●● IRC: #techrights @ Techrights IRC Network: Sunday, February 15, 2026 ●● ● Feb 15 [00:00] IsambardPrince https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/12/candidates-illinois-9th-district-schakowsky-biss-abughazaleh [00:00] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/02/12/candidates-illinois-9th-district-schakowsky-biss-abughazaleh ) [00:00] IsambardPrince I'd vote for Daniel Biss honestly, if I could. [00:00] IsambardPrince He actually showed up and asked CBP to leave Evanston and stop causing problems. [00:01] IsambardPrince I did vote for Biss when he was running for Governor, but JB Pritzker is rich so he just dumped unlimited money into his own campign. [00:01] IsambardPrince He's been the most influential governor in the last 45 years though. [00:02] IsambardPrince After Mike Madigan (the House Speaker) finally got taken down in the ComEd Scandal, the power shifted back to the Governor's office. [00:05] IsambardPrince https://www.propublica.org/article/obamacare-scams-health-care-sharing-ministries [00:05] TR Bot How Obamacare Enabled a Christian Health Care Cash Grab ProPublica [00:06] IsambardPrince ProPublica has a good article about "Christian Healthshare" and how it takes money and doesn't pay a lot of claims. [00:08] IsambardPrince Ever since those idiots that mom and dad voted for took over Medicare, I haven't been receiving my Medicare Claims and Summary Notices in a timely fashion. [00:09] IsambardPrince I have not seen any claims for 2026 yet, because all of a sudden they're running three months behind and I'm getting bills from the doctors and hospitals and have no idea if they're even the right amounts because there's suddenly nothing to check them against. [00:12] IsambardPrince https://www.asqh.org/i-tried-health-insurance-for-christians-heres-my-honest-take/ [00:12] TR Bot Tried Health Insurance for Christians Heres My Honest Take asqh.org [00:12] IsambardPrince Even if they did cover anything worth the premium, I KNOW my mother and I know she is not this organized. [00:12] IsambardPrince "I left my tax forms somewhere, I just know I did." [00:12] IsambardPrince She's not going to be copying off invoices and telling the Healthshare Ministry CPT codes. [00:14] IsambardPrince If I had health insurance in 2009, they probably would have looked at my shoulder at the time and noticed I broke it. [00:14] IsambardPrince But I was uninsured so they did the fastest cheapest thing to get me out of the hospital. Nobody ever looked at my shoulder. [00:14] IsambardPrince I just slowly lost the use of an arm and ended up in a lot of pain. [00:14] IsambardPrince And then Mandy would make fun of me and laugh at me for it. [00:15] IsambardPrince 'While I was giving him US citizenship and fixing his teeth and getting his ear surgery so he wouldn't be deaf and doing everything a good and loving spouse does. [00:15] IsambardPrince My mother dripped poison into my marriage. She told Mandy I didn't do anything for him and that I was "just like my father" and a huge jerk. [00:16] IsambardPrince Now I'm stressed that I could be homeless. She considers my brother the better of two sons for, I guess, clogging the toilet and throwing a roll of toilet paper in it while it's overflowing and he leaves a 68 year old woman to clean it up. [00:17] IsambardPrince And he won't quit no matter what anyone tells him. [00:18] IsambardPrince He sits in his room while she brings him guns and xbox games and pizzas, and he spouts off homophobic and transphobic stuff. He has never had a job, he has never done anything since high school which was 14 _years_ ago, and he's 32 and made her carry in an air conditioner in the middle of the night, causing her to fall over and drop an air conditioner on herself and end up in the hospital. [00:18] IsambardPrince But I'm the bad son. [00:20] IsambardPrince I guess I'm stressed out because I'm broke and I can't even afford rent on the small amount I do get. [00:20] IsambardPrince Nobody has called me for an interview, not even the "cleaning up dog shit" people. [00:20] IsambardPrince And I'm just sitting here getting angrier about all of this. [00:21] IsambardPrince Even if anyone was going to hire me, I'm under advice to not accept a job even if I got offered one until I'm divorced, because the person I spoke with doesn't want to risk me ending up having to ALSO pay that parasite alimony money. [00:22] IsambardPrince Mandy threatened to kill my cats today when he got angry at me. [00:22] MinceR > he spouts off homophobic and transphobic stuff. [00:22] MinceR maybe that's why she loves him [00:22] IsambardPrince I told him if he killed my cats then he wouldn't even need to worry about the police. [00:24] IsambardPrince I suppose I could go file for a protective order from him. [00:25] IsambardPrince Threatening to kill your pets is grounds to file for a protective order. [00:25] IsambardPrince It would force him to stay away from the house. [00:27] IsambardPrince MinceR, I found out something interesting about American Express business cards today. [00:27] IsambardPrince If you add an authorized user to a business card and then you don't pay your bill, the bank can pursue the authorized user for the charges they made on the card. [00:27] IsambardPrince So if you are an employee at a business, you should refuse any employee cards they try to make for you and do not spend any money on those cards. [00:28] IsambardPrince Because accepting one means that you are taking on liability if your boss doesn't pay the business expenses you put on your employee card. [00:29] MinceR i think i knew this [00:30] IsambardPrince That's not how being an authorized user on a personal card works. The primary account holder is liable for everything. But there is still danger to you that if they don't pay their bill, it could end up on your credit reports. [00:55] *includeals has quit (Quit: ZNC - https://znc.in) [00:55] *includeals (~includeal@2001:8a0:e95a:4e00::1c47) has joined #techrights ● Feb 15 [01:12] MinceR https://apina.biz/212590.jpeg?mode=sfw [01:12] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/212590.jpeg [01:16] *darwin has quit (Quit: peace be with you) [01:23] IsambardPrince MinceR, Next time mom asks why I cut out two warts from my own foot ten years ago... [01:24] IsambardPrince I'll tell her because I went to the podiatrist due to about 10 of them on my feet this time, and so far there's been three appointments with a total co-pay of over $250. [01:25] IsambardPrince It only took me one go to remove them myself and those two never grew back. [01:25] IsambardPrince Plantar warts are pretty stubborn. You think you got them all, several years go by, and there's more. [01:26] IsambardPrince I have no idea where I got them at. I've always been pretty careful in public showers and stuff. [01:27] IsambardPrince To always wear sandals. [01:27] IsambardPrince MinceR, I'm paying to have them removed because I've been told that any healthcare expenses are going to be viewed as legitimate. [01:32] IsambardPrince When people are getting divorced, they know the judge is going to split assets. So it often happens that one of them gets the idea that if they spend it all on themselves, that won't happen and the other spouse will just be out of luck. [01:32] IsambardPrince But if they find out that you've just been wasting a lot of money, they can reverse it by making you pay the other spouse that amount, or taking some other thing to make up for it. [01:33] IsambardPrince But as long as you're married, each spouse has the obligation to provide for the other one, things like housing and healthcare. [01:33] IsambardPrince So if you can make the case that you spent the money on necessary healthcare, you can spend some of that down and not be sanctioned. [01:33] IsambardPrince So I knew I was going to need major surgery so I hurried up and did it knowing that I could pay the doctors now. ● Feb 15 [02:46] TR News Yesterday's #boycottnovell-social and #techpol IRC logs ready. 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He has said a lot of things that sounded kind o... | Hacker News ● Feb 15 [03:04] lxo thank you, schestowitz-pi #ilovefs https://snac.lx.oliva.nom.br/lxo/admin/p/55dd5a1b1c7689fbac00ab8b2e099c85 [03:04] TR Bot ( status 401 @ https://snac.lx.oliva.nom.br/lxo/admin/p/55dd5a1b1c7689fbac00ab8b2e099c85 ) [03:05] TR News "I once wrote a post about Ursula K. Le Guin's book The Other Wind, the volume that concludes the Earthsea cycle. I never published it because I intended to return to the subject, explore it further, reflect on it, perhaps change my mind, perhaps gain new perspectives." gemini://rawtext.club/~deerbard/glog/2026-02-15-inny-wiatr.gmi [03:05] lxo erhm wrong link https://snac.lx.oliva.nom.br/lxo/p/1771121699.342822 [03:05] TR Bot Oliva (@lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br) [03:07] TR News Randomly chosen images from Geminispace gemini://freeshell.de/picpages/2026-02-15.gmi [03:07] TR News [cat] gemini://nytpu.com/cheetahs/D1917.jpg [03:07] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: checking [03:08] schestowitz[TR2] https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/02/12/my-lovely-valentine/ [03:08] TR Bot Blog Archive My Lovely Valentine [03:08] TR News "Who remembers Loadbars? The small, humble server load monitoring tool I wrote back in November 2010 as a Perl+SDL project during my first job after graduating from university as a Linux Sysadmin." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2026-02-15-loadbars-resurrected-from-perl-to-go.gmi [03:09] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/14/internet_history_initiative/ [03:09] TR Bot Internet history is vanishing. Researchers want to save it The Register [03:09] TR News "This article spoils the climaxes of the base Pokmon Scarlet/Violet games, and the climax of the Indigo Disk DLC." gemini://mbox-sys.net/en/gemlog/2026-02-15_headcanon_pokemon_typechart/ [03:12] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: that is a VERY hateful message [sarcasm] [03:12] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/like-new-ryzen-9-9900x3d-amazon-order-turns-into-a-shocking-cpu-bait-and-switch-scandal-shopper-duped-in-outrageous-ryzen-9-3900x-scam [03:12] TR Bot "Like new" Ryzen 9 9900X3D Amazon order turns into a shocking CPU bait-and-switch scandal shopper duped in outrageous Ryzen 9 3900X scam | Tom's Hardware [03:15] TR News Techrights Gemini Links 15/02/2026: "Already Midway February" and Loadbars Remembered https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Gemini_Links_15_02_2026_Already_Midway_February_and_Loadbars_Re.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Gemini_Links_15_02_2026_Already_Midway_February_and_Loadbars_Re.gmi [03:15] TR Bot Techrights Gemini Links 15/02/2026: "Already Midway February" and Loadbars Remembered [03:15] admfubar https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/in-a-blind-test-audiophiles-couldnt-tell-the-difference-between-audio-signals-sent-through-copper-wire-a-banana-or-wet-mud-the-mud-should-sound-perfectly-awful-but-it-doesnt-notes-the-experiment-creator [03:15] TR Bot In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator | Tom's Hardware [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] ARE YOU MUD?? [03:17] MinceR maybe someone should make a product out of that for audiophiles [03:17] MinceR enjoy the natural sound of audio propagated through mud [03:19] schestowitz[TR2] it would evaporate away [03:19] MinceR naturally, it has to be replenished [03:19] MinceR which could be automated... [03:22] IsambardPrince I have an active sex life. Just not with the monster I married. [03:23] IsambardPrince If this was South Dakota I could file an at-fault divorce and say it was his fault for not having sex with me for years, among other things. [03:23] IsambardPrince There's only a few defenses to that like "I was medically unable to." [03:28] lxo schestowitz[TR2], that message is full of love! [03:28] schestowitz[TR2] yes, that is the thing [03:29] schestowitz[TR2] in sarcasm lies a hidden message [03:29] schestowitz[TR2] about how people who devote their lives to collective good get painted as devils [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: side note, [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] it is good you left ibm [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] from what i hear from WBers [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] they have IBM [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] and workplace became stressful [03:31] schestowitz[TR2] it's not Red Hat anymore [03:32] schestowitz[TR2] they liked Red Hat [03:32] schestowitz[TR2] IBM ended Red Hat [03:32] TR News Techrights What IBM Said About 2026 Layoffs and What's Happening in Practice https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/What_IBM_Said_About_2026_Layoffs_and_What_s_Happening_in_Practi.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/What_IBM_Said_About_2026_Layoffs_and_What_s_Happening_in_Practi.gmi [03:32] TR Bot Techrights What IBM Said About 2026 Layoffs and What's Happening in Practice [03:32] schestowitz[TR2] if you had stayed there, it would harm your health [03:32] schestowitz[TR2] they have IBM [03:32] schestowitz[TR2] *hate [03:33] MinceR red hat ended itself [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] allowhurst did [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] he let it be sold [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] maaybe board's decision also [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] afik, they did profit [03:33] schestowitz[TR2] and did not need to fake their numbers [03:33] MinceR they started their hostile takeover against all GNU/Linux distros by releasing systemd before International Bullshit Machine bought them [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] right [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] i don't disagree [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] but that is separate [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] from whether working there was a living nightmare [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] the pressure, anst [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] *angst [03:34] schestowitz[TR2] simply now worh the money [03:38] lxo Red Hat also harmed my health, alas. but yeah, it would have made it worse. I was on the way to recovery when I left. [03:38] schestowitz[TR2] i can imagine [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] i saw older photos of you [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] many years ago [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] like when you were a student [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] sometimes people get used to a salary [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] then they get "attached" to it [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] then they negelct things for it [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] health, sleep [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not worth it [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] things escalate [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] and then performance falls [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] job lost [03:39] schestowitz[TR2] not worth it [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] on another, more philos, level [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] without life, there is nothing [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] no money, no salary [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] compromising live for money is dumb [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] but media reinforces this [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] a form of hoarding [03:40] schestowitz[TR2] conflated with "security" [03:41] lxo I faced contradictions that made me quite miserable for some time [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] if you lose health but have more money, then are you more secure? no, you can get a stroke [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] Like Sirius [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] they adopted Slack [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] we resisted [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] not only me [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] at the end they made many tthreats [03:41] schestowitz[TR2] and then they shut down our jabber server [03:41] lxo I guess some upper management hated that I divided my time between work and activism [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] you are ibm staff 100% of the time [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] even at nighttime [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] sleep for ibm [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] wake up for ibm [03:42] lxo I had it in my contract [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] like simopn at Sirius [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] he rtuined his health in his 30s [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] for the company [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] Paul also [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] to some extent [03:42] schestowitz[TR2] woken up 4am many times... any time there was server crisis [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] i never let them contact me outside working hours [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] and didn't have mobile phone [03:43] schestowitz[TR2] so they could not even contact me [03:44] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/07/Ben_Bell_Mark_Taylor_Sirius_Open_Source_DebConf_sponsorhip_insi.shtml [03:44] TR Bot Techrights Ben Bell, Mark Taylor, Sirius Open Source & DebConf sponsorhip insincere promises [03:45] schestowitz[TR2] "Former staff have made complaints about Ben Bell trying to implant a Debian-style 24x7 work culture onto part-time employees." [03:46] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2024/03/04/Debian_Developer_at_Sirius_Was_Under_the_Wrong_Impression_That_.shtml [03:46] TR Bot Techrights Debian Developer at Sirius Was Under the Wrong Impression That Staff Must Check or Should See E-mail All the Time (24/7 Work Attention is an Occupational Health Hazard) [03:46] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: i saw your last video [03:46] schestowitz[TR2] yoou l;ook good in it, much healthier [03:46] schestowitz[TR2] and i can see you lost weight [03:46] schestowitz[TR2] your face looks different, too [03:47] lxo I've been regaining the happiness I had before I took my hardest hit at Red Hat [03:48] schestowitz[TR2] good! [03:48] schestowitz[TR2] rms also looks to have recovered somewhat [03:48] schestowitz[TR2] despite cancer [03:49] schestowitz[TR2] behind the scenes we worked against cancel [03:49] schestowitz[TR2] i have a series about this atm [03:49] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/14/Richard_Stallman_in_the_United_States_Part_I_Huge_Audience_Offl.shtml [03:49] TR Bot Techrights Richard Stallman in the United States - Part I - Huge Audience (Offline and Online), 'Cancel Culture' Attempted and Failed [03:49] lxo *nod* [03:49] schestowitz[TR2] this series will be SLOW [03:49] schestowitz[TR2] i can say this in advancwe [03:50] schestowitz[TR2] the thingh is [03:50] schestowitz[TR2] as a group [03:50] schestowitz[TR2] or group unit [03:50] schestowitz[TR2] we are effective [03:50] schestowitz[TR2] because people help other people [03:50] schestowitz[TR2] it is a resourcee issue [03:50] schestowitz[TR2] not a money issue [03:51] schestowitz[TR2] https://pointieststick.com/2026/02/12/while-you-support-others-who-supports-you/ [03:51] TR Bot While you support others, who supports you? Adventures in Linux and KDE [03:51] schestowitz[TR2] ^ 3 days aog [03:51] schestowitz[TR2] *ago [03:51] schestowitz[TR2] "The world of free and open-source software (FOSS) is full of big-hearted, altruistic people who love serving society by giving away their labor for free. Its incredible. These folks are supporting so many people by providing the world with high quality free software, including in KDE, my FOSS community of choice. [03:51] schestowitz[TR2] But while they do it, whos supporting them? We dont talk about this as much." [03:52] schestowitz[TR2] we also get help from NGOs [03:52] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/11/Matthew_J_Garrett_Has_Just_Sent_a_Threat_to_Put_My_Wife_and_I_i.shtml [03:52] TR Bot Techrights Matthew J. Garrett Has Just Sent a Threat to Put My Wife and I in Prison Because His Own Spouse Says He's a Rapist [03:56] schestowitz[TR2] they have already spent well over $1,000,000 "worth" of lawyer time [03:56] lxo I recall reading that the other day. is there reason for concern? [03:56] schestowitz[TR2] no [03:56] schestowitz[TR2] but [03:56] schestowitz[TR2] a day later i got threats from anon account [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] burner account [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] blackmail [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] these are thugs basically [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/feb/16/uk-solicitors-warned-not-to-act-as-hired-guns-to-silence-critics-of-super-rich [03:57] TR Bot Solicitors in UK warned not to act as hired guns to silence critics of super-rich | Law | The Guardian [03:57] lxo sockpuppets? [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] no [03:57] schestowitz[TR2] someone connected to the firm [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] very clearly [03:58] lxo ah [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] i reported to 4 cops weeks ago https://techrights.org/n/2025/12/29/Dealing_With_Online_Pogroms.shtml [03:58] TR Bot Techrights Dealing With Online Pogroms [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] they're out of hand, they know the SRA is toothless [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] some of them look like actual mafia [03:58] schestowitz[TR2] which i guess makes sense [03:59] schestowitz[TR2] pros would not work for men who strangle women and alleged "rapist" [03:59] admfubar https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/02/13/1847236/the-eu-moves-to-kill-infinite-scrolling [03:59] TR Bot The EU Moves To Kill Infinite Scrolling - Slashdot [03:59] schestowitz[TR2] they would say, no thanks ● Feb 15 [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.support4justice.com/timeline-1 [04:01] TR Bot Support4Justice [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] " [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] Re-published website Support4Justice.com [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] 20 months later, Speaks volumes of the silence by the media and law firm Brett Wilson LLP." [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] they do reputation laundering for corporate criminals [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.support4justice.com/ [04:01] TR Bot Legal Fund Campaign [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] ""I hope one day this all plays out via the U.K. legal system, it is your organisation that will be exposed and stuck out from practicing law."" [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] they dox people [04:01] schestowitz[TR2] and i suspect swatting also [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/17/At_Least_5_Women_Quit_Brett_Wilson_LLP_in_Recent_Months_It_s_th.shtml [04:02] TR Bot Techrights At Least 5 Women Quit Brett Wilson LLP in Recent Months. It's the Firm That Attacked My Wife and I on Behalf of Americans (One of Them Strangled Women). [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] microsoft cannot sue me [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] ibm cannot sue me [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] but they can use bad actors/staff [04:02] schestowitz[TR2] as proxies [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] btw, in georgia [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] guess who funds the people trying to cancel rms [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] always follow the money [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] rms is bad for their career [04:03] schestowitz[TR2] so tyhey attack an elderly man with cancer [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] lying about him [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] the community must put its fcoot down [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] and say "no!" [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] else, they will do to others what they did to rms [04:04] lxo I suppose you're going to post more about this attempt to cancel his speech. I look forward to it [04:04] schestowitz[TR2] notice the mobbing against you mostly stopped [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] they learned some lessons [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] agaist rms too [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] there is pushback [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] and it can be expensive to them [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] yes [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] the series can go on for many months [04:05] schestowitz[TR2] i waited for the dust to settle [04:06] lxo I didn't realize it had stopped. I've been too busy with the glibc stuff, that feels about as much of an attack on us :-( [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] there is also an EPO bombshell [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] i plan to release it a day before the next EPo strike [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: it seems to have stopped [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] when people lose everything because of an ideological corporate war against activists [04:06] schestowitz[TR2] they need to reassess their priorities [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] and that's why it always matter [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] if they are now reduced to [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] 1) pogroms [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] 2) blackmail [04:07] lxo I hope you'll understand if I say that I care a lot more about free software matters than about EPO stuff :-) [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] 3) physical threats [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] then it means they scrape the bottom of the barrel [04:07] schestowitz[TR2] yes, EPO is about swpats [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] we need to get rid of many patents [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] even on seeds [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] it is also about corruption in the EU [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] not brazil [04:08] schestowitz[TR2] but europe+turkey [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/11/Bringing_Attention_Awareness_of_EPO_Corruption_and_Cocaine_Use_.shtml [04:09] TR Bot Techrights Bringing Attention/Awareness of EPO Corruption and Cocaine Use to the Mainstream Media [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] cocaine is now tolerated [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] the highest officials can do it [04:09] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/06/Central_Staff_Committee_Confronted_Antonio_Campinos_for_Giving_.shtml [04:09] TR Bot Techrights Central Staff Committee Confronted Antnio Campinos for Giving His Cocaine-Addicted Friend Over 100,000 Euros to Do Nothing, Just Pretend to be Ill, While Cutting the Salaries of Everybody Else [04:09] lxo yeah, I realize that much. but recent reporting about it has felt far removed from that point of interest. it may turn out useful in the end, but... it feels more distant to my immediate interests. but that's just me [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] it's called insulation or compartmentalisation [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] iirc, rms spoke of it [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] like trying to ignore one facet [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] to focus on just one narrow thing [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] without its contact [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] like, how did swpats become legal in the first place [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] or try to make excellent code [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] while ignoring the risk of software patent trolls [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] or writing about corrupotion [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] while overlooking the uk l,ibel law being a joke [04:10] lxo yeah, I guess I do a lot of compartmentalization [04:10] schestowitz[TR2] where those who spend more can win [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] "wim" [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] *win" [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] on paper [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] and lose money, still [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] even if I had a million pounds [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] and won the case [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] gulagboy would have no money left to pay [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] nor will his strangling bussy, who lives with his dad [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] *buddy [04:11] schestowitz[TR2] so it's not a system of real justice [04:12] schestowitz[TR2] it's just some mechanism for rich people to chill speech of critics [04:12] schestowitz[TR2] https://pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/lords-future-of-news-slapps-legislation-inaction/ [04:12] TR Bot Lords slam government inaction on SLAPPs, call for law proposal by summer [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] 2024 [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] still no action [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] lobbying by the SLAPP "industry" [04:13] lxo I know that feeling of justice not being served :-( [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] right [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] but [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] on the upside [04:13] schestowitz[TR2] i am now in a position to talk about it [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] and show the injustice [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] for a long time [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] rianne contacted politicians last week [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] that caused panic [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] and they sent her threats (IIRC) a day later [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] saying the work "prison" like a dozen time [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] they are not lawyers [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] they are like assassins [04:14] schestowitz[TR2] working for a strangler [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] and a man whose spouse calls a rapist [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] just for full context: [04:15] lxo I take it that the politicians listened to rianne? [04:15] schestowitz[TR2] 1. rianne was bullied online [04:16] schestowitz[TR2] the judge acknowleged (1) in her decision [04:16] schestowitz[TR2] 2) we did nothing to deserve this [04:16] schestowitz[TR2] 3) we did nothing to INVITE this [04:16] schestowitz[TR2] the judge also put (2) and (3) in her final decision [04:16] schestowitz[TR2] now they try to imply rianne belongs in prison [04:16] schestowitz[TR2] for being bullied [04:16] schestowitz[TR2] she is a victim of hate crimes [04:17] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: we both voted for them [04:17] schestowitz[TR2] they put physical mail in our box last night [04:17] schestowitz[TR2] i will write about this later [04:17] schestowitz[TR2] i try to focus on the real topics atm [04:17] schestowitz[TR2] not on the "assassins" [04:18] schestowitz[TR2] writing about greece atm [04:18] schestowitz[TR2] re rms [04:18] lxo rianne seems very strong. and resilient, I think you used that word about her not long ago. [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] nexttt part might come out next week [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] i want to focus on epo strikes this week [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] this can result in mass resignation of the coccaine addicts [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: she is [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] she will take no BS from them [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] the harder they attack her, the worse the reaction [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] then they panic [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] and start doing illegal things [04:19] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/12/In_Systematic_Contempt_of_the_British_High_Court_Brett_Wilson_L.shtml [04:19] TR Bot Techrights In Systematic Contempt of the British High Court, Brett Wilson LLP Spent Two Years Lying to Courts and Breaking Rules Against Us [04:21] lxo they (who put mail in your box) = the politicians, or the hired guns? I thought the former at first, but now I'm thinking the latter [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] politicians [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] we also have NGOs [04:21] schestowitz[TR2] so the assassins panic [04:22] lxo nice! [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2025/10/23/Microsoft_s_Graveley_a_Serial_Strangler_of_Women_Pays_People_on.shtml [04:22] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft's Graveley, a Serial Strangler of Women, Pays People on Motorcycle (Dressed Like Hells Angels) to Drive in Heavy Rain From London to My Home's Doorstep [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] they already sent us about 60 KG of lagel papers [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] try to make a vision of it [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] they try to snow two people under papers [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] to "win" [04:22] schestowitz[TR2] insane [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] the harsher they act [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] the more it backfires [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] it is a cycle [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] in court I shoowed the judge [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] physically [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] hiow they take photos of our home [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] and then plaster that in legal docs [04:23] schestowitz[TR2] photos of our f-ing home!! [04:24] schestowitz[TR2] and they claim to be GDPR specialists! [04:25] lxo was the judge not allowed to take this post-lawsuit harassment into account or something? [04:25] lxo I mean, post-filing [04:25] schestowitz[TR2] the judge has better things to do [04:26] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux in Greece https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/GNU_Linux_in_Greece.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/GNU_Linux_in_Greece.gmi [04:26] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux in Greece [04:27] schestowitz[TR2] iirc [04:27] schestowitz[TR2] or based on what rianne recalls hearing [04:27] schestowitz[TR2] she said it was a waste of course time/money/resources [04:27] schestowitz[TR2] that whole case [04:27] schestowitz[TR2] i have transcripts and can check [04:28] schestowitz[TR2] i didn't pay attention when she said that [04:29] schestowitz[TR2] /s/course/court/ [04:29] schestowitz[TR2] mjg wanted to pretend to be important [04:29] schestowitz[TR2] and put on a suit in the place [04:29] schestowitz[TR2] at the expense of everyone else [04:29] schestowitz[TR2] narccisism [04:30] schestowitz[TR2] he cannot even pay his legal bills [04:30] schestowitz[TR2] so from what an ourtsider can gatheer [04:30] schestowitz[TR2] the law firm might be losing money on it [04:30] schestowitz[TR2] he admitted having to reply on third parties to pay legal bills [04:30] schestowitz[TR2] several times [04:31] schestowitz[TR2] his spouse also insinuate he stokew their money [04:31] schestowitz[TR2] after locking up the spouse [04:31] schestowitz[TR2] *stole [04:32] schestowitz[TR2] Lots more "dirt" in his Disclosures [04:32] schestowitz[TR2] and he knows it [04:32] schestowitz[TR2] hence they try to prevent me from talking [04:34] TR News "X" SEZ is NOT journalism. "Meta says no repeat of last years low performer job cuts" [04:34] TR News Check what is true, not what a malicious, lying (for decades) company CLAIMS. [04:35] TR News But it's so much easier to parrot authority, innit? [04:36] TR News "Lexmark confirms layoffs in Lexington. Officials won't say how many people let go" (hours ago). This is useful journalism! They TRY to get MORE info. IBM proxy/offshoot says no! So they report: "Officials won't say how many people let go" [04:37] TR News [04:37] TR News This is what all journalists should do, get the information the companies try to hide; when they refuse, find out what's happening or report the companies HIDING this info. That's how society can progress towards answers. [04:38] TR News Slopfarms lowered the _Expected Quality_ of journalism. If you "compete" with trash, you might end up becoming trash. [04:40] TR News China grows while Europe slows in South American EV market https://www.dw.com/en/china-grows-while-europe-slows-in-south-american-ev-market/a-75718939 [04:40] TR Bot China grows while Europe slows in South American EV market [04:41] TR News Berlin airport halts takeoffs, landings for second day https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-airport-halts-takeoffs-landings-for-second-day/a-75832931 [04:41] TR Bot Berlin airport halts takeoffs, landings for second day [04:41] TR News Washington Post publisher resigns after job cut uproar https://www.dw.com/en/washington-post-publisher-resigns-after-job-cut-uproar/a-75858162 [04:41] TR Bot Washington Post publisher resigns after job cut uproar [04:42] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-facial-recognition-glasses [04:42] TR Bot Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] some people got punched over it [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] when google did the cctc glasses thing [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] *tv [04:45] admfubar some had their glasses broken [04:45] schestowitz[TR2] also, gives more easons to put on surgical mask [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] i will put one on later today [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: allegedly they are glases [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] in realiity [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] they are a chip [04:46] admfubar rock, paper, scissors.... https://hackaday.com/2026/02/13/rock-sphere-machine-produces-off-the-charts-satisfaction/ [04:46] TR Bot Sphere Machine Produces Off The Charts Satisfaction | Hackaday [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] with wifi anf xG [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] connected to a camera [04:46] schestowitz[TR2] that hjas "glasses" around it [04:46] admfubar just need to fry them with an emp rifle [04:47] schestowitz[TR2] the wearer is the "feet" of the camera [04:48] TR News Former Nuance Communications employee facing more charges in 2023 Geisinger data breach case https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/02/man-accused-in-2023-geisinger-data-breach-case-faces-more-charges.html [04:48] TR Bot accused in 2023 Geisinger data breach case faces more charges - pennlive.com [04:48] TR News Dont panic: 0apts listings and data leaks are fakes Researchers https://databreaches.net/2026/02/04/dont-panic-0apts-listings-and-data-leaks-are-fakes-researchers/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=dont-panic-0apts-listings-and-data-leaks-are-fakes-researchers [04:48] TR Bot panic: 0apts listings and data leaks are fakes Researchers DataBreaches.Net [04:49] TR News Hiring blindly instead of quotas https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/university-of-alberta-removes-edi-from-hiring-policy-9.7076210 [04:49] TR Bot U of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policy | CBC News [04:50] admfubar https://www.ifixit.com/News/115528/bmws-newest-innovation-is-a-logo-shaped-middle-finger-to-right-to-repair [04:50] TR Bot Newest Innovation is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair - iFixit [04:51] TR News Two Ivy League universities had donor information breaches. Will donors be notified? https://databreaches.net/2026/02/04/two-ivy-league-universities-had-donor-information-breaches-will-donors-be-notified/ [04:51] TR Bot Ivy League universities had donor information breaches. Will donors be notified? DataBreaches.Net [04:52] TR News Proprietary TCO. Nitrogens ransomware cant be decrypted even by Nitrogen https://www.pcgamer.com/software/security/new-ransomware-spotted-with-a-coding-mistake-that-means-even-the-hackers-cant-decrypt-the-files/ [04:52] TR Bot New ransomware spotted with a 'coding mistake' that means even the hackers can't decrypt the files | PC Gamer [04:53] admfubar https://nerds.xyz/2026/02/microsoft-ai-doom-white-collar-jobs/ [04:53] TR Bot Why is Microsoft pushing us toward an AI unemployment cliff? [04:53] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: no [04:53] schestowitz[TR2] slop about slo [04:53] schestowitz[TR2] like i said beforre [04:53] schestowitz[TR2] this is a slopfarm [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] Brian Fagioli m akes fakle ' [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] artcles' [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] he got sacked over it [04:54] IsambardPrince I'm not a bad person and besides, there's nothing left to steal anyway. [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] in this case, he helps Microsoft lie [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] slop CEO about slop [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/14/Microsoft_Invented_a_Slop_CEO_AI_CEO_Because_Real_Interest_in_S.shtml [04:54] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Invented a Slop CEO ("AI CEO") Because Real Interest in Slop is Waning, So It's Just Faking Its Prominence [04:54] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/12/Microsoft_Slop_CEO_Speaks_of_Layoffs.shtml [04:54] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Slop CEO Speaks of Layoffs [04:54] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], How is Peter Bright AKA "Ars Technica Guest Author" doing in prison? [04:54] IsambardPrince Badly I hope. [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] he still has his articles up [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] he has it up! [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] inc. his articles about gulagboy [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] praising "secure" boot [04:55] schestowitz[TR2] kill switch/back door [04:56] TR News Announcing NetBSD 11.0 RC1 https://www.netbsd.org/releases/formal-11/NetBSD-11.0.html http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/09/NetBSD_11_0_RC1_available.shtml https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12725 [04:56] TR Bot Announcing NetBSD 11.0 RC1 (February 6, 2026) [04:56] TR Bot Tux Machines NetBSD 11.0 RC1 available! [04:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12725 ) [04:56] schestowitz[TR2] MinceR: ^ no systemd [04:56] schestowitz[TR2] no wayland, eitther [04:57] MinceR :) [04:57] TR News Last updated February 2, 2025, i.e. over a year ago https://stallmansupport.org/updates.html [04:57] TR Bot Updates | Stallman Support [04:58] admfubar https://www.pcmag.com/news/watch-out-your-friends-might-be-sharing-your-number-with-chatgpt?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A [04:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/watch-out-your-friends-might-be-sharing-your-number-with-chatgpt?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A ) ● Feb 15 [05:05] IsambardPrince MinceR, Watching Mortal Kombat Annihilation [05:05] TR News Techrights IBM Fedora Keeps Promoting Slop, Red Hat Has Been Turned Into Chaff and Trash to Help IBM's Stock (With "AI" Storytelling) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/IBM_Fedora_Keeps_Promoting_Slop_Red_Hat_Has_Been_Turned_Into_Ch.