didn't take long. [06:27] IsambardPrince My shoes are almost dry. [06:27] IsambardPrince I threw them in the washer and spun them out and set them next to the fan. [06:30] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Those looked pretty bad. [06:32] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], RFK Jr. is banning prescription fluoride. [06:32] IsambardPrince So the time to stock up on toothpaste is now. [06:32] IsambardPrince Why wouldn't the FDA revoke it eventually? [06:33] IsambardPrince First he encouraged States to ban it from the water. [06:33] IsambardPrince Then he went after the prescription stuff. [06:33] TR News Farmers Sued Over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/climate/trump-deleted-climate-website-farmers-lawsuit.html [06:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/climate/trump-deleted-climate-website-farmers-lawsuit.html ) [06:33] IsambardPrince Toothpaste is just a matter of time. [06:33] schestowitz[TR2] i used to assume he was a medical pro [06:34] schestowitz[TR2] then you told me heee was just ambulance-chasing lawyer [06:34] schestowitz[TR2] like gulagboy's idiots [06:34] schestowitz[TR2] who resign [06:34] TR News Far-Reaching Protective Order Issued in Drake v. Universal Music Battle Discovery Tentatively Scheduled to Wrap in May 2026 https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/drake-umg-lawsuit-protective-order/ [06:34] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/drake-umg-lawsuit-protective-order/ ) [06:35] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], That's literally all he is. [06:36] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Presumably non-fluoride toothpaste will be all you can get eventually. [06:36] IsambardPrince It may not even be legal to bring fluoride toothpaste into the country from Canada. [06:36] IsambardPrince If it's an unapproved drug, the FDA can have CBP seize it and put you on "lists" for trying to smuggle fluoride. [06:37] IsambardPrince So hoarding a bunch and hoping it lasts until Trump is gone seems to be the safest option. [06:37] TR News Michigan Public Policy Survey suggests uncertainty among local officials on Hey Hi (AI) police surveillance technology https://www.michigandaily.com/news/research/michigan-public-policy-survey-reveals-uncertainty-among-local-officials-on-ai-police-surveillance-technology/ [06:37] TR Bot Michigan Public Policy Survey suggests uncertainty among local officials on AI police surveillance technology [06:37] IsambardPrince What's it cost me to have a bunch of toothpaste? $10-15? [06:37] IsambardPrince I suppose I could brush with it if it expires. Wouldn't be ideal but I doubt it would be any worse than what they leave us with. [06:38] TR News Bridging Tech and Policy: How Cat Easdon is Shaping the Future of Privacy and Security https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2025/05/bridging-tech-and-policy-how-cat-easdon-is-shaping-the-future-of-privacy-and-security/ [06:38] TR Bot Bridging Tech and Policy: How Cat Easdon is Shaping the Future of Privacy and Security - Internet Society [06:38] TR News Google Agrees to $1.3 Billion Settlement in Texas Privacy Lawsuits https://www.securityweek.com/google-agrees-to-1-3-billion-settlement-in-texas-privacy-lawsuits/ [06:38] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/google-agrees-to-1-3-billion-settlement-in-texas-privacy-lawsuits/ ) [06:38] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], If the rest of the country wants their teeth to rot and fall out they can have fun with this guy. [06:39] IsambardPrince I'll just put a toothpaste mountain in the closet and keep brushing with that if they ban it. [06:41] IsambardPrince If he doesn't ban it I'm out probably $5-6 by then. [06:42] IsambardPrince https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-begins-action-remove-ingestible-fluoride-prescription-drug-products-children-market [06:42] TR Bot FDA Begins Action To Remove Ingestible Fluoride Prescription Drug Products for Children from the Market | FDA [06:43] IsambardPrince "Several states have taken action to stop fluoridation of drinking water, and fluoride is not added to drinking water in most of Europe or other countries of the world. This action by the FDA is consistent with Secretary Kennedys Make American Healthy Again effort to ensure children grow up in a healthy environment. [06:43] IsambardPrince " [06:43] TR News WireWatch: Measuring the Security of Proprietary Network Encryption in the Global Android Ecosystem https://citizenlab.ca/2025/05/wirewatch-measuring-the-security-of-proprietary-network-encryption-in-the-global-android-ecosystem/ [06:43] TR Bot WireWatch: Measuring the Security of Proprietary Network Encryption in the Global Android Ecosystem - The Citizen Lab [06:43] TR News Traefik Proxy 3.4 Debuts with Distributed Rate-Limiting and Smarter Load Balancing https://linuxiac.com/traefik-proxy-3-4-debuts-with-distributed-rate-limiting-and-smarter-load-balancing/ [06:43] TR Bot Traefik Proxy 3.4 Debuts with Distributed Rate-Limiting and Smarter Load Balancing [06:44] TR News Send Slack Notifications from Shell Scripts https://linuxhandbook.com/bash-shell-slack-notification/ [06:44] TR Bot Send Slack Notifications from Shell Scripts [06:44] TR News 10 Years of Memories at LinuxFest Northwest https://blog.system76.com/post/10-years-of-linuxfest-northwest [06:44] TR Bot 10 Years of Memories at LinuxFest Northwest - System76 Blog [06:45] TR News How to Install Parabolic on FunOS https://funos.org/install-parabolic-funos/ [06:45] TR Bot How to Install Parabolic on FunOS FunOS [06:47] TR News IBM DEI Lawsuit Gets Jury Trial Date https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ibm-dei-lawsuit-gets-jury-trial-date [06:47] TR Bot IBM DEI Lawsuit Gets Jury Trial Date - by Bryan Lunduke [06:47] TR News Microsoft to Employees: Avoid Romance & Give Your Toddler a Sex Change https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-to-employees-avoid-romance [06:47] TR Bot Microsoft to Employees: Avoid Romance & Give Your Toddler a Sex Change [06:48] TR News LibreOffice Quality Assurance (QA) in 2024 TDFs Annual Report https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/05/12/libreoffice-quality-assurance-qa-in-2024-tdfs-annual-report/ [06:48] TR Bot LibreOffice Quality Assurance (QA) in 2024 TDFs Annual Report - The Document Foundation Blog [06:53] TR News Transformative Changes: Copyright Leadership Dismissed as Hey Hi (AI) Report Questions Industry Practices https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/transformative-copyright-leadership.html [06:53] TR Bot Transformative Changes: Copyright Leadership Dismissed as AI Report Questions Industry Practices | Patently-O [06:53] TR News Copyright Office Weighs in on Hey Hi (AI) and Fair Use Amid Major Leadership Shakeup https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/05/12/copyright-office-weighs-ai-fair-use-amidst-major-leadership-shakeup/id=188814/ [06:53] TR Bot Copyright Office Weighs in on AI and Fair Use Amid Major Leadership Shakeup [06:53] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Man Fires Top US Copyright Official Raising Serious Questions About the Direction of Hey Hi (AI) Policy https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/11/trump-fires-us-copyright-office-director/ [06:53] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/11/trump-fires-us-copyright-office-director/ ) [06:54] TR News "She always cared about other peoples problems" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/12/she-always-cared-about-other-people-s-problems | Source: Meduza [06:54] TR Bot She always cared about other peoples problems Remembering Russian investigative journalist Irina Pankratova Meduza [06:56] TR News RISC-V Hey Hi (AI) PC Delivers 50 TOPS, Runs Ubuntu 24.04 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/deepcomputings-risc-v-ai-pc-with-ubuntu-24-04 [06:56] TR Bot RISC-V AI PC Delivers 50 TOPS, Runs Ubuntu 24.04 - OMG! Ubuntu [06:56] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Then you have to hoard coffee too. Well, I did before it got entirely out of hand. [06:57] IsambardPrince I'm drinking through a batch that actually expired last year. [06:57] IsambardPrince Still tastes okay. [06:57] IsambardPrince Meanwhile CNN is saying have you tried "mushroom coffee". [06:57] IsambardPrince No, not only no, but hell fucking no. [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], Then you have to hoard coffee too. Well, I did before it got entirely out of hand. [06:57] IsambardPrince I'd rather shit in an old gym sock and pour hot water on it and call it coffee. [06:57] IsambardPrince Fucking CNN. [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] i have only about 3kg of coffee left [06:57] schestowitz[TR2] so i slowed down and moved back to tea [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] till i find a whole box of the stuff [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] yesterday i went into a shop [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] saw nescafe [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] snall 100grams is like 4.15 now [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] that's like 41 pounds per kg [06:58] schestowitz[TR2] not acceptable ● May 14 [07:02] TR News SoundCloud Says It Doesnt Allow Hey Hi (AI) Training on Artist Uploads Though Their Opt-Out Terms Say the Complete Opposite https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/ [07:02] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/ ) [07:02] TR News Rakudo Weekly 2025.19 A HARC In Time https://rakudoweekly.blog/2025/05/12/2025-19-a-harc-in-time/ [07:02] TR Bot 2025.19 A HARC In Time Rakudo Weekly News [07:02] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I'm glad I bought eyeglasses today. [07:02] IsambardPrince They only had one frame left and it was the one on the shelf. [07:03] IsambardPrince So they had to sell me that one and order lenses for it. [07:03] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Things are getting pretty terrible, tbh [07:03] TR News Late Night Linux Episode 333 https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-333/ [07:03] TR Bot Late Night Linux Episode 333 Late Night Linux [07:03] IsambardPrince You don't know if you'll be able to brush your teeth, drink coffee, or get eyeglasses if you give these people a couple more months. [07:04] TR News Destination Linux 419: Welcome to GNU/Linux Viewers of Pewdiepie, We've Got Tips for Ya https://destinationlinux.net/419 [07:04] TR Bot Welcome to Linux Viewers of Pewdiepie, We've Got Tips for Ya - Destination Linux - TuxDigital [07:04] TR News Destination Linux 419: Welcome to GNU/Linux Viewers of Pewdiepie, Weve Got Tips for Ya https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/dl-419/ [07:07] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/today_s_howtos.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/today_s_howtos.gmi [07:07] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] schestowitz[TR2], Things are getting pretty terrible, tbh [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] my mom bought me one of those nescafe glass ones [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] they barelyu last 20 glasses [07:08] schestowitz[TR2] unless it's rather diluted [07:09] TR News (NEW): Applications: Kubernetes, asciinema, Newsflash, and Traefik Proxy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Applications_Kubernetes_asciinema_Newsflash_and_Traefik_Proxy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Applications_Kubernetes_asciinema_Newsflash_and_Traefik_Proxy.gmi [07:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Kubernetes, asciinema, Newsflash, and Traefik Proxy [07:11] TR News (NEW): Kernel: Bcachefs Benchmarks, CVE-2024-26809, AMD GPU driven via USB3 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Kernel_Bcachefs_Benchmarks_CVE_2024_26809_AMD_GPU_driven_via_US.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Kernel_Bcachefs_Benchmarks_CVE_2024_26809_AMD_GPU_driven_via_US.gmi [07:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Kernel: Bcachefs Benchmarks, CVE-2024-26809, AMD GPU driven via USB3 [07:12] TR News (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux and Destination Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Audiocasts_Shows_Late_Night_Linux_and_Destination_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Audiocasts_Shows_Late_Night_Linux_and_Destination_Linux.gmi [07:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux and Destination Linux [07:16] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, ESP32, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_ESP32_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Open_Hardware_Modding_RISC_V_ESP32_and_More.gmi [07:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, ESP32, and More [07:16] IsambardPrince Tchaikovsky. [07:16] IsambardPrince This can drown out the neighbors. [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] wrong aproach [07:17] IsambardPrince Swan Lake seems more pleasant than him screaming at her. [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] two sites going up with volume [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] it's like m.a.d. [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] i was joking eysterday at thwe coffee place your place in ILL is ill [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] and that you cannot even walk in the hallway safely [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] we saw some dodgy people in the streets [07:17] schestowitz[TR2] inc. seve4ral who stopped by our tables to beg fffor money [07:17] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Programming_Leftovers.gmi [07:17] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] i said, it's worse in US [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] i also said,. [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] homelessness and crimes do not appear to have increased here since 2020 [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] manchester is a growing city [07:18] schestowitz[TR2] fast-gorwing at that [07:19] TR News (NEW): Events: FOSSY, Superbooth, FOSDEM, LinuxFest Northwest https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Events_FOSSY_Superbooth_FOSDEM_LinuxFest_Northwest.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Events_FOSSY_Superbooth_FOSDEM_LinuxFest_Northwest.gmi [07:19] TR Bot Tux Machines Events: FOSSY, Superbooth, FOSDEM, LinuxFest Northwest [07:21] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.gmi [07:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [07:21] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Security_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Security_Leftovers.gmi [07:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [07:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Yes, this happens regularly. [07:22] IsambardPrince They like to come in to Burger King to bum money and stuff. [07:22] IsambardPrince They don't want food, just money. [07:22] IsambardPrince They drift in from the liquor store across the street. [07:23] TR News (NEW): Updates From the 'Debian Family' https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Updates_From_the_Debian_Family.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Updates_From_the_Debian_Family.gmi [07:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Updates From the 'Debian Family' [07:23] IsambardPrince I have never, ever, had one of them ask me for food. [07:23] IsambardPrince Ever. [07:23] IsambardPrince Even when they come into a restaurant or convenience store that sells food. [07:23] IsambardPrince They live to get their next drink or hit of drugs. [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] it happens if you site outside in the sun [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] more so is outwards near the pavement [07:24] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], If one came in and asked me for a hamburger or something because they had not eaten that day, I'd go up and buy them a burger. [07:24] schestowitz[TR2] and you cannot easily turn them awasy [07:24] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.gmi [07:24] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Leftovers [07:24] IsambardPrince I wish they'd get rid of the liquor stores. [07:25] IsambardPrince As long as you're selling liquor somewhere there's going to be like a million homeless people around. [07:25] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I had a 15 year old girl ask me to buy her liquor once. Offered to do things with me. I told her "I see three problems with that." [07:25] IsambardPrince She asked what those were. [07:26] IsambardPrince I said, "I'm not a pedo. This could be a sting operation. And you should be in school. It's the middle of the day. Get out of here before I call the police." [07:27] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], That was about 7-8 years ago. [07:27] IsambardPrince Moral decay sets in, then economic decay. [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] I wish they'd get rid of the liquor stores. [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] usually it's not the cause of the issue [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] but where troubled people go [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] to sedate the mind [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] and yes, kids ask people to buy them booze [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] here also [07:28] schestowitz[TR2] you must always say "no" [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] for one thing, it is wrong [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] and even if you don't get caught [07:29] schestowitz[TR2] you can end up doing harm [07:29] IsambardPrince I'm not going to have any part of this moral corruption. [07:30] IsambardPrince Legal or illegal, it's wrong. [07:30] IsambardPrince Everyone has an internal sense of right and wrong, and I'm not talking about politicized wrong or abuse of psychiatry says it's wrong. [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] it's not a new problem [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] but maybeee it got worse [07:31] IsambardPrince I mean, murdering people is wrong, stealing is wrong, things like that. [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] imaginwe microsoft peter [07:31] schestowitz[TR2] "no, you are way toom old" [07:32] IsambardPrince Eww [07:32] IsambardPrince They should crucify him and leave him for the birds. [07:32] IsambardPrince Like the rest. [07:32] IsambardPrince It's what the punishment would be if my word was the law. [07:32] TR News Techrights Links 14/05/2025: Google Agrees to $1.3 Billion Settlement After Spying, China Tariffs Don't Work https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Links_14_05_2025_Google_Agrees_to_1_3_Billion_Settlement_After_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Links_14_05_2025_Google_Agrees_to_1_3_Billion_Settlement_After_.gmi [07:32] TR Bot Techrights Links 14/05/2025: Google Agrees to $1.3 Billion Settlement After Spying, China Tariffs Don't Work [07:32] schestowitz[TR2] he will; be released in afew year [07:33] schestowitz[TR2] can catch up for drinks with gulagboy [07:33] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2025-05-14.gmi [07:34] IsambardPrince I would never kill anyone unless it was a last resort and it would be them, or me or my family or an innocent person. [07:34] IsambardPrince And the decision had to be made right then and there. [07:34] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1644.jpg [07:34] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/sneps/D1294.jpg [07:34] IsambardPrince Self-defense and coming to the aid of a crime victim are exceptions the law makes. [07:35] IsambardPrince Of course State of ILL has "duty to flee". [07:35] IsambardPrince Which is bullshit. [07:35] IsambardPrince If it's gonna be right down to it, better judged than carried. [07:35] IsambardPrince I hope it never happens. [07:36] IsambardPrince They should delete that and replace it with "threaten someone at your own risk". [07:38] TR News LinkedIn Mass Layoffs: Woman laid off by Microsoft in last-minute meeting by super boss: Once an unfamiliar face joined the call https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/woman-laid-off-by-microsoft-in-last-minute-meeting-by-super-boss-once-an-unfamiliar-face-joined-the-call-101747193118815.html [07:38] TR Bot Woman laid off by Microsoft in last-minute meeting by super boss: Once an unfamiliar face joined the call | Trending - Hindustan Times [07:40] IsambardPrince "She continued that her seven-year journey at Microsoft has been amazing." [07:41] IsambardPrince What else can you say after you spent 7 years there? You either grit your teeth and say nice things hoping to get a good reference, or have to explain a 7 year gap in your resume. [07:41] IsambardPrince They fucked me and I have to say it was amazing! [07:42] IsambardPrince It was an amazing fucking. [07:42] IsambardPrince By the unfamiliar face. [07:43] IsambardPrince Don't trust anyone who wears nicer clothes than you do. [07:43] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], People who are immodest are usually also crooked. [07:43] IsambardPrince They have to project appearances. [07:43] IsambardPrince Hope people "buy in". [07:49] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], So now all the retailers jump in to frantically fill their warehouses up to the brim again. [07:49] IsambardPrince What a horrible and inefficient way to do business. [07:54] TR News Techrights Slopwatch: BetaNoise (BetaNews), LinuxSecurity, and Slopfarms Still Promoted by Google News https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Slopwatch_BetaNoise_BetaNews_LinuxSecurity_and_Slopfarms_Still_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Slopwatch_BetaNoise_BetaNews_LinuxSecurity_and_Slopfarms_Still_.gmi [07:54] TR Bot Techrights Slopwatch: BetaNoise (BetaNews), LinuxSecurity, and Slopfarms Still Promoted by Google News ● May 14 [08:06] TR News (NEW): 10 things I always do after installing Ubuntu to instantly improve the experience https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/10_things_I_always_do_after_installing_Ubuntu_to_instantly_impr.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/10_things_I_always_do_after_installing_Ubuntu_to_instantly_impr.gmi [08:06] TR Bot Tux Machines 10 things I always do after installing Ubuntu to instantly improve the experience [08:08] TR News Techrights Microsoft is Very Highly Stressed About Adoption of GNU/Linux at Windows' Expense (on Former "Vista 10" PCs) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Microsoft_is_Very_Highly_Stressed_About_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_a.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Microsoft_is_Very_Highly_Stressed_About_Adoption_of_GNU_Linux_a.gmi [08:08] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft is Very Highly Stressed About Adoption of GNU/Linux at Windows' Expense (on Former "Vista 10" PCs) [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtrqbze4 [08:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jtrqbze4 ) [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] " [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] Really tired of this troll extolling Arvind's imaginary virtues with the blind stupidity of a MAGA a--hat worshipping everything Trump does. [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] The reason so many of us hate Arvind is because he has destroyed so many lives for his personal enrichment - lthe lives of our friends and colleagues and our own lives as well. Thanks to Arvind, I have no future here and it used to be bright - and I hate not just him but the entire company. Morale is the worst since 1993. [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] You want us to extoll his virtues because he has managed to get the stock price up by laying off most of the US. Seriously - bite me. I only care about the stock price up to the point that I sell the stock; once I am gone, I could care less about the company or the stock price. This used to be a place where I loved to work. I am shocked at how fast Arvind has destroyed this company. [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] I used to be proud to work at IBM. I no longer am. We do not sell solutions that people want to use. He-l, the Watson orchestrate team has carbon components that they have designed that they can't even use because the developers were laid off. That's supposed to be one of our flagship products. How stupid is that? He is a shortsighted greedy little fu-k. [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] Arvind has negative integrity. No one's buying your bullsh-t. He is the worst CEO in our history, selling the seed corn for a quick buck - FULL FU--ING STOP. [08:08] schestowitz[TR2] " [08:09] TR News "May God helps us, if IBM is part of the modernization of air traffic control systems. Planes will start falling from the skies like flies. Anyone with some brain cannot allow this. Allowing Indians to implement this is a disaster in the making." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv2vh2td [08:09] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv2vh2td ) [08:10] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boeing-s-737-max-software-outsourced-to-9-an-hour-engineers [08:10] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-28/boeing-s-737-max-software-outsourced-to-9-an-hour-engineers ) [08:11] TR News (NEW): RISC-V and RISE Partner to a Take a Role in the Yocto Project https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/RISC_V_and_RISE_Partner_to_a_Take_a_Role_in_the_Yocto_Project.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/RISC_V_and_RISE_Partner_to_a_Take_a_Role_in_the_Yocto_Project.gmi [08:11] TR Bot Tux Machines RISC-V and RISE Partner to a Take a Role in the Yocto Project [08:14] TR News (NEW): Slimbook Titan report 6 - Yup, I'm happy https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Slimbook_Titan_report_6_Yup_I_m_happy.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Slimbook_Titan_report_6_Yup_I_m_happy.gmi [08:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Slimbook Titan report 6 - Yup, I'm happy [08:15] IsambardPrince https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5277893-texas-ag-paxton-fluoride-toothpaste-drinking-water/ [08:15] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5277893-texas-ag-paxton-fluoride-toothpaste-drinking-water/ ) [08:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], You think I'm a crank. [08:15] IsambardPrince :) [08:15] IsambardPrince Ken Paxton is moving to ban fluoride toothpaste in Texas. [08:15] TR News "This is a copy of a chat between Claude and Bob. Content may include unverified or unsafe content that do not represent the views of Anthropic. Shared snapshot may contain attachments and data not displayed here." gemini://gem.refahs.com/pit.gmi [08:16] TR News "When I was younger, people scolded me probably hundreds of times for "not paying enough attention". No matter how hard I tried to pay attention though, it didn't help. When I told them it wasn't helping, they still kept insisting that I wasn't paying enough attention anyways." gemini://nicholasjohnson.ch/2025/05/13/presumptuous-neurotypicals/ [08:16] TR News "We stopped in Opatija. The settlement along a lake along a steep hill reminded me of Lausanne or Neufchtel in Switzerland. There were hollow ruins as well as fancy new Grand Hotels, some with an ancient Viennese flair." gemini://alexschroeder.ch/2025-05-13-opatija-crikvenica [08:17] TR News "As the brussels' sprouts bake, I play with the "cat". Though before I went to the lengths it takes to actually play with the "cat", the "cat" joined me in the so-called office." gemini://thurk.org/blog/645.gmi [08:18] TR News "This got me thinking about my own relationship to family history." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-13_re-writing-my-story-with-inspiration-from-notable-lives.gmi [08:20] TR News Stream of consciousness gemini://hotline.smol.pub/1747178068 [08:20] TR News "If you've been reading my previous post, knows that I haven't beat my PB, but that I recovered just fine, without too much of too bad moments. I feel fine, and wanna beat the world down! Am frustrated at my current professional situation. Still wants to do more open-source, rather that working for capitalists" gemini://missbanal.net/status-update-2025-05/ [08:21] TR News (NEW): Best Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [08:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Best Free and Open Source Software [08:22] TR News "My time as an IT teacher has given me a sobering look into the role current technology is having in the development of today's youth. As a kid I remember technology being a black box, always offering a new opportunity to learn something new." gemini://midnight.pub/posts/2614 [08:22] TR News "It was an open challenge, waiting to be unlocked. It simply doesn't feel that way anymore, at least in the broad sense. It just seems like a window to advertising, dopamine, and skewed standards of self and others." [08:24] TR News LLM slop now makes its way into Gemini gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/u/bobsh/28734 [08:26] TR News iophk: windows breaches are being used to market MFA-like vendor lock-in + surveillance http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/02/Passkeys_Are_Vendor_Lock_in_and_Imperialism_Not_Security_So_Esc.shtml [08:26] TR Bot Techrights Passkeys Are Vendor Lock-in and Imperialism, Not Security, So Escape Them Before They Latch Onto Your Workflows [08:28] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 14/05/2025: "Writing My Story with Inspiration from Notable Lives" and People Start Shovelling Up LLM Slop Onto Geminispace, https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Gemini_Links_14_05_2025_Writing_My_Story_with_Inspiration_from_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Gemini_Links_14_05_2025_Writing_My_Story_with_Inspiration_from_.gmi [08:28] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 14/05/2025: "Writing My Story with Inspiration from Notable Lives" and People Start Shovelling Up LLM Slop Onto Geminispace, [08:46] TR News Techrights If Microsoft Staff That Strangles Woman Pays You to Write Lies, It Will Not End Well https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/If_Microsoft_Staff_That_Strangles_Woman_Pays_You_to_Write_Lies_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/If_Microsoft_Staff_That_Strangles_Woman_Pays_You_to_Write_Lies_.gmi [08:46] TR Bot Techrights If Microsoft Staff That Strangles Woman Pays You to Write Lies, It Will Not End Well [08:59] TR News (NEW): NordVPN Linux App Updated with New GUI https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/NordVPN_Linux_App_Updated_with_New_GUI.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/NordVPN_Linux_App_Updated_with_New_GUI.gmi [08:59] TR Bot Tux Machines NordVPN Linux App Updated with New GUI ● May 14 [09:03] TR News Techrights Canonical Will Give You Money Only If You Work for Microsoft! https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Canonical_Will_Give_You_Money_Only_If_You_Work_for_Microsoft.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Canonical_Will_Give_You_Money_Only_If_You_Work_for_Microsoft.gmi [09:03] TR Bot Techrights Canonical Will Give You Money Only If You Work for Microsoft! [09:03] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2025/05/14/today-in-maga-republicans-ban-fluoride-prescriptions-and-threaten-to-take-away-toothpaste/ [09:03] TR Bot Today in MAGA: Republicans Ban Fluoride Prescriptions and Threaten to Take Away Toothpaste | BaronHK's Rants [09:03] IsambardPrince I posted it in the other room too. [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] checking this now [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] MAHAism [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] just filled up the birds' food, so was afak [09:21] schestowitz[TR2] we have about 50kg of bird seeds left [09:22] schestowitz[TR2] "three dozen tubes of AIM toothpaste" last years? [09:26] IsambardPrince Probably. [09:26] schestowitz[TR2] "Unless something changes, and fast, this country is basically finished." [09:26] IsambardPrince 5.5 ounce tubes. [09:26] schestowitz[TR2] for many it is already finished [09:26] schestowitz[TR2] c.f. your neighbours [09:27] schestowitz[TR2] we have almost 200 tubes, IIRC [09:27] schestowitz[TR2] maybe just over [09:27] IsambardPrince It does expire you know. [09:27] IsambardPrince It becomes "less effective" apparently. [09:27] schestowitz[TR2] BBE [09:27] schestowitz[TR2] use within once opened [09:28] schestowitz[TR2] due to drying mostly [09:28] schestowitz[TR2] the air contact [09:28] schestowitz[TR2] germs don't fancy eating most of these [09:29] TR News Today in MAGA: Republicans Ban Fluoride Prescriptions and Threaten to Take Away Toothpaste https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2025/05/14/today-in-maga-republicans-ban-fluoride-prescriptions-and-threaten-to-take-away-toothpaste/ [09:31] TR News "Valve have released the latest small update to Team Fortress 2. Following on from the update released at the start of May, it's another that pulls in some community-provided fixes thanks to the source code being available as part of the Source SDK update." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/team-fortress-2-gets-another-update-with-fixes-from-the-community-and-relaxed-in-game-chat-restrictions/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:31] TR Bot Fortress 2 gets another update with fixes from the community and relaxed in-game chat restrictions | GamingOnLinux [09:32] TR News "Just recently, Valve updated Counter-Strike 2 to entice players to keep coming back with a new permanent weekly mission system. Additionally, a just released update improves the game on Linux with Wayland." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/counter-strike-2-gets-weekly-missions-and-a-linux-wayland-fix/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:32] TR Bot 2 gets weekly missions and a Linux Wayland fix | GamingOnLinux [09:33] TR News "Crowbar Collective just released a major update to their Half-Life remake Black Mesa, which includes a whole lot of improvements to celebrate their ten year Steam anniversary." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/black-mesa-resonance-decade-update-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-improvements-and-a-big-sale/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:33] TR Bot Mesa 'Resonance Decade' update out now with Linux and Steam Deck improvements and a big sale | GamingOnLinux [09:34] TR News "Linux GPU Control Application (LACT) is a wonderful open source app that allows you to tweak various settings for your GPU on Linux. The latest update brings some great new features, like the new fan control UI." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/linux-gpu-control-application-lact-gets-a-new-fan-control-ui-automatic-fan-mode-threshold-on-nvidia/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:34] TR Bot GPU Control Application (LACT) gets a new fan control UI, automatic fan mode threshold on Nvidia | GamingOnLinux [09:35] TR News "Kodo Linija and publisher Paradox Arc have released a massive update to Stardeus, that's a bit like a RimWorld in space with ship-building. Now, it has ship to ship combat too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/rimworld-in-space-colony-sim-stardeus-gets-a-major-upgrade-with-ship-combat/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:35] TR Bot in space, colony sim Stardeus gets a major upgrade with ship combat | GamingOnLinux [09:35] TR News "The Wandering Village is such a sweet idea for a city-builder, taking place on the back of a huge walking creature. It's in Early Access with Linux / Steam Deck support and a big new update just arrived." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/city-building-on-the-back-of-a-huge-creature-the-wandering-village-gets-a-big-story-update/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:35] TR Bot on the back of a huge creature, The Wandering Village gets a big Story Update | GamingOnLinux [09:36] TR News "With DOOM: The Dark Ages about to release for everyone on May 15th, and with Advanced Access available, it seems it needs some workarounds to run on Linux with AMD GPUs." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/doom-the-dark-ages-needs-workarounds-on-linux-with-amd-gpus-a-fix-has-been-merged-into-mesa/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:36] TR Bot The Dark Ages needs workarounds on Linux with AMD GPUs, a fix has been merged into Mesa | GamingOnLinux [09:37] TR News "Love customising mechs and going into battle? Granvir: Zero Front is a new prologue, acting as a long-term demo for the bigger game of Granvir that's due out later." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/granvir-zero-front-is-a-fresh-3rd-person-customizable-mech-combat-prologue-out-on-steam/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:37] TR Bot Zero Front is a fresh 3rd-person customizable mech-combat prologue out on Steam | GamingOnLinux [09:38] TR News "Saleblazers is an Early Access survival game that seems to be a little more on the unique side, with it adding in a shopkeeper element and now it should play better on Steam Deck and perhaps from your sofa on a living room PC too." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/saleblazers-mixes-shopkeeping-and-co-op-survival-with-a-fresh-patch-adding-ui-scaling-for-steam-deck/ | Source: GamingOnLinux [09:38] TR Bot mixes shopkeeping and co-op survival with a fresh patch adding UI scaling for Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux [09:39] TR News (NEW): Fedora-Based Nobara Linux Goes Rolling https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Fedora_Based_Nobara_Linux_Goes_Rolling.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Fedora_Based_Nobara_Linux_Goes_Rolling.gmi [09:39] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora-Based Nobara Linux Goes Rolling [09:41] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Cleaning the bathtub with expired AquaFresh also gets rid of a tube of AquaFresh. [09:41] IsambardPrince I forgot how bad the stuff tastes. [09:42] TR News "Fewer people want to work in the U.S., Indeed data shows" https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/us-jobs-foreign-workers [09:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/us-jobs-foreign-workers ) [09:42] IsambardPrince AIM is the cheapest toothpaste and it also tastes the best and makes my teeth feel cleaner than most. [09:42] TR News "Average wait time for Stockholm first-hand rentals over 28 years long" https://www.thelocal.se/20250513/average-wait-time-for-stockholm-first-hand-rentals-over-28-years-long [09:42] TR Bot Average wait time for Stockholm first-hand rentals over 28 years long [09:43] TR News (NEW): Inkscape 1.4.2 Adds Initial Support for Importing Vectornator / Linearity Curve Files https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/12/Inkscape_1_4_2_Adds_Initial_Support_for_Importing_Vectornator_L.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/12/Inkscape_1_4_2_Adds_Initial_Support_for_Importing_Vectornator_L.gmi [09:43] TR Bot Tux Machines Inkscape 1.4.2 Adds Initial Support for Importing Vectornator / Linearity Curve Files [09:44] TR News "China Called Trumps Bluff" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/05/china-tariffs-trump/682776/ [09:44] TR Bot China Called Trumps Bluff - The Atlantic [09:44] TR News "Saudis new AI firm picks US chipmaker Groq for inference" https://www.semafor.com/article/05/13/2025/saudis-new-ai-firm-picks-us-chipmaker-groq-for-inference [09:44] TR Bot new AI firm picks US chipmaker Groq for inference | Semafor ● May 14 [10:04] TR News Life is not maths. It's not a science. People planning life for x decades ahead are wrongly assuming there are fixed external parameters and nothing but themselves will chance. China and US are finding this out quicker than most. [10:05] TR News (NEW): Games: Saleblazers, Granvir: Zero Front, DOOM: The Dark Ages, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Games_Saleblazers_Granvir_Zero_Front_DOOM_The_Dark_Ages_and_Mor.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Games_Saleblazers_Granvir_Zero_Front_DOOM_The_Dark_Ages_and_Mor.gmi [10:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Saleblazers, Granvir: Zero Front, DOOM: The Dark Ages, and More [10:05] TR News "Banned AI Articles and Art" https://therevelator.org/artificial-intelligence-environment/ | Source: The Revelator [10:05] TR Bot Why The Revelator Banned AI Articles and Art The Revelator [10:11] TR News "A community-wide, online voting process will determine which customer is distinguished as the 2025 Red Hat Innovator of the Year. Voting is now open and will close at 9 a.m. ET on May 15." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/announcing-winners-19th-annual-red-hat-innovation-awards | Source: Red Hat Official [10:11] TR Bot Announcing the winners of the 19th annual Red Hat Innovation Awards [10:11] TR News "Apache/MIT-licensed models" https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/smarter-enterprise-ai-inference-time-scaling | Source: Red Hat Official [10:11] TR Bot Beyond tokens per second: Unlocking smarter enterprise AI with inference-time scaling [10:11] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Android_Leftovers.gmi [10:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers [10:12] TR News "Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization is that summer breeze." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/learning-ride-openshift-virtualization-wave | Source: Red Hat Official [10:12] TR Bot Learning to ride the OpenShift Virtualization wave [10:13] TR News Red Hat pushing hype and slop for Apple (proprietary) https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/13/how-integrate-vllm-inference-your-macos-and-ios-apps [10:13] TR Bot How to integrate vLLM inference into your macOS and iOS apps | Red Hat Developer [10:14] TR News "More recently, with the rise of the software-defined vehicles (SDV), automakers are embracing the need to increase their software content and reimagine their entire software architecture." https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/crossroads-automotive-software-expansion-and-evolving-software-developer-talent-pool | Source: Red Hat Official [10:14] TR Bot Crossroads: automotive software expansion and the evolving software developer talent pool [10:16] TR News How Insights events enhance system life cycle management https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2025/05/13/how-insights-events-enhance-system-life-cycle-management [10:16] TR Bot How Insights events enhance system life cycle management | Red Hat Developer [10:17] IsambardPrince MinceR, https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/another-brilliant-apple-design-decision/ [10:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/another-brilliant-apple-design-decision/ ) [10:17] IsambardPrince jwz [10:17] IsambardPrince 7 hours ago at 6:34 pm [10:17] IsambardPrince 52 [10:17] IsambardPrince Oh yeah, while I was waiting at the Apple Store, I had to be in the same room where one of the Apple Schmucks was demoing "Apple Intelligence" to the captive audience of people just wanting to get their screens fixed. His big pitch was, "Hey Siri, write a resignation letter as a poem in the style of Robert Frost." It was excruciating. [10:17] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], ^ [10:18] TR News "PINE64 has shared early details of the ALPHA-One, a compact generative AI agent powered by the RISC-V-based StarPro64 SBC." https://linuxgizmos.com/alpha-one-leverages-risc-v-starpro64-for-compact-local-llm-deployment/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:18] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/alpha-one-leverages-risc-v-starpro64-for-compact-local-llm-deployment/ ) [10:20] TR News "this connectivity is a double-edged sword, as it also opens the door for malicious activity," https://www.tecmint.com/install-ufw-on-ubuntu-debian/ | Source: TecMint [10:20] TR Bot How to Install and Configure UFW Firewall on Ubuntu & Debian [10:21] TR News "Digital literacy in the classroom is about more than skills. It's about fairness, access, and critical thinking." https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/what-do-we-even-mean-by-digital-literacy/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [10:21] TR Bot What do we even mean by digital literacy? - Raspberry Pi Foundation [10:21] TR News "the FBI has issued a stark warning" https://puri.sm/posts/fbi-raises-alarm-on-encrypted-messaging-apps-a-new-front-in-the-battle-for-digital-privacy-and-national-security/ | Source: Purism [10:21] TR Bot FBI Raises Alarm on Encrypted Messaging Apps: A New Front in the Battle for Digital Privacy and National Security Purism [10:21] TR News "LILYGO has introduced a new version of its T-Embed series that incorporates the SI4732 A10 tuner module." https://linuxgizmos.com/lilygo-t-embed-si4732-combines-esp32-s3-with-all-band-radio-tuning/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:21] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/lilygo-t-embed-si4732-combines-esp32-s3-with-all-band-radio-tuning/ ) [10:36] TR News Microsoft Canonical https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-thanks-dev-giving-back-to-open-source-developers | updated http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Canonical_Will_Give_You_Money_Only_If_You_Work_for_Microsoft.shtml Source: Ubuntu [10:36] TR Bot + thanks.dev = giving back to open source developers | Ubuntu [10:36] TR Bot Techrights Canonical Will Give You Money Only If You Work for Microsoft! [10:38] TR News "I wish I could try that new Firefox feature early?" https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-labs-fx138/ | Source: Mozilla [10:38] TR Bot Jump into Firefox Labs: A place to try new features and help shape Firefox [10:38] TR News "As a product manager for Firefox, one of the areas Im most passionate about is accessibility." https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/shifting-left-for-better-accessibility/ | Source: Mozilla [10:38] TR Bot 'Shifting left' for better accessibility in Firefox [10:45] TR News "Is SoundCloud using your music to train generative AI models? The company says it doesnt allow AI training or scraping with music on our platform, but questions remain in light of a controversial terms of service update." https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/ | Source: Digital Music News [10:45] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/ ) [10:46] TR News "The report serves AI companies' interests in ways you won't see done for other blatant pirates"Various uses of copyrighted works in AI training are likely to be transformative"but it failed to go the final millimeter, and that was whole race: [...]" https://boingboing.net/2025/05/12/copyright-office-head-fired-after-failing-to-bless-copyright-exemption-for-big-techs-ai-training.html | Source: BoingBoing [10:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://boingboing.net/2025/05/12/copyright-office-head-fired-after-failing-to-bless-copyright-exemption-for-big-techs-ai-training.html ) [10:46] TR News "When Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden last week and Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter over the weekend" https://www.theverge.com/politics/666179/maga-elon-musk-sacks-copyright-office-perlmutter | Source: The Verge [10:46] TR Bot Musks apparent power grab at the Copyright Office fractures the MAGA-tech alliance | The Verge [10:46] TR News "Last week, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Ian McKellen, Elton John, and hundreds of others in the UK creative industry signed an open letter backing an effort to force AI firms to reveal the copyrighted works used to train their models." https://www.theverge.com/news/666379/paul-mccartney-dua-lipa-uk-ai-copyright-amendment-letter | Source: The Verge [10:46] TR Bot Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa call on the UK to pass AI copyright transparency law | The Verge [10:47] TR News "Hayden's story has been remarkable. A librarian who stood up to the Patriot Act? That takes guts" https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/carla-hayden-fired-what-librarian-congress-how-much-does-role-make-1733630 | Source: International Business Times [10:47] TR Bot Carla Hayden Fired: What Is A 'Librarian of Congress' and How Much Does The Role Make | IBTimes UK [10:47] TR News "Fans have blamed Beyonc, Ticketmaster, and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment for a lack of communication and transparency (but mostly Live Nation and Ticketmaster)." https://www.vox.com/music/412355/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-taylor-swift-eras-concerts-stadiums | Source: Vox [10:47] TR Bot Kendrick Lamar: Stadium tours are on the rise. Are fans loving them? | Vox [10:47] TR News "And while there has been pressure to make things clearer for consumers in the past, nothing really ever materialized until now." https://www.androidpolice.com/no-more-hidden-fees-in-ticket-booking-apps/ | Source: Android Police [10:47] TR Bot Ticket companies are boasting about transparent fees now that they're legally required [10:48] TR News "The claim alleges that "the software giant abused its market dominance and engaged in conduct that restricted competition to its new licenses from pre-owned licenses for Microsoft products." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/microsoft_licensing_lawsuit/ | Source: The Register UK [10:48] TR Bot Microsoft facing legal claim over how it sells software The Register [10:48] TR News DRM in caction https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/05/13/1k-0036-means-sad-eyeballs-on-my-lg/ | Source: Daniel Stenberg [10:48] TR Bot means sad eyeballs on my LG | daniel.haxx.se [10:50] TR News "Major music companies have fired back at Grande Communications' Supreme Court plea" https://torrentfreak.com/never-terminate-policy-music-labels-slam-grandes-supreme-court-piracy-appeal-250513/ | Source: Torrent Freak [10:50] TR Bot Terminate" Policy: Music Labels Slam Grande's Supreme Court Piracy Appeal * TorrentFreak [10:50] TR News "As Blumenthal noted, Cruz's resolution, if it passes the House of Representatives and is signed into law by president Donald Trump, will also bar the FCC from instating similar programs in the future, thus restricting such access in perpetuity." https://futurism.com/lawmakers-disconnect-kids-internet | Source: Futurism [10:50] TR Bot Lawmakers Want to Cut Low-Income Schoolchildren Off from the Internet [10:50] TR News "network effects" https://pluralistic.net/2025/05/13/ctrl-ctrl-ctrl/#free-dmitry | Source: CoryDoctorow [10:50] TR Bot Pluralistic: Who Broke the Internet? Part II (13 May 2025) Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [10:50] TR News "As part of my network consulting business, I work with Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) and IPv6 almost daily." https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/13/lets-talk-about-cgnat-and-ipv6-again/ | Source: APNIC [10:50] TR Bot Lets talk about CGNAT and IPv6, again | APNIC Blog [10:51] TR News "Wife selling persisted in England in some form until the early 20th century; according to the jurist and historian James Bryce, writing in 1901, wife sales were still occasionally taking place during his time." https://www.vintag.es/2025/05/selling-wife.html | Source: Vintage Everyday [10:51] TR Bot In 1832, a Cumbrian Farmer Sold His Wife for 20 Shillings and a Dog ~ Vintage Everyday [10:52] TR News "The white paper calls the shambolic and flawed e-visa scheme a success and says that it will be used to support immigration raids." https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/org-slams-use-of-e-visas-for-immigration-raids/ | Source: OpenRightsGroup [10:52] TR Bot ORG slams use of e-visas for immigration raids | Open Rights Group [10:52] TR News "Women are half the population, so this is critical for not just economies and governments, but also for businesses, to reduce this inequality in their customer base" https://www.semafor.com/article/05/12/2025/mobile-internet-gender-gap-narrows-in-sub-saharan-africa | Source: Semafor Inc [10:52] TR Bot internet gender gap narrows in sub-Saharan Africa | Semafor [10:52] TR News "A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/05/judge-refuses-to-block-irs-from-sharing-tax-data-to-identify-and-deport-people-illegally-in-u-s/ | Source: Federal News Network [10:53] TR Bot Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in U.S. [10:53] TR News "Employees on zero-hour contracts are not necessarily guaranteed a given number of working hours, but rather called to work as needed." https://yle.fi/a/74-20161506 | Source: YLE [10:53] TR Bot Zero-hour contracts increasingly common among summer workers, survey finds | Yle News | Yle ● May 14 [11:30] *IsambardPrince has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [11:37] Sompi_ schestowitz[TR2]: https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=84698 [11:37] TR Bot The free software has a problem. - MX Linux Forum [11:37] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [11:38] Sompi_ What has happened in MX Linux community? The original purpose of that distro was to be a lightweight distro for older and smaller computers [11:41] TR News "Sulaiman Rahil is the latest of many Afghan journalists to be swept up by the notorious General Directorate of Intelligence without explanation or charge" https://cpj.org/2025/05/taliban-intelligence-detain-journalist-sulaiman-rahil-following-critical-facebook-posts/ | Source: CPJ [11:41] TR Bot Taliban intelligence detain journalist Sulaiman Rahil following critical Facebook posts - Committee to Protect Journalists [11:42] TR News "The study was based on two survey rounds in late 2023 and 2024, each covering 25,000 people across multiple professions in Denmark" https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/study-finds-journalists-are-on-ai-frontline-and-yet-to-be-replaced-by-tech/ | Source: Press Gazette [11:42] TR Bot Study finds journalists are on AI frontline and yet to be replaced by tech - Press Gazette [11:42] TR News "He offered special thanks to journalists who have put their lives and liberty at risk to cover global conflicts, sometimes dying in the process." https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/12/pope-leo-journalists-vatican/ | Source: The Washington Post [11:42] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/12/pope-leo-journalists-vatican/ ) [11:42] TR News "Georgian journalists gathered outside of Rustavi No. 5 Penitentiary Facility on Monday evening to show solidarity with detained media manager Mzia Amaghlobeli on her 50th birthday. The date also marked exactly four months since her arrest." https://oc-media.org/journalists-rally-outside-rustavi-prison-to-mark-mzia-amaghlobelis-birthday/ | Source: Open Caucasus Media [11:42] TR Bot Journalists rally outside Rustavi prison to mark Mzia Amaghlobelis birthday [11:43] TR News "Metas lead attorney, Mark Hansen, noted that Hemphill joined Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and former Biden official Tim Wu in pitching regulators on an antitrust probe of the company back in 2019." https://www.theverge.com/politics/666507/meta-tech-press-antitrust-trial | Source: The Verge [11:43] TR Bot Metas beef with the press flares at its antitrust trial | The Verge [11:43] schestowitz[TR2] What has happened in MX Linux community? The original purpose of that distro was to be a lightweight distro for older and smaller computers [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] "" [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] Hello. I didn't know where to post this message. Most internet forums - especially Finnish ones - are full of snobs and cyberbullies that make it impossible to have a civilized discussion about this matter. I noticed that MX Linux still plans to support 32-bit targets into the future so I thought that this forum might be a good place." [11:44] schestowitz[TR2] is that you? [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] libreoffice dumped 32-bit [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] many other software did too [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] so there's a limit to what you can do [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] even if you build KDE for an old pentium [11:45] schestowitz[TR2] because a lot of software you cannot build or must build on your own [11:47] TR News "Saudi Arabia is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, with at least 10 behind bars on December 1, 2024, making it the 10th worst jailer of journalists globally in CPJs latest annual prison census." https://cpj.org/2025/05/cpj-partners-condemn-saudi-arabias-press-freedom-record-ahead-of-trumps-visit/ | Source: CPJ [11:47] TR Bot CPJ, partners condemn Saudi Arabia's press freedom record ahead of Trump's visit - Committee to Protect Journalists [11:47] Sompi_ schestowitz[TR2]: Yes [11:47] Sompi_ How can even LibreOffice dump 32-bit? [11:48] Sompi_ Isn't it supposed to be portable software [11:48] Sompi_ Or is it because of Java? [11:48] TR News "We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Saudi authorities to release all detained journalists and writers, lift arbitrary travel bans, end legal and digital attacks, and uphold press freedom." https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Saudi-Joint-Statement-May-2025.pdf | Source: CPJ [11:48] Sompi_ Java was also originally meant to be portable, but now it only supports 64-bit x86 and ARM [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] my previous laptopwas 32-bit [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] i could not even get brave for it [11:48] Sompi_ No much point in using Java for anything anymore [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] the founder of brave told me they would fix this [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] but they never did [11:48] schestowitz[TR2] didn;t make 32-bit versions [11:50] TR News "Journalists are being charged under so-called special proceedings, a 2022 addition to the criminal procedure code that allows Belarusian authorities to convict people in absentia." https://cpj.org/2025/05/belarus-opens-criminal-cases-against-more-than-60-journalists-in-exile/ | Source: CPJ [11:50] TR Bot Belarus opens criminal cases against more than 60 journalists in exile - Committee to Protect Journalists [11:50] Sompi_ SeaMonkey can be built to 32-bit target, but "thanks" to rust, compiling it starts requiring more memory than I have [11:50] Sompi_ The test version already needs 32 gigabytes [11:50] TR News "focused on university campuses and punishable by prosecution by the states attorney general, Kris Kobach. A watered-down version (Senate Bill 44), which took out most of the enforcement provisions, passed at the end of the session." https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/13/new-kansas-antisemitism-law-takes-aim-at-free-speech-does-nothing-to-protect-jewish-people/ | Source: Kansas Reflector [11:50] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://kansasreflector.com/2025/05/13/new-kansas-antisemitism-law-takes-aim-at-free-speech-does-nothing-to-protect-jewish-people/ ) [11:50] TR News "Imagine clicking on your favourite social media app or trying to access a website you visit daily, only to be met with an 'Access Denied' message." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/access-denied-indian-government-has-x-block-over-8000-accounts-yours-affected-1733640 | Source: International Business Times [11:50] TR Bot Access Denied: Indian Government Has X Block Over 8000 Accounts, Is Yours Affected? | IBTimes UK [11:51] Sompi_ All this seems like a coordinated attack against free software [11:51] TR News "The Republican justices seem to think that they, as Republicans, are also entitled to be insulated from criticism." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/lawless-supreme-court-free-speech/ | Source: The Nation [11:51] TR Bot Why Only Republicans Have Free Speech | The Nation [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] Sompi_: i'd say it is a side effect [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] in practice [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] 1) forcing people to buy new [11:52] schestowitz[TR2] 2) not giving a f* (no money in suopporting older things) [11:53] TR News "As part of House Republicans must-pass budget reconciliation bill, lawmakers just snuck in a ten-year federal preemption of state-level artificial intelligence laws effectively nullifying all local efforts to regulate the explosive spread of AI technology." https://jacobin.com/2025/05/republicans-regulations-preemption-ai-laws/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [11:53] TR Bot Republicans Are Trying to Block State Regulation of AI [11:53] TR News "not currently in development." https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/xais-promised-safety-report-is-mia/ | Source: TechCrunch [11:53] TR Bot promised safety report is MIA | TechCrunch [11:53] Sompi_ schestowitz[TR2]: But the developers don't need to "support" older things - they just need to not add artificial hardware requirements [11:54] TR News "The three month deadline given in the draft passed earlier this week and that draft only applied to not currently in development future AI models the company may work on in the future." https://512pixels.net/2025/05/maybe-grok-could-ask-chat-gpt-to-write-it/ | Source: Stephen Hackett [11:54] TR Bot xAI Has Failed to Publish Final Version of Its Safety Policy - 512 Pixels [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] they add features [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] take gtk for instance [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] gtk3 or 4 has featurte xyz [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] and to get that feature they move to a newer api [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] and then you need opengl [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] or soms emultion [11:54] schestowitz[TR2] or hinting [11:55] schestowitz[TR2] antialiasing [11:55] schestowitz[TR2] so that new version of the thing does nothing to you personally [11:55] schestowitz[TR2] but ibm redhat changes gtk [11:55] schestowitz[TR2] i used to develop with gtk [11:55] TR News "This investment will result in Macquarie managing 100% of the capital in TDC Group." https://itwire.com/business-it-news/business-technology/macquarie-to-acquire-100-of-danish-telco-tdc-group.html | Source: IT Wire [11:55] TR Bot - Macquarie to acquire 100% of Danish telco TDC Group [11:56] Sompi_ GTK is terrible. I made a program with it and I should rewrite it with using some GUI library that uses more sense [11:56] Sompi_ GTK isn't even valgrind-clean and they keep deprecating features faster than I can change my code [11:56] TR News "About a third of the affected employees work at Microsofts headquarters in Redmond, Washington." https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/13/microsoft-lay-off-6000-workers-new-restructuring-initiative/ | Source: Silicon Angle http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/As_Expected_Microsoft_Uses_Media_Operative_Jordan_Novet_to_Down.shtml [11:56] TR Bot to lay off 6,000 workers, 3% of staff, in new restructuring initiative - SiliconANGLE [11:56] TR Bot Techrights As Expected, Microsoft Uses Media Operative (Jordan Novet) to Downplay the Scale of Mass Layoffs [11:57] TR News "Notices to employees began going out on Tuesday." https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-to-lay-off-about-3-of-its-workforce/ | Source: Security Week http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml [11:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-to-lay-off-about-3-of-its-workforce/ ) [11:57] TR Bot Techrights There Are Bigger Rounds of Microsoft Layoffs Coming, a Cull of 10% Implemented in Waves (the "3%" Figure is Misleading, Face-Saving) [11:57] TR News "a clear hint the axe was already being sharpened." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/microsoft_layoff/ | Source: The Register UK http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/There_Are_Also_Loads_of_Microsoft_LinkedIn_Layoffs_Today_Keep_T.shtml [11:57] TR Bot Microsoft chops 3% - mid-managers top the list The Register [11:57] TR Bot Techrights There Are Also Loads of Microsoft LinkedIn Layoffs Today (Keep Track of the Subsidiaries They Keep Out of Headlines) [11:58] TR News ""My direct peer is still in place," said Ollie Whitehouse, CTO at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) during last week's CYBERUK, referring to CISA's technical director, Chris Butera." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/cisa_ncsc/ | Source: The Register UK [11:58] TR Bot NCSC assures CISA relationship unchanged post-Trump The Register [11:58] schestowitz[TR2] GTK isn't even valgrind-clean and they keep deprecating features faster than I can change my code [11:58] schestowitz[TR2] at one point i started making less GUIs due to this [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] i got tired of keeping up with new toolkits [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] it's them offloading the work to you [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] qt does the same [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] they don't care [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] it's your time [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] not theirs [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] they "innovate" [11:59] schestowitz[TR2] at your expense ● May 14 [12:00] Sompi_ I want to write a program that "just works" and then only make small fixes to it after that [12:00] Sompi_ I don't want to keep using large amounts of my time to that project [12:01] Sompi_ And I also want to support various hardware targets, because technological diversity is good for freedom [12:01] Sompi_ So I want to write my C code in such way that it works [12:02] Sompi_ And that's what many developers just don't seem to get [12:02] Sompi_ They think that everyone must have an identical computer to what they have [12:04] TR News "with no notice" https://hey.paris/posts/wise/ | Source: Paris Buttfield-Addison [12:04] TR Bot use Wise | hey.paris [12:04] TR News "going to do real world projects for real clients" https://piccalil.li/blog/we-need-your-support-to-do-free-projects-for-good-causes-and-publish-free-high-quality-education/?ref=main-rss-feed | Source: Andy Bell [12:04] TR Bot We need your support to do free projects for good causes and publish free high quality education - Piccalilli [12:05] schestowitz[TR2] Sompi_: but in c you might need cogl [12:05] schestowitz[TR2] or mesa [12:05] schestowitz[TR2] or vxl [12:05] schestowitz[TR2] a lot is worse than just shithub [12:05] Sompi_ And again, this is also why free software doesn't reach new users - everything is just half-baked buggy mess that may stop working on software update [12:05] schestowitz[TR2] otherwise there is not much you can dooo [12:05] Sompi_ And the developers there are the most toxic people possible [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] "toxic" is ambiguous [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] because of rpojection [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] they would call old veterans neckberds [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] meant as insult [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] as iif expertise is bad [12:07] schestowitz[TR2] and old people live with their parents in the basement [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] and practical people like farbrice bellard would be "toxic" [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] or torvalds [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] becuase they work inthe CLI [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] and don't use "apps" [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] to them that's "toxic" [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] or if they're male [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] "toxic masculinity" [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] because apparently having a penis means extra toxicity [12:08] schestowitz[TR2] not PMS [12:12] TR News "Now styled as just bZ, the compact SUV is also getting more range, thanks to expanded battery capacity, and an improved design" https://www.theverge.com/news/665241/toyota-bz4x-bz-update-range-battery-design | Source: The Verge [12:12] TR Bot Toyota is shortening the bZ4Xs name to just bZ | The Verge [12:12] TR News "Spanning 475 kilometers with 14 stationsAlbrook, Ciudad de la Salud, Panama Pacifico, La Chorrera, Chame/Coronado, Ro Hato, Penonom, Divisa, Santiago, Son, San Flix, David, Bugaba, and Paso Canoas-Fronterathe train will carry passengers at speeds up to 180 km/h and freight at 100 km/h." https://ticotimes.net/2025/05/12/how-panamas-new-railway-to-paso-canoas-will-transform-costa-rica | Source: Cost Rica [12:12] TR Bot How Panamas New Railway to Paso Canoas Will Transform Costa Rica [12:13] TR News "Air traffic control has been in the news lately, on account of my country's declining ability to do it. Well, that's a long-term trend" https://computer.rip/2025-05-11-air-traffic-control.html | Source: Computers Are Bad [12:13] TR Bot 2025-05-11 air traffic control [12:14] TR News "E-bikes" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/e-bikes/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [12:14] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/e-bikes/ ) [12:14] TR News "Back to the original sourcethe energy we use to power all of this." https://seths.blog/2025/05/systems-complexity-and-energy/ | Source: Seth Godin [12:14] TR Bot Energy and systems complexity | Seth's Blog [12:15] TR News "I presume most of these bikers also have the noise-cancelling feature turned on as thats the default on my own headphones." https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/05/biking-with-or-without-headphones/ | Source: Wouter Groeneveld [12:15] TR Bot Biking With Or Without Headphones | Brain Baking [12:18] TR News "According to new research released today by [cryptocurrency]-tracing firm Elliptic, a company called Xinbi Guarantee has since 2022 facilitated no less than $8.4 billion in transactions" https://www.wired.com/story/xinbi-guarantee-crypto-scam-hub/ | Source: Wired [12:18] TR Bot $8.4 Billion Chinese Hub for Crypto Crime Is Incorporated in Colorado | WIRED [12:18] *SomeGoat (~SomeGoat@r9ruxqydtdctn.irc) has joined #techrights [12:19] TR News "Norway's $1.8 trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, should invest more money in sectors addressing global challenges such as climate change and health and accept it may get lower returns on these investments, a citizens' panel said on Tuesday." https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-13/how-should-norway-spend-its-cash-solve-global-problems-says-citizen-panel | Source: US News And World Report [12:19] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-05-13/how-should-norway-spend-its-cash-solve-global-problems-says-citizen-panel ) [12:20] TR News "Promoted in regional councils and city halls, the blue economy is many things to many people. Our project found noteworthy successes and gathering headwinds: [...]" https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-great-lakes-are-lifeblood-and-birthright-theyre-under-attack | Source: Bridge Michigan [12:20] TR Bot In Michigan, Great Lakes are a lifeblood and birthright. Theyre under attack | Bridge Michigan [12:20] TR News "The only kind of operation that can reduce the number of tins of paint you have in stock is one that miraculously requires exactly the amount of paint that you happen to have remaining in an existing tin" https://incoherency.co.uk/blog/stories/conservation-of-tins-of-paint.html | Source: James Stanley [12:20] TR Bot James Stanley - Conservation of tins of paint [12:22] TR News 2008: Wolno komputerw https://www.rp.pl/plus-minus/art8312381-wolnosc-komputerow [12:22] TR Bot komputerw - rp.pl [12:23] TR News Identity politics is wrong https://stallman.org/archives/2025-mar-jun.html#13_May_2025_(Identity_politics_is_wrong) [12:23] TR Bot 2025: March - June Political Notes [12:25] TR News linkedin will get you a job, says linkedin, the company that has had mass layoffs for several years already. classy!! Microsoft lies. [12:26] TR News LinkedIn Facing Job Cuts as Microsoft Rationalizes Costs https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-job-cuts-microsoft-staff-reductions/748034/ [12:26] TR Bot LinkedIn Facing Job Cuts as Microsoft Rationalizes Costs | Social Media Today [12:27] TR News If they provided a breakdown of the layoffs, it would be easier to show they lie about the scale of the layoffs [12:28] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5sx3t6 [12:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5sx3t6 ) [12:28] schestowitz[TR2] " your contempt for Indian workers is misplaced and not helpful with your name calling, grow up. Seems 'Orange Daddy' has influenced you more than you would like to admit. [12:28] schestowitz[TR2] Here's a suggestion, direct your ire at the senior management team in MS making these decisions and not 'Saris' as you put it. " [12:29] TR News "AI grift is over." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhy0h [12:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhy0h ) [12:30] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrf809kj [12:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jrf809kj ) [12:30] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:30] schestowitz[TR2] Im aware of a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft's Redmond Campus who subcontracts his own work to outside consultants for a small fee. Additionally, he runs a separate business selling imported products through an e-commerce store. Would this be considered unethical or a violation of Microsofts employee code of conduct? If so, who within the company should I report it to? [12:30] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:33] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:33] schestowitz[TR2] reporting inside the company would net you a world of reprisal. Like Snowden (NSA), inspired by Thomas Drake, leak outwards. [12:33] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:33] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [12:35] TR News "Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District Court of California issued a temporary restraining order [PDF] (TRO) Friday" https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/trump_government_layoffs_frozen/ | Source: The Register UK [12:35] TR Bot Judge puts two-week pause on Trump's mass government layoffs The Register [12:36] TR News "Prince Mohammed bin Bone Saw will take a few hundred thousand GPUs with his missiles and fighter jets" https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/saudi_spending_spree/ | Source: The Register UK [12:36] TR Bot US tech titans rejoice in $600B Saudi shopping spree The Register [12:37] TR News "While other social media sites and streaming services rush to scrub Kanye Wests pro-Nazi song from their platforms" https://www.404media.co/kanyes-nazi-song-is-all-over-instagram/ | Source: 404 Media [12:37] TR Bot Kanyes Nazi Song Is All Over Instagram [12:57] TR News "A government minister suggests that a planned data centre may be a way for China to bypass curbs on AI chip exports." https://yle.fi/a/74-20161498 | Source: YLE [12:57] TR Bot Minister: TikTok data centre could anger the United States | Yle News | Yle [12:58] TR News It would anger the 2024 US government, not Plan 2025/Project MAGA, which defended TikTok even in defiance of the SCOTUS, not just Congress [12:59] TR News "A Florida bill, which would have required social media companies to provide an encryption backdoor for allowing police to access user accounts and private messages, has failed to pass into law." https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/florida-bill-requiring-encryption-backdoors-for-social-media-accounts-has-failed/ | Source: TechCrunch [12:59] TR Bot bill requiring encryption backdoors for social media accounts has failed | TechCrunch [12:59] TR News "A Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors failed to pass." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/florida-backdoor-bill-fails.html | Source: Bruce Schneier [12:59] TR Bot Backdoor Bill Fails - Schneier on Security ● May 14 [13:00] TR News "The fine itself is small change for Meta, which had a net income of $62 billion on a turnover of $165 billion in 2024, and a market capitalization of $1.5 trillion." https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/13/meta-threatens-to-pull-facebook-and-instagram-out-of-nigeria-over-290-million-fine-imposed-for-violation-of-local-privacy-laws/ | Source: Techdirt [13:00] TR Bot Threatens To Pull Facebook And Instagram Out Of Nigeria Over $290 Million Fine Imposed For Violation Of Local Privacy Laws | Techdirt [13:10] TR News Windows TCO: "Like alcoholics, organizations cannot get better until they admit, confront, and work with others to mitigate the compulsions that bring them low." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/12/opinion_column_ransomware/ | Source: The Register UK [13:10] TR Bot Unending ransomware attacks are a symptom, not the illness The Register [13:10] TR News Windows TCO: "Malicious or criminal attacks drove most of the reported breaches, accounting for 67% of incidents." https://thecyberexpress.com/australia-data-breaches-highest-this-decade/ | Source: Cyble Inc [13:10] TR Bot Australia's Data Breaches Highest In Half A Decade: OAIC [13:10] TR News Windows TCO: "Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement on Monday morning, and local media reported later in the day that the governments response was ongoing." https://therecord.media/alabama-says-cyber-event-could-cause-disruptions | Source: The Record [13:10] TR Bot Alabama says cybersecurity event could disrupt state government services | The Record from Recorded Future News [13:11] TR News Windows TCO: "The incident forced the retail giant to suspend online purchases, which remain unavailable. The attack was claimed by the DragonForce ransomware group, which also targeted [sic] Co-op and Harrods." https://www.securityweek.com/marks-spencer-says-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/ | Source: Security Week [13:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/marks-spencer-says-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/ ) [13:11] *rsheftel1435 has quit (Quit: Ping timeout (120 seconds)) [13:11] TR News Windows TCO: "Authorities in Moldova on Monday announced the arrest of an individual suspected of being involved in DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks." https://www.securityweek.com/suspected-doppelpaymer-ransomware-group-member-arrested/ | Source: Security Week [13:11] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/suspected-doppelpaymer-ransomware-group-member-arrested/ ) [13:12] TR News Windows TCO: "Mazhar, of Douglas, Cork, has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty to offences related to his illegal online business that sold ransomware and other malware, as well as stolen credit card details, and false bank accounts." https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/two-years-jail-for-down-on-his-luck-man-who-sold-ransomware-online | Source: Bitdefender [13:12] TR Bot Two years' jail for down-on-his-luck man who sold ransomware online [13:12] TR News Windows TCO: "The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is considering updates to a key cybersecurity law. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 expires this September." https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2025/05/new-cybersecurity-law-updates-may-be-on-the-way/ | Source: Federal News Network [13:12] TR Bot New cybersecurity law updates may be on the way [13:12] TR News Social Control Media https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/parenting/arid-41630926.html | Source: Irish Examiner [13:12] TR Bot Why you should think twice before posting photos and videos of kids on social media [13:13] TR News "stimated using a sophisticated machine learning algorithm, the numbers are 31% higher than a count made through an earlier attempt in a major 2015 global study." https://phys.org/news/2025-05-north-american-boreal-forest-trees.html | Source: Omicron Limited [13:13] TR Bot ( status 422 @ https://phys.org/news/2025-05-north-american-boreal-forest-trees.html ) [13:14] TR News "almost a naked cash grab" https://futurism.com/usa-today-automated-sports-stories | Source: Futurism [13:14] TR Bot USA TODAYs Disclaimers on Its Automated Sports Stories Are Longer Than the Actual Articles [13:15] TR News "You can hardly get online these days without hearing some AI booster talk about how AI coding is going to replace human programmers." https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/13/if-ai-is-so-good-at-coding-where-are-the-open-source-contributions/ | Source: Pivot to AI [13:15] TR Bot If AI is so good at coding where are the open source contributions? Pivot to AI [13:15] TR News "But if AI is so obviously superior show us the code. Wheres the receipts? Lets say, wheres the open source code contributions using AI?" [13:16] TR News "In this post, I will walk you through my experience of creating a full-stack application using some of these AI coding assistants/agents and share some of my observations." https://syntackle.com/blog/the-problem-with-ai-generated-code/ | Source: Murtuzaali Surti https://techrights.org/o/2023/02/10/copilot-in-court/ [13:16] TR Bot The Problem With AI Generated Code And How To Deal With It [13:16] TR Bot Microsoft GitHub Expos Part XXVII The Future of OpenAI May Depend on the Fate of GitHub's Copilot in Court ($9 Billion in Damages) [13:16] TR News "the audiobook community is not always happy about this. Critics aregue the synthetic voices lack the nuance and emotion of human narrators, and this impacts the listener experience." https://www.androidpolice.com/audible-ai-narration/ | Source: Android Police [13:16] TR Bot The next audiobook you listen to might be narrated by AI [13:16] TR News "After years of letting blatant fakes run rampant on the platform, it looks like YouTube is finally blocking at least some AI "concept" trailer channels from monetizing their videos." https://www.pcworld.com/article/2780240/youtube-hates-ai-movie-trailers-as-much-as-i-do.html | Source: PC World [13:16] TR Bot hates AI slop movie trailers as much as I do | PCWorld [13:17] TR News "catastrophic consequences" https://www.theverge.com/news/666288/republican-ai-state-regulation-ban-10-years | Source: The Verge [13:17] TR Bot Republicans push for a decadelong ban on states regulating AI | The Verge [13:17] TR News "These often focused on a single variable while ignoring more realistic, multi-factor explanations of links between health conditions and potential causes, along with some cherry-picked narrow data subsets without justification." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/ai_junk_science_papers/ | Source: The Register UK [13:17] TR Bot AI paper mills are swamping science with garbage studies The Register [13:18] TR News "Things that did not help: [...]" https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/mail-de-badged/ | Source: Jamie Zawinski [13:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/mail-de-badged/ ) [13:19] TR News "Some people claim they have no issues putting aside their devices and focusing on nature and how the ever-present crush of the world today helps them feel so alivebut for the rest of us" https://chrisenns.com/2025/05/brick-your-iphone-on-purpose/ | Source: Chris Enns [13:19] TR Bot Brick Your iPhone on Purpose [13:19] TR News "Once confirmed as the secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr promised a new era of radical transparency but instead, hes made the agencies he oversees even more opaque." https://jacobin.com/2025/05/fda-rfk-jr-vaccines-trump/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [13:19] TR Bot The FDAs New Culture of Secrecy [13:25] TR News "Contained within is a new triple camera system, the main being a new 4/3 CMOS 100 megapixel Hasselblad camera with a 28mm EFL, mounted next to 70mm EFL and 168mm EFL cameras for mid and close tele." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/drones/dji-mavic-4-pro-is-worlds-first-drone-with-a-revolutionary-infinity-gimbal-and-boasts-new-100-megapixel-hasselblad-main-camera | Source: Digital Camera World [13:25] TR Bot DJI Mavic 4 Pro is world's first drone with a revolutionary "Infinity Gimbal" and boasts new 100 megapixel Hasselblad main camera | Digital Camera World [13:25] TR News "Sandisk has just unveiled its brand new WD Black NVMe SSD, which it says is the world's fastest PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe SSD on the market." https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/sandisks-new-wd-black-sn8100-claims-to-be-the-worlds-fastest-nvme-ssd-14-900mb-s-read-speeds-and-up-to-8tb-in-capacity | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:25] TR Bot Sandisk's new WD Black SN8100 claims to be the world's fastest NVMe SSD 14,900MB/s read speeds and up to 8TB in capacity | Tom's Hardware [13:25] TR News "I gave it half a year thinking I'd get used it, but I'm back to the noisy clackety-clack of clicky blue Cherry switches" https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/linux_6_15_rc6_keyboards/ | Source: The Register UK [13:25] TR Bot Linus Torvalds goes back to a mechanical keyboard The Register [13:26] TR News "Torvalds can't actually remember why he switched to a quieter, low profile keyboard. He isn't based in a shared office space, where a noisy mech keyboard would potentially disturb others, he muses." https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/mechanical-keyboards/linus-torvalds-returns-to-clackety-clack-cherry-mx-blues-the-low-profile-quiet-keyboard-lifestyle-wasnt-for-him | Source: Tom's Hardware [13:26] TR Bot Linus Torvalds returns to a mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blues the low-profile quiet keyboard lifestyle wasn't for him | Tom's Hardware [13:26] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [13:26] TR News "I hope I won't have to eat my own words. But I'm ever hopeful and optimistic." https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/slimbook-titan-report-6.html | Source: Dedoimedo [13:26] TR Bot Slimbook Titan report 6 - Yup, I'm happy [13:27] TR News "Spectre refers to a set of hardware-level processor vulnerabilities identified in 2018 that can be used to break the security isolation between software." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/intel_spectre_race_condition/ | Source: The Register UK [13:27] TR Bot Intel data-leaking Spectre defenses scared off once again The Register [13:28] TR News "Branch Privilege Injection: Compromising Spectre v2 Hardware Mitigations by Exploiting Branch Predictor Race Conditions" https://comsec.ethz.ch/wp-content/files/bprc_sec25.pdf | Source: ETH Zrich [13:30] TR News (NEW): Wintel TCO (Windows and Intel) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Wintel_TCO_Windows_and_Intel.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Wintel_TCO_Windows_and_Intel.gmi [13:30] TR Bot Tux Machines Wintel TCO (Windows and Intel) [13:33] TR News (NEW): Linus Torvalds returns to a mechanical keyboard https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Linus_Torvalds_returns_to_a_mechanical_keyboard.