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/IBM_Fedora_Keeps_Promoting_Slop_Red_Hat_Has_Been_Turned_Into_Ch.gmi [05:05] TR Bot Techrights IBM Fedora Keeps Promoting Slop, Red Hat Has Been Turned Into Chaff and Trash to Help IBM's Stock (With "AI" Storytelling) [05:05] IsambardPrince Really bad in retrospect. [05:05] IsambardPrince Much worse than the original. [05:06] IsambardPrince The CGI aged terribly. [05:06] MinceR :) [05:06] IsambardPrince This would be fit for a rifftrax if they haven't already. [05:06] IsambardPrince I was making fun of that sound when Shao Khan grabs Liu Kang. [05:07] IsambardPrince "Ope, there goes the rotator cuffs." [05:07] IsambardPrince :) [05:07] IsambardPrince "Well we won't need those, let Mortal Kombat continue!" [05:08] MinceR :> [05:08] IsambardPrince ZAP ZAP ZAP [05:08] schestowitz[TR2] Liu Kang... memories... [05:08] IsambardPrince "Oh, and the World Trade Center's back!" [05:09] IsambardPrince "Too soon?" [05:09] MinceR lol [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Kang [05:09] TR Bot Liu Kang - Wikipedia [05:09] IsambardPrince Good thing that everything since 1997 was a bad nightmare. [05:09] IsambardPrince I was beginning to worry. [05:09] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Kang#/media/File:Bruce_Lee_1973.jpg [05:09] TR Bot Liu Kang - Wikipedia [05:10] MinceR did you mean "since the Miocene"? [05:11] schestowitz[TR2] lxo: see the screenshot in https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/IBM_Fedora_Keeps_Promoting_Slop_Red_Hat_Has_Been_Turned_Into_Ch.shtml [05:11] schestowitz[TR2] rms might be interested [05:11] schestowitz[TR2] Fedora says "AI" like it is a person [05:11] schestowitz[TR2] refers to "AI" like name of a person [05:11] schestowitz[TR2] and says "knows" [05:11] schestowitz[TR2] LLMs know nothing [05:11] schestowitz[TR2] this is from a new author [05:11] schestowitz[TR2] who knows nothing [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] Fedora is run by idiots now [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] https://fedoramagazine.org/author/ellis/ [05:12] TR Bot Ellis Low, Author at Fedora Magazine [05:12] MinceR devil apes know nothing [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] "AI who knows" [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] 3 mistakes in there [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] "who" [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] "knows" [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] "ai" [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] it's chatbot, not AI [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] it knows nothing [05:12] MinceR they're not mutually exclusive [05:12] schestowitz[TR2] and it's not a person,. it is a program [05:13] IsambardPrince Nah, life was going pretty good until I was about 14. [05:13] MinceR for you, maybe [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] could say chatbot which injests [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] 3 words [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] but actually correct [05:13] IsambardPrince MinceR, Well, yeah. [05:13] IsambardPrince For me. [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] in gests [05:13] schestowitz[TR2] *ingests [05:13] MinceR "Based on the available data, 711 vertebrate species are known or presumed extinct since 1500 CE, according to the IUCN Red List." [05:14] MinceR "The extinction rate for vertebrates alone is estimated to be 100 times higher than the natural background rate, with most extinctions occurring on oceanic islands and driven by human activities such as hunting, habitat destruction, and invasive species." [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] DAs is a term we use a lot now [05:14] MinceR district attorney? :> [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] to describe some particular neighbours [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] one of them made literal money noises [05:14] schestowitz[TR2] *monkey [05:14] admfubar CHA CHING!!! [05:15] admfubar :) [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] no, kevin could never become an official [05:15] IsambardPrince one of them made literal money noises [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] he does drugs and booze [05:15] IsambardPrince Dats Rayciss!!! [05:15] MinceR as for knowing, afaik the best knowledge we have is that knowledge is stored in connections between neurons, and that storage method is modelled by artificial neural networks and transformers [05:15] MinceR deep learning is an AI technique [05:15] schestowitz[TR2] maybe ML [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] AI is a more vague term [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] and it lost its meaning [05:16] MinceR if it is impossible for artificial neural networks and transformers to know things, then it is also impossible for us to know things [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] due to repeated misuse [05:16] MinceR no, AI is a much more general term [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] in know [05:16] MinceR it covers lots of techniques, many of which are a lot less impressive than deep learning [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] and misnomer [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] machine learning is maths and statistics [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] or stats being a branch of the former [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] but the word "i" is misused [05:16] schestowitz[TR2] machine learning is OK [05:17] MinceR yes, you can represent a neural network with matrices [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] we need to stick to that [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] yes, they are maths [05:17] MinceR doesn't seem to mean that it can't store knowledge [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] our brains don't work like that [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] there are synapses [05:17] MinceR how do our brains work, then? [05:17] schestowitz[TR2] tyhey work? [05:17] MinceR yes, there are synapses, and they have the same functionality as connections between artificial neurons [05:18] schestowitz[TR2] biology is not zeroes and 1s on storage devices [05:18] schestowitz[TR2] it is atoms [05:18] MinceR so? [05:18] schestowitz[TR2] made of quarks and stuff [05:18] MinceR information is the same, regardless of whether it's stored in the state of matter in one way or in another way [05:18] schestowitz[TR2] so they made up the term "QC" [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] or similar acronyms [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] because they try to rel;ate to quantum physics [05:19] MinceR is that relevant to ANNs yet? [05:19] MinceR or human brains? [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] and relay the idea that we no longer abstractt things down to binaries [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] human brains are not great [05:19] MinceR indeed, and they're getting worse [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] but people have empathy [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] or don't [05:19] schestowitz[TR2] DAs don't [05:19] MinceR do they? [05:20] MinceR empathy could be just another emergent property of a sufficiently large neural model [05:20] MinceR also, do you differentiate between the appearance of empathy and actual empathy, and if so, how? [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] no, reciprocity [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] if taught properly since young age [05:20] schestowitz[TR2] i think social contyrol media dooms it [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] i think the "selfish gene" covers that, i never read it though [05:21] MinceR i think the inherent evilness of humans dooms it [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] eventually, yes [05:21] MinceR especially when we have memes instructing us to venerate people with ASPD [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] we had mass extinctions before [05:21] MinceR who notably lack affective empathy [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] checking ASPD [05:21] MinceR is it any wonder then, that humans rarely exhibit empathy? [05:21] schestowitz[TR2] brb [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] Antisocial personality disorder [05:22] MinceR indeed [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] never saw it as acronym, i think [05:22] schestowitz[TR2] Advanced sleep phase disorder (ASPD) [05:22] MinceR i haven't encountered that one [05:23] schestowitz[TR2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_sleep_phase_disorder [05:23] TR Bot Advanced sleep phase disorder - Wikipedia [05:23] TR News about stenography: "The Media Can't Stop Propping Up Elon Musk's Phony Supergenius Engineer Mythology" https://karlbode.com/the-press-is-still-propping-up-elon-musks-supergenius-engineer-mythology/ [05:23] TR Bot The Media Can't Stop Propping Up Elon Musk's Phony Supergenius Engineer Mythology [05:24] TR News The media knows that writing absurd things can get more "hits" [05:24] TR News The issue is, this media values clicks or ad revenue, not credibility [05:25] TR News Buying credibility is hard, even if you pay a million bucks to harass critics https://techrights.org/n/2025/02/28/When_the_Business_Goal_is_to_Protect_the_Image_of_Criminals_Fro.shtml [05:25] TR Bot Techrights When the Business Goal is to Protect the Image of Criminals From the Mainstream Media or Free/Independent Press (at Any Cost) [05:26] TR News Too late? https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/how-to-protect-the-2026-elections-from-donald-trump [05:26] TR Bot How to Protect the 2026 Elections from Donald Trump | The New Yorker [05:27] TR News Apple's "maps" drove you off cliffs https://www.maketecheasier.com/dont-trust-apple-weather-for-forecasts/ [05:27] TR Bot Why You Shouldn't Trust Apple Weather for Your Forecasts - Make Tech Easier [05:27] TR News "Apple Health+ canceled: Why Apple is giving up on its all-in-one health coach" [05:27] TR News As if Tim Crook et al care about your health... [05:28] TR News Jimmy Lai, 6 Apple Daily execs to be sentenced in Hong Kongs biggest media trial https://cpj.org/2026/02/jimmy-lai-6-apple-daily-execs-to-be-sentenced-in-hong-kongs-biggest-media-trial/ [05:28] TR Bot Jimmy Lai, 6 Apple Daily execs to be sentenced in Hong Kongs biggest media trial - Committee to Protect Journalists [05:28] TR News Matthew J. Garrett Has Just Sent a Threat to Put My Wife and I in Prison Because His Own Spouse Says He's a Rapist http://techrights.org/n/2026/02/11/Matthew_J_Garrett_Has_Just_Sent_a_Threat_to_Put_My_Wife_and_I_i.shtml [05:28] TR Bot Techrights Matthew J. Garrett Has Just Sent a Threat to Put My Wife and I in Prison Because His Own Spouse Says He's a Rapist [05:29] TR News blackmoreops covers WINDOWS now? https://www.blackmoreops.com/how-to-install-ollama-on-a-different-drive-in-windows/ [05:29] TR Bot How to Install Ollama on a Different Drive in Windows - blackMORE Ops [05:30] TR News It does seem to have defected to Microsoftism https://www.blackmoreops.com/how-to-access-ollama-from-another-pc-on-your-local-network/ [05:30] TR Bot How to access Ollama from another PC on your local network - blackMORE Ops [05:31] TR News How to Break Up with Your Phone https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/how-to-break-up-with-your-phone take a hammer. break it! [05:31] TR Bot How to Break Up with Your Phone | The New Yorker [05:34] *darwin (~darwin@ezriia7nzimpg.irc) has joined #techrights ● Feb 15 [06:00] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I notice Piyush delisted the building we lived in. [06:00] IsambardPrince I wonder what happened. [06:01] IsambardPrince He paid multiples of what it was worth. It finished falling apart quickly once Mark tossed it. [06:01] IsambardPrince We're in a recession. [06:01] IsambardPrince Rents are staying flat for the time being, so his dream of constant massive rent hikes isn't working. [06:02] IsambardPrince It's been racking up violations with the city. [06:02] IsambardPrince And he bought it based on taking on massive debt from his other properties instead of just paying the notes off over there. [06:03] IsambardPrince It makes me happy when people like him fail. [06:03] IsambardPrince People like him make the world worse just for existing. [06:04] schestowitz[TR2] and rahul? [06:05] TR News DMCA notice to SuspectFile is refute ttps://databreaches.net/2026/02/06/legal-threat-dmca-notice-to-suspectfile-is-refuted-but-it-never-should-have-happened/ [06:06] TR News Hong Kong plans to revive privacy law requiring firms to report data breaches https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3342754/hong-kong-plans-revive-privacy-law-mandating-firms-report-data-breaches [06:06] TR Bot Hong Kong plans to revive privacy law requiring firms to report data breaches | South China Morning Post [06:06] TR News Some good news: downstream victims of mass data theft campaigns are less likely to pay incident responders https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/victims-are-rebuffing-ransomware-mass-data-theft-campaigns-a-30676 [06:06] TR Bot Victims Are Rebuffing Ransomware Mass Data Theft Campaigns [06:07] TR News Romanias oil pipeline operator confirms cyberattack as hackers claim data theft https://therecord.media/romania-conpet-oil-pipeline-ransomware-attack [06:07] TR Bot Romanias oil pipeline operator confirms cyberattack as hackers claim data theft | The Record from Recorded Future News [06:07] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Rahul got ordered to pay back half the money he stole from the government. [06:07] IsambardPrince Most of his prison time was converted to probation. [06:08] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I wonder if I can steal over $50 million and only have to pay back half. [06:08] IsambardPrince And only get probation. [06:08] IsambardPrince Nice court system. [06:08] TR News Hospital employee snooped in 98 patient records, Saskatchewan privacy commissioner finds https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com/articles/hospital-employee-snooped-in-98-patient-records-privacy-commissioner-finds [06:08] TR Bot employee snooped in 98 patient records, privacy commissioner finds - SwiftCurrentOnline.com - Local news, Weather, Sports, Free Classifieds and Job Listings [06:08] IsambardPrince Hell, I'll go bury half of it in the desert at coordinates I put on a powerball ticket. [06:08] IsambardPrince And then I'll give back half of it if they give me probation. [06:08] TR News Several Dutch agencies suffer major data breach https://en.apa.az/europe/several-dutch-agencies-suffer-major-data-breach-491025 [06:08] TR Bot Several Dutch agencies suffer major data breach [06:08] IsambardPrince How's that? [06:09] schestowitz[TR2] bribery [06:09] schestowitz[TR2] i have a story about that [06:09] schestowitz[TR2] for the distant future [06:09] schestowitz[TR2] the us legal system is easy to buy/bribe [06:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The most lucrative opportunity in my life passed me by because I'm too honest. [06:11] IsambardPrince I could have just done like everyone else. [06:11] IsambardPrince Walk into Chase bank. [06:11] IsambardPrince Tell them there was a business that was impacted by COVID. A business that doesn't exist. Maybe several. [06:11] IsambardPrince Walk out with millions in loans, the government wouldn't figure out for a couple years. [06:11] IsambardPrince Wire it all out of the country. [06:12] IsambardPrince Use my passport to disappear. [06:12] IsambardPrince And drink margaritas on a beach. [06:12] IsambardPrince That was the only opportunity that Trump ever provided anyone. [06:15] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], It's a well known fact by everyone that's not an idiot... [06:15] IsambardPrince That COVID-19, although bad, was far from the worst pandemic people have ever seen. [06:15] IsambardPrince The 1918 flu was much worse. [06:15] IsambardPrince And in 1918, the government didn't pass anything like the CARES Act. [06:16] IsambardPrince They needed to shut everything down and pass corrupt "loan" programs with absolutely no safeguards. [06:16] IsambardPrince The criminals could go loot them. [06:16] IsambardPrince It was designed that way. [06:16] IsambardPrince Absolutely nothing should have been shut down. [06:16] IsambardPrince The government doesn't suffer. We do. [06:17] IsambardPrince The consequence of the COVID shutdowns has been 5 years of unrelenting inflation and other economic problems. [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] excused away [06:17] schestowitz[TR2] price of eggs etc [06:17] IsambardPrince The government debt went up over 25% just from the COVID programs and GDP loss. [06:17] IsambardPrince And then they get mental defectives like rich urban professionals that did not have any of their income taken from them... [06:17] IsambardPrince To defend the shutdowns. [06:18] IsambardPrince Because they can put everyone else in harm's way. [06:18] IsambardPrince People like me and Mandy. [06:18] TR News measles https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/measles-unvaccinated-public-health-advice-9.7080188 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/no-desks-no-strategy-experts-say-government-s-latest-return-to-office-order-ignores-reality-9.7077299 [06:18] TR Bot Doctor, virologist caution against attending large public gatherings if unvaccinated against measles | CBC News [06:18] TR Bot No desks, no strategy: Experts say government's latest return-to-office order ignores reality | CBC News [06:18] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Nobody cares if we die. [06:18] IsambardPrince So they say "You can go to work." [06:18] IsambardPrince "JWZ will sit on his ass at home and take 47 COVID shots even though you can't get COVID hiding in your house...." [06:19] IsambardPrince "And he'll pontificate about COVID, which isn't affecting him. [06:19] IsambardPrince And you get all these yuppies like him. [06:19] IsambardPrince Mostly on the Left Coast. [06:19] IsambardPrince Yuppy scum. [06:20] IsambardPrince I agree with that graffiti in the movie American Psycho. [06:20] schestowitz[TR2] what did it say? [06:20] IsambardPrince "DIE YUPPIE SCUM!!!!" [06:20] IsambardPrince The second time I got COVID it wasn't THAT bad. [06:21] IsambardPrince I sat in a beanback and watched James Clavell's Shgun. [06:21] TR News "did you get the epstein?" https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-epstein-barr-virus-triggers-ms-in-some-people/a-75790721 [06:21] TR Bot How the Epstein-Barr virus triggers MS in some people [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] my first time was not bad [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] it lasted about 1.5 days [06:22] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The politicians thought so much of it that they were reopening hair salons and restaurants, just for them, and having parties. [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] the first few hours were just uncomfortable [06:22] schestowitz[TR2] but i worked online throughout [06:22] IsambardPrince While they were shouting at us "For God's sake stay in your house!" [06:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], I rather enjoyed it for a while. [06:23] IsambardPrince No traffic. [06:23] IsambardPrince People too scared to go to the park. [06:24] IsambardPrince Just sitting in their house like Governor 400 lb Health Expert said to do. [06:24] IsambardPrince Had the whole place to myself. [06:24] TR News declines https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/detroit-three-decline-report-9.7071248 [06:24] TR Bot Auto production by Detroit Three declines in Canada as Japanese automakers lead the way, report says | CBC News [06:25] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/private-menopause-clinics-in-canada-9.7067244 [06:25] TR Bot Gaps in menopause care push some Canadians to pay out of pocket | CBC Radio [06:25] schestowitz[TR2] men-opause [06:26] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [06:26] TR News
  • 2026-02-03 [Older] How a new, more sustainable lithium mining process could kick off the industry in Western Canada
    • [06:26] TR Bot How a new, more sustainable lithium mining process could kick off the industry in Western Canada | CBC News [06:26] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], So much for "free healthcare". [06:26] TR News How a new, more sustainable lithium mining process could kick off the industry in Western Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/lithium-alberta-mining-brines-9.7068876 [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] it is free when times are good [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] afterwards not so much [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] as as food gets pricey [06:26] schestowitz[TR2] people eat worse [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] and getg ill more [06:27] schestowitz[TR2] so it's a loop [06:27] IsambardPrince Even me, I got in with an orthopedic surgeon in the end of July, by October 1st I got a transplant and the other surgeries. [06:27] IsambardPrince Now my arm works like 99%. [06:27] IsambardPrince Was maybe 60% with a lot of pain. [06:27] IsambardPrince I've paid the hospital maybe $3,000 in co-pays. [06:27] IsambardPrince Worth every penny [06:27] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [06:28] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Yeah, the fastest selling meal in America right now is Hamburger Helper. [06:28] IsambardPrince Saw a news article the other day. [06:28] IsambardPrince Hamburger Helper got real popular during the bout of hyperinflation and layoffs in the 70s. [06:28] IsambardPrince Some people developed a habit of making it now and then even in the 90s when things were better again. [06:29] IsambardPrince I used to make Tuna Helper quite a bit. [06:29] IsambardPrince Tuna is cheaper than ground beef. [06:29] IsambardPrince Throw some peas in it or something. [06:29] IsambardPrince Typically Hamburger Helper is not for dinner when money is abundant. [06:30] TR News Scientist using dogs in controversial study explains for the first time what was going on https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/scientist-using-dogs-in-controversial-study-explains-for-the-first-time-what-was-going-on-9.7071014 [06:30] TR Bot Scientist using dogs in controversial study explains for the first time what was going on | CBC News [06:31] TR News Nearly 1,300 customers affected by Canada Computers data breach, company says https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-computers-data-breach-scope-9.7074605 [06:31] TR Bot Nearly 1,300 customers affected by Canada Computers data breach, company says | CBC News [06:31] TR News Canada's Carney Wins Admiration Globally but Struggles to Lower Food Costs at Home https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-05/canadas-carney-wins-admiration-globally-but-struggles-to-lower-food-costs-at-home [06:31] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: INTERNAL_ERROR (err 2) ( status 0 @ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-02-05/canadas-carney-wins-admiration-globally-but-struggles-to-lower-food-costs-at-home ) [06:33] TR News "do we have to pay extra to get rid of copilot... it is like some sort of std" 3 hours ago in Microsoft Layoffs https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kggtsgsq [06:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kggtsgsq ) [06:34] TR News EU seeks self-reliance as US, China dominate defense sector https://www.dw.com/en/eu-seeks-self-reliance-as-us-china-dominate-defense-sector/a-75730393 [06:34] TR Bot EU seeks self-reliance as US, China dominate defense sector [06:36] TR News Global economy needs nature to thrive https://www.dw.com/en/global-economy-needs-nature-to-thrive/a-75873269 [06:36] TR Bot Nature: the economy's secret lifeline? [06:38] TR News Hong Kong media dealt blow by Jimmy Lais 20-year sentence https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-media-dealt-blow-by-jimmy-lai-s-20-year-sentence/a-75876162 [06:38] TR Bot Hong Kong media dealt blow by Jimmy Lais 20-year sentence [06:41] TR News crypto [sic] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/crypto-mining-hacking-cyber-crime-us-extradition-james-roach-9.7074161 [06:41] TR Bot U.S. seeks to extradite Saskatoon man accused of hacking educational systems to mine crypto | CBC News [06:45] TR News Rail strike https://www.dw.com/en/spain-rail-strike-begins-as-drivers-protest-safety-failures/a-75871995 [06:45] TR Bot Spain: Rail strike begins as drivers protest safety failures ● Feb 15 [07:00] *FANTOM (~fantom@90.251.214.54) has joined #techrights [07:05] TR News (NEW): Ezurio Carbon AM62 Targets Industrial Linux with TI Sitara AM62x https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Ezurio_Carbon_AM62_Targets_Industrial_Linux_with_TI_Sitara_AM62.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Ezurio_Carbon_AM62_Targets_Industrial_Linux_with_TI_Sitara_AM62.gmi [07:05] TR Bot Tux Machines Ezurio Carbon AM62 Targets Industrial Linux with TI Sitara AM62x [07:05] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-j1v.9lt.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #techrights [07:06] TR News (NEW): Bit-Brick K1 Pro Adds 6 TOPS NPU and Dual NVMe to Compact SBC https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Bit_Brick_K1_Pro_Adds_6_TOPS_NPU_and_Dual_NVMe_to_Compact_SBC.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Bit_Brick_K1_Pro_Adds_6_TOPS_NPU_and_Dual_NVMe_to_Compact_SBC.gmi [07:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Bit-Brick K1 Pro Adds 6 TOPS NPU and Dual NVMe to Compact SBC [07:11] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], The mindset of the people running the economy is to extract whatever they can regardless of the long term costs and problems it creates. [07:13] TR News (NEW): Free and Open Source Software https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Free_and_Open_Source_Software.gmi [07:13] TR Bot Tux Machines Free and Open Source Software [07:21] TR News (NEW): Linux Mint 23 adds home encryption option for new users https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Linux_Mint_23_adds_home_encryption_option_for_new_users.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Linux_Mint_23_adds_home_encryption_option_for_new_users.gmi [07:21] TR Bot Tux Machines Linux Mint 23 adds home encryption option for new users [07:23] TR News (NEW): Fedora made me realize Windows was the problem with my workflow https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Fedora_made_me_realize_Windows_was_the_problem_with_my_workflow.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Fedora_made_me_realize_Windows_was_the_problem_with_my_workflow.gmi [07:23] TR Bot Tux Machines Fedora made me realize Windows was the problem with my workflow [07:27] *FANTOM_ (~fantom@90.251.214.54) has joined #techrights [07:28] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:28] *Guest42043 (~fantom@freenode-j1v.9lt.r9g5d1.IP) has joined #techrights [07:29] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [07:45] TR News (NEW): : Google Android Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Android_Leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Android_Leftovers.gmi [07:45] TR Bot Tux Machines Android Leftovers ● Feb 15 [08:13] *IsambardPrince has quit (connection closed) ● Feb 15 [09:00] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techrights [09:04] TR News "South Korea's copyright agency is recruiting 25 people to monitor foreign-language piracy sites for illegal copies of Korean movies" https://torrentfreak.com/south-korea-seeks-multilingual-talent-to-hunt-down-k-content-piracy/ | Source: Torrent Freak [09:04] TR Bot Korea Seeks Multilingual Talent to Hunt Down K-Content Piracy * TorrentFreak [09:05] TR News "Copyright owners increasingly claim more draconian copyright law and policy will fight back against big tech companies." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/copyright-kills-competition/ | Source: Techdirt [09:05] TR Bot Kills Competition | Techdirt [09:05] TR News "Its important to note that camera manufacturers patent designs all the time, and that it's never a guarantee something will come into fruition." https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/lenses/nikon-patent-raises-my-hopes-that-my-favorite-dslr-lens-will-come-to-z-mount-cameras-at-last | Source: Digital Camera World [09:05] TR Bot Nikon patent raises my hopes that my favorite DSLR lens will come to Z mount cameras at last | Digital Camera World [09:06] TR News Digital Restrictions (DRM) https://www.dw.com/en/is-netflix-making-us-stupid/a-75876174 | Source: Deutsche Welle [09:06] TR Bot Is Netflix making us stupid? [09:07] TR News "One of numerous figures in Irans fractious exiled opposition, he was greeted by loud cheers as he arrived." https://www.rferl.org/a/iranian-protests-europe-munich/33678410.html | Source: RFERL [09:07] TR Bot Iranian Opposition Holds Largest Ever Protest In Europe, With 250,000 People In Munich [09:09] TR News The Register MS = infantile storytelling about "AI". Disclosure: The Register MS is paid to promote the "AI" Ponzi scheme. [09:10] TR News "Thanks to AI [sic], white-collar workers are discovering what blue-collar workers learned a half-century ago: theyre disposable." https://jacobin.com/2026/02/class-white-collar-workers-ai-capitalism/ | Source: Jacobin Magazine [09:10] TR Bot The Class War on White-Collar Workers Is Just More Capitalism [09:19] TR News "Heres the truth: As written, the SAVE Act would require documentary proof of citizenship a passport, birth certificate, naturalization certificate" https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/13/if-you-like-chaos-with-your-disenfranchisement-youll-love-the-us-save-act-and-nv-voter-id-combo/ | Source: Nevada Current [09:19] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/13/if-you-like-chaos-with-your-disenfranchisement-youll-love-the-us-save-act-and-nv-voter-id-combo/ ) [09:24] TR News "Irans government most likely tracked the protesters through location data emitting from their phones, researchers later concluded." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/iran-protests-surveillance-facial-recognition.html | Source: New York Times [09:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/iran-protests-surveillance-facial-recognition.html ) [09:25] TR News "Journalists in the Chinese finance hub told AFP they were already operating within political red lines since the demise of outlets like Apple Daily." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/14/hong-kong-journalists-face-precarious-future-after-jimmy-lai-jailed/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [09:25] TR Bot Hong Kong journalists face 'precarious' future after Jimmy Lai jailed [09:25] TR News "All these articles and videos bring in the views despite lacking the substance implied by either their publisher or, in the case of these video interviews, their length and serious tone." https://pxlnv.com/linklog/ceo-said-a-thing/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:25] TR Bot CEO Said a Thing Journalism Props Up the Myth of Elon Musk Pixel Envy [09:25] TR News "There's a few rules for this brand of journalism. One, you can't include any useful context that might shed helpful light on whether what the executive is saying is true." https://karlbode.com/the-press-is-still-propping-up-elon-musks-supergenius-engineer-mythology/ | [09:25] TR Bot The Media Can't Stop Propping Up Elon Musk's Phony Supergenius Engineer Mythology [09:26] TR News "Lemon, independent journalist Georgia Fort, and seven others were indicted on charges of Conspiracy Against Right of Religious Freedom, 18 USC 241, and with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, 18 U.S.C. 248(a)(2)." https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/journalist-don-lemon-pleads-not-guilty-in-minnesota-first-amendment-case/ | Source: JURIST [09:26] TR Bot Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty in Minnesota first amendment case - JURIST - News [09:27] TR News "ensure that the people who protect and serve our commonwealth every day can do so without any interference, any impediments" https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/12/advancing-bill-would-criminalize-harassing-law-enforcement-ice-agents-and-medics/ | Source: Kentucky Lantern [09:27] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/12/advancing-bill-would-criminalize-harassing-law-enforcement-ice-agents-and-medics/ ) [09:27] TR News "Despite dropping the appeal, the administration continues investigating the UC system and other campuses as part of its campaign to reshape higher education." https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-02-13/trump-drops-appeal-of-court-order-blocking-uc-ucla-settlement | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:27] TR Bot DOJ drops appeal of order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement - Los Angeles Times [09:27] TR News This soon turns a year old https://techrights.org/n/2025/04/03/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Reported_to_the_Solicitors_Regulation_Authorit.shtml [09:27] TR Bot Techrights Brett Wilson LLP Reported to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) [09:28] TR News "We know where you live." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/us/minneapolis-ice-agents-protester-home-visits.html | Source: New York Times [09:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/us/minneapolis-ice-agents-protester-home-visits.html ) [09:28] TR News "The free-speech-as-highest-good view also misunderstands the purpose of free speech in a free society at an even more fundamental level." https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-02-13/free-speech-1st-amendment-charlie-kirk | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:28] TR Bot Contributor: Free speech is valuable, but only when it leads us toward the truth - Los Angeles Times [09:29] TR News "I was never informed of the acts of misconduct that I allegedly committed before or during the meeting" https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/13/student-who-launched-petition-urging-probe-into-deadly-tai-po-fire-says-cuhk-expelled-him-weeks-before-graduation/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [09:29] TR Bot Student who urged Tai Po fire probe says CUHK expelled him [09:29] TR News "While students began gathering on the North Campus to protest, riot police units were seen positioned at the campus gate." https://bianet.org/haber/student-access-blocked-police-deployed-ahead-of-erdogan-s-visit-to-bogazici-university-316695 | Source: BIA Net [09:29] TR Bot Student access blocked, police deployed ahead of Erdoan's visit to Boazii University [09:29] TR News "An Iranian dissident journalist, Kaveh Taheri, was arrested by Turkish police on 26 January and sent to a deportation centre." https://spectator.com/article/why-erdogan-wants-to-help-iran/ | [09:29] TR Bot Why Erdogan wants to help Iran [09:30] TR News "Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putins fiercest foe" https://www.courthousenews.com/russia-poisoned-alexei-navalny-with-dart-frog-toxin-european-nations-say/ | Source: Court House News [09:30] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.courthousenews.com/russia-poisoned-alexei-navalny-with-dart-frog-toxin-european-nations-say/ ) [09:30] TR News "Representatives of five countries the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/14/russia-killed-opposition-leader-alexey-navalny-using-a-rare-dart-frog-toxin-european-countries-say | Source: Meduza [09:30] TR Bot Russia killed opposition leader Alexey Navalny using a rare dart frog toxin, five European countries say Meduza [09:32] TR News "Normally, the NPF backs improvements on park lands, such as habitat restoration and trail renovation." https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-250th-anniversary-america/ | Source: The Nation [09:32] TR Bot The Antidemocratic Zealots Presiding Over Trumps Makeover of US History | The Nation [09:32] TR News "The Temple of War: People and Ideas That Made the Russian Invasion Possible" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/13/putin-s-temple-of-war-was-just-the-beginning-russia-is-building-churches-mosques-and-even-underground-chapels-to-convince-the-nation-that-the-invasion-of-ukraine-is-sacred | Source: Meduza [09:32] TR Bot Putins Temple of War was just the beginning. Russia is building churches, mosques, and even underground chapels to convince the nation that the invasion of Ukraine is sacred. Meduza [09:32] TR News "The CIAs Chinese-language video, published on the agencys YouTube channel on Thursday, appears to target disaffected officers and appeals for information on Chinas leaders and armed forces." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/14/beijing-vows-measures-after-cia-chinese-language-recruitment-ad/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [09:32] TR Bot Beijing vows 'measures' after CIA Chinese-language recruitment ad [09:33] TR News old: "Inside Modern Intel Architecture W W/ Bill Binney & Dr. Katherine Horton" https://yewtu.be/watch?v=hSTodbDwXxk good: bill binney is still around; bad: the content of his warnings [09:33] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=hSTodbDwXxk ) [09:34] TR News "Grafana Labs sells an observability platform based on the open-source Grafana project." https://siliconangle.com/2026/02/13/grafana-labs-reportedly-raising-funding-9b-valuation/ | Source: Silicon Angle [09:34] TR Bot Labs reportedly raising funding at $9B valuation - SiliconANGLE [09:34] TR News "The State-run transport undertaking had called for tender for retrofitting old diesel buses into electric buses on September 15, 2025." https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-begins-retrofitting-diesel-buses-to-electric-for-greener-transport/article70629530.ece | Source: The Hindu [09:34] TR Bot Telangana begins retrofitting diesel buses to electric for greener transport - The Hindu [09:35] TR News "the administrations move may well backfire. Legal experts say that regulating carbon dioxide is well-supported by the text of the Clean Air Act" https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-just-killed-the-epas-ability-to-fight-climate-change/ | Source: Truthdig [09:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.truthdig.com/articles/trump-just-killed-the-epas-ability-to-fight-climate-change/ ) [09:35] TR News "Without enough males to sustain breeding, population growth could quickly vanish, though its hard to predict when this tipping point could arrive." https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-turtle-population-collapse | Source: Science News [09:35] TR Bot A sea turtle boom may be hiding a population collapse [09:35] TR News "The endangerment finding was rooted in an overwhelming body of scientific evidence that illustrates how greenhouse gases threaten public health" https://michiganadvance.com/2026/02/13/rep-dingell-calls-endangerment-finding-repeal-unlawful-promises-to-fight-in-congress/ | Source: Michigan Advance [09:35] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://michiganadvance.com/2026/02/13/rep-dingell-calls-endangerment-finding-repeal-unlawful-promises-to-fight-in-congress/ ) [09:36] TR News "That slackening includes the elimination of federal consumer carbon pricing, the conclusion of green home retrofit funding and the cancellation of the oil and gas emissions cap, the report says." https://www.theenergymix.com/canada-not-on-track-to-hit-net-zero-by-2050-or-meet-any-climate-targets-study/ | Source: Energy Mix Productions Inc [09:36] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://www.theenergymix.com/canada-not-on-track-to-hit-net-zero-by-2050-or-meet-any-climate-targets-study/ ) [09:36] TR News "The changes could alter the interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, disrupt major ocean circulation systems that help regulate climates around the world, and potentially affect marine ecosystems." https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ocean-saltiest-regions-freshening-circulation.html | Source: Omicron Limited [09:36] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ocean-saltiest-regions-freshening-circulation.html ) [09:36] TR News "The scramble for copper exposes geopolitical rivalries as industrial heavyweights -- including China, the United States, Canada, Europe, India and Gulf states -- compete to secure supplies." https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/world-copper-rush-promises-new-riches-for-zambia-1472101019 | Source: RTL [09:36] TR Bot 'We have the investors back': World copper rush promises new riches for Zambia - RTL Today [09:37] TR News "The millions of documents recently (and chaotically) released by the Department of Justice have left Americans reading myriad e-mails and text messages that seem to describe" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/the-epstein-files-reveal-what-trump-knew | Source: New Yorker [09:37] TR Bot The Epstein Files Reveal What Trump Knew | The New Yorker [09:37] TR News "A blogger in Siberia faces criminal charges after posting a video documenting unsanitary conditions at a morgue, according to a lawyer familiar with the case." https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/02/14/a-russian-blogger-documented-horrific-conditions-at-a-local-morgue-and-police-promptly-beat-him-up-and-threw-him-in-jail | Source: Meduza [09:37] TR Bot A Russian blogger documented horrific conditions at a local morgue and police promptly beat him up and threw him in jail Meduza [09:38] TR News Law firms that exist to help criminals attack the reports of crimes should not exist. They are, in effect, participating in crimes and cover-up thereof. [09:38] TR News "The folks behind Jmail are at it again with a clone of Wikipedia that turns the treasure trove of data in Epsteins emails into detailed dossiers on his associates." https://www.theverge.com/policy/879508/jikipedia-epstein-email-encyclopedia | Source: The Verge [09:38] TR Bot Jikipedia turns Epsteins emails into an encyclopedia of his powerful friends | The Verge [09:39] TR News "This hidden figure is said to possess intricate knowledge of the mechanisms Epstein used to manipulate power structures." https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mysterious-figure-behind-epstein-legacy-1779031 | Source: International Business Times [09:39] TR Bot Jeffrey Epstein Understudy Rumoured To Influence Powerful Figures While Remaining in Shadows | IBTimes UK [09:40] TR News "have been at an impasse for months on a compromise plan that could replace the rivers operating guidelines set to expire at the end of 2026." https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/13/colorado-river-states-miss-deadline-compromise-nowhere-in-sight/ | Source: Nevada Current [09:40] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/13/colorado-river-states-miss-deadline-compromise-nowhere-in-sight/ ) [09:40] TR News "try to impose a long-term solution" https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-02-13/states-miss-colorado-river-deadline | Source: Los Angeles Times [09:40] TR Bot Western states miss key deadline as Colorado River impasse persists - Los Angeles Times [09:41] TR News "The statement said major social media platforms would be urged to establish task forces, strengthen staffing and increase online inspections, particularly during the upcoming nine-day holiday." https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/13/china-cracks-down-on-anti-marriage-social-media-content-during-lunar-new-year-holiday/ | Source: Hong Kong Free Press [09:41] TR Bot China cracks down on anti-marriage social media content [09:41] TR News "According to TikTok, the Local Feed is intended to help users stay connected to their local community, showing posts based on location," https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/12/tiktok-us-precise-location-local-feed/ | Source: Digital Music News [09:41] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/02/12/tiktok-us-precise-location-local-feed/ ) [09:42] TR News "The new feature also ties into TikToks push to attract small businesses to its app, not only as content producers but as advertisers." https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/tiktok-launches-an-opt-in-local-feed-in-the-u-s-leveraging-users-precise-location/ | Source: TechCrunch [09:42] TR Bot launches an opt-in Local Feed in the US leveraging users' precise location | TechCrunch [09:49] TR News "While the Beijing-based company has been embroiled in a range of legal and privacy rows linked to the social media app for years" https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/all-in-on-ai-what-tiktok-creator-bytedance-did-next-1276315090 | Source: RTL [09:49] TR Bot Rapid rise: All-in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next - RTL Today [09:50] TR News "Why is Discord even pushing for age verification to begin with?" https://soatok.blog/2026/02/14/is-end-to-end-encryption-optional-for-large-groups/ | Source: Dhole Moments [09:50] TR Bot Is End-to-End Encryption Optional For Large Groups? - Dhole Moments [09:50] TR News "How To Hunt Down Someone Who Wanted An Abortion." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/cops-criticize-flock-safety-after-its-caught-handing-out-access-to-federal-agencies/ | Source: Techdirt [09:50] TR Bot Criticize Flock Safety After Its Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies | Techdirt [09:50] TR News "teen-appropriate experience" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/discord-voluntarily-pushes-mandatory-age-verification-despite-recent-data-breach | Source: EFF [09:50] TR Bot Discord Voluntarily Pushes Mandatory Age Verification Despite Recent Data Breach | Electronic Frontier Foundation [09:52] TR News "And sure, you could argue, that wouldnt be an issue if you simply use the companys devices on your porch. Not even thats a safe bet, however." https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ring-cameras-surveillance-privacy | Source: Futurism [09:52] TR Bot All These Ring Cameras Are Creating a "Surveillance Nightmare," Critics Say [09:53] TR News "A commercial about a lost dog being reunited with his family ignited concerns that a Search Party feature posed privacy risks. Ring parted ways with the tech company Flock Safety." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/business/amazon-ring-flock-partnership-super-bowl.html | Source: New York Times [09:53] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/business/amazon-ring-flock-partnership-super-bowl.html ) [09:53] TR News "Maybe this doesn't sound so bad to you; after all, if they lose out on tracking that generates money, they should be compensated, right?" https://blog.avas.space/pay-or-ok/ | Source: Ava [09:53] TR Bot pay or okay - is it really? | ava's blog [09:53] TR News "For one, it is still considering the scope of which faces its glasses ought to recognize: [...]" https://pxlnv.com/linklog/meta-ray-bans-facial-recognition/ | Source: Nick Heer [09:53] TR Bot Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses Pixel Envy [09:53] TR News "Ring maintains a Community Requests program with another major police surveillance tech company called Axon." https://therecord.media/ring-ends-partnership-with-flock-superbowl-ad | Source: The Record [09:53] TR Bot Ring ends partnership plans with Flock days after privacy blowback from Super Bowl ad | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:54] TR News "influencers across social media have been claiming that Ring is providing a direct link to ICE." https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled | Source: The Verge [09:54] TR Bot Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash | The Verge [09:54] TR News "Since late 2025, the State Department had acquired about 7,000 Starlink terminals, the WSJ said, citing U.S. officials." https://www.telesurenglish.net/u-s-secretly-sent-6000-starlink-terminals-to-iran/ | Source: teleSUR [09:54] TR Bot U.S. Secretly Sent 6,000 Starlink Terminals to Iran - teleSUR English [09:55] TR News "That makes the whole picture even more challenging" https://therecord.media/nato-must-impost-costs-russia-china-cyber-hybrid-deputy-secretary | Source: The Record [09:55] TR Bot NATO must impose costs on Russia, China over cyber and hybrid attacks, says deputy chief | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:56] TR News "Threat actors are exploiting security gaps to weaponize Windows drivers and terminate security processes in targeted networks, and there may be no easy fixes in sight." https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-under-pressure-defenses-byovd-attacks | Source: Dark Reading [09:56] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-under-pressure-defenses-byovd-attacks ) [09:56] TR News "Europes power grids, hospitals, financial systems, satellites and military command networks are all deeply dependent on digital infrastructure and increasingly exposed, she warned." https://therecord.media/eu-cyber-critical-infrastructure-tech | Source: The Record [09:56] TR Bot EU cant be naive about enemies shutting down critical infrastructure, warns tech official | The Record from Recorded Future News [09:56] TR News "If adopted and released to the public, it would violate the privacy rights of millions of people and cost the company billions of dollars in legal battles." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans | Source: EFF [09:56] TR Bot Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans | Electronic Frontier Foundation [09:56] TR News "This means that You Tube is no longer accessible in Russia. The WhatsApp domain has also disappeared from Roskomnadzor's servers." https://www.dw.com/en/youtube-whatsapp-blocked-in-russia/a-75940102 | Source: Deutsche Welle [09:56] TR Bot YouTube, WhatsApp blocked in Russia [09:57] TR News "Meta Russia had already been designated as an extremist organisation, and WhatsApp had complained about what it said was an attempt to fully block its service." https://techcentral.co.za/russia-bans-whatsapp/277633/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [09:57] TR Bot Russia bans WhatsApp [09:57] TR News "Social media harms continue to top the political agenda, as eight countries Spain, France, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Finland, Germany, and the United Kingdom" https://peoplevsbig.tech/press-release-eu-polling/ | [09:57] TR Bot Nearly Half of Europeans Want X Banned if it Continues to Break the Law - People vs. Big Tech [09:57] TR News "Authorities have seized assets worth 7 million dollars. The operation marks the first time that the revenue earned through adult content is deemed proceeds of crime." https://bianet.org/haber/sixteen-detained-over-laundering-onlyfans-income-316680 | Source: BIA Net [09:57] TR Bot Sixteen detained over 'laundering OnlyFans income' [09:57] TR News "The throughline there, Wenner said on Semafors Mixed Signals podcast" https://www.semafor.com/article/02/12/2026/rolling-stone-scion-on-investing-in-track-star-and-the-anti-algorithmic-future-of-music-media | Source: Semafor Inc [09:57] TR Bot Stone scion on investing in Track Star and the anti-algorithmic future of music media | Semafor [09:58] TR News "This isnt an unprecedented move, but it raises concerns about the future of the early-[Internet] staple. How will it maintain its human-powered identity amid AIs chokehold on the [Internet]?" https://www.vox.com/culture/478731/wikipedia-ai-meta-amazon-elon-musk-tiktok | Source: Vox [09:58] TR Bot fandom is strong in the face of AI | Vox [09:59] TR News "Too many players have mistaken the AI boom for a chance to buy credibility rather than to build capability." https://www.semafor.com/article/02/13/2026/the-ai-bubble-will-burst-the-middle-east-isnt-ready | Source: Semafor Inc [09:59] TR Bot timed out after 10000 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://www.semafor.com/article/02/13/2026/the-ai-bubble-will-burst-the-middle-east-isnt-ready ) [09:59] TR News "Were going to roll out agentic AI, State Department CIO Kelly Fletcher said Thursday during the FedScoop-produced GDIT Emerge event in Washington, D.C. Were going to continue to embed AI in our systems." https://fedscoop.com/state-department-agentic-ai-statechat-chatbots/ | Source: Scoop News Group [09:59] TR Bot Department is gearing up to roll out agentic AI | FedScoop ● Feb 15 [10:00] TR News "Last fall, I wrote about how the fear of AI was leading us to wall off the open [Internet] in ways that would hurt everyone." https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/news-publishers-are-now-blocking-the-internet-archive-and-we-may-all-regret-it/ | Source: Techdirt [10:00] TR Bot Publishers Are Now Blocking The Internet Archive, And We May All Regret It | Techdirt [10:00] TR News "Conversations about AIs impact mainly focus on efficiency and scale or on policy and ethics." https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/13/guest-post-the-human-heart-of-science-navigating-ai-anxiety-in-the-academic-world/ | Source: Society for Scholarly Publishing [10:00] TR Bot Guest Post: The Human Heart of Science Navigating AI Anxiety in the Academic World - The Scholarly Kitchen [10:00] TR News "Charlie is joined by Stu Mackenzie, the front man of the prolific Australian band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, to talk about making music in the algorithmic age." https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/02/is-ai-ruining-music/685992/ | Source: The Atlantic [10:00] TR Bot Is AI Ruining Music? - The Atlantic [10:00] TR News "At first, I thought it was a mistake. I tried different browsers, devices and networks. I cleared the cache, reinstalled the app and even changed the settings back and forth. Nothing helped." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7 | Source: Nature [10:00] TR Bot When two years of academic work vanished with a single click [10:01] TR News "Blundering Husband Asks Claude AI to "Organize" Wife's PC, Accidentally Erases Her Cherished Family Photos" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/claude-wife-photos | Source: Futurism [10:01] TR Bot Blundering Husband Asks Claude AI to "Organize" Wife's PC, Accidentally Erases Her Cherished Family Photos [10:01] TR News "According to analyses by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) institute, prices for these chips rose by 50% last year" https://www.dw.com/en/ai-chip-shortage-semiconductor-industry-smartphone-prices-apple-iphone-samsung/a-75925338 | Source: Deutsche Welle [10:01] TR Bot AI-fueled chip shortage drives up smartphone prices [10:02] TR News "Lenovo has warned about mounting pressure on PC shipments as a worsening memory-chip shortage grips the industry." https://techcentral.co.za/chip-shortage-hits-pcs-as-ai-swallows-the-worlds-memory-supply/277618/ | Source: Tech Central (South Africa) [10:02] TR Bot Chip shortage hits PCs as AI swallows the world's memory supply [10:02] TR News "You might think making rules requires knowledge, even expertise, and checking the facts on the ground. But the heads of the DOT dont have time for that nonsense: [...]" https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/13/lets-vibe-regulate-us-transport-with-gemini/ | Source: Pivot to AI [10:02] TR Bot ( status 503 @ https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/13/lets-vibe-regulate-us-transport-with-gemini/ ) [10:02] TR News "William Gibson is, again, right: The future is already hereits just not very evenly distributed." https://taoofmac.com/space/blog/2026/02/14/1500 | Source: Rui Carmo [10:02] TR Bot The Haves and The Have Nots - Tao of Mac [10:03] TR News "The usual argument goes like this. Agents exercise discretion. They interpret ambiguous input. They pick tools. They sequence actions." https://unmitigatedrisk.com/?p=1129 | Source: Unmitigated Risk [10:03] TR Bot Agents Are More Like Humans Than Workloads. Heres Why That Matters for Identity. | UNMITIGATED RISK [10:03] TR News "The alliance includes companies such as Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Alphabet's Google, India's Reliance Jio Platforms" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/microsoft-ericsson-lead-global-tech-alliance-for-digital-trust/articleshow/128316750.cms | Source: India Times [10:03] TR Bot Microsoft, Ericsson lead global tech alliance for digital trust - The Economic Times [10:04] TR News "criminalizing abortion as murder and drawing strong condemnation from human rights groups" https://www.telesurenglish.net/puerto-rico-criminalizes-abortion/ | Source: teleSUR [10:04] TR Bot Puerto Rico Criminalizes Abortion As Murder [10:04] TR News "Factorial experiments are very common in agriculture and they are usually laid down to test for the significance of interactions between experimental factors." https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/02/testing-for-interactions-in-nonlinear-regression/ | Source: Rlang [10:04] TR Bot for interactions in nonlinear regression | R-bloggers [10:04] TR News "A deep dive into automating Cigna's claims portal with AI and browser automation, and how the technical struggles revealed accessibility failures that likely violate federal law." https://www.provos.org/p/had-to-write-a-script-to-submit-to-cigna/ | Source: Niels Provos [10:04] TR Bot I Had to Write a Script to Submit My Medical Claims to Cigna [10:05] TR News "When Professor Farber started his career in the mid-1950s, at Bell Laboratories, computers were practically islands unto themselves." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/technology/david-farber-dead.html | Source: New York Times [10:05] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/technology/david-farber-dead.html ) [10:05] TR News "Just within the past year weve accomplished some major financial milestones that makes all of this possible." https://initialcharge.net/2026/02/all-in-family/ | Source: Mike Rockwell [10:05] TR Bot stream 1 was not closed cleanly: PROTOCOL_ERROR (err 1) ( status 0 @ https://initialcharge.net/2026/02/all-in-family/ ) [10:06] TR News "One star, dubbed M31-2014-DS1, stood out like a sore thumb brightening in 2015, fading roughly a year later, and eventually disappearing from view, even in optical light." https://futurism.com/space/star-disappear-black-hole | Source: Futurism [10:06] TR Bot Scientists Intrigued as Prominent Star Suddenly Winks Out of Existence [10:06] TR News "At work, I forked an old package that converts .tex files to WordPress-compatible HTML and updated it to generate modern Gutenberg markup for the WordPress block editor." https://cagrimmett.com/2026/02/13/latex-to-gutenberg-conversion/ | Source: Chuck Grimmett [10:06] TR Bot LaTeX to Gutenberg conversion Chuck Grimmett [10:06] TR News Now [10:06] TR News "Now, a new mathematical study suggests that an unusual state of matter known as a time crystal could offer a more stable and potentially simpler way to measure time." https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/time-crystals-replace-quantum-clocks | Source: Interesting Engineering [10:07] TR Bot Time crystals could power next-generation ultra-precise quantum clocks [10:07] TR News "world's foremost historians on Abraham Lincoln, while his knowledge of the American Civil War was among the most extensive in academia." https://telex.hu/english/2026/02/12/hungarian-born-historian-who-became-expert-on-lincoln-has-died | Source: Telex (Hungary) [10:07] TR Bot Telex: Hungarian-born historian who became expert on Lincoln, dies at 86 [10:07] TR News "most of the advice in Andrea's post is correct and reasonable, and we should do more of it" https://www.jmduke.com/posts/how-id-grow-buttondown.html | Source: Justin Duke [10:07] TR Bot Notes on "How I'd Grow Buttondown" | Applied Cartography [10:17] TR News "DNS queries seem like a more reliable indication of the popularity of your favorite Linux distro than Distrowatchs infamous ranking." https://blog.paranoidpenguin.net/2026/02/a-look-at-the-traffic-originating-from-my-tor-exit-relays/ | Source: Roger Comply [10:17] TR Bot A look at the traffic originating from my Tor Exit relays | ParanoidPenguin.net [10:17] TR News "The below is transcribed from a 1991 talk by John Cleese titled Creativity in Management. I encourage you to watch the 30-minute recording on YouTube." https://timotijhof.net/posts/2026/john-cleese-on-creativity-transcript/ | Source: Timo Tijhof [10:17] TR Bot John Cleese on Creativity (Transcript) Timo Tijhof [10:18] TR News "One that keeps haunting me is Honor thy error as a hidden intention, which basically boils down to taking a mistake and seeing where it leads you if you had meant to do it." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/honor-thy-error/ | Source: Hackaday [10:18] TR Bot Thy Error | Hackaday [10:23] TR News Techrights Links 15/02/2026: How Alexey Navalny Was Executed by Putin, Erdogan Helping Iran https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Links_15_02_2026_How_Alexey_Navalny_Was_Executed_by_Putin_Erdog.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Links_15_02_2026_How_Alexey_Navalny_Was_Executed_by_Putin_Erdog.gmi [10:23] TR Bot Techrights Links 15/02/2026: How Alexey Navalny Was Executed by Putin, Erdogan Helping Iran [10:24] TR News "It doesnt dive deep into emojis but focuses more on text encoding. Some facts, for example, about Hangul encoding were new to me." https://victor.kropp.name/blog/2026/utf-8-explained/ | Source: Victor Kropp [10:24] TR Bot UTF-8 Explained [10:24] TR News "When designing and producing Raspberry Pi devices, we consider as many potential use cases as possible" https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/certifying-third-party-antennas-for-use-with-raspberry-pi-compute-modules/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [10:24] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/certifying-third-party-antennas-for-use-with-raspberry-pi-compute-modules/ ) [10:25] TR News "There is an open issue asking to revert this change." https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2026-02-14-fish-shell-delete-behavior.html | Source: Data Swamp [10:25] TR Bot Solene'% : Revert fish shell deleting shortcuts behavior [10:26] TR News "RubyGems, PyPI, crates.io, Hex, Hackage, CRAN, and LuaRocks all use flat namespaces: one global pool of names, first-come-first-served. You pick a name, and if nobody has it, its yours." https://nesbitt.io/2026/02/14/package-management-namespaces.html | Source: Andrew Nesbitt [10:26] TR Bot Package Management Namespaces | Andrew Nesbitt [10:26] TR News "As a maintainer of several OneBusAway projects, I regularly ask contributors to rebase their branches before merging. The response is often hesitation or outright fear." https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/01/git-rebase-for-the-terrified/ | [10:26] TR Bot Git Rebase for the Terrified | Aaron Brethorst [10:26] TR News "Pystd is an experiment on what a C++ standard library without any backwards compatibility requirements would look like. Its design goals are in order of decreasing priority: [...]" https://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2026/02/whats-cooking-with-pystd-experimental-c.html | Source: Jussi Pakkanen [10:26] TR Bot Nibble Stew: What's cooking with Pystd, the experimental C++ standard library? [10:27] TR News "What do you think the output of the var_dump at the top of the code snippet will be? I'll give you a little bit to work this out in your head." https://svenluijten.com/articles/understanding-php-yield-and-yield-from-directives | Source: Sven Luijten [10:27] TR Bot Understanding PHP's "yield" and "yield from" directives - Sven [10:27] TR News "Where do great research ideas come from in computer science education?" https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/embodied-machine-learning-from-research-ideas-to-classroom-activities/ | Source: Raspberry Pi [10:27] TR Bot Embodied machine learning: From research ideas to classroom activities - Raspberry Pi Foundation [10:28] TR News "I didn't have the guts to replace my main blog at baty.net yet. Too much work." https://baty.blog/the-all-new-batyblog | Source: Jack Baty [10:28] TR Bot all-new baty.blog - Jack Baty [10:28] TR News "Static blogs using Markdown files are great, but I like to post a lot of images, and SSGs make that more difficult." https://baty.blog/blog-management-fatigue | Source: Jack Baty [10:28] TR Bot Blog management fatigue - Jack Baty [10:29] TR News "Miniflux is a minimalist, open-source RSS feed reader that you can host yourself." https://christiano.dev/post/self_hosted_rss/ | Source: Christiano Anderson [10:29] TR Bot My Experience with Self-Hosted RSS solution | Christiano Anderson [10:29] TR News "As a practical thing, if you want people using blocked syndication feed readers to have a chance to see your explanation" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/web/FeedReaderErrorsProblem | Source: University of Toronto [10:29] TR Bot You're using a too-old browser [10:29] TR News com [10:30] TR News "Logseq won me over by fixing the exact issues that started to frustrate me in Google Keep." https://www.androidpolice.com/i-thought-google-keep-enough-until-i-tried-open-source-app/ | Source: Android Police [10:30] TR Bot I thought Google Keep was enough, until I tried this open source app [10:31] TR News "The first Mobile Progress Report of 2026 provides a high-level overview to our mobile plans and priorities for the coming year." https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/02/mobile-progress-report-february-2026/ | Source: Thunderbird [10:31] TR Bot Mobile Progress Report: February 2026 - The Thunderbird Blog [10:32] TR News "In the 1980s, if you wanted your IBM PC to run faster, you could buy the Intel 8087 floating-point coprocessor chip." https://www.righto.com/2026/02/8087-instruction-decoding.html | Source: Ken Shirriff [10:32] TR Bot Instruction decoding in the Intel 8087 floating-point chip [10:32] TR News "STs VL53L5CX is a very small 88 grid ranging sensor that can perform distance measurements at a distance of up to 4 meters." https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/real-time-3d-room-mapping-with-esp32-vl53l5cx-sensor-and-imu/ | Source: Hackaday [10:32] TR Bot 3D Room Mapping With ESP32, VL53L5CX Sensor And IMU | Hackaday [10:32] TR News "According to the Robotera website, the L7 features 55 degrees of freedom, the number of independent movements a robot can make. Its arm features seven degrees of freedom, while its hand alone is said to boast 12." https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/robot-sword-china | Source: Futurism [10:32] TR Bot They Gave a Robot a Sword [10:33] TR News "This was purely an experiment for the lolz. Heres what I did and why you shouldnt." https://blog.hofstede.it/rhel-on-zfs-root-an-unholy-experiment/ | Source: Christian Hofstede-Kuhn [10:33] TR Bot RHEL on ZFS Root: An Unholy Experiment | Larvitz Blog [10:36] TR News "I recently upgraded my servers to FreeBSD 15, and as part of it, I reinstalled all the packages." https://www.ncartron.org/fixing-baikal-not-working-anymore-after-upgrading-to-freebsd-15.html | Source: Nico Cartron [10:36] TR Bot Fixing Baikal not working anymore after upgrading to FreeBSD 15 [10:36] TR News "Pentium III is i686. Debian is not doing 32 bit no more. The machine is low on resources, so looking at alternatives." https://darrengoossens.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/openbsd-on-a-very-old-laptop/ | Source: Darren Goossens [10:36] TR Bot OpenBSD on a very old laptop DSPACE [10:38] TR News "Today I ran across another article that talked in passing about "retained mode"" https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/RepaintModeGUI | Source: University of Toronto [10:39] TR News "For all the abilities of modern Linux, there are some apps especially paid commercial ones that still require Windows." https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/14/winapps_and_winboat/ | Source: The Register UK [10:39] TR Bot Contain your Windows apps inside Linux Windows The Register [10:40] TR News "The LMS7002M supports dual-channel transmit and receive paths with channel bandwidths from 0.5 MHz to 90 MHz." https://linuxgizmos.com/xsdr-packs-2x2-mimo-artix-7-fpga-and-3-8-ghz-tuning-into-m-2-2230-form-factor/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:40] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/xsdr-packs-2x2-mimo-artix-7-fpga-and-3-8-ghz-tuning-into-m-2-2230-form-factor/ ) [10:41] TR News "On the compute side, RK3576 combines quad Cortex-A72 cores clocked up to 2.2GHz with quad Cortex-A53 cores up to 1.8GHz." https://linuxgizmos.com/bit-brick-k1-pro-adds-6-tops-npu-and-dual-nvme-to-compact-sbc/ | Source: Linux Gizmos [10:41] TR Bot ( status 520 @ https://linuxgizmos.com/bit-brick-k1-pro-adds-6-tops-npu-and-dual-nvme-to-compact-sbc/ ) [10:42] TR News Opinion poll: 47% want to ban X | "Opinionsunderskning: 47% vill frbjuda X" https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2026/02/13/opinionsundersokning-47-vill-forbjuda-x/ [10:42] TR Bot Opinionsunderskning: 47% vill frbjuda X [10:44] TR News Fighting causes instead of prohibitions | "Social-Media-Debatte: Ursachenbekmpfung statt Verbote" https://netzpolitik.org/2026/social-media-debatte-ursachenbekaempfung-statt-verbote/ [10:44] TR Bot Social-Media-Debatte: Ursachenbekmpfung statt Verbote [10:46] TR News hindustantimes running spam and ads for child sex trafficking supporters, disgraceful to say the least https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/bill-gates-to-visit-mumbai-to-sign-mou-and-review-malaria-eradication-efforts-101771010602922.html http://techrights.org/n/2026/01/30/The_Epstein_Files_Don_t_Say_the_Ages_of_Those_Russian_Girls_Bil.shtml [10:46] TR Bot Bill Gates to visit Mumbai to sign MoU, and review malaria eradication efforts | Mumbai news [10:46] TR Bot Techrights The Epstein Files Don't Say the Ages of Those "Russian Girls" Bill Epsteingate Exploited [10:46] TR News "Thomas Massie tried to defund kill switches in cars & Congress voted against him" https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/thomas-massie-tried-to-defund-kill:d [10:46] TR Bot Thomas Massie tried to defund kill switches in cars & Congress voted against him ● Feb 15 [11:12] TR News GNOME 49.4 Released with Improvements for Nautilus, GNOME Shell, and Mutter https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-4-released-with-improvements-for-nautilus-gnome-shell-and-mutter [11:12] TR Bot 49.4 Released with Improvements for Nautilus, GNOME Shell, and Mutter - 9to5Linux [11:12] TR News REMnux 8 GNU/Linux Toolkit for Malware Analysis Is Out to Celebrate 15th Anniversary https://9to5linux.com/remnux-8-linux-toolkit-for-malware-analysis-is-out-to-celebrate-15th-anniversary [11:12] TR Bot 8 Linux Toolkit for Malware Analysis Is Out to Celebrate 15th Anniversary - 9to5Linux [11:12] TR News Vim 9.2 Is Out with Comprehensive Completion, Wayland Support, and More https://9to5linux.com/vim-9-2-is-out-with-comprehensive-completion-wayland-support-and-more [11:12] TR Bot 9.2 Is Out with Comprehensive Completion, Wayland Support, and More - 9to5Linux [11:17] TR News Google Promoting Slop, Not Journalism https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/14/Google_Promoting_Slop_Not_Journalism.shtml [11:17] TR Bot Techrights Google Promoting Slop, Not Journalism [11:19] TR News Vim 9.2 released https://lwn.net/Articles/1058744/ [11:19] TR Bot 9.2 released [LWN.net] [11:21] TR News FreeBSD 14.4-BETA2 is out https://distrowatch.com/freebsd [11:21] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/freebsd ) [11:37] TR News Malaysias frontline cops now equipped with body-worn cameras https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-frontline-cops-now-equipped-with-body-worn-cameras [11:37] TR Bot Malaysias front-line cops now equipped with body-worn cameras | The Straits Times [11:39] TR News China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technology https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-top-court-says-drivers-responsible-despite-autonomous-technology [11:39] TR Bot China top court says drivers responsible despite autonomous technology | The Straits Times [11:43] TR News There's One Simple Method to Lower Alcohol Intake, And It Works https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-one-simple-method-to-lower-alcohol-intake-and-it-works [11:43] TR Bot One Simple Method to Lower Alcohol Intake, And It Works : ScienceAlert [11:46] TR News Intel fined $3 million by Indias antitrust regulator over discriminatory CPU warranty policy https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-fined-usd3-million-by-indias-antitrust-regulator-over-discriminatory-cpu-warranty-policy-says-intel-abused-its-dominant-position-in-the-boxed-processor-market [11:46] TR Bot Intel fined $3 million by Indias antitrust regulator over discriminatory CPU warranty policy says Intel abused its dominant position in the boxed processor market. | Tom's Hardware [11:46] TR News Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-facial-recognition-glasses [11:46] TR Bot Meta Adding Facial Recognition to Its Smart Glasses That Identifies People in Real Time, Hoping the Public Is Too Distracted by Political Turmoil to Care [11:47] TR News Another Proprietary Chaffbot Company Researcher Just Quit in Disgust https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-researcher-quit-ads [11:47] TR Bot Another OpenAI Researcher Just Quit in Disgust [11:49] TR News Rights group finds 50 Morocco companies remain unpaid for Saudi renovation job since 2024 https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/02/rights-group-finds-50-morocco-companies-remain-unpaid-for-saudi-renovation-job-since-2024/ [11:49] TR Bot Rights group finds 50 Morocco companies remain unpaid for Saudi renovation job since 2024 - JURIST - News [11:51] TR News Updates to My Commenting System https://kevquirk.com/updates-to-my-commenting-system [11:51] TR Bot Updates to My Commenting System - Kev Quirk [11:52] TR News De-mystifying XMPP: Insights from a Mentorship Session https://shibe-bit.github.io/Learnings/XMPPandHTTP [11:52] TR Bot De-mystifying XMPP: Insights from a Mentorship Session [11:53] TR News Bits from Debian: DebConf 26 Registration and Call for Proposals are open https://bits.debian.org/2026/02/debconf26-registration-opens.html [11:53] TR Bot DebConf 26 Registration and Call for Proposals are open - Bits from Debian [11:54] TR News Malaysias Bersatu files police reports over official Facebook (Farcebook) page hijacking https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysias-bersatu-files-police-reports-over-official-facebook-page-hijacking [11:54] TR Bot Malaysias Bersatu files police reports over official Facebook page hijacking | The Straits Times [11:57] TR News X Is In Such Dire Straits That Its Head of Product Says It Cant Afford to Display the Color Blue https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/twitter-x-color-blue [11:57] TR Bot X Is In Such Dire Straits That Its Head of Product Says It Can't Afford to Display the Color Blue [11:57] TR News Over 300 Malicious Chrome Extensions Caught Leaking or Stealing User Data https://www.securityweek.com/over-300-malicious-chrome-extensions-caught-leaking-or-stealing-user-data/ [11:57] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.securityweek.com/over-300-malicious-chrome-extensions-caught-leaking-or-stealing-user-data/ ) [11:58] TR News MICROSOFT SPAM disguised as "journalism" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/technology/they-are-in-love-but-dont-speak-the-same-language.html [11:58] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/technology/they-are-in-love-but-dont-speak-the-same-language.html ) [11:58] TR News Microsoft Added Hey Hi (AI) to Notepad and It Created a Security Failure Because the Hey Hi (AI) Was Stupidly Easy for Hackers to Trick https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-added-ai-notepad-security-flaw [11:58] TR Bot Microsoft Added AI to Notepad and It Created a Security Failure Because the AI Was Stupidly Easy for Hackers to Trick ● Feb 15 [12:03] TR News Explainer: How national security judges sentenced Jimmy Lai, from health records to foreign collusion https://hongkongfp.com/2026/02/15/explainer-how-national-security-judges-sentenced-jimmy-lai-from-health-records-to-foreign-collusion/ [12:03] TR Bot How HK judges sentenced Jimmy Lai, from health records to foreign collusion [12:04] TR News Python Mutable References with Caching https://soumyadghosh.github.io/website/blog/python-mutable-reference-caching/ [12:04] TR Bot Python Mutable References with Caching | Soumya's Web [12:06] TR News Deskflow | Seamless Multi-Computer Control https://cubiclenate.com/2026/02/14/deskflow-seamless-multi-computer-control/ [12:06] TR Bot Enhance Productivity with Deskflow: Multi-Computer Control Tool [12:11] TR News iFixIt calls BMWs new anti-consumer security screws 'a logo-shaped middle finger to right to repair,' https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/ifixit-calls-bmws-new-anti-consumer-security-screws-a-logo-shaped-middle-finger-to-right-to-repair-adafruit-3d-prints-a-solution-bmws-connector-reverse-engineered-using-patent-filing-as-a-design-blueprint [12:11] TR Bot iFixIt calls BMWs new anti-consumer security screws 'a logo-shaped middle finger to right to repair,' Adafruit 3D prints a solution BMW's connector reverse engineered using patent filing as a design blueprint | Tom's Hardware [12:12] TR News Acer and Asus halt PC and laptop sales in Germany amid H.264 codec patent monopoly dispute Nokia wins patent monopoly ruling, forcing tech giants to license HEVC codec https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/acer-and-asus-halt-pc-and-laptop-sales-in-germany-amid-h-264-codec-patent-dispute-nokia-wins-patent-ruling-forcing-tech-giants-to-license-hevc-codec [12:12] TR Bot Acer and Asus halt PC and laptop sales in Germany amid H.264 codec patent dispute Nokia wins patent ruling, forcing tech giants to license HEVC codec | Tom's Hardware [12:14] *Goblin (~Goblin@qgxzxcdqvwwzw.irc) has joined #techrights [12:15] TR News Niko Matsakis: Sharing in Dada https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/02/14/sharing-in-dada/ [12:15] TR Bot Sharing in Dada baby steps [12:16] schestowitz[TR2] hi, Goblin [12:17] *Goblin has quit (Quit: Leaving...) [12:18] TR News Android 17 Beta 1 released with H.266/VVC support, camera improvements, and more https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/02/14/android-17-beta-1-released-with-h-266-vvc-support-camera-improvements-and-more/ [12:18] TR Bot Android 17 Beta 1 released with H.266/VVC support, camera improvements, and more - CNX Software [12:20] TR News Script convert limine.cfg to limine.conf https://bkhome.org/news/202602/script-convert-liminecfg-to-limineconf.html [12:20] TR Bot Script convert limine.cfg to limine.conf [12:27] TR News Ubuntu 24.04.4 Released with Kernel 6.17, Mesa 25.2 & Numerous Fixes https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/02/ubuntu-24-04-4-released-with-kernel-6-17-mesa-25-2-numerous-fixes/ [12:27] TR Bot Ubuntu 24.04.4 Released with Kernel 6.17, Mesa 25.2 & Numerous Fixes | UbuntuHandbook [12:28] TR News REMnux 8 is out https://distrowatch.com/remnux [12:28] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://distrowatch.com/remnux ) [12:28] TR News Anonymous Threats Against My Wife and Against Yours Truly https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/13/Anonymous_Threats_Against_My_Wife_and_Against_Yours_Truly.shtml [12:28] TR Bot Techrights Anonymous Threats Against My Wife and Against Yours Truly [12:29] TR News Will Lockett's Newsletter: Abusive Monopolist Microsoft became Microslop and backdoored Windows users are "flocking" to GNU/Linux "to escape the mess" https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/14/Will_Lockett_s_Newsletter_Microsoft_became_Microslop_and_Window.shtml [12:29] TR Bot Techrights Will Lockett's Newsletter: Microsoft became Microslop and Windows users are "flocking" to GNU/Linux "to escape the mess" [12:29] TR News Proxmox VE Series Part 2: Installing Proxmox https://www.linux.org/threads/proxmox-ve-series-part-2-installing-proxmox.59024/ [12:29] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.linux.org/threads/proxmox-ve-series-part-2-installing-proxmox.59024/ ) [12:30] TR News Sidecar development workflow in one shell https://www.linuxlinks.com/sidecar-development-workflow-one-shell/ [12:30] TR Bot - development workflow in one shell - LinuxLinks [12:30] TR News 10 Best Free and Open Source Perl Static Site Generators https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-perl-static-site-generators/ [12:30] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Perl Static Site Generators - LinuxLinks [12:37] TR News Parallelizing Game HEY HI: A Deep Dive into Multi-Threading Libraries for Search Algorithms https://pavanportfolio.droptools.site/blog/research [12:37] TR Bot Parallelizing Game AI: A Deep Dive into Multi-Threading Libraries for Search Algorithms [12:45] TR News envx environment variable manager https://www.linuxlinks.com/envx-environment-variable-manager/ [12:45] TR Bot - environment variable manager - LinuxLinks [12:45] TR News 6 Best Free and Open Source Photo Geotagging Tools https://www.linuxlinks.com/best-free-open-source-photo-geotagging-tools/ [12:45] TR Bot Best Free and Open Source Photo Geotagging Tools - LinuxLinks [12:45] TR News Raffi application launcher https://www.linuxlinks.com/raffi-application-launcher/ [12:45] TR Bot - 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that means plagiarised not, researched [13:26] TR Bot Blog | Ubuntu [13:26] TR Bot OMG! Ubuntu - Ubuntu News, Apps, Tips & More [13:27] TR Bot - Linux news, reviews, tutorials, and more [13:27] TR News "The GNOME Project released GNOME 49.4 today as the fourth point release of the latest GNOME 49 Brescia desktop environment series with more bug fixes and improvements." https://9to5linux.com/gnome-49-4-released-with-improvements-for-nautilus-gnome-shell-and-mutter [13:27] TR Bot 49.4 Released with Improvements for Nautilus, GNOME Shell, and Mutter - 9to5Linux [13:28] TR News "Can't live without Adobe? Get on board WinBoat or WinApps sails a similar course" https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/14/winapps_and_winboat/ [13:28] TR Bot Contain your Windows apps inside Linux Windows The Register [13:29] schestowitz[TR2] the evil corpses are fighting among themselves [13:29] schestowitz[TR2] BSDs you mean? [13:33] TR News Linux 7.0 may receive a self-repairing feature that automatically fixes your XFS filesystem https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-7-0-impressive-self-repairing-feature-fixes-your-filesystem/ [13:33] TR Bot Linux 7.0 may receive a self-repairing feature that automatically fixes your XFS filesystem [13:34] TR News (NEW): Im going back to the 2000s this weekend by installing this classic Linux distro https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/I_m_going_back_to_the_2000s_this_weekend_by_installing_this_cla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/I_m_going_back_to_the_2000s_this_weekend_by_installing_this_cla.gmi [13:34] TR Bot Tux Machines Im going back to the 2000s this weekend by installing this classic Linux distro [13:34] TR News $150 Steam Machine: Mining surplus becomes a Linux console with 60 FPS | igorsLAB https://www.igorslab.de/en/150-dollar-steam-machine-mining-clearance-item-becomes-a-linux-console-with-60-fps/ [13:34] TR Bot $150 Steam Machine: Mining surplus becomes a Linux console with 60 FPS | igorsLAB [13:35] TR News (NEW): Mesa 26.0 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Heres Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/11/Mesa_26_0_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_Here_s.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/11/Mesa_26_0_Open_Source_Graphics_Stack_Officially_Released_Here_s.gmi [13:35] TR Bot Tux Machines Mesa 26.0 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Heres Whats New [13:36] TR News 5 powerful Python one-liners that will make you a better coder https://www.howtogeek.com/cool-one-liners-that-show-how-powerful-python-is/ [13:36] TR Bot 5 powerful Python one-liners that will make you a better coder [13:37] TR News AerynOS is the atomic Linux distro nobody is talking about https://www.xda-developers.com/aerynos-is-the-atomic-linux-distro-nobody-is-talking-about/ [13:37] TR Bot AerynOS is the atomic Linux distro nobody is talking about [13:37] TR News Why my favorite Linux distro is slowing down - and I'm thrilled about it https://www.zdnet.com/article/whats-coming-next-for-linux-mint/ [13:37] TR Bot my favorite Linux distro is slowing down - and I'm thrilled about it | ZDNET [13:40] TR News "Breaking the Spell of Vibe Coding - People who go all in on AI agents now are guaranteeing their obsolescence." -- Jeremy Howard" gemini://tobykurien.com/microblog.gmi [13:53] psydroid3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrtJAw57Wkw [13:53] TR Bot https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=SrtJAw57Wkw [13:53] TR Bot ( status 404 @ https://inv.perditum.com/watch?v=SrtJAw57Wkw ) ● Feb 15 [14:00] TR News unemployment rate detached from facts on the ground https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/job-numbers-january-2026-9.7077050 [14:00] TR Bot Canada's economy lost 25,000 jobs in January, but unemployment rate ticked down to 6.5% | CBC News [14:03] TR News international student https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-international-student-9.7076884 [14:03] TR Bot I was an international student chasing stability, but Canada made me question who I was | CBC News [14:05] schestowitz[TR2] psydroid2: seems like slop video [14:05] schestowitz[TR2] lots of slop in it [14:05] schestowitz[TR2] so I stopped [14:05] schestowitz[TR2] but [14:05] schestowitz[TR2] can you get us/me url re 18% down for vista 11? [14:05] schestowitz[TR2] from a source that can be referenced? [14:08] TR News geoengineering https://www.dw.com/en/why-scientists-warn-of-privately-funded-geoengineering/a-75716067 [14:08] TR Bot Why scientists warn of privately funded geoengineering [14:13] TR News Don't use Microsoft https://www.howtogeek.com/visual-studio-code-is-eating-up-hundreds-of-gigabytes-on-linux/ [14:13] TR Bot Visual Studio Code is eating up hundreds of gigabytes on Linux [14:14] psydroid3 schestowitz-pi, I don't think the voice is slop and I just found the video, so I started watching it. I think the important part is that there are a lot of GNU/Linux deployments happening right now and Microsoft is panicking [14:14] psydroid3 schestowitz[TR2]: ^^ [14:14] TR News "Discover the all-in-one Linux toolbox that handles JSON, JWT, Cron, and image conversion in a single, private interface." https://www.howtogeek.com/this-linux-tool-boosted-my-developer-productivity/ [14:14] TR Bot The $0 Linux "Swiss Army Knife" every developer should install today [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] yes [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] but maybe you can find a url for this\ [14:14] psydroid3 TR contributors should be able to find more information about regions where they are located [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] i would be very interested [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] i saw none of those claims from SMFT [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] being enlightened would help coverage [14:14] schestowitz[TR2] as i was unaware [14:15] psydroid3 I don't have the time for that now, but maybe later this week [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] they call it "client" [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] and lump topgether many things [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] not just windows [14:15] schestowitz[TR2] so that it's hard tyo fugure out what goies up and what goes down [14:16] TR News "Your workflow is begging for Linux Mint applets." https://www.howtogeek.com/must-have-linux-mint-applets-for-students-and-working-professionals/ [14:16] TR Bot 3 must-have Linux Mint applets for students and working professionals [14:17] TR News "LibreOffice is one of the best alternatives to Microsoft Office and Google Docs, and now it's rolling out a major update. LibreOffice 26.2 has arrived with some new features, compatibility improvements with Microsoft Office, and faster performance." https://www.howtogeek.com/libreoffices-first-big-update-for-2026-has-arrived/ [14:17] TR Bot LibreOffice's first big update for 2026 has arrived [14:18] TR News "Nothing beats the command-line when it comes to searching files. Here are some handy commands you can learn to find your files 10X faster." https://www.howtogeek.com/the-fastest-ways-to-find-files-from-the-command-line-on-linux/ [14:18] TR Bot The fastest ways to find files from the command-line on Linux [14:19] TR News (NEW): LibreOffice 26.2 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is Whats New https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/04/LibreOffice_26_2_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/04/LibreOffice_26_2_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.gmi [14:19] TR News "Too many distros are solving the same solved problems, and its turning choice into confusion." https://www.howtogeek.com/if-linux-is-going-to-thrive-some-distros-must-go/ [14:19] TR Bot not resolve host: tuxmachines.org ( status 0 @ https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/04/LibreOffice_26_2_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.shtml ) [14:19] TR Bot If Linux is going to thrive, some distros have to die [14:21] TR News "An operating system that's truly mine." https://www.howtogeek.com/tried-replacing-windows-with-linux-mint-heres-how-it-went/ [14:21] TR Bot I tried replacing Windows with Linux Mint, here's how it went [14:21] TR News "Linux doesnt just look different, it ages better, keeps workflows stable, and teaches skills that carry across servers, containers, and VMs." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-advantages-you-only-notice-after-you-switch/ [14:21] TR Bot 5 ways Linux beats Windows that you only notice after you switch [14:22] schestowitz[TR2] i will check jnow [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] "windows 11 18% decline microsoft" nets nothing relevant in google [14:23] schestowitz[TR2] it could be justy 'hallucinated ' disino in slop video [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] some slop says no evidence of it [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] that's why i avboid slop [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] it introduces lies [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] and then it can waste time [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] to check if they are true [14:24] schestowitz[TR2] and they might not be [14:25] TR News "Open source saves money, but it can cost time and energy. After enough broken automations and weird edge cases, I now chase reliability." https://www.howtogeek.com/i-used-to-chase-open-source-purity-but-now-i-chase-reliability/ [14:25] TR Bot Im done pretending open-source software is free [14:25] TR News "Learn the ABCs of BSD." https://www.howtogeek.com/difference-bsd-and-linux/ [14:25] TR Bot BSD: What is it, and how is it different from Linux? [14:26] TR News "A much better experience on modern Linux distributions." https://www.howtogeek.com/wayland-support-is-coming-to-intellij-idea-pycharm-and-other-ides/ [14:26] TR Bot IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, and other IDEs are getting a Wayland upgrade on Linux [14:29] psydroid3 I think there should be more information on the ground from people who are located in Brazil, China, Japan and South Korea [14:29] TR News "Make your ancient Mac feel new again." https://www.howtogeek.com/installed-ubuntu-on-my-old-macbook-air-and-i-wish-id-done-it-sooner/ [14:29] TR Bot I installed Ubuntu on my old MacBook Air and I wish I'd done it sooner [14:30] TR News "You don't need to live in the Linux terminal." https://www.howtogeek.com/tips-for-using-linux-without-touching-the-command-line/ [14:30] TR Bot 6 tips for using Linux without touching the command line [14:30] psydroid3 as Microsoft may have done a good job of keeping reports of migrations to GNU/Linux out of the news outlets [14:30] TR News "Switching between channels and servers should be a bit snappier now." https://www.howtogeek.com/discord-is-getting-a-speed-boost-on-desktop-platforms/ [14:30] TR Bot Discord is getting a speed boost on Windows, Mac, and Linux [14:32] TR News "At last, a flagship Linux distro is supporting an RVA23-based SoC." https://www.howtogeek.com/ubuntu-coming-to-spacemit-k3-rva23-risc-v-soc/ [14:32] TR Bot Ubuntu on RISC-V might actually be good thanks to this chip [14:32] TR News "The coreutils tools include ls, cp, mv, chmod, and many more. Find out what this collection is, why it matters, and how to use it." https://www.howtogeek.com/what-are-the-gnu-core-utilities-and-why-should-i-care-about-them/ [14:32] TR Bot GNU coreutils explained: the basic Linux tools that make the terminal work [14:33] TR News "Did you know you can check the maximum speed of a USB port with one command?" https://www.howtogeek.com/uses-for-the-lsusb-command-on-linux/ [14:33] TR Bot The Linux lsusb command has 5 secret uses you should know [14:36] TR News "Customizing the bootloader is much easier than you might think. You can download and install community themes with one-line commands." https://www.howtogeek.com/default-grub-looks-so-ugly-heres-how-to-give-it-a-makeover/ [14:36] TR Bot From Fallout to Retro: How to give your Linux bootloader a total makeover [14:37] TR News "These small distros can have some surprisingly major uses." https://www.howtogeek.com/reasons-tiny-linux-distros-are-worth-keeping-on-a-usb-stick/ [14:37] TR Bot I keep "tiny" Linux distros on my keychain: Here are 5 reasons you should too [14:37] TR News "Discover the true power of Emacs applications beyond mere text editing. From advanced email workflows to simplistic feed readers, Emacs does it all." https://www.howtogeek.com/emacs-packages-that-replace-everyday-apps-email-notes-to-dos-rss/ [14:37] TR Bot 4 Emacs packages that replaced everyday apps for me [14:38] TR News "Here's your ticket to make your own retro platform game, right on your Linux desktop." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-apps-to-try-this-weekend-february-6/ [14:38] TR Bot These are the 3 coolest Linux apps you should try this weekend [14:38] TR News "Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer." https://www.howtogeek.com/build-a-wallpaper-changer-on-ubuntu-with-python-and-systemd/ [14:38] TR Bot Build an "infinite desktop" on Ubuntu with Python and a systemd timer [14:39] TR News "How Linux Mint turns your mouses right-click button into the most productive tool." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-isnt-just-for-beginners-and-this-hidden-cinnamon-feature-proves-it/ [14:39] TR Bot What are Linux Mint's Nemo Actions and how do they work [14:39] TR News "Linux Mint has a collection of powerful secret weapons that most people completely ignore." https://www.howtogeek.com/linux-mint-cinnamon-spices/ [14:39] TR Bot What are Linux Mint Cinnamon Spices and how to use them [14:55] TR News (NEW): Never Give Up https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Never_Give_Up.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Never_Give_Up.gmi [14:55] TR Bot Tux Machines Never Give Up ● Feb 15 [15:04] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/15/if_microsoft_made_a_car/ [15:04] TR Bot If Microsoft made a car... what would it be? The Register [15:07] TR News Techrights "Mix Vale" is a Slopfarm https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Mix_Vale_is_a_Slopfarm.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Mix_Vale_is_a_Slopfarm.gmi [15:07] TR Bot Techrights "Mix Vale" is a Slopfarm [15:12] admfubar https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/15/gpt5_bests_human_judges_in/ [15:12] TR Bot GPT-5 bests human judges in legal smack down The Register [15:26] admfubar https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/vending-machine-ai-price-fixing [15:26] TR Bot AIs Controlling Vending Machines Start Cartel After Being Told to Maximize Profits At All Costs [15:30] TR News Techrights When It Comes tom Rust, Keep All the Eyes on the Ball (Technical and Legal Perils, Sustainability Questions) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/When_It_Comes_tom_Rust_Keep_All_the_Eyes_on_the_Ball_Technical_.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/When_It_Comes_tom_Rust_Keep_All_the_Eyes_on_the_Ball_Technical_.gmi [15:30] TR Bot Techrights When It Comes tom Rust, Keep All the Eyes on the Ball (Technical and Legal Perils, Sustainability Questions) [15:48] TR News Techrights He Did Not Have Enough Souls https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/He_Did_Not_Have_Enough_Souls.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/He_Did_Not_Have_Enough_Souls.gmi [15:48] TR Bot Techrights He Did Not Have Enough Souls [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/15/gpt5_bests_human_judges_in/ [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] seems like marketing spam [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] for a site paid to promote slop [15:59] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Hit 5% in Anguilla https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_Hit_5_in_Anguilla.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/GNU_Linux_and_ChromeOS_Hit_5_in_Anguilla.gmi [15:59] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Hit 5% in Anguilla [15:59] schestowitz[TR2] they would measure wrong metrics ● Feb 15 [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] Eric Posner and researcher Shivam Saran [16:00] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/radical-markets/ [16:00] TR Bot Markets - Microsoft Research [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] Eric A. Posner [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] same guy [16:01] schestowitz[TR2] "This 2018 book by Eric Posner, a Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, and Glen Weyl, senior principal researcher at Microsoft" [16:10] TR News Techrights The Register MS is Promoting Slop, Promotion Connected to Microsoft (Trying to Replace Judges With Microsoft) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/The_Register_MS_is_Promoting_Slop_Promotion_Connected_to_Micros.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/The_Register_MS_is_Promoting_Slop_Promotion_Connected_to_Micros.gmi [16:10] TR Bot Techrights The Register MS is Promoting Slop, Promotion Connected to Microsoft (Trying to Replace Judges With Microsoft) [16:11] schestowitz[TR2] admfubar: ^ [16:11] schestowitz[TR2] ty for the headsup [16:11] schestowitz[TR2] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- futurism.com | AIs Controlling Vending Machines Start Cartel After Being Told to Maximize Profits At All Costs [16:11] schestowitz[TR2] they refer to slop as a human [16:11] schestowitz[TR2] "AIs" [16:11] schestowitz[TR2] like it's a person/s [16:11] schestowitz[TR2] That's pure BS [16:12] schestowitz[TR2] and looks like infantile framing [16:12] schestowitz[TR2] ikt is not sentient [16:37] TR News Techrights Spread the Word About EPO Strikes and Patent Injustices in Europe https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Spread_the_Word_About_EPO_Strikes_and_Patent_Injustices_in_Euro.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Spread_the_Word_About_EPO_Strikes_and_Patent_Injustices_in_Euro.gmi [16:37] TR Bot Techrights Spread the Word About EPO Strikes and Patent Injustices in Europe [16:50] TR News Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raised About 1.5 Million Dollars This Winter, Almost 50% More Than in All of 2024 Combined https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Raised_About_1_5_Million_Dollars_T.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_Raised_About_1_5_Million_Dollars_T.gmi [16:50] TR Bot Techrights Free Software Foundation (FSF) Raised About 1.5 Million Dollars This Winter, Almost 50% More Than in All of 2024 Combined ● Feb 15 [17:04] TR News (NEW): Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Puff Pieces Won't Solve SRA Problems https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Puff_Pieces_Won_t_Solve_SRA.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Puff_Pieces_Won_t_Solve_SRA.gmi [17:04] TR Bot Tux Machines Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Puff Pieces Won't Solve SRA Problems [17:09] TR News Windows fell to third place in Macao https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/all/macao/#monthly-200902-202602 http://techrights.org/n/2025/03/18/Android_With_Linux_Rises_to_Record_Highs_in_Hong_Kong_and_in_Ma.shtml [17:09] TR Bot Operating System Market Share Macao | Statcounter Global Stats [17:09] TR Bot Techrights Android (With Linux) Rises to Record Highs in Hong Kong and in Macao [17:26] TR News (NEW): Microsoft Windows' Decline, as Seen From Maldives https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Microsoft_Windows_Decline_as_Seen_From_Maldives.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Microsoft_Windows_Decline_as_Seen_From_Maldives.gmi [17:26] TR Bot Tux Machines Microsoft Windows' Decline, as Seen From Maldives [17:38] *Despatche (~desp@xjcxafje3efug.irc) has joined #techrights [17:38] TR News Firefox measured around 10% in German, an anomaly https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/all/germany/#monthly-200902-202602 same in France [17:38] TR Bot Browser Market Share Germany | Statcounter Global Stats [17:45] TR News Techrights Microsoft Has Fallen to New Lows in Hong Kong This Year https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_New_Lows_in_Hong_Kong_This_Year.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Microsoft_Has_Fallen_to_New_Lows_in_Hong_Kong_This_Year.gmi [17:45] TR Bot Techrights Microsoft Has Fallen to New Lows in Hong Kong This Year [17:57] TR News Techrights Small is Beautiful (in Cascading Style Sheets/Inheritance Rules) https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Small_is_Beautiful_in_Cascading_Style_Sheets_Inheritance_Rules.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Small_is_Beautiful_in_Cascading_Style_Sheets_Inheritance_Rules.gmi [17:57] TR Bot Techrights Small is Beautiful (in Cascading Style Sheets/Inheritance Rules) ● Feb 15 [18:01] TR News "We went to an art exhibition, had lunch, and went to the National Gallery for even more art. They have a whole room of Rembrandts!" gemini://freeshell.de/gemlog/2026-02-15_What_day_was_it_yesterday_.gmi [18:03] TR News On entanglement gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/gef/garden/entanglement [18:11] TR News (NEW): Keeping the Site Fast in Spite of Annoying Bots https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Keeping_the_Site_Fast_in_Spite_of_Annoying_Bots.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Keeping_the_Site_Fast_in_Spite_of_Annoying_Bots.gmi [18:11] TR Bot Tux Machines Keeping the Site Fast in Spite of Annoying Bots [18:18] TR News bruce perens is active, but only in Microsoft's LinkedOut it seems, which is... kind of absurd. [18:21] TR News Also in MElon's bad site actually https://x.com/BrucePerens and his own site has been practically offline for weeks [18:21] TR Bot NO TITLE [18:23] TR News without being in charge of his own platform, he will be subjected to manipulation [18:28] TR News Immutable Linux distros solve a problem most home users don't have https://www.xda-developers.com/immutable-linux-distros-solve-a-problem-most-home-users-dont-have/ [18:28] TR Bot Immutable Linux distros solve a problem most home users don't have [18:29] TR News I found a free tool that makes setting up NixOS instances incredibly simple https://www.xda-developers.com/free-tool-makes-easy-set-up-different-nixos-instances/ [18:30] TR Bot I found a free tool that makes setting up NixOS instances incredibly simple [18:30] TR News Steam says a lot of games aren't compatible with Proton, but you can sometimes make them work anyway https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-says-many-games-arent-proton-compatible-but-you-can-make-them-work/ [18:30] TR Bot Steam says a lot of games aren't compatible with Proton, but you can sometimes make them work anyway [18:33] TR News (NEW): Wayland might be the future of Linux, but Im not leaving X11 yet https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Wayland_might_be_the_future_of_Linux_but_I_m_not_leaving_X11_ye.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Wayland_might_be_the_future_of_Linux_but_I_m_not_leaving_X11_ye.gmi [18:33] TR Bot Tux Machines Wayland might be the future of Linux, but Im not leaving X11 yet [18:33] TR News "Because everything is better while it's running in your terminal." https://www.xda-developers.com/this-cool-linux-app-lets-you-play-youtube-music-from-your-terminal/ [18:33] TR Bot This cool Linux app lets you play YouTube music from your terminal [18:33] TR News "It's still good, but not the best." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-mint-isnt-the-answer-for-windows-refugees-anymore/ [18:34] TR Bot Linux Mint isn't the answer for Windows refugees anymore [18:35] TR News Proxmox is overkill for your first server, and that's exactly why you should learn it https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-is-overkill-for-your-first-server-and-you-should-learn-it/ [18:35] TR Bot Proxmox is overkill for your first server, and that's exactly why you should learn it [18:36] TR News I switched from Arch to something boring, but I still want to switch back https://www.xda-developers.com/switched-from-arch-something-boring-still-want-switch-back/ [18:36] TR Bot I switched from Arch to something boring, but I still want to switch back [18:37] TR News Proxmox's best feature isn't virtualization; it's the backup system https://www.xda-developers.com/proxmox-best-feature-backups/ [18:37] TR Bot Proxmox's best feature isn't virtualization; it's the backup system [18:38] TR News Proprietary + Microsoft = https://www.xda-developers.com/nasty-vs-code-snap-bug-devouring-gigabytes-of-storage-not-purging-deleted-files/ [18:38] TR Bot A nasty VS Code Snap bug is devouring gigabytes of storage by not purging deleted files [18:38] MinceR trash solidarity [18:39] TR News "A lot of exciting developments happened in January alone." https://www.xda-developers.com/2026-will-be-the-year-of-gaming-on-linux/ [18:39] TR Bot 2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux [18:39] TR News Vanilla OS 2 lets me run Ubuntu, Fedora, and Arch apps at the same time https://www.xda-developers.com/vanilla-os-2-lets-run-ubuntu-fedora-arch-and-android-apps-same-time/ [18:39] TR Bot Vanilla OS 2 lets me run Ubuntu, Fedora, and Arch apps at the same time [18:40] *IsambardPrince (~isambardprince@8xntp9i7yykq8.irc) has joined #techrights [18:40] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Are we going to say anything about Dr. Oz's idea. [18:40] IsambardPrince Of replacing rural doctors with "AI"? [18:41] IsambardPrince Or "just have a machine scan the baby you're pregnant with and you don't even see the image and the machine just says whether the baby is fine"? [18:41] MinceR Lo tak meta satak Oz [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] great idea [18:41] IsambardPrince The whole point of going to those visits is to let the doctor tell you how the baby is developing. [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] what is this "AI" he speaks of? [18:41] schestowitz[TR2] chatbots? [18:41] IsambardPrince Yes. [18:42] IsambardPrince https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5704189/dr-oz-ai-avatars-replace-rural-health-workers [18:42] TR Bot Dr. Oz wants AI avatars to replace rural health workers. Critics are wary : NPR [18:42] IsambardPrince His idea is get rid of medical assistants and increase the patient load for rural doctors by 5x. [18:43] TR News "Before Valve brought Proton to light for the Steam Deck, Linux gaming was at the mercy of developers and tools like WINE" https://www.xda-developers.com/nvidia-razer-are-now-taking-linux-more-seriously/ [18:43] TR Bot Even Nvidia and Razer are now taking Linux more seriously [18:44] TR News "No more guessing." https://www.xda-developers.com/keeping-an-eye-on-your-laptop-battery-on-cosmic-just-got-a-ton-easier/ [18:44] TR Bot Keeping an eye on your laptop battery on COSMIC Desktop just got a ton easier [18:44] MinceR isn't Proton a version of WINE? [18:44] IsambardPrince Yes, and I like it. [18:44] MinceR 15 194319 < techrights-news> "Before Valve brought Proton to light for the Steam Deck, Linux gaming was at the mercy of developers and tools like WINE" [18:44] IsambardPrince Proton works on ChromeOS as part of Steam for ChromeIS. [18:44] IsambardPrince *ChromeOS [18:45] IsambardPrince So you absolutely can play Windows games on your Chromebook, provided it's fast enough to run them. [18:45] TR News "I decided it was time to put my Proxmox box to good use, and create a Linux VM that I could use for these utilities. The result was a cleaner workstation, and tools that work better for my use case." https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-tools-i-replaced-with-a-single-linux-vm/ [18:45] TR Bot 4 Windows tools I replaced with a single Linux VM [18:45] IsambardPrince The Windows API is now complete enough on Linux that you really don't need Windows to run most Windows programs. [18:46] MinceR sounds like time to extend the API again [18:46] IsambardPrince They did. [18:46] IsambardPrince There was an API called XAudio2. [18:46] MinceR maybe yet another GUI toolkit and yet another way to deliver applications [18:46] MinceR maybe even yet another language [18:46] IsambardPrince Microsoft changed all their Bethesda games to use that and the sound did not work until Wine implemented it. [18:46] TR News Linux distros are finally competing on design, and it shows https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-finally-competing-design-shows/ [18:46] TR Bot Linux distros are finally competing on design, and it shows [18:46] MinceR just to keep people on their toes! [18:46] IsambardPrince Even though the original engines just opened DirectSound and played MP3s. [18:47] IsambardPrince And that worked fine. [18:47] MinceR i love it when a bethesda game looks at an optimus laptop and decides it has 0 GPU-s and refuses to start [18:47] IsambardPrince Then when Wine could play sound, Microsoft updated Windows 10 silently. [18:47] MinceR even after microslop bought them [18:47] IsambardPrince And it made subtle pointless changes that broke the API again. [18:47] IsambardPrince For several years, Windows 10 supported the API both ways you would use it. [18:48] IsambardPrince Microsoft warned that some of that would be removed in a future version. [18:48] IsambardPrince But they never did say exactly when, and then you updated Windows 10, and the old API was gone. [18:48] MinceR 15 194648 < techrights-news> Linux distros are finally competing on design, and it shows https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distros-finally-competing-design-shows/ [18:48] IsambardPrince By that time, it affected Wine, but everything on Windows was updated. [18:48] MinceR sounds like it's time for microslop/dehomag to pull the reins again [18:49] IsambardPrince I think Microsoft gave a 10 year warning or something like that. [18:49] TR News In oligarchic societies, money decides outcomes or outcomes lean towards money, gravitate towards what oligarchs demand [18:49] IsambardPrince But the changes were pointless. [18:49] IsambardPrince They did not free up any space or make the API work better. [18:49] TR News Not quite https://www.xda-developers.com/appimages-are-just-exe-files-for-linux-and-nobody-explains-it-that-simply/ [18:49] TR Bot AppImages are just .exe files for Linux, and nobody explains it that simply [18:49] IsambardPrince They were really just removing CLSIDs. [18:50] MinceR make the API work better? [18:50] MinceR https://66.media.tumblr.com/202e7b85f5340abcf0065e27543f57e4/tumblr_inline_pnf37qT5GR1t1k0l9_540.gif [18:50] MinceR > nobody explains it that simply [18:50] TR News 6 GNOME extensions that made me stop missing Windows entirely https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-extensions-made-me-stop-missing-windows-entirely/ [18:50] TR Bot 6 GNOME extensions that made me stop missing Windows entirely [18:50] MinceR because they aren't [18:50] IsambardPrince Well, the main change between the DirectSound API and XAudio2, is that you have to use WMA with XAudio2. [18:50] IsambardPrince You could use any codec Windows supported with DirectSound. [18:51] IsambardPrince Including MP3. [18:51] IsambardPrince You could also shove an Ogg Vorbis codec in and use that if you wanted to. [18:51] TR News Promoting Microsoft much? https://www.xda-developers.com/i-let-ai-guide-my-entire-journey-through-switching-from-windows-to-linux/ [18:51] TR Bot I let AI guide my entire journey through switching from Windows to Linux, and I was pleasantly surprised [18:52] TR News "It's almost here, too." https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-660-will-fix-the-most-annoying-part-of-logging-in-with-biometrics/ [18:52] TR Bot KDE Plasma 6.6.0 will fix the most annoying part of logging in with biometrics [18:53] IsambardPrince On a technical level the WMA codecs are not *bad* they just don't do anything the average user would want that can't be accomplished by an open standard. [18:53] TR News Anon: "the US is no longer an oligarchy, though it was one for several decades. in January 2025 it pivoted to a kakistocracy and has been gutted to the point it is unlikely to survive long, The Kremlin has heavy business investments in each one of the insiders in the regime, both male and female, but the males are _*all*_ active participants in Epstein's activities." [18:53] IsambardPrince They were designed so that Microsoft could gain patents on them and the ASF container would use their proprietary DRM. [18:54] TR News "GOG is hitting the ground running with its FOSS support." https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-has-already-started-working-on-linux-gaming-as-it-says-theyre-a-big-fan-of-the-os/ [18:54] TR Bot GOG has already started working on Linux gaming as it says they're "a big fan" of the OS [18:54] IsambardPrince The codecs use most of the MPEG-LA patents on the corresponding AAC profiles. [18:54] IsambardPrince But some of Microsoft's as well. [18:54] IsambardPrince Out of the two, AAC was the more obvious choice. [18:54] TR News "It also adds some nice tweaks for some handheld consoles." https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-619-is-out-now-and-it-gives-old-amd-gpus-a-30-speed-boost/ [18:54] TR Bot Linux 6.19 is out now, and it gives some old AMD GPUs a 30% speed boost [18:55] IsambardPrince What held AAC back was that there was never a good open source encoder for it. [18:55] IsambardPrince There still isn't. [18:55] TR News "It's looking sleek so far." https://www.xda-developers.com/appmanager-is-a-gear-lever-alternative-with-a-macos-aesthetic-and-it-just-hit-version-300/ [18:55] TR Bot AppManager is a Gear Lever alternative with a macOS aesthetic, and it just hit version 3.0.0 [18:55] IsambardPrince ffmpeg claims their AAC encoder is okay now, but it's really not. [18:55] IsambardPrince If you look at the development logs, they adapted some code from the LAME MP3 encoder, but they never optimized it fully. [18:56] IsambardPrince It's just better than their older encoder. [18:57] IsambardPrince LAME code doesn't apply cleanly to AAC because MP3 isn't really a pure frequency domain codec. It is also a time domain codec. [18:57] TR News "Get these apps after booting Linux for first time." https://www.makeuseof.com/open-source-apps-i-install-immediately-after-installing-linux/ [18:57] TR Bot 5 open-source apps I install immediately after installing Linux [18:58] IsambardPrince And that's not a good thing. It gains some of the problems of both, and has to apply additional filtering to suppress undesirable artifacts, which themselves cause artifacts and lower compression efficiency. [18:58] TR News "Sorry, but I moved on from Ubuntu, because it frankly doesn't fit me anymore." https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-im-not-going-back-to-ubuntu/ [18:58] TR Bot 4 reasons I stopped using Ubuntu and don't miss it [18:58] IsambardPrince There was a time domain codec based on MPEG-1 Layer II, called Musepack, which was quite good. [18:58] IsambardPrince It was incredibly fast to encode and decode and roughly comparable to Ogg Vorbis in compression efficiency. [18:59] TR News "Repetition disguised as discipline exposed by a simple Linux command." https://www.makeuseof.com/automated-annoying-daily-linux-tasks-saved-hours-every-week/ [18:59] TR Bot I automated my most annoying daily Linux tasks and saved hours every week [18:59] IsambardPrince Its memory requirements were also very small even for embedded systems. [18:59] IsambardPrince But it hasn't been actively developed in years. [18:59] IsambardPrince Opus is a patent mess full of covenants not to sue. ● Feb 15 [19:00] IsambardPrince All the patents that may have applied to Musepack are certainly expired by now. [19:00] IsambardPrince I think the main one of concern was a Philips patent on Clear Voice Detection. [19:00] TR News This free app replaced my entire office suite without any learning curve https://www.makeuseof.com/using-libre-office-instead-of-microsoft-office/ [19:00] TR Bot This free app replaced my entire office suite without any learning curve [19:00] IsambardPrince You don't just get a license to use Opus Patents however you want. [19:01] IsambardPrince You're only protected if you are making a conforming implementation of Opus. [19:01] TR News "In my search to replace most of the paid programs on my PC with open-source alternatives, LibreOffice checked all the boxes for things that I needed. It gives me a chance to write and create documents and export them in .docx, pdf, or other Microsoft-accessible file formats." [19:01] IsambardPrince You can't do anything else. You can't even go on to extend Opus. [19:02] IsambardPrince And many of those patents will be in effect until nearly 2040. [19:02] IsambardPrince The guy behind Opus left Mozilla, he now works, I think, at Amazon Web Services. [19:04] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], A men's haircut now starts at $31 at Hair Cuttery. [19:04] TR News (NEW): This lightweight Linux distro made my 10-year-old laptop usable again https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/This_lightweight_Linux_distro_made_my_10_year_old_laptop_usable.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/This_lightweight_Linux_distro_made_my_10_year_old_laptop_usable.gmi [19:04] TR Bot Tux Machines This lightweight Linux distro made my 10-year-old laptop usable again [19:04] IsambardPrince And they also want you to leave a tip. [19:05] IsambardPrince So you might as well say like $40 after tip and taxes. [19:05] MinceR https://apina.biz/212506.png?mode=sfw [19:05] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/212506.png [19:06] TR News (NEW): Games: 150 Steam Machine, Proton, Nvidia and Razer https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Games_150_Steam_Machine_Proton_Nvidia_and_Razer.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Games_150_Steam_Machine_Proton_Nvidia_and_Razer.gmi [19:06] TR Bot Tux Machines Games: 150 Steam Machine, Proton, Nvidia and Razer [19:06] TR News (NEW): GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: Immutable Options, NixOS, Arch, Vanilla OS, and More https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Immutable_Options.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/GNU_Linux_Distributions_and_Operating_Systems_Immutable_Options.gmi [19:06] TR Bot Tux Machines GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: Immutable Options, NixOS, Arch, Vanilla OS, and More [19:08] TR News (NEW): Recent Proxmox Coverage at Valnet https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Recent_Proxmox_Coverage_at_Valnet.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/Recent_Proxmox_Coverage_at_Valnet.gmi [19:08] TR Bot Tux Machines Recent Proxmox Coverage at Valnet [19:09] TR News (NEW): Today's Leftovers https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/today_s_leftovers.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/today_s_leftovers.gmi [19:09] TR Bot Tux Machines today's leftovers [19:11] IsambardPrince The $15 haircut is gone pretty much unless you go to a beauty school and have it done by a student. [19:12] IsambardPrince My God, everything is so expensive lately. [19:14] TR News Techrights Links 15/02/2026: Slop, Politics, and Gemini https://techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Links_15_02_2026_Slop_Politics_and_Gemini.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2026/02/15/Links_15_02_2026_Slop_Politics_and_Gemini.gmi [19:14] TR Bot Techrights Links 15/02/2026: Slop, Politics, and Gemini [19:22] TR News BrasIRC a new and steadily growing IRC network https://netsplit.de/networks/statistics.php?net=BrasIRC [19:22] TR Bot NO TITLE [19:25] TR News "IBMs job 1 = lower costs no matter what how it impacts the company. So I believe your band 10 was most likely why the computer picked you. (You are expensive vs a new hire (especially if the new hire was in India))" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 [19:25] TR Bot ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 ) [19:25] TR News ""Back in the day" (when I was still an employee), dismissals took place quarterly. January, April, July, October...over and over again." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 [19:26] TR News "Top performing band 10 and got RA'd went to the office and actually worked on location 3 days a week. I am a white male ... Meanwhile people who go to the office once a month and are on teams meeting all day did not get RA'd. Guess the reason" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 [19:26] TR News "Thanks for sending me the location of the device in NYC. Will be "out of town" for a few days." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1khcfn7v1 ● Feb 15 [20:00] *infecticide (quassel@A0D2877A.653BD565.72CA7C8.IP) has joined #techrights [20:01] *infecticide is now known as Guest23460 [20:05] *Guest23460 is now known as infecticide [20:40] admfubar https://www.firstpost.com/tech/as-electricity-costs-rise-everyone-wants-data-centers-to-pick-up-their-tab-but-how-13979499.html [20:40] TR Bot electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how? Firstpost [20:45] admfubar definitely trained by rfk and wonderful wizard of oz.... https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/us-government-grok-nutrition [20:45] TR Bot US Government Deploys Elon Musk's Grok as Nutrition Bot, Where It Immediately Gives Advice for Rectal Use of Vegetables [20:46] MinceR lol [20:46] TR News (NEW): KaOS Linux Drops KDE Plasma After 12 Years for Niri/Noctalia to Escape systemd https://tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/KaOS_Linux_Drops_KDE_Plasma_After_12_Years_for_Niri_Noctalia_to.shtml | Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/02/15/KaOS_Linux_Drops_KDE_Plasma_After_12_Years_for_Niri_Noctalia_to.gmi [20:46] TR Bot Tux Machines KaOS Linux Drops KDE Plasma After 12 Years for Niri/Noctalia to Escape systemd [20:47] admfubar https://futurism.com/future-society/justin-bieber-bored-ape-nft-worth [20:47] TR Bot You'll Be Sorry When You Hear What Justin Bieber's $1.3 Million Bored Ape Is Worth Now [20:53] admfubar really i wasnt sorry.... laughed a lot though... [20:56] admfubar and you thought fracking was bad... will till your water glows in the dark... https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/How-Deep-Fission-is-Slashing-Nuclear-Costs-by-80-Percent.html [20:56] TR Bot Deep Fission is Slashing Nuclear Costs by 80 Percent | OilPrice.com ● Feb 15 [21:12] admfubar https://loriemerson.net/2024/08/31/a-brief-history-of-barbed-wire-fence-telephone-networks/ [21:12] TR Bot a brief history of barbed wire fence telephone networks loriemerson [21:48] admfubar rock'em sock'em robots... https://restofworld.org/2026/chinese-robot-boxing-unitree-rek/ [21:48] TR Bot Chinese robot boxing draws crowds in San Francisco - Rest of World [21:54] lxo schestowitz-pi, "when it comes tom rust", is "tom rust" supposed to be some wordplay I didn't get, or is it just a plain typo in the title? ● Feb 15 [22:01] admfubar prolly a typo [22:01] admfubar https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/airbnb-says-a-third-of-its-customer-support-is-now-handled-by-ai-in-the-u-s-and-canada/ [22:01] TR Bot says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada | TechCrunch [22:02] admfubar https://techcrunch.com/video/why-top-talent-is-walking-away-from-openai-and-xai/ [22:02] TR Bot top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI | TechCrunch [22:03] IsambardPrince MinceR, Reminds me of Little Nicky. [22:03] IsambardPrince Every morning in Hell, Hitler gets a pineapple up the ass. [22:03] IsambardPrince And the devil makes him go back and get the biggest one. [22:04] admfubar doesnt that tickle your tenga... https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/sex-toys-maker-tenga-says-hacker-stole-customer-information/ [22:04] TR Bot toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information | TechCrunch [22:04] IsambardPrince MinceR, I was talking to my boyfriend about the IRS. I mentioned Wesley Snipes. [22:04] IsambardPrince He "forgot" to file his income taxes on $38 million dollars. [22:04] IsambardPrince Just slipped his mind somehow and he ended up in prison for three years over that. [22:05] IsambardPrince Now, I do understand why people hate paying taxes. [22:05] IsambardPrince The government doesn't take its own finances seriously. [22:05] IsambardPrince They add $1 trillion in debt every 90 days, usually with programs and things that hurt and kill people. [22:06] IsambardPrince They could close most of that gap by not under-taxing the rich, or just cutting the parts of the budget that hurt people. [22:06] IsambardPrince Or both. [22:06] IsambardPrince Then you forget to pay them $100 and they want an in-person audit that costs them $4,000. [22:06] MinceR :) [22:07] IsambardPrince They spend a lot of their audit budget on people that are not worth auditing. [22:07] MinceR > doesnt that tickle your tenga... [22:07] MinceR it tickles my Tei Tenga [22:07] IsambardPrince People who claim the earned income credit, which is for poor people. [22:07] MinceR also known as Butt End Of Space [22:07] IsambardPrince They get audited over a couple hundred bucks. [22:08] IsambardPrince Costs the government more than 20 times what they get back. [22:08] MinceR 15 230603 < IsambardPrince> They could close most of that gap by not under-taxing the rich, or just cutting the parts of the budget that hurt people. [22:08] IsambardPrince The government could just end the Earned Income Credit. They say that nearly 30% of the payments shouldn't go out. [22:09] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/copyright-kills-competition/ [22:09] TR Bot Kills Competition | Techdirt [22:09] MinceR some nazi voters have already admitted that they voted for adolf diddler specifically because they thought he'd hurt the "right" people [22:09] IsambardPrince If they ended the EITC and raised the standard deduction, then more people at the bottom wouldn't even have to file a tax return at all. [22:09] MinceR hurting people is the whole fucking point [22:09] MinceR that is what our society does. [22:09] MinceR that is what the state is all about. [22:09] admfubar https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/13/cops-criticize-flock-safety-after-its-caught-handing-out-access-to-federal-agencies/ [22:09] TR Bot Criticize Flock Safety After Its Caught Handing Out Access To Federal Agencies | Techdirt [22:12] admfubar https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/07/ai-texas-ice-mn-tech [22:12] TR Bot Mobile Fortify AI Tool Expands From Border to Interior U.S. | The Marshall Project [22:12] IsambardPrince For some reason, the government of Indiana passed some sort of commission that pretends it can just take the worst part of Illinois, and they want that for some reason so their state can be even poorer than it is now with more people that are a public charge than what they already have over there. [22:14] admfubar https://thenewstack.io/statistical-language-r-is-making-a-comeback-against-python/ [22:14] TR Bot Statistical language R is making a comeback against Python - The New Stack [22:15] admfubar cant wait to see what indiana's tourism ads will be like with that addition... [22:16] IsambardPrince It's like Putin setting up a commission to vote on expanding into Ukraine. [22:16] IsambardPrince The Indiana law claims that in order to actually do anything, Illinois has to appoint 4 members of the commission. [22:17] IsambardPrince Indiana gets 5 for some reason. [22:17] IsambardPrince So it appointed the 5 commission members, and they're having public hearings, but they don't have a quorum to vote on anything, because Illinois didn't appoint anyone. [22:17] IsambardPrince And even if it did, then both state legislatures would have to agree on it, and so would Congress. [22:18] IsambardPrince So they have these hearings, and Republican activists from downstate Illinois are attending them. [22:18] IsambardPrince And they're griping about Illinois. [22:20] IsambardPrince cant wait to see what indiana's tourism ads will be like with that addition... [22:20] IsambardPrince About a third of Illinois is places where almost nobody lives or even goes to. [22:20] IsambardPrince We have elections and they color code the map and it looks like there's a lot of Republicans because a lot of the counties are "red". [22:21] IsambardPrince But then you look and there's millions of people in each of the counties up north. [22:21] IsambardPrince And some of those "red" colored counties have like 4,000 voters. [22:21] IsambardPrince You can win all counties in Illinois except Cook County and still lose a statewide election. [22:21] IsambardPrince It has happened, recently.; [22:22] IsambardPrince After Rod Blagojevich was impeached and convicted, Pat Quinn replaced him as Governor. [22:22] IsambardPrince He faced a very tight election, losing every county except Cook County. [22:22] IsambardPrince And he just barely won that election. [22:23] IsambardPrince Since then, that's unlikely to happen again for a lot of reasons. [22:23] IsambardPrince Most of the collar counties have been moving towards the Democrats since then. [22:24] MinceR Better Dead Than Red [22:24] IsambardPrince MinceR, All the iPhone and Apple Card ads never use the word "the". [22:25] IsambardPrince It's never "the Apple Card" or "the iPhone". [22:25] IsambardPrince It says "Get iPhone 17." [22:25] IsambardPrince Or "Get Apple Card". [22:25] MinceR the crApple ads i get come from cultists 99% of the time, not the media [22:25] MinceR "Get iPhone 17." sounds like an infection [22:25] IsambardPrince There's probably a reason here. Psychologically when you add the word "the", it reminds people it's just an inanimate object. [22:26] MinceR it's like "Get Cancer." [22:26] MinceR i don't think people in gypsyland are rich enough to be worth translating crApple ads for [22:26] MinceR and most of them barely even understand hungarian, let alone other languages [22:44] *Despatche has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) [22:51] IsambardPrince https://www.ecoticias.com/en/all-u-s-social-security-numbers-may-need-to-be-changed-following-a-massive-breach-that-is-already-being-investigated-as-a-national-threat/27158/ [22:51] TR Bot All U.S. Social Security numbers may need to be changed following a massive breach that is already being investigated as a national threat [22:51] IsambardPrince I prefer the Tyler Durden version. [22:51] IsambardPrince The entire data center is blown up. [22:51] IsambardPrince Everyone's credit reports are wiped. [22:52] IsambardPrince Nobody owes the banks anything. [22:52] IsambardPrince <@MinceR> "Get iPhone 17." sounds like an infection [22:52] IsambardPrince Get gonorrhea. It's good for the environment and okay for you! [22:53] IsambardPrince MinceR, They claim that gonorrhea is now resistant to more antibiotics. [22:53] IsambardPrince But knowing the US healthcare system, that may be true, or they might be saying it is so that they can upcode the required treatment to get more money. [22:54] IsambardPrince Getting a shot of antibiotics in the doctor's office codes as "oh, about $2,000, plus the visit". [22:54] IsambardPrince A bottle of Cipro costs about $20. [22:55] IsambardPrince The UK is immunizing people at high risk of contracting gonorrhea with the Meningitis B vaccine. [22:55] IsambardPrince The two are similar enough that the MenB series is about 40% effective against gonorrhea. [22:55] IsambardPrince Not enough to say you won't get it, but enough to get better numbers as far as total infections across an entire country. [22:56] IsambardPrince It's not bad advice to get vaccinated against anything that can spread sexually that does have a vaccine. [22:56] IsambardPrince Many have a vaccine, most don't. [22:56] IsambardPrince HPV, Hepatitis A and B, Meningitis. [22:56] IsambardPrince Those make a lot of sense if you're sexually active. [22:57] IsambardPrince One of the things that makes the various other STDs more dangerous is that where there's one, there's often more. [22:57] IsambardPrince That's because they make you more susceptible to also contracting something else, like HIV. ● Feb 15 [23:05] psydroid3 https://www.ownlife.dev/articles/the-great-escape-why-developers-are-finally-ditching-windows-for-linux [23:05] TR Bot The Great Escape: Why Developers Are Finally Ditching Windows for Linux | Ownlife [23:13] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [23:15] IsambardPrince https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Auto-Loans/Will-I-get-approved-for-130k-auto-loan/td-p/6843500 [23:15] TR Bot NO TITLE [23:15] IsambardPrince MinceR, "I'm planning to finance a car that costs as much as I make in two years." [23:15] IsambardPrince "Will I be APPROVED?" [23:16] IsambardPrince "I already have a mortgage, a student loan, and credit cards with balances." [23:16] IsambardPrince "This is probably a good idea, right?" [23:17] IsambardPrince I have to get a Mercedes, gotta be a Mercedes! Mercedes Mercedes! SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!!!!!! [23:18] IsambardPrince MinceR, My doctor in Chicago rode the city bus, didn't even have a car. [23:18] IsambardPrince Said it helped her pay her student loans back faster. [23:19] MinceR lol [23:21] IsambardPrince MinceR, The Chevy dealer said I was due for an oil change a few weeks ago. [23:21] IsambardPrince Asked how much. [23:22] IsambardPrince They said "$120". [23:22] IsambardPrince I said, "Why would I do that when Walmart is $26.88?" [23:23] IsambardPrince schestowitz[TR2], Criterion releases Monty Python's Life of Brian in April. [23:24] MinceR https://apina.biz/212481.png?mode=sfw [23:24] -TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-http://apina.biz/212481.png [23:24] IsambardPrince I preordered that.