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Linus_Torvalds_returns_to_a_mechanical_keyboard.gmi [13:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Linus Torvalds returns to a mechanical keyboard [13:35] TR News "The history of school lunches is a history of conflict," https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-schools-have-been-feeding-children-for-more-than-100-years-heres-how-the-school-lunch-has-changed-180986583/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [13:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/american-schools-have-been-feeding-children-for-more-than-100-years-heres-how-the-school-lunch-has-changed-180986583/ ) [13:36] TR News "Then, in 2024, over the space of a few days, two different groups of researchers came out with new algorithms that were significantly faster than the old standard." https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-fastest-way-yet-to-color-graphs-20250512/ | Source: Quanta Magazine [13:36] TR Bot The Fastest Way Yet to Color Graphs | Quanta Magazine [13:39] TR News "But if we consider just location rather than energy, then theres lots of information disorder when particles are distributed randomly in space the information required to keep pace with them is considerable." https://theconversation.com/could-gravity-be-evidence-that-the-universe-is-a-computer-simulation-my-new-study-suggests-so-255913 | Source: The Conversation [13:39] TR Bot Could gravity be evidence that the universe is a computer simulation? My new study suggests why this might be so [13:40] TR News "Terry Gerton I know youre one of only a few scientists in Congress. What are you making of the Trump administrations, by some counts, $3 billion in cuts in science and research programs since they took office?" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2025/05/the-only-member-of-congress-with-a-phd-in-science-weighs-in-on-trumps-cuts/ | Source: Federal News Network [13:40] TR Bot The only member of Congress with a PhD in science weighs in on Trumps cuts [13:40] TR News "Many researchers are looking for a new home because the Trump administration has launched a broadside attack on science in the U.S. Undesirable students who do not hold American passports are to be deported." https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/usa-scientists-looking-to-leave-the-u-s-for-more-welcoming-environments-a-989ca73f-1dc9-4205-8405-1dc901c3623a#ref=rss | Source: Spiegel [13:40] TR Bot USA: Scientists Looking to Leave the U.S. for More Welcoming Environments - DER SPIEGEL [13:40] TR News "Academia's worse. Scientists at the height of their careers spend more time writing grants than doing research. Between 1975 and 2005" https://1517.substack.com/p/why-bell-labs-worked | [13:40] TR Bot Why Bell Labs Worked. - by areoform - 1517 Fund [13:40] TR News "'Artefact Evaluation' describes the process of - essentially - checking if the tools used by researchers for an accepted paper can be used by others." https://labs.ripe.net/author/tfiebig/navigating-network-measurements-papers-reviews-and-reproducibility/ | Source: RIPE [13:40] TR Bot Navigating Network Measurements - Papers, Reviews and Reproducibility | RIPE Labs [13:43] TR News IBM buying buzzwords and revenue https://www.techinasia.com/news/ibms-software-unit-buys-20m-israeli-ai-startup is that where the borrowed money goes? Hype and acquired revenue? http://techrights.org/n/2025/04/25/IBM_s_Debt_Ballooned_by_8_5_Billion_Dollars_in_Just_3_Months.shtml [13:43] TR Bot Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem [13:43] TR Bot Techrights IBM's Debt Ballooned by 8.5 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months! [13:44] TR News "The memo goes on to say that Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) and Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) announcements described in Staff Memorandum OD 25-28 are also affected by the judge's order." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/national_science_foundation_memo/ | Source: The Register UK [13:44] TR Bot US National Science Foundation pauses staff cuts The Register [13:44] TR News "Whether it was on your phone, the five-day outlook in your newspaper, or your friendly TV meteorologist" https://www.vox.com/climate/412458/weather-service-forecast-noaa-climate-flood-cuts | Source: Vox [13:44] TR Bot cuts: The National Weather Service faces major cuts under Trump. | Vox [13:46] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techrights [13:47] TR News "Yes, but not relocating already have a job secured somewhere else just playing the game with IBM!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4t46t2 "When are notices expected to go out?" [13:47] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4t46t2 ) [13:48] TR News "Rob Thomas = Gavin Belson. Yall watched Silicon Valley, right?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4te8hp [13:48] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv4te8hp ) [13:49] TR News "RTP is dead as a doornail or completely F--ked ! And it's all because of the greed of Alvind and the P1mpmunks." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5rrsej [13:49] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5rrsej ) [13:54] TR News "NordVPN has announced a major update to its Linux app, adding a much-requested GUI front-end that makes it easier to control, configure and monitor secure connections." https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/nordvpn-linux-app-update-adds-gui [13:54] TR Bot NordVPN Linux App Updated with New GUI - OMG! Ubuntu [13:54] TR News full GUI Linux VPN app https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/nordvpn-has-now-a-full-gui-linux-vpn-app-heres-how-to-upgrade [13:54] TR Bot has now a full GUI Linux VPN app here's how to upgrade | TechRadar [13:55] TR News "Bringing a GUI to Linux gives users the ease of a visual interface alongside the powerful features the service is known for. Now you can connect to servers, check settings, and manage your connection just by clicking, similar to how the app works on other desktop platforms." https://www.neowin.net/news/good-news-for-linux-users-nordvpn-now-offers-a-gui-for-its-service/ [13:55] TR Bot Good news for Linux users: NordVPN now offers a GUI for its service - Neowin [13:56] TR News "NordVPN, the popular and highly rated VPN provider, has launched a Linux GUI app, bringing near-parity with macOS and Windows." https://www.webpronews.com/nordvpn-launches-linux-gui-app/ [13:56] TR Bot NordVPN Launches Linux GUI App [13:57] TR News "Unfortunately FL is written in Delphi so the guys at the booth told me that it's a bit difficult for them to release an official/native port on Linux anytime soon." https://blog.orhun.dev/am-i-a-musician-yet/ | Source: Orhun Parmaksz [13:57] TR Bot Am I a musician yet? - Superbooth 2025 Experience - Orhun's Blog [13:57] TR News "I believe good intentions IOR good results is okay. Im calling it iorist ethics. Ior for the logical gate of inclusive or, and, its an initialism for intentions or results." https://idiomdrottning.org/iorist | Source: Idiomdrottning [13:57] TR Bot Iorist ethics [13:57] TR News "I was just talking with someone the other day about how a friend group that used to be pretty active has largely fallen away." https://explodingcomma.com/posts/trying-to-build-community-is-hard-when-youre-entirely-on-your-own | Source: Pete Brown [13:57] TR Bot Trying to build community is hard when youre entirely on your own. - Exploding Comma [13:58] TR News "If Im having coffee alone, or a client has called to cancel a meeting, Id love to be able to offer other seats at this table to people who need it." https://rubenerd.com/share-my-table/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:58] TR Bot Share My Table [13:59] TR News "My initial thought is that star ratings should be limited to reviewing the device, and maybe customer support from the vendor" https://rubenerd.com/ive-mostly-stopped-looking-at-star-ratings/ | Source: Ruben Schade [13:59] TR Bot I've (mostly) stopped looking at star ratings [13:59] TR News "On May 9, they took the eagles down, disassembled them and placed them into storage. Airport officials hope the sculptures will find a new home, possibly at a museum, per the AP." https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/say-goodbye-to-this-massive-hobbit-themed-sculpture-of-gandalf-riding-an-eagle-180986611/ | Source: Smithsonian Magazine [13:59] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/say-goodbye-to-this-massive-hobbit-themed-sculpture-of-gandalf-riding-an-eagle-180986611/ ) ● May 14 [14:01] TR News "The most noticeable switch comes at a browser level. After months of stress-testing several candidates, the development team has settled on Brave as the default web companion." https://linuxiac.com/fedora-based-nobara-linux-goes-rolling/ | Source: Linuxiac [14:01] TR Bot Fedora-Based Nobara Linux Goes Rolling [14:02] TR News "Now that the dust has cleared from the grand unleashing of Ubuntu 25.04, you might be ready to install it. Here's what I recommend you do immediately after." https://www.zdnet.com/article/10-things-i-always-do-after-installing-ubuntu-to-instantly-improve-the-experience/ [14:02] TR Bot things I always do after installing Ubuntu to instantly improve the experience | ZDNET [14:04] TR News RISC-V and RISE Partner to a Take a Role in the Yocto Project https://fossforce.com/2025/05/risc-v-and-rise-partner-to-a-take-a-role-in-the-yocto-project/ [14:04] TR Bot RISC-V and RISE Partner to a Take a Role in the Yocto Project - FOSS Force [14:10] TR News (NEW): Mozilla on Firefox Accessibility and Future Features https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Mozilla_on_Firefox_Accessibility_and_Future_Features.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Mozilla_on_Firefox_Accessibility_and_Future_Features.gmi [14:10] TR Bot Tux Machines Mozilla on Firefox Accessibility and Future Features [14:12] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Purism, and ESP32 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Purism_and_ESP32.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Open_Hardware_Modding_Raspberry_Pi_Purism_and_ESP32.gmi [14:12] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Purism, and ESP32 [14:13] TR News (NEW): Red Hat Leftovers and Purchase of Hype/Buzzwords (Jounce) https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Red_Hat_Leftovers_and_Purchase_of_Hype_Buzzwords_Jounce.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Red_Hat_Leftovers_and_Purchase_of_Hype_Buzzwords_Jounce.gmi [14:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Red Hat Leftovers and Purchase of Hype/Buzzwords (Jounce) [14:14] TR News "If you dont know what View Transitions do conceptually, heres the overview: they allow you to transition from one view; which is how things are currently on the page" https://benfrain.com/first-adventures-in-view-transitions/ | Source: Ben Frain [14:14] TR Bot First adventures in View Transitions Ben Frain [14:14] TR News "To add the qrcode generation feature for an app that Im building, I would need to store the images somewhere, so that the user can retrieve them without computing them every time." https://andrewdomain.com/posts/object-storage-on-vps/ | Source: Andrew Domain [14:14] TR Bot Object Storage - andrewdomain Blog [14:15] TR News "Suppose, not hypothetically, that you have a shell script with a relatively simple configuration file format that people can still accidentally get wrong." https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/programming/AwkForConfigFileCheck | Source: University of Toronto [14:15] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [14:16] TR News How To Install Fastfetch on CentOS Stream 10 https://idroot.us/install-fastfetch-centos-stream-10/ [14:16] TR Bot How To Install Fastfetch on CentOS Stream 10 - idroot [14:16] TR News How To Install Metabase on Debian 12 https://idroot.us/install-metabase-debian-12/ [14:16] TR Bot How To Install Metabase on Debian 12 - idroot [14:16] TR News How To Install Wkhtmltopdf on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-wkhtmltopdf-fedora-42/ [14:16] TR Bot How To Install Wkhtmltopdf on Fedora 42 - idroot [14:17] TR News How To Install Anaconda on Fedora 42 https://idroot.us/install-anaconda-fedora-42/ [14:17] TR Bot How To Install Anaconda on Fedora 42 - idroot [14:17] TR News How to Install Tailscale on Debian 12 https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-tailscale-on-debian-12/ [14:17] TR Bot How to Install Tailscale on Debian 12 [14:17] TR News How to Migrate WordPress to GCP Server Using WordOps and EasyEngine https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/12/migrate-wordpress-to-gcp-wordops-easyengine/ [14:17] TR Bot How to Migrate WordPress to GCP Server Using WordOps and EasyEngine - blackMORE Ops [14:18] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/today_s_howtos.1.gmi [14:18] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [14:23] TR News Techrights Links 14/05/2025: Facebook And Instagram Risk Nationwide Bans, Microsoft Subsidiaries Have Mass Layoffs Too https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Links_14_05_2025_Facebook_And_Instagram_Risk_Nationwide_Bans_Mi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Links_14_05_2025_Facebook_And_Instagram_Risk_Nationwide_Bans_Mi.gmi [14:23] TR Bot Techrights Links 14/05/2025: Facebook And Instagram Risk Nationwide Bans, Microsoft Subsidiaries Have Mass Layoffs Too [14:24] TR News Failing attempt to kill JS https://www.outlookbusiness.com/corporate/microsoft-lays-off-typescript-veteran-ron-buckton-amid-6000-job-cut-restructuring [14:24] TR Bot Microsoft Lays Off TypeScript Veteran Ron Buckton Amid 6,000-Job Cut Restructuring [14:25] TR News Perl-Critic-Community-v1.0.4 https://metacpan.org/dist/Perl-Critic-Community | [14:25] TR Bot - Community-inspired Perl::Critic policies - metacpan.org [14:26] TR News "The Guix project will be migrating all its repositories along with bug tracking and patch tracking to Codeberg within a month." https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2025/migrating-to-codeberg/ | Source: GNU [14:26] TR Bot Migrating to Codeberg 2025 Blog GNUGuix [14:26] TR News "A few weeks (months?) ago I thought itd be neat to have a little pop-up window visualising the output of jj, so I could look at the changelog graph change in real-time as I did commands, rather than checking Tl (jj log) repeatedly." https://kivikakk.ee/2025/05/13/mi-pila/ | Source: Kivikakk [14:26] TR Bot pila kivikakk.ee [14:27] TR News "PyData is an educational program of NumFOCUS, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the United States." https://www.juliabloggers.com/open-source-component-based-modeling-with-modelingtoolkit/ | Source: Julia Language Blog Aggregator [14:27] TR Bot Source Component-Based Modeling with ModelingToolkit | juliabloggers.com [14:36] MinceR 14 111714 < IsambardPrince> MinceR, https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/another-brilliant-apple-design-decision/ [14:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.jwz.org/blog/2025/05/another-brilliant-apple-design-decision/ ) [14:36] MinceR lol [14:38] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [14:41] MinceR "You're stepping on it wrong." [14:54] TR News "Every so often I come across a paper, blog post, or (occasionally) video that completely changes how I think about a topic in programming languages and compilers." https://bernsteinbear.com/blog/pl-writing/ | Source: Max Bernstein [14:54] TR Bot Writing that changed how I think about PL | Max Bernstein [14:55] TR News "Are there situations when a class should include a friendship declaration to itself?" https://www.sandordargo.com/blog/2025/05/14/friend-self | Source: Sandor Dargo [14:55] TR Bot Declaring a friendship to self | Sandor Dargo's Blog [14:55] TR News "About half a year ago I encountered a paper bombastically titled the ultimate conditional syntax." https://dotat.at/@/2025-05-13-if-is.html | Source: Tony Finch [14:55] TR Bot the penultimate conditional syntax Tony Finch [14:56] TR News "Time series data is information collected at specific time intervals: sensor readings, server performance or stock prices. Understanding how things change over time is essential to making decisions based on those trends." https://thenewstack.io/how-a-python-processing-engine-speeds-time-series-data-processing/ | Source: The New Stack [14:56] TR Bot How a Python Processing Engine Speeds Time Series Data Processing - The New Stack [14:56] TR News "Every now and then, I run into a bug so mystifying on its face I know its going to be a journey just from the error message. This is one of those stories." https://www.mistys-internet.website/blog/blog/2025/05/13/the-database-row-that-did-and-didnt-exist/ | Source: Misty De Mo [14:56] TR Bot The Database Row That Did and Didn't Exist - The Future Is Now [14:56] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [14:57] TR News "Omar Polo (op@) has announced the release of version 7.7.0p0 of OpenSMTPD: [...]" https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250514052136 | Source: Undeadly [14:57] TR Bot OpenSMTPD 7.7.0p0 released [14:57] TR News "While the database has been in the works for some time" https://thecyberexpress.com/eu-vulnerability-database-officially-launches-amid-cve-program-concerns/ | Source: Cyble Inc [14:57] TR Bot EU Vulnerability Database Officially Launches [14:57] TR News "The European Union launched on Tuesday its new vulnerability database to provide aggregated information regarding cybersecurity issues affecting various products and services." https://therecord.media/eu-launches-vulnerability-database | Source: The Record [14:57] TR Bot EU launches vulnerability database to tackle cybersecurity threats | The Record from Recorded Future News [14:58] TR News "As of Tuesday, the full-fledged version of the website is up and running." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/eu_security_bug_database/ | Source: The Register UK [14:58] TR Bot EU bug database fully operational as US slashes infosec The Register [14:58] TR News "Well, simply put: it opposes any and all HTML e-mail, and e-mail with proprietary attachments. Why? Actually, a number of reasons: [...] " http://www.asciiribbon.org/ | [14:58] TR Bot The Ascii Ribbon Campaign official homepage [14:58] TR News [Old] "An effort to eliminate HTML email in the days of analog modems. When Internet-based email became prevalent in the late 1990s and HTML email made its debut, the ASCII ribbon campaign attempted to encourage people to use only plain text in their messages." https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/ascii-ribbon-campaign | Source: PC Mag [14:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/ascii-ribbon-campaign ) ● May 14 [15:00] TR News Open Data https://tedium.co/2025/05/13/mapquest-maps-history/ | Source: Tedium [15:00] TR Bot How MapQuest Took The Wrong Path Forward [15:01] TR News Many companies now lost in a haze of buzzwords like cloud. THE MAIN AIM IS TO FOOL SHAREHOLDERS. [15:02] TR News Because one way to get rich is to fool the rich (with more money than knowledge) [15:03] TR News "I could however update this article with some of my thoughts on the conference." https://www.paulox.net/2025/05/13/my-djangocon-europe-2025/ | Source: Paolo Melchiorre [15:03] TR Bot My DjangoCon Europe2025 [15:05] TR News "That said, one specific area I want to get better at is accessibility." https://manuelmoreale.com/web-accessibility-help-needed | Source: Manuel Moreale [15:05] TR Bot Web Accessibility. Help needed. Manu [15:06] TR News "This release builds with LibreSSL, or OpenSSL >= 1.1." https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-announce&m=174714697702465&w=2 | Source: Mailing list ARChives [15:06] TR Bot 'OpenSMTPD 7.7.0p0 released' - MARC [15:06] TR News ""We have now officially entered the release cycle which will become our annual ESR at the end of June. https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/05/thunderbird-monthly-development-digest-april-2025/ | Source: Thunderbird [15:06] TR Bot Thunderbird Monthly Developer Digest - April 2025 - The Thunderbird Blog [15:20] TR News Techrights No, Microsoft Didn't Lay Off So Many People Because of "AI" "Innovation" or "Efficiency" or "Era" or "Revolution" Etc. https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/No_Microsoft_Didn_t_Lay_Off_So_Many_People_Because_of_AI_Innova.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/No_Microsoft_Didn_t_Lay_Off_So_Many_People_Because_of_AI_Innova.gmi [15:20] TR Bot Techrights No, Microsoft Didn't Lay Off So Many People Because of "AI" "Innovation" or "Efficiency" or "Era" or "Revolution" Etc. [15:20] TR News Even The AI Director Was Not Spared In Microsoft's Recent Layoffs, Tech Industry Concerned https://www.ndtv.com/feature/even-the-ai-director-was-not-spared-in-microsofts-recent-layoffs-tech-industry-concerned-8413102 [15:20] TR Bot Even The AI Director Was Not Spared In Microsoft's Recent Layoffs, Tech Industry Concerned [15:21] TR News HAHAHAHA!!! "Microsoft Layoffs in 2025 Clear the Way for Heavy AI Investments"!! Headline. Yes, they hire AI people... to INVEST.... in AI!!! [15:41] TR News Techrights What We Do When We Say "GNU/Linux" to People https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/What_We_Do_When_We_Say_GNU_Linux_to_People.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/What_We_Do_When_We_Say_GNU_Linux_to_People.gmi [15:41] TR Bot Techrights What We Do When We Say "GNU/Linux" to People [15:44] TR News "There is no QA at Microsoft, and there hasn't been for 10 years. Testing is whatever the devs do themselves before checkin, and if you're lucky, whatever automation they can write in their spare time." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv2f1zps [15:44] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv2f1zps ) [15:45] TR News "Good for you! Ive been trying to get a new job for three years. Im a worthless piece of sh1t tho, so good look to you." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv6hrvk8 "Newsflash dillweed, anytime is a bad time for a layoff." [15:45] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv6hrvk8 ) [15:46] TR News "AI isn't taking jobs, this is cost cutting. Satya claims 30%+ of code is written by AI at MSFT but this is basically false. A 20-year MSFT veteran was cut from my team, not for performance or because AI could do his job, but I guarantee because he was expensive." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhhj0 [15:46] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5nhhj0 ) [15:51] TR News AP: "Microsoft lays off about 3% [sic] of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'". Far from over. http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml [15:51] TR Bot Techrights There Are Bigger Rounds of Microsoft Layoffs Coming, a Cull of 10% Implemented in Waves (the "3%" Figure is Misleading, Face-Saving) [15:51] TR News Of course XBox and BlIZZARD layoffs happening also [15:52] TR News Gaming at Microsoft has NO STRATEGY to actually MAKE any money [15:53] TR News Microsoft did not "overhire". Microsoft grew the Ponzi scheme by faking its scale. This way managers took huge lumps of money in bonuses while the company's debt quadrupled. [15:54] TR News "All components are industrial-grade and come in a preconfigured setup that can be customized as needed" https://blog.arduino.cc/2025/05/13/optimize-maintenance-with-the-arduino-rileva-me-opta-bundle/ | Source: Arduino [15:54] TR Bot Optimize maintenance with the Arduino Rileva ME Opta Bundle | Arduino Blog [15:54] TR News "YaST may have outlived its usefulness" https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1020408/8c022fd8256693d5/ | Source: LWN [15:54] TR Bot last of YaST? [LWN.net] [15:55] MinceR it had usefulness? [15:55] MinceR maybe back when suse was little more than an installer for slackware [15:55] TR News "Next month FreeBSD 14.3 is due to [be published], and with it will come the recent hard work to give laptop users a modern" https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/how-to-unlock-high-speed-wi-fi-on-freebsd-14/ | Source: FreeBSD [15:55] TR Bot How to unlock high speed Wi-Fi on FreeBSD 14 | FreeBSD Foundation [15:55] schestowitz[TR2] it had usefulness? [15:56] schestowitz[TR2] in old SuSE it need the needful [15:59] MinceR (cat) https://imgur.com/gallery/vjB4EeG = https://rimgo.bloat.cat/gallery/vjB4EeG [15:59] TR Bot tent? Have nap. - Album on Imgur [15:59] TR Bot Make tent? Have nap. - rimgo ● May 14 [16:03] TR News "How many Indians and H1bs were let go?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne [16:03] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne ) [16:04] TR News "I Want to Love Linux. It Doesnt Love Me Back: Interlude A Thank You, Where Its Due fireborn" https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-want-to-love-linux-it-doesnt-love-me-back-interlude-a-thank-you-where-its-due/ | [16:04] TR Bot I Want to Love Linux. It Doesnt Love Me Back: Interlude A Thank You, Where Its Due fireborn [16:05] TR News "This report covers hrev58788 through hrev58847." https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-05-12-haiku_activity_contract_report_april_2025/ | Source: HaikuOS [16:05] TR Bot Haiku Activity & Contract Report, April 2025 | Haiku Project [16:06] TR News "Game developers use intimacy coordinators, velcro, and juicy oranges to make better sex in games." https://www.404media.co/how-video-game-sex-scenes-are-made/ | Source: 404 Media [16:06] TR Bot How Video Game Sex Scenes Are Made [16:06] TR News "In the following few sections, we will cover the simplest ways of downloading and installing the latest version of the Steam client on Linux systems." https://pimylifeup.com/linux-steam/ | Source: Pi My Life Up [16:06] TR Bot Easily Installing Steam on Linux - Pi My Life Up [16:14] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techrights [16:26] TR News "Google engineer in Bengaluru reacts to Microsoft layoffs, says techies earn 5x more than government employees" [16:26] TR News Microsoft is not the most valuable company and neither was Enron [16:30] TR News Burberry now... 1700 job cuts... 20% workforce reduction. Seems buying "luxury" goods doesn't matter much right now. [16:31] TR News "Putin's Russia" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/05/13/i-asked-myself-whether-i-was-a-psychopath | Source: Meduza [16:31] TR Bot 'I asked myself whether I was a psychopath' Confessions of a Meduza journalist who continues to report anonymously from Putin's Russia Meduza [16:34] MinceR https://telex.hu/english/2025/05/14/russian-style-law-targeting-independent-press-and-ngos-tabled-in-hungarian-parliament [16:34] TR Bot Telex: Russian-style bill targeting independent press and NGOs tabled in Hungarian parliament [16:37] TR News GSoC 2025 Project Blog Intro - Improving Game Controller Support in KWin https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/12/gsoc-2025-project-blog-intro-improving-game-controller-support-in-kwin/ [16:37] TR Bot GSoC 2025 Project Blog Intro - Improving Game Controller Support in KWin - KDE Blogs [16:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techrights [16:40] TR News libreArts Weekly recap 11 May 2025 https://librearts.org/2025/05/week-recap-11-may-2025/ [16:40] TR Bot Libre Arts - Weekly recap 11 May 2025 [16:42] TR News Copyright office criticizes Hey Hi (AI) fair use before directors dismissal https://cyberscoop.com/us-copyright-office-ai-report-firing-fair-use-debate/ [16:42] TR Bot office criticizes AI fair use before directors dismissal | CyberScoop [16:42] TR News Major Music Publishers Accuse Anthropic Hey Hi (AI) of Hallucinating Citations In Ongoing Copyright Dispute https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/13/music-publishers-vs-anthropic-ongoing-case/ [16:42] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/13/music-publishers-vs-anthropic-ongoing-case/ ) [16:42] TR News Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 4 https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-5-dev-4/ [16:42] TR Bot Dev snapshot: Godot 4.5 dev 4 Godot Engine [16:44] TR News Microsoft Uses Minecraft to Spread DEI Messaging, Notch Calls That Evil https://lunduke.substack.com/p/microsoft-uses-minecraft-to-spread [16:44] TR Bot Microsoft Uses Minecraft to Spread DEI Messaging, Notch Calls That Evil [16:45] TR News Fedora Community Blog: Infra and RelEng Update Week 19 https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/infra-and-releng-update-week-19/ [16:45] TR Bot Infra and RelEng Update - Week 19 Fedora Community Blog [16:45] TR News Security updates for Tuesday https://lwn.net/Articles/1020948/ [16:45] TR Bot updates for Tuesday [LWN.net] [16:47] TR News [japan] [photos] gemini://higeki.jp/nikki/2025-05-14.gmi [16:48] TR News SpellBinding ABDGVON Wordo: BEAUS gemini://tilde.team/~stack/gemlog/2025-05-14.gmi [16:49] TR News British homebuyers must boycott flats with third-party managers: "Of course in the comments it is revealed that the owners of the flats do not actually appoint the board that hires the managing agent, so of course the service charge is too high." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-14_british-homebuyers-must-boycott-flats-with-third-party-managers.gmi [16:52] TR News Many people who claim to be rich are not. It's all relative. And given that many of these "rich" (in their own mind) people still do jobs that they admit they do not enjoy, it's hard to believe they're rich. If they were rich, they'd leave. That's aside from the aspect of monetary wealth not being the sole criteria of richness. [16:53] TR News By analogy: Argentina is a rich country compared to Peru, but it is neither rich nor happy [16:54] TR News "Last night, I was telling some friends about Peter Thiel and one of his intellectual gurus, Curtis Yarvin. I ended up pointing them at a great piece published in The Baffler in 2014." gemini://the-brannons.com/poseurs/ [16:54] TR News "Then, out of curiosity, I went looking on the Internet to see if anyone had made any commentary on that piece. What I found was plenty of unabashed nerd-bashing. But I'd argue that billionaires seeking wealth, power, and status are not nerds at all. They are not of my tribe." [16:54] TR News "A nerd tends to not give a fuck about things like wealth, status, and power. They pursue intellectual interests for the pure joy of it. Many obsess over those interests. Nerds do things like write free software, such as GNU and the Linux kernel. Some are obsessed with math, or physics, or breaking into computer systems just for the hell of it" [16:56] TR News love detox day 2 gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/reflections/detox3 ● May 14 [17:03] TR News Multi-language pipelines with rixpress https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/multi-language-pipelines-with-rixpress/ [17:03] TR Bot pipelines with rixpress | R-bloggers [17:03] TR News Notes on DEseq2 design https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/notes-on-deseq2-design/ [17:03] TR Bot on DEseq2 design | R-bloggers [17:04] TR News Spatial machine learning with caret https://www.r-bloggers.com/2025/05/spatial-machine-learning-with-caret/ [17:04] TR Bot machine learning with caret | R-bloggers [17:05] TR News Rights group calls out Fentanylware (TikTok) for failing to protect children https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/rights-group-calls-out-tiktok-for-failing-to-protect-children/ [17:05] TR Bot Rights group calls out TikTok for failing to protect children - JURIST - News [17:06] TR News Health experts affirm slight increase in Chinas Covid-19 cases reflects normal viral fluctuation https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/health-experts-affirm-slight-increase-in-chinas-covid-19-cases-reflects-normal-viral-fluctuation [17:06] TR Bot Health experts affirm slight increase in Chinas Covid-19 cases reflects normal viral fluctuation | The Straits Times [17:15] TR News Only wave 1 of Microsoft layoffs might be 3% (4% in Redmond). Expect 10%: http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml [17:15] TR Bot Techrights There Are Bigger Rounds of Microsoft Layoffs Coming, a Cull of 10% Implemented in Waves (the "3%" Figure is Misleading, Face-Saving) [17:16] TR News "The following sentence mentioning our Code of Conduct in this announcement could be interpreted as suggesting we believe Richard Stallmans presence would make the event less safe. That interpretation is not our intention; we dont think that way." https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2025/news/2025-05-07_0001-keynote-will-not-go-forward/ [17:16] TR Bot The Keynote Will NOT Go Forward - Libre Graphics Meeting 2025 RE:imagination, Nuremberg, Germany [17:16] TR News "We dont all think that Stallmans talk would have been a problem. Some of us wanted to hear him. The context of the discussion linked above is important to correctly interpret this announcement and the reasons that led to it. Some people voiced general discomfort about the LGM in the debate; we take these concerns seriously." [17:17] TR News This page amended https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2025/news/2025-05-07_0001-keynote-will-not-go-forward/ partly in response to http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/07/The_CoC_Means_the_Founder_of_GNU_Linux_Cannot_Talk_and_a_72_Yea.shtml [17:17] TR Bot Techrights The CoC Means the Founder of GNU/Linux Cannot Talk and a 72-Year-Old Man With Cancer is Somehow a "Safety" Risk? [17:18] TR News 8.2 Billion in the Past Half a Year http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/03/Microsoft_s_Debt_Grew_2_1_Billion_Dollars_in_the_Past_3_Months_.shtml [17:18] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft's Debt Grew 2.1 Billion Dollars in the Past 3 Months Alone or 8.2 Billion in the Past Half a Year [17:22] TR News "For all his idiosyncratic traits, Stallman was remarkably prescient about many things." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43971886 [17:22] TR Bot For all his idiosyncratic traits, Stallman was remarkably prescient about many t... | Hacker News [17:23] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@dbgg6ig7medxq.irc) has joined #techrights [17:23] TR News "Absolutely, though I think sadly his idiosyncratic traits played against his message (and I say this as a big rms fan)." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43971886 [17:23] TR News "I think it's similar with the original post. Regardless of how I feel about present-day computing, I think comparing it with war devices designed to maim and kill people, and that can (and do) keep maiming and killing people long after a war is over isn't going to be very effective." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43971886 [17:23] TR News "Prophets are often more than a bit idiosyncratic. Its a lot easier to really see society from the outside." [17:24] TR News "It seems like most of those traits stem from an overall consistency in ethical perspective. I think Stallman figured out early on how much he valued collaboration over competition, and liberty over authority; and moved on naturally from there." [17:25] TR News "Choosing not to manage hygiene is a pretty common anti-authoritarian move. Sure, I would argue that good hygiene is a useful tool for liberal collaboration, but that doesn't make his behavior ideologically inconsistent." [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] "Not OP but I think it is good to balance a healthy respect for disregarding cultural norms with a perceived understanding of your outsider perspective and the given cost. I'm a big fan of Stallman and have worked people of similar dispositions. while they provide very clear insight and intermittent productivity spurts, it comes at a huge social cost that in some cases can make or break a team. In the long-term they could be right [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] , but in the short-term it becomes an all-or-nothing crusade. I've been there myself and I've reassembled the pieces of a team after others did the same. Anti-authoritarianism is noble and justified, but it is no rational excuse for poor hygiene if you want to connect with other people and have a non-imaginary impact on the world." [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] 3 hours ago [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] "I don't think Stallman cares about that nearly as much as you do. He already resolved that problem by making his work about collaboration instead of competition. That's really the whole point of free software in the first place. [17:25] schestowitz[TR2] Of course, that doesn't mean I'm here to encourage idiosyncrasies. My entire point is that you aren't going to win such a person over with an appeal to authority, because that was their point already." [17:30] TR News "and sent it all to INDIA via the Indian bullet head Nadella CEO" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7mjnew [17:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7mjnew ) [17:32] TR News Neptune OS A German Distro With a Multimedia Focus https://fossforce.com/2025/05/neptune-os-a-german-distro-with-a-multimedia-focus/ [17:32] TR Bot Neptune OS - A German Distro With a Multimedia Focus - FOSS Force [17:38] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:46] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@isunbaiyy8d3u.irc) has joined #techrights [17:56] TR News Linux Matters Thoccing Heavy https://linuxmatters.sh/55/ [17:56] TR Bot Thoccing Heavy [17:58] TR News SoundCloud Says It Doesnt Allow Hey Hi (AI) Training on Artist Uploads Though Their Hidden Opt-Out Terms Say the Complete Opposite https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/ [17:58] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/12/soundcloud-ai-training-response/ ) [17:58] TR News Fedora-Based Nobara GNU/Linux Goes Rolling https://linuxiac.com/fedora-based-nobara-linux-goes-rolling/ [17:58] TR Bot Fedora-Based Nobara Linux Goes Rolling ● May 14 [18:03] TR News Ben Hutchings: Report for Debian BSP near Leuven in April 2025 https://www.decadent.org.uk/ben/blog/2025/05/13/report-for-debian-bsp-near-leuven-in-april-2025.html [18:03] TR Bot Report for Debian BSP near Leuven in April 2025 | Better living through software [18:05] TR News Ravi Dwivedi: KDE India Conference 2025 https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/kde-india-conference-2025/ [18:05] TR Bot KDE India Conference 2025 [18:06] TR News Sergio Talens-Oliag: Running dind with sysbox https://blogops.mixinet.net/posts/forgejo/running_dind_with_sysbox/ [18:06] TR Bot Running dind with sysbox | Mixinet BlogOps [18:06] TR News Tomeu Vizoso: Rockchip NPU update 5: Progress on the kernel driver https://blog.tomeuvizoso.net/2025/05/rockchip-npu-update-5-progress-on.html [18:06] TR Bot Tomeu Vizoso: Rockchip NPU update 5: Progress on the kernel driver [18:11] TR News Microsoft Layoffs Fuel Debate On Job Security And Salary In Tech Versus Government Jobs https://www.ndtv.com/feature/microsoft-layoffs-fuel-debate-on-job-security-and-salary-in-tech-versus-government-jobs-8414647 [18:11] TR Bot Microsoft Layoffs Fuel Debate On Job Security And Salary In Tech Versus Government Jobs [18:13] TR News Microsoft does not specify anything, just a bogus figure nobody can verify https://gameranx.com/updates/id/538122/article/microsoft-has-new-layoffs-of-6000-but-we-dont-know-how-many-will-be-from-gaming/ [18:13] TR Bot Has New Layoffs Of 6,000, But We Don't Know How Many Will Be From Gaming - Gameranx [18:13] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:15] TR News Microsoft, GitHub, LinkedIn etc. STILL missing from the California WARN. What's taking THIS long? https://edd.ca.gov/en/jobs_and_training/Layoff_Services_WARN/ [18:15] TR Bot Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) [18:15] TR News "Genius. Knowing what I know now, Id do the same if I were in that position. Fuhk every single person on this planet." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7mjnew [18:16] TR News Peter Czanik: Syslog-ng 4.8.3 is now available https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-4-8-3-is-now-available [18:16] TR Bot 4.8.3 is now available - Blog - syslog-ng Community - syslog-ng Community [18:17] TR News Download Entire Website in GNU/Linux https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/download-entire-website-in-linux/ [18:17] TR Bot Download Entire Website in Linux - blackMORE Ops [18:19] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@isunbaiyy8d3u.irc) has joined #techrights [18:25] TR News Install NVIDIA driver kernel Module CUDA and Pyrit on Kali GNU/Linux CUDA, Pyrit and Cpyrit-cuda https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/install-nvidia-driver-kernel-module-cuda-and-pyrit-kali-linux/ [18:25] TR Bot Install NVIDIA driver kernel Module CUDA and Pyrit on Kali Linux CUDA, Pyrit and Cpyrit-cuda - blackMORE Ops [18:26] TR News Install proprietary NVIDIA driver on Kali GNU/Linux NVIDIA Accelerated GNU/Linux Graphics Driver https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/install-proprietary-nvidia-driver-kali-linux/ [18:26] TR Bot Install proprietary NVIDIA driver on Kali Linux - NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Graphics Driver - blackMORE Ops [18:26] TR News Step failed: Installing the system or Installing step failed : Install the system at 80% or The failing step is install the system error on Kali GNU/Linux https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/step-failed-installing-system-error-kali-linux/ [18:26] TR Bot Step failed: Installing the system or Installing step failed : Install the system at 80% or The failing step is install the system error on Kali Linux - blackMORE Ops [18:28] TR News Install AMD ATI proprietary fglrx driver in Kali GNU/Linux 1.0.6 https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/install-amd-ati-proprietary-fglrx-driver-kali-linux-1-0-6/ [18:28] TR Bot Install AMD ATI proprietary fglrx driver in Kali Linux 1.0.6 - blackMORE Ops [18:30] TR News Cracking Wifi WPA/WPA2 passwords using pyrit cowpatty in Kali GNU/Linux https://www.blackmoreops.com/2025/05/13/cracking-wifi-wpawpa2-passwords-using-pyrit-cowpatty-2/ [18:30] TR Bot Cracking Wifi WPA/WPA2 passwords using pyrit cowpatty in Kali Linux - blackMORE Ops [18:30] TR News Root Commit releases free training materials on OpenEmbedded and Yocto using the BeaglePlay SBC https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/13/root-commit-releases-free-training-materials-on-openembedded-and-yocto-using-the-beagleplay-sbc/ [18:30] TR Bot Root Commit releases free training materials on OpenEmbedded and Yocto using the BeaglePlay SBC - CNX Software [18:31] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) 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Microsoft can lay off all the people it wants but at the end of the day its products are absolute garbage. Really. I have to use it at work and would be really glad if we didn't. They really need to focus on their core products because they are all poorly executed, have miserable user interfaces, are not reliable, have very poor documentation and support, and probably only exist because they were first out the d [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] oor and so every office and business that uses it has to put up with it. [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] So I fail to see the point: Layoff a bunch of people when they can't even get their basic tools right. [19:03] schestowitz[TR2] "\ [19:08] TR News "The H1B visa program needs to be sunsetted. It was legislated in 1990 to fill the software engineering skills gap - a gap that no longer exists. Microsoft has been pushing out citizens in favor of H1Bs for over 20 years with zero scrutiny from USCIS." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne [19:08] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne ) [19:08] TR News "Wasn't THE director of AI, was Director of Artificial Intelligence for Microsoft for Startups." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne [19:11] TR News NordVPN GNU/Linux App Updated with New GUI https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/nordvpn-linux-app-update-adds-gui [19:11] TR Bot NordVPN Linux App Updated with New GUI - OMG! Ubuntu [19:13] TR News GSoC 2025: Expanding OSS-Fuzz Integration Across KDE Libraries https://azharmomin.me/posts/gsoc-2025-expanding-oss-fuzz-integration-across-kde-libraries/ [19:13] TR Bot GSoC 2025: Expanding OSS-Fuzz Integration Across KDE Libraries | Azhar Momin [19:15] TR News Nextcloud claims Surveillance Giant Google is being anticompetitive https://lwn.net/Articles/1021016/ [19:15] TR Bot claims Google is being anticompetitive [LWN.net] [19:17] TR News Unhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloud https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-android-file-upload-issue-google/ Source: Next Cloud | Gemini address: gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/waffle.cgi/view?https%3A//nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-android-file-upload-issue-google/ [19:17] TR Bot with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloud [19:21] TR News New cybersecurity rules for smart heat pump manufacturers https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/new-cybersecurity-rules-for-smart-heat-pump-manufacturers/ [19:21] TR Bot New cybersecurity rules for smart heat pump manufacturers | Pen Test Partners [19:22] TR News Flaw in Asus DriverHub makes utility vulnerable to remote code execution https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/flaw-in-asus-driverhub-makes-utility-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution [19:22] TR Bot Flaw in Asus DriverHub makes utility vulnerable to remote code execution | Tom's Hardware [19:23] MinceR https://apina.biz/206933.png?mode=sfw [19:23] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/206933.png [19:24] TR News UN presses Egypt to rethink draft criminal code over rights concerns https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/05/un-presses-egypt-to-rethink-draft-criminal-code-over-rights-concerns/ [19:24] TR Bot UN presses Egypt to rethink draft criminal code over rights concerns - JURIST - News [19:29] TR News Dihydroxyacetone Mans science cuts threaten public research data https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/trumps-science-cuts-threaten-public-research-data/ [19:29] TR Bot Trumps science cuts threaten public research data | The Strategist [19:29] TR News Why UMich postdoctoral fellows are forming a union https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-eds/why-umich-postdoctoral-fellows-are-forming-a-union/ [19:29] TR Bot Why UMich postdoctoral fellows are forming a union [19:32] TR News The Bright Side: The compassionate mission to rescue Londons pigeons https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250513-%F0%9F%8C%9Fthe-bright-side-the-compassionate-mission-to-rescue-london-s-pigeons [19:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250513-%F0%9F%8C%9Fthe-bright-side-the-compassionate-mission-to-rescue-london-s-pigeons ) [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5xrz0r [19:37] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv5xrz0r ) [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] It's disheartening to see Microsoft report strong earnings while simultaneously laying off employees indiscriminately regardless of their past performance or contributions. I've witnessed long-serving staff, with 10, even 20 years of experience, being let go as though their dedication meant nothing. These decisions often have little to do with merit or productivity. It's time for organizations to reflect and recognize that tru [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] e leadership involves sharing both the gains and the burdens with employees. The growing disparity, where the CEO earns astronomical sums while those at the ground level are squeezed and discarded, is deeply troubling and hard to accept. [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [19:37] schestowitz[TR2] Maybe Microsoft's financial situation just isn't what it claims https://techrights.org/n/2024/08/22/Microsoft_Cooking_the_Books_to_Hide_the_Losses_and_Disguise_the.shtml [19:37] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Cooking the Books to Hide the Losses and Disguise the Failure of Its Clown Computing Ventures [19:40] TR News "My severance was 2 days late because of some sort of payroll issue (supposedly). I had good communication with my former manager and she got it resolved quickly." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsy8v6r8 [19:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jsy8v6r8 ) [19:49] TR News It's FOSS must be thick; VS Code is proprietary spyware of Microsoft, yet this site keeps promoting it like it's FOSS https://itsfoss.com/vs-code-indentation/ [19:49] TR Bot Changing Indentation in VS Code [19:53] TR News Techrights VS Code Is Not FOSS, And Neither Is the Site "It's FOSS" https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/VS_Code_Is_Not_FOSS_And_Neither_Is_the_Site_It_s_FOSS.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/VS_Code_Is_Not_FOSS_And_Neither_Is_the_Site_It_s_FOSS.gmi [19:53] TR Bot Techrights VS Code Is Not FOSS, And Neither Is the Site "It's FOSS" [19:56] TR News Remembering Memory: EMS, And TSRs https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/remembering-memory-ems-and-tsrs/ | Source: Hackaday [19:56] TR Bot Memory: EMS, And TSRs | Hackaday [19:57] TR News A Toolchanging Delta 3D Printer https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/a-toolchanging-delta-3d-printer/ | Source: Hackaday [19:57] TR Bot Toolchanging Delta 3D Printer | Hackaday [19:57] TR News Record Study Connects Hundreds of Genetic Markers With OCD https://www.sciencealert.com/record-study-connects-hundreds-of-genetic-markers-with-ocd [19:57] TR Bot Study Connects Hundreds of Genetic Markers With OCD : ScienceAlert ● May 14 [20:00] TR News Thermal Monocular Brings The Heat At 10X https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/thermal-monocular-brings-the-heat-at-10x/ | Source: Hackaday [20:00] TR Bot Monocular Brings The Heat At 10X | Hackaday [20:00] TR News 2025 journalism job cuts tracked: Layoffs at two Los Angeles newsrooms https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/journalism-job-cuts-2025-tracked/ [20:00] TR Bot Journalism industry job cuts 2025 tracked with up-to-date list - Press Gazette [20:06] TR News What BS? Slop??? https://www.sciencealert.com/controversial-new-study-links-parkinsons-with-living-near-a-golf-course [20:06] TR Bot New Study Links Parkinson's With Living Near a Golf Course : ScienceAlert [20:07] TR News Life Expectancy Has Barely Changed in Some US States For More Than a Century https://www.sciencealert.com/life-expectancy-has-barely-changed-in-some-us-states-for-more-than-a-century [20:07] TR Bot Expectancy Has Barely Changed in Some US States For More Than a Century : ScienceAlert [20:08] TR News "A Web Based Controller For Your Garage Door" https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/a-web-based-controller-for-your-garage-door/ | Source: Hackaday [20:08] TR Bot Web Based Controller For Your Garage Door | Hackaday [20:09] TR News Databridge https://hackaday.com/2025/05/13/whats-an-lcr-databridge/ | Source: Hackaday [20:09] TR Bot An LCR Databridge? | Hackaday [20:10] TR News Sheinbaum renews pact to freeze prices on essential grocery items https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/sheinbaum-renews-anti-inflation-food-basket-mexico/ [20:10] TR Bot Sheinbaum renews pact to keep basic 'food basket' at 910 pesos [20:14] TR News DoD introduces new policy to deal with security leaks: Dont Ask, Dont Tell https://stanforddaily.com/2025/05/12/dod-signal-leaks/ [20:14] TR Bot DOD introduces "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to deal with leaks [20:16] TR News Suspected DoppelPaymer Ransomware Group Member Arrested https://www.securityweek.com/suspected-doppelpaymer-ransomware-group-member-arrested/ [20:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/suspected-doppelpaymer-ransomware-group-member-arrested/ ) [20:16] TR News Output Messenger Zero-Day Exploited by Turkish Hackers for Iraq Spying https://www.securityweek.com/output-messenger-zero-day-exploited-by-turkish-hackers-for-iraq-spying/ [20:16] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/output-messenger-zero-day-exploited-by-turkish-hackers-for-iraq-spying/ ) [20:17] TR News Windows TCO https://www.securityweek.com/marks-spencer-says-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/ [20:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/marks-spencer-says-data-stolen-in-ransomware-attack/ ) [20:17] TR News Radware Says Recently Disclosed WAF Bypasses Were Patched in 2023 https://www.securityweek.com/radware-says-recently-disclosed-waf-bypasses-were-patched-in-2023/ [20:17] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/radware-says-recently-disclosed-waf-bypasses-were-patched-in-2023/ ) [20:18] TR News SAP Patches Another Critical NetWeaver Vulnerability https://www.securityweek.com/sap-patches-another-critical-netweaver-vulnerability/ [20:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/sap-patches-another-critical-netweaver-vulnerability/ ) [20:18] TR News Adobe Patches Big Batch of Critical-Severity Software Flaws https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-big-batch-of-critical-severity-software-flaws/ [20:18] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/adobe-patches-big-batch-of-critical-severity-software-flaws/ ) [20:19] TR News Event Wrap: TWNOG 6 https://blog.apnic.net/2025/05/13/event-wrap-twnog-6/ [20:19] TR Bot Event Wrap: TWNOG 6 | APNIC Blog [20:20] TR News How to Install draw.io Desktop on FunOS https://funos.org/install-draw-io-desktop-funos/ [20:20] TR Bot How to Install draw.io Desktop on FunOS FunOS [20:21] TR News PicoEMP A Raspberry Pi Pico-based open-source electromagnetic fault injector designed for EMFI testing and research https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/13/picoemp-a-raspberry-pi-pico-based-open-source-electromagnetic-fault-injector-designed-for-emfi-testing-and-research/ [20:21] TR Bot PicoEMP - A Raspberry Pi Pico-based open-source electromagnetic fault injector designed for EMFI testing and research - CNX Software [20:21] TR News Openwashing garbage with slop thrown in https://siliconangle.com/2025/05/13/anaconda-releases-data-science-platform-optimized-open-source-development/ [20:21] TR Bot releases data science platform optimized for open-source development - SiliconANGLE [20:23] TR News SiFli SF32LB52J big.LITTLE Arm Cortex-M33 Bluetooth MCU powers the Core Time 2 smartwatch https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/14/sifli-sf32lb52j-big-little-arm-cortex-m33-bluetooth-mcu-powers-the-core-time-2-smartwatch/ [20:23] TR Bot SiFli SF32LB52J big.LITTLE Arm Cortex-M33 Bluetooth MCU powers the Core Time 2 smartwatch - CNX Software [20:26] TR News Kubernetes v1.33: Job's Backoff Limit Per Index Goes GA https://kubernetes.io/blog/2025/05/13/kubernetes-v1-33-jobs-backoff-limit-per-index-goes-ga/ [20:26] TR Bot Kubernetes v1.33: Job's Backoff Limit Per Index Goes GA | Kubernetes [20:28] TR News This Week in KDE Apps https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/12/this-week-in-kde-apps/ [20:28] TR Bot This Week in KDE Apps - KDE Blogs [20:28] TR News Geniatech AP880 Edge Hey Hi (AI) embedded systems pair NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC with 40 TOPS Kinara Ara-2 Hey Hi (AI) accelerator https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/05/13/geniatech-ap880-edge-ai-embedded-systems-pair-nxp-i-mx-8m-plus-soc-with-40-tops-kinara-ara-2-ai-accelerator/ [20:28] TR Bot Geniatech AP880 Edge AI embedded systems pair NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC with 40 TOPS Kinara Ara-2 AI accelerator - CNX Software [20:31] TR News "She was laid off because she's American. SN and his corrupt Indian crime family hate America." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne [20:31] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne ) [20:36] TR News UPC is illegal and its judgments are not constitutional. JUVE is aware of it, but it is sponsored by the firms that actively promoted this illegality so that they can profit more from litigation. https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/sanofi-and-amgen-still-fighting-for-upper-hand-following-dusseldorf-judgment/ [20:36] TR Bot Sanofi and Amgen still fighting for upper hand following Dsseldorf judgment [20:37] TR News UPC is simply illegal; some companies already legally challenge its right to exist or rule in Europe https://www.juve-patent.com/cases/upc-battle-between-10x-genomics-and-curio-bioscience-moves-to-next-stage/ [20:37] TR Bot UPC battle between 10x Genomics and Curio Bioscience moves to next stage [20:38] TR News They broke laws, violated conventions and constitutions to be this system in place; if you commit crime to do something, then that something isn't legitimate, no matter the amount of sugar-coating and spinning which follows [20:39] TR News 'Owning' life itself, as a concept https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/13/1116344/a-us-court-just-put-ownership-of-crispr-back-in-play/ [20:39] TR Bot A US court just put ownership of CRISPR back in play | MIT Technology Review [20:40] TR News $4,000 for IP Investments Group entity, Digimedia Tech, storage patents prior art https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/13/4000-for-ip-investments-group-entity-digimedia-tech-storage-patents-prior-art [20:40] TR Bot $4,000 for IP Investments Group entity, Digimedia Tech, storage patents prior art Unified Patents [20:41] TR News Software Patent: Dynamic IP Deals entity, AK Meeting, groupware patent monopoly challenge instituted https://www.unifiedpatents.com/insights/2025/5/13/dynamic-ip-deals-entity-ak-meeting-groupware-patent-challenge-instituted [20:41] TR Bot Dynamic IP Deals entity, AK Meeting, groupware patent challenge instituted Unified Patents [20:41] TR News Formalism, Fictions, and Federalism: Post Expiry Royalties Return to SCOTUS https://patentlyo.com/patent/2025/05/46145.html [20:41] TR Bot Formalism, Fictions, and Federalism: Post Expiry Royalties Return to SCOTUS | Patently-O [20:43] TR News Announcing Istio 1.24.6 https://istio.io/latest//news/releases/1.24.x/announcing-1.24.6/ [20:43] TR Bot Istio / Announcing Istio 1.24.6 [20:43] TR News Announcing Istio 1.25.3 https://istio.io/latest//news/releases/1.25.x/announcing-1.25.3/ [20:43] TR Bot Istio / Announcing Istio 1.25.3 [20:43] TR News Unless a Third of All Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs Worldwide Are in Redmond (Washington) Alone, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Has Just Lied to Everyone Via Jordan Novet in CNBC (i.e. the Usual Any Time There's Mass Layoffs and Novet Weighs in With False Numbers) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Unless_a_Third_of_All_Microsoft_Layoffs_Worldwide_Are_in_Redmon.shtml [20:43] TR Bot Techrights Unless a Third of All Microsoft Layoffs Worldwide Are in Redmond (Washington) Alone, Microsoft Has Just Lied to Everyone Via Jordan Novet in CNBC (i.e. the Usual Any Time There's Mass Layoffs and Novet Weighs in With False Numbers) [20:44] TR News As Expected, Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Uses Media Operative (Jordan Novet) to Downplay the Scale of Mass Layoffs (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/As_Expected_Microsoft_Uses_Media_Operative_Jordan_Novet_to_Down.shtml [20:44] TR Bot Techrights As Expected, Microsoft Uses Media Operative (Jordan Novet) to Downplay the Scale of Mass Layoffs [20:47] TR News Last Week's Public Talk by Richard Stallman Well Attended and Covered in Technical News Sites (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Last_Week_s_Public_Talk_by_Richard_Stallman_Well_Attended_and_C.shtml [20:47] TR Bot Techrights Last Week's Public Talk by Richard Stallman Well Attended and Covered in Technical News Sites [20:48] TR News There Are Bigger Rounds of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Layoffs Coming, a Cull of 10% Implemented in Waves (the "3%" Figure is Misleading, Face-Saving) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/There_Are_Bigger_Rounds_of_Microsoft_Layoffs_Coming_a_Cull_of_1.shtml [20:48] TR Bot Techrights There Are Bigger Rounds of Microsoft Layoffs Coming, a Cull of 10% Implemented in Waves (the "3%" Figure is Misleading, Face-Saving) [20:48] TR News McKinsey (McK) is Killing IBM, It's All About Killing This Goose, "National Sales Team 80% on PIP Now" (Preceding Layoffs Without Severance) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/McKinsey_McK_is_Killing_IBM_It_s_All_About_Killing_This_Goose_N.shtml [20:48] TR Bot Techrights McKinsey (McK) is Killing IBM, It's All About Killing This Goose, "National Sales Team 80% on PIP Now" (Preceding Layoffs Without Severance) [20:51] TR News Signs of Trouble: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Job Openings for Jobs That Do Not Exist! https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Signs_of_Trouble_Microsoft_Job_Openings_for_Jobs_That_Do_Not_Ex.shtml [20:51] TR Bot Techrights Signs of Trouble: Microsoft Job Openings for Jobs That Do Not Exist! [20:52] TR News "Special Place in Hell" for Women Who Help Violent Microsofters From Another Continent Attack Local Women Who Did Nothing Wrong, They Just Got Bullied and Deserve Sympathy or Compensation https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/Special_Place_in_Hell_for_Women_Who_Help_Violent_Microsofters_F.shtml [20:52] TR Bot Techrights "Special Place in Hell" for Women Who Help Violent Microsofters From Another Continent Attack Local Women Who Did Nothing Wrong, They Just Got Bullied and Deserve Sympathy or Compensation [20:52] TR News The Slow Death of backdoored Windows Will Mean the Inevitable Demise of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/The_Slow_Death_of_Windows_Will_Mean_the_Inevitable_Demise_of_Mi.shtml [20:52] TR Bot Techrights The Slow Death of Windows Will Mean the Inevitable Demise of Microsoft [20:52] TR News Red Hat's Owner is Called "America's Worst Tech Company" (IBM) and Microsoft's Liabilities Grow https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/Red_Hat_s_Owner_is_Called_America_s_Worst_Tech_Company_IBM_and_.shtml [20:52] TR Bot Techrights Red Hat's Owner is Called "America's Worst Tech Company" (IBM) and Microsoft's Liabilities Grow [20:52] TR News What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Missed Deadline https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/12/What_Happened_to_the_Open_Source_Initiative_OSI_Elections_Misse.shtml [20:52] TR Bot Techrights What Happened to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) Elections: Missed Deadline [20:53] TR News Fedora Community Blog: End of OpenID authentication in Fedora Account System May update https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/end-of-openid-authentication-in-fedora-account-system-may-update/ [20:53] TR Bot End of OpenID authentication in Fedora Account System - May update Fedora Community Blog [20:53] TR News There Are Also Loads of Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Microsoft's Surveillance Arm LinkedIn Layoffs Today (Keep Track of the Subsidiaries They Keep Out of Headlines) (updated) https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/13/There_Are_Also_Loads_of_Microsoft_LinkedIn_Layoffs_Today_Keep_T.shtml [20:53] TR Bot Techrights There Are Also Loads of Microsoft LinkedIn Layoffs Today (Keep Track of the Subsidiaries They Keep Out of Headlines) [20:54] TR News "Smart" things made for consumers are very very dumb, gullible https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/google-withdrawing-support-for-older-nest-thermostats-a1w0m6m2JdfG [20:54] TR Bot Google withdrawing support for older Nest thermostats: what to do if you're affected - Which? [20:55] MinceR https://www.derooijfotografie.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/fotografie-tips-zeevonk-fotograferen-corne-ouwehand.webp [20:55] TR News LLM Slop / Plagiarism leads to dramatic reduction in clickthroughs for Mail Online https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/google-ai-overviews-leads-to-dramatic-reduction-in-click-throughs-for-mail-online/ [20:55] TR Bot Google AI Overviews leads to dramatic reduction in clickthroughs for Mail Online - Press Gazette [20:56] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: context on how this was done? looks like long exposure [20:56] schestowitz[TR2] but still [20:57] schestowitz[TR2] probably "enhanced" [20:57] schestowitz[TR2] for contrast [20:59] MinceR dunno [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] you go in the water [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] and they just get it all over wittth [20:59] MinceR the exposure can't be that long [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] right [20:59] MinceR considering that the waves move and aren't that blurry on the photo [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] as the waves moce [20:59] schestowitz[TR2] *move ● May 14 [21:03] TR News ORG RESPONSES TO DATA INTERMEDIARIES AND DATA BROKERS CONSULTATIONS https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/org-responses-to-data-intermediaries-and-data-brokers-consultations/ [21:03] TR Bot ORG RESPONSES TO DATA INTERMEDIARIES AND DATA BROKERS CONSULTATIONS | Open Rights Group [21:05] TR News Pixar gemini://alex.corcoles.net/2025/05/kagi-y-pixar/ [21:30] TR News FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 16, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) http://www.fsf.org/events/fsd-2025-05-16-irc [21:30] TR Bot Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, May 16, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC) Free Software Foundation Working together for free software [21:31] TR News "I'm really enjoying #Ubuntu, but the single most annoying thing is that a number of apps are blurry to the point of being unusable, thanks to fractional scaling. I believe it's a Wayland issue. " https://kevquirk.com/notes/20250513-1019 [21:31] TR Bot 13 May 2025 at 10:19 | Kev Quirk [21:32] TR News (NEW): Shotcut 25.05 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Alpha Strobe Video Filter https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/12/Shotcut_25_05_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_Alpha_Stro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/12/Shotcut_25_05_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Released_with_Alpha_Stro.gmi [21:32] TR Bot Tux Machines Shotcut 25.05 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Alpha Strobe Video Filter [21:33] TR News Shotcut Released 25.05 with Alpha Strobe Filter & Freeze Frame https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2025/05/shotcut-released-25-05-with-alpha-strobe-filter-freeze-frame/ [21:33] TR Bot Shotcut Released 25.05 with Alpha Strobe Filter & Freeze Frame | UbuntuHandbook [21:33] TR News Ubuntu 25.04 Upgrades Have Been Re-Enabled https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/ubuntu-25-04-upgrades-resume-after-bug-fixes [21:33] TR Bot Ubuntu 25.04 Upgrades Have Been Re-Enabled - OMG! Ubuntu [21:35] TR News Canonical Donating $120,000 to Open Source Projects This Year https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/canonical-commits-funds-open-source-devs Canonical Will Give You Money Only If You Work for Microsoft! http://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Canonical_Will_Give_You_Money_Only_If_You_Work_for_Microsoft.shtml [21:35] TR Bot Canonical Donating $120,000 to Open Source Projects This Year - OMG! Ubuntu [21:35] TR Bot Techrights Canonical Will Give You Money Only If You Work for Microsoft! [21:36] TR News TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Overturned on Appeal? http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/05/ttablog-test-which-of-these-three_13.html [21:36] TR Bot The TTABlog: TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Overturned on Appeal? [21:37] TR News "Googles ChromeOS and associated hardware get a lot of praise for being easy to manage and for providing affordable hardware for school and other educational settings. Its also undeniable that their locked-down nature forms a major obstacle and provides limited reusability." https://hackaday.com/2025/05/14/turning-a-chromebox-into-a-proper-power-efficient-pc/ | Source: Hackaday [21:37] TR Bot A Chromebox Into A Proper Power-Efficient PC | Hackaday [21:37] TR News Spotify Says Its US Subscriber Levels Are Just Fine, Thank You Though Latest Data Shows Early-2025 Declines https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/13/spotify-declines-us-subscriber-data-2025/ [21:37] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/05/13/spotify-declines-us-subscriber-data-2025/ ) [21:39] TR News "Louis Prevosts Facebook (Farcebook) posts no longer publicly viewable suggest that he has embraced some of the most common complaints and conspiracy theories of the right." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/us/louis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv-brother.html [21:39] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/us/louis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv-brother.html ) [21:40] TR News Safe updates using RAUC on Raspberry Pi 5 https://bootlin.com/blog/safe-updates-using-rauc-on-raspberry-pi-5/ [21:40] TR Bot Secure updates using RAUC on Raspberry Pi 5 [21:41] TR News Charles Butlers The Feminine Monarchie, or the History of Bees (1634 edition) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/history-of-bees [21:41] TR Bot Charles Butlers *The Feminine Monarchie, or the History of Bees* (1634 edition) The Public Domain Review [21:42] TR News ZOTAC to showcase ZONE handheld with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with Manjaro Linux https://videocardz.com/pixel/zotac-to-showcase-zone-handheld-with-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-with-manjaro-linux [21:42] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://videocardz.com/pixel/zotac-to-showcase-zone-handheld-with-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-with-manjaro-linux ) [21:45] TR News "With the update that came May 12th, if you're on Wayland / Linux there's also a nice bug fix noted "Various fixes for running on Linux with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=wayland". Plus "Various crash fixes and stability improvements" for smoother gameplay." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/counter-strike-2-gets-weekly-missions-and-a-linux-wayland-fix/ [21:45] TR Bot 2 gets weekly missions and a Linux Wayland fix | GamingOnLinux [21:45] TR News "The app is also now available on Flathub making it easier than ever to install." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/linux-gpu-control-application-lact-gets-a-new-fan-control-ui-automatic-fan-mode-threshold-on-nvidia/ [21:45] TR Bot GPU Control Application (LACT) gets a new fan control UI, automatic fan mode threshold on Nvidia | GamingOnLinux [21:45] TR News "There's a lot of upgrades for Linux / Steam Deck players here, as it pulls in all the changes from the Beta to the Stable version of the game. To go along with the celebration, the game is 90% off until May 19th so it's truly the perfect time to grab it." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/black-mesa-resonance-decade-update-out-now-with-linux-and-steam-deck-improvements-and-a-big-sale/ [21:45] TR Bot Mesa 'Resonance Decade' update out now with Linux and Steam Deck improvements and a big sale | GamingOnLinux [21:46] TR News "Going by the current Mesa release calendar the next bug-fix update is 25.0.6 that's due May 14th (tomorrow) and 25.0.7 due out May 28th. For the recently released Mesa 25.1 series the first bug fix update there with 25.1.1 should be due May 21st." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/doom-the-dark-ages-needs-workarounds-on-linux-with-amd-gpus-a-fix-has-been-merged-into-mesa/ [21:46] TR Bot The Dark Ages needs workarounds on Linux with AMD GPUs, a fix has been merged into Mesa | GamingOnLinux [21:46] TR News (NEW): Games: Handhelds, Godot, XBox Mass Layoffs, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Games_Handhelds_Godot_XBox_Mass_Layoffs_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Games_Handhelds_Godot_XBox_Mass_Layoffs_and_More.gmi [21:46] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: Handhelds, Godot, XBox Mass Layoffs, and More [21:46] TR News "You can connect to a server, manage preferences, and monitor your VPN connection in a few simple clicks no command interface needed." https:// [21:47] TR News "You can connect to a server, manage preferences, and monitor your VPN connection in a few simple clicks no command interface needed." https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/good-news-for-linux-users-as-nordvpn-launches-a-full-gui [21:47] TR Bot Good news for Linux users as NordVPN launches a full GUI | Tom's Guide [21:48] TR News (NEW): Today's HowTos https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/today_s_howtos.2.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/today_s_howtos.2.gmi [21:48] TR Bot Tux Machines today's howtos [21:51] TR News "In a world filled with Linux distributions based on one of the big three, finding an independent OS can feel like a breath of fresh air." https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-found-an-independent-linux-distro-thats-easy-to-install-and-comes-with-everything-i-need/ [21:51] TR Bot found an independent Linux distro that's easy to install - and comes with everything I need | ZDNET [21:52] TR News Edera and CIQ Advance Linux Security With Hardened Tools https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/edera-and-ciq-advance-linux-security-with-hardened-tools-177548.html [21:52] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/edera-and-ciq-advance-linux-security-with-hardened-tools-177548.html ) [21:53] TR News How to clear cache and temp files in Linux to speed up your system fast https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-clear-cache-and-temp-files-in-linux-to-speed-up-your-system-fast/ [21:53] TR Bot to clear cache and temp files in Linux to speed up your system fast | ZDNET [21:53] TR News "The upcoming Linux kernel release, version 6.15, will be arriving in the next month or so, and I'm already seeing previews of what to expect. One of them is recently merged support for several gaming controllers and laptop touchpads." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-6-15-game-controllers-update/ [21:53] TR Bot Linux Kernel 6.15 Is Adding Support for These Game Controllers [21:54] TR News Zotac Zone 2: OLED and trackpad-wielding gaming handheld to launch with 'all-new Manjaro Linux-based OS' https://www.notebookcheck.net/Zotac-Zone-2-OLED-and-trackpad-wielding-gaming-handheld-to-launch-with-all-new-Manjaro-Linux-based-OS.1015085.0.html [21:54] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Zotac-Zone-2-OLED-and-trackpad-wielding-gaming-handheld-to-launch-with-all-new-Manjaro-Linux-based-OS.1015085.0.html ) [21:56] TR News At least they clarify this is Windows; the goal of WSL is to attack and deny adoption of GNU/Linux https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl-best-feature-windows-decade/ [21:56] TR Bot WSL is the best feature added to Windows in the last decade [21:56] TR News 5 factors steadily fueling Linux's desktop rise https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-factors-steadily-fueling-linuxs-desktop-rise/ [21:56] TR Bot factors steadily fueling Linux's desktop rise | ZDNET [21:57] TR News "Linux kernel project boss Linus Torvalds has re-joined the ranks of full-size mechanical keyboard aficionados." https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/linux_6_15_rc6_keyboards/ [21:57] TR Bot Linus Torvalds goes back to a mechanical keyboard The Register [21:57] TR News Zotacs next handheld gaming PC features a Linux-based operating system and a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor https://liliputing.com/zotacs-next-handheld-gaming-pc-features-a-linux-based-operating-system-and-a-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-processor/ [21:57] TR Bot next handheld gaming PC features a Linux-based operating system and a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor - Liliputing [21:58] TR News Proprietary https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/enhanced-remote-desktop-experience-amazon-dcv-with-amazon-linux-2023/ [21:58] TR Bot Enhanced remote desktop experience: Amazon DCV with Amazon Linux 2023 | AWS Compute Blog [21:59] TR News NordVPN goes full GUI on Linux https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Open-Source-Insider/NordVPN-goes-full-GUI-on-Linux [21:59] TR Bot NordVPN goes full GUI on Linux ● May 14 [22:01] TR News Free GATE-12 gives you envelopes and patterns on Mac, Windows, and Linux https://cdm.link/gate-12-free/ [22:01] TR Bot Free GATE-12 gives you envelopes and patterns on Mac, Windows, and Linux - CDM Create Digital Music [22:01] TR News New ClickFix attacks seek to compromise Windows, Linux systems https://www.scworld.com/brief/new-clickfix-attacks-seek-to-compromise-windows-linux-systems [22:01] TR Bot New ClickFix attacks seek to compromise Windows, Linux systems | SC Media [22:02] TR News This Is How I Dual Boot Windows and Linux Without the Headache https://www.howtogeek.com/install-windows-on-usb-dual-boot-linux/ [22:02] TR Bot How to Create a Portable Windows 11 USB [22:03] TR News (NEW): The 5 most customizable Linux desktop environments - when you want it your way https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/The_5_most_customizable_Linux_desktop_environments_when_you_wan.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/The_5_most_customizable_Linux_desktop_environments_when_you_wan.gmi [22:03] TR Bot Tux Machines The 5 most customizable Linux desktop environments - when you want it your way [22:03] TR News "I don't really know any operating systems other than Windows. I got started with it as a small kid with Windows 3.1, and from then on, I've been stuck on Microsoft's operating systems. Windows 95, 98, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11you name it, I've used it. But I've never owned a Mac, and I've never properly used Linux before." https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-linux-mint-windows-fanboy/ [22:03] TR Bot I tried Linux Mint as a Windows fanboy and here's how it went [22:06] TR News (NEW): Applications: Syslog-ng, Kubernetes, Istio, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Applications_Syslog_ng_Kubernetes_Istio_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Applications_Syslog_ng_Kubernetes_Istio_and_More.gmi [22:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Applications: Syslog-ng, Kubernetes, Istio, and More [22:06] TR News (NEW): Desktop/Laptop GNU/Linux https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Desktop_Laptop_GNU_Linux.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Desktop_Laptop_GNU_Linux.gmi [22:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Desktop/Laptop GNU/Linux [22:08] TR News (NEW): Open Hardware/Modding: PicoEMP, Arduino, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Open_Hardware_Modding_PicoEMP_Arduino_and_More.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Open_Hardware_Modding_PicoEMP_Arduino_and_More.gmi [22:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Open Hardware/Modding: PicoEMP, Arduino, and More [22:09] TR News (NEW): Fedora Reports and New Version of Flatpak Released https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Fedora_Reports_and_New_Version_of_Flatpak_Released.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Fedora_Reports_and_New_Version_of_Flatpak_Released.gmi [22:09] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora Reports and New Version of Flatpak Released [22:09] TR News (NEW): KDE GSoC 2025 and KDE India Conference 2025 https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/KDE_GSoC_2025_and_KDE_India_Conference_2025.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/KDE_GSoC_2025_and_KDE_India_Conference_2025.gmi [22:09] TR Bot Tux Machines KDE GSoC 2025 and KDE India Conference 2025 [22:10] MinceR https://apina.biz/208019.jpeg?mode=sfw [22:10] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/208019.jpeg [22:11] TR News (NEW): Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Debian_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Debian_and_Ubuntu_Leftovers.gmi [22:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers [22:12] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@mvbnerg22p5ze.irc) has joined #techrights [22:13] TR News (NEW): FreeBSD is an operating system powering servers and desktops https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/FreeBSD_is_an_operating_system_powering_servers_and_desktops.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/FreeBSD_is_an_operating_system_powering_servers_and_desktops.gmi [22:13] TR Bot Tux Machines FreeBSD is an operating system powering servers and desktops [22:13] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/GNU_Linux_and_BSD_Leftovers.gmi [22:13] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers [22:13] TR News (NEW): Programming Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Programming_Leftovers.1.gmi [22:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Programming Leftovers [22:14] TR News (NEW): Security Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Security_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Security_Leftovers.1.gmi [22:14] TR Bot Tux Machines Security Leftovers [22:16] TR News (NEW): Proprietary Traps and Openwashing https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Proprietary_Traps_and_Openwashing.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Proprietary_Traps_and_Openwashing.gmi [22:16] TR Bot Tux Machines Proprietary Traps and Openwashing [22:17] TR News "The project is making progress. The simplest part is to generate huge quantities of text. But there is no point in generating a long manuscript or thousands of short poems just because you can." gemini://oberdada.pollux.casa/gemlog/2025-05-14_zipf_poetry.gmi [22:18] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [22:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [22:18] TR News (NEW): Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Free_Libre_and_Open_Source_Software_Leftovers.1.gmi [22:18] TR Bot Tux Machines Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers [22:18] TR News "Many of those reading this will still have a telephone. And, what is worse, a telephone number." gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-14_the-phone-system-is-trash-and-getting-worse.gmi [22:19] TR News "I got a text message from a friend who was having difficulties, wondering why I seemed to be ignoring him, "hello mate are you still alive?" ... he shortly afterwards committed suicide, and I complained to Ofcom about the whole affair" gemini://gemini.ucant.org/gemlog/2025-05-14_the-phone-system-is-trash-and-getting-worse.gmi [22:21] TR News "Xeno Crisis is a 2D game (originally for Sega Megadrive) developed by bitmap bureau and funded with a kickstarter in 2019." gemini://gmi.noulin.net/2025-05-14-running-xeno-crisis-neo-geo-version-in-mame.gmi [22:22] TR News I am officially a Geek! gemini://omg.pebcak.club/~freezr/pebcak/index.gmi [22:23] TR News Caving with old order Mennonites gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/agk/2025-05-05-menn.txt [22:23] TR News (NEW): GNOME 49 Finally to Use Showtime as Default Video Player https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/GNOME_49_Finally_to_Use_Showtime_as_Default_Video_Player.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/GNOME_49_Finally_to_Use_Showtime_as_Default_Video_Player.gmi [22:23] TR Bot Tux Machines GNOME 49 Finally to Use Showtime as Default Video Player [22:24] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The toothpaste is here. [22:24] IsambardPrince Expiration date of March 2027. [22:25] IsambardPrince I'll probably backfill as I go through tubes or make another bulk buy if the FDA "proposes" banning it. [22:25] IsambardPrince They have to go through a six month process with public comments that they pretend to consider. [22:25] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 15/05/2025: Poseur Nerds and Mennonites https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Gemini_Links_15_05_2025_Poseur_Nerds_and_Mennonites.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Gemini_Links_15_05_2025_Poseur_Nerds_and_Mennonites.gmi [22:25] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 15/05/2025: Poseur Nerds and Mennonites [22:26] schestowitz[TR2] bbe or expiry? [22:27] TR News Techrights Links 14/05/2025: Fentanylware (TikTok) Harms Kids, Russia Refuses to Defuse https://techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Links_14_05_2025_Fentanylware_TikTok_Harms_Kids_Russia_Refuses_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2025/05/14/Links_14_05_2025_Fentanylware_TikTok_Harms_Kids_Russia_Refuses_.gmi [22:27] TR Bot Techrights Links 14/05/2025: Fentanylware (TikTok) Harms Kids, Russia Refuses to Defuse [22:28] TR News (NEW): ZOTAC GAMING ZONE Handheld getting a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 prototype with a Manjaro Linux-based OS https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/ZOTAC_GAMING_ZONE_Handheld_getting_a_Ryzen_AI_9_HX_370_prototyp.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/ZOTAC_GAMING_ZONE_Handheld_getting_a_Ryzen_AI_9_HX_370_prototyp.gmi [22:28] TR Bot Tux Machines ZOTAC GAMING ZONE Handheld getting a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 prototype with a Manjaro Linux-based OS [22:28] IsambardPrince bbe or expiry? [22:29] IsambardPrince Well, it isn't really a drop dead date. [22:29] IsambardPrince It gets less effective over time, supposedly. [22:29] schestowitz[TR2] depends [22:29] IsambardPrince It could like, turn into a goop. [22:29] schestowitz[TR2] what's in this one? [22:29] IsambardPrince Some sites I read suggest the fluoride becomes less effective. [22:31] TR News (NEW): RHEL 10 quietly leaks ahead of Red Hat Summit https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/RHEL_10_quietly_leaks_ahead_of_Red_Hat_Summit.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/RHEL_10_quietly_leaks_ahead_of_Red_Hat_Summit.gmi [22:31] TR Bot Tux Machines RHEL 10 quietly leaks ahead of Red Hat Summit [22:31] IsambardPrince Sodium Fluoride, sorbitol, water, hydrated silica, PEG-8, sodium lauryl sulfate, SD alcohol 38-B, flavor, cellulose gumsodium saccharin, blue 1, yellow 10. [22:31] IsambardPrince So it has synthetic dyes too, which the FDA is banning for no reason. [22:32] TR News "Down with the H1B! Hire Americans. Recruit from Universities. Invest in the foundation!" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne [22:32] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne ) [22:32] TR News "Co-Pilot su-ks. Id rather ask a re--rded mongoose for help than waste my time with Co-Pilot. The only people getting let go should be the executives that created this clusterfuq known as Microsoft." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jv7jp9ne [22:33] TR News Co-Pilot = Slop = Financial bubble to con shareholders. https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/ [22:33] TR Bot Cory Doctorow: What Kind of Bubble is AI? Locus Online [22:33] IsambardPrince https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-artificial-food-dyes-rfk-jr/ [22:33] TR Bot FDA stops short of synthetic food dye ban, calls on industry to stop use - CBS News [22:34] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Targeting random food additives without running any studies, then approving "natural" alternatives without running any studies. [22:34] IsambardPrince You know that snake venom and dog shit are all natural? [22:34] TR News (NEW): Grafana 12 Observability Platform Released with Major Upgrades https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Grafana_12_Observability_Platform_Released_with_Major_Upgrades.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Grafana_12_Observability_Platform_Released_with_Major_Upgrades.gmi [22:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Grafana 12 Observability Platform Released with Major Upgrades [22:35] schestowitz[TR2] then yopu wonder what rfk tastes like [22:35] schestowitz[TR2] becausre you know he is full of s*** [22:35] schestowitz[TR2] so it cannot taste too good [22:37] IsambardPrince I wonder if we have wormsign again. [22:37] IsambardPrince :D [22:38] IsambardPrince Another one munching on the parietal lobe maybe. [22:39] IsambardPrince He had a really shitty brain before the worm incident honestly, but whatever bits the worm ate don't grow back. You can never regrow part of your brain. [22:39] IsambardPrince Running around telling people to drink unpasteurized milk and not brush their teeth. [22:40] IsambardPrince "You know the Romans crushed up egg shells and pissed on them and brushed with that, all natural, you see!" [22:53] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/05/14/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi [22:53] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers